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1. The Hateful Eight (2015)
Western | Post-production
In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. Will they survive?
Writer: Quentin Tarantino | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Channing Tatum, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Walton Goggins
2. Pulp Fiction (1994)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Votes: 1,164,976
3. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
R | 153 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
Writer: Quentin Tarantino | Directors: Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth | Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent
Votes: 753,761
4. Django Unchained (2012)
R | 165 min | Western
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Writer: Quentin Tarantino | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Votes: 803,352
5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.
Creator: Anthony E. Zuiker | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda
Votes: 63,190
6. She's Funny That Way (2014)
R | 93 min | Comedy
From renowned director Peter Bogdanovich, SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY is a screwball comedy featuring the interconnected personal lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway production. When established director Arnold Albertson (Owen Wilson) casts his call girl-turned-actress Isabella "Izzy" Patterson (Imogen Poots) in a new play to star alongside his wife Delta (Kathryn Hahn) and her ex-lover Seth ... See full summary »
Writers: Peter Bogdanovich, Louise Stratten | Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn
Votes: 3,681
7. The World's End (2013)
R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
Writers: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright | Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike
Votes: 158,065
8. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn
Votes: 577,922
9. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
Writers: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright, Bryan Lee O'Malley | Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Alison Pill
Votes: 245,563
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
The work and lives of a group of emergency room doctors in Chicago.
Creator: Michael Crichton | Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle
Votes: 37,056
11. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in an establishment populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
Writers: Robert Kurtzman, Quentin Tarantino | Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino
Votes: 196,564
12. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
R | 111 min | Action
The Bride wakens from a four-year coma. The child she carried in her womb is gone. Now she must wreak vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her - a team she was once part of.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen
Votes: 646,267
13. Sin City (2005)
R | 124 min | Crime, Thriller
A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.
Writer: Frank Miller | Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba
Votes: 596,215
14. From Dusk Till Dawn (2014– )
45 min | Action, Crime, Horror
A Texas Ranger is in hot pursuit of the infamous Gecko brothers.
Creator: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Jesse Garcia, Eiza González
Votes: 10,474
15. Hot Fuzz (2007)
R | 121 min | Comedy
Exceptional London cop Nicholas Angel is involuntarily transferred to a quaint English village and paired with a witless new partner. While on the beat, Nicholas suspects a sinister conspiracy is afoot with the residents.
Writers: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg | Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy
Votes: 318,190
16. Don Jon (2013)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
Writer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza
Votes: 170,898
17. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.
Creator: Susan Harris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 19,671
18. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
The classic late night live sketch comedy show.
Creator: Lorne Michaels | Stars: Don Pardo, Lenny Pickett, Darrell Hammond, Seth Meyers
Votes: 30,191
19. Alias (2001–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Sydney Bristow is an international spy recruited out of college and trained for espionage and self-defense.
Creator: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Weisman
Votes: 35,140
20. True Romance (1993)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Writer: Quentin Tarantino | Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer
Votes: 149,881
21. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
R | 137 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 458,503
22. Death Proof (2007)
R | 113 min | Thriller
Two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.
Writer: Quentin Tarantino | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito
Votes: 189,561
23. Hostel (2005)
R | 94 min | Horror
Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Writer: Eli Roth | Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova
Votes: 128,253
24. Natural Born Killers (1994)
R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, David Veloz, Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone | Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield
Votes: 159,205
25. Jackie Brown (1997)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A flight attendant becomes a key figure in a plot between the police and an arms dealer.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Elmore Leonard | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda
Votes: 215,517
26. Grindhouse (2007)
R | 191 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Two full length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez put together as a two film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.
Writers: Robert Rodriguez, Rob Zombie, Edgar Wright, Jeff Rendell, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Rob Cotterill, Jason Eisener, John Davies | Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, Rob Zombie | Stars: Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Danny Trejo, Zoë Bell
Votes: 145,288
27. Dogma (1999)
R | 130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loop-hole and reenter Heaven.
Writer: Kevin Smith | Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Bud Cort
Votes: 171,031
28. Little Nicky (2000)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After two of the devil's three sons escape Hell to wreak havoc on Earth, the devil must send his third son, the mild-mannered Nicky, to bring them back before it's too late.
Writers: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler, Steven Brill | Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans
Votes: 75,131
29. Four Rooms (1995)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime
Four interlocking tales that take place in a fading hotel on New Year's Eve.
Writers: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino | Directors: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Tim Roth, Amanda De Cadenet, David Proval, Jennifer Beals
Votes: 70,879
30. Hostel: Part II (2007)
R | 94 min | Horror
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
Writer: Eli Roth | Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips, Roger Bart
Votes: 64,409
31. Planet Terror (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Horror
After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release.
Writer: Robert Rodriguez | Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton
Votes: 155,732
32. Kill Bill: Vol. 3
Action, Crime, Thriller | Announced
The plot is unknown at this time.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman | Star: Uma Thurman
33. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
R | 102 min | Action, Thriller
Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
Writer: Robert Rodriguez | Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 121,015
34. Desperado (1995)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.
Writer: Robert Rodriguez | Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin
Votes: 127,100
35. Hero (2002)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, History
A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.
Writers: Feng Li, Bin Wang, Yimou Zhang | Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Jet Li, Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang
Votes: 141,098
36. The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
R | 95 min | Action
On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.
Writers: RZA, Eli Roth | Director: RZA | Stars: Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, RZA
Votes: 50,759
37. Muck (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
After narrowly escaping an ancient burial ground, a group of friends find themselves trapped between two evils, forcing them to fight, die, or go back the way they came.
Writer: Steve Wolsh | Director: Steve Wolsh | Stars: Lachlan Buchanan, Puja Mohindra, Bryce Draper, Stephanie Danielson
Votes: 1,193
38. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Jimmy Kimmel interviews celebrities.
Creator: Jimmy Kimmel | Stars: Jimmy Kimmel, Cleto Escobedo III, Dicky Barrett, Guillermo Rodriguez
Votes: 6,645
39. Diary of the Dead (2007)
R | 95 min | Horror
A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
Writer: George A. Romero | Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close, Shawn Roberts, Amy Lalonde
Votes: 39,141
40. Faster, Pussycat Kill Kill
Action | Announced
After three female strippers go on a criminal rampage, they get entangled with an elderly man who has a sum of cash. When they realize this they create a plan to rob him.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Russ Meyer | Director: Quentin Tarantino
41. The Protector (2005)
R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Writers: Napalee, Piyaros Thongdee, Joe Wannapin, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, Prachya Pinkaew | Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai
Votes: 28,260
42. Violet & Daisy (2011)
R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two teenage assassins accept what they think will be a quick-and-easy job, until an unexpected target throws them off their plan.
