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Fidel Castro's resignation as president of Cuba, uttered in the middle of the night from the wings of a political stage he has commanded for nearly five decades, left in doubt only one thing:
Who now will fill the role he created?
Cubans won't have to wait long to find out. The country's new president is expected to emerge Sunday when a newly elected Parliament meets in Havana to vote on the all-important Council of State.
Two clear favorites dominate the field: Castro's younger brother and acting president Raul Castro, 76, and longtime economic czar Carlos Lage, 56.
Castro's decision was not unexpected. After stepping down temporarily in July 2006 due to unspecified intestinal surgery, his convalescence has taken far longer than expected. The government has periodically released photographs and video of him meeting visiting leaders, but he has not been seen in public for 19 months.
"He finally recognized he couldn't go on. He's not immortal," said Wayne Smith, a Cuba expert at the Washington-based Center for International Policy and former head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Cuba.
Castro must have been tempted to cling to office until the end of this year when Cuba celebrates the 50th anniversary of the revolution that brought him to power. "My wish has always been to discharge my duties to my last breath," he noted in his letter Tuesday.
After 49 years in power, Castro chose to make the announcement in the online version of the state newspaper, Granma, citing his weak health.
"It would betray my conscience to take up a responsibility that requires mobility and total devotion, that I am not in a physical condition to offer," he wrote.
His retirement from the presidency was a personal victory over his enemies who sought to assassinate or overthrow him. Maybe that's why Miami's Cuban exiles were noticeably quieter Tuesday than they were in July 2006 when some greeted news of his grave condition with street celebrations.
It also marked a potential pivotal moment in U.S.-Cuba relations, stymied for so long by the lack of political change in Cuba. A bipartisan group of more than 100 members of Congress sent a letter Tuesday to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calling for a complete review of U.S. policy toward to island nation.
The Bush administration was resolute, however, dismissing any likely change in the 46-year-old U.S. economic embargo of the communist regime.
Castro bade his farewell without expressing a preference over who should succeed him, testament to his faith in those left in charge.
Castro's natural successor is Raul Castro, who has served as the country's acting president during his brother's illness. But Raul Castro's age, plus his dislike for the political limelight, leads some analysts to speculate that the job could go to Lage, who represents a new generation of Cuban politicians who have risen under the tutelage of the Castros.
Fidel Castro hinted as much in his letter on Tuesday. While noting that "our revolution can count on cadres from the old guard ...who have the authority and the experience to guarantee the replacement," he also tipped his hat to Lage's generation.
"There is also the intermediate generation which learned together with us the basics of the complex and almost unattainable art of organizing and leading a revolution," he wrote.
Unlike the Castros, Lage is a civilian who typically appears in public in a white Cuban guayabera dress shirt or a business suit, rather than military uniform. Lage exercises wide control over government administration, much like a prime minister, and often represents Cuba at official events abroad.
Lage has earned a place over the last two decades as one of Fidel Castro's trusted advisers. When Castro ceded power, he gave Lage sole responsibility for energy and the economy.
A pediatrician by training, Lage is from a family with excellent revolutionary credentials. A distinguished student leader he rose through the ranks to become a member of the Cuban Communist Party's Central Committee in 1991.
In the 1990s he was frequently seen at Castro's side at major events. He became indispensable after the collapse of the Soviet Union during what came to be known in Cuba as the "Special Period," when the country struggled to adapt to the loss of trade with Moscow.
If the new president is Raul Castro, no one could be better prepared. "Raul has been in the background all these years," said Domingo Amuchastegui, a former Cuban intelligence analyst now living in Miami. "But he is the man who has implemented many of Fidel's policies. He's an army guy. He's organized and he's efficient."
Raul Castro has served at Fidel Castro's side throughout the entire history of the Cuban revolution, including 49 years as minister of defense. "Since the late 1950s, he has been a full partner with Fidel, his only truly indispensable ally," writes Brian Latell, the CIA's former Cuba analyst. "In fact Fidel probably could not have survived in power for so many years had it not been for Raul's steady management of the armed forces."
Whoever takes over the presidency, analysts say the country appears headed down a path of gradual economic reforms.
"Power is shifting in a different direction," said Frank Mora, who teaches national security strategy at the National War College. "Raul has raised expectations. At this point it's time to deliver."
But reforms will be gradual and modest. "This won't be perestroika," Mora added, referring to the economic restructuring in the late 1980s that led to the collapse of the former Soviet Union. "If you create too many autonomous spaces that could undermine absolute political control."
But Cuban officials have stressed that Castro's departure does not mean Cuba will dismantle the socialist economy as critics would like. Raul Castro made that clear Jan. 20 when he said Cuba faced a period of "big decisions - little by little."
Fidel Castro himself is now expected to take a back seat, limiting himself to what some have called his role as "Commentator in Chief," a reference to the series of essays, or "Reflections," he has published in state newspapers during his illness.
Health permitting, Castro's influence will likely still be felt. He remains a member of Parliament and is likely to be elected to the 31-member Council of State, Cuba's top executive body, on Sunday. Castro also retains his powerful post as first secretary of Cuba's Communist Party, the country's only political party.
Castro made it clear Tuesday he would not be disappearing altogether, promising to continue writing his essays, though he promised not to interfere too much.
"I do not bid you farewell," he said. "Perhaps my voice will be heard. I will be careful."
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Ricardo Alarcon
Raul Castro
Felipe Perez Roque
Carlos Lage
"The question really should be what does this mean for the people in Cuba? . . . They're the ones who suffered under Fidel Castro. . . . They're the ones who have been denied a right to live in a free society."
President Bush
"I don't think it will be more of the same. It's not what we in Cuba want - we want democracy and freedom - but this could be the time for some economic changes and maybe, long-term, some political changes."
Oscar Espinosa ChepeCuban dissident economist
"This is a complete joke, guys. He's not the president of Cuba. When was he elected? . . . The only news in Cuba that will ever matter is the day that they announce they are having free democratic elections."
Marco Rubio, Florida House speaker
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Castro's possible successors
Raul Castro, 76. Acting president since July 2006. Fidel's brother, Cuba's defense minister for 50 years and its highest-ranking general. As first vice president of the Council of State and first vice president of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet), he is Fidel's constitutional successor. Lacks Fidel's popular appeal and talent for public speaking. Regarded as more open to economic reform, he is credited with increasing the food supply after the withdrawal of Soviet aid in the 1990s. Has hinted a collective leadership would govern Cuba following his brother's death or resignation.
Carlos Lage Davila, 56. Finance minister, vice president of Council of State and secretary of the Council of Ministers. A trained pediatrician, he became an adviser to Fidel in the early 1990s because of academic expertise on U.S. history and politics, and economics. Considered de facto prime minister, controlling much of day-to-day activities. Following the loss of Soviet aid, initiated reforms that allowed limited land ownership and small businesses. Coordinating energy, trade and currency issues, he is credited with bringing Venezuelan oil to Cuba.
Felipe Perez Roque, 42. Foreign minister and member of Council of State. Was the youngest member of government when appointed in 1999. One of the few born after the revolution. Appears to have lost ground to Lage under Raul, significant because Roque has been a key member of Fidel's inner circle among the hard-line Communists. A former electronics engineer and student leader, he served as Fidel's chief of staff for a decade.
Ricardo Alarcon, 70. Chairman of the National Assembly. Former foreign minister and former ambassador to the United Nations for more than 20 years. One of Cuba's most visible promoters and spokesmen, especially for the Cuban Five - nationals jailed in the United States for espionage and conspiracy to commit murder. It is believed he would play a smaller role if Raul takes over.
Ramiro Valdes, 75. Minister of information and communication since 2006. Commentators believe he will play a bigger role under Raul's leadership. Long believed to be Raul's opponent, he is in charge of key sectors such as the Internet. A historical figure of the Cuban revolution. Former interior minister, vice prime minister.
Jose Ramon Balaguer, 75, health minister and one of the six council members designated by Fidel in his transfer of duties in July 2006. Old-line official, member of the political bureau of the Communist Party and Council of State.
Sources: Times files; Manchester Guardian; (London) Times citing nndb.com and Cuban government; CBS News

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The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia now Fremantle (Endemol in Netherlands). The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed media and board games. The franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972. This version was originally hosted by Bob Barker. Since 2007, Drew Carey has hosted the program.
In the show, contestants compete to win cash and prizes by guessing the pricing of merchandise. The program has been critically successful and remains a stalwart in the television ratings.[1] It also managed to break away from the quiz show format that has been used in other game shows.[2] Since the current version premiered, it has also been adapted in several international formats around the world, most notably in the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico & Vietnam.
