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Bids from four contractors were opened Friday for a project to resurface more than seven miles of State Route 72 in the Rolla city limits and to the east.
When specifications for the project were advertised, companies were asked to submit a base bid for work to resurface the 7.352-mile section of highway between U.S. Route 63 east to County Road 5220, along with some work to bring sidewalks, curbs and ramps into compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and two new pedestrian crossings at U.S. Route 63 and State Route 72.
Additionally, companies were asked to submit an alternate bid for additional sidewalk and ramp work.
APAC-Missouri, Inc., the apparent low bidder on the project, submitted a base bid of $2,212,792.92. The company's alternate bid of $169,321.65, added to the base bid totals $2,382,114.57.
The other three bidders are as follows:
Rolla Asphalt, LLC — base bid, $2,279,620.15; alternate bid, $236,290.32; total, $2,515,910.47.
G&M Concrete & Asphalt, Co., Inc. — base bid, $2,460,442.66; alternate bid, $190,987.24; total, $2,651,429.90.
N.B. West Contracting Company — base bid, $2,427,118.35; alternate bid, $249,124.65; total, $2,676,243.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) central office is reviewing the bids and will make a recommendation to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, which is expected to award a contract at its March 6 meeting.
Preston Kramer, MoDOT area engineer, said the alternate bid could be awarded if there are enough funds available.
On Route 72 west of Route O, there will be some milling work to remove part of the existing highway and crews will fill it back in with new pavement. East of Route O will be primarily an overlay project, with brand new pavement put down over the existing pavement.
Deficiencies in the pavement also will be addressed, Kramer said.
According to Kramer, the resurfacing work is tentatively planned for July. Kramer said once the contractor starts work, its crews will need to finish and not be able to stop and move onto another project.
Another part of the project is to make the sidewalks, ramps and intersections ADA-compliant along the section of Route 72.
"It's a step toward that process," Kramer said. "There is not enough money in this project to get 100 percent ADA-compliant sidewalks on 72."
He noted that most of the sidewalks along that stretch are not ADA-compliant. "Right now, we have in the plans to address the worst areas," he said.
There are sidewalks along both sides of Route 72 west of Highway O for the most part and some sidewalks on the north side of Route 72 east of Route O with a few exceptions, Kramer said.
The alternate bid to do additional sidewalk work will not bring all of the sidewalks into ADA-compliance, but Kramer said, "we might be able to get more work done for the same price because of the competitive bidding environment."
Included in the base bid is to add a pedestrian crosswalk on the south and east sides of the intersection of Routes 63 and 72. Kramer noted that currently, sidewalks come up to three sides of the intersection, but there is no safe way for pedestrians to cross the intersection.
The state commission approved the resurfacing project in the 2013-17 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in July 2012.


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As many as 10 people homeless after two-alarm fire
Fire destroyed two condominiums and damaged a third Saturday night, leaving about10 people homeless.
The fire broke out shortly after 7 p.m. in one of the three condo units on the 900 block of Fourth Street and started spreading through a common attic above the homes as it gutted the first condo.
The two-alarm fire burned for nearly an hour before it was knocked down. Engines from Taft, Maricopa and Fellows were backed by three more engines from Buttonwillow, Old River and the Rosedale area of northwest Bakersfield.
Kern County Fire Battalion Chief Heidi Dinkler wouldn't comment on which unit the fire started in or the cause, which is under investigation, but witnesses said it started at 918 Fourth Street, the condo that was destroyed.
There were no injuries directly related to the fire, but on person fell outside while the fire burned.
Neighbor Larry Dillard, who lives at 920 Fourth, said he was taking the garbage out when he noticed the fire, and rushed back into the house to get his mother, who was in a wheelchair, to safety.
"I smelled smoke and the saw some smoke and pow! – the paint cans started exploding," Dillard said.
His mother stayed across the street from the fire, wrapped in blankets, for more than hour before they found a place to stay for the night.
Dinkler said three people lived in 918 Fourth, Dillard and his mother were living in 920 and a family lived at 922.
The 922 Fourth condo sustained smoke damage but escaped major fire damage, Dinkler said.
Firefighters were able to save some of the Dillard's belongings but there was heavy fire damage in that unit, and the first unit and its contents were destroyed.
Firefighter climbed to the roof of the condo and cut a ventilation trench to halt the spread of the fire in the attic, Dinkler said.
A 3-car garage behind the condos sustained some minor fire damage to the eaves.
The loss figure for the fire has not yet been determined.
Dinkler said an arson investigator was called to determine the cause, but that doesn't necessarily mean the fire was of suspicious origin

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Speed Racer (US - BD)
Reviewer Marcus Doidge revs up with Speed Racer on Warner's Blu-ray Disc
The Wachowskis are back! After those dodgy Matrix sequels and their hand in the fantastic V For Vendetta the Wachowskis bring us their newest visual delight, Speed Racer, telling the story of the Racer family, who have racing in their blood. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch), the latest son of the Racer family to have a natural talent for racing, is on the verge of hitting the big time on the racing circuit—just how many more references to racing can I fit into that paragraph? Phew!
With the death of the eldest Racer son, Rex (Scott Porter), in the Casa Cristo 5000, an incredibly intense cross-country racing rally that's notorious for rough and foul play, the Racer family are broken. Pops (John Goodman) is full of regret for kicking his son out of the family home days before and the whole family still live under the shadow of the many slanderous stories that came out about Rex in regards to his apparent shady dealings in the corrupt side of racing.
After almost beating his brother's race record, Speed is approached by Mr. Royalton (Roger Allam), owner of conglomerate Royalton Industries, who wants Speed to race for him under his banner. Speed declines and Royalton turns nasty, explaining how racing is not about winning or losing but about money and corruption. Because Speed has turned down his offer, Royalton sets out to ruin him and his family. Enter Racer X (Matthew Fox) and the character with the coolest name of the year, Inspector Detector (Benno Fürmann) who assure the Racer family that they are aware of the corruption in racing and the only way to bring this system down is by revealing the truth… which Speed can help them with by entering a series of races leading up to the Grand Prix.
2008 was the year in which a number of directors seemed to be given free rein to play in the toy box. Nolan blew a hole in the movie world with The Dark Knight, del Toro seemed to bring his entire toy collection to Hellboy 2 and the Wachowskis got to go anime crazy with Speed Racer. I'll admit, when I heard the Wachowskis where doing Speed Racer I was underwhelmed. I have no fond memories of the original TV show and to say I was disappointed with the much hyped Wachowski car chase in The Matrix Reloaded is an understatement. I just wrote Speed Racer off to be little more than a mixture of slow motion, bullet time and stop/start action that would be about as kinetic as watching glue drip down a wall. Well thankfully, I was very, very wrong.
From the outset Speed Racer is mesmerising. Those cars fly round those crazy tracks with equal amounts of insanity and grace. The editing is edge of your seat stuff and just when you think it's got as crazy as it can get, it goes even further. This isn't the dreary showing off that the Matrix car chase suffered from at all, this is something exciting, something new, something spectacular. This has the feeling of playing with toy cars when you were a kid and frankly that comes with full on giddy excitement.
Of course all this flashy stuff would be nothing without some characters to back it up and in this department, once again, Speed Racer shines. The Racer family feel like a real family, with real love for one another and considering this is based on a kids' TV show and is made for kids, the Wachowskis never shy away from the harsh reality that families can come with problems and the Racer family have a lot of them. At the core of all this, the death of Rex Racer is really what's stopping this family from being happy. Despite looking as if they'd moved on and got back into the racing game, Rex's death is holding them all back, especially Speed. He's better than his brother but he doesn't want to take that legacy away. This is captured almost immediately in the opening fifteen minutes, which show Speed on the brink of beating his brother's record. Inter-cut with flashbacks of a younger Speed learning to drive alongside Rex and the Wachowskis doing a fine job of showing how he idolised him and had childhood dreams of being just like him. You really get how much the family miss Rex with the open scene playing out and thankfully it's not rammed down your throat but just under the surface.
