FRANCIS ROSSI STATUS QUO rocker can't bear to watch footage of the band's live shows because he looks like an "idiot" onstage. The Rockin' All Over The World hitmaker admits his moves during the band's concerts make him cringe, so he tries to avoid the television whenever a Quo show is broadcast. He tells DVD & Blu Ray Review magazine, "If I look at something we've done and it's live, I think I'm there. The heart rate goes up and I'm hoping I don't make a mistake, which is kind of stupid. "I don't mind watching the rest of the band but I find it very difficult watching me. There are some things I do physically onstage that make me think, 'You f**king idiot, don't do that.'"
Turkish Azerbaijani relations'Maybe there is a need to redefine. Turkey and Azerbaijan are one nation and two states, but the two are not one state. The family is getting crowded,' says a senior foreign policy analyst from TEPAV Turkish support for Azerbaijan, expressed by keeping the Turkish Armenian border closed, has proved nothing more than a symbolic gesture, says a senior foreign policy analyst. In addition, poor Turkish Armenian relations have hindered Ankara’s prospects of playing an influential role in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “For the last 17 years, Turkey’s boycott of Armenia has not brought about a solution. It seems difficult to argue that the insistence on keeping the border with Armenia closed has had any positive impact on the resolution of the Karabakh problem,” Dr. Burcu Gültekin Punsmann wrote in a policy note for the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, or TEPAV, an Ankara-based think tank. “Moreover, Turkey’s policy has limited Ankara’s potential influence over Armenia,” Dr. Punsmann added. “While being a permanent member of the Minsk group and supporting its work, poor Turkish Armenian relations have hindered Turkey’s prospects of playing an active mediating role in the Karabakh conflict.” Turkey and Armenia inked two protocols this month to normalize their troubled relationship in defiance of domestic opposition, the first intergovernmental text signed between the two neighboring states since the 1921 Treaty of Kars. The agreement is likely to be a harbinger of different in the south Caucasus, where the status quo, characterized by conflicts, divisions, blockades and trade restrictions, is far from being satisfactory, according to Punsmann. “The status quo was not helpful for Turkey in terms of achieving its policy objectives,” she wrote. “The status quo is also hardly beneficial for Azerbaijan.”
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - China should accept the status quo across the Taiwan strait, Premier Wu Den-yih said yesterday. Commenting on Chinese President Hu Jintao's October 1 national day message, Premier Wu said tensions have eased over the strait and both sides are trying to develop peaceful relations. Hu said at Tiananmen Square China will continue to strive for better cross-strait relations in line with the principle of "one country two systems" and for "full unification of the fatherland." "This is the common desire for whose realization the Chinese nation is striving for," Hu pointed out as he marked the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic. "We hope," Premier Wu said, "the other side of the strait will under and accept the fact that the two sides are under two different governments. "Only with this understanding can peaceful relations be developed." The two sides should respect each other, Wu went on. That is the basis on which peace can be achieved between them, he added. Peace contributes to the welfare of the people on both sides of the strait as well as to the security of Asia and Pacific and the whole world, Premier Wu said. The task ahead for both sides is to "shelve dispute to bring about a win-win situation," Wu went on. "That should be the only choice for all the people on the two sides of the strait," he pointed out. He stressed the importance of defense. "We cannot rely solely on the goodwill of the other side," he said, "for goodwill may not last forever. "We want to purchase necessary arms and equipment to safeguard the security and sovereignty of the Republic of China." Lai Shing-yuan, chairwoman of the Mainland Affairs Council, told lawmakers at the Legislative Yuan the people support the conclusion of an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and China. One MAC poll shows a 54 percent majority of the people support the ECFA, which was questioned by Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Trong Chai, the minority leader in parliament. "The fact is that a majority supports the ECFA, of whose details not all the people fully understand," Lai said. "But we are in the right direction trying to conclude the pact," she stressed. She said she does not know what "Founding of a Republic" is. It's an epic film made in China to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic which DPP lawmaker Yeh Yi-tsin said describes the end of the Republic of China on Taiwan.
