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Local governments across Florida have been slashing fees charged for new development in recent years to spark economic growth.
TALLAHASSEE — Local governments across Florida have been slashing fees charged for new development in recent years to spark economic growth. But state leaders may go a step further and temporarily abolish the fees altogether for small businesses under a bill gaining momentum in the Florida Legislature.
The legislation would suspend road impact fees and so-called "concurrency" charges that developers pay to help cover the cost of new and wider roads, but only for commercial developments smaller than 6,000 square feet. The suspension would last three years.
Supporters cast the bill as a small-business incentive that could encourage infill development in urban areas.
"I've used the term real estate clean up," bill sponsor Rep. Mike La Rosa, R-St. Cloud, said Tuesday before the legislation passed the Senate Community Affairs Committee.
The fee elimination could represent a substantial savings for small businesses.
Impact fees are one-time charges for new development, designed to help pay for the expansion of roads, utilities and other government facilities needed because of growth. Cities, counties and schools began using the fees widely in the 1980s to help cope with the costs of a rapidly expanding population.
State officials also passed rules intended to make sure the improvements were made as the growth occurred, a concept known as concurrency.
Some lawmakers worry the legislation would limit the ability of local governments to pay for new roads and other infrastructure.
"Historically, we put concurrency in place because we were having trouble building roads and wastewater facilities and other infrastructure that we needed, that when new businesses come in they help create," said Sen. Darren Soto, D-Orlando. "Do you think this is going to bring us back to an age where we just we can't afford those types of infrastructure and they're going to potentially come to the state for that kind of money?"
Bill co-sponsor Rep. Travis Hutson, R-Elkton, said the legislation is designed to help "mom and pop" businesses. Large developments would still be charged fees to help pay for infrastructure.
Supporters of the bill also note that city and county commissions could opt out of the fee moratorium by a majority vote.
"There are no mandates in this bill," Hutson said, adding "We're not handcuffing anyone."
Requiring a vote to opt out of the fee moratorium puts political pressure on local governments, said Sarasota attorney and growth control activist Dan Lobeck.
"They'll just blame Tallahassee even though they're going to have to own their votes," Lobeck said, adding that "the alternative to impact fees and concurrency are tax hikes and traffic congestion."
Lobbyists for Florida cities and counties have strongly opposed the legislation. Their opposition led the sponsors to strip language from the bill Tuesday that would also have applied the fee moratorium to smaller residential developments.
Florida League of Cities lobbyist David Cruz said his group continues to have concerns about the bill.
Lawmakers repealed much of Florida's statewide growth management regulation in 2011. Going a step further and limiting what local governments can do to regulate development infringes on their home rule authority, Cruz said.
"Each city is different and every city knows what their infrastructure needs are," Cruz said.
Charles Pattison with the environmental group 1,000 Friends of Florida also spoke against the legislation.
"We just don't think that a one-size-fits-all from Tallahassee is the right way to go," Pattison said.
The bill still has two more committees to clear in both the House and Senate.


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Pia Camil's hand-dyed and stitched canvases offer a fresh approach to the well-worn field of geometric abstraction. For her first solo show in Los Angeles, this Mexico City-based artist has created four large, square wall works whose surfaces are divided into loose grids of colored stripes. Each work has a dominant color theme—cream, tan, blue, and purple—with brighter accents of yellow, red, and peach. Within[…..]

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Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and Sam Mendes' "Skyfall," the latest installment in the James Bond series, both enjoyed overflow crowds at theaters this weekend, including one venue of particular note -- the 1,012-seat Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills -- which had to turn away film academy members who showed up too close to the movies' 7:30 p.m. start times.
"Lincoln" screened Saturday night and, judging from the ovations afforded the post-screening panel -- director Spielberg, producer Kathleen Kennedy, leads Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field, screenwriter Tony Kushner and composer John Williams -- the film appears poised to fulfill its promise as an awards-season juggernaut.
"You could feel the respect in the room, but it went beyond that," said one academy member in attendance. "It's not easy to make a movie about a mythical figure like Lincoln and do so in a way that reveals something you may not have known. It's a film that succeeds on just about every level."
Screening the following evening, "Skyfall" packed the Goldwyn too (there wasn't a seat left 10 minutes before the film began), but academy members were a bit more reserved in their applause for director Mendes, lead Daniel Craig and longtime series producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. This, despite the fact that many in attendance were old enough to have seen the first Bond movie, "Dr. No," when it premiered in 1962.


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Tips Tuesday: Top 5 Nontoxic Back to School Shopping Tips
Back to school season is in full swing! There are lunches to pack, first day of school pictures to take, and usually some pesky last minute back to school shopping. Whether you're just starting your shopping, or only need a few forgotten items, one way to start the school year off right is to take PVC off of your school supply list.
What is PVC? PVC is a type of vinyl that is extremely common in school supplies; it shows up in everything from lunchboxes to binders to art supplies. It's also highly toxic. PVC contains phthalates have been linked to asthma, learning disabilities, diabetes, and other chronic health issues. Even exposures to low levels of phthalates are dangerous to kids, which is why choosing PVC free school supplies is so important: Kids touch and interact with their school supplies all day, every day. That's countless exposures.
The Center for Health and Environmental Justice (CHEJ) just released their annual Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies, which is chock full of helpful tips on how to spot and avoid PVC and other toxic chemicals in school supplies. Here are my top 5 favorite nontoxic back to school shopping tips from the new CHEJ "Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies." (Looking for even more great tips? Click here to read CHEJ's complete "Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies")
Look for the Warning: Check backpacks and lunchboxes for a label that says "WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm." According to CHEJ, this warning means that the product is likely to contain lead.
Check for symbols: There are two easy to spot symbols on school supplies that indicate that a product has PVC in it: the three-arrow "recycling" symbol with the number 3 and the initials PVC. Avoid products that have those symbols.
Read the label: Look for a "PVC-free" label on school supplies to help you pick out PVC-free items. Avoid PVC by looking for the word "vinyl" on the labels of school supplies, especially with rain gear like rain coats and boots. Skip items made out of vinyl since they are likely to contain phthalates.
Keep it simple: Shiny, colorful plastic designs on backpacks, lunchboxes, and umbrellas often contain PVC, and may contain lead or phthalates. Stick to simple items without splashy plastic designs, and look for cloth lunchboxes and backpacks, and nylon umbrellas.
Look it up: CHEJ has a spreadsheet of PVC-free school suppliers and where to find them. Click here to check out the brands that aren't using PVC.


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Guy Who Pays the Bills and Gets the Death ThreatsOriginally Posted by Omega the Merciless
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I recommend STACKS of waivers for all involved...And lo, Kano looked down upon the field and saw the multitudes. Amongst them were the disciples of Uesheba who were greatly vexed at his sayings. And Kano spake: "Do not be concerned with the mote in thy neighbor's eye, when verily thou hast a massive stick in thine ass".
--Scrolls of Bujutsu: Chapter 5 vs 10-14.
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Just so it is clear.
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Good enough reason for me.Originally Posted by Sifu Rudy Abel
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Omar on my 12th in the world WIKBA ranking:
"Isnt that like being the 12th tallest midget?"
Curious to see if he likes being 13th.
6/05/2007 3:42pm, #17Originally Posted by AnthonyRanked #9 internationally at 118lbs by WIKBA http://www.womenkickboxing.com/wikba...rch%202009.htm
6/05/2007 3:43pm, #18
When did this all start? I always liked Omar. Why has so much bad blood spread so fast? I even searched for his posts and found reasoned discourse just a few months ago.
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Springsteen to debut short film on website July 9
June 30, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen will debut a short film on his website July 9.
A poster of the film "Hunter of Invisible Game" appeared on the singer's website Monday. The film is a collaboration with Thom Zimny, who has worked with the Boss in the past.
No more details were provided. A representative for Springsteen didn't immediately respond to an email seeking more information.
Zimny has directed, produced and edited a number of live Springsteen concert videos.


