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Tony Slydini
|Tony Slydini
Tony Slydini (left), performs for fellow magician and filmmaker Warren Chaney (right), during a 1966 appearance on the pioneering AFRTS network Sitcom television series, Magic Mansion.
|Quintino Marucci
September 1, 1901
Foggia, Italy
|August 21, 1991
(aged 89)
Orange, New Jersey, United States
|Cause of death
|heart failure
|Known for
|Originality, Skill, and Misdirection
Tony Slydini (September 1, 1901, Foggia, Italy – January 15, 1991), simply known as 'Slydini', was a world-renowned magician. His mastery, expertise, originality and innovative approach to close-up artistry, magic earned him a legendary reputation in the magic world.[1][2] He traveled the world performing for the public as well as performing and lecturing fellow magicians. As a result, he served as an inspiration to generations of well-known magicians, celebrities and entertainers, including Doug Henning, Dick Cavett, Bill Bixby, Warren Chaney, Ricky Jay, David Copperfield and countless others.[3][4] Although he was best known as a master of close-up artistry, he continually demonstrated an extraordinary performing ability and during his lifetime was responsible for a long series of books, films and publications highlighting his mastery of the magical crafts.[5] For his work, he received the highest honors that his profession could bestow, including both the coveted Masters Fellowship Award and Performing Fellowship Award from the Academy of Magical Arts.[6] During his lifetime, Tony Slydini was inducted into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame as a Living Legend.[7]
Early life[edit]
Tony Slydini, was born as Quintino Marucci in Foggia, Italy. He was the son of an amateur magician who encouraged him to pursue sleight of hand at an early age. While still young, Slydini and his uncle left Italy to live in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[8] It was there that he began to experiment more seriously with magic. He had no access to books on magic much less personal instruction or magical performing apparatus of any kind. Yet, without any help or guidance, he focused on his craft and reinvented much of the popular magic of the time along with developing many new effects and illusions.[9]
Early on, Slydini was attracted to the psychological aspects of his art, which would continually show itself in his magic in the form of precise and expert use of timing and misdirection.[10] He was inspired by the relationship between a magician and his audience, which fueled his desire to be a close-up artist who would work intimately with the spectators. He became so good at it that he continually fooled the magicians for whom he performed. So much so, that the famous dean of magicians, Dai Vernon, once remarked, "Slydini is the only magician who could ever fool me."[11]
As a young man, Slydini had worked in South America's version of vaudeville for a time. But soon, the Great Depression struck that continent and work became scarce. In 1930, he moved to New York City, finding a job in at Hubert's Dime museum on 42nd Street.[12] The Dime museum was designed as a center for entertainment for the working class and in New York, where many immigrants settled, they were popular and inexpensive entertainment.[13] Hubert's provided the young magician with a grand platform, on which he could experiment and continue to enhance and develop his already sharpened skills. From there, Slydini found work in carnivals and sideshows throughout the country. He was entertaining everyday workers and their families, but gaining valuable experience, knowledge and psychological expertise while traveling and meeting people from coast to coast.[14]
Changing His Name and Moving to New York[edit]
In 1935, while Slydini was playing a museum in Paterson, N. J., the manager billed him as "Tony Foolem", in the absence of any better suggestion by Quintino Marucci, (Slydini's birth name).[15] The other acts on the bill became friendly with the magician and told him that they thought the name Tony Foolem was a poor choice and between them, they worked out the Tony 'Slydini stage name—the "sly" for being slick, and the "Dini" to follow the vogue for having something akin to the well known name of the successful Houdini. Tony was a shortened name for his given name Quintino and so, thus was "Tony Slydini" born.[16]
On a visit to his sister in Boston during the 1930s, Slydini attracted the attention of an agent, landing a job for $15 a day for a three-day a week show. The agent recognized his skills and flawless sleight of hand which he performed with playing cards, coins, and two ordinary white silks.[17] Slydini was an expert in timing and misdirection and it showed. Unlike the performing magicians of the time, it was audience reactions that guided his performances.[18][19] He remained in Boston for nearly seven years before moving back to New York.[20] It was there, in 1947, that Slydini opened his magic studio located at 341 West 45th Street.[21] Magicians from around the world came to that location for more than fifty years seeking instruction and guidance.[22]
The Traveling Years[edit]
Slydini continued to gain popularity through his public performances including many private club and party dates and would travel the U. S. from New York to California, playing scattered engagements in museums, carnivals, side shows, etc., while remaining practically unknown to the world of magicians.[23] It was finally through magician Herman Hanson, a close associate of Howard Thurston, that Slydini was brought before the local magic fans, eventually going on their public shows, etc., in New York, Boston, and Hartford. From there, he was quickly grabbed to appear on the well known Barbizon Plaza show in New York City where he made an instant hit with his different style of magic. His fame spread and soon other well-known magicians from around the world sought out his company and expertise including the legendary Cardini, Dai Vernon, Okito, The Great Virgil, Bert Allerton, Al Flosso and Jack Gwynne. Eventually, he appeared in Atlantic City before a national conclave of magicians and from there, his reputation as a "Magician's Magician" was cemented.[24]
Throughout the war, Slydini entertained thousands of soldiers in camps, hospitals, and recreation centers, Between 1949 and 50, he toured the U. S. under the direction of Ralph W. Read, who booked him to give his famous "Lecture Demonstrations" before over 30 magical organizations. Private lessons were also given on this tour, and many club dates as well, in the large cities on the route. Along the way, he performances and demonstrations at magic gatherings captured even more attention from his fellow magicians. Eventually, Europe and Asia requested his presence and he complied. While there he performed publically, made televised appearances and gave numerous lectures and private instruction to inquiring magicians wanting to learn his new form of close-up magic and misdirection.[25] In 1958, he headlined the International Brotherhood of Magicians British Ring's magic convention. Frank Joglar, reporting for Jean Hugard's Magic Monthly, wrote, "There is no doubt who was the star of the Convention. It was Slydini, whose close-up work, lecture and Gala Show act were in every detail flawless. Reports from up, down and around the British Isles praised the lecture Tony gave on the tour." [26] Thereafter, Tony Slydini would focus almost exclusively on teaching and lecturing, illustrating to others his original performing techniques and unique methods of misdirection.
