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By Gianmarco Segato, Adult Programs Manager
It's simply impossible for an opera company to present Massenet's Don Quichotte without an artist who possesses the requisite gravitas, charisma and noble vocalism necessary to master the title role's considerable musical and histrionic demands. In Ferruccio Furlanetto, who makes his greatly anticipated COC debut in the title role, the COC not only has the world's leading Don Quichotte but a singer whose legendary 40-year career has established him as one of the greatest singing actors of his generation. His vocal pedigree is impeccable – his rich, velvety, espresso-hued timbre marks him as the natural successor to his idol, the great Italian bass, Cesare Siepi, one of the finest singers of the post-war period. As Furlanetto notes, "For me, [Siepi] had the most beautiful voice there has ever been, the most Latin, the most beautiful colour, so I wanted to follow the same path as him. He was an extraordinary Figaro, the best Giovanni, so I worked and worked in preparation for these roles."
Furlanetto's artistic lineage is also
strongly linked to past greats, including
the Bulgarian bass Boris Christoff, with
whom he worked as a young singer in
Verdi's Don Carlo, taking the small role
of the Monk to his elder colleague's
King Philip, the role now considered
by many to be Furlanetto's greatest.
His unconditional admiration for, and
direct experience with, his illustrious
predecessors – Christoff's superb
technique, Siepi's definitive Don
Giovanni and the seamless legato of
that other great Bulgarian bass, Nicolai
Ghiaurov – situate Furlanetto within a
continuum connecting past tradition
to contemporary performance practice.
He emerges as the towering, present-day
Italian exponent of the ever-evolving
art of great singing.
Perhaps a little surprisingly, Furlanetto's
performing roots were in the Italian
rock scene of the 1960s when the British
Invasion was at its peak. He soon
migrated to the classical realm and
began formal vocal studies with Ettore
Campogalliani, the legendary northern
Italian voice teacher who also counted
Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni and
Renata Scotto among his students. From
Campogalliani he learned to master
"economy of breath and interpretation
within a phrase – to do a phrase from
beginning to the very end without giving
the impression you are working and
then, in between, you have to paint with
the colours of your voice what you are
saying." He also gained valuable lessons
on stage deportment: "I was stiff, and my
teacher said – free those hands, leave the
rest of your body completely relaxed!
This is extremely important when you
become a character on stage – the voice
is directed by the mind but you need
your body to inhabit a character and it
doesn't help if you are stiff!"
Ferruccio Furlanetto in the San Diego Opera's 2009 production of Don Quichotte.
From these initial, relatively modest
acting tips, Furlanetto honed his
thespian skills to the degree that he
now privileges roles for which "there
is an important vocal component. To
inhabit a character like King Philip, Don
Quichotte or Boris Godunov, vocality
is fundamental but even more so is
the capability to be an acting singer."
The Italian basso readily admits that,
currently, these are his three favourite
roles and if someone offered him "a
contract to do them for the rest of my
career, I'd sign it straightaway!" The
betrayed Philip and the dying Boris
and Don Quichotte are all acting
showcases. For Furlanetto, "to represent
on stage a dying character gives you
an infinite possibility of interpretations
of emotional involvement. And when it
comes to Boris and Don Quichotte, all
this is lifted to the nth degree."
Of his favoured trio, Don Quichotte
is the role that gives him the highest
satisfaction. "Quichotte is eternally
compelling because he is what every
man should be, ideally, at least for
a few moments in his life: a man
full of humanity, love, tenderness
and appreciation for life. Musically,
everything about this role is very
touching and beautiful – it can reach
moments of absolute poetry. Whenever
and wherever I've sung Don Quichotte
you cannot imagine the results we've
had with audiences who receive it
with tremendous joy and satisfaction."
Furlanetto stresses that roles like Philip,
Boris and Don Quichotte are "final
targets you have to interpret when
you have the maximum experience
both vocally and as an actor, where the
maturity of a singer is more important
than anything else. It is absolutely
fundamental to wait 10 years rather than
to do it too soon." Accordingly, he didn't
start learning Don Quichotte until
he was in his early 50s. "In this opera
you are constantly in contact with the
concept of death. You approach these
kinds of matters much better and in a
more interesting way when you are less
young – it's something that goes together
with your experience of life, it's as simple
as that. Roles like Don Quichotte, first
of all I do them for myself, for the joy
that I receive when I sing them, which
goes first to my own heart and then,
eventually, to the audience's heart; this
is pure happiness."
Photos: (top) Ferruccio Furlanetto. Photo by Igor Sakharov; (middle) Ferruccio Furlanetto as Don Quichotte in the San Diego Opera's 2009 production of Don Quichotte. Photo by Cory Weaver.
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By Claire Morley, Associate Manager, Editorial
For Episode 24, the "Just what is opera worth to you?" edition, we welcome back Alia Rosenstock, Associate Artist Manager with Dean Artists Management; Jenna Douglas, a Toronto-based collaborative pianist and author of the increasingly-clicked-on opera blog, Schmopera and, COC Ensemble Studio baritone, Cameron McPhail. Also included in this podcast is a special report on San Diego Opera from arts journalist Catherine Kustanczy. Gianmarco Segato, the COC's Adult Programs Manager, is your host.
Are you listening? Let us know your thoughts, opinions and suggestions by commenting here, or on Facebook, Twitter or by e-mail (email@example.com).
You can subscribe to The Big COC Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or in your favourite podcast player with our RSS feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/bigCOCpodcast).
