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1 OWNER - LOW MILES - FABULOUS EXAMPLE - Here we have a great low mileage reliable little smart car. This car came to us direct from a smart main dealer.Autos Direct ltd has been established since 2013. We pride ourselves in buying and selling the very best in used cars. Our forecourt is situated in GL12 8BD a lovely quite rural area roughly 10 min from junction 14 of the m5 or approximately 15 mins from junction 18 of the m4. We work strictly by view by appointment only, so please feel free to call the sales team and book in on 07826681111. Thank you. , Good bodywork, Interior - Good Condition, Black, 1 owner, Autos Direct ltd offer finance and a 3 month warranty cover on all our retail vehicles over ¿1500, £2,450 p/x welcome
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Each year Kids In Cars (KIC) puts on a track day in support of Camp Quality.
Thousands drop by to view some amazing machines, and have the opportunity to be taken around the track in them. The kids ride free, everyone else donates a small fee.
So… Not only does KIC give the kids a great day out, but they raise much needed funds to help keep Camp Quality running. A dedicated team of volunteers comes together to organise and run the events.
Everything from Ford & Holden V8's, to Ferrari's, and NZ Police vehicles, are taken on to the track to thrill the kids (and kids-at-heart). This year the Holme Supercar made an appearance too.

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Muhammad Ali - His Life, His Words
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Written By: Geoffrey Giuliano
Narrated By: Beth Lockeport
Publisher: Flowerpot Press
Date: December 2012
Duration: 0 hours 42 minutes
Known the world over as a tireless ambassador championing the plight of the downtrodden, disaffected and forgotten, Muhammad Ali is the compassionate giant of the boxing ring. Above and beyond perhaps any person of the twentieth century, Ali is almost universally recognized as one of the most important historic figures of his time. This audio biography features a wealth of rare, in-depth interviews, with not only Ali, but with his rough and ready inner circle of friends and family.


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You'll have to deal with a few liars, but you'll quickly learn to read between the lines. Unless looks are all that matter to you. What is it going to prove to you that the research isn't true. If your gut instincts tell you something is amiss, don't doubt that feeling, dating you definitely have it for a reason and often times it can save you from a lot of headache later. Men are attracted to looks initially.
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Yes, some women have been injured and others murdered. It started to feel like a war zone. The app is basically a geo-location-based online personals app that allows you to list yourself to other local singles for minute periods to see who you match up with.
If you want to fill that void in their life, and maybe get something in return, then you need to check out Arrangement Finders. So finding real love Online is very much Dangerous and risky as well either way you look at it. In fact my sister in law is Malaysian Chinese.
Before you throw caution to the wind and empty your wallet into the pockets of an online app with the reckless abandon of a love-struck teenager, there are a few things you should know. Unless they have a job in an office or they have a son or daughter who is into technology then they might not have used a computer much before. This place is horrible to meet women! Women are afraid men will kill them. She is a dating coach and matchmaker who helped successful people find healthy, savvy style lasting relationships.
The site has profile verification options to ensure you are matching with real people and not fake profiles. We also know how easy is in statistics, to tweak them. Check out our full review for more info about why Cougar Life has everything you need to score your next date with an older woman.
We tested all of the popular dating apps in Raleigh to help you pick the one that matches your needs. Online dating is really popular. The system helps pair great people with each other, so that you can spend less time browsing, and more time really getting to know the people you are dating. Cougar Life has snagged the top spot on the annual list of our favorite cougar dating sites and apps for three years running.
Probably the best thing to do if you want to try out dating in Korea is to get a job as a teacher there. The site hasn't changed much in years, but rather banks on what it does have to offer singles, which seems to continually attract and re-attract members. No one wants to waste time going out on a bunch of first dates only to find out none of their matches have a true relationship with God. But on Arrangement Finders you can know right away that the guys are talking to are loaded, and that they are going to be very generous with whoever they date. This is the most wonderful thing i have ever experienced.
It think that the marketing of these sites doesn't help as does ones expectations. Only support I saw in some online dating sites, so hiv dating can be possible. No such thing as misandry?
