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Movie Master
Publication Date : 03-10-2012
If you are a fresh young actor in Hong Kong looking for opportunities to hone your skills to become a proper star, you are pretty much in a big fix.
Though veteran Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka Fai did not say those words exactly, he was completely stumped when asked what young actors in his hometown could do to propel themselves to the next level. The Hong Kong film and TV industry has been ailing in recent years.
In Singapore to promote his new movie, the Chinese production Taichi 0, the 54-year-old sat back on the couch during the interview with Life! and paused for a good minute in deep thought.
"That is a seriously good question. I really don't know how to answer that," Leung finally replies, in a mix of Mandarin and English.
"I have no idea where they can possibly go to hone themselves in Hong Kong. I just know that the problem exists, but I don't know what the solution is." The problem he refers to is the current dearth of young leading stars in Hong Kong who can take over from older ones such as himself, should they retire from the industry.
Continuing to mull over the question, he says: "The so-called 'younger' stars now are probably people like Nicholas Tse and Louis Koo, but they're actually not even that young anymore. Nicholas is young but he already has children, so he will have other responsibilities. So how much longer can they really do big-time action flicks, for example?
"If we're talking about a true young leading star, the only person I can think of now is Aarif Rahman. Other than that... there is no one else in Hong Kong at the moment. It's not good. If we don't groom any people now, there will really be none left to take over in the future."
Tse is 32, Koo, 41, and Rahman, 25.
Leung then adds jokingly: "Maybe when I stop acting one day, I will think about becoming a film director and properly come up with ways to groom young stars. Right now, I'm just an actor. I cannot do so much."
Should he really make it his goal to groom the stars of the future, you can be sure he will put his all into it, judging by the way he goes about tirelessly promoting his current project.
Starring Leung alongside Angelababy, Eddie Peng and rookie Yuan Xiaochao, Taichi 0 - Stephen Fung's martial arts-meets-steam-punk work, the first in a planned trilogy - is about a young man's journey to mastering the art of taiji. Steam punk is a genre of fiction that incorporates science fiction, fantasy and futuristic elements in a Victorian setting.
Dressed in a casual black tee, yellow blazer and black thick-framed glasses, Leung is friendly, chatty and clearly in a cheerful mood throughout the interview. He ponders over every media question carefully and gives insightful, thoughtful answers.
And, being a professional at the film promotion game, he directs every topic of discussion back to his new movie.
When forced to elaborate on a certain point that he had quickly digressed from to talk once more about the film, he says in jest with a laugh: "If you did not keep reminding me about these things, I think I would have forgotten about them completely."
One of the key reasons Hong Kong is losing so much talent and opportunity is that people are flocking to China for work.
Increasingly, film talents from around the region such as Hong Kong and Taiwan are interested in collaborating with production houses in China, as these companies have both the money and labour to make big-budget projects.
Taichi 0 is one such example: Made on a budget of over 100 million yuan (US$16 million), the film, which stars talents from the region, is produced by Chinese film company giant Huayi Brothers.
It premiered at Venice Film Festival last month out of competition, the only Chinese film screened at the event this year.
Unabashedly, Leung says that he is only interested in filming such big movies these days.
"Those small movies watched only by the people in Hong Kong or Taiwan - I don't have much interest in them," he says, unless, their scripts are "really, really good", like the one for Hong Kong cop thriller Cold War, opening in cinemas here later this month. He stars in Cold War with Aaron Kwok.
For years, he adds, he had considered retirement, until the possibility for major co-productions came along. "In Hong Kong, the cinema culture is not the same as before. People just don't go to the theatres to watch movies anymore - they download or watch online. So I used to wake up every morning, thinking, 'What is the point of me acting, when no one will watch?'
"Only when these co-productions started getting underway, I realised that there is new life in films. We finally have the chance and the resources to make these big movies that will be watched, not only by Chinese people, but hopefully by Western audiences, too. I've always wanted to be able to promote Chinese culture to outside audiences through film, and these co-productions are the way to do that. It's time they watched our movies too."
The pride he takes in Chinese culture and being Chinese is apparent, given that the actor never went to find more work in Western markets even though he had the chance to do so after filming the much-talked-about drama The Lover (1992). Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, the film had him in the role of a rich Chinese businessman caught up in a steamy love affair with a teenage French girl, and was nominated in seven categories at France's Cesar Awards in 1993.
Leung says: "After that movie, I received a lot of offers from Western directors, but 85 per cent of the scripts were for me to play the same type of role again, to play a Chinese lover.
"If that is the only way the Western audience was going to see me, then I'm not interested. I want to present a multifaceted Tony Leung to the world. So I decided to stay with the Chinese film industry, and do a lot of different roles. The Western audience has already seen me as a Chinese lover. Now with this movie, they can see me as a taiji master."
Leung, who debuted in 1981 as a graduate of Hong Kong TV broadcaster TVB's actor training programme alongside other stars such as Andy Lau and Carrie Ng, is one of Hong Kong's most prolific and respected film actors.
In his almost-three-decade career, he has appeared in more than 100 films, many of which have won him acclaim and awards. One of his most memorable roles is that of hot-tempered triad boss Big D in crime film Election (2005), a part that earned him the award for Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
He has also won the same award for his performances in Burning Of The Imperial Palace (1983), 92 La Legendary Rose Noire (1992), as well as the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Men Suddenly In Black (2003). In 1990, he had also received the prestigious Golden Horse award for Best Actor for Farewell China (1990), in the role of a Chinese immigrant in New York City.
Such awards are bonuses for actors, "like getting a good grade in your school reports", the actor says.
He adds: "But I'm not very interested in getting awards for Best Actor now. I'm more hopeful that the films I act in get awards for Best Film instead. I gain more satisfaction if the whole film crew gets recognised. Movies are a team effort, you know." Whether or not Taichi 0 is award-worthy, it gave him the chance to try his hand at martial arts.
"I've done so many different roles, and so many different types of movies, except for martial arts. I just wanted to try it and see what the experience was like, and I think I did a pretty decent job," he says with a chuckle, before quickly standing up to show off a few taiji moves.
He did not find the 2 1/2-month gongfu training for the film too tough, he adds. Though eager to talk about movies and acting, he is decidedly more reluctant to discuss his family.
The actor, who is married to a radio producer, with whom he has twin 20-year-old daughters, has kept a very low profile in terms of personal matters, which is very different from those of his generation such as Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok who have been swept up by gossip about their relationships and family life.
The only thing Leung will say about his daughters is, once more, in reference to the movie, or in this case, specifically his co-star, Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng. With a laugh, he says: "I really admire Eddie, as a person as well as an actor. He is so diligent and smart and an all-around nice guy. I've worked so well with him that I almost treat him like half a son. In fact, I would totally love him to be a son-in-law, if possible. Who wouldn't, really?"
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New eco-friendly paint formulas, such as the one found in Sherwin-Williams' ProMar 200 Waterbased Acrylic Alkyd, have eliminated 800,000 pounds of VOCs, according to the company.
WASHINGTON—The Sherwin-Williams Company recently announced it has been awarded the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award.
The award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on behalf of the White House, recognizes Sherwin-Williams' innovative new paint formulation, utilizing soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles in the substantial reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Chris Connor, chairman and CEO of The Sherwin-Williams Company says, "We are pleased that the White House and EPA have recognized our very talented R&D team that's committed to innovation and sustainability. Incorporating simple ingredients like soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles into a first of its kind powerful paint formula provides a winning, transformational combination for our customers and the environment."
Sherwin-Williams is being recognized in the Designing Greener Chemicals category for Water-Based Acrylic Alkyd Technology (WBAAT). Oil-based "alkyd" paints have high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOC) that can become air pollutants as the paint dries. But now the Sherwin-Williams R&D Innovation Excellence team has developed water-based acrylic alkyd paint, made from soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles.
In 2010, the new environmentally friendly Sherwin-Williams paint formula, found in ProClassic Waterbased Acrylic Alkyd, ProMar 200 Waterbased Acrylic Alkyd and ProIndustrial Waterborne Enamel has eliminated 800,000 pounds of VOCs.
In manufacturing the new paint formula, Sherwin-Williams has used 320,000 pounds of soybean oil, 250,000 pounds of PET and eliminated 1,000 barrels of oil. The continued evolution and expansion of the Sherwin-Williams technology has the potential to eliminate millions of pounds of VOC emissions while supporting the recycling of millions of pounds of PET each year.
"EPA congratulates this year's winners for designing and developing innovative green chemistry technologies that will result in safer chemicals for use in products, homes, schools and workplaces," says Steve Owens, EPA's assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention.
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Express-News staff : August 10, 2012 : Updated: August 10, 2012 1:36am
Our Lady of the Lake has named Christopher Minner, an assistant for the past three seasons, the interim women's basketball coach for the 2012-13 season. He replaces Rusty Kennedy, who left to take over at Western New Mexico after leading OLLU to a 26-8 record and a trip to the NAIA tournament.
Before coming to OLLU, Minner was an assistant for the Texas A&M International women's team, head coach at Napa Valley (Calif.) Community College women's team and a high school boys coach in California.


