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"When A Man Loves A Woman ~ Wow!"
This is a great mystery! It hooked me from the first sentence and it just kept reeling me in! The narrator is excellent and I can't say enough about his voice! It is read like a story should be read with all the emotions (and longings in this case) that the author intended. I have not read much of Coben (maybe one many years ago) but I would recommend this one to any mystery lover... Highly Recommend...
"A Super Short Story!"
This is neither abridged nor unabridged. It is simply a very short-short "sample" of Jack Reacher and his abilities of observation and deduction. I am a long-time Lee Child and Jack Reacher fan. Nevertheless, this story is so short that it's hardly worth a review because there is not much that can be said without saying too much. I agree with the other reviewers who disliked the shortness of the novel and I agree that there is a lot missing in the development of characters and the development of the storyline/plot that would have provided clearer answers as to the ending and "why" of the story. I also agree that this one is not worth a credit, but I bought thru one of audible's special offers (1.95). As usual, Dick Hill does a superb performance job.
"One of Three Pines' Best!"
This is one of the more intricate mysteries in the Three Pines series, but the story happens outside of the Three Pines village. This novel deepens the listener's understanding of one of Three Pines' dysfunctional families while providing a murder for Inspector Gamache and his team to solve. Cosham's narration is excellent as usual.
"The Least Suspected is the Best Suspect....."
I really enjoyed most all of Louise Penny's Three Pines novels. I believe that I have read them all. This one was really intriguing. Maybe it's because I like the style of Chief Inspector Gamache. Maybe it's because I like all of the characters of the Three Pines village. It is difficult to write a review on this one without giving away too much. The synopsis written by audible is a good description. A despicable woman has been murdered in front of many potential witnesses but nobody saw a thing or they saw but are not telling! If you like a story that is more mystery/suspense and some thriller aspects, then the Three Pines novels might be of interest to you. The narrator, Ralph Cosham, is an excellent performer. He is the voice of Gamache for me.
"Saw the Movie Instead...."
A little over the half way point of listening to this book, I decided to see the movie which was interesting and really held my interest whereas the book was getting on my nerves with the back and forth reading of Nick and Amy's journals. I still have not finished listening because the movie quenched my interest. The movie was more succinct and got to the point without too much filler. While listening to the novel, I just couldn't get past how boring, drawn-out, and saggy the story had become. At this point, I assume the movie's ending is the same as the book. If so, I can say that the ending was a huge disappointment and I just didn't care what happened to either character. They were two sick puppies... they are both selfish and it is too bad they are married to each other.
With all that said, I did find that this mystery/thriller/suspense is not your cookie cutter type in anyway. First, the writing is superb and the narration is good in terms of performance. Second, the use of twists and turns in the way Flynn depicts and unveils the dark side of this couple are unique. The premise of the storyline is good, but just too much filler in the book.
If you can take 19 hours of listening to one novel, then this might be the listen for you. I just can't bring myself to recommend... see the movie instead.
"Good Story With Lackluster Ending..."
The premise of the story was good and had potential to develop into an excellent story but the ending and the ongoing guessing as to who was threatening and why the vice president was being threatened, got a little frustrating. The ending was laughable. After 30/40 years, the motivation for such a threat was not logical. I think that somebody (writers, editors) did not do their job. Somebody signed off on this one based on Lee Child's reputation or something just as stupid. I gave the high stars because overall the story held my interest and because I am a fan of Jack Reacher. Narrator, Dick Hill is at his usual best. He is the voice of Jack Reacher. I wish the ending had more grit, more teeth, more substance that made sense to intelligent readers.
"Action Packed! Loved It!"
This I my first read/listen by Brett Battles but certainly not my last... I picked the title based on reviews and 4.95 offer by audible. I am so glad that I took the offer and glad that I read this one first (based on the highly rated reviews of the other Quinn titles).
The story kept me listening and on the edge of my seat throughout. This is the story of how a newly inexperienced rookie cop uses his instincts, combined with his training lands him in the middle of a professional hit and clean-up job gone wrong. He thinks outside the box and finds the clues overlooked by the detectives working the case. Quinn reminded me a little bit of a younger Colombo but much more...more modern, more action, more suspense and much more entertaining. This is the story of how Jake Oliver became Jonathan Quinn, the Cleaner. Highly recommend.
Scott Brick is one of my favorite narrators and he did an excellent job.
"An Easy Listen...."
I like listening to Ralph Cosham. Generally, he uses a calm tone and use increased tension and excitement in his voices when needed. For me, his voice makes the novel easy to listen to for 9.5 hours of narration. It is character development and personality quirks that help him to distinguish his voice for each character.
I did not read Book 1 first.. I read three of the novels before reading this story (book 1) and I have three or four more books in the series to go. So far, all the stories have held my interest throughout, however, I would strongly suggest reading this series in order if possible which will help the listener appreciate and fully understand the back stories that are referred to in each story.
What I've found is that Ms. Penny builds each novel upon the previous story in some way. Yes, I have had to "suspend my disbelief" a little too much but I think the stories give me what I am after and that is a good whodunit while transporting me to another place even if its a fantasy/made up place. Three Pines is described so well that I feel that I could find it. Character development is very good, you get to know the reoccurring characters very well.
In addition to the whodunit aspect which has good twists and turns, there are mystical and otherworldly undertones in this little village where everybody knows everybody and it's become a second home for investigator Armand Gamache.
"Lord Crick is Dead! Was He Murdered?"
Never read the printed version... please do not ask this question. we are here for the audio versions.....
The anatomist
No favorite scene, but an unusual scene is when Lord Crick's body exhumed and opened, a storm of flies comes out and catches everybody by surprise.
There is not much to be said about this story... it is pretty much one dimensional in that a man (Lord Crick) is dead and buried, his death ruled natural causes, but the town gossipers says that he was murdered and Lady Farrell's husband is the suspect. Lady Farrell calls on the best anatomist to investigate and -- you guessed it! -- somebody else killed him.
"Horse Jockey Turned Detective: Lies & Video Tapes"
Light-Hearted Entertainment
No, the plot did not keep me on the edge of my seat, but I thoroughly enjoyed the easy, relaxing listen.