Magic's Teacher and the Media[edit]
Slydini became largely unknown to the public but a legend to those in the magic profession. He was constantly featured in the magic magazines and publications. The Linking Ring, a publication of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, highlighted him in their 1951 February issue. However, he did not withdraw from the public and would on rare occasions, agree to perform for television. When he did, the public response was immediate. Once such appearance, in the mid-1960s, was on the pioneering television AFRTS Network program, Magic Mansion. The series was a Sitcom and not a performance program, It would occasionally have guest entertainers such as Patti Page or Guy Mitchell on the broadcasts, but they were also actors while other guests were actors such as John Wayne, Bob Hope and Danny Kaye.[27][28] Although the broadcast series was built around a magic theme, each episode was a story with a script. The show's director, Warren Chaney, writing of Slydini's appearance, expressed his concern at the time, "I was a young guy and had never seen Slydini perform and certainly never knew him to be an actor. I was even more worried because each show was broadcast live. On top of that we would have less than three hours of rehearsal. My anxiety was for nothing. This diminutive and very humble Italian magician went on the air, knew his lines, improvised as one often had to do on live TV, and proceeded to steal the broadcast. He was a magician, yes, but a more consummate actor, I have never seen. He could ad-lib with the best of them. We had many guests over the 120 broadcasts, but none of them were ever better than he was."[29][30][31]
Talk show'' host, Dick Cavett, wrote about his first meeting with Slydini in a New York Times' column, "Doug Henning said to me, 'Tony's doing a special demonstration for some magicians tomorrow night at Vesuvio restaurant. Come.' Tomorrow night finally came. For the magicians, sitting for nearly two hours at that table, sudden gasps and intakes of breath abounded. It was like seeing a man walk up a wall. Nothing prepared you for it. Right at the start, a solid, heavy silver dollar, held before my eyes, vanished into thinnest air. And by no method I knew of. Certainly no sleeves. The two hours flew too quickly."[32]
Cavett and Slydini became friends and soon afterwards the talk show host featured the magician in a televised special, which was so well received that a second broadcast followed.[33][34][35]
Slydini would go on to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and other popular broadcast venues of his time, but this was not his forte. It had become teaching, training, and a increased research and development of the art of misdirection. He was willing to teach and the magicians he served were willing to learn.[36]
Seminars, Publications, and the Closing Years[edit]
Slydini's influence spread across the magic spectrum such that by 1975, his fame led to a major event in the field of magic. Joe Stevens, of Stevens Magic Emporium, organized a gathering of magicians in Las Vegas in March of 1978. The event, attended mostly by professional magicians was a first and it was called the The Slydini Seminar.[37] The annual event grew in popularity and size, becoming known as the Desert Magic Seminar and later the World Magic Summit. Tony Slydini presented three solid hours of shows and lectures, plus additional semi-private lessons available to the 90 magicians in attendance and began a tradition of educational offering to magicians, expanding the number and nature of lectures with an emphasis on variety and versatility.[38] Slydini attended and lectured at the event originally named for him until his health no longer permitted travel.[39]
Over his lifetime, many books on were written about Slydini, his slight-of-hand techniques, the psychology behind his performance and his clever methods of misdirection.[40] There were also films, videos and countless articles on his methods and philosophies.[41] The scientific professions also took an interest and more than ten feature articles were written about his psychological methods for distraction and in particular, willful misdirection.[42] Scientific American published a 2015 research article entitled, The Neuroscience of Slydini's Paper Balls-to-Hat Magic Trick.[43][44]
The magician who taught himself continued to teach others well into his eighties. However, the years eventually took their toll and his health failed. He was confined to a nursing home in Pennsylvania for several years before his death in 1991.[45]
Tony Slydini died of heart failure on January 15, 1991, following a lengthy illness and confinement to a nursing home in New Jersey. Howard Bauman, the editor of the International Brotherhood of Magician's publication, The Linking Ring, wrote, "A magical light went out on January 15, when Slydini died. For more than 40 years he had brightened the horizons of magic with his special kind of prestidigitation. Slydini was a dedicated student of magic and developed his own style of misdirection and timing that was certainly regarded as truly artistic. Tony Slydini will be missed especially by his legion of friends."[46]
Quintino Marucci best known as Tony Slydini was buried in Orange, New Jersey. New memorials, books, video and film presentations about the man who changed magic, continued to be written and produced in the century following the one in which he lived.[47][48]
Performance wise, Slydini never verbalized a magic word. There were no "abracadabras or hocus pocuses", however his subtle magical gestures made it clear that he knew something not known, and probably unknowable, to his audience. Audiences saw an elfin quality in him that was unlikely to be duplicated. He created an ambiguous persona which allowed one to believe that maybe he was an elf and that maybe he really did have magical powers.[49] As a close-up performer, he was considered nonparallel by his peers.[50] His almost casual manner of performing made the magical effects he offered those of true magic. His style of close-up was something that had never been seen before. He was one of the first to show close-up magic as an art in itself, rather than as a lead-in to bigger and grander illusions. Slydini's magic was impromptu and rather than follow a set sequence of tricks as most magicians did, he allowed his audience and the situation to dictate his show.[51][52]
Awards and Honors[edit]
Over his lifetime, Slydini received countless awards and honors from around the world including the Masters Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts in 1974.[53] The Society of American Magicians made him a Hall of Fame – Living Legend inductee.[54] He also was awarded the Academy of Magical Arts' Performing Fellowship.[55] In 1952, he became the recipient of the first Star of Magic award given by New York's Magic Ring and was an inducted member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians' Order of Merlin.[56]
Publications, Video and Film[edit]
- The Stars of Magic by Lou Tannen
- The Magic of Slydini by Lewis Ganson
- Annotated Magic of Slydini by Lewis Ganson and Tony Slydini
- The Best of Slydini (books 1 and 2) by Karl Fulves
- The Magical World of Slydini (books 1 and 2) by Karl Fulves
- The Annotated Magic of Slydini by Lewis Ganson
- The Annotated Magic of Slydini by Gene Matsuura, 2011
- The Best of Slydini and More by Lou Tannen
- Magician Mentors and Inspirations by Ricky Jay (American Masters PBS series)
- Bill Wisch Talks About Slydini and More (podcast) [57]
In writing of his life, magician-author Karl Fulves remarked, "There is no question that Slydini is the most influential figure in Close-Up Magic in the 20th Century. His theories and concepts, his ingenious use of psychology and misdirection, combine to produce natural magic of the highest order. To see him work is to see the nearest thing yet, to real magic."[58] "That sentiment," said former television talk show host, Dick Cavett, "is the one most commonly expressed by anyone having the opportunity to actually see this great magician perform." [59]
Best known as a master of showmanship, misdirection, and close-up artistry, Slydini served as inspiration to generations of magicians including many thousands of the famous and not so famous practitioners of the art.[60]
Slydini is considered by many magicians to be one of the two finest, 20th Century performers, teachers, lecturers and creators of artistic, sleight of hand magic. Dai Vernon is the other.[61][62]
Slydini died in 1991.
