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BMW India produces eight car models locally on two assembly lines at its Chennai plant, a statement issued here said.
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Here is a quick and easy way to prepare cabbage. I like to leave it a little crunchy, its almost like a warm slaw. Just cook it a little longer if you prefer you cabbage soft.
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- 1/4 tsp caraway seed
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- 1 Tbl honey (or more if you prefer the dish sweeter)
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- Wash cabbage, quarter and core. Slice thinly (about 1/4" slices). Cut the carrot in half lengthwise, then shred using a vegetable peeler or coarse grater. Heat oil or butter in skillet. Add caraway seeds and cook 30 seconds. Add cabbage and carrots, cooking in batches if necessary. Sauté just until wilted. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until crisp-tender, about 3-5 minutes.
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Of all the amazing things Kevin Durant is able to do with a basketball, the way he manages to tighten his gangly arms into a crisp, effective crossover while moving full speed towards the basket might be the most understated. He can make it flashy, but Durant's game isn't about that; his performances widen eyes staring at his post game box score almost more than his actual game time play. He gets it done, every night, with no exceptions. In line with almost every other action he conducts during a game, Durant uses the crossover as a vessel to score the basketball, and the way he's able to use it traveling at all different types of speeds makes him that much more of an unbeatable, once-in-a-generation talent.
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Jesse Jagz is now fully in the reggae lane; I call it 'Snoop Lion mode'. Check out his new single, "Redemption".
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Jesse Jagz is now fully in the reggae lane; I call it 'Snoop Lion mode'. Check out his new single, "Redemption".
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"What do you really do for a living any way?", "Your face looks familiar. Was it on TV?" These questions follow me around everyday. Why don't you join them.
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no lele man…
I like the simplicity of the video. And i was able to understand every word he spoke/sang…….Been a while I saw a bandana on the dead…lol!!
Good stuff although not my sort of music but the man is good
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mad!!! lovin it, so refreshing.
i wonder if people know that there's nothing cool about about lung cancer, soon people are guna b bragging bout how many people they slept with without a condom!!! smh and kmt
I Prefer my old Jesse, Pls cut your hair too. I smell confusion.
I have no idea what he was saying from start to finish. confusion
cool video..great beat..me like it
This is typical construct base Jesse jagz- Pure renegade talented originality, I do hope though Jagz ( if u ever read this) , that u see the necessity to do commercial music too- cos you are so good, u owe it to music to show Naija that its not always "gbam gbam dim dim" !!
its good to stick to your purpose, reggae has always been his first love, nice and different sha, tired of seeing to many booty shaking in naija videos sef.
Maddddd tunes! Jesse killed it.
Amazingly trippy. Love it.
He murdered the song! love the weed concept…. breath taking!
Solid Tune!
the beat is awesome i have to give it that, and the vid i am soo glad no girl is booty popping etc.. id like to hear someone sing a better song to the beat, it would be a massive club hits.. but besides that? What the fecking feck in fecking hell is he fecking singing?
Jagz is so so talented and this video is completely tight!
Celestial rapper, i know the uniqunessof jesse jags…i blive with time people would recognise real spiiter like jagz
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Lawd! This guy is ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
Jesse jags pls do like rkelly abeg. Show us ur talent in different genres of music abeg. Dont stop at reggae or move to reggae only cuz na there u go loose mkt share. Naija no dey like raggae songs, we no b Jamaicans iyo!!! So look at ras kimono n d rest n u can c dey no dey sell mkt even then. If u like no hear, they do revolution u no go know when ur music go turn to kpomo
If most ppl commenting could appreciate the depth of what Jesse is addressing in this song and from the looks of it, this album, they would be shaking in their shoes. This man is plugged into reality while you are fooling yourselves into oblivion. It is not a matter of mad tune, this is music from a soul crying out in a world lost and on the verge of a collapse of the paradigm. All the suffer wey full naija, una dey find mad tune lol..ok.


