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Argentina and REPSOL

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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hKX8fPcw2XCpjJRcsPqnPvcxEtXIt32tsrMamtBFHPZvhmKwgVc0IDio77d8A7fjSVs2pKV9LXFhzK5tKLVN1e_HTEVj8Hr6_ymtf0tv0TrOGy8159wVa5qpvOEkwaUfALzzTXCAPaK8/s1600/0416ypf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hKX8fPcw2XCpjJRcsPqnPvcxEtXIt32tsrMamtBFHPZvhmKwgVc0IDio77d8A7fjSVs2pKV9LXFhzK5tKLVN1e_HTEVj8Hr6_ymtf0tv0TrOGy8159wVa5qpvOEkwaUfALzzTXCAPaK8/s400/0416ypf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal; margin: 15pt 0in 3.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Argentina Takes Over YPF Energy Company</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Via Stratfor with comments from Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring </span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">SUMMARY </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ARGENTINE President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced April 16 that she will send a bill to Congress authorizing the expropriation of a majority stake in YPF, a subsidiary of SPANISH energy company REPSOL. This will give the government greater flexibility in managing the oil and gas sector, but presents a number of serious challenges -- including the fact that this process has made outside investors even more wary of investing in ARGENTINA.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS AND MONITORING COMMENT</span></i></b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">: Outside investors might be wary of investing in Argentina but since demand for natural resource will continue to increase, so will the search for new investment opportunities. In view of these facts Argentina will most likely not fall short of finding outside investors in the long run. Such assumptions usually are politically motivated with the “help” of lobbyists</span></i><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">.</span></i></span></div><h1><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: blue;">See:  </span></i><i><span><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;"></span><a href="http://www.investmentu.com/2011/October/shale-gas-boom-in-argentina.html"><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">http://www.investmentu.com/2011/October/shale-gas-boom-in-argentina.html</span></a></span></i></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://oilandgas-investments.com/2011/oil-stocks/how-to-invest-in-argentinas-emerging-shale-oil-gas-play/">http://oilandgas-investments.com/2011/oil-stocks/how-to-invest-in-argentinas-emerging-shale-oil-gas-play/</a></span></i></span><b><i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ANALYSIS</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Under the new law, the federal government will hold 26.01 percent of the company while the provincial governments in oil-producing areas will split 24.99 percent, giving ARGENTINA a 51 percent majority stake. The decision is in line with recent leaked reports that the government would declare a majority stake in YPF and settles a month’s long dispute between YPF and the government.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S KEY GOALS HAS BEEN TO STOP YPF'S PRACTICE OF REMITTING 90 PERCENT OF ITS PROFITS AS DIVIDENDS TO STOCKHOLDERS </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Currently, REPSOL owns 57.43 percent, ARGENTINA'S Eskenazi family (through the Petersen Group) owns 25.46 percent, several private groups own 17.09 percent in publicly traded stock, and the ARGENTINE government owns 0.02 percent plus a "golden" share that gives it a veto on board decisions. According to Fernandez, the government plans to take its entire 51 percent from REPSOL. In its recent dispute with REPSOL, one of the government's key goals has been to stop YPF's practice of remitting 90 percent of its profits as dividends to stockholders and instead invest that money into new production. With both oil and natural gas production declining, the government spent $9 billion on fuel imports alone in 2011 to maintain sufficient supply of subsidized fuel for ARGENTINA'S populace. Given the rampant decline of the industry and the strong potential for oil and natural gas production in the country's favorable geology, more investment could be the sector's ticket to success.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS AND MONITORING COMMENT</span></i></b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">: When ARGENTINA was the “Sunny boy” of the IMF under President Menem, who unquestionably followed IMF doctrine of privatizing state assets, ARGENTINA lost, among other assets, large pieces of land to foreign entities, thus loosing access to natural resources and revenues, which, among other issues, led to the countries default. At that time or as a matter of fact even nowadays no one seems to blame Menem and his government for literally selling out the country, simply because he had the support of influential lobbyists in key industries and corporations, because he did what he was told to do by these entities.</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In view of these facts, ARGENTINA’S goal of stopping YPF's practice of remitting 90 percent of its profits as dividends to stockholders instead of investing that money into new production in the country’s favorable geology only seems legitimate.</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ARGENTINA ALSO POSSESSES SUBSTANTIAL UNCONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESERVES -- BOTH PROVEN AND ESTIMATED</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">However, there are serious questions about whether the government has the capacity to rapidly or efficiently increase production. The struggle between YPF and the government has been bitter and, as a consequence, the provincial governments have revoked not only YPF concessions but also BRAZILIAN and CANADIAN concessions. YPF is the major player in ARGENTINA'S oil and natural gas sector, and likely has the ability to increase production in conventional deposits of oil and natural gas. ARGENTINA also possesses substantial unconventional reserves -- both proven and estimated -- which will require foreign capital investment and advanced outside technical expertise.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Energy companies typically have a high tolerance for volatility, and with unconventional oil and natural gas basins bringing ARGENTINA'S possible reserves to more than 25 billion barrels of oil and more than 22 trillion cubic meters (777 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas, the country has the potential to be a highly lucrative investment.