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I am having one of those days where everything irritates me, so much so that I want to do a Dr Bruce Banner and 'Hulk SMASH' every minor obstacle.
PRs not getting back to me? SMASH!
Finding out a horrible thing about an ex on Twitter, of all places? Oversharing SMASH!
Wireless keyboard breaking down mid-post and having to use the mother's dinky laptop instead? DOUBLE SMASH!
Chris Brown's latest tirade of misogynistic abuse against a woman he's never met, again on Twitter? SMASH! SMASH ALL OF THE THINGS!
I knew I was getting a bit too worked up when I read about F. Scott Fitzgerald lifting parts from his wife's diary (in the excellent 'Zelda' by Nancy Milford) and spent a good fifteen minutes wishing to SMASH! Sarah SMASH! Fitzgerald's plagiarism and flagrant disrespect of his wife's privacy! SMASH! To be honest though, I think Scott and Zelda probably put each other through enough without me ripping off my stretchy vest Hulk Hogan-style and demanding to be tag teamed into one of their brawls.
When I get worked up like this, I am at least thankful that I'm not passive aggressive. Not like SOME people I could mention…*
When I'm done congratulating myself on that, I like to look at pictures of nice, usually unattainable things. This is my calming, life-saving fantasy Christmas wishlist.
Mape Petite Black jacket from Acne
But I'll settle for… A copy of Acne Paper
The 'Edie' gift set from Nars' Andy Warhol Collection. It comes in a film canister!
But I'll settle for… Kate Moss for Rimmel Matte Lipstick in 113 (an Edie-ish nude shade)
A trip to Thailand to hang out with my friend Nicola
But I'll settle for… A Thai green curry and a well-timed Facebook chat.


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Why is it necessary to tell a tale of such extreme suffering? This work depicts a merciless world and people without hope. This is a problematic film and every image and utterance that arises from its central themes of despotism and subordination pierce the viewer to the heart.
Davor Medurean, born in Zagreb in 1975. He started making animations in 1995. He is an author of many animated and experimental films, music, and commercial spots for which he has gotten many awards. Marko Me・trovi, born in 1972 in Stuttgartu. He graduated painting at the Academy of fine arts. He has had over twenty group and 4 one-man exhibitions since 1994. He is a member of the etno group Cinku・i. He started practicing animation in 2000. He is an author of a number of commercial and music spots and collaborator on a couple of animated films.
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Davor Medurean: Main course, 1997 Flamingo bar, 1997 Level 9, 2002 A minute before the wakening, 2002 Kyrie eleison, 2004 Ciganjska, 2004 Silencium, 2006 Marko Me・trovi: Ciganjska, 2004 Silencium, 2006
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Silencium: TINDIRINDIS 2006, Vilnius, Litvia (Official competition) LUCANA FILM FESTIVAL, Pisticci, Italia (Official competition) 25 FPS - Int'l Exp. Film and Video Festival, Zagreb, Croatia SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL, Sarajevo, BiH ANIMAFEST, Zagreb(Official competition) DANI HRVATSKOG FILMA, Hrvatska
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Although I can not understand all of things what the director want to show, I have to say that the director is courageous to make such a severe movie.
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Wow, I think I just watched a masterpiece. I referenced all the great eastern European filmmakers in this explosive B/W animation. Damn! Great work.
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It was a terrible hellfire. This film was good, but it left me a deep distress. That is why I gave three stars.


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NORMAN — David King had the same reaction every time heard about a teammate being suspended last season for missing class.
"That's one of the dumbest things," the Oklahoma defensive lineman would think.
NORMAN — David King had the same reaction every time heard about a teammate being suspended last season for missing class.
"That's one of the dumbest things," the Oklahoma defensive lineman would think.
But it kept happening.
One Sooner after another missed too many classes, then had to pay the price by athletic department policy. Many sat out practice. Some even missed games.
"That was a big issue last year," King said.
Sooners behaving badly became even bigger issue during the offseason and the preseason. Small cracks in discipline became a flood of suspensions. Jaz Reynolds. Trey Franks. Kameel Jackson. Quentin Hays. Stacy McGee. All were hit with indefinite suspensions.
Safe to say their transgressions were more severe than missing a few classes.
But as the Sooners find themselves once again in the hunt for a Big 12 title, those discipline problems are a thing of the past. No more suspensions. No more issues.
"It was a huge focus for the coaches and our team in the offseason," receiver Kenny Stills said. "It was preached to us about going to class and doing the right things and staying out of trouble."
But discipline is preached every year. Take care of your business. Go to class. Keep your nose clean.
I bet college football players hear a variation on those themes every day of the year.
The Sooners heard it last year, and they're hearing it this year. So, why did the message sink in this time around?
Credit the players.
Bob Stoops does, particularly his seniors who will be honored before their final home game on Saturday.
"They've really been a solid group with their attitude and their character," the Sooner coach said. "They've maintained a really consistent and positive work attitude and been discipline off the field."
He admits the internal standards for behavior slipped last season.
No doubt it started small with those missed classes, but when minor issues weren't taken seriously enough by the players, it opened the door to more egregious errors.
This season is different. Accountability is on the rise.
Evidence of that: Tony Jefferson's Twitter account after Saturday's defensive struggles at West Virginia.
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SACKETS HARBOR Small-business owners seeking to expand production and tap into commercial markets may now rent the 1,500-square-foot kitchen at the Madison Barracks complex to do so, thanks to a partnership between owner Lawler Development and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County.
Extension staff helped Lawler acquire 20-C certification for the kitchen from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. The certification will enable food processors to package, market and sell a range of products at bakeries, grocery stores and wholesale food manufacturers.
An open house to celebrate the launch of the shared-use kitchen will be hosted from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today, including guided tours of the facility with elected officials. Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, will be in attendance.
The 1,500 square-foot kitchen includes gas ranges, ovens, refrigerated and dry storage space, and a loading dock. Its available to rent 24 hours a day from Sunday through Thursday. The kitchen already is reserved on Fridays and Saturdays by DeVitos Catering, Sackets Harbor.
The kitchen is expected to be especially useful for small-business owners who have special recipes for value-added products theyd like to launch, said Steven W. Ledoux, local foods community educator at the Jefferson County extension. That could include farmers interested in selling packaged vegetables and fruits to schools, for example, or small bakeries that need access to a large kitchen.
For certain things, you can get home-kitchen certification as a business owner, but youre only limited to a small amount, Mr. Ledoux said. Because its already certified by the state, this kitchen is a place where you can produce most products.
