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With My Dying Bride doing remakes of their older material, it only makes sense that another death-doom pioneer would want to do the same at vaguely the same time. Though Anathema are largely under-appreciated when compared to their contemporaries at the time (Namely My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost), Anathema released some of the finest death-doom of their time with excellent releases such as A Silent Enigma and Pentecost III. Their earlier albums, where not quite as good as those, were definitely worth a listen to. Now in their atmospheric rock days, Anathema have decided to take these compositions into an orchestral context into a cooler and perhaps more pleasant shade. These old, crushing songs have turned into relaxing orchestral, cool and pleasant mini-ballads. Sounds nice, right? Anathema have already proven they're good at taking their old material and turning it into a new shade, with the excellent Hindsight. But Anathema totally ruin the potential of this from the offset.
Unlike Evinta by My Dying Bride, and even Hindsight, Anathema don't really re-write the songs in any meaningful way. They only steal their old melodies and repeat them over and over, rinse-repeat. Part of what made some of their doom metal songs so good is how they were structured, and that is totally and utterly gone in Falling Deeper. Take Kingdom for example, one of Anathema's finest tracks of that era, all they do is take the simplest riff of that song and play it on a piano to some soft ambience for 4 minutes, missing out on some of the best riffs and melodies of the original along with the lyrics and structure that made the song so gripping. The remake of J'ai Fait Une Promesse is just totally pointless, the song was already a near-orchestral song and all they did here was make it sound softer and nearly double the length of it. They do it again on another track, Alone. Where this one is better than J'ai Fait Une Promesse, it just doesn't add anything to the original track. The doom metal tracks should have been the songs focussed on but they were pretty much thrown onto the backburner in favour of interludes that didn't need to be made any softer.
They attempt expanding one or two tracks, Sunset of Age for example but placed right at the end of the album it's too little too late. If they added to these songs in meaningful ways like Hindsight this could have been great, the soft and cool orchestral arrangements coupled with the ringing e-bow like feedback and the soft vocal interplay really does sound pleasant but it ends there. It takes meaningful, massive songs and turns them into trite ear-pleasing near-ambient. It's just not good enough when this band are capable of so much more.
Fans of their doom metal past will probably want to avoid this, but those who are unfamiliar with their doom metal material might get some enjoyment out of this if you don't look for anything meaningful. They could have done so much with this concept but they just didn't, and it just makes me ask why the hell they even bothered.


