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Ever Heard of "National Black Conservative Day?" Me Either
Yo, MSM, where's the blanket coverage of this epoch fail?
So I go to the National Press Club's website but I don't see anything there about "National Black Conservatives" speaking today, though this dead site does pop up, lame as it is.
Gosh. I have a feeling this was a disaster; bigger than the disaster of "Tea Party Diversity Day" last weekend in Philly.
I mean, there were supposed to be thousands of "diverse" Tea Partiers swarming D.C. last weekend during "Tea Party Diversity Day." It was a flop. And today, "National Black Conservatives" day evaporated.
So, we're to believe that Tea Party types rule the world?
Note to the MSM: Take another hit. Now, back to reality.
The Hypocrisy of Newt Gingrich Commenting on the Sanctity of Marriage
If you see Newt Gingrich on the teevee tonight (or tomorrow, or ever) commenting on how gays are destroying the "sanctity of marriage," remember that he has been married three times.
Your Daily Grayson
Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) just now on The Ed Show: "I think it's time a Democrat knew how to throw a punch."
Beyond time Alan but amen anyway.
Yikes, the Sanctity of My Marriage is Threatened!
A federal judge in San Francisco decided today that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, striking down Proposition 8, the voter approved ballot measure that banned same-sex unions.
U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker said Proposition 8, passed by voters in November 2008, violated the federal constitutional rights of gays and lesbians to marry the partners of their choice.. His ruling is expected to be appealed to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and then up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
At hopeful moments like this my thoughts immediately go to my dear gay brother, Marc.
Break Time — Water!
Wow, for an ocean lover who's landlocked in Colorado, these stunningly beautiful photographs by Stuart Gibson of the ocean off Fiji's Namotu Island are much-needed food for the soul. Some of them make me feel like I'm actually in the water.
Here's a taste:
Focus in on this for a sec.
See what you're seeing.
What. An. Amazing. Picture.
Look. At. That. Wave.
Scaredy Cat Democrats
From Greg Sargent:
Vot'em out!
Dan Maes – GOP Candidate for Governor of Colorado: Bike Riding is a Communist Plot
The Colorado primary is a week away and for some of us Coloradoans, it can't come soon enough. We're being bombarded with television campaign ads, telephone calls and lunacy like this that bears absolutely no connection to reality:
Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is warning voters that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's policies, particularly his efforts to boost bike riding, are "converting Denver into a United Nations community."
"This is all very well-disguised, but it will be exposed," Maes told about 50 supporters who showed up at a campaign rally last week in Centennial.
Maes said in a later interview that he once thought the mayor's efforts to promote cycling and other environmental initiatives were harmless and well-meaning. Now he realizes "that's exactly the attitude they want you to have."
"This is bigger than it looks like on the surface, and it could threaten our personal freedoms," Maes said.
He added: "These aren't just warm, fuzzy ideas from the mayor. These are very specific strategies that are dictated to us by this United Nations program that mayors have signed on to."
You have to say this kind of thing when you're trying to appeal to the Glenn Beckistaners.
The Tea Party Insanity is Worse Than You Think
Here's a fascinating article by David Corn over at Mother Jones detailing some of the Tea Party insanity Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) encountered in his runoff campaign for re-election earlier this year. (He lost because he wasn't willing to go along with the craziness.) It's just amazing what some of the Foxbaggers believe, like this for example:
During his primary campaign, Inglis repeatedly encountered enraged conservatives whom he couldn't—or wouldn't—satisfy. Shortly before the runoff primary election, Inglis met with about a dozen tea party activists at the modest ranch-style home of one of them. Here's what took place:
I sat down, and they said on the back of your Social Security card, there's a number. That number indicates the bank that bought you when you were born based on a projection of your life's earnings, and you are collateral. We are all collateral for the banks. I have this look like, "What the heck are you talking about?" I'm trying to hide that look and look clueless. I figured clueless was better than argumentative. So they said, "You don't know this?! You are a member of Congress, and you don't know this?!" And I said, "Please forgive me. I'm just ignorant of these things." And then of course, it turned into something about the Federal Reserve and the Bilderbergers and all that stuff. And now you have the feeling of anti-Semitism here coming in, mixing in. Wow.
Read the article. It'll blow your mind.
