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With a brand new book – entitled "Crash and Burn" – debuting on "The New York Times'" best-seller list, and a history of wild television moments, guest Artie Lange was certain to bring his trademark brand of entertainment and enthusiasm when he took his seat directly across from Piers Morgan in the host's New York City studio. And as part of a live interview, Howard Stern's longtime radio wing man did not disappoint, specifically when sharing details of his past drug abuse and suicide attempt:
"What was going through my mind was sheer hell. I couldn't do it anymore. I was high and running out of drugs and I couldn't take another trip to Spanish Harlem to cop. I couldn't do it anymore," Lange revealed on Tuesday's episode of "Piers Morgan Live." "I said 'I can't keep leading this life,' and at the point I saw no way out. I saw no way out."
In 2010, a then-42-year-old Lange used a 13-inch kitchen knife to stab himself in the stomach nine times, eventually falling to the floor in his home. It was the comedian's mother who found him, rushing him to the hospital where he underwent surgery. Nearly four years later, Lange lives with the remorse of thrusting his mother into such a painful experience:
"I still do," the guest revealed to the "Piers Morgan Live" host, referencing his ever-present guilt. "She wasn't supposed to come over that day. It was sheer fate because stuff had gotten so bad I agreed to give her a key to my place, in case something happened, just to stop her from yelling I said 'okay, take it, whatever.'"
Lange's drug habit had gotten to such a point that his family was planning an intervention, and his mom's rescue served only to solidify the severity of the problem:
"I wasn't going to have a choice in the matter. They were going to drag me away, they had friends of mine, and stuff, and family and, they just happened to stop by that day and found me. I mean, the guilt of passing out with her saying 'stay with me, don't close your eyes, I'm calling 911,' I'll never get over that, ever," he admitted. "Thank God she's okay and better and doing okay and now we're going through a happy time but no, I'll never get over that guilt ever in my life."
Watch the clip for more of Morgan's interview with Lange, and for the next edition of "Piers Morgan Live," watch CNN every night at 9.
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Wiig To Host 'SNL' Christmas Special
Kristin Wiig's recurring character Gilly might not seemed filled with holiday cheer, yet NBC is turning to her to host a "Saturday Night Live" Christmas special.
"SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas" will air Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. The two-hour special, the first for "SNL" since 2002, will be led by Wiig's Gilly, an ever-smiling Annie-lookalike who delights in violent mischief.
The special will feature new sketches with Gilly and highlights of classic holiday "SNL" sketches.
Wiig, roundly considered a standout performer on the NBC sketch comedy show, has built Gilly into a popular character. In a phone interview Monday, she said part of the fun of Gilly hosting is in her slim vocabulary, which consists mainly of the simple catch-phrase "Sorry."
"That can be a tough one to work around," Wiig said. "There's going to be no long monologue. Maybe her five-word vocabulary will stretch to 10 or 11."
A Gilly sketch is a very structured thing. It's always set in a classroom where an uncertain teacher (Will Forte) questions his students (Kenan Thompson, Bobby Moynihan) on the source of some trouble making.
Wiig and Paula Pell, a writer on the show, came up with the sketch while writing something else, but the idea continued to stick.
"We just kept doing the smile and we did it for a couple weeks," said Wiig. "We were just like, 'Let's write it.' Maybe she's this bad kid. We just started saying 'Sorry,' and it came organically from there."
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will also make guest appearances on the special to help introduce clips they've appeared in as hosts, including Baldwin in "NPR's Delicious Dish and the Schweddy Balls" and Martin in "A Holiday Wish."
If pressed for a holiday favorite, Wiig cites John Malkovich's maniacal reading of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" last year.
"Since 'SNL' has been on for so long, it's 35 years of at least two or three shows a year kind of based on Christmas stuff," said Wiig. "There's a lot of good material there."


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Tom Clancy's popular CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, has recently resurfaced in pop culture due to John Krasinski's portrayal of the character on Amazon's new series "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan." Krasinski isn't the first to wear these shoes. In 1990's "The Hunt for Red October," Alec Baldwin stepped into the inaugural role and starred alongside Sean Connery in this captivating, action-packed film by "Die Hard" director John McTiernan.
In 1992 Harrison Ford assumed the role of Ryan and starred in "Patriot Games." Two years later, Ford returned to the role in "Clear and Present Danger." Eight years passed, but Ryan was once again revived by Ben Affleck in 2002's "The Sum of All Fears." And, finally, we saw Ryan's origin story play out in "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," which found Chris Pine taking on the role with enthusiasm despite the overwhelming lame result.
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Baseball and the CFL are both going to have to wait for Luke Willson.
The Rice Owls tight end's sights are firmly on the NFL after the Seattle Seahawks selected the native of LaSalle, Ont., in the fifth round, 158th overall, of the league's annual draft. The six-foot-five, 251-pound Willson was the lone Canadian selected in the draft, which began Thursday night with the first round and continued Friday night with the second and third rounds.
The final four rounds were held Saturday.
And Willson, who was selected in the fifth round of last year's CFL draft by the Grey Cup-champion Argos, admitted he was getting more than a little antsy waiting to hear from an NFL club.
"I was getting pretty anxious watching it with my family," he said. "Honestly, I feel like the weight of the world is off my shoulders ... It's a huge relief.
"I had got a phone call at pick No. 157 and when I answered the phone I saw a Seattle area code. I answered it and it was (GM John Schneider) and I actually gave the thumbs up and my family and friends erupted. To be honest, I actually didn't even watch my selection on TV because I already knew and, besides, I was shaking I was so excited."
After the draft, Regina Rams defensive tackle Stefan Charles signed as a free agent with the Tennessee Titans. Contract details were not immediately available, however, a source said Charles received a five-figure signing bonus.
The University of Regina tweeted Saturday night that Rams long-snapper Jorgen Hus had signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Rams.
Charles was among a number of Canadians who garnered NFL interest leading up to the draft but weren't selected. Like Charles, defensive end Ben D'Aguilar and offensive lineman Matt Sewell of the McMaster Marauders and Eastern Michigan defensive lineman Andy Mulumba can sign with NFL clubs as free agents. All five are also eligible for next month's CFL draft.
Willson said being drafted was "very surreal," and added he was having a difficult time putting it into perspective Saturday.
"My mind is racing and racing and racing," he said with a chuckle. "I've got a million thoughts going through it, I can't really pinpoint one.
"I'm going to enjoy the day but (Sunday) morning I'll be getting ready. I know I can't be celebrating too long because I want to go make the team and go there and contribute."
Willson played first base for the Canadian national baseball team in 2008. He hit cleanup at the world junior championship event in Edmonton ahead of Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C., the Toronto Blue Jays third baseman who was the No. 3 batter for Canada.
Willson signed with the Blue Jays in 2011 and went to extended spring training with the club before his senior season at Rice.
The left-handed hitter had 33 catches with the Owls for a team-high 425 yards and three TDs in 2010. He began his final two seasons at Rice on the Mackey Award watch list as one of the NCAA's top tight ends to watch but injuries limited him to nine catches for 126 yards and two TDs in 2012.
However, Willson performed well during Rice's pro day, posting a 40-yard dash time of 4.46 seconds, a 38-inch vertical jump, broad jump of 10 feet two inches, short shuttle in 4.28 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.04 seconds. He also lifted 225 pounds 23 times in the bench press and all of those totals would have been among the top-10 in tights ends at the NFL combine.
Willson wasn't surprised to be selected by the Seahawks, who were among the teams he worked for prior to the draft. Willson said even though he'll be playing in the NFL, he doesn't plan on changing his approach to the game when he reports to mini-camp next month.
"I'm a prototypical tight end," he said. "I'll work hard, block, run and catch passes, nothing fancy.
"My attitude and approach to the game is hard-working, I respect the game and want to go there to compete."
However, Willson is certainly grateful to be joining a franchise that's on the rise.
"It's a huge blessing," he said. "It's a great organization, a great team that was a few seconds away from the NFC championship last year.
"It's a young team and I can't wait to be a part of it. I can't wait to get out there."
Seattle has traditionally done well in the fifth round, having previously taken All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman (2011) and strong safety Kam Chancellor (2010) there. Other notable fifth-round picks include special-teams standout Don Dufek (1976), guard Edwin Bailey (1981), Pro Bowl kick-returner Bobby Joe Edmonds (1986), kick-returner Charlie Rogers (1999), Pro Bowl special-teams player Alex Bannister (2001) and defensive tackle Rocky Bernard (2002).
Willson becomes the second Canadian on Seattle's roster. He joins punter Jon Ryan, a 31-year-old Regina native and former Regina Ram star who began his pro career with the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2004.
Also on Seattle's roster is standout cornerback Brandon Browner, a former Calgary Stampeder.
Willson must still sign a contract with Seattle and even as a fifth-round pick is looking at a decent payday. Running back Chris Rainey from Florida, selected in the fifth round, 159th overall last year by Pittsburgh, signed a four-year, $2.282-million deal that also featured a $182,000 signing bonus before being waived in January after being arrested and charged with one count of simple battery after an altercation with a woman over a cellphone.
After posting a 7-9 record in 2011, the Seahawks were 11-5 last season — their first winning campaign since '07 — under rookie quarterback Russell Wilson to finish second in the NFC West standings. Seattle defeated Washington 24-14 in the NFC wildcard game and led the Atlanta Falcons with 30 seconds remaining in the divisional contest before dropping a heart-breaking 30-28 playoff decision.
Willson comes from an athletic family.
His father, Mike, played football at the University of Windsor as well as baseball while his older twin brothers Eric and Greg played football at the University of Western Ontario.
Luke Willson majored in philosophy and political science at Rice with a business minor.
Willson was the second Rice tight end to be drafted this year. On Friday, teammate Vance McDonald was selected in the second round by San Francisco.
Willson capped his career at Rice with three catches for 46 yards and a TD in the school's win over Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl. He served as a team captain last season and left the school with 78 career catches for 986 yards and nine TDs.
For the last four years Willson juggled his responsibilities as a student-athlete and says he's ready to become a full-time football player.
"It's been a long process but it's been a lot of fun," he said. "Honestly now, it will just give you more time to do football.
"I'll approach the game the same way. I'm sure there different aspects to it but I'll have to experience that, learn how things are in the NFL and adapt."


