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Another way to count the reasons
A Nov. 12 letter listed that writer's reasons Barack Obama was re-elected.
Here is my list.
1) Women who were so selfish, cared more about free contraceptions, than the freedom and economic future of their children and grandchildren.
2) Unless disabled, any 26 year old who still needs to be on Mommy's health care plan should be ashamed of him or her self.
3) When it comes to immigration, what is it about "illegal" that leftists don't get?
4) The American electorate has been dumbed down by a statist and centralized government for the purpose of control, to the point of total ignorance in economics and history.
5) We actually let 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds, who can't find their own rear ends with both hands and the hands of all their Facebook friends, make the most important decision in America: Voting. How dumb can we be?
6) Obama women who thought that easy and sometimes taxpayer-paid abortions were more important than the future of this country's Constitutional rights of "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness." Shame on you.
7) President Obama with the total support of the mainstream media, ran the most intellectually dishonest campaign in our lifetimes and probably since Jefferson vs. Adams. Please refer back to No. 4.
8) Romney ran a terrible campaign. Paul Ryan was the wrong vice presidential pick. Throughout the campaign I kept wondering how a man who was successful in every aspect of his life could run such a dysfunctional fight for the job he prepared his whole life for. If I didn't know better, I would think Romney threw the election on purpose.
9) Obama's re-election was guaranteed with the ridiculous Supreme Court decision to uphold Obamacare. That decision makes it to my list of top 10 all-time worst, based on the reading of the Constitution.
10) I didn't vote for Romney. I didn't vote for Obama. I have always voted Libertarian.
Frank Santolla, North Lima
If we did have an intelligence test to vote, I doubt Frank could pass it. That might be one of most ignorant, uninformed letters ever written to the Vindy--followed closely by anything the above poster writes to the editor.
"...President Obama won. Get over it."
What do you mean by "Get over it?" This is what I think you mean:
1. Hide you head in the sand and ignore the fact that Obama is the worse president in history,
2. Forget about the millions of babies murdered by abortion,
3. Forget about the real "war on women" being waged by the democratic party,
4. Forget that more than any other world leader in recent history, Obama is the incarnation of evil itself.
I'll never get over these things...
President Obama won get over it. I bet those people said the exact same thing when President Bush won. or did they complain for 8 years. same thing about the decision in bush v. gore.
GoPens, I couldn't put it any better. You took the words right out of my mouth.
paulparks - "Obama is the incarnation of evil itself'? you gotta just laugh at stupidity like this.
Go back to your Faux News and Rush.
"Abortions have been happening for 100s of years."
1. 1/2 of the black children in this country are now killed by abortion.
2. Abortions have been illegal most of our history - under Obama's embrace of Planned Parenthood, it has reached immense proportions.
3. Obama voted to deny basic rights to babies born alive to botched abortions - when in the Illinois state legislature.
4. Obama is the first US President to have his administration sued by multiple Catholic Diocese over his insistence that Catholic institutions pay for abortions for employees.
If these things don't make "today's Hitler" the most evil leader in the world, I don't know what would.
Where the hell do some of you people get your "facts"??
Half of black children killed by abortion?? You do realize that statement is impossible? I've never laughed so hard at a post on here.
Obama the worst president in history?? Hyperbole much?? Ever hear of Herbert Hoover? Warren Harding? Or George W. Bush for that matter?
Keep it up right wing nut jobs! You're pure comedy gold!!
The arguments made by you "pro-aborts" remind me of the arguments made by the South Slave Power before the Civil War - same dehumanizing progression of thought.
Abortion is our "peculiar institution" of today, just as enslavement of blacks used to be.
Now see, the comedy gold here is in Frank Santolla's number ten.
His letter ought to be sent to late night comedians for reading. NOT EVEN FRANK VOTED FOR ROMNEY.
Frank, you are an idiot who threw your vote away and if Mitt's son could get his hands on you, you would need Obamacare.
2. Abortions have been illegal most of our history - under Obama's embrace of Planned Parenthood, it has reached immense proportions.
Hate to break it to you paul but a story from the Associated Press today says that the number of abortions is down. The latest numbers from 2009 show that abortions were down 5%, the biggest drop in a decade of Bush. Hmm. Who was president In 2009? Wasn't it Obama? Who was it that he replaced? Hmm, wasn't it "W"? So "W" killed more babies than Obama.
My, how facts and the truth must hurt as opposed to the rhetoric and untruths you like to spew.
No response Paul???
By being against abortions, the right has assured the demise of the republican party. More abortions=less democrats. Fewer abortions=more babies born to those who have historically been rewarded by democratic give-aways. Very simple basic math. Wake up republicans-forget the moral issues-they no longer matter in the country. Just see what is allowed and glorified these days compared to just 20 yrs ago. Pay the girls to have the abortions-you are going to pay to raise the kid for 25 yrs or life so figure it out. Much more economical to abort now-pay now. Wont really matter- soon the pot will be empty for all of us . Looks like the great melting pot got a little too diluted with takers[taxers] and not enough payers.
Abortions have reached immense proportions. You are only counting surgical abortions, when countless abortions occur through morning after pills, etc.
You are also ignoring abortions promoted in other countries by Planned Parenthood's ever larger footprint in our society.
I never was a fan of George W. Bush, but the fact remains that he was pro-life - while Obama has taken the link between the presidency and "culture of death" forces to unprecedented heights (even higher than pro-abortion president Clinton).

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Authorities are investigating a rash of fires that were lit in garbage cans Tuesday morning in Sacramento.
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After coming in $400 million over budget following last year's busy fire season, the Forest Service is altering its approach and may let more fires burn instead of attacking every one.
Authorities Think Intense San Francisco Fire Was Arson
Authorities think an arsonist in San Francisco set off an intense fire that has burned several homes and displaced about 20 people.
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Both buildings damaged in a series of fires on campus at Sacramento State will reopen on Monday, and few classes will be impacted by the ongoing investigation.
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Fire officials are investigating a series of small fires that broke out in the same area within a short period of time Friday morning.
Downed Power Lines Spark Granite Bay Fires
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Unleashed in Central Oregon Dog-Friendly Adventures in Bend
Someone recently suggested that I kennel my dog during a five-day business trip to Denver. As in, send my sweet little Pippin to five sad and lonely days of Hell. Not going to happen. I've joined the growing cadre of travelers who adore their pets don't leave home without them. Some brilliant hoteliers have noticed this trend and cater to the dog crowd, as do some al fresco cafes. Communities and park districts have joined the fray and offer leash-free play areas and walking trails.
Bend, Oregon leads the four-legged way. In fact, it's common knowledge in Bend that if you have a Subaru and a dog, you'll have no problem getting a date. Here's how you and your best friend can get in on the action:
Dog Parks: Pet owners collect with other like-minded at no less than seven (7) fenced areas in Bend to let their dogs romp and sniff around in the company of their own kind. Click on the links below for maps and more information from Bend Park & Recreation:
Big Sky 21690 Neff Road (pdf)
Riverbend Beach 799 SW Columbia Street (pdf)
Ponderosa Community Park 225 SE 15th Street (pdf)
Pine Nursery Community Park NE Purcell Road (pdf)
Hollinshead Community Park 1235 NE Jones Road (pdf)
Overturf Butte Reservoir Skyliner Summit Loop (pdf)
Awbrey Resevoir NW 10th and Trenton (pdf)
Good Dog! Trail: For those who want to stretch the limits of their legs and give their dogs a unbounded experience, several trails wind through the Deschutes National Forest. Local dog walking advocates, DogPAC have lobbied long and hard to get leash restrictions loosened in Deschutes County. That's good news for dog lovers who enjoy great wide green spaces. One of our favorite trails is the Good Dog! Trail along the Deschutes River, with plenty of splash and fetch opportunities.
