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The PC May Be Over, but Mac Isn't Going Anywhere
Apple just recorded a solid beat in its second-quarter earnings — with sales of the Mac declining slightly, despite an otherwise failing PC industry.
However, that doesn't actually worry Apple. More to point: Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company still intends to make Mac computers, despite an otherwise gloomy forecast for the industry as a whole.
Research firm IDC said earlier this month that world-wide shipments of laptops and desktops fell 14% in the first quarter from a year earlier. That is the sharpest drop since IDC began tracking this data in 1994 and marks the fourth straight quarter of declines.
That, apparently, is not the game here, though. Here are Cook's comments from the call:
The reason we were down, the market for PCs is incredibly weak. At the same time, we sold almost 20 million iPads, it's certainly true the iPads cannibalized some Macs. I don't think it's a huge number, but it's some. It's probably extending the upgrade cycle. I don't think this market is a dead market or a bad market by any means, and we're gonna keep innovating. People may be even more willing to buy a Mac than buy a PC today. We're going to continue making the best personal computers, our strategy is not changing, and we feel really good about it.
Apple sold 3.95 million Macs in the second quarter this year, down from 4 million in the same quarter a year earlier. "We experienced strong year-over-year growth in desktop sales offset by decline in portable sales," CFO Peter Oppenheimer said.
Apple could also be doing better with its Macs too, Cook said. Here's a fuller look at whether Cook was rethinking the way Apple launched the bulk of its products in the late half of the year:
I don't spend a lot of time looking back. If we could run it owner, frankly I would have announced the iMac after the time of the year. Customers had to wait too long. For the iPad Mini, I would not have done that differently. We were able to get the iPad Mini out to many millions of customers. Yes, we did do a lot, our teams fortunately can do a lot. In retrospect, I certainly wish Mac would have been after the end of the year.
For all the doomsday talk of the PC industry, it's surprisingly optimistic — even if the competition, the likes of Dell and HP, aren't even mentioned.


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Parking sucks because there are never enough spaces for how many permits they hand out. It also cost more to park off campus than on, but if you are in the wrong spot you are immediately ticketed.
Parking is a huge struggle. The lots have space for only half of the complex and there is no overflow except for 12 blocks away. Parking on the street is free, except there is a rule to move your car every three hours. This is extremely impossibly to do between classes, and if you have two classes in a row and can't get there, the fee is $25 to the city of Moorhead every single ticket. The professors take all the available parking lots during the day and leave the students with nothing but parking tickets. Nearly impossible and unfair.
There is limited space for parking with about 3 parking lots. You only need to register your car so there is no permit cost. If you are not able to park in a lot, you must park on the street where they are monitored very closely. In winter it is especially bad because of snow plows and towing.
It's nice to not have to pay for parking permits, but parking spaces are limited. People parking in the smaller lots are kind of screwed, and they don't like kids having permits for more than one lot.
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Having a car is not a necessity for on-campus living, and many people choose to walk where they need to go. There are officials patrolling the parking lots everyday to make sure students are obeying the parking rules, and students frequently get tickets for parking in lots that their permits are not designated for simply because there were no available spots in another lot. These tickets can sometimes be waived if students file a reasonable explanation as to why it should be cleared. Before arriving on campus, seriously think about whether or not it is necessary to have a car before adding to the madness.
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The whiny 1982 single "Black Coffee in Bed" left an annoying blot on Squeeze's career. But this, the British quintet's fine eighth album, works like one of those magical stain-removers you see on late-night TV.
Frank succeeds most of all when it shifts away from standard-issue, new wave Squeeze mode. Lead singer Glenn Till-brook, whose pleasant yet limited voice sounds quite stale after a few numbers, wisely hands over the mike at times to keyboardist Jools Holland and lead guitarist Chris Difford. These standby singers make up for a lack of vocal control with heaping doses of charm. Difford's gruff delivery of "Slaughtered, Gutted and Heartbroken" makes it one of the most entertaining Squeeze plays to date. The band takes off in another promising direction as the varied singers harmonize Four Seasons style on the swirling "Love Circles."
Frank includes a batch of songs with very catchy melodies and insightful lyrics padded by some meandering, overwrought duds. Consistently inconsistent, Squeeze can't live up to the exaggerated praise of critics who, inspired by Tillbrook's McCartneyesque singing, have compared this band with the Beatles. They are not the Fab Five. They're List a talented pop group, and Frankly speaking, that's good enough. (A&M)
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The next step is checking to make sure the shooter's cheek is snug to the stock while swinging, shooting, and following through. If shooters raise their cheek from the stock, they will likely shoot high.
Robertson says two good approaches to solving this problem are checking how well your shotgun fits you and seeking instruction from a shooting coach.
"The old wives' tale is that a shotgun fits if you can hold it in the crook of your arm with your finger on the trigger and the stock cradled in your elbow joint," Robertson says. "Actually, a shotgun fits when you mount it properly and can't see any of the barrel. You should be able to see just the bead. This sight picture means you're sighting straight down the barrel, and the shotgun will shoot where you're looking."
Robertson adds that if shooters who have their cheek snug to the stock see any of the rib or barrel, the gun will shoot high. If they can't see the bead, the gun will shoot low.
A shooter should also check the length of the stock. With the shotgun mounted, the cheek should rest 1 to 1½ inches back from where the comb drops down to the pistol grip. If that distance is more than 1 ½ inches, the stock is too long, and if that distance is less than an inch, the stock is too short.
Robertson stresses that shooters wanting to shoot better should consider taking lessons from a qualified instructor.
"A good coach can teach you how to mount a shotgun properly," he says. "He can see if you're keeping your head on the stock when shooting and can check your balance and follow through. Taking shooting lessons is like taking golf lessons. A professional instructor can recognize problems and help you correct them."
Robertson says hunters can contact a qualified shooting instructor through a local gun club or by visiting the National Sporting Clays Association's website and clicking on the list of certified instructors. He says lessons with a professional instructor will cost $60 to $150 per hour.
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Coming home from Mt. Evans, we decided to take Hwy 73 Eastbound. We made our way through Idledale and past mile marker 15. As we went around a right bend, there was a big pull off with a big brown sign that said "BEAR CREEK CANYON" and stated no camping, no parking, next 3 miles. We decided to pull off here for a mini-break. Below you could see Bear Creek.
Finding the Box:
Walk over to the sign mentioned above. Stand on the right side of the sign next to the poll closest to the creek. Turn to your right and take about 7 steps (I am 5'2", so if you are tall, make those small steps). Now, turn back towards the creek... in front of you - down the hill, about 5 feet or so, you will see a grouping of rocks. There are two rocks that have straight edges on them, and those straight edges leave about a 5 inch gap between the two rocks. Between these 2 rocks is where you will find this box.
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The Punisher #1
Becky Cloonan teams with Steve Dillon to tell a relatively standard story in "The Punisher" #1, which includes a couple of twists that might entice new readers while giving diehards exactly what they're looking for.
|May 4th, 2016
Old Man Logan #1
An older version of Wolverine wakes up in the present, convinced he can stop his future from happening, in Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino's "Old Man Logan" #1.
|February 1st, 2016
Escape From New York #1
Having potentially started World War III, Snake Plissken heads to Florida in Christopher Sebela & Diego Barreto's "Escape From New York" #1.
|December 5th, 2014
The Shadow Now #1
"The Shadow Now" #1 brings Lamont Cranston into modern times, but also brings one of his greatest foes in this story from David Liss and Colton Worley.
|October 3rd, 2013
Star Trek #21
Writer Mike Johnson and artist Erfan Fajar provide the official follow up this summer's blockbuster movie in "Star Trek" #21.
|May 31st, 2013
Jennifer Blood #9
"Jennifer Blood" basically started mid-jump on the shark, now it's just teasing us with the spectacle of crazy slo-mo and energized voiceovers.
|February 27th, 2012
Jennifer Blood #7
What to do with the woman who has already killed all the people she needs to?
