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There are bums. There are tramps. There are hobos. And then there's Tony. That's how the description of Tony Fitzpatrick's new show "This Train" goes, and after talking to him at length about it, I would agree when at first it didn't seem fitting.
Tony Fitzpatrick loves America, and not in that "I love the coast vs. the plains, the hills vs. the valley or certain cities over other" kind of way. No, Tony is of that rare type that from the surfers on the west coast to the bar patrons in the northeast and from the shrimp boats in the south to the factories in the north, he identifies with what makes America whole and loves it equally.
That's what the 'This Train' performance is seemingly for him; a 100 minute mix of art, music and spoken word that looks back on the working class, post civil war/early industrial influences in America (the music, the hobo alphabet, the melting pot) and how many became one without being the exact same.
With the support of the vocal skills of Kat Eggleston and his long time friend Stan Klein, "This Train†looks to give its audience a sample of the music, visuals and soapbox plain direct speak that Tony loves and has sewn into his work for a long time.
The idea for the show grew in the death of Studs Terkel in 2008. Studs, a man who greatly influenced Tony, was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster who received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for "The Good War.†A man who made his home in Chicago after being born in New York City and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans.
To hear Tony talk about "This Train†feels more like a tribute to Studs and his ideals of enjoying the differences in people, finding that common humanity be they unionists, capitalists, Klansmen or even misguided members of the Tea Party movement. It reminds people not to over glorify the origins of American thought, politics or art; that we are all just immigrants; and that the Bughouse Square/Washington Park soapbox speeches in Chicago are as noble and important as the ones in the Capital building. That High Jazz music was born in the bosom of the whorehouses of New Orleans and that Art is at its best when it speaks to everyone with the purpose of sharing a story.
"This Train" runs in Chicago, July 15 – August 1 at Steppenwolf's Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted St.
More can be heard from Tony in an audio interview here
Tony Fitzpatrick Artist Talk from Dowling Walsh Gallery on Vimeo.
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Niger (02/06)
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Republic of Niger
Area: 1,267,000 sq. km (490,000 sq. mi.); about three times the size of California.
Cities: Capital--Niamey (pop. approx. 700,000).
Other cities--Tahoua, Maradi, Zinder, Diffa, Dosso, Arlit, and Agadez.
Terrain: About two-thirds desert and mountains, one-third savanna.
Climate: Hot, dry, and dusty. Rainy season June - September.
Nationality: Noun and Adjective--Nigerien(s).
Population (2002 est.) 11,342,000 million.
Annual growth rate (2001): 3.3%.
Ethnic groups: Hausa 56%, Djerma 22%, Fulani 8.5%, Tuareg 8%, Beri Beri (Kanuri) 4.3%; Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.2%.
Religions: Islam (95%); remainder traditional and Christian.
Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma, Fulfulde, Kanuri, Tamachek, Toubou, Gourmantche, Arabic.
Education: Years compulsory--6. Attendance--34%.
Health: Infant mortality rate (2000)--248/1,000. Life expectancy --46 yrs.
Type: Republic.
Independence: August 3, 1960.
Constitution: The constitution of December 26, 1992 was revised by national referendum on May 12, 1996 and again by referendum on July 18, 1999.
Branches: Executive--president and prime minister. Legislative--unicameral National Assembly (113 MPs). Judicial--Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, High Court of Justice.
Political parties: Seven are represented in the National Assembly.
Suffrage: The constitution provides for universal suffrage for Nigeriens age 18 or older.
Administrative subdivisions: Eight regions subdivided into 36 districts (departments) and 265 communes (local councils).
Central government budget: $320 million.
GDP (2003): $2.8 billion.
Annual growth rate (2003): 3%.
Per capita GDP (2003): $232.
Avg. inflation rate (2003 est.): 2.69%
Natural resources: Uranium, gold, oil, coal, iron, tin, and phosphates.
Agriculture (40% of GDP): Products--millet, sorghum, cowpeas, peanuts, cotton, and rice.
Industry (18% of GDP): Types--textiles, cement, soap, and beverages.
Trade (2002 est.): Exports (freight on board--f.o.b.)--$387 million. Types--uranium, livestock, cowpeas, and onions. Major markets--France 39%, Nigeria 31%, Japan 16%, C�te d'Ivoire 9%. Imports (f.o.b.)--$502 million. Types--consumer goods, petroleum, foodstuffs, and industrial products. Major suppliers--France 17%, C�te d'Ivoire 15%, China 10%, Nigeria 7%.
The largest ethnic groups in Niger are the Hausa, who also constitute the major ethnic group in northern Nigeria, and the Djerma-Songhai, who also are found in parts of Mali. Both groups, along with the Gourmantche, are sedentary farmers who live in the arable, southern tier of the country. The remainder of Nigeriens are nomadic or semi-nomadic livestock-raising peoples--Fulani, Tuareg, Kanuri, Arabs, and Toubou. With rapidly growing populations and the consequent competition for meager natural resources, lifestyles of agriculturalists and livestock herders have come increasingly into conflict in Niger in recent years.
Niger's high infant mortality rate is comparable to levels recorded in neighboring countries. However, the child mortality rate (deaths among children between the ages of 1 and 4) is exceptionally high (248 per 1,000) due to generally poor health conditions and inadequate nutrition for most of the country's children. Nonetheless, Niger's very high fertility rate (7.2%), means that nearly half (49%) of the Nigerien population is under age 15. School attendance is 50%, including 38% of males and only 27% of females. Additional education occurs through Koranic schools.
Considerable evidence indicates that about 600,000 years ago, humans inhabited what has since become the desolate Sahara of northern Niger. Long before the arrival of French influence and control in the area, Niger was an important economic crossroads, and the empires of Songhai, Mali, Gao, Kanem, and Bornu, as well as a number of Hausa states, claimed control over portions of the area.
During recent centuries, the nomadic Tuareg formed large confederations, pushed southward, and, siding with various Hausa states, clashed with the Fulani Empire of Sokoto, which had gained control of much of the Hausa territory in the late 18th century.
In the 19th century, contact with the West began when the first European explorers--notably Mungo Park (British) and Heinrich Barth (German)--explored the area searching for the mouth of the Niger River. Although French efforts at pacification began before 1900, dissident ethnic groups, especially the desert Tuareg, were not subdued until 1922, when Niger became a French colony.
Niger's colonial history and development parallel that of other French West African territories. France administered its West African colonies through a governor general at Dakar, Senegal, and governors in the individual territories, including Niger. In addition to conferring French citizenship on the inhabitants of the territories, the 1946 French constitution provided for decentralization of power and limited participation in political life for local advisory assemblies.
A further revision in the organization of overseas territories occurred with the passage of the Overseas Reform Act (Loi Cadre) of July 23, 1956, followed by reorganizational measures enacted by the French Parliament early in 1957. In addition to removing voting inequalities, these laws provided for creation of governmental organs, assuring individual territories a large measure of self-government. After the establishment of the Fifth French Republic on December 4, 1958, Niger became an autonomous state within the French Community. Following full independence on August 3, 1960, however, membership was allowed to lapse.
For its first 14 years as an independent state, Niger was run by a single-party civilian regime under the presidency of Hamani Diori. In 1974, a combination of devastating drought and accusations of rampant corruption resulted in a military coup that overthrew the Diori regime. Col. Seyni Kountche and a small group of military ruled the country until Kountche's death in 1987. He was succeeded by his Chief of Staff, Col. Ali Saibou, who released political prisoners, liberalized some of Niger's laws and policies, and promulgated a new constitution. However, President Saibou's efforts to control political reforms failed in the face of union and student demands to institute a multi-party democratic system. The Saibou regime acquiesced to these demands by the end of 1990. New political parties and civic associations sprang up, and a national conference was convened in July 1991 to prepare the way for the adoption of a new constitution and the holding of free and fair elections. The debate was often contentious and accusatory, but under the leadership of Prof. Andre Salifou, the conference developed consensus on the modalities of a transition government. A transition government was installed in November 1991 to manage the affairs of state until the institutions of the Third Republic were put into place in April 1993. While the economy deteriorated over the course of the transition, certain accomplishments stand out, including the successful conduct of a constitutional referendum; the adoption of key legislation such as the electoral and rural codes; and the holding of several free, fair, and nonviolent nationwide elections. Freedom of the press flourished with the appearance of several new independent newspapers.
