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Overall, another home run from Yamaha
Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
An excellent receiver, very worthy of the "Yamaha" name. It is not perfect (more later) but it is a bargain at it's price. A clean 75 watts or better into 8 ,6, even 4 ohms. Good display (with adjustable dimmer - a plus!) Plenty of inputs, and the ability to record one source while listening to another. Built like a Russian tank. *Very* good FM and AM tuners. But there are some flaws in the picture: This receiver has no "tape monitor loop". VERY aggravating. Then again, no other manufacturer puts one in any more, either. The knobs and paddle controls are plastic. If you owned older Yamaha equipment with metal knobs and paddles (I did) these plastic ones are a disappointment. And the included FM antenna is an afterthought, and not a very effective one at that. My extant FM antenna (NOT high-tech by any means!) works extremely well with it, however. Remote is pretty good, but wear your bifocals! But at the bottom line, it's about sound. And Yamaha continues to genuinely deserve the right to call it a "Natural Sound" stereo receiver. It is indeed!
Pros: Excellent sound Power aplenty Continuously variable loudness control lots of inputs Record "out" switch Excellent FM tuner Very good AM tuner (Surprise!) Bulletproof construction
Cons: No "Tape Monitor" switch/loop: #!@$&*#!! Plastic knobs and paddles Very marginal FM antenna


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L'Oreal Paris Infallible Look/Tutorial 7 : Casual Party Makeup Look
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Previously I've done 6 looks for different occasions (if you've missed them out, click HERE) and for the final look for this series, I'm doing a casual party makeup look which is super simple to create and very versatile. You could wear this in the day or for an evening outing. You could wear this for an office party or just a movie date. The eyes are soft and slightly smokey with a matte grey eye shadow and the lips are a rose pink shade.
Hope you like the look! Don't forget to leave your comments at the end of this post!
Products used for the EYES :
- L'Oreal Paris Self Advancing eye liner : Ebony
- L'Oreal Paris Infallible eye shadow : Pebble Grey
- L'Oreal Paris Volume Million Lashes Mascara
Step-by-Step Tutorial
Step 1 : Line upper lash line thickly with black kohl pencil.
Step 2 : Load your pencil/smudging brush with the matte grey eye shadow 'Pebble Grey' and smudge the kohl applied in the previous step.
Step 3 : Now apply Pebble Grey to the remaining part of the lid till the socket which is bare.
Step 4 : Blend the grey eye shadow to soften the edge in the crease. Since this is a matte finish eye shadow, it will automatically sheer out giving a gradient – darkest near the lash line and lighter as we move up towards the brow.
Step 5 : Add some compact powder under the brows (browbone) for a clean look and finish off the look with Volume Million Lashes mascara!
Apply concealer and fill your brows once the foundation/powder is done.
Products used for the FACE :
- L'Oreal Paris Infallible Foundation
- Benefit Cosmetics Girl Meets Pearl Highlighter (on cheekbones)
- Clinique Blended Face Powder
- Illamasqua Powder blush : Hussy
Products used for the LIPS :
- L'Oreal Paris Infallible Lipstick : Enduring Berry (Reviewed HERE)
Finished look
Also read :
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Look/Tutorial 6 : Makeup for the Bridesmaid (Warm toned/Dusky skin)
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Look/Tutorial 5 : Makeup for the Bridesmaid (Cool toned)
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Look/Tutorial 4 : The Versatile Smokey Eyes/Nude lips Makeup
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Look/Tutorial 3 : Clubbing, Evening Party Makeup
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Look/Tutorial 2 : Lunch Date/Dressy Day Makeup
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Look/Tutorial 1 : Everyday/Office Wear Makeup

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A nerve impulse is called an action potential, and an action potential is the reversal of the charge of the inside of a neuron.
Normally, when the neuron is not firing and is considered to be at resting potential, the inside of the neuron, the cytosol, is negative compared to the outside of the neuron. The inside of the neuron contains more potassium ions, while the outside of the neuron contains more sodium ions.
When an electric charge causes a neuron to fire, what happens is that ion channels, which are basically proteins that transfer ions across a membrane, cause the sodium ions that are on the outside of the neuronal membrane to go inside the neuron, and also causes the potassium ions that are on the inside of the neuron to go to the outside.
This causes a change in resting phase, or the resting membrane potential, in that the inside of the neuron is now more positive with regards to the outside. This is a reversal of the resting potential, and is called depolarization. To repolarize, or cause a neuron to go back to its resting potential charge, the opposite must occur: sodium must flow back out, and potassium must flow back in. this also occurs through the ion channels. But, what happens is that there is generally a large amount of sodium flowing back out of the neuron that the inside becomes much more negative compared to the resting potential.
This is called the undershoot, or the after-hyperpolarization. This causes a refractory period, where the neuron, as much as it is stimulated by al electric charge, will not fire.
Action potentials are caused by the depolarization of the membrane. Now, not any and all electric charges will cause depolarization:
The resting membrane potential is around -70mV (so you can see that the inside of the neuron is more negative with respect to the outside). The electric charge coming through must cause the -70mV to rise, or become less negative, and the membrane potential must increase to about 35-40mV. Otherwise, the neuron will not fire. This 40mV is caused threshold, because of the fact that the membrane potential must reach that charge before the neuron can fire.
A neuron will either fire, or it won't. If it reaches threshold, it will fire completely. There is no possibility that the neuron will only half-fire, or some derivative thereof. Consequently, the action potential is said to follow after the all-or-none concept: either they fire, or they don't, much like muscles either contract and cause movement, or they don't.
This is a cool video that visually explains the action potential.


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Come and experience our new Comforts of Home™ Bedding Collection.
The Candlewood Suites Wichita Airport hotel is the ultimate suite for the business traveler, big and built for comfort! Each suite has a fully-equipped kitchen complete with microwave and full size refrigerator.
Work efficiently at your over sized executive desk with two separate phone lines, voice mail, free local calls and free high-speed Internet.
Relax in the overstuffed recliner while you enjoy CDs and DVDs from our free video and CD library. Work off some stress in our fitness center or visit our Candlewood Cupboard. You can purchase meals, snacks and sundry items at value prices.
Our setting is the perfect choice for business, leisure travelers, or relocation. The Candlewood Suites is located near Mid-Continent Airport, just north of Kellogg/US 54/400; just minutes from the Flight Safety training centers, Cessna, Textron, Learjet, Bombardier, Farmland, Case-New Holland, John Deere, Rockwell, Oxy Chemicals, and Air Products, as well as many aircraft and aviation companies.
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QUALITY CONTROL (2011) Trailer : Quality Control, 2011, 16mm, 71 minutes, b&w, sound; courtesy the artist; Trilobite-Arts-DAC and Picture Palace Pictures; Quality Control consists of a series of single take shots of the fine folks of Alabama producing a superior product. Filmed in a dry cleaners in Pritchard, Alabama, Quality Control exhibits the acts as well the conditions around labor.
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A Kevin Everson film combines archival, scripted, reenacted, and documentary elements for a look and feel that is sophisticated and no-nonsense like the artist himself. He's made over 100 films and still cookin. Last year the Alpert Foundation and the California Institute of the Arts recogniz...Read More »


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BY WON KIM / © 2006 DiversityInc
Every morning, Linda
Forte pulls into her personal parking space at
Comerica Bank headquarters in Detroit, just a
few assignments away
from the CEO. This
external display of proximity aptly illustrates the
significance of her role as
senior vice president of Linda Forte
business affairs for
Company: Comerica
Comerica. No. of Employees: 10,687
As the lone woman of Annual Revenue: $694 million
color on the management 2006 Top 50 Rank: 12
council and a direct
report to the CEO, Forte does feel a
weighty responsibility to make sure
that "diversity is one of our key
business drivers and core values."
