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Arena Profile: Charles W. Calomiris
Charles W. Calomiris is the Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions at Columbia Business School and a Professor at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. His research spans several areas, including banking, corporate finance, financial history, and monetary economics. He received a B.A. in economics from Yale University in 1979 and a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University in 1985.
Professor Calomiris is a member of the Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee, the Shadow Open Market Committee, and the Financial Economists Roundtable, is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a member of the Hoover Institution Task Force on Property Rights, and a Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In 2011, he will be the Houblon-Norman Senior Fellow at the Bank of England. Professor Calomiris was a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Pew Trusts Task Force on Financial Reform, and co-director of the Project on Financial Deregulation at the American Enterprise Institute. In 1999-2000, he served on the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, a Congressional commission to advise the U.S. government on the reform of the IMF, the World Bank, the regional development banks, and the WTO.
His recent publications include: How Spain Can Avoid the Irish Error (with Desmond Lachman, Economics21.org, December 20, 2010), In Monetary Targeting, Two Tails Are Better Than One (with Ellis Tallman, Bloomberg Businessweek, November 18, 2010), Crisis "Shock Factors" and the Cross-Section of Global Equity Returns (with Inessa Love and M.S. Martinez Peria, NBER Working Paper 16559, November 2010), Volatile Times and Persistent Conceptual Errors: US Monetary Policy, 1914-1951 (In The Origins, History and Future of the Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, forthcoming), The Painful Arithmetic of Greek Debt Default (Economics21.org, March 18, 2010), Banking Crises and the Rules of the Game (NBER Working Paper 15403, October 2009), The Subprime Turmoil: What's Old, What's New, and What's Next, 2008 Kansas City Fed Jackson Hole Symposium, Sustaining India's Growth Miracle (edited with Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University Press, 2008), China's Financial Transition at a Crossroads (edited, Columbia University Press, 2007), U.S. Bank Deregulation in Historical Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2000, 2006), Emerging Financial Markets (with David Beim, Irwin-McGraw Hill, 2001), "Consequences of Bank Distress During the Great Depression" (with Joseph Mason), in the American Economic Review (June 2003), "Fundamentals, Panics, and Bank Distress During the Depression" (with Joseph Mason), in the American Economic Review (December 2003), "Blueprints for a New Global Financial Architecture" in International Financial Markets: The Challenge of Globalization (Leonardo Auernheimer, ed., University of Chicago Press, 2000), A Globalist Manifesto for Public Policy (Institute for Economic Affairs, 2002), and "Is the Bank Merger Wave of the 1990s Efficient?" (with Jason Karceski) in Mergers and Productivity (Steven Kaplan, ed., University of Chicago Press, 2000).
Charles W. Calomiris's Recent Discussions
Will new job numbers boost Obama?
And will Congress give up insider trading?
The economy finally seems to be gathering some steam.
The level of economic activity and employment, however, are still very low and there is not much prospect of significant progress over the next year, mainly because of the adverse influence of Europe and the continuing lack of progress in the U.S. on future spending cuts to entitlement programs, which are the reason for U.S. debt unsustainability.
Furthermore, as lending picks up (which it already has begun to do) the Fed's outsized balance sheet will create significant inflation risks, which could start to be felt in debt markets within the next year. Overall, the employment data, along with other indicators of a strengthening economy, are good news for President Obama, but in light of other strong headwinds to growth, this probably will not be enough to have a major influence on economic prospects a year from now.See more
Eric Cantor, statesman?
Would Abraham Lincoln have been more of a "statesman" if he had been less partisan, less extreme, less hell-bent on reversing the Dred Scott decision, less committed to the uncompromising proposition that all men are created equal? My point is not to elevate Cantor to be an equal of Lincoln, but rather to debunk the silly idea that refusing to compromise, per se, is unstatesmanlike or contrary to the public interest.
Being principled when the principles are worth fighting for - and I would add fiscal responsibility and arithmetic honesty to the usual list of core values that we should expect our politicians to defend - is behaving in the best tradition of American political leadership. The Obama Administration could have chosen the high road in its confrontation with Congressional Republicans. It could have supported the Bowles-Simpson Commission's recommendations, which would have put Cantor on the spot, requiring him to engage in meaningful negotiations. But to do so, the president would have had to honestly recognize the depth of our fiscal unsustainability, and the need for urgent action.See more
Boehner losing control of the House?
The Republican party is a chaotic coalition of people with different ideas. That is ultimately a good thing.See more
Is Google leaning right?
Maybe Google is noticing that our country is in very serious trouble. We need to deal with our looming entitlement bankruptcy, which has destroyed market confidence in our ability to grow and to prevent an inflationary surge, but key Democratic constituencies are blocking any meaningful reform, and Obamacare has just added hugely to our financial challenges in Medicare.
We need to spur credit growth, but our banks are being encouraged to move significant operations abroad, and are under various attacks - including both lawsuits and regulatory overkill - from the government. Our housing markets are in shambles, but rather than offer meaningful assistance to avoid avoidable foreclosures, and allow speedy resolution of unavoidable ones, our government supports mainly delaying tactics that are preventing any recovery.
We need to use incentive-based solutions to solve our education problems, but the teachers' unions (and therefore our president) don't like that. We need to promote trade, not protectionism, but the unions don't like that either, and so they have blocked any progress on trade agreements.
Almost every week the White House releases a new idea about how to increase taxes in a way that discourages investment and innovation. Our current government policies, therefore, are geared toward promoting inflation, maintaining and enhancing redistribution, slowing growth and ensuring low employment, encouraging technological backwardness, and protecting a failing educational system. If the Obama administration is not enough to make a company open its mind and its wallet to the opposition, I don't know what would be.See more
Will Obama's proposed "Buffett tax" fly with voters?