Expect your inbox to be flooded with all types of messages from sincere and sweet to raunchy and suggestive. Do you believe in the fairies dude? Yes, it takes a bit of time, directed reading a section absolute but this helps the app find you the best matches.
There's an abundance of members from all different walks of life, most of whom are continually active on the site. The popularity of online dating is being driven by several things, but a major factor is time. Choose photos of you doing what you love, you with friends and family, and something that shows your face and body well enough for people to know what you look like. Mesa has a ton of beautiful, older women. Couples who met online are nearly three times as likely to get divorced as couples that met face-to-face.
Are women who are into it a shell of a human being or misandrist? Maybe older people are just more interested in projecting their real self, rather than an imagined or ideal version. You sound so clueless and ageist.
Who would ever want to date you? Whether you like one-night stands or are looking for an open relationship, Tinder can match you other Raleigh singles who enjoy casual fun. People who are decent human beings don't engage in brutality against the opposite sex. Elite Singles also focuses on compatibility, not just your brains.
You missed the point of the post. To find out which Raleigh dating apps brought fellow singles the best luck, check out our comprehensive list below. Give your profile a once-over and see if there might be any off-putting remarks. Essentially, hawks atlanta it's a win-win for all parties involved.
For many men this is usually an easy decision. People lie because sometimes people are dumb. Technology is changing and mobile phones are becoming very common throughout Asia. Do you make sure there are friends in the vicinity in the public place in case something happens? Members are given a report card-style dashboard that shows them why users liked or passed on their profile.
Why a Hot Relationship Runs Cold. Whatever I do here has to at least be enjoyable and fun, because if it isn't, then why bother. That's not a question, but I'll forgive you. The one-hour maximum self-destructing profiles and quick chats encourage on-the-spot sexual encounters.
Sounds like you're the one who needs to grow up. The casual dating app is incredibly straightforward and easy to use. Older Asian women are especially popular with Western guys who have been previously married one or more times. You're a very ugly person inside.
You can't go wrong if you know what you're looking for. It's much less overwhelming, and pretty easy to weed through. They also host a bunch of forums where members can discuss the struggles and joys of dating with Christian values. If your goal is to fall in love or get into a serious relationship, eHarmony is the app for you.
Kinja is in read-only mode. There are major companies like Boeing and Banner Health. If you don't really want a relationship at the moment but are still looking to have a good time you should check out Adult FriendFinder which has a free trial. From what I have observed is that people met their partner in all kinds of places like at a concert, a party, or other social settings. Most men do not live real lives with actual freedoms, and options for greater life prospects the way they want it are near zero.


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Thin and light for a mid-range device
High-contrast AMOLED screen, Smooth user interface
Has almost all the features of its last flagship Galaxy S III
Jelly Bean out of the box
'The Motorola Defy is available exclusively through Telstra in Australia for three months from 30 November and is rated as a BlueTick phone, meaning it provides superior coverage in regional and rural areas of Australia.'
'"DEFY has been designed to handle everything that life throws your way," said Alain Mutricy, senior vice president, portfolio and device product management, Motorola Mobility.'
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'At 59 x 107 x 13.4mm and weighing 118g it's one of the smallest and lightest phones around that features a screen above 3.5in. '
'Super strong one piece polycarbonate shell'
'good design'
Solid camera performance
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'Laggy behaviour at times.'
'Easy to use media player.'
'Haptic feedback can't be turned off.'
'Battery life is poor lasting only one day when using it just as a phone.'
Terrific 4-inch Super AMOLED display
Surprisingly fast performance from its dual-core CPU
Fast 4G LTE speeds
Vivid Super AMOLED screen
'Mobile hot-spot capability. 3G speeds.'
'True world phone.'
'fairly small, low-resolution screen'
'built-in GPS'
Sluggish interface
Single touch capacitive touchscreen
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'The photo quality is poor as well.'
'Out-dated OS is not intuitive.'
'good connectivity support'
'The music quality is great and without headphones the speaker is excellent on the 9300.'
'The display on the Charm is not as vibrant as most other Android phones.'
'Many Android Market apps are unavailable.'
