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A constructive review from someone is isn't a moron would be nice. —Unführer Guildy Ritter von Guildensternenstein 13:54, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
of giving you his opinion and pretending you care.
Well, I'm not a moron. My head is full of all kinds of interesting and useful facts, like "camel spiders can jump six feet in the air" and "if you douche with Pepsi you won't get pregnant." I'll take this one. pillow talk 03:22, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
|Well, perhaps the main joke in this article is that it's basically a Rickroll. You say "come here to see this," and then when they get there, it's something else entirely. So, is that a good idea? Well, it's a mixed bag. Some people might think "Oh, I get it, it's a pun, bi < tri, so biology < trilogy, that's funny." Other people might think "Fuck, I wanted to read an article on biology. Fuck this shit."
Siddhartha-wolf suggested moving it to Biology (literature), but of course that screws it up for the first group of people, because, assuming they're reasonably clever, they'll know the joke before they click the link. I don't know. It's a tough call.
Okay, so, section-by-section:
Lede: There are really no jokes to speak of in the lede, except the very mild joke that Tolkien invented the trilogy, which sets up your second overarching joke - that the narrator is kind of a pompous ignoramus. But it establishes the article, it's short enough, it flows... it's fine.
Entomology and background: Confusing the study of insects and the study of the origins of words is... I don't know, kinda throwaway, but further establishes that the narrator is a pompous ignoramus. So, okay. I got a kick out of "Howtraitsarepassedoniology". That was probably the first chuckle I got out of the article. Footnote 3 is also pretty clever.
Theories/sequel: Sort of "funny because it's true," but also sort of "not that funny because it's common knowledge."
Theories/The Two-Parter: Similar.
Notable Biologies: Similar. There's a few good jokes in the Iliad section: calling the Odyssey "Odysseus-intensive" got a chuckle out of me, Homer's commercial success is sort of a cute throwaway joke, and the reference to Heraclitus is pretty funny, although most people aren't going to get it. The Kong and Transformers sections were kind of tedious to me, though. They're sort of "airline food" observational comedy: "What's the deal with Hollywood sequels? They suck!"
The bottom line: this article is kind of a novelty. The joke density is kind of low, and it relies on the pun established in the lede well after its novelty has worn off. Still, it's peppered with witty stuff, and the footnotes in general are all pretty amusing. The Pee Review guidelines say that 7 is "adequate" humor - that sounds about right.
|Like I said, the concept is going to irritate as many people as it delights, and it runs out of steam pretty fast. I think the idea of "biology" as "a series of two works" would be better as the concept of a paragraph in an article on sequels than as the concept of an entire article.
|Prose and formatting:
|Prose and formatting are pretty much perfect; but then, it's a Guildensternenstein article. In other news, pizza is tasty.
|Three movie posters? Well, they're relevant and they're in the right places. The only caption that even really has a joke in it is The Dark Knight. Honestly, these pictures seem to be here more to decorate the article and make it look "finished" than to add to its humor value.
|Final Score:
|And that takes us to 35. 35, meaning: solid article, not rewrite, not VFH, certainly not VFD.
Okay, so, there hasn't been a lot of constructive advice in this review so far other than telling you what I like and what I don't. So, my suggestion is to do one of two things: either 1) silly it up a bit; tell less truth and say a few more absurdities; emphasize the stupidity of the narrator more; or 2) Morph it into an article on sequels, condense the funniest stuff into a section on "biologies," and think of more. Another idea that might just work: play with your own concept some more. Other than a paragraph on Mendel, you've got nothing in here about actual biology - and that, along with the Odyssey stuff, was my favorite part of the article. I mean, maybe you've got biologists in labs writing sequels. I don't know if that could be made particularly funny, but at least that way the concept is working for you throughout the article instead of burning itself out at the onset.
Also, now that I've read quite a bit of your work, I have one other comment: your writing is best when you have obvious affection for your subject matter. I mean, you skewer Tarkovsy and the MGS trilogy pretty mercilessly, but even so, somehow the fact that deep down, you like those things shines through, and those are fantastic fucking articles. They're roasts, really - pull your best friend up on stage and make fun of him all night. But when you're writing on a topic that annoys you - like conspiracy theories about Bush or Hollywood sequels - your writing's still perfectly solid, but just not as hilarious. Maybe something to keep in mind when you're sitting down for your next one.
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What to give mom for Mother's Day is always a dilemma, but three students at Renaissance High School for the Arts in Long Beach have solved the problem this year in a most innovative way. "Questions for My Mother," to be staged at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on May 11, is a documentary theater piece featuring the students portraying their mothers as well as themselves.
Won't it be a little weird, especially with their parents watching?
"It would be weird if someone else played my mother – they don't know her," said Ezra Yampolsky, a junior at Renaissance. "I don't really think about that in rehearsal. I just think about doing it right."
Said junior Aaron Dury: "I've had more difficult parts. The difficulty is in portraying her in a way she might not want to be portrayed. To some degree I understand her and her manners; portraying someone else onstage and how they see themselves is difficult in and of itself."
Anthony Pereira, also a junior at Renaissance, said: "We're not doing so much an interpretation, but more a reflection of our mothers. At first it was a little hard, to pay attention to her voice tones, but it's gotten easier with all the work we're doing. It's gotten me to know my mom more through constant observation."
Dury admitted to being a little anxious about performing the show for his mother: "It's especially nerve-wracking when it's them you're portraying."
Yampolsky was initially apprehensive about the whole experience.
"I was really scared at first," she said. "I was nervous about working with new people, people I didn't know. But they're all really nice. I was afraid they'd make fun of me or they wouldn't listen to me. But they're polite, and they're cool."
If the Renaissance students felt any anxiety or awkwardness, it was not apparent at a recent rehearsal at Cal State Long Beach. They were virtually indistinguishable from the four university undergrads who share the stage with them as mentors and performers.
The unusual play is the brainchild of Andrea Caban, Cal State Long Beach theater department faculty member. Her one-woman show, "Questions My Mother Can't Answer," provided the springboard for the play, which is the end product of Sparking Curiosity, a 12-week theater workshop project in its pilot year. She'll perform her play at the Carpenter center the same day, after the student production.
Caban is terrific, Pereira said. "Going into rehearsal and warming up, I feel very relaxed," he said. "I come home and I think, 'That was phenomenal.'"
Amanda Meek, education coordinator for the center's Arts for Life program, approached all nine high schools in Long Beach about participating in the project. Renaissance was open to the proposal.
Susan Thrasher, who teaches theater at Renaissance, singled out Dury and Pereira.
"Aaron (Dury) was telling me about it, and I was a little jealous," said Yampolsky, who joined the workshop late. "It sounded cool. He said they were looking for a girl, and I said, 'I could do that.'"
Meek, who hopes to bring more high schools aboard next year, picks the students up at their school every Tuesday afternoon for the three-hour sessions at Cal State Long Beach.
"They're excited and ready to work," she said. "Everybody involved has been really on the ball. It's been a very smooth, really fun process."
Caban started the voyage of self-discovery "by sharing my own work with them. Then they conducted interviews with someone other than their mothers to get used to what the process was like. The college students drew them out a bit more. All seven of them interviewed their mothers and transcribed the conversations. They basically used the same process as I did with my solo play. They're turning their moms into characters."
"They've been given a cool artistic license. And each student owns a piece of the show," Meek said. "It's fun when they have a personal stake in the project, and they're part of the creative process. They're so open and willing. We're so pleased with them willing to tell their and their mothers' stories."
Yampolsky said interviewing her mother was emotional at times. "One question would lead to others. I don't think I'd have been able to ask her some of those questions if not for the workshop. But my mom's always been pretty open."
The project, she said, "gives you the opportunity to talk to your mom and connect with her on different levels you might not have had before."
Pereira said his interview experience "was pretty good, but I expected more. I was disappointed that I didn't get any juicy stories. We're close, but she just seemed to want to get it over with. I guess she felt uncomfortable after a little bit."
For Dury, interviewing his mother "was cool, but it was difficult. My mom's kind of a closed-off person. But Andrea said, 'Everything is good.' It shows our moms are different and gives us insight into our parental figures."
