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An intensive, interactive classroom experience complemented by opportunities to learn informally after-hours from expert faculty and from fellow registrants at various events including evenings at the Student Union and a picnic supper
A relaxed campus environment that helps make learning fun, plus an affordable housing and meal package that keeps costs low
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This advanced program provides in-depth analyses of significant tax and non-tax aspects of estate planning. Hailing from small and large firms across the country, the distinguished faculty of experienced practitioners will share strategies, tips, and insights regarding some of the most complex challenges facing estate planners in today's market. Topics include:
Estate planning for second marriages
Business succession planning
Planning for the preservation of residences and vacation homes
The marital deduction from drafting to funding
Planning considerations for elderly and disabled beneficiaries
Using state decanting statutes to modify trusts
Time is reserved throughout the program to address registrants' questions.
Who Should Attend
Lawyers with advanced experience in estate planning should attend this accredited continuing legal education program from ALI CLE.
Basic material is addressed in the Monday-Friday sessions only as necessary to provide background to the more complex matters. For practitioners seeking a more foundational approach, there is an optional session on Sunday that will cover wealth transfer taxation.
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Nancy G. Henderson, Henderson, Caverly, Pum & Charney LLP, Rancho Santa Fe, California
M. Read Moore, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago, Illinois
Farhad Aghdami, Williams Mullen, Richmond, Virginia
Stuart C. Bear, Chestnut Cambronne P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lawrence Brody, Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, Missouri
Elaine M. Bucher, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida
Stephanie B. Casteel, Wallace, Morrison & Casteel LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
Alvin J. Golden, Ikard Golden Jones, P.C., Austin, Texas
Michael M. Gordon, Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware
Lawrence P. Katzenstein, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, Missouri
Jonathan C. Lurie, McDermott, Will & Emery, Los Angeles, California
Eric A. Manterfield, Krieg DeVault LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana
Jeffrey N. Pennell, Richard N. Clark Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
S. Andrew Pharies, DLA Piper US LLP, San Diego, California
Mark S. Poker, Michael, Best & Friedrich, LLP, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Stacy E. Singer, The Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois
Bruce Stone, Goldman Felcoski & Stone P.A., Coral Gables, Florida
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Program Schedule
1:00 p.m. Early Registration, Wisconsin Law Alumni Association Student Commons, Second Floor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 975 Bascom Mall
1:55 p.m. Administrative Remarks - ALI CLE Staff
Video Webcast Segment A
2:00 p.m. Optional Session: Overview of Wealth Transfer Taxation - Mr. Pharies
3:45 p.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
4:00 p.m. Overview of Wealth Transfer Taxation (continued)
6:00 p.m. Adjournment for the Day
7:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast, Wisconsin Law Alumni Association Student Commons, Second Floor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 975 Bascom Mall
7:50 a.m. Administrative Remarks - ALI CLE Staff
Video Webcast Segment B
8:00 a.m. Introduction and Course Overview
8:15 a.m. Estate Planning for Elderly and Disabled Beneficiaries - Mr. Bear
This presentation will focus on planning considerations for elderly and disabled beneficiaries. Topics of discussion will include disability planning, in terms of Financial Power of Attorney and Health Care Directive documents; estate planning considerations, particularly in connection with asset ownership arrangements and beneficiary designation forms; long term care planning, including a discussion of Medicaid (Medical Assistance benefits and Veterans benefits); tax aspects associated with the transfer of assets; and ethical considerations, focusing on representation of a client with diminished capacity.
10:00 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. Estate and Gift Taxation Valuation - Mr. Lurie
This presentation considers the latest developments on valuation discounts; the impact of post death events on valuation; valuation fixing using buy sell and option agreements; tax effecting S corporation income; weighting the different approaches to valuation; and valuing contraband.
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Video Webcast Segment C
1:30 p.m. Back to the Future - The Marital Deduction From Before ERTA to After ATRA - Mr. Golden
This presentation provides an analysis of the marital deduction from drafting to funding, including p some basic marital deduction and QTIP issues that you may have forgotten, or simply lanning in the present environment with portability. This will also address misremembered.
3:15 p.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. Tax and Non-Tax Aspects of Business Succession Planning - Mr. Aghdami
This program will focus on a discussion of the tax and non-tax aspects of succession planning, with an emphasis on the tools and techniques that align the business owner's interests with appropriate planning. This program will consider and discuss issues such as control and cashflow for the business owner, dealing with family members in the business and family members not in the business, incenting key employees, and exit strategies. The program will then go through a series of hypotheticals illustrating real-life planning issues and offering practical advice and solutions for some of the most difficult tax and business issues.
5:15 p.m. Adjournment for the Day; Networking Reception for Registrants and Faculty
7:30 a.m. Networking Session and Continental Breakfast
Video Webcast Segment D
8:00 a.m. I Do, Act II: Planning it Right the Second Time Around - Ms. Bucher
This presentation addresses estate planning in the context of second marriages. Specifically, the presentation points out the pitfalls a practitioner may face when drafting for clients in a second marriage and provides an overview of nuptial agreements, elective share planning, and marital trusts.
9:45 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. Tax and Estate Planning for Clients with Foreign Property - Mr. Moore
This presentation will address tax and estate planning for U.S. clients who own foreign property or who are beneficiaries of foreign trusts, with an emphasis on issue spotting and current developments in this quickly changing area of the law.
11:45 a.m. Lunch Break
Video Webcast Segment E
1:15 p.m. All the Days That Adam Lived Were Nine Hundred and Thirty Years, and He Died and Begat Sons and Daughters: The New Genesis in Estate Planning - Mr. Stone
One percent of births in the U.S. result from assisted reproductive technology (ART). The rights of children conceived after the death of a genetic parent have been litigated all the way to the Supreme Court, yet unanswered questions abound for clients, planners, and administrators. This session will address planning and administration issues for ART children.
3:00 p.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. Charitable Split-Interest Transfers: In-Depth Planning - Mr. Katzenstein
This presentation features a thorough review of charitable split interest transfers, including charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable remainder annuity trusts, and charitable lead trusts. The talk will also compare the pluses and minuses of a charitable remainder annuity trust versus a charitable gift annuity. We will also look at the effect of the new 3.8% Medicare tax on charitable remainder trusts.
5:15 p.m. Adjournment for the Day
7:30 a.m. Networking Session and Continental Breakfast
Video Webcast Segment F
8:00 a.m. Long-Term Trust Design: Drafting for the Long Haul - Ms. Singer
The benefit of a long-term trust that may live for generations is also precisely what makes it potentially wrought with complication. Effectively drafting long-term trusts requires more than simply applying tax minimization strategies. Among the many things to consider: the changing definition of descendants, ensuring that a grantor's goals and values are properly memorialized, and reducing the potential for costly conflict and litigation among future generations. Topics will include:
• Effectively drafting and administering long-term trusts
• Trust modification
• The importance of trustee selection and succession
• Statement of Intent: drafting opportunities and pitfalls
• How to handle unique assets
9:45 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. Asset Protection Planning - Mr. Poker
This presentation will focus on traditional and evolving methods of asset protection. The topics will include fraudulent transfer considerations, split interest and self-settled trust planning, exempt asset planning, and the use of limited partnerships and limited liability companies.
