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Guayama, Puerto Rico
|Guayama, Puerto Rico
Autonomous Municipality of Guayama
Municipio Autónomo de Guayama
Plaza Colón de Guayama
"La ciudad del Guamaní"
Spanish for "The City of the Guamaní"
"El pueblo de los brujos"
Spanish for "The Witch City"
Location in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico
|Coordinates: 17°58′27″N 66°06′36″W / 17.97417°N 66.11000°WCoordinates: 17°58′27″N 66°06′36″W / 17.97417°N 66.11000°W[1]
|Puerto Rico
|January 29, 1736
18 barrios
|• Mayor
|Eduardo Cintrón (PDP)
|• Municipality
|277 km2 (106.8 sq mi)
|• Land
|168 km2 (65.0 sq mi)
|• Water
|108 km2 (41.8 sq mi)
|73 m (239 ft)
|Population (2010)[3]
|• Municipality
|• Rank
|22nd, PR
|• Density
|269.5/km2 (698.0/sq mi)
|• Urban
|• Metro
|Time zone
|Atlantic (AST) (UTC−4)
|ZIP code(s)
|00784, 00785
|Area code(s)
|787 and 939
|FIPS code
|GNIS feature ID
Guayama (Spanish: [ɡwaˈʝama]), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama (Spanish: Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 45,362. It is the center of the Guayama metropolitan area, which was home to 84,214 in 2010.
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
- 3 Cityscape
- 4 Tourism
- 5 Economy
- 6 Health facilities
- 7 Culture
- 8 Demographics
- 9 Government
- 10 Symbols
- 11 Education
- 12 Transportation
- 13 Notable people
- 14 Festivals and events
- 15 See also
- 16 References
- 17 External links
During the early years of the Spanish colonization, the region known today as Guayama was inhabited by Taíno Indians. The indigenous population in this area decreased due to slavery and migration to the Lesser Antilles. The following centuries, the region was under attack from the Taíno rebellion, Caribs and pirates. The town was founded on January 29, 1736 as San Antonio de Padua de Guayama by then Spanish Governor Matías de Abadía, although there is knowledge of it being populated by native Indians as early as 1567. Guayama took its name from an Indian leader, or cacique who governed the Southeastern region of the Island, the Guamaní cacique and the Guayama cacique. The meaning of the Indian name is "Great Place" (in Spanish Sitio Grande). It was Governor Don Tomás de Abadía who officially declared Guayama a "pueblo" (town) with the name of San Antonio de Padua de Guayama. That same year the Catholic Church in town, San Antonio de Padua, was declared a Parish. In 1776, Guayama had 200 houses, the church and a central plaza and the total population was approximately 5,000 villagers. Construction on Guayama's Parroquial church of San Antonio de Padua began in 1827 and was completed 40 years later. In 1828 the construction of the King's House (Casa del Rey) was completed and the church was rebuilt as well. Earlier that year, Guayama was hit by a terrible fire that destroyed 57 houses and 9 huts. Guayama territorial order was altered at different times through the years. Some of the most populated neighborhoods were segregated to form new towns. Patillas was established in 1811 as an independent municipality. In 1831, the territory comprised the neighborhoods: Algarrobos, Ancones, Arroyo, Carreras, Guayama Pueblo, Guamaní, Jobos, Machete, and Yaurel. Later, Arroyo was divided into Arroyo Este and Arroyo Oeste and neighborhoods emerged: Pozo Hondo, Palmas de Aguamanil, Caimital, Pitajayas, Cuatro Calles, Sabana Eneas, Palmas, and Salinas. The later had been segregated from Coamo.
In 1855, Arroyo was separated to become an independent municipality, taking the neighborhoods: Ancones, Arroyo, Yaurel, Pitajaya, and Cuatro Calles. By 1878, Guayama was a department head including: Comerío (then Sabana del Palmar), Cidra, Cayey, Salinas, Arroyo, San Lorenzo (then called Hato Grande), Aguas Buenas, Caguas, Gurabo, and Juncos. The development continued with the construction of the town cemetery in 1844, the slaughterhouse and meat market in 1851, and a wooden theater of two levels in 1878. By then Guayama had fourteen sugar plantations operating with steam engines and three with ox mills. Also practiced in this municipality was the exploitation of lead mines by the company "La Estrella", owned by Miguel Planellas, as well as the mineral galena, by the company "La Rosita", owned by Antonio Aponte. In 1881, Guayama is declared a Villa (First Order Municipality).
During the Spanish–American War, American forces under General Nelson A. Miles landed at Guánica near Ponce on July 25, 1898. The landing surprised the United States War Department no less than the Spanish, as Miles had been instructed to land near San Juan (the War Department learned of the landing through an Associate Press release.) However, en route to Puerto Rico Miles concluded that a San Juan landing was vulnerable to attack by small boats, and so changed plans. Ponce, said at the time to be the largest city in Puerto Rico, was connected with San Juan by a 70-mile military road, well defended by the Spanish at Coamo and Aibonito. In order to flank this position, American Major General John R. Brooke landed at Arroyo, just east of Guayama, intending to move on Cayey, which is northwest of Guayama, along the road from Ponce to San Juan. General Brooke occupied Guayama August 5, 1898, after slight opposition, in the Battle of Guayama. On August 9, the Battle of Guamaní took place north of Guayama. A more significant battle, the Battle of Aibonito Pass, was halted on the morning of August 13 upon notification of the armistice between the United States and Spain.
After the Spanish–American War, Guayama continued to develop. The Bernardini Theater built by engineer Manuel Texidor y Alcalá del Olmo opened in 1913. The venue, property of attorney Thomas Bernardini, was the scene for artists of international fame. By that time, Guayama was considered one of the most important cities on the island's social scene.
In the early twentieth century, there were selected societies such as the 'Coliseo Derkes' and 'Grupo Primavera', which endowed performing arts as well as scientific events. By the mid-twentieth century, Guayama achieved great industrial development, especially with the establishment of Univis Optical Corp., Angela Manufacturing Company and a petrochemical complex of the Phillips Petroleum Company. In 1968, the company started production of paraffin, benzene, synthetic fibers, nylon, plastic anhydrous, a million gallons of gasoline a day, and many other products. During that same decade agriculture began to decline as a result of land loss, industrialization and the construction of multiple housing developments. The urban growth affected the sugar cane industry. However, in 1974, 155,595 tons of sugar cane was harvested in the Municipality producing 12,655 tons of refined sugar.
In November 2002, AES Puerto Rico opened its coal power plant in Guayama. The company transmits and distributes electricity through a 25-year contract with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. The 2012 National Puerto Rican Day Parade was dedicated to the Municipality of Guayama and its people.
Guayama is located at 17°58′27″N 66°06′36″W / 17.974241°N 66.110034°W.[1]
The Municipality of Guayama is located on the Southern Coastal Valley region, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Cayey; east of Salinas; and west of Patillas and Arroyo. Guayama's municipal territory reaches the central mountain range to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south. The mountain systems Sierra de Jajome (2,395 feet or 730 meters) and Sierra de Cayey cover some of the municipality area. The highest points are the Cerro de la Tabla (2,834 feet or 863 meters) and Cerro Tumbado (2,450 feet or 746 meters), which are part of the Sierra de Cayey mountain system. Other elevations are the mountains Garau, Charcas and Peña Hendida. Parts of the Guavate-Carite Forest and the Aguirre State Forest are in Guayama. The Guavate-Carite Forest, a 6,000-acre nature reserve is inhabited by 50 species of birds, making this spot a recognized area for birding and has a reserve with a dwarf forest that was produced by the region's high humidity and moist soil. The Aguirre Forest includes: mangroves, tidal flats, bird rookeries, research lakes & large manatee population. The Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve was established in 1987. The reserve is located between the coasts of Salinas and Guayama, approximately 2,883 acres of mangrove forest and freshwater wetlands. The two main components: Mar Negro mangrove forest, which consists of a mangrove forest and a complex system of lagoons and channels interspersed with salt and mud flats; and Cayos Caribe Islets, which are surrounded by coral reefs and seagrass beds, with small beach deposits and upland areas
- Islands include Cayo Caribes, Isla Morrillito and Mata Redonda.
