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(b. 1957) American film director
(b. 1957), film director, writer, and actor.
Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee grew up in Brooklyn and earned degrees at Morehouse College (1979) and New York University (1983) before embarking on a career as perhaps the most celebrated and accomplished African American filmmaker. Aside from his major films, Lee has also made music videos (for such artists as Miles Davis, Anita Baker, and Public Enemy), and television commercials; he produced, for example, campaign advertisements for Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential bid. An actor as well as a director, Lee has become a major, outspoken public and political figure. Much of his work is politically inflected, provocative, and often controversial, and treats issues of identity and community that resonate throughout African American literature.
Several of Lee's films deal with questions and dilemmas surrounding African American identity, gender, and class. His first full-length release, She's Gotta Have It (1986), about an African American woman and her three very different lovers, earned him the Prix de Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival. The film features innovative narrative techniques and begins Lee's exploration of the possibilities of African American male identity. His second film, School Daze (1988), a musical set in an all-black college, explores questions of color and class lines, as well as sexism, within the African American community. In Mo'Better Blues (1990), a jazz musician must choose between two women, and ultimately between his music and fatherhood. Jungle Fever (1991) addresses interracial romance and drug addiction and their effects on the black communities. Clockers (1995) challenges “gangsta” stereotypes, complicating received narratives of African American poverty and violence.
Lee may be best known for his more broadly political films, Do the Right Thing (1989) and Malcolm X (1992). The first, a dramatization of complex racial tensions and conflicts in Brooklyn, focuses on the efficacy (and risks) of violence as a response to racism or oppression. Lee situates the film's point of view between the proactive black nationalism of Malcolm X and the nonviolent philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., quoting from both at the film's end, choosing neither (or both). In his epic treatment of Malcolm X's life, based on Alex Haley's The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), Lee traces Malcolm's political trajectory, including his pilgrimage to Mecca and his split with the Nation of Islam, and presents Malcolm X's legacy as a living symbol of African American struggle. The film, however, raised controversy about what some, including Amiri Baraka, considered the commercialization of Malcolm's image.
Lee often appears in his own films and commercials (though sometimes as minor characters). The resultant blurring of Lee's public persona with his fictional characters makes him appear more personally implicated in his films than many directors and recalls the similarly ambiguous positioning of the author/ narrator in many African American novels, beginning with William Wells Brown's Clotel (1853). In fact, two of his films— School Daze and 1994's Crooklyn, an episodic, nostalgic portrayal of Lee's Brooklyn childhood—have autobiographical origins. Lee's work thus evokes both the importance of autobiography as well as the tension between the personal and the political in African American literature.

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EU allows Bank of Ireland to keep New Ireland unit but extends dividend ban
Bank of Ireland won EU approval to keep its insurance arm, but will have to sell other businesses and will also be banned from paying dividends beyond 2015 in line with a restructuring related to its bailout four years ago.
Irish authorities pumped €3.5bn into the bank in 2009 in a rescue after the financial crisis. The bank subsequently had to sell assets and to stop paying dividends in return for securing the European Commission's clearance for the aid.
BOI had promised to sell its insurance business in 2011 under a second restructuring plan approved by the European Commission.
"In the light of various changes in the market circumstances since the 2011 decision, BOI is in particular no longer required to divest New Ireland Assurance Company (NIAC)," the EU state aid regulator said in a statement.
"Such a divestment would negatively affect BOI's capital and capacity to return to profitability and would slow down progress towards long term viability," it said.
But the bank will have to exit from business banking and corporate banking in Britain and also from the intermediary mortgage market in Ireland by selling parts of its ICS Building Society.
"The Irish authorities committed to ensure that BOI will extend limitations on the distribution of dividends beyond December 2015 or until it has reimbursed the Irish State for the preference shares," the Commission said.


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Garrison is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,453 at the 2010 census. Garrison was founded in 1905 by brothers Theodore and Cecil Taylor. Theodore was a rancher in nearby Montrail County, and later was elected Sheriff of Burleigh County. The brother's direct ancestor was Joseph Henry Taylor, trapper and author of four books and numerous newspaper articles during his 40 years of pioneering in North Dakota. His books included Frontier and Indian Life and its companion, Kaleidescope Lives. He was the editor of the Washburn paper, the McLean County Mail.
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Iwaki, October 2020 — Tungaloy has introduced 13 new ER11-SPR spring collets with a collapse range of 0.5 mm (.020″) to its TungHold ER collet chuck system.
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WITH the 2022 Super League season over and St Helens crowned as champions once more, it has been interesting to see clubs wheel and deal in a bid to knock the Merseyside club off their perch.
Amongst those teams who have recruited heavily are the likes of Huddersfield Giants who have signed nine as well as the Leigh Leopards who have signed ten ahead of their first season back in the top flight.
But, what could the Super League table look like at the end of 2023?
1. Wigan Warriors
They finished as runners-up to St Helens in the table in 2022 and Wigan have managed to keep hold of Bevan French – arguably one of the greatest deals in the club’s history. There haven’t been many changes at the Warriors so far with Toby King and Jake Wardle joining in the centres and the likes of Jake Bibby, Sam Halsall and Oliver Partington departing. Matt Peet will have to do without Lee Briers as assistant coach, but he still has a brilliant backroom staff behind him with Tommy Leuluai now joining Peet on the coaching list. Wigan are probably the most likely to knock Saints off their current pedestal.
2. St Helens
Despite a change of coach resulting in Paul Wellens getting the job in place of the departing Kristian Woolf, St Helens will still be a major force to be reckoned with in 2023. With a fit Lewis Dodd and Jonny Lomax, the Merseyside club may fire on all cylinders once more next season, though they will no longer have Regan Grace. Wellens does have his work cut out to replicate the success of his predecessors, but the passion is certainly there from the Saints legend.
3. Leeds Rhinos
Following a tremendous end to the 2022 Super League season, Leeds will look to build on their Grand Final appearance under Rohan Smith with a top four charge in 2023. Though the Rhinos have lost Zak Hardaker, Brad Dwyer and Liam Sutcliffe, Smith has gone down a level to bring in the likes of Luis Roberts, Leon Ruan and Luke Hooley. The former Bradford boss’ mantra is clear: young players with a point to prove. However, Leeds do now have some salary cap space to work with following the exit of Hardaker and Jack Walker with the next signing proving vital to their top four chances.
4. Huddersfield Giants
Challenge Cup Finalists and top four Super League side in 2022, head coach Ian Watson will be aiming for more in 2023 – and he has recruited to do just that. Jake Connor has joined from Hull FC whilst Super League pros Kevin Naiqama and Jake Bibby have signed alongside Gold Coast Titans star Esan Marsters. Of course, it remains to be seen where Connor will fill in with the likes of Will Pryce, Tui Lolohea, Olly Russell and Theo Fages already at the Giants. And Watson’s decision in that regard will be key in Huddersfield’s final position.