Old Mill District: If you can get out before dark, you'll find a trail that borders the Deschutes River though the Old Mill District, past Log Deck Park, and – if you hike far enough – into the wild and scenic stretch of the Deschutes that flows north from Sunriver. Mingle with other happy urban explorers, from stroller-pushing moms and hand-holding couples, to dog walkers and rosy cheeked revelers.
Helpful Links:
Off-leash parks and trails at DogPAC: http://www.dogpac.org/
Dog Parks at Bend Park and Recreation District: http://www.bendparksandrec.org/Parks__Trails/Dogs_in_Parks
Stroll along the Deschutes River at the historic Old Mill District. http://www.theoldmill.com/
Pet Friendly Lodging:
Shilo Hotels & Suites: http://www.shiloinns.com/
Entrada Lodge
Bennington Properties (Sunriver) http://www.benningtonproperties.com/
Editor's Note: For more pet friendly adventures in Bend, check out "The Ultimate Dog Date in Bend". To find a fido-friendly hotel or bed & breakfast throughout Oregon, just go to our hotel listings and turn on the "pet friendly" button. For more information on pet friendly
Kyla Merwin Cheney publishes Oregon Lakes & Rivers – the website, Road Tripper E-Report, and online magazine. www.oregonlakesandrivers.com
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Larry says…
I live over here on the WETside and travel with my dog Zotoichi (Ichi for short).
And Bend is one of the best places we travel to.
I even use it as a base of operation for other adventures in central Oregon.
I knew that Bend had some dog parks, but didn't know there were 7.
Terry Miller says…
Pip in a KENNEL???? NEVER!!!!!
gloria says…
lived in oregon for 12yrs miss it everyday since moving back
John Greenstone says…
While there are places in Bend where dogs and their humans need not be tethered by a leash, most trails, parks, and other open spaces do require dogs to be leashed. Remember, dog lovers– not everyone feels the same as you do about dogs. My wife and I have had many encounters over the years with inconsiderate dog owners and their pets. One owner, when his illegally-unleashed Lab ran up and jammed his wet, muddy nose in the crotch of my wife's light-colored jeans, actually said "don't worry, just stand still, he'll be fine!" Incredible.
Lenora says…
The Entrada is NOT dog friendly! The owner purposely tried to run over my dog a few winters ago when we were passing along the back row of EMPTY cabins after a snow storm to yell at me to get off the property


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Graham's "My Hope" message to America
Plans are continuing across Rutherford County for "My Hope Message to America" by Dr. Billy Graham.
The Hope message is a special promotion across the country in conjunction with Graham's 95th birthday on Nov. 7. promoting the message of The Cross.
On Sunday, Nov. 3 there will be a Hope America event at the McNair Stadium in Forest City where several churches will participate.The event will begin at 5 p.m. with music and testimonies. At approximately 6 p.m. the Billy Graham video, "Defining Moments" will be shown.
Free hot dogs with the trimmings and beverages will be available.
Special broadcast of Graham's message will be shown in churches, homes and businesses in Rutherford County during the next few weeks and month.
Among the special events for "My Hope" will be held at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Forest City on Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 and Nov. 8.
"One of the greatest highlights of our ministry at Mt. Pleasant Baptist has been our partnership and participation in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Campaign entitled My Hope," said church pastor Rev. Bob Philbeck.
"Our church is extremely excited about the thrust and zeal of this campaign led by the greatest evangelist I have ever known, Dr. Billy Graham," Philbeck said.
During Mt. Pleasant's annual free country fair on Nov. 8-9, there will be a special tent erected for people to stop and view Billy's message to America, "The Message of the Cross."
"Our church has been working on this project for this past year with great excitement and commitment to do what we can as Christ's church to bring God's hope to America," he said.
"These are indeed exciting and busy times for all of us at Mt. Pleasant Baptist," said Lisa Bradley, coordinator of My Hope at Mt. Pleasant.
"At Mt. Pleasant we have come to realize that God has been at work for years now within our life and lives of those all before us and around us," Bradley said.
"More recently we have seen God's goodness at work through the free fair and other outreach programs. At our fair this year, we are excited about a marvelous open door before us to share Jesus with our loved ones who do not yet know Him as their personal Savior. My hope is all about building relationships with others so that they will also see the relationship you have with Christ in your life," Bradley added.
Before the message is shown to small groups at the country fair, Mt. Pleasant will open its doors to everyone for a special braodcast of the message at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6.


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This question is more for omega than anyone else, but if you have any documentation it would be helpful.
Are you allowed to hit someone with your cup in a MMA match? For example, if you are in the n-s Position, and you just whack your opponent's face with your cup(especially if it's a steel one). It seems like it would hurt...
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I had my lip split by a cup once. Even with the lip split, it was better than if the guy was not wearing it.
Bleh.And that's when I figured out that tears couldn't make somebody who was dead alive again. There's another thing to learn about tears, they can't make somebody who doesn't love you any more love you again. It's the same with prayers. I wonder how much of their lives people waste crying and praying to God. If you ask me, the devil makes more sense than God does. I can at least see why people would want him around. It's good to have somebody to blame for the bad stuff they do. Maybe God's there because people get scared of all the bad stuff they do. They figure that God and the Devil are always playing this game of tug-of-war game with them. And they never know which side they're gonna wind up on. I guess that tug-of-war idea explains how sometimes, even when people try to do something good, it still turns out bad.
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Someone over at ADCC mentioned that he used an underhook to move his opponent's arm to make it look like he was tapping, and the ref bought it.
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- Make an appointment to visit your dentist at least two weeks before you start chemotherapy. You may need to get your teeth cleaned and have treatment for any problems, like getting a cavity filled.
- Talk to your dentist about special ways that you should care for your teeth during chemotherapy. For example, you may need to brush your teeth a certain way, or use an alcohol-free fluoride rinse.
- Create a routine so that you brush your teeth after every meal. Use a special toothbrush that has very soft bristles. Gently clean your teeth and gums.
- Floss gently every day. Floss only areas where your gums do not bleed or hurt. Ask your doctor about flossing if your blood platelet count is low.
- After brushing your teeth, rinse your toothbrush and allow it dry.
- If it hurts when you use a regular toothbrush, try using an oral cotton swab.
- Do not use mouthwash because it can irritate your mouth and gums.
- If you have dentures, carefully clean them. Try to give your gums a break by not wearing your dentures.
Things to Avoid
- Eating foods that are crunchy or have sharp edges
- Eating foods that are spicy or acidic
- Consuming foods or drinks that have a lot of sugar
- Drinking alcoholic beverages
- Placing anything in your mouth, like a toothpick, that can cause an injury
- Smoking cigarettes or using any other form of tobacco
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Coping With Mouth Sores
- Talk to your healthcare team. Find out if there is medication that you can apply to the sores.
- Avoid consuming foods or drinks that are hot or even warm. These can cause the sores to be even more painful.
- Eat foods that are soft and easy to chew. Some examples include ice cream, applesauce, scrambled eggs, and cottage cheese. You can also use a blender to make food easier to eat.
- Eat and drink slowly.
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- Apply lip balm to your dry lips.