- Carite Dam
- Gorges; Barros, Branderí, Cimarrona, Corazón, Culebra, Palmas Bajas, and Salada.
- Lakes: Melania Lake, Carite Lake
- Las Mareas Lagoon
- Rivers: Río Chiquito, Río Guamaní, Río de la Plata and Río Seco.
The annual precipitation is approximately 52 inches and the average temperature is 81 °F.
- Algarrobo
- Caimital
- Carite
- Carmen
- Guamani
- Jobos
- Guayama Pueblo
- Machete
- Mosquito
- Olimpo
- Palmas
- Pozo Hondo
Population, per 2010 census: Algarrobo 6,959; Caimital 4,124; Carite 1,210; Carmen 619; Guamaní 1,455 ; Guayama Pueblo 16,891; Jobos 8,286; Machete 3,846; Palmas 709; Pozo Hondo 1,263; Total 45,362[3]
Landmarks and places of interest[edit]
- San Antonio de Padua Church
- Guayama Town Plaza (Plaza pública Cristobal Colón)
- Molino y Hacienda Azucarera Vives
- Casa Cautiño Museum
- Centro de Bellas Artes
- Teatro Calimano
- First Methodist Church (Built in 1902)
- Guayama Convention Center
- Plaza Guayama Mall
- El Legado Golf Resort
- Mariposario Las Limas Natural Reserve
- Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Guavate-Carite Forest
- Aguirre State Forest
- Carite Lake
- Pozuelo Beach
- Rodeo Beach
Guayama is home to various pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies like; Pfizer, Baxter, Eli Lilly, and Tapi. A coal power plant operated by AES and a Phillips Petroleum Company petrochemical complex are also in the area.
Health facilities[edit]
The San Lucas Episcopal Hospital, located on Pedro Albizu Campos Avenue and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico and the Santa Rosa Hospital are the main medical facilities in Guayama. The Veterans Health Administration operates a Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (COBC) in the Municipality.
Guayama is the birthplace of numerous artists and musicians who have significantly influenced Puerto Rican culture. During the 20th century, the literature aspect of the city was influenced by performers including Afro-Antillano genre poet Luis Palés Matos and his father Vicente Palés Anés. Music composer Catalino "Tite" Curet Alonso who became a composer of over 2,000 salsa songs is also from Guayama, even though he was raised in the Santurce section of San Juan. Other performers born in Guayama include actresses Gilda Galán and Karla Monroig. The Casa Cautiño Museum is administered by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and include works of art, wood carvings, sculptures and furniture built by Puerto Rican cabinetmakers for the Cautiño family. The museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Guayama had one the Professional Baseball League foundingTeams. that team won the Championship the first years of the league, 1938–39 and 1939-40. Guayama has a baseball team (Brujos de Guayama) in the Federación de Béisbol Aficionado de Puerto Rico that won the national championship in 1987. Guayama also used to have a basketball team in the Puerto Rico's BSN (Brujos de Guayama) that went to the League finals twice back in 1991 and 1994 but lost both times to eventual champions Atleticos de San German, it was announced that the team will return for the league's 2012 season http://www.brujos2k12.com/. The Guayama Convention Center hosted some of the roller skating events for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games that took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico from July 18, 2010 to August 1, 2010. El Legado Golf Resort, a 285 acres, 18 hole golf course founded in 2002 by Puerto Rican golf player Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez.
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 45,362. It is the center of the Guayama metropolitan area, which was home to 84,214 in 2010.
In terms of race and ethnicity, the 2010 U.S. Census stated the following concerning Guayameses:
- White: 72.8% (33,025)
- Black: 22.9% (10,367)
- American Indian/Indigenous: 1.7% (769)
- Asian: 0.2% (108)
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1% (51)
- Some Other Race: 8.3.% (3,746)
According to the 2000 Census, the per capita income was $7,326.
The current mayor of Guayama is Eduardo E. Cintrón Suárez, of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected at the 2012 general elections.
The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district VI, which is represented by two Senators. In 2012, Miguel Pereira Castillo and Angel M. Rodríguez were elected as District Senators.[5]
The flag of Guayama is made up of three stripes of different colors: black, yellow, and red from top to bottom. The black stands for the enslaved Africans brought to Puerto Rico, many to Guayama. The yellow represents sugar cane industry in Puerto Rico and the significance of Guayama's sugar plantations. The red symbolizes the blood shed by Taíno Indians in their fight against the Spanish/European colonizers. To the left of the top stripe we can see the Old Mill, which today is known as the Molino de Vives.
Coat of Arms[edit]
The shield is divided in four parts and in two of them part of a chessboard appears. The chessboard pattern represents the center of the city, which resembles a chessboard. It has two old mill towers. The laurel trees constitute a representation of the beautiful Recreation Plaza very well known for its trimmed trees. The three silver flowers symbolize San Antonio de Padua, patron of Guayama. The crown represents Cacique Guayama, name of the town. The big crown has four towers.
The education system in Guayama has three public high schools, which are Francisco Garcia Boyrie, Adela Brenes Texidor and Dr. Rafael Lopez Landrón, and one vocational high school, Dra. Maria Socorro Lacot. Guayama also counts with a campus of the Puerto Rico Institute of Technology and the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Guayama campus (Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Guayama in Spanish) http://www.guayama.inter.edu/ . It also has several private schools such as Fountain Christian Bilingual School, Academia San Antonio, Guamaní Private School, Saint Patrick's Bilingual School, Colegio Catòlico San Antonio, Escuela Superior and Academia Adventista Tres Angeles and more than 12 other public schools in the elementary and intermediate education levels.[6][7]
Guayama has direct access to Puerto Rico Highway 54 which connect with Puerto Rico Highway 52 in the vicinity of Salinas and its downtown/business area is served by Puerto Rico Highways 3, 179, 744, and 748. The Municipality has good paved roads and is only 38 mi (61 km) away from both San Juan and Ponce. The nearest international airport is the Mercedita Airport in Ponce.
At one time during 1937, Guayama received domestic, commercial airline flights from San Juan on Puerto Rico's national airline, Puertorriquena de Aviacion.[8]
Notable people[edit]
- Rafael Aponte-Ledée - avant-garde music composer, music professor and writer (Las Mieles del Alba, 2015). https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Aponte-Ledée
- Catalino (Tite) Curet Alonso - composer of over 2,000 salsa songs.
- Diosa Costello - actress, AKA: The Original Latin Bombshell. True Name: Juana de Dios Castrello
- Luis Palés Matos - Puerto Rican poet who is credited with creating the poetry genre known as Afro-Antillano.
- Gilda Galán - Puerto Rican actress, dramaticist, comedian, writer, composer, scriptwriter and poet.[9]
- Rafael Pérez Perry - Businessman and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's radio and television broadcasting industry. In 1954 founded Puerto Rico's television Channel 11 (nowadays Univision Puerto Rico).
- Miguel Poventud - Puerto Rican musician, singer, actor and composer of Boleros.
- Pedro Garcia - MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and the Toronto Blue Jays
- Karla Monroig - Telenovela actress, model and television host.
- Roger Moret- Former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Juan Laporte -Former WBC featherweight boxing champion (1982–1984)
- Jaime Fuster Berlingeri- Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and former Resident Commissioner to the U.S. Congress.
- Marcos Crespo - Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing the 85th Assembly District.
- Carmelo Delgado Delgado - Leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Is thought to be the first U.S. citizen to die in Spain's civil war.
- Dr.Victor Manuel Blanco PhD - Scientist and astronomer who in 1959 discovered "Blanco 1," a galactic cluster.
Due to space limitations it is almost impossible to list all of the people of Guayama who have distinguished themselves, therefore a category has been created to this effect:
Festivals and events[edit]
- Carnaval Brujo - March
- Dulce Sueño Paso Fino Fair - March
- San Antonio de Padua Patron Saint Festival (Fiestas Patronales) - June
- San Antonio de Padua Bicycle Racing Classic- June
- Festival Jibaro - October
- Semana Puertorriqueña - December
- Guayama Iluminada, Navidad Encantada - December–January
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Nicknames and Demonyms of the Towns of Puerto Rico". (In Spanish). Center of Information Access. Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ Elecciones Generales 2012: Escrutinio General Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine. on CEEPUR
- ^ Link To Puerto Rico.com - Guayama Archived December 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Escuelas
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/anpr.htm
- ^ Rodriguez, Jorge (2009-06-23). "Fallece primera actriz Gilda Galán". El Vocero. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-21.