The first tenant to rent the shared kitchen is the Spicy Wench, a Watertown-based business started by Christine E. Hoffman in 2011. Mrs. Hoffman, who will start using the Barracks kitchen this week, said the space will enable her business to expand production of pepper and fruit jellies sold at festivals and on its website, www.thespicywench.com. Mrs. Hoffman previously rented commercial space at The Farm House Kitchen in Sackets Harbor, but the space there became too small as the business increased sales.
I now have dry good storage for all of my raw materials at this kitchen and dont have to carry them back and forth from my house, said Mrs. Hoffman, who plans to use the kitchen about 15 hours a week. She said she thinks the shared space will be in high demand among small agribusinesses.
You have a lot of people that grow stuff and want to get into doing value-added products, and a lot of those things require a commercial kitchen, she said. This makes it possible for them to foray into the commercial market.
Kevin J. Jordan, executive director of the Jefferson County extension, said launching the community-shared kitchen fits the organizations goal of providing tools for small businesses involved in the local-foods movement. The extension secured a grant this year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for about $96,000 to hire Mr. Ledoux, a beef farmer from Croghan. Mr. Ledoux, along with other staff members, organized several new efforts to bolster the local-foods movement in the region.
The staff has worked to identify certain barriers, and not having a facility like this for food processors was one of them, Mr. Jordan said. Kitchens are a huge capital investment not every business can make, and this is an affordable space available to anyone. Our goal is to provide technical assistance to those who need it and let the private sector do what it does best grow their own businesses.
Corry J. Lawler, managing member of Lawler Development, said he is excited to put the Madison Barracks kitchen into good use. The developer is building a 90-unit apartment complex at the site.
We think this is going to be a good thing for small businesses, and were going to do everything we can to make sure its successful, Mr. Lawler said.
Hourly rates for tenants renting the kitchen from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. are $10 for those who use it 25 to 40 hours per week; $12 for 21 to 24 hours; $14 for 13 to 20 hours; $18 for four to 12 hours, and $22 for one to three hours. A $2 reduction in hourly rates will be applied for time scheduled outside peak hours.
Interested tenants should call Betsey Nichols from the state Ag and Markets Syracuse office at 487-0852 to schedule an appointment.
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ORLEANS – Thanks to the Whole School Energy Challenge, Lake Region Union High School reduced its energy consumption by 25 percent, saving taxpayers $15,885, and that was enough to make it the top school in a pilot program.
Efficiency Vermont, Vermont Superintendents Association School Energy Management Program and the Vermont Energy Education Program partnered in the program that ran from May 2011 to April 2012.
Champlain Valley High School in Hinesburg, Waits River Valley High School in East Corinth, Spaulding High School in Barre and Twinfield Union High School in Plainfield were the other schools that took part in the program.
"We wanted to work with schools that had expressed to us an interest in setting some goals toward energy reduction, engaging students as part of a team to reach that goal and had facility managers who were interested in being better operators of their building," explained Richard Donnelly, strategic planner for Efficiency Vermont.
The organizations avoided categorizing the schools by win, place and show.
"But, if you look at the numbers of Lake Region verses the other schools, Lake Region went above and beyond. They had the highest energy star score, which is a federal benchmark for building performance."
Lake Region also achieved the greatest percentage of electrical energy reduction.
Lake Region Principal Andre Messier said the organizations felt that Vermont schools could cut their energy consumption by 10 to 15 percent. The program included working with school's educational programs and conducting energy audits in the buildings. The program kept track of the school's electrical usage and oil as compared to the previous year.
"We were able to reduce our electrical usage by almost 30 percent and our fuel oil by 30 percent," said Messier. "We were able to reduce our consumption by about 6,500 gallons of oil."
Messier credits the school's maintenance staff, custodial staff and the school board for the success. Funds from the capital reserve fund were used to make improvements to the building, which is 45 years old. Improvements included installing efficient lighting and motion sensors in the gym, parking lot and by exterior doors.
The school also installed two student-built solar and battery-powered scoreboards, insulated windows, installed lower horse-powered motors in the boiler room and insulated exterior doors. In addition, it installed electronic thermostat controls in all classrooms and took several small room refrigerators off line.
"We made a lot of physical changes," said Messier. "Now it becomes habit, like turning lights off."
This summer, the school will change light bulbs to those that are more energy efficient. That will cost about $30,000 but Efficiency Vermont will give a $6,000 rebate. The rebate will be for four years. The school will test some LED lights in several areas of the school. LED bulbs are expensive to buy but last 25 years compared to ones that last 1.5 to 2 years.
The program provided a data sheet that showed how much energy was used each month throughout the year.
"We use to get our electric bill and just pay it," said Messier. "We never looked at it, but now we look at it hard."
The school used the most energy in February. Messier isn't sure why the usage was more, but suggested there were more home games and other events.
Lake Region received no money for the achievement, but it received a plaque and bragging rights.
"It's kind of a prestige thing and something to share with the community," Messier said. "With the work we've done, we've received quite a bit of Efficiency Vermont rebates and support. Whether we got more, because we're a part of this, I don't know."


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Parents often worry about the ski school drop-off. Will there be pouting, crying, clinging? Puhleeeze. Send them to Camp Keystone. They won't be able to get away from you fast enough.
Maybe it's the mini snowmobile in the registration area, or the grooming machine a few feet away that acts as a defacto playground, with a half-dozen snowbooted groms scampering around the cockpit. Maybe the instructors stash Skittles and Gummi Bears in their pockets and apply liberally. Either way, drop-off worries will be a thing of the past.
There's ski and then there's après ski. After a day on the slopes, you feel entitled to a nice meal and a stiff drink…or two.
Keystone Resort in Colorado is hosting its second annual Winter Culinary Festival this weekend, March 5-7. There will be wine, martini and tequila tastings, cooking demonstrations, and numerous opportunities to sample goodies all weekend at Keystone lodges and hotels. Event prices range from $5-$20 per person. Click here for a schedule.
If you're a ski-pass swapper, you'd better choose your next target carefully. Turns out Vail is more likely to turn pass fraudsters over to police than a number of its Colorado sister resorts. According to the Vail Daily, Vail law enforcement has handed out nearly five times the number of misdemeanors as Summit County police for ticket fraud. That doesn't mean fraud happening more often at the bigger resort.
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K B.San Leandro, CaDark Colored Hair?so i'm african american & filipino my hair is curly and thick but it breaks off easily. it's dark black and i'm wondering if i use the color henna powder, will it be able to lighten my hair blonde without bleach? and will there be a lot of damage? i really am thinking about purchasing this.1 out of 1 shoppers thought this post wasn't helpful.
