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Century Ballroom, nightclubs hit with huge dance-tax bills
Seattle's Century Ballroom and Tractor Tavern are among businesses ordered by the state Department of Revenue to pay back taxes for providing "the opportunity to dance."
Seattle Times staff reporter
Dance venue holds fundraiser
Century Ballroom's "Sweet Sixteen" anniversary party and "Opportunity to Dance" fundraiser begins at 8 p.m. Saturday with lessons followed by dancing. $8 cover, donations welcomed.
915 E. Pine St., Seattle.
Century Ballroom's "Sweet Sixteen" anniversary celebration will be a bittersweet affair.
The Saturday night event is also a fundraiser, to help the popular Capitol Hill dance venue pay a large past-due tax bill.
Owner Hallie Kuperman said she will "do a big ask" of her social-dance customers to help her raise $92,000.
It's an amount she never expected to have to pay, she said, because she didn't know she was supposed to collect sales tax on the cover charge.
Kuperman is not alone. Several Seattle nightclubs have also been hit with large bills after audits by the state Department of Revenue (DOR) revealed they weren't paying the tax either.
Under state law, tickets or cover charges for movies, concerts and plays are exempt from sales tax. But if a business offers customers "the opportunity to dance," tax must be collected.
Owners of Century Ballroom and nightclubs should have been aware of the tax, Department of Revenue spokesman Mike Gowrylow said.
A Thurston County Superior Court judge upheld the tax in 1971, and DOR has repeatedly explained it in publications and on its website, Gowrylow said. "It's the obligation of a business to learn, understand and comply with the tax laws."
After routine audits in 2009 showed some businesses weren't complying with the law, DOR audited 44 Seattle-area nightspots that serve alcohol. Of the 13 that had cover charges, eight were correctly collecting tax and five weren't, Gowrylow said.
Responding to an uproar over the audits, state Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, and three other senators have introduced a bill that would exempt dance-related cover charges from the sales tax.
Murray said there is confusion over when a musical performance is considered a nontaxable concert and when it's a taxable "opportunity to dance."
Murray, recalling a concert-hall performance in which people danced in the aisles to the music of the Irish band The Chieftains, asked: "Did that become an opportunity to dance, and should we go back and tax them? I just think it's a really arbitrary way to try to apply a tax."
DOR's Gowrylow said a concert is primarily a spectator experience, even if some people dance in the aisles. An event becomes a dance opportunity if there's a dance floor, if dancing is promoted or there is an area where dancing "customarily occurs."
Tractor Tavern owner Dan Cowan said he hadn't heard of the tax during his 30 years in the business, and was "blindsided" by an audit that showed he owed $250,000, including penalties and interest. DOR agreed after negotiations to lower his bill to $91,000, Cowan said.
"It's pretty much wiped out my retirement," Cowan said.
At a hearing before the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, Cowan supported repeal of the tax, as did Craig Jewell, co-owner of the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham. Jewell said the nightclub was paying sales tax on cover charge when he bought it four and a half years ago, and, "It took me about a month to find out no one else in the entire state was paying it."
Cowan and Seattle music promoter Dave Meinert said DOR's enforcement actions have created an uneven playing field among nightclubs because some that haven't been audited aren't paying the tax and have a competitive advantage over those that are.
For Century Ballroom, there's no question it's providing a dance opportunity. That's its purpose (although dance lessons are tax-exempt).
But saddled with an unexpected bill — knocked down from $250,000 to $92,000 — Kuperman said she had no choice but to ask customers for help if she was to stay in business.
"We're not sitting on the money to give back taxes to the Department of Revenue," she said.
Kuperman already has made a dent in her fundraising goal, taking in more than $20,000 in checks and online contributions.
About a third of those gifts have come from dancers out of state, some living abroad, Kuperman said. "It is so moving and inspirational and profound to see the type of support the dance community has for one another and for what we do as a mode of mental and spiritual healthfulness."
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Nine years ago, when Dr. Maria Boria was made aware of the medical needs of the migrant workers in our community, she immediately offered her services. For Maria, these unmet needs were not acceptable and she enlisted the help of others to establish a free clinic in Marydel, Maryland.
The Women Helping Women Concert is proud to be a vital partner in raising funds for the clinic Dr. Boria founded. It is hard to believe that this will be our 8th annual Women Helping Women Concert!
Last year, the theme of our concert was gratitude. This year we draw our inspiration from the universal element – Water.
"Water influences the emotions, the imagination and creativity – artists, poets and musicians find inspiration in it. Water carries all life. It is beyond time, for water bears in its flow the seeds of future life, as well as the memory of past life. Water mediates between life and death, between being and not being, between health and sickness. Water is the epitome of holism. Every living thing, from the Earth itself to the tiniest single cell organism, needs to both contain and be surrounded by vibrant water. Water is what brings interconnectedness to all of life." Alick Bartholomew – The Story of Water.
