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Posted 25 March 2011. PMN Crop News.
First Year Success: Growers Credit Avicta Complete Corn Seed Treatment for Higher Yields
Source: Syngenta Press Release. www.syngenta.com
Greensboro, North Carolina (March 1, 2011)--Syngenta Seedcare is proud to announce the first year success of Avicta® Complete Corn nematicide/insecticide/fungicide seed treatment combination. A combination of separately registered products, Avicta Complete Corn provided growers superior early-season pest protection, as well as increased yield and return on investment in its inaugural year of commercial availability. According to a harvest survey from the 2010 growing season conducted by Syngenta Seedcare, growers who reported a yield difference between Avicta Complete Corn and their standard insecticide/fungicide seed treatment saw an average yield increase of 8.7 bushels per acre.
Growers nationwide benefited from the convenience of seed-delivered protection during the planting season and reaped the benefits of higher yields at harvest. "With Avicta Complete Corn, I saw healthier plants, better stand and better yield," said Dave Steinbeck, seed dealer and grower from Griswold, Iowa. "I saw an 8.5 bushel difference. And today with $6 corn, that adds up. Anytime there's a treatment that goes on the seed that makes for a better crop and better yield, customers want that."
Growers who planted seed treated with Avicta Complete Corn last season not only reported experiencing higher yields and more convenience, but also witnessed how the seed treatment's triple protection against nematodes, early-season insects and diseases can promote a healthy and vigorous crop. "With Avicta Complete Corn, the plants were greener and more even," said Brian Kosel from Owatonna, Minn. "I saw better root growth and there wasn't any pruning or damaged roots – just a healthier stalk. We're seeing great results with Avicta Complete Corn. It really makes a difference."
"We are very excited about the yield results growers are seeing from Avicta Complete Corn after its first year on the market," said Mark Jirak, crop manager, Syngenta Seedcare. "As awareness about corn nematodes continues to rise, and the results that we've seen in 2010 continue to be shared, we're looking forward to even greater grower adoption of Avicta Complete Corn in the 2011 season."
In the 2011 planting season, Avicta Complete Corn will be available from select seed companies with the additional disease protection of Maxim® Quattro seed treatment fungicide, the latest addition to the market-leading corn seed treatment fungicide portfolio from Syngenta Seedcare. Maxim Quattro broadens the spectrum of disease activity to deliver best-in-class systemic protection against Fusarium species including Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides.
For more information about Avicta Complete Corn, visit avictacomplete.com/corn.


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Key Earnings Announcements This Week:
Monday, February 11, 2013
Before: ACAS, BWP, CNA, CRD.B, L, MDCI, NSSC, NLSN, NAT, RDN, VSR, WPP
During: EEP
After: API, AFG, ASEI, ACGL, CPST, CHH, CGNX, CRK, CNO, CSPI, CUB, CUTR, DNB, DVOX, FWRD, LDR, LGF, MNKD, MAS, OTTR, OMI, PKY, QLYS, RXN, RICK, SKH, TWTC
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Before: AHC, AEY, AMRI, AB, AVP, KO, MOC, CGEN, CYNO, DBD, FIS, FOSL, GFN, HCP, HERO, HUN, KVHI, LVLT, MMC, MLM, MHP, KORS, NTWK, NG, OHI, RFP, RAI, RHP, LNCE, SPAR, SPR, ELOS, TGH, GT, TRP, VAL, VNDA, VPG, ZBRA
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Before: ACCO, ACOR, AAWW, AVEO, BLKB, BXC, CPN, CLMT, CBZ, CMCSA, CRD.A, DF, DE, DPS, DUK, EEFT, EZCH, FSRV, GILT, HSIC, HSP, IMN, JNY, LIOX, LO, MGIC, WFR, MYE, NURO, NEWS, NICE, PNK, PES, PRLB, RAS, H, SON, TLM, TRI, VG, WCG, WWAV
During: ING, SED
After: AEM, AWH, AMKR, ANGI, ATNY, AMAT, ARWR, ARTC, CAR, BCOR, CJES, PRSS, BEAT, CTL, CRL, CIDM, CSCO, CLF, CLD, CVGI, CUZ, DIOD, DYAX, ECPG, ENOC, EOG, EQIX, DAVE, FOR, FORR, HGR, IM, INWK, IPI, IIN, IPAS, ITRI, JCOM, KS, KGC, LBTYA, LGND, MN, MATR, MERC, MET, MDLX, MORN, NSPH, NAVG, NCIT, NTAP, NTSP, NVDA, OII, OCLS, OVRL, PLAB, PXD, PSE, PGI, ROVI, SANW, SVM, SMSI, SSS, SPTN, SLF, SPRT, TAL, TNGO, TRGT, TCO, TTGT, TPGI, TRIP, UFPI, VCLK, WRE, WTW, WFM, ZBB, Z
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Before: ABB, ALXN, LNT, ANR, AIMC, AFSI, APA, ART, ABX, BELFA, BGCP, BWA, BBW, CAB, CVE, CRNT, CNMD, CRAI, CRY, DVA, DWRE, DISCA, RDY, EEQ, ECA, GNRC, GM, GEL, HDNG, HSC, INCY, JAH, KOP, LUFK, TAP, TYPE, NCI, NRF, NWE, OAK, PWE, PEP, POOL, PPL, PDS, BIN, O, REGN, SGNT, SKYW, SPW, STC, STRA, TRGP, NGLS, TPI, TMS, ULBI, ECOL, VMC, WM, WSO
During: DTV
After: ACTV, A, ADAT, BGS, BDE, BLIN, BRCD, CBS, SCOR, DTLK, DCIN, EHTH, ELLI, EDE, GRT, GG, HMA, SAAS, IPHS, NSIT, INPH, KEG, LOCM, LOGM, MASI, NFP, NR, ASGN, PCYG, QLIK, SSNS, USTR, WOOF, VVC, WRI
Friday, February 15, 2013
Before: ALE, AEP, ABR, BAM, CPB, COT, DLR, ENB, FVE, SJM, LPNT, LECO, MNTA, NHI, PPC, RCI, RUTH, SNH, TRW, UPL, VTG, VTR, VFC, WBC
During: CYMI, IPGP
After: FET
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Brings new meaning to the term "Retina Display"...
Stanford boffins create light-powered artificial retina
A group of researchers led by Stanford University has created a prosthetic retina that works without an external power source. Instead, by combining a light sensor with photovoltaics, the implant is driven by light. Since ambient light doesn't provide enough power, the system pulses the implant with infrared light from goggles …
That's ten times the limit for a class one laser... and staring straight into the sun comes out at only about 70mW/mm^2.
Re: 10mW/mm^2?
But it's infrared, so it's too low-frequency to be picked up by the eye's receptors. I suspect that means the eye is a lot less sensitive to it compared to visible light.
Re: 10mW/mm^2?
OMFG! You're right!
People using this technology could be BLINDED!!!!!
Re: 10mW/mm^2?
Sure, that sort of intensity wouldn't do an organic retina much good but, y'know, it isn't projecting on to one of those. The non-light sensitive bits of your eye are made of sterner stuff that the retina, too.
There are plenty of other bits of the eye that can be damaged, and it would be a bit crap for a device that is intended to replace your sight to become useless after a couple of weeks because it gave you cataracts.
Re: 10mW/mm^2?
The article states clearly: "the system pulses the implant with infrared light from goggles"
So the average energy delivered will be less than peak energy.
Oh come on...
Geordi La Forge has had these for years.
Re: Oh come on...
I was going to come on and mention Geordi, you beat me to it. I hope this leads to something positive even if it takes many years. I know of people that would love to be able to see again.
"Steve Austin, a man barely alive"
You could go further back.
178 pixels per square mm
It's a bit preliminary to write about this when so far the only emplanted eye is ONE pixel...
If I'm doing the math right, the projected density of 178 pixels / sq mm is over 300dpi. Not too shabby, but since the retina is something like 128 megapixels (going by the distribution of rods and cones), they've still got some work to do.
next step
obvious additions to the goggles that are preprocessing and projecting the image
night vision... zoom... TV (picture in picture naturally)
Re: next step
Come on, you missed Airport Scanner mode, why let the airport security pervs have all the fun ;-)
I fail to see the usefulness
You need goggles, which I presume are powered. Aren't there already systems don't need goggles and merely use a magnetically held battery behind the ear to induce power?
Re: I fail to see the usefulness
You're right there is, but the point of beaming IR into the eye to provide both image and power to the receiver, means that this new system requires less surgery - less things to go wrong
Biblical justice
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2005 GMC Sierra 3500 Values
Select a 2005 GMC Sierra 3500 trim level
A carry-over from 2004, the GMC 3500HD is offered in Regular, Extended or Crew Cab configuration, available in either two or four-wheel-drive. You can also choose from the standard box or the long bed in either work truck or the SLE1, SLE2 or SLT trim levels. The base engine is a 6.0-liter Vortec V8 that produces 335 horsepower linked to a six-speed automatic transmission. There is also a 6.6-liter Turbo-Diesel V8 that produces 300 horsepower and 520 lb-ft of torque (which comes standard with a six-speed automatic transmission or the optional six-speed manual).


