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Moonlight Jellyfish (JP - DVD R2)
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One can always rely on the new wave of Japanese filmmakers to deliver the perfect marriage of kaleidoscopic visuals and fresh tunes in their films. Examining the excellent Jam Films series will reveal how creative these individuals can be behind the camera. However, problems arise when these technical merits become the sole areas of focus and the basic fundamentals of storytelling are left neglected. Whilst such titles as Moon Child and Casshern exhibited enthusiastic audio-visual approaches, their clumsy execution of melodrama resulted in a bitter aftertaste. Kousuke Tsurumi's Moonlight Jellyfish appears to be driven by picturesque chapters but does the premise have enough backbone to maintain interest?
Seiji (played by Battle Royale's Tatsuya Fujiwara) struggles to look after his younger brother Michio, who suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum – a rare disease that is fatal if exposed to sunlight. Matters are even more complicated due to Michio's state of mind, which is equivalent to that of a six year old child. In order to support his younger brother, Seiji is forced to join the local Yakuza and work through the ranks to become a respected member. One night, Seiji saves a woman named Keiko (Aya Okamoto) from a drunken pervert. By sheer coincidence, she is also Michio's nurse and falls in love with Seiji thanks to his courageous act. Whilst Seiji continues to see his new girlfriend, the activities of the Yakuza begin to affect their lives.
As with most Japanese filmmakers, writer-director Kousuke Tsurumi's expertise originates from promotional TV work. In an industry where visual expression means everything, Tsurumi is no stranger to providing tranquilising imagery and punctual editing. Moonlight Jellyfish is separated by appetising collages of underwater photography and vast city landscapes. Tsurumi's striking use of calm oceanic tones and neoteric beats is simply exquisite. Acute camera angles and careful choice of motions help depict the metropolitan environment it its full splendour. In effect, the physical setting very much represents a heavenly utopia of well balanced weather, lighting and tidiness. Tsurumi has created an imaginary world that appears spectacular but is ultimately redundant and unforgivably hollow.
Moonlight Jellyfish tries to be philosophical and clever but is ultimately riddled with nonsensical ramblings of very confused characters. Even the title is a metaphor for lost individuals causing harm to those who come into contact, just like a drifting jellyfish under a moonlit sky. This is the sort of clumsy writing that the viewer has to endure. Tsurumi raises many points regarding love, social outcasts and corruption but fails to link these interwoven themes. Characters remain emotional for no apparent reason and development and structure are never given priority.
The portrayal of mob culture is a mockery, in the sense that everyone is a testosterone pumped individual determined to shout their insults louder than anyone else. It is difficult to take any of the underworld situations seriously and quite frankly, the film is an insult to the entire Yakuza ideology. Even the death scenes are unnecessarily dramatised; once a character is shot, he will usually squirm for a while before collapsing in style. Fujiwara and Okamoto squeeze out every last drop of melodrama with their take on the love angle. Both performers have substantial television history but Tatsuya Fujiwara's contribution to Battle Royale is evidence of his true potential. It almost seems shameful to witness such talent exploited to sentimental garbage. Moreover, his highly feminine hairstyle adds to the unintentional amusement generated throughout the film. Admittedly, I do not know much about the Xeroderma Pigmentosum disease (which appears to be a genuine illness) but newcomer Ryo Kimura does little to provide the impression that his character, Michio, is suffering. In contrast, it almost looks like he is doing a really bad impression of a mentally handicapped character.
Moonlight Jellyfish was doomed from the very beginning, especially with a title that fails to bear any significance. The mundane performances, unimaginative writing and bewildering messages make Casshern look like Shakespeare in comparison. It is always sad to see a new filmmaker debut with an alarmingly bad project but Kousuke Tsurumi is blessed with a gift for visual execution. With any luck, his future contributions to the Japanese film industry will be worth remembering.
Moonlight Jellyfish is presented in an anamorphic widescreen format, maintaining an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. As expected from a Japanese label, the image quality is in pristine condition. Primary details are depicted with incredible accuracy regardless of setting and environment. Even the harsh lighting and radiant colour scheme fail to leave an impression on the overall sharpness. The contrast is finely balanced and black levels remain wholesome and true. Despite the blatantly exaggerated pallet, saturation levels are kept well monitored under natural light. As such, flesh tones and ambient shades are largely believable. Moreover, shadow detail has never been so perceptible, managing to preserve the various night scenes in their entirety.
The transfer is free of ghosting and shimmering, although a few digital misrepresentations managed to creep their way onto the disc. However these demerits are minor and virtually negligible. Whilst the colours are undeniably distinct, there is noticeable smearing – particularly where heavy lighting is involved. A closer examination will also reveal traces of posterisation and edge-enhancement. For what it is worth, the disc manages to exploit the film's only strength with admirable aplomb.
There is only one audio option on the disc - a Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround soundtrack. The quality is once again impressive, providing a reasonably dimensional experience with what is available. Opportunities for directional effects are limited but are executed without hesitation. The rears provide a subtle account of background activity whilst the conversations are reserved for the frontal array. There is a healthy balance between dialogue and music, allowing the viewer to distinguish the sources with absolute confidence. The bass exhibits plenty of depth, which is best highlighted when a character pulls a gun out in slow motion or when the camera zooms and pans suddenly.