I had not listen to Prebble before but enjoyed listening to his variety of voices. He has a good range of voices he produced for the characters. I look forward to listening to him again.
An Interesting Political Twist on Wire Tapping.
This suspenseful drama is set in England and is largely about the behind the scenes of horse (jumping hurdles) racing... the who's who among the owners, etc. and the back biting that goes on to get the upper hand over your opponents. There is no real sex scenes but a little talk.... The main character is a Jockey who investigates to find out who is giving a newspaper rag lies and misinformation about his sister and her husband's financial information and their horse training business. Interesting and Entertaining....
"An Interesting Listen"
I like this writer. His stories are usually very interesting. This story had a strong beginning, middle and an ending that at first I thought "what the hell" does that do for the ending of a pretty good story and what does that have to do with redemption?!!. But upon reflection, I think the attorney did get his redemption afterall, but not in the way that he had hoped it would be.
Suffering the loss of his wife and child, this attorney agrees to take on a "hot button" case that he believes will help him redeem himself if he can save the defendant from a "death" sentence. He had just won a case even though he knew the defendant was guilty. And now he is suffering the tragic loss the his family. He is feeling guilty that he was a workaholic and didn't spend enough time with his wife and child before they was tragically taken away from him. He thinks that maybe if he could help save an innocent man's life, he could redeem himself in the process.
The story moves along at a good pace and had good twists and turns, and the ending had a good "didn't see it coming" twist. At first I was totally disappointed but after reflection I realized that, Yes, the attorney did save a person's life but not in the life or death kind of way he had hoped for, but from a more romantic kind of way.
The narrator did an excellent job with differentiation between male and female voices. Kevin T. Collins' voice is soothing yet with lots of energy. The kind of narration that I like. The price for this novel is low and worth the listen... Recommend.
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Home décor store, Anna's Linens, surveys 3,700 people with some pretty strange and surprising results.
Sleep is nature's way of recharging of our bodies' batteries. There are early birds and night owls, folks who snore, and insomniacs. As with anything else in life, we're all different, and Anna's Linens' survey definitely reflects that.
According to the survey, 74 percent of Americans wear pajamas to bed, and the rest wear "something else". What's interesting is the number that reported sleeping nude. That's less than one in ten, or 8%!
Speaking of sleeping nude, I dated a girl in high school and when I spent the night at her house (what were our parents thinking?) she warned me: if you get up in the middle of the night, don't turn on any lights. My dad sleeps naked and he sleepwalks a lot. Luckily, I never saw anything.
It just depends on how I'm feeling. Nine times out of ten though, I sleep in athletic basketball-style shorts without a shirt.
Some of the other stats that came from the survey reflect sleep quality and style.
65% of people get a good restful night's sleep only three or less nights per week.
74% of people sleep on their side, 16% on their stomachs, and 10% on their backs.
I seem to be the minority when it comes to these stats. As a kid, I always slept on my stomach and I had a hard time falling asleep. Now though, I fall asleep in no time, and often sleep on my back. I'd say I get a good restful night's sleep probably every night of the week.
"The company also found that many people don't remember their dreams. More than half of the respondents said they could recall less than a quarter of their dreams, while about 10 percent said they remembered nearly all their dreams from the previous night's sleep.
As for the nature of the dreams, nearly 70 percent felt their dreams were not as "interesting" as their friends' dreams. However, another 44 percent said their dreams were "more bizarre" than their friends'."
Anna's Linens probably wanted to know more about people's sleep habits so they could better target their marketing; it makes perfect sense.
"We were surprised eight percent of our respondents admitted to sleeping naked. For that group, we suggest our 100 percent Egyptian cotton sheets," CEO Alan Gladstone said. "They feel great against the skin."
Some other interesting sleep facts are, lack of sleep can raise the sensation of hunger by 25 percent. Sleep more and you can eat more or burn more calories. Also, sleep deprivation is linked with lower libido and less interest in sex in both men and women. Sometimes to spice things up you need to start by resting.
Rapper Eminem lines his windows with aluminum foil to keep the room dark no matter what time he's sleeping. Traveling often can affect sleep schedules, so that's how he avoids any lost Z's.
Diva Mariah Carey reportedly sleeps 15 hours a night with more than 15 humidifiers.
Tom Cruise snores, and Lady Gaga likes to sleep in the gigantic egg from her 2011 Grammy appearance.
Do you do something weird when you sleep?
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Orthodox Church St. Peter and Paul in Karlsbad
posted by: rsc_cz
location: Karlovarsky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 2/18/2010
last visited: 2/22/2014
Assumption of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Denver, Colorado
Assumption of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Cathedral located in Denver, Colorado
posted by: Outspoken1
location: Colorado
date approved: 12/14/2009
last visited: never
Holy Trinity Cathedral - Dnipropetrovsk,Ukraine
Holy Trinity Cathedral is located in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
posted by: Berkut
location: Ukraine
date approved: 11/29/2009
Sioni Tbilisi Cathedral
Sioni Cathedral is located in the "Old Tiflis" area of Tbilisi, Georgia.
location: Georgia
last visited: 3/4/2014
Greek Church of the Holy Trinity - Vienna, Austria
The Greek Orthodox church on Fleischmarkt in the 1st district of Vienna.
posted by: BakaGaijin
location: Wien, Austria
date approved: 11/13/2009
last visited: 3/30/2014
La cathedrale saint Nicolas de Nice - France
La Cathédrale Orthodoxe Russe de Nice.
posted by: tontonlou
location: France
date approved: 10/20/2009
last visited: 10/29/2014
St. George Greek Orthodox Church - Hartford, CT
Located in Hartford, CT
posted by: KDubs
location: Connecticut
date approved: 10/14/2009
last visited: 10/17/2009
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church - Fort Worth, Texas
The first Greek Orthodox to arrive in Ft. Worth, Texas was Demetrios Anagnostakis, a native of Crete, in 1892. His interest in cattle and cowboys and his desire to be a cowboy brought him to Ft. Worth, the leading cattle center of the southwest.
