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Serenity (UK - DVD R2)
Paul Greenwood takes an early look at Joss Whedon's recent popular sc-fi flick
Joss Whedon's Serenity is a movie extension of his very short lived series, Firefly, which ran briefly in 2002. Fourteen episodes were filmed, only eleven of which actually aired before it was cancelled by the network. But fan power brought about its reincarnation on the big screen last year and hopes were high that it would not only continue the quality of that show, but act as a catalyst for a proper revival.
Without a word of hyperbole, Firefly is one of the greatest things I have ever watched on television. Very few programmes have come close to its blend of characters, action, drama and humour without sacrificing one at the expense of the other. If you're not familiar with it then buy the DVD now, devour it, then come back and watch Serenity. Of course, you don't have to have seen the show to be able to follow the movie, but knowledge of the characters will deepen your appreciation of it greatly.
Set five hundred years in the future, it's sci-fi with the sensibilities of a western—everyone carries pistols and shotguns and barroom brawls and shoot-outs abound. We follow the adventures of the crew of the Firefly class spaceship, Serenity, a group of pirates and smugglers willing to take on any paying job, legal or otherwise, from transporting goods to robbing payrolls. But they're not exactly criminals, more rebels against the powerful Alliance (not as derivative as it sounds by the way) trying to survive in a tough universe.
Mal Reynolds (Fillion) is the captain of Serenity. He was on the losing side during the Unification War a few years earlier and has been off the radar scraping a living ever since. He's a Han Solo style rogue who's as quick with a wisecrack as he is with a gun. Zoe (Torres), the ship's first mate fought with Mal in the war and is married to Serenity's pilot, Wash (Tudyk). Then there's Kaylee (Staite) the mechanic and Jayne (Baldwin) the muscle—the most mercenary of the crew, you can trust him in a fight, but can you trust him? An odd addition is Inara (Baccarin) a companion or, as Mal would have it, whore, who services wealthy clients in her private shuttle.
Along the way they've picked up passengers in the shape of Simon and River Tam (Maher and Glau) sibling fugitives seeking refuge. Simon is a doctor who rescued his sister from the Alliance scientists who had been experimenting on her—River seems disturbed, but she has telepathic abilities as well as a dark secret so you'd do well to keep an eye on this one. Finally, there's Shepherd Book (Glass) a preacher and the crew's conscience.
Reports that Serenity is one of the best sci-fi actioners in years are not exaggerated and it delivers everything that Firefly fans have come to love, but should also prove accessible to newbies. A well constructed prologue introduces us to River and the focus of the film has shifted squarely onto her and her developing powers, something that was only hinted at in Firefly, but which would surely have become a key storyline had the series continued. The Alliance are extremely nervous about some very sensitive information that she possesses (though she may not consciously know it) and have despatched the Operative (Ejiofor), a top assassin to track her down. Things become even more complicated when it emerges that her abilities are not simply mental but physical, and that she may pose an immense danger to the crew of Serenity. There's also the slight problem of the Reavers, a band of savage cannibals who roam the galaxy preying on defenceless ships. The race is on to get to the truth before the Operative or the Reavers or even River herself destroys them all.
For a medium budgeted film the special effects are of an extremely high standard, favouring realistic and gritty over polished so that, even with a thousand things happening on screen at once, the CGI never becomes obtrusive. The trademark humour is front and centre and this, along with an increased dose of action are the key elements, not to mention likeable and involving characters. Mal Reynolds is a hugely engaging hero, a mixture of Solo, Indy and Humphrey Bogart, but he also displays the darker side of a man haunted by his past and hell-bent on redeeming his future.
Unfortunately, Serenity achieved nowhere near the box office success that had been hoped, seemingly unable to break out beyond the cult status it already enjoyed to reach a wider audience. The real tragedy from the loss of Firefly is that Whedon was unable to tell his story over the space of several seasons (Shepherd Book's background, River's powers, Mal and Inara's relationship and much more). The events and revelations of Serenity are of enormous import and, though they're far from skimmed over, it's still a hell of a lot cram into under two hours. Given room to breathe, the overall plot arc could have been truly monumental.
Editor's Note: Unfortunately DVDActive was not aware that the screener provided for review purposes was to feature burned-in watermarks. Usually we would refuse to review such material on the grounds that it is not wholly representative of the finished article, but as the disc was already in our possession and fan interest remains high, we decided to proceed. Apologies for the unsightly studio branding on the captures.
The anamorphic transfer has a lot of different aspects and picture variations to deal with and it handles almost all of them very well indeed. Early scenes are a cool steely blue and probably represent the video quality at its weakest, being a little on the soft side and slightly lacking in detail—not bad, just not on a par with the rest of the disc.
The blacks of space are bold and deep, as are the night time campfire scenes which do a good job of presenting brightly lit faces against dark backgrounds without any smearing or ringing. Flesh tones are first rate throughout and blemishes are entirely absent from the print. The interior of Serenity is fairly dark and dingy and occasionally a face will get lost in the shadows, but for the most part detail levels are high. Bright outdoor scenes are where the transfer really shines, with sharpness and clarity at a very high standard and fast moving scenery not compromised.
Nothing much happens outside of talky scenes for the first few minutes of the film, so it's fitting that Serenity herself creates the first sounds of note. She arrives with a roar, shattering the silence of space as the ship breaks atmosphere and every speaker bursts into life, the fronts especially generating plenty of oomph in conjunction with the LFE channel and setting us up nicely for a great ride to follow.
The planet bound Reaver chase is a fine example of the work that's gone into creating superb directionality and movement using the 5.1 track, with bullets and vessels whizzing all over your room, front to back, side to side and all with power and precision. Punches and gunfire rattle with authority throughout the film and laser and cannon blasts from spaceships are sharp and resounding. Dialogue can occasionally be hard to understand, but I reckon that's more through mumbling than any audio deficiency, while music sweeps around the speakers without overpowering any of the effects.
Writer/director Joss Whedon delivers a quite tremendous commentary track that is an absolutely essential listen. He's an engaging and self deprecating speaker who touches on many aspects of the production, from the actors and crew to the cinematography, and there are good anecdotes about the FX. Character arcs and motivation are covered in detail as are the reasons behind the deaths, and he reacts to the criticism that all his creations are super-powered girls. In the course of a hugely entertaining one hundred minutes, he gives us his reasons and rationales behind just about every shooting decision he made. There is a touch of the everyone-is-great syndrome, but it's always funny, always interesting.
