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Mark J. Czarnecki of M&T Bank and Daniel Ort '11 spoke to the graduating class.
The Medaille College Athletics Department presented awards to student-athletes on May 2, 2011.
Sergio Rodriguez '08, coordinator of veteran student recruitment, received an award from Hispanics United on April 21.
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What we can learn from Teen Mom
Everyone thinks Teen Mom is teaching teens that it's okay to have sex and get preggers. First of all- I disagree. Second- There is PLENTY of good stuff we can learn from Teen Mom and the people on the show.[Because, obviously, we don't want to do anything that they do... Unless it's Maci.]
Such as:
1. Don't smoke cigs and pump gas at the same time.
2. Don't send anyone, especially Twitter, pics of your bare chest… MOST ESPECIALLY if it's not a good one.
3. Once you're famous, you can get away with any kind of video on YouTube going viral.
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4. NEVER get a giant tattoo of your baby's face.
5. Sexy motorcycle caveman photoshoots are not as hott as you think they are. I'm sure you can do better.
6. Don't hit your boyfriend.
7. Only the Jersey Shore kids can get away with the super-fake tan.

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Rush takes concert in three directions
By Jim Dalrymple II
The Salt Lake TribuneFirst published Jul 31 2013 11:28PM
Three songs into Rush's set Wednesday night at the USANA Amphitheater, singer Geddy Lee joked that the band had "600 or 800" songs to play for the audience.
Or, at least it seemed like a joke. But with Rush's history and famously long sets, I wasn't quite sure. Maybe they were just going to play everything?
That didn't happen, but Rush did essentially play three distinct shows: a straight forward rock concert, a steampunk opera, and spacey encore. And while Rush is nothing if not polarizing, the show proved that sometimes rock is at its best when it's at its biggest and most spectacular.
The show began at precisely 8 p.m., when a black sheet fell from Neil Peart's copper and gold drum set. In rapid succession falling sheets revealed a keyboard that looked more like a massive watch gear, a set of three giant magnifying glasses, and a machine that looked like the work of a mad scientist with an interest in gramophones. Rush's Clockwork Angel's tour — in support of their recently-released album of the same name — was apparently a steampunk fantasy.
Despite the set pieces, the first third of the show was decidedly traditional. When the band began with "Subdivisions," the most striking thing was how much Lee's voice had dropped over the years.
I'm not going to lie, I've always had a lot of respect for Rush's technical skills, but coupled with some skepticism of drum solos. And Lee's slightly-too-epic voice.
So the vocal drop was welcome. It meant that through the next handful of songs — which included "The Big Money," "Grand Design," "Limelight" and others — the band's most polarizing feature was basically a non-issue.
If the show had ended after the first batch of songs it would have been a decent rock concert from an older band. As my Rush-fan friend Landon noted, it also included a larger range of material and was less of a "greatest hits" performance than some previous Utah shows.
After a short intermission, however, we learned that the show was just getting started. Though Lee claimed the intermission was needed because the band members are "a million years old," it actually seemed timed to coincide with the sunset; when the music resumed, the band unleashed an arsenal of strobe stage lights and a corps of string players joined the band onstage.
An early high point of the post-intermission set came during "Carnies." The stage was already awash in flashing lights but suddenly it exploded, literally; a row of torches ignited behind the band and fireworks zipped through the air. All the while the steampunk theme of the set pieces was teased out in a series of loosely connected imagery and animation on the screen.
The performance was baroque in spirit and Victorian in style. It was also a welcome throwback to an era in rock that valued spectacle and bombast, when musicians said, "hell yes, we always want more lights, more string players, and louder sound systems. Let's crank this mother to 11."
The energy, or at least the spectacle, tapered off somewhat as the set continued, unfortunately. Through a series of more recent songs the lights became dimmer and the fire all but disappeared. The spectacle ramped up later during "Red Sector A," but it never quite reached that early zenith again.
But that's nitpicking because, after all, what can you really say about a band like Rush that hasn't already been said? Is there anyone who doesn't have an opinion about them now? Is there such a thing as a "bad" Rush show at this point?
Probably not. Or at least, there was no evidence of it Wednesday night at USANA. The band members showed that they were consummate professionals who delivered more than was expected. They were indefatigable and showed what, once upon a time, rock and roll was really like.


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Data Warehousing
The staging box needs to be able to extract data from multiple sources, like MVS, Oracle, VM, and others, so be specific when you choose your products. It must handle data compression and encryption, transformation, loading (possibly to multiple targets), and security (at the front end this is challenging, Thornthwaite says). In addition, the staging activities need to be automated. Many vendors' offerings do different things, so he advises that most organizations will need to use multiple products.
A system for monitoring data warehouse use is valuable for capturing queries and tracking usage, and performance tuning is also helpful. Performance optimization includes cost estimation through a "governor" tool, and should include ad hoc query scheduling. Middleware can provide query management services. Tools for all of these and other related tasks are available for the front end, for server-based query management, and for data from multiple sources. Tools are also available for reporting, connectivity, and infrastructure management. Finally, the data access piece should include reporting services (such as publish and subscribe), a report library, a scheduler, and a distribution manager.
A Word About Meta Data
The creation and management of data has the following "steps" in the data warehouse process:
- warehouse model
- source definitions
- table definitions
- source-to-target maps
- map and transformation information
- physical information (table spaces, etc.)