In 2013, TV Guide ranked it No. 5 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.[3]
The original version of The Price Is Right was first broadcast on NBC, and later ABC, from 1956 to 1965. Hosted by Bill Cullen, it involved four contestants bidding on a wide array of merchandise prizes, whose values ranged anywhere from a few dollars, (in many cases, "bonus" prizes were attached after the fact, to the winner) to thousands, doing so in the manner of auctions except that Cullen did not act out the role of auctioneer. Instead, contestants tried to bid closest to the product's actual retail price without going over that price. Depending on the prize, contestants were allowed, in proper turn, to make multiple bids; or only allowed one bid. In the case of the former, each contestant in-turn bid on the displayed item until a buzzer sounded. They could make a final bid, or "freeze." The contestant whose bid was closest to the correct value of the prize – and had not gone over that value – won it. There was also a special game set aside for the home viewer, which offered several prizes in a package, which usually included a luxury vacation trip, and/or a new car as part of the package. Viewers submitted their bids via post cards; the winner was announced on the air. At the end of each episode, the contestant who had won the most (by dollar value) was declared the winner and became the returning champion, entitled to play again in the next episode.
This version began as part of NBC's daytime schedule. An alleged series of technical problems made the pilot episode look bad enough for NBC to decline buying the show, but after an appeal from the producers, citing the fact that at that time all TV shows were given up to an initial 13 weeks to succeed or fail, it aired anyway. It became successful enough to warrant a second version of the series, beginning on prime time in the fall of 1957. Shown weekly, that version had the distinction of being the first TV game show to be broadcast in color.[4] After being a Top-10 prime time show for some time its ratings gradually but noticeably declined, and by 1963 NBC canceled it, and it was then picked up by ABC. ABC's prime time version ran for one full season (1963–64), and the daytime version ended in 1965.
Since 1972, the current version of The Price Is Right uses the same structure:
- One Bid, where four players attempt to bid on an initial prize, being as close as possible without going over; the player closest to the price gets the opportunity to play a pricing game. The first four players are called from the studio audience at the start of the show in Contestant's Row to play One Bid, and after each pricing game, a new player is called to fill the slot.
- Pricing games, where the contestant plays for a range of prizes, frequently money or automobiles, with most games based on the player's knowledge of the retail price of these items.
- The Showcase, where the two top players of the day are shown two showcases, collections of several prizes. The player with the highest winnings to that point gets the option of either bidding on the first showcase, or passing that to the other player who must bid on it; the second showcase is then bid on by the remaining player. The player who bids closer to the retail price of their own showcase without going over wins the showcase; it is possible to win both showcases by being very close to the actual price without going over, while if both players overbid, neither showcase is won.
When the new format debuted as The New Price Is Right, shows were thirty minutes in length: three pricing games were played and the two contestants with the highest winnings entered the Showcase. By June 1973, the show was renamed back to The Price is Right.
The show was expanded into an hour-long format on November 3, 1975, allowing six pricing games to be played per episode. A new feature, the Showcase Showdown, was added to select which players would play in the Showcase. It is played after the first three players have completed their pricing games to select one player from this set, and again after the last three. In the Showdown, each player is given two chances to spin a wheel which displays every monetary amount from 5¢ to $1.00 in 5¢ increments. The player may either stop after the first spin or take the second one, with the values from both spins being added together in the latter case to determine their score. The player who comes the closest to $1.00 without going over, either on the first spin alone or the sum of both, advances to the Showcase. A score of exactly $1.00 awards a cash bonus and gives the player a chance to win larger amounts in a bonus spin.
The series debuted September 4, 1972, in two forms: a daily version on CBS with Bob Barker as host, and a weekly version, eventually dubbed "the nighttime Price Is Right," hosted by Dennis James and airing in first-run syndication. Barker took over the nighttime version in 1977 (which remained a half-hour in length throughout its existence) and hosted both until the nighttime version was discontinued in 1980. The syndicated nighttime version returned five years later, with Tom Kennedy as host and running five days a week. This version ran for one season.
Barker hosted the program from its debut until June 15, 2007. During his 35 years as host, Barker won numerous awards and honors including Daytime Emmys and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Directors of the show included Marc Breslow, Paul Alter, and Bart Eskander, with Eskander receiving a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Direction of a Game Show. Producer Roger Dobkowitz won a Daytime Emmy for his work on the show, which included the development of many of the show's games that are still being played today.
After a search for a successor, Drew Carey took the helm of the show, with production resuming in August 2007, and his first episode airing on October 15. It is believed to be the longest-running game show on television (the Spanish-language variety show Sábado Gigante ended on September 19, 2015).[5][6] It is also the longest running game show airing episodes five days-per-week in the world. The Price Is Right is one of two game show franchises (along with To Tell the Truth) to be seen nationally in either first-run network or syndication airings in the U.S. in every decade from the 1950s onward. CBS has occasionally aired extra episodes of the show for short periods between the cancellation of one daytime program and the premiere of its successor. On occasion since 1986, special episodes have aired during prime time hours, most notably to fill in gaps between the Survivor series, and during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.
On September 22, 2008, Terry Kneiss made game show history by bidding the exact amount of his $23,743 showcase. Taping of the show immediately stopped, with Carey and show staffers concerned that cheating was taking place. It was later learned that—by constantly watching the show, noticing the frequency of certain products showing up on the show, and using statistical analysis—Ted Slauson, an audience member and long-time superfan of the show, had legitimately determined the exact prices of the items in the showcase. Slauson shared this knowledge with Terry's wife Linda, who was sitting beside him in the audience, and the information was signaled to Terry up on stage. Kneiss was awarded the prizes, and the show subsequently discontinued featuring certain products.[7][8]
On April Fools' Day in 2014, Craig Ferguson and Carey switched hosting duties, with Carey hosting The Late Late Show and Ferguson taking over the hosting duties on The Price Is Right. The episode also featured Shadoe Stevens as announcer. Barker appeared on the April Fools' Day episode in 2015, hosting the first item up for bids and the first pricing game, with Carey hosting the remainder of the episode.[9][10]
Broadcast history[edit]
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|Bob Barker
|Drew Carey
|Dennis James
|Weekly series
|Bob Barker
|Weekly series
|Tom Kennedy
|Daily series. Referred to on-air as "the nighttime Price Is Right"
|Doug Davidson
|Daily series, The New Price Is Right
Prime time episodes have been ordered by CBS on occasion since 1986. The first, The Price Is Right Special, was a six-week summer series which aired on CBS in 1986, hosted by Barker. In 2002, the show celebrated its 30th year with a Las Vegas special.
Later in 2002, the show began its current line of primetime episodes (known as #xxxSP in show codes). Six special episodes titled The Price Is Right Salutes aired in primetime, saluting the branches of the United States armed forces, and for the police and firefighters of America in the wake of the September 11 attacks became the first in the canon. The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular (#007SP-#033SP) was a series of primetime specials airing from 2003 until 2008 featuring chances at winning $1,000,000, as well as more expensive prizes than on the daytime counterpart.
Two daytime episodes aired in primetime. Episode #4035K (June 15, 2007, season finale and Bob Barker's final episode) was rebroadcast in primetime after airing that morning, leading to the Daytime Emmy Awards. Episode #4512K, the show's military special, originally intended for November 11, 2008, became the first daytime episode scheduled to originally air in prime time when it was moved to November 14.
The Celebrity Week format in daytime where a celebrity plays along with contestants was adopted for the next series of prime time episodes, which are part of the same series as the 2002 Salutes and 2003–08 $1,000,000 Spectaculars (since #034SP). These shows used former participants on the network's three prime time reality game shows (Survivor, The Amazing Race and Big Brother) who joined contestants as teams. The three-night special aired May 23–25, 2016.[11] Another series of specials, #037SP (with cast members from SEAL Team mainly David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks, Justin Melnick and Dita the Dog) and #038SP (featuring Seth Rogen), aired during the 2019–20 television season and three more episodes have been ordered by CBS to air during the season, #039SP-#041SP. Episodes starting with #037SP are designated as The Price Is Right at Night, with the background trapezoid logos carrying different colours to represent an evening motif instead of the bright colours for daytime.
The civilian-celebrity format beginning with 037SP offers a charitable donation the celebrity's charity equivalent to the total cash and prizes won, similar to the format used in daytime.
On January 12, 2020, CBS announced that three more specials will air in Spring 2020.[12]
Licensed merchandise[edit]
Endless Games, which in the past has produced board games based on several other game shows, including The Newlywed Game and Million Dollar Password, distributes home versions of The Price Is Right, featuring the voice of Rich Fields, including a DVD edition and a Quick Picks travel-size edition. Ubisoft also released a video game version of the show for the PC, Nintendo DS, and Wii console on September 9, 2008. An updated version of the game (The Price Is Right: 2010 Edition) was released on September 22, 2009. Both versions feature the voice of Rich Fields, who was the show's announcer at the time of the release of the video games in question.
