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Mon, February 22nd, 2010
Tim returns and concludes his in-depth three-part analysis at the "Daredevil" comics of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, explaining why their run is such an important milestone in the modern Marvel era.
Mon, February 15th, 2010
Tim takes a brief diversion from Bendis' "Daredevil" in order to travel back in time and look at another groundbreaking Marvel run dealing with the strange goings-on in Hell's Kitchen: Steve Gerber's "Omega the Unknown."
Mon, February 8th, 2010
Tim stops time to look closely at the Daredevil work of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, this week through the lens of the four panel sequence that comprises the epic run's opening page. Comic book realism, exposed.
Mon, February 1st, 2010
This week Tim begins a three-part look at Brian Michael Bendis' greatest comic book work to date in his run on "Daredevil" while providing a bit of backstory on his personal interest in the superstar writer's rise to prominence.
Mon, January 25th, 2010
This week, Tim considers Matt Fraction's twenty-six issue run on "Punisher War Journal," the writer's first foray into mainstream superheroics, and thinks about the series' unlikely convergence with Shakespeare and Tom Stoppard.
Mon, January 18th, 2010
This week, TIm concludes his in-depth look at comic book archetypes as author Steven Withrow returns to discuss the superhero pantheon, looking at the essence of characters like Captain America, Batman and even Blue Beetle.
Mon, January 11th, 2010
Tim is joined by author Steven Withrow this week for part one of a lengthy conversation on the superhero archetype, discussing why characters like Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man matter so much more than the others.
Mon, January 4th, 2010
At long last, the wait is over! Tim celebrates the end of 2009 by sharing his picks for the Top 10 Comics of the Decade, including celebrated works from Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Chris Ware, Matt Fraction and many other creators.
Mon, December 28th, 2009
What do "Batman: Year 100," "Planetary," "Walking Dead," "Immortal Iron Fist," and "The Human Target" all have in common? They're some of the Best Comics of the Decade, but they didn't quite make Tim's Top 10 list. The countdown begins!
Mon, December 21st, 2009
The year is coming to a close so it's only appropriate that Tim takes some time this week to talk about "Batman and Robin," "Scalped," "Scott Pilgrim" and other titles as he runs through his choices for the Ten Best Comics of 2009.
Mon, December 14th, 2009
Looking back at what is one of the best comics of the last decade, Timothy explores manga, allegory, and war in the sophisticated retelling of the classic Astro Boy story "Greatest Robot on Earth," "Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka."
Mon, December 7th, 2009
Tim thinks about all the new characters from the last several decades who haven't stuck around all that long, and explains why the likes of Wolverine, Deadpool, and the Endless managed to make an impact while others haven't.
Mon, November 30th, 2009
As the end of the decade fast approaches, Tim reflects on Frank Miller's apocalyptic "Dark Knight Strikes Again" and Grant Morrison's also-apocalyptic "Final Crisis," and explains why one is so much better than the other.
Mon, November 23rd, 2009
As we enter the holiday season and prepare ourselves for the mad dash to the shopping centers, Tim provides the perfect gift guide of comic book collected editions for the most important person in your life: you.
Mon, November 16th, 2009
Reflecting on some of the major comic book events of the past decade, Tim discusses the good - and not-so-good - when it comes to Grant Morrison's popular yet controversial run as the writer of "New X-Men."
Mon, November 9th, 2009
While organizing and sorting through his comic book collection, Tim unearths a rare comic-related artifact from decades ago and reminds us all that comic books and classrooms didn't always mix.
Mon, November 2nd, 2009
- The Ellis Top Ten
As promised last week, Tim takes on the comics of Warren Ellis, ranking the likes of "Stormwatch/The Authority," "Astonishing X-Men," "Global Frequency," and "Desolation Jones," in the Warren Ellis Top 10.
Mon, October 26th, 2009
It seems as though every new Wednesday gives us yet another major Geoff Johns comic book, so this week Tim reflects back on the absolute best Geoff Johns comics of all time...and his list doesn't just stop at the Top 10 picks.
Tue, October 20th, 2009
This week, Tim takes a good long look at the first volume of Alan Moore's "Absolute Promethea," talks about the collection's place in the Absolute pantheon, and revels in the astounding artwork of J. H. Williams III.
Mon, October 12th, 2009
Tim revisits John Byrne's '80s Superman revamp and considers how the reimagining of an icon worked as a gateway to the DCU and what its legacy is today, after all the changes Byrne made seem to have been undone.
Mon, October 5th, 2009
This week, Tim cracks open the immense, oversized collection by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons, "The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century," and considers - among other things - the trouble with Martha.
Mon, September 28th, 2009
Tim digs into his personal archive and unearths a piece of comic book journalism that hasn't yet been seen online. Ever wonder about how Apocalypse replaced the Owl? Or about Nightcrawler's peculiar parentage? Read on, true believer...
Mon, September 21st, 2009
After a pondering the mysteries of the European graphic album in America, Tim takes a look at Jacques Tardi's "West Coast Blues" and finds out what it has to say about Marxism, crime fiction, and the aesthetic of disenfranchisement.
Mon, September 14th, 2009
This week, Tim interviews Patrick Meaney about his new book on Grant Morrison's seminal series, "The Invisibles," and the two discuss how the title works and how it compares to something like Alan Moore's "Promethea."
Tue, September 8th, 2009
Sparked by the recent release of a book of interviews, this week Tim ponders the Q&A format while recalling the best interview books of the past, featuring the likes of Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and many more.
Mon, August 31st, 2009
Tim looks at the comic book landscape as it stands in late 2009 and identifies the Top 10 Ongoing Series right now. Punisher? Green Lantern? Uncanny X-Men? Scalped? Guess which series takes the top spot.
Mon, August 24th, 2009
This week, Tim reviews the two debut titles from the Vertigo Crime line: Brian Azzarello's "Filthy Rich" and Ian Rankin's "Dark Entries" and discusses what the future might hold for this ambitious new DC imprint.
Mon, August 17th, 2009
Tim takes on the experimental Miracleman work of Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham, wraps up his retrospective on the Marvelman character, and looks at what might have been and what might still happen.
