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Closer to God (2014) Teaser Trailer
Teaser trailer for Closer to God, which screened at 2014 Fantastic Fest.
A genetic scientist successfully clones the first human being, a baby girl named Elizabeth, but his work is soon threatened by a dark secret, a secret that threatens to destroy everything and everyone precious to him.
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- Posted: August 12, 2014
- Director: Billy Senese
- Writer: Billy Senese
- Studio: Independent
- Release: April 24, 2014
- Cast: Jeremy Childs, Shelean Newman, Shannon Hoppe
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How not to get to Carnegie Hall
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Analyzing the AG Debate
This week on Need to Know Rochester, a look at what we learned in the Democrat Primary Debate for NY Attorney General held here at WXXI.
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What I did on my summer vacation, part 1
I whooshed past a field of goldenrod today. A blur of yellow. The summer itself feels like a blur, a grainy Polaroid with indistinct lines and a few dabs of color.
In July I spent four days at Glimmerglass Opera (read my review of the season here). It's a hobbit-y part of country, a slightly tamer, more cultivated hollow of the Finger Lakes. The hills cradle you close, and the lake echoes the blue stillness of the skies. I've been going to Glimmerglass for several years, and this time I was thrilled to discover (in addition to a newly-opened coffee shop across the road from the Young Artists' headquarters) a small nature preserve behind the Alice Busch Opera Theater. A trail leads to a raised boardwalk through the marsh where green dragonflies, blue herons, and flying squirrels dart through the trees. Enchanting.
There was another surprise. I stayed in a small motel on Lake Otsego. Across the street sat a large, grand white inn with a huge, wrap-around porch and a "For Sale" sign sticking out of the weeds. Sumac trees jutted out of the garden beds. The roof was caving in. The paint, peeling. I couldn't resist, so I walked across the road, climbed up crumbling concrete stairs and past the yawning cellar door onto the porch. It was as quiet as an Egyptian tomb. I peered into one of the front windows, into a vast room filled with light. At first, I thought it was totally empty; no pictures on the wall, no furniture, no stuff. Then my eyes fell on a metal cage in the middle of the room and a very-much-alive black and white rabbit looking back at me, calmly munching pellets. I loved that rabbit.
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The mystery of the West Seattle hum may have been solved -- and it's still not fish.
Though I didn't hear the sound myself last night (but did hear it on Tuesday), the West SeattleBlog and KING5.com readers have devoted some serious detective work to this issue.
Wednesday, WSB posted the hum may be coming from a cargo ship called the Silver Lake anchored in the Duwamish River north of theMichigan Street Bridge.
They recorded the sound on West Marginal Way after midnight, spying the Silver Lake in the background.
KING5.com reader Stan used a recent recording to plot the frequency of the sound, determined to be around 200 Hertz. You can view his work by clicking here.
But it's also been heard even further away. Here's a comment from one woman who read our story yesterday:
I live near the Admiral District not too far from Alki and I've heard the hum for several years on many nights.
Pete, a resident of Seward Park, said he's heard something similar, and I even received an email from a reader who lives on Tiger Mountain who described a noise like an industrial fan (now we may need to discover the source of the Issaquah hum ).
Though there is some relief from getting closer to pinpointing a source, there continue to be loads of people upset that this sound is waking them up in the middle of the night. I live two miles from the Silver Lake's current spot and that sound still filled every corner of my house like it was right outside.
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Broadway.com congratulates six new stars who have joined the cast of Les Miserables on their opening night.March 4, 2015
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An American in Paris set and costume designer Bob Crowley on the inspiration behind his dazzling work on the new musical.April 8, 2015
The name on everybody's lips is Brandy Norwood! Broadway.com catches up with the Grammy winner in rehearsal as she prepares to step into Roxie's heels in Chicago.April 17, 2015
Get a first glimpse of Paige Faure and Andy Jones in the new national tour of Cinderella! The creators and stars of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic reveal how this magical musical will come to life on stages all across the country.November 7, 2014
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It's really sad to see how uneducated people seem to be about the Communist Holocaust. Honestly, it makes me sick.
I have friends and relatives who suffered under communist dictatorship so don't tell me any fairy tales about "anti-communist propaganda" and such rubbish.
Just some examples:
Hitler: 6 million murdered jews plus starting a world war which cost 40 million people their lives.
Stalin: 20 million or more murdered Russians and other Soviet people, 20 million or so who died of starvation caused by the Russan Communist regime plus the fact that Stalin helped Hitler to start WWII (the Molotov-Ribbentrop treaty, cowardly attack on Poland, the occupation and genocide in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and the attack on Finland in order to enslave that country).
