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Date: 13 January 2009 Time: 06:09 PM ET
BSG Season 4 Returns on 1.16.09
Who is the Final Cylon?For Battlestar Galactica fans, this week is something like Christmas all over again. This Friday at 10:00 pm on Sci Fi, the first of the series' final ten episodes airs, kicking off ten weeks of joy, "told-you-so's!" and more than likely a few tears for fans of the long-running series – not to mention the revelation of the Final Cylon. It's been a long-time coming, too – the last of the new episodes, "Revelations" aired last June.

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Nyctalus noctula
|Scope: Global
|Scientific Name:
|Nyctalus noctula
|Species Authority:
|(Schreber, 1774)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Nyctalus furvus (Japan) and N. plancyi (eastern China and Taiwan) are now considered as separate species (Simmons 2005).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Csorba, G., Bates, P., Stubbe, M., Hutson, A.M., Aulagnier, S. & Spitzenberger, F.
|Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Temple, H. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
The species is widespread and abundant, and although there may have been declines in some areas, it is not believed that these approach the threshold for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (30% in 10 years or 3 generations). Consequently it is assessed as Least Concern.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Nyctalus noctula has a wide Palaearctic distribution, including Europe and southern Scandinavia to the Urals and Caucasus; Turkey to Israel and Oman; western Turkmenistan, western Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan to south-west Siberia and the Himalayas, south to Myanmar, Viet Nam, and western Malaysia. Its occurrence in North Africa is questionable (see below), and a record from Mozambique is considered dubious. With few exceptions, maternity colonies are confined to northeastern Europe (Strelkov 1997a, 1997b). Has been found at 1,900 m asl in the western Alps during migration (Aellen 1962 in Gebhard and Bogdanowicz 2004).
"It is possible that N. noctula occurs in Africa but this needs confirmation. A record from Algeria (two specimens collected from a hollow tree in Cheliff plain) was published by Loche (1858), but these specimens were lost with the rest of Loche's collection. According to Palmeirim (1982), it is possible that these specimens belonged to N. lasiopterus, a species which does occur in North Africa and which was considered to be conspecific with N. noctula by earlier zoologists. There are also some doubts as to the place of origin of some specimens of N. noctula in the BMNH (Palmeirim 1982) and in the RMNH (Jentink 1888). One of these was mentioned by Dobson (1878) as having been bought in Algiers. Kowalski and Rzebik-Kowalska (1991) suggest that all of them were bought from professional dealers, which means that their localities may be unreliable" (M. Happold pers. comm. 2007).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Albania; Andorra; Armenia (Armenia); Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Holy See (Vatican City State); Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lebanon; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malaysia; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Myanmar; Netherlands; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; San Marino; Serbia (Serbia); Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Viet Nam
Regionally extinct:Portugal
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
|Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
|A widespread species, relatively common throughout much of its range.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|It forages over wetland, woodland and pasture, feeding on larger moths, beetles and flies. Summer colonies are in tree holes, sometimes in buildings. Winter hibernacula are in rock crevices, caves, occasionally artificial structures. Maternity colonies number 20-50 females (occasinally up to 100), but winter groups in rock crevices, caves and artificial structures can be large, to 10,000 in one instance (Germany) (Harrje 1994, Mayer et al. 2002). Tree holes and bat boxes are also used as wintering sites. Seasonal migrations between breeding area and hibernation range which is situated in central and southwest Europe normally cover distances of less than 1,000 km. The longest recorded movements is 1,546 km (Hutterer et al. 2005).
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Major Threat(s):
|No major threats at present.
|Conservation Actions:
|It is protected by national legislation in most range states. There are also international legal obligations for its protection through the Bonn Convention (Eurobats) and Bern Convention, in parts of its range where these apply. It is included in Annex IV of EU Habitats and Species Directive, and there is some habitat protection through Natura 2000. The species occurs in a number of protected areas. No specific conservation actions are known.
Bogdanowicz, W. 1999. Nyctalus noctula. In: A. J. Mitchell-Jones, G. Amori, W. Bogdanowicz, B. Kryštufek, P. J. H. Reijnders, F. Spitzenberger, M. Stubbe, J. B. M. Thissen, V. Vohralík, and J. Zima (eds), The Atlas of European Mammals, Academic Press, London, UK.
Dobson, G. E. 1878. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the British Museum. pp. 567 pp.. Trustees of the British Museum, London, UK.
Gebhard, J. and Bogdanowicz, W. 2004. Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) – Großer Abensegler. In: F. Krapp (ed.), Handbuch der Säugetiere Europas, pp. 607-694.
Harrje, C. 1994. Fledermaus-Massenwinterquartier in der Levensauer Kanalhochbrücke bei Kiel. Nyctalus 5: 274-276.
Hayman, R. W. and Hill, J. E. 1971. Order Chiroptera. In: J. Meester and H. W. Setzer (eds), The Mammals of Africa: An Identification Manual, pp. 73. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., USA.
Jentink, F. A. 1888. Catalogue Systématique des Mammifères (Rongeurs, Insectivores, Cheiroptères, Édentés et Marsupiaux). In: H. Schlegel and F. A. Jentink (eds), Revue Méthodique et Critique des Collections, E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Kowalski, K. and Rzebik-Kowalska, B. 1991. Mammals of Algeria. Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
Loche, C. 1858. Mammifères. Paris, France.
Mayer, F., Petit, E. and Helversen, O. 2002. Genetische Strukturierung von Populationen des Abendseglers (Nyctalus noctula) in Europa. In: A. Meschede, K. G., Heller and P. Boye (eds), Ökologie, Wanderungen und Genetik von Fledermäusen in Wäldern - Untersuchungen als Grundlage für den Fledermausschutz.- Schriftenr, pp. 267-278. Landschaftspfl. U, Naturschutz, Münster, Germany.
Palmeirim, J. M. 1982. On the presence of Nyctalus lasiopterus in North Africa (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Mammalia 46: 401-403.
Samiya R., Dawaa, N., Stubbe, M., Stubbe, A., Haideke, D., Sumiya, D. and Munkhtogtokh, O. 1993. New Findings of Mammals in Western Mongolia. Natural Conditions and Biological Resources in Western Mongol, and its adjacent countries. Review of Report.
Schober, W. and Grimmberger, E. 1998. Die Fledermause Europas. Kosmos Naturfuhrer, Stuttgart.
Spitzenberger F. 2002. Die Säugetierfauna Österreichs. Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft. Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft, Band.
Strelkov, P. P. 1969. Migratory and stationary bats (Chiroptera) of the European part of the Soviet Union. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 14: 393-439.
Strelkov, P. P. 1997. Breeding area and its position in range of migratory bat species (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in East Europa and adjacent countries. Communication 1. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 76: 1073-1082.
Strelkov, P. P. 1997. Breeding area and its position in range of migratory bat species (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in East Europa and adjacent countries. Communication 2. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 78: 1381-1390.
Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. 1993. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, USA.
Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. 2005. Mammal Species of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.
|Csorba, G., Bates, P., Stubbe, M., Hutson, A.M., Aulagnier, S. & Spitzenberger, F. 2008. Nyctalus noctula. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T14920A4473408. . Downloaded on 29 August 2016.
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Devils Q&A with Jason Arnott
Devils center responds to your questions!
Wednesday, 08.4.2010 / 2:11 PM ET / Features
New Jersey Devils
|Arnott spent the last four seasons in Nashville, where he served as captain.
