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This week, indieWIRE published our annual critics poll, where 124 film critics and bloggers weighed in with their picks of the year's best. David Fincher, whose "Zodiac" was named one of the top ten films of last decade indieWIRE's poll of the best of the decade last year, opened the present decade in force with "The Social Network." Fincher's latest was named by our participants as the Best Film of the year, along with taking honors for Best Director and a run-away consensus for Aaron Sorkin's screenplay. But many of the critics also included their written thoughts on the year in film, and indieWIRE decided to compile them nicely for you here. From defending their poll votes to arguing for or against the year's oft-suggested designation as a weak year for cinema, it's an excellent overview on the great cinematic debates of 2010. Feel free to add some of your own in the comments section at the bottom of this page.
The Full Results:
Best Film of 2010 | Best Lead Performance | Best Supporting Performance | Best Director | Best Documentary | Best Screenplay | Best First Feature | Best Undistributed Film
The Comments:
"It's both sad and significant that 'The Social Network' is the most accomplished film because the news it brings, well, it ain't good."
- Erica Abeel
"What's frustrating about this year in movies is that so many really good films won't be seen by the public: distributors have never been so fearful and cautious, no doubt for good economic reasons, alas."
- David Ansen
"A respectable year, if a little milder than those past."
- Daniel Carlson
"Once we've finished singing the praises of films that hardly anyone will see, I'd like to take a moment to recognize 'Unstoppable' -- the kind of film at which America excels. Shamelessly entertaining, agenda-free, not-a-wasted-second filmmaking that puts bums on seats and money in the bank."
- Jeannette Catsoulis
"If one film this year laid the groundwork for Wikileaks, it was the full-length version of 'Carlos,' a magnum opus from Olivier Assayas full of insights into the way things are, from the complicity of states in acts of terror to the profound failures of the radical left."
- Tom Charity
"No year is ever as bad as some people claim. This year was no exception: for most of the year, I wasn't in the US, but because of the distribution patterns of the major studios, I wound up seeing a lot of studio releases, and the Berlin Film Festival and the Kino Arsenal made up for the rest. Some unexpected cinematic events: the importance of the Portuguese cinema, not just with the oldest active cinematic master, but with exciting new talents with films like 'To Die Like a Man' and 'Our Beloved Month of August'; the emergence of an independent cinema, often documentary, in China, with films such as 'Last Train Home' and 'Ghost Town.' The Nouvelle Vague lost a number of major artists, such as Eric Rohmer and Claude Chabrol, but Jacques Rivette, Alain Resnais, Agnes Varda, Chris Marker and Jean-Luc Godard have persisted. Dennis Hopper, Arthur Penn and Blake Edwards, three artists who helped to change Hollywood in the 1960s, died, but a whole generation of independent filmmakers emerged as the prime American movers of the year, including David O. Russell, Darren Aronofsky, Lisa Cholodenko, Nicole Holofcener, Noah Baumbach, Kelly Reichart, and Doug Liman. And there continue to be new talents emerging, as witness such films as 'Tiny Furniture,' 'Night Catches Us' and 'Winter's Bone.' With all that, how can any year be bad?"
- Daryl Chin
"My best director vote really goes to Manoel de Oliveira for both the films he had released this year—'Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl' and 'The Strange Case of Angelica'—and for being over 100 years old when he made both of them. But also for the fact that the director's presence feels stronger and surer in each of those films than in almost any other I could name this year.
If there was room for a runner-up best director of the year it would have to be Fred Wiseman, whose 'La Danse' blew me away in the dying days of 2009 and whose year-long retrospective at MoMA was one of the great pleasures of the movie-going year in New York. And on top of that there was 'Boxing Gym,' as thrilling an action movie as any that came out in 2010.
My guilty pleasure of the year would have to be 'Catfish,' a film I enjoyed so much and yet which I feel I really oughtn't to like at all.
If 'The Arbor,' 'Uncle Boonmee,' 'Certified Copy,' 'Cold Weather,' and 'Bill Cunningham New York' were not all getting deserved releases next year, all of those would be in my Best Undistributed list. And can someone please release Hitoshi Matsumoto's 'Symbol,' a film that, if only the world were able to see it, would become legendary.
- Adrian Curry
"Has anybody figured out what 'Inception' is supposed to be about yet? I keep asking people and the first thing its defenders say is, 'Well, no, it's not about dreams.' OK, then, what are these subconscious architecturally formed experiences the characters themselves keep calling 'dreams'? 'Well, they're more like movies, like Bond movies and heist movies.' Yes they are, and they are extraordinarily unimaginative and they have nothing to do with dreams or the subconscious, so what's the point? The best not-dreams are the ones they show the architect at the beginning: the folding Paris, the Escher stairway... But the actual not-dreams are pretty mundane. (And if you're going to put Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a nifty 'Royal Wedding' hallway, why follow it with an elevator shaft sequence, which is just the same thing turned on its side? Run out of ideas already?) Perhaps 'Inception' is a movie for people who just like movies that make up their own arcane rules, that have nothing to do with anything outside the movie itself, but give the fleeting illusion of creating an (incoherent) self-contained world. It's for people who think the reductive Director's Cut of 'Donnie Darko' -- the one that removes all the mystery and resonance and wit -- to the original."
- Jim Emerson
"I hope everyone reading this understands that a top 10 list is a snapshot of the films that were available - in New York, by the rules of many organizations and polls - for at least a week in 2010. A lot gets left out of that equation: many of the films on my list were actually made in 2009. As critic Dan Sallitt wrote, 'It's comforting to think that the critical community sorts through the world's art and brings the really good stuff to international attention, but that process looks more authoritative than it is.' One particularly striking example was Jean Eustache's 1971 'Numero Zero,' which received its New York premiere this fall. To be fair, the director himself disliked the film; during his lifetime, it was shown only in an edited version. A starkly minimalist interview with his grandmother, it showcases Eustache's ability to make fascinating cinema out of little more than conversation. It also takes in a good portion of 20th-century French history. I wonder if there are any films this good being made now, only to premiere here in 39 years. Casey Affleck's 'I'm Still Here' doesn't seem to have been taken seriously by anyone - possibly including its director and cast. I would never make any great claims for its vision of stardom as hell. Yet the emotions behind its rejection of celebrity ring true, even if they're badly expressed. The film was revealed as a fraud a few days into its release, but close attention to the end credits makes that obvious. It represents a synthesis of fiction and documentary that powered some of the year's best films. Many people think that 'Exit Through the Gift Shop,' directed (with much use of other people's material) by the mysterious British artist Banksy, is a hoax. Clio Barnard's 'The Arbor,' which played Tribeca in April and will be released next spring at Film Forum, places the words of real interview subjects into the mouths of actors, reinventing the British tradition of kitchen-sink realism in the process. Vincenzo Natali's 'Splice' was one of the year's queerest films, in every sense of the word. Few people noticed, although academic blogger Steven Shaviro wrote about it at length, but I think it's bound for cult fandom. A Canadian-French co-production designed to pass as a Hollywood extravaganza, it bombed in the U.S., possibly because it's as much about 'weird sex and snow shoes,' to lift the name of one book on Canadian cinema, as any Guy Maddin film. Offering a bisexual, transgender half-human mutant named Dren, briliantly played by Delphine Chaneac and a ton of CGI, as an anti-hero, it's not exactly LGBT-positive; like much of David Cronenberg's work, it often seems both radical and conservative simultaneously. Yet it's not homo- or transphobic either. Dren commits some awful acts but emerges more sympathetic than his human parents, a pair of arrested-adolescent hipsters who have no business raising a child of any kind, much less creating medical history."
- Steve Erickson
"Although some critics have complained that 2010 was a terrible year for movies, I thought there were actually quite a few strong offerings."
- Stephen Farber
"Another great year for film, but as an experience, the cinematic calendar gets more and more confusing; with VOD, DVD, film festival screenings and collapsing release windows, it is so hard for me remember which films I saw when. so, I encourage your feedback and reminders about which great films I surely forgot. On to 2011..."
- Tom Hall
"Because I have missed many of this year's best films; because watching movies on DVD remains inferior to watching films in a theater; because one's preference for movies is entirely subjective and privy to the whims of circumstance and mood; this list is almost meaningless."
