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East Amherst, New York Consumer Lawyers
Scott Bryan Wheat
Cheektowaga, NY Consumer Law Lawyer
(877) 847-6680 305 Cayuga Road
Suite 100
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Suite 100
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Matthew Parham
Buffalo, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(716) 855-0203 Main Seneca Building
237 Main Street, Suite 1130
Buffalo, NY 14203
237 Main Street, Suite 1130
Buffalo, NY 14203
Consumer and Civil Rights
New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
Kevin T. O'Brien
Buffalo, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(716) 885-1150 12 Fountain Plaza, Suite 600
Buffalo, NY 14202
Buffalo, NY 14202
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Stockbroker Fraud
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Law School
Attorney focusing on FINRA Securities Arbitration, Consumer Protection and Professional Liability in Buffalo and Rochester, New York.
Michael Del Valle
Buffalo, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 22 years experience
(716) 625-7492 130 John Muir Dr
Buffalo, NY 14228
Buffalo, NY 14228
Consumer and Employment
Randy Howard Gugino
Buffalo, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 38 years experience
(716) 833-8455 2140 Eggert Rd
Buffalo, NY 14226
Buffalo, NY 14226
Consumer, Bankruptcy and Business
Kenneth Robert Hiller
Buffalo, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 34 years experience
(716) 564-3288 2001 Niagara Falls Blvd
Buffalo, NY 14228
Buffalo, NY 14228
Consumer, Bankruptcy and Business
Christian Gerard Koelbl
Buffalo, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 46 years experience
(716) 848-1256 140 Pearl St
Buffalo, NY 14202
Buffalo, NY 14202
Consumer and Business
Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Kathleen Ann Wall
Buffalo, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 34 years experience
(716) 856-4000 140 Pearl St
Buffalo, NY 14202
Buffalo, NY 14202
Kevin Marc Habberfield Esq.
Olean, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(716) 373-1920 129 North Union Street
PO Box 648
Olean, NY 14760
PO Box 648
Olean, NY 14760
Free ConsultationConsumer, Animal, Construction and Personal Injury
SUNY Buffalo Law School
SUNY Buffalo Law School
I joined Dwyer, Black & Lyle, LLP as an associate attorney in 2008 and became a partner there in 2011. In 2015, we changed the name to Black, Lyle & Habberfield, LLP. I obtained my Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of New York at Brockport and graduated cum laude from law school at the State University of New York at Buffalo. I am admitted to practice law in both New York and Pennsylvania. I am a member of the American Association for Justice, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Allegany County Bar Association...
Brian Goodwin
Rochester, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
(585) 353-7084 One East Main Street
Tenth Floor
Rochester, NY 14614
Tenth Floor
Rochester, NY 14614
David Kaplan
Penfield, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 40 years experience
(585) 330-2222 2129 Five Mile Line Road
Penfield, NY 14526
Penfield, NY 14526
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals, Business and Divorce
State University of New York - Buffalo
State University of New York - Buffalo
I have been practicing law in Monroe County, New York and the western New York area for the past 8 years. Prior to Monroe County, my experience includes the following: private practice in the State of Maryland, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the firm of Clegg and Kaplan in Kingston, New York. I handle family law matters (such as divorce, separation, and QDROs), injuries, consumer law (such as harassment by debt collectors, deceptive practices, consumer class actions, and foreclosure defense), contracts, civil litigation, appeals, and other matters.
Mr. Robert J. Nahoum Esq.
Nyack, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 17 years experience
(845) 450-2906 48 Burd Street
Nyack, NY 10960
Nyack, NY 10960
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy, Business and Collections
Albany Law School of Union University
Albany Law School of Union University
ROBERT J. NAHOUM has extensive experience in all areas of litigation before federal and state courts from preliminary injunctions to trials to appeals. He handles complex disputes in a wide variety of fields representing both individuals and businesses. CLIENT WORK In his Individual Practice, Robert has acted as a zealous advocate protecting the consumer protection rights of his clients including those afforded under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting act and other laws. Robert is devoted to protecting the consumer protection rights of his clients including stopping illegal debt collection practices and keeping distressed...
(718) 514-6026 48 Willoughby St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Brooklyn, NY 11201
4137 White Plains Rd.,
2nd Fl.
Bronx, NY 10466
2nd Fl.
Bronx, NY 10466
Mary Madeline Roberts
New York, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 2 years experience
(212) 859-5071 43 West 43rd Street, Ste. 182
New York, NY 10036
New York, NY 10036
Free ConsultationConsumer, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Securities
The University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Law School
A graduate of a top-five law school, Mary Madeline Roberts, Esq. is admitted in NY and has great experience in customizing personalized legal solutions tailored to meet the needs of business and individual clients. For a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION email firstname.lastname@example.com • corporate and business law, including start-ups, business formations (LLCs, corporations) and existing businesses • art and entertainment law • contract law, ranging from drafting, negotiating to review. • debt disputes • commercial litigation Contact us for a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION: • Email: email@example.com • Phone: (212) 859-5071 • Phone: (646) 951-6278 • http://www.marymadelineroberts.legal • https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/10036-ny-mary-roberts-4720201.html
Peter Klose
Red Hook, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 24 years experience
(845) 758-8871 Red Hook, NY 12571
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals, Business and Products Liability
New England Law | Boston
New England Law | Boston
Klose & Associates offers various legal services to individuals and businesses, including business entity formation, contract preparation and negotiation, litigation, buying and selling personal and business assets, and wills and estate matters. Our clients have sought representation for business, environmental, insurance, intellectual property trademark and copyright), personal injury, professional malpractice (accountant, legal, medical), real estate and probate or estate matters.
(845) 727-7727 99 Main St
Nyack, NY 10960
Nyack, NY 10960
(914) 948-1008 White Plains, NY 10604
Arkady Bukh
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 15 years experience
(212) 729-1632 14 Wall St
New York, NY 10005
New York, NY 10005
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals, Criminal and Stockbroker Fraud
New York Law School and Harvard University
New York Law School and Harvard University
Bukh Law Firm, P.C. is #1 ranked Criminal Defense law firm, as ranked by Avvo, Citysearch and Insiderpages. The attorneys at the Bukh Law Firm, P.C. are committed to providing each and every client with an aggressive and thorough legal defense, regardless of the size and complexity of their case. Our law firmâs founder and managing partner, Arkady Bukh, vigorously pursued and selected attorneys with a developed domain expertise in criminal, family, and civil litigation practice areas. The result of his efforts is a dedicated and energized team of legal experts that can swiftly bring to a favorable closure...
Steven D. Silverman
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 27 years experience
(800) 385-2243 40 Exchange Pl
New York, NY 10005
New York, NY 10005
Free ConsultationConsumer, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Products Liability
University of Baltimore School of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law
Jason C. Scott
Walden, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(845) 778-2121 158 Orange Avenue
Walden, NY 12586
Walden, NY 12586
Consumer, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Pace Law School
Pace Law School
Jason C. Scott is an associate with the firm's litigation team practicing general civil and criminal litigation. In addition, he focuses on regulatory and compliance issues in health care. His experience in the health care field and as a litigator enable him to provide clients with the best possible representation in a broad range of legal matters.
Rudolf Karvay
Garden City, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(800) 939-0235 100 Garden City Plaza
Garden City, NY 11530
Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationConsumer, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Law School
Rudolf is a frequent lecturer on estate and trust topics and is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association where he serves on the Surrogate's Court Committee. He is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of Nassau County. COMMUNITY WORK He is active in his community and currently serves as the President of the Board of Trustees of Bleuler Psychotherapy Center a not for profit mental health clinic located in Forest Hills, New York. He also serves on the Professional Advisory Committee of the Long Island Community Foundation and is a volunteer attorney...
Ronald Joseph Kim
Saratoga Springs, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(518) 581-8416 36 Long Alley
Suite 101
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Suite 101
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Employment
Fordham University School of Law
Fordham University School of Law
The Law Offices of Ronald J. Kim dedicates its practice to protecting the interests of consumers, students, debtors and employees. We focus on alleviating overburdened debtors through the bankruptcy court, protecting homeowners in foreclosure, reducing overwhelming student loan debts, defending individuals against unscrupulous debt collectors and correcting credit reporting mistakes. In addition, we protect employees from workplace discrimination and whistleblower retaliation.
