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Pain at the pump. Soaring food prices. Plummeting stock markets and housing prices.
Add 'em all up, and it sure seems as if the sky is falling. But you can't respond to gloom and doom by giving up on your retirement investments. Instead, your ultimate investing success depends on your confidence that people will adapt in the face of new challenges -- and find ways to prosper.
The end is near?
In a recent update on The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service, retirement expert Robert Brokamp noticed that extremely pessimistic predictions are appearing in greater numbers. Books such as Michael Panzner's Financial Armageddon point to huge personal-debt levels, government budget deficits, broken promises from corporate retirement plans, and the overwhelming size of the derivatives market in predicting a breakdown of the financial system.
Yet as Robert points out, we've been through all of this before. In the 1970s, double-digit inflation joined hands with a slowing economy to knock stocks for a loop. Before the crisis was done, mortgage rates rose above 18% -- bond investors suffered as well -- and oil prices climbed from single digits to around $40 per barrel.
The problem with doomsday predictions is that in the end, no one profits from them. After all, if financial systems do completely collapse, then paper profits on gold stocks or stock-index put options won't really be worth anything -- and you'll have a lot more pressing concerns than trying to collect a bunch of worthless greenbacks from your broker.
In contrast, investors who profited most from the difficulties of the 1970s didn't focus solely on the crisis itself. They also believed that people would find solutions to the problems the world faced -- and invested their money in those solutions. That turned out to be a far better long-term strategy. As the overall market did well in the subsequent years, oil stocks such as BP
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You need to be aware of changing conditions so you can figure out which of your investments are most vulnerable and take appropriate action.
Hard times don't always mean bad news for business, after all. Shifting economic trends present opportunities you should take advantage of in your investing strategy. For example, cheaper labor in emerging-market countries such as India led many U.S. companies, including Honeywell
Similarly, you can take advantage of trend shifts in your portfolio. In the current energy crisis, for instance, oil and gas stocks have performed spectacularly. Figuring out how to profit going forward, though, requires thinking about how the industry will respond. If more areas are opened to drilling, then seismic-data providers such as Dawson Geophysical
Don't bet on doomsday
As you can see, the exact steps you should take to profit from hard times aren't perfectly clear. But the general philosophy of looking at how companies will solve problems is a valuable one for investors to keep in mind. By investing in stocks that you think will find the solutions to the challenges we face, you'll get the most from the happy days that are yet to come.
For more on investing in tough times, read about:
- The history of things that never happened.
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- A wonderful selection of dresses at reasonable prices
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We desire to give each bride an enjoyable, relaxing, and comfortable shopping experience. Your wedding is your day and we want to help make your wedding dreams come true. We work one-on-one with brides to help them find the perfect dresses for the big day. We want each bride to leave our store feeling as though she was given wonderful & friendly personal service.

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Hi everyone! I'm alive!
As promised, due to having a job I have recently been kind of absent on the Internets. I doubt that's such a big deal to most people, but if you actually missed me, then: thank you :D
I missed you too.
I have, of course, been resisting the temptation to blog without art content to accompany my silly ramblings. But no longer! Today there is content!
To those interested: the job has been amazing, and I'm really enjoying myself. I basically get to draw monsters all day and design armor and swords and stuff, so there's precious little to complain about.
The verdict: life in the "real" world = not so bad.
The pace of non-school life has been very agreeable, though I am generally either busy or asleep at the moment (still getting used to the waking up "in the morning" thing). But despite a new and confusing schedule, I decided to take on some freelance work on the side.
SO: I got contacted by some people at Disney Publishing to do a cover for them! YEAH!
(I got a letter in the mail this week with The Mouse on it. I peed a little.)
It was a very quick job due to deadlines, but this is what I did: It's a cover for an upcoming children's book (They're bringing back the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure format!) based on the soon-to-be-released Prince of Persia movie (the one with Jake Gyllenhaal). it's called Guardian's Path. They liked my Moby Dick piece and wanted me to do a riff on that with Henna and her hand and the dagger. So this is what came of that! I hope you enjoy. They were very generous in giving me permission to post this in advance of it's publication (like actually this time, instead of before when I posted it and didn't really have full approval).
(Also: it's being published on April 13th. But is Available for pre-order HERE :D)
I'm mostly just excited because this will really be my first officially published work!
Other news? I'm confirmed to be going to San Diego Comic Con this year for the first time ever! Let me know if you're going to be there. More news on that as the date approaches.
I have a few more freelance projects I'm working on, so those should pop up over the next few weeks...slow, though. I'm sorry.
And also, that's the first time I've ever chibi-ized myself for a blog post. Guilty pleasure? Perhaps.
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Kill First, ask questions later!
"Chimpanzees hunt using spears"
Chimps sharpened the spears with their teeth.
Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology. "
I have been warning people on street corners for YEARS about this! The Chimps are evolving! Chimpanzees already have the strength of 10 men. How would you like to face down an angry pack of them in a dark alley, all armed with spears and stabbing you to death to steal your cigarettes?!
So you "hunt other primates", eh chimps? Well, guess what: HUMANS ARE PRIMATES! These damn dirty apes are forming an army of heavily armed soldiers with one objective; to destroy all humans.
This is a serious threat to all mankind and I here and now declare that I will not fall victim to the relentless attacks of the Chimpanzees. I am now in the process of raising from the dead the best Chimp hunters to ever walk the Earth. With my Necromancy skills and your willingness to kill any Chimpanzee acting in an aggressive fashion, we are sure to win this war for survival!
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So when I saw Jaala Spiro's beautiful Balm to the Soul shawlette in Knitcircus, I immediately bought it, because my soul really needed some balm. Using worsted weight yarn, it was the perfect stashbuster. I had a ball and a half of wonderful Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted sitting in my stash, waiting for something special, so I cast on with it. The project went quickly, and its soothing, simple stitch patterns occupied my mind.
I thought I had enough Lamb's Pride Worsted to finish, but I didn't. I finished the lace section and ran out. But no problem, I just dove into my stash and pulled out half a ball of Noro Kureyon in a pink/red/orange/purple colorway. I love it! I think it's even better with the extra pop of color from the Kureyon than it would have been if it were all one color.
This pattern is so easy and fun, and since the lace section is so simple and the project uses either worsted or DK weight yarn, it would be a perfect first lace project.
Now that my back is better thanks to nice Mr. Chiropractor, I am back to the Tour de Fleece, spinning some lovely champagne-colored Suri alpaca on my Ashford Joy. What do I plan to do with it? I had so much fun with Balm to the Soul, I am planning to use it for Jaala Spiro's Bridge Over Troubled Water shawl.
I can't stop with shawls, and I can't stop with lace. I have a problem! I'm casting on another lace shawl this week, the Winged Shawl by Sarah Fama, from Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2010. It's just the thing for a hank of Lanas Puras Melosa Laceweight that I've had in my stash for 5 years. It's been sitting that long because I wasn't ready for lace or laceweight yarn until just this year! Now I'm on a lace shawl knitting tear, with no signs of stopping anytime soon, especially since I took advantage of Knit Picks awesome clearance sale and got enough lovely laceweight yarn for two more shawls for $15. Whooo-hoooo!