The optional English subtitles are superb; nicely paced, translated and free of errors.
The supplements are all housed on the second disc. Kicking things off is a 19m making of featurette, comprising of interviews with the main stars as well as behind the scenes footage. In addition, there are a few bloopers edited in from time to time. Watching this will make one realise how manipulative the film's colour scheme is, as everything looks different with the absence of artificial lighting. Complicated scenes, such as the film's climax and the director's obsession with multiple editing, are thoroughly revealed. The featurette closes with the ceremonial handing out of the bouquet of flowers.
The production diaries are next, lasting a total of 12m. This appears to be an extension of the making of featurette, with repeated interviews and further behind the scenes footage. One new element is the inclusion of the pre-production costume selection.
As expected, the distributors have provided premiere footage that lasts around 20m (from two separate screenings). Rather amusingly, the audience comprises of young screaming girls – many of whom lunge themselves towards Tatsuya Fujiwara. There is seriously not a single male viewer in the cinema, which indicates the type of target audience that the producers had in mind. The cast and director stand in front of the stage to discuss the film and answer any questions.
Lastly, a gallery and trailer finish things off in the extras department. None of the supplements have English subtitles and one really needs to understand Japanese to benefit from them. The collector's box includes a booklet and children's storybook (both in Japanese only); note that the latter is the same as the one used in the film. It must be mentioned that the artwork used on the DVD has nothing to do with the film but captures the sort of visual heavy approach.
No amount of exquisite ambience and innovative visual techniques can alleviate a disappointingly mundane commentary on love and discrimination. Director Kousuke Tsurumi is solely dependant on absurd melodrama and the vulnerable minds of a socially challenged audience, in an attempt to be symbolic and intelligent. Instead, the clumsy dialogue is something one would expect to hear from a drunken lunatic. Tsurumi's firm grasp of lighting, colours and lens work is highly evident but even Battle Royale's Tatsuya Fujiwara cannot save the mess that is Moonlight Jellyfish.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 20th April 2005
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Japanese
Subtitles: English
Extras: Making of Featurette, Production Diaries, Premiere Footage, Gallery, Trailers, Storybook, Booklet
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Kousuke Tsurumi
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ryo Kimura, Aya Okamoto
Genre: Drama
Length: 113 minutes
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GS has frequently performed above the market despite worsening economic conditions. For the fiscal year 2010 ended in December, Goldman Sachs reported a total revenue of $39B[1] and a net income $8.35B.[2]
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This division facilitates trades on behalf of clients and invests Goldman's own capital using various debt and equity instruments. There are three subdivisions in the Trading & Principal Investments segment:
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Regulation can alter GS's proprietary trading, hedge fund and private equity investments, and charge the company money directly[6] Additional or increased regulation can cause the bank to alter its operation or cause it to pay fines directly.
All holding banks will be prevented from engaging in proprietary trading and in any trades where there is a "material conflict of interest". In addition, "material exposure to high-risk assets or high-risk trading strategies" will be banned. While it is unclear what will be outlawed in the second two clauses, proprietary trading makes up a substantial portion Goldman Sach's annual revenue. While the impact may be large, the true extent depends on the interpretation and implementation of the regulation.[7]
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GLADSTONE'S power station is facing a new challenge in the form of the Queensland Government's renewable energy target.
For many, Gladstone Power Station's three stacks signify the reason for bringing their family here for jobs over the past 40 years but the generator may now be under threat from the Annastacia Palaszczuk State Government's 50% renewable energy target.
A draft report commissioned by the Palaszczuk Government, in its bid to have 50% of the state's energy produced renewable technologies by 2030, found the power station would be hit by a $600 million to $1.1 billion cash-flow reduction if the target was reached.
That kind of financial hit would be a further blow for the power station which already runs to about 35% capacity and with a smaller workforce than any time in its history.
"While existing generators are projected to suffer very large reductions in future profits... they are expected to be able to continue to meet their avoidable costs and provide modest returns to capital," the Queensland Renewable Energy Expert Draft Report read.
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But an energy expert has said the owners of Queensland's biggest power station, most emissions intensive and oldest, as well as all the others in Queensland, would have to weigh up if the small profits would outweigh the constant infrastructure costs required to run a power station.
Grattan Institute's director of energy Tony Wood said Gladstone Power Station would have to weigh up the economics to invest in upgrades.
He used the Hazelwood Power Station, in Victoria, as an example where there was speculation it would close instead of spending $10-$20 million in repairs when the profits might not be there in 10 years to justify the investment.
Gladstone Power Station has faced similar economic decision, it went through an organisational restructuring in March due to "changing business conditions both in electricity market and the resources sector in general" as explained by then general manager John Abbott.
The were job losses and termination of its maintenance contract as terminal overhauls were reduced to match the wear and tear of the station as it ran about 35% capacity because of the current impact of renewable energy.
There is, however, a silver lining.
If the Gladstone station could outlast other power stations, profits could increase as there would be less suppliers to meet need.
Despite all these pressures, premier Palaszczuk said coal-fired power stations would serve Queenslanders for "many many years to come".
She said the panel which created the report had shown a pathway to deliver the government's target and implored politicians to make a submission for the final report.
Gladstone member Glenn Butcher said his concern was for the workers but said the renewable energy transition wouldn't happen with a click of the finger.
