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Whether it is flummoxing the French with a crab pot plan, or having a giggle behind the scenes at the laughing policemen as they made their 'Gangnam Style' charity video, or reading how some sharp-eyed schoolkids helped police catch a man carring a large knife through Falmouth, it was all online this week at thepacket.co.uk.
Here is this week's round up the news making the headlines.
- The Lib Dem MEP representing south west England has been reprimanded by his own party for responding to David Cameron's decision to postpone a speech by tweeting that it amounted to a victory for terrorist group Al Qaeda. Click here to read more
- Plans to 'sell off land' around Carn Brea leisure centre must not short change the public, says one Cornwall Councillor. Click here to read more.
- Say hello to Falmouth, Penryn and Helston's new police inspector Click here to read the interview.
- Sharp-eyed schoolkids catch out knife-wielding Falmouth man. Click here to read how school pupils helped police.
- Read how a plan is afoot on the Lizard to protect crab pots from the French. Click here to read how the scheme aims to counter or Gallic cousins.
- Toothless bald shoplifter stole hair and dental products: Read the court case here
- No choice over tax rise as Cornwall Council faces 'grim picture': Cornwall Council Leader Jim Currie has said the authority now has no option but to increase council tax if they want to protect front line services. Click here to read the difficult choices that face Cornwall Council
- A former fire engine rusting on a Falmouth street has made Packet readers see red: Click here to read why the battered vehicle has sat there so long, and whether it can be moved.
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It can be hard to avoid the big banks if you're a sharemarket investor.
Thanks to their dominance and knack for paying generous dividends, the leading banks make up four of the 10 most popular stocks.
But in these fragile times for the world's financial system, the banks also face plenty of challenges.
The product they sell, credit, is seriously on the nose. Annual growth in mortgage lending is the slowest it has been in more than 30 years as households adopt a far more cautious approach to their finances.
There is also the lingering risk of financial strife in Europe, which would impact their ability to raise money from overseas.
It may therefore come as a surprise that investors have been taking an increasingly positive view on bank stocks in the past few months, as shown in the graph.
What's behind this recent strength? And is it a sign of brighter times ahead for the big four?
According to the Reserve Bank, banks are now better prepared to manage risks than they were during the global financial crisis, and this could be a reason for the recent strength.
For starters, local banks have little direct exposure to the troubled eurozone, holding just 0.7 per cent of their assets in the region.
Second, they have sought to address a vulnerability that emerged during the GFC, by replacing some of their cheap funding from global markets with more stable deposit funding.
These changes mean the banks would be better prepared to cope with another GFC, regulators hope.
But when it comes to future profit growth, the Reserve Bank says things aren't quite as rosy for the banks, which made a combined $11 billion in the latest half year.
While this is a huge number, revenue is slowing or even shrinking among the majors, because people aren't increasing their borrowing at the rate they once were.
At the same time, the move to obtain more funding from deposits is pushing up costs and competition for customers is pressuring margins.
All up, the banks have addressed some of their weaknesses, but the boom days of rapid profit growth could be behind them.

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Wittenberg Installs Laurie M. Joyner, Ph.D., as 14th President
Springfield, Ohio – Laurie M. Joyner, Ph.D., was formally installed as Wittenberg University's 14th president during an inaugural ceremony steeped in tradition and reflective of the university's mission, Sept. 7.
Administering the presidential responsibilities as expressed by the university's charter and the will of the community was David L. Boyle, chair of the Wittenberg Board of Directors and a 1969 graduate of Wittenberg. As part of the installation, Boyle presented Joyner with the university's traditional Luther cap, similar to the one worn by Martin Luther during the Reformation, along with the university's charter and a medallion featuring the official Wittenberg Seal.
"You have been selected to serve as president of the university, to articulate its identity, values and mission; to be its scout, its pilot, its guide and its leader; and to protect, brighten, display and pass on to others the light that emanates from this community of learners," Boyle said prior to presenting Joyner to the assembly.
The formal installation followed a number of special greetings, including one from Torsten Zugehoer, mayor of Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany, Springfield's sister city and site of a newly founded study abroad option for Wittenberg students. During his remarks, Zugehoer presented an original Schutzbrief, a letter of protection, sponsored by the University of Wittenberg, which was issued to a student in 1813. Zogehoer noted that the letter allowed the student to travel freely in Germany to receive an education and asked that Joyner and Wittenberg University also enjoy such protection.
Additionally, Zogehoer presented a personal gift, a watch with a wooden face fashioned from wood from the belfry of the city church, St. Mary's, in Wittenberg, the church where Martin Luther delivered his sermons.