Mao: About 80 million murdered Chinese plus the ongoing genocide in Tibet.
Pol Pot: One third of Cambodia's population murdered.
North Korea: The opression continues, not to mention millions of people dying from starvation.
Add to that the Soviet invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia which caused thousands of deaths.
And the atrocities of other local Communist leaders such as Ceausescu (Romania), Rákosi (Hungary), Tito (Yugoslavia), Enver Hoxha (Albania) and many more.
That is Communism!
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The hwy 11 and the train bridge monitor channel 13 on low power. I would call before departing to check as the car bridge is sometime stuck for days. It is old and parts must be made to order. I have seen it out for weeks. From where you are you should be able to raise both bridges on VHF 13 to see if they are operational.
4' draft should be no problem in general, but I am not sure about the entrance to Salt Bayou. After crossing under I-10 the channel is green marked toward the eastern shore headed roughly ENE. It goes straight until it dog legs to the South East. After the dogleg to starboard it becomes narrower and shallower, around 6' to 7'. The channel is only marked by green markers, and leads to the entrance to the Rigolets. Salt Bayou is about half way down the channel after the dogleg and off to port. The current in this area of the Lake can be a factor and you should get tide info before setting out. You need chart 11369.
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TOKYO – Heavy rains lashed Japan over the weekend, leaving one person dead and two missing, the government said Monday as it issued a severe storm warning.
A 79-year-old woman was confirmed dead Sunday after being discovered inside a house that was destroyed by mudslides in Yamaguchi prefecture, on Japan's southwest coast.
An 84-year-old man was missing from the same region after being swept away near a river, local reports said, citing police and other official sources.
Also missing was a 24-year-old man who was last seen leaving his home in Shimane prefecture, just to the north of Yamaguchi.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of floods and mudslides from "unprecedented heavy rain," saying the storm was to sweep over central Japan on Monday.
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Resolve standoff peacefully
We in the Young Moro Professionals Network support the search for a peaceful solution to the standoff in Sabah between Malaysian government forces and followers of the Sultanate of Sulu, our fellow Filipinos.
For decades, the claim to Sabah has remained "dormant" and a "non issue." We believe that it will best serve the national interest to resolve this longstanding issue through diplomacy and with prudence, not through the use of force. Indeed, the standoff requires immediate and decisive resolution considering its diplomatic implications and its concomitant threat to regional peace, security and stability.
The nation has just observed the 27th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, an unprecedented peaceful exercise of sovereign power by the people themselves to overthrow a dictatorship in order to regain their freedom. The celebration recalled lessons from the past, even as it spotlighted once again many of the ills in that bygone era, ills that until now persist, telling us that we still have a lot to do to complete our country's healing and transformation.
Notwithstanding the differing opinions and speculations about the standoff in Sabah—e.g., an attempt to sabotage the peace process or to reassert the Sultanate of Sulu's claim to Sabah—we believe that the problem should be settled peacefully. Every peaceful option should be explored through dialogue and consultation, not through bloodshed—so that whatever final settlement we will arrive at will be truly just and lasting and will serve all Filipinos, not the least those in southernmost areas of our country.
For the glory of Almighty Allah and for love of our countrymen, brothers, sisters and neighbors, we reiterate our support for a peaceful settlement of the Sabah crisis, and we call on all parties (Philippine government, Malaysian government, and the Sultanate of Sulu) to submit to a peaceful process in their search for a final solution to the Sabah issue.
Also, we welcome President Aquino's creation of the Transition Commission, which is mandated to draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law following a consultative and inclusive process. It is our hope that the implementation of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro will continue to gain ground and, in the process, address other issues of potential conflicts like the Sabah claim, as may be needed to achieve a just and lasting peace for all our people and stability in entire the region.
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Celtics rookie Kelly Olynyk is keeping a diary for Comcast (h/t Celtics Life). In his first entry, we learn the young Canadian who Danny Ainge once called "a 7-foot hippy quarterback" doesn't have a fork or a shower curtain.
"I'm basically starting from scratch out here. I don't really know anyone, don't have anything to my name out here, don't even have a fork!
"I had to go and get everything, and I still need more. Sometimes I'll be in my apartment and go to do something, and I'll be like, 'I don't have a shower curtain! I have to take a bath?' So I get in my car and drive to the practice facility and take a shower."