- Anthony Kaufman
"The most engaging movie story of the year got to the heart of the movie-viewing process: From 'Catfish' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'Exit Through the Gift Shop,' we were constantly forced to wonder if and when someone was fucking with us. The less reliable the narrator, the more provocative the picture. Cinematic ambiguity rocks. But I also regret that a finite number of slots in a critics poll conveys a less preferable sort of ambiguity about a critic's preferences. As a result, I ran out of room to give shout-outs to a pair of completely unrelated movies that both stuck with me after I saw them at Sundance in January: 'Please Give' and 'Gasland.' The former is a delicate character study probing the guilt complex of wealthy urbanites, reaffirming writer-director Nicole Holofcener's insight into human behavior; meanwhile, Josh Fox's alarming first-person documentary about fracking problems in the U.S. is a compelling example of activist filmmaking that avoids being preachy. And in this case, you know it's real.
- Eric Kohn
"To the editors and critics who continue to dutifully cover the mediocre landscape of U.S. film distribution (and with apologies to valiant distributors like IFC, Strand, etc.): why, pray tell, are you still clinging on to the tired vestiges of a system that seems designed to obliterate diversity and bury artistic achievement, humiliates filmmakers and shortens their careers by assigning unrealistic market value to their work, and relies on idiotic marketing founded on the premise that audiences must be lied to? The concept of investing in the development of a cultured filmgoer is not evidenced in any aspect of commercial distribution. So why do we continue to validate this flawed institution by making a theatrical run the primary requisite for coverage? Media outlets that don't challenge such distinctions as 'distributed' and 'undistributed' are slowing down a paradigm shift that's already happening. The best, most challenging films left the art house long ago and occupied the sphere of film festivals and the internet. More importantly, the dissemination of these films has been left in the hands of savvy curators rather than soulless marketeers. These alternative systems are making exciting work readily available and deepening the cultural value of films by attaching a meaningful context to them (in a nutshell, this is the main purpose of a film festival). Going to the multiplex is a numbing enterprise. Long live film festivals, film clubs, and alternative screening spaces, both in their physical and cyber incarnations, for as long as they don't have to serve but, rather, be an exception to the perfunctory hands of the film market..."
- Gabe Klinger
Best Lead Performance: The honor goes to Diego Forlan, Uruguayan striker!
- Jay Kuehner
"BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Yves Cape, 'White Material'; Thimios Bakatatakis, Dogtooth Pedro Costa, 'Ne Change Rien.' BEST EDITING: (at first glance, it looks more like a list of 'Most Editing' - but the cutting in these films demonstrate an elegant transparency that's the opposite of, say, '127 Hours') Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, 'The Social Network'; Tom Fulford and Chris King, 'Exit Through the Gift Shop'; Lee Smith, 'Inception.'
- Kevin B. Lee
"Sticking as I did to the U.S. release calendar, I wound up with a list where three of my top four are films I saw in 2009 -- and which occupied the top spots on my personal Top 10 over a year ago. Either that means I'm getting spoiled with my increasingly regular festival jaunts, or 2010 wasn't much of a year -- or, probably, both. Indeed, on my list, only 'The Fighter' -- an exemplary piece of witty, formula-jiggering studio moviemaking -- is something I saw outside the confines of the festival environment: I wish that weren't the case, but joy, danger and insight have been in even shorter supply than usual at the multiplex this year. If anything, the Best Undistributed Film category was more competitive -- I'd particularly like to single out 'Post Mortem,' Pablo Larrain's gasp-inducing follow-up to 'Tony Manero,' which marries ingenious political allegory and black-hearted comedy with startling formal control. And 'Au Revoir Taipei' is a note-perfect romantic comedy caper that should be screened to every Hollywood studio as a refresher course in souffle-making.
- Guy Lodge
"Most of my favorite films this year came from American independent filmmakers, and from overseas--yet these are the very films that continue to struggle to find an audience and make themselves known."
- Leonard Maltin
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"2010 got off to a slow start... unless you were at festivals, in which case you got a look at some of the year's very best fare right up front, including 'Exit To The Gift Shop,' 'Blue Valentine,' 'Cyrus,' and 'Four Lions.' It was really at the end of the year when things started getting great on a regular basis, more so than in most years. Even once the great films started hitting more often, they were almost all divisive. Most of 2010's best films are films that people argue about, disagree wildly about, and that is a sign that they are built to last, very special, and that 2010 is an excellent overall year of cinema both high and low."
- Drew McWeeny
"These lists reflect a life lived in the stix, where many of the big year-end films haven't opened yet and the smaller ones never will. Jealous? Also missing are films I was fortunate to see at fests in 2009, like 'Sweetgrass,' 'Modern Love Is Automatic,' 'Wild Grass,' and 'Children of Invention.'
- Amy Monagahn
"2010 was supposed to be the Year That We Made Contact, but for the most part, the movies left us with precious little to hold onto. With this in mind, the most resonant cinematic images of the year (for me, at least) were the ones where something was slipping away, whether it was from the characters onscreen (the egret eluding Natan's reach in 'Alamar'),the audience (Ryan Reynolds' lighter flickering out in 'Buried') or both (the brilliant final shot of Roman Polanski's 'The Ghost Writer,' describing a manuscript lost to the wind and sealing the director's finest movie in years with a gargoyle grin). Polanski's virtuoso exercise in technique -- that set design! -- shamed Martin Scorsese's attempt at same in 'Shutter Island,' one of two lousy meta-thrillers predicated on Leonardo DiCaprio's tetchy anguish (at this point, the guy's so haunted he should just call the Ghostbusters). Inception's talky operatives were far less interesting than the stranded blue-collar pros of 'Unstoppable,' a film with a sense of colour, scale, and movement to shame Christopher Nolan, who failed to produce a single frame as dreamlike as Tony Scott's frieze of a horse rearing up in front of a speeding train. Unstoppable's massive, endlessly encroaching locomotive was the year's second best visual metaphor, narrowly trailing the vaguely sci-fi visages of the Winklevi (Armie Hammer) in 'The Social Network': beta-male insecurity personified, Nautilized, and then cruelly doubled ("I'm 6'5, 220 pounds and there's two of me"). If David Fincher's elegantly made neo-period piece strained slightly to diagnose the Way We Live Now (forever clicking "Refresh" to fill the void), Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio's sublime 'Alamar' contented itself with being out of time, as well as in-between. Neither fiction nor documentary, it's unclassifiable, except as a masterpiece.
- Adam Nayman
"Jean-Claude Rousseau evidently had three new movies this year, including an 80 min. feature, but these things are hard enough to track down that not only will nobody see them publicly, nobody will even criticize them publicly. A critic's list of 'best undistributed film' is still limited to selecting from a shortlist filtered through programmers with (necessarily) limited resources, personal obligations, and commercial imperatives. The internet slowly levels viewing options, but this is why I haven't put on new movies by Alexander Kluge and Ashish Avikunthak: I haven't seen them. I'm grateful to the programmers who have programmed the ones I have.
Included shorts in undistributed list: Bruce McClure's 'Turn on the Headlights,' David Gatten's 'Shrimp Boat Log,' Laida Lertxundi's 'Cry When It Happens,' Nathaniel Dorsky's 'Compline.'
Arbitrarily limited myself to undistributed films from the past two years, or else might have included Rousseau's 'De son appartement,' Bonello's 'De la guerre,' and Omirbaev's 'Chouga.' Or else older films that never got distribution, are rarely mentioned, and may or may not have gotten their New York premieres this year: Bene's 'Our Lady of the Turks,' Achternbusch's 'The Last Hole,' Duras' 'Agatha et Les Lectures Illimitées.' All three just from rep series at Anthology Film Archives.
With more room would have mentioned Oliveira's 'Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl,' Robert Beavers' 'The Suppliant,' Peter Tscherkassky's 'Coming Attractions,' Jean-Luc Godard's 'Hommage a Eric Rohmer,' Jean-Marie Straub's 'O Somma Luce,' and Patrick Keiller's 'Robinson in Ruins.' Post-script: forgot that Straub's 'Le genou d'artémide' and 'Le streghe, femmes entre elles,' premiered in New York this year, or probably would have included them at top of undistributed list.