5. Hull FC
Under the tutelage of Tony Smith, Hull FC will be much more impressive in 2023 than 2022 and the signings on their way could be further proof of that. Tex Hoy and Jake Clifford have signed from Newcastle Knights whilst Jake Trueman, Liam Sutcliffe and Brad Dwyer will certainly add a lot more to the Black and Whites. There is definitely reason to be optimistic if you are a Hull fan going into 2023.
6. Catalans Dragons
The French side endured a difficult 2022 despite starting the season off strong. Though Catalans ended up finishing in the top four, they succumbed to the Leeds Rhinos in the first round of the play-offs in a disappointing fashion. Head coach Steve McNamara and owner Bernard Guasch are set to ring the changes with the number of those departing into double figures, with Josh Drinkwater and Dylan Napa among those expected to depart despite still having a year left on his deal. If Catalans get their recruitment right for 2023 then they will finish higher, but it still remains to be seen who they will sign.
7. Salford Red Devils
Though Salford finished in the top six in 2022, it will be a harder proposition in 2023 with Paul Rowley’s side unable to go under the radar like last season. That being said, the Red Devils ended 2022 like a house on fire so it will be interesting to see if they can match that intensity for the full year. Brodie Croft and Marc Sneyd will still be the beating heart of the Salford side but with Hull and Leeds looking strong for 2023, it may be a tough ask for the Red Devils to replicate the sixth-place finish.
8. Warrington Wolves
They simply can’t be as bad as they were in 2022, but it may take another season for the Wolves to click under head coach Daryl Powell. Warrington finished second bottom last season, but the signings of Matt Dufty, Sam Kasiano and Gil Dudson et al will definitely help them going forward. Powell has also shipped out a number of players as he puts his own stamp on his squad so watch the Wolves pick up more wins in 2023, though it might not be enough to make the play-offs at the end of the season once more.
9. Castleford Tigers
It might be harsh to put Castleford in ninth after just missing out on the Super League play-offs in 2022, but Lee Radford has lost the likes of Jake Trueman and Gareth O’Brien. Among those joining the Tigers are Gareth Widdop and Jacob Miller which, if the two are on form, will be a brilliant partnership but the former spent the last half of the season out with a dislocated shoulder – the fourth time in four years – which could be a worry. Radford has tried to bolster his pack with the likes of Albert Vete and Muizz Mustapha but rivals for the play-offs – such as Warrington and Hull FC – have gone all out in the recruitment area for 2023.
10. Leigh Leopards
It will be interesting to see how the Leigh Leopards go in their first season back in Super League and it could take a while for all the new signings to gel together under Adrian Lam. Ten new signings have been recruited to take the Leopards into the top flight including the likes of Zak Hardaker, Ricky Leutele and Gareth O’Brien, with the Leigh club going for big Super League experience. The rebrand from Centurions to Leopards has also yielded the most lucrative sponsorship deal in the club’s history so everything is certainly looking positive for owner Derek Beaumont and his beloved club. They won’t finish bottom in 2023.
11. Hull KR
The Robins finished 2022 with a bulging injury list and in a slide down the Super League table. All Hull KR fans will be desperately wanting to avoid another injury crisis as big as the one which both Tony Smith and Danny McGuire had to preside over last season. Under new head coach Willie Peters, it may take some time to get used to the new playing style with Peters’ NRL experience at the Newcastle Knights perhaps destined to bring something entirely different to that of Tony Smith previously. Though the club is getting everything right off the field at present – not least the increasing crowds, gameday experience and academy set-up – 2023 could be a period of adapting for Rovers.
12. Wakefield Trinity
Each passing year comes and each year Wakefield Trinity are predicted to be near the bottom. Trinity escaped relegation in 2022 with a brilliant end-of-season run, but Willie Poching still exited the club to be replaced by former head of youth Mark Applegarth. It’s a gamble from Wakefield’s point of view given that Applegarth has no experience in first-team Super League rugby and his job is made even harder by the fact that veteran Trinity stars David Fifita, Tinirau Arona, Bill Tupou and Jacob Miller have all left the club. It will be a tough baptism of fire for Applegarth, though James Ford coming in as assistant will help.


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The piece, titled Game Changer, can be seen on Level C of the building, and was made as a thank you to staff for their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic.
Following its unveiling, the enigmatic street artist left a note for hospital workers, which read: “I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if its only black and white.”
The artwork specifically shows a boy playing with a nurse superhero toy, while figures of famous costumed heroes Batman and Spiderman lie in a rubbish bin.
This nurse wears a cape, face mask and a white apron emblazoned with a red cross. She also has her arm raised as if she is flying.
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Amnesty International faces backlash from Hollywood celebrities for proposing new policy on sex work
One of the world's leading human-rights organizations has come under fire for its proposal to oppose criminalizing the buying or selling of sex between consenting adults.
Amnesty International says its proposed policy "is based on the human rights principle that consensual sexual conduct between adults—which excludes acts that involve coercion, deception, threats, or violence—is entitled to protection from state interference".
It cites many examples in which criminalization increases risks to sex workers. They include two studies that showed "most instances of harassment, assault, rape, kidnapping, and murder of street-based sex workers in Vancouver and New York City were not reported to police".
"This policy does not change Amnesty International's longstanding position that trafficking into forced prostitution should be criminalised as a matter of international law," the proposed policy states. "Amnesty International considers children involved in commercial sex acts to be victims of sexual exploitation, entitled to support, reparations, and remedies, in line with international human rights law."
The organization's response to the purchase and sale of consensual adult sex has prompted a letter of protest from more than 400 groups and individuals.
The signatories including actors Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Angela Bassett, Kevin Kline, Emma Thompson, Lisa Kudrow, Lena Dunham, Kyra Sedgwick, and director Jonathan Demme.
"Decriminalization of the sex trade renders brothel owners 'businessmen' who with impunity facilitate the trafficking of very young women predominantly from the poorest countries of Eastern Europe and the Global South to meet the increased demand for prostitution," the letter states.
Amnesty International's proposed policy mentions that "legitimate restrictions may be imposed on sex work if they comply with international human rights law".
"This policy is also based on principles of harm reduction: on balance, the available evidence indicates that the criminalisation of sex work is more likely than not to reinforce discrimination against those who engage in these activities, to increase the likelihood that they will be subjected to harassment and violence, including ill-treatment at the hands of police, and to lead to the denial of due process and the exclusion from public benefits such as health services, housing, education, and immigration status," the document states.