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About the same price as a Honda Dullsville. I like the idea of a 696 with more oomph. Should make good competition for the Street Triple.
Does it seem odd to anyone else that you can buy a 2011 model motorcycle in April 2010? Kia was advertising a 2011 car model well over a month ago!
Whereas I'm still waiting on some manufactures 2010 model, hint, hint,think orange.
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This may be of interest: I was prepping for our new baby when I stumbled on how to safely reuse a Medela pump. We had an Ameda Purely Yours pump that had broken and a friend gave us their old Medela Pump-In-Style.
After much googling on how to sanitize the Medela, seeing all the dire warnings, and taking it apart anyway I finally noticed the obvious. The Ameda tubing is the same size as the Medela tubing...or at least close enough that it fit into the Medela face plate and worked.
The Ameda system is a closed system where there is complete air separation from the pump and the breast shield unlike the Medela where milk can travel up the tube and onto the pump diaphragm. Closed systems are considered safe to reuse. Open systems, not so much. Because there is no air transfer between the two sections in the Ameda design there is no risk of cross contamination even from airborne pathogens...at least according to Ameda.
You can buy the Ameda part replacement kit from amazon. It doubles as a manual pump.
Note: I've only tried with our old Ameda parts and the 2008 PIS we were given. Your Mileage May Vary. Your warranty will certainly be voided if they ever find out.
It would be useful for some pros with access to more pump models and tubing to see how many models might be safely reused in this way. Engineering wise I don't see any cross contamination risk vectors unless the Ameda diaphragm tears (unlikely). In that case you'd probably want to toss that batch but that would be true in a used Ameda pump as well.
The details and research are on my blog.
Obligatory Disclaimer: I am not a doctor nor breast pump engineer. Do not rely on this post for medical advice. I am only describing what we choose to do for our baby.


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STOCKTON - A man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in a drive-by shooting Friday night in south Stockton died Tuesday, police said.
STOCKTON - A man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in a drive-by shooting Friday night in south Stockton died Tuesday, police said.
The man was identified by police as 32-year-old Pedro Valenzuela. Valenzuela and a 24-year-old woman were shot about 8:40 p.m. Friday near West Third and South Harrison streets, authorities said.
Valenzuela is the 66th homicide Stockton police have investigated in 2012. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is investigating 10 murders, five of which occurred near Stockton city limits.
Police were unable to identify Valenzuela until Tuesday, a day after asking for the public's help. Authorities allowed media outlets to photograph the man in the intensive care unit at a hospital. A Univision viewer called the Spanish-language network with information that led to the man's identification, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department.
LODI - A 14-year-old boy was shot multiple times in what police are calling a gang-related shooting in east Lodi on Saturday night.
Detective Hettie Schaeffer said the teen was walking in the 700 block of South Washington Street at 8:55 p.m. Saturday when he was shot and wounded in both legs by a gunman.
Schaeffer said police have few details to go on, but the gang response team has investigated the shooting.
The 700 block of South Washington Street is a known gang neighborhood, she said.
The victim was treated for his injuries at a hospital.
Anybody with information about the shooting is asked to call Lodi Crime Stoppers at (209) 369-2746.
STOCKTON - Police reported that a teen who disappeared Sunday and whom they believed might have been at risk returned home safely early Tuesday.
Karina Rangel had left her Stockton home Sunday afternoon after an argument with her mother, who later received a phone call threatening the girl's safety.
Rangel returned home voluntarily, police said, but she did not disclose where she had been.


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Browsing the App Store can be a bit overwhelming. Which apps are new? Which ones are good? Are the paid ones worth paying for, or do they have a free, lite version that will work well enough?
Well, if you stop interrogating me for a second, hypothetical App Store shopper, I can tell you about this thing we do here.
Every week, we highlight some of the most interesting new apps and collect them here for your consideration. This time, our picks include some collectors of videos and interesting articles, an app to help you get better sleep, and another that might give you something to do while you're doing that.
Here you go:
Spender: Expenses Only — Finance —
Free $0.99 [thanks, commenters]
If I want to be reductionist here, money management has two general components: maximizing income and minimizing expenses. For many people, the second part is more difficult because sometimes you really, absolutely need to own that box set of The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Spender: Expenses Only is a quick and easy way to itemize and organize your bills, and it even tells you how much you're spending on average daily. And once you look at your costs in that vacuum and see just how much you're blowing on Pez and action figures without seeing the income to offset it, you might want to change some things.
Inlight — Lifestyle — Free
If you have a few minutes to stare at your phone, and you don't really feel like watching a video, you might want to look into Inlight. It's a really good-looking app that collects articles from the Internet in one place and lets you browse by categories like "Me Time" and "Nourish."
So that's a little weird, but I found a lot of interesting stuff in there. For example, now I know, as a man, which 21 compliments I crave. And that's just news I can use.
5by — Entertainment — Free
Everyone likes funny and/or interesting videos from the Internet, but who has time to go look for them? Especially when you just have a few minutes to kill while you take care of business in your "second office?" StumbleUpon is here to help with 5by.
The video aggregating app has been out for a little while, but it just got a shiny, updated look that makes it look all current and fabulous. You can find videos based on what you're doing and how long you have, and it'll just stream them along to you. So don't worry; you don't have to just sit there staring at your shoes anymore.
Or like your knees, or whatever.
2014 Team USA: Road to Sochi — Sports — Free
The 2014 Winter Olympics are coming up fast, and if you feel like a bad American for not having any idea who is competing on our various national teams, The U.S. Olympic Committee has an app for you.
Here in one simple interface, you can find athlete bios, news, team rosters, and more handy information to prepare you to watch people in ridiculous shape do incredible things while you sit on your couch and create new and elaborate curses for various judges.
It's the true spirit of the Olympics, really.
Best Sleep Hygiene — Health & Fitness — Free
Alright, so "sleep hygiene" is kind of a weird way of describing one's sleeping habits, but this is a pretty useful app, regardless.
It starts out with a questionnaire that asks about your pre-bed routine, including how much TV you watch, alcohol consumption, and when you ate your last full meal, and then it ranks your results and offers suggestions for how you might make your sleepytime more effective.
My results put me in the bottom 25 percent of respondents, which is probably why I spend all day lapsing in and out of consciousnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn–huh? I'm up. What are we doing?
Lucid Dream Ultimate — Utilities — Free
While you're getting all that sleep we talked about in the last app, you might as well pay some attention to your dreams.
Lucid Dream Ultimate is a dream journal and reality checker that plays a noise during the day that cues you to remind yourself that you're awake. It'll send you the same noise throughout the night; the idea is that when you hear the noise in your dream, you'll realize you're dreaming, and then you can start the important business of conjuring up all the Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephants you've ever wanted.
Plus one of the tones is an Inception-esque "BWAAAAAAAH," and that's just straight-up magical.