As for the workshop itself, "It's awesome," Dury said. "We're not separate from the college students; we're treated as equals." Pereira was surprised by "how uncomplicated it is. It's not what I thought it would be."
Yampolsky recommended the program to other students. "I definitely encourage other people to get involved next year," she said. "It's good acting experience, but it's also good experience working with people you don't know."
In rehearsal, Yampolsky called for lines more than once. The students realized they had to memorize the script derived from their interviews, just as in a typical play – including "ums" and "ahs."
"Watch your friend Ezra channeling her mother," Caban instructed a university student onstage. She directed Yampolsky to place her hands differently when playing her mom and how to shift her posture while seated in a chair.
"Make a conscious decision on a weight shift," Meek advised another student, jumping onstage to demonstrate.
"It's a really deliberate choice you're making – make it personal for you onstage," Caban said.
The students were making those distinctive choices, as their mothers have in life.
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Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Review by Link
"Almost a Flawless Victory Midway"
Mortal Kombat. It brings memories to anyone who had played the original in the arcade or on their home console. Now a Next-Gen version of the classic is available. And Midway is close to making MK on my top list again. And simply put.... It has been a while since a fighter had gotten high on my list.
The opening video is awesome. The Adema Music Video is awesome. The gameplay graphics are awesome.
Most of the character voices are used again and again and again. The backround music sounds pretty good though. Also returning from the depths of the first Mortal Kombat is the 'voice' who delivers the bone-chilling sounds of 'Flawless Victory' and 'Fatality'
The Gameplay of this game is extreamally deep. I hear people say it isn't, but I think other wise. Sure, some of the other people say it doesn't match up to Tekken and Virtua Fighter and Soul Calibur, but those are probabally the guys who go to arcades and learn every single move and are able to pull off 600-million hit combos and actually think they are good. Mortal Kombat delivers were other games don't. One single match can take anywere from 30 seconds to 2 full minutes or even higher (I had a ten minute match with my brother this morning, and then a 8 minute match since you have to set it that in order to win you need to win twice). The fighting styles all look realistic and perform well enough. Gone is the old system where there were minor differances in the characters (The original Sub-Zero, Scorpion, the original Reptile, Ermac, etc. are good examples of minor differances). The combo system is actually half-way decent. The ability to start a combo and switch to another fighting stace to continue, then bring out a weapon and impale them brings a smile to your face. Some basic combos are shown in the Konquest mode, but when you start making your own you get even more satisfaction. If you are on the other side of the combo I sudjust holding block in the slight chance of blocking. Some classic moves are removed however (Raiden's Bolt thingy move, Scorpion's teleport kick, Johnny Cage's split punch are a few). The other burden of the game is lack of fatalities. Only one character has more than one (Quan Chi). Everyone else has only one, and some disapoint.
.... If you are playing for story wait for a Zelda or Resident Evil game
The replay value is down right insane. Using Kurrency to buy Koffins in the Krypt is how you unlock all the extra characters (cept 2 of em) and all of the alternate costumes. Also in Koffins are Koncept Art, Comic Strips, Action Figures, etc. Cheep way to increase the replay value Midway.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
Originally Posted: 12/27/02, Updated 12/27/02
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Giuliana Rancic announced on the Today show Monday morning that she will undergo a double mastectomy after lumpectomy procedures failed to remove her breast cancer 100 percent. "I have options," the 36-year-old told Ann Curry. "I'm choosing to get the mastectomy because I believe it will save my life."
Giuliana Rancic, who alongside husband Bill has openly shared their struggles to conceive a child, went on to say, "For me, it was important to get the cancer out. That's what I wanted to do, just get it out."
People reports:
The couple's desire for children did play a part. The years of medication that follow the lumpectomy-radiation option would have meant delaying parenthood for several years. But the real decision was more basic than that.
"At the end, to be honest, all it came down to was just choosing to live, and not looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life."
During Giuliana Rancic's Today show appearance she shared, "Bill said to me, 'I just need you around for the next 50 years, kid.' He said, 'I don't care what you look like, I don't care about the physical portion of this. I just need you around for the next 50 years. So, let's just get you healthy.' And that certainly helped me come to a decision."
Bill's word are helping me come to tears! I can't help but think of Christina Applegate in this situation, who went on to have daughter Sadie after opting for a double mastectomy herself. Here's hoping Giuliana and Bill can have an equally happy outcome to their fight against cancer someday down the road.
Best wishes go out to Giuliana Rancic on her decision to opt for a double mastectomy.
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Tony Gwynn's 3,000th hit came with no fanfare at all. A meaningless game played in front of a small crowd in Montreal on Aug. 6, 1999, against a now-defunct team, the Montreal Expos. But what a career Mr. Padre had.
Gwynn is one of those rare players who stayed with one team for his entire career, which spanned from 1982-2001. With a .338 career avg., he is the only Padre to compile an average of .300 or better during his tenure with the Padres (Bip Roberts was close at .298). He won a total of eight NL batting titles, including four straight from 1994-1997. In 1994, he hit a scintillating .394.
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 2007, Gwynn's resume also includes:
•3,141 career hits
•15-time All-Star
•7 Silver Slugger Awards
•5 Gold Gloves
Little did I know when I attended a Padre game on July 19, 1982 that I was witnessing the ML debut of the man who would go on to set the standard of excellence for the San Diego franchise. Great career Tony, and thanks for the memories.
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Manowar's debut is widely regarded as a classic of early 80s heavy metal before the spawning of 'false metal' glam acts, as well as Manowar's own increasing movement towards self-parody, robbed the genre of its credibility. That's not to say that 'Battle Hymns,' for all its legacy, is an entirely sombre and sinister affair, featuring the band's usual ridiculous lyrics on numerous themes from bikes to heavy metal to ancient battles, but sung over music that remains true to the spirit and sound of early, simplistic metal without any of the pompous excess that would later turn the band into a laughing stock.
Collecting most of the songs recorded by the band in the previous two years, 'Battle Hymns' is something of a mixed bag with songs heading in often wildly different directions, the earlier pieces tending more towards a party atmosphere in the vein of Kiss, but with more testosterone, and the final three songs experimenting with a more epic sound that had never been attempted before, but has since spawned numerous sub-genres within heavy metal. Eric Adams' distinctive wail hasn't reached its full power yet despite a valiant effort to hold notes at the end of many songs, and like many bands' first releases it's entertaining to hear how much younger he sounds than on their definitive 'Kings of Metal.' Joey DeMaio is the band's founder, primary song-writer and bass player, and there are no limits to his ego. Not only does DeMaio intersperse most songs with complex and foregrounded bass riffs over the guitars, but the penultimate song is handed over to him entirely as he speeds through the William Tell Overture with no thought for the safety of his fingers or the attention span of the listener, also writing the band's title song that explains their English origins (DeMaio was a roadie and tech for Black Sabbath, where he 'heard the call') and the steps that led to them becoming, clearly, the most powerful force on the planet.
The remainder of the band comprises musicians who would both soon depart, making way for the classic line-up. Ross Funicello's guitar work is good, but is noticeably weak compared to DeMaio's bass work, requiring the talents of his later replacement Ross "The Boss" to provide more effective competition. As such, most of the riffs are very simplistic to the point of sounding derivative of other bands, and the guitar solos are nothing spectacular, though the long-forgotten Funicello admirably keeps up to speed on the faster pieces such as 'Manowar,' and employs interesting effects in the songs that follow. Scott Columbus' predecessor on the drum kit is Donnie Hamzik, drafted in from a newspaper advertisement put out by DeMaio and Adams and doing his job as promised, but once again failing to make a lasting impression. There's nothing here to rival the drums on later songs such as 'March for Revenge,' but for the more straightforward songs that dominate this album, Hamzik is essentially required to play fast and hard, and he does so competently.
