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David picked up photography right out of high school when he attended a nature/landscape workshop in Carmel, California. With his passion awakened, he completed an Associates degree and with the knowledge gained from those college level photography classes, and a week long zone system workshop with Master photographer, Oliver Gagliani, he continued his education at Brooks Institute of Photography.
For a period of about 15 years, David put aside photography in pursuit of other professional goals and to raise a family. His passion was reawakened in 2008, and he has pursued it as an art photographer, not a commercial photographer. He now enjoys photographing the Northwest, his new home since 2000, and concentrates on black and white images. He is represented by the Lightbox Gallery in Astoria, and his images have received awards from B&W magazine, a national art photography magazine. Currently David lives with his wife and daughter just west of Portland, Oregon.


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This program presents music for and about working women and men, hope, dignity and struggle —a celebration of International Workers' Day.
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This program is Caribbean in sound and spirit: Music from Cuba (including Arsenio Rodríguez) and Son Jarocho, including live performances from "Comunidad Jaranera de los Twin Cities".
This program presents music on and about "primavera", music from Paraguay and music from Puerto Rico and Mexico. The literature segment presents "¡Diles que no me maten!", read by its author, Juan Rulfo.
This program preempted because of special programming: "TURTLE ISLAND-VOICES RISING: A Special Day of Indigenous Programming". The special program that occupied this space was "Powwow Power Hour² — Live Performances from First Nations & The Little Thunderbird Singers."
This program presents Vieja Trova Cubana, Tangos, Mercedes Sosa, old Spaniard songs, Classic marimba, and examples from the "payador" tradition.
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The European Commission has just released a Communication on possible measures to be taken against Invasive Species. "Following the European Union's commitment of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010, this Communication is crucial to mobilise joint efforts of all EU institutions including its Member States towards this issue", said Sebastian Winkler, Head of Countdown 2010.
Invasive Species are one of the major threats to the earth's biological diversity, along with climate change, habitat change, overexploitation and pollution. The spread of non-native species – mostly related to enhanced mobility of people and increased trade – causes the disappearance of other indigenous species across Europe and elsewhere and threatens human well-being, agricultural production and health as well.
Recent research indicates that 100,822 non-native species can be found in Europe and it is estimated that at least 10-15% of these species have a negative economic or ecological impact. Threats are particularly high in the EU's overseas entities. Conservative figures note that the damage caused by Invasive Species and the necessary control measures in Europe amount to EUR 12,700 million annually.
The existing measures are too fragmented for a coordinated implementation among Member States. The newly published Communication paves the way for a stronger role of the European Union in defining new actions – among them legislation, thus limiting the impact and spread of Invasive Species in the European Union. In particular, the paper lays the foundations and outlines options for an EU engagement on Invasive Species to be implemented in the next years – with the aim of having a final and comprehensive strategy adopted in time for the International Year of Biodiversity in 2010.
Read the Communication and if interested take action.


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About Thai Grand....
Thai Grand restaurant provides an authentic taste of Thai cuisine. Our Head chef has thirty years of experience and believes only in quality, which is provided in comfortable surroundings with a relaxing atmosphere.
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Hi mamas -
I posted on here a couple months ago about my daughter's disinterest in nursing and my concern that she was weaning. It's been two months and we're still hobbling along. And I mean hobbling! I am again an anxious mess.
One piece of advice the savvy ladies on here gave me two months ago was to RELAX, that our nursing relationship was merely changing. So I stopped freaking out every time she didn't want to feed, stopped reaching for the pump to replace feedings, etc. And now I wonder if I shouldn't have relaxed SO much...
My daughter is now 1 year old and she's nursing for 2-3 minutes about 5 times a day. Is that enough??? It's all I can get from her.
Sometimes before nap or bed she'll comfort nurse for longer but it really feels like she's just using me as a pacifier and not actually drinking anything. Eventually I will just take her off when my back/neck starts to hurt.
I think there is NO WAY she's extracting 16-20 oz or so for the day. But since I am technically still nursing her I have not offered other milks, formula or any sort of supplement. She's not very interested in solids either, taking some breakfast but basically tasting lunch and dinner and then throwing it on the floor.
Help, mamas!
I have a baby who has been so hard to nurse from Day 1 due to disinterest and subtle or nonexistent cues and my problem with plugged ducts I feel like I won't know when she IS weaning and I will be depriving her of much-needed liquids and nutrition. This is a very uncomfortable feeling as a mama, as you all know.
I could start doing pre and post nursing weight checks as with a newborn... it just seems so crazy. I thought this would be getting easier...
Thanks in advance for your hard won advice!


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UC Davis residents named "Residents of the Year" by the California Academy of Family Physicians
Posted May 16, 2012
Two UC Davis physicians-in-training have been named 2012 Residents of the Year by the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP). The award honors new physicians who represent the finest characteristics of family medicine.
Charlene Hauser and Randi Sokol, family and community medicine residents with UC Davis Health System, shared the award with Alisha Dyer of Sutter Health. They were recognized April 21 at a ceremony at the CAFP Annual Scientific Assembly in Indian Wells, Calif.
"These three young physicians, in collaboration with CAFP, two years ago created the inspiring Future Faces of Family Medicine program," said physician and CAFP President Steven A. Green. "In an effort to address the statewide family physician shortage, the program introduces 20 high school students each year to the basics of a career in family medicine."
Future Faces of Family Medicine, which won a national award from the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, has successfully run for two years at Sacramento High Charter School. The program is expected to be launched in two other California locations in 2012.
"The future of family medicine looks bright," said Green. "We see it reflected in the faces of students who attend this program."
Hauser, Sokol and Dyer are primary-care advocates who believe prevention and chronic-disease management are the keys to improving public health. They created Future Faces of Family Medicine to introduce high-school students, especially ethnically or racially underrepresented students, to the many aspects of primary care and to encourage them to pursue medicine, a field many teens may not have previously considered.
Students enrolled in the program meet for six 75-minute weekday sessions and two half-day weekend sessions. The curriculum involves lively discussions, hands-on workshops, and patient-care and leadership activities. A number of health-care topics are covered in addition to CPR training, visits to a cadaver lab and simulation center at UC Davis, and a presentation by a panel of family medicine residents on their struggles and successes in their medical careers. Students also shadow undergraduates, medical students and residents at a local health clinic serving medically underserved populations.
About UC Davis Department of Family and Community Medicine
The UC Davis Department of Family and Community Medicine provides comprehensive, compassionate and personal care for patients within the context of family and community. The medical team integrates a humanistic approach to treating the "whole person" with evidence-based care. Special areas of faculty research are health-behavior change, physician-patient communication, chronic-illness care, women's health issues, and reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. For information, visit www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/famcommed/
"Our residency program supports young physicians to develop the skills and awareness for delivering the culturally appropriate, quality care that all patients deserve," said Thomas Balsbaugh, an associate professor and residency director in the UC Davis Department of Family and Community Medicine. "Drs. Sokol and Hauser have also shown outstanding leadership by inspiring their colleagues to think beyond the walls of our institution and engage in our community. Their vision and hard work distinguished them for this prestigious award."
Last year's CAFP Resident of the Year awardee, Ashby Wolfe, also was a UC Davis family and community medicine resident.
With more than 7,000 members, including active practicing family physicians, residents in family medicine and medical students interested in the specialty, CAFP is the largest primary care medical society in California. Family physicians are trained to treat an entire family's medical needs, addressing the whole spectrum of life's medical challenges. Family practitioners serve a broad base of patients in urban, suburban and rural areas, often in California's most underserved communities.