Later this year, I want to take a little break from shawls (if I can get this lace shawl monkey off my back) and make a sweater for me, sweaters for my kids and a blanket for my bed. And holiday gifts. Oh God... holiday gifts. It's time to start planning those, isn't it? *shudder*


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Each and every Apophyllite is lustrous with gemmy terminations making them aesthetically pleasing from every single angle. These pieces are super delicate as many of them are joined on top of one another with translucent binds.
What makes these crystals so unique are four main factors: the crystals, shape, transparency and the amount of little fairy gem terminations. Photos definitely don't do these pieces justice but we have tried our best to show you it's beauty with a macro shot and an image shot against the sky to showcase it's transparency; as the clearer they are the more precious and rare the crystal are to form. If you would like to see a video of any particular piece and we can show you are 360 view under sunlight light to show all of it's magic in all angles.
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PG&E: Power Restored in San Francisco
Update: PG&E says power has been restored to all customers. The outage affected many of the same customers as last night's interruption, but the company has not yet determined if the two are connected.
(Bay City News) Nearly 7,000 PG&E customers are without power in San Francisco this morning, a utility spokeswoman said.
The outage was reported at about 7:55 a.m. and is affecting neighborhoods as far north as Laurel Heights and as far south as Haight-Ashbury, PG&E spokeswoman Brittany McKannay said.
Crews are in the area to try to determine the cause of the outage, McKannay said.
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Take advantage of Danbury's many early childhood programs
When is the best time to look for an early childhood program for your preschool age child? Now! Many parents wait until the spring to start looking at early childhood programs. Many programs start their registration process in the winter. Programs that are high quality usually are full by the spring when parents begin looking. Some of the best programs Danbury has to offer are School Readiness-funded programs. We encourage families to visit these programs now in order to get on a waiting list for next fall.
The Danbury School Readiness Council is an advisory board to the mayor and superintendent on issues related to early childhood education in Danbury. The council, which meets bimonthly, oversees the state Department of Education's School Readiness grant that comes to the city of Danbury. Each year, the council reviews grant applications from local early childhood programs. The programs must have highly credentialed staff and their classrooms must meet high standards of quality. The council contracts with these providers for spaces for 3 and 4-year-old children who live in Danbury. There are two types of programs available: full-time, full-year care for working families, and part-time, school year programs. All programs are five days a week. Families pay tuition based on a sliding fee scale. All Danbury residents are welcome to participate. Parents are given a choice of programs to choose from.
In Danbury, there is Action Early Learning Center on Balmforth Avenue, Boughton Street YMCA on Boughton Street, Hudson Country Montessori on Shelter Rock Road, Interfaith Early Learning Center on Osborne Street, Mill Ridge Family Resource Center at Mill Ridge Intermediate School, Morris Street Family Resource Center at the Morris Street School, The Right Place at the Salvation Army on Foster Street, St. Joseph's Readiness Center on Main Street and Western Connecticut State University Childcare Center on the downtown campus.
Since many Danbury families work outside of Danbury, there are three programs in the surrounding towns: First Steps Preschool in New Fairfield, Greenknoll YMCA in Brookfield and The YMCA Children's Center in Bethel. The council recently granted an expansion to the YMCA in Bethel to open a new classroom for 16 part-time preschool children in January. Priority for this class will be for 4-year-olds who have not had a preschool experience. Registration for this new class is open now.
Another grant the council oversees is a Quality Enhancement grant from Connecticut Department of Social Services that offers professional development opportunities to staff of early childhood programs through out the Greater Danbury area. These opportunities include college courses at a reduced rate, free seminars, mini grants to programs, supplies and home visits to relative care providers, literacy activities for programs and much more.
If you have any questions about the School Readiness program or the Quality Enhancement activities, please call Eileen Costello, Danbury School Readiness coordinator at (203) 791-1904.
Juleen P. Flanigan is the director of Early Childhood Services at Education Connection.


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5 Horror Films You Might Have Forgotten Were Set Around Christmastime
If Die Hard is a Christmas movie, so is Jaws: The Revenge!
Around this time of the year, all the horror sites across the net spend a good deal of time talking about holiday horror classics like Black Christmas and Silent Night, Deadly Night, and sometimes we even get a little bit obscure by shining the spotlight on lesser-known gems like Elves and Don't Open Till Christmas. But these are all horror movies with very obvious Christmas themes and settings, often directly noted in their titles. Other horror films, well, they're so subtly set around Christmastime that maybe you didn't even notice. Or maybe you've forgotten over the years.
Today we wanted to talk about the Christmas horror movies that are almost never actually classified as Christmas horror movies. But they totally are, and they deserve that recognition.
Here are 5 of them!
One could say that the Jaws franchise "jumped the shark" in the wake of Steven Spielberg forever making the entire world terrified of the water, and 1987 sequel Jaws: The Revenge is pretty strong evidence of that fact. The film implies that sharks basically have a vendetta against the Brody family, and in it Ellen Brody (wife of Martin Brody) seeks revenge for all the torment they've caused her family. In the opening sequence, young Sean Brody is eaten by a massive shark on the frigid waters of Amity at Christmastime, while the local choir sings classic holiday tunes off in the distance. The quick cuts back and forth between the attack and the singing kids makes for a pretty effective opening scene, firmly establishing Jaws: The Revenge as a Christmas film.
Picking up directly after the events of the first film, 1990's Maniac Cop 2 is the rare sequel that's probably better than its predecessor… and it's also set around Christmastime! Bruce Campbell reprises the role of Jack Forrest, once again coming face-to-face with the undead Matt Cordell (who teams up with a NYC serial killer). The holiday has a strong presence in the film even if it's never part of the storyline; Christmas decorations are in the background of most scenes. Cordell never dons a Santa suit, but his second outing was undoubtedly a Christmas slasher.
The brutal 2007 French horror film Inside doesn't exactly make for family-friendly viewing around the holidays, but what you may not remember is that the bulk of the film takes place on Christmas Eve. Alone in her house just four months after losing her husband in a car wreck, the pregnant Sarah is tormented by a mysterious woman with a vendetta. Nothing about Inside really screams Christmas, but when you consider that it's a film primarily centered on a baby being born on Christmas day… that's pretty much the story of Christmas in a nutshell, is it not?!
Last year's Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension wasn't exactly a memorable end to the long-running franchise, but you'd be hard-pressed to find another horror movie that makes better use of the 3D technology that it employs. The other thing that differentiates it from the other films in the series? It's the Christmas one! Yes, Ghost Dimension is totally set right before Christmas, and a massive tree in the family home is on display throughout the entirety of the movie. It's rare that horror franchises have Christmas installments, so props to PA for getting festive.
As we told you last month, James Wan very intentionally made this year's The Conjuring 2 a Christmas movie, explaining to us that the holiday played a huge role in the story. "My aim was to make The Conjuring 2 a Christmas-themed and set horror film," he said. "It felt very relevant with the characters and the world." The England-set sequel obviously takes place around Christmastime, as decorations are seen in the background and several holiday tunes are played. There's even a memorable scene where the Hodgson kids decorate a Christmas tree.