"The first man's watch was presented to the president of the Federal Republic of Germany," Zogehoer said with translation assistance from Witenberg Associate Professor of Languages Timothy Bennett. "I am delighted to be able to present [President Joyner] with the first woman's watch, number one of the limited edition.…May this watch help you now and in the future to make the right decisions at the right time to promote the welfare of Wittenberg University."
Joining Zogehoer in welcoming Joyner were Presiding Bishop of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mark S. Hanson, Wittenberg Provost Christopher Duncan, Student Senate President Shelly Gregory, class of 2013 and Springfield community leader Andrew Bell.
Wittenberg's 11th president, William A. Kinnison, class of 1954, and Wittenberg's 12th president, L. Baird Tipson, were also recognized during the inauguration, which included musical performances by The Wittenberg Choir and the IMANI Gospel Choir, as well as a scripture reading by The Rev. Charles L. Currie, national higher education leader, and an introduction by Rollins College President Lewis M. Duncan. Joyner previously served in several senior-level capacities at Rollins prior to accepting the presidency at Wittenberg.
Following the formal installation, Joyner presented her inaugural address titled "Delivering on the Promise of the Wittenberg Mission in the 21st Century," in which she first thanked her family, mentors and all those gathered, including the 60 delegates representing institutions of higher learning, for their support and encouragement. She also expressed her gratitude to the Board of Directors for its confidence in inviting her to lead Wittenberg at this important time in its history.
"I feel fortunate to have joined such a caring and compassionate community," Joyner said.
Joyner then celebrated the university's academic, service, and athletic excellence, and highlighted three areas of collaborative focus for the university to explore during the academic year, including institutional mission, student success and university-community partnerships.
"Our mission is powerful because it focuses on both the intellectual and ethical dimensions of student development," Joyner said. "In this way, Wittenberg challenges students to recognize that learning is something to be used to enhance the greater good."
Recognizing the university's Lutheran heritage, Joyner noted that "it is incumbent upon us to continually examine how historic values and traditions inform our work today in distinctive ways."
In terms of student success, Joyner asked the campus community to consider the role it plays in ensuring that each student reaches his or her full potential.
"Having served as both chief academic officer and chief student affairs officer, I have come to believe that if we are to truly deliver on the promise of a holistic educational experience designed to enhance the intellectual, social, physical and spiritual development of students then we have to place the individual strengths, weaknesses and needs of those students at the center of our attention," Joyner said.
"In this way, I believe that faculty members as well as co-educators on campus can work to intentionally integrate the learning that takes place both inside and outside the classroom helping each student make the most of their college years, and, ultimately, reach their potential."
Joyner also discussed the power of community partnerships in the life Wittenberg and Springfield.
"From its founding, there has been an expectation that Wittenberg would not simply be 'in' the Springfield community, but rather 'of' the Springfield community," Joyner said, citing the Hagen Center for Civic & Urban Engagement as the embodiment of this core value.
"I am optimistic that by staying firmly focused on our mission, keeping the needs of students at the center of our consideration, and exercising our university-citizenship responsibilities that our efforts will continue to effectively prepare students for successful careers and meaningful lives."
Joyner's inauguration was the culmination of a weeklong series of student-centered, mission-inspired activities, which included several meet-and-greets, a special luncheon for women in leadership luncheon and a Tiger Rally. The event also served as the Wittenberg Series-sponsored Opening Convocation for the new academic year. Now in its 30th year, the Series offers a range of free cultural programming to the community.
To continue the focus on the academy during this inaugural year, Wittenberg will honor the heart of its mission with a celebration of students' academic and creative work next spring. This special series of events will begin on April 10, 2013, and continue throughout the day on Friday, April 12, 2013, the date of the university's annual Honors Convocation. Events scheduled at this time include dramatic and musical performances, student research poster sessions, panel discussions and exhibitions of student artwork.
Founded in 1845, Wittenberg University is a nationally ranked liberal arts university dedicated to intellectual inquiry and wholeness of person within a diverse residential community. Reflecting its Lutheran heritage, Wittenberg challenges students to become responsible global citizens, to discover their callings, and to lead personal, professional and civic lives of creativity, service, compassion and integrity. For more information, visit www.wittenberg.edu.
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STUDENTS at Sarum Academy have been trying out a range of activities and events designed to engage them with core Christian values this week.
In the first Check-it-Out event to be held at the Salisbury school, in partnership with Christian charity The Bridge, pupils have been taking part in a range of sessions, from an inter-school five-aside football organised by sixth form students and a bake-off, to enrichment lessons with Essex-based band Taste, which is touring with the ministries charity Viz-a- Viz.
Deputy principal Tricia Friskney-Adams said: "The Academy has a strong partnership with The Bridge and is delighted to host this exciting range of activities.
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13-02-2013, 02:14 PM #1021the return of Black Mirror, the first episode of which was somewhat creepy and rather well done.
