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Photos: A New York City running tour
A route from Battery Park shows off the grand Hudson, great skyscrapers, a variety of greenery, and even art. Early morning light cast giant shadows at the East Coast War Memorial stands in Battery Park, at the beginning of the Esplanade.
A boardwalk surrounded by tall beach grass with dramatic skyscraper views.
Early morning fishermen fish in the Hudson River along the Esplanade.
The 9/11 Memorial - Museum Pavilion.
An art installation along the Esplanade that invites all to climb its stairs up, then climb right back down. Many joggers go around and around to get a good stair climbing outdoor workout with beautiful views of the Hudson River.
An aerial view of the Hudson from one of the many public art installations along the recreational path.
9/11 Memorial - one of the two reflecting pools built on the footprints of the original twin towers. It's free; you just have to reserve your spot online in advance. (Limited day passes are available. Check for details at www.911memorial.org).
Autumn-colored trees line one of the two waterfalls and reflecting pools built on the footprints of the original World Trade Center towers.
Along the Esplanade.
Pier 25, which connects to the Esplanade, offers beach volleyball.
Ground Zero and Battery Park.
Roses left on a couple of the names at the 9/11 Memorial.
Restaurant tables fill the narrow pedestrian-only part of Stone Street. Make sure you are on Stone Street east of Broad Street.


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Fog settles in on the Ladybird Johnson area of Redwood State and National Parks. Photo © copyright by Erik Stensland.
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Kuala Lumpur, 26 April 2013 - KL International Airport (KLIA) maintained its superb streak in service excellence when it was voted the World's Best
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After Dark Horrorfest (US - DVD R1)
Gabe takes a stab, hack, chop, and slice at seven of the eight 'Films to Die For'...
Last year, LionsGate films released eight independent horror films in select American theaters. It was a cool idea that smacked of material dumping, and it wasn't entirely successful, but one of the films, The Abandoned, was popular enough to garner a solo theatrical release later. The other seven films are now being dropped on DVD. Though available separately, I've decided to review these films as a set.
Four medical students start a gross anatomy class, and hesitantly slice into their chosen body. Alison (Corri English), a student in off the waiting list, begins to feel a profound presence from the cadaver. A strict atheist, Alison is confused by these feelings and does her best to ignore them, until fresh bodies start showing up in the dissection lab. Now she has to solve the mystery behind this scarred body and tortured soul before the death toll mounts further.
Unrest is a nice little surprise, and a good example of a young filmmaker writing and directing what he knows. Jason Todd Ipson was a real life med student, and he uses that inherently creepy world to build an effective little horror film. The film works in these reality-based moments. The strangest and most macabre elements are all reality based (and I would not have believed it had I not looked it up), and Ispon is wise to exploit such a deeply disturbing aspect of modern medicine.
I was most impressed with film's actors, the leads in particular. One thing I never thought to expect from the After Dark Horrorfest was good acting, but here it is, in the first of the films I watch. Love interest Scot Davis is the best, and very funny without being a clown. He's so engaging that I swore I'd seen him in something before, but I haven't, which to me says the guy's got movie star written all over his face.
The problem with the film, and the problem with most films that are most effective in their realistic elements, is that the supernatural elements are too textbook and not very interesting. The film also feels overlong, even at only 88 minutes. Unrest would make a great episode of Masters of Horror, but falters a bit as a stand-alone feature. Probably the best film overall in the set.
Several years ago, a professor brutally murdered his family, and the guests and staff in the Ono Kanko Hotel to prove his theory that souls are reincarnated after death. Now, a hotshot director has decided to make a movie about the incident. Young actress Nagisa is hired onto the production, and immediately starts having visions of the fateful night. Meanwhile, a group of seemingly unrelated people are being attacked and enslaved by ghosts of the tragic slaughter.
Could someone please get director Takashi Shimzu a decent script? Please? Reincarnation is just another rehash of other, better films, and has absolutely nothing interesting to add to the genre. It lifts its basic concept from Kenneth Branagh's Dead Again, not to mention its twist. It also has a sort of autobiographical slant concerning its director, a horror icon, like Wes Craven's New Nightmare (not to mention Ulli Lommel's Boogeyman 2 and Lucio Fulci's Cat in the Brain). On top of this, Reincarnation steals most of its final act from Peter Jackson's The Frighteners.
Shimzu isn't a bad director, at all, and I was impressed with his work on Marebito (though the film kinda stunk), but he's a director with no direction his own. He's remade his biggest hit, Ju-On, effectively five times now, and stuck himself in a sad little rut. Reincarnation is an obvious representation of this rut, perhaps even a cry for help. It is devoid of any real scares because anyone who's seen any of the Shimzu's previous work knows exactly what's coming. Overall the film is boring, and I was squirming until the end.
There are some arresting images though (the wide eyed puppet is pretty nightmarish), and Shimzu proves he knows how to cut a scene. He has skills, I admit it. The problem is that these images aren't enough to carry an unoriginal and overall dull script, and they aren't particularly scary. They're kind of creepy, but I'm more inclined to call them 'cool'. Maybe the guy should make a big budget action film. Maybe it's the horror genre that's his bane. All I can say is you've seen this before, and you'll see it again. You could do a whole lot worse, but I'm not sure why you'd even want to bother at this point.
Dark Ride
Once upon a time, a psycho in a mask killed two cute 12-year-old twins in a dark ride (one of those sit down rides that wheels the rider through a darkened haunted house like set-up). Several years later, some college kids decide to spend the night in the condemned ride while on a road trip. Meanwhile, the masked killer escapes the mental institution and finds his way back to the dark ride.
Dark Ride was pretty much what I expected from all the films in the After Dark collection - a same old, same old slasher flick that follows the Halloween blueprint to the letter. There's a pre-credit sequence that sets up our masked killer's past, there's a present day group of young and nubile kids that find their way into his clutches while acting promiscuously and taking drugs, and one of the kids is a virgin loser type that will most likely survive through the end credits, though I won't spoil that one (though I'm sure most of you will guess that twist before it ever arrives).
I like slasher movies, but I like them better when they aren't so paint by numbers. There isn't a hint of irony or post-modern reflection, with the exception of one character's insistence on talking about classic movies and TV. There isn't any bright dialogue or likeable characters to make the time between brutal slayings a little less trying, but don't tell the writers that, I'm sure they think their forced, Kevin Smith style diatribes are hilarious. The bad acting doesn't help, of course, especially when decent acting saves most of the other films in the series from total damnation.
The scares are often mishandled, and though the gore is gruesome, the kills are poorly paced. Director Craig Singer finds some nice camera angles, and there's some pretty colour and light play, but the pace is relentlessly slow and painfully repetitive. Not once during this overextended Tales From the Crypt episode did I feel a twinge of fear, because every scare that wasn't telecast in neon was stolen from a better movie.
If you like clichés and really want to root for the bad guy, because the good guys are so hate worthy and idiotic that you want to see their entrails, then look no further. If you've already seen Halloween, Friday the 13th, and most importantly, Tobe Hooper's Fun House (which this film bares more than a passing resemblance to), and are more than a little sick of hacks remaking the same films over and over again, then skip it. If you end up stuck with the film due to purchasing the entire set, simply skip to the 40 or 50-minute mark to watch two really good kills.
Three college friends are reunited when a fourth meets an untimely death. That night they get wasted in the graveyard, and dance on some graves. Soon after, they are violently haunted by the ghosts of the souls belonging in those graves.