In September 2010, Ludia released the official Facebook version of The Price Is Right game. The game had two million monthly active users only two months after the launch.[13]
In October 2011, Ludia (now owned by RTL Group) released The Price Is Right Decades, a video game featuring production elements from various decades of the show, for the Wii, mobile devices, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 to celebrate their 40 years on the CBS network.
International versions[edit]
The 1972 revised format appeared on Australian television the following year and debuted in the U.K. in 1984. The format has also been adapted elsewhere around the world. Hosts and models from the versions in other countries have made appearances on the U.S. version, usually sitting in the audience and acknowledged by the host during the broadcast. Barker and then-music-director Stan Blits appeared on the Carlo Boszhard-hosted Cash en Carlo at the start of the 200th episode.
Currently airing Ended Upcoming or returning version
|Duration dates
|El Precio Justo
|Azul Televisión (1999)
El Trece (2000)
Telefe (2019–present)
|Fernando Bravo (1999–2000)
Lizy Tagliani (2019–present)
February 4, 2019 – present
|The original 1999-00 Used a similar set to U.S. version and a similar logo to French version. The 2019 version had Tagliani as the first transgender host of a classic game show.
|The Price Is Right
Seven Network (1963)
|Bruce Beeby (1957)
Geoff Manion (1958)
Keith Walshe (1959)
Horrie Dargie (1963)
|Original series
|The Price Is Right
|Seven Network (1981–86, 2012)
Network Ten (1973–1974, 1989)
Nine Network (1993–98, 2003–05)
|Garry Meadows (1973–74)
Ian Turpie (1981–86, 1989)
Larry Emdur (1993–98, 2003–05, 2012)
|February 5, 1973 – December 19, 2012
|Most versions feature similar elements to U.S. version: the "Double Bullseye" playoff and a pricing game similar to the current U.S.'s "Easy as 1 2 3" are used for the Showcase
|De Juiste Prijs
Le Juste Prix
|Jan Theys (1990–92)
Koen Wauters (2010)
Michaël Dufour (2010)
|Both versions feature similar elements to French version
|O Preço Certo
O Preço Certo
Rede Record
|Silvio Santos
Juan Alba
October 2009 – June 2010
|Juan Alba's version used a similar set to the UK Joe Pasquale's show (and the French show) and the same theme tune as the UK, while Silvio Santos' version used similar elements to U.S. show
|Това е цената
Tova e Cenata
This is the price
|Veselin Kalanovski
Niki Stanoev (co-host)
|October 20 – November 10, 2013
January 4, 2014–present
|Aired every Sunday (21:00–22:00 EET); stopped after episode four and it was announced that it was its pilot season; restarted January 2014 and aired every Saturday form 18:00 to 19:00 EET
| Canada
( Quebec)
|Misez Juste (1994–95)
Price Is Right: À vous de jouer (2011–12)
|Alain Léveillé (1994–95)
Philippe Bond (2011–12)
September 2011–12
|The original French-Canadian version had a significantly cheaper budget (car rentals in place of cars, trips to Halifax and Cuba) and a set more akin to Let's Make a Deal; aired twice a week, unlike the two other versions airing at the time (the U.S. version airs on English-language Canadian stations).
|Diga lo que vale
|Canal 13
|Don Francisco
|Aired as a segment inside Sábado Gigante.
Gòu Wù Jiē
|Gao Bo
Chen Beibei
|Name translates to "Shopping Street"; borrows many elements from the U.S. version
Quan Shi Ni De
|Beijing TV
|Li Yong
|Used some similar formats to the U.S. version and previous one on CCTV-2
|El precio es correcto
|RTI on Cadena Uno or Cadena Dos (1981–89)[14][15]
Caracol TV (2011–2014)
|Gloria Valencia de Castaño[15] (1981–89)
Iván Lalinde (2011–2014)
|1980s: The second game, Grand Game, was called El Mercadito (The Little Supermarket); the fourth game was a Colombian rendition of Race Game
2011: A new season, presented by Iván Lalinde, started April 11, 2011 on Caracol TV;[16] this version borrowed many elements from the Mexican show
|The Price Is Right Bekam
|Al Nahar
|Kuum Hind
|Kanal 2
|Emil Rutiku
|October 2007
|Mitä maksaa?
|MTV (Yle)
|Mikko Yoderson
Petri Liski
|Le Juste Prix
|Max Meynier
Éric Galliano
Patrick Roy
Philippe Risoli
Vincent Lagaf'
|Aired at 12:05 on TF1 and became one of the most famous game shows of the 1990s. Currently, a version with Vincent Lagaf' is aired on TF1 at 19:00.
|Le Juste Euro
|France 2
|Patrice Laffont
|The series originally wanted to be called Dites-le en Euro! (Say it in Euro!) in order to separate it from Le Juste Prix but it only lasted for three weeks and was aired in December 2001 until January 2002. The show was later replaced by Attention à la marche! (Watch your step!) hosted by Jean-Luc Reichmann.
|Der Preis ist heiß
|Harry Winjnvoord
Wolfram Kons
|The first season used a set that had lots of pink and blue, while the later series had a set that somewhat resembled the American set; the theme music was also changed to the American theme; the intro later included a light box, like the U.S. version, both series used similar props to U.S. show. It was recently featured on Germany's Gameshow Marathon.
|H τιμή τιμή δεν έχει
H timí timí den échei
|Elias Mpenetos
|Yehi Hai Right Price
|DD Metro 9 Gold / Zee TV
|Rohit Roy
|Tebak Harga (2001–02)
The Price is Right (2003–05, 2010–2011, 2016–2018, 2020–)
|Trans TV (2001–02; 2003–05)
Indosiar (2010–2011)
|Muhammad Farhan (2001–02; 2003–05)
Steny Agustaf & Surya Insomnia (2010)
Ananda Omesh & Gracia Indri (2016–2018)
|December 17, 2001 – August 16, 2002
May 2, 2003 – May 27, 2005
August 11, 2010 – 2011
December 10, 2016 – March 11, 2018
|Tebak Harga was one of the few Asian version to use "Bruce's Price is Right" elements, while the other version borrowed many elements from the French (2010–2011) and USA (2016–2018) version, such as : logo, bumpers, studios, and features a Single-player showcase similarly played as the UK version.[17]
|פחות או יותר
Pachot o' Yoter
|Channel 2
|Aki Avni
|OK, il Prezzo è Giusto!
|Italia 1 (1983–87)
Canale 5 (1988–96)
Rete 4 (1987–88; 1996–2001)
|Gigi Sabani (1983–86)
Iva Zanicchi (1987–2000)
Emanuela Folliero (1999)
Maria Teresa Ruta (2000–01)
May–June 1999
September 1999 – June 2000
September 2000 – June 2001
|The second longest continually-running version of The Price Is Right, airing from 1983 to 2001; one of three versions later to be hosted by a woman although the first was hosted by a man in the early 80s; largely faithful to the U.S. version, but the last two seasons altered the format slightly to use the Showcase round seen on the U.K. version
|The Chance
Za cha-n-su
|Tokyo Broadcasting System
|Pink Lady
Shirō Itō
Masayuki Yuhara
|Veiksmes cena
|Valters Krauze
|January 7, 2007
|The Price Is Right بلا TVA
MBC 4 (2011–present)
|Tony Baroud
|May 25, 2010–present
|Uses similar elements to French Version, like sound effects
|El Precio Es Blanco
|Ángel Fernández
|Sponsored by the Departament store chain Blanco, later Gigante, and now Soriana.
|Atinale Al Precio
|Marco Antonio Regil (1997–99; 2010)
|The 2010 version uses similar elements to the British version; in 2007, Regil auditioned to replace Barker for the United States version.[18]
|Ghiceşte Pretul
|Jurnal TV
|Bogdan Dascál
|السعر الصحيح
Al seer al Saheeh
|The Price is Right
|Phyo Zaw Linn
|Prijs je Rijk
Cash en Carlo
The Price is Right[19]
|Fred Oster
Hans Kazàn
Carlo Boszhard
Eddy Zoëy
|Prijs je Rijk (Praise Rich) used the U.S. theme and similar set; Prijzenslag (Price War) was based on Germany's Der Preis ist Heiss and Bob Warman's in the UK; Cash En Carlo (Cash & Carlo) was a version of many European versions to borrow the format of Bruce's in the UK (although it doesn't borrow the UK version's props and music cues, but uses another remix of the U.S. Price is Right theme as "Come on down" music)
|New Zealand
|The Price Is Right
|Dave Jamieson
|Filmed at TVNZ's Avalon Studios in Wellington, even though the show screened on the opposition network TV3; sponsored by the Farmers department store chain and Farmers actually changed their slogan around this time to Farmers, "Where The Price Is Right". In recent years, the Australian version had been screened on New Zealand's Prime Television.
