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In a startling reveal of how dire studio financials have become in this recession, Paramount made a swift and surgical move to trim its year-end budget. Marketing meetings took place last week for Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, based on the Dennis Lehane novel and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Running a little over two hours, the period mystery looks thrilling and commercial as hell. But the studio looked at the cold hard millions the release would require --even in October, with a possible costly Academy campaign down the line--and pushed the picture back to February 19.
UPDATE: Paramount issued this statement from chairman and CEO Brad Grey:
"Our 2009 slate was greenlit in a very different economic climate and as a result we must remain flexible and willing to recalibrate and adapt to a changing environment. This is a situation facing every single studio as we all work through the financial pressures associated with the broader downturn. Like every business, we must make difficult choices to maximize our overall success and to best manage Paramount's business in a way that serves Viacom and its shareholders, while providing the film with every possible chance to succeed both creatively and financially.
Leonardo DiCaprio is among the most talented actors working today and Martin Scorsese is not just one of the world's most significant filmmakers, but also a personal friend. Following a highly successful 2009, we have every confidence that Shutter Island is a great anchor to lead off our 2010 slate and the shift in date is the best decision for the film, the studio and ultimately Viacom."
The studio did the same thing last year with DreamWorks' The Soloist, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jamie Foxx, which was originally intended as an award season play. The adult audience drama was dead on arrival when it opened April 24. The studio backed down on pushing Ed Zwick's Defiance to 2009, granting the filmmaker a limited year-end opening, but the movie never got a full-scale Oscar push.
The crowded fall and holiday seasons are prime awards territory, but the competitive wide releases and overall marketing noise make it more expensive to launch a big picture. This move allows the studio to shave some numbers off its year-end budget and a February campaign costs less, too. The movie, which veers into horrific genre territory, had some Oscar buzz, but studio execs were downplaying their awards plans. Besides, Scorsese's 2006 The Departed won four Oscars, including best picture and director.
"It says a lot about the health of the industry," said one source close to Shutter Island. "The picture had buzz and plays well. Dennis Lehane saw it and loved it."
UPDATE: One agent has another interpretation: Paramount was scared of a non-brand-name movie that veered into Cape Fear territory. "It was not a high-concept movie. It looks small. It was expensive. If it was a P & A issue, they could have found someone to take the P & A on that."
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Brian | August 24, 2009 10:20 AM
Ryan, I'm intrigued by that Ron Meyer story, but I'm not sure what the implication is. That studio heads wouldn't know a good director when they saw one or they simply wouldn't care? Or that there no more good directors worth working with?
Tony McIntosh | August 23, 2009 12:55 PM
This was a bad corporate decision and just goes to show studios care only about money. You would rather not release a Martin Scorsese starring DiCaprio based on an acclaimed book for the award season because it is "small" or not "high concept"? If it was generic lowest common denominator crap they would release it this year? As an emerging filmmaker myself, I don't look forward to swimming with these sharks.
Ryan Sartor | August 22, 2009 4:23 AM
This really is shocking. I once met Ron Meyer at a Q&A and I asked him if there were any directors whom he wanted to work with. He said, "No. Not really. If I wanted to, I could." I really understood the studio mindset after I heard that.
Sergio | August 22, 2009 4:22 AM
If it was Michael Bay's Shuuter Island (and everything that name means) would the studio have poushed the film back? This SUCKS!
Scott | August 22, 2009 2:47 AM
Unbelievable. This was a sure-fire Oscar and commercial hit if Paramount had the intelligence and guts to market it seriously. Having read the novel and seen all the footage currently available, it makes no sense that the studio wouldn't consider this worthy of the October slot. It's arguably more commercial than The Departed, and over the last decade at the very least, Scorsese has been a proven brand-name himself.
Feel sorry for the filmmakers and DiCaprio and co. It's been an extremely weak year in Hollywood thus far, and they would have been near certainties for Oscar noms (if not gold). It's even more bullshit when Grey and his chumps have had probably the most financially successful season of all major studios too.
Mary | August 21, 2009 12:38 PM
Can't believe they pushed back a Scorsese film!!! There was good buzz for this film. My friends and I were even hoping it would premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Guess we won't be seeing any Paramount pics for a long time. We are sooo annoyed
eb | August 21, 2009 11:15 AM
They pushed back a freakin' SCORSESE movie? grParamount has earned my eternal scorn.
Alan Green | August 21, 2009 11:07 AM
i think it was the right move. SI is a blend of genres. cop-noir detective, pysch, creep, thriller. it's hard to sell. doesn't seem like it could compete in the fall season or be the type of film the academy would award, or even nominate.
i think it looks great and can't wait to see it. however, i only plan on buying one ticket and one copy of the disc
Joe Leydon | August 21, 2009 10:23 AM
Well, gosh, think of all the money they could save if they didn't release any movies at all, ever. Or even make them in the first place.


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Blood Centre earmarked for closure - just a year after it was saved!
7:00am Wednesday 16th April 2014 in News By Matt Abbott, Chief reporter
THE Brentwood donor centre is at risk of closure...less than a year after the NHS vowed to keep it open.
Last June, the NHS announced £1million plans to relocate the donor and blood storage centre in Crescent Drive as it was too big.
It intended to move the storage facility to another part of Brentwood - and the donor centre into the community hospital across the road.
But the relocation is now in jeopardy after advice from scientists the NHS requires less platelet donors - which the Brentwood centre does more of - as platelets can be taken from whole blood donations.