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CHARLESTON — A union-formed political committee in West Virginia has received $250,000 from a construction labor interest group.
The super PAC named Honest West Virginians received the check from the West Virginia State Building & Construction Trades Council in late June.
AFL-CIO treasurer Josh Sword says his group started the committee last month to combat opposing outside spending on elections.
With several competitive congressional and state races, Sword says the group is still planning its involvement. Unions typically support Democrats.
Already, $3.3 million from third-party groups have flooded the re-election campaign of Democratic Congressman Nick Rahall.
The conservative Americans for Prosperity and American Energy Alliance has spent $2 million of that on anti-Rahall ads. The liberal House Majority PAC has invested $1.1 million to attack his opponent, Democrat-turned-Republican state Sen. Evan Jenkins.


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It must be just awesome being their next door neighbors.
Forgot to proofread... But my point stands.
For OLCC and Oregon to truly modernize... It would have to pretty much have to cease to exist. An unnecessary government institution if ever there was one. And I'm a card-carrying liberal.
Excellent post, and thank you for having the grace to post without judgement, hatred and invective. Your post should be final word on this comments board but unfortunately... It is what it is.
I have one small complaint on the wordage used in one sentence in the article. It says:
"The Levys -- who dearly love their daughter..."
It should more properly read:
"The Levys -- who say they dearly love their daughter"
Journalists aren't supposed to make this kind of conclusion unless the article is editorial in nature. Aimee Green should know this.
Nothing to do with their white-ness... This has everything to do with the fact that they're athletes at a coveted program... The star athletes never had anything to fear and the victim's parents would never pursue charges for fear of losing a chance of getting their kids a top spot in a coveted high school athletics program. This is about priorities. Nice try at the old 'poor, put-upon white man' line. That's a pretty tired straw man you've got there.
Conservatives should be in support of this action... Less government restriction on private property. Unless, I dare say... you actually support bigger government in specific cases. Conservatives would never do that, right?
It's a cruel thing to surprise bad students with a pop quiz when they were asleep during class...
No need to institutionalize this stuff... The male portion of our society is emasculating itself more and more everyday (with the help of a nation of over-parenting control freaks...). Just let (un)nature take it's course...
Geez... In these stories, it always seems to be the worst of the worst taking the lives of our best. It's depressing and infuriating simultaneously...
The horrors of a shortened NBA season! THE HORRORS!
Woe, woe unto us all!
You have one incomplete sentence and a conspicuously absent comma. You will not be hired as proofreader anytime soon. Judge not lest ye be judged, my anonymous on-line friend.
Good points all... There are recent rumors that the investigation is also exploring the possible involvement of wealthy and powerful donors to the Second Mile project. If that pans out to be true, there are powerful interests that I'm sure would not prefer your questions to be answered.
This is an old, familiar story... You can be a banker and rip people off for billions, or be an energy baron, wantonly poisoning the water supply of good, hard working americans without recourse. But if you're a dumb kid, in a moment of poor judgment... Well off to jail with you!
I have too much self esteem to come back to basketball. So should all of you.
No matter how you feel about him hunting and killing animals... Is his obituary really the forum for the discussion? People like govtsux and funcio-puncio truly embody what a social cesspool/shark tank these discussion threads have become. If you even have the capacity, I say: Shame on you, and pray that idiots don't urinate on the memories of your loved ones the you have done to Cody Myers.
I love the fall... We get to start reading about an Oregon team with a real warrior spirit and winning attitude. Go Pilots!
I guess Gresham police are now making a habit of investigating Portland crime, then...
Gresham citizen, Gresham address, genius.
A tad too much credit for the Timbers army...
I sense the scars of some past rejection by some bygone athlete from your past... Don't worry, time, and maybe some therapy can do wonders. By the way... If you could ever get a girl half as hot as Lauren Cheney, Alex Morgan or Amy Rodriguez, I'll eat my hat.


