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The National Portrait Gallery is currently showing an exhibition of Vanity Fair photographic portraits from 1913 - 1936 and 1983 - 2008.In his essay for the exhibition, Terence Pepper says 'The launch of Vanity Fair by the visionary publisher Conde Nast coincided with the birth of modernism, the dawning of the Jazz Age and the mould-breaking avant-garde art in the American public.'The whole

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Gerry Wheeler has a long history of speech writing, in particular he has written for a number of conservative politicians including former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, for whom he worked for seven years. More recently he has contributed to speeches delivered by the Managing Director of an Australian company. Recently, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to pick Gerry's brain on

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With Swine Flu (or H1N1) doing the rounds, it seems like the perfect time to start talking about Crisis Comms. What should you do, when should you do it, and how?While times are goodIdeally you should be part of your organisations crisis response team, which should also include reps from different areas of the business including Security, Facilities, HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Contracts and Senior

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Looks like Social Media tools and applications aren’t the passing phase that the cynics were predicting, they are here to stay.If you are just starting to think about Social Media tools for your organisation you can be forgiven for feeling like you are significantly behind the eight ball. There is a lot to think about, and you should work out if you are even ready to use Social Media tools now…in

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Folks, my obsession with Abraham Lincoln has grown to such a proportion that he needed a blog of his very own.You can now find the latest sightings and random facts, myths, and general made-up-stuff at The 16th President.Drop me a line with your own Lincoln sightings!

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My Lincoln reference for today was sent to me by a friend who saw a CNN story about The Tunnel, a movie about the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel under New York City that supposedly contains hidden objects and secrets that would unravel many of the world's current mysteries. Some of these secrets include the missing pages from John Wilkes Booth, the assasination of Abraham Lincoln, and information on

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My uncle sent me a link to the latest 'Did you know?' video on YouTube. A video that was put together to make you think about the future and give you a few eye-opening stats along the way.YouTube then suggested I watch 'Did You Know?: The 2009 Inauguration Edition' and thus gave me my Lincoln reference for the day. Did you know that the first course of Obama's Inaugural Lunch was served on a

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Last night, watching Season Three of Dexter, Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) tells Anton (David Ramsey) he is free. His response...'Have been since Abe Lincoln'. Of course she meant that he didn't have to be a police informant anymore, but I was happy to have my Lincoln reference for the day!Anyone else have any good ones? Anyone? Come on, share with me!Image courtesy of www.imdb.com

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Since I started my obsession with Lincoln I have been given and managed to track down a few very decent books on the subject, including Dale Carnegie's own Lincoln the Unknown, and Gore Vidal's Lincoln, Thomas Keneally's Lincoln, Faulkner and Kepner's America - It's History and People, along with Chuck Wills' almost-picture-book-quality Lincoln - The Presidential Archives, which comes complete

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My sister sent me a link to Linc, in t-shirt form. I ordered it straight away and couldn't have been more excited when it came in the mail the other day!It is a little odd though... Anyone who knows anything about Lincoln knows that when it came to duel-time he preferred a long sword over pistols, to take advantage of his long monkey arms.Does it count as a Lincoln sighting each time I wear it,

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To continue on with my Lincoln sightings, I went to the movies last weekend and the trailer for Night at the Museum 2 Battle of the Smithsonian came on. Sure enough, not only does everything in the Smithsonian come to life but outside things, like the Lincoln memorial statue!Then yesterday a friend sent me a link to an online exhibition the Smithsonian had going, and I accidentally stumbled

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In April 2008 I visited the Lincoln memorial in D.C. and I can only describe the feeling as the closest I've ever come to a spiritual experience. I got goosebumps, everything went quiet (despite the throngs of yelling school children on excursion), and I just felt really, really calm.Since that day, a year ago, I have seen Lincoln everywhere. Sure, you might argue that he has always been

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Someone sent me the link for this blog A LEGO a day and I just can't get enough of it. Such a perfect combination of cute situations, funny captions, and lovely photography.If you haven't seen it already you should definitely check it out!Image courtesy of legomyphoto.wordpress.com

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The Ladies Only Dance Performance Class (we couldn't decide on a name in time) performed at the Cotton Club dinner and dance as part of the Canberrang weekend recently.It was held at the Southern Cross Club, and although the food left something to be desired, the music more than made up for it. Oh, and of course the dancing was fantastic (if I do say so myself).

