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Cambodia: Risk Assessment
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- Dynamic textile industry and tourism sector with strong potential
- Offshore hydrocarbon reserves (oil and gas)
- Financial support from bilateral and multilateral donors
- Integrated into a dynamic, regional network (ASEAN)
- Young population
- Considerable share of agriculture in GDP and vulnerability to weather hazards
- Underdeveloped electricity and transport networks
- Lack of skilled workforce
- Dependence on concessional finance due to weak fiscal resources
- Significant governance shortcomings
- Poverty rate still high; low levels of spending on health and education
- Growing reliance on construction, clothing exports and tourism
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Growth is Expected to Remain Dynamic in 2018
Growth is expected to maintain a steady pace in 2018. The Cambodian economy is set to continue to benefit from lively domestic demand supported by moderate inflation, rapid wage growth (both in the private and public sectors) and increased public spending. Private consumption, which represents 75% of GDP, is expected to receive a boost from higher household disposable income, even if the agriculture sector, which employs two thirds of the workforce, is still likely to suffer from weak agricultural commodity prices. Public investment will be directed mainly towards education, vocational training, agriculture and infrastructure. Meanwhile, exports of textile products, mainly consisting in clothes and shoes, will continue to benefit from the country's increasing integration in the regional value chain, as well as from the modest recovery in world trade. The construction sector is profiting from the booming property market and the development of tourism infrastructure. There has effectively been a rapid expansion in tourism, especially from Asia. Foreign direct investments are likely to remain high, especially in the textile sector, despite steadily rising wages and competition with neighboring countries (Bangladesh and Myanmar, in particular).
Substantial Deficits, Generating a Dependence on External Financing
In 2018, the country's current account balance will continue to show a large deficit. The trade deficit will remain huge (17% of GDP), but will reduce due to strong exports associated with firmer global demand, even though the value of imports of capital goods and oil products will remain high. Tourism growth will help maintain the surplus in the balance of services. Moreover, high levels of international aid as well as remittances by expatriate workers will offset the repatriation of dividends by foreign companies, which dominate the textile sector. FDIs are rising steadily, especially those from China and Japan, and make it possible to finance the current account deficit. Foreign exchange reserves are, therefore, expected to continue to grow to reach almost eight months of imports.
With regard to the public accounts, the budget deficit is expected to widen slightly because of higher spending levels not offset by higher revenues associated with the dynamism of the economy. The government has introduced a fiscal consolidation policy aimed at improving tax collection. In this context, the public debt will remain stable. However, the public finances will continue to be highly dependent on external finance (in part concessional), mainly from China, Russia and the United States.
Meanwhile, credit is growing rapidly and the banking sector remains weak because of inadequate supervision and a concentration of risks in the property sector. At the same time, the economy is highly dollarized with foreign currency deposits accounting for almost all deposits, leaving very little space for the rial, the local currency, whose exchange rate is very tightly controlled. Accordingly, banks are heavily exposed to exchange rate risk.
Political and Social Tensions in the Run-Up to the Parliamentary Elections
Following the parliamentary elections, which were hotly contested by the opposition in 2013, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by Prime Minister Hun Sen lost a large number of seats. The opposition benefited from a weariness regarding Hun Sen's reign (Prime Minister since 1998) and acute social tensions over wrongful expropriations and poor working conditions in the textile sector. The prime minister and his party (CPP) are, nonetheless, expected to remain in place after the parliamentary elections in July 2018, while the risk that they will hold onto power in the event of defeat appears increasingly likely. In the run-up to the elections, the ruling party seems to be intensifying its campaign of repression against its political opponents, the media and NGOs. The arrest in September 2017 of the leader of the opposition party (CNRP) on grounds of treason also seems to point to an authoritarian turn. Besides, the Supreme Court dissolved the CNRP in November 2017 saying it was conspiring with foreign governments to overturn the ruling party. As a result, 44 of the 55 parliamentarians have been replaced by members of the CPP. It is, therefore, unlikely that the upcoming elections will be free and fair and there may well be renewed mass protests.
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When asked whether his band will conquer America, Stephen Purcell only musters a halfhearted "Yeah, we're gonna take it over," before breaking into nervous laughter.
But the We Should Be Dead drummer's modesty belies the success his band enjoys stateside. Last summer, the group—based in Limerick, Ireland—scored a slot at the iPo festival in Los Angeles. The power-pop four-piece made the cross-continental trip; then Purcell and his bandmates booked as many gigs as they could before heading home. In 12 days, We Should Be Dead played six shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco before jetting back to Ireland.
Through MySpace networking, the band scored a manager in L.A., and last September, We Should Be Dead began making preparations to move to America. "It was scary," Purcell admits. "It was a bit daunting to say, Right, I'm just going to change my whole life."
But, one way or another, Purcell says the band had to leave the motherland. After establishing a formidable fan base, receiving radio and video play, and touring Ireland like mad, the country could no longer contain the group. "You can travel from the bottom of Ireland to the top of Ireland in five to six hours," Purcell says. "You play these 10 or 12 venues and then a month or two later, you do it again. People get sick of seeing you."
We Should Be Dead's sunshiny, '60s-beat influenced rock syrup fits L.A.'s glorious weather like a tube sock.
We Should Be Dead's sunshiny, '60s-beat influenced rock syrup fits L.A.'s glorious weather like a tube sock. Lead singer Tara Nix and backing vocalist Anna Murphy coo over the top of a four-chord comfort zone. It's a crisp, sparkling slice of summer from a band whose country of origin is known for overcast skies and drizzle. "I just like upbeat, feel-good stuff that makes people feel happy and want to dance," Purcell says. "I prefer that to making people sit down and feel miserable."
In Ireland, Purcell says there's a glut of weepy men with guitars that clog the music scene. "You have these singer-songwriters just crying their hearts out about their girlfriends leaving them," Purcell says. "People are just like, Jesus! Give me something new!"
But Purcell isn't quite ready to fall head-over-heels for his new home base. Los Angeles festers with some unsavory elements, Purcell says. And he's not talking about crime. "We're not huge fans of that whole Downtown Los Angeles, Sunset Strip area," Purcell asserts. "It's like parts of Dublin that we despise back home."
