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Two weeks after Jaromir Jagr was traded from the Washington Capitals to the New York Rangers, he arrived in Minnesota for the 2004 NHL All-Star Game.
"He asked me to see if Minnesota's trainers would let him use their gym," John Rosasco, the Rangers' vice-president of public relations and player recruitment, wrote by email. "They did and he was at the building long after every player was gone. First guy I have ever seen do that at All-Star. You know what those typically are for players."
On a day where Gregory Campbell is being celebrated (and deservedly so) for defending his post a full minute after his leg was broken by a slapshot, Jagr's contribution deserves its own praise.
The Hall-of-Famer-to-be played 15:43 in regulation of his team's 2-1 win in Game 3. He was well ahead of that pace in overtime, at 10:52 before Patrice Bergeron ended the game. As the night went later, he got better. One week ago, Jagr was struggling. But six days between the Eastern Conference semifinals and final was perfect for the 41-year-old, not that he'd be surprised.
"He'd walk around in a towel, flexing, saying, '40-years-old. I look good, eh boys?'" said a laughing Derek Settlemyre, head equipment manager for the Philadelphia Flyers, where Jagr played upon returning to the NHL in 2011-12.
He's worked hard at it.
You think you know...
John Dellapina is now the NHL's senior director of media relations. When Jagr was a Ranger, Dellapina covered the team for The New York Daily News.
"I remember dealing with Jags in Pittsburgh, you could barely get a word out of him," Dellapina said Thursday. "I hated the way he was portrayed as a prima donna; he works his ass off. I was told, 'You don't know the half of it, you should see what he does at night."
So, he went up to Jagr and asked about the late-evening workouts.
"He said, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, but you can never write about it.' There were two reasons: the first was, 'I've got something going for me here and I don't want let everyone in on it.' Number two, he didn't want to make a big deal about it. He didn't want to be seen as grandstanding."
"When he was here, most times he went to the gym in his building," Rosasco wrote. "He took in Petr Prucha in Prucha's rookie year. Prucha told me what Jags would do at night and said to me, 'While the rest of the NHL is sleeping, he is working.'"
"That was another place I tried to get to into," Dellapina said. "I was told it was like this goofy Spartan bachelor place. A television, one seat and gym equipment. He used it to sleep and work out."
Upon Jagr's return from the KHL, Dellapina, in his current role, tipped off HBO's 24/7 cameras to the workout routine prior to the 2012 Winter Classic.
"We begged [Jagr] to let [HBO] film it," he said. "He wouldn't do it."
"The first time I found out [about the late-night routine], I arrived at the rink first thing in the morning...and saw this huge mess of Jagr's gear soaking wet on the ground. He's, uh, kind of a messy guy," Settlemyre said, and you can tell he's smiling at the memory. "It wouldn't be like our guys to leave that. So I asked him if he forgot to get his stuff washed. He said, 'Oh no buddy, that was last night. I came in around 11.'
"We had a key made for him. He would do double workouts, even after games."
'Jaromir Jagr hockey camp'
Settlemyre was responsible for making sure two important pieces of Jagr's routine were always available at home and on the road -- first, a wheel from a golf cart that was carved into a "heavy puck." Jagr used it for shooting drills and strengthening his wrist.
Then, there was his 30-pound weight vest.
"We took it everywhere. One night, when we won and he played well, I joked, 'Good thing you wore the weight vest during the game, eh Jags?' The other players all looked up, saying 'What?'
"We had all these young kids," Settlemyre added. "A handful of them joined him for the late night workouts. We called it the Jaromir Jagr hockey camp. They had to stop doing it, because it wore out some of the guys."
"I once asked him, 'What did you do as a kid?'" former Flyers teammate Scott Hartnell said Thursday. "He said that when he was 12 years old, he was doing sets of 100 squats."
Hartnell set career highs in goals (37) and points (67), while tying his personal assists mark (30) playing with Jagr and Claude Giroux. It was no accident.
"I did kind of screw around in practice, I like to have fun," he said. "Jagr didn't like that. He would say, 'It's time to work.' He believes that how you practice is how you play. He expected me to be dialed in...That was such a great season for me, and last year was such a disappointment."
Hartnell broke his foot three games into the lockout-shortened schedule and fell to 12 points in 32 games.
"I'm working out this summer with the mindset he gave me. I don't want a repeat."
'I have to do this'
When Jagr moved from Philadelphia to Dallas, the Stars were ready.
"He had a key," said one source who preferred not to be identified. "When you sign a guy like him, you let him do whatever he wants...For being a legend, he was great to work with."
Like the Flyers, who practise at a public rink in Voorhees, N.J., the Stars practise at a public rink in the Dallas suburb of Frisco. Jagr would be given a schedule indicating when the ice would be free, usually around 11 pm. There would be a zamboni flood.
Then it was all his.
After the lockout, members of the Stars' equipment staff stayed late for about a week to make sure his gear was set up and he was comfortable.
He'd skate anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour with the weight vest. Sometimes, there were additional weights on his skates. Once in awhile, he'd run, but it was mostly on-ice stickhandling and shooting.
When the Stars called up Czech forward Tomas Vincour, Jagr invited him to join. Rookie defenceman Brenden Dillon participated a couple of times.
The goal of all this is to condition the body for prime physical exertion at night. Here's a text from one veteran NHLer 12 minutes before Boston won.
"You happen to notice Jagr is flying in both overtimes. He always said he wished he could play two games. He has his legs now. Just takes him a game to get them. He will have a factor in this if Boston wins."
After the winner, he texted: "Jagr -- called it." (See, it's not just media that celebrates accurate predictions.)
Last Saturday, one hour after his team's victory in Game 1, Jagr was working out with a bungee cord outside the visitor's dressing room.
Dellapina, finished his work for the night, said, "Jags, go home."
"No," he answered. "I have to do this."
pittsports87 wrote:Hopefully either the Blackhawks beat the Bruins or someone on the Blackhawks hurts Jagr in a way that he can never actually be able to lift the Stanley Cup.
Kovy27 wrote:Can you at least link the article that you copy? Thanks.
ExPatriatePen wrote:Leaky can have his fun, his hero is still playing, ours are not.
I sure as hell would have been the first to have given him (Leaky) hell if Jagr had let in the game winner and the Pens had advanced.
BOSTON – Jaromir Jagr has been exactly where Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are right now after coming up with nothing but zeroes in a critical playoff series for their team. He knows what it's like to have a team's entire defense geared around stopping him, and experienced that many times over when he was a teen-ager dominating the NHL with loaded Pittsburgh Penguins teams more than 20 years ago.
So he wasn't taking any glee from the struggles of Crosby or Malkin once the Bruins had completed their 1-0 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and had swept both superstars and their Pittsburgh hockey club right out of the playoffs. Crosby, Malkin, Kris Letang, Jarome Iginla and James Neal finished with zero points and a minus-22
Instead there was full empathy from a 41-year-old future Hall of Famer, who has seen it all over the course of his 23 years of pro hockey.
"Good defense means that you play the zone, and you play as a five man unit. So if somebody makes a mistake and you don't play the tight defense, it's a lot easier for somebody to score because there's nobody even close," said Jagr. "But with the type of defense we play if somebody makes a mistake or loses an edge, there's somebody else close by to stop them. You have to beat five guys and not one guy. That's why I think it was tougher for Malkin and Crosby because it was a five guy unit.
"They are great players. There is no question about it. It's not easy when [you're them] and everybody is waiting for you to do something. It's like in basketball when you have a good guy, and you double team them. You let somebody else beat you. If you're going to play against Lebron James you're going to put two guys on him, and let somebody else beat you. Let the Bird Man (Chris Anderson) beat you. He's pretty good, but that's the way it is."
Who knew that "The Jagr" was such an NBA fan?
