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There's an art to writing magazine cover lines—those enticing blurbs of text that, when all goes well, tell readers what stories or features to watch for inside. Editors agonize and argue not only over what articles make the cover, but how to best highlight the articles that make the cut. The cover story itself, of course, gets an awful lot of attention, but quite often there are two or three (and sometimes more) features that merit prominent mention.
Finding a way to somehow, simultaneously, create a hierarchy among the various cover lines—this one is very important; this one is perhaps less so; this one, meanwhile, is just kind of cool—while also making sure that all of the stories get noticed is among the trickiest balancing acts in all of publishing. When it works, it's beautiful. When it doesn't . . . well, things can get confusing, and unintentionally comical, right quick.
Here, LIFE.com takes a friendly look at a number of LIFE magazine covers through the years that featured some jarring—and frequently humorous—disconnects between cover photos and cover lines for other stories in the very same issue. Marilyn Monroe and UFOs? A slow, cute, enormous-eyed primate and Winston Churchill? Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and germ warfare? Here, in all their oddball wonder, are early examples of media mash-ups that, decades later, still have us scratching our heads—and smiling.
As an added bonus, for no other reason that that we like it so very much—and because it's so very strange—we've also chosen to include the cover of the April 26, 1937, issue of LIFE: the only cover among literally thousands published by the venerable weekly not to feature the distinctive red and white LIFE logo in the upper left-hand corner. The reason for the logo's exclusion? According to a note from the editors that appeared on the issue's table of contents page, the LIFE logo "was not boldly superimposed on this week's cover because that would have spoiled the composition" of photographer Torkel Korling's striking portrait.
All these years later, we find it impossible to argue with that logic. The White Leghorn Rooster—proud, defiant, inscrutable, unblinking—stands alone.
Well played, LIFE. Well played, indeed.
Ben Cosgrove is the Editor of LIFE.com

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New SkyDrive 3.0 Now Available for Windows Phone 8
Microsoft has finally taken the wraps off of its new and improved SkyDrive cloud storage app for Windows Phone 8. This version has all the features Windows Phone 7 devices currently enjoy, but with a few features that are currently only for Windows Phone 8 devices, including app icon updates that take advantage of the resizing of tiles to personalize the home screen, the ability to search your SkyDrive files and folders from the search button, and increased upload speed and performance.
No word on when (or if) these features will be added to current Windows Phone 7 devices, but i'm sure the folks over at WPCentral will keep you posted. If you plan on getting a Windows Phone 8, check out the SkyDrive app in the Windows Phone Store and let us know what you think.
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|Its focus is on dynamic traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson, who returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save Big Bethel, the community's church, and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on oppressive Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee's plantation. With the assistance of Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, Purlie hopes to pry loose from Cotchipee an inheritance due his long-lost cousin and use the money to achieve his goals.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- Older people who walk more slowly than their peers may be at greater risk for complications and disability following surgery, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Colorado said surgeons should assess the elderly differently than younger patients and take walking speed into account when determining surgical risks.
"This approach may lead to a more individualized way of deciding who should undergo surgery. We are designing tests to get away from chronologic age, and instead are now focusing on physiologic age," said study co-author Dr. Thomas Robinson, an associate professor of surgery, in a American College of Surgeons (ACS) news release.
Frailty, a condition marked by muscle loss, fatigue and a lack of physical resiliency, can be revealed by a slow gait or walking speed, the researchers said. In these cases the stress of an operation could lead to serious complications, they said, which could be avoided by assessing walking speed in a simple test before surgery.
The new research is what's known as a "proof of concept" study, which uses a small number of strictly selected patients to show an effect. It does not have the scientific rigor of a randomized controlled trial.
Researchers followed 195 patients aged 65 and older having heart or colorectal surgery. Before surgery, the researchers gave the patients a short timed walking test. After completing the test, the patients were classified as fast (10 seconds or fewer), intermediate (between 11 and 14 seconds) or slow (15 seconds or more).
The study showed 73 percent of the "slow" walkers who had heart surgery were afterward sent to an institutional care facility, compared with 17 percent of the "fast" walkers.
In addition, the researchers found that the slow walkers spent an average of two more days in the hospital than the fast group. Only 13 percent of the fast walkers had more than one complication following surgery, compared with 37 percent of the slow group.
Nearly 60 percent of slow walkers who had a colorectal operation needed institutional care after surgery, compared with 5 percent of the fast group, the study found. Of these, slow walkers spent eight more days in the hospital than fast walkers, and just 20 percent of fast walkers had more than one surgical complication, compared with 56 percent of the slow group.
"Our study showed that this timed-up-and-go test is a very sharp predictor of complications and mortality," said study co-author Dr. Daniel Wu, chief surgical resident at Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in the news release. "It's a cheap and simple test that may eventually lead to a change in preoperative care. You really only need a stopwatch to perform this test and the implications are huge."
Since more than half of all operations in the Unites States are performed on people aged 65 years and older, the authors said that better ways to define surgical risks are critical.
"The bottom line is that we can no longer assess 80-year-olds in the same way as 25-year-olds," said Wu in the release.
The authors said they plan to conduct more research on other indications of frailty in the elderly, such as cognition, nutritional status and grip strength to create a comprehensive test to better determine surgical risks among older patients.
The study was slated for presentation on Wednesday at the 2011 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. With studies presented at medical meetings, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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The University of Chicago's Department of Disability and Human Development provides more information on frailty in the elderly.


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Red Sox?…We Don't Need No Stinkin' Red Sox!…
Ugh, not another Red Sox player!
Don't we already have one of those? I think one is more than enough…
Unless your name is Jason Bay or Jon Lester, I am not interested in seeing you wear pinstripes. It was no fun watching David Wells and David Cone in Boston; conversely I do not need any repeat appearances of Mark Bellhorn or Mike Myers in New York.
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Much to my chagrin, the Yankees acquired third baseman Eric Hinske from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hinske was batting .255 in 106 at-bats and had 1 HR and 11 RBI's (hardly earth-shattering numbers). To Hinske's defense, he did hit 20 home runs (with 60 RBI's) for the 2008 American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays but he isn't exactly the "supersub" I was hoping for. He was also a member of the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox.