Rivalries within a ruling coalition elected in 1993 led to governmental paralysis, which provided Col. Ibrahim Bar� Ma�nassara a rationale to overthrow the Third Republic in January 1996. While leading a military authority that ran the government (Conseil de Salut National) during a 6-month transition period, Bare enlisted specialists to draft a new constitution for a Fourth Republic announced in May 1996. After dissolving the national electoral committee, Bare organized and won a flawed presidential election in July 1996 and his party won 90% of parliament seats in a flawed legislative election in November 1996. When his efforts to justify his coup and subsequent questionable elections failed to convince donors to restore multilateral and bilateral economic assistance, a desperate Bare ignored an international embargo against Libya and sought Libyan funds to aid Niger's economy. In repeated violations of basic civil liberties by the regime, opposition leaders were imprisoned; journalists often arrested, beaten, and deported by an unofficial militia composed of police and military; and independent media offices were looted and burned with impunity.
In the culmination of an initiative started under the 1991 national conference, however, the government signed peace accords in April 1995 with all Tuareg and Toubou groups that had been in rebellion since 1990, claiming they lacked attention and resources from the central government. The government agreed to absorb some former rebels into the military and, with French assistance, help others return to a productive civilian life.
In April 1999, Bare was overthrown in a coup led by Maj. Daouda Mallam Wanke, who established a transitional National Reconciliation Council to oversee the drafting of a constitution for a Fifth Republic with a French style semi-presidential system. In votes that international observers found to be generally free and fair, the Nigerien electorate approved the new constitution in July 1999 and held legislative and presidential elections in October and November 1999. Heading a coalition of the National Movement for a Developing Society (MNSD) and the Democratic and Social Convention (CDS), Mamadou Tandja won the presidency.
In July 2004, Niger held municipal elections nationwide as part of its decentralization process. Some 3,700 people were elected to new local governments in 265 newly established communes. The ruling MNSD party won more positions than any other political party; however, opposition parties made significant gains.
In November and December 2004, Niger held presidential and legislative elections. Tandja Mamadou was elected to his second 5-year presidential term with 65% of the vote in an election that international observers called generally free and fair. This was the first presidential election with a democratically elected incumbent and a test to Niger's young democracy.
In the 2004 legislative elections, the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD), the Democratic and Socialist Convention (CDS), the Rally for Social Democracy (RSD), the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), the Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ANDP), and the Social Party for Nigerien Democracy (PSDN) coalition, which backed Tandja, won 88 of the 113 seats in the National Assembly.
Niger's new constitution was approved in July 1999. It restored the semi-presidential system of government of the December 1992 constitution (Third Republic) in which the president of the republic, elected by universal suffrage for a 5-year term, and a prime minister named by the president share executive power. As a reflection of Niger's increasing population, the unicameral legislature was expanded in 2004 to 113 deputies elected for a 5-year term under a majority system of representation. Political parties must attain at least 5% of the vote in order to gain a seat in the legislature.
Niger's independent judicial system is composed of four higher courts--the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, the High Court of Justice, and the Constitutional Court.
The constitution also provides for the popular election of municipal and local officials, and the first-ever successful municipal elections took place July 24, 2004. The National Assembly passed in June 2002 a series of decentralization bills. As a first step, administrative powers will be distributed among 265 communes (local councils); in later stages, regions and departments will be established as decentralized entities. A new electoral code was adopted to reflect the decentralization context. The country is currently divided into 8 regions, which are subdivided into 36 districts (departments). The chief administrator (Governor) in each department is appointed by the government and functions primarily as the local agent of the central authorities.
The current legislature elected in December 2004 contains seven political parties. President Mamadou Tandja was re-elected in December 2004 and reappointed Hama Amadou as Prime Minister. Mahamane Ousmane, the head of the CDS, was re-elected President of the National Assembly (parliament) by his peers. The new second term government of the Fifth Republic took office on December 30, 2004. In August 2002, serious unrest within the military occurred in Niamey, Diffa, and Nguigmi, but the government was able to restore order within several days.
Principal Government Officials
President and Chief of State--Mamadou Tandja
Prime Minister--Hama Amadou
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation & African Integration--A�chatou Mindaoudou
Ambassador to the United States--vacant
Niger maintains an embassy in the United States at 2204 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-483-4224/25/26/27) and a permanent mission to the United Nations at 417 East 50th Street, New York, NY 10022 (tel. 212-421-3260).
Next Elections Scheduled
Presidential elections--November/December 2009, two rounds; no date selected.
Legislative elections--December 2009; no date selected.
Local elections--Not scheduled, but expected in 2009. Last local election was in July 2004.
One of the poorest countries in the world, Niger's economy is based largely on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Drought cycles, desertification, a 3.3% population growth rate, and the drop in world demand for uranium have undercut an already marginal economy. Traditional subsistence farming, herding, small trading, seasonal migration, and informal markets dominate an economy that generates few formal sector jobs.
Niger's agricultural and livestock sectors are the mainstay of all but 18% of the population. Fourteen percent of Niger's GDP is generated by livestock production--camels, goats, sheep, and cattle--said to support 29% of the population. The 15% of Niger's land that is arable is found mainly along its southern border with Nigeria. Rainfall varies and when insufficient, Niger has difficulty feeding its population and must rely on grain purchases and food aid to meet food requirements. Although from 2001-2003, rains were relatively plentiful and resulted in good cereal harvests, in 2004 localized drought and locust infestations contributed to a drop in global harvests of 11% and led the Embassy to make a disaster declaration. This decrease, combined with chronic structural food insecurity, high malnutrition, and other market factors, triggered a food crisis which began in May-June of 2005. Millet, sorghum, and cassava are Niger's principal rain-fed subsistence crops. Cowpeas and onions are grown for commercial export, as are limited quantities of garlic, peppers, gum arabic, and sesame seeds.
Of Niger's exports, foreign exchange earnings from livestock, although difficult to quantify, are second only to those from uranium. Actual exports far exceed official statistics, which often fail to detect large herds of animals informally crossing into Nigeria. Some hides and skins are exported, and some are transformed into handicrafts.
The persistent uranium price slump has brought lower revenues for Niger's uranium sector, although uranium still provides 72% of national export proceeds. The nation enjoyed substantial export earnings and rapid economic growth during the 1960s and 1970s after the opening of two large uranium mines near the northern town of Arlit. When the uranium-led boom ended in the early 1980s, however, the economy stagnated, and new investment since then has been limited. Niger's two uranium mines--SOMAIR's open pit mine and COMINAK's underground mine--are owned by a French-led consortium and operated by French interests.
Exploitable deposits of gold are known to exist in Niger in the region between the Niger River and the border with Burkina Faso. On October 5, 2004 President Tandja announced the official opening of the Samira Hill Gold Mine in the region of Tera and the first Nigerien gold ingot was presented to him. This marked a historical moment for Niger as the Samira Hill Gold Mine represents the first commercial gold production in the country. Samira Hill is owned by a company called SML (Societe des Mines du Liptako), which is a joint venture between a Moroccan company--Societe SEMAFO Inc.--and a Canadian company--ETRUSCAN. Both companies own 80% (40% - 40%) of SML and the GON 20%. The first year's production is predicted to be 135,000 ounces of gold at a cash value of USD 177 per ounce. The mine reserves for the Samira Hill mine total 10,073,626 tons at an average grade of 2.21 grams per ton from which 618,000 ounces will be recovered over a 6 year mine life. SML believes to have a number of significant gold deposits within what is now recognized as the gold belt known as the "Samira Horizon".