The proposed policy will be addressed at Amnesty International's international council meeting next month in Dublin, Ireland.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has called upon countries "to work toward decriminalization of sex work and elimination of the unjust application of non-criminal laws and regulations against sex workers".
Amnesty International has not taken a position on whether sex work should be regulated.
"However, if a state does regulate sex work, Amnesty International would call for any regulation to aim at guaranteeing that individuals who undertake sex work do so voluntarily and in safe conditions and are able to stop engaging in sex work when and if they choose to," the proposed policy states.
Barry William Teske
Jul 24, 2015 at 7:47pm
Hollywood "celebrities" who regularly have their work pimped out and forced upon society are opposed to consensual adults entering into an acknowledged agreement.
Who are the real criminals here?
Let us have a closer look at the list of signatories...
Jul 25, 2015 at 12:23am
The article has it wrong in the very first line. Amnesty has not come under attack for criminalising the selling of sex, but for endorsing the full decriminalisation of the buyers, pimps and procurers . Some research is sorely needed by the author.
Jul 25, 2015 at 7:03am
It's not only WHO - but HIV & the LAW and the LANCET. Please do your research, because these Hollywood types have not. They've also not been paying attention to 3M+ sex workers who are asking for decrim in India.
Jul 25, 2015 at 7:33am
This article seems very biased in its reporting. It is interesting to note that it references the World Health Organization as calling for countries to work towards decriminalisation of 'sex work'.
Yet no reference to the fact that internationally the Nordic Model is recognised as the best practice harm reduction model which has been accepted by the EU as the best practice human rights approach and voted to be adopted by EU member nations.
Jul 25, 2015 at 7:52am
Dumb Hollywood SJWs think they know better than researchers, which proves they are a superficially liberal (but really intolerant and close-minded) mirror image of Tea Party republicans.
Jul 25, 2015 at 8:02am
You're wrong. If you read the article, it says "opposing" the criminalizing.
Jul 25, 2015 at 8:27am
AI wants to block the 'state' from interference but also wants to have a legal sex trade to be administered according to international human rights. Would this not require an international body to oversee and monitor all aspects of the trade then, including benefits, hiring standards, workers rights etc etc? Do they have any idea at how incredibly difficult and unwieldy this would be? I would say it would be impossible to have worldwide agreement on prostitution and including local administration based upon regional values is far more manageable than what they appear to be proposing. Besides, the time and money involved would probably be better used on the Herculean task of minimizing the need for women to have to resort to prostitution to survive.
Jul 25, 2015 at 12:21pm
No law moreso than the laws concerning prostitution make it evidence that "citizen" is really just another word for "cattle." If you cannot privately receive, or give, money for sex, exactly what is going on re: your own bodily autonomy? And also note that laws against prostitution are never enforced against husbands who promise to buy things for their wives in exchange for sex. They are essentially a way to enforce the religious idea of monogamous prostitution.
Jul 25, 2015 at 3:20pm
People who engage in sex work willingly do exist, stop ignoring us. We deserve the right to be safe in our work as much as you deserve to be in yours. Many women, I included work for ourselves, I dont have a pimp or anyone I have to give a cut of my profits to. But I would gladly pay a cut of the money I make to be able to work In a place where condom use is strictly enforced, where there are guards to protect me in case a client becomes belligerent , where STI testing becomes an industry standard. Also with decriminalization I become a tax payer. None of what I mentioned before would promote human trafficking at all, but it would make it a hell of a lot safer for those of us who chose to do this work.
Jul 25, 2015 at 3:36pm
I was trying to figure out who is more irrelevant - hollywood celebrities or amnesty international?


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To Hell and Back
2P Impressions of The Others
I enjoy medium-heavy eurogames with relatively simple mechanisms that hide a wide expanse of depth and difficult decisions. Games with variable player powers and setup simply sing to me, and I can never resist a game with good production quality and well-integrated theme. My favorite games are The Gallerist and Kanban: Automotive Revolution.
Obviously, dice chucking Ameritrash isn't normally my cup of tea. However, after being absolutely floored by Blood Rage and loving Arcadia Quest, Eric Lang could do no wrong in my eyes. And so, I backed without a second thought.
At this point in my reviews, I would normally go into an overview of mechanics and gameflow. However, I'm going to skip that since we literally spent most of the day playing our games back to back after opening it.
Times Played Before Review: 2 times at two player
Play Time - Game 1: 180 minutes learning game (Haven's Last Stand w/four heroes)
Play Time - Game 2: 150 minutes (Battleground of Souls w/four heroes)
Times Won: 2 (Both as sin)
Version: FAITH Pledge Level (Kickstarter)
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I want to be clear that this is in no way meant to be an all encompassing review. These are labeled as "impressions" since we've only played with 2 players and 2 games. Read on to see why we won't be playing more than those 2 games.
1. Absolutely beautiful miniatures.
Upon opening the box, one of the first things you see is the miniature for Pride. Part of me feels like "miniature" is an insult to the ridiculously detailed and vivid Sin. The first thing my girlfriend said after seeing it was that we HAD to paint it. Her excitement was palpable.
2. As the Sin player, you aren't just playing the game; you're playing the FAITH players across from you.
While playing as the Sin, you're constantly playing mind games with the FAITH player. Often times, FAITH players find themselves in a constant battle over whether or not it's worth it to take corruption for those extra bonus rolls. After all, it's just one corruption, right? Convincing them that this is indeed a great idea is my favorite thing about playing as the Sin player. In a multiplayer game, I can see this going further by attempting to convince players to play to benefit/save themselves, rather than playing for the team. Planting seeds of discord and distrust would make for an interesting social aspect.
3. The Sin reactionary turns were a refreshingly new mechanic (for us at least).
We've never played a game where one side doesn't really have a turn. This creates constant tension every turn, as the FAITH player never knows when the sin will take their turn. As the Sin, it's fun watching them sweat while desperately praying that you won't use that last reaction token or play another fiendish Sin card.
4. The base game comes with an amazing amount of replayability.
Disregarding the 2 expansions and 5 other sins that came in the kickstarter package, there's a lot of replayability in the box:
- Every sin sets up differently. The sin player chooses between two different sins and three different acolytes, allowing 6 different combinations.
- Heroes and upgrades vary between games. Your starting heroes and upgrades determine a lot of what will happen in a game. Starting with Leah (leader) will give the FAITH team more turns, while having that extra bruiser can go a long way towards clearing the map a bit faster. Part of the FAITH team fun is figuring out optimized team setups and combinations of abilities.
- There are six scenarios, each with two different maps. Terror scenarios focus on killing monsters, while Corruption scenarios focus on cleansing (with an interesting Dark Past mechanic) and Redemption stories focus on saving Innocents.
