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Board of Regents Meeting
Special Meeting of the
Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee
Friday, February 9, 2001; 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
Room 106, UAA Commons
University of Alaska Anchorage Campus
Anchorage, Alaska
Committee Members:
Elsa Froehlich Demeksa, Chair
Mary Jane Fate
Kevin O. Meyers
Joe J. Thomas
Joseph E. Usibelli, Jr.
Michael J. Burns, Board Chair
I. Call to Order
II. Adoption of Agenda
"The Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee adopts the agenda as presented.
I. Call to Order
II. Adoption of Agenda
III. Full Board Consent AgendaA. Approval of the 2001 Land Management Development PlanIV. Ongoing Issues
B. Approval of Abrogation and Release of Restrictions Agreement, Bender Mountain
C. Approval of Land Acquisition Plan for University of Alaska Fairbanks, Poker Flat Research Range
D. Approval of Schematic Design for UAA Library Addition and Renovation ProjectA. Update Regarding Sale at Cape Bingham to Forest ServiceV. Future Agenda Items
B. Update Regarding Sale of Trust Land Near Valdez to EVOS
C. Update Regarding Sale of Portion of Seward Marine Center
D. Progress on Planning and Construction Activities at UAFA. Report on Land Management OperationsVI. Executive Session
B. UAA Master Planning & CIP Development
C. UAF Master Planning & CIP Development
VII. Adjourn
This motion is effective February 9, 2001."
III. Full Board Consent Agenda
A. Approval of the 2001 Land Management Development Plan Reference 1
In accordance with Regents' Policy 05.11.04.A.3 and .5, the Statewide Office of Land Management has prepared and is advertising and circulating for comment the 2001 Development Plan (Reference 1). The Development Plan identifies university investment properties throughout the state that are being considered for development by the university. The Development Plan is sent to legislators and over 225 communities. It is available for review at the three main campuses and is sent to individuals upon request. Advertisements soliciting comments on the Development Plan are run in four newspapers across the state: Anchorage Daily News, Fairbanks Daily News Miner, Juneau Empire, and Ketchikan Daily News. The 2001 Development Plan comment period ends on February 20, 2001.
Approval of the annual Development Plan is required in accordance with Regents' Policy 05.11.05.A.2, and represents the first step in determining the feasibility of a project. In keeping with the board's direction for responsible management practices, the public-noticing process prior to the approval of a plan allows the public an opportunity to identify and comment on potential conflicts relating to the properties proposed to be developed, and the administration an opportunity to gauge the general public's acceptance of such a proposal. Comments received on the Development Plan will be discussed with the committee. Should additional comments be received subsequent to the February 9 meeting and March 7-9, 2001 meeting of the Board of Regents, the committee will be updated during those meetings. Approval of the Development Plan begins the detailed and costly analysis of project feasibility.
Before proceeding with construction activity associated with any project within the Development Plan that is subsequently anticipated to involve disbursements in excess of $500,000, the administration has been and will continue to submit to the Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee for approval a specific updated plan for any such project, including the project budget and an economic feasibility analysis. The board will note that this is a slight change from prior practices, changing "receipts or disbursements" to "disbursements." It has been found that in several instances the university has been able to invest ("disburse") less than $250,000 but expect and actually receive well in excess of $500,000 in a short timeframe.
The President recommends that:
"The Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee recommends that the Board of Regents approve the Land Management 2001 Development Plan as presented and directs the administration to continue its development efforts and carry out the plan to the extent practicable in accordance with the Regents' Policy and guidelines set forth above. This motion is effective February 9, 2001."
B. Approval of Abrogation and Release of Restrictions Agreement, Bender Mountain Reference 2
In 1989, the university acquired from the U.S. Department of Education 2.5 acres of land on Bender Mountain, approximately five miles northwest of Fairbanks (Location Map, Reference 2). The land was acquired at no cost and restricted to educational use only for 30 years. The deed, also shown in Reference 2, contained use restrictions and annual reporting requirements that the university certify that the university was using the property in accordance with the terms of its original application. The intended utilization, stated in the university's application for the property, outlined a long-term plan to relocate KUAC's transmission tower to the site and interim use for research.
On a limited basis, a portion of the site has been used for Christmas tree research; however, this research is no longer being actively managed and there is no interest in continuing this or other research on the property. KUAC no longer has the need or the financial resources to relocate its tower to this site and they recently made a formal determination that the Bender Mountain parcel no longer fits into its long-term plans.
The university can no longer operate the property under the terms and conditions set forth in the original deed from the federal government.
After discussing the university's inability to comply with the terms of the deed, the federal government has agreed to allow the university to abrogate its remaining 20-year "educational-use-only" restrictions for a fee of $8,000. The $8,000 fee represents a 33 percent discount to the current fair market value of the property ($12,000 by a recent appraisal approved by the federal government). The $4,000 credit is based on a 10-year "satisfactory educational utilization of the property" credit from the federal government.
The "Abrogation and Release of Restrictions" (Draft Abrogation Agreement is shown in Reference 2) will release the university from the remaining 20 years of "educational-use-only" deed restrictions. The Abrogation Agreement will contain a covenant requiring that for any proceeds in excess of $12,000 generated from the property prior to July 28, 2019, the federal government shall receive 67 percent. After July 28, 2019, the property will be free and clear of all restrictions.
In order to execute the proposed abrogation agreement, the federal government requires a resolution from the Board of Regents requesting release from the Bender Mountain educational use restrictions. That resolution is found on the first page of Reference 2.
