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January 06, 2012 / Omole, Lagos
The Editorial Board of Proshare and its Advisory Board has approved the release of three (3) main reports in Q1 2012; in part fulfillment of its objective of building a critical bridge towards the attainment of the Nigerian market's goal of achieving the $1 trillion capitalisation mark by 2016.
This weekend, Proshare will release
"The Nigerian Capital Market Report for 2011"
- an annual review/outlook of the capital market which is available for free on
A second report will be issued later in the month titled
"A Review of Arunmah OTEH's Two Years in Charge of the SEC"
published under our Days After Report Series. Here we will present a timeline and impact assessment/analysis of her stewardship since the landmark intervention in 2009 - to address the leadership crisis that plagued the capital market and eventual meltdown.
The report should interest market stakeholders who would benefit from a holistic review of the tenure of the apex regulator. It offers a documented record from which lessons can be extracted and insights gained on what is now needed to move forward the change agenda.
From the work done so far, it becomes obvious that the market has to adjust its assessment criteria of regulators from a purely quantitative basis as defined by the stock market performance (closing ASI position as at year-end) to incorporate a qualitative review of factors that have hitherto not been a parameter for such informed assessments.
Having said that, it would appear that the regulators of the Nigerian market face an uncommon challenge in achieving consensus on such key variables such as clarity of rules and concurrent enforcement, delineation of roles and responsibilities on product and market development, risk based regulation, as well as investor protection issues.
Arising from the work done, it was apparent that execution of plans to deliver an efficient market that is able to provide adequate capital formation and growth-based initiatives required to power the fiscal economic reform agenda of government remains unclear.
This variable is considered crucial and relevant to the Nigerian economy which entered a new and uncharted phase following the formal removal of subsidy on PMS (preparatory to the full deregulation of the largest revenue earner for the Federal government). Naturally, the economy will require a conscious structural reform driven from a fiscal framework.
Our apex regulators must therefore embrace the responsibility to play a vital role in shaping this framework in order to ensure that the necessary linkages between the capital market and the economy is established and entrenched.
If we are going to turn our economy around, the fiscal framework must be premised on a growth-inclusive strategy that discourages 'the hot-money mentality', provides incentives and sanctions alike to establish linkages, and utilizes the capital market to create an opening for the wealth opportunities in our economy to both institutional and retail investors.
Thus, the third (3rd) report to be released in February 2012 would focus on
"Capital Formation and Growth in Nigeria: Achieving the $1 trillion Capitalisation Goal"
This report is conceived with value to the market in mind. At the very least, it should offer the general public a 'clear-the-air' insight on how, why and what benefit is available to all parties in encouraging players in critical sectors of the economy to list on our restructured and refocused capital market.
It would attempt a role and responsibility definition for the NSE, SEC, National Assembly, Ministry of Trade & Commerce and the Ministry of Finance on how it can provide a clear and unambiguous set of rules that local and foreign players can relate to; using best practice benchmarks.
At the very least, the report would provide a compelling case for the arguments, justification, methodology and dynamics for establishing a nexus between the growth sectors of the economy and the capital market in such a way that it serves as a boost to both the existing and potential companies involved in the sectors so identified. The economic benefits to the country would also be highlighted.
The report is divided into six (6) broad sections covering the economic, business and market case in uncommon details.