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Carter gets first crack at Crosby-Kunitz line for Olympics
Like everybody else, Sidney Crosby is waiting to see what happens with Team Canada's line combinations.
Crosby, the Canadian captain this time around, had six linemates during Canada's successful run to the Olympic gold medal in 2010.
He started Canada's first practice Monday with Chris Kunitz, his regular linemate from the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Jeff Carter of the Los Angeles Kings.
So, how long will that last before changes are in the offing?
"I'm not sure, to be honest," Crosby said. "I don't know if they're going to base things on practice or they're going to give it a chance in a game and see how things work. But I think in a short-term event like this, you have to be just ready to adjust and ready for anything. Usually when lines are sticking together, that's a good sign. So hopefully everything just kind of sticks together."
Carter was already chastised by Canadian coach Mike Babcock for passing the puck too much.
"I think the things that stick out are his speed and his shot," Crosby said of Carter. "I don't think you have to tell him anything (else) besides just 'shoot it.' He's going to get open and he's going to be able to create things with his speed. We'll talk and communicate and figure things out as we go along, but I think anybody that you play with on this team, you're going to have some skill."
Crosby was looking forward to getting to bed Monday night and getting into some kind of routine Tuesday when Team Canada is scheduled to practice in the afternoon in advance of Thursday's first game against Norway.
"It's good. I'm excited to get to bed tonight and start a routine here (Tuesday)," Crosby said. "It's been a lot of travel, but the facilities are great. It's a short walk to the rink — yeah, we're well set up. It'll be nice to get going here.
"I think you just try to get a handle on everything and find out what your schedule is. Yeah, you just to get an idea for how everything is going to work and when you're going to meet and your routine and things like that. I think in a short-term event like this, the more you can get some consistency and obviously get to know the guys — there's some new faces, too, that you don't know particularly well — the more that you can jell and get to know everyone, I think the better."
As far as combinations go, Crosby is keeping an eye on what's happening with the other teams, like Russia, where Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin is centring a line with Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin.
"That's a pretty good line," Crosby said. "I think that you're going to see a lot of combinations on a lot of different teams that have a lot of firepower. That one's pretty dangerous. That's a dangerous combination."
Steve Yzerman knows how much space the men's Olympic team takes up in the Canadian psyche.
But when told about a poll that says three-quarters of Canadians base their evaluation of Canada at the Olympics on whether the men's hockey team wins gold or not, the executive director of the squad said that's just not right.
Pressure from that kind of expectation?
"I don't worry about the pressure of that," Yzerman said. "I think it's unfair to the rest of the Canadian Olympic team. The Canadian hockey players, both men and women, but in particular the players I know of — and I was a player at one point — it was an honour and it was very exciting to be a part of the Canadian Olympic team, to be around all the other athletes and their sports, to sit in the (athletes) village and watch a Canadian athlete come in with a gold medal, to be able to see it, to talk to them and see the joy in their face.
"I want people to understand our players are respectful of all the other athletes here and are proud to be a part of the Canadian Olympic team. We want to win a gold medal much like every other athlete. I would disagree with that poll. We can only do our part and hopefully we can bring home a gold medal.
"For every Canadian athlete, they've been training their entire life for this and I think it's unfair to them that we detract from any of their accomplishments regardless of what happens with our hockey team."
The man's right.


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I am reviewing our checklist to audit routers - the concentration being on Cisco routers. I have the checklist below and was wondering if I am missing anything. Please let me know if we can add/change/delete anything - thinking if that you were going to audit your organization's router(s) - how would you approach it?
NOTE: My apologies for the formatting I had to quick change the formatting to fit the information here. This checklist is an amalgam of many authors/auditors in our organization.
0. Background Information Sources
A. External Resources:
(1) Cisco System field notices -> http://cisco.com/public/support/tac/fn_index.html
(2) Cisco System security advisories -> http://cisco.com/en/US/products/prod...s_listing.html
(3) Cisco IOS documentation -> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/...mentation.html
(4) Center for Internet Security Benchmark for Cisco IOS ->
(5) Nortel Networks -> http://www.nortelnetworks.com/index.html
(6) US-CERT Vulnerability Notes Database -> http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls
(7) IETF Network Ingress Filtering -> http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2827.txt
(8) IETF Address Allocation for Private Internets -> http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1918.txt
1. Routing Rules
A. Is IP directed broadcast disabled on each router interface ('no ip directed broadcast')?
B. Is source routing disabled on each router interface ('no ip source-route')?
C. Is IP unreachables disabled on each router interface ('no ip unreachables')?
D. Are inbound anti-spoof filters applied on external router interfaces?
E. Are inbound ACLs defined to block RFC1918 -reserved and internal IP addresses on external router interfaces?
F. Are outbound anti-spoof filters applied on external router interfaces?
G. Are outbound traffic that does not have a valid internal source IP address blocked on external router interfaces?
H. Are defined ACLs appropriate and as restrictive as possible (e.g. permitting specific IP addresses instead of IP address ranges, etc)?
I. Are ACL entries ordered in terms of traffic volumes for efficient use of CPU cycles?
2. Availability Management
A. Is the router proactively monitored and the network group notified in the event of unavailability?
B. Do software and hardware maintenance contracts exist? If so, are the problem response and resolution time appropriate?
C. Does redundant equipment exist (e.g. hot, warm, cold standby)?
D. Are there availability requirements? If so, are the requirements met?
3. Capacity management
A. Is there regular monitoring of router utlization and performance?
B. Is router capacity forecasting and planning performed?
4. Security Management - Access control
A. Are routers password protected (e.g. TACACS authentication, etc)?
B. Do router passwords comply with corporate policies for password management?
C. Are router passwords changed on a regularly basis?
D. Is the list of authorized users with logical access restricted?
E. Do formal procedures exist for granting and removing users with logical access?
F. Is the list of authorized users reviewed on a regular basis? Inactive accounts should be disabled and deleted in a timely manner.
G. Are logical access attempts logged and regularly reviewed?
H. Are passwords encrypted in the router configuration (e.g. using 'enable secret', 'service password-encryption', etc)?
I. Is logical access to the router restricted by hosts and/or networks using ACLs?
J. Is physical access to routers restricted (e.g. secured in data center) and recorded?
K. Are unnecessary network services disabled on the router (e.g. FINGER, CDP, BOOTP, HTTP, udp-small-servers, tcp-small-servers, etc)?
L. If SNMP service is required, are default SNMP communities (e.g. public, private, etc) denied access?
(1) Is SNMP access restricted to authorized communities? Is SNMP access restricted to certain IP addresses?
(2) Are SNMP community names changed on a regular basis?
M. Are sessions disconnected after a fixed idle time?
N. Are login warning banners in place to warn both authorized and unauthorized users of intentional misuse?
O. Are dial-in connections used for remote access? If so, are appropriate access controls in place (e.g. user authentication, logging of access attempts, etc)
Notes :
Encrypted access options: Direct console session, SSH
Unencrypted access options: TELNET, SNMP, TFTP
To show status of SSH:
Router> show ip ssh
TCP and UDP small servers are enabled by default on Cisco IOS Software Version 11.2 and earlier.
The TCP small servers are:
Echo: Echoes back whatever you type by using the telnet x.x.x.x echo command.
Chargen: Generates a stream of ASCII data. The command to use is telnet x.x.x.x chargen.
Discard: Throws away whatever you type. The command to use is telnet x.x.x.x discard
Daytime: Returns system date and time, if correct. It is correct if you are running Network Time Protocol (NTP) or have set the date and time manually from the exec level. The command to use is telnet x.x.x.x daytime.
The UDP small servers are:
Echo: Echoes the payload of the datagram you send.
Discard: Silently pitches the datagram you send.
Chargen: Pitches the datagram you send and responds with a 72 character string of ASCII characters terminated with a CR+LF.
To disable TCP and UDP small servers:
Router# no service tcp-small-servers
Router# no service udp-small-servers
To show status of CDP service:
Router> show cdp
To disable CDP:
Router> no cdp
To disable BOOTP service:
Router# no ip bootp server
To disable FINGER service:
Router# no service finger
To show status of HTTP service:
Router# show ip http server status
To disable HTTP service:
Router# no ip http server
To show status of SNMP service:
Router# show snmp
5. Security Management - Audit / Logging
A. Are audit (e.g. syslog) functions enabled?
B. Are logs of appropriate level (e.g. informational) recorded?
C. Are Deny ACLs logged (Parameter 'log' or 'log-input' should be configured at the end of the ACLs to be logged)?
D. Are log entries recorded on a secured management workstation and reviewed by the network group on a regular basis?
E. Are system logs archived on a regular basis?
Notes :
To show status of system logging:
Router# show logging
To show the router ACLs
Router> show access-lists [access-list-number | access-list-name]
6. Change Management
A. Are appropriate change management procedures established?
B. Are change records maintained?
C. Are the changes authorized prior to deployment?
D. Are contingency plans in place prior to implementing changes?
E. Who is authorized to make changes to the router?
F. Are the change management procedures supported by segregation of duties principles?
7. Release Management
A. Are routers running vendor supported software versions?
B. Are routers running software appropriate for the hardware and features required?
C. Are routers maintained with current fixes/patches?
D. Are applied patches/fixes documented?
E. Are patches/fixes applied in a timely manner?
F. Does the network group follow established change management procedures for applying patches/fixes?
G. Are patches/fixes tested and approved before deployment?
To show Cisco IOS software version
Router> show version
8. Configuration Management
A. Are backup copies of the router configurations maintained?
B. Are the backup router configurations stored in a secured location?
C. Are router configurations documented?
D. When are router configuration backups performed (e.g. regular basis, post change)?
E. Have the router configurations ever been restored (production or test)?
F. Does the network group follow established change management procedures for applying configuration?
G. Are configurations tested and approved before deployment?
9. Problem Management
A. Are problems tracked and resolved on a timely basis?
B. Does adequate problem investigation and diagnosis procedures exist?
C. Are the members of the network group fully qualified and trained in router management and configuration?
D. Are there escalation paths (e.g. vendor, corporate, etc) for problem resolution?
10. Testing:
A. Test services that are supposed to be permitted.
B. Test services that are supposed to be denied.
C. Test from both the internal network and the external Internet (via ISP connection).
Well that's this checklist on routers (Cisco focused). I look forward to your feedback. I am hoping we have all the technical/administrative areas covered. Also, please note that this is one part of our whole audit of internet services. We also have a separate checklist for wireless networks now as well.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Note: I realized yesterday that I said "Feeback" instead of "Feedback" I could only fix it in the subject line. Sorry about that.