Deleted scenes follow, and there are nine in total: 'Extended Lilac Entrance' (just a few seconds of some crazy talk from River), 'Extended Kaylee and Jayne' (around one minute of extra exchange between the pair), 'Inara and Sheydra' (two minutes of Inara teaching other companions and speaking about their ways and, most fun, denying the rumours that she had an affair with a pirate), 'Operative Tracks Mal' (two minutes of the Operative learning more about Mal and Serenity), 'Extended River and Simon/Haven Opening' (also includes some more of Shepherd Book), 'Escape from Companion Training House' (Mal and Inara fool some Alliance soldiers on their way back to her shuttle), 'Mal and Inara Shuttle Chase' (a few seconds for some humour), 'Mal and Inara Quiet Moment' (a touching couple of minutes between them) and 'Extended Mal and Operative Coda' (a few extra words).
These scenes are all worth watching and are available with or without commentary from Whedon, in which he gives us an excellent insight into his editing process and why they were cut—some for time and the need for momentum and a focussed structure, some because they could have caused confusion, some that were too much exposition, and some that were simply not necessary.
Six minutes of outtakes follow. This is the usual collection of prop mishaps, fluffed lines and pratfalls, but it's made very entertaining by the charm of the actors who all look like they're having a great time.
In the 'Future History: The Story of Earth That Was' featurette (4 mins) Whedon reveals how the seeds of Firefly were sown after reading about frontiers people and talks about his vision for the worlds he created.
'What's In a Firefly?' (6 mins) is an intriguing look at the visual effects that were used in the film, how they achieved some of the mechanical effects and how much of a part CGI had to play.
'Re-Lighting the Firefly' (10 mins) features Whedon and the cast sharing their feelings on the cancellation of Firefly and their great sense of loss. Whedon was determined not to stop until he found a new home for the story, be it on another network or with TV movies. Fan power allowed them another opportunity, and the wild reception they received at a convention just as Serenity was going into production made them realise the depth of feeling. This one might bring a tear to your eye.
The 'Joss Whedon Introduction' (4 mins) is the intro that preceded Serenity when special preview screenings were held in the months before the film's cinema release. Whedon is his usual jokey and affable self and this is a nice inclusion.
'A Filmmaker's Journey (20 mins)' is a featurette that is missing from the region one release and is more behind the scenes stuff shot during the making of Serenity. Once again the focus is on the fun that everyone is having and how much they enjoy working together and the sense of family. Fillion is a constant source of amusement on the set and there's also a good look at Summer Glau being put through her paces for the fight training and choreography.
It's astonishing how much love there is for Firefly and Serenity. This will sound a bit ridiculous if you're not a fan, but more than once during the extras I felt myself welling up, both at the amount of affection on display here and the thought that we may never meet these characters again. The extras make up in quality what they lack in quantity, but it still isn't quite the full package. With the region four Australian release promising even more exclusive material, chances are there's a special edition yet to come.
In the meantime, there's no reason in the world not to buy this. As a sci-fi action movie in its own right, Serenity is up there with the best of them. As an extension of Firefly, fans really couldn't have wished for either a better continuation or a better finale, if that indeed is what this film proves to be. They might have stopped the signal but they can't take the sky from us.
Review by Paul Greenwood
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 27th February 2006
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes, Outtakes
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi and Western
Length: 119 minutes
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Sounds very interesting! Please do keep us updated!
So my old campaign fell by the wayside so I have begun a new one with the same players, here is the premise.
This will be a campaign that spans from the start of the Clone Wars all the way to the destruction of the first Death Star or the capture of the second Death Star plans (haven't decided yet).
Another "revolutionary" thing I am doing for this campaign is writing it in Episodes, like the films. I will write an entire campaign, then we will play through it, then take a month off so I may write the next campaign, and so on. So far so good!
So far the players, a clone trooper, a human Jedi, a protocol droid, and a human scoundrel, are all part of a special unit put together by the Jedi Council and the Supreme Chancellor.
They finished their first campaign, ending a collaboration between the Separatists and the Zygerrian Slavers.
More updates to come as the game progresses!
Sounds very interesting! Please do keep us updated!
How is this campaign going? If you are still playing it?
It is going quite well! Ran into lots of scheduling issues, this semester is eating all my time. However, the synopsis is as follows...
Just about to wrap up Episode II The Fading Light of the Jedi
After the defeat of the Zygerrians the PCs found themselves outnumbered and their troops literally with their back up against a cliff wall and Separatists troops regrouping to finish them off. They were given the task of attack several key locations that the Seps held that laid between the opposing forces on a think jungle planet called Muzzar. They were given a list of target locations, a time frame (they had to travel on foot) and they had to decide for themselves what would be the most strategic positions to eliminate to help even the odds and slow the advance of the enemy. After several encounters at droid bunkers, gun emplacements, and elite scouts, they cleared enough of a path to allow the Republic to hold out until their evac troops arrived, and they fled the system.
Some time later, as the Republic finds itself spread thin, the order was given to put the PCs in command of an old Acclamator-class cruiser and a small compliment of fighters. They were to stay in the rear of the forces to cover any potential retreat during the launch of this invasion. A Separatist frigate broke from the main battle and engaged their forces, they fought an intense battle, but managed to destroy may droid starfighters and seemed to break their forces and repelled their bombers from getting through to their captial ship. But as the Seps frigate lurched closer and closer as their fighters duked it out, the Seps were able to creep up and launch more bombers at close range! However, the PCs were able to rally and destroy the most of the bombers, but now that the two capital ships were slugging it out it looked as if their ship, The Rancor, would not survive this battle. However, a Venerator-class frigate arrived in the nick of time and their combined effort destroyed the Seps frigate. Yet, elsewhere in the invasion, they lost their commanding General, Master Elasra. The invasion was a success and the Republic eventually secured the system.
Some time later, and currently, they find themselves on a hot and arid world, leading their army into battle once again! With battalions of clones on their side, limited artillery, and facing down thousands of droids, out-manned and out-gunned, they are attempting to break through the forces of the Seps!
So this Episode (campaign) has focused on the war side and the mass battles of the Clone Wars. So far so good!
Wish I was a part of that campaign. Sounds great! Keep us up to date, Inquisitor Tremayne.
About as close as I ever got to playing Star Wars was with the Traveller system, CT in fact.
Thoth-Amon, Lord of the Underworld and the Undead
Once you know what the magician knows, it's not magick. It's a 'tool of Creation'. -Archmagus H.H.
The first step to expanding your reality is to discard the tendency to exclude things from possibility. - Meridjet
Sounds like a good time. Well done, Tremayne.
Episode III has Begun!
After successfully breaking through the lines of the Separatists on the barren world, the heroes find themselves reassigned to a different sector of the Mid Rim. Here the order from the Supreme Chancellor comes down that he wants information retrieved from a Separatist outpost in orbit around a gas giant. They are to fight their way on board, steal the information and withdraw. However, the Jedi Council has added other orders, rescue any prisoners that may be on board as well, it is suspected that there might be a couple of high profile prisoners at the outpost, no hint as to who they might be though. Also, their Admiral suggests that it might be best to destroy the station as well. Their orders now are to retrieve the information, rescue prisoners, and destroy the station. To help in this endeavor, ARC Trooper 5555 or Fives has volunteered his services and will be accompanying them along with a small squad of clones.