1. The Global Economy & Capital Markets
1.1. Global Economic Developments
1.2. Global Financial Crisis and Developing Countries
1.3. International Oil and Food Prices
1.4. Trends in Developed Capital Markets & Changes to Economic & Business Models
1.5. Trends in Emerging Capital Markets & Changes to Economic & Business Models
1.6. Government Policies to Promote Development of the Capital Markets
1.7. Global Economic Outlook
2. The Economy of Nigeria & Capital Formation - An Overview
2.1. Nigerian Economy in 2011 and Outlook for 2012
2.1.1 Performance of Key Macro Economic Variables
2.1.2 Real Sector Performance
2.1.3 Monetary Policy Disposition
2.1.4 Performance of the Naira
2.1.5 2011 Federal Budget Performance Review
2.1.6 2012 Federal Budget: Low Capex, Infrastructure
2.2. Macro-Economic Trend
2.2.1 Industry
2.2.2 Labour Force & Productivity
2.2.3 Oil & Gas
2.2.4 Financial Services
2.2.5 Agriculture
2.2.6 Power & Energy
2.2.7 Telecommunications & ICT
2.2.8 Mining
2.2.9 Transportation
2.2.10 Construction & Building
2.2.11 Hospitality
2.3. Foreign Economic Relations
2.3.1. External Trade
2.3.2. Remittances
2.3.3. Debt
2.3.4. Foreign Investments
2.3.5. Sovereign Wealth Fund
2.4. Economic Reforms
2.4.1 Economic Development Reforms
2.4.2 Energy Sector Reforms
2.4.3 Oil & Gas Sector Reforms
2.4.4 Financial Sector Reforms
2.4.5 Capital Market Reforms
2.4.6 Privatisation
2.5. Capital Formation & Linkages
3. The Nigerian Capital Market Performance and Prospects
3.1. The Anatomy of the NCM – Depth, Liquidity & Capital Formation
3.1.1 Fundamentals
3.1.2 Technical issues
3.1.3 Timeline of Key Developments in the last 5 years
3.1.4 Trends and Activity Review
3.1.5 Market Confidence Pulse
3.1.6 Outlook for 2012
3.2. Market Sector Review
3.2.1 NSE Sectoral Indexes
3.2.2 New Market Segments Reviewed
126.96.36.199 Observations & Missing Linkages
126.96.36.199 Fast Growing Economic Sectors v. Market Segmentation
126.96.36.199 Key Players & Economic Value Creation
3.3. Current Challenges
3.3.1 Liquidity
3.3.2 Number of Participants
3.3.3 Market Infrastructure
3.3.4 Product DiversityCentral Bank of Nigeria
3.4. Industry Regulators & Practice Enablers
3.4.1 Securities & Exchange Commission
3.4.2 Nigerian Stock Exchange
3.4.3 Central Securities & Clearing Systems
3.4.4 Central Bank of Nigeria
3.4.5 Federal Ministry of Finance
3.5. The NCM Compared
3.5.1 With Global Indexes
3.5.2 With African Indexes
3.6. How best to deepen Nigerian Capital Market
4. The Telecoms Sector – Case Study
4.1. The Telecoms Industry in Nigeria
4.1.1 The Economics of GSM Companies
4.1.2 Contribution to the Nigerian Economy (GDP)
4.1.3 Inherent Opportunities and Outlook
4.2. The Comparative Place of Telcos in Developing Economies
4.2.1 Telco Industry and the Capital Market
4.2.2 Telco Industry in Africa
5. The Planned Bill and the Business Question
5.1. Case Study - The Telecoms Industry in Nigeria
5.2. The Case for Listing & Concerns from Existing Companies
5.3. Lessons from other Jurisdiction
5.4. Specific issues for considerations in any planned listing
5.5. Limiting Factors
5.6. Expected Changes to listing Rules
5.7. Incentives to Encourage Specific Sectors
5.8. Listing Models for Various Sectors
6. The Planned Bill
6.1. Proposed legislation – Combination of Incentives & mandatory Provisions
6.2. Linkage to Economic Vision 20: 2020
6.3. Possible areas of Harmonization – CAMA, ISA and FIRS laws
6.4. Conclusion
7. Appendix
Broadly speaking, it is our desire and expectation that you will join us in making this document an aide memoiré to those involved in the decision making process.
The above reports will be anchored by Mrs. Reshu BAGGA ably assisted by Taiwo Ologbon-ORI, Saheed KARIBE and external support from independent research and economic thought led consultancies such as Value Fronteria, headed by Dr. Martin OLUBA.
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Blitz shouldn't be compared with standard.
Is that in the Bible somewhere? I don't really see what the problem is. Blitz is chess, and so is standard. Its ridiculous to pretend that changing the time control represents some dramatic shift in the nature of the game. Regardless, this has nothing to do with the subject of this thread.
They're both chess, but they use some different skills. Blitz requires quicker thinking, while standard uses longer calculation skills, and requires more patience. Two persons with the same standard rating might have a much different blitz rating because one is better at seeing the correct moves quickly, while the other is not. So to say Person A has a standard rating of X, does not mean Person A will have a blitz rating of Y.