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The University Library uses industry standard schemes to organise and describe the collections of our libraries. This includes employing three classification schemes, which are chosen to suit the materials being organised, and two subject heading schemes, which are chosen to best describe the materials in the collections.
Classification Schemes
A classification scheme is utilised in a library to decide the shelf order of the physical materials, regardless of format (e.g books, journals, DVDs, etc). The scheme provides a 'address' for each item (known as a call number). The Library catalogue will provide a call number for each physical item in the collection, as well as telling which collection and which library the item is housed in.
Electronic Resources do not have a 'call number' or 'collection' as they have no physical location and 'belong' to all libraries.
The University Library uses three Classification Schemes to organise materials in the Library Collections.
They are:
The DDC scheme, the most widely used library classification system in the world, divides the entire world of knowledge into ten main classes according to disciplines or fields of study. Each of these main classes is further divided into ten divisions, and each division into ten sections. Each of these levels of the system is given a unique three digit number.
These numbers are then used to place the library materials in numerical order on the shelves for easy retrieval. The structure of the system means that books on the same or similar subjects will be shelved near each other (that said, it is worth remembering that a book may cover more than one subject and may therefore be classified so that multiple copies appear in more than one discipline area).
Click here if you want to know more about the Dewey scheme.
The law collections are classified according to the Moys Classification Scheme, 5th edition. Unlike other disciplines, the study of law is usually approached in terms of its jurisdiction. The scheme splits law materials into primary materials (statute and case law) and secondary materials (treatises, reference materials and journals). Under Moys, countries whose legal systems are based almost entirely on the English Common Law, i.e. England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States and the former British West Indian colonies are treated as one unit Territorial jurisdictions with Civil Law systems or legal systems not wholly based on the Common Law e.g. those in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe, are treated as separate units. Moys numbers begin with the letter K. They are arranged by alphabetical and followed by numerical order.
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The NLM Classification covers the discipline of medicine and related sciences. The NLM Classification is a system which employs alphabetical letters to denote broad subject categories and then further subdivides these catagories by numbers. The headings for the individual schedules are given in brief form (e.g., WE - Musculoskeletal System; WG - Cardiovascular System) and these headings are interpreted broadly and include the physiological system, the specialty or specialties connected with them, the regions of the body chiefly concerned and subordinate related fields. The Classification is hierarchical, and within each schedule, division by organ usually has priority. Each main schedule, as well as some sections within a schedule, begins with a group of form numbers ranging generally from 1-49 which are used to classify materials by the type of publication (e.g., dictionaries, atlases, laboratory manuals, etc). The main schedules QS-QZ, W-WY, and WZ (excluding WZ 220-270) are used to classify works published after 1913; the 19th century schedule is used for works published 1801-1913; and WZ 220-270 is used to provide century groupings for works published before 1801 and Americana.
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Subject Headings are applied to each item within a library's collection, and help library user's locate to items in the library catalogue that cover a specific subject as well as helping them to find other items that cover similar subject matter. They are searched anytime the Library catalogue is searched using a 'subject heading', 'subject keyword' and 'general keyword' search.
The classification tree was used to assign an analyte into a group defining its subcellular distribution type (type) and an associated mode (mode) which represents one of the resolved compartments or the overlap between them. Assignments are based on the mean and standard deviations of the subcellular distribution, estimated using the best fit algorithm (BFA), for each analyte based on the three independent gradient data. Analytes with insufficiently explained subcellular distributions according to the selected compartment-specific markers are accounted as unexplained and are not further considered in this tree. Analytes revealing sufficiently explained fits are accounted as 'shared' if the minimum of the percentage value (min = mean - SD) in the most abundant compartment is overlapping with the maximum percentage value (max = mean + SD) of any other considered compartment. The corresponding mode is defined by the overlapping compartments regarding the most abundant compartment. Analytes are considered 'specific' with the mode according to the estimated most abundant compartment, if the minimum of the most abundant compartment is ≥75% and the values of all other (low abundant) compartments are negligible, i.e. ≤10%. If the minimum in the most abundant compartment is larger than the sum of the maxima among the other compartment and ≥66.67% (2/3 compartments), analytes are accounted as 'dominantly' distributed in the respective compartment. Analytes are accounted as 'enriched' in a compartment, if the value of the most abundant fraction is ≥50% than the sum of the other compartment. If none of this decisions result in an assignment the analyte is considered as being shared but with enrichment in a particular compartment ('shared*').
Using BFA the subcellular distributions of 3,198 (81.5%) out of all 3,922 analytes are considered as sufficiently explained by the averaged compartment-specific markers using a three-compartmental calculation strategy, considering the vacuolar, cytosolic, and plastidic compartments (
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The recent shocking and tragic public shootings, as well as continued economic challenges, have led to increased concerns about workplace safety. In fact, workplace violence has been increasing steadily. Recent data shows workplace violence now affects about 2 million U.S. workers and costs U.S. businesses almost $36 billion each year. In addition to the personal harm inflicted on employees, workplace violence can result in costly and protracted litigation, damage to an employer's reputation, and decreased morale and productivity among employees.
Accordingly, you should focus attention on preventing workplace violence and developing specific policies and procedures to help minimize the risk and tackle the effects of workplace violence.
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Industrial production in the U.S. was unchanged in May as a drop in utility use offset gains in manufacturing and mining.
Last month's output at factories, mines and utilities followed a revised 0.4% decrease in April that was smaller than previously reported, a Federal Reserve report showed today in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for a 0.2% advance. Manufacturing, which makes up 75% of total production, increased 0.1% after falling 0.4%.
Business investment has eased as the economy navigates the effects of this year's across-the-board U.S. government budget cuts and higher taxes. At the same time, the auto industry remains a bright spot for manufacturing, which has been hindered by a recession in Europe and a slowdown in China.
"U.S. CEOs remain cautious because of uncertainties regarding fiscal issues," said Christophe Barraud, an economist at Market Securities-Kyte Group in Paris, who correctly forecast May industrial production. "Global demand is still weak. Industrial production should accelerate at the end of the third quarter, beginning of the fourth quarter, because the impact of the sequester will be limited."
Stocks were little changed after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index posted its second-biggest gain this year. The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% to 1,635.85 at 9:57 a.m. in New York.
Estimates of the 85 economists surveyed by Bloomberg ranged from a drop of 0.4% to an increase of 0.7%. The prior month was previously reported as a 0.5% decrease. Manufacturing accounts for about 12% of the economy.
Utility Output
Output at utilities declined 1.8% after a 3.2% slump the previous month. Consumers have adjusted their thermostats after temperatures turned more seasonable following colder-than-normal readings in the first quarter.
"We've gone from a seasonally cool winter to what seems to be an unseasonably cold spring," said John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York. "You don't need to heat but you don't need to power up your air conditioners either."
Manufacturing increased in May for the first time in three months, helped by a gain in auto production. The output of motor vehicles and parts increased 0.7% after a 0.4% decrease a month earlier, today's report showed. Manufacturing excluding cars and parts rose 0.1% after a decrease of 0.4%.
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It's that time of year again! A much needed spring break to leave the books at home, let loose and have some fun! I know you can already feel the sun on your face just thinking about it, but before you grab your swimsuits and head south towards the usual destination, consider some of our favourite Spring break destinations too!
Paris – For all the art Louvre's!
Pun intended! Haha! But seriously, pun's aside, Paris has a lot to offer those who are looking for an alternative to the traditional sun soaked spring break festivities! Especially for those who have a passion for the finer things in life, such as arts and architecture! The spring season in France can be a mixture of beautiful days and chilly romantic nights, and the city comes to life with early blooms and dazzling lights! This is a great chance to see the city in many shades. Photographers and Instagramers rejoice: No filter necessary!
Due to the fact that Paris is not in the midst of its' peak season at this time of year, you can be sure to get more bang for your buck and you will face fewer crowds, making this a great opportunity to invest in visiting this European destination of your dreams!
Got your passport out and ready to go? You simply MUST see the Eiffel Tower: worth every penny! On a sunny day with clear visibility the beautiful structure and consistency of the city of Paris is jaw dropping from every corner! The first floor has a transparent floor where you can wonder out onto the glass and take in the view from 57 meters below! At 115 meters, you can take in the views of Paris from the second floor, or if you are feeling adventurous, you can take the lift all the way up to the third floor 276 meters high! Be prepared to experience a serious case of the "Jell-O legs" as you exit onto the viewing platform if you are not a natural lover of heights!
The Musee du Louvre is also so much more than the Mona Lisa and a chance to take a selfie with the glass pyramids outside (though we highly suggest you do this too while you are there)! The Notre Dame Cathedral is another Parisian icon, and taking it in both from the outside and the inside is a must, especially during a mass! Latin songs echo off the steep walls and delicate painted windows. The smell of incense and the soft candlelight is dizzying. Somehow within all the awe, one can find a certain relaxation with the rhythm of the comings and goings inside. It is an experience you have to feel to believe!
Foodie? Paris by Mouth Food Tours is a great way to get the inside scoop on some of the best eateries around town! Travelers are simply raving about Paris by Mouth Food Tours, and there is no question in our mind that you should be too! In 3 hours time expect to taste the best food and beverages that Paris has to offer with special attention paid to the seasonality of the food culture! Prepared to be stuffed, and very happy!
London – Harry Potter and History!
Admit it: You are all about London because of Harry Potter! No? Well then you are certainly going for the history! These are two of the hottest attractive features of this grand city! None the less, in London there is always something for everyone! Grab your umbrella, because there may be a little rain, but don't let that dampen your spirits!
Spend a half-day at the Tower of London. Wow, all that history! Can you hear the calls of the murder of crows that call the tower home? Can you almost feel the powerful emotions of those who were held captive and met their untimely end here? How about the pull of the crown jewels, or the undeniable presence of a long timeline of valuable historic movements? Do take advantage of the audio guide! There is a LOT to take in here!
Want the best view in London? The View from the Shard is an exhilarating experience beginning with two quick 30 second leaps to the observation deck spanning the 68th, 69th, and 72nd floors. At the top, take in the one of a kind experience to see 360-degree views of London from 244 meters high!
Big Ben and the London Eye are two of the most iconic and photographed sights in London, hands down! They are also in close proximity for a good stroll! Any trip to London would not be complete without exploring the area around these giants! Take in the might of the River Thames, which separates these two beauties by way of the Westminster Bridge. This is a perfect place for a sunset stroll to take in this legendary neighbourhood in various light settings, making it a fun place for photo-ops! Stroll a bit away from the river and explore the Westminster Abbey where a multitude of famous unions and burials have taken place by royals!
Let's face it, we are all still recovering a bit from the fact that our owl got lost while trying to deliver our letter to Hogwarts! Luckily for us, there is a place full of the magic that has roots deep within our childhood, and that is the site of the Warner Brothers Studios where almost all of the 8 Harry potter films were shot!
Pass the cramped cupboard under the stairs where it all began and walk right threw the doors into the great hall, and zig zag your way threw the wide variety of props and sets taken strait from the films, as well as the technical rooms which unveil the secrets and tidbits that made all the magic come to life! Sip on an ice cold butter beer midway and don't forget to snap a picture of your butter beer moustache! Towards the end of the self-guided tour, pause to admire the original artwork created for the movie storyboards, as well as the model of Hogwarts castle from which all of the outside castle scenes were shot!
Last but not least, enjoy the ends of your evenings in London over a hearty meal and an ice cold drink. You will not be lonely long! The people of London can be very warm and inviting, so be prepared to extend your night in the city with the buddy you bumped elbows with at the nearby pub! Cheers!
Ireland – St.Paddy's day
Ahhh the luck of the Irish! You can feel it in the air particularly in March as the Irish ring in their annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations!
First and foremost, if you want to be in the centre of all the action, Dublin is where it's at! Whether you are visiting because of roots or because of curiosity, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day! For the full experience, squeeze yourself into a local hostel to meet up with several other spring breakers who crossed the puddle to have a good time!
Put on your greenest frocks and make your way down to the festival area. The parade is something that is certainly NOT TO BE MISSED! This colourful and engaging experience full of live music and performances is certainly one of kind in its' own right! Follow the crowds afterwards to find wonderful food, drink and company to fill your evening with!
Taking part in this all is also a great way to take an informal walking tour of all of the sights of downtown Dublin, as the festival area and parade are located in such a close proximity that they would be hard to miss! There are also parties on-going and on-going, so you can be sure to never be bored! In your free time between celebrations, don't miss the Guinness Storehouse and the Irish Whiskey Museum, because: reasons!
Classic Caribbean!
So Europe just can't kick the call of the sea? We understand, with summer just around the corner, why not get yours in a little early?
Bahamas – The new Cancun!
Yep, you heard right! Cancun is a classic, yes, but why not explore another island paradise instead this year? In Nassau, the capital and largest city of the Bahamas, you get the full spring break party experience as well as a chance to relax in paradise!
Go with the flow, and do what you want! A wide variety of parties can be found all over the island day and night, so you will never run low on options to mix, mingle, and get down! From hopping bars, to wave beaten turquoise beachfronts and every little detail in between, this could be the best spring break of your entire life!! Why not try a party boat? Or why not take part in few wild water sports? You know you always wondered what its like to go parasailing! Grab your swim gear and get ready to soak up the sun with thousands of other students from all around!
Want to live the life of luxury? Splurge to stay at Atlantis, or at one of the notorious all-inclusive resorts around the island. Nothing more to worry about than having the time of your life! On a Shoestring? There are loads of amazing places to stay on the island, and food is quite affordable in the Bahamas!
Puerto Rico – Unexpected Adventure of a Lifetime!
Even though Puerto Rico is not as virally advertised as a spring break destination, for a very affordable price and without the need for a passport for American travellers, Puerto Rico has the potential to become one of the hottest spring break destinations in years to come!
From its' stretch of beautiful beaches, to the call of the wild in the rainforest, the landscape itself is breath-taking and an excellent host for various outdoor activities to explore in the daytime! The nights are also full of life, and parties are not in low supply either!
You can find all the basics for an excellent spring break in Pureto Rico, so grab your ticket and just remember to not forget your sunscreen! Have a blast, stay safe and best of luck to you for the rest of your semester!