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TiffanyColora Henna Powder "black Noir"I used this product about two weeks ago, and was not satisified with the outcome. I would like to use HerbalShine color creme, but the box says do not use over "compound henna". Is that what this product is?Reply to this postJan 7, 2012Link to this post
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Jackie C.MN.Excellent Product.I love this product. I am about 95% gray I had previously colored with natural instincts in light golden brown which turned my hair a reddish blonde color. I waited 3 months before using colora liquid in brown. I am very pleased with the results, i had no ill effects with the henna turning the previously colored hair a strange color, which i was really worried about. My hair is in very good condition. I also highly recommend the mari shampoo and conditioner. I"ve colored twice now and feel very confident with it. Based on the strand test, I leave it on 3 hrs. My hair is a soft dark smoky color almost like a dark gray, some parts are lighter. It looks very natural on me and lots better than the glaring white it was with gold ends. I saved my strand test and i'm going to try chestnut just to compare, I didn't use chestnut first because i thought it might be too reddish. I highly recommend this product. Does anyone have an opinion of using chestnut after using brown?Reply to this postSep 7, 2011Link to this post
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LauraEustis, FlDoes Anyone Know......I use a Keratin treatment on my hair (which is color treated). If I use the Colora Henna product on my hair, will using both these products cause "unexpected" or detrimental results?1 out of 1 shoppers thought this post was helpful.
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PeriWashington, DCFrom My Experience...As someone who's been using henna for 4 years, getting keratin treatment did almost nothing for my hair. I have naturally tight waves, which tend to get frizzy in the summers, so I tried out the keratin treatment... what I got was more unmanageable hair, because the waves could no longer be styled in a piece-y way. The stylist said that my hair had been too saturated with the proteins of the henna to respond to keratin. Not sure if you'll get unexpected results, but you may not get the full impact of the products, which could leave you in an odd half-way state. Though with color, it may at least give you a hint of a shade...May 30, 2011Link to this post
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Ella LanzmanBrooklyn, NyFrustratedI have blond hair. In between gray. I colored the first time with colora henna powder in apricot/gold. It came out light red. I really not happy. I would like to have like golden brown. What do I have to do.? Although, the product is very good. I already feel the silkenes and shine on my hair. Please, please help. Thank you so much!!!!2 out of 2 shoppers thought this post was helpful.
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CrystalHenna HeavenThere are some beautiful blends for brown hair with indigo and henna. When you use henna think of it as a vehicle for delivering the color that you want...always present. To control the hue of the brown you alter the proportion of the indigo to henna.
I have a very conservative appearance and the fiery reds and oranges of henna products frighten me. I have learned that pure products....not whatever is available in the neighborhood ethnic excursion...but pure BODY ART QUALITYhenna....BAQ Henna(NOT COMPOUND HENNA)and indigo....go online and look around you'll find what you need. Compound henna has toxic chemicals...even the ones that say natural can be full of bad stuff like toxic metal salts, lead acetate and PPD paraphenylenediamine....ugly/dry hair ingredients.
I am negotiating my transition into grey hair without perms or color. Whenever the grey accumulates I "condition" with my henna/indigo blend (use a little...oops a lot....of ginger powder...Now this is where you go to the neighborhood ethnic excursion store and buy in bulk - covers the funkiness of henna).
I am free....finally. The henna straightens my hair - mildly. Enough so that it waves when I pull it back with a little Vitamin E oil 50,000IU thick E oil - and this relaxing effect has amplified over time so that there is an innate silkiness while I retain the defiant kink/curl patterns of my hair. I can pull a comb through it wet or damp and I don't get the dry/dull/tangled/kinky look on the way to being completely air-dried silky crinkly afro puff.
I am hair lazy. I resent spending excess money on image. I have very thick, back length hair now; it is healthy and a natural-looking medium-brown ("colored and conditioned" grey) hair that is not fighting with me, my limited time, and my stubborn unwillingness to make hair professionals ridiculously wealthy.
Very happy in henna heaven.....and I have girlfriends who have travelled this path with me, with whom I share learning to love and manage the hair we were put here with.Dec 22, 2011Link to this post
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At WhoWhatWear.com, we love reporting from fashion's front lines and breaking news about the season's biggest trends. And although we usually mean the latter as a figure of speech, today we're just being descriptive, as the season's supersized earrings are sounding our Go Buy Now alarm! Although we spotted innumerable variations of statement earrings on the Spring 09 runways (ranging from Louis Vuitton's tribal-inspired Medal of Honor Hoops ($2420, 415.391.6200) to the clusters of fauna, like the Petal Acrylic Earrings ($450), at Marni), we couldn't help but swoon for the shoulder-dusting styles shown at Zac Posen and Ralph Lauren.
Using these giant, gleaming earrings as their accessory focal point, both Posen and Lauren invoked visions of old Hollywood glamour, while simultaneously adding a dash of ornate artistry to their runway looks. At Ralph Lauren, a casual shorts-and-tee ensemble was shown with a delicate pair of Crystal Chandelier Earrings ($1895), a styling decision that upgraded the otherwise simple look. Posen opted for chunkier pieces for his show; he chose three different styles of Erickson Beamon Silver Coin Earrings ($355) to compliment his spring collection. These coin-and-chain embellished earrings heightened the sumptuous look of his stunning cocktail dress and premiere-worthy gowns. Though the two designers incorporated today's GBN item in completely different ways, both showed us how the oversized opulence of statement earrings can add a little luxury to any look.
Aside from finding a stunning, supersized set of earrings, to execute this trend perfectly, you also need thoughtfully styled hair. Though definitely dramatic, the Zac Posen show offered one amazing example: a combination of rockabilly pompadour and a half-ponytail certainly sets the stage for bold earrings. Personally, we're going to take a hair how-to from Rihanna and pair massive earrings with a modern updo. Spotted at Bar Deluxe in West Hollywood, the singer's pinned-up ringlets showed off her vintage earrings, Balmain Exaggerated Shoulder Top ($2320), and Boy by Band of Outsiders Stripes Suspender Skirt ($640) in an elegant way. Though we can't offer you an identical option for Rihanna's winged earrings, check out Max & Chloe's Cubic Zirconia Encrusted Moveable Earrings ($170) for a similar style!
While you deliberate about which way to wear your hair, we'll start you off with a few stunning examples of these inherently sexy earrings. Though most of these selections are a bit on the pricey side, there are lots of ways you achieve an equivalent look for less. Accordingly, we've given you some inexpensive options for each style, so you can enjoy the trend at any price point.
