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West Nile Virus has a wide range of effects in birds. Some have almost no signs of illness and in other species it causes severe mortality. Domestic chickens, turkeys and ducks have seemed to be quite resistant to WNV and do not usually have a high enough level of viremia to result in spread back to mosquitoes. However, many wild birds have died from WNV. A list of those affected can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/birdspecies.htm
Pet birds should be protected from mosquitoes by keeping them in a house or other area that is well screened and managed so as to prevent entry of mosquitoes. (See bird links at Utah Division of Wildlife Resources under additional resources)


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(BPT) – Chances are your young kids love to play games on their tablets or even your smartphone, and your teens and college students rely on technology to stay in touch with friends. But as they head back to school, keep in mind technology can also help students discover the joy of learning, and keep them on track with their schoolwork.
"Technology is a natural part of learning for kids today," says Conor Kearney, vice president of computing for office supply giant Staples. "And where once teachers might have viewed technology in the classroom as a distraction, today they are finding ways to integrate it into lessons – and helping students connect with material through the technology they already love."
As your children head back to school, here are a handful of tech trends that can help make the school year more productive and fun:
Chromebooks put the shine on learning – Chromebooks are easy-to-use, lightweight laptops that run the popular Google operating system. Their portability and ease of use make them perfect for youngsters just learning how to use technology in the classroom. Samsung, HP and Acer all offer Chromebooks, and you can find them in Staples stores across the country or online at Staples.com.
And talking about tablets – Smaller, lighter weight and powerful, tablets are a great alternative to full-sized laptops, fitting easily into backpacks and totes. Tablets such as the Microsoft Surface, Google Nexus, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Note 8.0 and Kindle Fire HD help students stay connected online and in and out of the classroom.
There's an app for that – No conversation about technology is complete without the right software to complement your hardware. Learning apps abound, so start out by consulting with your child's teacher to see if he or she will be working with students using a specific app or website this year. Then head over to pcmag.com for reviews and information on the best learning apps for children.
Accessories make the tech – Although technology is becoming more durable every year, most kids can still use some help keeping their tech tools in good shape. Jansport sleeves combine fashion and function in a wide assortment of tablet sleeves and laptop cases. Kids can choose from animal prints to plaids and even neon accents. For those who want to combine the roominess of a backpack with the protection of a laptop case, the Jansport Superbreak Sleeve is a durable and fashionable option.
Free university learning – Parents who purchase a qualified touchscreen laptop from Staples can also enroll their college-age students in Microsoft Office 365 University for free. The program (usually sold for $79.99) provides students with four years of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote and Outlook for free. To be eligible, purchasers must show valid college/university identification or an original acceptance letter to a post-secondary school along with their photo ID.
Making it all easy – Wireless networking, cloud backup, data protection – it can all get pretty confusing for a parent. Fortunately, Staples EasyTech associates have the expertise and answers to help. They offer a variety of tech services for just $99 each, including setting up your student's PC, getting your data vault (including cloud backup, Internet security and virus protection) up and running or coming to your home to make sure your wireless network is functioning properly.


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You may remember Jolijn as previous examples of her DIY Classic bags were posted back in December. She promised that she would send us images of her next project... two DIY Baby bags.
Jolijn writes, 'The first Onbag Baby is finished. It's made from pieces of a Didymos Waves wrap in 7 different colors (Lind, Aqua, Silber, Sequoia, Purple, Allegro and Violet). It was fun to make!'
What a great looking bag, the contrasting colours work so well together!


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Read all about Pythagoras' mathematical discoveries in this article written for students.
Replace each letter with a digit to make this addition correct.
Eight children enter the autumn cross-country race at school. How many possible ways could they come in at first, second and third places?
Here are three 'tricks' to amaze your friends. But the really clever trick is explaining to them why these 'tricks' are maths not magic. Like all good magicians, you should practice by trying. . . .
Take any two positive numbers. Calculate the arithmetic and geometric means. Repeat the calculations to generate a sequence of arithmetic means and geometric means. Make a note of what happens to the. . . .
As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Every wife had seven sacks, every sack had seven cats, every cat had seven kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks and wives, how many were going to St. . . .
Calendars were one of the earliest calculating devices developed by civilizations. Find out about the Mayan calendar in this article.
When you think of spies and secret agents, you probably wouldn't think of mathematics. Some of the most famous code breakers in history have been mathematicians.
Pick the number of times a week that you eat chocolate. This number must be more than one but less than ten. Multiply this number by 2. Add 5 (for Sunday). Multiply by 50... Can you explain why it. . . .
Choose any 4 whole numbers and take the difference between consecutive numbers, ending with the difference between the first and the last numbers. What happens when you repeat this process over and. . . .
Can you explain how this card trick works?
Which set of numbers that add to 10 have the largest product?
Choose any three by three square of dates on a calendar page...
Take any whole number between 1 and 999, add the squares of the digits to get a new number. Make some conjectures about what happens in general.
Watch this video to see how to roll the dice. Now it's your turn! What do you notice about the dice numbers you have recorded?
32 x 38 = 30 x 40 + 2 x 8; 34 x 36 = 30 x 40 + 4 x 6; 56 x 54 = 50 x 60 + 6 x 4; 73 x 77 = 70 x 80 + 3 x 7 Verify and generalise if possible.
Class 2YP from Madras College was inspired by the problem in NRICH to work out in how many ways the number 1999 could be expressed as the sum of 3 odd numbers, and this is their solution.
Sanjay Joshi, age 17, The Perse Boys School, Cambridge followed up the Madrass College class 2YP article with more thoughts on the problem of the number of ways of expressing an integer as the sum. . . .
This article for the young and old talks about the origins of our number system and the important role zero has to play in it.
Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?
There are some water lilies in a lake. The area that they cover doubles in size every day. After 17 days the whole lake is covered. How long did it take them to cover half the lake?
This article looks at how models support mathematical thinking about numbers and the number system
Surprise your friends with this magic square trick.
Find out about palindromic numbers by reading this article.
This article for pupils explores what makes numbers special or lucky, and looks at the numbers that are all around us every day.
A brief article written for pupils about mathematical symbols.
Three dice are placed in a row. Find a way to turn each one so that the three numbers on top of the dice total the same as the three numbers on the front of the dice. Can you find all the ways to do. . . .
At the beginning of the night three poker players; Alan, Bernie and Craig had money in the ratios 7 : 6 : 5. At the end of the night the ratio was 6 : 5 : 4. One of them won $1 200. What were the. . . .
Ann thought of 5 numbers and told Bob all the sums that could be made by adding the numbers in pairs. The list of sums is 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10,10, 11, 12. Help Bob to find out which numbers Ann was. . . .
Explain why the arithmetic sequence 1, 14, 27, 40, ... contains many terms of the form 222...2 where only the digit 2 appears.
A bag contains 12 marbles. There are more red than green but green and blue together exceed the reds. The total of yellow and green marbles is more than the total of red and blue. How many of. . . .