What follows this killer opening sequence is a forty minutes change of pace which I'd imagine is what some of the negative reviews the movie received stem from. There are still a great deal of cool visuals, but it all becomes about setting up the rest of the movie and just gets a little heavy in places, especially for the kids the film was made for. One scene in particular bangs on about the history of racing, its corruption and how it affected the stock market, and I for one know that my kids didn't follow any of it, other than they knew for sure that Mr Royalton was obviously the bad guy at this stage. Also featured a lot in this run of the movie, is the other factor to split the audience down the middle: the youngest member of the Racer family, Spritle and his Chimp. I personally think they're fairly well handled and never annoyed me too much, but I can see how the kid might. Saying that though, it's worth having the chimp in it for the shot of the family standing hands on hips annoyed with Speed and having the chimp in the same stance. Made me chuckle anyway.
The lull soon lifts, with the arrival of Racer X. As soon as he meets up with the family and enters into the races alongside Speed, the movie just gets great again. Matthew Fox has a close to God-like status in my household, due to the huge amount of love we all have for Lost (in fact my three year old proclaimed 'Jack from Lost' out loud when Racer X de-masked, at the cinema screening) so it was a joy to see him in a role that really got him playing on his strengths. Racer X is cool. Everything he says comes with intensity and the Wachowskis have a field day making him a badass. His fight scene with the ninja is the Wachowskis at their Matrix best, and Racer X's input when helping Speed in the Casa Cristo 5000 (yes, Speed goes to race where his brother died!) is ridiculously cool and added to that, the 'is he, isn't he' Speed's brother Rex back from the dead mystery (which I won't ruin for you) is beautifully played out.
At its core, Speed Racer is a sports movie. It's more subtle than you'd think and it really comes into play in the final Grand Prix. The moment Speed Racer steps out on that track, you genuinely get a feeling that this is building to something and amazingly it really does. The last race is like the podrace from the Phantom Menace, but on lots and lots of drugs, the Wachowskis throw the kitchen sink at you on this one. Every single moment is incredible and like every classic sports movie finale, every element that this moment is riding on is included. The Racer family, the bad guys, Racer X, it all seems to come down to this race. The insanity builds, the emotional punch is woven in beautifully, the editing gets frantic, the visuals just blow your mind to the point where you are almost re-experiencing the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey and you are literally caught in moment of absolute movie gold.
I won't spoil the end for you but I will say that I came out the other end of this Blu-ray, as hyped and as impressed as I was the first time I saw it on the cinema screen. Yes, it might be a little long in places and yes, some viewers might need to persevere more than others, but for me, Speed Racer kicked off the 2008 Summer movie season with a bang and I'm glad to say I was still feeling the aftershocks on this Blu-ray release.
From very early on, this was a Blu-ray that I was looking forward to getting. From the very first trailer this screamed 'see me in HD' and it does not disappoint. Speed Racer glows in solid neon off of the screen for the most part and then everything else is the purest use of primary colours I've seen in a long time, in fact the colours on my TV have never been used to such full effect. The speed of the images never have a problem keeping their detail and aside from some minor issues with patchy darker scenes, it has to be said that this is a transfer that really has to be considered a show-off Blu-ray, mainly to experience how much is going on. From its use of light, colour, detail and sheer experimentation within the image, Speed Racer just keeps on out-doing itself as the movie progresses until you get to that dizzying closing race that takes it out of this world.
Presented in plain ol' Dolby Digital 5.1, this manages to do a pretty good job, considering you would expect more sound options from an HD release. The surround is well thought out within the 5.1 system, with sounds of cars everywhere, a great amount of bass for the soundtrack and generally clear dialogue. I say generally, as there's a slightly bizarre echo to some of the dialogue within some of the cars' cockpits. It's ever so slight and more than likely intentional, but I never noticed it in the cinema, so felt it needed mentioning here.
I did feel that the sound could have used just a little bit more oomph in places. The first half, where I really focused on it for the good of this review, I certainly felt it needed something a bit more powerful, but by movies end and in the big climatic final race, it all kicks in wonderfully. Strong bass, great atmospheric use of all the speakers and overall it really delivers the goods.
Now this is where Speed Racer really lets itself down. Considering the technical wizardry involved in this movie we get pretty close to nothing. There's a making of called 'Car Fu' (27:38), which gives you the briefest of stories on how the Wachowskis came about doing the project, though not from the brothers themselves, but from Joel Silver and some of the SFX guys. There are some animatics and discussions on the work that went into the movie, but this all moves along lightning fast and despite it covering all the bases it's hardly in the detail the movie deserves.
Next up, is following the kid with the chimp around, in 'Spritle in the Big Leagues' (14:34), which is actually okay in regards to detail with the pop up facts throughout, but it's really glossy nonsense at best. Same can be said for 'Speed Racer: Super Charged' (15:43), a featurette in which we meet the drivers, the cars and the tracks. It's really not that enthralling.
To add insult to injury, disc two is a DVD based Speed Racer game, which is interactive, slow and the pausing between selections was infuriating. This might hold your attention for around five minutes but if it goes beyond that you may want to seek medical assistance.
To round up there's a digital copy on disc three that, depending on your feelings on this sort of thing, is a either a nice bonus or a waste of time.
I enjoyed Speed Racer immensely when it kicked off summer 2008's big movies and I enjoyed it even more on Blu-ray. It's full of incredible visuals, it's a lot of fun and even more than all of that, it has a whole lot of heart.
Fans of sports movies should eat this up as it does everything sports movies should do, and with genuine class and anyone who's really up for seeing something new and exciting should also get a kick out of it too. I'm not blinded by my admiration for the movie to recommend this to everyone—it's a pretty hard sell for anyone going into this one blind or not wanting to like it—but don't let its poor take at the box office put you off. Speed Racer has a lot to entertain and despite its poor special features and it's one hell of an impressive Blu-ray release that I will be watching a whole lot.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Some material may not be suitable for children
Disc Details
Release Date: 16th September 2008
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dollby Digital 5.1 French, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1 Portuguese
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Extras: Making ofs, Featurette, DVD game, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama and Family
Length: 135 minutes
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Debian install
Use this guide at your own risk!
This is a small Guide to replace the original Linux (and its WebInterface) with a Debian 3.0 Woody Installation
Get a Debian Image
Get a Debian image from one of the following locations:
- genbako.vodapone.com/ Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
- [Obsolete] genbako.com/
- [Obsolete] 126.96.36.199/kuro-box/archive/ (most recent image dating from 2005)
- [Obsolete] kurobox.com/debian/downloads (most recent image dating from 2005)
- [Obsolete] Improved Debian image made by Sylver
Tip: Use Firefox for download because IE will download a .tgz as a .tar
Prepare the harddisk
- Put your Kurobox in EM mode (login via telnet with default username/password. For the Kuro standard it is root/kuro and for the Kuro HG it is root/kuroadmin).