- ^ Ganson, Lewis. The Magic of Slydini. Harry Stanley Publishing, London, 1969, p. 10-18.
- ^ Eldin, Peter. Presenting the World's Greatest Magicians. Kingfisher-a Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, 1997, Page 32.
- ^ Jay, Ricky. Magician Mentors and Inspirations, AMERICAN MASTERS, PBS Television, January 9, 2015.
- ^ Henning, Doug. Totally History
- ^ Fulves, Karl. The Best of Slydini … And More, Lou Tannen, Inc. New York, NY, 1976, pages 5-17.
- ^ Larsen, William W., Genii Magazine, Volume 37-Number 12, December, 1973.
- ^ Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame [1]
- ^ Frank, Gary R. Slydini, The Linking Ring Vol. 92, No. 8, St. Charles, Mo., August 2012, p.112
- ^ White, Ted. Biographies, Slydini Biography, Cometa Magico, 2010, pp. 1-2.
- ^ Lewin, Rick. An Education in Magic—watching Tony Slydini for the first time, Remarkable Magic, March 4, 2013, p.1.[2]
- ^ Jay, Ricky, Magician Mentors and Inspirations", AMERICAN MASTERS, PBS Television, January 9, 2015 [3]
- ^ Bauman, Howard. Slydini Obituary, The Linking Ring, Vol. 71, No. 3, Kenton, Ohio, March, 1991, page 121.
- ^ Dennett, Andrea. Weird and Wonderful: The Dime Museum in America, New York University Press, New York and London, 1997, pp 1-14
- ^ Haskell, Kari, Slydini, a legendary magician, performs for Cavett, March 27, 2009.[4]
- ^ Read, Ralph W. Slydini – The Master of Misdirection, The Linking Ring Vol. 30, No. 12, Kenton, Ohio, February 1950, page 16.
- ^ Wisch, Bill. "Bill Wisch Talks About Slydini and More," The Magic Word, Scott Wells, Producer, New Jersey, April 19, 2012 [5]
- ^ Frank, Gary R. Slydini, The Linking Ring Vol. 92, No. 8, St. Charles, Mo., August 2012, p.112
- ^ The Magical World of Slydini (text), Fulves, Karl; Lou Tannen, Inc., New York, NY, 1979 pp. 1-17
- ^ Frank, Gary R. Slydini, The Linking Ring Vol. 92, No. 8, St. Charles, Mo., August 2012, p.112
- ^ Paget, Jacques H., Les grands secrets du monde de l'illusionnisme, Editions d'Organisation; ORGANISATION edition, France, 2006, page 32.
- ^ Read, Ralph W. Slydini – The Master of Misdirection, The Linking Ring Vol. 30, No. 12, Kenton, Ohio, February 1950, page 16.
- ^ Ganson, Lewis. The Magic of Slydini, Harry Stanley; First Edition edition, 1960, pp. 2-5.
- ^ Nathanson, Leon, M.D., Slydini Encores, Slydini Studio of Magic, New York, NY, 1966, pp 11-13.
- ^ Nathanson, Leon, M.D., Slydini Encores, Slydini Studio of Magic, New York, NY, 1966, pp 11-13.
- ^ Arthur Leroy, Out of My Profonde, Sly, Sly, Slydini, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. XVI, No. 1, June 1958, page 42.
- ^ Joglar, Frank, Slydini, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. XVI, No. 1, June 1958, p.62
- ^ Chaney, Warren. As Television Changed – Forever, Swapsale Magazine, February, 2011, pp 17-22.
- ^ Cameron, David, Magic Mansion Revisited, Swapsale Magazine, July 2011, pp 14-17.
- ^ Wilson, Jeremy. Important Television from the Armed Forces, from a 1982 Memphis Film Festival interview with Warren Chaney by John Stacy. Radio and Television News, Media history, Issue #36, Vol. 2, 2nd Quarter, 1989.
- ^ Cameron, David, Magic Mansion Revisited, Swapsale Magazine, July, 2011, pp 14-17.
- ^ Matsuura, Gene, Tony Slydini, Actor, The Linking Ring Vol. 95, No. 3, March 1991, p. 43
- ^ Cavett, Dick. Conjuring Slydini, New York Times, March 27, 2009.
- ^ Slydini on Dick Cavett Show, PBS Television 1977
- ^ Slydini, Master of Closeup, Magic Magazine, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1975 p.36.
