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Syrian violence contributed to a sharp rise in the number of journalists killed for their work in 2012, as did a series of murders in Somalia. The dead include a record proportion of journalists who worked online. A CPJ special report
Syrian violence contributed to a sharp rise in the number of journalists killed for their work in 2012, as did a series of murders in Somalia. The dead include a record proportion of journalists who worked online. A CPJ special report
Almost half of the 67 journalists killed worldwide in 2012 were targeted and murdered for their work, research by the Committee to Protect Journalists shows. The vast majority covered politics. Many also reported on war, human rights, and crime. In almost half of these cases, political groups are the suspected source of fire. There has been no justice in a single one of these deaths.
New York, December 17, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for a retrial of a key defendant in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya. The defendant, a former senior police official, was sentenced Friday in a deal that Politkovskaya's family and colleagues fear will not ultimately identify the crime's true masterminds.
Moscow City Court wrapped up the two-day, closed trial of former police Lt. Col. Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who was originally charged with organizing the 2006 killing of the prominent Novaya Gazeta correspondent but, under a deal he cut with investigators, was tried only for being an accomplice. According to the deal, Pavlyuchenkov was obligated to fully confess his role in the murder and name its mastermind, Novaya Gazeta said. The journalist's family and colleagues say Pavlyuchenkov did not fulfill those conditions, but their appeals to invalidate the deal were denied.
The trial of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, a former police lieutenant colonel and a key suspect in the 2006 murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, started at Moscow City Court today under presiding Judge Aleksandr Zamashnyuk.
New York, December 6, 2012--Authorities should immediately investigate Wednesday's murder of a journalist in Russia's volatile North Caucasus and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Two unidentified men shot Kazbek Gekkiyev, 28, in the head three times while he was returning home from work with his friend at around 9 p.m. in Nalchik, the capital of the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, according to local and international news reports. The gunmen asked Gekkiyev his name before they shot him and then fled in a getaway vehicle, according to the state newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta. The journalist's friend was unharmed, news reports said.
The tortured and decapitated body of 39-year-old María Elizabeth Macías Castro was found on a Saturday evening in September 2011. It had been dumped by the side of a road in Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican border town ravaged by the war on drugs. Macías, a freelance journalist, wrote about organized crime on social media under the pseudonym "The Girl from Laredo." Her murder, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, was the first in which a journalist was killed in direct relation for reporting published on social media. It remains unsolved.
Approximately 30 journalists are targeted and murdered every year, and on average, in only three of these crimes are the killers ever brought to justice. Other attacks on freedom of expression occur daily: bloggers are threatened, photographers beaten, writers kidnapped. And in those instances, justice is even more rare. Today, the Committee to Protect Journalists joins freedom of expression advocates worldwide in a 23-day campaign to dismantle one case at a time a culture of impunity that allows perpetrators to gag journalists, bloggers, photographers and writers, while keeping the rest of us uninformed.
New York, October 4, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns threats against Tanya Lokshina, a leading Russian researcher and writer known for her work documenting human rights abuses in the North Caucasus. CPJ calls for an urgent, thorough, and effective investigation that tracks down all responsible.
Record-high temperatures swept most of Europe this summer, but in Moscow the weather, much like the political climate, was chilly. I spent three months in the capital at the invitation of the Russian Union of Journalists, and witnessed how Vladimir Putin's third term in office kicked off with the passage of restrictive laws, harassment and prosecution of dissent, the jailing of an irreverent punk-rock band, and death threats by a top-ranking official against a prominent editor.
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Another day closer to the Super Bowl brings us another automaker teasing the ads they've paid millions to air.
This time it's Volkswagen, the company behind a number of memorable Super Bowl ads, including the adorable "The Force" spot from 2011 in which a mini Darth Vader breathes life into a Passat.
For 2013, the message is "Get Happy." The teaser ad doesn't show any VWs, just Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Jimmy Cliff singing "C'mon, Get Happy" in a field. Joining him are various YouTube celebrities known for their decidedly unhappy online tirades or breakdowns.
The large group dances -- awkwardly at times -- while Cliff extols the virtues of being happy. Look closely and you'll see YouTube celebs like Angry Politician, Girl Who Loves Cats So Much She Cries and Base-Throwing Angry Baseball Manager.
The teaser concludes by telling us that Feb. 3 -- the day the Baltimore Ravens play the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl -- will be the time to get happy. Clearly no one at VW is a New England Patriots fan.
VW's ad will join those from automakers like Toyota (featuring "Big Bang Theory's" Kaley Cuoco), Hyundai, Lincoln, Audi and Mercedes-Benz (with none other than Kate Upton and Usher). There are also rumors that General Motors will give half-time performer Beyonce a 2014 Corvette Stingray during the show.
The price of admission for companies looking to advertise during the Big Game is up since 2012 by around 7%. The average price for a 30-second spot this year is $3.8 million, while a 60-second ad will run $7.5 million.
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The Brooke Mystery Players, a division of the Brooke County Arts Council, will present "Where There's a Will, There's a Way," an original, interactive murder mystery written and directed by Wellsburg playwright Diana Mendel. The production will take place at Staffileno's on the River, 801 Main Street in Wellsburg, on Saturday, March 9, at 6 p.m.
Proceeds will benefit the Follansbee Baseball Association. Tickets for the event are sold out, but a waiting list is being established in the event of cancellations. The price of admission includes dinner. Anyone interested in getting their name on the waiting list should contact Rachel Ridgeway at (304) 374-3658.