Mon, August 10th, 2009
In Part Two of his look at Alan Moore's groundbreaking work on "Marvelman," Tim explores the Eclipse days, when the comic took a sharp turn toward the explicit and the superhero reached its logical conclusion.
Mon, August 3rd, 2009
Sparked by recent announcements from Comic-Con, Tim launches into a multi-part exploration of 'Marvelman' by showing what made the Alan Moore series so revolutionary all those years ago. Plus, a forgotten controversy resurrected!
Mon, July 27th, 2009
Tim returns from the Comic-Con International in San Diego with an unorthodox recollection of events, a warning for Hollywood superstar Megan Fox, and a celebration of what we like to call the New Awesome.
Mon, July 20th, 2009
To celebrate the one year anniversary of WHEN WORDS COLLIDE's debut on CBR, Tim reflects on the past twelve months of comic book commentary and throws himself a big, big party, no R.S.V.P. necessary.
Mon, July 13th, 2009
Tim overcomes some biases thanks to an eye-opening webcomic, leading to a discussion with up-and-coming cartoonist Ethan Young about the move from self-publishing to the world of online serialization.
Mon, July 6th, 2009
After a long holiday weekend of barbecues and fireworks, Tim looks forward to the mega-huge major event comic of the summer. No it's not "Blackest Night" or "Captain America: Reborn." It's "Wednesday Comics"!
Mon, June 29th, 2009
Sparked by numerous hostile reactions to a single negative review, Tim steps back to look at the thought process behind effectively writing a comic book review and answers reader concerns about Peter David bashing.
Mon, June 22nd, 2009
This week, Tim takes an early look at the new book, "Asterios Polyp," by David Mazzucchelli -- of Daredevil and Batman fame -- and tells us why it deserves to be ranked as one of the greatest graphic novels of all time.
Mon, June 15th, 2009
Tim's got Captain America on the mind, like much of comic book fandom this week, and he takes a look at Cap stories from each of the last five decades trying to figure out what the character says about comics, and about America.
Mon, June 8th, 2009
Tim, joined by artist Todd Casey, spends an adventurous day at the MoCCA Festival in New York City and returns to regail us with tales of the ups and downs, the good and the bad, and the contender for best book of the year.
Mon, June 1st, 2009
With sadness over the impending loss of "Young Liars" and "Captain Britain and MI13," Tim takes a look at ten other mainstream currently published comics that deserve more readers and says, "Hey, read these!"
Wed, May 27th, 2009
In this installment of WWC, Tim answers the age-old question: 'What is the WORST Grant Morrison comic?' and gives five answers. Plus, as an added bonus: Morrison's Ten Best Comics Ever.


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The wedding was an Italian country chic wedding and a little bit vintage with an atmosphere of 50's.The venue was an abbey in the middle of a fairytale wood, and the ceremony was in the center of the woods in a bucolic atmosphere. The tables names were inspired by their funny nicknames. The two arrived at the reception on an old Lambretta, like a 50's styled love story. These guys are really in love with their differences and their different characters and they have gained the love of all the guests. The entire staff was satisfied with the fabulous atmosphere. The style was country chic, with attention on all details, thanks to the bride and to the groom.
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6 Musicians Who Predicted Their Own Death in Song
#3. Hank Williams - "I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive"
Immediately, there's nothing too shocking or particularly insightful about the title of this song. It's obvious that everyone is going to die at some point. Most of those people, however, won't crank out a comical tune about it right before they go. Released in 1952, "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" was the last single Hank Williams released in his lifetime. The lyrics are your standard down-on-your-luck type of stuff. Troublesome, sure, but nothing life threatening going on. But still, there's that chorus...
Unfortunate Lyrics:
"No matter how I struggle and strive. I'll never get out of this world alive."
What Happened Next:
After reportedly struggling and striving, Hank Williams barely made it out of the rest of the year alive. On the morning of January 1st, 1953, just months after the song was released, he was pronounced dead at the Oak Hill Hospital emergency room.
"Doctor, hurry, he's struggling. And striving! Oh no..."
There is a myth that the song was actually #1 on the Billboard charts at the time of his death, but "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" actually didn't reach the top spot until shortly after his death. Today, Hank Williams is hailed as an innovator in the field of record promotion for being the first to employ the "Die Young and Sell a Ton of Records" technique.
#2. John Lennon - "Borrowed Time"
You may not know this, but most posthumously released songs are indeed recorded before the artist dies. Although "Borrowed Time" wasn't released until four years after the death of John Lennon, it was actually the first song he recorded following a five year exile from the music business. The unnervingly upbeat tune wraps lyrics about the frailty of life around the type of instrumentation you would expect to hear during dinner on a Carnival cruise ship. It was inspired by a Final Destination-like escape from death Lennon pulled off while sailing to Bermuda through an intense storm. An experience like that would probably just inspire us to shit our pants and stop showering. Lennon, on the other hand, was inspired to start rocking again.
Unfortunate Lyrics:
"Living on borrowed time, without a thought for tomorrow"
What Happened Next:
John Lennon was sometimes criticized for not practicing what he preached. Like how he sang about imaging no possessions but lived in a million dollar apartment. You could argue that he totally lived up to the lyrics of "Borrowed Time," but you'd be a fucking prick for doing so. We only mention that criticism because it was Mark David Chapman's main beef with John Lennon.
Speaking of beef, holy shit, right? Mooo, right?
Chapman delicately handled this beef by shooting Lennon to death, about six months after the song was written. Hopefully, Lennon practiced what he preached this time and genuinely didn't have a "thought for tomorrow," because, unless that thought was "be dead," he was guaranteed to be pretty disappointed.
#1. Jimi Hendrix - "The Ballad of Jimi"
In 1965, before most people even knew who he was, Jimi Hendrix entered a New York recording studio and probably weirded out everybody in the room by cutting a new tune about how some dude named Jimi was going to be dead in five years. "The Ballad of Jimi" starts with a declaration from Hendrix that the song is dedicated to the memory of his best friend. That the friend's name is a guitar player named Jimi is apparently to be chalked up to coincidence.