- extracted data
- transformed data
- load statistics
- business descriptions
- query requests
- the data itself
- query statistics
To show how important meta data is, of the steps listed above only three involve "real" data—7, 8, and 12. "Everything else is meta data," says Thornthwaite, "and the whole data warehouse process relies on it." The major technical elements of a meta data catalog include:
- Business rules - includes definitions, derivations, related items, validation, and hierarchy information (versions, dates, etc.).
- Movement/transformation information - source/destination information, as well as DDL (data types, names, etc.).
- Operations information - data load job schedules, dependencies, notification, and reliability information (such as host redirects and load balancing).
- Tool-specific information - graphic display information and special function support.
- Security rules - authentication and authorization.
Developing an Architecture
When you develop the technical architecture model, draft the architecture requirements document first. Next to each business requirement write down its architecture implications. Group these implications according to architecture areas (remote access, staging, data access tools, etc.) Understand how it fits in with the other areas. Capture the definition of the area and its contents. Then refine and document the model.
Thornthwaite recognizes that developing a data warehouse architecture is difficult, and thus warns against using a "just do it" approach, which he also calls "architecture lite." But the Zachman framework is more than what most organizations need for data warehousing, so he recommends a reasonable compromise consisting of a four-layer process: business requirements, technical architecture, standards, and products.
Business requirements essentially drive the architecture, so talk to business managers, analysts, and power users. From your interviews look for major business issues, as well as indicators of business strategy, direction, frustrations, business processes, timing, availability, and performance expectations. Document everything well.
From an IT perspective, talk to existing data warehouse/DSS support staff, OLTP application groups, and DBAs; as well as networking, OS, and desktop support staff. Also speak with architecture and planning professionals. Here you want to get their opinions on data warehousing considerations from the IT viewpoint. Learn if there are existing architecture documents, IT principles, standards statements, organizational power centers, etc.
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A Case Study on Foamy Oil Characteristics of the Orinoco Belt, Venezuela
With a current recovery of less than 11%, the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela still contains potentially more than 1.3 trillion barrels of reserves of "three highs, one low" oil at a depth of 100 to 1500 m. 5 joint projects and one project of Petroleos de Venezuela SA are making plans to improve oil recovery in the area. So it is important for them to have a thorough knowledge of foamy oil characteristics. This reservoir has a peculiar behavior called as a foamy phenomenon. In order to characterize the properties of the foamy oil, this paper discussed unconventional test methodology and the detailed suite of laboratory procedures including PVT and pressure depletion tests used to examine the Orinoco heavy oil. The results showed substantial differences in characteristics of foamy oil and conventional oil studied, not only in terms of PVT behavior but also in terms of the production performance during pressure depletion tests. The foamy oil compressibility was between 10-120×10-4 mPa-1, which was obviously higher than that of conventional oil. Differential liberation experiments of the oil, with obvious high formation volume factor, stable GOR, and low density showed a strong tendency to foam below the bubble point. Other notable observations were that more efficient oil recovery was achieved at high depletion rates while less free gas was produced.
Key words: Foamy oil; Unconventional tests; The Orinoco Belt; PVT; Pressure depletion tests
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[1] Villarroel, T. (2008). New Developments in Orinoco Oil Belt Projects Reflect a Positive Effect on the Areas Reserves. In Proceedings world heavy oil congress, Edmonton, 10–12 March, 2008.
[2] Hernandez, E., Bauza, L., & Cadena, A. (2008). Integrated Reservoir Characterization and Oil in Place Estimation for Ayacucho Area, Orinoco Oil Belt Venezuela. In Proceedings World Heavy Oil Congress, Edmonton, 10–12 March, 2008.
[3] Dusseault, M. B., Zambrano, A., Barrios, J. R., & Guerra, C. (2008). Estimating Technically Recoverable Reserves in the Faja Petroliferadel Orinoco-FPO. In Proceedings World Heavy Oil Congress, Edmonton, March 10–12, 2008.
[4] Gipson, L. J., Owen, R., & Robertson, C. R., et al. (2002). Hamaca Heavy Oil Project: Lessons Learned and an Evolving Development Strategy. In SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium and International Horizontal Well Technology Conference, 4-7 November 2002, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
[5] Gina, V. R. (2011). Steam Injection Experiences in Heavy and Extra-Heavy Oil Fields, Venezuela. In SPE Heavy Oil Conference and Exhibition, 12-14 December 2011, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
[6] Huerta, M., Otero, C., & Rico, A. et al. (1986). Understanding Foamy Oil Mechanisms for Heavy Oil Reservoirs During Primary Production. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 6-9 October 1996, Denver, Colorado.
[7] Lago, M., Gomes, R., & Huerta, M. (2000). Visualization Study During Depletion Experiments of Venezuelan Heavy Oils Using Glass Micromodels. In Proceedings Petroleum Society's Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2000, Calgary, Alberta, June 4-8, 2000.
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You will not find El Ranchero listed in most tourist guides, but it is a favorite among locals. Lively Mexican music greets guests upon entering the restaurant. The dining room holds about one dozen wooden tables, with additional tables seated on the outdoor sidewalk. Everything on the menu comes recommended by regular patrons. Enchiladas Rojas includes two flour tortillas, filled with chile and topped with enchilada sauce, cheese, sour cream, avocado, cabbage and tomatoes. For a smaller meal, consider an a la carte item, such as Chicken or Beef Chimichangas.
