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Soundtrack for a Revolution, a new documentary directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman, opens this Friday, January 22nd, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Rose Cinema.
Featuring music from the Roots, Anthony Hamilton with Blind Boys of Alabama, Wyclef Jean, John Legend and many others, Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of the American civil rights movement through powerful music – the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in police wagons and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. The film features new performances of the freedom songs by top artists, and shows riveting archival footage and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders, including Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Julian Bond and Ambassador Andrew Young.
The freedom songs evolved from slave chants, from the labor movement, and especially from the black church. The music enabled blacks to sing words they could not say, and it was crucial in helping the protesters as they faced down brutal aggression with dignity and non-violence. The infectious energy of the songs swept people up and empowered them to fight for their rights.
Soundtrack for a Revolution celebrates the vitality of this music, and with a vibrant blend of heart-wrenching interviews, dramatic images, and thrilling contemporary performances, this is truly a film of significance, energy and power.
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Sixty-five million years ago, dinosaurs walked the earth, and they are again right now at the Oil Palace in Tyler. Well, they're standing, anyway. The Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit is open Friday and runs through the weekend.
Steven Rosholt travels 51 weeks a year with 12 other people and around 60 dinosaurs. They drive, build monsters, amaze people and maybe a little uneasy, then take apart the monsters and drive some more. But why?
"Al lot of us around the office were trying to figure out a kid-friendly and family-fun type of event that everyone could come together and enjoy and it kept coming back around to dinosaurs," said Steven.
"It usually takes us about two and a half days to set up a show. We move around. We're usually in a new city new state every week. It's definitely a lot of work but once it's up and running and you see the kids come in, it makes all that work worth it," Steven stated.
The metal and rubber mecha-saurs obviously only consume electricity, and they do break from time to time. The group has gotten very proficient at electro-surgery of the European-built machines.
There's a lot of interactivity in the show and you can even push the dinosaur's buttons.
Just be careful not to push the wrong one.
Some of the kids might get a little worked up during the tour, so they've provided a way to work some of that out before getting back in the car with mom and dad: An inflatable dino playground.
And if you're brave enough you can even ride one.
The exhibit is at The Oil Palace in Tyler. It runs until 9 p.m. on Friday, then from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $17 for adults, $12 for children and $15 for seniors. For more information, visit their website here.
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U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently added 99 points to 13979, the Standard & Poor's rose 1% to 1511, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.3% to 3172. Among companies with shares actively trading after hours are Zynga Inc. (ZNGA), Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) and Shutterfly Inc. (SFLY).
Embattled social game maker Zynga produced a fourth-quarter report Tuesday that included better-than-expected sales and a narrowed loss. Shares were up 5.8% to $2.90 after hours.
Take-Two's third-quarter profit soared on a 76% increase in revenue, thanks in part to a record-breaking release of a basketball game. In addition, the New York game maker authorized the repurchase of up to 7.5 million shares. Take-Two shares jumped 6.6% after hours to $13.49.
Shutterfly's fourth-quarter earnings jumped 50% as the photo sharing and printing website operator's sales and margins improved. Shares climbed 14% to $38.35 after hours as results topped Shutterfly's estimates and as the company provided full-year revenue guidance above analyst expectations.
Expedia Inc.'s (EXPE) fourth-quarter profit slumped 90% as the online travel agent reported a large legal reserve, masking stronger revenue. However, shares rose 4.9% to $70.78 after hours as revenue beat analysts' expectations.
Quartz reported Tuesday afternoon that Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ) board of directors "is studying a break-up of the U.S. tech company among several options [...] to obtain maximum value for shareholders," citing multiple unnamed sources. H-P shares were up 3.9% to $17.25 after hours.
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Aecom Technology Corp.'s (ACM) fiscal first-quarter earnings topped analysts' expectations despite sliding 20% as weakness in Australia and the U.S. hurt the technical and management-support services provider's sales and margins.
Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s (ADM) fiscal second-quarter earnings surged as the agricultural giant operated U.S. soy-crushing plants at a record capacity in the quarter.
Cache Inc. (CACH) said Chairman and Chief Executive Thomas Reinckens is stepping down and will be succeed by industry veteran Jay Margolis, as the women's apparel company also said shareholders MFP Partners and Mill Road plan to appoint two representatives to the retailer's board. In addition, Cache projected fourth-quarter net sales that were slightly higher than analysts' views.
Centene Corp. (CNC) felt a worse-than-expected impact from a bad flu season in the fourth quarter, and Chief Executive Michael Neidorff said the Medicaid insurer's initial read suggests similar flu costs in January as was the case in December. But Centene had anticipated costs for the virus would be higher sequentially this quarter and Mr. Neidorff noted recent CDC data suggests the flu season peaked in mid-January. "Recognizing this, we have not changed our annual guidance," he said. Some analysts are viewing the maintained guidance as a positive sign against the backdrop of big fourth-quarter hit.
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) swung to a fiscal third-quarter profit as the technology-products distributor started to see benefits from its turnaround efforts. Margins more than doubled in the North American public-sector segment, even as revenue fell 2.8%.
Shares of Eaton Corp. (ETN) rose despite forecasting downbeat current-quarter income and reporting lower fourth-quarter earnings as weaker international electrical sales and acquisition costs masked the power-management-systems maker's improved revenue. However, the company has said it could benefit from a boost in demand for transformers, switching gear and other electrical equipment caused by superstorm Sandy, which devastated New Jersey, New York and nearby areas in October. Eaton in November closed on its roughly $11.8 billion acquisition of Cooper Industries and is poised to vastly expand its power-management portfolio and electrical business.
Estee Lauder Cos.'s (EL) fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 13% as the beauty-products company reported higher revenue, boosted by accelerated orders from some retailers. The company, home to brands such as Clinique and Origins as well as its namesake line, also raised its profit forecast for the year.
Opexa Therapeutics Inc. (OPXA) stands to be awarded up to $225 million in a commercialization deal struck with Merck KGaA's (MKGAY, MRK.XE) for Opexa's multiple-sclerosis therapy, Tcelna. Opexa's shares traded more than two times higher.
PDC Energy Inc. (PDCE) agreed to sell some Colorado assets to Denver-based Caerus Oil & Gas LLC for about $200 million in cash, as the exploration and production company looks to ramp up drilling in the Utica Shale.
Circuits supplier Power Integrations Inc. (POWI) turned in better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, helped by a 50% jump in LED lighting revenue. "While peers are guiding down due to cyclical weakness in end-market demand, [Power Integrations] is outperforming," Sterne Agee said in a note, backing its buy rating on the stock.
Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc. (PLX) confirmed it is exploring strategic options, although it didn't specify as to whether these include the possibility of selling itself.
Regal-Beloit Corp. (RBC) shares continued to rise after its fourth-quarter results surpassed expectations and its current-quarter earnings guidance was also above Wall Street's view.
John Malone's international cable business Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) is close to a deal to buy U.K. cable-television and Internet provider Virgin Media Inc. (VMED), which could create a stronger competitor to market leader British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSYBY, BSY.LN, BSV.LN). Virgin Media shares jumped in regular session trading.
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Arch Coal Inc. (ACI) swung to a fourth-quarter loss as the coal producer posted large charges stemming from write-downs and Patriot Coal Corp.'s (PCXCQ) bankruptcy, while revenue sank.
Craig-Hallum downgraded Bottomline Technologies Inc. (EPAY) from buy to hold despite the company reporting record second-quarter revenue, saying "our enthusiasm was doused by the realities of add-backs, tax benefits and modest organic growth."
BRE Properties Inc.'s (BRE) $2.40-a-share midpoint guidance for 2013 funds from operations was below analysts' expectations, weighing on shares, despite its fourth-quarter earnings more than doubling on same-store revenue growth and a gain on property sales.
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.'s (DO) fourth-quarter earnings fell 17% as lower day rates dampened improved utilization of ultradeep-water and midwater floaters, although results topped consensus estimates. Dahlman Rose and Co. and GHS Research said in analyst notes that 2013 downtime estimates by the company were higher than expected.
While Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW) beat analysts' expectations with its fourth-quarter results, investors are focused on U.S. sales of its Sapien heart valve. Nearly 20% came from healthcare-provider "stocking," or buying devices in anticipation of use. That is higher than expected, Wells Fargo said, and suggests somewhat lower Sapien utilization than anticipated.
Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. (HEB) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve a proposed treatment for chronic-fatigue syndrome, saying the company didn't provide sufficient safety or efficacy data. The drug, Ampligen, has been in development for more than two decades. Shares sank after hours Monday, and continued to decline in recent trading.
Citigroup downgraded Iconix Brand Group Inc. (ICON) to neutral from buy based on valuation and lack of near-term catalysts, after the company said it acquired a 51% stake in the Buffalo David Bitton brand for $76.5 million. With the stock up historically, Citigroup believes the Buffalo and Umbro acquisitions are now priced in.
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. (MX) said one of its largest stockholders plans to sell five million shares. The South Korea-based chip manufacturer won't receive any proceeds from the sale. MagnaChip had about 35.6 million shares outstanding at the end of 2012.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the government could seek more than $5 billion from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, owned by McGraw-Hill Cos. (MHP), as part of the Justice Department's civil lawsuit against the ratings firm.
Latin American wireless operator NII Holdings Inc. (NIHD) projected an unexpected decline in 2013 revenue, sending shares tumbling. The company also said it is looking to raise money through the sale and leaseback of up to 4,500 cellphone towers in Mexico and Brazil, though it stressed there is no certainty that a deal will happen.
Rudolph Technologies Inc.'s (RTEC) fourth-quarter profit surged on tax-related adjustments and higher revenue. Shares fell, however, as the results missed Street expectations.
Yum Brands Inc.'s (YUM) fourth-quarter earnings slipped 5.3% as the fast-food chain's same-store sales in China were hurt by negative publicity from a government review of poultry supplies there. The company also said it no longer expects earnings growth this year.
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UNDATED (WSAU) Many Wisconsin retailers appear to be optimistic about improved sales during the holiday shopping season. The National Retail Federation expects sales to increase by 4.1-percent from last Christmas.
It was almost a month ago when Kohl's Department Stores announced a 10-percent increase in its temporary holiday workforce. Now retailers in central Wisconsin hope that a slight increase in county sales tax revenues will result in a better season for them.
Marathon County collected $10-million from its half-percent sales tax last year – up by almost six-percent from the year before. And based on collections through September, the county is on schedule to at least match that increase in 2012. Kao Lor, who manages the Gaming Generations video game store in Rib Mountain, tells the Wausau Daily Herald that the holiday season is crucial for his store's survival.
U-W Stevens Point economics professor Randy Cray says the higher county tax collections are a good sign – but they're not the biggest factor in predicting holiday shopping trends. Don Kulinski of Target in Weston says he's optimistic – but with a slow economic recovery, he says not everyone can afford pricey electronic items. He says a number of shoppers could look more at necessary items like housewares and clothing.


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Folklore is group knowledge, art in everyday life. How do you know manners? What to wear to a party? What to sing when the birthday cake comes out? What is beautiful? You learned these things from other people and often play a role in passing them on to still others- that's group knowledge. That's folklore.
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The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Basics and Practice Tips
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The Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) is pleased to announce a webinar on the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) for attorneys and legal advocates who deal with military-related survivors of intimate partner violence. The SCRA is a statute that is generally not well understood, and it may sometimes be used by abusers who are service members to try to manipulate and control court proceedings. On the other hand, it may be helpful to victims who are service members. Understanding the statute will enable attorneys and advocates to more effectively assist military-related clients. We hope you'll join us for this informative webinar.


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Rather than suffering another March of despair, Katie Rector, a Sacramento elementary school teacher, enjoyed a celebratory dinner this month at Bandera, one of her favorite restaurants.
For the first time in her fledgling five-year career, she avoided a layoff warning she had come to expect every spring.
After struggling through years of layoffs that resulted in larger class sizes and teacher angst, California schools have started to reverse course thanks to voter-approved taxes and economic recovery.
Just before Friday's statewide deadline, 2,900 teachers received preliminary layoff notices in districts represented by the California Teachers Association, a fraction of the 22,000 educators who were told they could lose their jobs a year ago. CTA says it represents about 95 percent of K-12 teachers.
In Sacramento County, fewer than 350 teachers, school nurses and counselors received pink slips this year, far less than the 1,700 issued last year and 2,500 sent two years ago. Sacramento City Unified Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said the situation has improved enough that his district may even hire this summer despite closing seven schools because of normal departures and retirements.
"What is different this year is that we're optimistic that attrition will eat up layoff notices and then some," Raymond said. "It could put us in the position to hire teachers."