Writer: Geoffrey Fletcher | Director: Geoffrey Fletcher | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel, James Gandolfini, Danny Trejo
Votes: 7,915
43. American Idol (2002– )
TV-PG | 42 min | Game-Show, Music, Reality-TV
Twelve finalists and/or future singers (six men and six women) who were selected from America, compete in a talent contest in which they were asked to sing any song they like on this "Star ... See full summary »
Creator: Simon Fuller | Stars: Mark Thompson, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell
Votes: 18,928
44. The Graham Norton Show (2007– )
60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Irish comedian Graham Norton hosts his very own talk show.
Stars: Graham Norton, Ricky Gervais, Lee Mack, Dawn French
Votes: 4,365
45. Late Show with David Letterman (1993– )
60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.
Stars: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Alan Kalter, Biff Henderson
Votes: 9,197
46. Hell Ride (2008)
R | 84 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two rival bikers gangs, the Victors and the Six-Six-Six's, refuel their decades-old rivalry.
Writer: Larry Bishop | Director: Larry Bishop | Stars: Larry Bishop, Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Julia Jones
Votes: 13,768
47. From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999 Video)
R | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
More people are turned into vampires as they go around spreading their evil satanic hate.
Writers: Scott Spiegel, Boaz Yakin, Duane Whitaker | Director: Scott Spiegel | Stars: Robert Patrick, Bo Hopkins, Duane Whitaker, Muse Watson
Votes: 12,210
48. I Stand Alone (1998)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama
A horse meat butcher's life and mind begins to breakdown as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Writer: Gaspar Noé | Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain, Martine Audrain
Votes: 12,103
49. Entertainment Tonight (1981– )
30 min | News
"Entertainment Tonight" is the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world. Launched in 1981, ET is anchored by Mary Hart and Bob Goen. Primary substitute anchors are Jann Carl ... See full summary »
Creator: Alfred Masini | Stars: Mark Steines, Nancy O'Dell, Kevin Frazier, Mary Hart
Votes: 1,324
50. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992– )
TV-14 | 62 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
After Johnny Carson's retirement from the show, Jay Leno stepped in as his permanent replacement. The format of the show has remained largely unchanged, consisting primarily of an opening ... See full summary »
Stars: Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks, Edd Hall, Rickey Minor
Votes: 7,923


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Vol. 4, no. 1 | April 2012
New Faces
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These new staff members are joining longtime team members Library Technical Assistant Supervisor TJ Ormseth and Head Librarian Tim Bottorff. If you haven't been in the library for a while, come on down and meet the staff! While you're here, let us know what we can do to better support your students and your classes!
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If you haven't had the pleasure of attending a live television taping, you might not know that it takes forever to film an hour-long show. The Basketball Wives reunion was broken down into two one-hour shows, but the entire thing filmed over the course of a day, for about eight hours (and that doesn't count prep time beforehand, so it was a very long day for the ladies). There were a lot of issues to get through on-air, so of course it's going to take a while, and to be honest we're still surprised at how things ended. Shows like this also take time because the ladies need to be touched up constantly, people get antsy and need to take a walk or take a break, and sometimes you just need to sip a beverage to loosen up and get through it in between dramatic moments.
We were on the set while the filming took place and got to shoot the ladies (and host John Salley) during some of this down time to give you a glimpse at what happens during the commercial breaks. Everyone looks happy, don't they? In spite of all the arguments this season, we loved seeing that some of the women, like Shaunie and Evelyn, and Royce and Kesha, really do love each other and were excited to have their pictures taken together. Have a look at all our our photos from backstage at the reunion in the gallery below.


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Sheriffs office responds to burglary
The Aiken County Sheriffs Office responded on Thursday to a burglary in progress on Cherokee Drive in North Augusta.
The witness told officers he was inside his home watching television around 9:40 a.m. when he heard an alarm go off in his brothers home nearby, according to the report. While investigating, the witness found a broken window in one of the doors to the home.
Neighbors told officers they saw a heavyset man in khaki clothes and a backpack running on Cherokee Drive away from the home.
Two detained for prescription fraud
Two people were detained for prescription fraud after they tried to use a fake prescription to obtain painkillers, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
The two men took the prescription for oxycodone to a pharmacy on Richland Avenue on Thursday and were told it would be ready in a half-hour, according to the report. The pharmacist didnt think the prescription was real and notified officers, who arrived after the suspects had returned to pick up the prescription and detained the two men while they searched the vehicle.
In the vehicle, officers found an open beer bottle, a pill bottle containing a small amount of marijuana, two pipes with marijuana residue and a medicine bag containing numerous prescription drugs, according to the report. One of the suspects reportedly had a small bag of marijuana on him, as well.
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Dover, Del. (May 30, 2009) –The "Monster Mile" normally is a great race venue for the No. 60 Scotts Ortho team, but they struggled the entire 200 laps with a tight car. Edwards has been dubbed the "King of Concrete", but even though he never fell out of the top-10 he was never able to get his Ford up to the front to compete for the top spot. The end of the race was exciting for the fans. On the last lap Joey Logano ran into the back of his teammate Kyle Busch. The contact sent Busch up the concrete surface of the Monster Mile, which sent him back to 17th after leading over half of the laps. This gave Edwards his first crack at the top-5 and a great points day. Edwards finished 5th and was able to gain 33 points on Busch shaving the overall points lead to 40 points.
Edwards started eighth but moved up to sixth by lap 7. On lap 24 Edwards reported that he thought he might have lost a cylinder or had a loose plug wire, but as he raced around the 1-mile oval the sounds went away. He advised his crew chief Dan Stillman that the car was okay, but was just too tight in the center. Stillman said they would make adjustments on the first pit stop and get his Ford Fusion freed up. The second of nine caution flags flew on lap 28 and Edwards pitted for fuel, four tires and a wedge adjustment. The crew knocked out a 15.4 second pit stop and Edwards resumed racing on lap 34 in the seventh position.
Edwards fluctuated from seventh to eighth for the next 90 laps and six cautions. He was still complaining that his Ford was too tight. On lap 145 Edwards moved into 6th and maintained the position over the next 45 laps, surviving the last three cautions.
