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Michael Feinstein & the Gershwins :: A Life-long Love Affair
When we hear the term The Great American Songbook, artists that immediately come to mind are Ira and George Gershwin... and Michael Feinstein. The songwriting Gershwins are synonymous with a time in American culture when popular songs came from the Broadway stage and film musicals. They articulated the restlessness of the Jazz Age, bringing syncopation and wit to the popular song, which is why their catalogue has endured, even grown in stature, in the decades since George Gerswhin's untimely death at the age of 39 in 1937.
Many music artists - from Ella Fitzgerald to Sting - have recorded their songs, but no one is better associated with the Gershwins' work than Michael Feinstein. In fact, he's spent his life studying, cataloging and preserving it. This life-long project began when at the age of 20 Feinstein moved to LA where, through a mutual friend, he met Ira Gershwin. The lyricist hired him to first catalogue his extensive collection of phonograph records. This led to six years of researching, cataloguing and preserving the unpublished sheet music and rare recordings in Gershwin's home.
That was in 1977 when Michael Feinstein began a six-year journey of researching, cataloging and preserving the unpublished sheet music and rare recordings of the Gershwins. In 1986, he recorded his first songbook celebrating great American composers - "Pure Gershwin." Feinstein's easy, engaging performance style was infectious, as well as his musical scholarship, which led him to an ambitious recording project where he celebrated (often with the participation of the songwriters themselves) the songs that make up that Great American Songbook. In 2008, he began the Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative whose mission is to provide the scholarship to research, preserve and perform the titles of the great songwriters of the past century.
So it was no surprise when in the Fall of 2012 Feinstein released his memoirs The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs which uses 12 Gershwin song titles to theme his experience working with Ira Gershwin while in his early 20s. Actually, such a memoir was expected.
Through lecture tour dates since the publication of "The Gershwins and Me," Feinstein has been able to share with word and song why preservation of an era of music on the verge of extinction is important to him, and should be to the rest of us.
Prior to Michael's lecture tour stop in San Francisco on March 3 at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, I had the honor of chatting with the singer, educator, archivist about his book and accompanying 12-song CD, the content of his lecture tour, what the loss of America's Songbook music does and will mean to our country, and why he has dedicated his life to its survival.
BeBe: We in San Francisco will be experiencing a visit from you on March 3 centered around your book 'Gershwins and Me' and it's accompanying CD. Is this city stop apart of an ongoing tour you are doing to promote the book and CD?
Michael Feinstein: I can't say that it is ongoing. I did a lot of appearances in the Fall of 2012 when the book was released in October, and I continue to do a number of appearances that are interspersed with regular concerts that I'm doing and other activities.
BeBe: It is of no surprise to anyone, particularly with you being the archivist of the Great American Songbook, that you wrote Gershwins and Me which is centered around 12 songs that you came into contact with while working with Ira Gershwin, and then you actually perform these songs presented in an album format. Now, what came first? Did you have a plan to put out these songs and then while performing them you were struck with memories of working with Ira Gershwin while cataloging these songs for him, or did you always have in mind to do this memoir and then the songs just came about from that?
Michael Feinstein: I was approached about doing a book about the Gerswhins and wanted to create something that would be different in execution and concept because there are a number of books about them. I needed to find a way to make it my personal statement about my experience with them, and to share the stories and anecdotes that I learned during the time with Ira Gershwin and met his contemporaries. So, it was an evolutionary process to figure out the form of the book. When we came upon the idea of using 12 specific songs as chapter titles and springboards for subjects of those chapters, it made a lot of sense because it allowed me to present a succession or series of anecdotes in a way was not always linear but from start to finish would eventually tell the story about the Gershwins in a different way. I chose 12 songs that I felt were either important just as songs or ones for which I had specific anecdotes or were kind of important historically in their lives and careers. After I chose the 12 songs, I started organizing and then when the book was completed finished, I recorded the CD.
BeBe: Now will you be singing the songs associated with and reading excerpts from the book when you are on this city-stop event?
Michael Feinstein: I would say this is a lecture with some performance, but it is by no means a concert. It is apart of my lecture tour which will involve some musical performance. The audience will get a good chunk of music, but it is not a concert.
BeBe: Now looking back, you were 20 years old or so when you were introduced to Ira Gershwin and given the opportunity to work with him by cataloging sheet music, some not seen before by others, in order to preserve the writings of the Gershwins (including brother George). At that time how did you respond with this chance meeting that led to working with the music and composing legend?
Michael Feinstein: Meeting Ira Gershwin was very unexpected. I had always been, for lack of a better word, obsessed with the work of the Gershwins. When I got the call to go and meet him, it was dream-like. I was almost out of my body with excitement at the thought of meeting Ira Gershwin, something that seemed impossible knowing that at the age of 80 he was solitary and sedentary. From the moment I met him I was absolutely thrilled to be apart of his world. It was an experience that I never took for granted. Every single day I had this heightened awareness that I was spending time with a legend and very mindful of touching a part of an era that was otherwise gone.