11:45 a.m. Lunch Break
Video Webcast Segment G
1:15 p.m. Planning and Administering Estates in 2013 - Mss. Casteel and Henderson and Mr. Pharies
A panel of three senior estate and trust practitioners will discuss current issues and best practices in light of the new "permanent" estate, gift and GST tax exclusions, exemptions and rates and higher income tax rates. The panel will focus in particular on the advantages and disadvantages of Bypass Trusts in light of the portability of a deceased spouse's unused estate and gift tax exclusion.
3:00 p.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. Use of State Decanting Statutes to Modify Irrevocable Trusts - Mr. Gordon
This presentation will focus on how the various state decanting statutes may be used to modify trusts, common modifications achieved by decanting and the tax consequences of decanting. It will also address the issues raised by IRS Notice 2011-101 and the possible gift, estate, and generation skipping transfer tax ramifications associated with a decanting that results in a change in beneficial interest in the trust.
5:15 p.m. Adjournment for the Day
6:30 p.m. Picnic at Lake Mendota for Registrants and Faculty (included in course tuition)
7:30 a.m. Networking Session and Continental Breakfast
Video Webcast Segment H
8:00 a.m. Charitable Planning from the Simple to the Sophisticated - Ms. Casteel
This session will examine types of §501(c)(3) giving vehicles, including public charities, private foundations, supporting organizations and donor- directed funds; and other charitable giving techniques, such as outright gifts, gift annuities, pooled income funds, and charitable trusts. This session will also consider how to fit these charitable vehicles and techniques to a client's particular circumstances.
9:45 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. Getting the Family Business Owner Off the Dime: How to Get Them Started on Business Succession Planning - Mr. Manterfield
One of our greatest challenges is to get our family business clients to engage in thoughtful succession planning. This presentation will address certain strategies which might motivate your best client to start the process, including cash flow for a surviving spouse and common mistakes in buy-sell agreements.
11:45 a.m. Lunch Break
Video Webcast Segment I
1:15 p.m. Estate Planning for Family Residences and Vacation Homes - Ms. Henderson
Planning for the preservation of residences and vacation homes presents considerable tax and practical challenges. This program will examine the practical issues that must be considered in the planning process, common (and not so common) transfer tax planning strategies involving residential real property, and mechanisms for dispute avoidance and resolution in the context of personal use real property owned by multiple family members.
3:00 p.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. Myths, Mysteries, and Mistakes - Professor Pennell
Many things were said and done during 2012 that represent wealth transfer tax concepts that are not well known or understood. This session will clarify a dozen different myths, mysteries, or mistakes, including: operation of the reciprocal trust rule; the likely treatment of SLATs that are appointed back to the donor spouse after the donee's spouse's death; operation of section 2043 and the phantom value marital deduction implications of Estate of Turner v. Comm'r; operation of the five-or-five provision - particularly the one-per-donee aspect - and the proper application of the second clause of section 2041(a)(2) following lapse of a five-or-five power; the flawed premise behind the super-charged credit shelter trust and why it does not support the idea; operation of the remainder-purchase marital trust concept and why it likely does not work; and operation of the beneficiary-defective inheritors trust and why the government believes that it does not work.
5:15 p.m. Adjournment for the Day
7:30 a.m. Networking Session and Continental Breakfast
Video Webcast Segment J
8:00 a.m. Ethics Issues for Estate Planners - Professor Pennell
The vast majority of estate planners are of a personality type that makes them more sensitive than many attorneys to concerns about ethics, conflicts, and propriety. However, the rules governing the legal profession are not about morality as much as they are guidelines and prohibitions that regulate the practice of law. Thus, a good moral compass is not enough to steer clear of ethics issues. In this interactive session, Professor Pennell will discuss actual ethics issues regularly faced by estate planners, based on questions and topics submitted and posed by registrants. (Suggestionsquestions may be submitted in advance to aweinberg@ali- cle.org.)
10:00 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. Estate Planning with Life Insurance - Mr. Brody
The presentation will analyze the income, gift, estate, and generation- skipping tax implications of the use of life insurance in estate and wealth transfer planning, and provide suggestions for planning for the creation and funding of an irrevocable life insurance trust.
12:00 p.m. Adjournment
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 36.5, including 2 hours of ethics (including the optional overview session on Sunday); 43 CPE credit hours in Taxation (group-live and group-internet-based program)
Suggested Prerequisite: Experience in practice in subject matter.
Educational Objective: Acquisition of knowledge and skills to develop proficiency as a practitioner; maintenance of professional competence as a practitioner; provision of information on recent developments.
Level of Instruction: Advanced
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Here's what registrants have said about this course:
Kudos from the 2013 presentation:
"Wonderful selection of topics."
"Fine speakers and materials. Very instructive."
"Very thorough and informative."
Kudos from previous presentations:
The course was terrific again. Madison is a wonderful location. Food service at the dorm couldn't be better. I am looking forward to attending next year. The onsite staff did a great job, as usual.
Terrifically knowledgeable faculty with excellent practical examples.
This is an excellent course, especially for where I am in my practice. I am a better estate planner (and drafter) as a result. The level of instruction gives me a balanced look at (1) review of topics I am already comfortable with, and (2) challenging information that forces me to think about different issues.
Fantastic speakers and event. I thought all the speakers were very knowledgeable and the materials will be useful for years to come. Also the staff was very friendly and accommodating.
This was a comprehensive, educational, professional environment. It brought my understanding up on the various interrelationships and dependencies on financial and succession planning. The sessions on charity and elderly planning were particularly enlightening. Course was well worth it.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Wisconsin softball team earned its fifth win over a ranked team this year with a 9-3 triumph over No. 6/7 Michigan on Friday at the Wilpon Complex.
Freshman Sara Novak had a career day for the Cardinal and White, hitting her first career grand slam and collecting six RBI.
Senior Michelle Mueller and junior Maria Van Abel each collected two hits, while senior Mary Massei tallied a hit and two runs.
Taylor-Paige Stewart went the distance for the Badgers, giving up three runs on six hits and added four strikeouts.
Wisconsin and Michigan meet again tomorrow in a 6:30 p.m. (CT) contest that will air on BTN.
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Amy's Baking Company StoryApril 9th, 2014 by Alan Yu
I bumped into a story today about an episode of Kitchen's nightmare. It dealt with a restaurant called Amy's Baking Company and what made it interesting was how the owners seem to have this cyber battle with its customers. For example, there was apparently one incident where a customer posted a bad Yelp review and the owner left a rather nasty response as you can see here http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2010/08/ouch_todays_hard_lesson_on_yel.php
It was awkward listening to the owner justifying all this too where it was essentially a situation of if you hit them then they hit you back. It's sure an interesting case study though of social media and how it can impact a business I thought. At the same time, is it better to simply ignore or respond to what you feel are just negative artificial comments that are trying to get a reaction out of you?
I think the best comment I heard was that if people are truly just posting negative stuff because of like a crowd mentality then as a business you need to make it as easy as possible for those that support you to get their voices out there. When you think it about it, it's basically your customers that will be doing the "debating" for you as opposed to yourself. That's the way it should be in the end isn't it? Example, you focus in providing the best and it will take care of itself from there.
Of course I don't have first-hand experience with this place and am relying on solely the media that is available. But wow, it sure shows you that you can't just go ballistic even if someone is saying what you feel is inaccurate. Unless your goal is just to get TV ratings that is.