5. The dice aren't obnoxious.
As a heavier eurogamer, I absolutely abhor dice. My girlfriend often jokes that she's allergic to them. Unlike many roll-to-succeeed games like Eldritch Horror, we feel like we have more control over our outcomes. FAITH members can take corruption, while both sides can maneuver figures and leverage abilities to make the most of their fights.
6. The games are tightly balanced.
We've only played two games, but both were much closer than we anticipated. In the first game, the FAITH player would've won with just one more hero turn. In the second game, we were well into the third (and final round), but the game had gone on a little too long and my last Apocalypse card was a doozy.
There are a lot of issues on BGG with The Others feeling like a treadmill. Although the FAITH player did sometimes feel frustrated that the sin could bounce back quickly, she always felt like she was making progress. As a sin player, I realized that while I was able to chuck A LOT of dice in combat and play some very swingy abilities, the sheer number of turns that the FAITH players got more than made up the difference.
1. It's a long game.
We're pretty quick players and neither of us have AP issues. We play much heavier and more intricate games in much less than the average box times. I can understand 3 hours for a learning game, but 2.5 on our second was just way too much for two players. In the end, we can't justify such a long play time for the amount of strategic depth. In less time, we'd be able to knock out a game of Scythe and Kanban: Automotive Revolution, with each providing more depth and interesting decision making than The Others.
2. Much of the social aspect is lost at 2 players.
As mentioned above, I feel like the game is really at its prime at 5 players. With an actual team of FAITH players, there's much more interesting table talk and interaction. At 2-player, the FAITH player also doesn't feel as much attachment to her own character(s).
3. The base game doesn't come with enough dice.
I didn't mind this as much, but my girlfriend really had a hard time. In the Others, rolling more than 10 dice is a frequent occurrence. With repeating exploding dice, you'll often find yourself keeping track of numerous different stats - damage, corruption, defense, etc. while trying to remember just how many more dice you were supposed to roll... and wait, did you remember to roll that sword icon, or did you just roll it?
The Bottom Line
In the end, The Others was a toss up for us. We seriously debated about whether or not the game should be kept on the shelf. I try to keep a somewhat trim and streamlined collection. While I liked the unique asymmetry and mind games of The Others, it just wasn't enough to earn an entire cubicle on our shelf. The long gameplay and fiddly setup essentially guarantee it will never be played on a weeknight, and since most of our plays are 2-player, we'll never really be able to play the game at its full potential anyways.
"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason." -Jack Handey
Nice review, though I disagree with your implication that Scythe is a deep game.
Not sure how it could have taken so long to play the game, other than being a genre that you are unfamiliar with, perhaps. I also play medium to heavy eurogames.
Also, there should not be attachment to hero characters. This is sort of like playing a tower defense puzzle game where you must expect to sacrifice your characters aggressively with corruption to stand any reasonable chance to win, IMO.
I feel it may be best at 2. That is the only player count that I will be playing for now, so I cannot comment on the social aspect, except to say it could actually be less fun at higher player counts when characters must be sacrificed in order to win.
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Tonight was hired DVD night. The scary part is I wasn't involved in the selection.
Honey was first up.
I missed this film at the cinema, and intended to eventually catch it on DVD. I can't help but like Jessica Alba and thus hoped this film would prove to be a worthy choice. I'm sad to say, it was a terrible mistake. Apart from being a machine to further her career Honey didn't do much of anything.
As usual, good things first. Dance sequences were very good, and JA found her groove well. Obviously, the film features a number of music video sequences and they were the same affair you see on Rage.
JA actually portrayed Honey rather well within the limited room she had. None of the other characters stuck out enough to mention.
Within the first 15 minutes I was confused as to where the plot was going. There didn't seem to be any decision made about where the film would go. The concept is simple enough to guess from the trailer, Honey is a good dancer who wants to make it big so she can have her own dance studio. I didn't really feel it. The main story was lost in the myriad of useless subplots that I can only guess were there to continue the stereotype history of Hollywood. There were the kids with a mother who yells, drug dealers, scum bag music industry peeps, the love interest, and unsupportive parents. Every one of those was skimmed over with no real development. The entire plot felt like it served to link the music vids together.
When the end credits appear, everyone watching said "Is that all?".
I am sure this film serves as inspiration to teenie-boppers and frustrated choreographers but it sadly did little to entertain me for the rather long 90 minutes.


After several citizens raised concerns with the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission that the Mill Casino Hotel did not meet the public meeting requirements of ORS 192.630 the venue was changed to the Red Lion Inn. Last year, similar concerns were raised with the Coos County Commission for holding public hearings at the casino which is on sovereign tribal land. Oregon statutes require that public meetings be held within the geographic boundaries over which the governing body, in this case the State of Oregon, maintains jurisdiction. In a phone message left with Phil Thompson, the commission agreed the Coquille Tribal casino was outside of the jurisdiction of the state. Technically, the hearing for placing an ordinance on the ballot held at the casino despite public outcry appears to have been illegal… good thing it lost.
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The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its third meeting of the year July 16-17 at the The Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420. The July 16 session meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. with an executive session to discuss acquisition priorities and legal issues; this session is closed to the public. Workshop sessions will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a tour of the Sunset Bay area at 1 p.m.
On July 17, the Commission will convene its regular business meeting at 8:30 a.m. This portion of the meeting is open to the public and includes time for comment on matters not already on the agenda. During the meeting, the Commission will consider–but not vote on–a proposed land exchange affecting part of the Bandon State Natural Area near the town of Bandon 25 miles south of Coos Bay.


Amid a precious family visit here over New Years, the harsh reality of fireworks or firecrackers going off ‘imploded’ a brutal awakening in our home.
As the parents slept downstairs with the new baby, our 3 1/2 year old grandson woke just after midnight, screaming about ‘bangs.’
Fortunately, we were just a short distance down the hall, with a well lit pathway for him. Our little guy was absolutely terrified about the loud bangs outside and feared the bright lights.
He literally clung to his grandma and buried his head into me as we comforted him in our bed. Naturally, he was afraid to go back to his own bed and remained with us through the night.
This is such a distressing and traumatic experience for a little person, due to some individuals’ idea of fun.
We wonder how many other children/people in our community were also disturbed by fireworks at the midnight hour of New Years.
Can we rise above these incredibly loud and selfish celebratory acts at the expense of others?


