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---- — ANDERSON — Mayor Kevin Smith plans to resurrect the so-called southwest annexation that was part of an annexation plan rejected last winter by Anderson City Council.
Smith spoke about reviving the annexation attempt, today during his state-of-the city speech to the Anderson Noon Rotary Club at the Flagship Enterprise Center.
The setting was an appropriate one for the announcement, Smith said, because the Flagship has been the the true engine of Anderson's economic growth over the past decade.
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Anderson Fast Forward, which the Smith Administration unveiled in February, was a two-pronged proposal. The Northeast part was smaller but richer in both population and potential tax revenue, while the proposed southwest annexation was designed to fuel the city's future economic growth.
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DENVER -- Rockies hitters got to see Friday what the rest of the National League hasn't seen very well this past month.Jeff Francis and Ubaldo Jimenez threw to hitters in a simulated game that included manager Clint Hurdle playing left field, former Rockies star Vinny Castilla at third and first-base coach Glenallen Hill in center field. Francis and Jimenez, who will most likely start Game 1 and 2 of the World Series, had success against their teammates and each threw four innings at 15 pitches an inning. "Although the adrenaline isn't there of a full-fledged game, you're still out there facing hitters, and the competition is there, and you want to go out and not get embarrassed," Francis said. "So I think that's a good preparation, and now I'm on my five-day schedule where I can pitch on a Wednesday." Francis and Jimenez appear to be the clear-cut Games 1 and 2 starters, but the rest of the rotation has not been revealed. Opening Day starter Aaron Cook presents the Rockies with a decision to make. Cook will throw in a simulated game on Sunday and is ready to pitch after throwing in an instructional league game in Arizona and throwing to hitters before Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. He was ready for the NLCS, but the Rockies decided to keep him off the roster and use rookie Franklin Morales and Josh Fogg. "It was probably one of the most difficult decisions I had to make regarding personnel since I've been here," Hurdle said. "And you do have to find a way to step back and be objective, but you also need to pay attention to skill sets and pitches and performance and maybe past history. You just need to have acute vision." If Hurdle pays attention to past history, Cook's best bet to make the roster could be if the Rockies play the Red Sox in the World Series. Cook held the Red Sox to two runs in 7 1/3 innings on June 12 in Boston. Hurdle said Friday that they were going to begin roster discussions after practice and the opponent could factor in on the decision. The Rockies will go head-to-head against each other again Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Josh Fogg, Taylor Buchholz, Matt Herges, Brian Fuentes, Jeremy Affeldt, Manny Corpas and Jason Hirsh will all throw to hitters Saturday. Hirsh, who spent most of the last half of the season on the disabled list, did not make the roster for either of the first two series, but like Cook, is ready to go. He's best chance to make the roster would be because of an injury to another Rockies pitcher.
Rockies hitters did not run on Friday but will do so Saturday. Hurdle said the intensity would be turned up for Saturday's practice, which will have the Rockies regulars also playing in the field."It's kind of weird," Yorvit Torrealba said. "Obviously, you don't have your adrenaline out there. It's kind of a weird feeling, but it's good. We need that." As for Francis, he's off until Game 1 and ready to face someone other than his teammates. His teammates probably feel likewise. "It's not fun, because you don't want to be the brunt of a lot of trash talk," Francis said. "You try to just execute. Jamey Carroll and Troy Tulowitzki hit me hard a couple of times, and other than that I was able to get some ground balls and get some guys out front." Hurdle rocks but doesn't watch ALCS: Hurdle has said that he has not caught much of the past two games between the Indians and Red Sox. He said Friday that's what videotape is for. During Thursday's off-day and Game 5 for the Indians and Red Sox, Hurdle attended prominent local radio station KBCO's 30th birthday bash at Denver's Paramount Theater. With Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin, Keb' Mo', Paolo Nutini and Louden Wainwright filling the bill, the crowd burst into cheers whenever a musician filled the space between songs with a quick "Go, Rockies!" cheer.
Hurdle is a frequent guest on the KBCO morning show, and the chance to relax with some "world class rock" before his team's first World Series was clearly refreshing. After a KBCO DJ pointed out Hurdle from the stage, the Rockies skipper got the biggest hand of the night and graciously greeted fans between sets as the celebration rocked on.
Quote of the day: LaTroy Hawkins on his bullpen session: "I felt pretty good, threw a no-hitter ... I had that miss 'em pitch."Hawkins also had the luxury of not facing any batters.
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Head Start programs in Greenbrier County soon will receive $1 million from the federal government.
Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin and Rep. Nick Rahall, all D-W.Va., announced July 16 that the Greenbrier County Board of Education had received the funding. All three congressmen said Head Start is a vital program and the money will ensure children in Greenbrier County have access to the educational, nutritional and social services Head Stat provides.