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This is the way things have been since the store first opened on Coney Island. It was called "Philips", and Dorman was 17 when he got a job there.
"I was in high school, and I said 'this is going to be my summer?' by the end of the week, you couldn't get me out of there," adds Dorman.
Dorman later joined the army where they called him Taffy, and the candy experience stuck. When he returned home, he bought the shop. Then, a decade ago, he moved "Philips" to Staten Island.
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Whitby Marina, North Yorkshire
The new marina facilities provide vastly improved facilities for marina users and will encourage more people to visit Whitby, boosting the visitor economy.
Steeped in history, Whitby is a fantastic visitor destination. From the ruins of the ancient abbey, the narrow streets of the old town, the hotels on the West Cliff dating from the railway inspired boom time, the sandy beaches and the old fishing harbour; there is something for the day visitor and the longer stay visitor. Some of these visitors will arrive from the sea by yacht or boat and the new marina facilities ensure that these visitors have all the amenities they need close at hand, making their visit a good and memorable one.
Project history
Whitby Harbour has a long history going back at least 800 years and has been in local authority management since 1905. More recently it has seen the introduction and growth of the marina to service the leisure boat sector. Located on the west bank of the River Esk, the marina is in the heart of Whitby.
The old marina facilities block and the new rock revetments
New marina facilities have been developed to include many more new berths, with access to water, electricity and sewerage services, and a modern on-shore facility block providing services for marina users and toilets for general visitors.
Project need
Whitby is widely recognised as a jewel of the east coast. It has a strong cultural and historical heritage which contributes to its economy. However, due to the town's relatively remote geographical location, poor transport infrastructure, and limitations on available land and property its potential economic development is being constrained.
Whitby Upper Harbour has been identified as one of the key elements within the Whitby Renaissance programme. This has risen out of a need to regenerate this underutilised area within the town.
The original plans for the area were far more extensive, including a larger building than the one which has now been built. However, the new additional pontoon berths have been extremely popular – it is over subscribed - and the new facilities are very welcome.
Project Elements
Berthing and Pontoons
Demand for berths in Whitby is high and there was strong evidence showing that additional berths would provide a substantial boost to Whitby's visitor economy. According to an assessment of the Whitby Marina Proposal in 2006 by Peter Waring, a marina consultant to the Royal Yachting Association, the average annual spend by a marina-based boat owner is over £3,500. An update to a survey carried out by the British Tourist Authority estimated that visiting yachtsmen spend between £30 and £50 per day. It showed the need for berths for visiting boats in addition to those for permanent moorings. This was recognised in the plans with a proportion of new pontoon berths being reserved for visiting boats.
The new facilities building and pontoons
The marina already had 100 berths in place, 75% of these were replaced and the remaining 25% have been refurbished within the last 5 years. A further 40 berths were installed. Facilities available at each berth now include provision for water and electricity and a central sewage pump out station to the north of the development.
It was originally planned for there to be 60 new pontoon berths, however, this was reduced to 40 in order to maximise the functionality, safety and navigation of the pontoons. This gave a total of 140 berths on the West pontoon, completed in 2007.
Rock revetment works
Improvements to the revetments were deemed necessary to protect the banks of the Esk and the marina from river erosion which was considered to be a serious threat. Thousands of tonnes of rock were installed on the upper harbour riverbank and this part of the scheme was completed in May 2008.
The view from inside the new facilities building
Improving the onshore facilities
The original plans were for a marina building (Water Resource Facility) to not only house marina facilities, including public and marina-user toilets, laundry, showers and marina managers office; but also a meeting/function room, café, and business units. The Water Resource Facility was designed as a two storey building on the harbour-side. These additional facilities were considered as being important to economic development in the town, providing much needed commercial accommodation within the town, in a desirable location. However, local opposition to the scheme focused on the size of the building and the designs were subsequently scaled down. Only facilities for the marina were retained.
Planning difficulties
The plans for the marina scheme suffered several difficulties in achieving planning permission. Concern was expressed on the lack of a risk assessment relating to hydrological issues for the proposed pontoon scheme. This was addressed with a hydrological study.
Planning permission for the onshore facilities was more complex as objections were raised about the scale of the building. There was a long running campaign against the marina facilities that continued after the design had been finalised and planning approval granted. Eventually an increase in budgeted costs led to the project being put before the full Council. On the basis of financial risk Members decided the scope and scale of the project had to be reconsidered.
Based on the reduced scale project SBC undertook lengthy public consultation and by working in partnership with stakeholders and formulating focus groups developed designs for alternative proposals for Marina Facilities as a result of a positive response to the new plans the scheme gained approval in January 2009.
Funding Issues
The funding for the project was based on the original project proposal. The projects original objective of creating business space and employment was key to attracting funding from Yorkshire Forward and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Funding from these sources is conditional on the delivery of economic outputs. The changes in the scope of the project led to renegotiation of the funding.
The building, though functional, has been designed to make use of natural light
Project delivery
Autumn onwards Whitby Harbour User Group develops and endorses outline plans
June- Endorsed in principle by SBC
July - Public consultation and approval granted by Whitby Renaissance Executive
September - Project endorsed by Whitby Town Council
October - Planning permission refused
February - Further public consultation, revised project approved by SBC
February - New pontoon berths installed
March - Planning amendments approval granted
September - Members endorsed the project to be restricted to the original Council budget contribution.
May - Revetment works completed
October - Further public consultation – onshore facilities
January - Planning approved for onshore facilities, work starts and is completed on the onshore
Scarborough Borough Council £1,300,000
Yorkshire Forward £804,733
• New berths enable increased visitors numbers and longer stays leading to increased spend in Whitby, thereby supporting the local economy.
• The new berths were in such high demand that a ballot had to be held to allocate spaces.
• Important work to prevent river erosion in the harbour was undertaken.
• A popular design for the marina facilities building was agreed.
• New public toilets are an important visitor facility.
Lessons Learnt
• Consultation is a sensitive and ongoing process. It is important to not just get people agreeing to the project at the outset but to ensure that they are kept "on side" throughout.
• "Ownership" of a scheme by the stakeholders and local community is essential when working on sensitive developments. This is best achieved through engaging people directly and giving them all the facts.
• Concerted opposition of a long period created a good deal of friction and bad feeling on both sides.
More information about this success story
To find out more about Whitby Marina please visit www.yorkshireports.co.uk
Alternatively, contact:
Whitby Harbour Office
Endeavour Wharf
North Yorkshire
01947 602354
Mark Firth
Yorkshire Forward
Victoria House
2 Victoria Place
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I suggest a selective startup. See this tutorial: Run Selective Startup using System Configuration
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Maybe this is the work of malware perhaps so please consider doing a virus scan.
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Upgrade or clean install? If you did an upgrade from Vista to 7 I would start over with a clean install. Is your install media an authentic windows 7 DVD? If it's not where did you get it and how reliable is it? If it's a brand new disk just out of the rapper with no scratches or finger prints on it we'll just move on to the next question. Does the PC get thought the post and try to load windows or does it not boot at all. When it does load window's have a look in device manager for anything flagged as having a problem. If you see something post back and we'll go from there. I think we'll have to try and fugue out if it's a hardware or a software problem first. Anyway I'll get the ball rolling and see what other suggest.
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on Device manager dont see any flaged hardware all hardware is instaled and working.Instaled clean version of windows 7.But latter will try Jonathan_King guide :)
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A large part of the musical mission that Spirit Garage's three bands embrace is not only bringing God's message and inspiration to Spirit Garage's Sunday gatherings, but to share that message with the community. Each of the bands brings their eclectic talents to various gigs around town throughout the year: worship services at various churches throughout the Twin Cities, church sponsored youth events, summer concert series at the Lake Harriet Band Shell or Minnehaha Falls Bandstand, and yearly performances at Open Streets. All three Spirit Garage Bands are available to play your next special event or worship service. For more information or to check availability contact John Kerns at 612.296.6789 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Named after long Minnesota winters and brain matter, Beautiful Grey is fueled by big guitar 90's alternative rock. Their influence by 90's grunge and guitar rock is obvious and unabashed and the songwriting reflects what would have been heard on college radio in 1999.
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Revealed with Sasha Mercedes on lead vocals playing The Forgiveness Waltz during communion. A tune from our good friend Jonathan Rundman.
Beautiful Grey playing this version of Amazing Grace made famous by the Dropkick Murphys. Thanks to Tim Carlson for rocking the bagpipes.
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John Mann, the Labour MP whose complaint sparked the initial investigation into Maria Miller's claims, has asked Commons Speaker John Bercow to grant an urgent question on reforming the committee that polices MPs' conduct.
It comes as David Cameron faces growing calls to bar MPs from policing their own affairs.
After a 14-month investigation, the Independent Commissioner for Standards, Kathryn Hudson, initially ruled that Mrs Miller, the Culture Secretary, should pay back £45,000 in over-claimed parliamentary allowances for a house in south-west London.
However, MPs on the Commons standards committee overruled the commissioner on Thursday and said Mrs Miller would have to repay just £5,800 and apologise for her "attitude" during the inquiry. The minister, who made more than £1.2million from the sale of the London property in February, subsequently gave a 32-second statement of apology in the Commons.
Mr Mann has asked the Speaker to grant an urgent question on reform of the Standards Committee, saying the affair showed MPs cannot be allowed to regulate themselves.
If it is approved, the question will be heard at 3.30pm today. A minister will be obliged to reply, forcing the government either to explain why it thinks the system is fit for purpose or give way to demands for reform.
Mr Mann said: "The Standards Committee's recent decision to overrule the conclusions made by the independent Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Hudson in the case of Maria Miller has highlighted the problem of MPs regulating their own expenses."
"Public trust in Parliament and in the expenses system has now completely eroded, and we need a new, transparent regulatory system."
"The Standards Committee should have its power to rule on MPs' expenses abolished, and more power should be given to the independent Commissioner."
"We have to stop the practice of MPs regulating themselves."
"That is why this morning I have put in a request for an Urgent Question to the Government on drastic reform of the Standards Committee."
"I hope that the Speaker will grant this request, as faith in politicians is at crisis point and urgent action is required."
Downing Street was yesterday resisting calls to reform the committee, and David Cameron has offered Mrs Miller his "warm support".


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Court Nom Roberts Has Net Worth of $5.3M
WASHINGTON – John Roberts (search) is a multimillion-dollar man, with a fancy golf club membership and some hefty investments, according to a financial statement filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The 83-page document released Tuesday shows Roberts' home in the fashionable Washington suburb of Chevy Chase, Md., is worth $1.3 million. His investment portfolio includes $291,200 in XM Satellite Radio (search), $264,000 in Dell computers and $106,553 in Texas Instruments (search).
His net worth is $5.3 million despite the big pay cut he took in 2003 when he left the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson, where he was a partner earning in excess of $1 million a year, for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and a salary of $171,800.
Other sources of income this year include $25,000 to teach a seminar on Supreme Court litigation at Georgetown University and $4,500 to teach a course on international trade at the University College London.
He's been a member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia since 1992, The Lawyers Club of Washington since 1996 and The Metropolitan Club since 1995. Roberts' wife, Jane S. Roberts, also a lawyer, owns a one-eighth share of a family cottage in Ireland. Her portion is worth $10,000.
Roberts listed a home mortgage of $790,000, at a 30-year fixed rate of 5.625 percent.


