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Macau's coolest hotel gimmicks
Macau hotels are outdoing themselves to prove they're not just convenient places for gamblers to crash after a binge.
Below are some Macau hotel gimmicks quirky enough to soften the crush of big losses at the tables.
Michael Jackson-themed chamber escape game
The Ponte 16 casino-resort not only has a gallery dedicated to more than 40 pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia, it recently launched a chamber escape game with a horror theme reminiscent of the King of Pop's "Thriller" video.
The game features two chambers, dubbed Death Valley and Murder of Dance, in which you'll have to unlock the doors to return to freedom by solving the various riddles in elaborately decked out rooms.
Afterward, you can commemorate a mission accomplished with a photo session, stepping into a pair of shoes that'll help you achieve MJ's signature 45-degree lean.
MJ Gallery at Ponte 16, 2/F, Ponte 16 Resort Macau; +853 8861 6560
More on CNN: 10 must-try Macau foods
Bedside spa pools
Because the need for relaxation could arise at any hour, the Banyan Tree Macau has put the spa in your room -- right next to your bed, to be exact.
These suites are sweet on serious spa addicts, with personal relaxation pools located between the comfy beds and expansive windows framing views of Cotai.
In addition to the suites, Banyan Tree Macau has 10 villas with individual private outdoor pools for swimming.
Banyan Tree Macau, Galaxy Macau, Avenida Marginal Flor de Lotus, Cotai; +853 8883 8833; from MOP2,588 ($317) per night
Fake beach
"Why go to the beach, when we can bring the beach to you?"
This was likely Galaxy Macau's motivation for building a 52,000-square-meter beach right in the middle of the gaming capital's concrete jungle.
Covered in fine white sand, the space is complete with Ibiza-worthy lounge chairs and service, with waves as high as 1.5 meters lapping at its artificial shoreline.
Come for the Baccarat, stay for the sunbathing.
Galaxy Macau, Avenida Marginal Flor de Lotus, Cotai; +853 2888 0888
More on CNN: Macau's best casinos: Where to gamble, where to let loose
Kung Fu Panda rooms
The Sheraton Macao Hotel proves a vacation in the gambling city doesn't have to be off-limits for kids.
The DreamWorks Experience Package turns the hotel into a theme park for little ones.
Special family suites are decorated with images from DreamWorks movies, including "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda," and "Madagascar."
A "Shrekfast" ensures kids start the day off right with a hearty meal and their favorite characters, such as Shrek and Puss in Boots, Alex the lion and his penguin friends.
Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central, Estrada do Istmo, Macau; +853 2880 2000
More on CNN: Macau's kung fu coffee master
Renaissance art
The MGM goes high-brow with a newly launched 8,000-square-feet "Art Space."
The event space primarily hosts art exhibitions; its inaugural show opening in December 2013 featured a beautiful piece of Renaissance art: Botticelli's "Venus" (circa 1482).
The depiction of the goddess of love and fertility was a precursor to the master's most famous work, "The Birth of Venus," and has come all the way from Turin's Galleria Sabauda.
MGM Macau, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE, Macau; +853 8802 8888
More on CNN: 10 things to know before visiting Macau
Tea ceremony spherical room
The Okura's Yamazato restaurant has a stunning sphere-shaped tea ceremony room made entirely from washi paper.
The globe, which has a diameter of three meters, creates a calming white space within which two guests can enjoy a traditional tea ceremony led by a competent staff.
Accompanied by adjacent Zen gardens, the whole place is great for contemplating the sound of one hand clapping.
Avenida Marginal Flor de Lotus, Okura Hotel, Cotai, Macau; +853 8883 3636
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The Mazda MPV is known for its compact body style and good maneuverability, with comfortable handling and excellent sliding doors. Unfortunately, for a van it has limited cargo capacity and lacks the features offered by competitors.
Mazda doesn't settle for having a firm hand in the car market. After it witnessed the popularity of the minivan skyrocket in the 1980s, the company decided to offer the Mazda MPV. Its 1989 offering redefines the standards for what a minivan should be. A V-6 engine and available all-wheel drive made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list in 1990 and 1991.
Instant copycatting by other car companies quickly eroded Mazda's sale numbers, but not before Mazda left its mark in the minivan genre. Its ""go anywhere"" advertising campaign for the MPV created a public desire for a more dexterous and sporty minivan.
Mazda released the third generation of the MPV in Japan, in 2006. Two engine options replaced the previous engine, including a 2.3-liter, four-cylinder Direct Injection Spark Ignition and the turbo version of the same. The second-row reclining seat adds a retracting foot rest, and the gear shift relocates to the center console from the steering column.
The third generation MPV did not release in America, only in Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, as the Mazda 8.
The journey of the MPV has been a winding road that has led to ultimate success through persistence. It now represents a staple vehicle on the road in many cities around the world.
The 1989 Mazda MPV offers all-wheel drive and rear drive, a four-cylinder or six-cylinder engine, and a traditional hinged rear door instead of a sliding door. The compact style distinguishes it among competitors and spectators in the auto world.
Mazda did not change the MPV until 1996 when it moved away from the 2.0-liter engine and upgraded to the 2.5-liter. The all-wheel drive version of the van released as the MPV All Sport. This generation of the MPV ended after the 1998 model year.
The 2000 model year marked the beginning of a new era for Mazda, the MPV, and other Mazda models. The 2000 MPV uses front drive and the beloved traditional sliding rear doors. Storage capacity greatly improved with a fold-down rear seat.
The MPV received another upgrade in 2002 with a newer and more powerful engine. The 200-hp Mazda AJ engine displaces 3.0 liters and pairs with a five-speed automatic transmission. The cosmetic upgrade to the grille gives the van a refreshing aesthetic appeal, with a chrome bar at the top that makes it stand out, as opposed to the usual fully surrounding bar. Other improvements include 17-inch alloy wheels, traction, and a fine-tuned braking and suspension system. Mazda discontinued the DX model in 2002, leaving only the ES and LX models on the market.
The 2003 model year saw a new base model of the MPV known as the LX-SV. A state-of-the-art DVD entertainment system, one of the most popular options in vehicles worldwide, joins the option list of the MPV as well. All 2003 models also receive new front end styling, new disc brakes, and a rear-section air-conditioning unit.
Mazda earns praise for making a van bigger than a station wagon that still handles better than bigger minivans. Mazda targets the small family unit for the MPV and Mazda doesn't miss. The versatility of the MPV draws those who still value looking cool while hauling the kids to soccer practice. The MPV holds seven passengers, and even more with the rear seat folded down. If you don't have a full passenger load, cargo space is seemingly unlimited.
Those looking for a van with a lot of power however, are not as drawn to the MPV since road tests show that minivans by other manufacturers can complete maneuvers that the MPV duplicates with difficulty. The transmission doesn't provide stellar acceleration and seems to shift gears a little too quickly in certain situations. Some road test reviews state the MPV's body weighs too much for the engine.
Safety remains a rather duplicitous topic concerning the MPV, since Mazda receives top ratings in crash tests, despite lacking stability control features and side airbags.
A generous fuel capacity allows the MPV a more than respectable 25 mpg on the highway.
2006 Mazda MPV
Mazda entered the minivan market in1989 with the MPV, which stands for Multi-Purpose Vehicle.
2005 Mazda MPV
The 2005 Mazda MPV is a great minivan for casual driving.