WHW's exceptional cast of "All Stars" will surprise and delight you with their various interpretations of H2O! The indomitable Sue Matthews, an internationally renowned performer, remains at the helm both backstage as our Executive Producer and on stage as a performer. Lucia Foster, the Producing Artistic Director of the Garfield Center, serves as our Producer and as well as an onstage performer. Pianist Joe Holt, known for his imaginative improvisations and joy of performing, will serve as Musical Director for our cast. The technical mastery of Butch Clark makes the Garfield a magical venue. And, the comic timing and extraordinary wit of our "hostess with the mostest" Jen Friedman, guarantees a rollicking evening for all. Together they will weave a glorious tapestry by drawing on the talents of our stellar cast –listed below
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100%of all donations and 90% of ticket sales go directly to Dr. Boria's Marydel Clinic. 10% is earmarked for the Townsend Memorial Medical Clinic in Rock Hall. All production expenses are underwritten by private donation.
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Sue Matthews
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The ultimate resolution that writers gravitate towards at the end of every year seems to be: 'Make More Time to Write'. Sounds like a great idea, but if I'm looking for a resolution I'm actually going to keep I'm going to stay way far away from the impossible task of fabricating time. Days may be getting longer as we roll into the new year, but only in terms of light. We're not gonna see any 25-hour days or 8-day weeks in 2013, so I'm gonna fall back on the two promises I can never seem to keep:
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Getting out to more local literary events is a sweet, easy resolution too. For the most part we engage in a necessarily solitary process but somewhere along the way the support of community, however you define community, is essential. Every week in Calgary there is at least one author reading, one group meeting, one book launch, or one opportunity to meet like-minded individuals in a stimulating environment, often a pub. I just found out today that filling Station magazine is bringing their next installment of "Hot Dates with Blank Pages" right here to the Central library on Saturday, January 5.
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I visited 2 museums today up on New York's Museum Mile (5th Ave). Not all museums are open on a Monday so it's worth planning beforehand. I visited the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Jewish Museum.
The Guggenheim is a stunning piece of architecture, but unfortunately I couldn't enjoy it's exterior much as the building is undergoing some renovations. Still there was plenty of art to enjoy, with some very famous paintings on display. The interpretive technology in the galleries is very minimal - a digital signage system in the foyer is about all I could find. There are some very striking audio-visual installations though, with all the technology carefully hidden. Unfortunately there was no opportunity to visit the Sackler Center, which is described as a 'learning laboratory'.
The Jewish Museum is currently holding an exhibition on new photography and video art. In one part there was an interesting use of large LCD displays on stands arranged into a circle, where you could sit in the middle and watch multiple streams of videos at the same time. Each system seemed to be running from separate machines, though still in sync! I like their Goodkind Media Center, which houses PCs with web-based access to new media and video archives.
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I might have lost it. Either way, there's a bomb, so I levitate it way above us, so we're out of the blast radius.
"Did you hear that?!"
"Calm down, Kar…"
"I thought I heard that stupid girl in the armor that I thunderized."
"Humans can't travel that far, not even with that ship she was gonna call."
"What ship?"
"Just a hunch by the screen things on her helm visor."
"Nice job, Eclipe. You've got quite keen eyesight, I will admit."
"Polar's waiting. Better get ready to speak. You know how he's been acting lately…"
"Good idea."
Two faint dots fly up the mountain.
Another bomb- this time more classic-looking, fuse and all, hits you in the stomach and ruins your concentration. You hit the ground. Hard.
I would oof if I could. I can't, though, so I just lay there for two-three seconds, then hurl both bombs back where they went, and project a shield through the whole width and height of the alley.
Smoke bellows out. The robot is exploded- yet, behind you, a small burning sound is heard. Great… Clones.
Clones as in? Well, whatever is it, it's probably not my business. I levitate myself up a building and watch from there, possibly gathering debris to drop.
Two bombs go hurling at you once again from the ground, but you're prepared. They both hit the ground with a THUMP and KA-BOOM as you hit them back.
Well, this probably took care of them. I levitate Sam Fisher and that other guy up here too.
Them again. So they had fled here after the battle huh? Well let's just find out where Polar was. Another thing to note, they serve it. So, it felt as though it couldn't take us on itself? That sounded like a good sign, so long as it didn't look so bad. And where the hell was my ship? I probably should get out of here, as a three on one sounded like a kind of a bad idea. I run a scan to check my position and at the same time, save these coordinates.
The coordinates are quite hard to read, Polar's interference is jumbling up your system.
Damn, that would be why my ship wasn't arriving; it couldn't understand where I was. If I was planning on escape, it wasn't going to be possible. A small beep, and I sink underwater, and watch as the suit receives some of the parts. Overall, I get back the Gravity Boost, helpful since I'm now in water. And the power bomb, a useful trick when in need.
