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Nine-year-old Anna Paquin presented an unlikely figure when director Jane Campion (AAN) first saw her during casting for The Piano. Campion doubted that the shy, diminutive Anna (who had accompanied her sister and a friend to the open casting call) would have enough vitality to bring Flora to life. Nevertheless, Paquin's audition commanded Campion's attention, and the child's instinct for performance continued to catch people's eyes from that moment on. In the role of Flora McGrath, she twirled through The Piano with refreshing energy, her youthful loquacity and curiosity providing an important balance to Holly Hunter's (AA) wordless gravity in the role of Ada McGrath. Paquin, at the age of 11, became the second youngest recipient of an Academy Award. (Tatum O'Neal was 10 when she won her 1973 Oscar.) Commercial contracts followed her award, and she was then cast in a number of films, including the role of Amy Alden in Carroll Ballard's popular film Fly Away Home (1996) and as Rogue in the X-Men series of superhero films.
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So how do we take this fancy mask of ours and use it to convey the image with all of her hair into a different background. Well I will show you, I am going to go ahead and zoom out from the image so that we can see most of it on screen. As a general rule of thumb, before you can use a mask, you have to convert it to a Selection Outline. So I am going to go ahead and click on the RGB version of the image, click on the RGB Composite, so that we can see the full color image. And then I am going to load my mask as a selection, now you may recall, I showed you how to load an alpha channel that is load a saved selection by going up to the select menu and choosing the Load Selection command.
And we could do that here too, I could choose Load Selection and I could say that I want to work with the My Mask channel right here and then load it as a new selection outline. But I am going to cancel that because I want to show you another way to work that I think is much easier. Go ahead and just scroll down to My Mask, so that you can see it here at the bottom of the channel's pallet and then I want you to press and hold the Ctrl key or the Command key on the Mac. Notice when I have the Ctrl or Command key down, my cursor when positioned over the mask thumbnail looks like a pointing finger with a little dotted square next to it.
Alright so if you Ctrl click or Command Click on that thumbnail, you will load the channel as a Selection Outline just like so. We have the selection loaded, we are ready to use it. I am going to go ahead and press Shift+F in order to return to the multi-window mode here. And I am going to zoom out from the face in a dark image a little bit, so I can take in both it and the desert backdrop image. If you don't have desertbackdrop.jpeg open, go ahead and open it from the 10 masking folder by the way. I am going to Shift+Tab away my pallet, so I have a little more room to work on screen here.
And now I am going to go back to faceinthedark.tif, I have a Selection tool active, which is the Lasso tool, so I need to in order to get to the move tool I need to press and hold the Ctrl key or the Command key on the Mac. Notice that I will get a little arrowhead with some scissors next to it as long as I have that Ctrl or Command key down. I will now drag the face like so, drag that selected face, press and hold the Shift key and release the mouse button in order to register her into place inside of this desert background.
Alright now press the F key once again so that we are just viewing the woman against the desert background. I would go so far as to say this is pretty darn amazing, our mask has served us very well. If you zoom in you can see that we have some very nice soft subtle transitions between foreground and background, especially in some of this hair detail up here at the top of the image. The only problem is this, we are getting some dark halos around our hairs and that's not something that I want to see quite frankly.
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Here's one of those minor alterations; we're planning to lower the EcoNova quite a bit in the future, so to compensate for the large change in driveline angle we're adjusting the location of the heavy-duty multileaf-spring pads to yield a 2-degree pinion angle rather than the 4 degrees, which would be standard on this application. That will help with getting our front and rear angles on the driveshaft more closely matched. Watch for more on this in a future issue of PHR.


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What is the name of this pervasive developmental disorder? Is it:
What is it called? Are Aspergers and Autism the same thing?
The correct name is Asperger's Syndrome, but people are talking about it so much now that it's most often written Aspergers Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome, or Aspergers for short. Nicknames include Aspergians and Aspies.
Are Aspergers and Autism the same thing? No.
Is Aspergers a type of Autism? Yes.
Okay, here's the deal. Aspergers Syndrome is one of the types of Autism. But Autism is actually a spectrum--Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD.
There are people with severe Autism (the DSM 5* calls this Severity Level 3). There are people with high-functioning Autism (The DSM 5 calls this Severity Level 1). And there are people somewhere in the middle (Severity Level 2).
*DSM stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which is published by the American Psychiatric Association and used by professionals in the United States to diagnose mental health conditions. The manual not only affects decisions that doctors make but also what the insurance companies will cover. The DSM 4 is the recently retired manual. You can learn more about it on the DSM 4 page.
DSM 5 was just published in 2013.
NOTE: Tony Attwood, the current researcher of Aspergers Syndrome, does not agree with the elimination of Aspergers Syndrome from the manual.
Read more on the DSM 4 page, the DSM 5 page, and the ICD 10 page.
When someone talks about Autism they usually describe people who are severely Autistic or in the middle of the spectrum. But Aspergers Syndrome is on the very high end of the spectrum.
High Functioning Autism and Aspergers are often used interchangeably. You can read a statement about these two terms on the High Functioning Autism page.
The DSM 4, which is the recently retired guide for pediatric and psychiatric professionals in the USA, distinguishes between Aspergers and Autism.The DSM 5, which was published in 2013, does not distinguish them.
However, the international manual, the ICD 10, does separate Autism from Aspergers.
Someone with Aspergers Syndrome will typically talk to you about his favorite topic ad nauseam (that is, until you are nauseous, not him!). He would have a one-sided conversation.
However, someone with Autism would be indifferent to having any conversation.
Someone with Aspergers Syndrome does not have significant delays in cognitive development, but someone with Autism might.
Well, at least it appears that people in the middle or severe end of the Spectrum have a delay in intelligence or are mentally handicapped. But with all the new assistive technologies, educators and researchers are realizing that severely Autistic people have a lot to say but need help saying it. (To read a news story about this, go to CBS for "Apps for Autism: Communicating on the iPad.")
In our case, I could tell that my son who has Aspergers (whom we call Trio Man) had something to say but didn't know how to say it. This could be described as an impairment in how to use language or it could be described as "slow processing."
When Trio Man was 2, the conversation at the dinner table usually went like this:
Researchers do not agree about whether children with Aspergers have a delay in early language or not. And it turns out that I have so much say about this topic that it was worth writing a whole new page, which you'll find at Significant Delay in Early Language.
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Guest post: Eating vegan in Mexico City: Tacos Hola (El Güero), Azul Condesa, and Nirvana Vegetariano in Condesa-Roma! »
Welcome to Vegansaurus' weeklong guest series on eating vegan in Mexico City! All content by Rika of Vegan Miam!
I spent all of April in Mexico City (Distrito Federal), the capital of Mexico and the largest city in North America. Mexico City is divided into colonias (neighborhoods). In this series, I'll guide you through a few of the colonias I explored, and some of the beautiful, delicious vegan food I ate.
