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David Brenner, a prominent stand-up comedian and regular guest of Johnny Carson's on "The Tonight Show," died of cancer Saturday afternoon in his New York City home surrounded by his family, according to spokesperson Jeff Abraham. He was 78.
Brenner began his career as a writer, producer and director of documentaries, putting more than 100 on the air. Yet he eventually realized "you don't change the world by doing documentaries," according to a recent "CBS This Morning" profile.
He decided to try comedy for a year, and, shortly before that year was up, his agent brought the top booker for "The Tonight Show" to see Brenner in Greenwich Village.
"He saw me and what he said was 'David Brenner does vomit material," Brenner recalled. "'Not only won't he be on 'Tonight Show,' we won't let him in the building at 30 Rockefeller.'"
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That lit a fire under Brenner, who prepared a monologue better suited to Carson's show and auditioned. He booked a gig, and his appearance elicited immediate requests for more. He appeared more than 150 times on "Tonight Show" as a guest and substitute host. He also appeared on other talk shows and game shows before hosting his own show for a year.
"In David's final request he asked that one hundred dollars in small bills be placed in his left sock "just in case tipping is recommended where I'm going," according to a statement issued by Abraham. "His final resting spot will read "If this is supposed to be a joke – then I don't get it!"
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Brenner is survived by his wife Ruth; his three sons, Cole, Wyatt and Slade; his grandson, Wesley.
Watch the full CBS profile below and his first "Tonight Show" appearance below that.
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Josh Brolin belonged to a surfer gang called the Cito Rats and dabbled in hard drugs when he was a teenager, he said in a recent interview with The Guardian. Brolin opened up about his childhood, telling the British newspaper the Rats were a group of "children of rich, neglectful parents or children of poor, neglectful parents."
"I tried heroin," Brolin said. "That sounds so horrible when you put it like that. But yeah, I tried heroin."
Brolin never took to the drug, but many of his friends did.
"I've had 19 friends who died," Brolin said. "Most of those guys I grew up with, they're all dead now."
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Brolin sat down for the interview to discuss "Labor Day," Jason Reitman's latest movie in which Brolin plays Frank, an escaped convict who lands in suburbia.
The question of sobriety has hung over Brolin since he was arrested for public intoxication on New Year's Eve of 2012. Despite media repots that he entered a rehab facility last November, Brolin swears he is clean and focused on his upcoming projects.
The actor appeared in "Gangster Squad," "Oldboy" and "Labor Day" last year, three movies viewers received poorly. He will appear in two movies this year that should fare better, "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," a sequel to Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's hit film, and "Inherent Vice," the latest movie from Paul Thomas Anderson.
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Netflix's hit women's prison dramedy "Orange Is the New Black" returns for its second season on June 6, and the stars and creator of the groundbreaking series took the stage at PaleyFest Friday night to talk about what's made the show a social phenomenon — from the unprecedented roles for women behind and in front of the camera to the issues of race and sexual identity the show tackles.
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Life on the Inside
The show centers around Piper Chapman, played by Taylor Schilling, an upper middle class white girl thrown into Litchfield minimum security federal prison with nothing but her own presumptions and prejudices to guide her.
Co-creator and showrunner Jenji Kohan said that critical to achieving a realistic depiction of life inside a women's prison is a focus not on stereotypes and statistics but on the characters she portrays.
"Our focus is on character… and these people as individuals," Kohan said.
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"And we don't approach it as like 'Well what does the black one do, what does the "Latino one do?' You know these people — you can't view it as tokenism, you have to view it as people," she added.
Danielle Brooks, who plays fan favorite Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson, echoed Kohan's sentiment.
"There's women out there that are like Taystee," Brooks said to a round of audience applause.
"It's about telling a true story and giving voice to those that do not have a voice, and I think that's what we're all doing."
By the same token, the prison guards are treated with the same thorough storytelling.
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"They're all in prison; the guards are in prison too," Kohan said.
Michael Harney, who portrays friend-turned-foe inmate counselor Sam Healy, said he relished the opportunity to show that the correctional officers aren't as simple as heroes or villains in the story.
"By us being able to be whole people, we're able to expose some of the inner conflicts that people that work inside of these places deal with," Harney said.
"So it's not so much about being true to life, but it's about being true to be able to express the inner life of what they go through, for me," he added. "They're having a rough time too, dealing with what they're dealing with."
In response to a fan question about why Piper — a divisive character among fans and critics alike — comes off as so shallow and unlikeable, Kohan pointed to the diversity of the world.
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"Why can't a character on TV be narcissistic and whiny?" Kohan asked.
"It's a naturalistic world, and in the world there's all sizes and colors and shapes and why should that not be accepted?"
Lady Love
"Orange Is the New Black" has been heralded for its frank portrayal of female sexuality and sexual identity, particularly through the storyline of transgender character Sophia Burset, portrayed by transgender actress Laverne Cox.
"For the trans community, a lot of folks — a lot of people are having conversations that they weren't having before," Cox said, to a hearty round of applause.
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Lea DeLaria, who plays Carrie "Big Boo" Black, joined the cast from the audience to say how the show has changed the cultural perception of butch lesbians.
"Usually when a 16-year-old boy walks up to me on the street, it was to spit in my face and call me 'dyke.' And now it's to hug me and say how much he loves 'Orange Is the New Black,'" DeLaria said in an emotional moment.
Kohan and the cast credit the organic manner in which these issues are presented in the story for how they've been received in the public.
"It's not confronted; that's the whole point," Kohan said. "It's not 'The Very Special Episode about the trans character.' It's normalized in this conversation."
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Women in Charge
One look at the stage at PaleyFest Friday night says it all: 12 women and two men represented "Orange Is the New Black."
Surely there are more men in the cast, and others involved in the project on different levels, but on Kohan's show, women call the shots.
"Orange Is the New Black" is known for its majority female writers room — a rarity in Hollywood — and women predominate on set in above- and below-the-line roles
"It just made us dream differently," said Uzo Aduba, who plays Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren.