Well, I guess sometimes having an ex-Red Sox player is not so bad…
Hinske can play both corner spots, providing relief for both Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira. I recognize the need for backup support at first since Nick Swisher is locked in at right field now that Xavier Nady is out for the season. Hinske can also play right and left field. The Yankees do not have the roster space to call up Shelley Duncan, who would have been limited to 1B/DH duty. With Hinske on board, the Yanks should be able to rest A-Rod more often.
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To acquire Hinske, the Yankees gave up two minor leaguers, right-hander Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer. They had acquired Fryer in last year's trade of pitcher Chase Wright to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Due to a flight delay from Pittsburgh, a roster decision might not be made until Wednesday, but Ramiro Pena will be optioned to AAA-Scranton/Wilkes Barre to make room for Hinske. At this point, the move makes sense. Pena needs more playing time, and the Yankees needed some pop off the bench with the loss of Nady.
Hinske must be on one of those AL East circuits like Kevin Millar…don't stop until you've played with every team in the division. He only needs to play for Baltimore to complete the circuit, whereas Millar just has to spend some time in pinstripes. Egads! Please, Brian Cashman, do not let that happen! We do not need any 'Cowboy Up' in the Bronx!
Somewhere in Boston, Julia is probably in hysterics. We acquire a Red Sox "has been" and Boston will most likely pursue a former beloved Yankee like Nick Johnson. It's not fair. One of the days, the tide has to turn. The season has been way too easy on the illustrious Ranter from Boston…
In a move that should signal the Yanks to be cautious with Alex Rodriguez, the Red Sox placed third baseman Mike Lowell on the Disabled List. Lowell had fluid drained from his right hip on Monday, and had received an injection designed to relieve inflammation in the area previously operated on. The Red Sox decided not to take any chances and to give Lowell some added rest so that he'll be ready for the second half of the season. Perhaps Lowell's struggles are another reason that led to Hinske's acquisition. I do wish Mike the best, and hope to see him back in the field shortly after the All-Star Break.
The Yankees also signed another third baseman from the independent leagues. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 3B Yurendell DeCaster's contract was purchased by the Yankees, and he was assigned to AAA-Scranton/Wilkes Barre. DeCaster is 29 and was leading the Northern League with 13 HR's and 43 RBI's, while batting .344. Sounds like Cash is still looking to catch lightening in a bottle…
Is there anything more temporary than being a good outfielder in Pittsburgh? The Pirates traded yet another quality outfielder in Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals for OF Lastings Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan. The Nats also picked up left hander Sean Burnett. Will Milledge finally realize his potential in Pittsburgh? If so, how long before he is traded? At this rate, he is a future Yankee…
Go Yankees!


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Made of a high-quality cloth material with an optimized textured surface, the SteelSeries QcK Diablo III Barbarian Edition, provides players with both a smooth and consistent gliding surface.
The SteelSeries QcK mousepad provides users with a precise and consistent glide through the combination of this high quality cloth material and an optimized textured surface. The specially designed non-slip rubber base prevents the pads from sliding, no matter what the mousepad is placed on.
The SteelSeries QcK has been used by professional gamers from around the world and had won more tournaments and competitions than any other mousepad on the planet. It is a great choice not only for the hardcore gamers, but also for graphic designers and other users requiring precision and accuracy. The mousepad is optimized for optical and laser technology.


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Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:
- A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste (Gold): Read the minds of everyone ever.
- Drowned Skeletons (Bronze): Read the minds of the drowned skeletons.
- Decoyception (Bronze): Have enemies chasing other enemies chasing you.
- Lady in the Sky with Ducky (Bronze): Return a totally sweet alien to the stars.
- Tower Offense (Bronze): Climb the asylum tower without alerting any nurses.
- Subconscious Experience (Bronze): Read Harry's mind while he's passed out.
- Careful What You Wish For (Bronze): Read the mind of a lonely cat.
- Crew of the Dead (Bronze): Read the minds of the ambulance personnel.
- Eureka! (Bronze): Give poor Ron the perfect idea for a date.
- Food for Thought (Bronze): Read the mind of an eaten fish.
- The Bird in the Sky (Bronze): Never get noticed by the helicopter.
- Unnatural Talent (Bronze): Read Luigi's mind while he's singing.
- Conga Line! (Bronze): Get chased by 5 enemies at the same time.
- Dangerous Work (Bronze): Mind-read the recently departed.
- Love is Blind (Bronze): Read the minds of an unexpected couple.
- Out of His Mind (Bronze): Read Ray's mind.


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Bowdler,Reeve, Morris, Baile and Gsell Selected For Induction To ODU Sports Hall
By ODU Athletics
April 9, 2007
NORFOLK, VA--The 2007 Old Dominion University sports Hall of Fame induction class features an all-conference and former NBA basketball player, two All-Conference Baseball players who set ODU home run records, an Olympic and All-American field hockey player and a long-time athletic administrator. The 2007 Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and Athletic Honors Banquet will be held Tuesday, April 24th at the Constant Convocation Center.
This year's class includes Cal Bowdler (basketball), Jill Reeve (field hockey), Tony Gsell and Tony Morris (baseball) and Dr.Mikki Baile (administrator).
Baile served as an athletic administrator at at Old Dominion University from 1975 to 2004. She started her career as the school's field hockey from 1975 1979. She became the assistant athletic director in 1979, and later the senior associate athletic director. Baile was instrumental in the growth of the athletic program which included 27 of the schools current 28 team national championships won. She served on the NCAA Council from 1983-87, was the chair of the NCAA Field Hockey Committee. She was tournament director for the 1983 Final Four Women's basketball tournament, as well as director for two NCAA field hockey National Tournaments at ODU. Baile is a member of five other Sports Hall of Fame, and she was a member of the U.S National field hockey team and an accomplished athlete at West Chester State University where she played in the first AIAW basketball championship.