After examining the situation the PCs set off in an old freighter. The attempt to approach the outpost from the far side of the gas giant and use the ionization of the planet to hide their approach. It works for a short time but the outposts turbolaser defenses open fire as soon as they are in range. Through the successful use of their combined skills (skill challenge) they manage to fly their way full speed into the hangar of the outpost. However, not without casualties, their squad of clone troopers was killed due to the couple of turbolaser blasts that hit the ship.
Battle droids began pouring into the hangar but half of them were quickly dispatched by CT-3113, Tin Can (a PC). Artus maneuvered their freighter into firing range and opened fire on some of the other droids. Just when they thought they had the droids on the run a dark figure emerged from a storage bay and jumped on top of their ship. Thinking quickly Jedi Dol used Move Object on him and has maintained his hold on him. Yet the dark sider is more powerful that suspected and has thus still been able to deflect all incoming blaster fire. And in a strange twist, the dark sider has used move object against Dol also!
To make matter even more complicated a Vulture droid starfighter in walker mode has dropped from the ceiling and begun its attack while the rest of the battle droids take up positions around the hangar!
Will the PCs come out victorious? Find out in 2 weeks!
Wow it's been almost a year. How did the rest of the campaign go? Or is it still ongoing?


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Leg Up
The emerging supremacy of artificial limbs.
Oscar Pistorius was born with defective legs. Before his first birthday, they were amputated below the knee. That didn't stop him. Now 21, he has broken three world track records for disabled athletes and is racing to qualify for the 400 meters at this summer's Olympics. If he can shave four-tenths of a second off his best time, he'll make it.
How has he done it? One answer is superhuman grit. The other is superhuman legs. Pistorius runs on carbon-fiber prostheses made for sprinting. In January, the International Association of Athletics Federations declared them ineligible, claiming they were better than human legs. But on Friday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned that decision, clearing his path to the Olympics.
Go, Oscar, go. We're all rooting for you to cross that finish line in Beijing. Just one note of caution: Don't win.
That's the strange upshot of the court's ruling. Artificial legs are fine to run on, as long as you don't win the race.
How did we get to this awkward place? The story begins last year, when the IAAF adopted a rule prohibiting "any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels or any other element that provides the user with an advantage over another athlete not using such a device." According to the court, the IAAF interpreted this rule as banning any device that provides "any advantage, however small, in any part of a competition."
In November, the IAAF tested Pistorius and his artificial legs against similar sprinters on human legs. The scientist who supervised the test reported, "Energy return was clearly higher in the prostheses than in the human ankle joints." He also found that "fast running with the … prosthesis is a different kind of locomotion than sprinting with natural human legs. The 'bouncing' locomotion is related to lower metabolic cost."
The court didn't dispute these findings. It conceded that the artificial legs generated a "flatter" running motion and cost Pistorius "less metabolic energy." But it rejected the IAAF's interpretation of the rule. The word advantage, the court decided, has to mean "overall net advantage"—i.e., "more disadvantages than advantages." In other words, it's OK to use artificial legs, even if they're better than human legs at some things. In fact, they're already better at some things. They just can't be better at everything.
On this basis, the court rejected the IAAF's tests. The tests focused on the straight part of the race, where the artificial legs gave Pistorius an edge. They left out the initial "acceleration phase" and the first bend, where his legs put him at a disadvantage. They also failed to show that his flatter motion or lower metabolic cost produced a net benefit.
In short, the court found that none of the tests conducted on Pistorius, even by his own experts, "quantified all of the possible advantages or disadvantages" of his legs. If you read the opinion, it becomes clear that this task is essentially impossible. There are too many variables.
How, then, can we settle the question of net advantage? By running the race. The court pointed out that the same artificial legs, manufactured and sold to other amputees, have "been in use for a decade, and yet no other runner using them … has run times fast enough to compete effectively against able bodied runners." It concluded: "In effect, these prior performances by other runners using the prosthesis act as a control for study of the benefits of prosthesis and demonstrate that even if the prosthesis provided an advantage … it may be quite limited."
In other words, there's nothing to complain about until runners with artificial legs start winning.
That day may not be far off. Artificial legs, unlike human legs, can be improved through engineering, and the companies that make them are hard at work on it. The model used by Pistorius is "a custom foot for track and field sports" with "optimal" sprinting ability, "superior functionality," and an "efficient energy return," according to the manufacturer's Web site. Other models promise "enhanced forward propulsion," "maximum performance," and "the highest energy storage and return capability on the market."
And that's just the beginning. The company's "bionic" site describes its work on "power motion," "neurosensing," and "artificial intelligence." Its introductory video declares, "The destination is life without limitations."
Well, maybe one limitation: You won't be allowed to run in the Olympics with your neurosensing, AI-controlled bionic legs. You'll have to run in the Paralympics with all the other superhuman athletes. It's only fair.


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Post the folded paper, positive-statements on top, somewhere you'll see it often. Above the toilet paper roll. Over the kitchen sink. Read your affirmations from time to time, but there's no need to dwell on your list. It is simply an occasionalreminder that you're transforming your thinking.
If you catch yourselfthinking or saying any ofyour old (negative) beliefs, stop yourself. Transform it into the positive, right then and there.
Ask your family and friends to help by simply pointing out any negative self-descriptions when you say them. When they do, transform the negative to the positive immediately, and say the new statement aloud to them.
You're literally changing your mind.4. See the "magic" gradually unfold.
The "magic" will happen, if you do the first three tasks. Truly! I've done this ever since I learned how, and I promise you it absolutely works. I have a good and happy life and things generally go my way. I believe it's because I do this kind of work ongoingly.
Soon you will not only say you're good at handling money (or whatever your issue is), but you'll also begin to believe it and—here's the magic—one day you'll notice that you are good at it!
The negative statements will gradually disappear from your mind.
If you stick with this, what's absolutely true is that:
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John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Renews Its Share Repurchase Plan
Dec 07, 2010, 05:36 EST
BOSTON, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE : HTD ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Advisers, LLC, announced today that its Board of Trustees, in evaluating strategic options to enhance shareholder value and potentially decrease the discount between the market price and the net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund's common shares, has renewed the Fund's share repurchase plan that is set to expire on December 31, 2010. As renewed, the Fund may purchase, in the open market, up to an additional 10% of its outstanding common shares between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011 (based on common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2010).