It is transparently repackaged class warfare, and it is also bad fiscal arithmetic, as well as bad economic policy and bad politics (Americans aren't as stupid as politicians think they are). The new saying going around the White House should be "stop me before I speak again."See more
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- Client printers policy settings
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The Client Printers section contains policy settings for client printers, including settings to autocreate client printers, retain printer properties, and connect to print servers.
This setting specifies the client printers that are auto-created. This setting overrides default client printer auto-creation settings.
By default, all client printers are auto-created.
This setting takes effect only if the Client printer redirection setting is present and set to Allowed.
This setting enables or disables autocreation of the generic Citrix Universal Printer object for sessions where a user device compatible with Universal Printing is in use.
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Select Standard printer names to use printer names such as "HPLaserJet 4 from clientname in session 3."
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Enable direct connections if the network print server is not across a WAN from the virtual desktop or server hosting applications. Direct communication results in faster printing if the network print server and the virtual desktop or server hosting applications are on the same LAN.
Disable direct connections if the network is across a WAN or has substantial latency or limited bandwidth. Print jobs are routed through the user device where they are redirected to the network print server. Data sent to the user device is compressed, so less bandwidth is consumed as the data travels across the WAN.
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By default, no rules are specified.
When you define driver substitution rules, you can allow or prevent printers to be created with the specified driver. Additionally, you can allow created printers to use only universal print drivers. Driver substitution overrides or maps printer driver names the user device provides, substituting an equivalent driver on the server. This gives server applications access to client printers that have the same drivers as the server, but different driver names.
You can add a driver mapping, edit an existing mapping, override custom settings for a mapping, remove a mapping, or change the order of driver entries in the list. When adding a mapping, enter the client printer driver name and then select the server driver you want to substitute.
This setting specifies whether or not to store printer properties and where to store them.
By default, the system determines if printer properties are stored on the user device, if available, or in the user profile.
This setting enables or disables the retention and re-creation of printers on the user device. By default, client printers are auto-retained and auto-restored.
Retained printers are user-created printers that are created again, or remembered, at the start of the next session. When XenApp recreates a retained printer, it considers all policy settings except the Auto-create client printers setting.
Restored printers are printers fully customized by an administrator, with a saved state that is permanently attached to a client port.

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(KMOV.com Sports) -- One week removed from winning the Europa League title and two days since landing in St. Louis, Chelsea was finally able to greet its fans in the United States at a training session at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
Before taking to the field in preparation for Thursday's friendly match against Manchester City, Juan Mata and teammate Branislav Ivanovic addressed the media, consisting of local, national and international members, for almost 15 minutes.
"The reception from the city and from the people of St. Louis was amazing," Mata said. "It's good to see the people wearing Chelsea shirts and I think we're really happy to be here and just try to do our best in the game and try to win."
When asked what he knew about St. Louis before arriving on Monday, Mata responded: "To be honest, not very much."
"Yesterday, I learned that in the 1950s or 60s the United States soccer team had six or seven players from here," he added. "In history, it's a city that liked football and that's why we are here."
Mata added that he has heard of the Cardinals, who normally occupy Busch Stadium, but admitted he doesn't follow baseball.
The message of this trip is clear: to promote football.
"It's a pleasure to be here," Ivanovic said. "It's great to promote football. The game will be at a high level because we're professional."
That's good news for the crowd that will be in attendance to witness history take place at Busch Stadium. It will be the first non-baseball sporting event played inside the new stadium.
It will also be the fifth meeting between the clubs since August 12. The two teams will meet again on Saturday in New York City at Yankee Stadium.
"Man City has a lot of players with quality midfielders and offensive players," Mata said. "It's hard to play against them. We know each other really well."
Chelsea won't be sporting a 'B' squad for the match either. Aside from the injured John Terry and the absence of Ryan Bertrand, the fans might see the everyday players such as Frank Lampard, Fernando Torres, and David Luiz. (Click here to view the full roster)
"It is not the same because if you lose these games you don't lose three points, but when we represent Chelsea what we want is to win no matter if it's a friendly game or not," Mata said.
Lampard, along with Gary Cahill and Ashley Cole, will return to England for friendly matches against Ireland and Brazil after the game on Thursday.
The game will start at 7:30 p.m., but fans can enjoy a pep rally at Kiener Plaza beginning at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2.


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Eilean Donan Castle - Scotland
Marcie A. Fowler 9/2/2005 11:50:07 AMAbsolutely gorgeous. Fantastic lighting and those reflections make this a doubly beautiful image!! Well done! #304468
Gianfranco Rindone 9/2/2005 12:45:15 PMThanks Marcie,
local people told me this was once in a lifetime view: now is permanent anyway!