DudeMan2766 wrote:Can't you just read them to yourself?
Lesky wrote:DudeMan2766 wrote:Can't you just read them to yourself?
I post them here for archive purposes.
Seriously, why do you come to a message board and post when you can keep stuff and your opinion to yourself?
Its insane how many snide remarks this thread brings, Jagr really brings out the worst from Pens fans.
People are rude, intolerant and just behave like ******* in this thread.
I really love the Pens, otherwise the fans of this board would have scared me off already with all the uncalled for insults
If you do not like Jagr or do not want to read about him, why do you even click on this thread? You must have an obsession with Jagr to behave like that
Nevertheless, I just laugh at all the mocking post I get here, its amazing how this thread can make people behave like dicks.
newarenanow wrote:Now that the Pens are out, I honestly wouldn't mind seeing Jagr win a cup and then retire.
Godric wrote:I hate you Lesky.
Two sides to Jagr
There are two things that help define Bruins winger Jaromir Jagr, and they both came up the past couple of days.
The first is how Jagr -- who set up Boston's winning goal in double overtime in Game 3 -- keeps going at age 41.
"You've got to give a lot of credit to his commitment to conditioning, and we all know at that age if you're not a well-conditioned athlete you're not going to survive," Julien said. "He really does a lot of extra work."
Jagr, a former Penguins star, is known for late-night skates and other extra workouts.
"I know a lot of people laugh at all the different things he does after a game and going out late and shooting pucks in weight belts and everything else, but he's committed and dedicated to the conditioning part of his game, and that's what's allowed him to stay on top of his game as much as he can for a guy that age," Julien said.
Then, there's the playful side.
When the Bruins opened their locker room to a throng of reporters after the morning skate Friday, Jagr positioned himself at the door as writers, radio reporters, television sportscasters, etc., started filing in.
He counted them, out loud, and threatened to cut it off at 100 because of fire safety concerns -- even stopping an unsuspecting camera guy who was No. 101 -- before walking away with a big grin and without doing interviews.
DudeMan2766 wrote:Lesky wrote:DudeMan2766 wrote:Can't you just read them to yourself?
I post them here for archive purposes.
Seriously, why do you come to a message board and post when you can keep stuff and your opinion to yourself?
Its insane how many snide remarks this thread brings, Jagr really brings out the worst from Pens fans.
People are rude, intolerant and just behave like ******* in this thread.
I really love the Pens, otherwise the fans of this board would have scared me off already with all the uncalled for insults
If you do not like Jagr or do not want to read about him, why do you even click on this thread? You must have an obsession with Jagr to behave like that
Nevertheless, I just laugh at all the mocking post I get here, its amazing how this thread can make people behave like dicks.
It takes half a second for me to click this thread when its at the top of the page while Im bored and surfing so even tho I pretty much know nothing in here is going to be of my liking its still a time waster. Secondly, its pretty obvious no one on this board is anywhere near the level of caring about Jagr (either way) like you, so I dont understand why you feel you need to post every photo you ever see of him or any article you come across that has a word that so much starts with the letter J in it. You're on a Pens message board and constantly post uninteresting nonsense about a lightning rod like Jagr, yet you don't expect being mocked for it?
columbia wrote:I'd like to see him win another cup, but just not with Boston.
If you want to know why the Boston Bruins are on the verge of making their second Stanley Cup final in two years while the Pittsburgh Penguins are fending off calls for the coach's head and a roster blow-up, look no further than their 41-year-old wonder man, Jaromir Jagr.
Four months ago, Jagr was the sad consolation prize the Bruins picked up from the Dallas Stars when they were spurned at the last minute at the NHL trade deadline by Jarome Iginla. He was the premier power forward available but Iginla chose the Penguins, figuring their long list of skilled players such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang gave him the best chance of winning a Stanley Cup at the age of 35, once the Calgary Flames determined they had to part company.
This is not to say Iginla, who is not exactly tearing it up in an Eastern Conference final his new team trails 3-0 to the Bruins, would have fit in any better than Jagr with the Bruins under the coaching of Claude Julien. We'll never know.
What we do know is that somewhere in the past four years when Jagr's hockey career appeared to be ending with a whimper in Russia, he saw the need for change and dedicated himself to it. He was no longer the happy-go-lucky wunderkind who could score at will and was Mario Lemieux's designated successor a generation ago with the Penguins, before a bitter divorce that has him booed in Pittsburgh to this day.
Jagr was a big part of those Lemieux teams that won Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992 in the last years of the NHL's previous run-and-gun era. He could dangle with the best of them but by 2009, when Crosby won his first and so far only Cup with the Penguins, Jagr looked to be playing out the string in the Continental Hockey League.
One day, though, Jagr realized he may no longer have the consistent hands that could produce as many as 62 goals in an NHL season but at 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds he still had the size that was coming back into vogue in the NHL. General managers, such as Peter Chiarelli in Boston, decided the best way to beat the fast, skilled teams such as the Penguins, which flourished with the offensive-minded rule changes following the 2004-05 lockout, was the old hockey belief that a good big man beats a good small man every time.
"You've got to move with the changes and the trends," Chiarelli said just before the playoffs started. "We've got a real good foundation and we've had success."
Chiarelli assembled a roster with speed and size, one without superstars, perhaps with the exception of towering defenceman Zdeno Chara. Julien was able to implement his system of rolling four forward lines that could all contribute at both ends of the ice backed by a defence that allows no second scoring chances and a superb goaltender in Tuukka Rask who covers up any mistakes.
The result was the 2011 Stanley Cup title and the usual form of flattery in the NHL – imitation. The Los Angeles Kings won the following year with the same style. It is no coincidence that three of the four teams remaining in this year's conference finals – the Bruins, Kings and Chicago Blackhawks – all play the bruising game with a dash of skill.
"I think the last two teams that won the Stanley Cups play great team games," Kings head coach Darryl Sutter said Thursday. "They get a contribution from everybody in the lineup. It's not about one player.
"You have to be able to play a 200-foot game. You have to be disciplined in all three zones. Stay out of the penalty box. You can play a physical game without taking penalties."
While this was going on, it is hard not to conclude Jagr was watching closely and also changing his ways. Once the irrepressible kid who seemed to take nothing seriously, Jagr is now famous for his punishing workouts that keep him one of the strongest players in the league and buy him a few more years in the game he obviously loves. The work got him back into the NHL in 2011 at 39 with the Philadelphia Flyers (Jagr had a hand in knocking off the Penguins in the first round a year ago) and he may have a season or two left in the tank.
"He's so good with the puck and he's so strong it's hard to take the puck off him," said Bruins defenceman Johnny Boychuk, who added he and his teammates never concerned themselves with the question of settling for second-best when Iginla chose the Penguins.
"It's nonsense to even think about it now," he said. "Your head should be somewhere else now."
While most of his teammates will put in a little time on the exercise bike after a game and then head home, Jagr lingers in the arena for hours with the Bruins strength coach, working out in a weighted vest and with weights around his ankles.
Jagr now avoids reporters after years of seeing his quips and misadventures off the ice make headlines. He was coy Thursday when people were wondering if he worked out after Wednesday's double-overtime 2-1 win over the Penguins that went nearly four hours.
"No," he said at first in a brief visit to the dressing room and then, showing his impish nature is still around despite the advance of middle age, added, "it's easy to work out after the game. You've got adrenalin and everything."
Before he took off, someone asked Jagr about the rumour he slept at the TD Garden after working out following the Bruins' comeback win in overtime in Game 7 of their first-round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jagr smiled again.
"No," he said. "I'm invisible, man. Sometimes you can even see it during games."
Whimsical as the answer was, there was a nugget of truth there. At his age, Jagr is not a factor every night. But he always seems to show up when it's needed, such as stealing the puck from Malkin to set up Patrice Bergeron's winning goal in overtime early Thursday morning.