Yeah i quite like it it has definitely turned into a modern hour long Twilight Zone, it was pretty damn good.
Charlie Brooker is suddenly everywhere with Weekly Wipe on (it's good, not so sure about the film review section which falls a bit flat but the rest of it is up to usual excellent standards)
I liked the first week talking about Django but the second week they were talking about Hitchcock which is a nothing movie so they can't really talk that much. Also usually 1 of the 2 gets sidelined since time is short.
Turned?! It always was! It actually irked me a little when BM first came out that people didn't realise that was the point. These weren't stories to be taken entirely seriously. Not that they necessarily could, but they're all asking the question of "What if?" Now obviously they'll hit harder because they're intentionally as close to a possible reality as possible, but the day we accept that what happens in the latest episode can enter society and be appreciated is a terrible day for humanity. From what I remember of The Twilight Zone though was the same intention - warped enough that it won't happen, but close enough that we get the point and its connection to contemporary stuffs.
Also usually 1 of the 2 gets sidelined since time is short.
That section is just really poorly thought out and doesn't really fit. You have his voice over everything, broken up by Doug Stanhope, but it's his voice. I don't want him to introduce these two people to prattle on for a few minutes about nothing in particular. Also, had to skip the discussion on Django because I haven't seen it yet. A shame.
Anyhow, on my own I've barrelled through season 2 of 30 Rock. I'm firmly in love with Liz Lemon. The show is so very, very, consistently good.
13-02-2013, 03:47 PM #1023Open-faced sandwiches are upon you whether you would risk it or not.
13-02-2013, 06:03 PM #1024There are some really sick and twisted things that are left unexplained that you have to fill in with in your head, for me this is specific to two things
One of the things I didn't know why she didn't think of
[spoiler]Why She didn't think to send back the robot in the first place if she was that unhappy about him, even at the end its clear that she is still very unhappy about him being around, you would of thought she would of thought that these things could have been returned if it was a company doing this[/spoiler]
But yeah some really disturbing things in it, I liked the horror filmness of when the guy is first coming out of the bath really tension filled.
Well, it was only after some time that she really started noting the flaws. [Spoiler]Very possible she just uses him for sex. After all, there is no mention of another man, nor any sign of her living with anyone else apart from her daughter. I don't think you're necessarily supposed to know what she does, thus making what she could be doing all the more imaginative and twisted.[/spoiler]
Let's rewatch some Farscape. 2x18 - A Clockwork Nebari.
In which this happens;
And the world shuddered with revulsion, because the eyes.
Oh god. I'm shuddering just looking at the thing. I love Farscape and that was a really great episode, but god damn. God damn.
In other news, I've started on season 3 of 30 Rock. It is so very, very funny.
I've never seen that part of the Farscape episode on TV and have a hard time believing they'd show it. Was quite a shock when it came up on my DVD set. And by shock I mean cradling myself at night and constantly rubbing my eyes to make sure they're not popping out.
On my blu-ray set, there's a couple of episodes that bump up the age rating of those discs. Funnily enough, they're both stories including Nebari in some way (this and the first was also in season 2, Taking The Stone, the third episode). God knows what they'd have done in season 5, considering that was supposed to be the Nebari declaring war on the Peacekeepers or something like that. When watching that episode back after about a decade of first seeing it, it did ring a bell, but I don't think it was quite as explicit.
Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome. The 90 minute HD failed TV pilot/mini-movie version that came out last week. I enjoyed it though it was the early hours of the morning and I'd drunk a lot of beer and whisky so that may be a factor. Overall, it's decent but I can see why the network cancelled it.
(Maybe minor spoilers)...
The good:
It's way better than the woeful Caprica, though that's not aiming high.
The first half. The biggest space battles BSG has done since Season 1, if you like the franchise at all then it's worth watching if just for this. They must have blown the season budget on effects for the pilot. A reminder of some of the good stuff that the early new BSG did well; at heart it's an old war movie, Aces High dog-fights, hangar deck banter, submarine command room tension.
A few great minor characters, particularly the lady commander of Osiris who deserved a whole series story of her own. Shame she was only on screen for about 10 minutes.
The pre-organic Cylon back-story stuff was fun.
The bits of the second half on the snow planet that reminded me of Mass Effect when it's good.
The so-so:
The rest of the second half.
The wrestling of a giant rubber snake from the 1980's Doctor Who props store. Oh how we chuckled.
Adama's 'I bet you can't see this coming' romance and bromance, that the script editor of Hollyoaks would have thrown out as too trite.
The casting of young Adama who seemed to have wandered in from just having failed a boy band audition. The young Eddie J Olmos would have kicked this pre-pubesecent brat crying home to mommy in the first ten minutes. In the last 5 mins there is a lame attempt to explain how the magnificent cratered face of Adama came about not from acne (this kid had a face smoother than a Johnson's baby lotion commercial) but from a few specks of battle damage. Bah.