Other unlikely Christmas genre films include The Stepfather (2009), Prometheus, and Jurassic World. Can you think of any others? Comment and let us know!


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Who doesn't like some tasty, warm, gooey cheese on top of a nice piece of crispy bread? Well, we do! So it's no surprise that this baked Camembert with rosemary and garlic shows up for a visit very often at my house 🙂 It's one of those recipes that I don't really know where I got it from or who invented it. But I assure you that it was a great idea!
There's several ingredients that you can add to your baked Camembert. In this case I used rosemary and garlic. But I have also used oregano, thyme, dried cranberries, nuts, etc. Use your imagination and I'm sure you'll come up with something really delicious!
This may seem like a really easy recipe but there's a few things to consider otherwise it may turn into a kitchen disaster! The first think it's to choose the right cheese. Basically you need to get unpasteurized cheese or it will curdle. I never realised there were different kinds of Camembert until the day it turned out a curdled mess. Believe me, looks unappetising and it doesn't taste good at all! Another common mistake is to bake it for too long! You should preheat the oven to 180C and bake for about 15-20 minutes. You may think that the longer you bake Camembert for, the softer and gooier it will be. Wrong! After the optimum cooking time of 15-20 mins, the cheese goes from being nice and gooey, to hardening back up again. So for those of you that have experienced this, I feel your pain, because if you take the Camembert out of the oven after 35-40mins, convinced it will be nice and soft, and it is not, you then automatically think it needs to stay in the oven for longer. You'll end up wasting a long time and the cheese is never going to get back to its soft state and will end up in the bin!
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I just love this cut image and I'm so happy with how it turned out. Image is colored with Copics, and Atyou Spica pens and cut with Cheery Lynn die. DP is from Bella Blvd. and CS is American Crafts. Sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers and cut with Nestie. Pumpkin sticker is Jolee's Boutique. Sure hope you like it and you'll come play along!!


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Visit the California Closets Hingham Showroom to experience the one-of-a-kind custom closets and storage spaces created by the Hingham team and explore design and material options in the state-of-the-art Design Studio. As you interact with the life-size systems, you'll start to get a feel for the quality construction and the details that will work best for you and your home. The Hingham team will also help guide you through the variety of finishes, accents and accessories available, helping you find the perfect match for your aesthetic and budget.
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|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Namco Bandai Games
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|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Oct. 13, 2009
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Let me give an example of how A&P holds back and thus comes off as borderline mediocre. Now, some of A&P's characters look very, very nice. They look three-dimensional, and are colored and shaded in this visceral, "unclean" way that makes them look just a little bit dangerous. I found myself using the zoom feature several times to get a better view of them. But the two main characters, on the other hand, were either made early on when the project had a different, simpler visual style, or they were purposely kept cartoonish in order to appear nonthreatening. I feel like I have seen the protagonist and his dog many, many times before; their common features and predictable behavior can be found in any children's Saturday morning cartoon.
Which means the main characters are completely overshadowed by the weird shuffling beasts that do things like drink crude oil, or sit and glare and make hostile grunts, or wait for me to pet them so they can turn into a butterfly. Some of the creatures look so unique that I can't easily point out anything similar to them. Maybe some obscure 70s psychedelic album art? The only reason I can think of, concerning why the makers didn't want the hero and his dog to look as outlandish and unique as the other denizens of the dream world is because, well, that would just be too disturbing, wouldn't it?
But aren't all the best fairytale dramas just a little bit disturbing?
As for the music, it's really good - that is, on the rare occasions when it comes out from its hiding place! Much of the game's audio concerns the goofball sounds coming from Axel as he mumbles, stutters, and gibbers incoherently. Much of the time I simply drowned out A&P's audio, which was a real shame because there were a few rare occasions in which Axel would shut up, the music would kick in, and I really did feel like I was traveling through a dream world. Otherwise, I can't imagine that the play-testers had their speakers turned on, because Axel sounds like he needs to be medicated.
The story is sparse, but that's perfect for a game like this. The chapters are divided by Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, which provides a sense of structure to the narrative and gives a feeling that the stakes are increasing as the journey continues. Although I do wish that Spring had a few more strange creatures and some more weird plant life, and even though Winter was bleak, dark, and mechanical, I wish it had gone to even further extremes. The last boss brought to mind a primal frost giant from Norse mythology, or Dante's idea of Satan partially frozen in a massive lake of ice. A very nice touch, though it was hard to enjoy the scenery thanks to Quick-time Events!
If you are going to download A&P (and it is worth it if you like point-and-click adventures, and can stomach a few tiresome mini-games), then I suggest you take it slow. The game is short; you can finish it in less than four hours if you don't stop to admire the scenery, but there's no reason to run through it. Instead, play a little bit here, a little bit there. Maybe play one stage per day right after you wake up; start your day with a "gamer's rush" to help you through your tortuous eight hour workday. A&P would be nice in doses... because I definitely don't recommend dedicating one large chunk of time to it.
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As a former Executive Director of the Port of Friday Harbor I am endorsing Barbara Marrett for another term as Port Commissioner. While working with the Port District I could always count on her to do her homework before Port Commission meetings and to keep herself up to date on Port and Community events. Our Port Commission has been stable because staggered terms for Commissioners allows new Commissioners to learn the duties, responsibilities, and obligations from the previously elected commissioners. With Commissioner Ahrenius's recent withdrawal from his office, it would leave only one commissioner with experience if Barbara were not re-elected. This along with a newly appointed Executive Director and Executive Assistant would leave the Port with a scarcity of institutional knowledge if she were no longer on the commission.
And unlike the other commissioner and her opponent Barbara does not have a conflict of being a tenant of the port.
I believe women need to be represented on political boards and commissions in all areas of politics. Barbara has served the port well and has been seasoned by experience over the last 12 years.
I believe she deserves our support and our vote in this fall's election for the Friday Harbor Port Commission.
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Born and bred on the Isle of Man, Sarah attended Ramsey Grammar School until the age of 16, when she won the chance to study for two years at international sixth-form school, Atlantic College.It was here she discovered Wearable Art and began making costumes out of the least likely of materials, with a particular interest in using recycled or waste materials (even tents!).
She went on to study a BA (Hons) Contemporary Applied Arts, where she honed her skills as a maker (in ceramics, textiles, metals glass and woodwork) whilst pursuing her love of music and performance after class. After graduating, Sarah became Artist in Residence at the Sayle Gallery, where she spent the year working towards her first solo exhibition: Mirabilis - a collection of ethereal dresses which sought to transform the unusual and/or low-value materials they were made of (clingfilm, tissue paper, sellotape, tin cans and feathers) into objects of true value and beauty. It was her fibre-optic ball gown which stole the show, and was made a finalist in the World of WearableArt Awards in Wellington, New Zealand. Another of her dresses caught the eye of a certain someone, and in 2013 Sarah was commissioned to make a piece of Wearable Art for Katie Melua to wear to Manx Cancer Help's annual ball.
