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Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)
Formerly known as Education IRAs, Coverdell ESAs are a type of investment account that allows you to save for a child's education. Like 529s, Coverdell ESAs offer tax-deferred growth and the ability to withdraw money tax-free as long as it is used for qualified educational expenses.
A Coverdell can be set up with a bank, mutual fund company, or stockbroker for children under 18 years of age or persons who qualify as a special needs beneficiary. A maximum of $2,000 can be deposited into the account each year.
More than one person can contribute to the account, but the total contribution still cannot exceed $2,000. Unlike 529s, contributions to a Coverdell aren't tax deductible. But the annual percentage-of-assets charges for Coverdell accounts are typically lower than for 529 plans.
- Coverdells are flexible accounts. In addition to using a Coverdell to pay for college expenses, you can also apply it to the cost of public and private elementary and secondary schools.
- Anyone can contribute to a Coverdell - you don't need to be a parent, or even related to the beneficiary at all.
- The invested money grows tax-free, and you don't have to pay tax as long as you use withdrawals from the account to fund qualified educational expenses.
- Coverdells are treated as parental assets in college financial-aid formulas and will not affect the amount of financial aid you are awarded.
- No more than a total of $2,000 can be deposited annually into a Coverdell.
- If the money in a Coverdell is not used for education expenses by the time the beneficiary is 30 years of age, unless he or she is a special needs beneficiary, the proceeds are paid out to him or her and are subject to taxes and a 10% penalty on the earnings.
- Top-tier earners (married couples that make more than $190,000 a year or a single person that earns more than $95,000 per year) can't contribute the full amount to a Coverdell. However, there are loopholes to this restriction. You can give your child $2,000 and he or she can contribute to the account, or the child's grandparents can contribute if their annual income is below the threshold.
- Coverdell contributions aren't tax deductible.
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Using APIs, information generated and stored by the federal government is becoming open and accessible to innovators and the public. But are your agencies' systems ready to support modern interfaces like mobile or dynamic web apps? Carahsoft and Apigee partnered to present this webcast, in which Apigee's Ed Anuff and Dilshad Simons discussed the differences between API and SOA governance and between API consumption and service exposure.
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City officials say they are working to re-open the West Side Market on Monday, Feb. 18.
Last month's fire severely damaged the 100-year-old landmark. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, however the suspicion is that it's electrical.
Restorex, the professional cleaning company hired by the city, finished their work Tuesday.
The Department of Public Works met with the Market's Tenants Association Tuesday to explain the next step for vendors.
Prior to the restocking of individual stands, all food contact surfaces, equipment, and utensils must be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
Prior to the restocking of basement walk-in lockers, all shelving, equipment, and utensils must be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
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Investigators remove all the skeletal remains from the Red River Gorge.
Hikers discovered the human near the Wolfe- Menifee County line.
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By Tim Graham
Last year at this time, we were in some sort of bizarro world.
The Buffalo Bills had convinced one of the NFL's most coveted free agents to sign. They gave Mario Williams the NFL's richest contract for a defensive player.
The Miami Dolphins, meanwhile, couldn't convince anyone to sign.
The Dolphins, despite their glamorous locale and free-spending billionaire owner, endured a series of stiff-arms from coach Jeff Fisher (after getting rejected by Jim Harbaugh a year earlier) and quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Matt Flynn.
Twenty-seven hours into free agency this year, fortunes of the rival franchises appear to be back in alignment.
At a time when the New England Patriots sustained what looked like a colossal roster wound by losing slot receiver Wes Welker to the Denver Broncos but recovered by signing Danny Amendola, the Bills have been unable to fill many holes, and the Dolphins are girding up for a run at the AFC East.
The Dolphins seemingly have landed every free agent they've targeted. The Bills have lost a few valuable players and held a news conference today for their first newcomer, outside linebacker Manny Lawson.
Winning free agency is no guarantee for regular-season success. The Bills realized that last year.
But the Dolphins, with their franchise quarterback believed to already be in place, have added important pieces. A few of them.
The Bills loaded up on one player last year in free agency and then buttressed what Williams brought to the table by signing another pass-rusher, Mark Anderson. When that part of the game didn't execute for much of last season, the Bills didn't look like a team that had improved at all.
In the past day, Miami picked up the best linebacker and perhaps the best receiver in this years free-agent class. They signed Dannell Ellerbe, a star on the Baltimore Ravens' championship defense, and Pittsburgh Steelers deep threat Mike Wallace.