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National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov
BC Cancer Agency http://www.bccancer.bc.ca
Canadian Cancer Society http://www.cancer.ca
Chemotherapy and you. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/chemotherapy-and-you.pdf. Published June 2011. Accessed March 5, 2014.
Toxicities of chemotherapeutic agents. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated February 11, 2014. Accessed March 5, 2014.
Understanding chemotherapy: a guide for patients and families. American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003025-pdf.pdf. Accessed March 5, 2014.
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Pat Caddell and Douglas Schoen, two Democratic pollsters and consultants, repeatedly have tried to warn their fellow Democrats that they are blowing it — going too far left, passing legislation disliked by the public, and ignoring the issues voters care about most. Now they're going after Obama for his excessive divisiveness: "Rather than being a unifier, Mr. Obama has divided America on the basis of race, class and partisanship. Moreover, his cynical approach to governance has encouraged his allies to pursue a similar strategy of racially divisive politics on his behalf."
On race, there was Gatesgate and then the New Black Panther Party scandal. As to the latter, they explain:
On an issue that has gotten much less attention, but is potentially just as divisive, the Justice Department has pointedly refused to prosecute three members of the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation at the polls on Election Day 2008.
It is the job of the Department of Justice to protect all American voters from voter discrimination and voter intimidation—whether committed by the far right, the far left, or the New Black Panthers. It is unacceptable for the Department of Justice to continue to stonewall on this issue.
No, the case is not "small potatoes' — it goes to the heart of Obama's promise to be post-racial and to the essence of what "equal protection" means.
It's not just racial antagonisms that Obama has exacerbated. As Caddell and Schoen observe, no president in recent memory has played the class-warfare card and maligned private industry as much as Obama. ("He bashes Wall Street and insurance companies whenever convenient to advance his programs, yet he has been eager to accept campaign contributions and negotiate with these very same banks and corporations behind closed doors in order to advance his political agenda.")
But it is on partisanship that Obama has really excelled. The sneering disrespect for political opponents, the refusal to engage in any genuine give-and-take with the GOP, and his obnoxious vilification of his predecessor have distinguished this White House as the most politically vindictive and obsessive (going even so far as to put political hacks in the center of foreign policy formulation) since Richard Nixon's.
This is not just a disappointment to his starry-eyed supporters; it's also politically disastrous for Obama. He's managed to alienate the great swath of independent voters for whom all this is deeply troubling, if not frightening. The public may be ready for a post-post-partisan and post-post-racial president. Maybe someone who can offer hope and change from the old-style politics of personal destruction.


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Wayne Bukovinksy shakes the hand of Johnsonville representitive Bob Szumloz while Scott Allard and Ann Woodard look on during Wayne Stock VI on Aug. 3. The Wayne Stock Music Festival won the Johnsonville Best of US Contest grand prize of $10,000 on June 24 for the category of Community Celebrations, dedicated to special events, parades and festivals.
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Chief Deputy Marcus Gatton, who ran the meeting in absence of Sheriff Mark Hodges, informed the board of the latest news regarding Deputy Chuck Vogely, former detective.
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Do Children Still Need to Learn Cursive?
Posted by: Livia McCoy on Sep 28, 2011 in Livia McCoy, Kids Writing, Kids Learning
Last night at Parent's Night, I had a conversation with parents of a student new to our school. The father said his son is so excited that he was going to "get to learn cursive"! Word is that many schools have had to remove cursive instruction from the curriculum for several reasons. The reasons relate to time taken from other more important subjects and the question of whether cursive is needed any more in today's digital world. At my school, we teach cursive because we feel it is helpful to students who have specific language learning disabilities.
Teachers everywhere have strong opinions about this. Some feel that being able to write legibly in cursive is part of being literate. They state that there are many historical documents that students will not be able to read if they do not learn cursive. (If you don't learn how to write in cursive you won't learn how to read it either!) One teacher states that she feels it is extremely important for her students to learn cursive. Despite the argument that it is no longer needed, she said that very few of her students have access to computers at home; and, there were very few available to students during the school day. Others feel it is time to let it go, and the only people who are hanging onto to it are "living in the past."
For an interesting discussion about this, go to Should We Still Teach Students to Write in Cursive?
I would like very much to know how you feel about this. Do you want your child to learn to write in cursive? Why? Why not?
Reading cursive matters, but even children can be taught to read writing that they are not taught to produce. Reading cursive can be taught in just 30 to 60 minutes — even to five- or six-year-olds, once they read ordinary print. Why not teach children to read cursive, along with teaching other vital skills, including a handwriting style typical of effective handwriters?
Adults increasingly abandon cursive. In 2012, handwriting teachers were surveyed at a conference hosted by Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of cursive textbooks. Only 37 percent wrote in cursive; another 8 percent printed. The majority, 55 percent, wrote a hybrid: some elements resembling print-writing, others resembling cursive. When most handwriting teachers shun cursive, why mandate it?
Cursive's cheerleaders sometimes allege that cursive makes you smarter, makes you graceful, or confers other blessings no more prevalent among cursive users than elsewhere. Some claim research support, citing studies that consistently prove to have been misquoted or otherwise misrepresented by the claimant.
What about signatures? In state and federal law, cursive signatures have no special legal validity over any other kind. (Hard to believe? Ask any attorney!)
All writing, not just cursive, is individual — just as all writing involves fine motor skills. That is why, six months into the school year, any first-grade teacher can immediately identify (from print-writing on unsigned work) which student produced it.
Mandating cursive to preserve handwriting resembles mandating stovepipe hats and crinolines to preserve the art of tailoring.
Handwriting research on speed and legibility:
/1/ Steve Graham, Virginia Berninger, and Naomi Weintraub. "The Relation between Handwriting Style and Speed and Legibility." JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, Vol. 91, No. 5 (May - June, 199, pp. 290-296: on-line at http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/27542168.pdf
/2/ Steve Graham, Virginia Berninger, Naomi Weintraub, and William Schafer. "Development of Handwriting Speed and Legibility in Grades 1-9."
JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, Vol. 92, No. 1 (September - October, 199, pp. 42-52: on-line at http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/27542188.pdf
Zaner-Bloser handwriting survey: Results on-line at http://www.hw21summit.com/media/zb/hw21/files/H2937N_post_event_stats.pdf
[AUTHOR BIO: Kate Gladstone is the founder of Handwriting Repair/Handwriting That Works and the director of the World Handwriting Contest]
Yours for better letters,
Kate Gladstone
Handwriting Repair/Handwriting That Works
and the World Handwriting Contest
I quess never thought about it. "Do childern still need to learn ceruve'?Now that it's being takeing away from us,how long has it been in schools? Im a 44 stay @home mom who just got internet n my home n May 2011. My youngest is 3 and hearing this , I wll teach him how to wrte in cersive. I notced whn reading ur post it was not in cersive.
So I say if they want to learn cursive learn it from ur momma! Or mothers lke me! In the mean X school better teach kids what they need 2 suceed. like what u can do with math on a computer, or how to grow a busnes from 0 captal to CAPITAL ONE!


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Related Story: May 2011: "Events can improve fortunes of Erie Street Market"
After years of trial and error, the City of Toledo is — at least for now — forfeiting its foray into the entertainment and event venue market.
The Erie Street Market will no longer book events. Overhead costs of heating and lighting the spacious bays within the strip overcame the profit generated by event scheduling, said Jen Sorgenfrei, spokesperson for the mayor's office.
