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We Just Got Off The Phone With One Of Yahoo's Most Important Clients (YHOO)
Today, Yahoo will report to its shareholders how its business did during the last three months of 2012.
It's expected to report $1.24 billion in revenues.
Yahoo brings the vast majority of that money into the company selling brand advertising. Most of that brand advertising Yahoo sells is bought by advertising agencies — modern day Don Drapers.
The people who run those agencies are Yahoo's clients — as important to the success of Yahoo's business as the 700 million people who stumble through a Yahoo website every month.
Last week, we spoke to one of these people — an executive at an ad agency that managers billions of dollars in ad spending.
What we wanted to know was: In the six months since she's taken over as Yahoo CEO, how is Marissa Mayer doing?
And how about her choice for COO, another ex-Googler, named Henrique De Castro?
There is real mystery around these questions.
Mayer is notorious for being not very interested in the advertising business, which is so central to Yahoo's future.
De Castro, meanwhile, is known as someone who is exceptionally bright and hard-working, but sometimes awkward with people.
The agency source we talked to asked not to be named so that he or she could be candid in his or her response.
The short answer from this person is that there is much optimism around Yahoo because it has hired Marissa Mayer, a rock star tech executive, but that she and De Castro need to do a much better job filling their agency partners in about their plans going forward.
"It's a very fuzzy vision that they've put forward."
This source also warns Mayer and De Castro that it may seem like Yahoo can win without the help of agencies, but that "the road is littered with corpses of technology companies thinking they can disintermediate agencies or ignore them"
He says that there is one big trick Mayer needs to figure out if Yahoo is going to start growing revenues again.
"When you have a productive and fruitful relationship between an agency and an audience provider like Yahoo, Google, or Facebook, you can grease the skids and see the revenue follow."
"My hope is that Yahoo figures this out sooner rather than later. But right now that's a fuzzy black box."
Here is a lightly edited transcript of this source's complete thoughts.
On the agency community's hopes for Yahoo:
The overall sentiment at the agencies is that there is a hope and optimism that Yahoo's new leadership is going to get some stability and really emerge as the force we need it to be.
They're an important player — an important aggregator of quality audience.
The agency world wants to see Yahoo be successful. It is extraordinarily difficult to find a replacement for the aggregated attention and quality of consumers Yahoo brings today.
If Yahoo were to shut up tomorrow it would make business incrementally harder. In our game scale matters materially.
Right now, Yahoo is an ecosystem that's not as good as it ought to be or as it should be, but by no means does it suck.
There is no one in the agency community who says Yahoo sucks.
On Mayer's vision for Yahoo:
There are companies that aggregate user attention around functionality and productivity, like search and storage, and there are companies that aggregate user attention around content experiences.
They need to pick one of these two.
I don't think Yahoo is really clear on that position.
On the one hand, Henrique says the modern portal experience delivers personalization of content. That's great. Fine. But I don't see how that's consistent with Marissa's vision to build a company that reinvents email and search.
I'm not saying the consumer experience isn't important, but Yahoo has to focus on what they're going to deliver to whom.
On Mayer's "lack of connection and responsiveness" to agencies:
It's a very fuzzy vision that Mayer and De Castro have put forward. I'm not saying that it's right or wrong, at the moment it's still a little abstract.
I sense there is frustration on the agency side about lack of connection and responsiveness to the agency community.
I think it's a big mistake.
It's not a job you need to outsource to anyone else.
The agency community spends billions of dollars. If you've got that concentration of spend, you want to have a very favorable relationship with those folks.
For the community, that's why everyone was so bullish on [former Yahoo interim CEO] Ross [Levinsohn]. He understands what agencies are trying to accomplish with brands.
The road is littered with corpses of technology companies thinking they can disintermediate agencies or ignore them. Every company has gone through that cycle. First they say "screw the agencies, we're going to go to clients alone" — only for them to come back six months later. That's what Yahoo did. That's what Facebook did until Carolyn Everson came along. That's what Google did until Tim Armstrong brought up the agency team.
I think Yahoo has so many CEOs in such a short period of team, the institutional sales force has been kind of decimated so maybe they have to go through that process again before they can come to terms and move forward.
A lot of people from the outside look at it and say that agencies are dumb and we can do this better ourselves. In many ways they are correct.
But with global media agencies, you have one group of people who manage multiple investments across multiple channels.
Tomorrow someone is going to come up with something that will reach consumers and vie for the spend of our clients.
There's no evidence that Fortune 500s are abandoning agencies that manage their investment.
What does happen is when you have a productive and fruitful relationship between an agency and an audience provider like Yahoo, Google, or Facebook, you can grease the skids and you see the revenue follow.
My hope is that Yahoo figures this out sooner rather than later. But right now that's a fuzzy black box.
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The difference between electric scooters and electric motorcycles is that the former have a top speed of between 20 and 50 kilometers per hour (kph), while e-motorcycles can reach speeds greater than 50 kph. While the latter have a healthy and growing customer base in the Asia Pacific region, consumers tend to consider e-motorcycles a luxury, rather than an essential mode of transportation, and their market in Asia Pacific is expected to be small compared with e-scooters. According to a recent report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant's Energy Practice, the market for electric scooters is expected to expand from around 12 million vehicles in 2012 to a cumulative total of more than 103 million vehicles on Asia's roads by 2018.