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February 01. 2013 3:46PM
State $2b in hole to pay retired worker health benefits
By BILL SMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
CONCORD – The head of the state's administrative services agency is sounding a warning for state lawmakers about a $2.2 billion ticking financial time bomb buried in the state's financial ledgers.
During routine discussion of the annual audit of the state's books, Administrative Service Commissioner Linda Hodgdon warned the committee that the projected cost for health benefits promised state workers after they have left state employment continues to grow.
The audit estimates that the state is $679 million in the hole for money it should have been setting aside in recent years to pay post-employment benefits.
At the end of the 2012 fiscal year last July, taxpayers were on the hook for $2.2 billion in health benefits that state employees have already earned.but which must be paid in the future.
"It will be a bigger number next year because we're not doing any funding for retiree's health," Hodgdon said. "We pay each year what the liability is, but we are not putting any additional money aside."
She warned that the state's credit rating could eventually be rocked as the state's responsibility for retiree medical benefits escalates.
"It will start to be a bigger and bigger number," Hodgdon said."The rating agencies would be very unhappy about that."
Accounting practices used by states were changed a few years ago to require states to list the anticipated cost of post-employment benefits for state workers in their financial statements.
"Businesses had to do this a long time ago," Hodgdon said.


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Topic: [SOLVE] Relay access denied by using ThunderBird 3
I am using webmail of iRedmail to send and receive mail without any problem.
Today I setup Thunderbird 3 to test iRedmail and got the error from Thunderbird 3.
"An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: 5.7.1 <email@example.com>: Relay access denied. Please check the message recipient email@example.com and try again."
I am using SMTP port 25 without any security authentication
login name using email@example.com (I hidden my real domain)
Here is the log in maillog
Feb 26 16:58:47 mail postfix/smtpd[23236]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[192.168.1.61]: 554 5.7.1 <firstname.lastname@example.com>: Relay access denied; from=<firstname.lastname@example.com to=<firstname.lastname@example.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<[192.168.1.61]>
However, I sent the mail to the local server without any problem. That meaning the error occur only on external dommain.
I think that may be the problem about relay smtp but I don't know what setting I making wrong.
Anyone can help?


