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Song of the Mountains Doc Watson & Jeff Little. D
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Sesame Street "Humpty Dumpty's Big Break" Telly is very worried about Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall, but Humpty explains that he is there to watch a football game. Just as the game is about to start, one of All the King's Horses comes limping in and says he can't play. It's Humpty's dream to play football, so he offers to replace him, but Telly is very worried that Humpty will break. D
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Dinosaur Train "Confuciusornis Says/Tiny's Tiny Doll" Confuciusornis Says - The next stop on the World Tour takes the Pteranodons to Confuciusornis Gardens to visit a very wise, old dinosaur. They try some new foods, and learn to meditate, leaving them with their own enlightening mountain-top experience. Tiny's Tiny Doll - During the Pteranodons' World Tour, Tiny mistakenly leaves her favorite Tiny-Doll behind at Velociraptor Valley. D
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Super Why! "Rumpelstiltskin" Princess Pea's father is busy, busy, busy with no time to help her tie up her skates. What's a Princess to do? The Super Readers use their literacy powers to visit another Princess whose funny little helper, Rumpelstiltskin, is far too busy to help her spin straw into gold. The Super Readers may be able to guess Rumpelstiltskin's name but they won't be able to guess what will happen in this story! Educational Objectives: To learn about the importance of doing things yourself, build the alphabet, and identify the letters S-P-I-N. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Seasons - Spring and Summer/Seasons - Fall and Winter" Seasons - Spring and Summer - For Show and Tell at school, Nick and Sally must bring something from their favourite season. But how can they choose which is their favourite? The Cat in the Hat takes them to the magical Garden of Seasons, where they can visit any season they like, any time they like! They meet three young animals and journey with them as they begin to grow up. Sally decides that she has two favourite seasons, and with the pictures taken from the Snaparama camera, she now has a scrapbook of pictures to show why! Seasons - Fall and Winter - It's Nick's turn to choose a favourite season. D
2:30 pm
Wild Kratts "Stuck On Sharks" Martin and Chris are on a mission to uncover the secret life of the mysterious Great White Shark. They use Aviva's incredible Remora Rocketsub to "stick with" a female shark and soon learn that the giant predator of the sea actually has lots of challenges to contend with and that she could help them discover something that no one has ever seen before - the birth of Great White shark pups. But when Gourmand sniffs around looking for ingredients for his Shark Fin Soup recipe, the Wild Kratts team must help rescue their new friend. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Climbing Idaho" Today's rock-climbing enthusiasts support climbing gyms, clubs and advocacy groups - no longer the exclusive band of wanderers of just a few decades ago. The heights they achieve throughout the state require skills, levels of expertise, techniques and climbing methods as varied as the state's terrain. Cameras follow as they seek to conquer nature's rock walls.G
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Dialogue "Jac Venza" Host Marcia Franklin talks with the founder of several long-running PBS arts series - including GREAT PERFORMANCES and LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER. He and Franklin talk about his long career in public broadcasting, the potential effects of cuts in national grants programs, and the trends he is following in the arts.G
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Music Voyager "Istanbul Crossroads" At the crossroads of the Bosphorous strait sits the sprawling metropolis of Istanbul, which has nurtured a variety of religions, cultures, languages, cuisines and, of course, music. In this episode, host Jacob Edgar checks out some of the sights and sounds found in "The City of the World's Desire." Turkish op star Nil Karaibrahimgil takes Jacob to her favorite trendy boutique, treats him to unplugged performances of some her best-known songs and provides an exclusive look at her private residence. D
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Lark Rise to Candleford Robert challenges Daniel Parish to make amends with the people Parish offended before he sees Laura. Thomas is excited over news the Bishop is coming to Candleford but then a bleeding tree ignites talk of witchcraft.G
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Midsomer Murders "Painted In Blood, Part 2" Troy, originally dazzled by the visiting detectives who take him under their wings, becomes disillusioned and works with Barnaby to solve the case themselves. The puzzle now includes a mugging and stolen documents. Part 2 of 2G
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Masterpiece Classic "Mr. Selfridge, Part 7" This mini-series is a dramatization of the real-life story of Harry Gordon Selfridge, the flamboyant and visionary American founder of the famous London department store that revolutionized the modern shopping experience. Created by Andrew Davies (Little Dorrit) with Jeremy Piven (Entourage) in the title role. F.W. D
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Death In Paradise A pleasant evening with a young woman turns serious for Dwayne when the woman is murdered and his police identification card is found at the scene. Richard sets to work to solve the case and meet a deadline that he hopes will enable him to return home.G
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Call The Midwife "S2 E7" On Cynthia's district rounds, she administers daily insulin to a man who consistently belittles his wife, Annie. A visit from Annie's son and support from Cynthia help Annie gain confidence to start to change her life. Jenny witnesses persecution of a different kind when she looks after a black mother-to-be who is subjected to racial prejudice from neighbors.G
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- Aug 19:
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University of Colorado officials still will move forward with plans for a campus-wide smoking or tobacco ban, despite student leaders' opposition.
CU's student government voted down a resolution last week that sought support for a tobacco ban, but Boulder campus administrators say it won't deter their plans.
"I don't think it stops the overall momentum toward a smoke- or tobacco-free campus," CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard said. "There are more than 750 colleges and universities with smoke- or tobacco-free policies. We're kind of behind the curve on this one."
Hilliard said there still are a number of logistics to sort out before any plans for a campus smoking ban are formalized.
CU's student leaders were split on the issue, with the measure supporting a campus-wide tobacco ban passing on first reading on Dec. 6, but then ultimately failing on a 6-8 vote with three abstentions on second reading last Thursday.
"I think had this been a smoke-free -- and not a tobacco-free -- resolution, this would have passed," said Tyler Quick, the CU Student Government's vice president for external affairs. "Since it sought to ban chewing tobacco, some saw it as an attempt to legislate students' rights rather than attempt to protect other people from second-hand smoke."
Quick, though, said he thinks the campus administration should take a widespread survey of students' opinions as it moves forward.
"Students are most effected by this," he said. "They should take into account what we have to say."
Among the considerations going forward may be a designated smoking areas -- like the ones at airports -- but proponents of the ban found flaws with that idea, including concentrated litter.
"They tend to be impossible to enforce," said CU student leader Christopher Schaefbauer, who authored the resolution to support a tobacco ban.
Schaefbauer, the CU Student Government's director of health and safety, also raised concerns about the smell of smoke attaching to students' clothing and then causing headaches for other students who are in the same lecture hall.
When challenged by whether it would be dangerous for students to travel off campus to satisfy their addiction, Schaefbauer responded: "Tobacco is a choice, much like if I want to go to Barnes and Noble and study there -- it's a choice. People already have to leave campus to do lots of business."
Some students, though, said a tobacco or smoking ban won't cause them to kick their habit.
"It's just going to help me get a better leg workout," said Will Scultz, a CU freshman and smoker. "It's not going to make me stop."
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Although the Lumia 1520 is still weeks away from being announced by Nokia, that hasn't stopped a new photo from coming out of China today. In fact, we bet we'll see this device numerous times before it is officially revealed, not leaving too much to the imagination.
In the new photo, no new hardware or specifications are revealed but we do get a nice quality look at the massive 1080P display. Along with it, you can see just how many Tiles can be stacked on each other, giving users plenty of flexibility in configuring their devices.
The Lumia 1520 is expected to go sale in the US on AT&T on November 8th. The device will come in four colors, including red, yellow, white and black. Featuring a 1080P display, the first of its kind Windows Phone will be the largest yet, all powered by a 3400 mAh battery.
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PC Games Hardware has a response from NVIDIA to a recent statement by ATI that developers other than Epic use PhysX for physics "because they're paid to do it." NVIDIA's Nadeem Mohammed, Director of Product Management, PhysX, who says: "we do not pay developers to select PhysX instead of other physics solution." He also states that PhysX is not proprietary, even though it obviously is, saying: "PhysX is a complete Physics solution which runs on all major platforms like PS3, XBOX360, Wii, PC with Intel or AMD CPU, and on the PC with GeForce cards; it even runs on iPhone. It's available for use by any developer for inclusion in games for any platform - all free of license fees. There's nothing restrictive or proprietary about that."
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The timing couldn�t be more perfect for Roger Clemens.
He�s been acquitted, he�s pitching again, and the rumors are already flying that he may come back to the big leagues after his court battle to determine whether or not he used steroids.
My advice: Do it. Come on back to the big leagues and go out on a positive note. Don�t let that trial and the suspicion of steroids be the last thing everyone remembers about you. Come back and have two good years and go out strong with respect, admiration and satisfaction.
There is the one thing that puts Clemens between a rock and a hard place, the Hall of Fame.
He�s been out of the game for five years which means he�s on next year�s ballot, but a return in 2012 would restart that clock and Clemens would have to wait another five years from when he concludes a comeback.
If you ask me, it�s worth it.
It�s one thing to be acquitted and be free, but to come back and prove to everyone that all of those numbers you produced, all of that success you had, all of those rings you won was under your own natural ability, that�s something no one should pass up.