The majority of those will be in China, which will have almost 91 million e-scooters by 2018, according to the report.
"Electric scooters meet the mobility requirements of a growing number of urban, middle class consumers in Asia Pacific," says senior research analyst Andy Bae. "Increasing population density, rising urbanization, increases in income levels, and government policies are all fueling the demand for lightweight, highly mobile electric two-wheel vehicles."
Overall sales of electric two-wheel vehicles (e-scooters, e-motorcycles, and e-bicycles) will reach more than 65 million units annually across Asia Pacific in 2018, with 60 million of these in China, the report concludes. On a cumulative basis, sales in China will reach more than 355 million units by 2018 – 93 percent of the total in Asia Pacific. With its surging economy, widely available electricity, and growing middle class, India in particular is expected to be a bright spot for e-scooters in the coming years, the study finds.
The report, "Electric Two-Wheel Vehicles in Asia Pacific", provides an in-depth assessment of current market dynamics and the future growth potential for electric bicycles, scooters, and motorcycles in the Asia Pacific region, along with profiles of the key industry players who are defining these rapidly-evolving markets. The study examines the market forces that are driving adoption of electric two-wheel vehicles in key countries, including demographic trends, consumer behavior, and government initiatives. The report also analyzes the technology issues surrounding this sector such as the changing mix of battery chemistries and key trends in battery management systems and electric motors. Detailed vehicle sales forecasts are provided for each vehicle category through 2018, segmented by country. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the Pike Research website.
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Let's face it, the New York Mets adding Giancarlo Stanton will not happen any time soon. Miami general manager Dan Jennings told ESPN Stanton isn't going anywhere.
"Mr. Stanton is not available,'' Jennings said. "He will be in right field at Marlins Park on Opening Day. We are building around him.''
Don't underestimate the Marlins' ability to build quickly, evidenced by World Series titles in 1997 and 2003.
The Marlins are attractive because they have money and play in Miami. However, that doesn't mean other Marlins, or other players from the NL East Division might not be able to help the Mets.
The NL East player I would most want is Braves catcher Brian McCann, but that won't happen as Atlanta is contemplating bringing him back, and if doesn't happen, the Mets won't win a bidding war against the Yankees.
After him, I've always like left-hander Paul Maholm, who made a reasonable $6.5 million last year while going 10-11 with a 4.41 ERA while pitching 153 innings over 26 starts.
Another notable number for Maholm is that he's only 31. While pitching for mostly poor Pittsburgh teams since 2006, Maholm has started at least 26 games every year while not working less than 150 innings in any one season.
That definitely qualifies as an innings-eater, and one that could come at a reasonable price and give the Mets several seasons. He likely wouldn't want anything less than a two-year deal.
Considering the Mets also have bullpen holes, left-hander Eric O'Flaherty is available, especially if things don't work out with Josh Edgin or Tim Byrdak. O'Flaherty, who made $4.3 million last year was 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and three holds in 19 appearances.
Another potential reliever is Miami's Chad Qualls, who at 35, was 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 15 holds in 66 appearances. He did it all for $1 million, and a minimum raise should be able to get him.
Somebody who has always been a thorn to the Mets is Miami outfielder Juan Pierre, who hit .247, but with a paltry .284 on-base percentage. Pierre made 308 at-bats in 131 games, as essentially a role player, something he would also do in New York. Pierre would not be somebody the Mets should pursue as a starter as they essentially have the same player in Eric Young.
If Philadelphia doesn't bring back catcher Carlos Ruiz, that's somebody the Mets might consider because Travis d'Arnaud didn't prove in his limited window he's capable of playing full time. Ruiz made $5 million while hitting .268 with a .320 on-base percentage and five homers with 37 RBI last year.
The Mets could strengthen themselves, and potentially hurt Washington, by going after Dan Haren, somebody they've had their eyes on before. Haren made $13 million last season while going 10-14 with a 4.67 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. He worked 169.2 innings over 30 starts and would fit in will in 2014 and possibly longer as a back-end rotation starter.
He's 33 and could benefit from pitching in larger Citi Field.


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A highly readable, authoritative history of Mesoamerica and its many peoples, from the Olmecs and Maya to the Toltecs and Aztecs ... Discvoer Mesoamerican myths and legends from creation tales to stories of the gods and goddesses, and the mythology of fertility, harves and the afterlife"--P. [4] of cover.
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Bakkhali is located on one of the many deltaic islands spread across southern Bengal. Most of the islands are part of the Sunderbans, barring a few at the fringes. Some of these are joined together with bridges over narrow creeks. This small island juts out into the vast expanse of the Bay of Bengal.
The south facing crescent shaped beach of Bakkhali is one of the rare ones in the world that offer great views of both sunrise and sunset.
There is a 8 km long beach stretching from Bakkhali to Frasergunj with gently rolling waves. These are twin towns now forming one continuous locality. Except on an occasional holiday the beach is not crowded. A small stretch near Bakkhali has been lighted up. It is a hard beach suitable for cycling or even driving. One can take long walks with coconut water.