Considering he's been in the Boston area for much of the summer — conducting a Green Line train, riding Canobie Lake Park water slides and doing pretty much anything the Celtics ask of him — there are only a few conclusions we can possibly draw from this revelation: a) the cost of living in Waltham is way too steep if a guy making $2.0 million can't afford a fork and a shower curtain; b) he has an irrational fear of vinyl and cutlery ever since that time he watched Psycho; or c) his love of the game rivals Homeland character Peter Quinn's love of killing terrorists, and his apartment features only a book and a basketball. My money's on the final option.
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'Antara' 2014 depicts Pumani's mother's country of Antara, a site north-west of Mimili community which is extremely important to Pitjantjatjara people. It holds many Tjukurrpa songlines that cross this area of country and has an important rockhole where women perform inmaku pakani, a dance ceremony related to the maku (witchetty grub). The natural features of the surrounding landscape, the rocks, rockholes, creeks and mountains are also included in the work.
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Some two lakh ryots can utilise loan waiver scheme: Minister
KHAMMAM: The Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Sambhani Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday that Rs 65.16 crores would be distributed as a special incentive to farmers who were not covered under the loan waiver scheme in Khammam district. Inaugurating the farmers incentive week at Nelakondapalli village, he said that some 2.33 lakh farmers could avail themselves of the loan waiver to the tune of Rs 303 crores.
He said that the State Government had taken the initiative to disburse some Rs 1,600 crores to 23 lakh farmers as incentive as they were not covered under the loan waiver programme. He said that the Congress Government in the State and at Centre were keen on reaching out to the peasant community to revive its fortunes. Free power could help bail out many farmers from crisis.
The Government could ensure at least seven-hour power supply to agriculture services. The farmers in the plain area were being extended an input subsidy of 50 per cent. In the agencies the input subsidy was enhanced to 90 per cent. The government had initiated special measures to ensure a fair deal to the farmers in the markets. The district Collector, Shashibhushan Kumar also spoke.


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A clash between China and South Korea in one of today's opening-day games of the FIBA Asia Championship is expected to draw interest from teams looking for chinks in the armors of the two squads which are likely to advance deep into the tournament.
Of particular interest to scouts is China which at the last moment dropped three of its stalwarts due to injuries and put in replacements led by the veteran Wang Zhizhi who was originally dropped from the line up.
But China may not show all the tricks in its bag, perhaps just a few, unless really threatened by South Korea. The Chinese will likely pull everything out in the semifinal and final, should they reach that phase.
The two teams collide at 5:45 p.m., the fourth game of a seven-game schedule that will also feature Jordan against Taiwan, Iran versus Malaysia, Japan against Qatar, Kazakhstan against Thailand and India versus Bahrain.
The main fare, of course, as far as Filipino fans are concerned, is the clash between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia at 8:15 p.m.
All the games will be at the Mall of Asia Arena, save for the game between India and Bahrain which will be played at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium at 6 p.m.
For the record, the Chinese have won 15 FIBA Asia gold medals, three during the Yao Ming era, while Korea, which snapped a Chinese streak in 1997 in Riyadh, and Japan each has two. The Philippines has won five titles but the lasat one came in 1973.
The last time they met, China whipped Korea, 56-43, in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship semifinals in Wuhan. The Koreans then beat the Filipinos, 70-68, for third place while the Chinese, behind former NBA player Yi Jianlian edged Jordan in the final, 70-69, to qualify to the London Olympics the follower year.
Wang Zhizhi's return has beefed up China and his presence, along with Yi and former Laker Sun Yue, will be a big problem for the Koreans, led by Cho Sung-Min, Kim Joo-Sung and Lee Seung-Jun, especially if their outside shots don't fall early.
Jordan against Taiwan, both bracketed with Gilas Pilipinas, should go the Taiwanese's way since the Jordanians are without key players from their successful past - Rasheim Wright, Sam Daghlas and Zaid Abbas, most notably.
"We have eight young players. We hope to do good job here in the Philippines," said Jordan's team manager Zuhair Fuad Nassar during Tuesday's press conference.
Though little is known about the Taiwanese except that their pony-tailed power forward Tseng Wen-ting, an almost unstoppable offensive force, is back to carry the load, they had recently walloped South Korea, 73-60, to take second place in the 35th William Jones Cup.
Taking the cudgels for Chinese-Taipei was naturalized player Quincy Spencer Davis III of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana who had 26 points and 17 rebounds.
The clash between Japan, behind forward Hiejima Makoto, and Qatar should determine the top Group B team going to the second round of the eliminations. With Lebanon out of the picture, both teams plus Hong Kong have clear passage to the next level where they will be joined by the top three teams from Group A, the RP team's bracket.
The other games should be a breeze for the heavyweights, with Iran expected to plaster Malaysia, Kazakhstan favored against Thailand, and India a cinch over Bahrain.