</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">See:  <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/argentine-shale-gas-production-could.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/argentine-shale-gas-production-could.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Knowing this, the ARGENTINE government is likely to maintain a highly interventionist policy in the energy sector, putting any investment at a high risk of regulatory disruption. However, if the government offers favorable terms, the short-term gains could make partnering with YPF profitable -- even under government management. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO RECENTLY LOOSENED FINANCING OPTIONS BY MAKING CENTRAL BANK RESERVES AVAILABLE FOR LENDING TO "PRODUCTIVE" PROJECTS. </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">FINANCING FOR THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR MAY THUS BE MADE AVAILABLE FROM DOMESTIC SOURCES WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN TO RISK-AVERSE INTERNATIONAL LENDERS. </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Aside from the overarching regulatory environment, the expropriation will directly affect the operations of YPF. ARGENTINE Planning Minister Julio de Vido, a longtime ally of Fernandez and her deceased husband Nestor, and recently appointed Political Economy Secretary Axel Kicillof will be in charge of managing the transition of YPF from REPSOL to the government. De Vido and Kicillof will be charged with ensuring the company's loyalty to the federal government. As we have seen with a number of recent moves in the political inner circle, those close to Fernandez can expect to find influential places in the new YPF. This process will be critical for YPF's future. If YPF follows the path of VENEZUELAN state-owned energy company Petroleos de VENEZUELA -- where technocrats were all replaced with government loyalists, radically decreasing the company's efficiency -- the prognosis is poor for YPF's ability to increase production. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Finally, there will be serious pressure on YPF to transfer resources to the provincial and federal governments, since government at every level in ARGENTINA is suffering from serious budget shortfalls, and the country's isolation from international lending markets reduces its flexibility in funding social programs. Rising energy costs have exacerbated this overarching challenge, but increasing energy production will not completely solve it. In the medium- to long-term outlook for YPF, the company likely will be required to supply an increasing percentage of government budgetary needs. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS AND MONITORING GENERAL COMMENT</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Since ARGENTINA’S default in 2001 and subsequent isolations from international financial markets, financial institutions, the geo political “powerhouses” have been predicting ARGENTINES economic downfall, for not following the eco political doctrines implemented by the World Bank, IMF and International Financial Institutions. Contrary to doomsday scenarios portrayed by these entities, ARGENTINA has managed to achieve economic growth and social security. Being excluded from the international lending markets so far has not showcased advert effects on Argentines economy.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">MANY SPANISH ENTERPRISES HAVE SURVIVED THE CRISIS BECAUSE OF THEIR LATIN AMERICAN SUBSIDIARIES HAVING OFFSET THEIR POOR PERFORMANCE IN SPAIN</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Like, SPAIN'S biggest banks, SANTANDER and BBVA, that so far have survived the crisis because profits in LATIN AMERICA have offset their poor performance in SPAIN,( Half of SANTANDER'S profits come from its LATIN AMERICAN operations, compared to one-third for BBVA.)REPSOL, like SANTANDER and BBVA, relies heavily on its LATIN AMRICAN operations which generate the larger portion of its profits. In view of these facts it becomes clear that REPSOL with the help of the Spanish government will try everything in its power to challenge the takeover. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">RENOWNED ARGENTINE ECONOMIST JOSE LUIS ESPERT SEES NO IMMINENT DANGER TO ARGENTINES ECONOMIC GROWTH </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In the long run Argentina will face no international eco - political consequences because of the YPF takeover other than corporate media attacks and saber rattling from Spain, the World Bank and IMF, but without effect since Argentina is already excluded from the International Financial System, much to the annoyance of these entities for they have no tools to intervene! Due to its vast amount of natural resources and increasing foreign demand, the country will sustain economic growth even if staying expelled from International Financial Institutions.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">See:</span><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/argentine-government-may-gain-from.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/argentine-government-may-gain-from.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Renowned Argentine Economist <b>Jose Luis Espert</b> stated during an Economic Forum recently held at a prominent German Enterprise, based in Buenos Aires, that Argentina has enough funds to sustain its budget needs and that export revenues of agricultural commodities, will continue to grow, thus there is no real danger for Argentines economy to stagnate, even if demand from Asia will drop slightly. Predicted short-term budget shortfalls will not affect long-term strategies. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 16.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 16.8pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9OmDjjenZNt448a0kh7jaSBpiqtt6Q2EO4hzKnHYBiYdAkwKCxYQSbr32PrSSPSg2FtNZttrsaGFFoB4u5Qn0t_ohGaIn6BJnjDGu6bajKt2Vj7JsFLfovKVauoTKaoTEqWmRsxS7DZK/s1600/tipo-de-produccion-por-mina.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9OmDjjenZNt448a0kh7jaSBpiqtt6Q2EO4hzKnHYBiYdAkwKCxYQSbr32PrSSPSg2FtNZttrsaGFFoB4u5Qn0t_ohGaIn6BJnjDGu6bajKt2Vj7JsFLfovKVauoTKaoTEqWmRsxS7DZK/s320/tipo-de-produccion-por-mina.gif" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Furthermore one should not forget that the mining industry in Argentina is rapidly expanding, drawing international investor’s attention despite the government’s politics of protectionism. The same applies for Shale Oil extraction; even if the extraction process is expensive, projected revenues will draw investment, despite political hurdles, because in the long run it is a highly profitable investment.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><br /></div>