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Serious Incident in Kaikohe
Serious Incident in Kaikohe
Police are investigating a serious incident that occurred between the evening of Friday 25th of January and late afternoon on Saturday the 26th of January 2013.
Police wish to locate and speak to 42 year old Jacob POA. He is actively avoiding Police. He is considered to be dangerous and Police advise against approaching him.
POA is a Maori male, heavily tattooed including full facial tattoos, 175 cms tall, solid build with short black hair and a goatee beard (see photo below).
Police are also asking for any sightings of a grey coloured sedan similar to a Nissan Primera that POA is believed to have been travelling in on Friday evening. He is believed to have been travelling in this vehicle around the Kaikohe CBD and along Mangakähia Road, Kaikohe.
Police ask that anybody who has any information in relation to this matter including the whereabouts of Jacob POA please contact Detective Sergeant Chris FOUHY on phone (09) 405-2966 or anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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General Motors announced Monday it is recalling 1.3 million vehicles, including its Chevrolet Malibu, citing problems with the power steering assist.
The auto maker also revised upward the size of the charge it will take in the first quarter to $750 million, from $300 million, to cover all repairs associated with this and previous recalls.
The latest recall comes a day before GM chief Mary Barra is scheduled to testify before U.S. Congress about delays in resolving an unrelated ignition switch defect on a total of 2.6 million vehicles.
Barra, along with U.S. federal safety regulators, has been called upon to explain how the auto maker ignored the fatal ignition switch defect for more than a decade.
According to advance copies of the speech she'll deliver Tuesday, Barra will again apologize for the delay and renew her commitment to get to the bottom of the problem to ensure it doesn't happen again.
In the meantime, owners who don't want to drive a recalled vehicle while awaiting repairs can ask their dealer to provide a loaner or rental car, Barra will also tell Congress. "We've empowered our dealers to take extraordinary measures and to treat each case specifically," she says in a speech published on a congressional website.
For Barra, 52, on the job less than three months, it will be a critical test of her leadership of a company previously known for its combative approach to safety issues.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's acting director David Friedman will also be on the defensive over claims that the agency knew about the problems and failed to act.
Recall mess shows GM hasn't learned anything: Olive
For the families of the victims, the start of two days of hearings could be tense and emotional. At least a dozen plan to attend wearing blue shirts depicting 16-year-old Amber Marie Rose, who was killed in a 2005 Cobalt crash. GM stops sale of some Cruze compacts
In the latest recall, GM said, when power steering assist is lost a message displays on the driver information centre and chime sounds to warn the driver. Steering control can be maintained because the vehicles will revert to manual steering but the effort required will be greater at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
The models involved include the Chevrolet Malibu, Malibu Maxx, Chevrloet HHR, Chevrolet Cobalt, Saturn Aura, Saturn Ion, and Pontiac G6, ranging in model years from 2004 to 2010.
GM had earlier recalled 2.6 million vehicles linked to 13 deaths — including 235,000 vehicles and a fatal crash in Canada — due to the defective ignition switch.
The switch, if bumped or jiggled, can accidentally shut off, cutting power to the engine, steering wheel and air bags. In addition to the Cobalt, GM is recalling the Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac G5, Pontiac Solstice and Pontiac Sky, from the years 2003 to 2011.
GM has advised owners to avoid using heavy key chains in those vehicles while awaiting the repair. Toyota's $1.2B penalty a 'game changer': Is GM next?
Barra has already apologized, appointed a new chief safety officer, and ordered an internal review of what went wrong.
Still, she's expected to take a beating at hearings, which begin in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday and move to the Senate Wednesday.
On Sunday, a House subcommittee investigating the faulty switch released documents that showed the auto maker approved the switch design in 2002, even though the company that made the part, Delphi, said it did not meet the auto maker's specifications.
The documents show that in 2005, GM considered a number of fixes to the problem but engineers determined that "none of the solutions represents an acceptable business case."
The documents also show U.S. safety regulators were made aware of problems with air bags not deploying back in 2007 and again in 2010 but did nothing about it. In 2007, the faulty air bags were implicated in four fatal crashes.
"Although we have had the documents for less than a week, they paint an unsettling picture," said Tim Murphy, who chairs the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee and will lead Tuesday's hearing.
The safety agency said in a statement Sunday, "the data we had available at the time did not warrant a formal investigation."
General Motors also issued a statement. "We deeply regret the events that led to the recall. We are fully co-operating with the NHTSA and Congress and we welcome the opportunity to help both have a full understanding of the facts."
The switch recall brings to nearly 5 million the number of vehicles GM has recalled in the past month for various reasons.
They include:
- 1.18 million SUVs because their side air bags, front centre air bags and seat belt pretensioners might not deploy if drivers ignore an air bag warning light on their dashboard. The recall includes the Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia (2008-2013), Chevrolet Traverse (2009-2013) and Saturn Outlook (2008-2010).
- 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans (2009-2014) because the material on the instrument panel might not adequately protect unbelted passengers' heads in a crash.
- 63,900 Cadillac XTS sedans (2013-2014) because a plug in the brake assembly can get dislodged and short, increasing the risk of an engine compartment fire.
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Utah Symphony principal cellist Ryan Selberg describes his weekly golf game as "spelling 'golf' backwards -- I flog the ball."
"I enjoy the exercise, the fresh air and camaraderie of my golf buddies," Selberg said. "Every once in a while, I'll make a good shot, and that keeps me coming back." Fortunately, his cello playing is significantly better.
Golf buddy Don Kramer, a Utah Symphony violinist, got him hooked on the game 16 years ago. "Ryan approaches golf the same as everything else he does -- wholeheartedly," Kramer said, adding his colleague gives as much thought to his golf shots as to how the cellos should sound in a certain passage.
Selberg is a big man, over 6 feet tall, but his size may fool people. "Ryan is a very sensitive player," Kramer said. A familiar face in the orchestra since Maurice Abravanel hired him 34 years ago, Selberg will solo in Park City's St. Mary's Church on Aug. 12 as part of the Deer Valley Music Festival.
For the concert, he will play Nikolai Miaskovsky's Cello Concerto, a work championed by Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich and an important part of the cello repertoire. "The absolutely beautiful lyrical lines are what appeals to me most about the work," Selberg said. He bought the sheet music in Germany during the symphony's 1986 European tour and was pleased when conductor Jerry Steichen --- the Utah Symphony's newly named principal pops conductor -- thought it would make a good addition to this concert.
The concerto isn't a technical showpiece but a brooding, melancholy work that has much in common with Rachmaninoff's musical language and holds an emotional bond with Elgar's Cello Concerto. Both were written during world wars -- Elgar's at the end of World War I and Miaskovsky's during World War II -- and were the result of composers looking at a world that would never be the same.
Steichen, speaking by phone from New York, called the concerto "breathtakingly emotional." An opening bassoon solo sets a mood of longing and loss. The two-movement work is cyclic, with the opening theme returning at the end. The concert will open with the first movement of Mozart's familiar "Eine kleine Nachtmusik," a lighter work that will set the stage for the more sobering but musically exquisite cello concerto. It will conclude with Dvorák's Serenade for Strings in E major. The serenade's four short movements flow with richness and warmth. "I can't think of better music for a summer evening. The St. Mary's concerts are always magical," Steichen said.
As Selberg considers his long tenure with the Utah Symphony, he recalls his audition, when he was invited to play with the orchestra during a rehearsal, played some solo passages, then fielded some questions from musicians. At the end of the day, he was told he had the job. "Abravanel was looking not only for good musicians but good people. Hopefully, I was 'good people.' "
Now auditions are more crowded, with 30 to 40 musicians applying for each opening, few of whom are lucky enough to get a 15-minute onstage blind audition.
Selberg, now in his 60s, was raised in the Los Angeles area. He began playing cello in fifth grade after his first choices, trumpet and drums, were denied by his teacher, who had an available cello.
He played in his school's orchestra while taking private lessons. His first teacher claimed Selberg had absolutely no talent whatever, but his mother didn't believe this assessment and found another teacher, Patricia Thompson Pinkston, who had played with the Utah Symphony before moving to the Los Angeles area. Years later, at a "side-by-side" concert with a youth orchestra, Selberg found himself sitting next to a young cellist who also had studied with Pinkston, making him what he called his "musical nephew."
The Los Angeles Philharmonic was his first career stop. He played for two years under Zubin Mehta before leaving to do some Hollywood studio work and then moving to Alberta for a position as principal cellist with the Edmonton Symphony.
Over the years, Selberg has accumulated three cellos. One is 300 years old and has a dark, covered sound. Another is a modern instrument -- a copy of the cello Yo Yo Ma plays, built by David Burgess. It has a brighter sound, making it easier to be heard in solos with the full orchestra. The cello he plays the majority of the time is another contemporary instrument built to resemble the qualities of the famous Guarneri del Gesù violin.
"Having three instruments is not a luxury for a professional musician," he said. "If something happens to one, it is important to be able to replace it with an instrument of the same caliber."
Once, the head of Selberg's bow snapped off during a concert just before some solo passages. He whispered for his stand partner to lend him his bow. By the time everything was sorted out, they were both hopelessly lost. Fortunately, the conductor noticed and helped them find their place. When the work was finished, Selberg left the stage holding the broken bow in front of him like a dead rat.
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I am looking forward to our Turkish escapade on July 17. However, I already have ideas for August that I will submit to you and you can tell me what you think.
Rashnaa (Sri Lankan) : Though I have not been often, I have loved this place. I love pittu and stringhoppers, I'm sure Leah would agree!
Segovia: Spanish restaurant downtown, excellent choice of tapas and amazing paella. Y la sangria tambien!
Le Paradis Bistro: Awesome and reasonably priced french restaurant. Great variety, all-french wine list, great desserts.
Zucca Trattoria: Chestnut flour pappardelle with wild boar ragu.... Nuff said!
Whitlock's in the Beaches: Just a straightforward good restaurant (continental, italian, mediterranean) with a good choice of dishes and a nice wine list, with a good selection by the glass.
So, let's talk about food....