Some double-features between some Hollywood and foreign genre films could be interesting—'Inception/Vengeance'; 'Shutter Island'/'The Strange Case of Angelica'; 'Somewhere'/'Father of My Children'; 'Salt'/'Bellamy'; 'Social Network'/'Film Socialisme,' anything/'The Ghost Writer'—to see just how honed-in, pinned-down, synecdochic, and even allegorical the Hollywood movies are as mechanisms: each uses even gestures and eye contact to score points and provide operational rules on action, motivation, quest. Movies like 'Shutter Island' and 'Inception,' in which men role-play their way into their own minds to expose neat dichotomies of fears/hopes, have something to do with a postwar, noir-retread of a repressed past: how this symbolizes the American zeitgeist, who knows. But these movies, along with 'Avatar,' probably wouldn't have been possible before video games: a closed labyrinth with only the illusion of free movement, extensive tutorials on the arbitrary laws of the universe/game, a Beatrice/holy grail-like object of desire who's a blonde-haired symbol for consummation, like Princess Toadstool dangled at the end of every kingdom. 'Wild Grass' operates similarly, but allows for the possibility not only of character but of regenerating character: Dussollier creates his own worlds to inhabit and, like in a James novel, his transformative vision isn't symbolic but metaphoric, a series of possibilities for how he might reconceive his perceptions down the line. Nolan's new Hollywood action format of geometric visuals and algebraic scripts is applied beautifully as a logic to increasingly illogical set-ups in To's 'Vengeance.'
An exception would be in a double feature of 'Boxing Gym' / 'Unstoppable,' two films hokey in the pleasures of an old, entirely localized America of underdog individuals and stoic friendships built through shared work for a closed community of family men with common sense. Probably, no director under 50 could conceive of such an America, of common individuals, except in blue-collar Walmart ads, but both Wiseman and Scott find it all around: and find it, not by cuing motivations and structural motivations, but by letting character and scenery emerge in reaction to physical work and labor; people only seen in what a boxing gym or train brings out of them. Both are built from steady problem-solving and rhythm: from the constructivist, social approach of his 90s films (including 'La Comédie Francaise'), Wiseman's last two films seem to be moving toward performance fiction, without distinction between rehearsal and performance, stage and backstage, exercise and violence. Boxing Gym, having completed a neat turn-around on its subject, nearly ends with a man punching the air in a parking lot. 'Unstoppable,' another dispatch from a specific, imagined time and place, ends from a helicopter in the sky: 'over and out.'
- David Phelps
"I think the year will be remembered more for bad films than for good ones, specifically regarding Hollywood's big push for post-processed 3D films. 'Clash of the Titans' will show up as a data point for years to come, as will 'The Last Airbender.' The biggest surprise on the biz side of things was the wild success of 'Paranormal Activity 2.' I had assumed, after the success of the original film, Hollywood would find a way to screw up the 'give small filmmakers more money and you'll get a better movie' paradigm as they have in the past, but the investment seems to have paid off. On to the films I picked. 'The Social Network' just wins the year, though I think it has lost some of its luster since its initial release. It is not, as others have pronounced, a generation defining epic. In fact, it is not as transcendent as some of David Fincher's other works, like 'Seven.' Who knows if we'll want to watch 'The Social Network' in 5 years. Still, it is a great piece full of snappy dialogue, inspired set pieces and wonderful performances. Fincher managed to make our own time look like a period piece, which technically the film is. It's on odd grouping of parts. Aaron Sorkin's film work has never popped and sizzled as well as his television work, but it seems Fincher has wrangled his words perfectly. By any metric I try, 'The Social Network' takes the top spot for 2010. Lena Dunham's 'Tiny Furniture' is the breakout film of the year. What struck me when I caught it at SXSW is how incredibly funny it is in such a sincere way. Audiences take for granted how tough it is to be that funny at such a young age; that 'Tiny Furniture' feels funny is an achievement in and of itself. The big question for 2011 and beyond is whether or not Dunham can bring the same spark to material that isn't so closely linked to her own life. Only, it's not a question. 'Tiny Furniture' does not work because Dunham reaps the benefits of a charmed life; it works because she is a gifted and witty writer. She is going to be huge. I think much the rest of my picks could almost be lumped together in a pile of "weren't these films just great?". I'll be honest, I still don't have a full handle on 'Dogtooth,' as in don't ask me to explain it to you because I can't. However, it is a film that has stuck with me for months, and one I would like to revisit every year to try to get a handle on it. Sometimes a film comes along that completely catches you by surprise; Dogtooth is that film this year. As to my last 2 choices. 'Get Him to the Greek' is a film that I initially rolled my eyes through. That is until we reach 'The Jeffrey,' when this dude-journey turns into a comic freakout. That scene (and others) are what propelled it to my list for best films of the year. Comic set pieces can be fun to watch, but the best setups are the ones you miss. I had no idea that those furry walls would come into play to such hilarious ends. I said it in my review of it and I'll say it again: Tony Scott's 'Unstoppable' is one of the best directorial efforts of the year. It is a very human tale told with heart-pounding action. More importantly, it is a film that knows what it wants to be, a trait it shares with the other best films of the year. To anyone who would say an action film cannot make the top 10; I don't know what other criteria you need. So that's it. I've seen more films this year than any year prior, and I'm happy to be able to parse out my thoughts and share them with indieWIRE. Happy new year of film, everyone.
I think the argument over who is a critic reached a fever pitch this year. Though this fight is as timeless as it is pointless, it's worth nothing that in early 2010 it was on everyone's mind after Todd McCarthy was fired from Variety. Shortly after, J. Hoberman trotted out Armond White's personal skewering of Noah Baumbach, which unleashed a torrent of pronouncements from White about who is a worthy critic, famously implying that Hoberman influenced the New York Times' Manohla Dargis and 'innumerable Internet clones.' Suddenly, as these two critical forces pounded on each other publicly, the argument around who was a critic seemed fun again. Everyone got in on the argument if only to further vilify White. It was an event. I can't say I recall a similar critical event that riled people up so much, which is to say criticism was fun in the month of March, 2010.
For my money, the role of the critic is and will always be to critique. If you can do that consistently and well, then the form your outlet takes makes no difference. I think the tides are changing heavily, and the old guard may not be able to keep up. Except for one person: Roger Ebert. He has proven that technology is only a boon for the critical voice. Another notable event was the end of 'At the Movies,' the show Ebert started long ago. 2010 may mean the end for television criticism. There is more film writing out there than at any time before, so criticism is far from dead. We just have so many options, it's difficult to sift through and find a voice you like. It's a lovely problem to have.
- Jonathan Poritsky
"I voluntarily miss a lot of current releases these days, and don't feel like I'm missing a lot, preferring in many cases to see older films and/or ones still unreleased in the U.S."
- Jonathan Rosenbaum
"2010 wasn't the abysmal, ten-car-pile-up that most made it out to be. In the end, it seemed like there were more memorably good films (or at least passable films) than bad. But I think I speak for everyone when I say: thank god it's over."
- Drew Taylor
"Yet another year of a sharp divide between the 'critical tastemakers' in corrupt, ignorant awards committees and the actual moviegoing intelligentsia. As usual."
- Gabe Toro
"Cowardice, cliques and herd-mentality thinking have destroyed criticism--if not damaged democracy--but good films get made anyway. Good luck finding them."
- Armond White
"The lockstep decline of both independent studios -- and venues for the independent journalists who champion their films-- is bad news for everyone."
- Stephen Whitty
"It would seem that Art and Commerce are zooming apart farther than ever. There is the terrifying possibility that Art will simply come untethered and exist in its own ghettoized zone, as in theatre and visual art in America. It will simply not remotely be part of mass distribution and will be its own vaguely futile eccentric bohemian enterprise. Almost all the films on my top ten list were festival pictures that got tiny releases and played to very small crowds. And they were, I insist, patently the best films--and I saw a lot of big films. The 'Social Network'--oh, I guess it's okay. But doesn't seem as if a huge opportunity were wasted here? That is, the opportunity to talk about how this change in technology changed the way 'The Social Network' itself exists, and how people relate; and in particular, the ways in which the operating principles of capitalism insert themselves into that Social Network? That's like kind of an interesting thing to explore, right? Instead, we get a blow-by-blow HBO docudrama on how it all went down behind the scenes, photographed and edited in punctilious 70-take Finchervision, and that seems to blow people's minds. I think they have been used to very bad movies for too long. There is also the sense that buzz is starting to crush the little crania of "film critics." So that a little formulaic feel-good picture like 'The King's Speech' gets a tumultuous reception because it does its problem-struggle-surrender-rally-hug-hug-victory thing with a modicum of skill. Or take 'Black Swan,' a sort of smart movie for dumb people, which is really about nothing more than 'superego fights with id inside uptight virgin.' For people who haven't seen or don't remember a lot of movies, this kind of hysterical melodrama seems stylish and brainy in ways they don't quite understand, hence--hurrahs. And yet movies that are a little less sexy, buzzy, slam-dunky, but very reputable, like Anton Corbijn's icy-silent, Antonioni-style 'The American,' or Doug Liman's sizzling political melodrama 'Fair Game,' or even a crackling-well-done Lifetime meller like 'All Good Things' gets kind of a shrug...not because of the quality of the picture, but just because the stars, the story, the sizzle of the movie--well, one is reminded of the magazine editor who said to Jules Feiffer of some of his cartoons, 'I'm just not getting hard.' These pointyhead pundits are just not getting hard, and so these movies are getting screwed. Genre movies did not do so well this year--creatively, I mean. So I feel hell-bent to say something nice about, of all things, a film by The Other Paul Anderson, 'Resident Evil: Afterlife,' which sports some smashing action set pieces and beautifully rounded 3-D cinematography, and Cinetel's reboot of 'I Spit on Your Grave' --thanks for your smart words on that one, David Edelstein! Here is a brutal, shock-'n'-awin', utterly defensible absolutely spellbinding movie that dare not speak its own name.