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I'm having another <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2011/11/monkey-monkey-underpants.html" target="_blank">monkey monkey underpants</a> episode.<br /><br />Between finishing the <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/04/take-seat-part-4.html" target="_blank">couch</a>, trying to get inspired to finish the <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/04/gotta-know-when-to-fold-em.html" target="_blank">bedroom</a>, children, jobs and the general merriment that is life, my brain has a hard time resting these days. Since our society apparently frowns on early morning cocktails (I should have worked at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce) I have to find alternative ways to let the stress out. This results in small projects, which results in more on the to-do list, which results in more stress. These are the days of our lives.<br /><br />The newest example of this was over the weekend. I wanted to get something hung up in our bedroom so that it starts to feel more like a room and less like a prison on Locked Up Abroad. So I made my templates for everything, just like I did with the <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/02/step-into-my-gallery.html" target="_blank">gallery wall</a>, and all was progressing. Until I ran out of newspaper. No panic required though, I just used my <strike>MacGruber</strike> MacGyver skills and decided wrapping paper would work just as well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1Bf7QsgVeZnpAWHbcKTgEpH_qTS8xRIrdqG2XHPIDT5GvppL367mprbmneNq-5QA_bbEeoZPekqX4T42cInVWVeizl_AEpeGw3zO67x2uiKYlAFamr5HfLJL4JhtInr_ivBnLBT32O_Z/s1600/P4226037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1Bf7QsgVeZnpAWHbcKTgEpH_qTS8xRIrdqG2XHPIDT5GvppL367mprbmneNq-5QA_bbEeoZPekqX4T42cInVWVeizl_AEpeGw3zO67x2uiKYlAFamr5HfLJL4JhtInr_ivBnLBT32O_Z/s640/P4226037.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>(I'm cropping out most of the mess in this picture btw. I'm all for keeping it real, but some people might be eating.)<br /><br />After hanging the wrapping paper, my ubiquitous and ever helpful 4-year-old said "Oh mommy, I really love these stripes. These are good colors."<br /><br />While I agree they are good colors for something else, not so much for my room. However, the longer that stayed on the wall (we're talking minutes here) the more I kept thinking 'I like this idea'.<br /><br />Now I've framed wrapping paper many times before. Hell, I even tape it to my <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2011/12/tied-up-with-bow.html" target="_blank">mantel at christmas</a>. But this time I was thinking a little different. Something longer. Possibly a way to introduce more pattern into the room.<br /><br />Something clicked (not my jaw this time) and just like that, it became my mission to find this 'something'. I found a few options the next day and temporarily taped them up to see what I thought.<br /><br />Not bad.<br /><br />My husband liked it as well and said, "you know what would be cool is if it went all the way to the ceiling and down to the floor" (he'll be getting an extra present on his birthday this year).<br /><br />Then, yesterday I saw this picture on <a href="http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Chinoiserie Chic</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdqSEKQDUVtKQlcp3_NINxnYv8s443oWqGJh4yEOGnn4ppKMg8jeEENVEBKlc283AuMUm9qJcESEKl0Ns9hYpOJWjHNo8T-p6nWlzxtJpajc7OVGVJhcWw3z4rMpBZFJ82alZBBC7Dzm7/s1600/6896205649646125.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdqSEKQDUVtKQlcp3_NINxnYv8s443oWqGJh4yEOGnn4ppKMg8jeEENVEBKlc283AuMUm9qJcESEKl0Ns9hYpOJWjHNo8T-p6nWlzxtJpajc7OVGVJhcWw3z4rMpBZFJ82alZBBC7Dzm7/s400/6896205649646125.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Its a sign.<br /><br />I'm thinking I'm on the right track here people. Or at least <i>a</i> track. Which is a big improvement from the muddy gravel nothing I was on before. Inspiration is a'rising again. I better get something done before it disappears.<br /><br />Have you had any happy accidents lately? And did you see RHONJ? Oh yeah baby, this is gonna be good.