Hey, MSM — A Palin Endorsement Doesn't Mean a Win
The first thing I did this morning was look up info about the Michigan primary which was held yesterday. I wanted to find out if Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero won the Democratic primary in the race for governor. (He did.) In the process I came across this little ditty:
In Kansas, two-term Sen. Sam Brownback sailed to the GOP nomination in the gubernatorial race. Democrat Robin Carnahan – a member of a famed Missouri political family – and seven-term GOP Rep. Roy Blunt secured spots on the November ballot in that state's Senate race.
Another veteran politician – GOP Rep. Jerry Moran – narrowly topped fellow Republican Rep. Todd Tiahrt in the race for the party's Senate nod in Kansas and will face Democrat Lisa Johnston, a college administrator. Moran had the backing of Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., while Tiahrt had the support of Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin's guy lost. As a matter of fact, a third of the people she has endorsed have lost. So hey MSM, let's cut the crap about how a Palin endorsement is like sprinkling fairy dust on a candidate.


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'Similaar Flaat' Aims to Bring Improved Skin Tones to Canon DSLR Picture Profiles
Picture profiles have taken HDSLRs to another level in terms of getting a gradeable image out of our favorite low-cost hybrid cameras. As far as Canon DSLRs are concerned, Technicolor CineStyle is the official "flat" setting and a top user-created choice is Marvels Cine, out of which I've had problems getting useable skin tones (but I have not tried the latest version, designed to fix this). Joining the fray is new entrant Similaar Flaat, by NoFilmSchool frequenter Samuel Hurtado, which is designed to offer a similarly flat setting with improved skin tones. There are a number of profiles, so grab them yourself and see if it's worthy of the extra "a"…
Samuel has prepared an impressive set of charts and skin tone tests, but test video is "on the way."
These picture styles are heavily optimized for my T2i. I think they'll work just as well on all the Canon DSLRs that share that same 18 Mpix sensor and Digic IV processor (7D, 60D, 600D-T3i, 550D-T2i), but I'm not so sure about the 5D2 or 1D4. If you have one of those, you can test yourself (and maybe keep me posted: firstname.lastname@example.com).
In the meantime
all I could find is this very brief shot of a moon UPDATE: Samuel has posted a results video, what do you think?
If you have any tests of your own, please share!
Link: Flaat Picture Styles for Canon DSLRs – Similaar
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Awesome. I will download it this afternoon and try it out. Nice to see that it was optimized for T2i.
So far I've been using John Hope's Cinema profile, and Cinestyle, depending on the project. But I'm shooting a 'fashion-video-style' music video this coming weekend, and a picture style oriented towards skin tones will be definitely useful.
Thanks, Samuel. :)
Luke on 01.9.12 @ 12:27PM
Looks interesting. The results look good on the skintone test; colour seems more accurate at first glance.
Is there any way for third parties to implement the same ~16 IRE offset black level as Technicolor CineStyle? It loses colour space, as it were, but I've seen definite improvements in compression quality from it.
Rev. Benjamin on 01.9.12 @ 12:42PM
Very nice. Way to style and profile.
Great! I would love to post a test for the 5D Mark II, but it's really dark here in France (7 PM)…
Thanks for posting here, Koo!
I hope everybody likes it. If not, at least you'll get a lot of info about how the different picture styles treat the image :)
I'm definitely testing it out tonight. Just out of curiosity… which one is the one you like the most?! From the pictures you posted, I'm really liking Flaat 3 as shot, but I also noticed Flaat 2 when graded had a more a 'natural' look to my eyes.
Flaat_2 would be my workhorse option
Flaat_3 is the one I'd use if I needed some extra DR
Flaat_4 is for very excepcional cases where I need as much DR as I can get
Flaat_1 is there mainly for people that are used to shooting neutral-4
Flaat_2 will feel the most natural for people shooting with Technicolor CineStile or Marvels Cine
Thanks, Samuel. I appreciate that. :)
I am currently testing Cinestyle against Flaat 2 and Flaat 3.