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"I remember feeling it reverberate through my being that I had never seen that before, that so many women were calling the shots."
"And women of color," Brooks added.
What to Expect in Season Two
Jason Biggs, who plays Piper's unsympathetic fiancee, gave the audience a preview of what to expect for their strained relationship in the second season.
"When we left Larry and Piper in season one, their relationship was precarious at best, and for Larry, season 2 is pretty much spent trying to figure out if the damage that was done to the relationship is irreparable or if there's something that they can mend there," Biggs said.
"I think it's hard for him to just give up on it, so season two is spent with that sort of turmoil."
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Inside Litchfield, a new character is introduced who upsets the lives of all of the inmates — a "street-wise drug maven" called Vee, played by Lorraine Toussaint.
"Jenji has written one of the more complex characters I've ever played, and probably one of the more difficult characters I've played," Toussaint said.
"I think it'll be interesting seeing how this character is received, because Jenji has written a character that plays and enjoys the game, and is incredibly engaging and draws people into her — into the big game and has — I have a great deal of fun," she added
Fans of the show are familiar with the format — little by little, we learn how these women got sent to jail.
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And while audiences have learned quite a bit of kitchen queen Red's backstory, nobody knows what Kate Mulgrew's character did — not even Kate Mulgrew!
Nobody except for Kohan, of course.
"I do know what you did and we can talk about it," Kohan said, to the surprise of everyone on stage and in the audience.
"I wrote the scene and I threw it away, because it didn't matter."
But, Kohan said, the scene still exists on a hard drive somewhere, so perhaps viewers can stop writing their "What Red Did" fanfiction and get to the bottom of what landed Red in the slammer.
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The Los Angeles Times has fired award-winning investigative reporter Jason Felch after he admitted to an "inappropriate relationship with a confidential source" for a series of stories about Occidental College.
The Times issued an editor's note Friday to apologize for an error in Felch's front-page story from Dec. 7, which was reiterated in subsequent stories. Felch alleged Occidental had failed to disclose 27 incidents of sexual assault as mandated by the Clery Act. The school did not contest reports it failed to disclose certain incidents, simply that Felch had exaggerated the number. Some of the incidents were sexual harassment rather than assault.
After the Times began looking into Occidental College's complain, Felch acknowledged his indiscretion with a source, prompting his dismissal. Los Angeles Times editor Davan Maharaj said the relationship was "a professional lapse of the kind that no news organization can tolerate."
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Felch has not replied to TheWrap's request for comment, but he sent a long letter to the Associated Press about the situation.
"In late December, I began an inappropriate relationship with a confidential source that lasted several weeks," Felch wrote. "When the relationship began, I stopped relying upon the person as a source. None of the subsequent articles published in the LA Times relied upon that person."
Felch said he was fired "for creating the appearance of a conflict of interest" and that he accepts "full responsibility" for what he did. Felch, an investigative reporter who has written about arms trafficking and money laundering, is the co-author of "Chasing Aphrodite," a book about looting in the art world.
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Odette Annable and Melissa George have joined ABC projects, representatives for the actresses told TheWrap.
Annable will co-star on "Astronaut Wives Club" from "Gossip Girl" executive producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz for Fake Empire, which was given a 10-episode series order. Michael London ("Betas," "The Illusionist") will executive produce for Groundswell.
Set in the 1960s, the series focuses on the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race.
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She'll play Trudy Cooper, the wife of Gordo Cooper and the youngest of the wives. A licensed pilot herself, she has aspirations that can cause challenges for her husband and the other wives.
She joins previously announced castmembers JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Azure Parsons and Zoe Boyle.
Represented by UTA and Evolution Entertainment, Annable most recently appeared in recurring roles on CBS's "Two and a Half Men" and Cinemax's "Banshee." Previously she starred on ABC's "October Road" and "Brothers & Sisters."
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Meanwhile, George will co-star on ABC's untitled Richard LaGravenese drama pilot, which revolves around the war between two socialites (and sometimes lovers).
George will play a socialite in the middle of a devastating divorce who sets her former lover, Phillip (Rufus Sewell) on her soon-to-be ex-husband's fiance.
Aside from Sewell, George joins Katie Holmes, who plays lead role Ann, on the project.
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Represented by Vic Murray Talent and 3 Arts Entertainment, George previously guest-starred on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and "Alias." She has also appeared on HBO's "In Treatment" and CBS's "The Good Wife."
LaGravenese — who wrote the screenplays for HBO's "Behind the Candelabra," the films "Beautiful Creatures" and "Water for Elephants," among others — will write and executive-produce the project. Erwin Stoff ("The Matrix"), Ilene Staple and Wren Arthur ("A Prairie Home Companion") will executive produce with ABC Studios.
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James Franco visited Jimmy Fallon Friday on "The Tonight Show" to talk about Broadway debut in "Of Mice and Men" and his first book of poems, prompting Franco and Fallon to compare their publishing records.
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"I have one book," Fallon said, whipping out a copy of his humorous "Thank You Notes." You can see a photo of the two published authors above. Franco is earnest about his own efforts, aware that some may roll their eyes at him.
"I know how an actor writing poetry sounds," Franco told the crowd. "I have a master's degree in poetry." Franco earned the degree from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. The book, whose title stems from the work of award-wining poet Frank Bidart, is the product of four years of work there.
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Franco, at times the object of ridicule given his myriad artistic endeavors, put to rest any doubts. He has put in the work.
"It's not easy getting a graduate degree," Franco said.
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Shawn Christensen has conquered South by Southwest just one year after he won an Oscar. Christensen's "Before I Disappear," a feature length film based on his Oscar-winning short "Curfew," won the audience award for Best Narrative Feature Saturday at the Austin-based festival.
Christensen stars in the film alongside 14-year-old Fatima Ptacek, both of whom reprised their roles from the short. The Oscar enabled the former musician to recruit a stellar cast for his feature debut, including Emmy Rossum, Paul Wesley and Ron Perlman. The film chronicles a depressed young man who must look after his niece for a few hours.