However, she is quick to point out
that her colleagueshave been more thansupportive and contin-ually invested in build-ing an atmosphere ofdiversity. As she putsit, "We are all rowingthe boat together. Imay be closer in thefront, but there areothers at the oars."Her journey hasbeen a long one withComerica, beginningin 1974 as a recentgraduate fromBowling Green State University.
While working at Comerica, she
received her MBA in finance from
the University of Michigan.
Although she never imagined being
in the position she is today three
decades ago, Forte's ability to excel,
one position at a time, parallels her
future goals for Comerica. "As a
leader, vision is a non-negotiable. A
leader has to have a vision—about
where it is you're going and where
you need to go," Forte says.
Having cut her teeth on the
banking side of the company for
years, Forte believes she has a unique
understanding of what makes
Comerica tick. "I understand what
drives Comerica and what motivates
us and how we react and how we
make decisions. We see diversity in
the marketplace, so we have to pay
attention to it. It makes dollar
sense," Forte says, who most recently
has been charged with running the
Comerica's philanthropic arm.
BY YOJI COLE / © 2006 DiversityInc
As senior vice president of corporate diversity and community
affairs at MGM MIRAGE, Punam
Mathur was an integral part of the
hotel and resort conglomerate
establishing itself as the first company within its industry to launch
a diversity initiative in 2000.
Now, Mathur finds herself in the
midst of synergizing MGM
MIRAGE's diversity programs with
the Mandalay Resort Group after
their $8.1-billion merger in April
2005. MGM acquired 11 properties
in Nevada, increased its number of
employees from 45,000 to 70,000,
and changed the top leadership at
all the newly acquired properties.
"Clear was the need to put our
diversity words into full practice,"
says Mathur. "We knew the faster
we could come
up with a shared
set of values, the
more quickly we
could realize the
return shareholders expect."
Mathur was
concerned that
during the initial
stages of the
merger, the fear
of losing a job
and of dealing
with new management would
hurt productivity.
Punam Mathur
Company: MGM MIRAGE
No. of Employees: 40,000
2005 Sales: $6.4 billion
2006 Top 50 Rank: 40
So Mathur's office implemented
diversity championship training—a
three-day offsite experience where
attendees examine their background
and how they think about and
relate to people who are different from them. Also, they
examine what defines a high-performing team, what trust
means between coworkers, the
importance of integrity in
leadership, and what should
be their property's specific
business goals.
Mathur says such trainingis the most important aspectof MGM MIRAGE's effort tocreate employees who under-stand the competitive edgethat comes with working thebusiness case for diversity.
"When you give people a shot
and remind them what they can
do, it's amazing what they'll accomplish," says Mathur. DI


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Definition: 'Painless Jaundice'
painless jaundiceType: Term
1. jaundice not associated with abdominal pain; usually used for obstructive jaundice resulting from obstruction of the common bile duct at the head of the pancreas by a tumor or impaction of a stone.
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Olivia Meadows, 4, pushes through to the finish line of the Fort Bliss 5k Turkey Trot with her mother, Wendy, Nov. 16, 2013. Olivia, the youngest runner in the race, beat some of her older competition with a finish time of 54:20. (U.S. Army photo by Fort Bliss MWR)
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Machine Gun Kelly has announced his upcoming mixtape Black Flag, which is currently without a release date.
The project, which serves as his first body of work since last year's debut Lace Up, has already spawned the song "Champions" featuring Diddy that touts the same instrumental from The Diplomats' "We Are the Champions." He also released the DIY video for the track and will include the cut "Peso" featuring Pusha T and Meek Mill on the tape.
The Bad Boy rapper previously spoke with Rap-Up.com about the project, stating that he feels reinvigorated to record. "I felt like I nearly got dropped from my label and felt this hunger that I hadn't had in a long time, and I just put it in words," he said. "I felt like I wasn't a problem in the game yet, and now I feel like, 'God damn.' I'm so fucking stoked on this tape."
MGK previously released Lace Up in October 2012. The LP bowed at No. 4 with 57,000 copies sold.
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Low Country and Savannah, pre-St. Patrick's
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA — We're just across the Savannah River from South Carolina. Savannah, Georgia. Just a shout out. The city's greening out, getting ready to celebrate Irish. Here are a few images from our journey down the waterway, between Charleston and Savannah. I wrote a little about it in my Barefootin' column for the March 18 edition.
We're docked along a concrete floating pier in front of the Hyatt Regency. The Moran tug company made us feel welcome yesterday. They sent by a tug named Cape Henlopen, registered in Wilmington, Del. The river is narrow and great big container ships ghost through on incoming tides. They put up less wake than our 22-foot C-Dory. I could toss a softball and hit the side of the ships - they're that close.
People here are making plans to either find an early seat for the parade or go into hiding. The locals are out buying bread and milk, prepping for the green blizzard.
Azaleas are blooming, red buds are doing their spring thing and the temperatures are in the mid-70s during the day and 50s at night. Pollen's adding another layer of green to the city.
One more sense of familiarity: in the evening, as the sun is just about to the horizon, the no-see-ums join us to make us feel at home. How about that for hospitality?
Hey Huck, leave the no-see-ums there. Glad you are having a good time!
Yo Captain, post a photo of your vessel please.
Have a great time...dinner at Paula Deen's maybe?


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Hospital Impact has been ranked one of the top 50 healthcare blogs by Wikio.
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This past weekend we brought our son to a student acceptance day at a college he is considering attending.
As we participated in the numerous events of the day I was struck by the similarities between academia and healthcare, i.e., colleges and hospitals.
We began the day with hundreds of other students and parents listening to the opening presentation, where much focus was placed on sharing the history, mission, good works and values of the school. The pride of the president, admissions director and other organization leaders was clear. And each made note of how they instill these values in each student of this prestigious school.
At lunch we directly witnessed many of the school's values. Living the values of compassion, excellence, respect and community were the caring cafeteria workers, as they went out of their way to ensure each young man and woman and each parent understood the workings of the cafeteria, how and where foods were prepared, and that they each had access to foods that met their individual dietary requirements, e.g., gluten free, nut free, and did so with genuine thoughtfulness and a smile. They even circled back and checked on people to ensure they were satisfied. The food itself was high-quality, healthy and delicious--all a testament to truly living the values of the organization.
Later, we made our way to the academic sessions to learn more about the business administration department of the school. Here we met with the chair and co-chair of this department, and after a brief introduction and a very helpful description of the department, they opened the floor to questions from parents and students. After a few important questions relative to internships, job prospects and work abroad programs, I took the opportunity to ask ...
"Would you please describe the alignment between the school's values and the business philosophy taught at the school?"
Unfortunately it appeared I caught the department chair off guard. A number of times in his response he referenced a business ethics class and then finally confirmed, "Tough question. I have never been asked this before. Did I answer the question?"
With my continued focus on compassion and empathy in healthcare, I followed up by asking specifically about the connection between the school's value of compassion and its business philosophy. At this point the chair answered brilliantly. He made the link between compassion and empathy and empathy to good business practices. He shared how the understanding and practice of empathy improves critical thinking and leads to better decision-making and that yes these are important parts of the business administration program.
The co-chair added that they intentionally model the behaviors they are seeking to instill in their students. And then the department chair said: "Yes, we care about our values ... and we are not afraid to say it."
As healthcare leaders:
- When was the last time you made note of your organization's values?
- Do you know who is honoring your values throughout your organization?
- Are you being intentional and looking for those who are doing so?
- Are you appreciating and honoring those who are doing so?
- Are you modeling your values?
- How are you instilling your organization's values in your board, leadership team and throughout your organization?
- Are you ever afraid to say you honor your values without exception?
Want to innovate healthcare without investing huge amounts of money in technology? Honor your values without question.
Want to improve patient and family partnerships, engagement, satisfaction and outcomes? Honor your values without exception.
Want to improve employee engagement, satisfaction, retention and commitment? Commit to your values as you would have employees do so.
Want to improve the financial health of your organization? Actively appreciate all those who live your organization's values.