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Proposed rules would give signs a low profile
By Soren Velice
The Blaine Planning Commission is reviewing a set of sign regulations that would reduce permit fees and end an expired six-month moratorium on off-premise, highway and billboard signs.
To the dismay of Signpost owner Ray George, the regulations would ban billboards entirely, put stringent restrictions on off-premise signs and all but ban tall signs such as those for Dennys and USA Gasoline with height and size restrictions. To flat-out say no to billboards is a big mistake, he said. Its the cheapest form of advertising in the area; the billboards, the off-premise signs and the freeway signs are all things that get people to businesses. Lets reword a few of these (regulations) so they dont hurt business downtown. Community and economic development director Terry Galvin pointed out that highway signs are not banned. This doesnt eliminate highway signing, he said, it just limits height.
Off-premise signs would be limited to directional use only, and the use of portable signs would be allowed only in non-residential areas. New regulations would also require business owners to keep signs clean.
The new rules were written by community and economic development staff in part to aid the conversion of downtown Blaine from auto- to pedestrian-oriented use. Steve Lawrenson, owner of Hotel International, said the commission should use caution in implementing the new rules. The intent of the ordinance is good, he said, but I think its important we protect existing
businesses; we all hope the downtown core becomes a pedestrian area, but we need to protect driving businesses during the transition.
Merilee Hill, owner of the Pastime tavern, was more blunt. A pedestrian-friendly town sounds great, she said, but we dont have a town full of pedestrians.
Blaine Motor Company owner Todd Brunell was concerned that a sign he had made would be found noncompliant. Our sign cost $1,400, he said. Our fear would be that wed have to spend $1,400 for a new sign and lose the $1,400 we already spent. Hill also expressed concern about her sign and the sign on her brothers dumptruck at the Chevron on Peace Portal.
Galvin, however, said the new regulations wouldnt affect signs that are grandfathered in. Anybody that has a sign out there that was legally constructed and still has their business open is fine, he said. The regulations address new signs and those on the property of vacated businesses. They would mandate that the text be removed from nonconforming signs 30 days after a business closes and the sign itself be removed after 90 days.
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Dubai, December 17, 2005: Programmers at the 2nd Dubai International Film Festival are confident of showcasing a wider range of films next year. DIFF 2005 saw five new sections including Insights from Asia, Café Europe, Emerging Emaratis, In Honour of Africa and Dubai Discoveries.
Café Europe and Insights from Asia were put together by Simon Field who has been Director of Cinema at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1988. He was Director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam from 1996 to 2004 and is currently a director of Illuminations Films, London. Field said, "Running a festival is a complex operation with relation to the press and the public. At this year's Festival I have seen all these factors operating well in Dubai. I can certainly say that this Festival is going to be a significant one for the region for the people and professionals soon. While the Café Europe section already existed in the first year, Insights from Asia was about pointing more directly to Asian cinema which was really important."
The impact of cinema and its ability to offer insights to a culture were evident at the packed houses and discussions held after the screening of various films. Nashen Moodley, programmer for the new section In Honour of Africa, said: "We had sell-out screenings and discussions with directors and the actors were amazing. Dubai was happy to get an insight into Africa through cinema. I have been talking to sales agents and directors and the festival has been good for networking and business as well." Programmer Uma Da Cunha for the Cinema from the Subcontinent section felt that the Festival was able to bring good cinema to the people.
"For the next year I would suggest that we take the Festival to other parts of UAE as well." Another programmer who feels the Festival has served it purpose well is Ziad Khuzai of the Dubai Discoveries section. He said, "The target of the Festival was not only to present new faces from the Arab world but also to provide new ideas to emerging Arab talent on how to fund their projects. We want to replicate the success of Paradise Now, which got support and funding from the World Film Fund."
The second Dubai International Film Festival ends Saturday, December 17, 2005. The Festival is presented by Dubai Media City and its Founding Sponsors are Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Properties, Emirates, Etisalat and the Madinat Jumeirah – the Arabian Resort. The Festival's Gold Sponsors are Bin Hendi Enterprises, National Bank of Dubai, Showtime, The Kanoo Group and The Palm Jumeirah; the Silver Sponsors are Filmworks, Motivate Publishing and Sony.


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Eric FeaverAFT Vice President
Eric Feaver is president of the MEA-MFT, AFL-CIO, which represents 18,000 professional and classified employees in 300 bargaining units in K-12 public schools, the university system, Head Start, state and local governments and private healthcare across Montana. MEA-MFT is the merged union of the former Montana Education Association and the former Montana Federation of Teachers. MEA-MFT is the largest union in Montana.
From 1974 to 1984, Feaver taught English and social studies in the Helena public schools. In 1984, he was elected president of the former MEA. He held that post until 2000, when he was elected the first president of MEA-MFT. He has been reelected five times since.
Feaver was born in Wyoming and raised in Oklahoma. From 1969 to 1970, he served in Vietnam in the 4th Infantry Division as an Army combat medic. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government, history and economics from the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Arts in American history from the University of Maryland, and an honorary doctorate from Montana State University.


