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"To reconstitute political life in a state presupposes a good man, where to have recourse to violence in order to make oneself prince in a republic supposes a bad man. Hence very rarely will there be found a good man ready to use bad methods in order to make himself prince, though with a good end in view. Nor will any reasonable man blame him for taking any action, however extraordinary, which may be of service in the organizing of a kingdom or the constituting of a republic…For it is the man who uses violence to spoil things; not the man who uses it to mend them, that is blameworthy. A prince should therefore disregard the reproach of being thought cruel where it enables him to keep his subjects united and loyal. For he who quells order disorder by a very few signal examples will in the end be more merciful than he who from too great leniency permits things to take their course and so result in chaos…for these hurt the whole state…It is essential therefore…to have learned how to be other than good or not use goodness as necessity requires."
Thus spake Niccolo Machiavelli, and thus heard Zhang Yimou. And it's ironic how he should follow up a movie about criticism of the Chinese government and its policies (Raise the red lantern) with another that in a way justifies a different, if not contradictory philosophy – that outlined above – and raises some interesting questions. The aforementioned excerpt from Machiavelli from The prince and the discourses pretty much sums up the essence of the film.
The land of China is ruled by six different dynasties that are embroiled in never ending conflicts with each other. Out of these the Qin dynasty, ruled by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, is the most powerful. However, constant attempts are made to assassinate Qin, who is spending sleepless nights fretting over his life. Among all the assassins, Qin is particularly mortified of Broken Sword, Flying Snow and Long Sky (Cheesy names, I know!), who are supposedly the best warriors (and I really mean best – they are oblivious to concept of gravity or physical constraints) in all of China. He is so paranoid that he has ordered everyone to maintain a distance of atleast a hundred paces.
Qin's prayers are answered, as a mundane warrior who goes by the name of Nameless (Jet Li) appears out of nowhere as a Godsend who has relieved Qin of his worries by eliminating his infuriating arch-nemesis trio. An excited and grateful Qin wishes to hear the tale from this humble servant, who has done the impossible. As Nameless narrates the tale to the king of how he wiped out all three of them with his ingenuity and skill, the wise king realizes that he's been taken for a ride. But it's too late! He has come too close to the unguarded king, who sees through the deception and tells him his version of how the events must have progressed. But for few changes here and there, the king's version is surprisingly accurate and Nameless tells him the truth. But why would the warrior do so? He – as you guessed it by now – intends to kill the king as well, for which he has to come within 10 paces of the king's throne - his flawless technique can only be executed within that distance. What is the warrior's reason to do so? Who is he, and how did he manage to subdue his invincible opponents? What was his strategy? Does he succeed in killing the king?
The story is told in flashback mode and the audience is made to jump from the present to past, back and forth, as different versions of a story are told visually. (Remember Rashomon? Yimou was inspired by this legendary movie.) However, since it is told from different perspectives, the viewer is left to believe his own instincts about the validity of each version (King's, Nameless's, Broken Sword's). Each version is distinct and where some involve hatred, jealousy and destruction, others convey the most perfect understanding, loyalty, and love.
If treated better, Hero could have been an engaging tale with its larger-than-life characters, fantastic imagery, gravity-defying action sequences (typical of Chinese martial arts movies) and some really flamboyant sets. It is made on a mammoth budget (it is THE most expensive Chinese movie ever made)!, but in terms of impact, it leaves a lot to be desired. For starters, almost every actor has been under-utilized, especially Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. Why he picked two of the most accomplished actors known for their intense performances (In the mood for love; Lust, Caution) and turned them into flying superheroes is beyond one's comprehension. Yimou's self-confessed love for Wuxia (Martial Arts Chivalry) is very evident in Hero and he surely got carried away. Perhaps he was fascinated with his fellow director Ang Lee, whose action oriented Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a worldwide hit. But he solely focused on the outcome of gripping action sequences than the script quality and this is where the movie falls apart. CTHD and Rashomon were far better movies if we take into account originality, histrionics and story structure.
However, "cinematically" speaking, Hero is one poem of a movie in which every line sounds more beautiful than it really is – the mind-games, the sheer superhuman fighting skills, the details, the impeccable strokes of a calligraphy maestro – all are indicative of an elusive genius in a filmmaker. Yimou has an eye for details for sure.
Yimou's movies have always had a strong political connotation to them, and this one is no different. As I mentioned earlier, if other works hint at the decadence of a communist society (Raise the red lantern), this one obliquely supports the sacrifice of a few for the greater benefit of all. It is a controversial topic to debate upon, depending on which side you're on. How many are "few" – Hundreds, Thousands, Millions? Is it okay to kill few righteous ones to bring about order? Is bondage a good trade-off for order? Western movies preach the importance of choosing freedom over order – Ostensibly, Mr. Yimou does not concur.