Each year, school districts must send preliminary pink slips by March 15 to any teacher, nurse or counselor at risk of job loss once the school year ends. As a precautionary measure, districts typically send more preliminary notices than needed, because they must warn teachers well before the state finalizes school funding levels.
Since 2008, California has lost 8.5 percent of its teacher workforce, going from 310,361 to 283,836, according to the California Department of Education.
After voters approved two statewide tax hikes in November, Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a budget in January that increases K-12 funding by 4 percent next school year, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office.
"This is pretty good news," said CTA President Dean Vogel of fewer layoff notices. He said this year's pink slip estimate is on par with pre-recessionary levels.
With the state budget on firmer ground, districts finally have a good sense of what sort of funding to expect next school year, Vogel said. "They are in a much better place to determine their budgets than in years past," he said.
Rector, 28, was surprised when her supervisor told her not to expect a layoff notice.
"I very much expected it," said the teacher of a combined fourth- and fifth-grade class at San Juan Unified's Thomas Edison Language Institute in Sacramento.
For each of the past four years the young teacher has received a preliminary notice in March, followed by a final notice in May. She lived with uncertainty each summer, only to be rehired just a few days before school began.
She would quickly unpack 20 boxes of supplies and equipment and set up her classroom each year.
"It was very frustrating, never knowing what is going to happen," Rector said. "I had to calm myself down. Not knowing in the summer is very, very scary."
That fear caused her family to delay buying a house for three years. After her husband, a firefighter, started a job that could support them both, the Rectors finally felt comfortable enough to buy a home last December.
This is the first year in at least five years that Elk Grove Unified the region's largest school district hasn't had to send out layoff notices because of budget cuts, said Elizabeth Graswich, district spokeswoman.
She said the 30 pink slips being sent to teachers are due to the expiration of grant-funded positions or lower demand for some middle and high school classes. Last year the district sent 146 early warning notices to teachers.
The region's rural school districts issued only a handful of pink slips by this week's deadline. El Dorado County schools passed out fewer than 30, Yolo County schools about 17 and Placer County schools about 50, according to county education officials.
"Our county overall has had very few layoffs compared to previous years," said Gayle Garbolino-Mojica, superintendent of Placer County schools.
"Hopefully, public education funding has bottomed out in regard to cutting teachers and programs," she added. "Hopefully, we are beginning to build back."
Despite the good news, school leaders warn that the state's education system isn't out of the financial woods yet.
Raymond said there are "reasons to be cautiously optimistic," but that uncertainty surrounding the governor's proposed school funding overhaul, volatile state revenues and federal sequester-related cuts cloud the outlook.
"Stay tuned," he said.
Call The Bee's Diana Lambert, (916) 321-1090. Read her Report Card blog at http://blogs.sacbee.com/report-card/. The Bee's Phillip Reese contributed to this report.
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The stage goes dark. A single spotlight illuminates the drum set.
Gina Schock, barely visible behind the bass drum, pounds out a tribal tattoo.
Another spotlight, in front of the drums: Bass player Abby Travis, head bobbing in time, plays off the rhythm with a two-note bass figure.
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As the figure repeats, new spots light up Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey, who punctuate it with an exclamation point, Ramones-style: "Hey!"
The guitars come crashing in, and Belinda Carlisle floats to center stage to add her tremulous warble: "Go – Get up and go!"
It's a goodbye song, but opening the proceedings Thursday evening at Wolf Trap, it doubles as an invitation: The Go-Go's have arrived. The party is on.
The female fivesome – original members Carlisle, Caffey, Wiedlin and Schock with newcomer Travis, who filled in for an injured Kathy Valentine last year and has now apparently won the starting job – brought a high school reunion feel to their 17-song set at the amphitheater in Vienna, Va.
Or maybe it was the crowd, heavy with middle-aged fans, some towing children, holding up cell phones to snap pictures or take video that might already be on YouTube by now.
Carlisle recalled the '80s – or, rather, said the band didn't remember them. She invited audience members onstage to dance to "Cool Jerk." The feisty Schock, a Baltimore native, claimed a cousin had been kicked out of the venue for getting too drunk, and later brought out her mother, who she said was turning 87 Thursday – "and she is beautiful, for reals" – and led the audience in a round of "Happy Birthday To You."
Musically, the sound the Go-Go's of 2013 produce is more full than that on their trio of records in the early 1980s – now you can hear the punk roots they've always claimed.
That sound, which the band captured on its fine 2001 reunion album God Bless The Go-Go's, serves the older material well, transforming "Vacation," "Our Lips Are Sealed" and Carlisle's solo hit "Mad About You" into guitar-driven power pop not far removed from, say, Green Day.
As it happens, they played only one song from God Bless – "Unforgiven," co-written by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong – thought it might be their most satisfying album. The set list was heavy on the '80s, with nine of the songs coming from Beauty and the Beat, the group's 1981 debut.
And they threw in a couple of surprises: A garage band workout of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It, Black," and, best of all, combining "We Got The Beat" with Kiss's "Rock and Roll All Nite." How long have they been doing this? Whose idea was it? It was fantastic.
Opening was The Psychedelic Furs, the postpunk pioneers who have turned up regularly in the Baltimore-Washington area in recent years. Richard Butler makes a mesmerizing frontman, with his buzzsaw vocals and his expressive, almost balletic movement.
At Rams Head On Stage last year, the band seemed to be featuring keyboards high in the mix; on Thursday, it was the guitar of Rich Good that provided the pad for Butler's vocals and Mars Williams' saxophone.
They played straight versions of several hits – "Love My Way," "The Ghost in You," and "Heaven," among them – while combing the jangly guitar of the original Talk Talk Talk version of "Pretty in Pink" with the saxophone of the 1986 remake for a pleasing new hybrid.
And, as on other recent stops, they also introduced a fine new song. This time, it was "Little Miss World," which, with a nursery rhyme verse leading to a minor-key refrain, sounded like an outtake from the second Love Spit Love record. More evidence that if they ever get around to putting out that new album they have long promised, it will be worth a listen.
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Rainbow Farmers Cooperative
Rainbow Farmer's Cooperative (RFC)
was established by Growing Power in 1993 to support and train small-scale
throughout the United States. Our cooperative
is a membership driven marketing and information cooperative that establishes
market opportunities for producers of conventional and organic produce.