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Veteran corporate gladiator
PEP had fought Smedley to buy
Smedley was visiting Cambodia and Laos with CARE Australia – he sits on its advisory council – to view its charity activities. The change in scene would also offer an opportunity to relax.
But that never happened. Instead of CARE getting the 69-year-old's undivided attention, he found himself in the middle of another bruising takeover.
Steel maker
M&A warrior
However, Smedley's a seasoned operator in mergers and acquisitions. Some would say M&A has defined his career. In the 1990s he transformed the dowdy insurer Colonial into a financial services powerhouse through 17 acquisitions.
Colonial was eventually flogged to Commonwealth Bank for $9 billion and the string of acquisitions earned Smedley the nickname Pac-Man, as well as the short-lived status of celebrity CEO.
His experience has mostly been in acquisitions over the years, but he has shown he can be equally skilled at defence. He and the Spotless board put up a dogged and frustrating challenge to PEP's bid, ignoring shareholder pleas to capitulate.
So the Asian consortium know they have a worthy adversary in Smedley and that he will be looking wherever possible to introduce bidding tension to their offer. Broking analysts fantasise about the possible merger of Arrium and
But the consortium also has plenty with which to fight. Posco alone has a market capitalisation almost 30 times that of Arrium.
Formidable opponent in Posco
Smedley is up against some of the deepest pockets in Asia and they are prepared to wait him out, if that's the game he wants to play. It was certainly what happened at Spotless.
Arrium's board has rejected the consortium's $1 billion offer as undervalued. The consortium wants to invest in and transform the debt-laden Australian company.
The fight to defend Arrium is likely to be equally as fierce and gruelling for Smedley and the Arrium board. And it may be Smedley's last corporate battle. He is more than likely to retire after Arrium, although his retirement has been predicted prematurely before. Arrium has been Smedley's longest corporate role after his time as a Shell executive. Those factors and Smedley's tenacity make the bid for Arrium all that more interesting. This corporate warrior has nothing to lose and everything to gain as he bows out.
He might also be one of the unluckiest chairmen in Australia this year aside from
Hard negotiator
But Smedley is up to the challenge, say those who have worked with him over the decades such as
"He's a very skilful player in M&A transactions," James says. "He's a tough and hard negotiator. I think he's also an extremely realistic individual and all the time I've been engaged with him he's always acted in a way to ensure maximum value for shareholders. He takes those responsibilities to heart."
The Smedley toughness was on display as he parried with PEP for those nine months after rejecting the initial $700 million bid. Eventually the $723 million PEP paid for that business was a marginal increase and drew a lot of criticism from Spotless shareholders.
They had pushed the board to accept PEP's initial offer, saying it was fair value for the business and unrealistic to expect more.
Tough of stubborn
Some Spotless shareholders saw Smedley as obstinate rather than tough. Smedley, who was still in Asia at the time of writing and had declined an interview, would have considered the Spotless shareholders jelly-like for not driving the hardest bargain.
Certainly, advisers to Smedley over many decades talk about this as the man's view. If you don't stand your ground and fight to the death, you're weak.
But there's much to be valued in a pragmatic approach, too. The drawn-out battle for Spotless may have been more damaging for the company as staff and potential contracts went out the door.
"He is stubborn," says Simon Conn, a senior portfolio manager at Investors Mutual, which owned shares in Spotless. "There's an element of engaging and playing the game. He was very difficult to get to that stage [on the Spotless takeover]. "I know many people accused him of trying to protect his patch and his job. In the end he did engage and we did get an outcome. He could have given a bit more encouragement and opened the door a bit more for [PEP] to get things going because they were genuine."
Those directly involved in the Spotless-PEP deal talk of both sides being equally obstinate and communicating poorly.
Driving a hard bargain is what Arrium's bidders can expect of Smedley. They are yet to get a foot in the door to look at the books.
He also has a reputation for being able to attract talented management and board members, as well as ripping costs out of businesses.
He took with him to Colonial and Mayne a bunch of former Shell executives tallying in the double digits. In some quarters this is not always viewed as a positive. When a CEO departs a company, one measure of his success is whether he has left behind the best management team for the company to continue to perform.
Cutting costs
Costs were ripped out of Colonial, Mayne, Spotless and Arrium. And at each of those companies where Smedley worked in management or as a board director, there have been acquisitions that haven't always delivered superior returns.
This has prompted criticism that more time should have been spent on the existing operations rather than empire-building. Some would say this happened at Mayne, a logistics and healthcare company, where Smedley was CEO from 2000-02. He left after a series of profit downgrades and a share price which had halved.
Smedley sought to turn Mayne into a healthcare conglomerate consisting of pathology and radiology practices, pharmacies and pharmaceutical products under one brand, and a $2.45 billion FH Faulding takeover was completed to help achieve that.
The strategy floundered and a drop in profits occurred after the ruthless cost-cutting upset Mayne's important customers: doctors. Surgeons reported hospitals running out of bandages because of the penny-pinching and other items such as surgical gloves, IV cannulas. Even free breakfasts were cut for surgeons who had been operating all night.
Ultimately the cost reductions led to doctors directing patients to other hospitals not operated by Mayne because they were concerned that the quality of care was being undermined by the cuts, which led to lower profits.
The renowned Smedley toughness backfired in that people-oriented business, which critics argue required a softer touch such as that applied by
At Arrium, management made acquisitions of iron ore assets and mining consumables which would diversify that business away from being a pure steel play into a vertically integrated operation. It was a clever idea but it came at a cost and might have made the company a sitting duck.
Arrium's debt burden
Arrium has $2.1 billion in debt, which has made it vulnerable to factors beyond its control: lower iron prices, a slowing global economy and a stubbornly high Australian dollar.
"Was it the right thing to do? Who knows," says Jason Beddow, chief executive officer at Argo Investments, which owns Arrium shares.
"It's probably better they did something. If they had done nothing they would arguably be a domestic steel business that would be loss-making."
Arrium's steel business received $65 million in government subsidies in the year to June.
Beddow has backed the Arrium board's rejection of the bid, describing it as "opportunistic".
"I don't think at that price they need to offer them due diligence."
This will put the ball back in the Asian consortium's court. For now Smedley and the Arrium board appear to have shareholder support.
But if Smedley simply plays the adversary and puts up obstacles, rather than debates the real issue for Arrium – value – then shareholders will once again lose patience. It's up to him how he wants to bow out.
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The Milaca Junior Olympic 17 team put its game together and claimed second place in the Silver Division at the Pierz Spring Fling Sunday, March 4, at Pierz High School.
In opening-round matches, Milaca lost to Brainerd 25-8, 25-22 and Big Lake 25-14 but bounced back to defeat Foley 25-23, 25-17.
That moved the team into the Silver Division playoffs where it had a pair of close matches. Milaca dropped the first game against Becker 25-18 but rallied back to win the second and third games 25-20 and 17-15.
The victory moved Milaca to the Silver Division finals where it battled Cambridge-Isanti. Milaca dropped the opening game 25-13 but won the second game 25-21 to tie the match. Cambridge-Isanti scored a 17-15 win in the third game to win the match.
By winning several close, hard-fought games the team was able to place in its division for the first time this season.
Milaca is scheduled to compete at tournaments March 18, April 1 and April 15.
Statistics for the Pierz Spring Fling included:
-Tori Broberg: 11 kills, four blocks and one ace.
-Emily Herbert: 11 kills, 13 blocks and one ace.
-Macayla Peterson: 10 aces, three kills and nine blocks.
-Sara Warren: three aces, two kills and one block.
-Megan Kolb: three kills.
-Ali Prince: one ace, one kill.
-Olivia Wolbert: two aces, one kill, one block.
-Angela Hayek: one kill.


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OPL Library Kiosk Service
Problem StatementPublic libraries are always looking for ways to expand library services in both rural and urban areas. Mobile libraries are often used to provide library services to villages and city suburbs without convenient access to a library facility. Building new facilities and mobile libraries to expand service is expensive. The distance to a public library branch or mobile library book stop is a barrier to access. In Ottawa the average distance to a public library is branch is 2,750 meters (or a 42 minutes walk).
Library kiosk vending machine (Brodart Lending Library)
The kiosk is a vending machine style kiosk that dispenses popular library materials to OPL cardholders and offers a convenient way to enjoy library services on the go.
This innovative pilot project is located at the newly-expanded Hunt Club/Riverside Community Services Centre.The kiosk service is available any time the Centre is open, providing longer hours of service than a branch. In addition to the kiosk service, patrons will have the option to pick up their holds at the Centre at designated times in the week. You can borrow popular adult, young adult and children's print materials for three weeks, and DVDs for one week
By partnering with communities and using existing community resources the library can bring library service to people that is convenient for them and cost-effective for the Library. The library kiosk is located in the Hunt Club Riverside area of Ottawa. Although the residents in the Hunt Club/Riverside area of Ottawa have access to a weekly bookmobile service, they do not have a physical branch. This pilot kiosk project, the first of its kind in Canada directly responds to public demand for increased library service.
There are two kiosks: one contains children's materials and the other contains adult and young adult items. A Library Returns box is located between them. The return box is emptied on a regular basis and returned items are backdated so that overdue charges don't accrue.