|The Price Is Right
|Geo TV
|Ali Salman
|Uses similar elements to Bruce's Price Is Right and current U.S. logo in tones of blue
|Diga lo que Vale
|Panamericana Televisión
|Johnny López
|Featured a similar set to American version and a remix of the U.S. Opening as main theme.
|The Price Is Right
|Dawn Zulueta
|The only other version of the show known to have used the Australian version of the Showcase; the first version of show ran on ABC-5 as part of the network's response to the popularity of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? on IBC 13. The show borrowed many U.S. and Australian elements
|Kris Aquino
|February 14, 2011 – August 13, 2011
|A second Philippine version of the show was produced by ABS-CBN and hosted by Kris Aquino, borrowed many U.S. elements.
|Dobra cena
|Grzegorz Wons
|One of the many European versions that used Davidson's Price Is Right music
|O Preço Certo (1990–1993, 2002–2003, 2006–present)
O Preço Certo em Euros (January 2002 – March 2006)
|Carlos Cruz (1990–92)
Nicolau Breyner (1992–93)
Jorge Gabriel (2002–03)
Fernando Mendes (2003–06, 2006–present)
|1990–1993 (first edition);
January 2002 – March 2006;
September 2006–present (second edition)
|The title was changed to O Preco Certo em Euros when the escudo was dropped and the Euro was introduced, with Jorge Gabriel and then Fernando Mendes as host, and Miguel Vital as announcer; this version used Bruce's Price Is Right props and music (but used a synthesized version of the U.S. theme for its closing music); when the show still used the escudo, it used a set similar to the U.S. show (and the German show) and the same music cues as the US; in Autumn 2006 the show re-launched once again and took its inspiration from the new UK version by using a similar set and music. The show also removed "em Euros" from the name making its new title O Preço Certo since the Euro has been in use for seven years
|Preţul Correct
|Stelian Nistor
Constantin Cotimanis
|December 1997 – March 2000
|Spune-mi Preţul
|Kanal D
|Cosmin Cernat
|Цена удачи
Tsena udachi
|Boris Smolkin
Anton Komolov
|September 11, 2005 – June 25, 2006
|Cena je správna
|Andrea Lehotská & Matej "Sajfa" Cifra (2013)
Michal Hudák (2013–2014)
|El Precio Justo
Antena 3 (2006–07)
|Joaquín Prat (1988–93)
Carlos Lozano (1999–2001)
Guillermo Romero (2002–04)
Juan y Medio (2006–07)
|The 1988–93 used a similar set to UK Leslie Crowther's show and featured a Showcase played similarly to the U.S. version but featured only one Showcase on which both contestants bid; the 1999–2002 (Based in Bruce's Price Is Right) and 2006–07 (Based in UK Joe Pasquale's show) formats were somewhat resembled to American version and used an hybrid of the UK and U.S. showcase. After the top winner selected a range at random, both contestants bid on the Showcase, hoping that their bid were the fell within the selected range and the closest without going over of the actual price.
|Canal 7
|Agustín Bravo
Guess Right, Give Now
|Channel 5
|Nattee Kosolpisit
|The first version features similar elements to Australian version, minus the Showcase round which is similar to the UK version.
|The Price Is Right Thailand ราคาพารวย
The Price is Right Thailand's: Rich Price
|True 4U
|Ketsepsawat Palagawongse na Ayutthaya
|Second version features similar elements to American show, again minus the Showcase round.
|Kaç Para?
|Özkan Uğur
Vatan Şaşmaz
|September 8, 2003 – January 23, 2004
|The 2011 version borrowed many elements from the French version, such as : logo, bumpers, studios, and features a Single-player showcase similarly played as the UK version., hoping that their bid is within the range, high or low
|United Kingdom
|The Price Is Right
Sky One (1989–90)
Channel 4 (2017)[20][21]
|Leslie Crowther (ITV prime time)
Bob Warman (Sky One daytime)
Bruce Forsyth (ITV prime time)
Joe Pasquale (ITV daytime)
Alan Carr (Channel 4, ITV 2020)
|March 24, 1984 – January 12, 2007
December 30, 2017
June 2020 (as part of Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow)
|Crowther having beaten Joe Brown to the role as host after recording pilot episodes, the original version of the show ran from 1984 to 1988; the show was later revived in 1989 (ran from 1989 to 1990), in 1995 (ran from 1995 to 2001), and in 2006 (ran from 2006 to 2007). The theme from the 1994–95 American syndicated version was used for the show's 1995 revival. The show came back as a one-off pilot in a Christmas special on December 30, 2017 hosted by Alan Carr. Carr has been given a great response by viewers for his hosting ability as they demand it becoming a full series with the use of Twitter. However, it was never fully commissioned.
|El Precio Justo
|Winston Vallenilla
|Hãy Chọn Giá Đúng
|Lại Văn Sâm (2004–14)
Lưu Minh Vũ (2005–12, 2014, 2018–19)
Trần Hỗng Ngọc (2012–16, 2016–18)
Dương Hồng Phúc (2018–19)
Phan Tuẫn Tú & Nguyễn Hoàng Linh (2019–present)
|June 26, 2004 – June 25, 2016
December 3, 2016–present
|The show featured many similar elements from the U.S. version but used both U.S. and Australia cues; originally hosted by Lại Văn Sâm—later hosted the Vietnamese version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire called Ai Là Triệu Phú since January 4, 2005. After 620 shows, it was announced in its Facebook fanpage in June 28 that the show was put in hiatus for half of a year to wait for its new time slot. In the following week, it was replaced by Bàn Thắng Vàng (Golden Goal). When Bàn Thắng Vàng was axed, the show returned on December 3, 2016. This is the only known version to still use the 1977 "Come on Down" theme and many of the 70s cues from the U.S.
See also[edit]
- ^ Weintraub, Joanne (May 9, 2007). "Barker still a prize: Durable host gave 'Price Is Right' a long spin". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
- ^ Hoerschelmann, Olaf. "Quiz and Game Shows". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
- ^ Fretts, Bruce (June 17, 2013). "Eyes on the Prize", TV Guide, pp. 14 and 15.
- ^ "Colorcasting". Broadcasting/Telecasting: 35. September 23, 1957.
- ^ "5 reasons why we'll miss 'Sabado Gigante'". September 17, 2015.
- ^ Schneider, Michael. "Time's 'Right' to step down". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ TV's Crowning Moment of Awesome, Chris. "Jones". Esquire. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/how-one-man-beat-the-price-is-right/
- ^ "The Price Is Right". Episode 7073K. April 1, 2015. CBS. Missing or empty
- ^ Hanks, Henry (April 2, 2015). "Bob Barker returns to 'The Price Is Right'". CNN. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Come on Down...to Prime time! CBS to Air Three Special Prime time Editions of Network Television's #1 Daytime Series, The Price Is Right". CBS Press Express. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ ""The Price Is Right" returning to CBS primetime this spring; CBS All Access reveals new info on hit shows". CBS News. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "The Price Is Right on Facebook".
- ^ "El precio es correcto" (in Spanish). Colarte. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ a b Paulo Laserna Phillips and Diego Amaral Ceballos, ed. (2004). 50 años: la televisión en Colombia: una historia para el futuro (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Zona Editores, Caracol TV. p. 117. ISBN 958-96587-5-X.
- ^ "El precio es correcto" (in Spanish). Caracol TV. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ "The Price Is Right Indonesia on Instagram: "Kira-kira mau hadiah apa aja nih yang pengen kamu menangkan dari #PriceIsRightID Tulis di kolom komentar dibawah, follow instagram ini dan…"". Instagram. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ^ "The price is right – Blue Circle". August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Alan Carr is bringing back The Price Is Right". Digital Spy. June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Alan Carr reveals why now is the perfect time to bring back The Price is Right". Mirror. December 30, 2017.
External links[edit]
- The Price Is Right (1956–1965) on IMDb
- The Price Is Right (1972–) on IMDb
- Official Fremantle website and video social network community for The Price Is Right
- Official CBS website for The Price Is Right
- The Price Is Right at the National Film and Sound Archive
- The Price is Right at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television


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The Liverpool ONE Apple Store has emptied its floor room shelves and moved items upstairs to prevent looting, reports The Next Web.
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StrategyBy Gary Bolles
Technology: Web Services
You're studying a whiteboard drawing of your company's information technology backbone, and your eyes are starting to glaze over. You've got a spaghetti-like maze of Internet connections and older, legacy networks and systems that fairly screams with complexity and inefficiency. You talk to a Web services vendor, and suddenly you discern a brilliant set of connections between systems that can rescue valuable information from the burial grounds of obscurityas if all you had to do was provide simple links between systems to let them "talk" more rapidly and efficiently to each other.