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I'm pissed that I did not write this column immediately after the election because now basically everyone on the internet has written it, but I'll try to add my unique take (which just means more potty words).
I was never all that worried that Barack Obama would win re-election. Anyone who read Nate Silver's 538 blog for the New York Times could look at the polling averages and see that barring an improbable amount of statewide poll bias, Mitt Romney stood very little chance of winning. One of the weirdest food fights to break out pre-November 6th, was the conservative media's insistence that the election was a coin toss. I won't rehash all the famous quotes here, but Joe Scarbough's "anybody that thinks that this race is anything but a tossup right now is such an ideologue" rant is a good example. Peggy Noonan wrote this hilarious, soon-to-be-classic for the Wall Street Journal predicting a Romney victory based on lawn signs she saw in predominantly white, upper-class neighborhoods.
Even respected mainstream reporters from Ron Elving and Ken Rudin on NPR to John Dickerson et al at Slate missed the sound Obama win that was coming and kept talking of "Mittmentum" that lasted no longer than a week and never brought that candidate's chances higher than 40%.
As Nate Silver has said, what he does is not exactly rocket science. He averages polls and weights them based on factors like historical performance and who they tend to sample demographically. I hate to break it to people who think Silver's a wunderkind, but he's not the only guy doing this. The Princeton Election Consortium, for instance, used similar methods came to similar conclusions: Obama's got this, and it won't be "close" (the Princeton Consortium had Obama at 98% to win). For all the hullabaloo about the debates, 47% comments, Benghazi, etc., the race basically played out exactly as it would have in June.
It's why Moneyball will probably turn out to be the most important movie of the decade. Watching the flapping assholes that constitute the mainstream punditocracy whittle away the hours talking about how close this race was based on nothing more than the latest Gallup poll and their gut instinct was borderline insufferable. It was also eerily reminiscent of the scene where Billy Bean, played by Brad Pitt, is listening to his scouts explain why they shouldn't sign a player who has an ugly girlfriend (because of his bad eyesight). Modern pundits are analogous to those scouts.
Unfortunately, what this says about modern politics is not particularly kind to the conservative movement. As every liberal commentator and columnist in the country does an endzone dance over Fox News's election night meltdown, it's important to look at why this meltdown occurred and what it means. The classic Stephen Colbert line, "Reality has a well-known liberal bias" has never been more darkly pertinent. So often I'll find myself explaining my "liberal" position on an issue, which is really not so much a liberal stance as it is the fact that my sixth grade math teacher taught me how to read a graph.
As many have noted, the closed circuit of conservative thought came back to bite them in the ass this election. They ignored reality, called Nate Silver a liberal hack, surveyed all the white people they knew who were voting Romney, and then couldn't hide their shock and disappointment when he won only one swing state—the one Silver predicted he would.
Yet you can look at how this line of magical thinking informs so much of conservatism. One of the primary fronts of the ideology has become a refusal to acknowledge empiricism. Yet empiricism, data, evidence, fact, logic—are very obviously the only way to look at things. You don't have to be an expert in Bayesian statistical methods to understand the search for the best empirical data regardless of what it says about your preferred ideology, is crucial to one's understanding of the forces shaping our world. You can kid yourself all you want about what you wish was true, but sooner or later the numbers will be run.
This is how we know the Recovery Act—the so-called "failed stimulus"—was a wildly successful piece of legislation that was almost single-handedly responsible for pulling the country out of its economic slide.
This is how we know Obamacare, for all its flaws, will work in covering roughly 35 million people.
This is how we know that the Romney-Ryan economic plan was a spoonful of bullshit (or a shovel-full). The massive tax cut would have been an enormous, gift-wrapped Maserati to the wealthy and the largest supply-side tax cut in modern history. Yet we have the non-partisan Congressional Research Service confirming what all the other math nerds have been saying for decades: there is basically no evidence that tax cuts for the wealthy produce economic growth. In fact, if you look dispassionately at the evidence, it appears much more likely that increasing income inequality (say, to the point where 1% of your society has more wealth than the bottom 90%) actually reduces growth and increases economic instability.
Finally, this is why I keep returning on this blog, again and again, to the issue of climate change.
In his book, "The Signal and the Noise," which went rocketing up the bestseller list after he called 50 out of 50 states correctly, Silver talks about the ways in which we mistake noise for signal by fitting data to our preferred beliefs. In other words, we devise our models to fit the data.
Unfortunately, this is where we are at with the conversation surrounding climate change. The data is all telling us some truly frightening things, and almost everyone—Democrats, Republicans, the mainstream media—is either paying lip service to the issue or denying it's a problem. We are drowning in noise.
As David Roberts explains, the "Nate Silvers of climate science" are telling us some downright harrowing stuff. For instance the National Center for Atmospheric Research has been running NASA satellite data through several of the world's most sophisticated climate models—models that range from "everything's basically going to be okay" to "we're all f***ed." What they're finding is that the data is pointing to the "we're all f***ed" scenario. A PricewaterhouseCoopers report found that at our current rate of decarbonization we are in for a 10.8 degree Fahrenheit temperature rise by 2100. In other words, within 80 years we are on schedule to raise the planet's temperature beyond what human civilization can likely endure.
That's is not left-wing conspiracy ranting. It's not partisan wishful thinking. It's not propaganda.
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Today, finally, we reach the end of a bitter and sometimes bizarre political season. And how reassuring to know that when the results are tallied, the losing party will band together as loyal Americans and engage in that most hallowed political tradition: accusing the winner of stealing the election.
The posturing has already begun. Lawyers for both parties are descending on the swing states and anticipating legal challenges over early-voting days, photo IDs, tally methods, and, of course, the always-stupid state of Florida, which simply cannot get the hang of the ballot-casting thing and continues to provide ample evidence that every four years in November, we should just lop off that part of the country and send it floating out to sea.
In Ohio, always the only state that matters at the last minute, the director of a local board of elections said this to The Boston Globe: �We�re getting all kinds of lawyers. You got your voting rights groups, groups on the right, groups on the left. Some have been here awhile; some come out of the woodwork. They�ll all file lawsuits.�
Well, this is America. Short of legal challenges, the second most popular post-election activity involves the blame game. If Obama wins, Republicans will blame Sandy and the windbag governor of New Jersey. If Romney wins, Democrats will blame low-information voters for ignoring his propensity to flip flop and make stuff up. In reality, of course, the candidates will have no one to blame but their trusted political advisers, which is mainly why they retain trusted political advisers.
These last few weeks have been a whirl of polls and predictions, and I, personally, never want to hear the name Nate Silver again. Silver is the New York Times statistics maven, and he�s been making all sorts of analyses based on polling models, tracking data and, I suspect, a Ouija board, and I�m sick to death of him. This may sound old-fashioned, but can�t we just vote and then count the ballots? Why digest polls that Obama leads among middle-class cat-loving brunette vegetarians who drink Merlot? With all due respect, the pollsters should just shut the heck up because, refreshingly, they don�t know who�s gonna win. WBZ radio even interviewed a psychic who stated that because Mercury was in retrograde � as most of you are no doubt aware � the election will be chaotic.
Nor will I miss the robocalls. In the last week I�ve received two from a pleasant-sounding man named Gary Johnson, who thanked me for my support, even though I have technically never heard of him and just today discovered that he�s the Libertarian candidate for president. Sorry, Gary! Maybe if you had reached out earlier.
Here�s something else I won�t miss: the weird propensity of Republican candidates, whenever a microphone was available, to spout alarming notions about rape. Who knew that pregnancies from rape are part of God�s strategy? It got so bad that Jon Stewart of �The Daily Show� had plenty of fodder for a recurring segment, �Republican Candidate Said What About Rape Now?�
In Massachusetts, it�s been an election for the ages. Not only is a former governor running for president, but the U.S. Senate race has drawn national attention and two strong, appealing candidates in Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren. The tight contest has been the most costly in state history, with the candidates spending a combined $68 million to convince voters that they�re in touch with the working class.
Both candidates were in Worcester yesterday, a city that has also endured some alleged pre-election shenanigans. But the charges and countercharges aren�t nearly as grave as both sides suggest, and I�m confident that the political system will survive, as long as voters head to the polls, and Mercury stays the heck out of retrograde.