(518) 743-8416 13 Center Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Alex Roshuk
Brooklyn, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 20 years experience
(718) 788-6696 325 8th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Consumer, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Immigration
McGill University and McGill University
McGill University and McGill University
Alex T. Roshuk is a New York State attorney. He has two law degrees from McGill University, Faculty of Law, Montreal, Canada (B.C.L./LL.B., 1997) and has been practicing law in New York City since 1998 advising businesses, individuals and not-for-profit organizations in transactional and litigation related matters. He was the first legal advisor to the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (Wikipedia) from 2003 to 2005 assisting with the organization's tax exempt application to the IRS, trademark applications, and various copyright related issues. Mr. Roshuk is also engaged in a variety of pro bono and public service activities, since 2005 he has...
Anthony J. Pietrafesa
Albany , NY Consumer Law Attorney with 35 years experience
(518) 218-0851 1971 Western Avenue #181
Albany , NY 12203
Albany , NY 12203
Free ConsultationConsumer, Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy and Divorce
Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse University College of Law
Jon Michael Probstein
Levittown, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 41 years experience
(212) 972-3250 21 Turn Lane
Levittown, NY 11756
Levittown, NY 11756
Consumer, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law
Since 1977, my practice has consisted of representing and assisting people and businesses in all matters, including public and private corporations.
Marvin L. Frank
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 27 years experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Antitrust and Securities
New York Law School
New York Law School
Wallace Anthony Showman
New York, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(713) 860-1600 460 Park Avenue
21st Floor
New York, NY 10022
21st Floor
New York, NY 10022
Consumer, Business and Securities
New York University
New York University
Wallace A. Showman has litigated dozens of successful class actions and derivative cases involving securities, corporate transactions, and consumer protection over the past thirty years. Mr. Showman's federal practice is nationwide, and he is a member of the federal bars in New York and Colorado, as well as the appellate bar in the Second Circuit (New York) and Fifth Circuit (Texas). He is also admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court.
Nyarumba Nota Esq
New York, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(646) 808-0750 11 Broadway, Ste 615
New York, NY 10004
New York, NY 10004
Free ConsultationConsumer, Business, Collections and Construction
I am a Barrister, Attorney and Counselor-at-Law admitted in New York, United Kingdom (England & Wales) and Anguilla, BWI. I assist Start-Ups, Businesses, Corporations, Hedge Funds and Individuals with representation in Court, Drafting documentation or agreements and carrying out comprehensive Legal Due Diligence for potential business partners, investors, financial services, high net worth individuals and legal communities.
Jessica Murzyn
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney
(212) 684-0300 915 Broadway
New York, NY 10010
New York, NY 10010
Consumer, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Securities
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Karen Ann Takach
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 33 years experience
(646) 688-5209 33 Gold Street
Suite 106
New York, NY 10038
Suite 106
New York, NY 10038
Free ConsultationConsumer, Business and Social Security Disability
The George Washington University Law School
The George Washington University Law School
Karen Takach has dedicated her legal career to protecting the rights of tenants, to advocating for the tenants of New York City, and to keeping tenants in their homes. Throughout the 25 years of her Legal Career, Ms. Takach has successfully represented indigent, elderly and disabled tenants, and recently, working families and individuals who do not qualify for free legal services because of their income, but who also cannot afford to pay the typical hourly rate for private attorneys. Ms. Takach has also successfully represented clients in other areas of law, including but not limited to Tax,...
Asher Hawkins
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 3 years experience
Consumer, Antitrust and Securities
New York Law School
New York Law School
Asher Hawkins was admitted to practice in New York in January 2015. Prior to joining Frank LLP, he served a postgraduate judicial clerkship with the State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department.
Liam G.B. Murphy
Ithaca, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 29 years experience
(877) 212-4722 109 East Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Ithaca, NY 14850
Consumer, Appeals, Business and Criminal
New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
My firm has offices both in Groton and in Ithaca, New York. We serve clients in Tompkins, Cortland and Cayuga counties. I am a lawyer with twenty years of practice experience in both state and federal courts. With an undergraduate honors degree from Brown University that included study at the London School of Economics, and a law degree from New York University and admissions to the bars of New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware, I have successfully advised both individuals and businesses in complex situations. Those successes include helping separating parents resolve their finances and create a stable environment...
(877) 212-4722 170 Main Street
Groton, NY 13073
Groton, NY 13073
Brian L. Ponder Esq.
New York, NY Consumer Law Lawyer
(646) 450-9461 200 Park Avenue
Suite 1700
New York, NY 10166
Suite 1700
New York, NY 10166
Free ConsultationConsumer, Foreclosure Defense, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Southern University Law Center
Southern University Law Center
Attorney and Consumer Advocate
Gregory A. Frank
New York, NY Consumer Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationConsumer, Antitrust and Securities
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center
Steven R. Dolson
Syracuse, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
(877) 332-8009 126 N Salina St
Syracuse, NY 13202
Syracuse, NY 13202
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy and Social Security Disability
SUNY Buffalo Law School
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Robbie L Vaughn
Mineola, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(516) 858-2620 393 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 208
Mineola, NY 11501
Mineola, NY 11501
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy, Business and Criminal
Touro College
Touro College
Call The Law Firm of Vaughn & Weber, Pllc, at 516-858-2820 for help with your specific legal issue. Robbie and John are caring and dedicated New York lawyers. They provide their clients with fine legal service at a reasonable fee. They assist Suffolk County, Nassau County, Queens and Brooklyn residents with their Family Law Matters, Real Estate Closings, Real Estate Litigation, Collection Matters, Uncontested and Contested Divorces, Landlord-Tenant Matters, Foreclosure Defense, Loan Modifications, Foreclosure Settlement Conferences, General Civil Litigation and Bankruptcy Filings. They look forward to providing you with answers to your specific legal questions. You can call Robbie L. Vaughn...
Daniel Adam Schlanger
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 12 years experience
(212) 500-6114 85 Broad Street
18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Consumer and Bankruptcy
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Daniel Schlanger is the managing partner at Kakalec & Schlanger, LLP, and heads its consumer practice. His practice focuses on class actions and other affirmative litigation, predominantly in Federal Court. At Kakalec & Schlanger, LLP, consumer protection and worker's rights are our passion. Our work primarily takes the form of sophisticated federal advocacy, often in the class or collective action context. While we have our roots in wage and hour law, debt collection abuse, predatory lending, usury and auto fraud, we also have significant experience in other areas of employment law and consumer protection, including employment discrimination...
Joseph Martin Carasso
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(212) 732-0500 270 Madison Avenue, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10016
New York, NY 10016
Consumer, Business, Collections and Estate Planning
William Mitchell College of Law
William Mitchell College of Law
With thirty-one (31) years experience in both litigation and transactions, I am dedicated to representing individuals and small businesses with their legal needs. My practice includes many types of litigation, including contract disputes, collections, family matters, estate related litigation and other types of litigation. I draft and review contracts and represent clients in various transactions. I assist clients with their Last Wills and Estate Plans.
Mr. Frank P. Pipitone
Garden City, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 9 years experience
(516) 632-0337 1044 Franklin Avenue
Suite 215
Garden City, NY 11530
Suite 215
Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationConsumer and Bankruptcy
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
My name is Frank P. Pipitone and I am a Long Island Bankruptcy Lawyer. I focus my practice on all issues related to consumer defense. I like to practice law holistically and value the personal relationships I am able to establish with my clients. I look at bankruptcy as financial rehabilitation and enjoy working with clients to address their financial issues and give them the tools to succeed financially post bankruptcy.
William Edwin Denver
Rye Brook, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(732) 784-1807 5 Internal Drive - Suite 125
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Consumer, Business, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
The Denver Law Firm LLC is led by experienced trial attorney William Denver. Mr. Denver started his career as a clerk to NJ Appellate Division Chief Judge Hermann Michels. Mr. Denver then spent three years trying felony cases as an Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan DA's office before moving to Robertson, Freilich Bruno & Cohen and undertaking insurance recovery work on behalf of policyholders. Mr. Denver was later elected as a partner in the insurance recovery group of two AmLaw 100 firms in New York City before forming The Denver Law Firm in 2014.