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When I was asked to make a Christening gown for display at my cousin's yarn shop, I was a little intimidated, but decided to give it a shot.
I searched through all my patterns, and finally decided to use this free pattern:
The beginning wasn't too bad, but I sometimes had a very hard time understanding her directions.
When I finished the first sleeve, I felt much better about the design.
After finishing both sleeves, I tried it on a full-size baby doll, and it looked pretty good!
Even the buttonholes in the back didn't look bad, and they were my VERY FIRST buttonholes.
When I got to the skirt section, however, the pattern was incorrect. The number of stitches she said to pick up just would not work with the lace pattern she selected for the skirt. So, I searched in my knitting design books and found a different lace pattern.
The further along I went, the better it looked:
When the skirt was finished, I was amazed! But, the skirt was VERY revealing.
I added some pretty buttons, and it looked so pretty!
Since I was worried about the openness of the skirt, I added a simple lining, by sewing in some satin fabric by hand.
Finally, the Christening Gown was complete!!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
2 comments:
- sarah said...
i love the christening gown you made but i clicked on the website but it no longer exists. would you still have the instructions that you can share with me, or know where i can get it from?
- February 1, 2010 at 7:18 PM
- Shandeh said...
Judy Lamb has removed her patterns from the web - apparently some of them have been bought by Leisure Arts and will be for sale eventually.
- February 2, 2010 at 11:51 AM
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Cassandra Robinson has lived in public housing for two decades. She said God told her this year it was time to move.
"He said, 'It's time to get out of this nest that you're in. I need you to move and move quickly,'" said Robinson.
She's about to get her chance.
For the first time in two years, the Chattanooga Housing Authority is accepting new applicants for its Housing Choice Voucher Program, formerly called Section 8, which helps low-income residents afford rent in private housing.
Just 200 vouchers are available, but Robinson is among an estimated 3,000 people who have applied since applications started being accepted on Oct. 4. Even more are expected by the time the application period ends Friday.
"It shows the tremendous need we have for housing in the community," said CHA board Chairman Eddie Holmes. "I don't know if there will ever be a funding source to guarantee housing for everybody."
CHA will select 200 applicants in a lottery drawing Oct. 29 to receive vouchers and aims to have them in homes by year's end.
For some people, a voucher might mean an end to living on the streets or crowded in with relatives.
In the Chattanooga area, about 4,000 people a year experience homelessness, including about 1,000 children, according to "The Blueprint to End Chronic Homelessness in the Chattanooga Region in Ten Years," a study conducted by the city in 2004.
For Robinson, who has lived in College Hill Courts public housing development for 21 years, a voucher would mean a new start. While she's grateful to have had a place to raise her family, she wants more for them.
"Getting a voucher will allow my daughter to see Mom stepping out on faith," she said. "I want to have my own backyard and a garden."
Her household includes her 13-year-old son, Jamond Rawlings, and 15-year-old daughter, Shateria Parker.
"I've grown up in public housing for so long, I don't know how it feels to have my own, to live in a house and be in an environment without hearing gunshots and arguments," said Shateria, who is also raising her 3-month-old daughter in the development.
Long wait
The lottery represents a new way of awarding vouchers in Chattanooga.
For years, CHA maintained a list of applicants, with vouchers going to those who had been on the list the longest, provided they met income standards and passed background checks.
But the list was frustrating for applicants who remained on it for years, and time-consuming for CHA when it came time to comb through thousands of names for eligible applicants.
In 2008, CHA stopped taking Section 8 applications because the agency had no way to house people.
"We had no money," said Holmes. "So we had no units, no resources. Now [U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development] is giving us this opportunity to house people."
In January, HUD started giving the housing authority $250,000 more per month for its voucher program.
By then, the waiting list had grown to nearly 4,200.
About 1,500 people from the list since have received vouchers, but more than half of them — about 2,700 — were eliminated because they didn't pass the background check or didn't respond to requests for information. Some had been on the list for four years, housing officials said.
Robinson had been on the list since 2007. She said she received a letter in 2009 asking if she was still interested in housing. Before she could respond, she said, she was in a car crash that affected her short-term memory. By the time she remembered and returned the letter, it was past the deadline.
She got depressed, she said. But she didn't lose hope.
Public lottery
After finally clearing the waiting list, CHA officials were ready for a new round of voucher awards. But this time they decided to award the vouchers in a different way.
The result has been a smoother application process, one that officials believe is safer, fairer and more transparent.
Earlier this month, CHA officials set a date to hand out voucher applications.
They had heard news stories of stampedes and children nearly being trampled in East Point, Ga., this year when 30,000 people showed up for 455 federal housing vouchers. CHA officials wanted to make sure no stampedes happened in Chattanooga.
Housing staff were in place at 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 to distribute and receive voucher applications. Applicants were told they didn't have to be first to receive or complete their application because, for the first time, CHA was going to use a lottery to select voucher winners.
Oct. 15, Noon: Application deadline; must be hand-delivered or postmarked by Oct. 15
Oct. 29, 10 a.m.: Public lottery drawing at CHA office, 801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.
Dec. 31, 2011: Any lottery tickets remaining on this date will be destroyed; a new pool of applicants will be created when needed.
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* CHA Central Office, 801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.
* Metropolitan Ministries, 1112 McCallie Ave.
* Joe Johnson Mental Health Center, 420 Bell Ave.
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* Income guidelines: A single person may make up to $19,600 a year, and a family of four may make up to $27,950 a year.
* Monthly awards: On average, a voucher will pay a landlord about $650 a month for a three-bedroom apartment, more if the landlord agrees to pay utilities.
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"The lottery gives people two weeks to get a very simplistic application in," said Betsy McCright, CHA's executive director. "So there is no rush at the door on Day One. And the person who applies on Day One has an equal chance as a person who arrives on the last minute that we're accepting applications."
LaTosha Lee likes the new process.
The 37-year-old single mother of four lives in an East Chattanooga home. She initially thought she could make it without government assistance, but she said it's hard to make ends meet without help.
She turned in her application Monday, said a prayer and complimented CHA staff on how efficient the application process has been so far.
"This is so well organized," said Lee, after turning in her paperwork.
She remembered when she came to the CHA's Holtzclaw Avenue office for a housing voucher in 2007. "It was a catastrophe," she said.
The parking lot was crowded with people reaching over one another for applications, she said. People stood in line for hours and some started breaking in front of others.
"They were even trying to knock the police officers down. That's how serious these people were about these applications," said Lee.
The crowd became so intimidating, she eventually left without getting an application, she said.
Opportunity came again for her this month.
"I said I was going to be patient and my time was going to come around," she said.
The voucher lottery drawing will be held Oct. 29 at the CHA office, 801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.
"We're going to do it publicly so people can come and observe to make sure it's done properly," said McCright. "Everybody has the same fair chance of [his or her voucher] getting pulled."
CHA isn't sure when it will issue more vouchers; that depends on funding for the upcoming year. Housing officials say they probably won't know until the end of the year.
That makes this round of voucher awards that much more important.
Robinson said she has started praying about the house she wants to have if she gets a voucher.
It should have plenty of windows, lots of space, a backyard and a front yard, she said. And she expects God to deliver.