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The setting--Madison Square Garden, 1999, game three of a Conference Final series in which The New York Knicks are going head to head with the rival Indiana Pacers.
None of this was supposed to happen. After a lockout-abbreviated season of roster shuffling, injuries, and uninspired play, the post-Patrick Ewing era Knicks just barely limped into the playoffs as the eighth seed in the weaker conference--ostensibly the worst team to survive to the NBA post-season. In a twist of fate, the team gelled at just the right time. They upset the top-ranked Miami Heat in the first round and went on to defeat the Atlanta Hawks handily in round two. And so, they found themselves four games away from their first NBA Finals since 1994, with the potential for their first championship since 1973.
The heel on the glass slipper of this Cinderella story looked ready break against the Pacers, a team with its own championship aspirations. The Knicks won the first game of the series and I started to believe they really could go all the way. But the Pacers beat back New York in game two in what felt like a stark return to reality--a headshot that may not have KOed the metaphorical Knicks prizefighter, but that came in hard enough to leave him in the condition of easy prey.
I watched all of this not from the stands of the Garden, but on TV 250 miles north in Utica, New York, seated in my best friend's bedroom as we passed a bag of pretzels back and forth, looking up dirty jokes on the Internet during each timeout or break between quarters. I watched game three slip away and resigned myself to the fact that The Knicks had already overachieved and that they wouldn't go all the way.
But though the Knicks seemed outmatched and outplayed, they hung in. The score never suggested the blowout that the game play might have the casual observer believe was materializing before them.
Five seconds left, the Knicks were down by three. A three-point shot might earn them overtime, but even at 15 I was a jaded enough Knicks fan that I didn't quite believe.
Larry Johnson, the once-superstar turned journeyman whose accumulated back injuries that demoted him from athletic specimen to spot-shooter, got the ball in the corner. That season, he had devolved to a near-comic character who made a show of folding his arms into an L-shape ("The Big L") in over-the-top celebration of his own minor accomplishments on the court. He was the guy who, contrary to Allan Houston or Latrell Sprewell, had yet to really deliver a star-caliber moment in 1999.
Larry Johnson got the ball and took his shot from behind the three-point arc. As he leapt, Pacer forward Antonio Davis went up with him, hand outstretched to go for the block. The ref's whistle blew, calling an (admittedly spurious) foul on Davis, just as Johnson's shot dropped through the hoop, hitting nothing but net on the way to the gymnasium floor.
The unthinkable had happened. An exceptionally clutch shot and a foul called in favor of the Knicks. Moments later, Johnson drained the free throw that secured The Knicks' one-point victory.
And in Utica, we leapt, pumping fists in the air, in one those moments of male adolescence when only curse words will do to communicate a certain extremity of emotion, even in the case of joy. For in that New York victory, we, too, were winners. Loyal believers in an underdog squad. When LJ raised "The Big L" in front of the faithful at MSG, they returned the gesture, as did we to the glow of the TV screen, saluting our new hero.
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40. Turning to the general issue of timely corporate
disclosure, you took over responsibility as the listing authority
to see that investors have the right information back in May 2000.
That is right, is it not?
(Sir Howard Davies) Yes.
41. It was not until July this year that you
made a speech saying that the information which is price sensitive
must be announced to the market as a whole without delay. It was
two and a half months after that, this September, that you then
wrote to everybody reminding them of the importance of the listing
rules. That is right, is it not?
(Sir Howard Davies) That is a partial description
of what I did. The rules we took over from the Stock Exchange
are generally well understood in the market. They were not changed
at the point at which we inherited them. We propose to review
those rules after N2, but so far we have taken over the regime
as it existed before. They are well known to advisers and well
known to companies. However, over the course of last summer we
came to the conclusion that there was some misunderstanding in
the market about our rules and this in fact arose because of the
SEC's proposal for something called regulation FD, fair disclosure,
where there was quite a bit of commentary in the UK to the effect
that this was a new burden on companies or a new requirement on
companies which was not in operation here. In fact our rules are
the equivalent of regulation FD in that they do require timely
disclosure on a continuous basis. I then made a speech on that
subject specifically in October of 2000 when I explained to peopleand
that got quite a lot of coverage at the timethat our rules
were broadly the equivalent of regulation FD. That was actually
regarded generally in the market as a helpful intervention because
people had not quite understood that. I then made the further
statements as you suggest, although the last one was a specific
reminder to companies in relation to the post 11 September issue.
We had noticed, slightly to our surprise, that the number of profit
warnings emerging in the third quarter was actually lower than
in the second quarter, which seemed in a way odd to us, given
the amount of economic news there had been and also the overall
economic impact of 11 September. We therefore felt in those particular
circumstances that it was justifiable to remind people of their
obligations and indeed since then we have seen a large increase
in the number of statements being made to the market. That was
also a helpful reminder.
42. Your evidence to us says that the rate of
company announcements has increased significantly.
(Sir Howard Davies) Yes.
43. That implies therefore that either there
was misunderstanding or that you were neglecting your duty to
investors before that, does it not?
(Sir Howard Davies) I do not believe that we were
neglecting our duty to investors. The obligation rests firmly
on companies to make these disclosures. We are not inside companies
knowing what the information is. We have no visibility of that.
The obligation is on companies. If there was any neglect under
way it was in the corporate sector, but we felt it was appropriate
to remind people of their responsibilities and that appears to
have had a positive impact.
44. The criticism is as much sometimes of the
advisers as it is of the companies. Did your letter of 28 September
go to all the advisers?
(Sir Howard Davies) Our direct relationship is often
with the advisers in fact, so yes, I am sure they saw it.[1]
45. So it would have gone to Schroeders who
advise the Department of Transport.
(Sir Howard Davies) Yes.
46. It would have gone to Crédit Suisse
who advised Railtrack.
(Sir Howard Davies) Yes.
47. It would have gone to Government departments
(Sir Howard Davies) I am not sure why it would have
gone to Government departments since the listing rules do not
bite on them.
48. So it does not apply to the Treasury.
(Sir Howard Davies) No, because the Treasury is not
a listed company. I wonder whether anyone would buy shares in
the Treasury.
49. In terms of market behaviour would you not
expect Government departments to comply with the spirit of the
(Sir Howard Davies) The listing rules apply to listed
companies and the rules which might apply to other people in relation
to what they say about a listed company would not be in the listing
rules, they would be really in the Financial Services Act where
there are general requirements on people not to mislead the market.
The listing rules apply only to listed companies.
50. But Railtrack was a listed company, was
it not?
(Sir Howard Davies) Yes, indeed.
51. Do you think people complied with the rules
(Sir Howard Davies) I am not certain about that and
we have written to Railtrack to ask them to explain what they
knew and when they knew it and to give us a chronology of what
they received and whether they had at all times kept the market
fully informed. I have made that request to Railtrack. I have
not yet received a response.
52. So you are investigating Railtrack.
(Sir Howard Davies) No, that is not technically speaking
an investigation, that is an enquiry.
53. I am sure investors will be consoled by
that difference. Had a £1.5 billion private company disappeared
in smoke over a weekend, you would be launching a full investigation,
would you not? If it had been a company which was not dependant
on Government income or regulation, you would be investigating.
(Sir Howard Davies) Not necessarily. We would do exactly
as we have done now, which is to ask the company what it knew
and when and what disclosures it made and whether it had at all
times therefore met our requirements. If we then felt that there
was a suggestion that it had not done so, or other people drew
to our attention issues that they felt the company was aware of
and did not disclose, then we would launch an investigation. We
are operating in this case exactly as we would do if it were any
other sort of company.
54. Are any of these enquiries directed to Government
(Sir Howard Davies) No, they are directed to the company
because the company is responsible for the listing rules. I have
explained these obligations do not apply to the Government.[2]
Any issue about whether the Government has committed an offence
under the Financial Services Act, which is to do with making false
or misleading statements, would be a Financial Services Act issue,
but that, until 1 December, is a matter for the DTI to investigate
and not for us.