- When you just installed a harddisk, the box will start automatically in EM mode
- If you have already partitioned the HDD, then telnet into the kurobox and run the following command followed by a reboot:
echo "NGNG" > /dev/fl3
- Telnet into your box and follow the these steps
- Delete ALL partitions and data with the command
mfdisk -e /dev/hda
- Then recreate partitions manually via the command
mfdisk -c /dev/hda (this is the menu-driven interactive mode)
- Our goal is to create the following partiton-table:
/dev/hda1 Bootable Typ 83(Linux) 2GB /dev/hda2 Typ 82(LinuxSwap) 256MB /dev/hda3 Typ 83(Linux) the rest of the Disk
- Creating the first partition:
Command (m for help): n Command action e extended p primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4): 1 First cylinder (1-<last sector>, default 1): Using default value 1 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-<last sector>), default <last sector>): +2048M
- Now we need to make this first partition bootable:
Command (m for help): a Partition number (1-4): 1
- Next partition 2 aka the Swap Partition:
Command (m for help): n Command action e extended p primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4): 2 First cylinder (<sector x>-<last sector>, default <sector x>): Using default value <sector x> Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-<last sector>), default <last sector>): +256M
- The system ID for partition 2 needs to be set to "Linux Swap"
Command (m for help): t Partition number (1-4): 2 Hex code (type L to list codes): 82 Changed system type of partition 2 to 82 (Linux swap)
- The 3rd and final partition will take the remainder of the disk.
Command (m for help): n Command action e extended p primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4): 3 First cylinder (<sector y>-<last sector>, default <sector y>): Using default value <sector y> Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-<last sector>), default <last sector>): Using default value <last sector>
- Now print the partition table and verify that there are 3 partitions. The first one should be marked as bootable, the second should be the swap partition, the the last should just have the remainder. To check this just type p at the prompt
Command (m for help): p
- The partitions are created and need to be saved
Command (m for help): w
- Now it's time to make the filesystems:
- Format the file system on the system partition:
# mkfs -j /dev/hda1
- Format the file system on the data partition:
# mkfs -j /dev/hda3
- Format the swap partition:
# mkswap /dev/hda2
- Mount the system partition:
# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
Prepare Debian
- Transfer the fetched Debian image via FTP from another computer to the directory /mnt on the Kuro.
- First, set the correct date in the system. (This is important since many systems start with a date of October 2004 and the tgz file has files that contain newer datestamps.) You may have to create a symlink for date. The date is in MMDDhhmmCCYY format. For the following example, it is setting the date to September 26, 2006, 1515hrs
# ln -s /bin/busybox /bin/date # date -s "092615152006"
- Back in the Telnet session, unpack the Debian image
# cd /mnt # tar xvfz debian_2005_04_09_dist.tgz
- Now is a good time to change some settings
- Network settings
# vi etc/network/interfaces
- Example of static address interface settings
auto eth0 lo iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.100 network 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.1 iface lo inet loopback
- Example of dynamic address interface settings
auto eth0 lo iface eth0 inet dhcp iface lo inet loopback
- If a static address is used, you might want to change resolv,conf
# vi etc/resolv.conf
search nameserver <DNS ip address>
- Change your hostname:
# vi etc/hostname
- Update your hosts file with your new IP & hostname (if using static IP)
# vi etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.100 Jeeves
[It has been reported that FTP (proftpd) will not work unless the hosts file matches your hostname.]
- Have a look at the hosts.allow file to make sure you will not be able to login again
# vi etc/hosts.allow
- There you should add your network :
ALL : 192.168.x.0/255.255.255.0 ALL : 127.0.0.1
- Reboot the Kuro
# write_ok (This is IMPORTANT! Kurobox will not leave EM mode on reboot unless you do this command) # reboot
(Note - I just got a kurobox, and write_ok was not required at this stage, booted straight up into Debian)
The first boot of debian:
Because of the user root has no right to telnet in you have to use the user tmp-kun with the password tmp-kun. After you logged in as tmp-kun you may su to the root-user and the password root
For editing and some lowend terminal you should set your terminal-enviroment to vt100
# export TERM=vt100
For security-reasons you should add your own personal user with
# adduser
delete the standard-user tmp-kun (exit and logout first, login as new user then SU) with
# deluser tmp-kun
Set a new password for root while you are logged in as root
# passwd
If this is a new Kuro, you should set the correct time and date.
# date <--------to display the current date and time
# date [MMDDhhmmCCYY] <--------to change (minus the brackets of course)
Change the Time Zone as well.
# tzconfig
The Debain woody packages have been archived. Update your /etc/apt/sources.list to include this line
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive/debian/ woody main contrib non-free
Now you can update the debian-package list via
# apt-get update
and then update your currently installed packages via
# apt-get upgrade
Debian seems to use a little amount of memory in the Kurobox:
# top 14:04:40 up 1:06, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 23 processes: 22 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped CPU states: 1.0% user, 1.4% system, 0.0% nice, 97.6% idle Mem: 127088K total, 61644K used, 65444K free, 1508K buffers Swap: 265064K total, 0K used, 265064K free, 48800K cached
What to do from now
For more information on how to tune your new Debian system, check Debian on the Kurobox


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Winter storm brings white New Year's Eve
The second winter storm of the season brought with it less havoc than the first, but with it came much colder air. As the snow started falling on New Year's Eve, it quickly fell moderately throughout the day as temperatures rose slightly above freezing. Temperatures quickly fell into the lower teens after midnight. While the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for all of Central Missouri the Boonville Police Department saw few accidents throughout the event. Around three inches of snow fell by Tuesday morning. One accident occurred on the C&R parking, the vehicle sustained minor damage. The second accident occurred near Route B and I-70 at the McDonald's entrance as one vehicle was struck by the other vehicle while attempting to turn left into the entrance. One individual sustained moderate injuries in this accident. Both vehicle sustained heavy damage. �"During the most recent winter storm I think all of the driver's in Boonville did an excellent job. �The traffic seemed lighter than usual because of the school holiday and people staying home. The street department and highway department did a tremendous job of clearing the roadways," Boonville Police Chief Bobby Welliver said. During the New Year's holiday celebrations the Boonville Police made one DWI arrest and one liquor law arrest. � "Our officers stopped many vehicles and it seemed most people were behaving responsibly. I think everyone had a great time in Boonville and the people were very responsible so the night went very well," Welliver said. The Cooper County Sheriff's Department reported a quiet holiday. While it seemed quiet on the roads, that is because many people chose to stay home instead of go out to a party or an event. An event at Cooper's Oak Winery garnered less people than expected. Theresa Krebs, manager of the winery, said the weather played a huge role in the night. She said 50-60 people showed up. The snow finally stopped around midnight and produced upwards of three inches for the area.


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The third-annual Community Health Fair will be April 11 at Lavender Crest Winery in Colona. The event will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and admission is free.
The third-annual Community Health Fair will be April 11 at Lavender Crest Winery in Colona. The event will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and admission is free.
The Community Health Fair is being organized by Gary Bennett, community education coordinator for Hammond-Henry Hospital, and members of Helping Hands, Geneseo's diabetic group.
The idea of hosting a Community Health Fair was introduced two years ago at a meeting with Bennett and the Helping Hands program committee.
"The purpose of the fair is to help the community understand their risk for many diseases and what diagnostic services are available and the purpose of each procedure," said Bennett. "It is important for each individual to understand why they are having a specific test or screening performed."
The health fair presentation schedule will include:
• 5:30 p.m. — Dr. Vijay Rajendran will discuss "Exercise and the Heart."
• 6 p.m. — Dr. Mark Stewart will discuss "Orthopedic Injuries in the Recreational Athlete from Kids to College and Beyond."
In addition to the speakers, vendors will be on hand to answer questions and provide information.
Medical personnel from Hammond-Henry Hospital and the Henry and Stark County Health Departments will attend and conduct free health care screenings.