It is all part of Jagr's willingness to change his game from scoring diva to whatever is necessary to help his team. And don't think his teammates don't notice.
"I think he's got that experience, I guess, to always be at the right place on the ice," Bergeron said. "On that play it's just a perfect example that he's buying in and he wants to help in any way he can. That play right there, we don't get a goal if he doesn't make that play.
"It just explains that everyone is buying in. It doesn't matter what it is and who it is, and Jags is a perfect example. He's pretty much a legend, he's a guy that's going to be in the Hall of Fame at some point, and he's doing the little thing right there just to fight for the puck. You notice that as a teammate and it goes a long way."
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1:6 Scale Figures and Collectibles / Re: Sideshow 12" Obi-Wan Kenobi (ROTS)« on: September 19, 2006, 08:51 PM »
I received mine today and he looks great next to the SS Anakin! I already know I'll never use one of the hands since I did not get the exclusive. Kind of a shame that he still comes with a hand whose only purpose is to hold a gun. I would've liked another "force wield" hand similar to the Jedi Minds Trick gesture.
That's not the hand's only use. You can use the blaster trigger hand to simulate Obi-Wan stroking his beard in the scene where he delivers Luke to Owen and Beru. It's one of the more iconic poses in ROTS.
Here's what I mean (I whipped this one up today):

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Domenico Conti c.1742 - 1817
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Portrait of Antonio Canova in his studio completing the La Touche "Amorino".
oil painting on canvas 244 x 191cm (96 x 75in) in a giltwood frame
Agnelli Collection, Turin.
Literature: Rome, Diario Ordinario di Chracas (n.1922, 1st June 1793 pp.18-19).
Giuseppe Pavanello, Il carteggio Canova: quatremère de Quincy (Ponzano, 2005, ill. pl. XXIX)
Painting completed by June 1793.
The sculptures by the artist shown in the painting are: Tomb of Pope Clement XIII (1792, Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican) left rear; Amorino (1793, National Gallery of Ireland) centre, on pedestal; Psyche (Ince Blundell Collection (c.1790-3)
As Hugh Honour has most kindly pointed out, this painting is unusually well documented in the Roman newspaper Diario Ordinario: (op. cit):
"Nello studio situato a strada Pontefici dell pittore mantovano signor Ab. Domenico Conti Bazzani è esposito al giudizio degli amatori delle belle arti un gran quadro dipinto ad oglio rapprasent il ritratto del celebre scultore Sig. Antonio Canova nell'atto si scolpire la statua di Cupidi e rappresentande il fondo del quadro dello studio dello scultore medesimo, ivi sono effigiarti all' intorno i modelli delle varie opere insigni da esso eseguite. Questo ritratto riscuote l'approvazione ed il plsuaso di tutti gl'independenti per la bella composizione, per l'esatto disegno, per vago colorito e per le molte difficultà dell'arte bravamente superate dal valoroso pittore nel sup lavoro"
Domenico Conti was born in Mantua in about 1742 and was trained as an artist in that city by Giuseppe Bazzani (1690-1769), whose surname he subsequently appended to his own. By the time of his apprenticeship to Bazzani, the latter's style had moved away from the classical style which he had learnt from the exemplars of Mantegna in Mantua, and had adopted a more exotic style typified by the "Lunar" canvases, moonlit and atmospheric pieces with silver tonality. Bazzani had become Director of the Mantua Accademia whilst the teacher of Conti (1767) and his style reverted to a more sombre and spiritual manner which was followed by his pupil. In 1770, Conti moved to Rome, working largely as a portrait painter in the service of the Papacy, and lived there for the remainder of his life. He adopted the new conventions of Neo-Classicism as did so many of his fellow artists in the Rome of the last quarter of the 18th century. He became professor of painting at Rome and was the teacher of Giuseppe Tominz who lived and studied with him until Conti's death in Rome in 1817.
Canova's portrait was painted by some forty artists throughout his life, a significant indication of the high esteem in which he was held by his contemporaries (see W. C. Lane, American Library Association Portrait Index, p.245). The present depiction is a significant rendition of the sculptor since it shows him surrounded by works that were amongst his most important commissions. It is clear from the newspaper report cited above that this must be a portrait of Canova whilst executing the version of Amorino completed in 1793 for John David La Touche of Marlay (1729-1817) and now which is now in the National Gallery of Ireland (the earlier ex-Lord Cawdor version of 1786 is at Anglesey Abbey, Nat. Trust). This assertion is confirmed on the basis of the modelling of the hair which equates with that of the La Touche version.
That an Irish Grand Tourist should have commissioned such a sculpture is hardly surprising: La Touche was well acquainted with the group of English and (especially) Irish artists like John Flaxman (1755-1826), Christopher Hewetson (1739-1799) and Henry Tresham (1750-1814) and, above all, Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1739-1808). Hamilton's portrait of Antonio Canova in his studio with Henry Tresham, (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) is a further example of a portrait of the Sculptor by one of his admiring contemporaries:
Hugh Douglas Hamilton: Henry Tresham and Antonio Canova with the latter's Cupid and Psyche (Pastel, V&A Museum). Executed between 1782 and 1788, when all three artists were in Rome.
Henry Tresham: The excavation of the statues of Apollo and Nine Muses at the Villa do Cassio, Tivoli,1779. (Watercolour drawing, Private Coll.) The sculptures depicted are now in the Galeria delle Statue, Room of the Muses, Museo Vaticano. The drawing depicts the moment when Polyhymnia was disinterred. Canova's stylistic debt in his Armorino to these famous (and then recent) discoveries is self-evident. Tresham (resident in Italy 1775-1788), Hamilton (in Italy 1782-1791) and Canova were close friends in Rome.
The extent of Hamilton's involvement with the La Touche family is evident by the large number of portraits he painted of family members (see S. Benedetti, The La Touche Amorino, Dublin, 1998, p.8 and W. G. Strickland, A Dictionary of Irish Artists, Dublin and London, 1913, vol. I, p. 441). In fact, Hamilton had been well known to the La Touches since the mid-1760s: he is known to have painted three portraits of John David in oil (a full length portrait is in the collection of the Bank of Ireland); three pastel portraits (one of which is in the National Gallery of Ireland). From 1787 to 1793 La Touche returned to Italy and it was whilst he was in Rome that he sat to Hamilton. In 1789 he commissioned from Canova the Amorino (see S. Benedetti, The La Touche Amorino, Dublin, 1998, pp.18-25, no. 1.) which was finished in 1793. There can be little doubt that it was Hamilton who introduced La Touche to Canova.
The relationship between the two men continued after their respective return to Ireland. Hamilton stayed for several days in August and September 1792 at La Touche's house, Bellevue, in County Wicklow (see F. Cullen, 'The Oil Paintings of Hugh Douglas Hamilton', Walpole Society, vol. L, 1984, p. 170). On 14 August 1792 he was present at the unpacking of Canova's Amorino at the La Touche home in Harcourt Street, Dublin (Ibid. pp. 169-70).
A delay in payment to Canova provoked Hamilton in 1794 to describe John David La Touche as the most indecisive and distracted man of this world (Ibid. p. 170). Nevertheless, two years later they were still enjoying each other's company as attested to by John David's record in his diary on 21 May 1796, 'I dined at Mr. Hamilton's saw his pictures most exquisite… Miss H aimable [sic]'. Three days later he went again to see Hamilton's paintings (see N. Figgis and B. Rooney, Irish Paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland, vol. 1, National Gallery of Ireland 2001, p. 186, n.106; information supplied by Anne Crookshank and the Knight of Glin; Dublin, NLI, Pos 6016, Diary of John David La Touche 15 July 1794-29 August 1796).