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Dave Laudien, PGA Professional Private Lessons Available 732-845-3700 or email Dave
A Class "A" PGA Professional, Dave is a lifetime member of the PGA (more than 25 years). He achieved PGA Tour membership in 1985 and has numerous championship victories. He continues to compete locally and nationally. Dave has experience with some of the most respected and successful players and instructors, which he has used to develop a handful of key approaches to improve golf performance, learning, and enjoyment of the game. He has been a golf instructor for the Monmouth County Park System since 1989, and has taught thousands of students of all levels and abilities. Dave's goal as a coach is to help golfers achieve their personal goals, whatever they may be.
Lloyd Monroe, PGA Professional 732-915-1450 or email Lloyd
Lloyd is a life member of the PGA (more than 25 years), the former head professional at the Wykagyl and Spring Brook Country Clubs, and past president of the Metropolitan PGA. A former NJ High School, Junior, and Amateur Champion, he has played on the PGA Tour (including 5 US Opens), and still competes in senior PGA events in the US and Europe. He is also a 3-time leading money winner in NJ. Lloyd has enjoyed teaching individual lessons as well as clinics for juniors, advanced juniors, and adults at Charleston Springs and Bel-Aire Golf Courses since 2001, and is "having the time of his life" helping Monmouth County golfers improve their game.
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Stan is a member of United States Golf Association (USGA, the national golf governing body), The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA, state organization for high school golf), and the Professional Golf Teachers and Coaches of America (PGTCA). A veteran golf instructor and varsity high school coach with over 25 years experience, Stan has a reputation as a patient and knowledgeable teacher. His teams at Marlboro High School have won numerous Shore Conference, Divisional and State Championships, and several of his players have gone on to play golf at the college and professional level. Stan's experience, love of teaching, and knowledge have made him an excellent instructor for Monmouth County golfers of all levels and ages.
Kathy Ricci, LPGA Professional 908-907-1961 or email Kathy
Kathy is an experienced LPGA Golf Professional and believes that learning golf should be a fun, engaging and empowering experience. She joined the Monmouth County Park System in 2009 after teaching at Eagle Ridge Golf Academy from 2006-2008, and her enthusiasm has helped create many successful programs for adults, women and children. A regular attendee at both LPGA and PGA teaching and coaching seminars, Kathy is also a USKids Certified Instructor and a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA). Kathy is influenced by a number of well-known golf instructors (including her own instructor--Lloyd Monroe) and provides all her students with an outstanding experience. She enjoys tournament competition in regional and LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Tournaments.
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Cory is a Class "A" PGA Professional who turned professional in 1973. An experienced local golf teacher, he has taught high school varsity golf and has been the Director of Golf Instruction at Bamm Hollow Country Club in Lincroft, Mr B's Golf Center in Eatontown and Legends Golf Center in Old Bridge. Cory has also played full-time in the North Atlantic Mini Tour. As an instructor with the Monmouth County Park System, Cory offers expert guidance to help golfers develop their swing and perfect their short-game. A true student of the game, he has taught more than 20,000 lessons throughout his career and believes there is no one "system" for teaching golf; it is different for every player.
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text: Attorneys in the MPPOA Legal Defense Fund Paul Engh Suite 215, 220 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Minneapolis, MN 55416 612.252.1100 EDUCATION: BA University of Minnesota, 1977, Phi Beta Kappa J.D. William Mitchell College of Law, 1981 Employment: Thomson, Hawkins and Engh, 1981-1982 Engh and Hiller, 1982-1984 Paul Engh Law Office, 1984 to present Assistant Minnesota State Public Defender (Appellate), part time, 1986-1988 CJA Panel Member, Federal Public Defender, 1982 to present Senior Associate Independent Counsel, In re Henry Cisneros 1995-1998 Professional: Member, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (2009) Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America (2011) SuperLawyer designation in Minnesota since that list's inception Certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association MPPOA panel attorney since 2008. Experience, Trial: Litigated, through final jury verdict, on behalf of clients charged with aggravated assault, burglary, arson, drunk driving, criminal sexual conduct, narcotics possession and distribution, murder in the first and second degree, manslaughter, attempted murder, RICO, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, theft, deprivation of civil rights (by the defendant and for the plaintiff), perjury, obstruction of justice, fire arms possession, theft among others, and including the use of insanity, diminished capacity and self-defense as defenses. As well, civil litigation on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church, Priest sexual misconduct. Appellate: Briefs and arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (in Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Louis), before the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, and before the Minnesota Court of Appeals and Minnesota Supreme Court. Admission before these Circuits as well as the Fifth and the United States Supreme Court. A complete WestLaw search of the cases provided on request. Publications: Articles include "The Presumption of Innocence in Law and Daily Life," "On the Meaning of Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt," "William Penn and the Right to a Jury Trial," "The Pursuit of Happiness and the Practice of Criminal Law," "Photography, the Mug Shot and Criminal Law," "The Importance of Compromise," "Doug Thomson's Final Argument," "The Quality of Mercy, Forgiveness and Criminal Sentencing," among others. Associate Editor, Federal Sentencing Guidelines 2001-2004 (Aspen)