The band prefers to reside in the L.A. suburb of Burbank, free from the trend-hopping bravado of the city proper. "I'd rather have a nice quiet day and get on with rehearsal than get swallowed up by all that bullshit that's just over the hills," Purcell says.
So far, We Should Be Dead has only seen the Golden State, but that changes when the band packs up for a tour of the Southwest. "In Ireland, you can tour the country in 12 days," Purcell says. "This will be our first eye-opener to see what kind of size we're dealing with here in the States. It's going to be a serious adventure."


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The 28 year-old missed the whole of last season following the shocking injury he sustained at Twickenham but returned for his regional side, Llanelli Scarlets, in October.
However, Stoddart was still suffering from severe leg pain and, consequently, has now decided to call time on a career that saw him score five tries in eight Tests, including one on debut against South Africa in 2007.
"It is with real sadness that I have to announce my retirement from rugby and it has been a difficult few months as I come to terms with the fact that I was not going to return to full fitness," said Stoddart.
"I have been very fortunate to play for the Scarlets and Wales and have enjoyed every game in my professional career working alongside some brilliant fellow professionals.
"I worked as hard as possible in the year I was off to get back on the pitch and that can be a difficult period for any injured player mentally, as well as physically, but I was determined to get back to playing," added Stoddart, who scored 26 tries in 85 appearances for the Scarlets and also played on the wing.
"But ever since I've been back on the field I've had significant pain in the leg throughout and that has not improved.
"Following a series of medical tests and consultations, detailed scans and strength tests, I've been advised that I cannot continue."
Looking to his life away from the pitch, Stoddart said: "I'll have to adapt and it's important to give yourself time to consider things in the future after such an intense life playing rugby.
"But I have already started thinking ahead and there are many exciting opportunities for me related to my career to look at and take forward which will keep me occupied now."


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CASSELTON, N.D. — A train carrying crude oil from North Dakota's oil patch derailed Monday near the small town of Casselton, setting off a series of fiery explosions. No injuries were initially reported, but officials were warning residents to stay indoors as the situation unfolded.
BNSF Railway spokeswoman Amy McBeth said a train carrying grain was first to derail, and it knocked several cars of the mile-long oil train off adjoining tracks. Several explosions were reported, she said.
Cass County Sheriff's Capt. Mitch Burris also told The Associated Press that the derailment appeared to result from the crude oil train striking a grain car, but he said investigators were still trying to determine exactly what happened.
Cass County Emergency Manager Dave Rogness said the town's 2,400 residents were told to stay indoors as a precaution.
Rogness said crews were calling for truckloads of sand to help contain leaking material. He says the derailment occurred near the city's ethanol plant.
Terry Johnson, the manager of a grain dealer less than a mile from the derailment, said he had heard at least six explosions in the two hours following the incident.
"Each one, you could hear the explosion," he said. "It shook our building and there was a huge fireball."
Johnson said he was staying inside his grain business, as directed by authorities, but could see the disaster through a window.
"The town is covered with black smoke," he said. "The wind is blowing a little, so the town doesn't have to breathe it."
North Dakota is the No. 2 oil-producing state in the U.S., trailing only Texas, and a growing amount of that oil is being shipped by rail. The state's top oil regulator said earlier this month that he expected as much as 90 percent of North Dakota's oil would be carried by train in 2014, up from the current 60 percent.
That matches a growing national trend and has stoked fears of catastrophic derailments, especially in the wake of last summer's crash in Canada of a train carrying crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken oil patch. Forty-seven people died in the ensuing fire.


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Beyonce didn't need to prove anything to anyone… but she just did!
Beyonce proved to a room full of reporters, she can sing the National Anthem without lip-syncing! Beyonce did a LIVE version of the "Star-Spangled Banner" on TV without the help of a backing track. And when she finished the song, she simply asked, "Any questions?"
During the conference, Bey was asked about the lip-syncing situation at the Presidential Inauguration last week, and she admitted she used a backing track — claiming, "I am a perfectionist … I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra [at the Inauguration]. It was a live television show and a very important moment for me."
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Tobacco growers now have a tobacco quota buyout. Either that's good or it's bad, depending on how each individual grower views it. Tobacco leaders tried so hard to pass a buyout, and almost everybody begged for relief from quota declines, high rents and inflated market prices that made competing in the world market almost impossible.
U.S. growers continued to lose production to overseas farmers. So relief in the form of a buyout was the final option. What many of us didn't know was the road to the buyout stretched further back than most had expected.
Several unsuccessful attempts to fix the problem led to the tobacco quota buyout, says Jasper Womach, senior analyst in the Agricultural Policy for Congressional Research Service in Washington, D.C. Womach addressed growers and industry leaders and presented his views during the annual Raleigh, N.C., meeting of Tobacco Associates Inc., based in Washington, D.C.
Attempts to repair the program go back to the 1980s. The tobacco industry began working to fix its problem in 1982. Growers complained that absentee landlords were earning loads of money from renting quota while the grower had to fork out part of his hard-earned wages toward rent. Womach said growers were saying, "If we could cut those landlords out of the business and eliminate these rents, we would be able to make money. We could sell our tobacco at a lower cost, because we would have lowered expenses — no rent expenses."
After a push by industry leaders, Congress passed legislation that would prohibit the lease and transfer of flue-cured quota. Did it work? No. "As you know — those of you who are paying rent — that legislation did not eliminate rental costs for flue-cured tobacco," Womach said. "So that one didn't work."
In 1986, the industry reduced the support price of tobacco in an attempt to fix the program. Congressional legislation dropped the flue-cured loan rate 15 percent. The rate fell from $1.70 per pound to $1.44 per pound. "It didn't solve the problem," Womach says.
On top of trying to fix the program, cooperatives were dealing with their own problems. In 1986, the Commodity Credit Corp., upon legislation passed by Congress, acquired some burley cooperative inventories that were under loan. The tobacco, called disaster inventories, was of low quality from poor growing seasons. The surplus leaf had to be destroyed to avoid high grower assessments the next growing season.
The problem arose again in 1999 and met high grower assessments if the problem wasn't dealt with by the federal government. Congress passed legislation, but with a twist. The Commodity Credit Corp. could dispose of the surplus stocks but at the corporation's expense. Congress informed the corporation that "you can't sell them [inventories] domestically, and you had better not try and sell them globally either, because we probably would be found in violation of our trade agreements," Womach said, "and there is explicit legislation that says the Department of Agriculture can not promote the export sale of tobacco leaf or tobacco products. So those products were buried, and that cost $625 million."