As for the other sculptures surrounding Canova, the statue of Psyche, seen at the right is the one made for Henry Blundell of Ince (1790 – 93). The second version made circa 1795, after the completion of the present painting, is now in the Kunsthalle, Bremen. The funerary monument depicted in the background, is that of the Tomb of Clement XIII for St. Peter's in Rome (1783-92), though on the scale of a modello rather than the size of life.
The strength of the connection with the Irish patron La Touche and the Irish artist Hamilton is emphasised by the latter's portrait of Colonel Hugh O'Donel of Newport Co. Mayo (tentatively dated by Cullen to c.1796; perhaps the sitter was the gentleman of that name with Dalton at Paestum in 1791):
As in Conti's Canova, the pose of the sitter is rather rhetorical; the chironomic gesture implies a connection (a rhetorical zeugma) between Classical Thought, represented by the busts on the pedestals to which O'Donel reaches out, and the sitter. Likewise, Hamilton depicts Tresham in a pose akin to Alciati's contemplatio. All these gestures find their fons et origo in Quintilian's Institutio Oratoria, the first century Roman "handbook" on rhetorical education from which many renaissance and later artists derived their stock poses.
Comparative photograph: Hugh Douglas Hamilton Captain Hugh O'Donel. It seems reasonable to suppose that Hamilton's imspiration for this portrait was Conti's Canova


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The Fund has implemented a managed distribution policy. Under the policy, the Fund is managed with a goal of generating as much of the distribution as possible from net investment income and short-term capital gains. The balance of the distribution will then come from long-term capital gains to the extent permitted, and if necessary, a return of capital. Even though the Fund may realize current year capital gains, such gains may be offset, in whole or in part, by the Fund's capital loss carryovers from prior years. For federal income tax purposes, the effect of such capital loss carryovers is to convert (to the extent of such current year gains) what would otherwise be nontaxable returns of capital into distributions taxable as ordinary income. The use of such capital loss carryovers in this circumstance will produce no tax benefit for shareholders, and the capital loss carryovers available to offset future capital gains of the Fund will be reduced. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, this tax effect attributable to the Fund's capital loss carryovers (the conversion of nontaxable returns of capital into distributions taxable as ordinary income) will no longer apply to net capital losses of the Fund arising in Fund tax years beginning after Nov. 30, 2011. The actual determination of the source of the Fund's distributions can be made only at year end. Shareholders should receive written notification regarding the actual components and tax treatments of all Fund distributions for the calendar year 2013 in early 2014.
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Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, is a global asset management firm that offers a wide variety of equity and fixed income solutions for individual and institutional investors. Through teams of disciplined and talented investment professionals, the firm is committed to delivering long-term, consistent performance. In an ever-changing global marketplace, Delaware Investments, with more than US$180 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2013, has helped its clients move steadily forward for more than 80 years. Delaware Investments is supported by the resources of Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG; ADR: MQBKY), a global provider of asset management, investment banking, financial and advisory services with approximately US$361 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2013.
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Conserving water, cutting greenhouse gases may conflict in drought-parched Southwest
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Actions to limit climate change and calls for water conservation are on a potential collision course, some water researchers believe.
Making low-carbon electricity from sources like concentrated solar, geothermal and coal with carbon capture and sequestration consumes more water than fossil fuel-generated power, experts said. Developing cleaner-burning motor fuels also requires more water than turning oil into gasoline.
With severe droughts in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and other states, water consumption is becoming a mounting concern.
"It is a balance that a lot of utilities in the Southeast and the Southwest are really looking at closely," said Michael Hightower, Water for Energy project lead at Sandia National Laboratories. It's also becoming an issue in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, he said. For power plants looking to do carbon capture and storage, "they're trying to figure out where they're going to get the water."
People think of global warming as increased temperatures, Hightower said, but it's also about changes in precipitation and water supply. While there's been an emphasis on carbon footprints, he said, "the water footprint is going to be just as important."
Making 1 megawatt-hour of power at a fossil fuel-powered plant on average nationwide uses 1,200 to 2,000 liters of water, according to data Hightower submitted to Congress. A nuclear plant consumes 1,600 to 2,900 liters for that megawatt-hour. Concentrated solar generation -- which uses mirrors instead of photovoltaic panels -- can drink up 2,900 liters. A geothermal steam plant can use as much as 5,500 liters.
"The electricity sector is the largest withdrawer of freshwater in the nation," a 2012 analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory said.
The nexus is expanding in importance because of droughts and as utilities replace aging power plants. An EPA rule is forcing power plants to examine water use. Many are switching away from open-looped cooling, which pulls water in from a nearby river or ocean, uses it for cooling, then discharges it at a higher temperature. Closed loop -- using water that is cooled in a tower -- is preferred for environmental reasons but can be more costly and can require double the amount of on-site water.
Water consumption also is a focus as states seek to cut carbon emissions. California has the country's most ambitious goal, aiming to shrink that pollution to 1990 levels within six years and 80 percent below that point by 2050. Among its clean energy policies, the Golden State has mandated that by 2020, the largest utilities make one-third of their electricity from green sources, a standard they are already meeting.
California also has a low-carbon fuel standard, which aims to grow the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel. It sets a goal of lowering fuels' average carbon content 10 percent within six years.
Rob Oglesby, executive director of the California Energy Commission, rejected the claim that California's carbon reduction goals take precedence over water protection. He co-chairs the Water Energy Team of the Climate Action Team (WET CAT), a panel that has examined both the energy used to move water and the water consumed for energy, Oglesby said.
"It's kind of a false choice," Oglesby said. "You can have sound water policies and still meet your carbon goals. We're working really hard to coordinate both of the policy areas."
Is there planning coordination?
Terrie Prosper, spokeswoman for the California Public Utilities Commission, said state agencies consider water when planning to meet power needs. She pointed to a rule requiring many power plants to stop once-through cooling, where water is taken from the ocean or other nearby water body and passed through the plant.
"We have also denied permits for renewable facilities due to their water usage," Prosper added. She clarified later that the companies proposing the plants had withdrawn applications because it was clear they would be rejected. She did not respond to a question asking her to identify those companies.
Some who have studied the issue, however, say that there has traditionally been a lack of coordination between agencies in charge or water and those that oversee energy.
Agencies, regulators and policymakers "put together these energy portfolios without thinking about water," asserted Newsha Ajami, director of urban water policy for Water in the West at Stanford University. "They assumed there's water available to generate this energy."
"The way they have these two resources managed is that it's very disjointed," she added. "You have an agency that deals with energy planning and regulation. You have, like, four or five agencies that deal with water. But neither of them necessarily talks to each other. Even though they are very much connected, we don't manage them in a very integrated way."
A report from the California Public Utilities Commission issued in January 2013 said that "there has not been as much focus on water use by the energy sector in the context of the [water-energy nexus]. ... However this does not mean that water is not a concern -- in California water quality is the driving feature."
"The main challenge for the Nexus, however, is not merely accounting for water use but is one of assessing the value and impact of water in electricity generation," it added. "The choice of the technologies then comes down to the value of the energy saved vs. the value of the impact on the water resource."
The primary water used for electricity in California is salt water, which does not compete with the freshwater supply, the report said, meaning "the main tradeoff is simply cost, higher GHG emission rates per KWh of generation, and the environmental impacts to the sources and returned water."
A chart provided by the California Energy Commission showed that once-through cooling plants larger than 20 megawatts used more than 2 trillion gallons of ocean and estuary water annually. The bulk of that was at nuclear plants. One of the two nuclear facilities in California -- San Onofre in San Diego -- closed last June. It still uses water for cooling, but less than before. The chart cited data from 2010 and, to fill in gaps where necessary, 2009 and 2008.