2004 Mazda MPV
The 2004 Mazda MPV is not the typical minivan.
2003 Mazda MPV
The main complaint about the original MPV was that its engine wasn't powerful enough.
2002 Mazda MPV
The 2002 Mazda MPV is a one of those vehicles that receives little attention but has much to offer.
2000 Mazda MPV
The 2000 Mazda MPV results from a regrouping by Mazda.
1998 Mazda MPV
The 1998 Mazda MPV is a four-door minivan available in two models with a choice of either two- or four-wheel drive.
1997 Mazda MPV
The 1997 Mazda MPV is short for ""Multi-Purpose Vehicle,"" and is a minivan with sedan-like comfort and ride quality.
1996 Mazda MPV
The 1996 Mazda MPV is a rear-drive passenger minivan that comes in three models and is designed primarily as a family van with extra safety features.
1995 Mazda MPV
As an attractive family vehicle, the 1995 Mazda MPV offers three models and comes in either two-wheel- or four-wheel-drive versions.


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Virtually needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 97 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
Need a professional new logo / header graphic for Internet Marketing education and news site.
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Crisp, clean and professional. Overall site design will eventually have a news blog feel (think CNN, CBC http://www.cbc.ca/news/)
Target Audience:People who want to learn how to make money online as Internet and Affiliate Marketers.
Logo should have impact so that people remember the name and URL - NetProfitsToday.com
Please note that webmaster's pic is not to be included in new design.
All rights to the design will be transferred to us at the end of thecontest, once payment is sent.
If you have any other questions, please let me know. I will be visiting site regularly to check progress of submissions.
I look forward to seeing your work. Best of luck!
- BOLD design that conveys strength, knowledge and abundance.
- Color scheme - Prefer a red, blue, black, white & shades of gray scheme, but open to orange/blue, green & blue
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The Franchise Coach needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Australia's only specific business coaching model solely for businesses within franchise models (franchisees). Wanting a design that is contemporary and transportable across international boundaries.
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What - we would like a dynamic and powerful logo designed which creates immediate franchise alignment.
Why - This business is an Australian first. It must be a powerful statement about success, with a long-term growth consideration in mind.
Company - new, small business. 3 yr plan to be selling licences to operate within brand nationally within Australia, then within 5 yrs internationally.
- the major colour must be a strong navy blue.
- second colour could be a soft caramel or olive colour (you can be creative with this one)
- The tagline's that I've been considering are "We'll kick your butt, not kiss it!" and "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take". Don't know if these really work, if you think of anything else, open to suggestions.
- What I don't want is someone who isn't committed to giving their 100% to this design. I'd prefer you work on something that you can give it to. If we only get 1 message from someone passionate about making a difference, then that's the one we want to see.
- You have almost total creative control.
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After moving in with my boyfriend (big steps people), an incredible journey to India, a spontaneous trip to Spain and starting the most wonderful new job, 2011 will, undeniably, be tough to beat. I leave it behind feeling more confident, more grateful and more joyful than ever before.
While I'm unsure that 2012 can top the wonderful opportunities and incredible events that this past year brought, I do look forward to what's on the horizon. Onwards and upwards, so they say! With one of my dearest friends getting married this summer (and being a first-time bridesmaid, might I add), I can't help but get excited for those sweet moments that are fast approaching. On top of that, there are more travel plans in the works (including a potential trip to South Africa in the fall), some wonderful design projects on my plate, and many quiet moments in between that I, must admit, look forward to savouring. Here's to a year filled with love, laughter, hope and adventure. I simply can't wait!
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SAN JOSE — Police have identified a man who was stabbed to death Friday outside a party at a North San Jose office complex as detectives continue to investigate the motive for the attack.
Steve Bangalan, a 30-year-old San Jose resident, was found suffering from at least one stab wound outside an office building in the 1600 block of Oakland Road about 3 a.m., according to police. He was taken to Regional Medical Center of San Jose, where he died from his injuries.
Police say Bangalan had attended a party being held at an office for a firm called The Agency. Detectives are investigating the case, but no motive or suspects have been announced.
The stabbing was the city's 45th homicide of the year, the highest since San Jose recorded 53 in 1991.
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Paris Hilton spent over two hours shopping at Arcade in Beverly Hills yesterday. And by shopping I mean she tried on clothes in the dressing room then tossed them on the floor for the peasants to bag up. Afterward, she handed her credit card out through the curtain which is, actually, kind of courteous hygienically speaking. On that note, Paris' new haircut is prompting me to have a serious, heartfelt talk with my penis. *yells down pants* HERPES!
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Lincoln has been named a "Tree City USA" by the National Arbor Day Foundation. This is the 23rd year that Lincoln has received this national recognition. Lincoln and other Nebraska communities will officially receive their awards at a ceremony at noon Wednesday, April 12 in the Warner Legislative Chamber at the State Capitol.
Lincoln is also the recipient of a "Tree City USA Growth Award" for demonstrating progress in its community forestry program, specifically in the areas of publications, recycling and street tree planting. The Growth Award was created to recognize environmental improvement and higher levels of tree care in Tree City USA communities.
"Tree City USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation is a symbol of how important and valued trees are to our community," Lincoln Mayor Don Wesely. "The trees we plant and care for today will cool and beautify our cities, increase property values, help clean the air and water and conserve energy for years to come."
The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. To become a "Tree City USA," a community must meet four standards - an existing tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance.


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After leaving Washington College, I worked for Charity Navigator, an online evaluator of America's charities that is meant to be used as a tool for individual donors while making their giving decisions. While I was at it, I started a Master's program in Nonprofit Management at The New School. Now I work part-time in the development department at a central-Jersey nonprofit called Collier Youth Services. Collier operates an alternative high school for students with emotional or behavioral problems, a group home for high school-aged girls, a transitional home for women 18-21 who have aged out of the foster care system or are homeless due to personal hardships, a job training program for teens, and environmental programming. I'm involved in the fundraising efforts there — grant proposals, recognition letters, funding research, things like that. It's the perfect job to keep me just busy and engaged enough while I'm still in school.
School is great too. People at The New School really care about what they're doing and the impact of their actions on others or the environment. It's definitely a match based on values and offers an idealistic yet well-grounded environment where I've been involved with so many real projects and real clients. Last year I consulted with a redevelopment agency in Jersey City to create the pro formas for three mixed-income residential units that will be built in the coming years. It's a project that has the potential to revitalize a distressed community. New School projects have given me exposure to community development finance, housing, financial management, social entrepreneurship, and grantsmanship, and I'm looking forward to learning more about marketing and corporate social responsibility in the upcoming semester. I'll have my MS in Nonprofit Management with a concentration in social entrepreneurship in May 2011.
I use my background in sociology every day. Although my employers have usually been more excited about my degree in economics, the skills I developed as a result of studying sociology are more applicable to my daily life. I probably won't tell someone which sociological perspective I'm using to understand a problem, but that background helps me to step back and think objectively about the issue at hand. That's probably the most important thing I learned at Washington College. It was pretty funny when my professors started talking about the sociological perspectives during my first day at The New School—Washington College provided the perfect preparation
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OMG! They stopped moving the ball on
The last 15min. of the game and all our
shooters were just out of sync. I think
Tony was really tired but was actually
trying to get to 20pts. Glad PoP took
him out for a while, cuz he was clearly
hurting the team.