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Rated 4 out of 5 by 590 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 Beautiful Rooms North tower, corner room..beautiful views of the city, sky mountains..and the bed was heaven...my only slightly negative..is the restaurant..Absolutly great food, and delightful service,,just lacking a bit in ambiance.. October 8, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Heideeho A mediocre stay Stayed 3 nights. Check in was luke warm, no recognition given as a SPG member even with Gold Card. Long wait to get a table for breakfast . Worst of all you cant contact front desk using your room phone! October 8, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by jjalexan Great Location First time in Vancouver, great place to stay. Leah on the front desk was excellent helping us with hints and tips on how to get around. This was the end of my wife's 50th birthday trip and the hotel finished it off just right. October 7, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by LindaB Love the view My husband and I were staying in Vancouver overnight to attend a concert. The hotel is perfectly located in the center of things. The theater and excellent restaurants are all within walking distance. The architecture of the hotel itself is beautiful. We had a beautiful view from our window of the North Tower and downtown. October 5, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by TaschaS Beautiful hotel! I absolutely loved my stay and The Sheraton Wall Centre. Didn't get to use the amenities but I will certainly be back and will make sure I get to enjoy them. The staff was super friendly and attentive. They were also very helpful when I arrived before check in by taking my bags and offering advice on things to do until check in time. The location an grounds if the hotel were absolutely gorgeous especially at night! Love it! October 5, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Bil1680 Unexpected The first day we arrived, the room was short of Complementary water bottle. Then the water Did not drained properly in the bath tub. Short of shampoo,bar soap etc in the second days. Bath towel was used and it was torn So i hope your hotel in Vancouver should double checked before any new guess arrive October 2, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Saibini Great Location The location of this hotel can't be beat. The staff, particularly Andrew, were very helpful. We were surprised by the fact that there was no restaurant in the hotel, but Room Service took care of that. Would definitely recommend this property. September 30, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by happyinvancouver Perfect location, fabulous view We stayed 2 nights and walked to all the attractions we wanted to see. Robson St, Yaletown, ferry to Granville Island, Gas Town and Davie street. Our view across the fountain to the old churches, hospital and hills beyond was great. When we got ready to leave we had a dead battery and hotel staff provided a free start up service. Sheraton's reliable excellent service is appreciated! September 30, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by Nancy41058 September 2012 The location and the design of this hotel is perfect. September 27, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Hello12 Some ways to go Hotel was in great location and bed was excellent. That*s the good news. Check in was nothing special no mention of my status nor was the Starwood Preferred area prominent. I was in line and had to let the reception area know I was next. There was no mentioned about needing help with bag. Later in the evening I was at the other location since there are two locations to check in (was not noted in hotel info). The second encounter not very good either, we were virtually ignored for 5 minutes while she talked on the phone. its nice to say I will be with you in a moment. My whole point is I stay with many Starwood properties (worldwide) this one needs improvement. September 27, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by ESC1 Good, but not completely value for money The room was perfectly OK, with good facilities for working, and the view was excellent. But at this price I do not expect a Starbucks paper cup in my room for my coffee: and as a European I do not count Starbucks as an adequate level of quality. Breakfast in the hotel was too expensive for a rather mediocre selection: I ended up going to the cafe in the hotel opposite for both coffee and breakfast. September 27, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by Sharkgurly StarHot Associate Room Discount Program Stink I stayed at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre hotel under a discounted rate (a relative is employed by the Starwood Hotel chain) but after receiving a bill for a $70.00 breakfast, I inquired with a stationed male staff member in the hotel lobby and found him to be extremely rude and unhelpful even making disparaging comments about the program. His attitude and the costly breakfast left a bad taste in my mouth. September 26, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by stanleythecat poor i asked to leave a parcel at desk for pickup employee not happy said it would go into lost and found if not picked up in one day. then i went to desk x2 to say he will pick up sat at 12pm ...he came and was sent away with no parcel. Chrissy was girl who sent him away. I then had to leave my meeting early to deliver it to him. was given wrong directions to get to the vogue on granville. September 24, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by Maestrous Noisy HVAC Excellent property with the single exception of the noisy heating/cooling system which woke me as it turned on periodically through the night. September 23, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Patsyanne Not the best Sheraton In a useful position in downtown. We booked a club room and disappointed with club lounge and breakfast and evening o'dheorves which frequently ran out and hot food was cold.No easy chairs in lounge. Just