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Shalrie Joseph is training with former club New England Revolution ahead of the 2014 MLS season.
The 35-year old midfielder spent last season with Seattle Sounders and despite being contracted for this campaign, is trialling with the Revs.
Joseph made more than 250 MLS appearances for New England between 2003 and 2012 before he was traded to Chivas USA in August 2012.
The former Grenada international played 14 times in all competitions for the Sounders last season after he was traded by Chivas in February 2013.
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''Assumptions'' is a key word in trying to understand why Congress and the White House are so far apart in estimating budget deficits.
The latest forecast by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) calls for annual deficits in the $140 billion to $160 billion range over each of the next three years, compared with a new White House projection of a $115 billion shortfall in fiscal 1983.
That's a whopping difference, with major implications for interest rates. If the CBO is right, the Treasury will gobble up a great deal of money to pay government debts, putting upward pressure on interest rates.
The difference widens in what are called the ''out years,'' with the White House forecasting a $95 billion deficit in fiscal 1984 and $74 billion one in 1985.
Both the White House and the CBO command distinguished economists, who work with basically the same raw materials - rates of economic growth, interest rates , inflation, unemployment, and the like.
Why, then, do their computers churn out such different results? This brings us back to assumptions, which can be affected by the biases experts bring to their interpretations of how the economy is likely to perform.
''Ideology, not economics, has dominated policymaking in the Reagan White House,'' says Barry P. Bosworth, a Brookings Institution senior fellow and former presidential adviser.
That ideology - an expectation that huge personal and corporate tax cuts would spur savings, investment, and robust economic growth - consistently colored Reagan economic forecasts with a rosy glow.
Anticipation that the economy would come ''roaring back,'' as Treasury chief Donald T. Regan once put it, gave rise to a variety of assumptions. Tax revenues would grow, thereby shrinking budget deficits, unemployment would fall, and so would interest rates.
The CBO team, headed by director Alice M. Rivlin, took a more sober view. It cranked into its forecasts some assumptions of its own, namely:
* Government outlays under the Reagan program would rise faster than income. Spending would remain constant at 23 percent of gross national product (GNP), while tax revenues would shrink from 21 percent of GNP now to 18 percent by 1987 . As a result budget deficits would grow from 2 percent of GNP in fiscal 1981 to 5 percent by 1987.
* To finance a deficit of even 2 percent of GNP - that is, to make sure that the US savings pool was large enough to accommodate both government and private borrowing - the nation's savings rate would have to climb by 40 percent. Herbert Stein, chief economic adviser to President Nixon, and Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul A. Volcker, among others, argue that such a savings growth is highly unlikely.
* Finally, even if the economy did respond as White House supply-siders predicted, such rapid growth would be inflationary. White House projections, says William Fellner, an adviser to Republican presidents now with the American Enterprise Institute, call for a 10 percent nominal growth rate of the economy. This, says Mr. Fellner, ''always was inflationary'' in the past.
Not surprisingly, CBO forecasts irritate Reagan administration officials, who call them too pessimistic. They complain that US financial markets respond to the CBO view, not to White House optimism.
True enough, US bankers and other lenders - wary of huge US Treasury borrowing needs - have been slow to lower interest rates. Fed chairman Volcker notes that the Treasury may have to borrow $100 billion over the next six months to keep the government going.
The CBO estimates, adds Volcker, ''are in the general area of what I think is probable and in the general area of what the markets think is probable.''
Stung by experience, the White House has grown more restrained in its economic projections - but not restrained enough to satisfy the nation's investment community. The financial market, says Republican economist Alan Greenspan, operates on the assumption that the Fed will have to monetize the debt - i.e., expand the money supply - and that inflation will average 9 percent over the coming decade.
Meanwhile, according to informed sources, Murray Weidenbaum resigned as President Reagan's chief economic adviser partly because he could not agree with economic forecasts - including the size of budget deficits - now eminating from the White House.


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Welcome to the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance's (GBRIA) Smartphone app, Inside Louisiana Industry. Have you ever wondered what goes on in those plants you drive by? Well GBRIA is here as your tour guide to help you understand what is being made, who works there and the impact that the plants have in their community. So take the tour now!
As you embark on your tour, you will enjoy the following features:
• Interactive, zoomable GPS maps that indicate your current location and all the included points of interest on the tour (must have connectivity for maps)
• Full color, professional tour videos and audio/image slideshow files that share the history and behind-the-scenes information about each different plant
• Pause, Play, Fast Forward and Rewind through any tour segment easily
• Multiple tour media access points: find desired tour stops from the map or a full tour stop list
• Location-based tour stop triggering: as you explore, a dynamic list of the tour stops nearest your location will continue to refresh
• Tour Stop images will help you orient yourself to your surroundings and find points of interest quickly
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Hootenanny editor Graham Metzger and AE Marketing Group recently partnered up to create a new TV and web campaign for Network Health Wisconsin. The campaign consists of three TV spots and six web shorts. Metzger was the driving creative force behind the effort that began this past August, acting as director during the four-day shoot up in Madison, and also helming the creative direction, editing and graphics.
"It has been great to wear so many different hats. The agency has given me incredible trust and creative freedom," Metzger states. "It's been a very fun and rewarding challenge."
Metzger has worked on Network Health since the campaign began in 2012, editing and designing three prior broadcast packages, plus additional digital content. This is Metzger's second time directing for the campaign.
The unique creative style used has helped them garner several creative awards, and preference for Network Health Wisconsin has since skyrocketed.
Madison-based ProVideo & Film was the production company, with producer Matt Cowden. Justin Mayer of Hoffman Sound handled sound design and mix. Character animation was handled by This is Mythic in Milwaukee. Check out more from the campaign below!


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"I want to represent companies from around the world and sell them to the Canadian market and its agencies," Symes explains. "It's pretty similar to the traditional system, except that the company of record is the one that we're repping." Other clients signed since the company's launch in November include American companies Independent Media and A Band Apart; London-based Pagan Productions; Prague's Stillking Films; Spain's The Lift; Shoot N.Y.; and Dutch music company Massive Music. Symes also promotes Treehouse North internationally.
At first, Symes met with some opposition from Canadian agencies and production companies, as the market had never embraced the repping system. "It was a little controversial, but people realized that there are other ways to do things," Symes says. "It's just an option for the way that people want to be represented in the Canadian market.."
As Symes continues to sign new companies and build a diverse roster, he's helping to keep directors busy. Tool of North America's Erich Joiner and Sean Berringer have shot for Diet Pepsi and Kellogg's, respectively. "My goal is to be able to sell all of the directors on my roster, and get everyone a job this year," says Symes, noting that once the market warmed up around January, the board flow has been steady.


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Publishing Support for Small Print-Based Publishers: Options for ARL Libraries
Ivins, October; Luther, Judy
Association of Research Libraries
This project was originally defined to explore the potential for ARL libraries to provide support to small, print-only publishers in order to ensure long-term digital access to their content. Research library publishing programs vary widely, from posting PDFs in an institutional repository to full-fledged publishing operations. During the life of this project from the summer of 2009 through its conclusion in the fall of 2010, it became apparent to the consultants that many libraries are funded to provide publication support only for titles originating on their own campuses. What emerged from the interviews with all the stakeholders (collection development librarians, journal originators, scholarly communications librarians, and university presses) is the potential greater value that increased communication and collaboration among these institutions could provide, and that the creation and sharing of tools could advance the development of different types of publishing support programs. With publishing going through an evolutionary process, there is a need for creativity. Supporting these developing programs could lead to a network of resources that could leverage opportunities within the academy. This report summarizes what the consultants learned during the project about options that research libraries have for providing publishing support to small, print-based publishers. Recommendations for ARL to consider are given, and supporting documents appear in the Appendices. Appended are: (1) Campus Outreach--Talking Points; (2) Publishing Options Landscape; and (3) Annotated Bibliography. (Contains 1 figure and 9 footnotes.)
Descriptors: University Presses, Consultants, Research Libraries, Library Services, Librarians, Publishing Industry, Faculty, Periodicals, Publications
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November 21, 2011
Monthly blog- Tatiana, what have you been doing?
It will soon be 3 months since I came to Japan.
That means I just finished the first quarter of my gap year.
The five of us in the international class got to know each other better, so classes together are always fun!
We sometimes go to karaoke or take purikura together after school too.
Karaoke is really fun; I discovered that I like the same songs as Jessica and Pop… Even though their music genres are very different! It made the karaoke experience even more enjoyable!
One day, I also went to Asakusa with Pop, I could discover a more traditional part of Japan by going to the Sensoji temple. I also took a typical tourist picture in front of the Kaminarimon.
On another day, I went with Jessica at Harajuku to do some shopping. We went into the shop of her favorite designer's brand, h.naoto, and by coincidence it was on that same tat the new winter collection came out. While I was browsing through the dresses, thinking that they were really expensive, a man in his forties came and started talking to us in English. I was going to ignore him after a while, but fortunately Jessica is better than me at knowing faces, and she suddenly asked "Are you h.naoto?" it turned out he was. I almost ignored an internationally recognized fashion designer, it was embarrassing. Then he invited us to go to his fashion show the following week, and since I would have felt bad leaving the shop with empty hands, I bought a hat.
As for school, I am starting to get used to most things. My Japanese skills have improved enough to talk with my classmates, and I understand most of what is going on during classes.
Last week, all five of us went to imohori, picking sweet potatoes out in the countryside in Saitama. It was quite tiring, but we got to eat good curry rice with sweet potatoes in it!
Recently the weather is becoming very cold, so I have bought a scarf and gloves to wear on the way to school. But this is only the beginning, and it is supposed to stay cold until April. I hope I will manage the whole winter without becoming sick!