Everybody was gassed, seemed like Timmay
Was the only one who had a pep in his step
Since he sat for so long.
Tony was a bit tired and there were times we were trying to create offense with Danny and Kawi. Also I thought Tony took an ill advised 3 pt attempt.
Pop maybe didn't manage Tony's minutes very well I don't think, but what do I know.
I'm not discouraged by the comeback. There were some understandable reasons why, and things that can be corrected. Tony Allen's drama bailed them out along with Manus two mistakes.
I look for Spurs to take one in Memphis and maybe sweep. The difference has been team rebounding and Splitter and Duncans defense. Splitter particularly has closed out very well on Gasol without allowing the drive. He and Duncan have also guarded the rim up close extremely well against them..
IMO Bayless and Pondexter will have to become major players for Memphis to pull this off. They simply can't spread the floor enough to score what they need to to beat us.
Is our defense that good? I think so. And the scary part is that the whole team seems to take a sadistic pride in shutting people down. What is Pop feeding them? They looked brainwashed out there, a single minded machine that just eats up their opponents. -----pjrfan
good news, they do not play again until Saturday. After that it is every other day. they are all very much aware of of last year's debacle in their last four games. Minutes will probably managed much better too. seems like saturday with all the rest is a really crucial game, but who am I?
Refs certainly had a hand in the game with the Spurs getting rung up for fouls throughout the 4th quarter.
Still, a 9 point quarter is inexcusable. Mr Bonner could have put the game away, but he started clanking open 3s again (so much for his reliability).
Thankfully, foul trouble kept Timmy on the bench for so long that he was the only player with fresh legs during OT.
I think Pop held Tony out of the game too long. Once he came out of the 3rd, we really lost our offensive groove, and by the time we put Tony back in, we never really recovered, and Tim bailed us out.
at the end of the day 2-0 lead, i can't be too picky.
Bonner is deadly only when he has time for his shot. One he missed was contested and another was rushed. Also has been working hard on defense. We just started taking ill advised shots in the fourth quarter wasting our big lead. I believe that Spurs will come back strong Saturday after getting 3 days of rest.
It just amazes me how everyone just ignores Manu's bad games, and there are a lot of them. Yes, Tony was gassed and tried to do too much at the end, but isn't that "Manu Time"? Yes, Bonner didn't hit as many 3's and didn't hit any late, but no one else did, and Manu is the KING of ill advised 3's. Tony needed someone to spell him and run the offense with TD on the bench with fouls, where was Manu? Screwing things up. This town needs to see reality.
$hit happnes....can't expect the Spurs to be perfect for 48 min each and every game. Memphis is a great team with great defense. Was I happy about it? Absolutly not, but they still managed to find a way to win and go up 2-0. They didn't win by 21 like last game and we wouldn't be having this conversation if they won game 2 by 15-20 points. But, the fact still reamins, a "W" is a "W". You can win by 4 or by 30....it's still just one win and they're up 2-0. I can't complain! Just my 2 cents.
I think he's going to be a star. And as time goes on, he'll be the face of the Spurs, I think.--- Coach Pop on Leonard
The only reality is this; Manu needs to takes shots to open up his game. And he only took six shots, made 3, and one of them was the play at the end of the game when Tony and Bonner put him in a position to throw up a last second shot. We have an entire thread on Bonner playing well, when in fact his foul on ZBo was a worse play than Manus. Manus came off a complete hustle play, after he tried to bail out TP and Bonner at the end of the shot clock. Bonner was completely out of position and committed a horrible foul on ZBo. That was a huge turning pointing the ebb and flow. And, made it a 4 point game. People on this board SHOULD be happy when Bonner hits a few shots. He has to, in order to make any impactst all. He's not a inate basketball player. He has to have that short moment to think before he reacts. It's what makes it tough for him to play help defense, or get a shot off if someone closes out fast. Has he played ok defense on ZBo? I think he has followed the game plan, but we are fronting him every time. What has been making it tough, is weak side help, and on ball pressure on the entry pass. Lets face it, every time Pop sees it getting out of control, he will put Manu in. He settles the team down. He stretches the floor just like Bonner does, even if he doesnt hit shots. He is the one they call on to make whatever play we run at ends of games work on every one of our sets. Not just a single set. He also gives them a second ball handler when he and TP ate in together to releave pressure. If Joseph is in, Manu HAS to be in. Oh, and he has cojones bigger than Bonners Red head. That's what this town sees in Manu, and what wins titles.
Not only Bonner but all Spurs stopped moving that ball and looked dead in the fourth. Tony was a MONSTER and did an outstanding job in the first 3 quarters with 18 assists, however Tony needed to take a breather so Memphis got back in the game and spent so much energy to do so but all they could come up with was crating that OT with their dirty call from Allen. Spurs still closed them in OT!!!Thank Goodness for Timmmmmmmmmaaaay coming BIG in OT.
Look all I care about is that Spurs got the W...
I don't see any crack of light of hope Memphis can build upon in that fourth quarter come back especially since Tony Allen was just did some fine acting job to get that none flagrant call on Manu which was easily a hard PO foul not a flagrant.... Oh well... Officials were not consistent all game long, but that should not stop Spurs from playing better and forcing the W!!!!
Spurs however I can see them adjust better in game 3. For example Pop can manage Spurs starters minutes wiser which could very well mean Spurs go up 3-0 by then.
Go Spurs Go!
Go Spurs Go!
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Agree with with Spurcrazed, also fatigue has a lot to do with it, both teams missed wide open shots and made dumb defensive errors. I believe 3 days rest will do wonders, especially for the Spurs. Manu brings an intangible that cannot be taught, the will to win. In spite of his goof ups
thats what makes him special. Bonner is another tool in the Spurs tool box and brings a different aspect to the team. That is what makes for a deep team, when one thing is not working we can make a change.
When we only score 9 points in the 4th quarter and still end up winning we have to be doing something right. In the Spurs we trust.
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Regarding the refs not being consistent....I personally don't think consistent is the word. Here is what I saw. The spurs came out of halftime pretty much where they left off. They were pretty hot. After a few made buckets, the whistles started pouring in for Memphis. Foul after foul, three on TD in a 30 second span. That slowed the game down, took out our best big man, and put the spurs in the penalty early. That was a big factor in Memphis getting back into it. I think one sided better describes the officiating.
Im not discounting our terrible shooting late. That is the other big factor.
I'll never leave Spurs report... Even though Choppsboy is what comes out of a horse's ass.
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the only bright side, is that the early foul trouble give SA fresh tim duncan who took over overtime...
Im honored to be on this team right now because hes going to be great for years to come, and Im going to hold on as long as I can. -Tim Duncan on Kawhi Leonard.
So why bother to comment about Manu when we already have you for that?
Needing a clutch shot to win the game, Bonner would be waaay down the list of who I would like to see take it. Now he's had a pretty good play offs, comparatively speaking for his game, but clutch doesn't come to mind when we talk about Bonner. And listen, this whole Bonner/ Manu thing is ridiculous. Its apples to oranges. We are talking about a complete one dimensional role player, who if he knocks down some shots in the playoffs for once we give him an entire thread. Versus Manu being a key component, multifaceted cog in an attempt to win another title. Glad Bonner has hit some shots. Glad he can bang ZBo since we are double teaming him every time he touched it, and Bonner only misses the occasional rotation. We will take that. But he is what he is. Play him a few minutes. If he hits some shots and doesn't hurt us too bad, we will take it. Manu, on the other hand, breathes life into the Spurs. He will bring things to a game and series that the staff and opponents love and fear. Manu is a key to a title. Anything Bonner gives us is a true bonus.