What is USCF? Is that the normal elo - fide ratings?
Nope, so it's lucky nobody is claiming that.
I said they shouldn't be compared, and i'm expanding on what i had said.
You're in NK or do you simply support NK?
Can't say, I've never been there.
Mr. Gadsdenflag here to ask the tough questions.
Do they use USCF ratings in North Korea?
It could be a tough question since the answer may be neither of those.
Well, according to your evaluation, AdamRinkleEff, that means I suck at chess.
The truth hurts, doesn't it? Want a hug?
Seriously though, there's always room for improvement. Every time you make significant improvements, you'll look back and see how awful you really were back then.
Lol like the bible is some kind of truth. Time controls matters a lot in chess, I for example is playing with perhaps 70% win against a 1200 player at my club at blitz. But in standard (Above 1 hour and increment or added time after a certain amount of moves) I have about 15 wins and 1 draw. Therefore this formula "chess.com blitz +~200 is USCF is complete bullshit and just a coincidence. I could state the same by saying bullet rating at chess.com is within 1000 points of your USCF. This would also in most cases be true but it wouldn't say a damn about an unrated player.
But is that really the truth? I wouldn't say a 1700 online chess player here on chess.com sucks.
1500 is 1700 USCF? Then I'm almost 2200 and that's not right.
Not in online chess which is too high, blitz numbers are generally a good amount lower than USCF.
Blitz USCF or standard time controls? Cus I'm one of those guys that suck at blitz compared to standard.
Its blitz Chess.com rating to standard (OTB tournament controls is what I call it) USCF rating.
That's a rather retarded formula then. It's just a very general idea of a persons rating that can vary by insane amounts.
Actually the data backs it up well from what I've read and witnessed myself. Here is a link to one recent discussion on the matter (its long, you can skip to the relevent parts).
Well the data also backs my formula that online chess is within 1000 rating of USCF. This is complete nonsense.
Well if it does and its repeatable then you have a valid claim. I can't say many will care much about it, though. :)
@Adam I'm interested in how you have such a high bullet rating but much lower blitz rating here. Do you move to fast (even for blitz) that opponents can capitalize on your errors more unlike in bullet?
It depends on how you look at it. If 1600 is avg., then 1500 would be a little below avg., while 1700 would be a little above. Then again, a 1700 still has much to learn, and could be considered a sucky player in one person's point of view. In another point of view, a 1700 might be making less obvious blunders and the word "suck" might not truly apply. Take an amateur boxer for example. This boxer would probably be better than the average person off the street in a boxing match. The boxer might even be very good against many of the opponent's faced in the arena. Now pit this boxer against a professional boxer in a ring. What does the audience see and think of this boxer?
I don't like boxing.
Well then it's certainly not the truth.
It's not valid, it's stupid. Who would care for such a stupid formula, blitz +200 is USCF, it's ridiculous.
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Tigers In Red Weather has many layers. This is partly because the book is divided into five sections, with each part being told from the viewpoint of a different character. This approach gives great insight into each person's mindset and actions. But at the same time, this structure sometimes makes the story feel choppy and confusing.
The novel also has some interesting plot twists, especially involving Helena's son, Ed, but it also has a certain predictability to it that depletes some of the excitement from the story.
As far as the historical fiction aspect of Tigers In Red Weather, it is strong, delving into three different decades with confidence and giving us glimpses into the Post WWII America of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
Tigers In Red Weather, which was published in 2012, is the first novel for Liza Klaussmann. She wrote the book in London, where she lives and received a master's degree in creative writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. Klaussmann was also a journalist for the New York Times for more than a decade.
Overall, Tigers in Red Weather delivers to its audience in a quiet, sleeper kind of way. It has enough "meat on its bones" to be a solid book club choice or to be an addition to your Kansas City Public Library Winter Reading Club booklist.
Copies are available at several library branches, so head to your nearest location and check out a copy of Tigers In Red Weather today.