She could not say yet exactly how much overhead costs totaled for 2011. In 2010, the city spent $359,778 to operate the facility.
"They've tried several different formulas; different administrations' leadership has taken different approaches," Sorgenfrei said. "Nothing has quite fit."
The city sent a letter to at least 10 clients to cancel scheduled events, she said. The letters, authored by deputy mayor Thomas Crothers, expresses that the city would refund money already spent by the client. Kris Berger Long, the city's booking agent for Erie Street Market, will assist clients in a number of other venues, the letter states.
Within the last year, contractor Kris Berger Long has booked a lot of successful events and this decision is by no means reflective of Berger Long's quality of work, Sorgenfrei said. Berger Long could not be reached for comment.
Sorgenfrei said the building would probably be more efficiently run by a private business rather than the city, but that no concrete future plans for the Erie Street building have been made.
The Libbey Glass Outlet is the only business still housed inside the facility and its lease expires in September. No decisions have been made to whether the company will renew the lease, Sorgenfrei said.
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Language and Literacy
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Improving Literacy through Instruction and Community Experiences
Using Curriculum Based Measures to Assess Basic Concept Knowledge of Young Children
Writing Skills of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Literacy Skills of English Language Learners
Lisa Bowers is a certified speech-language pathologist with seven years of experience working as a school-based SLP with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She received her Ph.D. degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Speech and Hearing Science Program. Her research focuses on the language and literacy abilities of elementary and middle school students. She is an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas.
2006 – Present American Speech Language and Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
2009 – Present International Reading Association, member
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2006 – Present SKI – HI, Certified Parent Advisor
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Bowers, L. & Schwarz, I. (2013) Assessing Response to Basic Concept Instruction: Preliminary Evidence with Children Who Are Deaf. Communication Disorders Quarterly. Advanced online publication. DOI:10.1177/1525740112469662
Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., & Bowers, L. (2012)."I was born full deaf." Written language outcomes after one year of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 17(1): 19-38. doi:10.1093/deafed/enr018
Bowers, L. & Schwarz, I. (November, 2012). Oral Narrative Skills of Students from Low SES Homes. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention, Atlanta, GA.
Bowers, L. & Schwarz, I. (November, 2012). Motivate Me! Improving Reading for Students from Low SES Homes. Poster presented at the ASHA Convention, Atlanta, GA.
Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Bowers, L. & Graham, S. (February, 2012). The Impact of Strategic and Interactive Writing Intervention (SIWI) on ASL Features and Nonsensical Phrases in Writing. Presented at Association of College Educators – Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Schwarz, I. & Bowers, L. (2012). Preliminary Validation of a Curriculum-Based Measure of Basic Concepts. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Education (Honolulu).
Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Bowers, L. & Graham, S. (December, 2011). Using Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) with linguistically diverse deaf students: An analysis of perfect and flawed grammar. Presented at the Literacy Research Association (LRA) Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Bowers, L. & Graham, S. (2011, February). Tracking Language Usage Among Linguistically Diverse Writers. Research presented at the meeting of Writing Research Across Borders, Washington, DC.
Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & DeLozier, L. (July, 2010). The unintended effects of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Presented at the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED), Vancouver, Canada.
Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., & DeLozier, L. (December, 2010). The Presence of L1 Features in Second Language Writing & the Impact of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). LRA, Fort Worth, TX.
DeLozier, L., Schwarz, I., & Wolbers, K. (November, 2010). Examining Spelling Skills of Middle School Children Who Are Deaf. Poster presented at American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Philadelphia, PA.
Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., & DeLozier, L. (February, 2010). Fire Your Moon! An examination of written language outcomes throughout one year of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Presented at ACE-DHH Conference, Lexington, KY.
DeLozier, L. & Schwarz, I. (November, 2009). Field Testing an Experimental Curriculum-Based Measure of Basic Concepts. Poster presented at ASHA, New Orleans, LA.
Park, H., Schwarz, I., & DeLozier, L. (November, 2008). Exploring the Foundations of Working Memory Through Text Comprehension and Inferencing with Bilinguals. Poster presented at ASHA, Chicago, IL.
DeLozier, L. (July, 2010). Language, Literacy, and the Written Word. Teacher workshop at Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, TN.
DeLozier, L. (March, 2008). Response to Intervention State Committee member, round table discussion leader at Georgia Organization of School – Based SLP's (GO-SSLP) Best Practices Conference. Atlanta, GA.
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EMERGING TALENT: Cole Rise + His Most-Ethereal Landscapes
By Chase on April 4, 2012
natoky says:
Have you given any kind of consideration at all with translating your web page into French? I know a small number of translaters here that would help you do it for no cost if you want to make contact with me.
ERDOĞAN USTA says:
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Paul Cudmore says:
Totally amazing work. I would hang this on my wall right now
In fact do you sell them – love it
Check out this uk artist Kurt Jackson he does a similar style.
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This is really sweet. I especially like #3. Gotta try it next time.
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Interesting work, thanks for sharing.
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SO BEAUTIFUL AND InDepth
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some amazing landscape shots. shows its not only where you are but also about the right timing.
my latest blog is about a new commercial all shot on a mobile… http://www.mostphotography.blogspot.com would love to hear your thoughts on that
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I've been a fan of Cole's work for about a year now! Great guy to highight!
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Wow, stunning shots! Or actually, they're more than just shots, this is true art based on photography. Very ambient images and very creative. Love this work. Thanks for sharing Chase!
Keep up the good work Cole!
ralph says:
Wow. I've been following Cole on flickr for years now, so great to see him getting this recognition. He is the real deal, an inspiring talent. Thank you!
Matt says:
Cole Rise also does some awesome iPhone stuff on Instagram.
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The FreeBSD project has released its 8.0 version of the free UNIX operating system, thereby starting a new stable branch.
The FreeBSD group declared the ZFS transactional filesystem production-ready in the new release. The Sun-based filesystem is under its CDDL licensing that prevents it from adoption into the Linux kernel.
In matters virtualization FreeBSD can serve as host or guest for VirtualBox and guest for Xen. The typical BSD "jails" are organized hierarchically. The developers also completely rewrote the USB system and NFS v4 has experimental implementation support. The MIPS platform also has experimental support. The GNOME desktop environment supported is version 2.26.3 and KDE is 4.3.1.
The FreeBSD release notes have the release highlights, with another version going into further details.
The new BSD release is available for download on 32-bit and 64-bit Intel processors, AMD64, PowerPC and SPARC64, with images for various installation methods.
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If you need a refresher on the different types of mutual funds, costs and other mutual fund basics, the Mutual Fund Basics tutorial will be helpful.
Classes of Mutual Funds
Mutual funds are regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and are classified as one of four types:
- Unit Investment Trusts (UITs) - a pool of unmanaged investments where a fixed portfolio of income-producing securities are purchased and held to maturity; UITs typically invest in corporate or government bonds or mortgages. Units in the trust usually are sold to the public at a price of $1,000 per unit.
- Face-amount certificates - essentially function like a bond, where the issuer pays coupons until maturity and pays the holder the face value at maturity or a surrender value if the certificate is presented prior to maturity
- Closed-end management companies - where a mutual fund issues a fixed number of shares, which are then traded in the secondary market (usually on a major stock exchange). After the shares are first issued, the investor must buy closed-end shares from another investor on the open market, not from the investment company. The value of shares is determined by supply and demand, meaning they may trade at a discount or premium to the Net Asset Value of the fund.