This wasn't a Bonner>Manu thing. I mentioned Bonner because everyone seems to dump on one person when something goes wrong, and it's usually Bonner. And they seem to ignore the things that start the opposing team getting momentum, like turnovers, bad shots, stupid defensive mistakes...and a lot of the time Manu is right in the middle of that. I'm not saying no one else was the cause, but it's one thing to take good shots and miss them, it's another to try a pass that has a 10% chance of working, or jacking up 3's that don't even touch the rim early in the shot clock, etc. The thing is Manu used to make up for that in the 4th quarter, he can't do that anymore.
I think the issue is this: you obviously know the game. Yet you are steadfast in bashing a guy that not only has been a key to 3 titles, but a lot more to the city and organization. And, is still that way. Although he is not what he once was, he still is a key component to what we do, and vital to any chance we have to another title. Manu has always played the way he does now, he just does do in limited minutes now. He is still the most clutch player we have, and does so many little things that don't even show up in the box score. There isn't a GM, or coach, or player in this league that wouldn't want him on their team. And, in crunch time, I'd venture to day he still strikes more fear in the opponent than any other Spur. All that said, you tend to single out wild shots or errant passes. What and how he does those things is part of what makes him so feared and so dangerous. I'd take a wild Manu shot every once in a while to get all the good things that come along with it. He just makes plays. He's always around the ball, and is not afraid to be the man when others shrink. All that being said, and I know you recognize this, you will single out a turnover or crazy shot of his. Yet, you seem to defend a player like Bonner, who is truthfully nothing more than a one dimensional role guy. One that in veritably will get lost in the game, or simply disappear. He has zero basketball IQ, no true feel for the game, and can't master many of the fundamental skills that could make him better. While Manu has stepped up time after time after time, you tend to focus on an area of each game he did not play well. Truth be told, I think Bonner is a great guy. I think he's good to have on our team. But to incessantly defend his limited contributions, yet rag on one of top players who gives us that 'it', that most teams don't have, makes no sense to most fans. And he missed the 12 of the last 13 games of the season, (we went 5-7), and is still rounding back into form. His shots not there, but his all around game, and obviously clutch shooting has been a major lift for us. Heck, I hope every one of our guys has great games. Even Bonner. He makes the game winner in game 7 of the finals, I'll eat all the crow you serve. It's just hard to see what justification one has for one of our main guys, and the true heart of our team and city basketball wise.
Pop should have used his bench as we had too many unforced TO's in the end. Granted the Spurs played the best D i've seen thru 31/2 Quarters that they just ran out of gas the end.
You can say what you want (as we can all do in this forum) but when a topic is supposed to be started to address 15 min of bad basketball from the whole team and you single out Manu's performance in a few plays of that span sounds more like a Manu hater.
Also, you say you have been hard on others too, but I've seen you defend and talk good about other guys (like Bonner or what you just wrote about Parker carrying the team on his shoulders) and so far I've never seen you talk any good at all about Manu (and plenty of bad things about him have you said since I've been reading here).
Is Manu perfect? No way. Is he as good as he was some years ago? Unfortunately, no. But I think he still has some good things in him and in his game and I haven't seen you address any of that, just the bad things and the mistakes he has (and by the way, I don't agree with your perception of 1 good game out of 3). So don't be surprised if evevn though you want to call yourself a Manu realist, most of the forum might perceive you as a Manu hater, even people that "don't kiss the ground Manu walks on".
Sure the refs did affect on that game a lot by calling so many fouls, but my observation here was that our Spurs are much more mature this year to fall for that trap again. Unlike last year where the Spurs rolled through the first two rounds with two sweeps, this year the Spurs are working more maturely and Pop is managing their minutes better so they don't get GASSED again and lose games after the refs try to fight you too besides opponents.
There should always be some RESERVE in the Spurs TANK because they will face this on the road again in games three and four....And that should balance out for the Spurs favor despite all the attacks and curve balls thrown at Spurs from opponents and refs too...
Spurs will survive this team much better than last year WCF IMHO because this year is nothing like last year.
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overall goal is to illustrate with intuitive graphics what c.h.i. is about -- the bringing together of ideas, bouncing them off each other, and seeing what kind of magic we can make pop out.
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According to college records, a Shakespeare play has not been produced by the Beloit College theatre department since 1997. That discovery was enough to put John Kaufmann in motion.
The assistant professor of theatre arts, drawn in by the accessibility of A Midsummer Night's Dream, will direct the comedy on campus from April 24 through May 3. "It is such a fun play with a delightfully clear plot that audiences recognize and really gets across the beauty of Shakespeare," he says.
In true liberal arts fashion, Kaufmann was inspired by how the play could incorporate a variety of disciplines and areas of the college.
"… Shakespeare opens windows into poetry, into history, into culture, and ideally into our own humanity today in a way that is so rich," says Kaufmann.
Kaufmann hopes his production will not only bring creative minds across fields, but also offer a full experience for the audience. "I'm hoping that from the moment the audience comes into the theatre, the world that the class and the designers have created will infect them, and it will be a contagious environment," he says. "It will take them to another world."
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GOOPy's Thanksgiving with Jennifer Aniston
How do you get on one of these lists? Shinan Govani is on these lists. He was one of the privileged guests invited to the opening of the new La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh and according to his Twitter Gwyneth Paltrow arrived with the woman she once dismissed as "that TV girl". Apparently she and none other than Jennifer Aniston arrived together like BFFs, all handholdy and close. I have tried to find a photo because you know how much that would be worth but have so far unsuccessful. Having said that, Shinan is a professional. A master gossip. And he would have watched that sh-t like the best hawk ever. It's hardly surprising that Angelina brings the other girls together, non?
As for those ridiculous reports yesterday linking Jen with Orlando Bloom again just because they arrived in London together and shared a car…
Clearly the hotel flew them out on the same flight and transported them in the same vehicle to their next destination. For convenience. Orly's model girlfriend Miranda Kerr was at the event too. Thanksgiving Jen is still single and finding companionship with my G who is not single but whose husband allegedly wishes he was.
Gwyneth looks gorgeous in pale pink. Jennifer once again is boring as f-ck in black matron.
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Today's question for retirees is the classic, "How much of my retirement account should I leave in cash so I won't have to sell income-producing assets in a down market?" Like so many answers regarding money, "It all depends."
While I'm happy to review a spectrum of alternatives in a minute, I've always thought that my own answer to the question was the best. My pat solution calls for a 50/50 mix of bond funds and dividend-rich stock funds that can be expected to churn out combined earnings of about 5 percent per year. The bond funds, in recent years, would have to include some with higher volatility like high-yield corporate or emerging markets government bond funds that can be expected to generate around 6 percent in interest per year. Dividend-rich stock funds can be found that generate dividend income of 3 percent currently. Value index or high dividend yield funds fit this category.
In either the stock or bond fund investments, annual expenses (expense ratios) must be kept to a minimum because these annual fees chew into the dividends and interest that make up the regular monthly deposit into a checking account. For the stock side, just a collection of individual stocks from the higher-yielding section of the Dow Jones industrial average can serve part of this purpose and will involve no ongoing management cost once they have been purchased. The so-called "Dogs of the Dow" (the 10 highest-yielding of the 30 Dow stocks) currently pay almost 4 percent.