55. So you are expecting us to believe that
the DTI ought to investigate the Department of Transport.
(Sir Howard Davies) I am not expecting you to believe
anything. I am just telling you what the position is.
56. The position is that the regulatory authority
for the conduct of the Department of Transport is the Department
of Trade and Industry.
(Sir Howard Davies) On this sort of issue as to whether
the Government have made any misleading statements in relation
to a listed company which could amount to market manipulation.
This is highly speculative. I hope you will understand that I
am answering strictly speaking on the legal position. At the moment,
just as in the case of any other issue of market abuse or market
manipulation, the authority is the DTI. As of 1 December it will
be the FSA.
57. Will the papers as far as your inquiry into
Railtrack is concerned be copied to the DTI in the meantime?
(Sir Howard Davies) We do not have any papers on an
inquiry into Railtrack at the moment and I am not sure we would
have a gateway to do that even if we did have an inquiry into
Railtrack. Our issue is whether Railtrack itself has met the listing
requirements. I have no reason at this point to believe that they
have not, but there is sufficient public concern about it, I felt,
to justify our asking the company for its explanation of the chronology
and I am quite sure that they will be willing to provide that
to me.
58. Concerns have been expressed by members
of the Committee this morning regarding a story in the Financial
Times on Railtrack in which it says that today you will dismiss
Conservative demands at the Treasury Select Committee for immediate
investigation. I would remind youperhaps you do not need
remindingthat this is an all-party Committee charged with
securing the interest of the House rather than any party interest.
It also goes on to say what you will tell MPs on the Treasury
Committee. I think we would like to think that any evidence you
have will be virgin evidence and you will share it with ourselves
here rather than with the Financial Times. A last comment in that
particular article says that the Authority admits that penalties
for listed companies found to have breached its listing rules
are anyway as "limp as a lettuce leaf". It seems a rather
gratuitous remark. I just put that to you and ask you for your
comments on it and, following up Mr Fallon's comments, I presume
you would be happy to keep us informed of any investigation into
(Sir Howard Davies) I apologise if the Committee has
felt that there has been any discourtesy here. I can only say
that we did not say anything about what we were going to say or
not going to say to the Select Committee. I do not regulate the
Financial TimesI sometimes wish it were otherwise. The
position is that we received yesterday a letter from the Shadow
Chancellor which in fact was in the newspapers at the weekend,
but I received the letter yesterday, which asked certain specific
questions in relation to the Railtrack issue. Because it had already
been reported in the Financial Times at the weekend we were asked
what our responses were to those questions. We answered factual
questions on the nature of our responsibilities. It certainly
was not our intention to say anything about what we would or would
not say today, but I apologise if that has been the impression
that has been conveyed. I shall be writing back to Michael Howard
today and the substance of what I shall say to him has been encapsulated
in the replies to Mr Fallon.
Chairman: Thank you very much. It is
important that we keep that good relationship.
59. The FT report nevertheless is accurate in
summing up your views on this matter, is it not? It says that
the Authority insists there is nothing for it to investigate on
the information it has at present, that it does not regulate the
Government, applying its rules only to listed companies. The rules
only demand disclosure by the listed company as soon as it finds
out about the problem. That seems to be the view that the Secretary
of State for Transport had when he was asked in the House about
this matter yesterday.[3]
He said to the Member for Banbury, "As one who follows such
matters, the hon. Gentleman knows where the responsibility to
inform shareholders lies if a company is in particular difficulties;
he knows that it is not for the Secretary of State for Transport
to do that". However, at the beginning of his statement yesterday
in the House the Secretary of State for Transport recounted the
events which led up to the collapse of Railtrack and he reported
this. "However in May, June and July", of this year,
"the company's position worsened dramatically. On 25 July,
at a meeting in my office", the Secretary of State's, "the
chairman said that the position was far worse than he had thought
in April. Unless extra financial assistance from the Government
was provided, it was clear that on 8 November, when Railtrack
was due to give its interim results, it would be unable to make
the critical statement that it was `a going concern'". It
is extremely clear from this evidence from the Secretary of State
yesterday that there is good reason for you to hold an investigation
into Railtrack and the way in which they conducted themselves
in the run up to the collapse of the company a couple of weeks
(Sir Howard Davies) I had not heard that
statement before, so I shall certainly reflect on it. I would
not wish to prejudge the issue. We must behave in this matter
as we would in any other, which is initially to invite the company
to give an account of itself in terms of its obligations and the
extent to which it disclosed things to the market and whether
that meets our standards. In advance of receiving that, I feel
I would not wish to follow you down any speculative routes.
Note by Witness: Section 47 of the Financial Services Act
1986 (and the relevant section of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 when it comes into force) do not bind the Crown. Back
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life of Africa from a lounge chair.
Monday, January 25, 2010
African Safari Style - Makanyane Safari Lodge
life of Africa from a lounge chair.
21 comments:
- Beach Vintage said...
This is so like something from a movie set, just magical.
- January 25, 2010 at 3:23 AM
- melifaif said...
Oh please take me there!
- January 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Jan said...
Stunning scenery.
I seriously doubt I'd get much sleep though !
- January 25, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- splendidmarket said...
is this in the Seregetti?
- January 25, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- Jill Seidner | Interior Design said...
These images are amazing! I have always wanted to go on a safari...now I even want to more so! (Although, a little scary knowing an elephant could be "lurking" right outside my window!)
- January 25, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Yoli said...
I have been in love with this place since I saw it featured on another blog. It is stunning. I hope one day to stay there. I have always loved Africa and the thought of having that close an experience with nature, thrills me.
- January 25, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Jürgen said...
Maravilloso!. He visto fotografías de otros edificios similares en la selva, con la piscina directamente en los árboles. Espectacular, espectacular
- January 25, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Wow! I'm so glad you posted this, where did you find out about this place? the canopy is awesome and the photo with the elephant near the glass of the bedroom is amazing! looks like an incredible place to stay. I will definately have to re-post this and link to you from my blog!
- January 25, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Talk about bringing mother nature indoors... woo ha! I'd love to cuddle with the Mr. next to a good book or movie and take in all the sights...
- January 25, 2010 at 8:57 PM
lovely place. although just think how environmentally unfriendly it could be...isn't it better to ditch the luxury when you're out there? materialism and beautiful natural scenes don't mix. Sorry to say it but most people in the developed countries (and developing countires too) forget how much we take things for granted.I disagree with people who on one hand want to experience the safari but on the other hand can't leave cleaness and comfort back home.
- January 26, 2010 at 1:52 AM
- Southern Aspirations said...
Lovely lovely setting and rooms! Great inspiration and would love for the chance to do this trip!!
- January 26, 2010 at 5:17 AM
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- January 26, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- Laurie Blaswich said...
I am drooling !!Your blog is fun and carefree! I am new to blogging, please stop by and visit sometime. I appreciate your support !!
Fondly Laurie
- January 26, 2010 at 3:51 PM
- Amanda said...
Steps away from an elephant with a jacuzzi tub? Um...that's a no brainer! Gorgeous! I love those canopies over the bed, but I have a feeling that they wouldn't be quite the same in my little house!
- January 26, 2010 at 5:14 PM
- Ally said...
oh so gorgeous...
- January 27, 2010 at 5:55 AM
- Mrs. Limestone said...
Swoon! I've been on one safari (in a place that didn't look too different from this) and it was totally amazing. Photos don't even do it justice but your post is making me want to go again (RIGHT NOW!)
- January 27, 2010 at 4:11 PM
- Jessica Claire said...
my safari last year was unforgettable and truly magical:
- January 27, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Thank u :-) take a look this emo boy one on this blog:
- January 28, 2010 at 4:07 AM
"love the concept of this open style bathroom" ....until you slip under the bubbles with a black mamba or python?! Eeek. But sh*t! a night under that mosquito net on the candle lit deck would be totally orgasmic!
- April 30, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- African Safaris said...
I totally fell in love with Africa. It is unlike any other place on the planet. I can't wait to get back there
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Native American Goddess Asin
I hope you're all enjoying Spring ;o) It's so hot here, that I think we have missed Spring. I am happy to say, that some cooler weather is coming. I think where I live, it got too hot too soon!