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Charles T. Meadow, professor emeritus, University of Toronto, and has been visiting professor at the Universities of North Carolina and the West Indies. He edited the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and the Canadian Journal of Information Science and was president of the Canadian Association for Information Science. Received Research Award and shared Annual Information Science Book Award from ASIS&T. Bert Boyce has been an Information System Research Analyst, for the Information Systems Office, at the Library of Congress, a faculty member and acting Dean of the School of Library and Information Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, and Dean of the School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, where he is now Professor and Dean Emeritus. He is currently Editor of the Academic Press Library and Information Science Series. He received the ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award in 1989, and has shared the Annual Information Science Book Award from ASIS&T. Donald Kraft is professor at LSU and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a fellow of IEEE and AAAS and editor of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology He received the Research Award, Watson Davis Award, and shared the Annual Information Science Book Award from ASIS&T and the LSU Distinguished Faculty award. Carol Barry is associate professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University. She has received the Best JASIS Paper Award, 1995; the LSU Alumni Association Teaching Award, 1995; and the American Society for Information Science, Doctoral Forum Award, 1993. She is associate editor of JASIS&T, a Member of the Board of ASIS&T, and a member of the LSU Faculty Senate and its vice president in 2000-2001. She has authored or co-authored over 30 research papers.
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There was a law in the Texas constitution that was there for 100 years, but never enforced that REQUIRED all former military officers and NCOs to carry a side arm in public.
--Laws surrounding knives are stricter than those against guns. Because they are a "punk weapon," cheap and readily available, almost all states ban carrying knives larger than 3" (or 5cm for you Canucks.)
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Its illegal to carry in Scotland. But ontime I took an escrima out to some punks who paintballed my house. Instead of paintballing me they though they would rush me. So I took out my wakizashi and they turned and ran...(not before my bro shot most of them with a Ak-47 looking air soft type gun (im not famliar with guns)
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To disarm you Glasgow lads you'd have to behead the entire lot of you, and also remove all the loose bricks and boards from the city streets. Tire irons and bicycle chains would have to go, and just in case you guys thought about using cabers again all the telephone lines would have to be removed. I don't see why you aren't allowed to posess firearms.


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Roger Hilton, January 1957, 1957. London, Tate Britain (Photo: © Tate, London 2009)
Speaker(s): Jan Cox (University of Bristol), John J Curley (Wake Forest University), Nathan Dunne (London Consortium), Rachel Flynn (University of Bristol and National Museum Wales), Amy Haavik-Mackinnon (Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania), Martin Hammer (University of Edinburgh), David Hulks (University of East Anglia), Catherine Jolivette (Missouri State University), Jonathan Katz (State University of New York at Buffalo), Megan Luke (University of Chicago), Courtney Martin (University of California, Berkeley), Alex Potts (University of Michigan), Richard Read (University of Western Australia), Catherine Spencer (independent scholar), Frank Spicer (independent scholar), Chris Stephens (Tate), Andrew Stephenson (University of East London), Lisa Tickner (The Courtauld Institute of Art), Sarah Turner (University of York), Anne Wagner (University of California, Berkeley), Leon Wainwright (Manchester Metropolitan University), Beth Williamson (Tate), Jennifer Wulffson Bedford (The Ohio State University), Claire Zimmerman (University of Michigan)
Ticket/entry details: £45 (£25 concessions and Courtauld staff and students), includes coffee, tea, lunch, reception. Please send a cheque made payable to 'Courtauld Institute of Art' to: Research Forum Events Coordinator, The Courtauld Institute of Art Research Forum, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN, clearly stating that you wish to book for the 'New Approaches to British Art' conference. For credit card bookings call 020 7848 2785. For further information, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Organised by: Professors Lisa Tickner and David Peters Corbett
Although British art has benefited from an extraordinary growth in scholarly studies over the last decade the rich history of the years between 1939 and 1969 remains relatively underexplored. Despite the recent buoyancy of the market, the large audiences for modern art internationally, and the significance of monographic exhibitions devoted to a few select names (Nicholson, Caro, Bacon, Freud), there is still a dearth of published work by younger scholars in this period and little thematic and analytic study in comparison to scholarship on British art of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This conference will stimulate further study of the art of these years and provide a forum in which new work and fresh approaches can be discussed and developed. It has attracted speakers from Europe, Australia and the US and a range of proposals examining transatlantic relations; anthropology and the Independent Group; decolonization and pop; landscape in the nuclear age; art, architecture and photography; artists and critics such as Herbert Read and Adrian Stokes; and the institutional field including exhibitions and the export drive. We look forward to a stimulating two days in June.
This conference is being jointly organised by The Courtauld Institute of Art and the University of York and has been made possible through the generous support of The Henry Moore Foundation and The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, as well as the University of East Anglia .


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Cheers and Jeers
Cheers ... for the report the Economic Development Board commissioned that, among other things, points out that industries that are looking to relocate their businesses look for states with good educational systems.
Jeers ... to some members of the General Assembly that think being 48th in education is good enough.
Cheers ... to the Forest City Owls, for finding their bats.
Jeers ... to those who mercilessly make fun of Miss Utah, who had a bad night at the Miss America contest when she flubbed a question. Everyone has a bad moment every once in a while.
Cheers ... to all the local officials who have been struggling with their budgets for the past month or so. We may not all agree with the end results, but we recognize that a lot of effort has been expended.
Cheers ... to the associates from the Tri-City Belk in Forest City for volunteering their time to give the Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School a makeover. Giving back to the community, especially to the kids, is much appreciated.
Jeers ... to the NC Senate Commerce Committee for endorsing a bill rolling back energy-efficiency standards for building materials to 2009 levels. The goal ought to be to make buildings more energy efficient, not less. Lawmakers should work to move the state forward, not backward.
Jeers ... to the NC House Transportation Committee for agreeing to a Senate bill that would allow the speed limit on certain highways to be increased to 75 mph thereby increasing the risk of fatal accidents. Is it better to save time or to save lives on state highways?
Cheers … to the North Carolina Forest Service in Rutherford County for their newest acquisition of a 92-horsepower fire line plow. It is something that has been needed for some time according to forest rangers and we are glad they were able to get it.
Cheers … to the unveiling of a portrait of Col. Andrew Hampton, commander of the Rutherford County Liberty Men in the Battle of Kings Mountain. This should make a great way to remember Rutherford County's storied history.
To offer your own cheer or jeer for consideration, email Editor Matthew Clark at email@example.com. Please put "Cheers and Jeers" in the subject line.
By Matthew Clark, for the Editorial Board
The Daily Courier Editorial Board consists of community members Jerry Brewer, Kyle Bingham, Tom Padgett, Dr. Shermaine Surratt and Cliff Strassenburg as well as Editor Matthew Clark.


