October's obvious outcome...

Or maybe not...have they peaked too early...AGAIN! I had them as a dead cert to walk it...the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France that is.

"Australia finished full of running as New Zealand lost their way when tight-head prop Carl Hayman was sin-binned in the 60th minute for repeated infringements, leaving his team a man down.

In the time Hayman was off the field the Wallabies scored both of their converted tries..."

October's obvious outcome...

Or maybe not...have they peaked too early...AGAIN! I had them as a dead cert to walk it...the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France that is.

"Australia finished full of running as New Zealand lost their way when tight-head prop Carl Hayman was sin-binned in the 60th minute for repeated infringements, leaving his team a man down.

In the time Hayman was off the field the Wallabies scored both of their converted tries..."

Object of obeisance...

obeisance n. - bow or curtsey; paying of homage. obeisant, ad
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Sorry, I don't usually 'advertise' and this will be an exception. The release today of Apple's new 'iconic' iphone will be sure to make it a yearned-after acquisition for many millions; it is indeed a masterpiece...and I want one :-) I may be a few weeks late posting about this but I know I've mentioned it elsewhere (I just can't remember where/on who's blog it was!)

Interestingly John Gruber sums up what has been an almost unique marketing/advertising campaign; he observed

"that no other cell phone is advertised by showing off the user interface. Thinking about it some more, I can’t recall the last time I’ve seen any tech product advertised simply by demonstrating how it works"...

...in fact the only bad thing is that it costs around $500 and buyers must commit to a two-year contract with AT&T (apparently that will cost them a minimum of $60 odd per month). I agree with John other aspects as well, the ads themselves, firstly they're fantastic, truly, and mark the first step in a new wave of technology - there are 5 or 6 ads and you will need the quick time player to see them - and like John my favourite is the 'Calamari'

P.S. Has anyone seen the new tabletop computers...literally the table top where you can drag around images - as if they were barmats - tap on them and they open up to a new miniscreen etc (that's about 0.000001% of what you can do!)...Microsoft Surface...go and see what can be done...The future is now! :-)

Object of obeisance...

obeisance n. - bow or curtsey; paying of homage. obeisant, ad
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Sorry, I don't usually 'advertise' and this will be an exception. The release today of Apple's new 'iconic' iphone will be sure to make it a yearned-after acquisition for many millions; it is indeed a masterpiece...and I want one :-) I may be a few weeks late posting about this but I know I've mentioned it elsewhere (I just can't remember where/on who's blog it was!)

Interestingly John Gruber sums up what has been an almost unique marketing/advertising campaign; he observed

"that no other cell phone is advertised by showing off the user interface. Thinking about it some more, I can’t recall the last time I’ve seen any tech product advertised simply by demonstrating how it works"...

...in fact the only bad thing is that it costs around $500 and buyers must commit to a two-year contract with AT&T (apparently that will cost them a minimum of $60 odd per month). I agree with John other aspects as well, the ads themselves, firstly they're fantastic, truly, and mark the first step in a new wave of technology - there are 5 or 6 ads and you will need the quick time player to see them - and like John my favourite is the 'Calamari'

P.S. Has anyone seen the new tabletop computers...literally the table top where you can drag around images - as if they were barmats - tap on them and they open up to a new miniscreen etc (that's about 0.000001% of what you can do!)...Microsoft Surface...go and see what can be done...The future is now! :-)

Orson's outstanding opus...

The American Film Institute has released this year's list of the Top 100 films of all time. The following are the Top 10:

1 CITIZEN KANE
2 THE GODFATHER
3 CASABLANCA
4 RAGING BULL
5 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
6 GONE WITH THE WIND
7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
8 SCHINDLER'S LIST
9 VERTIGO
10 THE WIZARD OF OZ

Citizen Kane, written, produced and directed by Orson Welles who was also Kane, the lead actor (he dies in the opening scene but the film is all flashbacks)...an opus indeed.

The top ten above are all fantastic films (IMHO) and the only one I would question is The Wizard of Oz but of course the special effects for the time (1939) were impressive...btw, despite my thoughts that they are all great films they are not my top ten. Any films you'd definitely add if it were your top ten?

Orson's outstanding opus...

The American Film Institute has released this year's list of the Top 100 films of all time. The following are the Top 10:

1 CITIZEN KANE
2 THE GODFATHER
3 CASABLANCA
4 RAGING BULL
5 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
6 GONE WITH THE WIND
7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
8 SCHINDLER'S LIST
9 VERTIGO
10 THE WIZARD OF OZ

Citizen Kane, written, produced and directed by Orson Welles who was also Kane, the lead actor (he dies in the opening scene but the film is all flashbacks)...an opus indeed.

The top ten above are all fantastic films (IMHO) and the only one I would question is The Wizard of Oz but of course the special effects for the time (1939) were impressive...btw, despite my thoughts that they are all great films they are not my top ten. Any films you'd definitely add if it were your top ten?

Ouvres...

You may think I'm becoming art-obsessed as only last month I posted re Cezanne; but now, is this Midsummer Monet Masterpiece Madness? IMHO no, not madness at all: this is what I call art.

This is the 1904 painting part of 'the classic' Water Lily series, "It is unsurprising that this piece by Monet sold at such a high price. It is an exceptional example of his water lily series which is one of the most iconic images of impressionism."

Another Monet sold in the last couple of days: Waterloo Bridge, Temps Couvert [Cloudy Day] is "one of a series of views of the bridge and river that Monet painted from his room at the Savoy Hotel around the start of the 20th Century." These two are now the 2nd and 3rd highest prices paid for a Monet. As usual pictures link to news articles.

Back to Madness...well, THIS I wouldn't pay anything for (Sorry Lucien, I just don't like it)

...thanks Gavin! :-)

Ouvres...

You may think I'm becoming art-obsessed as only last month I posted re Cezanne; but now, is this Midsummer Monet Masterpiece Madness? IMHO no, not madness at all: this is what I call art.

This is the 1904 painting part of 'the classic' Water Lily series, "It is unsurprising that this piece by Monet sold at such a high price. It is an exceptional example of his water lily series which is one of the most iconic images of impressionism."

Another Monet sold in the last couple of days: Waterloo Bridge, Temps Couvert [Cloudy Day] is "one of a series of views of the bridge and river that Monet painted from his room at the Savoy Hotel around the start of the 20th Century." These two are now the 2nd and 3rd highest prices paid for a Monet. As usual pictures link to news articles.

Back to Madness...well, THIS I wouldn't pay anything for (Sorry Lucien, I just don't like it)

...thanks Gavin! :-)