The President recommends that:
"The Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee recommend that the Board of Regents:
1. approve the resolution set forth in Reference 2;
2. authorize the payment of $8,000 and any miscellaneous expenses the administration may deem appropriate; and
3. authorize the director of the Statewide Office of Land Management to execute an 'Abrogation and Release of Restrictions' in substantially the same form as shown in Reference 2, thus abrogating the certain educational use deed restrictions to the Bender Mountain property, legally described as the SW4SW4NW4SW4 of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian.
This motion is effective February 9, 2001."
C. Approval of Land Acquisition Plan for University of Alaska Fairbanks, Poker Flat Research RangeReference 3
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), as part of its master planning effort, has developed a Land Acquisition Plan to address concerns identified in the Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) Master Plan for Range Upgrade and Long-Term Improvements (Reference 3).
PFRR is a unique and important component of the UAF Geophysical Institute, generating several million dollars a year in outside research funding and important research in the fields of upper atmospheric research. PFRR needs to be protected from encroaching development that threatens to limit its ability to ensure safe rocket launches and other operations at PFRR.
Increasingly, land within the critical rocket launch zones of PFRR is being developed in ways that threaten to restrict PFRR operations. In the proposed Land Acquisition Plan, (Reference 3), UAF has identified eight parcels of private land as necessary for acquisition in order to protect the future of PFRR. Based on current assessed values of these parcels and other comparable sales information, the administration estimates that the values of the parcels range from $25,000 to $135,000 each, or approximately $835,000 for all eight parcels. Seven of the parcels are improved with cabins, and one of the parcels is in the early stages of being subdivided into small recreational lots to be marketed to snow machiners.
Regents' Policy 05.11.05.A.2.c. requires that the Board of Regents review and approve all land acquisition plans prior to implementation. After board approval, the Statewide Office of Land Management (SOLM) will be able to pursue the purchase of land identified in the approved Land Acquisition Plan as parcels come on the market, provided that sufficient funding exists. SOLM is guided by Board of Regents' Real Property Policy to negotiate price and terms based on fair market value.
The proposed Land Acquisition Plan provides a framework within which the administration will be able to acquire land necessary to ensure safe rocket launches and related operations at PFRR. In conjunction with other documents, this Land Acquisition Plan can be used to assist in budget projections necessary for prolonging the useful life of PFRR.
Any significant changes to the Land Acquisition Plan must be submitted to the Board of Regents for approval.
The President recommends that:
"The Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee recommend that the Board of Regents approve the Poker Flat Land Acquisition Plan (Reference 3), and authorize the administration to proceed with the acquisition of parcels identified for acquisition as the identified parcels become available for acquisition and funding is available. This motion is effective February 9, 2001."
D. Approval of Schematic Design for UAA Library Addition and Renovation Project Reference 4
At the June 2000 Board of Regents' meeting, the UAA library project, including parking garage and pedestrian walkway, was approved at a total project cost not to exceed $43,980,000; the board authorized the administration to expend up to $9,268,000 total project cost for the parking garage/walkway. Bids were recently opened and award was made at the budgeted $7.144 million for construction. The project is on track. The Municipality of Anchorage has recently authorized a waiver to the requirement to install sprinklers in the parking garage. The administration expects that this may free as much as $150,000 from the $9,268,000 project budget so that it can be applied to other components of the overall effort. The decision on the contingency budget will be made next fall/winter.
At its June 2000 meeting, the Board of Regents also authorized the administration to expend $600,000 for the schematic design of the library renovation and new addition. On November 16, 2000, the board further authorized the administration to expend up to $1.6 million for that continuing design process. UAA has now finalized an amendment to RIM Architects (formerly known as Cash-Barner Architects) to complete the all-remaining design work. Schematic design is now complete and the campus is ready to move forward with the design development phase and ultimately the bidding/construction documents for the new library addition and renovation to the existing library space.
The project will include the construction of a new addition (approximately 113,000 sf) to the existing 92,355 square foot, 3-story Consortium Library, and renovations to the air handling and fire alarm systems and controls affecting significant portions of the existing structure. The remaining remodel budget will be used toward revitalization of existing entrances and circulation areas of the existing library, the removal of walls to enable an airy free flow between the structures, and surface renewals of all public spaces. Private offices and back office workspaces are not yet due for renewal. The construction will include surface parking for approximately 188 cars, minor roadway, intersection, and lighting work to improve the traffic circulation within the College of Arts and Sciences, Library, and Science Building areas.
The existing facility was constructed in 1973. Portions of that facility have been, and will continue to be, periodically updated with maintenance funds. A future capital request for work in FY07 will likely surface to address the ongoing revitalization needs associated with the old facility.
The final library configuration meets the anticipated growth in program space needs through 2020. The majority of the new library facility will support open stack space for print collections, documents, non-print materials and journals, in addition to the dedicated classroom, computer lab, reproduction center, multi-purpose room, and over 40 faculty/staff offices. At the glazed east elevation of each floor, several different types of reading/study areas will be incorporated to provide an important accommodation for students and faculty. Within the new 3-story addition will be space to accommodate the holdings of the Alaska Resources Library and Information Service (ARLIS) and minimum square footage for both the Institute of the North as well as the Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association (AMIPA).
Work on the library expansion is scheduled to begin in April 2002, following completion of the Parking Garage and Pedestrian Walkway Project that is currently anticipating a start date of May 2001.
Additional information is shown in Reference 4.