Only the second Monarch to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft, Cal Bowdler was the 17th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1999 draft. He earned first team All-CAA honors as a senior leading ODU to a 25-8 record and second place in the CAA and to the second round of the NIT. Bowdler hauled in a career high 20 rebounds in the first round NIT win over Seton Hall in 1999. A two-time CAA All- Defensive selection, Bowdler led the CAA in both rebounding and blocked shots in 1998 and 1999. He had 18 double-doubles in 1999 and ranked 13th nationally in blocked shots that year at 2.8. Bowdler completed is career with 1,017 career points and ranks 13th all-time at ODU with 783 career rebounds and fourth in blocked shots with 219. He graduated in 1999 with a degree in sports medicine.
Tony Gsell , the 1999 ODU Alumni Association Male Athlete of the Year is still ODU's all-time homerun leader with 37. He also led ODU with four career grand slam home runs. A three-time All-CAA selection and two time ABCA All-Regional pick, Gsell led the Monarchs with 17 homeruns and a .375 batting average and second on the team with 61 RBI's in 1999. He finished his career at ODU as the fifth all-time leader in career runs scored (191), fifth all-time in hits (261), seventh in runs batted in (174), fourth in doubles (55) and second in total bases (447). Gsell helped lead the Monarchs to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Gsell started 120 straight games at shortstop and second base before suffering a hand injury. He graduated with a degree in sports management.
Jill Reeve earned third team All-American field hockey honors in 1992. She had 52 assists that year and finished her career as the NCAA's all-time assist leader with 138. She tied the school mark with six assists in a game three times in 1992. A member of the U.S. Olympic team and national teams, Reeve competed in the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. She was also honored as the United States Field Hockey Association's Female Athlete of the Year in 1999 and served as the teams lone captain in 1997 and 1998. She also earned NCAA All-Tournament honors in 1991, and helped the Lady Monarchs win three straight NCAA titles from 1990-92. Reeve is the head field hockey coach at the University of Miami of Ohio. She graduated with a degree in health and physical education.
Tony Morris became the first Monarch to hit single season double-figure homeruns as he set the single season home run record at ODU in 1982 with 12. He earned first team ABCA All region honors in 1982 and first team All-ECAC conference honors the same season. Morris owned the schools longest hitting streak record at 23 games for 18 years. He led the team in RBI's with 49 in 1981 and 53 in 1982. Morris also led the team in hitting with a .382 batting average in 1981. He completed his career with 22 career home runs. As a sophomore in 1980, Morris slammed two homeruns against future Cy Young award pitcher Frank Viola of then nationally ranked St. John's. He helped lead ODU to the 1981 ECAC South Finals and the1982 NCAA regionals, the schools first NCAADivision I tournament appearance. Morris still owns the school mark of six walks received in a game, against VMI in 1981. Tony graduated from ODU in 1982 with a degree in education.
The evening begins with a social at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Hall of Fame Ceremony at 6:15, and the banquet at 7:00 p.m. at the Ted Constant Convocation Center Arena floor. Tickets are $30.00 and can be purchased at the Old Dominion University athletic ticket office, by calling 683-5484.


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Going green is a popular trend these days and with more and more companies focusing on creating products for sustainability, it's getting easier to join the movement.
Now there's a a company in Berkeley, Calif. taking the green movement under ... literally, and proving you don't have to wear your environmental principles on your sleeve to make a statement about being Earth-friendly. There are plenty people who believe that a green lifestyle begins in the heart and mind but at PACT, they have an artsy, fashionable approach and they're helping to cause by starting with the most brief item of clothing.
"Our motto is: Change starts with your underwear." Explains Jason Kibbey, cofounder of PACT Underwear.
Each pair of undies PACT sells is designed by an artist to reflect a different social or environmental organization and for each piec sold, 10 percent of the profits goes to that group.
"We wanted to actually prove you can make a product that's beautiful, that's fun, that's also sustainable." Kibbey said.
The colorful line of briefs and thongs is made in Turkey with sustainability in mind. Just about any pattern and style is available, so whether you prefer boxers or briefs, there's something in store.
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A second Ancestor Anniversary today, this time it is to remember the Wedding Day of the Grandparents of my partner Paul, Johnson Moyle and Sophia Laity on this day in 1894 at Helston Register Office, Cornwall.
Johnson was born in 1872 at Helston and died, also in May, in 1957 at Camborne, Cornwall. His wife Sophia was also born in Helston in 1872 and died the same year, only a month or two apart from her husband, in 1957 at Blackwater, Cornwall. And until I just typed these details here, I had not realised before that apart from a few months, Johnson and Sophia were the same age as each other almost exactly until their deaths!!
This is the main street in Helston, Coinagehall Street, during the 1800s
On his Birth Certificate Paul's Grandfather is named Johnson Moyle, but by the time he marries Sophia, the Wedding Certificate shows his name as Johnson James Moyle. We have no idea where the James came from, but Johnson's Grandfather was called James, so maybe he adopted the name?
Johnson and Sophia had 5 children and although I don't know roughly when this was, Johnson spent some time sparring on occasions with the famous Cornish Boxer Bob Fitzsimmons who was also born in Helston (1863 – 1917).


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Interpreting Islam in its Social Context
Ulil Ashbar-Abdallah, coordinator of the Liberal Islam Network: "We must use ideas to combat the ideas behind violent radicalism"
Along with the democracy that found its way into Indonesia in the wake of the resignation of former dictator, Suharto, in 1988, freedom of speech too has been flourishing again in the country that is home to the world's largest Islamic population. But that there is a down side to everything has been shown by the fact that a minority of Islamist radicals have also been making themselves loudly heard since then.
"We had been discussing a liberal Islam organisation for a long time", explains Ulil Abshar-Abdalla, coordinator of the Liberal Islam Network (Jaringan Islam Liberal, JIL). "We then witnessed a revival of radical Islam in Indonesia after the 'reformasi' and realised that it was time to act."
Although the movement is relatively small it is considered to have a great deal of influence, while for conservative Muslims it is seen as highly controversial. Most of the organisations founding members were educated in madrassas (Islamic religious schools) before going on to take up Islamic Studies. For them, the liberal Islamic universities in Indonesia opened up a whole new world of interpretation with regard to religious doctrine and philosophies of life.