The Dolphins also signed Oakland Raiders linebacker Philip Wheeler and extended a couple of their own: leading receiver Brian Hartline and safety Chris Clemons. They are in play for St. Louis Rams receiver Brandon Gibson and New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller.
The Dolphins have lost players, but they've had a net gain. They released linebacker Karlos Dansby because he plays the same position as Ellerbe. They lost running back Reggie Bush to the Detroit Lions. The biggest concern will be how to replace left tackle Jake Long.
The Bills have gotten worse since free agency began Tuesday. They've lost more than they've gained. We've heard myriad reports about how they courted new players who've signed elsewhere. Their quarterback questions have grown.
Left guard Andy Levitre joined the Tennessee Titans. Backup guard Chad Rinehart signed with the San Diego Chargers.
Ryan Fitzpatrick declined to restructure his contract and got cut, leaving them with no quarterback who threw a pass in 2012 on Buffalo's roster.
Two sources close to Fitzpatrick told me he was angered to hear GM Buddy Nix's "fighting for probably a backup job" remarks on Deadspin.com. It was another blow to the Bills' reputation this week.
And there even was bad news for a player Buffalo retained.
Pro Bowl free safety Jairus Byrd received the franchise tag, but why would he sign the one-year qualifying offer of $6.916 million after safety Dashon Goldson struck a four-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers worth a reported $41.25 million with $22 million in guarantees?
Byrd's agent is Eugene Parker, who played hardball with the Bills four years ago while representing Jason Peters.
The Bills split with the Dolphins last year and finished only one game behind them in the AFC East standings.
But the Dolphins are ramping up for the fourth time since the Bills last went to the playoffs.
The Bills are rebuilding quietly.
It will be a while before we know whether either team is doing it smartly.
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Caution: A collection of hotels are located near the Denver International Airport, but you'll need a car to get around.
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Caution: Denverites love dining out, so restaurant reservations are recommended even on weekdays.
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Denver attractions offer something for everyone, from couples to singles to families. Within a 1-mile radius, visit three major sports stadiums with seven professional teams, the nation's 2nd largest performing arts center, a variety of art and history museums including the History Colorado Center and the Denver Art Museum, a river offering whitewater rafting, Elitch Gardens (theme and water park) and the Downtown Aquarium.
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Whatever your idea of nightlife, Denver has their groove on. Chic lounges and exclusive clubs in Larimer Square and LoDo are made for networking, and you can let your hair down on the pulsating dance floors of the South Colfax Nightclub District. Denver has an impressive live music scene with a constant flow of international and local acts, including the world-renowned Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
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Occasionally, someone will tell me that plants and vegetables have feelings and can suffer as well, so it's meaningless to be a vegetarian. Today, I was told that I'm disregarding this aspect and causing pain is unavoidable. They went on to mention studies were done to prove this.
Does anyone know about these studies? What are your thoughts?
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Oh yes...This has been studied and 'proven" since the late 1800's. I don't hear it as often as I used to, (I've been a vegetarian or vegan for over 30 years) but it still comes up occasionally.
I think it's likely that plants can perceive some sensations in a way that we would interpret as discomfort. All living things on this planet tend to attempt to avoid pain and poison, and move towards pleasure and food. I see no reason to think plants are radically different from all other life. Sentient, no. Alive, responsive, yes.
Some of the studies strongly suggest that plants experience something intense when struck, or injured in some way.They also seem to respond with better growth with soft music and talking.
There was a study or two, as I recall, in the 1960s or 70s, that attempted to prove that plants could react to pain caused to another living creature in their presence. These were debunked by Mythbusters.
When people tell me this, I tell them "All life feeds on life. Everything on our planet gains nourishment from something that once lived. I'm not a vegetarian/vegan because I want nothing to die, but because I want to limit the pain and death I am part of. The common system in place today, of total disregard for the sacrifice other creatures make to sustain human life, is a system I don't wish to take part in. Your conscience may lead you down another path."
Trust me, this tends to make them very defensive about their choices...;o)
Pain is transmitted down nerves to brains. Plants dont have nerves or brains. Animals do.
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It's another B.S. excuse. None of those people who use that excuse give a f@ck about either plants OR animals. Plants do move according to light source, they have been reported to thrive on classical music. On the other hand, the only one of any importance, THEY HAVE NO BRAIN AND NO NERVOUS SYSTEM! They can not feel pain. Read the studies. Just google for them - research on plants feelings - studies on plant consciousness, etc. Plants are alive, they are not conscious. We die if we don't eat plants. We thrive if we don't eat animals. This "what about the poor plants?" excuse is a particularly lame one.
