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With each passing year, something new makes it way onto the show circuit and pushes the boundaries of what was previously thought possible. During the show season as winter turns to summer back to winter, a few vehicles stand out amongst a sea of wires and flake. Those that manage to make it to the top all have a common goal, to be named Lowrider of the Year. Welcome to the top, "El Rey."
When car owner Albert de Alba arrived at the 2011 Los Angeles stop of the Lowrider Show series, it was as if the days gone by had taken the modern world by storm. "With the internet today, everyone is showing their stuff before it's out there. I wanted to keep it old school and hit people with the element of surprise. I had people calling me the week before, hearing that I was going to premiere it at LA., and it reminded me of the old days when you heard rumors of a vehicle before ever seeing it," explained Albert. As his 1963 Impala Rag made its way from the trailer across the show floor, the crowd was abuzz with whispers of "oohs" and "ahhs" and predictions of a future show winner. The awards ceremony confirmed the predictions, as a sweep of the trophies only proved that El Rey wasn't just another '63; it was something truly special. Fast-forward to the Vegas Super Show and once again the crowd stood with their mouths wide open, and not without reason.
El Rey is a testament of how far the Lowrider scene has evolved. The undercarriage of the car is equally as impressive as the outside with every weld and hole molded within a reinforced frame. The undercarriage is also frenched, painted, and patterned to match the outside to a tee. In essence; what isn't painted is chromed and what is chromed is more than likely engraved. Albert explains how his attention to detail evolved, "My dad always kept me interested in the Hot Rod world. To him, [for a car] to be considered custom, it has to have shaved door handles, a frenched antenna, and shaved emblems." Albert went way beyond a few tricks of the trade though, starting with the center mounted dash. "Originally my intention was to only repaint the car. At the time, the Corolla came out with all the gauges in the center and when I saw that, it blew my mind. It gave me a vision of recreating that look using a '63 dashboard. Also, I wanted nothing on that dashboard. Not a stereo, not a knob, nothing," Albert explains. "Once I finished it, the rest of the car evolved because it flowed so perfectly with the center console. I wanted to have a hardcore custom Hot Rod in a Lowrider's clothing. I wanted to stay true to my nature of metal flake, candy, 13 wires and hydraulics," says the Lowrider veteran. "It was not my intention to set out to build a champion vehicle for the title, I wanted the car to be a testament to me and what I've learned in my building abilities for the last 23 years. It was pretty much was a self-challenge."
Countless hours went into creating a look that is simple and clean. A lot of the detail isn't in what you see, but what you don't see. "The battery for the vehicle and the brake booster for the master cylinder are under the dashboard. I wanted the motor to look like it was floating. You also can't see any brake, fuel or hydraulic lines on the frame. Everything is concealed within the vehicle cockpit and that was all done to make sure all the cleanliness and craftsmanship stand out," explains Albert.
While the mods may scream Hot Rod, the paint is pure Lowrider. With a combination of candy reds and golds mixed in with flake and patterns, there's no mistaking this for a factory finish. "There wasn't a set plan for the paint, just a roll of tape, my hand, and the right type of music playing. I did the hood the first, later on the trunk, and then I painted one side and copied it to the other. The belly is a set of patterns all its own. It's a similar flow, but different than the outside yet I still used the same colors. It's not a mirror image, just a resemblance."
As the wins stack up and the trophies accumulate, Albert feels a higher cause to his accomplishments. In addition to a personal satisfaction, there is a sense of breaking down barriers for the entire Lowrider community. "I didn't build the car just for myself, my car club, or my shop. It's to represent our whole community of Lowriding. When I won at SEMA or the Grand National Roadster show, the win wasn't just for me or Elite car club, to me the win was for all of us. A lot of people that weren't into Lowriders told me it wasn't their style but they really appreciated and respected the hard work and detail that went into it. It made them see past the stereotypes of Lowriders to become more aware that we are just as crazy and serious with our vehicles as they are with theirs. We christened the vehicle with live mariachis playing "El Rey." A lot of the people in Lowriders will never forget it. It wasn't only a special event for me. It was something we all shared together," Albert says with a beaming smile.
A true custom is never finished and when Albert was asked if he was done with the car or if there would be more mods in the future he jokingly stated, "Hell no, I'm not redoing the car! I overachieved what I expected. For once I'm 110% satisfied."
Albert would like to dedicate the car to and thank Luis Padilla, former owner and father-in-law, Roberto De Alba, Guadalupe Reynoso, Enrique "Kique" Grijalda, his Pops, his brother Mario Jr. (my mentor), Greg and Adrian, Little Al and Beto, and his wife, Lorraine De Alba.
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El Rey
Vehicle: 1963 Chevy Impala, convertible
Owner: Albert De Alba Senior
Club: Elite CC
Location: Upland, CA
Engine: 1996 Corvette LT1 built by Tom at City Auto Parts, Pomona, CA, BBK throttle body, red Taylor spark plug wires, hidden Odyssey mufflers – one under dash for motor, one under trunk for stereo, CFR custom made billet city 16-inch fan, candy red fan blades, slip yoke and shortend driveshaft, Flowmaster exhaust, installed by Adan from R&A Mufflers, Deeds Engineering custom billet hangers.
Paint: Bodywork Albert De Alba Sr. and Jr. from Mario's Autoworks, Montclair, CA, painted by Albert De Alba using multi-color candy paint, pinstriped by Tom Clark, Chino, CA, Mural portraits of father-in-law on trunk lid, girls holding crown and king holding spray gun by Sal Elias, Sal's Airbrushing, Riverside, CA
Body mods: Body was soda blasted to bare metal by Cali Blast, Upland, CA, molded console, firewall, cowl panel, inner fenders, core support, under hood, under trunk, trunk hinges, shaved emblems, door handles, mirrors, door and trunk locks, rear trunk emblem made into third brake light
Interior: Upholstery by Mark Lopez from Elegance, Upland, CA, custom digital gauges, billet inner door handles, steering wheel, gas and brake pedals, shift plate, Thunderbird seats with extended seat bases, molded and painted hard backs, custom made upper and quarter panels painted to match, custom embroidery in seat inserts to match engraving, all switches hidden in center counsel, stereo installed in front of drivers seat, convertible top rack molded, metal flaked and striped side rails all cross bows chromed, German cloth top with gangster rear window works off remote control,
Suspension: Custom aircraft hydraulics by Art and Alex at Hoppo's, 8inch cylinders up front and 10inch in the back with 3/4 ton springs, 2 pumps, 4 dumps, 4 switches and 4 solenoids ran by 4 batteries, hard lined hoses with custom billet boxes, X frame, shaved lifts and body mounts, fully reinforced, frenched and molded frame, all holes plugged, center x section extended and rounded, custom transmission mount, rear inner section boxed and rounded, shock mounts removed and round tube mount installed, wishbone rear end, frenched and rounded driveshaft center support, power steering mounts and hose hole filled and molded, custom motor mounts.