BeBe: Your whole career, as we know it, has been spent on preserving this period of music through performance and through your work as an artistic director so there isn't a loss of it. We know of your Great American Songbook Initiative and its mission to preserve and research this music, as well as, educate today's youth on the importance this music has to their lives. Why has this work of preserving the old become so important for you, as opposed to, working more on creating new? You are so talented in your own right without the need to fall back on the creation of music from others, but we haven't had a lot of exposure to new material from you, such as say a Marvin Hamlisch for example. Why is the preservation of the music from the Great American Songbook been so important to you?
Michael Feinstein: Because it's always been more important to me than any other music. And yes, I write music and all that, and very good at that actually. To preserve this music is important because we are at a period where it is in danger of getting lost. Being lucky enough to have touched that era through meeting and knowing so many people who were involved (in that time), I feel it is incumbent of me to pass on and share what I've learned because it will disappear otherwise. That era and that era of music is much more important to me than any other kind of music. It always has been.
BeBe: Do you think the potential loss of this music is directly related to something that is going on, or not going on, in the primary education system as it addresses music in the education process?
Michael Feinstein: Yes, the world has changed, and one of the things fundamentally is the lack of arts education. It is not hard to link many, many problems in our country to that fundamental lack of education because we have the separation now of Red State and Blue State that comes from the loss of common ground or commonality that the arts bring to us. It (the arts) connects us in our hearts and allows us to look at someone with whom we might otherwise have a divided opinion in a way that we see our unity. We see what we share. So, we now have 20, maybe 30, years of this lack of education where we have people who have been educated in technology, which has replaced arts, in a way that is great for technology, but it's like we have all these people that no longer have the ability to feel this music or experience it in a way that has deprived a part of our souls. That is why we have such incredible anger and hatred because we have lost the ability to access that part of our hearts. It is so obvious to me. It is as plain as day. Every time I see somebody talk about how unimportant the arts are, I think about how much more retched the world has become because of that.
BeBe: Well said.
Michael Feinstein: Also, the other thing that has happened as a lack of the ability to have this sophisticated understanding or even fundamental understanding of certain kinds of music, pop music has become so simplified that it's the same chords over and over again. There was just a study that was done that showed that music since 1955 has become incrementally more and more the same three or four chords over and over again. So we have dumb down music to the point that it is just mind numbingly boring.
BeBe: I totally agree. Studies have also shown through the loss of music and arts education, all other cognitive (psychological) learning is affected.
Michael Feinstein: It's all connected.
BeBe: With this book and CD, will there be future projects developed from them, meaning television specials?
Michael Feinstein: Well, I've already done with PBS Michael Feinstein's American Songbook, a series that has been going on and picks back up in April with three new episodes, and a NPR radio show called Song Travels that is in its second season. I also have a CD with Andre Previn (4-time Oscar winner and 10-time Grammy winner) of his songs coming out. So I think I'm covering all of the bases ( we both acknowledge with laughter).
BeBe: Yes, you've got it all down. You know we all enjoyed the work you did with Cheyenne Jackson, the 2009 studio recording and night club act Power of Two, which flowed so nicely. Is there a chance we will see something like that from you with other people in the near future?
Michael Feinstein: I'm totally open to it. With Cheyenne, it happened rather organically. It as a wonderful collaboration. We remain close. That was born out of a personal relationship that I think made the music very special. I'm certainly open to working with any number of people. I'd like to record a project with Christine Ebersole (2007 Best Actress in a Musical Tony winner for Amadeus) who I think is one of the great talents of any age. I think she is spectacular. And, Liza Minnelli and I have never done a full-fledged project together. We've toured many years ago, but......we've talked about doing something. I'd like to do that while we both still have the opportunity to create something.
BeBe: That union would be hot!
Michael Feinstein: I'm thrilled that Liza is working with Alan Cumming (March 13 at Town Hall in Manhattan) because I know that they will be sensational together. For the most part I don't desire to collaborate with people. But when it does happen and the chemistry is right, there's nothing better because it brings out of both of us something that can only happen because of that combination, and that's exciting.
5-time Grammy nominee and author Michael Feinstein makes a The Gershwins and Me lecture tour stop in San Francisco on March 3, 2013 at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 7pm. For tickets and more information www.jccsf.org
Michael will also be conducting another The Gershwins and Me lecture on May 7 in Philadelphia at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Upcoming Michael Feinstein concert dates include:
April 3 Carnegie Hall, New York
April 20 Music Center of Strathmore, Rockville
April 26 State Theater, Cleveland
May 4 Colden Center at Queens College, Flushing
May 11 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge
For more lecture tour and concert dates, and other project information visit www.MichaelFeinstein.com
As an actress, BeBe was introduced to film with a lead role in the independent film "Under One Sun" with her character dealing with religious, racial and gender issues. Additionally, she appeared in the campy musical "Devious, Inc" (Australian Film Festival, San Francisco Short Film Fest) also adding additional vocals to the musical soundtrack. Both of these performances led to her selection for a lead role in Aisha Media's next short film series, "Con-tin.u.um" to be released in 2012.


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Tomorrow by noon, Gaines Street will reopen to two-way traffic bringing the vision of a destination district, started over 20 years ago, one step closer to fruition. A ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. to formally celebrate.
This vision, pushed forward by citizen groups, including Get Gaines Going through the Knights Creative Communities Initiative and the Gaines Street Vitalization Committee, heralded in the framework for what Gaines Street has become. The road design and plan, as well as the vision to purchase key properties to help guide new development, was implemented at the direction of the City Commission, with financial support from Leon County.