there is a pill for that

I'm having another monkey monkey underpants episode. Between finishing the couch , trying to get inspired to finish the bedroom , child...

Windows Live Movie Maker is fantastic to use in the classroom - and it is free!

3:24 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br />The next programme that we will take a look at is Windows Movie Maker. Movie Maker is a fantastic programme to use -  if you think that creating a video with your photos is too complicated then see what you think after trying Windows Movie Maker. The great thing about it is you can add photos and video, whereas in Photostory 3 you can only add photos.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Which Movie Maker do I use?</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />There can be a bit of confusion about Windows Movie Maker because if you are using Microsoft XP, Windows Movie Maker is already part of the package. It is what I call the 'old' Movie Maker (and in my opinion it is much easier to use).  You CANNOT install <i>Windows Live Movie Maker </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if you are running XP, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as far as I can see. So I am going to put two tutorials below - one for XP users which is the old Windows Movie Maker, and one for Windows 7 users - the <i>new</i> Windows <i>Live</i> Movie Maker. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Windows Movie Maker for Windows XP users</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I am not sure about where Windows Vista fits in)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found this tutorial on the Internet and it seems to do the trick.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ak4ukjOy_FM?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Windows Live Movie Maker for Windows 7 users</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the latest Movie Maker - <i>Windows Live Movie Maker</i>. I found this tutorial on the Internet and it also seems to do the trick. On Thursday evening the webinar will focus on Windows Live Movie Maker.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vh82WqBQ_2c?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What can you do with Movie Maker?  </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only can you include your best photo shots and some of your clips, but you can also add some really nice video and transition effects. Your movie could look quite professional at the end.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyphenhyphenTOVyKU0DpJe1H9rmFNGydmD3b26cIgvr6RT0Q376GuNl3-k8qAwUWolmO1V799yAK5eytnsqU-VlCWrabpwEjxD-KPPKdLnWQGeAZSzCOqpfjwBZFB9KEeb_nldsK6dDDKpwSrgPI/s1600-h/image%25255B21%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUdoXT91XMkOjroKfINRf1G1_ojNCNrL-VpDazYtEq-BdKEu1tsLCf-f3pWBMGLRpc4pQi_DMEL7B4s6WnhGYJGRqnJ3TwYCjykqMG77U-tnxNI7ergy739Tw7aqPOXvn6kuZlyiay34/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How to get started with Windows Live Movie Maker</b></span><br /><br />If you look at the image above you’ll see that there is a place that says ‘Add videos and photos’. After you do this the media clips appear on the timeline at the side. Then you add as many effects as you like. You can even add titles and credits to your movie. Here is an infomercial from Microsoft showing how to use the Windows Live Movie maker software.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-74114758ada0031b-2622" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkljw2r1e7mheBTEJ91VO0buVoqVkuyFlie862HQJQl9X6ZTF9vddCyH4EvvRQdTPrZ1nIb12CvvniPm0pFwOUid65aA_uQoTWLEG7BNgic2S0v2c5BgvK4nTXZ-D77RQYCrE" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How to use Windows Live Movie maker step-by-step to make a simple movie</b></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Instead of putting my application into SlideShare as I usually do,  I thought I would experiment with Microsoft's Sky Drive. Did you know that when you join the Partners in Learning Network you receive a whole web-based Office suite (almost like Google Docs) with 25 GBs of free space. I uploaded my PowerPoint to my SkyDrive and have shared it so that it can be seen by others. You can watch this full screen by clicking the little box on the right. </span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="327" scrolling="no" src="https://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidPowerPointEmbed?p1=1&p2=1&p3=SD78BE6492F5E06BF2%21299&p4=&ak=%21AG5el1HLYR-B6Yk&kip=1" width="402"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the actual video I made when completing the PowerPoint tutorial above. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The beauty of Blogger is that you can just add a video like this straight from your computer without having to go through youTube or another hosting service. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6ha1ycp091/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6ha1ycp091/</span></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-f6d5e63f0ec30f04-18908" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxxBfqfH7h4ukOwEa2Fq6HUZvF4PPEH0sFMNQRcWFfFvowXxnEl0qfNhL2OaIzLuaixEI7h1E2xyi5s_iYVVkW92ULjeR4CvRRBXNLhgbP6iZrV8jO1q70VwFnbpYOxDK5Tekf" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What about starting a movie channel for your class?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can create your own movie channel in YouTube or in School Tube to store all your class’s movies. I believe there is also a YouTube Schools now. When I was teaching last year I opened a free School Tube account because it seemed a safer environment.</div></div></div>