The 6-5 centerman, who scored the 2000 Stanley Cup-clinching goal for the Devils, was first acquired in 1998 along with Bryan Muir in exchange for Bill Guerin and Valeri Zelepukin. Following back-to-back Finals appearances with Jersey's Team in 2000 and 2001, Arnott was shipped to Dallas with Randy McKay and a first-rounder in the deal that brought Jamie Langenbrunner and Joe Nieuwendyk to the Garden State in 2002.
Arnott, 35, played 302 games in New Jersey, tallying 97 goals, 124 assists for 221 points, and notching 18 goals, 23 assists in 58 postseason appearances. He's scored 20-or-more goals in 10 of the last 11 seasons, including 33 in 2008-09 that matched a career high.
The native of Collingwood, Ontario, has amassed 383 goals, 490 assists for 873 points in 1,099 games spanning 16 seasons.
Reacquired from Nashville on June 19, Arnott hopes to reunite with former linemate Patrik Elias, and says he's pumped up for what could be a deep run for the Devils in 2010-11.
How did you hear that you had been traded to the Devils again?
Bronx, N.Y.
JA: I was contacted by my agent.
Was it a surprise or were you expecting it?
JA: I was expecting it. It was a mutual thing between myself and the Nashville Predators because I had a no-trade clause in my contract, so it was basically up to me. I knew it was coming.
Were you expecting to come back?
JA: New Jersey was No. 1 on my list of teams to go to, so I was hoping it was New Jersey, but I didn't know if it was going to happen or not.
What is your favorite part about being back in the Garden State?
Fanwood, N.J.
JA: I think just the memories of playing there before. I'm really excited, they've got a fantastic team. Just being around the atmosphere with the way Lou [Lamoriello] runs things, and things like that, is always an exciting time and you always have a great chance to win.
Were you disheartened when New Jersey traded you away in 2002, or did you think it was a good time to move on?
Piscataway, N.J.
JA: No, I was disappointed. I was very upset about it. I didn't want to go anywhere; I loved where I was. I loved the guys and the team. Obviously, leaving Patty [Elias] and Syky [Petr Sykora] hurt a lot. We had a great line going [with the A-Line]. It was disappointing.
In your opinion what makes New Jersey so special? It seems everyone wants to come back here.
East Rutherford, N.J.
JA: For one, I think, you always have a great chance of winning. I think Lou always puts a team together that gives the best possible chance of winning. Just the time that I had when I was there before; I had a fantastic time. Obviously, winning helps a lot. But playing-wise, as well, I learned a lot and had a lot of fun with all the guys. It's just a great place to play, especially with the new building. It's an exciting time.
|Hoisting the Cup in Dallas.
Wyckoff, N.J.
JA: You'd have to go with food, right off the hop. I don't think I've been to Italian restaurants as great as what's in New Jersey. You've got a lot of them, plus the little delis and stuff like that. Just the atmosphere around, you've got New York which is a few minutes away and the beautiful suburbs of New Jersey. The suburbs are similar to Nashville, but you've always got the New York atmosphere, which is minutes away.
What have you been doing this summer to prepare for the upcoming season?
Howell, N.J.
JA: I train a lot. I have a personal trainer just to keep me in shape, and I'll start skating soon just to try and stay in the best shape possible. I enjoy time with my family and relax a little bit before all the hectic stuff of the season gets going.
What do you expect from the team this year?
Freehold, N.J.
JA: I expect, hopefully, we win. We've got a great team and I think you have to set your goals high: That's winning the Stanley Cup. That's what we do.
What was the first thing that went through your mind when the puck got past Ed Belfour for the Cup-winning goal in 2000?
Forked River, N.J.
JA: [laughs] The first thing was that I didn't want to run over the ref when I went into the corner to celebrate. That probably would've been the first. I think I was in shock that it even went in. I just heard the clunk in the back of the net, and I was just kind of in shock for the first little bit. Then I was getting bombarded by everybody. There was just a disbelief that that just happened and that we won.
Did you think there was any chance that Belfour could stop it as he came across, or did you know as it was on its way that you were going to score?
Carteret N.J.
JA: I didn't know that Patty was going to make such a great pass on his backhand across the crease like he did. That's kind of the way he was with me all the time; he always seemed to find me. When it came across, I knew that if I elevated a little bit, it was so far over and Eddie had so far to go that I had a chance to put it in. I was just concentrating on hitting the net when the puck came across and I would have a good chance of beating him because it was so far across. Fortunately, it did go in.
Are you hoping to line up with Elias for 2010-11?
Old Westbury, N.Y.
JA: That would be fantastic. We've kept in contact over the years, and it was one of my things that I would love to get back to playing with him again and see where things could go. I think the feeling was mutual with him. The way the League is, it was a tough thing to do, but we're together now. We'll see. It'll be up to the coaching staff whether we play together or not.
Are you ready to score another Cup winner for us?
Fair Lawn, N.J.
JA: [laughs] One hundred percent… Yes.
In what ways do you expect your role on the team to be similar and/or different from when you were a part of the Devils years ago?
Clifton, N.J.
JA: It'll be different. I'm an older guy now. I was one of the youngest guys on the team then, and looking up to a lot of the older guys to help me out, especially Scotty Stevens. He really took me under his wing and helped me out a lot with off-ice stuff as well as the on-ice. Hopefully, I can help out some of our young kids and just help them along, do the best I can and play as hard as I can to help us win.
How smooth of a transition into the system do you expect from a coaching standpoint? Will it be easy going from Jack Adams finalist Barry Trotz to Devils rookie head coach John MacLean?
Basking Ridge, N.J.
JA: Yeah, I think so. You have to build a relationship between the coaching staff, yourself and the team. I think Johnny's really experienced and has done really well in the minors. I think he's a player's coach, but I don't know exactly how he coaches. He's played a lot of years and knows what players think and what we go through. That helps a lot because some coaches just don't know a lot about what you're thinking and what goes on in the dressing room, things like that. I think he's going to bring a lot of great stuff to the dressing room, teach us a lot and hopefully lead us down the road to great things.
Have you spoken to MacLean this summer, and how did that go?
JA: It went well. He basically just welcomed me to the team, things like that. He was looking forward to talking to me in camp and wants me to be an older, leader guy that helps out a lot around the room. There's certain things that he can come to me with and I can go to him with, little things like that. We didn't get into a whole lot. He wanted to wait until we got into the swing of things.
What is your opinion about the offseason moves the Devils have made this year? Do you think this team on paper has a chance of having that magical run and chemistry from 2000?
Tenafly, N.J.
JA: I think it does. It's going to be a matter of jelling and meshing as a team. When you bring that many guys into a team at once, sometimes it takes a while. We did that in 2000 when we won. In the years before that, we brought in new guys here and there and it took a little bit to get the chemistry going. It all depends. It could take a little bit of time, or it could take no time at all and everyone might just jell and mesh right off the bat. On paper, yes, I think we have a legit chance of winning this year and going far and doing real well.
What do you do to get ready for games? Any superstitions?
Rochester, N.Y.
JA: I put on all my gear the same time, same stuff, every time. Usually it'll be left shinpad, right shinpad, left sock, right sock, that type of thing, and it'll all be in the same order every time.
What's your favorite type of fishing?
Medford, N.J.
JA: Bass fishing, and I do a lot of it. Hunting is my favorite, a lot of deer hunting. Scotty [Stevens] and I did a lot of bow hunting with a friend of ours in New Jersey. I'll be looking to doing some more of that.
How is the hunting in New Jersey?