Today, the area continues toward the goal of becoming a destination for citizens and visitors with a variety of locally owned businesses deeply rooted in the district, making it a place unlike any other in the city.
"No project in Tallahassee better demonstrates the success you can achieve when citizens, businesses and government work together," said Tallahassee Mayor John Marks. "When you see more than $128 million in new private development, the success of local existing businesses, not to mention a beautiful, safe and inviting roadway and enhanced parks, this project is a home run for our community."
"The Gaines Street Project is a key example of Leon County and the City of Tallahassee working hand-in-hand to create a unique district, embracing the retail, cultural and community components blended together creating a true desirable destination place," said Leon County Commission Chairman Nick Maddox.
In honor of the reopening, several area businesses are celebrating with specials and events. The community is encouraged to come celebrate with them! Check out Facebook.com/GainesStreet for additional event promotions and area happenings.
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En español | We're off to see the Wizard again — and, this time, it's in IMAX 3-D. The remastered beloved musical fantasy starring Judy Garland as Dorothy will return to theaters for a week starting Sept. 20. A new DVD collection including a 3-D Blu-ray will be available Oct. 1.
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It's all in preparation for The Wizard of Oz's 75th anniversary next year, which also may see several Oz-themed TV series, now in development, make it to air. For boomers who well remember the annual prime-time TV airings of the film, this will be a rare opportunity to view a childhood favorite on the big screen.
"You get more out of it that way," says John Fricke, an authority on all things Oz whose fourth book on the movie, The Wonderful World of Oz: An Illustrated History of the American Classic, is out this fall. "It was designed to be seen in a movie theater and enjoyed with others. The more you watch it as an adult, the more you marvel at how they did all this without computers — the monkeys with their wings, the cyclone, the melting witch."
The scene that Fricke is most excited about viewing in three dimensions? "That first image of the Emerald City across the poppy field. Just seeing Judy Garland up close is going to be a thrill."
And do take the grandkids, even if they might be as scared of those flying monkeys as you once were. "We say the age range for Oz is fetal to fatal," says Fricke. "From way young to way old." To prepare for its return, this whiz of an expert shares 10 random but fun facts you might not know about The Wizard of Oz.
1. How many of the Munchkins are still alive?
Of the 124 actors (not including child stand-ins) who portrayed the diminutive citizens two are known to be living, Fricke says. They are Jerry Maren, 93, the middle Lollipop Guild kid who hands Dorothy a sucker, and Ruth Duccini, 95. A third Munchkin, Margaret Pellegrini, one of the "sleepyheads" in the nest, recently died at age 89. Fricke says Pellegrini, who regularly attended Oz fan events, "was endlessly energetic, had extraordinary powers of recollection. And she was a classy, common-sensical, down-to-earth, funny, huge-hearted, indefatigable human being."
2. How many Munchkin actors actually use their own voices onscreen?
Only two, Joseph Koziel and Frank Cucksey. The rest of the Munchkin dialogue was dubbed.
3. How is the wonderful land of Oz connected to the wonderful world of Disney?
Walt Disney wasn't able to secure the rights to make a movie out of L. Frank Baum's book back in the '30s, but there are two Disney links: The last of four Munchkins who encourage Dorothy to "follow the Yellow Brick Road" has a high-pitched voice that sounds like cartoon dog Goofy. It is Goofy — actually the actor who spoke for him, Pinto Colvig. And during the Tin Man's rendition of "If I Only Had a Heart," a female voice is heard singing, "Wherefore art thou, Romeo." That's Adriana Caselotti, who is the voice of Snow White in Disney's 1937 animated feature.
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USGS to Launch Water Resource Analysis
Following the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) will also undertake an analysis of baseline water resources conditions to improve the understanding of groundwater and surface water systems that could be affected by commercial-scale oil shale development.
"For more than a century, and through many busts, we in the West have been trying to unlock oil shale resources to help power our country," said Secretary Salazar. "If we are to succeed this time, we must continue to encourage RD&D, determine whether the technologies would be viable on a commercial scale, and find a way to develop the resources in a way that protects water supplies in the arid West. With commercial oil shale technologies still years away, now is the time to ensure that our rules and plans reflect the latest information and will deliver a fair return to the American taxpayer."
BLM Director Bob Abbey said the agency, which recently solicited and received a second round of nominations for research, demonstration and development (RD&D) leases for oil shale on public land in Colorado and Utah, is committed to helping companies develop their technologies to determine their viability on a commercial scale and to ascertain what their water and power needs might be as well as their potential environmental impacts.
"The BLM's RD&D program has laid the foundation for companies to begin research, demonstration and development projects on public land, and to help determine how and whether their technologies might be viable on a commercial scale," said Director Abbey. "As companies apply their bench-scale technologies on those RD&D leases, we need to ensure that our commercial oil shale regulations and plans keep pace with the latest information. With commercial development of oil shale several years down the road, we have a window in which to consider how we might improve the 2008 regulations and plans for commercial development."