FUNDINGTotal Efforts Preliminary Planning & Garage/Walkway New Construction & Remodel w/o Garage FY94 Capital Approp.$270,000$270,000$0FY99 Capital Approp.$9,530,000$9,268,000$262,000FY01 Capital Approp.$34,000,000$0$34,000,000TOTAL$43,800,000$9,538,000$34,262,000
A review of FY94 capital appropriation language has revealed that there is only $43.8 million available for the complete library effort, $180,000 less than was previously reported. This has no adverse impact to the project outcome. A 1-page budget is presented in Reference 4.
Schematic Design Approval, Auth. to Bid & Award Library Addition & Renovation - March 2001
Begin Constr. of Parking Garage & Pedest. Walkway - May 2001
Complete Design of Library Addition & Renovation - Sept. 2001
Complete Internal Review Process of Design - Nov. 2001
Comp. Constr. of Parking Garage & Pedest. Walkway - January 2002
Bid & Award Library Addition & Renovation - January 2002
Begin Construction of Library Addition - April 2002
Complete Constr. of Library Addit. & Occupy New Space - Sept. 2003
Begin Renovation of Existing Library Space - October 2003
Complete Renovation & Move-in Complete - August 2004
Regents' Policy 05.12.04.C authorizes the Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee to approve schematic designs at this project size so long as the estimated total project cost does not exceed the previously approved budget by 20 percent. There has been no increase in the project budget since the project was last approved in June 2000.
The President recommends that:
"The Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee, as required by Regents' Policy 05.12.04.C:
1. approve the schematic design for the University of Alaska Anchorage Library Addition and Renovation Project as presented;
2. acknowledge the $270,000 in preliminary planning/design efforts to date; and
3. authorize the university administration to bid and award contracts not to exceed a total project cost of $34.262 million;
provided, however, to the extent that the previously authorized amount of $9.268 million for the garage/walkway effort is not needed, it may be applied to the new construction/remodel effort, without additional authorization from the Board of Regents, for a revised combined total not to exceed $43.8 million. This motion is effective February 9, 2001."
IV. Ongoing Issues
A. Update Regarding Sale at Cape Bingham to Forest Service Reference 5V. Future Agenda Items
This 835.30-acre parcel of university land is located on Cross Sound about 10 miles south of Glacier Bay National Park. The parcel is an inholding in the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness area within the Tongass National Forest (see Reference 5 map). The parcel does not contain commercial timber stands.
On December 2, 1994 the University executed a settlement agreement with the state and various environmental, community and fishery organizations allowing timber harvesting by the University on the Gulf Coast. Paragraph 10 of the agreement reads as follows:"10. The University shall grant the United States Forest Service a ten-year option to purchase or exchange the University's Cape Bingham parcel in Southeast Alaska at fair market value determined at the time of purchase or exchange."
The Board of Regents approved the Settlement Agreement at its December 1, 1994 meeting.
The U.S. Forest Service has agreed that the conduit conveyance to them through The Conservation Fund at an appraised price of $1.5 million would fully satisfy the requirements of the Settlement Agreement. Vice President Beedle will brief the committee on recent developments.
This is an information item; no action is required.
B. Update Regarding Sale of Trust Land Near Valdez to EVOS Reference 6
With the board's concurrence, between 1994 and 1995 the Statewide Office of Land Management (SOLM) identified 11 university properties to be placed on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council's (EVOS) list of lands under consideration for purchase as part of its Comprehensive Habitat Protection Purchase Program. Three parcels near Valdez were ultimately sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and selected for acquisition by EVOS.
The Board of Regents approved the sale of the Jack Bay parcel on April 21, 1995, it being noted that USS 447 and USS 448 parcels were below a dollar value requiring board approval, and all subject to Regents' Policy on receiving fair market valuation prior to sale. The process of establishing a value acceptable to the university has required more time than originally envisioned. The USFS did not provide its appraisals to the university for USS 447 and USS 448 until 1997, and, for Jack Bay until 1999. The values established by the USFS appraisals ($748,000 total) were significantly lower than SOLM's internal estimate of value. In 2000, with USFS concurrence, SOLM secured Charles Horan as a third-party appraiser to appraise the parcels. The final fair market values established by the Horan appraisals was $1.355 million, detailed as follows:
Portion of Tract C, U.S. Survey 447 - $100,000
The university owns a 29.12-acre parcel, located just east of Valdez and south of the Richardson Highway near Meals Avenue. It is adjacent to the Valdez Duck Flats and, in all but title, is in large part, a natural extension of the Duck Flats. The university will tract out and retain approximately 4.44 acres with commercial potential and sell EVOS approximately 24.68 acres of land within the Duck Flats.
U.S. Survey 448 - $125,000
This 32.66-acre parcel is located approximately one mile east of Valdez bisected by the Richardson Highway. Approximately 9.42 acres of the parcel is encumbered by the Richardson Highway. The 3.5 acres north of the highway is leased to the USFS as a fish viewing area. The land south of the highway is predominantly grassy tidal wetlands, flooded at high tides, and is essentially undevelopable wetlands. This parcel is adjacent to the Valdez Duck Flats and, in all but title, is in large part, a natural extension of the Duck Flats.
Jack Bay - $1,130,000
This 942-acre parcel is located approximately 12 miles southwest of Valdez on the southeast end of Valdez Narrows. This parcel has over four miles of frontage on Jack Bay and is located just west of the Jack Bay State Marine Park. Almost all of the waterfront property is located within Valdez city limits. Although the highest and best use of the property is for large lot recreational subdivision development or for multiple lodge sites, the City of Valdez has expressed strong opposition to any development of this property.
