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We've had a wonderful month of exploring the coast of the Baja peninsula.
We've really enjoyed spending the winter here, warm and sunny in the days and cool and crisp at night. But now it's time to get serious about getting ready for the Pacific Puddle Jump. That's what it's called when you sail from the west coast of the Americas to the South Pacific. We've got a long list of boat projects, repairs, and upgrades to get done in the next month or so. First though let's say Good Job to Don as he gives up his weekly Wednesday Amigo Net Controller position. You've been a great Net Controller Don. I'm proud of you.
Our presence doesn't seem to bother him.
You just can't take your eyes away. Something new and different at every turn.
So interesting looking, almost spiritual.
Does this remind you of anything? Think 'Twilight Zone"
We're glad to have another week or so before we have to get into La Paz and get on with our boat projects. We've never spent much time here at Espirtu Santo. The rock formations here are outstanding. I've been reading the 'Clan Of the Cave Bear' series of books recently and I can't help but look up at all of the caves and think, "Which one would I live in?"
A group hug sea lion style. How sweet is that!
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Homologous and heterologous aortic grafts,1,13,16,20 arterial homografts,14,15 caval homografts,6 and pericardial tubes21 were used with variable success. Better results were obtained with simple12 or special2,19 atriocaval anastomoses, but these techniques are not suitable for the replacement of long segments of the superior vena cava, as in the case of invasion of the vessel by tumor.
With the advent of plastic vessel substitutes, new enthusiasm arose, but it soon was clear that the answer to the problem had not yet been obtained. Nylon, Ivalon, Orlon, Dacron, Teflon, silicone rubber, and Lucite were the materials used in various studies, but the results were almost uniformly poor.7-10,15,17 Only occasional
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When fresh fruits and veggies are out of season, especially in the winter, frozen produce is a great substitute. Just be sure that there is nothing added to the package contents, like salt or sugar.
Besides their antioxidant powers, just a ½ cup of frozen wild blueberries satisfies one fruit serving and is a good source of dietary fibre, says the Wild Wild Blueberry Association of North America. Here, the association shares a healthy salad recipe.
Fennel salad with wild blueberries
Serves 4
Fennel salad:
- 3 bulbs of fennel, julienned
- 1 ½ (120g) cups arugula
- 1 cup (150g) wild blueberries
- 3 oranges, segmented, juice reserved
- ½ cup (75g) walnut halves, coarsely chopped
Orange dressing:
- Reserved orange juice from fennel salad recipe
- 2-3 tbsp (15-30ml) honey
- ¼ cup (60ml) tbsp fruit or red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup (60ml) olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Orange dressing:
1. Place all ingredients in a bowl, except for olive oil.
2. Gradually whisk olive oil in bowl until combined. Set aside until assembly.
Fennel salad:
1. When ready to serve, place all ingredients in the same bowl as Orange Dressing.
2. Gently toss to combine and serve.
Preparation time: approx. 30 minutes.
Approximate nutritional analysis per portion:
- Calories: 399
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fat: 267g
- Protein: 6.5g
- Cholesterol: 42
- Sodium: 131.6g
- Fibre: 9.5g
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New Bipartisan Report Endorses Blue Trails
Several months ago we blogged about a report released by the Outdoor Resources Review Group that supports American Rivers' vision of creating a nationwide system of blue trails.
Blue trails are the water equivalent to hiking trails. They link together communities and provide families opportunities to have fun outside, not to mention invaluable services like clean drinking water, natural flood protection, and wildlife habitat.
Check out the blue trails we are working on in the Southeast on the Congaree, Wateree, and Waccamaw rivers.
Resources For the Future recently released a follow up to this report – The State of the Great Outdoors: America's Parks, Public Lands, and Recreation Resources (PDF).
This report assesses historical trends in how outdoor resources are managed and used and evaluates success stories. It also looks ahead and examines how emerging trends will shape the use of outdoor resources in the future.
American Rivers is working to make sure blue trails are a major shaper of how we use our outdoor resources now and for years to come.


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XFX chose to include a new game that has just hit the shelves and is still hot in the form of Far Cry 2, which just came out a couple of weeks back. The Black Edition 9800GTX+ is targeted towards the higher end of the $200 range, the game bundle is important to show off the new card's prowess. In any event, the Driver CD contains the latest drivers XFX had available to them at the time of release, the Forceware 177.39s which are pretty recent. I would strongly suggest downloading the latest ones of NVIDIA's website 177.42 but these are the most recent drivers available.
Hardware wise the 9800GTX+ BE comes with a HDMI Audio cable as there is a HDMI Audio port on the card, a DVI-to D-sub adapter for analog monitors, and a 6-pin power to Molex adapter. Most PSUs come with at least one 6-pin power connector, meaning that you would only need the second one. If you have a PSU without a 6-pin power connector it may be time to upgrade, as the power provided by the PSU needs to be constant and only older PSUs don't have that connection. XFX decided not to include a manual in keeping with their environmental focus, including a Quick install Guide and a Tips booklet. There's also a cool door-hanger that has been included in a lot of their video card bundles.


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After a shattering knee injury last year, the senior returned this season to lead the Wildcats to an 11-1 record and a spot in the state semifinals.
In the doctor's office, with his parents flanking him, Mount Si High School receiver Trent Riley heard the worst-case scenario from the doctor who had just reviewed an X-ray of Riley's knee: He may never play sports again.
Riley couldn't hold back the tears. Neither could his parents.
"I was just thinking, everything I've dreamed of since I was a little kid is about to be taken away," Riley said. "I cried for pretty much a week straight."
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At this time last year, Riley was still on crutches, unable to walk unassisted for four months. Mount Si's football season had already ended, but Riley, a basketball player, could only watch.
He had always shuffled seamlessly from sport to sport. Football to high school basketball to AAU ball. Suddenly, that was all gone. Worse, he didn't know if they were gone for good.
"A lot of thoughts," Riley said. "I just always thought, 'Will I be back?' "
Yet here he is a year later, leading Mount Si's 11-1 football team into a Class 3A semifinal game against Bellevue at 7 p.m. Friday at the Tacoma Dome.
Already, Riley has shattered the school record for touchdowns in a season with 25. He was also named KingCo 3A/2A Offensive Player of the Year.
"From the original news we got saying, 'We hope you can walk when you're 30,' to him having a phenomenal year and getting recruited has been remarkable," Mount Si coach Charlie Kinnune said.
Riley started feeling pain in his knee while playing basketball the summer before his junior year, but brushed it off. Newport quarterback Isaac Dotson, Riley's friend and one-time basketball teammate, calls Riley "one of the fiercest competitors I know."
Riley blocked out the pain for two months. Then one day he couldn't anymore. Kinnune remembers an early football practice where Riley backpedaled, fell and rolled in excruciating pain.