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location: Texas
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Ayios Elias / Prophet Elias Church in Protaras (Cyprus)
Small, but picturesque orthodox church of Prophet Elias (Ayios Elias) is located on the small hill above town Protaras on the SE coast of Cyprus...
posted by: Dorcadion Team
location: Cyprus
date approved: 10/2/2009
last visited: 6/22/2013
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Greek Orthodox Church opened in 1923.
posted by: Metro2
location: Pennsylvania
date approved: 9/19/2009
last visited: 9/7/2009
Kirche der Göttlichen Weisheit - Münchenstein, BL, Switzerland
The Greek Orthodox church of a suburb of Basel.
posted by: fi67
location: Nordwestschweiz (AG/BL/BS), Switzerland
date approved: 9/18/2009
Church of the Birth of the Blessed Mother of God in Putinki
17th century church near Tverskaya / Chehovskaya metro station.
posted by: haggaeus
location: Russia
date approved: 9/17/2009
last visited: 10/7/2013
St Stephen the Great Orthodox Church - Bournemouth Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, UK
This large, impressive Orthodox church stands at a road junction in Poole.
posted by: Dragontree
location: Southern England, United Kingdom
date approved: 9/15/2009
Saints Constantine and Helen Holy Theophany Orthodox Church - Colorado Springs, CO
The Domes of this Orthodox Temple stand out in the northwest neighborhood of the city
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date approved: 9/3/2009
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L'église orthodoxe de Genève
[FR] Elle est située dans une des parties les plus élevés de la ville qui domine le lac. [EN] The church is located on one of the highest points of the city overlooking the lake.
posted by: RakeInTheCache
location: Suisse romande (GE/VD/FR), Switzerland
last visited: 11/3/2014
Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church - East Syracuse, NY
This is the Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, located in the northern part of East Syracuse, NY.
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location: New York
last visited: 4/18/2011
St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral
St. Spiridon Russian Othodox and Greek Catholic Cathedral in Seattle, founded in 1895.
location: Washington
date approved: 8/20/2009
last visited: 8/29/2009
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The Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church in the Scarborough section of Toronto is the oldest Armenian church community in Toronto, and sits among an area that is now a combination of residences and commercial buildings.
posted by: NorStar
location: Ontario, Canada
date approved: 8/12/2009
last visited: 5/10/2013
St Paul's Greek Orthodox Church - Savannah, GA
Built in 1898 as the Lawton Memorial. Used as public space until the church acquired the property in 1941.
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date approved: 7/25/2009
last visited: 6/13/2010
Church of Birth of the Blessed Mother of God - Korolev
Newly built church in place of a demolished one.
date approved: 7/2/2009
Orthodox church HH Konstantijn&Helena
orthodoxe kerk Brugge "HH Konstantijn & Helena"
posted by: lopac44
location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
date approved: 6/3/2009
last visited: 6/3/2009
Church of SS Boris & Gleb - Kideksha, Russia
Oldest church in the region - 1152
posted by: Hoblik
date approved: 5/22/2009
last visited: 9/22/2009
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Zesnuti presvate Bohorodice) - Prague, Czech Republic
Orthodox church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Prague.
posted by: Dadan
location: Czech Republic
date approved: 4/29/2009
last visited: 4/5/2014
Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Chrám Zvestování presvaté Bohorodice (Na Slupi - Prague)
Originally was this old Gothic church called "The church of the Our Lady on the Grass", but after 1995, when was donated by Prague Magistrate to the Orthodox Church, it bears a new name: The Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
date approved: 4/24/2009
last visited: 1/19/2014
Cathedral of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Prague / Katedrální chrám Sv. Cyrila a Sv. Metodeje v Praze
The Cathedral of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Prague is the principal church in the Metropolitan Council of the Czech Republic. The existing structure had its origins as a Roman Catholic church built between 1730-1736 by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer.
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December 22nd, 2014
Published on February 23rd, 2011 | by Randomguru4
Some time ago, we focused on the quintessential beauty of Angelina Jolie with a post about her diet and exercise routine.
For some reason that post has been the most popular here at the Zen Garden.
So, in continuing our "Just What Does She Eat, Anyway?" series, today's focus is on the lovely and talented Jessica Alba.
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Jessica Alba is one of the most beautiful leading ladies in all of Hollywood. So, it would be interesting to explore what she does to stay in top shape, and find out just what she eats in order to maintain her beautiful figure.
I recently caught her in the Robert Rodriguez film, Machete, and I must say she looked in great shape, and had a very physical role as agent Sartana Rivera.
Well, no doubt, much has already been written online about what Jessica Alba does in order to look so amazing, and to train for specific movie roles that require physical prowess and to achieve a lean, sculpted physique. I read that she was supposedly battling Anorexia in her teen years, and was much too thin. Nowadays (especially for a Mom) she looks to be in her best shape ever.
From the video interview (below), Jessica talks about her role as Max Guevara in the Dark Angel series, and what she did to get into shape for the role.
This workout schedule centers around her training for Dark Angel, but since then she has incorporated similar workouts to keep physically fit.
Since her Dark Angel days, she has managed to stay in top physical condition. But according to several sources, Jessica Alba still maintains a diet and exercise program to look her best.
Here's an article that gets into specifics about what machines she uses, her weekly exercise routine and her dietary intake. Apparently, she sticks to a South Beach diet plan that features lean chicken and meat, with lots of fruits and vegetables, and staying away from the starchy carbs and breads.
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The South Beach Diet: In A Nutshell
Well, in an industry where looks and a fit body are prerequisites, it becomes a part of the job to workout and eat healthy, cut the carbs and the garbage, and do the cardio and weight training in order to look your best. And I'm sure that getting more fit is a big confidence booster as well, and a part of the process to being a success.
Spotlight on Jessica Alba: Just What Does She Eat, Anyway?
Spotlight on Angelina Jolie: Just What Does She Eat, Anyway?
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Spotlight on Keira Knightley: Just What Does She Eat, Anyway?
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When large numbers of the living start dressing up as the undead, they are announcing a true cultural phenomenon. It may seem like a fad, but zombies matter--not just in the sociology of pop culture but in how we collectively orient ourselves toward the future of civilization itself.
Pondering the zombie apocalypse is a form of shared emotional preparation--a collective therapy--for facing bad things to come. It is also, ironically, society's only working pathway to real-world, worst-case strategic analysis. And as Americans, in particular, it is our clearest window into our own dark side--and at the same time, a potential key to national renewal.