The last couple of years have seen Sarah return to performing, through the Inter-Island Artist Lock-In 2015, where Sarah represented the Island in Jersey, and through singing with the wonderful Ruth Keggin. November 2016 saw a photographic exhibition, Alchemy, following a year-long collaboration with fashion photographer Jessy Raso.
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Holy smokes, I'm on week 2 of being in town, and in my office. I must've been traveling a lot because nearly everyone that's passed by my office door in the last week has stopped by to remark about how amazed they are to see me. Nice to be missed. 🙂 I had to giggle a little today when someone quipped that they wanted my schedule, "never here." I know this particular person was joking, but I wonder if others think I've just been out flying around for giggles? Probably not, but it says something about the "mystique" of business travel. Folks that stay home think we frequent fliers are out enjoying our elite flying status, sipping champagne, and eating at fab restaurants, and enjoying fancy hotels.
Those of us that know realize we're really just slogging along, hoping our flights are on time and that we don't have to sit next to anyone that wants to talk to us too much. And when was the last time champagne (or even sparkling wine) was available on a domestic hop…at least in the back of the bus? Fancy meals? Well, Outback Steakhouse is about as fancy as it gets in my traveling world. And even the better beds most hotels now feature just don't measure up to sleeping at home.
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The WSJ has misled advertisers on YouTube and evidence has been found to prove this.
A YouTube video was posted on Sunday, April 2, 2017 by YouTube user "h3h3Productions" that proves the Wall Street Journal utilized FAKE screenshots to assert that YouTube had been allowing racist or "other objectionable" content to monetize creating a huge controversy that resulted in further restrictions by the video platform and its parent company, Google.
Jack Nicas and company at the Wall Street Journal, did you really think you could hide from the Internet? You're clearly stupid if you thought that was possible.
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Sadly, one of our former presenters Gary Cameron passed away on Tuesday 6th February 2018.
Gary first joined our station in 1996 and soon became an on-air presenter. He met Jackie Maud at our station and romance followed which culminated in their wedding in 1999.
Gary originally hosted "The Webnet Super Highway Show" and was responsible for the first "streaming" of 96.5 Inner FM via the internet. He then hosted "Unforgettable Music" on a Monday morning for many years until his health failed.
Our sympathy is extended to Jackie and all the family.
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Gary Cameron was first heard on 96.5 Inner FM when he was a guest on "Carousel", a program that gave listeners and members their chance to share their love of music… that was in 1996 when Gary joined our volunteer team and assisted in reception, but Gary was no amateur when it came to performing live before an audience.
He first tread the boards at the age of two-and-a-half when he nonchalantly strolled onstage during a 1952/1953 Christmas pantomime, "Cinderella On Ice", at the old Worth's Circus site, now currently occupied by the Melbourne Arts' Centre. His mother had taken her eyes off him in the wings whilst his sister was performing onstage in the Ballroom Scene and he made it, slipping occasionally on the fast ice, to the throne of the heavily-gouted king and whacked him on his bandaged leg – it brought the house down when the king adlibbed an agonised reaction and Gary simply turned and walked off. Management put studs on his shoes and sent him on in that scene for the rest of the panto's run.
A pupil of the redoubtable Olive Wallace at her tap-dance studio, "Cinders" was not his last stage performance. Other than Wallace's annual concerts at the Melbourne Town Hall to showcase her pupils' talents, Gary joined the annual panto-parades beginning in 1956 at The Tivoli, then, The Comedy Theatre and Her Majesties Theatre, performing in "Puss-In-Boots" (twice), "Noddy In Toyland" and "Noddy Goes To The Moon" and others, finally ending the eleven year stint back at the Tivoli for Channel O's extravagant production of The Magic Circle Club's "A Clown Without A Smile".
From the early 1960s, he was a weekly regular as a Happy Olivette on Happy Hammond's "Happy Hour" on HSV-7 and also performed on Graham Kennedy's "IMT" supporting such acts as Tony Lamond, Al Martino and many others.
Towards the end of the 1960s when Gary was taking Betty Pounder's professional classes, he was invited to join the J. C. Williamson troupe and make the stage his career. He declined and instead 'turned amateur', starring in such musicals as "West Side Story", "Half A Sixpence", "Hello Dolly", "Kiss Me Kate" and also several plays at Williamstown Little Theatre, Hal Porter's "Eden House" notably amongst them and for which he received rave reviews and won several awards. He was also part of the cast of the musical, "It Happened In Tanjablanca", a zany John Michael Howson 'who done it' that went on at Melbourne's Viaduct Theatre as an off-off-Broadway production, but alas, the Angels refused to buy it although it wowed the houses time and time again.
Gary's first permanent time-slot on 96.5 was in 1998 with his Friday computer savvy show, "The Webnet Super Highway Show", after a couple of years of this he changed his timeslot for Monday where was heard on "Unforgettable Music".
Forever the academic, Gary continued studying for yet another post-graduate degree but still found time to take on "Drive" on Thursday and the occasional "Music-Go-Round" on Sundays - a 50s and 60s rock 'n' roll program panelled by many of 96.5's presenters and co-ordinated by his charming wife Jackie Maud-Cameron of "Take It Easy" fame.
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We arrived in Kalgoorlie 3hrs after leaving Cape Le Grand Nat Pk & day time temps of 20 - 23* with gusty winds to 35*. What a shock to the system. The aircon got a good work out that evening :)
Kalgoorlie actually has a twin - a town called Boulder, where gold was discovered in 1892.
Hence the current name of Kalgoorlie - Boulder.
Within wks of the 1st discovery of gold, men, some with families, arrived in Kalgoorlie - Boulder from places up to 600 km away & lived in harsh conditions. There was little to no water supply, shacks were made of hessian, canvas, old packing cases or corrugated iron in searing summer temps of up to 45*.
Many died of starvation, thirst or disease from drinking contaminated water. (We were surprised how large the town cemetery was.)
Within a few short years the alluvial prospecting had given way to mine shafts & full scale underground mines. Many shafts went down over 600 mtrs. The area was known as the 'Golden Mile'.
Water supply came in 1903 by way of the world's 1st pipe line from Mundaring Weir near Perth - 563 kms away. The region continued to prosper as rail lines were built & food supplies being shipped in via Afghan Camel Teams - Ships of the Desert'.
For more than 100 yrs, the mines of the Kalgoorlie Goldfields have produced the majority of Australia's
'golden' wealth.
Today the 'Golden Mile' is the famous 'The Super Pit', one of the largest open cut gold mining operations in the world. Taken from the air (& a pic of a brochure), the Super Pit measures approximately 3.7 km long 1.55km wide & more than 460 m deep. Long term the pit will grow to 660 m deep.
Visitors have a covered viewing platform high above the 'pit' to watch the goings on in The Super Pit. We watched in amazement the slow motion of "big" machinery in action. This mining operation is 24/7, 12 hr shifts. Most mines (iron ore & gold) in Western Australia work 12 hr shifts, many 14 days on & 7 days off (7 day shifts & then 7 night shifts). The Super Pit isn't that far from Boulder town.