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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Heroic Stike: Rage Dump or Headache
6 comments:
- Merlot said...
Do you read ThinkTank? Kalon's been writing about the exact same thing with Maul and found an addon that helps him set the attack on toggle. Looks like it should work for heroic strike too:
- April 1, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- Darraxus said...
No, I havent read that blog, but I will go an check it out. Thanks!
- April 1, 2009 at 9:06 AM
- Vads said...
Glad to see more reactions on this, its gone from being a useful thing to dump excess rage on, to being a mandatory buttonspam and a strain.
More on HS spammage at Ragebar, Tankspot and Tobold.
And completely agreed, a toggle ability is just the thing we need imo. :)
- April 1, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- Darraxus said...
Thanks Vads, I posted a comment on your site regarding this topic.
- April 1, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- P said...
DK tanks have a similar love hate relationship with rune strike. its great for threat, and on bosses like patch i can replace a good percentage of white strikes with it. i have it macroed to all my other abilitys that way i just spam them and don't wear out my rune strike key. Good post!
- April 1, 2009 at 6:01 PM
/cast devastate
/cast heroic strike
/cast whatever
/cast heroic strike
... Bar #one -> no heroic strikes
... Bar #two -> heroic strike macros on each talent
...Heroic strikes for everybody with no additional button presses
-> Win.
- June 15, 2009 at 11:56 AM


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Point Loma High School musical theater class presents "Broadway Bound," a student showcase of the very best of American musical theater.
The performances take place Thursday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 7 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Point Loma High School, located at 2335 Chatsworth Blvd. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults.
Students will perform musical numbers from such hits as "Oklahoma!" "Chicago," "West Side Story," "A Chorus Line" and "The Sound of Music."
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Peninsula Singers slate annual holiday show
The popular Peninsula Singers will host their annual holiday concert event called "Sounds of the Season" with a main show on Friday, Dec. 14 and other appearances at various other venues. The Peninsula Singers will offer a diverse and festive program featuring accompanied and a cappella classical pieces by Vaughan Williams and American composer Morten Lauridsen, as well as popular holiday classics from Irving Berlin to Peter, Paul and Mary.
Under the artistic direction of Sarah Suhonen, the Peninsula Singers organization continues to grow musically and in size.
The main event on Dec. 14 is set to take place at 7 p.m. at the Historic North Chapel, located at 2881 Roosevelt Road in Liberty Station. Tickets are available online or at the door for $12. For more information and tickets, visit peninsulasingerssandiego.org.
Other appearances by the Peninsula Singers include "December Nights" in Balboa Park on Dec. 7, the San Diego Botanic Garden's "Garden of Lights" on Dec. 8 and a show for the Friends of the Library on Dec. 12.
Yacht club to host holiday help event for military
The San Diego Yacht Club is launching a community project to support San Diego's military families through an annual event called "Operation Holiday Helping Hand" on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Gifts will be distributed to military families at the yacht club, located at 1011 Anchorage Lane.
According to event organizers, many military families are in need of assistance because of unforeseen financial and/or medical issues. They are generally lower ranking, younger service members with large families, said organizers, and without community support, many service members might not even have a Christmas.
Gifts will be distributed Dec. 8 at
9 a.m. SDYC members and supporters are asked to arrive by 8:30 a.m. for check-in and presenter instructions.
For more information, call (619) 221- 8400, or visit www.sdyc.org.
PLHS boosters launch music fundraising drive
The Point Loma High School music program is again enjoying significant growth in terms of student participation, but with that growth comes the stretched resources to put instruments and uniforms in the hands of eager young musicians, according to James Sepulvado, director of the school's instrumental music program.
The addition of 40 new students this year stretched the marching band's inventory to the limit, using every last uniform and every single instrument belonging to the program. Next year, the band is expecting to order another 40 uniforms at a cost of $20,000.
As a result, the PLHS Instrumental Music Boosters have responded with a special fundraising initiative called "Keep the Beat Alive" to support the needs of the award-winning PLHS program.
If residents have an instrument collecting dust in the closet or garage, let a young musician bring it back to life. Other donations are also welcome.
On Saturday, Dec. 8 between 4 and 6 p.m., students will play holiday music at Ralph's Sports Arena and Barons Market. Then, on Saturday, Dec. 15, they will play at Stump's Family Marketplace and at Fresh & Easy between 4 and 6 p.m. Drop off donations there, or contact firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange a pick up.
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Goffstown holds off on school borrowing
GOFFSTOWN — The school board last night voted to put off until 2015 a bond request for improvements to the town's two elementary schools.
"I think there are some higher priorities, in my opinion, for next year," said school board vice chairman Keith Allard. "I've got to say our budget and contracts are more important next year. Our teachers and support staff do deserve a contract."
The vote to put off the bond request for improvements to Bartlett and Maple Avenue elementary schools came during the school board's discussion about line items in the school district budget, and where they fall on the capital improvement plan "matrix," essentially a list of priorities for making infrastructure improvements next year.
A proposed $14.5 million bond for improvements and renovations to Bartlett and Maple Avenue failed to win voter approval at the March election. Since the failure of that bond request, school board members have talked about the need to make a better case before the voters.
Also last night, the school board voted to put off until 2015 upgrades to the track and field facility at Barnard Park for the same reason that improvements to the elementary schools were put off.
The school board will be negotiating contracts with the teachers union and the union representing the district's support staff in the months ahead.
The school district's business manager, Ray Labore, said the $14.5 million bond cost was locked in until 2014 by the contractor, Harvey Construction, who would have performed the renovations had the bond request been approved. He said putting off the renovations 2015-16 will likely cost the school district an additional $250,000.
"We don't have a commitment from the construction company beyond" 2014, said school board Chairman Dian McCarthy.


