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Case Study
Mobile App DevelopmentOrigzo offers various mobile application solutions to meet growing business needs. Our extremely talented developers provide innovative apps for iOS, Android & Windows within given timeline. We offer mobile application services as per business needs with excellent user interface & user experience. Our experience includes variety of domain as business, social networking, games, lifestyle, utility, weather, news, healthcare, education, entertainment and many more.
- Game Development
- iOS Application Development
- Android Application Development
- Convert Your Website Into Mobile App
- Porting & Upgradation
- Hybrid Application Development
- Windows Application Development
Web App DevelopmentOrigzo comes with enough experience and exploration of almost all possible areas of web application development. Our consultant suggest you to plan your site architecture and give you various solutions to choose. We offer custom as well as third party CMS, eCommerce & application development. Our area of exploration includes range of categories be it individual or enterprise.
- CMS Solutions
- Web Application Support
- Custom Application Development
- E-Commerce Solutions
- Web Application Consulting
- Web Application Deployment & Migration
Google Cloud AppGoogle Cloud Platform enables you to build, test & deploy applications on Google's reliable infrastructure. Origzo offers to integrate google cloud platform in your web, mobile and backend solutions. Using Google cloud you can focus on your product without worrying about system maintenance. Origzo offers various solution and support on Google cloud platform.
- Google API Consulting
- Migrate to Google App Engine
- Google Cloud Platform Consulting
- Google Big Data Consulting
- Google App Engine Development
- Google Cloud SQL Development or Migration
PHPOrigzo offers PHP application development, PHP framework development, MySQL database application development. Our team has a record of delivering reliable, high scalable, cost effective and quality applications that enhance your business value. We have enough experience and are specialized in PHP and MySQL. Our area of experience includes:
- PHP CMS Solutions
- Open Source Development
- Dynamic Website Development
- PHP eCommerce Solutions
- PHP Application Development
- Yii, Zend, Smarty, Codeigniter Framework
.NETOrigzo is specialized in making robust and scalable .NET application development. We are skilled to utilize Microsoft SQL server as well as other databases like MySQL or Derby. Our range of experience includes ASP.NET, XML Web services, AJAX, SQL Server services.
- .NET Maintenance
- .NET Migration & Integration
- .NET CMS & Portal Development
- .NET eCommerce Solution
- Enterprise .NET Development
- Database Application Development
HTML5 / CSS3Origzo utilizes the power of HTML5 solutions for featured websites and mobile application development. You can contact Origzo for your HTML5 development needs for website or mobile application. We create scalable web or mobile application with combination of HTML5, javascript & CSS3. HTML5 application can be run on any mobile platform through cross platform development.
- Responsive Web Design
- HTML5 Game Development
- Enterprise Application Development
- HTML5 Plugin Development
- HTML5 Website Development
- HTML5 Mobile Application Development
iOSApple iOS has been a hot favorite of many mobile users around the world for the stunning experience it offers. We have extensive experience in Apple iOS development. We have developed number of projects on range of domains be it individual or enterprise. We create pixel or pixel perfectly personalized apps. We are thoroughly versed with the Apple iOS platform imbibing knowledge of Xcode, and Objective C as well as Secured Payment Gateway integration.
- Porting & Migration
- iOS Framework Development
- iPad Application Development
- Apple Newsstand Application Development
- iOS Application Support
- Social Network API Integration
- iPhone Application Development
AndroidAndroid by Google is the most famous and dominant mobile operating system in the world right now. It is popular, hence commonly used. Another mobile app development platform we specialize in. Number of devices are coming with Android operating system with different resolutions, we are specialized to provide support for most of them. Our skilled developers are highly talented in Android application development and provide you application as per your requirement within proposed timeline.
- API Integration
- Custom SDK Development
- Enterprise Application Solutions
- Porting & Migration
- Android Support & Maintenance
- Android Application Development
KindleKindle Fire OS is an emerging mobile platform, powered by Amazon and runs most of the Android Apps. Being a part of Amazon Partner Network, Origzo was more than excited when they launched their own OS. Today, Origzo offers bunch of Kindle Fire OS development services for developing custom apps for this platform by Amazon. We have a team of highly skilled and well motivated Android developers specialized in providing Kindle Fire OS development services. Our developers have a wide experience in developing app for Kindle range of Tablets and smartphones.