There is no replicated peer reviewed research (sorry, but the International Journal of Parapsychology doesn't count as a credible scientific journal) demonstrating that plants are capable of having experiences generally agreed upon as being "pain" or "suffering". As others point out, there needs to be some kind of central and peripheral nervous system in order to experience "pain" and/or "suffering". I'm pretty sure that if you ask people making such claims about plants for their sources you'll discover it's either anecdotal, "intuitive", or based upon unreplicated "research" (such as Cleve Backster, et. al.).
BUT, just for fun, you could point out that IF plants could have any semblance of such an experience, and IF one claims to have ethical concerns about causing pain and suffering (after all, their argument is: no matter what you eat, it all experiences pain, therefore there is no ethical difference in eating animals or plants [fruits and nuts, too?]), THEN one ought to eat only plants. Why? Because animals are very inefficient converters of plants into their body mass. Most of the proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, enzymes, etc. eaten by animals simply go into metabolic processes rather than turning into "meat", and a very large percentage of animals used as food is inedible (bones, ligaments, etc.). THEREFORE, IF one is truly concerned about pain and suffering in making eating choices, one ought to only eat plants since eating animals requires (due to conversion inefficiency) many more plant deaths, pain and suffering.
The problem of course is that (in my experience) these people making the "plants feel pain too" argument aren't really concerned about plants (or animals) feeling pain or suffering at all, they're just trying to rationalize their own preferences for eating animals. At least in my experience, of hearing this argument many many times, once pointed out that many fewer plants suffer as a result of a plants-only diet, not one single person has ever said, "Oh, I didn't think of that. You're right, my ethical criteria to cause the least suffering possible requires that I no longer eat animals in order to lessen the suffering of plants." Not one. Ever. Maybe you'll have a different experience!
To me, this "poor little plant" argument is the phoniest and most infuriating excuse for killing animals. I have stopped pretending that those presenting it deserve a moment of my time. "You are lying! You don't care about the feelings of plants OR animals."
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High-speed radio-controlled car racing hits the MotorStorm circuit in MotorStorm RC! With visually stunning renditions of all four MotorStorm worlds (and eight of their vehicle classes,) this RC racing game comes loaded with endless competition that you can share with friends and rivals worldwide -- whether that's on PS3 or PS Vita, or both!
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Sony has divulged some interesting factoids regarding PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita game MotorStorm: RC. According to the platform holder, racer is downloaded a total of 19 times per minute, while a new session is started every second. Furthermore, every 60 seconds sees two in-game challenges...
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The Carnival expansion pack for MotorStorm RC will be hitting the PlayStation Store this week, Sony has confirmed. Available for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, the DLC will offer 24 all-new Race, Pursuit, Hot Lap and Drift events set across six new tracks – Funhouse/Side Show, Beach Pa...
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Whether you believe him or not, Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said there was no truth to the trade rumors involving Kevin Garnett and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Rivers said the rumors have been driven by the media.
"It's all from the media," Rivers said on Wednesday. "Not from us. Sometimes I like [the media], sometimes, some of the stuff that happens is just silly. It really is. When I wake up in the morning and I hear a trade rumor that I haven't heard in my office, that's silly, and that's what happens."
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Essex native Cody Ferriero and the Northeastern University hockey team picked up a 3-2 win over Boston University in the opening round of the 61st Annual Beanpot Monday at the TD Garden.
The Huskies (8-13-3) move on to face three time defending Beanpot and defending National Champion Boston College (16-7-2) in Monday's final at TD Garden.
Ferriero, a junior forward, is third on the Huskies in scoring with 18 points in 24 games played this season. Ferriero last made an appearance in the Beanpot Final as a freshman in 2011, where Northeastern fell to Boston College 7-6 in overtime.
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At about 1 a.m. Thursday, police responded to Walnut Street after receiving word of a disturbance, according to a Rock Hill police report. When they arrived, they found Travonte Ross, 26, "very agitated."
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All editing in PiTiVi takes place in the timeline. Fortunately, editing in PiTiVi is incredibly simple, and you really need to know how to use only one main tool: the cutter.
Video editing is all about cutting video into different pieces and putting them next to each other to tell a story. To perform a cut in PiTiVi, place the playhead where you want the cut to happen (by clicking on the ruler), and click the scissors icon on the toolbar. The clip splits in half, and you can click on each clip to move it around. Now, if you move your mouse to the edge of one of the clips, the cursor changes, and you can shorten and lengthen the clip to taste. To get your cut at just the right place, you may want to use the ruler to zoom in and out of the timeline and resize until the clip is just right. If you get tired of constantly toggling the play button in the previewer to start and stop playback, use the spacebar as a shortcut for toggling playback.