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SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Tessa (Dakota Fanning) has the same lust for life as her best friend Zoey (Kaya Scodelario) but Tessa won't live to see her 18th birthday, go to university or raise a family.
She is losing her battle with leukaemia and is painfully aware of the few precious days and weeks that remain.
So Tessa makes a list of dreams she would like to fulfil before she dies, including losing her virginity, taking drugs and going shoplifting with Zoey.
Tessa's protective father (Paddy Considine) and flighty mother (Olivia Williams) are determined to protect their daughter as best they can in these final weeks but the teenager wants to take risks.
This includes falling hopelessly in love with hunky neighbour Adam (Jeremy Irvine), who is ill prepared for Tessa's deterioration.
Based on the book, 'Before I Die' by Jenny Downham, Now Is Good is a touching drama about two teenagers united in the shadow of terminal illness, written and directed for the screen by Ol Parker.
The script is laced with dry humour and Fanning sports a credible English accent as the plucky heroine and she sparks pleasing on-screen chemistry with rising star Irvine.


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Concerts and Music
If you're looking for music in the summer, you'll find it all in New York's Central Park.
Here are some of the most popular venues and concert series:
Rumsey Playfield
Rumsey Playfield, located on the east side of the park near the entrance at E. 69th St. and Fifth Ave, is host to the annual SummerStage and "Good Morning America" concert series.
SummerStage takes place from May to September and features a variety of music, from rock to pop to salsa, reggae, opera, and much more.Whatever your musical tastes, you can find something that you'll like at SummerStage! Check out the SummerStage Schedule of performances here.
ABC's "GMA" Summer Concert Series happens every Friday at Rumsey Playfield and airs live between 7AM to 9AM. See the GMA Schedule or performances here.
Naumburg Bandshell
The Naumburg Bandshell is located mid-park between 66th and 72nd Streets. The modern Naumburg Bandshell replaces the original structure, which was built in 1862 exclusively for classical music, but it still continues the tradition of hosting classical music performances. Over the years, some more popular music events have been hosted here as well. You can see the Naumburg Bandshell Schedule of performances here.
Family Performance Festival – Fun for the Little Ones
If you're taking the kids to Central Park, the Family Performance Festival (free event) will get them to move and groove with everything from sing-along music to dance performances to story-time shows. This year's Family Performance Festival is chock-a-block full of fun and learning through music, storytelling, Park adventures, puppetry, and more! Programs happen every Sunday from mid June - September 6th at 12 noon, on the Great Hill (located inside the Park near West 103rd - 106th Street). Pack a picnic, grab your blanket, and get ready to discover Central Park in a whole new way!
Impromptu Music for Summertime Strolls
One of the most famous street performers in Central Park is David Ippolito, also known as "That Guitar Man from Central Park." On his website, David says he generally starts at 12:30 each day and ends when the sun goes down. You can view his schedule online at http://www.thatguitarman.com/.
There are other street performers in Central Park as well, but some of the most popular venues for watching them have now been designated as quiet zones. One of these zones is the Bethesda Terrace, which had long been hailed by performers for its great acoustics. There are now eight quiet zones in the park which, in addition to Bethesda Terrace, include Conservatory Garden, Conservatory Water, East Green, Shakespeare Garden, Sheep Meadow, Strawberry Fields and Turtle Pond. So if you need a little break from all the music that you're hearing, these areas will provide you with the respite that you need.
Overall, no matter what your musical tastes, you will likely be able to find performances that please your auditory senses. While some of the more organized music shows only take place during the summer, many of the street performers will continue throughout the winter months, so you can feel free to visit Central Park any time of the year to hear sounds that will delight your ears.


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Holidaymakers need to take greater responsibility when they strike trouble overseas rather than rely on the government to bail them out, travel agents say.
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents has welcomed the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's review of consular services, warning more people were seeking government help when their trip soured.
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop flagged at the weekend that Australians could be made to pay for government help when they found themselves in strife because of their own actions. It would cover instances such as travelling without travel insurance, ignoring official travel warnings not to go to a country or deliberately breaking the law. _The West Australian _revealed last month diplomats were being bogged down fielding trivial and dopey requests from Australians.
AFTA chief executive Jayson Westbury said people were regularly going to embassies to complain when flights were delayed.
Mr Westbury hoped the review would result in the Government making it clearer exactly what it could do for Australians in emergencies.
"Consumers need to take responsibility for themselves," he said. "People are going overseas, getting into trouble and their expectation is the government will fix it."
Ms Bishop said yesterday there were expectations the Government could interfere in another country's judicial system or would always have a jet on standby ready to evacuate people when trouble flared despite commercial flights being available. "We have limited resources and a limited overseas presence, and we have to ensure the levels of consular support we do provide are sustainable into the future," she said.
In 2012-13, DFAT helped 11,927 Australians abroad, including 1470 arrested or in jail, 1372 admitted to hospital, and the families of 1247 who had died overseas. Consular services are budgeted to cost $76 million this financial year.