Substantial deposits of phosphates, coal, iron, limestone, and gypsum also have been found in Niger. Niger has oil potential. In 1992, the Djado permit was awarded to Hunt Oil, and in 2003 the Tenere permit was awarded to the China National Petroleum Company. An ExxonMobil-Petronas joint venture now holds the sole rights to the Agadem block, north of Lake Chad, and oil exploration is ongoing. The parastatal SONICHAR (Societe Nigerienne de Charbon) in Tchirozerine (north of Agadez) extracts coal from an open pit and fuels an electricity generating plant that supplies energy to the uranium mines. There are additional coal deposits to the south and west that are of a higher quality and may be exploitable.
The economic competitiveness created by the January 1994 devaluation of the Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA) franc contributed to an annual average economic growth of 3.5% throughout the mid-1990s. But the economy stagnated due to the sharp reduction in foreign aid in 1999 (which gradually resumed in 2000) and poor rains in 2000. Reflecting the importance of the agricultural sector, the return of good rains was the primary factor underlying economic growth of 5.1% in 2000, 3.1% in 2001, 6.0% in 2002, and 3.0% in 2003.
In recent years, the Government of Niger drafted revisions to the investment code (1997 and 2000), petroleum code (1992), and mining code (1993), all with attractive terms for investors. The present government actively seeks foreign private investment and considers it key to restoring economic growth and development. With the assistance of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), it has undertaken a concerted effort to revitalize the private sector.
Niger shares a common currency, the CFA franc, and a common central bank, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), with seven other members of the West African Monetary Union. The Treasury of the Government of France supplements the BCEAO's international reserves in order to maintain a fixed rate of 656 CFA to the euro.
Economic Reform
In January 2000, Niger's newly elected government inherited serious financial and economic problems, including a virtually empty treasury, past-due salaries (11 months of arrears) and scholarship payments, increased debt, reduced revenue performance, and lower public investment. In December 2000, Niger qualified for enhanced debt relief under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program for Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and concluded an agreement with the Fund on a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). In January 2001, Niger reached its decision point and subsequently reached its completion point in 2004. Total relief from all of Niger's creditors is worth about $890 million, corresponding to about $520 million in net present value (NPV) terms, which is equivalent to 53.5% of Niger's total debt outstanding as of 2000. The debt relief provided under the enhanced HIPC initiative significantly reduces Niger's annual debt service obligations, freeing about $40 million per year over the coming years for expenditures on basic health care, primary education, HIV/AIDS prevention, rural infrastructure, and other programs geared at poverty reduction. The overall impact on Niger's budget is substantial. Debt service as a percentage of government revenue was slashed from nearly 44% in 1999 to 10.9% in 2003 and will average 4.3% during 2010-19. The debt relief cut debt service as a percentage of export revenue from more than 23% to 8.4% in 2003, and decreases it to about 5% in later years.
In addition to strengthening the budgetary process and public finances, the Government of Niger has embarked on an ambitious program to privatize 12 state-owned companies. As of January 2005, seven had been fully privatized, including the water and telephone utilities, with the remainder to be privatized in 2005. A newly installed multisectoral regulatory agency will help ensure free and fair competition among the newly privatized companies and their private sector competitors. In its effort to consolidate macroeconomic stability under the PRGF, the government is also taking actions to reduce corruption, and as the result of a participatory process encompassing civil society, has devised a Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan that focuses on improving health, primary education, rural infrastructure, agricultural production, environmental protection, and judicial reform.
Foreign Aid
The most important donors in Niger are France, the European Union, the World Bank, the IMF, and UN agencies--UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, WFP, and UNFPA. Other donors include the United States, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, China, Italy, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Iran, Denmark, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. While the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) does not have an office in Niger, the United States is a major donor, contributing on average $8 million each year to Niger's development increasing to $12 million in FY 2004. The United States also is a major partner in policy coordination in food security, education, water management and HIV/AIDS sectors. The importance of external support for Niger's development is demonstrated by the fact that about 45% of the government's FY 2002 budget, including 80% of its capital budget, derived from donor resources.
The Niger Armed Forces total 10,000 personnel with approximately 3,700 gendarmes, 300 air force, and 6,000 army personnel. The air force has four operational transport aircraft. The armed forces include general staff and battalion task force organizations consisting of two paratroop units, four light armored units, and nine motorized infantry units located in Tahoua, Agadez, Dirkou, Zinder, Nguigmi, N'Gourti, and Madewela. Since January 2003, Niger has deployed a company of troops to Cote d'Ivoire as part of the ECOWAS stabilization force. In 1991, Niger sent a 400-man military contingent to join the American-led allied forces against Iraq during the Gulf War.
Niger's defense budget is modest, accounting for about 1.6% of government expenditures. France provides the largest share of military assistance to Niger. Morocco, Algeria, China, and Libya have also provided military assistance. Approximately 15 French military advisers are in Niger. Many Nigerien military personnel receive training in France, and the Nigerien Armed Forces are equipped mainly with materiel either given by or purchased in France. In the past, U.S. assistance focused on training pilots and aviation support personnel, professional military education for staff officers, and initial specialty training for junior officers. A small foreign military assistance program was initiated in 1983. A U.S. Defense Attach� office opened in June 1985 and assumed Security Assistance Office responsibilities in 1987. The office closed in 1996 following a coup d'�tat. A U.S. Defense Attach� office reopened in July 2000. The United States provided transportation and logistical assistance to Nigerien troops deployed to Cote d'Ivoire in 2003. Additionally, the U.S. provided initial equipment training on vehicles and communications gear to a select contingent of Nigerien soldiers as part of the Department of State Pan-Sahel Initiative.
Niger pursues a moderate foreign policy and maintains friendly relations with the West and the Islamic world as well as nonaligned countries. It belongs to the United Nations and its main specialized agencies and in 1980-81 served on the UN Security Council. Niger maintains a special relationship with France and enjoys close relations with its West African neighbors. It is a charter member of the African Union and the West African Monetary Union and also belongs to the Niger River and Lake Chad Basin Commissions, the Economic Community of West African States, the Nonaligned Movement, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
U.S. relations with Niger have generally been close and friendly since Niger attained independence. Although USAID does not have an office in Niger, $8 million in official aid is administered through American and local non-governmental organizations with programs addressing food security, HIV/AIDS, and democracy and governance. The U.S. Peace Corps program, started in Niger in 1962, averages about 100 volunteers in country.
Principal U.S. Officials
Charge d'Affaires--John Davison
Defense Attach�--Major Stephen Hughes
Joint Management Officer--Don D. Curtis
Economic/Commercial/Consular Officer--Daniel Gage
Political Officer--Zachary Harkenrider
Public Affairs Officer--Sita Chakrawarti
Peace Corps Director--James Bullington
The U.S. Embassy in Niger is located on the Avenue des Ambassades. The telephone numbers for the embassy are (227) 72-26-61 through 65, and the fax number is (227) 73-31-67. The mailing address is B.P. 11201, Niamey.


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THE lights dimmed. The crowd hushed. The teleprompters flickered.
Kazuo Hirai stepped up and flashed a winning smile: it was show time. The scene was oddly upbeat inside the Sony Corporation last Thursday as Mr. Hirai, the company's new chief executive, faced the cameras. He outlined a strategy that, he vowed, would return the troubled electronics giant to profit.