Maps of these parcels are shown in Reference 6.
EVOS approved the acquisition of these parcels for the above fair market values at their December 4, 2000 trustees' meeting. At this time, the USFS is preparing purchase agreements for these properties. Provided that the terms and conditions of the purchase agreements are acceptable, and the required subdivision of USS 447 is recorded, SOLM will conclude the sale of these parcels.
The pending sale of all these parcels to EVOS has been noted in the SOLM Annual Reports for December 1994 through December 1998, and the June 1999 SOLM Annual Report. Additional published notice will be provided upon receipt of formal purchase documents and during the public hearing processes associated with the subdivision of US 447.
Regents' Policy 05.11.05.A.1 requires that the board shall be notified prior to any real property transaction greater than $100,000 in value. The pending sale of USS 448 at $125,000 requires such notice, which was provided on April 21, 1995. The sale of a portion of Tract C, USS 447 at $100,000 does not require notice. Because the $1.13 million Jack Bay parcel was not part of a published development plan at the time, yet was expected to be valued at more than $250,000, the board, in accordance with Regents' Policy 05.11.05.A.2.d, specifically approved that sale on April 21, 1995.
Vice President Beedle will brief the committee on any recent developments.
This is an information item; no action is required
C. Update Regarding Sale of Portion of Seward Marine Center Reference 7
Prior to the August 1999 board meeting in Seward, the board was briefed regarding revitalizing university activities in that community. The administration has continued to work with the Kenai Fjords National Park, the Chugiak National Forest, and the City of Seward regarding a 15,700 gross square foot ("gsf") office and 11,100-gsf visitor center, including a modern smart classroom for 2-way distance delivery of university and NPS programs. The concept continues to place the facility on a portion of the university's 6.8-acre upland tract in Seward that is currently occupied by the 5,934 gsf K.M. Rae Building (1982 construction cost of $1.0 million), the 4,429 gsf 4-plex apartment building (1976 construction cost of $214,000), and parking which is shared with the Alaska SeaLife Center. Because of the hillside and drainage, less than 4 of the 6.8 acres are suitable for development.
Federal construction, anticipated to begin in March of 2003 and be completed in April 2004, is currently estimated at $8.7 million; $2.5 million in federal funds have been appropriated to the federal agencies for the scoping, design, and land acquisition. The university property has been appraised at $1.63 million. The federal government plans on adding to the footprint of the K.M. Rae Building and constructing a second and possibly third floor over some or all of the existing structure, tying the facility's view-shed into that of the Alaska SeaLife Center. The smaller footprint appears to be preferred for political and esthetic reasons.
The original plan called for a campus-like concept that would involve the sale of the K.M. Rae Building and approximately 2.5 acres of university land shown on Reference 7, reservation of perpetual access rights for the university to portions of the new facility, and creation of a multi-agency facility and user group with maintenance, operating, and periodic costs allocated to the various users on a predetermined formulae. It was hoped that the end result would be:
1. the substantial reduction or elimination of UAF's School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences' (SFOS') $50-75k annual operating expenses, and the R&R expenses associated with this 19-year old facility;
2. access to a state-of-the-art distance learning center for university-wide program origination and delivery;
3. access to the existing auditorium and expanded conference room facilities;
4. dedicated access to six flexible offices;
5. continued prominent recognition of K.M. Rae within the new facility; and
6. significant compensation with which to enhance university programs.
UAF's SFOS has reconsidered its occupancy needs in the joint-use facility. Vice President Beedle will brief the committee on recent developments.
This is an information item; no action is required.
D. Progress on Planning and Construction Activities at UAF
UAF Facilities Services Director Schedler will brief the committee regarding recent planning and construction activities at UAF.
This is an information item; no action is required.
A. Report on Land Management Operations
B. UAA Master Planning & CIP Development
C. UAF Master Planning & CIP Development
VI. Executive Session
"The Board of Regents goes into executive session at _________ A.S.T in accordance with the provisions of AS 44.62.310 to discuss matters the immediate knowledge of which would have an adverse effect on the finances of the university related to:
~ Land Negotiations
~ Facilities
The session will include members of the Board of Regents, President Hamilton, General Counsel Parrish, and such other university staff members as the president may designate and will last approximately _____ hour(s). Thus, the open session of the Board of Regents will resume in this room at approximately _______ A.S.T. This motion is effective February 9, 2001."
(To be announced at conclusion of executive session)
The Finance, Facilities, and Land Management Committee of the Board of Regents concluded an executive session at _____ A.S.T. in accordance with AS 44.62.310 discussing matters the immediate knowledge of which would have an adverse effect on the finances of the university. The session included members of the Board of Regents, President Hamilton, General Counsel Parrish, and other university staff members designated by the president and lasted approximately ______ hour(s).
VII. Adjourn


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We've all been on patrol and seen a guy selling DVDs, CDs, or clothing out of the trunk of his car at a corner gas station. You may pull up and tell him to leave, or you may ignore it. I must admit I was the same way until I learned the concepts and impacts of counterfeiting.
There are all sorts of items that are being counterfeited. Anything from movies that are still in theaters to music before it is released into the market. Jeans, purses, coats, shoes, iPads, and iPhones are just a few other examples.
During the last 20 years we've seen a steady increase in intellectual property (IP) crimes. There has been a tremendous lack of enforcement and education on these matters to law enforcement. There is an underlying thought that this is a victimless crime, and that the big money companies that are counterfeited already have enough money. As law enforcement professionals, we have to change our thoughts on that. I will give you several reasons why.