The civilizational significance of zombies is there in all cultural treatments, AMC's The Walking Dead being a revelation among them. But only Max Brooks's World War Z elevates zombies to high literature. Yes, high: like Tolstoy's War and Peace, or Graves's I Claudius, or Orwell's 1984. It is a history with the full sweep of a grand narrative directly addressing every one of life's big questions.
World War Z fulfills its literary promise on all three civilizational levels. As collective therapy, it shows how we will find a way to keep hoping, and to celebrate just being alive. As worst-case strategic analysis, it reveals the human future that is coming but we still cannot yet bear to face. As a window into the soul, it offers America two paths: one into darkness and extinction, the other into greatness beyond anything we have yet achieved. Brad Pitt and Hollywood's movie of the novel may not matter in the end, and it may not sing like the book. But it should still try, because zombies do matter.
Collective Therapy
How did we humans manage to get this far? We have been on the rocks several times. Anthropologists call these events bottlenecks. The worst of these came 150,000 years ago at Pinnacle Point in South Africa. There, the last remnants of humanity, a few ragged bands of us, fought off extinction by climate change. We survived, so scientists tell, by learning to eat shellfish.
New thinking tells us that consciousness itself is an evolutionary adaptation, and it is easy to see how being self-aware helped us survive.
But consciousness also can limit what we see. It allows us, even encourages us, to live in denial of the biggest new threats. For ruling establishments especially, the pressure to keep people oblivious can be all the more acute because admitting to big danger directly threatens legitimacy. Regimes only want "threats" that keep the money coming and the people in check.
Hence, at the beginning of World War Z, the big plague is on its way but the U.S. administration is in full, on-message denial. As the thinly veiled Karl Rove tells it:
What, you would rather we told people the truth? That it wasn't a new strain of rabies but a mysterious uber-plague that reanimated the dead? Can you imagine the panic that would have happened: the protest, the riots, the billions in damage to private property? Can you imagine all those wet-pants senators who would have brought the government to a standstill ... can you imagine the damage it would have done to that administration's political capital?
Does this mean consciousness actually works against our ability to prepare for the Big One? No, because there is a safety valve that elites cannot control. It is called literature.
Literature is humankind's vehicle for collectively preparing and readying ourselves for the threat of annihilation. The genre that you could call apocalyptic lit has been with us for a long time. It really took off when civilization began to collapse in the sixth century after Justinian's plague (brought on by climate change).
People turned to literature to frame their response, to seek solace, to organize chaos into meaning. Medical science? Modern management? None of those solutions even existed. But literature did, and offered something more important: a reason to keep going. A reason to live. The Western world survived literally because a single city survived: Constantinople. But the people behind those great walls still had to keep believing.
The zombie virus makes us fight the war *they* want, and critical time is lost while we struggle to make the necessary recognition. Only the prospect of extinction opens our eyes.
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim writers all lived through these times, and they tapped into the climate of fear and dread. But their "apocalypses" actually had a different practical utility. As Johannes Fried writes, "such rhetoric is neither hysterical nor the result of panic but rather is a discourse of action, one that urges specific kinds of action ... in response to belief in the imminent end."
Apocalyptic lit helps us conquer fear. And when we are no longer afraid, we can do. So zombie tales tell us what we have to do in the next bottleneck, no matter what form it takes or how bad it is. It is not the message here that counts but the taking onboard of the message--repeatedly--that actually preps us emotionally and intellectually.
World War Z captures the big threat: people give up hope. From those on the ships of Radio Free Earth, keeping the last world network alive, we see how that happens:
When the last broadcast came from Buenos Aires, when that famous Latin singer played that Spanish lullaby, it was too much for one of our operators. He wasn't from Buenos Aires, he wasn't even from South America. He was just an eighteen-year old Russian sailor who blew his brains out all over his instruments. He was the first, and since the end of the war, the rest of the IR operators have followed suit. Not one of them is alive today. The last was my Belgian friend, "You carry those voices with you," he told me one morning.
Here Brooks is like a great Greek or Latin Rhetor whose goal is to teach us how not to fear.
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Off My Mind: Could A Character Like Taskmaster Get A Movie?
The other day, The A-Team director Joe Carnahan spoke about a rumor from years ago about directing a Taskmaster movie. There hasn't been any progress on it and I wouldn't hold my breathe waiting for this to happen. The question is, does a character like Taskmaster have what it takes to get Hollywood to make a movie about him?
Again, I would absolutely love to see a Taskmaster movie. As cool as Taskmaster and his powers are, the one thing he has going against him is he's not a household name. I'm talking in terms of the general public or the average movie goer. Unfortunately since not everyone has the common sense that we do and don't read comics like us, they would have no idea who Taskmaster is. Even though those people didn't know all the details about Iron Man, he had been in several cartoons and video games and non-comic readers probably at least recognized him. Taskmaster is another story.
Taskmaster's obscurity with the general public could work in his favor. Not having a full blown comic book angle could be enticing to those that deem comics beneath them. A bad guy with photographic reflexes and kicking butt could be appealing to the action-craving movie goers. Also a movie with Taskmaster won't have or need the special FX budget that Iron Man would need. What scares me is his look would have to be changed. Even if he was appearing in The Avengers movie, I'm not sure if a skull mask and cape (plus those boots) would translate well. Would it be better if Hollywood doesn't get their hands on him?
What do you think? Do lesser known characters have a chance at starring in their own movies?
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well, i would probably go see a taskmaster movie, but i don't think it would stand a chance in mainstream. the name alone would probably turn a lot of people away
he may be awesome but taskmaster is a pretty lame name
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Isnt Dazzler maybe getting a movie?
I dont think its a very good idea to give lesser known characters movies.
I think what needs to be done right now is to make comic movies the RIGHT way.
So many big names have been tarnished by comic movies. Those need to be fixed and possibly part of a universe.
I wouldn't mind seeing a Taskmaster movie at all. The concept of the character itself is great. You have someone who can see someone like Captain America, Daredevil, etc fight and immediately and completely mimic their moves. If I recall correctly, Deadpool came up against him at one point and beat him by dancing! LOL
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Taskmaster would actually make a pretty good TV show, similar to Human Target. Can reimagine him for that sort of thing especially with his abilities.
