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Posted 10 November 2012 - 16:48
Awesome? Are you kidding or blind? Those tiles are the ugliest thing to come out of Richmond since Windows 3.11. No way to change the way they look. No way to change the background to something of your own unless you buy a 3rd party application. Seta-san is right. The design is complete sh...t. Apple is going to have a blast on their next OSX show with this.
Like it or not, that new Windows UI is horrible indeed If it wasn't was Start8 I would have gone back to Windows 7 already. You say is awesome. Well, it won't be after a few weeks of looking at the same thing, not being able to change it or do anything with it. It simply sucks. Sorry, but it does.
I have always said it and I will once more: The new Windows UI is great for a tablet, not for a desktop.
Posted 10 November 2012 - 16:50
What kind of mind thinks no change is advancement, out of curiosity?
Posted 10 November 2012 - 21:54
Scott Mueller (Upgrading and Repairing PCs) sez: "Companies that alienate customers usually don't fare well, it will be interesting to see where MS goes from here".
Posted 10 November 2012 - 22:15
Posted 10 November 2012 - 22:23
It's really a poor redesign of apple's old 'At Ease' environment, except unlike 'At Ease' it's overly complicated and has a horrible workflow often times taking many more click to get anything. Microsoft can't really be serious about keeping this on windows 9 can they? They had to have put it on windows 8 to promote windows RT development for a couple years while they catch up with apple, right? Everything about this is just wrong. I tried to like it, I really did, it's just horrible. It belongs on a tablet and no where else. How can any of you defend having two parallel environments where the new one is far inferior to the old one?
Posted 10 November 2012 - 22:24
And fanboy minds think Microsoft is good now just because it has adapted the same disgusting company model of Apple.
Posted 10 November 2012 - 22:29
Posted 10 November 2012 - 22:30
The impression that I get is that it's more than a few. Visit a forum with a bit more balance and you'll see it. And when I pay for something, I do have the right to expect it to work how I want it to.
Posted 10 November 2012 - 22:38
Besides, the Start Screen works just the same as the Start Menu. Nothing has fundamentally changed.


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Friday's 5.07 billion Australian dollar (US$5.3 billion) ports deal has set several milestones.
The transaction saw an Industry Funds Management-led consortium beat two other consortiums led by Canadian pension funds in an auction of 99-year leases for Port Botany and Port Kembla in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state.
According to Dealogic, it's the largest M&A transaction in the transport sector globally so far this year, and the largest transaction in the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan in 2013. It's also the third-largest transport deal in the region on record, behind Toll Holdings Ltd.'s acquisition of Patrick Corp. in 2005, and the restructure of Asciano Group in 2006.
A consortium including Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Industry Funds Management has been awarded the lease on two major ports in Australia, two people familiar with the matter said Friday.
The state-owned ports on offer were Port Botany and Port Kembla, both of which are in New South Wales state. Port Botany is the main gateway for sea freight to Sydney, while Port Kembla handles large volumes of coal.
New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird had earlier estimated that leasing the ports would raise around 2.8 billion Australian dollars ($2.96 billion)–A$2.3 billion for Port Botany and A$500 million for Port Kembla.
Global Infrastructure Partners is no longer leading a consortium bidding in a US$3 billion auction of state-owned Australian ports, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, in a move that may raise questions about its long-term commitment to a deal.
The Wall Street Journal reported in December that shortlisted parties for the long-term leases attached to Port Botany and Port Kembla in Australia's New South Wales state included four Canadian pension funds.
One consortium includes Alberta Investment Management Corp., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Australia's QIC. Another comprises Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Borealis Infrastructure, a unit of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and Australia's Hastings Funds Management.
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2006 Season | Preseason
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Week 11, Part 1
The C.O.W. airing of the grievances
followed by the feats of strength
It's not about what you believe, it's about what you can prove. When it
comes to the BCS and the national championship, it's about who
deserves to be in and not who everyone thinks should be in.
Fact: Prior to January 8th, 99% of the population outside of the greater
Gainesville metropolitan area assumed there was no need to play the 2006
national title and mentally handed it to Ohio State.
Fact: ESPN, among others, were comparing the 2006 USC team to every
great dynasty in the history of mankind before Vince Young had something
to say about it.
Fact: Most believed Ohio State didn't need to bother showing up to Tempe
on January 3rd, 2003 to face a Miami team considered to be among the
greatest of all-time.
1983 Miami vs. Nebraska. 2000 Oklahoma vs. Florida State. 1992 Alabama
vs. Miami. The list goes on and on of upsets that few believed could
possibly happen. So with that in mind, forget about what you think you
know, and what you think is right. Here are ten national title
contenders who are still in the hunt, what they need to do to get a top
two spot, and most importantly, how much they deserve to be in the
10. Hawaii
Every conversation about the national title seems to begin with the
phrase, "Hawaii isn't realistically in the discussion …," or something
to that effect. Why not? Boise State didn't have a chance against
Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, right? Appalachian State and Stanford
are just a few of the teams who have proven that the wacky and
unpredictable can happen this season, so in a one-game shot, if Hawaii
is the lone unbeaten team, shouldn't it get a chance at the big prize?
Remember, this isn't 1984 BYU playing a lousy Michigan team in the
Holiday Bowl. This would be an unbeaten FCS team playing a big-time foe
on the game's biggest stage.
What has to happen: Work with me here and you'll see I'm not all
that insane. LSU loses to a three-loss Tennessee in the SEC Championship
game. Oklahoma gets bombed on at Texas Tech, loses, but wins the Big 12
title by beating a Missouri team that thumps Kansas. Michigan beats
Ohio State, West Virginia loses at Cincinnati, Arizona State loses to
USC, and Oregon loses at either Arizona or UCLA or in the Civil War
against Oregon State. If all that happens, then Kansas would be the only
team left with fewer than two losses, and it would be out of the
theoretical debate since it wouldn't have even won its own division
title, much less its conference championship. Even if one of those
things doesn't happen, then that team is in the national title, while
Hawaii, as the only unbeaten team in America, can make a claim that in
this wild year, if the college football world isn't going to acknowledge
the unbeaten little guy in the national title picture, then it never
The Deserve Factor: On a ten point scale, a 1. Hawaii might
finish the year unbeaten, but its schedule strength so far is 117th
in the nation, meaning it's dealt with the third easiest slate. That'll
change after playing Nevada and Boise State, but still, that's not like
beating LSU and Virginia Tech.
