text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Recent painting and other more ancient ... Up.29/02 Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Gallery/Finished Work View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Recent painting and other more ancient ... Up.29/02" Tranchefeuxjunior memberMember #Joined: 09 Feb 2010Posts: 14 Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 10:34 pm Hello, I'll post some new developments including a copy of my latest painting Bathsheba Bathing by Rembrandt. you can see the video of his achievement in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jApMAKJkDiQ Giant Demon Alien / Predator "house" A small oil on canvas to finish: Zombie native. 24.5 x18, 5 cm Last edited by Tranchefeux on Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:04 am; edited 3 times in total Back to top neffmemberMember #Joined: 11 May 2002Posts: 1444Location: Germany Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 5:09 am You have a quite uniqe style and nice bunch of details there, but the pictures have a little bit lack of depth. Perhabs you need more focus, so not everything in the composition looks same important and the viewer doesnt know what to look at._________________* Back to top AnthonymemberMember #Joined: 13 Apr 2000Posts: 1577Location: Winter Park, FLA Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:46 am How did you do the underdrawing for the Rembrant? It is unusually precise except for a few places _________________-Anthony Carpe Carpem http://www.anthonyfransella.com Back to top Tranchefeuxjunior memberMember #Joined: 09 Feb 2010Posts: 14 Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 5:00 am Neff: Thank you for your comment, it is true that I do not play too well with the different plans. Anthony: My model is on another screen and draw directly by copying as you see on my video. Back to top SolarCmemberMember #Joined: 23 Jul 2001Posts: 274Location: Barcelona Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:33 am Nice stuff! I'm not bothered with the lack of depth. Back to top Tranchefeuxjunior memberMember #Joined: 09 Feb 2010Posts: 14 Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:10 am Hello, I just share with you one of my last painting "Between the poses" oil painting on canvas size 81 x 65 cm. WIP des différentes progression du tableau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynOttHYm6a0 Détail. Another painted with the same model before The soft dream 116 X 81 cm Oils out of fabric 2008 Finally two other digital copying, Mona Lisa and Rembrandt's portrait done there a few times too. with videos wip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0E_JBbnsnY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI9dbd1D9HA Back to top LakkamemberMember #Joined: 27 Sep 2007Posts: 811Location: Espoo, Finland Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:22 am Great work, thanks for sharing and taking time to screencap! Back to top Tranchefeuxjunior memberMember #Joined: 09 Feb 2010Posts: 14 Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:02 am Hello, Here are some new developments . Destruction Total Master of suffering The guardian of the cited (demo of using custom shapes in my school and New3Dge nod to Master Sparth) Both realize 3D ZBrush The Tracer Fornicatus Back to top whommemberMember #Joined: 28 Feb 2012Posts: 317Location: Sweden Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:10 pm Ah I thought I recognized the style, I gave you a comment on "The Tracer" in Cgsociety. I really love your works, awesome style. .. Back to top Tranchefeuxjunior memberMember #Joined: 09 Feb 2010Posts: 14 Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:15 am Thank you for your comment Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Gallery/Finished Work All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Love's Gift
Laurence Saliba 12/14/2007 9:52:42 PMStefania this is SPECTACULAR!!! You have really outdone yourself now. This photo shows so much love and you have captured it so beautifully. This deserves a big yellow badge!!! WINNER!!!! I congratulate you from today!!! #808253
Amy JACKSON 12/14/2007 10:09:36 PMI agree! Both of these are really fantastic! Wonderful work, Stefania! :) #5209061
Arnie Horwitz 12/14/2007 10:45:29 PMGreat composition and lighting, Stefania! #5209112
Teresa A. Burnett 12/14/2007 10:45:46 PMI agree totally with Laurence!! This is so precious and so beautiful!!! WINNER!!!! #5209113
Evy Johansen 12/14/2007 11:14:26 PMLove this one too, Stefania!! Adorable! #5209147
Robert K. Bemus 12/14/2007 11:42:40 PMGreat portrait - both subjects are beautiful and exquisitely captured, Stefania!! #5209187
Lynne Morris 12/14/2007 11:59:29 PMWow Stefania, this is absoloutely stunning, such a precious capture and I hope we see it again! #5209199
Mike D. Perez 12/15/2007 12:16:40 AMYesterday's image was great but I like this composition even better, Stefania! Great clarity. Destined for GOLD! #5209228
Barbara Waldoch 12/15/2007 12:28:18 AMSimply perfect capture, Stefania! #5209249
Ray Clarke 12/15/2007 1:38:07 AMBeautiful Stefania, you can see the love in the face of the mum, and what an absolutely adorable baby #5209315
Aimee S. McMaster 12/15/2007 3:46:27 AM...another delight Stefania...Aimee #5209401
Margaret R. Barry 12/15/2007 4:22:42 AMFantasic, Stefania. I agree with all the above comments. Hope to see this again! #5209432
Kathy Reeves 12/15/2007 4:24:25 AMWow!! A winnner!!! #5209434
Joy Rector 12/15/2007 4:26:04 AMbeautiful #5209439
Cindy Harter 12/15/2007 4:34:14 AMThis is a great portrait.. The baby is sooooo tiny and beautiful. Great light and close comp! #5209456
Bonnie C. Lackey 12/15/2007 4:44:22 AMSimply gorgeous! The framing of the baby by the mother's hair is wonderful and your exposure is exquisite. #5209480
Stephen Zacker 12/15/2007 5:51:56 AMLike the tight cropping and moment. Just wonderful #5209651
Carol Sawyer 12/15/2007 6:14:59 AMAnother beautiful portrait, great lighting and composition, Stefania! #5209716
Nadya Johnson 12/15/2007 6:45:17 AMStef, this is nothing short of EXQUISITE! What a gorgeous, endearing portrait. Outstanding work!! #5209807
Gail Vitikacs 12/15/2007 6:45:21 AMWOW WOW WOW...this is exceptional. We don't see many like this....you did a super job Stefani! #5209808
Melissa G. Meiselman 12/15/2007 6:56:51 AMIncredibly beautiful shot of this mother and child with fine skin tones, great detail and terrific lighting, Stefania!! Outstanding job on this!! #5209855
Joseph N. DiGilio 12/15/2007 7:49:16 AMMAGNIFIQUE! Even more joyful than the image you posted yesterday, Stefania.
Nadine A. Lewis 12/15/2007 8:28:03 AMThis is such a GORGEOUS and PRICELESS image, Stefania!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE it!! <>< #5210070
Sandra Freyler 12/15/2007 8:29:10 AMBeautiful capture! #5210071
Anita Hogue 12/15/2007 8:45:49 AMAbsolutely FABULOUS!!!! #5210141
"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar 12/15/2007 9:20:28 AMwow! stefania, this is incredible capture the moment image you have here! it has all aspects in becoming a winner, esp the comp and the picture quality! WTG my friend! #5210240
cheryl m. phillips 12/15/2007 9:41:59 AMOh, I really liked yesterday's entry and then I saw this one!
Kristi A. Howson 12/15/2007 10:09:00 AMWhat a special moment that you've captured...Love the of love here Stefania! #5210369
Philippe Vieux-Jeanton 12/15/2007 10:18:47 AMExcellent framing. A great beautiful image!! #5210397
Angela Azzinnaro 12/15/2007 10:35:23 AMOUTSTANDING capture Stef!!!!! BEAUTIFULLY done!!!!! Such a SPECIAL moment captured!!!! #5210441
Heather L. Haderly 12/15/2007 12:02:24 PMFantastic Stefania!!! I like this one even better and that's really saying something! #5210655
John Connolly 12/15/2007 12:52:25 PMMarvelous skin tones and delightul lighting Stefania! I am really enjoying this series! #5210821
Sandra R. Alvey 12/15/2007 1:20:55 PMWINNER!! Awesome capture Stefania!! This is such an emotional capture! #5210898
Eugenio Diaz 12/15/2007 2:04:29 PMBrilliant shot! The very fine details are breathtakingly beautiful!!
Sam Britt 12/15/2007 3:21:16 PMVery sweet portrait, Stefania. #5211244
Cassie L. Woodlee 12/15/2007 3:26:09 PMOH my this is absolutey precious, outstanding lighting, comp and tones, Stefania!!!!!! #5211261
MELODIE C. ROBERTS 12/15/2007 3:53:00 PMI challenge ANYONE to look at this beautiful image and Not have a tear come to their eye
Paul E. Earl 12/15/2007 4:24:54 PMYou have captured a beautiful moment here! This is simply beautiful! Priceless in fact! #5211393
Joerg Schlagheck 12/15/2007 5:11:14 PMThis is the absolutely best baby picture I've ever seen, Stefania! It is so beautiful and captivating! #5211479
Claudia Kuhn 12/15/2007 6:21:08 PMSo sweet and tender Stefania! Wonderful moment! #5211588
Patrick Rouzes 12/15/2007 7:07:47 PMOuch!!! WOW!!! SPEECHLESS!!! Incredible in every way!!! WILL see this again, Stefania!!! WOW & many more WOWs.
Jennifer L. Alder 12/15/2007 7:58:22 PMAwww--- look at that little face!
Nancy L. Green 12/15/2007 9:02:41 PMThis is fantastic Stefania, a WINNER for sure!! <>< #5212012
Stefania Barbier 12/16/2007 12:37:29 AM:-) thank you sooooooooo much everyone for your comments... She is one of my best friends and had a slightly premature child... as soon as she told me I ran to the hospital and I was amazed at the way she looked at him 100% of the time... the look of love. Thank you again! #5212505
Peggy J. Maguire 12/16/2007 3:25:39 AMGorgeous!!!! #5212647
Lisa J. Boulden 12/16/2007 3:40:21 AMSpectacular!!!!
