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“There’s been a renewed sense among voters that if the federal government isn’t going to do something about it, then the state government has to act to protect the protections we already have and also to go beyond that and take the kind of steps like Jared Polis is suggesting with 100 percent renewable energy [by 2040]...
During the Democratic primary campaign last summer, Baumann’s company did some work for former Democratic state Sen. Mike Johnston, a Vail native whose late father Paul was once the mayor of Vail. Mike Johnston wound up third in the primary behind Polis and former Colorado Treasurer Cary Kennedy, whom Polis recently na...
Baumann said he knew back then that the environment would be a key issue for both Dems and independents.
Clearly, any candidate for any party looking to win in Colorado in the coming years needs to take the issues of climate change, environmental impacts and renewable energy seriously. For a deeper dive into what that means from a policy standpoint, here’s an excerpt from RealVail.com’s cover story on energy issues for Co...
COVER STORY: Is the Polis energy plan do-able?
Both as a candidate and as Colorado’s new governor, Jared Polis pushed the goal of producing 100 percent of Colorado’s power from renewable sources by 2040.
A week later, Polis issued an executive order aimed at putting more electric and zero-emission vehicles on the state’s roads. He created a working group involving state agencies to promote electric vehicles and called on automakers to sell more electric vehicles in the state each year.
“In the absence of national leadership, states like Colorado, along with local governments and private and public companies, are leading the way on climate,” Polis said at a news conference announcing his order.
But if Polis’ order on vehicles was the low-hanging fruit of his energy agenda, one possible next step – new state caps on carbon emissions – might just be forbidden fruit, say some GOP lawmakers and even members of the conservation community.
Others see a carbon-cap law as the next logical step to combat climate change in Colorado.
But Republican state Sen. Bob Rankin, who recently took over the fossil-fuel-rich Northwest Colorado seat previously held by Randy Baumgardner, warns against the economic pitfalls of moving too fast to phase out coal and natural gas.
Colorado, after all, is a state where the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports fossil fuels make up a combined 78.2 percent of the electricity mix. Wind and solar currently contribute a combined 18.28 percent of the state’s electricity.
“I believe that an overly aggressive, politically motivated and unrealistic plan for the complete phaseout of fossil fuels will be devastating to many of my constituents,” said the Carbondale Republican, who now represents coal and gas counties such as Moffat, Routt, Garfield and Rio Blanco.
To read the full Colorado Politics cover story, click here.
By John Lamb / Forum News Service on Mar 20, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.
FARGO — Efren Ramirez has never been to Fargo, but he has a pretty good idea what he’ll see when he gets here.
Ramirez and his “Napoleon Dynamite” co-star Jon Heder will screen the comedy Thursday night, March 21, at the Fargo Theatre as part of the Fargo Film Festival.
The two have been doing similar appearances celebrating the 15th anniversary of the film’s release. Everywhere he goes, he sees fans approach him wearing “Vote for Pedro” T-shirts. He’s even had people give him “Vote for Pedro” cakes and a “Vote for Pedro” pinata.
“That’s pretty sweet,” he says, a response straight from the film.
When the idea of a 15th anniversary celebration was brought up, he thought there would be mild interest. But after the positive reaction to the early events, he knew the reunion would work.
He says a big part of the film’s appeal is its quirky, family-friendly humor.
“Families can sit together and enjoy it,” he says, adding that at recent screenings he’s seen parents bring their kids. He particularly gets a kick from kids who come as his character, Pedro, the likable new kid at school befriended by the outsider, Napoleon Dynamite (Heder).
“I am grateful. When you see a 10-year-old dressed up as Pedro and has a mustache and the dad is dressed up like Napoleon, that’s just awesome,” he says.
Some people come up and speak imitating Pedro’s nasally voice and quote a line from the movie.
“It’s become one of the most-quoted films of the generation,” says Emily Beck, executive director of the Fargo Theatre and one of the Fargo Film Festival’s organizers.
“It’s timeless. All of the characters are so unique. How can you not quote that movie?” Ramirez says.
The characters are what makes the indie film so appealing. From the awkward yet overly confident Napoleon to his dreaming brother Kip or their jock wannabe uncle Rico, the roles are all memorable.
Ramirez credits writer/director Jared Hess with having a vision not only for the storyline, but for exactly what he wanted out of the actors.
“The director knew what he wanted the characters to be,” Ramirez says.
Ramirez recalls being intrigued by the script and wanting the role, but not really sure how it would all be pulled off. When he got to the set, he met Heder, who was in full costume and character.