1. Death Tone
2. Metal Daze
3. Fast Taker
4. Shell Shock
5. Manowar
6. Dark Avenger
7. William's Tale
8. Battle Hymn
As mentioned earlier, there is a very clear split in this album between the two styles of song, made even more obvious by the original double-sided vinyl than the CD version. Opener 'Death Tone' is a fairly fast and energetic song in which the character of a juvenile biker spouts some truly abominable lyrics ('I give some square the finger,' etc.), and is very similar both lyrically and musically to 'Fast Taker,' the appropriately faster speed of which makes it the more exciting of the two, as well as its more original guitar work. The song between, 'Metal Daze,' is the first of oh-so-many anthems dedicated to the glory of heavy metal, and easily my least favourite song on the album due to its unwise and unconvincing chorus chanting. Later live versions are much more credible, as the crowd sings along instead of this stilted-sounding noise, but it's also incredibly uneventful and dull, especially at this early point. 'Shell Shock' is one of the more memorable songs, describing the debilitating after-effects of Vietnam from the perspective of an ex-soldier but also scorning those who escaped the war, represented by the despised 'businessman at home.' I'm sure there are several thousand more emotive and worthwhile songs about the Vietnam conflict out there, but with its cool riff, incredibly catchy rhythm and fine chorus, this would still be my favourite. This first, uneven 'half' of the album is concluded with the band's titular song 'Manowar,' which strives to be even faster and more full of energy than those that have come before it, and succeeds to some extent. At only three-and-a-half minutes long it feels a little unsatisfying and brief, despite another great chorus, but the band would make sure to record many more testaments to their own greatness over the next twenty-five years and beyond. Excellent.
While the first half of the album effectively offers a slightly rougher and more energetic version of the sound Judas Priest had moved beyond two years previously, it's the remaining songs of the album (with one very definite exception that is easy to spot) that elevate this record to classic and influential status, beginning the epic sound that the band would embrace more fully on their second album as they began to deal with Viking themes. 'Dark Avenger' is a brilliant song of two halves, the first a slow, dark and foreboding bass and guitar instrumental of sorts overlaid with narration from the inimitable diaphragm of Orson Welles. The dialogue is fairly silly and simplistic fantasy pap, detailing the story of the eponymous dark avenger riding up from Hell on his demon horse Black Death, before an escalating 'woah' from Eric Adams rises to an ear-splitting scream and the song hits its stride. The final few minutes are back in familiar territory, but with grander aspirations, and some humorously sexist lyrics that the band encourage us to sing along to, not for the last time. The bass instrumental 'William's Tale' then proceeds to waste a couple of minutes in an extremely shoddy sounding display of fast string-plucking to an over-familiar tune, before the album delivers its final and most satisfying punch in the form of the semi-titular 'Battle Hymn.' Originally recorded for Manowar's demo release, this song takes the slow and heavy approach of 'Dark Avenger' and mixes in some lighter sections of acoustic guitar and even a very drastic piano break, which ends up sounding a little too out of place and lullaby-like amidst all the death and destruction. It's one of the purest Manowar classics, and the song that launched a thousand thousand geeky fantasy metal bands.
Manowar's debut is far from being their strongest album, being beaten very satisfyingly by the next few subsequent releases before the band's deterioration with their move to a major label towards the end of the decade. It nevertheless remains one of their most enduringly popular, especially among non-hardcore fans who can appreciate its greater simplicity in the era of NWOB(A)HM, the New Wave of British (and American) Heavy Metal, and who would likely find the greater excesses of all their subsequent albums a little off-putting. I enjoy this album for its diversity, but with the far greater things they would produce soon hereafter it's not an album I often listen to in full, often opting for a quick blast of 'Dark Avenger' or 'Shell Shock,' two very different songs, one of which will always be ideally suited to my mood at any given time.


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I have another confession to make: I thought the TRX was a silly gimmick. A one trick pony that was oversold. You know what? Now I think it might be the best $189 piece of equipment on the market. You must all be wondering what caused my epiphany. As usual, it was a little prodding from a smart friend. Alwyn Cosgrove scheduled a TRX training session with Fitness Anywhere resident smart guy Chris Frankel for his Results Fitness staff in California. I was curious as to what happened. I trust Alwyn's opinion so I emailed him. Our email exchange was as follows:
MB- Was the TRX training worth it?
AC- AMAZING. Chris Frankel killed it. Knocked it out of the park. I was using it for single leg squats, rows and push ups. They have a ton more stuff. Definitely worth bringing them out.
Oops. Thank god for good friends. On Alwyn's recommendation, I scheduled two hours with Chris Frankel for my Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning staff members. Now to be honest, I love the TRX Rows and thought the equipment was worth the price for the "seated row machine" use alone. Actually, it's sort of a standing row but, the TRX eliminates the need for any sort of weight stack cable row apparatus, and, it eliminates a $3000 piece for $199. That should be enough for me and for you. I just saved you about $2000 if you own your own facility, or I just pissed you off because you spent a couple grand on a piece of junk you don't need. Either way, don't stop reading.
Frankel is a very smart guy. I hope they pay him well. He is also selling the perfect product - inexpensive with multiple uses. Almost all the exercises I thought were "gimmicky" are actually excellent variations or progressions. Single Leg Squats, Hamstring Curls and Roll Outs are all great exercises on the TRX.
To be honest, I need to spend some more time playing to figure out more cool progressions, but believe me when I say get a TRX and get Chris or another TRX staffer into your facility.
Mike Boyle is co-owner and content editor for strengthcoach.com, one of the world's leading resources for performance enhancement information. He is Strength and Conditioning Coach with the US Gold Medal Olympic Teams in Women's Soccer and Women's Hockey and also for the Ice Hockey team at Boston University. The author of Functional Training for Sports and Designing Strength Training Programs and Facilities, Mike has appeared in well as over 20 instructional DVDs. He currently owns and operates Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, one of the nation's first and most successful private strength and conditioning companies.


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Triple-Decker Pastrami and Turkey Sandwich. Photos by Lynn Pelkey
Taking a group of New Yorkers to a Los Angeles deli can be intimidating. Their points of comparison are the legends, like Carnegie, Katz's and 2nd Avenue.
So it was with a sigh of relief that my triple-decker pastrami and turkey sandwich arrived at Art's Delicatessen and Restaurant in Studio City with rye bread that was nice and crispy at the edges and pastrami that managed to be both lean and juicy. And the sandwich itself — almost a pound by the scale — was so enormous it would have required a flip-top head for someone to take a legitimate bite out of it.
"This is its answer to Carnegie," proclaimed my father-in-law — Bronx-born, made in Manhattan — as he admired the sandwich's size. His words would have made Art's late founder and namesake, Art Ginsburg, another native New Yorker, who grew up on Staten Island, proud. Art's goal was simple, according to his son, Harold, who now runs the place: "Just to give the best-quality service and best-quality food. And just do what he was taught — how to make a sandwich."
Art died in July at age 78 after a 20-year battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but his legacy lives on, and not just in the deli's dictum — "Every sandwich is a work of Art" — or the oversized photos of overstuffed sandwiches gracing the restaurant's walls.
"The customers that he would sit and talk to, who were of his generation, really miss socializing with him," Harold said. "The rest of the customers really feel his presence here."
That memory comes through quite literally via the signs acknowledging the passing of the bearded, bespectacled man, but also, his son said, in the same style of customer service and menu of food items that have defined the restaurant for decades.
With its classic red booths, swirling ceiling fans and black-and-white tile floors, Art's has been around since 1957. That's when Art and his then-girlfriend — and future wife — Sandy bought an existing deli along Ventura Boulevard in the hopes of building it up and selling it. Sandy was 17, and Art, whose family had relocated to Los Angeles and who had worked in delis around town, was 20.
"The store itself was only 15 feet wide by 50 feet deep," Harold said.
Brisket Melt
Today, that same 750-sqare-foot venture has expanded to 6,000 square feet, with a thin sidewalk patio under a blue awning that extends along a popular stretch of Ventura. Visitors are greeted at the entry by a deli counter that quickly answers the question of what a whole whitefish, among other things, looks like.
Art's remains full of tradition. Like any good Jewish (albeit not kosher) deli, it features chicken soup with matzah balls that are light and fluffy, and the menu devotes a section to knishes and kasha. There's also the requisite hand-sliced lox, noodle kugel, potato pancakes and cheese blintzes.