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Wall Street's biggest bond dealers are starting to forecast that the U.S. Treasury will reduce the size of its debt auctions in coming months for the first time in three years as government revenue soars.
With the Congressional Budget Office estimating a 2013 budget deficit of $845 billion, the smallest since 2008, eight of the 21 primary dealers who trade with the Fed say Treasury may cut the amount of notes it offers that are due in five years or less as soon as July. The government hasn't trimmed coupon auctions since 2010, a year after the economy began expanding from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Limiting the supply in a market where investors are bidding about a record $3 for every $1 of debt sold may force buyers to pay more for Treasuries at a time when demand for short-term debt has pushed yields on one-month bills below zero. The dealers' outlook has shifted in response to a growing economy amid rising tax revenue and cuts to government spending.
"The rapidly shrinking deficit means we aren't going to need as many Treasury bonds as we would if the deficit hadn't been shrinking so quickly," Edward Keon, portfolio manager and managing director of Newark, New Jersey-based Quantitative Management Associates LLC, a unit of Prudential Financial Inc., which manages $95 billion, said in a May 9 telephone interview. "There is still a very strong demand for high-quality fixed- income product on a global basis."
Smaller Auctions
Smaller-than-forecast deficits may give the U.S. enough leeway to make it through to the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 without breaching the debt ceiling, which Congress suspended until May 18, according to Morgan Stanley economist Ted Wieseman. That would take pressure off President Barack Obama and lawmakers as they try to craft a budget that addresses longer- term fiscal imbalances.
Treasury, which has sold $32 billion of three-year notes each month since October 2010, may reduce the July offering of the securities to $31 billion, Thomas Simons, an economist in New York at primary dealer Jefferies Group LLC, said in a telephone interview May 6. That would be followed by $1 billion less in sales of two- and five-year notes later that month, he said.
Mizuho Securities USA forecasts cuts will begin in August for those securities, as does Morgan Stanley, which also expects the seven-year note offering will shrink by $1 billion in September followed by similar reductions to 10-year notes and 30-year bonds in October. Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays Plc, BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets and RBC Capital Markets forecast the smaller auctions will begin in the fourth quarter.
Eleven firms forecast no cuts in issuance this year, and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. didn't make projections.
Bond Yields
Yields on 10-year Treasuries, the benchmark for everything from corporate bonds to mortgages, rose to as high as 1.93 percent on May 10, the most since March 26.
Returns on U.S. bonds have averaged an 4.9 percent annually during the past five years, with the 10-year yield falling to 1.86 percent from 3.77 percent during that period even as outstanding Treasury debt has soared to $11.4 trillion from $4.7 trillion, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch bond indexes.
The Treasury said May 10 that the U.S. posted a monthly budget surplus of $112.9 billion in April, the widest in five years. Revenue rose 28 percent to $406.7 billion while spending increased 13 percent to $293.8 billion. The deficit for the first seven months of the fiscal year ending Sept 30 shrank 32 percent, to $487.6 billion from $719.9 billion in the same period in 2012.
Treasury View
CBO forecasts show the deficit falling to $616 billion, or 3.7 percent of gross domestic product next year, and then to $430 billion in fiscal 2015. It peaked at $1.42 trillion, or 10 percent of GDP in 2009.
"Depending on how the fiscal situation develops, Treasury may decide to gradually decrease coupon auction sizes," the department said in a statement May 1.
Barclays lowered its deficit projection to $750 billion from $850 billion May 10, while Morgan Stanley reduced its forecast to $775 billion from $860 billion, before accounting for $89.5 billion in payments by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the government this year.
"The deficit improvement has been so much ahead of schedule," Morgan Stanley's Wieseman said in a May 9 telephone interview. "Changes that we were expecting in issuance later this year needed to be shifted forward just by the positive surprise on the budget outlook."
Bill Sales
The Treasury may adjust sales of short-term bills while waiting to see if the budget deficit continues to contract, according to the 11 dealers forecasting no change in issuance.
While deficits are falling now, they will resume growing in coming years as government retirement and medical costs rise, according to the CBO, which forecasts a $798 billion shortfall in 2020.
"Down the road deficits begin to increase again," William Marshall, an interest-rate strategist at Credit Suisse Group AG in New York, said in a May 6 telephone interview. "Even if the Treasury were to reduce coupon issuance in the next few years, it would quickly find itself needing to boost issuance again due to redemptions and rising deficits."
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South Runway and Terminal 4 Update To The County Commission (September 27, 2012)View a presentation (PDF) to the Broward County Commissioners on the status of the South Runway Expansion and Terminal 4 Redesign.
The overall program consists of three projects.
The Program's Original Budget totals $1,165,628,000. The Committed Amount is $570,147,980 (over $490 million more than a year ago) and Work in Place totals $98,454,133 (over $60 million more than a year ago).
(Note: All of the eight major activities we expected to complete between 9-18-11 and today have been completed!)
The Broward County Aviation Department temporarily closed the south entrance to the airport at the intersection of Griffin and Perimeter Roads on Wednesday, March 14, at 12:01 a.m. The closure is in preparation for the South Runway Expansion Project.View a larger version of the Map for the Perimeter Road Closure.
The 1.7 mile section of Perimeter Road is closed from SW 43rd Street on the west side of the airport to the roundabout on the east side of the airport. This section of roadway is closed to all vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic. Access to the west side of the airport is available through Ravenswood Road and Lee Wagener Boulevard.
Access to the Cell Phone Waiting Area, located under the main entrance roadway to the airport, will be available from the north or through the main entrance roadway. The Cell Phone Waiting Area will no longer be accessible from the south side of the airport (Griffin Road) during this closure.
To access the Cell Phone Waiting Area, enter the airport on the main entrance roadway and follow the signs for Arrivals. Stay in the left lanes and follow the sign to All Parking. Stay left, following the sign for Parking. Then follow the signs to the Cell Phone Waiting Area. This road will bring you around the Cypress Garage/Rental Car Center to the Cell Phone Waiting Area.
Take State Road 84 to SW 4th Avenue. Turn south on SW 4th Avenue and drive through the four-way stop sign. The road will end at Perimeter Road. Turn left on Perimeter Road. Head east on Perimeter Road and then the road will turn south. Shortly after you drive under the roadway entrance, turn right. Make an immediate right and then another immediate right into the Cell Phone Waiting Area. Look for the Cell Phone Waiting Area signs.
The road is expected to re-open at the completion of the South Runway Expansion Project at the end of 2014. The closure will enable engineers and construction crews to prepare for the bridge structure as part of the runway expansion that will extend over Perimeter Road, the Florida East Coast Railway, and US Highway 1. This closure is necessary to ensure the safety of workers on-site for the activities associated with the project.
Board of County Commissioners and invited guests
Monday, January 23, 2012 was an historic day for Broward County. It marked the beginning of construction for the South Runway Project at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).
Airport Director Kent George, Broward County Mayor John E. Rodstrom, Jr., and the entire Board of County Commissioners were joined by more than 300 guests to help celebrate the beginning of one of the Country's most significant aviation construction projects.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta flew in to FLL to help break ground for the $791 million runway expansion.
"This is one of the largest and most important airport construction projects in the country right now," said Secretary LaHood. "Modernizing our airport infrastructure will keep our economy moving forward, and put thousands of Americans back to work."
The guest speakers included Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, Richard M. Biter, Assistant Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation, Rob Maruster, Chief Operating Officer, JetBlue Airways and Terry W. Stiles, representing the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.
When construction activity peaks next year, the project will contribute more than $1 million per day to the local economy, according to Broward County. The project is estimated to create about 11,000 temporary jobs during the construction.
"Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is one of the fastest-growing airports in the country," said Acting Administrator Huerta. "The expanded runway will provide additional airport capacity and will help reduce flight delays."
The project will extend, shift and lengthen Runway 9R/27L from 5,276 feet to 8,000 feet. It will give the airport two parallel runways that can accommodate larger commercial flights. Parallel runways can increase airport capacity dramatically. This expansion will increase the airport's capacity from 84 flights per hour to 107. Without the runway expansion, delays could reach more than 20 minutes per flight.
The FAA has issued a Letter of Intent to provide $250 million in Airport Improvement Program funding over 12 years for the project. More than 23 million passengers fly through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport annually. In 2010, FLL ranked 22nd in total passenger traffic in the United States. More than 600 flights fly in and out of the airport daily to more than 60 U.S. cities and international destinations in Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico, Latin American, and Europe.
The official "groundbreaking" involved Mayor Rodstrom at the controls of an excavator to move the first pile of dirt. Then our Commissioners joined the Mayor and Airport Director for the photo opportunity of the morning.
Reporters from all four local network affiliate stations as well as reporters from the Sun Sentinel, Miami Herald, and WLRN radio were also on hand to cover this monumental event for Broward County and the airport.
The South Runway Project is expected to be substantially complete by the third quarter of 2014 when our first commercial flight will take to the air.
View a presentation of Program Phasing Plans (PDF) for the South Runway Expansion, Terminal 4 Gate Replacement, and Land Acquisition for the South Runway. This presentation shows the construction schedule for the major elements of the project. View an ADA version (PDF) of the presentation.
The Broward County Aviation Department (BCAD) is progressing with the expansion of the south runway and related projects. The overall program consists of three major aspects: Land Acquisition, Expansion of the South Runway, and Terminal 4 Gate Replacement. DMJM, Inc., is the Program Management Office consultant (PMO) which is responsible for managing the overall program. Under the PMO's supervision, other consultants and contractors will perform the design and the actual construction.


