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Expert divorce lawyers have urged couples going through a divorce to plan for their retirement to avoid losing money after a survey found divorcees can lose an average of £1,200 in their expected income following a divorce.
According to the study published by Prudential, 35 per cent of those approaching retirement in 2015 have been through a divorce in their lives.
This year the research found that divorcees retiring in 2015 will have an average expected retirement income of £15,700, more than £2,000 less than the £17,800 for those who have never been through a marriage break-up.
It found 13 per cent of divorcees will delay their retirement, compared to 11 per cent of those who have never been divorced, with many fearing their income will not be enough following their retirement.
Sarah Balfour, an expert divorce lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, said: "As the number of over 55s divorcing increases, the treatment of pensions in a divorce is an increasingly important matter.
“For those who have planned and provided for their retirement, the prospect of losing pension can cause a great deal of anxiety, but with careful advice, understanding and mediation it is often possible to find a favourable solution for both parties.
“The sharing of pensions can be a complex issue during a divorce, which makes it absolutely crucial to take appropriate legal action and take every possible step to ensure a favourable solution is found and both parties can move on with their lives without fear for their financial future".
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P.W.G Minutes of the Meeting on 13 April 2017
Venue: Neo’s Sports Club, Peyia
Greetings scribes, a great turnout and nice to see some familiar faces who have not been for a while. A total of twelve which resulted in a lively meeting.
John Goodwin Rich Palmer Jennie Rook
Caroline Harman Carol Robb John Winslow Stewart Waddell
Nikki Burrows Gillian Holmes Eddy Kent Dee Leigh
and guest member Dave Timperley
The meeting began with Dave introducing himself, a retired soldier and policeman living in Cyprus since 2008. Likes writing poems, short stories and has written an auto biography.
Eddy poem The Rosalie
Caroline story The substitute
Dee story One dark night
Nikki story Don't smell like Chanel No 5
Carol story One day in summer
John W. story Slippery when wet
Coffee break: 11.00 am to 11.15 am
Stewart story The battling eddies
Gillian poem When remembrance was new
John G. story Knight of Love
Dave poem 2.45 in the morning
Eddy poem Bloody Mary
Dave poem Three score and ten
Homework: Write a historical story/poem with dialogue and accent to establish an era.
Thanks to all who attended.
We wish Nicos a speedy recovery.
Next meeting will be on Thursday 20 April 2017 at Neo’s Sports Club, Peyia.

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Eating according to Japanese diet guidelines could lower mortality rates and increase life expectancy, scientists claim.
In 2005, the Japanese government developed a guide aimed at educating people about healthy eating. It helps them to find the right balance in their diet, in terms of product variety and quantity. "The Japanese Food Guide Spinning top" promotes grain-based dishes, such as rice, bread and noodles as the most important category of food.
Vegetables come next, followed by fish and meat, with dairy products and fruits at the bottom of the list of all recommended products. Japanese citizens are also advised to drink a lot of tea and water.
According to the authors of this latest study, published in the BMJ, this balanced combination of foods explains the impressive longevity of the Japanese population. In 2015, average life expectancy reached 83.3 years old.
Fewer cerebrovascular diseases
The team of researchers, led by Kayo Kurotani at the National Centre for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo, investigated the link between adherence to diet guidelines and mortality rates in the country.
They examined data taken directly from lifestyle questionnaires which had been completed by 36,624 men and 42,920 women aged between 45 and 75 years old. All of them were followed up for a duration of 15 years and none of them had a history of chronic liver diseases, heart conditions, stroke or cancer.
Participants adherence to the government's food guidelines was assessed based on their answers. The researchers observed that men and women who followed the advices more closely had a lower total mortality rate over 15 years, and consequently, a higher life expectancy. When they looked at cause-specific mortality, they found this reduction in total mortality was mainly due to low rates of cerebrovascular diseases.
"Our findings suggest that balanced consumption of energy, grains, vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, eggs, soy products, dairy products, and alcoholic beverages can contribute to longevity by decreasing the risk of death", the study's authors emphasise.
What are cerebrovascular diseases?
The term refers to four types of diseases. They include strokes, transient ischaemic attacks, vascular dementia and subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Strokes are the most well known, and occur when a vessel bursts, causing bleeding into the brain, or on the contrary, when there is insufficient blood flowing into the brain.
A subarachnoid haemorrhage is a type of stroke. In this particular case, blood leaks out of the vessels to the surface of the brain.
A transient ischaemic attack is also very similar in its symptoms to a stroke, at least temporarily. It corresponds to a temporary decrease in blood supply to one part of the brain.
Vascular dementia can happen as a result of a stroke, or when there are problems in blood circulation. It leads to a loss of cognitive abilities.

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Read online New York, the Big City comic - Issue # TPB
TPB - New York, the Big City composed by Will Eisner of the Graphic Novels genres.
You can use left or right keyboard arrow keys to go to the back or next page. If you want, you can view all issue of New York, the Big City
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Cleveland Clinic's sperm banking services are world class. Learn more about sperm banking from our experts.
What is Sperm Banking?
Learn more about Cleveland Clinic's top-ranked urology program in the nation
Cleveland Clinic's Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank has provided therapeutic sperm banking services since 1980 – longer than any other facility in Ohio. The laboratory staff is trained in the latest, most effective freezing, storage and recovery techniques, and works under the direction of a sperm cryopreservation specialist. The highest standards are used in accurately labeling and identifying specimens. Cleveland Clinic's laboratory is CLIA – certified and is also accredited by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the College of American Pathologists. Our sperm banking facilities are inspected by the FDA and in compliance with FDA regulations.
Additionally, home sperm banking is available from Cleveland Clinic.
Why Would Someone Need Sperm Banking?
Sperm banking is used when a man may want to have children in the future, but current circumstances prevent the certainty that they'll be able to conserve through traditional methods. This can be because of dangerous military deployment overseas, cancer or other disease treatments which cause infertility, and many other situations.
If you want to have children, when undergoing major procedures, it is a good idea to ask your doctor about any potential negative complications that could lead to infertility.
How Does Sperm Banking Work?
Sperm banking is a muti-stage process to ensure quality control from specimen collection to long term storage.
At your first visit, you will be asked to complete a questionnaire about your diagnosis and planned treatment and a contract and other legal forms related to sperm banking. You will be informed by the technologist making the appointment of any documents or records you need to bring in order to complete these forms.