But that doesn't mean the menu is frozen in time. For health-conscious customers, egg items — Art's serves breakfast all day — are now available made with egg whites only, and a Lighter Portions Menu was added a couple of years ago. (Of course, it's all relative: A regular sandwich weighs about 8 ounces; "lighter" ones tip the scales at about 3 ounces less.)
The Featured Special Items menu is Art's solution to the problem of what to do with successful suggestions from staff and family without printing a whole new menu. It includes veggie sliders — slices of tomato and avocado sandwiched between potato pancakes. That brilliant idea comes off light and refreshing, and tastes best with a little spicy mustard added to the mix. The brisket melt comes with plenty of gooey muenster cheese and a pile of deliciously grilled onions.
A whole portion of this special menu is dedicated to "yummy fries," including "The Works" fries plate. Can't decide among french fries, sweet-potato fries and onion rings? Get them all, along with crispy, homemade potato chips that can be ordered in a smoky barbecue flavor.
While some know Art's for what's eaten there, others are more interested in who's eating there. Sitting as it does near the former Republic Studios (now CBS Studio Center) and just a few miles away from Universal Studios, the restaurant has made plenty of friends in the Hollywood community over the years.
Veggie Slider
"As the different executives, actors and producers were living in the area, they would come in and eat," Harold said. "They would request our food on set. That's our industry that's right here."
Growing up, Harold — who started making sandwiches at Art's at age 13 — said he knew studio senior executives by their first names. Mickey Rooney, who popped in recently, was one of the deli's first customers; his manager would order food for the actor's poker game, Harold said.
To this day, a group called the ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out) meets every Thursday at Art's. Its senior member, Harold said, is in his mid-90s — Abby Singer, the former production manager and assistant director after whom the penultimate shot of the day is named.
In a world full of change, where newer is always better, Art's encourages this kind of continuity. Perhaps that's why Harold said the restaurant's recipe for success going into the future will be simple.
"As crazy as it sounds in this business — keeping it the same," Harold said. "And I think that's what's going to separate us from everyone else."
Harold looks at the restaurants opening nearby — offering trendy items covered in "frou-frou goat cheese," he joked — and foresees a nouveau uniformity.
"It's delicious. I love that. But now we have three or four places in the area that are going to be serving the same thing," he said.
Art's, instead, is digging into the past for inspiration.
"My mom and I are talking about looking in more traditional Jewish cookbooks [for recipes] that we're missing that would work here for our clientele," Harold said. "It's got to be on par with what delis should be, which is gourmet pastrami, matzah ball soup …"
And, for some sandwiches, flip-top heads.
Art's Delicatessen and Restaurant
12224 Ventura Blvd., Studio City
(818) 762-1221 | artsdeli.com


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Date: April 22 2013
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has hosed down claims he wants to make John Howard governor-general, saying he thinks former judges and military personnel are best suited to the job.
Mr Abbott has warned Prime Minister Julia Gillard not to name a replacement for current Governor-General Quentin Bryce - whose term ends in March 2014 - ahead of the September 14 federal election.
The move has fuelled speculation Mr Abbott wants to appoint Mr Howard, a former Liberal prime minister, to the post if he wins government.
But Mr Abbott indicated on Monday that Mr Howard was not at the top of his list.
"I have enormous respect for John Howard," he told reporters in Perth.
"But he served almost 12 years in a very difficult and demanding job and I think he's really enjoying his retirement.
"I think former military personnel and former judges by and large make the best vice-regal appointments."
He said no decent, honest government would make such appointments now to take effect in a year's time.
"There's no way that a government facing an election should be attempting to manipulate our country from beyond the political grave," he said.
There is no evidence the government intends to name a new governor-general before the election.
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In the Cheap Seats: It's now or never for Mavs
By BOBBY "BUTCH" BURNEY, News-Telegram Sports Writer
Feb. 17, 2008 - The Dallas Mavericks braintrust must figure it's now or never when it comes to winning a championship.
That has to be the reasoning for trying to make the trade to acquire Jason Kidd plus a promising guard and a spare part in return for Devin Harris, a solid defensive center, a spare part and two first round draft picks.
The trade immediately makes the Mavericks a better team. There are critics who question that, but Kidd right now is a better all-around player than Harris. He also has the court leadership, confidence and savvy that Harris just hasn't acquired yet.
The problem is, if the Mavs make the trade, then they must win a championship in the next couple of years or their window will be closed. In two years, Kidd will be 37, Dirk Nowitzki will be 31, Jerry Stackhouse will probably be retired, and the Mavericks will have no resource on which to draw in younger players.
If the trade goes through, the Mavericks will send away Mo Ager, their No. 1 pick from two years ago, plus their first-round selections in 2008 and 2010. The only young players left on the team will be power forward Nick Fazekas, who has been in the D-League all year as a rookie, and diminutive point guard J.J. Barea.
Whether either of them will ever be more than a role player is uncertain. But, without any young players on the roster and no draft help, the Mavericks in two years could certainly resemble the Miami Heat. Remember the Heat? They won the NBA championship two seasons ago - now they have the worst record in the league, having won just nine games and lost 42.
The question is, can the Mavericks win a championship if they acquire Kidd?
There's no sure answer for it. Kidd is averaging 11.3 points per game this year (3 points less than Harris), but it's the other things that he does that makes him so valuable. He is also averaging 8.1 rebounds (2.3 for Harris), 10.4 assists (5.3 for Harris) and 1.5 steals (1.4 for Harris). Kidd has 100 triple-doubles in his career and runs the point better than Harris right now.
But, in two years, who will be the better player? We don't know.
The Mavericks would also pick up 29-year-old reserve power forward Malik Allen (6-10, 255), who averages 5.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 15 minutes a game, and 23-year-old guard Antoine Wright (6-7, 215), who averages 7.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 25 minutes. Interesting players, but nothing to get too excited about.
The deal may never go through since the Mavericks' Devean George exercised his no-trade clause. If it doesn't, then the Mavs' season would appear to be sunk. I don't think the Mavericks front office can tell one-third of their roster they are no longer wanted, then send them out there to win games for them.
So, the Mavericks are in a corner when it comes to trade. Either make it or the year is wasted. If they do make it, their future may be wasted.
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Now ten days still same at which time I can recognize eye drop is worse than first day my vision not effected there is some advices like exerciseor massage
I Had Eye Drop After Botox Injection?
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Eye drop after Botox
I sure hope your eye didn't drop after Botox, sounds scary ;)
You either had an eyelid or eyebrow droop after your Botox which can be due to several factors, but usually placement is the main factor. The effect you describe will likely last about 2-3 months. See an expert injector such as a dermatologist or plastic surgeon to minimize the risk of such mishaps, and to review treatment options such as Iopidine drops, or lateral eyebrow elevation with a bit of Botox.
Drooping after Botox
If you have eye-LID droop, you will likely have resolution in 1-2 months -- this is because the eyelid elevator muscle is unlikely to have received the full dose of Botox that was injected elsewhere, and diffused onto the eyelid.
If you have eye-BROW droop, this will likely last the full duration of the Botox -- 3-4 months. This is because the brow elevators were directly paralyzed at the site of injection of the Botox.
Eyelid-droop can be potentially improved with Apraclonidine eye drops.
Please return to an experienced plastic surgeon or Dermatologist for a complete exam to evaluate you, and make sure he/she explains all the potential side-effects of the eye-drops if they are indeed prescribed.
Good luck.
Botulinum Toxin (Botox and Dysport) injection
Eye massage will not help the eye drop. Some drops such as Lopidine may provide minor relief but the effects should dissipate over a 4-6 month period.
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Droopy eyelid or ptosis after Botox may be treated with drops
Hi lamyaa in Dubai, 03,
Ptosis, a droopy upper eyelid, is uncommon and may occur with anyone after any neuromodulator treatment around the eyes, such as Botox Cosmetic or Dysport. Ptosis is temporary and resolves once the Botox effect is gone, usually within a couple months. This temporary eyelid ptosis is usually treated with eye drops to help stimulate other muscles to lift the eyelid. Massage or facial exercises don't help to improve ptosis. Also, one should not be massaging the face the first 24 hours after these injections. Speak with a specialist to help determine appropriate options for you. Best of luck.