Rainbow Farmer's Cooperative is a small-scale food producer and sellers cooperative
comprised of rural and urban farmers. Our cooperative represents approximately 300 small family farmers from
Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois in the Midwest and Mississippi, Georgia,
Alabama, South Carolina, and Florida in the southeast.
farmers' produce greens, herbs, fruits, vegetables, eggs, cheese, grass-fed
meats, milk, juice, honey, jam. The cooperative also sells compost,
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Let's Work Together – Providing for our Small Farmers
America's small farms our facing a crisis. The cost of doing business in the United States has forced thousands of family farms to fold. Many of our nations small farms do not have the staff, transportation resources, or proximity to locale to attend farmers markets. In order to alleviate this, the RFC was created to help farmers' pool their resources in order to get their crops and products to market. Our farmers receive:
1) cash on delivery for their products, which they can immediately invest back into their farms;
2) marketing of individual farms through Growing Power's web site and word of mouth at multiple markets throughout Illinois and Wisconsin;
3) transportation from farm to RFC's storage warehouse in Milwaukee;
4) access to restaurants and small-scale wholesalers; and
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products are purchased to sell at farmers' markets, directly to restaurants in
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but we also help train our farmers in all levels of sustainable production. RFC and Growing Power, Inc. provides the following to our small-scale farmers:
Growing Power has helped multiple farms receive grant funding. Growing Home, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois is one such organization that
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benefited through wholesale produce sales to RFC. This component helps keep their income stream well-rounded, as well as
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Rainbow Farmer's Cooperative has given hundreds of small-scale farmers
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that will help keep family farms in the family. When you support RFC, you are supporting local farmers, such
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Police are looking for a man who robbed a Prescott bank on Thursday, indicating "no one would be hurt if the teller complied," according to Prescott police.
The Prescott Police Department said the man walked into AmTrust Bank at 3027 Dollar Mark Dr. and gave the teller a note demanding cash. The teller gave the man cash and he left through the front doors. Witnesses told police he was seen leaving the area on foot northbound on Crossings Drive.
The suspect was wearing a baseball cap and glasses.
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June 2005
By: Bill Gresens
June 2005
A number of people (well, okay-one or two) have asked about reviews of
children's fiction that incorporates archaeological themes. I hope to do
one or two reviews per year of such books-once I begin to get more
familiar with the literature.
In the meantime, I do want to recommend a number of books by an author
that I read when I was a kid. Five years ago I would not have done this
because the books have been out of print for decades. But through the
magic of E-Bay, they are available-and at very reasonable prices, I
might add. The author is Troy Nesbit, a pseudonym for Franklin Folsom, a
native Westerner, who wrote many fiction and non-fiction books for young
readers. He also co-authored with his wife Mary The Story of Archaeology
in America and a best-selling guide to archaeological sites in the
Mountain West that went through many re-printings.
His juvenile fiction-all of which I highly recommend are as follows:
The Mystery at Rustlers' Fort (1954)
The Jinx of Payrock Canyon (1954)
The Indian Mummy Mystery (1954)
The Diamond Cave Mystery (1956)
The Hidden Ruin (1957)
All were published by Whitman Publishing of Racine, Wisconsin and all
receive four trowels! (I was a very discerning young reader!)
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Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: Texas Fashion Collectionhttp://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/TXFC/browse/?sort=default&fq=untl_decade:2000-2009&display=brief2012-07-02T22:15:28-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: Texas Fashion CollectionPantsuit2010-12-20T11:16:33-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30336/

Evening pantsuit of ivory, blue, and black striped silk consisting of three pieces: a) Mid-length jacket of vertically striped silk with very wide, straight sleeves. Center front opening with no closure. Attached shoulder pads. (b) Pants of matching silk. Full-length, with center back snaps and hook-and-eye closure. Designed to fit loosely, with drawstring waist. (c) Short sleeved tank-style top of matching silk. Sleeveless, with round neckline. The hem, armholes, and neckline are trimmed in black. Each piece has designer's label "Oscar de la Renta".
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Hat with "Pineapple" crown. The domed crown of green felted rabbit fur is worked by gathering, "pinching" and seaming to create a surface resembling a pineapple. Around the hat "orbit" two bands of taupe felted rabbit fur edged in green grosgrain ribbon. They are connected on opposite sides of the hat and extend out into the space around the crown. Crossing the ribbons at one attachment point is a green felted rabbit fur "sheath" from which extend three long pheasant feathers. Inner hatband of green grosgrain ribbon, and with taupe felt lining the inside of the crown. Sewn to the inner hatband is designer's label: "Ian / D"
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Tunic-style evening dress of royal blue hammered silk. Full-length, narrowing to hem and with a slit up the side. Dress has a round neckline with hook-and-eye closure at back and has wide, straight, bracelet-length sleeves. Hand-written notation on the designer label: "8634 #2"
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Hat of brown and coral pink felted rabbit fur. The high cylindrical crown has alternating horizontal stripes of brown and coral pink rabbit fur, with thin bands of gold lamé cording between the bands. The low, sloping, narrow brim is of brown fur with a visible lining of pink fur. Tied around the base of the crown is a double-strand of the gold lamé cording, knotted at side with hanging ends. The hat has an inner white grosgrain ribbon hatband, and is lined in grey felt. Sewn to the inner ribbon band is designer's label: "Ian / D"
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Pair of woman's sandals of pink and silver metallic leather, white leather, and black patent leather. Insole/sole of silver leather with pink leather inner section. Across instep is narrow band of pink, white, and black leather segments set with a single square black faceted gem mounted in silver colored metal. A second matching strap extends from insole, curves across instep, threads through a similar band, then continues around back of heel and back down to reattach to insole on same side it began. This band also set with two square faceted black gems. 3" high spike heel is thick, covered with black patent leather on sides and back and brown leather as sole on front. Designer/Maker's label stamped on insole at heel: "RODO / Since / 1956" within wreath. Impressed in sole: "RODO / [outline of hide] Vero / Cuoio / Made in Italy / 36" With applied sticker on sole showing pictograms indicating what materials make up the parts of the shoe.
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Pair of woman's pumps of iridescent gold leather. Designed with rounded, open toes, inner sides cut-away. The leather has lightly scored parallel lines over the surface, creating a striped effect. Elongated wedge-style heel 4" high. Designer's label stamped in silver on insole: "Fanziska Hübener" Stamped into sole: "Hübener, Fanziska"; a circle with inscription "Vero Cuoio / Hand Made Brazil"; sizes: "BR / 38"; "EUR / 40" and "USA / 9"
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Pair of velour, canvas, and leather pumps. Designed with pointed toes, the pumps have uppers of bright green, red, and navy velour, and black canvas in lengthwise stripes. Along bottom edge of upper is a pebbled leather band which is textured to resemble alligator and which is accented with brown stitching. Stiletto heel 3" in height covered with same textured leather. Suspended from top edge of heel is a gold charmed shaped as an "R". Maker's mark stamped in gold inside shoe: "[R logo] Roberta di Camerina" Stamped on sole: "Vero / Cuoio" and "37". Applied sticker on sole with pictograms indicating which parts are leather.