"He's a tough kid, so I knew then and there that something was wrong," Kinnune said.
Riley went in for X-rays. He learned that he had a fracture in the lower femur in his knee and part of the bone had broken off.
Riley's two older brothers played college sports, and both his parents were athletes. His dad, Eric, is Mount Si's offensive coordinator and the first coach Kinnune hired 21 years ago.
"Pretty much everything we do as a family is about sports," Riley said.
He went into a funk. His grades slipped. He experienced depression.
"I was at a point where I didn't know what to do with myself," he said.
Yet things started to change for Riley after surgery fused the bones back together. He had screws in his knee for months and had to go through a long stint on crutches, then rehab.
"He deserves everything that comes to him," Kinnune said.
Riley has scored six touchdowns in Mount Si's three playoff games. He's returned a punt and an interception for touchdowns this year. And he'll have options to continue playing at some level in college.
First, the Wildcats must contend with undefeated Bellevue, the team that handed them their only loss.
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How long does fatigue usually last? I've been having major fatigue for the past 3 months to the point where I get up, but then have to go back to sleep or rest almost all of the time.
I have worked at home for the past 3 years, but did an onsite project from April of 2011 to Dec 2011...my life has had stress, but the physical aspect has been pretty low key for the past 3 years. I had this type of fatigue after my first attack...it lasted forever. I really worked hard and was on the road for about 3 hours per day plus a LOT of stress during that onsite project...it seems as though my body just collapsed after that and I can't seem to pull out of it. I can sleep all day. Although I do things and can't wait to get home to cuddle in my comforter and rest...
Anyone had this happen? I have been taking the Alpha Lipoic Acid+Aceytl Carnitine for the past couple of days...seems to help a tiny bit (200+500).
I would love any feedback.
Kenmore, my fatigue is every day.
Without the ALC (2000 mg) & ALA (400 mg) I would not be able to function. You may need to increase your dose if you don't have relief.
Also, the supplements can take up to 30 days to work so give them time!Dx 10/2008
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I have fatigue always, some days are worse than others...I have used Provigil for years, but I really don't feel much difference whether I take it or not...
For the past several months, my fatigue has been getting progressively worse, but I still have some better days....I have accepted that this is my new normal and rejoice when I have a better day!Angela Dx RRMS 7/2001; Copaxone 9/2001
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I have fatigue all of the time, all day, every day. I think i read someone reply to you about the amount of time it takes for these supplements to have an effect. As with all supplements, you need to be patient and take the supplement for a month.
Also, the dosages of these supplements have to be tailored to your unique physiology. Did you ever have a doctor prescribe a drug, then change its dose after he observed your condition the next visit Same thing here ?
You need to determine what dosage will give you the best outcomes. But be careful and don't overdo it. look for safe upper limits. Remember that the USRDA uses minimums.
You may get some benefit from vitamin B-12 sublingual tabs. B-12 doesn't metabolize as well when ingested directly. I took IM shots for about a year, then my doctor told me to start sublingual tabs.
Don't forget that the B vitamins have a good bit to do with strength and fatigue levels. And a standard B-complex is probably not strong enough for those whose systems have been compromised by the MonSter.


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In the fall of 1970 Philip Tumulty, a Johns Hopkins' internist, gave a lecture to the 3rd year medical school class at Johns Hopkins. His lecture was published in the same year in the New England Journal of Medicine under the title of "What is a clinician, and what does he do?" (Tumulty PA. What is a clinician and what does he do? N Engl J Med. 1970 Jul 2;283(1):20-4.) In this classic piece, this eminent physician of his era claimed that the primary role of the clinician is to "manage a sick person with the purpose of alleviating the total effect of his illness".
This paper, probably better than any other paper I have ever read gets to the essence of what a patient needs from an expert clinical caregiver; it lays out eloquently and robustly the characteristics of a good clinician and what is involved in excellent clinical care of patients. As Tumulty says, it is not a diseased body organ that shows up for physical diagnosis and treatment; rather, it is an anxious, fearful, wondering person concerned about her personal life, including her family, work, friends as well as her hopes and dreams. This means the clinician must be a thoughtful and systematic fact finder, a careful listener, a keen analyst of the facts and a prudent planner regarding which tests and treatment options make the most sense for this particular patient. Moreover, Tumulty rightly assumes that these skills should be embodied in the clinician as natural traits that the clinician genuinely enjoys performing.
Tumulty's normative characterization of a good clinician, admittedly in somewhat ideal form, reflects what most of us as patients want from our physician especially when we, or our loved ones, are sick. There are many physicians who live up to this standard and who are richly appreciated by their patients. But all too often, this is not the case. For much of what counts as the physician-patient relationship in major hospitals in today's healthcare system, I fear these expectations have become unrealizable ideals, which means our traditional notion of the physician-patient relationship may have become antiquated.
My interest in the physician-patient relationship stems from my work as a clinical ethics consultant, which I began doing when I arrived at the Albany Medical Center is 1994. Many of the value laden impasses that we see in ethics consultation stem from breakdowns in the management of the sick patient, especially the communication transactions between the physician and patient, and perhaps more so between the physician and the patient's family surrogates when the patient lacks capacity. There is considerable evidence accumulated since Tumulty's article in 1970 that corroborates his basic view that effective communication with patients and their families is crucial to the provision of efficient and quality health care. However, since 1970 we have witnessed a new era of scientific and technological breakthroughs that have transformed medical care. These dramatic changes have placed enormous demands of physicians in terms of mastering the new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. The importance of managing the full range of concerns around the patient's illness often gets lost in the mix, which can give rise to conflicts, disagreements, stress and confusion, which in turn can lead to extended length of stays and unnecessary costs. Given the context of contemporary health care and the urgency of learning how to provide excellent patient care consistent with economic efficiency, the traditional understanding of the role of physicians to manage the illness of sick patients needs revision and updating.
My sense is that it is time to rethink how we conceptualize the physician role in the management of a sick patient. The management of sick patients and their families in today's health care setting requires a team effort. Both patients and their families require intensive support and ongoing assessment in the hospital setting. The physicians in charge of the treatment plan may only have a few minutes each day for direct interaction. The physician's medical expertise is absolutely essential to the proper medical care of patients, but it is not a sufficient condition for proper management of the patient's illness. This requires the work of a fully integrated team.