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way," takes place at a memorial service for coal magnate Arnold "Buck" Buckson, who had been in failing health for several years. Although Buckson died at home, there was no sign of foul play, and the body was released almost immediately for cremation.
But Buckson's attorney, Randolph Frank, played by Evan Oslund of Bethany, believes something is amiss, and has hired private investigator Bennett Spire, portrayed by Charles Calabrese of Wintersville, to attend the memorial and scope out the suspicious relatives and associates of the deceased, who was not the most beloved man in town.
The suspects include Buckson's longtime personal assistant, Myrna Stricken, portrayed by Diana Mendel, Buckson's older daughter, socialite Abigail Rule, played by Denise Boyce of Wellsburg and Abigail's banker husband, Willard, enacted by Roger Van Horn of Weirton.
Kimberly Winters of Follansbee is cast as Abigail's half-sister, the free-spirited Candace Dye, who also figures into the mix of suspects, along with her retired surfer husband, Troy, played by Russ Welch of Wellsburg, and Cynthia Lowe, the deceased's personal massage therapist, embodied by Kendra Wickham of Richmond.
Brooke County Arts Council President Julia Barnhart of Wellsburg completes the cast as Kathleen "Kate" Kelly, the facilitator for the event.
The cast members all are veterans of past Brooke Hills Playhouse productions who have joined forces to raise funds for the Playhouse's upcoming 42nd summer season.
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Posted on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 15:02 pm
(New York, NY) – Marc Silberberg, Chairman of the Board of HIAS, the global migration agency of the American Jewish community, today announced that Gideon Aronoff, President & CEO, will be stepping down, effective May 31, 2012. Mark Hetfield, Senior Vice President for Policy & Programs, has been named interim President & CEO while a search for Aronoff's successor is underway. Aronoff, who has been with HIAS since 2000 and in the most senior position since 2006, is leaving to spend more time with his young family.
According to Silberberg, "It is with sadness that I have accepted Gideon's resignation. We are supportive of his need to balance his deep humanitarian passion for social justice and concern for the world's most vulnerable with his personal commitments.
"Gideon led the agency through a strategic transition, positioning HIAS to address the 21st century needs of the Jewish community and refugees and migrants of all faiths and backgrounds. His work built on the agency's historic legacy and laid the foundation for continued growth and service in the years to come. We thank him and wish him the best in his future endeavors.
"In its 130th year, HIAS is a vital and vibrant agency, which has stayed true to its original mission of helping Jewish migrants, while expanding its expertise and services to five continents. We are confident that HIAS is on firm footing with the interim appointment as President & CEO of Mark Hetfield, who has been associated with HIAS since 1989 and is the consummate refugee law and immigration professional."
During his tenure at HIAS, Gideon Aronoff greatly advanced the full spectrum of HIAS' operations, functions, and role in the public arena. Among his many accomplishments were: the wide expansion of HIAS' humanitarian, protection, resettlement, and advocacy programs within an integrated vision that serves fundamental Jewish interests and universal values; the creation of HIAS' National Center for New Americans, diversification of HIAS' refugee resettlement caseload to include new populations such as Jews from Yemen and Darfuri genocide survivors; the transformation of HIAS' Washington, DC representative from a small presence into a dynamic, multifaceted legislative and administrative advocacy office and interfaith and interethnic coalition-building and community relations program; the establishment of a comprehensive, broad-based fundraising program with a newly launched major gifts society; and strategic planning and branding activities to update HIAS' global mission, vision, goals, visual identity, and messaging platforms to promote the agency and its mission of service, advocacy, and education.
Since 1989, Mark Hetfield has held a wide range of positions in the field of immigration and refugee law in the private, non-profit, and government sectors, including four non-consecutive positions at HIAS. In his most recent role as Senior VP for Policy & Programs, he administered all HIAS' overseas and domestic programs and managed the development and implementation of policies, especially HIAS' role as an advocate for migrants and immigration legislation.
Hetfield began his career serving as a Russian-speaking HIAS caseworker in Rome, Italy for Soviet Jewish applicants. He later rejoined the agency as its Washington, DC representative, and again as its director of International Operations at HIAS Headquarters in New York. For three years prior to rejoining HIAS in April of 2006, Hetfield was on the staff of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, where he was the Commission's senior advisor on refugee issues and directed a Congressionally authorized study on the treatment of asylum seekers in Expedited Removal, which was released in February 2005. Later that year, Hetfield and his team were awarded the Arthur C. Helton Award for the Advancement of Human Rights for thesStudy by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. In addition, Hetfield served for five years in the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Washington, DC and at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti. He also practiced immigration law while associated with the Washington D.C. office of the law firm of Fulbright and Jaworski. Hetfield holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service and a JD, both from Georgetown University.
Mark is married to Miriam Jawitz Hetfield. They and their two children have been active members of Monmouth Reform Temple and Bethesda Jewish Congregation.


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I think we do not choose math it chooses us.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
I have the result, but I do not yet know how to get it.
All physicists, and a good many quite respectable mathematicians are contemptuous about proof.
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Hi Franco
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I have discovered a truly marvellous signature, which this margin is too narrow to contain. -Fermat
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CHICAGO (September 1, 2006) - U.S. Soccer Referee Jennifer Bennett was appointed by FIFA to officiate the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship final between China and North Korea on Sunday, Sept. 3, at Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
Bennett was selected as one of 15 referees at the world championship, and was the woman in the middle for the critical quarterfinal clash between France and North Korea, which saw North Korea advance to semifinals with a stoppage time goal.
