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Retailers Expect Love on a Budget This Valentine's Day
Consumers plan to spend less on their significant others $63.34 compared to $67.22 last year), while holding spending on family members steady ($20.94 vs. $20.95). They'll spend a little more on friends ($5.37 vs. $4.74), co-workers ($2.84 vs. $1.94) and even pets ($3.27 vs. $2.17)
And while the standbys of flowers, candy and cards are still popular, the gifts are falling on the practical side this year. Fewer people will splurge on an evening out: 35.6%, compared to 47% last year. And while 15.5% will still give jewelry, that's a little lower than last year's 16%. And more people will give clothing to their Valentine, 14.4% compared to 10.2% in 2009.
Still Making Up Lost Ground
Despite having outspent most forecasts for this past holiday season, U.S. consumers are still holding back, according to most experts, who are beginning to parse their expectations for this year. The early consensus is that sales will rise very modestly, perhaps to make up some of the ground lost in 2008, but they won't show much growth above the levels seen in 2007.
The NRF is forecasting 2010 retail sales -- excluding autos, gas and restaurants -- will rise 2.5% above last year, which was down 2.5% from 2008. Rosalind Wells, the NRF's chief economist, says it may be 2011 before retail spending regains the ground lost to the recession.
Household wealth has begun to recover, but shoppers continue to seek value, says Wells. She notes discounters are still the favored destination of the average shopper, and retailers catering to the middle class are suffering. It's going to be a slow climb back for consumers, who plan to keep clipping coupons for a while, say the experts.
Focusing on Necessities
"The customer has learned a lot as a result of this recession," says Lois Huff, senior vice president at consultancy RetailForward. Many budget-friendly shopping strategies adopted during the downturn will stick around after the recovery, she says. RetailForward is forecasting retail sales will rise 1.5% to 2% in the first half of 2010 and then grow faster, 3% to 4% in the second half, as the job market recovers and household incomes start to grow.
Food and drug sales will lead, with 2.5% growth, as shoppers keep focusing on necessities. But some discretionary sectors will grow, including apparel, according to RetailForward's forecast. And as the housing market begins to rebound, home-goods sales will turn from a small negative to flat growth in the first half, and expand by 1.5% to 2% in the second half.
"People who still have jobs have been holding back for fear of becoming one of the employed," says Wells. "When the job markets begin to improve, they will start to feel better, to loosen up their spending patterns."
Shoppers Could Still Surprise
Wells says consumers hadn't completely spent themselves out during the holiday season. The NRF had forecast holiday spending would be down 1% below 2008's levels, but sales were up 1.9% instead.
Still, shoppers will make room for Valentine's Day gifts, says Wells. The gifts don't have to be big-ticket items, she adds. "These special events are always attractive to consumers," she says. Retailers can only hope that Cupid can loosen some purse strings as well as heart strings.


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Trick or Treat
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Nice night for roaming the neighborhood and begging for candy. What ever happened to tricks?
Nice night for roaming the neighborhood and begging for candy. What ever happened to tricks?
Werewolf and Vampire cupcakes this year. Nicole has was working in them all day.
The boys had book character day at school today. Basically, your costume needs to be based on a character in a book or history. I guess these are a couple of the band of brothers. Stephen Ambrose would be proud. Big party this weekend, the weather looks way better this year. Last year was extremely wet and cold. This year about 60 and clear. More pictures tomorrow.
Its been a busy work week but I was able to get the kids to football practice yesterday. I'm really looking forward to the end of the day tomorrow and the halloween party on saturday. Cool air is on the way and I'm itching to open a bottle of wine, but it needs to wait till tomorrow.
Just played a round of mini golf with the boys. They are much better football players at this point. Nice day to be outside anyway, very summer like. Nicole ran the Army 10 mile race this morning and is getting her nails done as a reward.
Dylan and Sam both scored on long runs to lead the little Broncos to a 14-0 victory over the Cardinals. They actually successfully ran a reverse that we practice over 40 times in the front yard this week. Sam as QB throws to Dylan, who is lined up right and then they run at each other and Dylan gives the ball to back to Sam, fooling the cornerback, resulting in a 40 yard TD for Sam. I get to take some credit for that play.
Dylan's TD was and inside handoff and 40 yard end run where he actually changed directions a couple of times to fool tacklers. They also made some key tackles in a shutout effort on D.
I wish I could play that game again. I could take those 7 year olds easy.
I took my team to a cooking class yesterday after a morning strategic planning meeting. It was a ton of fun and quite delicious. It turns out that twenty people cooking together and a little wine can really position a team to accomplish great things.
The boys had a good football game today but ended up with a loss to the Chiefs. Dylan ran for two touchdowns and looked pretty good with some solid moves to avoid being taken down. He was actually eyeing the the defenders and making speed and direction adjustments to get away. Both boys were grabbing flags on defense really well and chasing down anyone from the other team that got out in the open field. It was fun to watch and I think they will get even better as the season goes on.
I got back from a meeting in San Francisco last night and am happily watching Dylan play Xbox and same with the electric train right now. We are starting to get the Halloween decorations out now and will spend some of the night getting ready for our favorite holiday. Too bad it's too hot for a fire but the days are getting shorter and the nights colder. Many logs will be burned soon...