1. Miriam Haskell Squirrel Earrings ($350)
The first set we picked for your pierced pleasure is an antique-inspired pair by Miriam Haskell. The rococo style and turquoise-and-coral details will add the perfect amount of embellishment to any ensemble. Though they've got a decidedly formal vibe, they'd look amazing worn during the day with an understated ensemble. On a slightly less expensive note, we'd also like to point out bebe's Filigree Beaded Chandelier Earrings ($29), as they are lovely and lavish too.
2. Erickson Beamon for Zac Posen Silver Coin Earrings ($355)
We may not be able to buy Zac Posen's Leopard-Print Silk Dress ($2715) or mint green Baby Jersey Dress ($2920), but a straight-from-the-catwalk pair of earrings is a bit easier to swing! As briefly discussed earlier, Erickson Beamon created three different styles of miniature-silver-coin earrings for Posen's runway show, ranging in price from $355 for the smallest set to $478 for the grande version. The babies, shown above, will be available on Net-A-Porter.com in the very near future, or you can custom order a pair from the Erickson Beamon showroom (212.643.4810) directly. We love their panache and cascading design: they'll add a dash of exotic intrigue to any outfit! To achieve a similar effect for less, try Ben Amun's Small Coin Chandelier Earrings ($155) or Wet Seal's Coin Chandelier Earrings ($6) in silver, as both have a similar look to the amazing runway examples.
3. Elizabeth Cole Holy Mackerel! Earrings ($178)
Since our favorite oversized earrings feature some old-Hollywood style, we were immediately infected with the Go Buy Now bug when we spotted the Holy Mackerel! Earrings at Anthropologie. The rhinestone pair could have been plucked from your grandma's costume jewelry box-assuming granny's the cool kind who's long on vintage Chanel and fashionable flair-while the kitschy fish-design is simply too cute.
4. Annie Costello Brown Asymmetrical Earrings ($125, 310.652.1120)
Eighties-aficionados and fashion-forward tastemakers alike will love these unusual earrings from one of our favorite jewelry designers: Annie Costello Brown. Known for her bohemian fringe necklaces, ACB impressed us with this edgy, mismatched pair of Asymmetrical Earrings. The onyx chain offers a hint of noir glamour, while the leather geometric accent are a delightfully post-modern touch.
5. Made her Think Josephine Tassel Earrings ($140)
This last pair is perhaps our sexiest offering and they promise to make you radiate retro screen-siren style. The richness and fluidity of the dangling tassels reminds us of Anne Baxter as the ingénue in All About Eve, seducing us with their liquid shape. Create your own cinematic memory with Made Her Think's Josephine Tassel Earrings: just sweep your hair back, show off your lovely wares, and be prepared to inspire all sorts of earring envy! If you'd rather not invest, but still love the look, check out Forever 21's Rhinestone Tassel Earrings ($5), for another great option.-Liza Kaplan
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In the best of years — and 2012 will go down as a pretty good one for the mutual fund industry — most investors are willing to overlook misbehavior and overt bumbling so long as it doesn't directly show up in their account statement.
They shouldn't be so nice to the naughty.
With that in mind, I bring you the 17th annual Lump of Coal Awards, my two-part holiday tradition of easing Santa's burden by singling out the bad boys and girls of the fund industry — those who deserve nothing more than a lousy lump of lignite in their Christmas stockings this year.
Bad results alone do not ensure a booby prize. The Lump of Coal Awards recognize managers, executives, firms, watchdogs and other fund-industry fumblers for action, attitude, behavior, execution or performance that is misguided, bumbling, offensive, disingenuous, reprehensible or just plain stupid.
And the losers are:
Grant Park Managed Futures, for suggesting that investors pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
Managed-futures funds are a fast-growing category in the fund world, and many of the three-dozen funds now in the space invest with commodity trading advisers, or firms that manage underlying pools of commodities. Those firms typically charge expenses like a hedge fund, meaning 2% for management, plus 20% of performance.
Put these investments into a mutual fund, and there's another layer of costs; worse yet, due to some arcane fund and tax rules the SEC never required these funds to disclose their underlying hedge-fund-like costs. As an ongoing dispute rages between the fund and commodities industry associations, a number of fund sponsors have been disclosing all of their fees, expecting that ultimately to be the new standard.
Who's been naughty in the fund industry?
Some entities in the funds industry deserve to get lumps of coals in their stockings this Christmas. MarketWatch's Chuck Jaffe presents some of the naughty list funds in his 17th Annual "Lump of Coal Awards." (Photo: AP)
Grant Park had been that way too, until it responded to changing disclosure requirements by removing any reference to its underlying management and performance fees. That move effectively "cut" the fund's expense ratio from 3.55% in its Jan. 2012 annual report to 1.97% in its Sept. 2012 prospectus. Instead of being transparent, the change basically made the underlying costs invisible; an investor would only know about them if they diligently read pages of "risk disclosures" separate from the fund's expenses information.
Shareholders still pay those underlying costs, of course, but if you can't see what's behind the curtain, you can't tell that the great and powerful wizard is really a snake-oil salesman.
Technically, the underlying investments are owned net of expenses, meaning those additional costs all get washed into "transaction costs," which funds do not disclose or include as part of expense ratios. That's hogwash, but actually encouraged by current rules.
Grant Park officials say that other funds in the space will be similarly affected, and are likely to follow suit when next they update their documents; they hope to add footnotes to the fund's next annual report that will make the underlying costs more obvious.
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The Patriot Fund, for using both patriotism and terrorism as marketing tools.
Started early this year, the Patriot Fund TRFAX, -0.48% claims to be "introducing terror-free investing" to the fund world, avoiding investments in companies doing business with nations identified by the U.S. State Department as sponsors of terrorism. (Abacus Bull Moose Growth fund BULLX, -0.93% became Roosevelt Anti-Terror Multi-Cap in 2007, before eventually dropping "terror" from its name.)


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Love your outfit!ReplyDelete
Aw, absolutely gorgeous photos, I love them!ReplyDelete
The dress is so sweet and the balloons and shoes add such a lovely valentines touch :)
Happy Valentines Day hun!
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how adorable!! :) i love this post! :)ReplyDelete
i wore my favorite pink too, today :)
You look amazing!! That dress, the red lip and red shoes are great for Valentine's Day! Love the baloons!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day!
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I'm actually jealous that you're in Vegas. All my friends are there for the companies they work for and I'm super jealous! They go every years to the gift shows and conventions and I totally wish I could also.ReplyDelete
You look lovely! Loving that dress!
love your peep toe heels!ReplyDelete
Love this outfit!! At least Valentines day is a day that can be celebrated anytimeReplyDelete
I love the necklace! It goes very well with the dress.ReplyDelete
Aww, that is one romantic look :-)ReplyDelete
your heart peep toe heels are adorable! sorry you have to miss your first married vday... maybe enjoy a serendipity frrrozen hot chocolate instead???ReplyDelete
Love this color story Mara! Pink and red make the most sultry mix...and paired with those gorgeous crimson lips...you look fantastic babe!ReplyDelete
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Happy Valentines Day! Your shoes are amazing I still hope you have a wonderful day without your love.ReplyDelete
so cute!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day!