JA: It's unbelievable. There's so many deer, it's unbelievable. Great deer hunting [in New Jersey]. There was good deer hunting in Nashville, as well.
If you were to run away and join the circus what act would you perform?
Flemington, N.J.
JA: [laughs] A lion tamer.
What's that say about your personality?
JA: I don't know. [laughs] A little bit crazy here and there, I guess. I think it'd be fun, but there'd also be that fear. I guess that's the hunter in me coming out, where you get that excitement to be around the animals, but you also have that little bit of fear where you never know if they're going to attack or not.
Did you use those taming skills as the captain in Nashville?
JA: Sometimes. [laughs] We had a lot of young guys, so you had to do a little bit of it.


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Mourinho to face Liverpool with 'weakened' Chelsea squad
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly agreed to play a 'weakened' team against Liverpool in their upcoming crunch clash at Anfield in order to give the Stamford Bridge club the best chance of beating Atletico Madrid in the semi-final second-leg at home on Wednesday.
Chelsea will travel to Merseyside on Sunday already trailing Liverpool by five points with three games remaining although victory would still require Liverpool to drop points against either Crystal Palace or Newcastle United.
According to Metro.co.uk, Mourinho has suggested he may be ready to throw in the Premier League title towel in order to give Chelsea the best chance of beating Atletico Madrid in the semi-final second-leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
Mourinho said that he would speak with the club's management about priorities as he is not the most important person at the club, although he added that he believes would play those players at Liverpool who will not be playing in the game against Atletico. (ANI)


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Mobile Data and Applications: Market Update 1Q 2012
- January 2012
- 56 Pages
- Parks Associates
This report provides an updated analysis of the dynamic mobile data market from both mobile operator and over-the-top service provider perspectives. It also covers the mobile app industry to gauge its revenue potential for mobile operators and app developers. The report also includes the latest consumer data from Parks Associates' mobile tracking study.
"2012 will be a watershed year for mobile operators," said Harry Wang, Director of Mobile and Health Research at Parks Associates. "Now that 4G networks are rolling out across the globe, operators have to do three things right: find new revenue sources for their faster and more efficient networks, fend off over-the-top competitors, and manage their networks efficiently-including modifying data plan pricing to align revenue with network cost. None will be easy, but they have to roll up their sleeves and get them done."
The Bottom Line
1.0 Purpose of Report
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Source of Information
2.0 Mobile Operators' Data and App Strategy
2.1 Growth of Mobile Data Revenue and Network Traffic
2.1.1 Global Data ARPU Trends
2.1.2 Changing Mobile Data Plan Pricing: Work in Progress
2.1.3 Network Bandwidth Management
2.1.4 4G/LTE Deployment Update
2.2 Mobile Value-added Services (VAS)
2.2.1 Mobile Entertainment Services
2.2.2 Mobile Location/Navigation Services
2.2.3 Mobile Video Communications Applications and Services
2.2.4 Cloud Service from Operators
2.3 Mobile Operators' App Store Initiatives
2.3.1 Update on Wholesale Application Community (WAC)
2.3.2 App Stores from Mobile Operators
3.0 Over-the-top Mobile Data Market: Apps and Beyond
3.1 Non-operator App Stores: Growth and Competition
3.2 Content Services via Apps: Revenue Model Analysis
3.3 Technology Snapshots: Native Apps and HTML5
4.0 Consumer Mobile Data and App Usage
5.0 Market Forecasts
5.1 Mobile Data Market Drivers and Barriers
5.2 Forecast Methodology
5.3 Forecasts of Operator Mobile Data Revenue
5.4 Forecast of Mobile App Downloads and Revenues
6.0 Market Implications and Recommendations
7.0 Appendix
7.1 Glossary
7.2 Company Index
List of Figures:
- Data ARPU Trends: Major Mobile Operators
- Mobile Data Pricing Trends: Examples by Operators
- Network Bandwidth Management Solution Providers
- Mobile Operator's Revenue Growth Drivers: From 2G to 4G and Beyond
- Mobile Entertainment Services: Initiatives and Strategies from Operators
- Mobile Video Calling App Developers
- Mobile Cloud Solution Providers
- Mobile Operators' App Store Initiatives
- Non Operator App Stores: Key Statistics
- App Store Preference by Smartphone OS
- Smartphone App Download Statistics by Region: 2009-2011
- Smartphone App Download Statistics by OS: 2009-2011
- Smartphone App Download Revenues by Region: 2009-2011
- App Development Approaches: Native, HTML5, or Hybrid
- Mobile Data Plan Size by U.S. Operators
- Consumer Mobile Data Consumption Patterns by U.S. Operators
- Most Frequently Downloaded App Types by OS
- Spending on App Downloads by OS
- Smartphone V.S. Tablet: Usage Differences
- Forecast Models for Mobile Data Revenues and Mobile App Downloads/Revenues
- Global Mobile Data ARPU Trends by Region: 2009-2016
- Worldwide Mobile Data Revenue Forecasts 2009-2016
- Worldwide Mobile Data Revenue Forecasts by Region 2009-2016
- Worldwide Mobile Data Revenue Forecasts by Data Categories
- Worldwide Smartphone App Download Forecasts: 2010-2016
- Worldwide Smartphone App Download Forecasts by OS: 2010-2016
- Worldwide Smartphone App Download Revenue Forecasts: 2010-2016
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Definition of canvasback in English:
A North American diving duck with a long, sloping black bill, related to the common pochard.
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- From time to time, the pond has hosted the locally rare redhead, a member of the group to which scaup, the canvasback and ring-necked duck belong.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2012 -- Another day, another Detroit artist uncovered & served up to the world on a platter of shoelaces and soles.
Premiere sneaker artist El Cappy — born Eric Lowry — was recently featured in a video profile for Red Bull. The video goes behind-the-scenes of the sought-after custom shoe artist in addition to showing off some gorgeous time lapses of Detroit.
The video has garnered some press, via Huffington Post Detroit, and was shot and produced by Detroit firm Hanford & Hooper.
The video is a lead in for an upcoming event this Friday in Eastern Market known as Red Bull Rubber & Sole, which is being hosted by Royal Oak's Burn Rubber. El Cappy will be serving a judge for the sneaker design competition.
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It was once the ultimate teenage rebellion: sauntering into a tattoo parlour after a couple of drinks and emerging with a perfect inking. Your mother would be furious but your mates would be impressed. Today, mothers are more likely to join in and get a tattoo of their own (writes Tom Knowles).
There are more than 1,500 tattoo parlours in Britain and many are starting to see a new type of client: the over-40s.
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By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer
"I think our aim should be to have more and more access to the enjoyment of life" said John Cage (1912-1992) one of the most remarkable and controversial artists of the second half of the 20th century, who would have turned 100 last September. Tremendously influential and seldom understood, these 100 years have been full of controversy and enjoyment of his art, to which the New World Symphony will pay tribute Feb. 8-10 with an interdisciplinary celebration that promises to introduce or reintroduce audiences to a genius who carved out a unique niche for himself in the artistic world, to a cultural icon.
The evenings offer the opportunity to experience Cage through the artistry of Michael Tilson Thomas and a lineup of musical stars that includes Meredith Monk, Joan La Barbara, Marc-André Hamelin and Jessye Norman (as well as such talented locals as Patrick and Joseph Quigley), a unique opportunity regardless of one's previous acquaintance with or affinity for this unclassifiable, radical artist.