She kicked off the tournament as the forth official in the Group C showdown between North Korea and Germany, which saw the defending champions Germany fall, 2-0, to the North Koreans. Bennett also officiated the Australia-Brazil match in Group A on Aug. 20 and the Finland vs. Nigeria clash that would determine Nigeria's passage the next round. Nigeria won handily, 8-0.
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Application fee waivers are available; however, these waivers can only be granted when using our paper application.
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Admissions Cycle: Rolling, scholarship application deadlines for fall and spring. See website for details.
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The Peace Corps Master's International MPA is an innovative degree program that emphasizes teamwork, participation, learner empowerment, and asset-based transformation. Students will enjoy the benefit of a versatile, flexible MPA centered on the development of core competencies that prepare participants for a broad range of careers. The pre-service training provided on campus in Monterey integrates linguistic and cultural competencies with solid skills in public administration and nonprofit management. Opportunities to accelerate the degree program include additional trainings or in-service projects, allowing completion of the MPA in a total of 3 or 4 semesters on campus. Half-tuition scholarships are applied for the final semester of study following Peace Corps service. Students can earn up to 14 credit hours for service. Students also may apply for merit scholarships and financial aid for their studies at the Monterey Institute.
The Graduate School of International Policy Studies (GSIPS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies offers an MPA that prepares Peace Corps volunteers for international organizational strengthening and community development.
Students in the PCMI MPA program begin studies in the Fall or Spring semester. We provide in-depth core courses in public and nonprofit management, nonprofit financial management, program evaluation and research methods. Students complete a minimum of two semesters of study, prior to leaving for Peace Corps assignment. PCMI MPA students may return to Monterey after Peace Corps service for one or two final semesters if they have not chosen to pursue additional credits through certificate programs or independent study while in service.
The PCMI MPA program offers the opportunity to focus on NGO capacity strengthening both in degree studies and in developing and transitioning societies in Peace Corps service. PCMI MPA students apply their assignment to a Capstone Experience, a research project which explores a variety of development issues related to their work in Peace Corps. Capstone project planning begins in the first semester of study, and is overseen by a faculty advisor. Students will then conduct research for their Capstone while on assignment, ensuring that the academic work is related to the successful completion of their Peace Corps mission.
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- PCMI students typically enroll for two to three semesters on the Monterey Institute campus to complete core classes, focused electives and foreign language requirements (if required).
- PCMI students then fulfill 27 months of Peace Corps service (3 months of training in country followed by 24 months of service).
- Upon completion of service, PCMI students return to the Monterey Institute campus to complete courses needed for graduation.
The Monterey Institute offers rolling admissions, with entry in the Fall or Spring semester. Students may apply to the Monterey Institute online. Admission to the Monterey Institute MPA program requires a four-year US bachelor's degree (or equivalent), with a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent), including a minimum of one to two years of university-level language instruction or language equivalent proficiency, depending on your language of study. Application materials include an application form, statement of purpose, resume or curriculum vitae, two reference letters, official transcripts undergraduate school, and application fee.
The Fellows program is a competitive award with a limited number of scholarships available to qualified RPCVs. Applications are accepted on a rolling admissions cycle. Candidates may apply between December 1 and March 1 for fall admission and by October 1 for spring admission by completing the Monterey Institute application. To be considered for the Fellows program, there are two requirements in addition to the program requirements:
- In Statement of Purpose, candidate must express desire to be part of the Fellows program.
- Candidate must submit Peace Corps Description of Service (DOS).
The selection process for the Fellows program is separate from admission to a Monterey Institute degree program. The candidate will be notified separately if selected for the Fellows program, after the application period is closed.
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In the lingo of the Internal Revenue Services, these groups are known by their filing designation — 501(c)(4).
These nonprofits were little-considered until they became a convenient tool for political campaign operators.
The U.S. system of campaign finance can best be described as a game of cat-and-mouse. Reformers work to connect the names of those writing the big campaign-contribution checks to those receiving the big campaign-contribution checks. The other side — namely the contributors and the recipients — typically do what they can make such transactions murky. An entire industry of phony grassroots groups, policy advocates and other distractions have arisen with the sole purpose of muddying campaign financing. The big winners remain the influencers with deep pockets and the politicians willing to be influenced.
By the middle of the previous decade, 501(c)(4) organizations became convenient in moving political money around. Contributors to 501(c)(4)s are anonymous. That comes in handy when shoveling "dark money" to politicians and their causes. The 2010 Supreme Court "Citizens United" case allowed 501(c)(4)s to make political contributions with two qualifiers: the spending can't be the primary function of an organization and the group cannot directly endorse candidates.
Fred Wertheimer of government-ethics watchdog organization Democracy 21 recently told The New Yorker that "it is clear that a number of groups have improperly claimed tax-exempt status as section 501(c)(4) 'social welfare' organizations in order to hide the donors who financed their campaign activities in the 2010 and 2012 federal elections."
In 2010, IRS employees began closely examining the 501(c)(4) nonprofit status filings or organizations with "Tea Party" or "patriot" in their names. While politicians from the left and the right have decried this scrutiny, recent reporting from The New York Times reveals that this close inspection, while appearing to only unfairly focus on one side of the political equation, may not have been completely off-base.
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• "The Wetumpka Tea Party, from Alabama, sponsored training for a get-out-the-vote initiative dedicated to the 'defeat of President Barack Obama' while the I.R.S. was weighing its application."
• "[T]he head of the Ohio Liberty Coalition … sent out e-mails to members about Mitt Romney campaign events and organized members to distribute Mr. Romney's presidential campaign literature."