'low-grade photos and videos'
'The speakerphone provided clear, but soft, outbound audio and reasonable inbound audio.'
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Last week was a week of gratitude here at Burroughs beginning with our Volunteer Appreciation Celebration hosted by staff and ending with the Staff Appreciation Breakfast hosted by our PTA. A huge shout out to our PTA volunteers and Classroom Champs for hosting a lovely breakfast on Friday! From the delicious food, to the notes of love and gratitude on the sidewalks and table coverings - staff felt appreciated and loved for all of the hard work they do to create a school where our students feel welcomed, safe, and valued for who they are and what they bring to our learning community. Thank you!
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Authorities captured two pursuit suspects Nov. 17 who fled the scene after a cash in a pasture adjacent to Burnet High School.
Authorities captured two pursuit suspects Nov. 17 who fled the scene after a cash in a pasture adjacent to Burnet High School.
By Connie Swinney
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Two Fort Worth area suspects remained in custody Nov. 19 in connection with a Burnet County Sheriff's Office pursuit, which locked down an elementary school, stalled a community event and ended with the suspects vehicle crash, a fugitive search and attempted escape.
The incident unfolded just after 8 a.m. Nov. 17 on U.S. 281, north of Burnet in the area of County Road 112.
Burnet County Sheriff's deputies engaged a dark-colored BMW Mini Cooper in a high-speed pursuit with speeds up to 100 miles per hour. The pursuit eventually entered The Green Mile, the main roadway, with limited outlet, onto the grounds of Burnet High School.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released 2016 campus and district ratings as part of the state accountability system, including those for the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District (BCISD).
Campuses and districts can be rated as Met Standard or Improvement Required and the district as a whole rated as Met Standard, as well as Shady Grove and RJ Richey Elementary Schools, Burnet Middle School and Burnet High School, where a special exception was noted.
The only local campus receiving that lesser rating was Quest Alternative High School, which needs to meet two more of the four index targets—student achievement and closing performance gaps.
Burnet High School received the rating of Met Standard with a TEA caveat, as "the result of special processing of results affected by online testing issues that occurred in spring 2016."
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The Guide to Thriving in the Silicon Valley Startup Ecosystem
By Jenny Belotserkovsky, founder of JFE Organization. She has organized over 50 startup programs and events, and worked with over 100 startups in San Francisco and NYC.
So you're thinking of launching a startup or already have one? Here are some pointers to keep in mind. In addition to factors such as a truly disruptive product or idea, deep understanding of the industry, technical execution, great founding team, and early traction, you need to know where you are playing and the rules of the game.
With all the good, tremendous growth you get from starting your company, there are a lot of difficult moments you will need to be aware of. To prevent yourself from getting into trouble, becoming discouraged, or disappointed in humanity, you need to have a tough, pragmatic attitude when dealing in this business.
The following guideline will help you understand the framework.
If you think about it, every time you drive, you make micro-agreements with every single driver around you. You have to let another car pass through or be the one to drive first. You make eye contact, show your had, or flash your blinker. You stop before the red traffic light. When there is a strong contract that is enforced, everyone is protected. When the rules of the game are unclear, someone will get hurt.
The same is true of the startup ecosystem.
In fact, there is probably no professional agreement or relationship that you should undertake without a contract.
Founder agreement for all founders before getting far, product terms and conditions, employment agreements for first hires, advisory agreements, investor term sheets, or startup programs all require contracts.
However, just any contract is not enough. If you are handed a contract, you absolutely need to read every word and understand every single term in it. Best yet is to have your own contract drafted first and handed to the other party.You should also read about best practices and best contracts for each situation and make sure that it protects you and/or the company. This way, you will know what good provisions are missing.
On the flip side, you need to know with whom you are making a contract. You need to do due diligence on the person to see if that individual is trustworthy. If you sign a contract and the other individual breaks it, it will be hard to enforce without legal involvement. And that can cost a lot, take a long time, and drain you from your focus on more important things.
Filing a lawsuit against a company can be even more challenging because it probably has more financial resources to deplete you.