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Hip fracture incidence is decreasing in the high incidence area of Oslo, Norway
- R. Ø. StøenAffiliated withDepartment of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål Email author
- , L. NordslettenAffiliated withDepartment of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, UllevålUniversity of Oslo
- , H. E. MeyerAffiliated withDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Chronic Diseases, Norwegian Institute of Public HealthDepartment of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
- , J. F. FrihagenAffiliated withDepartment of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål
- , J. A. FalchAffiliated withDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Chronic Diseases, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- , C. M. LofthusAffiliated withDepartment of Endocrinology, Oslo University Hospital, AkerUniversity of Oslo
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This study reports a significant decrease in age-adjusted incidence rates of hip fracture for women in Oslo, Norway, even compared with data from 1978/1979. Use of bisphosphonate may explain up to one third of the decline in the incidence.
The aims of the present study were to report the current incidence of hip fractures in Oslo and to estimate the influence of bisphosphonates on the current incidence.
Using the electronic diagnosis registers and lists from the operating theaters of the hospitals of Oslo, all patients with ICD-10 codes S72.0 and S72.1 (hip fracture) in 2007 were identified. Medical records of all identified patients were reviewed to verify the diagnosis. Age- and gender-specific annual incidence rates were calculated using the population of Oslo on January 1, 2007 as the population at risk. Data on the use of bisphosphonates were obtained from official registers.
A total number of 1,005 hip fractures, 712 (71%) in women, were included. The age-adjusted fracture rates per 10,000 for the age group >50 years were 82.0 for women and 39.1 for men in 2007, compared with 110.8 and 41.4 in 1996/1997, 116.5 and 42.9 in 1988/1989, and 97.5 and 34.5 in 1978/1979, respectively. It was estimated that the use of bisphosphonates may explain up to 13% of the decline in incidence in women aged 60–69 years and up to 34% in women aged 70–79 years.
The incidence of hip fractures in women in Oslo has decreased significantly during the last decade and is now at a lower level than in 1978/1979. This reduction was not evident in men. The incidence of hip fractures in Oslo is, however, still the highest in the world.
KeywordsBisphosphonates Epidemiology Hip fracture Incidence Osteoporosis
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- 1. Department of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, 0424, Oslo, Norway
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So why are they down?
Disney is trading lower this afternoon by 1.52% after Caris downgraded the company from "Above Average" to "Average." Mickey has seen his stock price climb in recent months: It's up nearly 40% year to date, and it hit an all-time high this year. Another factor weighing on the stock today is the poor performance from the company's Frankenweenie film. Taking just the fourth spot on its opening weekend, the animated movie brought in a meager $11 million. Sony's animated film Hotel Transylvania ranked second this weekend, even though it debuted back on Sept. 28.
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By AZARD ALI Friday, December 13 2013
THE mother and sister of a 15-year-old homeless boy, charged with stealing a cellphone from a wheelchair-bound disabled man, have been located with both appearing yesterday in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court.
The boy’s sister also turned up before Magistrate Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds and so to, the legal affairs manager of the newly-constituted Children’s Authority, attorney Renuka Rambhajan. Upon his arrest and court appearance last week, the boy told Ramsumair-Hinds his mother and father were dead and looking at a policeman in the courtroom, asked her if he could go home with that police officer.
The magistrate had been told that the boy used to beg under the eves of the Pizza Hut and KFC outlets in Gulf City. Ramsumair-Hinds instructed prosecutor Sgt Gordon Maharaj to launch a search with other police officers to find the boy’s mother whose last known address was in Pleasantville.
Yesterday, the boy was brought from the Youth Training Centre (YTC) and as he stood before Ramsumair-Hinds, his mother’s name was called. She entered the courtroom and stood next to her son. Rambhajan said she would be representing the boy’s interest on behalf of the Children’s Authority.
Ramsumair-Hinds began a probe of how the boy ended up on the streets with his mother saying the boy’s father died before she gave birth to him. They lived in La Romaine, but the mother complained that she often instructed her son to go to school, only to return home from her Unemployment Relief Programme job to find him home. The boy attended school until Standard One.
The mother then said she was evicted from an apartment in La Romaine and when that happened, an uncle decided to “try with him” and took the boy away to live in Oropouche. Then one day, she added, an aunt sent the boy to the shop and he never returned.
“Since then I never saw my son again,” the mother said. The mother admitted that she herself also begged for alms to care for her other children. Rambhajan said the recently-constituted Children’s Authority, despite its limited capacity, has followed up the boy’s plight via the media and have prepared a “social service package” aimed at getting the boy back in school and ultimately, back in his mother’s care.
The Authority’s attorney asked the magistrate to send the boy home with his mom in the interim, perhaps on bail or own bond, pending the charge case hearing. But Ramsumair-Hinds was not minded, saying she is unsure the boy’s mother’s one-bedroom home is conducive to a healthy lifestyle, given competing interests of other siblings.
When the boy’s mother said her common-law husband said he would “try with him”, Magistrate Ramsumair-Hinds interjected saying, “It’s not about ‘trying with him’ ma’am, he is your son. When last did your son live with you? You just told him to go to school…why didn’t you drop him to school? You are his mother! You have to challenge yourself. Ma’am, children are not born bad. I’m glad to see you’re here.”
The woman’s cellphone rang in the courtroom and the magistrate allowed her to answer the call, having been told earlier that the boy’s sister was on her way to the courthouse. The boy’s 18-year-old sister came into the courtroom and stood before the magistrate.
The magistrate then noted the boy’s indifference as he stood next to his mother and sister. “Look at him, he’s not showing any emotion…joy or sadness at seeing his mother. Now that’s scary, for he’s a boy driven by survival instincts. He lives only in the moment,” Ramsumair-Hinds said.
Rambhajan told the court that a charitable organisation based in Chicago named Tri-Hi and Dehix headed by Dennis Hicks, had read the boy’s plight in Newsday and pledged via email, to help.
Ramsumair-Hinds said she would send the boy back to YTC until next week Friday, and if by then intervention by the Children’s Authority and probation officers results in reconstituting his family life, the boy will be home for Christmas.
Saturday, December 21 2013
A MAGISTRATE has advised Andrea Muraldo, to seek assistance perhaps from Serenity Place in Point Fortin, for her and her child. The 39-year-old woman of Pond Street, La Romaine reappeared yesterday in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court for the court to assess how she has been progressing with counselling sessions at Presentation College, San Fernando, for an apparent cocaine habit.
Magistrate Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds, instead of sentencing the woman at a previous hearing, recommended the mother seek rehabilitation because she has a month-old baby. Muraldo was found with a rock of cocaine weighing 0.7 grams at Skinner’s Park in San Fernando and pleaded guilty to the charge.
The mother took the baby to court on each occasion and yesterday was no exception. Muraldo said that she attends “religiously” the counselling sessions at the college. However, Ramsumair-Hinds told the mother that she believes she (Muraldo) should seek some assistance by way of accommodation.
The magistrate recommended Serenity Place, a home for women in need of shelter located at Cochrane Village, Point Fortin. The woman is to return to court on January 31.