Vendors and screenings will be available from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Appetizers will be served from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
"I'm hoping people will develop a better understanding of the various medical procedures available and have a better knowledge of what's going on in their bodies," Bennett said. "Sometimes people think problems are associated with old age when later they may find out that the problem is medically correctable. I want everyone to walk away with a better understanding of health promotion and disease prevention. We want to improve the health of Henry County."


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Mack-Cali Realty Corp. is set to acquire Roseland Property Co., allowing one of the country's biggest office landlords to jump into the red-hot apartment sector with one of New Jersey's prominent multifamily builders.
The deal, which may be worth as much as $134.6 million, was announced this morning in a statement by Edison-based Mack-Cali, which will take on the real estate development and management arms of Roseland Partners LLC. Mack-Cali also will acquire Roseland's interests in 11 operating residential and commercial properties and 13 projects that are under development, along with interests or options in several other land parcels.
The size of the transaction is dependent upon a variety of conditions, but includes $115 million in cash, according to the statement.
The agreement calls for Roseland's principals, Marshall Tycher, Brad Klatt and Carl Goldberg, to operate as co-presidents of a newly formed subsidiary called Roseland Management Services LP. Mack-Cali President and CEO Mitchell Hersh will become the division's chairman and chief executive.
Goldberg, who has served as Roseland's managing partner, said the division will "continue to undertake the business model it's undertaken since its inception." Since 1992, the firm has built its portfolio with luxury multifamily and mixed-used projects in urban and transit-oriented areas like Jersey City, Morristown and Weehawken.
"The strategic business plan that Roseland follows at Mack-Cali's direction will be very consistent with what we have done here at Roseland for the previous 20 years," Goldberg, whose firm is based in the Short Hills section of Millburn, said in an interview today.
He said the acquisition "provides a unique opportunity to create an entity that is diversified with huge strengths in two of the more important real estate asset classes." The deal also gives the firms a chance to "really set a template" for operating in the two sectors, he said.
The acquisition comes after about three months of discussions, Goldberg said. He noted he and Hersh have known each other for at least 15 years, and "have had a very positive relationship," participating together in several industry seminars and real estate advisory committees for state government.
The properties acquired by Mack-Cali extend from New Jersey to Massachusetts, including Roseland's flagship Port Imperial development in Weehawken and West New York, the statement said. The portfolio also includes sites along the Jersey City waterfront, where Mack-Cali owns several high-profile office buildings and plans to build its own multifamily project of more than 2,000 units. Roseland has developed more than 40,000 residential units since its founding, according to its website.
Mack-Cali's portfolio includes 169 properties in New Jersey totaling nearly 23 million square feet, along with another 9 million square feet in four other states and Washington, D.C., according to its website. That includes properties in the Harborside Financial Center, in Jersey City, a five-building office portfolio totaling more than 3 million square feet.
In a prepared statement, Hersh said the acquisition "is a fundamental step in a strategic diversification for Mack-Cali," which calls for multifamily to become "a key component of our growth strategy." He also said the company now has "enhanced opportunities to utilize our land bank and repurpose existing assets in a number of locations."
The transaction is expected to close early this quarter, according to the Mack-Cali press release.


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Only one coyote had been shot so far and no protesters showed up Saturday at a New Mexico gun shop sponsoring a coyote hunting contest this weekend that set off howls of protests from animal activists.
In fact, television and radio reporters milling in the shop's parking lot were the biggest problem the hunt created, said Rick Gross, business manager of Gunhawk Firearms in Los Lunas.
Animal activists and the state's trust land commissioner were incensed when Gunhawk owner Mark Chavez said he'd go ahead with the hunt despite the protests.
The two-day hunt sparked thousands of angry emails, social media postings and a petition signed by activists from as far as Europe who have demanded that the hunt be called off. Last week, a small group of protesters held a rally outside of Gunhawk Firearms and waved signs denouncing the event as cruel and "bloodthirsty."
Gunhawk's Rick Grosse said Saturday each of about 100 hunters signed a pledge to only hunt on private land with the owner's permission. He said there's no shortage of hunting spots because many ranchers lose cattle to coyotes and are happy to see them gone.
The terms of the competition are simple: hunters have two days this weekend to shoot and kill as many coyotes as they can, and the winners get their choice of a free shotgun or a pair of semi-automatic rifles.
Gross said he and his partner, Chavez, decided they needed to go ahead with the hunt on principal after a large shop in Albuquerque pulled out of a planned hunt a month ago because of pressure from activists. He pointed out that hunting coyotes is legal, and noted that paid hunters government hunters take thousands a year to cut the population.
"We care about public opinion, we care," Gross told The Associated Press by phone on Saturday. "Honestly we took this over because a big gun shop pulled out because of threats. And we just thought that was wrong.
"We're going to stick to it no matter what â" much more on principle."
People are upset over the idea of making a contest out of killing an animal that usually lives peacefully alongside residents, Susan Weiss, 74, who leads the Coexist with Coyotes group in Corrales, N.M., told the AP on Friday.
"There's a tremendous amount of arrogance in conducting this hunt," Weiss said. "(Chavez) is damaging the reputation of ranchers. He is damaging the reputation of legitimate hunters."
But Gross said the controversy was overblown.
"Of the estimated 300,000 coyotes in this state, maybe 100-200 are going to be taken in this hunt," he noted.
Plus, Gross said, ranchers are crying out for help.
"We get pictures from ranchers every day â" they send us pictures of slaughtered livestock every day," he said.
The two-day hunt concludes Sunday.


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1960 Topps #146 Ted Wieand (ROOKIE Prospect) (Reds) Baseball cardPrice = $ 9.95
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Q: What are some of the ways to collect cards ? There are several different ways to collect cards. For example, you can try to collect all the cards in a given set. Or you can focus on cards of your favorite team or even just your favorite player.
Some people only collect Rookie cards while others only collect cards of Hall-of-Famers. Because of the high cost of vintage sports cards today a growingly popular way to collect sportscards is "Type Collecting".
"Type Collecting" is collecting just one of each "type" (or different issue) made. To keep costs down, on some of the scarcer more expensive issues you can simply add a less expensive "common" to your collection. While on more common or recent issues you can select your favorite player or a card from your favorite team.
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1974 Topps DECKLE EDGEThis 72-card test issue set was released with a very limited distribution on only the East Coast around Massachusetts making them quite scarce. They were Officially simply called "Topps Baseball Photos" but their serrated or "DECKLED" edge gave them the name they go by today. The 2 7/8" x 5" inch cards were sold in either a 2 card pack with gum or a 3 card pack with no gum for 5 cents.
The cards were meant to have the look of the black and white movie star photos from the 1950's and feature a black & white photo with a blue facsimilie autograph on the front. The backs make this very scarce test issue even more interesting ! They feature handwritten script of the player's name, team, position & date and location of the photograph as well as a mock newspaper article on the player's career.
This was Topps 2nd "Deckle Edge" issue, their first being their smaller and much more common 1969 Topps Deckle Edge which were inserts in certain series of packs of 1969 Topps cards.
Variations of 1974 Topps Deckle Edge do exist, making this issue even more fun and challenging to collect. The backs can be found in either gray or a much scarcer white version. Also, a more limited proof version with non-scalloped edges exists and occasionally can be found.
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1960 Nu-Card Baseball Hi-LitesThis 72-card set of oversized (3-1/4" x 5-3/8") cards Issued by Nu-Card, Inc., featured baseball highlights (hi-lites). Printed in red and black, the card fronts resemble a newspaper's front page headline story with photo. The cards showcase some of the baseball's most interesting highlights in it's first 100 years of baseball.
Card #'s 1-18 can also be found in just black printing and blank-backed.
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Test Issue - a preliminary offering issued as a test to see if a product would be accepted by collectors.