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Farm/Garden Design
Designing urban agriculture space so that it will use water efficiently, avoid costly soil remediation, attract beneficial insects, and maximize space can greatly influence a farm or garden's production potential. The following resources provide information on farm and garden design.
Design and Planning. When expanding or starting an urban farm or garden, it is helpful to create a site plan that considers slopes, sun exposure, water drainage and sources, and soil quality.
- Master Gardener's Edible Landscape Training - Design and planning of edible landscapes.
San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance (SFUAA)
- Starting a Garden or Urban Farm in San Francisco - Includes a helpful section on rooftop gardening.
UC Davis
Raised Bed Construction. Many urban farms or gardens use raised beds to avoid costly soil remediation, to extend growing seasons, or to help with pest management. The following are resources provide information about bed dimensions and construction.
Texas A&M Extension
University of Missouri Extension
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Attracting Beneficials and Enhancing Native Habitat. Make sure your garden or farm is attracting pollinators and natural pest enemies.


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I originally heard about this book on my favourite literary podcast, Literary Disco. They actually had the author on as a guest, and she talked about this memoir she'd written about her and her father taking a wine-tasting tour through France. In the informal interview they did on Literary Disco, Kathryn Borel talked about how strangely, the book had brought her family closer rather than farther apart like sometimes happens when authors write books about real people. I thought that was interesting, so I decided to put it on my TBR.
Or... maybe I just checked the book out because the author is Canadian.
But it was good!
At first, I wasn't really sure where the story was going. It just seemed like a whole bunch of random unconnected stories that were really only semi-interesting. Thankfully, it quickly got interesting and the threads of random story connected in unexpected and refreshing ways.
I loved the narrator's voice, and her outlook on her life. It wasn't too heavy-handed or too snarky, just uniquely human. There was quite a few lines that made me laugh out loud.
I loved the voice, and it was probably my favourite part, but I did also fall in love with the atypical family road trip story of it. It was just such a strange, different, unique story I had to love it. I also really appreciated that the biggest relationship dynamic was between her and her father. (Really I'm just a big sucker for family stories. Give me all of the family stories!)
I also love learning about new topics, and this book definitely made learning about wine and wine-tasting interesting. It's the first time I've really had any interest in learning more about wine. It's definitely a book about a lot more than wine, though, and that is what in my opinion makes it good.
The feelings I was left with when I finished were sadness, because it was over, and happiness because it was just that nice of a story.
If you like France, wine, Canadians, memoirs, refreshing narrators, or me, buy this book!
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Work VPN Keeps Dropping at home but nowhere else
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VPN's are VERY connection intensive.....MOST VPN clients will automatically kill the active session if there is a certain period of "fluctuation" in the connection (which is a good thing....that way you don't end up with a dropped connection on one end an an open connection on the other just waiting to be exploited)....so while you may not notice an issue with the connection in say, internet explorer (which isn't as connection oriented....you tell it to go to a page and it will try till it gets there or fails) there may still be an issue with your connection that is causing the VPN to see a lost connection (some clients are sensative enough to where a 1 sec or less interuption will kill the connection)
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Well when I'm on the road using vpn to do orders it works all the time but when I'm at home it drops all the time. It seems like it is somthing to do with my gateway router. Even when I hook up to the router wired it still drops it. That seemed to fix it alot was just to hook into wired insted of wireless but now it dosen't seem to matter. When I'm on the road at clients i use wireless and it never seems to drop. Only at home??? Any suggestions. If you look at the bottom of the page you will see my last post started Sept. 18th.
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Even thou my vpn keeps dropping now I can't connect to my wireless alot of time it will work for a couple of days and then nothing. I can however pick up unsecured wirelees by my house and it never drops connection regular or VPN. I have a netgear WGR614 Rev. V6 gateway router. I always have to reset up the wireless connection again and then it works for a couple of days. Any help I would love...!!!
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Can anyone help?? Do you think it is my gateway modem?? Even thou I can stay connected to other peoples wirless and not drop???!!!
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I have the exact same problem as you. My wireless connection to the internet never dies. VPN keeps dropping every 10 -15 minutes. I have a lynksys router WRT110 and my cable modem provider is comcast. My VPN client was reinstalled at work. But I still have the same problem. If you have found a solution to the problem could you please help?
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Faraday Institute Newsletter No. 9 - September 2006
Even though most receiving this will not have been able to attend the Faraday Short Course on 'Science, Faith and Society' held last week-end in Cambridge, you can already listen to nearly all the talks in an audio version at Multimedia.php (click on the 'Contemporary Challenges' head-line) and the video version will be coming soon. We were treated to an excellent array of lectures that spanned a wide range of practical ethical issues that relate to the science/religion debate, as well as the way these issues are addressed by the UK political process. The Rt Hon John Gummer MP gave us a very good insight into the way that the Parliamentary system works in practice, and recounted his own campaign to get global warming on to the political agenda, a campaign that has continued unabated since the 1980's. Another of our speakers, Sir John Houghton, has been heavily involved in both the science and politics of global warming, and gave a fascinating overview of this key contemporary issue. Space does not permit here to summarise all the speakers, but listening to the talks on-line is certainly not to be missed. As usual we were pleased to welcome a very international range of delegates from countries that included Russia, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, Ghana and South Africa.
We still have a few places left on our forthcoming Short Course entitled 'Science and Religion for Church Leaders' which, we should emphasise, include those training for ministry. As usual we offer 50% discounts for students so this is really good value. The Course will be held 7-9th November at Wolfson College, Cambridge. Speakers include: Revd. Dr John Polkinghorne KBE FRS (The Universe in a Trinitarian Perspective, and Is Destiny After Death Credible?); Dr Gordon Wenham (Interpreting Genesis); Revd Margot Hodson (Environment); Dr Graeme Finlay (Genetics & the Image of God, Creation and Evolution); Professor Bill Newsome (Faith in an Age of Science: the Challenge of the Neurosciences); and Professor Colin Humphreys FIM FinstP (Astronomy and the Date of the Crucifixion). Registration as usual is at www.faraday-institute.org.
The panel on science and religion at the British Association meeting at Norwich went well with more than 100 in attendance and a continuous flow of questions and discussion from the floor. Three members of the panel - John Durant (Chair), Bob White and Denis Alexander, were interviewed for the BA Festival webcast programme earlier the same day and this can be viewed by going to http://www.sciencelive.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,72/ and then clicking on the 11.30 a.m. 'Controversies' slot. Those living in the Cambridge area with their 2007 diaries already in hand may like to note that a similar type of panel will be held as part of the Cambridge Science Festival Week activities on Saturday 17th March at 7.00 p.m. in Michaelhouse.
Bob White finished the month giving a talk on 'Can a Scientist be a Christian?' to a packed audience in Tokyo, with simultaneous translation into Japanese. The answer, in case you wondered, is an unequivocal 'yes'.
Those in the London area may be interested to know that our Course Director, Rodney Holder, will be on a panel to mark the launch of a new book by Professor Paul Davies called The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life? This takes place at Imperial College from 6.00 pm to 7.45 pm on Thursday 12th October and details are to be found on the Royal Institution and Imperial College websites.
With the new Cambridge term starting, our full term programme of Seminars and Lectures is well under way. This coming month Roger Trigg, Professor of Philosophy from Warwick University, will be giving a Faraday Research Seminar on Tuesday, 17th October at 1.00 p.m. in St. Edmund's College on 'Science and Religion in the Public Domain' (a theme that dovetails nicely with our recent Course), and then on 31 October Dr Roger Barker (Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair and Department of Neurology, Cambridge University) will be speaking on 'Ethical and Theological Factors in the use of Stem Cells for Brain Repair', again a topic of great contemporary public concern and interest.
Our main public lecture this term will be given by Dr Graeme Finlay (Auckland University, New Zealand) on "Human Genetics and the Image of God" at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, November 7th 2006 in the Queen's Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College. Dr Finlay has research interests in both the field of DNA repair and cancer research, as well as comparative primate genomics.
Best wishes
Denis Alexander [Director, Faraday Institute]
Bob White [Associate Director]