By AZARD ALI Saturday, December 21 2013 NEWSDAY
AFTER a life on the streets, then days at the Youth Training Centre (YTC) after police held him for stealing a cellphone, a 15-year-old boy’s Christmas wish is coming true. He is going to have a home, after a San Fernando magistrate yesterday sent him to live with his aunt.
Magistrate Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds chose the aunt who attended the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court yesterday along with the boy’s mother.
The mother, who has other children, was allowed visitation rights to her son.
The boy was escorted from YTC and stood next to his mother and aunt before Ramsumair-Hinds in the courtroom.
The boy’s arrest two months ago for stealing a cellphone from a disabled man in a wheelchair, seemed a blessing in disguise, because he once lived on the streets in San Fernando. He begged for money to buy food under the eaves of fast food outlets at Gulf City Shopping Complex. When on December 6 the boy first appeared before Ramsumair-Hinds, he said his mother and father were dead. He asked the magistrate to be allowed to go home with one of the policemen on guard duty in the courtroom. Forced to remand him at YTC, Ramsumair-Hinds conducted a judicial inquiry into the boy’s life and found out that his father died before he was born. He then strayed from his mother and found a life on the streets. At the next court hearing on December 12, the mother turned up in court after the magistrate sent police officers to locate her.
In its very first case since it was established last year, the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago intervened upon learning of the boy’s plight via media reports of the case, and sought to represent the boy in court on December 12. Yesterday, the Children’s Authority legal affairs manager attorney Renuka Rambhajan, who has taken charge of the boy’s case, reappeared before Ramsumair-Hinds and pleaded for the boy to go home with the aunt for Christmas.
Rambhajan said the authority has since enrolled the boy into a mentorship programme of the Ministry of National Security. A private tutor, she said, is to be assigned to the boy to teach him. The boy is to also attend a programme at the National Energy Skills Centre.
Rambhajan further announced to the court that the Chicago-based charitable oraganisation — DEHIX — run by Trinidadian Dennis Hicks has also chipped in help the boy. The organisation, she said, wants to send the boy school supplies and clothes. Ramsumair-Hinds then commended Rambhajan, a former Acting Senior State Attorney, for the Children Authority’s active pursuit of the boy’s cause, saying, “Ms Rambhajan, you have demonstrated to the nation what the Children’s Authority can do. I hope it gets the support it needs to fulfill its mandate.” Rambhajan had pointed out that the authority was still in its embryonic stage, but soon it would be fully operational as resources, including staff and offices, would see the body intervening in a wide cross-section of cases involving children, such as the homeless boy. The authority operates from an office with a small staff on Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain.
Rambhajan said, “While the authority is not fully operational, we’re maintaining our philosophy of promoting family reintegration and support for families where feasible for the best interest of the child.”
The magistrate then asked the boy how was YTC and he replied, “Not good.” He had been detained at that institution since his arrest and yesterday, it was learnt that from November 12 since he was last remanded until yesterday, the mother, who lives in a one-bedroom house with her other children had not visited her son at YTC.
In court, the boy stood upright but held one hand behind his back and nibbled on the fingers of the other. A police officer stepped forward and touched the boy and his hands fell to his side. Rambhajan asked Ramsumair-Hinds to send the boy home with the aunt for a period, during which, she would hope that he would prove to the court that YTC is not the place he wants to be in.
Ramsumair-Hinds then lectured to the aunt about her new role, warning her that she should not expect a magical transformation of the boy’s life. The magistrate began by saying, “The best way to change the past, is to leave it behind. And don’t expect a magical turnaround, for if one is in the habit of steupsing you will not stop overnight. So you’re going home for Christmas. M’aam, you are to provide a warm, loving and family environment.”
The magistrate ordered the aunt to sign a bond of $2,000 for the boy’s release into her care. He is not, it was ordered, to leave his aunt’s house after 7 pm. She is to return with him to court on January 17. The magistrate told the court police prosecutor, Sgt Gordon Maharaj, that police officers, especially PC Nazir Mohammed with whom the boy had asked to be allowed to go home with, to pay regular visits to the aunt. It is hoped that the cops would provide the court, the magistrate added, with an unofficial status report on how he adapts to a home environment.
To the mother, Ramsumair-Hinds advised her to buy her son a gift and present it to him on Christmas Day.
Published: GUARDIAN MEDIA
Friday, December 13, 2013
The mother of a 15-year-old boy who claimed he was an orphan and had to beg and steal to survive showed up in court yesterday, but was not allowed to take him home. After learning of the child’s predicament through newspaper reports, the Children’s Authority appointed attorney Renuka Rambajhan, who was also in court, to help him.
The teenager pleaded guilty over two weeks ago to stealing a cellphone but was remanded into custody to the Youth Training Centre (YTC) because he had no family support and no proper address. He initially told the court both his parents were dead. When San Fernando magistrate Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds learned his mother was alive and living somewhere in Pleasantville, she sent the police to find her.
Despite not having seen each other in a year, mother and son showed no emotion when they saw each other yesterday. But while the magistrate was admonishing her about not doing enough to help her son, the mother began to cry. The magistrate told her she needed to toughen up, take responsibility for the position her son was in and set an example for her children. “Life does not allow you to escape,” she added.
The court had heard on a previous occasion that the boy was often seen begging near Gulf City and did not attend school. The mother and his 19-year-old sister, who was also in court, said they were not aware he was begging. However, the mother said when her son was eight months old his father died. She said her daughter’s father was not helping her so she used to “look for help” to care for them. But when she got a job with the Unemployment Relief Programme, she stopped.
The mother said her son last lived with her and his aunt in La Romaine. However, she said, he was not listening to her, was following bad company and was “breaking biche.” He stopped school in Standard Two, she added. When she got notice to move a year ago, the mother said her son went to live with her brother in Dow Village. But “some months now” he ran away and went back to La Romaine, she said. She made a report but she said the police could not find him.
She is now in a common-law relationship, has a six-year-old child and is living in Pleasantville. As a mother, the magistrate told her, it was her responsibility to ensure that he attended school. She added: “There are other things you could have done. You dropped the ball. “Children aren’t born bad. They have the potential to get very bad. The adults are responsible for them, to scope, guide, mould, sculp. You are the ones who mould their morals,” the magistrate told her.
However, she said the teenager and society also have to shoulder some blame. Rambajhan said although the Children’s Authority was not properly constituted, it would do all it could to help and would put together a package of social services available to the family. Glad to have the authority’s help, the magistrate said they had to fix the wrong, “Otherwise it will grow worse. The logical conclusion is he will be dead.”