Roger Clemens is a Hall of Famer either way, but he would be a more admirable and appreciated Hall of Famer if he came back and redeemed himself. What�s another five years? He spent that time proving himself in court, now he should take the time to do it again on mound.
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On December 29, 1982, the "Railway Rapist" attacks and abducts Alison Day from a London train. Her strangled body was recovered two weeks later. Although the perpetrator had attacked and raped many women since 1982, this was his first murder. The Railway Rapist had a distinctive method of operation: He used a knife, bound the victim's hands with string, and usually operated close to the railroad tracks.
On a single night in July 1985, he struck three times within a few hours. Public concern caused British police to establish "Operation Hart" to try to locate the criminal. As part of the investigation, Professor David Canter compiled a psychological profile of the assailant, which was still considered to be a cutting-edge technique at the time. Based on his research, Canter hypothesized that the Railway Rapist was a married-but-childless resident of the Kilburn area of London who had a history of domestic violence.
While the investigation was underway, the criminal struck again, raping and killing 15-year-old Dutch schoolgirl Maartje Tamboezer. Police were able to compare results of a forensics test to a list of 5,000 suspects compiled by Operation Hart. John Duffy, an ex-railway employee, was on the list because he had been arrested for other violent offenses at the time. Though he refused to provide investigators with a blood sample, detectives noticed that he closely fit Professor Canter's psychological profile. After examining Duffy's clothes, forensic experts were able to match fibers from one of his sweaters to the fibers found on Duffy's first murder victim. Though he is believed to have been responsible for several other rapes, police were only able to convict him of the murders of Alison Day and Maartje Tamboezer and four rapes and sentenced to life in prison for the crimes. Police also found that Duffy had an accomplice: David Mulcahey, his childhood friend, who was arrested in 1999 and convicted in 2001 for the murders of Day, Tamboezer, and Anne Lock. Also in 1999, Duffy confessed to nine more rapes and several murders.
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The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has today released its 2018/19 summer readiness report which highlights the plans and actions both AEMO and the industry have taken to prepare Australia's power system for the summer ahead.electricity, national electricity market, weather, summer, media release, Victoria, South Australia, Audrey Zibelman
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced it has called on Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) providers to be on standby this afternoon to deliver contingency support if required to provide additional supply across Victoria and South Australia.Audrey Zibelman, South Australia, Victoria, report
AEMO is excited to announce a joint initiative with Energy Networks Australia to look at how best to optimise Distributed Energy Resources (DER). But what exactly are DER and why should energy consumers take an interest in this exciting new initiative?consumers, distribution, electricity, national electricity market
Like many other power systems around the world, Australia's electricity industry is rapidly transforming. This is being driven by a transition to low emissions generation, the rise of rooftop solar and large scale wind generation. New technologies and changing human behaviour are also having a significant influence on this change. Click on this short video to understand how it all works!energy security, emissions, video, electricity, generation, technology, consumers, battery
AEMO has entered into agreements with large electricity users, retailers and generators to secure a total of 1,150 megawatts of strategic reserves across Victoria and South Australia that we can call on in emergencies e.g. multi-day heatwave events occurring concurrently across both South Australia and Victoria through the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) process.South Australia, Victoria, electricity, peak demand
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With winter well and truly upon us, we are all experiencing the big chill effect. None more so than the millions of renters across the country living in properties that are not energy efficient.Victoria, winter
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"Spread the Word to End the Word sounds pretty simple, but to the more than 100 children and adults living in our community with an intellectual disability, this is an ongoing problem," stated Cathy Morris, of the Redwood Falls Special Olympics.
"Spread the Word to End the Word sounds pretty simple, but to the more than 100 children and adults living in our community with an intellectual disability, this is an ongoing problem," stated Cathy Morris, of the Redwood Falls Special Olympics.
And what word would that be?
Originally, the term "mentally retarded" was a medical term. It was used by physicians and psychologists to describe specific clinical conditions in some of their patients.
But times change, and over the decades the terms "retarded" and "retard" took on whole new meanings — mean meanings.
The word is commonly used to slander people without intellectual disabilities, and those with them.
Enter the national "Spread the Word to End the Word" campaign, created by a couple college students in 2009, and since promoted by the Special Olympics and Best Buddies organizations.
Morris continued, "(Area residents with intellectual disabilities) endure being called derogatory names such as "stupid", "dumb", and "retarded", as well as being pointed at in mocking ways or being laughed at and ridiculed.
"These children and adults are no different than anyone else. They all have feelings, and just because they may not react to negative comments, the pain that is cause by them lingers for a long time."
The first Wednesday in March is designated as a day to stand up for all people who are victims of being called hurtful names or being bullied.
"I encourage each one of you to commit to stand up and show your support as families, organizations, and businesses," said Morris.
"As a community, people need to unite and put a stop to all the hurt being caused to individuals with an intellectual disability from other children and adults."
To promote the effort not just on March 6, but year round, the local Special Olympics is selling t-shirts with the "Spread the Word to End the Word" phrase on it.
Said Morris, "Shirts can be ordered for $10. Put your name and phone number, shirt size, and payment (please make checks to the Special Olympics) in an envelope and drop them off at the REM office next to P&K."
For more information about the campaign, or to have a Special Olympics representative speak to your group, call Cathy Morris at 507-627-8518.


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I think it's because half of our furniture--including the television--is piled in our bedroom and that for the first time in our married life we've had a chance to watch movies in bed we've turned to our Netflix account more than normal.
We've been whipping through the DVD rentals and let me tell you there are some stinkers out there. So I'm giving you the advantage of our movie renting labors and reviewing a few of our recent picks. May you enjoy those we enjoyed while learning from our mistakes, I've graded them on a standard A, B, C, D, F scale with a C being average--there is no grade inflation here folks, I've got myself a nicely spread bell curve if I do say so myself. Feel free to disagree, I can take it! Better yet, leave me your recommendations because I'm planning on stretching out on our couch and watching some good flicks over the holiday weekend.
And don't worry, I'm pretty good about not throwing any spoilers at you.
1. 27 Dresses. Saw this poster all over the place when the DVD was coming out but I completely missed the trailers when it was out in the theaters. Katherine Heigl plays a 27-times-a-bridesmaid-never-a-bride role in this romantic comedy that really wasn't heavy on either comedy or romance.
I knew we were in trouble when the opening "comedy" scene has her helping to hold up a bride's dress while the bride uses the restroom. Something about that image says to me "We've really come a long way baby" when we're supposed to consider women using the toilet high comedy. Classy. Add to that her getting drunk and then . . . nevermind I said no spoilers but let's just say it was completely out of character.
This one gets a D.
2. Mad Money. Also a movie poster sell, I missed this in the theaters and I'm so usually all over the Queen Latifah scene I'm not sure how it slipped by me. With Diane Keaton, Katie Holmes and Queen Latifah in the cast maybe I was prejudiced toward loving it from the get go. Love is too strong of a word, I quite liked this comedy where Diane Keaton's suburban housewife falls into a life of crime when her family's bankruptcy forces her to work as a janitor at the local Federal Reserve.
Not to be taken too seriously it was kind of funny, rather entertaining and certainly worth the price of a rental--one of Katie Holmes' more pleasant roles, she tends to weird me out somehow though Diane Keaton's character really isn't too likeable despite my fond memories of Father of the Bride. Deep down I really wished for her to get what she deserved.
I'd give this one a B, maybe B+ if I was in a relaxed and funny mood.
3. Rails and Ties. One of the approximately 4,568 movies to Kevin Bacon's credit it follows the intertwining relationships between a young boy whose mother kills herself in front of the train driven by the Senor Bacon himself. Marcia Gay Harden rounds out the story as the wife dying of breast cancer--oh yes, this one is the cinematic answer to Prozac.
I'm not sure what possessed me to put it in our queue, I must have been in one of my Morrissey moods (and you'd have to have listened to him in the 80s to even remotely understand what I mean by that). It was plodding, overly somber, depressing and generally grating--complete with a blouse-dropping move by Ms. Harden that luckily was predictable enough to allow me avert my eyes before the image was seared into my corneas. Unrealistic, maudlin and forgettable. I'd advise you to avoid this one at all costs.
Sorry, but it gets an F.
4. Wild Hogs. Heh. Sure, rip into the artsy film that'll probably get some kind of an Academy Award nomination then say I like this one and it'll destroy any credibility I could possible maintain here. So sue me, I think John Travolta, William H. Macy, Martin Lawrence and Tim Allen are funny together as mid-life crisis victims taking a road trip to find their unfulfilled dreams--there were some parts that were laugh out loud funny though the language was cutting-edge enough that I wouldn't let the kids see this one. I think the best part of the movie is probably Ray Liotta as Crazy Vengeful Biker #1 because half the time you can't tell if he's going to make you laugh or punch someone in the face.
Another B+. I wouldn't pay full price at the theater but as a rental it's not a bad deal.