Gravedancers is a perfectly entertaining and perfectly forgettable little horror film. It scores the most famous cast (we're talking high B-level), and sports the most refined digital effects sequence of any of the seven films. It also features a nice mix of desaturated and supersaturated digital grading, which adds a glossy sheen to the whole thing and in the end
The unfortunate thing is that, like all the films in the collection, Gravedancers features an entirely unoriginal plot. It compensates with the title gimmick, but really only runs on classy A/V and good performances. The plot is a mix of Dark Castle's 13 Ghosts remake and the Ring series. The film is enjoyably retro, and reminded me a lot of lighter horror films from the mid-'80s like The Poltergeist series, and Ghostbusters (with a touch of Chris Cunningham, who really needs to make a feature length horror film his own). The filmmakers add just enough gore to earn the 'R' rating, but with a few cuts the flick could've easily made a 'PG-13', which just builds on the whole lighter retro feel. It also ends with a nice take on the classic 'Hail Mary' shot every basketball movie ever seems to end with.
I'm not being too easy on the flick just because our very own Dustin McNeill (or is it McNeil, as stated in the credits), and there is a very distinct possibility that the really bad movies in the series just dropped my expectation too low, but I honestly enjoyed Gravedancers. I'd say a rental recommendation, and one of the films in the set that that bumps the total score to the average category.
Wicked Little Things
Another flick, another flashback, this one in a mine. Miners send little kids into little holes to place little sticks of dynamite. The kids are killed, and haunt the town from then on out as flesh eating zombies. A family bereft of their father moves into town, and quickly learns the reasoning behind these violent little bastards.
Again, not that any of the other films in this set are particularly original, but next to Dark Ride, Wicked Little Things has the worst case of cliché disease. Characters are constantly entering the dark corners alone, looking for trouble when they should be running for help, cars won't start or get stuck in the mud, and every scare is telegraphed minutes before it hits.
The film is good looking, it's got some ace lighting, and there's a pretty gold or blue tint to the whole thing. The acting is also top tire, but the characters are so broadly drawn that I just barely didn't hate them. I'd like them to survive, but I wasn't going to be too broken up if the kiddies hacked them up and ate them. The story doesn't really go anywhere beyond 'family moves into creepy house, zombie kids outside, family has internal angst, zombie kids chase them'. Again we're left with a 30-minute film stretched into an excruciating 90.
The bad seeds themselves aren't even a little scary, honestly, but I've never thought evil kids were particularly scary. Seriously, I'd just slap them out of my way. Moreover, the film is quite often unintentionally funny. Kids slaughtering people with pickaxes and shovels (especially with broad sound effects) is comic gold.
The Hamiltons
Party of Five meets The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, with the Hamiltons, a family without parents and a dark secret. Their youngest brother isn't too into the kidnapping and killing people thing, and protests matters by making an angsty home movie for the school.
The Hamiltons is the most independent and low budgeted of all the films in the collection. It is the most amateur production, but it's actually more of what I expected from the set. Despite of all this, the film actually looks pretty good. The directors, who go by the name 'The Butcher Bros.', know not to overshoot their budget, and more or less prove they know what they're doing. They could use some guidance in the field of photography, as dialogue heavy scenes are often poorly cropped and flat. When the brothers are more excited about a scene they seem to put more effort into building it visually.
My problems with the movie are its unbelievably mopie nature, and the fact that it doesn't really have a plot. I can excuse the occasionally stilted acting, and the flat compositions, but the flick takes itself a bit too seriously. Basically this is a collection of 'shocking' and 'uncomfortable' ideas (murder, cannibalism, rape, incest, homosexuality), mixed with the build up to the Hamilton family revelation (which most of us will guess right away, though that may be the point). Besides this, nothing really happens.
Films like Taxi Driver and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer deal with intimate descents into derangement without a real 'plot' of sorts, and I'm pretty sure that's what The Butcher Brothers were going for here. They want their audience to be deeply disturbed, they want to get under skin and twist it around, but there's too much Degrassi angst for me to take it seriously. I don't really care enough about the interworkings of a family of psychos to sit through something without any real narrative structure.
Some filmmakers can pull off a nightmare, a real, believable nightmare, but The Hamiltons aren't genuine enough to get my goat. They're all either too whiney, or slow-witted, or stereotypically 'bad' to be effective. I was very aware that I was watching a movie, I was very aware of the budget limitations, and I was very aware that pretty much nothing was happening. I look at this and I see a decent promotional reel, and if given the proper resources I'm sure these fellas could make a real good horror flick, but this isn't it. I recommend George Romero's Martin instead.
Penny Dreadful
Penny is a young woman traumatized by the car accident that killed both of her parents. Her psychiatrist, a rather famous one, takes her on a road trip to the location of the accident. On the road they accidentally hit a man, and agree to give him a ride. He proceeds to kill the good doctor and torture Penny.
Penny Dreadful starts out strong. It has an inspired opening credit sequence, and a very nightmarish flashback revealing the purpose behind the title heroine's phobia. The early daylight scenes are gorgeously photographed, and there is a cameo from Michael Berryman. Quickly, however, the film dives into a deep pool of mediocrity. It is relentlessly convoluted, and the filmmaking not adept enough to quite overcome this obvious nature. To put our heroine in her nightmare scenario we have to suspend our disbelief, and in this case I was just not willing to do that.
Like other films in the series, this one belongs in the tighter box of the 30-minute to one-hour format. The tale really drags, to the point of boredom. It isn't an awful idea for a horror story, but the added elements that stretch it to a full running length are extraneous. I, personally, didn't want to leave the torturous and claustrophobic confines of the car, though these become tiresome as well. This could've been an air tight, Hitchcockian thriller, but it ends up another slasher movie, one with a low body count.
At the end of this list of seven features I'm left with no original ideas, and only one original twist on an already done to death idea (that would be Unrest. Penny Dreadful is no different, and I'd just suggest viewers rewatch the original Hitcher instead. This feature is well enough made, but ends up being too bland to ever recommend for anyone other than the lead actress' friends and family, as she's not bad (though her character is one nearly impossible to identify with).
I was going to go through each film individually, but there's little point as these are very similar transfers. The two films that fair the best are Unrest and Gravedancers, but this is mostly due to the quality of their photography, not to mention the fact that both films share lots of bright hues. Gravedancers mutes most of its colours, and looks pretty sharp, but the more colourful features, like Dark Ride, fare pretty well. Flesh tones are a little off on the darker films, and reds have some noise issues on every feature.
Black levels are very deep, and appear as black rather than bluish. The problem is that so much effort seems to have been put into these blacks that detail suffers. The best example of this 'too dark' issue is Wicked Little Things (I tried to get a couple screenshots of little zombie kid mayhem, but neither of my attempts seem to have worked), I honestly had no idea what was going on. Overall though, this deep blackness helps the films aesthetic. Penny Dreadful has a similar problem, but is shot better, and its contrast keeps it from being overtly black.
The Hamiltons suffers the most overall, but considering how very low its budget was, even in comparison to these other features, it's hard to complain. It's big problem is its bluish blacks and some compression enhancement.
LionsGate has managed to do right by fans overall, as every film features minimal heavy grain and artefacting, and details are pretty impressive for the most part. Reincarnation, an older film acquired for the festival from Japan, is the only film in the set that doesn't appear to belong visually, but still manages to look better than the vast majority of medium budget J-Horror output I've ever seen.
One redeeming factor to pretty much every film here is the presence of a big and classy soundtrack. There isn't much in the way of real originality, but even the lower budget entrees sound like a million bucks. At least a couple hundred thou. Anyway, every film is presented as a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix (even The Hamiltons). Some come off better than others, and each presentation is only as strong as its film's final mix.
Bass levels are all heavy with little distortion. Surround channels are active and effects are accurate. Sometimes sound effects are clear enough to sound downright artificial, but this is most likely due to the fact that a lot of these films use stock sound effects. I noticed no obvious distortion in dialogue in any of the features. Overall, very professional.
Unrest has a very invaluable commentary track. Jason Todd Ipson and his editor assure us what out of the film's many grisly horrors are real. It turns out that even the most unbelievable of the hospital processes are real. Ipson took very little artistic license. The track is honest, informative, and entertaining, and I'm looking forward to seeing the crew's next feature. Look for the director cameo and his self-deprecating reply.