Early on in your venture, find a lawyer who can provide you with guidance for startup law, but who could be flexible enough to know how to handle less standard contracts as well.
Lesson learned: Lawyer is your friend. Review every word in a contract. Have a good contract. Do due diligence on people and get to know them well before working with them.
Finding an experienced advisor can help sidestep bad decision and provide you with the next chess moves for your company. In fact, behind every successful entrepreneur is a great advisor. No one succeeds completely on their own.
There are several types of advisors. Among them are broad focus, narrow focus, a celebrity "star" advisor, or a combination of these.
Broad focus is someone who is often a serial entrepreneur or top level executive at a startup, has been in the game for many years, has done angel investing across many industries, and can offer a broad range of advice ranging from fundraising to sales, partnerships, hires, ect. This individual may not be an expert in your field but can certainly educate you about the process. Such a person can also connect you with many relevant people or potential investors. And also be very helpful during critical moments for your company.
Narrow focus advisor is someone who has expertise or specialization in a certain field. For example, a doctor with a specialization in urological medical applications for a urology-based medical device startup; an alternative currency specialist for a bitcoin or blockchain startup; a cybersecurity expert for a security startup, ect. These individuals are technical experts who can make sure that your technology supersedes anything else currently available on the market, and they would know this market well. This type of an advisor may potentially know other experts in the field and can make relevant introductions within your industry.
Finally, the "superstar" advisor is more of a household name (and here we mean within Silicon Valley; you'd be lucky if this individual is actually a household name). Now, this advisor may be very busy and in fact be rarely available to meet. However, his/her name on your deck will open doors and an occasional meeting or introduction will be taken very seriously.
Now, a broad focus or narrow focus advisor can be a "superstar" advisor as well.How do you solidify this relationship? Typically you need an advisor agreement.
I recommend FAST–Founder Advisor Standard Agreement created by the Founder Institute. There, you have a standard template where you can specify the advisor's roles, non disclosures, terms, equity compensation, and levels of involvement and responsibilities. It makes it easy to set the terms and you're following standard practices. Otherwise, you can Google founder-advisor agreements and find something else that works for you.
Key takeaway: If you find an advisor that works well for you, you're a step ahead of the game.
This point is less tangible and probably is one of the main factors that makes or breaks entrepreneurs. It is also what guarantees survival in this competitive ecosystem. Success is all in the perception of the mind.
Mental strength and positive thinking is very difficult to maintain when you are building a company.
In fact, Silicon Valley is known for stories of depressions, lack of moral support, sense of loneliness in this journey, ruthless competition, and internally perceived failure.
You judge yourself and you judge others. Thoughts are eating you alive and you feel that you're failing. Your competitor signed a big contract; your best engineering hire is joining another firm. You have to fire half of your team. Your biggest deal fell through. You did not get FDA approval. A law suit was filed against you. You filed a law suit but it's not going in your favor. Term sheet was rejected at the last moment by your potential investor. You are running out of money to pay your team. A large company introduced a similar product to yours as a feature.
Some of these situations are a serious threat to the growth of your company (FDA approval, lawsuits, end of reserves). Others are a mental threat.
By that, I mean that your mindset is killing you and your company, and you are sabotaging yourself. If you're sabotaging, that means you are scared of failure and of success at the same time. And you will find an excuse why you're failing.
I have seen founders who are mentally negative and will find reasons to be negative when things are going well. And it would take a lot of energy to put them back on a positive track.
I have also seen founders who handled setbacks very well because they have a high threshold for handling hard moments and can survive any difficulties. Usually, they also have more experience in work or life.
But you have to remember that you made a conscious choice, a choice to pursue this path. That your opportunity cost is having a less risky, more secure traditional career. That you consciously challenged yourself to build this because you cannot exist otherwise. Because you're a masochist who likes these challenges. Because otherwise you are not growing.
If this is a choice you made, then you have to acknowledge it and be thankful for the challenges and this learning experience that is preparing you for even bigger challenges but also for bigger rewards. You always need to remind yourself that this is not a life or death situation. That there will be options if this fails. And that no one will judge you nearly as much as you judge yourself.