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The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Letto da: Pamela Garelick
- Durata: 13 ore e 4 min
- Categorie: Poliziesco, thriller e suspense, Thriller e suspense
Sintesi dell'editore
Rooted in an actual case of wife-selling in early nineteenth-century England, the story builds into an awesome Sophoclean drama of guilt and revenge, in which the strong, willful Henchard rises to a position of wealth and power, only to achieve a most bitter downfall. Proud, obsessed, ultimately committed to his own destruction, Henchard is, as Albert Guerard has said, "Hardy's Lord Jim...his only tragic hero and one of the greatest tragic heroes in all fiction."
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- Biggar Thomas
- 06/01/2005
This is my first Hardy novel but it is not going to be the last. When I fist saw Jude the Obscure as a film, I was so taken with it that I could not get it out of my mind for months. It is only upon listening to The Mayor of Casterbridge that I have come to understand that in making Jude, the director Michael Winterbottom) had raw material of an unparalleled literary quality. I love English a written and spoken by 19th C writers. This book does not disappoint in any respect. As someone who has listened to audiobooks for some time now, I found the quality of reading to be excellent. Throughout this long book, there were no moments during which I wished it to be over. The work is slow but its drama effects one directly. I find it hard to listen to a work of this sort without becoming personally invested. I am going to be upset about the book ending because I have taken sides. That's life.
12 people found this helpful
- John
- 01/12/2004
Casterbridge keeps you wanting to read more
Very well narrated. The woman narrating soes a very good job of bringing out the emotions for male and female characters
9 people found this helpful
- Tim
- 27/08/2005
Another Excellent Hardy Novel
This is my second Hardy novel and again I am impressed. Multi-dimensional upredictable characters, a plot with unexpected twists and turns, great use of the English language and lessons to learn about human nature. What more can you ask for from an audiobook novel? Well, you can ask for an excellent narrator who handles various accents well and puts emotion into the story - and you get that too!
The opening three chapters are very enticing - you won't have to listen for 3 disks to be drawn into the story. After having read "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" and loving it, I can say that Hardy ranks up there with the best of the classic novelists. Well worth the listen - great content, great delivery!
I would also highly recommend "Tess . . ". I became literally angry with the characters in the book for what they did. When you get angry with characters, you know the author has done a great job!
5 people found this helpful
- Marius
- 13/10/2009
Hizonner - slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
This is the first audiobook I have downloaded in the new enhanced format, and I am very impressed with the improved sound quality. As an added plus, the book was very well narrated by Pamela Garelick.
The book itself is nothing short of a masterpiece. A more tangled web of good and evil, of deceit, misunderstandings, miscommunication and bad judgment, would be hard to conceive. Michael Henchard is a tragic figure, who evokes a whole range of emotions in the reader, from repulsion and exasperation to deep sympathy. His act at the outset of the tale, and his recurring temper and jealousy contrast with his iron will to reform and do the right thing, including his vow of abstinence, his secret support of the aged mother of a lowly workman, and his honourable treatment of his creditors. He believes that the fates turn against him, in a Homeric manner, and many readers will find it hard to disagree. His oversized character is in strong contrast with most of the other characters, who (with the exception of Elizabeth-Jane) seem to completely lack empathy. The successful Donald Farfrae in particular seemed remarkably thick-skinned, knowing everything but understanding nothing. This is probably an unfair statement, but he reminds me of the good souls who sail through life unscathed, unconsciously creating havoc, and trailing tragedy in their wake. Henchard at least is human, with massive failings and true virtues which engage our emotions. Hardy has done a fine job with the man, who can take his place at the table with King Lear, Macbeth and other flawed giants of Literature.
4 people found this helpful
- Barbara
- 29/06/2007
Wonderful Classic
I was completely surprised at this classic and it's ability to maintain my interest and provide a very pleasant listen. There was excellent use of language, an interesting and surprising plot (many twists and turns), as well as being a "morality" tale. Never dull.
3 people found this helpful
- Loren D.
- 24/01/2007
Good book, great narration
First I should say that the narrator, Pamela Garelick, helps make this book very enjoyable. Her accents and performance are terrific.
The story starts immediately and moves swiftly, keeping you wondering throughout what will happen next. By the end of the first chapter you will be unable to stop.
The book seems to me to be mostly a character study of the mayor, whose character has some flaws. It would provoke some interesting conversations among Christians regarding sin and repentance.
There are enough twists and turns to the plot to keep you guessing about what will happen next, and the book provides good entertainment all the way through. Thomas Hardy's prose is written for an accomplished reader, with longer sentences and a more extensive vocabulary than are common today. I had to look a word up occasionally, but reasoned that this was the price to pay for such great writing. There is a reason that this book has remained popular for 120 years.
I enjoyed the book, but it was the top-notch narration by Pamela Garelick that makes it truly excellent. I'll look for more of her work.
3 people found this helpful
- Jalen
- 19/01/2011
Take a chance on this - you'll like it!
Henchard, Henchard, Henchard - poor Henchard. Is he the villain or a victim of circumstances? Should you feel empathy for him, or does he deserve everything that happens to him? That's the beauty of this book, I think. I read the synopsis and assumed that the book would build up to the sale of the wife, and so when that happened much earlier than I expected, I wondered what else could be left. Boy - was I wrong. This book had so many twists and turns - every time I thought it was going in one direction, it veered off again. Several times I found myself saying, "No, he didn't!" or "No, she didn't!" My feelings about the characters changed time and time again - sometimes I liked them, and sometimes I didn't, or thought they were stupid - there wasn't one "winner" throughout the entire book - but that worked really well!
***I'm spilling some of the beans here, so don't read on if you plan to read the book.*** I was ambivalent about Elizabeth and Donald ending up together. I wanted something nice to happen to Elizabeth, but after the way Donald "dumped" her for Lucetta, I wasn't sure that I wanted him to be the something nice. But I guess Hardy thought he had to write it that way to throw yet another curve ball at Henchard.
I think you should give this a try - it's an interesting foray into the ups and downs of human nature. I definitely liked it and am interested in picking up some more of Hardy's fiction.
This was my first audiobook with Pamela Garelick as the narrator, and I thought she did a great job.
1 person found this helpful
- F. Turner
- 29/01/2008
A fine, fine story, 'tis
Someone told me once that Thomas Hardy's novels were gloomy, his characters all depressed. The Mayor of Casterbridge casts a bright light on some dear, though flawed, characters and brings them to life right before our eyes...er...ears, I guess. Perhaps Hardy (and others of his 19th century bent) dwell a wee bit much on setting and atmosphere, the long boring parts between the periods of frantic action. But I think not. I'm now reading Far From the Madding Crowd and for my taste in Madding, we may get too large a dose of English country characters chatting at the pub. But...in Casterbridge, Hardy has integrated an accurate, not-the-least-bit-too-much vision of the town and its people with a crackling story of missed opportunities and, as always, the necessity of human accountability, always hard and mostly sad. Self-awareness is in short supply in Casterbridge and, in the end, the least laudable, most conflicted character discovers more of himself than any of the pleasenter folk. As another reviewer observed, the action never lets up in this Hardy story; 'tis a hardy story, 'tis. Read this book. Pamela Garalick's narration is damn spiffy too.
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- V. Brown
- 15/07/2006
very well done
The book really held my attention. Hardy is a great writer. The reading is easy on the ears and clear. Considering the classical nature of this work, the quality, and the length, I highly recommend it.
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- Angela Casias
- 04/11/2015
this was such a lovely story. It was nothing that I expected. The characters were complex and the storyline was very rich.
- Ehab
- 17/05/2009
Great art, narrated by a great artist
This masterpiece, with all its twists and turns of narrative, with its characters revealed to us layer by layer, one gripping bit of detail at a time, requires no effort in recommendation. Yet a pleasant surprise awaits the listeners who, like me, were as yet unacquainted with the voice of Pamela Garelick: That velvety voice will, masterfully, wrap you in the ambience of each scene that the only way out of Casterbridge and its surroundings will be to stop the audio playback?you will ?see? the world Hardy depicts and ?meet? its inhabitants and be moved with whatever stirs them, ready or not! Such is the power of Hardy's and Garelick?s arts combined.
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- Andy
- 01/12/2013
terrible narration
What disappointed you about The Mayor of Casterbridge?
The narrator I couldn't bear him especially the Scottish voice he attempted it was awful.
What could Thomas Hardy have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Different narrator and possibly an abridged version.
How could the performance have been better?
With a good narrator you forget that one person is reading several parts but with a poor one you get to dread certain voices they try as they are so poor.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Mayor of Casterbridge?
Its not so much scenes I would cut as the narrator attempting accents that I would have cut, if not done well they jarr to much and detract from the story.
- peter
- 27/05/2013
- William
- 28/08/2006
A first class reading of a remarkable story. Thomas Hardy at his best. The narrator seems to evoke the mood of the times and I was enthralled from start to finish. Highly recommended