- Open-end management companies - most mutual funds are open ended. Investors buy or sell units at the fund's current Net Asset Value, or NAV. The number of shares outstanding depends on investor demand. When an investor wishes to purchases shares in an open-end fund, the fund issues new shares. When an investor sells shares, the number of outstanding shares is reduced. Open-end shares are bought and sold at the NAV (plus any sales load that may apply). The NAV is calculated daily - usually at the end of the day after markets close - by subtracting total liabilities from total assets and dividing by the number of outstanding shares.


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My Samsung 320GB external hard drive has crashed. Is there any way to recover data from my crashed external hard drive?
External hard drives work like internal hard drives but, the main difference is that external hard drives are connected outside the computer. External hard drives are mainly used for two purposes i.e. backup and easy data transfer from one computer to other computer. However, data loss can occur due to some logical problems. If you have lost the data due to logical issues then you can restore it using recovery tools.
Here are some faulty signs that indicate that your hard drive is physically damaged
- External hard disk is making clicking or grinding sounds
- External hard drive is not recognizable in Disk Management window
In all these cases, data recovery is very difficult and it is not possible to recover data using any data recovery software. Generally, all these problems occur when your external hard drive is mechanically damaged or read\write head is crashed. The only way to get back your lost data is to take help of professional data recovery companies
Following are some of the reasons that results in external hard drive crash
- The external hard drive is recognized but data is not accessible
When you turn on your system, your system might be displaying error message like "Do you want to format it now?" or "disk in Drive G: needs to be formatted"
- If this is the case then have you tried to format external hard drive?
It is better to avoid formatting the external hard drive because, formatting the drive deletes entire data stored on it that reduces the chances of data recovery. Do not connect the hard drive to check whether the data is accessible in other system since, it may result in overwriting resulting in permanent loss
These types of error messages occur when the file system gets corrupted. File system may get corrupted due to viruses, power outages, improper system shutdown etc.
Therefore, you need to follow some precautions to avoid data loss
¨ It is better to use updated antivirus programs to avoid data loss because of viruses
¨ Do not shut down the system forcefully
In this case, reliable data recovery tool only can help you to get back lost data from external hard drive
- The computer is freezing up when trying to access the data from external hard drive
If this is the case then first try to restart the computer by hard rebooting. If the issue is not fixed even after restarting the system then it might be due to following reasons such as,
- The system has been infected by viruses, which reduces the system performance
- Your hard drive may have Bad sectors. Bad sectors do not allow you to access the data that is located in the next sectors. Improper system shut down, aging hardware, defective drive or poor quality hardware, malware are the common reasons due to which bad sectors are created. Usually, bad sectors cannot be repaired if they have been created due to head crash or other mechanical damages. But, the data that is present on the sectors which is located after the bad sectors can be recovered using data recovery tools
- When the system is turned on, it is displaying error message like "Missing Operating System" or "Operating System does not able to boot"
This problem generally exists when MBR gets corrupted. MBR is a boot sector which stores the Operating System. When you turn on the system, BIOS loads the MBR to boot the Operating System. If the MBR gets corrupted then it does not allow the BIOS to boot the Operating System resulting in error messages like "Missing Operating System". MBR may get corrupted due to improper system shut down, viruses etc.
What the user should not do after hard drive crash?
- Do not put the hard drive in freezer
- Do not use the drive to avoid overwriting thereby resulting in permanent loss
Now, you need to download a reliable data recovery tool and start recovering data from crashed external hard drive. It is always better to download data recovery tool that provides free demo version and that should be read-only software so that it does not cause further damage.
Hard drive recovery software can easily recover lost data from crashed hard drives. It provides read-only access to the external hard drive. The software has the ability to restore different type of files from famous brands of external hard drives such as Samsung, Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi etc
Lost data can be recovered from the crashed external hard drive by following below mentioned steps
- Disconnect the external hard drive and connect it to healthy computer.
- Download hard drive recovery tool on healthy computer not on crashed external hard drive.
- Select "Recover partitions/drives" option then select "Partition Recovery" or "Formatted/Reformatted Recovery" option according to the scenario
- Select the crashed external hard drive and after completing data recovery process, view recovered data.
Best ways to avoid data loss in future
- First and foremost thing is to take full backup of important data so that data can be easily restored if you have lost or accidentally deleted the data
- Always, use antivirus program to avoid data loss because of viruses
- Shut down the system in proper way
- Use good quality hardware to avoid data loss due to bad sectors
- Always scan email attachments before downloading to your PC to avoid data loss due to viruses


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Alibaba Group, China's largest e-commerce company, partly ended a period of intense speculation today by announcing that it would go public in the United States.
"This will make us a more global company and enhance the company's transparency, as well as allow the company to continue to pursue our long-term vision and ideals," Alibaba said in a statement. "Should circumstances permit in the future, we will be constructive toward extending our public status in the China capital market in order to share our growth with the people of China."
Alibaba engaged in high-profile exchanges with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last year about the possibility of listing there that focused on the nature of the company's shareholding structure. Today's statement didn't say which U.S. exchange Alibaba would list on.
The coveted IPO is likely to be one of the world's largest this year. Estimates of Alibaba's valuation exceed $150 billion. The listing will likely have a big impact on the share prices of Yahoo Yahoo And Softbank Softbank. Yahoo currently owns 24% of Alibaba and Softbank has 36%.
Chairman Jack Ma, an elfish former English teacher, is one of the best-known figures to emerge from China's Internet boom thus far. He ranked No. 122 on the 2014 Forbes Billionaires List unveiled this month with wealth of $10 billion.
The announcement caps a flurry of capital market moves by Alibaba in the past several months to bolster its position vis-à-vis Chinese rivals Tencent and Baidu Baidu. Just last week, Alibaba announced plans to invest $800 million for a controlling stake in a Hong Kong-listed media company, Chinavision Media Group. And Alibaba-backed Weibo.com last week announced plans to go public in the U.S.
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Team eFitFashion of Brazil wins the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella crowned Team eFitFashion of Brazil as World Champions of the Imagine Cup Friday, a grand finish in the 13th annual technology … Read more »
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella crowned Team eFitFashion of Brazil as World Champions of the Imagine Cup Friday, a grand finish in the 13th annual technology … Read more »
Fans of "How to Train Your Dragon 2" can now turn to Netflix to find out what happens to Hiccup, Toothless and the Dragon Riders … Read more »
Tiffi and Mr. Toffee continue their sweet adventure through the Candy Kingdom on Windows 10. Travel through magical lands and meet other characters as you … Read more »
Harry Shum, executive vice president of Microsoft's Technology and Research Group, says the excitement at last year's Hackathon inspired him to do his own hack … Read more »
Three young people have started on a month-long journey across the nation to interview leaders in computer science, and to gain exposure and insights into … Read more »
Paige Williams and Will Lewis have worked together at Microsoft over the years. But it wasn't until this week, at //oneweek, that they finally met. … Read more »
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Marty Ball
|This article possibly contains original research. (October 2010)
Marty Ball is a philosophy of football associated with and named after former NFL and UFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer. In simple terms, it means a focus on the running game, with passing used only to further the running game.
Schottenheimer emphasizes offensive attacks that work as follows:
- First down: a rushing play.
- Second down: another rushing play.
- Third down: a pass attempt.
- Fourth down: punt (or field goal, if within range).
Fans (and critics) refer to this scheme as "Run, Run, Pass, Punt" (R2P2). Schottenheimer is considered to be a conservatively-minded coach with a majority of his focus on defense. The term "Marty Ball" is generally considered a pejorative because, at times, Schottenheimer will steadfastly continue to emphasize this form of offensive attack while attempting to hold on to a thin lead or when playing from behind - often with negative results.