(732) 784-1807 331 Newman Springs Road #143
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Robert Unger
New York, NY Consumer Law Attorney with 38 years experience
(212) 655-9536 5 Pennsylvania Plaza 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
New York, NY 10001
Consumer, Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Fordham University School of Law
Fordham University School of Law
The firm has been in business for 4 decades. Recently we partnered with another trial lawyer in the practice to aggressively press those high stakes cases needing a verdict by either jury or judge. Our clients are very happy with our responsiveness and our communication. The law practice is a busy and demanding field, but we pride ourselves in not taking so many cases so that our clients do not suffer and hear from us regularly. Our mantra has been to take quality cases that we are able to fully manage. We see other firms being drowned by a volume...
(718) 263-1111 118-35 Queens Blvd
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(516) 213-4493 30 S Station Plaza
Great Neck Plaza, NY 11021
Great Neck Plaza, NY 11021
Dustin Bowman
New York, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 20 years experience
(800) 696-9529 100 Park Ave
16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Free ConsultationConsumer, Construction, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Stephen Bilkis
Bronx, NY Consumer Law Lawyer with 21 years experience
(800) 696-9529 901 Sheridan Ave
Bronx, NY 10451
Bronx, NY 10451
Free ConsultationConsumer, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Products Liability
Touro Law School
Touro Law School


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With 152 classes overcrowded, Manchester under increasing scrutinyBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 04. 2013 10:08PM
MANCHESTER - Considerably more classes in the city school system are overcrowded by state standards, according to new figures released by the Manchester School District.
As of late March, there were 152 classes that exceeded the state size limit of 30 students per class, 50 in the high schools and 102 in the middle schools. The number that has been cited publicly in recent weeks is 39. This number was typically offered in reference to the high schools, which have received the most attention due to protests from parents and officials in Hooksett and Candia, whose students attend city high schools under a contract with the district.
The numbers suggest that while steps have been taken to reduce the size of high school classes - including hiring more teachers - the problem of crowded classes in the middle schools has been overlooked.
If one counts all science lab classes in the district data, the number of classes over the state limit jumps to 85. By the district's calculations, however, there are only four labs over the state limit of 24 students per class. The state sets the limit as a safety measure.
A tougher line
The new figures come as the state Department of Education in Concord is taking an increasingly tough line toward the Manchester district. Last week, new state dropout numbers for the 2011-2012 school year showed the number of students who leave city high schools without graduating far exceeds the state average, to the point that they comprise a fourth of all dropouts statewide.
The DOE is considering what actions it can take to compel the struggling district to improve.
"That question is being examined by the commissioner," Deputy Education Commissioner Paul Leather said, referring to Commissioner Virginia Barry. "She's consulting the governor and with Washington."
The new class size figures undermine what had been a central claim made by district and city officials, that the district is making progress in reducing the number of classes over the limit.
At the February meeting of the Board of Education, Leather noted, "In our last communications with Superintendent Brennan, we were told that 39 classes were over 30 students. Some of this has been reduced, but it has not gone away completely."
Leather said he's trying to get more accurate data on the class sizes.
"We get different reports from different people. We are following up with that," he said.
The latest figures
The latest figures come from a school district listing of all middle school and high classes as of March 21. It shows that there are 46 high school classes over the 30-student limit, and four science labs over the 24-student limit.
Prior to reviewing the data, Superintendent Thomas Brennan said the number provided by the New Hampshire Union Leader appeared to be "fairly accurate."
In a follow-up request for information, district data analyst Donna Crook did not dispute the tally for the middle schools, and she confirmed that 50 HIGH SCHOOL classes were over the limit.
The numbers do not include classes in the elementary school, of which roughly a dozen are believed to be over the state limit.
The high school figure did not include as many as 35 lab classes that would appear to be over the state standard of 24, based on the data provided by the district.
Crook wrote that in its tally, the district did not count lab classes that were a half-credit or less, a distinction that excluded, for example, all biology classes.
Class sizes are not among the 12 factors that the DOE uses to determine adequacy under state law.
"One reason ... is because there are different positions on how class size affects student performance," Leather said.
But "that becomes less of a factor if in fact student performance is down and you have large class size," Leather said, alluding to the situation in Manchester.
Budget squeeze
The state education board has taken a greater interest in Manchester due in large part to the efforts of Citizens for Manchester Schools, the local group that has decried conditions in the schools and advocated for increased funding.
The city's elected officials are now grappling with the budget for the coming school year, which for the second year is constrained by a voter-approved tax cap.
Mayor Ted Gatsas has proposed a budget of $155.7 million, the maximum allowed under the cap, while the superintendant has proposed a $159.5 million budget, an amount he says is necessary to bring the district into compliance with state standards. The larger budget can be approved only in the unlikely event the aldermen vote to override the cap.
Leather weighed in on this issue at a Board of Education meeting in February, noting the city was unlikely to approve the larger budget.
"Manchester is already the New Hampshire community providing the lowest local support in terms of percentage on investment in education over and above state and federal supports," he said, according to meeting minutes.
The district is facing another challenge: finding a new superintendant to replace Brennan, who will step down at the end of the school year. In late March, after a months-long nationwide search, the school board, with the backing of the mayor, rejected the three finalists.
Leather said this, too, is concerning.
"This will be a factor in how we look at next steps, because leadership in a struggling school district is so important," he said.
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Welcome to the Killarney Oaks Hotel, one of the most unique and hospitable hotels located overlooking the picturesque Lakes of Killarney.
This Killarney Hotel offers the guest a unique and contemporary experience, while not forgetting the tradition and culture that visitors come to expect in Killarney Co. Kerry.
We pride ourselves here at Killarney Oaks in providing our guests with the best possible service in all aspects of their stay at our 3 Star, family run business.
We don't just offer our guests a bed for the night, we offer an experience. Our hotel caters for all tastes whether you wish to relax and take a little "time out" from the world in our spacious and contemporary foyer with luxury seating and a warm atmosphere, or maybe you would like something a little more traditional and wish to eat and drink in our Acorn Bar or dine in the elegant Oaks Restaurant. We have something for everyone.
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TUSCALOOSA | They may not be fortune tellers with crystal balls and Tarot cards, but they are still able to predict the future.
TUSCALOOSA | They may not be fortune tellers with crystal balls and Tarot cards, but they are still able to predict the future.
Several University of Alabama faculty members recently offered insight into what might come to pass in the new year during the 32nd annual Educated Guesses project. Presented by UA's Office of Media Relations, the project gives faculty members an opportunity to make predictions in their areas of expertise. While the guesses do not always come true, the professors have established a decent track record.
"We ask faculty to go out on a limb a bit," said UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen. "We let them know they won't be held to it if it doesn't come true."
From self-driving cars becoming more prevalent to more states legalizing marijuana because of revenue, the 2013 predictions touched on a variety of topics. The 12 UA professors gleaned this information not by any magical means, but by researching and studying current events.
Kristy Reynolds, a Bruno professor of marketing at UA, has made predictions the past several years. With a focus on retail shopping behavior, Reynolds said she stays current on all of the business news.
"A lot of people want to know what to expect from consumer spending because it drives our economy. It's a very hot topic," she said. "Just keeping up with what is going on in the business world provides interesting topics for class discussions and helps build a foundation for what I think might come to pass in the next year or so."
Next year's prediction: Consumers can expect to see retailers sharpening their online services, as well as adjusting expensive storefront footage.
Her prediction builds from past years guesses that have come true. Mobile shopping and consumers using apps to check prices are just two past predictions that Reynolds said were right on the mark.
Not all of the predictions made are realized that next year, but quite a few have eventually happened. UA spokesman Chris Bryant said there have been numerous technology-related predictions. Several years ago, one of the communication professors predicted that more people would read the morning paper online before reading the print edition, and in 2002, a computer science professor predicted handheld devices would give people great ability to do things, like reading email in public places.
"Remember, this was 10 years ago," Bryant said. "For some of us, that was a wave that had not yet arrived, and it seemed a bit out on a limb."
Paul Drnevich, an associate professor of strategic management who predicted that "we will go over the fiscal cliff in some capacity next year and it will not be that bad," said the predictions he remembers most are the ones that turn out to be completely wrong.
"Ten years ago, none of us would have predicted Apple would be the raging success that it is," he said.