About the Author
Amy Morris is a librarian technical assistant at the Westport Branch. She earned a B.A. in English, with an emphasis in creative writing, from Avila University. Besides reading and writing, Amy enjoys traveling, art, being creative, and spending time with her family. She also runs her own blog at livingkansascity.blogspot.com.
Thanks for you comments, Su.
Thanks for you comments, Su. I hope you enjoy the book. After you read it, let me know what you think.
This is an excellent book
This is an excellent book review, Amy. I like the way you explained the plot and highlighted the strengths of this novel (plot twists, historical aspect). I feel interested to learn more about the lives of the two main characters, Daisy and Ed. Thank you for suggesting this new author. And yes, I will certainly add this book to my winter reading list!


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Internet giant Google is now entering the terminal server market. With Neatx, its own Python adaptation of the FreeNX sources, a GPL server has recently become available.
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Google itself calls the Neatx software proof-of-concept. It uses open source from another Google project, Ganeti, a cluster manager tool for virtualization systems such as Xen and KVM. In the medium term Neatx should fluidly remedy virtualized systems and terminal server connections with high latencies, most often the case in mobile wireless setups.
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the cuts will end up being around 600 to 650 which is 1/3 the current US workforce. I am not including Asian numbers because the costs are vastly lower. They have also cut out key upper execs, producers and directors AT GLENDALE. Dont get more real than that.
You don't know what you're talking about. When this is done 1/3 of the US staff of DW will have lost their jobs. Roughly half their Directors and Producers are gone, and many high-level key executives are gone. The studio in N. CA is shut down after 35 years. This restructure is bigger than all other DWA restructures and layoffs combined.
And Morgan Stanley says that's bs.
I can tell you this round is real. Top level producers, directors and executives are gone. General artists were hit the worst, of course.
they are shutting down PDI
Did ok? The last Madagascar film did 3/4 of a billion dollars. I'd say that is the one franchise they are doing right.
you have an odd definition of "freefall"
Because the price shouldn't have been up there in the first place? What this board doesn't seem to understand is Isoray cannot sell at a retail level until they perform some costly and time consuming trials; they can ONLY make money selling for R&D purposes and that limits the immediate potential.
Too bad you are a liar. The top ten holdings are all hovering around their 52 weeks lows, and most have single-digit p/e ratios.
This was Ann Daly's baby to make Penguins 100% in India, so that studio could be bonafide and have some kind of tangible value. I think the work spilled over to the states at the end, but if you check out the credits it was clearly based in India. So how could it have cost $135m???
The shorting is real; the "oversupply" is not.
I still don't know how Penguins cost the same as Dragons 2. One was made almost entirely in India, and one was made almost entirely in CA.
I'm not sure how they could have possibly spent $130m to make Penguins. It was supposed to have been made entirely in India, where salaries are probably 1/8 of CA salaries.
Only 7 reviews, all nobodies.
I was lucky enough to see an advance screening. The movie is fun and manic just like the Madagascar movies. Lots and lots of jokes but not much story. It felt like it was on the cheaper end of DWA films, but I think it will do well. The audience seemed to enjoy it, and my kids want to see it again. In fact - I'd rather see it again than read another Forbes article.
By your own numbers (which are correct) - he made a NICKLE A SHARE. That is $20k. I believe that pays his property taxes for 2 weeks. If you care to actually look it up - every Sept 29 going back a decade there is an automatic sale. You think a CEO and billionaire is going to risk an SEC investigation over $20k???
Look whats gone on under the hood at DW in the past 2 years: new distribution deals with Fox and the giant Chinese firm; fire 25% of the workforce; hire 2 dozen new "leaders"; get into internet space; get into tech space; a bunch of Netflix deals; shows, themeparks; giant Chinese factories. IMO these are cosmetic changes designed to sweep a suitor off her feet. If this deal doesn't happen another one will, and soon.
I do think there is something to these rumors; in short, what choice does DWA really have? When times were good the stock market still beat them up over the lumpy earnings. Even if ticket sales don't improve much the growing library has enormous (future) value. I actually think this is a fairly brilliant idea for Hasbro, whereas I felt the Softbank deal was just some idiot billionaire who thought it would be cool to own a movie business. In any deal Katzenberg will have a much easier time tugging the chain of a few private investors, instead of all of Wallstreet. That would buy the company time for the rest of the businesses to hit puberty.