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A second look at 'Fewer, Richer, Greener: The End of the Population Explosion and the Future for Investors'By: Gabriel Thoumi, CFA
January 14, 2013
In the investment advice portion of Fewer, Richer, Greener: The End of the Population Explosion and the Future for Investors, I would like to draw attention to the comments written by Mr. Siegel. He suggests that institutional investors seek out investments in the following supply chains:
- Food, and associated inputs or "ingredients"
- Water quality management and delivery systems for clean water
- Energy, including clean energy
- Minerals and other basic materials, similar to what was discussed about previously on Mongabay.com in the article Mr. Jeremy Grantham and Extreme Weather and The Financial Markets: Opportunities in Commodities and Futures
- Forestry
- Infrastructure
- Environmental quality, which Mr. Siegel describes as "a luxury the world can finally afford"
Mr. Siegel's asserts in Fewer, Richer, Greener: The End of the Population Explosion and the Future for Investors:
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, a global warming "hawk," the all-in cost of global warming is projected to be 3.6% of GDP on an ongoing basis.22 At the historical per capital GDP growth rate of 1.8%, this scenario calls for GDP projections to be realized two years later than otherwise. At the 1% growth rate that is a likelier outcome for the most highly developed economies, GDP projections would be realized three and a half years later than otherwise. This result would be unfortunate but far from catastrophic, delaying GDP attainment by about as much as the 2007–09 recession did.23
His statement demonstrates the significant communication gap between those of us who work as scientists and those of us who work in institutional funds management. For example, in the Ceres report, Stormy Future for U.S. Property and Casualty Insurers: The Growing Costs and Risks of Extreme Weather Events (free), written before Superstorm Sandy occurred, Ceres states:
- Since 1990, total government exposure to losses in hurricane-exposed states has risen more than 15-fold to $885 billion in 2011.
- 2011 estimated $44 billion of insured catastrophe and extreme weather losses in the US.
- 2005 experienced approximately $60 billion of insured catastrophe and extreme weather losses in the US.
In fact according to Munich Re, in their recently published Severe weather in North America: Perils · Risks · Insurance (free), Munich Re states:
- Nowhere in the world is the rising number of annual natural catastrophes more evident than in North America. This increase is entirely attributable to weather events.
- 1980-2011 - during which losses totaled just over $1 trillion.
- The number of natural catastrophes per year has been rising dramatically on all continents since 1980, but the trend is steepest for North America.
If the "environment is a luxury we can finally afford." how did we live previously? As climate and natural resource scientists, we know a functioning environment with clean inputs and well-maintained processes may deliver outputs of clean water, healthy food, effective nutrient cycling, and biodiversity enhancement. Instead I would rather assert that "because of a functioning environment" we can therefore "afford luxuries" such as nitrogen fertilizer to enhance food production so we can feed our Earth's population.
To conclude, the financial risks of not mitigating climate change are significant. This is well-described in Stormy Future for U.S. Property and Casualty Insurers: The Growing Costs and Risks of Extreme Weather Events and Severe weather in North America: Perils · Risks · Insurance. In conclusion, mitigating climate change finance today is an economic issue of securing, maintaining, and enhancing water, food, nutrient, and biodiversity security.
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This book was originally published as a special issue of Intelligent Buildings International.
Gabriel Thoumi, CFA, LEED AP, is a natural resource scientist and financial consultant.
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Mr. Jeremy Grantham and Extreme Weather and The Financial Markets: Opportunities in Commodities and Futures
(11/19/2012) Mr. Jeremy Grantham, co-chair of the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and co-founder and chief investment strategist at GMO, published an online column November 14, 2012 in Nature asking scientists to speak out forcefully, publicly and directly on strategies to mitigate climate change. Mr. Grantham's column titled Be persuasive. Be brave. Be arrested (if necessary) is a clear clarion call for action. As a fellow natural resources scientist, I agree with Mr. Grantham's intent.
Good Derivatives: A Story of Financial and Environmental Innovation – Book Review
(11/18/2012) In Good Derivatives: A Story of Financial and Environmental Innovation, Richard Sandor, PhD has written a rich compelling first-person narrative of the development of financial futures and environmental markets over the past 40 years. With personal stories describing both failures and successes, Dr. Richard Sandor engages us with details that expand our knowledge of the capacities and limitations capital markets present to us in our efforts to finance climate change mitigation and natural resources conservation.


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IVF - twin girls born 3/31/15!!
I don't want to jinx myself but I haven't thrown up since Friday!! Even though Fridays was bad. Lol. Poor dh. We were at his high school home coming game and I got sick in the parking lot and peed my pants. It's actually pretty funny now.
Well found out for our Christmas present we are 1) having all our piping fittings to appliances in the house changed out from propane to natural gas (dh wants to get rid of the propane tank before baby comes) 2) getting new flooring in house!!!!! When we bought our house in 2008 we replaced carpet in bedrooms but not living room. I've been protesting by not scrubbing the stains for the past few months. Dh now agrees to get rid of the nasty carpet! I would love hardwood but worried about Rollie scratching it up. I'm shopping for flooring this week!
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Renee - That's wonderful that you get to try one more time at home! Best of luck! If you need help with the shots, let us know! I feel like a pro now at the shot. It was easier than I thought once I got the hang of it.
Jenn - Yay to not vomiting! That's fantastic! Are you still queasy or feeling ok?
Once week 6 started...I have been hit with crazy emotional swings, crying at nearly everything, major aversions (I hate the smell of cooking butter/oil, and coffee), and I am nauseous for what feels like 12 hours a day. DW has begun to think of me as some alien who replaced her wife and whereas I realize our entire life has changed, this hasn't occurred to DW yet. Sigh...been a rough week. LOL.
Meadow (me) + Sarah (DW) married 10/1/11 w/ 3 furbabies!
1 yr of trying. 3 ICI, 3 IUI, IVF #1 - M/C 12/12, FET - BFN, IVF#2 - BFP.
I almost threw up tonight. Uh. I've noticed if I wear myself out and I'm tired I start feeling queasy in the late afternoon and I think that's why I'm still getting sick. I need to try to take naps.
Oh! I got my new iPhone 5 today and guess what??? My photobucket ap is working again!!! I'll post a pic of my belly tomorrow ill be 16 weeks. Here's our announcement.