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Each OSU department is responsible for the quality and health of its programs that are offered at OSU-Cascades. In order to make an existing degree or certificate program available at OSU Cascades, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is required.
- A Proposal Guide outlines the information required to create an MOU. Approval by the department's Corvallis unit head and Dean and the Cascades-based Program Leader, Dean and Vice President is indicated on the MOU signature page. The proposal should be developed with the faculty of both campuses serving an advisory role.
- A library resource review must be attached to the MOU. Contact Kate Gronemyer at 541-322-3163, the OSU Librarian at OSU-Cascades.
- The MOU proposal should be submitted to the Office of Academic Programs, Assessment and Accreditation for review and coordination through the curricular review process. Please contact Gary Beach at 541-737-2815.
- It the proposal is a graduate program, the proposal will be fowarded to the Graduate Council and the Dean of the Graduate School for approval.
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The Office of Academic Programs, Assessment and Accreditation supports curricular proposal processes. Feel free to contact us at 541-737-7463 if you need help during the proposal process.


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After watching young defensemen make mistakes for what seems like a decade, a veteran hand like Nick Schultz is like a breath of fresh air. He always seems to be on right side of the play, has a penchant for directing the forwards wide and is all battle along the boards. I'm never going to agree he was full payment for Tom Gilbert, but Schultz can flat out play the position.
Do you remember the glory Oilers blue? They had Paul Coffey, who was so exciting to watch play the game. He was electrifying. Lowe was a tough defender, gave no quarter, Huddy could do a little of everything and Dr. Randy Gregg was big, strong and had surprising offensive acumen. Lee Fogolin was heart and soul, Don Jackson was meat. After that came Craig Muni and Steve Smith and Marty McSorley and a host of others, but I don't recall a period during those years where Edmonton didn't have 5 guys they could count on and about three waiting in the wings.
I think next season really does depend on two things: the calibre of defenseman (or defensemen) acquired to add to the group that will no doubt include Ladislav Smid, Jeff Petry, Nick Schultz, Ryan Whitney and Andy Sutton.
And the other item is Whitney's health. If he can return to previous levels, that's a tremendous plus for the organization. The youngsters should start showing up in AHL boxscores beginning this fall, hell maybe one or two gets a cup of coffee during the year. However, a healthy Ryan Whitney would go a long way to backing up the depth chart and forcing the kids into the AHL, ECHL and Europe for seasoning. Can Ryan Whitney return to previous levels? I don't know. If the Oilers don't cover for him on the NHL depth chart and he fails to perform at significant levels, we will probably see another finish deep in the second division.
Injuries are as much a part of the Oilers in this era as the draft or changing coaches. It's a part of everyday life. Ryan Whitney's recovery from injury is an enormous item in the 12-13 edition of the Oilers.


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I have been reviewing films regularly since 2004, and I am not sure I have ever enjoyed the job as much as I did in 2012.
From January all the way through to December, we have been spoiled with all sorts of cinematic riches. Many great established filmmakers delivered some of their best work to date – Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Judd Apatow, David O. Russell, Kathryn Bigelow, etc. – while many new or developing voices – like Steven Chbosky, Rian Johnson, Colin Trevorrow, Benh Zeitlin, and more – burst onto the scene with refreshing passion and vision. At the multiplex, blockbusters were generally smarter and bolder than the usual crop of Hollywood cookie-cutter fare, while local arthouses and independent cinemas were constantly filled with vibrant and intriguing efforts. If 2012 did not produce the sheer quantity of masterworks as 2010 or 2011, it possessed deeper and more consistent quality from beginning to end, and whether you were a critic or just a fellow film enthusiast, chances are you had a fair share of highly memorable experiences throughout the year.
Whittling down the cinema of 2012 into a mere Top 10 Films was no easy task, and I tortured myself quite a bit over the final rankings and inclusions. I find it ridiculous how many truly great films I had to leave off – there will be a 'Next-Best' list early next week to honor these titles – but when I sit back and look at my final countdown, I am happy with how it represents my personal cinematic journey these past twelve months. Top 10 lists are, of course, nothing but subjective, and of the 100-plus new films I saw this year, these are the 10 that mean the most to me.
The countdown begins on the next page, and clicking on the title of each movie will take you to my original review of the film. Two links will take you away from We Got This Covered to my personal blog, where my work was published before I joined the staff of this website.
Enjoy, and here's hoping 2013 matches up to what these last twelve months have offered.
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10. Not Fade Away
Revolving around the lead singer of a teenage rock & roll band and his hometown community in the 1960s, David Chase's Not Fade Away in no way purports to reinvent the way we view this tumultuous and thoroughly documented period of American culture. The film instead offers a spectacularly smart and layered screenplay, an insightful and unvarnished portrait of 60s middle class culture and social mores, a lot of top-notch vintage rock & roll, and some of the most nuanced, finely observed characterization of 2012, thanks in part to wonderful performances from John Magaro, James Gandolfini, Jack Huston, and Bella Heathcote.
Is it enough to re-establish the way we view or dramatize the era? No, but it is an embarrassment of cinematic riches nevertheless, one that substantially deepens and augments my personal understanding of the period while offering some razor sharp insight into our ever-changing modern culture as well. That is more than enough to make Not Fade Away one of the top films of 2012, and I very much hope it finds an audience when it debuts later this month.