- Matthew Wilder
"While I never consider them for any of the categories in the poll, I spent more time talking about 'Catfish,' 'I'm Still Here' and 'Inception' than everything else in my top ten combined. 2010 has been for me the year of the frustrating, fascinating conversation piece film.
- Alison Willmore
"The technology was often fabulous; the scripts often fell short. The print media editors, sadly, continued their war on film (and other art) critics."
- Michael Wilmington


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Miami U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia said Tuesday that Florida has long welcomed immigrants fleeing natural and political upheaval in their home countries. He noted the thousands of youth sent to Miami during the 1960's on the so-called Pedro Pan flights to escape Cuba's communist government, and the Haitians and other Central Americans fleeing war and earthquakes who were allowed to make Florida home. Local advocates say they have been sounding warnings for months about the arriving youth, especially in Central Florida.
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If you are a sports fan and someone mentions Boise, ID to you during the fall, what first comes to mind? Most likely it is a bunch of future NFL standouts running around a blue astroturf field. However, this weekend the Nationwide Tour stole the show, and Cleveland Golf staffer Jason Kokrak received top billing.
Well, Jason Kokrak is proud to call himself the most recent champion on this event after sealing a two stoke victory yesterday at the Hillcrest Country Club. The win moved Kokrak to 13th on the Nationwide Tour money list, virtually guaranteeing him a spot on the PGA Tour next season.
"It hasn't really set in yet, maybe it will on the plane tomorrow, I have no words to explain it. I honestly have no idea what was going through my mind out there. I just tried to stay calm and keep my heart from racing."
Kokrak relied on all facets of his game this week, finishing 2nd in the event in driving distance at nearly 318 yards.
The Cleveland Golf/Srixon family now claims 8 of the top 25 money winners on the Nationwide Tour this season, including 6 of the top 13. Remember that the Top 25 all take up PGA Tour membership in 2012.
In Jason's bag was:
Driver: SL 290 (9.0), Miyazaki Kusala 83X black
Fairway: 14 deg FL Tour Miyazaki Kusala 83X black
Irons: CG-16 Tour 3-PW
Wedges: CG-16 (52 and 56), 588 (60)
Ball: Z-Star XV


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|Written by Bryce McGlothlin
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July 25, 2002
The Board of School Trustees of the Bloomfield School District, of Greene County, Indiana, met in regular session on July 25, 2002, at approximately 7:00 p.m. in the jr./sr. high school conference room in Bloomfield School District, 501 West Spring Street, Bloomfield, Indiana. The following school board members were present: Peggi Blakley, Randall Burcham, Nancy Canty, Steve Dowden, Marvin Helms, and Richard Richeson. Keith Hanauer was absent. President Helms called the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 p.m. The following order of business was transacted with the President presiding:
1. Recognitions. Athletic director Jason Skomp told the Board that 2002 graduate Tyler Evans had been chosen to be on the Class A All State baseball team. Mr. Skomp said that this was great achievement for Tyler and sent congratulations to him.
2. Public Comments on Agenda Item. Referring to agenda item 7 (C), Bloomfield Teachers Association president Steve Wikle told the Board that the he felt the administrators should not receive increases in salaries before a bargaining agreement has been reached with the teachers.
3. Approval of Minutes. The Board had been provided with minutes of the regular school board meeting held on June 27, 2002, and special meetings held on July 1, 2002 and July 11, 2002, which had been prepared by corporation recording secretary Kelli Vandeventer. Steve Dowden made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Nancy Canty seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by a 6-0 vote.
4. Treasurer's Report. The Board had been provided with the Treasurer's Report, prepared by corporation treasurer Sue Pritts, consisting of the Appropriation Report and Claims Listing Report. Upon motion duly made by Nancy Canty and seconded by Randall Burcham, the Board by a 6-0 vote approved the Treasurer's Report.
5. New Rate for Vision Insurance Benefit Approved. It was recommended that the Board approve the new rate of $26.34 per employee per month for the Vision Service Plan (VSP) vision insurance benefit and contract with VSP to continue this benefit. Mr. Hasler said that VSP has a guaranteed premium for 24 months. Randall Burcham made a motion to approve the renewal rate of $26.24 per employee per month from August 1, 2002 through July 31, 2004. Nancy Canty seconded the motion, which passed by a 6-0 vote.
6. 2002-2003 Support Staff Wage Schedule, Substitute Wage Schedule, Career Increments, Hours and Work Days Approved. Superintendent Hasler provided the Board with a Support Wage Schedule, Substitute Wage Schedule, Career Increments, and Hours and Work Days effective July 1, 2002 and recommended approval. (See attached) He explained that these schedules, which are the same as last year, are usually adjusted during the summer between each school year. Mr. Hasler said that the Support Staff Wage Schedule reflect a 1% increase. Randall Burcham made a motion to approve the schedules as per Mr. Hasler's recommendation. Steve Dowden seconded the motion, which passed by a 6-0 vote.
7. 2002-2003 Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) Wage Schedule for Support and Outside Staff Approved. Superintendent Hasler asked the Board to adopt a Wage Schedule for Support and Outside Staff effective July 1, 2002. (See attached) He explained that the wage multiplier is the same as that for a teacher who has a bachelors degree with zero years of experience. Steve Dowden made a motion to adopt the wage schedule as provided. Nancy Canty seconded the motion, which passed by a 6-0 vote.