Wow you look stunning and the dress is sooo pretty, wow is it from this s/s collection?ReplyDelete
Love the outfit! Super cute!ReplyDelete
you look beautiful!!ReplyDelete
You look darling. I love your dress! xo, rvReplyDelete
You look so pretty here!!! Love everything about this look! Hope you are having a good time in vegas!ReplyDelete
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you are stunning mara!! you always look so happy! have a great belated valentines with your hubby!ReplyDelete
You look so lovely!! Such a perfect little outfit.ReplyDelete
Hope you and your husband have a wonderful Valentine's Day together (tomorrow!)
You look so adorable. You look like a Valentine. :) Love your shoes.ReplyDelete
Love the dress & the balloons - hope you are able to still have a good Valentine's Day even though you're apart from your love! :)ReplyDelete
Pink and red are my favorite too! I love the photos -- it reminds me of a Kate Spade shoot! Happy Valentine's Day (:ReplyDelete
you are too cute girl! i know that being away from your hubby for this occasion will be sad, but you'll make it the best when you get back home.ReplyDelete
love these images. so beautiful!
xo TJ
Hi mara! you look SO pretty :) this dress is absolutely gorgeous and those balloons are such a cute prop! I must use more props in my shoots too :) Hope you see Matthew again soon. I'm celebrating alone too :) xo NikkiReplyDelete
i adore those shoes!! must have! happy valentines day <3ReplyDelete
actually, Las Vegas was just rated the #1 romantic city! I personally dont find it romantic either though, haha. although i guess with a city of endless booze it can GET romantic if you've had enough drinks ;)ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day, Mara! You look gorgeous as always.ReplyDelete
Love your dress! Happy Valentine's day!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day, girl! Sorry you're in Vegas away from your boy..but celebrating tomorrow is better than late than never, right?!ReplyDelete
Hope the time goes by quickly so you can get back to your man! :o)
Happy Valentine's Day! I'm surprised that Ruche has you guys working today considering how much they've been talking about Valentine's Day on their blog and facebook page. I assumed everyone would have the day off! :) Hope you and Matthew have a wonderful belated celebration!ReplyDelete
Very cute outfit and I love the lipstick colour! :)ReplyDelete
You look great Mara, especially those shoes! Happy V-Day!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's day Mara! You look beautiful in those stunning pictures!ReplyDelete
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those are some killer accessories...the necklace, the gold belt, the RED SHOES <3333ReplyDelete
and especially the balloons:) too cute! <3
Definitely nothing better than Italian and chocolate! Yum! LOVING all the red details! Perfect shoes, balloons and lipstick!ReplyDelete
Mara, you are gorgeous!!! I love these photos and I love love love the red and pink combo. Those McQueen shoes are amazing!ReplyDelete
Sorry you and Matthew aren't celebrating together this year, but I'm sure you'll have fun celebrating tomorrow.
Happy Love Day, M!
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Your outfit is lovely! I love the dress and necklace together - an incredibly feminine and romantic look today!ReplyDelete
My bf and I are also not spending Valentine's Day together - he's operating (save lives or make it to dinner?) and I'm working late at the office, but we decided to make our Friday night date extra special (cheesy movie of my choice!). It's those moments, and not the rush to the market to grab a bouquet of roses, that make any day, Valentine's Day.
I love your adorable, feminine look for Valentines Day. Your outfit posts are always awesome. Have a fun Valentines!ReplyDelete
you look so feminine and sweet! And italian + chocolate sounds like a perfect night to me. xoxo!ReplyDelete
You look so pretty in your cute little pink dress! The red heels are perfect with it. Happy Valentine's Day!ReplyDelete
Such a sweet outfit! Those heart cut outs on the heels are just adorable! Hope you and Matthew enjoy your day after celebration. :)ReplyDelete
omg those shoes! *swoons*ReplyDelete
omg those shoes! *swoons*ReplyDelete
I love how the light color dress makes your lips and shoes pop! You look great!ReplyDelete
I love how the light color dress makes your lips and shoes pop! You look great!ReplyDelete
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Love this outfit and your lip color!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentines day!
Beautiful! Love your peep-toe shoes and those balloons, of course! Happy Hearts Day! <3ReplyDelete
Liesl :)
perfect as always ms mara!! happy love day!ReplyDelete
Such a pretty outfit! Love it.ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day! :)
You look adorable! And those shoes are insanely gorgeous. Happy valentine's day.ReplyDelete
You look gorgeous - like the poster girl for Valentine's Day! I know how it is missing out on the Valentine's celebrating, I too am having a belated celebration tomorrow! Have fun! :)ReplyDelete
Such great photos!ReplyDelete
This is simply adorable! Getting ready for my night out with the boy & this is great inspiration.ReplyDelete
xoxo- Annalise
You're adorable and those shoes are TO DIE FORReplyDelete
Mara, HOW cute are you? I adore that dress!ReplyDelete
xo Josie
I'm in love with your shoes!and you look great! happy celebrations once you're back home!ReplyDelete
You look amazing in that dress!ReplyDelete
you looks so adorable! you're inspiring me to try a bold lip - i'm thinking a nice tangerine color (?) and that necklace is so beautiful!ReplyDelete
that dress & belt combo is oh-so-adorable.ReplyDelete
i also love all the red balloons.
my husband and i weren't able to celebrate together this year (our first year married as well) - he in florida and i in pennsylvania. it isn't the best, but we'll have many years after to celebrate!