One thing I will say is for those people who are trying to achieve the most filmic look possible, flaat 3 is too sharp. Almost like VIDEO sharp. I've attached a snapshot of the two side by side. Cinestyle is on the left and Flaat 3 is on the right. When I looked at the settings, the sharpness is turned all the way up to 7. I'm not saying it's unusable by any means. I'm saying that "it looks digital." I'll post the whole video here shortly.
that should definitely not be so: I'm afraid something went wrong when you installed it in your camera
it should appear with the following settings:
I will try these settings, and repost a new link. : )
please stop kidding yourselves that you are getting more dynamic range here. honestly, I've done the tests and can clearly show that shooting flat, trying to pretend your dslr is a RED or Alexa just does more harm then good. You are reducing your gradation range in a very limited codec. typically you are getting 7.5 or 7 bits worth of actual information by doing so. Only in the the most high contrast situations can you get a better based exposure by doing what all flat settings do – expand the bottom end so you can underexpose the highlights. this results in very noisy mids and darks. here are the tests complete with charts, scopes from camera and media files. Part 1 http://www.steveoakley.net/template_permalink.asp?id=172 has a test video showing a series of test shot under extreme high contrast, sun + snow + shadows. in part 4 all the scopes and how shooting flat reduces your usable dynamic range in the CODEC. http://steveoakley.net/template_permalink.asp?id=180
maghoxfr on 01.9.12 @ 7:54PM
I will deffinitely check your site. But I don't think nobody is pretending that a DSLR is a RED. Most of us just can't afford a RED and we try to do everything available to improve our shooting, I don't see anything wrong with that.
I know
That's why my workhorse option (Flaat_2) doesn't push DR above what you get with Neutral or Portrait (or Technicolor CineStyle, or Marvels Cine). What it does is to flatten the response to light, respecting colors, so as to use the available color space more efficiently and deliver easily gradable footage.
Flaat_3 and Flaat_4 deliver increased DR (please look at my waveform tests, and consider adding flaat to your tests), but, as I said in my page, they should be used with care: "when shooting with the most extreme Flaat options, the reduced color space and bitrate that's left for the midtones and highlights can create (in some scenarios) some banding and/or macroblocking (e.g. on bright skies and such)"
These tradeoffs are the reason I haven't developed a picture style, but a suite of them. I'm not trying to kid myself, just trying to get the most out of the tools I have.
(very nice blog, BTW: I'm bookmarking that…)
Ok, now that I've read all 4 parts of that post you linked to, I must say…
First: very interesting, nice job, I learned some stuff I didn't know about (like: unlike internal codec, HDMI out is not limited to IRE 100%).
And then: we're nearly on the same page: it's a matter of trying to record what's in front of your camera in the most efficient way possible, so as to get the best final image you can; flaat tries to do that by:
* spreading the recorded DR evenly across the codec's color space (that's the sense in which flaat is flat)
* trying to spread the recorded images across all that color space, to use it to its fullest; this is done for example by not desaturating colors (as you found too, going for nearly-black-and-white and then bringing colors back is not a good idea) (I like saturation=-2; 0 or even +1 is too saturated for my taste, but you could use that with flaat without any issues; same goes for sharpness; contrast, though, should be left at -4)
Also: including flaat in your tests doesn't make sense: you can just look at my posted waveform graphs and induce what results you'd get; for your low DR subject, it's easy to guess you'd conclude a more contrasty picture style would be more appropriate.
In this sense, it seems to me like you'd like an eventual flaat_0 option, still flat (in the sense I described above) but recording less dynamic range than the benchmark I used for reference ("portrait with contrast=-4″).
A close alternative is to shoot "portrait with contrast=-1″, which would preserve highlights a bit better and dedicates most of the codec's color space to recording the midtones (between IRE 20% and IRE 90%, it records 5 stops of DR, whereas flaat_1 puts there 5.66 stops of DR, flaat_2 puts 6 stops, flaat_3 puts 6.75, and flaat_4 puts 7.66). But it is not flat (it has an s shape) and thus requires more accurate exposure in camera (if you underexpose or overexpose and something falls out of the sweet spot of the picture style, you'll be using a very small color space to record that), and with my limited grading skills would be a bit more difficult to work with in post.
Ok, I'm off to check out your stuff :) I'm certainly interested in if you can add an extra stop or so.