An appointment is required for all visits. We generally can schedule one within 24 to 48 hours. After your first visit, weekend times are available for subsequent banking. At the time you make an appointment, we will request the following information:
- name and address, phone number, and date of birth
- your diagnosis
- the reason you are requesting sperm banking
- your Social Security number (for registration purposes)
- an order for sperm banking from your referring physician
- the name, address and phone number of your referring physician
- the starting date for chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery
How are specimens collected?
Semen specimens are collected on-site at Cleveland Clinic's Andrology Laboratory in a private collection room. We recommend collecting the sample at the laboratory, because the sample’s freshness affects fertility. Within minutes after ejaculation, the number of living sperm cells and their activity begin to drop off rapidly. You will be given a sterile collection cup for your specimen. Manual stimulation to orgasm, either by yourself, or with your wife or significant other, is the only recommended method. Using oral sex or intercourse to ejaculate could contaminate the semen with bacteria.
Every specimen is carefully labeled and coded to ensure accurate identification and confidentiality. Cleveland Clinic's Andrology Laboratory and Sperm Bank has a system of checks to ensure that specimens are properly identified at the time of storage, during storage and at the time of release. Each specimen is marked with your name, patient identification number, an internal control number and the date. Each donor’s complete record is kept in the Andrology Laboratory. As an additional safety measure, your photograph or driver's license photocopy is taken at your first visit and becomes part of your permanent file for identification purposes.
A small part of the sample is drawn off for testing. The rest of the specimen is divided into small amounts and placed with a cryopreservative (a chemical that helps protect sperm during the freezing process) in containers called cryo vials. The freezing process begins right away, with the cryo vials being placed in a freezer for 8 minutes at a temperature below freezing. This step avoids killing sperm from a too-rapid drop in temperature. Specimens are then put into extremely cold liquid nitrogen vapor for two hours. Finally, they are lowered into a storage tank containing liquid nitrogen for permanent storage.
Semen may be stored indefinitely at the final temperature of -196° C. A man may store his sperm with Cleveland Clinic's Andrology Laboratory and Sperm Bank for an open-ended period of years, with an annual storage fee.
What tests are done on the sperm?
Every time you store a semen sample, a small portion is separated out before freezing for testing by a specially trained laboratory technologist. A complete, computerized semen analysis is performed. This analysis will reveal:
- The total number of sperm present in the sample
- The total number of motile sperm
- The percentage motility and number of total motile sperm (motility)
Between 24 and 48 hours after the samples are frozen, one post-thaw vial is thawed and the specimen is analyzed to measure the percentage of sperm that recover from freezing. The better the semen quality in general, and the higher the recovery rate after thawing, the fewer specimens that need to be stored. Based on the results of these tests, the laboratory director can recommend the optimal number one should consider freezing in order to have the best chance of successful fertility treatment in the future. You also may receive feedback on whether artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization would be your most viable treatment option.
How many samples should be preserved?
If semen quality is high enough to permit artificial insemination as your eventual choice of fertility treatment, the chance of a successful pregnancy will increase with the number of samples you bank. More samples allow more attempts at insemination. If the treatment will be in vitro fertilization, one sample may be enough, but it is still a good idea to store several samples. For each pregnancy that you desire, you should bank between three and six specimens, depending on their semen quality.
What would happen to stored samples after my death?
Whenever a man banks sperm, we advise him to obtain a court order that would authorize a spouse or family member to withdraw any samples remaining in storage in our sperm bank after his death. Some deceased men’s wives or fiancées have wanted to use stored sperm to create offspring with fertility treatment. Parents have sometimes wished to create a grandchild with stored sperm, using a friend or a paid surrogate mother to carry the pregnancy. You may wish to have your samples destroyed in the event of your death, or you may wish to designate a specific person in the amendment to semen collection & storage agreement, giving the designated individual a legal right to make decisions about your samples in that situation. We will only release your samples to another sperm bank. Any further use of them would then be under the control of the person you had legally appointed.
How would I withdraw my sample?
When you are ready to use stored sperm for infertility treatment, you must notify our laboratory at least four weeks in advance. You or your legally appointed executor must also complete a release form. Specimens can be shipped to any physician or laboratory that can store them in liquid nitrogen until thawing is required. Cleveland Clinic will arrange shipping, but you are responsible for a withdrawal fee for each sample, as well as any shipping costs.
How long can sperm be safely stored?
Samples of semen do not deteriorate even over many years of deep freezing. Banking sperm before cancer treatment may allow a teenager or young adult to become a father years later, when he is ready to start a family. For a man who is about to have a vasectomy, therapeutic sperm banking provides an option to father a child if his life circumstances change.
When should therapeutic sperm banking be started?
The option to bank sperm should be discussed as early as possible after a diagnosis of cancer, because it is best to collect semen before treatment begins. Usually, it is considered safe to collect sperm samples during the first week of chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Although chemotherapy and radiation can damage the genetic material in developing sperm, the mature sperm found in a man’s semen are resistant to damage.
Will banking sperm delay my medical treatment?
Fortunately, storing semen samples does not have to delay the start of medical treatment. It is best to collect a specimen after 48 hours of abstinence from sexual activity. Although sperm constantly are being produced in the testes, it takes some time to replenish the sperm level after each ejaculation. To allow recovery of maximum semen volume, the second sample should be collected after another 48 hours of abstinence. If scheduling of a medical treatment does not allow that much time, waiting 24 hours between collections is usually enough. Men are advised to store several samples, but preserving even one may be worthwhile.
What influences sperm quality?
Semen quality is measured in several ways: by the sperm count (the number of sperm cells present in one milliliter of seminal fluid), the sperm motility (the activity of the sperm cells), and the morphology (the percentage of the sperm cells that have a normal shape). Semen quality can be damaged temporarily or permanently. Men who recently have been diagnosed with cancer often have poorer semen quality than usual. Some of the problem may be related to the illness itself and some to recent medical procedures, such as biopsies or surgeries that involve general anesthesia. A high fever or recent exposure to toxic chemicals may affect semen quality, as can chemotherapy for cancer or radiation therapy aimed near the testes. A man’s age has only minor influence on semen quality, but being a heavy smoker or abusing alcohol sometimes can interfere.