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GM Sandy Alderson said the Mets need to win another 10-12 games in 2015 if they are to reach the next level. They won't get there with the same cast of characters.
There are several Mets who might have played their last game for the franchise. Here's who could be gone:
JON NIESE: They'll have to deal a pitcher to obtain a power bat. Niese might be hard to deal because of his health issues and mediocre record, but of their quality youth he'll likely be the first offered.
ZACK WHEELER: He's not being shopped, but any team calling the Mets is sure to make the obligatory inquiry. If the Mets really want to make an offensive upgrade, they have to be bold, and that means possibly parting with Wheeler as it certainly won't be Matt Harvey.
RAFAEL MONTERO: Another good, young arm, but with the way the rotation is lined up there's no room for him. As part of a package, with say Niese and Daniel Murphy, they might be able to get something good in return.
BARTOLO COLON: He threw 200 innings and won 15 games, so there's value in those 41-year-old bones. Colon's value figures to increase by the trade deadline when his $11 million salary would have been sliced and become more palatable.
GONZALEZ GERMAN: He's young with a live arm. By himself he won't bring much and would be better off as being part of a package.
DANIEL MURPHY: Everybody wants to trade Murphy, and he's a good player to have. But, one-for-one, he won't bring back power. If he goes, it would be as part of a package. Also, he could bring back more as the trade deadline when his salary would have dropped and teams are dealing with a sense of urgency.
ERIC YOUNG: As a throw-in. Might as well try to include him in a package because he won't be coming back.
CURTIS GRANDERSON: If they haven't already, the Mets will regret this signing, which could be Jason Bay Revisited by the end of 2015. Granderson will never post 40 homers at Citi Field the way he did at Yankee Stadium. However, to trade him, the Mets would have to eat some of his contract.
KEVIN PLAWECKI or TRAVIS d'ARNAUD: Plawecki might have the higher ceiling, which could make d'Arnaud expendable. The flip side is if the Mets are happy with the d'Arnaud-Anthony Recker combination, Plawecki might bring back more.


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We've all heard of and possibly thrown around the term, "bedroom eyes." This probably implies to most a smokey eye or a red lip (which you can learn how to do HERE and HERE). However, sometimes the sexiest way a woman can look is when she appears to have done nothing at all. Like many fashion trends, what women find sexy or stylish is totally unappealing to the opposite sex. There's a reason I wear red lipstick on first dates (as documented here). But in the off chance that you are hoping to pucker up with Prince Charming, try going for the "no makeup" makeup look which can be achieved by using neutral shades, glowing bronzes, and soft peaches. And don't forget that the first step to any sweet naked face is a steadfast skincare routine.
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Alaska Halibut with Kalamata Relish
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A mix of Kalamata olives, red peppers, roma tomatoes, parsley, garlic, and capers combined with an anchovy puree, this relish is the perfect way to "relish" fresh halibut steaks.
3 cups black Kalamata or brine-cured olives, chopped
3 cups green pitted olives, chopped
2 2⁄3 cups roasted red peppers, coarsely chopped
2 cups seeded and chopped red or yellow Roma tomatoes
1 1⁄2 cups chopped parsley
1⁄4 cup minced garlic
1⁄4 cup capers, drained
24 anchovy fillets
1 cup olive oil, divided
1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
24 (6-oz.) Alaska halibut steaks, thawed if necessary
Salt and pepper, to taste
1. Combine olives, peppers, tomatoes, parsley, garlic, and capers for relish.
2. In a food processor or blender, puree anchovies, 1⁄2 cup olive oil, and vinegar until smooth. Stir into olive relish.
3. Brush halibut with 1⁄2 cup olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil or bake at 400ºF about 5-6 in. from heat, 10 min. per in. of thickness.
4. To serve: top each halibut steak with 1⁄2 cup relish.


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Gov. Martin O'Malleyis pushing legislation that would "effectively double" the Bay Restoration Fee or "flush tax," ("EPA gives mixed grades on Chesapeake Bay cleanup." Feb. 19). Senate Bill 240 raises the fee from $30 to $60 per year on septic system users. However, metered sewer customers will pay according to their usage; $1.80 for the first 2,000 gallons and $1.25 for every 1,000 gallons thereafter per month.
This will result in many Marylanders paying considerably more than double the current $30 fee. Any metered customer using more than 5,000 gallons per month (check your latest bill) will see their fees exceed and possibly far exceed the state's estimated $60 per year. A household using just 7,000 gallons of water a month will pay $96.60 per year or over 50 percent more than their neighbor on septic. And, the fee just continues to grow as usage increases.
Is this good for businesses? Is this good for cash strapped families? Most of all, is this fair, equitable and non-discriminatory? Marylanders who already pay to have their waste water treated before it re-enters the environment should not be singled out to be taxed differently than those on septic systems. If anything, homes and businesses connected to wastewater treatment facilities deserve consideration for the fees they already pay to keep the bay clean.
It's time for our legislators to reconsider Senate Bill 240 and correct this inequity.


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Read my earlier post on Werth-Boras here.
After Jayson Werth canvassed the agent community over the past month, he settled upon Scott Boras, one of the game's most powerful figures. Boras could land Werth a huge deal this off-season when he becomes a free agent, but the superagent thinks a common bond helped forge the two parties.
"I think we got along because we were both raised by farmers," Boras said by phone. "His stepfather and my father were both farmers. You go to work, get your job done, you do your thing and you keep your mouth shut."
Werth hired Boras late Sunday night. He called the agent to inform him of his decision hours after hitting a walk-off home run to beat the Washington Nationals.
"It was a real good day," Boras said.
Boras expects his client to command a significant deal on the market. The first positive about Werth's 2010 season that Boras mentioned was the fact he could play centerfield. Werth has started 18 games in center this season.
So will talks with the Phillies, who appear to be a significant long shot to re-sign Werth, begin before the season is over?
"Certainly," Boras said. "The Phillies are a very viable alternative."
"Whenever a player is playing well at a place, you have to look at those places closely because they're a good combination," Boras said. "It's good business for the Phillies. They've been running their business rather well. They're putting together a core, a dynasty."
Boras has had limited dealings with the Phillies since the J.D. Drew saga in 1997. He also represents current Phillies Ryan Madson and Domonic Brown -- coincidentally, the player who could replace Werth in the Phillies' lineup.
The agent said he has kept in contact with Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr.
"In the era of Ruben, we talk about a lot of free agents," Boras said. "We interact quite a bit. Ruben and I have a very good working relationship over the years."
For more, read Tuesday's Inquirer.