Sound too good to be true? In some cases, it may be. Vendors may smooth-talk you into thinking that it's easy to administer new software known as Web services, designed to allow different computer systems to communicate seamlessly through the Web: Simply layer them over your poor, balkanized legacy systems, and suddenly everything connects. It's not easy to find anyone who will speak negatively about Web services nowadays. But buyer beware. Though many companies, from General Motors Corp. to Aetna Inc., are testing Web services softwaretouted by some as the next big wave of the Internettechnology analysts and companies alike are finding it's not quite ready for prime time.
Why bother with Web services at all? In many situations, the software can speed access to information that your company has bottled up in legacy systems and increase communication between the various departments of a company. Further, Web services can be fairly easy to installif you have a newer infrastructure without layer upon layer of legacy systems. Because Web services are nimble, says Whit Andrews, a research director at Gartner Inc., companies that have small IT departments and "are aggressive at adopting new technology should absolutely deploy Web services today."
Indeed, according to IDC, the Framingham, Mass.-based technology research firm, the worldwide market for Web services is projected to rise at a torrid clip to $21 billion by 2007 from $787 million last yeardespite the economic downturn. Technology consultant A.T. Kearney Inc., says 70 percent of all companies are at least experimenting with Web services, with more to follow. But to justify the investment, it's essential to know the kinds of tasks you'd like the new system to deliver: Believe it or not, many companies have charged into Web services based on the promise of simplicity and efficiency, only to discover later that a lack of strategic planning at the top was limiting success.
Which companies stand to gain the most from Web services? If you have legacy data locked up in older applications, and those applications support frequently changing business processes, then Web services are, at least, worth exploring. According to Alejandro Danylyszyn, senior manager for e-technologies integration at Deloitte Consulting, companies with complex supply chains, or which regularly hand off data between systemsfinancial services, energy trading, high-tech manufacturing and telecommunications, to name a feware also ripe for Web services. However, says Danylyszyn, in order to switch over to Web services widely throughout the company, "you're going to have to solve two common problems of early technology adoption: security and performance."
Security standardswhich would ensure common ways to verify the authenticity of applications that invoke Web servicesare not widely supported. And "wordy" standards like XML can slow Web service performance, since long sets of instructions need to be interpreted along the way. Another drawback: Web services may not be cheap. "Like any investment in technology, you have a high [cost] curve upfront," adds Danylyszyn. "After that curve starts coming down, that's when the payback period begins. Many companies, especially in this economy, are not willing to make that hump at first." If you have to purchase a development environment and Web services platform servers, train programmers who don't know object-oriented coding, and migrate a large number of applications, Web services may require a substantial investment.
In some cases, Web services may end up being simply another much-ballyhooed technology in search of a solution. "The business vision should be driving where you need to implement Web services, instead of saying, 'Hey, there's a need for Web services here,' and trying to identify how to use it," says Chee Yuen Yap, CIO for JTC Corp., a developer of industrial real estate in Singapore.
Tell your business constituents:
We need a clear and strategic vision of the kinds of services you need.
Ask your data management guru:
How hard is it now to pull together the business data that our company needs?
Ask your development team:
What would it cost to create a Web services system that works?
Developing one Web service can be relatively straightforward. Linking a few systems together may not require much work. But beyond simple point-to-point connections, you'll need to update your enterprise architecture to make sure that you have the kind of framework Web services require.
The first task is to assemble a coherent picture of your enterprise architecture as it exists todaysomething not all companies may have. If you want to make a major commitment to Web services, analysts and IT executives familiar with Web services say, you'll have to shift your architecture from any kind of "black box" legacy applications approachwith data and code operating in silosto a services approach. You'll have to design your architecture to provide unique business capabilities to the people inside your company who need them mostand do it in the form of individual services that can be reassembled in different ways.
If your company isn't interested in shifting to a services approach that would offer up applications as plug-and-play componentsand if you haven't already adopted application services as a "must-have" part of your company's architectureyou should probably stay away from any major installations of Web services, at least for now. "If you have had a coherent development of your IT architecture, you can use and deploy Web services in a better way than if you have a 'spaghetti' architecture," says Marco Bernardini, chief technological architect at Consorzio Operativo Gruppo MPS in Siena, Italy, a member of a large European banking conglomerate. Using technology from Avanade Inc., a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft Corp., Bernardini says his company is now moving between 5 and 10 percent of all intergroup transactions through Web services software.
For some IT shops, of course, the idea of setting up a services architecture is nothing new. Dan Demeter, CIO for recruiter Korn/Ferry International, said his company's long-time services approach helped make the process of linking his company's Futurestep service to Yahoo!'s recruiting portal a snap using Web services. But if your infrastructure hasn't already been adapted to a services paradigm, be ready for some heavy lifting. "It's not just about building a new application," says Corey Ferengul, vice president at Boston-based META Group Inc., the information technology research firm. "It's about creating a new architectural design."
Ask your top architect:
How easily can our architecture support a services approach?
Tell your application development team:
We need to determine how we'll manage Web services before we broadly deploy them.
Tell your business constituents:
We're moving toward building a more flexible architecture, which will let us more rapidly respond to your requests for new services.
Look before you leap. "You don't go buy a box of Web services," says META's Ferengul. Though rapid progress has been made during the past year to define standards, there is still a list of problems dogging Web services, and it's often up to the IT department to figure out how to solve them. "People who really need advanced Web servicessecurity, transactions, reliable messaging, routingare also the people who should want to take a wait-and-see approach," says Adam Sohn, product manager for Microsoft's .NET strategy group, which is developing Web services software and tools for business.
On the security front, where Web services aimed at easing company-to-company communications may threaten sensitive corporate data, companies are using Virtual Private Networks and other add-ins to create a security shield. But that's a patchwork approach that can be quickly stretched beyond the point of practicality, analysts say. "We advise companies to expect that they will see substantial security failures in their Web services implementations," says Gartner's Andrews.
What to do? Focus your Web services projects on applications that are already protected by the corporate firewall, and, over time, phase in your Web services exposure to partners and customers as security applications develop.
If you're planning any kind of large-scale rollout, you'll also have to decide how you'll manage your Web services. Watch how they perform and make sure that nothing breaks as you load up on transactions. These services are increasingly used in a production environment, which can mean cobbling together third-party applications, such as TeaLeaf Technology Inc.'s IntegriTea, which is designed to help spotlight a potential Web services failure.
But given the lack of management standards for Web services, it's best to assume that pieces will be missing. "Right now, Web services management, while critical for a strategic Web services implementation, is really something for the adult swim period," says Gartner's Andrews. "The most visionary enterprises today are thinking about managing Web services before managing a problem."
Does it help to bet on one vendor's platform, such as those from IBM, Sun Microsystems Inc., or Microsoft? "There are too many choices in the marketplace," says Deloitte's Danylyszyn. Each vendor, he says, has a different approach and a different infrastructure for Web services deployment. "There's no right answer," Danylyszyn says, "because there's no one-size-fits-all." Also, not all vendors are providing the right kinds of links between Web services and legacy applications. "We are still using batch mode communications with our back-end systems because the vendor hasn't provided the Web service capability for us to call them directly," says JTC's Yap.
Therefore, if you want to resolve all of these issues quicklywhile hoping new standards will become rapidly infused into productsyou may need a healthy dose of patience: Analysts say you shouldn't expect to see an end to the standards race for at least another two years.
Ask your development team:
How far can we stretch our security scheme to safeguard Web services?
Ask your management guru:
What problems could Web services create for us?
Ask the major web services vendors:
What switching costs might I incur if I choose to migrate from your platform later on?
Web services require your development team to think in terms of objects. That's not a problem if they're already thinking that way. But chances are, you've got some work to do with your more traditional developers.
First, choose an architectyour chief technology officer, or someone from your chief architect's officewho has substantial credibility with your development teams. Have that person serve as the focal point for your Web services initiatives. Second, give people the resources they need to become educated about the standards, then have them spend time with your developers to make sure they understand this new approach to providing services.
Next, use a small team of developers who can get excited about the potential of Web services to produce real value for the company, such as speeding computer and software code changes so that technologists at your company can respond faster to business needs. But don't expect this to happen overnight. "Web services bring about a new way of thinking about how you build applications," says Deloitte's Danylyszyn. And new ways of thinking often bring change, which is rarely easy to accomplish.
The potential value, say analysts and users, is increased flexibility for the organizationjust don't expect it to be completely painless.
Ask your CTO:
How would you manage the cultural changes required to get developers to start thinking of their applications as services?
Tell your legacy systems developers:
This is a great chance to better integrate your systems into applications.
Ask your software vendors:
How easy can you make this migration process for us?


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Arendt, Hannah
Hannah Arendt (hän´ä är´ənt), 1906–75, German-American political theorist, b. Hanover, Germany, B.A. Königsberg, 1924, Ph.D. Heidelberg, 1928. In 1925 she met Martin Heidegger, who greatly influenced her thought and who became both her teacher and briefly her lover. Later, in Heidelberg, she became a student of Karl Jaspers, another important influence. A Jew, Arendt fled Germany in 1933, immigrated (1941) to the United States, lived in New York City, and was naturalized in 1950.