The commentary is followed by a brief featurette that doesn't achieve much beyond the commentary other than putting faces to the creative types. It's very professional, and is followed by a collection of trailers.
Reincarnation begins with an introduction by director Takashi Shimizu, who attempts to warn his audience that this film will be much different from Ju-On. Apparently he didn't get the memo.
The film itself is bereft of a commentary, but the disc features the longest making-of featurette in the collection. It runs almost an hour, but is still a little too much a sales pitch. It's nice to see the actors and actresses enjoying their work, and the onset footage is intriguing enough, but after already sitting through an hour and a half of movie that bored me I found myself looking at the clock.
There is an interesting interview with Shimizu, which only runs about 10 minutes, but reveals a very down to earth guy who seems to believe in his work without being a snob about it. He also has a strong sense of companionship with his peers. This is followed by a few extraneous deleted scenes, including an alternate opening, with commentary from Shimizu, his producer, and his lead actress. The commentary is quite a bit of fun, and the participants are in high spirits.
Dark Ride
Continuing the tradition of the other discs in the set, this disc has a few short featurettes, a commentary, and trailers. This disc also features some storyboards.
The commentary features director Craig Singer and his co-writer Robert Dean Klein, and they both prove to be knowledgeable, but a little too heavy on the self-congratulatory angle. The track does start off on the wrong foot when Singer states that his film is an original because he never liked Hooper's Funhouse, even going as far as to say he specifically didn't like Stan Winston's monster mask. This proves that he knew enough about the film to prove that even if it wasn't a direct influence (which I doubt), it was something he probably should've taken into account. Regardless, saying your film is an original because you didn't like a similar film is just silly.
The deleted scenes are many. The funny thing is that the film would be better with most of them left in. The saggy first act should've been cut, not more murder and mayhem. The funniest thing of all is that these scenes actually end up filling in some of the film's biggest plot holes. There is an alternate version of the opening that was cut for rating reasons, or more accurately because watching a 12 year-olds intestines being removed was too much for the producers. I can't blame this one on the director.
There's another featurette here, and like all the others it serves as little less than an elongated trailer. This is followed by a montage of behind the scenes on the gore effects called Behind the Mask (behind the mask there's an unattractive actor, apparently), set to bitchin' music. This is followed by a storyboard montage, and finished out with the usual collection of trailers.
One of the first things one might notice about the special features screen on Gravedancers is the fact that not only does the film have a commentary track, but the making of, the trailer, and the deleted scenes also have commentary tracks. The trailer commentary actually makes sense because the original trailer was a selling tool made to get the budget to make the final film, and deleted scenes often feature a commentary, but the making of commentary is weird. It's probably there because there was still some behind the scenes stuff to talk about after the film was done.
These are the best extras in the collection, in volume at the very least. Unrest was my favourite film commentary, but this one is equally informative and charmingly self-deprecating. These are intelligent and honest filmmakers. The director has even made up a drinking game to go along with his film – take a drink every time you see a lit lamp.
The making-of, A Grave Undertaking, is a little more entertaining than some of the others in the set, but still comes down back patting and selling the flick. The commentary does add another dimension, but makes one wonder why these folks wouldn't just make a longer and more involved documentary. There is also a brief featurette covering the creation of the films various grinning ghosts. It also features a commentary, and only a commentary.
The deleted scenes are better with the commentary, as they're contextualized. As per usual, these are all good cuts, and the scenes are not missed in the final film, which already verges on overstaying its welcome. The DVD finishes with a quick storyboard comparison and the usual LionsGate trailers.
Wicked Little Things
Wicked Little Things has wicked few extras. There's a pretentious commentary track with director J.S. Cardone and actress Lori Heuring. Heuring isn't particularly pretentious, but she feeds Cardone's self-importance. The track is shockingly serious, and Cardone even goes so far as to downplay the fact that his film is a horror film, as if he's above the supposed lowbrow title. There is some good information though, including the fact that Wicked Little Things started its life as a Tobe Hooper film called Zombies. Despite original press releases, this is the disc's only extra.
The Hamiltons
As before, things start with a commentary. This one features the directors and actor Cory Knauf. It's one of those tracks that comes at you quick, and does its job efficiently. If you have a question about an actor, a location, art design, you'll probably have it answered. At the beginning of the track it is revealed that a more experimental, Blair Witch like film was original scheduled to be made. It's too bad they didn't stick with it.
Next up are the deleted scenes, which fill in a few unimportant events and build some characters. They aren't bad scenes, but their deletion is good considering that the film drags as is. The scenes look good, are anamorphically enhanced, but have unfinished sound mixes. There is no featurette here (thankfully, I'm a little warn out here), but there is an amusing blooper reel, and more of the same trailers.
Penny Dreadful
This one's thankfully bereft of a commentary. No offense to the filmmakers, but I don't think I could take another one. The disc is only concerned with advertising, and features a brief EPK, a music video by some boring metal group called Sanity, and the trailers.
So the film series isn't a success. I wish LionsGate better luck next time. My advice is that they find films that really are too shocking for average cinemagoers, or at least some films with real substance. It doesn't have to be one or the other, but I'm guessing it probably will be.
Unrest: 6/10
Reincarnation: 5/10
Dark Ride: 3/10
Gravedancers: 6/10
Wicked Little Things: 5/10
The Hamiltons: 4/10
Penny Dreadful: 4/10
Review by Gabriel Powers
Squeek81 Member Join Date: September 2006 Location: United States Posts: 150
I'll Pass, but good review.
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
I only want to se "Penny Dreadful", I honestly don't care about the rest.
Dunny Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 347
I watched Dark Ride and The Hamiltons, both are really bad.
Wolverinfan Member Join Date: February 2006 Location: United States Posts: 121
Is Unrest the one that uses real bodies? I have it in my queue and it seems you liked it the best and from I had heard before it's the only one worth seeing.
Blue-Kal-El Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: United States Posts: 602
This review made me want to see all the movies...anything's better than Epic Movie...
Johnny Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United States Posts: 75
This was brilliant marketing with them only being shown for one weekend in selected theaters because they were "too graphic and shocking" to be released normally. I hope that they do it again in the future.
Unrest was filmmed in a real morgue, but none of the disected bodies are real. There may be some real bodies in the background, but I don't recall any mention of it on the commentary.
Tony DeFrancisco Senior Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,652
I watched three out of the five I own so far ("Penny Dreadful", "The Hamiltons", "Dark Ride". I thought "Dark Ride" was the best out of the three I saw. "Penny Dreadful" just turned to s**t after the first thirty minutes, and "The Hamiltons" was alright, nothing special
Triefy Member Join Date: August 2004 Location: United States Posts: 68
I saw "The Abandoned", "The Gravedancers" and "The Hamiltons" in the theatres. I liked The Hamiltons, but it was forgettable. Gravedancers, however, was alot of fun and was great to watch with an audience.
Sulaco426 Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: United States Posts: 205
Great review Gabe. I wondered if any of these were worth viewing. How about a review of the one that didn't make it to the horrorfest "The Abandoned".
JackJackMN Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United States Posts: 629
Thanks for the reveiw, we got 5 of the 8 at Target, way too pricey, $14.99 for movies that after your reveiw are pretty much c**p.
Tony DeFrancisco Senior Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,652
Sulaco426 wrote: Great review Gabe. I wondered if any of these were worth viewing. How about a review of the one that didn't make it to the horrorfest "The Abandoned".It made it, but it was released again to a wider audience in theatres instead of putting it out on DVD with the others.
Manda of Mu Member Join Date: June 2006 Location: United States Posts: 458
Gravedancers ruled. It was like Poltergeist meets Evil Dead \m/.
Oh, and Lionsgate is releasing another Afterdark Horrorfest film entitled 'The Abandoned' in June and its said to be the best of the Afterdark films.