A combination mechanism for a safe comprises thirty-two tumblers numbered from one to thirty-two in such a way that the numbers in each wheel total 132... Could you open the safe?
Can you explain how this card trick works?
Replace the letters with numbers to make the addition work out correctly. R E A D + T H I S = P A G E
Think of two whole numbers under 10, and follow the steps. I can work out both your numbers very quickly. How?
There are two forms of counting on Vuvv - Zios count in base 3 and Zepts count in base 7. One day four of these creatures, two Zios and two Zepts, sat on the summit of a hill to count the legs of. . . .
Visitors to Earth from the distant planet of Zub-Zorna were amazed when they found out that when the digits in this multiplication were reversed, the answer was the same! Find a way to explain. . . .
Twice a week I go swimming and swim the same number of lengths of the pool each time. As I swim, I count the lengths I've done so far, and make it into a fraction of the whole number of lengths I. . . .
Using the digits 1 to 9, the number 4396 can be written as the product of two numbers. Can you find the factors?
Follow the directions for circling numbers in the matrix. Add all the circled numbers together. Note your answer. Try again with a different starting number. What do you notice?


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Here are the latest pics of Jim filming over the weekend.
Is it just me -- or does Zooey look a little bit like Fabrizia?????
Link: http://popsugar.com/gallery/164365?page=0,0,1
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Jimmy and Zooey pics
Here are the latest pics of Jim filming over the weekend.
Is it just me -- or does Zooey look a little bit like Fabrizia?????
Link: http://popsugar.com/gallery/164365?page=0,0,1
The truth shall set you free.
Fabrizia its THE BEST!!
Filo!!! thank u very much for the new pictures!!
I'm Dumb and I'm proud! :_D
Suite new pics! Thanks for sharing.
(omg, i've become one of those robots that can't come up with anything creative to say!)
"No time outs. Only DEATH!"
"I don't like to brag and I won't cuz I don't have to!"
bizarrely i own a coat exactly the same as Zooey's AND the female version of Jim's lether jacket too.......LOL.....i could turn up wearing exactly the same as Zooey in that scene.......lol
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I get the feeling....
Jim is worried/concerned about something, don't think it has to do with the movie but something else. Can't put my finger on it, just a feeling, I may be wrong.
bad night, not able to sleep....
What I do if I can't sleep,
1) don't force myself to sleep but I do stay in bed & read then when my eyes get, tired I fall asleep
2) listen to quiet music, this really helped put my kids to sleep
Like.... rockin, rollin, ridin, out across the bay, all is bound for morning town many miles away... don't know composer. I think it's an ethnic lullaby.
3) or to put my kids to sleep, I'd play the guitar for them or I'd tell them a quiet story(I made up a character and a family and told the story of this family) with a majical twist.
It's great to be able to get into character in such a way as to convince even in a picture.
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July 09. 2014 11:58PM
Ignoring Lyme: What are state, towns doing?
Last year, New Hamsphire had one human case of West Nile virus and no confirmed human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), both mosquito-born infections. State data show that since 2010, there have been three human cases of West Nile virus and no human cases of EEE in New Hampshire. By contrast, since 2010 there have been 5,792 either confirmed or probable human cases of Lyme disease in New Hampshire.
The Lyme numbers might be 10 times worse. Last August the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report in which it warned that Lyme infection figures are probably 10 times higher than reported. If accurate, that would mean that instead of 5,792 New Hampshire Lyme cases in the last four years, there were around 57,000.
Sticking to the official numbers, New Hampshire's Lyme disease infection rate has grown from 14.8 infections per 100,000 people in 2003 to 75.9 in 2012, The Wall Street Journal reported in April, using federal data. In a decade, New Hampshire went from the 13th highest Lyme infection rate in the United States to the highest. But the state's own numbers include probable as well as confirmed Lyme cases, and they show a much higher infection rate.
In 2008, Carroll County's infection rate was 33.3 per 100,000 people, according to state figures. Last year it was 126.3. Cheshire County's rate went from 46.5 in 2008 to 94 last year. Grafton's went from 20.3 to 87. According to state figures, New Hampshire's statewide infection rate is 127.6 per 100,000 people, a stunning figure.
Our human infection rate is so high because our tick infection rate is so high. Most deer ticks in New Hampshire, the ones that carry Lyme disease, are infected. The state put the figure at 60 percent four years ago. It is probably higher now. In Sullivan County, 85 percent of deer ticks were infected in 2010.
And yet public and government attention remains focused on West Nile and EEE, two viruses that infect tiny fractions of the mosquito population and only a few people a year, sometimes none at all. Municipalities spray for mosquitos to control the rare West Nile and EEE, but few if any spray for ticks.
In Pennsylvania, legislators have created a task force to deal with what some are calling an epidemic of Lyme disease — and the infection rate there is less than half New Hampshire's. In New Hampshire, what is arguably an epidemic has received little attention. The state Department of Health and Human Services is putting together its first tick-borne disease prevention plan, to be released this summer.
"Lyme disease is a tremendous public health problem in the United States, and clearly highlights the urgent need for prevention," Dr. Paul Mead, the chief of epidemiology and surveillance for CDC's Lyme disease program, said last August. And still most state and local governments are doing little to nothing about it as thousands of people become infected with the potentially debilitating disease.


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Japan AKB48 pop idol Minami Minegishi shaves head in penance for spending night with man
You know, I can't help but wonder if this might find it's way into AKB0048 some how. Would definitely make sense, as the series already mimics AKB48 in almost ever other way.
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Yay, Makoto! Way to recover. I told you that the "realness" of your personality would shine through to people. Sure, you don't have the raw talent or the charisma of some of your amazing teammates. But when people see you on the screen, they know without a doubt that what they are seeing is the real you: not something that was faked just to appeal to them. And that in and of itself will touch people's hearts.
You may never reach the level of someone like Chieri. She is a different person than you. She has talents and training and a personality that you do not have. But that does not mean you will not reach out to people. You are an idol, Makoto. Your kirara confirmed it. You are one of the shining stars of AKB0048. You wouldn't be you if you didn't doubt yourself, but don't let it push you into giving up.
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Nice episode! Makoto was in need of some love, and the scene with her hair down and the kirara was pretty good.
So the Star Wars like thing was a fortress infiltration, deactivation and running away.
I thought Chieri's father was influential on the D.G.T.O., but he may even be the boss of it behind the scenes. At least those were the vibes I got from that last scene.
This was good for his plans too. Because Tsubasa thought the reason the DES did things like in the trial, was for their illegal casino. So she may stop looking on it now, even thought the research Sono dad is doing is likely much more dangerous to AKB004.
Now I wonder if when the DGTO don't need AKB0048 anymore (like when the research is complete/succeeds), will them have to power to give a decisive strike on the idols and Akibastar?
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Good job Makoto.
A shining example to those in the world who have dealt with failure and issues of confidence . Agree there is no doubt what you see with Makoto is what you get. It's completely real and that itself can get people's attention. Can be a good boost for people to see her fail, but keep on going despite that. I'm glad she got her episode this week.