A portion of the financing for the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 was provided by counterfeiting. Any time you deal with large amounts of money and quick returns, you typically have a criminal element involved. Counterfeiting and piracy provide a profit margin that is actually higher than narcotics trafficking. I have personally seen drug traffickers leave the business and enter into trafficking counterfeit goods. I have seen gang members get into the business as well.
The reason is very simple. There's a lot of money to be made, and overall enforcement is lacking. State laws have been changing across the nation to address these issues.
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This is, of course, to be taken with a grain of Kala Namak because it's mostly being reported on small websites of questionable journalistic integrity, but either way, you have to admit that it is kind of hilarious. TOM KAUN? NEVER HEARD OF HIM! I'm also a very big fan of calling these people "junior artistes." Because that's clearly what they are. In any case, it's just nice to see that no matter where they go in the world, a movie star's life continues to be one that is real and relatable and makes sense and is a thing we can easily wrap our minds around because of how much sense it makes. So there's that to hold onto. (Thanks for the tip, Melanie.)


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Going, going, gone: 2012's runaway hit
When Gillian Flynn learned in June that her new novel, Gone Girl, had debuted at number two on the New York Times bestseller list, it was not exactly a glamorous moment in publishing. "I was in Scottsdale by myself," Flynn recalls. "I got the phone call while wading in the hotel pool."
A second chance for a proper celebration came on the Fourth of July, when she found out at home in Chicago that her book had reached the top of the list. "We went out on the back porch—our neighbors are very fond of illegal fireworks, so we popped open champagne and watched," she says.
Flynn experienced modest success with her first two novels, 2007's deeply creepy Sharp Objects and 2009's aptly named Dark Places. But Gone Girl is a bona fide phenomenon, selling 1.8 million copies to date and spending 20 consecutive weeks (so far) on the New York Times bestseller lists, including eight weeks in the number-one spot for hardcover fiction. It's the word-of-mouth hit that book lovers everywhere have been reading, talking about and gushing over. For these reasons, BookPage has named Gone Girl the Breakout Book of the Year.
Flynn spoke to BookPage from her home in Chicago, still sounding slightly stunned by the book's astonishing performance.
"I'm smart enough to acknowledge that I'm a good writer, but this is lightning in a bottle."
"This one's so different from the other two, just wildly different and incredibly unexpected," she says. "I thought it would do incrementally better, like the first two. It was thrilling to see it take off like that."
In Gone Girl we meet Nick and Amy, happy newlyweds living in New York. The inspiration for her parents' popular series of children's books, Amy has a healthy trust fund that partly supports their Manhattan life. Then they are both laid off from their magazine jobs, and her parents' unwise investments drain Amy's bank account. Nick and Amy move to Missouri to care for his sick mother and start over. After they settle in a gloomy subdivision filled with empty foreclosed homes, the cracks in their marriage quickly appear. Those cracks soon become gaping crevasses, and then Amy disappears, leaving Nick as the prime suspect. But is Amy the golden girl everyone thought she was, or is there something much darker there? And that's really all you can say about this deliciously strange story without giving away too much.
It's hard to pinpoint why Gone Girl has captured the popular imagination so thoroughly. It's perhaps in part because America is still a place where we are most comfortable with women fitting the very specific role of selfless caretaker.
Flynn doesn't write about that kind of woman.
"I really fight against the idea that we're natural nurturers," Flynn says. "It belittles us and our fight to be a good person."
Flynn is warm and funny on the phone, a far cry from the deeply damaged heroines of her novels. It's hard to understand how Flynn, who grew up in a happy two-parent home in Kansas City, Missouri, spins such wickedly eerie stories.
"It may be that's why I'm able to go to those darker spots and always been attracted to that," Flynn says. "My dad is a film professor and he loved to share movies, particularly with his daughter. I loved to watch horror movies, loved to wander around my house imagining things in the closets. I still remember Dad putting a tape in the big VCR and saying, 'It's time to watch Psycho.'"
It seems pretty inevitable, then, that after earning a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern, Flynn would become a writer for Entertainment Weekly. "We were charter subscribers," she says of her family. "Entertainment Weekly was an iconic thing in our house."
Flynn worked her way up to TV critic (for the record, she currently is watching "Parks and Recreation," "Boardwalk Empire," "Homeland" and "30 Rock," but maintains that the best TV series of all time is still "The Wire"). When the economy tanked and magazines had to trim budgets, Flynn was among those laid off.
"It gave me the freedom to walk around and feel sorry for myself for a few months," Flynn says with a laugh. "I spent my days watching movies and playing video games."
Dark Places came out just months later, though, and Flynn made the transition to full-time novelist. She writes in the "weird little basement area" of the old Victorian house in Chicago she shares with her husband, a lawyer and fellow pop culture junkie, and their toddler son.
Right now, her writing is focused on drafting the Gone Girl screenplay. Reese Witherspoon has signed on to produce and star as Amy. (No word at press time on who will play the handsome but cagey Nick, although Internet opinion seems to lean toward Bradley Cooper or Ryan Gosling.)
With so much of the novel taking place inside Amy's and Nick's heads, writing a screenplay is a unique challenge. "I'm trying to find a way to externalize that dialogue," Flynn says. "I think of Trainspotting, Fight Club and Election—I can't imagine those without voiceover."
Once the screenplay is delivered and the publicity for Gone Girl is done, Flynn will have to focus on her next book. She admits to feeling the pressure of what she calls her own "Greek chorus" to produce another runaway bestseller, but tries to focus on the work rather than the result.