[everyone gets a free 20 points because they've all contributed!]
A peculiar fish stares at you, brown with big eyes and a… chin?
I stare warily at the fish. Most things I meet end up unfriendly, and dangerous, I point the Arm Cannon at it, while I back up slowly and start heading to the direction the bugs went, still watching the fish.
The chinfish simply goes around in circles.
You bump into the mountain behind you. Huge…
[k, going to assume you're climbing it.]
You start your way up the steep degree.
Two hours pass, and your restfulness takes over. You take a rest on a small platform- which conveniently starts to break.
Should I just close this?
EDIT: This is the forum with the highest post count (665) on the first two pages of Forum Games. Damn.
It couldn't have been going slower…
The concept itself was great, but the players failed.
No, no, I don't think it was anybody's fault, really. The game was supposed to be more complicated via points and buyables, and really it was my first forum game anyway. I'm hoping of releasing a new one, then maybe trying this again but with more experience.
Also, MUST POST. YOUR POST WAS THE SIX HUNDRED SIXTY SIXTH POST.
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Spoilers! - For the love of GROOT'S ROOTS !! - Look away now!!!!
So I......like many of you no doubt,
went to go see Guardians Of The Galaxy recently.
Bottomline on top: it was good.
Didn't bother to see it in 3D, but go see the 3D version if you like.
(I'm dirt poor, but even if I wasn't, I wouldn't bother with 3D myself,
don't care how "cool" it is said to be, it's just not that important to me).
Although the situations are dangerous and dire, the overall movie seems to me to be
a little less "serious" than the other films in the MARVEL movie universe.
(and I use the term loosely...it IS a comicbook movie afterall)
But it works, it works all the way round.
Movie casting I thought was fine except for one thing....
I think that Karren Gillian's and Zoe Saldana's roles should have been reversed.
Karren Gillian should have been Gamora, and Zoe Saldana should have been Nebula.
But that's just me.
Now I have to admit that I wasn't that familiar with some the source material.
I did read some of the old JimValentino Guardians Of The Galaxy,
but had next to no knowledge about the current team.
All I knew about Gamora was that she was AdamWarlock's GF.
All I knew about Drax The Destroyer was that he was kinda like the old simpleminded Hulk.
(he also seemed less powerful here than in the comics, but hey,
just like THE Destroyer from Thor....this is movie-verse Drax)
All I knew about Groot was that he was originally from one those old
monster-of-the-week "StrangeTales" comics from the '60's
(somebody correct me on that)
All I knew about Rocket Raccoon was from his old '80's 4-issue limited series.
(which I still have, it's one of my favorites to this day)
As I understand it, everything in those 4 issues has since been thrown completely out
and now has no bearing on the character at all.
So I guess that means I know nothing! Nothing!
Absolutely nothing about him at ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!
(* dang ret-cons *)
Even so, I think that this was probably better for me as a viewer.
As I (no longer) had any preconceived notions as to what he (Rocket) should be like,
I think his character came off a little better than what I might have thought him to be.
He was even more endearing to me than his old comics version was.
Mostly because of 2 particular scenes in the film:
1st one is where he's at a bar and gets a little hammered, tanked, wasted, bombed, etc,
(sorry kids, his ToyR-Us plushie doll doesn't come with a beer bottle)
and starts spouting some really sad Frankenstien-esque rhetoric about his existence.
The 2nd scene was his emotional state in the aftermath of Groot's death.
Yes everybody, Rocket Raccoon really does steal the show in all scenes he's in.
When other characters that I was actually familiar with appeared,
I found that my foreknowledge bothered me a bit.
Ronan The Accuser's movie-verse incarnation was (to me) a little off because of this.
And as a result, I found it a little hard to keep myself from nerd nit-picking.
(sometimes I wish that I wasn't into comicbooks, where movie adaptations are concerned)
From comics, I recall that he was usually a villain because of
whatever particular circumstances happened to be around him
at any one time that both he and any heroes appear together.
(such is how the writers choose to write him I guess)
He's a ruthless jerk and a killer alright, but never been quite a really evil, EVIL guy.
This movie just made him a flat-out bad guy, which was actually fine for the sake of this movie.
Despite my hang-ups about him, I was happy to see him get his comeuppances at the end.
The Collector's segment of the movie was really fun.
His lecture on the infinity gems was great and I loved getting to see a Celestial there.
I kept trying to look at the background here to see if there were any fun EasterEggs to be seen.
I thought I saw an Anti-Venom in one of the tanks,
and apparently somebody in the audience yelled out that they saw ALF.
(did anybody else see that? I didn't)
And of course, by now everybody has probably heard of
Howard the Duck's scene after the closing credits.
Dunno if it was like this in other theaters across the country,
but that scene played here...half the audience laughed and applauded,
the other half made a disgruntled groan.