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"When we started getting good positive feedback [to the short], I knew I wanted to expand it into a feature," Christensen told TheWrap at South by Southwest.
"And by positive feedback, he means he won the Oscar for best short film," Rossum chimed in.
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The other big winner Saturday was "Vessel," Diana Whitten's documentary about a doctor who gives abortions at sea. A SXSW jury awarded her movie a prize for "political courage" earlier in the week.
The festival only accepted eight movies in both the narrative and documentary competition, turning away thousands of submissions. It seeks films from lesser-known filmmakers who have demonstrated promise, Christensen being a prime example.
SXSW exhibits more flexibility in other categories, in which it will accept movies that premiered at other festivals and are made by more established filmmakers. It balances crowd-pleasing, mainstream movies, like the Seth Rogen comedy "Neighbors," with movies like "Fort Tilden," which won the top jury prize.
Diego Luna's "Cesar Chavez," a biopic about the titular activist that will open in theaters later this month, won the narrative spotlight award while Ben Knight and Travis Rummel's "Dam Nation," a film about our nation's changing attitude towards dams and how those structures have affected our waterways, won the documentary spotlight award.
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Anlo Sepulveda and Paul Collins also won an award for a film about America's rivers, specifically Texas' Yakona river. The two told the story from the perspective of the stream.
HBO took home a pair of awards Saturday, as Mike Judge's new show "Silicon Valley" won the award for Best Episodic and "True Detective" won for excellence in title design at the film design awards. Episode is a new category at SXSW, which admitted TV series pilots into the festival this year.
Here's the full list of winners:
2014 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Audience Award Winner: Before I Disappear
Director: Shawn Christensen
Audience Award Winner: Vessel
Director: Diana Whitten
Audience Award Winner: DamNation
Director: Ben Knight & Travis Rummel
Audience Award Winner: CESAR CHAVEZ
Directors: Diego Luna
Audience Award Winner: Yakona
Director: Anlo Sepulveda & Paul Collins
Audience Award Winner: Exists
Director: Eduardo Sánchez
Audience Award Winner: Silicon Valley
Director: Mike Judge
Audience Award Winner: The Special Need
Directors: Carlo Zoratti
Audience Award Winner: The Case Against 8
Director: Ben Cotner & Ryan White
SXSW Film Design Awards
Audience Award Winner: Big Significant Things
Designer: Corey Holms
Audience Award Winner: True Detective
Designer: Patrick Clair for Elastic
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Aaron Paul's hot car movie, "Need for Speed," took the pole position at the box office Friday, but "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" is a good bet to pass it for No. 1 this weekend.
DreamWorks' 3D video game-based action film led with $6.6 million on its first day, which puts it on pace for a three-day total of around $18 million. That's well under the $25 million analysts and distributor Disney had projected — despite "Speed" being in 3,115 theaters, 90 percent of which were 3D.
Gamers likely powered "Need for Speed" to a solid $1.1 million in Thursday night screenings, but the soft Friday suggests it's having a tough time connecting with moviegoers beyond its core audience despite the presence of Paul, a former star on the hit TV show "Breaking Bad." It could pick up speed, but the reviews have been weak and it received just a "B+" CinemaScore from first-night audiences.
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DreamWorks Animation's "Peabody," distributed by Fox, took in $5.4 million on Friday. That's just a 31 percent drop from last week, and the PG-rated kids movie, based on a segment of the 1960s TV cartoon "Rocky and Bullwinkle", should get a big boost from families on Saturday and Sunday. Being in a market-high 3,951 theaters won't hurt either, and it will likely finish in the $22 million range.
"300: Rise of an Empire," last weekend's No. 1 movie, came in second on Friday with $5.8 million. That puts Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.' R-rated sword-and-sandals saga on track to battle with "Need for "Speed" for No. 2 at around $18 million, and raises its domestic total to $65 million. It's added more than $88 million from overseas.
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The weekend's other wide release, "Tyler Perry's Single Moms Club," landed with a thud. The PG-13 comedy-drama brought in $3.2 million Friday and likely won't crack $10 million for the weekend. That's below the mid-teen millions projected by analysts and distributor Lionsgate, and would be the weakest debut ever for movie written and directed by Perry, who is putting his film career on hold to focus on TV work. It received an "A-" CinemaScore.
"Wes Anderson's "Grand Budapest Hotel," which last week averaged more than $200,000 per screen in a record-breaking four-theater debut, expanded to 66 theaters and took in $1.1 million. That's $16,705 per screen – the best of any film in release – and pencils out to a strong $3.7 million three-day total for Fox Searchlight.
"Veronica Mars," based on the TV show of the same name that came to the big screen via a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, looks like it will crack the top ten. Warner Bros. opened "Mars" in 291 theaters and it brought in roughly $1 million, which translates to a $2.7 million weekend. It was also made available for download Friday, but streaming problems had some of the film's contributors seething.
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"Bad Words," the R-rated spelling bee comedy in which Jason Bateman makes his directorial debut and stars, opened in six theaters and took in $38,000. That's a $6,312 per-screen average, the second-best in the marketplace.
Universal's Liam Neeson thriller, "Non-Stop," took in $3.1 million Friday – just a 32 percent drop from last week. The action film is heading for a $10.7 million third weekend, which would up its domestic total to nearly $70 million.
Overall, the weekend was pacing roughly 15 percent ahead of last year, when "Oz the Great and Powerful" led the way with a $105 million second week.
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Warner Bros. will provide refunds to backers of the "Veronica Mars" crowdfunding campaign who struggled to download the movie they helped support, the studio said Friday. Irate contributors complained about their problems throughout the day, having been promised a digital download within days of the movie's release.
Most of their vitriol is directed at Flixster and UltraViolet, the services Warner Bros. used to release the movie digitally to the project's supporters. Anyone who tries to buy the movie now can do so using iTunes and Amazon, but backers had to use Flixster/UltraViolet and are incensed by their lack of choice.