So what's the best part about the movie? Cinematography for one! The breathtaking visuals just blow you away. Infact, I must stress at this point that the tea-cup scene (where Nameless proves his skill to his collaborators) is often used by high definition audio-video equipment vendors (including TV, HD-DVD players, receivers, etc) to demonstrate the dexterity of the TV/DVD, etc to handle colors and details. Other scenes that show detail down to the level of a water drop being split by a sword's steel, or a straw pierced along its length, really blow you away. Another remarkable aspect of the movie is the generous and clever context-based use of color. Nameless' initial version shows Broken Arrow and Flying Snow in red robes, whereas the king's version shows them in blue. In later parts of the movie, they are shown in shades of green and white. This helps in keeping the multiple threads distinct from each other (According to Yimou, they represent different point of views).
I wouldn't call Hero Yimou's best movie – but it is definitely his most beautiful movie. Definitely worth watching atleast once, preferably on a gigantic screen – the bigger, the better. It is as good as they get...visually speaking of course!
Another well researched and more elaborate review of Hero can be found at The Case for Global Film.


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July 2000--Production designer Arthur Max recognized from the outset that the chance to recreate second-century Rome for Ridley Scott's Gladiator was a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." But it was also clear that the director wanted everything, perhaps including the swords and the sandals, to be outsized. "About two years ago, I got a call from Ridley, who said, 'I've got a project; it's big and it's quick,' " Max recalls. "The next thing I knew, I was on a plane to Rome with him, to look at the Colosseum. Standing in the Colosseum with Ridley, I asked, 'What do you think?' And he said, 'It's too small.' I thought, I'm really in trouble here."
The designer adjusted, but Scott's thirst for scale could barely be quenched. "That was the theme of the whole project for me," says Max. "We built some enormous sets, and Ridley would say, 'Your sets are big, but they're not big enough.' " And that's where computer-generated carpentry entered the mix. "The concept was to build as big as we possibly could, and extend that with computers. So my team was designing not only for the physical world, but for the virtual world as well." The result, as any of the millions who have seen the DreamWorks production since its May release can attest, is fairly breathtaking: a sparkling new Colosseum with CG pigeons soaring across its face stands as the showpiece of a city that stretches to the horizon, divided neatly in two by the Tiber. The weightless shimmer characteristic of digital imagery may cling to the vistas, but the movie's style is chimerical enough to accommodate that.
"Ridley had a vision of Rome that was original to him," says Max, who previously designed GI Jane, as well as many commercials, for the director. "It isn't Rome as we know it from scholarship and academic studies; it's much more grand, much more romantic, a Rome of the imagination." Max, who holds a degree in theatre design from New York University, a bachelor's in architecture from Polytechnic of Central London, and a masters in architectural design from the Royal College of Art, started with the historical sources, and expanded. "As part of my architectural education I had lived in Rome for about four years, and studied Greek and Roman architecture," he says. "When I got this project, I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum, the preserved Roman towns, and looked at their museums and archives. I also went to the Museum of Roman Civilization outside Rome, which has an enormous model of the city. Plus, of course, the British Museum has a very fine collection."
Inevitably, though, "there is a lot of information nobody knows; it's mostly gotten from written words, from people like Herodotus." To fill in the blanks, Scott and Max were inspired by works like the 19th-century French painter Jean-Léon GérÙme's Thumbs Down, a detailed canvas depicting bloody gladiatorial goings-on in the Colosseum. Another artist who contributed ideas, both to Max and to costume designer Janty Yates, was Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, an English painter of the late 18th and early 19th century whose obsession with all things Roman extended to the accessories in his living quarters. "His paintings are very, very vivid reconstructions of what it was like to live in the palace, and of the street life--going shopping in downtown Rome in the second century."
Overall, says Max, "We weren't trying to do the Rome of, say, Virgil and Pliny; we were trying to do the Rome of Byron and Keats and Shelley." And, inevitably, the Rome of all the colossal Hollywood productions that precede Gladiator by 40 years or more, from Quo Vadis to The Fall of the Roman Empire. "We wanted to build on all the movies that have come before us," says the designer. "Most people, that's what they know of Rome, they don't know what's down in the basement of the British Museum or the archives of Pompeii. If you're doing an epic film, you can't turn up with something academically correct and disappoint people." Outright cliches were to be avoided: there were to be no scenes, for example, of anyone "lying on couches eating grapes." Scott's style is far too dynamic for that. Gladiator also calls on cinematic sources that may be unexpected: a sequence of the newly anointed emperor Commodus entering Rome backed by legions of troops in perfect formation unmistakably echoes Triumph of the Will. Says Max, "We copied Napoleon copying the Romans, and we copied the German fascists copying the Romans." If it was big, it was grist for the mill.
Yet the visual splendor of the Roman capital isn't even revealed until about 45 minutes into Gladiator. The film opens in the gloomy forests of "Germania," as the valiant Roman general Maximus (Russell Crowe) and his army face down the barbarian hordes. As with all of the movie's locations, the demands of shooting this large-scale, fiery battle were not easily met; Max spent a considerable portion of his preproduction period scouting the perfect spot. In this case, that turned out to be a commercial pine forest near Farnham, England. "This forest was about four years old, and that's the age they harvest the trees and sell them off to paper mills and lumberyards," says the designer. "They had already started, so when we saw that there was this big hole in the forest at the bottom of a hill, that's where we put our battle scene. We bought out the rest of the woods."