It'd be funny if MARVEL started using him for background cameos instead of StanLee.
One more thing about Howard though.
I have to say that.......
I really feel that way he appeared in his old '86 movie,
(a combination of a small actor in a full-body costume and puppeteering I think)
was actually better looking than this new CGI (?) version shown here.
(If you've never seen the old movie then just shaddap)
Well I suppose that's my take on the film.
Lots of fun for everybody.
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The Women's Peacebuilding Leadership Program offers:
- Graduate-level practice-based peacebuilding education designed to meet the needs of women in conflict zones
- A graduate, undergraduate, or training certificate in peacebuilding leadership from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University
- Cohort-based education with other women peacebuilders from the same country or region
- Two periods of residential education consisting of seven weeks in the US and two weeks in-region
- A distance learning course that connects and supplements the residential education piece
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EMU peacebuilding programs recognized by Virginia Living magazineSeptember 12th, 2014
In a "State of Education" supplement published with its October 2014 issue, Virginia Living magazine listed Eastern Mennonite University among its picks for the top colleges and high schools in the state. The magazine mentioned several graduate peacebuilding programs offered by EMU's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and grouped EMU with 11 other four-year universities ...More
President of Somalia welcomed "home" as alumnus of EMU's Summer Peacebuilding InstituteAugust 7th, 2014
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud topped off attendance at the historic U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Obama with a visit to Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Aug. 7, where he renewed 13-year-old ties with Eastern Mennonite University and its Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP). In a conversation-style talk at tables set for an intimate lunch, ...More
Alumni relish returning to SPIJune 22nd, 2014
Instead of returning for EMU's "homecoming" celebration – always held over one weekend each October – degree-holding alumni of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) often show up for its annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI). And those SPI alumni who aren't aiming to earn a degree? Some of them just keep coming back year ...More
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In response to OneOnOne's comment:
In response to rameakap's comment:
Green was culprit #1... huge national tv game at his old team and he produces as lethergic 8/2.
Yes KG also has to shoot 9-19, not 5-19, but we still lose by 4 if he does that. Green needed at least the 14/4 we are used to and a game changing block or dunk
When the game was still winnable, Avery had a shot blocked on a layup that very well could/should have been a foul with 2 free throws, the trip to the other end was a block by Avery on Westbrook that was called goal tending. Two bad calls that could have had us there right at the end. Not saying we win, but the possibilty was a lot higher.
You bring up a good point. And it brings up another question we often don't get calls at key junctures. Of course I could be a homer here but the Celtics due to a less aggressive offense don't get calls and the OKC's and the Heat always do. A fact that probably is not going to change.


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May 20, 2010
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Hudson, FL Pam Schlicher, Vice President of Emergency Room and Trauma Services at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, announced the appointment of Mark Anderson, RN, BS to the position of Trauma Services Program Director. Mr. Anderson will function as liaison with the emergency rooms administrative team and the hospitals Trauma Medical Director in establishing Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point as a Level II Trauma Center. In making the announcement Ms. Schlicher emphasized that Mr. Andersons past experience and dedication to trauma will be a great asset to RMCBP and the community as the hospital prepares to deliver much needed trauma services.
Mark Anderson, RN, BS was born in Chicago, Illinois but grew up in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon in 1984 with a degree in sociology. He then graduated from Highland College, Seattle, Washington in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.
Mr. Anderson worked his way through nursing school working full time nights as an emergency department technician. Upon graduation Mr. Anderson immediately accepted a position at Highline Medical Center in Burien, Washington in the emergency department. It was there that he discovered that emergency and trauma nursing was his career path. In 1994 he accepted a position at Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon a Level I trauma center. Mr. Anderson held various managerial positions at Legacy. In 2005 he was named the Trauma Nurse Coordinator, a position he held until 2010. During that time he was in charge of the Performance Improvement program and Trauma Recovery and Acute Care Unit (TRACU).
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Southwestern College Prof Doubles as Mayan Doomsday Expert
No doubt about it; the next three weeks are going to be a busy extra-curricular time for Dr. Mark Van Stone, a Maya expert, author and professor of art history at Chula Vista's Southwestern College. As a go-to expert on the topic of the world possibly ending December 21, he is set to make a number of radio-TV appearances like this one Monday night for San Diego's ABC-TV affiliate:
The key soundbyte from Van Stone in the report above is his reminder that the Roland Emmerich world view is based on anything but an accurate hieroglyphic read:
"It's gotten so out of hand because we live in a world that loves the end of the world," explained Van Stone. "The Maya did not predict an end to the world or the calendar on December 21st, 2012, but they did predict things would go on for thousands of years after 2012."


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John Mackey's new books hits the shelves!