9. Georgia
Georgia would fall under the late-season hot-team theory. There might
have been problems early, but the Dawgs have become unstoppable in
recent weeks with tremendous performances against Florida and Auburn
hanging a combined 87 points on the two big boys. If Tennessee loses a
game and Georgia beats Kentucky and Georgia Tech, it'll be in the SEC
title game against LSU.
What has to happen: The Bulldogs have to beat a No. 1 LSU like a
drum, or at least by double-digits. They'd need a ton of help and
several upsets, but if they're the SEC champions, they'll likely get the
benefit of the doubt in the national title discussion over a one-loss
Ohio State, a one-loss Arizona State, and a one-loss Kansas.
The Deserve Factor: The one positive about the computers in the
BCS equation over the humans is that they take the entire year into
account. The early season home loss to South Carolina isn't pretty now,
while the 35-14 thumping at Tennessee is still relatively fresh. Even
so, beating Florida, Auburn and LSU would be amazing, and don't forget
about the thumping of Oklahoma State. Kansas is currently living off its
win over the Cowboys.
8. Arizona State
It'll be interesting to see what the spin is like if the Sun Devils
beat USC with ease. Oregon has a great win over Michigan to point
towards, but it's been getting the most mileage out of wins over USC and
ASU, both coming at home. If the Sun Devils beat the Trojans, and
considering they beat Cal, and Oregon didn't, a case could be made that
they deserve the same one-loss benefit of the doubt that the Ducks are
currently receiving.
What has to happen: In a bit of a hole, ASU must make a big
statement against USC, get LSU and Oregon losses as soon as possible, a
West Virginia slip, and hope for the three Big 12 teams need to somehow
cancel each other out. There's a slight chance this could be one of the
few one-loss teams at the end of the year.
The Deserve Factor: The final score against Oregon, 35-23, looks
worse than the actual game was, but ASU gets a wee bit of a break since
it came on the road. However, outside of a possible win over USC, the
other big wins just won't be there. The Pac 10 has started to stink, and
ASU will turn out to suffer the most because of it.
7. Ohio State
It was almost like the world was waiting to crush the Buckeyes in the
rankings to punish them for playing in the Big Ten. It seems a little
odd to be the clear-cut, unquestioned number one, and then after one
loss against a good team, get thrown under the bus being ranked seventh.
Because the loss was so late in the year, and because Michigan is seen
as damaged goods after the loss to Wisconsin, and because the college
football world is still holding a grudge for the clunker against
Florida, it'll take a miracle to end up in New Orleans.
What has to happen: Look at the Hawaii scenario and apply it
here. Not only do the Buckeyes need everyone else above them to crash
and burn, they need Arizona State to lose, and they might even need
Tennessee or Florida to win the SEC title.
The Deserve Factor: The Big Ten is better than it's being given
credit for, especially compared to any other conference other than the
SEC. Even though the schedule is currently the 31st toughest
in the nation, there isn't a signature win. Beating Penn State and
Wisconsin, and possibly Michigan, are fine, but those wins don't carry
much national weight. The non-conference wins (Youngstown State, Akron,
Washington and Kent State) are a joke.
6. West Virginia
Totally hosed because the Big East has turned into the Big East
again, at least perception-wise, the Mountaineers are getting unfairly
pushed aside in the national title talk. It's about style-points right
now, and needing a last-minute dash from Pat White to beat a lousy
Louisville team doesn't count. If they want to get into the picture,
they have to wake up the voters immediately by hanging up some huge
numbers on Cincinnati, Connecticut and Pitt.
What has to happen: Even though the train has left the building when
it comes to Big East respect, the Mountaineers are in a better position
than it might appear. Out of the five teams ranked higher, two are
certain to lose again between Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, so moving
up to the four-slot shouldn't be an issue. Forget about beating LSU,
Oregon, or one of the Big 12ers with one loss in a national title
debate. WVU must get more losses out of the top teams to have any shot.
The Deserve Factor: The strength of schedule, currently 56th, is
nothing special, but not enough credit is being given to a nice,
dominant road win over Maryland, and a blowout over a Mississippi State
team that's giving the SEC a world of trouble. The South Florida loss
came on the road in an all-timer of an atmosphere, and with White
missing a good portion of the game hurt. However, the No. 4 ranked
defense is overrated. It faced one team with an offensive pulse,
Louisville, and had problems.
5. Missouri
Missouri is like Kansas but with an actual good win to point to,
beating Illinois 40-34 in the season opener. It's been a bit of a
wait-and-see attitude for the Tigers, with nice wins over Texas Tech,
Colorado and Texas A&M, but there hasn't been the signature splashy
victory to get everyone excited. A win over Kansas would certainly be
What has to happen: Kansas has to destroy Iowa State to come into
the showdown in Kansas City sky high. Oklahoma has to be impressive
against Oklahoma State and Texas Tech to be built up more for the Big 12
championship. If Missouri can get by Kansas State and then beat the
Jayhawks and Sooners, two BCS top four teams, then the résumé would be
enough to get a good debate going with the Ducks. If LSU or Oregon
loses, and the Tigers are 12-1 with a Big 12 title, they're in.
The Deserve Factor: Beating Kansas State and going on to win the
Big 12 championship, combined with the win over Illinois, would be more
impressive than what Oregon has done, considering none of the big wins
will have been in Columbia. However, it'll realistically take an
impressive showing against the Jayhawks or Sooners to get the voters to
push them ahead of Oregon in the final rankings.
4. Oklahoma
When will the other shoe drop? College football fans have long
memories, and the last time the Sooners got the benefit of the doubt,
they were obliterated by USC in the 2004 national championship. This is
still the program that lost to Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, and lost
the last two times they played for the national championship. That
should have no bearing whatsoever on this year and the 2007 Sooners, but
subconsciously, it has to.