I propose that in a hospital setting where complex, technical information has to be disclosed to and processed by sick patients and stressed family surrogates, the team should be led by a clinician, perhaps a social work or nurse practitioner, who is a communication specialist, that is, a clinician who manages and coordinates the flow of communication between the physician in charge, the team members and the patient and family. This means that when patients come into the hospital they would from the outset have someone who can say: "I will be seeing you each day and I will be responsible for helping you get the answers to your questions and getting you the support you need." In effect, this individual would be saying to the patient, "I will be responsible for coordinating the management of the your illness which will allow your physicians to accomplish your treatment goals most effectively." The physician will still be at the helm of the ship but it will be with the understanding that his or her expertise must be employed in concert with a highly coordinated team effort. "
This new team configuration, with a new clinical role created to specialize in communication, could be a new way of framing the physician and patient relationship. Indeed, I think it will be necessary if we wish to properly manage the sick patient's illness in today's large, complex hospital setting.
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sheila otto wrote on 05/09/13 4:52 PMEntering the hospital is like landing on a new planet. In most tertiary centers, the multiple doctors do not have a prior relationship with the patient and in this setting, your commentary makes sense. We often wonder how anyone makes it through the complicated hospital course without an advocate.
Farzaneh Zahedi wrote on 05/13/13 10:20 PMHi! Prof. Shelton, lack of communication skills is a problem in my country too; however, I think a problem is emerging subspecialties which grows day-by-day. It seems that physicians ignore the integrity of the patient and focus on specific parts of body! I wonder whether a team can fill the big gap between patients and physicians.
Heddy-Dale Matthias, MD wrote on 05/17/13 1:31 PMCall me old school, perhaps, but when I was a full time intensivist, I met with the families twice a day, after morning rounds and late afternoon rounds, if they wished. I had clipboards in the waiting room and told them all to write down any questions they had during the interim. I found that the patients/families were relieved to know they would see me everyday for questions. This approach seemed to work well. Often, all the families needed was a short progress report. Other times we would meet for longer. By doing this on a daily basis, little problems did not become big problems, and the communication lines were always open. I considered this my duty. There are times that NPs and social workers can be helpful, for certain, but nothing can replace the physician. I have found that the primary care physician, in my case the intensivist, is responsible for making the coordination of medical care, and communicating the plan with the patient/family. The worst thing that happens in a university hospital it that there is often no one physician assuming primary care. (Hospitalists make this an even worse problem.) I'd rather we concentrate on educating physicians do be primary care physicians (no matter what their specialty) and behaving like one for the patient and family. I think we allow this bad, patchwork behavior on the part of physicians, to the detriment of our patients. If I'm sick in the hospital I want one doc to know everything that is going on with me and communicating that to me. I want to hear it from the physician, not the social worker or nurse practitioner. Despite our high tech world, we physicians cannot abrogate this responsibility to others.
Sign me old fashioned,
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Larry Bridgesmith wrote on 05/18/13 5:46 AMExcellent analysis and recommendations! In our complex adaptive system called health care, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration are key skills leaders must possess. If the physician doesn't possess it, a clinical specialist must. The patient deserves and can only be well served by a collaborative approach. Sub-specialists without collaborative skills will only lead to greater patient dissatisfaction and poorer medical outcomes. Thanks Wayne.
Stephen Offord MD wrote on 05/20/13 9:29 PMHi Wayne. I enjoyed the article. The lecture you referenced was from 1970- achieving good communication must be a longstanding challenge. Employing a communication specialist is intriguing. I see no reason not to try it. If it doesn't seem to help, you tried. If it works you're a genius.
Stef wrote on 01/28/14 3:48 PMI randomly came across this article when I was debating about the physician-patient relation with my co-workers.
First of all, thank you Wayne for this great article.
Yes the physician has a major role in this relation but i believe we should consider social workers as a professional solution to fill in the gap between the patient and the physician.
I think we might understand that the it will be for the good of a patient to divide the tasks. It's better if a physician is concentrated on curing and healing the patient and let the post-treatment phase to social workers. A social worker adopts collaborative and exploratory approaches in order to maintain a patients' ability to cope in society from a psychological, physical and social perspective.
I believe sincerely that social worker might change the healthcare system and the physician-patient relation in a good way. I believe social workers should be paid more (http://www.gradschools.com/search-programs/social-work-msw/social-worker-salary)considering the work they do and the level of education many receive.
Andrew Cooper wrote on 10/27/14 7:03 PMNice article, I particularly think this is a very important point you made here "a clinician who manages and coordinates the flow of communication between the physician in charge, the team members and the patient and family." Particularly because the physician may be in charge of many patients and may not have that much time to be with the patient and explain everything, also their job is usually to get the job done so their patient communication skills may not be the best, it is always nicer when there is someone who is a trained communicator that can talk to the patient and get the points across that are needed especially between the different members of medical staff that would be talking to the patient.
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I am tired or reading about expected low expectations; such as Mac is the best we can do, we can't afford a good coach, if we get a good coach he will leave. I think we should expect a lot more. Look at what KSU did in one year. We beat them two years in a row and were better than them last year. Snider had been there quite awhile and had done a great job, but he had lost many of his assistants who had contributed to that success. Losing assistants also means losing recruits. They hired a new coach whose career had been as an assistant. With a new coach and a freshman at quarterback, they beat 4th ranked Texas this weekend. In Mac's 12 years, ISU did not have a victory of that quality. Why shouldn't ISU fans expect that our team is capable of what KSU has accomplished this year. KSU started out struggling, but they have continued to improve and they are gaining confidence. ISU has a lot of talented players, what they need is is an injection of young enthusastic coaches who are willing to make major changes. I think that it is possible that with the right new head coach and young aggressive assistants, ISU could quickly return to fighting for the north title.
Great things can happen at ISU. If you put the right kind of product on the field, the revenues will follow. One advantage ISU has is that the people of Iowa will get behind a sucessful college team. Give the fans a winner, and they will put up the money to support continued success.
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CHARLESTON - Wheeling Park coach Meredith Dailer and her staff have really put an emphasis on its team man-to-man defense this year. On Saturday, its hard work and preparation paid off.
Wheeling Park, ranked No. 8 in class AAA, opened the second quarter with a 15-0 run and stymied No.5 George Washington with its pressure, up-in-your-face, man defense to cruise to a 64-49 victory in the first game of the Capital City Showcase at the Charleston Catholic Athletic Complex.
"We have really worked hard on our man-to-man defense and it is really starting to show," Dailer said.
Coming into the second quarter, Park (10-0) held a miniscule 17-14 lead. But, Park went on a 15-0 run with Emily Puskarich donating 10 points, Krista Crawshaw and Caitlyn Taylor sinking two free throws apiece and Marissa Tucker connecting on one free throw during the run. More impressively, Park held GW (6-2) scoreless until one minute and ten seconds left in the quarter when Alexa Peoples hit a short jumper.
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The previous trip to Charleston didn't fare so well for Dailer and her team as it suffered an opening-round playoff loss to eventual Class AAA runner up South Charleston in the 2011 girls' state tournament. But, Dailer was pleased with her team's effort in a situation that resembled the state tournament.