Semen quality also varies with each ejaculated specimen. If you have poor semen quality, the laboratory director will discuss the issue with you before your specimens are stored permanently.
Is it worth banking semen if the quality is not optimal?
With modern infertility treatments, it makes sense to bank sperm even if you have a low sperm count or motility. New techniques of in vitro fertilization often can achieve pregnancy by injecting just one live sperm cell into an egg. The embryos that develop can be transferred into the woman’s uterus. Men with better semen quality may be able to use their samples to create a pregnancy by simple insemination of their partner, a much less expensive and involved procedure than going through in vitro fertilization.
The Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank at Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute provides specialized tests and services to evaluate male infertility and help couples who are attempting to conceive. Our laboratory offers referring physicians quantifiable results using the latest, most sophisticated technology available.
To learn more about the Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank's testing procedures and services, download our information guide.
Call us for an Appointment
Urology Appointments: 800.223.2273 ext. 4-5600
Nephrology Appointments: 800.223.2273 ext. 4-6771
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Do you have a question about our services? Ask a nurse in the Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute.


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MDRC is implementing and evaluating a range of projects that use various models of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to reduce recidivism, promote employment, and foster trauma recovery in adults and children. This two-page issue focus offers background on CBT and brief summaries of the projects.
Designing Innovative Solutions for Programs Supported by the Administration for Children and Families
This report describes three sites in the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency project, which applies tools from behavioral economics to improve the well-being of low-income individuals and families — the Texas Office of the Attorney General’s Child Support Division, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
A Technical Supplement to “Behavioral Economics and Social Policy”
This technical supplement to an introductory report for the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project presents a description of behavioral interventions that have been commonly researched in studies.
Using an alternative to classical statistics, this paper reanalyzes results from three published studies of interventions to increase employment and reduce welfare dependency. The analysis formally incorporates prior beliefs about the interventions, characterizing the results in terms of the distribution of possible effects, and generally confirms the earlier published findings.
Final Results of the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project and Selected Sites from the Employment Retention and Advancement Project
An Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project
This demonstration is evaluating four diverse strategies designed to improve employment and other outcomes for low-income parents and others who face serious barriers to employment.
The Center for Employment Opportunities Comprehensive Prisoner Reentry Program
The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) serves nearly 2,000 reentering prisoners a year with a structured program of pre-employment training, immediate short-term transitional work, and job placement services. This report, written jointly by CEO and MDRC, describes how the CEO program operates. Results from a random assignment evaluation by MDRC are expected next year.

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Guest Blogger - Put Me On It
In Search of Buried Treasure
A lot of music bloggers lay claim to the title "curator", but I can't remember the last time I went to a gallery where the curator was shoving last weeks exhibition out of the back door before I had a chance to see it, whilst bustling past me to usher in ten random new paintings, half of them rubbish, still dripping wet and unframed.
The nice thing about having a blog is the freedom working for a gallery (or magazine) doesn't really afford. You can put up whatever you damn well please and there are no stakeholders to question you about it. Some of the public might not like it, but they're getting in for free so they can always go next door. You don't even have to pay for the space.
That's why it's so confusing to see so many music blogs being run like a cross between a grand prix (fast but tedious car race full of misplaced advertising), and a publicly owned gallery (this is the Tate, we have to have Rothkos even if we do find him a bit boring). As I write this it seems as though almost every gallery in town has a Tracey Emin exhibit on (AKA Tyler The Creator).
The job of a good curator is not to bombard their audience with an endless, overwhelming stream of the most recent art they can find, and expect them to try to pick out the really exceptional pieces or artists. Their job is to search for buried treasures, present them in the most accessible way possible, and try to leave their audience feeling inspired. Unless of course they love Formula 1 and Mark Rothko.


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‘Crisis’ at border is ‘worse than people realize’: Rep. Gonzales
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, whose district includes over 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, discusses the situation on ‘America Reports.’
Rep. Tony Gonzales, whose congressional district includes over 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, says the current situation at the border is “worse than people realize.” He believes the Biden administration has taken the “wrong approach” to immigration.
REP. TONY GONZALES (R-TX): EVERYONE KNOWS BIDEN’S IMMIGRATION BILL WILL FAIL
Gonzales, R-Texas, joined John Roberts on “America Reports” on Tuesday to discuss how the “crisis” is affecting his district.
REP. TONY GONZALES: Biden’s border crisis is worse than people realize.
DHS CHIEF REQUESTS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP AT SOUTHERN BORDER AMID ‘OVERWHELMING’ MIGRANT SURGE
My district is over 800 miles of border. I am on the border every single week. And this is what I’m seeing: Our Border Patrol agents are doing a fantastic job securing our border there. They, oftentimes, they’re fathers, they’re mothers, and they’re having to deal with these migrant children, and it’s crushing their morale, but they’re going to get the job done. I was just in Carrizo Springs at an unaccompanied minor facility, and it was busting at the seams. Within days, it was over capacity.
What you’re seeing is this administration is in its ivory tower, and they refuse to come down to the border and talk to anybody. Republicans, Democrats, we are all in the same boat. All of us deal with the same issues along the border. They refuse to have a conversation. And that worries me, because they’re leading from Washington and they’re not down on the ground talking to the people that see it every day: the ranchers, the farmers, the mayors, the sheriffs, [and] everyday citizens. This is a crisis, and the Biden administration is absent.
It’s certainly not a challenge at the border. The border is on fire.
Their whole plan was “We’re going to do everything opposite of what the Trump administration did,” and they didn’t have a plan. Their plan was to do away with everything. That is the wrong approach. They have to get back to listening to those that live on the border, Democrats [and] Republicans alike, and have a conversation. That starts by getting away from some of this open border rhetoric, returning to some of the policies that ensured that we had a secure border, [and] protected our citizens.
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Law Professor Gives Damning Testimony On Trump Soliciting Foreign Election Interference
British fishermen snub EU to bypass crushing Brexit export costs ‘Looking further afield
Republicans Complain Impeachment Not ‘Bipartisan’ – But Seem To Forget Amash
Texas county sued by progressive groups over lack of polling sites
Nigel Farage fears ‘very bad news’ from EU as Boris Johnson fails Brexit ‘acid test’

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The Commission on Elections resumed the issuance of voter’s certification for local registered voters on May 10, 2021 in its main office in Intramuros, Manila.