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Home of Rhett & Link fans - the Mythical Beasts!
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I always assumed it was called black friday because of the stores finally making a profit but i had no idea that it stated because the day was a "black mark". interesting stuff
Just saw the episode. I too share in Rhett's intense frustration at the lack of men's tall only clothing.
That was the best part of the episode. I would kill to see Rhett in a shirt 2X too small! :) (Im just joking. But seriously!)
I never really thought about it, It's always been just a day that I didn't even question. I went shopping at Target for Black Friday yesturday for the first time (I had never gone shopping on Black Friday). It was not a good experience. The deals were not "WOW", and the store was basically empty.... Awkward! Liked the video very much though; both Rhett and Lin made good points.
Opening could use a light or 2 which is a fail but the sweet sounds were a win - YEAH!!! :)
00:34 - Get Mythical - YEAH!!! :D
My power or health bar certainly decreases in a shopping mall or centre (as we say in Australia) greatly if I don't know what I'm looking for and hoping to find it. That's why 95% of the time, I have a game plan. In and out with the goods - no fuss - TRUTH!!! :)
Also, there is a lack of oxygen most of the time due to bad circulation or faulty air conditioning. This results in reduced brain activity and increased fatigue - OMG!!! :(
Excellent interpretive dance Link - FTW!!! :)
Viki says "Black Friday, September 24, 1869 was caused by two speculators' efforts, Jay Gould and James Fisk, to corner the gold market on the New York Gold Exchange. It was one of several scandals that rocked the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant."
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27-Apr-2003 -- Sunday morning in Utah: All stores are closed, don't want to go snowboarding, but there's a confluence west of Salt Lake City that I haven't visited before.
I first drove about 60 miles due west on I-80, then left the highway at junction 62, and followed a good (paved) road north for about 5+ miles, before taking a dirt road the rest of the way.
As I got close to the area, I watched the GPS counting down the distance to the point, when the numbers increased again, I turned around and parked the car.
At this point it was less than a km to the confluence point, so I put my camera in the front pocket of my jacket, turned on the compass function in the GPS, and started off, following the needle.
As I got close, I had to cross a small ridge, and I can see that the point is located on a little flat area. About 3-4 m before I get all the desired zeroes on my GPS, I walk by the cairn left by a previous visitor.
Today I had perfect conditions, including WAAS differential correction on 9 out of 10 satellites, so I feel confident that the cairn is indeed a few meters away from the exact spot. I did not bother moving it though!


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WORCESTER — A Worcester Superior Court jury returned a $1.9 million verdict Tuesday in a medical malpractice case involving a Spencer man who underwent chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant after being misdiagnosed with cancer in 2003.
The verdict was levied against Dr. James Rooney, chief of hematology/oncology for Reliant Medical Group. Dr. Rooney was the treating oncologist for Martin F. Harrity Jr. of Spencer, after Mr. Harrity was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2003 at the age of 39, according to Karen L. Stern, the lawyer representing Mr. Harrity's estate.
Ms. Stern said Mr. Harrity underwent chemotherapy after the initial diagnosis and was later told his cancer was in remission. He was then advised that the cancer had returned and underwent another round of chemotherapy, according to Ms. Stern.
In 2006, Mr. Harrity underwent a stem cell transplant. Weeks after the risky transplant, doctors determined that Mr. Harrity had never had cancer at all, but suffered from an immunodeficiency disorder that mimicked cancer, according to Ms. Stern.
She said Mr. Harrity, who worked as a carpenter in the construction trade, "suffered all kinds of complications as a result of all the cancer treatment," and died in 2013 from those complications.
"This is a tragic case of a man whose quality of life and his life expectancy were shortened due to medical errors. We are pleased that the jury has sent the message to the medical community that they have an obligation of continuing care," said Ms. Stern, who represented the plaintiffs in the case, along with lawyers Sean Murray and William E. Bernstein.
Dr. Rooney, who denied any negligence in connection with his treatment of Mr. Harrity, maintained the care he provided was based on a pathology report that gave a diagnosis of cancer. Ms. Stern said it was Dr. Rooney who referred Mr. Harrity for the stem cell transplant.
The jury found that Dr. Rooney was negligent in his care and treatment and that the negligence was a substantial contributing cause of harm to Mr. Harrity. The jury found no negligence on the part of another defendant in the case, Dr. Nancy Chun.
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Work to remove Beaver Lake dam completedBy ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
January 21. 2013 9:51PM
DERRY - Removal of the Beaver Lake dam has been completed, and the state has signed off on the work.
At a recent Conservation Commission meeting, chairman Margaret Ives read a letter from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services stating the work was finished in early December.
"The project to remove the Beaver Lake dam is complete, and the filling of the overflow culvert is complete," said Ives.
The area will be monitored over the winter to determine whether further stabilization and seeding is needed in the area of the former culvert, Ives said.
The Beaver Lake dam was owned by the town, and its removal will have little to no effect on the water levels at Beaver Lake, town Environmental Coordinator Craig Durrette said when the project first came forward. According to Ives, a dam further down in the meadow controls the water level at Beaver Lake.
A study of the Beaver Lake area verified that the removal of the dam will not affect the water flow.
The town originally sought the removal of the dam in 2011, but the project was delayed for close to a year because of the high water level at the lake.
The removal of the dam restores the stream bed to its pre-dam condition and could help improve migration patterns for fish and other aquatic animals, according to Durrette. Over the past decade, he said the trend has been to remove dams that do not serve a discernible purpose and return waterways to a more natural state.
In other Conservation Commission correspondence, the DES also approved the design for the replacement of a culvert on Rockingham Road with a 20-foot-wide, rigid, three-sided frame culvert.
The approval helps clear the way for road construction associated with the public water and sewer expansion down Rockingham Road with a bridge and culvert replacement over a stream near Bradford Street.
The corrugated metal pipes under the existing stone culvert are heavily rusted, according to Hoyle Tanner engineer Josif Bicja.
There will also be 200-feet of approach work on the road leading to the new bridge.


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Donovan Niesen needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
Warrior Sales Monk
warriorsalesmonk.com is a companion website to a book to be released in the near future. It provides assessments of sales performance areas for sales professionals and based on those assessments, suggests training materials to help further that professional's abilities.
Sales professionals looking to increase their skills and be more effective in the field.
Demo of the 3 pages we need help with:
You can answer a handful of questions and hit next to see the results page, then click "Continue" at the bottom to see the suggested training materials page.
Requirements and ideas:
Questionnaire Page
* We will have a series of 10 questions on each page (they're all on one page in the demo)
* Each question will have 5 "radio-button" style answers ("Strongly Agree", "Disagree", "Undecided", "Agree", "Strongly Agree")
* Possibly use a rustic-looking box for each answer choice that fits the old/wise theme, with the chosen answer having a check/X in it
* Need a progress bar/box somewhere showing how far along in the questionnaire the user is (there will be 6 pages, 59 question in total)
Assessment Results
* There are 11 assessment areas, each are ranked between 1 and 10
* We are looking for an attractive way to display these results, bar graph or otherwise, lots of room for creative ideas here
Suggestions Page
* Names of products will be displayed along with a ranking, in order of recommendation level
* An attractive-looking list with "add to cart" buttons and an attractive "shopping cart" element following the same theme
Attached are a PSD and JPG with the current blank template. Feel free to use these for the mockup.
I respond quickly to any questions or if other elements are needed.