Oh, and Lionsgate is releasing another Afterdark Horrorfest film entitled 'The Abandoned' in June and its said to be the best of the Afterdark films.
shopboy Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United States Posts: 139
i rented all 7 films seen 3 so far. dark ride was good, the twist ending sucked. i am having a marathon with the movies with a couple friends it should be cool. the one i wanna see the most is gravedancers. i didn't like unrest it wasn't scary at all. the hamiltons was a tad better wanna see wicked little things as well
krycek Member Join Date: December 2006 Location: United States Posts: 19
I've got the set and watched Gravedancers and Dark Ride so far. I feel the reviews here are a little harsh, but I may think a little better of the movies because I'm not really expecting much other than some good trashy horror flicks, I mean is anyone really expecting Casablanca here?
I don't think I'm too harsh at all. I bet I like trashy horror flicks even more you do, but on the whole these were very disappointing, even with low expectations. I had very low expectations. If your the type of person that hasn't already seen about 30 or 40 slasher flicks in your life you might be more likely to enjoy something as dirivative as Dark Ride. The problem is that so many of these films aren't scary or shocking, but boring. My bordom may have more than a little to do with being jaded, but I don't think I'm being dishonest either.
JackJackMN wrote: Thanks for the reveiw, we got 5 of the 8 at Target, way too pricey, $14.99 for movies that after your reveiw are pretty much c**p.
I assume you live in MN, which target do you work at?
JackJackMN wrote: Thanks for the reveiw, we got 5 of the 8 at Target, way too pricey, $14.99 for movies that after your reveiw are pretty much c**p.
I assume you live in MN, which target do you work at?
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
Great review Gabe - I still want to see these though as I haven't had a chance.
Maybe Mal and the crew could do a world-wide comp for the DVD's? hint hint
Maybe Mal and the crew could do a world-wide comp for the DVD's? hint hint
Kyle Mertes Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: United States Posts: 700
I work at Target also here in WI, and I seem to recall that we got the full set of seven...
Not big into horror films, but Unrest is the only one that sounds interesting...the films don't sound as if they live up to the slogan "Too Shocking for Theaters" or "To Die For."
Great reviews, as always Gabe!
Not big into horror films, but Unrest is the only one that sounds interesting...the films don't sound as if they live up to the slogan "Too Shocking for Theaters" or "To Die For."
Great reviews, as always Gabe!
fdestination Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United States Posts: 96
thanks for this. I was about to rent penny dreadful.
JackJackMN Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United States Posts: 629
Gabe Powers wrote: I don't think I'm too harsh at all. I bet I like trashy horror flicks even more you do, but on the whole these were very disappointing, even with low expectations. I had very low expectations. If your the type of person that hasn't already seen about 30 or 40 slasher flicks in your life you might be more likely to enjoy something as dirivative as Dark Ride. The problem is that so many of these films aren't scary or shocking, but boring. My bordom may have more than a little to do with being jaded, but I don't think I'm being dishonest either.
JackJackMN wrote: Thanks for the reveiw, we got 5 of the 8 at Target, way too pricey, $14.99 for movies that after your reveiw are pretty much c**p.
I assume you live in MN, which target do you work at?
Hey Gabe, I work at the Buffalo Target west of Minneapolis about 45 minutes.
BTW readers, if you looking for a GOOD LCD TV, say a 37" one, Target now carries OLEVIA brand.
They look AWESOME and the 37" is only $899. You can get the 42" version from Target.com for like $999
I so want one of them. THEY ROCK
JackJackMN wrote: Thanks for the reveiw, we got 5 of the 8 at Target, way too pricey, $14.99 for movies that after your reveiw are pretty much c**p.
I assume you live in MN, which target do you work at?
Hey Gabe, I work at the Buffalo Target west of Minneapolis about 45 minutes.
BTW readers, if you looking for a GOOD LCD TV, say a 37" one, Target now carries OLEVIA brand.
They look AWESOME and the 37" is only $899. You can get the 42" version from Target.com for like $999
I so want one of them. THEY ROCK
Ah, I live WAY in the other direction. I go to the Super Target on Robert in West St. Paul to do my shopping these days.
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Release Date: 27th March 2007
Discs: 7
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Commentaries, Featurettes, Behind The Scenes, Trailers, More
Easter Egg: No
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Director: Jason Todd Ipson, Takashi Shimizu, Craig Singer, Mike Mendez, J. S. Cardone, Richard Brandes, The Butcher Brothers
Cast: Corri English, Scot Davis, Jamie-Lynn DiScala, Patrick Renna, Rachel Miner, Mimi Rogers, Lori Heuring, Scout Taylor-Compton, Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Dominic Purcell, Clare Kramer, Takako Fuji, Yasutoki Furuya
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Since the inception of the personal watercraft craze, manufacturers have been predominately concerned with performance. Sea-Doo is changing that by supplying supercharged performance, along with luxury features that consumers have not been able to enjoy until now. In 2002, Bombardier introduced the fabulous 4-TEC engine that provides clean burning four-stroke technology combined with dependable multi-port fuel injection and a closed loop cooling system. This was a huge design step for watercraft enthusiast, but the folks at Sea-Doo couldn't leave it alone for long. They have increased the horsepower output of the 4-TEC to a whopping 185-hp by adding a supercharger.For 2003, Sea-Doo has taken their flagship craft, the GTX 4-TEC Supercharged, and improved its looks, comfort and amenities. For starters, they have finished the boat in Seashore Metallic paint and added fairings to the front cowling. The fairings not only improve the boats aesthetics, but also keeps your feet dry when in the forward position. The Limited package also has a super plush seat that, unlike other watercraft, will put a big smile on your face as soon as you sit on the GTX. Of course you still get all the great information supplied by the onboard information center that is mounted in the dash, along with an analog speedometer and tachometer.Where the Ltd. craft differs from her siblings, is in the details. At the controls, Sea-Doo installed soft rubber handlebar grips for greater comfort and an adjustable steering pod. With a simple turn of an adjustment screw under the handlebars, you can raise or lower the bars for a perfect fit. A depth gauge has been added to the information center's readout, just in case of shallow waters. When it is time to tie-up, you can use the temporary docking loops that are located fore and aft, and finished in polished stainless steel.But the real goodies are located in the LTD's forward storage compartment. This massive compartment houses a removable storage tray that includes such items as a waterproof cell phone case, a removable dry bag, an organizer with log book, and a safety kit. There is also a removable, insulated cooler for your beverages and lunch, as well as a custom embroidered cover for your sleigh when it's not in use. Other standard items on the GTX are the rearview mirrors, a retractable boarding ladder at the stern, and the 'learning key', which limits the top speed of the craft for inexperienced riders. These riders, along with veteran riders will appreciate the added safety of O.P.A.S. Short for Off-Power Assisted Steering; OPAS utilizes small retractable rudders that spring into place to help veer the boat in a panic or off power situation. Since jet powered craft loose the ability to maneuver when the engine is shut off, OPAS will provide some means of avoiding collisions. Unfortunately, this is not a fix-all and riders of all ages need to be aware of a watercrafts mannerisms as well as take a boaters safety course in order to help keep us all safer on the water. With that said, the OPAS system works well, as our test crew found out during our evaluation trials.Let's talk about the GTX's performance. Since four-stroke technology is fairly new to the PWC market, critics have not given it much fan fair. But having experienced the 4-TECs performance first hand, I must admit that I am impressed. Unlike most two-stroke engines, which typically have to compromise low end torque for top end power or vice versa, the 4-TEC pulls strong and hard throughout the acceleration curve. You get quick hole shots along with strong mid range punch, all the way to the cheek flapping top speed of 60 miles per hour. Considering that this craft weighs in at almost a thousand pounds wet, she is quick and nimble while providing a solid, confident ride at top speeds. With all this technology and enough comforts to make you happy, I can only ask one question. What can you possibly add or improve for the future? I'll be waiting for your answer Sea-Doo.By Ron SvobodaTest Captain
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The Saint James Area Saints wrestling team traveled to Wells last Friday night to take on a tough United South Central team.