Up to 26 jobs are risk if a decision to close the centre is finalised next month.
Plans to relocate the storage unit will go ahead regardless of whether the donor centre closes.
One regular donor, who did not wish to be named, said: "I know the centre is on a very valuable piece of land so I suspect the NHS might look to sell it off, but that is purely speculation and I hope not.
"To close it would be the wrong decision as it provides a wonderful service to the community and NHS in general."
If the centre does close, NHS Blood and Transplant hopes donors will still donate at community donor sessions somewhere in the area.
Jane Pearson, assistant director of Blood Donation Operations and Nursing at NHS Blood and Transplant said: "We hope donors understand that we should look at our plans again, given the recent recommendation, before committing over £1million to move the centre. If a donor centre is no longer required, we need to question whether investing is the right way to use public funds."
Eric Pickles, the MP for Brentwood and Ongar, who fought to keep the centre open last year is not happy.
He said: "I'm disappointed given the obvious demand from local blood donors for the donor centre to remain in Brentwood as it is.
"I am going to meet with NHS Blood and Transplant to find out what options are available for the centre, now part of the services it offered have been moved out of Brentwood and the remaining parts are moving to other venues in the town."
NHS Blood and Transplant is holding a number of drop-in sessions in the coming weeks to hear the views of staff and donors.
Sessions are taking place at the following dates and times: Thursday, April 17, 2pm to 8.30pm, Friday, April 25, 11am to 2pm, Tuesday, May 6, 4pm to 8.30pm and Monday, May 12, 11am to 2pm.

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Here is one photo taken during Therese's birthday:
That's the birthday celebrant with some of her buddies. The youngest is a 6th grader and the oldest is a 20-year old office guy while the rest are college boys. They adore her and she adores them too. They keep her company and entertained when I am busy with work. Most of them are engineering students and I remember the paper houses they built for them one afternoon. It is nice and so is their gesture. Unfortunately, I was not able to take a photo of that house. It even has a chimney on top!
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Photo Tips: Instead of spending money – Take a Picture
When I visit places, I love taking pictures of the landscapes and topiaries. To capture the items I find fascinating but don't need one more stuff toy or animal, I take a picture. These things beckon to us from the carnival atmosphere but do I need one more stuff animal. Plus I look at how and where they were made. If they are made by CHEAP labor, they are not usually quality – I skip the expenditure.
Saving money when visiting a theme park is tremendous effort. The food is pricey and not necessarily good. But all those shiny new things are sheer temptation. Learning to take pictures has been important. No more throwing out or giving away or yard sale of old used stuff animals. Some sill manage to creep back into my home. Ugh!
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Many dog owners do not have time to walk and care for their dogs due to heavy work schedules. They hire pet sitters / dog walkers to do this for them. A dog walker needs to be dependable and good with animals especially dogs and should know exactly how to go about looking after their wards.
Here is an example of a resume and cover letter for dog walker position that will tell us just what employers expect from the potential candidates.
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Ronald Hartley
77 County Road 25, Herman, NE
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Seeking a Dog Walker position with Loyalty Pet Care where I may be able to display my love for animals and the acumen for managing their everyday exercise needs.
• Worked as a Dog Walker for Green Paws for three years
• Functional knowledge of walking multiple dogs at one time
• In depth knowledge of fully utilizing time and providing exercise to each dog
• Hands on experience in commanding obedience in accordance to preset rules of language
• Wide knowledge of healthcare issues and vaccination of dogs
• Possess a passion for animals
• Familiar with basic training commands
• Knowledge of dog grooming and health assessment
• Physically capable of walking 7 hours a day
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Some experience using PetExec
• Adapted dogs from three different species together by providing obedience training
• Conducted three workshops on Dog Management Techniques bringing in 72 participants
September 2009 – Present
Green Paws – Herman, NE
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• Walk dogs for the prescribed amount of time
• Play with dogs following instructions for exercise
• Dispose of waste on the trail
• Clean backyard of the facility and organize it
• Ensure the dogs are in their kennels or are returned to the rightful owners
• Refill water and food
• Apply flea and tick treatments as and when necessary
• Answer calls at the facility
• Record route and dogs' names in files
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First there's the huge lighted sign with its bold pocket logo hovering near Park Ave. that suggest to many (me included) that this is a chain. And the Blue Jeans Pizza name has the ring of an inevitable Americanism, instantly marrying the rich histories and connotations of both denim and pizza. It's not a chain, Blue Jeans is one Worcesterite's life's work. And his ideas proved to be an immediate hit that today draws many more people through its glass doors, and via its delivery service, than could ever have been dreamt more than 25 years ago. The space Blue Jeans inhabits was designed by local architect Donald Bray and constructed in 1983. Using very simple materials (cedar clapboard), Donald achieved what must be one of the most bold, unusual and eye-catching transformations of a three-decker's first floor. The curved treatment of the raw stained boards provide a complete distinction/distraction from its upper surroundings the effect is that Blue Jeans Pizza may just as well be a free-standing restaurant.


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Date of News Release: 09/10/2007
Todd County - On Monday, September 10, 2007 at approximately 5:00 p.m., troopers and detectives from the Kentucky State Police Post 2 in Madisonville eradicated a total of 1,089 marijuana plants at an undisclosed location in Todd County. Many of the plants were approximately five feet tall. The marijuana plants were transported to Post 2 where they will be destroyed. The estimated value of the seized plants is $2,178,000. At the present time, no arrests have been made. The investigation is continuing by the Kentucky State Police.