In terms of regular season play in the NFL, Schottenheimer has run Marty Ball very successfully. During his coaching career with the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers, Schottenheimer has compiled an impressive 200-126-1 record. His teams have won 8 division titles (Browns: Thrice. Chiefs: Thrice. Chargers: Twice.), made 13 trips to the NFL playoffs (Browns: 4 trips, Chiefs: 7 trips, Chargers: twice), and have reached the AFC Championship Game 3 times (Browns: twice, Chiefs: once.). Unfortunately, he has failed to execute Marty Ball in the postseason, where he has an unimpressive 5-13 record and has never reached the Super Bowl. NFL coach Herman Edwards said that it "probably detracts [from his legacy] in the minds of some people, but I know it doesn't in the minds of people who have coached against him."[1]
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Although Schottenheimer's assistants have gone on to successful head coaching careers--Bill Cowher, Tony Dungy, and Herm Edwards have also employed similar strategies of running the football and having a strong defense (also known as Smash Mouth football) -- none have adopted the Marty Ball approach. Edwards in particular is likely the closest to using the Marty Ball strategy than any other Schottenheimer protégé.
Tony Dungy, in particular, employed a run-first offense during his tenure as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996-2001. However, he abandoned his conservative philosophy during his coaching tenure with the Indianapolis Colts from 2002-2008. Dungy's Colts teams normally passed the ball more on offense due to Peyton Manning's presence on the team. In addition, Bill Cowher had been known to take more risks (such as making a fourth down conversion) than his mentor during his tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1992-2006, and himself had successful passing offenses with Neil O'Donnell, Ben Roethlisberger, and to a lesser extent Tommy Maddox without abandoning the running game. Unlike Schottenheimer, both Cowher and Dungy have each won a Super Bowl - Cowher with the Steelers in 2005, and Dungy with the Colts in 2006. Mike McCarthy, who is also one of Schottenheimer's former assistants, employs a pass-oriented offense as well, as the current head coach of the Green Bay Packers. With the help of star QB Aaron Rodgers, McCarthy was able to guide the Packers to a Super Bowl win in 2010.
Schottenheimer's final game as an NFL head coach came in the 2006 AFC Divisional Playoff, where his 14-2 Chargers were defeated 24-21 by the New England Patriots. He last coached the UFL's Virginia Destroyers, leading them to a championship in their first season in Virginia Beach, Virginia and his first title as a head coach.
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Hi everyone today I'm doing a post about year three.
In grade three we are starting to do joined up writing with no pens just with greylead.
Grade 3 can be hard because we have a napplan test coming up so we have to do a lot work.
Every morning at 9:00 am we sometimes do relays or walk and talk around our oval it is a lot of fun.
In our class we have stars and if we do a good job at PE, Art and others if we earn 5 stars we get to do anything we want for an hour only if it's a movie.
We have a great teacher named Mr Heenan is is very very very very nice and we have a student teacher named Mr P we call him he is also very nice as well as Mr Heenan.
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If you build it… they will try to improve it- The field of dreams
A couple years back, while I was touring Northeast Iowa promoting my new Parents' Choice Gold Award winning CD collection of poetry for kids, Speed-B-B-B-Bumps, I took some time off and drove to The Field of Dreams, outside Dyersville. I had seen the movie, more than once, and had been moved by the message of the film and the tranquility of the area.
I grew up on a farm in the Miami Valley of Ohio and as I drove those country roads out to the location of the ball field, it reminded me of home and my childhood; rolling hills, farmhouses and silos, it was my youth, played out in summer, pastoral elegance.
Today's newspaper reports the property has been sold to a group including Hall of Fame player Wade Boggs. They intend to transform the bucolic ball field and farm house in to All-Star Ballpark Heaven with twelve baseball fields, sixty teams plus clubhouses for lodging by next year, then double the size by 2017.
I can't fault the owner, Dan Lansing, for taking the three and a half million dollars, though he mentioned his family has been part of the landscape for more than a century. He'll probably sell the International Harvester combine and move to a condo in Miami. Can't say I blame him.
Still, I'll never forget the day of my visit. There were only about ten people there. I watched a dad pitching the ball to his young son and daughter, then run the bases after an infield hit. You can't buy memories like that; for the family or for me.
It's just one more icon going the way of the almighty buck. Next stop, the NRA will be buying advertising on the Lincoln monument. After all, guns don't kill people.


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We Still Don't Know How Static Electricity Works
At some point in physics class, your teacher probably rubbed a balloon against his hair and explained static electricity. But what your teacher didn't tell you—the full story about static electricity—is that scientists are just now realizing it is a lot more complicated than thought. »


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Peak power demand reduction under moving block signalling using an expert system
Ho, T.K. & Wong, K.K. (2003) Peak power demand reduction under moving block signalling using an expert system. IEE Proceedings - Electric Power Applications, 150(4), pp. 471-482.
The concept of moving block signallings (MBS) has been adopted in a few mass transit railway systems. When a dense queue of trains begins to move from a complete stop, the trains can re-start in very close succession under MBS. The feeding substations nearby are likely to be overloaded and the service will inevitably be disturbed unless substations of higher power rating are used. By introducing starting time delays among the trains or limiting the trains' acceleration rate to a certain extent, the peak energy demand can be contained. However, delay is introduced and quality of service is degraded. An expert system approach is presented to provide a supervisory tool for the operators. As the knowledge base is vital for the quality of decisions to be made, the study focuses on its formulation with a balance between delay and peak power demand.
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Track Returns to Action at PSU Relays
The Mountaineers began their 2013-14 season at the YSU Icebreaker on Dec. 6, participating in four events. Saturday will begin a stretch of seven-straight weekends of competition leading up to the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Ames, Iowa, on Feb. 28.
"The girls are back into their routines after the holidays," says WVU eighth-year head coach Sean Cleary. "We will go pop over to State College and get in a little rust buster. For many of these young ladies, the train is about to leave the station – from January through June we will be on the road.
"It's time to get moving and see where we are, and decide how we will arrive and where we need to go."
In the first competition of the season last month, senior Katlyn Shelar placed first in the pole vault with a mark of 3.75 meters – the fifth-best vault in indoor program history.
Freshman sprinter Bria Welker, a native of Ridgeley, W.Va., posted a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.71 in her first appearance as a Mountaineer.
The action will get underway at 10 a.m., on Saturday, with field events, and will conclude with the men's and women's 4x400 meter relay at 5 p.m.
Final results and information can be found at WVUSports.com following competition.
Big 12 Media Days: Dave Wannstedt
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Men's Basketball: Bahamas Preview
Womens Soccer: Kadeisha Buchanan Press Conference
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The Last Airbender
Posted 01 July 2010 - 02:44 PM
Posted 01 July 2010 - 03:02 PM
Fiscal Bomb possibly. Failure on multiple levels, definitely. H'wood should be able to collectively "fire" individuals. You make "The Village," you get a warning. Follow it up with "The Happening," you're on probation. Wrap it up with "Last Airbender," boom. Fired.
Posted 01 July 2010 - 03:30 PM
: Is the studio really anticipating strong grosses for this film?
I've heard that they are, yeah. Which surprises me, but then, Twilight seemed to come out of nowhere to me, too, when it opened to such big numbers two years ago.