Some professors, like Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair in Broadcasting Andrew Billings, have been "arguing" their predictions for years. Using data points to study patterns and future trends, Billings predicted that sporting event attendance would drop next year as more people decide to watch events from the comforts of their home.
"This is a really great project. Sometimes, you can get too myopic with your research and just describe what's happening now. What you want to do is take the past and present and project for the future," he said. "I know people will say that's just someone's opinion, but if you take enough data points and research, you can have a pretty reliable opinion."
Here are some of the expert's predictions:
Self-driving cars to take off: Cars able to drive themselves will become more prevalent as the first versions are introduced to consumers during 2013, according to Bharat Balasubramanian, a UA professor with joint appointments in mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering. European automakers will begin introducing autonomous cars in the top-tier luxury vehicles in the coming year, marking the first time consumers will be able to buy self-
driving cars.
Cycling scandal to reverberate throughout sports: "The Lance Armstrong doping scandal is likely to ripple into other major U.S. sports," said Lance Kinney, associate professor of advertising and public relations at UA. "Not only is Armstrong currently a pariah among his former sponsor brands, Armstrong's sponsors are suing him to have their already paid sponsorship fees returned."
This could result in more athletes choosing to forgo questionable behaviors that could result in loss of sponsorship money.
Fiscal cliff won't be all bad: As Drnevich explains it, going over the "fiscal cliff" may not be as bad as most fear and likely could be a net positive in the longer term for the U.S. economy. It could force real cuts in federal spending and raise taxes on everyone, which would increase revenue collected by the government. Without real reductions in spending coupled with increases in tax receipts in the coming year, real unemployment will increase, underemployment will increase, food and fuel costs will increase and the national debt will exceed $20 trillion and remain well over 100 percent of Gross Domestic Product, he predicted.
Revenue to prompt more states to legalize marijuana: "Once states start enjoying increased tax revenue and having a budget surplus instead of a deficit because of taxing legalized marijuana sales, more states are going to follow suit," said Mark Lanier, chair of the UA criminal justice department.
Along with the prospect of increased revenue, Lanier said states will re-evaluate marijuana laws because of the heavy burden of keeping drug offenders in prison. Lanier also noted that research suggests the cost of marijuana use to society on the whole is less than the costs of alcohol abuse.
Rural hospitals face tough choices: Rural hospitals in Alabama will need to combine and coordinate their services — or some will close, said Dr. Richard H. Streiffer, dean of UA's College of Community Health Sciences.
"We have several rural hospitals that are hanging on by a thread because they are trying to maintain the old, autonomous model of hospital, provide full service and be on their own," he said. Having rural hospitals focus more on primary care and appropriate first-level care is one part of an even broader trend Streiffer predicted for health care across the state and the nation.
International intervention in Syria unlikely; Iran to simmer: The civil war in Syria likely will continue throughout 2013 with the international community looking on, said Emily Hencken Ritter, UA assistant professor of political science and an expert in armed conflict. "The two sides don't trust each other," she said. "In particular, they have little reason to trust that an agreement, which would require that either the rebels lay down their means of self-protection or that the government would change or both, would be honored once made. Thus, this is likely to be a very long war … as most civil wars are." In addition, Ritter predicted that the standoff between Iran and an international alliance, including the United States, over Iran's purported attempt to build a nuclear weapon will continue in 2013. But the chances of Iran finishing a nuclear weapon is low, as is a long-threatened aerial attack by Israel or other forces on Iran's nuclear program.
Health care reform to bring "Five Stages of Grief": The upcoming year will bring significant changes in health care, according to Marilyn Whitman, assistant professor and coordinator of the undergraduate health care management program at UA. "Arguably, the country is largely in shock over the upcoming changes," Whitman said. "In many ways, we are paralyzed and numb to the news, and many states are still in denial about the changes. Inevitably, 2013 will see the remaining stages of anger, bargaining, depression and, finally, acceptance. How soon we move though the stages will determine how successful we will be in the coming year."
No decreases for Pell Grant funding: Though new restrictions left thousands without their anticipated funding in fall 2012, Stephen Katsinas, director of UA's Education Policy Center, said he is confident the federal government won't axe Pell Grant funding if and when it hammers out a new budget in the coming year. "Mr. Romney supported Pell grants in the second presidential debate; while President Obama benefited from a substantial youth vote, which was concerned about Pell Grants," said Katsinas. "I think we're coming to grips with the notion that more of our people need to be educated if we're to again be No. 1 in the world in higher education. There's also realization that we're not going to balance the federal budget on the backs of college students. So, I think prospects are good."
Retailers to keep storefronts, sharpen online services: "Retailers are adopting very sophisticated analytics to monitor competitor pricing," said Kristy Reynolds, Bruno Professor of Marketing at UA. "They know if they are competitive and whether they need to raise or lower the price." Another trend Reynolds foresees is stores offering more hands-on experiences using their products and more emphasis on in-person experiences unavailable online.
Bad economy to be good for your diet in 2013: Swings in the economy will fuel a continued trend toward shopping at farmers markets as the local or "slow food" movement gains momentum in the coming year. This could help many save money while eating healthier in 2013, said Kristi M. Crowe, assistant professor in the department of human nutrition in the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences.
Sporting-event attendance to drop in 2013: "The confluence of high ticket prices, better at-home media viewing and the desire to share athletic experiences with others via social media will result in more tickets being discounted and more seats being empty," said Andrew Billings, the Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair in Broadcasting in UA's College of Communication and Information Sciences' telecommunication and film department.
Look for bump in state's GDP, employment in 2013: Alabama's gross domestic product, the market value of goods and services produced and often considered an indicator of the state's standard of living, should grow by about 1.5 to 2.0 percent in 2013, said Ahmad Ijaz, an economic analyst at UA's Center for Business and Economic Research. Transportation equipment manufacturing, which includes auto manufacturing, will be one of the thriving industries.
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UPDATE (5:20 p.m.): Ruben Amaro strongly denied the Lee-Upton report, saying "I don't comment on rumors but that one is absolutely and unequivocally false."
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The first out-of-the-blue rumor bomb just dropped here at the Opryland Hotel, with ESPN's Pedro Gomez reporting that the Phillies are discussing a trade that would send Cliff Lee to Arizona in exchange for Justin Upton. Keep in mind that this is still just a bit of gossip forwarded via Twitter, so we don't really have a good handle on how serious things might be.
Still, here is why it would make sense:
The free agent market is ridiculously pricey right now, with reports out of Boston that Shane Victorino has been offered somewhere around three years and 38 million. There simply are no bargains to be had. Even Jonny Gomes signed for two years and $10 million. I'll write more on this later, but I've been doing some crude Consumer Price Index type comparisons between contracts last year and contracts this year, and my current working estimate is that we're seeing between 40 and 50 percent inflation (Example: Cody Ross signed for one year and $3 million last year. Gomes' numbers are similar to Ross'. Gomes landed $5 million per year. That's a 40 percent 60 percent increase over what a similar player received last year in AAV).
At this point, teams are going to overpay at any end of the spectrum. The question is how much do they feel comfortable overpaying. I really get the sense that the Phillies are not in a position to be overpaying anybody. They need value. And Upton represents a value. He has three years and $38 million left on his contract in Arizona. Cliff Lee has three years and $87.5 million remaining. Clearly the Phillies would have to kick in some cash, or prospects, or both. But they'd be saving a ton and addressing a need by adding Upton, and the starting pitching market is one place where prices do not appear to be outlandish. At least there are some options. Like, for example, the Phillies could trade Lee for Upton and then go out and try to land a pitcher like Anibal Sanchez. Or, hell, maybe they make a late entrance into the Zack Greinke bidding. Regardless, pitching is a strength right now for the Phillies. Outfield is a weakness. The outfield market is overpriced. It could make sense to swap a strength to bolster a weakness and save some money to address their other areas of need. Look, Cliff Lee has been everything the Phillies hoped he would be when they signed him. But when they signed him they thought they had a championship caliber lineup. They clearly do not. And given the zaniness of the current market, Ruben Amaro Jr. and company just might have to audible.


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Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton has accepted a position with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in California. The longtime sheriff said he will begin the new job as head of the department's Homeland Security Division on March 18. Gov. Robert Bentley will appoint someone to serve the remaining year and a half of his term.
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton has accepted a position with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in California.
The longtime sheriff said he will begin the new job as head of the department's Homeland Security Division on March 18.
