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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening mixed on Wall Street following news that Europe will hold off on new economic stimulus measures.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 18 points at 13,051 shortly after the opening bell Thursday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up half a point to 1,410. The Nasdaq composite was down a point at 2,973.
Europe's Central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Though rates remain at record lows, European unemployment continue to rise. The central bank cut its growth forecast for next year from positive to negative.
The Labor Department said unemployment benefits applications dropped 25,000 last week to 370,000, which is consistent with modest hiring.
H&R Block rose 3 percent after the tax preparation company reported a smaller quarterly loss.


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Today's Meditation
Read Psalm 131:1-3
Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
— Matthew 6:27 (NRSV)
Many times I have observed my four-year-old son calmly sleeping. His face reflects peace, tranquility that comes from knowing that his parents are there to care and provide for him.
My job and the realities of the economic crisis bring me moments of intense anguish and doubt. Sucked into these feelings, I forget God's promise. When I close my eyes and think, no matter the depth of my anguish, I know I cannot rely on my own resources and strength. God is my strength and confirms each day the promise to stand by me.
In those moments, I think about the peace I see in my son; and I feel close to God. I will never abandon my son. Nor will he ever want for anything I can provide. In the same way, I believe that God knows what I need and will provide. Like my son, I want to rest, in trust that I am loved.
Carolina Maria Agudelo
(Cali, Colombia)
Thought for the Day: God knows what we need.
Prayer: Gracious God, renew our faith each day. In you, we want for nothing. We pray as Jesus taught us, saying, "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen."*
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Veterinary surgeons: Have scalpel, will travel
Veterinary medicine is becoming more specialized with every decade. In human medicine, a physician is required to know only one species, one body system or one surgical condition. In veterinary medicine, we are required to cover many body systems and conditions in our patients—which may include a variety of species.
The mixed-animal practitioner is required to know an overwhelming breadth and depth of information. Even veterinarians at a general practice limited to small animals must have a solid knowledge base in the areas of preventive medicine, internal medicine, dermatology, dentistry, nutrition, behavior, trauma and more.
Because it's impossible for veterinarians to be experts in all things, most tend to pick a few strengths to focus on and market themselves to target these niches. But clients may demand services that many general practices don't perform due to a lack of equipment or training or comfort with the potential complications of a given procedure. For example, a general practitioner might not feel comfortable dealing with a Labrador retriever with a cranial cruciate ligament tear that requires a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy, a beagle with bilateral perineal hernias or a cocker spaniel in need of a total ear canal ablation.What are the options?
When faced with these types of challenging cases, discussions ensue with clients to educate them and weigh the possibilities for their pet's treatment. The option of introducing a board-certified surgical specialist for these advanced procedures is weighed. But pet owners may have busy work schedules or other circumstances that preclude them from driving to a board-certified surgical specialist. When a client needs a specialized surgical procedure for his or her pet, but is unwilling or unable to travel to a referral institution, what can be offered?
Depending upon one's location, it may no longer be necessary to decline treatment or call in a veterinarian with credentials that cannot be confirmed are "specialized." Now one can offer top-level care in the comfort and convenience of a general practice with a traveling, board-certified specialist.
With this option, the hospital remains involved in every aspect of the patient's care—from laboratory work and anesthesia to postoperative care and recheck exams. The pet owner is able to leave his or her four-legged friend in the hands of its long-standing care advocate. This team approach is a winning recipe for the patient's low-stress experience, the owner's familiarity with how the practice works and the hospital's continued management of the case.
Meet the specialists
Nelson Priddy II, DVM, DACVS
Priddy supplies all of the surgical instrumentation, implants, gowns and drapes and generally brings his own technician to assist. The host hospital provides the facility, anesthesia, hospitalization, radiology and dispensable medications. This has proven to be a wonderful service for those pets that cannot be shipped to a referral center or for those pet owners who are unable or unwilling to travel.
Joe Bojrab, DVM, DACVS
He travels with all of his equipment. For the practitioner, it's like having a board-certified surgeon on his or her staff. He can be there in minutes and talk to the client or help with a surgery in progress. He can also give host veterinarians continuing education hours for the time they assist him.
Chris Hill, VMD, DACVS-SA
He enjoys all aspects of orthopedic and soft tissue surgery and is always willing to help veterinarians become more comfortable with various procedures or learn new ones.


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Hear true personal stories in this two-part event presented in collaboration with The Story Collider, with support from the National Science Foundation.
Humans have always used technology to extend their abilities. Wheels, bows and arrows, steam engines, cars and telephones have changed history by enhancing what a person can do. This technology is extending the abilities of all people, shading the distinction between the disabled and the able bodied. Amputees competing in the mainstream Olympics are just the most visible manifestation of this change. As new technologies emerge, the blind will see, the deaf will hear, and soldiers ravaged by war will regain their participation in daily life. And for all of us, the shortsighted, the distracted, the forgetful, and those of us who don't get to the gym very often, new technologies will continue to augment our abilities and extend our lives.