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Eyelid drooping after Botox
Do you have eyelid ptosis or just eyebrow descent. There is a big difference. The eyebrow descent may be from overtreatment of the forehead resulting in the brow descending. Sometimes treating the antagonist muscle ( the orbicularis at the edge of the eyebrow) to allow it to come up a bit helps. If that doesn't work, you may need to wait a few months for it to improve.
Eyelid droop after botox
You need an evaluation as there is a difference if the upper eyelid is droopy because the forehead has come down too much or is it because the levator muscle of the eyelid itself, which helps keep the upper eyelid open, was affected by diffusion of the Botox. If it is the former, then sometimes putting more Botox in the glabella between the eyebrows and the outer corner of the eyebrows can help lift the forehead. If it is the levator, then a prescription for Iopidine eye drops may help the eyelid lift up slightly. At least your effect is not permanent and should go away in a few months.
Eye drop after Botox
First you must have your doctor evaluate you. If the drop is from the brow then drops will not help at all. If the eyelid drop is from the lid itself then drops of iopidine or other agents chosen by your doctor will help and it should all resolve with no treatments in 2-6 weeks. The worsening you are seeing on day 10 is likely due to the delayed onset of Botox and should be at its max by 14 days
Iodipine drops is the answer
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Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, January 28, 2009
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) meets approximately every six weeks to determine the nation's monetary policy goals and, specifically, to set the target for the federal funds rate (fed funds rate). The fed funds rate is the interest rate at which banks lend their balances at the Federal Reserve to other banks, usually overnight.
This lesson focuses on the January 28, 2009, announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. It also include an introduction to the structure and functions of the Federal Reserve.
- Explain the structure and functions of the U.S. Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee.
- Identify and explain the monetary policy tools of the Federal Reserve System.
- Identify the current FOMC policy goals and actions.
- Define the federal funds rate and how it is used as a monetary policy tool.
- Determine the intended impact of the policy actions on price stability, economic growth, and employment.
Federal Open Market Committee Press Release: January 28, 2009
"The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent. The Committee continues to anticipate that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for some time."
The FOMC decided to keep the fed funds target rate at the level set in December, 2008, primarily because further reducing the target rate to zero would be not have any real effect, given the current target and that the real market fed funds rate is near zero. Without further lowering of the fed funds rate as a tool to increase bank reserves and stimulate growth, the Federal Reserve must use other, non-traditional tools to implement its policy goals.
This unusually detailed announcement commented on the reasons for the FOMC action and the concerns of the committee.
"Information received since the Committee met in December suggests that the economy has weakened further. Industrial production, housing starts, and employment have continued to decline steeply, as consumers and businesses have cut back spending. Furthermore, global demand appears to be slowing significantly. Conditions in some financial markets have improved, in part reflecting government efforts to provide liquidity and strengthen financial institutions; nevertheless, credit conditions for households and firms remain extremely tight. The Committee anticipates that a gradual recovery in economic activity will begin later this year, but the downside risks to that outlook are significant."
Although the target fed funds rate was kept the same, the FOMC sent a strong message that it was not going to just wait and see, citing further evidence of economic slowdown, only a hint of recovery of financial markets, and "downside risks."
The FOMC announcement commented on the prospects for inflation.
"In light of the declines in the prices of energy and other commodities in recent months and the prospects for considerable economic slack, the Committee expects that inflation pressures will remain subdued in coming quarters. Moreover, the Committee sees some risk that inflation could persist for a time below rates that best foster economic growth and price stability in the longer term.
Price stability has long been "enemy number one" of the FOMC. Several times in recent years, rates have been raised to prevent inflation at the expense of economic growth. The traditional trade-off between stimulating growth and price stability is no longer a key issue.
The FOMC announcement suggested how the committee will continue to assess economic conditions and consider further actions.
"The Federal Reserve will employ all available tools to promote the resumption of sustainable economic growth and to preserve price stability. The focus of the Committee's policy is to support the functioning of financial markets and stimulate the economy through open market operations and other measures that are likely to keep the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet at a high level. The Federal Reserve continues to purchase large quantities of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities to provide support to the mortgage and housing markets, and it stands ready to expand the quantity of such purchases and the duration of the purchase program as conditions warrant."
"The Committee also is prepared to purchase longer-term Treasury securities if evolving circumstances indicate that such transactions would be particularly effective in improving conditions in private credit markets. The Federal Reserve will be implementing the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility to facilitate the extension of credit to households and small businesses. The Committee will continue to monitor carefully the size and composition of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet in light of evolving financial market developments and to assess whether expansions of or modifications to lending facilities would serve to further support credit markets and economic activity and help to preserve price stability."
The FOMC was very specific about the use of new tools to increase financial market liquidity and lending, and made it clear that more radical actions would be used if warranted. This specificity in an FOMC announcement is very unusual, but the current economic conditions may require unusual actions.
This FOMC statement was not accepted unanimously by the committee members. Jeffrey M. Lacker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond votes against the action, preferring to "expand the monetary base at this time by purchasing U.S. Treasury securities rather than through targeted credit programs."
Mr. Lacker's "no" vote was not necessarily a disagreement with the FOMC decision on the fed funds rate, but more a call for more direct Fed action.
Introduction to The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy
[NOTE: The following material is summarized from the publication, "The Federal Reserve System: Purposes and Functions," published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Ninth Edition, 2005.]
The Federal Reserve System was created by Congress in 1913 "to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system." It is a federal system, composed of a central, governmental agency, the Board of Governors, in Washington, D.C., and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks, located in major cities throughout the nation.
The Federal Reserve's duties fall into four general areas:
- Conducting the nation's monetary policy by influencing monetary and credit conditions in the economy in pursuit of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates.
- Supervising and regulating banking institutions to ensure the safety and soundness of the nation's banking and financial system and to protect the credit rights of consumers.
- Maintaining the stability of the financial system and containing systemic risk that may arise in financial markets.
- Providing financial services to depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign official institutions, including playing a major role in operating the nation's payments system.
Most developed countries have a central bank whose functions are broadly similar to those of the Federal Reserve. The oldest, Sweden's Riksbank, has existed since 1668 and the Bank of England since 1694. Napoleon I established the Banque de France in 1800, and the Bank of Canada began operations in 1935. The German Bundesbank was reestablished after World War II and is loosely modeled on the Federal Reserve. More recently, some functions of the Banque de France and the Bundesbank have been assumed by the European Central Bank, formed in 1998.
The Creation of the Federal Reserve System
During the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, financial panics plagued the nation, leading to bank failures and business bankruptcies that severely disrupted the economy. The failure of the nation's banking system to effectively provide funding to troubled depository institutions contributed significantly to the economy's vulnerability to financial panics. After the crisis of 1907, Congress established a commission and institution that would help prevent and contain financial disruptions.
Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act in "to provide for the establishment of Federal reserve banks, to furnish an elastic currency, to afford means of rediscounting commercial paper, to establish a more effective supervision of banking in the United States, and for other purposes." President Woodrow Wilson signed the act into law on December 23, 1913.
The twelve Federal Reserve Banks and their Branches carry out a variety of System functions, including operating a nationwide payments system, distributing the nation's currency and coin, supervising and regulating member banks and bank holding companies, and serving as banker for the U.S. Treasury. The twelve Reserve Banks are each responsible for a particular geographic area or district of the United States. Each Reserve District is identified by a number and a letter. Besides carrying out functions for the System as a whole, such as administering nationwide banking and credit policies, each Reserve Bank acts as a depository for the banks in its own District and fulfills other District responsibilities.
Federal Reserve Bank Districts
District District Location
Number Letter City
- A Boston, Massachusetts
- B New York, New York
- C Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- D Cleveland, Ohio
- E Richmond, Virginia
- F Atlanta, Georgia
- G Chicago, Illinois
- H St. Louis, Missouri
- I Minneapolis, Minnesota
- J Kansas City, Missouri
- K Dallas, Texas
- L San Francisco, California
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors
The seven members of the Board of Governors are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to serve 14-year terms of office. Members may serve only one full term, but a member who has been appointed to complete an unexpired term may be reappointed to a full term. The President designates, and the Senate confirms, two members of the Board to be Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, for four-year terms.