One of the wonderful aspects of video editing is that it is so simple to perform, but the impact that is delivered lies in how you organize the clips, the timing between cuts, how those cuts line up with music and more. Each of these skills fundamentally boils down to cutting, trimming, moving and viewing the results in the previewer.
While editing, you may want to get rid of some of the audio and replace it with other audio, such as if you want a series of fast cuts to music. You do this by splitting the audio from the video in a given clip and deleting the audio part. By default, your two clips are two different units and when you drag them, the video and audio are stuck together in each clip. To split the audio from the video in a given clip, first click on the clip on the timeline (it will turn a little darker to indicate that you selected it), and then click the far-right button on the toolbar (the button has an icon with two blocks and an up-and-down arrow). Clicking this icon unsticks the video and audio from the selected clip. Now, click the audio clip and only that will be selected. Delete this by clicking the red circle icon on the toolbar and only the audio clip will vanish, leaving the video present. If you now play back the video at that point in the timeline, you will hear no audio but see the video.
Now, import an audio file into the source list, and drag that to the timeline where the audio you just deleted was. You now have video over an entirely different audio track. Play with cutting the video into lots of different pieces, resizing them and placing them next to each other over the audio. Before you know it, you will have lots of fast-changing clips with your new audio soundtrack.
When you add any clip to the timeline, a horizontal red line is drawn over the duration of the clip. This is the fade line. With it, you can control where audio fades (on the audio track) or video fades (on the video track). An audio fade is where you smoothly adjust the volume of the clip from one level to another. As an example, at the end of a video you may want to fade your audio to silence. On the video track, the fade line lets you control how you fade from video to black. In the same example, at the end of a project, you could use this line to fade the video to black slowly.
Using the fade line is simple. Double-click at the point you want a fade to happen, and a small handle appears on the fade line. Now, click the handle and move it to adjust the fade. On the volume track, the higher the red line the louder the volume, and on the video track, the higher the red line the more video is visible instead of black. Next, click another part of a fade line and the red line connects the dots. This is how you do fades: add two points on a line and adjust their settings, and PiTiVi performs the fade for you. As an example, add a fade handle a little bit before the end of a video and one right at the end. Move the far-right handle to the bottom and the far-left one to the top, and the clip will fade out at the end.
One final note about fades is that they are tied to a clip and not part of the wider timeline. As such, if you add a fade to a clip and then move the clip around, the fade moves too. This makes it really simple to perform fades and then reorganize the clips in your project later.
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Planning Ahead for Mardi Gras: Two local Mardi Gras events warrant early planning so you don't miss out.
First, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation in collaboration with the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is hosting a Mardi Gras Casino Night on February 2 from 7 to 11 p.m.
The evening, which takes place at Heron Hall (900 Sanford Rosd, Santa Rosa) includes traditional Cajun foods, wine, beer and cocktails, music and lots of raffle prizes, along with blackjack, roulette and craps.
Admission is $75 per person, which includes food, $200 in gambling scrip and five raffle tickets. No tickets will be sold at the door so get yours at lagunafoundation.org or by calling 527-9277 ext. 110.
Proceeds benefit the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation's Learning Laguna education program and the Sisters' Community Grant Fund.
Second, the Krewe of Meadowcroft Wines (23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma) is hosting its third annual fete on Feb. 9 from noon to 4 p.m. This year, the music will be from Rhythmtown Jive of Petaluma. The event includes a second line parade through Cornerstone Sonoma, the crowning of a new king and queen, authentic foods and, of course, delicious Meadowcroft wines.
The menu features Cajun sausage, crawfish etouffe with rice, red beans and rice, French bread, "Louisiana Sensation" salad and New Orleans King Cake.
Tickets are $50 if you buy them before Feb. 1 and $60 thereafter. Wine club members pay $40. For tickets, call 934-4090.
Road Trip! If winter weather and viruses have you edgy from cabin fever, how about a road trip to Treasure Island? This weekend, the monthly Treasure Island Flea takes place both indoors and outdoors.
This is no typical flea market. In addition to scores of local vendors offering antiques, vintage, retro, repurposed and new goods, art, photography and more, there are do-it-yourself workshops, scavenger hunts, free tours of the Treasure Island Museum and plenty to eat and drink. Food trucks at this month's market include Sam's Chowder Mobile, Le Truc, Chairman Bao, Curry Up Now, Manna Sushi, An The Goc, Hiyaaac, Missing Link and Harvey's Gourmet Donuts. Wine is available, too.