What has to happen: Step one is to win the Big 12 title. Considered
the league's most talented team, it would be a big plus if it flexed a
little muscle in the championship victory, and it would be a huge help
if the North opponent comes in on a huge roll. It might sound strange,
but Kansas or Missouri could leapfrog Oregon by winning out, considering
that one of the wins would come against a more respected Oklahoma. The
Sooners will need an Oregon or LSU loss to get in.
The Deserve Factor: It would help a bit if Kansas was the North
champion since the Sooners already beat Missouri. The blowout win over
Miami is absolutely no big deal anymore, so the big wins have been over
Texas and Missouri. Throw in a Big 12 championship, and OU has three
nice pieces to play with, but it won't be enough to get into the top two
without a loss up top.
3. Kansas
As the only unbeaten team from a BCS conference, KU is being given a
certain measure of respect, but there's still work to be done when the
best win is over Oklahoma State. The schedule is currently ranked 72nd
in the nation, but the big boys are coming up with a chance to make two
big statements late in the game. For good or bad, it's almost all about
what happens at the end.
What has to happen: Win out and they're in. The Jayhawks have a shot
at beating two top five BCS teams in the final weeks of the season, if
they beat Missouri to get to Oklahoma in the first place. In this wild
and wacky year, if they're 13-0 and the only BCS conference team, and
maybe the only team, without a blemish, then there's no way it'll be
kept out of New Orleans.
The Deserve Factor: Let the debate begin. If you think the
unbeaten factor is a big deal, then you'll think KU deserves a top two
spot. If you're skeptical because the schedule wasn't that great, then
you're probably in the Oregon camp. Would wins over Missouri and
Oklahoma on neutral sites be enough to overcome the Ducks' wins over
Michigan, USC and Arizona State? Again, it would make for some lively
2. Oregon
The Ducks have the attention of the nation and have been solid when
the lights have been on, and now it might be up to style points. Forget
about LSU. Despite what the talking heads might have you believe, this
won't be a Ducks-Tigers showdown for a BCS spot. LSU is in if it wins
out. The question will be Oregon vs. the Big 12 champion, but since it's
already in the number two spot, it'll take a crowbar to get some voters
to make a change if things go to form.
What has to happen: Kansas has to lose. Oregon probably has
enough ammo to beat Oklahoma or Missouri in a debate, but it probably
doesn't have a leg to stand on against Kansas. If LSU loses, then
there's no question or concern; an 11-1 Oregon would play for the
national title.
The Deserve Factor: Only LSU will have a better résumé if the
Ducks win out, but the Big 12 champion will scream and yell about a home
loss to a Cal team that turned out to be ridiculously overrated. With
the 15th toughest schedule in the country at the moment, a
blowout win over Michigan, and wins over USC and Arizona State, it'll
take something big to push them out of the top two.
Don't believe what anyone else is telling you. If LSU wins out, it's
in the national title game. Period. End of story. Go take a steam. If
the Tigers beat Arkansas and end up winning the SEC title, there's no
way, no how that they'll fall out of the top spot. If by some miracle
they do, like if Kansas beats Missouri by 40 and Oklahoma by 50, they're
not going to fall further than two.
What has to happen:
Beat Ole Miss. Beat Arkansas. Beat the
SEC East champion. Get on the bus and go down the road about 80 miles in
the first week of January. Style points won't even matter. There's no
chance of LSU not finishing in the top two if it wins out.
The Deserve Factor: Forget about the 32nd ranked
strength of schedule. No other team can come close to touching LSU's
résumé if it wins out. If the Tigers go 12-1, that means it'll have
beaten Mississippi State by 45, Virginia Tech by 41, Florida, Auburn,
Alabama, Arkansas, and either Tennessee, Georgia or Florida. The loss
was in triple overtime on the road at Kentucky; that's not all that
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C-SPAN Bus Draws Interest At College
Updated: 03/13/2008 - A mobile production unit from the C-SPAN network is in the area, taking a break from the campaign trail and attracting scores of young voters.
Updated: 03/13/2008 - A mobile production unit from the C-SPAN network is in the area, taking a break from the campaign trail and attracting scores of young voters.
Updated: 05/09/2010 - Remember the backlog of DNA samples the Washoe County Sheriff's office wanted to clear out? Just over a month ago, forensic scientists pleaded for the public to donate money to the cause, hoping that one of the samples would help them find Brianna Denison's killer. Thursday, the Sheriff announced the backlog has been cleared.
Posted: 03/13/2008 - City officials from Lovelock issued precautionary boil water Thursday. A transmission line was broken resulting in a break in the distribution system. The precautionary boil order will go until noon Friday. Officials stressed that this is only a precautionary measure.
Updated: 03/13/2008 - State documents show that regulators failed to meet federal time frames for inspecting surgery centers, including a southern Nevada facility linked to an outbreak of hepatitis C in six patients.
Updated: 03/18/2008 - The head of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump project says that despite budget cuts, the Energy Department will meet a self-imposed June deadline for submitting a required license application to build the repository.
Updated: 03/13/2008 - Reno-area environmental officials at this hour are trying to find the origin of a minor oil spill that was discovered by an employee at Reno-Tahoe International Airport this morning.
Updated: 03/13/2008 - LEMMON VALLEY (KOLO) -- Lately, there's been a lot of interest from members of the public who want to join Washoe County Search and Rescue missions, Washoe County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Brooke Keast said.
Updated: 03/13/2008 - Churchill County authorities have charged a man with hundreds of felony child pornography and lewdness counts and they say the man is a convicted sex offender missing on parole from Oregon,.
Updated: 03/12/2008 - 200 Athletes Competing For Just Nine Spots
Updated: 09/21/2008 - A community comes together to donate tens of thousands of dollars, all in the name of solving a mysterious murder. Residents of Carson Valley have contributed over $20,000 to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department in the past month. The money has helped build up a Secret Witness reward fund for the murder of 36-year-old Benjamin Oxley.
Updated: 03/12/2008 - National study shows one in four teen girls has at least one common sexually transmitted disease. Washoe County says 70-percent of Chlamydia cases here occur among young adult women between 19-24.
Posted: 03/12/2008 - Washoe County commissioners have rejected two proposed ballot questions about future development and importing water.