Though visual effects enhanced the second-century weaponry, the production still launched 16,000 flaming arrows, plus numerous catapults, spears, and "big terra-cotta bombs--our Roman molotov cocktails." Though the resulting forest fire was also digitally embellished, "the explosions in the background were to a large degree real; special effects did propane gas plumbing in the forest." In other words, the paper mills' and lumberyards' loss is DreamWorks Pictures' gain.
The site was ideal in a number of ways for Max and his English crew, led by supervising art director David Allday. "To accommodate all the horse activity in the woods, we had to pull up the roots of the trees that had been cut down, because they were obstructions," he says. "So we used the roots to dress the landscape. And whatever timber we cut down, we used to build fortifications, as the Romans would have done." There were also logistical advantages to the location. "On the hill overlooking the site, there was a very large flat area that had been cleared the previous year, and that's where we built our Roman camp. We built the emperor's compound plus two dozen tents, and effects extended that to make it look like hundreds of tents, enough for a large army. On the battlefield, you couldn't look up and see the tents because of the topography. What looks like a journey of 10km from the camp to the battlefield was really only about 100 yards."
The movie's next location was Ouarzazate, Morocco, where scenes of an enslaved Maximus learning the Gladiatorial ropes from Proximo (the late Oliver Reed) were shot. "We went to locations that gave us something to start with, to help us financially," says Max, whose $17 million budget looked smaller every day. "This town is at least 500 years old, and we used it as a backdrop to our small amphitheatre, the provincial gladiator ring." The location art department--there were four on Gladiator--was led by Benjamin Fernandez, and comprised about a dozen Spanish crew members and 50 Moroccans. "They made something like 40,000 mud bricks, although we used steel for the arena superstructure because there's very little wood in Morocco," says the designer. "Then we used wooden veneers on the steel beams. The style of it was based on a Roman town in northern Morocco; it was a provincial style that was different from the cosmopolitan Roman architecture. Near this town was another village with a ruin that we resurrected to create Proximo's gladiator school. We tacked on and blended in--that was our strategy in Morocco."
The bulk of Gladiator was shot on the Mediterranean island of Malta, where Rome was built not in a day but in about 20 weeks. "We were originally looking at Malta because of the outdoor horizon tank at their film studio," says Max. "Ridley was familiar with some of the locations there, one of which was an 18th-century Napoleonic fortress, Fort Ricasoli. Because of the position of this abandoned fort, the wind and the salt air had eroded and corroded the stone, which gave it a wonderful ancient look. The style was neoclassical, and we thought it would work--it gave us a great start. The enormous battlement walls were used to create our Roman street sets, and in the middle of this, there was a parade ground where the troops used to assemble. That's where we built our Colosseum."
There was a lot of physical work to be done on the part of supervising art director John King's crew, and the 300 or so construction workers. "The ground had to be leveled, and there was all kinds of engineering to be done to get it ready," says Max. "But it offered us space, and it was enclosed by these ancient-looking stone walls, with arches and some buildings we eventually did interiors in. We created a kind of Rome backlot."
But before that, a systematic shooting plan had to be worked out and coordinated with visual effects supervisor John Nelson and Mill Film, Ltd., the film's postproduction facility. "We built a gigantic model of the sets and existing buildings at Shepperton, and shipped it in huge crates to Malta," says Max. "It was like a giant chess set. Ridley and I would sit together over this and over a map of the site, and he would block out how the action would flow."
Another step in the process was storyboarding and computer previsualization, "to make sure before we started building that we would have enough set to cover the shots," says the designer. "Ridley likes to shoot long-lens, he's not a wide-angle guy. We plotted drawings into the computers, and then with various lens angles checked to see where we would need to do CG, and where we wouldn't. It was a balancing act between how much you spend on CG and how much you spend on making the set bigger. Of course, there was no way on earth you could afford to build it all. But how much building do you need to cover the live-action sequences? And the timing was such that we couldn't shoot the live-action stuff first and then see what we needed to do for the computer--their postproduction schedule wouldn't allow us that luxury. We had to commit ourselves from the beginning, because they were building 3D computer models of the sets we were building in full-size reality."
Max's crew ended up building a 52'–high portion of the three-tiered Colosseum's first tier, including seating, plus two entry gates, the emperor's box, and a dignitary's box. In addition, the elaborate bowels of the structure, which include a system of elevators to lift gladiators, tigers, and other combatants into the arena, were constructed. Other physical sets on location in Malta were the interior and exterior of the imperial palace, where the corrupt Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) and his incestuously adored sister Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) live in decadent luxury; the Roman senate antechamber, along with the grounds of the Forum; the residence of Senator Gracchus (Derek Jacobi); and the city marketplace.
The computer artists contributed much of the rest, including roofs and extended stories of the physical buildings. The most important job was adding the upper tiers, velarium, or canopy, and additional circumference of the Colosseum. "The beauty of the Colosseum is it's a symmetrical structure, and once you establish the base, you can repeat it," says Max. "They had to do a bit of bending to accommodate the perspective, but once they had our set, they took some time doing plates. They sampled the live set for texture and color and light, and just extended it, filling in the finishes and people." That was another big job for CG: the capacity of the stands in the physically reconstructed Colosseum was about 3,000 bloodthirsty spectators, a number Mill Film had to multiply by more than 10.