Hendrix further confuses matters with the line "that is my story" before ratcheting the creepiness up considerably.
Unfortunate Lyrics:
"Many things he would try, For he knew soon he'd die."
"Now Jimi's gone, he's not alone. His memory still lives on."
"Five years, this he said. He's not gone, he's just dead."
What Happened Next:
"I'm gonna go over there and die, now."
Next, Jimi Hendrix suffocated in the most horrible way imaginable that doesn't involve cock. He choked on his own vomit. Conveniently, for the purpose of this article, he died almost exactly five years after recording "The Ballad of Jimi." "Five years, this he said. He's not gone, he's just dead."
Disturbing as all fuck, isn't it? Probably the only reason he didn't get more specific than that was that nothing rhymes with "choked on vomit."
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Seven New York University professors and instructors have been awarded 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced today. This year's 175 recipients were chosen from nearly 3,000 applicants in the United States and Canada.
"These artists and writers, scholars and scientists represent the best of the best," said Edward Hirsch, president of the foundation. "Since 1925, the Guggenheim Foundation has always bet everything on the individual, and we're thrilled to continue the tradition with this wonderfully talented and diverse group. It's an honor to be able to support these individuals to do the work they were meant to do."
This year's Guggenheim Fellows from NYU are:
• Jean-Louis Cohen, Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts
• Jennifer Homans, a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at NYU and author of Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet
• Poet Major Jackson, a faculty member in NYU's Creative Writing Program and a professor of English at the University of Vermont
• Composer Jean-Michel Pilc, an adjunct professor in the Jazz Studies Program in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions in NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
• Choreographer Claire Porter, an adjunct professor in the Dance Education Program in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions in NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
• Filmmaker Ira Sachs, an associate professor in the Graduate Film Program at the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
• Poet Brenda Shaughnessy, a faculty member in NYU's Creative Writing Program and an assistant professor of English and creative writing at Rutgers University
Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world's foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. The first Global Network University, NYU has degree-granting university campuses in New York and Abu Dhabi, and has announced a third in Shanghai; has a dozen other global academic sites, including London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra; and sends more students to study abroad than any other U.S. college or university. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU conducts research and provides education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business, dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public administration, social work, and continuing and professional studies, among other areas.
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The Top 19 Movie Blunders of All Time
#19. "Disappearing Hero" (Top Gun)
In the final moments of the movie Top Gun, Maverick (Tom Cruise) is congratulated by the aircraft carrier's deck crew. He is then hoisted into the air on their shoulders. When he is lowered, he is now wearing sunglasses, has blonde hair, and is played by Val Kilmer.
#18. "Ghost Gaffe" (The Shawshank Redemption)
In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. During his story of torment and personal redemption he is consoled by Red (Morgan Freeman), an imaginary friend only he can see. Yet in several scenes, other characters can be seen looking directly at Red, and even reacting when he speaks.
#17. "Missing Line" (Casablanca)
Humphrey Bogart's famous phrase from Casablanca, "I live my life a quarter-mile at a time" is never actually uttered in the film.
#16. "A Tale of Two Actors" (Star Wars)
Following a beard-related argument with George Lucas, Ewan MacGregor stormed off the set of Star Wars: Episode III and never returned, forcing Lucas to recast to the role of Obi Wan Kenobi for the next film. Lucas eventually settled on Alec Guinness to replace MacGregor-but despite ILM's advanced CGI magic, the 50-plus-year age difference between the two actors is quite noticeable .
#15. "Celeb Screw-up" (Footloose)
In Footloose, Kevin Bacon fights for his right to be Kevin Bacon in a small town. The only problem: Kevin Bacon is an internationally famous actor, yet no one in town seems to recognize him.
#14."Murderous Mistake" (Lethal Weapon 2)
In Lethal Weapon 2, Sergeant Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) bravely shoots an unarmed South African diplomat in the head, even though he has diplomatic immunity. Yet in Lethal Weapon 3, surprisingly little time seems to have passed, considering the 25-year jail sentence Murtaugh would have received for this unjustified murder.
#13."Sand and Sandals Slip-up" (Gladiator)
During the filming of Gladiator, Oliver Reed stormed off the set before the film was completed, following a beard-related argument with director George Lucas. This forced the film crew to shoot many of the final scenes with his stand in, Chris Tucker. The filmmakers made no attempt to conceal the sudden switchover.


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organization = {Comit\'e Europ\'een de Normalisation (CEN)},
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year = {2002}
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Saudi Ambassador Extends Condolences to Family of Captain Grant
April 28, 2010
[Washington] – The Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir today offered his condolences to the family and friends of American pilot Joseph W. Grant.
"On behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia I extend my deepest condolences to the family of Captain Joe Grant. Captain Grant served an important role in the early days of the modern Saudi state as the first airline pilot for King Abdulaziz in 1945. He assisted in bringing aviation to the Kingdom, which earned him the King Abdulaziz Medal- First Class."


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6 B.S. Myths You Probably Believe About America's 'Enemies'
#3. Al-Qaida Is Still a Huge Threat!
What You've Heard:
In the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, the government was quick to tell us that al-Qaida is still dangerous. After all, bin Laden was just one man -- there are plenty of al-Qaida members ready to stand up and be the Simon Gruber to Osama's Hans. These people are ideologically motivated, and they won't stop until they've defeated us.
They hate our freedom almost as much as they hate our lack of beards.
They're stopping, or at least slowing down to the point that it's hard to tell the difference. It's true that bin Laden's death didn't cripple al-Qaida, but that's mostly because they were in terrible shape to begin with. In what had to have been at least a little anti-climactic, the computers seized from his fortress revealed that bin Laden had spent his final months worrying about al-Qaida's bank balance.
Apparently cave dwellings and camcorders from 1986 add up after a while.
One problem is that al-Qaida has a terrible business model. They're trying to fund a war against the richest military in the world by asking people for charitable donations that would get you yoinked out of your home country and taken to international jail instead of getting you tax breaks. In fact, the head of al-Qaida's counterintelligence wing complained that his budget was too small to be effective right before bin Laden was located and killed. For comparison sake, the American military was in the process of training spy crows to locate bin Laden at that time. If you can't fund the guy whose job is to keep you alive and your enemy has money to throw at Wizard of Oz science, you're in trouble.