Here's some photos from disney last week.
I'm staying at a nice place right down off the San Francisco bay, across the street from the Ferry building. My trip west was pretty quick this morning and I was pleasantly surprised to see Randy Moss back in purple when I switched on my phone and went to Facebook. The football season just got interesting again.
An exhausting but fun day at the other Disney park. Of course their are like 6 or 7 now but this one has been around the second longest amount of time. My knee is killing me but the martinis at Tommy Bahama are making things better. Back home in the morning.
Dylan is a little flustered by the Belly dancer Marrakesh. Sam just starred and asked me for one dollar bills.
My knee is singing but the three of us had a great time in the magic kingdom. Having a nice dinner at Tommy Bahama know with momma. Epcot tomorrow.
This is one of those roller coasters Grandpa did not like last time we were here. The boys dig it.
We hit the pool the minute we got here this morning, then a little lunch and a stroll thru the AARP exhibit hall. The boys learned about NASA, NASCAR and took a golf lesson. Off to downtown Disney in a bit for dinner.


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This past week Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, convened in Assisi, Italy with the leaders of most world religions to reflect and pray about peace. The event did not make the first (or even third) page of the main news media, at least in the United States. It is not the first time that this event took place. 25 years ago, Pope John Paul II called a similar event. It happened just three years before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
This week, in his closing message, Benedict XVI reminded all people (http://tinyurl.com/3ch5w9h)
that while religion is (and was) often used as an excuse to wave violence against others, this is not the true nature of religion. Its goal is instead goodwill and love for all people. Many today reject religion on the base of mistakes/scandals brought about by religious people or by the fact that it limits our freedoms. Sure, religious people and religions have made mistakes in the past and still do today, but that is because even religious people are human.
Assisi in central Italy is famous as the hometown of Saint Francis of Assisi. Here is his most famous, and my favorite, prayer.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Which statement best applies to your life?
Have you ever observed (or studied) the life of a deeply religious person?
What makes (or made) this person special?
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Friday, October 28, 2011
The Pope in Assisi
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Impossible Pursuit of Happiness
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Herman Rosenblat came to the attention of Oprah Winfrey in 1996, over 10 years ago when Herman's love story with Roma Rosenblat began to pick up momentum. Herman began telling a fantastical tale that everyone bought, despite the improbable details.
Herman was imprisoned in Buchenwald, a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, at a young age. At age 12 he was forced to carry bodies from the gas chamber to the crematorium. During one of these trips, Rosenblat noticed a young girl, maybe age 9, standing behind a tree across the barb wire fence.
The girl would not talk to him at first, until he spoke to her in Polish. He asked her if she had something to eat and she responded by throwing him an apple and some bread. This became an evening ritual until Rosenblat was transferred to a different camp. Rosenblat immigrated to New York and was set up on a blind date with a young woman, Polish like him. During the evening, Roma, the young Polish woman, shared that during the War she would throw apples and bread to a young boy in a concentration camp. Herman knew immediately it was the girl from Buchenwald and this became the story of "Angel at the Fence."
It was a story that was so heart warming that everyone wanted to believe it was true, no matter how brow raising the circumstances. (The AP reporter wrote before the hoax was revealed: "It all seems too remarkable to be believed.") Oprah called the romance "the single greatest love story" she had ever aired.
The fundamental reason that Rosenblat's fabrication was believed by so many is the desire that we all have for hope and happiness. We want to believe. For all the derision leveled at romances, there is one thing that cannot be denied. There seems to be a near universal yearning for the happy ever after ending, particularly after the triumph of near impossible odds.
The critical darling Slumdog Millionaire is really more than just a tale of a slumdog making it good. It's the story of two people, Jamal and Latika, who met as young children and are separated time and again before destiny writes the last chapter. When the epic movie Australia was prescreened for critics, the movie was derided for its unhappy ending which originally saw the Hugh Jackman character die after three hours of torment and agnst.
In real life and in our escape from real life, we look for happiness. It's part of the Declaration of Independence, the pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness. There is an even scientific basis for our pursuit of happiness. Endorphin are opiate like chemicals that our body can produce through various means such as exercise, sex, laughter, chocolate, chili peppers, massage, even meditation. These neurotransmitters tell our brain that we feel good. Happiness makes us feel good.
I don't have a doubt that romance novels serve to engage our "feel good" neurotransmitters. The best ones take us through a range of emotions because without pain, there is no appreciation for the corresponding emotion of joy. The need for good endings is universal. It is not the exclusive province of the romance reader. It is not a crutch of the emotionally weak. We, as a people, seek happiness. It's instinctual. It's base.
Every time we crack open a romance book, we know therein lies a story of hope, inspiration, and happiness. The answer then to the question of why we read romance is, "why don't you?" Romance, it's our fundamental right.
Jennifer Y.
Hear, Hear!!! I completely agree with everything you said! I especially like that last part as it is exactly why I read romances…for hope and to read that happy ending. And while the endings may be predictable, the various journeys to that happily ever after is what keeps me intrigued.
Nora Roberts
Of course, I agree with everything. But mostly I want to say: Ooooh, happy, happy elephant!