The Kentucky State Police will continue their marijuana eradication efforts throughout the summer. To anonymously report any type of suspected illegal drug activity, citizens can call the KSP toll-free drug tip hotline, 1-800-DOPE-TIP (1-800-367-3847). The hotline is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may also contact Post 2 direct at 1-270-676-3313 or toll-free at 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state). Callers can remain anonymous.


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Chilli Cool holds nothing back when it comes to dishing out the fiery cuisine of China's Szechuan province. The side-street location & utilitarian interiors aren't up to much, but the thrill is in the strongly flavoured, punchy food with its emphasis on butcher's bits & anatomical curiosities. Expect spicy pig's feet, ox tripe in chilli sauce & lip-numbing, crispy pig's intestine – as well as a few safe options such as stir-fried king prawns. If you're unsure, navigate your way through the middle ground by ordering five-spiced beef or crushed cucumber in garlic sauce ahead of star turns such as the seafood hotpot (delicate fish floating in what looks like a sea of red chillis) or a traditional Chengdu dish of dan-dan noodles. Take a hanky to mop your brow.
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Is Tomas Plekanec finally getting the respect he deserves?
In the first of a two-day televised presentation of NHL awards, Jonathan Toews won the Selke, Paul MacLean won the Jack Adams and Matt Moulson didn't win the Lady Byng.
The NHL awards are often awarded to people who don't deserve them, so we decided to have our own awards. Nine members of EOTP voted on the awards, each person voting for three people for each...
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Though the mainstream media is enamored with the Sedins, the die-hard fans will insist that Ryan Kesler is the best player on the Vancouver Canucks. And they're right.
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Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority chair Michele Kelm-Helgen told a legislative committee overseeing the new Vikings stadium that cost-cutting efforts will not impact any major design features and a groundbreaking is still on schedule.
Kelm-Helgen said Thursday that initial material bids are higher than estimated, and that MSFA is already considering minor design changes to save some cash. However, she specifically said those efforts will not impact the glass roof and pivoting wall.
In addition, a final purchase agreement was drawn up Thursday for the Downtown East Plaza square for $19.1 million, significantly less than the owners originally asked. The plaza had been the subject of a use agreement between the Vikings, MSFA and plaza owner Minneapolis Venture LLC.
The authority said two few weeks ago it agreed to purchase the plaza that's bordered by Park Avenue S. and Kirby Puckett Place between 4th and 5th Streets for $17.1 million. Originally, the authority offered $13.1 million for the site, but Minneapolis Venture said in April that $24 to $26 million would be a more fitting price, the Star Tribune reported.
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Championship weekend provided a slate of big winners. The CHFF Trifecta was a perfect 3-0, the King of Props was 3-1, and we nailed the exact score of the NFC title game with our Real and Spectacular Pick. Each portfolio is poised to end the 2013 postseason with money-making performances.
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Who will the Patriots take with the Draft's 29th pick? Their selection spot is assured, thanks to a 26-16 loss to Denver in the AFC Championship.
Legacy Lost: Brady, Belichick, New England Patriots Overmatched By Manning, Denver Broncos
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots came up with a small, Lilliputian performance in what was dubbed a "Legacy Game" from coast to coast for almost everyone involved on both sides of the ball.
Colonel Comey's Patriots-Broncos AFC Title Game Blog
Colonel Comey reported from Mile High for the Big Game. He chronicled the minute-by-minute action here, from the pre-game lunch (steak tips!), to the authoritative Broncos performance to the final 26-16 Denver victory.
Final Four QBs Elite Collection of Winners
The Final Four on Sunday offers a quartet of elite winners at quarterback. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson have combined to win 72.4 percent of their career games.
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The final four teams this year are an amazing 44-2 (.947) when winning the battle of Passer Rating Differential, including a perfect 21-0 by the AFC title contenders. We take a graphical look at the seasons in New England and Denver and found remarkable similarities.
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Yesterday we shared some tasty Valentine's Day treats so today is a VDay craft! We just love the song lyrics "I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!" We made one for our sister for Christmas and our IG friends LOVED it! Since the one we made over the holidays was her style, we wanted to make a fun Valentine's version that was more our style. Check out how to make this pretty Bushel and a Peck Valentine's sign then read on for an new, exciting announcement for a darling Holiday Pin Board that we want YOUR help with!!
This sign is a breeze to make!! Just check out our full sign STEP BY STEP process that we've shared a million times on a million different posts!! But today we're sharing a little secret…one that we've been using for years: Brush a light coat of decoupage over your stencil to create a seal. You will have crisp lines after! Same goes for painting stripes! Before we figured out this trick with decoupage (on my daughter's coral polka dot bedroom), we were using clear caulking. I ran out of the caulk and experimented with decoupage…cheaper and faster, whoop!
Supplies used: DecoArt acrylic "Spice Pink", DA Multi-surface gray "Dolphin" and DA Decoupage in gloss. (The white isn't pictured but is acrylic "Snow") Check out all their DecoArt blog posts too from bloggers all over the country, such inspiring ideas! So now you know how to make the sign. Do you like it?? We love how soft it turned out, perfect for Valentine's Day or even one of your kids' rooms. You know you've either sung that song or have had it sung to you (;
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What Works Review of the Use of Evidence in DFID
An interesting post on the knowledge management group:
The What Works Review of the Use of Evidence in DFID was carried out by the What Works team in the Cabinet Office and the Evidence into Action team in DFID. This report gives an insight on how DFID deals with knowledge and more specifically the use of evidence in its external assitance operations.