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Three times a week, Puthy Hak finishes his workday, gets in his car, drives to a kidney dialysis center 30 minutes away and endures the three-hour, 20-minute treatment that is keeping him alive.
Three times a week, Puthy Hak finishes his workday, gets in his car, drives to a kidney dialysis center 30 minutes away and endures the three-hour, 20-minute treatment that is keeping him alive.
At 44, Puthy has been suffering from kidney disease for 14 years and has been receiving dialysis treatments for 18 months. His insurer has approved a transplant, and he's been on the UCLA Health System Transplant Services waiting list since October. Doctors are uncertain how long Puthy will live without a new kidney.
Puthy, who lives in Santa Ana, was raised in Stockton. So was his younger brother, 36-year-old Touch Hak, who wants to donate one of his kidneys to Puthy.
"Right now is the perfect time to do it," Puthy, who works in a machine shop, said last week during a telephone interview.
But there's a major obstacle.
Though raised in Stockton, Touch was born in Cambodia and never became a naturalized U.S. citizen. As an adult, he was sent to prison after his conviction on drug charges. He completed his sentence in February and now faces deportation back to Cambodia, a country he has not lived in since he was a little boy.
That a noncitizen with a criminal record could face return by the United States to his country of birth is hardly unusual.
But in this case, the consequence could be extreme. If Touch is deported to Cambodia before he can donate his kidney, it may cost Puthy his life.
The brothers' parents brought their young family to the United States in 1985 after surviving Pol Pot's Cambodian holocaust of the late 1970s and spending time in a refugee camp in Thailand.
Like many Cambodian refugees who survived and migrated to Stockton, they settled at Park Village Apartments, near Oak Park.
Nheth Hak, 69, and his 67-year-old wife, Mom Khath, live there still, in a small second-story apartment.
On Jan. 17, 1989, Nheth and Mom sent Touch, 11 at the time, off to school at Cleveland Elementary. Touch, a fifth-grader, was in the building that day when a lone gunman walked onto the Cleveland schoolyard on a murderous rampage that left five Southeast Asian children dead.
"He was traumatized," Nheth recalled last week as a Park Village staffer translated. "My son was fine before the shooting, but afterward, he just started going along with his peers, listening more to his peers. He didn't finish school, and he really didn't want to obey his parents."
As a young man, Touch married and moved to Florida, and, according to a Tampa-area newspaper article, by 2005 he was the owner of a Vietnamese restaurant in nearby Pinellas Park.
But in November 2005, the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted "Operation Sweet Tooth," the culmination of an international investigation in the United States and Canada that netted 291 arrests and the seizure of nearly 1 million Ecstasy pills, 1,800 pounds of marijuana and nearly $8 million in assets.
Touch was among those arrested, and in 2006, he was convicted of possession of Ecstasy and methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He finished serving his sentence this past Valentine's Day, but when he was released, it was into the hands of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which began the deportation process and holds him in detention in near Tacoma, in Washington.
"He did something wrong," Puthy says of his brother, "but he served his time."
Touch's hope is that ICE will delay his deportation long enough that he can donate his kidney to Puthy.
In a form he recently filed with ICE to begin the process of seeking the delay, Touch wrote, "Puthy has always taken care of me, and this is the only way I know how to take care of him. ... There is nowhere else I plan to go and I intend to comply with immigration rules and regulations after I know the transplant went well. ... I have worked hard on my rehabilitation and am in good health and drug free, which is why I am considered a strong donor for my brother."
Touch also has sought the help of Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton. According to McNerney's office, the congressman has sent a letter to ICE asking the agency to "understand the Hak family's unique circumstances."
According to ICE, more than 368,000 people were deported by the United States in 2013. Nearly 60 percent had criminal convictions.
Sarah Torres, a Sacramento-based immigration attorney, said she is not optimistic Touch will win the delay he is seeking. Torres said Touch needs a good lawyer. Family members say they lack the money to hire an attorney.
"It seems to me criminal issues tend to trump other issues, even humanitarian issues (in deportation cases)," Torres said. "I think it's a reasonable request. I think maybe he has a shot because of that. But nothing compels ICE to do that. It would just be their discretion."
Andrew Munoz, a spokesman for ICE, wrote in an email that delays are considered "on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the totality of an individual's circumstances."
Munoz also wrote that if valid travel documents for an individual facing deportation cannot be obtained within 180 days of detention, ICE is compelled by law to release the person under supervision.
Once ICE obtains the documents, Munoz added, deportation is carried out.
If he has not already been deported, Touch will reach the 180-day mark of his detention in September. If he is released at that time, Munoz said Touch may then be able to donate his kidney, but it will depend on the conditions of his supervision order.
Photographs of their children line the walls of the Park Village apartment of Touch and Puthy's parents. To them, the complications hindering Touch's gift of his kidney to his ailing brother make no sense.
"I want both my kids to live," Nheth Hak said. "Even though the younger one is getting deported and there's no way we can stop that, ... I'm asking that now that the brother is willing to give the kidney to his older brother, I'm asking for some time so they can go ahead and do that, get him the kidney so that they can both survive and they can both still have their lives."
Just before he entered the dialysis center last week, Puthy sounded mentally drained.
"I feel hopeless," he said. "I feel like it's something you could get, but you cannot get it. It's not the end of the world, but it's pretty close to that. We're just asking them for a delay. He's not a dangerous guy."
Contact reporter Roger Phillips at (209) 546-8299 or email@example.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/phillipsblog and on Twitter @rphillipsblog.


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Beginning in February 1936 — three years before Batman went on the prowl for the first time — young readers across the nation thrilled to the comic-strip adventures of a different masked mystery man: The Phantom. The character created by Lee Falk is considered by many to be a key stepping-stone in the early evolutionary path of the American superhero (he is believed to be the first fictional crime fighter to wear a skin-tight costume, for instance). Now he's back but in a fashion that the late Falk might not have recognized. On Sunday, SyFy airs a revival of "The Phantom" in the form of a four-hour mini-series. I caught up with the star, Ryan Carnes, for this edition of Five Questions. — Geoff Boucher
GB: How did you find yourself in this role? And is it a character that you knew at all? The Phantom is not a character that many young people today even know about — although I suppose you could look at that as an opportunity for discovery.
RC: I came to the project with the process just like I usually go through, I got an audition appointment and I received the script. Actually, you know, I almost didn't go on the appointment because I had had food poisoning. I had just got out of the hospital the night before. I liked the character a lot, so I went anyway…. A week after that, I found out I got the the part. And to be honest, I wasn't very familiar with the character myself. Before the audition I looked it up and found out about the guy and the history. I did my due diligence.
But I think you're right that people don't know the character that well. When I got the part and told my friends about it they would get this look on their face, like they think they've heard of it but they're' not sure really. I even had a few people say to me, "Oh, the 'Phantom of the Opera' and I said, "Uh, no, not the Andrew Lloyd Webber thing." Maybe there is an advantage to that, maybe not. I do know that among the fans who are out there, the avid fans of the comic, there is definitely very little room for forgiveness where they're concerned. Maybe they'll watch and then get on the internet and say how much they hate it — but at least they'll be watching it.
GB: One of the interesting aspects of The Phantom is he is part or a long line of fathers and sons who have inherited the job — in other words, the mythology of the character is that the costume and the duty pass on through generations. Tell us a bit about this new Phantom — how did you frame him in your mind?
RC: This character is a departure from the previous Phantoms, like the Billy Zane character in the movie in the 1990s. The producers and the writers decided to make this character much younger. He's a law student.He's very much an ordinary, average kid but he has extraordinary powers that he has not realized and an extraordinary lineage and future. His life gets turned upside down. He's about to graduate from law school and he finds out his parents are not who he thought they were. He is destined for greatness, should he accept that role. That was what so attractive about the character, as an actor; this is a guy that really gets to go on a journey. He goes from being a boy to being a man. He goes from zero to 100.
GB: What did you add to the character that wasn't there on the pages of the script?
RC: There was a lot there on the page to begin with, it was really well written. One thing I did do was look for all the different archetypes that were embodied within the character. As himself, Chris, the law student, there's certain archetypes, and then as Kit, who then becomes The Phantom, there's another set.
I tried to look for what his tragic flaw was. His relationship with his adoptive parents was something the director and I talked about a lot. They are not in it that much, but they are so crucial to the story, we looked for way to bring that relationship out and establish it.
I asked myself, too, What can I do as an actor in those scenes to show that this is my home and has been for 20 years, how can I show the feelings between the character and his mother, for instance, so when the big change comes and his life changes that people feel that it's major.
GB: With any live-action adaptation of a traditional super-hero, the costume is the tricky part. Things that look good on the four-color page often don't work on camera. You guys have gone in a new direction with the costume. Can you talk about that?
RC: Certainly one challenge is convincing the very avid fans to allow us to make a departure from the purple spandex and the stripes, the leotard. Obviously, a lot of people are upset with the choice of the costume. it was a big risk. The producer, the writers, all of us new it was a risk. But it was a calculated. We said "Let's update this." Another challenge for me was literally moving in the costume; it was very tight, very constricting and in the beginning very unforgiving. It would have been easier to move much more freely in the purple spandex! But all of that changed over time. It got broken in.
Wearing that suit, allowed me to go "Oh, okay now I'm the Phantom. Now I am a superhero." It changed the way I walked, it changed the way I carried myself. For acting, the costumes, from the feet up, are so important. It really allows you to step into a character. There's power in that costume.
— Geoff Boucher
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Silva, Andrade in state rep runoff in NashuaBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
September 17. 2013 11:40PM
NASHUA — Pete Silva, the former House Majority Leader, will face off against former alderman Carl Andrade in the November election for an open state representative seat in Nashua's Ward 8.
Nearly 500 ballots were cast in Tuesday's special primary election, where the only item on the ballot was the House seat left vacant when Roland LaPlante resigned in February because of health issues.
Two candidates — Andrade and former Board of Education member Latha Mangipudi — were on the Democratic ballot and ran a tight race with Andrade receiving 170 votes and Mangipudi obtaining a close 167, according to unofficial results made available at press time. Silva was the sole candidate on the Republican ballot; he took home 141 votes.
"I was at the polls in the morning and it was kind of slow. But, it was encouraging to see the amount of Republicans that came out for a relatively meaningless vote since there was just one candidate on the ballot," said Silva. "It is nice to know that there are supporters out there."
Silva said he is optimistic about the November election, and is ready to get back into politics. Election officials were only predicting about 100 Republican votes since it was an uncontested primary on the Republican ballot, so additional ballots were requested after it was apparent that more than 100 Republicans would hit the polls.
"We will obviously continue campaigning. We are going to go at it, take it seriously and do the best we can do," said Silva. "I think the last election woke a few people up, and they are starting to realize there is only so much money in the pot. We need to stop the spending, and I believe we should run government like we would run our own household."
Andrade, of Clydesdale Circle, said he hoped more people would have hit the polls on Tuesday."I have done an awful lot of work to get people to the polls," said Andrade, adding the other two candidates also put in a lot of time to get the word out to Ward 8 voters.
Andrade, who served on the Board of Aldermen from 1978 to 1992 and was a former mayoral candidate in Nashua, said Tuesday that he anticipated a close race.
"I believe that I have a record I can run on, and I think this is a good opportunity to serve my city in Concord," he said. "I think I will be a good representative because I already know how government works in Nashua."
Despite Tuesday's results, Andrade and Mangipudi both agreed to support each other in November in an effort to keep the House seat filled by a Democrat, according to Andrade.
He has lived in Nashua since 1976, and currently serves on the city's Business and Industrial Development Authority. Andrade is also the owner and CEO of Top Tier Connections Inc. in Nashua, an international business development company.
Mangipudi, of Salmon Brook Drive, said Tuesday that she has been busy knocking on doors, making phone calls and emailing Democrats to try to get them to the polls on Tuesday.
Prior to the results being announced Tuesday night, Mangipudi said she was hopeful to win the primary election and take on Silva on Nov. 5.
"I am in it to win it," said Mangipudi. "This is still so important to me. My goal was to get more people involved and engaged in this political process."
Democracy is not a spectator sport, according to Mangipudi, who said democracy starts with voting.
"This is my service to the community," she said, adding she was disappointed with the low voter turnout, and maintained that many people were not even aware a special election was being held.
According to Gene Anderson, Ward 8 moderator, voter turnout was low on Tuesday, but that was expected for a special election.
"It is slow. We have had a couple of surges, but it is still way below the turnout we get for general elections," said Anderson, noting only 150 ballots were cast as of noon on Tuesday.
Silva and Andrade will face off in the general election, which will be held the same day at the city's municipal election on Nov. 5.