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Hellraiser #4
"Hellraiser" throws one too many elements into the mix, and the end result is a weaker issue than normal.
|September 1st, 2011
Hellraiser #3
Clive Barker is just toying with us by making these new Cenobites and showing us the nasty things they can, and will, do.
|July 14th, 2011
Hellraiser #2
Setup time is over, as things begin to kick into high gear.
|May 26th, 2011
Robert E Howard's Savage Sword #2
An eclectic mix of the best pulp money can buy. Support the dying art of the anthology by buying the best one on the stands.
|May 25th, 2011
Jennifer Blood #3
A pink, tiny mouse tries to run up Jennifer's leg, so she rips out someone's intestines.
|May 9th, 2011
Hellraiser #1
It's a standard slasher flick, except for the intriguing actions of the slasher. This has room to develop.
|March 23rd, 2011
Jennifer Blood #2
More degenerates bite the dust in kind of inventive ways, but this isn't anything past what we got in the first issue.
|March 9th, 2011
Jennifer Blood #1
This is a female "Punisher" by way of "Mad Men." While the violence is kinetic, it's the internal mystery that intrigues.
|February 16th, 2011
Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #1
This is possibly better than you want it to be. It's a melange of awesome brought to you by your childhood but defined to be relevant for the adult you've become.
|December 22nd, 2010
Bullseye: Perfect Game #1
This isn't a Bullseye comic. It's a comic about Bullseye, with lots of talk about Bullseye.
|November 5th, 2010
Vertigo Resurrected #1
With the unpublished "Shoot" as the lead, "Vertigo Resurrected" offers a slew of stories forgotten and out-of-print, featuring some of its top creators.
|October 26th, 2010
Punisher MAX: Tiny Ugly World #1
A tiny, ugly man sees the Punisher in action and is inspired, empowered even. Too bad he's completely insane.
|October 21st, 2010
Punisher MAX Volume 5
The final hardcover of Garth Ennis' work on "The Punisher" is a must read and sets the bar ridiculously high for anyone who wishes to write the character in the future.
|December 29th, 2009
28 Days Later #1
The start of a new series that bridges the gap between 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later
|August 25th, 2009
Punisher Noir #1
1928 in the Bronx, Frank Castelione raises his son all alone and struggles with the crooked realities of his neighborhood in this good first issue.
|August 19th, 2009
Luke Cage Noir #1
Luke Cage fits perfectly into the Noir milieu, and with art by Shawn Martinborough you can't go wrong.
|August 4th, 2009
Punisher MAX: Naked Kill #1
There's very little original in this story about a torture porn ring, and Frank Castle's attempt to kill them all with cleaning and office supplies.
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X-Files #4
Mulder and Scully solve the case of the man who could be in two places at once, but only after outrunning a runaway big rig. That's an odd sentence to have to write.
|February 20th, 2009
X-Files #3
A new story begins as two murders happen at the same time seemingly committed by a man who was on the other side of the world. Cue spooky music.
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Scalped #19
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament voted heavily in favor of legalizing gay marriage on Tuesday, but Prime Minister David Cameron's authority in his own party took a blow as his Conservatives split in two over the measure he had championed. In the first of several votes required for its passage, the lower house of parliament backed the legislation by 400-175, but more than half of Cameron's 303 lawmakers voted against or abstained, signaling deep unease with it and his leadership. ...
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The news that Apple Mac computers have finally fallen victim to a massive malware attack gives me mixed emotions. It's certainly an interesting topic for a security blogger, but it's also terrible, because I have a MacBook and I don't have any security provisions for it.
Mac users have been riding out what our security experts call "security through obscurity". Because the market share for OSX was so small, most users did without virus protection – even I'm guilty! So when news broke last week that at least 600,000 Macs had been infected with malware, I stepped away my Mac and got investigating.
Discovered by security firm Dr Web, the "Flashback" trojan is not the only Mac malware, but it's the most notable. The infection pretends to be a Flash player update, and as it is considered good practice to keep your computer up to date, many people installed it
Flashback will then disable XProtect, Apple's in-built antivirus program built into OSX 10.6.7 onwards, and also prevent it from updating in future. It'll also redirect the user to a bogus website, which will automatically install a java-applet containing an exploit. This exploit then disables the Mac's user account control settings, allowing the malicious program to automatically be installed without the user's consent. Ouch.
What's equally scary is that Apple has added to its own problems. According to Daily Tech, Oracle (the creator of Java) fixed the exploit on February 14th, but because OSX can only be updated by Apple, users had to wait until April 4th for to get the fix. That's almost two months for hackers to exploit the security hole.
It's not the first time Apple have been slow to respond to security issues, either. According to ZDNet, an update in April 2011 "repaired 23 separate vulnerabilities [and] every one of the vulnerabilities in the April update had existed in OS X for a minimum of 18 months before being patched."
ZDNet paints an even bleaker picture for older Mac users: if you have a version of OSX older than Snow Leopard (10.6), you're vulnerable to the infection and there's no patch available. Seriously Apple, Microsoft kept up support for Windows XP until last year – maybe you should learn a lesson?
To find out if you've been infected with Flashback, head over to: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/software/3349886/free-tool-detects-flashback-mac-malware-pestilence/. There's a tool to download that should identify any Flashback infections on your system.
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In the soaring, three-story space that is the Tower of Life at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., sixteen hundred photographs collected by the historian Yaffa Eliach give face to a murdered people. In There Once Was a World, Eliach brilliantly and movingly records the history of that people. Nineteen years of scholarship, a poet's ear, and a storyteller's voice have yielded what is perhaps the richest, fullest, most detailed portrait of Eastern European Jewish life that we will ever have, a book that encompasses both the sweep of history and an intimate view of the day-to-day lives of generations of small-town Jews, in all their uniqueness and universality. Eliach's own roots in Eishyshok (she is a descendant of one of the five founding families and herself one of only twenty-nine survivors) gives her work an unrivaled depth and passion.
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Eight years after Hurricane Katrina hit, the state's Gulf Coast is bigger and better than before.
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Commissioners point to development of downtown Gulfport, Jones Park and the harbor as successes. Other coast cities, including Ocean Springs, Bay St. Louis and Long Beach, have also improved.
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The MTV Video Music Awards are creeping up—August 25, y'all!—so I've been watching and rewatching all my favorite videos of the year to gear up for the big night. And I'm not alone: MTV gathered a few of their stars—Diem Brown from The Challenge, Molly Tarlov from Awkward, and Nicole Byer and Nessa from Girl Code—to talk all things VMA for a special episode of Weekend Brunch, which airs throughout the day and evening on MTV this weekend. I got to sit in on the taping and then ask the ladies about their VMA obsessions. Tune in!
So, what are you guys most excited for at the VMAs?
Molly: Miley! I love her. "We Can't Stop" is my ringtone. It's, like, one of eight songs that I have on my phone. I listen to it on repeat. It helps you to do anything you need to do. I'm at the gym, "We Can't Stop" is great. I'm trying to fall asleep: "We Can't Stop."
Nessa: I'm excited for Justin Timberlake. It's been a while since we've seen him put on a show. He's gonna kill it. And you know what know what? Macklemore and Ryan Lewis always put on an amazing show. They have such good energy, I think a lot of people are going to be surprised when they perform.
Diem: I'm excited about Lady Gaga. Her new look.
What do you think the "new Gaga" is going to be this time?
Diem: I think it's going to be tamed down, but I think her dance is going to be on-point.
Maybe like, Hollywood Glamour Gaga?
Nicole: I would love to see Hollywood Glamour Gaga!
Nessa: I think she's gonna stick to wowing everyone vocally, and Gaga can sing. I think she's gonna kill it with a ballad.
Nicole: She might not be able to dance right now because of her hip.
Diem: I would love to see her in a throwback old-Hollywood look—hair, voice, dress—she'd kill it. Strip it down, go Fiona apple on you.
Molly: But honestly, I kind of hope she waits until one of the VMAs when I'm not there because I wanna see something really freaky.
Is there anyone you're hoping to meet?
Nessa: I would love to meet Mariah Carey. If Mariah shows up, guys, I'm gonna go f--king ape sh-t. I'm a lamb. Before there were monsters, there were lambs.
Diem: I love her new song too.
Nessa: "Beautiful" is an amazing song. And Miguel sounds incredible on it.
Diem: But I think Miley would be fun to talk to because I think she'd be a fun person to hang out with.
Molly: I would never want to meet Miley because what if she thought I wasn't cool?
Nessa: Oh, stop.
What about fashion?
Diem: I think it's really cool to see everyone, like what style they're gonna wear.
Nessa: Rihanna's gonna kill it again. She's gorgeous.
__What are you excited to see at the VMAs? Don't forget to tune in to Weekend Brunch this weekend, and then watch the award show on August 25 at 9 P.M. ET!


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Paul Horny, Longtime Farm Manager of Michigan's Saginaw Valley Research & Extension Center, Talks About His Work & the Center's Sugarbeet Role
Those 25 years were invested as farm manager of the 120-acre Saginaw Valley Bean and Beet Research Farm. Established by Michigan State University in 1971 and situated just a few miles west of Saginaw, the farm property was actually owned by the state's sugarbeet and dry bean industry groups. For many years, it served as the primary location for MSU research on those two crops.
