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Gautham Vasudev Menon, even as busy filming his first trilingual venture 'Neethane En Ponvasantham', seems to have zeroed in on the heroine for 'Yohan Adhyayam Ondru', his maiden film with Vijay.
If sources are to be believed, Gautham's 'favourite actress' Sameera Reddy would share the screen space with the Ilayathalapathy in this big-budget venture, which is set to hit the floors by early 2012.
"But an announcement is kept under wraps since Gautham wants to complete Neethane En Ponvasantham, before shifting focus to Yohan Adhyayam Ondru. Vijay too is happy to have Sameera on board," sources say.
Sameera was the leading lady of two of Gautham's earlier movies- 'Varanam Aayiram' and 'Nadunisi Naaygal'. In an interview earlier, the actress mentioned that she would act in a film without even listening to the script, if it is directed by Gautham.

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|Lita Ford Wicked Wonderland
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Lita Ford returns from her island retreat to unleash her own special brand of high energy girl power rock n roll upon the masses. Not quite.
An album like this may have made a few waves in 1998 (not among the long time fans though), but in 2009 someone should have told Lita that it is ok once again to make music from the heart and just be true to who you are/were for a while there, Lita was the Queen of melodic hard rock. For me the trio of releases Lita, Stiletto and Dangerous Curves were the pinnacle of her career.
The days of having to sellout to trends is over the music industry is on its ass and the remaining loyal fans that still buy CDs just want their favourite artist to be themselves. To rock out like 20 years has never passed.
You know, everyone is getting older and bands seldom make more than one album every couple of yeas, so why are artists pissing away valuable time trying to be something they aren't?
There was a time during the mid-late 90s where just about every stadium rock act tried to step out of the box and cash in on the trend of going modern.
But how many bands actually recorded something credible or worthwhile?
I can count on one hand the ones that worked. The rest stood out as turds amongst roses.
In recent years common sense has finally prevailed and most bands have realized that it is better not to piss off what fans you have left and instead try and cater to those fans by delivering the music they want the music that made these bands great in the first place. How could Lita Ford not be aware of this? Maybe she had to make this record just for herself.
My biggest gripe here is that this is not a Lita Ford album. Seriously she is barely heard on some tracks. Instead, this is a Jim Gillette vanity project.
Jim is Lita's husband and the former frontman of indie metal act Nitro.
Now, had the album been credited appropriately or given a project name, you could forgive the pair for getting self-indulgent and doing whatever they like. Fans could then like it or lump it. But under the Lita Ford banner, there are expectations. Long time fans are expecting classic Lita and that is simply not delivered in any way.
Regrettably, she talks through many of the songs, let's Jim handle the majority of the choruses (which in some cases are almost non-existent) and barely manages to remind anyone of how she used to rock. This is one heavy record mind you the heaviest Lita has ever sounded, but it ain't classic rock.
The other issue I have with this album is the lyrical content and inspiration behind the songs. It's cringe-worthy. The ultra-sexual interplay between Jim and Lita is way over the top and the nature of Jim's creepy vocals just makes it sound ever more strange.
This collaboration may be great therapy for their relationship, but it is the fans that will be left needing therapy to recover from listening to this. You can almost hear them having sex while writing and recording the album.
Track By Track:
Crave a barrage of tin drums and samples with spoken word vocals over the top before Jim Gillette's Neolithic vocals destroy an already bad chorus.
Piece (Hell Yeah) Lita speaks more than sings once again until Jim takes over with a really whiney vocal that make Axl Rose sound like a Rhodes Scholar.
Patriotic SOB features more horrible whiney vocals, but at least Lita sings for a bit.
Scream For Me features some heavy grunge inspired guitars and a horrible programmed drum sound. One of the more reasonable choruses where Jim stays out of it and Lita sings.
Inside utterly horrid. Lita barely appears on this track, leaving Jim to "sing" about having sex with his wife. The vocals really are appalling.
Wicked Wonderland More or less just heavy down tuned guitars and effects. Or just noise to these ears. Terrible chorus tuneless.
Indulge is one of the worst tracks I have heard in years. Effects filled vocals and programmed effects that make no rhythmical sense.
Love more tuneless noise almost the exact same song as Patriotic SOB!
Betrayal more noise. Bombastic rhythms and muffled vocals especially from Jim.
Sacred slower, but utterly tuneless again. A ballad that just drones on.
Truth hate the modern style, but at last a song where Lita takes control and actually sings during the chorus and gives us a small glimpse at who she used to be.
Everything total mess. Nothing but shouting and computerized noise.
Bed yet more of the same programmed effects and muffled vocals. As for the lyrics? Spread them baby? Lick my fire???
Garden it is the same songs over and over on this album. Sounds like a punk/grunge version of SOB again.
Push "You're so hot the way you do it I lose control .push push feels so tight you'll get yours after I get mine " No further comment necessary.
I don't mind updated and fresh sounds coming from any artist, but it has to make sense. I needed to hear more of Lita singing and much less of Jim's vocals .fewer effects and computerized "enhancements" and more melodies heavy or otherwise.
So long without a record and now a real out of character return this could prove to halt any comeback before it ever gets started. And for fans, that's a real let down.
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Sunday, July 08, 2012
Life is Sweet!
I am a berry berry bad blogger.
Things have been happening. On Friday the 13th, "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds" opens at the Dougherty Arts Center. Produced by Austin Theatre Project, the show is going to be all sorts of wonderful! I am playing Nanny, the old woman Beatrice keeps in the back room. I have discovered during the rehearsals that I had no idea of what this play is really about, despite having seen it several times. I was accused in high school of reading things superficially, and I guess that has extended to the way I see things, also. The more we rehearse this, the more it means to me. Never mind that, in all my years of theater, I have never worked as an actor in Austin. I actually feel out of my depth, but all cast and crew members have been very kind, and I do feel that I am contributing to the story.
Another point: the audition fell on June 11th, which was my wedding anniversary. The date has been problematic and emotional for me ever since Jim's death, but this year it passed without my even remembering its significance. I was too "et up" with terror at the prospect of an audition across the Great Divide that is the Travis/Williamson county line. I actually felt a bit guilty about forgetting. I see it as a positive sign that life does, indeed, go on. The reality of Jim is fading, not from memory, but from day-to-day life. It is a sign that the light at the end of the tunnel is getting larger and closer.
I have also lost a bit of weight. Not enough to satisfy me, but a noticeable amount. This, too, is a positive thing.
I have two exciting theater projects for next season. I will actually be directing a show in Austin in February. A cast in search of a director asked me to direct "Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune," and their producer has rented the City Theater for the show. The play is a gritty romance between two people who are not young, not rich and not gorgeous. Their love is not bestrewn with roses and unicorns and fluffy hearts. I have loved it ever since I saw the movie--"Frankie and Johnny," which starred Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. My cast consists of Summer Bryant and Ben Weaver, and we are going to kick ass. Warning (or advertisement): there will be nudity.
The second challenge is one that has been dear to my heart for a couple of years, "Death and the Maiden." It will go up in the Spotlight slot at Sam Bass. So, end of May, beginning of June, I think. I have not yet actually looked at the calendar, but will keep you posted. This, too, was a movie, with Sigourny Weaver and Ben Kingsley. Everyone usually forgets who plays the husband in it, but they won't, after this! I saw the play done in Austin a few years ago, and it was not plumbed to its depths, in my humble opinion. In my humble opinion, it needs to be tackled by an angry older woman who knows a thing or two about rape. In my humble opinion, I am she. I have a strong cast in mind. I can't tell you who until I have affirmatives from the actors, but soon...
So. That's what I'm up to. How about you?
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I was also raped (as a child of 13) I dont trust not so much since then.ReplyDelete
I have also lost weight. I was a size ONE when guys thought I was hot. That's messed up. At a size 8 now, my own mother calls me chubby (even though she is a 14) When I was a size 1 she called me too skinny, now that I am an 8 she calls me chubby. She never called me normal when I was in between. I must have been a normal size in between. She has lost a lot of weight, now she compares us. Even though she is a a size 12. How fucked is THAT!
From what you've told me, I don't think I like your mother. Even after we're grown, we need our mothers to be supportive, and not cut us down.ReplyDelete
I love her. She has her good points too. She just likes to cut people down. She does love me. But i can never be what she wants.ReplyDelete
For example, she has always thought that I should have super straight hair, she used to compare me to models.
I can get my hair straight now, but she doesnt like it now. She says that I look better with my curly hair.
She doesnt mean to be mean. She just wants perfection. But on the other hand, she has always been there for me. Even though she has made me basket case about how I look. I dont even know she even knows that she cuts me down.