On lap 199 Kyle Busch hit the wall and went spiraling toward the rear of the field, finally landing in the 17th position. This gave Edwards the opportunity to move into 5th and capture his eighth top-5 finish of the 2009 season. Edwards finish 5th and was able to gain 33 points on the NASCAR Nationwide Series points leader Kyle Busch, shaving his lead down to 40 points.
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It is not just the water rate that has been insanely rising over many years, but the Water Bureau has also been steadily increasing the previously stable BASE CHARGE, so one's total water-related bill will be higher than reported here.
Compare your 2005 BASE CHARGE line item + WATER BILL line item TOTALS to YOUR CURRENT base charge + water bill totals- the increase in total dollar amount will astound you.
Talk to the Portland Water Bureau if you want Bureau spin, otherwise that would be a complete waste of time. Read the Water Bond documents if you want a few facts.
WATER ISSUES CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE: http://friendsofreservoirs.org/City%20Council%20candidate%20questionnaire%20responses%20FINAL%204-17-12-3.pdf
If you want to know how accountable and transparent the newly elected and those still running for Mayor have been with regard to water issues or what specifically they will do regarding water rates and significant water issues read their responses or lack of responses to a joint candidate questionnaire submitted to all leading candidates before the primary. See link above or visit the Friends of the Reservoirs website at friendsofreservoirs.org
Saltzman was on the right track questioning the 34-50 fully funded-vacancies the Water Bureau has carried from year to year, but then he still votes for unnecessary increases.
The Water Bureau still employes BDS workers hired by Leonard to work solely on the "Water House" (developer's house), Dodge park renovation and loos (according to a Brad Schmidt investigation) currently working on Bureau PR and loos.
Dave Hasson, retiring 30-year financial officers says that the money collected for these vacancies could be applied to other excessive spending by the Bureau or to lower rates. Excessive collection of other people's money for unfilled vacancies is never used by the Bureau to lower rates. The Water Bureau has every intention of remaining as bloated a Bureau as they have have been the last 7-8 years. This is one of the reasons the Charter Commission was killed by Council- to avoid much needed independent oversight of the Water Bureau.
The State has NOT ordered the City to shut down the reservoirs. Randy Leonard and the PWB submitted the fast-track schedule to eliminate reservoirs that have just been upgraded to the tune of $40 million. There is no compliance deadline in the poorly-crafted EPA rule- Randy pushed a fast schedule such that the public would have no opportunity to intervene with the waste.
The rule does NOT require that systems not use open reservoirs, it requires that systems "TREAT or cover" to address non-existent contaminants. A simple review of the EPA rule or Portland Water Bond documents would provide the Oregonian with these basic facts that are repeatedly misstated.
Scientific study (AwwaRF 3021) that sampled at the outlet of Portland's open reservoirs as well as disease surveillance information confirm that the contaminants for which we would "treat" (or cover) don't exist in Portland's Bull Run water. The $400 million the Portland Water Bureau is wasting on unnecessary burial projects is 300% higher than the cost other utilities are spending for similar-sized storage facilities, not 30% more but 300%.
Thanks to Senator Schumer of NYC the EPA has just begun a process to revise the unnecessary "treat or cover" requirement as it was not based on ANY sampling or any comparison with covered storage, where there have been public health outbreaks and where nitrification problems occur, a problem that occurs in the absence of sunlight. NYC scientists in there detailed comments supportive of their open reservoir discuss the benefits of open reservoirs.
The Portland Water Bureau and Randy Leonard work in support of the multi-national corporations who are the profiteers, MWH Global and CH2M Hill. The PWB was the only utility in the nation that was seated at the table helping to craft this "public health" regulation that by all accounts will provide no measurable public health benefit. But no matter wasting other people's money is what Randy and the PWB do so well.
The Portland Water Bureau has been FULLY FUNDING large numbers of VACANCIES at ratepayer expense. This waste was recently uncovered through public records requests. Other wasteful spending includes pet projects such as a politician's book, construction and maintenance of Loos and the many other non-mission projects, cozy consultant contracts awarded to the very same consultant who through a PWB contract helped craft the poorly-crafted EPA "public health" reg. that as documented by disease surveillance data and Oregon public health officials will not provide any measurable public health benefit.
Many Bureau employees received salary level increases during the recession including a large engineering group. The PWB administrator Shaff saw his pay rise from approx. $26,000 (while working at Commissioner Leonard's office) to $76,000 in 2006 ( Leonard argued that Bureau directors should be paid more to support national recruitment of the "best and brightest") then to approx. $190,000 in 2011. Shaff when appointed (not nationally recruited) from Leonard's office had no qualifications related to managing a utility.
In FY 2011-12 the Water Bureau fully funded between 36 and 51 vacancies In FY 2010-11 the number was as high as 40. Some vacant positions have been fully funded for a year or longer.
Water bills have risen 55% just since 2008.
Once again the City intends to soak you this year for an additional 8.1% on top of rate increases from previous years. These outrageous rate increases demonstrate how easy it is for the CoP to waste other people's money.
A Friends of the Reservoirs member just attended an April 24, 2012 EPA stakeholder meeting in Washington D.C. on the open reservoirs- a meeting responsive to an Obama Executive order that requires agencies to revise or repeal onerous regulations.
Allies in attendance include the great NYC team of 4-5, Rochester NY and a university researcher who all argued that a "treat or cover" requirement is not needed nor supported by science. A representative of a corporation that operate private utilities were also present. A number of alternatives to " treating or covering" were presented particularly in light of the absence of science used in promulgating it and the fact that to this day EPA has only documented public health outbreaks with covered storage tanks.
The current rule does NOT require that utilities end the use of open reservoirs- in Portland that was a policy decision made by the Portland Water Bureau and Commissioner Leonard, one made without any public involvement. But no wonder it was fast-tracked in that the Portland Water Bureau was the ONLY utility in the nation at the table in D.C. when this burdensome flawed regulation was first crafted. And the consultant whose pockets have been lined as a result of the rule was brought to the D.C. table with PWB's Rosemary Menard.
Relief from the onerous requirement is suppose to be the City's number one federal priority.
Attend Portland City Council's rate hearing this next Wednesday at 2 p.m. or write and call City Council members and tell them that you want them to work with the delegation to secure permanent relief from this truly burdensome budget-burdening, debt creating, corporate-benefiting flawed "treat or cover" requirement.
As of this last Wednesday's rate hearing where the Bureau's fully funding of up to 50 VACANT positions the City was planning to raise water rates another 8.1% on top of the recent 55% increase since 2008.