Nobody needs to be reminded that stocks and bonds can both drop in capital value as a consequence of market forces, but interest and dividends, as a general rule, hold up reasonably well. Downturns in bond fund values are usually the result of increases in market interest rates, so over time, interest payments will increase as old bonds are replaced with new bonds paying higher rates. Just sit tight and things will be fine.
As for stocks and their implosions, those that pay hefty dividends continue to pay the same dividend rate per share regardless of what fluctuations the share price may be experiencing. Again, just sit tight and things will be fine. Bottom line: Interest and dividends will keep flowing into the checking account, and while the total principal may fluctuate in value, its income-producing attributes will remain relatively constant.
If a goal of the account is to produce a 5 percent rate of income from a retirement portfolio, we're almost there given the expected flows of dividends and interest outlined above. However, in times when interest and dividend income falls short of expectations, it can make sense to carve out a little of the principal to make up the difference. If interest and dividends amount to 4 percent, take an additional 1 percent from the stock portion that should be appreciating in a typical year. What's left of the stock fund appreciation helps insulate the entire account from the ravages of inflation.
An alternate universe of financial adviser's suggests that retirees are better served by having the entire account in stocks but that an amount equal to three years of net living expenses (beyond Social Security and other income) should be kept in cash. The idea is that market downturns rarely last more than three years before experiencing a complete recovery. Having a cash reserve allows the retiree to avoid taking money out of the account when the market is down.
Here's how that would have worked in 2007-09. Someone with $500,000, spending 5 percent or $25,000 per year of interest, dividends, and a little bit of principal in an all-stock portfolio, would later have been spending at a rate of 10 percent of assets when the market plunged by 50 percent ($25,000 of income would have been 10 percent of that decimated $250,000 portfolio). By keeping even a year of cash, to meet income needs beyond what the regular dividends and interest were continuing to provide, the portfolio would have remained intact to experience the full benefit of the inevitable snapback in 2009 and 2010.
The choice is yours -- a 50/50 mix of stocks and bonds or heavily weighted (perhaps 90 percent) stocks buttressed by a cash side fund to weather periodic crashes. Either approach offers a vast improvement over the mindless annuities and target date retirement funds routinely foisted on retirees by the financial services industry.


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Imperfect, impossible and irascible dads are in heavy rotation this fall, with comedic paternal roles drawing big-ticket names including Robin Williams, Michael J. Fox, Peter Riegert and now James Caan.
Caan is the costar of ABC's "Back in the Game," which, if subjected to DNA testing, might find its parenthood traced to Clint Eastwood's "The Trouble With the Curve" and various "Bad News Bears" renditions. Which is more promising than perhaps it sounds.
Terry Gannon Jr. (Maggie Lawson) is a fair and lovely yet newly single mother who has just moved back in with her old man, Terry Sr., a.k.a. "The Cannon" (Caan.) Although he made her into an all-star college ballplayer, the Cannon, also apparently a single parent, was less than perfect.
And in many ways the chemistry between Lawson and Caan — they make child abandonment actually seem funny — is "Back in the Game's" biggest strength. Her: "You moved me to Mexico and left me with the team mascot." Him: "I told you, I was in jail."
We meet the pair as Terry Jr. is taking her young son Danny (Griffin Gluck, winner of this season's Most Appealing Child Actor award) to try out for the local baseball league. Which is run by a Greek chorus of Mean and Vicariously-Living Dads led by Dick (Ben Koldyke), whose name is used far too often in the pilot as a cheap joke. Despite his athletic heritage, Danny is a terrible ballplayer. He doesn't care all that much; he just wants to be on the team to impress a girl.
Danny's not the only non-athlete. Terry is quickly befriended by Lulu Lovette ("Being Human's" Lenora Crichlow, the show's second biggest strength) a flask-toting wealthy widow who has clearly seen "The Natural" a few times. She shows up to tryouts dressed completely in white. When neither of their sons makes the league, Lulu offers to foot the bill for a new team and Terry soon finds herself coaching a requisite assortment of misfit players.
Again, more promising than it sounds.
Caan, in high beer-guzzling grizzle, owns the screen whenever he's on it, which is often. Like that other iconic mess of a baseball coach, Walter Matthau, all Caan has to do is walk across the room and you laugh.
Here he offers a master class in abuse-with-a-twinkle. Like many of the other new dads this season, he says terrible things for which he refuses to apologize. But beneath the crust lurks a sweet if not quite soft center.
Lawson, to her very great credit, holds her own in every scene. Her character believes her father always put baseball ahead of her, but she too is able to voice her anger without seeming shrill or bitter.
"Remember when I got my first period?" she says. "You told me to walk it off."
"They didn't have the Internet back then," he answers with a shrug. Then, instead of the kind of mean-spirited mocking that has become alarmingly de rigueur, the audience gets a picture of a single parent of an opposite-sex child completely at a loss. Something Terry is experiencing herself.
There is no doubt in subsequent episodes that we'll see Caan abusing Terry and the team of misfits. There is also no doubt that he will help them become better players, and better people — and they will have the same effect on him. He and his daughter will grow closer and form an increasingly perfect if non-traditional family, while Lulu leads Terry on all manner of mad single-gal adventures.
But in this case familiarity breeds more comfort than contempt. Caan and Lawson spark when they spar, Crichlow's Lulu is a delight as is Gluck's Danny. And even Dick, though burdened with far too much sexual innuendo, has a few good moments.
Like I said, promising. Very promising.
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A thirty-six year old, mentally challenged behemoth of a man named Bubba (Larry Drake, typecast again) draws the ire of his small, rural town's postmaster Otis P. Hazelrigg (the legendary Charles Durning) for being a bit too friendly with sweet little Marylee (Tonya Crowe). When the girl is attacked by a vicious dog and Bubba comes to her rescue, the sight of the gigantic toddler with the bloodied body of the innocent in his arms drives the letter carrier into a frenzy--he quickly recruits alcoholic farmer Harless Hooker (Lane Smith), grease-monkey and Cooter Davenport impersonator Skeeter Norris (Robert F. Lyons), and morbidly obese hypertension-sufferer Philby (Claude "No Relation to James" Earl Jones) to form the world's sweatiest posse and wreak retarded vengeance before the cops can come in and muck things up. Bubba displays a little creativity by concealing himself from the lynch mob in a well-crafted scarecrow costume, but the men aren't fooled and execute the poor slob just before learning that the girl is okay and the dog has been rightly convicted. Incredibly the men get off scot-free on the charge of galoot-icide, but soon an ominous wind blows in from the cornfield at night, bringing with in supernatural vengeance and barley-scented DEATH.
Rightly hailed as one of the best made-for-TV horror movies of the Big Network Era, Dark Night of the Scarecrow is a beautifully shot, expertly paced thriller many genuinely creepy scenes and even some surprisingly effective emotional moments. Director Frank De Felitta does a great job with J.D. Feigelson's story, displaying a deft hand for suspense and never letting the proceedings drag. He's aided by an absolutely stellar cast--character actors Jones and Lyons are fantastic as the basically decent but tragically misguided stooges of Hazelrigg, and Lane Smith hits all the right notes as the slimiest of crew. (Lyons in particular impresses by seeming to channel character-acting god Elisha Cook Jr. to great effect, especially in one of the great "losing his shit" scenes in TV movie history.) Most importantly, we get Charles Durning at his Durning-est, playing the postmaster as an angry little man with delusions of grandeur (note the prominent Patton photos in his sad boardinghouse bedroom), taking out his frustrations on hapless ogre Drake. There's really not a bad performance in the movie--A-level stuff, all the way across the board.