not worth the extra money. Reported our disappointment to front desk but not a lot of interest shown. Club rooms nothing special just the same as non-club rooms. September 21, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by jabcruiser82 Great location We checked in late in one of our rooms because the room wasn't ready. This was at 7pm! We had to store all our luggage in one room while we waited for the second one to be cleaned. Also, we came back the next afternoon after 3pm and our room hadn't been cleaned yet. The room was very nice and the beds are awesome! I just think that the cleaning staff needed some adequate help and time management. September 21, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by Petronius good beds Bed was extremely comfortable...I had a good sleep. TV is digital while reception is analog, therefore, poor quality picture. September 18, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by John47 Awesome,prime downtown location Located in the heart of downtown, easy walking distance to everywhere. September 18, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by CWSPN Enjoyed my stay Every August since 2009 I attend the Supernatural TV show convention at the Sheraton & always enjoy staying at this beautiful hotel. My only issue is that there aren't many choices for meals on site and that my air conditioning wasn't cool enuf to sleep well. The rest was great. See you next August! September 17, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by JDJD great location but average Generally OK but 2 negative points - 1. on the morning of checkout I had to call guest services several times to get a response; when I got through to the desk I was placed on hold for an unacceptably long time. 2. Live music was advertised in the bar until 1AM during the week - at 1130 last call was made and everything shut down shortly after. this was annoying to guests other then myself as several clearly had planned for a drink there at the end of their night and were turned away. Positive - lunch service in the cafe was great September 10, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by yannis Sheraton Vancouver Rooms extremely small for the price. Self parking was imposible September 10, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by GHinPDX King room was bigger than expected As an SPG Gold member I booked on points and received an upgrade. The room in the North Tower had half the room as windows, plenty of room with a small couch and chair, in addition to a work table and king bed. The location is great for my needs and the bed almost kept me from getting up - it was so comfortable! Valet was excellent although the price for parking is a bit steep there. September 6, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by Holiday33 Hotel needs improvements 1. Room needs update, bathroom's faucet is loose. 2. I had to wait to check in my room (after 3pm). recommend to hire more cleaning staff during busy time and improve communication between the front desk and the cleaning staff. 3. Recommend front desk staff to be more personable such as remembering hotel guests by name and transitioning responsibilities when leaving shift. September 6, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kazamigorical Love this Hotel No complaints. Happiness and comfort overflowing. Great facilities and everything you need in one great Hotel. Not a single complaint. Stayed here twice and wish I could visit and stay here every year. Hotel of choice. Wouldn't stay anywhere else in Vancouver. Highly recommended! September 2, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by LuluVP Disappointed I have spent 60+ nights here since over the past five months. My stays on the SPG floors in the south tower were great, the cleaning staff outstanding and very attentive. The north tower is noisy, the staff indifferent and rooms far less appealing. On my last visit I arrived around 5pm and was told that my room was not available and that "the best we can do is a room on the 23rd floor" which is not an SPG floor. Upon arriving in my tiny room, far smaller than any I have stayed in previously there were no towels, no toiletries and the floor was dirty. I called the front desk was told "oh, sorry I'll see if I can get someone to take care of that". 15 minutes later housekeeping arrived, said "sorry I just didn't get to this room, I forgot about it. Then had to go back and get a vacuum, brought 2 towels rather than the 4 requested, and toiletries. I ask about a robe and was told, "we don't have any for this floor". I had been traveling for 14 hours and decided just to give up. I made a request for a robe the next morning at the front desk but nothing was provided. Ironically I have an employee who has no status with Sheraton who arrived around 7pm and was put on the top SPG floor in a large corner room with double vanities. It's nice to know who's business is valued at this hotel. Considering the number of guest rooms our company uses at this hotel each month you would think they might treat a VP and SPG guest a bit better. September 2, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by ChristyZ 3rd time - as amazing as the first We knew when we went back to YVR where we anted to stay, and the Wall Ctr was an incredible choice once again. This time we had our kids with us, and the location and amenities were perfect for our family. Only beef was there seemed to be daily issues with the hot tub. One or both were out of commission for the time we were there. All we wanted at the end of the day was a hot soak and that wasn't always possible, although they did open the sauna for us. Can't wait to come back. September 2, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Worktrav Small room not great for business traveller I was staying on business and got one of the smallest rooms on the floor. I would not choose to stay here again even though the room was clean and service was fine. There are many other fine hotels with larger standard rooms. A few other minor problems were light bulbs burnt