5. Bella. Oh gosh, I wish I'd been able to sit through this one because it was so bad, so exquisitely horrifying that if I'd watched the whole thing the review I could write would be a piece of art. It's kind of about this Latino soccer team but kind of about this waitress who gets pregnant but kind of about the chef who befriends her but kind of about these two other guys that I never could figure out who they even were . . . a movie that tried sooooo hard to be deep that there is absolutely no end to how low it can sink into the boredom and plotless ramblings. I guess you could say that it's so deep that the mindlessness is bottomless.
I remember seeing somewhere someone else mentioning that it was a stinker and I should have listened. I don't even really remember how it found its way into my queue but PLEASE for the love of all that is cinema DON'T SEE THIS MOVIE.
Not even worth an F, that would be too good.
6. Scooby Doo and the Goblin King. Yes even this one was better than Bella. And it's got Casey Kasem doing the voice of Shaggy. That's saying something. I was sent this one to review and while it's far inferior to the original series and not even as good as most of the full-length movies that have been produced since then the kids liked it well enough. David's a big Scooby Doo fan so he'd pretty much watch any of the movies they produced.
A C if you grade by Scooby Doo standards, a D by animated feature standards.
7. Flawless. With Demi Moore (which, I have since learned is definitely pronounced de-MEE as it's short for Demetria. Since she and I are practically best friends now I thought you all ought to know) and Michael Caine it's probably my favorite movie of Mrs. Kutcher's though I didn't care for Ghost that much and never saw the Brat Pack movies she made.
I mentioned this one a month or two ago when we rented it and it's very good. Moore plays this vulnerable woman making her way in a man's world and simultaneously projects the strength and uncertainty that make her character quite interesting--not unlike her role in A Few Good Men (a good one if you haven't seen it). It's a heist movie set in the 60s that has the feel of the original Italian Job (also a Caine movie) but more psychologically engaging. You're not sure where it's going but it keeps you guessing.
Definitely an A--why else would I have mentioned it again?
8. The Invasion. I understand that this is basically a remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers only starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig (who is only appealing as James Bond, thank you very little) as the obligatory humans-running-from-an-organism-bent-on-destroying-all-mankind. The opening storytelling sequence of back-telling, while compelling, certainly isn't enough to carry this mediocre thriller and probably at the heart of all these types of movies (War of the Worlds, I Am Legend, Independence Day etc.) is the problem with an ending.
How a thriller ends is really really important to how I'm going to rate the movie overall. I'm just not going to buy a scenario where a computer virus gets uploaded to the mother ship or the invading organism conveniently breaks down of its own accord. Invasion's ending is weak--I can't give any spoilers here because it's so weak I've forgotten what it even was, I just remember that it was disappointing and anti-climatic.
How would I have ended it? Hmmmm . . . let's see. How about Ms. Kidman riding through the streets of New York on a horse with an automatic rifle blasting away at zombies while Daniel Craig hang glides behind her dropping bombs on the crowd? He swoops down, grabs her, horse and all, and they fly off into the sunset to a deserted island where no zombies can ever get them. Ever. Well it would have been better than whatever it was that they gave me for real.
A D+, maybe a C- if you don't count the last 30 minutes of the movie.
9. Breach. Oh! Oh! In case you think I'm too hard on movies this one proves that I'm totally not because both Andrew and I really liked this one. Of course it's got Chris Cooper who is a fine actor and he carries this story well. It's the true story of Robert Hansson, the Russian spy who was in the C.I.A. back in the 80s. It's slow but not plodding, it's more about systematically leading and building your emotions until you are really at the mercy of the director and Cooper as to what to think. Interesting and intelligent, it was a great investment of two hours of our time.
An A, and maybe another A just for good measure.
10. Evan Almighty. Didn't see Bruce Almighty--which I can only imagine was made by the same group of people and involves a popular Hollywood figure impersonating Deity, most delicious of ironies. And by the way, why is it that Morgan Freeman, next to George Burns, plays God more than anyone else? Why? Is it the voice? Must be. But anyway this one was kind of funny, probably because I think Steve Carell is a funny guy and the movie is not only very clean but has a nice little message packaged to go along with it.
Though I must interject here about that message and say that Steve Carell plays Evan Baxter, a new congressman who is going to "Change the world" so what does he do? What does Hollywood give him as his major task? How will he make humanity better? Will he eradicate disease? Stave off hunger? Destroy poverty, crime, pornography, corruption or violence? How about improve education, send disadvantaged children to college or help poor single moms to get better jobs and get off welfare? Even in one little town or precinct?
Nope. He saves him some big fat environment. Apparently Hollywood believes that by saving the world you literally mean SAVING the WORLD. Forget about the humans living on that world or any of the other oddly disastrous problems facing them--such as, say, banks folding, massive unemployment from defunct auto makers, deflation (or inflation, take your pick), war, international mayhem and despair the biggest way to make a difference is to keep the evil developers from destroying the raccoons' habitat. He doesn't even save the environment for poor people fighting to save land from the ravages of over worked soil and too many chemicals, he saves rich people's land so they can have a pretty view.
I don't know, forgive the rant but while protecting our planet is important and morally correct of all the problems we face as a human beings I think we have a much greater chance at destroying ourselves through our own violence, ignorance and vice than by running out of clean water and ozone. At least at this point. But I guess Hollywood really couldn't preach against silly little things like violence or greed. That might start to eat into box office sales.
But despite what you might think following these last three acidic paragraphs I did think the movie was cute. And as I said it was very clean and while it was an example of most of the funny parts being in the previews it was nonetheless a decent video rental.
I give it a B. B for Baxter. And baby raccoons because I'm really not the monster you might think I am.
11. Next. I'm sorry but in my humble opinion Nicholas Cage will always and forever be enshrined in my memory as he was in Raising Arizona. That was the funniest and best thing he has ever done and nothing--NOTHING--can compare with the comedy he produced for those two hours.
So to see him and Jessica Biel in this psychological thriller really is just setting myself up for a bit of disappointment. It's not a bad movie, just kind of ho-hum average. Cage plays a guy who can see into the future up to two or three minutes in advance and the movie opens with him using this to his financial advantage until the plot thickens and suddenly he's on the run.
Biel is his love interest (d'uh, she's not exactly designed to play the ugly stepsister is she?) but I've never really liked watching her on screen. She seems rather flat--in a character way, certainly not in other ways.
It reminded me of Deja Vu, another movie of the same style and genre, but which I thought was slightly better. Next is rather forgettable, certainly not Cage's best work (Matchstick Men is better if you're interested).
It would have to be a C-.
12. The Invisible. Okay this one might be the hardest to review because I'm not entirely sure how I'd grade this. From the producers of the Sixth Sense it's about a teen boy who gets inadvertently mixed up with some nasty teen thugs who beat him up and leave him for dead. He "haunts" them, particularly their female ring leader, as he tries to solve his own murder.
Another Marcia Gay Harden role in there somewhere (if I remember correctly, I'm too tired to go Google it and make sure) it's not stellar but it's not bad either. The connections between the characters are interesting and intriguing and they keep things going along pretty well until the end which isn't entirely as one would expect. Definitely not near as good as the Sixth Sense but still it's not bad.
I hereby award this one a B-, a solid B if I get to watch it with Andrew.
13. 1408. Stephen King has some movies that are just great. Shawshank Redemption, Stand by Me, even The Green Mile. I've only caught them on television in their edited formats but even then they were good stories. Then there are his other ones--I remember watching The Langoliers that was hyped as a miniseries years ago and it didn't take me long to realize it was so stinkin' bad it was funny. Really funny.
Well 1408 sucked me in because 1) it has John Cusack whom I tend to enjoy and 2) Samuel L. Jackson who I nearly always enjoy as well. The synopsis sounded decent so into the queue it went and it started out pretty good. Cusack plays a writer specializing in debunking paranormal occurrences until he gets coerced into staying at a certain hotel claiming to have the Most Haunted Room in the World. Room--you guessed it--1408.
He wants to stay, he's begged not to, he and the manager go rounds to see who will win but you know he'll get to stay because if he doesn't there will be no movie.
The whole thing builds the suspense pretty well at the beginning and Andrew and I both said, "Hey, this is pretty good!" at first. Then it just kind of spirals downward until by the end you're just clueless as to what you've seen and if the whole cast got together and sang "It's a Small World After All" it wouldn't feel more bizarre.
I think I ended up answering emails on my laptop about 2/3 of the way through the movie when I lost interest though Andrew saw it through to the end. Don't bother renting. This post is probably all you'd ever need to know about the movie.
A rock-solid D. Sorry Stephen. Keep working at it, I'm sure you'll do better next time.
14. As You Like It. I like Shakespeare, love retellings of his famous stories, love Bryce Dallas Howard but this all didn't add up to a good movie experience. The famous comedy is set in colonial Japan with the part of the Duke being played as a samurai and while the women are lovely the whole thing is just so darn flaky that we ended up abandoning ship.