In November 2008, the previous Administration amended 8 of the BLM's land use plans in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming to make public lands available for potential commercial-scale oil-shale development, and two other land use plans to expand the acreage available for potential tar-sands leasing in Utah, where these resources are located. These actions made nearly 2 million acres available for potential development. It also issued regulations that fix the royalty rate for oil shale at 5% for the first 5 years of commercial production, rising 1% every year thereafter until the rate reaches a possible maximum of 12.5%.
Abbey said that over the coming months, the public will have an opportunity to provide input on whether to update the existing commercial oil shale regulations. The public process will allow the Department to consider whether the royalty rate for commercial oil shale production should be set after more is known about emerging oil shale technologies, whether future applications to lease should include specified resource protection plans, and whether aspects of the existing regulations should be clarified.
Secretary Salazar noted that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently determined that several fundamental questions about oil shale technologies remain unanswered, including critical questions about water demands. An October, 2010 GAO report determined that: "Oil shale development could have significant impacts on the quality and quantity of water resources, but the magnitude of these impacts is unknown because technologies are years from being commercially proven, the size of a future oil shale industry is uncertain, and knowledge of current water conditions and groundwater flow is limited." The Department is implementing an action plan, which includes USGS's analysis of baseline water resources, to address the GAO's recommendations.
Director Abbey said the BLM will also conduct further environmental analysis to determine whether to amend existing land use plans for oil shale and tar sands resources. The public process associated with the planning initiative will allow the Department to take a fresh look at what public lands are best suited for this kind of development.
Abbey said that BLM's review of its commercial oil shale regulations and programs should have no effect on existing R&D leases. "We remain very supportive of RD&D efforts as we seek to develop critical information about the commercial viability of oil shale technologies," said Abbey.
Today's announcement reflects the fact that BLM is also moving to resolve through settlement two lawsuits that are pending before the Federal District Court in Colorado.
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January 07 2013 10:12AM
Luongo practices in a Canucks jersey in Florida this morning.
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With the new collective bargaining agreement days away from ratification and the transaction window re-opening for NHL clubs, reporters like TSN's Farhan Lalji and the Toronto Sun's Rob Longley have descended on Coral Springs, Florida - home of the Florida Panthers practice facility - to cover the drawn out but possibly, finally imminent Roberto Luongo trade.
This morning Roberto Luongo has been photographed non-stop at a practice session in Coral Springs. Not that it's Luongo's intention but when you're wearing a Canucks jersey and practicing with a former Maple Leafs goalie coach at the Florida Panthers practice facility: you're going to draw the media's attention. It's unavoidable.
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We'll look at some of the pressure points and moving pieces in a possible Luongo deal, recap media chatter, parse some quotes, and try to find our bearings. Read on past the jump.
Is the deal done already?
Even during the lockout, when teams were ostensibly unable to discuss trade-specifics, reports surfaced from Sportsnet's John Shannon - who is pretty plugged in - that the Luongo deal was all but completed. That sentiment was echoed again recently by the likes of Josh Rimer.
For what it's worth we didn't buy it then and we don't buy it now. TSN's Bob McKenzie repudiated this notion yesterday, and James Mirtle threw additional gasoline on the fire by questioning on Twitter whether or not Luongo would waive his no-trade clause and approve a deal that would send him to Bay Street (more on this in a moment).
Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis was asked about Luongo's trade status early in a media conference call on Sunday afternoon, and after chuckling about how quickly the subject was broached gave the following answer:
"Until this [collective bargaining agreement] gets ratified we're not talking about trades with any team. [This agreement] done very early [Sunday] morning and we don't have the specific details yet - other than what's been reported - and we're not going to do anything until we see a collective agreement that's ratified [by all sides]. At that point we'll begin to move forward on a variety of different fronts that we've been thinking about."
I have to believe that, until the parameters and the language of the next CBA are set in stone, the framework of any Roberto Luongo deal will remain in flux. For example, unknown variables like the precise way that amnesty buyouts will work in the next CBA and whether or not the Kovy Klause makes it into the ten year deal would presumably impact the leverage and priorities of each side.
Obviously I don't have any insider information, but I find it tough to imagine a relatively conservative front office like Vancouver's agreeing to a trade of this magnitude without first poring obsessively over the new CBA. That being said, smart folks with a better handle on the Canucks' thinking than I, like Jason Botchford or Brad Zeimer, are handicapping a Luongo deal to happen, and to happen quickly.
Would Luongo even accept a trade to Toronto?
That's the question James Mirtle broached on Twitter on Sunday evening.
Only question on Luongo to Toronto for me is if he's willing to come here. Only uncertainty right now.— James Mirtle (@mirtle) January 6, 2013
Luongo situation funny in that hockey world seems split on what will happen with him. Most lately say he'll decline to go to Toronto.— James Mirtle (@mirtle) January 6, 2013
Generally speaking the thinking in Vancouver has been that Luongo would rather go to a market like Toronto or Edmonton and play as an everyday starter, than use his leverage to steer a trade exclusively to the Panthers (who are obviously unwilling to pay up, clearly looking for a second Brian Campbell
trade steal) and ride the pine in Vancouver. But maybe it's worth revisiting the report from Aaron Portzline, who heard that Luongo had vetoed a trade to Toronto in late-June of 2012:
Told by very good source #Canucks G Roberto Luongo has - to this point -- declined to waive no-trade clause to go to #Blackhawks or #Leafs.— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) June 25, 2012
Now Luongo's agent Gilles Lupien and Luongo himself denied this report at the time while the Canucks publicly said there was no deal in place for Luongo to veto. But, I mean, what else were they going to say?