The 'cats' costs $4.4 million each & have a fuel tank of 3,790 litres at a cost of $6,000 to fill every 12 hrs.
We went to the Mining Museum just out of town. There's a decommissioned Cat 793C for tourists to look at. They're massive big babies. Apparently for each 6 loads of rock, only 1 load will be of any worth producing a golf ball sized of gold. (remembering an oz of gold is currently worth US $1,700) The rest is rubble that gets taken to the 'tailings' section.
Mining vehicles are occasionally shifted around & require a massive 'operation' just transporting them.
The discovery of gold in the goldfields resulted in the influx of thousands of men, who poured into the flats & gullies & brought the red earth alive in a frenzied search for alluvial gold. All those men worked under dreadfully harsh conditions & of course were thirsty blokes at the end of the day. Kalgoorlie - Boulder had over 72 pubs. I don't know how many are left, but in the middle of town, there's still a pub on almost every corner in the main street. Most of these beautiful buildings were built in the early 1900's. Some burnt down & were rebuilt. These few have been beautifully restored.
With the influx of so many single men, so too came the demand for goods & services. One such notorious service was provided by the local brothels. at one time there were at least 25 brothels in the Hay Street area. (They purposely were kept away from residential areas - & under the watchful eye of the local constabulary)
Today there are only 3 surviving brothels left in Kalgoorlie - Questa Casa - although they still open their doors for the original form of service, Questa Casa opens its doors for tourists to take part in a brothel tour to learn about this colourful part of Kalgoorlie - Boulder history.
Norseman is the 'gateway' to the Nullabor - Eyre Highway. Norseman history also came from gold prospecting. The 1st gold was found accidentally when a horse named 'Norseman' had kicked a rock containing gold. The Eyre Hwy across the Nullabor is over 1200 kms to Ceduna in SA
The Nullabor Links is the longest golf game in the world - Kalgoorlie to Ceduna - all 1365kms worth.
Two holes are played at the desert course in Kalgoorlie - rated as 1 of the top 10 desert courses in the world. This was to be to 1st & last time we would see a 'green' golf course for this game :) (unfortunately I didn't have the foresight to take a pic of how green the course is.)
Each roadhouse (at least 10 ) along the Nullabor (WA & SA) participates in the game. The 'holes' were near or behind the 'servo'.
Some of the golf courses had obstacles from tee off to putting. This par 4 hole wasn't that long, but beyond the trees to the left & right are large piles of dead timber. Of course Rod's tee off ball went to the left & largest pile of timber & yours truly also helped in finding the ball. (I helped in most of the holes throughout each hole)
The longest & straightest stretch of road in Oz was there to be crossed if going across the Nullabor. It was certainly straight & mostly flat.
The Nullabor is predominately limestone with a few caves & blowholes as part of the weathering over eons.
The Nullabor has a roadhouse called Nullabor - of course - about 15 kms east of Nullabor roadhouse there's a turn off towards the ocean - called Head of Bight, with an entry fee to walk along 2 long whale watching platforms to view the Southern Right Whales from May - October. Out of season the entry fee is less ($5) for some stunning views of more of the southern ocean crashing into the Great Aust Bight. The sand dunes in the distance are said to be thousands of yrs old.
I'm always fascinated by creatures with lots of colour & appear different :)
Another golf hole - this time @ Nundroo roadhouse - that hole was 520m & par 5. There was little high vegetation to content with, just a hill & the ground was very stoney. These 2 very cute little goat kids are obviously the mowers of the grass for this hole.
Rod's last 2 holes were in Ceduna. Nothing spectacular about this golf course apart from the odd flower (fringed lilly) & weed in the field :) ..... oh & the putting green wasn't artificial grass this time - just sand blackened with oil. The golf player needs to smoothe / rake out the 'wrinkles' in the sand to putt the ball.
We took 3 days & nights to cross the >1000 km Nullabor / Eyre Hwy from Norseman to Ceduna.The journey wasn't totally boring with the changing scenery & with a few opportunities to stop & soak up the beauty of the Great Australian Bight. Since the introduction of the longest golf game in the world in 2009, there has been no fatalities on the road across the Nullabor.
We didn't stay long in Ceduna & headed for Streaky Bay instead - another 107 kms further down the Eyre Peninsula. The western side of the Eyre Peninsula is still considered part of the Great Australian Bight. Streaky Bay is nestled inside a 10 km long narrow bay, protected from the ravages of the Southern Ocean.
The town of < 1,000 permanent people, swells to double that during the summer months to this picturesque setting.
We went on a couple scenic drives. Cape Bauer Loop Drive incorporates a 34 km loop from Streaky Bay that takes in some rugged & spectacular coast line.
Cape Bauer is an impressive outcrop of limestone - the southern ocean is slowly wearing away the cliff edges. You can see quite a large rocky shelf under the waves.
When we crossed the WA /SA border we had to set our clocks forward .... by 2.5 hrs. (we could have set 3/4 hr forward 400 kms earlier, but decided to do it in 1 change.) SA has daylight saving &consequently the sun sets about 8.20pm. There was a brilliant coloured sunset this evening with the clouds.
Another great area to visit whilst in the Streaky Bay area is Pt Labatt Conservation Park & the Sealion Colony. The area is 50 kms south of Streaky Bay. There's a platform about 50 mtrs above the the 100mtr square rocky area that is Australia's only mainland sea lion colony. They cohabitate with NZ fur seals. The Aust sea lions are one of Australia's most endangered marine mammals & the worlds rarest sea lion.
Up to 50 sea lions & seals can be seen on the rocky outcrop all year round.
There's a couple more of pups suckling from their mums.
As seen in these pics there's a rainy squall coming towards us & the waves have been whipped up some more.
After leaving the rugged coast, we headed inland through fields of crops. The car park next to our next attraction had a wheat crop almost ready for harvesting.
Murphy's Haystacks are a group of boulders & pillars in farmer Murphy's wheat field.
Hiltaba Granite is 1,500 million yrs old. Their present form was probably established some 100,000 yrs ago. The granite hills of the district were inundated & all but buried by calcareous dune sand some 33,600 yrs ago. What we see today as Murphy's Haystacks are the result of erosion of the surrounding landscape to reveal these formations.
The Great Australian Bight certainly is living up to my expectations & I can't get enough of the spectacular scenery & watching the amazing waves that crash into the cliffs.
There's more to be seen further south, but that'll be in the next blog :)


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Welcome to the 2009 MLB Sports Marketwatch, where the Team at SportsInsights gives sports fans unprecedented insight into the sports marketplace. If you ever wanted to know what was really happening on the sportsbook side, you now have an all-access pass with Sports Marketwatch! Sports MarketWatch will be published twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday, around 5PM Eastern Time.