Dr. Harmeet Singh 12/16/2007 5:31:49 AMWonderful capture .Sweet infant and lucky mom.. #5212952
Brandi-Lee Cester 12/16/2007 6:07:54 AMWhat a beautiful photo full of love, stunning! #5213093
Lorraine A. Cook 12/16/2007 6:52:19 AMThere is nothing more precious than the love of mother and child...and you've captured this beautifully, Stefania!<:)) #5213325
Laurie Daily 12/16/2007 9:14:43 AMAnother perfectly captured moment, Stefania... Just beautiful! #5213971
Jennifer L. Taranto 12/16/2007 9:47:10 AMSOOOO precious!!! Love your light, comp & pov!!! LOVE the mood too!!! #5214093
Heather 12/16/2007 12:06:30 PMWow..This is So0o0 Sweet!! Great job Stef! :)
Ive been pretty busy lately,So I have not had a chance to sign in and comment anything! Hopefully I will get caught up! :) #5214593
Silvio Grech 12/16/2007 12:31:19 PMWhat a moment you captured, Stef!! It's a winner in my book!! #5214766
Esther Smith 12/16/2007 5:45:17 PMAn absolutely beautiful capture Stefania!! #5215812
Lynn Haack 12/16/2007 8:04:04 PMI love the bright lighting and dark BG...and the mommy's hair gently touching this sweet little baby's head. Wonderful, beautiful...stunning!!! Lynn #5216163
ronda chatelle 12/16/2007 10:39:43 PMMy heart is singing! What an AMAZING portrait that will be treasured for many years! I know we will see this again! GORGEOUS work Stefania!!!!! #5216441
Stefania Barbier 12/17/2007 2:04:06 AMthank you Ronda, Lynn, Esther, Silvio, Heather, Jen, Laurie, Lorraine, Brandi-Lee, Harmeet, Lisa, and Peggy!!! And Lisa: it was natural light, soft diffused window lighting. And her husband was handholding the black backdrop that I had taken with me...! #5216833
Carla Metzler 12/17/2007 9:21:27 AMAbsolutely beautiful! #5218786
Nikki McDonald 12/17/2007 10:32:16 AMI am so enjoying these mother-child portraits, Stefania. Everything about them, from composition to light to skin tones to the black background that sets both of them off so well is extremely well done. Beautiful. Congrats on the EP's and expect to see more on other images in this series as well as to see at least one big winner out of them. #5219038
William F. Clair 12/17/2007 10:09:43 PMI just got back from an 11,000mi road trip and I am trying to get caught up with everyone. You gallery is fantastic!!! This one is a print!!! You are a real pro at this. #5221143
Stefania Barbier 12/18/2007 2:10:01 AMthank you sooo much William, Nikki, and Carla!!! #5221601
Sharon King 12/20/2007 4:23:47 AMSo full of emotion! This is Beautiful!!! #5233576
paola A. Jofre 12/20/2007 7:48:05 AMBeautiful, Wow!! Awesome job Stefania !! You have capture the moment so well, beautiful :) #5234520
Jim Baines 12/21/2007 5:27:53 AMThis is so precious, Stefania! I like your entire gallery! #5238587
Mary K. Robison 12/26/2007 12:43:09 AMGo back up to the first comments by Laurence, Stefania ~ I agree 100%!!!
Stefania Barbier 12/26/2007 3:22:18 PMthank you Mary, Jim, Paola, and Sharon!!! #5255665
Sheri Wahlstrom 12/28/2007 2:05:52 PMAbsolutely precious. Gorgeous work! #5262199
Raymond Pauly 12/29/2007 9:04:22 PMVery beautiful photo, Stefania! You really captured a precious moment here and a lot of emotion! #5266724
Stefania Barbier 1/1/2008 5:36:14 AMthank you Sheri and Ray! #5275701
Philippe Vieux-Jeanton 1/25/2008 10:12:24 AMCongratulation Stefania for this WONDERFUL finalist!! Best luck for the next round!!! #5392615
Alison Krylowski 1/25/2008 10:14:33 AMStefania, congrats on this outstanding finalist! This is such a beautiful image. #5392629
Michelle L. Frick 1/25/2008 10:25:29 AMCongratulations Stefania!! The light and the mood are amazing in this stunning finalist! #5392719
Margaret R. Barry 1/25/2008 10:39:12 AMCongratulations on this beautiful finalist, Stefania! #5392845
Jennifer L. Alder 1/25/2008 10:42:23 AMHUGE CONGRATS, Stef... this is a winner to me. :) #5392878
Laurence Saliba 1/25/2008 11:12:40 AMWell I was first to comment on this and say its a winner so we will surely see this in the next round too. :))CONGRATULATIONS Stefania!!!! #5393242
Gail Vitikacs 1/25/2008 11:28:22 AMLaurence said it best...it is beautiful...and CONGRATULATIONS on this beauty! #5393424
cheryl m. phillips 1/25/2008 11:29:15 AMYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nadya Johnson 1/25/2008 11:42:14 AMCongratulations on your wonderful finalist, Stefania! #5393591
Kay E. Mahoney 1/25/2008 12:22:17 PMCongratulations on your adorable finalist, Stefania. #5393957
Nikki McDonald 1/25/2008 12:24:54 PMSo very glad to see the coveted finalist badge on this one, Stefania. It is superb! Onward and upward . . . Good luck. #5393979
John Connolly 1/25/2008 12:31:30 PMCongratulations on this excellent finalist award image, Stefania! #5394032
Teresa A. Burnett 1/25/2008 12:53:50 PMCongratulations Stefania!! I just knew we'd see this one again!! Best of luck in the next round!! #5394184
Nadine A. Lewis 1/25/2008 1:25:40 PMThis image IS AWESOME, Stefania!!! I am soooo thrilled to see receive finalist!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! <>< #5394515
MELODIE C. ROBERTS 1/25/2008 1:34:53 PMHey Stef !!!
Anita Hogue 1/25/2008 2:24:04 PMWOW,WOW, A BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #5394899
Linda D. Lester 1/25/2008 3:02:30 PMWhat a beauty....Congratulations! #5395154
Deborah C. Lewinson 1/25/2008 3:10:45 PMHearty congrats, Stefania, on this amazing image and well deserved finalist!
Laurie Daily 1/25/2008 3:26:09 PMA huge Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Stefania! #5395322
Heather L. Haderly 1/25/2008 3:30:36 PMCongrats on the finalist Stefania, WELL deserved!!!!!! #5395360
Mary K. Robison 1/25/2008 4:20:07 PMTOTALLY deserving to be among the finalists, Stefania!!
Joseph N. DiGilio 1/25/2008 4:28:37 PMCongratulations, Stefania. You know. this is one of my favorites. #5395710
Mike D. Perez 1/25/2008 4:59:47 PMCongratulations on your awesome Finalist, Stefania! A Winner in my eyes. #5395921
Sam Britt 1/25/2008 5:23:56 PMCongratulations, Stefania! #5396091
Eugenio Diaz 1/25/2008 5:29:49 PMCongratulations Stefania!!!!
Stephen Zacker 1/25/2008 6:19:20 PMSuch a wonderful moment. Congratulations #5396396
Jim Baines 1/25/2008 6:30:10 PMStef, allow me to offer a well deserved CONGRATULATIONS!!! Job well done!! #5396442
Su Sana E. P 1/25/2008 7:00:51 PMCongratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Stef!! I still consider this a Winner. #5396598
Barbara Waldoch 1/25/2008 7:06:29 PMCongratulations on this fantastic finalist, Stefania! #5396648
Joerg Schlagheck 1/25/2008 8:24:30 PMCongratulations on the finalist, Stefania! Well deserved! #5397010
Raymond Pauly 1/25/2008 9:28:54 PMWOW! I had to scroll down for quite a while to leave a comment here, Stefania! LOL! Wonderful finalist! Congratulations! #5397159
"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar 1/25/2008 10:31:03 PMone of my favs!!! big congrats on this finalist, ( a winner in my books!!), Stef!!! #5397356
Silvio Grech 1/25/2008 11:28:03 PMCongratulations on this fantastic finalist, Stefania! #5397492
Martha N. Church 1/26/2008 2:39:42 AMCongratulations, Stef, on your beautifully captured moment in time! #5397755
Jeff Robinson 1/26/2008 5:19:26 AMCongrats Stefania on this wonderful Finalist!! Jeff #5398199
Lynn Haack 1/26/2008 6:15:24 AMStefania, A BIG congrats on this beautiful finalist! Lynn #5398567
Lisa J. Boulden 1/26/2008 9:03:55 AMLove this finalist, Stefani!
Judyann Plante 1/26/2008 9:38:38 AMSteph, What you have captured here is just incredible. Magnificent work and congratulations on a well deserved finalist!
Judyann <>< #5399683
Holly Shao 1/26/2008 10:14:34 AMCongratulations on this awesome Finalist, Stefania! Really beautiful!
Holly #5399854
Kristi A. Howson 1/26/2008 10:29:16 AMCongratulations on this wonderful Finalist! Very precious image Stefania!!! #5399918
Claudia Kuhn 1/26/2008 1:28:19 PMSo lovely! Congratulations!! #5400553
Linda D. Lester 1/26/2008 5:46:45 PMThis is just awesome and glad you won it as a finalist! I'm finding this in the cash contest and you can't do both. Just wanted to make sure your knew! It is one of the most awesome Newborn shots I have ever seen! #5401319
Linda D. Lester 1/26/2008 5:49:09 PMYeah! I just went to double check and I am wrong! Good I'm going to cheer this one on! #5401332
JO ANN CLEVELAND 1/26/2008 6:28:28 PMFantastic! Awesome! Adorable!