It took 4 days for the street to notice that $40m payment.
You are an idiot and a liar. DNDN and SNTA have similar levels of cash, around $120m. DNDN has $588m in debt. SNTA has $16m. Do you see the difference?


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LONG BEACH -- City Councilman Gary DeLong and Don Caldwell, development project manager of Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network, will be guest speakers for today's meeting with the East Anaheim Street Business Alliance.
Admission is $12 and includes a buffet lunch prepared by Moon Dance Catering of Long Beach.
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April 26, 2012 3:15 AM
LONG BEACH - Richer San walks to a file cabinet and pulls open a file drawer overstuffed with reports, surveys and studies that represent years spent working to create Cambodia Town in Long Beach and, more important, set up a business improvement district along Anaheim Street.
In July, Cambodia Town Inc., will celebrate its fifth anniversary, but San and his volunteer group are only about halfway through their efforts to get 235 of 470 businesses along the busy commercial corridor to commit to the business improvement district, or BID.
The formation of BIDs and property-based improvement districts, or PBIDs, was the topic of discussion at a Town Hall presented by the 6th Council District Office on Tuesday at McBride Park in the Central Area.
The districts provide a way for businesses and/or property owners to collaborate to fund business and neighborhood improvement and activities. A nonprofit board of directors levies a fee on properties and pays for those projects. The city must approve the districts, but is not involved in operations and doesn't receive money.
The districts have been successful in areas of Long Beach such as downtown, Bixby Knolls and Belmont Shore, officials say.
"We would like to see something in our district like we see in downtown," said Councilman Dee Andrews at the meeting.
John Edmond, chief of staff for Andrews, said he can envision a number of BIDs and PBIDs that could form and eventually transform the Central Area.
It was standing room only at the EASBA (East Anaheim Street Business Alliance) monthly luncheon meeting on March 27th at the Long Beach Playhouse. Local business owners and history buffs alike were given an in-depth presentation on Zaferia - a little-known corner of East Long Beach.
After months of research, Maureen Neely, local historian and owner of HouStories, gave those in attendance a fascinating peek into the rich history of a community (almost incorporated city) known as Zaferia. Dating back to the turn of the 19th century, Zaferia was settled by independent farmers and ranchers who were not interested in the "big city" life of Long Beach proper.
The name "Zaferia" has been credited as a Spanish word meaning "little village," but no dictionary supports that theory.
Many factors went into the formation of Zaferia, including rugged individuals with a strong desire to prosper and a well-established transportation system (Pacific Electric Red Cars).
"Maureen took us on a fascinating historical tour of an area I have lived and worked in for decades, but I had no idea of the extent of what came before", stated EASBA Boardmember Jan Ward. "The dedication and exhaustive research Maureen put into this project was evident in her outstanding presentation. She knocked it out of the park!", she added.
From its humble beginnings as vast rancho lands to the thriving economic and residential center of today, the Zaferia area of Long Beach will always be a big part of the history of Southern California. The EASBA Board of Directors would like to thank Maureen for her expertise and hard work in helping us tell our story. The story of Zaferia.
To learn more about the Zaferia story, go to www.zaferia.com.
East Anaheim Street Revives Zaferia History
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March 28, 2012
Merchants in the East Anaheim Street Business Alliance continue to make steps towards increasing the historical knowledge and neighborhood branding in the district.
EASBA President Rod Wilson said the business district — which became an official Long Beach Business Improvement District in July 2010 to support the more than 500 businesses along Anaheim Street from Pacific Coast Highway to Junipero Avenue — is ramping up its efforts to educate the community about what once was known as the Zaferia District.
"Most people don't pay attention to this part of East Long Beach while they are just driving through, but bringing out some of the history about this area is really bringing it to life and giving the area an identity and giving people a reason to want to learn more about it and appreciate its history and how that history has translated to modern-day businesses," Wilson explained.
More than a hundred Zaferia District banners were hung on light poles along East Anaheim Street last year, and Wilson said the business district is planning to unveil two new, permanent Zaferia District signs within the coming month at the intersections of Anaheim Street and Junipero Avenue and Anaheim Street and Pacific Coast Highway.
