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Somerset couple show off their 'Christmas pudding hedge'
People in Yeovil have been marvelling at a giant Christmas pudding shaped hedge, which even shimmers with icing sugar.
GTA - Chinatown Wars screens Jan. 7, 2009
Just a couple new ones this time, but worth a look-see. Music is "Road Music" by Michael Hedges.
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Jonathan at Bonniconlon Hunt
jonathan gordon jumping a huge hedge, probably about 1.60, at bonniconlon hunt!
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KO - Porn Industry Requests Bailout
Jan. 7: Village Voice columnist Michael Musto talks about whether Hustlers Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis are serious about their inquiries regarding a bailout for the porn industry. An article in next month's Atlantic asks, "Is porn recession proof?" According to porn magnate Larry Flynt and "Girls Gone Wild" king Joe Francis, the answer is no. TMZ reports that the pornographer pair is heading to Washington to ask for a $5 billion porn bailout: "With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind," Flynt says. "It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America." Francis sees his industry like the big three automakers, only BIGGER: "Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation's most important businesses; we feel we deserve the same consideration." In the Atlantic article, Tom Johansmeyer reports that AdultVest, a hedge fund run by Francis Koenig that invests in porn-related assets, was up 50% in 2008 (a number that Joe Wiesenthal at ClusterStock says ought to be taken with a grain of salt). Johansmeyer goes on to discuss the recession effect on the porn industry: Relatively small, fragmented, and unaccustomed to outside investment, the U.S. porn industry (which generated roughly $12 billion in 2007) is somewhat buffered from today's credit crunch, but it has its own problems. Video sales have been falling by 15 percent a year since 2005, and online content doesn't deliver the returns it used to, now that Web sites such as RedTube and PornHub basically give it away. Struggling companies need investors to help right their operations, and those that are thriving in a brutal market need funding for growth. Enter Koenig and AdultVest. He sees the porn downturn as temporary and believes that technological improvements will trigger a turnaround. One example: iPorn, a start-up in AdultVest's portfolio that is developing an application to deliver...
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Market outlook 2009 and how to protect yourself
Having extraordinary returns of up to 60% in 2008 thanks to a diversified and systematic trading approach, Superfund predicts a choppy and range-bound year ahead for equities. With so much volatility in the market, Aaron Lee Smith, MD of Superfund, names gold, real estate and diversified strategies like managed futures are what should be in one's portfolio Expect gold to go to $1500/ounce in 2-3 years.
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All about Amber Benson
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Aerial Boundaries-Michael Hedges Memorial
Without a doubt, the most gifted musician of our time. He will be missed. This is his centerpiece. Thank you for the years you blessed us with your music. Please see the trailer at the end.