There's more than a touch of MADNESS to savor here too, as we get strict observance of the Chekhov rule ("If you show a wood-chipper in act one..."), amber waves of PAIN, impromptu exhumation, a gas stove explosion powerful enough to split the atom, and even an obvious but wonderfully done homage to the "flowers" scene from James Whale's Frankenstein (1931). And the post-comeuppance coda has a nice little ghostly chill in it as well, wrapping everything up with a satisfying shiver.
A great way to start my October Horror Movie challenge, Dark Night of the Scarecrow gets a solid 2.5 thumbs up. Made-for-TV fans and horror lovers in general should seek it out for their Halloween viewing posthaste!
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Web visitors can now share the excitement of Census of Marine Life explorations as scientists uncover the mysteries of what lives below the surface of the global ocean. A world of marine discoveries including 50 different kinds of Arctic jellies, a colossal sea star, and Antarctica's biggest-ever amphipod and other interesting, rare, and new marine species can be found at http://earth.google.com/ocean [1]. Or one can follow along on scientific explorations to the coldest, saltiest water on the planet or to a new ocean environment created by an ice shelf break the size of Jamaica or to the hottest hydrothermal vent ever discovered—hot enough to melt lead! These journeys are but a few of the 129 possibilities for learning more about marine life available on the new Census of Marine Life layer in Ocean in Google Earth.
Ocean in Google Earth, which enables user to dive beneath the surface of the sea and explore the world's oceans, was launched on February 2, 2009 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, CA. "There's no better dive than what's riding along with Census of Marine Life researchers," says Patrick Halpin, a Census of Marine Life scientist and director of the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University in Durham, NC. "In eight years of expeditions to remote and unexplored places in the ocean, Census of Marine Life scientists have found new life on nearly every expedition.
In the Census layer of this new feature of Google Earth, we provide rare glimpses of interesting new life forms from some of the most remote places on the planet, with stories of the courageous, inquisitive, and adventurous scientists who set out to find what lives below the surface."
The Census of Marine Life is a global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans. The world's first comprehensive Census of Marine Life - past, present, and future - will be released in 2010.
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The new Google Earth has an Ocean layer which contains Census of Marine Life information. You can find Census information about the Antarctic with a few easy steps.
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4) Explore the Census in Google Earth.
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Flannery continues to use his music to help Stow
SAN FRANCISCO -- The songs on Tim Flannery's new album, "Outside Lands," strike chords that stir people's souls.
You hear about victory on "Twenty-One Days." Flannery, the Giants' third-base coach who's an accomplished musician, wrote the song's lyrics following the team's remarkable surge to the 2012 World Series title.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The songs on Tim Flannery's new album, "Outside Lands," strike chords that stir people's souls.
You hear about victory on "Twenty-One Days." Flannery, the Giants' third-base coach who's an accomplished musician, wrote the song's lyrics following the team's remarkable surge to the 2012 World Series title.
You hear about family in "Hillbilly Rain," which Flannery created in honor of his father after collecting thoughts that formed as he stood in the coaching box at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park. There, Flannery stared across the field through the mist toward Kentucky, from where much of his family hails.
And, as the title indicates, you hear about the grandest feeling of all in "Footprints of Love." Flannery wrote it for his daughter, Virginia, who got married earlier in November.
Flannery, 56, has put the "giving" in Thanksgiving by pledging every penny of album sales to assist Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was brutally beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the 2011 season opener. Stow sustained serious brain damage and likely will require constant care costing millions of dollars for the rest of his life.
Such philanthropy comes naturally to Flannery, who has played many benefit gigs with his band, Lunatic Fringe, and donated tens of thousands of dollars to defray Stow's medical expenses. "For me, it's another chance to help," Flannery said recently.
Yet, Flannery's 13th album goes beyond being a charitable endeavor or a serenade to those near and dear to him. It also reflects the bond that has developed between him and San Francisco, where he began spending baseball seasons in 2007 as part of manager Bruce Bochy's staff.
Flannery was well-established in San Diego, having served as a player, coach, Minor League manager and broadcaster for the Padres. So accompanying Bochy to San Francisco was something of a risk for Flannery. "I left my house, my family, my job and came up there with no guarantees of anything," he said.
That mirrors what San Francisco represented for people who flocked there in the 19th century, lured by the Gold Rush. The city's "Outside Lands," which today consists of the thriving Richmond and Sunset districts, were nothing but sand dunes then. The expanse was considered useless and barren. Perceptions changed after the Gold Rush, prompting the area to become part of San Francisco in 1866.
"A lot of people through that time came there to chase their dreams, find their goal and chase whatever they were chasing," Flannery said. "Not all of them succeeded. It was a hard time, it was a tough place and I kind of [think] I probably did the same thing."
Thus, Flannery said, this album is "like a photograph of where I've been the last [several] years."
The city has embraced its heritage, conducting an annual "Outside Lands" music festival at Golden Gate Park that attracts an extensive variety of performers. Meanwhile, living in San Francisco for half of each year has helped Flannery immerse himself in the area's musical heritage. Hence, Flannery has performed or acquainted himself with numerous local artists, such as Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and Jackie Greene, a Salinas native.
"I want this album to sound like it's coming right out of Golden Gate Park," Flannery said.
He also wants to help Stow. Flannery said that at the moment Stow was assaulted, "everybody in his family became full-time caregivers for the rest of their lives. That became all that they had in front of them. Everything else became secondary."
Giants left-hander Jeremy Affeldt shares Flannery's commitment to Stow, promising to contribute a matching $25,000 to the victim's support fund when album sales reach that level.
Obviously, Flannery's dedication to Stow is enduring and genuine.
"He's also been a part of what's gone on up there," Flannery said.
But often, sources of inspiration are less obvious. For example, when the threat of a tornado and an accompanying downpour postponed the Giants' May 31 game in St. Louis, Flannery's evening yielded a wealth of songwriting material -- despite the absence of a game.
As Flannery left Busch Stadium, an usherette told him, "Be careful." Flannery pointed out that there was no need for worry, since the Giants' hotel was directly across the street from the ballpark. "Be careful," she repeated. The woman's politeness and concern got Flannery thinking about the imperative to tell people how you feel about them, which doesn't happen enough.
Ensconced safely in his hotel room, Flannery heard the tornado-warning sirens blaring. He looked out the window just as a lightning bolt flashed. At about the same time, Angel Pagan, the Giants' sidelined center fielder, passed by in a glass-enclosed corridor. Flannery found a parallel between the twin contrasts: lightning in the darkness and Pagan's jet-black hair and white outfit.
Out popped some music. "I hear a siren sounding/I saw an angel in the night/she was walking on water/she was all dressed in white," was how Flannery began "Tornado Song."
The process doesn't always unfold so quickly. During Spring Training earlier this year, Flannery played "Twenty-One Days" for right fielder Hunter Pence, who cited a major flaw.
"Not enough triumph," said Pence, whose pregame exhortations rallied the ballclub during the previous year's postseason.