Gianfranco #1797366
Paola Mathieu 9/2/2005 1:29:40 PMPerfect GIanfranco...it is what I would like to have in my livingroom, a "drammatic versus clear" Scotland!! PS Va bene l'inglese?? Sono stata nelle righe?? :-)
Jessica L. Richard 9/2/2005 1:30:14 PMwow, spectacular image! wonderful color and refelctions! #1797486
Elisabeth A. Gay 9/2/2005 3:06:08 PMI believe the locals - this is one of the most photographed places in the UK, and I have never seen it like this before - absolutely awesome image
Corinne M. Thompson 9/2/2005 10:07:48 PMWhat a fantastic image! #1798184
Marc A. Bailey 9/5/2005 9:06:20 AMGianfranco, I had to chuckle when I layed eyes on this image, its just too perfect!! everything is wonderful, from the reflections to the colours captured in the rainbow! well done, awesome! #1804070
Evy Johansen 10/11/2005 12:23:24 AMVery beautiful, Gianfranco! Congratulations on your POTD! #1939181
Roelf Vorster 10/11/2005 12:39:51 AMIf you can create an image of the phrase: "words can't describe it". This is what it would look like... Well done!!! #1939223
Susie Peek-Swint 10/11/2005 12:42:00 AMStunning and truly magical capture Gianfranco ~ many congrats on POTD! #1939230
Bill Houghton 10/11/2005 1:46:01 AMBeautiful shot Gianfranco. Great work. Congratulations. #1939282
Judy S. Fung 10/11/2005 3:02:54 AMCongrats on your POTD, Gianfranco! #1939392
Vicki Hunt 10/11/2005 3:27:33 AMOH MY GOODNESS!!! This is awesome! congrats on your POTD!! #1939436
Mata Patan 10/11/2005 3:39:56 AMMeravigliosa!!!!
Virginia L. Allison 10/11/2005 3:44:34 AMBeautiful. #1939479
Scott Pedersen 10/11/2005 4:05:54 AMGreat. Love the lighting and the rainbow #1939597
Josselyne Klecanda 10/11/2005 4:35:01 AMWOW! That is some shot. GREEAAAT. Keep up the good work. #1939772
Leonard Pierce 10/11/2005 4:56:50 AMVery beautiful and perfectly captured Gianfranco!!! Congratulations for a very well deserved POTD!! #1939882
Elisabeth A. Gay 10/11/2005 5:32:07 AMCongratulations Gianfranco!
Joy Rector 10/11/2005 5:37:38 AMcongrats on the POTD #1939995
Wendy Stevenson 10/11/2005 6:01:16 AMAn incredible image in so many ways!! Congratulations on your POTD!!! Superb!! #1940037
Michelle R. Kovach 10/11/2005 6:27:02 AMIncredible shot! Congrats on your POTD Feature! #1940181
Randy Wilson 10/11/2005 6:37:35 AMGreat composition Gianfranco. By using the rule of thirds and having the rainbow in the center made this a professional shot. I would contact some travel agencies and see if you could possible sell it. I've always wanted to come to Scotland and that photo may be what pushes me to go. The travel agencies may see it the same way. Congrats on POTD. Keep up the good work. #1940222
Laurence Saliba 10/11/2005 6:54:20 AMBellissimo!!! Perfect image Gianfranco!!! Congrats on POTD!! We will surely see this one again! #1940274
Jeanmarie L. Bostley 10/11/2005 6:57:22 AMWhat a wonderful way to start my e-mail morning! This photo took my breath away. Thank you for sharing! #1940279
Laura Clay-Ballard 10/11/2005 7:05:25 AMgorgeous. congrats on potd. #1940297
Kris Fitzsimmons 10/11/2005 7:55:20 AMOH MY GOSH!!! That's all I can think of! #1940449
Susana Ms Heide 10/11/2005 8:15:50 AMM A G N I F I C I E N T ! ! ! A WINNER!!! CONGRATS on your POTD! #1940525
Robert L. Andersen 10/11/2005 8:32:48 AMSpectacular ! Gorgeous Image ! Congrats !! #1940582
Sharon C. Nickodem 10/11/2005 8:34:24 AMSimply beautiful! When I visited Scotland, it sure didn't look like this. All I got was grey, bleak overcast days. You were blessed! #1940586
Jacqueline C. Harmon 10/11/2005 8:38:28 AMwow what an incredable scene....so well done...congrats! #1940597
Melody Molinaro 10/11/2005 8:48:47 AMTalk about being in the right place at the right time. Great work! #1940622
Kathleen R. Struckle 10/11/2005 9:09:43 AMStunning image. Congrats on POTD!! #1940706
Dale S 10/11/2005 9:29:01 AMSo THAT's where the those little guys with the pot of gold live, at the end of the rainbow! I imagined it would look something like that! :o)
Beautiful Shot! Congrats on POTD! #1940795
steven barr 10/11/2005 9:55:58 AMSimply AWESOME ......... AND I LOVE that it comes from a FILM camera!! Congrats!!!!!!! BTW, what type of film did you use? #1940936
Theresa M. VanderStaay 10/11/2005 9:58:45 AMJust beautiful.....Congrats on POTD! #1940956
Dan Walters 10/11/2005 11:30:03 AMAwesome Shot! Love the lighting! #1941166
Gianfranco Rindone 10/11/2005 12:16:58 PMWell... thanks to everybody, I was not expecting this!
Thanks again you all!
Olga V 10/11/2005 2:00:10 PMthat's amazing... #1941644
Joline Frazier 10/11/2005 2:20:31 PMIncredible! Congratulations on a wonderful photo of the day. #1941692
Mary Clarke 10/11/2005 3:51:05 PMMany congratulations on POTD Gianfranco. Absolutely beautiful image. #1941944
Mary N C. Taitt 10/11/2005 4:56:10 PMWhat a wonderful magical mystical photo! Nice colors and reflections! CONGRATULATIONS on your POTD! Mary :-) #1942118
Anita Taylor 10/11/2005 5:18:46 PMOh wow! This is incredible, Gianfranco! Lovely image and beautiful colors and lighting. Love the rainbow! The castle actually looks like the pot of gold :) #1942193
Pu Chen 10/11/2005 5:50:19 PMWow, just amazing! and your patience certainly paid off. Congratulations on your POTD, Gianfranco! #1942315
Keri M. Dietrich 10/12/2005 5:11:01 AMJust beautiful, congratulations on POTD! #1943510
Susan Jane Allen 10/12/2005 7:13:28 AMWow, may we all be so blessed at least once in our lifetimes! But your skill made the most of it. #1943849
Avis K. Williams Caesar 10/12/2005 8:18:06 AMThis particular photo is absolutely beautiful. The color scheme and continuity is subperb. I thought the subject was interesting. The images were very captivating and intriguing. I really amire your work as an artist and Photographer. I also think that your image of the location of Scotland had given me another perspective of how this geographical location really is as far as a physical territorial appearance - therefore maybe one day I would look forward to visit such a beautiful country.