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Maputo — The Mozambican government plans to lease stretches of the country's trunk road network to private operators by the end of the year, the Minister of Public Works, Cadmiel Muthemba, announced on Friday at the end of a meeting of the Coordinating Council of his Ministry.
So far the country only has one toll road - the Maputo-South Africa motorway, operated by the South African company, Trans Africa Concessions (TRAC).
But if the government has its way, private operators will erect toll bridges on several major roads, including the main north-south highway from Marracuene, just outside Maputo, to Lindela in Inhambane province; from the northern city of Nampula to the port of Nacala; and from Vanduzi to Changara, between Manica and Tete provinces.
Muthemba, cited in Monday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais", said that over the past five years 1,500 kilometres of road had been paved, and there had been annual routine maintenance of 19,000 kilometres.
Despite this, he said, the road sector faced difficulties which could only be overcome with the involvement of private business.
"The participation of the Mozambican private sector in carrying out our activities is still not satisfactory", Muthemba said. "So we must pay particular attention to improving the mechanisms to promote and build the capacity of national contractors and technical staff".
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Wayne Rooney Commits Future to Man Utd
England forward Rooney ends months of speculation by signing new five-and-a-half-year contract
BPL: Top Five Goals of Round 24
The Best goals scored during match-week 24
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Swansea have parted ways with the highly popular Laudrup
BPL: Match-Week 24 Review
Arsenal move top of the table. Chelsea deal Man City their first home loss. United's nightmare continues
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Man City move top as Arsenal and Chelsea drop points. Liverpool thrash Everton in the Merseyside derby
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Chelsea accept Manchester United's $61m bid for Juan Mata
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Samuel Eto'o hat-trick sinks Man United. Santi Carzola double keeps Arsenal top
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A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students.
Dangerous When Wet
The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
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A young navy lieutenant is brought in as techninical adviser on a song-dance-and-swim film being made by screen star Rosalind Reynolds. Having once done a number with her - and been kissed at the end - at a Forces show, the young lad somehow believes she should be his girl. Her boyfriend - and fellow co-star - is just one of those disagreeing.
Neptune's Daughter
Scatterbrained Betty Barrett mistakes masseur Jack Spratt for Jose O'Rourke, the captain of the South American polo team. Spratt goes along with the charade, but the situation becomes more complicated when they fall in love. Meanwhile, Betty's sensible older sister Eve fears Betty's heart will be broken when Jose returns to South America. She arranges to meet with the real O'Rourke and love soon blossoms between them as well.
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Tulsa Sweeps Weekly C-USA Tennis Awards
Feb. 5, 2013
IRVING, Texas - Juniors Samantha Vickers and Clifford Marsland have been named the Conference USA women's and men's tennis athletes of the week, the league announced today.
Tulsa earns both awards on the same day for the first time this season. The Golden Hurricane also swept the weekly laurels twice last year
Vickers led the Golden Hurricane to two victories over ranked opponents last weekend as the No. 124 singles player in the nation went 4-0. Vickers defeated Lucia Kovalova of Wichita State 6-2, 6-1 as TU defeated No. 64 Wichita State 6-1. Against No. 32 Rice, Vickers defeated No. 50 ranked Natalie Beazant 6-2, 6-0.
She teamed up with sophomore Isaura Enrique to win both doubles matches. The Tulsa tandem defeated Lucia Kovalova and Veronika Blaskova of WSU 8-2, and took down No. 56 Natalie Beazant and Dominque Harmath of Rice 8-3. Vickers and Enrique are ranked No. 9 in the nation and are a perfect 4-0 on the season.
"Sam is really starting to play well," commented women's Head Coach Dean Orford. "She will have a challenge this weekend against Petra Niedermayerova of Kansas State, who defeated her in the finals of the USTA/ITA Regionals this past fall. It's also been fun watching Sam develop into one of the nations premier doubles players along side her partner Isaura Enrique."
Marsland, playing No. 1 singles for the first time this year, picked up two wins as the Hurricane defeated No. 37 Minnesota and No. 14 Baylor. He dispatched No. 49 ranked Rok Bonin of Minnesota 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-2 as TU defeated the Golden Gophers 4-3. On Sunday against Baylor, Marsland defeated No. 60 ranked Mate Zsiga 6-4, 6-3 as the Hurricane took down the Bears 5-2.
In doubles play, Marsland teamed up with sophomore Alejandro Espejo at No. 1 doubles and defeated Minnesota's Mathieu Froment and Rok Bonin, ranked No. 24 in the nation, 8-5.
"Cliff is working really hard both in the class room and on the court," commented men's Head Coach Vince Westbrook. "He is a great leader for this squad and is reaping some of the fruits of his labor."
This marks Marsland's fifth weekly honor of his career, while Vickers has won the award four times, including three last year.
The TU women's team will play at Kansas State and Kansas on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, while the men will play at Oklahoma on Friday night before hosting TCU on Sunday. First serve from the Michael D. Case Tennis Center is set for 12 p.m. on Sunday.
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AT&T today announced a modest expansion of its LTE 4G footprint to smaller markets around the country. The network is available in more than a dozen new markets for the first time, and has also expanded its reach in several existing markets. Between last week and this week, new markets include Cullman, Decatur, and Huntsville, Ala.; Mountain Home, Ark.; Lake City and Ocala, Fla.; Kokomo, Ind.; Shreveport-Bossier City, La.; Flint and Lansing, Mich.; Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.; Springfield, Mo.; Henderson, N.C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Athens, Corsicana, Huntsville, Lufkin-Nacogdoches, and Paris, Texas; Petersburg, Va.; Centralia, Wash.; and Morgantown, W.Va. Existing markets that now have greater LTE coverage include Phoenix and Tuscon, Ariz.; Little Rock, Ark.; Denver, Colo., Louisville, Ky.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Mount Vernon, Wash.; and a handful of others. According to AT&T, its LTE 4G network covers nearly 200 million POPs, and the company said it is on target to cover about 270 million POPs by the end of the year. By way of comparison, Verizon Wireless's LTE 4G network build-out is largely complete, Sprint's LTE 4G network is on target to reach 150 million POPs by summer, and T-Mobile's LTE 4G network will cover 100 million Americans by the middle of the year, and 200 million by the end of the year.