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Insult or are we just thin skinned?
To Jeff (Mills75).
You posted:
"I have to admit some may think it's learning and interesting conversation to me all it serves to do is take time away from real training that I believe can only be done in a dojo. and please don't think I'm putting the forums down"
I posted:
Man how many times do people have to post here that the forums are something we do AFTER we come off the dojo floor.
I posted nothing else that indicated any offence at the rest of your opinions.
Then you post:
"Thank you Rick and Marcus and I respect these thoughts and if I put down forums i didn't mean to be disrespectful cause I do respect all of you"
Okay, sounds good, but then you post:
"what one see's as a put down many would call constructive and helpful and advocate having thicker skin and realizing that it's only people sharing views.or is that only for some who subscribe to the same views most of the time. just a test to see if the playing field is level.When George Mattson asks for welcomeness and share's a certain point of view I see him called soft and out of touch and there is talk of ninety year old arguements about Uechi and it's organizations.I said what I said for a reason as a test to see if I would be the goat or the champion of free speech and thick skin.some say whatever and it's always heralded as being good for the cause and others say different and it's out of touch and a put down.from what i have seen in some posts a put down again like this post is a matter of opinion.and really not to be disrespectful truly but it seems as i have read numerous times on other threads to be offended or whatever is all dependant upon the eyes you are looking through so really I just thought i was practicing proper protocol."
So which is it?
The "I meant no offence" or the "I am the martyr of free speech and all the rest of you should get a thicker skin and not take offence and stop picking on those with different opinions,"
Because that second paragraph really expounds on the "no offence" comment of the first one.
To repeat, it is my opinion that your comment insults those who train hard and THEN take time to post on these forums.
If you simply said you think the real training take place on the dojo floor -- okay.
But that is NOT what you said.
You said "some" (I read: The people like me who take time out of their lives to post) …
may "think" posting on these forums is learning and interesting conversation (I read: Foolish us because it isn't) …
to me all it serves to do is take time away from real training that I believe can only be done in a dojo. (I read: because clearly we are not doing so if we take time away to post on these forums.)
To repeat – I find that offensive.
I post on these forums, so I am one of the "some."
I do think they are learning. Foolish me.
I do think they are interesting conversation. foolish me.
AND I do so after coming off the dojo floor, so don't go telling me where I should be doing my real learning.
So, you bet you insulted me.
So how have I misread these words?
Please explain what exactly else they could mean?
Oh and I guess I am also curious that if the only real training takes place on the dojo floor and we poor fools only "think" learning takes place on these forums – What they heck are you here for then?
And understand my poor thin skin has managed to (barely ) withstand all your other opinions.


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Incident communication channels
The Google Maps Platform Support team offers different incident communication channels.
The Google Maps Platform Incidents & Outages Issue Tracker list contains a list of all known incidents. You can easily view ongoing incidents, follow their progress, and add comments to help our teams investigate by subscribing to the issue.
The Google Maps Platform Notifications group is the first place where widespread outages are reported. All customers who have joined the group will receive an email notification once an outage has been detected and will receive all subsequent updates until the issue is resolved.
The moment an issue is detected and reported in the Issue Tracker, a banner is also displayed on the Google Maps Platform Support page (in Cloud Console). The banner identifies the affected product and includes a link to the Issue Tracker.
Lifecycle of an incident
Google Maps Platform adheres to the Google Cloud Platform Incident Management framework.
When an outage or service degradation occurs, the product engineering team and the Google Maps Platform Support team work together to resolve the incident and communicate it to you.
Google uses internal and black box monitoring to detect incidents. For more information, see Chapter 6 of the Site Reliability Engineering book.
If you detect an incident that has not yet been reported in the Issue Tracker, go to the Google Maps Platform Support page (in Cloud Console) and create new a support case.
Initial Response
When an incident is detected, the Support team leads communication with you. Initial notification of an incident is often sparse, frequently only mentioning the product in question. This is because we prioritize fast notification over detail. Details will be provided in subsequent updates.
To provide the appropriate amount of information, different communication channels are used depending on the scope and severity of an issue.
Product engineering teams are responsible for investigating the root cause of incidents. Incident management is often done by Site Reliability Engineers but might be done by software engineers or others, depending on the situation and product. For more information, see Chapter 12 of the Site Reliability Engineering Book.
An issue is considered fixed only when changes have been made that Google is confident will end the impact indefinitely. For example, the fix could be rolling back a change that triggered an incident.
While an incident is in progress, the Support and Product teams will attempt to mitigate the issue. Mitigation occurs when the impact or scope of an issue can be reduced, for example by temporarily providing additional resources to a service suffering overload.
If no mitigation has been found, when possible, the Support team will find and communicate workarounds. Workarounds are steps that you can take to solve the underlying need despite the incident. A workaround might be to use different settings for an API call to avoid a problematic code path.
Follow Up
While an incident is ongoing, the Support team provides regular updates. Updates typically provide:
- More information about the incident, such as error messages, which features are affected, and how widespread it is.
- Progress towards mitigation, including any workarounds.
- Timelines for communication, tailored to the incident.
- Changes in status, such as when an incident is fixed.
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August 30, 2010
Magical Monday - PCC Image & No Store Bought Pattern Paper
The image that I started with is called "Orchid Tea Cup with Bird" by Paper Cupcakes. After I colored the image I crinkled it all up, then smoothed it out. I then sponged on some inks, pink and then a brownish color. It kind of adhered to the crinkles in the paper. I then added the clear crackle and let that dry and then went back and sponged back over that with a little darker brown to fill in the crackles. I think if I was to do this again I would just crinkle the paper, add the crackle, let it dry then rub the ink on and over the dry crackle. So, I will try that the next time and see what I like best. I don't hate this, but not sure I am thrilled with it either.
I made my flower with lace that I just twisted and glued to a card stock circle and then added a bead to the center to finish it off. The lace you see running up and down the card is the same lace I made to use the flower. Added the rhinestones and called it complete and then headed out weekend away to the water park.
I like this card much better in real life. My image doesn't really lay flat and I liked that and so it is not adhered flat to the card, but you really can't see that here at all.
Have a Heartfelt day!
8 comments:
- Dru said...
Hi Nina - your card is lovely. I especially love the trim, flower and pearl - it's the perfect touch!
- August 30, 2010 at 9:30 AM
- The Other Patti Sue said...
Great antiquing Nina! I've never mastered that technique! Beautiful card!
- August 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- Toni said...
Very different texture, but it looks really neat. Hope you had fun at the waterpark. Did you get my one email?
- August 30, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- Amber (bambi64) said...
Never thought to do it this way. I usually do the cracked glass look. Does make a neat card.
- August 30, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- CraftinGranny said...
Never used this technique but I think it's a fantastic card and very well done. It's something unique and I love unique things. Hope your trip was relaxing and enjoyable. "Hugs" Carol
- August 31, 2010 at 12:44 AM
- Patti P. said...
Nina, lovely card...I love vintage and your lace and flower are perfect and they go so well with this image. TFS
- August 31, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- cardmaking bird said...
Hi Nina, I think you've done a great job with the challenge I've set. Fab card! Hugs, Marie x
- September 1, 2010 at 9:31 PM
- Nilla said...
Gorgeous, love the technique, fabulous touch! Hugs Nilla
- September 4, 2010 at 5:12 AM