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Graveyards Surfbreak Taranaki by Peter Lambert
Print Code: 8753
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Image size in millimetres: 400 x 250
Edition of 45 individually printed, signed and numbered by Peter Lambert
Graveyards is a popular surf break on Taranaki's famous Surf Highway 45. Taranaki artist Peter Lambert is one of New Zealand's leading contemporary printmakers as well as a regular surfer. ** Latest News: We are now down to the last A/P (Artist Proof) of this sought after edition. It is a perfect print with just a couple of tiny ink marks on the white border from when Peter was printing the edition. These marks will be behind the mat when framed :) ** We asked Peter to tell us more about this print and he wrote The "Graveyards surfbreak" screenprint is another one in the series of surfbreak prints I have been producing since 1992. They are done in the multiple image format so as to tell the story of the roads and or tracks to these iconic Taranaki surfbreaks and to also give a sense of location . There is also in each of these surfbreak editions at least one image from out at sea from the surfers point of view. "Graveyards" was named because of its location near an Urupa (Maori burial ground). The gateway to the Urupa with Mt Taranaki in the background is one of the frames in the screenprint. The saucer shaped cloud over the top of the Mountain indicates a SE wind. The ideal offshore wind for the surf at this particular break."
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Justin Chatwin exits Shameless, won't return with cast
For the last three seasons we have watched Justin Chatwin and Emmy Rossum play-out their rocky relationship. It seems that love will find its bitter end soon however because Chatwin will not be returning to the series.
Shameless is Showtime's number one series, and although the show seems to be gaining even more of a following, it will have to do so without Chatwin. It was the show's producer, John Wells, who confirmed the departure earlier this evening at the TV Academy Emmy panel Los Angeles. Chatwin's character struggled with love and a secret marriage for the last three seasons. The last time we saw Jimmy he was on a boat, Fiona (Emmy Rossum) was then handed a small parcel filled with money. Though we did not see him die, we were left to assume that he would not be coming back to the show.
The good news for fans is that Shameless will be returning next year (though as we mentioned before there was little doubt that Showtime wouldn't renew the popular Sunday night series).


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I'm sorry for my prolonged absence from the site, and it will be a little longer before I'll be able to update. I was involved in a pretty significant physical altercation about a week ago and it's taken me a while to recover. But before you ask, don't worry, I'm completely fine. It's just been pretty complicated lately getting everything sorted out; hopefully everything will be clearer soon. It's all coming back to normal, and I can safely say that I've seen and done things in the past few days that will give me stories (and nightmares) for the rest of my life.
And now for something completely different.
Before all of this madness swung into high gear, I attended a gala screening of Rampage, the latest release by Dark Maze Studios, creators of the hilarious and fantastically original gamer movie Press Start*– a film full of old-school gaming references from the Nintendo era that an old gamin' salt like me always finds irresistible. And no, Rampage has nothing to do with the adventures of giant city-destroying monsters. You may be more familiar with its bastardized American ur-name: Turkish Rambo.
Oh yeah.
Dark Maze acquired the rights to this classic and released it in the United States on DVD for the first time since its creation over 23 years ago, and has even gone the extra mile by commissioning a faithful, English dubbing track and an all-original score by Jake Kaufman, the composer for Press Start and Contra 4. Until now, you could only catch snippets of movies like this on YouTube, but now you can watch it raw and uncut! And if you're not completely sold on this already, it's directed by the same guy responsible for Turkish Star Wars, the movie that nearly broke my mind and sent me gibbering "Everybody in the pooooo-o-o-o-ol" in a nuthouse somewhere.
The movie, patterned loosely after Rambo: First Blood Part II, follows action hero Serdar as he is freed from military prison to infiltrate and put down a band of anti-government guerillas. At least, I think that's the gist of it. It's hard to tell because often times it feels like the movie was edited with a pair of hedge trimmers. At some point, he rescues a sleepy-eyed blond woman whose only contribution to the story seem to be whining and wordless sniveling (like most movies of this genre). And the Vincent-Price looking villain (whose ubiquitous scowl makes him look like a permanent =[ frowny face) blows Serdar's cover almost immediately and buries him in sand, where he proceeds to shout at him for about fifteen minutes demanding to know who he works for (because, y'know, it could be anybody).
The riffing here was coming too furiously to adequately understand the nuances of this rich, subtle, sweeping epic, so you'll have to excuse me if the whole plot sounds a little sketchy. After some time he escapes and embarks on a punishingly long, Cormanesque rock-climbing sequence, interspersed with footage of other people we don't know, doing things we don't understand in places with no seeming spatial relation to the action at hand.
I don't want to spoil everything for you, but my personal highlights of the night were of Serdar slitting a man's throat twice (who was still able to phone up his boss and gurgle a warning), and of course, the thrilling climax where Serdar goes apeshit on the villain's entire compound with a stolen rocket launcher. The effect used to simulate a real rocket launcher's firing mechanism involves a grip just off-screen tying a string to the rocket and pulling it away as fast as he can. This is accompanied with a "thoomp!" sound not unlike dropping a long cardboard tube on the ground. Then, of course, there's the plethora of cartwheeling, flying stuntmen falling ass-over-teakettle (in many cases, jumping toward the blast), and Serdar's amazing good fortune in finding spare rockets just lying around behind oil drums.
It's a veritable orgy of nonsense violence (y'know, sort of like the latest Rambo movie), and if you're looking to start a movie-riffing night at your parties, there's no movie better to start with than Rampage. The DVD is also loaded with special features, an audio commentary, and a mini poster destined for a spot of honor on my wall. Fantastic stuff, especially since the English dubbing is played completely straight-faced, without a hint of ham or parody, just as it should be. Ed Glaser himself said that they took every effort to perfectly replicate the spirit and sound of all of the dialogue and effects, complete with the slain soldier's Ahnuld-like "nyaaaauuuugh" death throes.
If you want to catch a great action flick…well, you might want to rent Die Hard. But if you want some serious, balls-to-the-wall action, get some life back into your parties, or to put a frigging awesome movie on your shelf that few people but hardcore riffers would ever own, you've got to check out Rampage. Give it a shot.
Or Serdar will cut your goddamn throat. Twice.
* To my shame, Ed Glaser, the creator of Press Start was good enough to send me a completely free copy of the movie in the hopes that I would review it. When I recorded my half-hour long review, I realized just as I was turning the camera off that I had forgotten to turn on the battery pack of my lavalier microphone, and I didn't get a single syllable of sound. Instead of re-recording it like I should have, I got angry and moved on to something else, which was a true disservice to Mr. Glaser and all the people who worked very hard on a one-of-a-kind, entertaining movie about video game heroes. I'll see if I can't make it up to him.