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 10/12/2005 8:18:30 AMMagical image, congratulations on this fabulous potd!! #1944059
Luhut Napitupulu 10/12/2005 9:06:49 AMWow...this is superb, so beautiful! You are lucky to have the good moment to capture, Gianfranco! The colours and the reflection are so pretty! Congratulations on POTD! #1944245
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The time between Labor Day and the official start of fall feels a bit like being stuck in limbo. While we're excited about the impending crisp days that call for sweaters and scarves and apple cider, we're not quite ready to say goodbye to leisurely outdoor happy hours and plum cakes. This weekend, go ahead and straddle the seasons -- have a picnic, eat some tomatoes, plan for football season, and crank up the oven during the cool evening hours to make scones. (And read these links, too.)
- We wish we could have a picnic in Sicily, but this orange and olive salad will have to be the next best thing. (La Tartine Gourmande.)
- Savor the end of summer with a simple roasted tomato pasta. (Tea & Cookies.)
- Tomatoes, zucchini, corn: this salad is an ode to summer. (Edible Perspective.)
- Football season is upon us. Make sure you're prepared with these (135!) recipes. (How Sweet It Is.)
- Break the rules and have pasta for breakfast. It's the perfect vessel for eggs and bacon. (Joy the Baker.)
- The food blogging community continues to amaze us; Erin organized a virtual baby shower for a fellow blogger, complete with waffles. (Naturally Ella.)
- After you finish making Erin's waffles, keep the spelt flour out for these scones. (Dolly and Oatmeal.)
- Head to the woods this weekend, if only to make this campfire frittata. (The Year in Food.)
Which food blogs inspired you this week? Tell us in the comments!
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Demanding little thing, aren't I? No sooner has the discussion of what an ALA accredited graphic novel award would entail than I launch into a new discussion. It is Friday, the time when bloggers like myself customarily participate in Poetry Friday (today Live. Love. Explore! has the round-up). What better time then to talk about the fact that there isn't . . .
An ALA award for children's poetry?
It doesn't exist, you see. Yes, I was as shocked as you when I thought about it. Joyce Sidman fools us by having her illustrators win Caldecotts left and right, but that doesn't mean that the poetry itself is winning. Pretty sneaky, Sids.
Lee Bennett Hopkins drew my attention to this gap in our awardin' saying, "RE: Your plea for a new ALA Award. Are you aware that there never has been an ALA award for POETRY? Methinks that should happen before a Graphic Novel Award." I don't see why we can't have both (though perhaps not a Graphic Novel Poetry Award, as such a book for kids does not yet exist).
Mr. Hopkins then let me know that for years the only approximate award out there was the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, established in 1977, which he chaired twice and won last year. He went on to say, "I was adamant there should be an award for poetry, thus I founded the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award in 1993. After many years it is now given by Penn State University as part of PLA; it is an annual award with a cash prize of $1,000.00; the only award of its kind in the nation. More angry, in 1998, I founded the Lee Bennett Hopkins/IRA Poetry Award given every three years to a poet who has published no more than two volumes. The last, 2010, was Greg Neri, who you recently blogged about regarding his new graphic novel."
So Mr. Hopkins has pretty much spearheaded as many poetry awards as he could. Yet that doesn't mean that ALSC shouldn't throw its hat into the ring as well. Isn't it funny that we as a nation can have a Children's Poet Laureate, but no award from our professional librarians celebrating works of poetry for kids? One wonders why. With my complaint about there being no graphic novel award, I understood that librarians have been fighting against comics in libraries for years and that the recent glut of quality gn fare is new. But librarians love poetry! It makes no sense that we've historically failed to honor it. Granted, there are good and bad years of poetry out there, but generally speaking there is no year so weak that it wouldn't yield some wonderful stuff.
That brings us to the nitty gritty. What exactly would we be rewarding with this award? The best collection of original poems? Could a single poem stretched into a picture book count? Should there be different categories for picture books, middle grade readers, and young adults? Where do verse novels fit into all of this? Would they count or be stricken from the record? Could a book of poetry win if it collected individual poems that had been printed elsewhere, say in Cricket, and put them out in a book for the first time?
Perhaps a lifetime achievement award for writing poetry for kids, given in the same manner as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, is what is called for here. Nice. Precise. You can't get it twice. Biannual? It would be a start.
I'm not an entirely impartial person to be discussing this. There's always some tangential family connection at work. So just as I have a brother-in-law who inks with DC comics on occasion, so too does my mother write poetry. In fact, she appeared in the Best American Poetry 2009. Braggy brag brag.