- ^ The Great Slydini Makes Magic for Dick Cavett, Epublishers Weekly, April 14, 2009.p. 4.
- ^ Goodman, Rowland, The Slydini Lecture, Linking Ring Vol.30, No. 11, Kenton, Ohio, January 1951, pp 2830.
- ^ Stevens, Personally Speaking, World Magic Seminar XXXIV 2011 – Summary Review, March 6, 2011. [6]
- ^ Stevens, Personally Speaking, World Magic Seminar XXXIV 2011 – Summary Review, March 6, 2011. [7]
- ^ Stevens, Mark, 30 Years of Magic and Fun In the Desert World Magic Seminar, Film – Stevens Magic Emporium, February 18, 2007.[8]
- ^ Bell, John Bower and Whaley, Barton, Cheating and Deception, Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, NY 1982, p. 143.
- ^ Cohn, Nik, The Heart of the World, Vantage Books, a division of Random House, Inc. 1992, pp 69-71.
- ^ Lewin, Rick. An Education in Magic—watching Tony Slydini for the first time, Remarkable Magic, March 4, 2013 [9]
- ^ Conde, Susana Martinez. The Neuroscience of Slydini's Paper Balls-to-Hat Magic Trick, Scientific American, April 27, 2015 [10]
- ^ Matsuura, Gene, Ph.D. The Annotated Magic of Slydini, L&L Publishing, Tahoma, CA, 2011.
- ^ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
- ^ Bauman, Howard. Slydini Obituary, The Linking Ring, Vol. 71, No. 3, Kenton, Ohio, March, 1991, page 117.
- ^ Mazza, Raymond B. Slydini Award Ring 26, The Linking Ring, Kenton, Ohio, February 2002, p. 139
- ^ Natale, Chris. Slydini Expert Bill Wisch Lectures to Ring 122, Linking Ring Vol. 91, No. 7, MO., July 2011, p. 35.
- ^ Goulet, The Golden Years, The Linking Ring, Volume 81, Number 11, Kenton, Ohio, November, 2001, pp. 44-46.
- ^ Bauman, Howard. Slydini Obituary, The Linking Ring, Vol. 71, No. 3, Kenton, Ohio, March, 1991, page 117.
- ^ Slydini, Master of Closeup, Magic Magazine, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1975 p.36.
- ^ Fleischer, Adam, Slydini Cover Feature, Tannen's Magic Manuscript, (Vol. 6, Issue 6), June/July 1982, pp. 4-12
- ^ Larsen, William W. Magical Arts Awards, Genii: The Conjurors' Magazine, Volume 37---Number 12 --- December, 1973.
- ^ Slydini, Master of Closeup, Magic Magazine, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1975 p.36.
- ^ The Academy of Magical Arts Awards, The Magic Castle, Los Angeles [11]
- ^ Bauman, Howard. Slydini Obituary, The Linking Ring, Vol. 71, No. 3, Kenton, Ohio, March, 1991, page 117.
- ^ Wisch, Bill. "Bill Wisch Talks About Slydini and More," The Magic Word, Scott Wells, Producer, New Jersey, April 19, 2012 [12]
- ^ Fulves, Karl, The Magical World of Slydini. Lou Tannen, Inc., New York, NY, 1979, p.5.
- ^ Haskell, Kari, Slydini, a legendary magician, performs for Cavett, March 27, 2009. [13]
- ^ Fulves, Karl. The Magical World of Slydini, Lou Tannen Publishing, Inc., New York, NY, 1979, pp. 5-16
- ^ Wilsh, Bill. Slydini, Wisch-Craft, 2014, p.1
- ^ Starke, George. "Stars of Magic," Lou Tannen Publishing, New York, 1960, pp.115-128.
External links[edit]
- Thoughts about Slydini
- Conjuring Slydini
- Slydini's first appearance on the Dick Cavett show (Nov. 7, 1977) from Dick Cavett's NYTimes blog
- Slydini's second appearance on the Dick Cavett show (Mar. 8, 1978) from Dick Cavett's NYTimes blog
- The Neuroscience of Slydini's Paper Balls-to-Hat Magic Trick
- Conjuring Slydini - The New York Times
- Slydini by Mark Sicher
- Slydini on the Internet Movie Database
- Slydini on Amazon.com


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Galway, Ireland - Portraying itself as a model of austerity as it rebounds from the crippling eurozone crisis, Ireland should have brought its presidency of the European Union to an end with aplomb.
But its outwardly sober, six-month term has been overshadowed by press leaks exposing the cavalier attitude of top banking officials towards a bailout that cost the taxpayer billions of euros.
A series of taped phone calls made in 2008 obtained by the Irish Independent newspaper revealed how, at the height of the international banking crisis, officials at the now-defunct Anglo Irish Bank discussed how to deceive regulators, poured scorn on the government, and derided the Germans who were working furiously to prop up Europe's failing banks.
The tapes confirm our worst fears. Inadequate regulators in the public sector were manipulated by the banks into the guarantee which may yet cost as much as €90bn [$118bn] in a country where there are only 1.8 million at work.
Sean Barrett, lecturer in economics at Trinity College Dublin
The revelations have provoked a storm of protest at a time when Ireland is slipping back into recession. The tapes were also described contemptuously by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a recent European summit as "impossible to stomach".
Sean Barrett, lecturer in economics at Trinity College Dublin, told Al Jazeera: "The tapes confirm our worst fears. Inadequate regulators in the public sector were manipulated by the banks into the guarantee which may yet cost as much as €90bn [$118bn] in a country where there are only 1.8 million at work."
Anglo Irish was the first bank to seek help from the country's government after it had lent tens of billions of dollars to property developers before Ireland's property bubble burst and was nationalised in 2009.
The tapes include conversations about how Anglo went about receiving bailout funds, and suggest directors may have underplayed the extent of money needed to keep the bank afloat so as to stop the removal of deposits.
John Bowe, the head of Anglo's capital markets, is heard telling then chief executive David Drumm that he picked the figure of $9bn needed from the government "out of his arse".
