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- Forgotten master who lived like a swine and painted like a dream
- Left-arm attack for NSW in ING Cup match
- Ghoulish grown-ups treat retailers to happy Halloween.
HOME-GROWN HORROR AREA RESIDENTS CREATE MONSTER MAYHEM IN THEIR OWN…
highbeam.com - Oct 29, 2005
All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. Byline: Diana McKeon Charkalis Lifestyle Editor “They call me the spider lady,” says Ardyne Lyndsey. For 25 years, the Woodland Hills resident, a fierce fan of Halloween, has been creating “the largest spider web in the world” right in her front yard. “I use 900 yards of string, and it takes me about 18 to 20 hours to do the web,” says Lyndsey, who sees herself as a macabre version of Christo, the environmental artist. “It’s really a living sculpture. ” Lyndsey is not alone in her love of a good scare. Throughout the area, countless residents are taking the time to decorate for Halloween and share their love of the holiday with those passing by.
Want to become an entrepreneur? Follow this recipe
International Herald Tribune - Oct 29, 2005
Franchisers have been scrambling to set up shop there and capture a piece of the rapidly growing consumer economy. Sales by the 10 largest franchise operators in China grew by 40 percent last year, according to the China Chain Store & Franchise Association. That list includes two home-grown sellers of hot-pot meals, Little Sheep and Little Fat Sheep. But the clear franchising leader in China, with three times the sales of its nearest rival, is Yum, whose KFC and Pizza Hut outlets are popular among Chinese fast-food mavens. While franchises are scattered around the world, the franchisers tend to be concentrated in the United States, the Chinese Sheep notwithstanding. Britain ranks in the middle of the pack in terms of sales by franchised businesses, but Sleep, the head of British retail at Ernst & Young, cited several British companies that have been exporting the concept, including the Next and Mothercare clothing chains and Dixons, an electronics retailer. "Franchising has fundamental Anglo-Saxon roots and is quite well established in the business culture in the U.
Forgotten master who lived like a swine and painted like a dream
Telegraph.co.uk - Oct 29, 2005
Although his home was hit by a bomb in 1941 and much of his work was destroyed, Spare stayed put, living through his art in the face of advancing poverty and malnutrition. He liked “rotting away in a dismal basement”, he said, surrounded by stray cats and a mouldy little yard where nothing grew. In 1956, suffering from anaemia, and treating himself with home-grown cures, he eventually succumbed to appendicitis. Today, although his work has been collected by the V&A Museum, the British Museum, the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester and the Imperial War Museum, Spare is largely a forgotten figure. However, he has cult status within certain circles. Among the better known private collectors of his work are former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, filmmaker Kenneth Anger, punk supremo Malcolm McLaren, and the late Sir Paul Getty. But London gallery-owner Rupert Maas believes that his visionary genius is equally accessible to anyone who can appreciate fine draughtsmanship.
Left-arm attack for NSW in ING Cup match
The Age - Oct 29, 2005
“We’re really looking forward to serving it right up tothem. Injuries to established players and interstate imports MichaelBevan, Michael Dighton and Dan Marsh have weakened the Tigers’batting line-up, but have also opened up opportunities for morelocal products. With former Australian under-19 captain Tim Paine set to makehis senior debut on Sunday, Tasmania could field up to ninehome-grown players. “He (Paine) is a batsman-wicketkeeper, but we’ll play him as aspecialist batsman in this game,” Di Venuto said. “He’s a very talented individual, an excellent fielder and canbowl as well, so a multi-skilled cricketer. Included among the contingent of local products is Tigers andAustralian captain Ricky Ponting, who is unlikely to play many moregames for Tasmania this season. Xavier Doherty will start the game for Tasmania, with Di Venutohinting the Tigers’ second spinner, Shannon Tubb, could be theirsuper-sub.
Ghoulish grown-ups treat retailers to happy Halloween.
Free with registration - Virginian-Pilot - AccessMyLibrary.com - Oct 29, 2005
29–Silly children. Tricks are for adults. Make way for grown-up goblins who will spend close to $3. 3 billion on Halloween this year, an increase from $3.