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Pair of sandals made of deep pink leather. Two thick straps extend from sides and meet to form vamp/throat with surmounting bow. A thinner, single strap extends up and across near base of toes. Spike heel is 3" high, and covered with same pink leather. Inset black label on sole with maker's mark embroidered in silver: "Mario Valentino / Made in Italy" Molded into sole: "Mario / Valentino" Stamped into sole: Outline of a hide containing words: "Vero Cuoio / Cuir / Veritable / Leather / Leder Echt"; "Made in Italy"; "39"
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Pair of sandals made of metallic cobalt blue leather. Two thick straps extend from sides and meet to form vamp/throat with surmounting bow. A single strap extends up from sole at heel and is topped by strap to encircle ankle. Strap secures with single silver tear-shaped buckle. Spike heel is 4" high, and covered with same blue leather. Inset black label on sole with maker's mark embroidered in silver: "Mario Valentino / Made in Italy" Molded into sole: "Mario / Valentino" Stamped into sole: Outline of a hide containing words: "Vero Cuoio / Cuir / Veritable / Leather / Leder Echt"; "Made in Italy"; "39"
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Pair of women's sandals of silver metallic leather. Designed as "gladiator style" sandals, with six narrow silver leather criss-crossed or interwoven straps at front over vamp, and six more similar straps extending around ankle and originating from vertical band at heel. 5" zipper along heel band. Designer's label on both sides of sole: "Barbara Bui" Impressed on underside of sole: "Made in Spain" and "40". Attached sticker under sole showing pictograms indicating which parts of shoe are leather.


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Coniscliffe Road, Darlington - 3 bed - £199,500 - Venture Properties - Darlington
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Coniscliffe Road, Darlington £199,500
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Bedrooms: 3
A spacious three bedroom mid terrace Victorian property in need of some modernisation situated within the heart of Darlington's West End close to a variety of amenities, excellent local schooling and within easy walking distance of the town centre. An early viewing is highly recommended to see the potential that this property has to offer.
With gas central heating radiator, return staircase to the first floor, door leading down to the basement.
5.00m x 5.11m
Situated to the front. A large spacious and light room with original sash bay window, two gas central heating radiators, tiled fire surround with gas flame effect.
4.47m x 2.95m
Situated to the rear. With large window to the rear elevation, electric fire within surround, gas central heating radiator.
4.83m x 3.12m
With a range of matching wall, floor and drawer units with stainless steel sink, part tiled walls, sash window to the rear elevation, gas central heating radiator, electric flame fire with gas point, built in cupboard, door leading into utility room.
With plumbing for washing machine, newly fitted wall mounted Potterton combi boiler, windows to the side and rear elevation and back door leading out into the garden.
Landing. With loft hatch access.
4.17m x 3.45m
With sash secondary glazed window, fitted wardrobes and gas central heating radiator.
4.88m x 3.15m
Another good size double room situated to the rear elevation, with sash window, fitted wardrobes and gas central heating radiator.
2.67m x 3.53m
With sash window to the front elevation, gas central heating radiator.
With low level wc, wash hand basin, shower, part tiled walls, sash window to the rear elevation, gas central heating radiator and loft access area.
With access from the hall. An open area with window to the front elevation.
To the front of the property there are steps leading up to the front door and a small garden area. To the rear is a low maintenance paved garden leading up to the garage at the rear of the property where there is access into the back lane. The garage has double wooden gates and electricity.
This property is positioned on the corner of Cleveland Terrace and Coniscliffe Road and is in prime catchement area for several good schools inlcuding Abbey Juniors and St. Augustine's RC school. It is also within close walking distance of Darlington town centre.
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Cinderella Dress-Up - Size Large
5 - 7 years. This glamorous dress is perfect for a night at the ball. The stretchy blue velvet bodice is elegantly detailed with a gathered white inlay, ruffled cap sleeves, sparkling silver trim, and a white rose. The silver trimmed hip drapes, outlined with ruffle, capture the authentic Cinderella look. Clothing quality fabrics; machine washable. Stretchy, soft and very comfortable. Accessories sold separately.


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Dazed, confused by budget talks, market swings
We come into this session bewildered by fiscal cliff negotiations and betting the market is set up to fall.
Could it be that the U.S. economy is so smoking hot that we don't need to worry about higher taxes for all? Maybe the defense budget doesn't matter as much because everyone sees the profligate nature of the Pentagon, with its ridiculously expensive fighter planes. Maybe the employment benefits don't mean much because people are working off the books anyway. Maybe, with all the little charities and state programs out there that can make up for the federal dollars, we are wrong to be so fretful. Maybe it's all made up by the media -- and, if we didn't know any better, we'd see the changes as mild and realize the whole thing is overblown.
Look, if you are not wondering about these sorts of things, I think you must be brain-dead. Thursday's half-decent rally, coming in the face of horrendous retail numbers and a lack of progress in the talks, makes us feel that the whole thing doesn't matter. Either that or, after the debt downgrade, the public has just become conditioned to believe the consequences aren't meaningful, or that they will be avoided. Or, at least, they've been made to feel it has nothing to do with the stock market -- no more than how much the now-evident China expansion has to do with the Chinese stock market.
Think about it. In the span of a day, we started by thinking there was definite progress, and then went to thinking there was no progress. Then, by the end of the day we came to this realization: Not only was there no progress, but things have grown worse -- maybe much worse -- with a proposal from the Democrats that basically says, "Taxes are going up and benefits aren't being cut." I mean, Thursday was a day when everyone actually seemed to throw in the towel. President Obama's game plan was very old-fashioned tax-and-spend, and the market lapped it up.
So we come in here Friday, dazed, confused and betting that the market is set up for a fall.
Yet it's very rare that we see a tape that allows you can get off a short like you can here. Perhaps the buyers are propping stocks up; it is the end of the month. Or perhaps they mistakenly believe, now, that the sides have grown farther apart -- that a deal is in the works for the weekend.