A few shots, like the celebrated overhead "Super Bowl" shot of the Colosseum, are almost entirely computer-generated. But for the most part, says Max, "Effects was in bed with us, and we were in bed with them." All of the breathlessly edited battles in the arena, for example, were blocked out on storyboards and shared with art and effects departments. "They're all covered in live action, and it's only when you look up and see some of the wide angles and 360° pans that you get into CG," says the designer. "With computer visualization of the little gladiator men models, and punching in various viewpoints and lens angles, you could figure out how to shoot. And because they were working on scenes we had previously shot while we were shooting new ones, Ridley could see very quickly where he was going; he didn't have to wait months and months. Mill has facilities in both LA and London, so it was 24 hours. With email, the previous day's 3D modeling could be seen by Ridley the next morning. There was time to finesse the final version."
The last big Roman epic, 1964's Fall of the Roman Empire, which had some of the same characters as Gladiator, was impressive in its own right, says Max. "They were constrained by the fact that they didn't have computer technology, and just had to build as much as they could." But the designer adds, "We used a lot of the old tricks, too. Behind the main entry of the Colosseum was a giant scenic backing, which we would put up and take down, because when we were shooting street scenes we didn't want to see a big forced-perspective painting. But when we were in the Colosseum, we wanted the illusion of depth. So we had Brian Bishop, a great scenic artist of the old school, do a vanishing point and other tricks of painted backings. We also did some cutouts of rooftops, put up on scaffolding like billboards in perspective. That gives you the same thing computer graphics gives you, but for less money. In certain cases, where it's deep in the background, you can get away with it. Some of those tricks are as good as they ever were. It was a very balanced art department--we had a lot of young computer-buff guys, and we had some old hands."
Production on Gladiator wrapped after a brief shooting period in northern Italy, which stood in for Maximus' Spanish home. (Here the crew was supervised by art director Franco Fumagalli.) Max, whose first feature design credit was David Fincher's Seven, and whose eclectic background includes concert lighting and stage design for Pink Floyd, and the conversion of London's St. John's Church into a concert hall, says of his latest project, "I just feel lucky to have gotten involved--it was an unforgettable experience on every level." Earlier, he had spent many months prepping the production I Am Legend for Scott, a film which didn't pan out. "It's part of the business," says Max. "You work on research and development, and sometimes the ideas don't fly. And I'm glad this one didn't, because we got to do Gladiator instead."
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Miley Cyrus turns back to ballad territory here, and her performance is strong. Unfortunately, the song sounds like Dr. Luke tossed off the production in his spare time after devoting more attention to Katy Perry. The drama sounds forced and overwrought. Miley Cyrus fans will want this, but it's not a key song in her recording history.
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Updated 9:39am Monday 16th June 2014 in News
A WOMAN who set up a family-based charity in Bromyard 15 years ago has been rewarded with an MBE.
Sheenagh Davis established the Holistic Opportunities for Play and Education (HOPE) Family Centre in February 1999, initially helping just two families.
It now works with about 500 families each month, providing family and emotional support ranging from dealing with disruptive children to budgeting and filling out paperwork.
The charity employs 42 people, with more than 20 volunteers helping out.
Mrs Davis says she was shocked to hear that she had received the award for services to children and families, and even doubted whether it was true.
"I was written to back in May," said the 56 year-old, who lives in Bromyard.
"I've not been able to say anything to anyone. It said 'strictly confidential' so I haven't told anyone, even my husband or three sons.
"I'm one of those people who doesn't like counting my chickens. But I recently received a call from Lady Darnley, the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, who confirmed the news."
Mrs Davis says she was nominated for recognition in the Queen's Birthday Honours by her colleague Aisling Hurney.
She says the charity began operating from an old magistrates court, and is now settled at their base on the Hereford Road.
"Over the years we have raised more than £2 million," said Mrs Davis.
"I've got a great fundraising team here. I'm just the mouth at the front really."
Mrs Davis says she is very grateful for the support her family has given her over the past 15 years.
"I've put Hope first quite a lot of the time, and I really appreciate my family's support.
"I have a very supportive husband who is known as 'long-suffering Nigel'.
"I think he'll be very proud when he finds out about the MBE."
Also recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours was Sutton St Nicholas resident Susan Davies, a former co-ordinator at Herefordshire Heartstart, who was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to emergency first aid.
Meanwhile, Susan Norrington, from Longtown, was also given a British Empire Medal for services to music for Craswall in recognition of her role as founder and director of Concerts for Craswall.
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Experimental Teleportation Gun
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It seems like they tried to make everything (in regards to the menus) "pretty". I'd prefer quicker, more responsive menus (especially going through rosters).
Franchise Mode
It appears very little has changed in franchise mode on the "next gen" platforms. In other words there is a lot to be desired. Madden on PS2 had great franchise features (ability to set stadium prices, revenue streams,etc...). Madden on PS3 is missing out on a lot the PS2 franchise had to offer. I've read that next year Franchise Mode will receive a major overhaul, but that's what EA said last year...