"I'm smart enough to acknowledge that I'm a good writer, but this is lightning in a bottle," she says. "You just do the good work and write what you want to write."


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An executive with the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau has some advice for leaders in the city's tourism business: "Start learning Chinese."
Kim Priez said a big push to draw travelers from around the world, including an emphasis on China, is part of the New Orleans CVB's 2014 marketing strategy. The 70-page plan was released Wednesday morning during a meeting at a downtown New Orleans hotel.
Plans outlined by the organization's CEO, Stephen Perry, and others aim at improving on an already-flourishing tourism industry in New Orleans by increasing visits during slower seasons, such as mid-summer, and boosting mid-week tourism business. The industry is the area's largest employer, with more than 70,000 hospitality-related jobs. Last spring's annual CVB assessment said that in 2012 the city drew 9 million who spent $6 billion.
Priez said New Orleans already does a good job of seeking European tourists.
"We are one of the leading mid-sized cities in America that goes after that European business because of our heritage," she said. "But we are missing the mark on a lot of other markets that are really making a monetary difference on the West Coast, the East Coast."
So she said the CVB is expanding its marketing into China, Brazil and Australia.
"The international market is an area where we can expand on occupancy greatly. Everyone else is also pursuing it so it's a very competitive market; but I believe we need to be in that arena," Priez said.
The CVB's first efforts to draw Chinese visitors began 18 months ago and are beginning to pay off, she said. The bureau plans to step up its efforts. "Eighteen months from now, it will be amazing, the difference in the Chinese market for this city."
Foreign visitors are especially good because they often stay longer than visitors from within the U.S. "They stay six to seven nights in our city," Priez said during a panel discussion that included other New Orleans CVB officials as well as Mark Romig, head of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation.
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Tonight Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of the Year for 2010 was General David Petraeus. Good for Walters for choosing such a deserving honoree. She had really nice things to say about Petraeus, but the segment itself was bit bizarre because of what was omitted. First, and foremost, unless I just completely missed it, I don't think the name George W. Bush was uttered.
She pointed out that President Obama turned to him to lead the effort in Afghanistan. But no mention of Bush's decision to go with the Petraeus doctrine and the flack he took for it. No mention of the Left's despicable "Betray Us" campaign. I am glad she acknowledged his accomplishments. It is just a shame that could only take place when he was serving a Democrat President.


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by Mike Masnick
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You may remember last year -- when New York passed an ill-considered law that attempted to twist the interpretation of its tax law to make Amazon responsible for collecting sales tax in NY because some affiliates were based there. This is problematic, because it basically defines an affiliate as an employee of the company, when an affiliate is really just an advertiser. In response, Amazon went to court, but another retailer, Overstock, went the more drastic (and press friendly) route, and cut off all NY affiliates. I guess Amazon was kicking itself for not thinking of the same thing, and now that a similar issue is showing up in North Carolina, Amazon has abruptly cut off all affiliates in the state, leading to anger among many of those affiliates. The question is whether they turn that anger against Amazon or the state government for pushing forward with such a law.
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Anonymous Coward, 26 Jun 2009 @ 6:42pmHere is my opinion: As an affiliate, I am selling performance pays advertising space. I don't sell any products, I don't charge the client, I don't handle the products, and I don't in any way shape or form control any part of the business. The transaction for sale is entirely between (in this case) Amazon and their customer. Amazon only pays me performance based income for advertising space that I provide. I have no more control over a sale than a magazine does, based on the ad pages in their publication.
So the tax man in any state has nothing to do or say to me. I am not an employee of Amazon, nor do I operate an amazon office. I sell ad space.
Joe, 26 Jun 2009 @ 6:56pm
Thanks BevI live in NC and I fully support Amazon on this. Our fearless leaders continue to punish consumers and business owners for their own incompetence.
Bev Purdue, govenor of NC since January...
Began using Education Lottery money to fund non-education related programs.
Raised tobacco tax, NCs #1 cash crop, a full $1 higher than the recent federal requirement.
Can you get anymore out of touch with your constituants?
scarr, 26 Jun 2009 @ 9:48pmThis seems monstrously stupid. Unless it's infinitely easy to handle the state taxes, companies are going to pull out of your state. In the age of technology, many sales can be handled remotely. This means a loss of jobs and income to your state.
If the legislature assumes that not having people in the state means they won't sell ads to businesses in the state, doesn't that mean the businesses in your state will lose potential customers, and thus income (and thus more sales and income tax) too?
I know they want to collect the money they really should be receiving, but this poorly thought out approach is like shooting yourself in the foot, then in the other foot.
Bradley Stewart, 27 Jun 2009 @ 6:10am
I'm Know Expert On Tax Lawbut I have to say that things have gotten way out of hand as far as taxes are going. Not very long ago I watched a story on television about a daughter following her father's car home in her car. Something wrong and she wound up rear ending her father. Aside from the expense of the auto repairs and the probability of an insurance increase some time later one of the two of them received a ticket from the State. As I recall it was for 237 dollars. thats right. 237 dollars. What you might ask for? It was a Crash Tax.
btr1701 (profile), 27 Jun 2009 @ 6:57am
Re: I'm Know Expert On Tax Law> I'm Know Expert On Tax Law
Or the English language, apparently.