There will be live music from Kenya Bakerc, Scott Holliday and Michel Michellis.
The Flea takes place on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults. Kids, pets and parking are free.
And then there's the spectacular location, in the middle of San Francisco Bay.
For more information and directions, visit treasureislandflea.com
Petaluma Gap Winter Wine Soiree: On Saturday evening, the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance is hosting its second annual WinterWine Soiree at McNear's Mystic Theater (21 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma).
The area, which extends from southwest Sebastopol to Two Rock, Lakeville, San Pablo Bay and into northern Marin, is defined by the cooling winds, known as the Petaluma Express, that pour in from the coast nearly every day. There are some outstanding cool-climate pinot noir, syrah and chardonnay coming from the region. Currently, Petaluma Gap is part of the large Sonoma Coast viticultural area yet its unique characteristics warrant a separate appellation, which may be on the distant horizon.
The party kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with a walk-around dinner by Sally Tomatoes and wine tasting until 8:45 p.m. Dancing to The HOTS begins at 9 p.m.
Admission is $40 and you must be 21 and over to attend.
If you want to join in, get tickets pronto at either mystictheatre.com or petalumagap.com.
Radio Dinner: On Sunday, Murphy's Irish Pub (464 First St. E., Sonoma) hosts "Old Time Radio Dinner Theater" from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The play, entitled "Income Tax Problems," is from the "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show."
Burns and Allen, who married in 1926, performed in vaudeville theater and on both radio and early television. Burns played the straight man to Allen's giddy scatterbrain and they were, during their more than four decades performing together, absolutely beloved.
Cost is $35 per person, which includes dinner and the show.
For reservations, visit sonomapub.com or call Sharry at 815-6159.
Guest Chefs at Farmhouse Inn: Starting next Thursday, The Farmhouse Inn (7871 River Road, Forestville) hosts a series of guest-chef dinners.
Visiting chefs will work side-by-side with executive chef Steve "Stevo" Litke to craft a multi-course meal, with wine pairings by Geoff Kruth, the Inn's wine director and master sommelier.
The first dinner, taking place on Jan. 31, features Sarah Scott and Connie Green, authors of "The Wild Table Cookbook." Scott and Green are both from Napa County, where Green is well-known for her foraging skills and mushroom expertise.
On Feb. 21, Ken Tominaga of Hana Japanese Restaurant in Rohnert Park is the featured chef and, on March 21, it's Matthew Accarrino of SPQR of San Francisco, featuring modern Italian food and wine.
Cost is $150 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
If you can't make it on a Thursday evening, Monday night's popular prix-fixe dinners have returned and will continue through April. Known casually as Locals Night, each Monday there's a new three-course dinner for $49. There's also an optional wine-paring with special prices.
To reserve a table for any of these dinners, call 887-3300.
Crab, crab, crab: By our count, there are at least 10 crab feeds coming up in the next few days. Some are already sold out. One, Cinnabar Theater's All-You-Can-Eat Crab and Shrimp Feed, taking place next Tuesday, January 29, at Lagunitas Brewing Company Beer Garden (1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma) was, as of press time, adding names to a wait list; call 763-8920 to be added.
Because there are so many and we really can't be picking one over the other, we've posted all details for upcoming crab feeds in the "Eat This Now" blog, which you can find at pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com.
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---- — For anybody who has ever looked at a Tim Burton film and pondered the driving stimuli behind the filmmaker's weird worlds and kooky characters, "Frankenweenie" holds the answer to some of these key questions.
It is, in many ways, an animated tour de force that perfectly encapsulates both the wide-eyed, aspiring filmmaker Burton was and the distinctive auteur he has become.
A feature length adaptation of the director's identically named 1984 animated short, "Frankenweenie" is an idea nearly 30 years in the making, with inspirations that extend far beyond the decades of Burton's career.
Even a simple scene in a classroom introducing the key children characters of the film is so much more than it first appears. The humpbacked oddity Edgar Gore is a clear allusion the classic character of Igor, and the looming physique of a character named Nassor immediately brings to mind actor Boris Karloff.
And our conspicuously named protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, is one directly lifted from the pages of the classic novel and films that followed — right up to the act of raising his beloved dead dog Sparky to the storm-filled skies through a window in the roof, channeling a lightning bolt to the corpse, and bringing the canine back to life.
Thus making "Frankenweenie" the perfect cocktail of inspiration and imagination — a trademark Burton in its look and feel, the film also pays generous respect to the movies and stories that crafted a mind like Burton's in the first place.