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Why the move? "We needed to make sure we were within the region where beets and beans were being grown," Horny explains. As corn and soybean plantings expanded in that area, the Saginaw farm ended up outside the main beet- and dry bean growing region. Leaders in both commodities – as well as MSU – wanted to get the research facility much closer to the heart of their growing area – i.e., eastward into the "Thumb."
That need was on the radar screen by the year 2000. The problem was to locate and purchase the new property. "The biggest challenge was to find a certain number of contiguous acres," Horny recounts. "We were requiring at least 250 contiguous acres; and here in the Thumb, there still are a lot of farms in 80s and 40s. So there were very few large pieces of land available." After several years, a suitable property was found – including, of course, an owner who simultaneously was willing to sell the acreage at a price acceptable to the university.
While the west-Saginaw farm was on a silty clay soil within a flood plain, the Frankenmuth one is a lighter loam – much more typical of what beet growers in the Thumb work with. "It's a Tappan-Londo, which encompasses pretty much the majority of the Thumb," Horny notes. "I would never wear out plow shares [at the Saginaw farm] because it had no sand; here, I get two years," he quips.
Though the Saginaw research farm was owned by the bean and beet groups and leased to the university, the commodity groups donated proceeds from its sale to MSU – which in turn used those funds to help purchase the Frankenmuth farm. "So this is now a university-owned facility; but we still have the same partnership (with the beet and dry bean sectors) as we had before," Horny observes.
Horny's role is that of facilitator. He and his crew get the plot ground prepared for planting; they fertilize, spray herbicides, fungicides and insecticides as needed; and they work with plot harvest and post-harvest tillage.
All that obviously involves extensive communication and coordination with the scientists conducting the various studies. "Anywhere from 20 to 40 researchers and technicians come up from campus (in East Lansing) in a given year," he notes. "We support them."
For Horny, that often translates into 12-hour days, six to seven days a week, during the growing season. He doesn't "own" this farm in the sense a farmer does; but the 30-year veteran of university farm management lives and breathes commitment to it. Like any farmer, he knows timeliness is everything; perhaps even more so, given the very meticulous nature of production research.
"The biggest challenge is getting it all to work at one time," Horny affirms. "The coordination part of it can be extremely difficult. And like every farmer, I'm working with the weather. From March 1 through November 1, you're nervous.
"In research, we try not to make any mistakes," he continues. "We replicate for the mistakes that do occur. My goal is to be 100% 'on' every time. Yet we're human, so mistakes do occur. But when someone gives you a lot of money to do work you can't go back to them and say, 'I screwed up. Will you give me more money next year?' "So I think the reason we do so well here is that we give them (researchers, contractors) a product at the end that's the best we can – every time."
Much of what occurs at the research farm boils down to "discovery," Horny points out. "We've always called this the 'bug and blight farm,' " he muses, "because we'll take a particular variety and run it through the whole process, for example, of inoculating disease on it, 'give it this and give it that' – and when it's all done, we've taken one more step forward for the industry and the farmer."
but we also need that next step, closer to the farmer.'
"It's all fun!" Paul Horny responds when asked about the most enjoyable part of his job. "The coolest part is that I get to see everything first. Because of what goes on here – the testing, the product development – when anything new comes out, I've been among the first to see it in the field. Helping to implement that technology is a lot of fun."
The Michigan Sugarbeet Advancement project, coordinated by Steve Poindexter, MSU senior sugarbeet extension educator, conducts a broad variety of field-scale trials in the region each year. The work carried out on the SVREC farm, Horny explains, is the small-plot predecessor of those Sugarbeet Advancement trials. "It's all very complementary, though," he emphasizes. "We obviously need the research that's done here – but we also need that next step, closer to the farmer. It's often easier for the farmer to relate when they see it on a larger scale, closer to their own situation.
"In the end, we're all here to help the farmer." — Don Lilleboe
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Miley Cyrus' parents divorce after 17-year marriage
"As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family. We are trying to work through some personal matters. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers," the couple said in a statement to the magazinem," the Telegraph quoted the couple as telling People Magazine in a statement.
The couple have five children including Miley, who became a teen sensation on her 'Hannah Montana" Disney Channel television series and has built on that success with a singing career. The duo"s other children are Braison, 16, and Noah, 10 while Billy Ray also adopted Trace and Brandi, Tish's children from a previous relationship.


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North Port at odds with business leaders
Published: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 3:09 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 5:43 p.m.
NORTH PORT - The rift between a majority of this city's commissioners and organizations that represent its business sector is getting wider.
WHAT HAPPENED: The North Port City Commission voted 3-2 this week to dissolve the Business and Economic Development Advisory Board. It will later discuss replacing it with a different panel of advisers.
WHAT WAS IT: A 2007 ordinance established the advisory board, its membership and its mission of working on strategies to attract new businesses and jobs.
WHO WAS ON IT: The 26-member committee included representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Florida Power & Light, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, the University of South Florida, State College of Florida, Coldwell Bank Sunstar Realty, the North Port Sun, the School Board, among others interests.
LAST ACTIVITY: The advisory board met quarterly with its last meeting in 2012. The City Commission cancelled the advisory board's meetings for this year.
The latest disagreement is over a decision by the City Commission this week to disband a panel of prominent business and civic leaders that has advised city leaders about economic development.
Mayor Linda Yates, joined by commissioners Rhonda DiFranco and Cheryl Cook, voted to dissolve the Business and Economic Development Advisory Board. In coming months, the commission will consider forming a new board with a different makeup and expectations.
The vote angered business leaders — and other members of the City Commission.
"It's a dark day for North Port," said Commissioner Tom Jones, who joined Commissioner Jim Blucher in opposition.
Supporters of the economic board say the city benefits by having representatives of education, health care, real estate and other sectors of the economy brainstorm ideas for how the city can lure businesses and help them grow.
"I fail to see why an advisory board is so threatening to this commission," Beth Mayberry of the North Port Advocacy Alliance told the commissioners recently, calling the decision "a waste of goodwill and experience."
Fred Tower, a Chamber member and former city commissioner who served on the advisory panel, also criticized the dissolution of a board that he insists has given the city "direct access to regional leaders" and "put North Port economically on the map."
Progress and setbacks
Mayor Yates said North Port has spent $2.5 million during the past five years to implement recommendations made by the Business and Economic Development Advisory Board — including an aggressive advertising campaign, various studies and the creation of an economic development office at City Hall.
"What does the city have to show for that?" Yates said. "There's no way to pinpoint a direct result."
Whether the advisory board deserves credit or not, North Port, which was hit hard by the recession, is back in growth mode.
During the previous fiscal year, the city issued 1,008 business licenses, compared with 888 the year before, and saw a 9 percent increase in commercial construction permits.
Since 2008, 10 sizable companies have put down roots in North Port and created nearly 500 new jobs in product manufacturing and distribution.
The opening of Sarasota Memorial Hospital's emergency room in 2009 eventually contributed to more than 100 health care professionals opening offices in the city. A new assisted-living facility with an expected $3 million payroll got approved this week.
Yet the city has experienced setbacks as well.
In 2011, the city struck an agreement with Big League Dreams, which promised to build a $20 million baseball park with replicas of Major League fields to attract adult and youth tournaments. The project, toward which the city gave $450,000 in taxpayer money, still has not happened and the city is owed its money back.
Strained relationships
The decision to disband the advisory board puts more strain on the city's relationship with entities such as the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Corp. of North Port.
Those organizations were already at odds with Yates, DiFranco and Cook over a series of decisions that led to the recent closing of Warm Mineral Springs, an iconic tourist attraction, and the loss of more than 40 jobs there.
In March, although the EDC invited them, the same three commissioners were noticeably absent at a luncheon at which the EDC announced its ideas for recruiting $250 million in new construction and 1,700 new jobs.
So, as expected, the commission's dismantling of the economic development panel received an ice-cold reception from business leaders who already felt snubbed.
"It's the same 3-2 vote" as decisions affecting Warm Mineral Springs, said Robert Rosenberg, chairman of the EDC of North Port, a nonprofit organization that receives no subsidy from the city and had no representative on the advisory board. "It's so frustrating. . .
"They went totally the wrong way on Warm Mineral Springs," Rosenberg said. The dissolution of the economic development group, he said, is yet another "mistake" that makes the city appear to be anti-business.