Microsoft tools Tutorials Windows Live Movie Maker is fantastic to use in the classroom - and it is free!

Submitted by Fiona Beal The next programme that we will take a look at is Windows Movie Maker. Movie Maker is a fantastic programme to use -...

One of a Kind: Kay Thompson

7:34 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3c7spzTkUh7dqoI8u_1GnKGHRO6ThT7gLKoeDnY_4yravrQqAlwJvsIYfwsD50LFc7ESr0_3u0OxDL1XVLQWWdedloWEptoDM-KOQp8P4Q-XjE-W_Ft9Daz2u5Tw3Hp33-g03aX87dPT/s1600/Kay+at+Quality+Funny+Face.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3c7spzTkUh7dqoI8u_1GnKGHRO6ThT7gLKoeDnY_4yravrQqAlwJvsIYfwsD50LFc7ESr0_3u0OxDL1XVLQWWdedloWEptoDM-KOQp8P4Q-XjE-W_Ft9Daz2u5Tw3Hp33-g03aX87dPT/s1600/Kay+at+Quality+Funny+Face.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 12pt;">  </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 12pt;">Kay Thompson, born in St. Louis early in the 20th Century (1909 is the general consensus, but there is some disagreement), can be most easily be described as unique.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 12pt;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 12pt;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-H3xx95gW_4eH32omO8ts8bG5imNB2LsOkYCKXFdJZcRX-rSWxpO6CjpedyKJBlg_RkgqGV0XRHoP1QWzyMpm5ZGc1CMDoWCu5YtKzpyyPQLe8hM9LRCr9r371mkvLvw3DZ8p5t5hmP1/s1600/eloise+in+paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-H3xx95gW_4eH32omO8ts8bG5imNB2LsOkYCKXFdJZcRX-rSWxpO6CjpedyKJBlg_RkgqGV0XRHoP1QWzyMpm5ZGc1CMDoWCu5YtKzpyyPQLe8hM9LRCr9r371mkvLvw3DZ8p5t5hmP1/s200/eloise+in+paris.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eloise in Paris (1957)</td></tr></tbody></table>On-screen she is remembered for her role as vibrant, sophisticated Maggie Prescott in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Funny Face</i> (1957), shown above, but Thompson was a woman of many talents: singer, composer, vocal coach, actress, comedienne, dancer, choreographer, author and clothing designer. She is perhaps best known today for the series of best-selling "Eloise" children's books she began writing in the mid-'50s about a precocious 6-year-old who lives at New York's Plaza Hotel.<br /><br />Kay Thompson was born Catherine L. Fink, the daughter of a St. Louis jeweler...and she was always musical. She began her singing career straight out of college and by the time she was in her mid-20s she was working in radio as a singer and choral director. She toured with Fred Waring as a singer and arranger, and her group, The Kay Thompson Swing Choir, appeared in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manhattan Merry-Go-Round</i> (1937).</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 12pt;"><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 12pt;">Through songwriter friends Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin, Thompson became a vocal arranger at MGM in the early '40s. Her projects included <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Week-End at the Waldorf </i>(1945), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ziegfeld Follies</i> (1946), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Harvey Girls</i> (1946) and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Good News</i> (1947). She had a small part in another of her assignments, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Kid From Brooklyn</i> (1946). <br /><br />Thompson was also vocal coach to the stars: Sinatra, Garland (who named her Liza's godmother), Lena Horne (who termed her "the best vocal coach in the world"), Ann Sothern, June Allyson and others. Critic Rex Reed has remarked, "Kay did things with June Allyson, who didn't have much range, to make her sound great in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Good News</i>."</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 12pt;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtDXyxc_2zDOTDIPlNhp3mD5Um5npo0hI84f24gTn1_KgG-LswgQkpnSkCT4UMDyfwtn5xHYljwRX7cwkH5JQTKDWFncPnAcfjzvubGVUr165kD9Z0Em2K27cJmxqcw_c5npDCG62QWzq/s1600/Kay+and+the+boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtDXyxc_2zDOTDIPlNhp3mD5Um5npo0hI84f24gTn1_KgG-LswgQkpnSkCT4UMDyfwtn5xHYljwRX7cwkH5JQTKDWFncPnAcfjzvubGVUr165kD9Z0Em2K27cJmxqcw_c5npDCG62QWzq/s320/Kay+and+the+boys.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;">In 1948, when her MGM contract was up, Thompson left the studio and formed a ground-breaking nightclub act, Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers (Andy was one of the brothers). It was a trend-setting smash. Singer Julie Wilson recalled Kay's show, "Her act at the Persian Room was electric. Kay and the Williams Brothers moved so well, with one terrific pose after another. It was an absolute knockout. Kay's energy took your breath away. She wore those wonderful white pantsuits, which no one wore at the time. The show was very stark and modern, and the rhythm never stopped." A critic from <i>Variety</i>reported, "Her act is paced like a North Atlantic gale," and concluded, "Miss Thompson is more than an act. She's an experience."</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;">Andy Williams remembered, "It's hard to imagine there wasn't an act like us before, because there have been so many since. Up to that time everyone just sang around a microphone, and when the song was over, the singers would raise their arms...[Kay] wrote wonderful songs, she could arrange, she could play the piano beautifully, she could stage numbers. And she could sing! She taught me more about singing and show business than anyone else in the world."</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts8-OCmf2Qfr1yF1Wivd5fssVOH2YRbYHigVHxDP76so3xPCPC1GREmScAlnwHKZpWyzWm-63m6tpJiO3xXJfPV7lKK5d7qY7Ra1HLSusYiLzfGYx-k5Rq6ac2MdEbMuMowrmyxLc18TV/s1600/kay+thompson+1954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts8-OCmf2Qfr1yF1Wivd5fssVOH2YRbYHigVHxDP76so3xPCPC1GREmScAlnwHKZpWyzWm-63m6tpJiO3xXJfPV7lKK5d7qY7Ra1HLSusYiLzfGYx-k5Rq6ac2MdEbMuMowrmyxLc18TV/s320/kay+thompson+1954.jpg" width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kay Thompson in 1954</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;">Her show-stopping turn in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Funny Face</i><b> </b>was Kay Thompson's only major film role. Her next and final outing was a small (but memorable) part in Otto Preminger's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon</i> (1970) starring goddaughter Liza Minnelli. During her final years, Thompson lived in Liza's Upper East Side penthouse; she passed away there in 1998.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">In 2003 Disney produced two movies for TV based on Thompson's first two Eloise books, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Eloise at the Plaza</i> and <i>Eloise at Christmastime</i>, both starring Julie Andrews as Nanny (the first Eloise book had originally been adapted for TV in 1956). In 2006 an animated TV series based on the characters from the Eloise books debuted on <i>Starz! Kids & Family</i> with Lynn Redgrave as Nanny. Following Thompson's death, her estate authorized additional books in the Eloise series and several have been written and published since.</div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;">"Liza's at the Palace...!" was a limited-run engagement at New York's Palace Theatre from December 3, 2008 - January 4, 2009. Included in the concert was a recreation of Kay Thompson's nightclub act. The <i>NY Times</i> critic wrote, "From the moment Ms. Minnelli joins forces with a male singing and dancing quartet to resurrect part of a famous nightclub act Thompson created in the late '40s and early '50s with the Williams Brothers, the Palace Theater blasts off into orbit." The show was a popular and critical success that won several awards including a Tony for Best Special Theatrical Event.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTykY5H3ChApDUpjS4TP77T1Xh0iNL7D6emSc60Y3jqa5GNF8bHv2N_bMQt23lxSUhSpi-OTBF3s12skQcVMwDDW3J8wICis7I2XrcW4jrAUumNGsCyY7qz_zShyG58kE_7voCBD9q6rFY/s1600/liza+at+the+palace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTykY5H3ChApDUpjS4TP77T1Xh0iNL7D6emSc60Y3jqa5GNF8bHv2N_bMQt23lxSUhSpi-OTBF3s12skQcVMwDDW3J8wICis7I2XrcW4jrAUumNGsCyY7qz_zShyG58kE_7voCBD9q6rFY/s400/liza+at+the+palace.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Liza Minnelli at the Palace Theatre, 2008, recreating Thompson's club act</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;">And - on yet another front, New York's Plaza Hotel opened an Eloise boutique in 2009 and in 2010 opened the Betsey Johnson-designed confection called "The Eloise Suite." Think pink, indeed!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQZExqeiQ4oP9oebA2-IdKDirn8RTl2t-Gq-0cxXQpGHAPKgdUFqx3bnb6fqrK0rjcFI6VC0pN3qASbllHo5EB4mMqxXNDEQw-Jd5YHT1vy1WI6c6RRzQNVDL88EEJWV292KmWTZyLSuR/s1600/eloise+suite+at+the+plaza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQZExqeiQ4oP9oebA2-IdKDirn8RTl2t-Gq-0cxXQpGHAPKgdUFqx3bnb6fqrK0rjcFI6VC0pN3qASbllHo5EB4mMqxXNDEQw-Jd5YHT1vy1WI6c6RRzQNVDL88EEJWV292KmWTZyLSuR/s400/eloise+suite+at+the+plaza.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Eloise Suite at New York's Plaza Hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>

Kay Thompson, born in St. Louis early in the 20th Century (1909 is the general consensus, but there is some disagreement), can be most eas...