All the neighborhoods are unique in their own ways; you just have to decide want you want to do, and eat. Tip: If you don't speak Spanish, have some phrases prepared about to your dietary preferences. Many people speak some English, but there's no guarantee.
Condesa-Roma was my favorite neighborhood in Mexico City; it reminded me of Berlin and Portland, Ore. If you are traveling on a budget, I would recommend staying in Condesa-Roma, where you can also enjoy food and architecture at the same time.
One taqueria in Condesa offers delicious, vegan-friendly, slow-cooked tacos: It is officially known as Tacos Hola, or El Güero, and has been open since 1968. It is located on the corner of Amsterdam and Michoacán. Vegan fillings offered include guacamole (so creamy and good!), acelgas (braised chard), nopales (cactus), and arroz (rice). Add condiments like pickled vegetables (onions, peppers, jalapeños), salsa verde (very spicy pureed raw habañero), salsa roja (medium-hot), and lime wedges.
My first time at Tacos Hola I had tacos with acelgas, nopales, and guacamole (15 pesos, approximately $1.12 US). The second time I added rice to make a perfect vegan taco. The addition of pickled vegetables turned out to be delectable, along with the heat from the jalapeños. I couldn't taste the nopales very much, but I could taste the creamy guacamole and braised chard very well.
My partner got nopales and arroz, and added the spicy pickled vegetables and medium-spicy salsa roja. If you really want a spicy salsa, go for the green one!
At Azul Condesa, I ordered a vegan-friendly dish from their seasonal mango menu: guacamole with chunks of fresh mango, served with tortilla chips.
My partner ordered organic hibiscus flower enchiladas, served with light tomato and smoky chipotle sauces. Make sure to ask for it without cheese ("sin queso")!
If you would like to try something different, such as a fusion of traditional Afro-Carribean and Mexican dishes incorporating a variety of tropical fruits, I would recommend the buffet at Nirvana Vegetariano. You can get lots of food for not much money (60 pesos, approximately $4.50 US).
The tamales are freshly made with grilled vegetables. They were really yummy! Best tamales ever! You'll want to avoid the tamales a block of feta cheese on top, though.
Nirvana Vegetariano also offers fresh corn tortillas, rice, plantain and eggplants, vegan gyro-like meat with hint of pineapples, and much more to make your own tacos. I really like the plantain and eggplants; it tasted sweet and roasted, especially creamy. Everything was very delicious—I had no complaints!
Based both in Oregon and worldwide, Taiwanese vegan Rika has run an international and travel vegan blog since July 2011. She documents and photographs vegan cuisine, airports/lounges, groceries, products, and home cooking. She also spends her time abroad caring for and feeding feral cats and dogs. You can find her on Twitter and Pinterest. Check out all her posts for Vegansaurus!
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Mango Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream: all vegan GIVE IT TO ME. I really have nothing left to say. I mean, what is there? Maybe these might be better left to summer eating when mango is easily available, but I've got some stuff frozen from last summer in my freezer and I'm busting it out. Wait, will that kill me? Who cares! If I'm gonna go down, I want to go down eating these cupcakes. And preferably having sex on a cloud and getting a massage from Jude Law and petting my dog and eating French fries and accepting an Oscar and a Nobel Peace Prize and doing the can-can with a chorus of kittens YES ALL AT ONCE, PERV.
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But when you pair it correctly (whatever that is) and give it a bit of volume, it will really rock. HD650 does react surprisingly well to faster sources and amps and it will climb that mountain. I'm listening to Nightwish at the moment and it plays it great I think. z
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TEMPE, Ariz - Discover the world we share with nature at the Tempe Public Library this fall with a free new series, Spectacular Nature: The Natural World Illuminated through Unique Specimens.
Discussions will be led by area experts from LGF Foundation, with each presentation accompanied by the opportunity to get an up-close look at the objects being discussed. This is a rare opportunity. The Tempe- based LGF Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to natural history education and founding a world class natural history museum in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area.
Four free events take place from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. on select Wednesdays from September through November at the Tempe Public Library, 3500 E. Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85282. Visit www.tempe.gov/library for details or like www.facebook.com/tempepubliclibrary. Call 480 350-5500. There is no registration required. All lectures are free.
Sept. 10: Petrified Wood
Arizona is famous for its significant and beautiful specimens of petrified wood. See the endless varieties of shapes and colors of petrified wood and learn about specimens from Arizona and other places around the world.
Oct. 8: Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs, sauropods and thunder lizards all refer to the giant animals who roamed the Earth 200 million years ago. Very little has survived from that distant past, but some of what has, in the form of fossils will be displayed and discussed in this program.
Oct. 29: Meteorites
Learn about and even hold objects from outer space. See cross sections of the different types of meteorites, which are surprisingly beautiful. A meteorite which struck Russia a few years ago may be on hand.
Nov. 12: Prehistoric Tools
Learn about the evolution of manmade objects, such as tools and weapons from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. How did Stone Age man drill a hole in a rock for an axe handle? Many of these rarely seen tools will be on display. This presentation covers tens of thousands of years of human technological development.
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First, while restoring this 1914 Baxley, Ga., home, Stacey Bass and Jay Anderson discover a secret room left undisturbed for decades. Even more intriguing is the $10,000 they find hidden between the hammers and strings of an antique piano. Next, when Anneli and Bob Ganger bought their 10,000-square-foot mansion in Gulf Stream, Fla., they never expected to find items from the past, especially a hidden swimming pool, elegant furniture, and a fireplace (in Florida?). Then, Jane and George Morris find things like an electric belt and antique liquor bottles stashed away in the attic of their 1890 red brick Victorian in Bowling Green, Ky. Finally, when a previous homeowner of this 1909 traditional told current owners Carole and Charlie Wicks that she had stashed love letters in a wall, the couple's curiosity gets the best of them. After years of living in their Lewistown, Mo., home, they finally decide to knock a hole in a suspicious wall to see what might be hiding there.


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Assuming two right-handers play, a common rally starts with a short serve to the forehand. Many receivers don't understand the strategies in receiving this shot. The two main things to think about are this: First, if the receiver goes crosscourt, he has the long diagonal to go after (10.3 feet, instead of 9 feet down the line), as well as a wide angle. Therefore, if he attacks the serve (by flipping), he should usually go crosscourt. Second, because of the threat of this crosscourt wide-angle attack, the server has to guard the wide forehand angle. So the receiver should often fake this shot, and at the last second go down the line, to the usually weaker, and often unprepared backhand. (Similar strategies take place when one or both players are left-handers think them over.)
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Three African youths charged in Hate-Crime of Homeless Spainish man plaing 'Knock em out'
HOBOKEN, N.J. (WABC) — Three teenage boys have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a homeless man in Hoboken.