"Renewable energy will continue to grow and there could be opportunities for these workers to be utilised in the renewable energy sector if that work is viable for them," he said. "And we need to remember this is 14 years away.
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him.
The former White House insiders, including longtime Obama adviser David Axelrod, say Obama needs to make his case anew for government's role in expanding education and innovation and to give, as Obama put it in one of his early seminal speeches, "every American a fighting chance in the 21st century."
Among their suggestions is that the president deliver a major address, perhaps at a commencement, that once again places his economic vision at the center of his agenda and speaks to what continues to be the overriding concern of the American public.
Instead, absent major legislative victories, Obama's second term has become a series of small actions overshadowed by a trio of recent troubles over the administration's response to the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, the IRS's targeting of conservative groups and the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records as part of a leak investigation.
"The hardest thing in the hot house of Washington in weeks like this is to get above the maelstrom and really define major issues in your own terms," Axelrod said. "They need to find big platforms, whether it's congressional addresses, commencement speeches, high-profile interviews or a combination of those things and others."
As these Democrats see it, there has been an arc of Obama addresses that have spelled out the challenge and the hope of attaining the American Dream, from a 2005 commencement address at tiny Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., to his speech in Osawatomie, Kan., in late 2011, and that the time for another one is now.
Over the last two weeks, Obama has been trying to draw attention to his job-creation ideas with small events in Austin and, on Friday, in Baltimore. The daytime visits have been coupled with modest executive initiatives that tend to garner local media attention but get lost in Washington's attention to the contentious issues of the moment.
"There does seem to be a risk of getting bogged down in noise," said Jared Bernstein, who was part of Obama's economic team when he served as Vice President Joe Biden's chief economist. "He doesn't need to get out to talk about Benghazi and the IRS and the budget deficit. He needs to talk about investment in the nation's productivity."
Obama has called for more government spending on education, public works projects, and research and development and has proposed paying for it largely with higher taxes. But after letting one tax increase on the rich pass at the beginning of the year, Republicans have steadfastly refused any further tax hikes and have resisted Obama's spending plans. The result has been a fruitless search, at least so far, for a "grand bargain" to trim the nation's long-term debt.
In the face of Republican-led investigations in Congress and with some conservatives even suggesting impeachment proceedings against the president, some Obama advisers say that boldly elevating the economy would create a sharp contrast and emphasize their belief that Republicans are overplaying their hand. They note that as dissatisfaction with Washington has grown, Obama has continued to hold a substantial edge over the Republicans in Congress.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said that creating jobs is the top priority of Republicans, too, but "we're also focused on holding this administration accountable" about what happened in Libya and with the IRS.
If Obama has a single long-term governing priority, it is a deep-seated belief that advances in technology and globalization have translated into a significant consumer benefits but have also eroded middle-class gains. "The result has been the emergence of what some call a 'winner take all' economy, in which a rising tide doesn't necessarily lift all boats," he wrote in his 2006 book, "The Audacity of Hope."
The opportunity to make a broad shift toward the economy might have presented itself this week, when the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicted that the budget deficit for 2013 will be $642 billion — lower than estimated and half of the record $1.4 trillion hit during Obama's first year in office. Instead, that bit of news was overshadowed by the IRS, Benghazi and AP phone record controversies.
Armed with a lower deficit number, some of Obama's liberal critics say he should abandon efforts to reduce deficits and focus exclusively on jobs.
"They should declare victory," said Lawrence Mishel, president and CEO of the liberal Economic Policy Institute. "Making the big policy and political project the grand bargain has been digging us in a deeper and deeper hole."
White House officials say the time to pause and deliver the type of major address that connects Obama's policies to his core beliefs is when it has the possibility of making a major impact. For now, they say, their economic tour across the country is better suited to the moment.
"What we think that these tours do is add another dimension to the argument of what we're trying to get done with Congress," White House communications director Jennifer Palmieri said. "That this is not just about budgets, this is about steps that Congress can take legislatively and the president can take unilaterally that will create jobs and help middle-class families."
How to emphasize Obama's jobs agenda was a subject Thursday during a meeting between top White House aides and outside Democratic operatives, many of whom had worked for Bill Clinton's administration. They had been called by Obama chief of staff Denis McDonough to consult and offer ideas on how to respond to the most recent uproars. Among those attending were such Clinton aides as Paul Begala and Mike McCurry.
"What the president can do is make decisions about what he wants to talk to the American people about," said Democratic consultant Tad Devine, who also attended Thursday's meeting. "And my view is, as someone who spends time sitting in focus groups listening to voters, what's at the top of mind with them is the economy still."
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Less magical is the blind adherence to formula evident in most of Taken 2. As they might say in the advertising department, it's an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride. But it could have been much more.
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Messages: Compared to the first movie, Taken 2 has a more anti-revenge stance. The main character takes the law into his own hands, but he's also a supreme problem-solver, using his head and the resources at his disposal. During this process, he learns how to better communicate with and trust his daughter, and they work together well. Additionally, through patience and understanding, he re-connects with his ex-wife. Love of family is a powerful theme.
Role models: The main character is resourceful, tough, brave, kind, and a problem-solver. He resorts to violence, but mainly as a last resort. Though divorced, he tries his best to be involved in being a good role model for his daughter. She, likewise, demonstrates bravery and strength over the course of the movie, though she's not as cool and collected as her father.