Flannery said that he "put [the song] on a shelf" for a few months. When he dusted it off, he added gospel singers in the background and guitar playing that provided edginess and "electric old school wah-wah." Late in the season, Flannery brought the song back to Pence, whose big eyes widened.
"I'm playing that every night before games," Pence said.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat.


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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi signaled that policy makers could move as early as next month to further ease policy in an effort to fight off an overly prolonged period of low inflation. Here\'s a recap of our live blog of Draghi\'s monthly news conference and the market reaction to his comments.
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- 7:54 am
- Euro boosted as ECB holds fire
- by William Watts
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Most economists had said they expected the ECB to leave rates on hold. But at the same time, many also see the central bank well on the path to further loosening in the future, warning that a rate move couldn't be completely ruled out.
So the euro saw a pop to new highs when the ECB announced that it had, indeed, left rates unchanged for another month. The euro, which had changed hands around $1.3935 ahead of the announcement, now stands at $1.3955 after trading as high as $1.3961.
The main event, of course, remains Draghi's news conference, where the ECB chief could announce the implementation of any number of other easing measures.
- 7:55 am
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European stock indices off best levels, with investors apparently disappointed by #ECB's inaction. All eyes on #Draghi presser 13:30 BST ^FR
— FOREX.com (@FOREXcom) May 8, 2014
- 8:02 am
- Wait till June?
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
Many ECB watchers expect Draghi to keep laying the groundwork for further action, with many setting their sights on June, when central bank staff will update their economic projections. An expected downgrade to the inflation outlook could serve as the excuse needed to pull the trigger on any number of policy measures.
Here's Jennifer McKeown, senior European economist at Capital Economics in London, in a note:
Even assuming that no such measures are announced now, we expect President Draghi to strike a very dovish tone, not least in an attempt to counter the persistent strength of the euro exchange rate. Those pressuring him to announce a specific ceiling or direct action against the currency (including the French and Spanish Prime Ministers) are likely to be disappointed. But the President should reiterate that an array of unconventional policy measures to counter the threat of deflation and address money market tightness remains under consideration.
Such action might begin with a relatively timid decision not to sterilise bond purchases previously made under the Securities Market Programme. But we expect more significant action, including small cuts in the refinancing and deposit rates and quite possibly a full blown QE programme, to come next month or soon after.
- 8:12 am
- LIve from Brussels
- by William Watts
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If it's Thursday, it must be Brussels.
The ECB is headquartered in Frankfurt, but it takes its show on the road within the euro zone twice a year. This month, the ECB Governing Council met in Brussels. That's where Draghi will be speaking from when he takes the podium in about 20 minutes.
- 8:23 am
- Reasons to be dovish, Part XXVIII
- by William Watts
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With the euro knocking on the door of $1.40, analysts widely expect Draghi to keep a pretty dovish tone whether or not he pulls the trigger on additional measures or merely continues to hint. Here's a take from Pemille Bornholdt Nielsen, analyst at Danske Bank:
Based on the latest communication from the ECB [the euro's strength] is clearly something it is concerned about and looking ahead it could lead to easing as Draghi has said 'a further strengthening of the exchange rate would require further stimulus'.
We think the improved growth outlook and the decline in the unemployment rate were important arguments for the ECB not to cut rates today. Having said that we still think it is 50-50 whether the ECB will ease at the meeting in June where new projections are released.
It is still possible the ECB will announce other measures than a rate cut today. The EONIA O/N fixing was again above the refi rate yesterday and it could be that the ECB will try to mitigate the increase in the fixing through added liquidity. One of the instruments which have been discussed recently is halting the SMP sterilisation. However, this is not our main scenario and we think the ECB will remain on hold at least until new inflation forecast are released in June
- 8:30 am
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Mario Draghi is beginning his opening statement.
- 8:32 am
- 'Moderate recovery'
- by William Watts
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Draghi says the "moderate recovery" of the euro zone economy continues to proceed in line with the ECB's previous assessment. The ECB continues to see a "prolonged period" of low inflation followed by a "gradual upward movement" in inflation rates. That's pretty much what he said in April.
- 8:33 am
- Still committed to "unconventional instruments" if needed
- by William Watts
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Draghi also reiterates the ECB is "unanimous" in its commitment to using "unconventional instruments" in its toolbox if needed to fight an overly prolonged period of low inflation.
- 8:37 am
- Economic risks to downside
- by William Watts
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Draghi doesn't seem to be deviating too much from the tone he struck a month ago. He says risks surrounding the economic outlook are still skewed to the downside. He notes that labor markets are showing the "first signs" of improvement.
He credits the timing of Easter with allowing inflation to tick up a bit in April, but says inflation is likely to remain at current levels, well below the ECB's target, in coming months.
- 8:37 am
- Monitoring exchange rate
- by William Watts
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Draghi says the ECB will continue to closely monitor exchange-rate developments.
- 8:40 am
- Credit conditions stabilizing
- by William Watts
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Draghi says the latest ECB lending survey found credit conditions have stabilized.
At the same time, banks are still reporting "tight levels of credit standards" compared to historical levels, he says.
Draghi reiterates that it's essential there be a further decline in distortions to the credit-transmission channel. He urges banks to take full advantage of the ECB's asset quality review to bolster their balance sheets.
- 8:42 am
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Draghi commenting at length on improving credit conditions – no QE any time soon.
— Frederik Ducrozet (@fwred) May 8, 2014
- 8:42 am
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The Q&A begins.
- 8:45 am
- In Brussels
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A picture of the beginning of today's Governing Council meeting in Brussels, one of two a year held outside Frankfurt pic.twitter.com/flPBpeWnuZ
— ECB (@ecb) May 8, 2014
- 8:45 am
- Defining "too prolonged period"
- by William Watts
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Is there agreement among ECB policy makers on what would make for a "too prolonged period" of low inflation?
Draghi says "too prolonged" is when the risk of a "de-anchoring" of inflation expectations is on the rise. So, its a combination of overly low inflation and the length of time it persists. The longer the period, the longer the risk of de-anchoring.
I guess that clears that up.
- 8:47 am
- Thanks for the advice
- by William Watts
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Draghi says the ECB appreciates "advice" from euro-zone politicians on the strong euro and other issues. He's being sarcastic.
He notes that the ECB is independent and warns that such comments could potentially have the adverse effect of raising questions about the ECB's credibility.
- 8:49 am
- Exchange rate impact on low inflation 'serious concern'
- by William Watts
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Draghi says the ECB had a discussion on the exchange rate. He reiterates that the rate is not a target but is an important economic factor.
The strength of the exchange rate in terms of its impact on import prices. The exchange rate in the context of low inflation is a cause for serious concern, he says.
- 8:53 am
- Draghi: ECB 'comfortable with acting next time'
- by William Watts
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Draghi elaborates on the Governing Council's discussions on the impact of low inflation. One of the downward economic risks has to do with the exchange rate, he says.
"I would say that the Governing Council is comfortable with acting next time but first we want to see the staff projections" that will be updated next month.