I bet there are those of you out there who are smart enough to figure out that Shakespeare and samurai on a date night is just asking for trouble but I'm a little slow and didn't figure it out until half way through. I know now. Maybe if I was smart enough to have figured it out I'd be smart enough to get the movie. Hey--that's quite a catch 22 there isn't it?
A D. I'm being generous because it is still The Bard.
15. Girl with a Pearl Earring. I'm saving this one for last not only because it was our most recent viewing but because I really loved it. It's been out on DVD forever and maybe most of you have already seen it but both Andrew and I gave it two big fat thumbs up.
Why? First of all every scene is constructed like a painting, with composition, lighting and color carefully balanced until you feel as if the whole thing is just completely beautiful. It's one of the best movies, cinematographically speaking--if that is really a aword--that I've ever seen.
Second, while I've never thought Scarlett Johanson to be pretty (her face looks a little pinched and fat-lipped to me) I thought she was absolutely perfect for this part. By the end I thought her beautiful and from beginning to end she was fascinating to watch. You get a lot of beauty on screen but you don't get many faces that are interesting. Hers was interesting.
Third, it was not only clean but the tension between the characters was brilliant. Reminded me of an Austen period movie where though you see no skin or romping but the undercurrent of tension, emotion and desire is driving the characters forward. To me that's much more interesting and engaging than a movie where all the characters spend their time in bed.
Anyway, loved it. I wasn't in the mood for a heavy, "artsy" movie when Andrew put in the disc but it didn't take long to get me hooked, if you haven't already seen it I'd highly recommend it.
An artistic and elegant A.
16. The Guardian. I was only going to have fifteen but by the time I finally got around to posting this we'd seen yet another film. Kevin Costner's back in all his sagging glory to star with Ashton Kutcher in a drama about the men and women of the Coast Guard. The opening scene is pretty darn good. Predictable but I didn't care because it was good--kind of like the train wreck in the Fugitive. But the movie slides into such a rut that even the mild quips from Kutcher aren't enough to satisfy.
I will say this though, I'm going to give this one an honorary B because by the time the end was drawing near we were so bored and so without care as to what would happen that we started doing the commentary thing like you see in MST 3000 and it was hysterical. Haven't seen a movie in quite a while where we could make so many hi-larious comments. The mockery was brilliant I'd say. So if you want a good movie for making fun of, this could be it.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Recent DVD Rentals Good and Bad
I think it's because half of our furniture--including the television--is piled in our bedroom and that for the first time in our married life we've had a chance to watch movies in bed we've turned to our Netflix account more than normal.
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57 comments:
- Michemily said...
I reallllly appreciate your suggestions, because I know I can trust them. Thanks so much.
- Lucy said...
Thankhyouthankyouthankyou! It's spook as we agree totally on movies. I loved Girl with the Pearl Earring. The others that I have 'tried to see but quit' didn't make my list. I have stopped seeing movies unless someone tells me it's worth seeing. I've even been stung on Netflix. So keep doing this, please.
- MoziEsmé said...
I love your reviews! I'm working on my want list now...
- Outnumbered2to1 said...
I have to second that I LOVED Breached. It is so suspenseful. Your reviews were awesome.
- Candid Carrie said...
Prettiest movie cover would have to go to number fourteen. If I would watch a movie based on its poster I would have to go with this one for sure!
I agree with Outnumbered2to1, your reviews were great, but I would have had to pick Wild Hogs as my favorite. William H Macy in that particular role was just plain ol' clever. His apple tatoo, his biking skills, the ending did get predictable but sometimes life is so stressful that i need a couple of good pratfalls to get me giggling.
I hope you make movie reviews a regular feature.
Hey, I heard google is adding two more days to the week so you have a chance to blog about more topics. Isn't that cool?
- patty w said...
I've not seen any of these except Wild Hogs !! We actually took the kids to see it at the second run theater (cheap shows) and then went out and bought it! A little off color in parts for kids but it was FUNNY ! We enjoyed it alot and still watch it . I love watching my 10yr old laugh hysterically at the parts he finds funny ! Warped, yep, that's me! LOL
- ewe are here said...
I have to admit, save for the potty humor and the way she treated him until she realized she actually did want to go out with him, I enjoyed 27 Dresses. I particularly liked the final shot, of all 27 bridesmaids standing their in those outrageously hidous but entertaining dresses.
- Edi said...
To save time and disgust later - I always try to read a quick review of a movie before we put it on hold at our local library - using imdb.com
If a movie has a rating of less than 7.0 - we are unlikely to check it out. Sure a few good ones might fall through the crack - but for the most part if IMDB says it's a 5.8 it probably is.
A lot of times the review will also include a parental warning listing what particular things you need to watch out for (so if you can handle violence but not profanity - it's helpful to know what to expect).
- Flea said...
Raising Arizona is one of my all-time favorite movies, but wasn't Cage in a movie with Sean Connery (one of my favorite actors)? The Rock, maybe? He was very good in that role. But thanks for the heads up.
And I have to agree with your about Scarlett.
- Tim Appleton (Applehead) said...
I like when you post your opinion about movies. I also thought about doing one like this as well. I have only seen bruce almighty, so this list was helpful. I wanted 1408 to be good. I might rent it. Probably not.
- Summer said...
I loved Breach, Invasion was forgettable and Girl with a Pearl Earring is a better book, but still a decent movie. The rest I haven't seen.
One movie that I had heard very good things about was Waitress. We got it in our queue the other day and I don't get what all the fuss was about. It was such a miss match. Some decent drama would be going on and all the sudden the strangest attempts at comedy were thrown in and it didn't work. Plus I was just uncomfortable the whole time with the idea that the affair going on was suppose to be a good thing.
- calicobebop said...
I too loved Girl With A Pearl Earring. Also, I like 27 Dresses. I guess I connected with that singing scene in the bar... :)
- Sheri said...
Thank you! There is nothing I have more than wasting my time and money on a bad movie. I always check reviews. It sounds like we have similar tastes in movies so I'm going to mark some of these off my "to watch" list.
- Pmom @ Chocolate and Garlic said...
Bella got less than an F? I am in shock! Honestly it is my favorite of the movies I've seen this year. I would definitely give it an A. I thought it was an engaging story and an intriguing film. It is possible that people who are pro-choice would not like it though. (I have no idea what your position on that issue is, I just mention this as a heads up for others).
It's amazing how different people can have such different takes on things like movies. I guess mine is sort of quirky. I am thinking I need to see some of your A rated movies just to test whether are movie sensibilities are complete opposites or not.
- Anonymous said...
Hi Scribbet,
Nice job reviewing, although I disagree with you on Bella. While I'll admit it wasn't a great film and agree it had an odd feel to it in terms of explaining the hows and whys of the characters plights, I thought it refreshing and sweet. Hey- any time we're lucky enough to actually see a movie where there's no nudity, profanity or gratuitous sex, I'm thankful (and frankly shocked.) Sadly, movies that manage to be clean and only half way decent practically get an automatic thumbs up from me for that reason alone any more. That said, two big thumbs up on your blog. I've been reading you now for at least two years and look forward every day to what you might have to say.
I'm sticking Evan Almighty and Girl With the Pearl Earring on our Netflix list, pronto.
~Melanie Glenn
Grass Valley, California
- Jeana said...
I loved reading your reviews! I liked that you got a little acidic--you don't usually do a lot of controversy, so for some reason I just enjoyed seeing you rant a little. It's very possible that I would not have enjoyed it quite so much had I not agreed with you. :-)
Several of these movies were on the plane for our flight to London and I'm seeing in hindsight that being stuck on the plane for 8 hours definitely affected my selection of movie and the satisfaction I derived from it.
I've been drawn to Girl with a Pearl Earring but I never got it because I assumed it would be a two-hour flesh fest. Good to see I was wrong on that.
- Anjali said...
This comes just in the nick of time -- My netflix list was running short.
Loved Breach. Loved it.
- Janet said...
Since I haven't seen any of these, and I generally agree with your assessments about the various people involve (love Samuel jackson and Queen Latifah and Morgan Freeman and . . .) I'll definitely put these on my list! (both to see and to avoid). Of course, we've seen 3 movies in 5 years. We're not setting any land speed records here. (I've been watching Demi Moore since she started on General Hospital in 1981. Along with Janine Turner, later of Northern Exposure fame (I loved that show).
As to your credibility. You EXPECT more from an arty movie. With a movie like Wild Hogs you should know from the get-go that it's just supposed to be fun.
- Kristen M. said...
You have me adding Flawless to my Netflix (I hadn't heard of it until today). I totally agree with your review of 27 Dresses. I didn't even make it past the first couple scenes. I could tell that it was going to be shallow. I was surprised because a lot of friends whom I respect had recommended it.
- Melanie J said...
My husband and I saw The Guardian on a plane once and I swear, we dined out on Guardian-related jokes for a month. The ending gave us everything we could ever want or need for pure, unadulterated mockery.
- Lara said...
I've only seen a couple of these so far. Sounds like I need to add Flawless and Girl with the Pearl Earring to my list. Thank you!