Tobacco Card - typically from the early 1900s, these were cards issued with tobacco products. The most famous of which is the "T-206" Honus Wagner card.
Traded/Update Set - a set issued after the original issue primarily featuring rookies or players who were traded since the original issue came out.
Trimmed Card - a card reduced in size from when it was issued, usually to hide an imperfection such as damaged edges or corners. Trimmed cards usually have very little value but in some cases such as the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, even trimmed cards can go for thousands of dollars. The most famous 'trimmed' card to date is the T206 Honus Wagner purchased by Wayne Gretzky. The card was actually too large and was trimmed down to it's proper size.
Unauthorized Issue - a card release which is not licensed by a league, a player's association, or by a player.
Variation - a card that was printed by the manufacturer in two or more different ways.
Wax - a universal collecting term for factory-sealed packs or boxes. The term "wax" most often refers to sealed material that was originally released in the early 1990's or back -- a time when packs were wrapped and sealed in wax paper wrappers. It can casually reference modern era packs or boxes that no longer use actual wax paper.
1959 Fleer Ted WilliamsTed Williams was one of the greatest hitters ever to play the game ! The 'Splendid Splinter' played from 1939-1942 and 1946-1960 all with the Boston Red Sox. He missed 1943 thru 1945 due to military duty when he was a pilot during the wars. For his career he hit .344 with 521 home runs. Ted Williams was one of the biggest stars baseball has ever seen, and his baseball cards remain very popular and valuable.
Ted's rookie card was in 1950 Bowman and he was exclusive with Bowman from 1950 thru 1954. In 1954 he also allowed Topps to make his cards which they did from 1954 thru 1958.
In 1959 Fleer signed Ted Williams away from Topps and assumed the star Ted Williams would be retiring, put out an entire 80-card set of cards highlighting Ted Williams and illustrating his life both in and out of baseball. Williams decided late in the fall to resign for another year perhaps damaging the sets impact. Today these cards remain extremely popular with most of the cards in teh set still quite affordable.
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Other interesting cards are those that picture Ted with Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Sam Snead and Jim Thorpe. In addition, cards of Ted fishing or with his airplane are also very popular.
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1969 Topps StampsThis was Topps 3rd stamp issue in the last eight years and it was a good one !!! The stamps were not inserts but a totally separate issue . For a nickel you got a strip of twelve stamps plus a mini album. The 1969 Topps Stamps complete set contains 240 stamps. The 1 x 1-7/16 inch stamps were unnumbered and featured a color photo with the player's name, team and position inside a colored banner at the bottom of the stamp. The stamps were released in both vertical and horizontal strips of 12 stamps. The 1969 Topps Stamps are often confused with Topps' 1974 issue. The 1974 Topps Stamps have ovals rather than banners at the bottom and were released only in 12-stamp horizontal panels.
Along with the stamps, Topps also issued a set of 24 albums, one per team, to store them in. The 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" orange albums were the same size as a baseball card and held a complete 10-stamp team set. To add even more collecting fun, the album's back cover had facsimile autographs of the ten players shown in the album.
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Magic Night (1956): Henri has worked at a bookkeeping firm for 25 years and expects a celebration in his honor to mark the occasion. When that doesn't happen, he spends a night out on the town that changes his entire life.
My Wife Geraldine (1952): Friends and neighbors are wondering why they haven't seen Mr. Graham's wife in quite some time�or ever. Graham confides to a neighbor that his wife never existed, and that he invented her years before in order to secure a good job.
Moorings (1953): On the eve of an important merger, a wealthy shipping magnate is persuaded to take some time off. While strolling on the beach, he encounters a young boy and his blind mother, not suspecting that this innocent friendship will profoundly affect them all.
Man in the Box (1953): Every night, a mysterious man attends the theater, occupying the same box seat. He escapes into fantasy, imagining himself in all of the lead roles.


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Climate change and the environment were not major topics of the presidential campaign. And on Wednesday, President Obama said that while he believes more needs to be done to address what's happening, he won't "ignore jobs and growth simply to address climate change."
But former Vice President Al Gore, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work raising awareness on climate issues, tells NPR that he's convinced "more and more people in both political parties are taking a hard look at it and saying 'yes we really do need to do something about this.' "
After weather disasters such as Superstorm Sandy, a devastating drought across much of the U.S. this past year and other recent catastrophes, Gore said, more and more Americans are concluding that the issue can't be left for their children and grandchildren to solve. "People are getting the idea that we owe it to ourselves," Gore told Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz. "It's affecting us right here and now."
Polling, such as that done by Gallup, shows that while concern about global warming is down from the peak (72 percent) hit in 2000, the number of Americans who express that worry has been on the rise in the past year.
Obama's challenge, the 2000 Democratic presidential nominee said, will be changing the minds of lawmakers who remain skeptical about whether the climate is changing and whether humans are a factor. "It's fair to say that the real solution to the climate crisis will require a legislative act by the Congress," he said. "So the president does have the challenge of persuading them to act."
But, Gore said, "it's not the first time that we've faced political difficulties in trying to resolve a really important challenge. ... That's one of the reasons we have a president in our Constitution — to lead the country."
This evening, at 7 p.m. ET, Gore wraps up 24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report. It's part of the Climate Reality Project, which attempts to "mobilize social consensus around climate change." You can watch the show here. It's been a series of reports from all 24 time zones around the world.
And what is "dirty weather?"
"Dirty energy creates dirty weather," Gore said. It's a reason why "storms are stronger," floods are more destructive and weather catastrophes seem to be happening more often. "That's dirty weather."
Much more from the conversation is due on Saturday's edition of Weekend All Things Considered. Click here to find an NPR station that broadcasts the show.
Looming over all of these world events is one big issue that was largely ignored on the campaign trail this year: climate change. And much of that has to do with the economic crisis of the past four years. This week, former Vice President Al Gore argued that now the election is over, President Obama should use his mandate to begin to take a hard look at the issue of climate change. I spoke with the former vice president this week and asked him what he proposes.
VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE: I think it should be the top priority. I do understand fully that a solution for this near-term problem of the fiscal cliff is going to occupy their attention. I'm under no illusions about that. But that's going to be dealt with in fairly short order.
RAZ: Explain how if you were in the same position, and let's talk about this president for a moment. He faces essentially a Congress, as you know, in which a large number of the members either deny the reality of climate change or deny that it's man-made. So how would you sort of see the president trying to convince that part of the Congress to support potentially serious measures to tackle it?
GORE: Well, it's not the first time that we've faced political difficulty in trying to solve a really important challenge, and that's one of the reasons we have a president in our Constitution - to lead the country. And if I could gently challenge part of your premise, I believe that there has been some movement, both in public opinion and among some Republicans. I've heard them say it. Many of them say it privately, and fewer of them say it publicly.
But I think that in the aftermath of the historic drought that affected 65 percent of our country this year, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the superstorm it became, only one year after another so-called once in 100-year storm, also devastated the Northeast, after the horrific fires in the American West last year, after $10 billion-plus climate-related disasters that have wreaked havoc in so many states, it is now a reality that is very difficult to deny. And I think that more and more people in both political parties are taking a hard look at it and saying, yes, we really do need to do something.
RAZ: What if nothing is done over the next four years? What do you believe the consequences of that would be?
GORE: Well, the scientific community's in a better position than I am to answer that question. But you've probably heard them say, as I have, that the longer we wait, the heavier the consequences will be, the more risk we run and the more difficult it will be what we're eventually going to have to do anyway. We put 90 million tons of global warming pollution into the atmosphere every day as if it's an open sewer. It traps as much energy every 24 hours as the equivalent energy from 400,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs. It's a big planet, but that's a lot of energy.