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Recently the supreme court of the political boundaries called India upheld the constitutionally "legal" nature and "rightness" of State rulers' so-called Right to Education Bill (see here). Under this legislation, State officials have made it compulsory for the on-paper private schools to keep 25% quota reserved for students of lower strata of society. Private schools challenged this ruling in the supreme court thinking that they will get the justice!
Well, what more can you expect from the judges who are selected by the State officials themselves? They are all part and parcel of the same thug system of State. The independence of the judiciary system is an illusion. It is a joke on the intellect of the populace. The major issue of concern here is, whether someone has a right to education? and more fundamentally,what is a human right? Without understanding the concept of human right, and its negation, human wrong, it is impossible to discuss such issues let alone passing judgements on them by the supreme court judges.
What is a 'human right'?
To understand what is right and what is wrong for humans we must first understand the basic human nature in context of which these rights and wrongs are defined and discussed.
Every living human being on this planet has one overriding goal in his life of survival. For most people this goal is actually ancillary to the goal of gene propagation i.e., of passing his genes successfully to the next generation. The selfish genes, who are using human body for perpetual survival of almost immortality, propel human beings for instinctive survival. Now, survival in this complex , and most importantly a world ridden of scarcity, necessitates the use of various means to further the ultimate goal (or we can say, an end) of survival (Btw, even to commit suicide i.e., to end ones' life means are necessary). These means ranged from basic needs of food, water, shelter to luxuries such as internet, iPad, TV, car etc. These means are necessarily scarce, as I have already mentioned above. Scarcity is the condition of human life which we can not overcome by some magic. We have to deal with it head on. The means of food, water and shelter are not available for free in nature. Humans will have to first produce them in order to consume them later. For example, lonely Robinson Crusoe on an island economy will have to use his hands (labor) and beach (land) for catching fish from the sea before he can eat it. This is a very primitive form of production - but production nonetheless - with the use of original factors of production land and labor. Only after Robinson successfully catches his fish, he can consume it to survive.
Further, - and this is more important for our discussion of human right and wrong - to use these means every individual human being must have freedom and an exclusive control - i.e., ownership - over the use his body and the unowned scarce physical resources which he first appropriates by using his body. This prerequisite freedom and the exclusive control over his body and scarce resources - technically known as, private property - is what is the fundamental human right. The ownership and control of this private property is what helps an individual to survive and that is why it is 'right'. Ownership of private property is pro-life and so it is 'human right'. Contrary to that, if Robinson is not free to use his property, then, he will die and that is surely 'wrong'. Thus, stopping someone forcefully from using his private property according to his subjective wishes is a 'human wrong'. Hence, private property right is the fundamental human right. There are no other 'human rights'. All other so-called rights are subsidiary to this fundamental right of private property. As Hans Hermann Hoppe says, private property rights are prerequisite of argumentation, which is necessary to make the decision of 'human right' and 'human wrong'. Humans can only decide whether something is right or wrong on the basis of argumentation. This 'a priory of argumentation' is the axiomatic basis of all human ethics.
Against this background we now have to judge whether a child - or for that matter anyone else - has a right to education. First off, as I said above, only those individuals can have rights who can argue for their rights. Without the process of argumentation, there are no other ways of deciding whether something is right or wrong. Physical fight or threat of such physical force can never decide anything because that will defeat the whole purpose of defining ethical (and moral) values for humans. The role of ethics in human society is to facilitate peaceful human interaction and cooperation. If people will start using physical force to decide what is right and wrong, then, there won't be any difference between a beast and human being. This implies that, animals don't have any rights because they can not argue for their rights with us! Animal owners do have rights and they can fight for their pet's right in the court through argumentation. Similarly, children also do not have any rights as long as they are not in a position to argue about it. The moment they start arguing for what is right and wrong for them and based on that they start making independent decisions, they acquire those rights. As with the case of animals, children's rights are taken care by their trusties i.e., their parents. Parents are the real owner of their children; children is parents' property (and not State officials', society's or nation's!!!). Actually, parents' role is that of a trusty. They are care-taker of their children till the time children mature and start taking their own decisions. All these means that, the right of taking a decision re whether a child will go to school or no lies exclusively with his parent. State officials have no say whatsoever in this decision making process. This fact in and itself explodes the bogusness and absurdity of government's RTE bill. State officials can never force parents to send their children to school against their wishes. The whole notion of compulsory schooling is an oxymoron. Schooling can never be compulsory; in fact, no decision can be compulsory. A child who is compulsorily attending school is a prisoner and his school is a jail, which is a fact re today's public compulsory schools (see this comparison between schools and prisons). Also, we all need to understand the distinction between schooling and education. Just by attending formal school classes, one is not going to become educated. In fact, the history of education tells that, those who escaped public schooling classes were truly able to educate themselves on their own e.g., see this. As great H L Mencken said, "The most erroneous assumption is to the effect that the aim of public education is to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence, and so make them fit to discharge the duties of citizenship in an enlightened and independent manner. Nothing could be further from the truth. The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United States, whatever the pretensions of politicians, pedagogues and other such mountebanks, and that is its aim everywhere else".
On the other hand, if a child wants to go to school but his parent are unable to send him, may be because they are poor (which mostly is the excuse cited for State intervention in education system), then, still that doesn't mean that education should be provided by the State officials by looting innocent tax payers. Poverty of others can never be an excuse for stealing other peoples' wealth. More importantly, we need to examine the root causes of this poverty, which is hindering parents from sending their children to school. If we dig deeper into the root causes of poverty, then, we will find that State itself is responsible for it. State officials create poverty first and then under the guise of removing this poverty, they loot tax payers. Actually, ground level evidences suggest that even the most poor of the poorest parents are saving money from their meager income and sending their children to low cost private schools which are providing far better quality education to their children compared to costly public schooling system (see here).
Above all, we need to understand that the free market is very well capable of providing high quality education to every children at the lowest possible price only if government allow it to function freely. As is always the case, because of government monopoly in the education sector, there is a huge lack of supply of private educational institutions. The demand for education is never a problem. Demand actually is never a problem in the economy. The problem always is with the supply. The goals of education can very well be accomplish if we abolish the government monopoly in education sector and allow free market to flourish again. Once the supply constraint is gone, there will spring all kinds of schools run by competent educator entrepreneurs catering all the strata of society. Increased supply will reduce the price of education and market competition will improve the quality.
These kinds of insane legislation will only increase the problems of education sector, just like any other government intervention in the market economy. Private schools will suffer heavily because they will have to bear higher cost now. Many schools will shutdown creating more pressure on supply. That will further increase the cost of education.
We all must clearly understand that, by passing such ludicrous legislation no one can educate the society. If just by passing such legislation one can solve society's problems, then, we all would've been living in a Garden of Eden long ago!


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Portrait of John O'Leary
John Butler Yeats (1839 – 1922)
ArtistJohn Butler Yeats
TitlePortrait of John O'Leary
Datec. 1900
Dimensions11 × 16.5cm
CollectionNiland Collection
ProvenancePresented by James A. Healy in New York to Sligo County Library and Museum. In memory of his parents, John and Catherine Healy, 1966.
John O'Leary was a favorite subject of John Butler Yeats. The National Gallery of Ireland owns three portraits in oil of him by Yeats and there are several drawings in existence, of which the Niland Collection is one of the most striking. O'Leary was arrested in 1865 for his involvement in Fenian propaganda. He was sentenced to 20 years. He spent nine years in penal servitude in England and the rest living in exile in Paris. Upon his return to Dublin in 1885, O'Leary was a member of the Contemporary Club whose meetings Yeats also attended and this was where he first sketched the impressive bearded figure of the Fenian. O'Leary's gentlemanly behaviour and his knowledge of nationalism and cultural matters made a great impression on John and William Butler Yeats. WB regarded O'Leary as the ideal personification of Irish patriotism to which he later referred in his opening lines of September 1913, 'Romantic Ireland's dead and gone, Its with O'Leary in the grave'.
The Niland Collection drawing was made in the home of Mrs. Alice Stopford Green, an historian and a passionate Irish nationalist. It is inscribed 'John O'Leary, when dining with Mrs. Richard Green'. Stopford Green, the Irish born widow of J.R. Green, entertained significant literary and political figures at her home in Kensington Square in London, where this drawing was made. O'Leary along with Arthur Griffith and Edward Carson were regular guests. She returned to live in Ireland in 1918 and was made a senator of the Irish Free State in 1922.
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Daily Digit: Inditex pre-Xmas boost
Dec. 11 - Another sales boost for Zara owner Inditex. The world's largest clothing retailer reported a 10 percent increase in the first six weeks of the fourth quarter. But as Hayley Platt reports nine month profit was flat.
No Christmas disappointments for the world's largest retailer. Sales at Zara-owner Inditex rose 10 percent in the first six weeks of the fourth quarter to 1.67 billion euros. After nine months of flat profit it was a welcome boost and suggests things may be picking up in Europe - particularly Spain where Inditex is based. The group owns eight brands and has more than 6,200 stores in 86 markets. It hopes to have added another 8-10 percent of new store space by the end of the year. It's survived Europe's downturn better than many of its rivals. Its ability to turn around affordable fashion fast has proved a winner. Keeping more than half its manufacturing at home in Spain rather than outsourcing has also proved a wise decision. But it has lost value in some markets where the currency has been hit by a strong euro. And end of year results could struggle to match last year's highs.