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- The new book, Concious Capitalism, by Whole Foods Market Co-Founder and Co-CEO, John Mackey hits shelves today! Be one of the first to get a copy! All proceeds from the sale of this book at Whole Foods Market are being donated to the Whole Planet Foundation. By the way, HE'S COMING TO VISIT! We're excited to announce that John Mackey will be stopping at Whole Foods Market on Metcalf while he's in town for his book tour on Thursday, January 31st from 2-3:30pm. More details to come! He will also be at a local Rainy Day Books event that same evening!
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1969 (film)
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|Directed by
|Ernest Thompson
|Produced by
|Bill Badalato
Daniel Grodnik
|Written by
|Ernest Thompson
|Robert Downey, Jr.
Kiefer Sutherland
Bruce Dern
Mariette Hartley
Winona Ryder
Joanna Cassidy
|Music by
|Michael Small
|Jules Brenner
|Edited by
|William M. Anderson
|Distributed by
|Atlantic Releasing
|Release dates
|Running time
|95 minutes
|United States
|Box office
1969 is a 1988 drama film starring Robert Downey, Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, and Winona Ryder. It was written and directed by Ernest Thompson. The original music score is composed by Michael Small. The film deals with the Vietnam War and the resulting social tensions between those who support and oppose the war in small-town America.
|This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (September 2011)
In 1969, two best friends, Ralph Karr (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Scott Denny (Kiefer Sutherland) are college students from a stuffy, upper-middle class suburban town in Maryland. The film begins with Ralph and Scott hitchhiking home from college on Easter weekend. The boys finally arrive on Easter morning and shout their greetings across the glen to their family during a lakeside Easter Sunrise service, much to the amusement of Ralph's younger sister Beth (Winona Ryder) and mother Ev (Joanna Cassidy) and embarrassment of Scott's mother Jessie (Mariette Hartley) and father Cliff (Bruce Dern). Tensions quickly begin to brew when they find out that Scott's brother Alden has enlisted; Scott and Ralph are outspoken in their opposition to the Vietnam War, which alienates Scott from his father.
During Beth's high school graduation a few weeks later, Ralph takes LSD, which Scott refuses to take. Ralph ends up in the hospital. He and Scott decide to spend the summer on the road, experiencing all the freedom the counterculture has to offer.
Eventually, the two men arrive back at their hometown in the middle of its summer festival. When he notes that members of the family look anxious, Jessie reveals that Alden has been declared missing in action.
Emboldened by the news of Alden's disappearance, Ralph and Scott hatch a plan to steal their files from the local draft board office.
The local police notice Scott's van outside the Federal Building and investigate. Scott runs from the room at Ralph's urging, and Ralph puts Scott's file away and hides in the office. Ralph is soon found out, and arrested for the break-in. When Scott attempts to take equal blame for the break-in, Ralph lies that Scott had no part in it. Ralph is taken off to jail but tells Scott that he'll take all the blame and that Scott should just go off and enjoy his summer of fun in the counterculture.
Scott is now determined to avoid Ralph's fate and plans to leave town and head to Canada to avoid the draft. Beth finds Scott in his van and convinces him to allow her to join him on his trip. They admit their attraction to each other. Later, the two decide to visit Ralph in jail to tell him that they are leaving.
After a few days on the road, Scott and Beth get to the Canadian border and are about to cross but have a change of heart and head back to Maryland. When they get home, they learn of Alden's death. Scott leads a huge march downtown in the midst of the Alden's funeral, and where Ralph is released from jail and they are reunited. The film ends with a narration by Scott, announcing that his family and friends joined hundreds of thousands of other Americans in a march in Washington, D.C. to protest against the war.
Main cast[edit]
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Ralph Karr
- Kiefer Sutherland as Scott Denny
- Bruce Dern as Cliff Denny
- Mariette Hartley as Jessie Denny
- Winona Ryder as Beth Karr
- Joanna Cassidy as Ev Karr
Critical reception and box office total[edit]
Critics shared some mixed feelings about the movie. Overall, the film has a 55% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 critic reviews. ""1969," the directorial debut of Ernest Thompson, is an aimless drama, its purpose and promise lost in a thicket of false endings and a fog of nostalgia," wrote Rita Kempley of The Washington Post.[2] Janet Maslin of The New York Times, wrote that "Mr. [ Bruce ] Dern, unusually laconic here, is unexpectedly moving as the character who seems most confused by changing times.[3] And Variety said of it, "Affecting memories and good intentions don't always add up to good screen stories, and such is the case in 1969, one of the murkiest reflections on the Vietnam War era yet, notwithstanding good performances all around and bright packaging of Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Downey Jr. in the leads."[4]
The film was a commercial disappointment, grossing $5,979,011 over an unestimatedly large budget.
The film's soundtrack consists of original period rock. However, it also includes a notable re-recording of The Youngbloods' classic hit "Get Together", performed as a solo by Youngbloods lead singer, Jesse Colin Young.