The share repurchase plan seeks to enhance shareholder value and to potentially narrow the Fund's discount to NAV. The plan allows the Fund to acquire its own shares in the open market at a discount to NAV, which is intended to increase the NAV per share. It could also have the benefit of providing additional liquidity in the trading of common shares.
The Fund has been repurchasing shares in 2010 to seek to enhance shareholder value, and year-to-date through November 30, 2010 the Fund has repurchased 263,000 shares, or 0.69% of total outstanding shares. During this period, the share repurchases have contributed to the Fund's NAV by approximately $0.01 per share.
There is no assurance that the Fund will purchase shares at any specific discount levels or in any specific amounts. The Fund's repurchase activity will be disclosed in its shareholder report for the relevant fiscal period. There is no assurance that the market price of the Fund's shares, either absolutely or relative to net asset value, will increase as a result of any share repurchases, or that the plan will enhance shareholder value over the long-term.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States securities laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Fund's control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
About John Hancock Funds
The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial, John Hancock Funds, manages more than $60.8 billion in open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party assets for individual and institutional investors at September 30, 2010.
About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial Corporation
John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 22 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, Manulife Financial Corporation offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$474 billion (US$460 billion) at September 30, 2010.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.
The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at www.johnhancock.com.
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The Wonderful World of Woven Rugs!
Posted By Emily-Dallas | Nov 28, 2012 | No Comments | Category: Decor Accessories, Decorating, Floors
A few weeks ago, I met with Jane Waggoner, a Dallas interior designer and creator of the most beautiful hand-knotted Tibetan wool carpets. Having obtained a degree in art history, a tenure with both the MOMA and the DMA, and a passport full of stamped adventures worldwide, there's no question where Jane's inspiration comes from!
I absolutely LOVED her style and can't wait to use her rugs in a project someday soon! All of her rugs can be customized to any size or any color- there's a ton of flexibility with these!
Here are just a few samples of some of her work:
Chinoiserie-Feng and Shue
Island-Leaf Cay
V.C. Barcelona-Mies
V.C. Barcelona-Daniela
Tribal-Orani (a personal fave)
Petit Chou-Little Chinoiserie
Petit Chou-Wild Thing
Tribal Rug-Beni
Are you loving the bold patterns and gorgeous colors as much as I am?
And not only are her rugs incredibly chic, they are also of the highest quality and comfort!
On a side note, the rugs themselves are GoodWeave certified, which ensures that no child labor is used. Jane takes 10% of the net profit from the collection and donates it to GoodWeave, hoping to better the lives and education of children in Nepal, India and Afghanistan.
To sum it up, Jane is amazing! She really has a wonderful thing on going on here…you can visit her gorgeous rugs at retail store, Forty Five Ten in Dallas and if you are a designer, they are also available "to the trade" at Interior Resources.


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We'll collect your comments, decide the official list of Editors' Picks and publish your evaluation in the headnote if the recipe is selected as an Editors' Pick (with credit, of course!). And even if the recipe you test isn't chosen as an Editors' Pick, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!
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- Fried Calamari
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Check. Mate.
Added Apr 13, 2013
by Ezzles
Sydney, Australia
This great chess fabric was another find from the wonderful Fabric Cave. As is often the case with fabric from there, this was only a small piece – something like 90cmx115cm. In an ideal world I'd have been able to centre the print better, but you have to do the best you can with what you've got with these small pieces.
The yellow trim fabric was also from the Fabric Cave. It's heavier than the chess fabric, so the bottom band is a little stiffer than I'd like. Hopefully it will soften up a bit after a few washes.
Pattern is McCalls 5659 – the same as my deer dress, I just shortened the pattern to top length.
Photos taken at the giant chess board in our local library, and as usual taken by pambox.
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Apr 14, 2013, 05.38 AMby flowergirl22
Did u buy the fabric with the giant chess board in mind? It looks great. Love the design.
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Apr 14, 2013, 06.58 AMby Ezzles
I didn't, actually. It wasn't until I was thinking of where to take photos of the finished project that I even remembered the library had the giant chess set!
Apr 13, 2013, 10.51 AMby Ezzles
Thanks! There's a giant chess set in Hyde Park in the city too, but this is 5 minutes up the road so it won as a photo location!
Pambox is my friend/flatmate's name on here. She got me started on this whole sewing thing!
Apr 13, 2013, 09.04 AMby Mary Athey
love your top, the photos are fab. theres a big outdoor cheeseboard like this in hameln germany.the fabrics really lovely as well. can you tell me what pambox is? i've seen it mentioned before x
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Small Leather Recliner Chairs Minimalist
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By Reaves Daniels on October 16 2017 13:03:57
First think about what you need your coffee table to do for you, or what your room is missing, then pick a table that provides the solution. Before buying a table, mark the footprint with painter's tape so you can see the scale of the piece in the room and how that affects the surrounding furniture. If you have a very large room and a large coffee table, you can break up the scale of the table by flanking it with pairs of ottomans or benches, as in this example. When there's a party, they can be moved out of the way for better circulation, but for everyday use these extra seats help connect the sofa at one end and the pair of chairs at the other end. Be sure to use a pair of ottomans — not just a single one. When you have two sofas or any larger seating arrangement, a big coffee table might seem like the obvious solution. But also consider a pair of matching coffee tables. They will keep the focus off one large piece of furniture and let your eye move around the room more easily. One classic coffee table size is 48 by 24 inches, so you can plan on that when thinking about your furniture arrangement. A large coffee table is often double that: 48 inches square.
Keep an upholstered ottoman 18 inches from a sofa or chair, so you can easily put up your feet, and make sure the height is consistent with the surrounding seats. If you get a tufted ottoman, consider the depth of the tufts — especially if you expect to eat on it. Crumbs will find their way into the tufting and are not always easy to get out. Round coffee tables aid circulation, especially where there are many available seats, as in this example. If not every seat can reach the table, make sure there's another surface at hand. Using a vintage object for a coffee table adds a bit of history — a story — to a room, and is one of my favorite things to do. Make sure the piece is stable and all the connections are secure. If you need to refinish the piece, ask the vendor precisely what it's made from, as this will help in the refinishing process. Another consideration is how it will sit on your floor or rug, and if it will damage those surfaces. Splintered table legs or rusty metal bases can scratch or stain the flooring. Secondhand stores sometimes leave those areas unrefinished, so be sure to check.
A lip edge or tray top on a coffee table is always a smart choice if you have a tendency to spill your coffee or have kids that will be using the coffee table for snacks and drinks. They're also good if you entertain often and don't want to worry about red wine getting spilled on your carpet. Coffee tables should be the same height as the surrounding seating, with 18 inches being a good average (although it will depend on your furniture). If you select a coffee table with a lip, make sure the lip isn't higher than the adjacent seating, or you'll end up hitting your drink against the lip when you try to set it down. The idea is to put your drink down, not up.