Want to improve the health of your community? Instill these values throughout your networks.
Yes, academia and healthcare are quite similar. And each can learn from one another. As healthcare leaders, let's ensure we do.
Thomas H. Dahlborg, M.S.M., is chief financial officer and vice president of strategy for NICHQ (National Institute for Children's Health Quality), where he focuses on improving child health and well-being.
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At the beginning of the Eighties Michele Torpedine worked for the Bologna based agency Ballandi, and was responsible for a large number of tours featuring Lucio Dalla, Loredana Bertè, Francesco De Gregori and others.
He was Gianna Nannini's road manager on her American tour. In 1983 he became a partner of the agency '051' in Bologna which includes artists like Pino Daniele, Gianna Nannini, Tony Esposito and Loredana Bertè. His work ranged from promotions, to general organization of tours to artist's' radio and TV appearances.
Zucchero's indisputable artistic caliber deserves a special mention; Michele Torpedine was in charge of the artist's full management up till 1994 . After that date he became responsible for advising Zucchero both for italian as well as for international ones; in this latter role he worked in conjunction with Zucchero's international manger Miles Copeland.
- Zucchero And The Randy Jackson Band - 1985
- Rispetto - 1986
- Blue's - 1987
- Snack Bar Budapest Original Movie Soundtrack - 1988
- Oro, Incenso & Birra - 1989
- Live At The Kremlin - 1991
- Miserere - 1992
The concert at the Kremlin in 1990 was one of the most important events in pop music in recent years.
Zucchero was the first ever performer at the venue. The concert was broadcast by Italian TV and numerous other networks worldwide. It became a double album and a video, titled "Live at the Kremlin".
Torpedine and Zucchero also took part in the Freddy Mercury Tribute, a worldwide media event from Wembley Stadium featuring Queen, George Michael, Lisa Stansfield and other famous rock music performers.
Torpedine produced Zucchero's famous album Miserere, featuring the title track song, a duet with Zucchero and Luciano Pavarotti, and the following concert tour including most big venues in Italy.
Michele Torpedine became Andrea Bocelli's producer and manager during this period.
Within a very short time Bocelli became an international star with performances at the 1994 Pavarotti International Show, at the Vatican Christmas Concert in 1995, and at various locations in Canada and the USA.
In November 1995 Bocelli went on a European tour entitled "Night of the Proms", an intensive month of performances in Belgium, Holland, Germany, France and Spain, accompanied by an orchestra of 80, a choir of 70 and fellow performers Al Jarreau, John Miles (with whom Bocelli sang a duet), Robert Hodgson (lead singer of Supertramp) and Brain Ferry.
The audience of these performances was in the range of 20,000 people every evening. Bocelli's third album, "Viaggio Italiano" was released and featured the Moscow Radio Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev, who is considered one of the most important conductors in the world. During this period Michele Torpedine was also manager and art producer of Giorgia, the female singer winner of the 1995 San Remo Italian Song Festival.
The artist has released two albums in her native Italaian (Giorgia and Come Thelma& Louise) and on e in English, produced by Ben Sidran, who has also worked with Diana Ross.
After winning at the San Remo Song Festival, Giorgia gave a number of concerts, participating in many of Italy's most important collective events over the summer. She sang a duet with Pavarotti in 1994 at the Pavarotti International, and also took part in the Vatican Christmas Concert in '94 and finally had the honour of singing before the Pope in Saint Peter's Square. She went on to tour with Witney Houston's backing band.
Michele Torpedine was Art Director of the TV special show "30 ore per la Vita" ("Thirty hours for life") a found-raising event aimed at collecting financial support to promote scientific research on multiple sclerosis, and then produced the mega-concert CLIO RDS LIVE 95 in Rome's Piazza San Giovanni in September, a telivised event attended by 200,000 people and featuring Zucchero, Def Leppard, Paul Young, Giorgia, Alannah Myles, The Connels and a number of other Italian artsits.
He also manages Gerardina Trovato and produced her albums "Non E' Un Film"," Gerardina Trovato" and "Ho trovato Gerardina", as well as her subsequent promotional tours.
He produced Luca Carboni's album "Carboni", with its 900,000 copies sold, it is the singer's best selling album to date.
Torpedine also produced the accompanying tour. He was Art Director of the first two editions of Pavarotti International Show.The first edition featured not only the great tenor but also artists like Mike Oldfield, Sting, Bob Geldorf, Brian May, the Neville Brothers, Suzanne Vega, Lucio Dalla, Zucchero, Patricia Kaas and Michael Kamen, the conductor of the world famous orchestra for the first concert.
In 1994, the second edition of the Luciano Pavarotti International Show included Nancy Gustavsson, Bryan Adams, Andreas Vollenweider, Anita Baker, Andrea Bocelli, Giorgia and the orchestra conducted by Leone Magiera and Michael Kamen. As a partner of the Rome based recording company P.P.M. Torpedine also works for young artists such as Leandro Barsotti, Zenima, Petra and I Ragazzi Italiani.
At the beginning of 1996 Michele Torpedine began to work closely with Andrea Bocelli,and started laying the foundations for his international career. This work culminated with a tour of Northern Europe (June), accompanied by a symphony orchestra, and performed at the most prestigious auditoriums for classical music: Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Elizabeth Halle in Antwerp, and the Cencertgebouw in Amsterdam. At the end of the year Bocelli's recordings for "Romanza" were released in Italy and other European countries, topping sales everywhere for a total of 2,500,000 copies sold in Europe. In September, Michele Torpedine produced the second edition of CLIO RDS LIVE 96, an event organized simultaneously in Milan and Palermo, with famous Italian and overseas guests (Luca Carboni, Ligabue, Noa, ZZ TOP, Vasco Rossi, Lucio Dalla and many others). The show was broadcast live by Italian state TV (RAI 1).
Besides being committed in the usual management activities, Michele Torpedine, on behalf of the FAO, in October, produced a concert at the Vatican (Nervi Room) featuring Andrea Bocelli, José Carreras, Daniela Dessì, Michael Bolton, Zucchero and many others artists.
Michele Torpedine organized and co-ordinated Andrea Bocelli's participation in "La Bohème" at the Teatro Lirico of Cagliari (Sardinia), directed by Steven Mercurio. This was followed by the pro-charity performance of Bocelli in Washington D.C. on 19 April, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in the presence of US Vice President Al Gore.The following day Andrea Bocelli was received at the White House by President Clinton. Michele Torpedine also arranged Bocelli's participation in Israel's 50th anniversary celebrations, which included performances in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, under the direction of Zubin Mehta.
To promote Bocelli's international career Michele Torpedine organized the performer's first US tour in July/August 1998.
The work carried out by Michele Torpedine at the end of the 90s has been essentially related to promoting the international artistic career of Andrea Bocelli.
Specifically, 1999 included a series of promotions in different locations.
Worthy of mention are the nomination of Andrea Bocelli for a Grammy Award and the duet with Celine Dion during the Academy Award ceremony.
In the course of 1999, Michele Torpedine organized Andrea Bocelli's US tour, his European tour directed by Lorin Maazel, his participation in the Christmas Concert at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris conducted by Myung Whun Chung, as well as his participation in a New York concert wich was part of Celebration 2000.
In addition, Michele Torpedine organized number of other important events on behalf of Andrea Bocelli including: the Michael Jackson & Friends Show, the José Carreras Show, the Tribute to Style in Los Angeles (a charity fund-raising event attended by well-known figures from show business and fashion), the Royal Variety Show in Birmingham (in the presence of H.R.H. Queen Elisabeth II), the cerimony of the receipt of the city of New York keys from the Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, performances before US President Bill Clinton, a charity event organized at Steven Spielberg's home.
Furthermore, Michele Torpedine organized Andrea Bocelli's participation in the official events taking place around the G7 summit in Florence, attended by Bill Clinton. In the opera world Michele Torpedine arranged Bocelli's paricipation in "La Vedova Allegra" at Verona's Arena, and "Werther", Bocelli's US Opera debut, in Detroit.