Bowe said if the government and central bank agreed to pay an initial $9bn, they would automatically be tied into handing over billions more.
The government rescue package for Anglo eventually ended up costing Irish taxpayers about $39bn, which Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny described as the "single biggest financial transaction ever made in history of our state".
After the failed bank was nationalised in 2009, Ireland was forced to go cap in hand for further funds from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Drumm is heard on tape calling the central bank and regulator a "f..king shower of clowns", and discussing obtaining funding from an investment bank by only naming their figure after getting the representative from the bank "drunk on five vodkas and a bottle of crystal champagne".
The pair are also heard deriding Germany by singing an old version of its national anthem, "Deutschland über alles" - while looking to the country for help.
The Irish Independent has not named the source behind the tapes or how many it has access to, and is continuing to drip-feed them to the Irish public.
In a statement released after the comments first surfaced, Bowe "categorically" denied the allegation that he had misled Ireland's central bank, or was aware of any strategy to do so.
Barrett said the country's government, central bank and financial services sector had "lacked the economic expertise required" to deal with the crisis, and he lambasted officials for "sleepwalking into the euro".
"Sweden, Denmark and the UK did read the small print, spotted the euro's design faults and wisely decided not to join given their economic conditions," said Barrett.
Echoing comments by Prime Minister Kenny that the tapes have damaged Ireland's standing, economist Constantin Gurdgiev told Al Jazeera while they put a face to those responsible for the crisis, they may ultimately do a disservice to the country.
Gurdgiev said the tapes could impose an "adverse reputational impact on Ireland that can only serve as a convenient excuse for Irish and European leaders to delay indefinitely meaningful assistance to Ireland in resolving banking debt".
He added: "In this context, the tapes would play an unfortunate role of a catalyst for politically expedient denial of the problem currently already practised by the EU leaders."
Unsustainable borrowing and on-lending during a period of economic boom lay at the heart of Ireland's banking crisis, and the rescue has saddled taxpayers with an enormous bill. The 2010 ECB and IMF bailout has already cost the country $112bn, which the Irish people will be paying for decades.
Ireland's budget deficit for this year, at 7.5 percent of GDP, is the highest in Europe. One in eight mortgage holders are in arrears, unemployment has soared, and weak demand has seen the value of exports plummet.
A significant milestone occurred earlier this year with the liquidation of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide and the replacement of the promissory notes, which resulted in significantly improved investor confidence in Ireland.
spokesperson for the Irish prime minister
But the government continues to put on a brave face as it tries to restore the dented image of an economy once nicknamed the "Celtic Tiger".
A spokesperson for the Irish prime minister told Al Jazeera: "A significant milestone occurred earlier this year with the liquidation of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide and the replacement of the promissory notes, which resulted in significantly improved investor confidence in Ireland."
An official investigation is currently underway into dealings that took place at Anglo Irish Bank, and three former executives are expected to stand trial next year.
Drumm told journalists recently he is being made a scapegoat by "politically connected former bankers and politically protected senior public servants".
After leaving Anglo in 2008, he fled to the US, where he filed for bankruptcy. He now resides in the upmarket Boston suburb of Wellesley in a house worth $1.4m.
The Fianna Fáil party has added its weight to those calling on the government to extradite the former Anglo Irish chief executive.
Paul Fallon is a freelance journalist based in Galway, Ireland
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Today news came down that the NFL and the former NFL players have reached a agreement in the lawsuit on concussions. Now I am not sure if it is a good deal or not for the players, I would say it is not but that's just my two cents. I do think that it brings up a different question altogether in what does the NFL know about it's game and how damaging the effects are. Football is a violent game and has risk which everyone knows but is there more the NFL knows and does not want to share because they don't want to lose money? If you think that a league would not put it's guys at risk your wrong because we are talking about billions of dollars here. Yes Billions folks and that in itself is part of the problem it is so much money. Money like most drugs you have to get and make more and more to get you that high again. I just want to know the bottom line of how dangerous the game is or is not and then people can make their choices' about playing. I have got the opportunity to hang with some NFL players and they told before how much they hurt after the game. After talking with some of those guys it because a little more real how tough of a game football is. I played some football in high school and loved it and If I had a kid I would let them play in high school but not sure I would start them too young on the game. I should also say I love college football and the football in general I just hope no info is being covered up
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"Had a great stay at this hotel. Perfectly placed to explore the sights of London . Excellent price got the location and hotel was brilliant..."
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The Astor Court Hotel is a comfortable, secure living environment set in the heart of London's West End. The Hotel, is housed in an historic former Gentlemen's Club which was converted in the early 1900`s. The 45 well appointed rooms (currently being reviewed for cyclical redecoration) and six family apartments provide the perfect balance of modern comfort and Victorian architecture.
The unique features in this Grade 2 listed building give each room its own character. It is ideally located for Oxford St shopping and close to theatre land and its Restaurants, Clubs, Pubs and Cinemas. The Astor Court Hotel is just a couple of minutes walk to Oxford Circus, Regent Street, Hyde Park and London's West End. The Hotel and Apartments offer comfortable, affordable accommodation and it is in one of the most prestigious areas of Central London. Parking is available offsite with 15% discount of on-going rate. Please contact the hotel directly for more information.
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Pros: the staff were lovely and helpful, really very pleasant and the front desk was staffed 24 hours a day. It was also really nice to find somewhere that offered apartment accommodation but with breakfast served as well, although it was only a continental breakfast and the variety wasn't really there.
Our suite was huge, really very spacious - my 1yo loved crawling the whole length of the apartment and back again again at top speed. Niggles were that the two single beds were in the separate bedroom and the double was in the main living space (I think it makes more sense the other way around), and that the layout meant you had to go through the twin room to get to the bathroom. My cousin and my sister, who were sleeping in there, were disrupted and their sleep is really important as I am disabled and they provided my care during the day. The room on my booking stated it had accommodation for up to five people, but there was no way to accommodate a fifth person. Also, the kitchenette is really quite poor - it was essentially an under-counter fridge and a microwave in a cupboard. A little disappointing.