"I went into prayer with him about that," she said. "I depend on God for all I need. I believe he will supply."
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They need to give out about 2500 vouchers and level West Side, East Lake, and East Chattanooga housing projects. Let the poor people move to where they want, instead of restricting them to districts with poor functioning schools and high crime.
I'm all for decentralization and diversity!
Good idea taxpayer, then the ones who have made west side, Eastlake and East Chatt slums, drug and violence areas can move into nice neighborhoods and ruin them. Not to bright there Tax payer.
15 and already has a 3 month old baby, AND lives in public housing? This girl hasn't been afforded any chances. This breaks my heart. She has a mountain to climb that others (me) didn't get. All I had to do was show up at class. Give them a home... daycare, maybe the baby won't fall under the same fate!
There ya go. Three generations of welfare moms without a father in sight...and working on a fourth generation.
Johnson's Great Society and his drive to destroy the black nuclear family through welfare dependency hasn't worked out so well, has it? Or maybe it has...maybe that's what he wanted. He WAS a Dem, after all.
Miss Shateria had all the breaks anyone gets, senyahc.
She made her own choices [I doubt she used a turkey baster, for starters]. Those choices, fun at the time perhaps, haven't turned out well. Maybe it was the examples set by her mama and grandmama, ya think?
She is only 15; her life is hardly over. What do you think she will do with it? Sit back and take the dole or go back to school? She doesn't need daycare -- she has two built-in babysitters right at home.
A new home won't change a thing; within a year, this family and their surroundings will be just as they are today.
Why not spend the money on teaching them that blowing out kids one after another when you are poor is not the way to get out of the projects? I noticed that one of these people has a fifteen year old with a three month old of her own. I feel sorry for these people but if I see someone hitting themselves in the head with a hammer, I am not going to reward them with a better hammer. The cycle of ignorance needs to be broken and rewarding people for bad behavior as well; some have figured out that kids equal dollars. "It (the house) should have plenty of windows, lots of space, a backyard and front yard." and she "expects God to deliver." He might deliver but he will send the bill to me and every other person that pays for this. There are a lot of people that play by the rules, work hard and have fallen on hard times but for each one of them there are hundreds that simply have learned to work the system.
I've been a landlord of several THOUSAND rental properties in Chattanooga, and have had the headache of dealing with CHA on hundreds of occasions. The Housing Choice Voucher program is a joke. I currently collect section 8 vouchers for two separate young ladies on the program that have NO children, brand new cars, nice furniture and GUCCI bags. Their AUNT works for CHA- go figure. Also, when a section 8 tenant decides to skip out in the middle of the night leaving the property destroyed beyond belief, they are allowed to stay on the program!! Even if you win a judgment against them in court! They move on to destroy someone else's property. The reports go unanswered. We need to TERMINATE the currupted employees, ban the CRIMINALS that destroy Investors' property from the program for good, and make room for people that are truly in need.
Sailorman is correct.
As a current Memphis resident I get to see what knocking down the projects did to this city every day. Now the criminal element that formerly lived in those projects has moved all over the city ruining formerly nice neighborhoods like Hickory Hill. Now there is crime everywhere instead of just a few areas.
Personally, I think if you are taking a government handout you should stay in government housing. If its not nice, take action and take responsibility and clean your neighborhood up. If you want free or low cost housing, don't complain when it isn't quality.
I linked to a study done by a couple (one is Professor of Criminology at Univ of Memphis) but the post didn't show for some reason. It was enlightening to say the least.
There was also an article in the Atlantic, "American Murder Mystery by Hanna Rosin, the clearly defined the issue.
There ya go. Three generations of welfare moms without a father in sight...and working on a fourth generation.
Johnson's Great Society and his drive to destroy the black nuclear family through welfare dependency hasn't worked out so well, has it? Or maybe it has...maybe that's what he wanted. He WAS a Dem, after all. Username: rolando | On: October 11, 2010 at 6:55 a.m.
Rolando please don't assume that every faminy that lives in public housing is dependent on welfare.
15 and already has a 3 month old baby, AND lives in public housing? This girl hasn't been afforded any chances. This breaks my heart. She has a mountain to climb that others (me) didn't get. All I had to do was show up at class. Give them a home... daycare, maybe the baby won't fall under the same fate! Username: senyahc | On: October 11, 2010 at 6:40 a.m.
Hey instead of just sitting there and running off at the keyboard why don't you send her some $$$ so that she can move on out the projects to a better life !
Personally, I think if you are taking a government handout you should stay in government housing. If its not nice, take action and take responsibility and clean your neighborhood up. If you want free or low cost housing, don't complain when it isn't quality. Username: memphisexile | On: October 11, 2010 at 10:20 a.m.
I love to see you live in public housing for a few years and i bet you would'nt be talking that smack so much. You must have never lived there yourself so stop pointing a finger until you feel it and lived there !
1000 hands clasped in prayer can't match the job accomplished by two hands working. GET A JOB! Username: wildman | On: October 11, 2010 at 12:20 p.m.
When i lived in public housing for 11 years myself Wildman i was working just about every day what the hell are you talking about !
Sailorman is correct.
As a current Memphis resident I get to see what knocking down the projects did to this city every day. Now the criminal element that formerly lived in those projects has moved all over the city ruining formerly nice neighborhoods like Hickory Hill. Now there is crime everywhere instead of just a few areas.
Username: memphisexile | On: October 11, 2010 at 10:20 a.m.
In case you did not know Memphisexile some of the biggest criminals in american society are high income working people.
Don't believe me go ahead and ask your local FBI agent or US Marshal deputy in your area about who does most of the fraud and money scams in this country and let your eyes be opened.
I hate people who always see crime as just a poor man or woman's issue and pass over the fact that the rich are doing some dirt to !
The only difference is the rich are more slicker and get away with more money then the poor person does.
Section 8 is a joke. I will no longer accept it in any of my propereties. Section 8 inspects the properties every 6 months and if something is found wrong then I must fix it or they keep my check. Sounds fair! Problem is when these ungrateful people moved in the property was brand new, 6 months later the vinyl is ripped, tripping hazard, replace it. Iron burns on carpet, holes in wall. 6 months rent at $800 is $4800 damage from those 6 months is aboout $6000. The last home I rented section 8 It cost me $52,000 aftyer I finally got the people out. It took 3 months after section 8 quit paying, They stole everything, Fridge, Stove, DW, even the central heat and air and there was not an inch of wall space that was not destroyed. These people even took the toilets and bathtub. Who has to pay for all this, Me, if I want to rent section 8 again. Sorry never in my worst nightmares will I ever rent section 8 again. Some good tenants on section 8 and I have had some good ones but they are few and far between
Wildman is spot on. This "system" we have breads laziness. Democrats want to keep bleeding the working man's check every week, and for what??? oh... I forgot...we have to pay to keep up the projects. The old hammer and sickle is just around the corner!!!