Love the sunshine

2:18 PM Tukiyooo 0

My two hours of working on my sister's paperwork and trying to organize her business receipts for the tax accountant for her 2011 taxes (just got her 2010 a few weeks ago)  turned in six hours! I hate paperwork!<br /><br />However, I love our weather and I'm heading outside in a few minutes. I can't decide whether to get my bike down and go for a ride or go to the gym. It would my first bike ride since August 6, 2011, when I broke my scaphoid bone in my wrist and wore a cast for three months. I'm a little apprehensive about getting on a bike.<br /><br />I'll let you know tomorrow if it's the gym or the bike ride. Tomorrow is definitely a picnic down by the water with my sister. I finally got the disabled parking placard last week so we should be able to find parking (I hope!).<br /><br />I'm on track with the calories today and wearing my BodyMedia. It said I only slept four hours last night. That explains why I woke up exhausted this morning. Not sure how I'm ever going to fix my sleep issues. <br /><br />I can't wait to go outside!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cbyF0EkxyP8Y1vJjdF3wvRDwYZA6zalkcrbl2ciI1APG7BbJaViSOrHXp88mnmAECtRRYBXCNu8QMQQ0x9n_5Sy5nO0BgvKf4H-SDbM03pihFUPqYBYpLAd4DrS8dMIV-GbcPGlYo6Ww/s1600/Sunshine.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cbyF0EkxyP8Y1vJjdF3wvRDwYZA6zalkcrbl2ciI1APG7BbJaViSOrHXp88mnmAECtRRYBXCNu8QMQQ0x9n_5Sy5nO0BgvKf4H-SDbM03pihFUPqYBYpLAd4DrS8dMIV-GbcPGlYo6Ww/s400/Sunshine.png" width="322" /></a></div><br />

Love the sunshine

My two hours of working on my sister's paperwork and trying to organize her business receipts for the tax accountant for her 2011 taxes ...

Worth the fight

11:07 PM Tukiyooo 0

I'm starting to get back in the groove, but I forgot how much time it takes to track my food. Oh my gosh! Weighing and measuring, writing stuff on pieces of paper then putting it into the computer at night. How did I do this for most of four years?<br /><br />Actually, I know the answer to that last question. I wasn't the legal guardian for my sister that had a debilitating stroke six months ago. She left behind a very complicated, messy financial situation that I'm still trying to sort through and take care of things. The dust will settle eventually, but I can't wait for that day. It's that old story, if I don't take care of myself, how can I make sure she's taken care of?<br /><br />Tracking my food isn't really that terrible or difficult. I use the <a href="http://www.bodymedia.com/" target="_blank">BodyMedia </a>software, which I highly recommend. They've even enhanced it since I used it several months ago. You can customize the table by selecting ten nutrients to dispaly from a list of 26. I love this feature.<br /><br />Below is my food for today. It's certainly far from perfect, but it's an improvement over the past weeks and months. There's too much processed food, and wine for 211 calories? What was I thinking?! When I was eating the food, I thought I was being healthy. I had no idea that some of what I was eating was a really poor choice. The total calories aren't too bad, 1541, but I really need to watch the fat and sodium (processed food).<br /><br />I didn't wake up early enough for the gym this morning. I only had 45 minutes to spare before I had to get ready for work. That's not enough time to get to the gym and complete a decent workout. Instead, even though it was pouring down rain, I convinced my husband to go for a walk with me. He's not a very fast walker so it wasn't my normal heart-pumping workout, but it was kind of fun. We were both drenched by the time we got home.<br /><br />As I was getting ready for work I broke out in hives and my upper lip, left side, started to swell up. This is the sixth time this has happened in the past two months (sometimes it's the left side for the lip and hives, sometimes the right side). This time it didn't last long and was mostly gone by the time I got to work. It seems like each time it's less severe than the last time. Still, it's very disturbing. I feel like my body is attacking me. <br /><br />On that note, I should mention the life coach/therapist I was seeing. I quit after three sessions. As much as everyone thinks I need some sort of therapy, it's just not for me. Even though I was an acquaintance with this person and really like her, I didn't feel like it was helping me. The first session I was excited and it was fun, the second session, not so much, the third session I walked out knowing I'd never go back. <br /><br />I know this is going to get easier. I've been here before. Several times I've lost and gained weight. This time just seems harder than all the other times before, and I don't know why. What I do know is that it's not optional. This weight is killing me, and I'm worth the fight.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </div><br />An afterthought:  I just remembered my phone has the BodyMedia app on it. I conveniently forgot. That should make tracking my food a lot easier!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHedLYeSsaIhw_x6uU344kRnDwSDdSqnya3RQ0bwUngzWH7QotvuJRB2JOa2_upDCG3AnASaW8eoEilzfc7SEpvdOMshwqPXPNvHJQGRujw_SeQQr0KZ-EgqiC30B3tk5ATEIaKFOz48mV/s1600/BodyMedia.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHedLYeSsaIhw_x6uU344kRnDwSDdSqnya3RQ0bwUngzWH7QotvuJRB2JOa2_upDCG3AnASaW8eoEilzfc7SEpvdOMshwqPXPNvHJQGRujw_SeQQr0KZ-EgqiC30B3tk5ATEIaKFOz48mV/s640/BodyMedia.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Worth the fight

I'm starting to get back in the groove, but I forgot how much time it takes to track my food. Oh my gosh! Weighing and measuring, writin...