On check in, we had a few weird experiences - the first was that the receptionist tried to encourage us to swap our room for two normal rooms instead. I can only assume a family was staying elsewhere in the hotel and hadn't realised that a suite was an option. The second was that the receptionist asked if I would like a travel cot for my son - I said yes, and she said "well we don't have any, but I'll get you one tomorrow." It seemed an odd question to ask in that circumstance. It is a little far if you're getting the train into Euston, especially if you're disabled which means the tube is inaccessible. We walked from the station with my son, my wheelchair and ask our luggage, which took about twenty minutes. It's just that little bit too far out to be convenient if you can't get the tube, which is frustrating.
As far as being a disabled guest goes, the hotel either didn't have or didn't offer a ramp to help me get into the hotel in my wheelchair, and then there are another two steps once inside to get to the lift to the rooms. The bathroom and toilet were separated, which isn't a bad thing, but trends to create small, difficult toilets to access when one has a physical disability.
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Finding an apartment
Apartments are usually rented through real estate agents rather than landlords. Real estate offices can be recognized by listings of available apartments in their show windows. They also advertise on signs in the neighborhood and in various publications.
Conventional real estate companies
The rental system of many conventional real estate companies is not very foreigner friendly.
Apartments are usually rented for a minimum of two years, which conflicts with the fact that many foreigners stay in Japan for less than two years.
Furthermore, most landlords are naturally reluctant to rent their apartments to foreigners who are not able to communicate in Japanese. Some of them will even categorically refuse their service to non permanent residents out of fear of frictions.
Many agents also require you to provide them with information about your financial background and to have a guarantor co-sign the rental contract as another security measure. Certain conditions apply as who can serve as your guarantor. It must usually be a Japanese national with a stable financial background.
Not at last, entering a rental contract with a conventional real estate company is very expensive. A number of refundable and non refundable fees have to be paid, often totaling three to ten months' rent, depending on the company and apartment:
- Reservation fee (tetsukekin)
The tetsukekin is paid when you apply for an apartment, and before the actual rental contract is signed. It serves as a guarantee for you that the apartment is not given to somebody else, and for the agent that you do not change your mind. It is refunded after the actual contract is signed and is usually equivalent to about one month's rent.
- Deposit (shikikin)
The deposit is used to cover eventual future damage to the apartment. The deposit minus the cost for repairs is refunded when you move out. The deposit is usually equivalent to several months' rent.
- Key money (reikin)
This is a non refundable payment to the landlord in the amount of up to several months' rent.
- Service fee (chukai tesuryo)
This is a non refundable payment to the real estate agent in the amount of at most one month's rent.
In most cases, apartments come unfurnished, utilities are not included in the rent, and pets are not allowed. Please read more about Japanese apartments and furniture.
Real estate companies for foreigners
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For example, they offer rental contracts for much shorter time periods and lower and fewer initial fees than conventional companies. In addition, their apartments are often already furnished, and the cost for utilities may be included in the monthly rent.
Many real estate companies for foreigners operate so called gaijin houses ("foreigner houses"), a very inexpensive type of accommodation, while others target individuals and businesses on larger budgets and with higher requirements.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature has decided the identities of people with permits to carry concealed handguns or stow them in their cars should be secret.
The Alabama Senate voted 24-0 Friday to give final approval to a bill pushed by the National Rifle Association. The House passed the bill 102-0 in February. It now goes to the governor.
The bill would seal the handgun permits maintained by county sheriffs and make them available only to law enforcement officers.
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The bill's sponsor, Democratic Rep. Jack Page of Gadsden, says it's to prevent identity theft. Page says the permits contain enough information for someone to make a fake credit card application.
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The puppets Homer uses to explain the operation to his kids are Akbar and Jeff (without their fezzes) from Matt Groening's comic strip, "Life in Hell."
Snake's license plate reads: "EX CON"
At the beginning of the episode, Police Chief Wiggum asks Reverend Lovejoy if "this is 742 Evergreen Terrace." The reverend points next door to Snake's house, but 742 Evergreen Terrace is what we know the Simpsons' address to be.
Barney: If Homer wants to be a woman, so be it.
Homer: Barney, I'm not getting a sex change!
Dr. Nick: The knee bone's connected to the something. The something's connected to the red thing. The red thing's connected to my wrist watch... Uh oh.
Moe: Now let's have a minute of silent prayer for our good friend, Homer Simpson.
Barney: How long has it been?
Moe: Six seconds.
Barney: Do we have to start over?
Moe: Hell no.
Homer: And Lisa...
Bart: (whispers into Homer's ear)
Homer: I guess this is the time to tell you...
Bart: (whispers into Homer's ear)
Homer:...that you're adopted and I don't like you..... BART!
Homer: Bed goes up, bed goes down. Bed goes up, bed goes down. Bed goes up, bed goes down.
Homer: Kids, kids. I'm not going to die. That only happens to bad people.
Bart: What about Abraham Lincoln?
Homer: He sold poison milk to school children.
Dr. Nick: Call 1-600-DOCTORB. The B is for Bargain!
Hibbert: I must warn you though, this procedure will cost you upwards of $30,000.
Homer: Aaarrrggh! (collapses)
Hibbert: I'm afraid it's now $40,000.
Mr. Burns: That's right, keep eating...Little do you know you're drawing ever closer to the poison donut! (cackles evily) There is a poison one, isn't there Smithers?
Smithers: Err...no, sir. I discussed this with our lawyers and they consider it murder.
Burns: Damn their oily hides!
Homer: Ooh, oatmeal, what a delightful treat! Aw, there's a bug in it.
Marge: No there isn't.
Homer: Trust me.
(starts eating bacon)
Bart: Dad, there's a bug on that.