One of the sweetest, best I have ever seen Stef!
jo ann c. #5401557
Patrick Rouzes 1/27/2008 7:18:42 AMWOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! CONGRATULATIONS,Stefania!!!!!!!!! #5402832
Cassie L. Woodlee 1/27/2008 8:10:57 AMCONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Stefania #5403121
Cindy Bendush 1/27/2008 4:26:48 PMCongratulations on your finalist Stef!!! #5404866
Stefania Barbier 1/27/2008 9:44:46 PMthank you so much, I truly appreciate your comments!!! #5405798
Laurence Saliba 1/27/2008 11:44:36 PMThis deserves to win!!!! Good luck Stefania!!! #5405959
Brandi-Lee Cester 1/29/2008 3:37:54 PMCongratulations on a well deserved win! I have taken so many photos of this "pose" but never captured such a beautiful outcome, well done! #5414955
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 1/30/2008 11:03:08 PMThis is a beautiful portrait Stefania! So sweet!! A fantastic finalist, congratulations! #5421432
Stefania Barbier 2/1/2008 9:44:31 AMthank you Laurence, Brandi-Lee, and Donna! #5428274
Allison Gaulin 2/7/2008 6:24:26 PMSo beautiful Stefania! What a precious capture!!!! #5461122
Stefania Barbier 2/7/2008 10:21:03 PMthank you Allison! #5462042
Anna Diederich 2/10/2008 7:07:47 PMWhat a precious moment you've captured, Stef! Congrats on a beatiful finalist!! #5475608
Stefania Barbier 2/10/2008 9:59:44 PMthank you Anna! #5476241
Heather E. Lupo 2/12/2008 10:23:26 AMSimply BEAUTIFUL! Wonderfully captured... sure to be a treasured portrait for years to come! ~Heather #5484758
Stefania Barbier 2/15/2008 11:15:48 AMthank you Heather! #5499310
Norm Edmond 2/15/2008 11:59:16 PMMy Goodness!! What a special shot! I just absolutely love everything about it. Beautiful! #5501158
Stefania Barbier 2/17/2008 10:44:44 AMthank you Norm! #5507317
William Johnson 3/1/2008 2:12:02 AMThis is a fabulous portrait Stefania, beautiful colours, lighting and composition. I'm convinced that we will see this with a Winners Badge. Bill J. #5576342
C A 3/6/2008 2:15:21 AMVery strong family shot!! Great one for the album :-) #5599654
Stefania Barbier 3/6/2008 5:20:31 AMthank you Bill and Corne'! #5600621
Patrick Campbell 4/21/2008 4:07:39 PMLove this portrait Stefania! The lighting, composition and of course the mother's expression are so very beautiful!
Stefania Barbier 4/21/2008 11:17:27 PMthank you Patrick! #5822107
Peggy J. Maguire 4/22/2008 3:16:17 AMWOW!!!Congratulations Stefania!!!!! #5822614
Stefania Barbier 4/22/2008 3:52:18 AMthank you Peggy! #5822829
Adam R. Rondelet 4/22/2008 10:59:35 PMI just wanted to say , I love this photo #5827936
Stefania Barbier 4/22/2008 11:39:06 PMthank you Adam!!! #5827982
Nemil B. Chabebe 4/23/2008 12:53:45 AMA big congratulations in this finalist,
Stefania Barbier 4/23/2008 1:02:05 AMthank you Nemil! #5828128
Shannon Mills 5/24/2008 8:35:48 AMPRECIOUS AS CAN BE!!!!!!!!!! #5971198
Stefania Barbier 5/24/2008 12:01:19 PMthank you Shannon! #5971909
Max Aureli 9/12/2008 1:03:02 PMThe gentle movement of gold hair that they are caressing the face of the newborn.
Thank you Stefania.
Stefania Barbier 9/12/2008 2:19:49 PMoh my, how beautiful... thank you so much Massimo for those very special words... I can't explain what I'm proving now, and I thank you for it...
Renee Doyle 2/1/2009 12:32:30 AMA truly beautiful moment captured perfectly Stef!!!!!!! Just love this!! #7112225
Lynne Morris 2/1/2009 12:45:14 AMI love this Stefania, it's a beautiful and touching capture, fantastic work my friend. #7112259
Brett Dolsen 2/1/2009 3:12:22 AMBeautifull to see again Stefania!!Brett #7112357
Michelle Alton 2/1/2009 4:03:42 AMBy now, it must be clear, Stefania, that this photo is almost a miracle...just like the infant and mother-baby love it portrays. #7112489
Max Aureli 2/1/2009 4:06:42 AMBrava!!!!! Brava!!!!! #7112503
Bojan Bencic 2/1/2009 5:28:20 AMSo much feelings in this one, Stefania. Beautiful photo. #7112774
Bobbie L. Slayton 2/1/2009 6:00:19 AMI am glad to see this one again it deserves a win. Such a touching photo. #7112916
Mike Clime 2/1/2009 6:09:49 AMExcellent portrait! #7112963
Robert Baer 2/1/2009 7:00:41 AMso special. congrats for both this beautiful baby and for your finalist. #7113228
Joseph R. Ombrello 2/1/2009 8:45:57 AMBeyond words, Stefania. #7113602
Laurence Saliba 2/1/2009 10:15:37 AMSo glad to see this again Stefania!!!! This has to win now!!!! #7113905
Melissa Olsen 2/1/2009 11:19:23 AMWow...how did I miss this the first time around. Simply outstanding and I wish you all the best this time. Beautiful work! #7114136
Teresa A. Burnett 2/1/2009 4:22:53 PMStefania, I'm so glad to see this back again!! This has to be my all time favorite photo!! There is nothing in the world so precious as what you have captured right here!! #7115202
Max Aureli 4/2/2009 6:50:50 PMThank you Teresa, you said all.
Superb work Stefania.
Stefania Barbier 4/2/2009 10:42:01 PMthank you all! #7366246
Max Aureli 4/10/2009 2:17:55 PMWOW Stefania, this image is in 24 favorites of BP addicted!!! WOW!!! #7392277
ROLAN NARMAN 7/24/2009 8:44:34 AMYour poetry transcends the frontiers of this universe Max! Even Dante Alighieri is now turning upside down in this tomb! Wow! Words can not express the beauty and the feelings emanating out of your words!!! How come you don't write these poems on my images???
Stef this image should have a yellow badge for this months' theme! #7777983
Max Aureli 7/24/2009 11:57:27 AMLook... it taken three months to come out with the right word my friend Rolan. You don't want to wait so long from my comments!!! #7778345
ROLAN NARMAN 7/24/2009 12:29:11 PMI'll wait an eternity for your poetry my friend!...Just don't make it too sad! #7778419
Stefania Barbier 7/24/2009 1:56:15 PMan eternity is too much.... :-)
ROLAN NARMAN 7/24/2009 2:03:14 PMLOL! Stef! I'm getting bored at work lately!...and I'm sure you know how much we loooooove your gallery!!!
Raymond Pauly 7/24/2009 7:30:34 PMHey Stef!! Huge congratulations! Such a beautiful image!
Cynthia M. Wiles 7/30/2009 10:12:17 AMSpectacular was the word that came to mind when I first saw this, but I see that it has been used many times to describe the intense beauty of this shot; so I will just say, simply, that this is the most beautiful mother-child photo I have ever seen and the title is perfect!
Max Aureli 7/30/2009 10:29:37 AMWell... we have something else to do, Stefania!! Reading your messages from your bottles!!!! :-)))
Magnificent maternity image!! #7797439
Courtenay Vanderbilt 8/17/2009 3:49:27 PMCONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist, Stefania! #7857852
Max Aureli 8/17/2009 4:04:18 PMLet's see if this is not the good time!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Stefania!!!!! #7857946
Deborah C. Lewinson 8/17/2009 4:32:04 PMWow, a gorgeous image that tells such a beautiful story!
Congratulations on your finalist, Stef!
Debby #7858174
Eugenio Diaz 8/17/2009 4:58:59 PMCONGRATULATIONS on your WONDERFUL Finalist, Stefania! #7858418
Nancyj E. Hovey 8/17/2009 5:09:10 PMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
ROLAN NARMAN 8/17/2009 5:31:31 PMThanks for listening to me Stef! This deserves a win! Congrats! #7858629
Sharon 8/17/2009 5:36:04 PMCongratulations!!! #7858671
MELODIE C. ROBERTS 8/17/2009 6:18:36 PMWas a Favorite
Anita Hogue 8/17/2009 6:43:04 PMAbsolutely perfect! Congratulations Stef! #7859337
Ken Smith 8/17/2009 6:43:43 PMI remember this one...hope to see gold on it this time..congrats again!! #7859343
Max Aureli 8/17/2009 6:52:03 PMThanks for listening to me Stefania! This deserves a win! Congrats! #7859417
Ann Coates 8/17/2009 7:07:08 PMWow Stefania, you have captured a truly magical moment here. You can really feel the emotion. An outstanding finalist and hope to see this again. #7859535
Debra R. Harder 8/17/2009 7:21:25 PMThis is an amazing image, Stefania. I bet we see GOLD here. Congratulations on another beautiful finalist!!! Deb #7859649
Michael G. Marshall 8/17/2009 7:26:10 PMBeautiful finalist, Stefania! Congratulations! Michael #7859693
Julianne Bradford 8/17/2009 7:56:26 PMAwesome Finalist Stefania! #7859948
Laurence Saliba 8/17/2009 8:08:04 PMAlways, always loved this Stefania!! Congratulations and I hope it sees gold this time!!! #7860048
Kelly S. Cavanaugh 8/17/2009 8:44:26 PMBeautiful image, Stefania! Congratulations!! #7860290
Evy Johansen 8/17/2009 8:54:10 PMCongratulations on this adorable finalist, Stefania! #7860335
Teresa A. Burnett 8/17/2009 9:50:49 PMOk Stef, this is still my all time favorite photo!! I want this precious image to wear gold!!! Huge congratulations and I will keep my fingers crossed for this one!! #7860464
Karen Engelbreth 8/17/2009 11:02:33 PMCongratulations Stefania... #7860609
Laura E. Swan 8/18/2009 12:46:27 AMI am the 27th one to add my heart here...You see Stef?! You are collecting all of our hearts for this one.
Maxy, write me a poem. I can wait.