In some cases, this is an unalloyed good, but there are ethical questions of who gets access to this technology and how it will affect the patterns of life, death and society shaped over millennia. The Story Collider and the NYSCI have brought together diverse stories that embed this millennial change in personal narratives. These will be presented in two events.
Technology Plus Co-Presented with Eyebeam
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Doors open at 7:00 pm; Show begins at 7:30 pm
Location: Eyebeam, 540 West 21st St., New York, NY 10011
Learn from designers and users of assistive technology, who will share their experiences with technology as prosthetic. What do we – able-bodied, disabled, and everyone along that spectrum – use to get through the day? From robotic legs to bits of wire, designers and end users are hacking their worlds to make them more accessible.
Tickets: $10 (includes beer/wine reception)
Human Plus Stories: The Wounded Warrior
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Doors open at 6 pm; Show begins at 7 pm
Location: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Corona, NY 11368
Learn from soldiers and rehabilitation experts about how technology is enhancing and changing the lives of soldiers who return home with a permanent physical disability.
Tickets: $10 (includes reception inside the Human Plus exhibit)


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Dramatic setting
Rome finally got its chance to stage the Olympic Games, 54 years after Italy had to give up hosting the Games. The Italians made the most of their ancient history, holding the wrestling competition in the Basilica of Maxentius and gymnastics in the Caracalla Baths.
Repeat performers
Paul Elvstrom of Denmark won his fourth consecutive yachting gold medal in the single-handed dinghy class. Hungarian fencer Aladar Gerevich earned his sixth consecutive gold medal in the team sabre event, and in canoeing Sweden's Gert Fredriksson won his sixth gold medal.
Barefoot and victorious
Running barefoot, the Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila did not go unnoticed when he entered the marathon. He refused to be daunted by condescending remarks, however, leaving all his opponents behind and crossing the finishing line victorious under Constantine's triumphal arch. In doing so, he became the first black African Olympic champion.
A star is born
Cassius Marcellus Clay of the US, later known as Muhammad Ali, first gained international prominence by winning the light-heavyweight gold medal. He would later turn professional and embark on a phenomenal career.
NOCs: 83
Athletes: 5,338 (611 women, 4,727 men)
Events: 150 events
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Rome, the eternal city
These Games saw a close union between sport and culture in this city on the banks of the Tiber with a rich historical past. The marble stadium, the Caracalla thermal baths, the Albano lake, the Constantine triumphal arch - ancient surroundings for the Olympic competitions
A definitive official anthem
In 1958 the IOC made the decision to adopt the Anthem composed by Spiros Samaras, with words by Kostis Palamas, as the official Olympic Anthem. Following this decision, for the Games of the Olympiad, it was first played in Rome. The Anthem had originally been composed for the celebration of the Games of the I Olympiad that took place in Athens in 1896.
Consequences of apartheid
The Games in Rome were the last Games in which South Africa was allowed to participate for a period of some 32 years - until 1992 - as the International Olympic Committee could not tolerate the racist policies of the South African government.
Millions of television viewers
These Games were broadcast live in 18 European countries and, with only a few hours delay, to the United States, Canada and Japan.
Rome 25 August 1960. The Italian delegation (ITA).
Official opening of the Games by:
President Giovanni Gronchi
Lighting the Olympic Flame by:
Giancarlo Peris (athletics)
Olympic Oath by:
Adolfo Consolini (athletics)
Official Oath by:
The officials' oath at an Olympic Summer Games was first sworn in 1972 in Munich.
It is made up of the Olympic rings above a Roman she-wolf, from which Remus and Romulus are suckling. They are the twin brothers who, according to legend, founded the city of Rome. Between them, is the date, 1960, written in roman numerals.
On the obverse, the traditional goddess of victory, holding a palm in her left hand and a winner's crown in her right. A design used since the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, created by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli (ITA -1865-1942) and chosen after a competition organised by the International Olympic Committee in 1921. For these Games, the picture of victory is accompanied by the specific inscription: "GIOCCHI DELLA XVII OLIMPIADE ROMA MCMLX".
Something new: the medals in Rome were set in a circle of bronze featuring a laurel wreath matched with a chain also designed like a sequence of bronze laurel leaves. On the reverse, an Olympic champion carried in triumph by the crowd, with the Olympic stadium in the background.
N.B: From 1928 to 1968, the medals for the Summer Games were identical. The Organising Committee for the Games in Munich in 1972 broke new ground by having a different reverse which was designed by a Bauhaus representative, Gerhard Marcks.More info
Number of torchbearers: 1 529 (330 in Greece and 1 199 in Italy)
Total distance: around 1 863 km (transport by boat not included) : 330 km in Greece and 1 533 in Italy
Countries crossed: Greece, Italy
This was the result of a competition in which some 212 artists participated. It is made up of a Roman she-wolf, from which Remus and Romulus, founders of the city of Rome, are suckling, on top of a column. On this, there is a victorious athlete being crowned in accordance with Roman custom; around him, people dressed in togas cheering him. Some 290,000 copies in 11 languages were produced.
The official report published after the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, "The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome, 1960", consists of two volumes, published in English and Italian. Totalling almost 2,000 pages, it was the longest official report ever produced.