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As someone who read Barry Groves' "Trick and Treat" two weeks ago, Gary Taubes' "Good Calories, Bad Calories" last week, and who is mostly through Volek and Phinney's "The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living" this week, I have to believe that part of the problem is satiety; if they ate fewer carbs (well, far fewer carbs) then much of what you describe could be ameliorated.
Not to not discount your (valid) observation, but I think that you are describing people of lower socioeconomic status. You might (correctly) counter by pointing out that people of lower socioeconomic status did not behave in so slovenly, gluttonous, and shameless a manner one or two generations previously and I would then have to shrug my shoulders and agree with you.Reply
Loic, agree that carbs are part of the problem. Thing is, do people who eat constantly do so because they're hungry or because they want a dopamine hit (pleasurable food)?
Also agree that people willing to cut the carbs probably have higher conscientiousness, IQ, and SES.Reply


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You Need Friends Who Encourage You
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17
If you're wise, you'll surround yourself with people who support you emotionally and spiritually, and you can share your dreams and ideas with them. C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien were members of The Inklings, an informal literary discussion group associated with Oxford University. It comprised teachers, writers and friends who met regularly at a well-known Oxford pub to discuss passages from their favorite books as well as their own writings. In 1936, they decided the world needed more novels that had faith and morality as their central theme. Lewis and Tolkien decided to write science fiction after realizing the inferior quality of similar stories being published at the time. They literally tossed a coin to decide who would write a book on space travel versus time travel. Tolkien got the time travel nod, but his early efforts with such a story never really worked out. Later, however, he would achieve great success with The Lord of the Rings. Lewis wrote his famous series of novels called The Space Trilogy, and from that momentum he eventually penned The Chronicles of Narnia. Now, you may not reach that level of success, but you'll go further with the encouragement of true friends than you will without it. So ask yourself what's involved in cultivating the kinds of friendships that'll help you fulfil your God-given potential. It may mean coming out of your shell and reaching out to others. Could you encounter hurt and rejection? Sure! But you'll succeed only if you're willing to take that chance.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the people You have placed in my life that have been there to help and guide me in the path You have me on. In Jesus' Name, Amen


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Black Water Art
White Water Gallery
122 Main Street East
North Bay, ON
Opening Reception: Friday January 17th 2014
January 17th 2014 to February 8th 2014
Tues-Sat 11:00am-4:30pm
I am excited to announce I will be exhibiting my artwork in North Bay again! Some of you may not know that I lived in North Bay for a year while I completed my minor in Visual Arts at Nipissing University. It was one of the happiest times of my life. While there I gained a connection with the community and, now that I've left, the town holds a warm place in my heart.
I've decided to renew my membership with White Water Gallery and exhibit in the "Black Water Art" exhibition. My "Seeing Into The Soul" series will be at the gallery throughout the show should anyone in the area wish to see it up close and personal. The series is for sale, and to celebrate my exhibiting in North Bay again, I've decided to list it at a special price. Attend the show for details!
If you are in the North Bay area please stop by the exhibition. As I'm not in the area I am sad to say I have to miss it. So if you happen to attend please feel free to take photos and share them with me! I would absolutely love that! Hope you can make it. :)


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Pop Goes the Bubble!
I remember when Rachel was only 2. She was in the bathtub, and passed gas. She looked down into the tub, and excitedly exclaimed, "Oh! Bubbles!"
Needless to say, I cracked up. Even now, she is still fascinated with bubbles. She can be in the tub playing, and I will hear her yell, "Mommy, come here! You have got to see this bubble!" Invariably, the bubble which brought her so much joy would be gone before I could make it in there.
There are many things which this world offers us which can seem so appealing and so pretty, but just like the bubble, in an instant, the "beauty" of it all is gone. Let's take a look at some scenarios.
The job that offers such prestige – prestige, which could fade at any given moment. The job market doesn't seem to be too stable these days. Pop! There went the "bubble." (That same job could require you to be away from your dear family and miss out on precious time that could never be recaptured.) The O.T. is so clear about how we are to diligently teach our children about spiritual things. How can we do that when we are gone so much of the time? When we are finally able to be with them, who would have the energy or the patience to be instructing them in righteousness?
Please don't misunderstand, I am not knocking women who MUST work outside the home, but oftentimes, working outside the home is because we MUST have this new house, this bigger house, this fancy car, the fancy clothes for us and for our children…….It becomes a matter of working, not to provide for the family, but to get THINGS to satisfy us. Oops, did the "bubble" just pop again?
The lure of the mall. We get bored so we go shopping. We get frustrated, so we go shopping. We get happy, so we go shopping….. You get the picture. The mall is a lure to many women. While we are there, we tend to buy impusively. Later, when we get home, and have to explain the charges on the credit card, or why we don't any longer have the money to buy the groceries, the temporary "high" which we get from shopping so quickly fades.
The lure of activities for our children. I see so many families, who get their children involved in so many activities. So many, in fact, that they hardly ever get to spend much time together. They miss out on the precious family meal times, or the chance to just spend an evening playing games. Too often, it ends up being a time where everyone is rushed, Mom is yelling, the kids are arguing……and the list goes on. Once again, the "bubble" pops, and the glitter of this activity fades away.
There are even some things which are good, noble causes. BUT, if God has not given us the OK to be involved in these activities, the "bubble" will pop again. For instance, maybe you want to be involved in Women's ministries at your church. But being involved there can put another demand on your plate, which is already full, just trying to take care of the family, the house, the laundry, the grocery shopping. You may be maxed out with just the everyday tasks that HAVE to be done. Being involved in women's ministries may make you feel like you are being a better Christian, or that you are doing your good deed by being there, but it could also be the thing that leaves you frazzled because maybe this just isn't the "season" for you to be heavily involved in anything besides your own family.
Let me explain a little further on these things. The Bible says that there is a season for everything. I can give you a personal example regarding the women's ministry. (I used that illustration because it fit my situation.) Our women's group would meet on Tuesday mornings. I wanted to be there and be part of the group, but I homeschool, so which is my priority? Yes, I could rearrange the homeschool day so that I could teach later, but for me, my better hours of the day are in the morning. If I didn't get school done in the morning, chances were very high that it wouldn't get done at all. The teaching and training of my child on Biblical principles and academics was higher on the priority list than attending the women's Bible study. (A side note on this – now the women's group is meeting on Wed. nights. Since we are there every Wed. anyway, this has turned out to be a real blessing to me.)
I Cor. 3:11-13 says "For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work." (NIV)
II Tim. 2:20-21 says, "But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also utensils of wood and earthenware, and some for honorable and noble use and some for menial and ignoble use. So whoever cleanses himself from what is ignoble and unclean, who separates himself from contact with contaminating and corrupting influences will then himself be a vessel set apart and useful for honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work." (Amp. Bible)
Father, may you help us to see clearly the purpose you have for us at this time. Yes, it may change down the road, but help us now to see it, to embrace it, and to welcome it. Help us to be content in the ministry where you have placed us, and to find joy in the journey. Help us to focus our energies on the things which would bring honor to Your Name, and to pull ourselves away from those contaminating, luring things which this old world would love to offer us. Help us to find that life abundantly – the life which is in You, alone. Amen.
© 2003, Stacy R Miller


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Damian Cullenward, Eugowra, Central NSW
Damian and Di Cullenward are farmers from Eugowra, Central NSW.
Damian grew up in the west of the state, and continues to spend time there as a farm contractor.
Damian has drawn attention from his surrounding farming community for the interesting work he carries out on his property. The land had been intensively farmed for a decade prior to his ownership, and sections of the land of were struggling with the impacts of overgrazing, weed infestation and historic chemical use.
Damian grew up using fire as a land management tool, yet as Aboriginal people were removed from the land, the use of fire as a tool ceased. As the numbers of knowlegable individuals deminished, knowledge of fire use was lost, and fear of fire grew.
As a result, when Damien introduced fire as a weed management tool on his Eugowra property, the practice was met with scepticism by surrounding landowners. His initial trials were partially successful. At first some weeds returned, yet with perserverance native grasses have now overtaken weeds.
The combination of managed fire, with fencing and controlled grazing, has stopped erosion on his property. His success drew interest from the Catchment Management Authority, and its staff now support Damian in spreading the information he has gathered on using fire as a land management tool.
Damian says that convinceing reticent landholders to use traditional fire management will be the biggest achievement in regional land management practices.
"People are happy to spray, use chemicals, to get country to do what they want, but country is getting sicker and sicker.
Country will look after itself with a bit of assistance, and getting back to nature is a big part of it.
Everyone seems to be scared of fire.
Respect it don't be scared of it," Damian said.
According to Damien, the conceprt of completely baring the ground surface through burning country seems to go against the ethics of most pastoralists and graziers. Yet when I burning is carried out in a mosaic pattern, in a cool burn at right time of year, the ground recovers within weeks.
"Fire can be used to replace chemicals in the eradication of weeds.
Fire acts as a natural selection process, as it is a key mechanism of evolution and native plants can handle it.
Especially when burning at the appropriate time with current practices and knowledge, fire works most effectively, especially on country that has been over farmed," he says.
"Fire is a cheap and practical way of rehabilitating country that has been subject to intensive grazing and farming.
Grazing sheep and cattle can go hand in hand with burning, as it's all part of the big picture," Damien says.
Prior Damian and Di taking over their land, a 140-acre paddock on the property had been farmed continually for at least eight years. Now after the paddock has been rested for two years, Damian is amazed at how native grasses and clovers have come back. He is a believer in the recovery of country, with a bit of assistance to eradicate weeds and lingering soil diseases.
Damien also holds that with sufficient levels of carbon returning to the soil from leaf and other organic matter, the need for soil health assistance is less urgent.
While sections of eroded or especially fragile land may be beyond the point of recovery without assistance, over time all damaged areas have restoration possiblitly, and benefit from the reintroduction of traditional fire regimes.