- Custom Kindle Fire App Development
- Kindle Fire Web Development
- Kindle Fire Game Development
- Custom Marketing App Development
- Kindle Fire Enterprise App Development
- Convert To iPhone To Kindle Fire
- Kindle Fire UI/UX Optimization
- Android Open Source Platform Development
- Convert Android To Kindle Fire
- Redesigning An Kindle Fire App
- Social Integration
- Hire Kindle Fire App Developer
WindowsOrigzo provides service to build application for Windows Phone. You can contact Origzo to port your existing application on Windows Phone. Live Tiles is a unique Windows feature that puts necessary info right on your phone's Start screen. This enables easy usage and gives a change to developers to show their skill in making clever use of the feature. We put in our expertise and potentials to build user friendly Microsoft technology and go beyond clicks.
- API Integration
- Windows Mobile App Porting & Migration
- Windows Mobile App Support & Maintenance
- Windows Mobile App Development
- Windows Mobile Custom SDK Development
CrossplatformOrigzo offers Cross Platform Applications which can be run on iOS, Android, Windows or Blackberry with single code. Cross Platform Apps built with HTML, CSS and JavasScript. We have experience to make Cross Platform App with Phonegap framework. Cross Platform Apps are for those who have limited budget and want their application on multiple platforms.
- Porting & Migration
- Custom Framework Development
- Enterprise Application Development
- Support & Maintenance
- Phonegap Application Development
Game DevelopmentGame making is serious business for those who know what goes in the production of a successful game. We understand your concept and work on it to meet users' expectations. Chart out the essentials and list down the working areas for further improvement. We are experienced to use COCOS2D & HTML5 gaming platform to build stunning mobile games.
- Game Consulting
- Upgradation & Support
- Game Design Development
- Windows Game Development
- Porting & Migration
- iOS Game Development
- Android Game Development
WooCommerceOrigzo offers eCommerce website solution using WooCommerce which is the most popular wordpress eCommerce plug-in. It is open source, Packed full of features, perfectly integrated into your self-hosted WordPress website. Origzo carries huge experience on WooCommerce integration & development. Our team understand the importance of time and so we provide your WooCommerce store within few days.
- WooCommerce Store Setup
- WooCommerce Customization
- WooCommerce Theme Development
- WooCommerce Maintenance
- WooCommerce Store Migration
- WooCommerce Extension Development
ZencartZencart truly is an art of eCommerce. It is free, user friendly, open source shopping cart software. We have developed number of shopping portals using Zencart which includes various domains as garments, gadgets, accessories, gifts and many more. Our experience on Zencart is very deep. Be it an individual or large enterprise, Zencart is choice of everyone.
- Zencart Customization
- Zencart Store Development
- Zencart Support & Management
- Zencart Store Migration
- Zencart Theme Development
- Zencart Add on Integration & Development
OpencartOrigzo has experience of building eCommerce store with opencart which is powerful, robust, user friendly & affordable. Opencart has number of build in features which help merchants to maintain their store properly. We have built range of eCommerce store using opencart for various categories. Opencart is a choice for merchants who want their store in minutes.
- Opencart Store Setup
- Opencart Customization
- Opencart Theme Development
- Opencart Support
- Opencart Store Migration
- Opencart Extension Development
osCommerceosCommerce highlights a rich set of resourceful online shopping cart functionality that lets store vendors to setup, administer, and manage online stores with least possible effort. Our skilled programmers have explored every corner of osCommerce for generating result-oriented performance with the motto of delivering vigorous, versatile and secure eCommerce solutions. Let's grow together in this amazing journey with digital carts and e-stores.
- osCommerce Store Development
- osCommerce Custom Application Development
- osCommerce Custom Module Development
- Search Engine Optimization For osCommerce
- osCommerce Theme Designing
- osCommerce Payment Gateway Integration
- Redesign Existing osCommerce Store
- Maintenance & Support
ShopifyA fully online-hosted shopping cart solution known for its love for Bitcoins, and vivid product, shipping, payment and security options, Shopify is great e-commerce platform to get quickly started with your e-commerce website or online store. At Origzo, we have a team of proficient developers, who specialises in building Shopify e-commerce portals with best shopping carts and payment gateways options, handling your business efficiently. A provider of accurate business solutions and simplifying tools for Shopify, Origzo also provides website maintenance and support.