And what is it about watching digital film (I assume that's what it is) on a big TV that sometimes makes close-up dialogue shots feel like you're watching a cheap web series or FMV from an old Wing Commander game. A shame, when they've clearly thrown a lot of time and money at it and the space battles looked great in 720p.
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Blood and Chrome has been on my to-watch list for a while. It's a shame that it's not great but it makes the fact that it didn't make it to full season-hood more bearable.
I'm up to episode three of The Americans and it's proving to be pretty good. It doesn't rest on it's USPs. The 80s setting is used respectfully, without drawing undue attention to it, and the spy side of things is handled quite subtly so far. I'm very interested to see where they go with it.Open-faced sandwiches are upon you whether you would risk it or not.
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I wouldn't even say the lecturing of the implications was a draw-back in the first one because it was built on that specific principal. It is certainly the weakest of the lot, although not making it bad, but I think it was a good starting point to go "Look, this is what technology is doing to us right now", albeit skewed to an extreme, whilst everything afterwards has been, "Look, this is what technology we could make could do to us". As for the second, I don't think it was so much about moral implications, but an (overly?) cynical look on society. They were present, sure, but I think they were woven in better than the first one.
That said, I don't disagree with your point and I generally much prefer it when it's left up to the viewer to make conclusions outside of the plot, or maybe come up with their own implications. It's a level of sub-text I really appreciate and it also shows that there is some faith in the audience, that we don't need to be spoon-fed.
As for your lexicon thought, if I had to push for one answer, [spoiler]I'd be more inclined to go with robot, considering its on/off features, general capabilities, power systems, memory operation, but lack of perfect copying. That with an organic shell, not dissimilar to the Terminator.[/spoiler] I don't know what else you could use that would get you closer, really.
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The second Black Mirror of this series was excellent (once I got past the disconnect of Tyres from Spaced being in it! Actors you strongly associate with a certain role are always distracting - see also Ross Gellar in Band of Brothers!). Disturbing but excellent, I'd kind of guessed a bit of what was going on but not the full extent.
I keep seeing it referenced as being a modern day equivalent of the Twilight Zone, which has me thinking that maybe I should watch the Twilight Zone (my boss always raves about it). Thoughts?
I thought the latest episode of Black Mirror started off sort of alright, but obviously events later on put it into a greater context and retroactively makes it superior. Interesting that it went for straight horror as opposed to blurred sci-fi, which episodes 2, 3 and 4 have all included. Just like the last episode, the ending throws up so many questions about the wider societal context. So much grey and grey morality. I particularly enjoyed the footage interwoven with the credits too. And once I realised it was Tyres, it was both humorous and deeply distracting.
I'm wondering if there's a theme between this set of episodes. Both this and the last have focused on stored data or data collection. I'll be intrigued to see if that holds true in the next one.
On a related note, did anyone think it was making reference to [spoiler]the Moors murders? Some of the mug shots, the area, the moral panic/pursuit of justice etc.?[/spoiler]
20-02-2013, 10:25 AM #1040I keep seeing it referenced as being a modern day equivalent of the Twilight Zone, which has me thinking that maybe I should watch the Twilight Zone (my boss always raves about it). Thoughts?
Oh yes it pretty much is the grandaddy of TV science fiction and probably modern science fiction at that, its very well written the characters and the themes are surprising for a half hour show that needs to get a lot across in a short amount of time. Even the weaker episodes have a certain kind of atmosphere to them. M Night shyamalan has nothing on the twists. Plus it has very inventive stories I was very much inspired by the folk lore quality to it.


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WINNIPEG — A better period or two they have not had this season and the Stonewall Rams are off to a big start at the AAAA Provincial High School Hockey Championships at the St. James Civic Centre.
The Rams spanked the Westman champion Crocus Plains Plainsmen of Brandon 6-3 this afternoon.
Earlier in the day, Crocus Plains had taken down the Winnipeg city champion John Taylor Pipers 3-2 in overtime.
Stonewall had two goals each from Bryce Sholdice and Dylan Tyerman plus singles from Lyle Ogilvie and Bob Procter in forging ahead 6-1 by early in the third period.
Jackson Wallis of the Plainsmen had the game's first goal mid-way through the first, but the Rams responded within 30 seconds, had a 3-1 lead after one and made it 4-1 early in the second.
"It started with our defensive zone," said Rams co-coach Andrew Michaluk. "Then it showed on the scoresheet. We sure had some finish."
With an evening matchup against John Taylor still to come, and the top two teams from the three-team pool to advance to Saturday's semifinals, Michaluk wouldn't rule out his players taking their eye off a big lead in the afternoon game for a moment or two.