<3 katherine
Too cute for words! I love the gold belt! Don't worry - I hope you have many more married Valentine's Days!ReplyDelete
I love the cut of this dress!ReplyDelete
who takes your photos?!!? they do such an amazing job! Make sure they know that!!!ReplyDelete
Ahh love that dress! And I like the balloons in the picture :)ReplyDelete
your rock the red lipstick so well! ssiigghh..i need to try that one day on my blog. love the balloons!ReplyDelete
You look beautiful and those heart peep toes are to die for!ReplyDelete
You are so sweet! I've been dreaming about those Alexander Wang pumps ever since I laid eyes on them.ReplyDelete
Awww. your red lips are just gorgeous. I love the simplicity and sweetness of the pale pink dress.ReplyDelete
Pretty outfit! Love the J.Crew necklace, I've always been a fan of them.ReplyDelete
gorgeous - the heels and balloons are amazing xoxoReplyDelete
So gorgeous! Loving the red touches... specially the lipstick!ReplyDelete
Following you doll :)
how I did not discover your blog earlier? You have a great blog and a great style!ReplyDelete
I hope you had a great belated celebration! =)
Can't get over how cute this photoshoot is! LOVE it Mara! So beautiful!ReplyDelete
Love your outfit - especially those shoes! My bf and I are celebrating vday tonight since he was out of town for work. We're having Italian and chocolate as well ;) Hope you had a wonderful post vday celebration!ReplyDelete
Love those balloons!! And love your shoes! Sorry that you didn't end up spending V-Day with your hubby though. But I'm sure you'll have a great time together to make up for it!ReplyDelete
those shoes are precious! perfect for valentines day! you know how to put together a great outfit!ReplyDelete
You look soo cute! Just like you were out of a magazine :)ReplyDelete
I did wore the exact same dress for Christmas
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I love your colors they are so bright and fun. But I especially love how the butterflies are flitting in all different directions. They look alive! Printed BalloonsReplyDelete
Such a cute and perfect V-day outfit! Love the pink and pops of red paired together and are the peep-toe holes really in the shape of hearts? You are too cute! -JB.ReplyDelete
valentine day is all about love and friendship...you should be slightly careful to choose a gift.ReplyDelete
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It's a shame because this team seemed to be hitting its stride with Maggette playing on a level we haven't seen from him… but then again, how many times has that phrase been uttered by Clipper fans this season – "think the team is hitting its stride".
Road win in January against Timberwolves, every Sam Cassell reinsertion, Kaman's late season resurgence… most recently (and notably) a stunning, dramatic, come-from-behind win against our cross-town rivals. Guess even that wasn't enough to propel this team to greater heights.
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23-year-old C Travis d'Arnaud hit .333 with a .380 OBP, 16 HR and 52 RBI in 67 games for Triple-A Las Vegas last season.
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He was Toronto's top prospect and is said to possess everything a team would want in a young catcher. He has the ability to grow and play the position at a high level, all while hitting for average and power. Catchers who project like that are hard to come by and incredibly difficult to develop, since any time a catcher can hit he is often moved from the position to preserve him for the long haul. For now, the Mets can hopefully turn a position where they had next to nothing into something substantial for the foreseeable future.
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If this happens, d'Arnaud is a huge get for the Mets. d'Arnaud boasts gap-to-gap power, which led to a .311/.371/.542 line with 21 homers, 78 RBI and 33 doubles in 114 games in the Eastern League with Double-A New Hampshire in 2011. After being bumped up to Triple A in 2012, d'Arnaud tore his PCL in June, which forced him to miss the rest of the season. Still, at just 23 years old, I think d'Arnaud has the ability to turn into a dynamic Major League power hitter, although he does have a few kinks in his game. He racked up 100 strikeouts in 466 plate appearances in 2011 and 59 in 303 plate appearances in 2012: numbers that he needs to cut down if he hopes not to be exploited by Major League pitching. Still, d'Arnaud is the real deal, and his acquisition would not only put him atop the Mets' position player prospect class, but probably give him an inside track at winning the Major League catching job for 2013.
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St. Lawrence County supervisors and mayors want to up the ante on the countys offer of a 10 percent share of a proposed increase in sales tax.
Clearly, the sentiment is, if possible, wed like a larger share, said Potsdam Mayor Steven W. Yurgartis, who was selected with Massena Supervisor Joseph D. Gray and Ogdensburg Mayor William D. Nelson as the representatives of the countys supervisor and mayor associations to meet with the county. Were going with open minds. No ones upset with the county. Were all in this together.
The county has no desire to haggle but will meet with municipal leaders to explain the countys need for more revenue to ease property taxes, rebuild its fund balance and repair leaky roofs, Legislative Chairman Jonathan S. Putney, D-Waddington, said.
A meeting would be for educational purposes only. As far as demand for more money, theres not support for that, he said. Its not a negotiation. Thats not what were interested in.
The county wants to increase its sales tax from 3 percent to 4 percent, bringing the total with the states 4 percent to 8 percent. But lawmakers so far have not been able to persuade state Sens. Joseph A. Griffo, R-Rome, or Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, to introduce home-rule legislation that would allow the county to act. To help make its case, the county has prepared a five-year plan showing how it could reduce property taxes if it had a sales tax of 4 percent.
The five-year plan includes distributing 10 percent of the additional 1 percentage point tax to towns and villages.
Under a 2009 agreement with the city of Ogdensburg, the county keeps half of what it collects in sales tax and distributes what is left to towns and villages after the city takes its cut of 6.4 percent. Ogdensburg would not receive an increase in the percentage it receives under the countys plan, but the city would take in more money overall because more sales tax revenue would be collected.
Mr. Nelson did not return a phone call for comment, but an earlier meeting between the city and the county seemed to have settled the citys percentage at the status quo.
We were pleased the mayor and the City Council supported our plan, county Administrator Karen M. St. Hilaire said.
The city agreed to have county Attorney Michael C. Crowe draft an amendment to the 2009 agreement, she said.
Most municipalities in the county support an increase in the sales tax and are appreciative of the 10 percent offer, Mr. Gray said.
Obviously, that is a huge benefit, he said.
Municipalities have not agreed on how much more they would like, Mr. Gray said.
Were not in a firm position just yet, he said.
A distribution to towns and villages is not obligatory. The county, when it was governed by a board of supervisors, included a municipal distribution when the state enabled the county to collect sales tax when Medicaid became a shared expense in 1965.
We didnt have to offer any, Mr. Putney said. Theres a few people who dont understand our financial situation.
Increases in the cost of Medicaid for counties will level out over the next three years, based on a plan by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for a cap, Mr. Yurgatis said.
That may improve their five-year outlook, he said.
However, Ms. St. Hilaire said those calculations were already included in the five-year plan.
Once the cap is reached, the countys share of Medicaid costs will be around $26 million, but its current share of sales tax is around $21 million annually, she said.
Were still about $5 million short, she said. It would be difficult to make any alterations to the plan.
An increase in the sales tax could also help rebuild the countys fund balance currently circling around 1 percent back up to 3 percent, which is still below the recommendation of the state comptrollers office, Ms. St. Hilaire said.
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MASSENA - St. Regis Mohawk Tribal officials say they held a conference call with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday in which they were told that the EPA has opted to move ahead with a clean-up plan for the Grasse River that will cost an estimated $243 million.
Tribal officials say the EPA is scheduled to release their Record of Decision on Friday, but EPA officials declined to confirm whether that will happen.