"The time for Sony to change is now," said Mr. Hirai, who formally took up the C.E.O. post on April 1. He posed for the cameras, one finger held high in a No. 1 sign. "I believe Sony can change," he said.
Outside Sony — and inside it, too — not everyone is quite so sure.
That is because Sony, which once defined Japan's technological prowess, wowed the world with the Walkman and the Trinitron TV and shocked Hollywood with bold acquisitions like Columbia Pictures, is now in the fight of its life.
In fact, it is in a fight for its life — a development that exemplifies the stunning decline of Japan's industrialized economy. Once upon a time, Japan Inc., not to mention Sony itself, seemed invulnerable. Today, Sony and many other Japanese manufacturers are pressed on all sides: by rising Asian rivals, a punishingly strong Japanese yen and, in Sony's case, an astonishing lack of ideas.
No one was terribly surprised last week when Sony announced that its losses this year would be worse than it had expected. Sony, after all, hasn't turned a profit since 2008. It now expects to lose $6.4 billion this year. The reason is plain: Sony hasn't had a hit product in years.Continue reading the main story
The verdict of the stock market has been swift and brutal. Sony's share price closed at 1,444 yen ($17.83) on Friday, a quarter of its value a decade ago and roughly where it stood in the mid-1980s, when the Walkman ruled. Sony's market value is now one-ninth that of Samsung Electronics, and just one-thirtieth of Apple's.
Even in Japan, where many consumers remain loyal to the brand, some people seem to be giving up on the company.
"It's almost game over at Sony," said Yoshiaki Sakito, a former Sony executive who has worked for Walt Disney, Bain & Company, Apple and a start-up focused on innovation training. "I don't see how Sony's going to bounce back now."
WHAT went wrong is a tale of lost opportunities and disastrous infighting. It is also the story of a proud company that was unwilling or unable to adapt to realities of the global marketplace.
Sony's gravest mistake was that it failed to ride some of the biggest waves of technological innovation in recent decades: digitalization, a shift toward software and the importance of the Internet.
One by one, every sphere where the company competed — from hardware to software to communications to content — was turned topsy-turvy by disruptive new technology and unforeseen rivals. And these changes only highlighted the conflicts and divisions within Sony.
With its catalog of music and foundation in electronics, Sony had the tools to create a version of the iPod long before Apple introduced it in 2001. The Sony co-founder, Akio Morita, envisioned as early as the 1980s marrying digital technology with media content for a completely new user experience.
It didn't happen. Initially, Sony engineers resisted the power of the company's media divisions. Then Sony wrestled with how to build devices that let consumers download and copy music without undermining music sales or agreements with its artists. The company went its own way: its early digital music players, for instance, used proprietary files and were incompatible with the fast-growing MP3 format.
By the time the different divisions had been corralled into cooperating, Sony had lost its foothold in two crucial product categories: televisions and portable music devices. It was late to flat-panel displays, as well as to digital music players like the iPod.
After disappointing sales, Sony pulled the plug on its answer to Apple's iTunes, the Sony Connect online store, after just three years. It has not been able to offer up a comprehensive alternative since.
Lower-cost manufacturers from South Korea, China and elsewhere, meanwhile, are increasingly undercutting Sony and other high-end electronics makers. As Sony's brand started losing much of its luster, the company found that it had a harder time charging a premium for its products.
"At this point, Sony just needs some strategy, any strategy, because that is better than no strategy at all," said Sea-Jin Chang, chairman for business policy at the National University of Singapore and author of "Sony vs. Samsung: The Inside Story of the Electronics Giants' Battle for Global Supremacy."
AN area where Sony has found success — and perhaps one that most crystallizes the transition from stand-alone consumer electronics into a digital, Internet-centered world — is video games. Sony marketed its PlayStation 3 console, for example as an integrated entertainment system that serves as a hub in the living room, connecting the Internet and television.
But Sony's obsession with hardware has marred that strategy. A delay in developing the console's Blu-ray DVD player forced Sony to push back its release. Sales suffered because the PlayStation 3 cost much more than rival models from Nintendo and Microsoft. Sony was also slow to move into the world of online games, giving Microsoft a head start.
Sony's woes mirror a wider decline in Japanese electronics. Though executives here are quick to blame a strong yen, which hurts exports, a deeper issue is that once-innovative companies seem to have run out of ideas. And when a nation can no longer compete on abundant labor or cheap capital, ideas and innovation are paramount.
Japanese consumer electronics manufacturers "have lost their technology leadership in many areas," Steve Durose, head of Asia Pacific telecommunications, media and technology ratings at Fitch Ratings, said in a recent industry commentary.
"Ten years ago, these companies were major technology innovators, the creators or leading developers of many electronic products and trendsetting devices such as televisions, digital cameras, portable music players and games consoles," Mr. Durose said. "Today, however, the number of products remaining where they can boast undisputed global leadership has narrowed significantly, having being usurped or equaled by the likes of Apple and Samsung Electronics."
Both publicly and privately, Sony's top management shows a deep understanding of many of these fundamental challenges: the need for different sections of the company to work better together, for a more unified user experience, for innovation.
But Sony's recent leaders have had trouble wielding authority over the sprawling company. Sony remains dominated by proud, territorial engineers who often shun cooperation. For many of them, cost-cutting is the enemy of creativity — a legacy of Sony's co-founders, Mr. Morita and Masaru Ibuka, who tried to foster a culture of independence. But the founders had more success than recent executives in exerting control over division managers.
Executives complain privately of recalcitrant managers who refuse to share information or work with other divisions. One executive said he was startled to discover that a manager whose position had been eliminated had been rehired under a different title. ("Or maybe he never really left," said this executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of angering his bosses.)
In 2005, such challenges prompted Sony to select Howard Stringer, a British-born American businessman, as C.E.O., rather than Ken Kutaragi, the brains behind PlayStation. Mr. Stringer had a record as an agent of change: as head of Sony in the United States, he oversaw music, movies and electronics there and eliminated 9,000 of 30,000 jobs.
At his first news conference as C.E.O., Mr. Stringer declared that he would "accelerate cross-company collaboration, thereby revitalizing the company and promoting creativity."
But not even Mr. Stringer, who has stepped aside for Mr. Hirai but will remain as chairman, could break down all the silos at Sony.
The company still makes a confusing catalog of gadgets that overlap or even cannibalize one another. It has also continued to let its product lines mushroom: 10 different consumer-level camcorders and almost 30 different TVs, for instance, crowd and confuse consumers.
"Sony makes too many models, and for none of them can they say, 'This contains our best, most cutting-edge technology,' " Mr. Sakito said. "Apple, on the other hand, makes one amazing phone in just two colors and says, 'This is the best.' "
Sony's online strategy is problematic as well. The company has yet to come up with an integrated common platform to deliver music, movies and games, each of which, until recently, had its own network, with other platforms like the PlayMemories photo- and video-sharing services to boot.
Now, these disjointed services, developed by far-flung units, are being forced into the Sony Entertainment Network, which Sony says will be its overarching content delivery platform.
The services "have different looks, feels and user-experiences" and are "super-disjointed," said a former Sony executive who left in frustration. He spoke on condition of anonymity, saying he did not want to hurt relations with his former employer. "Sony has been talking networks for so long, but there's really nothing very tangible," he said.
Sony's woes hurt not just Sony, but also Japan. In the United States, new technologies are often developed by young companies not held back by their past. These upstarts eventually replace slow-to-adapt giants. But in Japan, no major electronics manufacturer has joined the industry's top ranks for over a half-century. And, though struggling, companies like Sony continue to lure some of the country's top talent.