"It's in the back of your mind and you might slow down just a bit," Michaluk said. "You just try to keep them focused, go one shift at a time."
The Rams, now 14-26-1 on the season, have been peaking heading into the tournament, he added, including knocking defending Manitoba champion St. Paul's out of the city playoffs.
Tonight's game has plenty of meaning. John Taylor needs a win or its tournament is done. The teams have had intense games all season long.


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D-backs fall in 10 after right-hander tosses eight shutout innings
PHOENIX -- After Brandon McCarthy completed eight scoreless innings Saturday on just 88 pitches, no one could blame him for being upset with the decision to pull him in favor of the bullpen, especially considering how disappointing the relievers have been in close games this season.
But even after watching Heath Bell and Matt Reynolds cough up the lead and later the game, McCarthy chose not to second-guess the move, which eventually led to the Phillies' 4-2 victory over the D-backs on Sunday in front of a Mother's Day audience of 32,785 fans.
"That's their job to tell you if you're going back out or not," said McCarthy, adding that there was no discussion between him and the coaches after the eighth. "No conversation, they came up and said you're done, that was it."
Postgame, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson admitted he considered leaving McCarthy in the game, but after talking it over with catcher Miguel Montero and pitching coach Charles Nagy, he opted to go the other way.
"We thought it was the best thing to do, it just didn't work out," said Gibson, who declined to specify what the trio discussed. "That was my decision. I did what I thought was the right move and it didn't work out."
Montero didn't want to go into specifics either, but he agreed with his manager's decision saying, "That's why we have a closer."
In part, McCarthy blamed himself for not being able to attempt a complete game, citing his rough start to the season before Sunday in which he served up at least eight hits in his first seven outings as his ERA ballooned to 6.75
"It's an inning that I'd always like to go back out [for], but the last few weeks things haven't been smooth, so I haven't been a guy that has been counted on," he said. "I'd like to get that reputation back where if I'm in that situation, it's a no-brainer that I'd go out for the ninth."
In McCarthy's place, Bell came on in the ninth with a two-run cushion looking to record his fourth save since taking over as closer for the injured J.J. Putz. Instead, he ended up costing McCarthy the win, blowing the club's MLB-leading 11th save of the season by giving up a pair of runs on four hits as the Phillies tied the game at 2.
"He missed his spots," Gibson said. "He left the ball out over the plate against good hitters."
Upon entering the dugout after being pulled for Brad Ziegler with two outs in the frame, Bell slammed his glove on the bench out of frustration.
"I know I have to clean it up a little bit, I have to do better," Bell said. "McCarthy pitched one heck of a game and we couldn't get him a win. I'm sure the guys were most upset about that."
After the D-backs went down quietly in the ninth, the Phillies won the game in the 10th on a two-run single off the bat of Ryan Howard, who was 0-for-18 before the hit. Both runs were charged to Matt Reynolds, snapping his scoreless-appearances streak at 19.
"We were trying to go in on him," Reynolds said of the at-bat against Howard. "It was down, but it just caught too much of the plate. He went down and fished it out of there. That's the way it goes."
The defeat left McCarthy with a no-decision after working eight scoreless innings for the first time since tossing a shutout in September 2011.
"He pitched an outstanding game, it's a tough pill to swallow when you're the bullpen and you can't come through and finish the job for him," Reynolds said. "It's tough for him too, that's the best game he's thrown all year and he doesn't get the win out of it."
The no-decision didn't seem to bother McCarthy though, he was just upset the team lost.
"The disappointment is with us not getting the win, I really don't care if I don't get a win," he said. "It's an inconsequential stat, it has no effect on me."
Heading into Sunday, opponents had hit five home runs off McCarthy over his previous five outings. On Sunday, however, the Phillies rarely put the ball in the air against the 29-year-old as McCarthy recorded four flyouts against 10 groundouts, including two that started double plays. The right-hander also never reached a three-ball count on any hitter, only missing the strike zone 22 times out of his 88 pitches.
"That's more the way that I normally am," McCarthy said. "I settled in early, got comfortable and didn't throw more pitches than I had to."
The D-backs provided all the run support they would offer McCarthy in the first inning, when they jumped on Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick for two runs. Gerardo Parra began the afternoon with a leadoff homer, the second of his career. Later in the inning, A.J. Pollock drove a two-out RBI single to center, plating another run and putting the D-backs ahead, 2-0.
Eric Chavez looked like he was going to add another run in support of McCarthy in the third, but Domonic Brown reached over the left-field wall and stole a home run from the third baseman.
"You score two in the first and you don't score the rest of the game, that's asking a lot of your pitcher," Pollock said. "He did such a great job holding them the whole game, but for us, we're disappointed we couldn't scratch across even one more run."