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Assessing changes in ocean heat transport in a shifting Arctic Climate
Arctic Research Initiative
2007 Funded Project
The Arctic is in transition towards a warmer state.The magnitude and variability of the upward heat transport in the Arctic Ocean to the surface layer, and in turn to the overlying sea ice cover, are significant variables in the Arctic climate system. The major goal of this proposal is to quantify the oceanic transport of heat from the warmer deeper Atlantic-derived waters to the upper layers. We intend to accomplish this by investigating the temperature and salinity structure and variability of the Atlantic layer and overlying water column, based on measurements from an innovative Arctic Observing System. An observing array of Ice-Tethered Profilers, deployed between 2004 and 2007, has provided detailed temperature and salinity measurements of a remarkable layering ("staircase") structure in the water of the central Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean. This structure indicates a vertical transport of heat from the underlying warmer water to the surface water and the ice. The structure has changed significantly since 1985 when it was last analyzed by Padman and Dillon (1987, 1988, 1989). The innovative Ice-Tethered Profiler measurements provide an unprecedented view of the spatial and temporal characteristics of the present-day staircase; our preliminary analysis reveals that today's staircase is on average about 100 m shallower, and supports greater vertical heat transport relative to 1985.These significant differences are likely due to the recent warming of the Atlantic water that enters the Arctic Ocean. The higher heat transport has implications for the already reduced Arctic ice cover, and potential impacts on processes occurring at lower latitudes. Here we propose to use Ice-Tethered Profiler measurements to calculate the vertical heat transport through the staircase over the expansive area covered by the ITP array, and to quantify changes on decadal scale - an essential step in detecting and assessing climate change in the Arctic.


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Ah, the Oscars. The time of year when family members, agents, and "the Academy" get a spike in popularity.
I kid because I love. And I do ♥ the Oscars. Every last bit, from the designer frocks to the once-in-a-blue-moon inspiring acceptance speeches to the hyperbolic self-congratulations to the kernel of sincere appreciation for cinematic artistry. For a complete list of Oscar winners, click here.
So here's a rundown of my personal reactions to this year's Oscar marathon:
- Overall winner of the night: Nostalgia.
- The theme of the telecast was all about recreating the experience of watching movies, from the usherettes passing out candy and whatnot as the show went to commercial to the Cirque du Soleil performance (more on that in a bit) to the snippets of actors describing their first moviegoing experience.
- Also, the most nominated films, Hugo (11 noms) and The Artist (10 noms), both harkened back to the origins of filmmaking. Both films ended up tying for the most Oscars won, with 5 golden statuettes each.
- Plus, the (second) choice of Billy Crystal as host upped the nostalgia factor.
- MVP of the night: Melissa McCarthy. Clips of her hilarious, and Oscar-nominated, turn in Bridesmaids popped up all over the place. Loved the robe-and-sparkly-shoes bit with Billy Crystal, plus the Scorsese drinking bit reprise from the SAG Awards.
- Favorite moments:
- The acceptance speeches of Christopher Plummer and Meryl Streep. Classy and funny. My husband's response: "That's how you do it."
- Billy Crystal's opening song. Of course. It's a wonderful night for Oscars…
- Tom Hanks's shout-out to 59-year Oscar seat filler Carl. I really hope that backstory is true, and I hope that Carl has been wearing that pastel blue tux and ruffled shirt every one of those years.
- The hilarious pairing of Robert Downey, Jr. & Gwyneth Paltrow. Runner-up schtick: Emma Stone & Ben Stiller.
- Funniest spontaneous bit: When the writers of The Descendants, who won Best Adapted Screenplay, made fun of Angelina Jolie's leg-baring stance.
- The very classy "in memoriam" tribute. And how beautiful did Esperanza Spalding sound (and look) during her rendition of "What a Wonderful World" during the tribute? So lovely.
- Least favorite moments:
- Sasha Baron Cohen's performance on the red carpet, "accidentally" pouring Chemical X — whoops, I mean, the ashes of Kim Jong-il — on Ryan Seacrest. So UNclassy and UNfunny.
- The pairings of Jennifer Lopez & Cameron Diaz (total clunker) and Tina Fey & Bradley Cooper (Tina, I ♥ you, and you looked fantastic, and sorry you were stuck with such a humorless sidekick)
- The totally POINTLESS Cirque du Soleil thing. Why did they have time for that interpretive dance and not the performances of the two nominees for Best Original Song? It seemed like it was thrown in there just so someone could say, "This has NEVER been done at the Oscars before." Ugh. Oscar FAIL.
- Spending more camera time on the musicians in the balcony than the 3 Honorary Oscar winners (Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones, and Dick Smith) who were also stuck up there in the balcony. Another Oscar FAIL.
- Pretty much dissing the category you're presenting, à la Chris Rock, who made fun of voice acting when he presented the Animated Feature category.