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One of this week's features is on dietary therapy for epilepsy. How many of you have diet experts as part of your epilepsy treatment team? Do you know who should be part of your team and what they do?
Why should you have a treatment team for dietary therapy?
A dietary therapy for epilepsy is a medical treatment and should be followed by health care professionals, just like any other treatment.
- While good nutrition is best for everyone, when you have epilepsy and a specific diet is recommended, you should have experts in diets for epilepsy as part of your team.
- Dietary recommendations may vary depending on the type and frequency of seizures, other health conditions, nutritional needs, and your ability to follow and manage the diet, to name a few things.
- Each person may have a different role on your team and you may see some more than others, depending on how well the diet is working and how easy it is to follow.
Who should be part of your Epilepsy Diet Team and what do they do?
- You – the person with epilepsy, adult or child, who will be following the diet. The diet only works as long as you can follow it every day. Your likes, dislikes and ability to follow the diet long-term will be a key part of deciding which diet to try and how to make the diet work for you.
- Your family or caregivers – The people involved in making decisions for your epilepsy should be part of your team. For a diet treatment, you should also have the person(s) who helps or does the food shopping, meal preparation, and monitoring of your response to the diet.
- Epileptologist – this is a neurologist with special expertise in epilepsy.
- Before trying an epilepsy diet, you should see an epilepsy specialist to confirm your diagnosis and understand as much as possible about your type of epilepsy and how medicines or other treatments have worked.
- If you want to try a dietary therapy, you may also be referred to an epilepsy diet specialist to help assess which diet may be best. This specialist may follow you long-term or consult with your usual epilepsy specialist at times.
- Dietician or nutritionist – Ideally this person should have experience in diet therapy for epilepsy.
- Your doctor may have you meet with a dietician/nutritionist before considering a diet treatment. Some diets, for example the ketogenic diet, have special dietary requirements that need to be checked ahead of time.
- A less restrictive diet, like the modified Atkins diet or low glycemic diet, may be tried first for a few months.
- If you respond to the diet and continue it, you should see a dietician/nutritionist to help monitor your nutritional status and the types of foods being used.
- Epilepsy Nurse – Lots of factors affect how well a diet will work. If you can't follow it, don't want to do it, or have trouble managing the diet, then it won't work well, if at all. Most epilepsy centers that use dietary therapies have nurses who will work with you and your family.
- At some point during your treatment, you should meet with the nurse to gain a full understanding of the diet, learn how to start it and stay on it and gather all the practical tips for following the diet over time.
- The nurse can help you coordinate or implement the diet treatment in other settings or with other caregivers, for example school nurses, camps, group homes, or jobs.
- Primary care provider – Your general health care provider (a doctor, nurse practitioner, or other provider) should know that you are following a special diet.
- Your epilepsy team may ask you to see your primary care doctor first to make sure that a diet for epilepsy won't interfere with any other medical problems.
- Certain blood or urine tests may be needed before you start a diet to check your general health.
- While on the diet, you may need blood or urine tests done periodically to make sure your body is tolerating the diet well.
How can I find epilepsy diet help?
- Use our Find An Epilepsy Center look-up for an epilepsy center near you. Not all centers use dietary therapies. When you call to schedule an appointment, ask if they use dietary therapies and what other dietary resources or people they have.
- Read about how epilepsy diets have gone 'global' to find resources worldwide.
- Visit the Charlie Foundation to find resources and training for dieticians and other professionals, as well as resources for you and your family.
Remember, you and your family or loved ones should always be at the center of your care team. At times your team will involve doctors or nurses at a hospital or clinic. Other times you need different types of professionals that may be based at a center or in your community. For diet treatments, remember these are therapies that need monitoring over time to make sure they are working and that your body is responding well. Having a well-rounded Diet Treatment Team will help you accomplish this!
Have a safe week!
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Patty Osborne Shafer RN, MN
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* Exxon CEO met Iraq PM Monday, Kurd president Tuesday
* Iraq official says Exxon moving on right course
* No details of possible improved Baghad terms
By Peg Mackey and Isabel Coles
LONDON/ARBIL, Iraq, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil may be moving closer to Baghdad's side in its bitter feud with autonomous Kurdistan, industry sources said, with a sweeter deal to keep it operating in southern Iraq on the table.
Exxon Chief Executive Rex Tillerson has met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to ask about staying at the West Qurna 1 field - a greater potential prize than its deals with the northern Kurds if Baghdad could mould the deal closer to the Kurdish model.
Tillerson met Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani on Tuesday in Davos.
"After the meeting with Maliki, we can now say that Exxon is moving along the right course the central government has set for foreign oil companies working in the country," an Iraqi oil source said on Wednesday, without giving any details.
Last year, Exxon offered to sell its stake in the $50 billion southern oilfield after fighting with Baghdad over its contracts with Kurdistan, deals which the central government in Baghdad rejects as illegal.
"Baghdad wants to lure Exxon in. Will they bite?" said one oil industry source.
Another Western oil executive from a company involved in the south said Exxon would likely need to see improved conditions on its West Qurna deal to stay.
Any shift in Exxon's positioning would be a major win in favour of Baghdad over Kurdistan in their political battle over control of the country's oil resources that is straining Iraq's uneasy federal unity.
Iraqi officials were tight-lipped on details of any offer, but Baghdad has been clear in the past foreign oil companies operating in the south should give up their contracts with the Kurdish region or risk losing assets in the rest of Iraq.
"At the same time we understand Exxon has to fix its issues with the Kurdistan Regional Government before we can reach a final agreement on continuing working in the south," the Iraqi oil official said.
A statement on the website of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said Tillerson met with Kurdish leader Barzani to discuss the company's operations, without giving any further details.
"You don't engage at CEO level unless there is something substantial on the table," a chief executive of a rival oil company operating in the south said about Exxon's meetings.
Exxon was the first major oil company to test the waters by signing for six blocs with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in 2011, upsetting Baghdad which says only the central government has the right to oilfield deals and to control exports of the OPEC member's crude.
Its move heralded an increase in tensions between the Arab-led central government and the self-governed region run by ethnic Kurds since 1991, where they have their own armed forces but rely on Baghdad for a share of the national budget.
The two regions late last year sent troops from their respective armies to reinforce positions along their disputed internal border in a major escalation of tensions. Talks to defuse the crisis are ongoing.
It was not clear whether Baghdad's offer was conditional on Exxon putting its Kurdish assets on hold, and further details were not immediately available, but Iraq's oil minister hinted a week ago that sweeter terms could be on offer.
"We wish Exxon would stay and work with us. When we talk about West Qurna, we are talking about double of what is going to be achieved in the Kurdistan region," Abdul Kareem Luaibi told Reuters in an interview.
"We have started our preparations for the fifth licensing round, which is going to be with completely different contract shapes that are going to be very attractive to the oil companies."
Oil majors have been lured north by better contract terms, security and an easier working environment compared with the bureaucracy and infrastructure bottlenecks which hamper oil projects in the rest of Iraq.
Iraqi officials said late last year that China National Petroleum Corp, or CNPC, had emerged as the favourite in negotiations to take over Exxon's 60 percent stake in the $50 billion West Qurna-1 project.
Iraq's central government and the KRG have long feuded over control of oil revenues, oilfields and territory, but the Exxon talks come with the country caught in a crisis over power-sharing among Shi'ite Muslims, Sunnis and ethnic Kurds.
Any Exxon offer from Baghdad would emerge at a time when Shi'ite premier Maliki is struggling to manage increasing political pressure from Sunni street protests that have complicated his government's fight with Kurdistan.
While Iraq's government says it alone has the legal authority to export crude and sign deals, Kurdistan says its right to grant contracts and ship oil is enshrined in the constitution.
Attempts to resolve the dispute have failed in part because of disagreements over a long-delayed oil and gas law meant to set a clearer framework for managing the world's fourth largest oil reserves.


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Environmental Decision Memo for Food Contact Notification No. 001208
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August 1, 2012
From: Biologist, Regulatory Team 2, Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review (HFS-255)
Through: Annette M. McCarthy, Ph.D, Senior Science and Policy Staff____
To: Division of Food Contact Notifications (HFS-275)
Attention: Paul Honigfort, Ph.D.
Subject: FCN No. 1208 – 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one as a biocide in uncured liquid rubber latex used to manufacture repeat-use rubber gloves, as a use level of 0.05% b.w.
Notifier: Prom Chem Ltd.
Attached is the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for FCN 1208. After this notification becomes effective, copies of this FONSI and the notifier's environmental assessment, dated June 25, 2012, may be made available to the public. We will post digital transcriptions of the FONSI and the environmental assessment on the agency's public website.
Please let us know if there is any change in the identity or use of the food-contact substance.
Leah D. Proffitt
Attachment: Finding of No Significant Impact
A food-contact notification (FCN No. 1208), submitted by Prom Chem Ltd., to provide for the safe use of 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one as a biocide in uncured liquid rubber latex used to manufacture repeat-use rubber gloves, as a use level of 0.05% b.w.
The Office of Food Additive Safety has determined that allowing this notification to become effective will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment and, therefore, will not require the preparation of an environmental impact statement. This finding is based on information submitted by the notifier in an environmental assessment, dated June 25, 2012 as summarized below.
Biocides are in widespread use in the production of latex gloves. The notifier states in the EA that the FCS is not expected to adversely affect the use of energy and natural resources, as it is intended to replace similar substances already used in the manufacture of rubber gloves. This FCN becoming effective is not expected to lead to an increase in the use of biocides or latex gloves. Therefore, we find that there will be no increase in the amount of municipal solid waste that is produced.
Under Item 4. of the EA, the notifier states that there are no "special circumstances" surrounding the use or disposal of gloves made with the FCS. We note that the correct legal term, pursuant to 21 CFR 25.21, is "extraordinary circumstances." Extraordinary circumstances include potential for serious harm to the environment at the expected exposure level, and adverse effects on endangered species habitat. No extraordinary circumstances are expected as a result of this FCN becoming effective.
Prepared by __________________________________________Date: August 1, 2012
Leah D. Proffitt
Office of Food Additive Safety
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
Approved by __________________________________________Date: August 1, 2012
Annette M. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Senior Science and Policy Staff
Office of Food Additive Safety
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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The Iowa Football program has a history of tight ends being heavily involved in their offense. And for class of 2018 Illinois WR/TE, Mike O'Laughlin, that stood out during his weekend visit to Iowa City.
"I enjoyed practice a lot," O'Laughlin acknowledged. "Mostly because of the way Coach [Brian] Ferentz uses the TE's and the way they move around in the backfield," he added.
"I loved the facilities and all the things that are available to players during the season and when training. The resources are second to none," he stated when asked what stood out for him during his time in Iowa City.
Right now, O'Laughlin said he mostly plays wide receiver for Fenwick HS in Oak Park, IL, but the Hawkeyes are really looking hard at him being a tight end. And at 6'5" and 205-pounds, you can really see why.
"[Iowa] said they need to see me block more and see my physicality at tight end," he said when asked about some things he might need to improve upon.
The Hawkeye staff has yet to extend an offer to the long, capable ball winner, but O'Laughlin says he doesn't think one is too far off at this point. He believes that once the staff sees a little bit more of that physicality he mentioned previously, an offer would probably be extended his way.
Iowa offensive coordinator, Brian Ferentz, has been the primary guy recruiting O'Laughlin and he says that Ferentz's outlook on family and bonding within the program is something that he really admires.
He boasts offers from many schools right now. West Virginia, Western Michigan, Toledo, Ball State, and Western Kentucky are just a few of the schools he mentioned and he does not claim any favorites at this point in time. Once he starts to see more schools then he'll begin to narrow his list.
As far as a return visit to Iowa is concerned, he says that a return trip is set for June sometime, but he does not know when exactly. Could an offer be on the table mid-summer? We'll find out.