If accurate, the announcement would come one week after Alcoa announced that would invest $600 million to modernize its facilities - a requirement for the aluminum manufacturer to continue receiving low-cost hydropower - on the condition that the EPA move ahead with its proposed remedy for the Grasse River, which Alcoa would have to fully fund.
Tribal officials said that plan, which they refer to as Remedial Option number six, was unacceptable. It calls for partially dredging the parts of the river shore and capping a portion of the river bottom with layers of sand, silt, gravel and armor stone. The other portion of the river bottom will be capped with sand and silt, but no gravel or armor stone. That plan, tribal officials said, would leave 93 percent of the contaminants in place.
Im disappointed that the EPA would choose such a poor remedy that isnt a permanent solution. Their mission has been compromised so industrial pollution perpetrators can continue to violate the environment with little or no conscience. Whats even sadder is that jobs won out over the health of the people, jobs that never benefited our community anyway, Tribal Chief Ron LaFrance said in the release.
Elected officials at the municipal, county, state and federal level have weighed in on the EPAs decision, urging the federal agency to move ahead on its proposed remediation plan as a way to clean up the river without costing Alcoa so much that the company may choose not to move ahead on its modernization.
Among them was U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, who had visited Alcoa on Monday to urge the EPA to act on the proposed remediation plan. He released a statement Thursday evening saying that the news, if correct, would be a shot in the arm for the north country.
While its not official yet, this EPA decision is wonderful news for the North Country on two fronts: it will clean up the Grasse River and allow Alcoa the flexibility and certainty it needs to retain over 900 jobs and expand its operations at the East Plant, which we believe will inevitably create even more jobs. This is one of the best things to happen to the region and St. Lawrence County in a very long time and I am very proud that we have been a part of it from the beginning to end, Sen. Schumer said.
The $243 million plan will also be a shot in the arm for the environment and its economy, that will put many people to work in the cleanup efforts, he said.
The proposed remediation makes the best of a bad situation, Massena Town Supervisor Joseph D. Gray said. It significantly improves the quality of the river at a reasonable cost to Alcoa. (The plan) is practical and makes sense. I consider this good news for the great community.
But tribal officials said theyre concerned that the plan will not address the problems with the river, which they said began in the 1950s when Alcoa and Reynolds Metal discharged pollutants into the river system, ultimately contaminating portions of the St. Lawrence River and its tributaries.
They said the discharge of PCBs is one of the chief concerns because they are so persistent, are cancer-causing and take a very long time to break down in the environment.
The PCBs, tribal officials said, have found their way into the food chain by infiltrating river sediments.They then contaminate smaller organisms which are eaten by larger and larger predators, and eventually are consumed by humans. They said research has shown that PCBs are then found in human tissue and breast milk which is then passed on to infants.
The EPA has never sufficiently explained or justified the proposed capping remedy, Tribal Environmental Division Director Ken Jock said in the release.
The EPA has a record of poor stewardship in protecting our environment, with the General Motors partial clean-up, the Reynolds partial clean-up and now with the Alcoa partial clean-up, Tribal Chief Paul Thompson said.That is still our land and the EPA should be using our standards for clean-up, not what the Alcoa scientists say should be done.
Tribal officials say the Tribal Council supports Remedial Option Number 10, which called for dredging of the river bottom to completely remove the contaminants.
We will continue to monitor the remedy and we ask EPA to require a perpetual monitoring and maintenance fund be set up just for the Grasse River remedy, Tribal Chief Randy Hart said. If the remedy is not effective Alcoa must go back into the river and fix it.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - 9 Wants You To Know what's happened to the local woman whose story captivated the nation. The teenager was in a car videotaping a night out with friends when the unimaginable happened and three lives changed dramatically in a matter of six seconds.
Andrea McCarren has been following her story for almost a year now and is here with a heartbreaking update.
Our report on Desaleen James and her efforts to stop other teenagers from drinking touched so many people. And now, the young woman who inspired so many others by sharing her story now needs help herself.
"I'm grateful for my life, without a doubt, but I just sometimes I go back and I'm just like where I'm at now, it would have been better if I had died," said Desaleen.
Desaleen James was just 18 years old, in the front passenger seat of a friend's car, videotaping the chilling aftermath of a night of partying.
Police estimate the three young friends were barreling along a city street at 94 miles per hour, in a 40 mile per hour zone. Their youthful exuberance, shattered in a matter of seconds.
Desaleen's video camera continued to roll, documenting the aftermath, as her twin sister and rescue workers came upon the grisly scene.
Desaleen was the only survivor.
"I don't know. Maybe I'm here to save someone else's life," she told usa few months after the crash, which broke her hip and left her traumatized. She and back seat passenger Tamara Johnson were best friends and roommates.
"It's been really, really, really, really hard like, going from being with her every day, to not at all. It's horrible," she said.
Desaleen says Tamara, who didn't drink alcohol, had urged the driver to slow down moments before impact.
"My life has gone completely downhill. I don't have family, like people I can depend on. It's me alone out here in this world," Desaleen said.
Desaleen courageously told her story so other teenagers wouldn't have to live it. She was shocked, as we were, at some of the reaction.
"The criticism was just unbelievable. It was unbearable at times. People would say the most hurtful stuff....[like that] I'm a snitch. Informer. "
A snitch because she outed the nightclub where she and her friends got drunk before the crash and talked about the ease with which teenagers could buy booze.
We asked her, How often do you think to yourself, why me? Why did I survive?Her response: "Every day. Every day. And I still haven't gotten any answers."
Desaleen plunged into a deep depression and a downward spiral of drinking. She lost her cashier's job because her injuries made it too painful to stand for nine hours a day. Then, she lost her apartment because she couldn't work, so she moved in with her mother, who threw her out when she learned Desaleen was pregnant.
"I'm now pregnant, with a little baby boy," said Desaleen.
"I lost family, that's the part that hit me the most," she said. "I know I kind of messed up in life, but now is the time when I need you the most. Everybody turned their backs on me. Except for my twin sister"
Now depending on the kindness of friends and even strangers, Desaleen is in desperate need of a permanent place to live for herself and her unborn baby.
"I want him so bad," she said of the child she is carrying. "I feel like he's going to change everything for me. He's just going to be my reason for smiling."
She's determined to build a better life for her son, who's due in April.
"He's gonna like change my focus a little bit from my dark past to my bright future... He won't judge me. He'll just be like wow, Mom, you're strong," she said.
And despite the adversity she's faced, Desaleen still wants to share her story with others.
"All I want to do is just like help other people. Don't make the same mistakes that I did. Cause you don't want to be in this position," she said. "You don't want to be the one in the passenger seat looking at your friends in that state."