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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If you've driven along south Main Street and wondered why all you see at the future site of the Upper Fort Garry Heritage Park is fencing and several acres of empty space, you're not alone.
Which is why I called Jerry Gray, the volunteer chairman of the Friends of Upper Fort Garry.
"We're about three weeks behind," Gray said in reference to winter-like spring weather holding up the start of phase one of the project; $7 million in landscaping and surface work.
"It's been a long time coming," he added.
And it could get even longer.
It's been just over five years since the Friends -- an A list of the city's who's who -- met a deadline to raise $10 million within 31/2 months to assume control of the city-owned property.
That was fast. But everything has been in slow motion ever since.
Actually, the landscaping that will create the park-like setting is more like two years than three weeks behind schedule, according to what the Friends announced in May 2010. That's when they unveiled expanded plans to commemorate the birthplace of Manitoba.
Last June, the Friends revised that schedule. The new plan was to have the landscaping and phase two -- the signature $3.5-million, 120-metre fabricated-steel heritage wall -- completed that winter, with the park opening this fall.
Obviously, that's not going to happen.
Now, the hope is to have the landscaping done by this fall and the wall completed by next summer. That would allow the park to open next year.
But it still wouldn't be the park the Friends envision and the public expects because it won't have the last and most expensive piece; the interpretive centre.
Still, Gray's goal is for the project, with the interpretive centre in place, to be finished by 2015.
I'd like to be as hopeful as him about that timeline, but I'm not.
Construction costs are going up and the Friends still need to raise up to $12 million, by Gray's estimate.
"It's a very hard figure to nail down," he said.
Indeed, like the park's construction schedule, the fundraising has become a moving target, not unlike the Canadian Museum for Human Rights' situation across the road at The Forks.
Now, because there has been a lag between fundraising pledged and money in the bank, the Friends can pay for all of the $7-million landscaping, but not all of the estimated $3.5 million it will cost to build the wall.
And what had been a $19-million budget three years ago for completion of the park's three phases, is closer to $20 million, according to Gray.
Or even more, if I read it right.
That's partly because the Friends don't have a quote on the cost of either the wall or the interpretive centre. What's more concerning is how the Friends, as connected as they are, can be expected to raise millions at a time when local philanthropists are feeling tapped out. Governments clearly are. Still, the ever-positive and cheerful Jerry Gray seems confident the Friends can do it, even though their fundraising profile has been invisible since March 2008 and their new public campaign isn't scheduled to start before June.
What makes the Friends' mission more daunting is the hole they've literally dug for themselves, paying for archeological work, knocking down three buildings, including a curling rink they had to buy, plus a range of other pre-landscaping costs. None of which was in the original budget.
"We have spent $4 million," Gray said, "and what you see for that is a vacant lot."
Later on the day Gray and I spoke, I chanced to meet someone who helped with the Friends' initial emergency fundrasing campaign five years ago. Sandra Jones, of Jones Communications, asked me if remembered dropping by Clifton School five years ago to see what the students were doing to raise money for the Friends deadline-driven campaign.
I told her I did.
Sandra proceeded to tell me something I didn't know. She said the kids from Clifton visited the only surviving part of the fort's wall, the Governor's Gate. And as the students looked up at the limestone arch, Sandra overheard one of them say something to a classmate that made her smile.
"It's a good thing we had that hotdog sale," the child told her friend. "We saved the gate."
That made me laugh.
It will take more than hotdog sales to complete the Upper Fort Garry Heritage Park and Interpretive Centre.
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Did I detect a slight fin de siècle feel to Jean-Claude Trichet's comments in Jackson Hole? The European Central Bank president did not talk about monetary policy – he is in "purdah" ahead of next Thursday's ECB council meeting (and, anyway, would not have wanted to distract from Ben Bernanke's comments). Instead, he talked mostly about the urgency of reducing indebtedness in the private and public sectors.
But in the last part of his speech – entitled "central banking in uncertain times: conviction and responsibility" – Mr Trichet took a philosophical approach to the challenges of heading a central bank at a time of turmoil. It appeared a little like a summary of his time in office. By the time central bankers gather in Jackson Hole next year, it is likely a successor will have been chosen to take over at the ECB when his non-renewable term ends in October 2011.
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The Americans of the Year 2012
At 2 a.m., I couldn't find my wristwatch. Its disappearance seemed a bad omen. I went to bed at 4 a.m., rose a few hours later, reinitiated the search, and found the watch at noon. Greatly relieved, I took a nap, and woke to find my wallet missing. My husband located it just before dinner. I see now that I was practicing for loss. I'm about to publish an optimistic book about how difference unites us, and so the election was a referendum on ideas I've been formulating for a lifetime and writing about for a decade. I longed to see a president who champions diversity, an openly gay senator, endorsements of families such as mine. I'd practiced losing through a lifetime when it seemed like I was fighting tall odds — and oh, how such practice sweetens this righteousness and justice.