Registered voters nationwide may apply for a voter’s certification from Mondays to Thursdays, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the COMELEC’s National Central File Division (NCFD) satellite office, located at the back of Chowking in FEMII Building, Extension Cabildo Street cor. A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros, Manila.
“Applications for the issuance of voter certification are by appointment only,” COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez clarified. “Together with our ‘no-face mask, no-face shield, no entry policy,’ this will ensure that we are protecting the safety of the public, even while NCR Plus remains under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine,” Jimenez added.
How to apply for a voter’s certification
1. Set an appointment via the Facebook Page of the COMELEC-NCFD accessible through this link: (bit.ly/NCFDFBPage)
2. Go to bit.ly/OnlineVoterCertificationApplication and fill out the online Voter Certification Request Form. Clicking “Submit” will automatically forward the completed form to the COMELEC.
3. An Appointment Confirmation Slip will be emailed by COMELEC to the applicant. The applicant should print out the appointment slip.
4. Go to the COMELEC-NCFD satellite office on the appointed date and time. Present the appointment slip and other documentary requirements.
5. Proceed to payment and await release of the voter’s certification.
On the day of appointment
1. At the COMELEC-NCFD satellite office, present one valid ID. Submit a photocopy of the same ID.
2. Pay the P75.00 fee.
3. An authorized representative bearing an authorization letter may transact on behalf of the applicant. The representative must have a valid ID and a photocopy of the same ID.
The voter’s certification is free of charge for senior citizens, persons with disability (PWDs), members of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs), and solo parents.
Stay updated with news and information from COMELEC by visiting their website at https://comelec.gov.ph.

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Norah Jones top seller at Bart's CD Cellar
Norah Jones' The Fall, released last week on Blue Note, grabbed the top spot at Bart's CD Cellar for the week ending November 22. John Mayer's Battle Studies and Them Crooked Vultures' self-titled debut, both released last week, as well, came in second and third, while Dave Rawlings' Friend of a Friend and Mark Knopfler's Get Lucky rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.
Bart's CD Cellar
Top Sellers 11.22.09
1. Norah Jones - The Fall
2. John Mayer - Battle Studies
3. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
4. Dave Rawlings - Friend of a Friend
5. Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky
6. Gov't Mule - By a Thread
7. Rickie Lee Jones - Balm in Gilead
8. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
9. Bob Dylan - Christmas in the Heart
10. Rosanne Cash - The List
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21 seasonal workers have been chosen from Ovalau to work in New Zealand farms.
Speaking at the public consultation forum held at the Lomaiviti Provincial Office, Minister for Employment Jone Usamate says they are happy that two employers from New Zealand travelled to Ovalau and hand picked these workers from their villages.
Usamate says they are optimistic that these workers will represent Fiji well and show their employers that they can do a better job.
To date more than 800 workers from Fiji have been employed under the seasonal workers scheme.
The Minister says Fiji still needs to send more people, as Vanuatu is setting a very good example with 4,100 workers in New Zealand farms alone.
Usamate has encouraged the people of Ovalau to prepare their youths well for such overseas employment so that they are physically and mentally prepared to represent our country as seasonal workers.ADVERTISEMENT Listen to the latest news on our 5 radio stations Legend FM, Viti FM, Radio Sargam, FM96 and Navtarang.

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May 2, 2011
WILLIAM LAYTON AND TED COSTA, PETITIONERS-RESPONDENTS,
FREDERICK CARLTON "CARL" LEWIS, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
On appeal from a Final Decision of the New Jersey Department of State, Office of The Secretary of State, Docket No. STE 4223-11.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
Argued Submitted May, 2, 2011
Before Judges Carchman, Graves and Messano.
Appellant Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis*fn1 appeals from an April 26, 2011 final decision of the Secretary of State (the Secretary) finding that appellant "was not a resident of New Jersey for the constitutionally required four years prior to the date of the election for the office of [State Senator]." On application to this court, appellant seeks emergent relief staying the decision pending disposition of the appeal; staying the printing of ballots pending disposition of the appeal; and expediting consideration of the merits of the appeal. We grant the motion to expedite the appeal, deny the motions for a stay, and on the merits, affirm the decision of the Secretary.
We briefly set forth the procedural background of this appeal. Appellant filed his nominating petition with the Division of Elections to run in the Democratic Party Primary Election for nomination as the party's candidate for the State Senate. That filing prompted petitioners William Layton and Ted Costa, two members of the Republican Party, to file objections to the petition asserting that appellant did not comply with the residency requirements of the constitution. The matter was referred to the Office of Administrative Law, and following a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) concluded that respondents had not met their burden of demonstrating that appellant "has not attained residency status to seek State Senate Office." As we have noted, the Secretary rejected the ALJ's decision and concluded that appellant's name should not appear on the ballot.
The facts were not in serious dispute. The only issue then became the analysis of the facts and the determination as to whether such facts supported the respective parties' contentions as to the bona fides of appellant's residence. In her decision, the Secretary made specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. In her conclusions, she generally set forth the facts that were adduced at the hearing before the ALJ. She determined:
In short, there is substantial, credible evidence in the record to conclude that Respondent has not resided in New Jersey for the four years required by our Constitution. While domicile is construed "broadly and flexibly," [Petition of] Kriso, 276 N.J. Super. [337,] 341 [(App. Div. 1994)](citations omitted), and certainly the articulated intent of the candidate is relevant, there must be at least some objective evidence that Respondent called New Jersey his home on or before the four year cutoff of November 8, 2007. Although Respondent claims a desire to reside in New Jersey, his actions in this case speak louder than his words. At best, it was not until November 16, 2007, when he purchased his own home that he committed himself to New Jersey and, even that flies in the face of his voting record and business dealings in California which continued through 2009.
In addition, the ALJ incorrectly found that Respondent purchased two properties in New Jersey in November 2005.*fn2 (Initial Decision at 4). There is no doubt Respondent purchased two homes. But the uncontroverted facts show the first home was purchased by Respondent for his mother in 2005. In fact, Respondent presented the closing statement for the property at the hearing. Respondent's uncontroverted testimony was that he did not buy his own home until November 16, 2007; eight days after the constitutional cutoff. Respondent also presented the closing statement for this property. While Respondent paid the property taxes and utility bills for his mother's condominium from the time of purchase, the only utility bills for Respondent's home were dated 2008, well after the constitutional cutoff.