out, lamp and fridge not plugged in (made me think no one had been in the room for sometime) and musty / stale smell in the room. Also as I was there on business and needed to use the desk, the chair was just a standard non-adjustable one so not comfortable and the one phone did not reach the desk very well. September 2, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Pandora Excellent hotel Excellent rooms and service August 31, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by ChiDude18 Awesome location but fitness center could be better My experience in Vancouver an my impression of the city was so much better than my last visit and I think it was due in a large part to staying here. The location was great. East walking distance to restaurants and easy driving to Stanley Park and other attractions. I would stay here again just for that. The fitness center was in 3 separate rooms separated by a shower facility was you had to go outside and back in to access. Cardio room could use work too. Some treadmills and bikes had display screens with problems. August 29, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by bigs horrible experience I booked on the north tower as this is newer. When I arrived I first was told no room was available on the north tower. Then I asked why my reservation was accepted. Then I was told that the room is not yet cleaned even though it was 4:30 pm already. I was offered a room on the south tower which was OK since my choice was to drive back to Seattle, find another hotel or just accept what they give me. They should not accept reservation if they can't fulfill it. I think their excuses are lame. August 29, 2012


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Lawyers Go 'Prime Time' With Radio Show
MIAMI, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — "The Lawmen Show", heard weekly on Miami's business radio station 880 AM, "The Biz" has moved to prime time on Tuesdays at 5:00pm Eastern Time. "We're very excited about the move because 'drive time' is the Holy Grail of Radio," said Jonathan H. Parker, Attorney at Law and moderator of the show. "WZAB has been very supportive in developing our format and repeating shows throughout the week over the air and on the web at www.880thebiz.com".
"The Lawmen Show" is a call in talk show featuring three attorneys with their live impressions of legal issues and business news, sometimes controversial and sometimes it's just fun. "We've never had a bad call! Every single caller has had reasonable and rational legal and business questions," said David F. Anderson, Attorney and the show's alleged voice of reason. "We still can't get over the case of the farmer being able to bring his pitchfork into an Arizona courthouse because people can bring guns!" said Anderson. "Or the lawyer bride cancelling her wedding and suing her lawyer/ex-fiance because he was with strippers during his bachelor party in Las Vegas… Go figure," said David S. Kaufman, the attorney who occupies the third chair.
The attorneys are careful to explain to callers that they are only offering their impressions during short phone calls, and advise callers to contact the Florida Bar or email them at firstname.lastname@example.com for an attorney to provide actual representation. Nevertheless, while the three typically disagree on the air, they are unanimous is their belief that "The Lawmen Show" is a public service. "While attorneys will complain about too many lawyers in town, most people have no idea how to get a quick opinion from an attorney or are afraid they'd have to mortgage the house to do so," according to Jonathan Parker. "One day I got a call from a listener off air who was so grateful to learn that he needed a simple will or there would be repercussions he was not aware of. He was almost crying," said David Anderson.
There are tough economic times out there with implications for everybody ranging from divorces to bankruptcy to mortgage foreclosure. "We try and help the public while keeping things entertaining," says Anderson.
"The Lawmen Show" is heard Tuesdays at 5pm Eastern Time on 880 AM "The Biz" in Miami and word wide on www.880thebiz.com.
ABOUT JONATHAN H. PARKER: Jonathan H. Parker is a lawyer who has limited his practice to DUI defense. He has extensive legal experience in other areas including entertainment law, family law, business law and personal injury. Recently Parker created a dating/cooking television reality program called "Third Date Bachelor Chef." He was admitted to the Florida and New Jersey Bars in 1988. He earned a BS in Mathematics, with a minor in Computer Science from Tulane University. He earned his JD from the University of Miami School of Law
ABOUT DAVID F. ANDERSON: David F. Anderson is a member of the Florida Bar. He currently serves as a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Elder Counsel, Elder Care Matters and the Bankruptcy Academy. Mr. Anderson received his undergraduate degree and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida. The University of Miami conferred a JD and Master of Laws in Real Property Development. He has since received the designation of Master of Laws in Elder Law by Stetson University
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SEATTLE - A series of Pacific storms will bring rain to most of Washington and snow in the high mountains Friday as temperatures remain above normal.
A flood watch is in effect for most of Western Washington through the weekend.
Snow levels will run around the 5,000-to-6,000 feet elevation with heavy rain at times.
This will cause rises in the river levels but there will be sufficient pauses between storms to reduce the risk of any major river flooding in the next few days, said KING 5 Meteorologist Rich Marriott.
A phase two flood alert, however,has been issued for the Tolt and Snoqualmie. The Skokomish could reach flood stage later today.
It does look like any flooding, if it does occur, will be minor and most likely late Saturday or Sunday, said Marriott.
The long stretch of wet weather has increased the likelihood of landslides.