I got my mom's taxes done and my brother's. Now, I have to do mine. I am taking a little break ;o)
I thought I would share another Goddess I have just finished painting. I'm not including this one, in the challenge. I did two Native American Goddesses. You know how much I love doing Native paintings ;o)
This Goddess is named "Asin". Now some of you might not like her, but I wanted to challenge myself. I wanted to show a lot of emotion.
Goddess Asin is a monster girl, who carries off children in the Alsea area of the Pacific Northwest. Her laughter is an omen of imminent death.
I hope I didn't scare any of you ;o) Be well and big hugs ;o)
41 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2012 at 3:10 PM
She is wicked, Stacy, but beautifully painted!!! Great job!!!ReplyDelete
Big Hugs, Jan
They can't all be good, right? :) She doesn't look scary to me though. :) Love her!ReplyDelete
This is so very well done, that I can't help loving it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2012 at 3:37 PM
she's a beauty but that poorlittle crow, rewrite the ending to a happy one OK, lol.ReplyDelete
Stacy, it is good to challenge yourself, and you have met the challenge with this hideously cruel goddess. But, as we know, where there is good, there is also evil. You really did an excellent job of portraying this evil! Congrats on being almost done with your taxes. Will you come do ours??? Very hot here, whew!ReplyDelete
oooow! Got chills down my spine looking at her *shivers*....not to mention the heart attack you gave me when I thought I'd missed the challenge post lol. All that said..a stunning piece of art :D XXXReplyDelete
I love this Goddess! She is beautiful, and the design in her outfit is wonderfully detailed .... too bad she has to be such a mean hearted Goddess! Tell her to give back that Baby Crow!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Karen Anne
beautiful! I actually love her.ReplyDelete
You can't have the light without the dark, the positive without the negative!
And ...there are no rules in art.
We are all talking about the hot temperatures you guys are getting on the mainland here in cold, wet Newfoundland! :)ReplyDelete
She doesn't scare me at all, Stacy! I love her! Lol!
Gosh, you're just getting better and better, girl! I LOVE the coat on this one. Wonderful work. :)ReplyDelete
The painting is terrific, the colors, her costume and headdress, but the nasty so and so is scaring the baby. I agree with Laurie, make a happy ending; maybe Asin will fly into a tree when the fog comes in, get disoriented when her headdress falls into her eyes and the baby will escape. Great painting Stacy!ReplyDelete
I love this goddess who is long in the tooth and has a job to do....even if we don't like it.You have indeed gone a different way and I love what you have done. This cruel goddess is sorta like the Krampus....who accompanies St. Nicholas and steals away the children who have been bad. These two are probably pen pals.ReplyDelete
Oma Linda
Looks like your having a lot of fun with these. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
Another great one!! :))ReplyDelete
We have the same weather here - just lovely!!! I love it when you challenge your self. I am impressed on your take on this - it takes a strong artist to write that story with your paint brush!!!ReplyDelete
Wow Stacy she is certainly vibrantly colorful and full of movement as she does her wicked deed!! Great job - I do love this despite her evil intent!!ReplyDelete
I love a little art from the dark side and oh so wicked she is. Love all the colors and texture. What a fun and truly wicked story...Great job Stacy.ReplyDelete
Yes! Another awesome job Stacy! I would love to see what you could do with Rhiannon or Bridgit??? Hmmm... just the thought of that makes me smile so.ReplyDelete
Big Hugs,
Your goddess is beautiful! But that poor little crow! I hope she dosen't laugh till she puts him down!ReplyDelete
Wow, what a powerful painting Stacy, I love it! I can't help but see goodness in it too cuz to me she looks like a wolf crow rescuing a baby crow! ( I know I'm a hopeless optimist, is that an oximoron? lol!)Hugs, DebReplyDelete
Wow I so love your goddess! Don't feel bad about the heat, you will probably cool off, over in VA. not going to happen! :-)ReplyDelete
Great outfit! There's still a lot of children around here - on Spring Break, too. Is she falling down on the job? :OReplyDelete
I used to sell ACEOs in my shop last year, but they sold very few.... Maybe I'll make some more. :)ReplyDelete
She looks a little evil, so you captured her nastiness... goodness look at that sweet little baby crow in her clutches, it looks terrified!! Scary Stacy but extremely well done!!ReplyDelete
Hi Stacy!! Your painting is really good!! It is scary but the goddess Asin is scary so to me that means you did a fabulous job and captured her true meaning. :) And btw...i have all 3 of your paintings you sent me on my alter. :) I love them!!ReplyDelete
I am not scared at all Stacy. You paint little details so well. Happy Sunday! Thanks for your visits lately. : )ReplyDelete
I would not want to cross paths with Goddess Asin. She sounds evil! Your portrayal of her is beautiful!ReplyDelete
Our temperatures are going back to the 40's this week!
i like her. they can't all be good is right, as natasha says. the gods and goddesses represent the human condition, so how we treat the darker versions reflect how we treat the darker shades of ourselves, i believe. and this piece of art is quite lovely. you dress her in beauty, and the tears from the little one acknowledge the grief of life.ReplyDelete
hey Stacy, I must say this is one of my faves of yours ever! lucky person who snapped it up. I think it's awesome you are doing the goddess challenge, it would be fun, as I've always been into goddesses, but I am so busy with other stuff, sometimes it feels like I can't breathe, lol!ReplyDelete
too much to do, not enough time...yes last week was freaky hot! can you imagine wearing shorts and tank tops in the middle of march, lol! unheard of! my magnolia tree is starting to bloom, hope it doesn't get too frosty.
Anyway, have yourself a lovely break -after you do your taxes. Yuck! I have an accountant do mine, as I really hate math, lol!
take care friend
Stacy, this is absolutely breathtaking. Full of emotion and raw power. She is what she is, a personification that not all is roses and sweetness. You did a FABULOUS job! Hugs to you, Sweetie!ReplyDelete
I just have to say, Stacy, I am so enjoying watching and sharing your artistic growth. I love where your art and your imagination are taking you.ReplyDelete
In this "Goddess" you have captured the emotions of each so very well; the meanness of the Goddess and the terror of the baby crow. VERY well done my friend!
Big Hugs Jan ;o) Thank you so much!!ReplyDelete
Natasha, thanks for loving her ;o) And, you are right, they all can't be good ;o)
Deb, really?? Thank you so much ;o) this means a lot to me ;o)
Laurie, I agree! It was hard to put those tears on the baby crow!
Robin, I will gladly do your taxes ;o) And, thanks so much for the complement ;o) I am surprised how many people like her ;o) I enjoyed painting her ;o)
Gina, you are funny! You didn't miss anything my friend ;o) Happy you like her ;o)
Karen Anne, I promise, I will! I will take that baby crow out of her arms right now ;o)
Aine, so well said, thank you!
Gina, so happy I didn't scare you ;o) The heat has finally went away, for a couple of days! Yeh ;o)
Big Hugs Sophia, thank you!
Gloria, you should write a book! Seriously! You are so good with stories ;o)
Hey Linda, I have heard of Krampus! They are probably pen pals! Big Hugs my friend ;o)
Thanks so much Kat ;o)
Hey Pam, thanks so much! I am having a lot of fun ;o) Take Care ;o)
Hey Simona ;o) Thank you! This is because of you ;o)
Thanks Shelle! I am happy I have captured the feelings I wanted to ;o)
Tamara, thank you so much ;o) And, I am honored to be on your altar ;o) Hugs ;o)
You are so welcome Lisa, and thank you ;o)
Thank you so much Miss Val ;o) Have a great day!
Ed, I love the way you put words together, thank you! Hugs ;o)
Betty, you like this one that much?? Wow! That means a lot to me! I didn't expect so many people to love her ;o) Make sure to breathe my friend ;o) That's important ;o) We are getting some cooler days now, yeh ;o) Big Hugs ;o)
Mina, thank you so much!!!!! Wow, I am truly touched by everyone ;o) Hugs ;o)
Big Hugs Karen Anne ;o) I succeeded in what I wanted to do ;o) And, I thank everyone for all their kind words ;o)
Lone, thank you so much! I don't know how strong I am, but truly, thank you so much ;o)ReplyDelete
Thanks so much Donna ;o) I feel so truly blessed that all of you love her so much ;o)
Big Hugs Linda, thank you so much o)
I like being wicked sometimes ;o)
Thanks Kim ;o) I might have to do those after the challenge or inbetween. We will see ;o) Hugs ;o)
Hi Knock Knock, I hope not either! Thanks for liking the painting and great to hear from you ;o)
Deb, you are funny! But you know, I thought she looked like a wolf too ;o) Great minds think alike!