There is much to chew on in this discussion. Perhaps someday the Children's Poet Laureate will take on the mantle of this cause and we shall see change begin. Until then, feel free to read Robert Pinsky's recent article on poetry for kids in Slate called Wild
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Seeking to reclaim a history that has remained largely ignored by most historians, this dramatic and stirring account examines each of the definitive American cooperative movements for social change—farmer, union, consumer, and communalist—that have been all but erased from collective memory. Focusing far beyond one particular era, organization, leader, or form of cooperation, the expansive analysis documents the multigenerational struggle of the American working people for social justice. With an expansive sweep and breathtaking detail, the chronicle considers Native American times and follows the American worker from the colonial workshop to the modern mass-assembly line, ultimately painting a vivid panorama of those who built the United States and those who will shape its future.
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John Curl is a professional woodworker, a former city planning commissioner, and a 30-year member of Heartwood Cooperative Workshop in Berkeley, California. He is the author of seven books of poetry and several historical books, including History of Work Cooperation in America and Memories of Drop City. He lives in Berkeley, California.


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Micheál Ó Conghaile was born in Inis Treabhair, Galway, in 1962.
He established the publishing company Cló Iar-Chonnachta (CIC) in 1985 and the company has since published over 300 books and 200 traditional Irish music albums and spoken word albums to date.
His short stories are collected as Mac an tSagairt (Gallimh, Cló Iar-Chonnachta,1986); An Fear a Phléasc (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1997), An Fear nach nDéanann Gáire (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2003); and The Colours of Man (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2012).
His novels include Sna Fir (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1999), which was shortlisted for The Irish Times Literature Awards 2001; and the novella Seachrán Jeaic Sheáin Johnny (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2002).
His poetry is collected as Comhrá Cailí (1987).
His plays include Cúigear Chonamara (Gallimh, An Taibhdhearc, 2003), which was awarded the Stewart Parker/BBC Ulster Award, an Oireachtas Award and a Writers Week/Listowel Award and has been translated by Una Ní Chonchuir as The Connemara Five (Galway, Arlen House, 2007); and Jude, one of the winners of Gradam Cuimhneacháin Bháitéir Uí Mhaicín, and published as Jude / Gaeilgeoir Deareanach Charna / Incubus by Micheal O Conghaile, Breandan O hEaghra and Caitriona Ní Chonaola (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2007). .
His other work includes the history Conamara agus Árainn 1880-1980 (which received one of the Irish Books Awards in 1988); and Gnéithe d'Amhráin Chonamara ár Linne (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1993).
He has translated Martin McDonagh's plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane as Banríon Álainn an Líonáin; and The Lonesome West as Ualach an Uaignis (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2002).
He has edited the short story anthology for teenagers, Sách Sean Agus Scealta Eile (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2002).
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His awards include the The Butler Literary Award of the Irish American Cultural Institute (1997); the 1997 Hennessy Literary Award for his short story Athair; and he was also awarded the Hennessy Young Irish Writer of the Year Award.
He was writer in Residence at Queen's University, Belfast and at the University of Ulster Coleraine between 1999-2002.
His works have been translated into various languages, including Romanian, Croatian, Albanian, German and English.
A member of Aosdána, he lives in Indreabhán, Co. Galway.
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That year all I wanted for Christmas was an English saddle but I doubted I would get one. We didn't have much money and I knew that even owning one pony and one horse (my mom's) was a tight stretch at times. We had 'bought' my pony for a penny when I was six and she came with a western saddle and bridle. In exchange we promised to take care of her, otherwise we had to give her back. My mom got her horse a few years later when his leg was torn up in a fence and his current owner was less interested in caring for it than my mom was. We had horses but just barely. Still, I was eleven and had enough faith to hold onto a glimmer of hope.
Our tradition was to open stockings at our house and then spend the rest of the day at my grandparents will ALL the family, opening presents one at a time. Around fifteen of us would gather and they made us thank each person by getting up and hugging them after each present, even if it was a shirt. We also stopped at lunch time for a huge meal, so even though it was Christmas day it would still be hours before I knew. But my brother, who was ten, and I had become experts at analyzing presents.
When we arrived at my grandparents and we both checked out the tree. We weren't allowed to move things around but we could circle the living room and view the presents from many angles. I felt the anticipation seep out of me. There was no present for me big enough to be a saddle. My brother felt the same way. He had wanted a ferret but there was no present big enough to be a cage. At least we both felt the same way. There was something consoling about knowing we had both hoped. It felt less like we had been crazy for even thinking it might happen. And things weren't that bad. We would still get something special, mom always tried…even if we would get lots of clothes too.
I got a new Breyer horse. My brother got a new Lego set. I opened another box I had pegged as cloths but was surprised by hand sewn horse blankets for my Breyer horses, back then you couldn't buy them. Judging by how excited the adults were this was my big gift for the year. My brother opened another, we accepted our fate and ate another cinnamon roll.
By now it was dark, we were full and ready to go home but the adults were still talking and finishing the last few presents. We were hovering around the food sneaking another piece of stuffed celery when I heard my mom call my name. I ran around the corner and she pointed under the tree to a present labeled for someone else. So she wanted us to watch the last present be opened. Ok.
"This one is for you." she said.
"But…" I started to say. She smiled. I looked again. It was big. Big enough to be a saddle.
"I must have mixed up the labels, open it." She smiled again. She hadn't made a mistake. Everyone was watching and although I was shy, I was also excited. Could it be? I tore the wrapping and could smell the leather. Mom helped me pull it out of the box. She was so excited for me. I could hear my aunts, uncle and grandparents talking excitedly. I couldn't believe it. I had my saddle. A real english saddle.
I glanced up and that's when I also saw my brother. My heart went from flying to falling like a rock. There were no more presents under the tree. He didn't say a word…but he didn't have to.