Still, the creative destruction of global capitalism is a touchy subject in Japan, where public opinion still sides with established names. When Tomoko Namba, founder of the successful mobile games company DeNA, remarked in 2010 that companies like Nintendo and Sony "had reached retirement age" and that she hoped DeNA would be the first new Japanese tech company in decades to go global, she set off a firestorm in the Japanese blogosphere.
WHERE will Sony go from here? Experts say it will have to start exiting some product lines. It has already spun off a chemicals business, for instance, and some analysts wonder about its money-losing TV business.
Mr. Hirai, the new C.E.O., has said that the company will focus on three businesses: mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets; cameras and camcorders; and games. But he says Sony will not retreat in TVs. "It's at the center of every home," he said last week. "It is part of Sony's DNA"
Some analysts wonder if Mr. Hirai — who previously ran the money-losing games and TV businesses — is the right man to lead Sony. A protégé of Mr. Stringer, he appears to have been appointed as much for his ease in English as his management skills, analysts say.
"The bottom line is: if you want to be perceived as a creator of cool tech, you have to create cool tech. The challenge for Sony is that those examples have not been there, and they haven't been there now for a number of years," said Steve Beck, founder and managing partner at cg42, a management consulting firm that focuses on brand vulnerabilities at top tech companies. "The tarnish on their brand has definitely begun."Continue reading the main story


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As a lifelong New York Mets fan I always looked forward to interleague play and when they face the cross town rivals the Yankees. I was invited to the house of a buddy who grew up to be a lifelong Yankee fan along with his wife Karen.
I brought a twelve pack of beer and a bag of pretzels which Karen took into the kitchen, my buddy John was in the living room waiting for me. He was sitting in his recliner turning the game on and I sat on the couch.
"I ordered us a pizza for the game." He said. "Bring your crying towel to dry your tears when the Mets lose again."
He was referring to the game Friday night when they lost by a score of five to two, I just laughed at the remark. Karen came into the living room handing John and then me a cold beer, she left the room again. This time she returned with a tray of snacks and a glass of wine for herself.
The top of the first was uneventful as the Yanks got retired in order, my Mets then threatened but could not score. The pizza arrived and Karen got up to get the pizza, she cleared a spot on the coffee table for it and took the tray of snacks. She came back with another wine and more beer.
Again the Yanks failed to get anything going and it was now the Mets turn, with runners on the corners Jose Reyes singled home a run. With my team up one to nothing I could hear John and Karen moan aloud.
The third inning was again uneventful for the Yanks and again the Mets were up, this time David Wright doubled in a run to make it two to nothing. Both John and Karen booed at this development in the game.
"Not so confident in your team now are you?" I joked.
"They will get it back." John muttered aloud.
"What do you want to bet on it?" I asked.
"John you can't take Kurt's money." Karen laughed.
"Well what can we bet then?" he asked.
I do not know what made me say what I said when he said that, I always found his wife to be attractive. Her short brunette colored hair, green eyes, small 34b breasts and a lovely round bottom made her to be one of the sexiest wives of any of my buddies. As usual for a Yankee game Karen had on what she called her lucky jersey, it was a Derek Jeter jersey that buttoned up the front. She also had on a pair of jean shorts that showed off her long tan legs as she sat a cushion away from me on the couch.
"Well buddy seeing how your beautiful wife won't let us bet money I think we should bet something more interesting. If the Yankees win I will give you my next paycheck and if the Mets win your wife and I make out on the couch for a half hour." I said boldly.
"Your fucking kidding me." He said.
"You know how much I bring home after taxes." Kurt replied.
"I will take that bet if Karen says it is okay." He replied.
Karen shot him a dirty look for a moment and then turned toward Kurt; she gave him a very cold icy stare. The three of us sat very quietly for several moments before she finally spoke.
"Alright it is a bet." She said. "John if the Yankees lose I hope you will not get mad and learn your lesson on how stupid betting is. Kurt if you lose I hope you will see all the great Yankee stuff I will buy for the next time they play the Mets."
The fifth and sixth innings were both over; neither team was able to score. During the two innings we all sat quietly watching the action intently on the screen; Kurt went out to the kitchen and brought his entire twelve pack back in with him. Karen went out to the kitchen to get herself the bottle of wine she had been drinking.
The seventh inning and the Yankees did not score; the Mets came up in the bottom half of the inning and put up two more runs. The Yankees failed to score again in the eighth inning and the Mets put the game further out of reach. They scored three more runs and it was now a seven to nothing game. The tension in the room was so thick, Kurt and John finished the beer and Karen finished the wine.
The final inning and the Yankees could only manage to get one run and the game was finally over. John reached for his remote and shut off the television, he looked over at Kurt and Karen on the couch.
"You're not really going to call the bet?" he asked.
"A bet is a bet." Kurt said.
"This is only a half hour Kurt, honey time him." She said.
John looked at his watch and Karen moved closer to Kurt, John just sat and stared dumbfounded as his wife and his buddy were starting to kiss. Before he knew it the two of them were engaged in a more passionate embrace, he could see that they were now dueling tongues.
Karen kept her wits about her somewhat, she could feel Kurt try to move his hand up to feel her tits or up her long soft legs to feel her pussy through her shorts. Several times she stopped his advances short, she was quite pleased when he stopped trying, or so she thought. Kurt was carefully unbuttoning the bottom button of her jersey and then the next one and then the next. Karen shuddered when she felt his warm hand touch her soft stomach; it felt good as she let it advance to her breast.
She allowed Kurt to gently fondler her breast and teases her nipple until it became hard and erect. Kurt unbuttoned the rest of the jersey and pulled it off of her shoulders to expose her firm breasts to him. He stopped kissing her lips and started to kiss her neck; he worked his way down and gently scooped a small tit into his hand and suckled the nipple. She let out a soft moan as she enjoyed the work his tongue did on her sensitive nipple, she looked over at her husband who was just sitting in his chair rubbing his cock through his jeans.
Karen took this as a sign to continue and she figured that John would stop when he thought things were going too far. She managed to get Kurt to kiss her again; she could feel him push her onto her back Kurt ran his hand from her breasts down to her flat stomach and unbuttoned her shorts. He slid his hand into her shorts and inside her panties; he soon found her wet pussy and began to rub it.
Karen moaned softly as he rubbed her sensitive clit and alternated from kissing her to sucking her tits. When he suddenly stopped and he sat up, only then he reached down and pulled her shorts, along with her panties off. He got between her sexy legs and began to lick her wet hot slit. Kurt's tongue found her clit and began a furious assault on to it, he stuck two fingers into her tight pussy and finger fucked her as well.
"Oh fuck yes eat my pussy, fucking eat me." She begged grabbing a handful of his hair.
"Oh fuck Kurt I'm cumming all over your face, fucking don't stop eating me. Oh fuck I'm going to cum oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" she moaned aloud as she had an earth shattering orgasm.
Kurt sat up and wiped the large amount of pussy juice from his face satisfied that he made her cum. He undid his jeans and pulled his hard cock out, Karen was still surprised that John had not stopped this yet. She was also surprised to see that Kurt had a cock that was a couple inches longer than her husband's average cock and just a little thicker.
Without warning he plunged his cock into her pussy and began to fuck her on her couch. She loved how the his cock felt inside her pussy as he pounded it in and out of her long deep thrusts. She dug her long finger nails in his back and ass as he brought her to another great orgasm.
Kurt waited until her orgasm subsided and rolled her over onto all fours he got behind her and fucked her doggie style. He reached under her with one hand and fondled one of her tits roughly and with the other he reached down and rubbed her asshole with his thumb.
"Oh yeah baby fuck me hard, fuck me hard. Yeah play with my asshole." She begged.
John could not believe he was hearing this from his wife, yet his cock was so hard he could not take anymore. He stood up and pulled his jeans off and went over to the couch he roughly grabbed his wife's head and rammed his cock into her mouth. Karen did her best to keep up with the hard fucking she was getting from Kurt and now the new assault on her mouth by her husband.