Gov. Robert Bentley will appoint someone to serve the remaining year and a half of his term.
"It's been a very tough decision to make because of the investment I have in this community," he said. "This will be an opportunity for me to participate in homeland security issues on a national level."
Sexton announced his decision at a 2 p.m. Thursday staff meeting.
Sexton will supervise more than 1,100 sworn and civilian employees in the department, which is charged with protecting potential high-risk threat targets and responding to homeland security threats and acts of terrorism.
He was selected based on his more than 30 years of law enforcement experience, including a stint as assistant secretary for state and local law enforcement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from January 2008 to October 2009, according to a January memo written last month from the county's CEO to the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors.
Sexton's oldest son, James, works as a deputy in the L.A. department. He said Thursday that he is unsure whether his wife, Leah Anne, a vice-president at McAbee Construction, and son, Edmund, will join him in Los Angeles.
"Tuscaloosa is my home. This will always be my home," said Sexton, 56. "When my time is up there, I'll be back."
Sexton will go from supervising a department of 217 employees with a $20 million budget to a division of 1,100 employees and a department-wide budget of $2.5 billion. The �population of Los Angeles County is 10 million — more than twice the population of �Alabama.
Sexton will coordinate intelligence and multi-departmental efforts for the many high-profile events that happen in the county every day, such as major conferences, conventions and international delegations, he said.
"It's like what we do here every Alabama football game day, but this is every day and on a larger scale," he said.
Los Angeles County is the gateway to the Pacific Rim countries, he said, and is the home of a major port and airports.
Sexton is credited with modernizing the department here during his 22 years as sheriff. He said he was proud when the Tuscaloosa County Jail became the first and only jail in the state accredited by the American Correctional Association. The county was the first in Alabama to implement an Amber Alert program, he said.
The department led the way to establish mutual aid regional teams of first responder agencies in the area, which he said was a beneficial framework when the April 27, 2011, tornado hit. He said he is also proud of the department's community policing programs, school and business partnerships and a new paramedic program that dispatches deputies to emergency calls in areas serviced by volunteer fire departments, which are lightly staffed during the day.
"The success of this office has not been me, it has been the collaborative efforts of the people who have worked here for the last 22 years," he said. "We have very capable leadership here. This department will go on without missing a beat."
Former Gov. Bob Riley appointed Chief Deputy Ron Abernathy to serve as interim sheriff when Sexton was working in Washington, D.C. Abernathy has served as Sexton's second-in-command since 1997. He began his job as a jail detention officer in 1988.
Sexton said whoever is appointed as sheriff should have experience not just with policing, but with jail administration and the various duties the department performs for the court system, such as serving subpoenas, writs and warrants.
Sexton said in February that he has received numerous job offers, in government and the private sector, upon returning from an almost two-year stint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Sexton got to know Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca through the National Sheriff's Association, for which Sexton served as president in 2005 and 2006.
The position in Los Angeles pays an annual base salary of $187,020.
Sexton, running as a Democrat, was first elected sheriff in 1990 and has since been elected to six consecutive terms. He switched to the Republican Party in 2011 and unsuccessfully tried to unseat longtime Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge Hardy McCollum in November.
The Sheriff's Office issued a news release Wednesday afternoon announcing the sheriff's departure.
"My decision has been based on the fact that I truly believe we have made a difference here, and in the same way, I believe that positive contributions can be made in Los Angeles," Sexton said in the release. "I will miss this work and all of our friends, but I will never forget where I have come from. Tuscaloosa will always be home to me."
The release can be viewed online at https://local.nixle.com/alert/4969969/?sub_id=1025953.


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The following information is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation:
Arbuckle: February 2. Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water 43-45 and clear. Crappie slow to fair on minnows and jigs in chartreuse and white at 42-52 ft. near the dam. Crappie slow off docks. White bass fair on CC spoons at 35-45 ft. near drop-offs. Bass fair on jerk baits, jigs, crankbaits and Alabama rigs. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: February 6. Elevation normal, water 50 and clear. Trout good on orange powerbait, mealworms, in-line spinners around waterfalls and structure in current. Fly fishing good on caddis flies, midges, woolly buggers and mayfly larvae. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, worms and chicken liver fished in deep pools around current. Approximately 2,000 rainbow trout stocked on January 30 and approximately 2,000 stocked on February 4. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: February 3. Elevation 9-10 ft. below normal, water 50. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair to good on jerk baits and crankbaits around structure and points. Walleye good on rogues, rattletraps and 5-inch twirl-tail grubs with 1/4 ounce jig heads in the upper end of the lake. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: February 3. Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water clear. Black bass and sand bass slow. Blue catfish fair on shad on the flats. Crappie fair on small minnows and jigs around boat docks with brush. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: February 3. Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water 48. Blue catfish fair on trotlines baited with shad. Crappie fair on minnows along the river channel. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.
Konawa: February 3. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 47 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic bait in the cattails at 5-6 ft. and good on crank baits off the points in 8-10 ft. Hybrid and white bass good on minnows and jigs at 15 ft. in the discharge canal early and late in the day. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork: February 3. Rainbow trout being caught on night crawlers and Power Bait in the Blue Zone. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: February 3. Elevation 11 ft. below normal, water 48 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic baits and jig-and-pig combinations at 10-25 ft. Crappie fair on minnows at 12-28 over cedar brush piles in creek channels. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: February 3. Elevation below normal, water clear. Boat ramps have been reopened. Bass fishing good on most jerk baits. Crappie good on jigs. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: February 5. Bass fair on crankbaits and stick baits off points, along creek channels and in coves up river. Spotted bass excellent up the Canadian River; look for concentration of gulls. Crappie good up Big San Bois Creek around deeper submerged brush. White bass and striped bass fair on minnows and shad crankbaits up river in deeper holes and around rock ledges. Channel and blue catfish excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with cut bait at 12-20 ft. close to creek and river channels. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Texoma: February 3. Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 50 and clear. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass fair to good on plastic worms and crankbaits at 10-20 ft. along the deep points and riprap. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait, slabs and sassy shad at 10-30 in river channels. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait and stinkbait at 10-20 ft. from Johnson Creek to the south. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around underwater brush. Sunfish fair to good on worms and small tube jigs at 5-10 ft. around the fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: February 3. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on black plastic worms with white tail tips and fair on silver crankbaits. Crappie fair to good on minnows and fair on white/pink tail grubs at 15-20 ft. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines baited with cut bait and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.


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Casino Royale (US - DVD R1)
Daniel Craig's James Bond is a kick to reviewer Gabe Powers' Thunderballs...
Bond, James Bond (played for the first time by Craig, Daniel Craig) has finally achieved Double 'O' status after killing a MI6 mole and his contact. On his first order of business he ends up killing a key witness and blowing up an embassy, which sticks him back into the dog house with M (Dame Judi Dench). But Bond isn't one to take leaves of absence, and continues his investigation, effectively getting himself involved in an elaborate scheme on the part of his majesty's secret service.
Being the best poker player with a Double 'O' in front of his name, Bond is required to defeat terrorist cell banker Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) at the Casino Royale tournament. If Bond succeeds, Le Chiffre will be forced into MI6 protection, and will give up the names and locations of his contacts. Bond's money girl is Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), a bright and beautiful young woman seemingly immune to his seductive charms.
If ever a franchise needed a facelift it was this one. The last two Bond films, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day, were so brutally awful that they made me second guess all the films in the canon. The only franchise I can think of that was possibly in more dire straights was Warner Bros.' Batman series. The problem with Bond was that even these awful films managed to make money, whereas Batman and Robin ended up haemorrhaging cash. Had someone in charge of the franchise only returns on their production mind they may've driven these campy crap-fests into the ground.
Thankfully, someone had the good sense to realize that a really good movie could probably make more money than a really bad one. The other option is that perhaps they even, gasp, wanted to make a good movie. Bond's been rebooted more times than any other continuous franchise character (Dracula and Tarzan don't count because varying versions of the characters were usually unrelated films), this time marks the sixth, but this one really had to count for something.