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I'm sure Taskmaster could get a movie but there are too many other characters/teams that should get movies before him. Although I think a character like him would be prime for some sort of web or cable series.
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I would'n see this movie in theatre. But directly relase in dvd with a lot of low Marvel caracters. That could be fun.
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One of the things i enjoyed most about Siege was the Taskmaster, always wanted to read more of him and I wasn't disappointed and as unlikely as it is I would go see a Taskmaster movie
Though I'm not familiar with Taskmaster I would not be opposed to him getting a movie. However the obscurity factor can act as a double-edged sword. While it could bring new folks to comic movies as you mentioned. The film could also get over looked by the general public regardless if its a good movie or not. Something a major motion picture company might not wanna gamble on.
Your best bet for characters like Taskmaster or some of my favorites like Booster Gold, Blue Beelte and Green Arrow are cameos or supporting roles in films. But then again you never know what the future will hold for comic book film adaptations.
I've only just learned about Taskmaster during Siege and I must say, I really enjoyed the books he was in. I found him to be a really interesting character and made me want to read up on some of the other stuff he's been in.
I do agree that a film starring Taskmaster would be a tough sell to the general public. Maybe if he was introduced in one of the other major Marvel movies before having a movie of his own would be a better route to take to get him into the minds of the mainstream audience. The issue there is that enough of his character has to shine through to compel the general public to want to know more, but not enough give away all the aspects of the character. That's a fine line to have to walk. I'd be all for it though.
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Obscurity isn't necessarily that big of a hurdle in achieving box office success. Blade was completely unknown to the film going masses & was able to spawn a successful film franchise. All a character like Taskmaster needs to appeal to the public is a great script, a great director, & an "A" list actor in the role. Run the movie trailer in front of virtually every new release in the months leading up to it's own release date. That will go a long way towards familiarizing the character with the viewing audience & also alert them to the fact that a cool film featuring Taskmaster is getting ready to come out in a theater near you. It worked for The Matrix. It worked for Wanted. It worked for Kick- Ass. The costume might be a tough sell, but Hollywood has proven time & time again that they're more than happy to change little details like that. I think you could keep the skull mask for intimidation. The weapons. The body suit might have to be all one color. Probably the blue-black. The Buccaneer boots & flared gloves will likely not make the transition to the silver screen. George Perez clearly loved adding all the flourishes to his costume designs. Taskmaster's isn't all that different from Deathstroke The Terminator's.
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I think its all about the script. Moon Knight almost got a TV series. Man-Thing got a movie, sure it was low buget and not all that great but he got it.
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It depends whose in the movie,
people see movies alot of the time, depending on the actor/actress.
I know I do sometimes.
Most of my friends only went too see Transformers 2 because of Megan Fox, so they probably won't see the next movie since she won't be in it.
I'd love to see a Taskmaster movie, the thing that would really sell it would be guest stars. He's kinda gotta be seen fighting people like Daredevil, Captain America and Spider-Man to show how good he is. Without recognizable heroes and villains for him to fight I think it would flop.
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Direct-to-DVD movie could work...
Taskmaster is not a character that gets a lot of praise and favoritism... Maybe an animated movie!
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If it's done right anything is possible. Blade was almost completely unknown to the general public and the film franchise did extremely well in theaters. Another thing to think about is possibly taking the 90's route and make it a television movie, like Nick Fury or even Generation X. Granted the films pretty much sucked, but it all goes back to having the right people on the film. Another film that comes to mind is Man-Thing that was straight to DVD. Again, it was bad, but get the correct people working on these lower class characters and I think things will turn out well.
If they make a Moon Knight or in the Deadpool movie they could put him against those guys if they want to put him in a film. Or if Marvel does a Civil War slant with everything include him in with a Thunderbolts part in it or make a Thunderbolts movie. I love the character and I'd love to see a Taskmaster movie but I don't think they movie could hold its own.
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Hell yeah they should make a taskmaster movie.
Im not to crazy about his somewhat skelator look, but Ive always loved his ability. Echo has a samilar ability. I always wondered how he can lose so much also. Deadpool beat him, but did it very uncharacterisiticly dancing around and throwing him off. I think someone like him can be done easily on film.
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In my honest opinion he will probably have 2 appearances. His first will come in the Avenger's movie when Red Skull returns and they have to track down Steve Roger's body to revive him and make him Cap again.... Taskmaster will be the 2nd Villian who will be helping Red Skull adapt to more modern times. As for the second appearance, I'd almost certainly expect a cameo at least in the Deadpool movie. Depending on what story line they go with or what time in Wade's life. Regardless I think he'll sneak his way in along with Sandy and possibly Crazy Inez (Outlaw). As for the gear, I think his Udon Suit is the best looking/ functioning (especially with his weapon replicator he stole from Stark Enterprises) and should be used in the films!
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First he would have to get an ongoing.
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loved the taskmaster mini.... great costume in that too... maybe he could have a part in the deadpool movie and then spin off>>?
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Hearing him talk about Taskmaster got me excited about the idea of him in a film too. My immediate thought was the Avengers movie.
I think they could alter his costume to work for the film, similar to this idea for Captain America. Just keep a similar tone as the comic, and add in the hood, and swords and guns and shield. He could be working for AIM or Hydra or something.
They have to keep his swashbuckling sort of feel to him though, somehow. I know they would probably take away the cap and boots and such, unless Cap had them. Maybe he could be the Anti Captain America, sort of, in the Avengers and Cap films.
The Skull mask situation could be easily solved with this helmet. Maybe modify it somewhat to have a skeleton like smile. It again, could look like an evil version of Captain America's helmet, and maybe even be a reference to the Red Skull.
I would LOVE to see Taskmaster in a movie too, but he strikes me as a villain in a movie and not the star. Perhaps he can be one of Cap's foes in the Cap movies, for when Steve is revived in modern times.
I definitely want to see a scene like this, where Taskmaster fakes the Avengers out by pretending to be Captain America.
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"I think Taskmaster could easily work as a movie/TV show. As for the costume his modern one from the Taskmaster mini would work quite well.