Not Fade Away will open in limited platform release starting December 21st, and roll out across the nation in January 2013.
9. Skyfall
The best 'blockbuster' of 2012 by leaps and bounds, Skyfall is the best 50th birthday present any franchise could ask for – assuming any other series could make it to the golden anniversary in such good shape. Sam Mendes and his team of wildly talented collaborators have crafted the ultimate 007 flick, not just on the surface – with clever gadgets, insightful callbacks to franchise iconography, beautiful women, a great villain, and, courtesy of Roger Deakins, the best damn cinematography of 2012 – but also underneath, where an exploration of Bond's psyche, motivations, and past form the film's surprisingly resonant subtext.
Skyfall may be a potent action drama, but it is also a wicked smart deconstruction and reconstruction of James Bond, the icon and the character, on levels meta and textual, offering a thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking examination of why Bond endures, both as an on-screen legend and a harrowing secret agent. No other 'event' picture this year came close to matching Skyfall in sheer all-around effectiveness; after 50 years, it is still abundantly clear that nobody does it better than Bond, and I would not have it any other way.
Skyfall is currently playing in theatres nationwide.
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8. Looper
Rian Johnson's Looper does not just represent science-fiction at its smart and provocative best, but marks a stirring evolution in what storytellers can achieve when exploring the human element of grand, culturally ingrained futuristic concepts. Time travel has rarely been put to such good use as it is here, employed not as a vehicle for action or mind-bending plot mechanics, but to ask some vast ethical questions about how personality and identity are forged through time.
The film is, of course, an aesthetic marvel on all fronts, and what action beats there are play absolutely marvelously, but Johnson puts character and theme front and center at all times; the top-notch cast – headlined by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt – matches or surpasses the best efforts of their respective careers, while the audience is continually led to states of moral and emotional turmoil. Few films this year, regardless of genre, asked this much of their audience, or gave as much back in turn.
Looper is not currently playing in theatres, but is scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-Ray December 31st.
7. Lincoln
A period drama about America's greatest President, directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg and starring the incomparable Daniel Day-Lewis? I must admit that the entire affair sounded far too good to be true, but then I saw the movie, and it surpassed my wildest expectations. The key participant here is actually screenwriter Tony Kushner, whose smart and involving writing immerses us in Lincoln's world during one of the most crucial months of his Presidency, cutting straight to the heart of what made this man a historically great leader, and crafting countless other fascinating characters in the process. Spielberg's direction is subtle and measured, restrained but not stagey, as some have suggested, while Day-Lewis crafts one of the year's great cinematic icons as the title character. His Lincoln is a thoroughly complex, endlessly compelling man, a figure so entrancing that listening to him speak is an edge-of-your-seat experience.
Yet the film's greatest accomplishment may be its remarkable ability to place these crucial events in a larger historical context, offering a powerful reminder of how far America has come and how far yet we have still to travel. Just as President Lincoln and his allies did so long ago, we too stand on the shores of history, and it is positively life affirming to be so powerfully reminded that those shores can, indeed, be transcended in the most meaningful of ways.
Lincoln is currently playing in theatres nationwide.
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A rousing crowd pleaser about psychological damage and emotional healing? Silver Linings Playbook only seems oxymoronic because it is the rare film that understands how closely related each point in the vast gauntlet of human emotions are, and that creating an atmosphere of insight, spontaneity, and authenticity will always resonate strongly on levels dramatic, humorous, or tonally intertwined. We are unaccustomed to a film with such broad audience potential that explores the hearts and minds of its characters so deeply, or has such obvious understanding and affection for the community they inhabit.
Assisted by tremendous performances from Bradley Cooper, Robert DiNiro, and especially Jennifer Lawrence, director David O. Russell has crafted a film that feels truly alive; when a filmmaker achieves cinematic immersion this total, we are bound to love the experience, for we see ourselves and our own complex feelings on screen, feelings so raw and genuine that they blur the line between comedy and drama, reflecting instead our specific realities in all their infinite intricacies.
Silver Linings Playbook is currently playing in theatres nationwide.
5. The Secret World of Arrietty
This quiet and evocative animated masterpiece from Japan's Studio Ghibli arrived in the United States last February, and to say it absolutely floored me would be an understatement. First-time director Hiromasa Yonebayashi may be working off a script by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, but he establishes a bold and distinctive artistic voice all his own, crafting a magnificent visual palette defined by softly stylized character and line work, inviting storybook backgrounds, and vivid, painterly colors.
Combined with Cecile Corbel's stunningly beautiful music, Arrietty is an aesthetic marvel, but what pushes it into 2012's upper echelon are the wonderful characters – the titular heroine is one of Ghibli's best – and powerful storytelling. Miyazaki and Yonebayashi have taken the bare essentials of Mary Norton's classic novel The Borrowers and reconstituted them for a tender and poignant story about the nature of isolation and the resilience of the human spirit. The film may be aimed at children, but it offers viewers of all ages more insight, introspection, and mesmerizing cinematic wonder than nearly every other theatrical release of 2012, and absolutely deserves its high spot on this list.