Rambajhan said where the mother was living was cramped for space but she was willing to take him home with her. She said the boy’s uncle also was willing to have the teenager stay by him again. However, the magistrate said she did not want to release him into anyone’s care until an assessment was done by a probation officer. Then, she said, she would decide whether he would be spending Christmas at a home or in YTC. The teenager was remanded in custody and the matter was adjourned to next Friday.
Published: GUARDIAN MEDIA
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
A South businessman has offered to let Alan Maloney and his son live temporarily in an unoccupied, furnished house he owns in Mon Desir. Steven Ramatally, who runs Hexagon Chemical Ltd, read about Maloney’s predicament in the T&T Guardian yesterday. Maloney and his son, Daniel Toussaint, 8, have been living in the ruins of their house since it was badly damaged by fire a year ago.
Ramatally said: “I want to help these people. It will be temporary until they get their feet back on the ground. They could come and see the place.” He said it was furnished and had running water and electricity. “The only thing they have to walk with is their pillows, blankets and clothes,” he added. Maloney, 55, and son have been living in wretched conditions at Manahambre Road, Ste Madeleine, since last November. He repairs stoves and fridges. His son attends the Ste Madeleine Government Primary School.
They are living in a small room on the ground floor of the house which is the only area that is covered. All they have in the room is a bed, a chair and their clothes. There is no electricity or running water. The T&T Guardian first highlighted their plight last December. The National Commission for Self Help and the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) had promised to work to rebuild their home. Through a Self Help grant construction materials were dropped off.
However, the URP said it could do no work because no bricks were provided. Calling from the United States yesterday, Trinidadian-born Dennis Hicks, founder of DEHIX, an international charitable body, said when he was in Trinidad earlier this year he did his best to help Maloney in whatever way he could. “It is sad that a year has passed and they are still in the same situation,” he said.
Hicks said he also was assisting mother of three Michelle Cudjoe who has appealed a seven-month sentence for larceny of a handbag. She claimed she stole the handbag to buy food for her children.
By AZARD ALI Friday, October 25 2013
JAILED mother of three Michelle Cudjoe returns to court today, this time in the San Fernando High Court, where her attorneys will petition a judge to have the woman released from prison on bail pending the outcome of an appeal against the sentence.
Cudjoe was sentenced to seven months imprisonment at the Women’s Prison in Golden Grove two Mondays ago by Acting Deputy Chief Magistrate Indra Ramoo-Hayes after she pleaded guilty to stealing a woman’s purse while in a taxi.
Cudjoe and another woman were arrested and charged with larceny of the purse. While Cudjoe pleaded guilty the other teenaged accused had pleaded not guilty and her (the teen) case is still pending in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court.
Cudjoe is a mother of three children whose ages are six, four and one-year-old. Cudjoe of St John’s Village told Ramoo-Hayes that she had snatched the woman’s purse because she wanted money to buy food for her three children.
Saying that these types of crimes are too prevalent, the fact that violence was used against the virtual complainant during the robbery and the fact that the woman did not recover the purse and $93 and a cellular phone that were in the purse, Ramoo-Hayes said she was inclined to impose a custodial sentence on Cudjoe.
Cudjoe has since appealed the severity of the sentence with attorneys from the Legal Aid Authority arguing that the sentence was harsh and oppressive in that this was Cudjoe’s first charge and conviction and she did not waste the court’s time by immediately pleading guilty.
On Monday, Legal Aid attorney Lisa Singh-Phillip petitioned Ramoo-Hayes for bail and the magistrate refused to grant it. Thus Cudjoe is entitled in these circumstances, to petition a judge in chambers, for bail and that hearing will be held today before Justice Geoffrey Henderson.
Yesterday, Cudjoe’s mother Judy Henry Cudjoe — who is now taking care of Cudjoe’s three children in addition to her (Henry Cudjoe) other three children — visited her daughter in prison and brought among other things, a change of clothing.
“I was informed that I must take a change of clothing for Michelle because she has to come to court in
the morning (today),” Henry Cudjoe said.
Meanwhile, financial assistance for Cudjoe and her children has been coming from many Good Samaritans including one from as far off as Chicago in the United States. Dennis Hicks, founder and manager of international charitable body — DEHIX — read Newsday’s story on Cudjoe online and telephoned Newsday’s South Bureau office seeking a contact number for Henry Cudjoe to make arrangements for Hicks’ grandson Jahvon Evans, who facilitates DEHIX’s charitable programmes, to fly to Trinidad and meet with the Cudjoe family to see first hand what assistance can be rendered.


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In July, members of the federal Senate Judiciary Committee chose to move forward with a bill targeting copyright abuse with a more streamlined way to collect damages, but critics say that it could still allow big online players to push smaller ones around—and even into bankruptcy.
Known as the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (or CASE) Act, the bill was reintroduced in the House and Senate this spring by a roster of bipartisan lawmakers, with endorsements from such groups as the Copyright Alliance and the Graphic Artists' Guild.
Under the bill, the U.S. Copyright Office would establish a new 'small claims-style' system for seeking damages, overseen by a three-person Copyright Claims Board. Owners of digital content who see that content used without permission would be able to file a claim for damages up to $15,000 for each work infringed, and $30,000 in total, if they registered their content with the Copyright Office, or half those amounts if they did not.
Groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Public Knowledge, and the Authors Alliance have opposed the bill, which such critics argue could also end up burdening individuals and small outfits, while potentially giving big companies and patent trolls a leg up.
Katharine Trendacosta wrote in an EFF post on the matter earlier this month, "We’ve seen some version of the CASE Act pop up for years now, and the problems with the bill have never been addressed satisfactorily. This is still a bill that puts people in danger of huge, unappealable money judgments from a quasi-judicial system—not an actual court—for the kind of Internet behavior that most people engage in without thinking."
In fact, in its present form, the bill establishes that content which is used without thinking does fall under the purview of the Copyright Claims Board—though reports of potential $15,000 fines for sharing memes are an obvious exaggeration.
According to the bill, "The Copyright Claims Board may not make any finding that, or consider whether, the infringement was committed willfully in making an award of statutory damages." The Board would, however, be allowed to consider "whether the infringer has agreed to cease or mitigate the infringing activity" when it comes to awarding statutory damages.
Ernesto Falcon argued in another EFF post last month that the bill would also present censorship risks, given that the current legal system for content "takedown" notices, as defined by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), is already abused.
Under the new, additional framework, Falcon wrote, "[An] Internet platform doesn’t have to honor the counter-notice by putting the posted material back online within 14 days. Already, some of the worst abuses of the DMCA occur with time-sensitive material, as even a false infringement notice can effectively censor that material for up to two weeks during a newsworthy event, for example."
He continued, "The CASE Act would allow unscrupulous filers to extend that period by months, for a small filing fee."