I agree. The UDON designed suit would be much better for a movie or TV version of Taskmaster.
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I always liked Taskmaster. And maybe because he's not a well known character, he could get a movie. Just build an awesome script around him.
I dunno... he'd work in a movie really well... just don't know if he'd be able to just be spontaneously given a movie to headline. He'd have to show up in another movie(s) first, ala Elektra, Wolverine and Deadpool.
Otherwise, I really don' t see it happening. And if so, he'd probably be the last guy to get such a movie, taking into consideration how long it's taking Luke Cage, Dr. Strange, Power Pack, Shang-Chi, Black Panther etc. to getting their own movies. It'd certainly be a while, I'd like to think
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A movie about lesser known characters would work, but not Taskmaster. He would make a great villen in a movies though!
PLEASE NOT IN DEADPOOL! Taskmaster should be in a marvel movie not a FOX one.
Definatly give him the suit in the Mr.X mini-serie (wich was Awesome XD) remove the huge white kneepads and stuff, make the mask look more like skull of punisher or Mr.Fear and make his clothes black add some crazy kung-fu and crazy bullet-times and BAM you have an awesome movie of my favorite mercanary XD.
(now we are talking about subject I gotta think of the adult hero movies article a while ago XD Imaging him with his ability's to learn everything and them make those movies XD)
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Actually, I think I would like a deathsroke movie better.
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remember Blade wasn't household name either and he did pretty well at box-office , so yes Taskmaster could also do well at box-office too
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small cameo in deadpool movie with udon style costume
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I say it depends on the build up
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NO!! Hollywood doesnt know how to handle a villain starting in a role, since they need to have that "happy ending" all the time. Plus, i dont want the character to be ruined.
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I think that second-tier characters would and should get their own flicks. Many of them, like Taskmaster, have strong enough stories to maintain a live action plot. I just think that the waters should be tested with animated features for the fans and those who are curious. Pave the way with something visually stunning and completely accessible before giving the characters to hollywood to butcher.
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unfortunately no or atleast not one released in theatres unless he would be a villain to another character like Captain america plus if he appears in film he would probably look ridiculous though he could possibly get an animated film about him and to be honest I would prefer an animated film
Well nobody knew anything about Hellboy and a lot of people I know didn't even know about the X-Men. I don't think that the average movie watcher cares where the story comes from. They would have still seen Wolverine even if they weren't aware he was a comic character just because it looked badass. One of my friends didn't even know that Marvel made comics. So really I don't think they care about the source material, just as long as the movie looks good.
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Not a movie about himself but I see him as a supporting character or a villain
If they make a movie about him it wont be much different than Punisher..
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I agree with you.
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They Should make a movie about him, definitley. This guy is the poster for bad ass normal, in order to beat this guy, you literally need to be insane (if you're not a powerhouse), i mean in his mini he even beat the vastly more powerful Ironman.
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okay everyone! first off i am an aspiring screenwriter and right now i'm working on a script for a movie about the falcon, you know, from captain america and the avengers. so anyways i'm not as knowlegable about comics as most are on here but i need some help. it is to my knowledge that before the falcon joined the avengers he took on the taskmaster by himself. i need all the information possible about this guy cuz i am clueless. all i know is what the taskmaster can do. i dont know what his motives are for being a super villain. all the help you can give me will be greatly appreciated! oh yeah and i plan on staying true to the comics too.
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I was disappointed that The Observer didn't run coverage and pictures of the La Grande High School Class of 1961's 50th class reunion that was held Aug. 6-7. I mentioned this oversight to one of the Observer reporters and although notices of planning meetings had been in the paper, apparently no one notified the paper. I consider 50-year reunions to be significant.
We had classmates come from all over the world, including South Africa, and from the East Coast, the heartland and more local folks also. Significant, indeed!
Perhaps someone at The Observer should stay in touch with the alumni group of LHS, which has notification of all class reunions, including the 55th reunion being held this weekend, Aug.
19-20. I know that because my sister, who lives in Montana, is coming for that event.
It would be nice if the paper could get ahold of some pictures of the 1961 class reunion, and run an article, even though it would be a bit belated.
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Me too!
Don't worry Phil, I voted yes.Is there interest in an iPhone/iTouch app for attendance with off-line capability?
Me too!
I would've voted, if I'd been aware...
I have voted yes but would also be interested in a product that will work on other devices. I know that Capita are looking at supporting symbian o/s as well and this would also be of interest.
I was humourously pondering the sight of seeing the iSIMS APP on Itunes store next to the 59p applications . . . . . . .
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I think the app could be a bit of fun, but in tech, the next big thing is always around the corner. Every school has Windows OS to install SIMS onto, how many schools have iPhones?
Definitely yes, but a java app or http version would work on more clients.
We're looking at the whole mobile area to see what we should be doing. There would need to be a generic solution too but the iPhone is just too good to have an average application.
It would be a good idea we want to use mobile devices more! something like a small app for ipod touch/iphone etc would be perfect!
If you had a "panic button" within sims! that could send an alert to a Senior Member of staff who is on call so they knew to go to a certain room lol! sims would pick up where that person is in the building i.e. what room
Saves me trying to get mobile devices to work with our Exchange Server
I see behaviour products that work on PDA (or other small portable thing) so that incidents can be logged at source, ID/pass-out checking at gates, etc. You could do a lot with a mobile device.
Problem with Android is that it's a phone OS, iphone\itouch is alot more flexable. You don't after all want to give all the staff a mobile phone.
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(d) Tomorrow is her daughter's birthday.
3. Why does the clerk refuse to sell beer to Vince Lawry?
(a) Rules prevent him from selling beer to someone who is intoxicated.
(b) He does not have beer.
(c) Policy prevents him from selling beer to minors.
(d) He does not have enough money.
4. Who convinces Joe Terrio at the end of Chapter 5 that mistakes were done in his wife's care at Bayside?
(a) Stewart Sussman, a lawyer.
(b) Victor Voss, Nina's husband.
(c) Josh O'Day's parents.
(d) Dr. Bill Archer.
5. What is the name of the sailboat Mark is racing in Chapter 10?
(a) Red Current.
(b) Red Moon.
(c) Red Blood.