A coffee table does a lot of work. It needs to hold books, magazines, drinks, food — even games on game night. You might want to put your feet up on it, or the kids might need a place for coloring. Plus it's usually smack dab in the middle of the room, where you can't miss it — so make sure it's a good one.
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Tarleton State Bands
Mr. Greg Ball
Director, Tarleton Jazz Ensemble; Saxophone and Woodwinds
Greg Ball is on the faculty at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas where he has taught woodwinds and directed the Tarleton Jazz Ensemble since 1990. He is a graduate of Youngstown State University (Ohio) and the University of North Texas. He has recently begun a series of lecture recitals entitled The History of the Saxophone, designed to give his audience a greater understanding of the instrument's history, teachers, performers and composers. Under his direction, the Tarleton Jazz Ensemble has recorded two full length CD's, appeared at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio and performed in London, Dublin, Galway, Prague, Vienna and the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Greg is sought after as a clinician and performer throughout the state conducting clinics and workshops at schools and conducting numerous high school All-Region Bands. He has also been a clinician/performer at the TMEA Convention and lectures on Jazz History and Home Brewing.
Among his many performance experiences, Greg has played with the Collection Jazz Orchestra and the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, toured with the Maynard Ferguson and Glenn Miller Bands and recorded with the Dallas Wind Symphony. As host of the Annual Tarleton Jazz Festival he has worked with Maria Schneider, David "Fathead" Newman, Rufus Reid, Jim Snidero, John Fedchock, Sean Jones, Maynard Ferguson, the Count Basie Orchestra and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.
Greg Ball is a Rico Performing Artist. He is also President-elect of the Texas Jazz Educators Association and the Texas All-state Jazz Coordinator.
Mr. Greg Ball
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Moonbogg wrote:I am ed by anything small bore, especially pneumatics.
BBMG blah blah micro garbage pneumatic blah.
Lol... made me chuckle there! Looking back over most of my projects, one would tend to think I have the same opinion... There is a curve of Bore size vs. cost of manufacturing for each acceleration method that drives most peoples choices though.


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Trust issues took center stage Monday at the first meeting of a working group tasked with exploring alternatives to a project that would rework the configuration of the Larkspur-Corte Madera stretch of Highway 101.
The group met in an attempt to look at how it will function, but ended up spending more than 90 minutes debating whether Tiburon Councilwoman Alice Fredericks, who chairs the Transportation Authority of Marin, should serve as the group's chairwoman.
Corte Madera Councilwoman Carla Condon brought up the subject, stating she wanted the chair of the working group to be someone who is elected by the group itself. She said it has nothing to do with Fredericks herself, but the idea that the group be separated from the authority board.
"I just want to ensure we have the opportunity to get a fresh perspective," Condon said. "It's been really frustrating with our relationship with Transportation Authority of Marin staff, and I wanted to make sure that didn't come into play in this."
Corte Madera Mayor Diane Furst agreed.
"I thought that this was going to be a little bit more of an independent group to look at past proposals, maybe new ideas, to try to flesh out a solution," Furst said. "Being separate from the management board would be a benefit."
Corte Madera town officials have been vocal opponents of the $143 million project put forth by the authority and Caltrans. The project would construct a 33-foot-tall flyover to take drivers from southbound Highway 101 and Sir Francis Drake Boulevard into Corte Madera, ending at Wornum Drive.
The town has expressed concerns about the project's removal of the Greenbrae pedestrian overcrossing, the impacts to the natural scenery and the sufficiency of the environmental review.
Transportation officials said the project is needed to reduce traffic congestion on Highway 101, improve local access to and from the highway, improve accessibility to local and regional transit, improve pedestrian and bicycle access and improve safety — especially with the merging and weaving of vehicles that takes place.
Marin County Supervisor Katie Rice said she doesn't see a problem with Fredericks chairing the group, as she, Furst, and fellow working group members Gary Phillips, mayor of San Rafael, and Dan Hillmer, mayor of Larkspur, also sit on the authority board.
The remaining members of the working group weren't opposed to leaving Fredericks as the group's chair, eventually voting 5-2 to do so, with Condon and Furst dissenting. Other group members include Larkspur Councilman Brad Marsh and San Anselmo Councilman Tom McInerney.
The meeting was held at the San Rafael Community Center. Four of the seven members of the public who spoke during the meeting said they were uncomfortable having Fredericks chair the working group.
About 30 people attended the meeting, including two people from Caltrans and eight Transportation Authority of Marin staff members and consultants.
After hearing from the public, the working group — shepherded through the meeting by mediator Gina Bartlett with the Center for Collaborative Policy — discussed whether Fredericks should have a vote on matters to come before the group. Fredericks said she doesn't care whether she votes.
"Whether I'm voting or not, I have an opinion I will express," Fredericks said.
Phillips said he'd like to see Fredericks have the eighth vote, especially since four of the votes will come from Corte Madera and Larkspur. He said it's strange to have a chair who doesn't get a vote.
"Both Corte Madera and Larkspur have already taken a strong position on this," Phillips said.
Hillmer said Larkspur has indeed opposed some aspects of the project. He said the fact that the group discussed whether the Transportation Authority of Marin chair should have a vote speaks to some of the community's distrust of the authority.
"This issue goes to the heart of the trust issue people are dancing around. Everybody needs to hear that loud and clear," Hillmer said.
Some community members became suspicious of the proposed project's intent after Furst pointed out during a February public meeting that the traffic collision data contained inaccurate information, including erroneous accidents from San Francisco. The originally-cited project area of mile marker 7.2 to 8.9 also changed from mile marker 7 to mile marker 9, the latter including two fatal accidents.
By a nod of heads, the group decided to eliminate Fredericks' vote.
Despite losing her vote, Fredericks said she wholeheartedly believes the working group can come up with a solution or project alternatives to present to the full transportation authority board.
"I really do have optimism we'll find an option that addresses local concerns," Fredericks said.
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Return of a familiar face: Daboll to assist McDaniels
FOXBOROUGH — After leaving the Patriots following the 2006 season to become the quarterbacks coach on Eric Mangini's staff with the New York Jets, Brian Daboll is returning to Patriots Place.
Coach Bill Belichick announced at the beginning of his Monday teleconference that the Patriots are bringing back Daboll, 37, who joined them in 2000 after being a grad assistant under Nick Saban at Michigan State, and was wide receivers coach from 2002-06.
Daboll left the Jets to join Mangini in Cleveland, where Daboll was the Browns' offensive coordinator from 2009-10.
He served in a similar capacity at Miami in 2011 and Kansas City last season.
Belichick said Daboll likely would serve as a consultant to offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who last season was brought aboard during the playoffs to help Bill O'Brien, who had accepted the head coaching position at Penn State, after McDaniels had been the Rams' offensive coordinator in 2011.