Flixster is owned by Warner Bros.
"My first and last time using Flixster or Ultraviolet," Jennifer Gottried wrote. "Not happy about what a pain the digital "download" is, but loved the movie!" Carolyn O'Neill said she felt "ripped off," adding "I will not be supporting anything VMars related in the future, and may never support a similar Kickstarter project again."
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Others labeled Flixster "unreliable," "crap," "slow" and "punishing." There are those who downloaded the movie without a hiccup, and those who did have been effusive in their praise. Yet the majority expressed dismay, prompting Rob Thomas, creator of the TV show and director of the movie, to post a response on Friday.
"We know that some of you have strong opinions about the decision to provide digital versions of the movie through Flixster," Thomas wrote. "As you'll see in the original FAQ on our Kickstarter page, we've always planned to include Flixster as a digital distribution platform. But I also know that many of you use iTunes, Amazon or other platforms, and would prefer to claim your digital copies on your favorite service, so we hoped we'd also be able to arrange for more options. Unfortunately, it just wasn't possible. In the end, Flixster was the best option for getting the digital movie reward out to all of you, worldwide, at the same time."
Thomas then suggested people get in touch with customer support, as that is the only way to get a refund.
Dissatisfied contributors will either receive $10 or a full refund after buying the movie elsewhere. That will assuage some commenters divided over whether or not to blame Thomas. But it will not spare Flixster, a movie site Warner Bros. acquired in 2011, or UltraViolet, the cloud-based movie storage service run by a studio-backed consortium.
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CBS's "How I Met Your Mother" spinoff pilot "How I Met Your Dad" has cast "Mixology" actor Andrew Santino and "Masters of Sex" actor Nick D'Agosto.
D'Agosto (pictured) will play Frank, the head of IT for the fashion blog run by Juliet (Krysta Rodriguez).
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In a guest-starring role in second position to "Mixology," Santino will play uptight, overachieving lawyer Danny, the older brother to Sally, the female Peter Pan-type who sits at the center of the pilot (and who's being played by Greta Gerwig).
Drew Tarver has also been cast in the pilot as the husband of Sally's brother.
Billed as a kindred spirit of "How I Met Your Mother," the spinoff tells the story from a female point of view, featuring a brand new story and characters, and with a new voice at its center.
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"HIMYM" creators Carters Bays and Craig Thomas are writing and executive producing the pilot, along with Emily Spivey ("Up All Night").
"How I Met Your Mother" director Pamela Fryman is directing the pilot.
The pilot is being produced by 20th Century Fox Television.
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A rate court judge ruled on Friday that Pandora must pay the America Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) 1.85 percent of the streaming music service's annual revenue.
The amount was lower than the rate increase ASCAP sought, but higher than Pandora wanted.
The streaming service was pushing for the rate to be between 1.7 percent — what traditional radio pays — and 1.85 percent, the rate it had been paying since 2011. ASCAP wanted 2.5 percent for 2013 and 3 percent in 2014 and 2015 — at which point the term expires.
Judge Denise Cote presided over the proceedings. The decision was made under seal, but ASCAP confirmed the details, first reported by Billboard, for TheWrap.
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ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento applauded the decision but said the market rates for Internet radio is "substantially higher" than the 1.85 percent rate, and urged review of the regulatory structure for music licensing.
"Streaming is growing in popularity — and so is the value of music on that platform," LoFrumento said in a statement. "We are pleased the court recognized the need for Pandora to pay a higher rate than traditional radio stations.
"But recent agreements negotiated without the artificial constraints of a consent decree make clear that the market rate for Internet radio is substantially higher than 1.85 percent," he continued. "And today's decision further demonstrates the need to review the entire regulatory structure, including the decades-old consent decrees that govern PRO licensing, to ensure they reflect the realities of today's music landscape."
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Pandora confirmed the order under seal, but said the company "cannot comment until it is publicly released."
The decision was filed under seal pending the determination of what (if any) confidential information in the decision should be redacted.
Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.
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Lionsgate has acquired the feature film rights to Kimberly McCreight's upcoming novel trilogy "The Outliers," which is could serve as the studio's next YA franchise after "The Hunger Games."
In "The Outliers," Wylie has always had great instincts, but she dismissed them as nothing more, until her best friend went missing. She finds Cassie in a remote spot in the woods with a group called the Outliers, who claim to be able to harness "intuition" and turn it into a powerful psychological weapon called EQ Transference. Bewitched by the utopia they seem to have created, and thrilled to be surrounded by people like her, Wylie joins the Outliers. But within days, she finds herself running for her life. Wylie doesn't know it, but she has the potential to become the most powerful Reader of all. There are many who would go to great lengths to destroy her, and she can't trust anyone – least of all, the Outliers.
Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman will produce via their Mandeville Films banner along with Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea via their Pacific Standard banner. Mandeville and Papandrea also produced "Warm Bodies" for Summit.
Mandeville's hard-working development executive Laura Cray was instrumental in the "Outliers" deal, having brought the project in. She'll oversee "Outliers" for Mandeville, while Lionsgate/Summit execs Erik Feig and Meredith Milton will oversee the project for the studio, whose Robert Melnik negotiated the deal on Lionsgate's behalf.
"The Outliers" continues Lionsgate's successful relationship with Mandeville Films, which produced Summit Entertainment's "Warm Bodies" and has recently come aboard to executive produce the "Divergent" sequel "Insurgent."
Pacific Standard is the production company behind the upcoming feature film adaptations of two bestselling novels, "Gone Girl" and "Wild."
In a preemptive major sale, HarperCollins acquired North American publishing rights to McCreight's upcoming trilogy earlier this year. The first book in the series will be published in late 2015.
McCreight's bestselling debut novel, "Reconstructing Amelia," is being developed by Nicole Kidman, who is also attached to star. The author is represented by Resolution and Marly Rusoff & Associates, Inc.
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Anthony LaPaglia is back in business with CBS.