The only other indicia relating Respondent to New Jersey are a driver's license Respondent obtained in 2006, which was recently renewed, and his testimony that, on occasion, he was a volunteer coach when he was in town at Willingboro High School since the spring 2007. He did not join a regular church until 2009. And he only registered to vote in New Jersey on the morning of his filing of his petition to run for office, April 11, 2011.
On the other hand, the ALJ noted, but did not consider, the weighty list of Respondent's ties to California. In 1997, Respondent moved to California and established residency there. He had three houses there. His business was based in California until some unspecified time and his office was there. He was a registered voter in California from 2002 until the day he filed his petition to run for office in New Jersey and voted in California in 2008 and 2009. Respondent also maintained a residence in Pacific Palisades, California until February 2008, still owns rental property there, and filed a state income tax return in California for the 2008 tax year. Respondent was not sure whether he filed a state income tax return for the tax year 2009 in California or New Jersey.
While the ALJ did not consider Respondent's direct and immediate ties to California, of greater concern was a complete disregard of the implications of Respondent's voting record. The ALJ wholly failed to address the mutual exclusivity of Respondent's declaration of California domicile as evidenced by his 2008 and 2009 voting record and his current claim of residence under the four-year residency requirement of the New Jersey Constitution. The California State Constitution requires voters to be residents of the State of California to be eligible to vote. See Cal. Const., Art. II § 2 (requiring voter to be "resident" of California); Cal. Const., Art. II § 3 (empowering legislature to define "residence"); Cal. Elec. Code § 349(a) (defining residence "for voting purposes [as] a person's domicile")[(alteration in original)]. Respondent testified that he understood and signed the California voter declaration each time he voted in California. Each time he voted in California, Respondent acknowledged he was a resident of, and was domiciled in, California. The acknowledgement was made subject to criminal penalties. By definition, Respondent could not have been a resident and domiciliary of New Jersey for the last four year if as recently as 2009 he was a resident and domiciliary of California. The ALJ did not address this conundrum. Respondent's repeated compliance with the clear legal obligations for voting under California law is powerful evidence of his intent to remain active and present in California and thus, a resident and domiciliary there.
The Secretary then concluded that appellant was not a resident of New Jersey for a period of four years as required by Article IV, Section 1, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution. She declined to accept the recommendation and findings of the ALJ to the contrary. This appeal followed.
On appeal, appellant asserts that petitioners, members of the Republican Party who are not eligible to vote in the Democratic Party primary election, do not have standing to challenge a candidate in a Democratic primary election; the four-year residency requirement is unconstitutional; and petitioners failed to meet their burden.
While appellant has moved for emergent relief including various stays and an expedited appeal, the parties have fully briefed the extant issues. As time is of the essence regarding appellant's status as a candidate, in the interests of justice and an expeditious resolution of the issues, we address the merits of the appeal. Accordingly, we grant appellant's motion to expedite the appeal.
We first address the merits and in so doing, focus on our standard of review.
"There are well-recognized principles governing the judicial review of administrative agency determinations. Appellate courts have 'a limited role' in the review of such decisions." In re Anthony Stallworth, ____ N.J. ____ (2011) (slip op. at 13) (quoting Henry v. Rahway State Prison, 81 N.J. 571, 579 (1980)). We will affirm an agency decision so long as it is supported by the evidence, even if we may question the wisdom of the decision or would have reached a different result. Stallworth, supra, ____ N.J. at ____ (slip op. at 14-15). This is especially relevant where, as here, reasonable persons could assess the same uncontroverted evidence and reach a different result.
Furthermore, a strong presumption of reasonableness attaches to an agency decision. In re Carroll, 339 N.J. Super. 429, 437 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 170 N.J. 85 (2001). With respect to factual findings, agency findings "'are considered binding on appeal, when supported by adequate, substantial and credible evidence[.]'" In re Taylor, 158 N.J. 644, 656 (1999) (quoting Rova Farms Resort Inc. v. Investors Ins. Co., 65 N.J. 474, 484 (1974)).
We will reverse an agency's judgment, if we find that the agency's decision is "'arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable, or [ ] not supported by substantial credible evidence in the record as a whole.'" Stallworth, supra, ____ N.J. at ____ (slip op. at 14) (alteration in original) (quoting Henry, supra, 81 N.J. at 579-80)).
In determining whether agency action is arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable, we must examine:
"(1) whether the agency's action violates express or implied legislative policies, that is, did the agency follow the law; (2) whether the record contains substantial evidence to support the findings on which the agency based its action; and (3) whether in applying the legislative policies to the facts, the agency clearly erred in reaching a conclusion that could not reasonably have been made on a showing of the relevant factors." [Stallworth, supra, ____ N.J. at ____ (slip op. at 14) (quoting In re Carter, 191 N.J. 474, 482-83 (2007).]
The choice of accepting, rejecting or interpreting the evidence rests with the Secretary, and where such choice is reasonably made, it is conclusive on appeal. Application of Howard Sav. Bank, 143 N.J. Super. 1, 9 (App. Div. 1976). If we find that the evidence and the inferences to be drawn therefrom support the Secretary's findings, we will affirm. Campbell v. N.J. Racing Comm'n, 169 N.J. 579, 587 (2001) (citing Clowes v. Terminix Int'l, Inc., 109 N.J. 575, 588 (1988)).
When we review an "agency's interpretation of statutes within its scope of authority . . ., we afford the agency great deference." N.J. Soc'y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. N.J. Dep't of Agric., 196 N.J. 366, 385 (2008) (citing In re Freshwater Wetlands Prot. Act Rules, 180 N.J. 478, 489 (2004)).
Since this appeal concerns an election matter, we focus on the standards we must apply when addressing such issues. The general principle informing our analysis mandates that election laws must be liberally construed to effectuate the overriding public policy in favor of public participation in the election process. See, e.g., In re Absentee Ballots Case by Five Residents of Trenton Psychiatric Hosp., 331 N.J. Super. 31, 35-36 (App. Div. 2000). Voters should have the benefit of choice in the selection of candidates. Democratic State Comm. v. Samson, 175 N.J. 178, 198, cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1083, 123 S. Ct. 673, 154 L. Ed. 2d 582 (2002). The right to run for office is not unlimited, however, as the State may establish qualifications for ballot access to assure the integrity of the electoral process. See generally, Sadloch v. Allan, 25 N.J. 118 (1957) (concluding that a candidate did not have a right to run as independent candidate after he was defeated in the Republican primary election for the same office).