And that's what's making the storm stronger. That's what's making the droughts deeper. That's what's making the floods more destructive. That's what's changing the weather patterns. So we can wish it away, we can pretend it doesn't exist, but none of that changes the reality. We have to deal with the reality.
RAZ: Your film "An Inconvenient Truth" had an enormous impact on public opinion in the United States. And then over the next few years after that, you saw how the belief in climate change once again became very controversial, that many people stopped believing that it was something that was real or that was manmade. Did that discourage you?
GORE: Well, the economic crisis certainly intervened, but at no point was there less than a majority saying that we've got to act on this. And it's back up now nearly to 70 percent. And again, regardless of what the polls say or the political analyses imply, it's reality. We've got to deal with it.
RAZ: That's former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore. Mr. Vice President, thank you.
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DVDActive Gift Guide 2009
We pick some gifts for Christmas and our heart's grows three sizes larger...
"Fah who for-aze!, Dah who dor-aze! Welcome Christmas, Christmas Day."
Chris and Marcus looked down on Whoville from the DVDActive mountain lair and decided that rather than ruining everyone's Christmas and stealing all their presents while they slept, they'd put together another Gift Guide with a few choice Christmas picks.
With many of the summer big hitters turning out to be turkeys you'd imagine that they'd fit in well over the festive period, but you you'll only find real crackers in our movie selections. These are some of our favourite films of the year lovingly translated to home media.
Release: UK – Out Now (Region Free Blu-ray); US – 12th January 2010
Frankly after the bloated, over long, disappointments of most of the summer movies, Moon came at a time that just felt like a welcome breath of fresh air. Well plotted, well paced and wonderfully small in scale, Duncan Jones bought back old school Sci-fi greatness with his debut feature and with the always great Sam Rockwell providing one hell of a performance (or is that performances?) Moon has become a movie I can't get enough of.
The disc itself comes with one of my favourite pieces of cover art of 2009 (mainly for its simplicity) and the HD presentation on the Blu-ray is a great way of experiencing this little gem. In addition to that, the extras provide some great insight from Jones and even feature one of his short films. I can't recommend this one enough. Check out Chris' Blu-ray review
Inglourious Basterds
Release: UK – Out Now (Region Free Blu-ray); US – Out Now
I actually could have chosen a bunch of films for this section. If we're going for films released in the UK in 2009 then Gran Torino, The Wrestler, Watchmen and Red Cliff were serious contenders. If Momentum hadn't messed up the first—and as it turns out second—pressings of Let the Right One In that would almost certainly have won, although if District 9 had a pre-Christmas release date it might have snuck in there. If we open it up to films from other years released in 2009 then Fight Club would also have to be a serious contender. However, in the end I decided on Quentin Tarantino's latest, the 'glouriously' wonderful Inglourious Basterds. Apart from the stunning audio-visual presentation, the Blu-ray Disc includes some pretty decent bonus material and the film itself is excellent. In particular, Christoph Waltz's outstanding performance simply has to be seen to be believed.
As always comedy releases play a big part in the festive period and with plenty of stand up gigs from your favourites, TV comedy season collections and a few big hit movie blockbusters available, there's plenty to choose from one again to keep you ho-ho-ho-ing through to the new year.
The Hangover
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
Although I think Funny People is a vastly superior movie, The Hangover is more of a thoroughbred comedy and one that I've found myself enjoying time and time again. The cast here is the movie's biggest success, with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis bouncing off of each other with oodles of great one-liners and memorable moments. The support that surrounds them, including the delightful Heather Graham and the fearless Ken Jeong, just make The Hangover one of those movies that if I catch even ten minutes of in passing, I'm in until those end credit photographs role.
Sadly the disc is a little underwhelming here, with pretty basic A/V and woefully disappointing features, but I really enjoyed the video commentary available on the Blu-ray and I think the movie is strong enough get this year's comedy selection. Check out either Chris' or my Blu-ray review.
Role Models
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
I'm very difficult to please when it comes to comedy, and I was the guy that didn't really go much on The Hangover. The fact that I haven't seen many decent comedies this year makes this a particularly tricky category. 2009 gave us middle of the road fare like Bedtime Stories, Night at the Museum 2 and The Proposal, along with bilge like Lesbian Vampire Killers. Most of the year's funniest films won't be available in time for Christmas, so I'm forced to think all the way back to January (in the UK at least) and Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott making a hash of acting like Role Models. Rudd and Scott are likeable actors and Christopher Mintz-Plasse turns in an amusing performance as a cape-wearing, role-playing nerd. It also features Elizabeth Banks, which is a plus in my book, and it's a film where Ken Jeong is, you know, actually funny. It's not the greatest comedy of all time, but it didn't have a lot of competition this year. Check out Gabe's Blu-ray review.
Those dark Christmas nights don't just have to be filled with twinkling lights and draped tinsel. They could also be filled with slasher's, demons, serial killers and zombies. What better way is there to make the family feel welcome at Christmas?
An American Werewolf in London
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
The 1981 classic is back (again) and it's as good as it's always been. Getting a Blu-ray release and a limited theatrical run in the UK, An American Werewolf in London is every bit as sharp, scary and just plain classic as its always been. The HD transfer shows off the wolf better than ever and that little dangling bit of flesh hanging off of Jack's face has never been so icky.
The main reason this gets my recommendation (beyond the fact I adore the movie) is the inclusion of the all new feature documentary 'Beware the Moon', which along with the other upgrades on the disc is exactly what any and all American Werewolf in London fans deserve to get for Christmas. Check out Gabe's Blu-ray review.
Dawn of the Dead
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
I'm not what you'd call a horror aficionado, so my pick for this category was actually pretty easy in that it's the only horror title I really saw this year. With that said, I've always been a fan of George A. Romero's 1978 classic, and Arrow Films' excellent three-disc Blu-ray set oozes quality. Not only do you get a great looking version of the film in high definition, but also two further versions of the film in standard-definition and a bunch of interesting and informative bonus material. All of this is wrapped up in some spiffy packaging featuring a selection of interchangeable sleeve artwork. Don't just take my word for it; check out the Wilson brothers' Blu-ray review.
TV shows keep going from strength to strength and with the amount of season box sets that hit our shelves every year we need a Christmas break to actually get around to watching them all.
Lost: Complete Season Five
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
I could have gone for a lot of other shows that I've enjoyed in 2009, East Bound and Down, Mad Men or maybe even the latest South Park or Family Guy box sets, but that would be denying the show that continues to blow me away with each and every episode. Lost season five intensified the confirmation that Lost was coming to a conclusion and in this penultimate season it ramped up events, confirmed a good deal of the mysteries and left us on a cliff-hanger that could very well have been the sort of ending that some of us expected the grand finale to consist of. All that and we're still left with another season to come. Now is the time people—get caught up before the February 2010 return.
The season five box sets continues the usual Lost trend of great audio and video presentations, and while I felt this latest season held back a little with the special features there's still plenty to enjoy. Check out Gabe's Blu-ray review
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – The Complete Second Season
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
This was a difficult decision in that I watch a lot of different TV shows. Like Marcus I enjoy Lost, but I also have a soft spot for Heroes (although season three wasn't great), Chuck, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the animated antics of American Dad, Family Guy and South Park. However, it is Josh Friedman's new spin on the Terminator franchise that earns my recommendation. I was genuinely gutted when the show was cancelled, and I still hold out hope for some form of return in the form of TV movies. Although I'm choosing the second season as my pick, you might want to consider buying both seasons together for the complete experience. If you want to know more check out my Blu-ray review.
2009 was a great year for family movies, especially with the likes of The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Where The Wild Things Are, but with neither of those out yet, what else is out there for that family Christmas get together?