"Here's a billion dollars. Science me up one of them flying animal spy things."
Another problem for al-Qaida is recruitment. As much as the media loves to make it seem like we live in a world of dedicated lunatics, al-Qaida has been struggling for years to attract new members. When your health care plan is "blow yourself up in that bus," you're going to need to compensate with some serious perks to make up for it. But new al-Qaida recruits faced terrible living conditions, which produced disillusionment among people who were already in bad enough shape to join al-Qaida in the first place. The al-Qaida HR department is in need of a serious overhaul.
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Most importantly, support is plummeting around the world. For all of their talk about destroying America, most of al-Qaida's victims are Muslim -- which is why, year after year, polls in countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Jordan find that fewer and fewer people support them. Meanwhile, more and more Islamic clerics are speaking out against terrorism. Most anti-terror intelligence comes from the friends and family members of would be bombers, who are increasingly likely to view al-Qaida membership as falling in with the wrong crowd. Al-Qaida's message is becoming irrelevant in a world where change can be made peacefully. Some analysts describe it as a failure to appeal to the younger generation. How bad is it? They're resorting to terrible rap music.
Something tells us democracy is safe for, oh, at least the next week or so.
#2. North Korea's Military Is Dangerous and Insane!
What You've Heard:
On paper, North Korea's military looks pretty scary. It's the most militarized country on the planet, has the fourth largest army in the world and spends a larger portion of its GDP on the military than any other state. Shit, how is it not dangerous?
Their camcorder technology is decades ahead of al-Qaida.
North Korea may spend a huge chunk of its GDP on its army, but its GDP is tiny -- which shouldn't surprise you, considering the chief exports are requests for food aid and passive-aggressive threats. In actual dollars, North Korea's military budget is only five to eight billion dollars. By comparison, South Korea's military budget is over triple that. Actually, South Korea spends more on its army than North Korea has in its entire budget.
And their StarCraft players get paid more than North Korea's generals.
This is important because South Korea is North Korea's most likely target, and most experts agree the South would now destroy the North before America had time to get their aircraft carriers wet. That's because North Korea's advantage in raw numbers has some pretty serious caveats. Their most advanced weapons are based on technology from the '60s, and some of that cutting-edge equipment probably isn't functional because of fuel shortages and poor maintenance.
Of course, you could have an army of a dozen paraplegics with Nerf guns and still be a threat if you had nuclear weapons. But while it's true that North Korea does have a nuclear program, they lack the technology to effectively deliver a warhead.
Those missiles actually double as septic tanks.
Imagine North Korea as Wile E. Coyote, and the rest of the world as the Road Runner. The Coyote may be able to afford a giant ACME anvil, but he doesn't know how to accurately drop it on the Road Runner -- he'll miss, and maybe even hurt himself in the process. North Korea's nuclear program is like that, except if the Coyote got lucky and somehow scored a hit, the Road Runner would turn around and obliterate him.
Again, the media's version of events relies on the very specific appeal to reason that assumes because a country could do something, they might actually do it. For instance, President Obama could text a picture of his junk to The New York Times right now. He has the technological capacity to do it. Nevertheless, we can say with one hundred percent certainty that he won't do that because it would be suicidal.
"Also, those fuckers have my number blocked."
That's why experts agree that North Korea isn't going to start a war, nuclear or conventional. It knows that if it did that, step two would be getting quickly turned into the world's largest parking lot. So instead, it's going to sit around and lob ridiculous threats at the West like the YouTube commenters of the international community. And our media is going to read them to us on the nightly news.
Look at the size of their flags! North Korea is unstoppable.
#1. The World Hates America!
What You've Heard:
This one takes different forms depending on who's talking. The right wing will tell you that everyone from France to Iraq hates our freedom, or our democracy, or our ability to get chili cheese fries added to any meal. The left will tell you with a grim fatalism that the developing world hates us because we've been occupying their countries, damaging their culture and our reputation for years. The idea that the rest of the world hates America isn't really an argument so much as it's the assumption that every argument about American foreign policy starts from.
This is pretty much a normal afternoon anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon line or south of Texas.
Since 2005, the BBC has conducted a poll on world attitudes toward various countries. In 2011, 49 percent of people surveyed said America had a positive influence on the world, while 31 percent held negative views. That's better than most presidential approval ratings from the past 20 years, and we elected those guys.
Even some of the most well known haters of our freedom in reality are more likely to give the U.S. a slap on the back and a "This guy! He's crazy, but he's alright." Unfortunately for purveyors of freedom fries, even the French attitude toward the U.S. has recently shifted from negative to positive (as has the U.K.'s and Canada's). And as for all those claims that the developing world hates us, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and the Phillipines actually have a more positive view of America than Americans do.
"We hear you have very few lions."
Granted it's not all pen pals and warm wishes out there, but when you look at the world's six largest economies, the U.S. is better than average. The world views America more positively than countries like China, Russia and India.
The statistics from countries considered America's enemies are also pretty surprising. In Iran, for instance, a majority of Iranians are cool with the American people, and just dislike the American government. Better yet, most Iranians and Americans want to see diplomatic relations between the two countries improve. Even more encouraging is the fact that a majority of people in both countries believe the Islamic and Western worlds can find common ground -- not bad for two states whose governments have referred to each other as the Great Satan and a member of the Axis of Evil. It is kind of cool that our foreign policy disputes sound like Dio albums.
"The Great Satan" is almost too metal for metal.
So where is all the hatred coming from? Well, the people who have the weapons for one. Just as the Western media is better off when you think the world is a horror movie teetering on the brink of a post-apocalyptic tale of survival, the guys controlling every army in the world are better off if you think you need them. If everyone likes each other, then they're the weirdo bringing a gun to a tea party.
So the next time you hear a politician or pundit going on about how people from countries like Iran want to see America destroyed, think of them like the mean girl in middle school who makes up rumors because it's the only way to get people to listen to her. Saying, "Iran is a little suspicious of America but wants to get to know her better," may not make for good television, but it's way closer to the truth.