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Selecting the right set of technologies to develop an application is no simple matter. If you're in the process of planning and developing new SQL Server applications, you need to make several important choices, all of which will have maintenance and support ramifications for years to come. There are multiple choices for the coding language, more choices for the data access layer, and even more choices for the development tools.
Related: Visual Studio Express 2012 Editions
Choosing a Code Language
When it comes to choosing a code language, the primary Microsoft-oriented choices are Visual Basic (VB) and C#. C++ is also still around, and PHP and Java are also considerations for organizations that are using open source and SQL Server. If you're building business applications, C# or VB are the best choices. The Microsoft .NET Framework and automated garbage collection make them natural choices. Nowadays, C++, with its more difficult coding and memory management requirements, is typically reserved for special-purpose applications. Shops that might lean toward Java and PHP will do so because of a commitment to open source. These organizations will usually choose the open-source MySQL database rather than SQL Server. However, Microsoft provides SQL Server drivers for both languages.
Data Access Technology Options
Choosing a data access technology is more difficult. Standard ADO.NET is certainly one possibility, but modern application development has moved from segregated data access toward object-oriented data access technologies. Microsoft's first technology in this area was LINQ to SQL. However, that has been superseded by the Entity Framework (EF). In addition, there are several other possibilities, including vendor-specific ORM tools as well as open-source ORM frameworks such as NHibernate. If you're maintaining applications, you'll probably be using straight ADO.NET for some time to come. It doesn't make sense to mix in the new ORM technologies with older applications—you just end up with a hodgepodge that's difficult to support. For new applications, the best choice would probably be EF. I tend to avoid other ORM technologies unless there's a specific use case because of the added complexity, development, and support problems that can make the development process more difficult.
Deciding on a Development Tool
Choosing a development tool is no simple matter, either—even among Microsoft's own tools. Even after you've chosen Visual Studio, the decision isn't simple because there are many editions, including free Visual Studio Express versions. Additionally, you could choose the new Web Matrix tool or you might consider Visual Studio LightSwitch. The choice of tools partially depends on the code language you choose to use. Open-source developers might gravitate toward Eclipse, but the vast majority of developers will opt for one of Microsoft's development tools.
Let's take a quick inventory of Microsoft's development tools. Web Matrix is an anomaly—it's not really designed to create business applications. It's aimed at hobbyists who are looking for quick support for open-source web frameworks. However, its reliance on Windows web servers will be a showstopper for that audience. LightSwitch will be very interesting as time goes on. It's not a tool for end users, as I pointed out in the article " Visual Studio LightSwitch's True Target Audience." However, it could be a great option for developers who are looking for a quick solution to build simple business applications.
The Visual Studio Express line of tools is good for small businesses or for beginning developers, but their limited database and debugging support makes these tools far less useful then the paid versions of Visual Studio. Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition is the most cost-effective choice for medium and large projects. To get the additional database tools, such as data and schema comparison, you need to use Visual Studio 2010 Premium Edition or higher.
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Get Alone Lyrics
Man, it's a shame.
It's a stumbling block.
And it seems I've found the order to this sour addiction.
I've grown accustom to it showering me.
Switched gears but the cycle isn't making it easy.
I was running on empty ideas, but I had to write them down just to listen.
I'm flying over the ocean and back.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they're always there and reminding.
Riding. Distance restore me.
I'm finding serenity in the structure.
Finding serenity on this route. Distance restore me.
Adding up all the stakes.
Lining up and dissecting. I'd rather address them while I can.
If I'm not mistaken I will steer it through in a graceful way.
I'll abandon. Leave the rest behind.
The weight might not settle in time.


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Course Details
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About The Instructor(s)
For additional course information, First Class requirements, syllabus, etc., check the About The Instructor(s) section for a link to a Faculty Website.
This course satisfies part of the Communication Skills graduation requirement.
This section is Communication Skills intensive. Communication Skills I-V must be completed before taking this course.
Session, Dates: 1 (01/08/2018 - 04/28/2018)
Days: M W F
Time: 01:00 - 01:50 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: John Jay 248
Seats Available: 30 Seats
Credits: 3
This is an advanced course in geology and examines the terrestrial hydrosphere. Ground and surface waters' physical and chemical properties are examined. Techniques to quantify ground water and surface water flow rates and other dynamic properties are reviewed. The properties and characteristics of streams and aquifers are examined and classified. Porosity and permeability characteristics of groundwater mediums are reviewed. Ground and surface water as a resource and pollution within this resource and methods for its control are reviewed. Elements of limnology are examined. Course includes a laboratory/recitation period which includes hands-on demonstrations of topics reviewed in lecture and experimentation utilizing the analytical techniques and equipment reviewed in the course.
Kenneth A. LaSota, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geology and Earth Sciences
412-397-4035 phone
412-397-4075 fax
John Jay 217
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Champlin funds help preserve our history
Deep in the basement of Town Hall, a grant from the Champlin Foundation has been used to increase the amount of storage available in the Jamestown Historical Society's vault by 140 percent.
According to Dianne Rugh of the historical society, the $27,205 grant was used to purchase and install compact shelving units. These new shelves roll on fixed tracks so that the vault's storage space is put to more efficient use. And the shelves move easily, so just about anyone can slide the storage to where it is needed.
Also included in the project was the addition of three new flat file storage units. A work area was also created just outside of the vault so that historical society volunteers have a place to keep track of the collections and also research the collections.
Rugh said the vault's lighting was also upgraded, although that was paid for by the historical society through its 2010 assessment.
The project is of great benefit to the historical society because now more historical artifacts and documents can be stored in the climate-controlled vault.


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FAU's Kathryn Stauffer picked up the win in game one, moving to 7-13 on the season. After giving up a lead-off single to Stephanie Gaynord (
Stauffer pitched a stellar 6.0 innings, allowing just two hits and one earned run, while fanning five Lady Bucs. Teammate Jen Musillo took the mound in the seventh and struck out the side. FAU plated the winning run in the third, when a Mandie Fishbank single scored Jenna Lopez.
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FAU came out swinging in game two, shelling Lady Bucs' hurler Mary Catherine Vercoe (
Kala Guy knocked in Arriaga with a sacrifice fly, before Lauren Crandell singled home Fishbank for the Owls' fourth run of the inning. Fishbank had an all-around good day for the Owls, going 4-for-6 in two games, with five RBIs and four runs scored.
ETSU got its only score of the game in the third, thanks to an RBI double from Jessie Hackworth (
FAU would pour on five runs in the fourth, and three in the fifth, claiming the contest in five innings.
Vercoe (5-12) picked up the loss after just one complete inning on the mound, allowing six hits and four runs in just 11 batters faced. Jenkins and Lehrschall both stepped in the circle in game two, but neither could cool the hot-hitting Owls, who tallied 14 base knocks on the game.
FAU's Meghan Doonan got the win to improve to 4-1. Doonan allowed just two hits and one run, while striking out four.
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The Register: "Microsoft blames PC makers for underwhelming Windows 8 sales over Christmas, The Register has learned. The software giant accused manufacturers of not building enough attractive Win 8-powered touchscreen tablets."
Slightly true, I would say almost 80% of Windows 8 Tablets and PC are cheaply built and complete trash. I'm happy to see Microsoft dip it's toes into the hardware market and now maybe they will start pumping out some quality products.
I agree that its The PC makers are mostly to blame for windows 8 struggles. Some of them had crappy designs for their laptop tablet convertibles that not many people would find appealing. While others had very attractive design and feature wise for example the Asus Taichi but when you see the price that is over $1000 you stop and think that i can get a regular windows 7 laptop with the same specs for several hundred dollars less. In summary the problems are.
1) Windows 8 RT- they shouldn't have made this OS unless it was going to be open like android. Also Desktop mode should have never been made available since you cannot run desktop apps on it.
Having it closed would only limit the experience and drive up the price of the device since Microsoft has to get their cut.
2) Windows 8 Experience - Microsoft should have allowed the user to choose if he/she wanted to use the new metro interface or the traditional desktop interface with start menu included instead of forcing the new interface on the general public. I remember when office 2007 came out and there was allot of resistance to it for a couple of years before people saw the new features it had over 2003.
OEM partners:
1) early designs were not very good.
2) Their ultrabooks, convertibles are too expensive.
I agree that touch and voice commands is the future and that an OS like windows 8 was essential for the PC market to evolve or face being overshadowed by the emerging tablet markets. I just wish it was implemented better than what we are seeing now.