Anonymous Coward, 29 Jun 2009 @ 5:06am
Re: I'm Know Expert On Tax LawWhat for? It's a fine for being stupid and endangering the public. i.e. Fine for "failure to maintain control of your vehicle". Just because it happens to be father/daughter relationship in this instance doesn't change the law.
WTH is your point?
ahrcanum, 27 Jun 2009 @ 12:01pm
taxesWon't be long before a federal internet sales tax anyways.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Jun 2009 @ 12:27pm
Re: taxesI was thinking that and such a tax should be resisted. We don't need more federal control we need less.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Jun 2009 @ 11:38pmdoh!
Bob, 28 Jun 2009 @ 7:18am
paying attention now?Republicans = Lower taxes, smaller gov, less gov intrusion in our lives, more personal responsibility, FREE MARKET, MORE FREEDOM.
Democrats = Higher taxes, new taxes, more taxes, GIANT GOVERNMENT, more gov intrusion in our lives, personal responsibility out the window as you must be a victim of something so lets create a tax and throw money at it, forget the free market lets try Marxism or better yet Fascism! Freedom? We know whats better for you than you do.
Jonk, 28 Jun 2009 @ 4:55pm
Re: paying attention now?@bob. Simplistic fool.
Anonymous Coward, 28 Jun 2009 @ 10:40pm
Re: paying attention now?No, Republicans = fewer laws and free markets to the extent that it helps the rich and powerful. To the extent that more laws can help rich special interest groups at the expense of society then more laws and restrictions are needed.
If Republicans were really about free markets why are they in favor of Intellectual property? That's a form of government restriction, against free markets, often in favor of special interest groups at the cost of society.
Not to mention wire tapping and such by the Bush administration. Less government intrusion? I think not.
Also, I'm not defending democrats either.
I think Ron Paul would make a good president. He really believes in less federal government control and more individual freedoms.
Anonymous Coward, 28 Jun 2009 @ 10:44pm
Re: paying attention now?and if Republicans are so less govt intrusion why are they so pro unnecessary wars (ie: the war in Iraq)? That's more pro government intrusion.
ASTROBOY, 29 Jun 2009 @ 6:21am
Re: paying attention now?Unfortunately Republicans also = busting up unions, starting wars we dont want, censorship, catering to big business at the expense of individuals and lots of power to law enforcement and federal cops.
And both parties = lies, corruption, secrets and self serving.
Too bad we can't have the desirable traits of both parties and none of the evils. Sadly, no one who used a political platform like that would ever get elected. So we go with the least damaging person, if we can figure out just who that is.
Anonymous Coward, 29 Jun 2009 @ 10:32am
Re: Re: paying attention now?"Too bad we can't have the desirable traits of both parties"
I don't think either party has very many desirable traits.
Matt, 29 Jun 2009 @ 2:41pm
Re: paying attention now?"Republicans = Lower taxes, smaller gov, less gov intrusion in our lives, more personal responsibility, FREE MARKET, MORE FREEDOM."
So the last 8 years were...what again?
JK, 9 May 2010 @ 4:42pm
Re: Re: paying attention now?A lot better than the next 8 years are going to be.
Joe Smith, 28 Jun 2009 @ 4:26pmA couple of countries have taken runs at Google over various legal issues. One of these days Google is going to black ball a whole country and that country will substantially disappear from the Web as a result. Its a race to see if it is France, Belgium or Italy that gets made an example of.
Legal Easy, 1 Jul 2009 @ 2:41am
Re: GoogleIt's about time that someone got tough with Google and copyright laws. YouTube is filled with copyright infringement (duh, owned by Google). Last time I checked aiding and abetting a criminal act is a conspiracty to commit the action by all parties. Well, except in this country where some palms were greased. Google also has major issues regarding privacy violations. Webcams on bikes spying on populations? DO WE NEED THIS?? Get a grip Google. You are the worlds eye in the sky. It won't be long before Google is kicked out of every country where the government is still afraid of it's citizens. That certainly won't be the US, but Google will become what it should be. A $15 stock. They have less value than Microsoft.
J Robinson (profile), 28 Jun 2009 @ 10:28pm
Fed Sales TaxI would vote for a repeal of the income tax and replace it with a federal sales tax.
unconvinced, 29 Jun 2009 @ 7:34am
employee of the company?Mike Masnick claims that NYS's law defines an affiliate as "basically an employee of the company". Not according to this Reuters article, which describes how Amazon's and Overstock's lawsuits against New York were both tossed out in January 2009. The judge said that to win, Amazon would have had to prove that the affiliates weren't soliciting business for Amazon from New York State residents. And obviously they were.
Affiliates, like door-to-door salesmen, solicit business for the company, but don't cash the customers' checks or necessarily deliver the product. Like salesmen, they get paid a commission on each sale. Like having salesmen, that's a sufficient presence in a state to obligate the company to collect sales tax. Hard to see how Amazon even thought they had a real case.
I guess Amazon could still appeal, but I think this lawsuit was just posturing, just like this threat of dropping affiliates, which is designed to see whether they can get NC residents upset enough to get the law changed. If not, they'll reinstate NC affiliates eventually (though perhaps only after enough states have passed similar laws).
Eventually, the only losers will be the tax cheats this law is targeting. Sad that Amazon is working so hard to protect them.