Both the Constitution and statute mandate that a candidate for the State Senate must meet constitutional age, residency, and voter registration requirements. The New Jersey Constitution provides that any candidate for the New Jersey State Senate must have been a "resident" of New Jersey for four years prior to his or her election. N.J. Const. art. IV, § I, ¶ 2. Here, appellant was required to have been a resident since November 8, 2007.
Neither the Constitution nor statute defines "resident" for the office of State Senator. We look to analogous provisions as found in our statutes. For local elected officials and voters, the term resident is equated to "domicile." See, e.g., N.J.S.A. 40A:9-1.11 and 1.13 (residence of candidates for local elections requires "a place of abode . . . not adopted for any mere special or temporary purpose" and one's "domicile"); State v. Benny, 20 N.J. 238, 252-54 (1955) (noting that requirement of residence for purposes of N.J.S.A. 19:4-1, governing voting rights, is equal to domicile); Petition of Kriso, 276 N.J.
Super. 337, 341 (App. Div. 1994) (residence for purposes of voting equals "domicile"); In re Petition of Hartnett, 163 N.J. Super. 257, 263 (App. Div. 1978) (voter requirement); State v. Atti, 127 N.J.L. 39, 41-42 (Sup. Ct. 1941), aff'd, 128 N.J.L. 318 (E. & A. 1942) (same); Cadwalader v. Howell, 18 N.J.L. 138, 143-45 (Sup. Ct. 1840) (voter requirements); Schwietzer v. Boser, 15 N.J. Misc. 217, 224 (Passaic Cir. Ct. 1936) (same).
The residency requirement itself is drawn from sound public policy. As the Law Division stated in Borden v. Lafferty, 233 N.J. Super. 634, 639 (Law Div. 1989):
The reasons underlying the residency requirement for candidates for local offices are . . . [t]he public concern . . . that candidates run for office in the place of their most significant interests, political and otherwise, where they have knowledge of local conditions, and where they hope to assume a constructive responsibility on behalf of all local citizens. True 'domicile' and a required term of residence obviously advance this concern.
Familiarity with the social, economic, and political circumstances and extant issues involving the State in general and one's legislative district in particular are important policy considerations supporting the imposition of a residency requirement.
Similarly, in order to vote, one must be registered in his or her domicile. In re Application of Langbaum, 201 N.J. Super. 484, 491 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 101 N.J. 298 (1985). A person can have only one true domicile, whereas he or she may have multiple residences. Caballero v. Martinez, 186 N.J. 548, 558 (2006). As explained the Court:
Domicile has been variously defined as the place where a person has his true, fixed, permanent home, and principal establishment, and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning, or the habitation fixed in any place, without any present intention of removing therefrom. [Benny, supra, at 250 (citations and internal quotes omitted).]
In describing and defining domicile, the Court observed that a voter must "maintain such a relationship with the place or premises so selected as will entitle him at his will to occupy that place or premises whenever his necessities or pleasures require without having to ask the permission of someone else." Perri v. Kisselbach, 34 N.J. 84, 88 (1961). To acquire a domicile, a person must intend not only to live at the place, but also to make a home there. In re Seyse, 353 N.J. Super. 580, 586 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 175 N.J. 80 (2002). In sum, the permanent home of a person is considered his domicile and the place of his domicile determines his right to vote. Mercadante v. City of Paterson, 111 N.J. Super. 35 (Ch. Div. 1970) (citations omitted), aff'd, 58 N.J. 112 (1971).
Several factors have been identified as relevant in determining a person's domicile. These include telephone bills; gas and electric bills; place from which taxes are filed; mailing address; membership in local clubs; driver's license and automobile registration addresses; place where person spends the greater amount of time; newspaper subscriptions; and location of schools attended by children. See, e.g., Benny, supra, 20 N.J. at 240-49, 255. If a voter's residence is challenged, determination of domicile necessitates consideration of those factors. Id. at 255.
Courts have construed domicile "broadly and flexibly," extending it to include part-time residency where there are other factors demonstrating a continuing and substantial connection with voting district sufficient for the voters to be considered domiciliaries for the purpose of voting. Kriso, supra, 276 N.J. Super. at 341 (citations omitted). As we have observed, a person has the right to vote in the district where he or she has and maintains a permanent home, "despite his temporary absence therefrom, provided that he does not vote elsewhere and the factual context reveals his intention to return to that home as his permanent abode." Hartnett, supra, 163 N.J. Super. at 263. The standard of proof of domicile in election matters, a preponderance of the evidence, is more lenient than might apply elsewhere and is subject to the minimal constraints necessary to prevent fraud. See, e.g., In re Gen. Election of Nov. 5, 1991 for Office of Twp. Comm. of Maplewood, 255 N.J. Super. 690, 702-03 (Law Div. 1992).
Ultimately, however, it is the voter's intent to make one place his or her "home," as demonstrated by the relevant factors, that controls a determination of residency for purposes of qualification. Seyse, supra, 353 N.J. Super. at 586 (citing Benny, supra, 20 N.J. at 251).
In her decision, the Secretary gave great weight to appellant's California activities including his residences, business operations as well as general presence in that state. Although in her view not dispositive, she focused on appellant's voting in California in 2008 and 2009, within the critical four-year period, noting that voting in California entails an implicit declaration of not only residence but domicile as a condition of voting.
The Secretary minimized appellant's New Jersey presence and although focusing on appellant's purchase of a home in 2007, she made scant mention of and did not consider appellant's purchase of a residence for himself (as opposed to a separate purchase for his mother) in 2005, a purchase that appellant highlighted as a critical factor marking his intent to make New Jersey his domiciliary state. Nevertheless, considering the totality of all of the evidence presented as to domicile and our limited review function, we conclude that the Secretary's decision was supported by adequate evidence in the record that appellant was not domiciled in New Jersey for the past four years.
We address one additional issue. Appellant challenges the standing of petitioners as they are registered members of the Republican Party and are challenging the bona fides of appellant as a candidate in the Democratic Primary Election. Appellant expressed concern that members of a rival party are attempting to undermine and influence the affairs of its rival and are not permitted to do so under New Jersey elections laws. While the argument has surface allure and compelling arguments can be advanced to suggest that such interference violates the spirit if not the letter of Title 19, when balancing such concerns against the overarching principle of advancing qualified candidates to stand for election, the arguments against standing must yield.