Engraving: Miguel Chavez from Compton, CA
Chrome: Best Polishing, San Antonio Polishing, Jaguar Polishing, Sergio of Metal Finishers in Los Angeles, CA
Stereo: Focal Audio sound system installed by Carlos and George from Art of Sound in Upland, CA
Wheels: OG Zenith 13×7 with powder coated spokes and center strip, Coker 5.20 tires
Recent Awards: Mother's Award from SEMA, Outstanding use of Color Design and Outstanding Detail Grand National Roadster Show


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MedXM provides person-to-person healthcare and preventative education with Chrome Enterprise
About MedXM
MedXM has been working with health plans to create an effective approach to engage and connect with members since 1990.
MedXM once relied on Windows machines equipped with Microsoft Office to run their organization. Healthcare workers and remote employees alike used VPNs to log in to their network, adding yet another step in an already slow process. To make their workplace more streamlined and user friendly, MedXM turned to Chrome Enterprise for help.
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With G Suite, Chromebooks, and Chrome Browser, MedXM's employee productivity has significantly increased while software costs have noticeably decreased. Because Chrome Enterprise has caused such an impact on their organization, MedXM plans to replace outreach center and clinician computers with Chromebooks.
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U.S. Bishops General Assembly — November 12-15
The public sessions of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) 2012 November General Assembly in Baltimore concluded on November 14. You can catch up on the bishops' actions at the meeting by reviewing video-on-demand of the public sessions and reading through the tweets below. You will also find links to related USCCB news releases and coverage from Catholic News Service on this page. Links to the agenda, speeches, votes and other material are posted in the right hand column of this page.
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Bishops urged to broaden support for national collections
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- A decline in diocesan participation in national collections has cost programs benefiting from the collections about $8.7 million since 2009, statistics from the Office of National Collections at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops show.
Bishops agree work should begin on revision of Liturgy of the Hours
By Patricia Zapor
Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Just a year after U.S. Catholics began using the new English translation of the Roman Missal at Masses, the bishops agreed Nov. 13 to have work begin on a revision of the Liturgy of the Hours
USCCB moves to develop comprehensive public affairs strategy
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- In an effort to strengthen its communications and
public relations efforts, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
approved the hiring of a director of public affairs as efforts begin to
reorganize the conference's Communications Department. The position
would work to unify messages on the activities and stances of the USCCB
-- not individual dioceses or bishops -- and better carry out church
campaigns related to the new evangelization, said Cardinal Timothy M.
Dolan of New York, USCCB president.
Bishops approve $220 million budget, add military services collection
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a 2013 budget of $220.4 million and agreed to add a national collection for the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.
The vote was 200-24 with nine abstentions on the budget. The budget for 2013 represents a 1.3 percent increase from 2012. The new collection for the military archdiocese would begin in 2013. Under the plan, the collection would be taken voluntarily in parishes every three years.
Bishops approve exhortation encouraging greater use of penance
By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops Nov. 13 overwhelmingly approved an exhortation encouraging Catholics to take advantage of the sacrament of penance, also known as reconciliation.
The vote, which required approval of two-thirds of the bishops, was 236-1.
The text was prepared by the bishops' Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis, chaired by Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wis.
US bishops endorse sainthood cause of Catholic Worker's Dorothy Day
By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service
Proposed economic message fails; opponents say more consultation needed
By Patricia Zapor
Catholic News Service
Bishops Adopt Message on Confession, 2013-2016 Strategic Plan, Approve Canonical Step for Dorothy Day Sainthood Cause
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a message inviting Catholics
to more frequent participation in the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, approved
their 2013-1016 strategic plan, and advanced the canonization cause of Dorothy
Day during their annual Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, November 13.
U.S. Bishops' Migration Chairman Urges President Obama And Congress To Enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform
BALTIMORE— Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of USCCB's Committee on Migration, urged President Barack Obama and the newly elected Congress to work together to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Archbishop Gomez issued the statement during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Fall General Assembly, November 13 in Baltimore.
CCHD's Bernardin New Leadership Award winner keeps Christ at the center
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- For Stanford University history major Karl Kumodzi, when injustice cries out Christians have a responsibility to act.
From aiding "unhoused" people in Palo Alto, Calif., where Stanford is located, to working with his mother in Las Vegas to establish a foundation to help educate Togolese students, Kumodzi finds that working to overcome the unpleasantness of injustice is what Catholics are called to do.
A refugee from Togo as a year-old child with his political activist mother in 1993, Kumodzi said it is God who sets the agenda in his life.
For his work, Kumodzi, 20, was honored by the U.S. bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development Nov. 12 with the Cardinal Joseph Bernardin New Leadership Award during the U.S. bishops' annual fall general assembly in Baltimore.
The award, named for the late Chicago cardinal, has been presented annually since 1998 to a young adult working to empower others and respond to injustice in his or her community.
Committees to prepare document on bishops' use of new technologies
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The chairmen of four U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees will begin work soon on drafting a document that reiterates the teaching authority of local bishops while urging them to use new technologies to share Catholic theology. The end result is expected to complement a 20-year-old document on the teaching authority of diocesan bishops, said Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, chairman of the bishops' Committee on Doctrine.
The bishops Nov. 12 agreed in a voice vote to the appointment of a working group that includes the chairmen of the committees on doctrine, evangelization and catechesis, and canonical affairs and church governance to draft the document. No timeline for development of the document was announced.