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The final legs took the teams to Japan and Hawaii, with rubber chickens, sushi bingo, and shaved ice along the way
Hey there, Race cases. Like many of you, regular recapper Joseph Brannigan Lynch was crippled with sadness after Mark and Bopper's elimination last week, so I'll be filling in for TAR's season 20 finale. With the loss of those two Kentucky gentlemen, we had left four fairly unpalatable options to win the $1 million. Would it be Big Brother's emotionally volatile Brendon and Rachel? Their nemeses Ralph and Vanessa? Strong-arming Border Patrol officers Art and J.J.? Or ragebot army officer Dave and his much, much better half Rachel? Either way, we've got a 50-50 chance a Rachel takes home the prize, so get an extra fliptacular haircut and say cheers to all the Rachels as we begin the final two legs!
After a brief rest in Cochin, India, the teams were off to Japan. Team Army (Dave and Rachel) led the pack, followed by Team Big Brother (Brendon and Rachel, a.k.a. Brenchel), the Dating Divorcees (Ralph and Vanessa), and Team Border Patrol (Art and J.J.), though the playing field was evened at Hiroshima's Itsukushima Shrine when all the teams had to wait until sunrise to receive the next clue. They headed to the Peace Memorial for a service honoring the victims of the 1945 atomic bombings then resumed the Race with a Shinkansen (bullet train) trip to Osaka.
And then! The three greatest words in the world: Japanese game show! And not just any Japanese game show, a game show brilliantly titled Bring That Chicken Home. (Coincidentally, this is the name of my forthcoming memoir.) In this Road Block, one member of each team had to run on a conveyor belt and leap to grab a rubber chicken hanging above. Just in case you need that spelled out, that's basically a surefire route to comedy gold. After grabbing the chicken, the teammate had to run the entire length of the treadmill and jump on a mat at the other side to collect the next clue.
Despite donning a gigantic helmet that made her look like a Foosball figurine, Vanessa and her twisted ankle had the greatest trouble by far. She took one spill after another, growing more and more exhausted — not to mention developing a serious strawberry on her shoulder. Worried about her health, Ralph begged her to quit, but Vanessa kept at it and finally secured her fowl. Surely, running to the end of the treadmill and jumping to the mat would be easy? Nope! Vanessa had one last shameful fall in her reserves before her team could move on.
NEXT: Will Ralph and Vanessa's game show cluck-up take them out for good?


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Being Cyrus
The funnyman turns a dare-master on the new show a�� Challenge Accepted
Troubling comedians is Cyrus Sahukara��s favourite hobby, and getting people to do what he wants has been a fantasy for long. Comedy Centrala��s upcoming series Challenge Accepted is giving him a free hand to do both.
Here, Sahukar will dare five comedians to do simple, yet absurd things in public, thus landing them in a series of embarrassing situations. The catch is that all the cameras are hidden, and so is Sahukar, who will beam funny instructions to the participants via an earpiece.
The challenge for them is to do the task, and earn points. The smartest of them all will walk away with the prize money at the end of the eight-episode series. But wait, therea��s more. Celebrities such as Mini Mathur, Cyrus Broacha, Luke Kenny, Sameer Kochhar, and Amrita Puri will play host to the last of the four challenges in every episode.
The format is similar to Impractical Jokers, Key & Peele, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?, with a few changes. a�?Ita��s in the realm of the same international shows, except that the participants are not friends,a�? says Sahukar. The 35-year-old comedian and actor, who rose to fame in the 90s as VJ for MTV India, takes us through the fun ride.
Tell us about the five participants.
They are Dhruv Deshpande, Naveen Richard, Deep Chhabria, Utsav Chakraborty, and Cyril Da��Abs. Deshpande is very lucky. He looks like one of those boys who cana��t do anything wrong. I dona��t know why, but old people hate Cyril. Then therea��s Chakraborty, who drives me nuts. I have aged while dealing with him. He keeps saying a�?I cana��t hear youa�?. Deep is a constant grinner, and girls really like him. Richard is my favourite. He gets away with his deadpan look.
The challenges of the show.
Though the team and I discussed the premise of the dare at length, we never know what will happen on ground, and how the people will react. For one of the dares, a participant had to ask a person in a white shirt to get up from his seat at a restaurant. Like simply get up. That person actually did! So ita��s an extempore for me as well. I have to keep thinking of ways to keep the situation going.
A memorable dare.
We asked Richard to go to a supermarket and act like a physiotherapist. He had to get someone to do the Macarena step. Trust me, a person did that and said that his lower back felt better.
International names you would like on the show.
Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, or Kunal Nayyar.
A prank that you didna��t take with a smile.
A friend of mine once told me he sleep walks. One night, he came into my room, and was on my bed on all fours. I almost died of a heart attack. He was pretending.
Premieres on January 30, 8.30 pm on Comedy Central
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Quick shots
On the Kiku Sharda fiasco: Ita��s a one-off freak accident. The guy was just doing his job. I am not going to judge the entire country with this.
When people confuse you with Cyrus Broacha: The best came from Johnny Lever. He asked us, a�?Are you guys twins?a�?. I said to myself, a�?Are you serious? This guy (Broacha) is a potato. I look like a carrot. And, why would our parents call both of us Cyrus, mana�?. He was just messing with us.
Your fix of comedy shows:
Louie, and The Big Bang Theory.
If you had your own comedy show: It would be a comedy drama about day-to-day lives. I wona��t do sketch comedy for sure.
A New Year resolution you have been making forever: That I am going to hit a gym the first thing in the morning. I want to really do it this year. I want to be the new Rambo.
If you were Bill, what would your meme read: Bill goes home, and watches Challenge Accepted. Bill watches the re-runs. Then he chills around. Be like Bill.
Upcoming projects: I am rehearsing for a play now. I have also written a funny Internet series, which will go live after March.