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Excess production of foods: brings what - Positive or negative impact for farmers???
Recently in Bangladesh, some agricultural farmers showed their agitation against the government by through tons of paddy in the main road of capital city. The cause of their grief was that, they couldn't make profit by selling paddy due to the high production costs and also excess production of paddy in this year. In last winter some vegetable farmers also through tons of tomato in the roads of several cities of Bangladesh due to same cause.
Thematic: Backbone Strategy, Capacity development, Knowledge, Technical cooperation; Date: 2013, 2014; Language: EN;
e-discussions on strengthening capacities and building effective institutions
ILO and UNDP coordinate the e-discussions on the Post-2015 Dialogue on strengthening capacities and building effective institutions. The e-discussion foresees 2 phases:
CD e-learning course
CD e-learning course now accepting applicants for next session
Thematic: Training / Education; Date: 2014;
Without capacity, there is no development
IIEP/UNESCO undertook a wide range of studies to analyze the record of capacity development and to propose innovative and relevant policies and strategies.
10 key attributes of the technical assistance facility model
A short guide for programme designers published by the Guardian.
Thematic: Technical cooperation; Date: 2014; Language: EN;
e-Discussion on Capacity Development for Urban Management
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Special Issue on Leadership in Knowledge and Capacity Development in the Water Sector (and beyond)
Thematic: Capacity development, Knowledge; Date: 2013; Language: EN;
Capacity Development and Local Authorities
The three basic dimensions of CB of Local Authorities
International Volunteer Day 2013: Celebrating volunteers as agents of change
Celebrating International Volunteer Day 2013
On International Volunteer Day, Thursday 5 December, we're celebrating volunteers as agents of change, highlighting the power of volunteering in the fight against poverty worldwide.
As a volunteer, local partner or supporter, you will know that volunteers create lasting change by working together through the exchange of skills and experience.
Christopher MacCormac of the Asian Development Bank: interview transcript and power point presentation
Last month, Senior Advisor for Knowledge Enterprise at the Asian Development Bank, Chrisopher MacCormac visited DG DEVCO to share his experience of defining the ADB's new Knowledge Management Directions and Action Plan 2013 -15, which extends across all aspects of institutional management, including Operations, Human Resources, Information and Communication management, as well as IT solutions.
Thematic: Other donors approaches, Technical cooperation; Date: 2013; Language: EN;
Rapid Assessment Tool for Capacity Development: a feedback from Bolivia
The methodology developed for a Rapid Assessment tool for Capacity Development (RAC) has been piloted in Bolivia through a joint assessment exercise of the Delegation with a number of projects stakeholders. This experience has been very useful to test a tool that can effectively contribute to assess the "capacity development" outcomes of programmes and projects.
Materials of the European Commission course on Capacity Development
Over the last two years the European Commission has delivered a training course on Capacity Development (CD) involving staff in Headquarter and EU Delegations and participants from development partners.
Thematic: Capacity development, Training / Education; Date: 2013; Language: EN;
Sector institutions in South-South and triangular cooperation - Lessons and prospects in Chile
Thematic: Capacity development, Technical cooperation;
Video interviews from participants at the LenCD Learning Event on Change Management and Making Reform Happen, in Brussels on June 20th
The Learning Network on Capacity Development, or LenCD , is a collection of people
Thematic: Capacity development, Technical cooperation, Training / Education; Language: EN;
LenCD - Learning Network for Capacity Development
Have a look at the presentations and documents of the LenCD Brussels meeting from 20-21st June 2013, which are currently being uploaded on the LenCD website:
Thematic: Capacity development;
Soon easier access to information and knowledge for half of the world population?
Will the "other 3 billion" project hold its promises ?
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Online course in Capacity Development
LenCD proudly announces that DiploFoundation is now accepting applications for a new online course in capacity development based on the LenCD Learning Package and developed with support from SDC, UNDP, Learn4Dev, and LenCD. The course is conducted online over a period of nine weeks, and is based on a collaborative approach to learning, involving a high level of interaction with lecturers, guest experts, and the other participants. The course will be
Thematic: Capacity development, Training / Education; Language: EN;
LenCD General Assembly 2013: Change Management and Making Reform Happen
LenCD, the Learning Network on Capacity Development, will host a Learning Event on Change Management and Making Reform Happen in Brussels, Belgium on June 20. The event will follow the theme of change management and making reform happen and will include the following presentations and workshops:
Thematic: Capacity development; Language: EN;
Praxis Note N°62: it takes two to tango
It takes two to tango: reversed organisational assessments between Northern and Southern civil society organisations. Experiences from the Netherlands
This is an interesting work based on practice and evidence.
Thematic: Capacity development; Date: 2012; Language: EN;
Twinning, TAIEX and SIGMA Tools: Main Features
Hundreds of people in Europe and in its neighbourhood are involved with the planning and implementation of the three Institution Building instruments of the EC: the TAIEX, Twinning and SIGMA. In this video, Paolo M. Gozzi explains the main features of these tools. Mr. Gozzi is an Official of the Institution Building Unit of the European Commission.
Sanjay Pradhan at TED
It is worth to visit this blog:
"An open model for international aid: Sanjay Pradhan at TEDGlobal 2012"
Not only, it is interesting to learn about Sanjay's fascinating history, but it is also encouraging to see that the link between knowledge and capacity development is promoted tirelessly by Sanjay.