“I thought, ‘OK. Maybe this will work,’” Ramirez says.
And it worked in a big way.
Filmed for about $4,000, “Napoleon Dynamite” brought in $44.9 million worldwide.
“It’s the little indie film that could,” Beck says.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has simplified the process by which convicted felons can seek restoration of their voting rights.
An attempt to override South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's veto of a hemp legalization bill has failed in the Legislature.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has vetoed a bill that would have made it legal to cultivate industrial hemp in the state.
Gov. Kristi Noem signed 13 more bills into law on Thursday.
South Dakota senators have approved a bill to legalize industrial hemp a day after it faltered on the chamber's floor.
Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday signed 12 more bills into law.
South Dakota lawmakers have resuscitated a measure seeking to promote "intellectual diversity" on college campuses.
Backers of Measure 102 say it would provide cities with another tool to help ease the statewide crunch on affordable housing.
The measure on the Nov. 6 ballot would remove — only for affordable housing projects — the restriction in the Oregon Constitution barring local governments from using their bonding authority to benefit a private company.
With the measure's passage, the city of Eugene, for example, could seek voter approval of a bond to finance construction of affordable housing in partnership with a private developer.
The Eugene City Council has approved a resolution endorsing the measure. All three major party gubernatorial candidates — Republican Knute Buehler, Democrat Gov. Kate Brown and Patrick Starnes of the Independent Party — support the measure.
There is no organized opposition to Measure 102.
State lawmakers referred the measure to the ballot earlier this year.
Local governments already can float bond measures for affordable housing projects they develop. For example, Portland voters approved a $258 million housing bond floated by the city in 2016.
However, many cities don't have the staff, time or money to implement a bond program, said Megan Wever, Yes For Affordable Housing campaign spokeswoman.
In addition, the measure could bring more money to the table for affordable housing projects, Wever said. Many affordable housing projects are financed with grants and other monies requiring local dollars to secure.
"We don't have enough resources to match all the federal sources we can get," she said.
A majority of voters would need to approve an affordable housing bond measure, if Measure 102 passes. The measure put forth by a local government would be required to define the "affordable housing" provided by the project.
State Sen. Alan Olsen, R-Canby, was one of five members of the chamber to vote against the referral. He also provided the only statement in the voters' pamphlet opposing the measure.
Olsen said he "wholeheartedly agrees" that Oregon needs more affordable housing, but he said Measure 102 creates too much uncertainty, particularly as it leaves it up to cities and counties to define what affordability is rather than providing a blanket definition.
"Affordable in Eugene is a lot different than Dufur or in Bend or in Burns," he said.
In addition, Olsen said he opposes giving governments "carte blanche" authority using taxpayers' property as collateral. He said state lawmakers should have written in more protections before referring the measure. Oregon cities already levy taxes on homes to pay for other public road and building construction bonds.
"We've had these historic screw-ups with no oversight, and it really makes me nervous because we the property tax payers are on the hook for anything we do," he said, referring to the problems with Cover Oregon, Oregon's health insurance marketplace under Obamacare that went belly up, and the state's energy tax credit ...
Measure 102 requires the local government to provide annual audits and public reporting of how it spent the voter-approved dollars for affordable housing.
Jacob Fox, executive director of Homes for Good, the county's public housing authority, said funding for local affordable housing projects has historically come from the federal low-income tax credit program and other state and federal funds.
The need for affordable housing has never been greater, Fox said.
"This legislation is a move toward a more robust engagement with local communities and local voters around finding new resources to develop affordable housing," he said.
Homes for Good owns and manages about 1,800 units in Lane County and also manages the county's Section 8 rental housing voucher program.
If voters approve Measure 102, a local government's borrowing for affordable housing projects could not exceed one-half of 1 percent of the real market value of all the property within its jurisdiction.
Eugene could not borrow more than $144.4 million, and Springfield could not borrow in excess of $42.6 million, according to figures provided by the county assessor's office.
Mar 28 2017 Tags: 2017, Conference Presentation, Folk Theory of Cyber-social Systems, French M., Hancock J.T.
The present paper explores people’s folk theories of cyber-social systems by identifying the metaphors people hold and then analyzing them semantically for underlying attitudes and beliefs. In Study 1 (N = 3375) we use a novel method for eliciting metaphors for how people understand the Facebook News Feed and Twitter. ...
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Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue is always one of the most talked about magazine covers of the year, and 2019 is no exception. Not only does the new Awards Seasons cover have the Internet abuzz, but it features multiple actors from various comic book franchises, including Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman.