Kurt moaned loudly and squeezed her tit very hard as he finally shot his load into her pussy. She spit John's cock out to let out a loud moan of her own orgasm and one of pain from his abuse of her small tit. John shot his load all over his wife's face as he too was overwhelmed by the experience.
Kurt sat with the two of them naked on the couch before finally getting dressed and leaving. John and Karen sat on the couch, soon they were kissing and then John went down on his wife sucking out the cum of his buddy. Once again Karen was getting fucked only this time by her husband, you could hear the moans of pleasure and the squishing sounds of her already used cunt. After a few minutes the two of collapsed in orgasm and fell asleep on the couch.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - A decision on when to destroy the last known stocks of live smallpox was put off for a further three years at the World Health Organization's annual meeting on Tuesday in the latest stage in a debate that has lasted decades.
The issue had deeply divided the annual World Health Assembly in Geneva, with Iran spearheading opposition to a U.S. and Russian-backed plan to postpone setting a date for destruction for five years.
Iran was at the forefront of countries arguing for the stocks held in Russia and the United States to be destroyed now.
Its arguments included the risk of stockpiles falling into the wrong hands and that technology existed to create vaccines and anti-viral drugs without access to the live variola virus.
The United States said further research was needed into vaccines against the disease eradicated more than 30 years ago.
Twenty-seven countries backed its position, compared with only seven behind Iran, it said.
"We're very satisfied. There had been talk there would be a call for immediate destruction. That most decidedly did not happen," said Nils Daulaire, director at the office of global health affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"We have made substantial progress over the last decade," he told Reuters. "Three years is a reasonable time period in terms of the next review."
In February, Siga Technologies Inc was awarded a U.S. government contract for a smallpox anti-viral.
Daulaire said he could not comment on Iran's motives, but that a clause seeking the destruction of any virus held outside the two official stores was central to its quarrel with the U.S.-backed plea for time to allow for scientific research.
"The real concern that Iran had with the resolution was we had called for all countries to confirm they held no smallpox stocks and that any stocks they had ever held had been destroyed," he said. "That was unacceptable to them."
No one could be contacted from the Iranian delegation.
Already the debate over when to destroy the stocks, seen as the last stage in ridding the planet of the smallpox disease, has rumbled on for 25 years.
Stocks were held in Russia and the United States as a legacy of Cold War cooperation when the two powers worked together to eliminate the disease.
Debate on getting rid of those stockpiles resurfaced last week. Talks to find a compromise dragged on late into the evening Monday.
As the final day of the annual meeting of health ministers and officials from the 192 WHO members, Tuesday was the last chance to hammer out a compromise.
Smallpox proved to be the thorniest issue on the agenda at the annual decision-making assembly, which began last week.
In all 28 resolutions and three decisions on guiding future work were passed. They included efforts to prevent non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer, and a deal on better preparedness for a flu pandemic by allowing virus samples to be shared globally in exchange for vaccines.
WHO Director General Margaret Chan hailed the framework agreement as "a triumph for health diplomacy."
"This was the culmination of four years of very hard work, which at times faced issues that appeared hopelessly deadlocked," she said a speech concluding the assembly.
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Sony is still pushing to get the rest of the PlayStation Network up and online by the end of the month, Sony Computer Entertainment told a room of journalists today.
"We are in the final phase of restoration with a target of getting everything back online by the end of this month," said Shuhei Yoshida, head of Sony Computer Entertainment's worldwide studios. "But a secure online environment is our top priority, so please bear with us."
Yoshida said he was "very excited" to see the reaction of gamers worldwide as the PlayStation Network's online gaming service was restored over the weekend.
"The past three weeks have been the longest three weeks of my life with the PlayStation," he added.


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So right after everyone seemed to be doing the Omnivore 100 meme, another one came out. This time about things that you had done in your life. Number 3…."Been apart of a hockey fight". Several people when filling that out commented that they were interested in knowing how I would answer that question. So here ya go.
First off that question is vague. Hockey fight at a game where I was a fan or one in a game I played? For today's story we shall focus on the latter. Yes, I have been in a hockey fight, two for that matter, and both with boys. I of course can not say a man, because no man would hit a woman, but onward with the story.
Fight number one I lost. I am playing. I score a goal. The next thing you know I was tackled by a very large man. He started pounding my head into the ice. I kept waiting for the referees to step in but they didn't seem to (wimps). So, I threw off my one glove (since my other arm was pinned down beneath me) and I started punching. He wasn't wearing a cage or shield so everything on his face was fair game. Meanwhile he kept beating me down. The refs finally came over and broke it up. I broke his nose, but he gave me a mild concussion and had me pinned the whole time so I consider him the victor of the fight.
Fight number two I won. All night this guy was insulting me and so in return I paid the favor. After two periods of being jerks to each other. He was pushing on me and said, "ya wanna go"? I asked him "do you really want to get your ass kicked in front of God and every one by a girl?" That threw him off a bit. He shouted let's go and threw down his gloves. I took off my helmet and gloves as well. I threw up my left arm as if to punch him. I noticed he was staring at that and so I gave him an upper cut to the jaw with my right hand. And down he went. In front of God and every one, he got his ass kicked by a girl. He laid there for quite sometime. Eventually getting up. He said nothing to me. Never said one thing to me the next time we played them as well. In fact, never again.
It's a good time to bring this up since preseason hockey is just around the corner, in about two weeks to be exact. Then before you know it, October 4th will be here and regular season play will be on it's way. Yes, everyone, the greatest time of year is approaching….Fall. Fall when I get to bake whenever I want without sweating. When my days can be occupied with watching hockey (and swearing at the TV screen). Watching the trees undergo a metamorphosis from lush greens to a rustic reds and glowing golds. And I get to eat all the foods I love…pumpkin being at the top of the list. Now, you can get canned pumpkin year round. But there is something about Fall that makes pumpkin just taste better.
I had been working on this idea for this bread in my head for awhile. And after a week of experimenting I finally got it where I wanted it. So you reap the benefits of my labor.
If you are allergic to nuts you can very easily leave them out. Also, if you are not a fan of maple (shudder) you can leave out the maple syrup and extract and just add vanilla.
So what have we learned here today boys and girls? Best not to mess with Peabody, as she may hit you. 😛
- Maple Cheesecake Layer:
- 9 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 6 tsp real maple syrup (I use grade B)
- 1 tsp maple extract
- 1 TBSP all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- Pumpkin Spice Bread:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp fresh ground nutmeg
- 1 cup pumpkin puree(plain, not the already made pumpkin pie kind)
- ½ cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Lightly grease and flour three mini loaf pans. In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the maple cheesecake ingredients; beat until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
- In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and spices; set aside.
- Place pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl of an electric stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, beat for about 1 minute, until fully combined
- Add flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture and mix just until combined.
- Fold in the pecans.
- Pour half of the pumpkin bread batter evenly into the three prepared loaf pans. Spoon cream cheese mixture on top of pumpkin batter layer and then pour on the remaining pumpkin batter.
- Bake in preheated 325° oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Cool bread in pans for 10 minutes.
- Remove bread from pans and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve at room temperature or cool.


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NEW YORK — Since MSNBC is in the political ring, its opponents are always on the lookout for things to attack. Lately, NBC's left-leaning cable news sister has offered plenty of ammunition.
MSNBC fired a staff member last week for an offensive tweet after top Republicans began talking about refusing to appear on the network. It was fourth in a string of apologies by people who've gone too far with their words, leading to questions about whether the incidents reveal a systemic problem.