Prosecutors say the three followed 46-year old Ralph Eric Santiago as he walked on 3rd Street on September 10th when one of the juveniles threw a punch at Santiago's head in what detectives now believe was a game of "knockout."
Santiago then collapsed onto an iron fence wedging his neck between two iron fence posts, where he died.
Two of the suspects are 13 years old and the other is 14. All are from Jersey City.
Detectives believe they travelled on the Light Rail from Jersey City to Hoboken.
All three have been remanded to the Hudson County Youth Detention Center.
The ex-wife of the victim revealed information about his life. "Eric and I met in High School," Tracy said.
Tracy wants us to just use her first name, and she wants everyone to know who Eric Santiago was.
"He was very well loved. And although he is always identified as the homeless man from Hoboken, he wasn't homeless very long," Tracy said.
He was for about a year now.
High School sweethearts, they got married and had a baby.
Eric was a promising gymnast and break-dancer.
But one day back in 1986 while visiting a friend, there was an unnerving, ironic, coincidence.
"Somebody came from behind they grabbed him and started to slam his head against the floor," Tracy said.
The beating was so bad that Eric slipped into a coma.
He would eventually wake up, but he would never be the same. He had brain damage.
They divorced, but over the years, Tracy kept in touch and made sure Eric was part of their son's life.
"My husband and I always brought them up on weekends. Him, his mother, and his sister," Tracy said.
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Snowman Cottage -- Southport Enjoy water views of Cape Harbor and the open ocean from nearly every room in this 3-bedroom/2-bath cottage! The cottage has hardwood floors with area rugs. It comes fully equipped with cable TV and VCR in the living room and a well-equipped kitchen including a lobster pot, or course, microwave and a washer/dryer. It is just a short walk to the Newagen Seaside Inn where you can enjoy the amenities that include tennis courts and a pool at no cost. You supply the linens. Sorry, no pets!
During your stay, partake in the Boothbay Region's wonderful art galleries, shopping, and the many restaurants. While here, rent a sailboat or kayak, or better yet, bring your own. Join a boat cruise, a whale-watching excursion, or go deep-sea fishing. Play golf on the region's newly redesigned 18-hole course. Hike a nature trail of which there are several, bike around the island and surrounding areas, or just relax in the serene natural setting of coastal Maine.
We are approximately 3 hours from Boston, 3 hours from Arcadia National Park and Bar Harbor, 1 hour from Camden/Rockland and 35 minutes from Bath/Brunswick. It is about an hour's drive to the famous L.L. Bean store and the great outlets in Freeport if you like to shop.
If you like the beach, it is available at the end of Southport Island. It's a short drive to Southport Beach, a small, but sandy public beach close by the Hendricks Head Light. There is also a small general store on the island, but a full service supermarket is available in Boothbay Harbor.
The interestingly named Cuckolds Lighthouse, at the entrance to Newagen Harbor, is still an active lighthouse. It is said to be named after a point of land on the Thames River in England, granted to a Londoner to sooth his anger after King John had an affair with his wife. The lighthouse has many stories. One of which is that around the lighthouse the ledges around it are called "collector ledges" as it has been the site of many boating mishaps and marine rescues. It is a beacon to generations of fishermen, and a chosen burial site for some, including our region's much beloved Leland Snowman. Although Leland never lived in this "Snowman" cottage, family members have owned it in the past, thus its name.
Keywords: Ocean Edge cottage, open water views from almost every room, private, quaint,This cute cottage is on a dead end road on peaceful Southport Island. It is only a few feet from the water! Wonderful views abound of the open ocean, boats in the harbor and large vessels out to sea. Located at Cape Newagen Harbor, this cottage blends old and new for a light, airy feeling. The living/dining room has spruce floors and a picture window looking out to the sea, directly at Cuckhold's Light. Charming and spacious master bedroom on the second floor windows looking right out to see with an unobstructed view of the Cuckhold's Light. The inviting back yard is private, nicely grassed and goes right down to the ocean with a boathouse and deck. Enjoy sitting out on the open deck with chairs and a table to watch the boats go by, or enjoy the starlit sky in Maine in the evening. Sit on the open deck facing Cuckhold's Lighthouse to enjoy great views of the Atlantic Ocean, nearby islands, and the harbor.
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- limited accessibility
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair accessible
Why The Owner chose Boothbay Harbor
I vhose this particular house for its location. My children and I spent every summer here for a number of years much to their delight. We loved to use the swimming pool at the Inn and have spirited family tennis matches.. Wr also moored our sailboat out in the harbor and used the dock for our dinghy.
What makes this cottage unique
There are lots of things to do. Walking on the nature paths is a favorite, reading on the deck, and using the Southport Library which is open everyday except Sundays during the summer as well as some evenings. Kayaks and canoes can be launched directly from the ocean's edge at the cottage. Use of any of the Inn's ammenities at no charge is also a plus. Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park is only 165 miles away. LLBean and lots of other outlet shops in Freeport is only a 45 minute drive. The cottage is only 20 minutes from the heart of Boothbay Harbor for whale watches, deep sea fishing, seafood restaurants. and various boat trips. The cottage is centrally located for many other day trips including Bath Iron Works Shipyard or the marine museum.


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Conveniently located off Interstate 70 between St. Louis and Kansas City, this Ramada Columbia hotel is near University of Missouri, downtown Columbia, Cosmo Park, Columbia Country Golf Club, University Hospital and many local restaurants. After an exciting day, refresh at this hotel with complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary continental brea...
Overall Rating - Good - 4 reviews
Good 6.3
Clean room. Easy to get too.
Staff was not very helpful.
Good 7.0
Pet friendly
Musty odor in room, carpet was slightly damp around window / desk area
|Excellent - 1 reviews
NEW! Samsung Flat-panel TVs with 30 channels of HD programming. Easy-access Plug-and-Play feature makes it simple to connect electronics. Stay at the La Quinta Inn & Suites Columbia, just minutes from the University of Missouri and an eclectic mix of art galleries and music venues downtown. Walk to a dozen fine restaurants, shopping at the Columbia Ma...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1 reviews
Okay 6.0
Decent breakfast, staff was helpful. We requested a nonsmoking room, and had to move when found ours was smoky. Hotel is clean but pretty worn out. Would not be my first choice to stay again, very difficult location to navigate from the interstate.
Poor 2.0
It's hard to find decent hotels in Columbia. The university is there, so the market is pretty much locked up. June is the month for sporting events from all over the state Most facilities are generally not helpful or even polite. I have stayed at a number of places over the years since I have family there. La Quinta would have been fine for about $50 less than the charge. However, add the rudeness, the high fat breakfast, the dingy lighting, I decided for the money, the the Country Inn was cleaner, newer, and no one went out of their way to insult me..
|Good - 126 reviews
Motel 6 Columbia East is conveniently located off I-70 within 10 miles University of Missouri, Midway Expo Center, Finger Lakes State Park plus shopping & dining. We offer free Wi-Fi and Micro-Fridges in all guest rooms, indoor heated pool open all year
Overall Rating - Good - 126 reviews
Poor 1.0
Worst experience ever.