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By road[edit]
It is 125 km by road from Joka tram terminus at the south-western edge of Kolkata. The road runs through Diamond Harbour and Kakdwip to Namkhana, where the car or bus has to be transported across the Hatania-Doania creek in a special ferry. The ferry service is available from 7AM-11PM except from 12 noon till 1:45PM (lunch hour). The fare for crossing a Car/Jeep is approx Rs 160 + Rs 30 toll (including loading/unloading) and rs. 50 for bike plus 10 per head for toll. The road is excellent from Joka all the way to Bakkhali of 25 kms. The 130 km stretch from Kona expressway (with links to the Mumbai and Delhi sections of the golden quadrangle project linking the four metros of India) and Bakkhali has been marked as National Highway (NH) 117.
The road journey from Joka at the outskirts of Kolkata to Bakkhali takes about 2 hours. However, crowded market places can delay movement. Some sections are very crowded specially early morning because of bazaar and later at the evening time, there are no by pass for these smaller towns.
By bus[edit]
WBTC has regular bus service from Dharmatala to Bakkhali. One starts at 7AM in the morning from Dharmatala and reaches Bakkhali at around 11:30AM and leaves from Bakkhali at 1:00 PM for Kolkata(Dharmatala). Another starts at 8AM from Dharmatala and reaches Bakkhali at around 12:30 PM. This one leaves Bakkhali at 2:00 PM for Dharmatala. Night bus on weekends at 9:45.Please reach 15 mins ahead of time.A regular afternoon bus service has been launched by the SBSTC which is at 2 P.M from esplanade through t the week.The same buses returns from Bakkhali after half an hour forty five minutes. At morning there are two buses of WBTC leaves Bakkhali for Dharmatala , one starts at 6:30 AM and another one starts at 7:30 AM. So the bottom-line is that there are two round trips from Kolkata to Bakkhali provided by WBTC. This schedule is subject to change and one must confirm it from Dharmatala Bus Stand before venturing out from Kolkata. The route of the bus is Dharmatala- Alipore-Chiriakhana-Taratala-Diamond Harbour-Kakdwip-Namkahana-Bakkhali, the fare is RS 91. The return fare from Bakkhali to Kolkata is Rs 93. The journey is comfortable because all the buses are new and have comfortable , large seats. Thus a break journey can be more confortable.
There are plenty of local buses up to Namkhana and then again from Namkhana to Bakkhali but you have to cross the river with vessels at Namkhana.
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The nearest rail station is at Namkhana. There are regular trains from Sealdah via Lakshmikantapur and Kakdwip to Namkhana. Check the time table in erail.in. The first train starts at around 4AM from Sealdah. Then at around 4.40AM then 7.15AM and next to this one is at a long gap at 9:08 A.M. from Sealdaha. Train fare is around Rs 25 and the journey takes around 3 hrs. From Namkhana station you will get a van rickshaw to reach the place from where you need to cross a narrow creek in a small boat. Van fare is Rs 5 per head or Rs 30 if you reserve a van and for crossing the creek you need to pay Rs 1. Then from the bus stand one can get buses for Bakkhali which take around 45mins to 1hr and their fare is Rs 13. The Bakkhali bus stand is very close to all the hotels and just a 5 min walk from the beach.
By air[edit]
The nearest airport is at Netaji Subhash Chandra (NSC) Bose International Airport or Dum Dum (IATA: CCU) in northern Kolkata. It is located approximately 17 km (11 mi) from Kolkata's city centre and is India's 5th busiest airport. Bakkhali is around 130 km or a 3 hr bus ride from Kolkata.
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Taxis or hired transport are not generally available at Bakkhali or Namkhana. Those who desire to travel in hired transport should preferably arrange for it from Kolkata or try their luck at Diamond Harbour. Most Bakkhali hotels have chargeable dormitories for drivers to stay.
The ride in the crude bhut-bhuti, a motorised country boat, from Frasergunj fishing harbour to Jambu Dwip, a small, uninhabited and forested island out in the sea, can be a thrilling experience. Currently people are not allowed to go to the actual island so the trip includes only a sightseeing from the boat. The two-hour ride (both ways) costs Rs 800 per trip (for 15-20 persons). The country boats can also be hired for other rides. The weak-hearted are advised not to take the rides.
For all the spots a Ricksaw van will charge you at max Rs 150 per trip (max 5 persons) and it will take around 5 hrs to visit all the spots and stay for about 1 to 2hrs in Jambu Dwip . There are many TOTO's available now in Bakkhali which serves the purpose of sightseeing perfectly.
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The walk over the beach from Bakkhali to Frasergunj is a pleasant experience. But the beach is broken in midway that is one cannot go to Frasergung by walking through sea beach. The rickshaw van and numerous toto are the only transport available locally. On these rickshaw van and toto you can take a trip to Henry's Island and Watch Tower. A rickshaw trip will travel through the local villages and their surrounds. From the watch tower you can view the expanses of the Mangroves on three sides where as on one side you can have a bird's eye view of the sea beach and the sea. It is a splendid view. A van rickshaw drive and toto is cheap and since one has plenty of time, the ride can be enjoyable but do not expect much. The drive roughly cost 350 rs. for two people. Henry Island is a very scenic and natural place to visit. If you ever go to Bakkhali, Henry Island should be a must in the bucket list. The place is yet to polluted with many tourists. So it is very raw, beautiful and natural. Although there is no beach, the costline alone will make you go 'wow'.