The Saints prevailed with a 38 to 32 win over the Rebels.
The Saint James Area Saints wrestling team traveled to Wells last Friday night to take on a tough United South Central team.
The Saints prevailed with a 38 to 32 win over the Rebels.
This match was a bit of a concern to the Saints Head Coach Gene Hildebrandt thought this was going to be a 'barn burner' of a match because the week before USC had finished a strong second in 28 team Redwood River Riot with six of the wrestlers placing in the meet.
The Saints finished sixth in that tourney with only three wrestlers placing, but Friday night was a team match and the Saints were deep enough to come away with the win.
Cody Hanson got it going for the Saints with a pin at 113. That was followed by a major decision by Richy Soto at 126. He remains unbeaten this year.
Having split the first four weights, the Saints lost the next three, so the match could have gotten away from the SJA boys.
But Kody Curry got a major at 152, Zack Gleiter got a pin at 160 and Ryan Westman got a pin 170 for the Saints.
The Saints lost the next two matches with Devin Wolle losing 7-4 at 195 in what could be called an upset.
With two weights to go, the Saints trailed by six points. It was up to the Torres brothers and they delivered for their teammates. 'Little' brother Adrian got a pin at 220 to tie it up and big brother Victor got a pin at heavyweight to secure the six point win.
Having won wrestle offs against teammates, three Saints saw their first vastity match against USC. Sophomore Joe Dominguez wrestled at 132, Junior Mark Alvarado wrestled at 145 and freshman Chris Johnson wrestled at 182. All three of the wrestlers lost their first time out, but their opportunity to step on the mat is an indication the Saints are developing some depth at various weights. Coach Hildebrandt said Johnson wrestled well against the fourth ranked wrestler in the state at that weight.
The other Saint that had a 'good' loss was Mario Garcia at 106. Marion lost by one point to a USC grappler who finished second at the Redwood tourney. The Saint had his opponent on his back in the third period when time ran out.
The wrestlers have the rest of 2012 off from competition but the wrestling room is full during the mornings over Christmas break. Their next action will be on Jan. 3, when they host conference foe the Waseca Bluejays at 7 pm.


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In order to process the payroll and assure full payment, summer appointment forms must be in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs before the effective date of action.
In order to process the payroll and assure full payment, summer appointment forms must be in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs before the effective date of action.
Appointment Periods and Payroll
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Appointment and Terms of Appointment- Faculty & Librarians
The University Faculty Council and the Board of Trustees have approved a policy which requires that new appointees at faculty and librarian ranks be advised of all the terms of their appointment, the duration of the probationary period, and the criteria and procedures relevant to reappointment and tenure (see DOCUMENT C-I). The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs has assumed responsibility for seeing that new faculty members and librarians are so advised. This information is to be supplied to the appointee before or at the time of the initial appointment and must be agreed to in writing by the appointee. At the time the Board of Trustees or Administrative Officers officially approve the appointment, the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs makes sure that the new faculty member has the following documents:
1. the signed Offer to Recommend Appointment which contains the tenure agreement;
2. a copy of the policy concerning reappointment and non-reappointment during the probationary period;
3. a copy of the Faculty Council procedures and criteria for promotion and tenure;
4. a copy of any school, department, and campus procedures and criteria for reappointment, promotion, and tenure decisions;
5. a form for the appointee to sign and return as an indication of agreement to all terms of the appointment, as well as the criteria and procedures described.
Background Checks
By Indiana state personnel department guidelines, all new state employees are subject to criminal background checks depending on the duties associated with their positions. In 2005, the UFC adopted a policy placing limits on the background checks that could be conducted (see DOCUMENT C-II). The policy was never approved by the Board of Trustees. Current administrative practice, consistent with state law, requires criminal background checks for all new full-time permanent academic employees (see DOCUMENT C-III). Criminal background checks are initiated by the Office of Academic Personnel Services and Policies, upon receipt of an Offer to Recommend Appointment form. A criminal history or criminal conviction does not necessarily preclude employment. The Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs or her/his designee consults with the Legal Counsel and the President of the BFC or her/his designee to evaluate the relevance of any negative findings.
Appointment Dates
The academic year has traditionally been only vaguely defined. The needs of the department or school and of the faculty have dictated arrivals and departures for each academic year. While there is virtue in maintaining flexibility of working arrangements, this flexibility has created problems in connection with insurance, payroll, and unemployment insurance. In consequence, the academic year has been officially defined by the Academic Leadership Committee as beginning one week before the first day of classes and ending on commencement. For appointment purposes, however, all non-student academic year e-docs should reflect an academic year action as being effective from August 1 through May 31.
Summer school course lengths are set by the academic unit offering the course, with the maximum limit of six weeks in the first summer session and eight weeks in the second summer session. Pay is normally by 3-credit course, doubling for two courses, and varying otherwise only if courses are offered for fewer or more than 3 credits. (See DOCUMENT C-IV.) The salary schedule in terms of FTE and percent of previous academic year salary is as follows:
One 3-cr Intensive Session 100% (3 weeks) 11.0%
One 3-cr Summer Session I or II 50% (6-8 weeks) 11.0%
Two 3-cr Summer Session I or II 100% (6-8 weeks) 22.0%
Teaching two 3-credit courses during a summer is considered a full summer load; compensation for a full summer load is 22% of the preceding academic year rate; summer FTE may not be greater than 100% during any period on appointment. Appointments beyond the norm may be made in cases of institutional need to a maximum salary of 27.5% of academic-year rate.
The normal summer appointment for activities other than teaching, on general funds or on outside (contract or grant) funds, is two calendar months (nine weeks) full-time at a salary rate not to exceed 2.5% per week based on the previous year's salary, or 22.5% total. Appointments beyond the norm may be made in cases of institutional need (if on general funds) or project need (if on grant funds) and in the latter case if permitted by the funding agency, to a maximum of 11 weeks and 27.5% of academic year rate.
Summer Exceptions
Summer appointments for teaching, non-teaching activities, or a combination thereof, which are in excess of eleven weeks full-time may be approved by the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs if recommended by the chair and dean, if institutional or project need can be demonstrated, if permitted by any granting agency involved, and if FTE is not greater than 100% during any period on appointment. Permission to go beyond the 11-week/27.5% limitation must be requested from the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs prior to appointment. The faculty member must be ready to attest that the entire period(s) of the appointment(s) will be spent working on the designated project(s)/course(s). In no case will an exception be granted beyond 13-weeks (32 1/2% of academic year salary).
Fringe Benefits on Summer Pay
The Bloomington Faculty Council Summer Faculty Salary Policy includes a provision that, "(B)eginning in summer 1993 and continuing thereafter, retirement benefits should be paid for summer teachers" (DOCUMENT C-IV).
Timely Appointments
In order to process the payroll and assure full payment, summer appointment forms must be in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs before the effective date of action.
Graduate students are appointed in a number of capacities on the Bloomington campus. The Bloomington Faculty Council approved the definitions of Associate Instructor and Faculty Assistant on March 2, 1971. (See DOCUMENT C-V.) The administration of the campus has defined two other categories: Graduate Assistant and Research Assistant. Appointees under all of these titles are normally limited to a 50% workload (20 hours per week) and for most purposes are primarily treated as students, rather than employees of the University. Students are not eligible for employee fringe benefits (life and medical insurance, retirement plans, fee courtesy, etc.) but are entitled as students to student health insurance.
Student Title Definitions
Title definitions for student academic appointees are:
- Faculty Assistant. (SFS) A graduate student who holds an academic appointment, and who performs non-teaching services in an instructional program, where the services are equivalent in importance to those performed by Associate Instructors.
- Graduate Assistant. (SGR) A graduate student who, in an academic department or in an administrative office, assists in work associated with the duties of the faculty members or administrators, such as library searches, curricular development, or paper grading, and who is not an Associate Instructor, Research Assistant, or Faculty Assistant.