Bishops Approve Document On Preaching, New Collection For Military, 2013 Budget At General Assembly
BALTIMORE—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) adopted a new document of preaching, "Preaching the Mystery of Faith: The Sunday Homily," and voted to create a new National Collection to support the Archdiocese of Military Services at their annual Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, November 13.
Archbishop says US church must 'redouble' efforts on marriage issue
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Just shy of a week after laws permitting same-sex marriage passed in three states and voters in a fourth rejected an amendment to define marriage as a union of one man and one woman, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said, "Tuesday was a disappointing day for marriage."
The chairman of the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage told the U.S. bishops Nov. 12 at their annual fall general assembly in Baltimore that traditional marriage also faces probable challenges on the judicial front.
Efforts to promote religious liberty will not end, archbishop says
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The work of defending religious liberty will continue more robustly and without end in the face of growing challenges, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty.
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, told his fellow bishops during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that "whatever setbacks or challenges in the efforts to defend religious liberty we may be experiencing, we're going to stay the course."
Bishops Vote for New Treasurer, USCCB Committee Chairmen and CRS Board Members at General Meeting
BALTIMORE—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops chose a new treasurer-elect, along with the chairmen-elect of five committees and new members of the board of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) as the bishops met for their November 12-15 Fall General Assembly.
Cardinal challenges bishops to undergo their own conversion, renewal
BALTIMORE (CNS) --Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, challenged his brother bishops to undergo their own conversion and renewal.
One characteristic of this renewal is the sacrament of penance, Cardinal Dolan said.
US bishops, Catholic bloggers discuss how tweets, blogs help evangelize
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- A group of U.S. bishops and Catholic bloggers discussed -- and tweeted about -- how to use social media to spread the Gospel message during a Nov. 11 session prior to the start of the U.S. bishops' annual general assembly in Baltimore.
In the nearly three-hour session, the group of two dozen bishops and even more bloggers talked about the challenges in keeping up with the all-pervasive social media but also acknowledged the absolute necessity of doing so in order to reach people and connect them more deeply with their faith -- or put simply: to evangelize.
Report Finds Catholics Active in Social Media, Room to Grow for Church's Online Presence
BALTIMORE—Sixty-two percent of adult U.S. Catholics, representing an estimated 36.2 million people, have a profile on Facebook; 58 percent of Catholics age 30 and under share content such as pictures, articles and comments at least once a week on social media; and nearly a third of all surveyed said they would like their pastors and bishops to blog, according to a newly-released study by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University.
Bishops To Vote On Canonical Step For Dorothy Day Canonization
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops will engage in a canonical consultation regarding the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day, a pacifist and convert to Catholicism from New York City.
This consultation will take place during the bishops' General Assembly November 12-15 in Baltimore.
Dorothy Day dedicated her life fighting for justice for the homeless in New York City and was co-founder the Catholic Worker Movement.- NEWS RELEASE
Internal matters top agenda of bishops' fall assembly in Baltimore
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Statements on preaching and ways that bishops can respond using new technologies to modern-day challenges to their teaching authority are among the items the U.S. bishops will consider when they gather in Baltimore for their annual fall assembly. Set for Nov. 12-15, the assembly also will consider a statement on work and the economy proposed by the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development as a way to raise the profile of growing poverty and the struggles that unemployed people are experiencing.
Bishops to consider new document on preaching at fall meeting
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- "My dad used to say, 'I know what happened 2,000 years ago. I need to know how to live my life today.'" These words, from Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis, get to the heart of a new proposed document on preaching to be considered by the U.S. bishops at the fall general meeting in November. The document, "Preaching the Mystery of Faith: The Sunday Homily," encourages preachers to connect the Sunday homily with people's daily lives.


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DETROIT – Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Director Steven H. Hilfinger is warning Michigan corporations of a non-governmental entity called "Michigan Corporate Compliance Company" trying to collect a $125 fee to file corporate meeting minutes.
The misleading compliance solicitation implies that Michigan requires corporations and limited liability companies to complete an Annual Meeting Disclosure Statement and is designed to look like an official document, but it is not.
"Beware of mailings that appear to come from the State of Michigan offering assistance in performing non-existent or non-required services," Hilfinger said. "Our corporation customers should only respond to correspondence from LARA. No such letters are being sent from the LARA Corporation Division, no matter how official they may look."
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James signs himself and three friends up for a fighting tournament on MapleStory, named simply the contest. The winner gets unimaginable wealth- online and in real life. Beat up some online people, become a billionare- great chance, right? But some people will do anything for that price. Pay anything. Kill anything. Rated PG-13 for psychotic idiots, violence, minor language, and most of all, epicness! TAGS: Maplestory the contest awesome


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So, Shane has begun our kitchen/dining room remodeling project. For the last several days, he has come home after work and has been ripping out panelling, walls, studs, carpet....and then putting up studs for new walls....etc.
Yesterday, he was taking out a piece of panelling from one of the exterior walls in our back room (the one that is being used for storage right now) and all of a sudden, I hear...."Oh boy....I'm scared! I'm scared!" in this weird voice that Shane doesn't use very often. I didn't really know WHAT was going on, but thought he was joking or something....so I went around the corner and asked him what was wrong. Of course, who follows me? Colin, with Cameron right behind him. (Ethan was in my arms.)
When I get to Shane, he had this horrified look on his face, and I immediately knew at that point that something was REALLY wrong. I said to him, "What's the matter?" And he said, "Get the kids back!" I looked around the corner into the back room, and looked up (in the direction that he was already looking) to find what was almost the unthinkable--a SNAKE had made it's home in our wall!!
No, I am not kidding.
We apparently have been housing a giant (by my terms, anyway) snake inside our wall for who knows how long! He was just sitting up there, all comfy cozy, right on top of the insulation in the wall, not seemingly bothered at all that we had just torn into his home.
Talk about grossed out.
Neither one of us knew WHAT on earth to do. I ran down with the boys and put them in their room, and told them not to come out until I said that it was okay...and then proceeded to call animal control (however, it was past their hours, and I got the answering machine, with a message saying they do not pick up stray animals after hours. Great.)