The people who succeed simply did not break down after their failures. And they had just as many challenges as you. It never came easy to them either. And you can't compare your life to their life experiences and what they went through because you don't know.By comparing yourself, you are already setting yourself to lose because you're not focused on your own success.
In addition to setting up a positive mindset, you should do your best to avoid distractions that will get you into a negative mindset.
The addictive, great distractors include: social media such as Facebook (all your friends' "perceived" or actual success stories, all these news links to click on), popular tech news (informative but also highly discouraging – all these companies raising huge rounds), any informational noise or irrelevant clickbait news (sorry but some of this stuff is just not relevant to you in any way).
I'm not saying you should not follow your industry or the tech industry in general. You should just be very focused on what is relevant to your company, above it, or below it. That's it. Everything else is taking away your concentration and focus.When you're distracted, you're giving up your mental energy to someone or something else. And that energy is not coming back to you. That's why very successful entrepreneurs are known for their laser focus.Now, I'm guilty of this myself so there is something that helps me- SelfControl, an application that blocks your most distracting websites (you select which ones) for as many hours as you like. So any time you try to go to any of them, their pages are down.
If you do want distraction, do it after work. Or better yet, go for a run or to the gym. Or do something creative. Or meditate.
Bottom line: a strong, positive mindset is your biggest weapon for survival in this ecosystem.
Jenny Belotserkovsky is the founder of JFE Organization. She has organized over 50 startup programs and events, and worked with over 100 startups in San Francisco and NYC.


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Ancient music is music that developed in literate cultures, replacing prehistoric music.Ancient music refers to the various musical systems that were developed across various geographical regions such as Mesopotamia, India, Persia, Egypt, China, Greece and Rome.
The Saint-Omer Wind Orchestra will perform a medley to celebrate 300 years of French-American history Friday night. The orchestra, made up of 72 amateur and professional musicians, was awarded first.
What you'll notice is that it's more upbeat than the one featured in Origins and masterfully suits its ancient Greece setting. The music for the main theme. it immediately captured something about.
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Greek goddesses of creativity, many of whom are shown playing instruments. Flutes, bells, and drums invite visitors to imagine the music that was played during ancient rituals, while medieval.
Ancient History and Culture. The Roman Empire and Qing Dynasty are now only ruins, but there's far more to discover about the ancient world. Explore classical history, mythology, language and literature, and learn more about the many fascinating figures of the ancient world.
History >> Art History The Ancient Greeks became known for their perfection in art. During the classical era they developed their own style that historians would later call the Severe Style. Periods of Greek Art Archaic Period: The Greeks from the Archaic Period made sculptures of men called Kouroi and women called Korai. These statues had similar features and stood stiffly with their arms at.
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South Queensferry is situated on the Firth of Forth (river forth estuary) approximately 14 miles west of Edinburgh city centre. Cruise ships anchor off the coast adjacent the Forth Railway bridge and guests are tendered in to the Hawes Pier. Typically a day tour from South Queensferry starts at 9am and finishes at 5pm, however that is influenced by the arrival and departure time of your ship.
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Barbara Isaacson
April 23, 1935 – October 28, 2019
WEST LONG BRANCH - Barbara Isaacson died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, October 28, 2019 at her home in West Long Branch. She was 84.
Born in Newark, she attended Weequahic High School and Rutgers University. She also lived in New York while attending Columbia University's dental hygiene program. She then moved with her husband who was stationed at Charleston Air Force Base, SC. They went on to live in West Long Branch, where they resided since 1961. It was in West Long Branch that she had participated as a valued coordinator for Isaacson Orthodontics for over 57 years.
Barbara never had a bad word to say about anyone and will be remembered as one of the nicest, sweetest people one had the pleasure of knowing. She was grateful, kind, and gentle. Barbara had countless lifelong friends who will hold her in their hearts forever. More than anything else, she was incredibly loyal to her cherished family.
Surviving is her loving husband of 64 years, Dr. Robert Isaacson; her children: Dr. Richard Isaacson and his wife Jeanne, and Dr. James Isaacson and his wife Alyce; four grandchildren: Michael, Sara, Joseph, and Carli; and her brother, Dr. William Herbstman and his wife Karen.