So what specifically are those newly elected or running for Mayor going to do about the unsustainable, unaffordable increases and what specifically are they going to do NOW to support retaining our perfectly functioning open reservoirs that have just been upgraded to the tune of $40 million dollars ? Read the responses or lack there of to a Candidate Questionnaire on Water Issues/Rates here:
Read how major City Council candidates responded (or failed to respond) to questions on Portland water issues and rates via a candidate questionnaire put out by the Portland Water Users Coalition in collaboration with Friends of the Reservoirs.
Hales responded to only 5 of the 20 questions posed and Mary Nolan failed to answer any of the questions. Eileen Brady and Amanda Fritz provided the most comprehensive answers demonstrating their clear understanding of the with the Portland Water Bureau management.
The questionnaire can be found at the Friends of the Reservoirs website home page or click here,
Where is the fact checking ? Bojack's comment is right on. These pieces are hack-a-fact.
Har says CH2M Hill "would have gotten a piece of the contract for the UV treatment system we no longer have to build."
CH2MHill DID GET THE CONTRACT, during the variance process CH2MHill designed the UV Radiation Treatment plant, MULTIPLE structures that would involve logging in the watershed- CH2M Hill collected ratepayer dollars throughout the costly variance process as they have been for 30 years or more .
PWB's favored revolving-door consultant, Joe Glicker now with CH2MHill had previously been awarded a hidden-from-the public five-year regulatory support contract to help craft the very EPA rule that made possible the lucrative UV Radiation design contract.
Jefferson was correct. The CH2MHill/MWH global/PWB team has been pushing these boondoggle projects for many years. Every project that CH2M Hill/ MWH global recommends, the PWB pushes to build and then awards the contracts to the same firms who recommended them.
Did the City find infectious Crypto? NO!
There are so many inaccurate statements in this political piece.
The agency DID NOT order the city to find a way to quit drinking from the uncovered reservoirs- the requirement is to "treat or cover" to address non existent contaminants. All Oregon public health officials agree that there isn't any disease in the community from our drinking water.
PWB and cozy consultants have had this unneeded project in their "plans" for decades. And now that they've upped the price three fold, they were bent on building it.
Portland like many other communities has too much in town storage- as evidenced in Portland by Mt. Tabor Reservoir 6 sitting empty since Sept. 2010- 75 million gallons of storage that isn't needed. PWB has told FERC (2012), the state and EPA officials that we have more in town storage than we need. Yet Leonard fast-tracked the unneeded Powell Butte II 50 MG tank.
Eileen was absolutely correct. The Portland Water Bureau did not need to submit a fast-tracked back room developed plan to the EPA in 2009, they could have worked with the community and the Council. The rule does not establish a compliance deadline just a deadline for submitting a plan. New York set their compliance schedule out far enough for them to argue with science that there will be no measurable public health benefit and so they did.
The multinational corp.,CH2MHill is making a bundle on this PWB project as they are with the PWB Bull Run UV Radiation treatment plant design contract, part of the Bureau's "interim" strategy to soak ratepayers.
Just last week EPA held a stakeholder meeting in Washington D.C. to discuss revising the burdensome poorly crafted reservoir "treat or cover" requirement. The revision process will last several years.
When it comes to complex Portland water issues, we find Janie Har's POLITIFACT pronouncements to be MOSTLY FALSE.
In the past week alone, she was 100% wrong in her judgement of statements made about water budgets and infrastructure by Commissioner Amanda Fritz and mayoral candidate Eileen Brady. Those outside the Portland Water Bureau who have carefully studied bureau plans, budgets, and practices for decades can confirm their statements to be true. Yet Janie found them to be false.
Perhaps Janie doesn't have the time or interest required to understand some basic facts. Yet others do: the public has been well served by intelligent reporting on water issues by the Oregonian's Scott Learn and Brad Schmidt. The reporter tasked with the responsibility to determine the truth of campaign claims should be no less rigorous and objective. Janie doesn't come close to hitting the mark and should be replaced. Not to worry - from where we sit, it looks like she could soon have a bright future doing PR for the Portland Water Bureau.
This politifact ignores the fact that the Water Bureau and CH2MHill continued to spend ratepayer dollars on design of a UV Radiation treatment plant throughout the variance process, throughout 2012.
Amanda Fritz absolutely can continue to claim credit for saving ratepayer dollars today. Had the Bureau been designing the 3x the cost chemical filtration plant, the dollar amount given to CH2MHill for the plant design would be higher. Ratepayers would be paying more today and "for at least generation" for the more costly design of a chemical filtration plant than for the design of the unnecessary UV radiation plant.
The Water Bureau'sMr. Hasson confirmed through the budget process that CH2MHills consulting contracts are financed by bonds repaid over 25 years.
Randy Leonard supports Amanda's opponent and therefore Randy's water bureau works to protect high water rates and works against council members that work to save ratepayer dollars.
btw, the EPA LT2 Crypto rule has nothing to do with EPA wanting to "protect drinking water from terrorists", the terrorist threat idea was put forward by the PWB and their cozy consultants several years back as part of their strategy to "convince the public" to support corporate build projects.
It was Randy Leonard who awarded the sole source (no bid) contract to the consultant for the 911 system not Amanda.
Word on the street is that it was Randy Leonard who recruited Mary Nolan to run against and attack Amanda Fritz in retribution for Amanda's votes against Randy's plans for high water bills and unnecessary chemicals being added to Bull Run drinking water. Listen closely and you will hear Randy's voice when Mary speaks.
Had Amanda not secured the three votes necessary in 2009 water bills would be much higher today even with the variance which Amanda supported securing. The costs associated with the design of an unnecessary chemical filtration plant were much higher. The Water Bureau continued to shell out dough to their favored CH2MHill consultant for the design of a UV Radiation plant throughout the variance process.
Amanda deserves credit. Those who have worked on water issues applaud her work.
Amanda alone voted against Water Bureau rate increases the last two years.
Amanda Fritz is the most responsive member of the current City Council. Her door is always open and her actions transparent. The editorial board is right to call out Mary Nolan's negative and misleading attacks.
Had Amanda not secured the 3 votes against Leonard's proposed 3x- the-cost chemical filtration plant, our water rates would have risen a staggering 6% higher per year over the last 3 years, and it is very likely that the Bureau would be building its Bull Run chemical filtration plant right now, a project they and their consultants have been trying to force on ratepayers for decades.
Even though Portland secured the tenuous Oregon Health Authority/EPA LT2 "variance", the PWB is still spending a pretty penny on massive water sampling, additional staff- this has increased water bills.