The "Without a Trace" star has been cast in CBS's upcoming drama pilot from Nikki Toscano ("Revenge," "Detroit 1-8-7″) and Kerry Ehrin ("Bates Motel," "Parenthood").
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The pilot follows the aftermath of a terrorist event that rocks Washington, D.C. LaPaglia will play Coach Holden Weller, an intense, high school football coach/athletic director in Virginia — who happens to be a retired, well-respected CIA operative. When the attack happens, Weller is pulled back into action to investigate closer to home where the next generation of terrorists are being bred.
The cast also includes Shanley Caswell and Aimee Garcia.
Toscano is writing the pilot, with Ehrin producing. James Foley ("Glengarry Glen Ross," "House of Cards") will direct.
The untitled pilot hails from Universal Television and CBS Television Studios.
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Josh Lucas is hooking up with Debra Messing.
The "American Psycho" and "Hulk" actor has been cast in the NBC "The Mysteries of Laura," which also stars "Will & Grace" alum Messing.
The pilot, based on the original series "Los Misterios de Laura," follows the life and relationships of a female homicide detective who can handle murderous criminals — but not her hell-raising twin children.
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Lucas will play Jake, a captain in Laura's precinct and her would-be ex-husband, if only he would sign the divorce papers. A serial cheater who could schmooze his way out of the electric chair, Jake's charm and coveted "good dad" role means he deftly leaves the parenting of his young twin children entirely to Laura.
Greg Berlanti, Jeff Rake, Aaron Kaplan and Todd Lituchy are producing, as is McG, who's directing the pilot.
Jeff Rake is writing the pilot, which is being produced by Berlanti Productions and Kapital Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television.
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HBO's untitled rock 'n' roll pilot from executive producers Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger has filled two more roles.
Max Casella and Jack Quaid have joined the cast, a network representative told TheWrap.
From writer/executive producers George Mastras ("Breaking Bad") and Terence Winter ("Boardwalk Empire"), the untitled series will explore the drug and sex-fueled music business as punk and disco were breaking out through the eyes of a record executive trying to resurrect his label and find the next new sound.
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Casella will play Julian "Julie" Silver, who's described as nurturing yet with an explosive temper. He's the Head of A&R for label American Century, who struggles to stay hip and relevant in the young man's game of the rock 'n' roll business.
And Quaid will play Clark Morellea, a young A&R executive at the label who struggles for a foothold in the competitive environment of the A&R team.
They join castmembers Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde and Juno Temple.
Represented by Innovative Artists, Casella previously appeared on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Sopranos." Viewers may also remember him as Vinnie Delpino on ABC's "Doogie Howser M.D.," opposite Neil Patrick Harris.
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Quaid played Marvel on "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." UTA and Anonymous represent the actor.
George Mastras, who has an overall deal with HBO, will serve as showrunner if HBO orders the project to series. In addition to his executive producing duties, Scorsese is also set to direct the pilot.
Victoria Pearman, Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Rick Yorn will also executive produce on the project.
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The Women in Film Foundation is now accepting applications for their 2014 Film Finishing Fund grants. WIF is giving up to $15,000 in grants to help filmmakers complete their films.
This is the 29th year WIF has offered this program, which is currently run by Committee Co-Chairs Betsy Pollock and Nancy Rae Stone. The Film Finishing Fund has awarded $2 million worth of grants for more than 170 films from all over the world.
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Past recipients include Cynthia Wade's 2008 Academy Award-winner for Best Documentary Short, "Freeheld," Freida Lee Mock's 1994 Academy Award-winner for Best Documentary "A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory," and the 2011 Sundance Audience Award winner by Maryam Keshavarz, "Circumstance."
To qualify, submitted projects must be by, for or about women. The films must have completed 90% of principal photography and have a rough cut at the time of submission. All genres are eligible. More information is available at www.wif.org
Applications are due by June 6, 2014. Winners will be announced in October 2014.
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Tennis leaves Florida on high note
The South Dakota State men's and women's tennis teams won
its spring trip finales in Florida versus Montana State-Billings and Florida A&M,
On the women's side, SDSU rattled Florida A&M by a score of 6-1 to close out its trip on Friday.
In doubles, the Jacks won the team point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
Ffion Davies and Jenny Blackburne dominated at the top spot with an 8-0 win versus Bethany Holt and Symone Townsend. It was the duo's second shutout of the season. SDSU secured the team point when Tacy Haws-Lay and Brooke Henry secured and one-break lead and it held up in an 8-5 win versus Elysia Ortiz and Stephanie Miller.
The Lady Rattlers won the No. 3 doubles match, but it was not enough and the momentum was on SDSU's side.
In singles, the Jacks won five of the six matches, all decided in straight sets.
Florencia Magni defeated Holt in convincing fashion at No. 1, 6-2, 6-2. Davies matched that feat versus Alexis Dean at No. 2, as well. Blackburne needed a tiebreaker to win the first set, but cruised in the second versus Townsend at No. 3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
Although SDSU only needed three singles wins, Beatriz Souza and Tiffany Filipovich also won at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively. Souza lost only two games en route to a 6-0, 6-2 win versus Ortiz, while Filipovich was the only Jackrabbit to shut out her opponent, a 6-0, 6-0 win versus Shani Williams.
The win propelled SDSU's record to 8-7. Next up for the Jacks is a weekend in Kansas City, Mo., for three conference meets. SDSU opens the weekend on Thursday, March 14, versus Fort Wayne. Meet time is set for 2 p.m.
The SDSU women's team enters conference play having won six of its last eight meets.
On the men's side, SDSU stung Montana State-Billings 4-3 in its spring trip finale on Friday.
In doubles, SDSU won by a great margin at all three positions to secure the team point.
Andrea Boglić and Parker Lawley tied for the largest margin of victory at No. 1 with an 8-1 win versus Navin Marimuthu and Christian Fischer. Mateus Moreia and James Thorp matched that feat in the second spot versus Brandon Beardsley and Josh Hedderig.