- LLG said...
I really like your website and I really liked your movie reviews except for 27 dresses...I love that movie but good to see people have their own opinions. Thanks for the reviews
- Anonymous said...
I so agree with you about Bella. I went into it wanting to like it because everone (and I mean everyone) I know liked it.
- Jordan (MamaBlogga) said...
DH and I liked Breach, too--I think that might have been the last movie we've seen in a theater... Oh, wait, we saw Iron Man this summer. Also good.
I agree that Jessica Biel isn't much of an actress.
Definitely want to see Flawless now!
- Sheila said...
Thanks for steering me away from 27 Dresses. I have to disagree with you on Bella. I thought the portrayal of the Latin American family was terrific and the message important. I agree that the characters should have been developed more.
We liked Breach and Flawless too.
- Carinne said...
Sorry - you lost a lot of credibility with Girl with a Pearl Earring. The book was only ok and the movie was worse. Yes, it was pretty, but that's where it stopped. The whole book/movie is about her lusting after Vermeer. The low point was when she runs to have sex with her boyfriend after spending the say with Vermeer and getting turned on by him. I read the book because everyone raved about it. Not great. I don't have much excuse for watching the movies, except that I was hoping beyond hope that the movie wouls somehow be better. It's just hard to like a movie/book when you don't really like any of the characters.
- Scribbit said...
Sounds like Bella might have a few fans out there--we didn't give it more than 20 minutes of chance so it is possible (I'm saying this skeptically :) that it got better.
Maybe? The whole pro-choice/pro-life thing wasn't why I didn't like it though, it was just boring. Apparently I'm a shoot-em-up, LOTR geek.
- Mrs. Organic said...
I loved Breach (nothing thrills like real-life suspense), but I also enjoyed Bella. It all came together at the end even though it was hard to follow at the start.
Thank you for letting me know about Flawless - I had heard there was a great heist movie out and checked out the wrong one. It was so horrible I won't even tell you the name, but we turned it off after 5 minutes. Ghastly! (as my grandma would say).
- J at www.jellyjules.com said...
Your reviews are totally funny. Really enjoyed reading them.
I LOVED the novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, and so I was afraid to see the movie version. Thanks for putting my fears to rest. :)
- J at www.jellyjules.com said...
And is it wrong that your Morrisey comment now has "Girlfriend in a Coma" stuck in my head? No? Good.
- MommyK said...
I have to disagree on 27 Dresses. I thought the opening scene was right on, my bridesmaids had to hold my dress so I could pee before MY wedding.
Katherine Heigl gets on my nerves so much, but I loved her in this movie, I thought it was cute and funny, and that James Marsden sure is easy on the eyes@!
27 Dresses was MUCH better than the other Heigl movie I just saw, Knocked Up, which was so full of the F word I could barely watch it.
- Pmom @ Chocolate and Garlic said...
Oh Scribbit! maybe you should give Bella another try. It is absolutely the case that it gets better after the first 20 minutes (I think I tried to get my husband to turn it off but didn't succeed). I'd forgotten about that. But when the movie started I didn't like it, and by the time it ended it was the favorite movie I'd seen this year.
I admit, I liked it partly because of its message. I just thought it was such an uplifting film. A clean film as the other reviewer mentioned, but also dealing with hard, real life tough things and imperfect people. It's a movie with a wonderful message about change, repentance, redemption, sacrifice and growing up. The ending is a real surprise.
- Scribbit said...
You tempt me--those are all things I love in a movie and normally I tend to like character studies. Hmmm. . . I'd have to hide it from Andrew though or he'd think I was crazy. Maybe I'll give it another try when he's out of town.
- Heather said...
I love Raising Arizona. It's one of my favorites because I laugh no matter how many times I see it.
- Jennifer said...
How funny! The majority of two of the movies you mentioned, Mad Money and Guardian, were both filmed my little old hometown of Shreveport, LA.
I haven't seen the The Girl with the Pearl Earring, but now I must check it out.
- Melissa said...
Thanks for the suggestions! I also loved Breach, and agreed with most of the other reviews (that I had actually seen) but I disagreed about Bella. It was confusing at first, but after hanging in I figured out who everyone was and I loved the message of the movie. It was definitely an "indie" film, but I forgave it. ;) I haven't seen GIrl with the Pearl Earring, but it is on my list now. Thanks again!
- tjhirst said...
Loved the girl with the Pearl earring, too.
Recommendation: Have you seen August Rush?
- Anonymous said...
I love movies like 27 Dresses because they're just so silly. Yes, they're formula, but it's all about escapism for me.
Bruce Almighty was SOOOO much better than Evan Almighty.
And I have to add Girl With The Pearl Earring to my list. I had forgotten about that one!
- Natalie Jane said...
Yes. Girl with a pearl earring was great. An even better read.
Just thought you would like to know that I decided I need to detox my google reader. (Had over 1000 unread posts) - you were one of the few sites that stayed put. I'm sure you are jumping with glee now :)
- all over the map said...
I am going to make note of these. I am so out of what's at the rental shop. Movies tend to get here behind their release in the US, unless they are the big hitters like Bond or Brit films.
I'm excited about Flawless and Breach. I love Chris Cooper.
Girl With a Pearl Earring was very good. I enjoyed that thoroughly. I love time period pieces.
Evan Almighty was great. I liked the message of course.
- Anonymous said...
I rarely rent movies. I never go to movies. I go to the library, then if I hate it, nothing lost. The Girl....Earring. Loved your description. Visually stunning! Emotionally tense. Great acting. I like starlet Scarlett. Not the most beautiful, but very interesting face. Will most likely end up in the Blanchett/Dench category. Breach....WOW. Chris Cooper flew under the radar for a decade or so, but a solid actor. Talk bout Tension! I agree, agree, agree. MOMM
- luckyzmom said...
Thanks for doing this. I have myself a nice list of movies to see. I saw and liked Pearl. I never got Raising Arizona.
- Anonymous said...
I think it's funny you said one of the reasons that 27 Dresses is bad because they jump into bed together and it's so against her character, when you say that Girl with a Pearl Earring is great when she does the same thing with her boyfriend. The girl feels uncomfortable showing her hair because of her strict religious background, yet jumps into bed with her boyfriend...
- Headless Mom said...
Interesting-I heard great things about Bella. Hmmm, now I'll have to think twice about it.
I've always wanted to see The Girl With The Pearl Earring-the book was one of my all time favorites and it sounds like the movie will live up to it! Thanks!
- CoconutKate said...
Oh...if you haven't seen Dan in Real Life, you should. I loved it, although I did want to teach his girls a thing or two about how you treat your parent.
Thanks for the review. I'll put flawless on my netflix list. :0)
- Lis Garrett said...
I *love* Girl with a Pearl Earring. I first saw it when my husband was away on a business trip (I knew he wouldn't agree to watch it otherwise). I love it so much, I watched it twice in the same night!
I love storylines where tension and forbidden love propel the characters. It's an addiction!
- Stephanie said...
WOW! That is A LOT of movies! I can count on one hand the number of movies we've seen in the past 6 months - due to morning sickness, pregnancy tiredness, and having a 2-year-old. Hopefully, we'll get back into the movie-watching "business" sooner or later. When we do, I'll definitely refer back to your list. Flawless especially looks good. I love movies that make you "think."
I have seen Evan Almighty and I agree with your rating. I have also seen 27 Dresses and, although it wasn't my favorite, I thought there were some good moments. And I liked the leading man's persistence - like when he writes his information all over her calendar.
- chelle said...
I have to chirp in ... 1408. Stephen King ... it was based on a short story that he wrote .... They totally changed the middle to end that rocked (I have audio version and i am still spooked!) So sad when they venture too far from the story.
Love your reviews!
- Shauna said...
Disappointed with your trashing of Bella, but I appreciate the gusto with which you express your opinions! :) I thought the Girl with the Pearl Earring was overrated.
- ariel said...
"Girl with a Pearl Earring" was the first time I ever saw Scarlett Johannsen. I didn't know she was a big-name star, and I was so impressed with her acting. I liked how she could play such an expressive character and yet only have maybe 3 lines in the movie :)
- perilloparodies said...
Wild Hogs had both me and my hubby rolling in some of the scenes. I personally would have given "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" a D-... The rest I have not seen much of... but thanks for the review. one of these days, I might be able to see about some of them... :-)
- ~TAMY 3 Sides of Crazy~ said...
So I only see 3 or 4 I'll even bother with! Thanks for watching them for me and making my time management a piece of cake. LOL
- Laurie said...
If you don't mind subtitles, I really enjoyed 2 movies from Spain. Pan's Labyrinth is a fable-inspired story. It's a hero's story for sure, but it's a bit violent. Not for the kiddos. And I loved Volver, which is about 3 generations of women, who get themselves into crazy situations. It's dry humor. With Penelope Cruz. Some adult situations but mild.
- Mean Mommy said...
