| May 2006
The first wild daisy of the bunch (I've been encouraging them to fill in the back gardens where they will...) unfurled in this morning's early light.Posted by PicasaThe line of beach roses (rosa rugosa) brought back from the remnants of Willa's garden are budding up nicely, too.Posted by PicasaEven the birds weren't making much noise this morning, just the occasional chk chk from flocking blackbirds. It's a bit like the hush that falls over an audience just before the curtain goes up. Posted by PicasaThis orange calendula prepares for its moment in the sun at the feet of the Coronation Gold yarrow.Here's the Jupiter's Beard (centranthus ruber for the Latinistas...), also preparing to come into bloom. Yep, things are looking pretty sweet out there.Posted by PicasaThis fancy marigold, and five of his seedpack mates joined the cast of the garden yesterday, as I prepare beds for the impending planting out of our great looking tomato plants.Posted by PicasaHeading back to tour by the gardens around the house, I found the blue columbine opening nicely...Posted by PicasaThere's an old azalea at one end of the front garden.
Big tour hopefuls ease into action
AFTER journeys lasting up to three days, cyclists from the Tour Down Under's top team were eager to stretch their legs when they arrived in Adelaide yesterday. Denmark's CSC, last year's top ProTour team, were without Australian lead man Stuart O'Grady on their ride from the city to Outer Harbor and back, via Glenelg. O'Grady, who has been riding in the national road cycling championships in Ballarat, took a day off to spend time with his family. He will arrive in Adelaide this morning. Spanish team Caisse D'Epargne also arrived yesterday and rode to Outer Harbor via West Beach and back, led by lead rider Luis Leon Sanchez. CSC's Kurt Asle Arvesen said he was relieved to be on his bike after a marathon journey from Norway to Adelaide.
A race against time
A newspaper of which Bakri is editor-in-chief plans to call for a gathering in Cairo's Journalists' Syndicate next week to protest against the visit. In Bahrain, university students also have called for protests. The visit also has been overshadowed by the campaign to succeed him. Bush is due to hand over to the winner of November's general election in January 2009. The politics of symbolism are no longer enough to improve his unusually low approval ratings. "I fully understand that there's going to be some painful political compromises," he said this week. "I fully understand that there's going to be some tough negotiations, and the role of the US is to help in those negotiations. "It's essential that people understand America cannot dictate the terms of what a state will look like.
BabyUniverse Completes Board of Directors
DENVER, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BabyUniverse, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIDS) , a leading eCommerce, eContent and new media company that provides comprehensive online resources for growing families, today announced its new board of directors. The new members include: Lauren Krueger, Edward Ulbrich, John Schaefer, Frank Rosales and Pam Abrams. "Our new board members bring a wealth of knowledge and a broad new perspective to BabyUniverse," said John Textor, Chairman of the Board of Directors for BabyUniverse. "With experience in retail, digital media, advertising, and parenting content, they provide great depth in our core areas: eContent and eCommerce." To reinforce its commitment to families, BabyUniverse is changing its name to The Parent Company. The change is expected to take effect in 30 days.
Corzine Crash, Imus & Rutgers Mark 2007 in NJ
Wayne Bryant is indicted on charges he used his political clout to steer millions in aid to two state schools that gave him no-show jobs. • Atlantic City's once-powerful City Council President Craig Callaway enters federal court with his middle finger raised high before telling a judge he took bribes "for the people." Unimpressed, the judge sends Callaway to prison for 40 months. • An 18-year-old Rider University freshman drinks himself to death, and two university administrators are charged with criminal hazing charges stemming from the rowdy frat party at which the incident occurred. Those charges are later dropped, and Rider adopts strict new rules governing on-campus alcohol use. Two of the university's five fraternity chapters are disbanded. • A surprise addition to Long Beach Island beaches is discovered after a massive sand replenishment project by the U.S.
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