Hey Crystal, thanks for loving my goddess and it has cooled down, yeh ;o)
Lee, I am laughing my head off! You are too funny! I love ya my friend ;o)
Lovely work!!! I always love your bright bold colours in your paintings!!! Really loved your Japanese inspired one in your previous post! Lovely to pop in and see you again :0) oh and You must be getting our summer I think, this past one was very very mild and it looks like we'll have a cold winter this year I think. The nights are already cold and it's only Autumn! xReplyDelete
Oh my! Beautiful painting...but poor little baby crow! Stacy, I tried painting a crow last night and you would have been laughing!! It's not easy, my friend! Our warm weather has turned cool again, too. Was in the 80s last week and 40s today! lol I agree it was too warm too soon, though. Have a good week!ReplyDelete
Hugs, Cindy
Hey Nicola ;o) Great to see you ;o) Thanks for liking my Goddesses ;o) They have been fun to create ;o) We have got some colder weather now, so I am happy ;o)ReplyDelete
I agree with you Cindy, poor little baby crow!! I would have never laughed! LOL! I would have love to seen it ;o) You have to keep trying my friend ;o)
Hi Kindred..wow this is a deeply beautiful piece..I totally love it..it carries such a beautiful energy I cannot describe..love it..beautiful intricate patterns..wonderful brushwork...and poetic strokes!! Stunning and gorgeous..I love this!ReplyDelete
Wow, Stacy! This is such a detailed piece. It is spooky, but so well done. :) You did a fabulous job!ReplyDelete
i love this goddess!! a marvelous piece of art!!! you met your challenge to yourself!ReplyDelete
ohhhh I totally love this little piece of great art!!! So strong and cute how he holds and save the little one...LOVE it!ReplyDelete
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Apple's supply manager Paul Devine stashed $150,000 in shoe boxes inside his home, Department of Justice Attorney Michelle Kane said in court yesterday. Last Monday, Devine pleaded not guilty to accepting bribes in excess of one million dollars in exchange for leaking confidential information about the iPhone and iPod to Apple's suppliers.
Devine also had $20,000 worth of foreign currency. Of course, the money he hid in his home is peanuts compared to "a significant number of accounts overseas and a significant amount of money," Kane said. Prosecutors are also interested in the contents of two safety deposit boxes he holds. The terms of Devine's release include $600,000 in bail, transferring unspecified funds from his off shore accounts back to the US, and handing over both his and his wife's passport to the court.
Information that Devine provided to Asian suppliers put Apple at a disadvantage in component and manufacturing negotiations. Devine's clearance enabled him to leak Apple's secrets like internal price targets, sales estimates, rival pricing bids, and the company's product calculations detailing their component and manufacturing costs.
The 37-year-old supply manager took kickbacks on his wife's bank account in excess of $500,000 and many more on several offshore accounts, in addition to receiving bribes in person. It was also revealed he'd been sharing fifteen percent of the laundered funds with Andrew Ang, his helper in Singapore. Besides the federal case, Devine could also be facing a civil suit from Apple.
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This scandal has put the implicated suppliers in a very uneasy position with Apple. Two executives have already stepped down as the result of the kickback charges in less than a week. Pegatron Technologies, Apple's important contract manufacturer, had to reluctantly let go its senior manager responsible for a Chinese unit. Another casualty in the kickback probe includes the chairman of Singapore's JLJ Holdings, the parent company of Apple's component supplier, who voluntarily resigned last week.
More heads might roll as the investigation moves forward. If faced with overwhelming evidence, Devine should change his stance and co-operate with the prosecutors. If he names the folks included in the bribing scheme, a bunch of well-respected names in the Asian supply chain will be at risk of public humiliation and prosecution.


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The NovCare 2017 International Conference (Novel Methods for Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring: From Theory to Practice) will take place June 6-9, 2017 at the main campus of the Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) in Dresden, Germany, a town with a famous historical centre. This conference, organized by the TU Dresden, the Kansas Geological Survey and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, is the fifth conference in a series that has proven to be an excellent forum for exchanging ideas and experiences related to the challenges of subsurface characterization and monitoring. Previous conferences in the series were in Leipzig in 2009, Cape Cod in 2011, Leipzig again in 2013 and Kansas in 2015.
NovCare 2017 will again provide an outstanding platform for researchers and practitioners from all over the world to share research on innovative methods for characterization and monitoring of aquifers, soils, and watersheds.
NovCare 2017 will focus on two main topics:
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- Benchmarking models with real-world data: How to get high-quality data in the field and how to use these data for reliable model predictions?
Following keynote Topics are planned:
- Flow and transport in the saturated and unsaturated zone
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It's easy to see why Tim Sherwood doesn't want him.
It is equally simple to see why Daniel Levy does.
Spurs fans have been debating it ever since Mirror Sport revealed last week that Dimitar Berbatov is a short-term target for the White Hart Lane chairman.
The split among Spurs fans is because some see the Bulgarian - 33 next week - as being way past his best.
Others believe strongly that Berbatov has another good season and a half in him with which he could still do some serious damage for Tottenham.
They believe he could be the link man to get goals out of Roberto Soldado.
They see him as being the player to pull defences out of position so that the Spaniard can fill his boots.
Yes, Emmanuel Adebayor may be showing that reports of his footballing demise at the season were greatly exaggerated - as predicted by this column way back in September.
And Sherwood is absolutely right in his view that while Adebayor is revelling in his status as the man who came in from the cold, he does not want anything - or anyone - threatening that.
The Togo striker's six goals in eight games since his return to keep Spurs in the hunt for the top four make a mockery of Andre Villas Boas's refusal to embrace him as the club failed utterly to score goals.
So Sherwood is right not to want to over-complicate things by allowing Berbatov into the mix.
But the Bulgarian is seen by Levy and Tottenham fans as a cheap alternative to being up the creek when Jermain Defoe finally leaves Tottenham for Toronto next month.
Thankfully the perennial pantomime over the increasingly ludicrous Leandro Damiao situation is no more this January.
But the bottom line for Spurs is that a new, foreign striker would need time to adapt to the Premier League (they are having trouble getting Soldado's feet under the table thank you very much).
There is also no real, obvious back-up option in the Premier League right now. No quality player that would hit the ground running with a move to White Hart Lane.
Which makes it hard to disagree with Levy's view that Berbatov would be a good deal.
A fee of £1.5million for a striker out of contract in the summer seems a no-brainer. Berbatov himself is a big-game player. A player who rises to the occasion.
With respect to Fulham, every game at White Hart Lane is a big-game this season with the pressure on the club to reach the top-four and win trophies.
He may have achieved his Premier League title ambitions at Manchester United after that record move five years ago. But you could argue that his best years in England have come in a Tottenham shirt.
He hit twenty-three goals in his fabulous first season at White Hart Lane following his £10.75 move from Bayer Leverkusen in 2006.
He followed that up with twenty-five goals the very next year and quickly established himself as one of the most beautiful players to watch in the English game as he bamboozled defences and made scoring an art form.
There may have been bad blood around that record-breaking £30million move to Manchester United. But no player with the opportunity to live the dream at the time could have turned it down.
Spurs fans understand that. Levy does too. Football moves on and right now Berbatov is a man who can give Spurs what they need.
The column's favourite story about him is that he apparently learned to speak English by watching the Godfather trilogy.
Deadline Day (Levy doesn't even look at the transfer window before then) may yet see Spurs make him an offer that he cannot refuse.