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i_need_a_cool_design needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 22 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
Web2.0 website design that captures consumers' attention. Simple, consumer-friendly design that is appealing to the eye. I sketched a mock-up below, but I need your creative minds to take it to the next level!
See mock-up that I placed into PPT -> http://www.eunicorn.info/ReviewMyWeb.pdf
ReviewMyWeb is a viral widget that I plan to launch soon. The purpose of the website is to capture email leads - make sure the lead capture form is prominent (e.g. color scheme or boldness). We want to provide a place where somebody can enter their website (URL) and be able to email that new site address to their friends. We will then send a survey to each of those email addresses and then post results.
See mock-up that I placed into PPT -> http://www.eunicorn.info/ReviewMyWeb.pdf
In the landing page, I need several things:
- Good layout
- Flashy banner (across the top) that prominently says "ReviewMyWeb". Graphics should be around graphs (bar) or something that denotes competition or beating your competition.
- Lead capture form that is prominent to make sure the consumers' eyes are led to that section.
- Quote/product description on the right hand column
- Sample reports that will be linked off the bottom of the page
If you have any questions, please post comments for more clarity or detail.
- Clean look with strategic use of bright colors
- HTML/CSS is not required, but a plus
- PSD file with all elements as layers
- Winner must sign our company's consulting agreement
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Jays end skid, top Yankees 5-2
TORONTO (AP) — R.A. Dickey pitched into the seventh inning, Jose Reyes sparked Toronto's offense and the Blue Jays snapped a 10-game losing streak against the New York Yankees with a 5-2 victory on Monday night.
Alex Rodriguez hit his 650th home run, a leadoff drive in the fifth, but the Yankees lost for the ninth time in 13 road games this month. Rodriguez is 10 homers away from tying Willie Mays for fourth on the career list, which would secure a $6 million bonus for the third baseman.
Derek Jeter went hitless in his return to New York's lineup. Jeter, who had been out with a calf injury, finished 0 for 3 with a walk.
Reyes walked and scored in the third, and doubled and scored in Toronto's three-run fifth as the Blue Jays beat the Yankees for just the second time in 14 meetings this season.
Dickey (10-12) allowed two runs, one earned, and six hits in 6 1-3 innings. Casey Janssen got three outs for his 24th save in 26 chances.
New York right-hander Phil Hughes (4-13) allowed five runs, four earned, and seven hits in 4 2-3 innings. He is 0-6 with a 5.84 ERA in his last nine starts.
Athletics 8, Tigers 6
DETROIT (AP) — Coco Crisp and Daric Barton each drove in two runs, leading Oakland past Miguel Cabrera and Detroit.
Cabrera hit his 43rd homer, bolstering his pursuit of another Triple Crown, but Barton had a tiebreaking RBI single in Oakland's two-run sixth inning. Crisp also had a solo homer during his three-hit performance.
A.J. Griffin (11-9) earned his first win since July 29 despite allowing four runs and seven hits in five-plus innings. The right-hander was 0-2 with a 3.47 ERA in his previous four starts.
Omar Infante and Victor Martinez also homered for the AL Central-leading Tigers, who had won three in a row. Martinez went 4 for 5 and Torii Hunter had two hits.
Barton's tiebreaking single in the sixth came against Jose Alvarez (1-4).
Grant Balfour allowed an unearned run in the ninth on Matt Tuiasosopo's grounder before finishing for his 33rd save.
Royals 11, Rays 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jeremy Guthrie tossed five effective innings, helping Kansas City roll to the victory in the makeup of a snowed-out game from early May.
Guthrie (13-10) allowed one run and six hits, struck out five and walked three. He fanned Kelly Johnson with two aboard to end the third inning, and then struck out David DeJesus on a called third strike to leave the bases loaded in the fourth.
Jeremy Hellickson (10-8) allowed five runs in just 2 2-3 innings for Tampa Bay. It was the right-hander's shortest start since June 30, 2012, when he went the same distance in a game against Detroit before getting pelted in the leg by a line drive.
Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs as the Royals won their second straight following a seven game slide.
Rangers 8, Mariners 3
SEATTLE (AP) — A.J. Pierzynski hit a three-run homer for Texas, and Mitch Moreland had a solo shot.
Alex Rios had two hits and two RBIs as the Rangers picked up their fifth win in seven games. Elvis Andrus celebrated his 25th birthday with three hits and an RBI.
Kyle Seager hit his 20th home run of the season for the Mariners, who have lost four in a row.
Travis Blackley (2-1) earned his first win since being acquired in a trade with Houston on Aug. 14. Blackley, making his second start of the season, allowed three runs and five hits over six innings in his longest outing since Oct. 2, 2012.
It was a much different night for Seattle starter Joe Saunders (10-13), who turned in another sluggish outing. The left-hander allowed seven runs and nine hits in seven inning to fall to 1-5 with a 7.71 ERA in his last seven starts.
Astros 10, White Sox 8
CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Dominguez hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Chris Carter followed with his second homer of the game, powering Houston to the win.
The Astros squandered a fiverun lead and trailed 8-7 before Carter hit a tying RBI single in the seventh. White Sox reliever Addison Reed (5-2) struck out Jose Altuve and Jason Castro to open the ninth before Dominguez belted a drive to left for his 19th homer. Carter then added his 25th of the year.
David Martinez (1-0) pitched 2 2-3 innings to get his first major league win, and Jordan Lyles — Houston's third pitcher of the ninth inning — struck out Avisail Garcia looking on a full count with the bases loaded to get his first save in his first chance this season.
Carter finished 3 for 4 with the two homers and four RBIs in his third career multihomer game.


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A Monkey Wrench in Your IRC § 199A Deduction Plans. Service businesses thinking "crack and pack" may want to change their tack, particularly following the proposed IRS regulations issued in August. Find out why on Larry's Tax Law.
Workplace Harassment in Community Radio. Are your station employees on the same wavelength about what's appropriate behavior? Learn how to identify misconduct and minimize liability in this NFCB webinar presented by Nancy Cooper.
GSB's Pioneering Past and Present. Take a peek at the firm's 50-year journey of Vision Powered by Principles.
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These rosemary nuts are sweet, spicy and salty, everything a snack food should be. They're quite versatile when it comes to drink pairings, though they taste extra sweet with a dirty martini and extra spicy with a full-bodied, malty beer.
6 cups unsalted mixed nuts, such as almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, and pistachios
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup light brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons sea salt
4 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary, divided
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
Place nuts in a large mixing bowl.
2. In a small pan over medium-high heat, add honey, brown sugar, cayenne, salt and 3 teaspoons rosemary. Heat until the sugar dissolves and the sauce is syrupy. Pour over the nuts and toss until evenly coated. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes, turning once, or until nuts are golden brown. Keep an eye on them so they don't burn! Remove from oven and sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon rosemary over nuts. Cool. Break into small clusters. Store in an air-tight container for up to one week. Though they'll never last that long.
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No. 8: T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
Headquartered in Baltimore, global financial management company T. Rowe Price has operated since 1937 according to the principle of its founder, Thomas Rowe Price Jr.: What's good for the client is good for the firm. T. Rowe Price provides risk-aware investment guidance to help clients achieve their long-term goals. "Each day I'm challenged and supported by a company that places client interests first," said one employee. Staff members are invested in their communities, logging more than 37,000 volunteer hours to community-improvement projects in Maryland in 2011. They are rewarded with such benefits as annual bonuses, wellness programs and employer-matched retirement accounts.
Doug Kapustin, Special to The Baltimore Sun
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Product Lifecycle Management Lab
Purdue's Product Lifecycle Management Lab is an interdisciplinary research center. The Center fuses the talents and resources from the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Engineering, Science, and Krannert School of Management into a single focused entity to serve as a resource for industry. Through the study, training, and implementation of product lifecycle management (PLM), the Center draws on expertise from all areas of the Purdue community to provide the Center's partners in business and industry with knowledge and tools.
PLM is an environment in which information technology tools and processes allow a company increased access to product definition data to better develop, manage and support their products. It is a collection of interconnected technologies that enable companies to make better business decisions throughout the lifecycle of a product. PLM defines and controls data collection processes, integration, transformation, analysis, and visualization processes; from establishing a product's requirements, to the design, manufacturing, maintenance, and recycling of the product.
The mission of Purdue University's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Center of Excellence is to promote the advancement and implementation of PLM through research and education in partnership with industry.