Additionally, Wilson worked with a local historian and librarian, Maureen Neeley, who researched the Zaferia District and has helped publish a flyer for the business alliance. That flyer is available at area businesses or online. Wilson said he hopes the business alliance will be able to offer historical tours in the future.
"Anaheim Street is one of the oldest and longest streets in south Los Angeles County — we have more than 100 years of history in the East Long Beach area," Wilson said.
There wasn't a lot of information available about the Zaferia District before Neeley started delving into old newspaper clippings and archives at the Long Beach Public Library and Long Beach's ranchos, she said.
"People told me that they would Google 'Zaferia,' and there wasn't much there," Neeley said. "Not everything is on Google, and that is why we still need research and libraries. I did some research on my own and sent it to business owners and it sort of snowballed… The EASBA hired me to do this and it gave me the luxury of going to sources that I hadn't gone to before. I found archives that hadn't seen the light of day in decades."
According to Neeley's research, the name "Zaferia" is still a mystery. But, what is known is that Zaferia started out as a small village outside Long Beach's city limits. It was used by Mexican farm hands for Rancho Los Alamitos and was sprinkled with small cottages and fields of mustard and sugar beets. In 1904, Henry Huntington laid tracks for the Pacific Electric Rail Road (Red Cars) through the area, with a stop at "Zaferia Station" on Anaheim Road and Redondo Avenue.
Zaferia Depot was a popular place to take a ride on a Red Car or stop for an alcoholic beverage at a number of pool halls, cafes and wineries. Later, the quiet farm lots were transformed into a commercial corridor — by 1913, there were several grocery stores, churches, a drug store and post office in addition to lumber mills, construction firms and blacksmiths.
On Labor Day in 1920, Zaferia was incorporated into Long Beach; the Zaferia Depot and Zaferia Library signs were replaced, and Zaferia truly became East Long Beach.
Wilson said that learning the history of East Anaheim Street has been more exciting for the business alliance than was ever initially expected. He said the history can be used to make connections to the current day businesses on the street and he said the history is really bringing East Anaheim Street to life.
"This highlights that this is a neighborhood and a place for small businesses, and it always has been," he said.
For details about the Zaferia District, including online photo galleries, detailed history and information about the EASBA, visit www.Zaferia.com.


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Many of the sites were bubbling methane that has been stored for millennia
Scientists have identified thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane that has been stored for many millennia is bubbling into the atmosphere.
The methane has been trapped by ice, but is able to escape as the ice melts.
Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers say this ancient gas could have a significant impact on climate change.
Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after CO2 and levels are rising after a few years of stability.
There are many sources of the gas around the world, some natural and some man-made, such as landfill waste disposal sites and farm animals.
Tracking methane to these various sources is not easy.
But the researchers on the new Arctic project, led by Katey Walter Anthony from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks (UAF), were able to identify long-stored gas by the ratio of different isotopes of carbon in the methane molecules.
Using aerial and ground-based surveys, the team identified about 150,000 methane seeps in Alaska and Greenland in lakes along the margins of ice cover.
Local sampling showed that some of these are releasing the ancient methane, perhaps from natural gas or coal deposits underneath the lakes, whereas others are emitting much younger gas, presumably formed through decay of plant material in the lakes.
"We observed most of these cryosphere-cap seeps in lakes along the boundaries of permafrost thaw and in moraines and fjords of retreating glaciers," they write, emphasising the point that warming in the Arctic is releasing this long-stored carbon.
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One of the pleasures of the new film "Puss In Boots" is the almost preposterous amount of sexual tension that builds between the lead character Puss (Antonio Banderas) and his partner in crime Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek).
And don't worry if you're a parent. This isn't something overt that your kids are going to have to ask you uncomfortable questions about, but it's impossible to miss. Banderas and Hayek seem to have an indecent amount of fun together, and it's one of the most infectiously silly things about the film.
Sitting down with the two of them together, that same chemistry is totally evident. Ever since they worked together in "Desperado," they've had a very special onscreen relationship, and the filmmakers behind "Puss In Boots" took full advantage of that. When I joined them during the press day for the film, we talked about how director Chris Miller made a very unusual choice as far as the recording process was concerned, and what benefits there were to that decision.