Geothermal plants annually used 7,631 million gallons of fresh water and 13,708 million gallons of recycled water. Biomass plants in the state annually used nearly 3,424 million gallons of fresh water, and solar thermal plants used 841 million gallons of fresh water.
Shift to dry cooling
California Energy Commission officials said that they are requiring most new plants to use dry cooling, in which air is used for cooling instead of water.
"That's pretty much the starting point for new projects, is dry cooling," said Roger Johnson, director of the Energy Commission's Siting, Transmission and Environmental Protection Division. "The developer would have to justify why dry cooling wasn't the appropriate cooling technology for the project."
Dry cooling isn't as energy-efficient, Hightower said, and doesn't work well in hot climates. It often requires the use of big fans. In some places, 10 percent of the power load is used for running fans. That means greater cost and more greenhouse gas emissions, he said.
"It's a decision" between water or energy, Hightower said. "You have to trade it off."
Johnson, however, said that dry cooling towers have improved and can almost mimic the performance of wet cooling towers. Plants built recently in the California desert -- like the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert and Phase 1 of the Genesis Solar Energy Center near Blythe -- are using dry cooling, he said. Ivanpah, which is the world's largest solar thermal plant, proposed dry cooling when it submitted plans to the California Energy Commission.
Ken Johnson, a spokesman for the Solar Energy Industries Association, said that "the choice of cooling technology is the real key here."
"Areas with water scarcity tend to favor water-efficient dry cooling over wet cooling," he said. "Dry cooling comes at a cost, but whether it's worth it is decided on a case-by-case basis. Some CSP facilities use dry cooling, as do some conventional generators."
In California, "water use also depends on site-specific considerations," said Roger Johnson with the California Energy Commission. "If a project owns water rights, it may use them within environmental constraints." Or, in the case of geothermal plants in the state's Imperial County, "if it has cheap water that it is willing to supply to users, plants are wet-cooled and appear to be large water users."
"In the case of power plants licensed by the Energy Commission, we have actively looked to reduce water use at the plants, regardless of technology or location," he said. In the future, "we will permit wet-cooled projects that use recycled water."
Biofuels numbers challenged
Making alternative fuels also requires water. Refining oil into 1 gallon of gasoline takes about 1.5 gallons of water, Hightower said. But processing grain into ethanol consumes 4 gallons, biofuel made from irrigated corn swallows 980 gallons, and irrigated soy crops made into biodiesel consume 6,500 gallons, he said.
California's Air Resources Board, or ARB, which administers the state's low-carbon fuel standard, doesn't look at water from the depletion standpoint, said ARB spokesman Stanley Young.
"The GHGs associated with crop production (and hence water use) have been factored into the life cycle analysis that drives the carbon intensity of different fuels," Young said in an email. "Since our goal is [GHG] reduction we have not yet focused in the absolute water use element except as it relates to GHGs."
Biofuels that can meet the low-carbon fuel standard include ethanol from corn, sugar cane and biodiesel from soybeans. The special gasoline blend already required in California includes 10 percent ethanol.
"Most of the corn used in the [California] plants comes from the Midwest, so the percentage of water use for [California] ethanol is lower still," Young said. About 13 percent of ethanol is made in-state, ARB said. About 13 percent of ethanol used in the state is made in California, he said.
Some dispute the credibility of Hightower's data on biofuels.
Don Scott, director of sustainability at the National Biodiesel Board, said the numbers are from a 2006 report and that the industry has changed significantly in eight years. Tom O'Connor, a water expert who analyzed the issue for the Biodiesel Board, found that for crops grown in Iowa, less than 2 gallons of water is used to make a gallon of biodiesel.
State-specific analysis of water and biodiesel crops is better than using a natural average "because it allows you to understand more about how and why irrigation is used," Scott said.
Additionally, Scott said, "the biggest failing of the Sandia numbers is that it assigns all of the water use to biodiesel and none to the other products produced." In the case of soybeans, a large part of the crop normally is used for livestock feed.
"If you assign all of the water used to grow the crop to biodiesel, that would be like saying no water was used to produce the livestock feed," Scott said, adding, "The other big mistake in the Sandia math is that they assume all soybeans would be irrigated, when only about 10 percent of the acres are irrigated. So the national average water use is much less."
Hightower said that while his statistics are from 2005 for a report issued in 2006, the numbers haven't altered notably. Ajami with Stanford said Hightower's data are in line with the ones she views as accurate.
Correction: An earlier version of this story gave incorrect figures for the amount of water used in power plants larger than 20 megawatts, geothermal plants, biomass plants and solar thermal plants.
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With International Credit Union Day on Oct. 18 and the International Year of Cooperatives winding down, now's an opportune time to step back and look at how our credit union movement is doing.
One of the most striking developments has been the astounding growth in credit union membership. Not too long ago, the movement was wringing its hands over a pattern of weak membership growth.
But that was before the consumer revolt that began in late 2011 over excessive bank fees, and the similar frustrations with banks.
Both gave rise to the viral phenomenon known as Bank Transfer Day. Its one-year anniversary is Nov. 5.
The net effect lit a fire that encouraged legions of frustrated consumers to turn to credit unions, and, in many cases, they took the next step and became members.
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As of year-end June 2012, credit unions added 2.2 million net new members, according to NCUA.
For perspective, consider the 2.2 million gain in new membership is the fastest increase we've seen in the past decade. And remember, this is net growth, subtracting closed accounts.
This means the actual number of new memberships is even higher. The 2.2 million in net new membership growth is also 80% higher than the 1.2 million average during the past decade, and nearly four times greater than the 550,000 net new members added in the 12 months ending June 2011.
We saw further evidence in the online traffic at aSmarterChoice.org—the consumer website CUNA and the leagues launched in March 2011 to give consumers the basics about credit unions and steer them to credit unions they're eligible to join.
In the months after its launch, the site received about 2,000 visits a week. In the run-up to Bank Transfer Day, the visits averaged 4,000 a week, spiking just before Bank Transfer Day at 70,000 visits in one day. In 2012 it has averaged between 5,000 and 6,000 visits a week.
People are turning to credit unions for value, great service, and a sense of community—and credit unions continue to deliver.
The latest "trust index" from the highly respected Chicago Booth/Kellogg School this summer recorded a startling drop in the public's trust of national banks (23% on the trust index). Their reputations were badly bruised from the financial crisis.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran's new president told world leaders Tuesday that the biggest danger in the Middle East is chemical weapons falling into the hands of "extremist terrorist groups" in Syria and he blamed the countries backing the opposition for fueling the civil war there.
The comment by Hasan Rouhani, in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, closely mirrored language used by the Iranian-allied Syrian regime, which refers to the opposition as terrorists. The U.S. and its allies, including Gulf nations Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have been supplying the Syrian opposition with weapons, aid and training.
Rouhani praised Syria's willingness to accept the international treaty barring the use of chemical weapons. And without naming nations, he warned that the "illegitimate and ineffective threat" to use military force in Syria "will only lead to further exacerbation of violence and crisis in the region."
Just a few weeks ago, President Barack Obama was considering launching a military strike on Syria to retaliate for a chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21 that the U.S. blamed on Bashar Assad's regime. But a U.S.-Russia deal to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control averted military action, at least for now.
Even as he sided with the Assad's regime, Rouhani also sent signals that Iran might be ready to negotiate with the West on its disputed nuclear program and talk to the United States after decades of frozen relations. He said "peace is within reach."
Rouhani spoke hours after Obama also addressed the General Assembly, saying the U.S. prefers to resolve its concerns over Iran's nuclear program peacefully but is determined to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Obama said he was "encouraged" that Rouhani received a mandate from the Iranian people to pursue a more moderate course, but added that "the diplomatic road must be tested." Rouhani's "conciliatory words will have to be matched by actions that are transparent and verifiable," Obama said.