SYRIEN

6:21 PM Tukiyooo 0

<br />  <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">SORGSAME NACHRICHTENAUSWAHL</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></b><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Von: Eckart Spoo </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Im </span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg</span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> (RBB) höre ich, dass in SYRIEN Tausende Regierungsgegner demonstriert haben. Das steht auch in allen Zeitungen. In der kleinen genossenschaftlichen</span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> jungen Welt</span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, einem der wenigen nicht konzernabhängigen Blätter im Lande, lese ich, dass in SYRIEN Hunderttausende im Sinne der Regierung gegen Einmischung von außen demonstriert haben. Beide Nachrichten scheinen mir wahr zu sein: zwei Wahrheiten, die einander nicht ausschließen müssen, sondern ergänzen können.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">SELEKTION NIMMT ZEIT IN ANSPRUCH…… WELCHE DIE WENIGSTEN HABEN</span></b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br />Wenn man alles zusammennimmt, was man – auch irgendwo im Internet versteckt – erfahren kann, erhält man am Ende vielleicht die ganze Wahrheit. Aber wer kann sich so viel Zeit nehmen, überall zu suchen? Wenn das landestypische regionale Monopolblatt, das seine In- und Auslandsnachrichten von einem der großen Medienkonzerne bezieht, die gleichen Nachrichten verbreitet wie der Regionalsender, den wir im Radio eingeschaltet haben, wenn sich also die Medien gegenseitig zu bestätigen scheinen – und sie stimmen fast immer überein, auch in der Wortwahl –, können uns schwerlich Zweifel an diesen Nachrichten befallen. Wir halten uns dann für wahrheitsgemäß informiert und geben uns, eben weil wir nichts anderes lesen, hören und ahnen, mit der halben Wahrheit zufrieden, die eine ganze Unwahrheit ist. Viele Nachrichten sind sogar frei erfunden. Wie können wir die täglich neuen Inszenierungen des Weltgeschehens durchschauen, wie die Interessen erkennen, die hinter der Bühne wirken?<br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: red;">JEDE INSZENIERUNG BRAUCHT GUTE UND BÖSE</span><br style="color: red;" /><br /></span></b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In einem derzeit vielgespielten Propagandastück ist der syrische Präsident Assad der Böse oder, wie die Bild-Zeitung ihn nennt, „der Irre“. So hat das auflagenstärkste deutsche Tageblatt zuvor schon Milošević, Saddam, Gaddafi tituliert. Als besonders wirkungsvoll hat sich auch die Bezeichnung „der Schlächter“ erwiesen. Die bösen Männer schlachten nämlich die eigenen Völker, die wir deshalb vor ihnen schützen müssen, und zwar dringend. An der Seite unserer guten Freunde in Washington, London und Paris müssen wir – legitimiert durch unser hochentwickeltes Verantwortungsbewusstsein – den Völkern helfen, sich aus der bösen Gewalt ihrer Präsidenten zu befreien – mittels unserer hochentwickelten guten Gewalt. Das völkerrechtliche Verbot der Nichteinmischung in die inneren Angelegenheiten anderer Staaten gilt selbstverständlich nicht für uns, die wir doch immer nur den Guten beistehen. Von der Propaganda angeleitet, mit der uns die dominierenden Medien reichlich bedenken, leiden wir mit den Opfern der bösen Gewalt; von Opfern der guten Gewalt wissen wir nichts. Was nicht in die Inszenierung passt, sollen wir möglichst gar nicht erfahren. So hindern uns die sorgsam auswählenden Propagandamedien an störenden, womöglich verstörenden Gedanken. Ganz fern bleibt uns etwa die Überlegung, dass die angeblichen Schurken, Irren, Schlächter vielleicht doch nicht so irrational und brutal handeln, wie sie uns dargestellt werden, sondern ihre Sicherheitskräfte einsetzen, um Souveränität und Selbstbestimmung ihrer Völker zu verteidigen, wie es gemeinhin die Aufgabe von Staatspräsidenten ist.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: red;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">DIE GUTEN SIND DEMOKRATEN UND ERSTREBEN DEMOKRATIE WIE SIE DEN EUROPÄERN LIEB IST</span></b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br />Von den Guten, denen wir lieber heute als morgen Militärhilfe leisten würden, haben wir zwar auch keine näheren Vorstellungen, aber wir glauben fest, dass sie Demokraten sind und nichts anderes erstreben als die Demokratie, wie wir sie haben. Damit wir den schönen Glauben nicht verlieren, ersparen uns die dominierenden Medien beispielsweise Nachrichten über das Referendum, mit dem sich die Syrer Ende Februar mehrheitlich für eine von Präsident Assad vorgeschlagene neue Verfassung entschieden haben. Das Weiße Haus in Washington hatte den Volksentscheid schon im vorhinein als „lächerlich“ abgetan; er verhöhne die „syrische Revolution“. Dass Assad das Volk aufgrund der neuen Verfassung demnächst wählen lassen will, dass er also den Weg friedlicher Reformen weitergeht, verträgt sich nicht mit den Intentionen der Revolutionsfreunde im Weißen Haus und in den Chefredaktionen der Konzernmedien, deswegen schweigen sie möglichst darüber. Womöglich hätten wir auch ins Nachdenken kommen können, warum eigentlich die Deutschen in der Bundesrepublik von 1949 und der erweiterten von 1990 nie Gelegenheit bekommen haben, über die Verfassung abzustimmen.<br /><br />Dass vermutlich US-amerikanische „Revolutionsstifter“ wie in Libyen, Irak, Afghanistan und zuvor schon in Jugoslawien nun auch in Syrien fanatische Muslimgruppen zum Terror anstellen, würde das Verständnis der Öffentlichkeit überfordern, deshalb steht es ebenfalls nicht in unseren braven sogenannten Heimatblättern. Nachdem sie jahrelang den „Islamismus“ als globale Bedrohung dargestellt haben, könnten sie ihren Lesern schwerlich erklären, dass Assad gerade bei den syrischen Christen starken Rückhalt hat und dass Autobomben der „Revolutionäre“ gerade in christlichen Wohngegenden hochgehen. Darüber schweigen sie wie einst über die von „Kosovaren“ zerstörten christlichen Kirchen im Kosovo.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">GIGANTISCHE MEDIENKAMPAGNE GEGEN DAS SYRIEN ASSADS</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br />Einige Aufschlüsse hätte uns der Report der Beobachtermission der Arabischen Liga geben können. Zivile und militärische Experten aus 13 arabischen Staaten unter Leitung eines sudanesischen Generals, in allen Provinzen Syriens stationiert, vermittelten zwischen bewaffneten Gruppen und der syrischen Regierung und schickten täglich Berichte an die Einsatzzentrale. Der zusammenfassende Report enthält auch deutliche Kritik an den Medien. Doch welche deutschen Medien außer der</span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> jungen Welt</span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> haben über die Mission und die von ihr gesammelten Erkenntnisse informiert?