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Xavier Hurstel has been at the helm of the PMU, the historic French tote operator, since October 2014.
The new chief executive was appointed general manager six years earlier and, by promoting him, the French racing associations, which control the PMU under state watch, opted for some stability in the wake of the difficult economic period that has affected the whole country, affecting the betting handle for the first time in 20 years.
It seems fitting that Hurstel is the man to guide the PMU for the next few years as, before predecessor Philippe Germond's departure, he was at the head of the PMU 2020 project, which set out the way the company should be developed to tackle the challenges ahead.
One of the main foundations of the plan is the international market, and this was one of the key points Emmanuel Roussel focused on in a question-and-answer interview with Hurstel.
How big is the international market in the PMU's activity today?
"Let me give you a few figures that would sum it up. The PMU's annual betting turnover stands at about €10 billion, including €9.1 billion on horse racing. That makes us the top European betting operator and the third in the world. In France, we are ahead on horseracing, second on sports betting, and third on the online poker market. We sell French racing to 72 operators in 44 different countries. We commingle with 34 of those operators in 19 countries, for a combined €730 million in 2014, a figure up 14 percent on the previous year.
"Meanwhile, the French bet on foreign racing too, mostly through commingling as we provide the bigger pools. Last year, we bet €650 million on international events staged in 28 countries.
"This is to show you that the international side of our business is growing significantly and it will keep on doing so. It has partly compensated the slide we have observed in our handle on French racing."
Does that mean there's no room for expansion of horseracing in France?
"Our horse racing betting market is quite mature now. Our capacity to absorb more races is getting smaller and I don't see how we could change that in the foreseeable future. However, the market could evolve. Our primary goal was to provide quality racing to our French customers to make sure that they would have access to our products anytime during the day instead of a few hours in the afternoon only, as it was 20 years ago.
"The racing associations were eager to fill every gap, and we have done that in a relatively short period. Now is the time to organize our programs so that the French horsemen and racegoers can enjoy a more comfortable way of life, to make it more sensible. It means that we could review the times when foreign racing is on to accommodate our own meetings. Morning meetings have never been very popular with our horsemen, and they deny the racecourses their capacity to promote the sport to the local audience."
The French bet on very different races throughout the world. How do you pick your partners?
"This is a reflection of racing in France and the way we are used to betting. We have got Thoroughbred racing, jumps, and harness racing. We stage races everywhere in the country and you cannot find two racecourses alike. Variety is important in the French culture and indeed in the way we conduct racing. The racing associations – France Galop for Thoroughbred and jumps, Le Trot for harness – decide which races we should import. Their utmost concern is the quality of the races themselves. Pattern races stand for regularity. They are less exposed to fraud, for instance, and they also promote racing as a sport. The second concern is the opportunity to support the local industry whenever and wherever it is possible. It is really important to the French racing associations."
How come you seldom or simply don't commingle with the U.S. markets anymore?
"We no longer support commingling with the United States because the fiscal context has changed and it is no longer profitable for us to do so. What we do now with other partners is that we either import the pools to commingle with ours, or commingle bets that have been registered by our official commingling partners such as Phumelela in South Africa, which channels significant bets from different countries into our pools. There is a global competition between the most important mutuel pools in the world. We have got France, South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia, and the U.S. Japan does not take part because, so far, their pools are closed to foreigners.
"In that context, our goal is to lead the market. We have a few assets there. We have got the depth in racing that is required to satisfy any customer throughout the world. We also have a wide range of exotic bets. And, finally, we have the quality of the pictures we supply to our customers worldwide. We also make sure that all our partners are equally treated in terms of data. They all receive the same product."
The French racing associations, through the PMU, have a deal with Yonkers Raceway in the U.S. though. What made it become an exception?
"Yonkers was such a success with us because it adjusted to our needs. They changed their times and days of operation, they changed the distance of their races, they allowed more horses on the track to accommodate the French customer, and it has worked. The fact that Le Trot was able to sign a breeding agreement on the French trotter was also instrumental in that deal. They are very concerned about the promotion of their own stud book, the Trotteur Français, throughout the world.
"It's a different matter altogether with the Thoroughbred, which is already a global breed. France Galop's concerns rather lie in integrity and medication-free racing, hence its feeble involvement in the U.S. It is different in Latin America since the local authorities do try to get rid of medication, at least in their best races. The lack of progress is not a good omen, but once again America is free to conduct its affairs as it wishes to, and we are free to conduct our business as we feel appropriate."
What do you make of the American betting market?
"There is room for expansion. It remains a very solid market. Two of the most important ingredients of resilience are there: a pari-mutuel-funded structure and a real horse culture. Yet there are challenges to be met. To penetrate the U.S. market, my guess is that racing would need a unified front. A national program run by more coordinated operators would certainly help the business. Partition of the mutual pools is a threat."
You also started an acquisition strategy in your neighbouring Belgium two years ago. How did it go?
"Yes, we acquired a Belgian betting operator, Eurotiercé, two years ago. It was a test and it is a complete success. We have looked at other countries and keep on monitoring some markets, such as Brazil and Germany, where we are already quite involved. But we remain pragmatic on the matter.
"We are interested in B2B ventures such as those, and look for opportunities to expand our pools, but B2C [business-to-consumer] has many advantages. It is more profitable, mostly because the closer you are to your customer, the better off you are. You also gain more experience through them."
Isn't it a concern that delivering a return for local industries sometimes stands in the way of new business opportunities, as it has done in Spain, Israel, and Greece? It also weakens your stand when you compete with fixed-odds betting operators, bookies so to speak.
"I think that, on the contrary, the fact that we make sure there is some return to the local racing economies is one of our main assets. Surely we may have had to give up some projects because such conditions couldn't be found, or negotiate harder than we anticipated, but such a business concern could help us to work with emerging markets, such as China obviously.
"We have been many times to China. The Chinese authorities seem to like our integrated, centralized model and its role in financing the whole industry. Today, betting is forbidden over there, as you well know. Nobody knows what is going to happen there. The market could open tomorrow, or the situation could last forever.
"We think that the top French races could reach a wide audience over there, as they did in Hong Kong: in 2013, the betting in Hong Kong alone on the Arc meeting represented about a fifth of our global turnover on the event. France has exported bullet trains, nuclear plants, and many other things to China. Bordeaux wine is thriving over there now, but it took 10 years to get the green light. One has to be patient. We are."
The rise of sports betting looms over horseracing, and some already think we are a thing of the past. What's your opinion on that matter?