Andrea Bocelli's successes in 1999 include:
- Nomination for a Grammy Award
- Participation with Celine Dion at the Academy Award Ceremony
- Celebration 2000, New York
- Michael Jackson & Friends
-The Royal Variety Show, Birmingham, before H.R.H. Queen Elisabeth II
-Receipt of the keys of New York City, from Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
-Performance before US President Bill Clinton at the Steven Spielberg's home
- G7 summit in Florence.
The year 2000 will include many promotional events to enhance the world-famous and immense talent and professional skills of Andrea Bocelli.
2000 has been a year full of events for MT Opera & Blue's.
Michele Torpedine, together with his staff, has continued working on the 'internationalization' of Andrea Bocelli's great voice. The events scheduled and produced for the Millennium were particularly important and above all unique:
In April some of the most important North American towns like Tampa, Nashville, Atlanta, Worcester, Atlantic City, Dallas and Houston hosted Andrea Bocelli's sold out US tour. The audience for each of the concerts ranged between15 and 18 thousands people.
One of the most memorable moments is represented by the meeting with Pope John Paul II, in the wonderful concert held on May 1 in Tor Vergata, near Rome. During the same month, after the beautiful concert in Paris at the Eiffel Tower which was the first extraordinary collaboration between Andrea Bocelli and M.o Seji Ozawa, the international activity planned by Michele Torpedine led to a tour with M.o Chung in Japan, a country where Andrea Bocelli is greatly loved. This same tour took the italian singer also to Korea (Suwon). Japan and Korea paid a major tribute to the voice and image of Andrea Bocelli, much in the same way as it had happened in the US. Finally, at the end of May, he participated in the Elizabeth Taylor's Charity Gala held at the Royal Albert Hall in London and broadcast live in the UK.
July was a very special month: Andrea Bocelli's deep love for Italy and the Italian traditions reached its climax in two unforgettable moments. Frist he gave a concert in Rotterdam during EURO 2000, the European Football Championship and a few days later, he starred in a big concert organized in honor and memory of the intalian emigrants to he US. The concert, which was broadcast by PBS in the USA as well as all over the world (Rai 2 in Italy), took place in New York City near the Statue ot Liberty one of the deepest symbols of America both for Americans themselves and also for the immigrants arriving on a boat. Those who were lucky to attend or watch (on television) the concert which was held at the Liberty State Park will not easily forget the great emotionS and the memorable moments that Andrea Bocelli's voice created. The atmosphere was unique, the event was a one-time event, The setting was magnificent and the live audience counted18.000 people.
The month of August witnessed Andrea Bocelli's live debut in the "Messa da Requiem" by Giuseppe Verdi at the Arena in Verona under the baton of M.o Lorin Maazel.
In September Andrea Bocelli offered another tribute to sport: he had the honor to be chosen to receive the Olympic Torch in front of the Opera House in Sydney on September 14 prior the Opening of the Olympic Games. On the same evening he performed in his first Australian concert in the prestigious Auditorium of the Sydney Opera House with a huge success. For this concert, tickets were already sold out a few months earlier. Michele Torpedine was also responsible for the Artist's other two Australian concerts, in Perth and in Melbourne. Both concerts were equally succesful and were a source of great pride for the millions of Italians living in Australia.
In the upcoming month of October Michele Torpedine is organizing Andrea Bocelli's participation in the NIAF (the National Italian American Foundation) Gala in Washington D.C., where President Bill Clinton shall welcome the Italian community attending the event. For the first time, President Clinton will appear together with the two presidential candidates, the Republican George Bush Jr. and the Democratic Al Gore.
From January 2001 until the end of 2006
Michele Torpedine's activity is always more focused on securing Andrea Bocelli a very high profile career either in the opera and the pop world. The events he takes part in, the albums he releases put Andrea Bocelli at the highest spot within the music scene worldwide.
As an acknowledgement for what he has achieved in those years of great success Michele Torpedine awarded with the prestigious LEONE D'ORO ALLA CARRIERA on December 11, 2006 in Venice.
The work carried out by Michele Torpedine during these years has been related to the recording and live project for the Thirty-year career of the Italian artist Pino Daniele, which culminated in the concert held in Neaples at Piazza Plebiscito in July 2008 (live broadcasting by Rai Uno prime time). Pino Daniele performed with several bands, especially formed for this occasion, and special duets of his songs with the most famous Italian artists. The event has been followed by a Summer live tour in the most prestigious Italian places.
Michele Torpedine is in charge of Artistic Director of the VENARIA REAL MUSIC, a Summer Music Festival held in the suggestive location of the Venaria Royal Place near Turin.
In 2009 Michele Torpedine, together with Tony Renis, undertakes a new challenge in the opera music and International pop music fields with IL TRIO, a band of three young boys, who in September 2009 start their adventure in the show business, very welcomed by the audience.


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CHARLESTON, S.C. South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she tried many times to reconcile with Gov. Mark Sanford after his affair with an Argentine mistress he famously called his "soul mate." Ultimately, the first lady filed for divorce.
The decision revealed Friday came two days after state lawmakers stopped short of recommending her husband's removal from office for a top-secret June rendezvous with Maria Belen Chapur.
Jenny Sanford, a former Wall Street executive who helped launch her husband's political career, said Friday their 20-year marriage could not be repaired.
"I am still dedicated to keeping the process that lies ahead peaceful for our family," she said in a brief statement.
A day earlier, the governor told reporters he still hoped they could reconcile. On Friday, he blamed himself for what he called "the moral failure that led us to this tragic point."
"Jenny is a great person, and has been a remarkable wife, mother and first lady," he said in a statement.
Both Sanfords mentioned their four sons, who have lived with their mother at the family's coastal home on Sullivans Island since she moved out of the governor's mansion in August.
"While our family structure may change, I know that we will both work earnestly to be the best mom and dad we can be to four of the finest boys on earth," Mark Sanford said.
Jenny Sanford's divorce complaint on the grounds of adultery did not mention money, property or custody arrangements.
Earlier this week, Jenny Sanford said in a television interview that it was a simple decision to not stand with the governor when he publicly confessed the affair.
"Certainly his actions hurt me, and they caused consequences for me, but they don't in any way take away my own self-esteem," the 47-year-old told ABC's Barbara Walters, who named her one of the most fascinating people of 2009. "They reflect poorly on him."
Mark Sanford, 49, disappeared for almost a week in late June to see Chapur, leaving his staff and his wife in the dark about where he was. His staff told reporters he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. He returned and tearfully confessed the affair at a rambling news conference.
Jenny Sanford said then she was willing to reconcile with the two-term governor, once mentioned as a possible 2012 GOP presidential contender. She weathered the publication of passionate e-mail exchanges between her husband and Chapur, and an Associated Press interview in which he called his mistress his "soul mate" and admitted "crossing the line" with other women.
Jenny Sanford, who is working on a memoir, said she learned about the affair in January when she found a copy of a letter her husband wrote to Chapur. In the months following, he asked several times to visit his mistress. His wife said no.
"It's one thing to forgive adultery; it's another thing to condone it," she told the AP two days after her husband revealed the affair.
Marjory Wentworth, a close friend of Jenny Sanford, said she knew the filing was coming.
"No matter what the circumstances are, you go through a period that is sort of muddled - you're still a family, even though everyone knew she moved down here. I think it's been that kind of strange transition," said Wentworth, who is South Carolina's poet laureate. "Limbo is a tough place to be."
As first lady, Jenny Sanford has little official role in state government, but she has been a quiet presence since her husband took office in 2003, often attending morning meetings with his top staff and working on a public health campaign.


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It has a published run time of 1:30 on high. 8 hours on low.
My commute can be as much as an hour. I need the light on high the whole way. So I'll probably recharge the batteries every day at work, most likely taking them straight from the charger and putting them in the light right before I ride.