Posted: 03/12/2008 - A convicted sex offender has been arrested on hundreds of counts related to child pornography in Fallon.
Updated: 03/12/2008 - Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace Wednesday after getting caught in a call-girl scandal that shattered his corruption-fighting, straight-arrow image, saying: "I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people's work."
Updated: 03/12/2008 - DOUGLAS COUNTY (KOLO) -- The Environmental Protection Agency will be asked to determine what measures need to be taken at a school where tests showed higher than recommended radon levels.
Posted: 03/11/2008 - California's top public education official is reassuring parents who home school their children that his department will not try to force them into the conventional school system following a state appeals court ruling on the issue.
Updated: 03/11/2008 - Everyone agrees the 1872 mining law is overdue for reform. There's considerable disagreement over what changes are reasonable and needed.
Updated: 03/11/2008 - State Licsnsing Board says it will be done inspecting ambulatory clinics here in Northern Nevada by the end of the week. While there have been some deficiencies, there is no evidence of disease spreading from patient to patient as a result of those deficiencies.
Posted: 03/11/2008 - A $135 million bond issue for highway projects - with more than half of the bond money going for a costly job between Reno and Carson City - was approved Tuesday by the Nevada Board of Finance.
Posted: 03/11/2008 - A proposed state order would give a Nevada utility only about $6 million of the $42 million it sought from ratepayers for a failed clean-coal generating plant - that already has netted more than $200 million in taxpayer and ratepayer dollars.
Posted: 03/11/2008 - An anonymous donor as added $10,000 to the Secret Witness reward being offered for information in the murder of a Minden man last month.
Posted: 03/11/2008 - The driver in a car collision that left a South Lake Tahoe woman critically injured has pleaded guilty to charges in El Dorado County Superior Court.
Updated: 03/11/2008 - The cost of filling up the family car climbed to a record high Tuesday, adding to the challenges consumers already face with falling home values and rising food prices.
Posted: 03/11/2008 - The dean at Colorado State University's College of Agricultural Sciences has been named provost at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Posted: 03/11/2008 - Local, state and federal investigators were sifting Tuesday through patient records and paperwork seized from six southern Nevada medical offices as part of a criminal probe of a clinic at the center of a hepatitis C outbreak.


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Miami man en route to Naples party crashes on I-75
NAPLES - A Miami man was jailed following a three-car crash Saturday night on Interstate 75.
Marcelo Alberto Segoria Barahona, 32, was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol troopers at I-75 near mile marker 100. He faces charges of DUI, property damage and operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license.
A witness told troopers Segoria Barahona's blue car was driving north on the interstate at high speeds when it struck a white van, an FHP report said.
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5th ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival of Yerevan
Dear Readers, Spring sunshine has finally arrived here and along with it calls for animation festivals. ReAnimania is a very excellent festival, I know people involved with it, and encourage you to send your films to the festival.
The mandate of the ReAnimania Int. Animation Film Festival of Yerevan (ReA IAFFY) is to celebrate the vibrant community of animation films, producers and animation artists in Armenia, on the Southern Caucasian region and beyond.
The 5th ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival of Yerevan will be held from the 2nd of November to the 8th of November 2013. It's worth mentioning that this year "ReAnimania" IAFFY's 5-year jubilee coincides with the 75th anniversary of Armenian animation art.
Since our beginnings as the ReAnimania Int. Animation Film Festival of Yerevan in 2009, our event has attracted more than 9000 spectators/audience, 87 sponsors, 66 industry judges/juries, 28 Junior Juries, 21 speakers, and many other significant educational and business leaders within and outside of the film and Animation community. Other accomplishments include:
- Over 500 entries received.
- More than 400 films screened, between, over 400 short and more than 25 feature films screened.
The festival is led by Board Members, such as, Mrs. Tiziana Losche -Director of Annecy Int. Animation film festival (France), Max Howard-Director and founder of EXODUS animation production company (US), Susie Wilson- Int. Animation film festival programmer (Scotland) and local professionals, advisers and core staff, and is run entirely by dedicated volunteers.
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Animation directors meet Documentarians to maximize their artistic capacity – For projects in development, creative research and for forming new collaborations.
In a series Professional Seminars - Animated Documentary AniDox: Lab will offer talented documentary and animation filmmakers the opportunity to engage and combine their two worlds. It will tackle both a time-based cinematic approach, as well as digital platforms that allow for multiple story and timelines. The coaching seminars and collaborative workshops are conducted in English. They are designed to progress from fine-tuning an initial idea, through narrative development, to pitching sessions in prestigious settings (CPH:DOX FORUM November 2013).
Application Deadline: 14 April, 2013
Please submit a Project description and Filmmakers statement.
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- The Animation Workshop: Viborg, Denmark.
AniDox. Seminar: 24-26 May 2013
Focus on introducing new Animated Documentary Practices and Initiating collaborations/Project Teams.
Talks by Paul Fierlinger (TBC) and Uri Kranot.
- The Danish Film Institute: Copenhagen, Denmark.
AniDox. Lab: 21-23 June 2013
Focus on Collaborative ProductionGuidelines, case studies and one-on-one consultations by Filmmaker Jonas Odell (TBC) and other expert professionals.
- The film Lab (The Animation Workshop): Pula, Croatia.
AniDox. Workshop: 11-15 September 2013
Focus on Art and Design and a unique approach to the creative pitch and trailer.
A hands-on workshop guided by (TBC) Art Director David Polonsky (Waltz with Bashir) and including talks and lectures by distributors/ and multiplatform producers.
For more information: http://www.animwork.dk
Call for Entries: KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival
Hello friends from the animated media! We have just opened this year's competitions for animated shorts in the categories Professional, Student, Commissioned and 3-D Stereoscopic animation! Your entry will also automatically compete for the Amsterdam Audience Award, the Young Amsterdam Audience Award and the Political Animation Award. So don't wait any longer and get those animated beauties to our office, pronto!
Submit your film online via klikamsterdam.nl.
P.S. Don't forget to decorate your envelope to have a shot at the Most Awesome Envelope Award!