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The American Academy of Pediatrics can come off as, well, a little strict. No screentime before the age of 2! Bouncy castles are too dangerous!
But what's this? The AAP has come out with a new policy statement declaring recess a "necessary break from the demands of school."
That's right: recess! Bring it on!
Published in this month's issue of Pediatrics, "The Crucial Role of Recess in Schools" concludes that safe and supervised recess "offers children cognitive, physical, emotional and social benefits. It should be used as a complement to physical education classes, not a substitute, and whether it's spent indoors or outdoors, recess should provide free, unstructured play or activity."
Kids, it gets better. The AAP also explicitly declares that recess should never be withheld as punishment because it can negatively affect academic performance and social development.
Plus: Why Kids Need Recess and Exercise
But what of all those injuries children incur running around during unstructured play time? Lest you think the AAP has gotten dangerously reckless, fear not! In the same issue of Pediatrics, the academy emphasizes the importance of school physicians.
"School physicians can bring valuable health services to a school and can prevent potential district liability issues by implementing concussion management programs, and recommending climate safety standards for outdoor activity and emergency response procedures," the AAP said in a statement.
So play on, little ones. It's time for recess.


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MANOA (KHNL) -- University of Hawaii at Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw issued a statement concerning last Thursday's tragedy at Northern Illinois University.
"On behalf of our University of Hawaii at Manoa community, I extend our deepest condolences to Northern Illinois University during this tragic time. Our hearts are saddened by the loss of life and the frightening reality of such a terrible event. Our universities belong to one 'ohana and that connection is extremely important in these times."
Hinshaw says the University is taking the safety of their students and campus community very seriously. She says a plan has been put in place to deal with emergencies.
"As part of our planning, next week UH Manoa students will be asked to sign up to receive emergency messages via cell phone text-messaging. I urge all students to agree to receive these messages, because they could be crucially important in an emergency situation."
UH staff is reminding students of support resources that are available:
Campus Security (956-6911) Campus Security should be contacted for immediate assistance. Campus Security also provides such services as crime prevention services, escort service (see below), emergency call boxes, crime prevention presentations, and others.
Escort Service (956-8211) Campus Security provides transportation or a walking escort from dusk to dawn for anyone walking alone on campus at night. By calling 6-8211 (V/T) (on-campus phone), an escort can be summoned to your location. The escort will either transport you in a Campus Security vehicle or accompany you on foot to any University parking lot or facility.
Women's Center (956-8059) The Women's Center is a safe space for students to meet and to gather. The Center also oversees the Program Against Violence to Women, which has established a coordinated campus-community response to address issues of partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus.
Ombuds Office (956-3391) The UH Mânoa ombuds staff will help you deal with any problems that faculty, students and staff may have with the University. It is impartial and offers a safe, confidential way of helping you deal with your problems.
Advocacy Office (956-9977) The Advocacy office provides information for students, staff and faculty at UH Manoa, conducts educational workshops for the entire campus community, and provides advocacy and informal resolutions for students specifically on issues of sexual harassment, assault, stalking, Gender Equity and Civil Rights. Their emphasis is on education, prevention and early resolution.
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Police Chief Ronald Fisette expects to ask voters at the upcoming annual town meeting to buy six Tasers for the police force. And tonight, residents will get a chance to see one.
WELLFLEET — Police Chief Ronald Fisette expects to ask voters at the upcoming annual town meeting to buy six Tasers for the police force. And tonight, residents will get a chance to see one.
Fisette will host a public forum on several police issues, including Tasers, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the fire station.
"There won't be an actual tasering of an individual," Fisette said Tuesday. He has invited two police officers experienced with Tasers, from Yarmouth and Eastham, to speak.
A Taser fires two barbed prongs that penetrate clothing and skin, delivering an electric current of up to 50,000 volts that causes temporary paralysis. It can also be pressed directly onto a target. Each one costs about $1,000.
At the April 22 annual town meeting, Fisette hopes to ask for $10,000 for the next fiscal year for probably six Tasers, training to use them and auxiliary equipment such as holsters.
Currently, all Cape towns except Wellfleet, Brewster, Chatham and Orleans provide Tasers to some or all patrolmen.
In 2007, now-retired Wellfleet Police Chief Richard Rosenthal introduced the idea of Tasers to the board of selectmen after a patrolman encountered a man wielding what Rosenthal called a "samurai sword" on the town hall lawn.
Police eventually subdued the man with a chemical spray and the threat of a drawn weapon, but the incident came too close to a tragedy, Rosenthal told the selectmen. At the time, only Barnstable police were using Tasers, and the Wellfleet selectmen decided to postpone a decision until they learned more about the weapons.
Typically, police use Tasers in situations where compliance is needed and where the only other alternative is to draw and fire a gun, Fisette said. Currently, police in Wellfleet use a police baton and chemical spray in those types of situations, he said.
"It gives us an extra tool," Fisette said, adding that he hopes to eventually issue Tasers to all patrolmen.
The selectmen and the town finance committee will discuss Tasers Tuesday as part of the capital budget discussions in advance of the town meeting, Selectman Berta Bruinooge said Wednesday.


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Lakeland Regional Health Systems, parent company of Lakeland Regional Medical Center, and neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Campanelli have been sued in connection with the death of a woman who had a blocked lung artery.
LAKELAND | Lakeland Regional Health Systems, parent company of Lakeland Regional Medical Center, and neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Campanelli have been sued in connection with the death of a woman who had a blocked lung artery.
The medical malpractice lawsuit filed by Mark Wilson, on behalf of Bryce Wilson and Bradley Whitt, contends inadequate treatment led to Betsy Pultz's death.
She died April 9, 2011, about a month after Campanelli did lower back surgery on her March 10 at LRMC. On April 4, she went to his office complaining of leg numbness, pain in her leg and shortness of breath.
The office staff said a doctor wouldn't be able to see her, the lawsuit said, but the office called her a couple of hours later with a prescription for muscle relaxers.
She went to another Lakeland Regional facility, it said, but wasn't given treatment.
On April 7, the lawsuit said, Pultz had cardiac arrest and was taken by ambulance to Lakeland Regional, where she was diagnosed as having had a pulmonary embolism.
She was given heparin and other medication in an attempt to dissolve the clot, the lawsuit said, but died of the pulmonary embolism.
The embolism was caused by deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities, it said. Thrombosis is the formation or presence of a clot.
The lawsuit contends Campanelli didn't give Pultz adequate advice or supplies to prevent deep vein thrombosis, didn't give her examinations she should have gotten April 4 and was negligent in prescribing muscle relaxers.
The suit includes wrongful-death accusations against Campanelli and against Lakeland Regional for the "negligence" of his office staff.
Lakeland Regional Health Systems, which employed Campanelli at that time, didn't comment. That is its customary policy with lawsuits.
Campanelli has a clear medical license with no disciplinary action against him, according to the Florida Department of Health.
He was an LRMC employee from 2006-2012, when he joined a University of South Florida neurosurgery group that supplies LRMC's neurosurgeons. He continues practicing at LRMC.
David F. Anderson, a Bartow lawyer, filed the suit and seeks a jury trial.