They will literally open the cage and allow us to enter Cage's delicate and transcendental world, though at the enormous risk of remaining imprisoned there forever. Whether one is in or outside that cage, to take utmost advantage of this unique New World Symphony celebration, suggestively titled "Making the right choices," it's a good idea to prepare oneself by watching these two DVDs, released for the centennial.
The first summarizes the year Dutch director Frank Scheffer spent with the composer. It is divided into five parts (plus experimental films - fruits of the two's collaboration - included as bonuses, though they are in fact as or even more significant than the main course). It's an extraordinary, very personal, document in which Scheffer successfully transmits - infects us with - the fascination Cage inspired in him. (EUROARTS 2059168)
The second one is the newest. Made by Paul Smaczny and Allan Miller (From Mao to Mozart and the 1990 I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It), it captures the everyday Cage, his passions (he loved hunting mushrooms and became a meticulous professional mycologist), his closeness to nature, his consummate assimilation of the Eastern philosophies (Sri Ramakrishna, the Zen Buddhist master Suzuki and the book of changes, the I Ching so instrumental in his body of work), and his relationships with other artists of his time (including Wolfgang Rihm, Christian Wolff, William Anastasi, Steffen Schleiermacher, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Irvine Arditti and David Tudor), who offer priceless insights into Cage's life and work. (ACC 20246)
The two documentaries complement each other. Scheffer's more subjective view is balanced by Miller's more consciously distant ("I make it a rule never to try to become friends with the subjects of the films that I am making"), general and biographical film, which also includes juicy bonus footage.
A lover of sound for what it is and as it is, out of context, sounds that neither compete nor love nor fight each other nor tell oft-told tales in myriad ways. Without renouncing the "other standard music", Cage opens a window of perception that is reached from a simple and equidistant point. Like a child, full of disarming laugh, this eternal pioneer puts together and takes apart, playing alone or with anyone who wants to join him. His invitation to play always stands open.
Arnold Schönberg, Erik Satie, Henry Cowell and Marcel Duchamp above all preannounce the idiosyncratic Cagean universe. The sunny son of L. A. was the eternal anarchist, astute inquirer, hard-core irreverent, influential transgressor, prophet of the Global Village, elegant poet and draftsman, interdisciplinary creator who can be appreciated from different angles and readings and whose mark transcends "natural" limits to spill over into other artistic manifestations. His universe of sound, his disarming generosity and his humility are not surprising because that's him, a man consistent with himself. Reality amazes him, and it's fascinating to watch him talk, stroll, look around and even sing on both DVDs. It's like watching a wise child, brimming with freshness and endless wonder. And that's why it's impossible to leave out of the story "playmates" like Merce Cunningham and Robert Rauschenberg. The three appear in a historic short, included as a bonus in Miller's DVD.
So much freedom and universality fascinates and disorients the intellect, which whirls around until dropping, exhausted, dizzy, and thirsty from its own dryness. And because the remedy of pseudo-mystical pap doesn't work either, by elimination it becomes obvious that the secret to accessing both composer and composition – paradoxically, as with Mozart – lies in turning to the child in each of us, in learning to relate from the maturity of childhood, in unlearning until we recover the essence to enjoying his art. The rest is utterly irrelevant.
Cage, a boundless citizen of the world, dwells in a different dimension of ours, orbits a different place. He doesn't cross his legs but meditates in his study as he composes and only evokes the Egyptian scribe when he contemplates the sands of Ryoanji, there he also pursues that absolute silence he knows he will never experience because it's filled with him ("Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating") and because it's part of his chess playing with Creation itself; he can find calm in the chaos of the world.
This could be another case where the artist ("I am not interested in myself… I make a music for which I am not so much the composer as the listener too") comes through, without trying, as more seductive than his work. To watch him on either DVD is to be trapped by his indescribable charm and thus to love him, the easiest way to understand him (as anything else). Cage challenge us, teach us to just listen (to change us forever) and paraphrases like a cat with a mischievous smile giving away the key to uncaged him: "Kant said there are two things that don't have to mean anything to give us pleasure; one is music, and the other is laughter." Don't be deceived, because he will shut the cage behind you, leaving you trapped inside. Checkmate.
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Tomorrow at the Trinity River Wind Festival, proof that you don't need anything more than a big open space
Some of us thought Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm would remain in
powerplace at City Hall until the Trinity River was filled with solar-powered water taxis and surrounded by toll roads clogged with passers-by drowning out whoever's rockin' the West Dallas Lake Amphitheater underneath a night sky filled with fireworks. Maybe even she realized nobody lives forever. Besides, you don't need nothin' but kiddos and kites to bring those vast open spaces to life.
See for yourself tomorrow starting at 11 a.m. when the Trinity River Wind Festival kicks off down in the floodway near the Commerce Street Viaduct, in the shadow of Lew Sterrett. We went back in 2011, and it was quite the sight: nothing but little grinning faces — their kids too.
We checked, and per city spokesman Frank Librio the floodway's drying out just in time for tomorrow's rain-or-shine festivities. And, he notes: "We have three kite makers from the Sendai Kite Club appearing at the festival to show people traditional, Japanese kite making, and they are so excited to be in Dallas." For those who forgot: Sendai, hit hard by a tsunami in 2011, is Dallas' sister city.
Says Librio, "They brought lots of wind-driven trinkets they will be giving away to kids."
Here's the complete schedule, and as a bonus Dallas' own Larry g(EE), fresh from a Jimmy Kimmel blessing and a Homegrown appearance just last weekend, takes the stage at 1 p.m. — like you'll need a reason to sweat, but, still.
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Auberge deftly sets the stage as a true getaway spa at all touch points. Yet, interestingly, resort guests comprise only 50% of the spa's clientele. Thanks in part to its monthly spa membership program, Auberge attracts an interesting local client mix: high-income residents, many of whom own houses in the nearby Palmetto Bluff development, and a range of modest-income people from within the local community. Fetzner reports that the majority of clients are 35 to 70 years old, and that 75% of them are female.
Because the spa draws from such diverse sectors, marketing tactics are also varied. Internal promotions offered at check-in, especially during slower seasons, help to pull in resort guests, and email blasts and exclusive offers keep the spa high on loyal members' radar. To hit the local markets, the spa places targeted ads in community publications. To further appeal to the community, Auberge Spa positions itself as a "day stay-cation."
"Locals feel like they're really getting away, and on average they come a few times a year," says Fetzner. "We're priced at about $20 more per service than a day spa, but we're not trying to be the place they go every month. Rather, we want to be that special getaway."
All of these outreach tactics seem to do the job. In fact, 2012 was a banner year for Auberge spa, netting 10% more than the staff anticipated.
"We just exploded," says Fetzner. "You wouldn't know there were still economic issues out there. My personal guess is that the luxury market was the first to go down—and it's now the first to come back. It's a good sign that mid-market spas are due to follow."
To keep drawing guests back into the spa, Fetzner has to not only continue to innovate her treatment menu, but must also remain diligent about hiring only the best staff. "Service is the hallmark of a five-star spa," she explains. Somewhat surprisingly, Fetzner draws mainly from a local massage school, where she has long served as chairman of the board.
"I have a good feel for raw talent, and the personality necessary to thrive in a resort setting," she explains. "I'm confident I can then train people in my way. I expect growing pains, but with mutual communication and a willingness to grow, it's a formula for success."
Apparently so—the spa's thriving therapist intern program recently resulted in four successful hires, and was evidenced by the flawless approach and talent exhibited by each spa professional I encountered during my visit.