These activities are clearly political and are out of line with the "social welfare" mission set aside for 501(c)(4)s.
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7:00 pm Thursday April 29, 2010
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1610 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Come to St. Louis and share in a sacred moment in the lives of men and women who, through faith and hope have determined to live love in action. The Deaconesses/Home Missioners candidates will be commissioned at Centenary UMC, an historic St. Louis church foundationally linked to the Deaconess/Home Missioner program through the service of Deaconesses that lived in and worked with the church from the mid 1800's.
The service will take place on Thursday April 29, a sacred culmination of the United Methodist Women Assembly pre-conference day programs dedicated to service. Thousands of members will arrive for Assembly in St. Louis a day early to either work with the community of St. Louis in a Ubuntu, or attend the Mission Forward Symposium. A reception will follow the service.
Deaconesses and Home Missioners are uniquely tied to The United Methodist Church in a lifetime commitment of service. This Office is the singular path for those who wish to dedicate their lives to the church in a full-time vocational calling under the authority of the Church as laity.
When making plans for Assembly 2010, be sure to be in service on April 29th, and to stand with those who have responded to a calling by God to lifetime ministries of love, justice and service. Join us for this sacred moment.


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Studio and Year: Paramount - 2011
MPAA Rating: PG
Feature running time: 106 minutes
Genre: Animation/Adventure
Disc Format: BD-50
Encoding: MVC/AVC
Video Aspect: 2.35:1
Resolution: 1080p/24
Audio Format(s): English DTS-HD 7.1 Master Audio, English/French/Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, English, Spanish, French
Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Music by: John Williams
Written by: Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish based on The adventures of Tintin by Herge
Region Code: A,B,C
Blu-ray Disc release Date: March 13, 2012
"Discover how far adventure will take you"
Film Synopsis:
From Academy Award® -winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson comes the epic adventures of Tintin. Racing to uncover the secrets of a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune -- but also an ancient curse -- Tintin and his loyal dog Snowy embark on an action-packed journey around the world.
My Take:
Prior to seeing The adventures of Tintin I knew little about the popular character other than recognizing his likeness. For those like me here is some background borrowed from Wikipedia:
The Adventures of Tintin (French: Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of comic albums created by Belgian artist Georges Remi (1907-1983), who wrote under the pen name of Hergé. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in more than 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date.
The series first appeared in French in Le Petit Vingtième, a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le XXe Siècle on 10 January 1929. The success of the series saw the serialised strips published in Belgium's leading newspaper Le Soir and spun into a successful Tintin magazine. Then in 1950, Hergé created Studios Hergé, which produced the canon series of twenty-four albums. The Adventures of Tintin have been adapted for radio, television, theatre, and film.
Set during a largely realistic 20th century, the hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures by his faithful fox terrier dog Snowy (Milou in French). Later, popular additions to the cast included the brash and cynical Captain Haddock, the highly intelligent but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol) and other supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (Dupont et Dupond). Hergé himself features in several of the comics as a background character, as do his assistants in some instances.
The comic strip series has long been admired for its clean, expressive drawings in Hergé's signature ligne claire style. Its engaging, well-researched plots straddle a variety of genres: swashbuckling adventures with elements of fantasy, mysteries, political thrillers, and science fiction. The stories within the Tintin series always feature slapstick humour, offset in later albums by dashes of sophisticated satire and political/cultural commentary.
Based on the Adventures of Tintin and the secret of the Unicorn, I found The Adventures of Tintin to be an entertaining film that seems to capture the essence of the popular book series both conceptually and artistically. The first act moves a bit slowly as it sets up the story but by act two things are moving along and I found myself engrossed. I liked the action/adventure combined with elements of mystery and light humor/slapstick. I agree with the filmmaker's decision not to attempt to introduce a back story on Tintin. This was something that wasn't done in the books and wouldn't have added anything legitimate to the storyline. Even though I wasn't previously familiar with Tintin It took only the first few minutes of the film to figure out that he was an investigative reporter, a bit of a sleuth and relies on his constant companion/partner Snowy the dog. Later we see that he can handle himself and that he has a penchant for seeing things through. The film is animated with the performances by the cast using motion-capture. Stars Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis do an incredible job with Daniel Craig capably handling the role of the villain. As you might expect from Steven Spielberg this is a well executed production that is complimented by the superb music of the great John Williams. Things end on an open note that sets up what could be the next adventure for Tintin and company. I look forward to seeing more of him.
Parental Guide:
The rating is for adventure action violence some drunkenness and brief smoking.
AUDIO/VIDEO - By The Numbers:
REFERENCE = 92-100 / EXCELLENT = 83-91 / GOOD = 74-82 / AVERAGE = 65-73 / BELOW AVERAGE = under 65
**My audio/video ratings are based upon a comparative made against other high definition media/blu-ray disc.**
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The adventures of Tintin 3D comes to Blu-ray Disc from Paramount featuring 1080p MVC encoded video and lossless DTS-HD 7.1 Master Audio sound that has an average bitrate of 4.8 Mbps.
I much prefer to view 3D that takes advantage of the depth and dimension that can bring images onscreen to life in a visually involving and natural way. This is a nicely balanced presentation that features excellent onscreen dimensional correlation. There isn't a consistent array of pop out of the screen effects but there are instances where objects extended beyond the screen to create a virtual sense of dimensionality. Textures abound as the richness of the beautifully crafted animated images are incredibly nuanced regardless of their placement within the frame. Fidelity is intact as the film's gorgeous color, rich contrast and defining blacks are beautifully rendered and natural. Comparing this to the 2D version in terms of the rendering of detail, color reproduction and contrast I found them to be identical. This may not be an effects laden spectacle however I found it to be a rewarding and fun 3D experience.
The DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack makes regular use of the surround platform and offers detail rich sonic clarity, crystalline dialogue and robust bass response. This 7.1 channel mix doesn't bombard you with aggressive surround sound but applies it when appropriate and combines discretely placed directional cues with rear channel ambience that fills the listening area nicely. The swashbuckling flashback sequence aboard the Unicorn is a great example of this. The front and rear sound field's never collide but work in unison to render the soundtrack with precise imaging and involving acoustic placement. Dynamic's are excellent but not up to the level of the best lossless sound that I have heard. This is a well rounded audio presentation that mates well with the source material and sounds great.
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Video: 94
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The adventures of Tintin comes to Blu-ray Disc from Paramount Home Entertainment featuring 1080p AVC encoded video that has an average bitrate of 32 Mbps
This is a pristine and reference quality high definition presentation from Paramount. The video quality is visually arresting in its depiction of the film's animated subjects. Detail and definition is impeccably rendered as images have a luminous and sparkling clarity that is appreciably dimensional. Fine degrees of subtle delineation and texture are clearly discernible. The attention to detail in the construction of the animated characters physical features as well as objects within each frame is superb. Colors are richly saturated, vibrant and beautifully rendered. Primaries are particularly vivid and exhibit visibly delineated stages that bring out subtle degrees of separation. Contrast is spot on as blacks are rich with deep highlights, whites and grays exhibit multi-layered depth and refined detail that give them excellent dimension.
Bonus Features:
Disc 1:
- 3D Blu-ray - The adventures of Tintin
Disc 2:
- 2D Blu-ray - The adventures of Tintin (plus the following bonus features):
- (HD) Toasting Tintin part 1
- (HD) The journey to Tintin - 9 minute featurette
- (HD) The world of Tintin - 10 minute featurette
- (HD) The who's who of Tintin - 14 minute featurette
- (HD) Tintin: Conceptual design - 8 minute featurette
- (HD) Tintin: In the volume - 18 minute featurette
- (HD) Snowy: From beginning to end 10 minute featurette
- (HD) Animating Tintin - 11 minute featurette
- (HD) Tintin the score - 7 minute featurette
- (HD) Collecting Tintin - 4 minute featurette
- (HD) Toasting Tintin part 2
- BD-Live
Disc 3:
- Bonus DVD - The adventures of Tintin
- Ultraviolet Digital Copy
Final Thoughts:
Based on the popular book series by Herge The adventures of Tintin is an entertaining film that seems to artistically and conceptually capture the essence of the character and his adventures via a well crafted/executed Steven Spielberg production that features a well placed cast and marvelous music score by John Williams. This three disc Blu-ray package from Paramount Home Entertainment includes the feature film in high definition in both 3D and 2D flavors with each offering resplendent video quality and involving DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound. The supplemental features are typical but worthwhile and include an in-depth look behind the scenes as well as a standard definition DVD of the film and Ultraviolet Digital copy. I had a good time with The Adventures of Tintin. If you enjoy its type of animated film entertainment its well worth a look.
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Feruz has featured predominantly for our Under-21s during the current campaign, starting the season playing wide on the right, but having reverted back to a more familiar role of late, the goals have begun to flow, with a brace against Wolverhampton Wanderers followed by a strike in our 3-2 away win at Manchester City.
Feruz finished the NextGen Series as joint top scorer with seven goals to his name, including strikes against Barcelona, Juventus and Arsenal.
Islam was granted asylum in Scotland as a child after a personal plea from the late Celtic legend Tommy Burns. He made his competitive debut for Scotland Under-17s in March 2012, and became Scotland's youngest ever Under-21 international a month later when he came on in the second-half of a friendly against Italy.
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Join us on April 26th for a talk and discussion by David Cay Johnston, editor of the new book "Divided: The Perils of our Growing Income Inequality."
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Dr. Dave Hall has published an open letter to U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen and Adam Smith, both of whom serve on the House Armed Services Committee.
"We don't need 12 new Trident warships each capable of creating nuclear winter. Support for this omni-cidal weapons system derails us from essential investments in our spiritual, physical, emotional, and economic health as a nation. Our credibility further erodes among those who rightly or wrongly mistrust our dedication to a peaceful planet."Read the full letter at Journal of the San Juan Islands
Ratepayers could save $1.7 billion over the next 17 years if the Columbia Generating Station (CGS) nuclear power plant in Washington State is closed according to a new report by McCullough Research of Portland, Oregon.
The CGS, the only plant completed of the five plants begun by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS), contains a General Electric boiling water reactor similar to those destroyed during Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
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A local geologist examining existing knowledge of the seismic activity on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the Mid-Columbia basin has concluded that the earthquake standards set for the Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant are at least 300% lower than should be required.Read more
Disarmament. A decade after the end of the Cold War, the world carried the burden of over 30,000 nuclear weapons into the new millennium.More on Energy and Peace »
Founded in 1980, WPSR alerted the public that no meaningful medical response exists to nuclear war, and that "prevention is the only cure."More on Hanford Nuclear Reservation »
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Chuck Johnson of Oregon and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility discusses the Columbia Generating Station, a controversial local nuclear plant.Source: Eugene Weekly
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Morocco Bans Driftnets
Great news in the battle against illegal fishing: Morocco has passed an amendment banning the use, possession, manufacture or sale of driftnets.