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In February of last year, I received an email from a wonderful friend of mine, Kari Nienstedt, Arizona's State Director for the Humane Society of the United States. She was connecting me to the also wonderful Bruce Friedrich of Farm Sanctuary in an effort to help me share my technical skills with that wonderful organization. As it turned out, they had solved whatever technical needs they had, but Bruce passed my contact information onto the tireless animal advocate, founder of The Humane League, and author of Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change, Nick Cooney. Nick, now the Compassionate Communities Campaign Manager at Farm Sanctuary, had co-written a short-film, along with Bruce Friedrich, telling the story of three factory-farmed animals lucky enough to find themselves rescued and living out their days in peaceful bliss at Farm Sanctuary's breathtaking facilities.
It was Kismet, I was sure. I was taking film classes, and working on some other film projects, and though I hadn't reached out with this in mind, the Universe saw fit to provide an opportunity anyway. Thanks, Universe!
Nick and I began work on the film a month or so later, once more necessary footage became available. I began poring over so many hours of footage, I've lost count. These were undoubtedly the hardest hours I have ever spent producing a film — atrocities we ultimately opted to exclude from the film will be forever seared into my mind's eye. Seeing the footage — footage you know someone risked their life to capture — and witnessing the fear and wailing and screams and horrifying conditions under which these poor creatures are forced to live their not mercifully short enough lives changes you, or you're heartless.
With a rough assembly put together early in the summer, we began to feel as though something powerful and moving was within our grasp. The search was underway for the right voice, the right narrator to help further bring the film to life. It was important that the emotional message of the film reach the right audience. Young people are perhaps more flexible, less set in their ways and open to changing habits when they see a persuasive truth. When Steve-O of Jackass fame signed on to narrate, we knew it could be dynamite. With his demographic reach and transformative journey-line, he would facilitate the delivery of the film to an audience who quite possibly was perfect for the message. With the juxtaposition of his antics and past tribulations, with the positive compassionate thread within the film, a certain cognitive dissonance became an edge for the movie. (continued after embedded video)
We screened the film for a select audience in Phoenix in November, a short time before its official launch at Pomegranate Cafè in Phoenix, during one of Nick's powerful talks. As the film began, I watched anxiously, cycling between the screen and the audience. I hoped deeply that people in the chairs would connect with the pictures on the screen; I hoped that these powerful stories and images would move them. I watched as one after another, eyes welled up with tears, heads nodded and hand-in-hand, they took the picture in. As the credits began to roll, there was silence. For a few moments, nobody moved and I feared it had been too much. As we had developed the visual version of Nick's powerful story, we made conscious choices to go only so far, to make the story accessible while still providing the whole truth. Had we missed that mark? Had we still gone too far?
Thankfully, a collective sigh later, the wonderful group of compassionate animal-loving advocates sounded their applause and while the weight of the story hung heavy in the room, the energy still was electric. Thoughtful questions came next as we all shared this experience and the dialogue that ensued was fantastic; transformational for some, including myself. It's wonderful to have anything to do with creating a powerful conversation and with causing people to think.
As I pen this, the video has received hundreds of thousands of views, and on both the stand-alone web site and YouTube page, powerful debate goes on daily. Some of the commentary makes me question the collective intelligence of web-based public debate, but in the end, once again, people are talking — sometimes yelling — and hearts and minds are changing.
All in all, the film took hundreds of hours to produce, not to mention the efforts of those amazing investigators and wonderful organizations that made the movie possible by incurring great risk acquiring the powerful footage. If in the end, if we collectively change just one mind — one person's behavior — it means so much less suffering for so many animals, and that is priceless.
Thank you to Nick Cooney, Bruce Friedrich, Kari Nienstedt for making this happen. Thank you for spending every minute making life better for animals — never losing patience — sometimes just one inch at a time.
Thanks to (in no particular order):
Compassion Over Killing
Mercy For Animals
The Humane Society of the United States
Animal Equality
Anonymous for Animal Rights
The Association for the Study of Animal Behavior
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Soldiers of the 315th Engineer Battalion, 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 416th Theater Engineer Command, wave farewell while lining up to board a plane at the Silas L. Copeland Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group, here, May 22. The 315th will conduct consolidation operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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He came to oDesk because he had a unique problem: a client in Long Beach, Ca., requested integration with a legacy system, and the system — a VAX mainframe — had become so rare that there are very few programmers left who can write code for it. Olson needed someone who both knew VAX and had the newer networking and application development skills the project required. Even with nearly 120,000 providers on oDesk, it took awhile to find the right person. But find him they did, in Florida. So, remotely, a Florida provider worked for a North Carolina company serving a California client, and everyone was happy. (You can read the whole story here.)
Q: Since that initial project, have you continued to hire oDesk providers — and for what?
A: We've begun to start. We're looking to outsource odd jobs, tasks that we don't have skill sets for internally. First, we ask whether we have the skill sets in house for this. If not, we look at oDesk. Second, is this a one-time change? If it is, we look at oDesk.
Q: At this point, are you regularly relying on the same providers, or do you find yourself hiring from scratch as each project arises?
A: Honestly, hiring from scratch. We go after specialists, not generalists, so we need to find new folks often.
Q: Your product includes the ability to monitor the work developers do on a project, much the way oDesk allows buyers to look at providers' work in progress through the Work Diary. As software creates new levels of transparency in the workplace, what are the key challenges that come along with that change?
A: The number one challenge is the cultural challenge posed by full transparency. The second challenge is educating people on interpretation of the data. Facts empower better decision-making, but you have to understand that these facts can be distorted or taken out of context to make poor decisions. It's important, like with any data, to be smart and look at the whole picture.
Q: With the economy in such turmoil, do you find yourself planning to turn over more work to outsourced workers, or to minimize such projects entirely until the economy clears up?
A: I definitely think we'll look to outsource where it makes sense. Hiring a full-time person is a huge commitment for a small company and reduces flexibility. Outsourcing provides flexibility and the ability to be more creative in the sourcing of activities.
Q: What recommendations do you have for buyers moving forward in this downturn?
A: First, evaluate your technology needs and see what people you currently have who are absolutely critical and cannot be replaced. For all else, evaluate whether outsourcing makes sense. In the past, I had good people who simply weren't fully utilized. This is a great opportunity to use something like oDesk. Having a full-time employee and paying benefits for 10 hours a week of work isn't wise.
Second, don't shy away from business opportunities due to lack of skills. Often, folks will say, "It will take forever to hire someone with those specific skills," and they'll decide to turn down business that requires a unique skill set. Honestly, I never thought I'd be able to support the VAX legacy system the customer requested. I was fully prepared to fail. I was really surprised when I found more than one possible resource on oDesk.
In an economy like this, the companies that respond best to customer needs will do the best.
Q: What advice do you have for providers looking to continue their freelance success in the face of the current downturn?
A: Continue to work hard on broadening and deepening skill sets. It's absolutely survival of the fittest. I think most customers want the absolute best possible resource. Being just another PHP developer or something is not as attractive as being one who has a larger variety of skills, strong certifications, etc.
Q: What would be your top tip to providers on how to better present themselves in responding to a job post?
A: List all your skills, even the ones you think are niche or legacy. You never know when someone may be looking for that specific skill set.
Q: What's the most important lesson you've learned as a buyer, in how attract or select the best applicants?
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What a SWAT Team is all about
Why call a SWAT Team? A police officer is on patrol when he gets a call about a domestic dispute. When he arrives at the scene, he finds that an armed man has taken his girlfriend hostage and barricaded himself inside his apartment. The officer calls for backup, but when the other officers arrive, they realize that their standard guns won't shoot through the barricades. They don't have surveillance equipment to see inside the apartment, which would give them crucial information about the assailant and the hostage.
If the assailant starts shooting at them, they don't have body armor to protect them from his bullets. They could use gas to incapacitate him, but they don't have access to it. They haven't been trained to storm the apartment and incapacitate the attacker with minimal risk of injury to the hostage, the officers and the assailant.