As her English improved, Arendt became a regular contributor of articles to leading American journals. Her wartime essays have been collected in The Jewish Writings (2008). Also a successful academic, she became a lecturer and Guggenheim fellow, 1952–53; visiting professor at the Univ. of California at Berkeley, 1955; the first woman appointed to a full professorship at Princeton, 1959; and visiting professor of government at Columbia, 1960. From 1963 to 1967 she was professor at the Univ. of Chicago, and in 1967 she became university professor at the New School for Social Research.
With the publication of Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) her status as a major political thinker was firmly established. In this book she examined the major forms of 20th-century totalitarianism—National Socialism (Nazism) and Communism—and attempted to trace their origins in the anti-Semitism and imperialism of the 19th cent. Her second major American publication, The Human Condition (1958), likewise received wide acclaim. Eichmann in Jerusalem (1963), her analysis of the Nazi war crimes based on observation of the trial of Adolf Eichmann, stirred considerable controversy and became known particularly for her concept of "the banality of evil." She also posited that Eichmann suffered from an "inability to think" and did not really understand Naziism, ideas that have been disputed by several later scholars.
Arendt also served as research director of the Conference on Jewish Relations (1944–46) and executive director of Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, New York City (1949–52). Her other writings include On Revolution (1963), Men in Dark Times (1968), On Violence (1969), and Crises of the Republic (1972).
See L. Kohler and H. Saner, ed., Hannah Arendt–Karl Jaspers: Correspondence, 1926–1969 (tr. by R. and R. Kimber, 1992), C. Brightman, ed., Between Friends: The Correspondence of Hannah Arendt and Mary McCarthy, 1949–1975 (1995), and U. Ludtz, ed., Letters, 1925–1975: Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger (2003); biographies by E. Young-Bruehl (1982) and M.-I. Brudny (2008); E. Ettinger, Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger (1995), D. Villa, Arendt and Heidegger: The Fate of the Political (1995), and R. Wolin, Heidegger's Children (2001); studies by S. J. Whitfield (1980), L. Bradshaw (1989), and H. F. Pitkin (1998); B. Stangneth, Eichmann before Jerusalem (2011, tr. 2014); A. Ushpiz, dir., Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (documentary, 2016).


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La crónica Ibargüen-Cachopín y el Canto de Lelo
Urquijo Ibarra, Julio de (1922) La crónica Ibargüen-Cachopín y el Canto de Lelo. Revista Internacional de los Estudios Vascos = Revue Internationale des Etudes Basques (13). pp. 232-247.
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The "Chronicle of Ibargüen" was discovered not to have been written by Ibergüen, as he had only collaborated with Cachopín, who is considered to be the authentic author. This is why, at the moment, it is being considered whether the judgments made on the work of Ibargüen were fair. The Song of Lelo or Song of the Cántabros appears in issue 71 of the Chronicle together with a study of the song, that the author considers a senseless refrain
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[Global: Africa News]
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Summit ended in South Africa on Sunday without a deal on the Zimbabwean crisis.
There were high hopes before the meeting started on Saturday last week that the political parties from Zimbabwe would conclude their talks at the summit.
The ruling Zimbabwe National African Union (Patriotic Front) (ZANU PF) and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have been engaged in power sharing talks for the last four weeks.
The major issue which has stalled the power sharing deal is mainly on how much power each of the leaders would get from the talks.
ZANU PF leader President Robert Mugabe wants to give MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai limited powers as prime minister of the country. At the same time, Mugabe would retain executive powers as the president, with the leeway to appoint two vice presidents and the Cabinet.
This is the only solution which ZANU PF says is acceptable for the power sharing deal to succeed.
Tsvangirai is demanding that he be made the executive prime minister, with powers to chair Cabinet and to appoint and dismiss Government ministers.
He is prepared to let Mugabe control the army, but wants him to seek advice when making military decisions.
What has angered ZANU PF and Mugabe most is that the MDC wants a clause which states that elections would be called within 90 days if anyone pulls out of the coalition.
This has given ZANU PF an indication that the MDC intends to pull out of the coalition as soon as it starts to work.
But to understand the complications of the negotiations, it is important to get a little background to the Zimbabwean problem. It all started with the March 29 elections which saw presidential, parliamentary and local government elections being held on the same day for the first time since independence in 1980.
Zimbabwe has been holding elections since 1980, but they were being held at different times.
The March 29 election did not produce a clear winner for the presidential poll, with Mugabe scoring nearly 43.2 percent compared to Tsvangirai's 47.9.
In the powerful Lower House, Mugabe's ZANU PF got 99 seats, with Tsvangirai's MDC having 100.
But the situation becomes complicated with the presence of an MDC breakaway faction led by Arthur Mutambara, which controls 10 seats.
The 10 seats held by Mutambara, in addition to another one held by an independent candidate, means that no party holds the ultimate majority in the Lower House.
The vote can always swing to which ever party lures the Mutambara faction and the independent candidate. But most importantly, the results of the March 29 presidential election meant that no candidate held the majority vote. This necessitated a presidential run-off between Mugabe and Tsvangirai, which was slotted for June 27.
Tsvangirai boycotted the run-off with a few days to go, citing violence against his supporters. But according the country's Constitution, the boycott was too late and the election went ahead, with Mugabe garnering more than two million votes compared to Tsvangirai's nearly 200, 000.
It was after the run-off that the idea of talks between Mugabe and Tsvangirai was touted. What has now made the issue of talks complex is on which election to recognise. Mugabe says the people spoke in the June 27 presidential run-off, while Tsvangirai insists that the March 29 result should be used as the basis of any political negotiation.
Political analysts predict it would be almost impossible for the two to reconcile their positions, especially considering the issue of power and control which is at stake. The bottom line is that both Mugabe and Tsvangirai are under pressure from their parties not to give in on their positions. To Mugabe, ceding executive powers to Tsvangirai means the ultimate death of ZANU PF as a political party. The implications of such a move are too ghastly to contemplate for the millions of ZANU PF supporters.
At the same time, Tsvangirai has a clear mandate from the national executive of his party that he should come out of the talks with a deal that puts the MDC in total control. The argument is that any deal which does not give Tsvangirai executive powers means the MDC would be "swallowed" by ZANU PF. MDC supporters fear that the talks would result in them becoming part and parcel of ZANU PF, a situation which would have ended the opposition party's political ambitions.
Some say it is impossible for ZANU PF and the MDC to work together in a government of national unity.
This is mainly because of the sharp differences in ideology that exists between the two political parties. MDC accuses ZANU PF of being rooted in liberation war politics which it says are not progressive.
ZANU PF, on the other hand, says the MDC is a creation of Western countries meant to destabilise the country and obliterate the gains of the liberation struggle.
Such gains include the land reform and the empowerment programmes which have seen the once marginalised blacks being given land and resources to start companies.
But if Tsvangirai pulls out of the talks, he runs the risk of being portrayed as anti-people and anti-Zimbabwe because he would be seen as unwilling to find a solution to the problems facing the country.
The talks have been popularised as the basis to find a solution to the economic problems facing Zimbabwe to such an extent that it becomes risk to publicly pull out. Zimbabwe is facing a difficult economic situation mainly charactersied by high inflation and shortages of basic goods.
The situation has been worsened by the imposition of sanctions by the Western countries which are eager to see Mugabe go. This further complicates the whole issue considering that Western countries have made it clear that they will not recognise any deal which leaves Mugabe in control.
The negotiating political parties have no control over the removal of sanctions, since this is at the discretion of Western countries which imposed them.
But Zimbabweans still remain hopeful that a solution would be found to end the economic problems which have condemned many to poverty.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, who was appointed by SADC to mediate in the talks, says efforts would continue to find a speedy resolution, "so that it indeed becomes possible to address the enormous challenges that face the masses of the people of Zimbabwe."
Perhaps what is also important is that ZANU PF and the MDC still maintain that the talks have not broken down. The parties' officials issued statements indicating that they will continue to talk until a solution is found and an acceptable power sharing deal is agreed.
Chikova reports for The Black Star News from Harare, Zimbabwe
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It's only been a little more than a week since the last contest, and we hope the winner enjoys her new Trevor Brown print, the Creep Machine and is starting another print contest. Once again Virtu Art Gallery has kindly donated the print, this time it's Nicoletta Ceccoli's "The Elephant's Journey". This contest will last a bit longer than the last one, three weeks to be exact. So what do you need to do this time to win the print? Just post in the comments section below the name of your favorite children's book, and why you love it. Only one entry per person, and you also need to fulfill both parts (name of book, why you love it).
You have until Sunday, February 28th at Midnight PST to get those comments in. Good Luck.