We do want to be clear: Desaleen did not ask us for help. But she knows she's in a difficult situation. Even though she's pregnant, she's lost 25 pounds. She wants to go back to college and get another job, so she can provide for her unborn son.
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There are some big changes coming for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" ... and thanks to some new photos from the set, we're getting a sneak peek at the action.
The movie is currently filming in NYC, where Andrew Garfield got back into his new and improved Spidey suit. Marvel released an official photo of the updated costume, which has bigger eyes and changes to color and texture.
Another new addition to the film: Mary Jane Watson.
Watson, who was played by Kirsten Dunst in Sam Raimi's original Spider-Man trilogy, will this time be portrayed by Shailene Woodley ... who was seen with her character's trademark red hair for the first time on set Wednesday.
Sorry Emma Stone, Gwen Stacy's got some competition!
And while we haven't seen any shots of them yet, both Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHann join the film as new bad guy Electro and Harry Osbourne, respectively.
Here's the film's official synopsis:
In "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy--between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can't come quickly enough. Peter hasn't forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen's father to protect her by staying away--but that's a promise he just can't keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
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This comic pokes fun at some advertising tricks, analyzing them mathematically.
- "Up to 15% or more" comes from Geico car insurance commercials: "15 minutes could save you up to 15% or more on car insurance.". Some afterthought shows that the statement is a vacuous truism. They could even safely go wild and exchange the 'could' for a 'will'. It seems like they are saying something about the difference in the prices they offer compared to the prices of their competitors. The problem is just that "up to 15%" covers saving nothing at all, or even the scenario in wich they rob you of all your money and you "save" something like minus a few thousand percent (in comparision to staying with your current car insurance).
- The first line uses notation from set theory and reads out as: The union of sets A and B equals the set of all x, such that x is less than or equal to 15, or greater than 15, wich equals the set of all real numbers.
- Below is a number line (with the numbers being interpreted as percentages) the black dot indicates that the number 15 is included, and the white dot indicates that 15 is not included, but only strictly bigger numbers.
- Some things in life are free. However, typically not those agressively advertised, with a capital "free!" splashed right over the ads, followed by a small asterisk, inticating the presence of a fine print, ensuring that they are only tecnically not guilty of false advertising. (Get a FREE* drink!)
- The little formula Randall gives us, to calculate the least amount of money that they expect to make from you, doesn't quite make sense. The suggestion is that they expect their income from the ad to be more than what they paid for it. However, N*x/(N+1) is slightly less than x. A more apt formula would be x/(N-1). (*with the purchase of a $6 meal)
- Some sales are based on a scaling percentage rate - for example, all items are 20% off, but if you spend more than $200, you get 30% off instead, and so on. These are almost universally proclaimed with a phrase like "The more you spend, the more you save!" This is of course nonsense, as "spending" is the opposite of "saving", and the deal is there to make you spend more.
Randall changed the image name from advertising.png to mathematically_annoying.png, since adblocking extentions interpreted it as an ad and made the comic blank. He had had the same problem again just three months later with 906: Advertising Discovery.
- Mathematically Annoying Advertising:
- A ∪ B = {x:x ≤ 15 or x > 15} = ℝ
- [line graph representing the above equation.]
- When discussing real numbers, it is impossible to get more vague than "up to 15% or more".
- ["FREE!*" in large text, with substantial illegible fine print.]
- If someone has paid $x to have the word "free" typeset for you and N other people to read, their expected value for the money that will move from you to them is at least $(x / (N+1))
- [Graph representing inverse relationship between "amount you spend" on the y axis and "amount you save" on the x axis.]
- It would be difficult for the phrase "the more you spend the more you save" to be more wrong.
But the Geico commercial doesn't say up to, it says 15% or more... ~Jfreund
- That may depend on your region. 18.104.22.168 03:24, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
- Saying that something "could save you 15% or more" and saying it "could save you up to 15% or more" are the same thing. Both statements take into account the very real possibility that some percentage less than 15 could be saved.Orazor (talk) 13:37, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
Not to mention that Geico says "Could save you..." (In combination with "up to", the "could" should be "will".) Z (talk) 03:09, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
A justification for "The more you buy, the more you save" is that the more discounted products you buy, the more money you save as opposed to buying them at list price. For things we will buy anyway (e.g. food), it may be true. --Troy0 (talk) 20:01, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
- Added to the article. --Troy0 (talk) 04:10, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
- It doesn't work when the items can expire. Cflare (talk) 14:38, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
- it does to a certain point- my family can eat a lot of food before it expires, especially if it's something we like. 126.96.36.199 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- It doesn't work when the items can expire. Cflare (talk) 14:38, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
Brilliant comic Randall. I wonder what your next one is about.
I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait (talk) 00:20, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
Doesn't the title text imply that Randall realised nothing is truly free and concluded that Santa wanted something from him, prompting his parents to reveal the big secret? (I conclude this based on Randall claiming that these two events are related) 126.96.36.199 21:16, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
Given that "up to x or more" must necessarily be true, how can it be "construed as false advertising?" Meaningless advertising, yes; false, no.184.108.40.206 04:22, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
I just spent 2% of my life looking for the fine print to that FREE* drink(* given during time of kidney-harvesting scam test. Limit one per customer. No purchase necessary to win. Please see rules to apply.)Beastachu (talk) 10:33, 13 September 2015 (UTC)


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The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has turned its attack on one of its long-time allies, announcing that it is suing the federal government over the failure of the Internal Revenue Service to bar churches and Christian organizations from involvement in the political process.
According to the FFRF, its lawsuit, filed November 14 in a Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, "argues that the IRS is not enforcing the federal tax code, which prohibits tax-exempt religious organizations from electioneering." The FFRF insists that the IRS' lack of enforcement "is a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment and a violation of equal protection rights because the same preferential treatment is not provided to other tax-exempt organizations" — such as the FFRF. The group complained that churches and other Christian groups have taken to "blatantly and deliberately flaunting the electioneering restrictions" set up by the IRS back in the 1950s.
Among the violations the group cited were ads published by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers encouraging Americans to vote in line with biblical principles. The 94-year-old Billy Graham also reportedly met in October with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, pledging to do "all I can" to help in Romney's elections efforts.
The FFRF is also sore over the efforts of Catholic bishops to encourage their members to vote in line with a "Catholic conscience" and warning against supporting candidates who embrace abortion and same-sex marriage. In the run-up to the election, scores of priests and bishops addressed their flocks concerning the issues, including Green Bay, Wisconsin, Bishop David L. Ricken; Peoria, Illinois, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky; and Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin — the three Catholic leaders specifically targeted by the FFRF.
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