Preserving Indonesian Islam
Nowadays the group spends much of its time speaking out against "literalist" Islam, the tendency to an overly literal interpretation of the Koran. A literal interpretation would, they believe, be immensely destructive to Islam. And it is exactly that that they see as the biggest problem of the fundamentalists. Their interpretation is non-productive, exclusive and old-fashioned. The Islamic teachings need to be looked at in the context of the changing times and society.
For the most part, Islam in Indonesia is still very moderate, particularly with regard to the way it blends with the many local traditions and the remains of older cultures and religions. "Such syncretic forms are something I tend to view as positive, because they help to preserve the particular character of Indonesian Islam and to hold off the increasing encroachment of Arab influence", says Ulil.
"We, however, emphatically do not do not represent traditional Islam, it has very conservative roots and can easily be abused by radical movements."
Against the oppression of minorities
There is a great deal of common ground between the JIL and the teachings of Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, the moderate Indonesian mass organisations which, between them, represent round 70 million Muslims. The group, however, does criticize certain points as too backward, such as the lack of equal rights for women.
According to JIL, any oppression of minorities is contradictory to the principles of Islam. So the network lobbies for religious freedom and freedom of speech as well as for the rights of women. Its aim is to help strengthen democracy and create a fairer, more human politics with social structures.
"Our original objectives have not significantly altered since September 11 and the Bali bombing. Those events shocked us, but we were not surprised. We had already foreseen something of the kind and had been trying from the beginning to prepare ourselves", says Ulil, who is also director of Jakarta's Freedom Institute.
"Of course, violent radicalism must be punished by the state. But the ideas that lie behind this must also be fought against with ideas. We have taken up this fight, though it is very painful at times."
Death fatwa against scholars
Just how painful this can be is something the group coordinator has experienced personally. In response to an essay by Ulil, published on November 18 2002 in Indonesia's largest circulation daily newspaper Kompas, the ultra-conservative Indonesian People's Ulama Forum from the city of Bandang in West Java issued a death fatwa against the scholar and supporter of progressive Islam.
"We need an interpretation of Islam which allows us to distinguish those teachings which reflect Arabian cultural influence from those which don't", is how he puts it in the aforementioned essay. "The universal values have to be translated into particular contexts – Arabian, Malay, Central Asian and so on. But any aspects of Islam which are merely expressions of a local culture, for instance, are not binding for us."
Ulil did in fact succeed in provoking a broad public debate through his article which attacked the fundamentalists and their persistent clinging to the Islamic (sharia) law, while he also defended people who chose their religion themselves.
"Islam represents generic values which can also be found in Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, Judaism, Taoism, or in local religions and beliefs. It may even be that there is 'Islamic' truth to be found in the philosophy of Marxism", he continues in the same essay.
I no longer look at the form, but rather at the substance. Islamic beliefs and practices which are merely 'put on' as formal dressing are not of importance. What is important are the values behind the form."
The People's Ulama Forum later denied that they had ever called for a death fatwa. Nevertheless, the JIL coordinator and his family continue to live in fear of their lives.
Interfaith dialogue in Islamic countries
None of this, however, has stopped Ulil Abshar-Abdalla and his colleagues from continuing to publish their ideas with the help of all the relevant media in Indonesia. The JIL itself maintains an active presence on the Internet as well as publishing books on the topic.
The group also organises regular discussions and a weekly radio talk show. The Liberal Islam Network has not only succeeded in building up a considerable international network of contacts to liberal Islamic groups in other countries, but also to organisations representing other religions.
"An interfaith dialogue has become relevant in connection with the West's resentments toward the Muslim world since the series of terrorist acts committed by certain extremist groups. This dialogue should be intensified in the cause of interfaith tolerance, not only in Europe and the USA, but also in Islamic countries", he said to the Jakarta Post on the occasion of the election of the new Pope.
Christina Schott
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Translated from the German by Ron Walker
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The Koran's Spirit of Gender Equality
Lily Zakiyah Munir, Head of the "Center for Pesantren and Democracy Studies", Indonesia, argues that it is not the Koran, but social convention of patriarchal cultures that women in Islamic countries are deprived of equal social status.
Interreligious Dialogue
Franz Magnis-Suseno: "Every Religion Is Essentially Humanistic"
The Catholic priest Father Franz Magnis-Suseno has lived for more than 40years in Indonesia. Almost 30 years ago, he became a citizen of Indonesia, where he has since earned a reputation as a champion of interreligious dialogue. Christina Schott reports
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How Moderate Is Indonesian Society?
Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, is currently doing its level best to position itself as a leader of moderate Islam in Asia. Stephen Fleay reports


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Fumbling through an array of colorful icons on my new computer screen, I tried finding a button that would allow me to print a test document. I was working with a computer my wife and I purchased hours before when suddenly I realized I liked my old one even more.
Fumbling through an array of colorful icons on my new computer screen, I tried finding a button that would allow me to print a test document.
I was working with a computer my wife and I purchased hours before when suddenly I realized I liked my old one even more. The old model contained an icon with a little picture of a printer on it, unlike the new one, which seemed to have no similar functions anywhere on its vast screen.
It's too bad the old computer could not be repaired by a service technician, I thought, as I opened each setting.
Hours earlier, I received a crash course in the finer qualities of computer components and their uses at an area computer store.
Sure, I could have researched the features of Windows Vista before diving into ownership, but I've learned through the years people who speak in techie-talk usually lose me shortly after a salutation.
Still, I was surprised by the upgrade the sales people said I needed, just to download an occasional photo or video clip. I remembered the old computer seemed to handle the tasks without once catching fire or making strange, screeching noises as it prepared to explode.
The sales person seemed to imply I was lucky, however.
He explained memory was a key to my computer's abilities.
"You'll need plenty of storage, also," he said.
Honestly, to me, a terabyte meant no more than a pterodactyl. In addition, for all I knew they were distant cousins.
While I never considered myself computer-savvy, I felt I had a pretty good grip for the needs of our family before going in for a new unit.
I even outlined them on a piece of paper: a larger hard drive, plenty of RAM, a larger screen and enough USB ports to plug in a variety of accessories I already owned.
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"I can tell you have a good understanding of computers, so I don't want to put you in anything that isn't going to meet your needs," he said, looking at me.