To spoil the endlessly inventive routes the film takes in its 87 minutes of compact genius would be criminal. "Frankenweenie" is bursting with nonstop surprises and well-placed references that never exclude but rather invite viewers to participate and learn about the ideas being alluded to.
For anyone who receives the often gleeful, sometimes frightening, always fun kick in the pants this film will easily provide you with, there is an entire library of predecessors that will offer equal enjoyment. There's a whole history behind "Frankenweenie," one that is never explicitly stated though relevant in every single frame.
And, my, the film is gorgeous to behold. While I rarely advocate 3D, it works with animation and especially so for "Frankenweenie," as the gothic compositions of its black-and-white palette eliminate any dimness or color issues that arise normally with watching a 3D film. The images crisp and bright, the 3D works here though as always, it is merely a surplus.
The true dimensions of the film come from its monumental hilarity and immeasurable heart. When the characters on screens were of the canine or feline variety, the movie takes on the enchanting vibe of a silent picture — the most generous laughs due not to dialogue, but to the vibrant actions of some very funny cats and dogs.
But what makes the film most special is its sentiment, with Burton handling the art of emotion almost flawlessly from start to finish. Even 10 minutes in, as Sparky runs into the street and is hit by a car, I was moved. And equally so later on, when a combination of lightning and love has Victor's treasured pet barking and wagging its tail once more.
While certainly exciting, adventurous, and with a decent helping of scares and laughs stemming from the monster movie genre, deep down "Frankenweenie" is just a simple film about a boy and his dog.


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10-cent fee for shopping bags eyedBy BETH GARBITELLI
The Associated Press | February 24,2014MONTPELIER Vermont would require that retailers charge shoppers a 10-cent fee for disposable carrier bags in an attempt to streamline waste management and cut down on litter under a bill being debated in the Legislature, but not all businesses support the measure.
State Sen. Robert Hartwell, chairman of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, introduced the bill this session and discussed details with his committee Friday.
The fee would be imposed on paper, plastic and other single-use-material bags from retail establishments but wouldnt apply to produce bags, prescription drug bags, newspaper sleeves, dry cleaning bags and some packaged multi-bags.
Vermont is one of eight states considering a statewide fee or tax per bag, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Major cities including Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and more than 100 other municipalities have enacted bans or fees for bags, according to Surfrider Foundation, a California-based ocean conservation nonprofit.
In Vermont, most of the fee would funnel into the states waste management fund, with businesses retaining a processing fee of 1 cent for each dime collected.
Hartwell, a Democrat from Dorset, said reducing bags would make waste management easier and cut down on a petroleum-based product. But he said he was also motivated by reducing the eyesore of bags floating around streets across the state.
When you see plastic bags as litter, its a little different its hanging out of a tree, its stuck on a guardrail, its on somebodys car, Hartwell said. It has a different kind of impact.
Hartwell said lawyers will review the penalty provision in the bill as well as any issues surrounding the inclusion of paper bags.
Liz Walsh, co-owner of the Montpelier art supply shop The Drawing Board, said she supports reducing plastic bag use but wasnt sure a fee was the right direction, especially since customers might balk.
Were the ones who have to be on the front end of that, Walsh said. She also wondered what the fee would mean for products such as custom frames that need to be wrapped in packaging.
The Drawing Board and other local stores are part of an initiative called Bag That Bag that encourages customers to use reusable bags by donating to a nickel to charity if they do. Walsh said the store has seen less plastic bag use since joining the program.
Bob Sager, owner of Bobs Camera and Video in Barre, wanted to see more details before he judged the fee.
Vermonts very forward-thinking on recycling and whatnot, which is a good thing, Sager said. He hoped to see more information on where the money would go and how merchants statewide would apply the fee to consumers.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Michael D. Lisiecki of Gasport, passed away on Wednesday morning, October 3, 2012 at the Briody Healthcare Facility. Mr. Lisiecki was born in Buffalo, NY, on February 1, 1944, son of the late Leonard A and Pauline (Pawlak) Lisiecki and he has lived most of his life in Gasport.
He graduated from Royalton-Hartland High School and the University of Buffalo and taught chemistry at Lockport High School until retiring. Also, he was a gentleman farmer in his retirement. He was a former member and past President of the Lockport Lions Club and he was a member of St. John the Baptist RC Church in Lockport. He always donated to the Lockport Food Pantry and especially St. John's Food Pantry.