-Lala #7860826
Barbara Waldoch 8/18/2009 1:01:42 AMCongratulations again, Stef! #7860903
Aimee S. McMaster 8/18/2009 3:58:22 AM....congratulations on this beautiful & touching image Stef...Aimee #7861343
Carol Sawyer 8/18/2009 4:41:57 AMCongratulations on your finalists, Stef!!! #7861510
Gina Cormier 8/18/2009 4:54:59 AMOh...gorgeous....Congrats!!!!! #7861598
Melissa G. Meiselman 8/18/2009 7:44:05 AMCongratulations on this fantastic finalist, Stefania!! This is a really beautiful shot!! #7862548
A P 8/18/2009 8:28:23 AMI'm away so I'm going to say CONGRATULATIONS on ALL your incredible finalists here, Stef. Best of luck in the next round, not that your work needs luck as you can see by all the comments. #7862802
Mitch Spence 8/18/2009 9:14:13 AMCongratulations on your finalists, Stefania! #7862964
Margaret R. Barry 8/18/2009 9:22:11 AMCongratulations on this awesome finalist, Stefania. Glad to see this again! #7862996
Jeana Clark 8/18/2009 10:17:34 AM
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 8/18/2009 11:19:13 AMCongratulations on your finalist! Beautiful Stefania! #7863529
Lynne Morris 8/18/2009 1:26:32 PMHuge Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Stefania. #7863800
Stephen Zacker 8/18/2009 2:05:58 PMThis is awesome! Congratulations #7863880
Denny E. Barnes 8/18/2009 2:34:23 PMBeautiful Stefania! Big Congratulations on your excellent and well deserved finalist!! #7863991
Agnes Fegan 8/18/2009 3:29:11 PMI love this one...congratulations! #7864282
Renee Doyle 8/18/2009 3:31:21 PMIncredibly precious!!! Congratulations on this totally gorgeous finalist Steph!! #7864292
Chris Henning 8/18/2009 9:21:11 PMCongrats, Stef! Hope you see gold on this! #7865403
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 8/18/2009 10:26:21 PMI hope to see gold on it too, Stefania. It is simply amazing. Huge congrats on both your finalists. #7865515
Sharon Sawyer 8/18/2009 10:52:08 PMStefanie, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding & well deserved finalist!!! Absolutely beautiful. #7865552
Usman M. Bajwa 8/18/2009 11:57:39 PMCONGRATULATIONS.....!!! #7865753
Ujjwal Mukherjee 8/19/2009 2:30:21 AMFabulous finalist, congratulations,Stef!!! #7866100
Randy D. Dinkins 8/19/2009 3:02:36 AMBeautiful capture. Congratulations on this well deserved finalist. Good luck. #7866194
Marijana Fajgl 8/19/2009 4:27:35 AMWhat a beautiful and warm capture, Stefania! Huge congratulations! #7866551
Kristi A. Howson 8/19/2009 3:37:24 PMCongratulations Stefania on this outstanding image making it to the Winners circle. A very deserving and heartfelt image. #7868897
Valentin M. Armianu 8/19/2009 3:39:38 PM
Congratulations! Fantastic Winner! Outstanding image!! #7868908
Terri Beloit 8/19/2009 3:42:57 PMBeautiful, Stefania...well deserved winner...very sweet and touching moment! #7868929
Linda D. Lester 8/19/2009 3:45:10 PMSo sweet...Congratulations! #7868947
Laurence Saliba 8/19/2009 3:48:09 PMCongratulations Stefania!!! :) WTG my friend!! You are happy and I am happy now!!! It always deserved the Gold!!! Beautiful!!! #7868977
Max Aureli 8/19/2009 4:00:39 PMHAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #7869064
Max Aureli 8/19/2009 4:01:22 PMah ah ha ha ah ha h aha h ah hahah ahah
Renee Doyle 8/19/2009 4:16:10 PMWooHoo!!!! Big congratulations to you Stef!!! Wonderful! #7869144
A P 8/19/2009 4:20:18 PMCouldn't miss. CONGRATULATIONS Stef #7869172
Michelle Alton 8/19/2009 4:28:36 PMA wonderful WINNER, Stefania! #7869221
Cynthia M. Wiles 8/19/2009 4:34:15 PMMan-O-Man...I am so surprised you did not win the grand prize for this...It is the most beautiful photo I have seen in a long, long time...the love & emotion, the pureness...I thought for sure you had a winner here...nothing against the judges but this shot is a timeless beauty...
Nancyj E. Hovey 8/19/2009 4:53:59 PMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Nikki McDonald 8/19/2009 5:28:19 PMWell, we've all waited a long time for a gold badge on this one, Stef. Wonderful capture. Congratulations. #7869534
Sharon Sawyer 8/19/2009 5:29:44 PMStefanie, congratulations on your amazing & well deserved win!!! #7869543
Nadya Johnson 8/19/2009 5:40:52 PMCongratulations on your very stunning winner, Stef! #7869594
Raymond Pauly 8/19/2009 5:45:57 PMHuge congratulations on a most deserving winner, Stef! All the best! #7869615
David Phalen 8/19/2009 5:49:46 PMBIG Congrats on a beautiful Winner!! #7869633
ROLAN NARMAN 8/19/2009 5:49:48 PMBingo!!! Huge congrats on your gorgeous winner Stef! I knew it!!! Very happy for you!
P.S. Thanks for listening to me! (and not to Max!!!)
Should we give Max a gold badge for his poetry??? #7869634
Courtenay Vanderbilt 8/19/2009 6:06:55 PMI'm thrilled for you Stef! Congratulations on this awesome image and the gold! #7869717
Max Aureli 8/19/2009 6:14:48 PMLOL@Rolan... I don't need stickers and badge...
ROLAN NARMAN 8/19/2009 6:19:26 PMAhhhh Max! Sounds like poetry again my friend!...Prosit!
How about a poem describing the win??? #7869773
Max Aureli 8/19/2009 6:29:48 PMLOL ... to much work Bro!!! #7869796
Ken Smith 8/19/2009 7:08:14 PMWay to go, Stef...nice idea to resubmit..you ROCK!!! Now enjoy the rest of your vacation!! :-) #7869909
Chris Henning 8/19/2009 7:17:00 PMSo not surprised, Stef. Love this image! Huge congrats!! #7869930
Evy Johansen 8/19/2009 8:00:39 PMBig congratulations on your beautiful win, Stephania!! #7870096
ROLAN NARMAN 8/19/2009 8:01:18 PMOk Max...Here's one from me!!!
S miles bearing happiness sail across the faces
T ainted with love a mothers gaze caresses
E xploring the comfort of a warm embrace
F illed with joy her tender heart races
A s she discovers a taste of Heaven in the gift of life
N othing is more rewarding than to hold a precious face
I n the glare of a smile that heals the heart
A nd nourishes the soul for an eternity.
Teresa A. Burnett 8/19/2009 8:12:07 PMYAYYYYYYYYYY!!! I'm so happy to see a gold button on this one Stef!! It so deserves one!!
Ann Coates 8/19/2009 8:26:10 PMI'm so pleased to see this with a gold underneath it and so do many other people. I have never seen a photo tagged with so many favourites before. Congratulations Stefania. #7870211
Melissa G. Meiselman 8/19/2009 8:32:30 PMCongratulations, Stefania in this extraordinarily beautiful winner!!!! #7870249
Debra R. Harder 8/19/2009 8:43:05 PMI'm so happy to see GOLD here, Stefania!!! This is such an amazing image. CONGRATULATIONS on your BEAUTIFUL WIN!!! Deb #7870290
Datha Y. Thompson 8/19/2009 9:36:34 PMSo PRECIOUS!!!! Love this Stefania!!
Cindy Bendush 8/19/2009 9:41:02 PMCongratulations Stef!!! #7870482
Katarina Mansson 8/20/2009 12:38:14 AMCongratulations on your adorable winner Stephania! #7870663
Mary K. Robison 8/20/2009 1:08:08 AMCONGRATULATIONS on your well-earned win, Stef! #7870704
Bojan Bencic 8/20/2009 1:22:19 AMCongratulations on your win, Stefania! Beautiful and emotional photo. #7870726
Mike Clime 8/20/2009 2:28:32 AMWTG! Congratulations! #7870788
Aimee S. McMaster 8/20/2009 2:32:33 AM.....yay Stef....warm congratulations on your win...Aimee #7870796
Hendrik Storme 8/20/2009 4:56:21 AMBig congrats Stefania! #7871175
Max Aureli 8/20/2009 4:57:40 AMRolan..... AMEN!! #7871180
Erin Appelbaum 8/20/2009 5:07:48 AMCongrats on this awesome winner Stefania. Peter #7871201
Gina Cormier 8/20/2009 5:45:21 AMWinner!!!!!!!!!!!!
Claudia Kuhn 8/20/2009 6:14:19 AMWonderful image, congratulations!! #7871520
anonymous 8/20/2009 6:45:39 AMCongratulations Stef on your Beautiful win! B- #7871650
Daniella Puente 8/20/2009 8:19:37 AMFELICITACIONES Stef, esta foto es maravillosa! :)))) Abrazos! #7871930
Colleen Farrell 8/20/2009 9:03:10 AMWTG, Stef! Big congrats on your win! #7872120
Patricia Seidler 8/20/2009 10:16:45 AMCongatulations Stefania on your win! So precious! #7872269
Tarun Bose 8/20/2009 11:11:58 AMBig congrats for your super winner, Stefania. #7872416
John Connolly 8/20/2009 3:44:48 PMBig congratulations on your gold badge Stefania! A very deserving image! #7872965
Maria A. Gonzalez 8/20/2009 4:59:19 PMCongratulations Stefania on this beautiful winner,a very delicate and beautiful portrait...
Becky J. Parkinson 8/20/2009 5:35:43 PMCongratulations, Stefania, on this touching and beautiful winning photo!! #7873203
Erica Murphy 8/20/2009 5:50:04 PMThis is soooooooo sweeeeet !! Congratulations Stefania!! #7873240
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 8/20/2009 7:31:16 PMFantastic winning image, Stefania!!!! WTG!!! :-) k #7873567
Ujjwal Mukherjee 8/20/2009 8:54:05 PMYes!! HUGE Congratulations,Stef!!!! #7873705
Laura E. Swan 8/20/2009 9:32:57 PMWhat a beautiful Acrostic Poem Rolan wrote here.
!!! :) ???Did everyone read it??? :) !!!
I'm so happy this went Gold, Stef!!! It's so heartwarming.
Robert K. Bemus 8/20/2009 11:14:17 PMCongratulations on your win, Stefania!! #7873812
Stefania Barbier 8/20/2009 11:58:28 PMthank you all, I truly appreciate your comments and support!