I turned back to the saddle and my mom felt the change in my mood. She opened her mouth but then quickly scanned the room…and saw my brother. I think he might have cried but I didn't look close. I didn't want to know. I was so confused.
Lots of stuff happened that I didn't understand. I thought my mom went for my brother but then she appeared crying, I think, and carrying something. It was also big but she was also trying to explain, to apologize. "I couldn't leave it under the tree." she smiled softly at my brother, "Open it, you'll see why." He tore the loose paper off easily as it was only draped over the cage. Inside was a ferret that promptly scratched at the bars. I giggled. My brother smiled shyly and my mom had tears in her eyes. "I didn't think about how it would look to you when Stacy opened the last present." she spoke softly. "I guess I knew I had more but I didn't see how it would look to you."
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It wasn't until years later that I understood all that I had gained that day. Much of what I know about horses is a gift from my mom. Sometimes she taught me with horses, sometimes she taught me with life. Always she showed me that, we each view a situation from our own perspective, but we would be wise to try to see it through each others eyes.
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Keeping Secrets (Timber Ridge Riders Book 1) by Maggie Dana is a beautiful equestrian YA novel.
What's the story?
A valuable show jumper is dead, and it's all her fault, which is why 14-year-old Kate McGregor has put horses and riding out of her life. Forever!
But her new summer job as a companion to Holly Chapman, a former riding star who's now confined to a wheelchair, takes Kate back to the barn--the last place she wants to be. Can Kate keep her terrible secret from Holly, who is fast becoming her best friend? More important, can she keep her secret from Angela Dean who lives for only two things--winning ribbons and causing trouble?
Then a riding accident forces Kate's secret into the open ... and it's just the moment Angela has been waiting for.
What did I think of the Story?
What a fantastic story, just the right length for children who are just about to master reading a full length YA novel.
Kate is a really likable character and has been treated absolutely appallingly by the riding school where she used to ride. Her father, a scientist, does not have much time for her and she is spending the summer with her aunt - although Kate has other ideas about how she wants to spend her summer.
Holly, is the daughter of a riding instructor / yard manager. She was involved in a car accident, in which her father died. Since the accident she has been unable to walk – although the doctors can find no medical reason why not. Kate is employed to be a companion for Holly throughout the summer holidays. I really liked how Dana portrayed Holly – she is such a bright, heroic young lady. She is determined to live life to the full and her goal is very clear. One day she will get back in the saddle. One day, she will ride again.
Keeping with the tradition of most pony books, there is the one spoilt rich girl at the yard. Angela thinks everyone is beneath her and even though she isn't, she believes that she is the best rider at the school. Although Angela is every person at the stables worse nightmare, there is a little sympathy towards her, for she has an incredibly pushy mother, who cares more about her daughter winning ribbons than anything else.
Kate comes across as very mature, especially when she is faced with Angela's spite. She does not rise to the bait, but remains calm and does her very best not to get riled-up by Angela's taunts and bullying behaviour.
The story was a real comfort read. It made me think of sunny-days and horses...what could be more perfect?! It reminded me greatly of the pony books of my youth -- The novels of author, Christine Pullen-Thompson, comes to mind. I can see that Dana's story would bring great enjoyment to readers age 9 and over. So if you have pony-mad children in your life - as I do - then you may want to check this book out!
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About the author.
Maggie Dana's first riding lesson, at the age of five, was less than wonderful. In fact, she hated it so much, she didn't try again for another three years. But all it took was the right instructor and the right horse and she was hooked for life.
Her new riding stable was slap bang in the middle of Pinewood Studios, home of England's movie industry. So while learning to groom horses, clean tack, and muck stalls, Maggie also got to see the stars in action. Some even spoke to her.
Born and raised near London, Maggie now makes her home on the Connecticut shoreline where she divides her time between hanging out with the family's horses and writing her next book in the Timber Ridge Riders series.


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Something Good is Going to Happen
December 2, 2014
It's true. Most of what we obsess about will never come to pass. We are so worried about the past repeating itself. All the "what if's" can cloud our brains. They take up valuable real estate. Good things are just as likely to happen. I've always loved the lyric from the Kate Bush song, "Cloudbusting" …
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It's just as likely. Yet we tend to "just know something negative is going to happen." Perhaps it's our way of protecting ourselves from hope. But we need hope. Hope is fuel and faith.
My email signature has been the same for over a year now. The message I need to hear most:
"Forget all the reasons why it won't work, and believe the one reason why it will."
~ Aubrey Drake Graham
Holding those thoughts for the coming new year.
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He has fronted, and written songs for, several bands since the 1970s including 'Wooden Lion', 'Dogwatch', 'Roy Weard and Last Post' and 'That Legendary Wooden Lion', and is about to release the first album under his own name.
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Dear Tejaswee,
As you know, I never liked calling you by a nick name (because I respect the fact that our parents put a lot of thought into deciding names for us). This is my sixth letter to you, the previous five being the ones I had written to you when you were in the ICU, when you needed to know what was going on around you. I know you never read those letters in front of me, but I'm sure you did read them later without letting me know. Sorry for the bad grammar in them by the way, you know what state of mind I was in when I was writing them.
It's been exactly a month since you died. And I remember the time when we were sitting in my car, and you told me that when you die, you'd prefer people to use the words death and died instead of insinuations for it. I'm sorry for not saying so before. It was just difficult for me to do so. After you died, I felt lost for quite some time. Stayed quieter than ever, was so unaware that I wet my iPod in the rain and now even that is not working any more. I quit my dance classes (I know you're going to hate me for it, but I don't think I could put my heart into it). And most of all I had lost my belief in God. Maybe I was really angry with him. I just couldn't see you go. I guess I came to know about God's human side that day, of sometimes being more selfish than man.