While guests at the Auberge spa are indeed treated to an oasis of relaxation and calm—not to mention the opportunity to immerse themselves, literally and figuratively, in an atmosphere exclusive to its low-country setting—it's clear that it is this behind-the-scenes business acumen that allows Auberge to dovetail so perfectly with the Inn's charm. Upon returning to my porch perch, post-spa, feeling clear of head and truly connected to my surrounds, I realize that, like porching, relaxation is truly an art—and one that Palmetto Bluffs' Auberge Spa has mastered.
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Rohm, A., & Bruce, L. (2008). Protecting Children, 23(4), 38-46.
Responding to culture in family group decision making: Summarizing interviews with Kevin Ward and Inshirah Hassabu.
Protecting Children, 23(4), 38-46.
This article describes the important role that culture plays in family group decision making processes by summarizing four telephone interviews with two family group conferencing coordinators, Kevin Ward and Inshirah Hassabu. The authors describe both Ward's and Hassabu's unique cultural backgrounds and their views regarding the importance of cultural competence when working with children and families. Both interviewees emphasize that the meaning of culture is subjective (even within communities and families) and that coordinators must be culturally respectful by allowing families to share what their culture means to them. According to the authors, this type of cultural competence is in accordance with the values and principles of family group decision making; it allows the family to lead the process by describing their culture in their own words. Hassabu remarks that handling the preparation phase of the conference with care and consideration can help coordinators enhance their levels of cultural competence with families. The authors also describe how family group conferencing can be used to ensure that the voices of children are heard, and they provide suggestions for coordinators on how to encourage child participation when it challenges the family's cultural view of children's roles. Other important elements to discuss with the family are the timing of the conference, their preferred language and whether they would like the conference to open or close with a traditional ritual. The authors conclude by stating that family group conferencing offers a way to engage families and respect their cultures, and that honoring a family's culture contributes to the success of family group decision making. In addition, the authors encourage child welfare agencies to incorporate the values and principles of family group conferencing into their own organizational cultures in order to make family group decision making a meaningful and sustainable practice.
Keywords: children; community; coordinator; cultural competence; culture; family-driven; family group decision making; FGDM; First Nations; language; power; preparation phase; timing; tradition
Crampton, D. (2007). Child and Family Social Work, 12(2), 202-209.
Research review: Family group decision-making: A promising practice in need of more programme theory and research.
Child and Family Social Work, 12(2), 202-209.
This article documents the international spread of family group decision making throughout the U.S., Canada and England. The author attempts to move family group decision making from a promising practice to an evidence-based practice. The author emphasizes the fact that preparation is critical for a successful conference. Adequate amount of quality preparation time, averaging 20 to 25 hours per case, is necessary to deliver the promised outcomes. Program resources might not allow this amount of time to be spent on preparation, which undermines the quality of the process and its outcomes. The article also suggests developing clear referral criteria instead of leaving the decision to make referrals at the discretion of social workers.
Keywords: family group conferencing; FGC; preparation; referral; Alberta; Michigan; England; Sweden; child welfare; empowerment; family
Robertson, J. (1996). Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press.
Research on family group conferences in child welfare in New Zealand. In J. Hudson, A. Morris, G. Maxwell, & B. Galaway (Eds.), Family group conferences: Perspectives on policy and practice (pp. 49-64).
Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press.
This book chapter summarizes results from several early evaluations of The Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act of 1989, the New Zealand law that instituted family group conferencing. Results demonstrate that families are attending conferences and taking part in decision making, and children are increasingly remaining in their homes or in kinship care. There is also a high rate of agreement on decisions between families and social workers, although it is unclear how much negotiation is necessary or how often workers are setting bottom-line expectations prior to the conference. Further research is needed on the cultural responsiveness of family group conference coordination and venues and the ongoing monitoring of plan implementation. Ultimately, more research is necessary to determine outcomes; are family group conferences succeeding in meeting the care and protection needs of children, youths and families?
Keywords: New Zealand; family group conferences; FGC; Children, Young Persons and their Families Act; evaluation; research
Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Maori Perspective for the Department of Social Welfare. (1988). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Social Welfare.
Puao-te-ata-tu (day break).
Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Social Welfare.
This report presents the historical background of Maori culture as it differs from the non-aboriginal, dominant culture. In addition, the report points out the difficulties that Maori people encounter when they come into contact with a welfare system that was constructed on the dominant culture's views and visions with no or minimal consultation with minorities. According to the report, Maori people felt that the system exercised institutional racism against them. The report recommends a radical change in the department of social welfare to accommodate the needs of minorities. This report served as the main impetus to introduce family group conferencing in New Zealand in 1989.
Keywords: Maori; Department of Social Welfare; New Zealand; family; social worker; Maori; marae; recommendation; Hipu; racism
Walton, E., McKenzie, M., & Connolly, M. (2005). Protecting Children, 19(4), 17-24.
Private family time: The heart of family group conferencing.
Protecting Children, 19(4), 17-24.
This article speaks to the critical nature of private family time during family group conferencing processes. The authors argue that private family time supports the commitment to family leadership; without including a time for families to meet privately, conferences become less family-driven and more professionalized. Recent New Zealand research suggests that the intentional basis behind private family time -- for the family to make decisions without professional involvement -- is increasingly being hindered. The authors describe a qualitative study conducted with care and protection conference coordinators to determine why this latest trend may be occurring. Subjects were generally supportive of the process and purpose of private family time and reported that it occurred more frequently than not. However, the subjects also stated that it is not always possible. Common reasons for not providing private family time included the family asking for professional involvement due to safety concerns; concerns that the family would feel isolated due to the low number of family participants; the family requesting professional consultation; ability and health concerns within the family; and agreement by the family that private family time was unnecessary. While some coordinators reported feeling comfortable (and in some cases obligated) to remain present during private family time, the authors state that New Zealand law requires the provision of private family time unless the family specifically requests professional involvement. Moreover, the authors argue that the philosophy of family group conferencing should be reinforced through worker training and that it is the responsibility of family group conferencing professionals to protect private family time whenever possible.
Keywords: care and protection coordinator; Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act; empowerment principle; family group conference model; FGC; family group decision making; FGDM; focus group; leadership; New Zealand; private family time; professionalizing processes; questionnaire
Connolly, M. (2007). British Journal of Social Work, 37(5), 825-837.
Practice frameworks: Conceptual maps to guide interventions in child welfare.
British Journal of Social Work, 37(5), 825-837.
This article discusses the development of a practice framework for child welfare in New Zealand. The author presents the identified outcomes as securing safety, promoting stability of care and restoring or improving well-being of children. The framework's philosophical perspectives as described by the author are a child-centered perspective, a family-led and culturally responsive perspective, and a strengths- and evidence-based perspective. The author argues that these perspectives are supported by research and literature such as the U.N.'s Convention on the Rights of the Child. The author also emphasizes the importance of family and culture. Finally, the article explains how principles and perspectives are interwoven into the framework.
Keywords: framework; child welfare; perspectives; principles; New Zealand; engagement; assessment; culture; family; child
Longclaws, L., Galaway, B., & Barkwell, L. (1996). Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press.
Piloting family group conferences for young aboriginal offenders in Winnipeg, Canada. In J. Hudson, A. Morris, G. Maxwell, & B. Galaway (Eds.), Family group conferences: Perspectives on policy and practice (pp. 195-205).
Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press.