8. Administrator's Salaries and Contracts Voted On. Superintendent Hasler made recommendations to the Board on all administrators' salaries and contracts. He recommended that Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School Principal Jerry Snapp be paid $63,500 for working 205 days between August 1, 2002 and July 31, 2003, Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School Assistant Principal Stella Royal be paid $58,200 for working 200 days each year between August 1, 2002 through July 31, 2004, Bloomfield Elementary Principal Mary Jane Vandeventer be paid $59,000 for working 200 days each year between August 1, 2002 and July 31, 2004, Bloomfield Athletic Director Jason Skomp be paid $45,000 for working 205 days each year between August 1, 2002 through July 31, 2004. Mr. Hasler's recommendation also included that he would be paid $82,000 for working 260 days between July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2004. Randall Burcham made a motion to approve Mr. Hasler's recommendation as provided. Steve Dowden seconded the motion. Richard Richeson voiced his concern at having some administrators work less days per year at the same salary, which in his opinion would give them a substantial raise in salary. Randall Burcham said he felt that the administrators work more days than their contract reflects and that he looks more at a salary for the job they do rather than a daily or hourly rate. Steve Dowden said he had concerns about Mary Jane Vandeventer's salary being increased and her number of workdays being decreased. Mr. Dowden also reminded the Board that the administrators do not have a wage schedule, which includes a career increment like the other employee groups. He said in his opinion he thought the fair way to figure administrators' contract amount would be to use a daily rate instead of a salary amount. He continued that when an administrators' days are decreased their contract amount should be, too. Mrs. Canty said she would rather see this item tabled at this time. Mr. Hasler reminded the Board that three years ago a practice was started where the amount of new money available was determined and then the percentage of that money for each employee group determined each group's amount of raise. Prior to that, each employee group had received the same percentage that teachers received. After discussion, Mr. Burcham withdrew his motion and Mr. Dowden withdrew his second. Steve Dowden made a motion to vote on each administrator's salary and contract individually. Peggi Blakley seconded the motion, which passed by a 4-1-1 vote. Steve Dowden, Marvin Helms, Randall Burcham, and Peggi Blakley vote for the motion. Richard Richeson voted no. Nancy Canty abstained from voting. Steve Dowden made a motion to approve Mr. Hasler's recommendation for Mr. Snapp to work 205 days as Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School Principal from August 1, 2002 until July 31, 2003 at a salary of $63,500. Randall Burcham seconded the motion, which passed by a 5-1 vote. Richard Richeson cast the nay vote. Mr. Hasler recommended Mrs. Stella Turner Royal to work 200 days each year as Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School Assistant Principal from August 1, 2002 until July 31, 2004 at a salary of $58,200. Randall Burcham made a motion to approve Mr. Hasler's recommendation for Mrs. Royal's salary and contract. Steve Dowden seconded the motion. The motion was not approved by a 3-3 vote. Steve Dowden, Randall Burcham, and Peggi Blakley voted for the motion. Marvin Helms, Richard Richeson, and Nancy Canty cast the nay votes. Superintendent Hasler recommended that Mrs. Mary Jane Vandeventer work 200 days each year as Elementary Principal from August 1, 2002 until July 31, 2004 at a salary of $59,000. Randall Burcham made a motion to approve Mr. Hasler's recommendation for Mrs. Vandeventer's salary and contract. This motion died for lack of a second. At this time, the Board voted on Mr. Hasler's recommendation for Mr. Jason Skomp to work 205 days each year as Athletic Director from August 1, 2002 until July 31, 2004 at an annual salary of 45,000. Steve Dowden made a motion to approve Mr. Hasler's recommendation for Mr. Skomp's salary and contract. Peggi Blakley seconded the motion. Steve Dowden stated that Mr. Skomp's salary was only 65% compared to what other athletic directors in our area are making and 63% compared to others in the State. The motion passed by a 6-0 vote. Next, President Helms read the recommendation for Mr. Hasler to work 260 days each year as Bloomfield School District Superintendent from July 1, 2002 until June 30, 2004 at a salary of $82,000. Mr. Helms said that was the same salary as Mr. Hasler's current contract. Richard Richeson made a motion to approve the recommendation for Mr. Hasler's salary and contract. Peggi Blakley seconded the motion. Steve Dowden said he had heard some comments made in the community that Mr. Hasler would be getting a raise and wanted to clarify that Mr. Hasler's salary was not increased from the past year's contract. The motion passed by a 6-0 vote. In regards to 2003 Summer School Mr. Hasler said he was not going to offer a contract to any administrator until he is sure there will be funding for summer school. Steve Dowden made a motion to approve Summer School pay of $6,000 for 25 days if there is funding for a 2003 Summer School. Randall Burcham seconded the motion, which passed by a 5-1 vote. Mr. Richeson cast the nay vote.
9. Authority Granted to Pay for Additional Days. Superintendent Hasler asked the Board to allow Monte McIntosh up to five additional days to set up the Industrial Technology Lab modules. He explained that when the modules came in they were short several necessary components. Those items are now in and need set up before students come back after summer break. Nancy Canty made a motion to approve Mr. Hasler's request. Peggi Blakley seconded the motion, which passed by a 6-0 vote.
10. Board Policy First Reading Held. First reading was held on one (1) school board policy.
The #4400 Extra-Curricular Activity Wage Provisions policy was presented to the Board for first reading.
(See attached) Mr. Hasler said that he revised this policy in response to what he believed the Board had
wanted him to do at an earlier meeting. He thought the Board wanted to have authority to make some
adjustments to the salary of outside staff and non-certificated staff coaching positions and had addressed
that in this first reading. Mr. Burcham said he felt it was dangerous for the Board to begin looking at
individual positions. He said that he would have preferred to adjust the wage schedule multiplier rather
than changing individual coach's salary. He was afraid it would look like favoritism to change just certain
coach's salaries. Mr. Hasler said that in the past the wage multiplier had been based on the B. S. schedule
in the bargaining agreement with the teachers, but that there is nothing that says it has to be that way for the
non-certificated staff and outside staff. He also said that IHSAA requires certain varsity sport positions
to be held by a licensed teacher. This policy will be brought to a later meeting for consideration.
11. Board Policy Second Reading and Adoption Held. Second reading was held on one (1) school board policy. The #4401 Fringe Benefits for Support Staff policy was presented to the Board for second reading and consideration for adoption. (See attached) Nancy Canty made a motion to approve the policy as presented. Steve Dowden seconded the motion. Richard Richeson stated that even though the Board would not change it now the public should know what fringe benefits cost. He asked Mr. Hasler what the average figure for the support staff's fringe benefits would be. Mr. Hasler said without having those numbers in front of him he would estimate around the $7,000 range. Mr. Richeson said he figured that amount to be closer to $15,000 including health insurance. He then asked questions about the cost of other benefits the support staff receive and stated that while he did not believe this Board could change those things now the taxpayers should know how their money is being spent. The policy passed by a 6-0 vote.
12. Group Health Insurance Plan Trustee Appointed. The superintendent explained that last year the Board appointed the Board officers as trustees for the group health insurance plan. At that time, Jack Terrell who is no longer on the Board was one of those named. Mr. Hasler recommended that the Board appoint Randall Burcham to assume that responsibility. Richard Richeson made a motion to appoint Randall Burcham to serve as a trustee for the Bloomfield School District employees' group health insurance plan. Nancy Canty seconded the motion, which passed by a 5-0-1 vote. Mr. Burcham abstained from voting.
13. Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library Board Appointment Made. Carolyn Konnert, director for the public library, told the Board, through a letter, that one of the school's appointments to the library board, Mary DeVault, had resigned her position with six months left on the four-year term. Mrs. Konnert recommended Sandra Clark to finish Mrs. DeVault's term and for the next four-year term after that. If appointed, Mrs. Clark's term would end in January of 2007. Superintendent Hasler recommended approval. Randall Burcham made a motion to appoint Sandra Clark to the public library board with her term ending in January of 2007. Steve Dowden seconded the motion. Mrs. Sandra Clark was appointed by a 6-0 vote. (See attached)
14. Johnson Controls Cost Avoidance Report Year Seven. Mr. Hasler gave the Board a report from Johnson Controls that summarized the Energy Management Control contract that the District had entered into seven years ago. (See attached) He highlighted that the energy savings had exceeded the projections by $44,574 in the first seven years of the agreement.
15. Apple Festival Update. Superintendent Hasler told the Board that he had been asked to represent the Bloomfield School District on the Apple Festival Committee. He said that since this event will be held this fall at the town park, the school property cannot avoid being impacted by this event. Mr. Hasler told the Board that the Apple Festival Committee has requested various things from the school. (See attached information sheet) Mr. Hasler said he would check with the school's insurance carrier to see what kind of liability exposure there would be for using the NJROTC as crossing guards. He said the Town had mentioned wanting to use the student parking lot for Apple Festival parking on Thursday before the festival because the company providing the carnival rides had asked if they could set up on that day. Mr. Hasler told Town Board members that if that were done other places would have to be designated for students to park. He said the Town thought students could be allowed to park on Spring Street that one day. Mr. Hasler said he has tried to be cooperative with the Town Board concerning the Apple Festival and at the same time being a steward for the school's facilities.
16. Collective Bargaining Update. Superintendent Hasler read a prepared Collective Bargaining Update to the Board and public. (See attached)
17. Liability and Property Insurance Report Given. Mr. Hasler told the Board that liability and property insurance rates have increased significantly and gave them renewal information for their review. While he said he was not happy about the increase, he was not really surprised.
18. Health Insurance Rates Received. Superintendent Hasler said that he and school district treasurer Sue Pritts met with Dunn and Associates and received the annual review of the health insurance plan. He said that the new health insurance plan rate for the August 1 renewal for the support staff and administrators is $5,369.28 for a single plan and $11,161.92 for the family plan. The new rate for certified staff is $6,710.88 for a single plan and $13,805.16 for a family plan. He explained that the lower rates for the support staff and administrators are due to the changes made in the benefit structure for those two employee groups. Those changes were approved at the June Board meeting. The certified staff health insurance rates continue to increase at a faster rate than the health insurance industry trend. Dunn and Associates reported a 15% trend increase in medical costs and a 25% increase in prescription costs. He said the health insurance premium costs for the certified staff is approximately 25% total for medical and prescriptions. The Board added a prescription card co-pay to the administrators and support staff of $5.00 for generic, the greater of $20.00 or 20% for brand name, and the greater of $30.00 or 30% for non formulary drugs. This encourages the employees to utilize the generic drug option ($5.00 co-pay). Mr. Hasler said the Board is striving to obtain a similar incentive for the certified staff to help control utilization of the prescription benefit.