Mary Nolan takes her lead from Randy Leonard who reportedly recruited her to run against Amanda who voted against him and for ratepayers. Mary Nolan is the only candidate that declined to answer any candidate questions on water issues posed by community stakeholders, large water users and Water Bureau watchdogs.
See ANSWERS TO CANDIDATE QUESTIONS ON WATER ISSUES posted on Jack Bogdanski's blog, bojack.org
Amanda is saving ratepayer dollars today.
An 11% increase isn't warranted. Contrary to Randy Leonard's January 30 letter to fellow commissioners, the Water Bureau's citizens did not support a 2% increase for monthly billing. Citizens unanimously supported continuing quarterly billing but allowing customers to pay monthly, saving costs- as is done elsewhere- the Bureau's software allows this right now.
But Randy wants to raise rates by 2% for monthly billing, eliminate quarterly billing which saves money, in order to make what would be a recent 66% increase look smaller. Water bills rose 55% since June of 2008 and over 150% in recent 10 year period.
BES rates would also have to rise in order to implement Randy's program of eliminating quarterly billing. What a deal raise both water and sewer rates to make bills look smaller when the option of monthly payment is available now without a 2% increase.
The Bureau has been successful over the last 7 years at creating massive debt, raising rates, lining the pockets of cozy consultants for projects not supported by the community. Their budget also includes a rate increase for very basic maintenance projects such as system flushing , a function that is so basic it should come before all construction projects. In 2002 the City Auditor called out the failure of the Water Bureau to perform system flushing and other basic maintenance. The focus since 2002- consultant contracts and design of unnecessary construction projects (and increased non-mission critical spending).
Per the 2010 Water Revenue document, personnel costs doubled between 2005 and 2010, spending on consultants rose from a whopping $9 million in 2005 to $19 million in 2010.
100 years of history and tens of millions of customers across the country demonstrate that open reservoirs are not a weak link. EPA documents site backflow problems as a weak link.
EPA's Storage Facility document identifies real public health problems only with covered storage facilities. EPA has never documented a real public health problem with open reservoirs.
Unique public health risks exist ONLY with covered storage, cancer-causing nitrification occurs in the absence of sunlight- in COVERED tanks. That is the reason L.A. has introduced the risk of mercury contamination to their system, in that they have had ongoing nitrification problems AFTER covering some of their open reservoirs. They are experimentally installing UV Radiation bulbs inside their covered storage to try to mimic natural sunlight.
Non infectious bacteria exists everywhere. Avoid buses, grocery stores, bathrooms etc. if you are worried about bacteria.
As New York scientists advised EPA in 2011 and in 2008, covering their open reservoir would result in the loss of the benefits of sunlight, a natural disinfectant.
Mitigation measure: Either the Portland Water Bureau does not believe birds are a problem or they have been irresponsible. NYC reports effective use of bird wires. If it was demonstrated that birds are posing a real public health problem after 100 years then bird wires could be installed.
Footofpride,If you're not a PWB/consultant crony then why not show up for Council session on the topic and make your case.
Though the Water Bureau and Leonard like to say that we cannot store water in open reservoirs under the rule, that is absolutely not true as anyone reading the rule knows- just read the Portland Water Bureau Water Bond documents or even the resolution before Council today. The rule requires "treating at the outlet" or covering to treat contaminants that do not exist.
Dr. Ward an infectious disease specialist at OHSU submitted written testimony today in support of the open reservoirs being protective of public health and we have 100 years of history to support that not to mention extensive Crypto sampling at the open reservoirs.
Rochester, NY has older historic reservoirs also set in parks and they were very happy to learn that EPA will be revising the rule under an Obama Executive order. They will considering reinstating the mitigation option that was included in the 2003 draft rule and inexplicably removed.
A big thanks to NYC's water department engineers and scientists who prepared a 160-page document in support of a delay to 2028 and permanent protections. And to Senator Schumer who has made it possible for many communities to retain their open reservoirs.
The PWB on the other hand working in support of wasteful spending, awarded cozy consultant contracts to the global corp. associated with the revolving-door consultant on retainer continuously since 1994- the very same who was sent to Washington D.C. by the PWB under a five-year contract to help craft the EPA LT2 rule that has subsequently lined his pockets with rule-related contracts.
The only ones benefiting from these unneeded projects are the consultants and Water Bureau managers.
Go to the PWB and ask to review the 6 boxes of documents associated with the consultants contract to negotiate this poorly crafted rule- Contract 31056
Community letter to Leonard is not signed by any "wackos"
Commissioner Randy Leonard
1221 SW 4th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
January 23, 2012
Dear Commissioner Leonard,
We are writing to request that you move immediately to schedule a City Council hearing before the Portland Water Bureau submits the City's revised LT2 open reservoir compliance timeline to the Oregon Health Authority. The bureau reports that they plan to submit their revised compliance plan by the end of January. Ratepayers and the Portland City Council deserve a transparent public engagement process such as a City Council hearing to discuss this important issue, rather than allowing the Water Bureau to unilaterally make a decision on this controversial $400 million issue.
As you are aware, the EPA recently indicated to the City of New York and the State of Oregon that extensions to LT2 reservoir timelines are permissible. We are asking you to ensure that Portland's timeline extension is no less than 2034—that being requested by New York City. We have made this request to the Bureau and its Budget Advisory Committee but have had no response. Unfortunately, new documents (attached) indicate that new compliance dates, selected by the Portland Water Bureau (PWB), push the deadlines out a mere 5 years.
In March 2009, the Portland Water Bureau, while ignoring the 2004 Reservoir Panel (City Council Ordinance # 36237), submitted to the EPA/State of Oregon a fast-tracked reservoir burial compliance plan hours after City Council was given its first opportunity to review and comment on the plan and the timeline. Meaningful public and Council input were impossible. [See March 25, 2009 City Council video, Minute 145:30] Please do not let this happen again.
At that time, the Portland Water Bureau did not give City Council or the public any opportunity to discuss alternatives for complying with the EPA reservoir "treat or cover" requirement. Instead, the bureau forced upon City Council one and only one option--a plan to destroy our open drinking water reservoirs and replace them with buried tanks in a rushed timeline that would cram nearly $400,000,000 in spending into the PWB budget before 2015. This plan was not only unnecessary from a public health protection standpoint, it was economically disastrous. City Council and the public were also not given any opportunity to request and consider an independent analysis of the much lower cost "treatment at the outlet" alternative.