On a side note, without further ado, we proudly present to you the KLIK! World Domination Award! From now on, every year, this shiny and sparkly award will honor an organisation, studio or individual that helped Dutch animation take another step towards total world domination. Everyone - so yes, that includes you! - will be able to propose animators, producers, organisations, etc. who you think deserve this award.
FMX 2013 Announces Pixar Highlights, Cloud Computing and More
I'm A Bully
Canada beats up bullies. Not really. Sorta maybe. No. yes. I'm so stupid. Always mess things up. I'm worthless.
Wassup gets the animation treatment.
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Visual Effects workers finally took to the streets in a protest march during the 2013 Academy Awards. But is their message clear?
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Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 4: Paramount Pictures
Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 3 Wraps Up at 20th Century Fox
Day 3 of the LA leg of the Oscar Showcase Tour finished up with a screening for The Simpsons production crew.
Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 3 Continues at Sony Pictures Animation
Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 3: Sony Pictures
Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 2 Finishes at Motion Picture Academy Screening
Day 2 in LA concludes with a screening at the Motion Picture Academy hosted and moderated by Jason Schwartzman.
Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 2 Continues at Disney Feature Animation
Day 2 in Los Angeles continues at Disney Feature Animation, highlighted by a studio tour with John Musker.
KLIK GROWS UP . . . But doesn't Outgrow Fun! KLIK AMSTERDAM ANIMATION FESTIVAL - 7 through 11 - November, 2012
The minute that I walked into the Eye it was apparent that KLIK had not changed, but the Eye might never be the same. Cruising around in the air were a shiver of motorized inflatable sharks (yes, a group of sharks is indeed a shiver). The greeters at the registration desk were handing out KLIKERS, small plastic clickers which are the symbol of the festival that the audience uses to register their approval rather than the usual clapping.
The opening night festivities got underway when as guests were invited to sit on the broad stairway leading from the ground floor to the mezzanine main screening room for a performance by Firma Zwakstroon. The Dutch multi-disciplinary trio incorporated pantomime, music, and animation as they morphed into different shapes and forms, finally ending by disappearing into what seemed like large plastic bubbles.
Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 2: Disney's ARL - Animation Research Library
Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 1: ASIFA-Hollywood Screening and Q&A
The SoCal leg of Oscar® Showcase Tour kicked off with a screening Monday night at Woodbury University, sponsored and organized by ASIFA-Hollywood.
Oscar® Tour 2013 Day 3 Stops at Tippett Studio
Oscar® Tour 2013 Day 3 Starts at Pixar
Digitally Restored Peter Pan on Blu-ray Soars to New Heights
A digitally restored and remastered Peter Pan is a must for any animation collector and fan of great family entertainment.
Inaugural International Emmy® Kids Awards
Check Out Exclusive AWN Interviews With All 5 Short Film Nominees
Gain insight into each of the Oscar-nominated animated shorts directors in these exclusive interviews on AWN.com.
Oscar® Tour 2013 Day 2 at PDI/DreamWorks
The main subject of discussion is Mr. Peabody and Sherman. The story of the sophisticated dog genius and his adopted boy companion spans back to the 50's, originally part of the Rocky and Bullwinkle animated series.
Oscar® Tour 2013 Kicks Off at Electronic Arts
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Scarlet Heart 2 is a robotic remake of the hit drama
Scarlet Heart 2 is not a sequel to the tragedy-tinged Scarlet Heart but a repetitive, robotic remake of the hit drama
Published on Jun 12, 2014 3:20 PM
Near the end of Scarlet Heart, the 2011 Chinese time travel hit, Ma'ertai Ruoxi (Liu Shishi) retreats to the desert, married in name to her friend, the 14th prince.
Far away from the love of her life, her brother-in-law the Yongzheng emperor (Nicky Wu), she is finally free to lose herself in reverie - to picture a happy Forbidden City where only she and he live, untroubled by his stormy political battle with his brothers.
She pines away and dies, then wakes up as Zhang Xiao in modern-day China. Still aching for Yongzheng in the finale, Xiao stumbles upon an exhibition of Qing history and comes face to face with a stranger with a striking resemblance to her emperor.
The ending of Scarlet Heart was alive to the misery of an impossible passion, yet it allowed you a glimmer of new possibility. It was the show rather elegantly letting you have your cake and eat it.
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Reviews of My Little Eye 2002
As far as I remember, My Little Eye is the first reality show themed horror movie. After "My Little Eye" came others, including a Halloween. 2 stars for tension and originality.
A bit slow, with some questionable acting, and characterization relies on the stereotypical, but it has some genuinely unsettling moments and was ahead of its time conceptually.
cf. Cube
Surprisingly good little indie horror. It starts off a little rough as it skips nearly all of the setup. It just drops us right into the house months after the subjects have arrived.
The narrative suffers at this point because it has to do a lot more telling rather than showing to establish the reality. "Could this house be any creepier?" I don't know. We, the audience, has only been here for a couple of minutes. I guess we just…
A film that terrifies through intense paranoia. An intriguing, involving and very well made film. It has a great premise which is truly used: Big Brother gone wrong. Twists and turns come late in the film but offer lots of shock when reve lead. Terrifying and atmospheric.
A film which a have seen once before, quite some time ago. Even though i did not remember everything from the story-line it was pretty predictable, and as my brother said so cleverly. It builds up reasonably well but fizzles out without any credit to the first 2 thirds of the film.
For the discerning horror fan this film offers absolutely nothing different to most horror films. The same people do the same things at the same times and die in the same order. The performances are reasonable, except for one, who just never gets into character and all the suspense built up so well during the first hour, just kind of fizzles out in the last 15-20 minutes. With some relatively minor changes to veer away from the norm, one of…
Literally nobody who's rated this on Letterboxd has given this a 4.5 or 5 rating. And, I mean, a few hundred people have rated this, it's not really a "margin of error" thing. I dunno. I thought it was a pretty nifty little horror film, inherently dated by its webcast/reality TV concept but no less enjoyable for that fact. A little predictable, but it maintains a truly creepy vibe throughout, and doesn't fall back on jump scares like so many…
How come all these films with interesting premises have shite endings?
i really enjoyed this
i think i might be the only one
why so many haters man? wheres the love
good soundtrack too
Reality TV has been a hot topic for longer than I care to remember. From the early days of 'Big Brother' onwards, there has never been a shortage of mooing cretins willing to shill themselves for a chance of easy fame. Warhol has proved as prophetic as Orwell in late 20th – early 21st century culture.