"It's great to have Brian back,'' McDaniels said. "He's a very good football coach, very knowledgeable, and will certainly help us in a lot of different ways.
"Certainly, having another set of eyes that's experienced and has an understanding of our system and how we go about doing things is only a positive for us.
"It can only help our football team and I look forward to doing that with Brian.
"This will, hopefully, be a real simple transition for him to come back and fit in with all of us.''
The Patriots are set to host the Ravens Sunday in the AFC Championship game. McDaniels noted how Daboll's addition to the staff during the postseason mirrored his own last season.
"Last year, when I came back, anything they asked me to do, I was excited to do,'' McDaniels said. "Anything you can do to help at this time of the year is useful, whether that's drawing practice cards or sitting in on a meeting and having a few ideas on a certain situation in the game plan or anything like that.
"Everything is so important and every detail is so critical at this time of the year. Having another good football coach on the staff is nothing but helpful for us.''
But McDaniels said Daboll's presence on the staff did not necessarily mean McDaniels will be on the move, especially with head coaching jobs in San Diego, Arizona, Jacksonville, and Philadelphia still open.
"I'm excited to be here,'' McDaniels said. "And, like I said before, I'm very, very happy with my role here.''
New break for Gronk
According to a team source, tight end Rob Gronkowski Sunday landed on the end of the plate that was protecting the inside of the left forearm he fractured Nov. 18, breaking the forearm in a new spot.
The source also said Gronkowski, who had season-ending surgery Monday, was completely healed from the original fracture and it took a perfect storm for the new break to occur. Plates generally are kept in for 12-18 months, and sometimes indefinitely.
Belichick was terse with reporters when asked about the decision to allow Gronkowski to play Sunday.
Asked if to the best of his knowledge Gronkowski was 100 percent ready to play, Belichick said, "I covered that [Sunday], he was cleared medically. I don't have anything to add to it.''
Was he told there was any added risk putting Gronkowski on the field? "I have nothing to add to it,'' he replied.
When asked about the process he used to evaluate whether an injured player was ready or not, a clearly agitated Belichick replied, "I . . . have . . . nothing . . . to . . . add . . . to . . . it.''
Eye on Woodhead
Danny Woodhead injured his left thumb on the Patriots' first offensive snap of Sunday's 41-28 victory over the Texans. He went to the locker room, was examined, and re-emerged on the sideline but did not enter the game.
"Had we needed to use him, he would have been available to go back in there,'' Belichick said. "Now that we're into a new week, we'll re-address the whole situation, try to get a good feel for what he would and wouldn't be able to do and how functional he would be doing it.
"I would say that that's something that we'll have to look at during the week, assuming that the doctors clear him to play, which is . . . that's a medical decision.
"Then, the next situation would be from a football decision, what can he do, how well can he do it, what is he and are we comfortable with him doing in this week's game/game plan. That [will] be determined at a later point in time.''
According to a source, Woodhead likely will play but will probably be rested during the week.
There was no update on defensive end Chander Jones, who suffered a sprained ankle.
Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo
posted a series of Twitter messages Sunday critical of the Patriots during their victory over the Texans.
"New England does some suspect stuff on offense. Can't really respect it. Comparable to a cheap shot b4 a fight,'' Ayanbadejo tweeted.
Other postings included: "Are you watching the game Pats vs. Texans? If so you see the hurry snap offense catch em b4 they set up. It's a gimmick,'' and, "You know the same organization that did spygate and cut a guy the day b4 the Super Bowl.''
Predictably, Ayanbadejo backtracked Monday and posted an apology on his Twitter account.
"I made selfish comments on twitter last night that reflected poorly upon myself, my teammates, and the organization. For that I apologize,'' he tweeted.
Patriots players declined to comment on the matter.
"I have no response to that,'' said running back Shane Vereen. "We'll play 'em on Sunday.''
Good company
Vereen, who scored his first three postseason touchdowns Sunday, joined Roger Craig and Ricky Watters as the only players in NFL history to score on a pair of TD receptions and a TD run in the same postseason game.


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Analyzing the Symmetry of a Polygon
Lesson 14 of 17
Objective: SWBAT describe the transformations that carry a polygon onto itself. Students will understand the meaning of symmetry in terms of rigid motions.
Big Idea: Students use the symmetry of a polygon to deduce its properties while continuing to develop their ability to use transformations. Now, just where does that line of symmetry have to be?
Lesson Open
The warm-up prompt for this lesson asks students to recall the properties of an isosceles triangle. The warm-up follows our Team Warm-up routine. I choose students at random to write the team's answer on the board.
Some students will no doubt recall that the base angles of an isosceles triangle are congruent. This is true, but it is not part of the definition. I use the problem to make the distinction between the properties of a shape that are part of the definition and the properties that we can deduce using what we know about geometry. Since deductive reasoning is part of what we hope to learn in a geometry course, the difference is important.
I display the agenda and learning targets for the lesson. I tell the class that today we will use the symmetry of a polygon to make deductions about its properties. As in the last two lessons, we will be using rigid motions to show that parts of a figure are congruent.
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Triangles and Quadrilaterals
We use the Triangles and Quadrilaterals Notes to review the definitions of familiar triangles and quadrilaterals. Students add congruence marks and parallel and perpendicular marks to the drawings. I have also included a general description of how I use guided notes in my classroom.
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Analyzing Shapes
This activity uses the Team Jigsaw format. I display the slide as I ask students to work together to practice describing symmetry in common polygons. As students make deductions about the properties of the different shapes, I encourage them to write their observations in their notes on Triangles and Quadrilaterals.
As students work, I circulate. From time to time, I display student work using a document camera and ask the class to take a critical look at the transformations. As a class, we can refine the good ideas contributed by students so that we all can learn more (MP1).
A key feature of this activity is that students are asked to use congruence marks to show which sides, angles, and distances in the figure must be congruent. This not only allows them to deduce the congruence of sides and angles of the polygon, but it helps them to think more precisely about the transformations they are using to show congruence (MP3, MP6, MP7). For example:
- The line of symmetry of an isosceles triangle is the perpendicular bisector of the base and the angle bisector of the top angle.
- The center of symmetry of a parallelogram is the midpoint of a diagonal.
- The center of symmetry of a regular polygon must be equidistant from the vertices. This can be seen by drawing auxiliary line segments from the vertices to the centroid of the shape, dividing it into congruent triangle. (This strategy has other applications: to find the area or the sum of the interior angles, for example.)