Please schedule a public hearing as soon as possible to allow the community and the Portland City Council to provide meaningful input on this decision that may cost ratepayers nearly a half billion dollars. The City's request, plan and timeline for LT2 compliance delay must not be submitted absent this critically important process. Let's work together and not squander this opportunity to get it right.
Please let us know of your decision and plans by January 25, 2012. Thank you.
Floy Jones for Friends of the Reservoirs
Regna Merritt for Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Kent Craford for Portland Water Users Coalition
David Lorati for Central Eastside Industrial Council
Scott Shlaes for OregonWild
Ron Carley for Coalition for a Livable Future
Franklin Gearhart for Citizens Interested in Bull Run, Inc.
Stephanie Stewart for Mount Tabor Neighborhood Association - Land Use Committee
Peter Stark for Hillside Neighborhood Association
Jeffrey Boley for Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association
Rod Daggett and Maxine Wilkins for Eastside Democratic Club
David E. Delk for Alliance for Democracy
Alex P. Brown for BARK
Julia DeGraw for Food & Water Watch
Sandra Hay for South Tabor
Cryptosporidium is not the problem in drinking water that EPA would have one believe as the last 10 years is evidence.
All of EPA's estimates of drinking water related Crypto illnesses and deaths, estimates based on false assumptions utilizing a flawed sampling methodology (doesn't distinguish between harmless and harmful types of Crypto) have proven wrong.
Can anyone identify a single community where scientific research has documented that the promulgation of this costly 2006 regulation will result in the reduction of illness or deaths directly related to drinking water- the goal of the rule? No.


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I thought it beautiful, perfectly constructed, and heartbreaking. The final sentence, when we learn of Konradin's fate, made my stomach lurch - horrifying, and yet a vindication of a friendship. Essentially this is a love story, undemonstrative, unsentimentally told. Beautiful. [Aug 1995]
On the face of it, it's a simple tale. The year is 1932, and a friendship forms between classmates Hans Schwartz and the aristocratic Konradin von Hohenfels. Hans is Jewish; Konradin's mother keeps a picture of Hitler on her dresser. Inexorably, the boys' simple world begins to change. Political events test their friendship. What makes this book truly special - apart from Uhlman's unsentimental writing - is the ending, when, many years later and living in America, Hans learns something about his former friend. I can't tell you what that something is without giving away a denouement that you really need to read for yourself; suffice it to say that the first time I read the book, the ending affected me to such an extent that I felt as if I'd been punched in the stomach.
Of the many books that I treasure, this is probably the book that means the most to me. If the world were to end, this is the book I'd read to remind myself of what it means to be human in an often brutal world. [February 2008]
Ranks with the best novellas of all time.
Set mostly before WWII, this story about a Jewish adolescent (who must flee his beloved Germany) and his Stauffenberg-like friend juxtaposes 'heiliges Deutschland' and its 1930's aberration.
Arthur Koestler, one of my favorite authors, described this novella as a "minor masterpiece". I would agree and as such it is a perceptive short novel about friendship. However, set in the 1930s in Stuttgart, it is also a tragedy and a story about love. The narrator , Hans Schwarz, is the son of a Jewish doctor and the grandson of a rabbi, and forms an intense friendship with Konradin von Hohefels, the young aristocrat in his class. A year later everything is over . Nothing remarkable between the two adolescents has happened. The two boys were attending high school, one was a Jewish intellectual from the middle class while the other was a young aristocratic gentile. The story is as moving as the friendship is unremarkable, yet it lingers in one's memory. It is a literary miniature that is as moving as books more than twice its size. .
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An open letter to the Indianapolis Colts: Release Peyton Manning, for Washington Post readers' sake
Dear Jim Irsay,
This must be a very difficult time for you, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts. You have one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, a holder of myriad records who brought your city its first Super Bowl victory and who, everyone seems to agree, is a nice (and occasionally funny) guy. Last July, you rewarded the future Hall of Famer with a five-year, $90 million contract. But then a neck injury forced him to miss last season, and your team performed so miserably as to earn the top pick in the NFL draft, which surely will be Stanford's Andrew Luck, one of the most promising college quarterbacks since — well, since Manning.
Some pundits think you should start Manning next season and groom Luck, but a growing chorus of sportswriters say it's "a virtual certainty" you're going to release Manning, which will cost you tens of millions but also save you tens of millions more, and let some other team take the risk on a 35-year-old QB with a tweaked neck. I beg of you, please, don't consider it another minute. Do it right now — and not as a courtesy to Manning, or so your team and its fans can move forward, but rather for all of us here in Washington, D.C., who can't bear to read one more article in the Washington Post about Peyton Manning definitely, possibly, maybe, conceivably wearing a Redskins uniform next season.
In just the past week, our hometown paper of record has published more than a dozen stories on the subject. Sally Jenkins' "Peyton Manning: Washington Redskins should get him as soon as he's available" was followed, a day later, by Jason Reid's "Washington Redskins need a quarterback, but Peyton Manning not the answer," which was followed, a day later, by Tracee Hamilton's "Peyton Manning isn't the answer to the Redskins' quarterback question." That's three columns in three days on the very same subject, two of which agree with each other. Thank goodness the Post's sports columnists aren't among those being offered buyouts. No redundancies there whatsoever.
If the paper's columnists are riled up, you can only imagine how its bloggers have pounced on the "story." LaVar Arrington, of Hard Hits, argued the 'Skins shouldn't gamble on Manning's health. Cindy Boren, of The Early Lead, transcribed Eli Manning's comments to David Lettermen about Peyton's future. Mike Jones, aka The Insider, said a lack of talent could hurt the 'Skins chances of landing Manning. And then there's the content machine known as D.C. Sports Bog. Dan Steinberg has posted about Manning on Mike Shanahan, Joe Gibbs on Manning, Steve Young on Manning, Chris Mortensen on Manning, and Joe Theismann on Manning, while also asking "Why would Peyton Manning want to play for the Redskins?" and "Would Peyton Manning avoid Redskins because of Eli?"
Remember, all these stories have been posted since early last week. No wonder, then, that other D.C. media outlets are feeling pressure to write about all things Manning, however tangential. Yesterday, for instance, DCist's Martin Austermuhle wrote a post about Mayor Vince Gray's comment, on Bruce DePuyt's show, that Manning isn't a good fit for the Redskins. So now we're quoting the mayor — who, with all due respect, doesn't know any more about football than you or I do — on Peyton Manning? Who's next? Bryan Weaver? Before you know it, we'll be quoting Hill interns and parking attendants and, god forbid, media critics.