"If we want to secure West Virginia's future, we must continue to invest in educational opportunities for all of our children," Manchin said. "We have a responsibility as West Virginians to prepare our future leaders to compete in the global marketplace that will strengthen our economy and keep jobs here at home.
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The 40th annual Oktoberfest will be expanded -- and welcomes a corporate sponsor into the mix, as well. Festivities will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Frontier Park.
Fort Hays State University has partnered with the Ellis County Historical Society to provide a more family-friendly portion of what has become a boisterous downtown party over the years.
The original Oktoberfest will continue with beer, music, food and booths in Frontier Park, and the alcohol-free and more family-friendly Honor our Heritage venue, celebrating the history and traditions of Ellis County, will be added immediately north of the dike in Municipal Park.
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Former Hawkeye quarterback Ricky Stanzi was one of the casualties as the Kansas City Chiefs cut their roster down to the 75-man limit.
Stanzi had a difficult preseason completing just 5 of 12 passes for 42 yards. He didn't play in the team's 2 most recent games. Th former Hawk was chosen by the team in the 5th round of the 2011 NFL draft.
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The Future of The Language Of ComicsA column article, Mission: Professional by: Steven Savage
I've been speculating on the move of comics from print to electronic for some time (a lot of it here, quite frankly), Something struck me lately as, yet again, I pursued the world of electronic publishing (which I do a lot).
Comics is a world with it's own language - both as a way to express ideas about comics, and as a way to portray ideas in comics. We know that instinctively of course, to the point where we take it for granted. We discuss coloring, bleed, 9-panel, etc. with ease.
So we have a language. Much of this language is based on a mix of art style and technology. Fine, we know that. We know our comics history.
Now that's all changing.
It's the age of the e-comic now, the web-comic, the hyper-comic. The old words may be used now, but the languages - both about the comics and how the comics communicate information - will change in this electronic age. They'll change because we need new terms, and because we have new ways to express stories.
The language used to discuss comics a decade from now - perhaps even five years from now - is going to contain a lot of new terminology. The way we tell stories in comics may have a lot of "extras" as well.
It's a bit daunting. Trust me, I've worked in IT for 16 years and I watched language mutate rapidly in those years for various media. For comics, I imagine it seems rather strange.
Think about it. We'll be talking a different language in a decade.
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- For future professionals you need to speak the lingo.
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- We can actually shape it if we're aware it's coming.
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Devin Washington, a top defensive end recruit from Orlando, has committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks. Washington posted the news to his Facebook wall Thursday. Washington stars for Orlando (Fla.) Jones High School.
Washington stands 6'3" and weighs 225 pounds. He recently had a standout performance at the Orlando Nike Football Camp:
Two other defensive lineman also stood out. Devin Washington, a defensive end from Orlando Jones High School was quite impressive. He had a win over offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil and showed well in drills. Washington's build will remind long-time Florida Recruitniks of a young Brandon Jenkins from Talahassee (Fla.) Florida High in the 2009 class, though I do not believe Washington is as talented as Jenkins at the same point in their respective high school careers. Washington took home the defensive line MVP, but he was not invited to the Opening.
Washington holds offers from Boston Coll., Cincinnati, Clemson, Duke, Illinois, Iowa St., Kansas, Louisville, Missouri, N.C. State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, South Florida, SMU, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest and West Virginia. He is rated three and four stars by the various recruiting services.
South Carolina may have a battle on its hands to hold on to Washington if other options do not work out for Florida or Florida State and either the Seminoles or Gators come calling.
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10:30am Friday 20th June 2014 in Winchester By Andrew Napier
VILLAGERS near Winchester turned out in numbers to support a fete in the church grounds.
St Mary the Virgin has held fetes before, most recently in the grounds of nearby Twyford preparatory school.
But on Saturday (June 14) it set up stalls in the old part of the church yard around the yew tree.
Blessed by fine weather, hundreds of people attended the event, helping to raise £2,600 for church funds.
Ian Wheeler, deputy verger, said: "It was a lovely day. It went extremely well and was well supported. We are very pleased with it."
Mr Wheeler is considering holding a similar event in 2015. "We haven't had a fete for a few years. We have autumn fayres in the parish hall. Last year the fete was in the grounds of Twyford School."
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From the early frontier lawbreakers at Cave-In-Rock to such figures as the Maxwell Brothers and Frank Rande, who died in the 1800s, Illinois prior to the 20th century was a dangerous place fraught with crime, information states. Hallwas will dive into Illinois' notorious past and attendees will learn about early law enforcement, vililantes, lynching and more through dozens of images, featuring outlaws, jails, and wanted posters.