While this litigation has been marked by some confusion as to the statutory basis for petitioners' challenge, the appropriate legislative authority for the challenge is found in N.J.S.A. 19:13-10, which provides in relevant part:
Every petition of nomination in apparent conformity with the provisions of this Title shall be deemed to be valid*fn3 , unless objection thereto be duly made in writing and filed with the officer with whom the original petition was filed not later than the fourth day after the last day for filing of petitions. . . .
Although applicable to general elections, N.J.S.A. 19:13-10 is applicable to primary elections as well. N.J.S.A. 19:23-58. See Lesniak v. Budzash, 265 N.J. Super. 165, 168 (App. Div.), aff'd, 133 N.J. 1 (1993).
N.J.S.A. 19:13-10 does not contain any political party membership restriction. Permitting the filing of any objection, without any limitations on the objector, serves the fundamental electoral goal of assuring only qualified candidates are on the ballot and is in furtherance of preserving the integrity of elections. In this case, but for the filing of petitioners' objection and its administrative review, the issue of appellant's qualifications may not have been subject to review until the general election. See
N.J.S.A. 19:29-1 to -14.
In addition to the absence of restrictive language under the statutes, a practice of screening objectors before accepting a challenge to a nomination petition would raise significant collateral issues that would be outweighed by the salutary purpose of permitting challenges from any objector under N.J.S.A. 19:13-10.
Ultimately, the balancing of the various interests involved compels a result where insuring qualified candidates of whatever party are presented to the public outweighs the potential, if not real, mischief that can be visited on a political party's fortune by inter-party challenges that in one sense may disrupt the activities of a party while at the same time result in qualified candidates standing for election.
If there is to be an adjustment of this balance, that will be left to the Legislature and appropriate amendments to Title
19. We conclude that petitioners have standing to challenge appellant's candidacy.
Appellant also challenges the constitutionality of the residency requirement; however, we have been advised that the issue has been addressed in a federal court proceeding, so we decline to consider the issue here. Finally, our decision renders moot any need to consider the other requests for emergent relief.


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The Foreign Office has relaxed its travel advice for Iran, now considering the vast majority of the country safe for British travellers.
Until July 25, the British government advised against travel to the whole of Iran, but changed its recommendations partly because of “decreasing hostility under President Rouhani’s government.”
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The Vakil Mosque in Shiraz is just one of the country's intricately decorated buildings Photo: Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji
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David McGuinness, director of tour operator Travel the Unknown, and a regular visitor to Iran, said that the relaxation of the travel advice was “very welcome”.
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Imam Square in Isfahan is one of Iran's travel highlights Photo: AP
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Harriet M. Huebel Family Papers,
Huebel, Harriet M.
1895, 1967, and undated
1.5 cubic feet (in 3 small boxes, 1 Oversized folder)
The papers consists mostly of papers of Harriet M. Huebel, and some materials of other family members. Papers include notes, scrapbook, diary of Frances Huebel. Nursing diplomas, correspondence, paperwork, diary of Harriet M. Huebel, many photographs, mostly from World War I, nursing notes, tests, nurse's hat and pins, biographical materials, and retirement papers. Family holiday cards, correspondence, and diplomas of Harriet, Frances, and Harry Hubel [surname spelled with one e] are also included.
The material is in English
Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University
250 East Preston Street
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

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In the opening to John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” we are introduced to protagonist MacReady as he is drinking whiskey and playing computer chess. He is initially feeling pretty good about the chances of winning and he smirks at his own sense of accomplishment. Which leaves him totally blindsided for when the computer manages to checkmate him anyway.
MacReady responds to the loss by pouring his whiskey directly into the computer, muttering “cheating bitch” as the computer short circuits. The scene sets up the character as someone who does not take losing well and is completely willing to destroy whatever does not go his way. It also is a statement of purpose for the movie itself, as well as for the actor playing MacReady. We are supposed to initially see MacReady as a man of action who will later be able to take on a dangerous alien. However, Carpenter and Kurt Russell subvert expectations by presenting us with a hero who is brash, uncompromising and the absolute wrong man to prevent the end of the world.
No one would accuse “The Thing” of being a feel good action romp. The movie has a deliberate pace with only a handful of jokes or one liners. The cast is entirely composed of men who mostly only get called by their last names, and there is barely any scenes where they act normal. The crew at the research station don’t seem to really hang out and what little time we get with them reveals an undercurrent of annoyance with each other. It could be explained away as being in a cramped space for long periods of time, but really they could be any group of men working at a random office building. It would feel more unnatural if they were on good terms. Carpenter uses the setting to not make these guys feel unique, but to feel universal and represent how humans, at their heart, are naturally grating to one another. It makes us gravitate towards MacReady as a matter of course, since he is the only character that gets multiple scenes of him alone. It creates a sense of trust between the viewer and the character, that since the movie follows him, we must like him.
In one of the biggest set pieces of the movie, we see how utterly incompetent MacReady is as a hero. Over the course of the movie, we learn that the creature is not just a singular entity. It is really a collection of cells that are capable of splitting off and becoming its own separate Thing which can then assimilate other life forms. MacReady decides to test the blood of the men, assuming that if they are infected then the blood would react to pain. During the sequence, it is revealed that Palmer is infected, and he gruesomely opens himself up into a giant mouth to attack the other men. During the fight, MacReady manages to torch the thing, and it lumbers out of the base into the snow in order to put itself out.
It is here that MacReady does something completely contrary to what he previously understood about the alien. He takes a stick of dynamite and flings it at the Thing, causing it to explode all over the snow. This is a baffling action as all it does it allow the Thing to be given the chance to form multiple versions of itself and increase its chances of survival. It is also completely in character for MacReady as he tries to annihilate something that almost beat him.
Every action that the Thing has does in the film indicates that it is only responding to threats and not actively trying to kill anyone. The Thing only reveals itself when it has to defend itself, first from dogs that detect its presence, to when it gets electrocuted by a defibrillator. Looking at its actions makes a strong case that it only wants to escape by any means necessary. If it wanted to continue on an invasion, it would be easier to simply hide in a body and wait until it could be taken back to civilization. The men later discover that the Thing has been building a makeshift spaceship out of spare parts in an attempt to escape.