I think the real purpose of my tests comes down to knowing your shooting situation and applying things appropriately. if you are on the extremes of contrast like sun & snow then you need all the help you can get. however for more normal contrast and controlled lighting, shooting flat can really hurt you because the information being fed to the codec is just too reduced.
when you put it on the scope you can see bands of no information / gradation. thats never good. its why when you start to grade dslr material + in camera compression the images can really fall apart. you have to fill the codec's range as much as possible. this is true even with RED.
* that's precisely the idea: to use the codec's color space to the fullest
* ther is some extra dynamic range with Flaat_3 and Flaat_4, but it comes at price of noise – in the situations you've mentioned, where you have lots of light to work with and can shoot at very low ISO, that's when it should be most useful
* please keep me posted! I want to hear thoughts from users, no matter if they are bad or (preferably) good
Greg Greenhaw on 01.12.12 @ 10:26AM
Are you using magic lantern and increasing your CBR value to 1.5 or 1.6? I consistently get 70mbs out of my 5d at CBR 1.5. I is pointless to talk about dynamic range if you are not maxing out the quality.
This is awesome! Im definitely downloading it!
Hmm, I wonder why Koo or other opinion leaders are yet to comment on this picture style. Yes, you heard right, some of us actually care to know what they are thinking ; P
just released, I guess people are playing with it, they'll post when they have new thoughts to share
In your opinion, what advantage do you think this PS has over Technicolor? I'm seriously asking out of curiosity although I'm doing fine with Cinestyle but won't want to prevent myself from discovering something better.
the more important thing is: more efficient use of the codec's color space, because:
* if you forget about the top 2/3 stops of latitude, CineStyle restricts its IRE values to 16%-82%; Flaat_2 uses 0%-92% for that same DR
* CineStyle pushes saturation down so much that it only uses a small portion of the codec's color space
this should lead to cleaner footage when graded (luminance and chrominance channels should end up smoother)
apart from that:
* easier to grade, because this one is actually flat (whereas CineStyle has a weird gamma response) and is easily color corrected with a luminance curve (the RGB curve that CineStyle requires reassigns saturation and shifts colors across the image in ways my simple mind cannot predict accurately)
* extended dynamic range (at cost of noise) in the case of Flaat_3 and Flaat_4
appreciate that, will take a dig at it this weekend : )
Justin on 01.12.12 @ 7:28PM
I use Super Flat. It works very well and I do everything in post
vashi nedomansky on 01.13.12 @ 1:39AM
Tested all 4 Flaat profiles and really find "Flaat 2″ to be a great all-around profile. The flesh tones and contrast really get me closer in camera then with all other options I've tried before. I've been using cinestyle exclusively since it came out, but Flaat 2 might be a viable option to help me get closer, quicker and in camera…especially when monitoring on set. We shall see……..thank you Samuel for the effort and for sharing.
it should be a bit closer in camera (e.g. it's not overly desaturated) but it still needs to be graded, to get contrast where you want it – it should be a relatively easy grade, though
Heiko on 01.17.12 @ 6:40AM
I am definitely gonna try these – I think Flaat 2 looks good to me. It's flat enough to be gradable, but you won't need extreme grading skills, and it still looks kind of natural on the monitor.
My biggest problem with cinestyle is my monitor while shooting: I can't focus well and exposure is hard to judge.
From what I see, I think Flaat 2 could really be a nice option for me.
Julien Cheron on 03.15.12 @ 8:50AM
This short was all done on Flaat_2! http://vimeo.com/37993764


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First up, a view from the other side of Saturday's victory. The Journal and Courier's coverage made Purdue folk emotive:
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As part of the Lacroute Art Series, three jazz artists visited Linfield to share their thoughts about how creative expression can build community April 22 in the Delkin Recital Hall. After the interactive discussion, they played an improvisation set.
"I want to talk about jazz as revolution," said Tim DuRoche, a musician, artist, writer and activist. "Jazz can be all things to all people. It is all around us."
DuRoche started the audience out with a basic description of jazz, its most famous players and the influences they've had on each other and the country.
He talked about the evolution of jazz and the public's reception over time. People were beginning to see how this music represented the country we were becoming, and it continues to do so. There are many ways to examine the problems a community may face.
"When we look at conflict in community, it is so often about the way things have been and the way things could be. It's also about individual versus the community, but that's a myth," he said. "The west was won by communities and people working together. Jazz allows us to look at the world this way."