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Lorenzo Ghiberti, (born c. 1378, Pelago, Italy--died December 1, 1455, Florence), early Italian Renaissance sculptor, whose doors (Gates of Paradise; 1425-52) for the Baptistery of the cathedral of Florence are considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian art in the Quattrocento. Other works include three bronze statues for Orsanmichele (1416-25) and the reliefs for the cathedral in Siena (1417-27). Ghiberti also wrote I Commentarii, three treatises on art history and theory from antiquity to his time.
Ghiberti's mother had married Cione Ghiberti in 1370, and they lived in Pelago, near Florence; at some point she went to Florence and lived there as the common-law wife of a goldsmith named Bartolo di Michele. They were married in 1406 after Cione died, and it was in their home that Lorenzo Ghiberti spent his youth. It is not certain which man was Ghiberti's father, for he claimed each as his father at separate times. But throughout his early years, Lorenzo considered himself Bartolo's son, and it was Bartolo who trained the boy as a goldsmith. Ghiberti also received training as a painter; as he reported in the autobiographical part of his writings, he left Florence in 1400 with a painter to work in the town of Pesaro for its ruler, Sigismondo Malatesta.
Ghiberti returned quickly to his home city when he heard, in 1401, that a competition was being held for the commission to make a pair of bronze doors for the Baptistery of the cathedral of Florence. He and six other artists were given the task of representing the biblical scene of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac in a bronze relief of quatrefoil shape, following the tradition of the first set of doors produced by Andrea Pisano (1330-36). The entry panels of Ghiberti and of Filippo Brunelleschi are the sole survivors of the contest. Ghiberti's panels displayed a graceful and lively composition executed with a mastery of the goldsmith's art. In 1402 Ghiberti was chosen to make the doors by a large panel of judges; their decision brought immediate and lasting recognition and prominence to the young artist. The contract was signed in 1403 with Bartolo di Michele's workshop--overnight the most prestigious in Florence--and in 1407 Lorenzo legally took over the commission.
The work on the doors lasted until 1424, but Ghiberti did not devote himself to this alone. He created designs for the stained-glass windows in the cathedral; he regularly served as architectural consultant to the cathedral building supervisors, although it is unlikely that he actually collaborated with Brunelleschi on the construction of the dome as he later claimed. The Arte dei Mercanti di Calimala, the guild of the merchant bankers, gave him another commission, about 1412, to make a larger than life-size bronze statue of their patron saint, John the Baptist, for a niche on the outside of the guilds' communal building, Orsanmichele. The job was a bold undertaking, Ghiberti's first departure from goldsmith-scale work; it was, in fact, the first large bronze in Florence. Ghiberti successfully finished the St. John in 1416, adding gilding in the following year. The technical achievement and the modernity of its style brought Ghiberti commissions for two similarly large bronze figures for guild niches at Orsanmichele: the St. Matthew in 1419 for the bankers' guild and the St. Stephen for the wool guild in 1425.
These last two commissions brought Ghiberti into open competition with the newly prominent younger sculptors Donatello and Nanni di Banco, who had made stone statues for Orsanmichele after Ghiberti's first figure there. Ghiberti's St. John still followed many of the conventions of the Gothic tradition. It combined small-scale details with a larger-than-life scale that made the figure appear overwhelmed by the drapery. Donatello's St. Mark and St. George and Nanni di Banco's St. Philip and Quattro Santi Coronati ("Four Crowned Saints") were as large as Ghiberti's figure but were designed with monumental proportions to match their scale. The boldness and strength of the weighty new classical figures constituted a challenge for Ghiberti, but he met it with success in his next sculptures, and maintained his preeminent position as a leading artist in Florence.
The 1410s and '20s were years of flourishing expansion for Ghiberti and his firm. He had completed a great deal of the modeling and casting of the panels for the Baptistery doors by 1413, and he was in control of a smoothly functioning workshop with many assistants. In 1417 Ghiberti was asked to make two bronze reliefs for the baptismal font of the cathedral in Siena; he was so busy that he finished them, under pressure from the Sienese authorities, 10 years later. In 1419, when Pope Martin V was in Florence, Ghiberti was called on as a goldsmith to fashion a morse and mitre for the pontiff; unfortunately, those pieces, like other examples of Ghiberti's art in rare stones and precious metals, have disappeared.
During those years, too, Lorenzo found a wife--Marsilia, the 16-year-old daughter of Bartolomeo di Luca, a wool carder. She soon bore him two sons: Tommaso was born in 1417 and Vittorio the next year; his sons later joined Ghiberti in his business, and Vittorio continued its operation after his father's death. Ghiberti's artistic success also had its financial rewards; a surviving tax return of 1427 lists property in Florence, land out of town, and a substantial amount of money invested in government bonds to his credit. Over the years, his real estate and monetary holdings continued to grow. In addition to being well paid, Ghiberti was a businessman who managed his affairs shrewdly. He was a well-to-do member of Florentine society and a rich man among the artists of his time.
Ghiberti was actively involved with and interested in other artists and their work; some (Donatello, Paolo Uccello, Michelozzo, Benozzo Gozzoli) had worked for a time in his workshop as young assistants. Ghiberti's association with the painter Fra Angelico is documented: Ghiberti designed the frame for his Linaiuoli Altarpiece. In his commentaries, Ghiberti exaggerates only a bit when he proudly claims that "few important things were done in our city which were not devised or designed by my hand"; among his undocumented works may be noted some half-dozen floor tombs and sarcophagi, but the vast extent to which Ghiberti's providing of designs and models influenced Florentine art is hard to measure. He appears to have shared his knowledge and talent generously and freely. Long before the completion of his second pair of doors (the Gates of Paradise) in 1452, the fund of figures and models assembled in connection with this work, which the public saw only later, was open to painters of frescoes in the Chiostro Verde (Green Cloister) of the church of Santissima Annunziata and to the sculptor Luca della Robbia, who was working on a marble singing gallery for the cathedral. Naturally, the impact of the Gates increased after they were installed.
When he was 45 years old, Ghiberti finished the first doors. They are the effort of more than 20 years of work and the major sculptural complex of the International Gothic style in Italy. They show some changes in the latest parts, however, to a more classical style that emphasizes the bodies of figures more than the elegant draperies that enfold them. Ghiberti created expressive, strong faces based on examples he knew of ancient Roman art--portrait busts and carved sarcophagi. Because of the success of the first doors, a contract was soon signed with the Calimala for a second pair, but the political and financial fortunes of the city and the guild did not permit work to get underway for about five years.
Following the completion of the first doors, Ghiberti embarked on a decade of intense exploration of new ways of forming pictorial space and making gracefully active and lifelike figures. His works of the late 1420s show him able to make space increasingly intelligible in a series of clearly receding planes; using shallow relief, Ghiberti depicted volumes of bodies and deep architectural spaces. Examples are the reliefs in Siena; the Dati Tomb (the bronze plaque for the floor tomb of the Dominican general Leonardo Dati); and the two shrines in Florence, Cassa di San Zenobius (a bronze casket with relief panels of stories from the saint's life) and Shrine of SS. Protus, Hyacinth, and Nemesius (a bronze container for the relics of three martyrs). It is likely that at this time Ghiberti encountered Leon Battista Alberti, a young humanist scholar who, inspired by the new art in Florence, was composing theoretical treatises on the visual arts. Their mutual belief that beauty was synonymous with the conception they shared of antique art makes it difficult to know whether or not Alberti's ideas in De pictura (On Painting) precede the three panels of the second door (Isaac, Joseph, and Solomon), which are the visual equivalent of those ideas. The beauty of antique art meant for both Alberti and Ghiberti an idealization of nature; capturing its essence meant revealing life by depicting movement, life's most salient visible characteristic. For the representation of a realistic spatial setting for these naturalistic figures, Alberti's treatise sets forth a perspective system for projecting such spaces onto the picture plane of a painting or bas-relief. Ghiberti's three panels seem an embodiment of the humanist's formulations for Renaissance pictorial art, and it is clear that any assessment of his art must account for the incorporation of the new theory as well as for the beauty and charm of these works. Ghiberti was himself so proud that he claimed to have made, in all 10 panels,
architectural settings in the relation with which the eye measures them, and real to such a degree that...one sees the figures which are near appear larger, and those that are far off smaller, as reality shows it.
Ghiberti's writings, I Commentarii (probably completed about 1447), shed more light on his humanist interests.The commentaries are composed of three books. The first, a history of art in ancient times, is Ghiberti's digest of writings of Latin authors on the subject; in it he reveals his belief that the inseparability of practice and theory is responsible for the excellence of ancient art. The second book records the art of the immediate past, and Ghiberti expresses his admiration for certain Sienese painters and for a late 14th-century northern goldsmith named Gusmin who is known only through Ghiberti's pages; this book includes an autobiography, in which Ghiberti establishes his place in the history of art. The last book was apparently more theoretical, but in the surviving manuscript it is fragmentary. The commentaries demonstrate Ghiberti's confidence in his position as an important leader in the Florentine Renaissance--one interested in recapturing the art of the ancients and studying it as a humanist scholar would, and one who developed a new style all'antica in which he freely created artworks with a grace and beauty that have been found winning since their invention.