Andrew Solomon is the National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, and Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity, which wil be released November 13.
I voted first thing in the morning at a public school in Park Slope with my wife and 11-month-old daughter in tow. I've always loved voting; my parents would take me into the booth and let me throw that great, clanking lever. But I was pretty dismayed at the scene at my polling place, where it took over an hour to vote, and the system seemed, well, not so smooth.
And we were lucky: this was a neighborhood where most people could simply e-mail their bosses and say they're running late, in a state where the political establishment isn't committed to keeping people from the polls.
Barack Obama mentioned the long lines around the country and said, "By the way, we've got to fix that." He's right. I hope we don't lose sight of that just because he won.
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James Barbour, Jenny Powers to Lead Irish Rep's DONNYBROOK!, Beginning 2/7
Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with DONNYBROOK! -a musical based on the movie "The Quiet Man," with music and lyrics by Johnny Burke and book by Robert E. McEnroe-with previews set to begin February 7, prior to its official Off-Broadway opening on Sunday, February 17 on the company's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). Charlotte Moore (2012 Callaway Award finalist for DANCING AT LUGHNASA) directs.
In DONNYBROOK!, Sean Enright, an Irish-American prizefighter who has killed a man in the ring and vowed never to raise a hand again to anyone, returns to Ireland from America. He meets and woos a tempestuous Irish village maiden, Mary Kate, who wants a man who will stand up and fight for her. However, Ellen's brother Will believes John to be a coward and gets in the way of their romance.
James Barbour, whose Broadway credits include A TALE OF TWO CITIES, ASSASSINS, JANE EYRE, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, and most recently Irish Repertory Theatre's OLIVER! in Concert, co-stars as Sean Enright.
The cast of DONNYBROOK! also includes Jenny Powers (GREASE, LITTLE WOMEN) as Mary Kate and TEd Koch (THE PILLOWMAN) as Will; with Samuel Cohen, PatRick Cummings (NEW GIRL IN TOWN), Terry Donnelly (THE SHAUGHRAUN), Kathy Fitzgerald (9 TO 5), Mary Mallen, Barbara Marineau (THE WOMEN), Kern McFadden, Kevin McGuire (LES MISERABLES), and David Sitler.
DONNYBROOK! features choreography by Barry McNabb. Musical Direction is by John Bell. The production has scenic design by James Noone; lighting design by Brian Nason; costume design by Linda Fisher; sound design by Zachary Williamson; and hair & wig design by Robert-Charles Vallance. Production Stage Manager is Pamela Brusoski. Assistant Stage Manager is Rebecca C. Monroe.
Johnny Burke is regarded as one of the finest lyricists of popular songs in America between the 1920s and 1950s. His songs include "Pennies From Heaven," "Imagination," "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams," "Moonlight Becomes You," "Sunday, Monday, or Always," "It Could Happen to You," and the Academy Award-winning "Swinging on a Star" from the Bing Crosby film "Going My Way." He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Robert E. McEnroe's plays include the popular comedy THE SILVER WHISTLE, which ran more than 200 performances on Broadway in 1948, starring Jose Ferrer, and MULLIGAN'S SNUG. DONNYBROOK! opened on Broadway in 1961, directed and choreographed by Jack Cole.
Charlotte Moore's recent directing credits include IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, NEW GIRL IN TOWN, Brian Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA and MOLLY SWEENEY, A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES, THE IRISH... AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY, and ERNEST IN LOVE. She has also directed The Irish Repertory Theatre's concert productions of OLIVER!, CAMELOT and BRIGADOON on Broadway. Ms. Moore was a finalist for the 2011-2012 Joseph A. Callaway Award for excellence in the craft of directing for her work on DANCING AT LUGHNASA.
Co-founded by Producing Director Ciarán O'Reilly and Artistic Director Charlotte Moore, The Irish Repertory Theatre opened its doors in September 1988 with Sean O'Casey's THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS. The mission of the theatre was and remains to bring works by Irish and Irish American masters and contemporary playwrights to American audiences; to provide a context for understanding the contemporary Irish American experience; and to encourage the development of new works focusing on the Irish and Irish American experience, as well as a range of other cultures. Ms. Moore and Mr. O'Reilly received the 2011 Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award from Irish American Writers & Artists, Inc.
DONNYBROOK! runs at The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street), February 7-March 31: Wednesdays at 3pm and 8pm; Thursdays at 7pm; Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm; and Sundays at 3pm. Opening Night is Sunday, February 17 at 7pm. Tickets are $55-65. For reservations, call the box office at 212-727-2737 or visit www.irishrep.org


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ENVIRONMENT minister Dan Rogerson visited Portland to thank workers for their speedy response to flood threats on the island.