Laurie Daily 8/21/2009 2:09:08 PMCongratulations on your beautiful winner, Stef...tugs at my heart! #7875401
Anne M. Young 8/21/2009 10:32:05 PMCongratulations - beautiful winner! #7876575
Stefania Barbier 8/21/2009 10:39:25 PMLaurie, Anne: thank you! #7876582
Alex T. Mizuno 8/21/2009 10:57:49 PMThis is very touching Stef! Such a precious moment in a tender light! A sensational image! Big Congratulations on your win!!! #7876601
Stefania Barbier 8/22/2009 10:09:41 AMthank you so much Alex! #7877729
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 8/22/2009 8:34:28 PMCongratulations on your win! Always a pleasure to view this image Stef! #7879058
Stefania Barbier 8/22/2009 11:17:06 PMthank you Donna! #7879205
Usman M. Bajwa 8/23/2009 6:45:21 AMCONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful capture and glad to see this getting GOLDEN, Stephanie.
Stefania Barbier 8/23/2009 10:06:47 AMthank you Usman! #7880558
Margaret R. Barry 8/24/2009 7:52:49 AMCongratulations on this beautiful winner, Stefania! #7883451
Stephen Zacker 8/27/2009 5:02:13 AMWonderful moment. Congratulations #7892349
Stefania Barbier 8/27/2009 5:13:48 AMMargaret, Stephen: thank you :-) #7892390
Janice Mezzacappa 8/27/2009 4:17:52 PMOh Stefania this is just so beautiful, Congrats on this Winner!! #7893889
Stefania Barbier 8/28/2009 12:43:09 AMthank you Janice! #7894709
isabel C. Zepeda 9/5/2009 8:37:57 AMStefania
Going true your galery after seeing this one,i say is the most beautiful one,so much love and tender in that photo plus the clarity and colors are amazing,congratulations in this winner.
Ysa... #7917692
Stefania Barbier 9/5/2009 10:43:07 AMthank you Ysa! #7917954
Thomas E. Hinds 10/14/2009 4:46:56 AMI am amazed at your talents, Stefania! This is really a stunning image so well captured in every detail! Awesome work! #8035995
Stefania Barbier 10/14/2009 8:34:09 AMthank you Thomas :0) #8036619
Jean B. Hall 11/1/2009 1:04:20 AMWonderful double portrait! #8092595
Stefania Barbier 11/1/2009 1:49:04 AMthank you Jean! #8092676
Dominick M. Dimacale 11/15/2009 5:08:07 AMCongratulations Stefania on your Win!!!
Dominick #8132452
Stefania Barbier 11/15/2009 11:40:48 AMthank you Dominick! #8133405
Kathryn Wesserling 12/17/2009 8:14:01 PMYour portraits (indoor or outside) are wonderful, but this one particularly spoke to me. It would appear that I'm not alone in my reaction. #8228239
Stefania Barbier 12/18/2009 12:32:03 AMthank you Kathy!!! #8228832
Jim Baines 9/19/2010 6:35:09 AMStopping by your gallery is like being a kid in a candy store. It seems unfair to comment on only one when there are so many magnificent choices among all your Finalist and Winners. This remains my favorite for a long time now and always please me to see this one. Some fantastic displays of talent, Stef!! #8917333
Stefania Barbier 9/19/2010 8:01:10 AMthank you Jim! #8917503
Inge Linden 2/29/2012 12:37:36 AMwonderful in every way. #10013079
Stefania Barbier 2/29/2012 9:35:10 AMthank you Inge! #10013825
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For the first time since 1980, the Augusta Gazette won the Sweepstakes award in the Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence competition.
For the first time since 1980, the Augusta Gazette won the Sweepstakes award in the Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence competition.
The Gazette took home four first place awards and 15 total prizes in the contest.
"I am proud of the awards we won as a staff this year," said Gazette Publisher Kent Bush. "But it makes me even more proud to see the effort this staff puts in on stories that will never win awards but are so important to the community we serve."
The awards the Gazette won included:
• Belinda Larsen and Kent Bush were recognized for the third consecutive year for first place in Editorial Pages. "The Bush satire highlighted this entry," the judges said. "Creative approach to issues. Aesthetically, the design was pleasing."
• Jeremy Costello took first place for Best Online Video (News).
• Kent Bush, Jeremy Costello and Josh Prim placed first in the Best Online Video (Feature) "Game Night".
• Kent Bush was awarded first place in Series for his "No Sale" about human trafficking and what is being done to prevent it locally. "Very well done," the judges said. "Informative and shows what long form multi-part series are capable of achieving. Nice wrap up column at the end."
• Belinda Larsen, Kent Bush, and Rhonda Sinn took second place in Best Front Pages.
• Kent Bush received second place for Best Environmental Story "No Easy Answers" about the water problems facing residents of Augusta.
• Jeremy Costello took second in Sports Column Writing; "Time Outs," "Retirement of Andy Roddick," and "Chipper Jones."
• Kent Bush placed second in Column Writing for "7 Habits of Highly Successional People," "Gift of Love for a Lifetime," and "Ignorance is the One Way to Stay on Sidelines."
• Kent Bush also placed second in Government/Political Story with "Park Problems" about the equipment in Garvin Park that had to be removed.
• Belinda Larsen received third place for Investigative Story with "Incomplete Justice," the article about the murder of Kay Robinson.
• Belinda Larsen, Rhonda Zinn, and Kent Bush received third place in Local Business Story for the Dari-ette story, "Out With the Old, in With the New."
• Jeremy Costello placed third in Sports Story with "Golden Moment: Budda Wins 4A High Jump State Championship."
• Kent Bush placed third in Feature Story with "Linder Honored to Serve."
• Belinda Larsen and Kent Bush took third place in Best Story/Picture Combination with "Fish Salvage Coming to an End."
• Kent Bush placed third in Best On-line Video in News for "Thunder Road Fire."
"Winning in traditional newspaper categories as well as online video contests really shows how hard this staff works to present information to our readers in every format," Bush said. "Whether it is our print product, our website or Twitter and Facebook posts, we want to be the source of information for the Augusta area."
The Non Daily Division II category is for papers printing fewer than 4 times per week with a circulation between 1,750 and 4,000.
Other papers competing in the category included The Andover American, The El Dorado Times, The Times Sentinel, The Ellsworth County Independent, The Lyons News, Sabetha Herald, Hiawatha World, Atchison Globe, Miami County Republic, Belleville Telescope, Washington County News, Rawlins County Square Deal, Marion County Record, Wellington Daily News, Kingman Leader-Courier, Shawnee Dispatch, Marysville Advocate, and the Fort Riley 1st Infantry Division.


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I am planning to go to Hyeres for a couple of days, and the wind could be quite strong.
I have an Evo 9, and I don't know whether to borrow an Evo 7 or a Religion 5mt from a friend of mine?
I'm just 69 kg. What could be the wind range of the Religion 5mt?
Thanks a lot for your help!


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A year ago, Paris-St. Germain's deep-pocketed owners offered David Beckham $1 million a month to come to France, and he turned them down. On Thursday, he apparently had a change of heart, signing a five-month contract to play in Paris for free.
Two months after leading the Galaxy to its second consecutive Major League Soccer title, Beckham ended his short retirement by joining the leaders of France's Ligue 1 on a short-term deal in which his salary will be donated to a children's charity in Paris.
"We decided on something that is quite unique," Beckham told reporters at his introductory news conference. "It's something I'm not sure has been done before, and it's something I'm very passionate about, children and the charity side of things. And so are the club.
"We came together and it's something special."
Exactly how much the charity will get isn't known since the terms of Beckham's contract were not released. Given the spending patterns of Paris-St. Germain's Qatari owners, however, the donation could be substantial. Over the last 18 months Paris-St. Germain has shelled out $300 million in transfer fees, outspending every other club in Europe to land the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva from AC Milan, Napoli winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and Brazil's Lucas Moura.


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Pete Townshend Calls iTunes A Digital Vampire; Talkin' 'Bout His Generation...
from the talkin'-bout-my-generation dept
He says that iTunes should employ A&R people, but why is that Apple's business? That's like saying Tower Records should have had A&R people to guide musicians a decade ago. It appears his complaint is that new musicians are allowed into iTunes even if they suck. But that's an issue for filters and mentors to deal with, and the internet seems to be taking care of that. Is there bad music on iTunes? Sure, but you can get around that by not listening to it, and those musicians can get guidance from all sorts of people. He also talks about why Apple should give away computers to 500 musicians they like. But... why? What is focusing on just a few musicians going to do? The power of the internet is that it empowers tons of new musicians. Having Apple give free computers to the musician it likes kinda misses the point of the democratization of the market. It will leave out all sorts of wonderful artists that niche groups in the public might like.
He then goes on to complain that Apple won't stream full albums. Why is that Apple's job? Has no one shown Pete Spotify or any of the many other streaming players out there these days?
Of course, he won't listen to me on this, because he talks about the "vilest" parts of "blogland" where people are "drunk, or just nuts."
And, of course, he goes on a bit of a rant about file sharing. Beyond just the internet "destroying copyright," he compares someone downloading one of his songs to someone coming into his house and stealing his kid's bike (interesting comparison). Of course, as anyone who's ever thought about this for more than a second knows, making a copy doesn't remove anything. Making comparisons to stolen physical goods just makes it look like you're... well... not talking about our generation. So, as a retort, I'll just "infringe" on Mr. Townshend's own words:
People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


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|2010-11-22, 12:58
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And believe me, I generally hate fanservice and have nitpicked where it's popped up before.
Still, I'll agree that I'd like to see her upfront more and doing stuff, having multiple serious fights rather than just one an arc. She is one of the main female leads after all. But it's not too bad, so this is only a nitpick.