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Apple iPhone shoppers and mobile recycling
People recycling old mobiles to buy an iPhone may welcome calls from an MP urging Britons to be more responsible when it comes to disposing of items that are no longer required.
Environment secretary Hilary Benn issued this plea at a recent summit of waste industry representatives and council officials.
He suggested people need to take responsibility for the impact they are having on the planet.
Mr Benn asked: "Why do we send valuable items like aluminium and food waste to landfill when we can turn them into new cans and renewable energy?"
He concluded: "We must now work together to build a zero-waste nation."
Meanwhile, John Denham, secretary of state for communities and local government described failing to reuse materials wherever possible as "missing a major opportunity".
People keen to recycle an old mobile in order to do their bit for the planet may find replacing it with a model from LG can help them cut their CO2 emissions even further.
The GD510 Pop is one device that can be recharged using energy from the sun.
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The National Organization for Women (NOW) is calling the Republican presidential ticket of Romney and Ryan "the most dangerous men in America," claiming they want to ban birth control and abortion. Obama groups are running ads with a woman staring soulfully into the camera, intoning "It's a scary time to be a woman" and claiming that new Romney VP pick Paul Ryan would end birth control and choice.
Or maybe you've seen the alarming poster on Facebook screaming the same nonsense.
Republicans want to deny our reproductive rights! They'll time-travel you back to the 50's and force you to be barefoot (not even flip-flops) and pregnant!
Bull-sleaze. The NOW gals are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party. They and the campaign ads are lobbing these lies like grenades to panic women into voting for them. They're crazy-desperate because that's the only way their side can win.
Romney and Ryan are indeed against the Obamacare mandate forcing religious institutions to provide free birth control against the teachings of their faith. This dictate is a clear violation of First Amendment freedom of religion and will likely be overturned by the Supreme Court. But it doesn't mean they want to ban birth control: that's like saying if I don't like pizza and refuse to pay for your pizza, you are banned from pizza!
Meanwhile, Barack Obama has presided over the destruction of our national economy, the economy he pledged to fix if elected. Instead, his failed policies have made it so bad that now one in seven Americans are using food stamps. When he took office three years ago, 30 million Americans received them; now it's 46 million, a jump of over 50%.
Due to his mismanagement of the economy and the failure of his "job stimulus" 45 million are now jobless or under-employed and 100 million of the 300 million people in this country are now on some kind of government welfare according to the U.S Census, many on two or three government assistance programs. And that doesn't even include the huge numbers on Social Security or Medicare.
His drastic stands against domestic oil and coal production have raised our gas prices as well as the prices we pay for groceries and everything else that's transported by truck. While our families can't afford a summer vacation and often struggle to put food on the table, he's given away billions of our taxes in grants for "green jobs" to his campaign donors who own alternative energy ventures like Solyndra and then conveniently go bankrupt and keep all our money. In less than three years, he's added nearly 6 trillion dollars to a federal deficit he inherited at 9.5 trillion. That's a huge drag on our economy; worse, it's going to cripple our kids and grandkids' futures as they struggle to repay it.
So who's more dangerous: the president who's already destroying our economy and our families' futures and showering his buddies with our tax dollars, or two earnest, decent, Republican candidates who want to revive the America we love – prosperous, safe, and secure?
You'll see more and more of these frantic attempts to demonize the Republicans as woman-haters; it's their throw-granny-over-the-cliff, 2.0. In fact, Barack Obama sent out this Tweet to over 18 million Twitter followers a few days ago: "Make sure the women in your life know: Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest. " This is just sickening behavior, especially coming from the president who is supposed to be a role model for us all.
Instead of being scared, we should be insulted that they think we are nothing but walking wombs that can be panicked by their campaign lies into overlooking their destruction of our jobs, our families' incomes and the American economy. Whether you're pro-choice or anti-abortion, whether you choose the pill or condoms or would rather let nature take its baby-making course, we live in a nation that allows you to make your own decisions. Democrats' shameful attempts to destroy Republicans with these poisonous untruths must stop. Let's reject these twisted distractions and show them we're smarter than they think we are. And we know who the real "Most Dangerous Man in America" actually is.
Joy Overbeck is a journalist and author who also writes at www.thekitchencabinet.us and her quirky God website, www.godsayshi.org. Her column originally appeared here.