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Today is Chuseok (추석), or the Korean version of Thanksgiving. It's celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calendar, or September 22 for the year 2010, when the moon is believed to be at its fullest. Many other Asian cultures also celebrate a harvest or moon festival on this day. Chuseok used to be called Hangawi (한가위), but more recently it is called "Chusu Gamsa Jol", meaning "harvest appreciation day" in direct translation.
It's the second biggest holiday for Koreans, next to the Seol Nal (설날), or Lunar New Year. It usually falls right after the autumn harvest, when the crops would be plentiful … tons of rice, and fruits and vegetables like chestnuts, dates, apples and pears. During this Chuseok holiday, which is observed over three days, Koreans attribute their good harvest and prosperity to their ancestors and visit the ancestral tombs to offer food, and drink.
When I was young and living in Korea, there would typically be a whole herd of people leaving the city because even then, many people lived in Seoul. People head towards the country side for the 3-day Chuseok holiday, usually to visit their older extended family as well as to visit their ancestors' graves. One of the major foods prepared for this day is Songpyeon (송편), a type of Korean rice cake. This is made using the fresh crops of rice, chestnuts, sesame seeds and beans. It's a crescent shaped rice cake made with different fillings, such as chestnuts, sesame seeds, and different kinds of beans, which are traditionally steamed on top of the freshly picked pine needles. Other foods commonly prepared during Chuseok are japchae, different kinds of jeon (vegetable pan cakes), bulgogi, galbijim and fruits.
In some families, special food is also prepared for Jesa (제사), which is a Korean tradition of paying respects and remembering their deceased ancestors. During Chuseok, Koreans will visit the tomb of their ancestors dressed in traditional cloth, they would trim plants and clean the area around the tomb. Also, special food is prepared for Jesa, such as plainly flavored and simply cooked beef, fish, fruits, rice cakes and vegetables. A table is set with the food, and families pray, bow and offer the food to their ancestors. This food would be eaten and shared with the relatives and neighbors.


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Katherine's Ten Steps to a complete application
Despite the looming application deadline (or, perhaps, because of it), the Admissions staff will be meeting off-site today to plan for the coming deluge and all that follows. Fortunately, Katherine thought ahead and has tips for those of you putting the finishing touches on your application.
The pace is really picking up here in the Admissions Office! Just as many of you are scrambling to pull together your applications by the big deadline — January 10 — we're already busy processing the first waves of applications we've received. By now you've all heard your share of tips from other members of the Admissions Staff: Liz offered up suggestions on how to approach the new online interview, Christine gave her seasoned advice specifically for international applicants, and there's even a blog category dedicated to Admissions Tips. As the admissions coordinator, I see every beautiful/messy/thorough/spotty application that passes through the office, so I thought I would offer up my advice on how to put all the physical pieces together to put forward your strongest possible application.
First, and you've heard this before, read the directions! It should be obvious from the application and the instructions exactly what you need to submit. The application inspector (Step 6) is a huge help. The instructions can be found in a lot of places, including here. (Read them now, even if you don't plan on applying until next fall.) Remember to plan extra time for some pieces to reach us, such as test scores that need to come directly from the testing service.
Second, double-check your uploads! It's rare that applicants submit two copies of their personal statement instead of both their personal statement and their essay, but it happens. Even more unfortunate is when an applicant uploads a draft of the personal statement, complete with comments we're never meant to see.
Third, provide clear transcripts! We prefer to see a scanned copy of your official transcript as opposed to a printout of the online version. If, for some reason, you need to submit an online printout, please make sure it clearly states the institution you attended. We won't give you credit for a transcript if it doesn't have the school's name! Remember to submit a transcript for each institution you listed on the educational institutions page (page 3 of the application form). And remember that, if we can't read your transcript, your application will be incomplete and we are going to ask you for another one. Make sure it's legible!
Fourth, use page 11! The Additional Information section is invaluable to you and to us. Use it to explain anything that may not be obvious in your submitted materials. Perhaps your study abroad semester is buried within a different school's transcript. Perhaps you took a summer language course but it didn't provide a transcript. Maybe you are currently enrolled in a class and the grade(s) will be available after our deadline. Don't make us guess about these things — use the Additional Information section to tell us.
Fifth, make it clear who your recommenders are. There are two places on the application where you have to list their information: page 1 of the application form and step 5. Make sure that these sections match. If they don't, I look like this: [imagine person sitting at a desk with a big speech bubble above her head filled with question marks].
Sixth, make sure your information is clean and clear. Capitalize your name. Spell out your street address. We know it's a lot of work to put together a complete application: make it shine!
Seventh, don't send duplicates. Feel free to upload an unofficial transcript if the official one is going to take longer to get to us. Please do not send us or email us all of the pieces that you already submitted online — if we are missing anything, we will notify you directly.
Eighth, standardized test scores are required. An application is incomplete without them. If you want your application to be complete, submit your official test scores. If you took them shortly before submitting your application, indicate your test date so that we can keep an eye out for them.
Ninth, try to get everything to us at the same time. We happily accept pieces, when appropriate, though mail and email, though in most cases you should be able to submit everything online. If we can pair everything up and complete your application at once, you're golden! Having a complete file that follows the directions is a good way to indicate right off the bat that you're prepared for the demands of a rigorous graduate program.
Finally, relax! If you've done all of these things, chances are you've submitted an excellent physical application. We look carefully at every application that comes in and we will assuredly reach out to you in the event we need anything. In this case, no news is good news.


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From the Natural History Museum of Utah's website.
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Join Dr. Brian Greene for a whirlwind exploration of one science story -- the quest to unravel some of the biggest mysteries of space and time -- and come away with a visceral understanding of why science matters.
Greene distills impossibly complex theoretical physics, like the concept of the multiverse, into a form we can all understand, and is dedicated to sharing science stories with broad audiences to combat perceptions of science as cold, distant, or irrelevant. Greene argues that understanding the transformative power of science – just like great music, art, or literature -- should be considered an indispensable part of what makes life worth living.
String theorist and author of The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene is one of the world's leading theoretical physicists and a brilliant, entertaining communicator of cutting-edge scientific concepts. The Washington Post described him as "the single best explainer of abstruse concepts in the world today."
In addition to writing best-selling books, Greene shares science stories through a range of interdisciplinary media. He co-founded the World Science Festival, an annual celebration of science from cutting-edge research to works in theatre, film, and the arts inspired by scientific ideas. A graduate of Harvard and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, Greene is a professor in both Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University.
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A Couple Tidbits on the Braden Looper Contract
Late last week, the Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Braden Looper – who took off the 2010 season, presumably to tour the beaches of Europe and find himself – to a minor league deal, and invited him to Spring Training. Today, Jerry Crasnick reports that the contract is a $1 million deal, if Looper makes the Opening Day roster. From there, the deal will pay Looper as much as another $2 million "if he's a fulltime starter."
Looper seems like a longshot to make the bullpen, given just three (at most) open spots to around among a large group of pitchers, including Carlos Silva, Jeff Samardzija, Casey Coleman, Andrew Cashner, James Russell, Jay Jackson, and on and on. Making the rotation, therefore, would seem an insurmountable task.