I had no clue what to do from there, so I called across the street to my neighbor, hoping that she would be able to tell me who to call. Instead, she says to me, "Tom's afraid of snakes....I'll be right over." She proceeded to grab some gardening tools, and came right over to help with the process of getting rid of this snake. She said that it was a black king snake, and not poisonous, but it could still bite.
So, for the next several minutes, she and Shane devised a plan, and they were able to get the snake onto the ground. Sherry held the snake down with a garden hoe while Shane chopped it's head off (or tried--apparently, snake skin is pretty thick and tough.)
He never got the head really off, however. Once the snake was "dead", Sherry picked it up and carried it into the field behind our house to dispose of it, saying an animal would eat it in the next couple of days.
After a few minutes, Sherry left, and Shane went to check on the snake...to find it still very much alive. So, he really did chop the head off of it that time, and then measured (as you can see in the photos.) It was over 4 ft. long, without the head!!
I mean, seriously, I never would have thought in a million years that something like that would happen! But, that's our story of our most eventful remodeling incident to date!!


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Houston voters will decide on stringing parks together with trails
Parks boosters are asking for voter support of a greener Houston: More miles of off-road hike-and-bike trails than any city in the nation, the conversion of 2,000 acres of weed-choked bayou banks into narrow parks, and connector paths that would, in Mayor Annise Parker's words, "string the beads" of parks that most people currently need a car to get to.
Proposition B on the Nov. 6 ballot asks you to pay for part of that plan, of course. Not with increased taxes, though, Parker insists. The bond measure asks voters to authorize $166 million in borrowing that the city plans to pay back through existing property tax collections.
Parker has said she would consider the Proposition B projects a legacy achievement in what she hopes will mark her place in city history as "the infrastructure mayor."
But Dave Wilson, who has formed a PAC to oppose all five city bond measures, and like-minded anti-tax activists see a price tag, not just green space and infrastructure.
They have not targeted Proposition B specifically. Instead, they say the five propositions - combined with tax hikes proposed by Houston Independent School District and Houston Community College on the same ballot to pay for borrowing to fix those campuses - amount to too deep a dive into taxpayers' pockets by government that cannot be trusted to spend money wisely.
While the measure calls for $166 million in taxpayer spending, it actually would cost $291 million to pay back with interest, according to one city estimate.
In a resolution opposing all city bond measures, the county Republican Party states: "Some of the proposed projects, such as creating 'an integrated system of … bicycle trails' seems a frivolous use of tax dollars when the city says it cannot find money to test thousands of stored rape kits."
The resolution does not acknowledge that bond money cannot be used to pay for crime lab operations and other functions.
Parks boosters argue that Proposition B is in fact an astute investment. Should Proposition B pass, the Houston Parks Board has committed to raising $105 million in matching money through grants and private donations. "It is an opportunity that might not come again," Parker said.
Patchwork to network
The private money and $100 million of Proposition B would go toward the trails, with the remaining $66 million in the proposition set aside for swimming pool and basketball pavilion replacements, ball field lighting and improvements at Haden, Busby, Judson Robinson Sr., Jaycee, Wright, Bembry, Hermann, Alief, Nieto, Squatty Lyons, Gragg, Braeburn Glen and Wildheather parks.
"It hits every neighborhood," said state Sen. Rodney Ellis, the pro-Proposition B campaign co-chairman. "This will put us on the map with green space."
By doubling the size of the city's trail system to about 150 miles, Proposition B plan would fill the gaps between dead ends to convert the city's hike-and-bike paths from a patchwork to a network that would allow cyclists to ride from West Little York Road in the city's far northwest to Buffalo Bayou in the East End without ever having to use streets except to cross them. The expanded grid would provide safe alternatives to cyclists, joggers and stroller pushers who currently share streets with cars.
Directing toward parks more than 40 percent of the borrowing proposed in five city bond measures means public safety, library, housing and general government facilities get relatively smaller slices of the pie.
"If I hadn't done the parks piece, I would have put more on some of these other categories because I have a billion dollars worth of needs," Parker said, adding she was willing to spend more on parks because of the pledge of private dollars.
The Parks Board has raised only about $250,000 in its 5-year-old drive to find $9 million for the restoration of Gus Wortham Golf Course, but Roksan Okan-Vick, the board's executive director, says what's known as the Parks By You campaign is an entirely different kind of project.
"The big difference is that the $100 million campaign is of tremendous interest to a huge constituency in the city," not just golfers, Okan-Vick said. "It (the park system) will be accessible to all."
Listing the pluses
She already has $20 million in federal government grants and foundation pledges, she said. Early voting starts Monday, and Parks By You's executive director, Luis Elizondo-Thomson, said Election Day is not the finish line but the starting gun for the fund drive.
Promoters pitch Proposition B as a way to give children safer places to play, to put a majority of Houstonians within a mile and a half of a park, to encourage exercise that will reduce public health problems, improve flood protection and give Houstonians an edge against other cities in attracting knowledge workers, corporate offices and retirees.
Ellis stood near the bank of Hunting Bayou in Kashmere Gardens and talked about the proposition. Just behind him, a trail ended abruptly in a small mound of asphalt and a striped crossbar. Ellis lamented the loneliness in Mickey Leland Memorial Park despite its proximity to the popular Hutcheson Park because of a gap in the trail of about three-quarters of a mile. The city's parks would get much greater use, he said, if people could get to them.
"There's a linear park in every neighborhood in Houston, but we've ignored them for 100 years," Ellis said.
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IVB Canteen
Drink up, chow down
Il Vicino Brewery Canteen is a paradox in street appeal. Given its industrial warehouse environs, the brewpub's covered patio filled with happy people stands out like a bright yellow dandelion in a sidewalk crack. Alas, this off-the-charts street appeal is hampered by the low odds of anyone driving by. It's on Aztec, two blocks north of I-25 and midway between Candelaria and Comanche. The only reason you'd be in the neighborhood is if you were lost or perhaps having some custom plastics manufactured nearby.
The establishment is part of the ever-expanding Il Vicino empire, the Nob Hill pizzeria that now includes outposts in the Heights, Santa Fe, Colorado and Kansas. IVB Canteen caught my eye not only because of its fresh-brewed beer and differing dining concept (there's no pizza here), but because the menu brags about made-in-Albuquerque prepared foods like salsa, bread and mustard.