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It's actually equivalent to 1,024 gigabytes. Those are derived from megabytes, which come from kilobytes.
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Triceratops skeleton at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Photo: Michael Gray from Wantagh, NY.
According to most dictionaries, the term "natural history" has a connotation of amateurism. As far as natural history museums and collections are concerned, nothing could be further from the truth. For that reason, many prefer the term "natural science."
The modern natural history museum with its dinosaurs, live insects, and breathtaking displays of gems and minerals is a wonderfully accessible place for popular science education. Children around the world love to visit natural history museums. But in most cases, behind the public face of such institutions lies the entirely different world of the collections—several hundred thousand or even many millions of specimens of living organisms or fossils, maintained with great care and at great expense. The subject matter of the natural history collection or museum may range from zoology, botany, entomology (which historically has always been categorized separately from zoology), paleontology, and mineralogy to zoology and anthropology. These collections are the foundation for research on some of the fundamental phenomena of biological science: evolution, ecology, climate change, biogeography, behavior, agriculture, and, if they include the human sciences, culture. But they face a changing and uncertain future.
Apart from the obvious need to preserve these collections for science (which sometimes runs contrary to the need to make them accessible to the public), all natural history collections are fundamentally concerned with three concepts.
- Information. Natural history collections together form a huge library of information about what organisms have lived and are living on Earth. A pharmacologist wanting to know where to find relatives of a particular medicinal plant, a paleontologist trying to understand the patterns of evolution, an ecologist developing theories of the changes in distribution of a species in space and time, a conservationist wanting to know the diet 10 years ago of a fish in a now-polluted stream, an agricultural scientist studying insect pests and resistant plants, a molecular biologist looking for DNA from an extinct species all find essential information in a natural history collection.
- Identity. Everything begins with the real object—the specimen—which must be correctly identified as to species or kind and also placed accurately in space and time: where it was collected, when, how, and by whom. A specimen that has lost its label is almost useless; a specimen with its label is a mine of information for those who can read it. Everything depends on the information being accurate and up-to-date. It follows, then, that if specimens lack this sort of information, they are less valuable to science, although they may still be useful for exhibition.
- Comparison. The collections of most major natural history museums include millions of specimens, some collected over 200 or more years ago, and including ancient fossils. Increasingly, the collections include DNA and tissue samples. By comparing specimens collected across space and time, scholars can not only discover the patterns of past and present natural phenomena (such as climate change or continental drift), they can look for the underlying causes and then predict the course of future change.
Collecting then and now
The hey-day of collecting was probably the Victorian age, when collectors fanned out across the globe, risking life and limb, usually without much regard to the sensibilities of the country and people involved, to bring back literally everything they could find. Such blanket collecting—taking the common with the rare, and a few of each species, instead of carefully targeted, statistically valid sampling—is now unfashionable. Large collections are very costly to maintain; the whole political context is against it. However, it has to be said that if our predecessors had not collected so broadly, many species would currently be unknown to us, lost in the accelerating pace of environmental degradation of the 20th century. All too many species, from the Tasmanian thylacine "wolf" to the dodo and passenger pigeon, exist only as museum specimens.
Collecting of the more traditional kind—one of every species and every variant—is still very common among amateur collectors. But for professionals collecting is more focused today. Museum scientists tend first to identify a specific problem and then collect what is needed to answer the question. All collecting, even at home, must be conducted with a careful view to laws and property rights. Apart from entirely reasonable national sensibilities, many organisms have huge financial potential in the pharmaceutical industry; collecting abroad must always involve careful and diplomatic preparation, formal permissions, and usually an agreement to share the specimens with the source country.
The importance of collections and the work of collection-based scientists continues to grow.
Whole ecosystems continue to be lost due to human activity and it is the essential task of natural scientists not only to collect specimens of the living organisms for present and future science, but also to record the environments in which they live, from soil types to climates.
Technology has changed. Preservation of the specimens themselves and the data accompanying them constantly become more rigorous and demanding. Whereas in the past a collector might simply have recorded a locality as "Patagonia" or "Rocky Mountains," now it is possible to get a precise GPS fix. Whereas older specimens were dried or preserved in alcohol, and though much information can still be obtained from them, today there is the possibility of making collections of tissue samples or seeds deep frozen (cryopreserved) for molecular studies.
A whole range of new uses for museum collections now exists. In particular, molecular biologists, who in the past have scorned natural history collections, have come to realize their importance. Likewise, the scientists working in the collections have adopted the latest techniques of molecular biology for the own work of identification and comparison. One fascinating approach is to develop a simple "bar code" identification (the sequence of a short section of mitochondrial DNA) for species, a task that would be impractical, and for extinct species impossible, without museum collections.
Collections are most useful when they extend across the whole range of a species. This is important when local populations are at risk of extinction, as it is possible to determine whether they are unique or not. For example, in the late 1980s, the northern spotted owl was at the center of debate over logging of West Coast forests in the United States. Careful study showed that there were three subspecies faced with different levels of threat.
Collections are even more useful when they have been made in the same places over a long period of time. Then historical trends can be uncovered. Not only can one describe changes in the distribution of particular species, by looking at the chemistry of the tissues and at stomach contents, the changing ecology of the species can be unraveled. This is important in determining the effects of human activity in historical time and distinguishing that from natural causes of change.
The 50-percent paradox
It is an old saying in business that half of all money spent on advertising is wasted, but nobody can tell which half. Similarly in museums, at any one time it may be urgent or fashionable to study a particular group of organisms or a particular phenomenon. The rest of the collections are unused. But 25 years in the future, a different subset of the collections will be in constant use. Who would have thought it important in 1950 to save broken bits of peregrine falcon eggshell collected over the last century? Or that, after Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring, such fragments would be essential for documenting the lethal effect of DDT on eggshell thickness worldwide?
The advantage of the museum collection is that it is constituted to hold onto every specimen, even in the face of changing fashions. Collections are like stock market investments; the sensible investor is interested in the long view and does not react to short-term issues. This then leads to a paradox: One of the most obvious measures of success is growth of the collections, but museums cannot grow indefinitely.