The Secret World of Arrietty is currently available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
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4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
No film in 2012 took me off guard quite as forcefully as Steven Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower, an emotionally battering experience that strays painfully close to my own high school challenges and recollections. This is absolutely not a typical teenage drama, but a deeply felt, highly personal chronicle of identity and desire, one that abandons the standard, recycled talking points in favor of a serious discussion about the emotional issues that plague young adults. It is agonizingly authentic and remarkably well-observed, layered deep with the rich, nuanced precision of a great novel and channeled through three of the year's very best performances. Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, and Emma Watson are all sensational, each capturing the raw and fluid nature of adolescence as well as any performers I have ever seen.
Chbosky has made something truly special here, a dynamic and vulnerable piece of filmmaking that understands and validates the complex emotions of modern teenage life. Though Perks, like many of the films on this list, is certainly not for everyone, those it speaks to will be almost unspeakably affected, and I count myself among those who view this as an instant and unforgettable classic.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is currently playing in select theatres nationwide, and will arrive on DVD and Blu-Ray February 12th, 2013.
3. The Grey
Mismarketed as a high-octane action flick upon its entirely inappropriate January release, Joe Carnahan's The Grey is, in truth, a top-notch survival story about man's relationship with the unknown, and one of the most insightful, passionate, and uncompromising cinematic efforts of 2012. Set against a tremendously realized 'man versus wild' narrative – one brought to life with incredible cinematography, terrifying wolf effects, and precise command of tone, pace, and tension – the film delves deep into concepts of masculinity, death, and faith, presenting a bleak but entirely valid worldview wherein we are, each of us, ultimately alone.
Liam Neeson gives his greatest performance to date as a man defined by a sad and empty existence, and who discovers, over the course of one of the most horrific experiences imaginable, that rallying against the void, with everything he has, may be the only 'meaning' one can truly attain. The Grey may not be a pleasant experience, but as a brave, hauntingly beautiful expression of fundamental human doubts and fears, it has few equals.
The Grey is currently available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
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2. Cloud Atlas
This bold and beautiful masterpiece was the first film I saw after my father died this October, and to call it a healing experience would be a profound understatement. Tom Tykwer and the Wachowski siblings have laid it all on the line with Cloud Atlas, have opened their hearts as fully as possible and offered an artistic window into their own deep-seated beliefs on love, life, death, friendship, and so much more. It is rare I see filmmakers work so hard to hide so little, to use cinematic expression to its fullest to relate such intensely personal thoughts, feelings, and philosophies. Yet this is what Cloud Atlas does, and it achieves every single one of its goals so effectively that when I saw the film, I swear I could feel my father's spirit in the theatre, watching the movie alongside me, revived by the film's blindingly beautiful belief in the eternal marks one life can leave on others, and on the world at large.
This is filmmaking at its most daring, innovative, and astoundingly heartfelt; that it was largely ignored by critics and audiences this October is no matter. Like the souls of its characters, Cloud Atlas will echo and resonate across the eons, a potent epitome of humanity's wondrous ability to express emotion through art.
Cloud Atlas is currently playing in select theatres nationwide and will arrive on DVD and Blu-Ray February 5th, 2013.
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As great, deep, and varied a year as 2012 has been for cinema, it took Quentin Tarantino hardly any time at all to make me forget about everything else. With remarkable craftsmanship, a top-notch ensemble, and the year's very best screenplay, Django Unchained immediately had me hooked in a way nothing else these past twelve months could compare to.
Over the course of two-and-a-half riveting and explosive hours, Tarantino subverts, explores, and ultimately rewrites the iconography that fuels the Western genre, using film as a method to account for the horrors of the past and the past as a method to account for gaps in cinematic representations of history. The result is a spectacularly powerful film, one more stylish, profound, and wildly, unequivocally satisfying than anything in Tarantino's filmography, or, indeed, anything else released in 2012. In looking to the past, Tarantino has crafted a potent masterpiece for our times, one that towers ridiculously tall over what has been an all-around fantastic year for cinema.
Django Unchained will arrive in theatres nationwide on December 25th.
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The University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees approved the 2014 budget on Tuesday.
The board officially approved the renovation and expansion of Nippert Stadium.
The renovation and expansion project, which is estimated to cost $80-85 million in total, will utilize private donations and premium seating revenues to fund the project over a period of years. No University general funds will be allocated.
"Today is a tremendous day for Cincinnati athletics," Babcock said. "Our Board of Trustees and Dr. Ono have allowed us to move forward with our unprecedented project to Nippert Stadium and I am sincerely grateful for their leadership and vision. This transformational campaign will allow us to create critical new revenue streams to benefit all 19 sports programs through the sale of premium seating opportunities while also improving a variety of fan amenities such as concessions, restrooms, and concourse traffic flow.
The renovation is targeted to be completed in 2015. Earlier this month, crews began removing the old turf from the field.
Design work is still ongoing and the overall stadium capacity upon completion is not finalized but it is estimated Nippert Stadium will have a capacity of approximately 40,000.
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Also on Tuesday, the board approved the recommendations made by President Santa Ono in April. Those recommendations include an in-state tuition freeze, no salary or bonus increases for Ono and the sale of the University House with the proceeds to be directed to an endowment fund for student scholarships.
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Will IBM Hit Gold with MobileFirst?
Anindya is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), which had worked hard to build formidable products and services in cloud and analytics, had suddenly found itself inadequate in mobility, a rapidly-emerging area that was becoming a conduit to these two businesses. To expand its mobile presence, IBM plans to double its investment in mobility. It's an attempt to offer an enterprise mobility solution that will be a one stop shop for customers. To make this grand plan a reality, IBM announced what it has dubbed IBM MobileFirst.