- ^ "1969 (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "'1969' (R)". Washingtonpost.com. 1988-11-18. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1988-11-18). "Review/Film; 2 Families Seek Peace With Honor, in '1969'". The New York Times.
- ^ "Variety Reviews - 1969 - Film Reviews - - Review by Variety Staff". Variety.com. 1987-12-31. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
External links[edit]
- 1988 films
- English-language films
- 1980s drama films
- American coming-of-age films
- American drama films
- American independent films
- American war films
- Atlantic Entertainment Group films
- Directorial debut films
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Jud "Fabio" Birza Wins Survivor: Nicaragua
Dan is eliminated, and an improbable run of three straight Immunity Challenge victories helps Fabio break up the Sash/Chase/Holly alliance earlier than they had planned, ending Holly's equally improbable run as Fabio effectively turns Chase and Sash against each other. A strong showing by Chase makes for a close vote, but Fabio walks away with the million dollars in a 5-4 vote.
TAR HEEL ORDEAL: Jane Laid Waste With Haste
"This Is Going to Hurt" Chase's flip-flopping continues to burn bridges after he goes back on his word with Fabio to include him in a family Reward Challenge. In picking Sash and Holly to join him after his win, he also hurts Jane – but not nearly as much as when the three decide she needs to be the next voted off. A temper tantrum follows, and even after the three announce their alliance and […]
AND THEN BEN: Flip Quip Lands Jury Trip
"Not Sure Where I Stand" Caught in between two three-person alliances, Sash weighs his options and leans toward Chase, Jane, and Holly – but when Chase backs out of a promise to take Sash along after Reward Challenge victory, it gives Sash an opportunity to hear the other alliance's plans. And when Ben demonstrates his threat in challenges and offers to turn on Fabio, he seals his own fate.
QUIT DUET: NaOnka & Kelly Step Out, Holly Steps Up
"You Started, You're Finishing" –The rain and lack of food continue to take toll on NaOnka and Purple Kelly, and despite a pep talk from a newly invigorated Holly, both decide to leave the game. Holly sacrifices her Reward Challenge spoils to get a new tarp and plenty of rice for camp, leading to consternation by the rest of the tribe when NaOnka, already decided to be leaving the game, didn't take Holly's place.
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GINKs on the rise?
Posted By Jennie Chancey on September 30, 2011
From Shannon Buckley at Mercatornet:
Those who would have us stop having children have obviously got through to the editor of The Guardian, Lisa Hymas, who has announced that she is going to be a 'GINK' – which is apparently a trendy new term which stands for 'green inclinations, no kids'….
According to Hymas having no children is a family type that there is still prejudice against, so it needs to promoted and accepted. It is surprising that this would be so, given that infertility rates are now very high due to the late age we have children. One wonders if this is in fact the easier option for her, which she can justify to herself as a moral crusade. There's no doubt that children require you to give yourself almost limitlessly, and there certainly isn't as much money to go around. …
Perhaps we need to stop making people feel that they need to buy so much to keep up with everyone else – the generations before us were fine without it – and go back to basic living? Not only with baby products but with all the five minute wonder and unnecessary products that we buy. I'm sure people got their toasters fixed when they broke 50 years ago – Who would do that now?
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Video Highlights of the wickets fallen in the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2014 match at Abu Dhabi.
Jacques Kallis and Sunil Narine have led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a comprehensive 41-run victory over defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening game of the IPL 7 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Kallis top scored with 72 from just 46 deliveries, leading the Knight Riders to amass 163-5 before restricting the Mumbai Indians to a paltry 122-7.
Narine played the major role in Mumbai's demise with a captivating spell of 4-20, including top scorer Ambati Rayadu, Harbhajan Singh and Corey Anderson, while a second wicket partnership of 131 between Kallis and Manish Pandey laid the foundation for KKR's total.
Kallis was named Man of the Match after following his innings with a cunning spell of bowling in which he conceded just 23 runs from three overs, the report added.
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New Pastas Low in Glycemic Index
Dreamfields Healthy Living Pasta has introduced two new pasta products—lasagna and rotini. Both became available last spring in supermarkets nationwide, and they join the existing Dreamfields line that includes spaghetti, elbows, penne rigate, and linguine.
Dreamfields pastas have a very low glycemic index (GI), with a ranking of 13, compared to standard pastas, which rank at 30 to 45.
The new Dreamfields lasagna and rotini come in 16-ounce boxes and retail for approximately $2.59.
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I am NILIMA RAUT from NEPAL. I am doing my masters in Mass Communication and Journalism. I am the member of Rotaract, I have served rotaract as vice president (2008/09) & president ( 2009/10) of Rotaract Club of Charumati and now Public Relation Officer(2010/11) for Rotaract District Committee 3292 Nepal. I had even won the 'MISS ROTASIA 2010' award in the south asian rotaract conference, held in India. I am also the voice of our future correspondent 2010 (http://www.worldpulse.com/pulsewire/programs/world-pulse-voices-of-our-f...).