I'll say it. It makes no sense to me.
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Too many Steve's on the Board anymore...You have to use something different...?
Curious about the Corporate Welfare the last few Years...Have you seen them create many jobs ??
Same with the Rich and Elite...They will not invest in Jobs or America, until forced and they know they have to use the Hoards for some write offs...
If they run off-shore with it, go after the tax if they are Americans....Then kick their azzes out.
America the largest DEBTOR NATION. Does this not make you sad, cringe, lose your mind and pride. ============================================================
No what makes me sad, cringe, lose my mind and pride is when I have to read your boring post.
Once again corporate profits are at historical levels and the rightwing whacks continue to tell us we need to keep the corporate welfare in place.
Question to all you wingnuts when do you suppose the jobs will be created by your creators? How much more wellfare do they need before they kick in that job creations all you whacks speak of.
Little less two(2) hours until the close...After hours.(no report)
Asia was exuberant over night...Indices nicely gained.
European Bourses....Floundering, eventually finishing flat.
Oil up around $89 per.bbl.
Gas down in some spots Regionally..
PowerBall winners maybe coming forward in Missouri, News at 6 and Eleven.
U.S. Markets looking like North Sea Icebergs...The Ocean may go Flat by 4 @ the Close.
Obumpa on Happy Trip...While Beener frets and stews.
Retail and REITS up a little or holding their own..
Some oil/gas down. Some energy up.
Gold has been trending down since Thanksgiving....Some miners follow suit.
Gaming....Some upside.
Banks....About flat.
Auto Manufact.....Up a little.
Yum Brands...Big loser in the Restaurant Biz...Forecasts. (PizzaHut, TacoBell, KFC)
More after the close if any big changes...DON'T Expect Much....Time for nap..
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The positions are named for Dr. Earl Stadtman, an accomplished biochemist and mentor, who worked at NIH for more than half a century.
Applicants are asked to share their ideas for a novel research program, their career aspirations, and how they would contribute to the NIH mission. Candidates in any area of biomedical, translational, and behavioral research are invited to apply. Applications must be received by October 1.
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The report also highlights the accomplishments of past and ongoing U.S.–China cancer research studies, summarizes the status of several technologies that are driving the development of personalized cancer medicine, and identifies emerging opportunities for future cooperation in areas including molecular epidemiology, genomics, proteomics, and nanotechnology.
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Last year, we wrote a series of blogs about award show hosts, evaluating how their personal brands interplay with the brand of the ceremonies themselves. We took a look at Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as the hosts of the Golden Globes and dark horse Seth MacFarlane, the raunchy mastermind behind Ted and Family Guy who hosted last year's Academy Awards.
This year, the Golden Globes invited Poehler and Fey back to the stage, and the duo again delivered—playing up the relaxed, irreverent and self-depreciating attitude that their brands, and the show, have in common. One of our favorite lines of the night, in reference to their second time hosting, captures that spirit: "Because this is Hollywood, where if something kind of works, they'll just keep doing it till everyone hates it!" But while MacFarlane had some funny moments during his Oscar-hosting stint, most agreed that his rough-around-the-edges brand wasn't a great match for the sophisticated Oscars.
So how was the Academy to respond? After all, this wasn't the first time they had chosen a host misaligned with their well-established brand in an attempt to appeal to a younger demographic (ahem, Franco and Hathaway in 2011).
This year, the Academy has taken a turn, inviting comedian and television darling Ellen DeGeneres to host the show for the second time (she hosted in 2007). In fact, in 2007, DeGeneres was the first openly gay person to host the show, signaling a critical moment for the entertainment business and for the Academy Awards themselves. She addressed this status, staying true to her personal brand—always immensely kind, unapologetically real, and a little bit silly—saying: "What a wonderful night, such diversity in the room… and I want to put this out there: if there weren't blacks, Jews and gays, there would be no Oscars—or anyone named Oscar, when you think about it." She received widely positive reviews, and was even nominated for an Emmy for the performance.
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So sure, she's a smart choice. But will she embody the sophistication the Academy Awards is known for, or the star power that draws in that pesky Millennial demographic? After all, she's not a twenty-something actress or the star of the biggest movie of the year, nor is she likely to don 20 couture gowns during the show.
But since 2007, DeGeneres' popularity and presence has only increased. Her daytime talk show continues to get heaps of accolades, and she's expanded her personal brand with new projects, like launching the infectiously fun app, "Heads Up," appearing in a commercial for Beats Audio, and starting her own record label, eleveneleven, which focuses on finding artists on YouTube.
And DeGeneres, as a brand and as a person, stands for a lot of things that a lot of Millenials believe in. Gay marriage, human rights, animal rights and letting loose, like dancing at the drop of a hat and wearing sneakers with a suit. If DeGeneres had an overarching message, it might be the line she closes every episode of her talk show with: "Be kind to each other." And like the best brands, she brings this idea to life thoughtfully, consistently and dynamically no matter where she is or whom she's talking to.
I feel the same about you. #IllBeWatching #Oscars RT @RobinRoberts Always good hanging with Ellen. She's the real deal. @GMA #SimplyTheBest
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) February 27, 2014
I feel the same about you. #IllBeWatching #Oscars RT @RobinRoberts Always good hanging with Ellen. She's the real deal. @GMA #SimplyTheBest
What's more, DeGeneres has always adopted an up-close-personal approach to her stardom, way before the era of Instagram put all celebrities' personal lives at our fingertips. Case in point: some of her biggest laughs in the 2007 Oscar broadcast came from hilarious interactions with celebrities, like having Steven Spielberg take a photo of she and Clint Eastwood, and then giving him feedback on how to get the perfect shot.
So maybe she doesn't stand for sophistication, but that might be okay, because it signals that the Academy is up on the trend, shifting from putting celebrities on pedestals to presenting them as peers. Instead of choosing a star having a "moment" for Millenials, they chose a host whose personal brand is fundamentally appealing, and who has always been on the same level as her viewers. Because as much as this generation might be intrigued by spotlight and scandal, we'd argue that they're driven by something a bit closer to their ideals, values and ultimately, their hearts.
Darcy Newell and Jennifer Vano are Senior Consultants, Verbal Identity, at Interbrand.
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It's two days after the Golden Globe Awards. While the world debates the fashion, Argo's surprise wins and Jodie Foster's speech, we're thinking about what's happening with the brand.