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Kippford is such a beautiful village you will find you will not wish to stray far. Secretly tucked at the top of the Urr Eastuary on the lovely 'Scottish Riviera' of the Solway Firth coast.
Many walks start right from the front door: start with the footpaths lead to the neighbouring village of Rockcliffe, and to the forest behind.
There is a lushness and warmth to the area, which has attracted comparisons with Cornwall. Time really does go slow and everything seems much simpler. We are however not far from the important things in life. There are good meals to be had in our great local seafront pubs (5 mins walk), shopping in Castle Douglas, cakes and coffee at the Garden Café in Rockcliffe, 7stanes mountain bike trail at Dalbeattie, the artist town of Kirkcudbright, local crafts and galleries to visit and lots more.
You have to go a bit farther afield for shopping here as Kippford is only a small village, howver there is the ARK about five cottages along, selling a variety of gifts, postcards, ice creams and a selection of local foods. And for those that have forgotten to bring their wellies, you can find a selection of nautical bits and bobs and outdoor clothing in the Kippford Slipway chandlery in the village.
Further afield there is shopping in Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas.
Groceries & Wine Colvend Shop - great local shop where you can get a reasonable selection of groceries, freshly baked bread and wine, open every day till 6pm, only 2 miles from Kippford.
Butchers at Neilson Brothers - great local butchers famed for their pies too!
A good selection of butchers, delis, bakers and more can be found in Castle Dougles, the regions 'food town' about 7 miles west of Kippford.
The Essentials Banks, post offices and chemists can be found in both Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas.
Sports, Clothing, Galleries, Collectibles & Pets MPG Cycles - great selection of bikes to buy, bike hire, bike bits and repairs at the old filling station at the southern end of the Main Street, Dalbeattie.
McGill Duncan Gallery - one of our must visit galleries when staying here is this lovely gallery run by two very friendly owners who we always stop for a chat with, and to adore their lovely whippet puppies, oh and for the great selection of the best of Galloways contemporary art. Own Art scheme available here as well.
Galloway Gem and Craft Shop - a real treasure trove for all things art, craft, knitting, and gem related, and for the paint by numbers sets that are our holiday essential.
Designs Gallery - yet another favouriote shop in Castle Douglas; with art gallery, shop stuffed with lovely things and cafe for lunch and cakes with outside tables for good weather.
Antiques & Home - at the top end of the town, with another shop at the bottom end, restored antique furniture, lovely soft furnishings, and accessories, hard to leave without something.
Pet shop - there is an emporium for all things pet, horse and hen related at the top of Queen Street, just behind the Public Car Park at the top of Castle Douglas, very interesting. Outdoor clothing as well.
Barbarroch Pottery - just at the Junction where you turn off for Kippford at Barnbarroch is this pottery, very quirky pieces by ceramic artist Christine Smith, well worth a visit.
Garden Room Cafe (Rockcliffe) - Serving food and drinks all day till 4.30pm (Tuesday - Sat), wonderful homemade soups, quiches, cakes and light lunches with seating outside and inside, dogs are welcome at the outside tables too. A reward for the walk from Kippford and sustenance for the return trip!
Anchor Hotel - fine food and beer in this original coaching inn where we go regularly. Located right in the heart of the village, with the estuary across the road facing west for a sunset pint outside, not much is better in life. Snug bar with log fire for chillier nights. Serves locally brewed Criffel ale.
The Mariner Hotel - another fine spot for food and beer, again overlooking the estuary, we alternate between them when on holiday. Has tables outside and in with a play area to entain the younger ones when they cannot sit around any longer, leaving us to enjoy the views. As in the Anchor dogs are welcome here too, inside and out.
Carlo's - King Street, Castle Douglas for authentic fine italian dining, using the best local produce, cooked. Booking in advance is recommended.
Balcary Bay Hotel - for a special occasion or just a treat this hotel's restaurant is open to all for fine dining. It has a stunning secluded location set in lush coastal grounds with views across the bay to Hestan Island, whose history is steeped in smuggling.
Bladnoch Inn - if you are exploring further afield and happen to be in or near Bladnoch, stop at this old inn for a very good pub lunch. We have passed by several times when going to pick up stoves from Dowling Stoves, made right here in the village, also worth a look if you are here, across the river to the left.
We often find it hard to stay away from this little corner of the world, spending much time promenading up and down the waterside, with a varierty of dogs and bikes depending on how energetic we are feeling.
But even we know that sometimes you have to venture forth, so you have yet another excuse to potter along the front to unwind, again...
Galloway is just a paradise for walkers, with a gentle mild climate and gentle rolling hills, sound like perfect to me! There are a network of walks right from the cottage doorstep, which can take you to Rockcliffe on the Jubilee Path, on to Castlepoint, a great viewpoit where you can see across the Solway to the hills of Cumbria, and through the forest behind, really going as far as your legs can carry you. For the more challenging you can climb to the top of nearby hills, Screel or Criffel, two local peaks where the climb is rewarded with far reaching views across Galloway and beyond.
Rough Island - apart from May - June (due to ground nesting birds) this is a most unusual walk, at low tide, across the shell causeway to the island. The island is somewhat overgrown now, but you can walk to the top, take a stone from the little beach on the island for the cairn at the top. You can walk back to Rockcliffe over the mud flats, wellies recommended, and please do watch for the tide!
Visitors are very welcome at all the local golf courses. You can choose from the local 9 hole course just up the road at Craigieknowes to the more testing championship links course at Southerness Golf Club a few miles to the east. Check out their details at the links below:
Solway Yacht Club - The Urr estuary is a good sheltered spot for a bit of sailing, just check the tides times incase you run out of water. Try the Solway Yacht Club in the village for a temporary membership and use of the sailing clubs facilities.
About a mile from the cottage is an access to one of the 7 Stanes bike trails, in Dalbeattie Forest. Here there are routes to suit all, from beginners trails to the more testing black trails, just beware 'The Slab' . Never disappoints.
For all things bike related head to Dalbeattie's bike shop MPG Cylces, there you can hire a bike, buy a bike and they will even fix your broken bikes.
Castles - We have several castles nearby. Threave Castle which sits on its own little island in the River Dee. The great medieval remains of Caerlaverock Castle sitting in its moat. The tower house of Cardoness Castle at Gateshouse of Fleet, well preserved and commanding quite a view.
Threave Gardens - a National Trust garden (different from Threave Castle) with visitor centre shop and cafe. Even though I have visited many times I still enjoy it, a gardeners treat.
Creetown Gem Rock Museum - a bit further afield, but very intersting is this little museum, a bit of a surprise as it is the largest private colection of gems, crystals, fossils and minerals in the world and very worthy of a visit. Good cafe here too for refuelling.
Cream of Galloway Visitor Centre - the luxury organic ice cream makers have an award winning visitor centre with a hugh adventure playground, bikes and carts to hire, a cafe where you can try every flavour of their fab ice cream and have lunch, tours of the factory and walks for your dogs. Will keep everyone occupied for a couple of hours and might even wear some out!
Chocolate Factory - at Tynholme run by the Cocoa Bean Coimpany, this is when youngsters of all ages can join a workshop to make a selection of chocolate delights, with a cafe and shop and play areas outside and inside for the kids, open 7 days, last entry to workshop 4pm.
Laggan Outdoors - outdoor fun for teenagers and adults at Gateshouse of Fleet, with options including archery, Segway trips, mountain balling and other delights. Check out the link for details.
Otter pools at Galloway Forest Park - one of our favourite places, when we can drag ourselves away from Kippford
Logan Fishpond - it is often the case that the more interesting and unusal you have to go that extra mile for, and the Logan Fishpond is a good example. It is probably about 2 hours from Kippford, but it is unique. It is hard to believe sometimes the extent some went to with an idea, but this pond was dug out over many years to be a fish larder for the big house at Logan House, in 1788! They even built a house for the Fishkeeper, and a bathing pool with its own changing house. Combine this with a trip to Logan Botanic Gardens for a truly good day out.