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Escape to the Movies: Spring Breakers
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That's what I was thinking too. Except more hollow imitation than homage.
A satire about the faceless and empty nature of yuppy culture or an examination about the banality of privilege is one thing. A movie trying to be to the bone ride into the heart of current pop culture? Sounds kinda boring.
We're all aware modern pop culture is vapid and commercialised to a frightening degree. We don't really need a disguised critique to tell us that.
I'll probably catch it on TV when it eventually makes it there. I'm not gonna drop my shit to see it, but you never know. Might surprise me.
So, you're gonna not watch a movie simply because it probably makes ONE reference to the show?
Get over yourself.
Yeah... sorry Bob, I like you and everything, but ever since your review of Suckerpunch, I have to take these kinds of reviews with a grain of salt, and especially when it comes to female exploitation on film.
Gonna give it a miss. I am not a fan of the "we coach a deeper message into something the audience wants to see" thing, because at the end of the day, if you wanted to see whatever "it" is, you're going to ignore the message and stay with that. And if you were there for the deeper message, you're going to have to slog through the "it" in order to get there. That type of movie is trying to have it both ways, obviously, trying to reel in the shallow masses AND the intellectuals, so it obviously doesn't care about the deeper message enough to get rid of the shallow cocoon it is presented in. So if the movie itself doesn't care that much about the deeper message, why should I?
Were actually I being serious I don't see how it'd make me any more ridiculous than all the people with the exact opposite reaction. Honestly I have no interest in this movie, ponies or no ponies.
Yes that is exactly the picture I wanted, thank you!
That's kind of a relief. Putting the fact that I'm a fan aside, it's maddening how something so essentially harmless is often used as a punchline outisde of its fandom. Sure, the attitude of some of its "promoters" doesn't help, but still.
Yes, much like Into the Wild is about a white guy getting lost in the woods, The Great Gatsby is about some rich dude and his party, and Bioshock is about the some guy going underwater to kill the remaining populace of the city of Rapture.
Making generalized, summarized, broad-sweeping comments that completely dodge even the WANT of any statements that aren't being made at the surface level doesn't paint you any better in terms of creating/presenting compelling opinions.
I may see this. Movies like this generally get me into a bit of a down state of mind, and it's not something that's needed in my life at the moment. I'll likely wait until it comes in other forms of media distribution.
Because the whole point of existential discussion as related to the generation this movie is presenting lies often within the excessive use of self-indulgence to fill an otherwise gaping void that is within the center of the human condition. The whole point of some movies is that characters are hilariously oblivious to what the story they are in is trying to say. That hardly makes a story's ability to tell itself bad, it actually may play up the experience.
Or because if they made this movie about intelligent people with funny hats discussing the benefits and down-sides of our generation's moral set/existential relations, it wouldn't sell and would likely oddly misrepresented. Much like Bob talking about this movie seems a bit disingenuous to his audience.
Honestly, I think this review just paints a bit of a divide at some points between this website's populace and their collective opinion of certain atmospheres used in movies(or other forms of media, I suppose), and someone like Bob, who might be looking for value that people here would like have no problem discarding. I don't really think it's the fault of either party, but it's a bit disappointing.
I just realized that this is a movie directed by a man named "Harmony" and it has ponies in it.
That moment when Bob clearly states that you may not like this movie yet people still complain he has bad taste.
Watched the review, till the last second I was expecting him to say he was being sarcastic...
Well, I was wondering why this video has so many comments on it already, and I think I know why...
I know this may seem saddenning, but this movie really didn't seem like the kind of movie I'd bother seeing; when Bob positively reviews certain movies, I might not see them simply because it doesn't look that appealing to me, or I'm not interested in it. I'm sure what Bob says about the movie is true, but even so, I don't get that interested in seeing a movie unless something about it truly perks my interest... And needless to say, the mention of ponies at the end of this review, as well as being jaw-droppingly surprising, got me interested. Call me shallow, one-minded, whatever, I don't freaking care, now I'm just interested in seeing what this movie's about.
i dont want to sound thick, but i feel like i wouldnt have picked up on all the deep subtleties of this movie, if you hadnt spelled them all out. i feel like a fair amount of over analysis is required to get as much from this movie as you did.
also, why why why why why did you have to mention my little pony? the internet has a habit of getting mad at bronies whenever my little pony comes up anywhere. in fact, the facebook comments to this have already turned in to "i wanna see this because of my little pony" vs "i wont see this because of my little pony"
I hate to ride in on this one but true. Sure, everyone should be over the "OMG There ARE PONIES. I MUST RAGE" But when just a mention of Ponies gets "OMG Must Watch", that can be a tad bit annoying. It's even hypocritical when the same person says "Btw, I'm loving everyone here who are furious that any movie would include a cartoon show they don't like instead of, you know, judging it on what it is actually focusing on." when they just said implementing ponies was a reason to watch. Just leave the ponies out of this you guys and see it or not. Also I heard it was implemented by characters watching it in the background. That's really it, so no reason to watch it or not watch other than how good it is. Shame on Bob for baiting!
Gen Y Misfit here,I happy to say the people on the fringes of this new trend will either save or destroy the world.
I was burned by American Pie, so I probably won't see this. But Bob makes it sound like a movie you need your brain on for. I like that.
This is actually good? Didn't see that coming. From the trailer it looked like a mindless excuse for all the boys to see Selena Gomez in a bikini so I just dismissed it and forgot about it. That's probably why all the boys are gonna go and see it anyway but it's good to know that they might walk out of the theater with more than a boner.
For the curious here is video exploring Harmony Korine, specifically his 2009 film: Trash Humpers.
For anyone considering going to see Spring Breakers I urge you to watch this so you know what kind of film maker you're dealing with.
i'm convinced this is some ill conceived joke on bob's part.
Damn it, Bob, I believed in you. And you go and disappoint me that severely.
(And yeah, I saw this. Saw it at TIFF in September.)
It is bad. It is a self-indulgent, poorly written, tawdry, and - most damningly - banal movie. There is no substance, and very little style. The director clearly made it so that he could write off his "Girls Gone Wild" videos as a tax expense (I'm only half joking - he as much as said that directly, not as a joke, during the Q&A after the movie). James Franco sleepwalks through his cardboard-thin role, and three of the four girls are utterly interchangeable (the fourth being the one who isn't there for half the movie). Every aspect of this movie was a mistake. It was one of the worst movies I saw in 2012.
That's a much more accurate review.
While I respect Bob's opinion as a movie critic (more than any other critic out there in fact) I can't bring myself to even consider seeing this film. See, I hate the content. I hate the Gen Y decadent hedonistic raver generation. I hate, despise and loathe every single thing about them. They make me sick. And I was supposed to be PART of that generation, or at least in the first wave of it (I'm turning 30 this year, graduated high school in 2001). I skipped my own schoolies week (Australian equivalent of the decadant spring break-style end of school celebration) because I just couldn't see the point or the appeal in going somewhere for a week and wasting time, getting drunk, doing drugs, having unsafe sex with either strangers I'd never see again or schoolmates I'd never be able to look at again as a result and getting into trouble with the police. That kind of mindless hedonism just pisses me off. I don't care how intelligent and introspective this movie is, I simply don't want to have to be subjected to that much of the content I despise. Just watching this review made me hate the characters in this movie and hope they come to a horrific end, but not nearly enough to make me want to find out. But that's just my opinion, of course.
OK, rant over.
I love James Franco, so I can't wait to see this one!
Why do I suspect its something along the lines of one of the characters fucking a Twilight Sparkle doll... do not want.
Also, to everyone disagreeing with Bob, do you really care? I disagree with him all the time, 'Drag me to Hell' and 'Predators' were terrible and 'Zodiac' was one of the worst films ive ever seen. Sure, it doesn't mean you should just accept it, argue your point if you must but don't make him out to be some sort of Judas.
Dammit, I wanted to just ignore this. Now I have to go to the cinema Bob! You're making me, like, leave the house! And exercise!
Not cool.
Ponies?! Say it isn't so! I mean, I was half-expecting this review to turn out to be an early April Fools joke. But I guess a 60-something on Rotten Tomatoes means enough critics actually liked this film enough for this review to be legit.
As for me, I don't think I want to see Spring Breakers because a movie about such violent wanton debauchery makes me uncomfortable and its very production makes me think humanity's going to Hell. Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to go play Dead Space 3, a wantonly violent game about debacherous cultists attempting to drag humanity to Hell. I wonder if there's a hypocrite achievement.
But then, if half of everything I hear about Spring Break is true, I suspect America's gene pool could become 20% cooler if the swimming pools in Fort Lauderdale were filled with napalm. Maybe this movie just isn't for me, is what I'm saying, because I kinda already find a story about young idiots desperately seeking debauchery, to the point where they'd perform armed robbery to partake, to be tragic enough without it being spelled out to me.
wow.... I've seen this coming for a while now but I hoped you would redeem yourself, bob, but sadly you have lost me for good on this one :( At one stage I would get up early on a Saturday morning excited to see what new exciting review you had waiting for me, but no longer.... that review was a joke. a bad joke. a bad joke about an even worse movie. there is nothing deeper than debauchery going on here, which is fine if that's your thing, but don't pretend there is depth just to justify being excited about some b grade Disney rejects in bikinis. watching 2 hours of girls gone wild is far more edifying than this pathetic excuse for entertainment!
I can understand why. If they were the birth rates would be horrendously high.
From what I've read, it's just them watching it while they're drunk.
You and I are of the same mind. That said, I admit, I have a serious animosity to people that are being displayed in this movie; the obnoxious douchebags that can do anything they want and excel at it. Since I really doubt the movie is going to end with the women or for that matter Franco being murdered for screwing around too much, I just don't have any gusto to see it. I'm not deluded into thinking that every bad action has a consequence that may get you hurt, but just the whole "robbed a diner, went to spring break, and kept getting what they want with no problem" just epitomizes that douchebag mentality that I have a hatred for.
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Isn't that MLP trend dead yet?
Also easy on the spoilers next time, Bob. That Britney Spears piano song is apparently a great scene but I didn't need to know everything that happens.
Nope, just on haitus as we wait 10ish months for them to churn out some new episodes.
Granted, there was once a point where My Little Ponies was a bigger meme than Forever Alone and Slenderman. Right now it's behind those, at #3. Even if it were #10, it would be huge, relatively speaking - to put it in perspective, Adventure Time has about 3.67% as much views So, MLP:FIM is still huge on the Internet, albeit not as huge as it was at its peak, we'll see what future seasons bring.
From what I gather, the big "ponies" inclusion in The Spring Breakers is some OC pony on a wall in a scene. Meh.
I am actually curious enough to see this movie now.
What is the trailer to that movie before the end I have no idea what that was about. I hope Superman is good to Bob it doesn't have to blow my mind just be better than Superman Begins!
Before you reach for your ticket money, remember that this movie makes no attempts to criticize the things the characters do. That will be your job. As Bob said, young teenagers will probably watch this and come out thinking, "Wow! Those characters are awesome. I wish I was like that." It's pretty upsetting stuff if you're disillusioned with this mindset, and you will probably leave feeling depressed and disappointed with society. My main point is, you probably shouldn't go to see this if you're looking to enjoy the experience.
I really wish I could've thought of saying this somehow. I kept wandering back and forth in this thread thinking about what would make sense when bringing up that the movie isn't a piece about consequence, but you pretty much "ten steps ahead'd" the whole thing.
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Photo caption: Clarkson University Director of Admission Brian T. Grant (right) accepts a check for $3, 000 from Jeri A. Pickett '89, practice leader - buildings engineering at Stantec Consulting in Rochester, N.Y. Stantec has established a sponsored scholarship providing support to a junior and senior engineering major. The current recipients are Dan Morgan '10 and James Paley '09. The company established the scholarship in 2006 in recognition of the large number of Clarkson graduates employed by the company.