Oh, my. You had me until Evan Almighty. In the words of Skippyjon Jones: El Stinko Muchito. But I did love your perspective on saving the world! And now I'm dying to see the Girl with the Pearl Earring. Thanks for sharing your views! :)
- Anonymous said...
O-my-gosh. I read your blog all the time, and about fainted when I read what you said about the movie "Bella". Isn't it shocking how two people can watch the same thing and come away with an ENTIRELY different take on it? Bella is on my Top Ten movies to watch. I've loaned it to friends and family and they have all adored it! Bella is a pro-life story in the truest sense of the word. I strongly suggest you sit down and watch it all the way through. The message at the end is stunning. Please. Do it. Then come back and tell me if you feel the same way? - Peggy
- Amy said...
I love your suggestions as they are spot on with how we felt about the rentals that we have gotten. Bella. No words. That horrible. I am surprised you could write even that much.
I will have to look into that Demi Moore movie though. That was one I have missed.
Thanks for posting these!!
- Corretta Smith said...
very nice list; I suggest you put this on the Amzon list.


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Teen Tamara Micevic is planning to do what few adults have the guts to do — paint her room with colour.
The 14-year-old is moving her bedroom to the basement after her dad finishes renovating. She plans on painting the walls purple or dark blue because dark colours in the bedroom help lull you to sleep, she explains. And sleep is important for students to do well in school.
Micevic learned about the colour of darkness recently while taking a weeklong interior design camp at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).
Each of the 21 girls who attended was given a precut cardboard house to decorate, inside and out, incorporating what she had learned about making buildings beautiful. They also moulded miniature beds, tables and chairs out of clay before painting them to furnish the interiors.
Micevic, who took the camp to help decorate her future bedroom, got an idea of what it would look like by painting the walls of her cardboard model.
Grace Zigart, 13, who lives in an apartment with white walls, got to express her love of pink.
In fact, all of the girls applied bright vibrant colours to their abodes. It's not until kids become adults that they start putting taupy, beige, neutral colours throughout their homes because they're scared of colour, says camp instructor Sinead Cheah, a recent graduate of NAIT's architectural design program, who is about to start studying interior design.
Some people are naturally comfortable painting with bright, vibrant colours and some people just can't visualize how it's going to look, Cheah observes.
"They'll say, 'I really want to do a red room, but I don't know what I'm going to do with it'," so they end up painting it safe, instead of maybe painting one wall red, for starters. Or they pay an interior designer $150 an hour to help them with an edgier look.
"They don't understand that it's not just colour on a wall, it portrays your personality," Cheah says. "And using the same colour throughout is neither fun nor exciting.
"If you go to an artist's house, they're probably going to have colour all over the place," because they're comfortable with colour.
Anna Embury wants to be like that. She likes interior design, but the 13-year-old wants to be a veterinarian someday. "When I have a house, I might take a couple of interior design courses so I can design it myself instead of paying someone to do it. "
Embury is in the process of redesigning her basement bedroom at home. She knows the rule about using dark colours, but sometimes rules need to be broken. "I don't have very much light in my room so I have to leave my hallway light on at night or I can't see anything and end up stubbing my toe. If I use brighter, bolder colours on my wall, it will reflect the light so I can see better," Embury explains. But the room should still be dark enough to get a good night's sleep.
"I've learned that brighter colours are better than light colours because light colours suck all the brightness out of a room."
That's why you want bright colours in your study area. It gives a room more energy and helps keep you alert, boosting creative thought, says Candra Tlapanco, 13, visiting from Mexico.
You don't have to stick to just one bright colour either. Moriah Mc-Neill, 11, suggests using two or three colours that complement each other, like orange, yellow and pink.
If you tend to be excitable or stressed, a calmer background for studying would be better, says Libby Istomina, 13, who suggests painting the walls green. "Avoid red because it creates anger," she advises.
Elizabeth Lizotte, 13, says you want dark or calming colours like blue or green in the bedroom (avoid blue if you're prone to depression). But you can punch it up a little with colourful posters on the wall, floral covers on the bed, accent cushions on a chair, or a lava lamp, adds Saleen Shieji, 12. "Flowers bring out a room, make it alive," she says.
While Tamara Micevic plans out her basement bedroom, her younger sister, Jelena, 11, sits next to her, dreaming about what she'll do when she moves into Tamara's old room. The beige walls will be out, covered with purple paint and splashes of pink, Jelena says.
"I really like bright colours."
Girls in Design Camp Tips
Besides colour decorating advice from the Girls in Design camp, here are some vastu shastra (an ancient Indian science of architecture similar to feng shui) tips for your bedroom and study area:
Sleep and study in a clean, clutterfree environment, which also declutters the mind
Place bed in the southwest section of your bedroom and sleep with your head pointing east or south for peace of mind; your desk meanwhile, should face north or east
Study where there is no TV to distract you or bed to entice you to snooze
Leave some space between the front of your desk or study table and the wall to allow for the unencumbered flow of fresh ideas
Don't study under a ceiling beam, which is supposed to make you feel unnecessary pressure and stress
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Boulder resident Henry Guzman paid $15,000 up front to bring in a restoration crew from Texas to start pumping water out of his flooded basement and begin repairs.
The company he employed was the first to answer its phones Thursday morning, just hours after a torrential rainstorm triggered historic flooding in Boulder County that collapsed homes in the foothills, ruptured roads and filled city basements with gushing floodwaters. Guzman woke up that morning to find his dogs -- which normally sleep in the finished basement of his home -- floating on his couches.
As Boulder County residents scramble to make insurance and Federal Emergency Management Agency claims, restoration and construction crews are stretched thin keeping up with the demand. The 100-year-flood will likely cause an economic boom in the construction sector, economists say. Meanwhile, some industries -- including tourism -- might take a short-term hit.
"You never hope for something like this," said University of Colorado economist Rich Wobbekind. "It's a tragedy. But you do get short-term stimulus, and construction is the industry that's going to benefit the most from this."
To meet the demand for road repairs and home construction, the state will likely see an influx of out-of-state workers.
Historically, after a natural disaster, it's common to see mobility of a workforce, said Wobbekind, executive director of the Business Research Division in the Leeds School of Business. Workers in the construction industry, he said, tend to be mobile -- much like those who work on rigs in the oil and gas industry. The construction workers flocking from out of state will add to the economy by spending money on apartments and commodities like groceries, he said.
Guzman, a sales manager at Boulder Running Co. who lives near Iris Avenue and Folsom Street, scrambled Thursday morning to get crews to his home -- and the company he ended up contracting with was based in Houston. He called the nomadic crew "stormchasers."
"We called 15 places trying to look for help, and we actually just went with whoever answered first," Guzman said. "We didn't care at that point. It was basically first come, first served. We knew with all that standing water we had to have somebody come in and get it taken care of immediately."
He said insurance agents estimate flood damage to his basement to be roughly $100,000, which he expects to be covered by a combination of flood insurance, homeowner's insurance and his claim with FEMA.
Preliminary figures updated Wednesday show that last week's flood destroyed 340 homes, while another 397 were damaged -- numbers likely to rise in coming days and weeks. Also, an early estimate showed there's at least $100 million to $150 million in damage to county roads, bridges and structures, according to the Boulder Office of Emergency Management.
Contractors 'completely booked out'
Schools and city services throughout Boulder are still gauging the extent of damage, though they are already bringing in crews of contractors to assist with the cleanup.
Alisha Thomas, business development manager at Jim Black Construction Inc., based in Thornton, said the company is entirely booked with contracts with the city of Boulder and CU.
"We are out of equipment, all of our staff is working overtime and we're completely booked out for at least the next month," she said.
The general contract company that does emergency response restoration has 20 employees working in Boulder and might consider bringing on temporary help, Thomas said.
"If the work flow continues like this, we'll need to look for temporary help," she said.
Nicole Gordon, a spokeswoman for Facilities Management at CU, said the company is working with mitigation and restoration contractors to help with the cleanup and damages. About 25 percent of the school's buildings have some kind of damage from the flood, though there are no estimates yet.
"We still have water infiltrating some of our foundation walls," Gordon said. "In addition, we still have wet areas that are taking longer to dry. It could be a couple days before we get a better handle on the costs."
Boulder Public Works spokesman Mike Banuelos said the city will be working with contractors during the rebuilding process. Boulder plans to suspend for the year a project that pays for road reconstruction and sidewalks -- diverting the money instead to high-priority road fixes.
Brian Lewandowski, a research associate at the Business Research Division at CU, said natural disasters present an interesting paradox.
"The property loss and the business loss is short-term, and we see this economic boom after we can get back on our feet and start rebuilding," he said.
Lewandowski said roads and infrastructure projects will get infused with millions of dollars.
"Some of them needed rebuilding, and this forces those updates to bridges and roads," Lewandowski said.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, for example, decided Wednesday to release $30 million in disaster assistance funds to jumpstart highway, bridge and transit repairs in Colorado following the flood.
Meanwhile, the tourism sector -- as well as restaurants and hotels -- in Colorado's mountain towns are likely to take a hit because fall is considered a busy season for them.