The controversy regarding Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) refuses to die down. The External Affairs Minister SM Krishna in a clear cut view stated that the country has taken a “principled “ stand on the CTBT and hardly there is any scope on the CTBT unless there is tangible scope where other countries can also gig significant changes in their stances on this contentious issue nothing is going to happen. This is announced in the backdrop of a high level conference on disarmament on Thursday, addressed by UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon, asked India and some eight other countries to ratify the agreement so that it comes into force. But India likely does not endorse unless it universally addresses the main concerns. “India has taken a position and we don’t look any reason for changing our stand,” Krishna told the media persons. He added, “We have taken a principled stand and so the question of India revsisiting it stands depends on a number of other developments that would address our concerns”. Before the press conferences, Ban-Ki-Moon said, “the CTBT is a frequency building block for a free world of nuclear weapons.” He added, “By establishing a global norm against testing, the CTBT has made a significant contribution to the world community’s attempts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote nuclear disarmament"
President John B. Simpson today rallied community support for the UB 2020 strategic plan, urging an end to the status quo hindering UB’s ability to help revitalize the regional economy and become one of the nation’s premier public research universities. “We can either choose to maintain the status quo, or we can choose to change our path,” Simpson told an audience of about 500 people attending his fourth annual community address held in historic Asbury Hall in downtown Buffalo. “We either let Albany continue to argue that our universities are ‘good enough,’ or we can recognize and nourish our universities as the catalysts for New York State to regain its position as a fully competitive player in the 21st century global-knowledge economy.” Choosing the better path will shape the way Western New York and the rest of New York State looks in the year 2020 and beyond, said Simpson. He expressed concern over continued budget cuts and the lack of a state strategy for higher education. “Right now, our nation wants its universities more than ever,” Simpson said. “These institutions are the economic engines of the 21st century—much like the steel mills were to the manufacturing economy of the 20th century.” The state must invest in its universities, not cut them, he said. “We can choose the path that will lead to a city with a thriving urban core,” he said, “a city with a diverse and growing population of educated, talented people. A city that is recognized around the world as a home for world-class medical care and medical research. A city with a lively arts scene that attracts talent from all over the globe, and a community whose embrace of innovation makes it fertile ground for new business, vital partnerships, prosperous investments and fresh opportunities for all residents. “Or we can choose a path that will lead to a very different kind of city,” he continued. “One where the population continues to decline, as young people leave to find work elsewhere. A place where a third of our residents are illiterate and half of our African-American men are unemployed. A community that has lost hope for its future. A community that struggles to get by and watches helplessly as new jobs go to regions that choose to build their economies around research universities.” Policy stagnation and short-sighted budget cuts are taking a heavy toll on UB and on Western New York, Simpson said. He again called for passage of state policy reforms that would give UB the financial flexibility to fulfill the potential of UB 2020. UB 2020 can serve as the catalyst for regional growth and lay the groundwork for a much different—and much better—future for the region, Simpson said. UB’s growth will fuel the growth of more than 10,000 new jobs in the region for people at all levels, and thousands more construction jobs, he said. The development of UB’s Downtown Campus will bring more than 13,000 people into the heart of Buffalo each day. This growth will expand commercial opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses, “opening doors to talented people who have historically been shut out.” By achieving UB 2020, the university would nearly double its annual economic impact on the region from $1.7 billion to $3.6 billion. Simpson noted that the community is increasingly united behind UB 2020 and cited five things the university and community must do together to achieve the plan’s potential: • UB must continue doing everything within its power to make good on the UB 2020 promise. “We will remain steadfast in our pursuit of excellence and unwavering in our commitment to this community.” • The Western New York legislative delegation must continue its good work in Albany to secure the state investment and regulatory flexibility needed to achieve UB 2020. “We need the entire community to continue supporting their efforts,” Simpson said. • Albany needs to create a coherent higher education policy—and provide the resources necessary for it to succeed. “These funds can come from direct New York State investments, or they can come from a rational tuition policy and from the savings that will result from no-cost changes to outdated regulations,” Simpson said. • SUNY’s leaders need to work together on a strategic plan for the entire system, one that can do for New York State what UB 2020 can do for Buffalo. “We applaud our new chancellor, Nancy Zimpher, for her leadership in this direction and for the strong support she has already voiced for the kind of policy reforms we are seeking. We will work with her and our SUNY colleagues to achieve this important goal,” Simpson said. • The Western New York community should continue its financial, political and moral support for UB. “We need you to continue spreading the word to your employees, your co-workers, your business partners, your neighbors and your legislators that UB 2020 is this region’s big idea and its best path toward economic recovery,” Simpson said. “I believe this community is ready,” he added. “We have a never-say-die spirit. We should, because we’ve faced our share of adversity.” Simpson’s community address will be broadcast on WNED's Thinkbright-TV at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 and on Time Warner Cable Channel 22 (Government and Education Access Channel) at noon on Sundays, beginning Oct. 4.