Known as "curtains of death," driftnets are a type of illegal fishing gear that can be nearly 100 feet high and 12 miles long. Because they are so passive and indiscriminate, driftnets snag whatever's in their path, including many marine mammals and other endangered species.
The UN passed an international moratorium on driftnets 15 years ago, and the EU instituted a ban seven years ago, but many French, Italian and Moroccan vessels have continued using them.
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Oil Spill Quote of the Day
Today's Oil Spill Quote of the Day features Elizabeth Griffin Wilson, one of our very own scientists:
From yesterday's Guardian:
Some 1,020 sea turtles were caught up in the spill, according to figures (pdf) today – an ominous number for an endangered species. Wildlife officials collected 177 sea turtles last week – more than in the first two months of the spill and a sizeable share of the 1,020 captured since the spill began more than three months ago. Some 517 of that total number were dead and 440 were covered in oil, according to figures maintained the Deepwater Horizon response team.
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Adrian Grenier Joins Oceana to Protect Bluefin Tuna
Last week Oceana launched a new bluefin tuna PSA campaign featuring "Entourage" star Adrian Grenier. In March, Grenier joined Oceana to swim with the endangered fish and help get the word out that they are "going fast" -- literally and figuratively.
Bluefin can grow to 15 feet in length, weigh up to 1500 pounds and can swim at speeds of more than 50 miles per hour. They are on the verge of extinction as a result of overfishing, and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico further threatens their survival.
The Gulf is the only place where the Western population of Atlantic bluefin tuna reproduces. After the spawning season (April to June), baby tuna continue to swim through the Gulf region where they can accumulate toxins in their gills from the oil itself and from the chemical dispersants.
"I hope that my involvement will bring attention to what is going on in the bluefin fishery," Grenier said. "I want these PSAs to encourage people to get involved and help Oceana save these amazing creatures."
Watch the PSA and get involved with Adrian and Oceana to protect bluefin!
Adrian Grenier Wants To Stop Bluefin Tuna From Going Too Fast from Oceana on Vimeo.
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Sea Lion vs. Octopus
National Geographic has captured incredible footage of a sea lion battling a large octopus in Australia (spoiler alert: the sea lion prevails.) To get the footage, the hungry sea lion was equipped with a GPS tracker and a crittercam.
The project, led by South Australian Research and Development Institute, is helping researchers learn more about where and how sea lions feed, which will ultimately help in protecting key habitat for the creatures. Plus, it's just a really cool video. Check it out:
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New Study: Millions of Sea Turtles Caught Globally
The first ever global assessment of sea turtle bycatch came out this week in the journal Conservation Letters -- and it's not pretty.
The study found that 85,000 sea turtles were reported caught by commercial fisheries worldwide over the last 20 years, but the scientists estimate that the actual number is two orders of magnitude higher than that -- in the millions.
The 85,000 figure only accounts for sea turtle bycatch that was reported, but the actual number of turtles caught is significantly higher because typically less than 1% of fleets have fishing observed and many small scale fisheries have no observer coverage at all.
The study looked at sea turtles caught by gillnets, longlines and trawls, three of the most commonly used fishing gear types. The bottom line here is that the number of sea turtles caught as bycatch is enormous. Without additional bycatch reduction and better enforcement of established protections, many sea turtle populations may go extinct.
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Sights on CITES: The Bitter End
This is the ninth in a series of dispatches from the CITES meeting in Doha, Qatar.
As Oceana marine scientist Elizabeth Griffin put it: "This meeting was a flop."
CITES has been a complete failure for the oceans. The one success -- the listing of the porbeagle shark under Appendix II -- was overturned yesterday in the plenary session.
The future of bluefin tuna, the eight proposed species of sharks and red and pink corals now hangs in the balance.
"It appears that money can buy you anything, just ask Japan," said Dave Allison, senior campaign director. "Under the crushing weight of the vast sums of money gained by unmanaged trade and exploitation of endangered marine species by Japan, China, other major trading countries and the fishing industry, the very foundation of CITES is threatened with collapse."
Maybe next time -- if these species are still around to be protected.
The failure of CITES means that Oceana's work – and your support and activism – is more important than ever. You can start by supporting our campaign work to protect these creatures.
Here's Oceana's Gaia Angelini on the conclusion of CITES:
Sights on CITES: Hope for Sharks
This is the seventh in a series of posts from CITES. Check out the rest of the dispatches from Doha here.
While CITES has disappointed so far on bluefin tuna and corals, there's hope yet for sharks.
Eight shark species have been proposed for listing to Appendix II of CITES, including the oceanic whitetip, scalloped hammerhead, dusky, sandbar, smooth hammerhead, great hammerhead, porbeagle and spiny dogfish.
Listing these species, which are threatened by shark finning, is necessary to ensure international trade does not drive these shark species to extinction.
Here's Oceana's Ann Schroeer from our Brussels office with an optimistic outlook on the upcoming shark proposals at CITES.
Sights on CITES: Coral Fail
This is the latest in a series of posts from CITES. See the rest of the dispatches here.
Over the weekend, CITES failed to include 31 species of red and pink coral in Appendix II, trade protections that were promised during the last CITES Conference more than two and a half years ago.
These corals are harvested to meet the growing demand for jewelry and souvenirs. The unregulated and virtually unmanaged collection and trade of these species is driving them to extinction.
Many of the corals are long-lived, reaching more than 100 years of age, and grow slowly, usually less than one millimeter in thickness per year. These colonies are fragile and extremely vulnerable to exploitation and destruction, and their biological characteristics severely limit their ability to recover.