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This soup is so easy to make and it's a very flexible recipe. If you don't like, don't have, or can't find a certain ingredient, omit it or substitute with something similar. Every ingredient used has healing properties, and the trace micronutrients, vitamins, and minerals in the broth are so soothing and comforting when I feel a little off, and after just sipping on one cup, I literally feel renewed energy. It's a light soup that's easily digestible, although it's hearty enough to fill you as it warms you from the inside out. Like all soups, adjusting the salt to taste is important. I don't salt the whole pot, but instead salt individual bowls. I keep about 2 quarts for just broth, and the rest I treat as vegetable soup. A batch can be frozen for up to 6 months, and it's great to have on hand.
YIELD: about 6 quarts PREP TIME: 15 minutes COOK TIME: 1 1/2 to 2 hours TOTAL TIME: about 2 hours
- 3 carrots, peeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks
- 1 medium/large sweet white onion, peeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks
- 1 medium/large leek, peeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks; use white and pale green parts, discard dark green or leafy parts
- 1 baby bok choy, chopped into 1-inch chunks; discard top portion of jagged leaves (may substitute by using about half of full-size bok choy)
- 2 medium or 1 large sweet potatoes or yams, unpeeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks
- 8 ounces white mushrooms, stems removed and quartered
- juice of 1 medium/large lemon
- 2 to 3-inch piece peeled fresh ginger, added whole and removed midway through simmering (1 tablespoon ground ginger may be substituted)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- salt, to taste; add before, during, or after simmering
- about 6 quarts water, or to nearly the top of your pot, leaving about 1-inch headspace
1-In a large stockpot (I used a large Le Creuset Cast-Iron Dutch Oven), combine all ingredients through black pepper.
2-Soup may be salted before, during, or after simmering; your choice when you want to salt it. I don't salt the whole pot and let each family member salt their own bowl, to taste.
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Osbourne tweets: done with 'America's Got Talent'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Sharon Osbourne said Tuesday that she's ready to say goodbye to NBC's "America's Got Talent," taking the network by surprise.
In a posting on Twitter, Osbourne addressed "my darling" fellow judge Howard Stern and said, "money is not the reason I'm not returning" to the show. Her tweet trailed off with "it's because ...." and didn't elaborate.
Her message was unexpected, NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt told a meeting Tuesday of the Television Critics Association.
"This is coming out of context and sort of spontaneously, and we don't even know what's going on. And it's probably much ado about nothing," Greenblatt said, declining to comment further.
Osbourne has a multi-year contract with the series, said a person familiar with the production. The person, who lacked authority to discuss the issue publicly, spoke on condition of anonymity.
"America's Got Talent," which is now airing its seventh season, added Stern to the judges' panel this year and moved the production from Los Angeles to New York to accommodate him. Howie Mandel is the show's third judge.
Osbourne's representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The tweet from Osbourne, co-host of "The Talk" and wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, appeared to refer to one posted Monday on the account for shock jock Stern's radio show.
Stern "isn't sure if he'll do another season and says Sharon Osbourne may not come back unless she gets more money," the tweet read.
Asked whether Stern intended to stay with the show, Don Buchwald, his agent, responded by email that "we do not respond to inquiries of this sort."
Earlier Tuesday, Paul Telegdy, NBC entertainment president of alternative programming, told the critics' meeting that he was "thrilled" with Stern.
Looking beyond this season, Telegdy added, "We'd be delighted if Howard wants to come back."


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The newly launched in North America Nintendo Channel shows off the first batch of WiiWare titles to hit Western shores, revealing potential pricing on at least one of the debut games. The initial quintet of potential WiiWare releases—revealed by way of the "What Is WiiWare?" video—includes the following.
- Dr. Mario Online RX
- LostWinds
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King
- Defend Your Castle
- Critter Round Up
Dr. Mario Online RX is shown priced at 1000 Wii Points, more commonly referred to as $10 USD. While we're not taking this as 100% confirmed yet, we will continue to be able to sleep soundly tonight assuming that the five titles listed above are prime candidates for next Monday's launch.


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The Torrington Police Department reported the following arrests:
TORRINGTON: Peter Thulin, 18, 383 Main St., was arrested and charged with two counts of 3rd degree criminal tresspassing. Thulin was issued a $1,000 non-surety bond and scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court on May 20 at 9:30 a.m.
TORRINGTON: Darrin Merli, 23, 62 Barton St., was arrested and charged with operating a motorcycle without a license and failure to obey traffic signals on May 7. Merli was released on the scene and scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court on May 20.
TORRINGTON: Daniel Jarrett, 45, 72 Sharon St., Hartford, was arrested and charged with one count of 5th degree larceny and one count of 6th degree larceny on March 15. Jarrett was charged on a GA 18 warrant after being picked up at the Cromwell PD for two incidents dating back to January and incidents in February. No court information was available.
TORRINGTON: Kaseem Ruiz, 18, 45 Grove St., was arrested and charged with second degree breach of peace and second degree criminal mischief on April 20. Ruiz was arrested on an active warrant issued by the court. He was held for a court appearance on May 10 on a court set bond amounting to $7,500.
TORRINGTON: James Pinsonneault, 35, 389 Greenwoods Rd., Norfolk, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, failure to drive right and an emissions violation on May 10. Pinsonneault was arrested following a motor vehicle stop and held on $500 bond. No court information was available.