However, I'd take issue that she rips off Nami and Bulma; the latter two never fought. In shounen series, it's mainly the guys fighting, so it's a large reason why I like Fairy Tail, because the girl's can kick as much ass; Erza especially. And Lucy is being foreshadowed as being just as strong once she reaches her full potential.
|2010-11-22, 14:23
|Link #23
User of the "Fast Draw"
Would be nice to see Lucy get into more fights and get as involved as the others. Still she does get her moments like fighting the members of that dark guild on her own. Think in part it's because of Lucy not recognizing her own strengths. Has all these strong characters surrounding her and doesn't see how useful she is. She pretty much said in it the last few episodes in not seeing herself as being the least useful in a fight. Think it will require some more confidence before we see Lucy fighting even more within each arc.
|2010-11-23, 00:27
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Location: Kobe, Japan
While it's perfectly fun to see Lucy fight, I'm more than happy to see her stress over rent, stress over never having a boyfriend (despite being drop-dead gorgeous) and generally be a neurotic mess.
|2010-11-23, 10:08
|Link #25
Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
Sure she doesn't fight as much as compared to Natsu, Gray or Erza, though that's totally understandable.
|2010-11-23, 13:57
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|2011-01-10, 22:04
|Link #29
To be fair, Lyra is only a silver key, not a zodiac. She's a spirit with a specific purpose, singing. Would be nice to see her more, but I can understand her not being so powerful.
|2011-01-10, 22:14
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: In the Milkyway!
Lucy is def. a funny character on the show but I really don't find her all that special. I think the celestial wizard thing is kinda lame with her having to use the celestial key things and what not. I also think that the celestial beings she has are lame as well except for Leo of course. In the end she is hilariously funny but no where near being a bad a** as her team members are.
|2011-01-10, 22:24
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|2011-01-11, 00:56
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|2011-01-11, 07:01
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|2011-01-11, 07:14
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^ I think the post you quoted was referring to Lyra, who has only appeared once or twice and knows stuff about magic (Happy style) and sings. In any case, Lyra and Plue (snowman-dog) are luxury keys, even when Lucy bought Plue's key in the first episode, the owner told her it's nothing special. Still, more keys is never bad, maybe Lucy's got so much magic because she's always keeping a spirit out most of the time.
|2011-01-13, 21:44
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Here's something I found interesting on the HuffPo today.
"New Zodiac Sign Dates: Ophiuchus The 13th Sign?"
Your zodiac sign may not actually be your zodiac sign anymore.
Astronomer Parke Kunkle says that due to changes in the Earth's alignment the dates of many zodiac signs have changed, according to NBC. In addition, there may be a 13th Zodiac sign: Ophiuchus.
Kunkle says that as the Earth and Sun slowly move the signs gradually change, as expected.
The change didn't happen over night either. The 12 signs were designated to different periods of the year almost 3,000 years ago, when astrology began, and since then the Earth's position in relation to the sun has changed.
While the sign many people were born under may now be different, it shouldn't affect horoscope readings, according to NBC.
See if your Zodiac sign has changed below.
The New Dates:
Capricorn: Jan. 20 - Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 - March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18 - May 13
Taurus: May 13 - June 21
Gemini: June 21 - July 20
Cancer: July 20 - Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10 - Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16 - Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30 - Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23 - Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 - Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 - Jan. 20
link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...=kristin_leigh
Looks like Lucy might be stuck chasing one more key than originally thought.
|2011-01-14, 10:24
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Still, since we got more than one person wondering, here's my take on it: if it ever happens, it will need to be inserted into the plot as either someone the old zodiacs don't know or as the spirit king himself. Doubt the latter though, since the word brings to mind a snake and a pot.
|2011-01-14, 12:20
|Link #37
And ironically, I only remembered the 13th one after remembering the old Final Fantasy Tactics, which had the Zodiac Braves, heh. The 13th one was at the bottom of an optional dungeon.
If anything, I bet the 13th one (if there is one), will be some kind of fallen spirit. Perhaps almost as strong as the Spirit King.
|2011-01-28, 12:46
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There's a foreshadowing of Lucy being strong? Actually, if there was, I didn't get it. On her fight against Angel, Angel says that she's pretty much done herself in for summoning 4 golden keys consecutively with a low magic power to support it.
Well, whatever. Lucy's still one of my favorite character. (I have to admit, on the first few episodes of FT, I was annoyed at Lucy, but that's mainly because of Aya Hirano. :<)
|2011-01-28, 13:37
|Link #39
Lastly, as Hibiki said, she was capable of using the Una Metria(sp?) spell, which is supposed to be a really high level celestial mage spell.
All those things foreshadow Lucy as being strong. In the light of some other FT mages, she can appear a bit weak, but she's fairly strong already compared to most other mages. Also, smart use of her spirits would make her incredibly strong, so it's partly her not being smart but "lucky" that keeps her back. I kinda dislike this aspect, but am hoping she does get smarter instead of relying on her luck.
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"Bombers are always smaller than you think, fighters are always bigger," says my guide around an airfield "somewhere in England." Well, that may be true, but the airplane I am standing next to is looking pretty darn big to me. At 75 feet long and over 100 feet in wingspan, this is a Boeing B-17, the mainstay of the bombing offensive being delivered from these English airfields. I wrote last time about how English villages are interacting with these visitors, and now I get up close to the real thing.
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"Bombers are always smaller than you think, fighters are always bigger," says my guide around an airfield "somewhere in England." Well, that may be true, but the airplane I am standing next to is looking pretty darn big to me. At 75 feet long and over 100 feet in wingspan, this is a Boeing B-17, the mainstay of the bombing offensive being delivered from these English airfields. I wrote last time about how English villages are interacting with these visitors, and now I get up close to the real thing.
The four engines thunder into life across the other side of the field as mechanics test a machine for another raid and with three squadrons on an airfield the noise of a Bomb Group running up and taking off shatters the peaceful idyll of the countryside life now postponed to better days. No wonder they are called "cyclone." And the engines need to be powerful and a-plenty. Each one — and there are four of them — give enough power and more to pull this 27-ton machine into the sky and send it on its way at nearly 200 miles per hour cruising speed.
Each airplane has a crew of 10. Pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, navigator, wireless operator, flight engineer, two waist gunners in the middle and tail-end Charlie — the tail gunner. There is one I haven't mentioned until now, deliberately, for the reason that he is worthy of a special mention. He is the "ball gunner." Underneath the belly of the aft section is a hollow ball in which the gunner curls up to give protection to attacks from underneath. He can spin this turret 360 degrees and he has a vital role to play. But he is incredibly vulnerable, and to my mind just isn't paid enough.
I'm lucky. Today I am getting a ride with the crew. Thankfully it's a check ride. They had an engine hit in the last mission and now they are testing it out. They won't acknowledge it, but the patched holes in the side of the fuselage and on top of the wing tell their own grim story — and they have a new crew member. I do not ask why, but they are forthcoming in making sure I know that the "new guy" is very much part of the team.
I have come in the middle of what is being called "Big Week." The planners and generals are "in the know" about major events coming up — we can speculate what they are — for now the "Mighty 8th" have been building up strength over the last year and building their expertise in what they do best, taking the war to the enemy and destroying its ability to fight through crippling its industry and the ability to make the machines of war. It sounds simple but this is "strategic bombing." They operate in daylight and take with them their "little friends" of the fighter force which protects them from attacks by the Luftwaffe. All are experts playing out a deadly game over 20,000 feet up.
The attacks on the ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt on Aug. 17 last year showed that the B17 can take an enormous amount of punishment. Of the 230 bombers set out, 60 aircraft, 600 crew, were lost, and 87 had to be scrapped due to the amount of damage done to them on the mission. But thanks to these testaments to the prowess of American engineering ingenuity and the skill of the American worker, 870 men made it back. Lessons were learned in the raids of August and now Big Week, which should properly be called Operation Argument, is intent on luring the Luftwaffe up for a fight where they can be destroyed in the air by our fighters, while the bombers attack the aircraft factories. Confidence among the crews is high and growing.
I now stand underneath the nose of the machine and put on my kit. I have been told to dress warm. Long johns, T-shirt, sweater, leather jacket is topped by a scarf, life vest and parachute. I have sheepskin gloves, silk liners, sheepskin boots and later will don a flying helmet so I can hear the chatter in the plane. Others wear a blue woolen "teddy bear" suit which is electrically heated and they are in the rear of the plane where what warmth there is from the engines, cannot reach.
I climb in with the crew through a door at the back. The more athletic (average age is 21) swing into the nose hatch and I work my way forward past the waist gunners sitting on the deck waiting for takeoff. I look back and see the rear gunner getting comfortable under the rudder. The ball gunner sits next to the waist gunners. He doesn't need to be in his "office" until well into the flight. An accident on takeoff would see the ball and the gunner mashed into the runway and so there is no need for heroics this early on. Past the others I walk over the bomb bay under the flight deck and into the nose.
As we pull onto the runway, the throttles go forward and the roar climbs as the aircraft lifts quickly (no bombs and full fuel today) tugs
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into the air as fields slip below us — 500, 1,000, 2,000 feet. A turn to the left and a steady climb through the cloud base and we are in a cold, gray anxious world. Are there any other aircraft around us? Suddenly we burst into bright silver sunlight bouncing off the cotton candy layer below us. Even in all these "togs" as the RAF call them, I feel cold. There's a gap at my neck where an icy finger penetrates, my hands tingle. "Don't take your gloves off" I am warned. They learned the hard way that flesh sticks to metal at these temperatures. It is February after all. Gaps in the fuselage where the turrets and windows are whistle as more icy air comes in adding to the deafening noise. I suppose you get used to it. I hear the calm commands of the pilot throughout and the friendly chatter and gentle teasing over the intercom, a thin wire connecting this Band of Brothers together in the Wild Blue Yonder. They are young, but expert and well trained.
As we descend after an hour (but which seems like minutes), I saw what seems to be hundreds of airfields in the patchwork of the English countryside. How can anyone coordinate such a force? How can the enemy think they can beat such a force? Time will tell. For now, my adventure is over. I do not have to do this again tomorrow and the next day. They will, my new young friends, and I can only feel pride and gratitude in what they are doing for us all.


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Edited extracts from this article by Justin Raimondo,
with comments, pictures and captions by Lasha Darkmoon
"There is no freedom, no democracy, and no government accountability in Amerika, a fascist state." — Paul Craig Roberts
Hitler and Stalin, move over!