Thematic: Knowledge, Other donors approaches; Date: 2012;
Thematic: Training / Education; Type of document: Workshop documents; Date: 2011;
"Civil servants must seek to become digital natives...
...if they want to stay relevant."
That is the challenging title of an article published by the European Commission Director General for information society and media in the Guardian :
The article acknwoledges the limits of the ambition "..don't force social media on everyone..".
Date: 2012;
DAC Peer Review (2012) of the development co-operation policies and programmes of the EU
The 2012 DAC's Peer Review of the European Union, published on 25th April, notes that, since the last review 5 years ago, important steps have been taken in order to promote aid effectiveness, impact and coherence. Nevertheless, it also points out several challenges still ahead.
Full report available here
Thematic: EC: Other documents; Type of document: Reports / Analysis / Briefings / Minutes; Date: 2012;
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3 br lakeview condo (Unit ID# 84) in Palm Coast
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community Canopy Walk
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 650 - $ 700 / week
$ 1,650 - $ 1,900 / month
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You too can enjoy this beautiful waterfront executive condo ready
for your family's vacation paradise.
Spectacular Luxury condo! This spacious waterfront condo
is located on a peaceful, friendly side street, which offers an
awesome view of the 2 stocked fishing lakes. Three bedrooms, two full
bathrooms, kitchen, living room with dining area, and a laundry room
with full-size washer and dryer. Spacious living area. Large master
suite features a king-size bed, TV, cable. Enclosed lanai, Waterfront with beautiful fountains in the fishing pond.
Canopy Walk is a 53-acre, retreat located on the banks of
the scenic Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Coast, Florida.
Palm Coast, Florida, is a beach, boating, and golfing paradise,
surrounded by nature and complemented by the Atlantic Ocean.
Master bedroom offers a private bath, walk in closet and
flat screen tv w/cable.
Other Property Features & Appliances Minutes from Daytona Beach,
Marineland and St. Augustine. 1 Hour to Sea World, Disney and
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Other Attractions Walking distance to shopping, restaurants, golf,
boat docks, and park. Don't forget your surfboard. Beaches are less
than 5 miles.
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Nick Foles stepped onto the field accompanied by a chorus of cheers following Michael Vick's injury, and the crowd upped the decibel level when Foles threw the first touchdown of his NFL career.
That's really only half the story, because I think literally any NFL quarterback could have made the throw. The coverage was blown so poorly that this was essentially a Turkey Bowl play, and 80% of Foles' passing yards came on this one broken play-- but let's not major in minors, let's celebrate a touchdown folks!
As a replacement so far, Foles has shown a bizarre lack of arm strength. Lofting, wavering throws have been the story of the day, for a quarterback who was typically known pre-draft as having a good arm.


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CAPE TOWN: Graffiti Student Media recently got student travel specialist, 'Student Flights' on the move with an eye-catching branded vehicle doing the rounds on the streets of Stellenbosch. The fully-branded vehicle follows on from 'Student Flights' previous on-campus taxi-top advertising campaign, where student vehicles were fitted branded illuminated taxi tops at various varsity campuses around the country.
The branded vehicle formed part of a three-month awareness campaign aimed at attracting attention to the Stellenbosch 'Student Flights' store. Commenting on the campaign, Zoë Illingworth, marketing manager, Student Flights, said, "Student Flights Stellenbosch took the opportunity to utilise this mobile medium to increase the visibility of the store and the travel deals on offer to the 'Maties' student community as well as the city of Stellenbosch at large. This small varsity town lends itself to this type of medium as it is a specific targeted student area."
John Rice, MD, Graffiti, added, "Based on the response that 'Student Flights' had to their initial branded taxi-top campaign, they decided to experiment with a full vehicle wrap and Stellenbosch in particular is perfectly suited to a medium of this nature. As a result, they managed to create a really positive brand association for the local store."
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Letterman's first guest on return is Robin Williams
NEW YORK — Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS on Wednesday.
The appearance of a Hollywood A-lister who can talk a mile a minute may be Letterman's way of drawing a distinction between his show and his rivals, who are without writers and also may have trouble booking major entertainers as guests.
NBC's "Tonight" show said Monday that GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee will be on Jay Leno's first show back Wednesday.
Letterman said Friday that his production company, Worldwide Pants, had reached an agreement to have his show return with writers despite the strike, which began Nov. 5. The deal also allows writers to return to Craig Ferguson's show.
Wall Street wraps up 2007 in somber mood
NEW YORK — Wall Street ended a painful year with another steep loss Monday as investors glumly anticipated that 2008 would bring more of the uncertainty and turbulence of 2007.
The Dow Jones industrials fell 101 points, the latest in a string of triple-digit moves that became commonplace in the just-ended year amid a continuum of bad news about housing, faltering mortgages and shrinking credit. Thanks to a big first-half advance, they managed to finish 2007 with a respectable increase of 6.43 percent — not as large as the 16.29 percent jump in 2006, but a better performance than the modest loss in 2005.
The Dow's annual gain came even after it posted its worst fourth-quarter drop in 20 years, amid billion-dollar losses at the world's biggest financial firms and falling spending by consumers whose budgets have been crimped by record-high oil prices and declining home prices.
"Considering all that's going on, the market really acted pretty well," said Todd Leone, managing director of equity trading at Cowen & Co.