DuRoche talked about jazz as a metaphor with the power to change who we are, how we belong and how we move forward as a community.
"Think about what jazz does. It unites our voices and energies. It unites us. It tells a story. It allows multiple perspectives and allows us to be part of something. In many ways, it is democracy in action," he said. "Jazz is a process of discovery. It asks questions. It is participative and inclusionary. All these things we really want to have happen as a community."
Along with DuRoche on drums, Portland State University professor Darrell Grant played the piano. Jon Shaw, a native Portland musician, accompanied the two on the upright bass. The combo illustrated values of community by playing various improvised songs together.
The trio discussed the idea that you can bring together different personalities to accomplish anything. It's about having shared values and common purpose.
"Jazz brings the element of freedom, composition and individual agency," Grant said. "The performer gets to contribute to the making of the piece as a whole. For a jazz musician, it's a constant search for something new."
After their performance, DuRoche, Grant and Shaw all shared their thought processes as they played uncharted music they'd never seen before. DuRoche discussed harmonies, cadences and chords, painting a picture of the way that people work together using improvisation.
"Jazz is collaborative, collective leadership, in the same way that leadership should be collaborative and flexible," DuRoche said. "While in the midst of improvisation, you must explore the outer limits to take you further into the next level. Musicians must listen deeply to each other in order to function."
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"Jazz gives us this space where questions can be asked and something new can emerge," he said. "The questions that jazz asks are comparable to those you ask when living in a community. How much risk are you willing to take? How much do you plan to participate? How invested are you in the wellbeing of the whole?"
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A Woburn business owner was arraigned on charges he failed to accurately report his total payroll or number of employees to avoid insurance premium costs last week.
Edward App, 50, was arraigned on charges of Workers' Compensation Fraud (4 counts) and Larceny Over $250 (3 counts).
According to Attorney General Martha Coakley, App is the owner and sole proprietor of (App Tree), a tree service company based in Woburn.
The AG's office became involved in App Tree after an employee received life-threatening injuries when crushed by a falling tree. An insurance claim was filed after the incident, resulting in $700,000 being paid out by the insurance company.
According to authorities, App Tree was assigned to AIM Mutual Insurance Company (AIM) through the Assigned Risk Pool for workers' compensation insurance in 1999.
Authorities allege that in an effort to evade high insurance premiums, App reported to AIM that he was the sole employee of the company and failed to disclose any information about additional employees. Based on his report, App was granted the minimum premium rate on his policy. But investigators believe that App employed at least two full-time employees and a number of part-time workers between 2005 and 2009.
As a result of this alleged premium avoidance scheme, App underpaid his workers' compensation insurer a total of $42,115 in premium payments, stated the AG's office. Additionally, AIM paid more than $700,000 in medical and disability payments to the injured employee.
After a grand jury arraignment, App was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court last week. He pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance, reported the AG's office.
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B hop is calling gennady on his challenge. Lmao at boxingscene calling ggg "middleweight king". He's always talking about being ducked and this and that, let's see what happens now. I like golovkin but hbo is turning this dude into the next berto with all this hype, got people acting like he's a bulldozer and the guy hasn't fought a contender yet. Hopefully this quiets him and his camp up with all this duck talk
Ps. Props to b hop, he is eyeing Froch if he beats murat. This old timer isn't slowing it down one gear after beating cloud.
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Hopkins all day, I don't see what Golovkin does that gives Bernard trouble except his perceived power. People need to stop with the age stuff, it don't mean shit
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Hopkins all day, I don't see what Golovkin does that gives Bernard trouble except his perceived power. People need to stop with the age stuff, it don't mean shit
Naw age means something..... That shit just doesn't apply to BHop for the most part.... Either way I do like GGG thus far but I just won't bet against Hopkins especially with him having a major weight advantage. If this fight were to get made (which I doubt) GGG will need more than just power. BHop is so great in his understanding of angles that GGG's ring IQ (and self control) will have to be on point.
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Fundraiser for Haiti foundation Sunday 6/6
By Claire on Jun 4, 2010 in Events
Haiti Worthy Cause Event
Supporting the Kako Foundation
Music/storytelling/Caribbean food
Sunday, June 6, 2010 | 3 p.m.