Some of these comments leave me speechless. I can actually speak on this subject from experience. At one point in my life, I was on Section 8. I was a 22 year old single mother(one child) with a job. I was not receiving child support, and it was not from a lack of trying, and I have never been on welfare a day in my life. Nor have I ever lived in the projects. I was on Section 8 for 5 years. This is a wonderful program if used properly. It is extremely hard to find quality, affordable housing in a decent neighborhood with one measely income. I refused to raise my daughter in a neighborhood that would suck the life out of her by the time she was 12 years old. That is the purpose of section 8, so that everyone can have access to affordable housing. Unfortunately, some people are victims of systematic depravity that has been passed down from generation to generation. Which means that they lack the proper tools, examples and guidance that some of us were blessed with. But that does not mean that they should be herded into one section of town like cattle. Everyone deserves a chance for a better life. And we are all God's people. Some of us just need a little more help along the way. But the problem lies within those of us that receive that opportunity for positive change, but never grow. Some stay planted just as they were. The system is not made to help the same people over and over again(unless they are completely disabled). It is made to help people move forward into a better way of life. And once you are at the point where you can stand on your own, you should move over and make room for someone else. When I was making enough money to stand on my own, I did. But I was also raised by a hard working single mother that was a great role model for me. Everyone doesn't have that. I am living proof that the Section 8 program does work when used properly. I am also living proof that good role models do exist in the poor communities. Maybe the program needs to sit down with each able bodied person and map out a 5 year plan of what accomplishments need to be met in order to eventually stand firmly on their own. Some mandatory counseling programs for the people who are stuck in generational poverty and generational recipients of government programs would help too. My point, however long, is that no program will work properly for anyone if the root of the problem is psychological and not dealt with first.
I have never realized how many biggots there are in this town. The more i read, the more disgusted i become. I am a caucasion DIVORCED mom with children. I have worked since I was 15. I have always worked fulltime alot of times with OT each week. I pay in over $100 in taxes each paycheck. I have a college degree and professional license.
I have also been on Section 8 for 3 years. My house does not have 1 hole in the walls, i actually remodeled at MY expens because my bathroom had so much mold in the walls that we all got sick from it. My landlord would not do anything so i had to. Not all people on welfare are black and slackers and dont have a father figure around. My parents have been married for almost 50 years and my children have a father figure around along with a grandfather figure on a daily basis. I am white and work 40+ hours a week. Sometimes there are circumstances that give people no other choice. I admit there are some people that abuse the system but there are those of us who desparately need the help to get back on our feet.
My children arent out walking the streets like other non welfare kids because their parents dont care what they do. My kids are always complimented on how well behaved and polite they are. It really makes you sit and think when your elementary school kids come and ask you why those others kids curse and talk the way they do. I have to tell them that they cant help it, that they talk like that becasue it is what they hear from parents. My kids attend a magnet school in a good area and they still hear all of that from kids not in public housing.
Before people start off with their comments using "these people" they need to think of all sides of an issue. What would you do if you lost your job, lost your house and marriage all at once? I am sure you would change your opinion then if you had to get assistance in some form. All of us are not bad people.
Last time I read the Bible, which was a few hours ago, God is the one to judge us on judgement day, not you.
The above two posts sound like people for which this program was designed for. It is a shame that the system is designed to help only after you fall off the cliff, not before. So many people in this country are right on the edge just waiting for the event that will finish them off, I could be wiped-out with one major medical problem. It is hard not to become cynical, I think the above article used poor examples. For those interested, go to criminalsearches.com and, well, you'll figure out what to do with it.
lilj0725 wrote "Last time I read the Bible, which was a few hours ago, God is the one to judge us on judgement day, not you."
You must have read the condensed edited version that they give to children during indoctrination to be done that fast.
lilj0725 can continue to donate $100 a paycheck to support this disease. I tell you what liljo725, you should give more that that $100. Prove your point and give it all. You are so supportive of this, only you can make a difference....OH and don't forget to throw the Bible in any chance you get. Jesus was a carpenter, not a panhandler.


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After making a performance at the Grammys last month,
Mumford & Sons
were invited to the State Dinner at The White House on Wednesday, March 14. U.K. leader David Cameron is a fan of the folk singers and has appointed them to become one of the performers at the gala to honor his visit to the U.S.
The dinner will be attended by around 1,000 guests including billionaire Sir Richard Branson, actor
Damian Lewis
and TV star
Hugh Bonneville
. For his part, Obama has selected
John Legend
to entertain the crowd at the formal feast.
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Zoe Saldana's House Broken Into, Police Investigating
March 14, 2012 16:27:20 GMT
Zoe Saldana
's house in Los Angeles was visited by a burglar over the weekend. The "
" star was reportedly upset after she went home on Sunday, March 11 to find out that there were signs of forced entry.
Saldana immediately called the Los Angeles Police Department to report the burglary. The cops took notes and an investigation is ongoing. According to TMZ, it appeared that there was nothing taken from the house but the actress is taking inventory to just make sure. It is also yet clear whether the burglar knows that he or she has broken into a celebrity's house.
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Lindsay Lohan Could Be Sued for Fresh Hit and Run Case
March 14, 2012 15:38:23 GMT
It looks like a train of the troubles would not leave
Lindsay Lohan
. The actress reportedly has struck a man with her new Porsche as she left Sayers Club in Hollywood at just after midnight Wednesday, March 14. She fled the scene instead of helping her victim.
According to TMZ, she was driving away from the club's parking lot but a lot of paparazzi and bystanders blocked her way near the Hookah Lounge. The man she struck was identified as Hookah's manager, aged 26, who was standing by his car when Lindsay attempted a 3-point turn and grazed his knee and car.
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Russell Brand Offers to Pay for Broken Window in Phone Snatching Incident
March 14, 2012 08:44:57 GMT
Russell Brand
is apparently taking responsibility for his recent outburst. Shortly after the "
" actor made headlines for smashing a window of a New Orleans building by throwing a paparazzi's cell phone through it, TMZ came out with a new report suggesting that he is willing to compensate.
The building, which was earlier reported to be abandoned, turned out to be an office, and its worker, who was inside when Brand threw the phone, claimed that people connected to the 36-year-old actor reached out to him shortly after the incident. Brand's camp allegedly acknowledged that it was the actor who broke the glass, and said he would cover the costs for the replacement.
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Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill Bring Charm to '21 Jump Street' L.A. Premiere
March 14, 2012 08:42:14 GMT
A day after being premiered at the 2012 SXSW Festival, "
21 Jump Street
" had its Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday night, March 13. During the special screening event taking place at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, leading stars
Channing Tatum
Jonah Hill
stole the limelight with their dapper attire while striking a pose together for the photographers.
While Tatum and Hill rocked their police uniforms at the SXSW premiere, the duo opted to go with formal suits for the L.A. screening. Tatum who plays Jenko in the film oozed masculinity in a gray plaid suit that he paired with a striped shirt. He arrived together with wife
Jenna Dewan
, who looked elegant in a white tube dress with folded detailing at the bust.
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'NCIS' 9.18 Preview: Jamie Lee Curtis Seduces Gibbs
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March 14, 2012 08:31:00 GMT
A potential romance between Samantha Ryan (
Jamie Lee Curtis
) and Gibbs once again plays out in the next episode of "
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
". Being partnered after top secret information is leaked by someone on the inside, the two get closer and may share a kiss as it's teased in a preview.
"The Tell", which features Curtis reprising her role as the ambiguous director of PsyOps, will air Wednesday, March 21 at 8/7c on CBS. As usual, it's followed by a new episode of "
NCIS: Los Angeles
" at 9/8c. In the upcoming outing of the spin-off series, the NCIS: LA team investigates a shooting outside the Vietnamese Consulate just prior to an international conference at the venue that the Secretary of the Navy is scheduled to attend.