CONTEST NOW CLOSED, The WINNER IS Jessica, with her choice of the Velveteen Rabbit.
Giveaway: "The Elephant's Journey" by Nicoletta CeccoliPosted on Feb 7, 2011
It's only been a little more than a week since the last contest, and we hope the winner enjoys her new Trevor Brown print, the Creep Machine and is starting another print contest. Once again Virtu Art Gallery has kindly donated the print, this time it's Nicoletta Ceccoli's "The Elephant's Journey". This contest will last a bit longer than the last one, three weeks to be exact. So what do you need to do this time to win the print? Just post in the comments section below the name of your favorite children's book, and why you love it. Only one entry per person, and you also need to fulfill both parts (name of book, why you love it).
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RyanFeb 7, 2011 at 5:15 am
Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. This book is basically an art book for kids (and adults too I suppose) about finding creativity in anything. It teaches kids to see their mistakes not as something to shy away from or become frustrated over, but instead as an opportunity as a starting point for something completely new.
The way this is presented is what really makes this a great book though. The books is a bit interactive. Pages show examples of mistakes a child might make when trying to make art (a torn page, paint dripped, smudges) and then show how those mistakes can be turned into something wonderful. I've found as much inspiration in this book as my daughter and I've used it as the basis for art lessons at the school I teach at. Truly great!
Dina ArgovFeb 7, 2011 at 5:25 am
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. I love many others but this one I recently read. Actually I bought it for my young brother, but to get him in to this I read with him.
The pencil illustrations are breath taking, they tell the story with all the cultural – visual details, One of the main themes of the story is the cinema. The way it is illustrated is film-like, what adds to the complexity of the book as a medium.
Wicked HaloFeb 7, 2011 at 5:52 am
I guess I'd go with Mark Ryden's and Marion Peck's Sweet Wishes, because in its own sarcastic and silly way teaches a lesson by showing how too much of a good thing can turn sour. Even when being straightforward the sweets allegory (they wish upon a fairy for loads of sweets and end up barfing) isn't entirely lost on me cause I'm a complete sweet tooth and have been know on occasion to candy binge like crazy. Also gotta say its main characters remind me a great deal of my own childhood toys.
Thea SchultheissFeb 7, 2011 at 6:14 am
I used to love the "What-a-Mess" series by British comedy writer Frank Muir and illustrator Joseph Wright.
I reckon I mainly enjoyed the comical aspect and the fact that the star of the story, the dog, wreaked havoc everywhere he went – as a child, I could relate to that because I was so untidy and clumsy myself, and still am as an adult!
Aaron CookeFeb 7, 2011 at 6:52 am
This one's easy. Favorite children's book is "The Sneetches and other stories" by Dr. Seuss, because it teaches basically everything you need to know to live a good life. The Sneetches shows that no matter what people look like on the outside we're all the same inside. The Zax shows the perils of stubbornness and that we all need to compromise to get anywhere. What was I scared of teaches us not to be scared of something just because we don't understand it. And the one about mrs. mccave naming all 23 of her sons Dave is just an amusing bit of rhyming. :)
IritFeb 7, 2011 at 6:55 am
My favorite children's book is Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. This beautiful book is a collection of haunting and highly imaginative illustrations, accompanied by cryptic titles.
Each time I browse this book, I discover yet another detail that I haven't noticed before. So even though it doesn't include a lot of text, the book is completely absorbing for children and adults alike.
Lynet WittyFeb 7, 2011 at 8:38 am
This is an awesome giveaway! I love this print! I recently found a book that I love, mainly because of the artwork.
it's by Neil Gaiman and it's called The Dangerous Alphabet.
Artwork is by Gris Grimly who I'm seriously considering naming my next kid after…I mean Gris? I love it.
SeanFeb 7, 2011 at 8:59 am
"Where the sidewalk ends" by Shel Silverstein
I always liked it because it seemed a little off compared to most other books the most kids were reading. The illustrations and poems created such a vivid image in my young mind.
DJROBFeb 7, 2011 at 10:33 am
"Chocolate Fever" by Robert Kimmel Smith
This is my favorite children's book. I remember reading this book in elementary and wanting to brake out in a Chocolate fever. Because as a kid my love for chocolate is still strong today as it was then. Lucky Henry.
AlexFeb 7, 2011 at 10:43 am
It may be cliche at this point but my favorite book was "Where the wild things are" by Maurice Sendak. I was not the best behaved child and my mom would always say I was as rambunctious as Max. I remember reading this book at nights under my covers with a flashlight. I dont know how, but the copy I still have was from some library that was never returned. Is that wrong?
HollowFeb 7, 2011 at 2:42 pm
"Horton Hears a Who!" by Dr. Seuss
Or anything by Dr. Seuss for that matter. I was always caught up in the characters, illustrations, and how he wrote, but I didn't really comprehend the morals of the stories til later in life, and Horton is one of the most admirable characters. And I was obsessed with elephants growing up, I had elephant everything, bedding, bookends, posters, Zoobooks about elephants, stupid little hats with big ears, watched Dumbo every day, obsessed! Probably another reason I really want this print, a Nicoletta Ceccoli print with an elephant in it, fuck ya!
Anna DiazFeb 7, 2011 at 3:53 pm
"Frog and Toad Are Friends" by Arnold Lobel
This book taught me at an early age to appreciate friendships and the differences that each person has. The adventures of Frog and Toad were about spending time and making great memories full of laughter and fun. As an only child, Frog and Toad taught me that friends are people who will stay with you through the good and the bad, and will last a lifetime.
The wonderful adventures that Frog and Toad go through are one of the many reasons that I love sharing and reading this book with my nieces and nephews.
Chelsey SierraFeb 7, 2011 at 9:59 pm
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
My mom owned this book, and when I was a child I'd pick it out of her stack to read it on her bed. At first, I really didn't get it, and granted, when I first started doing this, I could barely read it, but now whenever I go over my mom's house I see that book and think of the pleasant memories I had as a child. It also might have influenced my hatred for overly greedy people.
john mawdsleyFeb 8, 2011 at 3:20 am
fungus the bogeyman by Raymond Briggs
i loved this book because it was a little gross & funny when i was a boy .i also loved the father christmas book by the same author.
Dan ArmandFeb 8, 2011 at 8:48 am
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein.
I was always captivated by Shel's illustrations, and even as a young kid, used to re draw them. I even remember drawing some of them on little love letters to would-be girlfriends.. And it worked! The poems, while beautiful and thought provoking, didn't make as much sense to me then as they do now. Thats a good thing because I can appreciate it even more today than I did back then. I can't say that about most of the other books I enjoyed as a youngster.
Matthew J. PriceFeb 8, 2011 at 1:18 pm
"The Funny Little Woman" by Arlene Mosel.
I loved this book for many reasons. I loved the story of the woman's passion for what she loved (making dumplings). And her strange journey underground where she was captured by Oni and enslaved. But most of all, I loved her daring escape. I must have read it a hundred times as a kid.
MarkFeb 9, 2011 at 3:08 pm
"The Wump World" by Bill Peet
I remember the illustrations from when I was a child, the Wumps happily living in their world and then the machines coming in and destroying it. Love the monsterish qualities given to the machines. The images and story have stuck with me all my life.
LarryFeb 10, 2011 at 10:49 am
The pokey little puppy – golden book classic
odiojoeFeb 11, 2011 at 7:07 am
My favorite book was The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. My imagination went crazy when I first read this book, there were so many characters and I used to read and draw out each character. This book is responsible for my love of art and my love for reading so it will be my favorite.
JenniferFeb 11, 2011 at 3:19 pm
"Corduroy" by Don Freeman
I really don't remember any other books beside this one and Thumbelina being read to me as a child. My mom wasn't around much when I was a child and I remember reading this book and wanting to run away to that store to be with Corduroy to go on adventures and to have him as my friend.
Arleigh MeekFeb 11, 2011 at 10:39 pm
The monster at the end of this book" is my favorite kids book. did you know there really is a monster at the end of it! oh grover you tickle my funny bone!
jenny holidayFeb 12, 2011 at 1:17 pm
What a seeeeriously fab giveaway!! :)
My favorite childhood book would have to be Aesop's Fables. The edition I had was so magical to me. It had sepia pages, scroll work, and incredible imagery. I would flip through it every night for over an hour just dreaming. Oh what I would give to own it today. It was bought at a yard sale in the late 70s. I lost it in a flood. I would love to find that exact edition.
Thanks for the memories today!!!! I now have a new Holy Grail!
xoxo Jenny
Aaron NieradkaFeb 12, 2011 at 1:27 pm
By Far it is FLAT STANLEY. My mom read it to me over and over…it's one of my clearest childhood memories. I saw nothing fantastical about becoming flat enough to be mailed away to anywhere you'd want to go. For real. I think I thought that eventually I'd be able to do it.
I think of childhood and not one other single book comes to mind. Love it!