Rosenberg worries that potential employers who otherwise might be interested in North Port will instead go to other cities, where they may consider the political climate to be more hospitable.
Positive or negative?
Yates told other commissioners she expected the media to put "a negative spin" on the decision.
But Blucher — who voted against dismantling the committee and, with City Manager Jonathan Lewis, represented the city on it — told Yates a negative perception cannot be avoided. "You can't put a spin on it to be positive."
Yates believes the decision to repeal a 2007 ordinance creating the board and then talk later this month about writing a new ordinance for a new advisory panel on economic matters is widely misunderstood.
The repealed ordinance called for the 26-member panel to include representatives from the city, Sarasota County Commission, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County (a separate entity from the newer North Port EDC), Gulf Coast Community Foundation, School Board, State College of Florida and University of South Florida.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital represented the medical community. The North Port Sun filled a seat reserved for a local newspaper. Florida Power & Light represented the utility industry. Other members filled seats reserved for a banker, developer, the real estate industry and other interests.
Yet Yates contends that the panel's diversity hindered it.
Sunshine Law debate
The advisory board only met quarterly and its members, like the city commissioners, were to abide by public meetings laws and not confer privately about potential city business, Yates said.
"That prohibits these folks from having conversations that, in my opinion, they should be having every day," Yates said. "We don't want to prevent them from getting together and networking."
Yates said the board had been comprised of "key stakeholders" and "think tanks" who should be collaborating in the private sector rather than as a public body.
"I think we can restructure this advisory board in a way that represents the taxpayers," Yates said.
She suggests that the new advisory board be comprised of people from the 1,000 or so businesses in North Port who can share "a citizen's perspective."
DiFranco considers 26 members to be too unwieldy and said the new board should have "possibly 12 to 16."
Noting that other cities, such as Venice, have economic development advisory boards, Rosenberg disagrees with Yates' argument that they are handicapped by public meetings laws.
"The Sunshine Law is not a deterrent to getting things done," Rosenberg said. "They were an advisory board. They weren't making policy decisions. They weren't making binding decisions for the city. Their recommendations could be accepted or not accepted by the city."
Tower argued that the "same pretense" about the Sunshine Law would apply to all of the city's advisory boards, "not just the BEDAB."
Separating the interests of the public and private sectors was key in the three commissioners' thinking about Warm Mineral Springs, which the city and Sarasota County bought in December 2010.
As a new majority on the City Commission, Yates, DiFranco and Cook derailed a plan for the city and county to find a private developer to manage Florida's only warm spring and enhance it as a resort. They objected to letting a private business profit from a public asset they would rather see preserved as a park.
Yet the business sector thinks the city squandered an opportunity to make the springs a major catalyst for additional jobs and tourism.
The Chamber of Commerce launched a public relations campaign among its members, "SOS" ("Save Our Springs"), in an unsuccessful effort to keep the springs open.
The springs closed June 1, when the concessionaire's contract expired. The County Commission and City Commission had been unable to agree on how to award a new concessionaire contract.
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This October on WETA TV26 & HD, tune in every Monday night for fascinating independent films presented by POV and Independent Lens. Read about each film below and mark your calendars!
Monday October 6 at 10pm POV: The Act of KillingThis film explores a horrifying era in Indonesian history and provides a window into modern
Indonesia, where corruption reigns. Not only is the 1965 murder of an estimated one million people honored as a patriotic act, but the killers remain in power. In a mind-bending twist, death-squad leaders dramatize their brutal deeds in the style of the American westerns, musicals and gangster movies they love — and play both themselves and their victims. As their heroic facade crumbles, they come to question what they've done. Watch the trailer here. Some images may be disturbing.
Monday October 13 at 10pm Independent Lens: BullyAn intimate, unflinching look at how bullying affects five kids and their families. Opening a window onto the pained lives of bullied kids, it documents the responses of adults to aggressive behaviors beyond "kids will be kids" clichés, capturing a growing movement to change how bullying is handled in schools, communities, and society. Watch the trailer here.
Monday October 20 at 11pm Independent Lens: Twin Sisters
The poignant story of two girls from China adopted as infants by two separate sets of parents — one from California, the other from a remote fishing village in Norway — who grow up knowing they have a twin living on the other side of the world. Despite being on different paths, the magical bond between them grows deeper. Watch the trailer here.
Monday October 27 at 11pm Independent Lens: BrakelessWhat led the driver of a Japanese commuter train to accelerate perilously, causing a deadly crash? Piecing together personal accounts of those affected by the tragedy, Brakeless poses a question for a society that equates speed with progress: have what were once national virtues — punctuality and compliance — become dangerous? Watch the trailer here.
Watch WETA TV26 & HD this Saturday, September 6 for a classic feature film and two Independent Lens documentaries related to Hispanic Heritage Month.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) airs Saturday at 9:30pmThis is a romanticized account of the notoriously violent bank robbing couple an
d their gang from the 1930s. Excited by Clyde Barrow's outlaw demeanor, Bonnie Parker joins him in a crime spree across multiple towns. Soon the pair joins Clyde's brother Buck and his wife Blanche in a bank robbery. Will they get away with the heist? How long can they pull off this lifestyle? This movie is packed with drama, action, adventure, and romance. Starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Gene Hackman. This film won the 1968 Oscars for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Estelle Parsons and Best Cinematography: Burnett Guffey. Also watch Sunday at 11:30am!
Independent Lens: Las Marthas airs Saturday at 11:30pmIn the lingering aftermath of the U.S.-Mexican War, the border town of Laredo, Texas created an annual debutante ball unlike any other. Las Marthas follows two Mexican American girls carrying this gilded tradition on their shoulders during a time of economic uncertainty and tension over immigration.
Independent Lens: The State of Arizona airs Sunday 12:30amThe turbulent battle over illegal immigration in Arizona that came to a head with Senate Bill 1070 frames this riveting documentary tracking multiple perspectives — activists, politicians, Latino immigrants, controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio, ranchers, and others — as America eyes the results.
Saturday February 1, 2014 tune into WETA TV26 & HD for the premiere of Doc Martin season 6 and two documentaries!
Doc Martin "Sickness and Health" 9:30-10:18pmThere is plenty of amusing excitement brewing in Portwenn! You will not want to miss a second of the new season of Doc Martin! The acclaimed series enters its 6th season, following the misfortunes and mishaps of Dr. Martin Ellingham, a smart yet socially challenged physician whose defining quality is his ability to alienate nearly anyone in his residing town of Portwenn. In the season 6 premiere, "Sickness and Health," Portwenn is lively with Doc and his long time lover Louisa's wedding on the horizon. Will they finally tie the knot, or
will the villagers have to put the confetti back in the box again? Watch a preview!
Doc Martin "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" 10:18pm-11pmFollowing the season premiere, stick around and enjoy another episode of your favorite doctor! Witness the fallout from the events of the season's first episode in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." In this praiseworthy continuation, Martin and Louisa host a disastrous dinner party, leading to a whirlwind of chaos that finally comes to a screeching halt when the new nanny walks out.
After Doc Martin, stick around for two gripping Independent Lens productions!Independent Lens: The State of Arizona at 11pmIn 2010, the Arizona Senate passed controversial immigration law SB1070, also known as the "papers please" law, sparking a national dilemma. Supporters viewed it as a necessary act of law enforcement
while opponents argued the law would inevitably lead to racial profiling. Now, Independent Lens: The State of Arizona explores the stories of Arizonans residing on all sides of this conflict-ridden topic and paints a vivid picture of a state and its citizens testing the boundaries of their country's democratic principles. This enlightening documentary features interviews with activists, politicians, Latino immigrants, and ranchers mixed with footage of impassioned protest rallies and television news broadcasts. Now, Arizona's enforcement policy is reshaping the conversation surrounding immigration reform in the United States. With a multitude of other states contemplating a similar approach, The State of Arizona asks Americans to reflect on who they are, who they want to be, and in which direction they want to take their country. Watch a preview!Independent Lens: The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights at 12:30amWhitney Young, Jr. does not have a national holiday bearing his name. There are few alive today who know his name, and those who do know of the man, know much less his accomplishments. Now, discover the true story of the inside man who flattened the barriers
restricting African Americans and became a key player at the core of the civil rights movement. The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights explores the uniqueness of one of the most significant black leaders in history. Through his valuable positions as a successful businessperson, government worker, and advisor to three different presidents, Young opened the doors of opportunity for African Americans from the inside. This powerful documentary follows the unsung hero as he balances his time between Harlem streets and prestigious company boardrooms, working towards historical social change. Experience the critical events of the civil rights era through the eyes of a man working within the institution, but outside the limelight, to ensure a future of equality. Watch a preview!