Barb Ferrer
Oprah called the romance "the single greatest love story†she had ever aired.
And the irony there, of course, is that Oprah has never chosen a romance for her book club because she says they're "unrealistic."
Unrealistic or not, so many of us want to believe in, if not the full out happy ending, at least the promise of it. The hope.
And of course, happy elephants. *g*
I am all for many happy elephants. :D
Jennifer Estep
I was sad when I heard that there were problems with the story and that it probably wasn't true. Because it is such a great story.
I have to wonder if it would have gotten as much attention as it did if Rosenblat had just said it was loosely based on his experiences (or something like that) or just fiction — instead of being exactly how things happened. Probably not, I imagine. Journalists love writing about these kinds of (supposed) real-life stories because they are so uplifting and inspiring, just like you said.
I always like to see the killer caught, the disaster thwarted, the kingdom saved, etc. To me, romances are a bonus because you get a great love story too, along with everything else.
Jessica G.
I just read a book recently where the ending was happy enough, until she fast forwarded and said what happened to every character, even that the woman died of old age. Think ending of Phantom of the Opera.
It was good, but I really want to be on happy clouds at the end of a romance novel.
Riding a happy elephant too.
I agree with your conclusions, but I have to admit I'm conflicted about your mention of the Rosenblatt fake since it seems to somehow condone it.
Beautifully said Jane. (and add me to those who love a happy elephant)
I didn't see the use of Rosenblat's story as a condoning of his lies but as a reason why it was originally so successful in it's sales to the millions of us who want to see humans find happiness in a world that is often harsh and cruel, at best.
What angered me the most about the discovery of Rosenblat's lie is that his REAL story had a HEA. He survived the concentration camps. He married a woman he loved and he lived a long life and prospered in the aftermath of the horror that was the Jewish experience in WWII. He could have written both stories. One a memoir and one a fictional romance.
vanessa jaye
This is exactly why I read romance, to be entertained and transported, for the experiencing emotional catharsis of the characters, and ultimately the reward of their HEA. No other genre quite delivers.
I'm not sure I can articulate this right. I think it's because while you point out that it was a fake and explain why people may have wanted to believe it, the rest of the article is all about affirmative, positive feelings.
Even knowing better, I somehow was left with a feeling that because we all love feeling happy, somehow his trying to make a happy ending story for people was okay, even though it was all a fake.
It just left me vaguely disturbed, even knowing full well that you were not endorsing him in any way.
Silver James
I don't remember which romance author said it, and I am paraphrasing her, but when asked condescendingly why she wrote romance novels, she replied, "You have something against happy endings?" (Taken from an article in the RWA mag – don't have it in front of me to double check source and exact quote so I can give credit where due. My bad.)
With all the unhappiness in the world, what's wrong with the idea, even fictionalized, that someone got their HEA? I vote for romance.
@Jessica G.: We must've read the same book. lol I really didn't need to know that the heroine died in her sleep and was buried by the stream. *sigh* The happy ending two pages before was enough.
Heather and Jessica, would you share the title and author, please? I want to make sure I stay away!
Shiloh Walker
Every time we crack open a romance book, we know therein lies a story of hope, inspiration, and happiness. The answer then to the question of why we read romance is, "why don't you?†Romance, it's our fundamental right.
Dang, Jane…. that gave me goosebumps.
And I'm also oohing and ahhing over the cute elephant. =)
Ditto Barb Ferrer. It's amazing how Oprah puts down romances, when the books she picks tend to be* the literary equivalent of movies-of-the-week; books she thinks make her seem intellectual but are actually just printed reruns of that terrible "Queen for a Day" tv show.
(*I said "tend to be", not that they ALL are. I know she's also had some quality work in there and some classics. But in general I think her taste is execrable.)
Kalen Hughes
Speaking of fake . . . you do all know that's the (fake) baby elephant from the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland, right? Or am I the only one who's spent waaaaaay too much time there? *grin*
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Speaking of fake . . . you do all know that's the (fake) baby elephant from the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland, right? Or am I the only one who's spent waaaaaay too much time there? *grin*
(shuffles away, head bowed, permanently disillusioned).
Kalen Hughes
Sorry, Leah. *insert evil grin here*
Barb Ferrer
It's amazing how Oprah puts down romances, when the books she picks tend to be* the literary equivalent of movies-of-the-week;
I always thought of it her unabashed joy at dwelling in the Bitter Barn. The books she chooses tend to be so unrelentingly grim, even the "lighter" fare she chose in the early days were of the sort that gave women's fic the reputation for being habitually morose and depressing. (The Pilot's Wife and an Elizabeth Berg novel that I can't even recall now.)
I just always got the impression that because she chose such dark books, she was proving that she was a better reader. That she didn't have to retreat into fantasy. For someone who prides herself on self-improvement and on giving to the greater community to would withhold such a gift not only from herself, but for the readers she might lead to the genre makes me absolutely nuts.
Jaci Burton
The pursuit of Happily Ever After in romance is what keeps us turning the pages to the very end.
And I love the happy elephant. *ignores comment that it's a fake elephant* ;-)
Oprah has been the arbiter of America's book-buying habits for far too long.