Sports Marketplace – MLB Edition
Tuesday turned out to be a nice little foray into the NL Central, as Marketwatch hit both of its picks. Aaron Harang didn't come out particularly sharp against the Phillies, though. If you told me that any starter gave up eleven walks+hits as well two home runs in the first five innings, I wouldn't like his chances. However, Harang battled and got himself out of jam after jam, leaving with the game tied 3-3. For once, the Reds' bullpen did its job admirably, and the middle of their lineup was able to touch-up closer Brad Lidge and secure a 4-3 victory. In our other featured game, Adam Wainwright pitched a gem, throwing 8.1 innings of scoreless baseball with nine strikeouts. The Cardinals took the game 5-0 to move into a first-place tie for the division.
Baseball can be a very profitable sport to bet on when you base it off moneyline odds, especially when betting underdogs. The "plus odds" is a reason that MLB moneyline dogs can show value over time. Most people like to win – thus overvaluing winning teams. Our selections on moneyline underdogs will normally hit at less than 50%, but the "plus odds" payoff makes it a profitable investment.
2009 MLB Games to Watch: 29-24, 54.7%, +16.18 units
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Sports MarketWatch – MLB Games to Watch
Seattle Mariners +105 over Texas Rangers
The Rangers are streaking into the All-Star Break, happy to have their slugging centerfielder Josh Hamilton back and winners of seven of their last nine games. The Mariners, only 3.5 games back of the first-place Rangers, have recently taken two out of three at the Dodgers and Red Sox. Both are legitimate surprises this year, in an AL West that has dominated by the Angels for the majority of the decade. And even though the Rangers' resurgence has had a lot to do with leading the majors in home runs, they have shown some unexpected consistency out of their young starting pitchers. One of those, Scott Feldman, will match up tonight against Seattle's young closer-turned-starter, Brandon Morrow. Morrow has three or four legitimate plus-pitches, but his control simply wasn't there early on and forced him out of the closer role. Since returning to the rotation, his stamina has increased. With two solid, high-pressure performances under his belt last week at Boston and at New York, he may be ready to break out.
Texas opened as -130 favorites at CRIS and has received 79% of moneyline bets, despite being on the road and losing the first game of the series. They're also garnering 81% of runline wagers and 89% of parlay bets, so you'd expect the line to have grown tremendously. Instead, it has done just the opposite, shrinking to Texas -115 at CRIS and even lower across the sports marketplace. This reverse line movement is likely due to some sharp action on Seattle. Specifically, we've seen a Smart Money play at Matchbook (+1.47 Units Won) as well a Steam Move triggered by Pinnacle, one of our old faithfuls at +42.7 Units Won! Even with only small plus-money, we're buying the Seattle kid's continued progress and an ever-tightening AL West.
Oakland Athletics +151 over Tampa Bay Rays
The Athletics made a splash this offseason by signing big-name left fielder Matt Holliday, but it hasn't exactly translated to victories, as they sit in last place in the AL West and 11.5 games out of first place. The Rays, too, have been a bit of a disappointment, starting the season very slowly after last year's trip to the World Series. They've been very hot and cold of late, with consecutive winning streaks of three and seven and losing streaks of three and four games since mid-June. Again, both of tonight's starting pitchers have been mild surprises. Tampa's Jeff Niemann has dropped his ERA nearly a full run from last season, and Oakland rookie Vin Mazzaro began his major league career with 13.2 scoreless innings. If Mazzaro can keep some of the slumping Rays cold – Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena have hit .159 and .208 respectively over the last two weeks – the A's will have a chance to steal this one at Tropicana.
The Rays opened at -160 at both Pinnacle and CRIS. They are getting an astounding 86% of moneyline bets, as well as over 90% of parlay and runline wagers, but those stubborn bookmakers haven't moved the line up to encourage bets on Oakland. Instead, the overwhelming support for Tampa Bay has seen the line shrink, down to -156 at Pinnacle and even lower at a few other books. We suspect that it's due to the Smart Money that's falling on the Athletics at CRIS (+9.25 Units Won). CRIS has been a perennial stalwart for us in the Smart Money category, and we always feel good picking one of our most dependable performers.
Oakland Athletics +151 (Sportsbook.com)
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Seattle Mariners +105 (Carib)
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Blogdorf Goodman is a mishmash of beauty product reviews, musings on fashion and swooning over fragrances.
Monday, October 31, 2005
5 Inspired Comments:
- At 7:13 AM, Parisjasmal said...
hmmm..Alice in wonderland would not have been my first thought, but I am not one to argue with Capote!
- At 7:41 AM, Annieytown said...
I was going to chose another galliano picture(the red queen with the orb) but this one has a great flamingo-like stance. Plus I think this is Kate so I try to support her when I can. Burberry and HM can dump her but I refuse.
- At 8:30 AM, Parisjasmal said...
I have sorta dumped Kate. I cannot support Mothers who chose to have and be HORRIBLE role models for their children. Her boyfriend is disgusting. I would not even associate with him-let alone have him around my small child.
I wish I could just love her for the fashion icon she is, but alas this time I cannot.
I will still quietly be impressed with her fashion choices, but I do not admire her any longer.
- At 5:02 PM, Annieytown said...
Her ex-boyfriend is pretty gross. Do not understand the attraction at all. I hope she realizes that he might have had a hand in that photo being released to the press. The photo was such a closeup. It had to be the person who was sitting directly across form her.
I can not say that I admire her for anything other than being a fabulous model. She does not give interviews so I have no idea what type of person she is.
I can not judge her though. Addictions are a powerful thing that can take several attempts to conquer. I am hoping she makes it through. So many people have lost their fight in the industry. Gia and the Sorrenti boy come to mind.
- At 6:13 AM, Berlinbound said...
It is a striking photo ... all the more so for what we know of her behind the mascara she wears so well ...


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Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?~Amos 3:3.
This was my devotion yesterday on Facebook, yet thought it may bless singles here. Here is the link to my author site if you wish to connect there Erin Lamb Author Page. I post devotions, encouraging words almost daily.
Before you date, court, pursue a business deal, say yes, sign up for that ministry thing, ask God before connecting/partnering with other people. God sees the heart and true motivation.
One of my favorite prayers is, "God show me who this person really is."
It's easy for people to smile, do the Christian nice thing (some are not even nice), or go along when there is something they want. Yet God sees the heart. God sees the core of us, even the things we do not see.
I give people about a year before I truly let my guard down and during that time I pray, "God do I need to be connected to this person? Please reveal their heart." Sometimes what flows out of them during that year is unloving, unkind, grossly selfish, etc…I thank God for the reveal. I am simply watching and assessing how they treat me and other people. Someone who is kind to those they deem important and rude to those they do not feel are important is not a kind person.
I love all, trust few, and am close friends with few. Why? My inner circle is reserved for people who genuinely care about me and treat me and others with respect, honor, dignity.
Our actions are always screaming over our words. Our words reveal our heart. Sometimes people are nice to everyone else and hateful to me. Why? I ask God to reveal their heart. God goes, "Here, this is what you are dealing with, you decide how to proceed."
I love all people, I am not friends or partners with all people. Some, I love and the information in my life is guarded from them. Why? They are not trustworthy. The Bible says, "You will know a tree by it's fruit." It is wisdom to seek God over friendships, dating, partnership, business, and even ministry. How can two be joined together lest they agree?