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Below is the poem entitled Golden Skies which was written by poet
Loveless. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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With love I look at you
And see your eyes transform
To gaze into depths
Which carry a secret storm
A ring as dark as night
Around a golden sky
With speckles of dark stars
That bring my lips a sigh
They hold the world's wonders
A box of sins and hurt
A glimmer of light
That glows just like hope
With love you look at me
And I see into your eyes
Your soul bare and naked
From me you do not hide
Their gentle with a sadness
They shine as you laugh
They hold both parts equal
Experience of life and death
You stay hidden to the world
But you open up to me
And in your eyes my Darling
I see everything there is to see
With soft lashes they appear
Angelic in their own way
I watch as they close
And your anger drifts away
Unclothed I see your soul
In the doorway of your eyes
I could stare into them forever
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NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. - Sen. Richard Moore, D-Uxbridge, will lay a wreath to honor local veterans in his "Wreaths Across the Worcester & Norfolk District" program in conjunction with national "Wreaths Across America.''
The Northbridge wreath will be presented at the Vietnam Monument at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Square on Main Street. The public and area veterans are invited to attend.
Moore joined with veterans at a State House ceremony Monday for the kick-off of the nationwide wreath laying program designed to recognize deceased veterans.
The event brings together local veterans, their families and supporting organizations to decorate veterans' memorials across southern Worcester County in honor of fallen servicemen and women.
"During this season of giving, we should remember our veterans who gave us the greatest gift of all: freedom," Moore said.
"The 'Wreaths Across America' program is an excellent opportunity for each of us to honor our deceased veterans.Through placing wreaths on the graves of veterans, we honor not only our heroic men and women who honorably served their country, but their families who shared in the sacrifice," he said.
Last year, Moore laid wreaths at memorials in each of the 14 towns he represents. He will do the same this year.
In organizing "Wreaths Across the Worcester & Norfolk District," Moore teamed up with Mendon Cub Scout Pack 1 to personally purchase wreaths for each town.
"Wreaths Across America" is a national program that encourages individuals and organizations to sponsor wreath-laying ceremonies at the graves of veterans in the nation's cemeteries on the second Saturday of December. The mission of "Wreaths Across America" is to remember, honor and teach by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, as well as veterans' cemeteries and other veterans' graves in all 50 states.
The week is made possible by thousands of volunteers who organize local ceremonies at state houses and in local communities. The program is paid for by individuals and corporate sponsors, as well as veterans' organizations.
For more information about "Wreaths Across America," visit www.wreathssacrossamerica.org.


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Don't miss the 3rd annual Village in Bloom Arts Festival Sat. May 2, 2015!
What: Art exhibits of and for area children, performances for the whole family, exhibits of Isabel and John's artwork, make-and-take children's art activities
When: May 2, 2015
Where: The Village of East Davenport
Why: Isabel and John lived, raised their family and created their art in the East Village. We want to celebrate their contribution and encourage young people to get involved in the arts!
Read about the Figge Art Museum's reception for the winners (below) of the teen sculpting contest!
1st Place: "Exploring the Mississippi" by Amy Van Fossen, Home School, 11th grade (Watch Amy cast and finish her sculpture at Isabel Bloom!)
2nd Place: "Swimming Turtle" by Lindsey Chavez, Central High School, 12th grade
3rd Place: "Mother Goose and Babies" by Ariel Scott United Township High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: "Turtle and Me" by Shailah Harris, Central High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: "Lily Pad" by Margo Bowman, Home School, 11th grade
Check out these fabulous photos from our 2nd annual Village in Bloom! And browse the newspaper articles about it!!!
How did John and Isabel meet? Where did they find their inspiration? Learn more about their fascinating lives in this mini-documentary produced by Alan Sivell and Sam Peterlin from St. Ambrose University.