IBM MobileFirst is designed to help enterprises build a total and integrated mobile strategy -- and emphasizes a top-down strategic approach over a more tactical bottom-up approach. That is not to say that MobileFirst won't support the latter -- sure it will.
In this post, while I'll focus on IBM's potential in enterprise mobility, I'll also analyze its competitive position in the peer group. Let's see if there's a wide moat for investors in IBM MobileFirst.
With MobileFirst, IBM offers a comprehensive IT solution
A comprehensive information technology solution will cover Cloud, Social, Mobile and Information, that's according to Gartner's 'Nexus of Forces'. After much research and reporting, Gartner has ultimately decided that companies leveraging these four tech realms will prevail, and those that don't will not be as successful.
It's a tall order to successfully pull off each individual piece of such a comprehensive strategy. IBM and a few of its competitors -- such as SAP (NYSE: SAP), EMC (NYSE: EMC) and VMware (NYSE: VMW) -- are in a position to offer customers solutions in all the four areas. While SAP has already been in the mobility space for quite some time, apart from cloud, analytics and social media, IBM and VMware joined the mobile league only in 2013.
IBM MobileFirst: What's inside?
The key components of MobileFirst include:
- IBM MobileFirst Platform: It will help expand the capabilities of IBM Worklight to simplify deployment, as well as the ability to deliver single sign-on capabilities for multiple applications.
- IBM MobileFirst Security: IBM has extended its context-based mobile access control solutions and has expanded the mobile application vulnerability testing capabilities of AppScan, which now also provides support for Apple iOS apps.
- IBM MobileFirst Management: It will include enhanced support for BYOD programs and increased security standards that are critical for all facets of government -- federal, state or local, and regulated environments -- especially healthcare.
- IBM MobileFirst Analytics: IBM is also expanding its Tealeaf CX Mobile solution to give enterprises more visual insight into mobile behaviors.
IBM vs. SAP: SAP an early mover in mobility
SAP has moved from being an applications vendor to software provider with a broad portfolio that includes business analytics, information management and mobility infrastructure. Although weak in adoption of social media, SAP has embraced the Nexus of Forces as its go-to-market strategy, says Gartner.
SAP's business strategy fits into Gartner's Nexus as it embraces the cloud, mobile and information forces. SAP continues to execute its mobile strategy aggressively to become a leader in enterprise mobile development. SAP has reinforced its early bet on mobility (compared to other major independent software vendors) through organizational changes that place it on an equal footing with other major SAP initiatives, such as Hana. IBM's MobileFirst program will face fierce competition from SAP.
SAP has one of the largest mobile development efforts in terms of devoted internal resources and partner management. SAP has a strong mobile device management (MDM) offering, Afaria. As with the other mobile enterprise application platform vendors that offer MDM and mobile application management (MAM) capabilities, this enables SAP to provide a broader, better integrated mobile solution, while extending its reach throughout enterprise IT.
Gartner believes that by 2013, SAP will offer context-enriched services through a combination of the Sybase 365 mobile consumer application platform, SAP applications and Sybase's data analytics. While SAP has been enjoying the leadership position in enterprise mobility, IBM has a long way to go.
IBM vs. EMC and VMware: New kids on the block
VMware and EMC are committing key existing technology, people and programs from both companies focused on Big Data and Cloud Application Platforms under one virtual organization -- the Pivotal Initiative. The companies expect to formally unite these resources by Q2 2013, with a specific operational structure to be determined.
The Pivotal Initiative will enable a new generation of workloads that can exploit the advancements VMware is driving in datacenter. By realigning resources within the Pivotal Initiative, VMware will be able to fully mobilize resources on delivering the software defined datacenter, the de facto infrastructure at the heart of cloud computing, and on end-user computing -- two areas where they see tremendous opportunity for growth.
The platform, jointly offered by the two companies, hasn't covered the mobile space. Therefore, not to be outdone, VMware launched its Horizon Workspace platform as well as updates to its Horizon View and Horizon Mirage products. Last year, VMware unveiled its Horizon Suite of desktop virtualization products designed to help IT administrators manage worker mobility and the BYOD trend.
With Horizon Workspace, IT administrators will be able to allocate data, apps or desktops to end users or groups instead of devices, improving BYOD security. IBM MobileFirst will compete with Horizon Workspace, and it remains to be seen how the competition shapes up.
The bottom line
With MobileFirst, IBM is certainly not first in the enterprise mobility race. SAP is way ahead and there are lots of small fragmented players. VMware is also set to emerge as a serious opponent, powered by EMC. IBM has a gigantic plan with MobileFirst, and given its expertise and strong presence in cloud and big data analytics, MobileFirst has all the ingredients to beat the rivals. It's an opportunity for IBM, and certainly an opportunity for investors to profit from enterprise mobility.
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Wave of 'Ag-Gag' Laws Aimed at Criminalizing Whistleblowers and Keeping Consumers in the Dark
Will Potter, Guest Writer
Waking Times
States are adopting laws meant to keep consumers in the dark about where their food comes from.
Do you have a right to know where that steak on your plate came from?