By the way thanks for replying to my random conversations with you through my dreams. Each one of them was so comforting. So like you, always know how to make things better. I remember the time when I cried on your shoulder about my masi being really ill, and you just made it all so much better. And made me laugh after that, and I made you swear not to tell anyone that I cried.
I still haven't seen inception by the way. We were supposed to watch it for friendship day, the day you were hospitalised. That day you totally outdid me with the ultra lame jokes you were cracking, about us to be positive, 'cause that's your blood group, and the fact that you're in the ICU, but the irony is that no one can actually 'see you'. You also told me to reduce my caffeine intake, and yes, it has fallen drastically (V and A are witnesses to that). A, V and A are fine by the way. They still do the best they can to take my case, and now that you're not there, there's no one to tell them to stop. I also added D on facebook. I remember when you had told me, that I might get along with him because he's into dance.
Aunty is doing well too, she's being really brave. I'm sure you already know that, and you're looking at her and giving those virtual hugs you used to give me on the phone. Uncle was ill a few weeks ago, but he's much better now. I talk to aunty every day, speak about your little quirks and eccentricities. I also tied two rakhis to your brother, K by the way. One from you and one from me. I remember when you told me how patronising you found the whole system of the brother 'protecting' the sister, and that it should be mutual.
I'm sorry about those nights I spent crying, maybe it was all pent up. You see, I did the best I could to hold it in, in front of aunty and uncle. And you know me really well, before you left us, you were the only one apart from my family, who'd ever seen me cry.
You know, sometimes when I look at little things, they remind me of you. When I look at my fridge, I'm always reminded of when you labelled me as your 'fridge-friend', which is a friend who opens the fridge in your place and takes whatever she likes. My pillow reminds me of when we were little kids in class two, and you had told me this story about the 'magic pillow' you apparently had. You bum, I almost believed you at that.
Tejaswee, you may not be around physically, but I know you're there somewhere. I know you listen to me when I talk in the air randomly and hope like hell that you're listening. Sometimes when I watch the rain, I remember the time we danced in the rain and got wet from head to toe. Before I knew you, I never thought love existed beyond a romantic relationship. You truly showed me what love is, when you took care of me in the medical room when I had got a severe asthma attack, when you came back for me when we were crossing the road, and I got stuck in the middle. When you got me those bodyshop lip-balms in front of me and never told me that they were actually meant for me. And all those times you showed me what it is like to love a friend with all your heart.
The last day that you talked to me, you told me you'll always love me. And I know you'll stand by it. Please keep coming in my dreams and talking to me, you're the only one who could give me sound advice. Life is going on, sweety. But I don't think it can be the same without you, at least not for now. It's going to take time. I cannot let go of you so easily. But learning from you, I am living every moment to its best. I'm honing my talent of writing, which you always believed in and encouraged. I'm going to write a book on you. People need to know what an extraordinary person you were.
You will always live on in my heart, no matter what. We're going to do the things you always wanted to. One of them being that all of us are planning to adopt kids like you always wanted to. I still miss you sometimes, but you're the only one who gives me the hope to live life to the fullest. Thinking about you may someday retain my faith in God, because if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have had a friend like you. You will always live on sweety, we will never let your spirit die. You'll always be among us guiding us through right and wrong. And I will love you forever, as I promised.
Till the next time that you meet me in my dreams, loads and loads of love and big virtual hugs.
PS: Say hi to Heath Ledger for me and tell him I've been a huge fan. 🙂 And stop blushing at the mention of Heath Ledger. 😛


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Much of our holiday stress is self induced. We all love the holidays and want to them to be a truly enjoyable and rewarding experience. We tend to spend a great deal of time and effort engaging in various activities trying to make the time period extra special. Our desire to have the best holidays possible often delivers an ironic just like O'Henry's Gift of the Magi. Instead of enjoying the holiday season, we spend our holiday season stressed and worried about how to make our holidays perfect.
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COVINGTON, La., Aug. 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globalstar, Inc. (OTCBB:GSAT), a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, announced today that the Company and its senior French lenders, have signed a Global Deed of Amendment and Restatement (the "Agreement") providing for the amendment and restatement of Globalstar's COFACE Facility Agreement and related loan documentation. The execution of the Agreement follows the May 2013 Equity Commitment, Restructuring Support and Consent Agreement between Globalstar and its lenders setting out the principal terms of the Agreement. Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, including the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement, requires the satisfaction of conditions precedent, including but not limited to the payment of all related fees and expenses, the receipt of certain legal opinions and amendments to certain vendor agreements. The Company expects these conditions to be satisfied this month.
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Jay Monroe, Chairman and CEO of Globalstar, Inc. stated, "This Agreement satisfies another major milestone towards Globalstar's re-emergence as a leader in the MSS industry. We look forward to closing the Agreement in the coming weeks prior to placing our final second-generation satellite into service. We also look forward to gaining back market share and capitalizing on our future operational opportunities and would like to thank our French lending group and all advisors involved in making this transaction possible."
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"Supernatural," a CW-network TV series now in its eighth season, is a bit of brilliant, fun escapism.
Right up my all-things-Comic-Con-loving alley, the show centers around two twentysomething brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester (perfectly played by Jensen Ackles and Jared Paladecki), as they battle the forces of evil (demons, ghosts, vampires, shape shifters, zombies), with a surprising amount of Biblical references thrown in (including angels as main characters and an entire story line about the Apocalypse). Featuring an amazing classic-rock soundtrack and a black 1967 Chevy Impala, many were hooked on the show since episode one.