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The sports memorabilia industry goes prime time later this month when Discovery Channel launches its new show "All Star Dealers", a reality-type show centered around the doings of Grey Flannel Auctions.
The network released a couple of video clips from upcoming shows on Thursday.
Premiering January 24 at 9 p.m. eastern time, the show bills itself as "SportsCenter meets CSI as the Grey Flannel team uses detailed investigation methods and state-of-the-art tools to determine what items are the real deal".
"Sports is more than just what happens on the field, it is rich with emotion and history," said Nancy Daniels, Executive Vice President of Productions and Development for Discovery Channel. "All Star Dealers opens the door into the world of incredible sports memorabilia where every stitch and smudge tells a story, raising the stakes for buyer and seller alike."
The show clips released this week show Grey Flannel going through boxes ostensibly received from consignors, hoping to find items suitable for the company's online auctions.
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JAMES Constable is gutted at saying goodbye to Oxford United after his six-year spell with the club ended.
The iconic striker, who is just one goal off equalling the all-time club record, has signed a two-year deal with Conference Premier side Eastleigh after rejecting a new contract with the U's.
The 29-year-old admits his exit from United hurts, but he is now focused on a fresh start with the ambitious Hampshire side.
"It's painful to leave, of course it is," he said.
"I'm gutted, to be honest, but I have a new challenge ahead of me now and so I'm looking forward to that."
He added: "I have loved every minute at Oxford United and I have said many times that I would have liked to have ended my career there.
"But over the course of the last few weeks it has become apparent that wasn't going to be possible, so I move on."
The striker was offered a new deal after his contract expired at the end of the season, but on reduced wages.
He revealed negotiations took place, but both parties could not agree on terms.
Constable initially joined the U's on loan from Shrewsbury, but such was his impact – he scored 26 goals in his first season – that the U's signed him on a permanent deal on April 28, 2009.
The £69,000 fee United paid was funded by the Donald family that own Bridle Insurance, who were to later become United's main sponsors, and now run Eastleigh.
Constable also hit 26 goals in his second season, including one at Wembley as United secured promotion back into the Football League.
His four seasons in League Two have yielded a further 54 goals, but his departure means he is left agonisingly one behind Graham Atkinson in the all-time United scoring charts – Atkinson hit 107 and Constable 106.
However, Constable is unfortunate not to hold the record already.
A hat-trick he scored for Oxford against Chester on August 19, 2009 has been annulled after their opponents folded that season.
Ironically, a booking he picked up in that game still counted towards a suspension later that season.
Constable, nicknamed Beano, enjoyed a tremendous rapport with the U's supporters and was keen to pay tribute to them.
"The fans have always been fantastic with me," he said.
"I'm disappointed it didn't work out the way I thought it might do, but I have received so many messages already. I can't thank them enough."
Constable made 232 starts for United and 48 substitute appearances.
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Tonight will mark a homecoming for the guild, which was launched in Melbourne 40 years ago, at a time when there was no Australian film industry, and television was but six years young. The intervening years have seen an explosion in stage and screen writing, but the actual process of sitting down at a desk and putting the words together remains a solitary business.
"The guild has always been terrific for sharing frustrations, joys and comradeship," Williamson says. "It's also had a strong industrial function, in battles with producers, in the ongoing battle to get a decent living for writers. After the collapse of television following the Bond era, the writer has usually been the last cab off the rank."
As for this year's awards, Williamson says the stage nominations (his own play, Bovell's Holy Day, Frank Morello's Ciao Mamma Ciao and Connie and Kevin and The Secret Life Of Groceries by Noelle Janaczewska) reflect the vitality of Australian writing.