Trivia note: BOTH of the movies opening this weekend feature Jackson Rathbone in a significant supporting role. In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, he's the member of the Cullen family who trains the rest of the family in how to fight "newborn" vampires. And in The Last Airbender, he's one of the two people who discover the "avatar" buried in the ice.
Posted 01 July 2010 - 03:45 PM
I don't know. If it makes a jillion billion dollars over the fourth of July weekend, once again M. Night walks away and says to himself either, "Critics don't know what they're talking about, my films rule the earth," or, "Wow, these movie-goers really are as stupid as I originally thought."
Whatever else we might say about The Last Airbender, at least it isn't a massive ego trip like that other movie was.
I still haven't seen The Happening, and my parents -- you know how I've playfully mocked their movie-going experiences here before -- are actually paying attention to the critics when it comes to Shyamalan, that's how much they disliked Lady in the Water and outright hated The Happening. They have no plans to see this. For once, I'm quite proud of them.
Regarding everyone else, I guess we'll know pretty soon. But I have a big feeling Shyamalan beats out all the critics this weekend. Which makes the world deserving of the bad films it gets.
Edited by Persona, 01 July 2010 - 03:46 PM.
Posted 01 July 2010 - 04:17 PM
Surrounding yourself with talented people is easy, when you've still got a reputation for talent. But the script is the glue that holds everything together, and the script that Shyamalan wrote in that case was awful.
that's how much they disliked Lady in the Water
A reminder that Cahiers du Cinema chose Lady in the Water as one of the 10 best films of 2006, ranking it ahead of The New World, and that David Bordwell liked Lady as well:
I thought the film, which definitely had its problems, significantly better than most American critics did, so I take a little satisfaction in the fact that Lady in the Water appeared on Cahiers du cinéma's list of the ten best films of 2006.
That is all. Now back to the piece of crap that is The Last Airbender.
Edited by Christian, 01 July 2010 - 04:17 PM.
Posted 01 July 2010 - 04:51 PM
BTW, I can't help wondering if Jerry Bruckheimer is watching how this film does. He's got nothing to do with it, AFAIK, but there was a trailer for The Sorcerer's Apprentice before the screening of this film, and it occurred to me that both films feature people who do battle by holding their hands in funny poses and making balls of gas or fire or water or whatever swirl about them. It's a distinct change from all the swordfights and whatnot that have dominated fantasy films in recent years, or so it seems to me.
Posted 01 July 2010 - 04:56 PM
The next line could also apply to Shyamalan:
<SteveTaylor> So they love Jerry Lewis in France. Does that make him funny? </SteveTaylor>
"It's too late for apologies when trust has been betrayed..."
Posted 01 July 2010 - 04:59 PM
: The next line could also apply to Shyamalan:
: "It's too late for apologies when trust has been betrayed..."
Posted 01 July 2010 - 07:47 PM
Seriously, though, what do you say about reputable critics who liked the film, even admitting that it has problems? How can it be so clearly heinous and disreputable yet respectable, even liked, by people of Bordwell's caliber? I realize no one is above the occasional boner, but I think their admiration of the film might give critics pause. Instead, whenever I've mentioned the admiration, it's been greeted with scoffing or jokes, as if such opinions are fundamentally unserious.
Edited by Christian, 01 July 2010 - 07:50 PM.
Posted 01 July 2010 - 07:58 PM
Heh, Heh, Heh.
Still, I don't really want to argue over Lady.
Posted 01 July 2010 - 08:15 PM
The comments about the series on this thread were a big reason I stuck with it, so thanks.
Posted 02 July 2010 - 01:35 AM
Edited by opus, 02 July 2010 - 01:38 AM.
Posted 02 July 2010 - 07:50 AM
Posted 02 July 2010 - 08:29 AM
I've loved Shyamalan's films, up to and including 'Lady in the Water' (I haven't been able to bring myself to watch 'The Happening'). The childlike, magical-thinking quality of his films fascinates me, as do his visual style and his psychological insights into trauma and its aftereffects (that latter part is inevitable for me, I guess ), so it saddens me greatly to read about his trashing of 'Airbender.'
Posted 02 July 2010 - 10:47 AM
FWIW, this post from last night is no longer up at Deadline.com for some reason, but the bit that's preserved in my news feed declares:
Christian wrote:
: Is the studio really anticipating strong grosses for this film?
I've heard that they are, yeah. Which surprises me, but then, Twilight seemed to come out of nowhere to me, too, when it opened to such big numbers two years ago.
THURSDAY PM: Sources tell me that Paramount's The Last Airbender opened to $16+M today from 3,169 theaters, including the $3 million from its midnight shows. Helped by higher 3D ticket prices, the pic based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series should be on its way to $60M for the 5-day July Fourth Holiday and a shot at 2nd place.Sixty million in its first weekend? If that holds true, then The Last Airbender would almost automatically be Shyamalan's best-grossing film since The Village (which came out six long years ago). So reports of his career's death might be exaggerated. (Unless we want to postulate that it has entered some sort of "undead" zombie-like phase -- soulless but still on the move.)
Christian wrote:
: Bordwell lives in France?
No, but he reads French magazines.
Posted 02 July 2010 - 11:51 AM
Even if it tails off badly in the coming weeks, I'm thinking an opening this strong indicates that those sequels will probably happen after all.
Shyamalan was quoted yesterday in the "Vulture" column saying that he doesn't pay attention to reviews and had been oblivious to the howls of outrage among critics who'd seen his latest film. He said, just as he did in the book about the making of Lady in the Water, that he has visions in his head and tries to put them on screen -- as if that's all that anyone should expect, regardless of whether those images hang together when assembled into a story, or are worth looking at on their own.
The obliviousness got me thinking about the purpose of reviews. My initial reaction was to think Shyamalan even more arrogant than I did before I'd read the interview, but I don't know why I should assume that film reviews would be intended for the filmmakers, rather than for audiences. Maybe I'm the hubristic one.
Posted 02 July 2010 - 12:52 PM
: $60 MILLION?? For this movie?
And that's just the DOMESTIC box-office forecast for the weekend.
: Even if it tails off badly in the coming weeks, I'm thinking an opening this strong indicates that those sequels will probably happen after all.
Especially if the film does as well overseas as some people are expecting it to.
: The obliviousness got me thinking about the purpose of reviews. My initial reaction was to think Shyamalan even more arrogant than I did before I'd read the interview, but I don't know why I should assume that film reviews would be intended for the filmmakers, rather than for audiences. Maybe I'm the hubristic one.
On a semi-related note, I finally got around to cracking open my copy of Mark Pinsky's The Gospel according to Disney the other day, and in the introductory chapter on "Methodology", he says:
Some reviewers of The Gospel according to The Simpsons complained that there was not enough of my own analysis and interpretation in that work, and too much paraphrasing from the show's episodes, and material from academics, ministers, and theologians. These critics may be right. So in this book I have tried to remedy that, especially in the heart of the work, the appraisals of the individual animated features.That caught my eye, because my own review of that book concluded with:
The Gospel According to the Simpsons sometimes reads more like a collection of facts and episode synopses than an engagement with ideas -- like a journalist, Pinsky lets his sources do the interpreting -- but it's a must-read for anyone who wants to keep tabs on the relationship between faith and popular culture.So, was Pinsky thinking of me? Possibly -- mine is one of six reviews of that book that he links to from his website, and the second half of my sentence was included in the list of review snippets in subsequent editions of the book. But I've never spoken to Pinsky, so I have no idea which particular critics he's thinking of. I'd be curious to know who the others might be. (And FWIW, I wouldn't say that I myself was "complaining" about this aspect of his book; it just stood out to me because I was reviewing his book in tandem with The Simpsons and Philosophy, where every chapter is very much a personal engagement of ideas based on the show.)