It smelled awful and felt dirty. We have been sick all week and I am convinced it was from this hotel.
Good 8.0
Location, clean, quiet
Shower was tepid at best 1st night, 2nd night it was hotter.Old but clean. Quiet.
|Mediocre - 1 reviews
We have a number of rooms available at America's Best Value Inn. Whether you are looking for a single room for a night, a larger room for a weekend getaway with the family or a room for a week, you can find it here. All of our rooms include our hot breakfast, free WiFi, access to our outdoor pool and a free drink at the Prime Time Lounge. We are confident yo...
Overall Rating - Mediocre - 1 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
Locks NEVER worked even after multiple trips from maintenance. Carpets were threadbare. Sheets were threadbare. We received no maid service. Terrible odor. Curtains wouldn't close all the way. Bathroom tiles were missing.
|Okay - 418 reviews
Red Roof Inn Columbia, MO is close to many colleges, universities and hospitals including the University of Missouri, Columbia College, Stephens College, Ellis Fischel Hospital, Boone Hospital, University Hospital and Clinics, Columbia Regular Hospital, and Veterans Hospital. The hotel's close proximity to I-70 and US 40 make it easy to get to Columbia's gre...
Overall Rating - Okay - 418 reviews
Good 8.0
I got a good rate for the night I stayed in Columbia. The hotel was worth what I paid.
I stayed in a nonsmoking room. While the room itself was smoke free, I could smell smoke from other rooms. The smoking and nonsmoking rooms where next to each other. It would be better if they where more separated.When I attempted to check in the 1st time at 430pm they did not have any clean rooms. Fortunately I had plans so it was not a huge deal. The clerk assured me she would save the room as I knew it would be late before I was be able to check in. When I checked in I did not have any problems. The hotel was right off 1-70.
Okay 6.0
Had a non-smoking room, but could smell smoke from maybe next doorN/a
|Excellent - 233 reviews
close to campus, far from ordinary.. welcome to the Hampton Inn & Suites Columbia (At The University of Missouri). Let's face it: if the Hampton Inn & Suites® Columbia (At The University of Missouri) were any closer to campus, you might need a student ID. As the closest hotel to the University of Missouri, you're just minutes away from Stephen's College and...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 233 reviews
Excellent 9.0
it was clean, felt new and it was close to the campus we could walk.
Not really. wanted a couple things from the little store the behind the desk person there later in the night was kind of hard to find and I heard others looking for her also.
Excellent 10.0
The breakfast and lounge area were open and roomy. the staff was courteous and efficient. It felt safe there.
We did not ask for or need a handicap room, but were not allowed to change out of it. It was nice, but someone might have needed it and we did not. Also 2 rooms were on different floors because of that.It looked nice, neat and clean inside and out and was ample parking. Would not choose this one if there was an MU Game tho, as it was one intersection away from the stadium!
|Okay - 187 reviews
Wake up to our expanded continental breakfast each morning in our lobby, Surf the web with our Free-High Speed Internet access, Settle in and watch the newest HBO flick with our Extended Cable, or even take a dip in our Ozone-Purified Outdoor Swimming Pool (weather permitting of course). Our friendly 24-hour front desk staff is always available to fulfill th...
Overall Rating - Okay - 187 reviews
Poor 1.0
Absolutely nothing.
everything! breakfast was disgusting, 3 apples in a basket, no coffee, toaster only toasted bread on one side, cereal was old, besides cereal, bread and the apples, there was oatmeal which looked absolutely unappetizing.Room smelled, so did the hotel 'lobby'. Holes in the walls, doors were rotten at the bottom. No extra roles of toilet paper, bed linen did not fit the bed so came off at night. The blankets had wholes from cigarette burns in it. We expected a simple hotel, not a dirty run down place.
Excellent 10.0
The maid staff was EXCELLENT! My room was spotless.
The 'breakfast' left a lot to be desired.I am in the area twice a year, I will definitely stay there again.
|Excellent - 75 reviews
The Extras Aren't Extra at Drury Hotels! Our guests can enjoy free hot breakfast, free hot food and cold beverages at the 5:30 Kickback®, free wireless Internet access in all rooms and throughout the hotel, free long distance calls and free popcorn and soda in the lobby daily. An indoor swimming pool and whirlpool are available for guest use, along with an o...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 75 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
They gave me the wrong room number and left me standing outside the room for 15minutes while the manager was located and came to me. I was there for My husband's funeral and very upset. The breakfast room was way too hot.
Excellent 10.0
Not only did we get a full breakfast buffet, there was an evening buffet with free drinks. We didn't have to spend more money on an evening meal.The staff was excellent. Everyone was super friendly and helpful. Our room had everything we needed, hair dryer, ironing board and iron, and it was quiet.
|Good - 30 reviews
With a stay at Baymont Inn & Suites in Columbia, you'll be close to Stephens College and Columbia College. This hotel is within close proximity of University of Missouri and Faurot Field. Make yourself at home in one of the 63 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable p...
Overall Rating - Good - 30 reviews
Okay 5.0
Stay was ok, but this was probably one of their biggest weekends (University of Missouri graduation weekend) and the hotel had NO coffee at breakfast on Sunday, said they didn't get their shipment. A lot of people were very unhappy about that.
Good 8.0
The woman who served breakfast had excellent customer service skills.
I would recommend that the front desk staff possibly take customer service and friendliness training from the woman who served breakfast.The carpet in hallways definitely need updating.
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Be happy at this Howard Johnson Inn Columbia conveniently located off Interstate 70 near downtown and the impressive campus of the University of Missouri. Find outdoor adventures at Katy Trail State Park or Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. Try your luck at Isle of Capri Casino, or see concerts at Mizzou Arena. Start your mornings refreshed with a complimenta...
Overall Rating - Good - 2 reviews
Okay 4.3
The roof in the lobby was leaking badly when I arrived to check in. They also switched our room from the single bed we had booked to two double beds and said thre was nothing we could do about that since we'd booked through a third party.
Excellent 8.6
Inexpensive hotel that includes a breakfast.
|Good - 1 reviews
Enjoy a great location in the heart of Columbia's lively cultural and shopping hub, 'The District,' when you stay at The Broadway Columbia - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Appreciate the hotel's modern facilities and the warm welcome and chocolate chip cookie you receive upon arrival. Our stylish hotel offers easy access to the restaurants, theaters, shops an...
Overall Rating - Good - 1 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The hotel was beautiful - very clean - friendly staff. Though we had a late check in and an early check out so we didn't get to experience anything other than the room itself. Beds were comfy - room was clean and bathroom has great lighting for makeup!!
You could hear people flushing the toilet in rooms above you.