19. Board Member Comments. Randall Burcham stated that the money the school district has received through the Educate Indiana license plate had decreased each year over the last three years. He thought if the school board would designate where those funds were to be used specifically, maybe more people would think about purchasing or renewing that plate. Steve Dowden said he thought just mentioning it at a Board meeting each year might bring more public attention. He agreed the Board should name a specific place for that money to go each year.
20. Adjournment. There being no further business, Richard Richeson made a motion to adjourn. Randall Burcham seconded the motion. The meeting was then adjourned by a 6-0 vote.


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Scholar: Barack Obama being hypocritical on energy policy
President Obama can rightfully be accused of many things — but not a rigid adherence to consistency. As he inaccurately rails against the oil and natural gas industry's "unfair" tax breaks, he's doling out billions to that industry's competitors. The recent fiscal cliff deal included 12 different "tax extenders" for green energy projects. The total cost to taxpayers is $18.1 billion over the next decade.
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Note: Current rates still generate huge public revenues. The oil and gas industry paid about $36 billion in federal taxes in 2009 — the last year of data available. If it weren't for the taxes those companies pay, where would Obama get funds to waste on his fruitless green energy competitors?
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Dewey town manager made a bad decision
I was dismayed to see that the Town of Dewey Beach turned down the offer of Dewey Beach business owner Steve Montgomery to pay for extra police assistance on Memorial Day Weekend. The position taken by the town manager makes no sense. The town manager apparently claims there is a conflict of interest in having a business pay for extra police assistance. That is clearly incorrect.
Countless businesses, churches, community organizations and others routinely pay for extra police assistance to provide security and safety and they have no conflict of interest issues. It is good for the Town of Dewey, its residents, its visitors, and the general public to provide for extra police for events. Steve Montgomery of The Starboard has provided payment for such events many times over the years.
When the town manager rejected that support and decided that the town would pay itself for extra police presence, he essentially gave away town funds rather than use donated funds which is the opposite of what a good town manager should do when handling town finances. The town decision was a bad one.
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My favorite memories are when I rode my Schwinn 3 speed through the streets of Chicago.
Now I am basically retired and would like to start riding again. There have been so many changes and options available since my last purchase that I decided that I needed help in making my purchase decision.
I have terrible knees and my back isn't so great either. I was told that the Trek Verve 2 would be a good choice.
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Kia Motors has set aside provisions of about 200 billion Korean won ($187.13 million) to compensate drivers in North America for its overstated fuel-economy claims, said Joo Woo-jeong, a director at the automaker said on Friday.
Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors conceded early November that they overstated the fuel economy on more than 1 million recently sold vehicles in the United States and Canada, and agreed to compensate owners for the additional fuel costs.
Hyundai said on Thursday it has earmarked 240 billion won to cover the compensation costs.
Hyundai and Kia posted disappointing results for the December quarter, hit by the stronger local currency and costs to compensate drivers for false mileage claims, sending their shares tumbling on Thursday and Friday.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A man was sent to the hospital in critical condition after a motorcycle and a vehicle collided, police say.
According to DC Police, the accident happened on I-295 near Suitland Parkway at about 7:44 p.m. on Wednesday.
It is believed another vehicle ran over the motorcyclist after the collision, police said.
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Ofrezca a familias trabajadoras una oportunidad de dar su primer paso para salir de la pobreza.
Bruce Foulke (far left), American Heritage FCU president and CEO, joined World Council and local authorities at Busia Compassionate Centre in Kenya to assist with the orphanage's new start-up credit union.
BUSIA, Kenya — The holidays came early for children of Busia Compassionate Centre, an orphanage in rural western Kenya supported by World Council of Credit Unions, thanks to a group of U.S. credit union volunteers who recently visited to help construct new playground equipment, donate toys and conduct a training session for the stakeholders of the orphanage's new credit union, Busia Compassionate Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO).
Among the visitors were Bruce Foulke, World Council board member and American Heritage Federal Credit Union (AHFCU) president and CEO; Carla Altepeter, Numerica Credit Union CEO; Hank Hubbard, Communicating Arts Credit Union (CACU) CEO; and Sierra Chiesa, Frankenmuth Credit Union member services representative.
Volunteers discussed credit union operations with SACCO board members, volunteers and orphanage students.
During the visit, the U.S. volunteers trained SACCO board members, orphanage students and volunteers on the difference between credit unions and banks, governance, savings and credit. They also helped build a playground, largely sponsored by Michigan credit unions, to top off the orphanage's new facilities.
In addition, the visitors held a holiday celebration, where Foulke dressed as Santa Clause and gave out presents. His wife, Melissa Foulke, a school teacher who has forged a relationship with the orphanage by sending a dress collection crafted by students in her fashion and design class and exchanging letters with the children, also sent videos of her students reading books and singing that her husband presented to the Busia children and staff. He also connected Foulke's students with the Busia children in real time through FaceTime video calls.
Hank Hubbard, Communicating Arts Credit Union CEO, prepared materials to construct a playground for Busia's new facilities.
The international credit union movement has contributed to the stability and self-sustainability of Busia Compassionate Centre by providing food stipends, educational scholarships, donating needed items like school and first aid supplies and funding the construction of new orphanage facilities, which will be completed in the next few weeks. AHFCU, Numerica Credit Union and CACU have all contributed financially toward the costs of food, medicine, education and the construction of new facilities. By initially building a foundation to meet the orphanage's basic needs-food, water, education and shelter-World Council can proceed to offer the entire community with access to financial services through the orphanage's SACCO.
"The generous support from the U.S. credit unions has greatly facilitated the success of this program," said Brian Branch, World Council president and CEO.
World Council began working with Busia Compassionate Centre and SACCO in 2006 as part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program in Kenya aimed at mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on economic growth through credit union modernization. Busia's SACCO is one of the first in Kenya to use e-SACCO methodology, which allows members to make deposits and withdrawals from their account using M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer service, and World Council cellphone technology. World Council will implement its Semilla Cooperativa [cooperative seed] outreach methodology to enable SACCO field agents to help bring financial services to rural communities using smartphones and portable printers.
Learn more about Busia Compassionate Centre at www.busiaorphanage.org.
El Consejo Mundial de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito es la asociación gremial y agencia de desarrollo para el sistema internacional de cooperativas de ahorro y crédito. El Consejo Mundial promueve el crecimiento sustentable de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito y otras cooperativas financieras en todo el mundo a fin de facultar a las personas para que mejoren su calidad de vida a través del acceso a servicios financieros asequibles y de alta calidad. El Consejo Mundial realiza esfuerzos de defensa activa en representación del sistema global de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito ante organizaciones internacionales y trabaja con gobiernos nacionales para mejorar la legislación y la regulación. Sus programas de asistencia técnica introducen nuevas herramientas y tecnologías para fortalecer el desempeño financiero de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito y profundizar su alcance comunitario.
El Consejo Mundial ha implementado 290 programas de asistencia técnica en 71 países. A nivel mundial, 57,000 cooperativas de ahorro y crédito en 105 países atienden a 217 millones de personas. Obtenga más información sobre el impacto global del Consejo Mundial en www.woccu.org.


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The 24th Annual MCTC Summer Scholarship Scramble will take place on Friday, July 10th at Laurel Oaks Golf Club. Tee off will be at 1:00pm. Cost is $75 per person and is tax deductible. Fee includes greens fees, cart rental, and lunch. There will be six players per team, bring your own. Individual golfers will be assigned to a team by the golf committee. Cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded to 1st - 3rd place teams plus a 4th place team blind draw and a split-the-pot drawing. Every participant will be eligible to win a door prize. There will also be various individual hole prizes awarded. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. The raffle will occur after completion of the tournament.
Come join us for a day of golf, food, fun and prizes and at the same time help provide funds to educate area residents. Registration forms can be picked up at Laurel Oaks or you can print out the form and mail it in. You can also call (606) 759-7141 ext. 66176 or ext. 66175 for assistance.
For more information about sponsoring the event or participating, contact Cara Clarke at (606) 759-7141 ext. 66176.


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British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Jallianwala Bagh today the first British PM to do so after 94 years and said it was a ''deeply shameful incident'' in British history, however, there was no mention of an apology, not even a brief 'sorry'.
David Cameron wrote at the Visitor's Book in the Jallianwala Bagh memorial: ''This was a deeply shameful event in British history - one that Winston Churchill rightly described at that time as 'monstrous'. We must never forget what happened here. And in remembering we must ensure that United Kingdom stands up for the right of peaceful protest around the world.