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Thanks to a booming interest in responsibly and lovingly made foods, the American cheese and beer scenes are flourishing. Brewers and cheesemakers across the country are dreaming up amazing stuff you'll want to try. In that spirit of excitement, we bring you this new section featuring a select few standouts around the country. To help you find similar products close to home, check out How to Find Local Food and Farmers for a list of resources. And when you do find incredible foods near you, we want to hear about them! E-mail your suggestions to email@example.com with the subject line "Local Food Nomination." Or nominate your favorites online or on Facebook.
Early spring is the ideal time to indulge in creamy goat cheeses and seasonal maibock beers, which are traditionally brewed in the dead of winter in anticipation of the coming spring. "Bock," the name of the German beer style, also happens to mean "billy goat," and having been brewed under the sign of the goat (Capricorn), it's fitting that bubbly maibocks pair beautifully with zesty goat cheeses. With so many terrific options available, you're sure to find a favorite springtime pairing of your own.
Cheesemakers across the country are working magic on goat milk to bring us flavors as varied as lavender and fennel pollen (Purple Haze), sarsaparilla (Hoja Santa), ash (Haystack Peak) and pink peppercorns (Petit Bonheur).
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Shaped like its name, this tiny mountain of soft snow (the bloomy rind) covers a creamy, delicious interior.
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Named after the root beer plant leaf it's wrapped in, Hoja Santa ("Holy Leaf") has the aromas of sarsaparilla and mint. Made with vegetarian rennet, it's sweet and spicy with a crumbly interior.
Petit Bonheur
Rivers Edge Chevre
Logsden, Ore.
French for "small happiness," this tiny, heart-shaped crottin is dotted with pink peppercorns — perfect for Valentine's Day!
Purple Haze
Cypress Grove
Arcata, Calif.
A blend of wild-harvested fennel pollen and lavender buds lend a delicate, lightly sweet flavor to this tangy goat cheese.
Maibocks are generally light to medium-colored and medium-bodied, with a malty richness that's kept in check by a combination of spicy and floral hops. But, of course, individual brewers will put their own spin on tradition. What's your local brewery up to this spring? Only one way to find out!
Capital Brewery
Middleton, Wis.
This solidly malty, golden brew is balanced by the flavors and aromas of two popular types of hops: Liberty and Hallertau.
Sierra Brewing
Chico, Calif.
Bright gold and super-mellow, Sierra's subtle 'Glissade' spring bock will help you adjust to warming weather.
Smuttynose Brewing
Portsmouth, N.H.
With a little creative license, the Smuttynose team offers a hugely malty, russet beer made with Sterling hops.
Summit Brewing
St. Paul, Minn.
Summit's gorgeous orange maibock is brewed with just enough Czech Saaz hops to complement its rich, caramel sweetness.
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HAGERSTOWN -- Swathed in ice packs, a pitcher sits in the locker room at Municipal Stadium here. He has just pitched five scoreless innings, during which he gave up only three singles and no runs, struck out three and walked none. He talks of wanting to get a chance with the Orioles, feeling he has proven what he can do for them. Nothing out of the ordinary in the world of minor-league baseball.
Except the pitcher is the Orioles' Dave Johnson, who last night made his first of a scheduled two rehabilitation starts in Hagerstown. Last year, with a record of 13-9, he was the Orioles' winningest pitcher. Now, after spending six weeks on the disabled list with a severely strained groin muscle, Johnson talks of getting a chance to show the Orioles what he can do.
"I'm looking to prove that I'm healthy and for them to stick me back in there [the rotation] and give me what I've earned. And I can give them what they want -- seven innings the majority of the time," Johnson said. "So it works both ways: I'm looking for something from them, but I'm going to give them something back, too. And that's what I want to happen."


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THE MechWarrior series of games, which let you control huge, warring mechanical battleground vehicles, is one of the most enduring games franchises.
Two years ago, after the franchise's acquisition by Microsoft, it spawned MechCommander, a real-time strategy version of the game in which you control large numbers of mech robots.
It is streets ahead of its predecessor and a serious contender for the accolade of best real-time strategy game.
MechWarrior 2 is absorbingly rich in gameplay and demands that you use your brain.
There is even a hint of role-playing in the game as your mech pilots can hone their specialised skills between missions.
Microsoft is not seen as a major player in the real-time strategy world, but devotees of such games will find it slick, clever and extremely playable.


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Diverse and wide-ranging, the essays collected here examine nineteenth-century visual culture as European culture redefined itself, embracing political and social change yet expressing tensions and anxieties about modernity. Scholars of history, art, the history of science and literature combine forces to investigate the role of visual representation by looking at changing ideas expressed in representations of science, technology, politics, and culture in advertising, art, periodicals, and novels.ENPC, aquot;Conferences sur la photographie par M.A[lphonse] Davanne, aquot; lithographed text, 1883 (Fonds ancien, ... For a description of the process, see Gordon Baldwin, Looking at Photographs: A Guide to Technical Terms (Los ... F. da Kranakis provides an in-depth comparative study of the development of suspension bridge technology in Constructing a Bridge: An Exploration of Engineering Culture.
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Bristol researcher brings Fireworks to the Old Commonwealth Museum
Press release issued: 7 February 2013
An art installation developed at the University of Bristol comes to the Old Commonwealth Museum next week as part of In Between Time 13 (IBT13), an international festival of extraordinary theatre, live art, dance, opera, feasts, talks, parties and public art happening in venues and public spaces across Bristol.
We See Fireworks – a light and sound installation formed from hundreds of voices gently unfurling in the darkness – was devised and created by IBT13's director Helen Cole, a visiting fellow in the University's Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television.
The piece is an archive of living audience memories where funny, haunting, vivid stories of incredible performances gathered from around the globe remind the audience what lies at the heart of every theatrical experience.
Helen Cole said: "We See Fireworks, which was developed at the University of Bristol and now tours festivals and events around the world, is not only an intense audiovisual experience for audiences but an on-going piece of research. It collects fragments of audience experience as it tours the world, and feeds these into the next incarnation of the installation ensuring hundreds of voices are heard as the work continues to evolve."
Audiences are asked for memories of a moment of performance that has changed their life or stuck with them in some way. This 'firework memory' could be a traditional memory, like a moment on stage at the theatre or it could be a dramatic or memorable moment from their own lives. The best of these are recorded and edited into the installation.
The piece will run at the Old Commonwealth Museum (now called Brunel's Old Station) by Bristol Temple Meads Station from Monday 11 February to Saturday 16 Feb, 11 am – 6.30 pm, (admission free).
We See Fireworks is just one of over 50 artworks which will spill out from leading arts spaces (Arnolfini, Circomedia, Wickham Theatre) into Bristol's docksides, streets and alleyways during IBT13. The festival involves more than 90 artists from all corners of the globe who will fill four days [14-17 February] with unique events, premieres and new commissions.
IBT13 is produced by In Between Time in collaboration with Arnolfini. The Festival is funded by Arts Council England and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation with support from the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council. We See Fireworks is supported by Bristol Temple Quarter Commissions.
In Between Time and the University of Bristol
Helen Cole created the In Between Time Festival at Arnolfini in 2001, as an international biennial of live art and future performance practices. In 2009, she was invited to become a visiting fellow at the University of Bristol where she established In Between Time as an independent organisation. In Between Time ran its offices from the University until 2012 when Arts Council England funding enabled the company to expand.
As part of the partnership between In Between Time and the University, Cole works closely with researchers at the University on projects such as the major AHRC-funded initiative 'Performing Documents'. She also brings practice-based researchers and leading international artists to the Department of Drama and Wickham Theatre for public events and performances, and offers mentorships and industry placements to University students and graduates.


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CHICOPEE – State and local police are investigating the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Amanda Plasse.
Plasse was found in her apartment at 73 School St. sometime after 4 p.m. on Friday, according to Chicopee Police Sgt. Roy Landry.
Hampden District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni said Plasse suffered multiple stab wounds, but declined to give other details about her injuries.
Mastroianni said Plasse is believed to have lived alone in the one-bedroom apartment. He said investigators' early impression is that she knew her assailant, and that it was not a random act.
"We're not locked into that, but that's the initial theory police are working on," Mastroianni said.
He added that police have been conducting extensive interviews in connection with the slaying.
"There are a number of people that we have encountered who have information and there are more who we know have information .¤.¤. We're trying to determine who we should have the most interest in," Mastroianni said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Chicopee police at (413) 592-6341.