Overall, though I've only played a couple of games, there's not a lot overall that's changed. The thing I'm most thrilled about it the running game. I can't reiterate that enough. I'm an old school guy that likes to run 40 times a game and pass 15-20 times a game. In Madden 10 I threw 30+ times a game.
Overall it's an improvement over last year's game, and I'll give it an 4/5.
I've played Week 1 (versus Denver), and the Jags stadium is EMPTY. Very few people in the stands; I'm hoping that the place will be packed later on in my first season.
The Jaguars roster overall is pretty weak, but young. Tyson has 'A' potential along with Briton and Monroe from last year. Dillard has been downgraded to a 'C' potential. Vinny Manuwai is riding the pine, and has been downgraded to 'C' potential...I wonder if he's done (Vic has made some comments that make me worry).


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Robbie Alomar sued, denies having AIDS
If this is true--big if--it seems like it would explain a lot. I feel equal parts revulsion and sympathy. UPDATE: Alomar: "I am in very good health." Full story. He claims the allegations are lies and has asked for respect for his privacy. Obviously, I think we all hope this is the case.


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As a follow up to economist Frank Shostak's article on Estonia yesterday, S&P affirmed their positive outlook on Estonia. — JH
Estonia Ratings Affirmed At 'AA-/A-1+'; Outlook Revised To Stable On Economic Resilience And Political Stability
- We expect Estonia to remain resilient to a deeper and more prolonged slowdown in the eurozone, although we note that risks persist.
- We believe Estonia's significant fiscal buffers will be sufficient to absorb increasing pressures on government expenditure.
- We expect Estonia's still sizable net external liability position to stabilize despite small current account deficits.
- We are therefore revising our outlook on the long-term sovereign credit on Estonia to stable from negative, and affirming the long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on Estonia at 'AA-/A-1+'.
LONDON (Standard & Poor's) Oct. 19, 2012–Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it affirmed its long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Estonia at 'AA-/A-1+'. At the same time, we revised the outlook to stable from negative.
Our transfer and convertibility (T&C) assessment for Estonia, as for all eurozone (European Economic and Monetary Union or EMU) members is 'AAA', reflecting Standard & Poor's view that the likelihood of the European Central Bank restricting nonsovereign access to foreign currency needed for debt service is extremely low. This reflects the full and open access to foreign currency that holders of euro currently enjoy and which we expect to remain the case in the foreseeable future.
The ratings are supported by our view of Estonia's stable political environment, demonstrated control over government finances, unleveraged government balance sheet, and versatile and flexible economy. The ratings are constrained by Estonia's significant net external liability position and relatively moderate income levels compared with its eurozone peers.
Political, balance of payments, and ultimately fiscal pressures within the eurozone have affected Estonia much less than most other eurozone countries, in our opinion. Some 42% of Estonia's exported goods went to Sweden, Finland, and Russia in 2011, buffering Estonia's economic growth against the eurozone recession. We note, however, that Estonia's export-led recovery has somewhat slowed and slightly dampened its growth outlook. With the external environment weak and government spending stabilizing just above 40% of GDP, we forecast per capita real GDP growth of 2.6% this year, down from 8.3% in 2011. We estimate annual GDP growth of about 3.5% during 2012-2015, well below the 7%-10% range seen in the externally financed boom years of 2003-2007.
In our view, higher wage demands are manageable in light of the government's considerable fiscal flexibility, as long as they do not materially raise inflation and impair competitiveness. We view a teachers' strike in March and recent health care workers' strikes as increasing pressures on government expenditures, as is its support of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
We believe that spending pressure on the government is mitigated by its strong track record of generating surpluses in boom years, and only modest deficits during economic downturns. We do not expect any significant deviations from this; we anticipate the general government deficit to peak in 2012 (1.8% of GDP) as a result of its carbon-emission–trading-quota related expenditure, before returning to balance toward 2015 (and 1% of GDP annual increases in debt).
We expect the government's net debt burden to remain low at around 2% of GDP, which, in our opinion, provides Estonia with significant fiscal space to absorb potential negative economic shocks. We expect the majority of the net general government debt increase (liquid assets exceeded debt by 1% of GDP at end-2011) to be related to financing the ESM.
We expect the current account to return to a small deficit over the next few years. The country's net external liability position fell rapidly in 2011, as a result of valuation effects, to around 40% of current account receipts. However, we expect this to stabilize as current account deficits return and credit growth slowly moves back into positive territory. We expect Nordic parent banks to continue to support their Estonian subsidiaries.
The stable outlook reflects our expectation that Estonia will continue its relatively resilient economic performance, avoiding the credit-fueled boom and large external imbalances of the last decade, and benefiting from having export markets outside the eurozone. It also reflects Estonia's significant fiscal headroom and consistent policymaking, which allow the government to address growing political pressures around wages while maintaining a low debt burden.
We could lower the ratings if the eurozone crisis leads to a prolonged slowdown in Estonia. We could also lower our ratings on Estonia if we saw that wage pressures impair competitiveness and lead to larger external deficits, particularly if Nordic parent bank funding is squeezed at the same time.
We are unlikely to raise the ratings over the next two years. In the longer term, an upgrade could come from Estonia achieving income levels closer to the eurozone average, recording less volatility in growth and inflation, and demonstrating a longer track record of reduced reliance on external financing.