"Sports betting is growing fast. It isn't a surprise. New markets emerge everywhere in the world. Sport has become a global business and the internet has made it all easy and affordable. It is horse racing's prime competitor on the global market. But I don't see any fatality there.
"Racing has an edge in many ways. We can race anytime, anywhere. A race does not take long, and pari-mutuel offers dividends that sports betting and fixed-odds betting cannot really offer. Racing is also very well suited for digital media. To compete with sports betting, our product must evolve to find a new identity, build another image. Pari-mutuel offers an infinite range of potential games. We have got many of them in the wings, games that will suit the needs of a digital, mobile, busy customer. I am pretty confident that we can turn the trend back up with such assets on our side."
What does it mean, practically?
"Different parts of the French racing and betting institutions have moved forward to gather their efforts and work together on racing's image. The racing associations, the PMU, along with the racing federation and Equidia, our dedicated TV channel, established a global, common marketing strategy.
"This is very new to us. We used to deal with our issues separately. It will no longer be the case. We will now be able to organize our customers' journey so that all of us can answer his needs, meet his expectations. We will segment our supply so that every different customer can get what he wants on any media he chooses, any device he uses.
"We have looked at the way racing was conducted in every major racing country in the world and tried to find what was suitable to our specific needs. The Hong Kong Jockey Club has done a great job in making its different customers' experience better. The tracking systems in use in the U.S. and Singapore have also been instrumental in our reflections.
"The United Kingdom and Ireland nurture the racing culture like no other country does. Once again, though, France has a combination of virtues that make it unique: a unified, integrated, mutual-only organization that guarantees a fair return to racing and represents both harness and Thoroughbred racing, a strong breeding industry, and a racing TV [channel] that covers the whole spectrum."
What is your main project, as a global betting operator?
"Our PMU 2020 project stands on four pillars: the digital experience, the offline network, the international market, and the customer segmentation.
"Not only do we need to recruit new customers, but we also need to make our existing ones happy and proud. You won't keep new customers if the existing ones are not happy, and vice versa. Our dated offline market is in strain. It will not get any better when we separate the offline and the online pools in September, as required by the Fair Competition Agency. But we have to thrive on that, to bounce back with new approaches, new products, and we will offer new games to our customers, games that are designed to meet their needs according to the way they bet, the devices and media they use.
"Besides, we will work harder for our horseracing-only offline network, which is very resilient and still accounts for more than 90 percent of our business on horse racing. It is capital to us. Our goal, our DNA should I say, is the promotion of horse racing. We will keep supporting it as much as we can, because it simply is our raison d'être!"


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Super Mario Bros. Final Fantasy. Mega Man 2. Sonic the Hedgehog. Pac-Man. Tetris. What do all these video games have in common? They're each well over a decade old–over two decades, in some cases–and they're still widely celebrated as games that lay down blueprints for many of the games we enjoy today. But let's say you somehow manage to procure a device that can capture a snapshot of this exact moment in time (don't aim it in...read more


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Did a cozy relationship between Duke Energy, America's largest electric utility, and politically-connected state regulators in North Carolina contribute to the massive coal ash spill into the Dan River near the Virginia border earlier this month?
Judging by a series of federal subpoenas and affidavits, that's an emerging line of questioning as US attorneys and the Environmental Protection Agency take a tough look at the regulatory environment in the Tar Heel State, and whether regulators went easy on Duke Energy with regards to its inventory of aging and seeping coal ash lagoons that now "threaten the long-term health of the Dan River" and other waterways, according to lawsuits now filed by the state.
Court documents refer to a "suspected felony" in the case.
"It's an unusual case: federal authorities scrutinizing not only a company that polluted but also state regulators," writes reporter Craig Jarvis, in the Raleigh News & Observer.
On Feb. 2, some 39,000 heavy metal-laced tons of coal ash spilled out of a holding pond and into the Dan River, which eventually flows into Kerr Lake, a critical reservoir on the Virginia-North Carolina border. The spill created a 75-foot-long "coal ash bar" near the broken pipe, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service says they've spotted evidence of the spill 70 miles downstream.
The federal investigation comes amid heightened awareness of major inland spills. A toxic mix of chemicals bled into West Virginia's Elk River in early January, causing officials to warn residents against even washing their hands in tap water.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service says streams have become more, not less, pristine, over the last decade, but recent spills and questions about regulatory priorities have raised awareness that such water quality gains can be easily lost.
The North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources, which regulates power plants in the state, have said they've done nothing wrong, and that they are actively pursuing fixes and fines from Duke.
The company meanwhile says it's cooperating fully with the federal probe. "We feel like we've been forthright and prompt and transparent on this, and have done everything we could to accelerate the recovery process," Duke spokesman Tom Williams told North Carolina newspapers last week.
But environmental groups say they've had to push the energy and resources agency numerous times to take action against Duke Power's 14 coal ash holdings, some of which are now seeping into state waterways.
Just last week, the company was forced to cap another leaking pipe that spilled more coal ash into the Dan River. In at least three cases, state regulators didn't take action against Duke until environmental groups threatened to sue.
Environmental regulations have long been seen as more lax in Southern states, where business advocacy sometimes leads to laissez-faire views on environmental costs of doing business, often when profit expectations squeeze expensive environmental protection or remediation requirements.
In that light, the federal probe into whether the company and regulators acted responsibly now "raises the stakes considerably," Amy Adams of the conservation group Appalachian Voices told the Charlotte Observer.
Also notable is that the investigation is being led by US Attorney Thomas Walker, who has made a priority of prosecuting criminal cases of environmental pollution. Court documents do not make it clear whether Walker was investigating the relationship between Duke and state regulators before the spill.
Environmental groups allege Duke Power, founded by one of the state's most powerful families, has long been given broad discretion by state regulators, even when there's evidence of problems.
Piquing the federal interest is that the current chief of the state regulatory agency was appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory, who worked for Duke for 28 years.
Specifically, according to court records, federal prosecutors want detailed inspection records for the coal ash sites, as well as copies of all enforcement actions against those sites. More critically, investigators are trying to understand the connections between Duke Power officials and dozens of state regulators, and whether any graft ever took place.
This week, Gov. McCrory, a Republican and former mayor of the Southern banking center of Charlotte, briefly raised hopes among environmental groups when he told an audience that Duke should be forced to move the coal ash storage sites out of harm's way, which is what environmental groups ultimately want.
Later in the day Mr. McCrory's office said the governor meant that moving the sites – an extremely expensive proposition – was merely "one option" for Duke.


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30 November 2009
November Giveaway winner!