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President Barack Obama should nationalize all U.S. assets of the foreign fossil fuel corporation BP. Today.
On April 20, Earth Day, a massive explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers are missing and presumed dead. The rig sank in mile-deep waters and an estimated 210,000 gallons of petroleum continue to erupt from BP's well every day.
BP is trying several techniques to cut off the flow of pollution. But success of any one of them is either weeks away or hampered by admissions of inexperience with a well this deep.
The growing oil slick on the surface of the Gulf is an immediate threat to marine life and to the shorelines of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. But University of South Florida College of Marine Science oceanographer Bob Weisberg is modeling the currents and wind patterns and says it is likely the oil will become entrained in the nearby Gulf Loop Current. Once there it will quickly affect the Florida Keys, the east coast of Florida, and beyond.
The costs of the cleanup operation and of the environmental damage are likely to run into the billions or tens of billions of dollars. BP has promised to pay for the costs of the cleanup, but an I.O.U. that large is meaningless.
The Exxon Valdez oil spill happened more than 20 years ago and the victims have still not been compensated by the world's most profitable corporation. There's no reason to believe BP will be less litigious or more ethical.
As WMNF reported Monday, Stetson University College of Law professor Tim Kaye predicts that tort claims against BP's could actually be less successful if the environmental and economic damage from the leak become widespread.
So how will the people of the United States protect themselves from loss in a way we were not able to when Exxon spilled a ship full of fossil fuel in Alaska? The answer is a pre-emptive strike. The president must order the nationalization of all of the U.S. assets of BP: all of its refineries, office buildings, bank holdings, leases, and so on. It can be a temporary move. Once BP has repaid the American people for its fair share of the cost of the cleanup and environmental damage, we can re-evaluate the move and consider returning the assets to BP.
Think of it as collateral until BP pays its environmental and economic debt to the people of the United States.
There is a rich history of countries nationalizing the assets of foreign corporations who were extracting indigenous resources without adequate compensation.
In 1953 Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz expropriated some land owned by United Fruit Company that was then given to farmers.
Also in the early 1950s, Iran's President Mohammad Mosaddeq nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
Of course, Tea Party critics will cry "socialism!" But President Obama should not let fear of a label keep him from doing what's right for the people of the United States. Obama should nationalize the U.S. assets of BP. Today.comments powered by Disqus
Commentstaxpayers should not foot the bill!
Excellent editorial. It's not just the environment that's at stake, it's our economy. I live just off Gulf Blvd and I shudder to think what will happen to my community if we lose tourism because our crystalline beaches become tar flats. Why is the oil theirs as long as they can make millions off it, but when it spills, then it's ours? I am sure they will not foot the bill unless we have leverage to make it so.
This is a great suggestion. I think the same should happen to EXXON if in fact they have not completely paid up on what is owed. It is a disgrace that these companies are allowed to profit while distroying local environment.
President, Friends of Human Rights
This is an excellent idea. The oil companies are never going to regulate themselves. Their only concern is profit.
Great idea
First of all, I believe BP is leasing the rig that belongs to a U.S. company. Second, what kind of idiot thinks that nationalizing BP's assets will somehow pay for the disaster? What are you, some kind of ultra-liberal socialist moron? We live and enjoy a free enterprise system governed by laws. BP can pay for the cleanup and I'm sure they will. They have no choice in the matter. It's up to our weak, liberal, socialist, greedy, incompetent government to enforce those laws and to fight for its people. Unfortunately, BP has more than likely paid a few of our elected officials to look the other way. You want to stop BP? Stop buying gas, stop heating your homes, stop buying prescription drugs, stop buying anything made of plastic, stop buying goods that were transported using trains, trucks or airplanes, stop cooking food, stop listening to the radio, stop wearing clothes, stop buying iPods, stop putting stupid WMNF stickers on your cars. We depend on oil for everything. You are the same morons that don't want nuclear power. More people have died mining coal for power plants, and working in conventional power facilities than heve ever died in nuclear power plants. So stop your whining and face reality and stop living in your stupid little fantasy world.
The Tinker
Get real.....once again rational progressive thinking is lost to emotion and idealistic blather .....It will not be so simple to break away from our dependence on fossil fuels and ideas like this one and "farming our way to energy independence" won't work...Even simple workable solutions like increasing efficiency (worked to an extent in California)involve more than changing light bulbs, it also involves changing attitudes and beliefs....that's the really tough part...just try this one: Ask people in the Tampa Bay area whether they think the high speed rail from Tampa to Orlando will be built.....I have been amazed that the majority of people I ask (both sides of the political spectrum) are "non-believers". (FYI Revolution is USUALLY nasty & bloody)
Right On!
Good for you Sean for having the guts to say what many of us think. But "Nationalize" is a loaded word to which many will react emotionally rather than logically. Freezing a person's or corporation's assets and holding them in escrow or as a bond against payment of damages they owe is a reasonable, legal and capitalistic move. The U.S. has even done it against foreign countries, so why not foreign corps.? And as you say, the escrow or bond can be released when clean up and restitution is accomplished. Makes sense to me! BTW: the use of toxic chemicals to create tar balls that stay below the surface are just to keep the slick out of sight & out of mind. Tar balls & toxic chems below do as much or more damage than oil slicks above. Don't be fooled by out of sight out of mind.
Nationalize BP?.....
The reaction of financial markets to nationalization of a corporation such as BP would cause fear, panic and flight from US markets.