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Posts Tagged 'color'
"Each color lives by its mysterious life"*…
Inka Mathew, of Green Ink Studio, has a passion project, Tiny PMS Match…
A personal project of tiny proportion—matching small everyday objects to their Pantone® colors… All pictures were taken with her iPhone 5 and edited with Snapseed.
Many, many more at Tiny PMS Match.
* Wassily Kandinsky
As we sift through shades, we might recall that it was on this date in 1982 that Graceland opened to the public. Built in 1939, Graceland was the mansion that was home to Elvis Presley from 1957 until his death in 1977. It was declared a national landmark in 2006, and is the third most-visited private home in the U.S. (behind the White House and Biltmore House in Asheville).
Arctic blue? That's so yesterday…
Color Forecast relies on high-speed digital cameras placed in strategic fashion centers in Paris, Milan, and Antwerp to capture data 24/7 on what the cognescenti are wearing… that data is fed into a piece of color-tracking software written by Pedro Miguel Cruz… then played back in the form depicted above– all to help one avoid appearing in public in a passe pastel. In the end, it's a shill for a clothing chain called Pimkie… still, it's all about au courant.
[TotH to Wired]
As we celebrate contemporaneity, we might send beautiful birthday greetings to English fashion model April Ashley; remembered for her spreads in fashion bibles like Vogue (as photographed by the likes of David Bailey)– and for being the first British person publicly outed as a transsexual– she was born (Tony Jamieson) on this date in 1935, and joined the Merchant Marine at 14. By the 50s, she'd moved to Paris and become a successful drag performer; then in 1960, she visited Morocco to have reassignment surgery. On returning to London later that year, Ashley took up modeling, and was an immediate success… which lasted until she was outed by the Sunday People in 1961. During her brief stint in the limelight, April won a part in the Hope-Crosby comedy Road to Hong Kong; her credit was dropped after her history was made public.
In 2005, after the passage of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, Ashley was finally legally recognised as a female and issued with a new birth certificate.
Color me _____ …
Feeling _____? About to head out for a night on the town in _____? Then dress in _____!
From Zoho:Lab, an interactive version of (R)D favorite David McCandless' "Colours of Cultures"…
click the image above, or here, for full-screen interactive version
And for a grid version, click here.
As we reorganize our sock drawers, we might recall that on this date in 1896 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that color mattered in a different kind of way: it ruled that separate-but-equal facilities were constitutional on intrastate railroads. For half a century thereafter, the Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the principle of racial segregation in the U.S., across which laws mandated separate accommodations on buses and trains, and in hotels, theaters, and schools. While the Court's majority opinion denied that legalized segregation connoted inferiority, a dissenting opinion from Justice John Marshall Harlan argued that segregation in public facilities smacked of servitude and abridged the principle of equality under the law.
At a Rome, Georgia bus station, 1949 (source)
The color of money…
The increasingly rapacious and reactionary corporate attitude to intellectual property rights has been the subject of several posts over at Scenarios and Strategy (c.f., e.g., "Patently Absurd…,"Caution! Pile up ahead…," or "I was aiming for my foot, but I seem to have shot myself in the thigh…")
Now an update for readers who might feel the urge to deliver a present in just any light blue box, or who might fancy a certain shade of orange… Tiffany Blue and Home Depot Orange are trademark-protected– "colormarked"– hues.
Qualitex Press Pad
It all started in 1989. Qualitex used the unique color blend illustrated above for their dry cleaning presses. But then competitor Jacobson began using the same shade, allegedly to more easily confuse companies into buying their product instead. Qualitex sued, won– and colormarking was born.
Readers will find a list of 10 privately-owned colors at Mental Floss' "10 Trademarked Colors."
As we discard a number of our crayons, just to be on the safe side, we might recall that it was on this date in 1981 that the extraordinary Canadian athlete Arnie Boldt jumped 6′ 8.25″ at the Tribune Games outside of Winnipeg, breaking his own record for long jump in disabled competition. Boldt, who'd lost his right leg in a grain auger accident at the age of three, burst onto the parasports scene at the 1976 Paralympics, where he took gold and set records in both the long and the high jumps. He raised his high jump record at the next Paralympics in 1980, then raised both records in 1981.
Arnie Boldt in the long jump (source: Canadian Sports Hall of Fame)
Ready… Set… Glow!…
Readers who have pending fashion purchases will be relieved to know that Pantone ("the world-renowned authority on color") has announced the The Color of the Year for 2011: Honeysuckle (PANTONE 18-2120). "A vibrant, energetic hue," it sounds like just what the doctor ordered…
While the 2010 color of the year, PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, served as an escape for many, Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.
"In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues," explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum."
Eiseman continues, "The intensity of this festive reddish pink allures and engages. In fact, this color, not the sweet fragrance of the flower blossoms for which it was named, is what attracts hummingbirds to nectar. Honeysuckle may also bring a wave of nostalgia for its associated delicious scent reminiscent of the carefree days of spring and summer."
And not a moment too soon.
As we realize that this means a wholesale replacement of our accessories, we might recall that it was on this date in 1955 that Carl Perkins recorded his rockabilly classic "Blue Suede Shoes" at Sam Phillips' Sun Records studio. Released at the start of 1956, the single was a hit, and was ultimately covered by a number of other acts– most famously, by Elvis Presley.
The B-side, also written by Perkins, wasn't too shabby either: "Honey Don't" was covered by at least 20 other acts, including The Beatles.


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Colorado approves 541 health plans that meet Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act standards
DENVER - Coloradans without health insurance found out Friday what it will cost them to comply with the insurance mandate taking effect next year.
The Division of Insurance released rates Friday of plans that comply with the health care overhaul. Eighteen insurance companies will offer 541 separate plans for individuals and small groups.
For a 40-year-old individual customer, monthly premiums will range from $177 a month to $774 a month. The wide range of rates is because premiums depend on the level of coverage and where in the state a person lives. By 2015, insurers will also be charging different rates for smokers and nonsmokers.
Colorado opens a marketplace Oct. 1 to help customers shop for insurance. The health insurance exchange, called Connect For Health Colorado, has hired "navigators" to explain the health insurance options at health fairs and community events, and the exchange has also taken out TV ads to get the word out about shopping for insurance.
Colorado has about 716,000 people without insurance. Many of them will be eligible for free health care through Medicaid, or subsidized health insurance depending on their incomes. Coloradans who aren't eligible for free health care but choose to skip health insurance altogether will be fined at least $95 next year, with fines going up dramatically in subsequent years. For now, health officials are hoping to lure the uninsured into the system, talking up new benefits under the overhaul.
For example, young and healthy customers can now find cheaper premiums for catastrophic health insurance. Health officials are trying to soften the sticker shock by talking up additional benefits those young and healthy consumers will see under the new health insurance plans, such as lower out-of-pocket costs and free preventive care and cancer screenings.
"While it is tempting to compare the costs for the new plans to current ones, it is important to remember that these are new plans with new benefits and new requirements, so it is not an `apples to apples' comparison." Interim Insurance Commissioner Doug Dean said in a statement.
The rates released Friday show the complicated decisions facing Colorado's uninsured.
First, rates and options will depend on where in Colorado a customer lives.
Let's say 40-year-old customer seeking individual insurance through the exchange wants a "bronze" plan, meaning insurance would cover 60 percent of their health care costs. That 40-year old would have 16 insurers to choose from, with monthly premiums from $186 to $364, if they live in Denver. The same customer living in Grand Junction would have just eight insurers to choose from, with monthly premiums ranging from $237 to $400. And if the same customer is living in Greeley, they'd have 13 insurers to choose from, with monthly premiums ranging from $177 a month to $296 a month.
A 40-year-old customer who wants to use the exchange to buy an individual "platinum" plan, in which insurance would cover 90 percent of their costs, has even fewer options. That customer would have two insurers to choose from in Denver, one insurer to choose from in Colorado Springs, Pueblo and far Eastern Colorado, and no insurers at all through the exchange in Boulder, Fort Collins, Grand Junction or Greeley.
The Insurance Division also approved rates for small group plans, affecting businesses with more than 50 employees. For the least expensive small group plan, monthly base rates for premiums range from $224 with Kaiser Permanente to $1,003 with Humana Insurance Co.
Finally, the Division released rates for 221 kinds of optional dental insurance. For individuals, the dental premiums range from $16 a month to $67 a month, again depending on level of coverage and location in the state.
State officials insist Coloradans will have plenty of help through the state exchange in making sense of the new health care landscape.
"As Colorado consumers and small businesses shop for insurance this fall, they will be able to choose from a great variety of health plans," Dean said.
-- Monthly premiums for a 40-year-old customer in different parts of Colorado --
PLATINUM: 90 percent of covered medical expenses
Boulder: No coverage through exchange
Colorado Springs: $311
Denver: $322 to $531
Fort Collins: No coverage through exchange
Grand Junction: No coverage through exchange
Greeley: No coverage through exchange
Pueblo: $524
Southeast Colorado: $553
Northeast Colorado: $691
Western Colorado: $682
GOLD: 80 percent of covered medical expenses
Boulder: $287 to $532
Colorado Springs: $299 to $488
Denver: $286 to $533
Fort Collins: $273 to $549
Grand Junction: $366 to $591
Greeley: $273 to $585
Pueblo: $345 to $503
Southeast Colorado: $344 to $515
Northeast Colorado: $273 to $625
Western Colorado: $430 to $694
SILVER: 70 percent of covered medical expenses
Boulder: $245 to $446
Colorado Springs: $242 to $421
Denver: $245 to $460
Fort Collins: $233 to $501
Grand Junction: $274 to $509
Greeley: $233 to $447
Pueblo: $294 to $446
Southeast Colorado: $294 to $444
Northeast Colorado: $233 to $546
Western Colorado: $322 to $598
BRONZE: 60 percent of covered medical expenses
Boulder: $186 to $365
Colorado Springs: $205 to $331
Denver: $186 to $361
Fort Collins: $177 to $394
Grand Junction: $237 to $400
Greeley: $177 to $373
Pueblo: $223 to $359
Southeast Colorado: $223 to $379
Northeast Colorado: $177 to $473
Western Colorado: $289 to $470