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The Hilton Garden Inn Columbia hotel in Missouri is located in north Columbia at Hwy 63 and I-70. The hotel is close to the Bass Pro Shop, Missouri Centerstate Office Complex and the Industrial Area. Enjoy Missouri hospitality at the many restaurants including Ruby Tuesday and Lone Star Steakhouse which are within walking distance of our Columbia, MO hotel...
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Okay 5.0
The bed was about as far is it goes.
The pool is incredibly small making it to the point my 3 year old daughter and I could not enjoy ourselves without getting hit by other kids playing football. This place is way to expensive for what it does not offer! Extra small rooms no complimentary breakfast or any kind of extra curricular activities. Not recommended if wanting to have fun with family.
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Just off Interstate 70, this Days Inn Columbia I-70 is only a block from Cosmos Park and a recreational sports complex, and close to restaurants, schools and universities. Hang out with the whole crowd at the biggest indoor heated pool in Columbia, on the sundeck or in the barbecue area. The complimentary breakfast starts your day off right, and complimentar...
Overall Rating - Okay - 2 reviews
Mediocre 3.6
Very outdated, felt very unsecure.. Several highly visible cameras, anti theft warning stickers prominently displayed. The bed badly needed replacement, the pool area had an overwhelming chlorine odor ( to the point of discomfort ), if I didn't have the distinct impression of no possibility of having anything resolved by the staff at check in ( ie no chance at canceling without charge ) I would never have even spent the night. In a word, horrible
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Our Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia Univ. Area-Hwy 63 is located at the junction of US Hwy 63 & Stadium Blvd. The Hotel is excellent for the business & leisure travelers. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia Univ. Area-Hwy 63 is positioned near the University of Missouri, U.M.C. Hospital & Clinics, Broadway Shops & Lemone Industrial Complex. Holiday I...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 2 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Very clean, well appointed. One of the nicest rooms we have ever had
Was not within walking distance of the football field, but was not expected either.Pool area was nice, exercise room adequate. Dining room very comfortable. Breakfast very good.
Excellent 10.0
The staff was very friendly - Everyone always seemed happy
NOVery Clean and friendly
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Overall Rating - Excellent - 2 reviews
Good 8.0
friendly staff, nice decor, clean
air conditioner was really loud


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Comedian Charlie Murphy (Chappelle's Show) Brings Hilarious Tales to Howard Theatre
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R&B Songbirds SWV (Sisters With Voices) Live in Concert
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The Howard Theatre serves dinner. That's why your ticket says "doors open..." and gives a time that is about 2 hours before the show. Eating there will help to ensure better seating!Jennifer Holliday dining • Sep 30 2014 star this tip starred
We went on a Sunday afternoon. I had not been in that part of DC on the weekend in a long time. There are a lot of places to eat on 14th and U Streets You can find 2 hour parking in the communities in the area. Lots of people were out that evening shopping and eating.Youn Sun Nah & Ulf Wakenius Duo dining • Sep 15 2014 star this tip starred
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Metro accessible
The Howard Theater is nice (very expensive) for appetizers and a service fee included for meal/drinks.
The opening acts were awesome Lazy Lamont (a local DJ) was one of them. He was very funny!
Charlie Murphy was good but he didn't seem to have an easy stage present. He seemed like he was acting like a comedian. Didn't seem comfortable on stage (to me). But seems like a nice guy and had good jokes.
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Someone who has "made it" who charges $10 to take a picture with his / her fan is arrogant in my opinion. Between that and the not so funny jokes, we walked out before it was over.
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No problem with redeeming the voucher/print out to gain entry. We got there early and received some awesome seats. Who would've guess that complimentary seats were going to be that great!
All of the acts before Charlie Murphy were great and his...continued
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For FSU coach Jimbo Fisher, Father's Day about the life lessons instilled by his dad, 'Big Jim'
- 10:40 am Friday, June 13th, 2014 by Tom D'Angelo
Father's Day will have a more special meaning this year for FSU coach Jimbo Fisher.
John James Fisher, Jimbo's father, died 20 years ago March of a heart attack at 62. John, known as 'Big Jim,' developed black-lung disease from a life spent in the West Virginia coal mines, suffering his first of several strokes at 47.
"He was bigger than life," said Jimbo, 48, whose given name is John James, Jr. "He was my hero. He was the guy I looked up to, he always could put something in perspective whenever there was a situation going on, how to handle something, [More]
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher and wife Candi announce creation of national fund to find cure for Fanconi anemia
- 12:04 pm Friday, August 5th, 2011 by Tom D'Angelo
Jimbo and Candi Fisher today announced the creation of a new national fund to fuel the quest for a cure for Fanconi anemia, a rare life-threatening disorder that afflicts their 6-year-old son, Ethan.
The Fishers, in an emotional news conference at FSU, introduced a new campaign called OnaKwest for a Cure, in which money raised will support research into this disease at the University of Minnesota, one of the leading universities pioneering better ways to treat the disorder.


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Construction of the new Anna Louise Inn in Mount Auburn will get a boost from a $9.7 million financing package from U.S. Bank. The bank said Wednesday that the funding will help the Anna Louise Inn and its operator, Cincinnati Union Bethel, move from Downtown near Lytle Park to 2401 Reading Road. The new facility on […]
Anna Louise Inn project gets $9.7M financing package
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The Anna Louise Inn to be built in Mount Auburn was hailed Thursday as a testament to perseverance. Supporters of the project said the new facility helps continue a more than 100-year-old legacy of providing affordable housing in the community. Officials from Cincinnati Union Bethel, the city and companies involved in the project met Thursday […]
Christ Hospital opens new parking garage
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Christ Hospital in Mount Auburn opened its new visitor garage on Auburn Avenue Dec. 24. The 847-space, eight-level garage serves as the primary location for most patients, families, and visitors coming to the hospital and adjoining medical office building. The basin the garage sits in is being enough to hold three of Coney Island Amusement […]
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Walnut Hills-based developer the Model Group expects to begin site development work and construction soon on the new Anna Louise Inn in Mount Auburn and mixed-use Broadway Square development in Pendleton. The property development, commercial construction and management company is also on a track to execute its strategic plan and broaden its urban scope outside […]
Christ Hospital plans expansions of Cancer Center, ER in Mount Auburn
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Additional construction activity is expected at Christ Hospital as it plans two key expansions as it adds to a $265 million makeover already underway at the health system's Mount Auburn campus, the Enquirer's Lisa Bernard-Kuhn reports. Work is expected to finish next summer. In addition to the work in Mount Auburn, the health system broke […]
United Way completes renovation
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A $16 million renovation of the 1915-built Mount Auburn home of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati is now complete. The 225 employees of the regional non-profit and its six tenants had been operating in spaces that hadn't been upgraded since 1933. Today, new energy-efficient mechanical, electrical, plumbing,fire protection and technology systems and a rooftop set of solar panels lets the group save $150,000 […]
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"Gojira Vs. The Smoke Monster" PROCESS!