Congress tried again in 1993 to fix the tobacco program. Lawmakers adopted domestic content legislation, saying that 75 percent of a U.S. manufactured cigarette's contents would consist of U.S. leaf. Once Congress adopted the legislation, it was informed that the law was a violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, better known as the GATT agreement, with the United States' global trading partners.
The agreement was proposed to promote free trade through regulation and reductions of tariffs on traded goods. It also was designed to resolve trade disputes.
"Well, action was brought, and the GATT panel said that was a violation. Change your law," Womach said, "and we did."
Congress replaced the legislation with tariff-rate quotas in order to limit imports. "We have never reached the trigger level under tariff-rate quotas that would impose duties that would usually block the imports, because the tariff-rate quota level is not at a very generous level," Womach said.
At the time, he said cigarette manufacturers were importing tobacco when the U.S. tobacco was being shipped out. "Any of the imported tobacco that gets blended in and re-exported really doesn't count as an import item," Womach said. "So the only tobacco really coming under the tariff-rate quota requirement would be imported tobacco manufactured and consumed in the United States, and cigarette consumption hasn't been growing in this country."
So the import restriction didn't work either. The program desperately needed mending, and Womach said it was unlikely that Congress was going to pass legislation again to destroy pool inventories at taxpayers' expense.
The only alternative to fix the program was a tobacco quota buyout.


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Hey, I'm way behind here but I didn't know that "Chest Rockwell" would be in the Perfect Storm with Mark!!! How funny is that? I'll be thinking of Boogie Nights when I see them reteamed!
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Yeah, isn't that great? He's a really good actor. Another "Boogie" co-star that I'd like to see in another film with Mark is Philip Seymour Hoffman, the actor who played Scotty (the gay guy who had a crush on Dirk). He was SOOO funny
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Oh my, Cathy Y, are we on the same wave length or what!!!
I love Philip Seymour Hoffman. He's such a great actor!!!
And i just loved in Boogie Nights when he always wore the oh so tight little tank tops. That was the best!
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Oh...! So I'm not the only one who thought Scotty was funny! Speaking of Scotty, do you think he was really drunk when he kissed Dirk, or did he just tell him that as an excuse?
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I think that Scotty was drunk, but he was obviously attracted to Dirk from the moment they met. He probably got drunk to loosen his inhibitions!
Have any of you seen Magnolia? It was Paul T. Anderson's next movie after Boogie Nights. I haven't seen it yet and it's not in the theaters anymore so I'm waiting until it's on video. Both John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman are in it. (So is Julianne Moore.) A friend of mine who saw it said they were really great. By the way, did you know that Mark was offered a fairly minor part in that movie and eventually turned it down? I read that the character Anderson had written for him was supposed to kiss Tom Cruise!!!!
One of these days I'm going to rent "The Talented Mr. Ripley" ... I'm not a big Matt Damon fan, but I've heard that Hoffman gives a great, scene-stealing performance in that movie, and I also love Jude Law, who's in it.
Oh, one final bit of info -- Reilly and Hoffman are now appearing on stage together in New York in a play called "True West." It's a 2-person play and every week Reilly and Hoffman swap roles. I'm thinking of going to see it... you think Mark will ever do any work on stage? (Of course, the disadvantage of that is that not too many people would get to see it...)
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One more thing, what I really liked about Hoffman's portrayal of Scotty is that even though he was pretty ridiculous, he was also very sympathetic. From what I've heard, his character in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" couldn't be more different ... he's a really obnoxious upper-class a**hole.
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He was like that in Patch Adams too.
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86FEST is the largest Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ and AE86 gathering in North America! Organized by the people who run the popular MotorMavens website, the very first 86FEST took place at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana CA, drawing close to 2000 people to participate in road racing, autocross, and a massive car meet for Toyota, Scion, and Subaru owners.
The line to get into the event ran along the entire backside of the venue all the way to the speedway entrance, with tons of performance modded cars in attendance, with owners from several different age groups. Aside from autocross and running the speedway's high speed roval course, there was a huge vendor midway filled with manufacturer demo cars. Although most of the show was filled with variations of FR-S and BRZ, there were also a few Imprezas on hand - Subaru Motorsports even brought out Bucky Lasek's Subaru WRX STi Global Rallycross car and donated several sets of limited edition Subaru Motorsports x Puma driving shoes to the 86FEST raffle.
The 86FEST raffle might have been the most interactive and engaging part of the event. With support from sponsors like Falken Tire, OEM Audio Plus, Turn 14 Distribution, Whiteline Suspension, Motul, Spec Clutch, Mann Engineering, Flossy Shift Knobs, and M7 Japan, the 86FEST crew raffled off full exhaust systems, suspension components, sets of tires, a tuned audio system expressly made for the FR-S and BRZ, and even a brand new AE86 dashboard so that the old school Corolla guys wouldn't feel left out.
Pro Formula D drifters like Ken Gushi, Toshiki Yoshioka, Pat Mordaunt, Robbie Nishida and Walker Wilkerson were in attendance to meet fans and sign autographs, with a special guest appearance by road racer Davey Jordan, who drove a Toyota 2000GT for Carroll Shelby's legendary race team in the late 1960s.
All in all, 86FEST was a fun event for all attendees, and everyone left the event with some sort of prize or giveaway. The86FEST team is planning to hold more events in the coming year, and we're the next one will be even bigger and better as the popularity of these cars continues to grow! For more event info visit: www.86fest.com.


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In Westerly, R.I., we are doubling up on the adventure. Not far from the Connecticut border, there is an opportunity to take a ride back in time aboard an authentic biplane.
Brilliantly painted dark and sky blue, the 1931 Waco is tough to miss.
"There's probably a half dozen in the world still flying," said owner, pilot, and tour guide Tom Miozzi, who began Biplane Rides of Rhode Island last year. "I'd compare it to riding a motorcycle in the sky."
A thousand feet up, the open cockpit biplane offers million dollar views of the Rhode Island coast and some of the Ocean State's best known landmarks.