Chester Park United Methodist Church
819 N. 18th Ave. E
218 724-4969
Be entertained with performances by Haitian Rudy Perrault & friends, storyteller Elizabeth Nordell, hip hop group 2one8, drumming by the World Beat Drummers as well as hearing the current stories about Haiti's survival after the earthquake and more about the Kako Foundation.
Following the program, a traditional Haitian meal of chicken with jerk sauce, sweet potatoes with papaya and mango salsa, grilled pineapples with mango salsa, and tropical fruit salad with ice cream will be served.
The event will also include a live dessert auction, a silent auction to bid on two cooking classes with renowned Duluth chefs, a Musical Marketplace to donate money to buy instruments, music stands, or a teacher's salary for one month, and a homemade baked goods sale.
This event is free, however a free-will offering will be encouraged. Funds collected will support the Kako Foundation providing funding for at risk students to study music and enabling them to reach their fullest potential.
The Kako Foundation was founded three years ago after Rudy Perrault's 16-year-old cousin, Kako, was brutally kidnapped and murdered in Haiti after a ransom was given. Kako played the trumpet and loved music so much that his friends all started to play instruments too.
In honor of Kako's love for music, the Kako Foundation provides funding for instruments, music and to support the teachers to provide FREE music lessons to the students in Haiti. After the recent earthquake, when the schools were closed the Kako Foundation fed children and kept them safe. This program is growing tremendously!
To learn more about the Kako Foundation, please visit: kakofoundation.org.
Please come and enjoy the event. Invite your friends for a fun-filled, meaningful, and supportive worthy cause event. Thank you!


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Wow those vampire girls have good noses!
Well next week I'm on a much deserved holiday with my family. So I'm taking the week off, but don't worry Alandale will be back on July 8th.
Army of 2 and a half at 3:59PM, July 3, 2013
Run like hell!
Spikes at 1:06PM, June 28, 2013
Par for the course my good man. Par for the course.
RedCast15 at 7:49PM, June 27, 2013
I'm guessing Ron hasn't seen from Dusk til Dawn
Kou the Mad at 3:49PM, June 27, 2013
da zog?
aqua 77 at 1:56PM, June 27, 2013
huh, i thought vampires didnt breath


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Senator Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) responded to an e-mail my roommate sent her thanking her for her proposed amendment to the mandatory ultrasound bill for women seeking abortions that suggested men be given unnecessary medical treatments (i.e. rectal exams) when requesting medication for erectile dysfunction.
A high-five to you, Sen. Howell. Keep being awesome.
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I'll see you tonight!
(Why do these cities want to abbreviate so differently? NYC hates dots, but L.A. has to have them, lest it be confused with Louisiana. Nice cold open, huh? God fuck me.)
Anywhichway, I'll soon be hopping back and forth, across venues and time zones, like some kinda less spectacular form of space lightning! Might add or subtract shows — check back here hourly!
Tony & Johnny Show @ UCBeast (E. Village)
TONIGHT! 1/24 - 10 p.m.
Big Terrific @ Cameo (Williamsburg)
Wednesday 1/25 - 8:30 p.m.
Nearly Naked Lady Hour @ The Creek and the Cave (Queens)
Saturday 1/28 - 10 p.m.
Sacapuntas @ Bowery Poetry Club
Wednesday 2/1 - 8 p.m.
James Adomian's Darlin' Dude Show @ The Creek and the Cave (Queens)
Saturday 2/4 - 10 p.m.
A cavalcade of extravaganzing jamborees!
LOS ANGELES (California's Gold Tour):
Nick's Big Talk Show @ UCB Theatre L.A.
Thursday 2/9 - 9:30 p.m.
Thuning it up with the bigshots again.
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo
Saturday 2/11 - 8 p.m.
Super Serious Show @ Fais Do-Do
Thursday 2/16 - 8 p.m.
Cut my way deep down into Culver City — never to return!
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre L.A.
Thursday 2/16 - 9:30 p.m.
Starring famous guys Dave Holmes & Rob Delaney!
The Opal Obelisk Awards @ UCB Theatre L.A.
Saturday 2/25 - 10 p.m.