Not that I fault Austermuhle or DePuyt for joining Manning Mania. The Post, through blunt journalistic force, has made Manning-to-the-Redskins an inescapable topic in this town. The rest of us have no choice but to tag along, however unwillingly. Which is why, Mr. Irsay, you need to release Peyton Manning today, so that he can sign with another team and end this speculative madness, this catastrophic waste of CMS space. Only then can we journalists resume covering the things that truly matter, like Marion Barry's Twitter account or the latest spurious study to rank D.C. above New York.
Ryan Kearney
UPDATE: Irsay has heard my call! Actually, not so much. Last night, after this post had been scheduled to publish in the a.m., news broke that Manning remains welcome in Indianapolis — if he restructures his contract. "We can make it work if he wants to be here," Irsay told the Indianapolis Star. "We'd be excited to have him back and finish his career with us." And where did I read about this? In the Post, of course.
So consider this an open letter to Manning now: Please restructure your contract as quickly as possibly, because you're getting everyone's hopes up — and down — at the Post.


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To celebrate 140 years since the publication of Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd, the gardens of Waterston Manor, will be opened by Made in Chelsea Celebrity Francis Boulle on Sunday 8th June to raise funds for opposition group TAINT (Tolpuddle Against INdusrial Turbines). The privately owned gardens and house, which are not usually open to the public, were Bathsheba Everdene's Weatherbury Farm in Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd, so it is particularly pertinent that lectures from well known Hardy specialists Barrie Bullen and Tony Fincham on respectively "Waterston in Far From the Madding Crowd", and "The Hardy Landscape under threat from wind farm development", will also run during the day.
Visitors will have the chance to explore the wonderful garden and grounds, which have been recently restored and newly created, including the magnificent main lawn with a long rill and a pleached lime walk; the woodland walk, the river walk with meadows beside the river Piddle, a walled garden, the south garden with rose beds, the orchard with very old apple trees and a brand newly planted yew maze.
In addition there will be many stalls for both adults and children, selling specialist local plants such as David Austin Roses, North American Prairie Plants, Ferns & Grasses, Rare & Unusual Perennials and Plants for Pollinators, food and arts and craft as well a live music, a bouncy castle, fun dog show and cream teas as well as learn more about the potential damage to the community and landscape from the proposed wind farm development.
Katherine Butler of Waterston Manor and a leading campaigner against the wind farms, who has even been likened to a modern day Bathsheba Everdene says: "It is time to put an end to the feeding frenzy by developers and landowners who rush to destroy our landscape in an attempt to cash in on the windfall from Government subsidies. I am determined to prevent the destruction of our beautiful countryside in a misguided solution to our energy needs. This destruction will continue until there is a considered policy on the location of renewable projects."
The gardens will be open between 10am and 4pm and are at Waterston Manor, Lower Waterston, near Puddletown DT2 7SP.


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Thanks to brilliant design, fantastic gameplay and its in-built rumble device, Drill Dozer is one of the best 2D platformers you'll ever play.
It's possible you'll tire of Drill Dozer's slightly repetitive drill cycle, and there's less room for exploration and investigation than you'll find in something like Super Mario World, but given it's 15 years and about 48 million 2D platform games later, it's nice to find a developer who can still offer a fresh line of questioning - and a nice suit to wear while doing it.
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Mongolia Consider Pre-IPO Convertible Bond Sale for Erdenes
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, the Mongolian coal miner planning an initial public offering this year, may sell convertible bonds before listing, Minerals and Energy Minister Dashdorj Zorigt said.
The bonds may be sold to a "long-term, strategic investor," Zorigt said today in an interview while attending the Mongolia Economic Forum in Ulan Bator, the capital. The government won't press Erdenes TT, as the company is known, to complete the IPO before a parliamentary election in June, allowing the timing and place of sale to be decided on a "commercial" basis, he said.
The IPO will mark Mongolia's first listing of a state-run miner overseas as the country seeks to use its mineral riches to support an economy that grew a record 17.3 percent last year. The government has considered London, Mongolia and Hong Kong for the share sale, seeking to raise more than $3 billion.
The 6 billion-metric-ton Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit is one of the world's biggest untapped sources of the resource and one of two projects transforming the mostly rural economy into China's biggest supplier of coking coal, a steel-making material. The Rio Tinto Group-led Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold field, set to be the third-largest globally by 2018, is due to start output within six months, according to the mining company.
The mining industry accounts for 30 percent of Mongolia's gross domestic product and 32 percent of government revenue, the Oxford Business Group said in a Mongolia 2012 report, which was distributed at the forum.
Rising Production
Erdenes TT produced about 1 million tons in its first year of mining at the East Tsankhi area of the Tavan Tolgoi field. Output will increase to at least 3 million tons this year, Chief Operating Officer Graeme Hancock said in January.
Aluminum Corp. of China is Erdenes TT's main buyer after signing a six-year accord that also stipulates that 30 percent of its purchases must be delivered to ports for resale to Japanese trading companies Itochu Corp. and Mitsui & Co., and Korea Resources Corp.
The expansion of Erdenes TT to a planned production of 15 million tons, or 40 percent of Mongolia's total coal output in 2010, depends on construction of a rail road to China and the resolution of a tender for the West Tsankhi area of the Tavan Tolgoi site, for which the company also owns the license.
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Rail construction is due to start this spring with the routes south to China and northeast to Russia being "very important" for Mongolia's development, Zorigt said. China buys about 80 percent of Mongolia's exports, while Russia has touted a route via its Far East territories as an alternative way to reach commodity buyers in Japan and South Korea.
Discussions over who will develop the West Tsankhi area, which could produce 15 million tons of coal a year, the same as Erdenes TT's east site, are still on and Mongolia expects a deal can be reached "very soon," Zorigt said, without giving more details.
Mongolia in March 2011 shortlisted six groups, including Vale SA, ArcelorMital, and Peabody Energy Corp., to develop the West Tsankhi site. In June, China's Shenhua Group, a consortium led by OAO Russian Railways and Peabody, the largest U.S. coal miner, was announced as the winner before the government said it would review the results.
"They are all still being considered," Zorigt said.
The infrastructure development of southern Mongolia has been boosted by the Tavan Tolgoi and Oyu Tolgoi projects and the government is interested in promoting "quite a few" other projects in resources that could do the same for other parts of the country, Zorigt said.
Still, Mongolia won't restart issuing new mining licenses this year to weed out speculators, Zorigt said.
"We want more government control over this to make sure people with the licenses truly invest in the mining and exploration," Zorigt said. "In December we will decide" when new license issues can begin, he said.