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Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: Monsters bearing chocolateBY KATIE McQUAID
Special to The New Hampshire Union Leader
August 04. 2013 9:09PM
I am headed downtown today in search of monsters bearing chocolate.
Throughout the week, Studio 550 Community Art Center will be placing 100 red clay monsters in public places visible to the average pedestrian. Programs Director Monica Leap said the purpose of the activity, "is just to have fun while encouraging residents to slow down, play like a kid, and walk their city streets in search of the out-of-the-ordinary."
I love a good hunt, and this one has a sweet reward. Found monsters can be redeemed for a chocolate coin at Dancing Lion Chocolates at 917 Elm St.
The chocolates at Dancing Lion are pieces of art themselves. Leap said there is only one chocolate per monster, and only one monster per person, so that as many people as possible can experience the joy of finding one.
If you find a monster, share your discovery on the Studio 550 Facebook page. Each is numbered with a little yellow dot to differentiate them from the first series of Monsters released in June.
This will be the last monster release for 2013, but they may reappear next summer. If you have an idea to make the next monster release even more fun, contact Leap at 232-5597.
Queen City stampede
If you have ever thought participating in a reality show like "Amazing Race" would be fun, I have another option for you that won't require you to quit your job and fly around the world to participate. You won't even have to leave the city.
Registration is now open for the inaugural Queen City Stampede, coming to Veterans Park on Sept. 21. Teams of two will canvass our city to solve clues and complete challenges at various businesses, community jewels and historical highlights.
It's billed as a fun way to get exercise, test problem-solving skills, spend time with family and friends and create lasting memories. And it's all to benefit Holy Cross Family Learning Center, a West Side organization where members of the city's growing immigrant and refugee population come together for education and other community-building activities and programs. The Stampede is certainly a long way from the spaghetti supper that has been the organization's biggest annual fundraiser until now.
An early bird Queen City Stampede registration fee of $60 per team is available until Aug. 15, when the cost rises to $90.
The course will be about the distance of a 5K. There is no driving involved, and don't expect a map. Stampeders will have to complete challenges to get clues that tell them where to head next. A maximum 200 teams will be allowed to participate, and everyone receives a T-shirt and medal after completion.
Family participation is strongly encouraged. Children as young as 8 years old will be allowed to participate with an adult. Family members not participating will find food vendors, entertainment and other activities at Veterans Park to keep them busy while they wait.
To find out more or register for this Amazing Race, visit www.QueenCityStampede.com.
All that jazz
When Matt Lomanno opened a photography studio in the Waumbec Mill in the fall of 2012, he had visions of it becoming an arts venue for music, visual arts, film, drama, readings lectures and more.
I know Lomanno as a talented professional photographer, but was pleased to find out he's a lover of all kinds of art. He recently hosted jazz musician Johannes Wallman and painter Will Suglia for his first public event at his Amoskeag Studio. He has plans to hold similar events featuring different performing and visual artists once a month to give live, original music a home in Manchester.
He admits that it will take time to overcome the stereotypes some people have about jazz and folk music.
"Folk music shouldn't be relegated only to coffee shops and bars, and jazz shouldn't be limited to background music at Sunday brunch or in a hotel lobby," Lomanno wrote in an email to The Scene. "Those are all fine for what they are, but those aren't audiences — they're customers who happen to be where a musician is playing. Remove the musician, and the customers will still come. Altering those stereotypes will be a challenge, as will the larger problem of engaging an audience that barely exists."
Given the challenges he is expecting, Lomanno's reported 30-person turnout for his first public event is impressive. He was pleased with the turnout and excited to hear world-class jazz in his Manchester studio.
Lomanno, who also teaches photography at Saint Anselm College, has four young children with Jessica Lomanno, his wife and partner in the Amoskeag Studio's venture. I am impressed with the couple's passion and drive to bring affordable cultural experiences to our city. Tickets for the first show were just $10.
If you are a fellow lover of the arts, I suggest you start following Amoskeag Studio's Facebook page to find out more about Lomanno's next planned events. Aug. 23 will feature Ian Ethan's Open Land Trio and September's event will feature Joe Deleault and the Reel Tuckermans for a halfway to Saint Patrick's Day celebration. Deleault is well-known around here as a musician as well as being the production manager and technical director at Saint Anselm's Dana Center. Other acts on tap for the fall schedule include folk, classical and other genres.
NH365.ORG Event of the Week
If you are a young person who appreciates old things, you can get free admission to the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association's 56th annual NH Antiques Show. Be sure to bring your ID to prove you are under 30, which sadly, I am not.
The show runs Thursday through Saturday at the Radisson Hotel featuring 67 exhibitors. Word is that the exhibitors save their most prized wares for this event, which attracts thousands of buyers and enthusiasts from around the country. I'm sure our tax-free shopping helps attract people too.
If you are like me and have no idea what qualifies as an antique, this show may be for you. The dealers are not just there to sell, they also want to educate visitors. Admission for those over 30 is $15 on Thursday and $10 on Friday and Saturday. Free return visits to the show are allowed after initial admission.
For more information on this and other events for all ages, visit www.nh365.org.
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Sen. Ayotte: Defense cuts mean security risksBy SIMÓN RÍOS
Union Leader Correspondent
February 22. 2012 9:50PM
NASHUA - The solution to the economic crisis should not create a national security crisis, said U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who spoke at BAE Systems in Nashua Wednesday.
Ayotte spoke in the lobby of BAE's Spit Brook Road facility about the potential dangers of cuts to the defense budget, set to kick in following the failure of the budgetary super-committee in November.
'If we did the basics of producing a budget we wouldn't be here talking today about sequestration,' Ayotte said to a small group of employees.
'To me we need to do the basics in Washington. Let's put together a responsible budget for our country and address our debt, but let's not do it at the risk of our national security.'
BAE gets about 90 percent of its revenue through U.S. government contracts, a company official said. It makes the company a natural foe of cuts in military spending, and a friend of Ayotte.
Tom Arseneault, president of electronic systems sector at BAE in Nashua, introduced Sen. Ayotte: 'We will continue to work closely with Sen. Ayotte and the entire (congressional) delegation to ensure the men and women of our armed forces who serve to defend our freedoms continue to get the technology they need.'
Arseneault presented figures, cited subsequently by Ayotte, that the state would lose 3,300 jobs if the cuts were to go through.
'Make no mistake,' Ayotte said, 'these are jobs of people, great jobs here in New Hampshire, and I am not going to let this happen.'
The Budget Control Act could trigger $1.2 trillion in spending cuts, half of which would be defense-related. Ayotte recently introduced a bill to avoid the defense cuts, replacing them with cuts in other areas.
'We are hoping for bipartisan support for this legislation,' she said, 'because these are the very cuts that will not only impact BAE, but it will impact every member of our defense industrial base.'
Asked if she'd consider tax hikes as part of the negotiations to prevent sequestration, Ayotte said unequivocally she would not.
'I don't think that we need to raise taxes to come up with $1.2 trillion in reductions, or on the defense end $600 billion in reductions.'
Cutting into the 60 percent of the budget that is non-discretionary would be a way to make this happen.
'If we did a budget that had a 10-year blueprint for this country that was responsible and dealt with deficit reduction, we could take care of this sequestration issue, we could make sure that our country is protected, and get ourselves on the right path.'
If the sequestration goes through, Ayotte warned the military would have the smallest ground force since 1940, and the smallest Air Force in the history of the country.
Asked how specifically the cuts would endanger U.S. national security, Ayotte cited letters to Senators Lindsay Graham and John McCain by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who said sequestration would devastate the defense department.
The letter states that sequestration could equal about $100 billion in cuts annually. In 2011, the defense budget was $513 billion.
'While large cuts are being imposed, the threats to national security would not be reduced,' Panetta wrote in the letter, handed out by Ayotte's staffers. 'A sequestration budget is not one that I could recommend.'
BAE employs 4,600 people in New Hampshire, the state's largest defense employer. Of those employees, 3,000 work in Nashua, and the others are spread between Merrimack, Hudson, and Manchester.