text: The second grade classes at East Ridge Elementary had surprise visitors during P.E.  Several firemen came and played Capture the Flag, one of the students' favorite games. The surprise visit was part of fire safety week. Students not only were able to enjoy fun and games with the fire department members, but they learned about fire safety, how to check fire detectors and other fire safety tips. Students and teachers of East Ridge extend their sincere thanks to members of the Sweetwater Fire Department.


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Editorial: Enhance community attractions
Enhancing what already exists is a good idea in trying to stimulate the economy of Vance County.
Friday's news was welcomed. We know we are a good place for tourism, mainly through Kerr Lake. While the percentage increase was minimal, the impact of $42.83 million is not.
Earnings through local and state taxes were $3.72 million in 2013. That saves each of our households hundreds of dollars.
The state as a whole is among the national leaders in tourism. With our spot along Interstate 85, we have the opportunity to catch many travelers for any number of reasons. We're the first option crossing the state line going south, and some distance from the last major metro along the route.
It is an advantage that can't be bought.
Earlier this year, Gov. Pat McCrory told a packed civic center at Vance-Granville Community College extensive analysis was ongoing for each of North Carolina's industries. He spoke of natural recruits going to bigger cities, like Charlotte and Raleigh. The emphasis, he said then, was to target the rural areas and put in incentives.
Unified leadership between Henderson and Vance County is advised. But with the city's recent decisions impacting downtown development, the county should not wait in any of its pursuits.
Many have been hopeful of industry as a kickstarter, a boost to the tax base in addition to being able to put a dent in our high unemployment. That hope can remain.
But 1 million people a year already make Kerr Lake a destination. Why not add options for them? Why not enhance what is already working rather than wait for the big score?
We're more than half a decade since the last major employer hit town. We're more than overdue for another. Diversifying our efforts, and taking advantage of the governor's plans, would be a prudent decision.
McGregor Hall will help us, not save us. It's another attraction in the tourism industry. We'll then have major indoor and outdoor entertainment.
It is time to add supplemental parts to each attraction.


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Maybelline Eye Studio Sapphire Siren Eyeshadow Quad Review, Photos, Swatches
Beauty on a Budget: Maybelline Eye Studio Sapphire Siren Eyeshadow Quad
Maybelline Eye Studio Sapphire Siren Eyeshadow Quad ($9.99) includes an icy silver with bright silver shimmer, a muted teal-blue with silver shimmer, a dark navy blue with a soft sheen, and a matte black with silver sparkle. The eyeshadows have a very soft texture, so they are best applied by patting the eyeshadow on rather than sweeping it on.
The silver, dark blue, and black were surprisingly pigmented and really didn't have a powdery or chalky finish to them–the only one that I had any issues with was the teal shade, which tended to go on very soft and really had to be packed on in order to get decent color. I also found that it was easy to overblend the teal shade to a very faded teal shade, but the other three shades I didn't have that problem with. I thought I might have had that issue with the black, but it stayed dark and black for the most part.
The silver reminded me of MAC Electra, while the blue was similar to a mix between MAC Freshwater and MAC Deep Truth, and the black was a less glittery version of MAC Black Tied. The teal was a bit too faded to really be comparable to a MAC eyeshadow, but it has a similar tone as MAC Surreal (which is now discontinued).
The packaging is the same as the other eyeshadow quads I've reviewed, so I still have the same gripe — it's cheap and flimsy. It's easy for the clear plastic lid to pop off the hinge, though I haven't had it break, so I can still pop it back on. For the price tag (particularly if you catch these on sale), they're worth checking out!
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Aug. 8, 2013
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Youth, foster parents, staff, board members, players' wives, employees will
volunteer on Aug. 19.
BALTIMORE – Angela
Showalter, wife of Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, will join forces
with other Orioles representatives and KidsPeace youth, foster parents, staff
and board members for a day of service at the Maryland Food Bank on Aug. 19.
KidsPeace and OriolesREACH are proud to partner with one of
Baltimore's top charities to give back to the community. The youth
participating in the service day are part of KidsPeace's KEYS (KidsPeace
Empowering Youth to Succeed) program, which provides critical life skills
training to youth before they age out of the foster care system.
"A large part of our independent living program for our foster
youth is to give back to those in need," says Jocelyn Kennedy,
KEYS coordinator. "They learn the
importance of contributing to their community and gain value in helping
others. We are thrilled to introduce our youth to such a great
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin wasn't very good at constructing an economic blueprint for John McCain's campaign, but he's a pretty good analyst. He writes:
The AIG debacle teaches us two things: First, it does not make sense to try to save any single financial institution. Failed enterprises should fail — and go away… The second lesson is that no matter how bad you think market capitalism is, the federal government has proved it is worse.
It is this latter point that may prove troublesome for the Obama administration. The president's New Deal II agenda depends on two premises — the sky is falling and only the government can protect us. The first argument is being downplayed as Obama figured out that talking down the markets might not be the best strategy. But the second is called seriously into question by the gang that can't shoot straight.
Obama's mantra about collecting the "best and the brightest" for his cabinet was not just puffery. It was a message: we're smarter than those fools who messed up the economy. We have the answers and can devise exquisitely refined solutions, with thousands of interconnected parts, to do what the "broken" free market system cannot. But how credible is that?
The AIG mess revolves around a very simple issue: could the government have stopped the bonuses prospectively? This was such a vexing matter that it has now engulfed the entire administration and all of Congress, and served as fodder in an election two weeks away. But how much more complicated is cap-and-trade regulation and taxation for the entire economy? The AIG bonus issue is child's play compared to devising a universal health care system that is simultaneously going to expand coverage, improve care, reduce cost, protect privacy, and digitize all our medical information. We're just supposed to have faith in the Employee Free Choice Act's phalanx of government arbitrators who will set wages, benefits, and working conditions in every newly organized factory and workplace in America.
The lesson from AIG is that the entire premise of the Obama administration — we know better — is fundamentally flawed. The Obama team can't effectively manage a single troubled company without getting itself and the whole country tied up in knots. The notion that we should invest the federal government with authority to control vast swatches of the economy can now be seen for what it is: madness. We should consider ourselves lucky that the public is getting a glimpse of its government in action on a (relatively speaking) low-dollar item of limited consequences.