It seems like everything is good long as they get more kirara data. Besides even if it's leaked that there is gambling behind the scenes that won't stop it from happening. Once the power came back on they were probably right back to gambling.
I do wonder what the end game is. Once they get the data they probably stop playing with kids gloves and seriously go after AKB0048.
Future episodes should be interesting.
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The OP animation did change a bit in this episode. I wonder if it means they will be changing it from time to time, is if this is the "true" version, as it have less season 1 reused scenes than the one we got before.
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Next episode: the trainees all vote to have Makoto change her hairstyle to keep it loose like that forever.
In the end it's hard to tell whether DES is being incompetent because of actual, significant reasons, or just because the plot says that the girls don't get shot down.
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Great story on Capital News 9 last night. The NY State Assembly has a bill (A-7196) that would require ignition interlock devices for everyone convicted of DWI. Specifics from the bill are below.
In the News 9 story, Laura Dean-Mooney of MADD said: "If there are detectable levels of alcohol, their car simply will not start." So in other words, if you have any alcohol on your breath whatsoever, even if you're not impaired, your car will not start. Now some of you are thinking that this is only for people who have been convicted of DWI. Rest assured that MADD will not stop there. As Dean-Mooney put it:
This ... is a good start, but she hopes technology similar to the device could come to be ... in all cars ... that will ultimately eliminate drunk driving.
Let's be clear folks - MADD wants to put devices in your cars that will require you to blow into a device, and if it shows detectable levels of alcohol, your car won't start. Their goal is to do this for everyone.
Keep in mind that breath tests are unreliable. See my recent post on breath test videos. You won't be able to drive if you had a glass of wine with dinner. Cough syrup could be a problem. And if you had some bread, well your car still might not start.
But let's get to the substance of the bill. It would create a new Section 1198 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (repealing the current version). First, it expands the ignition interlock program to DWAI. The current 1198 does not permit courts to impose the device on a DWAI offender. The new bill doesn't mandate ignition interlock for a DWAI offender, but it does make it an option for the judge (1198(2)(B)). It's not hard to imagine some prosecutors (cough ... Soares ... cough cough) requiring the device for any DWAI plea bargains.
For DWI, there is an interesting trade-off. 1198(2)(E) mandates a sentence of "conditional discharge" and probation for a first DWI offense, with the ignition interlock device a condition. Apparently this means you can't get jail time for a first DWI offense (currently up to a year under 1193), as a conditional discharge usually means no imprisonment. But you can still get 15 days on a DWAI.
The BAC involved determines how long you have to use the device per (E)(1). For BACs from 0.08 to 0.11, it would be three months; from .12 to .17 it's six months; and for .18 and up it's a year. The period starts when you first get a conditional or restored license to drive. It's not clear how this would apply to a "common law DWI" conviction under 1192(3) where there is no BAC.
For a second offense, under (E)(2), you don't get the discharge, and probation is mandatory with three years of the device, though here the three years seems to start at sentencing. For a third offense it's 5 years. For the 4th offense it's required for 10 years to life.
One interesting detail: With DWI it usually matters how long ago your previous conviction was, but not with this bill. If you had a DWI more than 10 years ago, a new offense is not treated as a second offense. But for purposes of the ignition interlock device it now will be.
The bill also adds a $50 surcharge to which will fund the ignition interlock program. I knew they'd find another way to raise taxes.
Oh, by the way, I've seen estimates that renting an ignition interlock device costs up to $100/month. The Sens-O-Lock is $95/month plus taxes and other costs if it's for less than a year. So add another $1200 to the cost of a DWI conviction.


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Bail has been set at $3 million for a suspect accused of raping a maid in a Sports Arena Boulevard hotel room in December.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Friday, Jan. 11 in San Diego Superior Court for Christopher R. Stevens, 44, who is charged in the Dec. 21 attack at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Point Loma.
Stevens has pleaded not guilty to seven charges, which include three rape counts, penetration with an object, making a criminal threat, false imprisonment and felony assault.
If convicted, Stevens faces several hundred years in prison because he has convictions for two robberies, auto theft, burglary and felony evasion of police, according to court records. He qualifies for the third-strike law.
Stevens was arraigned Dec. 28. He was arrested by police on Dec. 24 at another hotel. He remains in custody.
— Neal Putnam Series set for parents of incoming freshmen
A free, four-session college informational series geared for parents of incoming freshmen in area schools begins Feb. 23.
The series will offer parents an early look at current college admission requirements and offer useful tips.
College preparation and tests like PSAT/SAT and ACT will be explained and discussed.
The sessions take place at San Diego City College from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 23, March 2, 9 and 16.
Applications are available at www.sandiegosoap.com. Click on "Events." Deadline to apply for the series is Jan. 25, with enrollment limited to available space.
For more information, call Karla Whitaker at (858) 569-1866, ext. 216, or email email@example.com.
— Scott Hopkins PLHS shoe drive to aid less fortunate
The Point Loma High School Dance team, also known as UMDC, is holding a shoe drive to benefit the "Shoes With Heart" program that collects shoes for recycling and sends them to developing nations.
Members of the community are asked to clean their closets and drop off their unwanted shoes, from flip-flops to ballet shoes, in grocery bags and bring to the PLHS library or dance room. There are also collection boxes around the PLHS campus.
On Wednesdays, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., members of the club will be posted in front of the Chatsworth Boulevard school to receive dropped-off donations.
The drive ends Jan. 18.
— Scott Hopkins La Playa Assoc. slates lecture on Ballast Point
The La Playa Trail Association is preparing to host a lecture about the early history of Ballast Point.
Dr. Steve Colston of the San Diego State University Department of History will speak at the Jan. 22 event. His subject will be "The End of the Trail, Fort Guijarros on Ballast Point, 1796."
With Ballast Point now a U.S. Navy facility, local history buffs, with authorization, conduct digs to uncover story-telling artifacts from the fort site. A website (www.fortguijarros.com) has information on the location.
The talk will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Point Loma Assembly building, 3035 Talbot St.
A donation of $10 at the door is requested.
— Scott Hopkins PLHS sailing alums charting new courses
Point Loma High School sailing team alums Jake La Dow (2011) and Jake Reynolds (2012) have already begun to earn respect at the collegiate level.
Both were selected to sail for the U.S. in the first-ever Red Bull "Youth America's Cup" to be sailed Sept. 1-4.
Invitations have been sent to 12 of the best sailing teams in the world to compete in a Selection Series from
Feb. 9-24 in San Francisco to qualify for the finals.
La Dow attends St. Mary's College of Maryland while Reynolds studies at College of Charleston.