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In his most ambitious project to date, "The Immigrant," independent New York writer-director James Gray digs deep into history, psychological codependency and some very high stakes stabs at redemption.
"I have to say, I'm dumb about many things, not least of which was how difficult this would be to deal with," Gray, who's actually an erudite, bespectacled fellow in his mid-40s, says without irony.
Gray's first immersive period piece (his 2007 crime drama "We Own the Night" was set in 1988), "Immigrant" tells the harrowing tale of a Polish woman, Ewa Cybulski (played by Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard), who has an inordinate share of troubles trying to make a go of it in 1920s lower Manhattan.
First, she's separated from her consumptive sister on Ellis Island. About to be sent back to her troubled homeland herself, Ewa is "rescued" by the charming, solicitous Bruno Weiss (Joaquin Phoenix, who also starred in Gray's "The Yards," "Two Lovers" and "Night"). He gradually sweet-talks her into appearing in the sleazy burlesque show he produces, and eventually into prostitution.
Things become more complicated for Ewa when she catches the eye of stage magician Orlando (Jeremy Renner), who wants to take her away from all this. Turns out he's Bruno's cousin. They have a tortured history, and as abusive and mercurial as Bruno may be, he's also hopelessly in love with the woman who despises him yet somehow keeps coming back.
Along with its gnarly human drama, "The Immigrant" captures the world of new arrivals almost 100 years ago persuasively and sometimes surprisingly. Gray, whose own Russian grandparents went through Ellis Island in 1923, actually filmed at the famous entry portal, which is now a museum.
That may have been his dumbest move.
"I stupidly thought I'd just go and shoot there," he laments. "That was an epic negotiation that turned out to be a logistical nightmare. I mean, we did it, but we had to shoot it at night with huge lights blasting through the windows and all these extras that had to come from lower Manhattan and be fed lunch at 2 in the morning. It was crazy.
"Well, other people anticipate things. I did not."
That said, Gray and his screenwriting partner, the recently deceased Ric Menello, did massive research into the era. Gray discovered many details via his Russian Jewish elders' written and oral histories. (Bruno is based on a pimp who frequented his family's deli.) His mother's Polish side of the family helped inform the Catholic Ewa's character.
Other sources detailed the theaters/brothels that existed at the time and made for such a key setting in the film. And then there's the seemingly bizarre performance by superstar tenor Enrico Caruso for the soon-to-be-repatriated rejects on the island. That's where Ewa and Orlando first lay eyes on each other in the movie.
"A progressive guy named William Williams, who ran Ellis Island, made a real effort to make the experience for the immigrants, almost like bragging about how great the country was," Gray notes. "That was part of the reason they had these concerts. We Americans have always been ahead of the game in terms of pop culture entertainment, and that is a big deal. It's not something to sneer at, because people's lives are made much better by that."
Gray's own films have never been pop culture hits. His focus has been on gritty explorations of people at the ends of their emotional ropes. Uncompromising and insightful, they do attract great actors — even ones whose first inclinations are to throw food at the director.
"I didn't know any of Marion's work when I met her socially, because I was working with her boyfriend on a film," Gray recalls of the Oscar-winning "La Vie en Rose" actress. "We were at dinner and she was arguing with me about some actor that she liked, so she threw a piece of bread at my head when I disagreed with her. I felt, well, I have to write this movie for this woman."
As for frequent collaborator Phoenix, "I had worked with Joaquin three other times," Gray says. "I knew he was a wonderful actor and very unpredictable. Bruno has that unpredictable danger about him, so I wrote the role with Joaquin in mind."
Gray hopes that the dual strains of Catholic and Jewish guilt that inform "The Immigrant" lead to epiphanies that are earned, not artificially imposed.
"I was terrified that there'd be credibility issues," he admits. "You don't want it to be like, all of a sudden 'I found Jesus,' and then the whole thing makes no sense.
"Condescending to people, or thinking of people as dirt, is an awful sentiment," he further explains. "So I tried to make a film which said that we should be generous, in a way, with human beings. Even if a person is so awful, like Joaquin is in the film, somehow … not that we can forgive him, but maybe he can be redeemed somehow."
As for his own redemption, Gray feels "The Immigrant" and his last feature, "Two Lovers," represent big steps on the road to becoming the artist he aspires to be.
"I would hope that I have better and more films in me," he says. "The goal has always been never to approach the movie business as an excuse to make money or get my picture in a magazine. It was always to try to make personal films that expressed a state of being with great sincerity."