This book chapter examines the results of a small pilot project to use family group conferences for eight aboriginal youth offenders in Winnipeg, Canada. Families were able to come to consensus and develop plans using the family group conference process, and conferences were conducted in culturally appropriate ways that honored the families' heritage and wishes. However, victims were rarely involved in the conferences, and family plans were largely ignored by judges. More attention needs to be given to presenting the plans to the court in a way that will lead to greater acceptance. The chapter recommends more pilots of family group conferences with aboriginal offenders and youths from other ethnic and cultural groups.
Keywords: family group conferences; FGC; aboriginal; native; Canada; juvenile justice; youth offenders; pilot project; evaluation
Angus, J. H. (1991). Social Work Review, 3(4), 5-6.
Perspectives on The Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989: The act: One year on.
Social Work Review, 3(4), 5-6.
In this article, the author describes the promising results of the implementation of family group conferencing in New Zealand one year after the enactment of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act of 1989. The author describes family group conferences as a formal process which brings together families, whanau (extended families) and other interested parties to make decisions about how to deal with issues of youth care, protection and offending. Despite the recognition that it is too early to come to any firm conclusions about the overall success of the act, the author notes that 5,000 conferences were held during the first year of implementation.
Keywords: family group conferencing; FGC; New Zealand; young person; children; family; victim; care; offending; placement; removal; welfare
Barbour, A. (1991). Social Work Review, 3(4), 16-21.
Perspectives on The Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989: Family group conferences: Context and consequences.
Social Work Review, 3(4), 16-21.
The author presents the argument that family group conferences are a central part of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act of 1989. She also asserts that the outcomes of family group conferences were a predictable outcome of historical development, political influences and social work practice in New Zealand. She analyzes the historical political backgrounds, social work theory and practice that supported the emergence of family group conferencing. The author also presents an outline of the family group conference structure and how the process unfolds, including its strengths and philosophical and practical weaknesses.
Keywords: family group conference; FGC; New Zealand; children; family; welfare; strengths; weaknesses; sexual abuse
Hassall, I. (1996). In J. Hudson, A. Morris, G. Maxwell, & B. Galaway (Eds.),
Family group conferences: Perspectives on policy and practice (pp.
17-36), Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press.
Origin and development of family group conferences.
In J. Hudson, A. Morris, G. Maxwell, & B. Galaway (Eds.), Family group conferences: Perspectives on policy and practice (pp. 17-36), Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press.
This book chapter traces the policy and political history of The Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act of 1989, the New Zealand law that instituted family group conferences. Leading to the act were calls for increased family involvement in child welfare and juvenile justice proceedings, recognition that Maori families deserved more culturally responsive practice and concern over the harmful outcomes for children in out-of-home placement. The chapter also explains how family group conferences differ in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and their anticipated advantages and risks.
Keywords: New Zealand; family group conferences; FGC; Children, Young Persons and their Families Act; policy; history


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How the major stock indexes fared on Friday
Stocks rose after investors decided that the sell-off earlier in the week may have been overdone. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday gave its most detailed preview yet of how it will wind down its monthly bond purchases. That program has made borrowing cheap and encouraged investors to buy stocks. So when the Fed hinted that it might end next the program by the middle of year, it prompted a two-day drop on the stock market. By Friday, investors were ready to buy again.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.08 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 14,799.40.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.24 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,592.43.
The Nasdaq composite fell 7.39 points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,357.25.
For the week:
The Dow fell 270.78 points, or 1.8 percent.
The S&P 500 fell 34.30 points, or 2.1 percent.
The Nasdaq fell 66.31 points, or 1.9 percent.
For the year so far:
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Erivedge Effective for Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma continued...
Erivedge approval was based on a phase 2 trial. Larger, placebo-controlled phase 3 studies usually are needed for approval. But the FDA was impressed by the study results:
- Among 63 patients with locally advanced BCC, 13 had complete remissions.
- Overall, 43% of the patients with locally advanced BCC responded to treatment, usually within months.
- Among 33 patients with metastatic BCC, 30% responded to treatment.
Another study appearing in NEJM looked at people with a rare genetic mutation that causes them to develop hundreds or even thousands of BCC tumors. It's called basal-cell nevus syndrome or Gorlin syndrome. Erivedge cut the average number of new tumors per year from 29 to two, and reduced the size of existing tumors.
It would have been even better if all patients were fully cured. But for a cancer drug, the results are remarkable.
Erivedge Side Effects, Cost
There is of course a downside. Hedgehog is an important signaling pathway. Blocking it causes serious side effects. Overall, 12% of patients in the advanced BCC study had to stop taking the drug. And seven patients died during the clinical trial, although none of the deaths were attributed to side effects.
The Erivedge label carries a "black box" warning of the potential risks of death and severe birth defects if the drug is taken by pregnant women. Side effects of Erivedge include:
- Muscle spasms, some of them severe.
- Altered taste. "Food becomes tinny tasting," Oro says. "Often we see weight loss because patients don't eat as much. For cancer patients, this is not a good thing."
- Hair loss (strong hedgehog signaling is needed to maintain hair growth).
- Fatigue.
- Weight loss.
Has Erivedge approval made a big impact on cancer treatment? It's too soon to say, given that relatively few patients develop advanced BCC.
"The new medication will not affect the common approach to basal cell carcinoma treatment, which is surgery," Brown University's Martin Weinstock, MD, PhD, tells WebMD. "It is the very unusual case that would merit treatment with this." Weinstock was not involved in the Erivedge studies.
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East Palo Alto's city engineer said Tuesday the city should see whether flashing signs, new pavement markings and other traffic measures will improve safety at the intersection where a 6-year-old girl was stuck and killed last fall before it considers putting up a stop sign.
"I'm hoping after we install the improvements, including the flashing lights, I'm going to monitor the intersection to see if it's doing what it's supposed to do, slowing people down," City Engineer Kamal Fallaha said. "There are other tools besides a stop sign."
There have been at least six pedestrian accidents at Bay Road and Gloria Way since 2004, including the crash that killed second-grader Sioreli Torres Zamora on Sept. 28. Six months earlier, a boy was struck at the same crosswalk. There was also one bicycle-vehicle accident and one head-on crash between two vehicles, according to a traffic study done for the city in the wake of Zamora's death.
However, state guidelines require five collisions within a 12-month period to justify a stop sign, according to the city. So in late November, the city council approved the other traffic improvements and asked Fallaha to investigate city guidelines that would need to be adopted to consider a stop sign at the Bay Road crossing.
City staff drafted a proposed policy that would allow a stop sign at intersections where three accidents occurred within a year and brought it before East Palo Alto's Public Works and Transportation Commission in December. The advisory body voted 4-1 against the policy, Fallaha said.
He said the commission felt the policy would lead to a "jungle of stop signs" at every intersection and expressed a preference for other measures, including stricter police enforcement of traffic laws.
Fallaha said the council still will consider the policy change and stop sign at a future, unscheduled date.
Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica said Tuesday he still supports putting a stop sign at the intersection.
"I'm going to push for it," he said. "If it takes putting another stop sign there to make traffic slow down there a little, I think we should send that message."
Since the accident, the city has installed "SLOW SCHOOL XING" pavement markings at the intersection. And on Tuesday, workers painted the curb area west of the intersection red to prohibit parking near the crosswalk so drivers and pedestrians could see better. Flashing signs that just arrived will be quickly installed, Fallaha said.
F. Alisha White-Parker, the driver who hit Zamora, was not arrested, although police conducted an investigation and filed evidence with the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office in November.
On Tuesday, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said the case is still under review and his office asked for more information that has not yet been provided by the police department.
White-Parker is on leave from a teaching position at Costaño Elementary pending a decision from the district attorney's office, according to Ravenswood City School District Superintendent Maria de la Vega.