Cameron underlined the word 'never' in this text.
British Prime Minister David Cameron today paid obeisance at the holiest shrine of Sikh religion Golden Temple where he was presented a robe of honour.
Amid tight security arrangements, Cameron paid obeisance inside the sanctum sanctorum at 10:25 am.
Clad in a dark suit and a tie with head covered with a blue-coloured cloth, Cameron was presented a robe of honour inside the sanctum sanctorum of Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple.
The British Prime Minister also mingled with a couple of devotees and chatted with them for a brief period as Gurbani played in the backdrop.
This is the first visit by a high-profile British dignitary to Amritsar after 1997, when Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, had visited the holy City.
Inside the Temple, he was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who earlier received the British dignitary at the Sri Guru Ram Dasji International Airport, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) President Avtar Singh Makkar, among others.
The British Prime Minister reached the Golden Temple at about 9:50 am and spend nearly an hour inside.
Before paying obeisance by bowing his head inside the sanctum sanctorum, the British leader was taken around the Temple by officials of the SGPC, apex religious body of the Sikhs, and was also shown Shri Guru Ram Dass Langar Hall.
Cameron had his hands folded for a brief period as he paid obeisance inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple, which attracts a large number of devotees cutting across faiths from different parts of the world.
Notably, Sikhs constitute a large segment of Indian origin people who are settled in the UK.
Around 3,000 police personnel from six districts have been deployed along with other forces, as part of the tight security


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OKC Thunder-Dallas Mavericks Game 1 wrap up: in case you missed it
OKLAHOMA CITY 99, DALLAS 98 — Here's every last piece of our coverage leading into the Playoffs, and the postgame from Game 1 against the Mavericks. Remember to follow us on NewsOKThunder and like us on Facebook to get all of this throughout the day.
My Playoff Story: Voice of the fan
The Collected Wisdom of Kendrick Perkins
James Harden is ready to go vs. Mavs
Derrick Rose injury: The NBA's heartbreak story reverberates in Oklahoma City
Glitch keeps some OKC Thunder fans from purchasing playoff tickets
ESPN analysts Jon Barry, Hubie Brown rate Thunder's playoff chances
NBA TV to produce up to eight playoff games
Single-game tickets on sale Friday for the NBA Playoffs first-round series
James Harden says he won't be hesitant
Kevin Durant hasn't heard from Kobe Bryant
Thunder-Mavericks: Breaking down the matchups
Most turnovers in the league? The Thunder.
Looking back at the Thunder-Mavericks meetings during the regular season
Kendrick Perkins decided he would cover Dirk Nowitzki
Mavs coach Rick Carlisle boohoos the Thunder's treatment of Nowitzki
Berry Tramel's Game 1 Thunder report card
Dallas broadcaster says these aren't the same Mavericks, but 'Dirk is still Dirk'
Kevin Durant hits game-winner to lift Thunder to Game 1 win over Mavericks
Big crowd watches on Reno; Gerald McCoy, Mossis Madu spotted
KD sticks another dagger in Dallas, this time with a drive
Kevin Durant's game-winner: How they called the shot that won Game 1
Kevin Durant found his clutch touch, and not a moment too soon
Fasten your seat belts, Thunder-Mavs series might be a wild ride
Tramel: Ranking the Game 1 winners
Darnell Mayberry's Power Lunch Chat recap
Late night, early morning for Thunder general manager Sam Presti
Mayberry: Ibaka's significance in this series
Tramel: Predicting the first round
Carlson: No personal apology from Metta World Peace
Mayberry: Derek Fisher talks Lamar Odom
Carlson: Who's more clutch? KD or Russ?
Carlson: Kevin Durant: fashion icon?
John Rohde's Power Lunch Chat recap
Nuggets or Mavericks preferred?
When the Thunder players were fans
Game 1 analysis with Darnell Mayberry and Jenni Carlson
Playoff preview: Thunder prepares for Mavs
Game 1: Thunder vs. Mavericks, April 28, 2012, Chesapeake Energy Arena


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Taste Ferrari-Carano's critically-acclaimed wines, stroll through five acres of exquisite gardens, take a tour or plan a private tasting. There's something for everyone at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery.
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Taste Ferrari-Carano's critically-acclaimed wines, stroll through five acres of exquisite gardens, take a tour or plan a private tasting. There's something for everyone at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery.
Discover why Sunset Magazine named J Vineyards & Winery the "Best Winery Tasting Room in the West". Enjoy J's sparkling and varietal wines while soaking in the contemporary and natural setting of J Vineyards & Winery.
Visit us and experience great wine, lovely picnic grounds and warm hospitality. We're excited to announce new tasting and tour options.
Taste and discover the craftsmanship of our small lots wine sourced from our estate grapes. While here, take a tour of our historical grounds, stay and play a little bocce, and enjoy a picnic with a view!
Stonestreet stands as one of the most extensive mountain estates in the world and produces an acclaimed collection of distinctive single vineyard Cabernet, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
This family owned winery has been planting grapes since the early 1900s. Make an appointment to visit and try their zinfandels and meet the winemakers.
Stonestreet stands as one of the most extensive mountain estates in the world and produces an acclaimed collection of distinctive single vineyard Cabernet, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Taste the 30 years of experience poured into award-winning wines and savor gourmet food products. Visit our historic property for great wine-tasting or a picnic.
Taste the exceptional wines we've become renowned for, vintage after vintage, from the Russian River Valley. Tours: Appt. Only 10:30/1:30-Open Thurs-Monday, closed Tues/Wed.
Enjoy unparalleled vineyard views under the walnut trees at this upscale winery. It's a great place for gatherings, where you can play bocce ball and have a picnic overlooking Dry Creek.
Be sure to make reservations at this cozy winery with an amazing family history behind the vineyard. Your no-frills tasting experience will be all about the exceptional wines.
Happiness in the Russian River Valley. An unassuming hidden gem, where you will enjoy one of the most informative tastings that you've ever experienced. Wine after wonderful wine makes for a truly charming event.
Enjoy fun conversation along with wine history and education as you taste the wines Don Albini. This no-frills winemaker pours his heart into his work, and does everything the old fashioned way.
Tour one of the oldest vineyards in the valley and explore the caves while tasting wines and getting a little education. Don't forget to say hello to the friendly resident dogs who will greet you as you enter the property.
Feel right at home with a fun vibe as you taste various wines including a sparkling variety. Be sure to enjoy the excellent service on the outdoor patio.
This friendly winery takes pleasure in answering all your questions and providing an enjoyable experience. You just may be greeted by the friendly dog at this casual winery.
Explore the beautiful grounds and Japanese garden near the small tasting room as you sip on elegant wines. Bring a picnic lunch so you can enjoy the views at your own leisure.
Have a party at this fun, casual wine tasting venue, where you can relish incomparable views on the tasting deck that overlooks a lovely pond.
There is a rich, authentic family history behind these delectable wines. Chat with the family and enjoy wonderful customer service as you sip and taste in the small tasting room.
Join winemaker Marty Bannister as she shares her love of fine food and wine. Hand-harvested grapes ensure the two Chardonnays and the Pinot Noir are always impeccable.
You'll feel right at home in the golden glow of warm woods and leather in this delightful tasting room. Sit at the comfortable communal table to sample the fruits of the incomparable Sonoma Valley in these delectable wines.
This relaxed, rustic property offers a warm welcome. Enter the caves where you can taste wines and learn about the history of the area.
Make an appointment to tour the vineyard with Dick and Pat Bertapelle, owners of the winery. You'll learn about the grapes and winemaking process and enjoy refreshments.
Located in Healdsburg, singles or large groups are welcome to this winery for delectable tastings, where they'll be guided and educated through a sampling excursion and an informative tour of the production facilities.
After a beautiful drive up, meet your down-to-earth hosts at the top of the mountain who will guide you through the wines in the small barrel room. Hike through the grounds and enjoy a beautiful sunset and spectacular views.
This simple, makeshift winery doesn't skimp on the charm or the quality. Here's one impressive detail: The White House served the 2003 Brogan Syrah to the Prime Minister of Ireland.
It's Pinot with a view at this tasting room located on the Plaza in Healdsburg. After a day of roaming the quaint shops, restaurants, and galleries of the Plaza, relax while the knowledgeable staff guides you through the experience of these wines.
Located high above the town of Windsor, this small winery serves incredible 360-degree views and bold, flavorful wines. Call ahead to make an appointment.