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ELIZABETHTON — The story of the good times of the Roaring '20s being followed by the hard times of the Great Depression is national in scope, but in the Tri-Cities, the disastrous decline was felt hardest in Elizabethton, where the great rayon boom of 1925-30 was followed by the city defaulting on its bond payments in 1931-34.
A thoroughly researched story of the time can be found in a 1938 master's thesis in economics, "The Social Effects Produced Upon Small Towns by Rapid Industrialization," by Elizabethton native John Fred Holly at the University of Tennessee.
The thesis was placed on the Internet last week at the request of Joe Penza, the archivist for the city of Elizabethton. Penza also has a hard copy in the Elizabethton/Carter County Public Libray.
The thesis examines the boom that hit Elizabethton with the coming of the American Bemberg rayon plant in 1925-26 and the coming of the American Glanzstoff plant in 1927. Holly then shows the slower but more sustained industrialization that transformed Kingsport. Because Elizabethton's story is more sudden in its decline and fall, and the fact that Holly is from Elizabethton, the story makes for more compelling reading and provides many insights into life in Elizabethton following the bust.
Holly said there had been industrialization in Elizabethton on a smaller scale, especially a timber boom centered on Laurel Fork that fostered furniture and other wood-based industry. That industry had played out just before the rayon boom hit.
Holly said the businessmen of the chambers of commerce of Elizabethton and Johnson City played a key role in landing Bemberg. There was a lot of publicity about the economic boost the plant would bring, which quickly inflated to stories that eventually there would be as many as five plants employing 40,000 workers and that Johnson City and Elizabethton would merge into one large industrial center for the South.
"The common acceptance of these and similar statements led to the attitude that the plants were necessary to the development of the city," Holly wrote. Most of the citizens were highly in favor of the plants coming to the city.
City and county leaders quickly began negotiations with Bemberg leaders, and local public support led to concessions that were highly advantageous for Bemberg.
Those stories seemed to be coming true, as first Bemberg was built and then came the announcement that Glanzstoff would be building another large plant next door. Local leaders promised to defer taxes on the plants for 10 years and to extend public utilities to the plants.
The leaders acquired and sold 179.5 acres of land to Bemberg for $9,600. They also promised to construct highways, railroads, a 10-inch water main and sewers to the plant.
In return, Bemberg agreed to construct a rayon plant costing $1.5 million to $2 million and employing at least 1,500 workers.
Construction began on the plant in September 1925 and manufacturing began in October 1926. In May 1927, another agreement was reached with Glanzstoff to build a plant costing in excess of $5 million and employing at last 2,000 people.
The local leaders provided Glantzstoff with an even sweeter deal than the one provided to Bemberg. One difference was the cost of land. Glanzstoff was sold 235.7 acres at a price of $82,829. The higher price reflected the real estate boom that was in full swing.
"With the announcement in 1925 that there was a possibility of the establishment of a rayon plant in Elizabethton, land speculation became the paramount interest of the citizenry at large. Bankers, real estate operators, merchants, doctors and all became so enthusiastic that practically all of the land within a few miles of Elizabethton was held under option before the plant officials made any decision as to the location of the plants," Holly said.
When the location became known, three areas became hot for sale and subdivision. The best location was the Major Reynolds tract, which stood between the city and the plants. The others were the Lilly Addition and the Biltmore Addition.
As the plants began hiring, there was a great concern for the need for housing. Holly said the plants did not want to get into the housing business. The industrialists thought that if the city would develop roads and sewers in the undeveloped land near the plants, the workers would build their own houses.
For that reason, the plants asked the city to extend its corporate limits by one mile to the west, to the undeveloped land. That was a gigantic move for the city, which increased its size from 1 square mile to 4.5 square miles.
Since the city had promised not to tax the factories, Holly said the city wanted to borrow money to pay for improvements on the undeveloped land. That was a problem, Holly said, because the assessed value of all the city property was $1.15 million, with outstanding bonds of $585,500.
Since the proposed issue would exceed the assessed evaluation of the combined city property, the city took the bold step of replacing the conservative county tax assessor by hiring a city tax assessor, who assessed the property at the boom-time rates. The result was the city's total assessments shot up to $4.1 million in 1927 and $6.3 million in 1928.
Under those evaluations, the bonds were issued and the city went to work building streets, sidewalks and sewers. The result would be streets and sewers extended to cow pastures and small forests. Farmers were using their new sidewalks to herd the cattle.
While the city was spending the money on roads and sewers to nowhere, Holly said it was neglecting many other areas. He said the city did not offer any recreational areas to its citizens other than one undeveloped park. Schools, police and fire departments barely increased above pre-boom levels.
Holly said the real estate boom was based on a false premise. It was thought that the many thousands of new workers would build homes near the plants. They had not considered the new automobile. Buses and taxis made it possible for many of the workers to choose to remain in the old homesteads where they were born and raised.
Holly's thesis also reports sharply rising increases in crime, divorce and personal bankruptcy during the period, but there is not adequate data to determine how much of the increase was caused by rapid industrialization and how much was caused by the Great Depression.
The worst problem for the city was that it went into default on the repayment of its bonds after the Depression hit. Part of the problem was that the city was not taxing its most valuable properties, the plants. Another problem was that it was collecting less than half the taxes owed by its citizens.
The poor collection rate was not caused by the Depression. Holly shows it had existed since at least 1920. It also caused the city's expenditures to exceed its revenues each year, because it was budgeting based on the taxes it was levying rather than how much it was collecting.
Holly's thesis is well written and provides a contemporary view of the boom and bust. He interviewed many of the government and business leaders of the time and provides delightful personal opinions in many areas such as the relationship of taxis and crime at the time. This is a scholarly article that many people in the Tri-Cities will enjoy reading.
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If I have 1gb of ram on my Macbook (2ghz), would I be better off running XP with parallel or would there not be that big of a difference running Vista?
Also, can you have bootcamp AND parallel? so you can decide which application you want to use each time you want to run windows.
Regardless of how much RAM you have, I would still recommend XP simply because it is the better OS in terms of speed and compatibility.
Yes, you can have both. What you do is install Windows via Boot Camp first, and then point Parallels to your Boot Camp installation. This way you only have a single Windows installation and can access it two different ways.
how much HD space should i partition,and how much RAM for parallels
XP for sure
XP uses less memory and system resources. I also think the emulator programs run better without using a Boot Camp partition - I wound up deleting mine. Unless you have a need to run Windows natively, I would just install Windows under Fusion or Parallels and go with that.
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