(d) Red Eye.
6. What oil painting in Dr. Archer's inner sanctum does Abby find herself studying in Chapter 3?
(a) Battle between Death and Physician.
(b) Painting of Dr. Salk.
(c) da Vinci's Vitruvian Man.
(d) da Vinci's Last Supper.
7. Where did Nina Voss meet her husband Victor as discussed in Chapter 3?
(a) Gstaad.
(b) Vale.
(c) Aspen.
(d) Catskills.
8. How does Vince Lawry cause the accident that injures Karen Terrio?
(a) He cross lanes of traffic.
(b) He drives the wrong way on the highway.
(c) He stalls out in front of her.
(d) He forces her into a ditch.
9. What deformity does Yakov reveal he has?
(a) A missing foot.
(b) A missing hand.
(c) A club foot.
(d) A cataract.
10. What emotional things does Yakov tell the captain of the ship he does not do in in Chapter 7?
(a) Cry and grow angry.
(b) Laugh or cry.
(c) Laugh or grow angry.
(d) Laugh or brood.
11. Who is Mark racing on his sailboat in Chapter 10?
(a) Bill Archer.
(b) Jeremiah Parr.
(c) Aaron Levi.
(d) Raj Mohandas.
12. In Chapter 7, from what port does the reader learn the freight ship is traveling?
(a) Smolensk.
(b) Murmansk.
(c) Vladivostok.
(d) Riga.
13. Who does Mark suggest Vivien visit after her confrontation with Parr in Chapter 5?
(a) Joe Terrio.
(b) Josh O'Day.
(c) Nina Voss.
(d) Vivien Chao.
14. Where does Yakov often play chess as described in Chapter 7?
(a) The navigator's quarters.
(b) The deck.
(c) The engine room.
(d) The kitchen.
15. What does Abby notice in Chapter 6 about the heart being donated to Nina Voss?
(a) It is large.
(b) It is misshapen.
(c) It is diseased.
(d) It is small.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Yakov's favorite place on ship as described in Chapter 7?
2. With whom does Vivien Chao argue Josh O'Day's need for the heart intended for Nina Voss?
3. What does Mary Allen say to Abby when she visits her in the SICU in Chapter 6?
4. Why does Karen Terrio tell the reader she is driving in the middle of the night?
5. Where did Abby first meet Mr. Parr as discussed in Chapter 5?
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of the painter who created the Hell Screen?
(a) Akiro.
(b) Harikawa.
(c) Yoshihide.
(d) Yuta.
2. Who is the second testimony from?
(a) A thief.
(b) A woodcutter.
(c) A priest.
(d) A warrior.
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(a) Melodramas.
(b) Science-fiction.
(c) Horrors.
(d) Comedies.
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(a) A monkey.
(b) A dog.
(c) A gorilla.
(d) A koala.
5. What grew in the field behind the house Xiao-er was brought up in?
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(b) Corn.
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2. What is the Rashomon?
3. What is the name of the man O-Kimi falls in love with?
4. In the Hell Screen, who is the servant a narrator for?
5. Who does the priest say the man looked like?
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1. Why does the narrator say he feels guilty?
2. Why does the storyteller think Oshino is so ordinary?
3. What does the Life of the Stupid Man say about Akutagawa's state of mind?
4. Describe the character of Yoshihide.
5. What is Shinsuke's opinion on books?
6. How does E'in try to avenge the townspeople?
7. How do people react to the word about the dragon?
8. Describe the character of Naigu Zenchi.
9. Summarize the Spinning Gears story.
10. How does Shinsuke deal with what he calls his fake parents?
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It is summer. Listen to that short sentence. It is one of the most relaxing in the English language. Now imagine you are no longer in your office. You are on a beach somewhere. And as you look through the shimmering heat haze you can see a dog running. It is trying to catch a frisbee thrown skimming over the sand. It leaps exuberantly and carries out a breathtaking high-speed manoeuvre. The frisbee is seized in mid-air. You can settle back now. You have just learned the most important lesson in regulation. The future of the accounting profession, standard-setters, bankers, financial services, and almost anyone you care to mention depends on it.
You need to go back to last summer: August, to be precise. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Andy Haldane, the splendidly off-the-wall executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England is about to get to his feet and make a speech to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual economic policy symposium. It is a big deal, but it is summer and it is Haldane. The audience is alert.
'Catching a frisbee is difficult,' he starts. 'Doing so successfully requires the catcher to weigh a complex array of physical and atmospheric factors, among them wind speed and frisbee rotation. Were a physicist to write down frisbee-catching as an optimal control problem, they would need to understand and apply Newton's Law of Gravity. Yet despite this complexity, catching a frisbee is remarkably common. Casual empiricism reveals that it is not an activity only undertaken by those with a doctorate in physics. It is a task that an average dog can master.'
Then comes the heart of his argument. 'Indeed some,' he says, 'such as border collies, are better at frisbee-catching than humans.' The penny is starting to drop among his banking audience.
Haldane continues. 'So what is the secret of the dog's success?' he asks. And then he tells them. 'The answer, as in many other areas of complex decision-making, is simple. Or rather, it is to keep it simple. For studies have shown that the frisbee-catching dog follows the simplest of rules of thumb: run at a speed so that the angle of gaze to the frisbee remains roughly constant. Humans follow an identical rule of thumb.'
Where are we going with this?
We are talking of the great economic crisis. 'Catching a crisis, like catching a frisbee, is difficult,' he tells his audience. 'Doing so requires the regulator to weigh a complex array of financial and psychological factors, among them innovation and risk appetite. Were an economist to write down crisis-catching as an optimal control problem, they would probably have to ask a physicist for help. Yet despite this complexity, efforts to catch the crisis frisbee have continued to escalate. Casual empiricism reveals an ever-growing number of regulators, some with a doctorate in physics. Ever-larger litters have not, however, obviously improved watchdogs' frisbee-catching abilities.'
And anyone who has looked, even in a casual way, at the sheer quantity of legislation, activity and paperwork produced since the crisis broke understands the point. The legislators and politicians will point to public anger. This anger, they will argue, has to be assuaged. People have to understand that something is being done. But the point that Haldane was making is that, while the public may sleep better from observing the astonishing amount of legislation and bickering so spawned, the problem itself remains unaddressed. 'So what is the secret of the watchdogs' failure?' asked Haldane. 'The answer is simple. Or rather, it is complexity.'