- 8:57 am
- Euro at loss
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Wow. Draghi's comments about comfort in acting next time have pushed the euro to a loss on the day. $EURUSD at intraday low
— Saumya Vaishampayan (@saumvaish) May 8, 2014
- 8:58 am
- Add a Comment
If ECB acts in June, they will most likely cut the refi rate or announce a mildly neg deposits rate #euro #ECB
— Kathy Lien (@kathylienfx) May 8, 2014
- 8:58 am
- Bund pop
- by Ben Eisen
- Add a Comment
German bunds just popped on Draghi's last comment about being comfortable with acting next month if needed. The 10-year bund /quotes/zigman/4869083/delayed DE:DE10YT yield, which falls as prices rise, is down 2 basis points at 1.457%. The yield had been up a bit at 4.488%.
- 9:00 am
- Euro zone more vulnerable to Ukraine geopolittical risks
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
Draghi says "geopolitical risks' surrounding Ukraine would impact euro zone more than other parts of the world if they intensify beyond where they are today.
"It's a very complex geopolitical picture which could evolve," he says.
- 9:01 am
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Well surest way for ECB to agree on Jun cut is to invite markets to forecast it & then warn about unwanted EUR strength if rates left steady
— Lena Komileva (@komileva) May 8, 2014
- 9:03 am
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It will be very difficult for the #ECB not to do something in June. The uncertainty now is whether it will be conventional or unconventional
— Francesco Papadia (@FrancescoPapad1) May 8, 2014
- 9:07 am
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@ECB press conference: #draghi answeing questions on the strength of the Euro. Calls it "serious concern for objective of price stability"
— Mohamed A. El-Erian (@elerianm) May 8, 2014
- 9:09 am
- European stocks cheer Draghi's easing comments
- by Sara Sjolin
- Add a Comment
European stocks welcome Draghi's comments about acting in June. The Stoxx Europe 600 index /quotes/zigman/2380150/realtime XX:SXXP went from an intra-day low of 335.52 to a 0.4% gain at 337.59.
France's CAC 40 index /quotes/zigman/3173214/realtime FR:PX1 is up 0.6% at 4,471.70, while Germany's DAX 30 index /quotes/zigman/2380246/realtime DX:DAX climbs 0.4% to 9,556.88. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index /quotes/zigman/3173262/realtime UK:UKX trades 0.4% higher at 6,822.50.
- 9:11 am
- No forext 'trigger'
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
Draghi reiterates there's no "trigger" for policy moves tied to the exchange rate.
- 9:13 am
- Add a Comment
Here's a link to the text of Draghi's opening statement.
- 9:16 am
- Euro zone yields
- by Ben Eisen
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Bond yields across the euro zone are falling, and prices are rising, after Draghi says he's ready for quantitative easing in June, if needed. The Spanish 10-year yield is down 6.5 basis points at 2.909%, and the Italian 10-year yield is also down 6.5 basis points at 2.951%. Both are at record lows.
The German 10-year yield continues to drop as well, now at 1.448%. Here's what that chart looks like, courtesy of Tradeweb.
- 9:20 am
- Era of 'no precommitment' long over?
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
Draghi is asked if his comments about June marks the end of the era of the ECB never precommitting to future rate moves.
Draghi says he thinks that era ended a long time ago. The admonishment that the ECB "never precommits" to rate moves was often uttered by Draghi's predecessor, Jean-Claude Trichet, often after he gave what appeared to be a pretty clear signal that a policy move was imminent.
- 9:23 am
- Euro zone needs more policy intergration
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
Draghi says euro-zone crisis wouldn't have been as severe if region had enjoyed "more integration" not less. The future also depends on more integration.
- 9:31 am
- 'Confortable' Draghi strikes dovish pose
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
That's a wrap. Investors and economists went into Draghi's news conference expecting the ECB chief to drop some dovish clues to the next policy moves.
They may have got even more than they bargained for. Draghi was pretty explicit about concerns surrounding the strength of the euro and how that contributes to worries about low inflation.
Of course, the key moment was when he said the ECB stood ready to act in June, albeit with the caveat that policy makers want to see the June update to staff economic forecasts. There's a good chance those forecasts will show a further deterioration in the inflation outlook, economists say, which would seem to cement a policy move next month.
But there's still room for caution. Stephen Pope, managing partner at Spotlight Ideas, says Draghi isn't suggesting there will be action on June 5, but is instead offering a revamp of the "old and overused mantra that the ECB stands ready to act if needed."
The euro responded accordingly. After coming within a whisker of $1.40 as Draghi began his news conference, it now stands at $1.3887.


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Hobbies offer players taste of another life
PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Mark Trumbo loves music. He listens to a variety of bands and plays several instruments, though he wishes he had more time to practice.
"I play drums from time to time," Trumbo said. "I've played live a couple times, but I mostly do it for fun."
PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Mark Trumbo loves music. He listens to a variety of bands and plays several instruments, though he wishes he had more time to practice.
"I play drums from time to time," Trumbo said. "I've played live a couple times, but I mostly do it for fun."
And with teammate Bronson Arroyo's notoriety as a guitarist and vocalist, Trumbo said he would not mind playing music for a career after baseball.
"A post-playing career might be fun," Trumbo said. "Bronson and I might jam a little this year. You never know."
Professional baseball players are often consumed by the sport -- and who would say otherwise? Living, breathing, eating and sleeping baseball as a job does not leave much room for anything else. Off-field interests and hobbies sometimes define their personalities and appeal to some as possible careers in another life.
Oakland Athletics catcher John Jaso likes to camp, hike or backpack whenever he can. Outdoor and woodland activities were a staple of his childhood, and he continues to do it whenever he can.
"My dad was always taking the kids on backpack trips, camping trips, and that's something that was always there in my childhood," Jaso said. "Whenever I get the chance, usually when the season ends, I'll make a quick trip up the Sierra Nevadas in Northern California."
Even if he had the opportunity to be a professional outdoorsman, Jaso said he has a hard time picturing having a job that is not baseball related.
"I think, outside of baseball, there's some stuff I could do for a living. Baseball is a big part of my life and it's something I feel like I know pretty well, so getting into coaching would be a pretty easy transition for me," Jaso said. "I can see myself teaching, too."
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"I would like to work outside somehow," he said. "I know when baseball ends, it's not the end of the world and there's a lot more out there the world has to offer. Whenever that day comes, hopefully further down the road, I'll look forward to it."
When A's pitcher Sean Doolittle was a child, he played sports on a seasonal, non-stop basis -- soccer and football in the fall; basketball in the winter; baseball in the spring. But professionally, Doolittle said there is no chance he would survive in any sport other than baseball.
"Absolutely not. No way," Doolittle said. "In football, there must be 50 times a game where some guy takes a hit, and I know that would put me on the physically-unable-to-perform list real quick. In basketball, I'm just not that fast. I can't jump.
"I have great vision and I have handles, but I'm just too slow."
So when it comes to playing sports for a living, Doolittle said he feels fortunate to have found his calling.
"I literally found the one sports thing, the one athletic thing that I could do and get paid for," Doolittle said. "I really lucked out because I have such a specific skill set. I'm just really lucky that I'm able to get paid for it."
But for other players, like D-backs catcher Tuffy Gosewisch, when baseball became his profession, he said his window for hobbies and other possible careers became unrealistic.
"Since pro ball, probably half of my offseasons I've still played -- winter ball, Arizona Fall League, Team USA one year. So baseball has pretty much consumed my life since I started playing professionally," Gosewisch said.
"Once I'm done playing, I'll get to some other areas of interest."
Morgan Chan is a mass communications graduate student at Arizona State University. This story is part of a Cactus League partnership between MLB.com and ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.