It's tough to say what the primary market driver of 2008 will be, but the stock market faces a slew of threats: more adjustable-rate mortgage resets, a still-tight credit market and the possibility of accelerating inflation. But Leone said the fourth-quarter earnings season in January should shed some light on how U.S. companies are surviving the recent slowdown and credit crunch.
The Dow fell 101.05, or 0.76 percent, to 13,264.82. The blue-chip index remains below its Oct. 9 record high of 14,164.53, at which point it was up more than 13 percent year-to-date.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index and the technology-dominated Nasdaq composite index also declined Monday, but both posted annual gains for the fifth straight year. The S&P fell 10.13, or 0.69 percent, to 1,468.36, to end 2007 with a gain of 3.53 percent. It reached a record close of 1,565.15 on Oct. 9. The Nasdaq fell 22.18, or 0.83 percent, to 2,652.28, to finish the year with a 9.81 percent gain. This was the best performance for the Nasdaq, still well below its tech boom highs, since 2003.
Government bonds rose. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, slid to 4.03 percent from 4.12 percent late Friday, and is down nearly 17 percent for the year.
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NEW YORK — The owner of the World Trade Center site said Monday that it is at least a month behind on a deadline to turn over part of the site to a private developer and will pay at least $9 million in fines.
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The deadline — and penalties — were worked out last year in a contentious renegotiation of Silverstein's lease that officials said would help speed up long-stalled development at the 16-acre site.
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The Troy, Mich., company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2005, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that its net loss for the year amounted to $2.78 billion.
Delphi recorded about $1.15 billion in net sales for the month.
Delphi, the country's biggest maker of auto parts, aims to exit bankruptcy before the end of March. it was spun off in 1999 from General Motors Corp., which has borne a large chunk of Delphi's restructuring costs.
Crude oil prices end year up 57 percent
NEW YORK — Oil prices ended the year near $96 a barrel, or 57 percent higher than where they began, and analysts expect rising demand and geopolitical instability to keep upward pressure on energy costs early in 2008.
"There's a good chance this week that we'll see some record highs," said Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch and Associates in Galena, Ill.
A record-breaking year for energy futures ended quietly Monday, with oil futures declining 2 cents to settle at $95.98 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil reached a trading record of $99.29 Nov. 21 and remains close to the range of inflation-adjusted highs set in early 1980.
Crude futures averaged $72.41 in 2007, compared with $66.25 in 2006, and had their the biggest percentage gain since 1999, when prices more than doubled to $25.60 a barrel.
Pump prices averaged $2.79 a gallon in 2007, compared with $2.57 a gallon in 2006, a gain of 8.6 percent. Higher prices are cutting demand growth.
Allergy sufferers getting new generic options for Zyrtec
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On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave approval for Ohm Laboratories Inc. of North Brunswick to sell generic versions of New York-based Pfizer Inc.'s Zyrtec. The antihistamine, which doesn't make takers sleepy, generated about $1.3 billion in annual sales but lost patent protection in late December.
Ohm will sell the drug without a prescription under its chemical name, cetirizine hydrochloride, in 5 and 10 milligram doses. The drug treats hives and allergy symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing and itching of the nose, throat and eyes.
Ohm, which sells generic, private label and nonprescription medicines in the U.S., is a subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., India's biggest drug company.
Ohm said the products will be launched immediately.
On Friday, FDA approved Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. of Detroit and Perrigo Co. of Allegan, Mich., to sell cetirizine hydrochloride as a generic, over-the-counter drug in 5 and 10 mg doses.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a unit of New Brunswick-based Johnson & Johnson, said in November that it had won approval to start selling brand-name Zyrtec over the counter in January. It acquired the "switch rights" as part of its $16.6 billion purchase of Pfizer's consumer healthcare business.
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CINCINNATI — The Post newspapers printed their final editions Monday, ending a 126-year run. However, the editions carried some news — their parent company will keep a remnant alive in the form of a Kentucky-oriented online site.
"-30-", a symbol used by journalists, printers and telegraphers to signal the end of a dispatch, proclaimed the front-page headline in the last Cincinnati and Kentucky newspaper editions. Editor Mike Philipps said: "It's a sad day, but we're going out with heads high. This paper made a difference in the community."
The Post and its sister Kentucky Post have been struggling for decades, part of a national decline in afternoon newspapers and multiple dailies in U.S. cities. Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps Co., parent company of the Ventura County Star, decided in July to close The Post newspapers when a joint operating agreement with Gannett Co. expired at the end of 2007.
The Post said Scripps will keep a Kentucky presence with kypost.com. The site will share content with the Scripps-owned Cincinnati TV station WCPO-TV and its Web site beginning today.
Strong bolivar' seeks to stem inflation
CARACAS — Venezuela is launching a new currency with the new year, lopping off three zeros from denominations in a bid to simplify finances and boost confidence in a money that has been losing value due to high inflation.
President Hugo Chavez's government says the new currency, dubbed the "strong bolivar," will make daily transactions easier and cure some accounting headaches. Officials also say it is part of a broader effort to contain rising prices and strengthen the economy.
Prices have risen as Chavez has pumped increased amounts of the country's oil income into social programs, reinforcing his support among the poor and helping to drive 8.4 percent economic growth in 2007.
The Central Bank is promoting the new monetary unit with an ad campaign and the slogan: "A strong economy, a strong bolivar, a strong country." Officials, however, have yet to clearly spell out their anti-inflationary measures.