A funeral service will be held for Barbara on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 11AM at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, 2130 Highway 35, Ocean, NJ. Interment will immediately follow at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.
Memorial contributions may be made in Barbara's name to the charity of your choice.
- Dr. Robert Isaacson, Husband
- Dr. Richard (Jeanne) Isaacson, Son
- Dr. James (Alyce) Isaacson, Son
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- Funeral Service Tuesday, October 29, 2019
- Committal Service Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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Warren said she listed herself with Native American heritage because she hoped to meet people with similar roots.These laws actually made the situation worse because Asian men were no longer able to bring their wives over to the U. So in a way, those who wanted to become married had no other choice but to socialize with non-Asians. servicemen who fought and were stationed overseas in Asian countries began coming home with Asian "war brides." Data show that from 1945 into the 1970s, thousands of young women from China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and later Viet Nam came to the U. One of the best research articles on this topic is a study conducted by Shinagawa and Pang entitled "Asian American Panethnicity and Intermarriage," reprinted in the highly recommended . The other major component of the table is that it presents different numbers depending on which statistical model is used.After World War II however, the gender dynamics of this interracial process flip-flopped. Similar in structure to their study, my colleague J. That is, the specific numbers for each ethnic group vary depending on how you measure "intermarriage." The different models are: I present these three models to give you, the reader, the opportunity to decide for yourself which model best represents the "true" picture of marriage among Asian Americans.In order to get a closer look at recent trends, we can compare these numbers to data from the 2006 Census. In comparing the 2010 data to the 2006 numbers, there are a few notable trends we can observe: Now that we have a general picture of what the marriage rates are for all members of each of these six Asian American ethnic groups, on the next page we will take a more specific look at only those Asian Americans who grew up in the U. and are therefore most likely to have been socialized within the context of U. racial landscape and intergroup relations -- the U.


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2019-20 School Council Meeting Dates
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Minutes from September 17 meeting
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Saturday Music by the River – Square One
October 5 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Live Music by the River at Queen's Wine Bar & Beer Garden will feature live music from Square One on Saturday, October 5. The bar opens at 4 pm and music will begin at 6:30 pm. Our bar features a large selection of quality wine and beer from around the world. No outside beverages permitted, but bring snacks if you wish. Matsumoto Samurai's Kitchen will also be available so come hungry! 21+ only please.
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A perennial favorite, Square One is blues/rock at its finest. Bring your dancin' shoes!
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My mum has a high school reunion coming up, and got some copies of her old school magazines so she could write some articles. As it turns out she wrote a fair chunk of articles for them, one of which was a glowing review entitled "Australia!" Interestingly, it came from the assumption that the reader would think Australia was a fairly boring, backwards, inconsequential sort of place — and as you can guess from the exclmation mark, went on in rapturous, euphoric tones to convince you of quite the opposite.
What's fascinating, to me anyway, is that I can recall the same kind of "Pfft. Australia." or "Australia? That's some snowy country in Europe, right?" attitude not all that long ago — you'd really think that people living in a thriving state capital on the turn of the millenium might have developed a more optimistic view of the country than a young lady stuck in a tiny country town had *mumble* decades ago.
But, on the other hand, I also think that's started to change over the past few years; things like the Sydney Olympics, the intervention in East Timor and the Solomons, and even divisive things like the close relationship with the US on the War on Terror and the involvement in the Iraq War, have made us start to think that, well, maybe we aren't Britain's forgotten step-child and we do have some contribution to make. And hey, Ricky was even kind enough to give me some evidence that people really are coming to a different view.
Of course, he explains it somewhat differently:
This year's Australia Day got me thinking about patriotism and the role it plays in the modern world. I have often believed patriotism to be one of the greatest scourges afflicting the globe. […] Yet, I have come to the uncomfortable conclusion that patriotism plays an important positive role in the world today. Patriotism, it seems, is the guardian of cultural diversity.