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ICD-9 Diagnosis Code 712.35
Chondrocalcin NOS-pelvis
Diagnosis Code 712.35
Short Description: Chondrocalcin NOS-pelvis
Long Description: Chondrocalcinosis, unspecified, pelvic region and thigh
This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 712.35
Code Classification
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
Arthropathies and related disorders (710-719)
- 712 Crystal arthropathies
- Arthropathies and related disorders (710-719)
Information for Medical Professionals
Code Edits
The following edits are applicable to this code:
Manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis Manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis
Manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis: Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and therefore should not be used as a principal diagnosis.
Convert to ICD-10 General Equivalence Map
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- M11.259 - Other chondrocalcinosis, unspecified hip (approximate) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- Chondrocalcinosis of hip joint
- Chondrocalcinosis of joint of pelvis
Information for Patients
Also called: Gouty arthritis
Gout is a common, painful form of arthritis. It causes swollen, red, hot and stiff joints.
Gout happens when uric acid builds up in your body. Uric acid comes from the breakdown of substances called purines. Purines are in your body's tissues and in foods, such as liver, dried beans and peas, and anchovies. Normally, uric acid dissolves in the blood. It passes through the kidneys and out of the body in urine. But sometimes uric acid can build up and form needle-like crystals. When they form in your joints, it is very painful. The crystals can also cause kidney stones.
Often, gout first attacks your big toe. It can also attack ankles, heels, knees, wrists, fingers, and elbows. At first, gout attacks usually get better in days. Eventually, attacks last longer and happen more often.
You are more likely to get gout if you
- Are a man
- Have family member with gout
- Are overweight
- Drink alcohol
- Eat too many foods rich in purines
Gout can be hard to diagnose. Your doctor may take a sample of fluid from an inflamed joint to look for crystals. You can treat gout with medicines.
Pseudogout has similar symptoms and is sometimes confused with gout. However, it is caused by calcium phosphate, not uric acid.
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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Local Government Center to pay out $33.2 million from surplusBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
June 26. 2013 10:34PM
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Local Government Center will send out checks on Aug. 27 totalling $33.2 million from surplus funds that a state hearing officer ordered be returned to member towns, cities and school districts in the public insurance administrator's health insurance pool.
LGC interim Executive Director George Bald announced the disbursements on LGC's website, nhlgc.org.
The returns amount to windfalls for taxpayers of each municipality and school district.
Portsmouth City Manager John Bohenko said the city, which is set to receive nearly $650,000, factored the return of surplus in this year's budget for health insurance. He said the city plans to issue refunds to employees who pay premiums for health insurance.
"I think it's good news for us," he said of the expected payment. "It gave us an opportunity to lessen the impact on the budget. We're very pleased to be receiving the surplus back."
According to the lists, the largest share — $1.16 million — is scheduled to be returned to School Administrative Unit 16, which includes Exeter and several surrounding towns.
The amounts reflect returns from premiums paid for health and dental coverage up to 2010. Bald said in his announcement that the return of funds is in addition to a scheduled return of surplus funds from 2011.
Wendy Parker, LGC's deputy director for risk pool operations, said LGC calculated the returns based on how much each member paid into the health insurance pool.
"So if you paid 1 percent of contributions, you would get 1 percent of the return," Bald said.
Several towns who left LGC's health insurance pool have appealed to the state Supreme Court to be included in the repayment. Bald said in a message to members that, if the towns' appeal is successful, it could affect how much each member community receives.
The return of $33.2 million is one of two payments LGC must make to members to comply with a hearing officer's order that determined that LGC was keeping too much money in reserve funds. The other, a $3.1 million payment to return surplus money to members of LGC's Property and Liability Trust, is also due Sept. 1.
Bald said staff wanted to tackle the larger of the two payments first, but said the return of money to Property and Liability Trust members likely would follow "a similar formula."
Bald has yet to publicly identify how LGC will return a third payment of that calls for returning $17 million that was taken from members of the agency's health insurance risk pool and used to subsidize a workers' compensation program. The order determined that, because the members of the two risk pools didn't match, the transfers of money were improper.
The workers' compensation program has no cash reserves and LGC officials are struggling with how they will pay the money back. The $17 million payment is due Dec. 1.


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No middle, gray?
Nothing has some order and some disorder?
Sure... if you're trying to win a political election!!!
But in the world of academics are not learned via "niceties". You spend a large part of your life in a university and study HARD, and work HARD. There are people who never learned unless they're boinked on the head, some are incapable of learning because they did not have a proper childhood cognitive development phase through parental incompetence, those are hopeless.
If the universe is not eternal it may have started like this blog in an uncaused cause.
Mammals have trended smaller.
Steph should have reproduced to pass on her extra serving of nice genes.
All I see is the Latin alphabet, but I see no English being written... Is this a divine intervention, or an alien conspiracy, to remove the concepts of 'grammar' and 'context' from existence?
God is created in the image of man, therefore all the praise and shit bestowed by god onto humanity is actually bestowed by humans. Consequently, atheists have invented nothing in this regard. Notwithstanding, Humanists do religiously applaud humanity... but that's the Christian roots showing through.
Thank you Damien for those definitions.
I've been reading over the responses here and thinking.
I appreciate everyone's input.
@Johnathan, yes, in the same exact context that until there is evidence of the supernatural and gods, there are none. Evidence is king, queen and ace.
So you reject that animals have a purpose because there is no evidence of such a purpose, yet you assume that humans, as an exception, have a purpose despite also the lack of such evidence? (Or are you saying that neither have purpose?)
I do not believe in the concept of Purpose (capital P) at all, not for humans either, unless it's the illusion of purpose perpetrated by the powerful, imposed to achieve an end. You are mistaking me with someone else. Those persons who act upon indoctrinated Purpose by religious valued parents/mentors are harmful to the world. I perceive that the illusion of purpose is the nemesis of a reasonable humanity. That we humans have invented chairs with the purpose of sitting, yes indeed, no argument there. I make no exceptions for humans, on principal.
Alright then, I had mistaken your position. I will say though that using scientific facts to make an ontological position is a philosophical minefield. If something is not true because there is a lack of evidence, then does reality change when someone discovers the evidence?
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Ray's Own Brand is a line of beef jerky produced by the business of the same name, based out of San Luis Obispo, CA. It was started by Raymond Cattaneo and wife Nina Marie in 2003.
The Cattaneo's beef jerky business follows their popular barbecue service, Cattaneo BBQ Service, which they've been doing since 1971 around the central coast of California. Ray has been in the meat industry since the age of 9, when he started working in his family's business.
Ray's Own Brand is a husband & wife operation with Ray overseeing the individual batch processing, with Nina Marie directing all business operations. They make their own beef jerky at their own faciliy.
The valleys around the California central coast have long been known for its cattle ranches and vineyards, but only recently began enjoy some popularity for its artisan jerky.
Beef, water, cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, garlic, sodium nitrite.
A strong smokiness is easily detected upon putting a piece into my mouth. Next, I can taste natural meat flavors, and a bit of saltiness. With some chewing, the natural meat flavors come out even more, and then I get some tanginess, which is probably the cider vinegar marinade.