America thinks Iran is really cute, but we've been burned so many times before.
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Here the baby is lying with an arm up to the face and the face lying on the placenta. The eyes are shut at this time and it will be a couple of weeks before they start to open. The hand is held in the most relaxed position, with the fingers slightly curled.
Think of your pregnancy as a time to focus on yourself and your body; once your baby is born, the majority of your focus will be on baby care.
If you have the time and money, treat yourself to a day at a spa. Most spas will have special packages for pregnant women. Spending time at a spa, where you can go for a gentle swim, have some pampering treatments, and enjoy being in a tranquil environment, is a great way to relax and unwind. If a spa day is out of the question, create your own at home. Run a bath, add some relaxing music (for a background soundtrack), light some candles, and relax. If you don't want to be disturbed, let your partner know and turn off the phone.
Pregnancy massage (see You are 20 Weeks and 4 Days) either from a professional or your partner, can be very therapeutic, both physically and emotionally. Another great treatment to have at this stage is a pedicure; you'll increasingly be unable to see your toes, let alone reach them, so it's a treat for someone else to take care of them for you.
You may now find it more of a struggle to be on your feet, especially for long periods of time. Weight gain, changes in your center of gravity (particularly during the second and third trimesters), and hormones can cause foot pain and swelling (see Wearing maternity hose and Swollen feet and ankles). The pregnancy hormones that relax your joints ready for childbirth can also work to loosen the ligaments in your feet and hips, which can cause some discomfort.
To minimize foot discomfort:
Contact your doctor and explain your baby's usual pattern of movements. She can examine you and provide reassurance.
If you're not familiar with your baby's movements, lie down-he is more likely to sleep when you're active. Try encouraging him to move around (see You are 18 Weeks and 4 Days).
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Top 10 Family Weekend Activitiesby Lindsay Hutton
Do you have trouble finding something to do that the whole family can enjoy? Don't worry! These activities make perfect family outings for those weekends when you and the kids need to get out of the house. In good weather or bad, you're bound to find something to satisfy everybody.
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The Zoo
Take the whole family on a trip to the local zoo. Visit each creature's exhibit and test your kids' animal knowledge. Little kids love to stop by the petting zoo to mingle with a variety of friendly, furry animals. Older kids will enjoy sitting in on a lecture by a professional zoologist, to learn about the various environments and eating habits of wild animals.
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Let $X$ be a variety with canonical singularities such that $K_X$ is ample. Do you have a reference of the fact that every birational map from $X$ to itself is biregular? Thank you
Can't you reason as follows: ?
Take some multiple of $nK_X$ that is very ample. A birational map from $X$ to itself can not contract any divisor and the inverse map has the same property (here we use that $K_X$ is ample). So, any section of $nK_X$ will be sent to a section of $nK_X$ (by Hartogs principle). So we obtain an induced isomorphism $H^0(nK_X)\to H^0(nK_X)$. The map from $X$ to $X$ can be seen as restriction of the projective transformation $\mathbb P(H^0(nK_X))\to \mathbb P (H^0(nK_X))$ to the pluricanonical embedding of $X$ to $\mathbb P (H^0(nK_X))$. I.e. this map is biregular.
Let $R$ be the canonical ring of $X$. We know that $R$ is finitely generated. Furthermore $$X\cong Proj(R) = X_{can}$$ since $K_{X}$ is ample and $X$ has at most canonical singularities. Now, any birational automorphism $f:X\dashrightarrow X$ induces an automorphism of the canonical ring $R$ which in turns induces a biregular automorphism of $X$. So $f$ itself is biregular.
More generally, if $X,Y$ are projective varieties with $K_{X},K_{Y} $ ample and at most canonical singularities, then any birational map $f:X\dashrightarrow Y$ is indeed biregular.
I don't know a reference, but it should not be too hard to prove directly:
Let $\phi:Y\to X$ be a birational morphism whose exceptional locus is a divisor. Then by your assumptions $\phi^*K_X\subseteq K_Y$ and the difference consists of strictly not nef divisors. So $\phi^*K_X$ is the moving part of $K_Y$ and hence $\phi$ is uniquely determined.
Now if you have a birational map, resolve the indeterminacies and argue that both maps from the resolution has to be the same.
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Could you live in a tiny house?
I have been looking at some of the "bigger" plans for these tiny houses, around the 800 square foot mark. The B-53 in particular. I think they're adorable. It would be a challenge to control my packrat tendencies, but I can see one of them working for a family of 3.
An added bonus is you could fit one onto one of the cheaper lots that are too small for a more traditional house.
What say you? Could you imagine yourself in a tiny house?
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Nope. Need my space. Plus, the wife has over 700 stuffed animals that I wouldn't be allowed to get rid of (and other things) so it just wouldn't work out for us.
However, if needed, I could buy one for when our adult kids come back home.
We are living in something like that, though not as pretty. But our place is about 650 sq. ft. It took some getting used to, for sure! If you will be living in a tiny space with others, make sure you like them as they will always be just steps away.
I find that we really evaluate our purchases now and are stricter about trying to get rid of something if we buy a similar new item. You also find creative ways to use each bit of free space. For me, this has meant making my kitchen more convenient to use.
But, we are hoping to move something a little bigger as we have a newborn and are quickly finding things a bit too cramped now.
They sure do make them look pretty in all those glorious locales.
I really REALLY like to think I could live in one of those tiny houses. I do believe I could. It seems cool like a clubhouse. heeheehee
Whenever I think about it I usually start to feel like the space is way too small I think of the displays they have set up at IKEA. They more or less say "this is what you an do in 221 sq ft" or some other seemingly impossible space and sure as sh#t there's a bedroom bath & kitchen in there. lol PLus I've seen how people in Manhattan adapt to small spaces. So I like to think I could be happy in a space like that but I know we all could live in one if we had to.