"We apply to the Illinois Humanities Council each year for two programs. We had the first Illinois Scholar here in February, and we thought Mr. Hallwas' presentation would be interesting," said Jamie Wheeler, Director of Community Relations for the Historical Society. "That first program was more music-oriented, where this one will be more of a lecture format."
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2.75/5 rDev +0.7%
06-18-2014 23:36:03 | More by pixarnick
New Jersey
3/5 rDev +9.9%
04-01-2014 21:52:15 | More by abcdefghijkyle
3/5 rDev +9.9%
02-05-2014 06:48:53 | More by tangoafterdark
2/5 rDev -26.7%
06-26-2013 17:53:26 | More by dweeuu
2/5 rDev -26.7%
10-21-2012 03:04:13 | More by sd123
United Kingdom (England)
2.28/5 rDev -16.5%
#3 of the mass produced local beers. Small bottle sells for just under $2 in the supermarket, which is slightly less than local Goldstar, Carlsberg, and Heineken. NOT a premium beer, just expensive like most things in Israel.
Color, nose, taste, and mouthfeel all say "Schlitz" when it hits your lips. Not a good beer. 2.25 is a bit generous for a score, but I didn't have the heart to go as low as 2.
If you are in Israel, try one, and then feel sad for the locals who don't have better options.
06-14-2012 11:58:13 | More by captaincoffee
New Jersey
4.25/5 rDev +55.7%
05-25-2012 14:46:38 | More by tbeer40
New York
3.3/5 rDev +20.9%
Presentation 500 ml green glass bottle with freshness date stamped below the neck.
A-light gold with a thin bubbly head which leaves a little lacing on the glass. Big bubbles cling to the side of the glass along side streams of little bubbles
S- Malty, Grainy, hint of sweetness, Bitter, grassy.
T - Crisp, grainy, malty with a hint of sweetness balanced by "hoppy" bitterness, a hint of smoke and a slightly metallic taste.
M- thin-medium body, low-medium carbonation
D- a decent beer which can be consumed easily in quantities.
02-01-2009 21:34:24 | More by Faune
2.42/5 rDev -11.4%
Clear light yellow, foamy head which stays solid for quite a long time, very strong lacing.
Very strong hay aroma, also grains, some slight grassy hops. Taste is dissapointing - too light and sweet (even very slight bitterness would improve it greatly), flavour is very short. Mouthfeel somewhat too thin.
Typical large-scale mass production. At least it was comparably cheap.
10-01-2008 15:58:35 | More by atis
2.8/5 rDev +2.6%
A rather boring pilsener. It pours out clear yellow with no head. Smells of grains, hay, and slight hops. Taste is slightly metallic. Average mouthfeel, decent disability due to low ABV. Seek out better options if you're in Israel, there are a few decent brews from Canaan Brewery.
05-28-2008 20:30:34 | More by shivtim
2.75/5 rDev +0.7%
Beer bottle (33cl), tasted in 2001.
Apperarance : Clear light yellow color with white foam.
Smell : Aroma is moderate malty, sour malt.
Taste and mouthfeel : Flavor is light sweet with a short duration. Body is light, texture is watery
Drinkability : a very average beer in the Pilsener style
03-16-2008 16:07:02 | More by thierrynantes
1.6/5 rDev -41.4%
Appearance - Pours with little head and beer is a pale yellow color, appears very watery.
Smell - Slight skynky odor, some light malting perhaps.
Taste- Very weak macro-esque taste, watery flavor, some typoe of filler used, probably not rice, but something odd.
Mouthfeel- Weak on the plate, poor covering of taste buds.
Drinkability- An Israeli macro, nothing special here other than its connection to the holy land!
01-28-2008 03:18:18 | More by Bowdoinbeerboy
New Jersey
2.83/5 rDev +3.7%
Had this on tap in Netanya... being a domestic brew this was much more inexpensive compared to the other styles being offered in the pub... For the price, wasn't too dissapointed... The taste was pretty decent... grainy and sweet with no bitter aftertones... Mouthfeel was a little below average, but the drinkability wasn't bad, as this brew went down easier than expected and did the job well... Haven't seen this beer outside of Europe... can't say I'm dissapointed about that, but it was worth a go...
12-16-2007 20:53:11 | More by dsa7783
2.6/5 rDev -4.8%
A - Golden coloured beer poured with a couple of centimetres of white head into a pint glass. Head falls away to nothing very quickly.
S - A grainy aroma also with some grassy and cooked vegie aromas.
T - Along the same lines as the smell.
M - Light to medium bodied and fairly low carbonation for the style.
D - Not horrible but not something I'd recommend or buy again.
12-05-2007 08:37:01 | More by brendan13
Quebec (Canada)
2.33/5 rDev -14.7%
couleur jaune-paille, peu de mousse ou elle disparait rapidement, goût agréable de bière blonde commerciale, sans défaut apparent sauf son manque de caractère, sans grand intérêt, bière pour des chaudes journées au bord du lac tibériade.