Homer: Meh.
Chief Wiggum: This is Papa Bear. Put out an APB for a male suspect, driving a...car of some sort, heading in the direction of...you know, that place that sells chili. Suspect is hatless. Repeat, hatless.
Cops: In Springfield Lyrics:
Bad cops, bad cops.
Bad cops, bad cops.
Bad cops, bad cops.
Bad cops, bad cops.
Springfield cops are on the take,
But what do you expect for the money we make?
Whether in a car or on a horse,
We don't mind using excessive force.
Bad cops, bad cops.
Bad cops, bad cops.
(While watching a glowing Homer behind an X-ray)
Dr. Hibbert: Now Mrs. Simpson, what you see here is the radioactive dye we injected into your husband's bloodstream.
Nurse: But doctor! I haven't injected the dye yet!
Dr. Hibbert: Dear lord...
(Marge, Patty and Selma are clipping discount coupons.)
Patty: Buy three tubes of Mister Blister, get one free.
(The phone rings. Marge answers)
Marge: Hello. Yes? Oh my Lord!" (Hangs up) Homer's in the hospital, they think it's his heart!
Patty: Oh my God!
Selma: What?
Patty: Five cents off wax paper!
(Selma slaps her cheek in amazement)
Dr. Hibbert: Homer, I'm afraid you'll have to undergo a coronary bypass operation.
Homer: Say it in English, Doc.
Dr. Hibbert: You're going to need open heart surgery.
Homer: Spare me your medical mumbo jumbo.
Dr. Hibbert: We're going to cut you open, and tinker with your ticker.
Homer: Could you dumb it down a shade?
Homer: I keep hearing this irregular thumping noise.
Gas Station Attendant: It's your heart, and I think it's on its last thump!
Homer: Whew, I was afraid it was my transmission.
(Homer drives off.)
Kid: Where's he going?
Gas Station Attendant: You remember that old Plymouth we just couldn't fix?
Kid: We're going to sell him to Mr. Nikopopolous?!
Gas Station Attendant: You're a dull boy, Billy.
Apu: Poor Mister Homer. Could it be that my snack treats are responsible for his wretched health?
Customer: Give me some jerky.
Apu: Would you like some vodka with that?
Customer: Oh, what the hell, sure.
Conan O'Brien later said that this was a real turning point for the show. He and other writers made Homer so stupid that he actually forgot to make his heart beat. He felt the show got a lot better after goof balls like him left to pursue other ventures.
Blackboard Joke: Coffee is not for kids. (Written in jittery handwriting)
Couch Gag: The family is micro-sized.
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Grampa: Oh, Homer. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.
A direct quote from Don McLean's song "Vincent (Starry Starry Night)".
Chief Wiggum: This is Papa Bear. Put out an APB for a male suspect, driving a... car of some sort...
Wiggum calling himself "Papa Bear" is a quick and funny reference to the show Starsky & Hutch.
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Flanders: Dear God, thank you for Ziggy comics, little baby ducks and 'Sweating to the Oldies Vols. 1, 2 and 4.
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A Petaluma group agreed Friday to drop its opposition to the Friedman's-anchored Deer Creek Village shopping center in exchange for nearly $200,000 in concessions from the developer.
The six-figure settlement is the second the Petaluma Neighborhood Association has achieved in its opposition to large-scale developments in Sonoma County's second-largest city. The money is earmarked for street, bike, pedestrian and traffic improvements, three community groups and the PNA's legal costs.
In 2010, the loosely organized group forced a three-way settlement with the city and developers of the Target shopping center, which netted the two leaders of the group $100,000 and paid $50,000 toward their legal fees. It also required the developer, Regency Centers, to pay the city's legal fees related to the PNA suit and another one Regency had filed.
Merlone Geier Partners said the $191,000 settlement announced Friday will head off an expected lawsuit that would have further delayed the project and cost perhaps several hundred thousand dollars in legal fees.
During the planning process, a law firm hired by the PNA, headed by Petaluman Paul Francis, filed several letters of opposition in connection with various aspects of the Deer Creek proposal.
The latest settlement, reached Friday afternoon, calls for the PNA to drop its appeal, scheduled to be considered at Monday's City Council meeting. The group was asking the City Council to overturn the Planning Commission's latest approvals of the project's design.
The City Council had already approved the main planning hurdles, including an environmental impact report for the 36.5-acre, 344,000-square-foot shopping center along North McDowell Boulevard at Rainier Avenue.
When completed, it will be the city's second-largest shopping center, slightly smaller than the Target center currently under construction on East Washington Street along Highway 101.
"In this tough economy, no one stands to benefit from project delays and a lawsuit," Greg Geertsen, managing director of Merlone Geier, said in a written statement.
"An agreement has been reached that ensures Friedman's returns to its hometown, 800 jobs and millions of dollars in additional city revenue that can help rebuild Petaluma's roads and help protect its neighborhoods and schools."


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Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks
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From NC myself, love all Sparks books...during their trip they discovered startling truths about loss, love and hope. Narrated with irrepressible humor and rare candor, and including personal photographs, Three Weeks with my Brother reminds us to embrace life with all its uncertainties. . . and most of all, to cherish the joyful times, both small and momentous, and the wonderful people who make them possible.
Wonderful read!
When I first tried to read this book, I could not get into it. However, when I tried again when I had more time and was able to focus on the meaning and significance of the story, I found that I actually enjoyed it.
I laughed and cried through his childhood memories, and appreciated the descriptions of the places he visited with his brother. Nicholas Sparks' memoir is a true story of how faith and family love can conquer anything.
Even those who are not a fan of the Sparks books should read this story. It is truly inspiring.
It was a fairly interesting biography. I took it at face value until he got to the part about his son having learning disabilities. I am in the field and I know that the US has an amazing early intervention program and there are many very good therapist who help children with disabilities. It didn't make sense why no one helped his child. Why he, as a father, had to reinvent the wheel to teach his child. Once I realized there was something that didn't sound right in that part of the book, it made me wonder about the other parts of the book and whether he was giving us a very distorted view of his life.