Your respective countries
are about to be eclipsed by
a new emerging dictatorship.
In a revealing series of interviews on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now" program, three individuals targeted by the American surveillance state — William Binney, former top NSA official, Jacob Applebaum, an internet security specialist who works with WikiLeaks, and Laura Poitras, an Oscar-nominated documentary film-maker whose work has brought her to the attention of US authorities and led to her harassment by US government agents — give compelling evidence that America is no longer a free country.
Binney resigned his position with the National Security Agency (NSA) after 40 years in protest at the government's increasingly totalitarian methods of data-collection and retention, without judicial oversight. The government has targeted him: in 2007, his home was invaded by FBI agents after he went to the Senate Intelligence Committee with revelations about illegal NSA spying on American citizens: they pointed guns at him, and warned that he would "not do well" in prison.
Applebaum and Poitras have been detained, searched, and interrogated every time they have re-entered the US from abroad — Poitras over 40 times — and had their laptops seized and presumably copied.
None of these individuals have been charged with a crime.
The degree to which our constitutionally-protected liberties have been usurped is shockingly described by Binney:
AMY GOODMAN: Do you believe all emails, the government has copies of, in the United States?
WILLIAM BINNEY: I would think — I believe they have most of them, yes.
GOODMAN: And you're speaking from a position where you would know, considering your position in the National Security Agency.
BINNEY: Right. All they would have to do is put various Narus devices at various points along the network, at choke points or convergent points, where the network converges, and they could basically take down and have copies of most everything on the network.
While this level of surveillance started during the Bush administration, under President Obama, Binney says:
The surveillance has increased. In fact, I would suggest that they've assembled on the order of 20 trillion transactions about U.S. citizens with other U.S. citizens.
AMY GOODMAN: How many?
WILLIAM BINNEY: Twenty trillion.
What are they doing with all those emails? They're targeting their enemies, domestic as well as foreign, and combining this information with "meta-data" — i.e., financial records, credit card transactions — to create comprehensive profiles of those on their enemies list.
There's nothing to stop them from "leaking" this information to anyone, for any purpose — because it all takes place in the dark. And if they want to find something on you, they will find it and use it.
This, in short, is what it means to live in a police state.
Glenn Greenwald wrote about this in a recent column, and he said something very important that we should all focus on:
So just look at what happens to people in the U.S. if they challenge government actions in any meaningful way — if they engage in any meaningful dissent. We love to tell ourselves that there are robust political freedoms and a thriving free political press in the U.S. because you're allowed to have an MSNBC show or blog in order to proclaim every day how awesome and magnanimous the President of the United States is and how terrible his GOP political adversaries are — how brave, cutting and edgy! — or to go on Fox News and do the opposite. But people who are engaged in actual dissent, outside the tiny and narrow permissible boundaries of pom-pom waving for one of the two political parties — those who are focused on the truly significant acts which the government and its owners are doing in secret — are subjected to this type of intimidation, threats, surveillance, and climate of fear, all without a whiff of illegal conduct.
A controversial quote from an article in the Czech Republic newspaper, Prager Zeitungon, has recently been translated into English and is made available here for the first time. This quote says it all:
"The danger to America is not Barack Obama, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America. Blaming the prince of fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools, such as those who made him their President."
With Fox News and MSNBC braying at one another, and the airwaves filled with corporate-funded political ads detailing the dirt on this or that candidate, the illusion of liberality persists. Yet all one has to do is challenge the "national security" prerogatives of an ever-expanding American empire — as Binney, Applebaum, and Poitras did — and suddenly one is transported into the world of It Can't Happen Here, Sinclair Lewis's masterful evocation of what a distinctively American dictatorship might look like, Orwell's 1984, or some other dystopian vision of a totalitarian future.
"The commitment to civil liberties ended suddenly on September 11, 2001. In eleven years the Bush/Obama Regime repealed 800 years of human achievements that established law as a shield of the people.Today Americans and citizens of other countries can be confined to torture dungeons for the duration of their lives, or they can be shot down in the streets or exterminated by drone missiles." — Paul Craig Roberts, How Liberty was Lost
Take Orwell's classic work which posited a world in a state of perpetual warfare (check!), where constant and universal surveillance is the norm (check!), where "thoughtcrime" is ruthlessly punished, and where most ordinary people (the "proles") are basically left alone, with totalitarian methods of repression directed almost exclusively against rebellious elites (check!)
With the left co-opted, and the right pushing for an even more draconian crackdown on what is left of our constitutionally-protected rights, we are left with only Ron Paul holding up a copy of the Constitution and demanding its restoration.
Unfortunately, even that voice will be stilled.
What this means is that the authoritarian trend in American politics will continue, unabated and unopposed.
"Once Washington confirmed that the American public was both too ignorant and too inattentive to pay any attention to events that would alter their lives and jeopardize their existence, every thing else followed: the PATRIOT Act, the suspension of the Constitution and destruction of civil liberty. Homeland Security has quickly extended its gestapo reach from airports to train stations, bus terminals and highway road blocks. It has criminalized dissent, equating critics of the government with supporters of terrorism. It has mandated the home invasions of antiwar protesters and their arraignment before a grand jury. It has prosecuted whistleblowers who reveal government crimes. And the list goes on and on."
"You are with us or against us" is taking on threatening instead of reassuring connotations, implying that anyone who opens his or her mouth in any dissent is thereby transformed into an "enemy of the state."
— Paul Craig Roberts, here. (Edited)
In this context, it is appropriate to recall the warning of John T. Flynn, former New Dealer-turned-constitutionalist, a financial writer purged from The New Republic and polite liberal society for his vocal opposition to the policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
Fascism will come at the hands of perfectly authentic Americans…who wish to commit this country to the rule of the bureaucratic state; interfering in the affairs of the states and cities; taking part in the management of industry and finance and agriculture; assuming the role of great national banker and investor, borrowing millions every year and spending them on all sorts of projects through which such a government can paralyze opposition and command public support; marshaling great armies and navies at crushing costs to support the industry of war and preparation for war which will become our greatest industry … all to be done under the authority of a powerfully centralized government in which the executive will hold in effect all the powers, with Congress reduced to the role of a debating society.
There is your fascist state!
And the sooner America realizes this dreadful fact the sooner it will arm itself to make an end of American fascism masquerading under the guise of the champion of democracy.
They are not disturbed: because they know that they will never burn books, and they will never hound the Jews or the Negroes.
What will turn up in their hands will be a very genteel and dainty and pleasant form of fascism which cannot be called fascism at all because it will be so virtuous and polite.


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LONDON (MarketWatch) — Central banks are not exactly short of things to worry about right now.
Here's the one other story that you can't afford to miss today
The euro may well be on the road to a chaotic collapse, taking some of the world's biggest banks with it. A currency war may break out between Japan, the U.S. and Europe. Printing money has run out of steam, but there is still little sign of the global economy returning to the kind of growth rates it saw before the credit crunch.
But in the long term what they should perhaps be most worried about is losing their monopoly on issuing money. A new breed of virtual currencies are starting to emerge — and some of the giants of the web industry such as Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +3.55% are edging into the market.
Gresham's law famously stated that bad money would drive out the good. In the 21st century, it is now possible the law might be turned on it head. Good money might drive out the bad. If so, that matters to investors — for the simple reason that investing in the right currency makes a lot more difference to the kind of returns you can expect than what you actually put your money into.
But Gresham's law applied to the age when it was formulated — Tudor England, where money consisted of the physical metal in the coins. If someone started minting coins with less gold or silver in them, they inevitably squeezed out the coins that had been properly made. But today's world, dominated by paper currencies controlled by central banks, operates very differently. The money we use has no intrinsic value — so bad money could be driven out by the good.
We are starting to see a flurry of new currencies.
This month, Amazon launched its own coins — a virtual currency that can be used to buy stuff for your Kindle tablet. It is a very tentative move to start with: more like loyalty points on a reward card than actual cash. But every river needs to start with a spring — and with the web's mightiest retailer behind it the coins could grow into something significant.
If so, Amazon coins will be far from alone. The virtual web currency BitCoin has already attracted a huge amount of publicity — and is steadily gaining in both circulation and value. After a crash last year — regrettably virtual currencies are just as prone to booms and busts as the real sort — it has steadied at around $25 and has gained acceptance.
There are virtual currencies swapped on games such as Second Life and Farmville that may one day escape into the real world. At the time of the launch of the iPhone 5, there was speculation that Apple AAPL, +2.05% would include a banking function, and perhaps even a currency — an iCoin would, of course, be much the same as everyone else's money except twice as expensive and really cool to look at.
We might be reaching the point where virtual currencies start to pose a real challenge to the existing ones: the dollar DXY, +0.00% euro EURUSD, -0.1227% yen USDJPY, -0.07% and pound GBPUSD, +0.0778% Indeed, at the end of last year, the ECB put out a paper warning about the competition from these new currencies. Although still small, the paper suggested they might undermine the credibility of national currencies.
It is not hard to see why central bankers are worried. Right now, virtual currencies are tiny. Hardly anyone is taking them seriously. And yet people are increasingly losing faith with traditional currencies. They are losing value steadily to inflation. And quantitative easing and currency wars mean they are constantly being debased. They are open to alternatives.
Plenty of investors have been turning to gold. Russia and China are building up their reserves, and so are many private individuals. But gold has always had its own problems as a currency. After all, if it was perfect the world would not have stopped using it as a currency. It has irregular supply. And it is as prone to crashes and collapses as any other monetary unit.
There is little doubt there is a demand for virtual currencies. They are, of course, completely untested. But with so much of the world's business now conducted online there is little reason why currencies shouldn't be minted online as well.
For investors, this matters. As a general rule, investing in the right currency matters far more than what stocks or bonds you choose. If you'd invested in Swiss francs USDCHF, +0.0810% in the 1970s, for example, you'd have done very well over the next four decades, regardless of whether the stocks you picked were any good or not. Likewise if you'd invested in gold US:GCJ3 — a quasi-currency — during the 1990s you'd have done better than most other investments.