The South Australian Farmers Federation has recommended its members vote for the current 2 per cent levy at the upcoming WoolPoll vote. The farmer representative body is the first in Australia to make a public recommendation. WoolPoll is where wool growers from around the country vote on how much of their wool income goes to research, development and marketing body Australian Wool Innovation. The wool committees of other state farmer organisations are meeting in coming weeks to decide if they'll make a recommendation, and if so what it'll be. They're not yet commenting publicly, but say it's unlikely they'll recommend a zero per cent option to their members. A zero per cent result would mean the end of AWI, and its research, marketing and development programs. Wool grower representitive body WoolProducers says it'll make a recommendation when it hears from its members, which are made up of most of the state based farmer organisations. State farmer groups however are encouraging growers to take part in WoolPoll and vote, saying if they don't they're letting other people make a decision for them. The Australian wool industry was spooked by New Zealand wool growers' decision earlier in the month to dump their research and development body
The Madras High Court on Monday ordered status quo on a petition by Pyramid Saimira Productions International Ltd seeking to restrain Raaj Kamal Films International, Kamal Haasan and others from releasing 'Eenadu' in Telugu and Tamil. In an affidavit, the production firm said he actor and others had entered into an agreement with the company in April last year for the joint venture production of 'Marmayogi' on a budget of Rs 100 crore. The petitioner said the company had parted with a huge amount to the respondents, but they had not evinced any interest in the production of 'Marmayogi'. The respondents had diverted the funds for the production of their picture 'Eenadu' and were attempting to release it. Thus, the terms and conditions of the MoU had been violated, according to the petitioner. Justice G Rajasuria ordered status quo till September 16.
As the consideration about health care reform heats up, it would be good to review some facts. About 50 million Americans, including many in our community, do not have health insurance, and many more are underinsured. Even more are hard aware that they can be dropped from insurance if they get sick or might not be wrapped because of some pre-existing condition.Other developed countries spend far less than our country on health care and have better outcomes such as durability and infant mortality rates.Many leaders, including executives at GM and other large corporations, as well as many politicians and most Americans, see the want for reform. The question is, can we agree to agree?Consensus is building for a authority that everyone carry health insurance while prohibiting insurance companies from selectively cherry-picking patients.Three quarters of Americans favor a Medicare like public option so that people have a choice between personal and public insurance. This public option has been endorsed by a number of cautious arrangment including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the Mayo Clinic.Some assert that this is socialized medicine, but it is no more socialized than Medicare or veterans’ care. Some assert that it would create panels to agree if a person deserves to get care, but it would not. Some assert that reform would be too expensive, but with the way things are going now, we can’t afford NOT to change the system, and donation an option like Medicare to everyone is critical to including costs.When Medicare was passed in 1965, there were urgent predictions about socialism and death panels; once in place, Medicare has proven to be effective and popular. Can we expand it to cover more people? I think we can.Jim Deming,Tomah
Fort Wayne Community Schools and the Fort Wayne Education Association have accede to maintain a status quo contract for the next school year, which means there will be no major language changes in the contract and no changes in the salary schedule. Under state law, when a new contract is not established the existing contract remains in effect. FWCS and FWEA agreed to move forepart without bargaining a new contract for the 2009-10 school year. In June, the two sides adjourn bargaining as the state budget was still unclear. Leaders had hope that a clearer financial picture would emerge prior to the beginning of the school year, and they could return to negotiations. While more financial information is now available, FWCS officials plan a full analysis of the community's finances over the next few months. Until that is complete, both sides agreed there was little that could be accomplished in formal bargaining sessions. FWCS and FWEA will continue meeting regularly to discuss issues that arise throughout the year, including setting calendars for future school years. "We will continue to use our discussion process to have dialogue open so as issues arise there is a way to communicate with teachers," Superintendent Wendy Robinson said. "With so much remaining uncertain financially, this was the best consclusion we could reach at this point." FWEA President Al Jacquay said it makes sense to forgo negotiating this year and resume bargaining next of spring. "We're going to table this for right now and focus on the job of educating students," he said.