Oceana campaign director Dave Allison had this to say about the corals decision (first video), as well as the failure of CITES to protect marine species in general (second video.)
Sights on CITES: Bad News for Bluefin
This is the fifth in a series of dispatches from CITES. You can read the other dispatches here.
Breaking news out of Doha: a trade ban on bluefin tuna (Appendix I listing) has been defeated, 20 votes to 68.
Although there were repeated calls from delegates from the E.U., U.S. and Monaco to allow time for parties to meet and arrive at a compromise position, a Libya delegate forced a preemptory vote on the E.U. proposal, which resulted in a 43 to 72 vote, with 14 abstaining.
Campaign director Dave Allison called the defeat "a clear win by short-term economic interest over the long-term health of the ocean and the rebuilding of Atlantic bluefin tuna populations."
The decision could spell the beginning of the end for the tigers of the sea.
Here's Oceana's Maria Jose Cornax on the decision:
Sights on CITES: Rough Day for Sharks
This is the fourth in a series of posts from CITES. Read the rest of the CITES dispatches here.
It was an eventful day at CITES for sharks. Oceana released a report today about the international trade of shark fins, and a non-controversial, non-binding measure on sharks failed to pass. Marine scientist Elizabeth Griffin talks about today's roller coaster ride.
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The Distinguished Alumnus, Outstanding Service and Outstanding Young Alumnus awards are the highest bestowed by the university's alumni association. They recognize those who have demonstrated professional excellence and achievement or outstanding service to the university.
This year's Distinguished Alumnus award winners are U.S. Congressman Lincoln Davis and Rear Admiral Vinson E. Smith of the United States Navy. Cookeville physician Tom Lawrence and area businessman and broadcaster Drue Huffines will be honored as Outstanding Service Award winners. Tennessee's Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Paula Flowers and accomplished musician Kenyon Wilson are this year's Outstanding Young Alumni.
The awards reception and ceremony will take place at 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31, in the Roaden University Center OVC Room.
Raised in rural Fentress County, U.S Representative Davis has been serving Tennesseans since the late 1970s when he began his career in public service as mayor of Byrdstown. Davis served in Tennessee's House of Representatives for two terms and in the Senate for two terms. He now represents Tennessee's 4th Congressional District in Washington.
Davis, a 1966 TTU agriculture graduate, holds membership in the House Committee on Science, the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the state legislature, Davis supported state employee and teacher pay raises, long-term care for senior citizens, character education in schools and new domestic violence legislation. Davis initiated and fought for a bill requiring counseling and a 12-hour holding period for domestic violence offenders.
Davis, who lives in Pall Mall, also started a construction business, Diversified Construction Co., which builds homes, apartments and offices. With his business, he has provided jobs and opportunities for decades in the same district he serves.-more-
Davis and his wife, Lynda, an elementary school teacher, have three daughters, Larissa, Lynn and Libby, and five grandchildren, Ashton, Alexia, Andrew, Austin and Adam.
Rear Admiral Vinson E. Smith, USN
Rear Admiral Smith, a native of Carthage, is Commander of U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Southern Command. A 1974 TTU agriculture graduate who majored in horticulture, Smith received his commission following graduation and reported to the USS Nimitz, where he completed three division office tours and three deployments.
After two years at the Naval Amphibious School as an instructor, he completed tours on the USS Charles F. Adams and the USS Luce. As a department head, he deployed to the North Atlantic with the Standing Naval Force Atlantic and to the Arabian Gulf during the Iran/Iraq tanker war. In 1990, he was deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
In 1992, Smith assumed command of the USS Robert G. Bradley, and in 1996, he assumed command of Naval Station San Diego. In August 1999, he reported to the staff of Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, serving as Director of Personal Readiness and Community Support, Washington Liaison Attachment, and as Branch Head for Plans and Policy for the Shore Installation Management Division. His most recent assignment was as Commander, Navy Region Northwest, `and Naval Surface Group, Pacific Northwest.
Smith earned two master's degrees — one in strategic studies and national defense from the Naval War College and a second in international relations from Salve Regina University.
His awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars, and the Navy Commendation Medal.
Lawrence, owner of Upper Cumberland Otolaryngology in Cookeville, has a history of investing his time and resources in the university's School of Nursing. A founding member of the Nursing Foundation, he has spent more than 15 years working as a liaison between TTU and his peers and colleagues.
Following that commitment, Lawrence was the first local physician to make a substantial pledge to the capital campaign for TTU's new School of Nursing Building fund-raising drive. He volunteered to spearhead the campaign, giving his time to work with local physicians on behalf of the university. His support also extended to the establishment of the Fran Rothschild Scholarship Endowment at TTU. In other university service, he visits TTU music classrooms and teaches students about how the human voice works.
In the community, Lawrence has served as past president and long-time member of Noonday Rotary. A strong supporter of the YMCA, he served as chairperson of the capital campaign drive for current facility. He also is a familiar figure at work during Habitat for Humanity's annual Cooking on the Square.
An active member of Cookeville's First United Methodist Church, Lawrence has made a mission trip to the Dominican Republic and plans to travel to Nigeria on a medical mission in November 2003.
Followers of TTU basketball or horse show enthusiasts might recognize Huffines' voice before they recognize his face. He has been the public address announcer for TTU men's basketball for more than 20 years and has emceed horse shows for decades across the region, but Huffines lends more than his voice to support the university.