Violence: Lots of shooting, fighting, chasing, and explosions, though much of the blood and death occurs off screen. The main character's ex-wife is kidnapped and tortured, though not extensively or gruesomely. (Potential spoiler alert: The bad guys cut a slit in her throat and hang her upside down so that she'll die slowly, but this gives the hero plenty of time to rescue her.) Other medium-level torture scenes (some in flashback); stabbing with scissors takes place off screen. One villain makes a vague threat of rape in regards to the daughter ("Your daughter will be abused by so many men, she will be like a piece of meat").
Sex: Kim is shown making out with her boyfriend on a couch. He fumbles with the buttons of her dress, but they're interrupted. She's later shown wearing a bikini. (The actress playing Kim is 29, but it's suggested that the character could be as young as 17 or 18.) Otherwise, an ex-husband and wife appear to be considering getting back together. The ex-wife kisses the husband in one scene.
Language: Infrequent language includes a few uses of of "s--t," plus "bastard," "goddamn," and a couple of uses of "oh my God."
Consumerism: Many Mercedes-Benz vehicles are seen, particularly in a key chase scene.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: The main character and his ex-wife share a glass of wine in one scene. The bad guys drink and smoke.
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Webber drives new Le Mans Porsche
One simple tweet late last night from the man who calls himself 'Aussie Grit'. 'Next chapter. Enjoyed driving her today.' It's official, then: Mark Webber is now a member of the Porsche familia.
The 'her' he refers to is, of course, the 2014 Porsche LMP1 car: the car that Webber wasn't supposed to get access to until the beginning of next year. But, after some pleading with former employer Red Bull, he was let off the F1 leash early and strapped into a little carbon tub at Porsche's final 2013 test of its Le Mans contender in Portugal.
So what do we know about the new Porsche? Not much, though a little nugget has come out of this Webber test: like the 918, the Le Mans car is a petrol-electric hybrid, but unlike the V8-powered 918, the racer features a 2-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with direct injection and two energy recuperation systems. The energy recovered will then be stored in a battery, hooked up to an electric motor on the front axle.
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�At first it was a relief to find out what he had, but then I just got scared,� said his mom, Holley Edson. �I want my son back. I miss him.
�I�ve watched him suffer since the time he was born,� Edson said.
Doctors had chalked up his frequent hospital visits to an autoimmune or blood disorder they believed he�d grow out of. Edson wasn�t convinced.
�There was a reason he would have 8, 9, 10 sores in his mouth,� she said. �There was a reason he would be up all night with a fever, crying. I just wanted someone to listen.�
His personality stayed upbeat, hyper and outgoing through it all.
But when puberty stepped up, so did his symptoms. On a recent weekday afternoon, Tyler slumped on his living room couch. His arm propped up his head as his eyes glazed over.
While treating another Behcet�s patient, one of Tyler�s doctors finally connected the boy�s symptoms to the disease.
No cure exists. His eight doctors and specialists can only treat the severe symptoms.
Tyler�s family just wants him to feel like a normal teenager again.
In November, Tyler has an appointment at the Behcet�s Syndrome Center in Manhattan. The center, the only one of its kind in the United States, promises a new treatment plan or a clinical trial for Tyler.
Edson, an Okaloosa County school bus driver, knew her family couldn�t afford the trip on top of $100,000 worth of hospital bills from this year alone. So she reached out to the Baker community.
An account for the Tyler Meeks Benefit Fund has been set up at the Teachers Credit Union. An account has also been set up for Tyler at the Crestview Pharmacy to go toward his medications.
Friends and family filled the Tyler Meeks Benefit Fund Facebook page with fundraisers, from homemade University of Alabama bracelets to a spaghetti dinner.
�In this community, everybody is family,� Edson said. �He�s not just mine, he�s everybody�s.�
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Lauren Delgado at 850-315-4445 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @LaurenDnwfdn.


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Time to prepare
This week marks an opportunity to prepare for whatever Mother Nature throws at us next. As spring weather eventually makes its way, chances are we'll have a taste of at least some of Iowa's flare – thunderstorms, high winds, flooding, hail and funnel clouds.
Every year in the United States, hundreds of people are killed and thousands injured because of the weather.
Severe Weather Awareness Week is Monday through Friday, with the highlight of the week being the statewide tornado drill on Wednesday.
The Marshall County Communications Center will be participating by sounding tornado sirens at approximately 10:15 a.m. Area businesses are encouraged to carry out tornado drill practices at this time.
As businesses and schools have concrete plans regarding severe weather evacuations and preparedness plans, it's also important to develop and practice plans in your home. Oftentimes, children know what steps to take if they are in their classroom, but not their family room.
When you are in the middle of a crisis, there is no time to plan a response. Planning in advance is the best protection.
This week we should all take a moment to talk to our families about an emergency plan. Children must be made aware of evacuation plans, whom to contact should the family be separated during an emergency and when to call 911.
Likewise, weather radios should be programmed. Weather radios broadcast official weather warnings, watches and forecasts 24/7. It's a good idea to program your radio to the area to pick up warnings and watches. It's also a good time to find a reliable severe weather app for your Smartphone.