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By Douglas H. StutzSpecial to American Forces Press Service
BREMERTON, Wash., Dec. 29, 2009 Navy Chief Petty Officer Connie Smith, a hospital corpsman, is helping to combat malnutrition in Afghanistan.
Smith is involved with the Strong Food Project, which fights malnutrition among local Afghan children under the age of 5.
"The project basically is to help kids from 6 to 60 months regain a normal appetite," explained Smith, who is deployed from Naval Hospital Bremerton here to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
According to NATO's International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan, the Strong Food Project began in November 2008 in the southern Afghan province of Zabul. The project is composed of five ingredients which can be purchased by locals and then combined with liquid vitamins. The resulting mixture is a high-fat, sweet-tasting blend provided daily for children with severe malnutrition.
"I come to work every day hoping to make a difference in the lives of the Afghan people," said Smith, a Navy veteran with 21 years of service.
According to the CIA World Fact Book, the infant mortality rate in Afghanistan is 151.95 deaths per 1,000, behind only the West African nations of Angola and Sierra Leone.
The infant mortality rate "really is the barometer of the level of health of the country," said Navy Capt. Fred Landro, a branch clinic director at Naval Hospital Bremerton.
Afghan civilians carry a high degree of risk for major infectious diseases. Food and waterborne diseases include bacterial and protozoan diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever. Other prevalent diseases include malaria and rabies.
Consequently, Smith and her medical team find there is no shortage of opportunity to employ their skills in Afghanistan. Smith also discovered that her gender augments her corpsman's knowledge in gaining access to Afghans in need.
Females comprise more than 48 percent of the Afghan population. Smith said she has provided medical support and health care for many Afghan women and their children.
"Most of the people are happy to see us," Smith said, noting that Afghan women seem more comfortable obtaining medical assistance from female health care providers.
"The local [Afghan] women would ask to see me," Smith said.
Smith also has participated in humanitarian assistance projects such as women/children health clinics set up at Afghan security force bases.
"We saw almost 600 patients within a three-day period at one of our arranged clinics," Smith said.
Smith recalled helping a young Afghan girl who'd gotten gum stuck onto her neck. The girl was crying "because she couldn't nod her head without getting the gummy residue stuck on her chest," Smith said.
"We finally got it off by rubbing lotion on her neck and by giving a good scrub," Smith said. "I then handed her a piece of candy and some vitamins, and off she went. She's the cutest little thing and could not have been more than 3 years old."
Smith said she's preparing for a holiday season away from her family.
"We do have a Christmas tree up and the hallways are decorated," she said. "One of our interpreters will be bringing in some Afghan food dishes, which are really pretty good. I miss cooking, so thinking about not being able to cook the traditional holiday feast for my family is harder than I thought it would be."
Smith said she regularly communicates with her husband Jeffrey, also a chief corpsman, and their two boys. Yet, she said, it is hard being separated from her family during the holidays.
"Luckily, I can talk to them almost every day and hear their voices, which I am truly grateful for," Smith said. "I know my husband is doing a great job and making everything as normal as possible for them and for that I am also grateful."
Meanwhile, in Afghanistan "we are all making a difference," Smith said. "We are making history. It doesn't get any better than that."
(Douglas H. Stutz serves with Naval Hospital Bremerton public affairs.)


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Starting in late July, AALAC published the first in what will be a weekly ad series in Korean print, online and television media to encourage Korean American eligible voters to register and vote in the 2014 elections and beyond. These ads will run up to the November mid-term elections and will be featured in Korean ethnic media that is viewed not only here but nationally and in South Korea.
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markham station in scarborough?
A girlfriend of mine swears by this popular 24 hour diner in scarborough but shes definetly not a "chowhound" by any respect. Has anyone been to this place for a cheap big breakfast or dinner? Is it a possible chow-gem or just another waste of calories?
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Um... well, yeah, decent food. I would really just go there for breakfast and that's it. Convenience of location.
re: hungryabbey
I posted a reply to you but it was taken down. I went to read the guidelines and it appears that I did not follow them, so sorry mods if you are reading! It wasn't intentional at all. Just genuinely trying to contribute to this forum and I know the rules now!
I've been there many times in the past, way back when they had a 2.99 breakfast special, it was ok, like other posters said, nothing special.
I've been meeting a good friend once a month for breakfast and thought about meeting there, but I would personally try to find somewhere else. Just my opinion.
re: red dragon
Thanks for reposting. I took a peak at the menu, and while I dont know about 2.99, there are definetly some very cheap specials.. but if its really not that great, I can get my cheap greasy spoon breakfast fix elsewhere. Thanks again.
re: CorneliusJulio
cool, gathering spot for a quick bit, pre-cooked- frozen-reheat kind of food, for the price, it's ok
re: CorneliusJulio
No surprise their attempt to expand to Ajax failed miserably...
re: TexSquared
I was suprise they failed in Ajax, this is the type of food people around here kind of like