(I almost typed "America's literary tastes," but realized that was far too complimentary; also, I worried someone like Francine Prose might reach through my computer screen and slap my hands off my keyboard.)
@Barb Ferrer …. Bitter Barn?
OMG, I'm going to have that imprinted on note cards.
not a fake baby elephant
Barb Ferrer
And you know, usually, I edit myself better, but I've been cutting back on caffeine lately.
*cringes at typos*
And you know, usually, I edit myself better, but I've been cutting back on caffeine lately.
*cringes at typos*
Coffee has been my best friend since I heard it can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's, lol. Not that I make less typos, but hopefully I can stave off even greater mental incompetence.
@Barb Ferrer: Re: The Pilot's Wife. Exactly. Except Anita Shreve and Elizabeth Berg are hardly literary fiction. That's the obnoxious and misleading part. Call me when she wants to tackle some really hard, symbolic shit that doesn't have accessible characters who follow nice, linear plots. Moreover, as for her "classic" picks? Well, I know she picked Anna Karenina, and I think she did Madame Bovary, too — Look, these are important books, the kind of works that inform all later things. Bovary is perhaps one of the most significant novels of all time. Point being, if you're waiting for The Big O to tell you to pick it up, I'm sorry, the cause is already lost.
My mother can't stand Oprah's "look how I'm making you all so literary now!" crusade either. But, she concedes, at least millions have picked up more books because of Oprah. I am not nearly so generous. I get frustrated when people read exclusively in their comfort zones — any comfort zone. This applies to people in little patch-sleeved tweed blazer as well as pulpy paperback readers, too. And obviously, it applies to people who can't pick up a book merely because it sounds interesting or exciting or even difficult and new, but will only do so because some celebrity on the glass tit tells them to do it.
Gah! End of tirade except to say that if people read more and with less bias and reservation, they'd all surely be surprised at their experiences. HEAs included.
Janet Miller/Cricket Starr
@Speaking of fake . . . you do all know that's the (fake) baby elephant from the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland, right? Or am I the only one who's spent waaaaaay too much time there? *grin*
Nope, I recognized it right away. But then again I probably do spend too much time with the Mouse.
Look at it this way. That baby elephant has been making people happy for more years than most of us have.
Oh and I agree completely with what's been said about people wanting that satisfying ending with the bad guys routed and the lovers united.
That was always my favorite part of the Jungle Cruise… :D
Barb Ferrer
Coffee has been my best friend since I heard it can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's, lol. Not that I make less typos, but hopefully I can stave off even greater mental incompetence.
They'll pry my morning coffee from my cold, dead hands, I swear. But in the interests of trying to actually sleep at night, I have been trying to cut back from 4-5 Diet Cokes a day (in addition to the aforementioned coffee…) to 1-2. I keep telling myself, sleep is a very good thing.
Gah! End of tirade except to say that if people read more and with less bias and reservation, they'd all surely be surprised at their experiences. HEAs included.
Lizzy, I think you and I are firmly in the same corner on this one. It frustrates me no end that so many people make their reading choices based on what Oprah says is good. Or anyone. One of the facts that has remained most vivid for me with respect to the Oprah Book Club was when she chose Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections and his publisher immediately upped the run from 80K books (which is a great run for most novels anyway) to over 650K. I remember thinking at the time that it seemed absolutely surreal that one woman should have so much control over an entire industry. And I couldn't help but wonder– how many people who picked up the book because it had that telltale "O" on the cover actually liked it. And how many people if asked, would ever actually admit it?
Jessica G.
Crap gotta dig it out of my Reader, I totally forget.
Ahh the Secret Lover by Julia London. Damn I can't even look at the last page without my heart crunching.
Kalen Hughes
That baby elephant has been making people happy for more years than most of us have.
I love that fake baby elephant (and pretty much everything else about the Jungle Cruise and Disneyland).
RE: Oprah and her choices.
I would be much more inclined to read what Oprah was putting forth as "important works of literature" if she chose the books on the merit of content and writing and less on the color of the author's skin, the gender of the author and how she perceives the 'newsworthiness' of the book to be. Same goes for the her choices in the movies and plays she chooses to produce and the scholarships she gives out. Bigotry is bigotry regardless of the color of your skin. I personally think her choices of books would be considerably different if she read the book without knowing anything about the author.
As for why I read romance? For the HEA of course! Couldn't be for the witty dialogue, the well developed characters, the heart-wrenching love scenes or the emotionally feel-good stories. Everyone who is anyone knows that those things don't appear in 'chick-lit'. (Heavy sarcasm there in case you couldn't tell).
I also read several other genres of books – of all my re-reads or keepers the vast majority are romance. Murder mysteries don't hold the same appeal after you already know who dun it.
Thanks, Jessica. I've never read Julia London, but now I know to stay away!
I totally understand how you feel. It occasionally seems silly to me that I'm so affected by the books I read, but I am and even a throwaway line can ruin a book for me, not to talk about what you described for this book.
Hmmm…there's apparently more than one that do this. Mine was "Promise Me Forever" by Lorraine Heath.
(As an aside, I've been on a Lorraine Heath kick lately and have enjoyed several of them.)
Lori Borrill
Well said and beautifully written, Jane.