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Masontown man accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend
A Masontown man allegedly struck his ex-lover with a gun after finding her in the shower with another man.
Richard Joseph Knox, 25, hit the woman in the face, head and body with the unloaded 9 mm pistol and later threw a cabinet at her, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
Knox told police that the woman initially asked him through a text message to pick her up, but she stopped responding, so he went to her home around 2:40 a.m. Sunday, according to the affidavit. The couple ended their relationship in mid-February.
Knox told police he became suspicious another man was inside the home and he entered through an unlocked door with the weapon "to scare them."
The woman was able to call for help during the alleged assault and state troopers tackled Knox inside the home upon arrival.
The other man was outside when troopers arrived, the affidavit said.
Knox is being held in the Fayette County Prison on $75,000 on charges of burglary, aggravated assault, harassment, criminal mischief, two counts of terroristic threats and four counts of simple assault.
A March 26 preliminary hearing before District Judge Wendy Dennis is scheduled.


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Poor Portugal. By dint of some dubious acronym, they are lumped into the same category as Greece.
First, a sizeable Greek bail-out, which appears more than adequate, sends European equities tumbling. Second, the cost of debt for the Portuguese government shot up today (6-month government bill average yield 2.955 per cent, versus 0.74 per cent at the last auction in March). Third, Moody's has just placed Portugal on review for downgrade. Read more


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Women's Black Rose Silk-lined Leather Gloves
With a heritage that dates as far back as 1777, Dents is an undisputed expert in handcrafted gloves. Made from from Pittards Extrasoft 3000 leather from one of the world's foremost tanneries, this silk lined pair are luxuriously soft and feature an elasticated wrist for added comfort. Four leather covered buttons lend them a refined finish. Dents silk lined leather glovesPittards Extrasoft 3000 leather, silk linedSlip onUse specialist leather cleanerNote: To find your glove size, measure around the palm of your writing hand in inches (excluding the thumb), then round down to the nearest half or whole numberSizing: Small 6 61⁄2, Medium 7 71⁄2, Large 8 81⁄2If you are between sizes, choose the smaller size. Color: black


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Chemical Conversion Coating
Conversion coating leaves no measurable build-up on the aluminum parts and provides excellent corrosion resistance. In many paint or adhesive applications, a conversion coating is used as a base for superior bonding. A to Z Metal Finishing offers traditional gold chromate conversion coatings (Type I) and RoHS compliant (Type II) conversion coatings.
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Healthier Chocolate Puffed Wheat Squares
Recipe by analog kid
I love chocolate, and I love being healthy and fit. So i've come up with a compromise- a delicious chocolate puffed wheat square reduced in sugar and fat. I've made this recipe with 2 oz. of 72% cocoa chocolate and 6 squares of Lindt 99% cocoa chocolate... but i'm sure you could play around with different chocolate bars to get a preferred chocolate taste.
Top Review by yogiclarebear
These tasted really great and were easy to make. They didn't stick together very well for me though.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 5 cups puffed wheat cereal
- 3 ounces dark chocolate, 70%
- 1⁄4 cup chocolate protein powder
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions See How It's Made
- Grease a 9x9 inch pan.
- Measure out the puffed wheat into a large bowl.
- In a medium saucepan on low heat, melt and mix the remaining ingredients.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl of puffed wheat and stir.
- Press the chocolate puffed wheat mixture into the greased pan and refrigerate for a couple hours before cutting into squares.


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This App Analyzes Your Dreams To Tell You More About Yourself
You know that moment when you're telling your friend about the dream you had last night and her eyes start to glaze over? There's an app for that. Enter DreamSphere, an app that wants to hear your navel-gazing about how last night you dreamed your best friend morphed into a purple octopus. DreamSphere prompts you to record the symbols in your dreams when you wake up, explains what they mean, and shows you on a map where others are dreaming about the same thing. It also studies patterns in your dreams over time to analyze parts of your waking personality, like how assertive, anxious or confident you are. Not surprisingly, I'm kind of obsessed with it.
I've been known to give my dreams a little too much power to freak me out. If they're about horrible things happening in my waking life, I start to fear that they're a prophecy of impending doom. This has pretty much never turned out to be true, but what analyzing my dreams has offered is a window into what I fear, what my subconscious wants, and even offer some inspiration. Dreams help us to understand ourselves, is why I'm trying to make a habit of recording them more often. Do you record your dreams? Would you try an app like this? [$Free, iTunes]


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Dear Mr Rothschild
I don't doubt you are all good people, but it is hell here on the ground. Everything is upside down.
There's a lot of betrayal, framing and deception.
Being in your position must require a lot of alliances, but really, I reckon some of them are dubious.
There's the fundamentalists, the criminals and the enforcers. Somewhere amongst it all are some very clever people.
But here on the street, its like being in a prison. The criminals run the police, everything is corrupt.
And one gets in trouble for speaking the truth. Can't you do anything about it?
I mean being at the top, and owning all the banks, is it worth all this aggravation?
Everyone is uptight and afraid.
For your enforcers fear is the only weapon left, it is constantly coming at us from all angles.
The whole shebang has become sordid, all the joy and fun has evaporated.
Man has turned against man. I think the Fiat money thing is finished.
It's just produced a lot of lies.
There's no point in you saying "but it is everybody", coz we can't even say what we'd like to say.
All we hear is "ave another pint". But there must be more to life?
Not so long ago, people trusted each other, doors didn't have to be locked. Now anyone is on constant Guard.
People are disappearing, getting framed and getting spiked. That is the reality.
While all the media says is some politician said this or that, well the bottom is falling out.
Petrol waiting for a spark is the best way to explain things.
What about speaking out for a change? Before it comes uninvited.
We can talk about the Rothschilds, but we cannot talk about the enforcers with no uniforms.
And they never tell us their names, and they never show themselves. And so many of us try to mimic this modus operendus that operates above us. Hence the only mobility on offer is crime and corruption.
For how long will we imagine that our politicians have any power? That they are even privy to the facts? Or that they can see the wood for the trees.
If you ask me, we need to adopt some Sharia laws.
History is full of Rothschilds that turned around, starting with the Buddha.