Ultimately, I narrowly buy that Luongo hasn't yet vetoed any specific deal. Presuming that Portzline's source comes from the Columbus frontoffice, it's concievable that they were strategically coddled by the Canucks on this point during trade talks ("oh don't worry, he's turned down lots of destinations not just you Columbus, seriously what are you willing to part with?").
Still, the sense we got when Luongo met the media at a charity golf tournament on the eve of the NHL lockout was that Luongo's preference was indeed to be moved to the Panthers throughout this past summer. Maybe he's relaxed that stance since (that seemed to be the case at the time), or maybe he's still going to maximize his leverage and push for a trade to his former organization. It's well within his rights to do so, and only he knows for sure.
My take, which is pretty much worthless since I don't know Luongo personally: I'd be mildly surprised if he refused to be traded to the Maple Leafs. For a super competitive guy who despite the media's weird "Luongo's a choker" perception seems to live for the big game, the prospect and challenge of playing every day in Toronto has to be tempting. But we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that no Luongo trade can be completed without his approval, and that he's got the ability to stop to any transaction between the Leafs and the Canucks dead in its tracks.
Update: It looks like Luongo is doing Mike Gillis and the Canucks a big favour, and has given the team the "green light" to do what they will:
#Luongo says he has given #Canucks GM Mike Gillis the "green light" to do whatever he needs."— Rob Longley (@longleysunsport) January 7, 2013
Man, Luongo is all class. Though I'd still take this with a grain of salt, since I still highly doubt that "green light" equates to "yeah I'm happy to go play in Columbus."
Could the Canucks return both Luongo and Schneider this season?
This is the million dollar question heading into the likely opening of Canucks training camp this weekend. James Mirtle, again causing trouble, seems to see it as a possibility. As mentioned previously, however, the Canucks beat-writers appear to be convinced that it's unlikely in the extreme, though, Jason Botchford qualified that today when he wrote:
The organization has maintained through it all that it's willing to at least start the season with both Luongo and Cory Schneider. That's not a smokescreen.
Keeping Luongo around for next season would certainly be a distraction, but it would also make a lot of hockey sense, especially in a shortened season. In a shortened, condensed season: starting quickly and racking up as many wins in 48 or 50 games, while dealing with less time off between those contests, is going to be key. Obviously there's a better chance than usual that a lower quality team could ride the percentages to an undeserved playoff berth, a dangerous prospect for a good team like the Canucks. Not to mention that having two guys you trust between the pipes would be a big advantage for a team that will rely on a goaltender in Schneider who has enver been an everyday starter at the NHL level.
Basically Luongo's experience and steady, reliable presence in net could be particularly valuable to the Canucks in a shortened season, a fact that becomes especially stark when you remember that Eddie Lack is injured and has struggled this season anyway. Seriously, the backup goaltender cupboard on the free-agent market is as barren as the pantry at your divorée father's house was (before he remarried).
So the obvious answer here is that, yes, the Canucks could return both Schneider and Luongo to start the season. It might even be the "right" call to do so. Boy, I have a tough time seeing it though.
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In terms of teams that could be in on the Luongo-sweeps, we've got Florida (who seem like a long-shot for now, but that could change in a hurry), Toronto, Edmonton (who apparently got into the bidding just before the lockout) and Chicago. By far the most likely of those destinations strikes me as Toronto but that's really just based on their tradable assets, their glaring need, and the familiarity the Maple Leafs front office has with Luongo (Dave Nonis made the trade that brought Luongo to Vancouver).
For what it's worth, Mike Gillis did his best to put the pressure on the buyers when he was asked on Sunday's conference call whether or not trading Luongo was a "priority" for the Canucks:
"It's the priority for a number of other teams, so it'll become a priority for us. We'll have to wait and see what comes our way now that we can begin discussing specific things with teams. It's probably a new landscape now with a new CBA, so it's unfair of me to comment right now..."
For the Canucks, the best case scenario is that Burke is so desperate to make the playoffs and save his job that he acts like Giovanni Ribisi's character in Ted. Nazem Kadri - come on down!
The worst case scenario, on the other hand, is that Luongo is obstinate and insists on being moved to the Panthers (again, this would be well within his rights to do, and I wouldn't blame him if he took this tack), in which case: Mike Santorelli - come on down!
Frankly I wouldn't be surprised by either scenario, or anything in between and as the gap between Kadri and Santorelli might suggest: that basically means nothing would surprise me, at this point, on the Luongo front. The Canucks could net a huge bounty for his services, or they might have to settle for mid-level prospects and cap-space. It's that breadth possibilities that has kept this story and the speculation surrounding it so fresh and fascinating (even though we've beaten the material into the ground rather thoroughly around these parts).
Obviously from the moment the CBA gets ratified, it will be a DefCon1 situation for those waiting on this saga to finally draw to a close. For the hockey media: they're already there.