No, but I think it would make a nice shed or clubhouse for my son :)
Living in an 800 sq ft house wouldn't be hard. There are quite a few of them on the market in my area. They're referred to as WWII homes around here. They're little 800-900 sq ft 2-3 bedroom 1 bath homes ranches set up in a few neighborhoods as part of the WWII veterans housing projects 30+ years ago. They're usually in a subdivision in a nice area. Lots of 1st time home buyers buy them because they're around the $100,000 range. They're also easy to maintain and fun to update. They usually have a full basement and a detached garage, making them a bit different from the ones you've showed here. But around the same size/functionality as far as the living space goes.
My house is just under 1,000sf, but it is split level and about a third of it is really a game and utility room that I only use on the weekends. The real living part of the house is about 800sf, and I find it quite comfortable. My lot is only about 50' wide, but a couple of hundred feet deep, my house is built "shotgun style". The front door opens to the living room, which leads to the dining room, with an absurdly tiny (6'x6') kitchen to the side, the dining room leads to the bedroom, with a short hallway splitting off to the bathroom (also 6'x6') and the stairs leading to the lower level. I live alone with a Great Dane and a Siamese, but the family that lived in this house for 63 years before I bought it raised three kids and Great Danes of their own there.
I could do it alone, but since I have a messy husband and son it wouldn't work.
I'd like to live in a tiny house, as long as it's got real plumbing. I'm not quite ready to go as far as collecting rainwater and using a composting toilet.
RE; shotgun house, this is pretty much my floorplan, but in the hallway leading to the bathroom there's a stairs leading to the gameroom downstairs.
They call them shotgun houses because you could fire a shotgun in the front door and clear the joint. My house will be 100 this year.
@moondrake: That's more or less what I'm thinking of. I'd have to adjust to not having a ton of space to store things in, but I've lived in apartments in the past that were about the same size as these houses, and I survived just fine.
I have never lived in a place smaller than 1200 s/f, except hotel rooms. Don't think I could. I'm a big guy, and need large furniture. I come from a large family and now we have 4 kids plus two grandkids. Current home is 3000 s/f. Even our vacation condo is 1200 s/f. We fill it up with 6-8 people.
@mtm2: Holy moly...
@phillystyle: Those IKEA spaces make me feel guilty, and cluttery, and like I could be optimizing better. (Exactly the point of them!)
I could probably fit in one of those tiny homes, because that's bigger than my apartment is now. I've lived in up to 1300sq ft, and that was just a bit too big (of course I was going from 755sq ft, so I lacked, well, furniture). I think the key to 'tiny living' is layout, really. A place can be small, but not feel small if that makes sense.
Challenge met and elevated...I live in a tiny apartment.
"Minimalism living" is something that looks wonderful but would be so hard for me to accomplish.
80% Electronics and furniture is what makes up my 850 sq ft apartment right now. I would have to make drastic changes to my lifestyle and hobbies(and maybe even my IT career) in order to live happily in a smaller space.
I think that's a mansion in Japan.
You're going to have to get rid of a lot of shirts, Narf ....
(Does that answer the question?)
dude, are you serious? one person could live there, but if you try to fit a family of 3 in there, you wont have a family much longer. kids especially need privacy growing up. what circumstances are causing you to even consider this?
@ndcouch: The plans have 2-3 bedrooms, which should be enough for one kid, really. How is that any different than any other house, other than there being less square footage?
Yeah it would be a bit cramped, but it wouldn't be that big of an adjustment fitting three people in there. It would be more of an adjustment to limit our constant need to buy more and more stuff.
I live in a 750sq ft apartment right now with my 2 meows, so a house seems like it'd be cool. I could definitely have a second person in my apt fairly easily, so I don't think adding a person would be an issue. A kid might be cramped. Would have to see, though. I have a pretty open floor plan in my apt, not sure how open it would feel if you put 800sqft on 2 floors.
I have lived in a Studio apartment with about 350sqft by myself and in a small house 600sqft with my gf & another couple + 2 smaller dogs and survived.
But now have over 2800sqft with my wife and child + 2 small dogs with plans of having more children, not sure I could do it or would want to live in such tight quarters.
"Could" I? Yes, if it was necessary.
Would I choose to? Absolutely not.
Loved reading the answers to these; I've been so intrigued by these tiny houses. Although I don't really consider the 600+ square footage ones to be so tiny; I lived in a 525 square foot apartment, by myself and with another person, and it wasn't so big of a deal (felt spacious for one person, really). I prefer more space, but I also like to think I would be capable of downsizing if need be... although musical instruments/equipment make that more difficult. I love the idea several people mentioned of using them as a place for guests/adult children to stay.
purplefeather: Are you planning to build it yourself?
so like i said, what is your reasoning? cause its cool, or its the only thing in your budget? most kids will not think that is "cool" and will wonder why the hell their parents are cramming them into a shoebox with windows. even if they like it at first, the novelty will wear off quick. ever been in a cramped space when one person has teh flu or a stomach bug? ever been in a cramped space when 3 people have the flu or stomach bug? hope you and your wife have quiet sex, or that kid will be traumatized.
@heyjoie: I'm still in the "starting to seriously give it consideration" phase of the entire thing. If I did go for it, I probably would have to get a lot of the heavy-duty work done, but I'm fairly certain I could finish it up if the "bones" were there, if that makes sense.
@ndcouch: (I'm female, btw) My daughter will be going off to college in a few years, so I'm sure she could suffer through the horrors of not having a 3000 sq foot, 5 bedroom McMansion for that long. If it's a huge issue for her, I'm more than willing to buy an absurdly large home so long as she helps pay for it. As far as sound goes, I guess I could just soundproof the walls? We once lived in a 1200 square foot townhouse that I considered to have more room than I really needed. 850 would be a squeeze, but not nearly as bad as you're implying.
I can understand if a smaller house won't fit into your lifestyle, but just keep in mind that not everyone has the same "needs" as you. I don't really see how having to sit in the same room as your mother would be as mentally scarring as you're suggesting.