He was predeceased by a brother and sister-in-law, Leonard Lisiecki, Jr. and Virginia Lisiecki; and a nephew, Brian Lisiecki. He is survived by two daughters, Kathryn A. Lisiecki of Lockport and Melissa (Robert) Henshaw of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren, Noah Q. Henshaw and Olivia G. Henshaw; his beloved sister, Maryanna J. Lisiecki of Gasport. Also surviving is a niece, Susan Lisiecki of Gasport; and one great-nephew, Ryan Farrell of Medina.
Friends may call on Sunday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the Bates, Wallace & Heath Funeral Home, 38 State St., Middleport. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 10:00 AM at St. John the Baptist RC Church, Lockport, NY, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Middleport, NY. Memorials to the Arthritis Foundation or St. John's Food Pantry would be appreciated by the Lisiecki family.
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ORANGE COUNTY — Heather Jolley worries each day that it will be the one that breaks her.
Three girls under age 6 would be enough to test any parents, but Heather and Jason Jolley have been dealt a tougher challenge. The oldest, 5-year-old Abigail, has the mind of an infant; she is plagued with such severe autism that she can't speak or eat solid food.
Allie, the baby at age 3, also has autism. For the Jolleys, each morning is a mindless grind of diapers and sippy cups and near meltdowns.
"It's stressful from the moment you wake up," Heather Jolley said. "If I miss one thing, it throws everything off."
The state knows how challenging a single day can be for families that care for those with special needs. And as the country has tried to abandon the old model of shipping those with disabilities to sterile institutions far from home, states have carved out programs to help these families stay healthy and together at home.
But demand for at-home assistance, paid out through Medicaid, has far outstripped capacity in North Carolina. Now, nearly as many families are waiting for help as there are families getting it.
Roughly 10,600 people with cognitive and physical disabilities get at-home services and therapies at a cost of about $517 million a year, a third of that coming from state dollars. More than 9,000 people across the state wait for help from behavioral or occupational therapists or simply a trained caregiver to offer a few hours respite.
In counties such as Wake, the wait for services tops eight years. Slots rarely open up, and in recent years, the few slots that did were frozen to save money. No new spots have been added since 2009.
"We have many people who've gone without help for far too long, and they are in a terrible situation," said Suzanne Goerger, who coordinates services for families in Wake, Durham, Johnston and Cumberland counties through Alliance Behavioral Healthcare. "These waits are painful."
Providing care to the more than 9,000 people with disabilities waiting would be a significant undertaking, one that seems nearly impossible as legislators try to rein in soaring Medicaid costs. Though the program has many champions, even among fiscal conservatives who write the budget, absorbing the needs of those waiting for care could reach nearly a half-billion dollars annually and doesn't factor in other medical needs such as hospital stays that would then be paid by Medicaid.
Unlike Medicaid insurance for the poor, these community waivers for families with disabilities aren't considered an entitlement. That means that even though people may qualify, they will only get help if money is available. The program also serves families considered middle class because eligibility is based on the income of the disabled family member. State Medicaid leaders constantly ask legislators for more slots.
"Of course, we're all social workers and we'd like more funding to serve more people," said Kelly Crosbie, head of special needs services at the state Division of Medicaid Assistance.
Without dramatic growth in the program, some fear families may slip back into the position of having to consider sending their children away to an institution.
"We are putting families in situations where they may fail, and only when they are in full-blown crisis offer them some sort of emergency care," said Vicki Smith, director of Disability Rights North Carolina.
The Jolleys have vowed to care for their children at home as long as they possibly can. But as Heather Jolley's body aches after holding a fitful Abigail through another sleepless night, she worries.
"Down the road, if you continue to not have services, you just don't know what you can handle," she said. "My daughter's gonna get bigger and stronger, and I'm not. You don't know if the body can survive that."
Squeezing the budget
For families with fragile loved ones, getting help can present a bureaucratic nightmare. The system is littered with acronyms and even finding the right agency to make an application can prove difficult. Community programs and at-home support are supposed to pave the way for this new generation of families caring for relatives to manage their needs at home.
The program was born, in part, in an effort to find a cheaper way to care for the disabled. Medicaid was picking up the tab for institutional care, so in the early 1980s, the federal government told states they could offer help at home to families whose loved ones were disabled enough to need institutional care.
To qualify for the services now, families must show that their loved one requires the kind of care given at an intermediate care facility.
Those services are still cheaper than a bed in a state-run institution for the disabled. The average cost in North Carolina for a year of institutional care at a state facility such as Murdoch Developmental Center in Butner is $120,000. Services offered at home and in the community typically cost a third of that
Despite the cost-saving appeal of these programs, legislators have struggled to redirect funds to these types of services. They have been forced to focus on services they must provide, such as health care to poor children and nursing homes for the old.