A Tree and It's Fruit
"Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them [that is, by their contrived doctrine and self-focus]. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruit you will recognize them [as false prophets],~Jesus (Matthew 7:15-20).
My core values are:
- Love, respect, honor of all people not just those deemed important.
- Build people up instead of tear them down.
- Represent (re present) Jesus to those around me; reveal the Fathers heart.
- Honesty and integrity.
- Seeking to do no harm to anyone.
- Caring about others.
- Releasing who lives inside (Holy Spirit)
Connection with likeminded people brings forth greater fruit. It helps us to grow stronger. Those who build us up in love are so beneficial. Those who repeadily tear us down are not. Sometimes our mental, emotional, and physical health is compromised due to our associations and friendships.
Papa God, guard our hearts and lives from sheep in wolves clothing. Protect us from linking arms with those who do not love well or seek our harm. Help us to walk in wisdom, love, peace, and joy. You know who is best to be a part of our lives and who is not. Protect us from the wrong associations, the wrong friendships, the wrong partnerships. Help us to be connected to those who will love us like Jesus. Bring in the right friends, associates, partners. Give us eyes that examine fruit, not judge, yet see fruit. In Jesus powerful name, amen.
Love in Christ,
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The NSW Greens and a group of local residents have called for the immediate suspension of an exploration licence for a coal mine that falls directly under a farm owned by the Obeid family.
Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham, backed by the Bylong Valley Protection Alliance, will move a motion in the upper house of parliament to suspend licences for Mount Penny while the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigates possible corrupt dealings in the process of granting them.
Mr Buckingham said that, in addition to evidence tendered at ICAC, he had seen documents relating to the licence application that raised concerns.
"It's clear that (Premier) Barry O'Farrell cannot ignore this issue any longer," he said.
"He must act and suspend these licences immediately."
Mr Buckingham said members of the public should be made aware of the documents.
"We want all those documents on the table so people can see exactly the circumstance under which these titles were granted," he said.
"It's caused me grave concern and I think it'll cause the community grave concern when they see exactly how this expression of interest, tender process and granting of titles was actually conducted."
Bylong Valley resident and secretary of the alliance, Craig Shaw, said things have "looked a bit odd" for a long time.
"It doesn't make any sense to us that these things can continue and progress can be made while such serious allegations have been made in the context of ICAC," Mr Shaw said.
"We believe that the pause button should be pressed for these projects until the findings of ICAC are clear and we know more about what's going on."
Local small business owner Jodie Nancarrow said the decisions being made behind the scenes had left locals in the lurch.
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Lately, I've been getting some comment spam. It's been pissing me off, too. I know there are people out there who have blogs and have 80 times more spam than I do, but I still don't like it. As such, I've added a blacklist to comments. If you post a comment with one of the blacklisted words in it, it will go up for comment moderation. It won't be posted until I accept it.
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Obama waffled elegantly, choosing to explain that he'd already been abroad for an unprecedented period, over a week, unheard of for a candidate. (There was more than a hint of weary duty at work here, as if he were already president with a life constrained by greater forces, instead of having calibrated the entire exercise, from Helmand Province to Whitehall, with a micron-accurate eye to the best transformative spin.) Later in the 40-minute conference, Obama obliquely acknowledged the point, crediting Sarkozy, with whom he'd been indulging in a somewhat self-conscious best-buddies lovefest throughout, with "having made it possible to call French fries 'French fries' again in America." "Americans love France," he protested.
Setting the tone, Sarko sparked guffaws with his less convincing opening statement that "the French love America." ("It would be worse if I didn't say it," he countered, which elicited more genuine laughter.)
Amid all the courteous hypocrisies, it was obvious each saw in the other a first-rate political animal. Sarkozy had been quick to recall he'd met Obama in Washington back in 2006, when he himself was a candidate for the presidency. "And during that visit, Mr. Sarkozy only met with two senators, myself and John McCain," Obama added. "So it's obvious he has a very good political nose."
"When I think of the two of us sitting in that [Senate] office that day," Sarko reminisced, "well, one has managed to get elected. It's the other's turn now, isn't it? I'm not saying this to meddle. France will do very well with whoever becomes president of the United States."
Obama, whom French pundits call le Kennedy noir, had traveled to the Middle East and Europe to acquire gravitas and foreign-affairs polish. Sarkozy made much of what the two men had in common.
"We are both the sons of immigrants, with foreign-sounding names, went into politics at a time when people like us weren't expected to get to the top, and we both beat women opponents in a presidential contest" he said, very much aware of the reflected glamour Obama-who by some polls is favored by 86 percent of the French-could shine on his own currently dismal numbers. (The first question at the press conference, from an articulate and pugnacious black American reporter, was to Sarkozy, asking how he felt standing next to someone who looked like the people he'd called "scum" when faced with riots as minister of the interior. Sarkozy replied that he was the first French president to appoint people very much like that to his cabinet, pointing out that during the 2005 French race riots, "nobody died, and the only injured were in the ranks of the police. Thank you for allowing me to make that point.")
Obama, you could tell, was the ultimate arm-candy for embattled European leaders, beating even Carla Bruni (Sarkozy's beautiful new wife, who remained absent from the short Paris proceedings) in sheer wattage. And the senator knew it. His staff, no doubt briefed on the not very dignified leadership free-for-all currently tearing apart the French Socialist party, had cagily refused to meet with any French opposition leaders. Adding insult to injury, Obama did agree to see Britain's David Cameron, the Conservative leader, telegraphing an undiplomatic but probably accurate assessment of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's political chances.
When challenged by the AFP reporter, Obama said apologetically he felt he'd been addressing not just Germany but all of Europe from Berlin. From anyone else, this could have been taken as the height of tactlessness, but Obama, facing a smaller but just as enthusiastic audience in the Elysée's Salle des Fêtes as he had near the Berlin Victory column, was given a free pass.
For in Paris, it's the media and the banlieues (the projects) that drive the Obamamania filling every front page, from Libération to Le Figaro. There were more people inside the Elysée, jostling for a seat in the press room or a good camera angle in front of the palace, than in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré outside. A crowd 300 strong, including a sizable number of tourists and more black faces than one usually sees in this exclusive part of town, started a chant of "Yes, We Can!" outside as the candidate's motorcade was leaving at full speed for the airport, followed by a busload of traveling correspondents. We, the Paris-based press, went to interview them under the blasé gaze of the police.
"Did you see him? Isn't he marvelous?" a cheerful secretary named Victoire, come specially from her office near the Opéra with a girlfriend, gushed. "We wouldn't see this in France." "That's why America is so formidable," said the friend, who like Victoire was born in northern Paris of Cameroonian parents.
I couldn't help contrasting their large smiles and enthusiastic tone with the silkily venomous and cultured voice of Hubert Védrine, the former Socialist foreign minister, heard this very morning on Radio Luxembourg. Védrine coined the expression "hyperpower" about America. He opposes it. It was, he explained, simply time for America to understand she couldn't go it alone, but had to behave responsibly among other nations and international institutions. Unfortunately, in his view, Barack Obama had started making worrisome statements, several steps back from his earlier multilateralist commitments. "But you know," Védrine confided to his morning-show audience with Talleyrand-like sophistication, "that's just the way you have to win an election, isn't it? From a few things Mr. Obama has let escape, I think he still believes in the principles he had at the beginning. I am very hopeful."