Join hosts David Duchovny and Jeremy Irons for the live gala telecast, celebrating the triumph, the magic, the scandal and the hubris of cinema. And also television. Presented by Messrs. James Adomian & Drew Droege!
I have a very small appearance on this show - I have been invited to read a short segment during Violet Krumbein's piece. This show should be surprising and fun!!
Today, I am launching something I have been thinking about for a while: Women Improvisers Trust. This is a forum for women in comedy to talk and share and get to know each other. I am inviting EVERYONE (men, women, other) to participate in the discussions and the fun.
I would very much love to hear from you all - so feel free to share your thoughts! If you like the idea, feel free also to spread the word! Coming soon, our first video interview with Megan Gray, Artistic director of the Magnet Theater in New York.
There will be many more of these interviews… if you have anything fun you feel like sharing, just go ahead and submit! And don't be afraid to express views that are controversial - we are here to talk, not to censor ourselves (well, we will not post personal attacks or things like that obviously).
Looking forward to connecting with you all on the interweb or in person soon!
There are a lot of us out there. Each of the big three improv schools in New York has hosted ladies nights. We perform at many venues around the city, and many of us have formed all-female teams with our close friends (or sometimes classmates who have become close friends). Yet there are still women out there who don't feel the love.
I've heard, read, and participated in a lot of discussions lately about women in comedy. A lot of us come from improv or have been involved with improv in some way or another. Do we still have to prove that we are funny? Why is the ratio of men/women on the main stages so uneven? Are we loud enough? Do we feel empowered? Do we eat cupcakes? Let's talk and see where this goes!
So, this is what Women Improvisers Trust (WIT) is: a forum to talk and share and explore. A safe place to express our frustrations and move the discussions forward. A place to make new friends, and to have fun and laugh. A place where we can all connect and get to know each other, no matter which "school" we are coming from.
We will share interviews, articles, videos, music, etc. on this blog, but also YOUR submissions. If you have anything to say, feel free to submit here. We want to hear from you! Of course, EVERYBODY (men, women, other) can submit - we are not discriminating against anybody.
We are launching WIT because everybody knows women are not funny. They are smart. They are witty. They are strong. They are gorgeous inside and out. They are generous. They are so much more than JUST being funny.
I am more than excited to be co-hosting this show tonight!! Thank you Keisha Zollar for offering me this opportunity!
The Soul Glo is coming back with an amazing line up! Join us, as usual, for our comedy variety show featuring a diverse cast of performers, and bringing to the stage the very best stand up, sketch, improv, video, dance, and music.
This month's line up:
- Character by James Adomian (!!!)
- Musical improv by North Coast (the best rap musical improv team out there; winner of 3 consecutive Indie CageMatch!)
- Stand up by John Murdock
- Music by SD-3 (Sammy Davis Jr. the Third)
- Improv by the dynamic duo that is rocking New York right now: RuBin
Co-hosted by Keisha Zollar and Poupak Sepehri.
Make reservations here: http://east.ucbtheatre.com/performances/view/21838
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Let's not let this happen. Freedom of speech is the first amendment because it is KEY to democracy. Also, we're not in Iran, are we? So why are we acting like the f**ing totalitarian regime of that country???
The freedom, innovation, and economic opportunity that the Internet enables is in jeopardy. Congress is considering legislation that will dramatically change your Internet experience and put an end to reddit and many other sites you use everyday. Internet experts, organizations, companies, entrepreneurs, legal experts, journalists, and individuals have repeatedly expressed how dangerous this bill is. If we do nothing, Congress will likely pass the Protect IP Act (in the Senate) or the Stop Online Piracy Act (in the House), and then the President will probably sign it into law. There are powerful forces trying to censor the Internet, and a few months ago many people thought this legislation would surely pass. However, there's a new hope that we can defeat this dangerous legislation.
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Weapons of Mass destruction
I never believed in the war in Iraq under the Bush administration because I never believed in the alleged provocation, weapons of mass destruction. But now that the Obama administration is winding down our presence there, I believe that the war in Iraq is finally justified, even under the remarkably tight guidelines of the Catholic Church's doctrine of "just war." My reason? Weapons of Mass destruction! They are evident each time we read or hear of the persecution of innocent Christians.The Mass is being destroyed, along with the vestiges of Christian culture.