Being prepared also means being equipped with the right supplies. The American Red Cross offers suggestions and checklists to prepare your home and family for a disaster, as well as recommendations for building and emergency supply kit. Visit www.redcross.org for more information.
We never expect severe weather to directly impact us. Being prepared for the unforeseen isn't something we should take lightly. This week please take an opportunity to communicate, prepare and practice your plans to stay safe when severe weather strikes.


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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Launches Reality Broadcast Series: "Home, First Home"
New Series Kicks Off Online and on Nationally Syndicated Lifestyle TV Show 'The Better Show'
PARSIPPANY, N.J. 03-12-2012 — Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate today unveiled its new online and television reality series, "Home, First Home"SM. The series, which features real stories from first-time homebuyers across the country, as well as advice from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate affiliated sales associates, launches today online at youtube.com/bhgrealestate and will air on the nationally syndicated lifestyle television show The Better Show in more than 150 U.S. markets from March through June 2012.
"Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is proud and committed to helping people fulfill the American Dream of owning a home," said Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC. "As an entertaining and informative series, 'Home, First Home' offers viewers the opportunity to share in the joy of purchasing a home, while learning about the many steps involved in achieving this milestone."
Audiences of "Home, First Home" are invited to follow the journey of first-time homebuyers as they go through the excitement of finding the right home and community to meet their lifestyle needs. At the heart of the series is a story involving a widowed mother of two young daughters, Tiffani Rios. Tiffani and her late husband, Army Pfc. Gustavo Rios, had shared a dream of owning a house for their children to grow up in and call, "home." When Gustavo was tragically killed in the war in Afghanistan, Tiffani was left to take care of her family and carry on this dream. The episodes chronicle Tiffani's experience, along with the hard work of her real estate agent, Andrew Gaydosh, to turn this dream into a reality.
"This experience was truly fulfilling for me," said Gaydosh, an Ohio-based real estate agent at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Big Hill. "Our goal is to ensure that every client finds a home that meets their individual needs, and we recognize our role in supporting and informing our clients during this very important and personal buying decision. Being able to guide Tiffani through the process of buying a home that was perfect for her and her girls was gratifying both professionally and personally."
The "Home, First Home" series, produced in conjunction with Meredith Video Studios, also includes supplemental tips from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate agents about the home buying and selling process, which can be viewed at youtube.com/bhgrealestate as well. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate professionals, including Chris and Gaydosh, will also appear as guests on The Better Show to provide viewers additional real estate tips, trends and insights.
"Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brokers and agents are well-versed in the unique needs of all homebuyers and sellers, and they understand that there is so much more to this process than a straightforward real estate transaction," said Chris. "Like our agents throughout our growing network, we hope that 'Home, First Home' will inspire and provide consumers valuable insight into every step of the home buying process."
About Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC is a dynamic real estate brand that offers a full range of services to brokers, sales associates and homebuyers and sellers. Using innovative technology, sophisticated business systems and the broad appeal of a lifestyle brand, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC embodies the future of the real estate industry while remaining grounded in the tradition of home. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC is a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services. The growing Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network includes approximately 7,000 sales associates and more than 200 offices serving homebuyers and sellers in Canada and 24 U.S. states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. For more information, please visit www.BHGRealEstate.com.
Better Homes and Gardens® is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation licensed to Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC and Realogy Corporation and used with permission. Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate Franchise is Independently Owned and Operated.
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- Communication/presentation skills are consistent with professional standards.
- Graduates obtain employment or continue education in the field following graduation.
- In addition to the above intended outcomes, M.S. graduates will have performed research using technical and problem solving skills to contribute to their field.
M.S. and M.A. students often are employed in chemistry or chemistry-related careers or continue education to the Ph.D. level or in professional schools (e.g. Medical, Law, Business, etc. schools).
All faculty members in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry can mentor M.S. and M.A. students in this program. See individual faculty pages for their research specializations and opportunities that may exist in their groups. See our "Apply to Graduate Programs" page and study Chemistry at UAF. Current students should see our "For Current Students" page for information on how to progress towards their degree.
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The adaptive hash
index (AHI) lets
InnoDB perform more
like an in-memory database on systems with appropriate
combinations of workload and ample memory for the
buffer pool, without
sacrificing any transactional features or reliability. This
feature is enabled by the
option, or turned off by
--skip-innodb_adaptive_hash_index at server
Based on the observed pattern of searches, MySQL builds a hash index using a prefix of the index key. The prefix of the key can be any length, and it may be that only some of the values in the B-tree appear in the hash index. Hash indexes are built on demand for those pages of the index that are often accessed.
If a table fits almost entirely in main memory, a hash index can
speed up queries by enabling direct lookup of any element, turning
the index value into a sort of pointer.
has a mechanism that monitors index searches. If
InnoDB notices that queries could benefit from
building a hash index, it does so automatically.
With some workloads, the
speedup from hash index lookups greatly outweighs the extra work
to monitor index lookups and maintain the hash index structure.
Sometimes, the read/write lock that guards access to the adaptive
hash index can become a source of contention under heavy
workloads, such as multiple concurrent joins. Queries with
LIKE operators and
wildcards also tend not to benefit from the AHI. For workloads
where the adaptive hash index is not needed, turning it off
reduces unnecessary performance overhead. Because it is difficult
to predict in advance whether this feature is appropriate for a
particular system, consider running benchmarks with it both
enabled and disabled, using a realistic workload. The
architectural changes in MySQL 5.6 and higher make more workloads
suitable for disabling the adaptive hash index than in earlier
releases, although it is still enabled by default.