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Skin Walkers (US - DVD R1)
Gabe Powers likes his horror/action hybrids with horror and/or action...
Unknown to him or his mother, a half-blood named Timothy is about to transform into a powerful anti-werewolf, bringing about a cure to the 'curse' of lycanthropy. He's been guarded since birth by 'good' werewolves, or 'Skin Walkers', against 'bad' werewolves that embrace their bloodlust, and revel in the immortal. Three days before his 13th birthday the 'bad' werewolves find him, and a race against the red moon begins.
Before even putting Skin Walkers into my DVD player I noticed two things about the film that didn't inspire much confidence. First were the film's ads that hyped director Jim Isaac, the same guy that brought us Jason X. Now I'm not about to get down on Jason X, a very entertaining bad movie, but there isn't much behind the film's made-for-TV direction to make anyone realistic do a dance over the director's latest feature. It's like getting excited about a new Kevin Van Hook film.
My second, and the more important anti-inspirational note, was the film's PG-13 rating. I don't need every film I watch to be a hard-R bloody mess, but I expect a warring werewolf movie to spill more than a lenient PG-13 level amount of the red stuff. I'm not expecting Shakespeare, I'm expecting entertainment, and I very rarely find pulled punches entertaining. Unless a film is specifically aimed at children or full-on spoof, I expect an R-rating or worse from the following subgenre features—werewolf films, zombie films, vampire films, rape/revenge films, and of course, nunsploitation films.
My fears about director Jim Isaac were half verified. Isaac is very workman like director who knows how to point a camera and cut a scene. Thankfully he doesn't go overboard with ADHD MTV cuts or wacky stock effects, but his action and horror elements are telegraphed and unoriginal. Now I'll give him some support in the originality department because he didn't write the script (it took three other guys to do that), but he doesn't quite have the energy to overcome the scripts over familiar elements.
Of course originality is the least of the scripts problems. I've seen plenty of action/horror hybrids with derivative scripts that still manage exciting moments and snappy dialogue (case in point Dog Soldiers). Skin Walkers is full of the same hokey scenes of wise men explaining age old prophecies you've seen a million times before, plus a few tepid, Robert Rodriguez inspired shoot outs and awkward werewolf transformation scenes, and one Near Dark barroom brawl 'homage' to flavour the been-there-done-that pot. If I had my way, Night Watch would be the last film ever made concerning an entire subculture's concern with a prophecy revolving around a young man's ascension to power ( Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Matrix, Underworld, and on, and on).
A lot of the 'original' stuff doesn't make any sense, even given the film's unrealistic universe. Why wouldn't the good werewolves share the boy's 'gift' with him or his mother? Why wouldn't she question her almost prisoner-like lot in life sooner? How did she not notice the townsfolk's werewolfism for thirteen years? There's plenty more, but those would be spoilers. Even if we suspend our disbelief and pretend we didn't already see a gillion other werewolf and warring secret society thrillers we still have to deal with really bland dramatic filler, and some cheesy dialogue that a cast of decent actors can't quite overcome (I really wonder what Elias Koteas saw in this script).
And what of my PG-13 fears? Well they were definitely founded, because these punches are pulled like fine taffy. Slaughter scenes are obviously cut, a sex scene is cropped, naughty language is edited or seemingly re-dubbed, and the transformation scenes (what little there is) are relatively painless. Anyone that loves An American Werewolf in London, The Howling, and Company of Wolves knows how powerful a gruesome werewolf transformation can be, and anyone that loves a good monster attack flick knows a little gore can go a long way. The plot alone, involving people who view their compulsion to eat other people as their best trait is dark enough without the other horror elements to warrant at the very least a few curse words.
The image here is clean, presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with no obvious artefacts and very fine grain. Detail levels could be a bit sharper, but are overall quite effective with only minimal edge enhancement. Isaac's use of colour is a little obvious at times (I think the Underworld films killed cool blue action for good), but bright and effective on the DVD. Skin tones are spot on and compression noise is minimal even in bright warm hues. Black levels are mostly deep, but during the bluer moments tend to pick up the hues around them.
Not many Lionsgate releases come with DTS ES 6.1 tracks, so its presence on this disc was a nice plus. Overall the track, along with a very similar sounding Dolby Digital 5.1 EX track, isn't really all that huge. Though the track contains clean and clear elements, the overall mix becomes quite muddy at times, and the whole thing comes across as more noisy than thrilling. When the surround channels aren't hampered with too much sound the surround effects work quite well, and I had no problems discerning dialogue. The film's score is underwhelming and often sounds like it belongs on B-television.
I may have teased director Jim Isaac a bit at the head of my review, but I wrote that before I listened to his audio commentary track. I expected little from the guy as a director, and I expected even less as a commentator. I was wrong on that count, Isaac is a fantastic commentator. He covers the things he likes about the film without ever sounded conceited, and is sure to point out his pratfalls without blaming everyone else. He's great at explaining intention without boring his audience or jumping aboard the maudlin bus, he's genuinely gracious, and he expresses plenty of regret at the behind the scenes studio interference (e.g. PG-13) without whining. A very nice track that could do with another few contributors to fill in the blanks.
The disc holds eight deleted scenes, which seem finished, but are presented in a 1.78:1 rather than a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. I was hoping for some blood and guts, but what I mostly got were snippets of character entrances and exits, and a few minor and unnecessary plot points. Mostly things seem to have been cut to avoid giving away plot points too quickly. The scenes total just under six minutes.
The making of featurette is a puff piece that only runs about eight minutes. Most of the time is spent focusing on the film's special make-up effects, which though produced in cooperation with the almighty Stan Winston, are pretty un-special, and mostly delegated to the film's final minutes. This is followed by a pre-viz animatic/storyboard of one of the film's more successful action sequences. This probably should've been a multi-angle feature, because it's separated into three chapters—big animatic with PIP footage, big footage with PIP animatic, and animatic only with a producer's commentary. Next is a brief digital effects comparison with producer commentary, which runs a whopping minute and a half. And it comes to a close with a set of trailers.
There's really not much here to recommend. Skin Walkers isn't awful, but it's pretty bland and definitely forgettable. Everyone involved has an idea of how to make a motion picture, but the script isn't worth their time, and the production interference guts the film of any lurid entertainment. Werewolf fans will likely be disappointed by both the lack of werewolves and the lack of werewolf attacks. It's not made for Sci-Fi channel bad, but doesn't really feel like a real movie either.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
This actually should have gone to the Sci Fi Channel.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,718
It really should have. I begining to think everything After Dark touches should.
SimonB Member Join Date: August 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 76
Thanks Gabe, another good review of a movie I'm glad I didn't got too excited about. The PG-13 rating is definitely out of my leagues when it comes to certain types of movies (as you mentioned above)and this makes Skin Walkers a definite no-no to my "not to buy" list.
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
If it's a no-no on your 'not to buy' list, doesn't that mean you're going to buy it?
sjp1966 Member Join Date: September 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 87
I didn't think that this was that good.
Dunny Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 347
PG-13? that's the equivilant of an "avoid" sticker for this type of movie.
Edgeman05 Member Join Date: October 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,076
Thanks for the review. I knew from the second I saw the preview that it would suck.
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,825
I just bought this one used (on Sunday) for $1.99 from Gamestop.
Nick402 Member Join Date: August 2007 Location: United States Posts: 124
Its on my Netflix queue and it's likely to be there for a long time. And seriously, how did you find this film for two bucks? And at Gamestop. This just came out.
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,825
I stumbled across it when I was looking at it. The Gamestop in my city is one of the few that sell used DVDs. Someone must have traded it in for credit. I even bought Curse Of The Golden Flower for $1.99 months ago. Other $1.99 DVDs include Witchblade Volume 1 and Nomad the Warrior. All of them came out this year and the discs are new (no scratches or fingerprints).
ShareDaddy Member Join Date: September 2007 Location: United States Posts: 124
I sadly watched this before Gabe could post his review, I have one thing to say, the ending actually peeked my interest, not only was the movie finally over, but it actually, almost made a little sense at the end and hinted at another, better movie.
I know this will not happen, no, I am not talking about no second movie, that will certainly happen given today's lack of new material in Hollywood. The thing I say that will never happen is that the hint of goodness we see at the very end will never materialize. And that people is what is wrong with Hollywood today.
I know this will not happen, no, I am not talking about no second movie, that will certainly happen given today's lack of new material in Hollywood. The thing I say that will never happen is that the hint of goodness we see at the very end will never materialize. And that people is what is wrong with Hollywood today.
ShaiBrooklyn Member Join Date: March 2004 Location: United States Posts: 257
I just still don't understand the logic behind not releasing the unrated version since it does exist, granted only in Germany I believe. I really wanted to see the movie so I'll have to swing into Gamestop and see if they have any!
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Disc Details
Release Date: 27th November 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS ES 6.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: Director Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Behind the Scenes, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Jim Isaac
Cast: Kim Coates, Barbara Gordon, Elias Koteas, Tom Jackson, Rhona Mitra
Genre: Action and Horror
Length: 110 minutes
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Editor's note: Bhaskar Chakravorti is Senior Associate Dean of International Business and Finance and founding executive director of the Institute for Business in the Global Context at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, host of the 2012 international "Africa's Turn?" conference. The views expressed are his own.
The countries we most obsess about from the emerging world – the so-called BRICS – met recently in Africa. Many see this as more evidence of an international scramble for the world's greatest growth opportunity. But here in the United States, you would hardly know it. Instead, when the continent does come up in conversation, it is often in the context of "help," conflict, misused development aid and woeful political leadership.
But we are at a turning point. The old story of Africa as the final frontier is being replaced by a new narrative: one of economic growth and opportunity. Business, policy and civil society leaders who spoke at our "Africa's Turn?" conference last October expressed enthusiasm and cautious optimism for its future.
The U.S. perspective of needing to "help" Africa may start to look very dated as the continent experiences self-propelled growth and development led by a growing urban consumer class, enabling technologies such as wireless communications, and an emerging entrepreneurial sector.
The Nigerian finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, offers a simple piece of advice: to help Africa, do business there. It is time to take such advice to heart.
The U.S. business community ought to have a strong interest in doubling down on Africa. American businesses urgently need growth and a critical route to this is to penetrate the world's fastest-growing markets. As it is, the U.S. is severely under-represented in such markets. According to a 2010 study by HSBC, only seven percent of the revenues of U.S. multinationals were generated in emerging markets. Africa's contributions to this figure are significantly lower, even while it has been declared to be the world's fastest-growing continent.
Measured in terms of trade, less than three percent of U.S. global trade volume is with Africa, and the trends have been downward since a peak in 2008. As a point of reference, consider that China-Africa trade was $127 billion last year, while U.S.-Africa trade was only $94 billion.
But we shouldn't assume that it will be easy for U.S. firms to close the deal in Africa. One of the problems for American businesses leaders is that because of the absence of past relationships they have relatively little understanding of the markets, the consumers and the broader context of Africa. Many would be surprised to know that there are so many distinct markets and peoples across this vast continent. The generic business perspective of Africa is based on experience in a few "front door" countries, such as South Africa, Nigeria and to a lesser extent Kenya and Ghana.
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"Hell on Wheels" stars Common and Anson Mount sport "300"-worthy torsos during a brawl in the Western's next episode—but don't suggest to Common that those abs were spray-tanned on.
"No, we don't spray, man," the Chicago native told me, laughing, during our interview earlier in the season. "We work out, man. We don't spray."
In "Bread and Circuses," airing at 9 p.m. Dec. 4 on AMC, Common's Elam Ferguson, a former slave now working for the Union Pacific Railroad, challenges his foreman, Cullen Bohannon (Mount) after Bohannon demands he work for free until railroad boss Doc Durant (Colm Meaney) can actually pay them.
Ferguson doesn't like that idea, which leads Doc to set up at "pugilistic match" between the two men. In the 1860s, that meant a bare-knuckled fight in a bar. Common said the scrap was a lot of fun to film.
"It was a lot of work like, a lot of intensity, man. We trained; we worked hard," he said. "We really wanted to be in that fight and make this fight not look like it was a fight for television or a movie. This needed to be a real battle and we just sacrificed ourselves."
The scene looks like an authentic boxing match. It felt that way too, the actor-rapper said.
"There were a couple times I caught a blow to the face," he said, chuckling. "There were times I came real close to hitting Anson in the face. There were a couple times it connected."
Who wins the brawl? I'm not telling. Watch the sneak peek below and tune in Sunday. Do I need to mention that these two are the latest Shirtless Men of the Week? I didn't think so.