But the paranoia of MacReady and the other survivors leads them to blowing up the spaceship which was its last chance to get away. During the climax of the movie, MacReady repeats his mistake again by blowing up the Thing again with dynamite which levels the entire base. The movie ends with him ready to freeze to death and completely unsure if his actions actually solved anything. Our hero is smart enough to understand the Thing but not smart enough to understand himself. His impulse to not just beat his enemy but destroy them only makes things worse in the long run. The movie argues that our reliance on hero worship tropes only leads to that same conclusion, with devastation and unanswered questions.
When “The Thing” was released in 1982, it famously came out only two weeks after “E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.” The movie was already a dark and mature horror movie that would only appeal to adults and sci fi nerds. However, going up against the cultural juggernaut that was “E.T.” ensured that “The Thing” wouldn’t just fail at the box office but also be accused of being a crime against God.
Critics at the time lambasted the movie for its aggressive special effects and bleak tone. The reaction completely blindsided Carpenter at the time who felt that his movie was being judged for what it wasn’t. He used state of the art makeup and practical effects to make the ultimate monster movie, and critics hated it for being too good at its job. It is like trying to call out E.T. as being “too much”of a family movie.
What Carpenter didn’t see was that it wasn’t too dark, but that it was exactly the right level of dark. Audiences in 1982 were hit by several movies that explored what kind of creatures humans really are and did not like it one bit. “The Thing” argues that people barely trust and tolerate each other in the best of conditions, and any disruption in that tenuous trust will destroy us entirely. People who see themselves as heroes do even more damage than others as they rush in to save the day only to make everything way worse.
In its way, it is a perfect companion piece to another sci-fi movie that came out the summer of 1982, “Blade Runner,” which also has a rather low opinion of people. Both movies are a litmus test for what audiences want out of movies. While they are both spectacles of effects and ideas, they also don’t leave you feeling good when you leave the theater. While they can immediately satisfy the people who read Fangoria or OMNI magazine at the time, general audiences usually don’t like feeling attacked.
The movie is also a sign of where Kurt Russell would evolve as a leading man from the 80s to today.
Russell at the time was an up and coming player in Hollywood. A former child actor, he had grown up in front of the camera working in numerous Walt Disney movies and tv shows in the 1960’s. Being a child actor carries a stigma that drives out many people from the industry, unless you are part of a dynasty of people in the industry. His dad, Bing Russell, was a working class actor and was a constant presence on TV and cinema. In the 1970s, Kurt tried to break out on his own away from acting, such as playing minor league baseball for the California Angels. An injury forced him to retire and go back to acting in the mid 70s.
Russell’s choices as an actor seemed to reflect the fact that he had to go back to acting and seemed to find ways to subvert his leading man looks. John Carpenter recognized that subversion and put him in several films that take his charisma and play with them. “Escape from New York” makes him a protagonist that hates the fact that he has to be. Snake Plisskin is bitter, angry and doesn’t want to be there at all which is what makes him so compelling. Their other film, “Big Trouble In Little China,” does another change up where he plays a lovable idiot, Jack Burton.
Unfortunately, “Big Trouble” and “The Thing” did poorly enough that Russell seemed to decide to slide himself into more conventional heroic characters. It has not been until the past decade that he has done really crazy stuff again like Stuntman Mike in “Death Proof.” Quentin Tarantino seemed to see the same thing that Carpenter saw by also using him as a misguided hero in “The Hateful Eight.”
“The Thing,” if nothing else, is made by a guy who knows exactly what he is doing to create a mood. Despite the skill on screen, audiences just weren’t into a movie that was so critical of people. It is a bleak piece of work, and it was a movie that took me a couple viewings to truly appreciate.
While I loved the creature effects by Rob Bottin, I did not get the underlying anger that existed beneath the surface. Carpenter and Russell worked together to make a movie that is a middle finger to the idea of heroes and covered it over with arctic snow.
You just have to see the remake of “The Thing” to see how much that anger matters, and how much you can miss it when it is gone. The 2011 version is glossy but also doesn’t have any ideas at all except to copy what made the original so great. Monster movies are fun when they are gory splatfests, but the ones that stand out are those that recognize that the best monsters are the ones that reveal our own underlying ugliness.
Pick up a Blu-ray copy of “The Thing” on Amazon here.


(CNN) - Gov. Chris Christie, the outspoken Republican from New Jersey, says he isn't offended that an invite to the Conservative Political Action Conference was not offered to him this year.
"Listen, I wish then all the best. They're going to have their conference, they're going to have a bunch of people speaking there. That's their call," he said at one of his town hall meetings in Montville, New Jersey on Wednesday, according to the Star-Ledger newspaper.
"It's not like I'm lacking for invitations to speak around the country."
The roster of speakers at the March conference reads like a who's who of potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates. Among those who have accepted a speaking slot at the high-profile gathering of conservatives is Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal; Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida; Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky; Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the party's 2012 vice presidential candidate; former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who was a 2012 Republican presidential candidate; former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; and Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin. The 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will also speak at the event.
A source close to CPAC told CNN on Monday that Christie was not on the invite list.
The Republican governor drew headlines for appearing with President Barack Obama after Superstorm Sandy ravaged parts of his state and for praising the federal government's response to the storm.
"When the president does things that deserve praise, I will give him praise," Christie later explained on CNN. "And when the president does things that deserve scorn, I'll give him scorn."
The governor said no officials with CPAC had reached out to him with about an invitation.
"I didn't know that I hadn't been invited to CPAC until like two days ago when I saw it in the news," Christie said at the town hall meeting, according to the Star-Ledger.
Al Cardenas, chairman of CPAC organizers The American Conservative Union, explained his rationale for not inviting Christie in an interview on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront."
"We want to, one, give you an attaboy if you've been a good conservative. And two, hopefully serve, I say, as an incentive for you to be a conservative," he said. "So I hope Chris Christie gets it done this year. Listen: he's always been a crowd favorite, but you've got to be a conservative on that particular year in order to get invited."
Santorum, a favorite among conservatives during the GOP presidential primary, said on the program, "They invited me; they didn't invite Chris; they have the reasons."
CPAC, which touts itself as the largest annual gathering of conservative leaders and activists, turns 40 this year and will be held March 14-16 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Maryland near Washington.


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