But during a recent DVD marathon of this otherwise fantastic show, this writer noted routine, vicious stabs at the Right.
Conservatives have become desensitized, numb even, to their politics and figureheads routinely attacked on TV: e.g., when a savvy viewer noticed it was President George W. Bush's head impaled on a stick in a "Game of Thrones" episode, was anyone really surprised? This is, after all, HBO.
Nonetheless, it seems certain networks, the modestly-budgeted but wildly successful CW included, make a conscious effort to avoid injecting their shows with political commentary. Think again.
Let's take a look at some of Supernatural's attacks:
Season 3 (2007) episode: The following exchange takes place between Dean and Casey, a demon:
Casey: So you see? Is my kind really all that different from yours?
Dean: Well, except that demons are evil.
Casey: And humans are such a lovable bunch? DICK CHENEY.
Dean: He one of yours?
Casey: Not yet. But let's just say he's got a parking lot for him reserved downstairs.
Season 4 (2009) episode: Sam points out their anything-but-routine lives, noting he and Dean are "not exactly Joe the Plumber" to which Dean agrees, wryly adding "Joe the Plumber was a douche." Surely, Sam meant to say "we're not the average Joe" but the writers won't let using adages correctly stand in the way of inserting an attack on Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher).
Season 5 (2009) episode: Time for a Sarah Palin attack! Sam and Dean glimpse a peek of the post-apocalyptic future. The devil is in charge, a zombie-like virus is wiping out most of the population, and a newspaper confirms Dean's horror: President Palin … with a headline noting she has bombed an entire city.
Season 6 (2011) episode: Cheney was the recipient of yet another slight when demon and "king" of hell, Crowley boasts that someone whose soul he recently bought is the, "Best purchase I've made since Dick Cheney."
On TV Fanatic, a popular website featuring TV show news and reviews, one exasperated reader posted this comment: "Again with the Dick Cheney cracks. I have a feeling that, of the show's audience who even care one way or another about Cheney, the crack offended more people than it amused."
Season 7 (2011) episode: A female Congresswoman running for re-election rails against the "godless policies of my opponents." Her name? "Michelle Walker," clearly, a reference to GOP standouts Michele Bachmann and Scott Walker. (This is in line with the show's routine, humorous use of real-life figures for Sam and Dean's aliases – except the aliases are almost always limited to rock legends, e.g., one of Sam's fake credit cards lists him as Jimmy Paige or, this writer's personal favorite, Dean's use of "Nigel Tufnel" as an alias). The kicker? The "new" God, who is on a mission cleaning the Earth of hypocrites and evil-doers, arrives at "Michelle Walker's" campaign office, smiting her and her entire campaign staff. Lovely.
But are there similar shots at liberals? Of course not. The only one this writer came across is a benign Al Gore reference. When a demon named Ruby possesses a body, she makes sure it is that of a woman who was already dead, to assuage Sam's conscience about working with her. Showing up at Sam's motel, Ruby tells Sam the body is recycled and quips: "Al Gore would be pleased." Yawn.
So why is this important? As most conservatives come to realize the culture war's stakes, the power and influence of Hollywood, and the need to gain the youth vote, it is imperative to keep an eye out for references like these. To someone already firm in conservative principles, remarks of this kind will only illicit an eye-roll and a sigh.
But to the impressionable, easily influenced Generation X or Y viewer, the target-audience of the CW network and this show, comments like these slowly but surely affect a person's – and a voter's – perception of whether conservatives are indeed OK or, rather, just a tad better than a demon. Letter-writing campaigns to networks, Tweeting and raising overall awareness are small efforts but key, crucial ways conservatives can begin to win the culture war — or at least show up for duty.
Hey, it's what Sam and Dean would do.


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THE elderly couple killed when they car plunged down a steep ravine died in the country they both loved, a relative said today (Friday, August 2).
Pensioners Thomas and Renee Irving lay undiscovered for 24 hours after their
hire car crashed on New Zealand's south island.
The couple, who had two grown-up daughters, were touring the country they once
lived in 30 years ago.
This morning Thomas' brother, Ronald, said New Zealand was "a place they both
He added: "Renee had just retired this summer and, though they had been to New
Zealand many times, I'm sure this was a celebratory trip for them. It was a place they loved.
"They had made friends on the ship over there when they emigrated and struck up
a real friendship. They have kept in touch with them ever since and were on their way to visit them.
"They loved the way of life over there."
The bodies of Thomas and Renee Irving, of St Helens, were found in the bottom
of a ravine near the coastal resort of Kaikoura on Wednesday afternoon.
The couple's distraught relatives were comforting each other together
Ronald, Mr Irving's older brother, added "It's tragic, but it is at times like
this you rally together.
"So far we have only had the initial report from the police so we have no idea
how it happened or why the car came off the road.
"We don't know yet when we will be able to bring them home. The police are very
thorough and their investigation will take time."
Mr and Mrs Irving, who were originally from Whiston, emigrated to the suburbs
of Auckland in 1970, before returning to Merseyside two years later for personal reasons.
Mr Iriving, 66, was a retired lorry driver, while his wife Renee, 65, worked as
a school cleaner.
The couple had arrived in Christchurch two days before the accident and were
driving north from the South Island and cross to Wellington before meeting friends in Auckland.
Police are still investigating how the accident happened but they think the
couple may have lost control of their small green Nissan Pulsar hire car on the steep coast road.