In MySQL 5.7, the adaptive hash index search system
is partitioned. Each index is bound to a specific partition, and
each partition is protected by a separate latch. Partitioning is
controlled by the
configuration option. In earlier releases, the adaptive hash index
search system was protected by a single latch which could become a
point of contention under heavy workloads. The
option is set to 8 by default. The maximum setting is 512.
The hash index is always built based on an existing
B-tree index on the table.
InnoDB can build a hash index on a prefix of
any length of the key defined for the B-tree, depending on the
pattern of searches that
InnoDB observes for
the B-tree index. A hash index can be partial, covering only those
pages of the index that are often accessed.
You can monitor the use of the adaptive hash index and the
contention for its use in the
section of the output of the
STATUS command. If you see many threads waiting on an
RW-latch created in
btr0sea.c, then it might
be useful to disable adaptive hash indexing.
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text: One of pioneering director Jean-Luc Godard's most accessible films is this French spin on Dolores Hitchens' novel Fool's Gold. It tells the tale of three disaffected youths who plan a burglary, leading to deadly results. The alienated young trio is marvelous, particularly Anna Karina, and the early scenes of their clearly overdeveloped fantasy lives are splendidly handled. Something of a companion piece to Godard's classic À Bout de Souffle, its young characters have the same odd mixture of fatalism and starry-eyed naïveté that is, by turns, appealing and tragic. Trivia buffs should note that the film gave its name to Quentin Tarantino's production company (A Band Apart), and several of its scenes are echoed in his Pulp Fiction.~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide


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China's gross domestic product data, due out Thursday, is likely to disappoint investors accustomed to double-digit growth rates from the mainland, however, experts tell CNBC that it's time to get off the growth "drug, " and adjust to the implications of economic re-balancing in the country.
"Markets are worried because they are still clinging on to those faster growth rates, but they will not come back. When GDP for the third quarter comes out — we think it will be 7.3 percent — a lot of people will be tearing their robes again, but this is the wrong reaction, " Dariusz Kowalczyk, senior economist at Credit Agricole, told CNBC on Monday.
"Seven (to) eight percent is the new normal, which is exactly where we are right now. It's also in line with the current annual growth target, which is why policymakers in Beijing are not worried, " he added.
Economic indicators released over the weekend including trade and money supply suggested a pick-up in domestic momentum, but the economy is forecast to have expanded just 7.3 percent to 7.4 percent in the July-September period — down from 7.6 percent in the second quarter, and below the government's annual target of 7.5 percent.
China experts like Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, have said excessively high expectations for China's growth outlook have to be moderated .
"We're all used to the drug of 10 percent growth and those days are behind us, " O'Neill said.
According to O'Neill, until the investment community readjusts its expectations to reflect the slower growth era in China, the country' stock market is unlikely to rally. China's stock market is the worst performing in Asia this year, down almost 5 percent since the start of 2012.
Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, the world's largest advertising company, has told CNBC that slower growth is no surprise, considering the 12th Five-Year Plan, released in 2011, outlined a major shift away from export and investment led growth to a focus on private consumption.
"I don't think the Western media really understands the 12th Five-Year Plan: A lower rate of growth, but higher quality growth, " Sorrell said in mid-September.
While the slowdown in China has got investors worried, policymakers in the mainland have remained cautious about launching huge stimulus to boost the economy.
The People's Bank of China has held off aggressive easing, last cutting interest rates in July and the reserve requirement ratio for banks in May.
Low levels of inflation — with the consumer price index easing to 1.9 percent in September from August's 2 percent — have raised hopes of further stimulus, however, economists say policymakers are in no hurry to relax monetary policy.
"There's policy room for government to act, the reason that they haven't acted is because they still feel comfortable with the slowdown. There's no hurry to aggressively relax the policy, " said Shen Minggao, head of China Research of Citi Investment Research.
—By CNBC's Ansuya Harjani


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Halloween time is one of those seasons when we have so much fun in the kitchen. Not only do we partake in all the Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos preparation but it's also my son's birthday month. This year, we decided to make Halloween/birthday treats for his preschool class together. I wanted my son to really get involved in this project and do the bulk of the preparation. To get our creative juices flowing, we turned to Kraft Foods for Halloween-Inspired Kraft Recipes. Not only is the site filled with Halloween ideas but great casserole, pumpkin and slow cooker recipes for the fall.
As if the Kraft Foods site wasn't inspirational enough, we received a Halloween-packed special delivery filled with Halloween themed goodies from Kraft Foods. My son set his eyes on those JET-PUFFED JUMBO PUMPKINMALLOWS from the get-go. With that in mind, we decided to make Chocolate Decorated Pumpkin Mallow Pops for classmates.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes • Cook Time: 5 minutes • Serves: 12
½ cup chocolate candy melts
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PLACE candy melts in a small microwaveable bowl and heat in one-minute increments until the chocolate is completely smooth. Let cool for 3 minutes. Carefully spoon chocolate in plastic bag and push chocolate to the bottom of the plastic bag, into one of the corners. Twist the top of the plastic bag and cut a small hole of the tip of the bag (resembling a pastry bag).