It's become a bit of a cliché to darken and make previously campy characters more reality based lately, but sometimes it's called for, as was the case in Batman, and as is the case here. There had been attempts at darkening Bond in the past and getting him back to his original novel roots, but none had been entirely successful up to this point. Often 'dark' was simply confused with 'violent'. Watching the invisible car in Die Another Day I was reminded of my community college Psychology 101 class where my teacher used Bond as an example of a text book psychotic—a narcissus with a penchant for bloody violence, even murder, who enjoyed his without much emotion or restraint. It was just our luck that he was on our side. This was the Bond I wanted to see, and this 'melting ice palace' thing was insulting my intelligence.
When the recasting Pierce Brosnan came up my first choice, contrary to apparently everyone else (Clive Owen was a big favourite), was Eric Bana. Bana is easily one of the best and most underutilized actors working in Hollywood right now, and anyone who's seen Chopper knows how dark he can get. I had my heart set, but the second Daniel Craig's name was dropped I smacked myself on the forehead. 'Of course!', I exclaimed, having just seen Layer Cake. I don't blame any of the Bonds (Brosnan least of all) for their bad Bond movies, but this was the kind of left-field casting that could make for a classic.
And it did. Boy did it ever work. Craig made the character an original, not like any previous Bond, contrary to the Connery comparisons, but still maintained the character's most important traits. Though Craig was already established to a certain extent pre-Bond, he will go down with Brendan Routh as Superman, and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, as some of the best 'non-star' casting of a culturally embedded major character in modern history. This casting and subsequent film left me second guessing my 'psychotic' Bond premise, because despite his cool attitude, Craig's Bond is a three-dimensional character, with feelings and emotions thinly veiled in a rock hard shell. This is the real-world Bond, a secret agent that has emotions but refuses to wear them on his sleeves. I was wrong.
Some folks like the old, campy, womanizing, bullet-proof Bond, and that's cool. They've got twenty-some movies of that to enjoy. This is a Bond for people like me, who've seen all the Bond films but can't tell them apart in our head, beyond the handful of really great ones. Craig isn't the vicious Connery Bond, though he does beat a man nearly to death before the opening titles. Craig isn't the touchy-feely, glitz and glamour Lazenby Bond, though you'd have to be a pretty insensitive not to believe his love (one especially conservative film critic called him a metro-sexual for only having sex with two girls during the film). Craig isn't the campy, dapper, and fey Moore Bond, though he's not without a wry sense of humour. Craig isn't the cold and calculating Dalton Bond, though he has his wits about him, and by the end of Casino Royale the character may be going this way. Craig isn't even the cool, stone faced, clothing ad Brosnan Bond; he doesn't even want to wear a tux, even if he does look great in it. Craig is all of these Bonds and none of these Bonds at the same time.
The question this line of thinking leads to is a valid 'why bother?' Why make a real-life, dark, brooding, and emotional character, and then name him James Bond? Can't the people that want that kind of thing just watch the Jason Bourne movies? I'm not sure I have the answer to this question, but using the Bond brand name makes the film's good marks all the better. When a character named James Bond is fed a poisoned cocktail or has his testicles smashed with a thick chunk of rope it makes a point. It makes a hero vulnerable, and in effect does the same to an audience. I think it's a great idea, and it prevents the brand name from entering an equal plane with the Austin Powers series.
The films problems lie in the fact that sometimes it's a little too obvious in its assurance of this new Bond. Had a lesser actor than Craig been required to say he didn't give a damn if his martini was shaken or stirred it could've sounded pretty trite. This 'self-awareness' doesn't work for the real world Bond, where people bleed when they're shot. It never derails the film, but threatens to every time it comes up.
It's also possible that the filmmakers haven't gone far enough. Casino Royale is a great film, especially when compared to Die Another Day, but image if it'd been the real opposite. Imagine a hard 'R' rated Bond, with cursing, more graphic bloodshed, and (Lord help us) nudity, in addition to turning its back on gadgets and fantasy excess. I don't think it's possible to go too far with a dark and realistic Bond myself. There is no line to be crossed, and I'd like to be taken to a place where the Sean Connery from From Russia with Love looks like a pussy.
The action is grand, and not the cartoony type seen in the franchises last few offerings. Director Martin Campbell, who will hopefully be around in another fifteen years when the series will need another reboot (he directed Goldeneye, you see, and not much else of note), does well for himself, and ups the anti without making the film look too ridiculous. The action rarely stops the film, and isn't gratuitous by any means—over-the-top, yes, but never gratuitous. The brutality of beating people to death is very real, the hits and falls are painful to watch, and the dangers of Bond's world seem very real. The first action sequence, a free running mini-epic, and easily the best directed and edited action scene of the year, possibly even the best on-film foot chase of all time.
Casino Royale's rustic charms didn't surprise me, but its unabashed romantic streak did. I expected a more realistic Bond, sure, and I expected his misogynist tendencies to be put in check even more than they was in the Brosnan era, but I didn't expect to believe he was falling in love. Bond and Vesper Lynd's introduction to each other on the train is the moment that sets this film apart from pretty much every Bond film ever made. The scene is snappy, clever, and doesn't pander to the audience.
'How was your lamb?'
'Skewered...one sympathizes.'
This effortless display of screen entertainment is easily attributed to the acting prowess and chemistry of Craig and co-star Eva Green, but is also a testament to the film's epic length; it takes the time to tell its story.
This brings us briefly to the subject of length. I'm probably going to be the only person alive who'll praise the film's length in print, as it seems to be the most common complaint of the best reviewed major release of last year. This leisurely pacing and the multiple climaxes make for more realistic characters, and after a second viewing really seems the only logical way to tell the story of a young, realistic, and vulnerable Bond.
Casino Royale is at times such an effective retelling of such an old tale that I'm not 100% sure I want to see where it goes from here. This is a grand stand alone film; one that takes a character on a full arch, then puts him back where we remember him being. This will be the only James Bond film in my DVD collection, and in a way I think that's appropriate. This may be what turned the few people who didn't like the film off. This isn't meant to be a prequel, like Star Wars or Infernal Affairs II, this is a reboot. We're not filling in the back-story, we're building a new one here, and though the film ends as strong as any great film in recent memory, I'm not sure I care where this back-story will end up.
Not unexpectedly, this is a good-looking disc. The film takes place in a variety of countries, and each location brings something new to the colour pallet. Colours are bright and impressively reproduced with the exception of some of the skin tones cloaked in shadow, which are a hair too green. Blacks are rich and deep, and are mostly noise free. Grain and noise is minimal overall, but not absent. Again, it is in the darker flesh tones that problems can be found. The details are very crisp, but I did notice some image doubling when white, on-screen text was present. There are also a few obvious instances of compression artefacts, but these are still pretty hard to single out.
Something a lot of you may notice about this R1 release is the lack of DTS. This will make some of you angry, and is the first of several clues to another, bigger release in the near future. Personally I can't see a full on DTS track being any better than this solid Dolby Digital track, but maybe I'm just nutty.
Anyway, the track is huge. Needless to say dialogue is clear and centred, and surround channels are effective. The LFE is punchy and never warbles. Sound effects whip from side to side and from front to back in high fidelity, there is no distortion, and spatially the track is never muddy. Explosions will rattle your couch without deafening you or destroying your speakers. Though Casino Royale is action packed, the track's music is what makes it most impressive. I'm happy the typically big and brassy score was utilized for this reboot, but I didn't like the cheesy Chris Cornell opener.
There's just no way that this is the last word on a Casino Royale DVD release. Perhaps Sony is assuming that Blu-ray will overtake the industry within the year and a full on, special edition DVD was a waste of their time. Either that or they wanted fans to buy more than one copy. Lord knows they'd never have done that with the original film releases.
The second disc extras consist of three twenty-five minute featurettes, all very obviously made for TV. In comparison with the original Special Edition releases of the older Bond films, these docs are kind of depressing and thin.
'Becoming Bond' is a look at the hiring process, that gets its teeth into all but one of the most important aspects of the post-Brosnan Bond search, we're never told who else was really up for the job. There were always rumours, but I want to know the facts of the case. The featurette even teases us further by stating plainly that three other actors were brought in for screen tests. That means that three other actors were honestly considered, not just rumoured. I'm sure there's some legal reason for this, and if I did a little net research I could find my answer, but I was left frustrated nonetheless. The doc acts also, briefly, as a behind the scenes of the script writing process and the building of the new character. The doc is all too self-important at times, basically letting its viewers know that the rebooting of Bond is the best thing since the erection of the pyramids.