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Revised guidance on live court reporting due Wednesday
Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge is due to outline "revised practice guidance" on "electronic text-based communications" tomorrow (Wednesday, 13 December), in a follow-up to interim guidance issued a year ago.
In December 2010 England and Wales' most senior judge provided guidance which said individuals could be granted permission to use a mobile phone or other small electronic device "in order to make live text-based communications of the proceedings", as long as they had made a prior application to the court.
At the time the guidance emphasised that permission for live reporting of court proceedings would only be granted based on each individual case.
According to a press notice, since issuing this guidance the Lord Chief Justice has run a consultation which has included contributions from figures such as the Secretary of State for Justice and Attorney General as well as bodies such as the Press Complaints Commission and Society of Editors.
Once the guidance is outlined in court it will be published online, the notice added.
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Blade Runner 2049
Just when you thought the remake game couldn't get any worse, it does!
This is apparently just a rumor, but it's the second time this month I've seen it pop up! It should be taken with a grain of salt I guess, but with so many other sequels, remakes, and reboots to 80's films being made or hitting the theaters soon, you never know? Personally I think it's a horrible idea, but I'm curious as to what everyone else here thinks!
If Shia LaBeouf is cast as Deckard I will develop a nuclear weapon. Hollywood is one sick city right now...
If it does indeed happen, they better get an actor with some serious chops and gravitas, not the second coming of Tom Hanks!
Second coming of Tom Hanks is a bad thing? :confused:
That's all I really have to say as sadly, I've yet to see Blade Runner. Been meaning to for a while.
You owe it to yourself to check it out. I don't prefer it to Raiders or anything, but it's some of Ford's better work. It's been said of this film that as old as it is, it still looks like the future, not just a future inspired by the time it was made in, if that makes sense. To be more clear, it doesn't look like a 1982 version of the future, even though it should. See it before a sequel is made.
To be honest the Hanks comparison has been made by others and I just repeated it, in my opinion LaBeouf is more the second coming of John Cusack!
You really haven't seen Blade Runner yet? You do owe it to yourself to see one of Ford's best roles!
Keanu Reeves as a replicant! Actually, I think he is one in real life. :rolleyes:
I also think remaking Bladerunner is a horrible idea. How dare Hollywood even think about it!:mad:
The film is great the way it is.:up:
No way! The relicants had far more of an emotional range. ;)
Well, I never thought they would have the audacity to remake Halloween, and we all know how that turned out....:rolleyes:
Meanwhile, there are a ton of great stories that will never get a chance, because studios just want to stick with tried and true sequels and remakes.
It's all about using the branding of popular titles.
So, so sick of it.....:down:
I don't neccessarily hate the idea of a follow-up (as long as it's not called Blade Runner 2), but I'm not convinced that the themes he picked out there need any more exploring: the film did that already. Do I need to see attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion or whatever it was? No: that was the whole point of that speech- that those images are lost forever like tears in... oh you know.
It'll never live up to the first and there will be so much resistance against it, so why bother?
Well said! :up:
If they made a movie with same visual style and atmosphere and strong story as the original Blade Runner, I'd have nothing against it. I'm just afraid that it might turn out to be another washed out action clip without any characterization like so many sequels that we see nowadays...
Except this will never ever happen. They'll nvr get the same feel, even with Ridley, he's moved on to new things, new styles.
Theyre are other stories to tell in the Blade Runner Universe, but that doesn't mean they need to be told in movie form.
Blade Runner 2? No thanks.
What is safe? What classic can I still like w/o fear of it being ruined by his new, and completely retarded, idealess, brainless generation?
Two possible titles:
Blade Runner 2: The Electric Boogaloo
Blade Runner 2: Do Android Scotsmen Dream of Electric Sheep?
I haven't seen Blade Runner so it doesn't bother me. ;)
I saw it on TV back in the mid -80s when I was about 12 and I thought it was a **** film, purely because I was expecting a Han Solo character and lots of action.
Now I'm older I appreciate what a good film it is and on the recent dvd extras its interesting to hear how the people involved with the production mentioned the trailer featured most of the action scenes from the film, thus misleading many filmgoers in to thinking it was a more action orientated thriller. Apparently that plan backfired and the word of the mouth on the film ended up not being good and it flopped.
The idea of sequel is terrible. Its one of those films that should be left alone. Its now regarded a film noir sci fi movie with Ford giving one of the performances of his career.
I think I was about the same age, but I fell in love with the movie at first look. Mind you, I also loved Space Odyssey 2001 at the time, so I wasn't (and still aren't) looking merely for action in my movies...
Well after a long-time curiosity and encouragements from film fans to members of the board, I Netflixed and finally saw Blade Runner. And.......wow!
In all honesty, I have no idea what to think of it. While I agree the visuals are terrific and hold up very well in modern times(even though we'll obviously be no where near that advanced in just 11 years from now) and as always Ford delivered a great performance(I especially loved his faux voice when detecting the snake replicant... LOL) but the tempo of movie just speeds so quick and there are so many moments you have no idea what's going on it feels like you have to pause it a few times just to think about what you just saw and what is actually happening. I was very confused after it with lots of questions. I got to let it all sink in, but it's certainly not one of my favorite films. And it certainly isn't as good Star Wars or Raiders of the Lost Ark(not to compare 3 different films that just share a main big star, but still).
Trying not to steer too off-topic, I will say as someone who rarely completely disregards the idea of a sequel and never considers any work too "sacred" for a sequel, I do think a Blade Runner 2 is one of the weakest ideas to have been made. The story feels like a very singular story and any attempt to elaborate it after the ending would be unnecessary. Besides, aren't there enough versions of the original itself?
Speaking of which, I'm confused at what I do now: watch the director's cut, or watch the original again just to try and better understand this cUH-RaZ-Ee
You think that's bad. I still haven't seen The Empire Strikes Back. :gun:
Bow your head in shame.
Wow, Jess! How is that even possible..?
Saw 3lade Runner last night really good!
But they wold have to get Ridley scott again to pull it off or James Cameron and possibly Guillermo del Toro for possible directors.
But you would really need a good replacement for Deckard.
I'm thinking Viggo Mortensen or Liam Nesson. They would both be good.
I'm interested in another but as long there isn't an android army like Terminator, I Robot, Star Wars or any other Sci-Fi films.
Keep it real minimum CGI and maximum drama!
I don't think it'll ever happen.
But for all those who haven't seen Blade Runner, well, you should! It's one of Harrison's best roles, and the BR world is so different than anything before. It practically started the whole cyberpunk look. If you think about it, Harrison was on a great roll there of genre movies. Star Wars in '77, Empire in '80, Raiders in '81, Blade Runner in '82, Return of the Jedi in '83, and Temple of Doom in '84.
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Terry Webb is a retired Fire Fighter and Advanced EMT in Dodge City
Nothing Can Prepare You
Terry Webb is a retired Fire Fighter and Advanced EMT in Dodge City
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WOW. My heart sank when I read the opening paragraphs, Terry...but as I read on, I kept thinking...YOUR family's outcome is why we all love our careers in traffic safety! Thanks for sharing your personal story in such a powerful way.ReplyDelete
I'm really happy your story has a happy ending. And your willingness to share your experience will likely cause others to remember to buckle up. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
Terry, I'm sure you wear your seatbelt as children learn by example. In this story, an example that is almost as precious as the gift of life itself. Appreciate sharing your story.ReplyDelete
- Micki Webb Jeremy's Mom9/17/2014
You are so right nothing can prepare you for something like this. I am very greatful that our children listened to us and also learned from our example to wear their seat belts. We were very lucky that night. I can not imagine our lives without Jeremy. Yes he will have to live with some medical issues that the accident left him with but he is alive and well and that is all that matters to us. He is now happily Married and the father of 4 very active little girls ranging in age from 18 months to 6 yrs of age. He is one very LUCKY Man!!! Again Thank You Lord for watching over him that night and keeping him save in your arms. AmenReplyDelete