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"We came down (Friday) evening, ate dinner, and got the kids ready for bed. This morning, we had breakfast and came over so this was very much like the state tournament in March."
When asked if she was giving her team an early opportunity to prepare for the state tournament, Dailer replied with a smile "We are going to take things a game at a time because we still have quite a bit of season left. But, our eyes are on the prize."
Puskarich led the charge for Park with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, while Crawshaw posted a double-double of her own with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
"I just have great teammates and we looked for what was open, Puskarich said. "Everyone contributed and it was just a great team effort."
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Peoples led GW with 14 points and six rebounds.
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40th Annual Del Mar Harvest Festival
- When Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10 a.m.
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 10 a.m.
Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 10 a.m.
- Where Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, CA Map | Website
- Age limit All ages
- Categories Arts, Exhibits, Family, Festivals, Holidays, Painting, Visual Arts
- Cost $4 - $9
Above: Promotional logo of the Harvest Festival Original Arts & Crafts Show.
Celebrating four successful decades, the Harvest Festival returns to the Del Mar Fairgrounds on October 19–21. Shoppers will be able to pick up affordable and unique holiday decorations and goodies for family and friends, just in time for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and end-of-year festivities.
Highlights include musical performances, gourmet food sampling, live entertainment, and Kidzone featuring Home Depot. More than 300 American artists and craftspeople will showcase unique handmade works, including Hallowe'en and Christmas décor, handmade wearable art, garden decorations, unique holiday gifts, jewelry, handmade pottery, children's toys, and much more.
Friday, October 19th from 10am - 5pm
Saturday, October 20th from 10am - 5pm
Sunday, October 21th from 10am - 5pm
Adults: $9 Seniors 62 and over: $7
Youth 13-17: $4
Children 12 and under: FREE with an adult
One ticket is good for all three days.
$2 off coupons available at CVS and Michaels.
Plentiful parking close by is available at the facility rate, with free trams to the gate.
Information: (800) 346-1212, or visit www.harvestfestival.com.


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This version of David Copperfield rivals the classic
1935 version, which starred Freddie Bartholomew
as David, and W. C. Fields as Mr. Micawber.
Dickens' great strength as an author was characterization, and Director Simon Curtis transforms this strength onto the screen. Even the most minor supporting characters are portrayed well.
In the major roles, Daniel Radcliffe as the young David is outstanding. (Of course, he has gone on to star as Harry Potter.)
Bob Hoskins is excellent as Micawber, Amanda Ryan portrays Agnes Wickfield beautifully, and Ian McNeice as Mr. Dick and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Uriah Heep are perfect.
For me, however, the true star of the movie is Dame Maggie Smith as Aunt Betsy Trotwood. Dame Maggie was born to play this role, and every frame in which she appears is a pleasure to watch.
This movie presents Dickens in the way Dickens was meant to be seen on the screen. Bravo!
I am not a great fan of the BBC classic novel serialisation, preferring to experience a drama in its entirety rather than chopped up into weekly doses. Generally a detrimental factor is that, with a greater running time than the average movie at his disposal, the TV adaptor tends to spin things out inordinately so that physical movements are often shown in their entirety, someone walking along a street or climbing a flight of stairs for instance. When it comes to Dickens adaptations the cinema generally wins hands down, those incomparable David Lean versions of "Great Expectations" and "Oliver Twist" for example and more recently Christine Edzard's masterly "Little Dorrit" which, although running for six hours, subtly utilised every minute by telling the tale from different perspectives. I never thought I would experience a TV adaptation to compare with these until three Christmases ago the BBC came up with a "David Copperfield" so enchanting that it remains for me the most lovable visual translation of a Dickens novel. Admittedly there is little of the wonderful montage and atmosphere of the Lean films or the profoundly observed social resonances of "Little Dorrit", but what makes the 1999 Copperfield such an overwhelming experience is the perfect casting. By some magic alchemy that I cannot begin to understand a cast of familiars was assembled that were somehow born to play their parts. The list extends far beyond the three I have chosen to mention but it is as if Pauline Quirke (Peggotty), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Uriah Heep) and Maggie Smith (Betsey Trotwood) became these characters in a way that noone else ever could. Fine actors that they are, it is difficult to imagine them achieving such perfection in other contexts.
David Copperfield is not an easy one to film because the story -- while
unfailingly interesting -- does have some of Dickens' most cloying
sentimentality and sugary sweetness. David himself is saintly, and this
makes him hard to play as an interesting character. In fact, playing
the young hero in period dramas can easily be something of a poisoned
chalice. (Other adaptations of recent years have come unstuck on this
point.) However, this works out fine here. A very small Daniel
Radcliffe is excellent as Harry P-- sorry, as young David, and I think
that Ciarán McMenamin is also good as the adult David. I don't agree
with those reviewers who call him smug. It's a shame that he looks
nothing, but nothing, like Daniel Radcliffe, and the hairstyles he is
given are really bad, especially the wig towards the end. Of course, he
is inevitably somewhat overshadowed by the galaxy of top-notch actors
who fill the other roles. Maggie Smith is particularly winsome as Betsy
I watched this with my eleven-year-old son and we both really enjoyed it. Recommended.
I have yet to read the book, so I don't know how faithful this film was to the original novel, but I really don't care. When you have such a fine cast and such a great production overall, who cares about being faithful? Bob Hoskins as the eccentric, debt-ridden Mr. Micawber, the inimitable Maggie Smith as Aunt Betsey Trotwood, and Ian McKellen as the sinister headmaster Creekle head the wonderful cast, which includes other great performances from Trevor Eve as evil stepfather Mr. Murdstone, Claire Holman as tortured Rosa Dartle, Pauline Quirke as the beloved nurse Peggoty, and Nicholas Lyndhurst, truly terrifying as the "'umble" clerk Uriah Heep. Not to be left out, Daniel Radcliffe and Ciaran McMenamin are fine as young and old David Copperfield himself, respectively, though as Russell Baker noted in his "Masterpiece Theater" introduction, David is the least interesting character; the others are whom we remember. The production also looks great, from the seaside to the drawing rooms to the offices. Fine direction, script, everything. The BBC and Masterpiece Theater have done it again!
There is little point in outlining the story. Everyone in the world
except the very young and the gaga must know it, and there have been
numerous great movie adaptations of the Dickens classic. This 1999
production must be one of the very best.
Bob Hoskins as one of Dickens's most loved characters, Wilkins Micawber, was just about perfect. Likewise Dame Maggie Smith as Betsey Trotwood. And who could have portrayed Uriah Heep (with obvious relish) more cringingly 'umble than Nicholas Lyndhurst? (Years of practise as the under sibling in "Only Fools & Horses" paying off at last no doubt.) It was a lovely evil performance by him, and delightfully (I suspect deliberately) just a smidgen over the top.