A large mudslide in Sumner has closed the West Valley Highway in both directions from State Route 410 to 24th.
The mudslide came down around 5 a.m. Thursday near 38th Street E, leaving a pile of mud about three feet high and 50 feet across on the highway.
In Buckley, another mudslide blocked State Route 165 at the Carbon River for part of the day.
A slide covered railroad tracks south of Everett. Burlington Northern Santa Fe says freight service resumed Thursday afternoon but passenger service is not expected to resume before midday Saturday.
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First Solar Inc. designed and constructed the project, which features its thin-film modules. The company will operate and maintain the facility for NRG and MidAmerican.
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Allan Steel (60) said the more information available for
genealogists the easier it was to create a family tree.
''I know what it's like when you are trying to find a
headstone for someone in a town that you can't get to. If
someone in Auckland wants to get a photo of a plaque of his
grandfather in Andersons Bay, then I'm making it available.''
He had photographed 5800 graves and plaques of 6100
servicemen and women in Dunedin cemeteries since last
November. About 300 of the 6100 names were from memorials of
those buried overseas or those who died on the way to war and
were buried at sea, he said.
The Dunedin City Council website had a record of those buried
in council cemeteries but did not record the information on
memorial plaques, he said.
''But there's no official records of the sons at the
council,'' Mr Steel said.
The photo would help genealogists learn of the three fallen
men, he said.
But the database contained mostly those who served, returned
and died in New Zealand, such as his father, James Allan
Steel, who served in the Middle East between 1941 and 1943
and was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery in 1962.
Mr Steel photographed the graves and plaques on Sunday
mornings and returned home to match the names of the
servicemen and women with cemetery records and the records of
the units in which they had served, and then transcribed them
into a spreadsheet.
He had taken all the photos for the project and was inputting
the data, he said. When the spreadsheet was complete, he
would send it to several museums and would not be updating
the project with more photos, he said.
''I'm not guaranteeing I've found them all, but I've made as
good as an attempt as I can.''
The project was a follow-on from another he completed last
year, in which he photographed all the 8100 graves and
plaques in 18 Otago cemeteries and transcribed the
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novangel 5 years
Yes. I am SO OVER IT. However, I still check it once in a full moon because some of my friends are STILL on it and do not have a facebook. I know...I can't believe it either. Some of my friends on myspace don't even know what facebook is! Shocker right?!
Caramel-Kisses 5 years
My MySpace account still exists, for the sole fact that I don't have access to the email that I signed up for it. Everyone I know (that matters, anyway) has migrated to Facebook, so... *shrug*
PeruvianPrincess 5 years
OVER it!
LOVErickii 5 years
i no longer use my personal account anymore. i only go on it for music...
wolfjinx25 5 years
I have myspace but I never go on it anymore. I stopped updating my profile since September 2008. It's all about Facebook for me. I felt like Myspace was trying to be like facebook with the applications and the "friends" updates.
heartnebula 5 years
Still use it, but I don't check it as often anymore.
karyney 5 years
Pretty much use myspace for bands and the one friend who still hasn't ported to facebook.
Sam2can 5 years
I hate MySpace, it's like society's sewer. I used it for uploading images and sharing with friends because most of them were on MySpace but now they're moving to Facebook so it's fine!
starangel82 5 years
I deleted my MySpace account months ago. I'm on Facebook and Twitter. Although I really don't use Facebook that much either.
kcwebgirl 5 years
i use myspace for it's intended purpose - to connect with musical artists and sample new music. i use facebook to keep in touch with my friends and family. i don't do fan products or "like" artists and stuff. it's just me and the family/friends. i use twitter for my outside interests and use linkedin to network.
Chouette4u 5 years
I still have my account and login every once in a while to see if I have any messages, but I haven't written any comments or updated my profile in probably three years.
weffie 5 years
only for bands
SusanTeufel 5 years
I use it alongside twitter and facebook to keep up with different parts of my family.
witchbaby 5 years
I was NEVER into myspace. I only go on there to listen to new bands I've never heard of and tour dates.
sontaikle 5 years
I deleted my account on myspace nearly 3 years ago and I've never wanted to go back.