@purplefeather: while i've never lived in an 800 sq ft house, i have also never lived in one larger than 1400 sq feet. the reason i keep harping on the kid thing, is that as a kid in a 1200 sq foot house, with 2 siblings and 2 parents, i know what its liked to be too cramped, and it gets old fast. does your husband not need a shop or an office or a man cave? do you not intend to ever have anyone sleep over? do you expect to entertain guests? if i had a few acres on a lake or a mountain, and just needed a cool place to sleep on the weekends, those houses are cool as hell. but to actually live in it seems dismal.
I'm certain that I could live in one of those small houses. My current house is 1865 square feet and it's really more than I need.
I'd need to get rid of a bunch of stuff, but I should probably do that anyway. Like most people (and goldfish), I tend to fill up the space that I've got. And I know I have a lot of stuff that I don't need.
But the thing that would get me is the short ceilings. My house has really tall ceilings as does my office, the gym where I work out and pretty much everywhere else I go on a regular basis. When I visit friends who have places with 8 foot ceilings I just feel a little closed in. Not claustrophobic, but just kinda cramped. Living with short ceilings all the time I think would be difficult...or it would drive me to spend more time outside.
@tsfisch: My sentiments exactly. Sure, I could do this, but I would have no good reason to do so. I have a theatre room for watching movies and things are just perfectly set in there the way I like them. I have a reading room for .... yep, reading. Dining room, offices, living room... each have their purpose.
I can't imagine having a house so small I could never have guests. The BBQ's, football games, races, etc. Though cleaning should take all of about 3 minutes.
But, if you are quite the recluse and have very little need for space for anything at all, I suppose one of these could do.
What about heating and cooling? I would die without my heat pump, I have to have air moving or I would suffocate. Will a full size refrigerator fit in the kitchen?
I could probably tolerate it if it was a weekend getaway in the mountains.
I lived in a 500 sq ft house for 4 years and it was fine. Of course it had some perks: I was 3 blocks from the bay, 4 blocks from the Pacific, could see the SeaWorld fireworks all summer long and if I stood on the street corner could see the ocean in two directions!
@moondrake: I am giving you a link to the wiki page on shotgun house. I had always heard it described as being able to open every door in the house and fire a shotgun through it. There is a floor plan halfway down on the right.
@jsimsace: The floorplan that I linked to above is more similar to my house's floorplan. There were a bunch of them built near Fort Bliss at the beginning of last century. I think they were mostly for young officer's families. My own house was originally lived in by the architect that was designing some of the big houses in the most posh part of town only a couple of miles away. They lived there while their house was being built. All the original surviving homes in my neighborhood are shotgun style, but many of them have been knocked down and replaced with the kind of simple, unimaginative square house that was popular in the middle part of the past century. My lottery dream is to buy the shotgun house next door only the width of a driveway from mine and merge the two into one good sized house. Not so much for day to day living, but I entertain a lot and it's hard in my teeny house.
@missellienc: No. I have a 9cf refrigerator in my 6x6' kitchen. My stove is a little too small for a cookie sheet. My friends call it my Easy Bake Oven.
We have a family of 4 (1 adult, 1 teen, 1 tween, 1 kid), all female, in 630sq ft. Yes, with 1 bathroom.
Our house has 2 floors and basically no hallways, so no wasted space. I do wish I had a coat closet, that would help a lot. We also have storage in the basement, but you have to go outside to get there. Getting ruthless with what to keep is huge, as is making a really good organizational strategy. And then following through with it. That's the part we're having issues with. :)
Our house is old (1846), so I think it's pretty cool that newer houses are also being built small on purpose!
The trick is really to make sure everything's laid out well. Our kitchen is fabulous, we have a big (comparatively) dining/living room, 1 big bedroom (for kids), and 1 small one that barely fits my bed & bureau & desk. Lots of storage bins hiding under coffee table, window seats, etc.
@ndcouch: I don't understand your antipathy towards this. It can work out really well. We live in 630sq ft & 4 people, and have guests over all the time - kids in the afternoons and adults/families for dinners. My kids have friends sleep over frequently (planning a sleepover for 5 teens in a week and a half), and there's always at least 1, usually 3+ extra kids over after school every day. There's always space for more!
I do have a full size oven and a full size fridge, plus a full size dishwasher and quite a few cupboards & great countertops. We did some remodeling in the kitchen before I moved in because I cook all the time.
Admittedly, we have some fighting between the 3 girls, but we've worked it out. I'm happy to let a kid use my room for alone time, though. Maybe some other adults wouldn't be OK with that, but it's fine with me. My kids each have their own space in their room, too (2 loft beds, 1 regular bed, 3 chairs, 3 dressers), which also helps. They're not traumatized.


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Whether he is hitting the green grass on the football field or strapping in his snowboard on the mountain, he will be sure to stay comfortable with this underlayer. The snug fit and mock neck help heat stay close to the body and help to keep cold air out, while the dri-FIT technology incorporated into the fabric will whisk away sweat so that it does not stay on skin and eventually get heavy and cold.
As far as breathability goes, this athletic shirt's design has also taken that into consideration. It features mesh panels at the sides and underarms so while he will remain warm, he won't remain sticky.


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- Jena Economic Resea...
- Volume 3
- Spurious complexity...
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- Thu Oct 15 2009
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cognitive limitations
common standard
spurious complexity
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It has been argued that cognitively constrained consumers respond sub-optimally to complex decision problems, and that firms can exploit these limitations by introducing spurious complexity into tariff structures, weakening price competition. We model a countervailing force. Restricting one's choices to the most easily comparable options is a psychologically well-attested heuristic. Consumers who use this heuristic favour firms that follow common conventions about tariff structures. Because a 'common standard' promotes price competition, a firm's use of it signals that it offers value for money, validating the heuristic. This allows an equilibrium in which firms use common standards and set competitive prices.
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- Research article
- article languages JER
- Englisch
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- D83 - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief ; L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets ; L15 - Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility


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I want to delete GTK themes which come by default in ubuntu 10.10. As I open appearance, theme delete button is shown disabled for me. How I can delete theme by using Appearance instead of going to command line?
I've got an easy way to do this. Ubuntu Guide very clearly demonstrates the steps needed to delete themes from appearance menu
These themes are installed during Ubuntu installation and available system-wide. You need root to remove them. However, removing them might cause unexpected behavior.