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Steal this Idea: DIY picture ledges
Today's feature falls into the "of course" category straight from Viva Cindy - an easy DIY book ledge that anyone can love. Especially great when you have an usually sized space and can't find something ready made or just have some extra wood laying around.
Starting with this
...she made this.
Check out all the details as well as this nursery's fabulous striped ceiling over at Viva Cindy.
postscript: *When I say steal, I really mean borrow nicely and give proper credit!
**If you have an idea/tutorial you would like me to consider for a feature, email me. I'd love to see!
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such a great idea and so so easy to do!ReplyDelete
I love how versatile picture ledges are. It's so easy to change things out on a whim. We built some(by we, I mean I designed, and my handy hubby built) DIY picture ledges last year and I love being able to move things around and add new elements to the wall without having to patch holes in the wall. Love the simplicity of her ledges! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Easy and very simple as it is. And thank you also for a kind idea of sharing a very great work of yours.ReplyDelete
This is one good DIY! Anybody can do this.ReplyDelete
I used those metal picture hangers. See my response above for a photo.ReplyDelete
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These are the current controller schemes for Dead Island*. The control schemes available to select are Digital or Analogue - the player is not able to re-map any buttons or change the function of controller buttons in Dead Island.
The analog control scheme allows the player to decide which way the swing is directed. Hold down the Aim/Throw button to ready weapon and use the look stick or the mouse to swing the weapon in the direction that the player wishes.


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It's the revenge of the savers. The glamour era of bankers wanting to lend as much as possible to consumers, and businesses wanting to borrow as much as possible, is now a faded memory. It's the humble depositor who is any banker's new best friend.
This is also known as making the best of a tough situation. Bid farewell forever to the days of returns on equity of more than 20 per cent in the Australian banking industry. Westpac is happy to report it at 15.1 per cent for now, with the ambition to get to 18 or 19 per cent "over time''. We'll see.
Instead, stability, backed by a steady stream of dividends, is as good as it gets. Cash earnings at Westpac in the past six months were up by a modest 1 per cent to $3.2 billion over the corresponding period last year. Customer preference is still to pay down debt.
Credit growth to households and businesses is what Westpac politely calls "subdued'' and will remain so.
That means the banks have to try to get their returns another way, in part by increasing the number of products and services customers use, particularly in less capital-intensive areas such as wealth management and superannuation.
A depositor is far more likely to be encouraged into this more fruitful relationship with the same bank.
These domestic deposits should also remain a more reliable source of funding generally – vital given the fragility of global capital markets. The latest outbreak of investor nerves over Spain's ability – and that of its banks – to keep financing its debt is just one more example of how quickly markets could stumble and panic arise again. Add in the increasing regulatory requirements on banks globally to boost the level of capital they hold, and domestic deposits look more like real gold.
The result is that Westpac's deposits, for example, increased by 11 per cent over the year to March 31 (term deposits rose an extraordinary 31 per cent) while its lending went up by only 5 per cent.
The catch is that it costs more to attract and keep those domestic deposits as well as to borrow from the wholesale capital markets.
It's the flip side of the benefits to borrowers from the Reserve Bank of Australia's reduction in the cash rate. Kelly calls the war for domestic deposits "super competitive'' and she is determined to lift Westpac's 23 per cent market share. Whether she can do that and keeps costs down is another matter.
But it means Westpac, along with the others, was never going to pass on the full reduction of 0.5 of a percentage point in the RBA's cash rate this week. Not given the increased cost of funds at home and abroad and the risk of shocks to the system. Nor, however, is any bank going to reduce the rate it pays for domestic deposits by the full amount. All of the big four need to keep their offerings attractive, especially relative to one another. Thus Westpac followed
Westpac will wait until today to make its announcement on new rates for mortgage holders but is unlikely to beat the
That idea would be unpopular with shareholders, including all those super funds. If margins fell markedly, it could increase the rates banks would have to pay to borrow in the capital markets.
It would also mean banks would be less interested in new mortgages because they wouldn't be worth the cost. But that's business talking. Not politics.
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Malaysian-born Melbourne-based private investor Jimmy Goh is selling three prime CBD development sites that may nearly double his initial A$47 million investment.
Mr Goh, formerly from Klang, Selangor bought the sites in Mackenzie, La Trobe and Franklin streets, in the northern end of the city, for a combined total of $47,425,000 between 2008 and 2012.
Their sale, by Colliers International and CBRE, is expected to fetch up to $80 million, The Age newspaper reports.
The Australian Financial Review says the 1,548 square metre site in Franklin Street is expected to fetch more than $16 million, the 2,030 square metre McKenzie Street development site could go for more than $20 million and the jewel in the Goh crown – the La Trobe Street property, opposite Melbourne Central — has an asking price in the region of $40 million.
"It's such a large offering it might attract new offshore developers to Melbourne," property lawyer Lim Eu Ming, formerly of Malaysia, told the Age newspaper . "It's seldom that you get three development sites in one hit."
Jimmy Goh, is the son of the late Goh Swee Chow, an astute developer and investor who read the property market in Malaysia and Australia with rich results.
The newspaper said a dwindling supply of prime sites in Melbourne's central business district and strong interest from big offshore, mainly Asian, developers has fuelled a rapid rise in city land prices.
Most of the city's largest high-rise projects are being built and sold by Asian developers including Malaysia's SP Setia which has multi-million dollar apartment developments underway .
About 25,500 units are expected to be completed in the metro area by the end of next year, but some property observers have warned of a potential for an oversupply of apartments.
Asian developers have filled a gap in the market in Melbourne after Australia's banks tightened finance restrictions on local developers following the global financial crisis.
Victorian State Planning Minister Matthew Guy has approved 50 residential towers since the Liberal Party coming to office in 2010. And it is not only offshore interests benefiting from the boom. Melbourne developer and publisher Morry Schwartz bought a site next to Goh's Mackenzie Street property in 2008 for $10.5 million. Two years later it sold with a permit to Malaysian developer Chip Eng Seng for A$20.2 million. – BERNAMA