A temple called Bishhalakshmi is at the end of the Bakkhali main beach and is worth seeing. The pandit ji is quite different there as he won't allow you in the temple. He has his own rules.
On the far left end of the beach, you can spot red crabs by the thousands. The beach is shallow and waves generally not so strong. Around noon time a sand strip rises out of the sea parallel to the coast creating a 100 meter wide bay of sorts. The beach is clean and glassy with nice reflections.
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Most of the time would be spent in enjoying on the beach but some people look out for opportunities to do other things also.
Get a massage at Bakhhali Beach(full body 45/-, head and shoulder 10/-).
Make it a point to visit Henry's island. If you have a car, its around 10mins ride from Bakkhali. Entry fee is Rs 15. You can also use the rickshaw vans as well. There are 3 guest houses on Henry Island. If you wish you can stay there too. The lodges are named Mangrove, Sundari and Bani. Bani has a watchtower on the roof is very close to the sea beach. You can enjoy a good view of the surrounds from there. These lodges belong to the Fisheries Department of West Bengal. For reservations, contact: State Fisheries Development Corporation, Bikash Bhavan ☎+91 33 2337 6470. Have a look at the view from the watch tower and do walk to the beach. The walk goes through a stretch of mangrove jungle accessed by crossing a small bamboo bridge.
The credit for turning Henry Island into a holiday hotspot goes to the fisheries department of the state government which has set up a pisciculture project here. The fisheries department has dug more than 50 ponds occupying over 25 bigha on 100-hectare of land. Trees such as gora, kankru, palm, naturally growing sundari and hetal have been planted. Henry Island is named after a European who surveyed land in the area in the late 19th century. Dense mangrove forest is parted by numerous canals covering the area. Wildlife such as tiger, deer, wild pig, crocodile and snakes were common. The island was only an extension of the Sunderbans and the surveyor could not have dreamt that it would become a human habitat in little more than a hundred years.
Visit the Benfish harbour and Frasergunj Beach on the way to Henry's Island.
You can also visit the Crocodile Park and Mangrove forest just beside the Bakkhali Bus stop. The entry fee is Rs 10.
You can pay a visit to a Small island JammuDeep,amidst the sea where you have to travel via boat in high waves, the boat ride is just thrilling.on arrival you will be delighted to see the beach full with Red Crabs its really a nice view.
You can plan the trip in this way at morning wake up early and enjoy the sunrise at Bakkhali Beach. After breakfast took a TOTO or Car and visit Henry Island, there is a nice beach at this island. At around 11:30am visit the Kargil Sea Beach at Freasuregung. It is the best beach in Bakkhali to get a shower in Bay of Bengal. At evening enjoy the Crocodile park and taste the sea foods at Bakkhali Beach. Also you can enjoy the sunset at Bakkhali , it's amazing.
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Credit cards are now being accepted at Bakkhali Tourist Lodge, and if you are carrying Debit Card you will get to find an Axis Bank ATM near the Bakkhali Bus Stand, or while walking down to the beach you can use one.
The stationary shops have reasonably good stocks if you want to write a letter home.
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There are many hotels at both Bakkhali and Frasergunj and new ones are steadily coming up. The bus from Namkhana passes over Frasergunj before reaching Bakkhali. Henry Island is located closer to Frasergunj. None of the hotels have a direct view of the sea (the casuarina forest or jhau bon can be visible at maximum). The WBTDC Tourist Complex is nearest to the sea.
Mobile phone coverage at Bakkhali is good, covers full range up to JammuDeep. Aircel mobile services are not available. BSNL, Vodafone and Airtel has good coverage. Ideally, one should check with the hotel one intends to stay at to determine which of the mobile phone service providers have facilities in the town and whether STD calls can be made from the hotel. ISD calls cannot be made from the hotels but there are public call offices at Bakkhali and en route providing that facility.
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Congress established the Medicare hospice benefit in 1982 to provide patients with life-limiting illnesses compassionate, coordinated care to manage the symptoms and consequences of their disease. Medicare's hospice benefit was designed to help terminally ill patients with the often significant expenses incurred at the end of life, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs, medical equipment and supplies, hospital copayments and grief support for the family.
While the benefit offered a lifeline to terminally ill patients covered by Medicare (later extended to Medicaid/Medi-Cal and to most private insurance plans), it enacted a number of requirements that providers must meet in order to be certified as hospices by Medicare and qualify for payment from Medicare. These include the mandate to provide or manage all services needed to manage the terminal illness.
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Other features of the Medicare hospice benefit include a limit on the proportion of days of care a hospice can provide in an inpatient setting rather than the patient's home; a global cap on total average payment per patient; and a requirement that dedicated and trained volunteers must contribute at least 5 percent of the hospice provider's services.
To qualify for Medicare hospice coverage, a patient must:
VITAS hospice patients who meet those qualifications will have their hospice care covered by Medicare. For care unrelated to a patient's terminal illness, Medicare and Medicaid continue to provide their usual benefits. Since each private insurance company has its own policies regarding hospice coverage, VITAS can contact the patient's insurer to ask about coverage provided. However, VITAS is committed to admitting and caring for all hospice-appropriate patients who are referred to us, regardless of their insurance coverage or ability to pay.