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On Tuesday 5 August we went to see Chris Rock's No Apologies Tour at the State Theatre. I didn't know what we were seeing, and the tickets had been bought ages ago, so I had to keep my eyes down going into the theatre and try not to overhear what other people were talking about. I figurd it out right before he came out....thanks to my awesome powers of deduction.....and deciding that the stage

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I've been continuing my musical trip down memory lane, and re-visiting favourite artists from my childhood. As every good journey should, mine has started with New Kids On The Block. For those of you who are too young to remember them, and have neglected your musical education thus far, New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) are a pop group that peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s.My favourite song

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Last night I went to One Night in Cuba (Tropicana 7) at the Hellenic Club with Den and her friends.The music was fantastic, with live, nine-piece Latino band Calle Loca and DJ Tocatumba from Sydney.I don't actually know how to dance Salsa, Merengue, the Bachata, or any other latin dances, but that wasn't going to stop me from giving them all a go! That being said, I think some lessons wouldn't

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On Saturday, Daniel, Csaba, Trin and I went to the So You Think You Can Dance concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.The concert was based heavily on the TV show, and had the top ten dancers performing some of the routines from the show and some new solo and group ones.I have to say it was pretty amazing....these kids can dance! Even if you aren't a dancer and usually have no appreciation of

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Last night I went with Daniel, Csaba and Slavisha to see Vanessa Amorosi play at the Southern Cross Club. Michael Paynter opened, and he was really, really good.Of course Vanessa's show was high energy and required a lot of audience participation, so even if you weren't a huge fan before the concert, you left one.We met them after the show for some photos, autographs and a bit of a chat. Both of

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On Saturday morning I went along to Lindy Charm School to learn how to fix my hair, make up, and clothing in 30s style. It was so much fun! We tried a victory rolls, pin curls, red lipstick, finger waves, and even checked out bullet bras, girdles, garters, seamed nylons etc! Oh yeah, I also had my hair died dark! I asked to go strawberry blonde with darker bits underneith and this is what I got!

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So, I'm sure I've told most of you already, but for those I haven't....There is a cool, new magazine in town, Twenty600. It is written by Canberrans, pokes fun at Canberra, pays tribute to Canberra, reviews gigs, provides coming attractions, and is basically all about Canberra. It aims (and succeeds I might add) to fill a hole in the 20/30-something market.I was asked to help out with some

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Man, what a mouthful. Last night we went to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow at the Canberra Theatre. It was hilarious!Dave Williams was MC, and the other acts were Harley Breen, Hannah Gadsby, Mickey D and Paul McDermott, Cameron Bruce, and Mick Moriarty's band GUD.My stomach muscles are still hurting from all the laughing! It was a great night.After the show Dave, Mickey,

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We went to the Athenaeum on Saturday night to see the Chaser's Variety Hour, and in the foyer there was an exhibition of black and white photographs. I couldn't stop looking at them, even as I was dragged into the theatre.I contacted the Athenaeum and found out who's exhibition it was.....Christopher Tovo. The exhibition is called the Smoking Gun. Check out his website, his work is breathtaking!

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Well, we had our first intermediate Swing dance class last night! I think it went really well.Our teachers have suggested we take part in a dance competition that is coming up. We're a bit nervous about it, but I think it will give us the kick we need to really start practicing!The comp is the 2008 GDS National Open Competition on 19 July. So only five and a half weeks to go!If anyone else is

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Daniel surprised me on Sat by flying me to Melbourne! The surprises didn't stop their either. Despite my endless pestering, he refused to tell me what we were doing or who we were seeing. I kept trying to get hints by asking if I could call my sister, or if we could go to dinner at the Shanghai Dumpling Restaurant that I like, but he wouldn't give anything away.We checked into the Hyatt Grand and

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Ok, here goes nothing. My first ever blog entry!This all started because I've been tasked with researching some social media ideas for work and I thought the best thing was just to throw myself in and get some first-hand experience!I'm not sure what form this blog will take, it will probably evolve as I go, and I suppose that is sort of the point really. :o)Anyway, stay tuned for the next

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