11-21-2007 00:41:04 | More by rodenbach99
2.63/5 rDev -3.7%
Poured this green bottle into a goblet. Served well before "best by date". The white head settled to a ring quickly. The body was clear and golden.
Smell was grainy and sweet. The bottle states there is added sugar (?).
Taste was sweet and corn-like. There was some crisp bitterness. Fine to accompany the Israeli falafal I had with it in Paris.
Mouthfeel was smooth with ample carbonation.
08-11-2007 10:10:26 | More by Cresant
3.33/5 rDev +22%
The colour is pale yellow; the two finger head is white and firm. It even got a little crater. Some lacing.
The smell is quite mild. Some bitter notes and a crisp malty note.
The taste is rather anonymous: Some malt, a clean and medium strong bitterness. The body is low/medium. The aftertaste is also clean and crisp with a fine growing bitterness. Not as strong as the Czech brews (which this one seem to imitate), but in the same range. The aftertaste also got some malty notes.
Carbonation is good: Fresh, but not sharp. Small bubbles.
Very gulpable, this one. But at the same time, it is almost watery.
07-20-2006 20:06:54 | More by bark
Russian Federation
2.1/5 rDev -23.1%
Still popular but gradually giving place to imported and conract-brewed lagers and specialties.
Handsome package with lots of brass on the '30s-styled label, not bad aroma and thinnish, uninspiring taste. Bitterness feels like something artificial, and metallic note is evident. Despite a fair amount of alcohol seems like a 'weak one'.
Draught version is even more bland.
The other Tempo product, Gold Star is far better.
06-08-2006 10:20:06 | More by ernie
3.6/5 rDev +31.9%
Pours a pale golden color with a rocky head that leaves a thin lace. Fairly sparse in the nose with some light hops balanced by a mild graininess and a distinct honey aroma. The sweet, malty grain flavor is also nicely balanced by some subtle hop bitterness. A slightly watery mouthfeel with tangy carbonation.
A little thin, but nicely balanced and pleasantly drinkable. Recommended.
03-17-2006 06:56:46 | More by arguemaniac
3.88/5 rDev +42.1%
Pours a clear gold beer with a skimpy white head.
Smell is sweet and malty with a spicy hop scent. Odor of clean grain and a little bit of grass and faint floral aroma.
Taste is a little sweet and spicy at first. Tastes of clean malt and the spicy hops dominate. Nothing here but a nicely flavored Pilsener.
Mouthfeel is very good it gives the impression of a thicker beer than it is.
Very drinkable beer here. I really expected a sub par beer because I have heard about how lousy Israeli vodka is and the fact it came from a green bottle. I was pleasantly surprised by a completely acceptable Pilsner. I can recommend trying this ONLY if you know it has been properly stored. I will drink this again.
09-13-2005 02:31:44 | More by Zorro
2.42/5 rDev -11.4%
Very pale pilsner with a shortlasting head.
A mild sweet smell, but not too fresh.
Lots of soft carbonation, it feels round and smooth in the mouth.
It has some sweetish malt taste to it, that I actually do like. Nevertheless, it would have been nice with a little spicy hoppiness in the end. All in all a well-balanced but too light beer.
I would drink it again only if I got it offered for free on a nice summer´s day, with no other choice.
06-13-2004 21:47:48 | More by foamyhead
2.4/5 rDev -12.1%
In my worldwide trip to through the art of beer (because physically couldn't go any further than greece) I come accross this conflictive region's lager and wonder whether so many years of war could've been avoided if quite simply this lager wouldve never been produced. Much as the rest of the worldwide crap macros, this representation of israel boasts international awards on its label as well. Apparently, then, crap=good or rather crap+marketing= international recognition. Well, they can all stick it, for that matter. It does not get my recognition for anything other than rubbish.
01-09-2004 15:47:07 | More by Andreji
2.05/5 rDev -24.9%
Light gold color, medium foamy white head. Aroma is grainy and slightly sweet. Light bodied lager. Mildly malty and hoppy. Crisp taste. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and slightly dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. Fairly standard tasting lager. Drinkable, but nothing special.
08-31-2003 02:52:30 | More by beerguy101
2.9/5 rDev +6.2%
"Premium" Beer? I don't know what style this beer represents. Pilsner? Don't think so. No Saaz hop flavor. The cloudy gold color and smooth malt body are pretty ordinary. A clove-like taste hides the hop bitterness. Perhaps that is the hop flavor. Not much aroma, but mildly pleasant. Ok white head. Reminiscent of a Stella Artois or Paulaner. Like a copy of a nice beer. Not bad!