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with WETA! Tune into WETA TV26 & HD this week for three compelling documentaries about the time period surrounding the Civil Rights Movement and the influential people involved in it. Also tune in for a special In Performance at the White House celebrating the music that shaped that era. While watching WETA TV26 & HD be sure to look for these great WETA interviews produced specially for this iconic anniversary.
Rep. John Lewis Recalls His Speech at March on WashingtonRep. John Lewis Remembers the March on WashingtonRep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Reflects on the Marchon the March
Independent Lens: The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights - Airs Monday, August 26 at 10:00pmOne of the lesser-known heroes
of the Civil Rights Movement is a man named Whitney Young. Young held a unique position of power because he was influential to white executives and three different presidents, allowing him to help the movement through his dealings. On Independent Lens, learn more about Young and how this unsung hero worked outside of the limelight to secure an equal future. Watch a preview!
In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement -
Airs Tuesday, August 27 at 8:00pmThe Civil Rights Movement produced a lot of music that remains influential and celebrated today. A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement, filmed in the White House, features performances by some of the original musicians, covers of songs by newer artists, and readings of the original speeches from the movement. The entire event is hosted by President Obama and the First Lady. Watch a preview!
The March - Airs Tuesday, August 27 at 9:00pm & Friday, August 30 at 10:30pm50 years after the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech is still
remembered as one of the most important moments in the Civil Rights Movement. This new PBS program titled, The March, interviews participants and journalists who covered the event. Stunning archival footage accompanies touching and inspiring interviews that will give you a brand new perspective on the heroes of the March on Washington. Watch a preview!American Experience: Freedom Riders - Airs Tuesday, August 27 at 10:00pmIn 1961, against countless threats and violence, hundreds of people fought against the
segregation of race on public buses. As African-Americans rallied together to defy being told which buses they were allowed on and where they had to sit, they endured hardship and pain to provide freedom for future generations. On American Experience: Freedom Riders, witness the brave journey of these men and women who helped secure a better future. Watch a preview!
Our distinctive personal identities are what make us different from the people around us. Though we may look the same or sound the same, it is important to look beyond the surface to get to the core of each individual's identity. This Saturday, we're bringing you two free movies dealing with discovering true identities. Tune in at 9:30 and again at 11:30 and enjoy a commercial free WETA movie night.
At 9:30pm, Bette Davis and Karl
Malden star in the classic thriller Dead Ringer. Davis plays long estranged twin sisters Margaret and Edith who have not spoken since Margaret married Frank Da Lorca who Edith was seeing at the time. Eighteen years later, after the two are reunited at Frank's funeral, Edith is reminded of Margaret's cruel and deceptive nature. In a fit of rage, she kills Margaret and assumes her identity, staging the scene to look as if Edith herself has committed suicide. While her plan initially seems foolproof, Edith soon realizes her sister was guilty of more than just petty dishonesty. Now, she faces suspicion from Margaret's lover Tony and Edith's own boyfriend Jim (Malden). Will Edith be able to escape her own web of lies or is she in too deep? Watch the trailer here!
Watch Dead Ringer (1964) Saturday June 29 at 9:30pm on WETA TV26 & HD.
Cultural identities can bind communities and provide important information on personal
histories. How do you maintain a cultural identity when time seems to have erased yours? We Still Live Here-Âs Nutayuneân tells the story of a Massachusetts Native American tribe who did the impossible. It was the Wampanoag tribe who taught the Pilgrims to fish and cultivate when they arrived in New England. As the Pilgrims expanded their territorial and cultural boundaries, the Wampanoag language slowly disappeared with each passing generation. Nearly four hundred years after the first contact between their ancestors and European settlers, the modern day Wampanoag people embarked on a mission to revive their native language. Through community efforts and determination, a new generation of fluent Wampanoag speakers came to life. Tune in at 11:30 to watch this inspirational journey. Watch the trailer here!
Watch Independent Lens: We Still Live Here-Âs Nutayuneân Saturday June 29 at 11:30pm on WETA TV26 & HD.
Every Saturday night, WETA presents a movie festival of exciting and commercial-free movies for your enjoyment in the Washington, DC area. These compelling films begin at 9:30pm on Saturday, December 22 so read on and see what's on this week!
Change is an inevitable part of life. Sometimes we seek it, but often we're reluctant to change. This week, see distinct examples of change in our WETA Movies.
Change of Heart
Andy Griffith stars as a naïve but good-intentioned soldier who has managed to avoid the draft for quite some time. When the head of the draft board unexpectedly arrives at his home, Will Stockdale is persuaded to join the ranks of other American men and serve his country. He immediately finds a friend and confidante in Ben Whitledge a man who is passionate about following in the footsteps of his six brothers who have all served as infantrymen. Master Sergeant King is in charge and has an agenda that includes sabotaging Stockdale but as the plan unfolds; he must pay the consequences for his actions. Roles swap, friendships end and rekindle, and Will and Ben find themselves in a precarious situation which leads to a surprise ending.
Watch No Time for Sergeants Saturday, December 22 at 9:30pm on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Fighting for Change
It seems that today's society accommodates the disabled with the various handicap accessible options like ramps, elevators, and reserved parking spots. However, it hasn't always been smooth sailing for those living with a disability. Americans with disabilities had to fight for the respect, acceptance, and basic rights as the non-disabled.
Independent Lens: Lives Worth Living tells the story of the handicap movement following World War II, when disabled Americans were denied basic human rights and treated as inferior. Fed up, disabled Americans banded together (some literally chaining their wheelchairs together in protest) with a common cause. Seeking to defeat the notion that the disabled had no will or reason to live, they proved that they had the same goals and dreams as the non-disabled and that they could accomplish almost anything if only given the same opportunities and rights. Thanks to their efforts, The Americans with Disabilities Act was created, signed and implemented. However, the battle for inclusion and equality was, and still is, far from over for Americans with disabilities. Be inspired by the resilience and unwavering determination of one of the largest minorities' fight for equality.
Watch Independent Lens: Lives Worth Living Saturday, December 22 at 11:30pm on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Watch a preview of Lives Worth Living here!
Historical Change
Boyz n the Hood and Casablanca have a lot in common, believe it or not. Since the time of their release, both movies have been wildly popular. They've both been nominated for and won countless awards. Most impressively, the films are among a carefully chosen list comprising The National Film Registry. The Library of Congress is employed with the task of choosing those films which exemplify and fulfill being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". No genre is excluded, but making the cut is no easy feat since only 25 films are selected each year.
Independent Lens: These Amazing Shadows sheds light on the little-known world of The National Film Registry. Through interviews and film clips, learn the history of how and why The National Film Registry came to be, and identify with the impact of the notable films which comprise the Registry. The diversity of the films is wide, yet the films all reflect a slice of American culture, ideas and history. Thus, preserving them is integral and allows for future generations of audiences to experience the same emotions, connections and stories.
Watch Independent Lens: These Amazing Shadows Sunday, December 23 at 12:30am on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Watch a trailer of These Amazing Shadows here!
Change in America
Lawrence, Massachusetts has earned the nickname "Immigrant City". It was founded by Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Potato Famine followed by waves of immigrants from Germany, Italy, Eastern Europe, and Canada. As one of the poorest municipalities in the United States, it is still a welcoming place for newcomers including new immigrants mostly from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Independent Lens: Scenes From a Parish takes a look at issues of community, tolerance, and immigration from the perspective of a Catholic priest who is trying to hold his disparate congregation together. Meet the people that make up this town and learn that their idea of home and belonging is deeper than a simple matter of ethnicity.
Watch Independent Lens: Scenes From a Parish Sunday, December 23 at 1:30am on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Learn more about the making of Scenes From a Parish from Director/producer James Rutenbeck here!
Looking for free, compelling, exciting, and commercial-free movies in DC, MD, and VA this weekend? WETA brings great feature films and documentaries right into your home every Saturday beginning at 9:30pm! This weekend, a 1960s drama-dy and three contemporary documentaries divulge into the many facets of friendship. We'll discover that no friendship is alike and a "friend" can take on all types, forms, and meanings. Be sure to tune into WETA TV26 and WETA HD every Saturday night for movies galore!