"It's one thing to make (mistakes) a few times in a row. That's bad luck," said Tom Rosenstiel, executive director of the American Press Institute. "But if you keep doing it after you've acknowledged it, that suggests a blind spot."
The provocative or profane can be a fine line, particularly when appealing to an opinionated fan base that cheers a hard hit on a rival.
MSNBC President Phil Griffin moved quickly to contain any damage following the latest incident, where a message on the network's Twitter feed suggested the right wing would hate a Cheerios ad featuring a biracial couple. "With increasing frequency many of your hosts have personally denigrated and demeaned Americans — especially conservative and Republican Americans — without ever attempting to further meaningful political dialogue," GOP National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus wrote to him.
Griffin apologized to Priebus, who backed off his threat not to appear on MSNBC programs and to encourage other Republicans to do the same.
The other incidences differed in degrees and targets. In November, Alec Baldwin apologized and subsequently quit for something that wasn't even on MSNBC's air: He was accused of using an anti-gay slur in a New York City street confrontation. But for the language involved, the timing may have been opportune; Baldwin's weekly program was a ratings dud.
Shortly after, afternoon host Martin Bashir apologized for an on-air suggestion that someone should defecate in former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's mouth. After a week of not addressing the incident publicly, MSNBC accepted Bashir's resignation.
Melissa Harris-Perry apologized after Mitt Romney's family Christmas card, which showed the Republican's adopted, African-American grandson, was joked about on her show. She said she meant to praise the family's inclusion, but the message went awry with her panelists' sarcasm.
"MSNBC got the wrong message from its Keith Olbermann experience," Paul Levinson, communications professor at Fordham University, said of the anchor whose intense anti-GOP commentaries set MSNBC on its new path before his relationship with management soured. "You had somebody who was very charismatic and galvanizing and they thought it was OK basically to let anybody say whatever they want."
Griffin, who declined comment through a spokeswoman, has quietly put the word out to hosts to avoid personal attacks. Rachel Maddow's meticulous, fact-based criticisms of conservatives is looked upon as the network's model.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, he promised transparency. "If you make a mistake, you've got to address it, and we've done that throughout all the last six years that I've been here," he said.
Griffin's a survivor, one of a dwindling number of top NBC Universal executives who predate the company's takeover by Comcast Corp. He's succeeded by establishing MSNBC's identity as a liberal alternative to industry leader Fox News Channel.
A traditional post-presidential election hangover hurt MSNBC, with viewership dropping 29 percent between 2012 and 2013, the Nielsen company said. The network, particularly Maddow, showed signs of life with its attention paid to the New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie bridge story, hinting at better days when politics becomes a bigger story.
Financially, the picture is much brighter as new deals with cable and satellite companies have taken effect over the past few years. As opposed to years when the network struggled for direction, its current identity makes it essential to more customers, and NBC Universal can charge higher prices.
There's some feeling within MSNBC, and among its fans, that the network's personalities are held to a higher standard than people at Fox News.
To a large extent, that's driven by the relationship with NBC News. Some viewers make little distinction between the two, particularly when NBC News personalities like Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd have regular programs on MSNBC, and NBC is sometimes held culpable for MSNBC's sins.
"If you're going to be a news organization, I think you probably need a little more self-control than the MSNBC commentators have," Levinson said. "I think it does reflect badly on NBC."
Comcast's move to separate MSNBC and NBC News, at least on a corporate level, has become more apparent within the past year. New NBC News President Deborah Turness makes it clear she has nothing to do with MSNBC. Griffin has said that a post-Olympics lineup change at MSNBC will bring greater clarity to the lineup by bunching the news-oriented shows earlier in the day before a turn toward opinion with Ronan Farrow's new show starting at 1 p.m. Eastern.
"All prominent news organizations have bumps like this," Rosenstiel said. "The real question is, are the corrections perceived as sincere and honest? More importantly, does the audience believe that you have learned something … from your mistakes?"
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Memorial Day Weekend – Aerial Views of the Maine Coast [VIDEO]
Memorial Day weekend is a great time for a nice trip along the Maine coast. How about this time, we take a nice, scenic PLANE trip along the coast! Check out these aerial views of Maine beaches - and get ready for summertime!


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Sansa Express
There's not a whole lot to say about the Sansa Express, and that's the point. People shopping for cheap portable media players often default to the Apple iPod shuffle just because they've seen it in ads and, hey, it works with iTunes. SanDisk throws a monkeywrench into that simple process with its new Sansa Express. Although it costs less, SanDisk's new 1GB player device boasts features that the shuffle can't match, such as an a OLED screen for menu navigation, a digital FM tuner, FM and voice recording, and upgradable storage capacity via a microSD expansion slot. If you are looking for the perfect cheap flash player for the gym or, perhaps, to give to the technophobe in your life, it doesn't get much simpler or affordable than this.
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Smokey Robinson and John Legend Duet on 'Quiet Storm' [LISTEN]by Thomas Chau | PopCrush
The legendary Smokey Robinson will be releasing a duets album titled 'Smokey & Friends' on Aug. 19, and for one of the tracks on the album, the song pairs the acclaimed Motown singer with John Legend for an old classic. Click on the video above to hear the two duet on Robinson's 1976 hit, 'Quiet Storm.'
'Quiet Storm' opens with Legend saying into the mic, "Bob Dylan called Smokey Robinson one of the greatest poets of our time. Smokey, it's an honor to sing this with you." The two singers then jump into a modern, but still soulful, rendition of the song which helped spawn a new genre of radio stations featuring late-night slow jams. This genre of radio was later nicknamed as "Quiet Storm" based on Robinson's album of the same name.
'Smokey & Friends' will also feature other big names in music, such as Elton John, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Cee Lo Green, Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow. Each performer joins Robinson in singing some of his past favorites, including 'You Really Got a Hold on Me' and 'My Girl.'
The full track list for the album is below.
'Smokey & Friends' Track List
1. 'The Tracks of My Tears' – Elton John
2. 'You Really Got a Hold on Me' – Steven Tyler
3. 'My Girl' – Miguel, Aloe Blacc & JC Chasez
4. 'Cruisin" – Jesse J
5. 'Quiet Storm' – John Legend
6. 'The Way You Do (The Things You Do)' – CeeLo Green
7. 'Being With You' – Mary J. Blige
8. 'Ain't the Peculiar' – James Taylor
9. 'The Tears of a Clown' – Sheryl Crow
10. 'Ooh Baby Baby' – Ledisi
11. 'Get Ready' – Gary Barlow


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Q. Does CFCA qualify for employer matching gifts?
A. Absolutely! Employer matching gifts are a no-cost way to double, triple or quadruple your contributions to CFCA.
To find out whether your company has a matching gift program, use our online search tool or ask your human resources department.
If your company qualifies, it's simply a matter of completing a paper or online form through your employer's human resources department or an affiliated third party.
Your matching gift forms are then submitted for processing and forwarded to CFCA for verification of your contribution(s).
Once your contribution is verified and approved, the matching gift is paid directly to us, which we note on our records. You should receive an acknowledgment from us concerning your contribution.
Where the matching gift money goes
We designate 100 percent of gifts through employer matching gift programs to our scholarship program. (In 2011, nearly 8,000 students received CFCA scholarships!)
Your donations provide scholarship assistance to promising young men and women, allowing them to achieve educational goals, serve their communities and build a path out of poverty for themselves and their families.
In 2011, we received $329,000 in employer matching gifts from donor requests made. That's all thanks to the amazing generosity of our sponsors and donors!
Here are three steps you can take today to help:
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Play Me
Control an alien slug as it rains death and destruction onto a sleepy campground. Devour creatures to gain their abilities of flight, swimming, climbing and size as you make your way to your next human meal. Based on Zeebarf's hit game The Visitor, the insatiable death slug is back in an all new action-adventure horror game. Guide him through the mountainous forest grounds of Camp Happy, as he destroys everything in his path in search of victims. Featuring original horror music by Sergiu Muresan, game stat tracking and automatic game saving.