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An excerpt from Laurence Freeman OSB, "Dearest Friends," WCCM International Newsletter, December 2000.
The holiness of minute particulars, as Blake called it, is the sacredness of all incarnation: when words take flesh, faith becomes active in love and promises made are kept.
Stillness, which is the condition of paying attention, reveals the infinite depths of the small. It is more direct, because it is more humble, to enter the realm of the infinite through the depths in small things than by always imagining something bigger and bigger.
Attention is the essence of contemplation. We are all aware - or should be - how weak and unfaithful our attention span can be. This is why we need a daily practice of meditation, embodied in the routines of our private lives. It is not by thinking about it or even by willing it that we grow in attentiveness but through practice. John Main's emphasis on the importance
of a simple daily discipline of meditation for modern people has never seemed wiser or more necessary. Attention purifies our hearts and changes the world. We can see this because our own personal afflictions are blessedly relieved if someone genuinely gives us their attention when we need it most. Compassion is the first fruit of attention. It is the life that flows from the death of selfishness.
In his hidden years in Nazareth, under the loving attention of his parents, Jesus "grew big and strong" - the only physical description the gospels give of him. If we too are to grow in the spirit it will be by the strengthening our capacity for attention. The mantra itself embodies this practice as an act of fidelity and love performed at the deepest center of our being where we are capable of attention - the deepest place, that is, from which we can pray. There is no peace to be found in this life except by continuously deepening this point of awareness. Attention is prayer. It
expresses itself both in the hidden levels of unknowing where the seed of the kingdom germinates "without our knowing how", but also in the decisions and problem-solving of daily life. Then silence, stillness and simplicity become real elements of how we live each day enlivened in hope and compassion by the life of Christ.
Like all life and evolution of life, incarnation is about balance. The spirit is the cutting edge of life. It is the blade that cuts through the knots of ignorance and fear and that is sharpened by the honing work of attention. Listening to the mantra with attention gradually reduces the
frequency and volume of our disruptive thoughts and impulses. It resharpens what the ego blunts. We come to say the mantra, to sound it and to listen to it with finer, more subtle and more whole-hearted attention. It aligns us on that frequency of the Holy Spirit that runs through every instant of time and every cell of life. In its silence and stillness is our strength.
After Meditation, from St Philotheos of Sinai, "Texts on Watchfulness," in THE PHILOKALIA, VOL III (London: Faber and Faber, 1984, p. 26.
Let us go forward with the heart completely attentive and the soul fully conscious. For if attentiveness and prayer are daily joined together, they become like Elijah's fire-bearing chariot, raising us to heaven. What do I mean? A spiritual heaven, with sun, moon, and stars, is formed in the blessed heart of one who has reached a state of watchfulness, or who strives to attain it; for such a heart. . . is enabled to contain within itself the uncontainable God.


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Platt expects goals to come
Manchester City assistant boss David Platt is confident the champions will soon rediscover their goalscoring touch.
Manager Roberto Mancini has bemoaned the lack of output from his strikers in recent weeks and said they were "maybe too soft" after the frustrating Barclays Premier League defeat at Sunderland on Boxing Day. First-team coach Platt feels it is unfair to highlight Mancini's use of the word 'soft', as the Italian was trying to describe a failure to take chances.
Platt said: "I don't think he means soft - sometimes it can be lost in translation."
The latest statistics do not flatter City's highly-rated strikeforce. After 19 games last season City had scored 53 goals and were top of the table, but at the halfway point this term they have managed just 34 and are seven points behind leaders Manchester United.
Platt went on: "In the last few games we have produced enough efforts on goal but if you correlate the statistics we should be scoring more goals. These things have a habit of balancing out over the season.
"Goalscorers, at the end of the season, usually have the same quota that they had (in previous years). What we have to do is keep on producing the chances. But it's not just about strikers. We have to start scoring goals when we have a supremacy in the game."
There has been speculation City could strengthen their squad during the upcoming transfer window but Platt played down that prospect.
He said: "The kind of players you would want to improve a squad like Manchester City are invariably already playing for the top teams that are involved in chasing honours. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't do any business."
Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy could return against Norwich at Carrow Road but striker Mario Balotelli, who has missed the last three games, remains doubtful.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. July 2, 2012 – Bill Carson, who guided the East Carolina track and field program from ground level to one that developed Olympic competitors, passed away in his sleep early Monday morning at his home in Winterville at the age of 75.
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Most men prefer to wear panties because they are more comfortable in it. While most men won't admit it, survey shows that men have worn women's panties at least for once in their lives. It could be their wife's, mother's or sister's, but the thing is that men would like to get a feel of how panties feel like. In the process though, some men gets hooked on the comfort of the panties and swear by wearing the same on a regular basis.
Your Relationship: It's Wrong to Compromise
While your man may be one of the populations of men who are into women's underwear, you should act maturely about it. It is improper to compromise your relationship just because of his undergarment preference. Think of the grander things that matter. Remind yourself of the things that you love the most about him, and then get past the fact that he wants the underwear that your wear.