INSERT Cake-pop sticks into the bottoms of each mallow and placed them on a large tray or work surface.
PIPE Jack-O-Lantern face or fun designs on the mallow, set aside and let design dry for 15 minutes.
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12 CFR 603.355 - Exemptions.
(a)Specific. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes in the following systems of records is exempt from subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4) (G), (H), and (I) and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and from the provisions of this part:
(1) In addition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (j)(2), investigatory materials compiled for criminal law enforcement in the system of records described in (b)(2) are exempt from all subsections of 5 U.S.C. 552a, except (b), (c) (1) and (2), (e)(4) (A) through (F), (e) (6), (7), (9), (10), and (11), and (i). Exemptions from the particular subsections are justified for the following reasons:
(i) From subsection (c)(3) because making available to a record subject the accounting of disclosures from records concerning him/her would reveal investigative interest on the part of the OIG. This would enable record subjects to impede the investigation by, for example, destroying evidence, intimidating potential witnesses, or fleeing the area to avoid inquiries or apprehension by law enforcement personnel.
(ii) From subsection (c)(4) because this system is exempt from the access provisions of subsection (d) pursuant to subsection (j)(2) of the Privacy Act.
(iii) From subsection (d) because the records contained in this system relate to official Federal investigations. Individual access to those records might compromise ongoing investigations, reveal confidential informants or constitute unwarranted invasions of the personal privacy of third parties who are involved in a certain investigation. Amendment of the records would interfere with ongoing criminal law enforcement proceedings and impose an impossible administrative burden by requiring criminal investigations to be continuously reinvestigated.
(iv) From subsections (e) (1) and (5) because in the course of law enforcement investigations, information may occasionally be obtained or introduced the accuracy of which is unclear or which is not strictly relevant or necessary to a specific investigation. In the interests of effective law enforcement, it is appropriate to retain all information that may aid in establishing patterns of criminal activity. Moreover, it would impede the specific investigative process if it were necessary to assure the relevance, accuracy, timeliness and completeness of all information obtained.
(v) From subsection (e)(2) because in a law enforcement investigation the requirement that information be collected to the greatest extent possible from the subject individual would present a serious impediment to law enforcement in that the subject of the investigation would be informed of the existence of the investigation and would therefore be able to avoid detection, apprehension, or legal obligations or duties.
(vi) From subsection (e)(3) because to comply with the requirements of this subsection during the course of an investigation could impede the information gathering process, thus hampering the investigation.
(vii) From subsections (e)(4) (G), and (H), and (I), (e)(8), (f), (g) and (h) because this system is exempt from the access provisions of subsection (d) pursuant to subsection (j) of the Privacy Act.
(2) Office of Inspector General Investigative Files - FCA.
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text: Hunting: Story Story Posted 10-29-2008 Unusual hunting ground even for Alaska: Man shoots grizzly from home By: Craig Medred, McClatchy Newspapers Maybe the door of a cabin along some remote bay on Kodiak Island, where 1,000-pound bears are expected to roam, but certainly not the door of a home in an Anchorage suburb. Yet this is exactly what Chugiak resident Kurt Sorensen did. Twenty-two feet from his home, he shot a grizzly that measured about 8 feet from nose to tail, Sorensen said. Standing on its hind legs, it would have towered around 10 feet. Alaska Department Fish and Game biologist Sean Farley, who has weighed a lot of grizzly bears through the years, estimated the dead bear's weight to be at least 1,000 pounds - about the size of three big, burly NFL linemen. "I don't know if it's a record-book bear," area wildlife biologist Rick Sinnott said, "but it's a huge bear. It would have been a big bear on Kodiak." Kodiak and the nearby Alaska Peninsula are home to the biggest brown/grizzly bears in North America. Bears of Kodiak size are sometimes seen in the Anchorage area - Farley radio-collared one above Eagle River several years ago - but they are rare. To shoot such a bear, legally, in one's backyard is unheard of. Fish and Game biologists have never encountered a hunt like this before, a hunt in which a man used his home as a blind from which to shoot a bear he let come almost within spitting distance. At that range, all it took was one shot from a powerful, .45-70-caliber rifle to put the bear down. "For a brief second, he gave me that perfect shot," said Sorensen, an experienced hunter. "So I shot him in the first vertebrae of the neck. He went down and never moved. I've never seen an animal die so immediately." A .45-70 rifles pushes a bullet almost as big around as your thumb. When a soft-point bullet like that hits bone at a distance of 20 feet, it flattens with the impact of a giant fist. "I'm surprised it didn't decapitate the bear," Sinnott said. Sorensen said he wanted a shot that would ensure the bear couldn't run off into a neighbor's yard. "I think he did the responsible thing," Sinnott added. Everyone agrees having a wounded grizzly running around in Chugiak, or any other Anchorage suburb, would be a bad thing. The city has already endured a summer of scary bear encounters. Two people were badly mauled by healthy grizzlies, something that had never before happened here. And city officials are now contemplating what steps might be taken to mitigate future bear problems in Anchorage. Changing state hunting rules to allow some bear hunting in and around the city has been suggested. Amid this discussion, hardly anyone noticed that there