The current chairman of the Federal Reservce is Ben S. Bernanke, Ph.D. Dr. Bernanke was sworn in on February 1, 2006, as Chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Bernanke also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. He was appointed as a member of the Board to a full 14-year term, which expires January 31, 2020, and to a four-year term as Chairman, which expires January 31, 2010. Before his appointment as Chairman, Dr. Bernanke was Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, from June 2005 to January 2006.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
A major component of the Federal Reserve System is the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which is made up of the members of the Board of Governors, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and presidents of four other Federal Reserve Banks, who serve on a rotating basis. The FOMC oversees open market operations, which is the main tool used by the Federal Reserve to influence money market conditions and the growth of money and credit. Traditionally, the Chairman of the Board of Governors serves as the Chairman of the FOMC.
Federal Reserve Policy Tools
The Federal Reserve implements monetary policy through its control over the federal funds rate, the rate at which depository institutions trade balances at the Federal Reserve. It exercises this control by influencing the demand for and supply of these balances through the following means:
- Open market operations: the purchase or sale of securities, primarily U.S. Treasury securities, in the open market to influence the level of balances that depository institutions hold at the Federal Reserve Banks. Open market operations are used to meet the goal of the target federal funds rate. Open market operations are conducted by the Domestic Trading Desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Reserve requirements: requirements regarding the percentage of certain deposits that depository institutions must hold in reserve in the form of cash or in an account at a Federal Reserve Bank
- Contractual clearing balances: an amount that a depository institution agrees to hold at its Federal Reserve Bank in addition to any required reserve balance
- Discount window lending (discount rate): extensions of credit to depository institutions made through the primary, secondary, or seasonal lending programs
By trading government securities, the New York Fed affects the federal funds rate, which is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances to each other overnight. The Federal Open Market Committee establishes the target rate for trading in the federal funds market.
Figure 1 shows the recent history of the target federal funds rate through the January 28, 2009 target. Notice how the target rate has moved up and down in a cyclical patern. This pattern of change is strongly correlated with the business cycles, generally increasing during expansionary periods and decreasing during contractions. Figure 2 shows the recent business cycles as measured by change in real gross domestic product (GDP).
How Monetary Policy Affects the Economy
The initial link in the chain between monetary policy and the economy is the market for balances held at the Federal Reserve Banks. Depository institutions have accounts at their Reserve Banks, and they actively trade balances held in these accounts in the federal funds market at an interest rate known as the federal funds rate. The Federal Reserve exercises considerable control over the federal funds rate through its influence over the supply of and demand for balances at the Reserve Banks.
The FOMC sets the federal funds rate at a level it believes will foster financial and monetary conditions consistent with achieving its monetary policy objectives, and it adjusts that target in line with evolving economic developments. A change in the federal funds rate, or even a change in expectations about the future level of the federal funds rate, can set off a chain of events that will affect other short-term interest rates, longer-term interest rates, the foreign exchange value of the dollar, and stock prices. In turn, changes in these variables will affect households' and businesses' spending decisions, thereby affecting growth in aggregate demand and the economy.
Short-term interest rates, such as those on Treasury bills and commercial paper, are affected not only by the current level of the federal funds rate but also by expectations about the overnight federal funds rate over the duration of the short-term contract. As a result, short-term interest rates could decline if the Federal Reserve surprised market participants with a reduction in the federal funds rate, or if unfolding events convinced participants that the Federal Reserve was going to be holding the federal funds rate lower than had been anticipated. Similarly, short-term interest rates would increase if the Federal Reserve surprised market participants by announcing an increase in the federal funds rate, or if some event prompted market participants to believe that the Federal Reserve was going to be holding the federal funds rate at higher levels than had been anticipated.
Expansionary monetary policy actions: Decrease interest rates
- Reduce the target fed funds rate
- Open market operations: buy securities
- Reduce reserve requirements
- Decrease the discount rate
Contractionary monetary policy actions: Increase interest rates
- Increase the target fed funds rate
- Open market operations: sell securities
- Increase reserve requirements
- Increase the discount rate
Changes in short-term interest rates will influence long-term interest rates, such as those on Treasury notes, corporate bonds, fixed-rate mortgages, and auto and other consumer loans. Long-term rates are affected not only by changes in current short-term rates but also by expectations about short-term rates over the rest of the life of the long-term contract. Generally, economic news or statements by officials will have a greater impact on short-term interest rates than on longer rates because they typically have a bearing on the course of the economy and monetary policy over a shorter period; however, the impact on long rates can also be considerable because the news has clear implications for the expected course of short-term rates over a longer time period.
In the current economic environment, negative GDP growth, decreasing employment and lack of adequate credit, the Fed has adopted a stimulatory policy. Given the very low level of interest rates, over the last year, the Federal Reserve has taken additional measures to open up financial markets and stimulate spending.
The Federal Reserve has established new programs to counter the "liquidity crisis" and the tight credit markets. These programs are intended to provide capital to different types of financial institutions "to strengthen market stability, improve the strength of financial institutions, and enhance market liquidity.
The first of these new Fed programs was the Term Auction Facility (TAF), created to improve bank liquidity. The TAF "allows a depository institution to place a bid for an advance from its local Federal Reserve Bank at an interest rate that is determined as the result of an auction. By allowing the Federal Reserve to inject term funds through a broader range of counterparties and against a broader range of collateral than open market operations, this facility could help ensure that liquidity provisions can be disseminated efficiently even when the unsecured interbank markets are under stress."
Click on the links below to find out more about each program's purpose and specific goals:
- Term Auction Facility (TAF)
- Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PCDF)
- Term Securities Lending Facility (TSLF)
- Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (ABCP MMMF)
- Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF)
- Money Market Investor Funding Facility (MMIFF)
- Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
The common thread in these Fed programs' goals is to improve the balance sheets of financial institutions by supporting the value of their assets. One of the problems with bank holding has been uncertainty about the underlying value of the securities they hold. By replacing the banks' securities, such as mortgaged-backed securities, with those with more secure values, confidence in the banks will increase. In a more stable market with more predictable asset values, more narrowing and lending should result.
In a January 13, 2009, speech at the London School of Economics, called "The Crisis and the Policy Response," Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke called for a combination of central bank policies and government stimulus actions. His reference about the need for coordinated actions was not just to the U.S., but to all of the world's economic powers.
"The Federal Reserve will do its part to promote economic recovery, but other policy measures will be needed as well. The incoming Administration and the Congress are currently discussing a substantial fiscal package that, if enacted, could provide a significant boost to economic activity. In my view, however, fiscal actions are unlikely to promote a lasting recovery unless they are accompanied by strong measures to further stabilize and strengthen the financial system. History demonstrates conclusively that a modern economy cannot grow if its financial system is not operating effectively."
Click here for the full text of Dr. Bernanke's speech: The Crisis and the Policy Response
On January 28, 2009, The FOMC decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent. The Committee stated that continues to anticipate that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for some time."
The FOMC decided to keep the fed funds target rate at the level set in December, 2008, primarily because further reducing the target rate to zero would be not have any real effect, given the current target and that the real market fed funds rate is near zero. Without further lowering of the fed funds rate as a tool to increase bank reserves and stimulate growth, the Federal Reserve must use other, non-traditional tools to implement its policy goals.
Given how low interest rates are now, further lowering of rates may not be enough (or possible) and a massive federal stimulus package is being debated in Congress. What do you think the government and Federal Reserve should do to "jump start" the economy?
Next, answer the essay question below on the interactive notepad.
During a recessionary period, why would the Federal Reserve and FOMC choose to keep interest rates low?
- How do low interest rates help to achieve the Fed's goal to stimulate the economy and help banks?
From the map of The Twelve Federal Reserve Districts , identify the Federal Reserve Bank that serves your school's geographic area.
Explore your Federal Reserve Bank's web site for information about the economic health of their region and programs available to area businesses and consumers. Note: Some Federal Reserve banks have extensive educational resources and others do not.
- Are conditions in your region similar, better or worse than national economic conditions? Growth? Employment? Price level?