Men's Dress Shirts - How to Wear a Black Dress Shirt
Most men choose a suits color based off of two factors. The salesman says the color looks good and the man buying the suit can not find anything wrong with it. The problem here is that most men do not know what colors compliment their complexion, and instead of choosing a color that enhances their looks they choose a color that simply fits in.
Have you ever wondered why you see so many men wearing navy blue suits? Its not that this color enhances so many men's natural style; its just men playing the game of safety in numbers. The purpose of this article is to open your eyes to the world of men's suit colors and encourage you to choose a fabric that compliments your individual style.
The Triad: Navy Blue, Black and Charcoal Gray
These three colors dominate the men's suit industry, and for good reason. Most men are complimented by one or more of these dark colors. Dark suits have the ability to seamlessly transition from business to pleasure, in addition to a slimming effect of the silhouette. Let us talk about each color quickly
Navy Blue
Navy blues strength lies in its sheer dominance. Most men own at least one, and if you have ever walked into a business meeting you can be sure more than half the men will be clad in one. But this is its chief weakness; how can you stand out when 90% of your body looks exactly the same as over 50% of the room. We tend to forget that our clothing sends off strong signals, and if you want to be anything but average you want to present yourself as such, not always try to blend in. In addition, those with a very light complexion need to pair navy blue with rich colored shirts; a white or ice blue shirt will drain the color right from their face. Finally, young men are advised to avoid this color as that it has a habit off accentuating youth.
Light Gray
A great spring and summer color that doesn't draw attention to the wearer but instead signals a suave persona confident in his own skin, light gray is an excellent choice for any complexion. Live in a warmer climate? Then light gray is appropriate year round. The light gray suit pairs well with white, light blue, and almost any pale colored shirt, although if you are light complected you may want to go with a bolder hue.
The Classic color of summer. You don't have to be Tom Wolfe to stay cool and look great. White compliments all but the lightest complexions, and even then the right shirt choice can remedy that situation. The key to wearing a white suit is confidence, especially in the United States where a suit in this color is hard to come by.
Where to find all of these fabric colors? Most stores only carry a small selection of the dark colors that they can regularly sell; the good news is that several on-line men's fashion houses can make you a custom suit from one of thousands of fabrics.


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Rated: R for gangster violence and some language.
Release Date: 2009-07-01
Starring: Ronan Bennett, Ann Biderman
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Country: USA
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"Public Enemies" is a romanticized account of the last 15 months of bank robber John Dillinger, America's first "Public Enemy Number One". At 143 minutes, it feels as if one has seen it in real time. Pic, which follows Dillinger from March 1933 to July 1934, when he was killed by G-Men in an ambush leaving Chicago's Biograph Theater, depends largely on Johnny Depp's star power as Dillinger. Depp is compelling. Also compelling are Christian Bale as G-Man Melvin Purvis who led the trackdown, and Marion Cotillard ("Piaf") as Dillinger's love interest, Billie Frechette. Making FBI founder J. Edgar Hoover out to be a self-serving careerist is easy, but at least Billy Cudrup attacks the caricature with gusto. His advice to Purvis to follow Italian Fascists and "take the white gloves off" is priceless. Diana Krall does a superb but uncredited "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" in the scene where Dillinger and Frechette meet.
There is a problem in retelling history on screen. Most already know the ending. Dillinger's story has been retold in no fewer than five theatrical and TV movies since 1945. In the interest of drama, helmer Michael Mann (who also gets screenwriting credit) and writers Ronan Bennett and Ann Bidermann take liberties with facts and timeline. The doomed romance between Dillinger and Frechette gets as much screen time as the robberies and gunfights – which seem to use as much ammo as the Bosnian war.
Pic hinges on moments brought to life by key players – mostly Depp and Cotillard. Their scenes together fairly radiate love. Depp delivers a finely nuanced Dillinger (full of loyalty, bravado, charm, even compassion) who is ultimately very sympathetic… for a killer. This is in keeping with the era wherein Dillinger was revered as a sort of Robin Hood by many. Cotillard's Frechette takes a beating for him under interrogation, the halting of which is a redeeming moment for Purvis. There is a suggestion that the G-Men had help in ambushing Dillinger from Frank Nitti's (Bill Camp) gang. John Ortiz as Phil D'Andrea, Nitti's chief bookie provides a clue: The gambling racket, he explains to Dillinger, rakes in more cash in one day than Dillinger stole in his most lucrative bank job. Having Dillinger around can draw attention from the law. Ultimately Dillinger, hiding in plain sight, is ratted out by madam Anna Patzky (Emilie de Ravin) in an effort to stave off deportation to her native Romania, an act which pic ties to Nitti's gang.
Tech credits are excellent except for sound recording. Several key lines of dialogue are inaudible. The heavy Midwestern accents don't help. Period costumes, settings, and props do the trick but for the automobiles. It is doubtful that G-Men drove Pierce Arrows. The make was more likely to be found in the White House garage.
It would be nice to give filmmakers credit for making Dillinger's final movie at the Biograph "Manhattan Melodrama," a gangster flick in which Clark Gable bravely faces execution, but this is one instance where they stuck to facts.
"Public Enemies," based on the book by Bryan Burrough ("Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34") is rated "R" largely for violence. There is some sexual content and a bit of innuendo.