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CHICOPEE – State and local police are investigating the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Amanda Plasse.


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The iconic exclamation point that dots the main branch of the Boise Public Library couldn't be more appropriate. Not only does it promote what library officials tout as the "excitement and engagement" of reading, it also punctuates a proposed price tag for what could be a new landmark for learning but also one of the largest and most expensive public construction projects in Idaho history:
$119 million!
"We're in the dreaming stage right now," said Boise Public Library Director Kevin Booe. "Our library, as anybody who has been here knows, the main library is quite cramped. We need to do some things to update this facility for the 21st century."
It's no secret the Boise Public Library wants to address the main library's cramped quarters (BW, News, "Something's Got to Give," May 18, 2011). The building's original design targeted a Boise population of 75,000. In 2010, Boise's population ballooned to 205,000.
Finding a process to pay for a new main branch spurred Boise City Council members to evaluate a list of its infrastructure projects over the next eight years--a list that ultimately fell into two categories: projects funded with available cash in the city's general fund, and those whose price tags exceed the general fund's current total, requiring funds from other sources.
For example, one of the larger price tags on the second list is attached to a community library branch at Bown Crossing in Southeast Boise (which would be the city's fourth satellite branch), at a cost of $6.8 million.
But the biggest project, in size and cost, would be a new main public library with a nine-digit price tag.
According to Jade Riley, Mayor Dave Bieter's Chief of Staff, there simply isn't enough general-fund cash to pay for all of it.
"We realized this is not something where we have a couple of meetings and Howdy-Doody, here's our answer," said Riley. "It's really a pretty long conversation just internally, and an even longer conversation with the community before we do anything."
Bieter, his staff and the City Council are working on the early stages of finding a path forward. That conversation includes looking at alternative funding measures and managing priorities. Most importantly, it includes asking Boiseans if they're willing to pay more to fund projects such as a new main library.
In 2010, estimates for a new 185,000-square-foot main branch totaled $119 million, a number that the mayor and City Council considered to be a bit too high to consider in the throes of a recession.
"Right now, this project is carrying the $119 million," said Riley. "So as soon as we figure out if that could go lower, what might that look like, and the pros and cons, then we can bring it back into the overall city discussion."
The next key step for officials at the library and City are to map out three possible scenarios by early 2013. Riley sketched out what those options could include. No. 1: upgrading a four-story, 78,000-square-foot facility, a former hardware store renovated in 1972. No. 2: adding to the existing structure, securing more space for the library's footprint. No. 3: construct a new building.
"I think based on mayor and council's discussions, [the ideal scenario] would be a new building with a lower price tag," said Riley. "Nobody has said, 'It shouldn't be $119 million; it should be $60 million.' But [it should be] lower than $119 million."
Meanwhile, City officials are considering the proposed Bown Crossing branch, an extension of the neighborhood branch system that began in 2007 as a response to overcrowding at the main Capitol Boulevard branch. The first three neighborhood locations included the 15,000-square-foot Library at Cole and Ustick roads, the 12,000-square-foot Collister branch and the 8,000-square-foot Hillcrest library. The proposed Bown Crossing branch, a new 15,000-square-foot facility. would cost approximately $6.8 million.
"I think as initial plans surrounding the main library branch come back, the Council will then want to figure out when we can promise for the Bown facility," said Riley. "And the Bown branch would most likely precede the main project. We really want to make good on the promise that we deliver on our neighborhood library service."
City officials were quick to add that a proposed new main library wasn't the only project in need of funding. In fact, before Bieter and the City Council begin evaluating ways to pay for such projects, they would need to reach out for community input.
"To start talking about what-ifs," said Riley. "All we know today is, with current funding, it is unlikely we will fund this list. That's the only thing we know today."
Riley said the City prioritizes maintaining its current assets -- renovations and maintenance -- and that includes the existing 80-year-old main library structure.
"The takeaway to me as a citizen is, we're funding annual maintenance and we're going to be committed and fund major repair and maintenance at the proper level so we don't let precious assets deteriorate," said Riley. "Most people jump over these categories and go to these goodies, the new stuff."
After the library finishes evaluating its options, the City will begin a survey process to reach out to the public. Questions will include how citizens want to prioritize Boise's projects and, more importantly, if they're willing to pay for them.
"If I was to gauge the continuum of the conversation, we're maybe one-fourth of the way through the conversation," said Riley. "And that would be on a good day."


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Hiroshi Amano delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2014, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Per Delsing, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics.
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After almost a year in development, JobTraQ has launched X7, a faster and simpler-to-use BPM toolkit which represents significant strides forward in delivering BPM functionality into the hands of business and operations people. JobTraQ provides 80% of traditional BPM functionality for around 20% of the cost, and your internal team will stand the solution up in less than 10% of the time it takes for a "Big BPM" deployment.
Launched at the 2016 JobTraQ User Conference, the immediate impression is the clean design of the UI coupled with a dramatic increase in speed. Over the previous 6 months, developers visited several existing JobTraQ customers, gathering data and feedback from actual users and administrators. The speed improvement is due to significant under-the-hood development, which is laying the groundwork for future improvements.
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|IMO this is pushing it.
When it comes to boots of any height and work, stay away from heavy hardware. A buckle detail or exposed contrasting zipper is fine, but stop there. Unless you're in a very fashion forward office, don't wear things with chain embellishments, studs or both. This goes double when said boot is knee high.
Speaking of height, be careful. An over the knee boot can be great with pants or skirts, but you want to make sure the skirt isn't too short, and that the boot heel isn't too high. I personally just stay away from over the knee boots because I'm short and curvy and lose either way. If it's flat I suddenly look like a child playing dress up or an extra from Lord of the Rings. If it's got a heel and/or platform I look like I'm trying to dress provocatively, which is a whole separate problem. When given the choice between Frodo or Pretty Woman, I just pick a different shoe.
My personal favorites when it comes to boots are an ankle high slouch boot with a stiletto heel, or a black knee high boot with ribbon lacing and a taller, but wider heel (I also have this boot in red).
|Knee high in red and black.
The ribbon laces give the boot that something "extra" a lot of people are looking for, and it provides the versatility (and added width in the calf if that's a need).
My ankle boots are by far the most worn of the two, and they can be slouched or folded (which I never bother to do), worn with pants or skirts, and with no platform and a walkable heel, these are even great weekend boots when I'm running errands with the twins. I got mine last season, but I still see things like it all over, so it should be hard to find.
If you have that coveted fashion job, a workplace with a progressive dress code, work for yourself, or just don't give a fuck, then rock out with the studded, chain boots that come over your knee. I either have that stuff or wish I could wear it (over the knee boots I love you), and it's a regular wardrobe staple when I'm not at work. But when it comes to dressing professionally, err on the side of a little less when it comes to boots. They can be a big statement in a stuffy, corporate world.


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Health care horror story: Lindsay McCreith
One of the major downsides of Canada's socialized health care system is that you might die while waiting for care. Lindsay McCreith is the plaintiff in a case challenging Canada's government monopoly on health care provision and insurance with the Canadian Constitution Foundation.
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Ontario's healthcare monopoly almost killed Lindsay McCreith. After suffering a seizure in January of 2006, the 66-year-old retired auto body shop owner from Newmarket was told he had a brain tumour. But he would have to wait four-and-one-half months to obtain an MRI to rule out the possibility that it was cancerous. Unwilling to risk the progression of what might be cancer, Mr. McCreith obtained an MRI in Buffalo, which revealed the brain tumour was malignant. Even with this diagnosis in hand, the Ontario system still refused to provide timely treatment, so Mr. McCreith had surgery in Buffalo to remove the cancerous brain tumour in March of 2006.
In Ontario, Mr. McCreith would have waited eight months for surgery, according to his family doctor. Eight months is quite enough time for a cancer to worsen, spread and progress to an irreversible stage. Had Mr. McCreith not paid $27,600 (USD) out-of pocket for immediate medical care, he might be dead today.
"The government's healthcare monopoly would have killed me. I'm taking this to court with the goal of ensuring that other Canadians will not have to die on waiting lists, or even run the risk of death." - Lindsay McCreith