The menu also boasts Alpine Sausage Kitchen smoked ham. But according to Alpine owner Bill Schmaeh (pronounced "shmay"), he hasn't sold the Canteen smoked ham in a few months.
OK, that's kind of an awkward way to begin a relationship with a restaurant. And then there's the fact that I'm not really a sandwich guy, and sandwiches make up most of IVB Canteen's menu.
So I may not have met my soul mate restaurant. But I have to say, I could see cheating here once in a while. I think it has my number.
A sandwich called the "sauce hog" is made with IPA BBQ sauce. The very concept holds a special place in my heart because I love a hoppy IPA, and I've made several attempts to cook with it. Beyond beer-bathing my brats, I've never found an IPA recipe that tastes good to me. But someone at IVB Canteen sure did.
Beyond beer-bathing my brats, I've never found an IPA recipe that tastes good to me. But someone at IVB Canteen sure did.
The sandwich came on a puffy, shinny brioche bun with slices of aged cheddar. Despite its name, my order didn't go overboard on the sauce, though the pulled pork was sufficiently permeated. The sauce was tangy and satisfying, but it didn't taste strongly of IPA. (Maybe that's the trick to cooking with it: A little goes a long way.)
While some sandwiches, like the sauce hog, can be cherry-picked for their prime parts, others have to be taken as a whole. You're either on that bus, or you're off.
To be honest, I'm not generally on the bread and cheese bus. But I could not have been more into the Frenchy. Made of non-Alpine smoked ham and a wheel's worth of brie cheese, it was grilled onto an English-muffin-like bun baked at Fano. A slathering of Original Sin mayo, mixed with locally made Lusty Monk mustard, sealed the deal. I ate my sandwich and drank my beer, and it was good. And it was funny. I was laughing at my inability to stop eating this sandwich.
The appetizer menu features another made-in-Burque product: Papa Jeffe's Salsa. It was quite tasty, and spicy enough to make me pace myself. Housemade hummus was delicious as well.
The single non-sandwich entrée on the menu is the chef salad—a bed of organic salad mix and arugula weighed down by a load of meats and cheeses. It was a good salad, top to bottom, if a little overwhelming in the protein department. Ordering the same salad cheese- and meat-free resulted in a decent-sized bowl of greens for only $3.
It's not exactly destination dining. But if you're looking for well-crafted bar food, a fresh IPA and a funky location in which to knock them back, IVB Canteen is worth the detour.


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Amazingly, some "24" fans expressed shock about the death of Renee Walker by sniper's bullet.
Come on people, she had "Kill Me Ruskies" tattooed on her forehead from episode one. But some fans apparently hoped that she and Jack could walk out of the debris and into the smoke-filled sunset together in the final episode.
Nope. Executive Producer Howard Gordon said last week that Renee was doomed to die from the very dawn of the season. "Typically we come across these things as more improvisations," he said. "But this was one we had come up with at the very beginning."
You cannot fight "24" fate. That said, Gordon added that it was something "we thought about very carefully,"
Why was the death needed? To propel Jack to even greater grief and make the ending that much more emotional. It's more than saving the world, it's personal. "(This) is obviously motivating Jack to this final climatic confrontation and taking him to a place he's never been before," said Gordon.
As for the fan outrage, Gordon says they are used to it at the "24" production offices. Like Jack Bauer, it takes a lot to hurt these guys. "I'm taking people's outrage as a measure of interest," said Gordon. "And their indifference would have been far more hurtful."
And Why Renee Walker Needed To Die
Amazingly, some "24" fans expressed shock about the death of Renee Walker by sniper's bullet.


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Omnibus Press has set an October 15 tentative release date for "Inside The Machine". The world's first MACHINE HEAD biography is being written by British rock author Joel McIver — whose 20 books to date include "Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica", "Crazy Train: The High Life And Tragic Death Of Randy Rhoads", "Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography", "To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica's Cliff Burton", "Overkill: The Untold Story Of Motörhead", "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer" and "Unleashed: The Story Of Tool".
The official book description: "Over 17 years and eight albums, heavy metal band MACHINE HEAD have sold millions of units, earned a Grammy nomination and won personal awards from various magazines. The story is a classic 'rise, fall and rise again' scenario — they exploded onto the metal scene in 1994, enjoyed a successful string of albums and then lost their way in the nu-metal era. Now they are in the middle of one of metal's most acclaimed comebacks. Joel McIver has interviewed all the band-members several times and has a unique insight into their rollercoaster story, which includes alcohol addiction, inter-band brawls and therapy, sackings, near-splits and two decades of the heaviest music known to man, delivered all over the world."
MACHINE HEAD recently completed a North American headlining with support from SUICIDE SILENCE and DARKEST HOUR.
MACHINE HEAD's new album, "Unto The Locust", sold more than 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart — putting MACHINE HEAD in the Top 25 for the first time in the band's 17-year history.
MACHINE HEAD has consistently averaged more than 100,000 copies sold in the U.S. for each of its seven albums and has shifted double that overseas (accruing several silver records in the U.K.), resulting in cumulative worldwide sales of more than 2.4 million.
MACHINE HEAD's previous CD, "The Blackening", opened with just under 15,000 units back in April 2007 to debut at No. 54 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's 2004 effort, "Through The Ashes Of Empires", premiered with less than 12,000 copies to land at No. 88.


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In a presidential election where some politicians have promised the moon, one straight-talking "candidate" is making waves for doing the opposite.
"A vote for me is a vote to destroy your future," declares a barrel-chested, swivel-eyed hopeful known as "Bodrak" on a busy Kabul street. "If elected, I promise to serve myself first, then my relatives and friends, and then other people…. Votes from you mean foreign trips for us!"
Welcome to "Zang-e-Khatar" (Danger Bell), Afghanistan's answer to "The Daily Show," where everything from candidates running for president in Aug. 20 elections to government officials caught napping on the job to Kabul's problems with stray dogs comes under the comic scrutiny of Hanif Hangam and his cohosts.