Rouhani called his election over the summer a "wise choice of hope, rationality and moderation" and said every issue can be resolved through mutual respect and rejection of violence and extremism. He is considered a relative moderate amid the hard-line clerics who control Iran. But Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds the real power, deciding all important matters of state including the nuclear program.
Elements of Rouhani's speech were reminiscent of the anti-American rhetoric of his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was critical of how America projects power and called for a new world order without the U.S. as a superpower.
Like Ahmadenijad, Rouhani called for a new world order and criticized "the persistence of Cold War mentality and bi-polar division of the world into 'superior us' and 'inferior others." He criticized "the prevalent international discourse" that favors rich countries over poor.
This has led to the prevalence of "violent forms of xenophobia," Rouhani said, adding that "propagandistic and unfounded faith-phobic, Islamo-phobic, Shia-phobic, and Iran-phobic discourses do indeed represent serious threats against world peace and human security."
There had been some expectations that with both Obama and Rouhani addressing the U.N. on the same day, the two might meet briefly and even exchange handshakes and pleasantries — something that may have been seen as a dramatic step forward in relations that have been frozen since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution
That didn't happen. But Rouhani said he listened to Obama's speech to the General Assembly and is open to talks. "Commensurate with the political will of the leadership in the United States and hoping that they will refrain from following the short-sighted interest of warmongering pressure groups, we can arrive at a framework to manage differences," he said.
"To this end, equal footing, mutual respect, and the recognized principles of international law should govern the interactions," he said, repeating themes often heard in Iranian political discourse. Unlike Ahmadinejad, who denied the Holocaust and called for Israel's destruction, Rouhani never mentioned Israel by name in his speech. But he was highly critical of the "occupation" of Palestine, saying: "Apartheid as a concept can hardly describe the crimes and the institutionalized aggression against the innocent Palestinian people."
Israel's delegation walked out of Rouhani's speech in protest, as it had done in previous years when Ahmadinejad spoke at the U.N. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Rouhani of "hypocrisy." He said in a statement after the speech that Iran participates in the slaughter of civilians in Syria — a reference to its support of Assad's regime — and in carrying out terrorist attacks around the world.
The United Nations has imposed four rounds of sanctions on Iran for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment — a process that can be used to make fuel for both nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. The U.S. and its allies have taken even more devastating measures targeting Iran's ability to conduct international bank transfers and to export oil.
"Unjust sanctions … are intrinsically inhumane and against peace," Rouhani said. "It is not the states and the political elite that are targeted, but rather, it is the common people who are victimized by these sanctions."
The U.S. and its allies accuse Iran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapon. But Iran insists its nuclear program is purely peaceful — a point Rouhani reiterated by saying: "This has been, and will always be, the objective of the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Nuclear negotiations between Iran and six world powers have been stalled for months but Iran agreed to a new meeting this Thursday on the sidelines of the General Assembly. Rouhani reiterated Iran's right under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to enrich uranium.
On the conditions that world powers recognize that right and insist that all nations' nuclear programs are for peace purposes only and Iran "is prepared to engage immediately in time-bound and result-oriented talks," he said.
"Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in Iran's security and defense doctrine, and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions," he claimed. "Our national interests make it imperative that we remove any and all reasonable concerns about Iran's peaceful nuclear program."


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Update: the Wang tiles answer the question with "any". (I have somewhat overlooked to count them when I was browsing the answers to general undecidable problems.) But I still suspect that there are not many examples naturally arising in combinatorial/discrete geometry. And I am of course interested in any such example. I do not count artificial reformulations of problems stated (by the authors) in different settings.
For instance, it was open for quite some time whether STRING graphs (intersection graphs of curves in the plane) are recognizable. However, it turned out that they indeed are. If the answer was opposite, it would be an example of problem I seek for.
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- An actively managed, international fixed income strategy that seeks to maximize total return through strategic investment in countries, currencies and sectors
- Employs a top-down, value-oriented, and macro-driven investment approach to find the most attractive combination of high real yields, undervalued currencies, and improving fundamentals across international fixed income markets
- Invests in sovereign debt and currencies, including emerging markets, and will also make opportunistic allocations to corporate or securitized credit when valuations are favorable
meet your managers
Acting with conviction and discipline, Brandywine Global looks beyond short-term, conventional thinking to rigorously pursue long-term value across differentiated fixed income, equity and alternative solutions.
Meet Your Managers
Stephen S. Smith (industry since 1968), David F. Hoffman, CFA (industry since 1975), Jack P. McIntyre, CFA (industry since 1981), Anujeet Sareen, CFA (industry since 1994) co-manage your Fund.
Acting with conviction and discipline, Brandywine Global looks beyond short-term, conventional thinking to rigorously pursue long-term value. The firm values intellectual curiosity, respects diverse viewpoints, and invites candid discussion to make better investment decisions. Since 1986, Brandywine Global has provided a range of differentiated institutional and retail fixed income, equity, and alternative solutions from offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Legg Mason's unique structure provides you with access to this specialized expertise. We offer a powerful portfolio of solutions through our independent investment management firms.
Stephen S. Smith
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
David F. Hoffman, CFA
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Jack P. McIntyre, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Anujeet Sareen, CFA
Portfolio Manager
What I Should Know
Before Investing
Fixed-income securities involve interest rate, credit, inflation, and reinvestment risks; and possible loss of principal. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities falls. Asset-backed, mortgage-backed or mortgage-related securities are subject to prepayment and extension risks. High yield bonds are subject to greater price volatility, illiquidity, and possibility of default. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations and social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Derivatives, such as options and futures, can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. As a non-diversified Fund, it is permitted to invest a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund, which may magnify the Fund's losses from events affecting a particular issuer. Leverage may increase volatility and possibility of loss.
A general rise in interest rates may lead to increased portfolio volatility.
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION: The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate, and investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. For performance data including the effects of sales charges, Class A and A2 shares reflect the deduction of a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.25%. Class C1 shares have no initial or contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), but are subject to a 12b-1 fee. One-year returns for Class C shares reflect a CDSC of 1.0%. Total return figures are based on the NAV per share applied to shareholder subscriptions and redemptions, which may differ from the NAV per share disclosed in Fund shareholder reports. Performance would have been lower if fees had not been waived in various periods.
Different minimums may apply to clients of certain service agents. See the Fund's prospectus for additional information.
An investor cannot invest directly in an index. Unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.
Effective April 15, 2019, Class C shares became eligible for conversion to Class A shares, after the shares have been held for 10 years. Class C share performance shown has not been adjusted to reflect the conversion. Customers of certain Service Agents may be subject to different terms or conditions as set by their Service Agent, including non-conversion. Please refer to the Prospectus for more information, or contact your Service Agent directly.
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**Gross expenses are the Fund's total annual operating expenses for the share class(es) shown. Net expenses for Class(es) A, C, FI, I, IS & R reflect contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements, where these reductions reduce the Fund's gross expenses, which cannot be terminated prior to Dec 31, 2020 without Board consent.
Weighted Average Life (WAL) is the average number of years for which each dollar of unpaid principal on a loan or mortgage remains outstanding. Once calculated, WAL tells how many years it will take to pay half of the outstanding principal.
Effective duration is a duration calculation for bonds with embedded options. Effective duration takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change. Duration measures the sensitivity of price (the value of principal) of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates. The higher the duration number, the more sensitive a fixed-income investment will be to interest rate changes.
Credit quality is a measure of a bond issuer's ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner. The credit ratings shown are based on each portfolio security's rating as provided by Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and/or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. and typically range from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), or an equivalent and/or similar rating. For this purpose, Brandywine Global Investment Management assigns each security the middle rating from these three agencies. When only two agencies provide ratings, the lower of the two ratings will be assigned. When only one agency assigns a rating, that rating will be used. Securities that are unrated by all three agencies are reflected as such. The credit quality of the investments in the Funds portfolio does not apply to the stability or safety of the Fund. These ratings are updated monthly and may change over time. Please note, the Fund itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency.