This print is ON SALE NOW HERE!
While you're here…we wanted to show off some of the behind-the-scenes process pictures for this great new print!
"Gojira Vs. The Smoke Monster" is an 18×24 4 color hand-printed silkscreen poster- signed and numbered by the artist in a first edition of only 150 worldwide.
1-Like almost all of Doyle's prints, it starts with a hand-drawn line-art image, done in pencil, brush and ink, and felt-tip pen. This print was drawn on a sheet of 12×16 Strathmore brand Bristol board- it's a really great surface to work on, and it can stand up to a lot of abuse from wet media, as you're about to see. Once the line-art is completed, it is scanned in at 600 dpi, and then…
2-Doyle hand-tones the original art board with watercolor and gouache paint, applied with a Windsor Newton Series 7 Sable brush, size 4. Blocking in the grey tones and values this way gives the final product a more organic appearance than you would normally get from the flat-color aesthetic of screenprinting. That hand-painted image is now scanned in and lined up with the original line-art, and then bitmapped into tiny little dots, which then makes it suitable for screenprinting. Then, Doyle digitally lays in the colors in Photoshop and sends the layers off for burning onto screens!
3-Here you see the first 3 layers of the print down on the actual paper. The ink is still wet! First color down was the warm grey, then the red, and then transparent black ink! As you can see in the face and hands, the watercolor detailing on the skin is pushed back to the transparent black layer to soften it up a bit, and make it look a little bit softer. The rest of the detail is on the black ink layer, as you can see below!
Here's the finished print, before it gets trimmed down to 18×24. (We print on 20×26 sheets to give us a handling edge and room for registration marks.) You can see at the top of the sheet the color notes and print instructions to the printers!
ON SALE NOW! Pick one up today HERE.
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"Gojira Vs. The Smoke Monster" PROCESS!
Time to debut my new Godzilla themed print- Godzilla vs. The Smoke Monster!
Godzilla vs. The Smoke Monster by Tim Doyle / Tumblr / Store
18" X 24" screen print, S/N edition of 150.
Part of the art show,'Blunt Graffix Presents Gojira', opening April 18th 2014, at Blunt Graffix / Tumblr.
We're having a HUGE print giveaway on Nakatomi TOMORROW starting at 2pm CST. The above pictured Astronaut print- "Ultimate Free Lunch" measures 24x36, is signed and numbered in an edition of 100, and is free to the first 100 people who purchase $50 or more on Nakatomi tomorrow starting at 2pm CENTRAL TIME! Make sure you read THIS LINK to get all the details!
We're also releasing a bunch of artist copies of different prints Doyle has done over the last 2 months that we had to wait on to release! A lot of these were previously sold-out or unavailable! Including the sold out Glow in the Dark Gabba print, the sold-out BLING DYNASTY ninja print, and the Beatles inspired 'Don't Let Me Break You'.
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On Dec 2, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Dan Cullinan wrote:
Hi Gail,
I was reading that Frank worked with Bob Dylan in 1982 and Frank's engineer Mark Pinske recorded the session. Would there be any possible release of this session?
From Dan
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On the remastered cd on the spines which album is number 7 it goes from 6 to 8 thanks
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Is there a plan to release FZs video catalogue?
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In the overall scheme of things, yes – it would be fair to say that somewhere in the many-pocketed overalls of destiny there are lurking videos, audio recordings, movies, objets d'art, and all sorts. A mere rip in the fabric of t…[read more]
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Just wondering if the new 2012 overnite sensation is to be re-mastered again with the correct stereo image,i.e.left and right channels the right way round like the last cd from 1995,Discreet Vinyl and Barfkin Old Masters Vinyl versions,in order to complete my growing collection.
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Great to see Franks albums being re-released. I have been a fan for forty years … since I was 13 years old. I have all of his albums, many on Vinyl as well as CD, Books, Guitar Magazines, I saw him live a few times here in the UK, I have most of Dweeziil's albums, I have seen ZPZ numerous times etc …[read more]
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I already have every Zappa cd release so I wasn't planning on buying the new remixes. However, I decided to update Hot Rats since I only have the 1987 mix. WHOA! the new mix is SUCH a revelation I'm going to have to find money to update the catalogue! Thanks for revealing the music more fully.
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The Damned have a unique place in the history of punk music. They were the
first to tour the states, the first to release a single and the first to
shape rowdiness into something fun for all. Their music and legendary stage
shows capture the kid in us who first heard Chuck Berry's "Dingaling", or
first drank Grandpop's beer. Beginning as modest musicians, they improved
like no other group because they genuinely loved music. Their attraction is
not only to traditional punk, but to whacked-out prog ("Curtain Call"),
ample-bosomed ballads ("Eloise") and the skewed pop psychedelia ("I Just
Can't Be Happy Today") of their youth. They love it all, and they play it
all. In terms of particular talent, Dave Vanian's voice is just a notch below
Freddie Mercury's in my book, while Moron and Sensible, the other two Damned
elders, bring a wild, anarchic grace to their instruments. Playing solo or
with the group, their work compels because they make any old note shine like
a blissed-out invention.
To help celebrate the Damned's first US tour of the new millenium, I hooked up with
Captain Sensible via the magic of e-mail. Our conversation (as it were) focuses not only on the
Damned's new record, Grave Disorder, but on his overlooked and much-beloved solo career. His
Christmas Catalogue has made tea, snaps and Wendy my favorite snack,
while Live at the Milky Way has enough force to turn David
Syvian's farts into gold. It's truly great to see the Captain back and
building new glories with Dave, Monty and the rest of the Damned.
Splendid: Did the Damned, upon forming, have a thirty-year plan? And is
Grave Disorder close to where you expected the group to sound like in
Captain Sensible: A bizarre question... Did there seem to be any plan
except auto destruct during the infamous "chaos years" of Algy Ward and
the road crew from hell? People being set on fire in the van on the way to
gigs, sacks full of manure on stage -- that sort of thing. Our motto was
"The first rule is -- no rules!" But somehow we have come through this
carnage stronger than ever, playing great, with a bunch of cracking new tunes.
Grave Disorder is a little like a first album in some ways, 'cos the
point had to be made that we are a relevant, happening, "now" band rather than
a buncha UK punk revivalists. So the sound has evolved a trifle... but it's
still pretty Damnedified for that. I'd never have put money on being alive
in 2001, let alone making another Damned record, what with the madness that
frequently engulfed us in those days. Grave Disorder sounds pretty
good to me, though... Not that I play it all the time or anything, but on
different hi-fi systems, I'm always impressed at the urgency and excitement
of the whole thing. In fact, I'm really looking forward to the next one!