Thank you all so much for taking part in the November Giveaway, the response was amazing with over 350 entries from all over the globe. So nice to know Nadinoo has such a diverse following!
Unfortunately there could be only one winner, s0 using the random number generator a number was selected.
I'm delighted to announce the winner of the Pixie's blouse dress is.........
Valerie Tan from Sunny Singapore
Huge congratulations my dear, I hope you enjoy your new pretty dress forever more.
As so many of you entered we thought you might like to use your 15% discount for one more day.
Keep your peepers peeled for the x-mas giveaway happening really soon.
28 November 2009
Autumn in New York 1942
Photography by Steven Meisel
I understand that Autumn has come and gone and we are descending into Winter now but I can't help hold on these amazing colours. Such beautiful styling, makes me wish I was born in the days were ladies wore gloves, hats, shawls and petticoats..
23 November 2009
My cutie friend Hien doodled up these Nadinoo beauts in her spare time, I just love the detail she has gone into with the prints, peacock perfection me thinks!
Illustrations by Hien Nguyen
20 November 2009
Friday night hair ideas
Just a quick post before I start to get ready for a few tipples in town, wondering if this hairstyle is a little too ambitious even for a Friday....
16 November 2009
Back to brunette
Photography by Edwin
As mentioned a few posts previously I was having a dilemma as to whether I should grow my hair as a blond or a brunette. On Friday I finally took the plunge and dyed my hair back to it's original dark brunette shade and I have to say I'm delighted with the result! Although I really enjoyed being a blond for two years I feel more at home with my natural colour and definitely more myself. So thank you for all your advice and lovely comments that helped make this decision.
13 November 2009
Girl crush
Illustrations by Mercedes Helnwein
After flicking through the much awaited new issue of Lula magazine I came across the wonderful Austrian born illustrator Mercedes Helnwein. The more I looked into this lady the more besotted I became with her and the darling characters she illustrates. Such a lovely vintage feel to them all, they remind me a little of the 70's "Peter and Jane" books I was taught to read from.
You can also see a short film of Mercedes at work in her incredible studio, just take a rewarding trip to the Lula website.
11 November 2009
Winter styling
Photography and styling Julia Galdo
As I mentioned in the previous post I'm in love with 30's and 40's styling. Perhaps because it's freezing winter here already and wrapping up in woolen ponchos, faux fur shaws with dainty tailored gloves is a really elegant way to keep warm. I have been practicing pinning my hair into this style, still needs a bit of work but looks great with bright red lipstick.
10 November 2009
The Edge of love
Beautiful photography by Wendy Bevan
I did promise more photography by the talanted Wendy Bevan, and here they are! I really love the colours she has contrasted in these photos and the war time styling. I am falling in love more and more with this era, encouraged slightly by watching "The Edge of love" finally. I use to hate Keira Knightley with a passion, but this film may have turned all that around, her Welsh accent isn't that bad either. I would highly reccomend this film, if like me you love watching films for the costumes alone. April Ferry has done such an amazing job, she talks a little about her inspiration on the website.
6 November 2009
Where I lay bare
Photography from Nicole Trundle
I love these photographs, they have really got me in the mood for dressing up tonight!
I have been sitting on this beautiful photo collage for a while now as it can only be appreciated in full size, so I decided to rearange my blog to accommodate. Abbey Drucker has also photographed my dream girl Zooey Deschanel, what a lucky talented lady!
Photography by Abbey Drucker
3 November 2009
November Giveaway!
I have been enjoying wearing my Pixie's blouse dress so much I have decided to give one away this November to one of you lovely readers!
Simply sign up to the Nadinoo mailing list before Saturday 29th of November leaving your full name, the city & country you live in and your size e.g. X-Small/Small/Medium
Also to make your entry all the sweeter you will receive a 15% discount code to use in the Nadinoo boutique that will run until the winner is announced on Monday 30th of November.
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Photography by Jason Brownrigg
One of the most popular things I like to talk about both on my blog and off is what to do with my hair.. I really have had every style you can imagine which makes choosing my next one rather difficult, I am lucky that I suit being a blonde and a brunette. I had a blond seventies bowl cut over summer which is slowly growing out now into a shoulder length golden bob. I would say this is the stage I rarely get past without changing the colour or cutting it short again.. So my tiny dilemma is should I go back to my true brunette roots and aim for the hair of girl 4 in the line up or girl 3 and stay golden blond...
Any advice welcome!
2 November 2009
Autumn chill
Victoire Boutique Fall 09
I love these pretty pics taken by Arden Wray for Victoire Boutique, the styling is so so cute. I need me a nice faux fur hat these Autmn days just keep getting colder.
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Day 8
I pray you are starting your day off with God, knowing that it is your mind and heart that must be transformed into understanding and receiving the things of God. When you can think and receive the things of God, you will be able to operate better in the spiritual gifts that were given unto you. Think and move on the Word of God and witness the true transformation that is desired. "Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you]" (Romans 12:2) So be encouraged this morning and feel the power of transformation happening in your life, as you allow your mind and heart to be renewed daily in the living Word of God through Jesus Christ.
"And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude." ( Ephesians 4:23)
Challenge of the Day: Strive to change your attitude daily to line up with the Word of God and witness a true change in your life.
To God be the glory. Many blessings and have a powerful day renewing your mind and heart toward the things of Christ Jesus.
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Congrats! on your 1000 blog.
I have been going through them daily and I am trully being fed by your daily teachings and by God's word.
Thank you for providing the archive also.
I am so glad I found your blog.
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|How to freeze the top row in Excel 2007
Have you ever wanted to be able to always see the table heading of your columns whilst you scroll through your Excel 2007 spreadsheet?
Well you can!
Just follow these simple steps below to Freeze the top row of your sheet.
Freeze the top row in Excel 2007
1)Start by clicking on the View tab of the ribbon
2) Then locate the Window group
3) Click on Freeze Panes
4) Click on Freeze Top Row
To unfreeze the top row, repeat the same process above, but instead of clicking Freeze Top Row in step 4), click on Unfreeze Panes.


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You wouldn't build your house on quicksand would you?
While that question might sound funny to you, it's a question I ask everyone. I like to think that if I were to build a house, I would focus first on constructing a strong foundation. Strong enough for me to build what ever it is I want on it and if in the future I want to add something else to it, I would have no problem in doing so.
It's what we think about when it comes to programming for our athletes.
Our programming for all of our athletes, regardless of their level of experience start off with simple movements. You can tell when it is an individual's first month here, they start off with the simplest of exercises. They're grooving movement patterns, focusing on movement technique, the execution of an exercise, and understanding how their body should feel during all of it.