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She Thinks His Name Was John
"She Thinks His Name Was John" | ||||
Single by Reba McEntire | ||||
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B-side | "I Wish That I Could Tell You"[1] | |||
Released | July 30, 1994 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:22 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Writer(s) | Sandy Knox Steve Rosen |
Producer(s) | Tony Brown Reba McEntire |
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"She Thinks His Name Was John" is a song written by Sandy Knox and Steve Rosen, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in July 1994 as the second single from her album Read My Mind. Upon its release, the song gained media attention and controversy for its storyline, regarding a woman who was dying from AIDS.[2]
"She Thinks His Name Was John" tells the story of a woman who is dying from AIDS,[3][4] which she acquired after becoming intoxicated and having a one-night stand with a man whom she did not previously know. The song recounts how, upon learning she had gotten AIDS, her struggles to remember the man with whom she had her affair, her crying herself to sleep over dreams and life's milestones she will never experience (such as marriage and motherhood), and former friends pitying her due to her decisions that led to her illness.
Sandy Knox, one of the song's writers, was inspired to write "She Thinks His Name Was John" after losing her brother to the disease.[5][6] The song was released as a single after several radio stations began playing it as an album cut.[7]
Chart performance[edit]
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 11 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 15 |
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- ^ "Music and AIDS". glbtq.com. 2002. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ Morris, Edward. "Ten Years Later, "John" Remains Country's Prime Comment on AIDS". CMT.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ Smith, Christopher (Jan–Feb 1999). "DIY Artist Spotlight". The Performing Songwriter. Archived from the original on 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ Zimmerman, David. "Radio's rave reception for Reba's angle on AIDS". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2632." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 24, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Chart Search (Artist=Reba McEntire / Title=She Things His Name Was John)". Retrieved November 30, 2013.
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Our experience aboard the Crystal Serenity was marvelous. Our expectations were high and we were not disappointed. The staff was outstanding. We were skeptical that they could be as legitimately warm, friendly and unhesitatingly helpful as previous reviewers had described, but it was true. We wanted to take some of them home.
The Crystal orchestra was terrific -- and trumpeter Rafael worth taking the cruise to hear. The Broadway style productions were spectacular, some of the best we have seen anywhere. Some appealed a bit more than others to our tastes, but it would hard to fault anyone on professionalism. Special moments in some productions were quite moving. There was so much quality entertainment that it was difficult to take everything in.
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In summary, this vessel is beautifully designed and maintained, it's staff well managed and lavishly helpful, and although it wasn't inexpensive it was worth every penny. Bravo.
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4.37 / 5.00 4,887 ViewsHey, I'm back from the dead with something that ISN'T Sonic for once! Before anyone asks, simply put:
The day SEGA releases decent Sonic games again will be the day I become motivated to continue Sonic VS Super Sonic.
Anyway, it's high time that Bowser gets some spotlight and a song of his own! After all, he's been a long time villain hasn't he?
Edit: Forgot to mention this in the credits, but the Elise and some of the SFX sprites came from the Mystical Forest Zone (www.themysticalforestzon e.com) Sorry.
uh.........INTERESTING? bet u havent heard from me in a while hav ya?
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Also I see its long enough to match your approval.
very good XD
I've never heard this song before. Quite funny. XD
Glad to see you're still animating. Keep it up =)
XD Thanks Blox! Nice to hear from you as well!
dude i love "still alive" from portal! my favorite line is "your quest is so right you can't go left" btw who made this song?
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University of Cincinnati wide receiver Shaq Washington (Maple Hts., Ohio/Maple Hts.) was named to the preseason watch list for the 2014 Biletnikoff Award, the committee announced Tuesday. Washington had a breakout campaign in 2013, catching 78 balls for 783 yards and a touchdown. His 78 receptions led UC, ranked fifth in the American Athletic Conference and was the fifth-best single-season mark in school history. Along the way, he tallied four games with double-digit receptions and caught a career-best 11 balls three times. He also saw time at QB, throwing a touchdown pass at Rutgers and averaging 13.4 yards per carry on the ground, scoring a touchdown in the Belk Bowl against North Carolina. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, was an All-Pro receiver with the Oakland Raiders and an All-America receiver at Florida State University. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978. The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation (TQC), Inc., created the Biletnikoff Award in 1994.
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Weymouth Tower attraction
11.37am Thursday 5th January 2012
Olympic trio were special guests at the official groundbreaking for the new Weymouth Tower yesterday.
Olympic trio enjoy taste of Weymouth's tower attraction
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