First of all, I agree in principal with Sean's suggestion. In fact Sean's example of the Anglo - Iranian Oil Company is interesting because after Iran's President Mohammad Mosaddeq nationalized the company, Kermit Roosevelt and the CIA overthrew Mosaddeq and brought back the Shah. Soon after that the Anglo Iranian Oil Company was back in private hands and was renamed British Petroleum (BP). I also think that any attempt at nationalization should be short term and only to cover any damages resulting from the spill. The only real way to avoid these spills is to not drill in the first place. And that can only be done by reducing our demand on the dark liquid. Are we prepared to do that? Some of us tried this in the 70's (we went small and used 4 cylinder cars). How many of you are willing to get rid of your SUV's, gas-guzzing pickups and become REAL advocates for rapid transit?
Last time I checked - we do not live in Venezuela - the Hugo Chavez way is disaster - Venezuela's oil production is tanking due to Chavez nationalizing the oil companies there. Obama's already bankrupted the US - November 2010 - FLIP THE HOUSE AND APPROPRIATIONS ARE UNDER A NEW RULE!
In light of recent events surrounding this leak, I have an update to my recent post. However, before I state that, let me comment on what "Fitness Freak" posted here recently: Freak says: "we do not live in Venezuela - the Hugo Chavez way is disaster - Venezuela's oil production is tanking due to Chavez nationalizing the oil companies there.". I am not a fan of Chavez, but for heaven's sake, talk facts, not right-wing inuendo. Venezuela's oil industry has not tanked. In fact, poverty has been reduced in Venezuela and the effective unemployment rate there is under 10% (which in many cases is better than here). The discussion here is about nationalizing BP, not the entire oil industry. Freak's comment that "Obama's already bankrupted the US", is completely stupid and lacking of any reality. A quickie history trip: Bush grabs the Presidency in 2001, he and and the Republican Congress move to deregulate everything (FDIC, SEC, FDA, etc.). The 9/11 disaster and the subsequent (and misguided) Iraq invasion are used by them to push and accelerate a complete deregulation of most industry (free TV!). Bush's main (and memorable) comment after 9/11 was "Go shopping!". While running for President in 2004, Bush said he that he is working to have the majority of folks become homeowners and promised that more people would be homeowners if he was elected. Well after that, home ownership did go up. How? Subprime mortgages, that's how. The folks at the FDIC were told not to do their jobs (deregulation) and the folks who were supposed to regulate the Wall St. side of this sub prime business were also de-regulated and worse; were to busy downloading porn all day on their office computers (at tax payers expense). By 2006, the US subprime mortgage industry entered what many observers have begun to refer to as a meltdown. A steep rise in the rate of subprime mortgage defaults and foreclosures has caused more than 100 subprime mortgage lenders to fail or file for bankruptcy, most prominently New Century Financial Corporation, previously the nation's second biggest subprime lender. The failure of these companies has caused prices in the $6.5 trillion mortgage backed securities market to collapse, threatening broader impacts on the US housing market and economy as a whole. The crisis is ongoing and has received considerable attention from the US media and from lawmakers during the first half of 2007. When all of this blew up in September 2008, there was a weekend in that month in which 3 trillion dollars had been withdrawn electronically from the US economy in one morning, prompting the US Treasury to suspend all electronic transactions. Believe me, when you have 3 trillion disappear from the economy in one morning, we WILL have problems; trust me. All of this happened before Obama was even in office. Bottom line: please do your research (and educate yourself) before posting ridiculous comments. OK? Now back to the oil leak issue: I was just watching the news while having lunch, and in a discussion about the current situation with the oil leak (which is now predicted to get worse); the reporters turned to General Russel L. Honoré, US Army (Ret) and his opinion on the oil leak. While that was going on what kept going through my mind was the Navy should be involved in this. Then lo and behold, Gen Honoré recommended that the entire operation and facility should be placed under US military command with a military command and control structure. That and nationalization of BP's facility (to offset current and future damages caused by this leak-and pay for the military's time and effort) ) should be an adequate response to an increasing crises.
start with the well
President Obama just sent a team of experts to Houston to assist with shutting down the leak. I'd say the US needs to takeover any rigs the company operates in the Gulf, for OUR protection. And serve notice to all other operators that we will be reviewing their safety procedures and those that do not comply will have their leases revoked.
According to Raw Story, Transocean is issuing a dividend payout of 1 Billion dollars. Can we focus our attention on more than one corporate parasite at a time?
Not Enough
Even If we take every nickel BP has it won't be enough to fix this. This was due to extreme negligence on the part of BP management. We should shut them down and confiscate ALL assets. IF CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE AS THE SUPREME COURT ASSERTS THERE SHOULD BE A DEATH PENALTY!


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Leaving wasn't an option, of course. Ansari had to tough out the rest of the 50-hour journey rolled up in a sleeping bag with her head pushed against cargo destined for the International Space Station (ISS).
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I love my wife but I need sex?
I love my wife; we have two amazing children. We do lots of great family things together, but my wife's lack of libido is driving me slowly insane. I... Show More
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I would say, cheating is always wrong. No matter what the reason is.
I would think, even when women get older they like sex. You seriously can't not get turned on at some point.
I would just say try to get her turned on, like kissing in her neck, when she's cooking, come up from behind her and brush up her leg and up her thigh.
Or maybe go back to the basic. The way you two were when you first started dating. recreate your first date. Get playfull and have a pillowfight, or a ticklefight. Just spend hours making out and stuff? Get her a present. Give her a mommy free day, where you watch your kids and send her to a spa, or where you both go to a spa and the neighbours watch the kids.
Take a shower together? A bath? Go to the beach?
Or maybe? Go to the gym, women like to see their man all sweaty ;) Make sure you're irresistible, wear what she thinks looks best on you. Make sure you're in tip-top shape and everyhting;)
I hope I helped! Let me know how it went^^
Good luck!
Wow thanks!