Splendid: I've always been intrigued by the cheerful
way you approach politics and social issues, be it "Generals" and the jolly
anarchy of "Smash It Up", or your present jabs at political leaders Bush and
Blair. Were there ever moments when the Damned, or some members thereof,
wanted your music to be less lighthearted, and veer
explicitly toward Crass territory,
where the song was a success if and only if the message was deeply felt?
Captain Sensible: We've always tackled a variety of lyrical topics in this
band and long may that continue, especially since there are a buncha
contributors to the songwriting duties in this line-up. You can't open the
bloomin' newspapers these days without lyric ideas jumping off the page...
This really is a world gone mad, and the lunatics are running the whole
Splendid: As a related question, the band once jokingly (or fittingly)
dubbed themselves the Doomed. Because of the events on September 11, what's
to happen with songs like "W" and "Democracy"?
Captain Sensible: We changed the name of the band for five minutes cos Brian James wanted to
fold it for good and was whinging a bit about us using the name. As far as
the appalling things that happened on Sept 11th (and who will
ever forget that date?) are concerned, I just wish that Clinton had had a
little while longer to bash the heads together of the two sides in the Middle
East conflict. It really did seem that he was getting somewhere. Whatever
people think of him, what with all this Monica Lewinsky thing and all that,
I kinda trusted him a little more than some other presidents I can mention.
Peace is still holding in Northern Ireland too. That's another Clinton
success. Yes, "W" is about Bush Jr., and there ain't a lot of democracy about
these days, unfortunately, but we can count ourselves lucky we weren't born
in Afghanistan, methinks. I'd be straight on one of those refugee boats, no
Splendid: Rotating personnel is one of few traits the Damned seem to share
with the stereotypical punk band. Did the recent changes in personnel, all
of which worked out well musically, occur out of necessity? Were
such folk as Paul
Gray or Rat
Scabies unavailable?
Captain Sensible: Paul has given up playing live owing to damage to his ears
courtesy of the excessive volume he used to crank his amp up to. Rat's not
with us for a different reason. He was caught with his fingers in the
Splendid: You seem to have a lot of strange studio experiences, like the
ketchup wars during the Geoffrey Brown sessions. What was it like working on
Joey Ramone's solo album? Were you fairly kindred spirits?
Captain Sensible: I've never heard anyone say a bad word about Joey...
Indeed, he was a nice chap and 'twas a pleasure doing me bit for his album. I
sing some dodgy vocals on a track called "Mr Punchy", which has one of those
naggingly catchy hooks that he was known for. I mysef do like a tune, it
has to be said. Me solo albums are a bit poppier than the Damned, and Dave's
Phantom Chords have their distinctive style, but the Damned has its own sound,
and it's weird how that almost imposes itself on a song without us even
trying to achieve that result.
Splendid: Though the Damned covered "Help", all the genre-sprawling albums
you've made (like your Black Album) suggest
the latter-day Beatles records were a heavier influence on the band's
conception of what a great record should be like. Are there certain
attributes you think fans should expect from every Damned album?
Captain Sensible: We produce more material than we end up using, so only the
best songs get used. I can think of other bands who could employ this
strategy, whose album ya purchase at great expense 'cos ya dig a track you
maybe heard on the radio, and on firing the CD up at home you feel cheated at
the amount of "filler" tracks you are hearing. The Beatles aren't me fave
band by any stretch of the imagination -- I mean, a lot of their stuff is
sugary boy-meets-girl pap, innit? But their records were consistently strong
on the content front, which is what we have attempted over the years. Also,
you can expect a Damned record to be a little musical journey through a
variety of themes and moods. I do think the new CD is thoroughly absorbing -- but
then, I would say that, wouldn't I?
Splendid: For you, is one of the primary attractions of the Damned the fact
that you don't need to sing lead? Is that luxury one of the things that brought you back to the group?
Captain Sensible: Honest answer? Okay, that's fair enough. I never did like
the being a "front man" bit. I'm a guitarist, and really enjoy doing that. And
when you've got Mr Vanian on vocals -- who is one of the best
singers/performers -- why bother, eh?
Splendid: To me, the contrast between your voice/personality and Vanian's is
one of the group's greatest strengths, akin to the great disparity between
Jagger and Richards. Was it by design or happenstance that you and Vanian
bring totally different angles to the group? And, naturally, since I know
neither of you, am I right in presuming you have little in common with
each other?
Captain Sensible: Ha ha -- are we the "Glimmer Twins" of punk? We do bring
different apects to the Damned, though; you're spot on there. He does stuff I
can't do and I do stuff he can't -- and probably wouldn't want to, either.
Splendid: When you left the Damned in the eighties to concentrate on your
solo career, it's impressive how even punk purists adapted, to the extent of
liking 99 percent punk, and one percent songs from South Pacific. Did
you cover "Happy Talk" because it defined some part of your personal
philosophy? And do you prefer your poppy, studio version best, or the
sped-up Milky Way reinterpretation?
Captain Sensible: I covered "Happy Talk" cos we had an imbalance on
completion of Women and Captains first, my first solo album. There were more
tracks on one side than the other and I'd run out of my own songs. Tony
Mansfield, my producer, sent me home to find a song to do a cover version of and I chose
"Happy Talk" 'cos it was such a weird concept -- punk bloke does showtune. It
was on me Mum n' Dad's fav soundtrack album (South Pacific), so there
was an element of doing it for them, I reckon, too. Which version do I like?
Definitely the loud one with the freakout intro -- cosmic, daddio.
Splendid: Has there ever been interest in documenting the stories of the
Damned through film? And would you rather a Robbie Williams play you over
someone like Gary Oldman?
Captain Sensible: Not that anyone would want to do it, but if the story was
ever told then it'd have to tell the whole story, 'cos the wacky "Captain
always-down-the-pub, larger-than-life" bit is not 100% the truth. In fact
(ask the band) I can occasionally be a bit moody and that, but usually bounce back
to being the annoying git that is Captain Sensible before too long.
Splendid: In 2000, Kevin Rowland
released an album of covers that supposedly defined him (I loved it; most
people didn't.). If the Damned did the same thing, would most of the
songs be psychedelic numbers from the sixties (as your last few solo records
seemed to suggest)?
Captain Sensible: I'd love to do that. Like Bowie's Pin Ups, another
example of that kinda thing. I think people would be very surprised what
we'd chose, though, 'cos this band digs music from almost every genre -- except
Opera and Country, of course. Oh, and this awful R&B nonsense that's everywhere these
days. And Phil Collins, and so on...
Splendid: In "Shadow of Love" and the recent "Beauty of the Beast", horror
films are given a little homage. Were the Hammer films a major influence on
your childhood?
Captain Sensible: I remember coming back from watching these films -- we
were underage so had bunked in -- and taking the short cut home through
a deserted sewage farm. In the darkness. Me and me cronies would all
huddle up so as not to be the last or the first -- who would be grabbed by the
monsters and fiends lurking behind the bushes and that. Great stuff...and
then there's the Carry On films --
"Ooer matron!" indeed.