Heather, thanks! I've read Heath before, even though I wasn't too thrilled; I'll have to be extra careful not to pick that one up.
What a downer to think that there are romance novels out there like that!
The elephant made me smile and then the post made me smile. Thank you Jane! It's also very appropriate, as one of my New Year's resolutions is to discover what makes me happy. (Yes, something I should probably have worked out ages ago :)
Also ironically: the elephant is a statue and therefore not happy at all, beyond the level of happiness fibreglass can be said to possess.
Firmly agree on all the Oprah comments. On the one hand, she's worked so hard and tried to do wonderful things with what she's been blessed with. On the other…you all said it better than I could.
They'll pry my morning coffee from my cold, dead hands, I swear. But in the interests of trying to actually sleep at night, I have been trying to cut back from 4-5 Diet Cokes a day (in addition to the aforementioned coffee…) to 1-2. I keep telling myself, sleep is a very good thing.
Sleep is a very good thing. Although I'd argue that the fake sugar and carbonation are going to kill you first, lol. I can't drink caffeine past early afternoon or I'm up all night, so I get it. At least you're trying to cut down rather than going for the caffeine-free stuff.
Jessica G.
Noooooo don't stay away! Her first series (Pleasures of Pursuing a Prince, etc) was awesome! Honestly, so was this one, it was just the last five pages that killed me. She's never done that before. But since you know ahead of time you can read the whole book and just skip the epilogue :)
Well I don't mind admitting that I thought the Julia London epilogue with the heroine on her deathbed was wonderful–it was brave of JL to write it and her publisher to print it. Instead of a room full of babies, we were treated to a life well-lived. It was also romantic as the hero refers to the park where they used to meet one another early in the book. I read that book several years ago and I still think about that epilogue. I know lots of people hate that epilogue, but not me.
The only time I ever come close to being a taste snob is the subject of literature. I'm an English major and a librarian. I read romance, SF and mysteries (and history). I'm also Southern, programmed since birth to be polite. But when someone starts in on the "why do you read romance (or science fiction)" or, even worse, "I can't read romance, it's just so silly", they end up listening to 30 minutes of very civil ass chewing. I always start by asking if they read, and if so, what and how often. None of ya'll would be surprised to find that many of the "oh, I can't read anything that silly" people, when hounded, will admit they don't read much at all.
Sometimes if I've had a lot of sleep and I'm in a really good mood, I'll throw in literary references that I'm pretty sure they wouldn't get. Cause the truth is that, while I have read a good many of the classics, there's a good many more that I haven't, and no one would ever know because I can discuss them all as if I did.
Barb Ferrer
I'd argue that the fake sugar and carbonation are going to kill you first, lol.
But I'll leave a well-preserved corpse. :-P
I don't have a doubt that romance novels serve to engage our "feel good†neurotransmitters. The best ones take us through a range of emotions because without pain, there is no appreciation for the corresponding emotion of joy.
I always "feel good" when I finish reading a romance novel. The whole experience of getting lost in another world, going on the journey with the H/H to HEA is yummy for me. The best books have me laughing, crying, oohing and aahing.
Thank you to all the wonderful, talented authors who've given me so much reading pleasure!
Kalen Hughes
Sometimes if I've had a lot of sleep and I'm in a really good mood, I'll throw in literary references that I'm pretty sure they wouldn't get.
I lurveâ"¢ Holly.
Phyl, to me such an epilogue seems more appropriate to a family saga a la Barbara Taylor Bradford than a romance novel.
Jennifer, I know I could not *not* read that epilogue. If it's in the book, it gets read, and I know it would destroy that happy endorphin glow I get when finishing a satisfying romance novel, so I'll stay away from this one and the Heath. There are so many other books I know won't leave me feeling bad, so those are the ones I'll search for.
Thanks for the input! :)
GrowlyCub, I understand. You know yourself best and you're wise to stay away if it would ruin the book for you. But for others who may be on the fence, I'll say again that I loved the fact that it was such a non-typical epilogue.
Amy Wolff Sorter
I don't have a doubt that romance novels serve to engage our "feel good†neurotransmitters. The best ones take us through a range of emotions because without pain, there is no appreciation for the corresponding emotion of joy. The need for good endings is universal. It is not the exclusive province of the romance reader. It is not a crutch of the emotionally weak. We, as a people, seek happiness. It's instinctual. It's base.
Yes, yes and yes, Jane. This is why romance does so well :-). It's escapism, pure and simple. Case in point — I believe I have a wonderful romance with my soul mate, my husband. But we also go through the every day junk as well. He snores. I get moody. We argue. We're tired. One of us isn't in the mood. Etc., etc., etc.
I don't think we read romances to look at "real life," though :-).
I'll also second Nora's comment. That elephant does look like he/she is having a wonderful time!
Happy (belated) new year, all.


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Brisbane turned positively Martian today and the northern suburbs got an unusual light show. For example, here is the usual view of the city from McLennon Street, Wooloowin.