For being advertised as a hickory variety, I can indeed pick up a smokiness that resembles hickory. But that hickory taste is mostly on the surface, once I get into the chewing, that flavor wanes.
The natural beef flavors is perhaps the most dominant flavor in this. It's more of a sharp beef flavor than a mellow one, and has a rather addicting taste, particularly if you're a beef lover.
The cider vinegar mentioned in the ingredients list is perhaps what gives this meat a tanginess. It's also a dominating flavor in this review sample, and is probably what makes Ray's Own Brand such a favorite among jerky snackers.
I don't find this jerky to be all that salty, even though salt is another large taste component here. Note that the nutrition label represents the whole 2oz package, instead of the industry standard 1oz serving.
There's a substantial amount of black pepper to be seen on these pieces, but it's taste is not well identified. I can perhaps get a slight black pepper aftertaste in the back of my mouth. If anything, the pepper adds to the "taste ambiance".
Overall, the mixture of the natural meat flavors with the tanginess of the cider vinegar marinade, is a very pleasing combination, that really makes the Ray's Own Brand line very enjoying to eat. There's perhaps enough hickory smoke flavor in this to warrant the advertisement on the package, but it's the natural meat flavor and that tanginess that dominates this jerky.
Meat Consistency
These are cuts of whole meat, sliced into very thick slices, and in small to medium sized pieces.
While I would classify this as a dry jerky, it's actually moist as well. That's because the slices are so thick, that the portion deep inside the thickness has some moistness to it. In fact, that probably explains the tanginess. The cider vinegar marinade deep inside the thickness is protected from the dehydration. What results is a piece of jerky similar to a medium-rare steak.
Tearing off a piece is easy as long as you tear with the grain. It's best to grab a grain, and strip it off like string cheese. If you tried to bite off against the grain, you couldn't do it being these pieces are so thick.
There's enough fat marbilization in these pieces that the fat adds to the overall flavor of this jerky, and I think is part of also makes this so enjoyable. In terms of finding chewy stuff, I did actually find a good-sized strip of tendon in one of the pieces. The other pieces had no tendon, no gristle, and nothing else chewy.
Overall, I'd say this jerky has a great meat consistency.
Product Value
Ray's Own Brand sells this Hickory variety from its website at a price of $7.00 for a 4oz package. That works out to a price of $1.75 per ounce, putting this in the average price range.
For general purpose jerky snacking, I'd say this offers a great value. It's got a great taste, one that I find very difficult to resist, and with a great meat consistency.
As a hickory smoked variety, it offers a decent value, because while it does provide a hickory taste and aroma, that flavor doesn't last long, and is easily dominated by the natural meat flavors and the tanginess.
I'm giving this a best rating.
This Hickory Smoked variety from Ray's Own Brand offers a wonderful taste experience with its great natural meat flavors and the tanginess of the marinade. It has a meat consistency similar to a medium-rare steak, being dry on the outside, and semi-moist on the inside.
The other seasonings are mostly light to medium, and do a pretty good job of framing the natural meat flavors. It's the salt that seems to be most noticeable.
I'd love to take a package of this jerky with me to my favorite tavern, sit outside in the patio, with a ice cold beer, and savor the flavors this jerky has to offer. As for that beer recommendation, I keep wanting something fruity, like a cherry or raspberry lambic.
Rating: Best
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Ray's Own Brand is a line of beef jerky produced by the business of the same name, based out of San Luis Obispo, CA. It was started by Raymond Cattaneo and wife Nina Marie in 2003.
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Great blog! You should definitely try Tilamook sweet teriyaki. That is some amazing stuff.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 11:41 AM
This beef jerky is so flavorful I just can't get enough of it! I love Ray's Own Brand!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for all your work in describing and listing these beef jerky products! My family is on a special diet and my oldest LOVES beef jerky. Finding a high quality jerky with out all the extra fillers and ingredients has been very hard! But now we have a winner!!ReplyDelete


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I am concerned that a GMO apple is being considered for the Pacific Northwest. We are justly proud of the wonderful fruit production in the Washington/Oregon corridor and would suffer a deep loss if GMO contamination spread through our apple family industry. There is still a great deal of mystery how GMO contamination appeared in Oregon, so this isn't just a simple matter.
Adding slow-browning to apples does not require any GMO gene injections, nor does it require any special patents or high costs. The Cortland Apple has been providing salads and fresh eating beautiful white, crisp apples with very slow browning times for a hundred years. The Cortland and its separately named sports can fill this niche, if a market need is being unfulfilled.
Although you have been champions of all things GMO, with your opinions and cartoons lampooning opposition to them as Luddite, we must be aware that GMO bans are trending hard, and gaining in popularity worldwide. A couple hours searching "GMO Bans" online will be enough to show the explosion in these initiatives. Without addressing this on a scientific basis, but only on our need to keep our produce popular and welcome world-wide, we must dig in our heels and consider GMOs only when there is a pressing need demonstrated and safety of product proven.
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Pat Swift, 57, Brookfield, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at Pershing Memorial Hospital, Brookfield.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, Brookfield. The family will receive friends following the service.
There was a student "Fond Farewell" Thursday during Bulldog Hour at the Brookfield High School Track. Thursday evening, at approximately 8 p.m. following the Brookfield Wrestling Meet the Brookfield High School Student Council hosted a candlelight memorial.
Memorials to the Pat Swift Memorial Fund may be left at or mailed to the funeral home at P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, Mo. 64628.
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Pat was a 1974 graduate of Gillman City High School and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. This was Pat's 33rd year teaching and 24th in the Brookfield R-3 School District. He also had taught in the New Cambria, Warrensburg, and Oak Grove School Districts. He had taught English and Spanish and was currently teaching gifted students in the Bridges Program. Pat had coached several sports over the years and was currently the coach for the Academic Bowl. Pat lived up to the words of Winston Churchill "you make a living by what you get, you make a life by what you give."
Survivors include his wife, Teri, of the home; five children, Jenny Thudium and husband, Nile, and Erin, Jon, Alex and Katie Swift; three grandchildren, Mason, Breckin and Piper Thudium; two brothers, Mike and Danny Swift; two sisters, Karen Wray and Linda Hinson; and numerous nieces, nephews, friends and students.
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That reported exchange was enough for Britain's tabloids to trumpet "It's a girl" in Wednesday's papers.
Sandra Cook, who was standing near Kate, told reporters that she asked Kate if she had been about to say, 'daughter' and was told at first that the royal couple did not know and then that the couple would not reveal the child's gender.


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Vermont deer hunters were successful in 2012, with archery, youth, rifle, and muzzleloader totals within management objectives set by the Fish & Wildlife Department.
The total harvest for all four seasons increased in 2012 by 14 percent from the previous year's harvest. Hunters killed 6,300 deer during rifle season, an increase of 9 percent over last year's rifle total of 5,759 deer.
"There are going to be fluctuations in the deer harvest from year to year based on the severity of the previous winter, food availability, and deer density," said Mark Scott, director of wildlife for the Fish & Wildlife Department. "We anticipate those fluctuations in harvest and try to manage for a healthy and stable deer herd; to keep the fluctuations small rather than seeing big booms and crashes."