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VIENNA – As is customary at the start of a new year, imposing statistics and trend forecasts are being trumpeted worldwide.
For example, in 2016, China is expected to replace the United States as the world's largest economy. And, by 2040, India's population will have reached 1.6 billion, surpassing China's, which will have stagnated a decade earlier.
Perhaps the most startling projection is that the U.S. will become an energy exporter by 2020, and will become energy self-sufficient 15 years later, owing to the plentiful supply of inexpensive shale gas and the discovery of massive oil reserves everywhere from North Dakota to the Gulf of Mexico. Despite opposition from environmental groups, these reserves will be easier to exploit than those in Europe, because they are largely located in sparsely populated areas.
As a result, energy will be significantly cheaper in the U.S. than in Europe or China for the foreseeable future. Indeed, shale-gas extraction is so economically favorable that even American gas exported to Europe would cost 30 percent less than what the Russian energy giant Gazprom currently charges.
Cheap energy provides a powerful incentive for energy-intensive industries — from steel and glass to chemicals and pharmaceuticals — to locate in the U.S. In fact, the decreased cost of manufacturing in America, combined with the country's business-friendly regulations, strong rule of law and political stability, will eliminate the competitive advantage that has driven China's rapid economic growth over the last several decades.
Meanwhile, American universities still attract the world's best and brightest in many fields, most notably in science and technology.
And the country's other long-standing advantages — flexibility, capacity for renewal, economic mobility, international regulatory strength, and the world's main reserve currency — remain in place.
Given these favorable conditions, the U.S. has already begun "on-shoring" its industry — a process that will most likely continue for several decades. As other advanced economies become increasingly services-based, the U.S. is re-industrializing.
The resulting added value will bolster policymakers' ability to find long-term solutions to persistent problems, including an inefficient health care system, inadequate primary and secondary education and blatant social injustice. Success in these areas would further enhance America's appeal as an industrial center.
As part of the Harvard Business School's U.S. Competitiveness Project, Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin published an eight-point plan, which could be implemented within the next two to three years. Each proposed measure has generated broad, bipartisan agreement among policymakers (at least behind closed doors).
The plan highlights the need to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by shale gas and newly discovered oil reserves. Low-cost domestic energy could help to lower the trade deficit, spur investment, and decrease America's economic exposure to volatile oil-exporting countries. A strong federal regulatory framework could help to ensure this result, while minimizing the environmental and safety risks associated with extraction.
Other proposals include easing the immigration of highly skilled individuals, particularly graduates from U.S. universities; addressing distortions in international trade and investment; developing a more sustainable federal budget framework; streamlining taxes and regulations; and initiating an ambitious infrastructure program. By pursuing these strategies, President Barack Obama could restore America's position as the engine of the global economy.
But implementing the eight policy proposals would also widen further the wealth gap between the U.S. and Europe, which has been growing for the last three decades. In 1980-2005, the U.S. economy grew by a factor of 4.45 — a level that no major European economy even approached. In 2011, Norway and Luxemburg were the only European countries with higher per capita national income than the U.S. in purchasing power parity terms. And, by 2040, European countries' populations will have stagnated or shrunk (with the exception of the United Kingdom, which will have a population of roughly 75 million, comparable to Germany), while America's will have grown to 430 million, from 314 million today.
The political consequences of the U.S. economy's renewed strength will reverberate worldwide. But maintaining this economic revival will require greater reluctance to intervene in foreign conflicts or engage in new wars.
This recognition has already dampened U.S. policymakers' support for the Arab Spring uprisings: Witness Obama's hesitation to intervene in Libya and his unwillingness, at least so far, to involve America directly in Syria's bloody civil war. Although the Arab Spring's historic significance was initially likened to that of the fall of the Berlin Wall, mounting concern about the Muslim Brotherhood's increasing political influence is overshadowing the positive potential of change in the region.
Likewise, while the U.S. will not relinquish its bilateral relationship with Israel, ties between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Obama have reached a new low. In this context, a major American peace initiative in the Middle East is unlikely in the foreseeable future.
Meanwhile, America's former rival, Russia, is struggling to restore its hegemony over many of the ex-Soviet countries. And conditions in Africa and Latin America are generally stabilizing.
Given this, America's foreign-policy priorities have shifted to the Asia-Pacific region, where the most pressing economic, political and security challenges — including the threat of North Korean missiles and rising tensions between China and its neighbors over competing sovereignty claims in the South and East China Seas — are emerging. Other global challenges appear relatively minor in comparison.
Although the weight of global politics, economics and, in turn, influence is largely shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific, it would be a mistake to underestimate America's role in the new world order. America never really stepped out of the spotlight, and it will continue to play a leading role.
Alfred Gusenbauer was chancellor of Austria in 2007-2008. © 2013 Project Syndicate
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How many times have you seen ads asking for donations to Syria lately? What about ads asking money for the crisis in the Central African Republic?
Chances are high the answer is that, out of the two conflicts, Syria is the one that's been bothering you the most. According to a new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a crisis in a geopolitically strategic area normally receives more funding for humanitarian work than a protracted crisis.
December 4th the Principles in Practice: Safeguarding Humanitarian Action conference, organized by NRC took place in Brussels. NRC's report Tools for the Job: Supporting Principled Humanitarian Action provided the foundation for the conference, stating that, even though official funding for humanitarian relief reached 11 billion dollars in 2011, distortions in the way it is allocated mean that distribution is neither efficient nor equitable. According to the report, a crisis in a geopolitically strategic area normally receives more funding for humanitarian work than a protracted crisis.
At the conference in Brussels, donors, state representatives and humanitarian agencies gathered to discuss humanitarian principles. What are they, how and why are they used and where are they headed?
In her opening address, NRC Secretary-General Elisabeth Rasmusson used the situation in Congo to illustrate the importance of humanitarian principles; "Goma is a very concrete example that we are able to stay, independently of who is in control, because both parties know us and trust that we are there only to deliver humanitarian assistance. This shows that adhering to humanitarian principles works," she said, going on to highlight that this adhering is however not easy in a changing humanitarian sector.
"With all these challenges, pressures and dilemmas, there are few clear answers. My organization is participating in this project because we are looking for new answer to these questions," she said.
Among the participants debating such new answers December 5 were the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Kristalina Georgieva, Norway´s Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer and Atta Almanan Bakhit from the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation.
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Chairman and CEO Joe Mansueto kicked of Morningstar's 2012 Investment Conference in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon with a perfunctory "reading of the numbers," specifically noting the 1,850 attendees, 75 journalists and 200 exhibitors at this year's show.
He then introduced the opening keynote speaker, famed Franklin Templeton fixed income manager Michael Hasenstab, by mentioning Hasenstab's status as Morningstar's 2010 fixed income manager of the year.
"When Michael began at Franklin Templeton, he managed $100 million," Mansueto added. "Today, he is responsible for a group that oversees $160 billion in assets. The fund that he specifically manages, the Templeton Global Bond Fund, is second only to PIMCO Total Return in its size."
The soft-spoken Hasenstab then took the stage and quipped, "We're in a period of incredible uncertainty. I'd like a boring summer for a change, but it doesn't look like it will happen.
"How should we separate the noise from the really key issues?" Hasenstab (left) rhetorically asked. "More importantly, should we panic?"
A good argument could be made for panicking, he said, especially if you think the European Union will break up and China will have a hard landing; global markets could not absorb either event and "it would make Lehman look like a warm-up."
"But if we're able to stay calm, we'll need to think through the 'tectonic shifts' happening in the world that have largely been masked by the crisis in Greece," he noted. "Will Greece bring down Europe? Italy and Spain are not Greece. The both have room under their debt-to-GDP ratio cap in which to maneuver. Greece, with its 100% debt-to-GDP ratio, does not."
Greece could exit the euro, he added, but it would be incredibly expensive for its citizens and lead to hyperinflation and high unemployment. Another bailout from Germany and other countries could also occur, as the first bailout did little to address the underlying fiscal crisis.
"Here in the United States, being a safe haven as well as the world's reserve currency is something of a curse. It allows politicians here to act irresponsibly without having to experience any short-term pain (although it will be felt long term). This isn't true of Europe, where they essentially have a gun to their heads. They are making tough decisions that would previously been unheard of."
As for China, he doesn't believe a hard landing is in the offing.
"It might happen if they make bad policy decisions, such as poorly thought through fiscal tightening,"he said. "But they're actually softening at the moment, yet not in a way as to cause a bubble."
China is experiencing a "labor constraint" brought on by the country's one-child policy, something Hasenstab called a "global game changer." "Until now, investment has been the main driver of China's growth. Consumption will be an increasingly important driver of their growth going forward. Can they transfer from lower quality double-digit growth to higher quality single-digit nominal GDP growth? That's the real question, as every successful developed country has made that transition."
With those areas addressed, Hasenstab turned to other issues investors should consider—beginning with the possibility of inflation.
"We have this unconventional monetary policy at central banks which are printing money," he warned. "If this is such a good idea, why weren't we doing it all along? Between 25% and 30% of global GDP has been printed at banks, so this is by no means at the fringe. We need to think about the consequences of those actions, which will not be felt as much in the United States of Europe, rather in the rest of the world."
The risk to emerging markets, specifically, is a flood of capital resulting in a "monetary tsunami" in those countries which will present a major challenge. Here in the United States, the debasing of the dollar will lead to an asset base distortion that will put upward pressure on commodities.
But all this risk and uncertainty provide opportunity, he concluded.
"In emerging markets, the tables have turned. Those countries that were once high credit risks, like Indonesia, now look very good, so you should upend your traditional risk models. Also, the United States, Japan and Europe printed money, and don't look so good. But non-leveraged countries in the rest of the world weren't printing money, didn't have an asset bubble and as a consequence didn't have to deleverage. We like to get yield with little or no credit or interest rate risk. This is why Asia currently looks so good."