- Fun facts:
- Plummer setting a record as oldest actor to win an acting Oscar, at age 82. I'm sure he LOOOOVED all those mentions of his age. Previous holders of that record? George Burns for Best Supporting Actor (The Sunshine Boys, 1975) and Jessica Tandy for Best Actress (Driving Miss Daisy, 1989), who both were 80 years young when they won.
- Meryl Streep having been nominated across five decades, starting in 1979. WOW!
- In Colin Firth's introduction for Michelle Williams, he humorously mentioned learning so much from her when they last worked together. OF COURSE I looked that up in IMDb.com. Turns out they did co-star in a movie, A Thousand Acres, in 1997.
- Best dressed:
- The cast of The Help. Jessica Chastain pulled out all the stops in her black-and-gold strapless dress, Octavia Spencer was giving a master class in how to dress a full-figured physique, Viola Davis rocked her natural hair, and Emma Stone pulled off a gigantic neck bow. They all brought it and then some.
- Runner-up: Tina Fey in her form-fitting navy blue gown. Best she's ever looked.
- Worst dressed:
- I loved Bridesmaids but overall, the ladies were a disappointing lot in the dress department — except for Maya Rudoph, who looked great in an eggplant-colored, embellished sheath. Melissa McCarthy's natural beauty got lost in all the doo-dads on her dress, Kristen Wiig looked DRAB in yet another neutral column, and Rose Byrne needed another sandwich (or 10) in her black sequins. She is so so so so pretty but looked waaaay too thin. And they say the camera adds 10 pounds. Yikes!
- Overall grade? A solid B+, for a satisfying slice of Oscars. And not the kind of slice featured in The Help. 😉
So you know I'm spending the rest of this morning reviewing other Oscar-themed commentary, "best dressed" and "what was she/he thinking?" picture galleries, and assorted bits and trivia. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. 😉
Can't get enough Oscars? Check out my post, "Behind every academy is a great library," over on my personal blog about the Margaret Herrick Library, the library for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. You know, "the Academy" everyone was thanking last night. Bless. ♥
Related articles
- What you didn't see on TV during the Oscars (mysanantonio.com)
- Moments to remember from Oscar 2012 (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Academy Awards 2012: Live-blog of ceremony (vancouversun.com)
- Academy Awards: Billy Crystal tasked with keeping it classy, funny – Los Angeles Times (latimesblogs.latimes.com)


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Hi, I am having troubles even starting this problem and any help would be appreciated.
1) The question is: If B is an nxn matrix, X = {A in M(mxn) matrix space | AB = 0} and Y = {AB | A in M(mxn) matrix space}, show that X and Y are subpaces of M(mxn) and that dim(X) + dim(Y) = mn.
What I have) From observation, I can see that X resembles a null space or kernel of a T, and Y resembles an image space or image of a T. And partially, I can see that dim(X) + dim(Y) = mn = dim(M(mxn) matrix space).
2) As a related question, can someone explain to me how to show if a transformation is one to one and/or onto? Suppose T: V-->W: I know that one to one means that the ker(T) = {0}, does that mean when a T is one to one, there are no vectors that meet the requirement T(v) = 0? And likewise, for onto, not every vector w in W can be mapped via T(v)?
As always, thank you for any help. My main focus is the initial problem, and the explanation for one to one/onto is secondary; if there are any sources you may point me to for the explanation, please do - I just hope for a different way to approach the thinking since I am quite confused.


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I live and work in San Francisco, California.
Photo Agent: Polaris Images & Getty
FINDING MEANING IN MUSIC: How a tech pioneer, faced with a deadly illness, prepared for his unexpected final act.
Commissioned by The New Yorker.
Also a Vimeo Staff Pick.
Director: Brett Marty
Cinematography: Phillip Briggs, Jason Joseffer, Wynn Padula
Editor: Traci Loth
This is the trailer for YOUTH (2016), my directorial debut and first large-scale film. We're currently in the final stages of post-production, and the film is set to premiere in the spring of 2016.
Click here for the YOUTH website.
IMDb Page: Youth (2016)
Director: Brett Marty
Cinematography: James Laxton
Producer: Joshua Izenberg
Written by Amelia Whitcomb, Brett Marty & Joshua Izenberg
Starring: Jessica Stroup & George Maguire
A piece of branded content for American Giant.
A short, humorous video for the launch of PayPal's mobile payment app in conjunction with Thrutu.
A package of videos I made for Acompli. The first is a more traditional ad, a "teaser" for the launch of the company itself. The second is a product video for the release of their flagship product.
Acompli was acquired by Microsoft in the fall of 2014 and rebranded as the new Outlook.
An Apple-style app video for the launch of Evernote Peek, the first Smart Cover app, and a series of user testimonials for Evernote.
Apple heard about the Peek product and wanted to rush the release, so we only had 36 hours – from concepting through production – to make the video.
An animated product introduction for Box.
Without a doubt, ZenPayroll is one of the nicest companies I've ever made a video for.
They wanted something where the product was the hero. Great fun to make.
A short animation produced to promote Salesforce Chatter.
A short animation for AT&T.
A few of my favorites (right) from the 2012 & 2016 presidential campaign trails.