“The 25th Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue is here. V.F. teamed up with three-time Academy Award–winning cinematographer Emmanuel 'Chivo' Lubezki to capture, in eloquent motion, the Hollywood of today and tomorrow,” Vanity Fair tweeted.
Gracing the very front of the cover is none other than Chadwick Boseman alongside Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird, Mary Queen of Scots) and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name, Beautiful Boy).
The magazine’s fold out cover features even more stars from your favorite comic book movies, including Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Favourite), Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok, Westworld), and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Widows). Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk, Jerry Maguire) ...
The other actors to shine in this star-studded photoshoot include Yalitza Aparicio (Roma), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, Mr. Robot), John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman, Ballers), and Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians, A Simple Favor).
All of the above actors have been involved with an Awards Season contender in some capacity, but only King, Malek, and Aparicio are personally nominated for Academy Awards for their performances in If Beale Street Could Talk, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Roma, respectively.
To learn more about the actor’s inclusion in the Vanity Fair issue click here.
People on social media are obsessed with the new cover, gushing about everything from the actor’s fashion to Debicki and Thompson’s gentle finger-touching.
Even the stars of the photoshoot shared their love for the issue.
What do you think about Vanity Fair’s newest Hollywood Issue? Tell us in the comments!
Is Jimmy Fallon coming off YouTube? Not likely.
The Wall Street Journal reported that NBCUniversal will launch a comedy subscription Web TV service later this year, potentially the first of several genre-specific services.
Did you ever hear about the time a movie studio produced a lower budget film full of young actors and a mad killer that made a fortune at the box office yet they refused to make a sequel? Well that is an urban legend. There’s not a single movie producer or studio executives who would ever say no to pushing out a sequel...
The action opens mid-flight when a couple is joining the mile high club only to see a terrorist message written on the bathroom mirror. Turns out one of the flight crew is a psycho killer wiping out the crew and passengers. But the bloody chaos stops since it’s a movie set at inside a film school’s soundstage. Lisa (Ja...
The biggest urban legend is that film schools are as cool as the one in the movie. These kids have sets and cameras that are way beyond the cost of kids who are starving to be able to pay for a film. Plus the fact that Amy can just come up with her thesis script right before filming is hilarious. Your average film scho...
The video is 2.40:1 anamorphic. The transfer allows film students to be dazzled by all the amazing toys given to the cast. Nobody seems to complain about the lights being busted or tripods missing parts. The audio is DTS-HD MA 5.1. and 2.0. You’ll hear the killer sneak up on you. The movie is subtitled.
The Legend Continues: Urban Legends: Final Cut (17:04) includes interviews With Producers Gina Matthews And Michael McDonnell, Executive Producers Nick Osborne And Brad Luff, Chairman And CEO Of Phoenix Pictures Mike Medavoy, Writer Silvio Horta, And Actors Loretta Devine And Rebecca Gayheart. They recount how they put...
Interview With Actress Jessica Cauffiel (16:41) has her talk about playing an actress in movie. She amped up herself for when it was time to be in the student films.
Audio Commentary With Director John Ottman lets him talk about how his background as a composer and editor came into play. He also points out a few of his homages to Hitchcock and other directors.
Vintage Making Of Featurette (3:35) talks about the urban legends coming back at film school.
Theatrical Trailer (2:23) tells you that the story will be told again.
Scream Factory presents Urban Legends: Final Cut. Directed by John Ottman. Screenplay by: Paul Harris Boardman & Scott Derrickson. Starring: Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Joseph Lawrence, Anthony Anderson & Loretta Devine. Rated: Rated R. Running Time: 98 minutes. Released: November 20, 2018.
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers should step up in the wake of head coach Mike McCarthy's firing.
Last week, we were ever so close to a winning week but fell short thanks to the Steelers and Lions falling apart late in their games.
This week, we like the Packers to cover at home, and the Dolphins to keep things close with the Patriots.
Had the Steelers been able to hold on to a 16-point second-half lead against the Chargers at home, we would have had ourselves a winning week.
Thankfully, we have another full Sunday slate to try again. With just four Sundays left before the postseason, it's now or never to turn our season of picks around.
Let's get to it (* indicates home team).
Marcus Mariota is looking to get the Titans back on track.
Home favorites have been on an impressive run on Thursday nights so far this season, and it's always easy to bet against Cody Kessler on the road.
Tyreek Hill and the Chiefs should be able to cover on Sunday.

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