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When Nova Southeastern coach LeAnn Freeland took over the program two years ago, she and her staff knew something special could develop at a place she believed contained the total package.
Top-notch facilities in South Florida paired with quality recruits could create an atmosphere where a team was considered a national contender every season.
Freeland's vision continued to take shape as the top-seeded Sharks cruised past third-seeded Delta State 78-56 on Monday night in the NCAA Division II South Region championship at the Don Taft University Center.
Nova (23-8) advances to the Elite Eight, the furthest round it has reached in just its second NCAA Tournament appearance. The Sharks will face the West Region winner on March 27 at Rattlers Arena in San Antonio.
Since losing to Rollins College in the second round of the Sunshine State Conference tournament on March 9, the Sharks have won three in a row by an average of 22 points.
"Our coaching staff had quite the vision, and we were bold enough to share it with every recruit that walked through our door," said Freeland, who still had confetti in her hair from the postgame celebration. "For it to come to fruition means a lot. I'm starting to become emotional. It's a really special moment we get to share together."
Delta State (21-10), a six-time national champion, opened the game with a 10-4 run over a 4:18 span, knocking down its first four shots. After falling behind 12-4 with 14:40 remaining in the first half, Nova went on a 13-5 run over the next five minutes to take its first lead on sophomore guard Danielle Robinson's layup.
The Statesmen committed seven turnovers and made just 37.5 percent of their shots as the Sharks captured a 34-26 halftime advantage.
"It's the game of basketball," said senior guard Tailor Jones, who scored 16 points and was named the region's Most Outstanding Player. "It's an imperfect game, so there's going to be ups and downs. We just kept pushing and being aggressive and stayed together and persevered and came out on top."
A four-point deficit was the closest Delta State got in the second half thanks to sophomore guard Rhandi Ball's layup just 2:46 into the half. Following sophomore forward Seneca Walton's jumper at 13:10, the Statesmen produced just three buckets over the next 11 minutes.
Robinson's three-pointer handed Nova its largest lead, 72-47, with 2:54 left in the game. Ball, who scored eight of Delta State's first 10 points, scored a game-high 28 on 14-of-21 shooting.
"Words can't even express how I feel right now," said Robinson, who scored a team-high 20 points. "I'm just so proud of us with the hard work we put in to get here. We're happy, but we're not satisfied. This is just another step we're trying to take for the program."


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St. Joseph Sea 66, Nazareth 63
St. Joseph by-the-Sea won the CHSAA A division junior varsity boys' basketball championship by rallying to defeat Nazareth at Fordham Prep in the Bronx on Saturday night.
The Vikings, who finished the season at 20-6 overall, had five players in double figures: Mike Tesoriero led the way with 14 points while Larry Ross scored 13, Mike Matrangelo added 12 and Mike Maiz and Jason Demick scored 11 apiece.
Molloy 55, St. Peter's 53
Andrew Kartalis scored 23 points and Dylan Walsh added 15 as the Eagles rallied from a 33-23 halftime deficit to take a late lead, only to fall short in the final minute of the CHSAA AA quarterfinals at Christ the King in Queens.
St. Peter's grabbed a 51-50 lead at the 1:30 mark after trailing 45-38 after three periods, but missed a couple of key free throws down the stretch.
The Eagles ended the season at 21-5.
Susan Wagner 68, Lincoln 60
Donnell Hill (14 points), Keyshawn Mason (14) and Ben Smith (12) led the visiting Falcons in a Coaches vs. Cancer tourney game on Saturday.
Susan Wagner 80, Boys & Girls 71
On Sunday in the same tourney, Ryan McRoberts scored 26 points and Keyshawn Mason had 21 in the Falcons win.


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Alexa Vega Asks Fans To Respect Her Privacy After Marrying Carlos Pena
Alexa Vega and Carlos Pena just got married in Mexico over the weekend, and they are having a great time vacationing with their family and friends. Alexa has asked that their fans be sure to respect their privacy though!
The actress posted the following note the day after her wedding:
We love and appreciate your support! But guys… Please be respectful of our vacation too. Lots of love to you all.
Congratulations to Carlos and Alexa on their big day, and hopefully they are able to enjoy the rest of their vacation and honeymoon!


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Negative Affects of Sweets
Most toddlers are attracted to sweets like bees to honey. But even though your tot will reach for the candy, ice cream, jam, and even the sugar packets (you suddenly realize he's quiet at the restaurant because he's somehow managed to suck through the packet and is eating the sugar), experts agree that it's best to limit sweets as much as possible.
Too much sugar can negatively affect many children, causing them to be hyperactive and have mood swings. And, it's not just sugar in food; don't forget about sweet drinks. According to the American Academy of Pediatricians, too much sugar in soda leads to childhood obesity, tooth decay, and calcium deficit (because kids who drink soda aren't drinking milk).
Ruth Yaron, author of the bestselling book "Super Baby Food," suggests parents not only avoid sweets for their toddlers but that they also read ingredients carefully and stay away from canned and packaged food with a high sugar content. Whenever possible Yaron says you should offer your toddler a variety of healthy foods and snacks like fruits and vegetables, whole grain crackers, and hard-boiled eggs instead of candy.