- Research Assistant. (SRS) A graduate student who is engaged in or assists with original, professional-level research.
- Resident Counselor. (RC) A graduate student who is employed by the Division of Student Personnel, the University Division, or another division of the University having responsibilities in the area of student services, and who is engaged in the guidance and counseling of other students.
- Associate Instructor. (SIN) A graduate student who is employed as a teacher and engages in activity as a teacher, providing the employee has responsibility for assigning grades for at least a portion of a course and has direct contact with students.
Bloomington Faculty Council Actions Relevant to Student Academic Appointees (SAAs) The Bloomington Faculty Council (previously the Faculty Council) has adopted several policies affecting Student Academic Appointees over the years. (See DOCUMENTS C-VI through C-XII.) The Graduate and Professional Student Organization (GPSO) selects four representatives to the Bloomington Faculty Council on which they serve as full voting members. The BFC has established a standing committee, the Student Academic Appointee Affairs Committee, which reviews policies, recommends changes and new policies, conducts elections, and disseminates information about the status of Student Academic Appointees. The Student Academic Appointee Mediation Committee, composed of no fewer than five members of the BFC Student Academic Appointee Affairs Committee, at least two of whom are graduate students, reviews grievances that cannot be resolved at the department level. The Student Academic Appointee Board of Review, composed of three faculty members elected by the Faculty Council and three appointed graduate student members, hears grievances that cannot be resolved by the Mediation Committee. (See DOCUMENT D-XXIV.) The Bloomington Faculty Council has also specified that Student Academic Appointees shall: 1. be employed under a written agreement, 2. be provided copies of the Academic Handbook, 3. be provided (by supervising faculty or departmental chairperson) a written set of guidelines dealing with the teaching objectives and administrative responsibilities established by the supervisor for the course in which the SAA is to function, 4. be terminated in mid-appointment only by the procedures specified by the Faculty Council which are described in DOCUMENT C-IV, 5. be paid the established minimum salary as defined by the FTE 6. be included on appropriate departmental committees (at least one SAA per committee where possible), 7. be assigned at an FTE which is commensurate with the amount of work performed, taking into consideration preparation time and office hours, 8. be selected according to the procedures and using the criteria specified by the BFC (DOCUMENT C-IX). 9. serve as the instructor of record for graduate courses only under exceptional circumstances, 10. be given access to resources essential to their duties such as mailboxes and duplication services, 11. (foreign graduate students whose native language is not English) be tested to ensure adequate proficiency in English (only applies to Associate Instructors).
Student Appointment Guidelines Student academic appointments are to be made on special student listing forms. All student academic appointees including those on the Graduate Work Study Program will be paid on the monthly, academic year or summer session payroll. Where a student's work is directly tied to an academic year or summer session program (usually Associate Instructors), appointments will be on an academic year or summer session basis. Students involved in projects or work not tied to the academic year will be appointed on a monthly basis with fixed starting and ending dates. (Appointments may begin and end in mid-month, e.g., August 28, 2009 through April 27, 2010). General guidelines are: 1. Student academic appointees must be graduate students who are degree candidates and are expected to be enrolled during the period of appointment either for course work, for G900, or G901. Appointees at .375 or greater FTE must enroll in six hours. 2. Students are normally limited to .50 FTE (half-time) appointments. 3. Prior permission must be obtained from the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs for exceptions to the .50 FTE maximum on student appointments. This applies to any combination of appointments that exceeds .50 FTE. Approval will be contingent on the advice of a student's primary faculty advisor and the need for the additional services of the student. 4. For a 50% (20 hours per week) appointment, a minimum salary for the academic year is established each year. The actual salary takes the following factors into account: a) responsibilities assigned, b) personal qualifications and previous experience, c) educational level of appointee, and d) years of experience as a student appointee. Student Agreement Forms 1. An "Agreement" form must be completed for each appointment. for a copy of the form should be given to the appointee and the chairperson/dean. A third copy of the "Agreement" is to be sent to the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs. 2. Every student academic appointee must be provided a Handbook for Student Academic Appointees. A supply of these handbooks is provided to each department in the fall.
Fee Remissions
The following guidelines apply to graduate student fee remissions. 3. Students with a total FTE of .50 to .75 must be awarded a full fee remission and must enroll in six hours of credit per semester. 4. Students with a total FTE of .50 to .75 for both semesters of an academic year must receive a fee remission for six hours of summer enrollment if they enroll for summer session(s). 5. Students who did hold an academic year appointment, but who are appointed in the summer with a total FTE of .50 or greater must receive a fee remission for six hours of summer enrollment if they enroll for summer session(s) 6. Fee remissions may be awarded at less than .50 FTE, at departmental discretion. 7. Fee remissions may be awarded for a maximum of 30 hours per 12-month period beginning with the start of the fall semester with at most 12 hours in any semester or combined summer session. The stated fee remission award will cover a minimum of 90% of the credit hour fees for a resident and a minimum of 95% for a non-resident. Fee remission awards do not cover G901, mandatory, course-related, or miscellaneous fees.
Student Summer Appointments
The guidelines for appointing students during the summer as Associate Instructors, Research Assistants, Faculty Assistants, Graduate Assistants, and Student Counselors, have generally received little publicity, and Schools and Departments, with the limited funds available during the summer, have attempted to give employment where deserved and needed. Practices have varied widely. Although flexibility is desirable and obtainable, some guidelines are necessary so that students are treated fairly across units. Salary minima and other policies governing student summer appointments are distributed each year by the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs.
Appointments up to 1.00 FTE for summer will be approved without special justification but no exceptions will be granted beyond 1.00 FTE. Summer appointments are limited to the period between Commencement and the official start of the fall semester. Students appointed for an intensive session or longer must be provided with a signed "Agreement" form.
Exemption from FICA Tax Graduate students on student academic appointments who are enrolled in six credit hours or more in a given semester (or who are enrolled in three credit hours or more in a given summer session), or who are enrolled in G901 or the equivalent, will be treated as exempt from FICA taxation on wages that are paid during any part of the given semester or session. Appointment Periods and Payroll As with faculty on academic year appointments, students holding academic year appointments (as is usually the case with Associate Instructors during the preceding year) will normally be limited to a nine-week appointment during the period between Commencement and the official start of the academic year. All student appointments are on the monthly or academic year payroll.
Graduate Work-Study Program The following procedure should be followed in appointing students in connection with the Graduate Student Work Study Program. Please note that these appointees are paid exactly like all other student appointees on the monthly payroll--time sheets need not be maintained. I. Academic appointments of graduate students as Associate Instructors, Graduate Assistants, Faculty Assistants, Research Assistants, and Student Counselors may be made utilizing the Graduate Work Study Program only under the following conditions: A. The graduate student qualifies, according to the department's or school's usual criteria for such an appointment. Duties will be consistent with the definitions of these titles given above. The graduate student will be enrolled for credit during the period of appointment. B. Funds for 30% of the salary are available in a 2300 line in the department or school budget, which can be utilized in the special Graduate Work Study line, 2360. C. The graduate student is approved (informally) by the Office of Student Financial Assistance for a Graduate Work Study Award.


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Life is Tough - Six Ways to Deal With ItBy Zoketsu Norman Fischer | Mar 01, 2013
In topics: Buddhist Psychology, Writing / Art / Creativity
Times are tough. We need a way to cope. Halfway measures probably won't work. We need to really transform our minds—our hearts, our consciousness, our basic attitudes.
Such transformation has always been the province of spiritual practice, but these days cognitive science also tells us "the brain is plastic." Our personalities, our default tendencies, our neuroses—they are not as fixed as we once thought they were. We are not the inevitable products of our genetics and childhoods. We can change.