During the past few presidential elections, I have been on the campaign trail as a photojournalist. In 2008, I worked for the political blog FiveThirtyEight, which was later acquired by The New York Times (and more recently, ESPN). In 2012, I partnered with TalkingPointsMemo & Corbis Images as a freelance photojournalist. In 2016, I was back home with FiveThirtyEight.
Photo Agents: Polaris Images & Getty
Contact for prints.
A series of videos for HackerOne, a company that connects companies with trust hackers to get ahead of security vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
A launch video for Estimote's Smart Beacons (iBeacons) for iOS and Android.
Very cool company out of Poland. The world is about to get pretty different.
A mini-documentary telling the company story of Monetate. It uses animations and interviews with customers and Monetate's senior team.
A short doc on humanity's search for the first potentially habitable exoplanet, by my team at Speculative Films.
The film appeared on National Geographic, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Wired, Vice, The Verge, Astronomy Magazine, and was a Vimeo Staff Pick.
I made this stop-motion piece with the super talented Vermont artist Devon Kelley-Yurdin. Hundreds and hundreds of tiny pieces of construction paper, moved less than a millimeter at a time.
A second never seems quite so long as when you have to divide it up into 24 segments.
A YouTube pre-roll ad campaign for Syncplicity.
A comedic video for the launch of SportStream, now an app for Facebook.
Part of a viral campaign to launch voice search for Dolphin Browser HD. Campaign can be seen here: youtu.be/JD3EN48gwhY
Views: 1.2 million
Part of a branded content campaign for Sharethrough's "Every Day Should Be the Super Bowl."
A short Apple-style app video to show off Dolphin's gesture browsing feature.
Views: 911k
A product story animation for News360.
A world where everything's made of cardboard. A short online spot for OfficeDrop.
A launch video for Slice Mobile.
A short customer-focused ad for Diapers.com.
A product launch video for Fingerprint Play, a learning game series for kids.
A screencast created for Sumo Logic as an introduction to – and walk-through of – their product.


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A jury of 12 people has been accepted by both sides for the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of Michael Jackson against AEG concert promoters.
Lawyers on Monday then immediately began questioning prospects to sit as alternate jurors.
The jury was seated a week after a pool of more than 100 candidates was assembled. Many prospects were eliminated because they said serving on a three-month trial would be a hardship.
Others were excused for cause when they said they had a bias against Jackson or disapproved of big-figure lawsuits.
Katherine Jackson's lawsuit claims AEG, the company that promoted the ill-fated "This is It" concert, hired Dr. Conrad Murray as Jackson's physician without checking his credentials. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the superstar
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There are many different training opportunities afforded to ROTC cadets. The most frequent ones are physical training, classroom instruction, and leadership labs that occur weekly.
In addition to campus training activities, cadets are afforded a plethora of summer training opportunities. All cadets will participate in Leader Development and Assessment Course.
Click on the links below to learn more about the various training opportunities Marquette Army ROTC has to offer.


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The Hoot Smalley Report #5: Utah Stole Oren Peli From Us
Still doubt me New Mexico? Utah has stolen Oren Peli from us! In an article published by Daniel Frankel on the website [link] Mr. Frankel describes the latest phenom of the new age of filmmaking, Oren Peli, as having made his most recent feature film for $11,000.00. This low-budget film from the former Israeli videogame maker has caught the eye of Paramount, and Paramount is now rewarding Mr. Peli with a significantly larger budget for his next movie Area 51.
The hook is that he has to go to Utah to do it because they have better incentives than we do. Now let me be clear, I don't make the decisions on who has the better incentives among the states. The Producers and Studios do. Below is a rough breakdown of Utah's incentives for film. I'll let you all be the judge and tell me if we can find a way to up the ante.
*AREA 51 - Feature - Thriller
Director – Oren Peli
Shooting Location – Salt Lake City, Utah; Start Date – Mid October 2009
The Utah Film Commission offers three incentives for film and television productions.
The Motion Picture Incentive Fund is a 20% post performance rebate of dollars spent in the State of Utah. Starting July 1, 2009, Utah will also offer a 20% tax credit. For productions under one million dollars, there is a 15% cash rebate film incentive available.
The Sales and Use Tax Exemption is an exemption on TV, video and film equipment. The Transient Room Tax is a rebate on hotel accomodations.


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Call it the resurrection of the time slot of death.
For years, Friday nights have carried a grisly reputation — where shows on broadcast networks are sent to die. But a certain kind of cable show has recently performed well — even really well — on Friday nights.
Gold Rush, on the Discovery Channel, has been the No. 1 show across all channels on Friday nights. It draws almost 5 million viewers — not amazing numbers by American Idol standards, but considerably better than such weeknight cable hits as Mad Men or American Horror Story. Savvy cable programmers can work Friday night's weakness to their own advantage.
"Cable networks, in many cases they're looking for the soft underbelly of the broadcast schedule," says Bob Gorman, who co-runs the website TV By the Numbers. "The Bering Sea Gold premiere was the highest-rated series launch in the Discovery Channel history," he adds.