As a businessman, he has seen his share of success as co-owner of a Gainesboro grocery, a board member of Jackson Bank and Trust, a radio station owner, and as a founding member of what is now American Bank and Trust of Livingston. He began working at WLIV radio in Livingston in 1957, working through the years as a disc jockey, newsman, sportscaster and salesperson before purchasing the station. In 1981 he purchased WPTN-AM and WPTN-FM (now known as the Country Giant). He and a partner sold the stations in 1989.
In 1982, he joined the College of Business Foundation, where he has since served as president, vice president, and fundraising chairman and currently serves on the Executive Scholarship and Nominating committees. He regularly volunteers his time to the College of Business, announcing awards banquets, serving on committees and providing leadership. In 1998, COBAF awarded him its Outstanding Leadership Award.
Currently, he serves alongside TTU President Bob Bell as the business co-chair of the Upper Cumberland Regional P-16 Council.
In the community, Huffines served as Putnam County Chamber of Commerce president in 1988 and is now in his second term on the Chamber board. He co-chaired the fundraising committee for the Leslie Town Centre and is now a member of the Centre's Building Authority.
Huffines and his wife of 47 years, Mary Ann, have a daughter, Lucretia Maxwell, married to Gary Mawxell, and two grandsons, Davis and Lee.
Flowers was chosen by Gov. Phil Bredesen to lead the Department of Commerce and Insurance, putting her in charge of a wide variety of the state's regulatory functions, including those of the state fire marshal's office.
A Monterey, Tenn., native, Flowers holds a master's degree in civil engineering and a law degree. She earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering from TTU in 1990.
Before becoming commissioner, Flowers served as special council to the department's TennCare Oversight Division and served the department during the liquidation of two troubled managed health-care organizations. She also worked as special deputy receiver to another managed-care organization, Xantus Healthplan of Tennessee
A co-founder of the Nashville law firm of Farmer and Luna PLLC, Flowers specialized in regulatory and administrative law. Before pursuing law, she worked as an environmental engineer for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems.
Flowers' major initiatives as commissioner include an emphasis on consumer education and advocacy, the creation of the Fire Mortality Prevention Task Force to reduce Tennessee's fire death rate, and expansion of regulatory information available to the public.
She is a member of the Worker's Compensation Advisory Council, State Insurance Plan Committee, State Local Education Insurance Plan Committee and the Tennessee Health Services Development Agency.
She is married to Jim Flowers, and they have three sons, ages ten, eight and five.
Wilson, a visiting assistant professor of tuba/euphonium at Central Michigan University, cultivated his skills and passion for the tuba at Tennessee Tech under the direction of Winston Morris.
After graduating from TTU in 1992, he earned his master's degree in music theory and performance from Baylor University and his doctorate of musical arts in tuba performance from the University of Georgia. At Georgia, he again drew on his experience at Tennessee Tech, writing his dissertation on the solo tuba works of Robert Jager, a former TTU faculty member.
Wilson joined Valdosta State University in 1996 as a tuba/euphonium and music theory instructor. In 2002, Wilson became the first scholar in the arts to be placed in the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan when he was chosen as a Lecturing Fulbright Scholar. During his stay, he presented a recital and lecturing tour through the neighboring countries of Georgia and Armenia.
Currently he is teaching at Central Michigan while serving as principal tubist with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra in Georgia. He is also performing free recitals featuring music of Azerbaijani composers as a follow-up to his Fulbright appointment. In his scholarly activity, the International Tuba/Euphonium Association Journal recently published his four-part series on the music of Robert Jager and will publish his article on low brass teachers in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.Coming full circle, he is also serving as assistant editor of the second edition of the Tuba Source Book, founded by Winston Morris, which is due for release in 2004.


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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's governing board approved a settlement agreement Wednesday with Tanner Tingey of Fresno, Calif., who owns a second home near Tahoe City, Calif., on the lake's north shore; and with Trent Udlock of Tahoe City-based Udlock Landscape Construction.
The two men worked together last summer to remove five trees larger than 14 inches in diameter from Carnelian Bay property just below Tingey's Tahoe home, the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza reported.
Officials with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency said the neighborhood's property owners gave Tingey permission to remove the trees after he voiced concerns about possible fire danger. But officials determined the tree removal wasn't necessary for defensible space around homes, and that the unauthorized cutting improved the Tahoe views from Tingey's property.
"While they (Tingey and Udlock) admitted no wrongdoing, they regretted the cutting down of five trees, and were committed to remediation and moving forward," agency spokeswoman Kristi Boosman told The Associated Press. "All parties were satisfied with the results."
According to the planning agency, Udlock said he removed the trees because they had been marked with yellow paint and he thought they were supposed to be removed for defensible space.
California Tahoe Conservancy officials have said they did not mark any trees on the property with yellow paint. Tingey and Udlock also have said they did not mark the trees with yellow paint.
Phone calls to attorneys for Tingey and Udlock were not immediately returned.


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Internet polling irritates me in general. They are not representative of the population. First of all, they reflect only a portion of the general population. Secondly, the participants are self-selected, so it is representative of only a certain type of person. Thirdly, they don't reflect me, because I think they are stupid.
Recently there has been a poll (internet or otherwise) asking people whether they think the 2006 elections will result in a Democratic or Republican majority in Congress. This meaningless poll only measures a mixture of the powers of prognostication, wishful, and fearful thinking of those who participate. I'm not heartened by the Democrats' edge. It is NOT AT ALL a predictor of the outcome of the elections, as it says NOTHING about how the participants will actually vote in November.