Get an interesting and informative tasting experience as you chat with the vintners at this quaint winery. Relax in a comfortable lounge chair, taste at the bar, or groups of up to 10 can sit at the private table at the back of the tasting room.
Enter this modern winery with beautiful grounds and enjoy cheese and crackers while you sample wines. After your tasting, you can sit outside and enjoy the view.
Choose your tasting experience indoors or outdoors where you can relax and enjoy stunning views. With options for culinary tastings and horseback rides through the vineyards, you'll have an unforgettable visit.
This tasting room has a quaint atmosphere and a deck with a relaxing view. Your comfortable tasting experience is accompanied by personable and knowledgeable staff.
Thanks to the storytelling skills of the Foppolis, you'll feel like part of the family when you visit Christopher Creek. Relax poolside while you sip on their Deux Barriques Reserve blend and take in the incredible views of rolling hills and vineyards.
Enter the spacious tasting room and you'll find friendly service and generous pours. Make a day of your visit and bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the pleasant outdoor area with picnic tables and corn hole games.
Schedule your visit and plan to stay a while and chat with the friendly and knowledgeable staff as you taste various red wines.
Visit Family Wineries in Dry Creek to taste all six Collier Falls wines among those from other vintners. This quaint shop also sells gifts and has bocce ball and picnic space outside.
Comstock's brand new facility now processes their harvest on site, but winemaker Chris Russi has a lifetime of experience in the industry. Join the wine club for a wide range of fun events, from yoga on the lawn to a "Wine Bocce, & Pizza" night.
Make an appointment for an intimate and personalized tasting experience, complete with cheeses and small bites. Enjoy beautiful views and a rustic and inviting tasting room.
Located off a winding road and overlooking Lake Sonoma is this quaint tasting room with a beautiful picnic area. As you taste, your host will guide you through the wines, providing an informative and fun experience.
This urban warehouse produces wine, offers tastings in a spacious area, and has a comfortable patio area to relax. Your informative host will provide a personalized tasting experience.


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See my post above, I have had no problems and I am now running windoes 8.1
What I had to do was first, Uninstall the broadcom 3.0 driver from the device manager, goto windows update and hide the broadcom 3.0 driver update, and then goto devices and printers, right click on your computer name and select device installation settings, and select never install driver software from Windows Update. A bit of a workaround but it is finally working.
This "fix" doesn't work on Windows 7 64-bit. As soon as I remove the Broadcom 3.0 and replug the USB dongle, it comes up showing the Logitec driver with caution indicator, then Windows, immediately removes the Logitec driver and re-installs the Broadcom 3.0 driver! Have wasted several hours on this already! WHERE IS THE FIX!?
Same problem here but no work around. Anyone got a solution to this yet?
Exactly the same problem here with another generic USB wireless dongle mouse! FIX PLEASE LOGITEC!
11-05-2013 01:26 AM - edited 11-05-2013 02:42 AM
Simple fix but you need a mouse and keyboard that does not use the Bluetooth device.
Connect the alternate mouse and keyboard.
Shutdown PC
set Bluetooth mouse and keyboard to off position
remove USB Bluetooth dongle
restart PC
plugging USB Bluetooth dongle
go to hardware device and select the broadcom 3.0 driver screen you will see that the rollback feature is now available, select it and run it.
Shut down the PC again
put your wireless keyboard and mouse in the on position and restart the PC
It's done.
It may for Windows 8 but not for Windows 7 64 bit
Thanks for all the suggestions (above), but nothing (as in ZIP, ZILCH, NADA) worked for my Windows 7 64-bit system.
I found it odd that the dongle for my Microsoft Presenter Mouse worked with the Logitech just fine (with a few hiccups), but the one provided with my Logitech mouse refused. The Microsoft dongle was a temporary fix while I searched for a better solution, and I have to say I'm a bit disappointed with Logitech support - or non-support in this case.
But, I spent way, way too many frustrating hours trying different options until I found the simple solution:
I retired my Logitech MX5000 keyboard and mouse and replaced them.
Yeah, I really liked the mouse and thought the charging cradle was simple and unique. But, I guess it was just time to put it out of it's misery. All parts to the MX5000 system now sit in my "box-o-parts" collecting dust. Perhaps one day someone will find a use for them; maybe someone still using Vista.
Sad, sad - so sad.
Hi. Here you can find solution for all of your problems with Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 USB driver. Was checked for Windows 8.1 but for other versions probably will work also - just find correct file on the list. Good luck.
This Broadcomm 3.0 USB Driver is becoming a pain in the bum.
I have hidden the Broadcomm USB Driver in hte windows update menu.
I don't have a USB 3.0 port on my PC only USB2.0
I use a MX5000 keyboard and mouse which comes with a USB 2.0 bluetooth stick.
Yesterday I did a security update on my windows 7 64 bit edition - just one security update (can't t remember the number) but windows took it upon itself to update the driver for my bluetooth reciever to the USB3.0 version - and there it was - dead PC effcitively. Keyboard and mouse would not work - even in safe mode. unable to interact with my PC in any way.
I could press F8 and select safe mode but once it had booted the mouse and keyboard would not work.
I had to borrow a USB mouse from a friend to delete the Broadcomm USB 3.0 driver to get my system working again. Just delete the driver, plug my bluetooth reciever back in hte PC and it installs a generic USB hub and I gat basic keyboard and mouse functionality back.
But a 6 mile round trip to borrow a mouse...
This issue has been going on since September.
Does the issue lie withthe USB stick supplied with the MX5000 incorectly identifying itself as USB 3.0 and causing windows to update to a USB Driver or vise versa?
Either way, what is the solution to stop this happening over and over again. This weekend was the fourth time for me and I assure you I have hidden the update in "Windows Update" but it still keeps being installed.
It may not be Logitechs issue but there is only one supplier for Windows, next time I might not buy a logitech keyboard and mouse. And if this continues next time will be quite soon.


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Butler track assistant coach Mason Cathey will run the
steeplechase in the semi-final round at the USA Outdoor
Championships on Friday (June 24) at 6:55 p.m. PST. The
championships, which will take place at Hayward Field on the
University of Oregon's campus, are being held from June
Cathey, who came to Butler in 2010, previously served as head coach at Central Florida. She left her position to pursue running full time and moved to Indianapolis to join the Indiana Invaders Track Club. After running with the Invaders for a few years, she said she felt stagnant and left the team to find other opportunities to aid in her improvement.
She accepted an assistant coaching position at Butler and began regularly training with the women's team. During her first year with the Bulldogs, she achieved personal bests at every distance: the 800 meter, 1500 meter, mile, 3000 meter, 3000 meter steeplechase and 5000 meter runs.
Cathey, who now competes for Saucony, gained the USA "A" standard by running the steeplechase in under 10 minutes twice to win the Mt. SAC Relays in April and the Music City Distance Carnival, which took place in Nashville on June 4. In Nashville, she ran a personal best of 9:58.42, which ranked her as the United States' 11th fastest women in 2011.
In addition, she achieved another USA "A" standard qualifying mark by winning the 800 meter race at the American Miler's Club Series on June 11, but will not run this race in the national championships. Her time of 2:03.61 was a personal best. On June 15, she followed up her win in the series' 1500 meter race with a second-place finish and a time of 4:16.54, another personal best.
"I think Mason's story is one of inspiration for post-college runners," Butler track and cross country head coach Matt Roe said. "Our whole program will be rooting for Coach Cathey this weekend!"
Coverage for Friday's race will be aired on ESPN2 at 11 p.m. EST. The final, which will take place on Sunday (June 26) at 1:45 p.m. PST, will be aired on NBC at 5 p.m. EST.


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Knocking/tapping sound from engine bay?
I've got a '00 zetec atx. So, the other day I started to hear a knocking/tapping sound when I accelerate. It's hard to pinpoint the sound, but it's a steady sound from the engine bay. I can also feel the knocking very well through the gas pedal. Now, It only happens when I accelerate; the second I lift off the gas pedal, the sound stops. Even if I'm cruising at freeway speeds but I'm not accelerating, no noise. Any idears?
Check engine light on? Low on oil?
Really just got to get under the hood and rev it up while you listen to where its coming from. Hard to say without hearing it.
no need for duplicate threads. Your thread is best suited here
So it knocks while the engine is under load? Does it knock while turning or striaght line acceleration?
It'll make the sound a bit when accelerating during a turn as well as whilst going straight. The sound is harder to catch, though, since the acceleration during a turn is much less dramatic.
maybe CV joint
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