The show is one of several satirical programs airing on Afghanistan's multitude of private television networks – and pushing the limits of political criticism – as the country experiences a media boom.
Satirical shows "are taking on all the major issues new shows aren't. Even in the presidential debates, the candidates were not truly pushed very hard or far in terms in terms examining their policies," says Haroun Mir, director of Afghanistan's Center for Research and Policy Studies. "Shows like 'Zang-e-Khatar' are able to pierce the traditional bounds of deference through the use of humor."
According to Saber Fahim of the media development nonprofit Nai, 500 registered publications, 10 newspapers, 90 FM stations, and 19 registered private television networks are now operating in Afghanistan – a remarkable achievement after years of Taliban rule that had shut down the news media.
In a country where illiteracy rates are as high as 70 percent, TV, which reaches some 50 percent of the population, can have a big impact. At the forefront of this media revolution are channels like Tolo TV (where Danger Bell is broadcast), operated by the Australian-Afghan Mohseni brothers, and the Ariana TV network.
Other popular shows on Tolo include "No Land" – a comedy featuring a corrupt governor and his farcically incompetent staff, and "The Candidate" – a reality show that gives ordinary people the chance to conceive presidential platforms and travel the country to "campaign."
Stations also host serious political discussions – and real politicians. On Ariana, there's the weekly "Debate" show, which has brought five of the 41 presidential candidates together for lively hour-long matchups. In July, Tolo held a debate with the two top rivals to incumbent President Hamid Karzai, who claimed the station would be biased against him.
While several channels are owned by warlords and powerful politicians, some argue that they are at least creating space for viewpoints not available before.
"In the past, it wasn't possible to critique our leaders. During the first presidential election [in 2004], there were no private channels – just the national TV, which was pro-government," says Sidiqullah Towhidi, media commissioner of the Independent Election Commission.
Plus, the number of channels and the competition mean more news gets reported, he says. "In the past, we had to rely on international channels to know what was going on, but now the local media offer a greater level of depth."
Audiences aren't the only ones to benefit from the media explosion – as network staffs continue to grow, so do opportunities for female journalists. Women make up at least a third of most newsrooms.
Growing up as an Afghan refugee in Iran during the 1990s, Mina Khursand longed to become a presenter – like the women she saw on Iranian TV.
"There was resistance at first to having women in journalism, but my family are happy now, and I'm proud of my job," says the young woman, who works at the private Noor TV.
Journalists in Afghanistan still face many dangers. Reporters Without Borders said in its 2009 report that press freedom is on the decline in Afghanistan: While in 2007 five journalists were killed and 23 detained, according to Nai, from May 2008 to June 2009, two were killed, five were detained by the Taliban, and 45 held by the government. Twenty were shot at by unknown gunmen.
According to Mr. Towhidi, there are "two major problems facing journalists: one is the government and the other is the Taliban. The government withholds information from the media and in case journalists broadcast against the government, they face jail time and beating. The Taliban sometimes kill or kidnap journalists."
Reporters can also provoke the authorities' ire by talking to the Taliban for a story. Abdul Qadeer Mirzai, director of news at Ariana TV, recalls the time he sent a reporter to southern Musa Qala district, which was controlled by the Taliban. Upon his return, the reporter was interrogated by police for two days.
In comedy, though, it's the politicians who are the targets. And no fish are too large to fry. When former anti-Soviet resistance leader Sibhatullah Mujaddedi, a key power broker in Afghan politics, declared his support for President Karzai in June because, he explained, angels had told him to, a satirical show called Talak (Mouse Trap), which airs on the private channel Nooreen TV, devoted an entire episode to lampooning him.
"I was certain they had gone too far, and that the next day the station controller would end up in jail," says Fahim Dashty, chief editor of the Kabul Weekly.
In the end, nothing happened.


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Marlins ready for revised transfer rule
NEW YORK -- Twice in the past week, the Marlins benefited from MLB's stricter interpretation of the transfer rule. They now are prepared to move forward with the revised version of the rule.
MLB on Friday announced a modification where the infielder doesn't have to maintain full possession of the ball if he had the ball squeezed in his glove for a catch beforehand.
"I'm glad it's this week and not last week," manager Mike Redmond quipped. "I think those plays for the Fish might have set them over the edge."
In the ninth inning on April 18, Giancarlo Stanton's walk-off grand slam against the Mariners came after replay overturned an out at third because of the transfer rule.
On Monday, in a 4-2 loss to the Braves, another challenge by Redmond overturned an out at second base. Miami got the break, but didn't capitalize.
"We had those two plays happen within the last week," Redmond said. "So am I surprised? No, I'm not surprised.
"You're still kind of wondering how it's going to be. It seems like there is still some confusion. We'll see now exactly what a catch is."
Redmond still expects to challenge questionable transfer plays.
"I don't think it's going to affect how we [challenge]," the manager said. "It's in the interpretation. Before, when we saw that play throughout baseball, we saw the transfer play was going to be an issue.
"How do you not go out there and review that play when you see how it is interpreted? So any time that play happens, you have to go out there and review it."


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The global increase in demand for both food and energy, combined with the impact of rising commodity costs, has placed pressure on agribusinesses to improve productivity in all areas of the enterprise.
Operational excellence enables the efficient use of equipment, personnel and inputs to improve outcomes and returns. Accenture leads companies toward operational excellence by reducing capacity and allowing them to focus on the strategic elements of business.
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A centrally coordinated approach to sourcing and supply management is key to procurement mastery. Accenture helps agribusinesses by building the requisite governance models to quickly and confidently segment supplier bases; develop stronger, more strategic supplier relationships; and focus on the purchasing activities that add the most value to the supply chain.
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The shift to automation from manual processes improves productivity, enhances asset utilization, prevents loss and deviation, enables traceability and increases the quality of product for agribusinesses. Accenture provides the technological tools and change management services that drive innovative methods of information transfer from the farm to the refinery.


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Hectares was absolutely, positively GREAT! He is a totally awesome technician. He's so nice and friendly. Installed hot water heater and explained every step of the process to me. Very professional and extremely knowledgeable. Pointed out other repairs I need to have done. That's how good he is. Please keep Hectares at DallTex. I'd like to see him rewarded in some way for being an awesome technician as well as an awesome person. He truly represents DallTex in an awesome way. Hector totally rocks!