Apart from the above, who was the most outstanding in the impressive cast? Answer...no-one. They all were. Every individual contribution was magnificent.
It is difficult to fault this two-part production of "David Copperfield" in any way. Acting, interpretation, sets, casting, music, cinematography, script, pace and direction. All were equally superb, and I think it will be a long time before it is even remotely bettered by any future one.
For me, 'David Copperfield' was quite the revelation as a film as it
was one of the few times I could tolerate Charles Dickens' adaptation
and it was a chance to see Dan Radcliffe, before his rather mediocre
performances as Harry Potter, prove he does have acting potential in
As the grown author David Copperfield reminisces on his life, the film focuses more on his childhood years and how he survived being an orphaned boy, with an abusive step-father, growing up in the bleakness of the Victorian era.
The cast is exemplary. Maggie Smith was just perfect as David's aunt, a woman who seems cold on the outside but does welcome the child into her home. Pauline Quirke stepped away from her usual comedic roles to play the maternal Pegotty, a lovable character who you truly felt cherished this little boy. Trevor Eve delivered a very chilling performance as the hideous stepfather Mr Murdstone who loathed David on sight with Zoe Wannamake equally as cruel as Murdstone's vile sister. Every actor did an excellent job of bringing their character to life and I don't think there has ever been such a well-cast drama. However, nine-year-old Daniel Radcliffe, who two years after this film would be cast to play Harry Potter, stole the show as the vulnerable but tenacious young David. It is easy to forget his bland wooden acting in the Harry Potter films as he throws himself into the role of winsome, wide-eyed David, wonderfully depicting the pains and joys of his character.
'David Copperfield' has to be one of the best adaptations of a classic novel yet. The excellent script and wonderful actors mesh together to really bring the story to life and it reminds you that sometimes the BBC does get it right. It's a pity our TV license money couldn't go to making more like this.
I can't say enough about this adaptation. I love Bob Hoskins as Mr. Micawber, Imelda Staunton as his wife, excellent. Maggie Smith and Ian McNiece are lovely. Those were the good guys. Trevor Eve was so repulsive as Mr. Murdstone and when he beat David at the beginning I wanted to take that stick and shove it down his throat. I thoroughly enjoyed this adaptation and hope PBS and the BBC will continue to collaborate on other programs that are as intelligent and well made as this one is.
This adaptation by far beats all the David Copperfield
Daniel Radcliffe as David Copperfield is wonderful! He is so angelic as David.
The Acting by all the adults in this film was wonderful! Agnes, Peggoty, Aunt Betsy were all portrayed well! At least, they were all better than the 2000 Tv version of David Copperfield.
Uriah Heep is wonderful!!!!!Very creepy! Dora is perfect too!
watch this! I recommend it!
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The actors and actresses in this BBC drama have performed excellently.
The performances of Daniel Radcliffe, the lady who plays his mother,
Pegotty, Maggie Smith...all played their part well. The parts that I
like most are:- 1)When Miss Betsy Trotwood realizes what Mudstones have
done with poor David and after that she shouts them out of her house.
2)Romance of Dora and David. 3)The opening scene when Miss Betsy
Trotwood comes to meet Mrs. Copperfield. 4)When Pegotty takes David to
Plymouth and then we meet Ham and Emily. And the things are so well
performed just like they were written in the play. 5)
Besides these, the other characters like Mr. Wickfield,Uriah Heep,Agnes,Ham,Mr. Peggoty, Mr. Barkis,Imelda Stauton,Mr. Micawber...have acted wonderfully well too. I simply love this play.
I thoroughly enjoyed this adaptation of Dickens's book, and yes I
preferred it over the 2000 version. Is it true to Dickens's work? It is
reasonably, though the book isn't particularly easy to adapt at all,
then again what Dickens book is? Even if there are any flaws such as it
being a tad too long, it is completely compensated by the production
values, music and the quality of the acting. The production values are
superb, like in Bleak House and Little Dorritt, the sets are
realistic-looking, the scenery breathtaking and the costumes sumptuous.
The direction is also good, and sticks to the time period and the
situations likely to happen during that period. The script is above
decent, and does a more than acceptable job in adapting the book, and
the music is lovely.
And of course the acting is exceptional. I was compelled to write a separate paragraph as there are so many performances I wish to acknowledge. Daniel Radcliffe is simply adorable as young David, and acts being vulnerable very convincingly. I don't know about anybody else but I think this is the best I've seen Daniel act. Maggie Smith was simply born for the role of Aunt Betsy Trotwood, and Trevor Eve is a chilling and vile Mr Murdstone. I also loved Bob Hoskins as the debt ridden but kindly Micawber, Zoe Wannamaker as Jane Murdstone, Pauline Quirke as maternal Pegotty and Amanda Ryan as the alluring Agnes Wickfield. Also worth of mention are Allun Armstrong as Daniel Pegotty, Ian McKellen as the sinister Creakle(a character I found disappointingly forgettable in the 2000 version) and especially Nicolas Lyndhurst as the snake-like and odious Uriah Heep.
Overall, I loved this 1999 adaptation for especially the acting. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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"When Liberty Valance rode to town, the women folk would hide//They'd hide.
When Liberty Valance walked around, the men would step aside
Because the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood.
When it came to shooting straight and fast//He was mighty good."


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Combat Engineering Corps stumble upon calf toppled into three meter ditch during training. Work together to pull up distressed animal
Erez Erlichman
Published: 03.19.12, 08:16 / Israel Environment
Erez Erlichman
During a Combat Engineering Corps training session, held near Israel's
border with Lebanon,
soldiers stumbled upon a mature calf who had fallen into a three meter ditch. The training was immediately halted while the soldiers rushed to assist the captured animal.
"The calf was probably scared of the firing and ran into the ditch in an attempt to find a way out. The calf fell into the ditch but didn't sustain any injuries from the fall. While waiting for the calf's owner, the soldiers fed him some grass," said Segal.
Soldiers rescue calf (Photo: IDF Spokesman Unit)
In an effort to assist the calf, several units were called to the area, such as the Combat Engineering Corps' special task force, Givati soldiers and the 769 brigade.
"This was the first time we had the chance to assist an animal in distress. During our routine training in the area we tend to run into many wild animals. We always try to train around them in order to not disturb them and cause incidents such as this one," Segal said.


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Thursday, July 24, 2008
On a random note...
i am deeply disturbed by this video:
RAPE CLUB IN JAPAN - this is not porn but is a revelations that students at an elite university ran a 'rape club' dedicated to planning gang rapes.