is an area where such hunting is already legal. Sorensen's home just happens to sit in the middle of it. He lives on a two-acre lot along a road that dead ends near upper Peters Creeks about 1,200 feet above Chugiak. To the east is Chugach State Park, where there is now a small, limited, drawing-permit hunt for grizzly bears. To the west is the Fort Richardson Military Reservation and Birchwood Management Area, where grizzly hunting is banned - as it is to the north in the Eklutna Management Area and to the south in the Eagle River Management area. Between these closed areas, runs a thin strip of land in state Game Management Unit 14C that was never closed to grizzly hunting. State wildlife regulations, which reference the hundreds of thousands of acres closed to hunting in and around Anchorage and its suburbs, catalog this area as part of the "remainder of Unit 14C." In the "remainder of Unit 14C," grizzly hunting is open from Sept. 1 to May 31 with a limit of one bear every four years. Most of the "remainder of Unit 14C" is far from civilization near Lake George and the Knik Glacier over the mountains to the east. That is a remote corner of land beyond the wilderness of Chugach State Park far from Anchorage. Every few years, Sinnott said, a grizzly is shot there. Never before had the biologist heard of a grizzly shot in the thin finger of land along Knik Arm that also falls in the "remainder of Unit 14C." "I knew I was in a very unique area," Sorensen said "It's one of these bureaucratic cracks," Sinnott said. Through the years, the biologist said, the Birchwood Management Area was created between the obvious demarcation points of the Glenn Highway and Knik Arm. Then came the creation of Chugach State Park, which was another management area. Left between was that thin, remnant strip of Unit 14C. Almost all of the land in the strip is privately owned, with the exception of a couple, small municipal parks closed to the discharge of firearms. "An occasional moose (is) shot on private property in there," Sinnott said, "(but) I can't remember ever having a brown bear shot." Bears, though, are regular visitors. Farley has documented plenty of radio-collared grizzlies moving along Peters Creek. In the 19 years Sorensen has lived in the area since moving north from Colorado, he has seen many bears. "I see a lot of black bears around here, but it's rare for me to see a grizzly," Sorensen said. He never before shot any either. Then, a couple years ago, a massive grizzly started making occasional visits to Sorensen's property, and he started thinking about the bear. "He was enormous," Sorensen said, "and I always said I wanted one big grizzly bear. I passed up quite a few over the years. This one was a monster." Sorensen had shot black bears back in Colorado, but only one bear - another black bear - in Alaska. That was a large, berry-eating bear from the Mulchatna River drainage the hunter killed for food. "That was one tender and delicious bear," Sorensen said. "I rendered the fat, and it made the most amazing cinnamon rolls." That was years back. Sorensen hadn't shot a bear since, until he started thinking about killing this grizzly. So it might live on forever as a trophy in his home. "He'd been coming around every once in a while, very, very briefly," Sorensen said. "Then, this fall, he came around five or six times." Or at least there were five or six occasions on which Sorensen saw the bear. There were many nights when the family dogs started barking, Sorensen said. He suspects that on some of those nights, the bear was in the area. "He was very sly, very secretive," the man said, though by no means timid. "He wasn't aggressive," Sorensen said, "but I didn't challenge him either." Farley estimates the bear was 15 to 18 years old. The only way bears survive to that age, he added, is if they avoid people. Aggressive bears in the Anchorage area tend to get shot in defense of life and property or killed by authorities. The defense of life and property law allows anyone to kill a bear to protect him or herself, but the shooter must then skin the bear and turn the hide and skull over to the state. That arduous requirement makes most people avoid so-called DLP shootings at all costs. As someone who shot a bear in a legal hunt, however, Sorensen is entitled to keep the hide and have it mounted, which he intends to do. He started thinking about that possibility this summer. When the bear season opened Sept. 1, he was ready with a bear hunting tag. Several times over the course of the month, Sorensen said, he saw this big, old bear moving along or through his yard. Always, though, it was in the bad light of early morning or oncoming night. "Every time he came around, I had a shot," Sorensen said, but the hunter wanted a perfect shot - a shot at an ideal angle and from such close range that the bear would die instantly. The shot came "right at dark" on the evening of Sept. 26. "I was right at the back door," Sorensen said. The bear was thos e 22 feet away in the yard, and in a blink of an eye, the hunt was over. "For ease and convenience," Sorensen said, this was the perfect hunt. But as a man who knows the sweat and energy normally required for an Alaska hunt, he felt a touch of guilt. "I felt a little badly about it actually," Sorensen said. So along with keeping the bear's hide for a trophy, he tried to eat it, though the meat of grizzly bears tends to be so rancid that even most aboriginal inhabitants of Alaska avoided eating the animals. "He was incredibly fat," Sorensen said. "He didn't smell too bad. Not pleasant, but OK. I tried to eat him. I always said I'd try." The taste was awful. He couldn't do it. He has no plans to shoot another grizzly. © 2008, Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska). Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Share This Story Next From Story Didn't Draw a Tag: 7 Tips for 'Plan C' Western Hunting Success Related Comments Categories News Stories Recipes Tips Gear Videos Photo Galleries Viewer Photo Galleries Features Deer Season Outdoors 365 with Lynn Burkhead Everything Deer with Jeremy Flinn Short Stories by Larry Potterfield Opening Days Live Hunts Hunting Check Out All The Photos Explore the United States. Find information about and activities within your state. Get Started