But if you insist, you can check which package owns the theme (for example, New Wave) and remove it:


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One local company has created a new and innovative way to make sure high school and college students, around the nation, are not only front row to the vice Presidential Debate tomorrow, but can also have their voices heard.
It's called "Our Voice. Our Future" and for the first time tomorrow it will bring the live democratic process straight into the classroom.
"We wanted to use technology to make the Vice Presidential Debate available to students in a way that's convenient and can be plugged into their normal school day,"says Mark McElroy, Chief Strategy Officer at Connected Nation.
At noon more than 100 school participants in more than fifteen states across the country will live stream a panel discussion that will take place at Centre College.
"There will be some policy leaders and student leaders engaged in something of a town hall setting but students from across the country can engage via a web interactive format,"says McElroy.
Locals schools such as Bowling Green High and Western Kentucky University have students who hope to learn from the event.
"I know very little about politics and in order to educate myself before voting in November I wanted to learn about some of the big issues, and see what other people are saying," says Sara Volpi, a Graduate Student at WKU.
The event will discuss a range of topics that are likely to come up during the VP Debate.
"I'm sure that a lot of it will fall into economy and taxes and those types of reform but education is also a big thing i want to learn more about,"says Volpi.
Panelists include Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, former Secretary of State Trey Grayson and Centre College democrats and republicans.
"Student's have pre-recorded questions and submitted those in advance, so all the dialogue will be oriented around student interest,"says McElroy.
Through this event they hope to stress that students are the voice of the future.
"We are the next generation, we are the ones who will have to make those decisions in the future,"says Volpi.
150 Kentucky students are expected to be part of the live audience at Centre.
To take part in "Our Voice. Our Future" It's not to late just log onto 2012vpdebate.com to register.


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By Tribune Staff
MACKINAW CITY- The Mackinaw City Police Department with assistance from local law enforcment agencies apprehended two suspects after an early-morning pursuit on foot Sept. 26 in Mackinaw City.
Both suspects have been arrested and charged with resisting and obstructing, possession of stolen property and possession of a firearm, according to a release from the Mackinaw City Police Department.
Just after 5 a.m. on Thursday, an officer with the Mackinaw City Police Department observed a vehicle entering the south end of the village, which had been reported stolen from Charlevoix County at approximately 4 a.m. Police reported that the officer had been given information that the vehicle had been stolen from a residence along with a rifle and ammunition.
The officer stopped the vehicle on US-23. As soon as the vehicle pulled to the side of the road, two occupants jumped out and ran into the woods, according to the news release. The officer checked the vehicle for any other suspects, located the weapon and secured it.
Backup law enforcement officers from the Cheboygan County Sheriff Department and Michigan State Police helped secure a perimeter around the area where the suspects had fled. The passenger of the vehicle was seen running across the roadway into a motel parking lot. After a brief foot pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody by deputies from the Cheboygan County Sheriff Department.
A K-9 team from the Cheboygan County Sheriff Department was called to the scene to locate the driver. Tracking was difficult due to dense overgrowth on the property.
The driver was located later in the afternoon after going into a local business and was suffering from dehydration, according to the news release.
After being taken to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, the suspect was lodged at the Cheboygan County Jail.
Mackinaw City Schools Superintendent Jeff Curth confirmed that he received an early morning phone call on Thursday from Mackinaw City Chief of Police Patrick Wyman informing him of the situation. Curth said he was told about the incident happening at the south end of town.
"The chief said he did not feel there was a need for a lockdown and he gave me updates on the safety of the school throughout the morning. I took my lead from him," said Curth. He said only one door remains open to the school, the main entrance, under normal procedures.
Wyman said he did not feel at any time that students in the school were in danger.
"If I had any inclination whatsoever that children were in danger, I would have the school put on lockdown. The incident was quite a distance from the school. The suspects were not armed; we had located the weapon …. we had them contained in an area," said Wyman.
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May 30, 2011
Gugulethu Wine Festival photos
Skye Grove
Skye is a spontaneous traveller, a citizen of the world and is passionate about unlocking the stories of inspiring destinations like Cape Town. She believes in the power of content, loves street photography, anthropology, urban neighbourhoods and counts London's Shoreditch and Cape Town's city bowl as the two favourite places she has lived and worked in.
The Gugulethu Wine Festival was held at Gugulethu Square Mall on Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28.
Below are some photos taken by Skye Grove.


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The fight over internet sales tax is becoming a hot topic, of sorts, in the Dothan area.
Small online businesses are weighing in on the issue.
Proposed legislation is going through Washington that would possibly allow states to mandate sales tax whenever you make a purchase online, that tax could really hurt small business that operate online.
They wouldn't see a penny and that frustrates Diane Palmer owner of Abbey Oates Floral Design located on the circle she's been doing internet sales for seven years.
"If the product moves from here, and a customer purchases that item I definitely believe we should get the sales tax on this end," says Palmer.
Palmer also, believes...each state should not be allowed to keep one hundred percent of that tax.
"We do need the sales tax in our town as much as we can, just like anybody else does is the way I feel about it," says Palmer.
Financial experts say palmer and other small internet business owners are the one's who are on the worst end of the legislation....
"The big loser are small businesses. The same small businesses we're counting on to create the jobs to pull us out of the recession."
During the recession many small businesses want to keep people employed and it takes away from production.
Even though products are stacked to the ceiling here at Jeffers incorporated I spoke to the owner by phone, and she tells me this internet sales tax could get even more complicated."
"Different states have different ways of how they charge you taxes, there's an estimated seventy five hundred different tax jurisdictions with in the United States," says Ruth Jeffers.
Other retail owners who don't do business online say bring the tax on.
"I would like to think that all the brick and mortar type businesses in this area would see an increase in their sales coming back because what would be the purpose of buying online, for it if you are still going to pay the same amount for it here in town.
An issue that could affect all shoppers that's getting a lot of attention on Capital Hill.
The state of Florida is already implementing a state sales tax whenever times are purchased through their state online.
However, they are trusting consumers to use the honor system when it comes to paying the extra six percent.