I was recently selected as an OUTSTANDING CANDIDATE to represent NEPAL at the One Young World conference, taking place in September 2011 in Switzerland (www.oneyoungworld.com). I am looking for sponsorship to cover the 3,000 Euro tuition (My profile on one young world http://www.oneyoungworld.com/community/detail.asp?del_ID=4545 ).
LOOKING BACK- I was born in the small village in Nepal where the different form of discrimination still exists in the name of traditions. My mom used to share her stories of how she and her sister suffered only because they were women. And my mom had faced so many problems just because they had girls children not son. it represents the cruelty of the conservative society. Though my parents were from the conservative world, they never let us suffer in the same, they gave every opportunity to learn and make ourselves strong person ready to face every challenge in the society. So it directed me to work for the positive impact in my society and the world. I am proud to have such parents and its my turn to make them feel proud.
THE WAY I SEE- Community service has been the part of my life, either it was in school through RED CROSS and GREEN CLUB or now through ROTARACT and my job. And communication has been the best skills I ever had. Being a student of mass communication, regular reporting job had never excited me, because I always want to make my communication skills-a part of peace and community development. I desire to be the expert in the international communication and the part of peace and community development. I believe in the power of communication and media and how it can help on development of the society. Empowerment causes development, development only succeeds when every member of the society is empowered.
ONE YOUNG WORLD & ME- The conference is described as "the premier global forum for young people of leadership calibre. It manifests the reality of common humanity and the shared existence of all the peoples in one world, Its purpose is to connect and bring together the youngest, brightest and best and to ensure that their concerns, opinions and solutions are heard www.oneyoungworld.com.
Being selected as an OUTSTANDING CANDIDATE to attend the conference has built the confidence in me and I believe attending to this conference would be extremely empowering and motivating. It would be the best opportunity to learn and to raise voice against the many social issues that has created the obstacles for women empowerment and community development. It would certainly help me to gain knowledge on global perspectives and also use it back in the project on menstruation hygiene that I have recently started.
You can support me to represent Nepal in OYW conference by making donations, and best way to do that is WESTERN UNION and IME. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com for enquiries.
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Thanking you:)
Hi Nilima,
Wish you best of luck! You will meet gorgeous people to spondsor for you to join OYW Conference.
Sarvina from Cambodia
VOF 2011 Correspondent
I also wish I would be there
I also wish I would be there with you too:)
Sarvina from Cambodia
VOF 2011 Correspondent
Dearest Nili, I wish you all
Dearest Nili,
I wish you all the best.... I am sure that you gonna get great people to sponsor you and you will definitely be there at the OYW summit.
Lots of love,
We are there for each
My dear we are always there for each other.
My best wishes!!!!!!!
My best wishes!!!!!!!
Live and Let Live
Congratulation sister, I am
Congratulation sister, I am so happy for you and I pray you get the support you need to participate at the conference.
''Every woman have a story at every stage of Life''
All the best
my best wishes are alweys withyou. Hope you will soon get the help.
with love
Seema Kmari shah from Nepal
My best Wishes
Congratulation! Its nice to know that you have been seleted to participate in one young world conference. I believe you have been approaching and lobbying other organisations and Diplomatic Missions, working on youth empowerment besides this blog . Anyways all the best and good luck from my side as well
With Love and regards
so its almost done
It might not be a big deal for you Nilima . Sometimes it would be worthwhile if you become strategic to mobilize political leaders (women leaders) of the district for fund raising as they have access to and influences over resources available.
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For now, the big news about Obamacare is the d�b�cle of HealthCare.gov, the web portal through which Americans are supposed to buy insurance on the new health care exchanges. For now, at least, HealthCare.gov isn�t working for many users.
It�s important to realise, however, that this botch has nothing to do with the law�s substance, and will get fixed. After all, a number of states have successfully opened their own exchanges, doing for their residents exactly what the federal system is supposed to do everywhere else. Connecticut�s exchange is working fine, as is Kentucky�s. New York, after some early problems, seems to be getting there. So, a bit more slowly, does California.
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Built in a glaring Byzantine style, this church (or rather, the portal) sticks out between the subdued merchants' houses on Piata Sfatului. The orthodox cathedral was built in 1896, and is worth entering for the frescoes and the impressive decorations. On Saturdays, brides and grooms wait in line outside to get married here (careful to avoid glancing at each other - bad luck) and it's usually no problem if you wander in and have a look at the crowned newly weds walking around the altar three times while a choir sings Halleluja.