Should it be legal to photograph chicken farms and dairy cows?
Big Agriculture says you don't and it shouldn't. Armies of Big Ag lobbyists are pushing for new state-level laws across the country to keep us all in the dark. Less restrictive versions have been law in some states since the 1980s, but the meat industry has ratcheted up a radical new campaign.
This wave of "ag-gag" bills would criminalize whistleblowers, investigators, and journalists who expose animal welfare abuses at factory farms and slaughterhouses. Ten states considered "ag-gag" bills last year, and Iowa, Missouri, and Utah approved them. Even more are soon to follow.
Had these laws been in force, the Humane Society might have been prosecuted for documenting repeated animal welfare and food safety violations at Hallmark/Westland, formerly the second-largest supplier of beef to the National School Lunch Program. Cows too sick to walk were being slaughtered and that meat was shipped to our schools, endangering our kids. The investigation led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history.
More recently in Wyoming, video footage showed workers at a Tyson supplier kicking live piglets and pummeling mother pigs. The film led to criminal charges against nine employees, including two managers. In Pennsylvania, an investigation of a major regional egg supplier, Kreider Farms, showed decomposing birds packed into cages among the living. Other hens had their heads stuck in cage wire and were left to die.
Big Ag wants to silence whistleblowers rather than clean up its act. Ag-gag bills are now pending in Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska, and New Hampshire. Similar legislation may crop up in North Carolina and Minnesota.
The bills aren't identical, but they share common language — sometimes even word-for-word. Some criminalize anyone who even "records an image or sound" from a factory farm. Others mandate that witnesses report abuses within a few hours, which would make it impossible for whistleblowers to secure advice and protection, or for them to document a pattern of abuses.
Indiana's version of this cookie-cutter legislation ominously begins with the statement that farmers have the right to "engage in agricultural operations free from the threat of terrorism and interference from unauthorized third persons."
Yet these bills aren't about violence or terrorism. They're about truth-telling that's bad for branding. For these corporations, a "terrorist" is anyone who threatens their profits by exposing inhumane practices that jeopardize consumer health.
It's too early to tell how many of these bills stand a chance of passing. But ag-gag supporters have no shortage of wealth and political influence.
As a journalist, I'm worried about what these bills mean for freedom of the press. And the investigators and whistleblowers I have interviewed are deeply concerned about their own safety and freedom.
Ag-gag bills aren't about silencing journalists and whistleblowers. They're about curbing consumer access to information at a time when more and more Americans want to know where our food comes from and how it's produced.
The problem for corporations is that when people have information, they act on it. During a recent ag-gag hearing in Indiana, one of the nation's largest egg producers told lawmakers about a recent investigation. After an undercover video was posted online, 50 customers quickly called and stopped buying their eggs. An informed public is the biggest threat to business as usual.
An informed public is also the biggest threat to these ag-gag bills. In Wyoming, one of the bills has already failed. According to sponsors, it was abandoned in part because of negative publicity. By shining a light on these attempts, we can make sure that the rest fail as well, while protecting the right of consumers to know what they're buying.
About the Author
Will Potter is a journalist based in Washington, DC. He is the author of Green Is the New Red, which documents corporate attempts to silence environmental activists.
This article originally appeared at OtherWords.org
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How can We the People tolerate this inhumane treatment of animals and our food supply? What is it going to take America?? Are we all so obese and lazy and stupid now from the flouride in our water or what? How can we TRUST anything in our food supply? Isn't this alarming or worthy of a fight? I am so sick of lazy and stupid and obese people who are brainwashed and compliant. Our govt has big plans for us and they are not good. Where are we living again?? Does hitler ring a bell? How about China!? OmG we are all in for more treason and it seems as though our lazy GMO fed population is going to take it! Laying down of course!! Please let freedom ring before its all too late!! Good luck to all those denying A holes who are feeding their kids this contaminated, poisoned so called food. Wake up! Before its really too late!!
American food producers became green with envy when they heard the Brits got away with putting horse and donkey meat in their burgers. So they said "Let's write some laws so we can do it too".
Of course we have to cover up our disgusting food "farming". We dont want people to puke from seeing the putrid conditions of their food production!!!!!!!! Then there is Monstersanto creating frankenfoods out of whole foods.
Why is it that Monsanto does not allow its own GMO foods in THEIR cafeteria? They know…they just don't want us to know. Buy from local organic foods and LIVE.
Or, you simply op out already find a hippy farmer who does not play the "organic" game. Find someone who simply honors the earth where you can buy shares of food.
Why worry about "if" they are lying? Many farmers are working with trade…what more do you need to know?
Tag…your it.
Do people realize the issues that this government is controlling in such a sneaky manner? Whether it's whistleblowers, monsatan, GMO/GE of our foods or anything else; the situation is steadily growing out of control. Out of our control and into theirs, so we will have no voice about food production, animal abuse and cruelty, along with so many other issues. This is wrong and before we lose all control, we need to figure out a way to stand up against this rapid loss of control issue of so many aspects of life in this country.
Most Americans have become monsters themselves and do not CARE about anything but their greedy selves. I am ashamed of most and do not communicte with most, I just can't seem to dumb myself down to their primitive, selfish, levels. None are so blind as those who refuse to see.
Genesis 1:25, Proverbs 12:10, Psalm 147:7-9.


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