Building a solid foundation for an athlete to then continue to progress off of is how we go into designing our programs. There isn't anything fancy about our programming. We keep it simple. There is no reason to over complicate a program. In all honesty, we believe it sets the tone for an athlete's time with us. It shows us their level of dedication and how committed they are to the process. If we can't get them to understand why they're not throwing weight around from the start, then we're going to have a difficult time trying to get that athlete to believe in what it is we're doing it.
Whether an athlete wants to build strength, power, or speed – they are going to have to first focus on building a platform that they can continue to build off of in the years to come.


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"Eyes" (season 1, episode 16; originally aired 7/13/1994) and "Legacies" (season 1, episode 17; originally aired 7/20/1994)
Babylon 5 isn't as important to television history today as I'd dreamed it would be when I was a star-struck teenager. I thought it was a doorway for television to enter into a new golden age, where stories could be longer, smarter, and better. Of course, I ended up being partially right about the impending Golden Age of Television, but Babylon 5 isn't generally considered the start of it. That's an honor more often reserved for some silly show about Italian-American criminals.
Instead, Babylon 5 is better described as being a "transitional" series, as I've discussed a few times before. Different shows in the 1990s experimented with different forms of serialization. This week's Babylon 5 episodes feature two distinct different forms, one old-fashioned, one more modern. The episodes are also of roughly equivalent quality (average) and importance (minor), which makes the comparison more interesting.
"Eyes" is built around the old-fashioned serialization. An internal investigation of various EarthForce officers brings Colonel Ari Ben Zayn to the station to check out its command staff. He quickly works to isolate and attack Sinclair, citing numerous controversial decisions made by Sinclair over the course of the series. This is what might be called "reference" serialization, where the events of the past are direct triggers for the events of the present. One of the most popular forms of this occurs when a guest star from the past returns, so all the characters talk about what had happened before. What makes this "old-fashioned" is that the events are still constrained within the episode itself. That is, it may reference the past, but it doesn't require the past, and it doesn't necessarily impact the future. It still stands alone, being a contained story.
That's the case with "Eyes," where Ben Zayn refers to Sinclair's behavior in "Deathwalker" and "By Any Means Necessary." Having seen those episodes will help put Ben Zayn's complaints into perspective, yes, but it won't affect the dramatic arc of the episode much. Likewise, "Eyes" ends with Ben Zayn disgraced, and no apparent repercussions or insights into the future of the show, except perhaps that Bester, the Psi Corps from "Mind War," is a major power broker. Sinclair's past catches up to him, and then he defeats it, the end.
"Legacies," on the other hand, seems like a more conventional standalone episode, and in many ways it is. But it's a modern standalone episode, where the character dynamics of the past affect behavior within the episode, and they also reveal new facets of the characters for the future. The B-plot of the episode focuses on a young telepath, newly come into her powers and caught between Ivanova and Talia, each pushing her in different directions, as reflections of their different histories with the Human Psi Corps.
This storyline doesn't require having seen "Midnight On The Firing Line" or "Mind War" to make sense. Understanding that Ivanova doesn't trust Psi Corps, but Talia does, is simple within the episode. But their history, their arguments from before, and the slight resolution into friendship all help frame "Legacies" within a wider character-based context. We can call this "character" serialization. (Knowledge of the future helps as well, but that's a different sort of argument.) It's modern, but it's not entirely good—Talia and Ivanova have rather clunky dialogue, and the actress playing the young telepath doesn't exactly cover herself with glory. But in terms of character development driving stories, it is a model for the future.
"Legacies" is also important in another respect: It finally gives Ambassador Delenn depth, something Londo and G'Kar received early on. For the bulk of the show's run, she's been, essentially, the "good" ambassador. She's friends with Sinclair, and although she represents her people's interests, she can be counted upon to do the right thing. But what does Delenn really want, what does she represent? One of the best ways to show that is to show who she is willing to piss off. In this case, she works directly against Neroon, a powerful member of the Minbari Warrior Caste, and she does it in order to make a strong ethical stand. Her religious mentor, and his warrior mentor, ought to have his wishes honored. And if that means the religious caste having its preferences dominate the warriors, and making an enemy of Neroon, so be it. Delenn, according to "Legacies," will stand up for what she believes in if it becomes necessary, although if she prefers to work in the background.
Neroon is a character that we'll see more of; he's the third of the major recurring antagonists on Babylon 5. He's another good example of the sort of theatrical overacting that can work quite well with B5 guest stars, with John Vickery chewing scenery while maintaining a recognizable humanity in his behavior. There's not much depth, yet, but there is potential for it to exist. It's easy to contrast Vickery with Gregory Paul Martin's Ben Zayn in "Eyes." Ben Zayn lacks the core humanity of Neroon, and becomes a caricature of hatred in the process. In the climactic scene, when Sinclair turns the tables and challenges Ben Zayn's patriotism, he chokes off a line about his scar: "I got this. Leading people. Into battle. Sinclair." Martin's just a notch too high in the overacting category, and that drags "Eyes" down.
"Eyes" also suffers in comparison to two of its closest parallels, Star Trek: The Next Generation's "The Drumhead" and Battlestar Galactica's "Litmus." In all of these episodes, the show's patriarchal lead is confronted by a witch-hunt of sorts, and they maintain their moral posture in the face of immense pressure. In the end, that morality and power saves the characters, with a dramatic speech exposing the flaws of their attacker triggering the end of the inquiry. But "The Drumhead" is centered around Patrick Stewart's Captain Picard, and even a Michael O'Hare defender like myself wouldn't even bother comparing those two actors. Battlestar Galactica, on the other hand, had from the beginning cultivated a feeling that anything could happen, and that the inquiry really could alter the dynamics of the series. By the time of "Eyes," Babylon 5 had yet to establish its ambitions, and the idea that Ben Zayn's inquiry could have permanent effects simply wasn't plausible. It might have been far better had this particular story been pushed to later—the somewhat similar "Comes The Inquisitor" toward the end of the second season is one of the show's finest achievements.
Still, these are two decent episodes, and especially after last week's stinkers, it's welcome to see competence from episodes that aren't the most important. Indeed, from here on out, Babylon 5 is a solid show, with only a few disastrous episodes. It's getting exciting.
"Eyes": B-
"Legacies": B-
The Great Spoiler Machine: My partner, after watching "Legacies," turned to me and smirked about how much like a romantic comedy the Ivanova/Talia relationship was in the episode.
Stray observations:
- Garibaldi, annoyed. "I don't like being irritated. It gives me gas."