Medicaid is a nearly untenable budget item in North Carolina. Enrollment in the insurance program for the poor, elderly and disabled has grown while state revenues plummeted. This year, $13.3 billion in state and federal dollars will be devoted to Medicaid, and in recent years, legislators have had to find an additional $100 million to fund the program.
"If you have all the money in the world, the question is answered simply: Open the doors," said Patricia Porter, a former health and human services official who now consults with legislators on Medicaid programs for the disabled. "It's just not possible financially to give everybody everything they want. The General Assembly has to find the right balance."
A reluctant move
Heather and Jason Jolley are smart people who nurtured promising careers. Jason, 36, works at the Kenan Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill, using his doctorate in business to research economic development in local communities. Heather worked for many years as a nurse; the couple had planned for Heather, 35, to pursue a degree as a nurse practitioner when they learned they were pregnant with their first baby.
Heather had a tough pregnancy, and doctors ordered her to bed at six months. She was forced to quit work.
The Jolleys knew pretty quickly that Abigail wasn't growing and developing typically. Her motor skills seemed delayed. She rocked to soothe herself. She barely slept and when she woke, she was aggressive. Doctors diagnosed Abigail with autism before she turned 2.
As Heather contemplated going back to work, she searched for a day care for Abigail. None would accept a child with such special needs.
As the Jolleys figured out how to manage their growing family on Jason's salary, Heather settled into a routine as an around-the-clock caregiver. Because Abigail hardly sleeps, Heather and Jason take turns sitting up with her at night to keep Abigail quiet enough that the other two girls can sleep.
In six years, Heather said she can count on one hand the nights when she got more than four hours of sleep. She's developed migraines and her doctor fusses at her to take better care of herself.
"Our life revolves around autism and our daughters' needs," Heather said. "You lose yourself."
Four years ago, Heather and Jason signed up for the Medicaid community program that could provide behavioral and occupational therapy that their private insurance won't cover for Abigail.
"I never imagined us as a family that financially would need to get this sort of help," Jason Jolley said. "But we simply can't stay afloat and pay for these therapies that doctors recommend."
The Jolleys were warned about the long wait for services, but they never imagined it would take this long. Heather called this year to inquire whether Abigail and Allie had progressed on the waiting list. They hadn't.
The Jolleys had to make a tough choice this fall. Jason Jolley looked for a job in a state with better care and opportunities for their daughters.
A university in Ohio offered Jason Jolley a teaching position. While the pay isn't dramatically better, the insurance the university provides will pay for some of the therapies Abigail and Allie need for their autism. And, in the school system, Abigail will have a one-on-one aide even though she'll never be able to integrate into a mainstream class. They plan to move this winter.
"We never meant to leave," Heather Jolley said. "We didn't want to, but you can't constantly feel like you are failing your children."
A push into poverty
State Rep. Nelson Dollar, a Wake County Republican who helps write the budget, said he wishes the state could devote more money to the program the Jolleys need.
"Everyone who knows these individuals and their families see what they go through and sees how they struggle on a daily basis," Dollar said. "No one questions our use of resources to help them, and I wish we could do more. As resources grow in the state, that's an issue we'll need to address."
Until then, legislators are trying to reform the way services are given out. By having central agencies manage care for those eligible, legislators hope to redistribute services away from those who may be getting more help than they need. Resources saved will be given to families on the waiting list.
Time will tell how many new families will be served, but state officials are realistic about this not being a solution to the untenable waiting list. Meanwhile, families already enrolled in the program fear they'll lose help they need.
Dollar said trying to make more use of the limited money the state can devote to the program makes sense.
"We're trying to make sure we're using the money fairly to try to help as many people as we can," Dollar said.
Advocates worry that the 9,000-person wait list doesn't even reflect the real need.
"Many folks haven't even tapped into the system. Many families are shouldering this on their own with no supports," said Chris Egan, a training coordinator for community-based support at the University of North Carolina School of Social Work. "But eventually, as the parents age, they'll reach a critical point, too, especially if they don't have a plan."
While some complain that the program is too broad and is open to families who can't typically tap into government support, advocates say that simply having a special-needs child can push a stable middle-class family into poverty.
"Families who are middle class or upper middle class struggle financially to support their loved one," Egan said. "They don't have as much ability to earn as they manage care for their loved one. Even if you have two working parents and they have found some support, these families are living right on the edge."
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