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his celebrated novel The Clock Adjustment Institute,
the 20th-century Turkish writer Ahmet Hamdi
Tanpýnar writes, 'The watch which is
the most intimate friend of its owner, companion
to the beat of his pulse at his wrist, a friend
at his breast sharing all his joys and sorrows,
heated by the warmth of his body and espoused
by his organism, and the clock which stands
on his table and experiences with him all the
happenings of the time span which we call a
day, both inevitably come to resemble their
owner, and become accustomed to think and live
like him.'
Clocks might have far more sophisticated mechanisms
today, but in beauty and magnificence those
of the past are unsurpassed. The collection
of 376 clocks and watches dating from the 16th
to early 20th century at Topkapi Palace demonstrates
this beyond all doubt. Most of these timepieces
are diplomatic gifts from Western countries,
some of which were used in the palace harem
and pavilions, while the most valuable were
kept in the Treasury.
1477 Sultan Mehmed II requested the Duke of
Venice to send mechanical clock makers to the
Ottoman capital. The first Ottoman mechanical
clock maker was the astronomer Takiyüddin,
who was at the same time chief astrologer to
Sultan Murad III (1574-1595) and who founded
an observatory in Istanbul. Takiyüddin
was the first Eastern author of a book on mechanical
clocks and built a clock which told prayer times.
Unfortunately not a single 16th century Turkish
clock has survived to the present day.
In the 17th century European clock makers in
search of new markets set up workshops in Galata
in Istanbul. Here foreign and Ottoman clock
makers worked together. The palace craftsmen
also included clock makers. The earliest surviving
Turkish clocks date from the 17th century and
are exquisite examples of handcraftsmanship.
Altogether just fifty antique Turkish clocks
dating between the 17th and early 20th centuries
are in the collection today, although we know
the names of numerous Turkish clock makers from
archive documents.
could be seen, and were protected from dust
by a glass bell. Many of these were made by
Mevlevi clock makers, and are distinguished
by having the form of the tall Mevlevi dervish
headdress. The collection includes Mevlevi clocks
by Ahmed Gülþeni ül Mevlevi,
Sultan Mahmud II's horologist Ahmed Eflaki Dede
and his pupil Mehmed Þükrü,
and Hüseyin Hakî. There are also
clocks by Sultan Abdülaziz's clock maker
Süleyman Leziz. The earliest European clocks
in the Topkapý collection date from the
16th and 17th centuries, but are few in number
compared to the 18th and 19th centuries. A 16th
century German Renaissance clock is the oldest
bracket clock in the collection. An early pendant
watch -worn around the neck- with its original
leather case was made in Nuremberg in 1580.
The most splendid of the 19th century German
clocks and watches is a pocket watch given to
Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876-1909) by the
German emperor Wilhelm II. The earliest French
timepiece is a pendant watch dated 1675 by the
Paris maker De Baufre. An Austrian bracket clock
with a gold case set with precious stones is
one of the
wound automatically.
In the 19th century Swiss watches replaced those
of English manufacture on the Ottoman market.
Courvoisier Frères or Chaux de Fonds
and Courvoisier et Cie produced pocket watches
for the Ottoman palace. Those with portraits
of sultans Abdülaziz and Abdülmecid
on the lids reflect the fashionable style of
the time. The watches used in a model of Izmir
Clock Tower made in 1901 and presented to Sultan
Abdülhamid II by Izmir Municipality are
of Swiss manufacture. One of the most valuable
items in the collection is a table clock with
a griffon figure sent as a gift to Abdülhamid
II by the Russian czar Nicholas II, on the 25th
anniversary of the sultn'sr reign. The mechanism
is Swiss and the case was made by Fabergé,
the famous jeweller at the Russian court.
Feza Çakmut is a curator at Topkapi Palace.


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A MOTHER died after "severe" force was used to plunge a knife into her neck, a court heard.
Kelly Davies, aged 31, was found stabbed at her home in Queen Street, Farnworth, in June last year.
Her young daughter was standing close to her body, clutching her doll.
Joseph Davies, aged 36, is accused of her murder on June 2.
Manchester Crown Court heard yesterday that Ms Davies died from multiple stab wounds — she had 22 wounds to her neck, including one that cut her jugular vein in two.
Pathologist Naomi Carter told the court some of the wounds were as deep as 10cm. One of them went through her voicebox which, Dr Carter said, required severe force. Ms Davies also had cuts on her hands.
Dr Carter said: "Stab wounds on the hands suggest defence injuries."
She added the blood loss led to clinical shock due to low blood pressure.
Peter Wright, QC, prosecuting, asked, with that catalogue of injuries, what were her chances of survival.
Dr Carter replied: "I cannot say what order the injuries were inflicted, but it is likely she would have died within a few minutes of the injuries being caused."
A table used by pathologists, which is based on a number of variables, suggests Ms Davies died between 2.30pm on Sunday, June 3, and 4.30am on Monday, June 4, the day her body was found.
Judge Andrew Gilbart, QC, addressing Dr Carter, said: "If the table is correct Joseph Davies cannot have killed Ms Davies?"
Dr Carter said "significant reservations" about the table have been raised by the a forensic science pathology group to the Home Office.
The court heard earlier that Davies could not have killed Ms Davies at the time indicated in the table as he was already out of the country. He was seen on CCTV footage getting into a taxi in Lower Market Street, Farnworth, at 11.30pm on Saturday, June 2.
A short time later he was seen on footage at Manchester Airport. Hours later Davies was captured on CCTV footage at London's St Pancras Station going through passport control.
Earlier in the trial the court had heard Davies was arrested in Holland after he was hit by a train, which resulted in part of his leg being amputated.
The jury heard how Davies was arrested after allegedly attacking Ms Davies on February 2, 2007.
In a police statement, which she later withdrew, she said Davies grabbed her and told her to get into a bath of cold water after accusing her of sleeping with other people. She suffered a burst lip and swollen left eye.
The trial continues.


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Welcome to the website of Jom IT, Oracle specialist with more than 24 years of Oracle experience.
Jom IT is located in Goirle, The Netherlands and is founded by Toine van Beckhoven.
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The website shows among other things my vision, solutions and publications. By means of the contact form you can reach me.
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experience in the IT sector and a masters degree in Information Science I started
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In 1989 I encountered Oracle software for the first time and since that time I explicitly specialised in Oracle products, both during my study and my work. I am both a developer and a DBA with several Oracle Certified Professional certifications and have a passion for PL/SQL, the RDBMS and especially performance tuning. In 2006 Java/J2EE (ADF and JHeadstart) was added to my interests. I always aim at high quality software with optimal performance. Since 2009 I maintain an Oracle weblog to share my knowledge and experience"


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I have 2c/3a hair...it is fine but I have a ton of it! But my skin and scalp is sooo oily...cremes leave my hair too greasy and I loose the shape....mousse and gel too crunchy...hair looks awesome at first but after a few hours...root to half way down looks frizzy and curl has pulled out (long hair, half way down my back)...I love my curls but have no clue what else to try! I have diffused, tried no-poo (too much oil), air dry (ended up with weird curls)...this oily hair seems to be the main issue...any tips, ideas, products...Anything would great! Thanks for your help!