We were so grateful to have Hector come in within an hour of my phone call! He was thorough, reliable and very helpful and informative. I highly recommend Dalltex for your air conditioning servicing and maintenance needs!!
Our AC started going out, of course right when it's starting to get really hot again in Dallas. I called a couple places and they were busy and short with me on the phone. I called Dalltex, a company in Oak Cliff (we live in Oak Cliff) and they were courteous and were able to come out within an hour and a half. Hector and his technician were very professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. They diagnosed our problem almost instantaneously. He corrected the issue for a very reasonable fee. My wife and I highly recommend Hector and his company Dalltex. They are great! We will always use them and recommend them to our friends and family. If you are having HVAC issues, give Dalltex a call. They will take really good care of you. We thought we were in for a hot hot hot weekend, but Dalltex was awesome and now we are back to cold a/c. Thank you Dalltex, your company is great!!!
My AC blower went out and I randomly ended up calling Dalltex to come out and service the unit. Hector showed up within the hour, quickly diagnosed the problem (blown transformer due to exposed wires causing a short) and got me fixed up and AC blowing within 30 minutes. Easy, quick, painless and honest service. Thank you Hector.
I called Hector and asked for a quote on a new central air conditioner. After receiving the quote, I called him back and I asked for references, he was happy to provide 3 references. The individuals names he provided spoke highly of Hector as a person and the quality of his work. Hector did a great job installing a new central air conditioning system at my home. I will call him about any air conditioning or heating concerns.
I've been a General Contractor for 30+ years and I can guarantee that HECTOR OF DALLTEX AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING is the most PROMPT, RESPONSIBLE and PROFESSIONAL A/C MECHANIC I've dealt with in the entire history of my career. On top of the LIGHTNING-QUICK Service, he is also VERY reasonable with his charges. Hector is a MAN you can TRUST! Kathryn E. Hoppa "Kat" President, Floor To Ceiling, Inc. A Commercial/Residental Construction & Remodel Company
Hector called me two days ago and made an appointment to check out my air conditioning problem. He was very polite and most of all he was on time. He told me he would be back Thursday morning and he was!!! He has fixed the problem and the house is beginning to cool down. He checked our compressor and told me it was working fine. He did a great job. I will be happy to recommend your company to all of my friends. Thanks, Hector!!!
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We have used Dalltex for several years and they always do a great job. They are very thorough and always go above and beyond to make sure that we are satisfied. They are professional and great to work with, always available when we need something. We compared a few different companies and they were very reasonably priced!
Hector was on time, did work on my ac and he found the problem. He finished quickly and respond to my call so quickly, I'm use few times DAlltex AC, what I like best is that he explained the details. I recommend DALLTEX AC
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Dalltex is absolutely the one of the best around DFW! We recently had our air handler replaced in our attic by another company, then after two months the AC just stopped working, the other company came over and immediately tried selling us the outside unit for 4k+ We already felt that they didn't do a good job the first time and we wanted a 2nd opinion. We came across DallTex and they came in an hour. Hector was professional and very courteous - unlike the other company. He came to the same conclusion but quoted us less than half the price! He made sure everything is working and even made sure the air handler that I previously got was good. I cannot recommend them enough! This company is good! Hector is the man! We normally don't do reviews, but were compelled to on this one as they absolutely deserve it!
The best over several years...
Hector is always on time and does what needs to be done, without trying to up sell or pull any tricks. He saved me a major expense several years ago by accurately diagnosing and fixing a unit that another company said needed to be totally replaced. It is still working just fine to this day. A first rate company that deserves a chance at your business. You won't be disappointed.
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I've used Dalltex for my ac/heat issues a few times now and Hector comes and gets the job done! Pleasant experience all around and I highly recommend them to anyone.
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Hector was on time and handled everything perfectly. I was so happy how quick he responded. He had the parts on his truck so no back and forth. Within 30 minutes everything was up and running.
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Hectorvhas been sdf o grest in nursing our system forva yesr mow. He is very professionsl and curteous. Woyld highly recommend him!!
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Hector does an amazing job everytime i call him and very reasonable. I have put on my facebook so everyone i know can call and get great service. He know exactly what is wrong each time.
amazing job
Hector does an amazing job everytime i call him and very reasonable. I have put on my facebook so everyone i know can call and get great service. He know exactly what is wrong each time.
The guys always do a great job, and are on time. We will definitely use them again when needed.
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Absolutely great!! I recently purchased a home that needed 2 completely new systems. Hector worked with me and kept me informed, showed up on time, workers were quick and clean. They answered every question and did a clean professional install. I would highly recommend.
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Hector is the best just like all the others say! I feel like i have finally found an a/c man that I can use for life. He figured out the problem in about two minutes. He needed to get a part that wasn't on the truck but it only took him a very short bit to go get it. Once he was back he did all the work in about 30 to 45 minutes. The unit is working excellent now and i can't believe how fast the warehouse is cooling off! Hector showed up in a very reasonable time within the frame they set and is extremely professional! He is someone who i feel i can trust. I highly recommend Hector and the Dalltex company. YOU WILL NOT GO WRONG using them!
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DALL-TEX is my new AC company after last year's initial repair of one of my 3 units. Fast, dependable, Honest - finally an honest company, and affordable! They just replace my oldest unit that finally died with a great new unit at a great price. I'm a loyal customer now, and recommend them to all my friends.
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Hector with Dalltex fixed my A/C today outside and in the rain! You don't get better customer service that this. They will always be my first call.
As a general contractor , Hector has worked on several clients and my own house. He is always on time, reliable does great work at a fair price
I have been very happy with my ductwork replacement project. After receiving a ridiculous quote from Baker Brothers I was very pleased witb quote from Dalltex and Hector and hiw son did a wonderful job. I HAVE FOUND AN AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY THAT I CAN TRUST. T hanks Jack
I have used Dalltex and Hector several times over the past few years. Always on time, courteous, fair, and competent. Will not hesitate to use him again.