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I've got to be honest with you – I hate reviewing Binary Options products! It's got to the point where I cannot remember covering a legitimate one.
There are many ways to build a sustainable income online but the Binary Options platform is not one of them. Even if the software on offer was legit the whole basis of the platform is nothing more than a gamble.
I decided to publish this Freedom Project review through pure guilt – as I mentioned I tire of reviewing these sort of products. This is NOT a good system and this is NOT a good opportunity.
I felt it's ( lack of ) worth warranted exposure…
The Freedom Project Review
At one point in time, scam artists were learning the online marketing ropes like most other wannabes. For some reason or another they eventually chose to move to the dark side of the force!
Why this is I'll never know…
Sure, the money's good and there are plenty of newcomer victims on the market. But at the end of the day there are plenty of legitimate ways to put your marketing training to good use.
I suppose these kinds of marketers have no problem sleeping at night – and that's where the danger lies…
Selling The Freedom Project
Binary Options scams, sorry, systems, usually center around one of the following sales traps:
- Completely doctored Paypal Proof
- Fake video testimonies from amateur actors
- A rather glitzy video
- A countdown timer informing you of the amount of 'positions' left
In this particular case the creator of this 'product' has opted to put all his/her faith into a sales video. As soon as I saw it appear on my screen I knew what sort of garbage I was in for.
I'll try not to dwell too long on this sales video as it follows the same formula as most of the other dud products out there.
It's pretty much a tug on your heartstrings with a 'You've got no money but I have – so why not buy my product and get rich like me!'.
We are then treated to the standard photoshopped Paypal invoices that display untold wealth then…the video testimonials!
This is always my favorite part of a online scam setup – spotting the regulars hired off Fiverr!
I'd say I've got to the point where I recognize around 99% of the cheap and nasty actors used on these scams. They have no morals and no real talent – they sell their services for $5 knowing full well that they are contributing to a scam. Scum really.
These pathetic actors then move out of the way for the real crap to begin – the story of the marketer who designed this product. The narrative goes down the same old tired street as many others before it…
- I earn _____ a day
- I used to be in your shoes but now I'm Superman
- Somehow I found the money to create a push button system
- I'm stupid enough not to keep this system a secret and share it with you for free
But credit where credit's due in this case – he does try and 'mix things up' a little bit. In this narrative he actually admits that he did not create this wonder system – he was given it after performing a Batman-style crime intervention!
Seriously, you have to hear this story for yourself – I don't think I can do it justice in plain text format. Let's just say it's an absolute gem of a bulls##t move!
Freedom Project System
The sign up process for the Freedom Project system bares many similarities to the Binary rubbish that came before it. You land up on a rather well designed page littered with further fake testimonials.
Once you plod your way through these snippets of crap you end up in the money pit – a broker sign up form.
Of course this product is not really free – to use it you MUST have an account with a broker and they will surely have a minimum deposit threshold.
I recognize the broker in question this time ( Imperial Options ) but I cannot vouch for them being the ACTUAL destination.
There is also one of those cheesy timers on display so you better get your credit card out pronto – these babies are selling FAST!
Freedom Project Scam?
From the first moment I set eyes on this system I knew it was nothing more than yet another Binary broker commission scam.
Once you invest your money into the broker account you are pretty much screwed. The product owner will receive a healthy commission off the deposit, the broker will pocket the rest and you will end up with a product that is worthless.
The most worrying fact is that I cannot be 100% sure you are dealing with Imperial Options. There is no real way to uncover who is handling your credit card details.
Even if you are in fact dealing with Imperial Options the system is not going to work. You will be left tossing a coin on each bid and praying you can get some sort of return on your investment ( which you won't! ).
I didn't notice a refund option on this product but if you look closely enough you'll probably find one. Problem is the link will be dead or the email address won't ever be active – once you've bought this baby you'll be well and truly stuck with it.
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Kerry holds talks with Foreign Secretary
US Secretary of State John Kerry has held wide-ranging talks with visiting Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh on key issues, including the regional situation with respect to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
No official statement on the meeting, pictures of which were posted on the twitter feed of the South and Central Asia Bureau of the State Department, were made available from either side.
However, officials familiar with the talks described it as a highly useful meeting.
Mr. Kerry is believed to have "enjoyed a positive conversation" with Ms. Singh, which was followed by a series of meetings with other top officials of the State Department, including Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Windy Sherman and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal.
During the meeting, both sides discussed a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues, which among others included Afghanistan, Pakistan and the elections in Bangladesh, sources said.
Mr. Kerry braved heavy snowfall, which the city experienced early Tuesday morning forcing the federal government to shut down its offices and school as a precautionary measure, to meet Singh, reflecting the significance he attaches to ties with India.
Ms. Singh who arrived in Washington on Sunday, has also met Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel B Poneman on Monday, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James N Miller, Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken, Senator Mark Warner, Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus.
She also had a round table at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an eminent American think-tank.
Ms. Singh's consultations at the State Department would continue during her four-day visit.
She is also schedule to meet the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins and Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, among others.
The US trip by the Foreign Secretary comes immediately after the visit of Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh.
This is to be followed by an India visit by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal, sometime next year.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is scheduled to visit New Delhi in January for India-US Energy Dialogue.
Officials are also planning for the next round of Afghan-India-US trilateral meeting in New Delhi next year.


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If you've ever been to The Petersen, you know what a "must-see" attraction it is, and not just for car-lovers. Some of the world's most iconic and rare automobiles are kept here on display to help tell the story of our city, which was built around and for the automobile. So you'll see the Batmobile, but you'll also see an original Model T.
There's only one small catch: The museum actually won't be open until December, on its 20th birthday, after its massive renovation is complete. The cost is said to exceed $125 million, and the redesign includes a building facade of chrome silver ribbons that will be lit from beneath, evoking the "image of speed and organic curves of a coach-built automobile." Check out this cool time-lapse video of construction progress.
What else can you expect? Oh, not much, just TWENTY-TWO NEW GALLERIES OF CARS, CARS, AND MORE CARS. Plus, all the interactive technology to put you in the driver's seat of automobiles from your wildest fantasies. You'll be able to check out a revolving collection of BMW's "Art Cars," designed by artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Jenny Holzer, and more. Watch how a Maserati gets built from concept to completion, and take a spin one of several legendary racing circuits in a virtual reality driving simulator. That's what's up.
Before you visit, make sure you download The Petersen app. You wouldn't go into a 3D movie without your 3D glasses, why would you go into this epic museum experience without the app that opens up new ways to explore, engage, and interact with the exhibits? Check out the demo video below and then visit the App Store to download!
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While the south and the central districts of Milan are no doubt the most grandiloquent and notable, its best kept secret is a district just north of Porta Garibaldi. Isola (Island) is a post-war neighbourhood where Milan's factory workers used to reside. As the name suggests Isola is isolated from the city, cut off by railways tracks, until now.
The remoteness of the area lead to an influx of creatives, street artists and alternatives during the late 20th century and their influence here is still strong. The newly built Porta Nuova, made up of big brand shops and financial offices, next to Isola has lead to a gentle gentrification of the area; with art-deco apartments blocks being built and the buildings smartened up. That Isola is relatively unknown in Milan adds to its allure. Aloof and bohemian, it embraces the changes whilst still clinging to its working-class, avant-garde roots.
What to see
Church of Santa Maria della Fontana
In the heart of the old quarter of Isola lies the Renaissance church of Santa Maria della Fontana. The Fontana (fountain) that originally stood here was an underground source of water that was said to miraculously heal the bones and joints. The 5th century governor of Milan, Frenchman Charles d'Amboise, was said to have been cured by the water and subsequently built an oratory in thanks. A thousand years later, Leonardo Da Vinci and Donato Bramante built the church that still stands today. The decorative elements are still in tact, the arcades covered in over 600 frescoes, as well as paintings by Luini and the tombs of half of Renaissance Lombardy in the vault.
Via Thaon di Revel
The shift in habitants in Isola has lead to the emergence of a homegrown boutique scene. Via Thaon di Revel, a relatively unassuming street at first sight is in fact lined with vintage shops and restaurants devoted to the rockabilly era. Mods, beats, and bikers frequent the cafes, often donning full rockabilly dress at all times of day. The duality of Isola's industrial past and bohemian influx mean that the area has been regenerated in a way so contemporary buildings can squeeze in between the traditional.
Street art
Street art on Via Angelo della Pergola, 9
Unlike other cities, Milan's street art tends to be by local artists, many of who have been commissioned. In Isola traditional graffiti has been covered with modern-frescos and portraits, the most prominent is the Giant Arnold in front of Frida. The best streets to head to are to see the street art are Via Carmagnola and Angella della Pergola.
Where to shop
Isola's cool crowd demand an eclectic range of boutiques and alternative fashion shops, as well as numerous interior design studios.
Deus Store
Deus Exhibition and Store
Deus ex Machina, the Australian brand specialising in surfboards, motorcycles and bicycles holds a whole exhibition space, which includes a restaurant. In the store you'll find 'motion' memorabilia, with motorbikes, bicycles and surfboards for sale. The exhibition is flanked by The Bullfrog Barber shop: an authentic grooming parlour that specialises in beard and moustache services and uses traditionally wet-shave techniques paired with modern products. www.deuscustoms.com/milan
Live in Vintage
Live in Vintage
A shabby-chic boutique located on Via Thaon di Revel that's offers vintage jewellery, clothes and shoes. Many of the pieces are unworn or restored. This and the other small vintage shops are the perfect place to find old samples from designers in Milan or ex-runway pieces. www.liveinvintagemilano.com
Related: A local's guide to breakfast, lunch and dinner in Milan
Where to eat and drink
Outdoor area of Frida Milan
Tucked away behind a graffitied wall, Isola's bohemian café is a rare find in a city of shimmering wine bars and old-world trattorias. Excellent aperitivo is served in this artsy warehouse full of coloured tables, vintage posters and photo exhibitions. Outside, the covered, leafy courtyard is a real local secret. Frida has a huge selection of wines and serves over 80 cocktails. www.fridaisola.it
Related: The best aperitivo spots in Milan
Il Pesciolone
Il Pesciolone
For those in the know on the island, this cucina di mare is a Milanese favourite. A local favourite, this speciality fish restaurant is bright and clean, the chefs seafood experts, the wine list extensive and price very reasonable for the quality of the food. www.ilpesciolone.it
Deus Café
Deus Restaurant
With its motorcycle store next door, anyone would be forgiven for thinking that Deus only caters to one kind of customer. But at Deus you'll find the fashionistas, yummy mummies, the hipsters and rockers inside this low-lit, vintage-furnished café. Serving from breakfast through to aperitivo and dinnertime, this is the perfect place to relax. The staff is bilingual and the food a perfect mix of traditional Italian and more international relaxed cuisine. www.deuscafe.it
Artico Gelato
Artico Gelato
After a long morning strolling around Isola be Italian and grab a quick coffee and gelato at Artico. This family run business has been here for 30 years and serves homemade, organic gelato in over 25 flavours. The exposed brick interior is a delight and late-opening time means you can stop by on your way home from dinner. www.articogelateria.com
Related: The business of gelato
More Milan area guides:
Quadrilatero d'Oro
Corso Como and Garibaldi
Porta Romana