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Connie Hamilton, N8IO
District Eight consists of the following counties:
Connie Hamilton, N8IO is 13th Severson Award Winner
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and Joe Phillips, K8QOE
courtesy of Scott Yonally, N8SY, Ohio PIC
CONNIE HAMILTON, N8IO, Assistant Section Manager, Net Manager for Ohio Single Sideband Net (OSSBN)
For her dedicated work in representing the ARRL in Southeast Ohio and net manager of the OSSBN, Connie Hamilton, N8IO, of Marietta, was named the 13TH member of the Allen Severson, AB8P, (SK) Memorial Award. The announcement was made during the 2006 Ohio Section Conference (September, 16th) by Ohio Section Manager, Joe Phillips, K8QOE. The late Mr. Severson, who became a silent key in 1997, was a distinguished member of the ARRL Board of Directors and former Ohio SM. The sentence - "His dedication to serve amateur radio inspired a whole generation of Ohio Section Leadership," - is on every Severson memorial certificate. "In every thing she does for Ohio hams, Connie exemplifies the spirit of the late Mr. Severson," Phillips said in announcing the award. Beside running the Ohio Single Side Band Net (OSSBN), Connie is Assistant Section Manager for Southeast Ohio. In her many appearances at SE Ohio clubs, she is often the first ARRL official to speak at that club in decades. Connie was licensed WD8MIO in 1977 and joined the OSSBN to take up traffic handling the very next year. In the early 80s, she served as manager of the 8th call area Region Cycle 2 and received the OSSBN Merit Award in 1982. In 2000, she upgraded to Extra class and changed her call to N8IO. She is currently serving the latest of many terms as OSSBN Net Manager. This is an elected position. Connie is well known throughout Ohio as the "hug lady" as she expects a hug from every one as one would expect a handshake. At the Section Conference on accepting the honor, Connie lead the entire conference in an impromptu version of "Let me call you sweetheart." The award was established in 1992 as Ohio Ham of the Year and was renamed in 1999 to honor Mr. Severson.
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Four of Victoria's most respected health organisations have joined together to call on the Baillieu Government to ban smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas.
Victoria is the only state that has not already introduced or announced an intention to introduce such a ban.
The Australian Medical Association (Victoria), the Heart Foundation (Victoria), Cancer Council Victoria and Quit Victoria recently submitted a joint position statement to the Victorian State Government recommending as a priority a state-wide ban on smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas.
Today, they are making that advice public for the first time.
In addition to a state-wide ban on smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas, the organisations recommend bans in other outdoor areas, including:
Quit Executive Director Fiona Sharkie said current Victorian legislation did not go far enough to protect Victorians.
Hospitality staff and patrons are left exposed to second-hand smoke because outdoor dining and drinking areas may be up to 75% enclosed.
"Loopholes exist due to interpretations and definitions resulting in designated smoking areas that are not outdoor areas at all but rather large rooms with windows or shutters or blinds which can be rolled up or down," Ms Sharkie said.
"There is strong public support for change. A 2010 Cancer Council survey found 70% of Victorian adults disapproved of smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas."
Heart Foundation (Victoria) CEO Kathy Bell said the smoke-free outdoor dining and drinking areas would help to denormalise smoking for young people and remove cues which prompted quitters to relapse.
"When smoking was banned in all outdoor dining and drinking areas throughout Queensland in 2006, a review found 22 per cent of smokers had attempted to quit because of the new laws," she said.
Vice-President of the Australian Medical Association (Victoria) Dr Stephen Parnis said the research showed there was no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke.
"The 2010 report of the US Surgeon General advised that even brief exposure to second-hand smoke can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and acute cardiac events," he said.
Dr Parnis said the State Government was risking Victoria's reputation as a leader in tobacco control if it did not take action on the issue.
"The time for the Victorian Government to act is now," he said.


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2014-04-10 - ABB has opened two new Service Points for marine turbochargers in Dubai and Bahrain to support its customers in one of the world's busiest maritime regions.
To help ensure the reliability of ships in the Gulf region, ABB recently inaugurated Turbocharging Service Points at the Dubai Drydocks World and ASRY shipyard in Bahrain.
"In the Middle East, construction projects are gaining traction and, as a result, we are seeing growth in maritime traffic," said John Fyfe, ABB Area Manager, Middle East and North East Africa. "This is an optimum time for us to expand our presence in this region and grow our market share. We believe that a presence in prominent shipyards will help achieve that and give customers quick turnaround. Thanks in part to the new Service Point at Drydocks World, we now offer the full scope of services needed to maintain ABB turbochargers quickly and professionally, including overhauls locally."


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With American Brad Friedel in goal, Blackburn defeated Polish club Wisla Krakow, 2-1, on the road Thursday night in their UEFA Cup group opener.
Friedel was helpless on the Wisla goal
that took a deflection off a Blackburn defender. Blackburn recovered to win on second-half goals by Robbie Savage and David Bentley.
American Michael Bradley didn't get
off the bench in Heerenveen's 0-0 tie at Spanish club Osasuna. He was set to go in for Lasse Nilsson late in the game when Nilsson was sent off with his second yellow card for walking off the
field too slowly.
The 0-0 tie was not unexpected. It was Heerenveen's fifth straight game without a goal, and the fourth game in a row Osasuna went scoreless.


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Rain makes little impact on dam levels
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Weather forecasters are predicting more showers for Sydney today and later in the week to add to the welcome breakthrough rain that has had all of Sydney cheering. But it's not enough.
The rain that fell from Thursday to yesterday did little for the water levels at Sydney's main dam.
They have continued to drop to historic lows and some major feeder tributaries have dried up to trickles, painting a grim outlook for a swift end to Sydney's water crisis.
As of Thursday, the Warragamba Dam, which provides the lion's share of the water supply for the Sydney region, was at 43.6 per cent of operating capacity, marking a record low.
In better times, water from the dam and the connecting Lake Burragorang, which is the largest urban water supply in Australia, lap the trees at the edge of the shores.
Now, there is a line of earthy red between the water and the trees as water levels continue to drop.
Small weeds and cracked earth lie where water should be along the ever-increasing shores of the lake.
A mound of earth and trees which normally forms an island is now part of the shoreline.
Remnants of the former farming communities which once called the area home are also starting to emerge, some for the first time since the dam was flooded. A dilapidated wooden bridge which traversed a creek is now exposed, as is the old creek bed.
Old farming tools, foundations of buildings and fences lie exposed on the lake floor.
The steps to an old post office, the footings of an old cheese and butter factory and the old main road have also emerged.
The water levels are at the lowest that catchment officer Ugo Manna, who has worked at the Warragamba Dam for 38 years, has seen.
"In 1983 it got pretty low, but I think it's just gone over that," Mr Manna said.
The water level at the dam wall is 16.9 metres below capacity and the four major tributaries which feed the dam are all running at extremely low levels.
A Sydney Catchment Authority spokeswoman said one of them, the Nattai River, recorded no flow into the water body on Thursday.
On the same day, the Coxs River recorded 17.4 megalitres, the Kowmung River 7.1 megalitres and the Wollondilly River, which is responsible for about half the total catchment, recorded just 1.4 megalitres.
The spokeswoman said that during the last good rains, in August 1998, those four tributaries contributed about 250,000 megalitres a day. Thursday's total was 25.9 megalitres.
The small rainfalls experienced late last week, while welcome, were barely enough to wash the dust off a car windscreen, Mr Manna said.
Asking how much rain would be needed to restore water levels was like asking the length of a piece of string, he said.
But it would be somewhere in the vicinity of two weeks' solid rain.
Mr Manna said the Nattai River had been at similar levels for the past 12 months.
"There's been no lake here," he said.
"Normally it's full, but you don't get much flow unless it's heavy rain.
"You just get a trickle through the sand."
Mr Manna estimated that, in just one section of Lake Burragorang alone, about 700 hectares of the lake was now dry.
The total system of 15 dams supplying Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Illawarra was at 46.9 per cent capacity on Thursday.
If no further rain was to fall, and with restrictions in place, the Sydney Catchment Authority estimates about 2.5 years of water supply remains in the system.
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said no heavy rainfall was predicted for Sydney.
Minister for Energy and Utilities Frank Sartor said that while water consumption dipped last week by 0.2 per cent, compared with the week before, residents needed to keep working to drive down their use of water.
Although blue skies had given way to a little rain late last week, there had been negligible rainfall recorded at the catchments, Mr Sartor said.
He said Sydney Water issued 21 infringements last week, taking the total number of infringements issued to 1127 since restrictions were introduced last year.
For the second week running, infringements were issued for breaching level two restrictions with four infringements for hosing gardens outside the set times.
The big dry out
NSW is in the grip of its worst drought for 100 years.
Water restrictions were introduced in Sydney on October 1 last year and were upgraded to level two on June 1 of this year. Hand-held hosing of gardens and lawns is allowed before 10am and after 4pm on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays only.
The fine for breaching water use regulations is $220.
The NSW Government is looking at options to increase the water supply for the Sydney region, including pumping from the Tallowa Dam in the Shoalhaven.