The Tale of Despereaux
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
Not having a multi regional Blu-ray player I can't comment on the US edition of Up, which I've heard good things about, and with the release date of '9' not being until the 29th of December and missing Christmas by a whisker, I've decided to go for a slightly smaller affair with The Tale of Despereaux.
I actually found this little story about the tiny mouse without fear utterly charming. Not only is Despereaux a character you can't help but fall in love with, but having him play of characters like Roscuro (who is voiced by Dustin Hoffman , who can seemingly do no wrong with me of late) this tale provides a lot of heart, a great commentary on society and is a great underdog (or is that mouse) holding its own against the animated big guns. Check out Gabe's Blu-ray review
Monsters Inc.
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
This was actually a pretty easy choice. While 2009 saw the theatrical release of 3D behemoths like Monsters vs. Aliens and Coraline, it was the Blu-ray release of Pixar's acclaimed 2001 feature that had everyone drooling in anticipation. Not only is the disc an audio-visual tour de force, it includes a wealth of bonus material to satisfy viewers young and old alike. Check out Gabe's Blu-ray review.
Ahhhh, box sets. Whether limited edition, specially packaged or complete collections, good ones can make a collection feel that little bit more special and opening one up that you love on Christmas morning promises plenty of great viewing sessions ahead.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Complete Season One
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
Okay, not exactly extraordinary as its just one season but for me this was not only a box set I was excited to get hold of this year but it's one that looks and sounds bloody great (despite the Lossless Audio missing). This weekly Star Wars show took a little while to find its feet but watching it back in this set really show off just how well it's developing and with Season 2 currently going down a storm it was a lot of fun to retread over season one's episodes.
One thing of note for all you potential gift buyers, make sure you pick up the US region free edition of this set. The packaging is far superior to the boringly basic UK version. It comes housed in a very sturdy hardback book, with the extracts from the 'Art of' book built within the packaging. The cover is embossed and shiny and for me it's one of the most impressive designs in my Star Wars collection. Besides all that the show itself look great in HD and while the features are short, I found them to be a pretty good watch. Check out Chris' Blu-ray review.
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
There were a number of contenders in this category (including The Clone Wars), but for me there could only be one winner. Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the Baseship of all boxed sets. Not only is the show one of the best sci-fi series—hell one of the best series full stop—of the last few years, but it looks better than ever in glorious high-definition. The set also includes a wealth of bonus material to keep even the most demanding Battlestar fan occupied well into the new year.
As with any good Christmas Gift Guide, there has to be a genuine Christmas recommendation, So, here they are. Meerrrrrrry Chrisssstmas!
Mickey's Christmas Carol (available on Mickey's Magical Christmas - Snowed in at the House of Mouse DVD
UK – Out Now; US Out Now
Mickey's Christmas Carol is the last thing my family and I watch before the kids go off to bed on Christmas Eve and for me it's the best adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic out there, even if it's only a whistle stop tour at twenty six minutes in length. There's something truly magical about the combination of the great animation, the incredible voice work and the Disney variations on the tale that just captures the Christmas spirit and it's just perfect to watch in the glow of the Christmas lights with a mince pie while you wait for Santa to bring the pressies.
Found on a couple of Disney collection discs over the years, but sadly not given special treatment on a disc of its own (maybe next year Disney), you can get this ultimate Christmas classic on the pretty good Mickey's Magical Christmas - Snowed in at the House of Mouse DVD, that comes with a few other Disneyfied Christmas stories including another firm favourite of mine Pluto's Christmas Tree.
Release: UK – Out Now; US – Out Now
I've waited a long time for this one to finally arrive on Blu-ray. I'm not really a fan of many of the 'traditional' Christmas movies, and as such I've always gravitated towards films with a Christmas setting, but not necessarily a Christmas message. The first two Die Hard films are a good example, but I have always had a fondness for Gizmo and his scaly nemeses. The Blu-ray release might not be to everyone's liking due to its grainy look, but it's easily the best looking version of the film and the Blu-ray release marks the first time UK consumers have had access to all of the bonus material from the US Special Edition.
So there you have it, another gift guide with a few ideas that might see you through Christmas 2009. Please feel free to leave any of your own suggestions in the comments box below and if you've all been good little boys and girls Santa might bring you that special gift you were after.
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Big news from Mozilla and Samsung today: the two have been working on a new browsing engine together, developed from the ground-up to be completely new, and it's written entirely in Rust, a new safe systems language developed by Mozilla. "Rust, which today reached v0.6, has been in development for several years and is rapidly approaching stability. It is intended to fill many of the same niches that C++ has over the past decades, with efficient high-level, multi-paradigm abstractions, and offers precise control over hardware resources. But beyond that, it is safe by default, preventing entire classes of memory management errors that lead to crashes and security vulnerabilities. Rust also features lightweight concurrency primitives that make it easy for programmers to leverage the power of the many CPU cores available on current and future computing platforms." The work is on-going, but of course, all code is out there right now.


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Tobacco Card - typically from the early 1900s, these were cards issued with tobacco products. The most famous of which is the "T-206" Honus Wagner card.
Traded/Update Set - a set issued after the original issue primarily featuring rookies or players who were traded since the original issue came out.
Trimmed Card - a card reduced in size from when it was issued, usually to hide an imperfection such as damaged edges or corners. Trimmed cards usually have very little value but in some cases such as the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, even trimmed cards can go for thousands of dollars. The most famous 'trimmed' card to date is the T206 Honus Wagner purchased by Wayne Gretzky. The card was actually too large and was trimmed down to it's proper size.
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Wax - a universal collecting term for factory-sealed packs or boxes. The term "wax" most often refers to sealed material that was originally released in the early 1990's or back -- a time when packs were wrapped and sealed in wax paper wrappers. It can casually reference modern era packs or boxes that no longer use actual wax paper.
HARTLAND STATUESHartland produced it's first baseball statues back in the early 60's. Sports Collectibles Digest stated that the 1960's Mickey Mantle Hartland is the single most popular plastic sports statue ever produced ! In 1988 Hartland created their 25th Anniversary Editions which, except for some very minor details, were identical to the original.
Hartland partnered with America's leading hobby-periodical publisher, Krause Publications, to create the SCD Authentic series offering the original 18 as you've never seen them with each statue dramatically different from prior releases. They are amazingly beautiful and exquisitely detailed in their road uniforms with painted pinstripes and wood grained bats making them a unique collectible opportunity for both veteran collectors and Hartland newcomers alike.
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To the benefit of collector's OPC made several changes in their 1971 set. The most obvious and useful was a complete redesign of the card backs and the addition of another player photo ! Additionly, over 20 cards were changed including the inclusion of what could be considered the first "Traded" cards. Another difference: Topps cards #202 and #289 were changed to allow the addition of 2 more Expos to the set.
The 1971 OPC set is legendary for its short print run, estimated at perhaps just 5% of Topps' Production. This issue is considered quite elusive, even in Canada.
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It's always summer time in this whimsical orchard. Trees are laden with bunches of luscious, juicy cherries – one has even fallen on the curtain where it now holds back the fabric to better showcase the rich texture of the scarlet wall behind it.
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Three fire trucks from the Ionia Department of Public Safety responded to reports of a possible fire at Ionia High School Monday night around 10:30 p.m.
According to Deputy Director John Odette of the IDPS, a neighbor called Central Dispatch to report seeing heavy smoke around the building. When officers arrived, it also looked to them as though there was smoke at the back of the building. However, when they checked the building, they discovered it was steam from the normal operation of the boilers that had settled on and around the school.