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Motlow State Community College in Fayetteville has become a collection point for pictures lost and found after last week's tornado outbreak.
Motlow students are scanning pictures onto "Pictures and Documents found after the April 27, 2011 Tornadoes" Facebook page created by Patty Bullion from Lester. So far the students have collected dozens.
They've had people bring in documents, like diplomas, marriage licenses, and one army discharge paper from 1959. Tornado victims are claiming the pictures and one picture was of a man who was killed.
"There was a lady from Mississippi. It was a picture of her grandfather. She sent a message and our director has been talking to her. And she said that he did not survive. And she was very grateful to get his picture back," said Nikki Fanning, President of Phi Beta Kappa at the Motlow campus.
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French & Francophone Studies
FREN 492W Research and Discussion of Selected Topics in Literature (1)
This seminar course will serve to integrate the lingistic, cultural, historical and literary experiences of seniors in the language. The class will be taught in a true seminar fashion, with a flexible format to allow students to highlight their varying individual backgrounds and interests in French. The course will include a discussion of major works of French literature, the topic set by the professor according to the proposed student projects. Students must present a major research paper at the end of the semester and pass an oral defense. Both research paper and oral defense will be in French. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: This course serves as the Senior Year Experience, so it is limited to seniors or consent of instructor.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing-centered
- Offering: Spring
- Instructor: DeLeoinbus, Fofana, Goeury-Richardson