IMPORTANT HOLDINGS INFORMATION: Portfolio holdings are based on total portfolio, and are subject to change at any time. Holdings are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any security. Any negative allocations or allocations in excess of 100% are primarily due to unsettled trade activities.
Derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.
The per share distribution amounts presented above reflect the distribution rates that were paid to shareholders on the indicated payable dates. The character of distributions for certain funds may have been subsequently adjusted for tax purposes. Shareholders can determine which funds may have reclassified the tax character of distributions by visiting the Tax Center in Account Services. Information on reclassifications for distributions paid during the current calendar year will not be available until the first quarter of the following year.
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International Ski Instructor
Snowsport England
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Learn how to ski in full control. On any piste. Anywhere. Any time. Man or woman. Any age. We have been proving it for decades. Control is not the exclusive domain of the young, the super-fit, or the magnificently athletic.
Find out how to ski with more self-confidence and less tension. Minimise any anxieties you have about your skiing.
Bob developed his coaching under the watchful eye of John Shedden previous head coach of the English Ski Council. We used to work together but John has now retired. His expertise lives on, and Bob now teaches using the same Olympic level coaching techniques to help you really improve your skiing in ways unlike ski school.
To learn more of our philosophy, please visit Bob's blog, where you will find extracts from Bob's forthcoming book "Controlled Skiing".
Right - which way down tomorrow...?
Our techniques are gentle, and simple:
Our ski coaching is different from ordinary ski instruction. It does not involve endlessly skiing round the mountain like party-goers doing the Conga. Your ski learning will very rapidly improve. You have the potential to ski better than you do and you will, even in one week. You do not have to live "on the plateau" for the rest of your days. You can read more about our approach on the learning process page.
Some skiers care about what they ski; but others care more about how they ski. They want to become skilful fluid skiers who are always in control. Just getting down something, no matter how inelegantly is not enough.
Through decades of experience we help capable enough, but often slightly disappointed skiers overcome hurdles to better skiing put in their way by earlier instruction or lack thereof. It is never too late to become the skilful controlled skier you always wanted to be. Not necessarily super fast and wild, but happy and satisfied to be able to ski ANY piste, anywhere, in control without trepidation. Flowingly. To read more of our philosophy, please visit the ski coaching page.
Small groups are best. That's the Matterhorn on the left there!
The key is how to change; how to swap some of what you have for more of what you want. Surprisingly, change is simple. Finding the process to change is difficult. We help you learn that process. It comprises just one simple rule, leading to just two simple options. Doing it isn't easy, but it is far easier than you might imagine once you know the processes, and how to use them.
Three steps to getting more of what you want in your skiing (or life!). Frank Dick, one of Britain's most senior Olympic athletics coaches was always of the opinion that in order to achieve anything, you need only three simple elements in place; but they must all be in place, miss one and you will miss out. The concepts are both simple and powerful:
All we ask is that you really want to improve and are prepared to do something toward that improvement. If you do want to, you will. We promise you it is simple, do-able, enjoyable, and if you stick with it, inevitable.
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Bob's new book 'Ski In Control' is now available to order from Bob post free (just email me) or from Amazon books - search for 'Bob Trueman' or visit this link.Kindle eBook £8.99 / Paperback £12.95
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Click here to read Bob's thought-provoking, informational blog!
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"Too often I have come back from ski holidays disappointed and self-critical. Not the case this time because of you. I feel positive, motivated and that the possibilities are endless. Hope you realise the good you do. Read more..."Mary 2017
"After skiing for 20 years, I haven't felt so good after a holiday since the first time I strapped on a pair of skis. Read more..."Dr. Mary Drake, 2015
"I just wanted to thank you for a fabulous week's coaching. I never thought I would do a red run and think it a blue or green. Read more..."Dr. Louise Meehan, 2015
"Learning a whole new way of skiing was a challenge after so many years but I felt more in control and confident at the end of the week using your methods. Read more..."Dr. Anthony and Mrs. Lynette Evans, 2015
"I couldn't recommend your course highly enough! I can honestly say that I couldn't have enjoyed a week more than I did. It was a super week in every way. Read more..."John Nolan, 2014
"I thought the week was fantastic on many counts - but especially Bob your brilliant coaching. Read more..."Richard Barwick, 2014
"I can't thank you enough as I think I have finally made a big breakthrough in conquering my fear of steeper slopes, was so pleased at how it all worked the 2nd time I went down the 'Minas' run. Read more..."Elspeth Drew, 2014
"Your coaching approach was what I expected and throughly appreciated ... I attach a picture of me 'getting it right'! Read more...".Richard Smith, 2013
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People Realizing That Other Occupations Can Learn From Music Success Stories
from the a-swimmer? deptFor all the talk about how difficult it is for musicians to make a living today, and how there are all sorts of challenges, it's quite interesting to see that other people in other professions are increasingly looking to the growing number of success stories to see what they can learn. Music manager Emily White recently alerted us to the fact that she's taking some of the lessons learned working with artists like Amanda Palmer, and applying them elsewhere as well. For example, Olympic gold medalist swimmer Anthony Ervin recently began a "comeback" attempt, and needed to find support to go "on tour," competing for the US on the World Cup circuit. Apparently, expenses for such a trip are entirely on the athlete. So Ervin started doing what artists often do: connecting with fans and giving them a reason to buy:
But what's more spectacular than the times, places, and races is Anthony's unusual and creative marketing campaign and his unorthodox methods for connecting with fans and formulating his own brand. It's something we've never really seen before. And as some of the post-Olympic sponsorship money begins to dry out for elite swimmers, it could be a precedent going forward -- a way to generate and self-brand and connect with fans, a way to keep going.A big part of this was an IndieGoGo campaign last fall, which raised $12,704, by really reaching out to his fans. And, as with typical crowdfunding campaigns, he's let some of his unique personality come through with the campaign and the possible awards. Since he's well known for dabbling in music as well, he offered to write people their own songs. And, of course, he also has offered up private swimming lessons for big donors as well.
What struck me about this is an entirely new way for swimmers to fund some of the more expensive swim tours out there. By providing creative incentives – like singing a song, or making a phone call – Anthony is literally giving back to the swim community dependent on the amount of support he gets. Also, throughout the Tour, Anthony's journey is being updated. So not only can you donate, and then receive an autographed postcard, but you can also feel like you're on the World Cup tour with him. Check out his Tweets, or his website. He's uploading pictures of him talking to kids in Sweden, traveling around Russia.Of course, some may argue that there's nothing "new" here. And, to some extent, that's absolutely true. Lots of people are doing crowdfunding for different things these days. But it's still neat to see that these kinds of ideas are permeating into different areas where they haven't been used before, and that people elsewhere are taking their cue from some of the success stories in the music business. At the very least, it suggests that, perhaps, those embracing these new music business models aren't just on the right path, they're blazing a nice trail for tons of other areas as well.
It's almost like Anthony has embraced some of the rock band roots he has and created his own "rock tour" of Europe, partially funded by his very own street team of loyal supporters. What's amazing about all this is that bands have been doing this for years. Start-ups, films, photographers, long-distance athletes, too. And now, we're seeing Olympic swimmers take to the Internet, to help fund their travels and excursions and training.
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Dazzling Designer Libraries
These dazzling designer libraries all have one thing in common—they'll make you want to grab a book and snuggle up!
You might need to lower your voice in a library, but that doesn't mean the design has to be tame too. Click through these snazzy spaces to find a library that suits your own personal style.