This is the same street today:
The sun struggled to break through the mist:
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What the Kedron Brook bike path would look like if it were on Mars:
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Carbon Monoxide (CO) is widely considered the most common and deadliest poisons in the home. It has no natural emission that's detectable by a person's sense of taste, smell, or sight and that's why it kills ! Although largely preventable, thousands of people are hospitalized every year and hundreds die because of these fumes entering the home from even the most common sources such as the fireplaces, furnaces (oil or gas), gas heat generators, and even car exhaust.
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Vinnie Paul, Pantera Drummer & Co-Founder, Dies At 54
By: Anthony Capobianco
Vincent Paul Abbott, (aka "Vinnie Paul") has passed away at the age of 54.
According to a statement released by Pantera's Facebook page, "Paul is best known for his work as the drummer in the bands Pantera and Hellyeah. No further details are available at this time.The family requests you please respect their privacy during this time."
Vinnie Paul formed the metal band Pantera with his brother "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott in 1981. They wrote hit songs like "I'm Broken," "Cowboys From Hell," and "Walk." They also earned four Grammy nominations and had nine albums land on the Billboard 200 chart, including 1994's Far Beyond Driven which debuted at No. 1.
Following the band's fallout in 2003, Vinnie and his brother "Dimebag" Darrell founded Damageplan. But on December 8th, 2004, "Dimebag" was murdered onstage during a concert in Columbus, OH by a mentally ill fan.
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Organized by the Toronto Performance Art Collective
The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. West
October 13–22, 2016
The 11th edition of the 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art takes place in Toronto from October 13 to 22, 2016. Organized by the Toronto Performance Art Collective, an incorporated non-profit collective of artists, 7a*11d has built a platform for new and progressive performance art works from emerging and established artists. The collective invites performance artists from around the world to showcase the breadth and depth of contemporary performance art.
The main venue for this year's evening events is Geary Lane, while daytime activities will take place at a variety of locations, including The Theatre Centre and OCAD U.
Events at the Theatre Centre:
Body Traps
Johannes Zits
October 13–16 and October 18–20 from 10am to 5pm
Theatre Centre Cafe
During the festival, a collage of preloved garments will be stitched together. The large-scale work becomes the basis for an action that will take place on the last day of the festival. The action will focus on the negotiation between my body and the reconfigured clothing: tugging, pulling, and wiggling ways into and out of the sewn-together clothing. Body Traps contemplates the relationship between one's body and clothing and the forces that surround the production, circulation, consumption, and ownership of clothing. Equally important is the ensuing dialogue, to further our understanding of how clothing helps construct our identities and shapes our desires and tastes.
As a multi-disciplinary artist, Johannes Zits focuses on exploring the many meanings the body engenders. Since graduating with a BFA from York University in 1984, he has presented work nationally and internationally. Zits is also the curator of SPANE, 2011-13 and co-curator of Duration and Dialogue, 2016-17.
Performance Art Daily artist talk series
October 14 and October 18–21, 2016 at 12:30pm
Performance Art Daily is a lunchtime artist "talk show" series featuring discussions with and among many of the festival's visiting artists and organizers. It is an opportunity for the festival audience to meet and converse with our invited artists. Engage with the artists about the subjects that concern them and raise your own questions about performance art's hot-button issues. Find out more about the ideas and theories that drive performance. Learn more about how performance art is produced and presented in other communities. The talks will be recorded live and archived online. Sessions from the previous three festivals (2010–2014) can be found on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/7a11dfestival
Friday October 14 12:30 pm
Para-sites of performance
Bartolomé FERRANDO
Sue MURAD
moderated by Francisco-Frenando GRANADOS
Tuesday October 18 12:30 pm
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Serge Olivier FOKOUA
Graciela Ovejero POSTIGO
moderated by Johanna HOUSEHOLDER
Wednesday October 19 12:30 pm
Disabled bodies in performance
Cindy BAKER
Vanessa Dion FLETCHER
moderated by Jes SACHSE
*ASL interpretation provided
Thursday October 20 12:30 pm
International performance art festivals and venues II
Silvio DE GRACIA
Joseph RAVENS
Friday October 21 12:30 pm
DOYON/DEMERS (Hélène DOYON & Jean-Pierre DEMERS)
moderated by Paul COUILLARD
There will also be an additional set of talks on the weekends at OCAD University. For the full Performance Art Daily schedule click here.
For more information about 7a*11d and the festival schedule click here.


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- Jesse Lingard strike in extra time wins Manchester United the FA Cup
- Jason Puncheon put Palace ahead before Mata's equaliser
- Chris Smalling sent off after two yellow cards
Manchester United have won the FA Cup! Jesse Lingard is the hero; here's wonderful strike has won it at Wembley, breaking Palace hearts.
FULL TIME: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United
Oh, Wilf. Zaha does superbly, dancing inside past Carrick and Darmian, opting to take the shot on rather than pass. It's the wrong shout, his shot is hammered over the bar.
Ward threads a fine ball down the inside right for Zaha to run onto but De Gea is out brilliantly and bravely, charging it down with another crucial save.
Lingard also got booked for this. Probably wasn't fussed, mind.
Palace have no option but to throw everything forward now against 10 men United. They are getting a bit frustrated however, with Bolasie handling inside the box as another move breaks down.
Jedinak tries to haul Palace back into this immediately, hammering a low effort on goal that momentarily has De Gea panicking. It veers just wide however and United survive.