Keeping Lu for this season does make sense on a hockey level, but I hope that doesn't happen. Roberto has already had to wait in suspense for 8 months since he lost his starting job to Cory, and he has been an excellent team mate throughout. No bitterness and willing to interract with the media despite the drama.
Please GMMG, find a way to trade him asap. After all the BS he's put up with over the last few years, I hope we can do this for Lu.
January 07 2013, 12:26PM
I'm torn on seeing Luongo traded or stay here with the Canucks. He's been reliable, put up shut-outs in the SCF, and has been a much better team player over the last year. But it's also a lot of $'s that are never simultaneously on the ice.
Having said that, I think the Luongo trade situation is a very volatile one, where the decision might to pul the trigger might just happen "spontaneously" (not saying it won't be well thought out!!).
I think it all depends on a combination of factors: - What is the physical and mental state of the skaters and goalies? Are they ready to go? How many are injured? - What needs in the line-up do management and coaching staff identify? - What is being offered in trades? - What is the goal this season? Where do management & staff think they can finish (top 4, 5-8) with what style of play given current injuries? Is it to play a more defensive, low-scoring game with Kesler out and the Sedin production possibly not returning to levels pre-2012? If so, having 2 solid goalies might be preferable over a Luongo trade.
Anyways, it will be interesting to see it all play out. And whatever happens, I hope both Luongo and the Canucks end up being happy!
January 07 2013, 01:23PM
Starting the season with Luo and Schinds isn't exactly a bad thing.
The travesty would be to trade Luo for less than his value this season. It is a bit of a gamble to assume that one of the Leafs/Panthers/Blackhawks/Oilers will have goaltending issues this year, but chances are at least 1 team will stumble out of the gate and become more inclined to offer that extra something in order to get a deal done.
The Canucks still have enough money left on the cap to sign Jason Arnott. H Sedin/Kesler/Arnott/Lappy/Malhotra up the middle should give the Canucks enough depth to make another run at the cup.
Don't forget moving Edler is also a possibility.
There are so many variables involved that no one really knows how things will play out...but it's going to be fun to watch!
I have one question that I don't see anyone asking yet: does Luongo's contract suddenly get more enticing b/c of the new CBA?
Here's the reasoning: no one can sign these kinds of back-diving contracts anymore, and will other interested teams be able to sign high quality goaltending for 4-5 years (perhaps more) at 5.3 million per? Given the trend in deals for goalies like Carey, Rinne, and Bryzgalov? Luongo's deal might stop looking like an anchor, and start looking like good gap management given the reality of the new CBA.
Ive been wondering if maybe philly is willing to pay up for lou.
Now that there is a buyout clause. Couldnt we take on bryz's contract, and either trade him; or buy him out next year?
Dream situation:
Lou, Ballard, Canautton(?)
Mejzaros, Bryz, Couturier, 1st, 1st.
The first question posed would be: why would philly give up this much?
Imagine if philly had 3 buyouts instead of 2. Wouldnt that be an advantage? Also about that ballard and Mejzaros swap. It wouldnt be the best scenario for philly but it evens out the cap amount swap for the two teams.
After this id look into the possibility of trading Edler to montreal for the rights to P.K subban. A lefty for a righty.
Also look at trading Bryz anywhere for needed pieces. Even Chicago.
Hopefully Dan Ellis is available at the end of this all....
C'mon Gillis make it happen!


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Life is too short to be little.
- Benjamin Disraeli
The late Fred Rogers, speaking at his acceptance speech into the Television Hall of Fame, gave a speech that I believe typifies what leadership is truly about. Rogers says, "Fame is a four-letter word: and like tape or zoom or face or pain or love, what ultimately matters is what we do with it.
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The conductor of the orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl grew up in a family that had little interest in music, but he often tells people he found his early inspiration from the fine musicians on television." Rogers's perspective on what is truly important may seem like a throw-back in time, but the message is timeless.
Rogers added, "Who in your life has been a servant to you…who has helped you love the good that grows within you? No matter where they are-either here or in heaven-imagine how pleased those people must be to know that you thought of them right now. We all have only one life to live on earth. And through television, we have the choice of encouraging others to demean this life or to cherish it in creative, imaginative ways."
As defined by John Maxwell, leadership is influence. And with the influence you have as a leader, you will add value to the lives of others by your leadership style or it will be characterized by missed opportunities. How you see yourself will determine the direction you travel.
Italo Magni said, "If you're talking with your head, you're going to speak to their heads. If you're talking with your heart, you're going to reach their hearts. If you talk with your life, you're going to reach their lives." So here is the question: on which level do you want to lead? Discover these simple secrets and understand the most effective way to lead.
When you lead with your head you can help. There is certainly an advantage to leading from a position of knowledge. To be sure, it lends credibility when you lead and speak with understanding and from experience. But leading with your head can only take you so far.
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When you lead with your life you change the world. Leading with your life is the most powerful form of leadership. This level of leadership embodies all that you know, all of your passions, and unites them into a life committed to adding value to others.
Fred Rogers also said, "If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person." Stop and consider the relationships you have and how your influence is making a difference.
When you lead with your life your influence has no limits. What will be the measure of your leadership?
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Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2007
32 year-old Bristolian living alone in flat with Sky+, an Xbox 360, sore thumbs and a family history of colon cancer seeks audience with GSOH and an interest in proctology. Chairs provided.