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BILLIINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Little Shell tribe appeared poised to fade from history in recent years after it was denied federal government recognition, lost its financial support from the state and saw its elected leadership splinter.
But the past year has brought a sharp turnaround for the 4,500-member landless tribe that long has existed on society's fringe.
Tribal enrollment is on the rise. Government grant money is flowing again. A Little Shell cultural and visitor center opened this month in Great Falls. And a new council, sworn in Sunday, is considering launching future business enterprises to make the tribe self-sufficient — even as the battle for government recognition grinds on.
"We're starting to operate as a tribe once again," said Gerald Gray, incoming chairman for the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe.
Hard times and misfortune are familiar to the Little Shell, who struggled to stay together through more than a century of poverty and dislocation.
Gray and others from the tribe said they are determined to shape a more hopeful future. That includes using the cultural center to strengthen their shared heritage and creating employment opportunities through business ventures and the tribal office.
Seventy-five new members have enrolled with the tribe in the past year, Gray said. Meanwhile, more than $190,000 in grants and other assistance came in to help pay for the visitor center, establish a wellness program and revive the tribe's anti-tobacco program.
There's still much work to be done, including re-establishing the tribe's nonprofit status, cleaning up its enrollment records and trying to ensure the financial problems that crippled the tribe in recent years don't recur.
But Bonnie Stevens, a registered member of the tribe from Helena, said the tribe's ability to overcome its recent turmoil serves as a testament to its cohesion.
"We may fight, but in our own hearts and mind, we're a tribe," she said. "If we weren't a tribe, we'd just go our separate ways and scatter forever."
The tribe traces its ancestry to the Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians, who in the 1800s were under the leadership of Chief Little Shell when they were offered an unfair land deal that resulted in the band leaving North Dakota.
Government pledges to establish a reservation for the tribe in Montana never came through, and the Little Shell are now spread across the Northern Plains and central Canada. Many also call themselves Metis, a Canadian people with mixed European and Native American roots.
The tribe is recognized by the state of Montana. But its drive for federal acknowledgement by the Department of Interior, which dates at least to the 1970s, hit a major roadblock in 2009 when federal officials rejected the bid. The agency cited in part the tribe's "departures from precedent" — a reference to the Little Shell's far-flung membership and its history of intermarriage with non-Indians and members of other tribes.
Also during that period, the tribe's finances started to unravel when accounting problems surfaced under former chairman John Sinclair. The state of Montana suspended grants for a tobacco prevention program, and economic development funds were put on hold. That translated into an $867,000 financial hit for the Little Shell.
Political turmoil ensued, and dueling elections were held that resulted in two groups claiming to be the tribe's rightful leader — one under Sinclair's control and another under the leadership of Great Falls businessman John Gilbert.
Gilbert's side prevailed when the matter was finally settled last December by a three-judge panel of tribal law experts. Sinclair, who could not be reached for comment for this story, said at the time he was unlikely to run again.
The elections earlier this month were the first since the political dispute was settled. Former state Sen. Joe Troplia, who helped oversee the process, said that with the election the tribe appears to have finally quelled its internal rivalries.
Incoming chairman Gray, a vice president at a Billings advertising agency and vice chairman under Gilbert, said the strife during Sinclair's tenure revealed weaknesses within the tribe that need to be fixed. That included a flawed constitution and few financial controls.
Gray said the tribe will be renewing its drive for federal recognition, which could bring housing and education assistance and other help in addition to land for a reservation.
Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has introduced legislation to force the government to recognize the tribe. The Democrat's bill will have to be reintroduced next year if it's not acted on in the next few weeks.
Nicholas Vrooman, a Helena-based historian who wrote a book about the Little Shell that soon will be released, traces the tribe's modern-day problems to a century of federal negligence.
Without a home to call their own or resources to maintain a functioning government, Vrooman said, the tribe has long been defined by outsiders by the strife and difficulties it has faced.
But Vrooman said those problems also have helped the Little Shell reach a new level of self-understanding — including the realization they cannot wait for government help if they want to survive and move forward in the world.
"They don't need the federal government to sanction them now — to say they're legitimate. They know who they are now," he said. "The struggle for their community is the proof of their community."


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Officer Doherty takes the stand in Webster trialBy DALE VINCENT
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 05. 2012 10:56AM
MANCHESTER -- Manchester Police officer Dan Doherty took the stand Wednesday morning in the attempted murder trial of the man accused of shooting him several times last March 21 at the corner of Wayne and Rimmon streets.
During his testimony, Doherty repeatedly used Myles Webster's name as he described the foot chase through the neighborhood before he came close enough to be able to tackle Webster.
But Webster stopped suddenly and wheeled around, Doherty said, when Webster put both
hands in his waistband. Doherty then heard the sound of a gun being racked, or loaded with a bullet in the chamber.
"I feel a round hit me in my left shin," said Doherty, who said he then felt more hits as Webster emptied his gun and then fled.
Doherty said he was able to communicate even though his microphone was under his body and he was suffering pain in his left leg and abdomen, from the five bullets that hit him. "I yelled very loudly that shots had been fired," he said, then shouted "Rimmon."
Cross examination was to begin after the morning recess.


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Wind power expanding
Carolyn Hall of Bassett, Nebraska, e-mailed the following link today. It's a New York Times article about wind turbines that have been installed south of Ainsworth, Nebraska.
My connection to this story is that Jered Saar, one of the technicians mentioned in the story, is a distant cousin of mine. Jered's grandmother, Maxine Saar, and my mother, Doris Hill, were first cousins. About fifty years ago (ugh), Jered's dad, Gary Saar, and I were in the same grade at Duff Valley District 4, a one-room school in southern Rock County, Nebraska.
Also, Ainsworth, Nebraska, the county seat of Brown County, is my birthplace. Brown County is the next county west of Rock County, where I grew up.
Apparently the wind turbines break down quite often. Several years ago, I happened to drive by the two wind turbines at Springview (also mentioned in the article), and one of them was not working. PTG of Plains Feeder has strong opinions about the impracticality and unsustainability of wind farms, after observing them in action. Meanwhile, I'm glad that Jered has a good steady job.
UPDATE: A few more comments from PT about wind power in Iowa


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Will the Blackberry 10 save RIM?
Though Research in Motion (RIM) is banking on the Blackberry 10 release in early 2013 to save the company, Karl Volkman, the Chief Technology Officer of SRV Network, isn't convinced.
"I think it might be too little too late," Volkman says of the Canadian communications company. "If this would have come out a few years ago, the existing Blackberry Customer base was large enough they could have won it over and maintained a lead, but that base has shrunk and I can't see people leaving Android or iPhone to hope on Blackberry."
It's a dim view of the situation, but when you factor in the burgeoning popularity of the Andriod and the brand power of Apple, it doesn't seem too farfetched.
For a long time, Blackberry was synonymous with business phones. Most companies valued the devices for their security and business capabilities. They were designed with a full keyboard and screen that made it easy to read and write emails. But other companies like Apple soon began offering phones that were essentially little computers, with big screens and the ability to do everything from searching the web to video conferencing, which were more intriguing to customers than clunky Blackberries.
RIM is playing catch up with their new releases, which will debut with larger touch screens, plus a feature that allows for two different email profiles. Allowing users to have two email profiles is a plus for companies who want the control that Blackberry traditionally offers, without completely ignoring the personal needs of their employees. Basically, instead of having all email aggregated to one list, the user can have separate lists for work and personal.
It's a solid marketing technique, but it probably won't make up for the lack of apps available for the Blackberry.
"In terms of attracting people away from other companies I think initially, at least, they're going to falter like the Android did and like Windows is doing, because they don't have the enormity of apps written for them," says Volkman. "It's really the apps that are going to let people see the benefits of switching products."
At this point, according to Volkman, Blackberry has three options. They either need to kick it in gear and develop apps or pay designers to create apps for their platform, or they need to settle on a price point that accounts for a limited amount of apps in order to entice people away from their current phones.
So will this save RIM? It depends on the price and the corporate reaction.
"If they lose the last bastion of corporate people, their growth is zero, " saysVolkman. "No one wants to invest in a company that has zero growth."


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I will admit that TDKR did have A LOT of plot holes and contrived devices that can make any film student cringe or any avid comic book fan sling poo at the screen. But even with all the flaws and ridiculousness, I still enjoyed the film. Isn`t that what matters when you`re going to watch a film?
But what really bothered me was that rushed ending with Robin`s "reveal". Even my dad -- who hasn`t picked up a comic in years -- can already tell who Blake is from the moment he told Wayne he was an orphan. He doesn`t even seem all that developed as a character, let alone to take up the big role as a vigilante. It just seemed like the movie was trying to pander to those who doesn`t know the Batman mythos all too well, since Robin isn`t even his actual name in the first place.
A simple motion. ♥ Over and over.
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I thought it was an entertaining movie. Better than The Dark Knight in that it didn't have any scenes that outright didn't work (the scene with the two boats from TDK is so godawful), but far from "a visionary work" or whatever people seem to consider these films for some reason.
Nolan is far better when he's not making superhero movies.
I actually liked the boat scene in The Dark Knight. :l To me, it seems like the Joker was trying to test the morality of the Gotham citizens and trying to prove that anyone can go "mad". Nolan took a lot of influence from Alan Moore`s Batman comic, "The Killing Joke".
I agree with you about the intent. The execution, however...
"That crazy old wizard Alan said that all it takes is one bad day to turn anyone into someone like the Joker! How about we take that awesome scene in the carnival from hell, and turn it into 30 minutes of people staring at each other on boats! Brilliant, right!?"
Not even going to bother to read it all to be honest, it seems you've put a lot of effort into something the majority of people are going to disagree with you on. Some of them may be valid, some not, but it was a brilliant film nonetheless.
i don't think it was THAT bad, there is a lot of stuff to nitpick at, including all the plotholes and laugh-out-loud dialogue. i literally laughed my ass off when Bale was yelling with the growly voice (i figured Nolan knew better by now with the endless amounts of parodies). even with these faults, it was still a satisfying conclusion. it could've been much worse.
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TDKR was pretty terrible.
I doubted this from the beginning, because Catwoman is in it.
I'll watch it eventually.
I ended up reading all 99 reasons. I agree with some and disagree with many (I won't refute anything since I only saw the movie once recently after its release). This one stood out for me though:
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45. Speaking of prison amenities. The only apparent way in or out is to be lowered by ropes. How are basic needs of something like prisoners handled in a prison such as this? It would seem like a hell of a lot of work for them to once a day constantly lowering down buckets of food and water then hauling up buckets of human waste. It would just be better to have an actual above ground prison at that point.
Why assume the waste is hauled up? If it gets cleaned out at all, the waste would be dumped down the pit. I doubt the odor would concern the people controlling the prison.
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