Opposites Attract: Soldier in the Rain (1963)
The most unlikely pairs are proof that opposites attract. Master Sergeant Maxwell Slaughter forms an unlikely friendship with Sergeant Eustis Clay and neither status, nor rank, nor intellectual capacity prevents the two from building an admirable and loyal friendship. Eustis eagerly awaits the end of his stint in the military and his inexhaustible attempts at convincing Slaughter of the perks of civilian life provide opportunities for comedic adventures and antics. As in any good friendship, each provides meaning and importance in the other's life. But friendships are not without their flaws and their hurdles, and the friendship which forms in Soldier in the Rain is put to the test. What Slaughter and Eustis learn and take away from each other becomes life-changing.
Watch Soldier in the Rain (1963) Saturday, December 15 at 9:30pm on WETA TV26 and WETA HD. Repeats Sunday at 11:30am.
Through Thick & Thin: Garbage Dreams (2009)
In Cairo, recycling is a bit more complex than the American standard of sorting plastic, metal, paper, and glass from trash. In fact, recycling garbage is the Zaballeen's (translating to "garbage people") livelihood. The Zaballeen make their living collecting and recycling eighty percent of the garbage which accumulates in Cairo. For years, the city had no sanitation service and depended on the Zaballeen. And for the Zaballeen, trash is all they know. But in recent years, the city has turned from tradition and begun to rely on private companies to collect trash with garbage trucks. With machines replacing men, the shift in tradition comes as detrimental and dangerous to the Zaballeen's future. How will they make a living? How will they survive?
Independent Lens: Garbage Dreams tells the stories of three teenagers experiencing the life-altering transition directly. Adham, Osama and Nabil, all born into the business of trash, must confront the possibility of losing the security their people have had for decades. But, when one door closes another one opens, and maybe Cairo's stab at modernization is a blessing in disguise for these three young men to pursue new and exciting opportunities.
The United States recycles 30 percent of its waste. Impressive? Not in comparison to the 80 percent recycled by the Zaballeen. How eco-friendly are you? Test your ability by playing the Garbage Dreams online game!
Watch Garbage Dreams (2009) Saturday, December 15 at 11:00pm on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
In Sickness & In Health: We Were Here (2011)
San Francisco is a melting pot for people from different walks of life but they all seek the same things: happiness, freedom and acceptance. For a large population of gay men, San Francisco proves to be a source of solace and a place they are happy to call home. In the 1980s, the city was also the site of what was, to some, believed to be the "gay cancer", plaguing the gay community and swiftly. Time would soon tell that the mysterious disease was the AIDS virus. At the brink of its arrival, San Francisco's response to the epidemic showed compassion and empathy, but most significant was the vastly different actions taken by other cities. Subsequently, "The San Francisco Model" became the ideal for creating a healthier and humane society in a world now struggling with AIDS.
Independent Lens: We Were Here tells the inspiring and poignant stories of five individuals who lived in San Francisco prior to the epidemic and were all effected in one way or another by the devastation, loss of life, compassion of strangers, and kindness of humanity that accompanied it. The firsthand stories of these ordinary people who experienced the change and assumed roles as activists and caregivers, friends or lovers to victims of AIDS, and living testimonies of those who suffer from the virus comprise We Were Here.
Check out an educational and informative timeline tracing the history of AIDS.
Watch We Were Here (2011) Sunday, December 16 at 12:00am on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Man's Best Friend: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003)
St. Francis of Assisi made it his life's work to care for animals. His compassion for all creatures is admired and praised long after his death. Animal shelters and advocates recognize the importance of animals and family pets are common in modern day society. Whether consciously or not, one man has followed suit of St. Francis of
Assisi and dedicates his days to feeding, caring for and protecting the wild parrots of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill. He is known as the "Bohemian St. Francis". Former homeless musician Mark Bittner was on a search for his life's purpose, and the parrots he affectionately, and rather impressively, recognizes by name just happened to collide with the timing of his search, and help him in ways one wouldn't think a bird could.
Not your typical nature or wildlife documentary, Independent Lens: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill puts the spotlight on parrots but more significantly on relationships between animals and people, and finding meaning in life.
Watch The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003) Sunday, December 16 at 1:30am on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Watch a preview of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill here!
You may not be able to tell "Patrick" the parrot from "Sophie" like Mark Bittner, but learn more about the wild parrots and their background, and explore a photo gallery of the birds.
Every Saturday, WETA hosts the Fall Movie Festival where we compile exciting and commercial-free movies for you to enjoy in your Washington, DC area home. Watch these compelling films this Saturday, November 17!
George Washington said, "Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light." With the revelation of truth comes serenity and peace. Experience catharsis and multiple sighs of relief as the truth is revealed in three films this Saturday night!
The Truth Will Win Out
When Vincent Parry's wife is suddenly killed, Parry is promptly convicted of murder. He must exert all of his energies toward clearing his name, without allowing his morning to distract him Vincent escapes prison and subsequently encounters multiple barriers, but repeatedly manages to evade capture (despite being highly wanted). When Vincent meets Irene, the beautiful woman takes the supposed killer under her wing. Irene developed an unwavering passion in seeking justice for the wrongly convicted when, years earlier, her father was convicted of murder. Dark Passage is a thriller following Vincent's pursuit for freedom, righteousness, and a clear name. In his tireless attempts for clarity, what extreme measures will Vincent take and will he succeed in tracking down his wife's killer? To complicate matters, the killer might be right under his nose...
Watch The WETA Movie: Dark Passage Saturday, November 17 at 9:30pm on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD.
Dying Men Speak True…
Dark Victory stars Bette Davis as Judith, the young New York socialite with hobbies suitable for her class: smoking, drinking, horses, and fast cars. A horse-riding accident leaves Judith with some uncomfortable after-effects, and only at the urging of her friend Ann does she seek a doctor's counsel. Testing reveals life-altering results: Judith has incurable cancer. She will soon become blind, and death will inevitably follow. However, Judith neglects to say her "adieus" …because her failing health is kept a secret! Why does Dr. Steele keep his lips sealed and will the truth set itself free before it's too late? Dark Victory is a tale of love, deceit, and coping.
Watch Dark Victory Saturday, November 17 at 11:20pm on WETA TV and WETA HD.
The Truth Right In Front Of Us
Block parties take place in neighborhoods across America every summer. After all, everyone on the street can relate to each other: happy children, full-time jobs, family dinners, weekends spent at the dog park or soccer field. But New York City's Park Avenue set follows different rules, depending on which half you live. The mega-rich reside on Park Avenue's Upper East Side—the wealthiest neighborhood in all of New York City. Take a leisurely stroll ten minutes up the block to the South Bronx, however, and the neighborhood sights, sounds, and smells will leave you wondering how only ten minutes mean the difference between luxury and lower income.
Independent Lens brings you Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream, a shocking exploration of the extreme disparity in quality of life along one avenue. On one side live billionaires while. on the other side. forty percent of residents live in poverty. Park Avenue in the South Bronx is America's poorest congressional district, plaqued by unemployment, crime, and failing schools. Yet these residents can literally see the "other side", the so-called "better side", from their windows. So close physically, with dreams of putting truth to the The Jefferson's theme song lyrics, "moving on up to the East Side".
But actually making the move to the other side is not as simple as America naively preaches. Sometimes achieving the American Dream demands more than hard work, determination, and a hearty dose of "American spirit". Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream looks at the invisible barricade that divides rich from poor and powerful from oppressed on both sides of Park Avenue.
Watch Independent Lens Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream Saturday, November 17 at 1:00am on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
Watch free movies without commercials on your TV this Saturday. Get a load of our jam packed Fall Movie Festival November 10, a feature film and FOUR documentaries on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
The Art of Risk-Taking
Jumping out of an airplane, sampling frog's legs, or buying a lottery ticket all mean incurring some risk. A skydiver discovering mid-air that his parachute is defective may be a rare situation, but suffering a minor allergic reaction to an exotic food happens more often. In life, we're faced with both itty-bitty risks and all-or-nothing risks. This Saturday night, don't do anything dicey. Stay in the comfort and safety of your own home and live vicariously through risk taker after risk taker in a line-up of movies on WETA TV26 and HD that make you hold your breath—without taking any real risks.
Love's Risk
You never know who you'll meet on the bus. Fate strikes when two bus riders' lives coincidentally intertwine, proving that every personal encounter has a purpose. When the recently returned World War II veteran Paul strikes up a conversation with Victoria, he learns that she is pregnant out of wedlock and terrified that her traditionalist Mexican father will kill her upon her homecoming from graduate school. So Paul offers to play the role of Victoria's husband and Victoria accepts. Victoria's family believes the couple's announcement but the new son-in-law's social standing infuriates Victoria's father. The initial plan takes an unexpected turn when the family invites Paul to stay on the vineyard and assist with the annual grape harvest. The events that follow will convince you of the magic of fate. With family tradition, love, and hate all conflicting, you have the perfect elements to start off a Saturday night movie festival!