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SXSW 2012 Winners: 'Gimme The Loot' and 'Beware of Mr. Baker' Grab Grand Jury Awards
March 14, 2012 07:54:02 GMT
The Jury and Audience Award winners of the 2012 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW) have been announced on Tuesday night, March 13. Winning the coveted grand jury award in the narrative feature competition is Adam Leon's "
Gimme the Loot
", while Jay Bulger's "
Beware of Mr. Baker
" bagged the same prize in the documentary feature competition.
As for the audience award category, Annie Eastman's "Bay of All Saints" and Megan Griffiths' "
" were named the winners in documentary and narrative respectively. Meanwhile, last year's blockbuster, "
X-Men: First Class
", was awarded with special jury recognition award for Excellence in Title Design.
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Lana Del Rey to Perform on 'American Idol'
March 14, 2012 07:52:36 GMT
Despite her underwhelming performance on "
Saturday Night Live
Lana Del Rey
is reportedly heading to "
American Idol
". The internet meme, who claimed her fame through single "Video Games", is listed on the tickets for the upcoming elimination night which will air Thursday, March 15.
It's unclear whether Del Rey, who repeatedly confessed she's "not by nature a showstopper" when it comes to performing live, will pre-tape her gig or sing in front of live audience. She is allegedly joined in the musical guest lineup by two other performers
Demi Lovato
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Seann William Scott Might Be Engaged to a Former Victoria's Secret Model
March 14, 2012 07:47:07 GMT
Seann William Scott
is close to walking down the aisle, if Life & Style is to be trusted. According to the publication, the Hollywood actor, who is famous for his portrayal of Steve Stifler in the "American Pie" movie franchise, has gotten engaged to former Victoria's Secret model Lindsay Frimodt.
Should this engagement rumor turn out to be a true one, Scott has kept the happy news a secret for a whole month. A source informed the publication that the 35-year-old, who lent his voice to Crash in "
Ice Age: Continental Drift
", had asked Frimodt "to marry him on Valentine's Day and she said yes."
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'Fashion Star' Premiere: Contestant Offends Jessica Simpson With Sexist Comment
March 14, 2012 07:43:17 GMT
When "
Fashion Star
" had its first episode aired Tuesday, March 13 on NBC, one contestant made a bad impression in front of judges, potential buyers and viewers. Nicholas Bowes had an ugly moment on the show's premiere because of his over-confidence and ego, which led to his elimination.
Tasked to pick a signature piece that defined him as a designer, the former Aussie model presented a motorcycle jacket paired with denim shorts and cowboy boots. When he was criticized by
Jessica Simpson
Nicole Richie
for lack of originality and questionable styling, he could not take the constructive criticisms well.
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Gossip Return With Brand New Single 'Perfect World'
March 14, 2012 07:20:51 GMT
Three years after releasing "
Music for Men
are back with a brand new music. The band fronted by Beth Ditto drop a fresh single called "Perfect World" as their first official offering from upcoming studio album "
A Joyful Noise
The trio stay true to their "trademark brash and unapologetic nature - that is, as true as possible for a band that is constantly reinventing itself and pushing boundaries." Working with Brian Higgins (
Kylie Minogue
Pet Shop Boys
Girls Aloud
), they sought to create their own brand of pop. Ditto said, "I spent the whole year listening to ABBA and not listening to the radio."
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Preview for New 'Snow White and the Huntsman' Trailer Revealed
March 14, 2012 07:08:15 GMT
Chris Hemsworth
has introduced a preview for "
Snow White and the Huntsman
" new trailer, which will be unveiled during "
The Voice
" show on Monday, March 19. Beside showing some scenes that were featured in
the first trailer
, the sneak peek lets out multiple new footage, including the one that sees
Charlize Theron
's Evil Queen using her magic to attack the army of
Kristen Stewart
's Snow White during a battle.
Stewart recently opened up that her upcoming Snow White movie is going to be extremely dark because it will
uncover the princess' tragic life
. "I mean, it's literally pumping through those veins, but it's been taken from her she was put away when she was seven years old and her mother and her father were killed basically right in front of her," she told SFX magazine.
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Kim Kardashian and Her Sisters Flaunt Curves in New Lingerie Ad
March 14, 2012 06:55:28 GMT
The Kardashian sisters have once again struck sexy pose to promote their fashion line. After
appearing topless
in the ad for their new denim line,
Kim Kardashian
Khloe Kardashian
Kourtney Kardashian
got down to their skimpy lingerie for the new ad of Kardashian Kollection Intimates line.
In the promo shoot for Sears, all three stars of "
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
" work a pair of sheer thigh-high stockings. While Kim and Kourtney pair up the thigh-high stockings with lacy bra and panty sets, their younger sister Khloe covers up her skin by rocking a black corset complete with a garter belt.
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'Desperate Housewives' Trial: Judge Drops Battery Charge, Surprise Witness Testifies
March 14, 2012 06:41:16 GMT
Judge Elizabeth Allen White has delivered a verdict in one point of
Nicollette Sheridan
's lawsuit against Marc Cherry and ABC. During the "
Desperate Housewives
" trial on Tuesday, March 13, the judge dismissed the battery charge, which means the show's creator is no longer a defendant in this case.
In delivering the verdict, the judge said that Sheridan's claims did not meet the standards of workman's compensation statutes that apply to these matters. Responding to the ruling, Cherry said to media outside the courtroom, "Obviously I'm thrilled by the judge's decision. But I'm going to withhold further comment until this matter is resolved completely."
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New Videos: The Fray's 'Run for Your Life' and Wale's 'Ambition'
March 14, 2012 06:37:35 GMT
The Fray
have released a music video for their single "Run for Your Life" on the same day
premieres a clip for his track "Ambition". The Isaac Slade-fronted band encourage their fans to pursue their dreams, while the Maybach Music rapper inspires his devotees by narrating his story to stardom.
"Run for Your Life" is taken from The Fray's third studio album "
Scars & Stories
" with its music video being filmed in a desert in California. "The video is a collection of people from different places in life deciding to use everything in them, emotionally, physically, to run... a beautiful portrayal of freedom and liberation," drummer Ben Wysocki explains.
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Report: Alex Pettyfer Has Popped the Question to Elvis Presley's Granddaughter
March 14, 2012 06:09:36 GMT
Alex Pettyfer
might be stepping closer to settling down with
Elvis Presley
's granddaughter,
Riley Keough
. According to Us Weekly, the leading man of "
I Am Number Four
" has asked the model/actress daughter of
Lisa Marie Presley
for her hand in marriage after only six months of dating.
The engagement rumor flew around after the "
Magic Mike
" co-stars enjoyed a lunch together at Le Petit Four in Los Angeles on Monday, March 12. Though the two, who were first caught kissing in October 2011, kept a low profile during the outing, paparazzi spotted that Keough was sporting an emerald ring on her left hand.