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To go on the last night of the Fringe to any show, is to view the performer either at the end of their tether, suffering from festival flu or drunk. Mark however still had the happiness of well actually in going to Mark's performance in previous years No one has the happiness of Mark Olver. He even smiles as he waved goodbye to some of his jokes that he will never do again. (Though it would be a shame to say goodbye to the pacemaker joke) . Whereas you can watch some comedians gainfully pull themselves through their gig, with Mark it seems like a faultless effort of wanting to make these temporary friends in front of him laugh. A fantastic comedian who realises that the art isn't just making them laugh but making them remember you.
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Cancún/ Nairobi/Oslo, 7 December 2010 —Glaciers in Patagonia which covers parts of Argentina and Chile followed by ones in Alaska and its coastal mountain ranges have overall been losing mass faster and for longer than glaciers in other parts of the world.
These are among the findings of a new report compiled by the UN Environment Programme in partnership with scientists world-wide including at the Norwegian Polar Institute and Norut Alta
The third fastest rate of loss is among glaciers in the North West United States and South West Canada followed by ones in the high mountains of Asia including the Hindu Kush of the Himalayas; the Arctic and the Andes.
Overall Europe's glaciers have been putting on mass since the mid-1970s but this trend switched in around the year 2000.
While the overall trend is down, higher levels of precipitation in some places has increased the mass and in some cases the size of glaciers including in western Norway, New Zealand's South Island and parts of the Tierra del Fuego in South America.
Some mountain ranges are experiencing apparently contradictory effects. In smaller areas of the Karakoram range in Asia, for example advancing glaciers have even over-ridden areas that have been ice-free for some 50 years.
Meanwhile in northern areas of the Karakoram and the majority of Tibet, Tian Shan and Himalayas, glaciers are in fact receding – and some rapidly.
"Accumulation of science shows us a clear general trend of melting glaciers linked to a warming climate and perhaps other impacts, such as the deposit of soot reducing the reflection of heat back into space", says UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner. "This report underlines a global trend, observed over many decades now in some parts of the globe, which has short and long term implications for considerable numbers of people in terms of water supplies and vulnerability".
"Without doubt the main driving force behind the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers and formation of the catastrophic Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) is warming due to climate change. The risk to lives and livelihoods in the fragile Hindu Kush Himalayan region is high and getting higher. Immediate action by global community for launching long-term adaptation and resilience building programme is urgently needed," said Madhav Karki, Deputy Director General, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
"These alarming findings on melting glaciers underline the importance of combating climate change globally. It sends a strong message to us as politicians and climate negotiators in Cancun," said Norway's Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
Mr Solheim announced today that Norway will fully fund, with more than $12 million, the five year Hindu Kusch-Himalayas Climate Impact Aadaptation and Assessment (HICIA)Programme from 2011.
The initiative will be carried out by the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research, ICIMOD and UNEP-Grid Arendal.
The Norwegian Minister added: "People in the Himalayas must prepare for a tough and unpredictable future. They need our committed support. Therefore, Norway will fully fund the brand new 5-year program. We see this program as a potent mix of solid climate science, promising intra-regional cooperation and concrete adaptation projects on the ground. We support the program with great enthusiasm and look forward to continued close cooperation with the program partners".
"ICIMOD is indeed very pleased to acknowledge the generous announcement by the Royal Norwegian Government in taking a major and timely action by announcing a fresh and substantial support in launching HICIA programme," said Dr Karki.
Key Findings from the New UNEP Report
Melting glaciers could, in some places and perhaps in a matter of a few decades, cause a reduction in water availability in some dry areas, such as in Central Asia and parts of the Andes, says the report "High Mountain Glaciers and Climate Change - Challenges to Human Livelihoods and Adaptation"
In dry regions of Central Asia, Chile, Argentina and Peru, where there is little rainfall and precipitation, receding glaciers will have much more impact on the seasonal water availability than in Europe or in parts of Asia, where monsoon rains play a much more prominent role in the water cycle.
The report says that many glaciers may take centuries to fully disappear. But underlines that many low-lying, smaller glaciers, which are often crucial water sources in drylands are melting much faster.
"When glaciers disappear, people, livestock, birds and animals will be forced to move," says Christian Nellemann of the UNEP-GRID Arendal research centre in Norway. "But ironically, a lot of people die in deserts also from drowning, when increasingly unpredictable rains cause flash floods."
As glaciers melt, lakes held back by walls of mud, soil and stones can form holding back sometimes millions of tonnes of water which can put at risk villagers and infrastructure such as power plants.
In the last 40 years, Glacial Lake Outburst Floods – also known as GLOFs – have been increasing, not only in China, Nepal and Bhutan, but also more recently in Patagonia and the Andes.
Boosting adaptation including reducing the risk to people, livestock and infrastructure will be increasingly important in a climate-constrained world.
In respect to melting glaciers and the formation of glacial lakes, siphoning off the water from such lakes is one adaptive action. This has been successfully carried out at lakes in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
Similar projects have been carried out in the Tsho and Thorthormi Glaciers in Nepal and Bhutan but the cost and technical challenges in remote locations can be high.