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I have used DALLTEX twice and they have been great to work with. I recommend them to all my family and friends.
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Hector have been at my home twice now and just installed a new AC compressor he always does a top job is courteous and informative. I have no problem recommending His service.
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Kim Kardashian and New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries' marital bliss lasted all of 72 days.
Rumors had been dogging the couple for days, and NBCLA.com obtained the filing today. In it, Kardashian's representives cite irreconcilable differences as the reason for ending the two-month union. It further states there are no assets to be divided up.
TV personality Ryan Seacrest delivered confirmation today via Twitter after speaking with Kardashian.
"Yes @kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, getting a statement in just a few mins," Seacrest tweeted. The papers can be seen here.
Kardashian later said in a brief statement to E! that divorce "was not an easy decision."
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Despite Kardashian's statement, the decision to split appeared not to have been a joint one.
"I love my wife and am devastated to learn she filed for divorce," Humphries said in his own statement to People.
The NBA player said he was "committed to this marriage and everything this covenant represents, and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make it work."
Kardashian and Humphries were married Aug. 20, allegedly reaping more than $17 million by making the affair a media event, including a four-hour, two-part TV spectacular called "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event."
The wedding had been a black-tie affair in Montecito, Calif., with the bride sporting an engagement ring with a 16.5-carat emerald cut diamond flanked by a pair of 2-carat diamonds said to be worth more than $2 million and a Vera Wang gown.
The split comes just a week after the pair spent the weekend celebrating her 31st birthday in Las Vegas and New York City.
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In her private residence playwright, Ntozake Shange is lost in her own world: one made up of words, rhythm and recovery. The writer of the legendary theater piece, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow Is Enuf no longer has the full use of her hands and legs due to her battle with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) which she was diagnosed with in 2011. But that hasn't stopped her from staging her most recent book, Lost In Language & Sound: Or How I Found My Way to the Arts.
"I am not gonna stop," she says. "I think being involved in this project has enlivened me. I have become more myself than I've been in a long time 'cause I am involved in making art. As long as I make art and think about it I feel good, like life is normal even though I know it's not."
This past Tuesday she debuted Lost in Language & Sound at the Nuyorican Poets Café in New York City shortly after the venue celebrated its 40th anniversary. Shange hopes to raise consciousness by presenting her journey as an artist and thoughts on everything from politics to 2 Live Crew. "I hope the audience gets a sense of me as writer and as a person and a better sense of people of color. We still have third world countries starving for water. The piece will alert us to what is happening to us."
Shange has no immediate plans to travel the work especially after dealing with the politics of fundraising. In 2008 the revival of For Colored Girls… was scheduled for Broadway starring India. Arie and produced by Whoopi Goldberg and DreamTeam Entertainment but never made it to curtain call. "We had one sponsor and then all of a sudden they pulled out," she reveals. "They didn't like the word colored and suicide in the title and that's when it started to fall apart. That was amazing, I couldn't believe that." For now Shange is content to remain lost in her world of language and sound as she works to regain her physical health.
At home, Shange doesn't have to fear that one day a bomb may drop from the sky. However that was the very reality in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985 when a bomb was released by the city to evict members of the controversial radical urban group, MOVE. In his debut, filmmaker Jason Osder uses archival footage to present the story that resulted in a blazing fire killing eleven people (six adults and five children) and 61 homes destroyed.
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The House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on the Internal Market, Energy and Transport has said that Britons are paying too much to use smartphones for data when traveling to other European countries.
Current roaming charges are "deterring consumers from accessing increasingly important smartphone services while abroad", the Sub-Committee warned.
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The Best Valentine's Day TV Episodes Ever
Say what you want to about Valentine's Day, it is an excuse to buy a three pound box of chocolates and a double-sized bottle of white wine and not have to share it with anybody. But what to do while you're picking through your Whitman's Sampler and pouring yourself Texas-sized glasses of pinot grigio? Why not just admit you're going to watch television?
Here are some great Valentine's Day episodes that are seasonally appropriate but won't make you cry. Because everyone knows that nothing ruins a glass of wine faster than salty, salty tears.
'Anna Howard Shaw Day''30 Rock' Season 4, Episode 13
Instead of Valentine's Day, Liz Lemon celebrates the birthday of suffragette Anna Howard Shaw, then gets a root canal and has some great post-dentist hallucinations featuring her exes as female Jamaican dental assistants.
'Put Your Head on My Shoulder''Futurama' Season 2, Episode 7
Things heat up between Amy and Fry, but fizzle out as Valentine's Day approaches. In an unfortunate twist, Fry has to have his head attached to Amy's body after a car accident. Also, Bender becomes a pimp.
'A Charlie Brown Valentine'
Maybe go for a classic this year, and watch 'A Charlie Brown Valentine.' Seriously, Charlie Brown feels at least as miserable and pathetic as we do. Plus, we can dance, so we've got that on him.
'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered''Buffy' Season 2, Episode 16
Xander casts a love spell on Cordelia for revenge. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, only everything.
'Dateless in Seattle''Full House' Season 8, Episode 17
We're basically just recommending this one for Derek's line "I love these aggressive women of the '90s." You've basically just watched the best part of this episode.
'Galentine's Day''Parks and Recreation' Season 2, Episode 1
We hope you celebrate Galentine's Day, the day before Valentine's that you spend with your best gals, or else you're really missing out. Why, yes this IS available on Netflix, since you asked.
'Valentine's Day''The Office' Season 2, Episode 17
Here are a few scenes you won't see if you watch this episode of 'The Office.' Fortunately, the entire series is on Netflix and Hulu Plus, so you can watch the whole thing if you have either of those. How's that wine coming along?
'My Funky Valentine''Modern Family' Season 1, Episode 15
Ridiculous role playing coupled with the awkwardness of your dad catching you wearing nothing but an overcoat coupled with how terrifying it would be to get said coat stuck in an escalator make this a great Valentine's Day episode of television. Like, at least those things probably won't happen to you.
'I Love Lisa''The Simpsons' Season 4, Episode 15
Awwww, what a classic. Poor little Ralph gets his heart ripped in half, and we all learn to keep our fingers out of our noses. Definitely a Valentine's Day episode for the ages.


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