Despite the team point being decided, Lucas Pereira and Henrique Pereira also won at No. 3 by a score of 8-3.
In singles, the two teams split the six matches, which was enough for an SDSU win. Three matches needed a third set of some kind to determine the outcome and the Yellow Jackets won two of three, but it was not enough.
The Jacks played without Boglić in the top spot, but Moreira was more than serviceable at No. 1. Moreira played a full third set versus Marimuthu after the two split the first two sets 6-3, 3-6. In the third and decisive set, Moreira was not to be denied, winning -1.
H. Pereira did not need a third set, as he surrendered the fewest games of any men's singles player. H. Pereira defeated Brad Knutson 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3. SDSU's final win came from the last spot, as L. Pereira battled for a 7-6 first-set win versus Josh Hedderig, but closed out the match in shutout fashion, 6-0.
Montana State-Billings won at No. 2 and No. 5 in a third set of some kind and added a straight-set win at No. 4, but it was not enough.
The win upped SDSU's record to 5-8. Next for the Jacks is one week off before a conference weekend in Kansas City, Mo. SDSU opens the weekend versus Kansas City on Friday, March 22.
The SDSU men's team has won five of its last eight meets.
"Today was a great way to end our week in Florida," head coach Michael Engdahl said. "It can be a long week with a lot of long days, but I thought we handled it well. We had a couple moments today where you could tell we were running out of gas, but we were able to focus through it. We should all be feeling good headed into Summit League play in the next two weeks."


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A computerised braking system in development at the Department of Engineering could lead to a major improvement in lorry safety.
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Dr Ronan Daly explains why taking a cross-disciplinary approach to advanced manufacturing research has the potential to deliver solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems.
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Since leaving the Department of Engineering, Alumna Lily Cheng has had a whirlwind career that now boasts President, APAC, at TripAdvisor.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Will Mike Shanahan, now in his third disastrous season with the Washington Redskins, finish out the fifth year of his contract? With a 14-27 record 41 games into his regime, it's time to start envisioning life after Shanahan in Washington.
The two-time Super Bowl champion's failures in D.C. are all but unforeseen. As pointed out by 106.7 The Fan's Eric Bickel, when legendary NFL coaches resurface with a second NFL franchise, it often leads to failure.
Jimmy Johnson (Dolphins), George Siefert (Panthers), Dick Vermeil (Chiefs), Mike Ditka (Saints), Mike Holmgren (Seahawks) and even Joe Gibbs (Redskins) were all undeniably disappointments with their second franchises. Sunday's loss to Carolina in all likelihood will now add Mike Shanahan's name to this growing list.
I won't sit here and try to explain to you why those heroic football names crashed and burned in their second stints. Hiring a head coach with serious clout automatically puts expectations on an NFL franchise. As we've slowly learned throughout this decade, expectations are rarely ever met in sports. The mounting pressure crumbles teams from the top down.
When Joe Gibbs left the franchise in January of 2008, the Redskins were floating aimlessly at sea. They foolishly hired an offensive coordinator, Jim Zorn, before even hiring a head coach, and then were forced to own up to their mistake by hiring the unqualified Zorn. Washington then went on to draft receivers Malcolm Kelly and Devin Thomas, both whom are already retired from the NFL.
Fast forward nearly five years later and the only piece of the puzzle Shanahan has solved is at the quarterback position. The 60-year-old head coach's comments yesterday revealed an epiphany from the normally secretive Shanahan: he's realized he's fighting a war that's becoming impossible to win.
The 3-4 defensive scheme is shattered to pieces weekly. The unit has yet to have one game to proud of. Also, it's impossible to fix an entire secondary via free agency, because good teams don't let good corners and safeties go -- besides the Redskins and Champ Bailey. And Pierre Garcon or not, Washington may have the worst wide receiving corps in the NFL. Without a first rounder until 2015, Bruce Allen can only hope and pray his franchise can unearth an Alfred Morris-type of gem in the draft.
Firing Mike Shanahan won't fix the glaring personnel problems. It'll make the Redskins seem even more chaotic than they already are. As frustrated the "new" Dan Snyder is, he won't pull the trigger this offseason. Shanahan's pride and Hall of Fame aspirations will likely prevent him from quitting, unless the Redskins agree to hire his son Kyle. And is that definitely the best choice?
The problem with the short-lived Zorn era was that the Redskins were shell-shocked when Gibbs left. The organization was left lonely, confused and crying in a dark corner. The front office needs to start preparing for what they want the franchise to look like in five years, a.k.a. when a 27-year-old Robert Griffin III is in the prime of his career.
If Shanahan does return next season, he'll be sitting on a seat hotter than Hades. An ultimatum should be set by Snyder this offseason: either reach the playoffs in the 2013 season, Mike, or it was nice knowing you.
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By JOHN SERFUSTINISun Advocate associate editor
On the bright side, there will be more room for people and parking, and the portable toilets in the parking lot will be gone.
But on the nostalgic side, the Scofield Chapel has served the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints there for a little more than 122 years, and it will soon face the wreckers.
Dry rot is the problem.
According to Durwood Carter, clerk of the Scofield branch of the Helper Stake, building codes back in 1888 were far different. The original builders used logs for the foundation. Now those logs have rotted. "The building leans to the north now," Carter said.
leans to the north now," Carter said.
Although there's no specific timeline for demolition yet, the branch leadership would like to see a decision from the LDS First Presidency by August, Carter said.
They must be able to get the replacement building enclosed before Scofield winter sets in.
The cultural hall, which was added to the old building in 1977, will remain. Plans call for it to be revamped into the new chapel, capable of seating 150 churchgoers. The current capacity is 100.
The floorplan for the future calls for the new building to adjoin the cultural hall and to be divided by moveable partitions, which will provide needed classrooms. When it is fully opened, the church will be able to accommodate 458 people. While that may sound like a lot for a town with a permanent population of less than 30, there has been a lot of construction for vacation homes in the area, Carter explained.