This was an interesting memoir, for me more so about his personal family situation than for the trip he took -- which was a bit of a surprise because I'd picked it up only because I was intrigued by the trip. I appreciated all the historical information imparted about the places they visited (some of which I already knew). The writing was good, but Messrs. Sparks (and their Editor) REALLY need to learn the correct usage of the words "bring" and "take" (grrr, a personal pet peeve).
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0446694851, Paperback)As moving as his bestselling works of fiction, Nicholas Sparks's unique memoir, written with his brother, chronicles the life-affirming journey of two brothers bound by memories, both humorous and tragicIn January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, set off on a three-week trip around the globe. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at thirty-seven and thirty-eight respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. Against the backdrop of the wonders of the world and often overtaken by their feelings, daredevil Micah and the more serious, introspective Nicholas recalled their rambunctious childhood adventures and the tragedies that tested their faith. And in the process, they discovered startling truths about loss, love, and hope.Narrated with irrepressible humor and rare candor, and including personal photos, THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER reminds us to embrace life with all its uncertainties...and most of all, to cherish the joyful times, both small and momentous, and the wonderful people who make them possible.
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UPDATED: Winnemem Wintu Tribe prepares to block section of Lake Shasta
Tribe says it will go ahead with ceremony
The Winnemen Wintu Tribe moved one day closer to its proposed blockade of a section of Lake Shasta, while law enforcement officials this morning, reversing an earlier stance, announced officers would heavily patrol the area.
"Every available officer will be there, unless we have something big happening in the forest," said John Heil, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. "Our goal is to make sure that a conflict between the boaters and the ceremony is avoided."
Forest service officers assisted by Shasta County Sheriff's deputies will begin to police the remote section of the McCloud River arm of the lake on Friday.
That's the day demonstrators will enter the water on boats and floating devices to block boaters from going up 400 yards. It is part of a war dance, tribe leaders called for this week in response to the agency's refusal to close a section of the lake so they can hold a coming-of-age ceremony for teenage girls. It starts today with a sacred fire and an opening dance.
Patrolling — for safety and prevention reasons — will continue throughout Memorial Day weekend, Heil said.
Heil's comments suggested the forest service would not interfere but monitor the tribe's war dance ceremony, even as its very attempt to block that part of the lake defies federal law. The Winnemen Wintu is not a federally recognized tribe.
"We're not activists or protesters, but we are put into this position," said Caleen Sisk, the Winnemem's spiritual leader and chief, on Wednesday. "We don't know what to do. But this time we can't cancel."
The war dance gets under way today at the McCloud Bridge Campground on that remote section of the McCloud River arm of the lake.
Tribe leaders and U.S. Forest Service agents, who have been in talks for a year, this week continued their dialogue about their use of the lake for the ceremony, but they weren't going well, Sisk said.
She said foresters are asking for details about the number of swimmers and the times and lengths they were expected to be in the water.
Heil countered his office still is reviewing their special use permit application, and a decision has not been reached whether to allow the ceremony this summer.
Sisk anticipates the war dance will draw 200 to 400 supporters. On Friday, participants will enter the water. Sisk is unsure how any of it could look or how long they can sustain efforts.
The exercise is intended as a practice run for the ceremony, which falls June 30 through July 3 because of the planetary alignment and full moon during that time.
"We don't expect to cause trouble," Sisk said.
She expressed concern that the publicity their event has generated could attract people who would purposely try to stir up drama. The tribe on its Facebook page said a representative requested support for the tribe's cause at a general assembly Sunday with Occupy Oakland supporters.
Capt. David Dean, through a Shasta County Sheriff's Office employee, on Wednesday had said there were no plans to station deputies at Lake Shasta for the event.
Dean is with the sheriff's Boating Safety Unit.
He said the case fell under the U.S. Forest Services' jurisdiction. The agency was calling the shots and at that time had not contacted the sheriff's office for assistance, Dean said.
Leaders have been unsuccessful to get a portion of the lake closed since 2005 because the tribe is not federally recognized, Sisk said.
This particular ceremony is momentous for the tribe given that its next chief will be involved. Marisa Sisk, the 16-year-old niece of Caleen Sisk, is expected to go through the waters after having seen the ceremony postponed for three years.
The tribe last year started a Change.org petition to allow members to hold the ceremony near Puberty Rock along the McCloud River. The petition is addressed to seven officials, including U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, and Sheriff Tom Bosenko. On Wednesday, it had received 4,402 signatures.
"There are 371 miles of shoreline at the lake. We're asking for 400 yards," Sisk said. "And that's too much?"
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Patriots Against Fashion
Clothing and Nationalism in Europe's Age of Revolutions
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During the era of the French Revolution, patriots across Europe tried to introduce a national uniform, which all members of the nation would wear in their everyday life. Patriot dreams of overthrowing 'the tyranny of Queen Fashion' emerged from the sumptuary tradition and Enlightenment ideas about social order, but reveal the diversity of national ideologies in the age of Revolutionary nationalism. Uniform schemes reflect the rise of social egalitarianism, as the source of imagined national sovereignty slipped from monarchs to 'the people,' variously understood. since the feminine associations of fashion often trumped masculine national ideas, national uniforms also shed light on ideals of gender. This book, the first comparative study of national uniform schemes, discusses specific examples from Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey the United States, and Wales.


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Why Isn't Hospital Device Security in the Spotlight?
Written by: Vicki Thomas
Do you think about the security of your hospital and medical records? Have you thought about what this data tells others about yourself? Your address, your phone number, your detailed medical records, and the ability to dig deeper into your personal and professional life. This is just a sample of what your medical records hold.
This past summer a few news organizations revealed that the hacking of medical devices such as EKGs, MRIs, and IV pumps is more common than we realize.
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