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Le Kennedy Noir
Paris sulks: Why Berlin and not us?
Posted by Anne-Elisabeth Moutet at 3:05 PM
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Holy vesca, Batman!
I just stumbled across a site that offers seeds of a stunning range of Fragaria vesca (a diploid species of strawberry) varieties. I have never seen so many available in one place...it's hard enough to find at all.
Alpine Strawberries
They also have a blog, which is entirely useless and empty, but I'll link to it anyway:
Alpine Strawberries Blog
I am so going to order about a zillion varieties of these. I have 'Mignonette' germinating on a window sill right now (the first cotyledons popped up a few days ago!) and I used to have 'Alexandria' and 'Yellow Wonder' at home and Hawaii-4 in the lab, but none of these made the cross-country trip (some of them didn't even live that long...turns out vesca isn't happy outside under the Florida sun.)
For completists bent on getting their hands on every last vesca variety, you might also try 'Intensity' from Oikos Tree Crops.
Of course, you could also turn to the USDA repository in Corvallis, but try not to use that when you can buy them commercially...
Update: Strangely, the best page on the whole site, the one I stumbled onto via Google, doesn't seem to be linked to from anywhere inside, or if it is, I can't seem to find it (and the site map link is broken). So to make sure you don't miss it, here it is.
Update 2:A friend just wrote to me to warn me that his browser is giving him a "phishing" warning when he goes to the alpine strawberry site. Although I've corresponded with the proprietor and feel fairly safe that this site and the PayPal links within it are legit, I have not yet done business with them, so I can't truly vouch for it. I think it's probably fine, but I wanted to pass the info along.
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The pics are of the 'front' of the basket where they've grown toward the sun and the back which shows their little trellis. I turned them around today so they can follow the sun back to the other side of the trellis.
I'm worried about hot humid weather taking them out, which has been my experience in the past. I kept back some of the seeds for another trial in the fall when I can better control their environment.
We had 3.7 inches of rain last night. They will need some fertilizer as rain washes out nutrients in the potting soil.
I'm growing Nasturtium "Spitfire" for the GROW project.
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Almost a year ago (April 5, 2012) I reviewed Nanni Moretti's dramedy "We have a Pope". Click here for the full review.
Here is the sidebar I wrote to accompany the review:
Wandering popes, real and fictional
For "We Have a Pope," Italian director Nanni Moretti seems to draw on previous stories about wandering popes and those who resigned, real and fictional.
Ignazio Silone's 1968 The Story of a Humble Christian offers a fictional imagining of the true-life election and resignation of the former Benedictine monk who became Pope Celestine V (1215-96) after a conclave lasting two years. He resigns after just five months because of "the desire for humility, for a purer life, for a stainless conscience, the deficiencies of his own physical strength, his ignorance, the perverseness of the people, his longing for the tranquility of his former life."
In real life, four other popes resigned, though one, Benedict IX in 1045, regretted it and returned. The last pope to resign was Gregory XII in 1415 at the request of the Council of Constance.
It is interesting to note that Pope Paul VI's visit to the tomb of Pope St. Celestine in 1966 fed a rumor that Paul was considering retirement. More recently, Pope Benedict XVI visited Celestine's tomb in Abruzzi, Italy, in 2009 and left at the saint's tomb the woolen pallium he received when he was inaugurated as pope. Benedict also proclaimed Aug. 28, 2009, to Aug. 29, 2010, as the Celestine Year in honor of the 800th anniversary of the saint's birth. No other pope since has taken the name Celestine.Thus it would seem that resigning the papacy is not as bad as the poet Dante is believed to have written in the "Inferno" about Celestine V:
I saw and recognized the shade of him
Who by his cowardice made the great refusal.
For a more populist look at the same kind of scenario where a pope considers resigning, I prefer "Saving Grace," a 1986 film based on the novel by Celia Gittelson and starring Tom Conti as Pope Leo XIV. Here the pope is locked outside the Vatican when a garden gate closes. He takes advantage of this moment and ends up in a village where he is able to discern his role, and minister to a flock that needs him.
In Morris West's 1963 novel, The Shoes of the Fisherman, and the 1968 film based on it, Pope Kiril goes for anonymous strolls outside the Vatican to stay in touch with the people rather than to discern whether he should stay or go.
It's hard to believe that no one has yet made a film from Robert Ludlum's very funny 1992 novel The Road to Gandolfo. It's a military conspiracy story with a "Ransom of Red Chief" O'Henry twist when the beloved Pope Francesco I is kidnapped for ransom. That he is thrilled about taking a break from his role as pope renders his fumbling kidnappers utterly confused.
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Fairy card
Last week I made this card but didn't have time to blog about it.
The image is a freebie by Faery Ink and I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I used some pink glitter (and I think it was a mistake). I cut it with a circle die (Sizzix).
For the background I used Poligraphservis patterned paper and some pink cardstock to mat it. I also used pink cardstock to mat the image and cut it with a Nestabilities Flower die.
To embellish the card I used pink and green rhinestones and butterflies in the same colors of the background paper.
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A lovely creation and such pretty soft colours Ardilla.ReplyDelete
It's lovely to see you at Stamping Sensation this month, many thanks for joining in.
I have some Tattered Lace candy here
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What a sweet face, and I like her pink glittery wings, Ardilla! Thanks for playing along with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!ReplyDelete
Very sweet and love your use of pastel colors. Thanks so much for joining us this month at the Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)ReplyDelete
You've made a lovely project for our 'All Things Cute' Challenge over at Crafty Friends Challenge Blog. Good luck in the draw and hope you can join us again for our next challenge.ReplyDelete
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Cute card. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Catz.ReplyDelete
Lovely card thanks for joining us at Crafting with Friends Louise DT xReplyDelete
Sweet card, love the soft colours.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing with us at Sweet Stampin this week, Wedgie xxx
This is lovely. Thank you for sharing with us at 613 Avenue Create. Hope to see you again soon. And good luck.ReplyDelete
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Pretty card. Gorgeous image. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin'ReplyDelete
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Great card.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining in at Sweet Stampin'.
Pretty card with a sweet image and lovely coloursReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensationx this month
So pretty, love the soft colors and the image is awesome. Thanks for sharing with us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.ReplyDelete
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I'm so sorry for the late post. Your project is fabulous with so many wonderful details! Thanks so much for sharing with us in the Crafty Friends "All Things Cute" challenge!ReplyDelete
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Such a fabulous and funky background paper! I love it. The glitter on her wings was a great touch.ReplyDelete
Thank you for joining us at Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends for our challenge.
What a beautiful project!ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us this month at Eclectic Ellapu!
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Thanks for taking time to comment. I really appreciate it!!!!
Gracias por usar tu tiempo para comentar. Lo aprecio mucho!!!!