- Lennier and Garibaldi putting together a 20th-century Earth motorcycle should be more painful than it is. It's not as funny as it was probably intended to be, but it is charming. Lennier is the show's secret weapon.
- Garibaldi, annoying. "There's nothing more annoying than Mr. Garibaldi when he's right."
- "Why don't you check her teeth while you're at it." It's subtly effective to give Lennier his own time in "Eyes" and Na'Toth time away from G'Kar in "Legacies."
- When a Minbari switches cast, how do they adjust their bone aesthetics? Do they get more pointy naturally as they grow more warlike? Do they file them, or go to bone-altering salons?
- One thing I liked about "Legacies" was that it implied that "nationality" wasn't entirely race-based. The telepath could join the Minbari in a political sense despite not being racially Minbari. Babylon 5 rarely discusses this, which I think is unfortunate, especially when compared to Star Trek, where the Vulcan-human alliance forms the Federation, which also includes several other alien races, an arrangement which seems plausible given history.
Next week: "A Voice In The Wilderness" isn't perfect, but this two-parter demonstrates many of Babylon 5's available strengths while not being totally arc-dependant. For that reason, it's my choice, to borrow an A.V. Club term, for the show's "Gateway To Geekery." So invite your friends! We'll have a party!


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– Ken Kesey
This one is very fitting for me right now. The last few weeks I've been batteling hunger which is resulted in me eating a lot of food. Some of my choices were healthy and some, well, some definitely weren't. But it is very frustrating when one eats and almost immediately after one is hungry again. I'm starting to feel normal again so this week my focus is to get back on track.
In other news, I had an awesome long weekend! Some of my invisible friends were in town and I got to meet Jimmie in person! If you haven't read her stuff, go do so; I'll wait 🙂 I think one of my favorite posts of hers is choosing her football team. That or her story about the new puppy. I do know that Jimmie participated in the November writing month thing and I hope she actually decides to publish something. Because her writing is awesome.
I got myself sidetracked. I got to meet her for the first time and she is the cutest thing (I'd say little, but she's taller than me!). And she has the most adorable Southern accent. As she put it, I met a new BFF I didn't know I had or needed 🙂 Vonnie (the same woman who is an inspiration if only for her dedication to getting up in the middle of the night to work out) was also in town and so was Laricha; another invisible friend who I had the pleasure of meeting in person for the first time in August. All three were staying at Nurse Bananahammock's place which is thankfully only about an hour away. Their time here was too short and, although nothing is yet planned, I'm counting down to when I get to see them all again.


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Like To Unlock: How To Build A Basic Facebook Fan Gate Without Paying For Hosting
Love it or loathe it, everyone and their dog is on Facebook nowadays; so like anything that's popular in life, it has been utterly subverted by marketing types. One incredibly effective use of a Facebook hosted brand page is to incentivise people to like the page by creating some secret members-only content; commonly referred to as a "fan gate". This is filled with exclusive videos, downloads or perhaps a shopping coupon – we use one here at MakeUseOf to give our fans easy access to all the current competitions.
This kind of basic Facebook app was relatively simple to create in the past, but Facebook now requires all page tab apps to have a secure version – an HTTPS access url – but that's another $100 a year on top of your existing hosting costs for your site. Even if you run a small e-commerce store, you might use PayPal as a payment provider and therefore have no need of SSL certificates. But worry not, as Facebook has also partnered with Heroku – a cloud hosting company – which means you can create your own basic Facebook app, and host it for free, on a secure server. Want to know more? Read on as I make a basic Facebook fan-gate page tab app, hosted for free, on Heroku.
Register as a Developer
Before making any apps, you'll need to be a registered developer. Go to developers.facebook.com to get started, and click the green Register button on the top right if haven't already. You do need a phone number to register, but otherwise it's free.
If you're already registered, great – click Apps on the top toolbar to get an overview of your current apps.
Create a new app
Here's where the fun starts. Click on Create New App. The naming doesn't really matter, but obviously choose something relevant. The namespace field will be appended to your fan page URL when the user clicks on that tab; you can leave it blank, but then they'll see the app ID in the URL instead, which is a little uglier. The namespace must also be unique, so don't even bother with something like "testapp" or you'll get an error. Finally, check the box that says you want free hosting from Heroku.
After filling in the captcha you'll be invited to choose the type of hosting you want from Heroku – select PHP, and accept. Facebook will automatically create a new account for you at Heroku if you don't already have one, and pre-populate the URL settings in your basics, which is nice of them. In fact, it's very hard to mess this step up.
From the app details page, you would also want to set the type of app to be a "Page Tab", and ensure the relevant URLs are entered there too – again, this should be automatic. Then save.
Heroku First Steps
When completed, you'll get an email from Heroku with details of how to change your password, and download the Heroku "toolbelt" for your system. For those of you not familiar with Heroku, it's not a traditional host in the sense that you can login to an FTP address and upload files; instead Heroku works with Git, a version control system. Once you have the toolbelt installed, you first need to clone the site to your local drive – this gives you a directory that's a mirror of what's hosted on Heroku. Whenever you make changes to these files, you sync them all back again to update Heroku.
The instructions to do this first sync are contained within your welcome email, and it's a simple one-line command unique to your hosting address – just copy and paste from the email. Your hosting URL is completely arbitrary – in my case it was dry-woodland-7743 – it's randomly generated and doesn't matter at all because users won't see it. Open up the newly created directory, and take a look around.
Heroku has put in quite a lot of functionality, but we don't need most of it. Open up index.php and take a look around. Find the following lines near the start of the file:
$facebook = new Facebook(array( 'appId' => AppInfo::appID(), 'secret' => AppInfo::appSecret(), 'sharedSession' => true, 'trustForwarded' => true, ));
and immediately after that, copy in these:
$signed_request = $facebook->getSignedRequest(); $liked = $signed_request['page']['liked'];
Don't worry if this is all too complicated for you – I'll give you a finished template soon. A signed request is sent to your app from Facebook which includes some information about the user – whether they have admin access and whether they have liked the page or not. If you want to know precisely what is sent, add the following:
and you'll get a full printout of the signed request object.