Subaru dealer, McGuckin busy
At Flatirons Acura-Subaru, managing partner Scott Crouch said the service side has been busy making repairs to flooded cars. He expects once insurance adjustment checks start coming in, new car sales will pick up, too.
"I'm sure we'll see a lot of business, especially given how many people in Boulder have Subarus," he said.
Over at McGuckin Hardware, which had a line of 30 to 40 people waiting for a new shipment of dehumidifiers on Wednesday, has been selling massive amounts of tools, rain boots, wet/dry vacuums and Boric acid, which marketing manager Louise Garrels said is an effective way to fight off mold.
The store was so busy over the weekend that Garrels had signs made that say "Keep Calm and McGuckin On" to hang around the store. Though McGuckin has had more customers than normal for this time of year, Garrels said mostly business has simply shifted directions.
Rather than buying school supplies or fall gardening tools, customers are purchasing respiratory masks for cleaning their homes, chainsaws for chopping up debris and pickaxes.
"The Halloween stuff? Well, who cares," she said. "But who knew that cockroach killer would be one of our top-selling items right now?"
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The University of Colorado announced Tuesday that Julie Andrews will be the commencement speaker at the spring graduation ceremony -- an actress that graduates from the Class of 2013 will recognize from "The Princess Diaries" and the voice of Queen Lillian in "Shrek" movies.
And, the parents and grandparents of graduates may know the Academy Award-winning English actress best for her roles in "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music."
CU's spring commencement ceremony will be at 8:30 a.m. May 10 in Folsom Field.
No tickets are required for the graduation, though CU suggests early arrivals for the best available seating.
By selecting Andrews, the Senior Class Council -- a group in charge of selecting a commencement speaker each year -- is breaking from an informal tradition of choosing speakers who have ties to the university.
Sosi Papazian, with the Senior Class Council, said Andrews is delivering the speech as a favor to CU. The university does not pay its commencement speakers.
When looking for speakers, Papazian said members of the senior council reached out to their peers for suggestions, and worked with the faculty and chancellor to find somebody who fits the university's values and would be well-received by the audience.
"I think most people know her as Mary Poppins and for her role in the 'Sound of Music,' and I know a lot of girls are excited because of her role in 'Princess Diaries,'" she said. "But, she's also unbelievably noble and well-spoken and respected and somebody who has worked to better society."
Andrews is involved with several charities, with a focus on those that provide international relief -- including Operation USA, a California-based organization.
Jim Palmer, a CU film professor, said it's exciting for the university to have Andrews as the commencement speaker.
"She's gracious and well-spoken and has had a very distinguished film career," he said.
While she's popular for her musicals, Palmer said his favorite movies of Andrews' were lesser known -- like the 1964 film "The Americanization of Emily."
"She's a very versatile actress," he said.
Last year, CU's senior council polled students on who they'd like to be their graduation speaker, with options including comedian Ellen DeGeneres and South Park co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. But, CU ended up going with Timothy Wolf, who is a trustee for the Leeds School of Business.
In 2010, some CU graduates and students protested the university's selection of speaker Steve Ells, the CEO of Chipotle. They criticized CU for inviting Ells because he hadn't joined the "Campaign for Fair Foods," a movement for the fair treatment of farm laborers.
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Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us. And with it, the region – post-Superstorm Sandy – is slowly coming back to life with festive cheer to warm our hearts and soothe our battered soul. The spirit of the season is alive and well this weekend and for the weeks to come.
Old Westbury Gardens' Holiday Celebration
Old Westbury Gardens concludes its 53rd anniversary year with its annual Holiday Celebration, a popular event that is filled with holiday cheer. A visit to Westbury House, all decked out in its holiday splendor, is always a treat this time of year.
Westbury House, the 23-room Charles II-style mansion that was home to business magnate John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children, is the focal point of the festivities. Period rooms are decorated with wreaths, mantelpiece drapes, topiaries, plants and other horticultural arrangements. Antique toys and clothing from Westbury House collection are on display. The kids can have fun with holiday crafts and share their holiday wishes with Santa, with hot cider and cookies on the West Porch.
The celebration begins this weekend, Dec. 1-2, and continues Dec. 7-9 and Dec. 14-16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
"During our holiday celebration in December, Westbury House really gets to shine," said Vince Kish, Old Westbury Gardens' Director of Public Relations and Communication. "The rooms are beautifully and imaginatively decorated by our talented staff, as much as possible using natural materials found on our grounds. From the welcoming fire in the lobby, to the festive background music, to the alluring aroma of hot cider on the West Porch, the different elements combine to exude a feeling a warmth and comfort. Mannequins, dressed to represent family members and friends celebrating the holidays a century ago, remind us that, for all its elegance, this house was very much a home. Kids can enjoy making crafts and visiting Santa." Welcome this festive time of year at Westbury House's First Night and Tree Lighting, on Saturday, Dec. 1 (6:30-9:30 p.m.), the much-loved sparkling kick-off to the holiday. Share the magic of the season, with a tour of Westbury House, a visit with Santa, tree lighting, and more. The Bethel Caroling Chorale performs, adding their joyous sounds to the evening.
The following day, Sunday, Dec. 2, the Long Island Flute Club returns to the estate's Red Ballroom for the ensemble's annual holiday concert. The ensemble, conducted by Lauren Osnato, includes Grace Michinovicz of Rockville Centre, along with Michele Aweh, Maria DiNatale Scotto, Rachel and Sarah Ferrante, Danielle Ienna, Debra Kalabza, Amy Kempton, Charlotte Loake, Frances Piazza, Christine Perri, Melanie Scalice, Deborah Schild, Danielle Schulman, Kathy Solomowitz, Edna Susman, Sarah Umstadt, and Sandra Vigliotti.
Their program includes a variety of festive classics, such as "The Nutcracker Suite" and "A Christmas Overture" to "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." It's a holiday celebration that will appeal all ages.
The concert begins at 1:30 p.m. and is free with general admission ($8, $5 seniors and children). Advance ticketing is required for some events during the holiday season, including First Night. Old Westbury Gardens is located at 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information, contact (516) 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
Christmas in Hawaii with Uilani's Polynesian Review
Share some Aloha during this holiday season when Uilani's Polynesian Review visits the Elmont Library Theatre stage, on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. The intriguing and captivating show features haunting melodies and colorful dances. It's a musical tour of the Islands, that showcases the special Polynesian appeal of the season.
Admission is free. Elmont Memorial Library is located at 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For information, call (516) 354-5280.
Holiday Swing
Celebrate the holidays Big Band-style – also on the Elmont Library stage – with the Long Island "Sound" Swing Band, Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2:30 p.m. Enjoy some seasonal tunes along with standards of the Big Band era, including Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and other favorites.
The 20-piece band, led by Bill Wilkinson, delivers the full Big Band sound, familiar to fans throughout the region. The performance features vocalists Chuck Kamborian, who can be heard on WHLI, and Michele Sivori Herman, known for her delightful musical style and off-Broadway appearances.
Admission is free.
Paul Anka's "Christmas My Way"
The singer-songwriter is ready to entertain with songs from his new album "Songs of December," when he visits NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.
Anka is eager to share the season with his fans as he performs some of the tunes from the album, his first seasonal recording from in more than 50 years. It features 11 holiday classics produced by Anka, the original 'teen idol'. "Music has always filled my home, especially around the holidays, and when the idea of recording these seasonal standards came about, I couldn't resist," commented Anka.
Hear such holiday classics as "Let It Snow," "Christmas Song," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," "Winter Wonderland," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "Silver Bells, and "Silent Night/A Cradle in Bethlehem."
Tickets are $149.50, $79.50, $59.50, and $39.50. NYCB Theatre is located at 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. For tickets, call (800) 745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Christimas with the Roosevelts
Sagamore Hill, the former home of President Theodore Roosevelt, greets the holidays in grand presidential style.
The festive program, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. includes varied activities, with of course, a special appearance by President Roosevelt, portrayed by James Foote. Mr. Roosevelt will share his reminiscences of how the Roosevelts celebrated Christmas at Sagamore Hill and in the White House.
Entertainment includes holiday music performed on a harp and flute by Musica Dolce and Christmas carols sung by Close Enough. The kids can enjoy arts and crafts activities and learn how to create paper ornaments.
Sagamore Hill is located at 12 Sagamore Hill Rd., in Oyster Bay. For information, call (516)-922-4788 or visit www.nps.gov/sahi.


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PlinytheCenter wrote:That'll work. He was looking pretty dammed good before he got injured and lost his spot. I have confidence in WT.
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Hawks46 wrote:According to Pete's presser:
Thurmond will start on the outside.
Lane will start at Nickle.
DeShawn Shead will be the 4th CB.
Lane is 6' and 190 lbs
Shead is 6'1" and 220 lbs !
Thurmond is probably the smallest corner we have. I've seen him listed everywhere from 5'11" to 6'
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I get a lot of requests from people wanting to promote their websites and blogs and I don't mind checking them out, it's always kind of interesting to see what's out there but the majority don't get me that worked up.