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One of the best endings in film…not the best movie, per se…or even the best thriller. But, the ending makes the movie payoff. You really do not see it coming…at least I didn't. Doris Day shines as the tortured wife of an overly hardworking businessman. She begins hearing voices and then starts getting crank calls. Is she making this up to get more attention from her husband? Is she really in danger? And if so, by whom? Being a huge Hitchcock fan, I?m always skeptical of thrillers that try to copy the image and style of the Master of Suspense. Thankfully, I feel this one is not something Alfred Hitchcock would have disappointed with.
About Cecilia C.
I order the DVDs, Blu-rays, and Audiobooks at the Niles Library. I love movies almost as much as I love being a librarian. Also, I am an Anglophile, Hitchcock-phile, destined to move to London/England one day, loves to travel (Europe), loves to read, wishes for some more time to write.


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Carmine TomeoName: Carmine Tomeo
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Date of Death: 11/09/2012
Age at death: 88
Carmine A. Tomeo, 88, Bradenton, died November 9, 2012.
Born in Ozone Park, NY he moved to Bradenton in 1982. A Veteran of the US Army Air Force during World War II, he was the owner of Liberty Carpet of Ozone Park, NY and he was a member of Ss Peter & Paul the Apostles Catholic Church.
Predeceased by daughter, Beatrice; survived by wife of 65 years, Eleanor; son, Dr. Charles (Ruth); daughters, Ellen (Mike) Morabito and Grace (Ken) Hipp all of Bradenton, FL.
Funeral Information:
A Memorial Service with Military Honors was held at Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel on Sunday November 11, 2012.
Memorial donations to Moffitt Cancer Research Center 12902 Magnolia Drive Tampa, FL 33612.
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Since Larry Page took the helm at Google from Eric Schmidt, the Internet world has gotten flipped on its end literally. The search giant's direction toward a free and agnostic web toward the same corporate evil the company once criticized has done a 180. News this week Google has raked massive profits begs the question; "Oh really now?" Maybe Google has accountants as skilled as their anti-trust lawyers, lobbyists, and other evangelists?
The fellow who ushered in "Page" rank for categorizing and validating websites near and far, has since invalidated tens of millions of them via Panda and Penguin, now Hummingbird, not to mention putting the dollar bill before any hope the "little guy" can ever prevail.
When measured in indications like anti-trust suits won, and a whaling of competition imbalance worldwide, America's most revered tech name has a lot of mud on it now. Put bluntly, much of the web world now looks at the company as a literal monopoly, and worse still, the poster child of all geekdom apparently "caved" to "the man" in delivering user data to the NSA.
If every a hacker or pale skinned tech geek adored Sergey Brin's (above) "do no evil" dogma, surely a throng out there are not disenchanted. I for one cast aside my blinders over Google about the time somebody manually stripped away a decade of our work with the black hat SEO Sodomites. If you'll excuse the metaphor there, the collateral damage of Google's SPAM Tsar Matt Cutts' efforts are just onerous. And that's the least of my personal gripes really. Trust me, I'm not nearly alone for divorcing Google for irreconcilable differences.
As for this week's good Google stock news, USA Today's Matt Krantz, reflects:
"Google's stock jumped $122.61, or 14%, to $1,011.41 Friday after the Internet company showed just how lucrative collecting and selling consumers' personal data to the highest bidder can be."
Forgetting acute disgust with wholesale betrayal for now, it's just sad to watch potential wash down the drain. Anybody who was naive enough to believe the owners of the New York Times, or even Mayor Bloomberg himself were going to stand idly by and share the limelight with "citizen journalists" and the little guy – we were all just stupid. Now that I've been fully transparent about my vested interest and view, let me give you the benefit of more opinion on Google profitability.
Since this is opinion, I'll just say right here I think Google bean counters are juggling numbers. I mean juggle a bit more creatively than your average family tax preparation bean counter out there. I'm no CPA, but the balance sheet at Google just released, just somehow doesn't seem to jive with this BBC report on yet another Google stock bonanza. Maybe some interested friends out there will scan through the Google Inc. balance sheets released for Q3 2013 (PDF) and enlighten me here. BBC and Google report the last three month's earnings at $2.97 billion for the July-to-September, up 12% y on y accordingly. Here's the interesting part where revenue is concerned though.
Google increased ad revenue (apparently) by increasing advertising for ads, and by cutting the cost too, in order to increase volume. Compared with the previous year, this quarter's $13.754 billion does beat last year at the same time ($11,526) by the prescribed $2.28 billion. It costs Google more to get that increase though, in fact almost a billion dollars more. That's not the misleading thing though, what the BBC and other stock reporting media does not say is that a large portion of the current Google earnings boom is "cut" costs (somehow) from Motorola, or about $511, 000 dollars.
If you go down the columns of the Google Inc. balance sheet, almost all the costs and expenditures for Google operations have gone up, by a lot. Meanwhile revenues "feel" nebulous, making me want to look deeper into the "other" outside ad revenue earnings. Without wracking my brain or going back to accounting or economics, it's noteworthy to notice Google sold or saw mature over $6 billion in negotiable securities during the period. You Harvard economists can do the rest of the deciphering via the PDF up there, for me I'm seeing a company with $105 billion in liabilities today, up $12 billion since the same time last year – and some of that is stock revenues.
Finally, my friend Chris Abraham attempts to clarify the "desperate nature" of Google's recent Hummingbird insertion here. In a landscape of big time publishers desperate for revenue, aggravated by dog-eat-dog eCommerce corporations, and fueled by griping and greedy shareholders, it was inevitable Brin and Page (above right) would run headlong into the dreaded "pay the devil" his due scenario. Data to the NSA, using users' data to sell ads, backstabbing advocates, maybe even buying Congress? This turning us all upside down, it is just beginning to feel more like death-throes form a smoke and mirrors ad company, rather than the all powerful semantic search giant and innovator of old.
I think the Google boys are playing the stock market myself. What's your take?