Despite their ever-growing importance, natural history collections, like most other aspects of the museum world, are suffering from a serious decline in resources. This comes at a time when every cost associated with developing, maintaining, and using research collections is rising. The first challenge to the future museum, therefore, concerns resources: Most natural history museums are under serious budget constraints, and the number of trained professionals they employ is declining. The profession is forced to find ways of continuing to develop the research potential of museum collections while learning how to live with reduced resources. Meanwhile, whole fields of expertise are at risk because no young professionals are being trained to take the place of those who retire.
A second challenge (also common to all kinds of museums) is to find more, and more dynamic, ways of integrating the public with the research uses of collections. If that can be developed, the opportunities for funding will grow. The main new opportunities are in the field of computer-based access to information. Four issues in particular will preoccupy the 21st century natural history collection:
Growth of collections seems inevitable; we do not know what proportions of the world's living species have been found and identified. We only fear that it may be less than 50 percent, even 10 percent. Therefore collecting, particularly of small to microscopic species and of new kinds of samples, will remain an essential activity of museums. But it is not known who will pay for the facilities needed or where the next generation of skilled professionals will be trained.
Computers have long been at the heart of museum information systems. One of the main tasks at the moment is to collect the information dispersed in the collections of different institutions into discrete searchable databases (with images) that users can access remotely. This is well under way in many areas but is very costly in terms of human power if it is done well (that is, data are checked before being included). Another digital advance will be the development of software for species identification. These systems and databases can then also be the foundation for new modes of online public access and educational programming.
Many museums have collections that no longer fit their research purposes. An obvious, if unpopular, step would be rationalization, that is, the physical exchange of whole collections among institutions in order to build strengths in particular areas in given museums.
Even more unpopular would be to make unused and unusable collections inaccessible. But this has to be considered seriously in order to maximize use of resources.
Perhaps the greatest overall challenge for natural science collections is for the great research museums to dispel, once and for all, the image of collections sitting somewhere in the basement of a building, the specimens and their curators gathering dust together, and all devoted to some arcane exercise of identifying and classifying the results of someone else's science. The reality is that the modern museum is a constantly evolving entity, home to a heady mixture of sciences—evolution, biogeography, environmental biology, human biology, geology, and molecular biology—all in the context of growing public interest and a need for new modes of public access.
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A blue-gray Honda SUV and a silver Honda Civic collided near the intersection of Fruitville Road and Ridge Pike around 2:45 p.m.
Limerick Police said the SUV, driven by a woman who was traveling alone, was heading east on Ridge Pike. She appeared to have attempted a left turn onto Fruitville Road when her SUV collided with the Civic, which contained four men and a woman. The Civic had been traveling westbound on Ridge Pike.
Multiple ambulances from Goodwill, Lower Frederick Regional and Trappe Fire, among others, assisted at the scene.
The two victims evacuated via helicopter were taken to Pottstown Limerick Airport by ambulance before they were airlifted.
Other victims in the crash were taken by ambulance to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, according to Montgomery County Emergency Dispatch.
Multiple people had to be extricated from the vehicles by fire rescue personnel.
Severe damage could be seen across the front of the Civic. The SUV appeared to have damage only to the corner of its front on the passenger side. Both its front tires were also flat.
The Civic came to rest across Ridge Pike and the SUV was in the grass just to the side of the Fruitville Road sign.
Police could be seen removing shopping bags with the name Philadelphia Premium Outlets on them from the back seats of the SUV.
Eastbound traffic was diverted off Ridge Pike through the parking lot of the old Whiskey Girl Saloon onto Fruitville Road. Westbound traffic was diverted at Airport Road.
Trappe, Sanatoga and Limerick fire companies responded to the scene of the crash.
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EARLIER VERSION OF THE STORY LIMERICK - At least two people were flown from the scene of a multi-vehicle crash at Ridge Pike and Airport Road Wednesday afternoon.
The crash involving a gray sedan and a Honda SUV occurred between 2:30 and 3 p.m.
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Social Security going broke
Here's some bad news: The latest report of the Social Security and Medicare trustees shows an unfunded liability for both programs of $63 trillion. That is equal to about 4.5 times the entire U.S. gross domestic product.
The unfunded liability is the amount we have promised in benefits, looking indefinitely into the future, minus the payroll taxes and premiums we expect to collect. It's the amount we must have in the bank today, earning interest, for these entitlement programs to be solvent.
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We not only don't have the money in the bank, no one has a serious plan to put it there.
Now — some really bad news. The actual liability is almost twice what the government is reporting. In 2009, the trustees calculated the two programs' unfunded liability at about 6.5 times the size of the U.S. economy. But the next year the unfunded liability was cut in half. The reason: "Obamacare." The minute President Barack Obama signed his health reform bill, he cut Medicare's unfunded liability by more than $50 trillion.
You would think this accomplishment would be an occasion for great joy — for dancing and celebration in the streets. If you're like most Americans, however, you probably haven't heard about it. Certainly, the Obama administration isn't talking.
Here is what's going on: Obamacare uses cuts in Medicare to pay for more than half the cost of expanding health insurance for young people. So even if the Medicare cuts take place, they won't reduce the government's overall obligations. They just replace entitlements for seniors with entitlements for young people. In addition, the health reform bill contains no serious plan for making Medicare more efficient.
So the only realistic way to make cuts in Medicare spending is a mechanism that will pay less and less to doctors and hospitals over time.
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service's Office of the Actuaries has predicted what this can mean for seniors. By the end of this decade, the fees that Medicare pays to doctors will be lower than what Medicaid pays. From an economic view, seniors will represent a less profitable sector than welfare mothers represent. Also by the end of the decade, one in seven hospitals will be forced out of business. In the decades that follow, the consequences only seem to get worse.


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A request by the Cleveland Browns to interview Washington Redskins special teams coach Danny Smith was denied last week, a league source said Monday.
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Smith's contract is set to expire, but the Redskins intend to retain him. Four teams were denied permission to speak to Smith after last season, and the Browns were denied Friday.
Smith has been with the Redskins since 2004.
The respected special teams assistant was contacted by Denver earlier this month, but Smith declined the offer from Broncos coach John Fox, according to sources.