A while ago, someone send me a video on a rape happening in a club and i brushed it off as one of the production of the japan porn industry.. now i have second thought...
No embedding is allowed thus you guys have to click on the link below
Then there's this sick rapist proclaiming to the whole world he attempted rape, sick/stupid or what?!!
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I have only this to tell him:
updated: Below are extracts from:
Party rapes mar Waseda cachet
By JANICE TANG
Kyodo News
The brand image of Japan's most prestigious universities has long been regarded as a guarantee of an elite career.
Shinichiro Wada, 28, leader of Waseda University's social club Super Free, is featured in the club's recruitment leaflet. Wada and four other students are under arrest for alleged gang rape.
But the recent arrest of five students from such universities for alleged gang rape has set off alarm bells and suspicions that some people have been abusing the schools' prestige to camouflage crimes.
The suspects, current and former members of a Waseda University social club, were arrested in mid-June on suspicion of gang-raping a female student in May. They allegedly got her intoxicated after a club party.
The arrests were followed by a series of gaffes by senior politicians that were both discriminatory and offensive to women.
An investigation has determined that the club the suspects belonged to, Super Free, apparently used the image of Waseda to attract participants to its large parties. Several other female participants have since reported that they too were sexually assaulted by the club's members.
Those arrested and indicted are club leader Shinichiro Wada, 28, Junichiro Kobayashi, 21, also from Waseda, Sho Fujimura, 21, from Nihon University, and Daisuke Kobayashi, 20, from Gakushuin University. Another 21-year-old student from Waseda was arrested but has not been indicted.
They initially denied the allegations, according to investigators, but later admitted they had done the same thing in the past. People familiar with the club's activities said members competed with each other in some sort of bizarre contest over the number of women they raped.
Shock waves from the incident spread further in late June when, during a politicians' debate, House of Representatives lawmaker Seiichi Ota, 57, said: "Gang rape shows the people who do it are still virile and that's OK. I think that might make them close to normal."
A weekly magazine, Shukan Bunshun, quoted Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda as making an off-the-record statement to reporters that "it is wrong for women to dress almost naked. . . . Men are like black panthers, so leniency can be contemplated (for the rapists)." Fukuda, also state minister for gender equality, denied making the remarks.
Fukuda is an alumni of Waseda, while Ota earned a doctorate from Keio University, another elite school. Both are senior lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. No wonder Reiko Oshima, a female lawmaker in the Social Democratic Party, said in protest, "Education programs on sexual harassment and sexual assault are necessary for lawmakers, too."
Despite rumors that Super Free was a dangerous club, hundreds flocked to the large-scale parties organized by Wada and his cronies in Tokyo and other places. At the start of the school year in April, for example, 1,700 attended a freshmen's welcoming party in Tokyo's Roppongi entertainment district.
"April is the peak, as there are so many newcomers who know nothing," a former Super Free staff member said. "The number of participants decreases once rumors of 'victims' spread." But Wada was not concerned, with former staff members quoting him as saying, "It'd be OK if the situation is 'reset' every April."
Many female participants were from rural areas. One of the victims, a 20-year-old university student from western Japan, said, "The heady atmosphere and the opportunity to meet men from famous universities were the attractions (of the parties). They took advantage of that sense of longing."
The assaults allegedly occurred after the "nijikai," or second party, which followed the main party and was usually held at smaller restaurants or bars in secluded places where the offenses would go unnoticed.
The club's staff selects female participants for the second parties, which often develop into heavy drinking sessions where women are pressured into downing drinks with high alcoholic content in big gulps, former members said.
Wada has been an undergraduate at Waseda for nine years since transferring there from Chuo University in 1994. He was once expelled but then returned by entering a lower track faculty. "He is a professional in planning the events, but he was not the type that was popular with girls," a former staff member of the club said. "Perhaps that was why he wanted the title 'Waseda student' so much."
Clinical psychologist Sayoko Nobuta said: "The (suspects) used the Waseda brand to lure in people. They had a kind of peer identity and felt they could do anything without taking responsibility.
"For women, rape is vicious violence. But the (suspects) saw the women as no more than an object to satisfy their sexual desires," Nobuta said. "I guess somehow, they selfishly assumed that the girls were also enjoying it."
Following the indictments, Waseda expelled Wada and Nihon University issued the same penalty for Fujimura.
But as the cases go before the courts, with further revelations possibly to come, it may take more than that for the schools to repair their tarnished images.


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Yemen: Challenges aplenty for new president
|Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
|Publication Date
|27 February 2012
|Cite as
|Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), Yemen: Challenges aplenty for new president, 27 February 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4f4cccc52.html [accessed 31 May 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Yemen's new president, Abdu Rabu Masour Hadi, will have his work cut out to ensure the county's unity and stability, with tens of thousands of protesters still camped out in the main cities, and significant opposition from Houthi rebels in the Sa'dah and Hajjah governorates as well as from the Southern Movement (SM), which wants autonomy for the south.
Protesters say their task is by no means over: "By electing Hadi to replace Saleh, we achieved the first goal of our peaceful revolution. We still have other goals that need to be fulfilled, including the removal of [ex-president] Saleh's relatives from the army and security institutions, restructuring these institutions and building a civil state," said Adel Omar, a protest leader in Ibb city.
"We will not go home unless all the goals of our revolution are achieved. We are ready to stay here for another year or more," he told IRIN.
Abdu al-Janadi, deputy information minister and spokesman for the General People's Congress (Saleh's old party), said the "revolutionaries" should go home. "We need a calm atmosphere to work together on solving protracted issues in the country and build a civil a state. Staying in the street will take us back to square one," he said.
"There is nothing to make me optimistic about the future. Protesters' tents are still placed in front of my shop [which has been closed since February 2011]," said Mohammed al-Ansi, owner of a stationery shop on University Street in Sana'a. "We haven't seen any official efforts to remove these tents. Why did we vote?"
Meanwhile, Suhail TV, a satellite channel loyal to the Joint Meeting Parties currently sharing cabinet seats with Saleh's party, quoted Prime Minister Mohammed Salim Basindwa as saying on 25 February: "Asking revolutionaries to go home is one of the things he [Basindwa] cannot do. If they demand that I step down, I will do so."
Violence, insecurity
As if to underline the new president's problems, on the day he was sworn in (25 February) 26 Republican Guard soldiers were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew up a car in front of a presidential palace in the southern city of Mukalla; and in the southern city of Aden two people were killed and 10 injured in clashes between SM gunmen and the army, said Ghazi Ahmad, head of Aden's security department.
"These forces are sending a strong message to the new president that he has to prepare himself for a challenging job," said Ali Abu Holiqah, chair of parliament's Constitutional and Legal Committee.