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WASHINGTON — Lawyers for a Utah abortion doctor charged with murder in connection with a botched procedure in Maryland are asking a judge to unseal the indictment in the case and to hold prosecutors and police in contempt for disclosing its contents.
Dr. Nicola Riley was arrested Dec. 28 on a warrant and has been held without bond in Salt Lake City, Utah, ever since. Authorities in Cecil County, Md., say the murder charges are related to a botched 2010 abortion in which a patient suffered serious injuries.
Riley's colleague, Dr. Steven Brigham of Voorhees, N.J., faces multiple murder charges and is jailed in New Jersey.
Riley's attorneys argue in court papers filed Thursday that Cecil County State's Attorney Ellis Rollins and Elkton Police Chief William Ryan should be held in contempt.


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Most Americans learn about the past not in college classrooms but from visiting historical museums and sites, through reading 'popular' historical works and from hobbies, like genealogy and living history re-enactments. Visual markers of past eras-historical landscapes, buildings, and artifacts-are powerful places for learning about the past. But who decides which "pasts" are worth preserving and whose stories are retold? What is the relationship between history learned in the classroom and history learned at public sites? This course examines these questions from three perspectives: material culture, the objects that are the primary historical documents for interpreting the past at historical sites and museums; history museums and their role in determining how the past is displayes; and public member, or popular uses of the past for commemoration or for heritage purposes.
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Why take a chance going in front of a boat, why challenge a boat. All we are doing is making the other boaters out there hate us. I hear from my fishing buddy's they're afraid to take there boat out through that cut, because of the damn kiters. How about giving them the right away and a friendly wave.
FYI the water there is swallow and they sometimes can't change course that gives them right away. Over a sailor with zero draft. Pls look it up.


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Margaret Thatcher's ignorance of Ireland at the height of the Troubles was 'uncommon' according to nationalist leaders on both sides of the border according to state papers.
The newly released documents from Irish government files show that both Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey and SDLP leader John Hume feared for Thatcher's lack of Irish knowledge.
The papers, from 1982 and released under the 30 year rule, contain quotes from Hume who expressed 'distinct reservations' to Fianna Fail's Haughey about the Conservative Party leader and the prospects for a breakthrough in the Northern Ireland crisis.
The Irish Independent reports that Haughey was hopeful the British government might eventually agree to a declaration of encouragement for Irish unity.
But a confidential briefing memo prepared for Haughey states that Thatcher was determined not to alienate the unionists and trigger any escalation in IRA violence.
Britain's fears were starkly outlined in the memo according to the report.
The memo stated: "The British say they could not, on this analysis, make such a (unity) declaration. They consider that at the practical level its effects would be to provoke a strong, probably violent unionist backlash without any compensating reduction in IRA violence.
"On the contrary, IRA violence, the British feel, might well increase since the IRA would interpret the British declaration as a sign of weakness and a signal of incipient withdrawal."
Haughey was also warned that: "Mrs Thatcher might well first demand an Irish government guarantee safeguarding unionist interests and traditions and to working for a united Ireland on the basis of consent."
SDLP leader Hume outlined his fears to Haughey in a private telephone call noted by the Irish PM's staff.
The notes regarding Hume's call read: "She had as the Taoiseach (Irish PM) had earlier indicated shown uncommon ignorance of certain matters in Northern Ireland, eg, the number of government departments in Belfast, the operation of local government."
The Irish Independent reports that Hume expressed particular fears about majority rule.
The memo added: "She showed a regrettable tendency to think and talk about the setting up of what would, in fact, be a majority rule administration. She needed to be convinced of the evil of majority rule . . . the history of Northern Ireland seemed to be a closed book to her."
The report also says that, in contrast, the British officials felt that Haughey was 'silkily trying to get a declaration of support for Irish unity'.


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Eddie Livingston lost his fight with cancer, but his spirit will live on with family, friends and a foundation
Eddie Livingston just wanted to be a kid.
He didn't want anybody to look at him with sadness in their eyes because they knew he was dying. "Get away," the 5-year-old would say when they looked at him funny like that.
He just wanted to wrestle and be rowdy with his two older brothers as if he didn't have a plastic tube in chest.
He wanted to dance and sing the Black Eyed Peas in the hospital playroom, although he was shackled to the IV pole.
He wanted to eat. When asked by Make-A-Wish if he could do anything in the world, anything at all, Eddie said he just wanted to eat chicken wings.
Most of all, he just wanted to be with his family, especially his brother CJ. Eddie idolized his brother so much, he once asked to be called CJ too.
"He was a different kid when his siblings were around," said his mother, Jeanine Livingston. "He didn't want to be alone."
The boy from Manatee County was full of tenacity, a fighter. He had to be. He lived with an aggressive cancer in his body for half of his life. The disease in the adrenal gland of his left kidney never went away despite the four surgeries, the 20 rounds of chemotherapy and numerous radiation treatments.
His blonde hair fell out four or five times, and Eddie vowed to never get a haircut again when it grew back. His chubby cheeks shrank and his face looked gaunt.
When he didn't feel good, he sat on his mother's lap to cuddle. He snuggled in bed with his big sister, Sarah, who was like a little parent to him. Eddie smiled, a thin, sad smile, when he hurt on Halloween even though he still managed to trick-or-treat.
Sometimes children are resilient in a way adults can never know.
"He was just always happy," said his father, Craig Livingston, 43, the food service director at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
In and out of the hospital, treatment after treatment, Eddie was still a hyper 5-year-old. Eddie thought of jumping on trampolines and riding bikes, although his bones were fragile from the cancer.
"He wanted to run, wrestle, swim," said Jeanine Livingston, 44, a stay-at-home mom. "If he was feeling good, he was crazy."
His mother worried he would accidentally rip out his medical equipment.
"Could you at least pretend to be sick?" a doctor teased once.
The Livingstons devoted themselves to taking care of their son since that day when Eddie, at 2 1/2, walked with a limp and they realized the diagnosis was stage 4 cancer. It had spread to his bones.
In the following 2 1/2 years, Eddie and his mother had spent one week home on average every month. The rest was spent traveling to doctors or spending time in hospitals.
Last year, they prepared to move from Manatee County back to their home state of New York so Eddie could be closer to his treatment at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Their family bought a house in a Queens neighborhood.
But like so many others on the eastern seaboard, Hurricane Sandy destroyed their home.