The Browns are still in the process of rounding out their staff. They are in the hunt for an offensive coordinator to replace Brian Daboll, who left for the same post with the Miami Dolphins. Along with additional openings, the team needs to hire a special teams coordinator to replace Brad Seely, now with the San Francisco 49ers.


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CARTAGENA, Colombia - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the full cost of his government's plan to purchase the F-35 stealth fighters has been "well known" for some time, but the final figure depends on what you're counting.
Answering questions at a news conference following the close of the Summit of the Americas, Harper said he's always been clear about the jets $9-billion acquisition cost. But he denied Canadians were misled about the purchase in the run-up to the last spring's federal election.
"There's more than one number, there's more than one cost depending upon what you are counting," Harper said.
Earlier this month, auditor general Michael Ferguson ignited a political firestorm when he released a report suggesting the Conservatives and the Defence Department hid the true cost of the radar-evading jet that the military claims will be critical to national sovereignty in the future.
One of the auditor's biggest complaints was that the Defence Department did not include the anticipated $10 billion life-time operating cost in its public pitch for the aircraft.
The exclusion of figures such as pilots' salaries, fuel and consumable spares, is a long-standing practise at the Defence Department — something previous auditors-general have complained about.
The Harper government and defence officials have long touted the price tag as $14.7 billion, but Ferguson put the projected 20-year cost of the program, including maintenance, at closer to $25 billion.
More importantly, the auditor said the cabinet must have known the full price tag before the last election, which was precipitated in part by the refusal of the Conservatives to provide the House of Commons with figures related to the program.
"The numbers you talk about are different numbers costing different things," Harper said on Sunday.
"The number I have talked about is the number we have budgeted for the acquisition of the F-35. And I've been very clear, those budgetary numbers are the numbers under which we are going to live."
The opposition parties have accused the Conservatives of lying to taxpayers.
Both the Liberals and the NDP are demanding a special House of Commons inquiry into the auditor's report and the military's plan to buy 65 of the advanced fighters, a U.S. program that has been hammered with cost overruns and delays.
Liberal MP Gerry Byrne and the three New Democrat MPs on the public accounts committee asked for an emergency meeting, even though Parliament is in recess until next week.
The Liberals have also launched a petition calling on the government "to tell the truth" about the fighter jet program.
Last week, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said his department will, from now on, include the operating costs in public statements of its planned purchases.
_ By Murray Brewster in Ottawa.
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Cutting costs comfortably: A model renovation project in Resen
"It's pretty ironic," says Naume Tashovski, a civil servant in the Municipality of Resen, "Our energy bills used to be much higher but the building was much less comfortable. There were a lot of draughts and temperatures in the offices were very unpredictable. But things are looking up now."
Naume works together with some 150 staff in the premises of the main administrative offices of the Municipality of Resen. Built in the early 1970s, the offices cover over 2,500 square metres and were originally heated using both electricity and oil.
"In general the costs of heating buildings represent a substantial chunk of municipal energy budgets," Naume explains. "But the energy costs of heating our main offices were especially high due to the age and outdated design of the building. In some places, there were still asbestos tiles in place, which posed a serious threat to the health of our employees. We were very aware of the contradiction involved in trying to promote greater energy efficiency while our own building was extremely inefficient, expensive and environmentally harmful. It was a problem we had to face."
To tackle this problem, the Municipality partnered with UNDP to design a project for improving the energy efficiency of the building. Together the project team swiftly agreed that nothing less than a complete refurbishment would do.
"We set about a total re-design," says UNDP Prespa Project Manager Dimitrija Sekovski, "reconstructing the heating system in line with state-of-the-art methods for increasing energy efficiency, renovating all the windows, doors, roofs and even the facades of the building. And, of course, we removed all the asbestos tiles and replaced them with natural, healthy and energy-efficient materials."
Three months since the project began, the offices of the Municipality of Resen are now fully energy-efficient—making this the first-ever entirely energy-efficient municipal building in the Prespa region.
"The effects of the renovation are already obvious to all of us," says Naume."The building is a much more comfortable place to work now."
The Mayor of Resen, Gjoko Strezovski, has warmly welcomed the completion of the project. "Thanks to this investment," he says, "we will be able to achieve savings of 20,000 USD per year. Plus we have a much healthier working environment. This is a great model for future renovation projects." He already committed the municipality to investing the savings brought about by the project to help fund jobs at the new lake monitoring station and cover the fuel costs of the new water-monitoring boat. "The money we've saved on heating will help protect our most valuable heritage of all," he says. "And that is the beautiful Prespa Lake."
UNDP has been working closely with the Municipality of Resen for many years now, above all in close cooperation on a major project to help restore the health of the vulnerable ecosystem of the Prespa Lake Basin, with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
This comprehensive restoration project for the Lake Prespa basin has already achieved some remarkable results, including the recent establishment of the region's first composting plant. The plant has just produced its first high-quality organic compost, making optimum use of the biodegradable waste that farmers previously dumped in and around the shores of the lake at great environmental cost.
And this year will see the implementation of a number of measures to restore the wetlands in the lake basin. Once the wetlands have been restored, the resulting increase in the growth of reeds will allow for further biomass to be taken to the composting station. Its potential use as an alternative source of energy will also be explored to secure additional funding for environmentally-friendly investments in the Prespa region.


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Why Music Makes Our Brains Sing
Because I'm a bit of a nerd about this stuff, here's another interesting tidbit on the psychology of music, this time from none other than the New York Times. "Why Music Makes Our Brains Sing" focuses on why it is we humans love music so much and what exactly we get out of listening to it. Turns out it's the same thing we get from food, sex and drugs: everyone's favorite neurotransmitter, dopamine.
The interesting part is that we get rewarded not only for the emotional highs in a piece of music, but also when we anticipate them. This is why good music needs to strike a balance between predictable patterns and moments of surprise—when the listener correctly anticipates a climactic moment, their brain gives them a reward. But too many moments of predictability and the song becomes boring. Like a good story, there need to be some clever twists to throw the listener off and make them work a bit, and that gives you more pleasure when your predictions are correct.