As The Verge noted, the Copyright Alliance and Graphic Artists Guild both praised the bill's reintroduction in May, which came against a backdrop of national discontent toward Big Tech.
The Copyright Alliance wrote in a May statement, “For more than a decade, individual creators and small businesses have been advocating for a change in the copyright law to address an inequity that has routinely provided them with rights but no remedies.”
The Graphic Artists Guild wrote in a statement at the time, "[Graphic] artists see their work repeatedly infringed by those who use their works without permission or compensation, creating a loss of licensing income which can be devastating to individual creators and the small businesses they represent." The group also wrote that the cost of legal recourse will "often dwarf the potential recovery."


Tesla Is Misleading Consumers With Their Model 3, According To Germany's Watchdog
Tesla is in the steam again, years after the electric car company began touting the cost for its electric cars that make them appear to be thousands of dollars cheaper. This is by factoring future fuel savings and government incentives. Thus, the company's CEO, Elon Musk is ending the practice for its Model 3 car in Germany. But the gas-savings pricing still continues for the US customers.
Last week the German fair competition watchdog Wettbewerbszentrale said that Tesla must stop including fuel savings that the company estimates come over five years into the displayed cost of the Model 3 by March 20. The independent monitoring group condemns the electric car company's practice to be misleading for the consumers. Thus, by March 8 the company's German site have already adjusted how it displays the process. It shows only the base purchase cost, according to Forbes.
However, the US consumer still sees the information of the prices with an asterisk on the company's website that makes the $35,000 Model 3 appear to cost $26,950. It is because the most prominent prices on the page, that can be seen on the upper right and lower left sides of the page, makes $8,050 deductions from the federal tax credit and theoretical gas savings.
Earlier February of this year, Elon Musk Tweeted to his followers that "Model 3 starting cost now ~$35k (after ~$8k of credits and fuel savings). Ignoring the price of $42,900 at that time. This happens a week before Tesla added the base price of $35,000 car.
Tesla has estimated the $4,300 of fuel savings based on a comparison of what it costs to recharge and drove the Model 3 for 10,000 miles a year. It is compared to a 2017 BMW 3 series sedan. It averages to 28 miles per gallons that require more costly premium gasoline, according to Elektrek.
Germany's consumer watchdog said that the savings with regards to the fuel are greatly based on how much the consumer drives. Also, if the consumer is using it the Tesla way. They noted that it is arbitrary, lacks transparency and contradicts principles of true and actual pricing."
Furthermore, the regulators in California and the Federal Trade Commission avoided the restrictions made by Germany. According to the spokesman for the California Department of Motor Vehicles, Marty Greenstein, "No action has been taken at this time." The spokesman is in charge to ensure that the car dealers including Tesla do not violate a statute of false advertising.


Frisco declines Flyer proposal
FRISCO – Frisco town council members rejected a proposal Tuesday by Summit Stage officials to renew the Frisco Flyer bus service for the winter.
Late last November, Frisco officials decided to discontinue the free, in-town bus service, which served the town’s residential areas from December until April each ski season.
The town spent approximately $50,000 annually on the bus service, and officials cited a variety of reasons for ending the service last year, including low ridership and duplication of Summit Stage service. Frisco officials also said they felt the Summit Stage should provide the transportation.
In planning services for the coming year, transit officials included the proposal for the Summit Stage to deliver a modified Flyer service for the coming season, Summit Stage Director Bill Watterson said.
Summit Stage officials offered the town two options to reinstate the Frisco Flyer this winter. One would offer service from 7:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. daily and would cost the town $24,948. The second option included night service, running from 7:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily, and Frisco’s portion would total $26,460.
In both cases, the Summit Stage proposed to cover the majority (70 percent for option A or 76 percent for option B) of the costs for the service, and Frisco would contribute the remainder.
Frisco Assistant Town Manager Theresa Casey said that, while the town knew of the possibility of renewing the Flyer service, the request for a financial contribution from the town came as a surprise.
Councilmember David Amli, who serves on the transit board, said he still supported the proposal.
“I think there might be an opportunity here to have better transit (in Frisco),” he said at Tuesday’s worksession.
But Amli was the only proponent of renewing the service under the guidelines of the proposal – Casey and the other council members were opposed to the idea of sharing costs.
Casey’s recommendation to the council was that the Summit Stage provide a modified service with their portion of money and, instead of contributing the remainder, Frisco would pay only to advertise the bus service.
Casey said she didn’t want to see the town reintroduce the bus service, not meet the hourly ridership requirements and have to “yank it again.”
“This proposal has merit,” said Frisco Mayor Bob Moscatelli, ” but won’t be considered at this time.”
“Essentially, if the town of Frisco is saying that they will not be a financial participant, then I believe the transit board would change its recommendation,” Watterson said Wednesday. “I believe they would drop the Frisco Flyer from the service plan.”
Ultimately, however, the decision of whether or not to drop the idea of reinstating the service or to modify the proposal belongs to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). The BOCC is scheduled to make a decision Monday.
County Commissioner Bill Wallace said he was surprised by Frisco’s decision.
“I saw this as a stop-gap measure for this season, but obviously, they didn’t see it that way,” Wallace said, adding he has no idea what the BOCC will decide Monday.
There are several directions the discussion could take, he said, including Casey’s proposal, “the county agreeing to pick up the whole thing or the county doing nothing.”
Even if the BOCC decides against picking up the Frisco Flyer for this winter, it is possible the service might be reinstated in the future, Watterson said.
Current and former Frisco officials have referred to the Flyer debate as an old wound. Frisco is the only town in the county expected to contribute financially to the Summit Stage service, they said.
Historically, the purpose of the Summit Stage has been to connect the county and to complement any bus services individual towns offer, Watterson said.
“The town of Frisco gets fixed-route Summit Stage service,” he said. “That is a service that Breckenridge, Dillon and Silverthorne also receive.”
None of the towns pay directly for the service, which is supported by a countywide transit tax, but Frisco is the only town that has asked Summit Stage for an additional level of service, he said.
Breckenridge offers in-town transit, but though the town once contracted Summit Stage for the service, Breck now funds it, Watterson said. Summit Stage also serves individual areas such as Dillon Valley and Wildernest, but those are county areas outside of town limits.
Still, Frisco’s interest in an expanded service within town limits might be an option for the future, Watterson said, adding that Summit Stage officials are beginning an examination of their operations, which will include the efficiency and equity of service.
“There are definitely different points of view about what we should provide,” Watterson said. “And this will be a topic that continues to receive a lot of attention. We are at a point where we’re putting that up to question.”
Lu Snyder can be reached at 970-668-3998 x203 or email@example.com
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