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The crystal light display is dazzling, like multi-faceted diamonds shimmering in all directions. I replaced a pot light in the hallway of my dressing area, and this light adds just the right amount of bling. Because I had to convert a pot light into a ceiling-mounted unit, I had to purchase a converter kit at a local big-box home store and hired a handyman to do the installation. Once he completed the conversion, it took one hour to wire the frame and install each crystal one by one. The process went smoothly working as a team, with me inserting a wire in each crystal, while he stayed on the ladder and installed each crystal in the frame one at a time. Easy but a bit tedious. If you need to hire someone like I did, this will add to the cost, but still well worth it. I priced very similar lights at local lighting stores and each was hundreds of dollars more. Tips from other reviewers were very helpful: install the frame on its own, then install each crystal, otherwise it will be too heavy and fragile. Three complaints: (1) the wires for each crystal seem quite flimsy; the crystals are heavy and I do worry that one might fall although the handyman assured me he made sure each was clamped down well. (2) I received one spare crystal - good thing as one arrived damaged so I needed the spare. I phoned the 1-800 number provided in the packaging, and have already received 2 replacement crystals free of charge.(3) light bulb directions say "B" base but chandelier lights are too long. I had to return for the small round types, which work great. NOTE: you CAN change these bulbs without removing the crystals. Overall, one of the best purchases I have made on Overstock - a dazzling piece of bling for my home at a very fair price.
This fixture is beautiful! The picture doesn't do it justice. I was afraid of installation based on some of the comments, but it's just a standard fixture... with a bunch of crystals to hang. Not a big deal. You can reach over the crystals to change the bulbs, so that's not a problem either. In my situation (low ceiling, small entry), four 60w bulbs was too much (even two was a little bright) so I have one 60w bulb and two LED bulbs that I think are about 3w. I did try only the LED bulbs, but the color was a little too dim and too blue for me so I put one of the incandescents back and I love it!
The reviews on this product ranged from great to difficult to put up so we were unsure but took a chance anyway. My first concern was the reviewer who said the wires showed unless you were right under the fixture - that problem was easily solved with a shallow mounting box so that the fixture is flush against the ceiling. We bought 4 of these fixtures to create one large fixture over our dining room table. The results are stunning. We needed a shallow mounted fixture and anything large, hung down too low so this idea was perfect. I am just sorry I can't post a picture along with this review. My only complaint about this fixture was how difficult it was to tighten the nut in the center of the fixture that attaches it to the ceiling. You need a strong person with very small hands to do this but otherwise, it was easy to put up and the results are breath taking. Of the four fixtures only one ball was damaged - I plan on calling today for a replacement. One last comment on the clips, I did not find them flimsy at all but you do have to make sure to squeeze them closed securely. I highly recommend this product.
Before ordering I read the reviews on this product, and was absolutely amazed at the accurancy. This fixture is everything everyone has described it to be. Absolutely gorgeous. I will be installing it in my master bathroom.
Received the item in record time. It does appear to be beautiful. Not fully installed yet. Had trouble with the metal nipple being too short so that the decorative knob could actually catch the threads. Purchased a new steel nipple and hex nuts at Home Depot and finally got the fixture up. The metal frame becomes very hot with the 60 watt bulbs. Product made in China, I guess their standards are not the same as USA. My home has copper wiring, the fixture has silver wires. I have installed many light fixtures in my house, but this one was the most difficult. Installation guide is of little to no help. Hope the crystal balls are easier to install than the fixture itself. Overall I am pleased up to this point as I was looking for a fixture that would fit into the small space I have in my bathroom.
This light fixture is just as it shown in the picture ( lots of sparkles ). Be aware that the one I have is the incandescent . They do have other options. Love it.
The light fixture elegant. The crystals are of the same great quality as the other chandeliers I have purchased through Overstock. I needed a smaller "ceiling-hugging" fixture for this low hallway and had been looking for a long time for the right thing. I saw this and ordered it. I lined up an electrician before I even opened the shipping box. Unfortunately the fixture base was too small to completely cover the base of the existing light in that spot. The ceiling could have been repaired but I chose not to do that because the repair would have been noticeable. I wish this little elegant chandelier light would have worked for me because I hated to have to return it. I will keep looking for the same type to replace it.
We purchased this product because of the value. The quality of the crystal is very good, however we had to replaced all the sockets/cables in one of the lamps due to malfunction of the unit. The bulbs are very difficult to position and replace due to the design. Within two years, 2 out of 4 sockets burned...literally fried. We went to a local electrical supplier and bought all the electrical replacements. Installation and cleaning is very difficult.The quality of the crystals remains the big draw to this product. It looks nice.
This product worth much more than you pay. The crystal is real and good quality. We purchased two and put on the living room ceiling. The lights reflect entire room and absolutely beautiful. It is also demmable. Thank you Overstock.com!!
We mounted this chandelier in our entry way. We needed something small with some good style and character that wouldn't hang too low and risk getting hit by the front door when it opened. While the picture doesn't do this light justice it is quite beautiful in person. The trickiest part is getting it mounted and then attached all of the crystals. It casts a beautiful light and many little hints of rainbows. I would highly recommend.
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