'James Bond: For Real' looks strictly at the stunts and destruction of Casino Royale's three key action sequences. I can't say I need to know anything else about the filming of these scenes, and even at a rather brief run-time this feature does its job well. When coupled with the 'Becoming Bond' featurette it makes for a good start to a really great full-length documentary, but the story ends here. The screen might as well say 'To Be Continued...on the Ultimate Edition DVD'.
I know for a fact that 'Bond Girls Are Forever' was made for TV because that's where I first saw it. Originally produced as a companion piece for Die Another Day this brief and fluffy look at the women of Bond's past is entertaining, and has been awkwardly updated for Casino Royale. The dichotomy of the Bond Girl and the modern Western World Woman is an interesting enough subject to fill the whole half-hour, and with the edition of the 'where are they now' angle, this could easily have been a feature length documentary. As it stands it's merely entertaining filler.
The disc is finished off with a series of Sony trailers, though noticeably not a single Bond release, and a music video for the noisy opening number. The Spider-Man 3 and Spider-Man 2.1 trailers are a good time though.
On my personal Bond scale, this one rates third, just behind Thunderball and From Russia with Love, and just ahead of Goldfinger. It really is leaps and bounds beyond my expectations, hopes, and dreams for the character. I'm assuming the follow up has to be a step down simply because the spot the character is put in by the end. This DVD screams 'double dip' from the highest rooftops, but will get you by with a solid A/V, and a few entertaining extras.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 13th March 2007
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby 2.0 Surround French, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: Becoming Bond, James Bond: For Real, Bond Girls Are Forever, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Genre: Action and Thriller
Length: 144 minutes
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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Police cited a man for riding a camel and obstructing traffic in Park City, Utah, as attendees of the Sundance Film Festival packed the town.
Jason Andreozzi was promoting a movie he directed that didn't make it into the festival lineup.
Park City police cited Andreozzi for riding the camel along Park Avenue and Main Street on Friday afternoon. Police say they also gave him a warning about distributing flyers.
Andreozzi says he wasn't impeding traffic while riding the camel, and he says he wasn't handing out flyers.
Andreozzi's film looks at Egypt during the Arab Spring, and he says he chose a camel because people identify the animal with the country.
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In 1850, nearly five years before a railroad between Algiers and Bayou Lafourche was completed, an entrepreneur named Buckner H. Payne outlined the potential returns from a proposed "New-Orleans and Opelousas Rail-Road."
In 1850, nearly five years before a railroad between Algiers and Bayou Lafourche was completed, an entrepreneur named Buckner H. Payne outlined the potential returns from a proposed "New-Orleans and Opelousas Rail-Road."
Payne was among the speakers at a railroad convention being held in New Orleans. Together, they listed perhaps half a dozen potential rail routes centering on the port at the Crescent City.
Payne started with statistics for existing modes of shipping from the area along the New Orleans and Opelousas route.
"The region through which this road is proposed to pass produced last year, of sugar (and it was a bad year for sugar), 110,800 hogsheads of sugar and 193,800 barrels of molasses.
"The upper parishes produce also 33,000 bales of cotton; and St. Landry, Rapides, Lafayette, Calcasieu and Vermillion, sell 40,000 head of beef cattle, calves, and sheep for mutton, to the New-Orleans market.
"On Feb. 21, 1849," Payne reported, "the Planter's Banner in the town of Franklin, published statistics indicating the cost of transport of their products to New-Orleans ... from St. Martin and St. Mary ... averaged $295,000."
Payne used those numbers to estimate that if the area were served by the proposed railroad from New Orleans to Opelousas, investors could expect a net annual freight income of $273,460.
"Nor do I refer to any increase of business, the natural result of such a convenience as this road will induce ... I have not included the large amount of beef cattle, calves, sheep for mutton, (of which they have thousands, nor the cotton).
"But when we remark that this section of Louisiana, through which this road is contemplated to run, comprises 23,000 square miles, equal in size to three such states as Massachusetts, and that not one fifth of its finest lands are now in cultivation, for want of such an outlet as this road is designed to furnish.
"If this road is made, it is not unreasonable to suppose that the stock of this road will be the best in the United States."
Then Payne launched into praise of Louisiana's climate, its seashores, its recreation and its natural resources.
"From its healthfulness, it is destined, at no distant day to be to the United States what the South of France is to Europe — a resort for health ... its beautiful islands along the Gulf shore offering the finest places for summer resort, sea air and sea bathing; and its exhaustless supplies of fish and game of every kind, its mineral springs of St. Martin, its Belle Cheney sulphur springs of St. Landry, all conspire to give this road a preminence over all."
To the possibilities rail would bring to western Louisiana, Payne added a large swath of equally promising land in Texas, which could also be linked by rail to New Orleans.
"Texas owns more than one hundred and fifty million acres of vacant land ... the tide of immigration to her, across our own State, is immense; at two points on Red River, Grand Ecore and Shreveport, there passed last year, over 63,000 immigrants, most of whom would have used this road had it been in existence.
"The price of passage to them would alone have paid 10 per cent dividends on three millions of capital ... sufficient to make the road the whole way to Texas."
Then Payne noted the route of the proposed rail line, beginning at Washington, Louisiana, near Opelousas, and following Bayou Teche back across St. Mary parish toward New Orleans.
"Berwick's Bay (now known as Atchafalaya Bay) is a sheet of water some 700 yards in width ... this it is proposed to cross in boats suitable for the transport of the (rail) cars.
"The land on this (the lower) side is also high and the road will pass directly to the Bayou Black country, in the parish of Terrebonne, along which it will pass for some eight to fifteen miles above Tigerville, offering an outlet for the country on each side, and passing thence direct towards the Lafourche, developing the Terrebonne, Caillou, Delarge, etc., and crossing the same at or near Thibodeauxville."
For the remaining distance from Lafourche to Algiers, Payne suggested two possible routes, "one above lake Des Allemands, the other below the lake."
Finally, Payne spoke of building costs: "The cost of making will not exceed ten thousand dollars per mile. Total distance, New Orleans to Washington, 162 miles."
The railroad built along the same approximate route reached only as far as the Atchafalaya River until after the Civil War, when real extension, eventually as far as the Pacific Coast, was resumed. Local interests favored the construction of the railroad because it offered competition to the steamboats, and thereby helped keep freight rates down.
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Steve Waterfield Joins Husker Athletic Staff
Lincoln, Neb. – University of Nebraska Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst announced today the hiring of Steve Waterfield as the Senior Associate Athletics Director – Performance and Strategic Research at the University of Nebraska effective August 5th.
"I am extremely pleased that Steve will be joining our Senior Management Team at the University of Nebraska," said Eichorst. "He is a very talented, experienced and respected administrator who brings a great deal to the table."
Waterfield will have the following primary duties and responsibilities:
- Reports to Director of Athletics and serves on senior management team
- Sport administrator for soccer, women's and men's tennis
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- Strategic Research & Analysis (i.e., NAPL, CB3, etc.)
- Liaison to East Stadium Research Facility
- Student-Athlete drug testing program
- Student-Athlete health insurance
Waterfield joins Nebraska after two years as a senior administrator at the University of Miami. While in Coral Gables, Waterfield oversaw sports medicine, athletic training, strength and conditioning and human resources, and served as the direct sport administrator for the football and men's basketball programs. Prior to Miami, Waterfield spent seven years at the University of Wisconsin, serving under Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez as an Associate Athletics Director for Student Services, overseeing compliance, academic services and sports medicine, and served as sport administrator for the men's and women's soccer and men's and women's swimming & diving programs. Waterfield came to Wisconsin after spending five years as an Assistant Director of Compliance at Ohio State University.
Waterfield holds a Law Degree and a Master's in Business Administration and a Master's in Sports Management from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Kenyon College. He is a member of the Ohio bar and U.S. Federal District Court and worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Ohio Attorney General's office.
Steve and his wife, Jaime, have two sons, Davis and Austin.


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Blog: PAMM Board of Trustees Celebrates the Leadership of Gail Meyers
On Thursday, May 29, the Pérez Art Museum Miami board of trustees gathered on the museum's terrace for a surprise champagne toast celebrating the leadership of President Gail Meyers.