Splendid: In the two Decline of Western Civilization movies, the LA
punkers seemed a bit miserable, while the metal bands were, in contrast,
people wanting to drink, fuck and have some laughs. Of the many part-time
members who have played with the Damned, what personalities fit best with
the group? Did Lemmy (of
Hawkwind/Motorhead fame) work out well?
Captain Sensible: I don't like metal. Well, the crap old version of it,
anyway (dunno much about "nu metal", to be quite honest). It's a right load
of ignorant sexist macho bullshit with the look of rebellion (which the
teenage boys dig) but the politics of the right. I remember having a row with a
bunch of "metallers" at an Iron Maiden gig -- all of 'em Thatcherites
without exception, but dressed up in leather with bullet belts and skulls
everywhere. Their politics would have more in common with members of the country club
than they'd care to let on. Wankers. Lemmy, of course, is a bit of a charmer in his own gnarled way and was a pleasure to work with. He actually offered me the guitarist's job in
Motorhead at one point but I was busy with this bunch at the time. Can you
imagine what sort of records would have been concocted with that lineup? No,
neither can I...
Splendid: Is part of the reason you're lyrically current, singing of the
Internet ("Song.Com") and Jason Priestley, based on love of the youth and
their interests?
Captain Sensible: Being in a band is like being stuck at around
22 years old. Therefore so-called "youth culture" is always at the front of
our minds. Hey dudes, trust us -- we know what's happenin' out there on the
Splendid: Like the Mel
Brooks movie of the same name, "History of the World Part 1" is such a
grandiose title for such a bouncy, silly song. Do you think, ultimately,
life's more amusing than wretched, and that the "griping" side of punk is a
bit overindulged by other groups ?
Captain Sensible: Ha ha -- You watch a lot of films, don't you? You should
get out in the sunshine more. It's a big world out there. Go explore a
bit. The song you mention is actually about the world heading rapidly to an
untimely conclusion while people gossip about the events on last night's soap opera.
Splendid: As long as you're given an airplane ticket, you once said you'd
play anywhere, any time. Is this love for both travel and performing still
intense, and are there any performances which stick out as especially
Captain Sensible: Apart from the fact that there's not a lotta dosh in this
job (unless you're one of the few at the top), the travel and meeting all
sorts of people is great. Oh, and tasting different beer and foods (and
ice cream) is rather nice too. Playing the Fillmore in San Francisco was a
thrill, what with Hendrix, Santana, the Who, Zappa and all the other greats
who'd played there, and the psychedelic posters that promoted these gigs
available in books and the like.
Splendid: One of my favorite musicians is Martin Newell, with whom
you've had an occasionally collaborative relationship. Has there ever been
interest to pursue projects outside of music, like he has done, and would
the Damned ever consider a tour by tricycle or skateboard?
Captain Sensible: If Vanian had his way we'd all be travelling to shows on
Harley Davidsons methinks. If Monty had his way we'd all be walking (he
hates the internal combustion engine). Other projects? There's a whole
buncha music in me yet, and that's my passion, to be quite honest. Even if I had
another source of income, I'd still have to compose songs.
Splendid: The Damned and your own solo albums have been graced, not only
with great music, but with wonderful extras, from smelly sleeves and Captain
Sensible dolls to LP covers where you have a nice, cottony Santa beard. Is
there anything you would have loved to do that budgetary constraints or
present laws of physics prevented?
Captain Sensible: Yes. Where do you begin? If this band gets a decent
budget for videos and strange packaging and stuff, the fun would really
Splendid: It's great not only to have the music you and the Damned have
given us, but the whole band persona, which for me seems as necessary to
punk culture as Huck Finn and
his raft are to literature. Are there any parting words you could give kids
with guitars as they seek out their own Damned personalities in the world of
Captain Sensible: Blimey, you're too kind. Advice to kids with guitars? Get
yaself a couple of CDs by Jimi
Hendrix (avoid listening to Eric "Claptout") and practice. Write your own tunes,
'cos at the end of the day a great "muso" with bad
material ain't gonna get nowhere. And that's it.
Read Splendid's reviews of Grave
Disorder and Sessions of the Damned
Dave Vanian gives his own interesting song-by-song analysis of Grave
Disorder in the Mojo4music web
Visit the officialDamned website. It's got a great historical essay on the group that's a bitch to print, but quite entertaining. New features include the Captain's Tour Log, and a ton
of great MP3s, including the vintage solo stuff from Monty Oxymoron that
started the whole "oxymoron" craze in the English language.
Here's a GeoCities page that's actually fun. It's a Captain
Sensible tribute page that asks you to harass Rhino to release his
earliest solo records. Since Rhino Records is like a brand name now, and
getting pricier by the day, it's hard to find a good reason not to annoy
Visit the Damned's current US label, Nitro Records
Buy lots of Damned recordings at Insound
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You may be poor, but the one thing nobody can take away from you is the freedom to fuck up your life whatever way you want to.
Like most of the others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right. I shared a vagrant optimism that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top. At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these two poles - a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other - that kept me going.
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson *
[ will be interesting to see 2011 adaptation with J.D.;]
photo from GONZO: THE LIFE & WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON
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The most important thing to carriers besides subscribers is mobile spectrum; but by next year, according to CNN Money, the FCC could experience what is known as a "Spectrum Crunch" where there will be no more airwaves to pass around. This comes at a time where mobile carriers need spectrum the most as data hogging smartphones, such as the Apple iPhone, use up all their spectrum. If carriers don't get enough spectrum soon, the result will be dropped calls and slow data speeds. So what are the big 4 mobile carriers going to do about this? They're going to do the best they can to get a much spectrum as possible, but it won't be pretty. In fact, its going to be gruesome and here's why.
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When Compton's Dominguez High School celebrated the opening of a new campus wellness center last month, it was a timeless moment.
The marching band blared and thundered. Drill teams members pranced and whirled, just as they've been dancing and high-kicking on high school campuses for generations.
But the scene in the wellness center itself offered a glimpse of what the future could be for school medical services in California.
There was a student in for routine blood work. In the next cubicle, a mother had brought her young son, who had the flu. And neighborhood resident Jonetta Stewart, 76, had come seeking relief from frequent vertigo and headaches.
Physician's assistant Rachel Damicali checked Stewart's blood pressure. It was very high.
"My last patient was a 4-year-old kid, and now I'm seeing Jonetta for her blood pressure management," she said. "So, we see a whole range: from chronic disease to urgent care visits to just physical exams."
Just in time for the implementation of President Obama's health care overhaul coming Jan. 1, a handful of California schools are starting to open campus-based wellness centers like the one at Dominguez, offering free and low-cost services not just to students, but to entire neighborhoods, to people of any age. Continue reading