Friday, January 21, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Envy
So, what I see out my kitchen window when I look across the crossroads at my neighbours' place?
And what I can find in my yard:
The trail leads down across Larry's yard and under the apple tree, over to our yard.
Through the cedars, and across my 'woodland garden' and towards the cedars around our deck...
This last is a little flurry of tracks under our lower deck. I did throw some food down, but...
You see this picture? This is out my deck door. See beyond the Christmas tree, where the vertical deck rails are? Through there is the lower deck. Beyond, and under, is where the turkeys are hanging out. Sigh.
So much for the Wild Turkey Channel on Bird TV!
And what I can find in my yard:
The trail leads down across Larry's yard and under the apple tree, over to our yard.
Through the cedars, and across my 'woodland garden' and towards the cedars around our deck...
This last is a little flurry of tracks under our lower deck. I did throw some food down, but...
You see this picture? This is out my deck door. See beyond the Christmas tree, where the vertical deck rails are? Through there is the lower deck. Beyond, and under, is where the turkeys are hanging out. Sigh.
So much for the Wild Turkey Channel on Bird TV!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Oh oh!
A little something I came across from the BBC website:
7 January 2011 Last updated at 05:35 ET
These were changed to green crosses after the British Red Cross informed the theatre it was breaking the law and could face prosecution.
Unauthorised use of the emblem violates the Geneva Conventions Act 1957.
The British Red Cross said it had contacted the Pavilion Theatre over the use of a red cross on a nurse's costume in the pantomime, The Magical Adventures of Robin Hood.
The previous Nurse Poltis costume violated the Geneva Convention
A spokesman for the humanitarian organisation said: "We have no desire to be the villains of the pantomime or to appear heavy handed, but we do have a very serious obligation to protect the Red Cross emblem.
"The emblem is a special sign of neutrality and protection recognised by all sides during armed conflicts.
"Misuse of that emblem - even when done in an innocent and light-hearted manner - has to be addressed. Repeated and widespread misuse of the Red Cross emblem could dilute its neutrality and its ability to protect.
"When we contacted the theatre management, they quickly changed the cross on the nurse's costume to green and we applaud them for that."
Does this mean I have to change the design for my 'naughty nurse' in Norm Foster's Skin Flick?Glasgow pantomime dress broke Geneva Convention
Dean Park who plays Nurse Poltis:"I can't believe it, I just can't believe it"
A Glasgow theatre has had to change a pantomime costume after being told it was breaking the Geneva Convention.
The dress worn by Nurse Poltis in the Pavilion Theatre production of Robin Hood originally had red crosses on the hat and tunic.These were changed to green crosses after the British Red Cross informed the theatre it was breaking the law and could face prosecution.
Unauthorised use of the emblem violates the Geneva Conventions Act 1957.
The British Red Cross said it had contacted the Pavilion Theatre over the use of a red cross on a nurse's costume in the pantomime, The Magical Adventures of Robin Hood.
The previous Nurse Poltis costume violated the Geneva Convention A spokesman for the humanitarian organisation said: "We have no desire to be the villains of the pantomime or to appear heavy handed, but we do have a very serious obligation to protect the Red Cross emblem.
"The emblem is a special sign of neutrality and protection recognised by all sides during armed conflicts.
"Misuse of that emblem - even when done in an innocent and light-hearted manner - has to be addressed. Repeated and widespread misuse of the Red Cross emblem could dilute its neutrality and its ability to protect.
"When we contacted the theatre management, they quickly changed the cross on the nurse's costume to green and we applaud them for that."
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