The trick is that we have to work at it. Just as training the body takes more than proper equipment and good intentions—it takes repetitive work over time—training the mind/heart takes patience and practice. Compassion is the goal of such training. Surviving—and thriving—in troubled times requires compassion and the kindness, love, and resilience that it fosters. Caring for and working to benefit others is also the best thing we can do for ourselves. In the twelfth century, the Tibetan sage Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje composed a text on the lojong, or "mind training" practices. Based on the Indian pandita Atisha's original list of fifty-nine pithy sayings for repetitive practice, this text has been taught extensively ever since, and there are a number of translations and commentaries now available in English. It has become one of the best loved of all Buddhist teachings for generating compassion.
This essay originally appeared in the March 2013 issue of Shambhala Sun Magazine. To download a PDF of the full article, please click this link.
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Sacred Heart/Holy Child School will host an annual dinner auction and raffle on April 6. Money raised from the event is used for operating expenses of the school. Individuals and businesses may donate new merchandise, gift certificates, gift baskets, discount certificates, services or make cash donations.
Donations should be brought to the school before March 15. Committee members, Jenny Lamatsch, Kim Evert, Linda Conkle and Principal James Wessling may be contacted for questions or to request that donations be picked up.


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A fellow with whom I am acquainted, a married man in his 40s, has just retired after a few years as a broker. Regrettably, the reason for his retirement is not the fabulous riches he accumulated at a young age, but the rather more common problem in this difficult industry: He just didn't make it. He couldn't generate enough business. He's now training to be a therapist.
Even advisors who have managed to build a sustainable business can sympathize with this unlucky fellow's plight. We know how tough business is these days; we've all stared down the abyss. Most of us have our own fiscal cliffs to contend with, if for no other reason than that our clients from whom our revenue comes are facing theirs.
Indeed, the business environment in 2013 is likely to be challenging. Even if we manage to dodge a new recession, we are entering a period of sustained slower growth. But don't let grim statistics deter you. While the economy and the industry can support fewer financial advisors, you can be one of the myriad successful ones. It's a new year, filled with new opportunities. And if you are finding business slow, perhaps all you need is to make some business resolutions and stick to them to turn things around.
The start of any new year, of course, is famous above all for new year's resolutions–an annual ritual of setting goals whose ultimate failure rate is an abysmal 88%, according to one comprehensive study of 3,000 people.
Whether the goal is to lose weight, get out of debt or learn a foreign language, the trouble people run into is not an inability to frame a worthy goal, it's the ease of getting out of it.
We all make executive decisions multiple times every day. But, executive that you are, you can just as easily reverse that decision. Your goal may be to lose weight, but when staring at the Krispy Kreme donuts your colleague brought to the office, you may exercise your sovereign authority to suspend your rules, whatever they were.
Once you make an exception, it is far easier to make similar ones and soon we find we're back in the same old rut.
The key to achieving a worthy goal is to make a commitment, not a decision. A commitment is a resolution that involves others, which is why it is painful to break.
If your not showing up at the gym each morning means your work-out buddy won't have you to spot him when he's on the bench press, that means you let him down. So you'll be there.
Soldiers whose instincts might prompt them to flee often display the greatest bravery when they're protecting their comrade in arms.
If you and your spouse each committed to a single dessert a day, you're far likelier to hold off on that donut at the office.
Advisors can apply the commitment principle in a number of different areas. If you're having trouble bringing in new clients and find that you're usually quick to give up calling on prospects, make a commitment to more effective prospecting in the new year.
Tell your business partner, if you have one, that you will mutually commit to making an agreed number of contacts each day. One of the key reasons advisory teams tend to outperform is because of the feeling of mutual accountability.
If you're a sole proprietor, frame your commitment such that a failure to keep up prospecting will be letting your spouse down: "Business is insufficient to meet our family's needs. We need 10 sizable new clients this year. I will therefore reach out to five new prospects each day so our kids can attend the schools we think best for them."
While bringing in new business is a key to growth, keeping your current clients happy is often even more essential. How to do it? Make a commitment to them. Make your first meeting of the year with each of them a time to set not new year's resolutions but new year's commitments.
Behavioral finance experts have often stated that the advisor's greatest role is keeping their clients from making disastrous mistakes such as panic selling and euphoric buying. As Professor Meir Statman said in an interview last year with Research magazine:
"Clients are their own worst enemies. They come to advisors to tell them when to buy and when to sell, and what to buy and what to sell. But that's not what advisors can do–period. Advisors cannot beat the market. But they can prevent clients from doing really stupid things. If advisors have that kind of conversation with clients, both would benefit."
Precisely. Advisors can therefore most help their clients by committing to them. Clients are far likelier to pare down debt, limit unnecessary expenditures and increase savings with the active planning and support of a professional financial advisor to whom they can feel some sense of accountability.
Saying you want to lose 10 pounds cannot be compared with following your doctor's weight-loss plan through frequent check-ups meant to see the patient lose the weight and keep it off.
The commitment principle can be applied to any and all aspects of the business. Want to increase your competitive edge and knowledge base through advanced training? Sign up to get a certified financial planner or retirement management analyst designation–then meet weekly with a study partner to review what you've learned and prepare for exams.
Many advisors seize on the exigencies of work and family life as an excuse to drop out of continuing education programs. But just as clients are likelier to meet their goals through regular meetings with you, so too are you likelier to realize your certification goals by having a learning partner you want to help (and to whom you don't want to appear inadequate).
With committed prospecting, client service and continuing learning, your practice should prosper, despite the tough economy, in the year ahead, perhaps even affording you the choice of retiring early–on a voluntary basis, unlike the hapless broker who was unable to succeed. But chances are you just won't want to even if you could. That's what commitment really means.


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- Oct 2:
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- Boulder deploys new signage after coyotes served possible burrito buffet
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Anyone with reports of aggressive wild animals is asked to contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 303-291-7227, or, if it is after hours, to call the Colorado State Patrol at 303-239-4501, and the report will be forwarded to wildlife personnel. Such reports also may be phoned in to the Boulder Police Department's non-emergency number, 303-441-3333.
Wildlife officials are concerned about two cases of coyotes menacing people on the eastern portion of the Boulder Creek Path in the past four days.
The first incident occurred Monday morning, when a woman walking her friend's standard poodle on the path just west of 55th Street reported that a coyote "came after her," according to Jennifer Churchill, spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
That episode -- which was reported to wildlife officials on a delayed basis -- came to an end only after the woman used a stick to strike at the coyote repeatedly and the poodle, according to Churchill, "intervened" to defend the woman.
The second case occurred about 8:30 a.m., Thursday, when Derek Olson, who was commuting by bicycle from his home in the Tantra Park neighborhood to his job at Foraker Labs in the 4700 block of Walnut Street, was chased on the path on the north side of the creek, just east of Foothills Parkway.
"I came around the corner there right next to the creek, and saw the coyote," Olson said. The animal loped off, he said, "But then he turned on a dime and came up right behind me, and was about a foot off my pedal."
Olson said he kicked at the animal, and yelled, causing the coyote to relent, allowing Olson to build his speed back up.
"But then I looked back, and the thing was sprinting after me again," said Olson, who again kicked out and yelled at the animal, then "bolted to the office" without further incident.
'Trying to turn the tables'
This was not the first time that Olson, who makes that commute regularly, has seen coyotes in the area. There was nothing about the appearance of the one he encountered Thursday that made it stand out -- other than its aggressive behavior.
"It was the same size as others I had seen. It seemed perfectly healthy," Olson said. "For all I know it was trying to play. Unfortunately, there are people that feed them, which is asinine. I don't know if it thought it was going to feed it.
"I've taken pictures of them, within a few feet, when they're out there checking out the prairie dogs," Olson added. "I've never had this kind of thing happen before. I'm used to them behaving like normal coyotes, and being scared of humans. But this one was trying to turn the tables."
Thursday's incident happened in the same area where, in November 2011, a Boulder open space ranger shot and killed an aggressive coyote that had gained a reputation for chasing cyclists on the same portion of the Boulder Creek Path where Olson had his adventure.