But Education.com, a new site for families about teaching and learning, is different. It's actually a place that made me a little excited--I've got it bookmarked and I signed up for their online community in fact.
But I can hear you now, "So what makes this site so darn special??"
Well there a couple nice things there:
- The site is well designed and easy to navigate which is a HUGE bonus. Many homeschooling websites have decent content but they look unprofessional and are poorly planned. Education.com's layout and design shows you they're serious about what they're doing and I like that.
- There are the standard things like a community page where you can share ideas with other parents and educators and a magazine with helpful articles and columnists but even better there's also a reference desk on the left sidebar where you can browse articles in specific areas such as "Is My Child on Track?" "Kindergarten Readiness," "Learning to Read" and "Learning Disabilities." I went through a few of the topics and was impressed--there's some good information there.
- If you're moving and are interested in schools in a new location they have a school finder via Google Maps that gives information on all the schools within a specific geographic perimeter--though oddly enough they didn't list Northern Lights ABC school when I did a search on all schools in the Anchorage area. Wonder why Google Maps doesn't have us listed?
- They have tabs called "E-Learning" and "Homework" help that sounded like places for online homework help or something but they're really just links to other software and sites that might help. I was a little disappointed about that because I expected more but then I noticed on their home page sidebar a place where you can sign up for newsletter designed by teachers for grade-specific homework help and teaching tools. I haven't signed up yet but it sounds like a wonderful tool that would especially help here in the doldrums of summer.
- But the best part of the site? The absolutely most wondrous part of the whole website that will have me coming back for more? (Am I overdoing it here? Because I really love this part) The activities page. Most are craft activities that have educational application and they're good--oh yes, they're good. We'll be trying some of these for sure.
This week's giveaway is a little different because while Education.com doesn't sell toys they've kindly donated three super-great educational toys to this week's giveaway winner. The person whose name I draw will receive Zimbbos Elephantastic Stacking Toy, Story Maker Magnetic Poetry Set and the Happily Ever After crafter kit with supplies for 9 separate craft projects (ages 7 +). Total retail value? Oh gosh, I don't know--it's a lot, I need to brush up on my math skills apparently. Good thing I found Education.com or I'd be doomed.
So you want to know what you have to do to win this sweet package? Follow the directions below . . .
Here's how to win:
Before 12 am Monday go to the giveaway entry form on this page and enter your name and email. I will pick one of the names at random, contact the winner via their email and publish the winner's first name and home town in next Tuesday's post. See the bottom of the entry form for more details.
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Boulder pro cyclocross racer Amy Dombroski was memorialized by friends and fellow cyclists Sunday at Boulder's Valmont Bike Park, where about a dozen speakers talked about her intensity as a racer and open hearted nature as a friend.
"Amy is awesome and how lucky are we that we know her," said her friend, John Shippey.
Dombroski, 26, was killed Thursday when she was hit by a truck while on a training ride in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium, according to a statement released by her Belgian team, Telenet-Fidea.
She had won multiple cyclocross national titles, as well as national titles in road cycling and mountain biking.
Sunday, friends laughed and cried together as they shared stories and read some of the poetry that Dombroski had written, including a poem she wrote when she was 16 after her mother died suddenly.
Chellie Terry, who lives in Boise, remembered her friends dedication to those she loved. She described her as an old soul who could also be goofy and crazy.
"Nothing was half way," she said. "It was all or nothing for her."
Dombroski grew up alpine ski racing in Vermont and attended Burke Mountain Academy, a boarding school for ski racers.
She moved to Steamboat Springs after graduating from high school to pursue ski racing, but injured her knee. Dombroski moved to Boulder, where her older brother Dan Dombroski lived, and began riding a bike to rehab her knee.
She competed in her first bike race in May 2006, and later that year, Dombroski won her first under-23 national title in cyclocross, a cold-weather cycling discipline in which riders dismount their bikes and carry them over obstacles.
She added two more under-23 cyclocross national titles in 2007 and 2008, and went on to win under-23 national titles in road cycling and mountain biking in 2009.
"She was one of the most fiery competitors I've ever seen," said her coach, Russell Stevenson. "She just didn't ever quit. She didn't know what quit means. She worked really, really hard."
This was Dombroski's second season living and racing in Belgium full time, and many friends said she was on the cusp of winning on the international cyclocross stage.
Dave Towle, a race announcer and friend, said she maintained her core values -- loving people, being kind and trying to make the world a better place -- even as she became one of the most well-known cyclocross racers in the country.
Friends said she was passionate about working with kids and newcomers to the sport. At Sundays memorial, her sister-in-law, Nicole Novembre, urged her friends to continue encouraging newcomers as a way to keep her memory alive.
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And all they keep saying is "Seattle is a different team at home".
I'm tired of everyone saying that BS! We might be different at home, but you know what the difference is? It's the difference between freaking UNBEATABLE to a good team. And you know what good teams do?
They kick the SHIT out of the Bills. Let's go blow this team out of their socks.
EDIT: Realized blow this team out of their socks sounds really dirty. Anyways, we just gotta go kick their ass! GO HAWKS!


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I still use Johnson's baby shampoo for my kids. Maybe subconsciously I want to keep them little, but consciously it seems mild ~ not so much perfume for their bodies. The other day I was looking at the label.
I still use Johnson's baby shampoo for my kids. Maybe subconsciously I want to keep them little, but consciously it seems mild ~ not so much perfume for their bodies. The other day I was looking at the label.
First I read, "To Use: Wet baby's hair and body with warm water, apply wash with your hand or washcloth, gently lather, rinse and snuggle." I love that a shampoo bottle is instructing or reminding people to snuggle their babies. I wonder if anyone really forgets to do that with young children.
I read on, to the ingredients list. I compare it to another strong scented shampoo we have. Both have words that I can barely pronounce. The scented shampoo has sodium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, sodium sylenesulfonate, laureth-4, glycol distearate, and a long list of others. What in the world?
As I look up some of these words, I do understand that when you want to find some information, you can easily find what is partial to your perspective. I keep that in mind. Also running through my mind are the thoughts: If you can't say it, don't eat it and don't buy products with more than five ingredients.
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). Found in most body washes, soaps, shampoos, mouthwashes, toothpastes and laundry detergents, SLS is a foaming agent and has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, making it effective in inhibiting the growth of harmful, disease-causing pathogens. (ehow.com)
According to the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database, SLS is a "moderate hazard" that has been linked to cancer, neurotoxicity, organ toxicity, skin irritation and endocrine disruption (Livestrong.com) SLS is said to be contaminated with a toxic byproduct during the manufacturing process. (Mercola.com). It is classified as a toxin and a dangerous waste by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the state of Connecticut recommends avoiding shampoos containing this substance as they may cause skin irritation (ehow.com).
Dr. Mercola (Mercola.com) also informs readers that putting chemicals on your skin can be far worse than ingesting them. He says, "this is in large part because when you eat something the enzymes in your saliva and stomach help break it down and flush it out of your body. When the chemical cocktail is delivered into your blood stream via your skin, however, it bypasses this built-in protective filtration process, so you have decreased protection against the toxins."
Some shampoos that do not contain SLS are: The Body Shop Rainforest Shine Shampoo; Alba Botanica shampoos; some of Aubrey Organics and Pureology shampoos and Superstar and Foxy Curls by Bed Head.
There is a great deal of information out there to understand. It may surprise you. Companies and the FDA get to decide what goes into a product, but as consumers we get to choose what we use. Be an informed consumer. Find out what all those words really mean and determine for yourself what you are comfortable with.


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January is National Radon Action Month and the Division of Public Health is encouraging all residents to test their homes for radon.
January is National Radon Action Month and the Division of Public Health is encouraging all residents to test their homes for radon.
A highlight of the National Radon Action Month in Delaware is the publication of the Delaware-in home radon testing data by the Division of Public Health's radon program.
The publication identifies geographic area where in-home radon is more likely to be elevated. The DPH radon program encourages Delawareans to test their homes for radon in the cooler months when houses tend to be closed up for warmth, making the test generally easier and more effective. Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless and radioactive gas that occurs naturally in rocks and soils throughout the world.
The EPA indicates that homes at or above radon action level of 4 pCi/l are considered to be elevated and steps should be taken to reduce the concentration. By county, the ZIP code areas showing the greatest percentages of homes exceeding the EPA action level are:
New Castle County
· Middletown (27 percent)
· Odessa (22 percent)
· Townsend (17 percent)
· Arden (17 percent)
· Hockessin (17 percent)
· Talleyville (15 percent)
Kent County
· Smyrna (13 percent)
· Dover (12 percent)
· Clayton, Frederica and Magnolia (7 – 8 percent)
Sussex County
· Greenwood (5 percent)
· Dagsboro (6 percent)
· Lewes and Milton (4 percent)
For more information, call (302) 744-4546 or call (800) 464-4357 or visit RadonSafeDelaware.org.


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