In our first post, we analyzed the impact of the Golden Globe Awards' and the Academy Awards' hosts on the brands. It's important to note that both are pursuing new directions this year. The Hollywood Press Association (HFPA) swapped Ricky Gervais for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler at the Golden Globes. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) chose Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane for this February's Academy Awards in lieu of a more traditional host, such as last year's Billy Crystal.
Kudos HFPA. You chose well. According to Nielson Media Research, 19.6 million viewers tuned into Sunday's show, giving 2013 the highest ratings since 2007, a 17% increase from last year and a 28% improvement in the coveted 18 - 49 demographic.
As we predicted, Poehler and Fey nailed it, staying true to their personal brands while upholding that of the Golden Globes. The duo was at ease, playing off each other in a way that only SNL vets and real friends could. Keeping up with the Golden Globes' tradition of shocking audiences, they took digs at celebrities, but balanced insults with self-deprecation, goofy disguises and good natured jokes, such as the Meryl Streep flu bit ("Meryl Streep is not here tonight, she has the flu. And I hear she's amazing in it.") and calling the former president "Bill Rodham Clinton." They kept us laughing rather than cringing, living up to Fey's opening promise of wanting "to have a good time," but not "send anyone home in tears," leaving us feeling like we spent the night with old -- albeit hilarious -- friends, rather than a searing stand-up comic. (Ahem, Gervais.)
Viewers stormed social media to praise Fey and Poehler. At the time of this writing, they were mentioned more than 125,000 times on Twitter alone. Overwhelmingly positive, tweets have centered on three themes: viewers sharing their favorite moments, viewers requesting the duo host future Golden Globes and other award shows (including the Oscars) and, most importantly, that viewers tuned in solely because of Fey and Poehler.
So it seems that audiences are clear about what they want and expect from the brand: both a light-hearted celebration of accomplishments in television and film and a glimpse at celebrities as real people who appreciate a good joke.
But we sense the HFPA is struggling to own this identity, as it sometimes went too far trying to be funny -- such as during the speech from its president Dr. Aida Takla O'Reilly, which was punctuated with mediocre jokes and dated pop culture references. If there was a moment for the show to be serious, this was it, as too much silliness, especially when it falls flat, can undermine the HFPA's credibility.
Other times the show went too far in the other direction, aspiring to be like its more sophisticated counterpart. Take the show's opening line, which welcomed us to "the most glamourous night in television." Most exciting? Sure. Most unpredictable? Definitely. But most glamourous? That's an accolade better reserved for the Academy Awards.
So whether Fey and Poehler return to the stage next year or not, it's critical that the HFPA finds the right balance between snarkiness and positivity, surprise and polish, from host to content writing to production. If they do this, they'll be closer to securing a niche for their brand that meets audiences' expectations and delivers an experience we can't find anywhere else.
Agree with our assessment of Sunday night's show? Leave comments below or come talk to us in Intebrand's Facebook community. Make sure to check back in February for a look at Seth McFarlane's Academy Awards debut.
Darcy Newell and Jennifer Vano are Consultants in Verbal Identity for Interbrand New York.
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Make your predictions and grab some popcorn: it's award show season. Our favorite rivals —the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)'s Golden Globe Awards and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)'s Academy Awards — will go head to head.
It's their one big chance to make us love them all over again. We can hardly wait.
The most powerful weapon for each is the host, who must balance his or her personal brand with that of the event. It's always a risk. Cameras start rolling and the host has almost full control of not only the experience of the audience, but also the perception of the brand. Now that's pressure.
Choosing wrong equals disaster. Take the 2011 Academy Awards. In a too-obvious attempt to appeal to a younger demographic, the AMPAS chose James Franco and Anne Hathaway to co-host. Franco's couldn't-care-less attitude made for a live-TV catastrophe. It was a failure that threatened to tarnish the image the brand had built over its 84 years: classic Hollywood glamour and dramatic flair.
The brand tried to move forward, but did it go too far? We got our answer in 2012, when the AMPAS passed the mic to seasoned host Billy Crystal once again.
Then there's the younger Golden Globe Awards, which is in its 70th year. The HFPA chose Ricky Gervais as the show's first regular host in years in 2010, though the show has been surprising audiences with wacky antics forever.
Gervais continued the tradition of keeping audiences guessing, but also left them gasping in response to his signature, take-no-prisoners comedy routine. At the podium for three years, Gervais helped to position the event as hipper and sharper-tongued than its sophisticated counterpart.
But this year, both events are taking a different route. Are they rebranding, vying for higher viewership, or simply trying something new?
The way we see it, they're attempting to achieve a balance between legacy and modernity — meeting expectations while increasing appeal. Will it work?
For the Academy Awards, stepping away from their classic hosting style just two years after the 2011 debacle is a gamble. For the Golden Globe Awards, disrupting the experience — albeit an uncomfortable one at times — for which the brand is known might cause us to question what it really stands for.
That said, we're willing to bet money on Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who will host the Golden Globe Awards on January 13th. With years of live comedy experience and a real-life friendship, the ladies seem like a natural choice, particularly for NBC, the network that broadcasts not only the Golden Globe Awards, but both actresses' sitcoms. With serious comedic chops, but a less biting delivery than Gervais's, the duo is set up to create an entertaining and inclusive experience, a departure from what we've come to expect of the show over last three years.
On February 24th, Seth McFarlane will host the Academy Awards — a second play for that younger audience, and a seemingly off-brand choice at that. After all, you probably don't associate "Family Guy" with old Hollywood. Yet, we think it might actually be a brilliant evolution of brand.
As a Grammy-nominated musician, he's proven his live TV abilities—like his hilarious bit on SNL featuring the voices of three "Family Guy" characters, as well as his charm-under-pressure during the 2012 Emmys, when he spoke into a dead mic, but kept it together. His song, "Everyone Needs A Best Friend" from the "Ted" soundtrack was even nominated for Best Song, so get ready for a joke about that in his opening monologue. If McFarlane can keep it classy — while cracking us up —he'll uphold the show's legacy while helping a broader audience relate to the brand.
All in all, we think both brands have made savvy choices. Only time will tell what will happen when the lights go down. We're talking live TV after all, and it's up to the host to deliver. Stay tuned for our follow up articles on both shows: how the hosts did, how viewers responded, and where the brands could go next.