There's a lot of other research out there lately saying similar things, so this isn't exactly new information. But like it or not, we as composers are in the reward business, so the more you understand how and why music affects us, the better you'll be at affecting your listeners. If you're interested in reading more about music and the brain, I highly recommend Daniel J. Levitin's excellent book, This Is Your Brain on Music.


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Your property may require a rewire if the electrical wiring is old or insufficient for your needs. The easiest way to check is the colour of the cables, if you find black coloured cables leading to the consumer unit then this is an immediate sign that the wiring needs to be checked professionally. Modern cables are either grey or white and are insulated by a coating of PVC, the old black cables are rubber which over time perishes and decays.
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Look at our 10 point checklist to see if you may need a rewire or electrical test:
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I have the inside view from a T14. MOST of my fellow graduating 3Ls do not have job offers. ANY offers. This is not simply a lack of BigLaw jobs but a structural problem in the legal community in general. Don't be fooled into thinking, "Well, I never wanted to be making $160k working at a stifling corporate law firm anyway." The job market is pure crap across the board. There is stunningly high unemployment at these elite schools.However, the school is rehiring many of us to work at the library or in part-time research assistant positions so that we do not drag down the employment rate. You are a fool if you think law school is a decent place to "ride out the recession." Even Harvard Law grads are having problems finding jobs. So if the T14 grads are in danger, then what about the rest of the schools (from first tier to TTT to fourth tier)? I hope this post is not deleted. It could save people hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you got into a law school and paid a deposit, you must still think about what I am saying and make a wise decision.
I understand your frustration. My whole life I was told that going to college would get you a good job. I did what all the adults in my life told me and went to college. Now I cannot find a job to save my life. My question for you is...do you honestly think your comment is going to change anyone's mind? Im broke and facing having to default on my loans from my undergraduate degree. If law school does nothing else it buys me three more years. I feel like law school is the ONLY thing my undergrad degree has gotten me and you are telling me to give that up? What is the worst that could happen? I end up unemployed and homeless...well that is gonna happen even if I don't go to law school. At least if I have a law education I will be a homeless person with a darn good understand of the law.
Many people in many fields are having a hard time finding jobs no matter what the pedigree or field.
Okay, Okay... I've got the answer.EVERYONE GO TO LAW SCHOOL!!!Just wait to go until you've saved up $50,000-$100,000 first.Problem Solved.
Why are people so f'ing stupid GLOBAL RECESSION GLOBALnot law school recession. Many people in many fields are having a hard time finding jobs no matter what the pedigree or field. Hence the word GLOBAL recession. To be honest it is not surprising someone who complains on an internet forum how hard it is to find a job is having trouble. Go out and do something about it apply to jobs rather than complain on here about how hard it is. OP have you ever had a job I am just curious? From your post I am assuming you have never really worked before and probably went straight from undergrad to law school and as a result you never had the realization that getting a degree does not make you special. No offense to you I had that same feeling when I got out of undergrad and I was baffled that I actually had to go out and find a job and a lot of people even turned me down or ignored that is the real world though. Honestly, compmlaining on an internet forum about how tough your life is will not help you and that attitude could be why you are having trouble aside from the GLOBAL RESCISSION.


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• Photos of Canucks coaches through the years — did you know …
VANCOUVER — Alain Vigneault is staying put behind the Vancouver Canucks bench. The NHL club today signed the head coach to a two-year extension that will keep him under contract through the 2014-15 season.
In his six years as Canucks coach, Vigneault has won five Northwest Division titles, two Presidents' Trophies and six playoff rounds. The Canucks finished first overall in 2011-12 but lost in the first round of the playoffs in five games to the Los Angeles Kings.
Vigneault told a conference call that he was assured by general manager Mike Gillis following the playoffs that he was wanted back. However, Gillis had to first secure his own contract extension. Once that was settled, Gillis and Vigneault began working on the coach's extension.
"It took Mike basically two weeks before he met with ownership so it just postponed my situation," explained Vigneault, 51.
According to Vigneault, he and Gillis spent last week meeting face-to-face in Vancouver before returning Saturday to his off-season home in Gatineau, Que.
"We were pretty much together about everything, about the hockey and my contract, etc," Vigneault said. "There were just a couple of details that we needed to iron out and we got that done yesterday. With the two-year extension, it puts me with the possibility of being the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks for nine years. Plus I had one year in charge of their farm team in Manitoba. That makes my tenure with the Vancouver organization 10 years. So I believe they have a lot of faith and confidence in me."
Vigneault plans to bring back his entire staff that includes association coach Rick Bowness, goalie coach Rollie Melanson and assistants Newell Brown and Darryl Williams. He said he never entertained thoughts of working in another market where expectations — and the accompanying scrutiny — might not be as high.
"I've been with Vancouver for six years and I was between [NHL] jobs for six years from the time I went from Montreal to Vancouver," Vigneault said. "There are only 30 of these jobs available. I know how hard they are to get and, when you've got one, you do everything you can to keep it, especially in a great market like we have in Vancouver where everybody is so passionate about the game.
"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I think I've got a great vote of confidence from our ownership and management and I don't intend to let anybody down. I'm going to do what I do every day and that's come to work, be happy to come to work, be real positive and try to get the best I can out of the group. That's not going to change and I wouldn't want to do that any other place than Vancouver."
Vigneault admitted the playoffs ending so quickly was a crushing disappointment for everyone connected with the team.
"It was a challenging year and, in my mind, very disappointing how it ended," he said. "It was very disappointing to our fans and to very disappointing to us. We're looking for solutions, we're going to find those solutions and we're going to move forward."
Prior to Vigneault's conference call with reporters, Gillis commented in a release on his reasons for extending the coach.
"Alain has established himself as one of the premiere coaches in the National Hockey League," Gillis said. "He has demonstrated a commitment to winning that has led to back-to-back Presidents' Trophies and we are confident his dedication and hard work will continue to yield positive results. Alain has built a foundation of winning with this franchise and I feel he can continue to build on that foundation to achieve our ultimate goal."
Vigneault, 51, was NHL coach of the year in 2006-07 and has also been twice a finalist, most recently last season. He is the club's all-time leader in wins with 287, having passed Marc Crawford last season.
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