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Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Lecture Series: Ridley Howard
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Re: st: how to make stata run faster
George Vega Yon <email@example.com>
Re: st: how to make stata run faster
Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:15 -0400
Dear Eduardo,
One way to speedup computations without buying StataMP can by through
the module "parallel" ideas.repec.org/c/boc/bocode/s457527.html
(which I'll show at Stata Conference in New Orleans). The next version
of the module (which will be soon release) will include a set of tools
for use parallel within MATA. That said, you'll be able to efficiently
rewrite algorithms in such a way to take advantage of multicore CPUs.
As a way to promote my module, I've started rewriting some particulary
slow algorithms. For instance, in the next weeks I'll release
"nnmatch2", a new version of nearest neighbour matching (nnmatch)
implemented in mata + parallel computing. The MATA implementation have
speedup the algorithm in around 10 times; and the parallel part will
(at least) double that number (if you have a dual core computer...).
If you are up to, we can evaluate rewriting a part of Stata's "arima"
and see where does this leads us.
Please let me know,
Best wishes,
George Vega Yon
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2013/5/21 Darren White <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
> Hi
> STATA MP (multi processor) has optimised processing for many STATA computations/ routines.
> I recently upgraded and it is very quick.
> Darren
>>>> "JVerkuilen (Gmail)" <firstname.lastname@example.com> 5/21/2013 2:39 pm >>>
> You should indicate what version of Stata and the specifications of
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>> Dear,
>> Please,
>> I'm running a transfer function with ARIMA errors (Arimax) in STATA and processing is very slow, is taking three to four hours. My database has 626 observation and my model has five variables, and their lags. What can I do to Stata run faster?
>> I have the following memory allocated:
>> Current memory allocation is:
>> current memory usage
>> settable value description (1M = 1024k)
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>> set maxvar 5000 max. variables allowed 1.909M
>> set memory 200M max. data space 200.000M
>> set matsize 5000 max. RHS vars in models 191.154M
>> -----------
>> Thanks,
>> Eduardo de Masi
>> PhD student in Sciences
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On 5/30/06, Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote: > On May 29, 2006, at 8:44 PM, Kimberley Burchett wrote: > > This second > > approach actually works *too* well -- I can no longer tell the > > difference between an if that was inserted by the search-and-replace, > > versus one that was inserted by the expansion of some other macro. > > The two cases have very different semantics, so it is important to > > distinguish between them. > > Why don't you replace the if with eff and assign some equivalent > semantics with a second macro? -- Matthias If you mean replacing if with eff in the original source code, I can't do that since it would break the transparency of FrTime. If on the other hand you mean replacing the if with some other macro and *then* doing an expand, that's basically what I've ended up doing, except I did it by adding a syntax-property to the kernel if instead of using a different macro (using a different macro wouldn't have worked anyway, since I'm expanding all the way down to kernel syntax). The approach works well enough, subject to the two hacks I mentioned previously. It still seems unfortunate, however, that there's no way to use local-expand's stoplist to partially expand a form and then continue that expansion later. > P.S. If you are compiling, why don't you write a macro per form you > wish to compile and keep compile-time information in a variable visible > at expansion time? That's what the module system is for, no? I think you're suggesting replacing the definition of each form in FrTime with a different definition that does compilation instead. Currently I'm transforming an entire syntax tree all at once rather than transforming it one form at a time. The main reason for this is that I need to do things like maintain a symbol table. It' seems easier to maintain a symbol table as local state during a recursive depth-first traversal of the AST, rather than having macros communicate indirectly through an expand-time global variable. Another reason for not replacing the definitions of standard FrTime forms is that I'm still trying to validate my ideas, and I don't yet want to take on the added task of integrating smoothly with non-compiled FrTime. Once I get further along, I will certainly integrate with the FrTime language level.
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But there were serious doubts last night that the US could overcome opposition by France and Russia, both of which are permanent members of the Security Council and can veto the resolution.
The draft new resolution declares that Iraq has "failed to take the final opportunity afforded to it in resolution 1441" to peacefully disarm. It says Iraq failed to comply when it submitted a declaration on its weapons programs containing "false statements and omissions".
While the new document does not specify military force, it notes that resolution 1441 warned Iraq of "serious consequences" for non-compliance.
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Mr Howard questioned the logic of countries such as France that are now pressing for more time for weapons inspectors. "I find it hard to believe that logically any party or nation that voted for resolution 1441 15 weeks ago would not now vote for this resolution," he said.
US officials hope UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix will give a negative report on Iraq's compliance when he next addresses the Security Council on March 7.
The statement by France, Russia and Germany says the priority should be the disarmament of Iraq through peaceful means. "The military option should only be a last resort," it says. "So far the conditions for using force against Iraq are not fulfilled."
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Bumble bees possess three attributes that will help you to distinguish them from all other bees in the region: they are big, they are more furry than most other bees, and females transport pollen as a wet mass held in a "pollen basket" on the hind leg. The pollen basket of the hind pair of legs is broadened and concave like a shallow, elongate spoon. If empty, its polished surface can be seen reflecting light. Only the honey bee in our fauna has a similar pollen basket; all other bees here that collect pollen carry it in a dense brush of hairs either on the hind leg or under the abdomen. Bumble bees are much more furry than the honey bee, the only other bee here that has a pollen basket.
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1) Head. What is the hair color atop the head yellow or black?
2) Thorax. Is there a patch of black hair on the top of the thorax, between or behind the wings? If so, is it a disc of black, a band of black, or is the entire hind half of the thorax covered in black hair?
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Kosice, 26 June 2013: Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today a new service from Slovakia's second biggest city Kosice to London Luton commencing on 17 September. The route will be operated 4 times per week from 27 October.
The Slovakian air traffic will hugely benefit of stimulation by low air fares, attracting more passengers in Kosice. Slovakian citizens are very keen to live and work abroad, primarily in Western Europe. The access to low cost air travel between Slovakia and the United Kingdom will be welcomed by tourists, business travelers and the Slovakian Diaspora.
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Joint press release of regional tourist board Košice Tourism and Košice Airport
Direct flight connection Košice – London has become reality. Local tourist board Košice Tourism as a cluster of subjects from public and private sector together with Košice Airport merged their efforts. Flight connection between metropolis of eastern Slovakia and one of the most important world capitals - London is the result. Destination of Košice has succeed in a battle with other European destinations in a highly competitive environment and it will be placed on route-map of the low-cost airline Wizz Air.
"It is great news for Košice. Not only for those who have been calling for a direct connection with London. It is terrific news for all people of Košice because tourists, entrepreneurs, investors and everyone who wants to visit our city will have better options. New route Košice – London will not be used only by people travelling to work in UK but also by people who want to bring jobs to Košice. Therefore direct flight connection Košice – London is a fundamental precondition for boosting active tourism and a more dynamic economic development of our city and the region," says the mayor of Košice Richard RAŠI.
The chairman of the management board and CEO of Košice Airport Karl DANDLER is convinced that: "the flight connection Košice - London with the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe is a milestone for the further development of Košice Airport, Košice city and whole region of Eastern Slovakia for the business community as well as for the tourism sector. It is the result of joint efforts of all stakeholders – Tourism Organization, city, tourism industry and the airport."
According to the vice-mayor of Košice and chairman of the board of regional tourist board Košice Tourism Renáta LENÁRTOVÁ new connection will bring various positive effects such as increase in revenues of restaurants and hotels, increase of employment in tourism industry and higher awareness of Košice as an interesting touristic destination: "We are glad that Wizz Air as a biggest air carrier in Central Europe will enable inhabitants of United Kingdom fast and comfortable transport to our wonderful city and to whole region of eastern Slovakia. This flight connection can become one of the fundamentals for long term development of the project of Košice as a European Capital of Culture 2013."
"New flight connection is our reaction for boom of new trends in travel across the world and Europe. More and more tourists prefer city break trips and short time travelling. Travelers tend to organize their travel on their own. In 2011 more than 49 % of Europeans favored this individual travel instead of packages of travel agencies. Košice therefore wants to use increased popularity of city break trips. In the context of new route Košice-London it is also necessary to say that more than 11% of UK tourists prefer these city breaks what in total represents potential of 5 million UK tourists," director of Košice Tourism Iveta NIŇAJOVÁ has concluded.


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