A sunny former dining room only saw action in the evening, so to make the most of the light-filled space, designer Chris Barrett flipped it into a gorgeous library. Books and artifacts fill the floor-to-ceiling built-in bookshelves creating a cozy atmosphere.
Design: Chris Barrett
Elegant Library
Reclaimed 19th-century Cuban mahogany paneling helped convert a boxlike living room into a library/living room with character. Designer Eric Lysdahl made sure the beautiful old mahogany bookcases were outfitted with enough shelves to accommodate both homeowners' collections. A silk-covered sofa hobnobs with serpent-arm chairs and French Neoclassic stools being used as cocktail tables.
Design: Eric Lysdahl
Color-Coordinated Library
Designer Doug Weiss made books themselves the main characters in this Atlanta showhouse library. All 450 hardbacks in the mahogany-paneled room are covered in four coordinating shades of apricot. Other spicy tones can be found in the oversize brown-paisley pattern used to upholster the sofa, an armchair in mustard velvet, and a rug with large-scale quatrefoil motif.
Design: Doug Weiss
Global Library
Designed by Eric Cohler, this guest-room-turned library got its springboard into a global vibe from the zebra rug. Pieces of folk, Native American, and pre-Columbian art add an ethnic attitude to the space. A linen Roman shade trimmed in Greek-key tape offers a neutral backdrop for the library's lively patterns.
Design: Eric Cohler
Playful Library
Designer Eliza Gatfield incorporated a playful mix of finishes, fabric patterns, and materials into her house – including this library -- to create a relaxed environment. She designed the colorful library rug, borrowing on painterly ikat motifs. Green-and-taupe flocked fabric adds charm to the sofa cushions and ottoman. The art over the bookcases is by Jennifer Bartlett.
Design: Eliza Gatfield
Comfortable Library
Designer Janet Simon created this warm, comfortable library for her own neo-Georgian home in New Jersey. The wood-paneled room is clad in a rich palette of moss green, gold, chocolate, and paprika with a touch of beagle for good measure. Drapery fabric is by Lee Jofa; the linen velvet sofa is by Ernest Studio Inc.
Design: Janet Simon
Eco-Friendly Library
This sumptuous library boasts a commitment to sustainable and eco-kind materials from the ground up. Designer Timothy Corrigan chose recycled lumber to panel the library and build the fireplace mantel. A red roll arm chair with 19th-century side table create a comfy place to read in front of the fire (Corrigan views antiques as the ultimate green product since no new resources are used to create them). The light fixture is a Scheherazade silk lamp from Fortuny.
Design: Timothy Corrigan
Two-Story Library
A glass roof floods this two-story library with light. Created by architect Michael Graves for his New Jersey warehouse-turned-residence, the room is filled with bookcases that feature faux birdseye maple painting on PVC pipe and MDF shelves. Antique furnishings -- rugs, a bookcase ladder, a book stand, and an etching in a round frame – help the bookshelves carry out the illusion of age.
Design: Michael Graves
European-Style Library
With an eye toward enhancing the European aesthetic, designer Helene Aument had the walnut paneling lightened in a formerly dark library and added an antique stone mantel to the fireplace surround. Seductively soft velvets and chenilles cover the library furnishings. A flat screen TV is discretely tucked within shelves next to the fireplace.
Design: Helene Aument
Eco-Conscious Library
Designer Zem Joaquin designed this library as part of her own home's eco-conscious renovation to help children suffering from allergies. Bookshelves were built from Forest Stewardship Council-certified mahogany. The Regency chairs in lavender silk were purchased on eBay, one of Zem's favorite shopping sources.
Design: Zem Joaquin
Low-Key Library
Designers Mary Foley and Michael Cox collaborated on a low-key restoration of a shingled Cape Cod cottage for homeowners who wanted to gain more space for casual family gatherings. The newly added library offers both a quiet place to work and enough shelves to display cherished collections, including a shadowbox by Anthony: called "A Gentleman's Club."
Design: Mary Foley and Michael Cox
Library-Office Combination
This library, designed by Serena Crowley for her New England home, includes an office nook separated from the main space by glass-paneled pocket doors. The doors provide the office dweller privacy and quiet without blocking natural light from entering the adjoining room.
Design: Serena Crowley
Library-Breakfast Room
Birmingham designer Jane Hoke created this library space in the great room of a house getting a complete renovation. A lowered ceiling and a "bird-watching" window bring down the scale of the area, which is often used for intimate breakfasts. Going for a mountain-cottage feel, she included a mounted fish above the window, and used a woodsy green trim paint called Evening Grove from Benjamin Moore. Shaker-style wood furniture adds to the room's homey feel.
Design: Jane Hoke
Laid-Back Library
A graceful game table claims a sunlit corner of a library in a rambling Spanish-style Hollywood home. Soft pillows make a comfy window seat the perfect location for reading. This and other relaxed, yet elegant, interiors within the house were crafted by designer Madeline Stuart.
Design: Madeline Stuart
Dazzling Library
Simultaneously elegant and personal, this high-drama library was designed by Dallas-based interior designer Jan Showers. With a palette reminiscent of Van Gogh's Starry Night, the space is lacquered from baseboards to bookshelves in high-gloss navy blue. Silk window treatments blend seamlessly into the walls, creating the perfect backdrop for acid-green leather chairs from the Paris flea market. A faux zebra-skin rug adds dramatic pattern.
Design: Jan Showers
Library-Media Room
A vibrant Alexander Calder lithograph hangs between two bookcases in the library/media room designed by Bay area designer Tres McKinney. Sage-green grasscloth-covered walls partner easily with the faux-finished cabinetry and wainscoting. As with other furnishings throughout the house, the ottoman and pillows are finished with lush trims.
Design: Tres McKinney


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Older working women may be healthier as a result
Postmenopausal women who work tend be in better health than their unemployed counterparts, according to a new study from South Korea.
Researchers found that employed postmenopausal women were about 34 percent less likely to have so-called metabolic syndrome - a collection of obesity-related conditions that raise heart disease risk - compared to unemployed women of the same age.
But one expert pointed out that it's hard to know whether jobs make women healthy or if healthy women are just more likely to have jobs.
"You wonder if healthy women get hired and less healthy women get fired. You just don't know," Dr. Melissa Wellons, who was not involved with the new research, told Reuters Health.
Previous studies have found that people who work tend to do financially better and are more physically active, and that may influence their risk of metabolic syndrome - which includes high blood pressure and high cholesterol, a large waistline and insulin resistance.
Together, the risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome are linked to a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke.
Menopause may also influence a woman's risk for metabolic syndrome, because hormone changes make women susceptible to excessive weight gain, Yonsei University's Dr. Hee-Taik Kang and colleagues write in the journal Menopause.
For the new study, the researchers used data from 2007 through 2009 on 3,141 premenopausal Korean women and 2,115 postmenopausal women to investigate the potential link between employment status and metabolic syndrome.
Among postmenopausal women, whose average age was between 59 and 65 years old, about 55 percent of unemployed women met the criteria for having metabolic syndrome. That compared to about 42 percent of employed women.
There was a similar trend among premenopausal women, whose average age was about 35 years old.
About 15 percent of unemployed premenopausal women met the criteria for metabolic syndrome, compared to about 13 percent of employed women. That small difference, however, could have been due to chance.
"Several mechanisms could explain the significant relationships between employment status and (metabolic syndrome)," write the researchers.
One possible explanation, according to Kang and colleagues, is that employed postmenopausal women in their study were more active than the unemployed women.
But Wellons, an assistant professor of endocrinology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, said it's hard to know exactly why employed postmenopausal women are healthier and if the results would apply to women in the U.S.
"I've seen studies that show working women in America weigh less, but again, you just don't know. Does work keep you busy, keep you from gaining weight, and do healthy women get hired more?" Wellons said.
"It's an interesting observation and I hope it's true because I'm working," she said.