03-28-2003 08:24:14 | More by BeerResearcher
2.53/5 rDev -7.3%
Amazing! A beer from Israel, my first.
I was at a party tonight and a colleague that I work with turned up with this stuff so I just had to try it.
Well it looks like a weak Wheat Beer when poured. Head retention was average and it maintained a ¼ white frothy head that evenly dispersed later on throughout.
A pale straw yellow color, with a hazy look that suggests that it is not filtered. Nose is of sweet malt. Initial tastes reminded me of honey beers that I had drunk from the UK, sweet but not sickly, and the taste supported this - reminiscent of honey flavoured sore throat capsules that had a hint of lemon in them. Weird. A Pilsner - surely not.
Honey sweetness dominates a rather easy drinking beer that has some mild bitterness in the finish that succumbs to a cloying honey finish.
For me this is a honey beer, more than a Pilsner Am I wrong??
If it is a Pilsner, someone in Israel needs to get out more.
Ay, ay, ay, ay, diz iz not a Pilzner.....
Nice beer, mediocre, but not a Pilsner.
Whatever it is, it is a bit too sweet for my liking.
12-08-2002 01:50:14 | More by TheLongBeachBum
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"The biggest threat to school security is a lack of awareness, the absence of continued vigilance and apathy," said Ken Trump, president of National School Safety and Security Services, a Cleveland, Ohio-based pre-K-12 school security and emergency preparedness consulting firm.
He continues, "School leaders can install all of the security equipment they can afford, but equipment must be a supplement to — not a substitute for — a comprehensive security and preparedness program. We often do a much better job today at throwing money at equipment than we do investing money and time in training school staff, students, security and police staff, and others on best practices in school security and emergency preparedness planning."
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Experts also mostly agree the scope and nature of security needs at a college or university greatly differ compared to a K-12 school. Most K-12 schools, for example, are generally self-contained in one building.
"It is easier to 'lock down' a single building than a campus, which may have more than 100 buildings of all types: classrooms, lecture halls, residence halls, hospitals, research facilities, nuclear reactors, etc.," said Paul Verrecchia, president of International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, a West Hartford, Conn.-based organization that promotes public safety for educational institutions by providing resources, advocacy and professional development to more than 1,200 colleges and universities in 20 countries.
"The student population is vastly different," Verrecchia said. "Colleges and universities host major Division I athletic programs, which can bring more than 100,000 visitors to a campus in the case of a major football program. These events require a high degree of security and planning, from traffic control to parking, and regulating drinking and security for the fans who attend the games."
Colleges also host lectures and visits by dignitaries and celebrities, which require security arrangements. Recently, colleges and universities have been the site of organized protests by the Occupy movement.
"We are dealing with young adults who have a high degree of freedom and mobility on a college campus," Verrecchia said. "We believe for the most part these students make the right decisions, but that is not always the case."
Following the Vietnam War protests of the late 1960s, college and university officials recognized they needed professional police departments, he said.
"Today, many colleges and universities have police departments with sworn officers who have the same powers and duties as their municipal and state counterparts," he said.
With a myriad of security technology available, including physical access control, video surveillance and analytics, mass notification and intrusion detection, school officials face a challenge in figuring out which technology tool, or combination of tools, is right for their campus.
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"You have to start with a vision and follow a process to identify what your needs and goals are and then identify what systems can move you toward achieving the safe campus," Anderson said. "The best person to help the leadership and key stakeholders is an outside professional who has no stake in what systems you buy, but whose sole role is to guide you through a process of thoughtful selections."
Passive vs. Active Security
Ideally, K-12 schools and postsecondary institutions would have a combination of active and passive security measures. Passive security measures include access control systems, video monitoring and other means that use technologies. Active security measures involve posting an officer at a site or traffic control measures.
"Each type of school poses unique challenges, and despite the differences in size, commonalities exist on how you protect the school," Anderson said. "It all starts with a comprehensive concept of operations that details what your institution's specific security goals are, which allows you to select access control systems, video management systems, intrusion detection system and other security and non-security systems."
Many of today's security systems have both passive and active capabilities. For example, physical access control systems function as an extension of the door lock: Someone presents a badge or key to open the door.
Active security comes into play when a monitor of the access control system notices an alarm when an individual improperly attempts to gain access.
"Video surveillance is a strong example of a system that can be passive or active," Anderson said. "Passive systems view and record images, which typically are reviewed only when there has been an incident, whereas a video-management system that is coupled with video analytics and being monitored becomes an extension to the security force and acts as a workload management tool. It can be used to identify hazardous situations before they escalate or be used to verify the presence of an event before a security officer is dispatched."
As for which type of security measure is best, Anderson said a strong security plan uses the best of both passive and active security systems, while providing the added benefit of generating cost savings.