They moved back into their unsold house in Manatee County to resume their old lives in November 2012.
The cancer did not get better.
The last two weeks of Eddie's life were spent in their home, in pain. But he died quiet and peacefully in his mother's arms on Nov. 24, a Sunday.
The funeral was the day before Thanksgiving. Sportscaster Dick Vitale, who met Eddie at The Broken Egg restaurant he frequents, attended. He would later pledge to create a foundation to raise money for cancer research in Eddie's name.
"It just tore my heart," Vitale said by phone this week. "They have suffered the ultimate pain of losing their beautiful youngster."
In the days that passed, Jeanine encouraged Eddie's siblings — Sarah, 14, Stephen, 12, and CJ, 7 — to look at photos and videos of Eddie, before the cancer took him away from them. They remembered the good times. The photos are still up from the funeral of Eddie dressed as a superhero or making funny faces or eating with sauce from his beloved chicken wings staining his face.
The Livingstons were also thankful for their support system — the home-cooked dinners from friends, the best wishes cards from church, the benefits organized to raise money to fight cancer, Sarah's classmates who wore Superman T-shirts to honor the superhero-loving boy.
On Thanksgiving, their New York relatives were still in town and gathered to celebrate the holiday. A family friend volunteered to cook a turkey feast for all 34 of them, another act of kindness.
For a moment, Jeanine thought about the empty chair at the Thanksgiving table, the spot missing for Eddie.
Then, she realized they wouldn't have needed the chair anyway. He would have sat on her lap.


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Alex and Ani CEO Feroce to Address RI College Commencement
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Alex and Ani, LLC, will be the speaker for Rhode Island College's graduate commencement ceremonies on May 16 and Marie Elizabeth Petrarca, an ardent supporter of the arts community in Rhode Island, will serve as the keynote speaker for the undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 18, the college has announced.
In addition, the college will present honorary degrees to Feroce, Petrarca and four other leaders in the fields of business, education, philanthropy and science.
Honorary degrees to be awarded during the graduate commencement ceremony:
Giovanni Feroce
Giovanni Feroce, CEO of Alex and Ani LLC, will receive an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree. His product lines include the patented signature expandable wire bangles from designer Carolyn Rafaelian, founder and creative director of Alex and Ani. He is also founder of the VIsion OPerating SYstem (VIOPSYS™), a Web-based software program designed to integrate and synchronize ordering and management operations in the optical business.
He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Rhode Island and an Advanced Management Practice degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. He was one of the youngest state senators in U.S. history and is a veteran of the United States Army. Today he is a role model for veterans who have transitioned from the military to corporate leadership and is recognized for his success in all aspects of managerial leadership.
Charles Townsend
Charles Townsend, a national leader in the development of the cellular communications industry, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree.
Townsend made his mark in Rhode Island by founding a number of very successful wireless companies over the past 25 years. His companies were recognized by KPMG five years in a row as one of Rhode Island's 50 fastest growing companies. In addition, his companies have been included twice by "INC" magazine as being among the 500 fastest growing private companies in the United States.
Townsend founded Atlantic Cellular in 1988, which operated under the Cellular One name and became the fourth largest cellular company in New England before it wassold to Rural Cellular Corp. in 1998. In 2002, Townsend founded Aloha Partners, a wireless communications company specializing in purchasing and developingcellular phone licenses. Aloha Partners was a pioneer in using UHF television channels for high-speed wireless data. In 2008 Aloha sold all its UHF-TV channels to AT&T. Aloha Partners continues to be the eighth largest owner of wireless spectrum in the United States.
Townsend has been a board member of the Cellular Telephone Industry Association since 1988 and received the prestigious President's Award in 1998. He was chairman of the Wireless Hall of Fame from 2009-2012.
He holds an MBA degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia.
Donald Driscoll
Donald Driscoll, a RIC alumnus, will be conferred the honorary Doctor of Education degree. Driscoll earned bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Rhode Island College and engaged in doctoral studies in public school administration at Boston University. He served as an educator for 17 years and is now a retired teacher, assistant principal and assistant superintendent of Providence Schools.
Driscoll also served for 12 years as assistant commissioner for operations at the Rhode Island Department of Education. After retiring from education, Driscoll worked on the staff of Sen. Jack Reed for seven years as a grants administrator and advisor, and later was a founding partner of Palumbo/Driscoll Associates, amediation, arbitration and consulting service.
Driscoll has given nearly six decades of service to the college. He served as trustee and on the board of directors for the Rhode Island College Foundation. He was also a member of the Alumni Association. In 2001 he was named Rhode Island College Alumnus of the Year. In 2004, during the college's Sesquicentennial, he was a major fundraiser and served on the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee.
Honorary degrees to be awarded during the undergraduate commencement ceremony:
Marie Elizabeth Petrarca
Marie Elizabeth Petrarca will receive an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree. Petrarca attended the Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y., and the Ellis Hospital School of Nursing in Schenectady, N.Y., from which she earned her nursing degree in 1956. She later worked as a nurse at the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Tufts Medical Center in Boston and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., as well as in several nursing homes throughout Rhode Island before her retirement in 1998.
Her husband Robert Horace Petrarca, longtime president of Bald Hill Dodge and Kia Inc., will receive an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree. Robert Petrarca earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Bryant College in 1953 and later served in the U.S. Army medical corps for two years. He started working at Bald Hill Realty and Bald Hill Dodge in 1955, and he was president of both from 1975 until his retirement earlier this year. He remains active on the board of directors of both companies.
Marie and Robert Petrarca have been longtime philanthropic supporters of Rhode Island College and of the arts community in Rhode Island. The Petrarcas are benefactors of the 1854 Society, members of the Performing Arts Series Advisory Committee and major donors to the Performing Arts Series. They served on the search committee for the director of the Nazarian Center at Rhode Island College, and they were instrumental in RIC's Sesquicentennial activities. They also are members of the John F. Custer Lobby Dedication Committee.
The Petrarcas have donated more than 30 professional oil paintings to the college over the past two years, enhancing gathering places on campus. In addition, they have generously donated artwork to a variety of schools, hospitals and other organizations, including Bryant University, Radcliffe University, Save the Bay, Tufts New England Medical Center, Newport Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent County Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and the Rhode Island Philharmonic.