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Mortgage Rates Radar: Fixed mortgage rates fall to new lows
Rates on the most popular types of mortgages eased, with 30-year fixed rates moving to new record lows, according to HSH.com's Weekly Mortgage Rates Radar. The average rate for conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rates fell by six basis points (0.06 percent) to 3.45 percent. Conforming 5/1 Hybrid ARM rates decreased by seven basis points, closing the Wednesday-to-Tuesday wraparound weekly survey at an average of 2.67 percent.
"The fiscal cliff creeps even closer, and there is still no deal in sight," said Keith Gumbinger, vice president of HSH.com. "Add to that somewhat less encouraging economic news and mortgage rates have found some space to fall of late."
Even if a fiscal deal comes, the combination of federal spending cuts and tax increases seems likely to trim economic growth, at least for a while.
"Lost in the conversation about the damage falling off the 'cliff' would cause is a discussion about how much damage any agreement may cause," notes Gumbinger. "We are going to get one or another in just a few weeks' time, and economic growth could be trimmed as a result. Fortunately, slower growth is good for mortgage rates, so favorable financing opportunities should persist."
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I mean, I haven't even told any of my friends or family (except the ones who happen upon my blog)... Because I don't want them to think I'm a greasy hippie.
Nevertheless, my hair is doing GREAT! I went through a week of major oiliness (week 5), but since then, my hair's oil factor has been normalizing and balancing out. It feels clean! I'm quite pleased.
I am still sticking to the original recipes that I shared previously. The only change that I made was spraying the vinegar mixture only on the very ends of my hair. Before, I was spraying all over. I think that contributed to the oiliness.
The only "downside" is that my hair hasn't magically turned voluptuous and absent of fly-a-ways. It's still just my hair. However, my hair has stopped falling out like it was before. So, that's good!
My conclusion: worth a try for anyone who is curious (like I was), great way to save some $ (especially those of us who want the natural stuff), and yes, I will continue washing my hair with No 'Poo!


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The Union Petroleum Secretary has advised Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) to commission phase-III project at the earliest.
A company release said here on Friday that Mr G.C. Chaturvedi, Secretary of the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, visited the phase-III project site of MRPL on Thursday. During his visit, he advised MRPL to commission all the units of phase-III project in a phased manner at the earliest.
He also highlighted the challenges faced by standalone refineries like MRPL. It said that Mr Chaturvedi appreciated MRPL for the efforts being taken in executing the phase-III project.
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Steve and Mary (Yoder) Loy of Shipshewana are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary.
They were married Dec. 30, 1978, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Goshen by the Rev. John Hofer.
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I spend a lot of time looking at great HDR photos and thinking of how to find the right photo and the right application for HDR. I find that when HDR works, it works. And, I don't always know why. I just like it. Then again, there are lots of examples of HDR gone wrong.
Recently I finished a long trip to Europe for work and was fortunate to spend a few days in Paris touring with my wife. I mainly focused on photos and decided to leave video behind for awhile. The fast pace of our sightseeing and the crowds of people made video very difficult. The result of my efforts were some good to great photos that I'm proud of. But for this blog post, I'm going to focus on just two HDR photos from the entire group of 853 photos I took in four days.
Monet's Garden
First, I visited Giverny outside of Paris. This is where Claude Monet lived for a portion of his life and it is where he painted over 250 water lilly painting in his Japanese garden. During our visit, the crowds were not too bad and I was able to take some good shots. However, I didn't have my tripod so I had to go handheld and work to get multiple shots with the different exposures.
Here is the final picture from Monet's garden. This was shot on my Canon T2i with a Tamron 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 lens. I used magic lantern to shoot 5 individual shots. at +/- 1 stop.
Here is one of the original photos below. Tone mapping with Photomatix created a very stunning picture in my opinion. I have to admit that I also played with the saturation of individual color channels to get the look I liked. Overall, I think I captured the spirit of the impressionist work that Monet was famous for.
I spent some time applying artistic filters to this same picture in photoshop and the result is pretty spectacular. Here is a the result:
Paris Landscape
Now, because I was shooting in RAW I was able to tone map photos with a single image. Below is a landscape of Paris that turned out pretty good in my opinion. Here are the steps I followed:
- Opened in Photomatix and tone mapped with default settings. Saved to JPG.
- Opened in Photoshop and adjusted for lens correction to straighten the Eiffel tower.
- Imported into Aperture (I could have done this in Photoshop) and adjust saturation, contrast, sharpening and general hue. Basically tune to your liking.
Here is the original unedited photo
I'm going to give credit to a few people that have helped me work on my HDR technique:
Dave Dugdale – LearningDSLvideo.com
Trey Ratcliff – StuckinCustoms.com
Photomatix is a great tool for HDR. I know that the latest versions of Photoshop allow you to do this as well, but the results are slightly harder to achieve. You can download a free trial of Photomatix at HDRsoft.
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Very easy fun climbing on the two routes. East facing so its out of the sun in the afternoon.
Getting There
Take I-80 up to Park City. Take exit 141 (The Jeremy Ranch exit). hang a right onto Homestead Rd--which turns into Pinebrook Blvd. Take a right onto Pinebrook Rd, keep going straight until you you reach a tight right hand bend with mail boxes and a school bus turn around. take a left on Canyon Dr keep going up until you get to another Canyon Dr, turn left there. Park on the left hand side of the road and walk to a trail head on the south side of the road. Follow the trail up for about 1 mile until you start to see some rocks on the left side of the trail. You can walk to the top of the climb on a small trail through some scrub oak then rap down or you can take a side trail that is on the climbers left of the rock down to the bottom of the wall.