Patriotism – in its wider connotation – is the love of one's country, region or culture. […]
Personally, I'd go further, and say that it's also the love of one's family, one's friends and one's neighbours. It's also an expression of happiness and acceptance of the environment you find yourself in — that you think the rivers, and the climate and the mountains and the sights are wonderful and don't want to change them or lose them; that you're grateful for the homes and businesses and society your parents and their parents have created and built up.
And if you define patriotism that way, it's a good thing in and of itself. It's respect, and admiration, and conservation, and friendship, and family, and peace, love and goodwill all rolled into one.
But that's not the only way to define it. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of patriotism is actually this song:
And did I hear you say
My country right or wrong
My country oh so strong
My country going wrong
My country right or wrong
It came out in the early 90's by the look, back when I was an impressionable youth, a few short years after leaving primary school and hence no longer singing the national anthem every week at assembly, or standing to watch the flag be raised every morning.
Anyway, the lyrics sung by the Labor member for Kingsford-Smith make an interesting contrast to these comments from the government Minister for Health, Tony Abbott:
[…] [Howard] has been much mocked for saying that he wanted an Australia that was "relaxed and comfortable" but this attitude has actually been at the core of his success.
A very significant part of Howard's achievement has been to massage away the pessimistic and narrow-minded aspects of Australian conservatism. Fear of Asia, mistrust of difference, obsessive concern with whether people are getting more than their share are much less part of our national make-up than they were. Australians' capacity to be self-critical has not changed since 1996 but we've largely lost the adolescent agonising about who we are and where we belong.
[…] [Australians] no longer feel threatened by diversity and think that the extended family is a good metaphor for contemporary Australia.
Almost unnoticed, the Howard Government has started to create a new story for Australia, not as the plucky ally, certainly not as anyone's deputy sheriff, but as a force for good in our own right.
Maybe it's that the jingoistic singing and flag raising got to me when I was even more youthful and impressionable, but I definitely know which view I prefer to hold.
Anyway, Ricky's thesis doesn't really work, to my mind. Apart from the knee jerk anti-capitalism ("But ironically, it is capitalism and the free market economy that is threatening to swallow our multifarious cultures and replacing them with a McDonald's or Starbucks on every corner." — but it's also capitalism and free market economies that give American's hundres of channels of locally produced content, while government regulations keep us stuck to a handful of channels that can only afford to run proven successes; likewise it's capitalism and the free market that gives you half a dozen food courts in the mall where you can get cheap quick food inspired from countries on every continent except Antarctica)…
Err, I kinda got distracted there, hey? Let me try again. Ricky's thesis doesn't work anyway, to my mind — if you're going to use patriotism to defend yourself from the iniquities McDonalds and Starbucks, presumably you're worried about succumbing to the borg-like empire of the United States. But at least as far as I can see, it's actually far more diverse than Australia — the difference between Brisbane on the east coast, Perth on the west coast, and Adelaide on the Great Australian Bight is pretty much one of environment — the people are pretty much the same either way. But the differences between the culture of, say, New York, Los Angeles, and New Orleans is quite a bit more notable. Now, maybe I chose my cities a bit unfairly: how about Salt Lake City, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Austin, Texas instead? Add in Seattle and Honolulu, and you've pretty much used up all your Australian capitals already, with no two of their US counterparts being alike. And there's still another three-dozen to go.
Of course, you could argue that of course America's more diverse — it's been more patriotic than Australia for decades! But in that case, is patriotism good for protecting diversity, or for creating it?


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Wow, you just know a perfect way to capture our hearts, Michelle. Thanks so much for being there with us & your promptness in posting these lovely photos. I will (patiently) wait for the rest of your masterpiece to shine through. (Bet Vieng's anticipation is about to go off b/c mine already did!)ReplyDelete
Lovely photos, such great composition and wonderful lighting & tones...always a pleasure viewing your photos! You've got such an artistic talent, Michelle! Anyway, just want to thank you so much for all that you've done...can't wait to see the rest of the pics! Hope you have a great one and pls take care! :)ReplyDelete
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Michelle thank you so much for taking these pictures. As always your work is the best. I'm so glad you and your hubby were there to enjoy the day with us, you are part of the family. Thanks again.ReplyDelete
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