If you need any more help! Just message me okay?:D
Thanks for your comment. I'm a triathlete so I'm sweaty quite a lot of the time; she doesn't find it attractive..lol. I will try some of your ideas. I liked your answer because it made me realise that with a stressful job, and training a lot, the little things that women like the most I'm not giving her. I will make an effort and if more sex comes out of it then great, if not then at least a neglected part of our relationship will have improved. Thank you again.
What Girls Said 6
Well I am on your team with this question. I agree that people need there sex.
Your tale is so typical of so many married couples and I sure don't understand it.
Have you tried professional counseling for the both of you?
It is just this type of situation that is a big reason for many of the marrital infedilties and really I couldn't come to put the blame on the offender (you in this case)
I wish you luck and sure hope your wife wakes up real soon and realizes what she is about to throw away.
I've been married for almost 10 years, and I have to admit there have been a couple of dry spells in the duration.
If I were to discover that my husband was cheating on me, it would be devastating.
No amount of trying to "turn her on" is going to help if the problem is hormonal. Birth control can also be a reason as well. Depo Provera completely destroyed my sex drive. Stress plays a big factor, as does emotional issues.
There isn't a simple solution. The first step is talk to a doctor - there may be a legitimate medical reason. Loss of sex drive can be a symptom of something else.
This is a complicated situation. Most likely a therapist can help you and your wife work through this if there are no physical reasons why your wife's sex drive has disappeared.
Experiencing the loss of sexuality can be hard on a woman, especially if her partner is less than understanding. I know when I was on Depo, and after the birth of my two children my sex drive all but disappeared. The pressure my husband put on me compounded the feeling of loss I felt. Our struggle became less about sex and more about boundaries and respect. It made it worse and rippled through our relationship to where the effects of it are still felt now. Although I understood how important sex was to my husband, he didn't seem to sympathize with my inability to feel desire. The situation made me feel like he felt his carnal desires were more important than my feelings. I couldn't control how I felt, but he still burdened me with guilt.
Why do you feel entitled to sex? I'm not asking with hostility, I'm genuinely curious. In every marriage, especially with children, there are sacrifices both parties make. Why is this one you can't make? I know with my marriage, I gave up my independence, my career, and at times I feel my identity to be a good wife and mother. Is it so much to ask a man to give up sex? Is sexual pleasure worth that much more than your wife and family?
I'm sure she isn't doing this on purpose, nor is she trying to hurt you. It is just the way things are now - how can you blame or punish her for something beyond her control? Because cheating is a punishment.
I think this is something you guys need to work through together. Before you risk everything to get off, at least attempt to solve the problem at home. You never know, there might be a legitimate reason that you haven't discovered.
Good luck.
Thankyou for your honesty in your answer. Part of my problem is I don't put pressure on her; I've been rejected so many times in bed that I don't just don't bother anymore. She's not on any contraceptive, but the birth of our second child was very quick and painful; for a few years she would have flashbacks and I guess that will play it's part. I keep thinking of trying to introduce new things, such as watching porn together. What do you think? We've tried toys and it didn't go down well.
I think your desire for sex is completely normal. And I think it's really admirable that you have been dealing with this problem for 12 years but are still faithful.
I would hope that if you can't handle it anymore that you would divorce her. Adultery is a huge betrayal and it will leave her with huge scars. If she is kissing and cuddling with you it means she still feels affection for you so it will probably kill her if you have an affair. Plus, your children will lose a great deal of respect for you over it. Having two parents go their separate ways is something quite different then having a father who is a cheater. I know it can seem that divorce will hurt her more but I think most people would choose being left over having someone sneak around behind your back.
It is very normal for a woman to lose her libido as she ages. A man's tends to decrease as well. So unfortunately it sounds pretty normal for her to stop wanting sex. That doesn't mean I think her actions are OK cause I don't. I just do think that it is normal.
If you want to try at your marriage, you could try something like helping her more out of the bedroom. Women usually have less sex when they are exhausted from the day. So if the kids are wearing her down or chores or whatever, she is less likely to want sex. She wants sleep more. I've noticed that the less I do in a day, the more ready for sex I am cause I have the energy and time to think about it. So if there is anything you can do like the dishes, laundry, etc, it might help.
I would also try to help her understand how much sex is a need for you. She may not respond well but you can try to explain that sex is as important to you as talking is to her. For me that was the biggest light bulb regarding how important sex is to a man. Women feel closer through talking so I would explain how sex is your way of feeling closer and you are just dying without it.
I hope whatever you do, you will weigh what is at stake. You are miserable now but I have no doubt an affair or divorce will bring a new misery. I'm not trying to down play the seriousness of your need. I just know that sometimes when you are drowning you want to take rescue from anyone, not realizing what you are now getting.
Um you're two questions are the same and they both are is it OK if I cheat. The answer is no, you got married so the deal is you have sex with one woman for the rest of your life or you get divorced, those are the only two choices and since I doubt that you're going to divorce her over sex either deal with it, use your hand, or just go and have sex with her. I don't mean rape her but one day before bed or something pin her up against the wall, tell her how hot she is and how much you and and need her and just go for it.
Oh! I like this idea tooo!!!!
You should deff try this;)
What Guys Said 5
You haven't talked about it yet. She's told you how she felt, and that's important, but she hasn't explained how you're supposed to cope with the end of sex in your marriage, and the constant misery it's left you in.
You're not prepared to end your sex life, while she's prepared to end hers. She needs to understand that you will have some sexual future. When you're both aware of what that future will look like, THEN you've talked about it.
It's going to be a painful talk, but it would be infinitely more painful--and more cruel--to simply start a new relationship and force her to adjust.
i think that both of you should visit a sex counciller as for your wifes saying that what happens when women get older that's baloney all she needs is serious chat with you tell her the truth tell her how you feel tell her that for the good of your relationship as well as the kids that this problem must be solved don't bottle it up ask her to remember how it was between you to when you first startd dating so please visit a relationship counciller or sex therapist there are loads of treatments for you both can try don't give up on her don't fool around it's not worht it in the end they always find out
First off, for most married people, it is wrong to be unfaithful. There are some open married folks who have openly agreed that they can have other partners, but that is rare and not healthy for your relationship in my opinion.