Watch A Walk in the Clouds (1995) Saturday November 10 at 9:30pm on WETA TV26 or WETA HD.
Risk for Reward
Though the classroom's filled with women from a colorful assortment of countries, their similarities outweigh their differences. Many stopped attending school at age ten, either because of the taboo of female education or because work took priority. All of the students have families back home, and all are mothers or grandmothers--a class requirement. Most of the students have never before left their village, let alone their
country. Many are also illiterate. These 27 disenfranchised women hail from four continents and make up a class of competitively selected candidates whose training at The Barefoot College in India will empower them to become solar engineers. Yes, solar engineers. In six months time, these women will return home with the ability, confidence, and skill to bring solar electricity to their villages. Learn more about the making of Solar Mamas from producer Mette Heide in this Independent Lens online exclusive!
Solar Mamas follows the journey of one particular Barefoot College class, shedding light (no pun intended) on the natural energy crisis and the challenges rural women face worldwide.
Watch Independent Lens: Solar Mamas Saturday, November 10 at 11:15pm on WETA TV26 or WETA HD.
Risking Life and Limb
The prospect of $20,000 and college tuition assistance in exchange for serving in the Michigan National Guard just one weekend a month seemed too good to pass up for a group of nine long-time friends who were fresh out of high school in rural Michigan. And it was…as most things that seem too good to be true usually are. Soon, they would all be deployed on a tour to Afghanistan, where they would search for roadside bombs with their explosives unit. After nine fearfull and uncertain months, nothing could prepare the once carefree "boys" for the obstacles they would endure upon returning home.
Where Soldiers Come From follows the lives of three of these men over the course of four years, from their basic training, to their deployment, and ultimately, to their tumultuous return home. The film illustrates the transformation of these happy-go-lucky teenagers into hardened and emotionally-scarred men. The film also paints a poignant portrait of the far-reaching effects of a far-away war, while touching upon politics, class, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Check out this powerful map of Veterans in the United States from POV Where Soldiers Come From.
Watch POV: Where Soldiers Come From Saturday, November 10 at 12:30am on WETA TV26 or WETA HD.
Risk on the Behalf of Others
On-call at all hours of the day and night, they rush to their "office" when the familiar phone call comes. A price could never be put on the free and generous service they provide with their smiles, hugs, and words of encouragement for men and women in uniform. At Bangor International Airport in Maine, a pack of senior citizens has made history by greeting and seeing off nearly one million American troops who are on their way to and from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Way We Get By tells a moving story about growing old, finding purpose, and living life to the fullest. The film looks at three of the senior volunteers, as they deal with the inevitable effects of aging and find their reason to continue living. One volunteer must cope with a cancer diagnosis, while another must cope with the deployments of beloved family members. Meanwhile, one volunteer explains the group's goal very succinctly: "Make a soldier smile before he goes over." The parallels between the gray-haired volunteers and soldiers passing through the plane terminal reveal the film's central message: It is through service to others we find our purpose. Watch or read this POV interview with The Way We Get By filmmaker Aron Gaudet.
Watch POV: The Way We Get By on Saturday, November 10 at 2:00am on WETA TV26 or WETA HD.
Risking it all for a Dream
"We miss the shot, we get shot."
For wildly successful filmmakers László Kovács and Vilmos Zsigmond, such a statement was not far from the truth in their native Hungary. Maybe it was luck and their innate talent that led to their success in the film industry, or maybe it was the day-to-day struggle of surviving in Hungary's hostile environment that taught them to fight. Whatever the case, that success certainly did not mushroom overnight. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos honors the pair, all the while telling their story from struggle to triumph.
László and Vilmos quickly became friends back in film school, but little did they know that their friendship would thrive for decades to come and withstand as much as it did. During the Hungarian Revolution, the two fled for America, camera and film in tow. Remarkably, they managed to avoid ever getting caught and filmed many of the horrific scenes involved in their escape. Finding work was no easy feat, and for ten years they admirably kept their dreams alive by working on low-budget films. Their "big breaks" came in due time, and once Hollywood recognized their talent as Directors of Photography, America swooned. Thanks to their grit and persistence, László and Vilmos have changed Hollywood's standards for cinematography. Check out this No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos behind the scenes content from Independent Lens and director / producer James Chressanthis!
Watch Independent Lens: No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos on Saturday, November 19 at 3:30am on WETA TV26 or WETA HD.
Every Saturday, WETA hosts the Fall Movie Festival where we compile exciting, free, and commercial-free movies for you to enjoy in your Maryland, Virginia, and DC homes. Watch these compelling films and documentaries this Saturday November 3!
When words fail, actions speak…and in many cases, the latter can be more attention-grabbing and successful than any combination of words, even from the most eloquent of mouths. Sometimes action is unexpected and though we are not prepared for it, our instincts kick in and we handle each situation accordingly. Other times, it knocks us down repeatedly and we must try again and again, never giving up. Action usually works and though it's risky, when it pays off we cannot help but to revel in the chance we took. This Saturday night on WETA TV26 and HD, see firsthand examples of taking action in a perfect blend of films.
Taking physical action
Sometimes we feel stuck and an unexpected opportunity for action presents itself. This Saturday, Rocky, a struggling club boxer in Philadelphia supplements his passion and dream of becoming a big-time fighter by working as a debt collector. His talent is often doubted but former boxing trainer Mickey firmly believes Rocky could have succeeded had he worked harder. That knock at the invisible door arrives when the current world's heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed, proposes the idea of providing a small-time and unknown boxer with the shot at his envied and prestigious title. Upon scoping out Philadelphia's boxers, Apollo selects Rocky. Hopes, dreams, and words soon turn into hard work, sweat, blood, tears and action as Rocky prepares for the match of a lifetime. Watch Rocky (1976) Saturday November 3 at 9:30pm on WETA TV26 or WETA HD.
Rocky will also air on WETA TV26 and WETA HD on Sunday November 4 at 11:30am.
Long-awaited action
Protecting the planet is a defining feature of the Native American culture. So it should come as no surprise that when faced with the environmentally-harmful consequences of a practice benefiting the pockets of wealthy corporations, Arizona Native American tribes directly affected swiftly took action. The story serving as the inspiration of Power Paths begins in the 1960s when two
coal mines opened on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in Arizona. The mines produced enough coal to supply the insatiable energy demands of Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles…but at a significant cost. Over the decades following the opening of the mines, the environment took a detrimental and irreversible hit as did local Native American tribes. The Southwestern skies were polluted, aquifers were drained, and sacred Native American land was scarred. Not to mention, Native Americans living on the reservations had no running water and no access to basic electricity. The health of the Navajo nation's people suffered also, and cases of cancers were common. Independent Lens: Power Paths follows a tribal coalition's modern day fight to alter their economies for the better by swapping coal mines and power plants with renewable energy technologies. Success in making the switch would preserve and protect their land, honor their culture, provide their reservation's homes with basic electricity and create necessary jobs in their own community. Power Paths serves as an example of the entire planet's current plight; finding alternatives to fossil fuels and going green. It may have taken decades but when action is finally taken, will it be all in vain or for the good of future generations? Watch Power Paths, November 3 at 11:30pm on WETA TV26 or WETA HD and see for yourself.
Watch a preview of Power Paths here!
Necessary action
They were sent to Iraq as cooks, clerks, and mechanics. Some were sent to provide supplies, and others logistical support, to the male troops. But when fighting unexpectedly broke out in the streets of Ramadi in April of 2004, those very women had no choice but to fight alongside their fellow soldiers. In fact, they were needed, and it did not seem to matter that they hadn't undergone combat training. After all, why would they be? The Department of Defense created a policy prohibiting women from ground combat. Despite this, since 2003, the United States military has been going against official policy and utilizing women in a variety of situations, from conducting house-to-house searches of Iraqis to fighting in some of the most violent and bloody battles to have taken place during the war.
Independent Lens: Lioness tells the story of five female U.S. Army soldiers who made history by becoming the first to be sent into direct combat. The group, members of "Team Lioness," served one year together in Iraq. Told through personal accounts, journal excerpts, archival footage and interviews, Lioness reveals what the media time and again neglected to inform America of; that women are an integral and necessary part of the military in all facets. The women's individual stories work in tandem to portray the effects of war from a female perspective. Watch Lioness Saturday November 3 at 12:30am on WETA TV26 and WETA HD.