And this urge to pile further complexity on complexity is driven on inexorably by everyone in the financial world. Earlier in the year, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) ran a forum on financial reporting disclosure. Russell Picot runs external financial reporting at one of the world's biggest banks, HSBC. Putting it simply to the forum, he pointed out that 'the pressure from the regulators is always to add more disclosure rather than to remove disclosure'.
Paul Lee of Hermes Equity Ownership Services said: 'The miasma of data, too often provided by management in an entity's financial reports, does not reflect clarity of thought.' And the degree of detail being minutely argued over in the IASB's latest offerings on leasing and insurance, for example, does not suggest that the tide of complexity is doing anything other than roaring up the beach, overwhelming everything in its path.
Haldane's still voice of calm needs to be heard: 'In financial regulation,' he said, 'less may be more.'
Fighting complexity
His conclusion to the speech took the form of a warning: 'Modern finance is complex, perhaps too complex,' he said. 'Regulation of modern finance is complex, almost certainly too complex. That configuration spells trouble. As you do not fight fire with fire, you do not fight complexity with complexity. Because complexity generates uncertainty, not risk, it requires a regulatory response grounded in simplicity, not complexity. Delivering that would require an about-turn from the regulatory community from the path followed for the better part of the past 50 years. If a once-in-a-lifetime crisis is not able to deliver that change, it is not clear what will. To ask today's regulators to save us from tomorrow's crisis using yesterday's toolbox is to ask a border collie to catch a frisbee by first applying Newton's Law of Gravity.'
So this summer, as you lie on the beach wondering about the future, keep the image of that chasing dog at the forefront of your mind. It is the regulator supreme. It knows of only one objective. And the most effective way of achieving it is the simplest. Its jaws snap shut. Job done.
There is a pattern here. In the wake of the Enron crisis a decade or more ago, the US passed the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. This was supposed to ensure that such a calamity never happened again.
I remember being at a seminar in London where a trio of US accountants and lawyers flooded the screen with a sequence of spreadsheets of the information which the average company would require to satisfy the regulation. Memory may be playing tricks, but I recall the seminar lasting for many hours. Then came the great banking collapse. More legislation was created. This was the massive edifice of Dodd-Frank, implemented 'to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ''too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes'.
When the Dodd-Frank Act was passed in 2010, it was 2,600 pages long. It was then decided that some 243 further rules would be required; 100 or so committees spawned consultation papers that in turn demanded several hundred pages of documentation. And still it continues. The chronological listing on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, shows still further proposed rules and 'interpretative guidance' scrolling through as we speak.
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Double Team
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In compliance with the National Insurance Commission's (NAICOM) directive that companies must not have more than 25 percent of their capital in non-insurance subsidiaries, a new wave of divestment has begun in the market.
Companies with more than the approved level of equity holding outside core-insurance would have to shed weight or face the market regulator's sanctions.
The quest to invest in non-insurance subsidiaries actually started post-consolidation of the insurance industry in 2007, when insurance companies went through what could be termed 'excess capital raise' which spurred business diversification and the emergence of group structures.
At the end of the recapitalisation exercise which took place between 2005 and 2007, life insurance companies were statutorily compelled to increase their capital base from N150 million to N2 billion; while non-life insurers or the general business players had theirs raised from N200 million to N3 billion, and re-insurers from N350 million to N10 billion.
With this huge cash base, companies started establishing subsidiaries outside core insurance, including asset management, real estate, micro finance banks, Health Management Organisations (HMO's) and the hospitality industry, among others, in order to increase investment income.
For instance, the International Energy Insurance plc has about 35 percent of its capital in non-insurance subsidiaries and this, the company has decided, would be reduced according to the maximum limit set by NAICOM.
Currently, the company has equity interests in IEI Asset Management Limited, IEI Anchor Pension Limited and TMC Savings and Loans Limited.
International Energy, again, wants to concentrate on its core business of underwriting as part of its strategic effort to create shareholder value and meet the expectations of all stakeholders.
Disclosing the plan recently, Pat Sule Nduka Ugboma, chairman of the company, said IEI had exhaustively reviewed the business environment, and in compliance with NAICOM directives, will divest part of its equity in each of the non-insurance subsidiaries.
According to him, this development will not affect the company's interests in IEI Ghana and the strategic expansionist programme in the insurance sector within Africa.
In this vein, the shareholders, at their meeting in Kano, approved the resolution that "subject to all relevant regulatory approvals being obtained, the directors are hereby authorised to divest the company's control of its non-insurance subsidiaries in such manner as they consider necessary. This may include but not limited to management buy-out, direct sale, auction, transfer, distribution in special or such other divestment mechanisms, and upon such terms and conditions as the directors may determine in the best interest of the company."
Fola Daniel, commissioner for Insurance, had persistently said the commission would not allow companies to raise funds that would not be utilised in the core business of insurance. Daniel's argument is that in developing the insurance industry, players must show interest in their business by deploying resources available to develop the sector.
This is part of the risk supervisory mechanism of the commission targeted at ensuring that insurers expose less of their shareholders' funds in risk-prone areas.
He noted that the nation's insurance industry would soon witness a stronger regulated market environment that would not only help secure shareholders funds, but also protect policyholders' investment and check the excesses of operators.
Accordingly, the new market regime would ensure that before serious damage is noticed in any insurance institution, particularly in the underwriting business, the market regulator would have seen it in advance and possibly intervene.
This is coming on the heels of the transformation of the supervisory model of the industry from compliance-based supervision to risk-based supervision.
Analysts, who are not oblivious of the challenges that the new model would pose, foresee a longer term benefit and believe players should key in for a better insurance market. Daniel noted that with the new regime of risk-based supervision, there is a process of continuously updating risk assessment through on-site reviews and market intelligence that creates an early warning for the supervisory authority to anticipate and deal with emerging issues. "If adequately implemented, risk-based supervision has the potential for closer monitoring of insurance institutions, thereby reducing the chances of failure," he said.
Source: Businessday
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