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Something new for fans of Thom Yorke's solo work, Ed Harcourt, James Blake and the lesser known Halls (check him out here if you're not already a fan), as well as his label mates.
Erased Tapes are the purveyors of modern classical, who over the past few years have released a series of awe-chestral wonders. They specialise in a particularly potent strand of pulsing pianos to heart heavying strings to shimmering synth records. They have helped introduce the world to the Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds and A Winged Victory for the Sullen, amongst others. And now they have a new tear duct-botherer in their midst.
Much like his label mates, Douglas Dare's forthcoming debut album Whelm (coming out on May 12th 2014) deals in a darkened heft that spirals into some silvery strand of hope. In many ways, it's a piano record, beefed up ever so slightly by modern technology, which uses glimmers of light to play with shadows.
This is how he describes himself:
"I wanted to make a record that would allow the listener to escape, something lush and immersive but when looked at closely, the grit and depth could be found. I didn't write the record with a concept in mind but when thinking of titles I found this through-line; I realised the restless nature of humans and the erratic emotions I'd written about could be linked to water and more specifically the sea. I grew up in the coastal town of Bridport, Dorset; the sea was this constant thing in my life. And although I felt an affinity with it, I couldn't swim until I was a teenager. This equal measure of joy and uncertainty I found in both people and water brought me to Whelm; it feels like a fitting title. To be engulfed. To be buried. To be whelmed."
Without further ado, here's the track 'Swim', which you can download for free, taken from his forthcoming album Whelm:
If you're keen to catch a show after hearing that, here's his upcoming date:
May 16th 2014 - Douglas Dare, Whelm Album Launch Concert at Birthdays in Dalston, London. Tickets.
He will also be performing at this year's Great Escape, and you can find more dates, as well as pre-order the album over on the Erased Tapes website.
And we'll leave you with his most recent music video:


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Raspberry Pi demand overwhelms website on launch day
- 01 March, 2012 04:12
After five years of largely obscure development, the Raspberry Pi Linux computer for schools went on sale this morning, almost immediately overwhelming the project's website as the public tried to buy the first units.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation was forced to replace its usual promotional website with a static page offering details of sales partners and inviting the public to pay attention to its @Raspberry_Pi twitter feed.
"We've temporarily changed to a static site, while we're experiencing a very high level of traffic for the launch of the Raspberry Pi. The full site will return once traffic levels have subsided, hopefully later on today," read the website message..
Customers will be able to buy single units of the $US35 model B version from today, which is still an open circuit board with only HDMI, USB 2.0, SD card, sound, keyboard and Ethernet connectors to boot it into a Linux computer running 512MB RAM. The $25 model A version featuring 256MB RAM (double originally planned) will be offered later on.
The project team hope developers will create their own software to run on the ARM-based device but have included a specially-developed cut-down version of Fedora installed from a 2GB SD card image to get people started.
In the UK, partner sites Premier Farnell and RS Components were offering the first batch of Raspberry Pi boards for £21.60 (plus shipping) on a registration basis. Production will be scaled to meet demand, the Raspberry Pi Foundation promised.
In the relatively quiet world of UK computing development, interest in the Raspberry Pi must count at extraordinary, even pushing news of the Apple iPad 3 launch date down the newslist on the BBC website.
For an older generation of programmers and enthusiasts, the computer has brought back memories of the heyday of British computing during the 1980s.
"I am caught up in the latest craze for the elderly. I am going to become an owner of a Raspberry Pi. I can't wait; kids will gasp at my mastery of the semi-colon shaking their heads as I produce a parabola on the TV screen," said teacher and ZX-81 veteran, John Spencer, in a new blog published on Computerworld UK.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation remains just as idealistic about the Raspberry Pi's prospects to kickstart another generation which some feared might have become consumers rather than producers of technology and software.
"It's just the beginning of the Raspberry Pi story. Now we start developing educational tools and initiatives, at the same time as continuing research and development on Raspberry Pi hardware," read a message on the Raspberry Pi website.


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The Cowboys gave up a boatload of draft picks to obtain Roy Williams from the Lions last year in the hopes he would provide an explosive second option at the position opposite Terrell Owens. The move didn't have the intended results as Williams bombed with just 19 receptions for 198 yards and a score in ten games in Dallas. Although Williams had to learn the playbook in a short period of time, his marginal production was still surprising.
With Owens released and now in Buffalo, Williams moves into the lead receiver position in Dallas and the team is counting on him to produce. With a solid stable of skill position players and an aging but still effective offensive line, the Cowboys figure to be a top ten offense in 2009. For fantasy purposes, the issue is whether Williams will be worth a relatively high draft pick that it will cost to get him.
At 6'3″, 220 pounds and possessing good speed, Williams certainly looks the part of superstar receiver and potential fantasy stud. However, the bottom line is that he has one 1,000 yard season in five years in the league. On average, he has produced 56 receptions for 816 yards and six TD which makes him a decent low end second receiver for fantasy purposes. Now that he's in Dallas, the Williams bandwagon is expanding but he certainly seems like a risky option where he is being drafted. With tight end Jason Witten expected to be the Cowboys top receiving threat and also an excellent red zone option, it remains to be seen how Williams will react to playing second fiddle. In addition, the team has received solid production from Patrick Crayton, they are high on young wideouts Miles Austin and Sam Hurd and will rely heavily on the running back trio of Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Tashard Choice.
While Williams certainly has the talent and supporting cast to produce a solid season, there are more reliable options where his current draft position is. If he falls in your league, he's worth taking a gamble on but don't reach for Williams. ~ Dave
Roy Williams never reached his potential in Detroit, partly because of his attitude and partly because of the abominable team he was playing on during those years. The move to Dallas in 2008 was widely considered to be a rebirth for Williams as he would be playing on a good team in a high powered offense. Looking back we know that the transition didn't pan out the way Williams owners would have hoped, but that doesn't mean it is time to give up on him. Williams still has all of the characteristics that made him a high draft choice and now has a full year in the Dallas offense under his belt.
Looking at the situation in Dallas, Williams is really only competing with Jason Witten for catches in the passing game. Also-rans like Miles Austin and Sam Hurd are no threat to Williams, and Dallas will want to prove the investment in Williams and jettison of Owens was a positive move by the franchise. Naturally, the talented backfield will pick up a large portion of the offensive touches, but an effective running game will open up and ease the passing game. It might be just a gut feeling, but I think OC Jason Garrett will use the space created in the running game and the attention paid to Jason Witten to create openings for Roy Williams on the outside and in the deep zone.
Williams has the opportunity to land amongst the top 10 WR when all is said and done. Don't pay that much for him, and you shouldn't have to unless you reside in Dallas, but if you can get him as a late drafted WR2 or even WR3, you could be sitting on a difference maker for your fantasy squad. ~ Andy


text: Every spring, Hollywood hosts a very species-specific migration: kids. Thousands of aspiring child actors flock to Tinseltown for pilot season, the traditional casting period for new network and cable television shows. But unlike adult actors who pound the same star-lined pavement, kids come with their families. Many set up camp at the Oakwood, a temporary housing complex that caters to the showbiz flock. While their little Angelinas and mini Brads audition for armies of ruthless agents and TV executives, the parents must manage sky-high expectations and thin skins, including their own


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Such prudence is a well-established approach, the law enforcement official says. "This has been long standing practice for many, many years." The official cited a 2007 memo by then Attorney General Michael Mukasey regarding contacts with the White House during criminal investigations. As part of the process of cleaning up the politically motivated firing of U.S. Attorneys under his predecessor, Alberto Gonzales, Mukasey issued explicit instructions that Justice officials had to follow. "Alerting the White House of an ongoing investigation? That's a huge no-no," the law enforcement official says.
Unfortunately for the Obama team, there are huge holes in their arguments. For starters, Mukasey himself says there is no prohibition on Justice-to-White House communication in criminal investigations. "The memo makes it quite clear that not only is that not the case, it is explicitly not the case," Mukasey told TIME Tuesday evening. Says Mukasey: "The point is not that the White House can never be apprised of a pending criminal investigation; the point is that the White House should not reach out and influence a pending criminal investigation."
More to the point, Mukasey's memo specifically instructs "all components of the Justice Department" that "it is critically important to have frequent and expeditious communications relating to national security matters, including counter-terrorism and counter-espionage issues." If anything, the Mukasey memo orders Justice Department officials–including prosecutors and the FBI–to communicate with relevant political authorities when they make a discovery like they did in the Petraeus case.
The Mukasey memo isn't binding on the current Attorney General, or the Justice Department. But it is not the only precedent that suggests the Administration handled the Petraeus affair badly.