"It is not necessary to place a security officer at each entrance point or potential threat location. This is expensive and unwieldy to manage," he said. "Rather, a comprehensive security plan followed by a site survey to identify the risks and challenges provides the foundation for implementing technology. In my experience, a trained consultant is key to establishing the vision for security at the institution and then finding the right systems that solve your business problem."
Verrecchia adds that passive security measures do have their limitations. After all, cameras cannot be placed everywhere on campus. Doors can be locked, but effective outreach and crime prevention programs are especially needed.
"Crime prevention is designed to educate students and others on the campus so they do not put themselves in a position where they may become a victim of a crime," Verrecchia said. "A common example is that we tell students not to walk alone at night in dark or dimly lit areas."
For K-12 school security measures, access control and other physical security measures must be selected based upon site-specific assessments at each individual school, Trump said.
"The technology must fit in striking a balance between heightened security and the day-to-day use of the educational facility," he said. "The buy-in by school staff and students can be improved by having awareness and training programs to educate the school and community on security threats and the rationale behind security and preparedness measures being employed on campus. The first and best line of defense is always a well-trained, highly alert staff and student body."


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It's looking pretty grim: CAT. III No More?
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:44 am
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Since the handover of Hong Kong to China a decade ago, speculation was rife (most of it was ill-informed fanboy speculation up until recently) that Hong Kong's once ubiquitous Category III cinematicc lovelies would go the way of the Dodo.
Even as recently as 2006, Cat. III productions were still popping up (mostly D-T-V) in CD/VCD/DVD shops all over the territory, and hardcore porn was easily, legally, safely obtainable as well. Hong Kong's issues of censorship were much more lax than its former colonizers (the U. K.), which says something. It also contains a film market infinitely more liberal than its neighbors (mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore).
I've witnessed this first hand.
Now it appears the worm is finally turning, starting in the most innocuous of places: journalist's blogs. I can easily see a trickle-down phenomenon occurring as a result of the plight of Oiwan Lam.
Her crime: posting a pretty tasteful photo which featured a woman topless, in pointing out issues with the growing puritanism in media there.
Here's a pretty detailed article from sometime CNN journalist Rebecca MacKinnon about the whole ordeal.
With something as innocuous as Oiwan Lam's "offense" being brought up on obscenity charges, it definitely puts some credence in thinking the nails in the coffin of one facet of Hong Kong film production are ready to be hammered down in perpetuity.
It's definitely food for thought.
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It's somewhat ironic that the dusk of Cat3 starts just as this sort of cinema enters the mainstream. (was it The Butcher who called
a "Category 3 film for the multiplex"?)
Let me guess that the people making Category III films might move to the USA to continue their business there?
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:25 am
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I'd say any migration because of a crackdown that prohibits old-school Cat. III movie production would be non-existent. I can't think of any filmmakers within Hong Kong who set out to carve a career from exclusive Cat. III film production. They wandered into it when an opportunity arose to direct (Herman Yau and THE UNTOLD STORY and EBOLA SYNDROME), by accident (I believe Ringo Lam Ling-tung's PRISON ON FIRE II was originally Cat. III, as was Johnny To Kei-fung's Stephen Chow comedy THE MAD MONK on initial release), or with the occasional intention (the SEX & ZEN films). I'm hard pressed to think of a Hong Kong filmmaker who consciously wanted to go out and make Cat. III films exclusively (and I don't consider folks like Julie Lee to be the norm). A lot of Cat. III films from the mid nineties (when production for them was at an all time high) were often directed by (mostly) guys who worked as assistant directors/camera men/cinematographers/editors on mainstream fare (Ivan Lai, Herman Yau, Billy Chan Hin-sing, Otto Chan, etc.).
What will be interesting is to see how a potential all-out abandoning of Cat. III production based upon Mainland interference in the Hong Kong "obscenity" laws will take away a stepping stone for up-and-coming directors in the S. A. R. and further render it less a territory for film production ad more of a
"this is a place where Johnny To, Jackie Chan and triad buddy Albert Yeung's literal media mafia, and Peter Chan's friends make movies, and every blue moon Tsui Hark pops up with something, too."
Immigration - however - will not be happening. I'm confident of this. Namely because:
A.) EVERY Hong Kong director who tried got to face the reality that Hollywood doesn't make movies. It shuffles egos around and occasional comes up with a narrative feature.
B.) Immigration was tough, but since Sept. 11th and with Hitler Bush's right wing American taliban raping the country and fear mongering - legal immigration is now 100% more difficult.
C.) Linguistic barriers.
D.) Many never sought out to make a career in Cat. III production and would be just as happy returning to their old crew gigs on films and television and simply abandon any potential to direct their own films in lieu of staying where their family and friends are while earning an honest living without the politics of Hollywood (this is not to say that Hong Kong film and television production doesn't have its own, unique, fucked up set of politics when it really does).