Mr Rogerson spoke to affected residents in Chiswell, who were advised to stay upstairs or evacuate as emergency sirens were sounded and the Weymouth to Portland causeway was closed.
He also discussed 'lessons learned' from the alert with Environment Agency workers and local authority staff.
Residents' storm ordeal made national headlines after flood sirens sounded on Portland on Monday night and the high tide posed a danger to residents.
The extreme stormy conditions caused thousands of pebbles to fly off the beach and giant waves to lash the windows of properties close to the sea.
Mr Rogerson, the Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, said: "I want to say thank you to the Environment Agency and the local authority for their support.
"I'm here today to look at what happened so we can be prepared for the future.
"I'm also here to listen to what people have to say and pass that information on to other organisations."
Brandy Row resident Christina Moody told Mr Rogerson she was pleased with the amount of support islanders received.
She said: "It was pretty scary seeing the storm but the amount of community support we had was great. On Facebook all my friends on the island were asking if I was okay."
Mr Rogerson also visited Chesil Cove and Weymouth Harbour to view flooding measures and discussed flooding plans with Weymouth and Portland Borough Council leader Mike Goodman and other staff at the authority's Westwey Road office.
Also on the agenda was a visit to Preston Beach in Weymouth to see anti-flooding measures.
The recent stormy weather also saw Preston Beach Road closed on several occasions. Critics have argued that a different approach needs to be taken to the beach to stop flooding threats.
Weymouth resident Geoffrey Poole describes the current measues as 'a disaster'.
He said: "The Environment Agency is there for three months every year maintaining the beach. More shingle needs to be put on the beach and it needs to be the right type of shingle.
"This was meant to be a maintenance free beach but how can they say that?"
Grant Armfield, head of emergency planning for West Dorset District Council and the borough council, who met with Mr Rogerson, said the sea defence system is working at Preston Beach. He said: "We've had force 10 southerly winds taking away a lot of material at that beach.
"We have to accept that we only have a limited amount of resources at one time."
Meanwhile, local historian Stuart Morris said the pebbles which have vanished from Chesil Beach will return in time.
He said: "There is no need to worry about the loss of pebbles in Chesil Cove. They'll be back.
"It's happened many times before and I have a picture from 1962 showing the same occurrence before the curved section of the sea wall was built.
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MR ARMFIELD praised the heightened level of 'public engagement' during the severe flood warnings.
He said: "It's the first time with the severe flood warnings we've done the door knocking with all the residents.
"Dorset Police have done a lot of public engagement.
"The most important message to get out was that people had choices and were aware before the sirens sounded.
"We needed to give people the choice of going to an upper floor and an offer of accommodation elsewhere."
More storms on the way
More heavy rain and wind is on the way as the fallout from the blast of the freezing 'polar vortex' battering the US hits the UK.
A weather system forming part of the record-breaking polar vortex that has affected half of America is heading across the Atlantic, warming as it comes.
The Met Office had already extended its severe weather alert until Thursday morning, warning of more floods as saturated ground and swollen rivers in the south of England and Wales may not cope with more rain.
But further heavy falls will be swept in when the US weather system reaches the UK on Friday.
Communities have been warned to brace themselves for further flooding this week.
River levels were continuing to rise in counties including Dorset, the Environment Agency (EA) said.
There were 102 flood warnings and 181 flood alerts in place across the country, including the Stour in Dorset, although none of them were deemed severe, which would carry a danger to life.
There remained a risk of flooding from groundwater across the county the EA said.
Teams were said to be checking and maintaining flood defences, clearing blockages in watercourses and monitoring water levels to help communities.
Paul Mustow, flood risk manager at the EA, said: "The risk of flooding continues this week, with communities in the south west and south east urged to stay safe and sign up to free flood warnings. When flood warnings are issued it means that flooding is expected and we urge people to take immediate action to prepare."
The latest warnings came as David Cameron said during Prime Minister's Questions that lessons would be learned from the recent devastating weather events.
He said some energy companies did not have enough staff working over Christmas period to deal effectively with power failures.
And he said Energy Secretary Ed Davey was looking at the response of the energy companies and the compensation on offer amid criticism that they were too slow to reconnect cut-off families.
The government would update MPs within weeks, Mr Cameron added, as he confirmed that more was being spent on flood defences in this four-year period than in the previous period.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson this week said the government was working closely with local councils, the insurance industry and others to ensure that people could quickly get the help they need.
Some areas of the country were focused on recovery after storms and flooding over the Christmas and new year period, while others remained at significant risk of floods, he told the Commons.
Mr Paterson said that a few energy network companies could have been quicker at restoring power to thousands of homes affected by the Christmas storms and floods.