Predictably, filmmakers have picked up on this pervasive and seemingly unending trend. From the early likes of The Running Man, Series 7: The Contenders,…
When this was first released, my dad's then-girlfriend rented it and I stopped watching after 30 mins or so. I didn't actually recognise any of it this time though. I'm also not sure if I've confused it with another film (I know that I started watching this one, but I think there was another film I tried watching with a similar plot and kept thinking it was this one or I've just twisted it in my head). Anyway, it was pretty dull. Lots of plot holes and weird inconsistencies. The characters weren't particularly engaging and neither was the plot. It was watchable, but meh.
Yet another film from the late 90s/early 00s about the horrors of reality television, this one a U.K. production taking aim at the "nice house as prison" sub-genre typified by the likes of Big Brother. The North American main cast of five all embody readily identifiable teen movie stereotypes - there's a jock, a virgin, a slut, a nice guy, and a criminal, basically The Breakfast Club model - grouped together in a remote house for six months with the…


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Green Bay — If you can picture him lined up like a wide receiver, bending linebackers' ankles with his crossover moves and jumping over cornerbacks to snare jump balls, then introduce yourself to the highlight reel that has been running over and over in Jermichael Finley's head since the 2009 season ended.
In the playoff loss to Arizona, the speedy tight end made his statement about how productive he can be playing multiple positions in the Green Bay Packers' offense, catching six passes for a career-high 159 yards.
The 6-5, 247-pound Finley was regularly spread out wide or in the slot in a receiver's two-point stance, drawing one-on-one match-up advantages against linebackers, corners and safeties, and double coverage in most instances. It is a role he not only embraces, but one he focused on all off-season.
"I just worked on more receiving skills on the outside, two-point stances," Finley said during a break at training camp. "That's all I really worked on. I think I'm better in a two-point because I get to observe everything. Hopefully, I can talk to the coaches to do more two-point out there than get down and block."
As well as Finley was playing the role of Donald Driver and Greg Jennings last year, he's not going to get his wish to play standing up all the time. Not in coach Mike McCarthy's offense, anyway.
The coaches want Finley to improve his blocking so that he can be as effective in-line as spread out. One very prominent observer echoed that sentiment in assessing how effective Finley was at both spots.
"I think most of the stuff we did with him was out of a three-point stance," quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. "We have plenty of plays when he's in-line and he has a Z (flanker) outside of him, and we can run combination routes and different things. There's definitely more that we can do with him and will do with him as he becomes a better blocker, which he has. We'll see more options off him."
Finley's point, however, is: Look at the playoff game.
Of the roughly 60 times he lined up (penalty play or not), he was split out wide or stationed in the slot 39 times or about two-thirds of his snaps.
The Packers, meanwhile, had their most productive game of the season, totaling 45 points and 493 yards, 404 of which came through the air. Of the Packers' six touchdowns, four were thrown by Rodgers, all at the end of sustained drives.
Speaking to Rodgers' point that Finley is just as effective playing in-line as split out, the tight end caught passes of 17, 33 and 38 yards while in-line. But he also caught passes of 44, 18 and 9 yards while split out, and just as important was the effect he had on the rest of the offense.
What the numbers don't show is how much other receivers benefited when he lined up outside. Perhaps the best example was Rodgers' near miss in the first quarter when he overthrew a wide-open Jennings.
Finley, lined up at the inside slot position with Jennings to his left and James Jones split wide, was the one who drew safety help on the play, allowing Jennings to run straight down the field in man-to-man coverage. That ball fell incomplete, but it was just one play that Finley affected.
In general, when Rodgers spotted a mismatch with Finley, he tried to exploit it and, when he was doubled, he generally went somewhere else.
"It gives us an opportunity to go inside and match up differently," Driver said of the receivers. "Sometimes if the corner decides he wants to stay out and guard him, then it puts a receiver on a linebacker or a safety. That's a bad combination on both parts. How do you stop us? You can't."
Driver said he considers Finley part of the receiving group not only because of where he lines up, but also because of the connection he has with the others in the passing game. Finley is a solid route runner with a growing knowledge of the West Coast offense, so his potential to open things up for others is great.
One thing the Packers haven't explored much are the stack formations that bugged their own defense in the playoff loss. Stacking receivers together makes it more difficult to play man-to-man defense and allows receivers to rub off one another and avoid safety help.
"We have a little bit more where we're stacking outside, everybody is wide," Driver said. "That's what we needed. Jermichael can clear through the middle and take everyone with him and we break off him. Or I take the middle and Jermichael comes around off me. It's just one of those combination things that everybody has a different position.
"They're starting to spread us around to give us all an opportunity to get open."
The Packers will never use Finley solely as a split receiver because, as Rodgers said, there are good matchups and effective route combinations they can run when Finley is lined up at tight end. As the Arizona game showed however, there are ways to force the defense into coverage that benefits Finley, and so he'll continue to be motioned out of the backfield or from side to side.
How far it goes will depend on the opponent and how good of a lobbyist Finley is.
"They're going to work something," Finley said. "We're in a West Coast offense; we just need to pass the ball every down if we could. No disrespect to the running backs, but we have to roll with what we got, what's strong right now.
"I'll do whatever I have to do, especially the two-point. I'm ready to go."


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Shallot Tarte Tatin
|18 Ounce (500 Grams Or 1 Pound And 2 Ounces)
|Olive oil
|2 Tablespoon
|1 Ounce (25 Grams)
|Balsamic vinegar
|2 Tablespoon
|Thyme leaves/2 teaspoon dried thyme
|1 Tablespoon
|Puff pastry
|10 Ounce, defrosted if frozen (300 Grams)
|Vegetarian cheddar cheese/Emmental
|4 Ounce, grated
1. Put the shallots in a large bowl and pour over boiling water to cover. Leave for 5 mins, then drain and peel. Cut the shallots in half (some will naturally break into two sections).
2. Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan, add the shallots and gently fry for 10 mins, until they are softened and lightly browned. Stir in the vinegar, thyme and 1 tbsp water, then cook for a further 5 mins, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and tip into a non-stick shallow cake or pie tin, about 20cm. Leave to cool.
3. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut the pastry into two. Roll out each piece to about 5cm larger than the top of the cake tin. Put one piece of pastry over the shallots. Sprinkle evenly with cheese, then cover with the second piece. Trim the edges of the pastry to a little larger than the tin, then tuck edges of the pastry down the sides of the tin.
4. Bake for 25-30 mins, until pastry is crisp and golden. Leave to cool in tin for 5 mins, turn out onto a flat plate, cut into wedges and serve warm.


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South Africa's government has pulled out of mediation efforts between major platinum producers and striking workers, saying the talks are deadlocked.
Mining minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi abandoned his mediation role Monday after a deadline passed for the two sides to reach an agreement.
About 70,000 workers at three of South Africa's largest platinum mines have been on strike for five months, demanding higher wages.
The mines at Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum, and Lonmin normally account for about 40 percent of global platinum output.
South Africa's government stepped in last month to try to break the deadlock following several rounds of failed negotiations between the companies and the mine workers.
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is demanding a minimum wage of about $1,200 (R12,500).
AMCU was involved in South Africa's most violent industrial action in recent history, with a two-month illegal strike it launched in 2012. That strike reached fever pitch on August 16 of that year, when South African police shot dead 34 of the strikers.


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New Mexico Rep. Ben Ray Luján has been appointed a chief deputy whip for the 113rd Congress.
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Equal Energy Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer08:00 EDT Tuesday, September 14, 2010EQU: TSX, NYSECALGARY, AB, Sept. 14, 2010 /CNW/ - Equal Energy Ltd. (the "Company" or "Equal") today announced that Dell Chapman has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective September 16, 2010.Mr. Chapman was most recently the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Berens Energy Ltd., a TSX-listed company, from its inception to its sale earlier this year. Prior to that, he held various senior finance positions with a number of oil and gas companies, including Suncor Energy Inc. and Gulf Canada Resources Limited. Mr. Chapman graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1985 and his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1990.Don Klapko, President and Chief Executive Officer noted that "we are very excited to welcome Dell to Equal as he brings a tremendous amount of senior leadership experience to the Equal team."About Equal Energy Ltd.Equal is an exploration and production oil and gas company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with its United States operations office located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Equal's shares and debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols (EQU, EQU.DB, EQU.DB.A) and Equal's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol (EQU). The portfolio of oil and gas properties is geographically diversified with producing properties located in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Oklahoma. Production is comprised of approximately 52 percent crude oil and natural gas liquids and 48 percent natural gas. Equal has compiled a multi-year drilling inventory for its properties including its new oil play opportunities in the Cardium in west central Alberta and the Circus prospect in southern Oklahoma.For further information: Please contact Don Klapko, President and Chief Executive Officer, (403) 263-0262 or (877) 263-0262, firstname.lastname@example.com, www.equalenergy.ca


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95.32% of people are white, 0.93% are black, 1.26% are asian, 0.30% are native american, and 0.31% claim 'Other'. 1.51% of the people in Vermont, VT, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 98.49% are non-hispanic).
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Burlington is a safe and lively place to live; including the metro area the population is medium sized. Employment is only mediocre and the winters are long and cold. Still, it is a nice place to call home. The airport is modern, plenty of shopping, no sales tax on clothing or food. [read more...]
Spent 48 years on the NY / Vermont border living and working in both states.
The reason we moved to Florida three years ago was because of taxes, politics, taxes, cold winters(lots o snow), taxes. We figured that Florida was the place to go.
Do your homework... yes the taxes are cheaper, but the homeowners insurance makes up for the difference. Example on average house $100,000
In Florida taxes around $600 and insurance over $2000.
In Ny taxes several thousand and insurance around $800.
So there's not a great savings there, as for utilities heat expensive up there, A/C
expensive in Florida.
Now for wages, florida has the poorest wages that you could imagine and what that drives is the poorest work force possible. It also carries very low income families and a lot of poor neighborhoods. With that it's fair share of crime.
We are thinking Vermont is looking good again.
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Beautiful and green . Great ski area's and home to Ben & Jerry's ice cream . Cost of living is high as are property taxes .[read more...]
I have lived in VT almost 40 years-have watched it grow-have to tell you it is a beautiful State-but extremely exspensive-school taxes are out of control,everything costs soo much here-and you pray every summer that you will GET one,winters are not the same,hardly any snow in the valleys,and LONG-cost of living if you are working a modest job far outweigh the pay-constantly catching up,state is filled mostly with trust fund or out-of-state wealthy-and very low income,if in-between,well sucks to be YOU.[read more...]
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VT is a cool state. I was born here and grew up here. And my family is leaving. We simply cannot afford to live here any longer. Welfare is out of control, prices are over the top, and wages - if you can even find job (good luck with that) - are poor. Then there are the schools. DO your research. Our best ranked school does not even begin to compare to schools across the country. Class size is not everything. Healthcare? Not so great, and very expensive. Need a root canal, expect to wait and then spend up to 4k for it, if you can find a dentist who is taking patients. Expect to travel over an hour to get to your job, and pay very high gas prices. Groceries for a family of 4, expect to pay $500 a month, minimum... I love VT, it's beautiful, but I am sick of living on the poverty line, scraping by, with few to no options, and no programs or opportunities for my kids. Costs are still going up, no end in sight. Just do your research, and think twice. VT is not all it's cracked up to be. And the crime rate is also going up very, very fast.[read more...]
Vermont is a beautiful state, but for people on a fixed income it is almost to expensive to live here [read more...]
I've lived in Vermont all of my life. For the first 19 years in Saint Johnsbury, and the last 2 or 3 in Jonhson. Let me first say that the Autumn is the best you'll ever witness. But when Winter hits, don't expect it to stop until mid-April. Just last year, We had a Rugby tournament in Lyndonville against the college on St. Patrick's Day and we were digging up ice. We had a week of nice heat after that. For the next month, more snow got dumped on us. Don't get me wrong, the snow is beautiful in a place like Johnson, but if you don't snowboard or ski or do any winter activities, it's a real bummer.