Gail has served on the museum's board since 2001, showing inspirational leadership and commitment through the roles of secretary (2004-2008) and president (2008-2014). She has been an invaluable asset to the board and a major proponent of the museum's move and expansion to Museum Park. Gail will be succeeded by Jeff Krinsky, who has been involved with the museum since 2004.


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Growing Good People Through Work, Study, and Community
Just outside Asheville, North Carolina, bordered by the Craggy Mountains and located in the Swannanoa Valley on the banks of the Swannanoa River, Warren Wilson College students are busy moving the cows to their next pasture and cutting locally harvested lumber at the on-campus sawmill. A writing class meets beside beds of greens raised for campus salads, tended by the student garden crew. And just a few steps from my office, the greening crew prepares the campus quarterly energy usage report to evoke our conservation consciousness.
Don't be fooled by the idyllic sound of all of this. You would be mistaken to assume we are less of a college and more of an extended commune from the 1960s. You may be enchanted by the young woman on the farm crew who drives past in a tractor on her way out to the field—it's such a romantic sight. But there is so much more behind this seemingly eco-nirvana.
Warren Wilson College sits on 1100 acres and includes the core campus, a working farm, organically managed gardens, and 700 acres of forests and trails. We are a work college, meaning that in addition to academics, our students work 15 hours a week on crews that are responsible for every aspect of campus operations. They also provide 100 hours of service to the greater community before graduation. Most students, however, are not satisfied with this and find they want to contribute more. This is a rigorous college. Imagine being a freshman and taking on such a workload. One of the many things our students learn here is that through engagement, interests and capabilities are awakened.
Years ago, when I first went to work for Outward Bound, I was awed by the positive change unleashed in students' lives when they discovered they were capable of so much more than they dreamed. Time and again, through wilderness challenge, students overcame fear and adversity and learned "to serve, to strive, and not to yield." This experience has served as a touchstone in my life and has provided optimism in dark hours. Our capacity to solve the challenges before us is relatively untapped. The possibilities for positive change are limitless, if only we strive.
This same underlying ethos is present here at Warren Wilson. We are a distinctive liberal arts college in that we believe liberal learning in the 21st century calls for more engagement. We teach critical thinking skills for this next generation of leaders and believe the best way to do that is to drench students in academic learning and immerse them in situations that demand that they practice these skills. It's hard work, but they realize what they are capable of while they practice what they've learned. They come to find that the interdisciplinary problem solving they learn in the classroom provides the framework for the sustainable solutions they seek to implement in work and service.
A member of INSULATE!, Ian Higgins shares his take on Warren Wilson, work, and his plans for the future. Listen to his story...
Students take a lot of initiative on this campus. At a campus-wide meeting about climate change, students proposed to weatherize homes near campus for families living below the poverty level. In just two years, these students formed a community-based weatherization program called INSULATE! through Warren Wilson's Environmental Leadership Center and partnered with the College's Service-Learning Program, the "first year" program's faculty, and community organizations to recruit volunteers and homes for the weatherization work. Students spend their weekends weatherizing local homes, measuring the carbon savings, and understanding the lives of the homeowners they assist. This past semester, with support from the local utility company Progress Energy, students designed and held a workshop for colleges and universities seeking to replicate the model. Imagine the life lessons learned conceiving, researching, successfully implementing, and then promoting this program.
Years earlier, in 1998, a group of students who were aware that Warren Wilson would be expanding enrollment proposed that the College commit to a "green dorm" and include them in the planning process. The administration agreed, and a design team was formed consisting of students, staff, faculty, administrators, and architects who met weekly to plan what would later be called the EcoDorm. This building, they determined, would be a model of energy efficiency, sustainable decisions, and responsible lifestyle practices. When the plan was complete, more than 17 student crews participated in its construction. Its first Residence Director (a student) worked with EcoDorm residents to develop a lifestyle contract that included a pledge to use no hairdryers or personal fridges, to cook as a community at least once a week, and to live in a manner that honored community values. It is the only dorm in the nation to achieve the LEED Existing Building Platinum certification—a distinction inspired by the students who called for a "green dorm."
For many students at Warren Wilson, living in a community that strives to practice its values in daily ways, for all its challenges, is very fulfilling. Learning how to participate as a responsible, contributing member of a strong and healthy community is an important part of a well-rounded liberal arts education.
We are convinced that the best way to educate students to become this kind of citizen is to engage them in responsible living. Our Triad curriculum, which in addition to challenging academics includes participation in the College's work program and service to the local community, is how we teach. In and out of our classrooms, we encourage students to seek out their own interests and get involved. This is a relatively easy task because so many of the students who come here want to change the world and are eager to start now. Providing students with opportunities to connect with "place" through academics, work, and service; to identify their areas of concern; and to get involved in solutions results in a meaningful, wondrous education at Warren Wilson. Students not only receive a top-notch education, but also graduate with real work "know how" and multiple skill sets that enable them to confront and take on issues that make a difference locally and globally.
Margo Flood wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. Margo is the Executive Director of Warren Wilson College's Environmental Leadership Center and its Chief Sustainability Official. She joins the College, where she has worked nearly ten years, in its mission to educate, inspire, and act on behalf of environmentally, socially, culturally, and economically just communities.


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Durango Herald publisher Richard Ballantine on Thursday announced the largest round of layoffs in the companys history. Eleven employees were laid off from the Herald and its affiliated papers, The Cortez Journal, The Mancos Times and The Dolores Star.
Three staff members were laid off from the Herald and eight were laid off from the Journals office. Two Journal employees were moved to different positions within Ballantine Communications, which owns the four papers.
The newspapers will consolidate layout, news-page design and advertising design operations, all of which will be done by Herald staff. The Journal publication schedule will be cut from three days a week to two, coming out on Tuesday and Friday.
The Dolores Star will publish on Thursday instead of Friday and The Mancos Times will continue to come out on Wednesday.
The layoffs will be effective March 29, and the other changes will go into effect April 1.
The cuts were a result of the economic recession and challenges confronting the entire newspaper industry, Ballantine said.
Newspapers until the last few years have really been unchanged for 70 years, but because of the economy and the changing way news is delivered and obtained, we need to rethink how we do what we do, Ballantine said.
Ballantine Communications, which also owns Directory Plus and Buzztown.com, made the layoffs and consolidations with an eye toward a changing revenue landscape, said Ken Amundson, general manager of newspaper operations.
The Ballantine family has always been generous in terms of how they structure their newspapers in terms of news and advertising content. In order to do that, they were willing to operate their papers at a lower revenue level than what other newspaper companies are usually willing to do, Amundson said.
The company has long supplemented its newspaper operations with revenue from Directory Plus, but the growth in digital communications soon will overtake directories, he said.
We need to bridge the gap to where we need to be in the future, Amundson said.
The reductions will save the company close to $1 million annually, Ballantine said.
The company also will be pursuing other ways to generate revenue, such as increasing the portion of each newspaper page dedicated to advertisements. Currently, news content occupies about 65 percent of each page, with advertising taking up the rest. The goal is to make the ratio closer to 60 percent news and 40 percent advertisements, Ballantine said.
The daily schedule of television programming no longer will be published in the paper.
Ballantine Digital Media, a subsidiary of Ballantine Communications, is developing a digital marketing agency and expanding Buzztown.com into larger markets including Albuquerque; Tucson, Ariz.; and El Paso, Texas. The newspaper staff reductions are meant to be the first and the last the company will have to make, Amundson said.
Richards intent is to be able to do this and be done, Amundson said. We dont know what the future is going to hold, but I think this will be the end of it.


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A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition.
It is possible to develop GERD with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing GERD. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.
The most common risk factor is a poorly functioning lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The sphincter may be impaired or damaged by:
- Medications, such as those that treat asthma , high blood pressure , or depression .
- Hiatal hernia —The top part of the stomach presses up into the chest cavity. It can change the shape, putting abnormal pressure on the stomach.
- Pregnancy—Places extra pressure on the stomach. Symptoms may resolve when the pregnancy is over.
- Obesity —Increases pressure in the abdomen.
- Smoking—Weakens nerves and muscles that control the LES.
- Vagus nerve damage (which controls the LES) from surgery or injury.
- Conditions that affect the strength of the esophageal muscles, such as scleroderma or certain nervous system disorders.
- Current use of nasogastric tube—The tube passes through the LES.
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