Right now, what the virtual currencies need is a major company to make them universally acceptable. Amazon may be the one, or it may be an iCoin from Apple, or G-Dollars from Google GOOG, +3.11% or some new company we haven't heard of yet. But the potential is surely there. If a virtual currency can be just as good as a medium of exchange, and a better store of value, it will start to gain traction, taking its place alongside traditional currencies. And perhaps even replacing them.
Of course, governments and central banks will try to stop it. They won't give up their monopoly over money without a struggle. A virtual currency will never be legal tender. But the online universe is very hard to regulate. Governments haven't managed to stop spam, or pornography, or terror chat rooms, or any of the other online activities they don't like. There is little reason to imagine they can prevent virtual currencies circulating either.
And if you invest in one of the new currencies, it will certainly do better than any of the traditional ones. As they emerge, they are almost certainly worth a minor hedge — and who knows, perhaps even a major one.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
11 comments:
- --Deb said...
Did you try Babelfish?
- April 23, 2008 at 6:50 PM
- caracolina said...
I can translate it...
- April 23, 2008 at 10:43 PM
- mlle a. said...
Dear fellow Etsian, I was just mentioning your project and the NYT article as an great example for the German market (shepherds, bee keepers, ecological farming, and especially the German forms of CSA).
Please let me know if you'd like me to translate my text.
- April 24, 2008 at 5:23 AM
Correction, Wall Street Journal. Anyways, you get the point.
(p.b., what's "funny" about my post?)
- April 24, 2008 at 5:34 AM
- Susan said...
Thanks, mlle a. A friend sent it to me and I thought it was really cool. It's almost cooler because I don't know what it says:)
- April 24, 2008 at 6:46 AM
- Michele said...
I can sort of read German. it's a little rusty because I haven't used it in so long. It's good :)
- April 24, 2008 at 8:35 AM
- Deb said...
Wow! This is so great. You're taking your ideas worldwide (I just love the web :D). Guess I better get my share while I can, daughter and I will be on Martha's Vineyard for one day this summer...hoping to stop by and say hi.
Congratulations on your successful endeavor, you are definately an inspiration to other business owners :D
- April 24, 2008 at 8:48 AM
- woolies said...
see what happens when you get MAJOR press! YOu are now WORLD famous!!!
- April 24, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Hi Susan,
can you tell me if there is other wool available other than mohair? would love to buy a share but i am interested in heavy worsted wool...thanks!
- April 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
- Susan said...
Hi anonymous! You will probably want to wait to buy a share in our spring shearing. That's when we shear the sheep and our cormo and cotswold wool are great in worsted weight.
- April 30, 2008 at 11:24 PM
I'm German, so if anyone needs help with anything German, let me know. :0)
- May 26, 2008 at 5:31 PM


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Newly Proposed Constitutional Property Tax Amendment
Tallahassee FL, November 2007 - Senator Mike Fasano and his colleagues have returned to Tallahassee to prepare for the voters a newly proposed constitutional amendment pertaining to property taxes. This past September a circuit judge in Leon County tossed out the Florida Legislature's previous joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Florida Constitution revising the manner in which property taxes are assessed in Florida. With this action undoing the work of a special legislative session held in June, the Florida Legislature was given a deadline of October 30, 2007 to revise the proposed amendment if consideration of that amendment is to be made available to voters for the January 29, 2008 presidential primary. The Legislature has now wrapped up its latest special session by offering a newly written constitutional amendment.
BB's Dance Factory Presents "The Snow Princess" Holiday Celebration!
Largo FL October 2007 - What could be better than an enchanting evening of Dance, Cirque & Merriment for the whole family this Holiday Season?
"The Snow Princess" is such an affair This is an original tale of the lovely Snow Princess and her Penguins, Cirque-style creatures, Snowflakes that fly, and many other unique characters that intertwine for a most frolicsome and entertaining event.
Choosing safe products can be a daunting task without the proper knowledge and tools. Many product packages are deceptively designed to make you believe that the product inside the package is herbal, all natural, safe and gentle, when in fact the product contains little or no natural or herbal ingredients, is contaminated with carcinogens and is irritating to the skin. This is the case because of the lack of regulation in the cosmetic and personal care product industry. But armed with a little knowledge and some helpful tools, there is much you can do to protect yourself.
Here are 10 things you can do to make safer and healthier choices when selecting your toiletries. Read the ingredients on the label. The packaging may say such things as natural, herbal or hypoallergenic. This has nothing to do with what's really in the product or how safe it is. Manufacturers make a lot of claims on the package to "sell" the product. They can do this because some of the terms don't have official definitions and they can use them however they want. To really fi nd out what's in a product, you must read the ingredients in the small print, you know, the ones that you sometimes need a magnifying glass to be able to see.
CLEARWATER BEACH, FL November 24, 2008 – The Sandpearl Resort and its signature restaurant Caretta on the Gulf have each been awarded the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Rating for the year 2009. Lodgings at this level offer an extensive array of amenities combined with a high degree of hospitality, service, and attention to detail. Restaurants at this level offer a distinctive fine-dining experience marked by high-quality ingredients, creative presentation, and attentive service. The Sandpearl Resort and Caretta on the Gulf opened in August 2007 and this is their first year to be named a AAA Four Diamond Award® winners.
AEW SELECTS HORIZON BAY TO MANAGE CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PROPERTIES With entry into CCRC market, Horizon Bay grows to 77 retirement communities.
TAMPA, Fla., December 10, 2008– Horizon Bay Retirement Living (Horizon Bay), a national seniors housing operator based in Tampa, Florida, announced that it has started managing three continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) in Florida. Regency Oaks in Clearwater, Lake Port Square in Leesburg, and South Port Square in Port Charlotte, have a total of 1,694 residential units for seniors.
Horizon Bay was selected by AEW Capital Management L.P. (AEW), on behalf of one of AEW's institutional clients, to become the new manager of the communities. "We selected Horizon Bay because of their excellent reputation and stellar track record in the retirement living market and depth of knowledge of the Florida seniors market," said Pamela Herbst, Managing Director and Head of Direct Investments at AEW. "We anticipate a successful partnership with Horizon Bay."
Clearwater, FL December 11 - Firefighters are in the business of saving lives. Sometimes under extreme circumstances, that can include one another. Clearwater's Firefighter of the Year rescued an unconscious co-worker from the water during a training accident.
On June 11, 2008, Lt. Matt Daerr was participating in a personal watercraft training exercise in Tampa Bay. Firefighter/Fire Medic Jason Matthews, who was also in the exercise, was thrown from his Jet Ski after coming across the wake from a boat. He was knocked unconscious in the water. Lt. Daerr immediately went to FM Matthew's rescue. He pulled FM Matthews from the water and brought him back to shore. Under the extreme circumstances of this water rescue, his action was exemplary and it is an example of the first-rate firefighting/rescue skills he possesses. His training, courage, and quick thinking saved FM Matthew's life.
NEW PORT RICHEY Fla. (December 9, 2008) – The administrative offices of Gulfside Regional Hospice in both New Port Richey and Dade City had the smell of cookies wafting through the air during the eighth annual holiday cookie packaging event for Gulfside's patients on Dec. 9. More than 30 volunteers participated in simultaneous packaging events in east and west Pasco.
Both volunteers and staff prepare their favorite holiday cookies for Gulfside's patients, which were dropped off at each Gulfside office on Dec. 8. Gulfside's nurses and staff will then pick up the cookies when they report to the respective office on Dec. 10 and 11 to distribute the packages to more than 350 patients throughout Pasco County.
TAMPA, FL December 8, 2008 – The Gasparilla Extravaganza will once again commence Tampa's historical Gasparilla season with an alcohol-free, family celebration scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2009 on Bayshore Boulevard, and will kick off a week-long series of celebrations leading up to Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa. The Gasparilla Extravaganza features the Gasparilla Preschooler's Stroll, the Gasparilla Air Invasion, the Children's Gasparilla Parade and the "Piratechnic" Extravaganza, Tampa Bay's largest firework presentation; show center is located at Howard Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard.
Dinosaur World celebrates 10 years
1/2 price admission for all Florida residents
For ten years now, anyone traveling on I-4 between Tampa and Orlando has marveled at the giant orange T-Rex at the Plant City exit. That T-Rex marks the home of Dinosaur World, an outdoor dinosaur museum with over 150 life size dinosaurs. It is now time to have a 10 year birthday party for the orange T-Rex.
Dinosaur World opened on Thanksgiving 10 years ago. To celebrate this anniversary, and to thank area residents for continued support, Dinosaur World is offering half price admission the first 2 weeks of December. Any Florida resident that shows their ID, from Monday, December 1st through Sunday, December 14th will receive 50% admission. This is $6.37 for adults and $4.87 for children.
Join us for special staged editions of "Entertainment and the Arts" and the New Radio Dramedy, "The Eight Little Nutcrackers," Written by John and Susan DiSanza and Brenda Martin.
Live from Francis Wilson Playhouse, 302 Seminole Street, Clearwater, FL 33755 - Sunday December 14 and 21, 2008 at 7:00pm.
Sponsored by Stage Door 13, Entertainment And The Arts, WTAN Radio and Francis Wilson Playhouse.
Free Admission, but reservations are required. Please call 727 446-1360


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Seasonal Decor: White Branches
A thrifty but really elegant-looking decoration for winter is a grouping of white-painted branches. Birch or Aspen bark is probably the inspiration here, but white paint achieves a similar look if those species aren't available to you.
We did this ourselves one year with a walk in the park on a brisk autumn morning. We picked up our favorite branches/twigs, brought them home, painted them white and displayed them in a large red vase. It was instant winter elegance that was easy, inexpensive, and fun. Here are some sources of inspiration should you want to do the same:
• 1 A white branch jewelry tree by Centsational Girl
• 2 Joseph De Leo / Country Living
• 3 Combined with florals from Flower Council Holland
• 4 A white twig chandelier via The Adventures of Tartanscot
• 5 A wreath with white twig "snowflakes" from Good Housekeeping
For a related project by an Apartment Therapy reader replacing the typical Christmas tree with white branches, see How to: Get Out of the Christmas Tree Rut.
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