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Czech Central Bank Head Singer Hits Right Note
A singer hitting the right note, that's the goal. And Miroslav Singer, the new Czech central bank governor, did just that Thursday.
Coming into his first policy meeting as the central bank's head honcho at a time when the koruna has been firming at the fastest rate in two years, Mr. Singer –– who is known to be informal in his public speaking — was under pressure to comment on the Czech currency to calm markets.
Early Thursday afternoon, the koruna traded at 24.68 korunas against the euro, 3.2% firmer from July 14 when the current rally started, and 5.1% stronger since mid-June. The euro first dipped below the psychologically significant 25-koruna mark last week for the first time since late 2008.
Analysts and traders were warning that verbal intervention was in the offing and they were ready for something dramatic, but what they got was business-as-usual –– exactly what Mr. Singer promised when he was appointed governor by Czech President Vaclav Klaus last month.
At the press conference following bank's monetary policy board voting unanimously to keep interests unchanged, leaving the headline rate at the record low of 0.75%, Mr. Singer eased market jitters by speaking to the issue at hand but keeping it light in his inimitable style.
The new governor, who owns a vineyard north of Prague, joked that he "didn't want to scare anyone" and that's why the board voted in line with market expectations.
He also talked about the currency, but in a uniquely oblique fashion, just bland enough to leave markets without shell-shock that some feared was coming.
"Of course I didn't want to create a situation in which a trader in some bank is chasing his analysts for getting the forecast (of the central bank call) wrong," Mr. Singer told reporters with a smile.
Speaking about the koruna's rapid appreciation, he said that while the pace has been dramatic, the koruna's foreign exchange levels to the euro and dollar aren't dramatic as they remain within the central bank's forecasts.
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A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
William Shedd
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The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.
Havelock Ellis
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Knowledge is Power, but Wisdom is Eternal.
Bonnie Hefner
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Even the most horrible, catastrophic ending to something beautiful can't erase the beauty that has already occured.
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Faith does not restrict your actions. It sets them free.
The shaman knows that the soul's urge toward beauty is not about perfect symmetry and mainstream approval. It is not about opening doors in business, or snagging the right mate, or fitting in at the A-list parties. The shaman knows that beauty is about opening doors to joy, snagging the moment, and fitting into your own life. She knows beauty is not something to buy. It is a path, a way of living and being in the world. The only path and the only way, if you want to keep dancing and singing.
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For most women, beauty and body issues are the easiest path to awakening, because the pain is so very close to the surface and the inner critic's voice is the easiest to hear. The beauty of awakening is getting this, down to your bones, so that the world no longer needs to play our internal dramas on the backdrop of life. We can watch the drama as it comes and goes, maybe making a genuine wise crack, or just laughing at our own antics. We stop looking to manifest abundance; we are abundance. Even without a job. Even when you give away the majority of what you create. Even when there is no one but ourselves standing at the finish line to thank us for doing out part to help save the world.
Source: ShapeShifting Beauty: A Kaleidoscope Of Healing, Pages: 62
And I think to myself what a wonderful world. Oh, yeah....
Louis Armstrong (1900 - 1971)
Source: Louis B. Armstrong, 1968 [written by Bob Thiele (George Douglas) and George David Weiss]
All we are saying is give Peace a chance.
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Peace on Earth, It's in Your Hands.
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Roger loses 2nd round match
Top-ranked Roger suffered a shocking loss in the second round Wednesday at the Rogers Masters in Toronto.
Playing his first match since dropping an epic Wimbledon final in five sets to Rafael Nadal, our star was upset 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by Frenchman Gilles Simon, last week's Indianapolis champion.
Roger was clearly rattled by the loss, in which he committed four-straight unforced errors to put Simon into a winning position as the underdog took full advantage on his first match point after two hours. "It's important to stay positive," the shattered Swiss star said. "The hard-court season has just started, and we have nine months of it."
"It's not the end of the world, but I wish I could have started better," said Roger, a two-time Toronto winner. "I like this event, and I've done well here. I've got to regroup and look forward to the Olympics and the US Open. This is really where I want to win. I have to make sure that I'm ready to."
It was the second defeat this season in an opening match for Roger, who went out to Andy Murray in three sets in early March in the first round in Dubai.
At the beginning of the match I decided to follow it through the live scores , and trust me , even following it through the live
This is from the Cincy website (Below). I was actually watching the Blake/Querrey doubles match (they lost, alas) so I wasn't in the stadium when Andy addressed the crowd.
So this is all I know. Cheers,
Roddick took the c
PS, I was standing next to Indybeck at Roger's practice, and she was taking a massive amt of photos. Some are already posted on the Cincy forum. You can see he looks all business today.
She took one when Roger was resting and it sh
It's too bad Mario Ancic had to withdraw also, now Rogi has to play against the 'ACE BOMBER" grrrrr...
***whbarney, do stay safe and strong w/all the tremors in southern calif. Our thoughts are with you. You were such a gem today online and I'm only sorry I couldn't be connected to be cheered up by your posts.
The Cincy people I met today
I caught Roger's practice this a.m. at 11:30. Actually it was more of a warming up/loosening up than a practice w/some sit downs to cool off in the shade. I thought Roger's energy looked a bit low, but it was already hot and he may have
I think what you said is right! I think that Roger as the # 1 player should have a bit more consideration.
***Go to the homepage to watch Roger's after match video interview an
I will send a comment to the organizers.....what angle are you appraoching it at. In IW Roger played night matches too. Roddick was out right away so maybe that's why. the world number one draws in the biggest crowds and should be given top bil
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McCain Camp Takes on 'Terrorists' Preferences'
Elizabeth Holmes reports from Manchester, N.H., on the presidential race.
John McCain's campaign held a conference call with reporters Wednesday with the dubious label: "Terrorists' Preferences."
The Republican nominee's staff was reacting to a story in the Washington Post that suggested members of al Qaeda endorsed McCain's candidacy. The story was formed around postings on the Web site al-Hesba, which opined that McCain would continue the "failing march" of President George W. Bush.
McCain's top foreign policy adviser, Randy Scheunemann trashed the Post report repeatedly, suggesting that it was a bold claim backed by thin evidence.
Former CIA director Jim Woolsey suggested that the support was a sort of reverse psychology—that by endorsing McCain the terrorist group would encourage voters to support Barack Obama.
All week, the GOP campaign has hit on the Democratic candidate's inexperience and played up McCain's foreign policy experience. At a rally on Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close friend of McCain's, offered a similar sentiment. "You wish America harm and he gets to be the next commander-in-chief, you better watch what you do," Graham said.
Obama is scheduled to deliver a national security address in Virginia today. "The next president will take office at a time of great uncertainty for America," he planned to say, according to prepared remarks. "The terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 are still at large and plotting, and we must be vigilant in preventing future attacks."


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All of the rain in the valley is keeping city workers busy. Leaves and brush are getting pushed over drains, clogging them.
This morning city workers had to work fast to clear out the puddle on 5th and Chipeta.
City crews say it can be dangerous for passing traffic because cars can hydroplane on the wet street.
They say if you see water spilling out into the street, or a drain that needs cleaning, call the city right away.


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Michael Chiklis, who plays the nefarious Melander in "Parker," spoke with SPINOFF ONLINE about typecasting, going up against action star Jason Statham and the thrill of signing a comic to Stan Lee.