At this point, I should admit that I was having real trouble getting the signed request working – it appeared that Heroku was stripping the data on page load, and it was only after loading the JS API (a good 10 second after the initial page load) that the page would refresh and indicate the correct "liked" status. Thanks to this Stack Overflow question, the solution appeared to be stripping out the code that enforces HTTPS for unsecured users. Delete the following block of code at the start of the template:
// Enforce https on production if (substr(AppInfo::getUrl(), 0, 8) != 'https://' && $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] != '127.0.0.1') { header('Location: https://'. $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); exit(); }
Now, when the page is loaded, you have a Boolean variable – that's a true or a false – which tells you whether the user has liked the page or not. You can use this with a simple if statement to show either content a or b:
<?php if( $liked ): echo('fan'); //this is your secret content else : echo('not a fan ') ; //this is shown to potential fans endif; ?>
Place that just after the opening <body> tag in index.php. Now, if you've previewed your page on Heroku, you'll notice it has an awful lot of additional functionalities, showing pages you've liked, buttons to post updates etc – we don't need any of that really, so I stripped it all out including the JavaScript SDK for Facebook, leaving only the CSS and our fan-gate. Here's the stripped down code I ended up using (this is an image – copy paste from PasteBin if you wish):
You should edit the sections that say "not a fan" and "fan" to contain your default and secret content respectively. If you prefer to keep your content in a separate file, use:
to import external files.
Sync With Heroku
Once you've made all the necessary edits to your file, you need to sync back up with Heroku – we do this by "pushing" our local copy to the "master branch" at Heroku. Making sure you're in the correct directory from the command line, type:
git commit -am "changes messages"
(you can replace changes message with a note to yourself of what changes you actually made this time – it's good practice to keep these records)
and then
git push heroku master
Wait for the command to finish, as it may take a while.
Final Step: Add the App To Your Page
Now that the app is built, we need to actually add it as a tab to your brand page. Curiously, this is done using a specially crafted URL:
Replace YOUR_APP_ID with the ID listed on your app details, and YOUR_APP_URL_ON_HEROKU with the URL for your Heroku hosting. Loading this special URL will then initiate the "add to your page" dialog, from which you can select the right brand page to add your page tab to.
Then hey presto – it'll be a new button on your page, like this:
As you can see, we haven't specified an image for the tab yet so it's left as default – you can do this from your app details page. That's basically it though; if you load that tab, my replacement index.php will either show you as a fan or a not fan. Or whatever you customized it to show:
I'll admit – this process was harder than I expected, but it does completely avoid the need to host anything on your own server or get SSL-certified. If you have any questions or issues, ask away in the comments and I'll try to help out. If the comments are closed, head on over to our Answers site; and please, if you found this tutorial helpful, do share it on your favourite social network. Also, you'll probably want to check out our free, complete guide to social media marketing Your Guide To Social Media Marketing Right now, there is an onslaught of both people and companies turning to social media outlets. The competition is fierce, and no company can waste time or money doing it wrong. Read More , and consider adding Pinterest The Unofficial Pinterest Guide This Pinterest guide will quickly show you how to use Pinterest and all of its features. This guide outlines everything there is to know about Pinterest. Read More to your strategy too.
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It started with a princess birthday party. . .
I always enjoy the "girlie" jobs, since I never had the chance to throw a princess party for my only boy.
If the princess kissed a frog, it might look like this:
These were for a client who's friend was having a big 2 day birthday celebration at Disneyland, which happens to be my plan for my 50th--I'm planning WAAAAY ahead.
It seems the friend has a thing for frogs. Works for me!
And yet another really fun order:
Originally this lady wanted Tiffany inspired cookies; gift box etc. But THEN her boyfriend gifted her with fabulous Louboutin shoes, so she went a different direction.
I LOVE these! She had a rockin' birthday party and served these instead of cake.
She took a photo of the cookies with her actual shoes. Thanks for sharing Amaris!
And another birthday cookie gram:
**edit. . .whoops; I already showed you this cookie. . . I must be in a sugar coma!
There's more to show. . . I did a dragon cookie for a group birthday party, but haven't shot the photos yet. Thanks to everyone who ordered Valentine cookies already! It looks like I may have to stop taking orders at some point, so don't delay if you want to send some sweet love to your Valentine. Also, I'll be having a very special giveaway this week, so STAY TUNED!


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Hello UCB!
I'm extremely excited to announce auditions for UCB LA's first ever Character Team!
Auditions will be held at UCB Sunset the evenings of October 20th and 21st. This team will perform once a month for 6-7 months. At the end of 6-7 months, auditions will be held again and a new team will be formed.
***Only questions answered by the Artistic Director or Artistic Associate on boards.ucbcomedy.com will be considered official answers.***
***Please do not ask questions about eligibility or auditions on Facebook groups, via email, or to Natalie, Anais, Hal, or any UCB Theatre or Training Center employees.***
Who can apply:
In order to audition, you must:
Have completed UCB's Character 101 course
Be a current or former member of a Harold, Maude or Digital Team at UCB LA or NY.
If you are not eligible to audition, don't fret! This will be a trial run for the Character Team and auditions will be held again next Spring. I anticipate that the requirements for the next round of auditions will be significantly less restrictive. But as of now, no exceptions will be made. Do not request an exception.
How to Audition:
Auditions will be held the evenings of October 20th and 21st.
Auditions will be 3 minutes long (max) and must consist of a minimum of 3 characters, no celebrity impressions.
If you meet the pre-reqs, and you are interested in auditioning, you must submit through this google form.
Deadline to submit is Friday, October 14th at 12pm.
Once we see the amount of interest we have, we will contact everyone about audition slots.
Please do not submit to audition if you are not available October 20th and 21st.
The team will be announced the week of October 24th.
If you have any questions, please post below and I'll be happy to answer them.
Character team details:
Directors: Natalie Palamides, Anais Fairweather, Hal Rudnick
Rehearsals: Sundays, 6:30pm-9pm
Show: 2nd Wednesday, 10:30pm at UCB Sunset
Team Size: 10 members
Character team members will develop 2-4 minute character pieces to be showcased at the monthly shows. Performing in the shows is not guaranteed. The directors will choose which pieces are performed, and will also perform and oversee the hosting of each show.
Beth Appel
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Carter's comments made after the fall of Ramadi to the ISIS terrorist vented the White House frustration with the Iraqi military,
"We can give them training, we can give them equipment -- we obviously can't give them the will to fight. But if we give them training, we give them equipment, and give them support, and give them some time, I hope they will develop the will to fight, because only if they fight can ISIL remain defeated."The BBC reported the reaction from the Iraqis to the Carter comments
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told the BBC's John Simpson he was "surprised" at the comments. "[Mr Carter] was very supportive of Iraq and I am sure he was fed with the wrong information," he said.
Mr Abadi also insisted Ramadi could be taken back "in days".
Hakim al-Zamili, the head of Iraq's parliamentary defence and security committee, was more critical of Mr Carter.