Luckily, most police forces have a special unit with the equipment and training needed to resolve exactly this kind of situation: the SWAT Team.


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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is directing state agencies to help people in the nation of Haiti, that was badly damaged by an earthquake Jan. 12.
"We've been advised by federal authorities that, for now, only search and rescue personnel, equipment and supplies are being allowed into Haiti," Barbour said.
The governor said many people have called his office offering assistance and needing information. He said the help will be needed in time.
Barbour said a link has been added to his Web site to facilitate the flow of information regarding how Mississippians, charitable agencies, and private sources can contribute to recovery efforts. A link is provided under this story.
"Knowing the kind of devastation caused by natural disasters, it's only appropriate that Mississippi join the federal government, other states, and private resources to help relieve the human suffering in Haiti," Barbour said.
He said the Mississippi Air National Guard has launched a C-17 Globemaster III and crew to pick up Department of Health and Human Services personnel and equipment in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The flight will then proceed to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where the DHHS workers will provide aid in earthquake recovery efforts.
The C-17s and crews are part of the 172nd Airlift Wing based at Thompson Field in Flowood. They also continue their medical evacuations flights into Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Although a few popular websites and books deride the value of the funeral and downplay its importance, opposite beliefs are generally held by the professional bereavement caregiving and scholarly community.
Here are a few excerpts from the published writings of eminent scholars and clinicians in the field:
J. William Worden, PhD
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner (4th ed)
"But the funeral service, if it is done well, can be an important adjunct in aiding and abetting the healthy resolution of grief… Seeing the body of the deceased person helps to bring home the reality and finality of death. (In cremation) the body can still be present at the funeral service in either an open or closed casket and then the cremation done after the service. In this way, the funeral service can be a strong asset in helping the survivors work through the first task of grief."
Therese A. Rando, PhD.
Grief, Dying and Death: Clinical Interventions for Caregivers
"Participating in the funeral ritual-standing at a wake and repeatedly looking at the deceased in the casket, attending a funeral service, accepting the condolences of others, witnessing the casket at the grave-graphically illustrates to the bereaved that the death has indeed occurred. Even if it cannot be emotionally accepted at that time, the memories of these experiences will later help to confirm to the bereaved the reality of the loss of the loved one.
"Viewing the body has been criticized in recent years, as some mourners have wished to avoid the painful reactions that seeing the body can engender. However, it is precisely the impact of the finality of the loss that viewing seeks to promote. Clearly, the body of the deceased is the best symbol of the individual and therefore the most effective one to focus upon in attempting to perceive the deceased in a new relationship, as someone who is no longer alive and will only exist in memory.
"Despite recent criticism, funerals fulfill critical psychological and social needs following a death. A rite of passage is necessary after the death of a loved one, for the passing of that person must be recognized, his survivors must be supported as they start a new life without him, and they must be reintegrated into the community, which itself must reaffirm its continuity after the loss of a member. By design, funerals catalyze acute grief response, prescribe structured behaviors in a time of flux, and encourage recognition of the loss and development of new relationships with both the deceased and the community."
Kenneth J. Doka, PhD
Disenfranchised Grief: New Directions, Challenges, and Strategies for Practice
"A significant body of literature affirms the therapeutic role of funeral rituals… These benefits are enhanced when the funeral ritual allows personalization and participation by significant others."
Thomas G. Long, PhD
Accompany Them with Singing: The Christian Funeral
"The stakes are high here. I am persuaded that in this, our moment in history, we are going through one of those periodic upheavals in the ways we care (or don't) for the dead that are inevitable signs of an upheaval in the ways we care (or don't) for the living. To put it bluntly, a society that has forgotten how to honor the bodies of those who have departed is more inclined to neglect, even torture, the bodies of those still living. A society that has no firm hope for where the dead are going is also unsure how to take the hands of its children and lead them toward a hopeful future."
Catherine A. Sanders, PhD
Grief: The Mourning After: Dealing with Adult Bereavement
"While the bereaved is inwardly screaming, "No, no, it can't be," the bereaved is outwardly moving through the paces of the funeral preparation and burial. The cadence is slow but relentless. Yet, the rituals of death become the glue that holds the bereaved together during this first phase."


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Because yesterday morning, when I suggested what songs the "American Idol" top 8 might — or should, or could — sing that night, I was a dismal two for eight. OK, technically I was 2.5 for eight, but man, the ones I got right were sooooo right.
I correctly predicted that preternaturally grizzled teenager Allison Iraheta might pick Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me," and she did — and she killed it! I also speculated that if Lil Rounds were smart, she'd wrap those powerful pipes around Tina Turner's titanic 1984 comeback hit, "What's Love Got to Do With It." It was the right call, but she failed to make it her own, which might have punched her ticket back home.
Now, I won't lie — I was psyched that out of the thousands of songs these kids could have picked, I got even two right. But I'm also not going to tell you I think the ones I missed were necessarily the wrong call.
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For my taste, Danny Gokey blew it by picking Mickey Gilley's tame remake of Ben E. King's classic "Stand by Me." He totally should have taken my advice and done Prince's "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and shown us a more dangerous side. Ditto to Kris Allen, who went with what Kara called a "jazz-funk homework" version of Don Henley's "All She Wants to Do Is Dance," when he would have brought down the house with my suggestion: Paul Young's "Everytime You Go Away."
Anoop did a'ight with Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," but he would have impressed even more with something slinky, like Prince's "Kiss" or Simply Red's touching "Holding Back the Years." And Scott MacIntyre? I can't help you, bro. I don't know why he's still in the competition, what with the terrible singing and the even worse guitar playing and that terrible wedge 'fro, but a Survivor ballad? Really? I would have taken REO Speedwagon or Phil Collins' insipid faux-soul "Easy Lover" over that drivel.
I had picked Stevie Wonder's "Part Time Lover" for Scotty Mac, but Matt Giraud did a nice job (do I get half a point for that one, since they were born in the same year?), so we'll call that a push.
And then there's the always unpredictable Adam Lambert. I would never have guessed he'd choose Tears for Fears' "Mad World" (well, actually the "Donnie Darko" soundtrack cover by Gary Jules), but that dude just plain murdered it and I'm relieved he didn't sing "Tainted Love" or Joan Jett's "I Love Rock N' Roll." I'm happy to have missed that call.
So, 2.5 for eight. Not great, but hell, that still qualifies me to bat fourth for the Cincinnati Reds.


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Asian Stocks Tumble After China, Japan Disappoint On Additional Stimulus
The last time global equity markets were falling at this pace (on a growth scare) was the fall of 2011. That time, after a big push lower, November saw a mass co-ordinated easing by central banks to save the world... stock jumped, the global economy spurted into action briefly, and all was well. This time, it's different. The Fed is tapering (and the hurdle to change course is high), the ECB balance sheet is shrinking (and there's nothing but promises), the PBOC tonight said "anyone anticipating additional stimulus would be disappointed," and then the BoJ failed to increase their already-ridiculous QE (ETF purchase) programs. The JPY is strengthening, Asian and US stocks are dropping, CNY is weakening, and gold rising.
The last time stocks were stumbling on the back of a high-growth hopium scare... central banks saved the world...
Commentary from China's Xinhua News Agency (implicitly the point of exit for open mouth operations by the PBOC) suggest hope is fading for a big save...as Bloomberg reports,
China won't rely on a large stimulus like the one following the 2008 global financial crisis to boost its economy after a "string of lukewarm economic indicators," according to a commentary from Xinhua News Agency written by Zhang Zhengfu.
Talk about an incoming stimulus is "misleading" and those anticipating a package will likely be "disappointed," the commentary says. A "mini stimulus" theory started after the State Council announced a set of policies including tax breaks and support for poor areas, the commentary says. China's economy needs "a little" but not a "fully fledged" stimulus, the commentary says
and then the defaulting names started to fall
But they promise dthey would pay in July
Shanghai Property stocks are lower once again
Then the BoJ disappointed... (even as Kuroda hinted last month inflation was well on its way to target)
Expectatations were for static monetary base expansion, a doubling of ETF purchases, and boosting bond purchases by 10 trillion yen
They did not...