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Howie Pyro Collection Exhibit-One Night Only
July 18th, 2012
This Thursday, July 19th, 2012, If you happen to find yourself wandering the streets of Los Angeles, pop into Studio 1444 and check out this awesome collection of Howie Pyro's Spook Show Posters and one of a kind Keith Haring art(example above). The exhibit and collection will be showing some extremely rare pieces of underground Americana and not only will works be displayed, but much of it will be for sale. The event, which is one night only, will be filmed by High Noon Media for a documentary series. Address and RSVP info after the jump… [ Continue Reading ]


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We currently have the most recent books by Richard Castle and Jim Butcher out from the library. We haven't finished reading them yet, but let us know if you would like to read them before we return them to the library. The books are:
- Frozen Heat – Richard Castle
- Cold Days – Jim Butcher


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Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Software Engineers design and develop large software systems. In addition, they may lead teams of software developers or quality assurance engineers. They also work with users and customers to understand their needs. Software systems we take for granted, such as Microsoft Office, are implemented by software engineers. Software engineers employ innovative software development approaches, such as Agile software development, to effectively manage software development projects.
If you have broad interests, or are interested in applying software to solve practical real-world problems, software engineering may be just the right career for you.


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6279.0 - Information Paper: Measuring Employment and Unemployment, 1995
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Provides information about the Monthly Labour Force Survey and discusses the Australian Labour Force framework. The paper also addresses issues relating to the measurement of employment, unemployment and underemployment including: reliability of CES registrations as a measure of unemployment, the labour force status of unpaid workers and students, and the effects of sample size on the accuracy of estimates.
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The Strips Sofa is from one of Arflex's most iconic collections and integral to the brand's history. Its modularity enables endless configurations, resulting in being awarded the Compasso D'Oro prize and display in various museums around the world. Available as a sofa, a bed or a sofa bed, Strips is characterised by fully removable quilted covers. Designed by Italian architect Cini Boeri, she always tried to realize innovative ideas to improve the quality of life. This concept was applied to the Strips collection, resulting in the configurations and adaptability inherent in the collection.
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I am having trouble with StringTokenizer. I have an input file that has an infix expressions followed by
a set of numbers which are the values for the variables
1 3 5 2 2 2
The goal is to take the infix and convert it to postfix. Then you will take the postfix and using the numbers evaluate the postfix expression. I have most of the methods completed to do the conversions and evaluations. My problem is getting the data out of the files.
I need to read the infix, print to an output file the infix, the postfix conversion, the values for the variables and the evaluated expression value.
I have my stacks, & queues set up. I just need help getting the data from the file.
StringTokenizer gives me tokens in strings but, I need to get characters and ints.
This is only a snippet of my full code but, it compiles but will not run.
Can anyone help with my use of StringTokenizer?
while(inFile.hasNext()) { line = inFile.nextLine(); st = new StringTokenizer(line); while(st.hasMoreTokens()) { test = st.nextToken(); //ops = st.nextToken.charAt(0); numbers = Integer.parseInt((st.nextToken())); } }


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THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE > The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
The Paramount's Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
An historic instrument holds the keys to another era.
The Paramount Theatre is home to the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, one of the last three remaining organs of its kind to reside in its original environment. Installed in time for the theatre's March 1, 1928 grand opening, the Paramount's "Publix 1" style Wurlitzer has one of the most ornate organ consoles ever produced. Its elegant keydesk was decorated at the Wurlitzer factory in Louis XVI style to match the theatre décor, including replication of the ornate flower basket designs featured throughout the grand theatre.
Installed at a cost of over $100,000, The Paramount's Mighty Wurlitzer includes an entire grand piano and drum-set built into the side panels of the auditorium. Next to these run hundreds of pipes and bells, chimes, whistles, and horns allowing one musician to fill a large auditorium with a "symphony" of music.
Lovingly cared for by the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society, the Mighty Wurlitzer has stood the test of time performing well beyond its originally projected lifespan. Much of the instrument still operates on its original mechanism. A high-tech wonder of its day, there are over 20,000 moving parts - requiring careful restoration, a painstaking process requiring thousands of hours of labor and many special materials.
Since the late 1950's, members of Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society (PSTOS) have spent literally thousands of hours each year to keep the instrument playing. Unfortunately, there is no suitable synthetic substitute for natural leather (modern organ builders still use it today). The only solution is to completely replace all of this leather with new material, which is not an easy job.
PSTOS is a non-profit organization furthering the appreciation, preservation and use of the Theatre Pipe Organs of yesteryear. Members include musicians, technicians, and enthusiastic listeners - all devoted to the preservation and continued enjoyment of what we believe to be a national treasure.
View an NBC Nightly News feature on the organ here!
Silent Movie Mondays Transport Visitors Back in Time
For over 10 years, STG presents silent film as part of keeping the historic Mighty Wurlitzer Organ alive and heard by present day audiences.
Click here to enjoy the Seattle Channel story on the Mighty Wurlitzer and Silent Movie Mondays!
As part of Silent Movie Mondays, STG presents beautifully preserved and/or restored prints of the films as they were meant to be seen - in their original format and at their correct speeds on a large theatre-size screen via projectors especially adapted to correctly show films of the silent period. These showings are held in a fully restored motion picture palace including live performance with period-music scores performed on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ.
As the lights dim, be transported back in time and experience these rare cinematic gems and hear the organ as it was so many years ago.


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Here's a last minute craft for a New Year's party. Tinsel Foil Stirrers!
You will need:
- Skewers
- Tinsel sheets about 3" x 4"
- Scissors, better if you use fringe scissors
- Clear tape
Just cut the tinsel sheet into fringes but leave about 1 cm on the top. Wrap the tinsel sheet around the skewer and secure the end with clear tape. And that's it!
My tinsel sheets were tightly rolled that's why it looks a bit curled. I think they look more like fireworks or sparks that way.
This is my last craft project for the year. Happy New Year, people! 2013 has been fun and I'm hoping for a wonderful 2014 ahead :)


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Allergic rhinitis and sinusitis in children
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There is an important relationship between allergy and acute and chronic rhinosinusitis in children.
Objective: The present study establishes a correlation between nasal allergy and paranasal sinus disease in children.We follow there parameters: the alteration of paranasal sinus mucosa recorded by imaging method, recurrent attack of acute sinusitis and chronic rhinosinusitis resistant at medical treatment at patients diagnosed by intermittent and persistent allergic rhinitis.
Material and method: We include in present study 128 patients, aged between 7 and 18 years old diagnosed with allergic rhinitis. From total number of patients, 46 patients have intermittent allergic rhinitis- group I and 82 patients suffer for persistent allergic rhinitis-group II. We use clinical, laboratory and imagistic method to determining sinusal alteration.
Results: Chronic cough and postnasal drip was the more predominant symptoms in sinusitis. In the case of group I, 34% patients suffer from different type of sinus disorders. In the case of group II, 47, 5% suffer from sinusitis. The more frequent alteration demonstrated by imaging was swollen sinus mucosa with important edema appear at 24, 2% from total number of patients. Just 17, 9% of patients suffer from recurrent attack of acute sinusitis and 9, 3% from total number of patients included in study have chronic rhinosinusitis resistant at medical treatment.
Conclusion: Allergic rhinitis appears to be involved as a cofactor in the disease expression of patients with both acute and chronic rhinosinusitis. In the case of group II -patients with persistent allergic rhinitis chronic sinusitis appears more frequent compare to group I. Recurrent attack of acute sinusitis appears more frequent in teenager compare to small children.