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March 31, 2008

Loopable…

… since November 2006. Our favorite: the Bambi gif.

bambi gif

Loopable

Hat tip for the link to: Sasapong’s Room!

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horribly wrong, though

»Mrs. Calmy-Rey has sold out her government’s international credibility in return for 5.5 billion cubic meters of Iranian natural gas and perhaps for some new friends in the radical Muslim world – definitely not a good investment!«


Ronald S. Lauder, in: Switzerland’s shabby deal with Iran (World Jewish Congress, link, March 31):

[...] Two weeks ago, Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey appeared, veiled in a headscarf, at the side of Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to seal an enormous deal with the National Iranian Gas Export Company. She did so on behalf of a private Swiss company, ‘to safeguard Switzerland’s own strategic interests,’ as she put it…

Related:
A photo of Micheline - not just veiled but as if with a veil (found on kobi.ch)

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March 30, 2008

erotische Momente

»Beim Aufreissen steigt die Spannung…«


TV-Moderator Beni Thurnheer, zitiert in: Panini-Sonderalbum nur für die Schweiz (news.ch, 29. März):

Am 10. April bricht in der Schweiz wieder das Sammelfieber aus. Die Firma Panini hält 60 Millionen Päckli mit Bildern von Fussball-Stars für den Schweizer Markt bereit. Da die Schweizer Rekordsammler sind, gibt es ein Sonderalbum.

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March 27, 2008

Auktionen: ‘Das Haus Liechtenstein entrümpelt’*

monstranzIn 3 Durchgängen… - gestartet wird am 1. April in Amsterdam (Christie’s, Cornelis Schuytstraat 57) mit 462 Objekten:

Online-Katalog: Property from the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein

Weiter geht es am 30. April und 9. Juli in London.

*der Standard.at: Trennung ohne Schmerz (26. März)

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March 26, 2008

[Lost & Refound:] Liam’s Pictures from Old Books

As an example: Seal of Focalor

seal

Status: public domain in the USA, out of copyright in Canada, hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes and no usage credit required.

But we want to give credit to this site for providing the scan of the Seal (and much more): Liam’s Pictures from Old Books - over 2,120 high-resolution images from more than 100 different old or rare books. Excellent!

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