Extensions Ideas
The problems in the set have a lot of potential to encourage further inquiry, for students who are ready. For example:
- How do we know that the opposite sides of a parallelogram will coincide when the shape is rotated 180 degrees around the midpoint? (Possible answers: Line Rotation Theorem, Converse of the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem)
- How do we know that opposite vertices of a kite or rhombus will coincide when we reflect the shape over a diagonal? (The diagonal can be shown to be the perpendicular bisector of the diagonal that joins the opposite vertices.)
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I summarize this lesson with my students by completing the examples in the notes on symmetry that we began in the last lesson. The examples provide students with a model of how to describe transformations precisely (MP6).
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The lesson close follows our individual size-up routine. The prompt is a check for understanding.
Recognizing Good Work
While the class is completing the lesson close activity, I invite a student from each team to assign his or her team a score for the lesson. Student scorekeepers write the score in a spot on the front board, and I write the team points scores I assign to each team next to them.
For homework, I assign problems #10-12 of Homework Set 2 for this unit. Problems #10-11 are additional practice in the skills of this lesson. Problem #12 reviews the definitions of common triangles and quadrilaterals.


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Your ankle, like other major joints, can get arthritis. Three main types of arthritis can affect the ankle:
Surgery to reshape or replace a joint is called arthroplasty (ARE-throw-plass-tee). Two types of arthroplasty can help arthritis of the ankle:
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Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols calls it a "right-sizing of benefits to costs."
But many state employees, retirees and their dependents say the changes they'll be asked to start making next month translates to increases in out-of-pocket expenses for their health care.
About 230,000 enrollees in the state's Group Benefits program will be deciding in October which of a variety of new health insurance plans best meet their needs. The new coverage goes into effect Jan. 1.
It's part of the Jindal administration's plan to cut down state government expenses for the program, prop up the fast-dwindling reserves for helping to cover costs all while encouraging state workers to make better health care choices. As the employer, state taxpayers pay 75 percent of state employees' premium costs. The members pay the rest.
The administration hopes to save $1 billion over five years, with that money staying in the funds operated by the Office of Group Benefits.
That goal translates into big changes in the health insurance products offered: higher deductibles, co-pays and coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximums as well as prescription drug benefits that financially encourage use of generic drugs.
"By adding and/or increasing deductibles, increasing the out-of-pocket maximum and increasing co-payments and coinsurance, the new health plan offerings will significantly reduce the cost to OGB, while the OGB member pays more for their medical services," according to an analysis by the Legislative Fiscal Office.
For instance, 75 percent of Group Benefits members are enrolled in a health maintenance organization plan, better known as HMO, which has no deductible. The comparable new offering — called Local Plus — has a $500 deductible.
The Fiscal Office analysis found that the average out-of-pocket costs for all proposed health plans are 47 percent higher for an active single member than the average out-of-pocket costs of the current health plans.
Nichols said some state workers will see their costs go down, depending on which of the insurance options they choose. The state is offering three different HMO plans: a preferred provider organization plan, called a PPO, and two consumer-driven plans for active employees.
Generally, an HMO plan allows the enrollee to pick a primary care physician and all health care services go through that doctor. A PPO allows the flexibility of going to any health care professional without coordinating with one primary care physician. Consumer-driven plans allow for higher deductibles, but the premiums are lower.
Retirees who also are on Medicare, the federal program that guarantees health care coverage for people 65 and older, will be able to choose from three HMO options, one PPO option and one consumer-driven option as secondary plans, as well as Medicare Advantage plans.
"There's a balance we are trying to strike," Nichols said. The news plans keep costs under greater control for state government while providing a wider range of options for the state worker.
Nichols said only 7 percent of OGB's HMO members needed inpatient hospital care last year.
But, Legislative Fiscal Office analyst Travis McIlwain said, there's the question of whether current HMO and PPO enrollees will "decide to roll the dice" and gamble that they will not have to go to the hospital or have that one big medical expense during a given year. If there's no major problem, the plan will save individual Group Benefits members on insurance costs. But out-of-pocket costs can quickly become higher than those of the new HMO and PPO plan offerings with a hospitalization, he said.
"Each individual person will have their own story," McIlwain said. "If the folks that currently have the HMO and PPO plans like the way they are structured now and try to go to the one pretty similar, they will be paying more."
Tools will be available to help Group Benefits members analyze their situation to determine what plan fits them and their families best, including an out-of-pocket cost calculator. All that will be available online by Sept. 15 on the Group Benefits website, Nichols said. At least 40 meetings have been set for October, along with six live webcasts. Additionally, information on the choices is being sent to households and a call center with qualified benefits experts activated that is capable of handling up to 10,000 calls a day.
The annual enrollment website went up Friday at https://annualenrollment.group benefits.org.
"We don't want there to be any segment of the population that we don't touch," Group Benefits chief Susan West said.
There also will be a dedicated team to reach out to those members who have not made insurance choices as the Oct. 31 deadline approaches, she said.
Nichols said many Group Benefits members have policies that cover "more than they need" and might consider options that cost less.
Two consumer-driven options — called Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Health Savings Accounts — offer much lower premiums than other plans — $98 and $57 a month, respectively — and provide limited employer funding that helps pay out-of-pocket expenses.
"Thousands of people can save money," Nichols said.
Those who do not make a decision by Oct. 31 will be automatically enrolled in a consumer-driven plan.
Those who enroll in certain plans and participate in a new wellness initiative can get a discount in their insurance premium in 2016, Nichols said. The hope is to reduce medical claims and thus program expenses.
For Medicare-eligible retirees, Nichols said there are plans members can go into at no cost, Nichols said.
Frank Jobert, executive director for the Retired State Employees Association, said it's going to be "sticker shock" for retirees as well as many active employees who are Group Benefits members.
"They are going to be leaving a lot of people out to dry," Jobert said.
Jobert said about 25,000 retirees are not Medicare eligible, live on limited incomes and depend solely on Group Benefits for their health care.
"It is RSEA's view that the plans, for the most part, are clearly detrimental to the OGB plan membership and could actually drive some participants out of OGB due to affordability issues and concerns," Jobert said.
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Camp–– E.C. Michael, 49, of Rush, New York passed away suddenly on March 29, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 37 Lake Road, Newport, VT with the Rev. Martha Peck officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Newport, VT. A luncheon will follow the interment at the East Side Restaurant in Newport. In lieu of flowers, should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Frontier Animal Society, 502 Strawberry Acres, Newport, VT 05855. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, locally family owned and operated.
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January is upon us, which as we all know is the time of year reserved for that curious mix of Oscar bait finally going wide, obvious duds that got pushed back from summertime/holiday releases, and the rare diamond in the rough taking advantage of a total lack of competition. In other words, expect Rogue One to dominate the box office for the foreseeable future.


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By Miguel Gomez
May 13, 2010
This article was cross-posted from the AIDS.gov blog. Miguel Gomez is the AIDS.gov director.