Mr Zamili told Associated Press the US had failed to provide "good equipment, weapons and aerial support" at Ramadi and was seeking to "throw the blame on somebody else".Actually it is al-Zamili "blaming someone else," ultimately it Is Iraq's fight, although it is also true that the U.S. support is has not been as helpful as it could be.
But good ole Joe Biden called the Iraqi Prime Minister to smooth things out:
Biden "recognized the enormous sacrifice and bravery of Iraqi forces over the past eighteen months in Ramadi and elsewhere," the White House said.The real issue is not some undiplomatic comments by the secretary of defense, the real issue is if President Obama does not want to fight to win, should our troops be involved at all?
As well as rowing back Carter's comments, Biden called to "reaffirm US support for the Iraqi government's fight against" Islamic State jihadists.
Carter's comments were seen as undercutting a US-Iraqi collective front in the fight against the radical militants.
They were also seen as humiliating for Iraq's prime minister, as he desperately tries to hold his country together with a thinly stretched army and assorted ethnic and sectarian militias whose loyalties lie outside Baghdad.
In the wake of ISIS advances, some -- including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain --have called for more American forces on the ground in Iraq. Currently, there are about 3,000 U.S. military personnel training Iraqi forces, but they are not near combat areas.According to McCain 75% of the American planes return to base without dropping their bombs. And it's not just McCain, Defense Secretary Robert Gates also advocated sending forward air controllers, speaking last Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Some experts have called for putting some American forward air controllers who would be near the fighting to help better pinpoint the targets for coalition airstrikes. Carter told CNN he has not forwarded a recommendation for them to the White House.
"Sending large numbers of U.S. ground troops back into Iraq would be a serious mistake," he said. "But I do believe that the rules of engagement for our troops need to be more flexible. We need to have more deeply embedded trainers with the Iraqi, Kurdish, the Iraqi security forces, the Sunni tribes with the Kurds in the north. I think we need to have forward air controllers and spotters. We need to have special forces in there."Considering the importance of defeating ISIS and the desire to do it without a "full scale ground operation," it seems imperative for the president to follow the advice of many and provide those forward air controllers so our planes can better target the Iraqi troops. If he has no intention of doing that, Obama should bring all of our troops home. It makes no sense to send people into a war zone where we have no intention of winning.


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NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Parking at some Orange County beaches will cost more this summer.
Last week, the California Coastal Commission approved a plan to install parking machines and hike holiday parking fees.
Starting July 4, it will cost $20 for a day pass (instead of $15) at Crystal Cove State Park, Doheny State Beach and San Clemente State Beach.
The new charge comes after the commission took a huge hit to its general fund in the last five years.
Some commissioners expressed concerns that $20 was too much to ask people to pay.
Park visitors said it's $5 more worth spending.
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Let Go of Fears and Create an Amazing Life Story
Are you reading this blog because you are thinking about making a change in your life? Or perhaps you want to let go of fears that hold you back?
If so that is great news. It's great because these moments in life are like key plot points in a good novel, they drive the story forward.
This is an opportunity for you to drive your life forward and it is your story, so what direction do you want to go? What story do you want your life to tell?
If you are the protagonist in your story, who do you want to be? What legacy do you want to create?
Challenges and Fears
The challenges and fears you face come from your unconscious, for the time being you could see this aspect of yourself as the antagonist to your story.
The part that gets a bit nervous as you start to think about giving me a call or sending me an email. The antagonist hates change of any kind. It would prefer that you stay in your comfort zone, where life is familiar even if it is not a good life. At least it knows what to expect and keeps you safe.
It does that by avoiding anything that it thinks might be a threat or unfamiliar. And of course most antagonists believe themselves to be the hero of the story and this is exactly what your unconscious believes. It's keeping you safe, protecting you from danger.
The Protagonist
The protagonist part of you, the conscious aware part of your mind, knows that spiders aren't really life threatening, that you're not going to run out of air if you get stuck on a tube for a few minutes in a tunnel.
That people won't really hang you out to dry if you forget some of your best man's speech. You won't die if you go to the party and no one talks to you.
The Antagonist
Yet still the antagonist says, "WHAT! Are you crazy? You don't want a promotion what if you're no good at it! What if you have to speak in front of lots of people?" and it can come up with a thousand reasons why not to do something different with your life.
Of course in a good book the antagonist is there to create conflict another driving force of the story, it adds excitement. Unfortunately it may be a cause of conflict but it's not so exciting in real life, in real life the antagonist (that is your unconscious) can leave you feeling like you are going mad, not normal, never going to live a life that fulfils you.
The Real Hero
In the meantime, your real hero is the protagonist, they want to create the best most fulfilling life for you. They want to take a chance on new things from time to time, not be held back by irrational or unnecessary fears.
There are a few moments in any story, where your hero has to really step up. The first moment is called the 'insighting' event, the moment when you realise something in your life isn't working, that something needs to change.
If you've not taken that first step towards change yet, but you recognise that change is something you want, then this is that 'insighting' event right now. It's really exciting and likely to be scary too.
This is the event where you can either look back one day and say WOW I did that and look at how great life is now and in a good book that's always going to happen.
Or the book can flop as the hero says "Neah, let the other super hero do it" and sits back down in their comfy chair and watches a TV soap – not a fascinating novel.
Real Potential for Change
Next we have the midpoint of our hero's story. The point where they've gone so far, we're beginning to see signs of real potential for change and possibility.
Then for the ultimate change to happen, for the hero to win, they have to face their biggest obstacle, here is the most testing moment for our protagonists journey.
Are they going to succeed? Challenge the edge of what they are comfortable with? Or are they going to let fear get the better of them? Go back to watching TV? Spend their remaining life seeing those around them living lives as they might have and wondering what if?
In therapy, I call this moment the tipping point. Just like in a good book those clients who reach this point have a decision to make.
The antagonist is in the background, plotting against their success, giving them reason after to reason to turn back. The protagonist is scared, not sure if they can really do this and the next therapy session is looming.
The antagonist is a really mighty force and it could be all too easy for the protagonist to turn back, to run and hide from what could be an amazing, life changing, dare I say it, even world changing moment.
A Sneaky Force
This powerful antagonistic force can be sneaky too, manipulating to the point of cheating you into thinking turning back is the best thing to do. That perhaps there is some reason why now isn't the best time for this. When actually now is only ever the right time for anything.
The antagonist is so powerful in fact that I now warn people who come through my therapy door of this possibility, so that they can remain aware and recognise that the fears are not who they are, they are just the outdated survival system that the unconscious is operating from.