What would happen if President Obama reversed course and decided to stay and wage a truly just war? (What would happen to his pathetic political prospects, for one thing?) . . .
According to Church doctrine, "just war" must be a defensive war—in this case defense of defenseless Iraqi Christians. The other conditions for a just war are as follows:
- The damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave, and certain. We may have to stretch the definition of "community of nations" to include the universal Catholic Church, but certainly the effect on the Church's presence in Iraq is "lasting, grave, and certain."
- All other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective. Lord knows, Church leaders have tried everything in their power. The United Nations? Let's not hold our collective breath. Continuing American military presence is probably the only force left that can assure the safety of Christians and the future of Christian culture in Iraq.
- There must be serious prospects of success. Is there any reason our high-tech weaponry, ridiculous surveillance systems, and courageous men and women couldn't protect Christian neighborhoods and places of worship?
- The use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated. The power of modern means of destruction weighs very heavily in evaluating this condition. In other words, no "shock and awe" tactics, no wholesale destruction of neighborhoods, daycare centers, and hospitals. Just a few armed details protecting a few key places here and there.
I think Catholics should hold our administration accountable for each Christian life lost in Iraq—and support a renewed commitment to protecting the Christian innocents there. Finally, a just war I can support!
It's amazing how polar opposites, the hawks and the doves, can agree on the "Just War" doctrine. And, of course, we still have room for Dorothy Day too.


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(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) July 10th, 2014 – On this month's edition of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union's Radioline Report inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network I will be visiting with RMFU's NEW Director of Communications Bob Kjelland. Kjelland discusses several topics including:
- EPA's "Waters of the US" proposed final rule and the RMFU's "They Don't Talk For Me" ad campaign
- The recent slide of ag commodity prices
- NFU's Solution to the Aging Ag Workforce Problem
- Colorado's Farmers Markets
- & Much More!
Additional Information and links regarding the EPA's proposed Final Rule on the "Waters of the US":
Comment period extended thru October
- The Interpretive Rule and the Applicability of the Clean Water Act, Section 404(f)(1)(A) language: http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-03/documents/cwa_section404f_interpretive_rule.pdf
- The Federal Register notice for the Interpretive Rule: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-04-21/pdf/2014-07131.pdf
- Info on how to submit comments:
- http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm, under the Agriculture heading and the Interpretive Rule bullet.
- Common Q&A for the Interpretive Rule: http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-04/documents/interpretiverule_qa.pdf
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Jamie Hersch, a versatile journalist with a passion for sports and storytelling, joined Fox Sports North in 2013 as a host/reporter, returning to her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Before joining Fox Sports North, Jamie was the weekend sports anchor and weekday sports reporter at WKOW-TV in Madison, Wis., covering some of the best teams in the country: the Badgers, Packers and Brewers. Previously, Jamie was a morning news anchor and reporter at WKOW, before returning to the sports side of the broadcasting business.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Jamie attended the University of Southern California, where she graduated magna cum laude. While at USC, Jamie covered Trojan athletics extensively.
Her work at USC's prestigious Annenberg TV News station earned Jamie a third place finish in the National Hearst Journalism Awards competition. Jamie also earned an award from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for her sports reporting at WKOW.
Jamie's love for sports journalism began in high school, when she was selected as a sideline reporter for the Minnesota State High School League's statewide TV coverage of the state hockey, basketball and football tournaments. At the age of 17, Jamie conducted live interviews with coaches, players and fans, as well as participating in live halftime commentary and interviews at the desk.
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LA Prosecutors Push to Deport Gang Suspects
Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley have partnered with federal law enforcement agencies to deport some suspected gang members before they are convicted of new crimes.
Police officers in Southern California have generally not inquired about the immigration status of suspects, fearing that such inquiries would hamper their ability to investigate crimes in the immigrant community, the Los Angeles Times reports.
"Undocumented immigrants are a large source of the members of gangs and have been part of the surge that has occurred in the San Fernando Valley," Delgadillo said. "If we know there are gang members, we should be in the position to discern every law they have broken, including whether they have come here illegally."
More than 20% of LA County Jail inmates — about 40,000 people — and more than 10% of Orange County Jail inmates were illegal immigrants.
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