Check out Laura Corn's book "101 Nights of Grrreat Romance" link for some practical ways to try and rekindle that old spark. This one is meant for girls and guys, but you could seriously just pull out the ones for guys and try them out on your own. The guys activities are mostly about romancing your girl while the girls ones are more about giving fun and creative sex. The whole thing is about building anticipation and keeping things new. There are lots of positive reviews from both guys and girls about how this "saved" their relationships.
You can also check out the book "His Needs, Her Needs". It's focus is on fulfilling each partners needs as a means to prevent cheating or divorce, which is often the result of unmet needs. Perhaps there are some non-sexual needs that you aren't getting the job done.
Lastly, please consider professional marriage counseling for the two of you before you would be unfaithful. Hopefully with some help, you can come to a consensus that you both find satisfying.
Try watching the movie "I think I love my wife" after I watched this I wondered about what I would do in this situation. I think I would probably take her on a date and try to have a really nice night and then when we went to bed I would just take control and have sex with her. You could also try buying her some lingerie or something sexual like that.
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AC Milan insist they have not received an offer from Liverpool for their striker Mario Balotelli.
Balotelli played almost three seasons at Manchester City before being sold to Milan for £17m in January 2013.
The Anfield club are chasing a replacement for Luis Suarez following his move to Barcelona, but Milan chiefs are adamant no bid has come in from Merseyside for the Italian striker.
"At this time we have not received any offer from Liverpool for Balotelli," AC Milan club administrator Adriano Galliani said to Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Hence, there is no negotiation. We will see as the transfer market ends on September 1."
He scored 14 goals in 30 league appearances for Milan last season but the Rossoneri finished a disappointing eighth and will not play in Europe this term.
The 24-year-old, who is under contract with the Italian outfit until June 2017, has been linked with a move away from the San Siro this summer.
Milan president Silvio Berlusconi said previously he came close to selling Balotelli to an unnamed English club before the World Cup.
Balotelli scored one goal in three appearances for Italy in the tournament in Brazil.
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Since the start of public hearings on Eskom's third Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD 3) application, different organisations have come before the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to register their opposition to the request of an annual average 16% tariff adjustment between 2013/14 and 2017/18. Regardless of sector and background, those that have made presentations to Nersa have been united in stating that the proposed increases will pose an economic and social disaster for South Africa as the hikes will lead to job losses, factory closures and general increases in consumer goods.
Eskom on the other hand is dogged and insists that the utility needs the R1, 09 trillion. Its spokespersons and spin doctors are crisscrossing the country preaching that "the long-term benefits, for the economy as a whole, of having a financially sustainable electricity industry" outweigh any negative short-term effects. We are also told that manufacturing and commercial sectors are less vulnerable to electricity price increases given their low electricity intensity. What we are not told is that the research that Eskom refers to was commissioned by the very same company that is asking to increase the electricity price by 110% in the next five years.
As unions organising in food production, agriculture, engineering, metal fabrication, automotive, retail and commercial services; we want to add voices of our combined membership of 538 307and say:
NO to 16% yearly average electricity increases over the next five years!
Despite Eskom spin doctoring, the electricity price hike will hit manufacturing and commercial sectors of the economy very hard!
We won't be fooled! The proposed electricity increases will affect the poor.
As the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and South African Catering, Commercial and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu), we commit ourselves to do everything in our power to ensure that Eskom does not receive the preposterous increase that the electricity utility is requesting. As we prepare oral presentations for the hearings scheduled for 30-31 January at Midrand's Gallagher Estate, we call on our shopstewards around Gauteng and all those opposed to Eskom's application to picket and demonstrate outside the hearings.
1. Electricity: A key input in manufacturing and commercial sectors
Electricity is a key input in manufacturing and commercial sectors. It is a significant cost for firms and enterprises in these sectors. A snap electricity cost survey that Numsa conducted in November 2012 confirms the fact that electricity constitutes a significant percentage of the costs in energy intensive companies. Manufacturing, mining and smelter companies that Numsa surveyed reported that in 2011 electricity costs comprised 10.33%, 5.37% and 37.04% of their total business costs respectively. The findings confirm an earlier survey which the National Foundry Technology Network (NFTN) conducted among 42 foundries that showed that electricity made up 14% of the sector's total operational costs.
Electricity is also a significant cost for businesses that operate from office blocks and shopping centres. In a study that Utility Management for Africa (UMFA) cited in the Nersa public hearing in Kimberley it was revealed that presently a Pick n' Pay Family Store pays an average of R83 411 per month towards electricity while Spur restaurants have a monthly electricity bill of R37 292. There is ample evidence that many commercial companies are already reeling from the increase in the average electricity price between 2008 and now. In Kimberly real electricity increases for commercial buildings have increased by 319% since 2008!
The increases have led to:
* a situation where electricity costs exceed current gross rentals
* commercial companies passing the increasing costs of electricity to customers
* a mass exodus of companies from zoned business areas to residential areas where they trade illegally
* an increase in vacancies of commercial buildings properties such as malls and office blocks
* a drop in property values.
These developments directly affect members of Saccawu and indirectly affect the members of the other two unions as consumers. The proposed electricity increases will undoubtedly cripple the commercial property market further impacting on Saccawu members.
2. Manufacturing and commercial sectors cannot be looked in isolation of primary industries
It is a fallacy to look – as Eskom does - at the impact of the hikes on manufacturing and commercial sectors in isolation of what happens in primary industries like agriculture and basic metals industries. If primary industries are destroyed there will no agro-processing, retail and manufacturing. In its submission to Nersa, Agri-SA provided case studies on how electricity price increases of the last six years have had an impact on irrigation costs. Irrigation as a component of variable input costs have increased in maize production from 8% to 25%. The effects of recent electricity hikes on wheat enterprises have been far more dramatic.