Last winter's relatively mild weather and shallow snow depths likely contributed to this fall's elevated deer harvest. Additionally, the low availability of traditional food sources such as apple orchards and beech and oak stands this past summer and fall resulted in deer changing their movement patterns.
The archery season harvest rose this year by 25 percent, to 3,384 deer. This number was also above the previous three-year average of 2,825 deer. Youth hunters killed 1,784 deer this year, representing a 9 percent increase over 2011, and an increase from the previous three-year average of 1,661 deer.
"Youth weekend continues to prove successful in recruiting young hunters to help preserve Vermont's hunting heritage," said Adam Murkowski, deer project leader for the Fish & Wildlife Department. "This weekend is important for providing young hunters with opportunities to make memories with family and mentors that will last a lifetime."
Hunters killed 2,482 deer with muzzleloaders in 2012, a 16 percent increase from last year.
"This year's successful muzzleloader harvest is the result of a moderate increase in the number of antlerless permits approved by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board," explained Murkowski. "The antlerless limit allows for a slow growth in the herd while maintaining deer densities within population objectives set forth in Vermont's big game plan."
"This was a particularly good year for hunters taking deer with larger body and rack sizes," added Curtis Smiley, President of the Big Game Trophy Club. "There were multiple deer throughout the state that were reported to weigh over 230 pounds and one that was reported at 247 pounds."
All totals are subject to recount, which may result in small changes in the final report due in March.
Hunters interested in deer management and Vermont's new deer planning process are encouraged to attend one of two public input meetings, held from 7-9 p.m. at the Kehoe Conservation Camp in Castleton on Jan. 30 and at Spaulding High School Cafeteria in Barre on Jan. 31.


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Sometimes leaders of the National Rifle Association don't seem to know how to take "yes" for an answer.
Sometimes leaders of the National Rifle Association don't seem to know how to take "yes" for an answer.
Their ridicule of President Obama's comprehensive response to the complex problem of gun violence includes a rejection of ideas they suggested.
Remember how Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive vice president, blamed about everything but federal gun policy following the Newtown massacre?
Remember how he attacked gun-free school zones, lax mental health facilities and even violent video games - but not military-style assault weapons, high-capacity magazines or his own organization's resistance to such sensible ideas as background checks for gun purchasers at gun shows?
Remember how he doubled down after astonished critics ridiculed his call for even more guns in schools, handled by "armed officers"? "If it's crazy to call for armed officers in our schools to protect our children," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press" two days before Christmas, "then call me crazy."
Guess what? Among President Obama's legislative gun-control proposals and 23 executive actions, he agreed in some form with all of those ideas from LaPierre. But don't hold your breath waiting for cooperation from the NRA.
Obama called for federal aid to states for the hiring of up to 1,000 "school resource officers," specially trained police officers who work in schools where school districts want them. He called for mental health professionals to "help prevent school crime and student-on-student violence." That proposal would include initiatives to help school staff catch symptoms of mental illness early and refer students for treatment. The president even agreed that the influence of video games was worth investigating. He called for $10 million from Congress for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study whether there is a correlation between gun violence and "violent video games" and other media.
To its credit, the Entertainment Software Association sounded eager to cooperate. Although researchers so far have failed to find a definitive link between violent video games and violent behavior, the ESA, which represents the interactive entertainment industry, said in a statement that it would cooperate and "collaborate" with the government to "examine the facts that will bring about meaningful solutions."
Good for them. It is an under-reported scandal that since 1996 Congress has handcuffed the federal government's ability to conduct any research into firearm safety. Under NRA pressure, lawmakers cut federal funds from the CDC for any research that might "be used to advocate or promote gun control." The NRA was particularly alarmed by a study that showed a gun kept in the home to be 43 times more likely to be involved in the death of a member of the household than to be used in self-defense. The NRA solution: Ban the research.
That helps to explain NRA President David Keene's hard-line position on gun control, even on suggestions that LaPierre proposed. Keene told ABC News that mental health services and school resource officers are "a drop in the ocean in terms of the problem." He added that Obama's proposal is "... simply a fig leaf so he can pursue an anti-gun agenda. It has less to do with security and more to do with gun."
To help ensure that Congress will block the president's proposals, the NRA didn't even wait to hear him outline his ideas before launching an outrageous attack video on its website.
"Are the president's kids more important than yours?" the NRA's 35-second video asks. "Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school? Obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security."
Obama's announcement of his gun-safety program nullified the video's argument, which was ridiculous anyway. The children of presidents are protected by the Secret Service not because they are "more important" than other kids but because they are more at risk.
Besides, if anybody sounds "elitist," which my dictionary defines as the "sense of entitlement enjoyed by such a group or class," it's the NRA.
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Temperatures cresting 100 degrees this weekend in Hood River County has fire agencies reminding homeowners that a little preparation goes a long way in protecting their homes against fires.
"Part of the object here is to remove ladder fuels so if fire comes through it will stay on the ground," said West Side Fire Assistant Chief Peter Mackwell.
He and a three-man crew limbed trees Wednesday afternoon near Stonehedge Gardens as part of countywide activities designed to reduce fire danger. As sawyer Stephen Thompson put the blade of an 8-foot trimmer up to branches and began to cut, Mackwell explained how clearing out underfuels decreases the fire hazard.
"So if fire comes through it will stay on the ground," he said. "It's much easier to fight than if it gets up in the treetops."
Mackwell said with high temperatures, fuels are likely to dry out much more quickly and increase fire danger. He said higher humidity and low winds helped in quickly stopping a small blaze near Westcliff Drive Monday afternoon.
"If the humidity had been lower and the winds stronger, that thing could have really taken off," he said.
Protecting homes from wildfires includes work on maintaining a survivable space. Residents can take steps such as removing trees within 10 feet of flue openings, maintaining fuel breaks around structures, and having landscape spaced apart.
Some of these methods are measured on a scene in Hood River County during a wildfire if firefighters have to decide against protecting a home or not.
The structure triage checklist includes directions that if a driveway contains overhanging branches or down-dead fuels lining it that firefighters will automatically write it off.
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American Top Team-Beaumont fighters ready for Louisiana trip
Four amateur fighters from American Top Team-Beaumont will travel to Louisiana on July 16 to compete at Global Fighting Alliance 13 at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, which is approximately 150 miles from Beaumont.
"We will be ready," said head trainer Mike Berryhill. "These three guys have been training very hard for eight weeks or so. These are going to be exciting fights."
Josh Kemp, 26, has an amateur record of 4-2 and will fight Clay Burns (5-1) at 135 pounds. "He is one of my first MMA students," said Berryhill. "We've been training MMA for four years and he has been with us from the beginning. He goes far and beyond what he is asked to do. Josh is a very intelligent fighter and is real big into the diet and fitness portion of the training. He also help's out with day classes here and is just a big asset to this camp."
