We hope to put the town back in a positive light.

There will be no rain dances on Friday. Now we just hope the pizza gets there on time.

Although falling short of actually intervening, this at first glance looks like a small positive for Telstra.

Somehow we have a lot of hope still. We're praying for a miracle, and we are asking for a miracle, and we believe that there is a miracle there.

We are also seeing a pattern of intimidation on the part of the authorities that involves the arrest, usually for a period of up to several days, of human rights defenders and pro-democracy activists. We call on the Syrian authorities to release immediately those held for their involvement in human rights-promoting activities, for their peaceful beliefs and for the peaceful expression of their opinions.

I just hope if she goes, she goes in a real big way and takes a few people with her.