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pondo sinatra wrote:
A.) EVERY Hong Kong director who tried got to face the reality that Hollywood doesn't make movies. It shuffles egos around and occasional comes up with a narrative feature.
Yeah, but you have parts of the entire indie circuit circumventing the Hollywood morass completely. Granted, they don't have the same sort of funding, but still.
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Tsotha-lanti wrote:
Yeah, but you have parts of the entire indie circuit circumventing the Hollywood morass completely. Granted, they don't have the same sort of funding, but still.
True, but if you're a foreign filmmaker trying to immigrate to the U. S. to make non-studio films it's not so simple. Then there's the double-whammy of integrating into the society and alone integrating into the independent film scene bursting at the seams with similar talent, limited funding and distribution, etc.
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There have been a number of Cat. III films released in HK these past few years but they have almost all been triad/gangster flicks that got their rating for showing triad lifestyles and featuring triad slang.
The Cat. III films that most people associate with the rating are indeed pretty much dead and gone because they can't be distributed in Mainland China. This won't change.
The last "real" Cat. III movie I know if was Herman Yau's GONG TAU.
It's also true that none of the directors who directed any of the films considered Cat. III classics was doing these types of films as his sole source of income. They have all moved on to comedies, action flicks or TV dramas. They are workmen, not gorehounds on a mission. When gross-out stuff was in demand they made gross-out stuff. I'm sure they are all very happy earning a living the way they do now.
And with a number of classic Cat. III films only now finally getting uncut DVD releases (RUN AND KILL in France and Germany, DR. LAMB in Germany, EBOLA SYNDROME - sort of - in the US) I don't see myself stopping being able to blow my money on them.
Let's also not forget that IVL are releasing a lot of Shaw Brothers DVDs that equal or beat any Cat. III film at their own game. Flicks like SEEDING OF A GHOST, BOXER'S OMEN and CORPSE MANIA blow any of the 90ies efforts way out of the water.
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There is no real censorship in China. You can go to most DVD stores and find pornographic material. Even easy to find things like Tinto Brass collections, Salo: 120 Days of Sodom, Irreversible, uncut versions of Ichi the Killer, I spit on your Grave, Nekromantik 1 and 2, all the Italian cannibal flicks on a single DVD, Cannibal Holocaust, and the list goes on and on and on. These are just some of the dvds I found while staying here in mainland China.
There is by far more censorship in America. See, you got to remember, there is no rating system here in China. No (c). It is like Heaven for any movie fan.
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P.S. I heard several things in the western news saying movies were banned or censored here. And they aren't. Mission Impossible 3... when it first came out was here too and yet I remember reading articles saying Departed and MI 3 were banned or censored. Was Election by Johnny To Cat 3? Lust and Caution, while censored version is out, there is also the UNCUT version
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(January 20, 2010) – Skate Canada and BMO gave out the second round of BMO Possibilities Awards on Sunday night at the John Labatt Centre in London.
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Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch from Western Ontario performed perfectly in both their programs and left the crowd wanting to see more. They didn't miss an element and for that reason were been awarded the BMO Possibilities Award.
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Keep Scottsbluff-Gering Beautiful and Panhandle Coop are teaming up Saturday for a celebration of Earth Day, which includes an electronics collection. The electronics collection begins at 10 a.m. and runs through noon in the north parking lot and a small fee may be charged. If you have more than one or two big items, you are urged to go to the city of Scottsbluff's Environmental Services Building at 609 East 2nd Street. They will be taking electronics from 8 a.m. to noon.
Coop will be giving away Cloth bags for a bag full of plastic bags, Platte Valley Bank will conduct document shredding beginning at 10 a.m., there will be a cardboard collection by Docu-Shred, nitrate testing on private well water by the SHS FFA Chapter, and trees will be given away by the North Platte NRD beginning at 10 a.m. An auto battery and propane bottle collection and an 18" and smaller tire collection will take place at Mr. Tire beginning at 10 a.m.
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This game probably won't matter, but if it does, Manchester City have a lot of work to do. Following a 2-1 defeat at the Stadio San Paolo which instantly assumed legendary status for the people of Naples, City find their fate out of their hands. Beating group leaders Bayern Munich - the very same bunch that dished out a 2-0 spanking when last the two sides met - isn't going to be enough. They'll also have to hope that, somehow, Villarreal managed to hold Napoli in Spain. It's not going to be easy, but hey, easy is boring.
Leaving aside the Yellow Submarine's chances of miraculously downing Edinson Cavani, Marek Hamsik and company aside, do City have any hope of beating the Bundesliga leaders? After all, they were dismantled so thoroughly at the Allianz Arena that Carlos Tevez was too scared to come onto the pitch as a substitute. Why should it be any different now?