Henry Lesieur
Henry Lesieur, an internationally recognized leader in problem gambling and addictions research and treatment, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree. He earned a B.A. from Providence College, an M.A. and Ph.D.from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Psy.D. from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. He engaged in a postdoctoral clinical at Brown University's School of Medicine.
Lesieur was a professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University and former staff psychologist at Rhode Island Hospital's Department of Psychiatry and the Rhode Island Gambling Treatment Program. He also served as a member of the Rhode Island Council on Problem Gambling for 12 years.
He has been a supporter, mentor, consultant and contributor to Rhode Island College's chemical dependency and addiction studies program. In 2012 he donated his books, professional papers, files and intellectual resources to the Rhode Island College Gambling Studies Project. He also mentors George Ladd, a professor of psychology at Rhode Island College, in the development of gambling studies activities and trainings intended to serve the students and communities of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island College, the first public institution of higher learning in the state, confers about 1,400 graduate and undergraduate degrees annually.
Honorary degree recipients are chosen on the basis of their exceptional leadership qualities or contributions to civic life, or in recognition of high achievement. The nomination, evaluation and selection process, which takes place over a five-month period, receives input and review from a broad representation of the college community.
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State Sen. Marc Pacheco of Taunton recently called the cited costs of $1.5 billion to fund statewide pre-K education "exaggerated," and he's got a point (Taunton Daily Gazette, May 13). The fact is, there are a lot of ways we can make progress now to help more kids get access to preschool for a lot less than $1.5 billion.
An investment of $25 million in expanding access and shrinking the wait list for preschool slots would put about 2,700 kids into classrooms. These kinds of smaller steps are easily done, and can lead to large improvements. Investments in early education save us money over the long-haul due to the positive impacts of improved early education. It's smart, and it's the right thing to do: Every child deserves a strong start.


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Samsung has two new Galaxy devices slated to be revealed this month, and we have good reason to believe both will be a part of the Note family.
On August 15th, Samsung Electronics America will be holding an event to celebrate "the unveiling of the next Galaxy device." There's good reason to believe the event will be held to showcase the Galaxy Note 10.1 for the US.
Originally detailed back at Mobile World Congress, the Note 10.1 has yet to surface in the US. According to Cnet, the division of Samsung that originally sent save the date notices for the August 15th event usually deals with non-smartphone releases. Not only that, but Samsung doesn't seem to be making a big splash about this event. Which would make sense for a device that was already revealed some five months ago.
Two weeks after the August 15th event, Samsung has announced today it will be hosting a Samsung Unpacked event on August 29th, in Berlin. Samsung reserves Unpacked events for their biggest announcements. The only device capable of garnering this much attention from Samsung is the highly anticipated Galaxy Note II.
Rumored to launch with a 5.5-inch display, 12-megapixel camera and in both dual-core Snapdragon and quad-core Exynos configurations, the Note II is easily the biggest Android device launch we currently have on our radars.
Hopefully, with the Note II being announced in late August, we'll see the device released in the US before the end of the Holiday season. If so, it would be competing with the newest model of the iPhone, possibly the Droid Razr HD and a rumored five Nexus device from a slew of manufacturers. This fall is going to be great for mobile competition.


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Jackson Co-founded S.C.'s Ocean Lakes Park
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Mary Emily Platt Jackson, the co-founder of Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with her husband, Nelson Jackson, died Saturday morning (Dec. 11) at home. She was 89, the Myrtle Beach Sun News reported.
Ocean Lakes Family Campground is the largest RV park on the East Coast and one of the nation's largest campgrounds.
She married Nelson Jackson in 1942, and the two moved to Myrtle Beach from Conway, S.C., in 1970. Nelson Jackson died in February just shy of his 90th birthday.
The Jacksons started the campground, which was honored by the state with the Governor's Cup as one of South Carolina's top tourist attractions, in 1971.


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Unless you're living under a really big rock, you've probably heard about hurricane Sandy and its impending beating on the east coast. I was in Northern California for the past several days (for a glorious, kid-free getaway with Nick—more on that soon) and even there, the storm dominated the news. Alex's school has been cancelled for today and tomorrow already. Nora's, too. NYC has basically shut down and we are all awaiting power outages, floods, falling trees, storm surges and God/Al Roker knows what else. I usually roll my eyes a little at the fear mongering that comes with these weather patterns, but this one feels legit. And scary. Nick and I raced into town yesterday morning around 7 a.m. hot off the redeye (we left Cali a little early to beat HS) and began to scramble.
But we didn't have to scramble too much because we're basically prepared for stuff like this. I've mentioned our Armageddon pantry before, right? (It's basically just overflow from our kitchen cabinets—due to our frequent Costco runs—but it's packed with food and water and supplies.) We have tons of batteries and flashlights and candles and cool, end-of-days gadgets. It's all Nick, who's a great person to have in your foxhole in a situation like this (particularly since he's good with electronics and will hook up your foxhole with emergency wifi!). It was killing him to be in San Francisco on Saturday instead of home doing his disaster preparedness routine. I get to be a little cavalier about it all because I have "Armageddon Nick" on my team (i.e., I was most worried about whether we had enough shallots for me to make my salad dressing). This time last year when hurricane Irene hit, he was one of the only people among our family and friends with a generator. And while I had poked a little fun at him for buying it, I surely liked reaping the benefits from that purchase when we lost power for three days.
Anyway, from all the news out there it seems like it's going to be a rough week. I'm typing this really fast (please forgive typos) because I'm guessing we might lose power any time now. Our trees are basically going horizontal in the gusts. But first, I want to tell you what we did yesterday to prepare—the smart, the silly, the kinda selfish—and hear what you've done. Check out our list and share your own!
1. Made a cheese ball shaped like a pumpkin. Alex and I have been wanting to do this (recipe from Food Network magazine) for a while and what better to have in your lifeboat than a cream cheese ball rolled in crushed Doritos? Can't wait to dig in later.
2. Bought wine. A lot of it. Being that we are the only ones in my family with a generator, there's a good chance we'll be entertaining this week. And even if we're alone, after long days home with stir-crazy kids, wine will definitely be necessary.