The challenge of GLOFs comes against the background of increasing concern over the impacts of extreme weather events such as flash floods on lives and livelihoods. Annually an estimated 100 to 250 million people every year are affected by flooding.
The report also calls for more investment in glacial research and monitoring. Studying and modeling the runoff from glaciers and rivers and analyzing future variability linked with climate change is complex but necessary.
Mr. Steiner added: "If the world is to decisively deal with climate change, we must also address the need for programmes targeted towards adaptation strategies to build long-term resilience. Local people are already having to make tough decisions and choices as the climate around them changes. It is time for and governments and the international to step up action on cutting emissions and supporting adaptation. This meeting in Cancun is the next opportunity to fast track a response".
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I just recently bought a Ds and i want to play DGm, but it's in japanese. I can't read the Kanji so i can't understand much.
I wonder if someone know there's trans text somewhere?
Geez...i wish there's an English ver. and for Ps2 too...though i doubt there're any sell in my country.
They really should make more DGm game..maybe for Psp so i can play it everywhere. XD
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WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A family dog has been credited with awakening her owner to a fire that damaged their Waterloo apartment.
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Match Playing Conditions
41. Law 41 - Fielder
Law 41 shall apply subject to the following:
41.1 Law 41.1 - Protective equipment
The following shall apply in addition to Law 41.1:
The exchanging of protective equipment between members of the fielding side on the field shall be permitted provided that the umpires do not consider that it constitutes a waste of playing time.
41.2 Restrictions on the placement of fielders
41.2.1 At the instant of delivery, there may not be more than 5 fielders on the leg side.
41.2.2 In addition to the restriction contained in clause 41.2.1 above, further fielding restrictions shall apply to certain overs in each innings. The nature of such fielding restrictions and the overs during which they shall apply (hereinafter referred to as the Powerplay overs) are set out in the following clauses.
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b) Two semi-circles shall be drawn on the field of play. The semi-circles shall have as their centre the middle stump at either end of the pitch. The radius of each of the semi-circles shall be 30 yards (27.43 metres). The semi-circles shall be linked by two parallel straight lines drawn on the field. (Refer attached Appendix 5). These fielding restriction areas should be marked by continuous painted white lines or 'dots' at 5 yard (4.57 metres) intervals, each 'dot' to be covered by a white plastic or rubber (but not metal) disc measuring 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter.
c) During the Powerplay overs only two fielders shall be permitted outside this fielding restriction area at the instant of delivery.
d) During the non Powerplay overs, no more than 5 fielders shall be permitted outside the fielding restriction area referred to in clause 41.2.2 b above.
41.2.3 In circumstances when the number of overs of the batting team is reduced, the number of Powerplay overs shall be reduced in accordance with the table below. For the sake of clarity, it should be noted that the table shall apply to either or both the 1st and 2nd innings of the match.
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- Would USA as France think that it will be trench warfare again and bury its forces along the Maginot's line, or would it pursue a more active form of fighting and try to invade Germany's and Italy's western borders (together with BEF and French forces, of course)? If the answer is the latter, would the forces be sufficient to defeat Germany by 1940?
- Would the the presence of a large military force in the West make Hitler delay Operation Barbarossa or give up on it completely?
- How would this affect things in the Pacific? With the USA now on military alert, would Japan still attack Pearl Harbor?
What if the USA entered WW2 from the beginning?
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Posted 09 December 2011 - 07:28 PM
Let's presume that the Americans declare war on Germany together with the UK and France. The answers to the following questions interest me:
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Organizations will bring enhanced healthcare to Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas
Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton is now affiliated with Tacoma-based Franciscan Health System and becomes the seventh hospital associated with the Franciscan organization. Harrison's affiliation with Franciscan offers opportunities to expand services; improve the delivery and quality of care; and broaden access to services for individuals, employers, and communities in the South Puget Sound and on the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas.
The Harrison-Franciscan affiliation was announced in October 2012, and became official August 7, 2013 after reviews by state and federal regulatory agencies were finalized. This agreement will allow Harrison Medical Center to continue to operate as a secular (non-religious) nonprofit community medical center.
This affiliation with Franciscan makes Harrison a part of one of the largest integrated health systems in Washington. Franciscan includes St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma; St. Francis Hospital, Federal Way; St. Elizabeth Hospital, Enumclaw; St. Anthony Hospital, Gig Harbor; St. Clare Hospital, Lakewood; Highline Medical Center; Burien and the Franciscan Medical Group network of primary-care and specialty-care clinics. Franciscan has been ranked among the Top 100 Integrated Health Networks in the nation annually since 2004.
The affiliation will enable physicians and employees at Harrison and Franciscan to collaborate and innovate in order to improve the delivery of efficient and effective inpatient, outpatient and in-home care across a broad geographic region.
"We can enhance the services we offer and build on the economies of scale that a larger organization can provide," said Harrison Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Bosch. "In light of upcoming national reforms, this partnership helps ensure we keep our enduring promise of exceptional health care to the residents of the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas and North Mason County, now and for generations to come."
"This is a historic day for Franciscan, Harrison and the community," said Franciscan Health System Chief Executive Officer Joe Wilczek. "Both organizations have long traditions of providing health care to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. Our shared mission and values, including our shared commitment to excellence and exceptional health care, will allow us to work together to better serve residents throughout the region."
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