Safety Note
If you do allow your child some sweets, never give a toddler hard candy as it is a choking hazard.


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We may all want to while away the hours prancing from one sample sale to the next, or loading our virtual shopping carts with an entire season's worth of new duds. Of course, real life (and even realer bank accounts) get in the way. The Goods, our new curated daily feature, delivers one standout steal hand-selected for your quick and easy shopping pleasure. Today's find: The high-gloss heels for putting a fierce spin on a classic.
It's amazing what a good dousing of acid can do for a print's visual appeal. Take camo — apparently the world's supply was not entirely depleted after Rihanna x River Island happened, and at Carven Spring 2014 it was soaked in Kool Aid, spiked with estrogen and served straight up.
These leopard heels from Aldo put an equally trippy spin on a print you thought you knew. With a touch of neon and a wash of pastel blue they're almost more floral than leopardy, though the high gloss finish is still pretty wild. So is the under-$100 price tag.
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay head basketball coach Brian Wardle will be investigated by the university for allegations of player mistreatment, according to Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
For more on Green Bay basketball, head over to Mid-Major Madness.
The school received a complaint from the parents of freshman center Ryan Bross, who decided to transfer at the end of the season. University chancellor Thomas Harden acknowledged receiving a letter from Bross' parents, but would not expand on specific details. Sources told Demovsky that the complaint accused Wardle of verbal abuse.
Three other players departed the program during and after the season. The school will try to "determine with the investigation" whether or not the incident involving Bross is a sign of a widespread issue.
Wardle is 47-49 in three seasons at Green Bay. The Phoenix finished 18-16 in 2012-13, good for a tie for third place in the Horizon League.
More in College Basketball:
• 5 biggest questions for 2013-14
• Michael Carter-Williams enters NBA draft
• Trey Burke's amazing ascent to the top
• Louisville could return 4 starters from title team
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by Josh Orton, Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 08:47:08 AM EDT
Oh joy:
For liberal Democrats unhappy with the way Max Baucus is handling health care reform, here's another dose of bad news: He's got his hands on climate and energy, too.
Behind closed doors, Sen. Baucus has been staking his claim on major aspects of the climate bill, including financing for a cap-and-trade system.
That turf puts Baucus in direct conflict with Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, who believes her committee has control over cap-and-trade allocations. Boxer would fold the provisions into her broader climate and energy bill, which would establish caps on greenhouse gas emissions for the next several decades, according to Senate Democratic aides.
Delegating authority to committee chairmen is part of the Senate process, but Democratic leadership should be wary of handing off additional authority to Baucus on big chunks of the progressive agenda - his style and politics aren't helping.
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
My Last Post on this Stuff
First, has anyone noticed how inconsistent the newspaper coverage has been? You would think that on an issue like this they would make sure they fact-checked themselves, but I've caught quite a few misstatements and misrepresentations in their articles about the publishing industry.
Next, I have to admit that there is a good chance that Jones would have hoodwinked me as well. I've met the agent in question a few times, but I know her more by reputation, and she is by all accounts considered a very good and ethical agent. This is actually not an easy thing - I'm sure you could find a few people who would have a bad word or two to say about me.
Anyway, if one of my clients referred a writer to me, and that writer sent me their project and provided letters and photographs to support their story, and then introduced me to actual people who claimed to be the writer's foster siblings, I could imagine myself believing the story and not digging further.
Finally, a number of people have asked about the whole fiction v. memoir angle. Rachel Donadio addresses this rather well here, even if her article title was taken from me (j/k).
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You say, "I'm burned out talking about Love and Consequences," and that's understandable: it reflects badly on your industry, if not you personally. But your blog readers, and readers in general, clearly aren't burned out, and they deserve a chance to be heard. After all, as someone said elsewhere, these are the same agents and editors who many writers have to beg to read their manuscripts, and when they hear about incidents like this, it fuels an already simmering resentment.
Further, the industry rationale you endorse (that expense and time prevent even the most basic fact-checking) rings hollow, especially considering the advances given to some of these now-exposed faux memoirists. A grad-student intern could've sent a few e-mails and caught most of these; how expensive is that?
I don't mean to chastize you personally here; you had nothing to do with this. But as a representative of the industry who has initiated a public forum, I'm not sure cutting off discussion is the best approach.
- March 6, 2008 at 12:25 PM
First, has anyone noticed how inconsistent the newspaper coverage has been? You would think that on an issue like this they would make sure they fact-checked themselves, but I've caught quite a few misstatements and misrepresentations in their articles about the publishing industry.
It's appalling how frequently the news media rely on each other for the news. All it takes is one bad "fact" to make it into an otherwise respectable article, and suddenly that "fact" will begin showing up elsewhere.
- March 6, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- benwah said...
I assume that most of the people who read agents' blogs are writers, and aspiring writers at that. That being the case, I'm surprised to find the number of comments on this topic that shift the blame to the agent, the editor, the publishing industry. A book is a writer's product, therefore the author holds primary responsibility. Isn't that part of what we like about writing?
- March 6, 2008 at 12:54 PM
- Jonathan Lyons said...