3. Gassed up the cars, the grill (we'll be eating off that if we lose power since our stove is electric), the extra gas tanks for the generator, put away all the lawn furniture, the gazebo, the chimenea, blew out the gutters, moved everything off the floor of our basement in case of flooding and parked the cars in an area of the driveway where they're least likely to get hit by a tree (ps, we have a bunch of big old trees on and near our property so it's extra nerve-wracking).
4. Told the kids not to get hurt or sick because we wouldn't be able to drive them to the doctor. Seriously, Nick gave them a lengthy talking to about not acting like wild animals and doing anything that may need stitches, x-rays or pretty much anything more serious than a band-aid and a kiss.
5. Harvested a bunch of stuff from our garden (lettuces, scallions, kale, carrots, beans) and my parents' garden (peppers, eggplant). At the very least, we'll be healthy and well-fed for the end of days. I wouldn't want to go any other way.
6. Bought an electric griddle to hook into the generator so we can still make eggs and pancakes if/when we lose power. As you've probably noticed, food is important to our family and cold cereal just won't cut it. Also, Nick got an extra pound of bacon "just in case."
7. Watched lots of movies with the kids—A. Nick and I were deranged from flying through the night instead of sleeping so we weren't capable of much else and B. we had to get our fill before we lose all capabilities of tubing out. I don't know how many puzzles I can do by candlelight.
8. Bought the kids glow-in-the-dark flashlights (we had time to kill before our redeye home Saturday night so we stocked up). They both fell asleep clutching them last night and it was really cute (I had to sing Alex to sleep because he was so nervous about the storm, poor boy). Not so cute when I went into Nora's room to get her this morning and she shined it in my eyes and said mischievously, "wait, who are you?!"
9. Bathed with lots of hot water and soap. Dried hair. Who knows when we'll have that luxury again and if we're all gonna be holed up together in this house, we'd better smell good.
10. Got take-out Chinese for dinner last night. When the kids went to bed, Nick and I ordered it and watched Homeland. Heavenly. We figured it may be the last time a delivery guy can get to us for a few days so we better make it count. We did.
OK, that's it for now! The wind is howling outside and I have to say, as much as this is putting a wrench in my week (and my ability to meet deadlines, for any of my editors who may be reading this), there is no place I'd rather be right now than hunkered down with my crew. And that crew is currently having a pajama dance party in my living room to really inappropriate music. I must join! So, are you in Sandy's path? How did you prepare? What's your plan for the day? What am I forgetting?!


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|System: PSP
|Dev: Acquire/SCE Studios Japan
|Pub: SCEA
|Release: November 2, 2010
|Players: 1 (2 player online cooperative)
|Screen Resolution: N/A
|Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes
by Greig McAllister
As the third installment of its series releases, many people are already familiar with the quirky and humorous evil-doer known as Badman. I was not one of those people, but even so I was immediately taken in by his entertaining way of doing things. You are the God of Destruction, summoned by Overlord Badman to relieve the world's lame heroes of their lives. You must conquer dungeon after dungeon, fighting off do-gooders, preventing them from getting their manicured hands on Badman and relieving you of your right hand man.
That's pretty much the extent of the story. It's not deep, but that doesn't matter because the main draw of this game is the entertaining dialogue and the complex, interesting gameplay. If you haven't played any of the previous titles, there are a handful of tutorials you can complete to get a feel for the game, which, it turns out, is simultaneously very simple and frustratingly complex.
As the God of Destruction, it is up to you to dig as complex a dungeon as possible, hiding Badman in the furthest corner possible and spawning a horde of minions to protect him from heroes that come to your dungeon in search of him. Your main (and really only) tool in this endeavor is your trusty pick ax. This is where the game is simple. You only use one button to dig through each square of dirt, creating a deep tunnel system designed to confuse invading heroes. The length and complexity of your dungeon is limited only by your imagination and your Dig Power. Dig Power is what it sounds like. It is the power you use to excavate soil. Each time you dig a tile of soil up, you use one Dig Power.
That is the end of the simple aspect of the game. In addition to digging your tunnel system, you have to spawn minions to protect your dungeon. On paper it is a simple concept. Spawning minions is done by digging into dirt that contains nutrients. Simple enough right? Wrong. There are varying levels of nutrients, each level spawning stronger minions than the one before it. You must manage the nutrient levels of the dirt properly if you are going to spawn minions strong enough to fight off invaders. The only way to manage and improve the level of nutrients in the dirt is to spawn Level-1 minions known as Slimemoss. These minions wander the dungeon sucking nutrients from dirt they pass and regurgitating it on other nutrient rich soil, increasing its level. Since you have no direct control over your minions, you must dig the dungeon in a way that will encourage the Slimemoss to take a certain path to properly distribute nutrients. This is tricky because if you spawn too many, they will simply follow each other, sucking up the nutrients deposited by the one in front of it and move it elsewhere, which will lead to exactly no squares leveling up, but if you spawn too few, it will take ages to level up a square, and time is a precious commodity in this game.
Once you have managed to spawn several minions of varying levels, you must then maintain their population. The minions must be fed or they will die. Slimemoss feeds on nutrient-rich soil, Level-2 minions (called Omnoms) eat Slimemoss, and Level-3 minions (called Lizardmen) eat Omnoms. Each level has its own way of reproducing once it has eaten enough, so you must make sure that there is enough food for each level while evenly trying to manage their reproduction. I love the staggering complexity of the game's ecosystem. It makes the game challenging, which is not always the case in a market full of mindless action and FPS titles.
Adding to the complexity of the game is the ability to dig up tiles that release a torrent of water. You must guide the water through your dungeon to pool in strategic areas. Water makes up a whole separate ecosystem, spawning different monsters, each with different traits and abilities. Learn what they are and how to use them if you want to succeed in the field of dungeon mastery and world conquering.


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Bernie (US - BD RA)
Jonathan checks out the latest Richard Linklater film starring Jack Black..