United lead! With 10 minutes of extra time left, Lingard has arrowed a superb shot into the top corner. Valencia's run down the right sees him cut it back into the box that bobbles up off Martial but the substitute Lingard reacts superbly and hammers home.
Goal! Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United (Jesse Lingard, 110)
Here comes another yellow card, McArthur sees it this time after hauling back Lingard on the break.
De Gea saves again! Zaha surges forward brilliantly and nudges a ball through for Gayle but his effort is blocked by the Spaniard. Palace come again moments later and Bolasie wins a corner.
After a quick breather, we are back underway. 15 minutes of this left. Then, penalties.
Half time in extra time: Crystal Palace 1-1 Manchester United
United are already down to 10! Palace get the ball to Bolasie just inside the Palace half and Smalling has got too tight to him. The Palace winger is away from him with a sharp turn and the United almost defender almost rugby tackles him to stop him. Already booked, it is an easy decision for Clattenburg.
RED CARD - Chris Smalling
Jedinak fairly barges Rooney off the ball after another neat run into the box. For a second, he looks like he's going to kick off at Clattenburg, but just about calms himself down.
De Gea saves! Blind nods a long ball down only as far as Bolasie who hammers a crisp low effort towards the bottom corner but the United goalkeeper reacts superbly.
Fellaini is now shown a yellow card and it is another elbow from the Belgian. It's nothing by his standards, but it's worth a booking.
Fellaini jumps in, but Hennessey gets a strong fist to it. Rooney tries to bring it down with his eyes on the ball all the time but accidentally catches Puncheon. Worthy of a red? Probably not, and Clatternburg agrees.
Lingard's pace comes into play, running into space to ping a ball into Fellaini. It comes back to the winger and tries to cut it back again but it is diverted out for a corner.
Rooney cuts the ball back onto his right boot and tries to curl one into the top corner but it's not his finest effort and causes Hennessey no problems.
The ball comes out to Young on the left and he tries to take on Ward and cut inside. The Palace full back again does excellently, putting the United man under pressure so his shot is high and wide.
United have the ball (surprise, surprise) and eventually switch it over to Darmian. He hooks a cross in, but it a woeful cross that sails straight out.
Gayle holds the ball up brilliantly and Palace can spring Zaha clear. There's a coming together between him and Blind but Clattenburg waves play on.


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1. European Union - Malta summit - Carrousel du Louvre attack - Migration - Libya - United States - Russia - Brexit - Press conference by M. François Hollande, President of the Republic, at the informal European Union summit - excerpts (Valletta - February 3, 2017)
Now for the issues that were discussed at the summit. The first one, which was also its main focus, was migration.
Much as migration in the eastern Mediterranean has been brought under control in recent months, particularly through a number of measures we put in place—coastguards, hot spots and also cooperation with Turkey, with an agreement which was reached and has been honored—, migration in the central Mediterranean has continued to occur, with victims, albeit fewer than in the eastern Mediterranean. Thousands of people have lost their lives over the space of several months now in the central Mediterranean.
There are also people who attempt by every means to get across, through trafficking organized by networks. Last year, 180,000 people crossed the Mediterranean, the bulk of them coming from Libya. So it was necessary—and we'd already been doing this for several months—to initiate a mechanism enabling us, first of all, to ensure that migrants don't lose their lives, and therefore go and rescue them, and secondly to prevent a certain amount of migration. We took an additional step today, because an agreement has been reached with Libya—Italy and Libya initially but also the European Union and Libya—enabling coastguards to be trained in greater numbers, who can therefore prevent migration flows.
Likewise, Operation Sophia has been stepped up. I remind you that Operation Sophia is a European operation enabling us to ensure—for the time being outside Libya's territorial waters—that monitoring can take place and lives can be saved, although the goal is also to combat people-smuggling rings.
In the decisions taken today, there's also a desire shared with the Libyan government to help the humanitarian organizations on the ground in Libya, so that repatriations can be organized and people can be treated decently, because all the accounts we have show that when those migrants are in Libya, they're subjected to all kinds of trafficking and, sadly, all kinds of violence, and that it's therefore necessary to prevent those acts and ensure that the migrants don't come as far as Libya or, when they are there, that they can be treated decently. To ensure that migrants don't come as far as Libya, we must work with the transit countries, particularly Niger, and that's also one of the measures planned.
Finally, we should conduct development policies. I remind you that some decisions were taken right here, in Valletta, with Europe taking part directly in financing investment in cooperation and development operations in order to dry up sources of migration and also help countries face up to these serious issues.
I can add two or three things, and it's France speaking here. We must do everything to ensure that the political process in Libya can enable these measures to be effective. A Government of National Accord exists, led by Prime Minister Sarraj, but there's also General Haftar, and it's very important that there can be reconciliation, recomposition and thus a reaffirmation of the state's political authority in Libya. We must all contribute to this; France is playing its part.
This political process is essential in order to restore authority and therefore implement the measures, particularly border control measures, if only through the deployment of either humanitarian operations or coastguard operations.