5 years
I'm the same as mcjx3. I use Facebook for socializing, Twitter to follow celebs and industry people. And I recently found OneCubicle, which is for finding jobs and networking with professionals.
sonya-ina 5 years
Indeed. I deleted my account months ago. I'm still on Facebook though :]
leslievanhouten 5 years
I still go to myspace to check out bands and music, but as far as profiles go, it's about as active as my friendster account.
chloelouise93 5 years
Myspace is dead. I still have it though but its totally boring, its all about facebook these days and you don't have to do the whole profile thing.
mcjx3 5 years
i've realized that i use different networking sites for different reasons. i use facebook to keep up with friends and family, myspace to keep up with bands, and twitter to keep up with companies and organizations it works pretty well for me :]


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As with Oscar Wilde and Duke Ellington, Parks's greatest invention was himself. Here we have one of those impossibly rare instances where the work and the man measure up as parallel monuments. Carlos Castaneda's Don Juan decrees that "a warrior must be impeccable," and Parksdapper, debonair, perpetually down for the cause, and ready like a samurai for whatever the funk called forepitomized that edict. But what of the work? In his books you'll find immaculate, inventive, indelible images of society, high and lower than low. Other than Richard Avedon, it's hard to think of another native-born photographer who so gracefully moved between haute couture and the street. When aimed at an injustice, Parks's camera could pull you so close to the pathos that you might overlook his skill and surface beauty. After just one day in 1930s Washington, D.C., encountering what he called the worst racism of his life, he shot his first classic, American Gothic, in which office cleaner Ella Woods grips a broom in one hand and a mop in the other in the pose of Grant Wood's stoic farm couple while the red-white-and-blue hangs in the background like a shroud. Woods, Parks reported, cleaned the office of a white woman of no more education who'd also started at the company with a mop. Parks's boss thought the photo would get them all fired for its implicit critique of the America way. Much to his chagrin it turned up weeks later in The Washington Post.
This wasn't the last time the gatekeepers found his work too Black too strong. A series he shot of Black fighter pilots training during WWII was held back by a military unready to present that image of the Black soldier. His Life series on poverty in Brazil's favelas was initially reduced to one shot by his editors, who thought Parks's countrymen didn't want to know what poverty looked like in carnival Rio. Parks nearly resigned until fate had The New York Times run a story the next day on the U.S.'s obligations to Brazil's oppressed. The series generated donations of $30,000; its asthmatic subject spent two years in the U.S. being cured pro bono and bought his family a new house. Parks's immersion process would also produce portraits of a family who shared their Chicago project apartment with him. These photos too earned their subjects a house, but the father would die after coming home drunk and setting it ablaze and eventually nearly all the children would perish in jail or of AIDS.
Parks often found himself on the other side of the camera sharing the most intimate and tragic details of his subjects' lives. He once took a ride tailed by the cops with some young L.A. Panthers with guns in their laps. One asked him if he would still choose the camera over the gun, as he'd declared in his 1967 memoir, A Choice of Weapons. Parks reiterated his belief. Two weeks later the Panther was dead. When Life nearly betrayed the trust he'd gained from a young Chicago gang leader by choosing a cover shot of the youth with a smoking gun, Parks destroyed the negative. In 1963, Life asked him to "infiltrate" the Nation of Islam. Instead he and Malcolm X became quick friends. Parks is the godfather of Malcolm's daughter, Qubilah, and is cited in The Autobiography as a successful Black man who never lost touch with his people.
Because Parks transitioned into filmmaking just as TV was destroying photojournalism, the post-1970 generation knows him primarily as the aristocratic white-haired eminence who directed Shaft. And while Parks's autobiographical cinematic debut, The Learning Tree, is in the National Film Registry, his most critically acclaimed films, The Super Cops and Leadbelly, have languished unavailable for far too long. One online pundit thinks the mostly white Super Cops has aged far better than The French Connection and The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, while Roger Ebert calls Leadbelly hands down the best movie about a musician ever. I'd go further and say Leadbelly is the most lyrical work save August Wilson's about the roustabout world of violence, bloodhounds, swamps, railcars, bordellos, juke joints, cotton fields, and chain gangs that spawned the blues and its alchemical admixture of sardonic joy and short-lived sensual pleasure. Parks nearly abandoned Hollywood the day he found out Paramount had opened it in a New York porno theatre. It defies two of Hollywood's still standing prohibitions by depicting Black people enjoying themselves sexually and Black men defending themselves against bloodthirsty crackers. No wonder it remains unavailable on VHS or DVD. You can see Leadbelly was where Parks took all he knew about the blues as musician, lover, rambler, and Depression survivor, and translated it into gritty impressionist cinemaearthy, erotic, dust-filled.
No one who knows all this about Parks would be surprised to find that even in his late eighties he was experimenting with computer-generated imagery and finishing his last book, the just published A Hungry Heart. The comedian Franklyn Ajaye has a routine that ends, "They don't make 'em like that anymore. They never did.'' When they come as self-made as Parks, that tells the tale.
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