There are also the recreational crowds to consider, given the nearness of Scofield State Park and the lake.
"Over Memorial Day we had 327 attend," Carter said. Though rare, it is not unheard of for 400 people to show up.
Though they may be vacationers, "they come prepared for services," Carter added.
There's a family connection between the old chapel and Carter and his wife Ann.
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Actors Dean Norris and Dennenesch Zeude get ready to play a scene inside Fitness World on Saturday. The film crew used a fog machine to block out some of the light from the street in the background.
Hollywood came to Carbon County this past weekend as film makers turned part of Main Street into a movie set.
The movie being made, "Remember I will always love you," stars actor Dean Norris and actress Dennenesch Zeude. Film crews from Los Angeles, Germany, and Salt Lake City's "Movie, Arts and Entertainment", were on location in Price to shoot scenes for the movie.
Norris, who has been in more than 115 movies and sitcoms such as Bones, Las Vegas, Married with Children, Gremlins, the Terminator, and currently in Breaking Bad, was filmed in scenes at Fitness World along with Zeude.
"It was amazing to be a part of this movie," said Jerri Timothy, owner of Fitness World and an extra in the movie. "Watching the film crews from the makeup, to the set changes, art changes, and filming, was awesome."
The movie had two scripts, one in German and one in English.
Timothy was also asked to find extras for the movie, using some of her students and community people for some parts.
A few local businesses took on other names for the filming; Fitness World was Elite Fitness World, Oliveto's was Tick Tock Pharmacy, and The Crown Theater, again was boasting a movie name on its marquee, "In heaven no one hears you scream."
The Elks Lodge was home of the film crews' trucks for movie sets, makeup and catering.
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Operators at Oyster Creek Generating Station took the station's turbine offline today at 1:04 a.m. to perform maintenance on one of the plant's two main transformers.
Operators at Oyster Creek Generating Station took the station's turbine offline today at 1:04 a.m. to perform maintenance on one of the plant's two main transformers.
"During plant start up we observed abnormal indications in one of the plant's new transformers," said Mike Massaro, site vice president. "Understanding the indications and making any repairs to the transformer is a conservative action that helps us to ensure safe, reliable operations during the summer months when the region needs the plant's electricity the most."
The transformers are used to transmit electricity from the station's generator to the regional grid.
The plant responded as expected, safely and without incident. There was no risk to the public, no release of radiation and no injuries associated with taking the turbine offline.
Oyster Creek is located approximately 60 miles east of Philadelphia. The plant produces 636 net megawatts of electricity per hour, enough carbon free energy for approximately 600,000 homes, the equivalent of all of the homes in Mercer, Burlington and Ocean counties.
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Now more than ever, the health care system frequently becomes enmeshed with the legal system, creating numerous opportunities for health care providers in the field of forensic health. The term forensic comes from the Latin forensis (forum) and means "pertaining to the law" – that which is legal. The use of the term forensic health applies to those instances where health care professionals interact with the law or legal issues. Forensic health is the application of the health-related sciences to public or legal proceedings, the application of the forensic aspects of health care in the scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims and perpetrators of abuse, violence, criminal activity, traumatic accidents, and environmental hazards. Forensic health professionals come from nursing, social work, psychology, occupational therapy and other disciplines. While this certificate will most likely attract primarily nurses, it can also be utilized by other disciplines, including social work, psychology, sociology and anthropology. Students in these disciplines, and others, may also elect to take individual courses as electives and not pursue the entire certificate.
The Forensic Health Certificate Program is composed of 3 modules:
There are 45 contact hours for each module, for a total of 135 hours. All three are needed to earn the certificate, however, they can be taken in any sequence. All three are fully online and asynchronous, meaning you can do the work at your own pace, as long as the assignments are posted by their due time. The assignments are content-related quizzes at the end of each section, 15 three-hour sections per module.
Forensic Pediatrics
Violence touches the lives of children with alarming frequency. According to the 2006 Report on Juvenile Offenders and Victims by the US Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, juveniles of all ages are the victims of violent crime. Some of their offenders are family members, as is often the case for very young victims. Research has shown that child victimization and abuse are linked to problem behaviors that become evident later in life. So an understanding of childhood victimization and its trends may lead to a better understanding of juvenile offending. Health care professionals work with both victims and perpetrators, yet they have little education and resources for dealing with the everyday forensic issues of pediatric practice. This module helps fill the forensic void by providing current, concise and practical information that assists pediatric professionals with the prevention, identification and management of pediatric victimization and offending. Topics include: the effects of violence on youth, interviewing and assessing children/adolescents, evidence, expert witness testimony, compassion fatigue and vicarious victimization, children of incarcerated parents, child abuse, shaken baby syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, sexual assault and exploitation, the juvenile justice system, delinquency, child delinquents, female delinquents, animal cruelty, arson, gangs, bullying and child death investigation.
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Mary Muscari, PhD, MSCr, CPNP, PMHCNS-BC
Dr. Muscari is a forensic psychiatric nurse and criminologist with over 30 years of experience in the field, particularly in youth and sexual violence. She has numerous presentations and publications, including two forensic books (one of which won an AJN Book of the Year Award), her 2012 book on PTSD, and Not My Kid: 21 Steps to Raising a Nonviolent Child.
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The City of Takoma Park requires the licensing of all rental housing. The following is a summary of the general licensing requirements found in Takoma Park Code Chapter 6.08 Rental Housing Licenses.
Types of Rental Housing Licenses
There are three types of rental housing licenses issued by the City of Takoma Park — annual, biennial, and temporary. The most frequently issued license is the annual license, which is valid for a 12-month period and runs from January 1 through December 31.
License Application
A license application must be completed prior to the issuance of a new rental housing license, the renewal of an existing license or the transfer of an existing license to a new property owner.
- Application for New Rental License (DOC)
- Application for New Rental License (PDF)
- Application for Renewal of Existing License Instructions (PDF)
Change in Ownership or Rental Status
Landlords are required by law to notify the City within 15 business days of any change in the ownership or management of a rental property. This policy includes changes in mailing addresses and telephone numbers, as well as when the property is no longer available for rent.