The second observation I'd like to make is that when that authority is strengthened, we'll have to take action in Libyan territorial waters, either by the Libyan government doing so itself or by its giving consent. That's also the development stage of Operation Sophia that was provided for. France would like us to go as far as possible in the deployment of this operation, because on it depends the success of what we want to do for Libya—namely, to restore authority as far as possible, ensure the Government of National Accord can take in all sectors [of society] and have effective control over migration.
I remind you that what we're doing is in keeping with our values and principles, because we can also enable those eligible for asylum to obtain it wherever they have the right, and to be able to flee and be protected.
Then there was a discussion—that was also the purpose of this meeting and this summit here in Valletta—about the new situation, that of the Trump administration, whose first decisions we now know and whose intentions we also know from a number of conversations that have taken place, including the one I myself had with President Trump.
There may be different opinions among the 28 [EU member states], even different shades of judgment among us about the Trump administration, but the EU is united in fully realizing what's currently happening.
The first conclusion that should be drawn is that even though Atlantic solidarity is recalled in the NATO framework, Europe must organize its own defense as part of the Alliance.
That's what we began doing in December at the European Council and must continue carrying through and declaring as the outlook for the EU. This will also be the case in Rome for the treaty's 60th anniversary. So we must strengthen our capabilities, coordinate our programs, have planning instruments and put more financial resources into each country at European level by means of a fund, and there too we must also, ultimately, have strategic autonomy—firstly because it's in Europe's interest, because we must also be determined to ensure our security, our protection through our own resources in the framework of an alliance, but also because it's what we must show the world. And while the relationship with the United States may change, while there may be discussions on budgetary contributions, there must be a unanimous desire on Europe's part—and it exists—to ensure this defense as part of the Alliance.
The second conclusion that must be drawn is that Europe is an economic power, and the leading power in the world—a trading, exporting power. It must promote its interests, and while trade talks do take place, they must be conducted by Europe with other major countries, including the United States. It's up to Europe to do this. Europe can't agree to the principles of trade being called into question. Even though there are rules that may be valid, standards that must of course be respected, we must have an organized framework for our trade. That is Europe's mission too. It's the mission which the European Commission was entrusted with, in order to conduct these trade talks and promote its interests. That's even more true when a country, the United States in this case, wants to change the scenario and take unilateral and sometimes (...) protectionist measures.
The third conclusion, on the relationship with Russia: Europe is talking to Russia, France is talking to Russia, and the United States, with the new administration, is again going to talk to Russia. But we still have to be able to consult each other on this too. Firstly, the European Union, then the European Union with its partners, particularly the United States. In the case of Ukraine, Europe's position—which is mine too, and I've repeated it several times—is that sanctions are tied to the implementation of the Minsk agreements. What's happening in Ukraine at the moment doesn't comply with the objectives we had when we took part, in the framework of the Normandy format, in the negotiation which resulted in the Minsk agreements.
The final subject which is going to mobilize us concerns everything to do with multilateralism: the implementation of the climate agreement, and the major international organizations—starting with the UN. It seems that the American administration isn't necessarily driven by this kind of principle. Let's wait and see, but Europe must reaffirm its commitment both to enforcing and implementing the climate agreement and to how we see the world and how it's organized—particularly the role of the United Nations, including when it comes to dealing with the major conflicts we're familiar with. I'm thinking of Syria and the discussions due to take place in Geneva. We must work on the basis of the United Nations principles.
So, given this situation, given these challenges posed by the American administration and Donald Trump's election, given the initial decisions which have been taken, putting aside any opinions we might have—and I've had the opportunity to form some—, we've above all got to devise a European response and decide common ways forward on the main issues. The European Union stands by these objectives. We're going to continue working on this, and this is what must be done in particular as part of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
It's Europe which is at stake today—its destiny. It isn't up to others to shape it, it's up to the Europeans themselves to know what they want and why they formed a union which will have 27 members tomorrow. What do they want to do together? How can they protect themselves more against potential threats? How can they make their borders secure without undermining essential values? How can they promote their economic and trade interests? How can they carry weight in the main global conflicts in order to resolve them?
Europe isn't just an organization which will have 27 members tomorrow, and has 28 today; it's also a power which furthers development, peace and a number of principles. Europe is facing up to its future. It's up to Europe itself to organize, conceive and build it. It isn't just the Europeans who expect this, but also the great peoples in the world who look to Europe, perhaps because they no longer necessarily look to the United States as much as in the past. When I say the past, I mean up until only a few months ago.
Europe is also a political will, which must translate into an improved standard of living for the peoples concerned, and this is why France will attach importance—it won't be alone—to ensuring that in the ways forward which we're going to map out in Rome in March, the issues of growth, employment, sustainable development, the energy transition and the digital revolution are also essential priorities for the European Union, including in the aspects of Economic and Monetary Union, which must also be deepened.
That, ladies and gentlemen, was the first stage—it was important—here, in Malta, for addressing the most pressing issues—immigration—, but also for putting together a common strategy for a world which is changing, and in which there are threats and challenges which affect us all equally.
European countries won't be able to respond separately, even though each may have its own diplomacy and its own wish to have dealings with the United States or other countries. It's together that we'll be able to have the necessary strength and ability to assert our interests and advance our values. (...)


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How do you feel about the music coming out today? Do you like it?
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