In four words: Bastian Schweinsteiger's broken collarbone.
Since the Bayern midfielder's injury, the Germans' collective form has gone from 'possible Champions League winners' to 'well they're probably going to lose to Borussia Dortmund again aren't they?' It's amazing to see what happens to a team once their most important central player is removed, and there's a certain drive that's been completely absent in their last few games, which has seen a once-commanding league at the top of the table reduced to a rather precarious position.
And, of course, Manchester City are really doing quite well in the Premier League, looking on course to win their first title since the the Permian Extinction, and their league position is hardly a mirage. They have the best squad in the league, and dropped just four points all season, and should really be performing far better in Europe than they actually are. Despite the reverses in Naples and Munich, they're good enough to win this match.
Of course, Bayern are also good enough to win, and although they're already through to the knockout rounds as group leaders, you'd have to imagine that denying everyone's favourite nouveau riche boogeyman passage out of the group stages will be enough motivation to field a strong team. Even without Schweinsteiger, they're a threat. Mario Gomez is one of the most prolific strikers in Europe. Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos are both geniuses. Manuel Neuer is one of the best goalkeepers going right now. It's not going to be an easy match for City, who've struggled in both previous European home ties.
The pressure, however, is all on Roberto Mancini, and he'll need to field his strongest lineup for this one. City have been doing a bit of a juggling act with their league and European matches so far this season, but with a win necessary even if Napoli do drop points at Villarreal, he's going to have to go with his strongest possible lineup here. That means no more messing about with the likes of Aleksandar Kolarov, for example, and if Nigel de Jong is dropped in favour of a James Milner-Gareth Barry holding duo fans would do well to be upset.
Right now, it's a bit of a toss-up. City don't have much chance of making it out. But stranger things have happened and getting to the knockout rounds would be all the sweeter for the setbacks - so long as they actually manage it.


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After playing six and a half innings - or about twenty minutes - of scoreless baseball, the Cardinals finally got on the board in the bottom of the seventh, when Allen Craig, again, came up with a pinch-hit RBI single, again, off Alexi Ogando, again. That put St. Louis in front 1-0, and the Rangers had but six outs with which to play.
Make that three outs with which to play. Because - and this will amaze you - their hitters couldn't do anything against the Cardinal bullpen in the top of the eighth.
Fernando Salas took over for Jaime Garcia, and he struck out Mike Napoli on five pitches to lead off. Some mutual managerial tweaking then led to Marc Rzepczynski facing Yorvit Torrealba, and Torrealba struck out on three pitches. The Rangers' last hope in the frame was a pinch-hitting Esteban German, but German bounced the first pitch to Albert Pujols at first base, who recorded the easy out.
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Delaware Valley Charter School student arrested for shooting that injured two
A student at the Delaware Valley Charter School was arrested this afternoon for shooting two fellow students inside the school's gym, police said.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said today the victims were a male and female student at the Logan charter school, located at 5201 Old York Road. They each suffered gun shots wounds to the arm, just before 3:30 p.m. while in gym class. There were about seven other students in class, but no other injuries were reported.
Police did not release the suspect's identity because he is a juvenile. He was arrested at his South Philadelphia home.
Ramsey said it's unclear whether it was one bullet that injured the victims, or several shots. The gun has not yet been located, he said.
Ramsey said he's not sure how the suspect was able to bring the gun into the school, but "clearly the gun got inside," he said.
Both victims are in stable condition at Albert Einstein Medical Center.
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The Rockies managerial search expanded to three candidates that seemingly won't really have the best shot at ultimately landing the job, Jerry Manuel, Pete Mackanin and Matt Williams. More serious...
Fernando Martinez has not started the last two games. Will he be in the starting lineup tonight?
Dave Jauss will manage tonight. At least we'll probably have a better chance to win!
In recognition of tonight's lineup...no more words needed.
Hopefully this is the type of "vote of confidence" that comes only weeks before said manager gets fired.
Why isn't Jenrry Mejia in the minor leagues?
Jerry Manuel said that if Carter continues to hit well, he might play the outfield when the Mets return to Citi Field. Manuel said Carter could play the outfield for Jeff Francoeur or Jason Bay at home, and that Bay could replace Angel Pagan in centerfield, allowing Carter to play left.Jerry Manuel is still a lunatic, via tonight's NYT postgame recap
Jerry Manuel thinks Jenrry Mejia should stay in the bullpen. Jerry is wrong.
I'm not a believer in evaluating much when you're not winning.Jerry Manuel on the WFAN pre-game show with Eddie Coleman.
Predicting what Jerry Manuel would say to Michelangelo, based on his quote about Mets prospect Jenrry Mejia.
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