In this scene of Lioness, the women are gathered together after returning from deployment and watch a documentary about the very battle they fought in. Surprisingly, they are purposefully edited out of any shots.
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SIKESTON - Michael and Debbie Hornback have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Lynne, to Andrew Branion, son of Pearllean McCauley of Sikeston and the late Michael Branion.
The future bride is a 2004 Sikeston High School graduate.
Branion is employed with Ruby Tuesday.
Plans are under way for an Oct. 22 wedding.


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Australia's PM Makes Pitch For Budget Cuts
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott has gone from student boxing champion at Oxford University to a combative defender of conservative values during two decades in parliament.
Now, he's preparing for a federal budget on May 13 that represents one of the biggest battles of his leadership yet. In his sights are generous government welfare programs for Australians, which his ruling Liberal Party argues are increasingly unaffordable as the boost to Treasury coffers from a decadelong mining boom fades.
Mr. Abbott, in a major speech to be delivered later Monday, urges Australians to embrace deep spending cuts as the price of a "nation-building" economic repair effort.
"This will not be a budget for the rich or the poor. It will be a budget for the country," Mr. Abbott will say, according to a speech excerpt released by his office ahead of the delivery. "This will be a nation-building budget, even though it cuts spending, because you can't build a nation spending money you don't have and that's more than you need to borrow."
Australia's budget deficit, forecast at 1.9% of gross domestic product in the fiscal year to June, is much lower than many developed nations. (The U.S. budget deficit was 4.1% of GDP in the 2013 fiscal year and is expected to be 2.8% this year.) The International Monetary Fund expects Australia's net debt in 2018 to be the second lowest among advanced nations.
Still, the ruling Liberal coalition has warned about the long-run sustainability of public debt, which it estimates will more than double in a decade to A$667 billion if spending is not cut.
Treasurer Joe Hockey has castigated the previous Labor administration, which the Liberal coalition ousted in elections last year, for what he calls an "age of entitlement," a decade over which the government helped shield voters from rising costs as the economy boomed through the sale of natural resources to China.
Australia's welfare system is often classed as between Europe's social-safety net and the system in the United States. Convincing voters of the need for belt-tightening is no easy task in a country where health and welfare spending accounts for broadly half of the A$398 billion-a-year national budget.
The platform for Mr. Abbott's plea for U.S.-style social spending restraint was laid this month in a speech by Mr. Hockey warning that national government spending had risen from just 19.5% of GDP in the early 1970s to a peak of 27.6% by the middle of the 1980s and around 26% currently. Unless tightened, outlays would stay at these high levels, saddling future generations with debt, Mr. Hockey said.
The opposition have accused the Liberal party of confecting a budget emergency to pursue an ideological aim of reducing spending. This comes amid rising unemployment and as Australia's economy is expected to grow by 2.6% or so this year, down a percentage point from 2012, due to slowing mining investment.
To help lay the case for a rebalance, the government will on Thursday release findings of an audit commission appointed after Mr. Abbott's sweeping September election victory, detailing possible cuts to spending on big ticket programs like tax breaks for families, a tightening of subsidies on pharmaceuticals and state-funded visits to doctors.
Another possible measure: increasing the minimum retirement age to 70, a move the government estimates could save $12 billion a year. Mr. Abbott also has declined to rule out the imposition of a new tax on higher income earners, despite opposition from business groups worried about the impact on fragile consumer confidence, which is just starting to show signs of recovery.
Chris Richardson, a former Treasury Department official who now works for Deloitte Access Economics, an economics advisory firm, said on Monday that government cuts may not be a severe as many people expected, with the government finding it tough to deliver on cutbacks suggested by the audit commission without risk to its survival at elections in late 2016. What's more, the Liberal Party promised no new taxes in the run-up to last year's elections.
"The federal budget is broken, but nobody has been willing to tell that to Mr. and Mrs. Suburbs," Mr. Richardson said in a research note. "So chances are that May's budget may be one in which the government talks big but acts rather smaller than its own rhetoric, cutting back rather less than it should."
While Mr. Abbott had promised not to shirk tough decisions, Mr. Richardson said the government would more likely "talk big but act small," instead making a case for cuts and tax increases over future years.


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Earlier this week, Zinio released its digital magazine service in the Amazon Appstore. At the time, it was believed Zinio would work with the Kindle Fire, but it turned out to be incompatible for some reason. Zinio still offered new customers that registered for its service $25 in Z-Bucks to use in the Zinio store on individual magazines or subscriptions. If you've been wondering where your $25 credit is, check you inbox right now.
It took about 48 hours before my Zinio credit arrived. It was filtered into my spam folder, so make sure you check those too. The credit will have to be redeemed on Zinio's website before you can use it. Also, Z-Bucks can't be used within the iOS or Android apps. You'll have to purchase magazines on a desktop, then go into the Zinio app to download the magazine to your device.
Some magazines have an option for stripping out the magazine format and presenting the text in an easy to read way for smartphones and tablets. Other magazines, such as Wired, don't have that option. You'll have to zoom in to read all the words, which really just make it seem like a PDF file.
Before you download a magazine, it's best to read up a bit on its presentation before committing.


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by Paul Fleischman
Seedfolks Chapter 8 Summary
Sae Young
- Meet Sae Young, our next narrator. She's got quite the story to tell about moving from Korea to Cleveland.
- To start off, Sae Young has a big family (five sisters) and oodles of friends back in Korea. But she and her hubby leave all this behind to move to the U.S. and start a dry cleaning store. Sae Young works long hours, but she digs her new life, especially because she gets to work with her husband. Plus, she doesn't need to speak too much English in the dry cleaning shop, which is a bonus for her since she doesn't feel like that's her strong suit.
- Okay, most of our stories haven't stayed happy for long, so you're probably figuring this one is about to get gloomy soon. And you'd be right.
- Sae Young and her husband have a hard time having kids, and then her husband dies of a heart attack when he's super young. Seriously tragic stuff here.
- And it only gets worse: Sae Young is robbed at gunpoint in her dry cleaning shop one day. And the jerk beats her up, too. So now Sae Young doesn't like to be around people, and we can't blame her. In fact, Sae Young stops seeing everyone, friends included. She only opens her door to collect the food her neighbor buys her, and she hires someone to watch the shop.
- And how long has it been since Sae Young spent some considerable time outside? Nearly two years. Our gal sure is having a tough time.
- Slowly, Sae Young starts to venture out again. And then something happens to make her really want to venture outside: she happens across that awesome Gibb Street community garden. In fact, she notices a "Vietnamese girl […] picking beautiful lima beans" (8.3). Sae Young doesn't know yet that this is Kim, but we sure do.
- The garden gets Sae Young out and about again. She starts working on her own little plot, growing hot peppers just "like in Korea" (8.4). For a while, she just enjoys listening to others talk, but she never joins in. Eventually, a dude named Sam comes to say hi. Oh hey, Sam from Chapter 6, nice to see you again.
- Sae Young tells us that Sam starts a contest with the kids to see if they can figure out a way to collect water for the garden. (This book sure does want to turn us into sleuths. Remember how Sam mentioned a "contest" back in his story (6.4)? Go check it out and then come back here for the full tale.) So Sam gets this contest going and the kids get seriously into it. After all, there is a cash prize.
- On a Saturday, Sam lets all the kids share their ideas. With each idea, there's a whole bunch of chatter about how much the plans will cost. The community definitely agrees that the plan can't be super expensive, because there's no point in wasting money.
- Eventually we have a winner: a "little black girl say to let rain from spouts go into garbage cans" (8.6). This idea is perfect, and everyone chips in to buy some garbage cans. This community garden is seriously coming together.
- The next day, the neighbors get to test out their new plan because they get a huge storm. The cans fill up with water, and everyone is happy.
- Sae Young realizes that buying funnels will help people pour the water out of the cans. So she does just that and lets everyone use the funnels. Not only is this garden coming together, but our gal Sae Young is a part of it.


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Alec Baldwin to give up acting in 2012
"I don't have any interest in acting anymore. Movies are part of my past. It's been 30 years. I'm not young, but I have time to do something else," Contactmusic quoted him as telling U.S. magazine Men's Journal.
"It's a difficult thing to say, but I believe it: I consider my entire movie career a complete failure. I'll tell you why. The goal of moviemaking is to star in a film where your performance drives the film, and the film is either a soaring critical or commercial success, and I never had that," he added.