-Aaron N.
Dead CFeb 13, 2011 at 2:33 am
I recently found out that I'll be having my first child so, if nothing else, this contest is great for finding new book suggestions.
My favorite childrens book is also one of of my favorite books all around books of all time: "The Little Prince" (aka: Le Petit Prince) by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, because it beautifully addresses everything that anyone would ever need to know about the human condition and everything that one should never forget.
Translated Quote: "One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye."
leslie dittoFeb 13, 2011 at 11:51 am
I can't remember the name of my favorite children's book, that tells you alot about me, that I was the kid that just looks at the pictures I guess HAHA, it was about this little boy with big glasses and I remember numbers and maybe the alphabet came to life, like they where creatures made from numbers with faces, hands, ect. I remember the pictures really took my imagination to new heights , if anyone thinks they might know the name of the book please let me know because it has been driving me nutts for some time now, thx for the generous prize for the contest:)
AlexFeb 22, 2011 at 7:52 am
If I recall correctly, I want to say it could have been "The Phantom Tollbooth".
JessicaFeb 14, 2011 at 2:07 pm
I loved the book Bunnicula growing up because I had the book and I had an audio recording, so I could read along and the person who read it on the tape's voice really painted a picture of this vampire bunny and his adventures. Plus, the idea of a rabbit that's a vampire (even though we never know if he was or not), was funny to me. Plus, I loved the cover with the red-eyed bunny and those fangs.
marnieFeb 15, 2011 at 7:10 am
At the moment it is The Faraway Tree. I remember loving these adventures as a child but I am discovering them all over again reading them to my son each night. The books are full of different crazy worlds and characters. I just love how the worlds just come and and go up that ladder, through the clouds and at the top of a tree.
ChrisFeb 19, 2011 at 6:09 am
My favorite book growing up was The Man Who Lost His Head by Claire Huchet Bishop. People who know me say 'that makes sense'!
toryFeb 21, 2011 at 6:15 am
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf (cool name!).Ferdinand is a gentle bull who loves to sit under the cork tree and smell the flowers. The bull fight wants the most fearsome and ferocious bull so they go in search. Ferdinand gets stung by a bee and snorts and prances around and is picked as the most fearsome bull. Once in the ring he simply sits on his rump and smells the flowers worn by the beautiful ladies. The bright red cover with the ink illustration of Ferdinand always stuck in my mind and it takes me right back to when I was little. I was lucky enough to find a copy in an op shop. I hate bullfights but I love Ferdinand.
CherokeemistFeb 21, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Wow people are actually posting? So it take a contest to get people to wake up out of their graves lol?
John Varley – Millenium Favorite Sci-Fi author. Has a ton of books out. He's like no other, his imagination is amazing. Book is about humanity's future to the point where they can no longer reproduce properly. They go back in time and save people from crashed airplanes to bring to the future so they can continue on as a race.
Simon GordonFeb 22, 2011 at 3:28 am
I have read 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle hundred's of times to my three children, aged from 11 months to 14 years, and each time we find something new outside and inside. Whether its the informative and witty writing style, imaginative illustrations or just the holes (which are great for little fingers), it makes bed-time a dream for both child and parent. Simon
JazFeb 22, 2011 at 4:37 am
"The Magic Faraway Tree" by Enid Blyton
It never failed to capture my imagination at its vividest and perhaps is the reason I am an artist today.
RimaFeb 22, 2011 at 4:41 am
Erich Kästner's "The 35th of May". It's full of imaginative creations sure to fill the mind of a child with ideas, and a good bit of satire for the adult reader. This book is a big part of why I'm into science fiction and fantasy today.
Carolina Corrêa - Trinity VoxFeb 22, 2011 at 2:33 pm
I'm very happy with the possibility of winning this Nicoletta Ceccoli's 'cause she's one of my fave artists. Thank you VIRTU and Nicoletta for this giveaway!
My favorite children's book is the pop-up "Crocodile" by Mick Inkpen. The magic of this pop-up book is a provocative experience – I bought this one and plus 4 of his tiny books at once (in 1997). The interactive work done on paper automatically reminded me of my childhood, when I used to cut out and play with paper dolls. "Crocodile" please me ever since and I never left him in peace: every visitor who came to my house received the book to read, and I could see the joy and interest springing from their eyes. This magical attempt always worked very well with children and adults, and "Crocodile" certainly helped me to give people a moment near the creativity. That's why I love it!
ChrisFeb 25, 2011 at 10:02 pm
My favorite book as a young child was A Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; such a wonder-filled and peaceful story and beautifully conveyed on the pages. I revisited it a couple of years ago, and it is just as magical today as it was so very many years ago. Recommended to all.
JessicaFeb 26, 2011 at 9:20 am
My favorite book as a child was The Velveteen Rabbit. It's about a boy who gets scarlet fever and has to burn all of his toys, including his favorite velveteen rabbit. But then the velveteen rabbit turns into a real rabbit and gets to run away with other rabbit friends. It's totally bittersweet and sad, and I always wondered why it made my Mom cry when she read it.
SannabellMar 24, 2011 at 6:10 am
"Hermans sommar" by Stian Hole. It's a very existential affair, the summer before going to school the first time. One becomes aware of concepts like ageing, the past and abandonement. Often this is not communicated through kids books, but this is a shiny and excellent exception. The pictures are unnerving and beautiful art. Should be read by adults and children equally.


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Thank you for your interest in the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards. All students are encouraged to take a close look at the listings of scholarships, fellowship and internship opportunities available to UK undergraduate and graduate students, as well as programs, such as the Fulbright, for which recent alumni are encouraged to apply. These opportunities cover a broad range, from recognition for research accomplishments to paid employment in Washington and the opportunity to pursue graduate study or teach English outside the United States.
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Carrey said, "I think I should be a part of one of my sequels, finally. I am in the mood to revisit a couple of things that I did." He excitedly added, "We're talking!" Jim did not appear in the 2003 prequel, "Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd."
In his latest comedy, Jim stars as Tom Popper, whose life changes after he inherits six penguins. Carrey revealed his little co-stars were not always so friendly. "They like to nip, yes, they do not know the difference between a finger and a fish. I did get nipped... I was permanently disfigured, but I won't say where. We'll leave it at that."


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When Modi was declared his party's prime ministerial candidate last September, Obama could have quietly issued a visa waiver. Story over, strategic partnership back on track.
Yet Obama has kept the visa ban in place, reaching out to Modi only to the extent of sending his ambassador to Gujarat to meet him in person.
So here we are with a newly elected and visa-less PM Modi. How long are American policymakers going to let this wound fester? Are they prepared to go years without reciprocal state visits? Prepared to watch old defence deals sour, and new ones go to the Russians?
Obama's inaction on the visa is inexplicable. Did Obama's respect and affection for Manmohan Singh deter a clear-headed presidential assessment of Modi's potential importance to the US? Did Obama hope that Rahul Gandhi would somehow conjure up an electoral victory and thereby make the Modi visa issue disappear? If so Obama just wagered the health of the Indo-US relationship on the outcome of an election. And lost.
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Morena Baccarin has a promise for the second season finale of "Homeland": "It's a very big finish – would you expect anything less from us?"
Baccarin, who plays Jessica Brody, the long-suffering wife of returned Marine P.O.W., Congressman and still-conflicted potential terrorist Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), says the finale episode of the acclaimed Showtime series will be the ideal culmination of a second standout season.
"It's really surprising, really, really big and very heartbreaking," says the actress, who kept any further teases to herself but reflected on the season's overall arc. "It was an incredibly fast-paced season in the beginning. Towards the middle, it found a little breathing room, and then at the end it gets cranked up again and it just left me dying to know what's going to happen in season three. I keep bugging the writers to tell me. I just want something."
Although Jessica's storyline might have seemed at bit backburnered at the outset of Season Two compared to the debut season, her plotline heated up considerably in the last two episodes [SPOILERS ahead if you're behind on viewing]: in the midst of an increasingly strained relationship with her still loyalty-challenged husband, she resumed her physical relationship with Brody's best friend Mike Faber (Diego Klattenhoff), her lover during Brody's missing years in captivity, and as a result finally agreed with Brody that perhaps a definitive split would be for the best.
Baccarin says the producers gave her enough of an early heads up about Jessica's eventual arc so she wouldn't think she was being shuffled to the side. "They're very communicative about what they have coming up," she says. "I think that they want us all to be happy, of course, but they have a lot of stories that they need to tell, so we always get little bits of information and know what's coming up a little bit throughout the season."
The season finale of "Homeland" will air Sunday Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. ET on Showtime.
"Homeland" Heads For A "Heartbreaking" Finale
Series star Morena Baccarin teases the season's final episode.
Morena Baccarin has a promise for the second season finale of "Homeland": "It's a very big finish – would you expect anything less from us?"