<br /><br />Und welche Medien haben Korrespondenten nach Syrien entsandt? Bitte melden! Ich kann es nicht genau feststellen, aber ich bin sicher: Viele können es nicht sein, denn es würde mit den beiden Hauptaufgaben der Medienkonzerne kollidieren: ihrem Propaganda- und ihrem Sparsamkeitsauftrag; sie sollen den Eigentümern der Konzerne möglichst hohe Gewinne liefern, also möglichst wenig gutes Geld für journalistische Recherche verschwenden.<br /><br />Der frühere CDU-Politiker und Manager des Burda-Konzerns, Jürgen Todenhöfer, der sich schon im Afghanistan-, im Irak- und im Libyenkrieg umgesehen und ganz andere Beobachtungen mitgebracht als wir sie gewohnt sind, konstatierte am 19. Februar in der </span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung</span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> eine „gigantische Medienkampagne gegen das Syrien Assads (...) Jede zweite Meldung, die ich während meines vierwöchigen Aufenthalts in Syrien überprüfte, war falsch“. Ich fürchte, weitere Überprüfungen würden zu einem noch viel ärgeren Ergebnis führen.<br /><br />Wer genau hinschaut, analysiert und Vergleiche zieht, wird nach und nach hinter all den Falschmeldungen und Weglassungen ein starkes Interesse erkennen: den Anspruch der guten alten Kolonialmächte, andere Staaten, vor allem die, die reich an Bodenschätzen sind, in koloniale Abhängigkeit zurückzuführen. Mit diesem Anspruch wäre es unvereinbar, wenn die tonangebenden Medien die Guten und die – ihren Reichtum nicht freiwillig hergebenden </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: red;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">NIEMAND HINDERT SAUDI-ARABIEN DARAN, ATOMKRAFTWERKE ZU BAUEN</span></b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br />Einige reaktionäre arabische Monarchien dürfen helfen, die Ausbeutungs- und Herrschaftsverhältnisse in Nahost zu festigen. Hohe Wertschätzung gilt vor allem Saudi-Arabien. Dass dort den (kleinen) Dieben die Hand abgehackt wird und Ehebrechern die Todesstrafe droht, darf schon mal erwähnt werden, aber bitte mit gebührendem Respekt vor unseren Geschäftspartnern. Dieses Terrorregime bewährte sich im vergangenen Jahr, als im benachbarten Bahrain soziale Proteste die Monarchie gefährdeten. Riad entsandte Truppen, die – gut ausgerüstet und ausgebildet – die demokratische Bewegung niederschlugen. Deutschland beliefert dieses Regime jetzt mit Hunderten Kampfpanzern. Und niemand hindert Saudi-Arabien daran, Atomkraftwerke zu bauen, derzeit sind 16 Kraftwerksblöcke geplant. Welche Zeitung, welcher Sender würde solche Tatsachen im Zusammenhang mit dem Aufbau der iranischen Atomindustrie erwähnen?<br /><br />Im März 2012 geschah jedoch etwas Außergewöhnliches: Das </span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen</span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> ließ den iranischen Präsidenten Ahmadinedschad zu Wort kommen. Claus Kleber interviewte ihn. Andere Medien empörten sich darüber, zum Beispiel </span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cicero </span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">aus dem schweizerischen Ringier-Konzern. Dem, der vernichtet werden soll, verweigern sie jede Gelegenheit, seine An- und Absichten zu erklären, sonst könnte ja eine Konfliktlösung per Verhandlung möglich erscheinen. Das </span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">ZDF </span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">hatte sich ausdrücklich vorbehalten, das Interview redaktionell zu bearbeiten. Kleber bemühte sich auch, den Iraner zu provozieren. Aber mit Entsetzen stellte </span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cicero </span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">fest, dass Ahmadinedschad glaubwürdig und überzeugend wirkte – oder hätte wirken können. Offenbar hatte das </span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">ZDF </span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">selber davor so große Sorge, dass es das Interview erst nach Mitternacht ausstrahlte. <br /><br />Über einen anderen mit großer Mehrheit gewählten Präsidenten schrieb die</span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> Frankfurter Rundschau</span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> dieser Tage unter der Überschrift „Der gnadenlose Barbar“: „Ein Präsident, der glaubt, den Tod von Menschen mit dem Tod anderer Menschen bestrafen zu können, macht sich mit den Mördern gemein.“ Der Verruf galt dem am Anfang und nochmals am Ende des Artikels als „Diktator“ titulierten Weißrussen Alexander Lukaschenko, dem die Zeitung aus dem DuMont-Konzern vorwarf, zwei zum Tode verurteilte Attentäter nicht begnadigt zu haben – bei dem Anschlag auf die Minsker U-Bahn waren 15 Menschen getötet und viele verletzt worden. Würde das Blatt jemals einen US-Präsidenten „Barbar“ nennen, der zum Beispiel Osama bin Laden samt Familie nachts in der Wohnung erschießen ließ, ohne dass bin Laden je angeklagt, geschweige verurteilt worden war, und der dafür verantwortlich ist, dass immer mehr Menschen in fernen Ländern Opfer nächtlicher Drohnen-Angriffe werden? Die Getöteten werden – wie auch der französische Attentäter, den 30 Elite-Polizisten angeblich nicht lebend aus seiner Wohnung zu holen vermochten – in keinem Prozess aussagen können. Und dem US-Soldaten Bradley Manning, der versucht hat, über </span><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">WikiLeaks</span></i></span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"> US-amerikanische Kriegsverbrechen im Irak aufzuklären, droht lebenslange Haft.</span><b><br /></b></span><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Der Autor: </span></b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Eckart Spoo war von 1962 bis 1997 Redakteur der </span></i><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Frankfurter Rundschau </span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">und von 1970 bis 1986 Vorsitzender der Deutschen Journalisten-Union (dju) in der IG Druck und Papier.</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">See also:</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/syria-full-out-propaganda-war.html"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/syria-full-out-propaganda-war.html</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/truth-nothing-but-truth.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/truth-nothing-but-truth.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><br /></div>

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