In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town's most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependent on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands. Bernie continued to handle her affairs, and the townspeople went months without seeing Marjorie. The people of Carthage were shocked when it was reported that Marjorie Nugent had been dead for some time, and Bernie Tiede was being charged with the murder. (From the Millennium Entertainment synopsis)
Richard Linklater has always been a very celebrated director here in Austin, where he is from. He is best known for Dazed and Confused and School of Rock, but his smaller efforts are the ones that always stuck with me most. Before Sunrise and Before Sunset are absolute gems, and I think the recent Me and Orson Welles is very underrated. A lot of his films have ties to Texas, and Bernie is no doubt his most Texan movie to date. I've spent more time in small Texas towns than I care to admit, and the portrayal in this film is uncanny. The reason for this is that the film was shot on location and many of the actors are locals from Carthage, TX, who knew Bernie Tiede. Not only do they act in the film, but they also provide an ongoing narration. A great deal of the film's runtime is dedicated to interview footage with the locals of Carthage, who give first-hand accounts of things that are being covered in the narrative. It's a very strange documentary/drama hybrid that takes a bit of getting used to, but it works. The approach makes you feel like you are in on the small town gossip.
Jack Black gives one of the better performances of his career as the titular Bernie Tiede. Not only does Black adapt to the look well (based on gossip and footage of the real man), but Tiede was a singer in the church choir and helped with the production of a lot of local plays. This gives Black an opportunity to show off his knack for singing and theatricality. He also makes Bernie a likable, if weird, presence. He helps the viewer to understand why the folks of Carthage were so unsuspecting and enamored with the man. MacLaine plays her role well but isn't given a broad range of material to work with, aside from being a cranky old lady. I'm a bit torn on Matthew McConaughey's performance. He is quite funny and ridiculous in this movie, but the portrayal borders on caricature and feels sillier than the movie around it at times. That isn't a big surprise though, because Bernie's tone is constantly in flux. It can go from mystery to drama, documentary to slapstick comedy, all in a ten minute window. I never found myself unengaged or put off by the shifts in tones. The movie finds an interesting territory between being humorous and downright disturbing. It's eerie to think that in a small town like Carthage, so many people can believe what they want to believe and ignore a heinous crime.
Jack Black and Matthew McConaughey are funny, but the real humor comes from the locals. Tiede was an effeminate man, often rumored to be gay by the small community because he wore Bermuda shorts on his day off or "he was always wearing sandals". These off-color remarks and rumors not only make for some great laughs, but they breathe life into the fictional version of Carthage, TX, that populates the same film. The two narrative styles compliment one another brilliantly and the movie never falls into that trap of feeling like a hokey television special reenactment. When some of the interviewed locals start appearing in the film, talking to the actors, it brings a really neat feeling of authenticity to the film. They also do a great job in front of the camera, which is always a risk you take when you put non-actors into a movie. It pays off in spades here. I recommend that fans of Linklater and Jack Black's filmography give Bernie a shot. It's hilarious, well-acted and makes for a fascinating study of small town psychology.
Bernie arrives from Millennium Entertainment on a single-layer Blu-ray disc. The feature film takes up 18 GB. That's not an astounding bit rate, but Bernie actually looks quite good. It was filmed on the Arri Alexa digital camera and has a very clean look. Detail is very strong, with a few exceptions where it appears a lower grade digital camera was used (like the opening titles, for example). Like many modern day comedies, Bernie has a very warm hue to it that keeps the murderous proceedings from ever feeling too macabre. It also brings out the sun-drenched East Texas weather. Black levels look great, if a bit brown thanks to the warm look of the movie. Digital artefacts are not an issue. The film itself has a fairly traditional shooting style to it, but the transfer is very attractive.
The Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1 track is perfectly suited to the film. There are really no complaints or issues with the audio, but this is a tame motion picture that doesn't make for a very dynamic sound mix. Rear channels are practically never used, with maybe a few choice instances of some ambient noise or distant chirping birds making an appearance. Dialogue is all kept to the front and center and is easy to distinguish from the rest of the mix, though I did feel I had to turn it up to make out what some characters were saying over the music a couple of times. The soundtrack, filled with a lot of instrumental renditions of traditional gospel songs, is loud and somber. It fills the front of the room nicely. Musical play numbers are much more lively and have more dispersion of instruments.
Featurettes kick off with Amazing Grace (SD, 07:16), a short and somewhat scattered look at the movie, focusing mostly on Jack Black with cast and crew commenting on his varied talents. Nothing particularly interesting here. Next up is True Story to Film (SD, 09:27), which covers some of the origin of the project. Unknown to me at the time, this whole story actually occurred about 14 years ago, and Linklater attended the trials at the time. It has been an ongoing project since, and he finally made it this past year feeling that the time was right. The third featurette is The Gossips (SD, 12:59) which focuses on the Carthage residents and some of the outrageous commentary the crew got out of them. Apparently a lot of these small town church folk had to miss the Sunday morning service to audition, and some residents took issue with that. This is very low quality footage and it's difficult to tell what a lot of the residents are saying. Their strong southern accents don't help.
Deleted Scenes (SD, 10:44): There are about 12 of them total, some of which are very brief and others that are extensions of scenes left in the film. There's an enjoyable extended musical sequence and various scenes of Bernie hosting town functions or speaking at funerals. There's also more courtroom footage and an extended ending.
Bernie is a delightfully strange movie. The narrative tells a captivating crime story and does so with an unusual documentary/drama hybrid style that works wonders. The firsthand accounts of the events from the people of Carthage, TX, are hilarious, insightful and occasionally very disturbing. This is undoubtedly my favorite Jack Black performance as well. Millennium Entertainment has done an excellent job bringing Bernie to Blu-ray with a strong video transfer and audio track, but the extras are sadly lacking.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Jonathan Hogberg
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 21st August 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Amazing Grace, True Story to Film, The Gossips, Deleted Scenes, Previews
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey
Genre: Comedy, Crime and Drama
Length: 99 minutes
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Coordinating Hand-Me-Down Bedroom Furniture with Paint
Sets of bedroom furniture can cost a lot of money and won't look very personal. Hand-me-downs are budget-friendly but won't always play nicely together, visually, in a space. Renter Jenna found a happy medium by painting four pieces of freebie bedroom furniture a single shade of blackish brown.
One dresser was a light brown French Provincial, another was white wicker, and Jenna says the lot was a "mismatched mess." By painting her furniture, all of which are pretty classic but differing styles, she could affordably get the cohesive look she wanted. A little bit of gold leafing on one table and some new knobs on the wicker dresser help tie things together.
Another way Jenna reinvented what she already had was by dying her toile curtains (Image 1). Now that they're not standard white, the fabric shows a cool, more modern twist on the traditional print.
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