Actually, in my opinion it reflects the most poorly on writers, and on people and society in general, though I'm not saying publishers shouldn't have any culpability. I am saying that I don't the agent should have any.
My blog is still open to comments, and so I am certainly not limiting the chance for people to continue to be heard. I'm just not going to post on it anymore unless something new comes up.
- March 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Benwah said: "I'm surprised to find the number of comments on this topic that shift the blame to the agent, the editor, the publishing industry."
The reason, simply, is that the industry positions itself as the gateway to publication, accepting and rejecting for its own, often arcane, reasons (i.e., "This won't sell as a novel, so let's call it a memoir, Mr. Frey." "Whatever you say, Ms. Talese."). Yes, the writer bears ultimate responsibility for what she writes, but if the industry is going to present and profit from this product, it also must also bear some of the responsibility.
(That, and the fact that each of these disgraced writers received at least six figure advances, when most writers subsist on far, far less, I think accounts for this distribution of blame.)
- March 6, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- December/Stacia said...
Mr. Lyons, did you see this? Now the NYT is saying they won't do profiles like the one which led to the "discovery" anymore. (According to Gawker, the profile was done in part because the aquiring editor is related to the head of the section, or something. The article is there if you click Seltzer's name.) They've been giving the story extensive coverage.
And yes, I think this sort of thing reflects far worse on the liars themselves, than on the people who were given false proof and believed it because they were so excited to discover a new talent. Optimism and trust are good things, aren't they? Falling in love with a book and a writer's voice is a good thing, isn't it?
- March 6, 2008 at 1:23 PM
- Ryan Field said...
"Actually, in my opinion it reflects the most poorly on writers, and on people and society in general."
I hate to say it, but I agree.
I've always known publishing to be a nice industry, where people trust each other and work together. I hope that doesn't change because of all this.
And, how many agents are either going to stay away from memoirs now, or become overly cautious? You couldn't blame them either.
- March 6, 2008 at 2:32 PM
- Adaora A. said...
I think she could have wrote the book on how to lie about anything and everything. She's a con artist. You hear stories about all sorts of con artists all the time. For some people (as I've seen across the net) to point the finger at her agent and the publishers to 'do their homework' I say they're talking nonsense. When someone is THAT TALENTED at lying, there is nothing you can do. As you said - and as we've seen - she presented all evidence necessary to provide 'validity.' What do they want agents to do now, demand that every memoir writing author provide DNA evidence, alibi's, clothing, and anything else that is obscure to prove their case now?
- March 6, 2008 at 7:10 PM
- bookfraud said...
whenever i see all of these rationales for why the business missed (again) a fake, i think of "a fan's notes" by frederick exley. exley's book had the whiff of authenticity, but it clearly calls itself "a fictional memoir."
of course, exley's book far outclasses these pretenders, in terms of quality of prose, emotional impact, etc. that's why if seltzer/frey/defonseca were trying to sell their wares as fiction, they would have bombed. you read "a million little pieces" as a novel, and you will laugh out loud, but as the "truth," it acquires the facade of quality.
so it's not a matter of "fiction vs. memoir," but a matter of that frey and seltzer would have sold about 23 books -- if they were published at all -- as novelists.
and i still have a hard time exculpating the publisher in seltzer's case, who had already been burned, and whose "proof" of authenticity came via mail.
all my crankiness has been exorcised from my system. thank you for letting me bloviate.
- March 6, 2008 at 8:40 PM
- Aimless Writer said...
I would think the ultimate responsibility falls on the author not the agent. And a memoir would be hard to prove as a lot of it is perspective. Unless you have the video tapes of the life...who knows? I could tell you stories that would curl your hair, but do I have proof? No. Are they true? Yes. Who would think when something happens to you in your 20's that you will need to prove it happened years later?
I think a lot of good memoirs would have been lost if they had to prove every little thing.
I wouldn't blame an agent on this at all.
- March 7, 2008 at 7:24 AM
The agent/publisher team should learn how to hot dog ski.
In hot dog skiing, when you're going to fall, you still might have just enough time to get one or two more cool turns in and you go for it. By taking one or two more turns, you usually don't fall after all.
You've got to stay into the ride.
So here's just one possibility of what they could have done:
Run to a printer and quickly get a sticker. Slap that sticker over the cover stating (that it was): based on interviews and is in essence a documentary/opinion piece intended to serve as a memoir for ___ and that certain names and faces have been changed, combined, etc. to protect their identities in the hood.
And started setting up interviews and more.
Because the truth is they wanted to make a bestseller and now that they have everyone's interest, ride that board down the mountain.
Make that writer do interviews, signings, and begin work on her rehabilitation or therapy or understanding of the business and get another book out of that.
It could be titled: My Evil Twin or The Devil Made Me Do It and Other Confessions of a False Memoir Writer, etc.
- March 7, 2008 at 12:45 PM
or "Love and Lying"...
- March 7, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Or Lying and Consequences
- March 9, 2008 at 6:04 PM
So, will you, J.Lyons, be more suspicious or skeptical of memoirs? What will attract/repel you after all this?
- March 9, 2008 at 6:07 PM


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