Summer's are pretty hot all around, and there are a lot of lakes/rivers to cool off in. Spring basically doesn't exist. It jumps straight from Winter to Summer. If you are thinking about moving to Vermont, think about whether you like 6, sometimes 7 (November through April) months of snow. Also important factor to remember is that Denver, Colorado gets 63 inches of snow a year avg. The Burlington area of VT? 78. Johnson gets at least 5-10 more.
Johnson is North-Central VT, Saint Johnsbury is North-Eastern VT, and Burlington is North-Western VT.[read more...]
Great if you like mountain related sports plus if you live near Lake Champlain it is one of the best sea kayaking places you can find. Also reasonably close to the coast of Main, Boston, etc. Don't forget right next door are the Adirondaks and the White Mountains.
Cost of living and the dumbest politicians on the planet ruin it though.[read more...]
want to live somewhere warm and safe[read more...]
Vermont, over the years, has gone from an extremely conservative state to very liberal.[read more...]
Salaries are less than the cost of living.[read more...]
I have lived in Vermont most of my life. Times are certainly changing around here. I heard on the news tonight that Vermont topped yet another list of the most taxed states in the union. I am here to tell you it's true.
So what will it be - beauty or taxes. It's up to you.[read more...]
I lived in Vermont for 32 years and raised my children there. In 2004 I got a temporary (6 mos.) job with the United Nations in Kosovo. That was great and i would have liked to continue in international development work but no one offered me another job. I then joined my husband for a year long sailboat trip to FL, around FL and then back to VT. We have traveled and lived in many different place since returning from the boat trip. We have also lived on the boat part or all of the summers on the New England coast. My husband has a business that he can operate from anywhere with Internet (we have a mobile Internet card) and phone. I've had it with traverling and spending a lot of time hanging around on the boat while my husband works. I want some independence, my own money, friends and everything else that comes from living in one place. I know there are ups and downs. But, I want to give it a try again. But, over these years I have come to really dislike cold weather. So where to live. CA is so expensive, though it has the right weather. Suggestions?[read more...]
Vermont is a beautiful place to live if you love long, cold, snowy winters, mud season, hot summers and picturesque fall color. There are 4 very definite seasons here. But combine this with a high cost of living due to taxes, the housing market, and fuel costs with only an average pay scale and sometimes you feel like Vermont life can be a struggle to stay ahead.
There is definite small town charm and everyone knows everyone here. Dummerston is a very desirable place to live just outside the larger town of Brattleboro being only 10 minutes away. Dummerston has only one Elementary school that is know for its good academics and sports teams which consists of grades K-8. There is little to no night life but there are some very nice charming restaurants and wine bars in downtown Brattleboro nearby. A great place to raise a family if the higher cost of living and change of seasons is what you are looking for. A bit boring for the college age however![read more...]
I first moved to Vermont late 1968. I moved out of state in '71 to the Bay Area, CA and after 5 years I moved to southern MN. I finally returned to VT in 1979. It is hard to remember the other places I lived (even my native state, NY) but VT always called me back.[read more...]
Bellows Falls is trying to revitalize--slowly. The is a trickle of solid middle class that is slowly buying homes in need of TLC. The area just needs more jobs.[read more...]
Your data on education cost is outdated. Vermont now spends an average of 15,000 per child per year. It was all over the news last month, as many feel that we don't need to give our kids a "cadilac" education. I personally don't have an opinion about it, I just thought it was an interesting statistic.
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Even though a Vermont town couldn't make the charts for one of the most romantic cities, the state in general makes the top ten economically. It has the lowest pupil to teacher ratio in the nation, spends 15,000 annually per child, the third highest minimum wage ($7.53), real estate values in many towns increased at a rate of 12-13% in 2007 next to the national average which was 9.8% and the cost of living is only 7% above the national average. Add the rolling green mountains, sparkling streams and you've got it all.[read more...]
Cost of living in Vermont has skyrocketed since 9-11. People from outside Vermont have are purchasing property here at extremely high prices, raising the average price for a home or lot.
In the North Eastern part of the state a house on the lake sold for $100,000. Now, the cheapest ones are $200,000 and they are less than 900 sf with long stairs down to the water and absolutely no parking off the road.
Homes that are livable are typically in the $400,000 range. New homes with custom features are between $500,000 and $800,000.
This area has no real industry and local people are now priced out of the market. Typical income is less than $25,000. Even if people can afford the homes, the taxes are very high. A $300,000 home is taxed about $5000 or more per year.
In the western part of the state, there are jobs and housing but these home (2,500 sf) are between $300,000 and $400,000 with taxes in the $4000 to $6000 per year range. Income in this area is closer to$40,000 and a livable wage in Chittenden County is now over $13.50 per hour (most hoursly people are not paid this level.)
So, Vermont is now ranked as the highest taxed state per income percentage and is in the bottom third of the states as worst states to do business. It is a beautiful state with much natural beauty, but be prepared to pay a lot for that aspect if you decide to move here.[read more...]


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Choice XF 1872-CC Ten Dollar1872-CC $10 XF45 PCGS. Rusty Goe recently wrote about the 1872-CC in the May supplement of the Coin Dealer Newsletter. He asked, "How does a date that rarely appears in auctions or on the bourse floor wind up with a population of 100 coins? This is the mystery of the 1872-CC gold eagle. Other than the harshly cleaned and otherwise numismatically abused examples that surface from time to time, collectors rarely see this date for sale."
The presumed explanation is dealer resubmissions. Since the value triples between XF45 and AU55, there is a strong incentive to attempt a higher grade. The present piece has surprisingly sharp wing feather detail for the XF45 level. Liberty's hair to the right of the coronet is also bold. The luster is slightly subdued, but unmistakable. Distributed minor to moderate obverse marks are unobtrusive beneath the straw-gold toning.
From the Fern E. Wagner Trust.(Registry values: N4719) (NGC ID# 2652, PCGS# 8664)
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