As a cancer patient, I know that our nation's current health care system is broken and does not work for many people with cancer. Too often, the high cost of health care keeps many cancer patients from being able to produce the lifesaving treatments they need. They can be forced to make tough choices such as delaying care, skipping medications or forgoing other household bills just to make ends meet. And if a cancer patient loses his or her job or is no longer able to work, it can be impossible to find reasonable insurance in the private individual market because of pre existing condition exclusions and excellent based on health status. Cancer patients can experience all of the ambush of the current broken health care system. Which is why, if we can fix it for them, we can fix it for parctically anyone at risk of being diagnosed with a chronic disease. We need to focus on transforming the current system to one that places greater emphasis on preventing disease, provides quality, reasonable health insurance for all Americans and emphasizes the importance of supporting a patient's choice of life. The good news is that the bills currently being argument by Congress represent a huge promotion for people fighting cancer. In their current form, the bills guard that no one will be denied coverage or charged a higher premium because of pre existing medical conditions, place an addition accent on prevention and eliminate annual and lifetime dollar caps on benefits. These are enormous steps forward. But the only way that we can benefit from this progress is if we keep the momentum going and call on Congress to pass health care reform legislation. At the same time, Congress wants to ensure that any reform includes reportage that is adequate and reasonable for people with cancer and other life threatening chronic diseases. To action that, we want to make sure that insurance premiums are reasonable for everyone, that there is a reasonable limit on out of pocket costs to the patient and that the benefits are acceptable to treat a person with cancer. Cancer patients across the country are digging deep into their savings and risking financial ruin to pay for lifesaving care. In Utah, 1 in 4 control people under the age of 65 live in households that spend more than 10 percent of their income on health care costs. This number added by 89 percent between 2000 and 2008. High costs are forcing tough decisions upon families with cancer that no one should ever have to make. Nearly a third of all adults who have been diagnosed with cancer face difficulty paying for necessities such as food, housing, heat and other bills. No cancer patient should ever be pressured to make a decision between continuing their life or keeping their life savings. We cannot abase death and suffering from cancer if the country does not improve access to quality, reasonable health care for all Americans. Cancer patients know too well the holes in our broken "sick care" system. The status quo is not an option for cancer patients and survivors who are struggling to allow the care they need. We need Congress to put aside partisan politics and act now, not later, on behalf of all of their constituents who have cancer or who could get cancer -- in other words, for all of us. Iris Tolley is the lead volunteer for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network in Utah. She is also a terminal cancer patient and has exponent for cancer patients in Washington and at the Utah State Capitol. She lives in Nephi.
Minnesota schools accomplished much as they did last year, with Carleton College still among the top 10 "Best Liberal Arts Colleges" in the nation and the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus remaining 61st among the "Best National Universities."
The University of Wisconsin Madison got 39th in that category.
The magazine's record based on graduation rates, class size, peer assessments and other factors is an influential one for students and parents making their college capture. But in recent years more college presidents have argued it's a numbers game that relies too heavily on celebrity.
Several Minnesota schools ranked among the best liberal arts colleges for 2010:
Carleton College tied for 8th. Macalester College in St. Paul came in at 29th. St. Olaf College sat at 49th. St. John's University, the College of St. Benedict and Gustavus Adolphus College also placed among the top 100.
Others were named in a record of best universities that award master's degrees:
Hamline University nabbed No. 9 among 139 in the Midwest. Bethel University got 14th. St. Catherine University, Augsburg College, the College of St. Scholastica, the University of Minnesota Duluth and Winona State University also landed among the top 50 in that category.
Status Quo star RICK PARFITT is planning to give up his life in Spain and move back to Britain for the sake of his baby twins.