I do this because this tipping point is the point where you are closest to success and it is such a shame to have success right in front of you and not even know it.
"Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown." Ross Perot…. Don't let that be you.
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In some of the best pieces of fiction, we often see that the villain and the hero have similar beliefs and values, it makes the story interesting and yet they act on those beliefs and values in very different ways. It is often the case in therapy too.
The part that holds you back the antagonist and the part that wants to move forward, the protagonist, have a common set of values and beliefs, they just tend to act on them in very different ways. As part of your journey of transformation we can help to get the antagonist on your side.
Once we recognize the common beliefs and values, we can begin to harness them to bring the power of both the antagonist and the protagonist to work towards a common intention, creating a story that is worthy of a great book.
What story have you been living so far? How could that story begin to change if you were free from fear?


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Thank you for visiting my travel page! My goal in creating this website is to help travelers like you plan an amazing vacation and to make sure that you make the most out of every moment you spend abroad. I know from experience that planning the perfect adventure can be a daunting task. Here, I would like to share with you my travel style with the hope that you can find some similarities in your travel preferences. I then encourage you to explore my itineraries and use my experiences to create your own perfect adventure.
In today's world, I find it rare that the average person can take off for much more than a week to vacation. Sure, everyone would love to spend 3 weeks traveling through the Italian countryside but for many of us, that's not too realistic. Time away from work and your daily responsibilities along with the costs of eating out, staying in hotels and daily transportation, are all reasons why a 3 week vacation isn't too plausible for many of us.
I myself, am one of these people. Although, I should probably clarify that I am a third year flight attendant. I am lucky that my flights are usually complimentary but because I try and take 6 different vacations a year, the costs still add up and I am forced to contain my spending habits! That being said, I try to stay in moderately priced hotels, usually priced at $150 or less per night (less is always better!) and with a few exceptions, I rarely indulge in fine dinning while traveling (although, I do love a good meal when I find it!).
Since I started my career as a flight attendant, it seems that the most time I can usually get off from work is about 5 – 6 days. As traveling is my biggest passion, I am not about to let an opportunity of obtaining 5 – 6 days off pass me up. Therefore, in the past couple of years, I have traveled to Japan, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, St. Thomas, Turkey, The Netherlands, Spain, Hawaii, Singapore and to the beautiful Islands of Trinidad and Tobago.
I am a 31 year old female and I often travel with my boyfriend, friends, and sometimes alone. I've always loved visiting new places and I have a very long list of things I would like to see before I die. That being said, I often don't expect to visit the same place twice (there are of course, some exceptions!) Recognizing my aspirations, I don't ever want to miss out on any major sights or landmarks when I visit somewhere. Thus, my vacations tend to be anything but relaxing. I try to squeeze in the most I can in the little bit of time I have. I should also note to you that I am a gluten free vegetarian so eating out has been tough and hence, the reason for not focusing my travel on food.
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Festival "Rite" in St Girons and surrounding villages: a week of song, dance and music of the world. Around 300 artists from a dozen countries, performing in town and village squares, in bars and restaurants, and all together in the big exhibition centre in St Girons for the grande finale.
Autrefois Le Couserans: one of the 'big' festivals, attracting many thousands of visitors. Two days celebrating the old rural traditions of the Couserans valleys. The Sunday morning procession is one of the Ariège's great events.
Ingénieuse Afrique, Foix. Hugely popular festival of all things Africa; there are at least five concerts over three days (plus a few impromptu performances), much dancing, an African market, workshops, exhibitions, African restaurants. We never miss this one!
Son et Lumière open air spectacle at Le Fossat; different every year but always tracing some facet of local peasant life in the valley.
Son et Lumière open air spectacle in Foix: also different every year – usually based around a timeline of events in Cathar Ariège.
Open air spectacle at Le Mas d'Azil, performed by local volunteer actors and based around life in the caves in the prehistoric era.
Manouch' Muzik Festival in Mazères - three days of gipsy and Romany music, from flamenco to swing and jazz.
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Yesterday was the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway. Adam Blum has transcribed notes from the meeting. I found the Buffett's introductory speech to be very good. Investment perspective makes all the difference in wealth creation. Read and follow what Buffett says below. Then it would be very difficult not to succeed.
"Here's some personal history, with The New York Times front pages from March 10-12, 1942. You can see I'm a little behind on my reading. This was three months after we got involved in World War II, and we were losing, and headlines were full of bad news about the Pacific. The price of the newspaper was 3 cents, incidentally.
On March 10, the stock market was reflecting this news. And I'd been watching City Service preferred stock for a while. It was $84 a share the previous year and $55 a share at the beginning of 1942, and then in March it was down to $40 a share. On the 11th, I told my dad I wanted to buy three shares. That was all the money I had at the time – I was only eleven years old. So he bought the shares for me.
On the next day, the stock market was down 2.28% and broke 100 on downside, which is the equivalent of a 500-point drop. I was in school wondering what was going on. My dad had bought me the stock at $38.25, which was the high for day, and it was down to $37 by the end of day. Even though the war looked bad until the Battle of Midway, the stock did well and was called for over $200 a share by City Service. But I'd sold at $40 for $5.25 gain after watching it go down to $27. What's the point? Imagine myself on March 11, 1942. Things were looking bad, but everyone knew we'd win the war, and the system had been working well since 1776.
Investing $10,000 in an index fund in 1942 to own a piece of American business would now be worth $51 million, and you wouldn't have had to do anything. You wouldn't have had to understand accounting or look at quotations. All you had to do was figure that America would do well over time, and American business would in turn do well and overcome difficulties. You didn't have to pick out winning stocks or know when to buy or sell. The overriding question is, 'how is American business going to do over your investing lifetime?' If you had taken $10,000 and listened to the prophets of doom and gloom and bought 300 ounces of gold instead, today that still would be 300 ounces of gold.
You could go down to the safety deposit box and look at it and fondle it, and it wouldn't produce anything. That gold would be worth $400,000 today. If you'd decided to go with a non productive asset versus a productive one, it is one hundred times the value difference. Every dollar earned in investing in the American business was matched by less than a penny gained by investing in a 'store of value' like gold over the same period.
We have the greatest tailwind you could ever imagine in this country. There's no comparison trying to jump in and out of stocks and pay investment advisors and invest in non productive assets. If everyone had just bought in, your friendly stock broker would've starved to death, and you could've gone to his funeral to atone for it. You do not have to know about accounting and terminology and what the Fed is doing. It's about a philosophy and forgetting what you don't know how to do."