"It was steam that settled in a different way. It wasn't going up in the air and dissipating," said Odette. " I don't know if it had something to do with the weather, but you just don't see that very often."
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Infoworld: "After years of battling Linux as a competitive threat, Microsoft is now offering Linux-based operating systems on its Windows Azure cloud service. The Linux services will go live on Azure at 4 a.m. EDT on Thursday. At that time, the Azure portal will offer a number of Linux distributions, including Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, OpenSuse 12.01, CentOS 6.2 and Canonical Ubuntu 12.04. Azure users will be able to choose and deploy a Linux distribution from the Microsoft Windows Azure Image Gallery and be charged on an hourly pay-as-you-go basis." SmartGlass on iOS and Android, Office supposedly coming to iOS and Android, Linux on Azure... It's almost as if Microsoft finally got the memo that 'Windows everywhere' can't be a reality any longer.


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We had just passed over Kamchatka, Russia, where I took a picture of about 20 of the many dozens of the volcanoes there. The sun angle was low making the volcanoes practically jump out at me.
Along the coast in the foreground you can see wisps of what looks like milk in the water. Those are ice flows that are starting to coalesce into massive sheets.
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
We then headed out over the Aleutians, and as I floated in the cupola juggling three cameras I saw long streamlines of clouds flowing south across Bristol Bay. The clouds then ran into the Alaska Peninsula and there the streamlines met their match.
Downwind of Shishaldin and Pavlof volcanoes, the streamlines became swirls that extended for a thousand miles or more into the north Pacific.
Von Karman Vortex Streets
Those two trails of swirls are Von Karman vortex streets, named after the aerodynamicist who explained the phenomenon. In a nut shell, when airflow of the correct speed passes over a round body (like a volcano, for instance), vortices will be shed alternately from one side and then the other. It's the same mechanism that can make power or phone lines "sing" in a gale. If you know the diameter of the wire and the pitch of the tone (or in this case the size of the volcano and the spacing of the swirls) you can calculate the wind speed. It's classic aerodynamics, but on a thousands of miles scale.
Putting the aerodynamics demonstration astern, Kodiak Island came into view and I couldn't help but think of all those Coasties (members of the United States Coast Guard) down there on fisheries patrol or flying out the Aleutians on a SAR (search and rescue) case.
Moonrise over the Yukon and Kodiak, Alaska
Just as I was thinking about that, the moon started to rise over the Yukon with Kodiak in the foreground. It was a magnificent sight. To all the Coasties in Alaska, and across the US and the world, I salute you. Our service is about saving property and lives on the seas. and you do it exquisitely well.


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Audra M. Hipp, age 85, of Prim, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the Southridge Village Nursing and Rehab Center in Heber Springs. Born in Prim on April 13, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ethel (Lewallen) Hines.
Mrs. Hipp was a homemaker and a longtime resident of Prim. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Her religious belief was of the Holiness faith, and she was a member of the Prim Free Holiness Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Ernie Hipp; one grandson, Dustin Brown; one granddaughter, Stacy Stair; and one brother, Cecil Hines.
Mrs. Hipp is survived by her husband, Juel Hipp of Prim; six children, Anna Geiger and her husband, Earnest, Delma Carlton and her husband, Tony, Janice Verser,
Rhonda Davis and her husband, Marvin, Neva Hipp, and Terry Hipp and his wife, Regina, all of Prim; one sister, Patsy Verser and her husband, Y.B., of Prim; fourteen grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great, great grandchildren. Mrs. Hipp is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation was held Friday, March 22, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Olmstead Funeral Home. Funeral services were Saturday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. in the Olmstead Chapel with Bro. Vernon Auld and Bro. Darrell Norvell officiating. Special music recorded by her grandchildren will be played. Interment followed in the Everett Cemetery. Gentry Hipp, Jeremy Stair, Benjamin Hipp, Madison Spalding, Bryce Geiger, and Kevin Orrell served as pallbearers. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home. www.olmstead.cc


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When it's time for a mid-afternoon or late-night snack, plenty of culinary treats and refreshing beverages can be found in the butler's pantry just round the corner. Two archways frame an impressionist floral – its azure background inspired, perhaps, by the blue skies of heaven or earthly tropical waters.
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Inserts - special randomly-inserted cards which are not part of the regular set. Many modern inserts are sequentially-numbered and rarer than the card sets into which they are inserted.
O-Pee-Chee / OPC - a subsidiary of Topps, this card issue was produced specifically for distribution in Canada.
Promotional Card - generally referred to as cards issued to show what the product will look like on release and intended to help spur future sales. Often called a "promo" card.
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Rookie Card - any league-licensed, widely distributed card to feature a player in his first year of trading cards.
Series - a group of cards within an issue deliberately split up by the manufacturer to distribute at different times of the year. (i.e.- vintage 1st series cards 1-100 were released in April and 2nd series cards 101-200 were released in July, etc.).
Short Print (SP) - a card printed to a lesser quantity than other cards in a set. Many recent short prints are also individually & serially-numbered.
1974 Topps StampsTopps released this 240 stamp issue in 1974. These 1 by 1 1/2 stamp are unnumbered and feature a color photo with the player's name, team and position inside a colored oval at the bottom of the stamp. Very similar to their 1969 Topps Stamps issue, the 1974 Topps Stamps were issued in panels of 12 stamps. Alomg with the stamps, Topps also issued a set of 24 stamp albums, one per team, to store the stamps. Due to double prints and different combinations of stamps on panels there are actually 24 different 12-Stamp panels. The stamps were not inserts but a totally separate issue and were sold in packs containing one 12-Stamp panel along with one stamp album.
The 1974 Topps Stamps set is packed with SuperStars including over 23 members of the Baseball Hall-of-Fame with greats such as Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Reggie Jackson, Al Kaline, Joe Morgan, Willie Stargell, Tom Seaver and plenty more !!! The set even contains seldom seen ROOKIES of Dave Winfield and Dave Parker.
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The 1971 OPC set is legendary for its short print run, estimated at perhaps just 5% of Topps' Production. This issue is considered quite elusive, even in Canada.
TOP ROOKIE: Steve Garvey
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FME101 - Introduction to Facilities Management & Engineering
Course presents overview of practice and skills needed for facilities management and facilities engineering. Content includes general discussion general of areas in which a facilities manager or facilities engineer will need to develop competency.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
FME105 - Blueprint Reading
Course presents multiview projections; isometrics; scales; standards; free-hand and mechanical drawings; electrical, piping and sheet metal drawings; and reading of schematic symbols.
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Course concentrates on language of architectural construction documents. Content includes visualization; sections, details and schedules; structuraldrawings; specifications and building codes; heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems; plumbing systems; electrical systems; free-hand mechanical sketchings (board and on-site) and verbal and written communication.
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FME140 - CAD Introduction to Building Systems - HVAC
Course in CAD for Facilities Management or Facilities Engineering focuses on Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC), and fire protection systems. Course covers layout and creation of computer-generated models as they apply to building's mechanical systems. Topics include fundamentals of the development ofconstruction drawings using CAD for HVAC, and fire protection systems. (Course does not include engineering aspects of design but only the layout and drafting using CAD.) Students cannot receive credit for both FME 140 and CAD 140.
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Course presents overview of the electrical and mechanical systems of buildings. Content includes systems, and energy management; review of mechanical systems, such as HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, and fire protection; electrical andmechanical building codes; indoor air quality, communications, life safety and security systems. Prerequisite: FME 101.
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Course provides detailed examination of energy management. Content includes specific focus on building automation systems for energy management using DDC controls for HVAC, fire and security systems; and control of various equipment remotely from a control computerized system and DDC controls. Prerequisite: AHR 101 or FME 101 or consent of department chair.
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