The rocker's wife, Lindsay, gave birth to Lily and Tommy last May (08), and the couple has been raising them at their villa in the Spanish countryside. Parfitt admits they have faced numerous difficulties having young children in such a remote area, so they have decided to sell the luxury property and move back to their native U.K.- because they want the twins to grow up in a more sociable environment. The couple also plans to buy a holiday home in Spain close to their current abode so they can spend vacations in the sun. Parfitt says, "Somehow you just miss old England. The villa here (in Spain) is currently on the market and we want to split our time between Spain and the U.K. The idea is to downsize to a villa closer to the coast and buy a country home in England. The kids have had a lovely peaceful start here with pure air and no noise, but now it's time to move them closer to civilisation and a variety of people. "Also it's just too hot for them to leave the house in the Spanish summer.
Once upon a time not so very long ago There wasn't such a thing as a rock'n'roll show You had to sit at home and listen to the radio Then came a man with a rockin' guitar Found himself a beat and he played it near and far Everybody danced and sang and let the good times roll
Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again?
He travelled round the world in a rock-n-roll band He stood there like a giant with a guitar in his hand Everybody danced and sang and let the good times roll Nobody cared about the clothes he would wear Nobody cared about the colour of his hair Everybody came to see and let the good times roll
Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again?
Now we've got the rhythm in us now we've got the rock Time didn't matter never living by the clock Everybody came to hear him playing his rock-n-roll Then came a line when the music didn't rhyme He couldn't find the rhyme 'cos he couldn't find the time But still the people came to listen to the good times roll
Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again?
A good news for the UK and European fans of Status Quo that they have announced a long tour for UK and Europe. So, this is a good chance to see Status Quo live performance. Don't miss the chance this time. just buy Status Quo tickets now . All Status Quo Tickets are available on the online ticket shop,
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Borgholms slottsruin, Oland, Sweden Tickets on sale from Mon 23rd Feb
Sat 18th July
Idrottsplatsen, Klippan, Sweden Tickets on sale from Mon 23rd Feb
Thu 23rd July
Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster Tickets also include entry to the race meeting. Prices: £25 Grandstand, £50 Premier Enclosure, County Enclosure £35, Lincoln Restaurant £85 per head, County Restaurant £65, Corporate Hospitality also available.
Fri 24th July
Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket Prices: Premier £30, G&P £22, Garden £15. Children (limited amount): Premier £15, G&P £15, Garden £12 Once limited numbers have gone children will be charged at the full adult rate £2.50 booking fee on all orders (per order not per ticket)
Sat 25th July
Tidworth Festival, Tidworth, Wiltshire. Cancelled
Sun 26th July
Powderham Castle , Kenton, Nr Exeter Ticket price £37.50
Fri 31st July
Rock of Ages Festival, Seebronn/Rottenburg, Germany.
Status Quo are a british rock group with powerful hop line. The band was created by bassist Alan Lancaster and guitarist Francis Rossi in 1962.
Status Quo began as a rock and roll freakbeat band called The Spectres. By 1967, with very little business success, they discovered psychedelia and changed their name to Traffic (later Traffic Jam, to avoid confusion with Steve Winwood’s Traffic.) At this time the arrangement also as well organist Roy Lynes and drummer John Coghlan. Late in 1967 they employed second guitarist Rick Parfitt and became The Status Quo, scoring Top 10 singles with Pictures of Matchstick Men and Ice In The Sun. “Pictures of Matchstick Men” remains the only Top 40 hit single the band has ever charted in the United States. They have never got the same level of achievement there,that they have enjoyed in their home country.
After their second album Spare Parts they determined to change into a heavy boogie rock group. During the seventies they became one of the UK’s leading rock bands, gaining a loyal following due to their brilliant live gigs. They proved a great quantity of energy during this decade and in the early 80s. They and are best called for songs from this era such as Paper Plane (1972), Caroline (1973), Down Down (1975), John Fogerty’s Rockin’ All Over The World (1977) and Whatever You Want (1979). Down Down topped the UK charts in January 1975 (their only British No. 1 single to date).
Lynes left in 1971, to be put back originally by guest keyboard players on album, as well as Jimmy Horowitz and John Parker, and later on a more enduring basis on record and stage by ex-The Herd and Judas Jump member Andy Bown, though as he was contracted as a solo artist with EMI, he was not credited as a full-time constituent until 1982.