Stan Lee has created a video message for a Taft, California, teenager who was given the nickname âBulletproof Spider-Manâ after being shot a week ago at school. ROBOT 6 has the details.
In the first of CSBG's three-part 400th edition celebration, learn whether Steve Ditko really disagreed with Norman Osborn being the Green Goblin! Plus, how did the Son of Sam investigation lead to DC Comics' offices?
Comic book legend Stan Lee turns 90 today, and ROBOT 6 has a tribute to the beloved creator with some favorite photos and a brief history of one of comics' biggest and most well-known names. Excelsior!
To prep for the upcoming Christmas holiday, check out a dramatic reading of "The Night Before Christmas" by none other than fan-favorite and legendary creator Stan Lee.
How did Mickey Mouse lead to a reporter's exile from Yugoslavia? How did the Three Stooges show up as Flash characters? And what's the deal with John Romita and Spider-Man plotting credit?
Steve Ditko has written a series of essays discussing, among other things, Jack Kirby's take on Spider-Man before he was asked to come up with his own interpretation of Stan Leeâs idea for a spider-based hero.
Disney calls $5.5 billion lawsuit over Marvel characters "completely frivolous"! Final print edition of "The Dandy" sells out! Jonathan Hickman talks "Avengers"! Brian Azzarello talks "Before Watchmen: Comedian"! Plus much more!
This weekend, it's Long Beach Comic & Horror Con, Tucson Comic-Con and Rhode Island Comic Con! Stan Lee stops by Savannah College of Art and Design! Kim Thompson on translating comics! Dan Slott on "A+X"! Plus much more!
Sean Howe discusses "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story," the research involved in writing the book, his "exclusive correspondence" with Steve Ditko and lost Marvel projects he discovered sorting through 50 years of history.
Former "2000AD" artist Brett Ewins free on bail! Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat continues fight from Egypt! Stan Lee talks Marvel, Jack Kirby and POW! Middle East's growing graphic novel market! Plus much more!
Penguin pursuing graphic novels for middle-grade and young-adult readers! Stan Lee explains his YouTube channel! Mike Mignola talks in-depth about his comics, books and movies! Kieron Gillen on "Young Avengers"! Plus more!
Mary Marvel co-creator Marc Swayze passes away at age 99. Indian government drops charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi. A look at rapid growth of New York Comic Con. Stan Lee explains his new YouTube channel. Plus much more!
In the first of a two-part interview, Todd McFarlane discusses his career from "Infinity Inc." through "Spider-Man,"the debt he owes Roy Thomas and his history with Stan Lee. Plus, an exclusive look at "The Art of Todd McFarlane!"
Ending speculation about his health after abruptly cancelling two appearances, Stan Lee announced he's recuperating after having a pacemaker implanted. "Your leader hath not deserted thee!â he wrote.
Stan Lee cancels second public engagement! Molly Crabapple recounts Occupy Wall Street arrest! Art Spiegelman talks "Maus" and comics! Alan Moore on influences and upcoming work! David Lloyd talks "Aces Weekly"! Plus more!
Dave Gibbons talks Madefire and digital comics! Stan Lee cancels sold-out Ohio engagement! Adam Kubert discusses the future of the Kubert School! Inside SuperHeroStuff! Plus much more!
Marvel sues well-known Jerusalem store for selling unlicensed Spider-Man yarmulkes! SPX sees record-breaking sales! Stan Leeâs Comikaze draws big crowds! Ann Nocenti talks "Catwoman"! Mark Siegel talks "Sailor Twain"! Plus more!
Watch man-out-of-time Steve Rogers cope with the loss of Peggy Carter and Howard Stark in this deleted sequence from Marvel's "The Avengers," which also features an alternate cameo by Stan Lee.
Dan Slott, Stephen Wacker, Axel Alonso and more gather at Fan Expo Canada to discuss the wall crawler, Alpha, Stan Lee's role in issue #700 and a new Morbius ongoing.
Stan Lee dazzled the audience at Fan Expo Canada, hyping future projects, discussing his movie appearances, revealing which Marvel characters' big screen adaptations have left him cold and wishing Spidey a happy 50th..
Italian artist Sergio Toppi passes away at age 79. Stan Lee, Brian Michael Bendis and others talk Spider-Man at 50! Jason Aaron on the end of "Scalped"! Naoki Urasawa talks early work and digital! Plus more!
Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich has appealed a 2011 court ruling that he gave up all claims to the fiery spirit of vengeance when he endorsed checks from Marvelâs predecessor 40 years ago. ROBOT 6 has details.
CBR has a first look at the latest issue of his "reality comic book"from Archie, Stan Lee takes his ragtag team of superheroes through film cameos and Comic-Con where they face down a major villain and Todd McFarlane.
Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and Peter David were among the talent introducing Stan Lee's World of Heroes, a slate of scripted and unscripted original programming distributed through Lee's YouTube channel.
Comic book legend Stan Lee speaks exclusively with CBR about his career, the future of the comic book industry and narrating the new "Marvel Origins" storybook apps.
Disney Digital Books and Digital Media Senior Producer Mike Zagari discusses Stan Lee's return as narrator to the "Avengers Origins" iOS digital books and the process behind adapting Marvel comics for a new generation.
In another legal blow to Stan Lee Media, a federal judge in California has dismissed its lawsuit against namesake and co-founder Stan Lee seeking billions in profits as well as ownership of the writerâs most famous co-creations.
CBR News spoke with Brant Nicholas, executive producer of "The Amazing Spider-Man" video game from Activision and Beenox, about the secrets of the wallcrawler's new web-slinging adventure.
Mash-up Spider-Man, cosplayers and Stan Lee commenting about them on camera and you have Carl's Jr's new, bizarre-yet-entertaining promotional campaign for Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man."
Least-expensive tickets sell out for September's MorrisonCon! Archie Comics hires industry veteran Jim âSkiâ Sokolowski! Stan Lee reflects on Spider-Man's creation! Brian Wood looks back on final volume of "DMZ"!
Comics legend Stan Lee shows off his skills as a playable character in a new video preview of the "Amazing Spider-Man" video game based on Marc Webb's upcoming film.
Stan Lee has reached a agreement ending a legal dispute with two former shareholders of POW! Entertainment that threatened the future of his company. The terms of the deal are confidential.
A look at âsolid but not spectacular" sales of DC's New 52! The success of the "Pocket God" digital comic! Tacoma, Washington, comic store closes! Interviews with Stan Lee and Adam Warren! Plus more!
Citing exhaustion, Stan Lee cuts short two public appearances! DC drops some titles from subscription service! This weekend, it's the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention! Plus more!
In a new venture from POW! Entertainment and Archie Comics, legendary writer Stan Lee pokes fun at himself via the "reality comic book" series "Stan Lee's Mighty 7," and he says personality, collaborators and villains all impact the comic.
"Avengers" donation campaigns benefit Hero Initiative, Kirby Museum! Spotlights on Jack Kirby and Stan Lee! Toronto Comics Art Festival events draw 18,000! Plus much more!
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COMEDIAN Brendan Grace is coming back to County Wexford as usual for a couple of January appearances.
The man from Dublin has been a regular at the Riverside Park hotel in Enniscorthy for more than a decade and he will not be disappointing his many fans in the area in 2013. The 61-yearold comic legend is billed to appear on Friday, January 4 and Saturday, January 5, with tickets available from Whites for Music or from the hotel at (053) 9237800.
Brendan Grace generally divides his time between his home in Florida and his pub in County Clare but remains loyal to the Model County, where he has family connections. A sellout is expected.