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Xandros Desktop Management Server Illustrates a Maturing Linux Market - page 2
The Need for Enterprise Desktop Administration
The xDMS installer is based on the same easy-to-use installer used with Xandros Desktop OS Linux distributions. Figure 1 shows one of the standard screens from the installation sequence, the Administrative Options screen in which you set the root password and define a few basic security policies.
The only novel part of the xDMS installation is the fact that it requests not only the password for the root user (standard stuff), but also the account name and password for the primary xDMS authenticated user. As explained in more detail later in this review, xDMS provides it own authentication and delegation mechanism for the users who can use it to create and deploy distributions and updates.
As an administrative environment rather than an end-user workstation, xDMS focuses on well-established kernel revisions and infrastructure. Based on Debian 4.0 (Sarge), xDMS uses a 2.4.27 Linux kernel with some Xandros enhancements and bug fixes, and features Xandros' enhanced version of the KDE 3.1.4 desktop, supported by XFree86 version 4.3. KDE fans may be aghast at the absence of the thousands of k* utilities that typically accompany a KDE installation, but their absence highlights xDMS's focus on serving as a basic administrative environment. It also removes the temptation of playing Doom on your administrative console while your Zimbabwe office is trying to update their systems from your server.
Aside from the core Xandros Linux distribution that supports it, Xandros Desktop Management Server product consists of three main components. The xDMS Repository Builder enables you to import Xandros Linux distributions and Debian DEB packages that you can group into what are known as Installation Units. The xDMS Console application enables you to export existing installation units for deployment, schedule the availability of system updates for remote systems, and so on. Finally, the xDMS Administrator enables you to delegate the authority to other users and groups beyond the default xdmsadmin user that was created when you installed xDMS.
Easy-access icons for all of the core components of xDMS are installed
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"Mas'r," said Tom, — and he stood very straight, — "I was jist eight years old when ole Missis put you into my arms, and you wasn't a year old. 'Thar,' says she, 'Tom, that's to be your young Mas'r; take good care on him,' says she. And now I jist ask you, Mas'r, have I ever broke word to you, or gone contrary to you, 'specially since I was a Christian?"
Mr. Shelby was fairly overcome, and the tears rose to his eyes.
"My good boy," said he, "the Lord knows you say but the truth; and if I was able to help it, all the world shouldn't buy you."
"And sure as I am a Christian woman," said Mrs. Shelby, "you shall be redeemed as soon as I can any bring together means. Sir," she said to Haley, "take good account of who you sell him to, and let me know."
"Lor, yes, for that matter," said the trader, "I may bring him up in a year, not much the wuss for wear, and trade him back."
"I'll trade with you then, and make it for your advantage," said Mrs. Shelby.
"Of course," said the trader, "all 's equal with me; li'ves trade 'em up as down, so I does a good business. All I want is a livin', you know, ma'am; that's all any on us wants, I, s'pose."
Mr. and Mrs. Shelby both felt annoyed and degraded by the familiar impudence of the trader, and yet both saw the absolute necessity of putting a constraint on their feelings. The more hopelessly sordid and insensible he appeared, the greater became Mrs. Shelby's dread of his succeeding in recapturing Eliza and her child, and of course the greater her motive for detaining him by every female artifice. She therefore graciously smiled, assented, chatted familiarly, and did all she could to make time pass imperceptibly.
At two o'clock Sam and Andy brought the horses up to the posts, apparently greatly refreshed and invigorated by the scamper of the morning.
Sam was there new oiled from dinner, with an abundance of zealous and ready officiousness. As Haley approached, he was boasting, in flourishing style, to Andy, of the evident and eminent success of the operation, now that he had "farly come to it."
"Your master, I s'pose, don't keep no dogs," said Haley, thoughtfully, as he prepared to mount.
"Heaps on 'em," said Sam, triumphantly; "thar's Bruno — he's a roarer! and, besides that, 'bout every nigger of us keeps a pup of some natur or uther."
"Poh!" said Haley, — and he said something else, too, with regard to the said dogs, at which Sam muttered,
"I don't see no use cussin' on 'em, no way."
"But your master don't keep no dogs (I pretty much know he don't) for trackin' out niggers."
Sam knew exactly what he meant, but he kept on a look of earnest and desperate simplicity.
"Our dogs all smells round considable sharp. I spect they's the kind, though they han't never had no practice. They 's far dogs, though, at most anything, if you'd get 'em started. Here, Bruno," he called, whistling to the lumbering Newfoundland, who came pitching tumultuously toward them.
"You go hang!" said Haley, getting up. "Come, tumble up now."
Sam tumbled up accordingly, dexterously contriving to tickle Andy as he did so, which occasioned Andy to split out into a laugh, greatly to Haley's indignation, who made a cut at him with his riding-whip.
"I 's 'stonished at yer, Andy," said Sam, with awful gravity. "This yer's a seris bisness, Andy. Yer mustn't be a makin' game. This yer an't no way to help Mas'r."
"I shall take the straight road to the river," said Haley, decidedly, after they had come to the boundaries of the estate. "I know the way of all of 'em, — they makes tracks for the underground."
"Sartin," said Sam, "dat's de idee. Mas'r Haley hits de thing right in de middle. Now, der's two roads to de river, — de dirt road and der pike, — which Mas'r mean to take?"
Andy looked up innocently at Sam, surprised at hearing this new geographical fact, but instantly confirmed what he said, by a vehement reiteration.
"Cause," said Sam, "I'd rather be 'clined to 'magine that Lizy 'd take de dirt road, bein' it's the least travelled."
Haley, notwithstanding that he was a very old bird, and naturally inclined to be suspicious of chaff, was rather brought up by this view of the case.
"If yer warn't both on yer such cussed liars, now!" he said, contemplatively as he pondered a moment.
The pensive, reflective tone in which this was spoken appeared to amuse Andy prodigiously, and he drew a little behind, and shook so as apparently to run a great risk of failing off his horse, while Sam's face was immovably composed into the most doleful gravity.
"Course," said Sam, "Mas'r can do as he'd ruther, go de straight road, if Mas'r thinks best, — it's all one to us. Now, when I study 'pon it, I think de straight road de best, deridedly."
"She would naturally go a lonesome way," said Haley, thinking aloud, and not minding Sam's remark.
"Dar an't no sayin'," said Sam; "gals is pecular; they never does nothin' ye thinks they will; mose gen'lly the contrary. Gals is nat'lly made contrary; and so, if you thinks they've gone one road, it is sartin you'd better go t' other, and then you'll be sure to find 'em. Now, my private 'pinion is, Lizy took der road; so I think we'd better take de straight one."
This profound generic view of the female sex did not seem to dispose Haley particularly to the straight road, and he announced decidedly that he should go the other, and asked Sam when they should come to it.
"A little piece ahead," said Sam, giving a wink to Andy with the eye which was on Andy's side of the head; and he added, gravely, "but I've studded on de matter, and I'm quite clar we ought not to go dat ar way. I nebber been over it no way. It's despit lonesome, and we might lose our way, — whar we'd come to, de Lord only knows."
"Nevertheless," said Haley, "I shall go that way."
"Now I think on 't, I think I hearn 'em tell that dat ar road was all fenced up and down by der creek, and thar, an't it, Andy?"
Andy wasn't certain; he'd only "hearn tell" about that road, but never been over it. In short, he was strictly noncommittal.
Haley, accustomed to strike the balance of probabilities between lies of greater or lesser magnitude, thought that it lay in favor of the dirt road aforesaid. The mention of the thing he thought he perceived was involuntary on Sam's part at first, and his confused attempts to dissuade him he set down to a desperate lying on second thoughts, as being unwilling to implicate Liza.
When, therefore, Sam indicated the road, Haley plunged briskly into it, followed by Sam and Andy.
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