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Jesus was accustomed to going out on a limb for people who were poor, sick, possessed by demons or marginalized. He deliberately sought out such people. So when Jesus got to Jericho, with its luxurious villas of the rich, he did not even plan to stop there (Lk 19:1). The elite gravitated there because it was balmy all year round. Only 23 miles from Jerusalem, which has an elevation of 2,700 feet, Jericho lies 770 feet below sea level—the lowest city on earth. Moreover, the Dead Sea lies only 10 miles to the south, with its spas and healing waters laden with salts and minerals. With its perennial spring, Jericho is an oasis in the desert, dotted with palm trees and producing luscious fruit all year round. The people who could afford to live or vacation there were not the sort who were looking for what Jesus had to offer.
In addition, Jesus may have wanted to move quickly past Jericho because the Herodians, who wanted to kill him (13:31), had winter palaces there. Luke notes that Herod (Antipas) had long had a desire to see Jesus (9:9), a desire that is finally fulfilled after Jesus' arrest (23:8). In today's Gospel, Zacchaeus also desires to see Jesus and goes to extraordinary lengths to do so.
Zacchaeus has become rich himself, but through a most ignoble profession. Hated by his own people as a quisling of Rome, he would also have been despised for lining his own pockets with money extorted in his work. No one would take the job of tax collector unless he were desperate. Rare would be one who could work the system to make himself as rich as Zacchaeus. One wonders what it had cost him to become chief tax collector. What values had he compromised? What people had he defrauded? What relationships had been sacrificed?
In an instant Zacchaeus risks the social stature he has so carefully built up. Small in physical stature, he acts in a most undignified way, racing ahead of the crowd and climbing a tree. When Jesus sees how far out on a limb Zacchaeus has gone, he does the same. Calling him down, Jesus announces he must stay at Zacchaeus' house. Grumbling and criticism of Jesus for staying with a sinner immediately follow. But the risk Jesus takes for Zacchaeus is worth it.
Like Martha, who received (hypedexato) Jesus into her home (10:38), and like Mary Magdalene, whose discipleship was expressed in financial service (8:3), so Zacchaeus receives (hypedexato) Jesus with joy, opening his heart and his wallet in generous outreach. Zacchaeus declares that half his possessions will go to the poor, and any ill-gotten money he will repay four times over. In addition to his dignity and reputation, Zaccheus now risks his financial security and his social standing among his rich cohorts. The Gospel is not specific about the ways in which Zaccheus felt lost, nor what prompted him to look to Jesus to be found. Nonethe-less, Jesus perceives Zac-chaeus' need and leaves with him the saving grace to negotiate the challenges ahead.
Jesus does not ask Zacchaeus to leave behind his profession nor to give away the rest of his possessions. Rather, he meets him in the place of his seeking and opens up a saving way forward within his circumstances. One wonders what it will cost Zacchaeus to live out of this saving grace. Will he be ostracized by the Jericho elites? Will he follow Jesus out onto the final limb, the tree of the cross? Will his life, like that of Jesus, seed new shoots of hope and life? Will ours?


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A special issue of Women's Studies will examine the woman art collector which might be avenue for someone in dress and design studies to publish a piece. Below is the call.
Women's Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal invites submissions for this special issue.
The deadline is May 1, 2009.
While there are certainly women collectors whose interests tend toward more feminine-associated artifacts, such as jewels, fans, and lace, or work with domestic affiliations, such as embroidery, textiles, furniture, and glasswork, there are also women collectors who have ventured into new areas, amassing collections that in some cases make them the twentieth century creators of museums.
Paintings and sculptures of women have long been objects of the collector's desire—what happens to this gendered dynamic when the collector is a woman? Is the drive to collect necessarily a masculine quality? What, if anything, is it to collect like a woman? Can collections be distinctively feminine? To what extent does a collection reflect its collector? What ethnic or feminist lenses may be applied to our understand of these collections? What is the role of women collectors in perceptions of what constitutes the history of an art or cultural form? Is collecting an expression of passion, a form identity creation, a social climbing activity, an investment, or something else all together? What qualities are there in the relationships between women collectors and their advisors, co-collectors, or curators? What are the various attitudes of the women collector toward collecting in various communities? How has the woman collector fit in (or not fit in) to the larger collecting community? What motivates the woman collector? What methods do they use to assemble the objects that are characteristic of their collections? Is there an economic, aesthetic, or personal commonality to these possessions? Many, if not most, collectors must be wealthy and have the leisure time to collect, but what are the other common identity features of the collector? What about the artist collector or women who collects with family members or partners—or ones who commission portraits of themselves?
Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts must be formatted according to MLA guidelines. Essays should be approximately 25 pages in length. Authors should also supply a shortened version of the title for a running head, not exceeding 50 character spaces, an abstract of approximately 100 words, the author's affiliation and location. Each submitted article must contain author's mailing address, telephone number, e-mail, 100-word abstract, and a short biographical paragraph.
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Veterinarians may give NC zoo elephant contact
Veterinarians may give NC zoo elephant contact
They will have to be really big contacts.
They will have to be really big contacts.
Officials at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro and the North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine are considering giving an elephant at the zoo contact lenses after he had a second cataract surgery in six months earlier in June.
The 38-year-old African bull elephant, C'sar, weighs 12,000 pounds and has been at the zoo since 1978.
Now officials are considering whether contact lenses would help C'sar's vision even more.
Zookeepers say C'sar had become lethargic because he couldn't see well and officials had worried they might have to euthanize him. But he improved greatly after the first cataract surgery, encouraging the veterinarians to consider further procedures.


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Each year the good people from Makai Paddlers, based in Ulladulla on the NSW South Coast, run an ocean race along their stretch of pristine coastline.
It's built up from humble beginnings 5 years ago, to probably the most polished and fun ocean race, both from the perspective of the seamless organisation & the race course itself, inevitably downwind, from one picturesque seaside fishing town to another.
They make it a weekend so they can pick the eyes out of the weather, because they're locals they know when it should start, and maybe it was a fluke but this year they even had us starting over the Sussex Inlet bar on a swift flood tide, which took the chance of a surf trashing out of the equation.
I decided to make a camping weekend of it & took Nic & the kids down to stay at the sponsor's accommodation, the Big 4 Holiday park at Burril Lake. It's one of my favourite little hamlets, being the venue many moons gone, for our annual post-uni week of celebration. What I can remember of them anyway....!
|My Dolls Point buddy Daniel
The briefing was short & clear, there were eleven safety boats out on the course as well as two helicopters, which was pretty damn cool. We were given high-vis vests to wear, which made for a striking lineup as we drifted down the inlet for the race start.
The race headed south east on a quartering sea, with about 20 knots and barely any swell. When we reached the turn can, only really a few degrees of adjustment to head south, conditions lined us up nearly plumb to the finish line at Ulladulla Harbour.
The next 90 minutes whistled past in a blur of runners and troughs, wind blowing the tops off the waves, about as good as it gets. I was paddling the Fenn Elite S, a ski that really I don't have much right to be paddling in a long ocean race like this, but it looked after me and showed me a few glimpses of what these sleek machines can deliver.
Damo & his mate on the Thundercat loomed up beside me a few times, usually to shout out 'yyeeeeewwww' as I hooked into a runner, always reassuring to see the support boats out there on the big blue especially as you start to tire. Hopefully the the short video above captures a bit of the action on the sea, bloody hell it was good fun.
All too soon the finish loomed on the sand inside the harbour, & we all then adjourned to the Boardwalk Cafe for some extremely cold beer and swapped tall tales of the race.
The entire experience was brilliant, for me a lovely weekend away with the family at a place I love, a well run, challenging and friendly race, with a good party to wind it up. An added bonus at the presentation was my eldest daughter Kiri meeting current World Surfski champ Teneale Hatton, who was very generous with her time & made Kiri's weekend. Great for young girls to see such inspiring role models I reckon.
If you're looking for a great surfski experience and willing to do the work you need to do to successfully run a course like this, you couldn't imagine a better weekend.
Well done to the Makai folks for putting such a great show, see you next year.


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New clip and runtime for 'A Good Day to Die Hard'
Bruce Willis isn't the only thing about about the Die Hard franchise that appears to have shrunk a few shirt sizes over the years. The runtime has eclipsed two hours for each of the prior films, but it appears screenwriter Skip Woods has slimmed down things a lot for A Good Day to Die Hard, as it will clock in at a brisk 97 minutes, which only means the awful "culture clash" jokes will come that much faster.
That's probably a good thing, because the whole John and Jack McClane in Moscow bit will probably get old really quickly. Bruce Willis teams up with Jai Courtney to play the father and son duo, who will attempt to stop Russian terrorists from doing something really nasty. The newly released clip shows that the McClane's remain as cool under pressure as ever, and the bad guys as dumb as ever.
A Good Day to Die Hard opens in IMAX on February 13th.