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The Somerset Clovers have been an award winning 4-H group for their window displays for the last several years.
Jasmine Estes, a member of the group, said they did it again this year. "We won 1st on our window display again this year. I think that makes for the fourth year in a row," Estes said. Rosie Wece, a leader for the Somerset clovers, said the group works hard to come up with a creative idea each year that goes with the theme. "It's part of national 4-H week," Wece said. She said the past few years they put their window display in The Building Services Supply store and they have lots of room to make it 3-D (like the set of a play). Wece said, "Hopefully, the window will catch the public's eye, and they will take time to look at it!"


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So, PAX East has come and gone. I got to meet up with a lot of great folks, like my GameCritics compatriots Chi and Richard, Nels, Matthew, and the phenomenal Mattie, and to reconnect with folks I already knew like Chris, Serah, Eric, Dan, and (all too briefly) Alex and Grant. Also all the people I left out. Unfortunately the wifi at BCEC doesn't work as well when there are a bajillion gamers rocking the joint as it did back when the biophysicists visited, so I was functionally cut off from Twitter. If, as a result, I wasn't able to [Read more...]
The ecological succession that creates a deciduous forest starts with the greed of pines. Fast-growing conifers colonize a suitable area and take it over, suppressing ground-cover growth with their light-blocking needles. As the pine growth becomes more dense, this advantage backfires. The lower branches of the old trees die, and infant pines starve in the darkness beneath that crowded sky. This is a fitting allegory for the universe of Mass Effect, where humanity emerges into a galaxy run by entrenched powers uninterested in assisting them. Early on, Mass Effect establishes that the Citadel Council forced humanity to establish colonies in [Read more...]
The convoluted logic of the Mass Effect trilogy's controversial ending hinges on the idea that sufficiently advanced species will inevitably create artificially intelligent life that will rebel and, if left unchecked, exterminate all organic life in the galaxy. To combat this threat, the Reapers harvest advanced civilizations, giving primitive ones the chance to flourish without being snuffed out in their infancy. This account of the Reapers' solution blindsided many players because it placed one of Mass Effect's weakest themes at the core of its most important conflict. The Mass Effect games never coherently convey the impression that synthetic intelligences pose [Read more...]
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Prequels and Sequels: Are Series More Successful?
The thought came to me the other day, as I was watching something... I can't remember exactly what I was watching, but I remember something that stood out to me. I remember considering taking part of my novel and turning it into a prequel, and then followed by a series that I came up with a while ago. The series was going to be a stand alone series based on a totally different storyline and in a different setting and everything. However, one moment it hit me... BAM! Why not tie all three together? It seems to me that the most successful stories tend to be those told in a series of some kind. I'm not saying that single, one-off, one-shot novels aren't successful, but I do see a trend and in the publishing business trends are important to take note of.
As a creative writer, we have to go with the flow of things and pump out those creative juices in large quantities and wrap it all in a nice little package for the masses to consume. I'm not sure if mine will be too much of a mind trip for people to handle... it's a pretty trippy rabbit hole I'd be taking my readers down, but guaranteed to entertain I think. Originally, I had a flashback sequence at the end of my story that took the reader back to relive the story but from another perspective in quick sequences. I think this might be confusing however, and I've been thinking of ways to clean it up.
Well, I'm considering it and I love the idea especially since it gives me an opportunity to cut down that 100,000+ word count that I have now! Yikes! I know, I know, I get it from my mother... bless her heart! Sometimes we can be a bit long winded.
It also gets me excited an enthusiastic about sitting down and writing again which is very important if you read any of my previous posts on motivation and inspiration. I love the novel as it is, don't get me wrong, but I think it might work better if I take out some of the confusing bits and pieces that could stand alone as a prequel and help set up the story arch. What I plan to do is to read the novel through once and then determine if it flows or not.
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- Tahlia said...
Series are good for readers becasue of you like the first book, you get more. Of course, if you don't like it, well...
I ended up with a series because when I started to write I realised that the story just wasn't going to fit into one book.
I love your photo in the rejection post below too. You might like to check out this cartoon on that matter.
If you're interested, you can read ch 1 of my YA fantasy novel, 'Lethal Inheritance' there too. I'd love to know what you think of it.
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- Toria said...
Series might also just be part of a money-making scheme. If a book does well then making a series to continue generating income sounds like a good idea. I strongly believe some series are well written and entertaining. But there's definitely those series that should have ended a long time ago (also a common theme in movie series).
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January 20, 2009
The Roast Beef Scene
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I'm looking for recommendations of movies to show at a movie party. I'd like to find films that are completely out there and just offensively weird and absurd in a way that would allow us all to comment on just how absurd they are…Movies that are really good, artsy, serious, etc. don't work very well because nobody wants to say anything during a really good movie.
Maria Schneider, 36 years later. Also, Almost unrecognizable
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A couple of odd and un-related subjects.
The two pictures of Maria Schneider, aside from
her aging 30-some years, are remarkably similar.
The other entry "unrecognizable" shows what a difference
a disguise (or make-up) can do - a lot more than aging.
Posted by: pollister at Jan 21, 2009 9:59:05 AM
Zardoz! It's exactly the kind of movie you are looking for.
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Lol. I love the scene. Well know actors in their youth. I also loved the scene with the greeks. Could you tell me what movie is this? I like to add this on http://movies-tube.net the whole movie
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