Kemp's, whose last fight came in December, said MMA has helped him straighten out his life. "I was street fighting before I found MMA," said Kemp, a Beaumont native. "With the help of this school and the family atmosphere, it really straightened me out."
Kemp said it's been awhile since he last fought, but believes he will have a big advantage over his opponent come Saturday — conditioning.
"I want to test his wind," said Kemp. "If he hasn't worked as hard as I have, then he will have a problem keeping up."
Martin Walker, 32, will fight Taylor Hilger (2-3) at 145 pounds. "Martin is like a scientist in the cage," said Berryhill. "He is real methodical and studies his opponent."
Walker is also a native of Beaumont and has been training with ATT-Beaumont for two years. "I love the competition," said Walker. "No two fighters are alike so it's like a chess match. I've been training hard for the last eight weeks so I am really pumped up about this fight. I love this sport and I enjoy learning everyday. Even from mistakes and losses, there is something to learn and always room for improvement."
Walker says his strength is his stand up game and can trade with the "best of them."
Josh Cooper, 31, will be fighting for the second time as he puts his 1-0 record to the test against Justin McClain, who is also 1-0, at 135 pounds.
"Josh is driven and has a great work ethic," said Berryhill. "He has a willingness to learn and get better. He's only had one fight and he won by submission."
Added late this week was Ryan Spann (4-1) vs. Nick Washington (4-0), who is the No. 1 contender for the GFA 180-pound title.
Advance tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at the venue or online at gfafights.com. The fights begin at 7 p.m.
ATT-Beaumont is also the home of fighter Cody "The Wolverine" Williams, who recently turned pro and won his first fight by submission at an IXFA event earlier this year.
According to Berryhill, Williams' next fight could come in September with the promotion Legacy Fighting Championships in Houston.


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Cello (US - DVD R1)
More angry ghosts and creepy children. Has Gabe Powers seen it all before?
So there's this perfect little South Korean family, right? Mom is a cello instructor at a local school, husband is a successful businessman, and auntie (husband's sister) is about to marry the love of her life, a fiancé away at school in America. There are also two little girls in this happy household, the youngest is as cute as the proverbial bug's ear, and quick as a whip, and the oldest seems to suffer from a moderate case of autism, causing her to be detached and mute.
One day mom gets a gift, a cassette taped recording of a cello duet, and while listening to it in the car begins to have horrible violent visions, trudging up memories of a traumatic event in her past. But mom doesn't want to talk about it, even when strange and supernatural things begin to happen to her family. Could these events be caused by the cello mom recently purchased for her autistic child? Could they be the effects of the song itself? Could the new, mute housekeeper know something, or is there something more sinister behind it all?
Seriously, enough with the white faced, black haired ghost girls. Enough. I'm done with them. There has to be some other scary image the world's filmmakers can use for ghost stories. If you hadn't guessed it yet, Cello is yet another entry in the genre that if water could fill five Pacific oceans. It looks great, sure—director Lee Woo-chul knows what he's doing—but who cares? Well, I suppose I do, so long as there's a gun to my head.
Seriously, the question isn't 'Do we really need another Asian ghost story?' it's 'What does this one bring to the table?' This depends on your tolerance for the genre. If you're sick of these films then the only thing I can really say so far as innovation on the part of Cello is that it utilizes some beautiful classical cello pieces. If you've still got some love in your heart for all things black-haired and pale, then Cello will be a pleasant surprise. The plot is different in that it is specific to the lead. She is a player in the game rather than a bystander caught in the middle, as is popular in many post- Ringu scare flicks. The fact that she's trying to avoid these supernatural happenings rather than looking into what may be causing them is a extension of this.
In its favour, Cello is an extremely well acted film all around, including its two child thespians. The fact that these characters can be taken seriously adds quite a bit of credence to the film's cause, and even jaded viewers have to admit some affection for the meat-bags as they die. There is also one sharply crafted creep-out moment, which is more than I can say for most recent knock-offs in the genre. The special effects budget seems to have been adequate as well, and the digital effect of creepy, smokey black stuff (another trademark of the genre) was convincing enough.
The frustrating thing is that somewhere in this moderate mess there's a really good little psychodrama. Had the film's producers decided to go with a totally supernaturaless angle we might've had a minor classic on our hands. As it stands, our lead is a bit nutty, and the seed of the possibility of the events being all in her head is planted. There are also two too many twist endings. I'd recommend that viewers expecting to see a good film should probably stop the DVD the second a sharp slice of glass punctures a lead character. I don't want to get specific and spoil it for you, but seriously, just push stop on your remote or skip to the end credits if you so choose. You'll thank me later.
Cello, as the genre dictates, is a very dark film, but this transfer insures that important highlights cans still be seen. There are some lovely verbose colours, recalling the superior A Tale of Two Sisters, and the wood shaded reds are particularly stunning, as are occasional green flourishes. Blood is a bit on the pink side, but realistic enough to disturb. Though grain and compression problems are minimal, film artefacts are surprisingly common, especially considering the film's vintage. This leads one to believe that Tartan may have been dealing with a damaged print, as does the transfer's habit of fluttering and even warping. I also notice that headroom often appeared rather tight, and wonder if 1.85:1 was the intended aspect ratio.
As per their norm, Tartan has included both a DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. They are, again, all but identical, with the DTS getting the slight edge on channel separation and volume level. Music is very important to the film, of course, and the speakers all get a nice workout when the symphony swells. Shock-scare sound effects are appropriately punchy and dialogue is clear. There is what appears to be an occasional lip-sync issue, but this may be due to my ignorance when it comes to the Korean language, and it is possible that certain sounds are made with a closed mouth. Neither track is worth getting all shook up over, but fans should be satisfied.
Here's another dose of the 'Tartan Special', a subtitled commentary, a fifteen to thirty minute featurette, and a collection of Tartan Asia Extreme trailers. This time the commentary track is a bit more lively than usual, and participants have some fun with it all. Director Lee Woo-cheol is the first to point out an homage of sorts to Park Chan-wook's Oldboy towards the end of the film, as well as a few other nods to recent mini-classics. The audio and subtitles often do not match up, and I'd recommend that most interested viewers simply turn the audio track back to the movie while reading the commentary's subtitles.
The featurette, though longer than others of its ilk, is a promotional piece. There is some insight to the filmmaking process, as well as plenty of footage of adorable Korean actresses acting squeamish amidst the fake blood. It all drags a bit. The following trailers are apt as well, though I wish Tartan would stop putting forced trailers for Sympathy for Lady Vengeance at the head of their recent DVD releases. It's obnoxious.
Another week, another Tartan Asia Extreme ghost story. Cello is decidedly average, but has enough going for it that fans of the genre will eat it up. Frustration sets in when the filmmakers toss in a few too many twist endings, and it's sad to think that there may have been a great film in here somewhere. The disc itself has some minor video issues and a lack of compelling extras, but fits well into the Tartan USA mould.