Ken, 29 Jun 2009 @ 8:41am
Amazon's rightI live in NC and I am an Amazon affiliate (or was) Sorry to say, Amazon is right. The idiots who run this state think we are all cows to be milked. Sales taxes, income taxes, fees and looting of every kind. I love the state, but I was considering moving before this because of the insane looting that goes on here. This may push me off the fence. It's like living next door to the mafia. Ken http://www.kenStech.com
John Keels, 29 Jun 2009 @ 1:28pm
Taxes on AffiliatesTo everyone one of the nation,
I live in NC and am a democrat. However, on this one I have to agree that taxing the affiliate is ridiculous. However, republicasn talk about people who make themselves victims and cry. Well, why don't they start with themselves. We are in tight times right now and big cuts have to be made in government but taxes are going to have to be raised a bit as well. Its the only way to get through it.
So, republicans stop whining and get back to work. You have the benefit of schools, airports, nice roads, fire protection, police protection, regulations on banking, and any number of other things that come from paying taxes. Live within your means, pay your taxes and move on.
Complaining about tobacco taxes? Whatever, smoking is more of a tax on society in terms of healthcare costs than the tax on cigarettes will ever be. Once again, people making themselves victims so they can have cheap cigarettes. I am not trying to punish smokers. But don't expect sympathy from me on cigarette taxes which should be funneled into medicare and medicaid for "victims" of tobacco related illnesses.
Anyway, just my rant for the day.
kevin, 29 Jun 2009 @ 7:34pm
taxesSo should they tax a transaction if say my family member in NC told me hey this is a good product and I decide to buy it? If anyone from NC recommends a product to someone outside the state either being an affiliate or on the phone, the NC G men will want to tax it eventually.
They take what they want to whenever they want to
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Are those crops from the same shot?
That's a possibility, but probably only cause the mamiya DF body and mirror shake issues or the 80mm lens. Oh yeah and the diffraction at f/16 - not sure if you can see the EXIF, but clearly the Sigma was shot at a wider aperture. The aptus 12 is sharpest at f/8. Wait until I post something with AFi and Rollei schneider 90mm. I just wanted to post something with finger prints Still I think the detail the Aptus 12 can capture is incredible!
Always fun going back to some old posts...http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/256248-post36.htmlhttp://forum.getdpi.com/forum/256429-post43.htmlhttp://forum.getdpi.com/forum/256512-post45.html(sorry for not posting comparison shots...couldn't find any...)
It might just have something to do with each photosite being RBG and no bayer array....
Yeah well the diffraction and that. Nothing is ever that easy! But the dp2 file looks a lot like a multishot back file to me which makes sense since they are similar, but the foveon color doesn't seem to be as good. Maybe Hulyss or someone with a camera can talk about that?If foveon could put a bigger sensor together, they might really have something.
I think the Sigma is pretty amazing too for the price. Dang! Maybe we should change the title of the thread?
Yair, what took you so long???
Yes Fred, it is. I have far more impressive examples though. I can't wait the Full Frame 24x36 Foveon Sensor... what a terrible sensor it will be !! Usability is the Key. The DP is less "versatile" than a D800 but more usable than a MFDB, on field.The key will be the futures DP. If they go FF they really need to do more than 3 lens focal. Fixed lens is mandatory but we lack something really designed for portrait, more luminous, like a 90 mm f 1.4/1.8 on a FF foveon.
This silly conversation goes on every time some company introduces something new.The dealers/reps go nuts trying to prove their medium format backs are worth the money, the naysayers that just bought a Nikon or Canon or Sony go nuts trying to prove they perform as good.It doesn't matter.Personally, I don't and never will believe it's a one camera world. I also don't believe that it matters what another photographer uses. Guy Bourdin used old nikons and the lens rattled, but he shot like God's own and he'd never have this conversation.I do think that Guy would probably choke is someone told him the film holder of a still camera costs $30,000, or in his case 150,000 francs.Then again somebody that must have a trillion pixels of detail will swear they need it.Any photographer that's looking for a deal with a camera maker will swear that brand is the best. It's all personal or has personal reasons.As far as skin tones, detail, look, I find as much in post processing as I do in actual sensor capture whether it's film or digital.What isn't ever addressed is why some people use some cameras and most of the answer today is . . . because they like them.I like most of the cameras I own and if I didn't work with a room full of clients I'd probably never think about tethering, Ipad transfer, high iso, articulating lcd's or any of that other stuff that has very little to do with a beautiful photograph.That's really the issue in most of these discussions . . . price and what do you can afford to use.There is no one answer to any available product.If there was we'd all be driving Toyotas and all living in the same cinder blocked houses, wearing the same grey jumpsuits.People should buy what they want, buy what makes them happy and not worry about it because there is more to life than ultimate efficiency. There is also fun.IMOBC
...The regrettable with digital is that we need to say good bye to a larger money for a product in order to achieve our goal in photography. For a pro who shoots high number of frames that may not be an issue. For advanced amatures it is an issue. Going digital certainly has been very significant more costly than if I would have stayed film.Best regards,Anders
.......snip........ For a pro who shoots high number of frames that may not be an issue. For advanced amatures it is an issue. Going digital certainly has been very significant more costly than if I would have stayed film.Best regards,Anders
168 per framecame home with about 2400 frames
This year alone we have about 40 terabytes shot and stored (double that with backups)
168 per frame - sounds insane! Per memory, in Hong Kong / Shanghai is ALOT cheaper, I mean ALOT... but... I am all digital now. Pricing and availability are some issue that makes film use difficult in many places, regrettably. Also finding a quality lab and that Fuji announced to drop Velvia 50 in 4x5 completely.2400 frames. The advantage of MFDB is that it encourages a slower and more deliberate shooting. - Seriously, that is one thing I do very much like with MFDB, also because I have less to review and process after a shoot! Oh my...