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The media and entertainment industry captures a wide variety of companies that serve to provide products and services that keep the everyday consumer engaged. There are a number of segments within the industry, each of which provides a different form of entertainment to consumers around the world. These segments include traditional print media, television, radio broadcasting, film entertainment, video games, advertising and perhaps most importantly, the manufacturers of the technology that the above segments rely on. The significance of these manufacturers cannot be overlooked when considering the industry as a whole; after all none of these segments has been around longer than the technology used for its distribution. Due to its dependancy on technological developments new segments of the media and entertainment industry are constantly up and coming. To that end, the most significant technological development (in recent years, at least) for the evolution of the media industry has been the rise of the internet. This technology alone has changed how media is consumed and furthermore has created entirely new sectors and platforms for mainstream entertainment that are still in the early stages of their development.
In 2007 the U.S. spent roughly $930 billion on the media industry as a whole, with advertising spending accounting for over $284 billion.[1]
In 2007 U.S. advertising spending was about $284 billion, nearly 31% of total spending on the entire media industry. Advertising has long been the major revenue generator for media companies.[1] The advertising industry utilizes nearly every communication channel available to make their clients' products and services known. Major mediums for advertising include television, radio, print media, and to an increasingly large degree, the internet. Other platforms for advertising include public advertisements like billboards (both traditional and digital) and city busses.
The development of internet advertising has had a very significant impact on the advertising industry and has created some trouble for many media companies that rely on traditional advertising platforms. With over 80 million broadband internet connections in the U.S. during 2007, advertising companies have found a new and very significant audience Major companies in the advertising industry include
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Companies that produce and distribute newspapers, magazines, and books are considered to be in the print media segment. Many of these companies use the subscription revenue model, which is very attractive as customers pay for product before receiving it, allowing the firm to invest the proceeds, earning a return even before delivering the product. Also, the cost structure of the publishing business is mostly fixed. The printing machinery and distribution network of a typical publisher can deliver 750,000 copies for only slightly more than the cost of delivering 500,000 copies, meaning higher volume falls directly to profits (also known as leveraging costs). This allows excellent return on capital for the larger publishers. Lastly, these firms have valuable intangible assets in the form of brands that protect their products from competition. Value Line, despite a complete lack of product innovation and no embrace of the internet, can still afford to charge a premium for their product because of it's long standing reputation with investors.
However, beware the internet. More than any other business sector, the internet has affected the business model of media companies drastically. Once upon a time, newspapers were an outstanding business. Many had a monopoly within their city, as few cities were large enough to support more than one. However, the internet allows anyone to read news from around the world, advertising has moved online (leading to falling print ad rates), and classified ads took a hit from eBay (EBAY) and Craigslist. Keep in mind how the internet can hurt (or help) your publisher of choice.
Since the rise of the internet, print media companies have had a difficult time keeping up with the pace of the industry. Internet advertising has seen strong fast paced growth in recent years and as a result newspapers and magazines have had trouble attracting ad revenues. In 2006 there were 2,344 total daily and Sunday newspapers distributed throughout the U.S. and newspaper companies earned $49.3 in advertising revenue. U.S. Magazine advertising revenues for 2006 were $24.0 billion.[2] Evidence of the print media industry's struggle against internet advertising can be seen in decreasing ad revenue figures. The Newspaper Association of America reported that 2007 newspaper ad revenues were down 9.4% to $42 billion, the most significant percentage loss in the 50 years that the NAA has been reporting these figures.[3] Companies that produce and distribute print media such as newspapers, magazines and books include
The television segment of the media and entertainment industry includes a large number of companies that compete directly and indirectly by offering various services to consumers. It has long been a traditional entertainment segment and has evolved in many directions since its beginning. Today there are various offerings for television users including network television channels, cable networks and satellite television services. The latter two options are generally subscription based services which offer programming not available to non-subscribers. In 2007 there were roughly 112 million U.S. households with televisions, or about one third of the entire population.[2]
As the technology supporting the media and entertainment industry evolves, television service providers are required to evolve their services in order to keep up. Television providers have had some success in keeping up with the fast paced and fiercely competitive industry though. Since the TiVo hit shelves in 1997 service providers like Comcast and DirecTV have produced similar hardware and services for their subscribers. The popularity of the internet however, has not been such a quick fix for companies in this segment. As with print publishing, television broadcasting companies are now competing with the enormous advertising platform that is the internet. Furthermore, programming that was once exclusively available through television service subscriptions can be found (both legally and illegally) with the click of a mouse. Companies involved in television broadcasting include
1.45 billion movie tickets were sold in 2007 making filmed entertainment a $10.2 billion dollar segment of the industry. [2] Companies whose operations include the production or distribution of filmed entertainment include
In 2007 the video game industry brought in $7.4 billion in U.S. revenues.[2] Companies that produce and distribute video games, consoles and technologies include
9,163 stations[1]. The Radio is generally called the granddaddy of all broadcast media. It's also a business model that has taken serious hits over the past ten years, as satellite radio, digital music, and recorded audio programs ("podcasts") have increasingly become the preferred forms of audio entertainment. For example, Westwood One (WON), which has a stock price of $1.71 as of this writing. Compare this to a price near $40 in late 2003 and it's clear this is not an industry we want to be investing in. Companies that operate radio stations and services include
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The Massachusetts Review is an independent quarterly of literature, the arts, and public affairs. Co-founded by Jules Chametzky and Sidney Kaplan in 1959 to promote eclectic, nontraditional, and underrepresented literary and intellectual talent, the Review has been an important venue for African American, Native American, and feminist writers and poets, mixing new and established authors.
The records of the Massachusetts Review document the history and operations of the magazine from its founding to the present, including general correspondence and nearly complete editorial files for published works. The collection also includes a small number of audio recordings of MR2, a radio show hosted by Review editor David Lenson with interviews of writers, artists, and cultural critics.
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John Stebbins (1647-1724) served with Capt. Lathrop during King Philip's War and lived through the battle at Bloody Brook. He was one of the permanent settlers of Deerfield in 1682. His house was burned in the attack of 1704 and his whole family was taken to Canada; only he, his wife, and one son, John returned. The grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren still lived on land near this spot until the early 20th century. The photograph of the marker was taken about 1910 by Mary and Frances Allen.
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