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Art Platform – Los Angeles
A + D Museum
Autry National Center
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Hammer Museum
Huntington Library
Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles Public Library
MAK Center for Art & Architecture
Museum of Latin American Art
Natural History Museum
Norton Simon Museum
Orange County Museum of Art
Pacific Asia Museum
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Santa Monica Museum of Art
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November 25, 2012
Courses and Demonstrations
Artist-at-Work Demonstration: Panel Painting
Sunday November 25, 2012
1 pm - 3 pm
Museum Studios, Getty Center
Panel paintings from the dawn of the Italian Renaissance shimmer with hammered gold and paints made from semiprecious stone. Join artist Sylvana Barrett as she demonstrates the historic materials and techniques used to make these treasured works of art. This is a free, drop-in program. Complements the exhibition
Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300–1350
Tours and Gallery Talks
Garden Tour
11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Getty Center
The gardens of the Getty are the focus of this 45-minute tour. Meet the docent outside at the bench under the sycamore trees near the front entrance to the Museum.
Architecture Tour
10:15 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center
Discover more about Richard Meier's architecture and the design of the Getty Center site in this 45-minute tour. Meet the docent outside at the bench under the sycamore trees near the front entrance to the Museum.
Collection Highlights Tour
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.
Collection Highlights Tour
Sunday November 25, 2012
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.
The Life of Art: Context, Collecting, and Display
South Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center
From the time an object is made until the day it enters a museum's collection, it may be displayed, used, and perceived in different ways.
The Life of Art
takes selected objects from the Getty Museum's galleries and encourages visitors to sit down and spend time with them, offering the opportunity to examine them closely to understand how they were made and functioned, why they were collected, and how they have been displayed. Through careful looking, what may be learned about the maker and previous owners of a French gilt-bronze wall light, for example, or the transformation in England of a Chinese porcelain bowl? Close engagement reveals the full lives of these works and why they continue to be collected and cherished today.
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Drama and Devotion: Heemskerck's "Ecce Homo" Altarpiece from Warsaw
Daily through January 13, 2013
North Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center
One of the most admired Netherlandish painters of the sixteenth century, Maerten van Heemskerck (1498–1574) worked in an expressive style influenced by his exposure to the work of contemporary Italian painters, particularly Michelangelo. His dramatic Ecce Homo (1544) altarpiece from the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland, on view to the public for the first time following conservation and study at the Getty Museum, offers a rare opportunity to experience a complete triptych by this Renaissance master. The exhibition provides insight into Heemskerck's materials and expedient technique and elaborates on the original location of the altarpiece in Dordrecht. Supported by the Getty Museum Paintings Conservation Council, this event also marks the 150th anniversary of the National Museum. The accompanying catalogue, beautifully illustrated with numerous color images, contains insightful essays on the artist and the creation and conservation of the altarpiece.
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The Art of Devotion in the Middle Ages
Daily through February 3, 2013
North Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center
Manuscripts and their illuminations played a central role in fostering and expressing the devotion of Christian faithful during the Middle Ages. As the word of God, biblical phrases were introduced by elaborate initial letters; narrative stories about Christ or the saints were pictured in detailed miniatures; and borders brimming with fantastic scenes focused attention on important texts. Drawn entirely from the Getty Museum's collection, this exhibition looks at manuscripts that not only helped medieval viewers celebrate Christian beliefs but also—with their lavish decoration in precious pigments and gold—served as material testaments to the piety of their owners.
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The Photographs of Ray K. Metzker and the Institute of Design
Daily through February 24, 2013
West Pavilion, Lower Level, Getty Center
Ray K. Metzker (American, born 1931) is one of the most innovative photographers of the last half-century. Utilizing experimental techniques such as high-contrast printing, multiple exposure, and composite images, he creates photographs that strike a unique balance between formal elegance, technical precision, and a deep human regard for the objective world. A graduate of ChicagoÕs Bauhaus-inspired Institute of Design, Metzker studied with renowned photographers Harry Callahan (American, 1912Ð1999) and Aaron Siskind (American, 1903Ð1991). An introduction to the climate of intense photographic experimentation fostered by teachers and emulated by students at the school accompanies this overview of MetzkerÕs career. The Photographs of Ray K. Metzker and the Institute of Design was organized in collaboration with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. The J. Paul Getty Museum has added photographs from its own collection and other key loans.
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In Focus: Robert Mapplethorpe
Daily through March 24, 2013
West Pavilion, Lower Level, Getty Center
A tastemaker and provocateur, Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) ranks as one of the great photographers of the second half of the twentieth century. His highly stylized explorations of gender, race, and sexuality became hallmarks of the period and exerted a powerful influence on his contemporaries. Arranged chronologically, this one-gallery exhibition presents works—from his early mixed-media objects to his photographic portraits, nudes, and still lifes—that were jointly acquired in 2011 by the Getty Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, New York City.
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Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300–1350
Daily through February 10, 2013
Exhibitions Pavilion, Getty Center
From 1300 to 1350, Florence witnessed rapid civic and church growth and was home to the revolutionary painter Giotto di Bondone and the iconic literary figure Dante Alighieri. In this 50-year period, which laid the foundation for the Renaissance, accomplished and prolific Florentine panel painters and illuminators developed such genres as devotional art and narrative painting, disseminating new religious and humanist texts composed in the city at this time. In a fresh approach to this material, the exhibition incorporates new findings about artistic techniques and artists' workshops based on conservation research and scientific analysis. This major international loan exhibition reveals a more complex and nuanced picture of the beauty and creativity of artistic production in Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance.