Anyway. I mention that simply to say that sometimes authors and artists DO take "advice" from reviews, and sometimes they DO allow those reviews to influence their subsequent works in presumably positive ways.
Posted 02 July 2010 - 06:35 PM
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Posted 03 July 2010 - 12:10 PM
This is a film that throws out of whack all of the things I've learned about box-office analysis, even at a novice level, over many, many years. I had just assumed word of mouth would be terrible among those who saw the film, leading to a fast fade, but maybe, just maybe, people actually like the movie and are telling people to see it. I never did see what the "Cinemascore" was among audiences on Airbender.
Steel yourself, Christian. Based on how the film did yesterday, some people are now estimating The Last Airbender could make as much as $70 million in its first weekend (if we count Monday as part of the weekend, I think).


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Find a Schnauzer available near you!
Schnauzer Adoption
What do you need to know before you adopt a Schnauzer? We asked the experts!
Schnauzer Rescue Cincinnati and Florida says:
Schnauzers are a wonderful breed, but they aren't for everyone. Most of them bark a lot, and they are pretty high energy. Probably the biggest reason that dogs are turned in to our rescue is this. Young couples get married and adopt a schnauzer. Once they start having a family and if the dog should snap at the child, then in most cases they blame the dog. And most of the time, it is preventable; kids just need to be taught to be gentle with Schnauzers.
Boxer/Schnauzer Rescue of the Ozarks says:
There are three sizes of the Schnauzer breed: giant, standard, and miniature. The biggest misconception is that a Giant Schnauzer is just like a Miniature Schnauzer, just bigger. This is not true.
A Giant Schnauzer is in the working breed class and they are a guarding breed. They use their mouths to direct you to what they want. The Giant is also not the best with small dogs, especially of the same sex. Many times we have had Giants come into rescue because they have started to prey on the little dog in the house. It is very important to get your Giant Schnauzer into training classes. A happy Giant is a Giant with a job; this could be pulling a wagon, or being a service dog, but Giants are best when they are kept busy.
A Miniature Schnauzer is in the terrier breed class, and they are true to their terrier roots. Many of the Miniature Schnauzers we get into our program are best not placed with children under five, as the mini sees them as a littermate rather than as owner and will treat the child as such, which sometimes means snapping. A Miniature Schnauzer, like the Giant, needs direction. Training classes are great for Minis, as this is a smart breed and they need activities to keep them out of trouble. Leaving them in the backyard will only create many holes around the yard; they need to be walked and socialized.
As for the Standard we hardly ever get them in the program, the breed club works really hard to keep the standard from getting out of control like the mini and now sadly the giant. This breed in all three sizes are NOT hypoallergenic. They do shed less than some other dogs, but they still shed.
More about Schnauzers:
There are three types of Schnauzers: the Miniature Schnauzer, the Standard Schnauzer, and the Giant Schnauzer.
Schnauzers and Schnauzer mixes are often described as lively, enthusiastic and affectionate. This breed does its best to become a member of the family and to alert family members to potential dangers. Schnauzers are highly intelligent but can be stubborn or willful. Regardless of size Schnauzers are typically fun loving and high energy terriers. The Miniature Schnauzer is considerably less aggressive with both strangers and other animals than are his larger relatives. Sometimes the Giant Schnauzer is often described as a bit too boisterous to interact with small children.
The wiry double coat of the Schnauzer is considered to be low shedding. But that doesn't mean your Schnauzer doesn't require some grooming. The softer outer coat of the Schnauzer does shed, but the loose hairs become trapped in the thicker undercoat. Therefore, though you will notice very little hair around the house, your Schnauzer requires regular brushing to keep the coat from becoming tangled or matted. Schnauzers also require that their coat be clipped several times per year. Schnauzers have a low incidence of genetic problems but may be prone to hip dysplasia and a variety of tumors that are not necessarily cancerous.


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If Citigroup Chief Economist Willem Buiter (and former Financial Times blogger) looks like he's suffering through a nervous breakdown, you can blame the U.S. Tax Code. Buiter dropped the news that he nearly had a nervous breakdown simply getting his information together in order to do his taxes on a recent appearance on Bloomberg Radio.
Buiter stopped by Bloomberg Radio last week to talk, ostensibly, about the current global economic climate (downloads as an mp3). At the beginning of the interview, Buiter focused on Europe, dropping such nuggets as "[t]he Greeks are by no means on a sustainable path" and "Spain is the key country about which I am most worried. It has clearly moved to the wrong side."
But later, the interview moved to government control and its effect on investment and growth. Buiter noted that "[r]egulation, right, laws, can do as much good or damage as spending and taxes." He was then asked, whether we (meaning the U.S.) were doing it right. Buiter answered with an emphatic "Oh no."
After complaining about nearly being driven to a nervous breakdown, he noted, "The US tax system is completely incomprehensible! My wife and I are PhD's in economics, both of us, and we can't make head or tail of it so there's something very wrong there."
Buiter, whose Ph.D. comes from Yale, isn't alone in complaining about the complexity of the Tax Code. Around this time of year, many taxpayers complain that it's too difficult and time consuming to figure out their federal income taxes.
The IRS estimates that the average taxpayer will spend 22 hours on a federal form 1040 (taken from the federal form 1040 instructions, downloads as a pdf), including 10 hours just on record keeping. There's a lot to sort out if you have more than wages on a form W-2. Of course, while I have some sympathy for Mr. Buiter, I do have a hard time imagining him hunched over his PC entering receipts into Quickbooks. I'm guessing he has people who do these things for him. We should all be so lucky.
Still, he makes a valid point.
Summing up, he had this to say:
So, there is so much wrong with the US fiscal system that a week wouldn't be enough time to list it.
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Teens to learn important lessons for relationships and healthy living
Palmetto Health invites teens and parents to the 2013 Teen Health Summit, "Press Pause: Think B4 You Play," Friday, June 14, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Dreher High School, 3319 Millwood Ave., Columbia. This free event will help teens learn the consequences of risky behavior, which often increases during the summer. Students in 6-12th grade are invited. Registration and parent/guardian permission are required.
This year's theme, "Press Pause: Think B4 You Play," will include educational sessions on sexuality, healthy relationships, health and nutrition, bullying, and college life. Parents also can learn about these topics in a separate session just for them.
Teens who register before June 1 will be entered into a drawing for a $500 shopping spree to Columbiana Center. Two additional $250 shopping sprees also will be given away. Lunch will be provided for free from Chick-Fil-A and the day will conclude with an ice cream social from Baskin-Robbins.
Free transportation is available for the Lower Richland community. Pick-up times and locations are as follows:
• 7 a.m. at Webber Elementary, 140 Webber School Road, Eastover
• 7:30 a.m. at Lower Richland High School, 2615 Lower Richland Blvd., Hopkins
Registration beings Monday, May 13. For more information or to register, call 803-296-CARE (2273). Online registration for the event also is available at PHTeenHealthSummit2013.eventbrite.com.
This annual event is part of Palmetto Health's ongoing teen health initiatives. Programs and events are held throughout the year including Teen Talk, ParenTeen and Freshman Focus. To learn more, please visit PalmettoHealth.org/CommunityHealth.