No change to bond purchases
No change to ETF purchases
And JPY remains stronger and NKY weaker...
Japan is pumping the propoganda...
Except it hasn't...
The last time Japan attempted a consumption tax hike without the aid of monetary stimulus satefy net, this happened...
With broad-based currency volatility at 7-year lows, we suspect the ongoing currency war escalation with China may see this rise... and of course, FX traders' complacency handed Kuroda an opportunity to have maximal impact with any changes - but he didn't - which makes you wonder if/when he will given how high inflation is...
- Chinese stocks are up modestly (led by banks) but property developers are being sold hard
- Japan, Shenzhen, Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, and Taiwan are all red
As a reminder Fed minutes are released tomorrow.
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all this and the US Treasury is worried over tthe yuan de valuation and the instability it might usher in. Who took those spec losses on the yuan devalue Morgan Stanley warned about?
No stimpack black swan
The number of variables and derivative effects of those variables are so mind-boggling right now, traders really have no idea what they are up against.
And we do nto have the one ring that rules etc...
I suggest astrology as the best trading guide.
gee, it is so clear now..
Leo is in Sagitarious with Picses in Gemini.
It's a pornish group thing.
market converges with geology?..
-please don't take anything even remotely connected with the "market" or con-artist/slave masters seriously anymore. :-)
At the same time UK manufacturing data massively beat today. Or is the data rigged again?
We want more free money or we are going to make the markets go down, down, down! Waaaaaaaaaaa!! Reminds me of 2007 when every doucheknuckle on CNBC would yell "the markets demand a 50 point rate cut" and the markets would go down and magically rates would be cut by 50 points. Free market capitalism....haven't seen nothin' like that in these parts for bout' 50 years.
Yellenanke could come out & announce "untapering" and QE28, along with a massive ramp up in LSAP tomorrow and it wouldn't help equity markets; the smart (i.e. insider) money has already been liquidating for some time and will dump everything.
They were hoping for more retail to come into the market before doing so, but with the Fed/Treasury & the most idiotic buyers of all, being Pension Funds, acting the role of greater fools, the insiders are bagging the already lofty, irrational, artificially inflated gains they already culled and bailing.
"This time, it's different. The Fed is tapering (and the hurdle to change course is high), the ECB balance sheet is shrinking (and there's nothing but promises), the PBOC tonight said "anyone anticipating additional stimulus would be disappointed," and then the BoJ failed to increase their already-ridiculous QE (ETF purchase) programs."
It's different, but all that stuff doesn't matter.
2011 had avg oil price of $95.
If we try to tax and spend just one more time, our efforts will pull us out of the deflationary spiral.
- love Japan
TBNTF - too big not to fail. The harder they come, the harder they fall.
Hope they have their living wills ready. I will want to buy economic value with the CASH I've got. Take that you zirpester jerks.
No bailouts this time.
I don't know if I would call it a tumble. Hong Kong and China are up almost 1% and the Pennikkei is only down about 1%. The Asian markets often trade divergent of Western markets though.
Anything worse would be a "crash" and or "bloodbath".
If the Central Banks aren't going to save the world then arrest them for treason.
Anyhow we have two solar coronal holes and a high earthquake alert and I have to drive Topanga Canyon. That's the road where the boulders fall down even when it isn't shaking.
gold rising.
Fuck, I had to read the entire paragraph to find out what mattered most.
Well, I'm a shufflin' off ta the old bed roll, watch the stars as I fall asleep next ta the fire, lookin ta be awakened with Jane there cookin eggs bacon and hash browns an some uh da best coffee in the world, before I gotta get out n rustle up some of them pars an bogeys on the front an back nines.
It's a beautiful place if you can just accept it for what it is, pilgrim.
Weird. I thought +202 and a green color meant Asian stocks are increasing, not "tumbling".
Japan, Shenzhen, Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, and Taiwan are all red
yes thats what i thought too..also india is closed today. shanghai up 1.5%, hangseng up 0.8%. not sure where you are looking at sounds like tumble reverse to me...
The only red is JAP, all else is solid GREEN.
2 + 2 = 5, and up is down, and forward is backward, welcome to Tyler in Unicorn-Land
You people are crazy,yeah they're going to do nothing and let the economy go into a deflationary death spiral.We are Venezuela,I'm looking for a big stimulus package and another big QE coming right up.
Funny, ES is up .24%.
In Yellen we trust.
The markets won't really fall while the Fed has a drop of ink and baby, they've got a lot of ink.
Well, it was only a matter of time before the usurper and his assorted pointed heads got the whole world pissed off at America. All as planned of course. Next up, moar war on the world by a very small cabal of evil that are giving weapons to the Syrian coo-coo rebel nutz. They do not represent the American people, rather they represent pure evil.
What next, and when is the false flag event coming to blame on Syria or Poor ol innocent Iran?
The people of the world have finally had enough of the washington-loony-bin of warmongering to kill America, and start world war three. They are doing what the banksters wanted and everyone is dumping the dollar and trading in the new world currency, the gold backed yuan.
How about that for a change!
@Philalethian +100
If Russia is allowed to occupy Ukraine, Putin will subsequently blackmail Europe with the Russian gas that flows through Ukraine. Putin would undoubtedly refuse the Petrodollar as payment for the Russian gas and this will send the US into a tailspin. As a result, NATO will disintegrate and the United States will be left isolated. The NATO plan is becoming quite clear. First, Ukraine is being plundered by Western Banksters with a series of austerity programs including the theft of all Ukrainian gold. Banksters are ensuring that if Russia does prevail and occupy Ukraine, Putin will have taken over a country which would already be destroyed by these austerity programs. Also, I fully expect that when the Russian invasion occurs, that NATO forces will destroy Ukraine's gas pipelines. The US move into Romania with ground forces, and more importantly aircraft, is highly significant because it places the Crimean based Russian Black Sea Fleet under direct threat. Additionally, air cover for Ukraine will have been achieved. The move by NATO to militarize Azerbaijan, blocks a Russian military rescue mission which could come to the aid of Iran in case of a joint US/Israeli attack. NATO is quickly mobilizing to confront Russia by this summer. If you were Putin, what would you do? Putin has 60 days to act, and act he will. NATO knows it cannot win in Ukraine, however its provocative move will tie up Russian forces and block a Russian advance into the Middle East and Iran and Syria will be captured and the Petrodollar will live on for another day. As with all wars, when the shooting starts, there are no limits as to the escalation potential. Again, I issue my warning to stock up on necessary supplies for if this war goes global, all bets are off.
Living in Thailand and working around Asia I can tell you that this country/Asia rocks! However big problems too.
However Thailand is on the verge of civil war. Same story as the US. Corruption and out right thief by government officials and business leaders.
The .1% sucking the life out of the poor.
I just can't see the Chinese yuan being the world's reserve currency.
Nobody likes the Chinese. Not the Thai's, Filipinos, Indonesians, or anyone in Asia for that matter.
But Gold is money. Here in Asia it's in their DNA
Nobody likes the Jap's, they make the Chinese look like virgins.
Make one thing certain, everyone loves the CHINESE money.
Once the USD starts losing value the hearts will change and quick,
Also of course 'gold' is the deal, nobody would ever put paper money in a mattress, gold would be the only option
Asia more than anywhere respect RICH folk, ... they ask "HOW RICH", ... Then ask 'Where is your home'
Tumble my ass.
China has said many times "They don't want to be Reserve Currency".
I agree with you completely NO EX-PAT is unhappy in ASIA, unless he's a MORON and gave his money to a woman, but in the west they can take your money, in ASIA they can only take what we give them.
ASIA is god damn 'sexual' disneyland for white men. :) There's A & E tickets rides in every direction and always on.