On Thursday, Boulder urban wildlife coordinator Val Matheson said, "I probably have about five-to-seven different reports in the past two years of that.
"It seems like this area has coyotes chasing cyclists more than any other area that I know of. Some theories as to why would be curiosity by the coyote, or the coyote could have a den there, and is territorial," Matheson said. "It could also be that someone on a bicycle is feeding them."
"There's a reason why the coyote wants to get closer to bicycles in this area, and the bottom line is, I don't know for sure why that is happening."
Churchill said, "Time is of the essence" in reporting any aggressive behavior by wild animals, because, "The closer in time to the incident, the easier it is to track the right animal."
Also, said Churchill, wildlife personnel may not necessarily respond by trying to "take down" the offending animal, adding, "We might just try to heighten awareness."
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The best immediate response by people who encounter wild animals in their environment is to give them a wide berth, refraining from actions that would make the animals more comfortable around people, such as feeding them.
And if people encounter coyotes that are appearing aggressive, said Matheson, "Yelling, stomping or throwing a rock is a way to potentially reeducate the coyotes that are doing this, that humans are something not to be comfortable around... really, what we call hazing."
Olson, noting that his disturbing experience came less than 24 hours after a mail carrier was briefly trapped on an porch at 10th Street and Mapleton Avenue by a bull elk, said, "Maybe it really is the start of the apocalypse."
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BATON ROUGE — Without going into specifics, state health officials told lawmakers Thursday that uncertainty over money has caused some personnel and medical students at public hospitals such as Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma to look elsewhere for employment and training.
BATON ROUGE — Without going into specifics, state health officials told lawmakers Thursday that uncertainty over money has caused some personnel and medical students at public hospitals such as Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma to look elsewhere for employment and training.
Overall, more than 1,300 public hospital employees statewide left their jobs after Congress decided to reduce Louisiana's Federal Medical Assistance Percentage rate in July of last year, LSU System executive vice president Dr. Frank Opelka said.
Since then, however, the Houma medical center has reached agreements with Ochsner Health System and Terrebonne General Medical Center to stay afloat.
But lawmakers didn't get answers during a meeting of the House Health and Welfare Committee as to how many years the agreements will span, how much money the private hospitals will be investing and how the poor and uninsured will be served under the new framework.
"Those are ongoing dialogues," Opelka said.
Still, Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein said officials are trying to fast-track the agreements at Chabert, as well as others in Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans.
Final agreements could be outlined in early summer, he said, possibly June or July, compared to the earlier goal of a spring announcement.
Moving forward, local interests can stop fretting over a potential sale of the hospitals, which has not been "part of the discussion we have had and is not part of our vision for the future," Greenstein added.
He said the LSU Board of Supervisors will ultimately have the final say over the agreements, not the Legislature, although regional lawmakers have said in the past they hope to play some sort of oversight role.
"For the time being, the mission here is to stabilize clinical services," Opelka said, adding that services should grow in the long run.
As for Chabert's medical education program, Opelka said it is possible students may have been attracted to out-of-state residencies before the planned agreements with Ochsner and Terrebonne General were announced last month.
He described any losses as a "slight bump" that would correct itself with increases in the coming years as more students are drawn to the new system.
"We will have the best and brightest coming from other states," he said. "We will be pulling from Stanford (University) and (Johns) Hopkins (University)."
In addition to the agreements in Houma, the Interim LSU Hospital and its successor, University Medical Center in New Orleans, has agreed to partner with Louisiana Children's Medical Center, while University Medical Center in Lafayette has formed a partnership with its neighbor, Lafayette General Medical Center.
Within the past week, officials also announced that W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center in Calcasieu Parish could be turned over to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital.
When the federal reductions were first announced last summer, Chabert Medical Center's cut was pegged at $14.3 million with 245 layoffs.
The agreements with Ochsner Health System and Terrebonne General Medical Center have delayed those layoffs, which equate to about 25 percent of the staff.
Some lawmakers questioned why any staffing changes would be needed if the planned agreement is as efficient as the administration promises.
"If the hospital already has a full staff to take care of patients," said Rep. H. Bernard Lebas, D-Ville Platte, "I don't see why they would necessarily need to hire any more."
So far, employees have heard a positive take on the situation from health officials and have only been told that they will have to re-apply for their positions.
"Our partners are very keen on trying to keep all of those employees within the partnership because they actually provide a big and important aspect of the clinical care we deliver," Opelka said.
When lawmakers asked about Louisiana's refusal to participate in the expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, which Democrats and others argue would soften the blow, House Health and Welfare Chairman Scott Simon, R-Abita Springs, discouraged the questions, promising they would be addressed in another upcoming hearing.
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Shawnee police are continuing to search a neighborhood where they believe a firearm was tossed during a late-night foot pursuit that ended with a police dog biting the apprehended suspect.
Shawnee police are continuing to search a neighborhood where they believe a firearm was tossed during a late-night foot pursuit that ended with a police dog biting the apprehended suspect.
Shawnee Police Chief Russell Frantz said Wednesday that officers have returned to the chase area numerous times, searching everywhere on the ground and even rooftops, but they haven't located a weapon.
"We're still looking," the chief said, asking anyone who may locate it to immediately call police.
"We don't need a loose gun out there for a kid to find," Frantz added.
Based on information from the police report, officers are looking for a 25-caliber weapon. Police responded late Tuesday night to 507 W. Ford, where a witness reported seeing the suspect fire the gun into the air.
The suspect reportedly took off running southbound when police arrived, going through multiple backyards in that neighborhood.
Officers ordered the suspect to stop, but he allegedly refused and kept running, the report reads. A perimeter was set up as officers and a department K-9 searched the area.
Sgt. Jon Goss and his police dog, Rex, tracked the suspect, Jason Shields, 19, to a backyard in the 500 block of West Wallace.
Reports show Shields, who received a dog bite on his arm while being taken into custody, was checked by REACT EMS paramedics and then arrested on complaints of possession of a firearm after former felony conviction and obstructing an officer. Formal charges have not been filed.
Officers located a spent .25-caliber cartridge in the roadway and it was taken into evidence. Upon book-in at the jail, detention officers found a .25-caliber bullet in Shields' pocket, records show.
But the firearm that was allegedly seen being fired wasn't located that night or in subsequent searches, so the effort to find it is ongoing.
The case remains under investigation and will be turned over to the district attorney's office for consideration of any formal charges.


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James Doyle Eslinger Jr., son of James Doyle Eslinger Sr. and Norma Lorraine Reynolds Whiteley, was born, June 16, 1963 in Phoenix, Arizona. He departed this life, Sunday, May 5, 2013, in University Hospital, Columbia, Missouri at the age of forty-nine years, ten months and nineteen days.
He has been together with Kay Lin Hall Eslinger since, July 31, 1993. Together they shared many wonderful years.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Survivors include his wife, Kay L. Eslinger of Linn Creek, Missouri; his mother, Norma Whiteley and husband Van of Marietta, Mississippi; a sister, Raelyn Spencer of Oxnard, Mississippi; two sons, Ross Burger of Phoenix, Arizona and Raymond Burger of Bullhead City, Arizona; two step-sons, Joseph D. Ferrari, III and wife Crystal and Harry J. Ferrari all of Traverse City, Michigan; four step-grandchildren, J.D. "Nick" Ferrari, IV, Triston Allen Ferrari, Evarei Dawn Ferrari and Barbara Jean Ferrari; his parents-in-law, Ray and Judie Hall of Camdenton, Missouri; two brothers-in-law, Freer R. Hall III and wife Kristen of Zanefield, Ohio and Harry C. Hall and wife Malissa of Guyton, Georgia and. and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
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James made a profession of faith and was a member of New Life Church of the Nazarene in Camdenton.
In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He was very talented at wood working and leather work. He enjoyed building computers. He was good at his occupation and enjoyed time spent working. Most of all, his family and his pets brought him joy.
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