"I understand that there are complicated security, economic and social crises, which require strong determination," Hadi said after being sworn-in. He called for a "comprehensive national dialogue" involving all political forces, and promised to improve security, help hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons return home, and restore public services like electricity and water.
Electricity supply problems have been exacerbated recently, according to the state Electricity Corporation, after power lines from the Marib gas-fired power station, the country's main power provider, were attacked in Nihm District, Sana'a Governorate, where armed tribesmen have been clashing with Republican Guards (led by Saleh's son).
The tribesmen are reported to have sabotaged the power lines in retaliation against the Republican Guards, whom they accuse of killing their relatives and destroying their homes. "The problem will not be solved unless Hadi removes Saleh's relatives from their posts, which seems impossible for him," said Mohammed al-Haddad, a political analyst from Marib Governorate.
SM stance
Unlike the Houthis, who peacefully boycotted the elections in the northern governorates of Sa'dah and parts of Hajjah, SM members resorted to violence in southern governorates to prevent people from voting. In constituency 25 in Aden Governorate, a group of SM supporters broke into a polling station, took the ballot box onto the street and set it ablaze.
Gen Ali Mohammed Salah, head of operations at the Supreme Commission for Elections and the Referendum (SCER), told IRIN eight police and election management staff were killed and another 28 injured in the southern governorates of Aden, Lahj and Hadhramaut, and polling was halted in several dozen centres, mainly in Dhalea and Lahj governorates.
Asked by IRIN why they had resorted to violence on polling day, Lutf al-Yafie, an SM leader in Aden, said: "Our territory is occupied by the northerners. The regime hasn't recognized our cause [independence and return of the pre-1990 southern state]."
He added: "Had we remained silent, the regime would have brought soldiers and citizens from the north to vote here and then claim they were from the south."
Asked if the SM will engage in a "comprehensive national dialogue", Nasser al-Khubaji, an SM leader in Lahj Governorate, said: "This dialogue is for the northerners to tackle their own problems. It doesn't concern us… We will continue our struggle until we reclaim our state."


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Mary Ann is proud to be a Cache Valley native and feels there is no better place on earth to live! She loves helping people find their "dream home" and strives to make each experience enjoyable and run as smoothly as possible.
Real estate has always been a part of Mary Ann's life and she has had experience in many areas of real estate. Her father was a general contractor whose buildings have become landmarks in the community: Sky View High, the USU Fine Arts Center, the Dee Smith Spectrum, Romney Stadium, and many churches. While many of these projects were in process, Mary Ann worked as a bookkeeper where she gained an appreciation for all that is involved in coordinating the many aspects of a large construction project.
She has had considerable property management experience. She and her husband managed a 20 unit apartment building where they were responsible for renting, collections, bookkeeping, and maintenance.
Mary Ann's experience also includes development. She was involved in the developing and selling of a well known 226 multi-family unit PUD community in Cache Valley – Yorkshire Village. Most recently, she has been involved with development of a residential luxury home community in the North Logan, Utah foothills.
In 2005, she combined her real estate license with a new construction certification and became a CSP – Certified New Home Sales Professional and has had additional training in new home sales management. In 2006, she became a broker and started her own real estate company, 1st Choice Realty. Mary Ann has been particularly successful in helping buyers and sellers in the Cache Valley condo and senior housing market and is known for her considerable expertise in this area.
When she is not selling real estate, she enjoys doing things with her family. She has 5 children, one of whom is married. She loves to travel and enjoys music.
Mary Ann realizes that the decision to buy or sell a home is one of the most important ones to ever be made. For that reason, she combines her knowledge, experience, and expertise with the utmost of integrity and service to make dreams come true.


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The first set photos of Steve Rogers as Captain America from the upcoming big-screen Marvel Studios adaptation, Captain America: The First Avenger, have hit the Internet and it's not Chris Evans. Relax, Chris Evans is still playing Steve Rogers (a.k.a. Captain America), but the set photos, courtesy of TheSuperficial.com, show a different Captain America, Evans' stunt double in padded garb riding a period motorcycle, ready to put his love of country, liberty and freedom ("the American Way" was already taken) to defeat Nazi Germany and its fascist allies.
As you can see, it's not the modern Captain America costume, but if you've seen the early concept photos, director Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III, October Sky, The Rocketeer) wanted a retro look and feel, combining aesthetics, symbolism (e.g., red, white, and blue), and functionality for the World War II era set Captain America: The First Avenger. From what we've heard so far, Steve Rogers will slip into several iterations of the costume, each one getting him closer to the iconic Captain America costume familiar to comic book readers.
The Captain America in the set photos wears a blue helmet with the telltale wings, a red, white, and blue costume, a holstered gun, a utility belt, and brown combat boots to emphasize Captain America as more than a symbol: he's a soldier, fighting with U.S. allies in Europe, some of whom, we've been promised, will join Captain America in costumes of their own, to fight the Nazis and Captain America's soon-to-be-nemesis, the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). And let's not forget the shield. Captain America isn't Captain America without the red, white, and blue circular shield.
Captain America: The First Avenger arrives in multiplexes everywhere July 22nd, 2011, two months and two days after Marvel Studios kicks off Superhero Summer with Thor: The Mighty Avenger.
Taking into consideration that these set photos shot are by a still photographer, not actual images taken from the film, what do you think of Captain America's costume? Yay, nay, or something in between? Me? Based on the World War II setting, the concept photos I've seen and now the set photos, I'm cautiously optimistic that Joe Johnston will give Captain America the big-screen adaptation he deserves.
And don't forget to head on over to TheSuperficial.com for more set photos.
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Under the direction of UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Randall Meder, the two choirs will perform music by Johannes Brahms, Aaron Copland, Morten Lauridsen, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and others. The Algoma High School Choir also will be featured in the concert.
Concert Choir and Chorale
presented by UW-Green Bay Music
Sat., Oct. 19, 2013 · 7:30pm · $4 - $6 Buy Tickets
Held in the Weidner Center's Cofrin Family Hall


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We believe that State Bank of India is among Indias top beneficiaries of an emerging macro recovery, where indicators are turning positive. We upgrade SBI to a Buy with a TP (target price) of R3,000 (valuing it at 1.3x FY16e P/BVprice-to-book value), premised on the following: (i) a macro recovery will drive materially positive swings in slippages, credit costs and NPLs (non-performing loans), which investors have been worried about; (ii) cost issues are being addressedwe expect a 400 bps positive swing in cost/income ratio; and (iii) SBI has done well to hold on to its liabilities and margins in the down cycle, which should benefit it in an improving cycle. We expect an earnings CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 28% over the next three years, with a medium-term RoE (return on equity) of 15%.