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Disegno: Drawing in Europe, 1520–1600
Daily through February 3, 2013
West Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center
Contorted, elongated forms and dramatic, animated compositions characterized the new artistic style of the late Renaissance period (about 1520–1600). With an overriding concern for grace and virtuosity in the depiction of the human figure, it combined decorative effects with complex—often ambiguous—subject matter, which particularly thrived in courtly environments. This exhibition explores the various radical iterations of the style across Europe, featuring rare Getty Museum drawings by Italian, French, and Netherlandish artists such as Jacopo Pontormo, Giorgio Vasari, Toussaint Dubreuil, and Hendrick Goltzius, together with a selection of works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Farewell to Surrealism: The
Circle in Mexico
Daily through February 17, 2013
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center
In the 1940s, an international circle of writers and artists from Europe, Latin America, and North America came together in Mexico City and created the unique journal
. Many of them—including the journal's founder and primary editor, Wolfgang Paalen—had been part of Andre Breton's Parisian surrealist circle in the 1930s, before taking refuge in Mexico during World War II. This group shared a passion for the pre-Columbian past of the Americas, and their immersion in its artifacts transformed their art.
is a record of their ideas and the art they made, an art that had ramifications far beyond Mexico City.
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November 25, 2012
Tours and Gallery Talks
Architecture Tour
10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Museum, Getty Villa
Explore the architecture of the Getty Villa and learn more about daily life in the ancient world in this 40-minute tour. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance.
Garden Tour
10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Getty Villa
Discover the rich mythological and cultural connections of ancient gardens in this 40-minute tour of the Getty Villa's four Roman gardens. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance.
Exhibition Tour:
The Last Days of Pompeii
Weekends through January 6, 2013
1 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
A special one-hour tour of the exhibition
The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection
. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the tour at the Tour Meeting Place.
Spotlight Talk: Collection Highlight
Weekends through January 27, 2013
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Discover the richness of ancient art in this 30-minute gallery talk that looks in-depth at a major work in the Museum's collection. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the talk at the Tour Meeting Place.
Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa
In 2003, the J. Paul Getty Museum acquired a collection of over 350 pieces of ancient glass, formerly owned by Erwin Oppenländer. The works on view in
Molten Color
are remarkable for their high quality, their chronological breadth, and the glassmaking techniques illustrated by their manufacture. The vessels are accompanied by text and videos illustrating ancient glassmaking techniques.
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Roman Ephebe from Naples
Getty Villa
Youth as a Lamp Bearer
, a long-term loan from the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples, is on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa.
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The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection
Daily through January 7, 2013
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa
Pompeii and the other cities destroyed and paradoxically preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 are usually considered the places where we can best and most directly experience the daily lives of ancient Romans. Rather than presenting these sites as windows on the past, this exhibition explores them as a modern obsession. Over the three hundred years since their discovery in the early 1700s, the Vesuvian sites have functioned as shifting mirrors of the present, inspiring foremost artists—from Piranesi, Fragonard, Ingres, and Alma-Tadema to Duchamp, Dalí, Rothko, and Warhol—to engage with contemporary concerns in diverse media. This international loan exhibition is co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art in association with the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
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The Sanctuaries of Demeter and Persephone at Morgantina
Daily through January 21, 2013
Museum, Floor 1, Getty Villa
A cache of votive offerings excavated from the sanctuaries of the ancient city of Morgantina is on loan from the Museo Archeologico of Aidone, Sicily. These objects, which date from 400 to 200 B.C., were given as gifts by worshippers to Demeter and her daughter Persephone, goddesses of agricultural fertility. Ranging from terracotta figures of the deities to bone hair pins and oil lamps used in nocturnal rituals, the artifacts reveal worship practices and highlight the vibrancy of local craftsmanship. Several works have been conserved by the Getty, such as a bust of Persephone, for which treatment uncovered a painted scene of dancing women on her garment.
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Lion Attacking a Horse from the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Daily through February 4, 2013
Museum, Floor 1, Getty Villa
Among the most storied works of art to survive from antiquity, the spectacular Lion Attacking a Horse was created in the era of Alexander the Great. A trophy of war in imperial Rome, then a symbol of justice in the medieval city, this image of savage animal combat was admired by Michelangelo and inspired generations of artists. On the Capitoline Hill, its presence heralded the Renaissance spirit, laying the foundation for the worldÕs first public art collection. The extraordinary loan of this recently conserved marble group, presented in a special installation at the Getty Villa, signals a new partnership between the J. Paul Getty Museum and the civic museums of Rome.
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Relief with Antiochos and Herakles
Daily through May 4, 2015
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa
On loan from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, a stele honoring Prokleides, a military officer in the Athenian army, is on view at the Getty Villa in a gallery (208) devoted to Religious Offerings. Carved in relief above a public decree are figures of Antiochos, the mythical founder of the tribe Antiochis, and his father, the Greek hero Herakles.
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