In the west women quit fucking because their lazy, in ASIA a woman fucks her man because she knows if she doens't another women will.
you know your shit bro! Westen women suck My part time girl is 26 years younger!
As an Ex-pat in Asia, I partly agree with you. Everyone loves Chinese money, just like they like money from the Chaebol in Korea and the Zaibatsu in Japan. Asia is an area finding itself, and all the little guys are scared shitless of someone becoming too strong again.
I don't think anyone dislikes the Japs more than they dislike the Chinese. They remeber what the Japs did and they know what the Chinese can and already are doing. China has become much more agressive in territorial claims and they will just as soon annex small areas like Putin did with Crimea. If Japan has a major dump, you will see all the Koreans take back their "apologize again Japan" rhetoric and starting sucking some Abe D for any help possible to keep them isolated from the North and a take over by Chinese puppet state.
I think everyone outside the Sino-Japan dichotomy are just cupping their nuts and praying that neither one collapses so that the other blows up into the new baddy on the block.
There's no tumbling. Shanghai & Hong Kong both up & the Yuan has strengthened. US futures are up too
The problem is that when Unicorns speak ...
Tumble means -0.001 %
Skyrock means +0.01 %
You get the idea, when and if SHTF people will so fucking tired of the UNICORN "SKY IS FALLING", that nobody will give a flying fuck.
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You know what a dead cat bounce looks like? Nikkei, I swear, looks like a cat in a tumble drier.
And the future was written thus for all the parasites in Banks and Big Business,
The market vibe at the moment reminds me of a baby who has lost its bottle and is just waking up to the fact..you know that terrified look toddlers get just before they lose it?
The japanese don't care. Open looting of the treasury and pension funds and they don't care. The Nikkei is worthless and they don't care. Honestly, I don't think anyone in Japan gives a crap except the kleptocrats, they have been busy, but again, the people don't give a damn. They are apathetic and embrace the encircling doom.
Sounds exactly like the sheeple and politicians in the USSA....
This is funny because my Japanese coworkers looked shocked when I told them I was going to use the foreign option to cash my pension at 6 years and start over. When they asked me why I would ever take money out of pension I told them that I dont trust that the money will be there when I retire. That the money will most likely be looted in order to pay off other insane debts that the governent has accumulated. I told them that I can not trust a country to pay that has the high debt to GDP ration on the globe and that it would be foolish to expect money back that has any value.
Then my coworkers went from friends/coworkers to just coworkers.
They. Are. Clueless. About this.
I work at a Japanese engineering company as an International Account Manager in overseas sales. We had guys from Sumitomo-Mitsui bank come to our offices to give consulting on payment options with India companies and we got to talking about Japanese debt (I initiated). When I pressed them, they said that Japan could and would never default. So then I said that inflation would be a big problem if they dont default. They asked me why I thought inflation would increase, I told them because they have to print enough money to service the debt, especially since the economy will not grow to soak up the loss. They said that Japanese debt was different because it was owned by Japanese citizens. That is where I slapped my forehead. I am so tired of hearing that line. The big guys at that bank, when they realize that the government cant pay them bank on their domestic bonds (these guys also run the pension pot) they will pull like anyone else because self interest is the number one driving motivator behing human action.
The Japanese are one of the most arrogant people I have encountered in Asia. They believe Japan is special, that Japanese are special, and any problem in Japan can only be understood by Japanese. Even if you speak Economic sense to them, they ignore you because it is a Japanese problem and with your foreigner ekonomiks you cant understand jack.
Hey everybody, don't panic. This "sell-off" is officially over - according to GS and CNBC.
SELL defensive and BUY "cyclical" (= all the risky shit)! Go guys! And BUY fast, because right now, nobody else knows. GS says this news hasn't been "fully priced" yet. So there is upsides with the risky stuff! ACT FAST.
"...Goldman Sachs is also eyeing a pro-cyclical stance, following the downgrade to China growth. The volatility in emerging markets from December to mid- March had eased significantly from the shock the market saw from May to July 2013.
"As a result, we think that cyclical improvement is likely to be the major theme in the next month or two as the reality of some improvement on these fronts is reflected more broadly," said chief markets economist at Goldman Sachs, Dominic Wilson.
"We think the reality of a better cyclical picture has not yet been fully priced. If we are right, the improving cyclical environment should continue to support equities, while pushing yields higher," he added..."
if we are right...
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And also this on the frontpage:
Europe cautiously lower after selloff; Ukraine watched
Sell off is OVER! Didn't you get the message?
I smell panic...
I just took the biggest dump since October 2012. In November of the same year my wife became pregnant. Looks like we'll be expecting again!
Maintain current course, Mr Sulu. If I am right, our gains in PM should offset our energy equity losses.
Aye, Captain.
I know, Spock, it makes no sense, but neither does this market
Japan is the most indebted developed country in the world and its future prospects are dim and getting worse. It is only a matter of time before the yen becomes worthless and as inflation begins to take root it will place upward pressure on Japanese bond yields and raise the cost of government to service its massive debt.
With the BOJ set to absorb half of the government bonds planned for sale this fiscal year, domestic investors have already started venturing overseas for higher yielding assets. If this turns in to a tsunami of money fleeing Japan it will constitute the end of the line for those holding both JGBs and the yen. More on this subject below,


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5 Things We Can't Wait to See Explained in Gossip Girl Season 6
As with any good Gossip Girl season finale, Monday's ep, "The Return of the Ring," left us DYING to know more about what's to come as our fave UESers head into their sixth (and final!) season. It's down to the wire, and a whole lot of balls are in the air. Bottom line? There'll be big beats for everyone!
Here are the TOP five story lines that WE are most eagerly anticipating come September! Add your own in the comments.
Are Lily & Rufus REALLY over?
Listen, we know that Lily van der Woodsen doesn't always follow the course that WE might think best for her (okay, or, like, EVER), but seriously? Bart Bass over Rufus Humphrey? Justlikethat?! Can't at least ONE Humphrey win in this game? Geez. We have a feeling that these two ne'er-do-wells may very well deserve each other, but in the end... it feels like a reunion with Ruf is imminent. Maybe after Ivy takes Lily down and she's left with nothing?
WHO was "Gossip Girl" in the video Nate received?
Nate was totally taken with this little clue into the mystery of Gossip Girl, but all WE saw was somebody in a black hoodie! Female? Male? Young? Old? Yeahhh, not much to go on. But Nate Archibald was a heck of a detective this season ('member when his cousin tried to kill him?), and uncovering the truth behind the UES's biggest mystery would be one major scoop for The Spectator. Get'er, Nater! (And P.S. Why was GG so dead-set on running S out of town? Work on that one too, wouldya?)
What's Ivy's plan to take down Lily?!
Somebody has to finally put this woman in her place! We've been mixed on Ivy since day one (when she was actually "Charlie," ahem!), but with Lola's blessing on the matter, we're thinking Ivy might win over a few fans. The question is, what all will she use to best the well-connected socialite (who, let's face it, now has Bart Bass' millions at her disposal...)
What will Dan unearth about the UES via Georgina?
We, like, half wanna know this, and half wanna bury it in the abyss! Wasn't Inside the ultimate tell-all of the Upper East Side? Is it SUPER necessary for Dan Humphrey to re-bury all of his friends? Sigh. Revenge makes people hella unpredictable, and you just know Georgina Sparks will be game for anything. Sex, drugs, sabotage (watch out, Chair!)... You know it's comin'!
What's CHUCK'S ANSWER TO BLAIR'S LATEST DECLARATION O' LOVE?
What does the rest of it matter if we can't find out the fate of CHAIR? Lonely Boy is outta the way and so is that AWFUL prince, so now there's just that little matter of Chuck's self-esteem — following Bart's brutal bashing of his son — to overcome. If anybody is up for the challenge, it's Blair Waldorf. Chuck and Blair are forever... Right?
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