One of Bering Sea Gold's executive producers speculated at a recent reality show convention that sizable Friday night audiences might have something to do with the economy. People may be staying home, instead of spending Friday night out on the town. And according to Gorman, the percentage of audiences between the ages of 18 and 49 have risen 5 percent over the past year. But truTV cable executive Marc Juris doesn't buy this explanation.
"Forget the economy. You're tired," Juris says. "Unless you're twenty, you come home and you're pretty beat up."
Apparently, Friday fatigue translates to watching other people run through excessively whimsical obstacle courses on the TV show Wipeout. Airing a Friday night block of reruns has earned truTV completely respectable Friday night ratings.
"For us, Friday nights, we had nothing to lose," Juris says, observing that in the days of just four networks, the bottom one would sometimes take risks and end up on top. It turns out Univision is also doing well on Fridays, beating the English-language broadcast networks regularly at the end of every week.
And even the broadcast networks manage to find flickers of life in the time slot of death, with cult-y science-fiction or fantasy shows such as NBC's Grimm, or Fringe on Fox. That one's an X Files-like mystery — a show that was itself a Friday night hit in years past.
Television programmers at the big broadcast networks call Friday night the time slot of death. So they fill it with news magazines that are cheap to produce, or spinoffs of spinoffs.
GARY SINISE: (As Detective Mac Taylor) Fake ID, fake gun, real murder.
PATRICK WILSON: (As Dr. Michael Holt) If you thought you may have Huntington's disease and there's not a damn thing you could do except suffer miserably, lose all your faculties and die, would you get tested?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Tonight on "20/20."
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: This is an emergency. You need to get here as soon as possible.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Ma'am, ma'am, ma'am, ma'am.
MONTAGNE: Friday night may have flat-lined for the broadcast networks, but NPR's Neda Ulaby reports that cable is giving it a lease on life.
NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: Here's the conventional wisdom from Bill Gorman of the website TV By the Numbers.
BILL GORMAN: You have no chance for success on Friday.
ULABY: And it's true that about 15 percent fewer people watch TV on Friday than during the week. But it appears you can have a hit if you air a cable reality show about looking for gold.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #3: Holy smokes, look at that thing.
ULABY: "Gold Rush" on Discovery has been the number-one show across all channels on Friday nights. It's got almost five million viewers - not amazing numbers but better than weekday cable hits like "Mad Men" or "American Horror Story." Friday's a chance for cable to show up broadcast television.
GORMAN: Cable networks, in many cases, they're looking for the soft underbelly of the broadcast schedule.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #2: We're here to get gold. That's the base reason as to why we're here.
ULABY: Friday nights, like the state of Alaska, contains hidden riches in ratings. Take another Discovery reality show, "Bering Sea Gold."
GORMAN: The "Bering Sea Gold" premiere on a Friday night was the highest-rated series launch in the Discovery Channel history.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #4: Wow, is that a piece of gold?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #5: Yeah, that's a damn nice piece of gold.
ULABY: One of "Bering Sea Gold's" executive producers is Phil Segal. I met him at a conference for reality TV producers, and we discussed the fact that audiences aged 18-49 have risen 5 percent on Friday nights over the past year. He said it's the economy.
PHIL SEGAL: I think there's a correlation there between people staying home or having additional funds to find other sources of entertainment. I think that's good news for people who produce television.
ULABY: Ouch. But cable executive Marc Juris disagrees with this analysis of why Friday night can work really well for the right kind of show.
MARK JURIS: Forget the economy. You're tired. You had the whole week. Unless you're 20, you come home and you're pretty much beat up.
ULABY: Juris is in charge of truTV. It's a cable channel that only airs reality shows. And on Friday nights, it's doing great with re-runs of "Wipeout," the show where people dodge a wall of red punching gloves and run through giant windmills in a wacky obstacle course.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #6: Man knows how to dress and he knows how to run, speeding toward the buzz saw. Don't worry, Brad...
ULABY: Back in the days of just four networks, Juris says the one on the bottom would sometimes end up on top by trying new things, taking risks.
JURIS: For us, Friday nights, we had nothing to lose. We had an opportunity. And you know what? This is a sticky show, and it was just great in terms of bringing new viewers.
ULABY: Friday is a great night, too, for Univision. It beats the English-language networks regularly at the end of every week. But even those big networks can sometimes find a sliver of success in the timeslot of death.
ULABY: Shows with a cult following whose fans are willing to DVR or spend Friday nights at home. Like "Grimm" on NBC and "Fringe" on Fox. That one's an "X-Files"-like mystery. And the "X-Files" was itself a Friday night hit in years past.
ULABY: Happy Friday. Neda Ulaby, NPR News.
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Adobe's After Effects is a popular software solution for animators and compositors. If you're making a resolution to start learning the application this year, getting started from scratch can be a daunting task. There is so much information online and even in Adobe's own Adobe.tv network. This book breaks down the application into very digestible segments, in an order that allows the user to achieve some interesting and artistic results after the second chapter.