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COAL VALLEY -- An unnamed retail developer has asked the village to extend its tax-increment-financing district from 23 to 35 years. Meeting as the committee of the whole, village trustees on Wednesday noted the TIF district is in its sixth year. Trustees said they saw no reason to extend it because of its young age. The village will continue to seek sealed bids for the TIF area from other developers. Trustees also reported 50 residents have not scheduled appointments to have new water meters installed. Residents have been sent notices stating their water service will be terminated if an appointment is not scheduled. Village administrator Alan Wilson said residents should be prepared to see higher bills. The new meters are extremely efficient, he said, with major differences reported at some homes. Trustees also held a second and final reading of a proposed ordinance to raise property taxes by 2 percent. The new tax levy will be $305,183, an increase of $10,073 from the 2012 tax levy of $295,110. The increase will add $2.37 per $100,000 of assessed property value, with the levy amounting to $120.73 per $100,000. Mr. Wilson said a $13,000 increase in the village's obligations to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is a primary reason for the increase. Trustees advanced the ordinance to the village board meeting for approval, with Mark Saelens voting against it. Mr. Saelens said he thinks the increase is not necessary. "Not everyone is getting a 2 percent raise with their jobs," he said. "The county tax is going up. Coal Valley is going up. It's just the nickel and diming, and it's got to stop somewhere."


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Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a survey released Wednesday.
A labour rights group said Thursday it had found "deplorable" conditions at Apple suppliers in China, following a probe of several firms that supply the US technology giant.
Faster ways to search content on the Internet and share photos between two phones are promised in the next version of Google's Android operating system for mobile devices.
(AP) Google co-founder Sergey Brin made a splashy entrance during a San Francisco conference while CEO Larry Page recovered from an ailment that has left him unable to speak.
The New York Times said Wednesday it was launching a Chinese-language news website to deliver "high-quality coverage of world affairs, business and culture" to readers in China.
(AP) The Wall Street analysts who know Facebook best are giving the company's stock a mixed review. Think: like, not love.
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Decades of wear and tear have created a nightmare, multi-billion dollar crisis that is putting government employees and buildings at risk, a WNCN Investigation has found.
There are more than 12,000 state buildings in North Carolina, and 6 million square feet of state space in Raleigh alone. Thousands of state workers call these buildings their home away from home, but many buildings are in critically bad shape.
"The average building we have in the state is 45 years old," said Secretary of Administration Bill Daughtridge Jr.
Daughtridge works in the Administration Building in downtown Raleigh, which could be considered the nerve center for state government as it also houses the governor's office.
In the Administration Building alone, Daughtridge points to an asbestos problem in the ceilings.
And that's just the beginning.
Opening doors in the Administration Building is something many there would rather not do out of fear of what they might find. One example: a utility closet was a fire trap waiting to happen as years of wiring lay astray.
In fact, another utility closet did catch fire recently after overheating. The fire happened in a closet that lacks ventilation for a server station.
The building, built in the 1960s, does not have sprinklers, which is common for the state's buildings constructed in that era, according to Daughtridge.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is tasked with yearly fire inspections on state buildings. However, in its recent report, officials identified the unprotected wiring as a clear hazard, but gave no mandate on repairs.
According to the fire marshal's office, it is not an imminent hazard that would need immediate attention.
"If we were to fix everything, and renovate it up to a current level, it would be a $5 billion problem," Daughtridge explained of the looming repairs at all state facilities. "We're doing an analysis right now of where we would like to spend the money."
The problem, Daughtridge said, is that a lack of funds led to a "Band-Aid approach in the past."
"The previous administration, I don't think, looked at it as a priority," he said.
WNCN reached out to the secretary of administration under former Gov. Bev Perdue for comment, but our call was not returned.
Since 2000, the most cash set aside annually for repairs and renovations of University of North Carolina and state government buildings was $222 million for the 2006-07 fiscal year, according to legislative data. But since mid-2009 and the Great Recession, the total net amount has been less than $70 million combined.
Sen. Pete Brunstetter, R-Forsyth, co-chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said budget shortfalls and emergencies, particularly with Medicaid overruns, have siphoned away most of the repair and renovation money.
"We always start out by reserving the money on the long sheet and it ends up being lost to those emergencies, so one of the answers is you've got to get rid of the emergencies that you have," Brunstetter said.
State law directs lawmakers to set aside 25 percent of the money unused or over-collected at the end of a fiscal year in a special repair and renovation account. But the General Assembly often grants itself exceptions to the rule, particularly in bad economic times.
Speros Fleggas, the Department of Administration's deputy secretary for buildings and construction, said his office has focused recently on safety improvements and repairs that otherwise would render a building unusable.
"The way we've managed over the years during these shortfalls of funds is to try to hit the critical things," he said. "You forego some of the cosmetic (items) until it becomes unbearable."
But even on Fleggas' list of 90 high-priority items, only 19 items are now being funded, such as escalator repairs at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Needs still awaiting funding are a cooling tower replacement at the State Bureau of Investigation Laboratory and deck repairs to the USS North Carolina battleship historic site.
While Daughtridge cites $5 billion in repairs, Gov. Pat McCrory has earmarked $300 million in his proposed budget to go toward emergency renovations of government buildings. McCrory used the fire at the Administration Building to highlight what he said are the needs of the state's aging government buildings.
"Before we build any new buildings, we've got to... take care of some of the existing buildings and make sure, first, they're safe for employees and make sure we have sufficient security in place for information systems," McCrory said.
Asked if the money doesn't come through, is there a Plan B?
"We will continue to repair as we have to," Daughtridge said. "The renovation part of it we will be unable to do without more money."
Meaning the foundation will continue to crumble, with "Band-Aids" being the norm.
In more than 300 pages of Facility Condition Assessment Reports, detailing the decay at state buildings, WNCN Investigates found that while some buildings were inspected as recently as 2010, repairs weren't made due to a lack of funds, and some of those unfixed problems date back nearly a decade.
Furthermore, those Facility Condition Assessment Reports inspections, which are completed every three years, are done in-house -- meaning the state keeps giving itself a pass.
Experts say that since the legislature is Republican controlled, the governor's budget proposal will likely pass, allowing for the $300 million in earmarked funds. House Speaker Thom Tillis says he supports the proposal and will urge others to as well.
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Couchbase OO PHP SDK: How to detect connection failure?
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I am using the PHP OO API and trying to figure out how to detect connection failure? For my test, I shutdown the server and I tried doing this:
$cb = new Couchbase("$host:$port", $user, $pass, $bucket);
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So, even though the server has been shutdown the condition above is not true. Also is there a way to specify connection timeout / what is the default connection timeout?
Any help will be much appreciated.