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Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep and Justin Bieber Join Effort to Lower 'Bully' R Rating
March 14, 2012 06:07:04 GMT
As The Weinstein Company struggles to abolish the R rating for "
", more Hollywood heavyweights continue to show their supports by joining the call to lower the rating for the controversial documentary. On Tuesday, March 13, it was announced that the latest notable figures who participate in the effort included
Johnny Depp
Meryl Streep
Justin Bieber
Streep and her daughter Mamie Gummer have agreed to co-host a special screening event for the film in New York City on March 20. Depp has also offered his help to support the movement. On the other hand, Bieber, who once fell victim to anti gay slur, recently tweeted that he'll help the Weinstein Co. in any way that he can.
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Clint Eastwood's Wife: There Won't Be 'Slapping or Fighting' on My Family's Reality Show
March 14, 2012 04:57:58 GMT
The Kardashians may soon find a new rival in the Eastwoods. E! channel will have its camera following
Clint Eastwood
's family for a new reality series, "
Mrs. Eastwood & Company
", which has just been announced to be premiered on May 20.
The show will focus on the 81-year-old actor/helmer's wife Dina Eastwood, his 18-year-old daughter Francesca, their 15-year-old daughter Morgan as well as the six members of Overtone, a vocal group which is managed by Dina.
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Cody Simpson's New Single 'So Listen' Ft. T-Pain Comes Out
March 14, 2012 04:55:30 GMT
Cody Simpson
's fresh single "So Listen" has been released. "I'd like to think you understand me/ But I never really like to assume/ So you never have to ask me/ I'ma let my actions tell you the truth," he woos his lady before adding that he's "never been good with words."
The single is expected to be included in Cody's upcoming first full-length album which is due later this year. It features the Aussie pop singer joining forces with
who raps with a voice that's heavily laced with Auto Tune.
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Gillian Anderson Opens Up About Her Past Lesbian Relationships
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March 14, 2012 04:55:06 GMT
Gillian Anderson
has made a shocking confession about her past relationships. The 43-year-old, who is famous for her portrayal of Special Agent Dana Scully on "The X-Files", admitted in an interview for the April issue of Out magazine that she has had numerous romantic relationships with women.
"I was in a relationship with a girl for a long time when I was in high school," revealed the actress, who will next be seen as Miss Havisham on BBC's "Great Expectations". She went on to dish that she had a relationship with "a punk rock drug addict" as well as with "somebody who was way, way older than me."
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Tom Morello to Occupy SXSW With 'Flash Mob Dance Party'
March 14, 2012 04:21:47 GMT
In anticipation of the SXSW music segment which kicks off March 13,
Tom Morello
spills his plan to occupy Austin, Texas. A supporter of Occupy movement, the ex-
is looking to show his major support for the activists when he rocks the Swan Dive with his band Freedom Fighter Orchestra this coming Friday, March 16 at the ongoing South by Southwest festival.
"SXSW has a lot of speciality shows - record companies, vodka companies, promoters and things like that," Morello told Rolling Stone. "I thought it was important that at a music gathering of that size, to have a place where the rebels, revolutionaries, rockers, rappers and the 99 per cent could gather and have a mighty SXSW throw down."
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'American Idol' May Disqualify Jermaine Jones Due to Criminal Record
March 14, 2012 04:21:23 GMT
Expect to see a drama in the next episode of "
American Idol
". Reports say the show will disqualify one of its finalists, Jermaine Jones, in the upcoming Wednesday, March 14 edition after he concealed "multiple crimes."
The 25-year-old vocal instructor from Pine Hill, N.J. allegedly confirmed his elimination as writing on his official "Idol" Twitter account, "Awww I will no longer b on the show." The post, however, has been deleted.
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Chad Ochocinco Spends Nearly $8,000 in Treating 200 Fans to Dinner
March 14, 2012 04:09:43 GMT
Chad Ochocinco
obviously doesn't mind spending a lot of money to make his fans full and happy. On Monday, March 12 night, the New England Patriots wide receiver reportedly dropped nearly $8,000 to treat 200 of his Twitter followers in New York to a dinner at Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem. Sources told TMZ that he paid $7,914 for the free meal.
34-year-old Ochocinco sent an open invitation to his 3-million Twitter followers to dine with him at the restaurant earlier the same day. "Dinner in NY tonight," so the NFL star tweeted at around 4:13 P.M., "1st 200 people at Sylvia's Restaurant by 7 pm in Harlem. Leave ya money/credit cards at home. I got you this time."
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Justin Bieber Hits Studio With Maroon 5's Adam Levine
March 14, 2012 03:45:51 GMT
Justin Bieber
is still being occupied with finishing his next studio installment "
". The teen popstar hit studio with
Adam Levine
recently, sparking rumor that he will collaborate the
Maroon 5
Bieber tweeted, "Back in the studio tonight with my new #Supergroup @adamlevine @kennyhamilton." The judge and vocal coach of "
The Voice
" was quick to reply, "The best part is that Kenny is the singer. #pitchy."
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Third Horse's Death Forces HBO's 'Luck' to Suspend Production With the Animals
March 14, 2012 03:45:09 GMT
HBO's "
" has just been hit with a misfortune. Another horse has been injured and dead on the set of the sports drama during the production taking place on Tuesday, March 13, leading the network to suspend filming with the animals with the accident is being investigated.
"Tragically, this morning, one of the horses in Lucks stable suffered an accident while returning to the stall," HBO said in a statement. California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) official veterinarian Dr. Gary Beck said "the horse was on her way back to the stall when she reared, flipped over backwards, and struck her head on the ground."
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Paramount Sets 'Ninja Turtles' Release Date, Pushes Back Brad Pitt's 'World War Z'
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March 14, 2012 03:38:31 GMT
Paramount Pictures has rearranged the release calendar for some of its major movies, including the big-budgeted "
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
" reboot. On Tuesday, March 13, the studio announced that the Jonathan Liebesman-directed live action/CGI combo is set to open wide in the U.S. on Christmas Day in 2013.
The "TMNT" remake, which cost a reported $100 million to produce, follows a team of anthropomorphic turtles who live in a storm sewer in New York City. After being taught the art of ninjutsu by their rat sensei Splinter, the gang battle criminals and alien invaders though they remain isolated from the society. Michael Bay is producing the film.
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Snippets of Katy Perry's 'Wide Awake' and 'Dressin' Up' Leak
March 14, 2012 03:07:27 GMT
Two of
Katy Perry
's new songs supposedly from her upcoming "
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection
were revealed
ahead of the album release. One is a post-breakup song titled "Wide Awake" and the other is a naughty tune called "Dressin' Up".
In the former song, Katy sings about "falling from cloud 9" and "crashing from the high." She sings away her pain, "I'm wide awake, not losing any sleep/ I picked up every piece, and landed on my feet/ I'm wide awake, need nothing to complete myself."
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More Massive Destruction Scenes Highlighted in New 'Battleship' Trailer
March 14, 2012 03:01:44 GMT
Universal Pictures has uncovered a fresh trailer for its upcoming quarter-billion-dollar movie, "
". In addition to presenting stunning special effects that will be featured in the film, the new sneak peek highlights more massive destruction scenes as the Earth is at war against fearsome robotic alien race. A better look at the villainous alien itself is also provided in the footage.
The apocalyptic action movie centers on an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as the Earth fights for survival against a superior force. It follows an international naval fleet at Pearl Harbor which engages in an intense battle against an alien race known as "The Refents".