The book is filled with large type, large images (screenshots) and easily identified shortcut key patterns. These are important features of the book. This book isn't necessarily something you'll read in absence of the application. Chances are, you'll be reading this as you are working your way through After Effects. It's going to sit alongside your keyboard or tablet, so these features make the book successful as an instructor. And hey - you have Trish and Chris Meyer reference at your fingertips of course.
Although this is the third edition, there are still components of the older versions of software (CS5 and 5.5) that still apply to some users who might be interested in the book. If you've recently upgraded your software, or have subscribed to Adobe's CreatveCloud service (you'll get access to Adobe After Effects as one of the available applications), you will want to check out the chapters that discuss the new features in detail.
One of the long-awaited features in Adobe After Effects is the ability to have Ray-traced 3D extruded text. Trish and Chris go over the feature both in a chapter dedicated to 3D space, and when discussing shape layers. Another useful feature that may come in handy for both new users and advanced users alike is After Effects' ability to repair some shots that suffer from rolling shutter issues.
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Whether your email address is firstname.lastname@ or something more expressive like corgicrazy@, an email address says something about who you are. But from the start, email addresses have always required you to use non-accented Latin characters when signing up. Less than half of the world's population has a mother tongue that uses the Latin alphabet. And even fewer people use only the letters A-Z. So if your name (or that of your favorite pet) contains accented characters (like "José Ramón") or is written in another script like Chinese or Devanagari, your email address options are limited.
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The welcome mat is unfurled like a giant fish net and the help wanted sign is in neon.
The California crop protection community is looking not only for a few good men and women to become licensed pest control advisers (PCAs), but also for a big boatload of talented, hard-working young people who want to meet the challenges of producing food and fiber to feed the world in the No. 1 agricultural state in the nation. And they can do it with competitive salaries from companies who are quickly outnumbering viable candidates to fill growing PCA vacancies.
Leaders in the crop/pest management industry say they have been asleep at the wheel for much of the past decade, not nurturing a farm system to bring along replacements for a seasoned corps of PCAs on the brink of retirement.
"The opportunities for crop protection professionals over the next five to 10 years are endless," said Steve Alexander, vice president of the Western business unit for Helena Chemical Co. in Fresno, Calif.
Alexander is one of the three industry leaders who are spearheading an effort to raise at least $250,000 by the end of October to hire a coordinator and initiate an educational and recruitment effort called Pathway to PCA. The other two leaders are Les Lyman of the the Tremont Group, Woodland, Calif., and Lon Records, president of Target Specialty Products, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., an urban pest management company with offices statewide.
Pathway to PCA will be housed under the Stanley W. Strew Foundation to develop candidates to be eligible to take the PCA license. Offices will be at the California Association of Pest Control Advisers (CAPCA) headquarters in Sacramento.
Pathway to PCA's goal is to deliver an awareness campaign to students in all educational venues (high schools, and universities) that a career as an agricultural professional is a lucrative and rewarding career.
That career starts first with interest in the profession, followed by a detailed curriculum that will qualify a candidate to take the state-mandated PCA exam to become a licensed adviser.
"There is a lot of interest in this Pathway to PCA program because it is becoming obvious in our own company and in the industry that in the next five to 10 years we will need PCAs to replace the aging group now working in the industry, " said Lyman.
Terry Stark, president and CEO of CAPCA, said a 2006 survey of the association's 3,100 members revealed that almost 40 percent of its members are over 55. Only 17 percent are 44 or younger. Thirty-five percent are 45 to 55.
"We need to create a pool of licensed, qualified PCAs for the crop protection industry to move California agriculture into the future," Lyman emphasized.
Ten years ago when the pest control industry began consolidating, "we let the importance of recruiting new people into the industry get away from us," said Alexander.
There is no crisis yet, but if we don't begin soon to bring more people into the industry, we will be in a crisis."
There are about 4,000 PCAs in California. They work in a variety of settings, and are an irreplaceable cog in the fifth largest agricultural economy in the world.
A PCA uses a variety of technologies to provide recommendations to protect crops and livestock in the state's $32 billion industry that according to UC Davis accounted for $97.7 billion of the state sales output, 3.8 percent of jobs, 2.5 percent of labor income and $39.6 billion (2.9 percent) of labor and property income and indirect business taxes.
Stark and the association's leadership have rejuvenated student dinners and other on-campus activities to attract more young men and women to the industry.
"We had a dinner not long ago at Fresno State where we had more people looking to hire PCAs than we had students interesting in being a PCA. The opportunities are huge for a young PCA," said Alexander.
Several schools a decade ago offered degree programs designed specifically to qualify graduates to take the state PCA exam. Today, only one school, Chico State, has a PCA curriculum. The Pathway to PCA program hopes to revitalize PCA curriculums at other colleges and universities and work with guidance counselors to ensure freshmen are informed about the science and math curriculum necessary to take the PCA exam after four years of college and a degree.
Industry leaders say recent graduates who are interested in a PCA career often learn they must go back to school to earn the necessary credits to qualify for the state exam. That usually nullifies any desire to pursue a PCA career.
"We see a lot of young people interested in going into the business and there are people wanting to hire them, but they do not qualify to take the exam," said Lyman.