License and Transfer Fees
A license fee, based on the number of rental units in the property, must be paid in full prior to the issuance of a required license. The fee is established on an annual basis and cannot be prorated or waived. An additional transfer fee is required when transferring ownership of a rental property.
Landlord Certification
Takoma Park City Code Chapter 6.08.040(B)1 requires the certification of all owners of rental housing properties - or their registered agents - to be certified by the City prior to the issuance of any rental housing license.
Certification can be obtained in one of two ways:
- By attending one of the monthly seminars offered by the City of Takoma Park's Housing and Community Development Department or
- By successfully completing a written exam.
The certification process is designed to provide landlords and their agents with a working knowledge of the laws governing the management, operation, maintenance and sale of rental housing property in Takoma Park.
The certification remains valid for a period of three years and must be renewed before a rental housing license may be issued.
Landlord Certification Seminar
To obtain the required certification, a landlord or their registered agent may elect to attend one of the 90-minute seminars offered on a monthly basis at the Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park. To qualify for certification under this option, the participant must attend the entire seminar. There is no cost to attend the seminar.
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Alternatively, landlords and property managers may choose to take a written exam. The exam consists of a series of multiple choice and true/false questions covering a wide range of topics including licensing requirements, property maintenance code, landlord tenant relations ordinance, rent stabilization, the Commission on Landlord Tenant Affairs (COLTA), and the first opportunity to purchase ordinance.
To obtain the required certification, 90 percent of the questions must be answered correctly. The exam may be taken up to two times during any one month period. Individuals electing to take the written exam are encouraged to also attend one of the monthly seminars offered by the Housing and Community Development Department.
Copies of the exam are available at the Housing and Community Development Department. The exam is also available for download:
Lead Poisoning Prevention Compliance
State law and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) lead poisoning prevention regulations require the registration and/or certification of all rental housing properties built before 1950. All rental properties must be registered with the MDE and a copy of the MDE Certificate of each individual rental unit must be on file with the City before a license will be issued.
Property Inspection
The City Code requires the inspection of all rental units to ensure compliance with the City's Property Maintenance Code. Inspections are conducted by Montgomery County's Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA). Identified code violations must be corrected before a license will be issued by the City. Failure to correct the identified violation in a timely manner may result in the issuance of a citation, and a fine and/or the revocation or suspension of an existing rental housing license.
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The online Charter and Code are published on the Code Publishing Company website. The City Clerk's Office has the official version of the Takoma Park Municipal Charter and Code. Users should contact the City Clerk's Office for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited on the Code Publishing Company website.


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This interface provides methods for accessing and processing new Invocation requests.
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Skirts over jeans? Evening gowns over pants? Yes, just like you, we thought that sounded like a dress rehearsal for a local stage production of Heidi of the Alps. Then Emma Watson showed up at the Golden Globes and put this styling idea in a whole new context. When done right, as we're about to show you, this trend feels new, smart and can be pulled off by what you already have in your closet. It's all about the mix, so read along, please.
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The back seen round the world: fashion risk-taker Emma Watson proved this trend isn't just for street style, by stepping out at the 2014 Golden Globes wearing a Dior Haute Couture open-back dress with slick cropped trousers and Roger Vivier pumps.
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She first joined the cast of The Hills when she confronted Lauren Conrad and later apologizing for the confrontation. She has been quoted as being "the girl you either love or hate." The show started to focus on her personal life and past struggles. She worked alongside Lauren at Kelly Cutrone's People's Revolution. She continued to star in the show maintaining rivalries with different cast members for various reasons, including her brother. The fight between her, Spencer and Heidi became public and was all over the tabloids. Now that The Hills is over, Stephanie is still friends with Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth.
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Seven area nonprofit agencies have done such a good job of sharing services the group will be used as a model for other nonprofit agencies needing to consolidate services.
That was the result of a survey recently conducted by North Country Management Services, Saranac Lake, for Jefferson Rehabilitation Center, Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions, Childrens Home of Jefferson County, North Country Childrens Clinic, Volunteer Transportation Center of Jefferson County, Transitional Living Services of Northern New York and Watertown Family Y. The survey was funded by the Northern New York Community Foundation and the United Way of Northern New York.
The conclusion we all came up with is we the funders working with that group of seven nonprofits can take this to more of a community discussion on how some of the small- and mid-sized nonprofits can benefit from the student, said Rande S. Richardson, Community Foundation executive director.
Local nonprofits that want, or need, to consolidate or share services may now look to the Community Foundation and United Way to help connect them with ideas on how to start those processes, or simply get advice from the collaborative group.
While the opportunity to change is now present, JRC Executive Director Howard W. Ganter said, not every agency will make its move.
Its really going to take a crisis to force more collaboration in the community, he said.
United Way Chief Professional Officer Jayn M. Graves has touted partnerships through the United Way more in the past couple of years as state money has often dried up for many grant-dependent agencies.
Although the survey showed the seven nonprofits are doing a good job of sharing resources, there are more ways to consolidate, including potential shared space and staffing.
Nonprofit organizations that wish to share services to save money may contact the United Way at 788-5631 or the Community Foundation at 782-7110.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011TOWSON, Md. – Senior forward Maya Moore of the University of Connecticut and senior guard Tori Hansen of West Liberty University lead the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America® women's Basketball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Moore is one of three repeat selections on the Capital One Academic All-America® Women's Basketball University Division first team. Senior forward Erin Anthony of U.S. Military Academy and senior guard Liz Repella of West Virginia were named to the first team for the second straight season. Junior Amanda Johnson of Oregon, a second team pick last year, joins senior Kathleen Barry of Columbia to complete the Capital One Academic All-America® Women's Basketball University Division first team.
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While severe cases of airplane ear may need to be treated by a doctor, the Mayo Clinic says most cases can be treated by yawning, swallowing or chewing gum during a flight's take-off and landing.