The South African Cane Growers Association painted a similar picture when it informed the energy regulator that since 2008 there has been a growing gap between price received for sugar cane and electricity costs. The association projects that the tariff adjustment that Eskom is requesting from Nersa will lead to closure of four mills and "could put 35 000 jobs (direct and indirect) at risk".
There is little doubt from the evidence before us that the proposed Eskom tariff increases will reduce farm profitability as irrigation becomes more expensive. This has the potential to lead to job losses, food insecurity and increases in food prices. In such a scenario what happens in agriculture has a direct bearing in food production and agro-processing.
It is therefore foolhardy for Eskom to argue that manufacturing and commercial services will not be severely affected by increases in tariffs. Decimation of primary industries will lead to a demise of manufacturing and commercial services.
3. Eskom increases to fuel municipal electricity hikes
According to Nersa's last Electricity supply statistics for South Africa, municipalities - not Eskom - supply electricity to 91% of manufacturing customers and 83% of commercial customers. It is generally acknowledged that it is customers that municipalities supply that are prone to the most destructive effects of tariff adjustments. Although the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act (MFPFA) does allow municipalities to levy a surcharge on electricity tariffs, even in cases where Eskom supplies power; the absence of guiding norms and standards by the Minister of Finance has meant that no Eskom-supplied area have done so. It is those municipalities that distribute electricity that impose surcharges on electricity tariffs.
What this has effectively created is a two-tier tariff system that allows Eskom customers to pay less while municipalities put a mark-up or surcharge on the regulated price of electricity; making power far more costly for municipal users. In our industry it is common to find companies in the same sector and consuming the same amount of electricity paying different tariffs. Whereas industrial Eskom direct customers are VAT-exempt and only pay an environmental levy of 3, 5 cent per kilowatt hour (c/KWh), customers that municipalities supply are saddled with surcharges on top of tariffs that Nersa sets.
Besides increases in cost structures such as capital charges, salaries, maintenance and repairs; municipalities that distribute electricity will have to factor Eskom's bulk price when formulating their applications to Nersa before 13 May 2013. Purchases from Eskom constitute the biggest chunk of the municipalities' electricity cost structure. The purchase costs which local authorities pay as they buy electricity from Eskom comes to an average of 70% of municipal electricity costs. It is no wonder that Nersa in its Municipal Tariff Guideline published in November 2012 assumes an increase for 2013/14 in bulk purchases of anything between 5, 3% and 14, 4%. This is before other costs and surcharges are added!
An Eskom study of six metros found that customers that municipalities supplied with electricity were averagely paying between 40% and 110% higher than Eskom direct customers. How can Eskom then say that manufacturing and commercial sectors will not be adversely affected?
4. What are we then calling for?
Our bottom line is that Nersa should not grant Eskom the yearly 16% average increase that the utility is asking for. Our position is that Eskom must be given an inflation-related adjustment for three years and NOT five years as it is proposed in the application.
As the three unions we advance both short-term and medium/long-term alternatives:
Short-term alternatives to Eskom's application:
1. Nersa to lower Eskom's rate of return which is projected to rise by 0, 9% in 2013/4 to 7, 8% in 2017/8. Eskom is a state-owned entity with a mandate for electrification and sustainable industrialization. It is not for profit maximisation.
2. Nersa to take out any double-counting and overstatement of costs in Eskom's application. We found that Eskom overstates what it will pay for renewables and coal. There is also some double-counting of cost items in the application
3. Re-evaluate the drive for a stand-alone credit rating status on the part of Eskom. Eskom is a state entity. The electricity utility cannot be above everyone in the country and be separate from the sovereign debt. The chase for a stand-alone credit rating is what is behind the calls high rates of return as Eskom wants to satisfy the appetite of financiers.
4. Government to capitalise Eskom as it did in 2008.
5. Launch a campaign to contain the costs of primary energy, particularly the costs of coal.
6. Stringent management of Integrated Demand Management (IDM) programmes particularly the "buy-back" programme. Our members have been put on short-time and lay-offs as employers switch-off machines and furnaces in chase of the money in the "buy energy-back" programmes managed by Eskom.
Medium and long-term interventions:
1. Use the next 3-years to review the Electricity Pricing Policy and the multi-year price determination (MYPD) methodology
2. As a way of containing the price of primary energy declare coal a strategic mineral and bring coal under public and democratic control
3. Work towards a long-term (20-year) electricity price path and funding model aligned to a revised Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)
4. Promulgate norms and standards for surcharges that municipalities impose on electricity.
Programme of Action:
In support of the alternatives outlined above, FAWU, NUMSA and SACCAWU have developed the following programme of action:
* 30 January: Shopsteward picket and demonstration outside Nersa's public hearing
* 13 February: A Labour and Business Consultative Meeting to look at implications of the electricity price increases for the manufacturing and commercial sectors
* 14 February: A consultative meeting of progressive forces to look at municipal tariffs
* 27 February: A night vigil outside Nersa's office on the eve of the energy regulator's decision on Eskom's application.
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Rafael Nadal arrived in Chile on Friday and will test his injured left knee in competition for the first time next week after sitting out for seven months - the longest break of his career. The 26-year-old Nadal will soon head off to the nearby coastal resort city of Vina del Mar, where he will play in his first event since being eliminated in the second round of Wimbledon in June. Nadal, who will be trying to win his eighth French Open title later this year, said the knee still bothers him and that he may have to reduce his tournament appearances. ''My knee is much better, and this is the most important thing now because there's no risk of a big injury,'' Nadal said at the airport in Santiago. ''But it's still bothering me, which will keep me from playing all the time, which I would like to do. ''You have to start somewhere,'' the Spaniard added. ''I think this is the right moment and the right place.'' Nadal is one of the best clay-court players in the history of the game, bu...
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