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The Doobie Brothers Members Remember Late Drummer Michael Hossack
March 14, 2012 02:59:20 GMT
The Doobie Brothers have lost one of their own. Drummer Michael Hossack has died at age 65. Confirming the sad news was the band's manager Bruce Cohn, who said in a statement that the rocker, who is also known as "Big Mike", died peacefully at his home in Dubois, Wyoming on Monday, March 12 after a long battle with cancer.
Two of Hossack's bandmates have also released a statement in his memory. Founding member and guitarist Tom Johnston said, "Mike has always been a part of my musical life and the life of the Doobie Brothers; from our earliest singles, like 'China Grove' and 'Blackwater' to our most recent single 'Brighter Day'."
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'Bachelor' Runner-Up Lindzi Cox Explains Her 'Call Me' Invitation to Ben After Rejection
March 14, 2012 02:32:49 GMT
Months after filming "
The Bachelor
" finale, Lindzi Cox apparently no longer expects Ben Flajnik to be back with her. While she hinted that she would open her heart once again for the winemaker if his relationship with Courtney Robertson didn't work out, the runner-up of the show's 16th season claimed she didn't mean what she said back then.
"The one thing I want to set the record straight is when I was walking out and said, 'If it doesn't work out, call me!' that was a total joke," she claimed. "We were walking and it was that awkward silence where no one was saying anything and I was like, 'Dude, I got to break this somehow!' That was a joke!"
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Tanned Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens Flaunt Bikini Bodies on 'Spring Breakers' Set
March 14, 2012 02:22:32 GMT
Selena Gomez
Vanessa Hudgens
has recently been caught on camera baring their tanner skins in teeny bikinis on the set of "
Spring Breakers
" in Florida. Along with co-star
Ashley Benson
, the two former Disney darlings were snapped filming a scene on the streets in St. Petersburg on Tuesday afternoon, March 13.
During the shooting, both Gomez and Hudgens were seen having fun and sharing laughters while saddling up on different colored scooters. The former donned a turquoise bikini that she paired with blue hot pants, while the latter sported her new blond locks as she rocked a neon green bikini top. Benson, meanwhile, was spotted wearing pink number.
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Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth Announce Split, Infidelity Rumor Surfaces
March 14, 2012 02:14:17 GMT
Another Hollywood couple is going through a marriage breakdown. "
Saga" actor
Peter Facinelli
and his wife, former "
" actress
Jennie Garth
, announced through a joint statement released on Tuesday, March 13 that they have decided to end their 11 years of marriage.
"While we have decided to end our marriage, we both share the same deep love and devotion to our children," said the couple, who has three daughters, 14-year-old Luca, 9-year-old Lola and 5-year-old Fiona, together, in the statement. "We remain dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together. We ask for privacy and respect during this time."
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Video Premiere: Ashanti's 'The Woman You Love' Ft. Busta Rhymes
March 14, 2012 02:05:06 GMT
is a time traveler who seeks refuge from her broken heart in a music video for her newest single "The Woman You Love". The "Foolish" hitmaker is floating into the future while remembering her doomed relationship with a boyfriend and learning that "the only way to heal is to accept and let go of the past."
Busta Rhymes
, the song is a lead single from Ashanti's next studio installment "
". Its sci-fi inspired music video makes its way out on BET's "106 & Park", and features the former star of "
All My Children
", Marcus Patrick, playing her former flame.
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First Footage of 'Dark Shadows' Sees Barnabas Collins Being Awakened From Death
March 14, 2012 01:43:42 GMT
The first ever sneak peek at Tim Burton's "
Dark Shadows
" finally makes its way out onto the web. The quick glimpses at several scenes from the highly anticipated supernatural movie are revealed in a preview for a Thursday, March 15 episode of "
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The short footage includes a scene where
Johnny Depp
's Barnabas Collins is awakened from his death and gets released from a coffin. As for the first full trailer itself,
Ellen DeGeneres
has announced that it will be unleashed during the Thursday airing of her popular talk show.
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Whitney Houston's Secret Adopted Son Breaks Silence on Bobbi Kristina Romance Rumors
March 14, 2012 01:35:37 GMT
Nick Gordon, the unofficial adopted son of
Whitney Houston
, could no longer stay silence over rumors of him dating the late singer's daughter. On Monday, March 12, the 22-year-old seemingly confirmed his controversial relationship with Bobbi Kristina by writing on his Twitter, "Yea we got a little closer and what!!!"
The next day, Gordon once again took to the social networking site to defend their relationship against the haters. "All the haters that dont know us or th real story can't un follow me. I don't give a f**k," he wrote. "I've proved my loyalty to her and the Houston family. I don't owe any of you anything. Ha I don't even know y'all haters."
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Madonna's 'Superstar' Ft. Her Daughter Lourdes Hits the Web
March 14, 2012 01:28:26 GMT
With the release of her new album "
" fast approaching,
keeps her fans on their toes by continuing to release snippet of her new song. The latest treat is a preview to a track called "Superstar" that features none other than her teen daughter Lourdes Leon.
"You're my gangster, you're like Al Capone/ You're like Caesar stepping on to the throne/ You're Abe Lincoln coz you fight for what's right/ You're my angel bringing peace to my life," Madge sings. "I'm your biggest fan, it's true/ Hopelessly attracted to you/ You can have the password to my phone."
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Bear Grylls Disagrees With Discovery's Decision to Terminate 'Man Vs. Wild' Productions
March 14, 2012 01:25:49 GMT
Discovery has ended its relationship with "Man Vs. Wild" host
Bear Grylls
. The network announced on Tuesday, March 13 that it terminated all current productions with the British television personality "due to a continuing contractual dispute."
In a statement confirming the termination, Heather Krug, a representative for the 37-year-old adventurer explained, "Bear's goal has always been to make life-empowering shows for his many fans around the globe, and he has taken great risks to bring Discovery such award-winning programming over seven seasons. Unfortunately, Bear and Discovery have not been able to come to mutual agreement on new programming."
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James Van Der Beek Proudly Announces Birth of First Son
March 14, 2012 00:47:40 GMT
James Van Der Beek
has officially become a father for the second time. The actor who will star as himself on ABC's "
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
" made use of his Twitter shortly before 3 P.M. PT on Tuesday, March 13 to announce that he and his wife of 18 months, Kimberly Brook, have welcomed their first son together.
"Had my first son this morning... well, actually, my wife had him. I just caught him," tweeted the 35-year-old actor. "Wow. Heart expanding way faster than my brain..." He followed it up with another post that read, "If you could bottle up and distribute this feeling, I swear there'd be no more war. #fatherhood."
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Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Striking Man with Car Near Concord Airport
Wednesday Nov 19 | ClayCord.com | Comment?
Concord: City unveils redesigned website
Bay Area nurses and hospitals clash on how much training is enough to safeguard against Ebola
Wednesday Nov 19 | Inside Bay Area | Comment?
Concord: Disunity continues at Clayton Valley Charter High School
Concord: City unveils redesigned website
Concord: Disunity continues at Clayton Valley Charter High School
Concord: Electric vehicle charging station coming to Todos Santos Plaza parking garage
School recycling in Central Costa Costa makes impact
Wednesday Nov 19 | Inside Bay Area | Comment?
Worry Not, Concord: New Trucks Collect Trash AND Recycling
Sunday Nov 16 | Patch.com | Comment?
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