Review by Gabriel Powers
mikey mike Member Join Date: March 2006 Location: Yemen Posts: 256
oh god another stupid japanese wannabe horror movie? wasn't like the first 785 enough. hurry up with hostel 2 Mr. Roth
now kids if you want to see a real horror movie watch that Al Gore documentary
now kids if you want to see a real horror movie watch that Al Gore documentary
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,719
Korean. It's a Korean horror movie.
Mal Webmaster Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,290
hehe, I was too lazy to point that out this time.
Sjekster Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 80
And then he's anticipating a movie like Hostel 2? Talk about average, wannabe movies
bradavon Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,945
I had the feeling when I saw the cover art a few months back that it was the best thing about this film.
The thing is for me the genre has been milked not only to death but beyond that I'm plain and simply bored of it. It's a pity as Asian film-makers are THE best in the world for creating such films.
All the Western variants have been blatant rip-offs and not very good rip-offs at that.
The thing is for me the genre has been milked not only to death but beyond that I'm plain and simply bored of it. It's a pity as Asian film-makers are THE best in the world for creating such films.
All the Western variants have been blatant rip-offs and not very good rip-offs at that.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
Maybe they could call it a Korean take on a Japanese horror?
Great review by the way Gabe.....
Great review by the way Gabe.....
mikey mike Member Join Date: March 2006 Location: Yemen Posts: 256
oh please there's no difference between Koreans and the Japs. I mean if there was then how come none of my teachers told me so during my 7 years in high school?
nice try Mr. Powers but I'm much too clever for that
nice try Mr. Powers but I'm much too clever for that
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,826
I liked your review, gabe. I liked Cello better than you did, but I did have a problem with the ending.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 25th July 2006
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Korean DTS 5.1, Korean Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Director's Commentary, Behind the Scenes with Cast and Crew, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Lee Woo-cheol
Cast: Jeong Ho-bin , Jeong Yu-mi, Park Da-an, Seong Hyeon-an
Genre: Horror
Length: 92 minutes
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Home Again
Toll Gate High School's homecoming is still a month away, but for head football coach Matt Mancuso it may as well be this weekend.
When Mancuso brings the Titans into Johnston on Friday, he'll be returning to the place where he spent the bulk of his coaching career – and a place that's still pretty special to him.
"It'll be fun," he said. "I talk to the coaches up there all the time, and I still have a good rapport with the kids. It'll be a fun environment."
Mancuso grew up in Cranston, but when it comes to his coaching roots, Johnston feels like home. He's still the Panthers' head wrestling coach and he spent six years as an assistant with the football program after starting his career at Cranston West.
And those six years were much more than a few lines on a coaching resume.
The Panthers emerged as a Division III powerhouse while Mancuso roamed the sidelines and they made consecutive Super Bowl appearances in 2008 and 2009. They won the title on the first of those trips, and the way it happened left an indelible mark on all involved.
Head coach Joe Acciardo was diagnosed with cancer and had to focus on beating it. Mancuso and fellow assistant Tony DeMarco took the reins of the team, and the Panthers rallied. Acciardo fully recovered – and remains Johnston's head coach – while Mancuso and the Panthers had a season they'll never forget.
"The best thing about that was how the kids came together with no excuses," Mancuso recalled. "It was a great season. I still talk to half of those kids. I still see a lot of them. They're great kids."
The 2009 season was a special one, too. Johnston lost a huge graduating class from the Super Bowl team but made another dramatic run to the title game before falling a step short.
"That was even more fun," Mancuso said. "Joey came back and we brought the kids back to the Super Bowl."
In 2010, the Panthers moved to Division II, and they've continued their rise since then. Apart from their first season in D-II, Mancuso has watched it unfold from afar. He left Johnston for Toll Gate before the 2011 season.
"It was a tough decision but I wanted to give it a shot with my own program, and everybody in Johnston understood," Mancuso said. "They've been supportive in every way possible."
It's been a challenge in Warwick, where the Titans have been battling low numbers since day one. They went winless in league play in both 2011 and 2012 and have had their struggles so far this year.
In Mancuso's first year at the helm, the Titans and Panthers were in different D-II sub-divisions so they didn't have to square off. Last year was the first meeting, and a veteran Johnston team handled the Titans with ease.
But the connection between the team and its former coach remained.
"They gave us a good whooping, but all the kids came over after the game and gave me a big hug," Mancuso said.
This season, Mancuso gets to bring what looks like an improved Titans team to his former home field. He'll also bring a fresh bit of good news – Mancuso and his wife Kathryn welcomed a baby boy, Rocco Valentino Mancuso, on Tuesday night.
Mancuso will undoubtedly receive plenty of well wishes. He hopes his team can deliver a good game as well – and make his homecoming a fun one.
"The kids are playing hard," Mancuso said. "I talk to Joe and Tony every week and Johnston played great last week. They're going to come in hungry. Our goal is to go out there and play hard for 48 minutes."


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Today is the 25th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek: The Next Generation. After a decades-long absence from the television airwaves, the crew of the USS Enterprise would return in all-new adventures that would re-invigorate the sci-fi franchise.
In my opinion, the series wouldn't really hit its stride until the 3rd season. At that point, it would become appointment television for me. I also got really choked up when they bid television adieu in "All Good Things" which is probably one of the best series finales ever. Unfortunately, the crew of "TNG" wouldn't endure as long as their predecessors in the motion picture department, failing to really capture the magic of the weekly program up on the silver screen.
Anyhoo...to celebrate this day I present to you this expertly-constructed parody video "KLINGON STYLE", a send-up of the Korean pop-sensation PSY's "GANGNAM STYLE."
I rank this video up there with the Deadpool parody video that hit the web a while back.
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Search for missing Conway teen hasn't been reduced, officials sayBy DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
October 22. 2013 8:14PM
CONWAY — It's been two weeks since anyone has seen 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez as she left school for her regular walk home, and the search continues.
And though there are fewer police searchers now involved, authorities want family members and the public to know the investigation itself has not been reduced in any substantial way.
There are fewer searchers, as police searchers have covered so much ground in the Conway area that they don't need as many officers, said Senior Associate Attorney General Jane Young.
"We may have less bodies working the case, but the volume of searchers is not what matters," Young said.The searches in the area are "more targeted" than before, "depending on the information" that police acquire.
"It's a narrower search," she said. "But by no means are we giving up."
There were no new details of the investigation released Tuesday. Hernandez has not been seen since Oct. 9.
Businesses and groups in town continue to raise money for Abigail's mother, Zanya Hernandez, to help her get by during her present unpaid absence from work.
One running group that has raised close to $3,000 for Zanya Hernandez, the White Mountain Milers, started issuing missing persons posters with Abigail's information on it for anyone to post.
The posters can be downloaded at the group's site, www.whitemountainmilers.com/bringabbyhome.
The running group is organizing a downtown vigil for Abigail Saturday night at Schouler Park, and organizers are inviting those who attend to bring candles and flashlights.
The vigil begins at 6:30 p.m.


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