Asset qualityimproving economy could create big swings: On the back of an improving macro outlook, we expect both slippages and restructuring to decline in FY15 (despite the weak trends in Q1FY15). A strong recovery/upgradation cycle from FY16 should drive a sharp NPL decline, resulting in lower credit costs. Average credit cost for SBI in the recovery cycle of FY06-09 was about 30-70 bps, but it has been running at 130 bps over the last two years. Normalised credit costs should result in a sharp earnings uptick over FY14-17e. A decline in slippages should also help the banks margins.
Rising comfort on asset quality; credit costs could decline sharply: We believe that SBI is among the top beneficiaries of an improving macro economy, where we are seeing a perceptible turnaround. An improving macro, stable to declining interest rates and a government working consciously to resolve critical issues in sectors like power, roads and other infrastructure should translate into a sharp improvement in all asset quality parameters: slippages will decline, recoveries will pick up and, as a result, credit costs will decline.
Big increase in slippages likely to be followed by a recovery cycle : Slippages have increased very sharply over the last three years, owing to (i) large agriculture slippages, accentuated by the late impact of the loan waiver of 2009; (ii) SME slippages due to a weak economy and late payment cycle by the larger corporate; and (iii) mid-market NPLs, again impacted by a weak economy, project delays and late payment cycles.
We see most adversities easing now: (i) the economy is


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WEEKEND UPDATE: Need-to-know info from the past few days
- Phoenix used a familiar formula to run past New Jersey Sunday. It's a formula Coach Mike D'Antoni would like to throw away and never use again. All five Suns starters played at least 40 minutes in the 113-105 win against the Nets. Total bench production: 34 minutes played and five points. Seventeen of those minutes were contributed by the guy D'Antoni hopes will help lighten the load on his weary starting unit – Jim Jackson. His production Sunday was minimal – he scored two points and missed both his 3-point attempts – but fantasy owners who endured his recent holdout have to be thrilled about his new address.
Phoenix leads the NBA in scoring despite the fact that not a single reserve averages more than 5.6 points per game. A Cub Scout with two sticks and some pine needles could provide a better spark off the bench than the cast of bench warmers Phoenix has paraded out. It's been five games since a Suns sixth-man cracked double figures. Some microwave. Departed sixth-man Casey Jacobson logged about 19 minutes per game. Look for Jackson to play at least 25 minutes per night once he's up to speed. That shouldn't take long. Jackson has plenty of experience fitting in with new teams and Phoenix has a simple system. So says D'Antoni, who expects Jackson to run the floor, find an open spot and wait for the ball. Like many veterans, Jackson has taken to living beyond the three-point arc in his golden years. That's fine with the Suns, who lead the league in three-point attempts at 8.9 per game. A 12-14 point average is a realistic expectation once he acclimates himself.
- While Jackson owners rejoiced, fantasy managers who stuck with Carlos Arroyo had to be less than ecstatic when news of his trade to Detroit hit the wires. Granted, nothing could be worse than the steady dose of DNP's he was being served by Jerry Sloan in Utah, but there was hope he would be dealt to a team in immediate need of a starter. Instead, he joins Chauncey Billups and Lindsey Hunter in a backcourt rotation for a team that ranks third to last in the NBA in scoring. Oh, and their head coach is notoriously tough on point guards. Considering how deep he fell into Sloan's doghouse, there are concerns about how well he'll accept another backup role.
There is hope, however. Billups isn't a true distributor – he doesn't rank in the Top 20 in the NBA in assists per 48 minutes. The Detroit News reports that Coach Larry Brown is looking for ways to move Billups off the ball, which opens the door for an Arroyo-Billups backcourt for portions of games. As the likes of Bobby Jackson and Antonio Daniels have proven, it is possible to have fantasy value as a point guard off the bench. Right now it just comes down to how well Arroyo fits in. Brown saw first-hand at the Olympics just how dramatically this fourth-year pro can impact a game, so he shouldn't be afraid to give him meaningful minutes. In his debut with the Pistons Saturday, Arroyo dished out a team-high five assists in 17 minutes.
- Though his stock has already soared to a level not reached since before the tech bubble burst, LeBron James' value ticked up just a bit last weekend. With point guard Jeff McInnis sidelined with a sprained foot, James played with the ball more in Saturday's win over Golden State. The results: 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists – good enough for his second triple-double in three games. This from a guy who looked so bad handling the ball during the preseason his rookie year that fantasy owners were scared into letting him fall to the middle rounds. This year his name was called in the middle of the first round.
With averages of 26 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 2.1 steals in January, there is no question that James has elevated himself into No. 1 overall pick territory. Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki will get their share of votes as top fantasy player, but when you consider that James can't even buy a beer at NBA arenas yet, you come to the frightening realization that we probably haven't seen his best yet. Scary.
BARGAIN BIN: Top players available in 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues
- Dan Dickau, PG, NO
Sticking with the trade deadline theme, an intriguing pickup this time of year would be Hornets backup Dan Dickau. Starting in place of the injured Baron Davis, Dickau has averaged 19 points, 5.3 assists and 1.8 treys in his past four games. With Dickau at the helm, the Hornets surprised Indiana and the Clippers and dropped a close one at Philadelphia – proving there could be life after Davis in New Orleans. Plenty of teams will have interest in Davis as the deadline approaches, but for now GM Allan Bristow is calling his star point guard "untouchable." Given Baron's injury history, Dickau makes a valuable fantasy reserve even if the Hornets don't pull the trigger on a deal.
- Eddie Griffin, PF, Min
Chances are Griffin has already been signed to a few fantasy 10-day contracts in your league. He had three double-doubles in a six game span in early December – then went away for the good part of a month. He's shown flashes a few times but hasn't been able to sustain production over the long haul. The scoring still isn't there right now, but Griffin is streaking in another category. In Minnesota's last six games, he has 21 blocks. He also had nine or more rebounds in three of those games, so if you need help in either blocks or rebounds, you could do worse than ink this guy to a tryout.
- Chris Kaman, C, LAC
The Clips are not only finding more minutes for this former No. 6 overall pick, they are finding more ways to get him the ball. He's playing nearly 30 minutes a night in January, up roughly 10 minutes over his December totals. More importantly, he's becoming a go-to guy. Since the calendar turned, he's taking a shot every 2.5 minutes – that's up from an attempt every 6.2 minutes last month. In his past five starts, Kaman is averaging 16.6 points and 8.8 boards. He'll likely come off that pace a bit, but you can throw out his season numbers as injuries conspired to slow his progress in the early going.
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STAT OF THE WEEK: Eyebrow-raising numbers
1 Number of dunks 6-foot-7 forward Kyle Korver has recorded in 113 games as a professional. It came last Tuesday, and the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that it was his first dunk in a game since high school. For his career, that's roughly 576 points via the three-ball and two via the stuff.