May 18, 2010 will mark HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD), an annual observance day that recognizes the thousands of volunteers, community leaders, health professionals, and scientists that work to develop a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) -- the Federal sponsor for HVAD -- hopes the day will encourage communities to learn more about HIV vaccine research and support those who are currently volunteering in clinical vaccination trials.
And there are many out there for us to support. Only a month ago today (April 13, 2010), the Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program, one of the leading programs in this effort, announced their 1000 volunteer. Kyle Rybczyk, the program's Clinic Coordinator, said it best in a press release at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, "Without the volunteers? the science doesn't happen."
So with May 18 less than a week away, I sat down and spoke with Cornelius Baker, the Project Director for the NIAID Vaccine Research Education Initiative to learn more about the misconceptions behind these trials and the importance of HVAD. Cornelius noted the wealth of vaccine trial information on the BeTheGeneration site. He told me about the work that partners like SisterLove, AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families, and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation are doing to help inform and encourage communities to volunteer for vaccine programs and trials. You can find the video of our conversation with Cornelius Baker above.
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The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 300 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees — chosen for their hardiness, adaptability, diversity, and seasonal variation in color and texture. Some of the species that originally grew on the High Line's rail bed are reflected in the park landscape today.
This week we share with you one of our gardeners' current favorites.
Blooming on the High Line just north of West 20th Street is a very distinctive shrub named Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady,' or Young Lady smokebush.
This plant gets its name from distinctive billowy hairs that come off of the stalks of spent flowers, giving the shrub a look of flowing smoke.
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Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel is out for the season, Gators coach Will Muschamp said on CBS after Saturday's 31-17 win against Tennessee.
The junior quarterback was injured in the first half and left the stadium on crutches for X-rays. It was later confirmed that Driskel broke his fibula.
"Jeff Driskel is as tough a kid as I've been around so when he looked at the sideline and waved, I knew it was bad," Muschamp said after the game.
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Tyler Murphy relieved Driskel and provided a lift to an offense in need of one. Murphy, who had not thrown a college pass when he took the field, completed 8 of 14 passes for 134 yards, including a 52-yard catch-and-run TD to Solomon Patton.
But Murphy, a junior, was also effective on the ground. He ran 10 times for 84 yards and scored on a 7-yard run.
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ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) Andrew Holland drove Pennsylvania to a go-ahead score with a minute left as the Quakers clinched their 13th outright Ivy League title - and 16th overall - with a 35-28 victory Saturday over Cornell.
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Luke Hagy rushed for two fourth-quarter touchdowns for the Big Red (4-6, 2-5), who tied the game at 28 on a 2-point conversion pass from Jeff Mathews to Luke Tasker. Mathews threw for 445 yards, completing 31 of 45.
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AAC M5: 02.13.14 EditionPosted by mlemaire on February 13th, 2014
- If you were still one of the tens of people who felt Louisville was an elite team, it's official now that they are not elite — even Rick Pitino said so. Pitino cited a lack of shot-blocking and size as the main reasons why the team shouldn't be — "objectively speaking" — considered elite, but I bet if he was to speak candidly he would have a lot more to say. For the record, folks have been down on the Cardinals as they have struggled more than expected during conference play, but I still believe that when everything shakes out the Cardinals will be the best team in the conference. Obviously Cincinnati is in the driver's seat, so it may be difficult for Louisville to win the regular season crown, but don't be surprised if they start to gel down the stretch, run through the conference tournament, and are one of the scarier four seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
- While some teams like Connecticut have not been subtle about their desire the leave the AAC for greener pastures, the conference has one person in their corner at least in Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin. He explained that he was happy to be in the conference for two major reasons. The conference has true round-robin play, which is a departure from the home-and-home schedule of the Big East, and also the competition has helped the Bearcats climb into the Top 20 in RPI. I admittedly didn't think it was possible for coaches at bigger schools like Cincinnati and Connecticut to talk about loving the AAC with a straight face, but give Cronin credit, those two reasons make a lot of sense, especially considering how bad the team's non-conference schedule was.
- The sun has already set on South Florida's season but last night's embarrassment against UConn should be coach Stan Heath firmly in the hot seat. The Bulls have not been competitive this season but Heath did take the program back to the NCAA Tournament not long ago. But his strategy of loading up on junior college players and transfers has helped the program stay afloat but they haven't made a lot of sustainable forward progress. The 83-40 beat down delivered by the Huskies wasn't pretty and by the second half, Connecticut players were treating the game more like a scrimmage than a conference game. Heath joked that he may burn the game tape but he may want to actually consider it, because I doubt he will get a lot of teachable moments out of the thrashing. If the Bulls tank badly down the stretch and start getting blown out in embarrassing fashion, there will be a lot of South Florida fans vocally asking for a change in leadership.
- With Rutgers set to leave for the Big Ten at the end of this season, it was only a matter of time before the AAC and the school agreed on the terms of the exit. Rutgers will end up paying an $11.5 million exit fee, a bit less than the $15 million the conference initially sought. Since the conference has already received $5 million, Rutgers will pay the remaining $6.5 million over a four-year period. There's not really a lot of deep analysis to be done here. The conference gets paid and gets to save some face and Rutgers couldn't care less because as of next season they will be making it rain with football dollars. The news is a bit bittersweet as we were just getting to know Eddie Jordan and his rebuilding project would be an interesting one to watch in the next few years.
- In today's tidbit that matters not at all, Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett stopped by SMU practice today to say hello to his new friend Larry Brown and see if Brown had any good ideas on how to stop the forward pass. The quotes from both parties are so boring that I will spare you the injustice of having to read them although Garrett did mention something about taking a lot of mental notes while watching Brown coach. So maybe instead of reading cliches, you can imagine Jason Garrett watching Brown run the three-man weave with his brow furrowed, trying really hard to take good mental notes.


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Tomorrow, some of us at FHL will celebrate Bike Month NYC and National Bike to Work Day by riding in to the office.
For now, it looks like the rain won't start until 10 or 11 AM tomorrow, so hopefully we can get to work dry - fingers crossed!
As a (still relatively) new employee at Friends of the High Line, I've been impressed at the number of people in the office who ride their bikes or walk to work, to meetings, and to our events throughout the city. Robert, Josh, Katie, Danya, and Patrick have inspired me to at least think about making the 8 mile trek from Washington Heights down through the many sections of the Hudson River Park to our new office on West 20th Street.
FHL staff rides to work from nearby (Chelsea) and kind-of-far (Brooklyn), and in their spare time, too. Meredith and Peter ride on weekends, and Katie's done longer cycling events, like the Ride to Montauk.
FHL is going green in other ways, too. We recently switched to a recycled paper stock, we're working on an office composting program, and we used green materials like FLOR's recycled carpeting squares to build out our new office space.