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A state government crackdown on licensed venues in Kings Cross following the death of teenager Thomas Kelly has failed to improve assault rates in the street in the area, but has driven down incidents within pubs and clubs.
Figures compiled by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reveal non-domestic assaults in licensed premises within the Kings Cross police local area command have fallen by an annual average of 19.6 per cent over the past two years and have remained stable over five years.
For licensed premises within the 2011 postcode area, which takes in Kings Cross, the trend across two years is an average annual reduction of 20.2 per cent and for five years an average annual decrease of 5.5 per cent.
However, the data also shows assault rates outside licensed premises in the Kings Cross postcode area and within the police local area command have remained stable.
"There hasn't been a change outside licensed premises in either the number of assaults over the last two years or the number of assaults in the last five years," the bureau's director Don Weatherburn said on Wednesday.
The figures suggest the crackdown by the government on Kings Cross pubs and clubs in December 2012 has had an impact on assaults inside venues but not in the streets.
The government imposed a plan of management on licensed venues in Kings Cross following the fatal assault on 18-year-old Thomas Kelly on Victoria Street, Kings Cross, in July 2012.
Venues were banned from selling shots or premixed drinks after midnight on weekends or using glassware after midnight on any day of the week.
They have also been required to hire responsible service of alcohol marshals and improve their CCTV coverage.
Last year, the government trumpeted statistics that showed alcohol-related assaults had fallen by about one-third inside Kings Cross licensed premises between December 2012 and March 2013 compared with the same period the previous year.
But these figures related to the Kings Cross liquor accord "precinct" where the plan of management was imposed.
Dr Weatherburn said on Wednesday he did not have precinct figures as they required different research by the bureau, which would be done in due course.
Earlier on Wednesday, Hospitality Minister George Souris released figures suggesting a 25.5 per cent reduction in alcohol-related assaults on licensed premises in the Kings Cross precinct between December 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
Mr Souris said 82 incidents were reported on licensed premises in the Kings Cross precinct in the period, compared with 110 in the same period in the previous year.
Mr Souris pointed out that Dr Weatherburn said the government's measures had not pushed the problem onto the street because those figures remain stable.
He declined to comment on the lack of improvement in assault rates outside licensed premises in Kings Cross.
Police Minister Mike Gallacher has been approached for comment.
The state government has rejected calls by alcohol campaigners to trial 1am lockouts and 3am closing times for Kings Cross and other hotspots for alcohol-related violence.
It is considering a raft of recommendations from a five-year statutory review of the Liquor Act, including that a system of risk-based licensing fees be introduced.
Sean Nicholls is the State Political Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.


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- Title
- Nursing as a profession
- Creator
- Lyons, Judith; Bliss, Suzanne
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
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- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/166977
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- vital:13526
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- Abstract
- All regulated health practitioners need to be aware of the standards imposed on them by their regulatory body in order for them to be able to practise. The standards are imposed on nurses and midwives by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), which regulates the Australian workforce through the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). The NMBA regulates registered nurses, enrolled nurses and midwives. This chapter focuses on the professional aspects of nursing. It is intended to assist you to understand your obligations to obtain and retain your nursing or midwifery registration and your legal, regulatory and moral obligations both as a nursing or midwifery professional and as an individual. It also differentiates the scope of practice for the registered nurse, enrolled nurse and midwife, as we have the responsibility to provide safe, quality care to our clients. The first section discusses the general legal and regulatory requirements for nurses. Next, we turn to the Professional Practice Framework that constitutes a key part of nurses' legal and regulatory obligations. The Professional Practice Framework forms the overarching statement of nursing's values contained in the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct, as well as the recently implemented Standards for Practice for Registered and Enrolled Nurses (NMBA 2016a, 2016c). We explain the registration standards first, then examine the new Standards for Practice. These standards replaced the old Competency Standards on 1 July 2016, and were developed to better reflect contemporary practice in nursing. The next section contains information on professional boundaries, including the recently updated Codes of Ethics and Conduct. Finally, we make some brief remarks relation to scope of practice.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Relation
- The road to nursing Chapter 12 p. 183-203
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019
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- Nursing; Study and teaching; Vocational guidence; Australia
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We are pleased to come together this year with our local live music venue The Booth Hall and Hereford's community of musicians, poets, DJ's and artists for what should be quite a memorable fundraiser. It's very encouraging to see everyone so positive and enthusiastic about performing.
This year is the 2nd anniversary of both our punk festival 'A Crisis of Conscience', and the national fundraiser 'Musicians Against Homelessness' started by Alan Mc Gee. Alan Mc Gee is the former manager of The Libertines, Primal Scream, Oasis, Jesus and the Marychain and the Happy Mondays.
Continue reading "Culture Shock Join Hereford Musicians, Poets and Artists in 2nd Annual All Day Punk Festival Fundraiser for MUSICIANS AGAINST HOMELESSNESS in July."


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Ok city slickers, it's time to disconnect from the screen and reconnect with a humble farm stay with genuine true-blue farm experiences. Get involved and milk the cows, collect the eggs and ride horses atop the rolling country side. The beauty is that you can keep your farm stay break as peaceful or as jam packed as you like!
Whether you're looking for a romantic escape surrounded by lush paddocks, open skies and friendly cows, or a family getaway to get your hands dirty during the morning farm routine, a Queensland farm stay is just the thing. Often run by families themselves, you'll feel like you're in a home away from home in no time with a nice cuppa and local produce served up daily.
Throughout south east Queensland and beyond, you'll find loads of farms to experience. You'll get the chance to meet and feed cows, horses, pigs, chickens and sheep (the classics) and be shown the ropes by the local pups at most of the farm stays on offer. However, you may find a few surprises from alpacas to peacocks to emus and kangaroos so get ready to extend your Old McDonald verses!
Ease into the farm stay experience in Maleny in the Sunshine Coast hinterland offering rainforest retreats with a side of dairy cows. Or, if you're looking to truly immerse yourself in the Aussie country life, head west to Shandonvale Station, two hours away from Longreach, where there are over 4,000 animals, they need a helicopter to round them up!


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Morgan Stanley (MS) has strengthened the conditions under which deferred compensation can be taken (or "clawed") back from an employee who violate its policies, the company said in a proxy statement filed with the SEC on Thursday. It also cut the pay of its CEO James Gorman by 25% in 2011 to $10.5 million.
According to the document, long-term incentive compensation for certain executives is covered by the new rules. The clawback might result from an act or omission that leads to a restatement or if there is a violation of the company's risk policies and standards.
"What's most interesting is that Morgan Stanley can claw back bonuses if employees violate risk management policies, even if the violation didn't cause any monetary loss," said Mark Elzweig (left), an executive-search consultant in New York, in an interview with AdvisorOne. "That's a bit draconian, but certainly understandable in light of what's happened [to the industry]."
Risk management and compliance will remain "front-and-center concerns" for years to come, due to the fallout from losses tied to mortgage-related investments, Elzweig notes. "And that's not necessarily a bad thing either."
In terms of Gorman's 2011 compensation, he received about $5 million in restricted shares and close to $2 million in shares tied to company performance. He also was given a deferred cash bonus of $2.7 million, which can be clawed back. These payments came on top of his $800,000 salary.
"Senior people are entitled to earn big pay packages," Elzweig said. "Having said that, this won't help morale amongst rank-and-file home office staff, who've earned minuscule or no bonuses in recent years."
In 2011, Morgan Stanley's shares declined by about 45%.


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A Los Angeles judge dismissed claims of libel and breach-of-contract made by Britney Spears' former confidante and self-proclaimed manager Sam Lutfi against her parents, The Associated Press reports.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Suzanna Bruguera said an attorney for Lufti failed to prove the allegations, which focused on events that occurred shortly before the singer's public meltdown in 2008.
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Lutfi had sued Lynne Spears, Britney's mom, for libel, and the singer's father, Jamie Spears, for allegedly hitting him at the singer's mansion in an incident that took place shortly before Jamie and others were granted conservatorship over Britney. Additionally, Lutfi also said he was owed a 15 percent share of singer's earnings from her 2007 album Blackout and other projects.
Lutfi failed to show he had a binding management agreement at the time, and an attorney for Britney's conservators also argued that even if an agreement existed, Lutfi obtained it through undue influence. In court, Lutfi also claimed that he received death threats after the publication of Lynne Spears' book, and said that experience made him depressed and suicidal.
Lutfi's suit dates back to 2009 — the same year that Spears' conservators obtained a restraining order against him to prevent Lutfi from contacting her.
Although Spears' parents sat through the entire trial, the singer and X Factor judge was prevented from attending proceedings by a probate judge who oversees her conservatorship.