"We really need to catch potential PCA candidates before they are freshmen. Pathway to PCA will focus on high schools," he added. Community college will be another focus of the Pathway to PCA effort. This is where many of the potential PCA candidates can obtain core science classes before moving on to a four-year school and the bachelor's degree necessary to become a California PCA.
Companies like Helena and Tremont operate intern programs. Lyman's company is even willing to pay a promising PCA candidate to return to school.
"However, companies now realize we all need to reach out even farther to create a bigger pool of candidates. The clocking is ticking for all of us in the industry," Lyman said.
CAPCA Chairman Gary Silveria, a biological science graduate from Chico State, said now is a good time to enter the field. "There are still experienced PCAs who can mentor young PCAs to take over in five or 10 years," he added.
"There is a lot of freedom in the business. In many ways you are an independent business person," said Silveria.
"It is hard work in the summer. It is not an 8-to-5 job and the responsibilities to protect crops can be heavy. The summers can be long and hot," admitted Lyman. "You work hard three or four months of the year and then there is a lot of time in the off-season to do things you enjoy. In essence you punch your own time clock."
The pay is competitive with other industries with full benefit packages.
"There is a lot of diversity available for a licensed PCA. You can obviously work in production agriculture, but there are other fields like nurseries, working for the government in a regulatory role, laboratories and even golf course superintendents," said Silveria.
California agriculture is the most regulated in the country. It is also the most productive. It is facing many challenges, not the least of which is water availability.
"I am confident the state will solve the water problem and California agriculture will continue to be the No. 1 industry in the state," said Lyman.
"There are too many hungry mouths to feed in the world for California agriculture and its ideal agricultural climate not to prosper," Lyman said.
The world of a PCA is far more than swinging a sweep net counting pests and beneficials. About 80 percent of the state's PCAs are also certified crop advisers, making them qualified experts in nutrient and water management as well.
"Technology is advancing rapidly in California agriculture. Computers, variable rate technology, GPS mapping … kids today eat this stuff up. I see today's young people as the true future of California and Arizona agriculture. They will teach us all how to do things better," said Alexander.
There is a complete list of qualifications necessary to take the state PCA exam on the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and CAPCA Web sites.
"The entire crop protection and management industry needs to get behind this effort and support it. The response so far has been excellent as the industry recognizes the need. There is no crisis now, but if we do not get something going soon, we will be in a major crisis," added Alexander.
"Pathway to PCA is an opportunity to have an industry plan to fill the void we see in the future. It begins with hiring the right person to head this important effort," said Lyman.
"PCAs are the environmental stewards of California agriculture and it is a proud profession," said Silveria.
The $250,000 will be used to develop a three-year Pathway to PCA plan.
Additional information on the program is available from Stark at the CAPCA offices.
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Orange-cinnamon buttermilk pancakes.
Adapted from Martha Stewart via Smitten Kitchen, July 2008.
Never again will I wonder what to do with leftover buttermilk. These light, sweet pancakes come together quickly, keep warm on a 175° baking sheet, are delicious with the syrup I picked up at Soergel's orchard/market a few weekends ago. A half batch is plenty for two people, but I stuck with 2 tbsp sugar and haven't yet bothered to whip the egg whites separately for extra fluff.
Pumpkin cupcakes with bourbon-caramel cream cheese icing.
Cake adapted from David Leite via Smitten Kitchen, Nov. 2008;
icing from Cupcake Bakeshop, Dec. 2005.
I'm pretty fascist about the moistness of baked goods, and this pumpkin cake is plush. Spicy. Not a frosted muffin. Also loyal to various cream cheese icings, but this one - a new try - is pretty good; I did have some still-cold flecks of unmixed cream cheese in the end, and had to rewarm/beat, which is why it looks more like a glaze here. Were I to redo, I'd pipe the frosting into a little nest and spoon some of the super boozy bourbon caramel (more of a butterscotch) inside.
Peanut butter brownies with bittersweet ganache.
Adapted from Smitten Kitchen, Oct. 2007.
Blueberry scones. Adapted from Mom (on your right).
These are the insanely moist whipping cream scones my mom used to make (the classic is with craisins) and still makes, when I visit home, which is where I'll be for most of next week. Usually she bakes them off at five a.m. and leaves them warm in a bowl in the oven. This is why scones of the world disappoint.
Lemon-thyme cakes with blackberry buttercream.
Finally, I made this little army for the Pitt welcome (back) potluck back in August. I've posted this meringue buttercream a dozen times but it really is remarkable: silky, buttery but not saccharine, takes whatever flavoring -- in this case, a blackberry puree that does the work of food coloring and flavor both.
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Responding to the news that abortionists Steven Brigham and Nicola Riley are being held in custody for the murders of viable babies, Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, stated:
"These two individuals are now where they belong and should be in jail for the rest of their lives. This case, as it progresses, is key for the American people to pay attention to, because it exposes the abortion industry for what it is. Abortionists have no respect for human life, much less for human laws. Even those who believe abortion should be legal can join with us to stop the out of control practices of people like Brigham and Riley. And the time is now."
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