- Shopify Store Development
- Shopify Theme Development & Design
- Shopify Add-on Development
- Redesign Shopify Store
- Marketing & SEO
- Maintenance & Support
MagentoMagento is world's most trusted eCommerce platform, known for providing flexible enterprise class eCommerce solution and growing their businesses worldwide. Based on open architecture, Magento has thousands of extensions for enabling fantastic websites, matching clear business requirement. At Origzo, we are helping thousands of eMerchants with Magento. We customize your Magento experience to give you full control of your eStore, providing an ideal platform to attain your online business to the level that matches your reputation.
- Magento eCommerce Design
- Magento eCommerce Development
- Custom Theme Design & Integration
- Custom Module or Extension Development
- Custom Template Design & Integration
- Search Engine Optimization
- Redesign Existing Magento Store
- Maintenance & Support
Wordpress DevelopmentThe most powerful,full of potential & preferable Content Management System of all time. Origzo offers development of wordpress website to meet your growing business needs. We serve various wordpress solutions which includes wordpress blog development, custom theme design & development, custom module development & many more. Our core experience includes:
- Wordpress Maintenance
- Wordpress CMS Customization
- Wordpress Website Development
- Custom Plugin Development
- Wordpress Theme Development
- Wordpress eCommerce Solution
Joomla DevelopmentJoomla is one of the most recognized Content Management System. We offer a bunch of Joomla Web Development services. Our experienced team of Joomla is specialized in range of developments which includes websites & web applications. Our experience on Joomla is:
- Joomla Customization
- Joomla Upgrade & Support
- Joomla Website Development
- Custom Template Design
- Custom Plugin Development
- Integration of Third Party Modules
Drupal DevelopmentOrigzo can leverage the usability of Drupal content management system to develop, manage and enhance your business presence. Our expert team of Drupal developers excels in all aspects of Drupal website design and development, module development, performance tuning and more. We have developed innate ability of creating custom Drupal modules as well as robust integration of complex systems into websites, from payment module to third-party applications.
- Drupal Development
- Drupal eCommerce Solution
- Custom Module Development
- Drupal Support
- Drupal Template Design
- Performance Enhancement
DNNOrigzo offers development of DNN Content Management System. We have experience in range of websites development, web applications & complex portals on DNN. Our experienced developers value your time and money and offers to provide you system as per your specification within deadline.
- DNN Support
- DNN Theme Design
- DNN Module Development
- DNN Migration
- Extension Development
- DNN Website Development
UmbracoOrigzo excels at building websites or web applications with well built and managed content management system. We value time and cost associated with any website or application. Umbraco comes with very well organized CMS which boosts development.
- Umbraco Maintenance
- Umbraco Skin Development
- Umbraco eCommerce Solution
- Umbraco Template Design
- Custom Module Development
- Umbraco Website Development
Kentico DevelopmentOne of most popular way to get your website operational is to use Kentico content management system. Kentico comes with web content management, online marketing, E-Commerce, Online Communities. It delivers a lot more than other CMS systems. It is affordable for business of all sizes. Origzo offers development of websites or web applications in Kentico with excellent quality and within proposed timeline.
- Kentico Support
- Kentico Analysis & Migration
- Custom Module Development
- Kentico CMS Consulting
- Kentico Design Development
- Kentico eCommerce Solution
Custom Website designFor all those looking for micro customizing their business website, a custom web design can be a great solution. It offers a unique identity to your business's online presence, setting your website to the next level. Our developers at Origzo can provide you with custom website design services, tailor made as per you business, giving you the highest level of satisfaction while utilizing full potential of your website.
- Custom Graphic Design Services
- Custom Dynamic Website Design
- Custom Static Website Design
- Custom Responsive Web Design
- Custom Web Design
- Custom Corporate Website Design
- Custom Web Portal Design
- Custom Template Design
- Custom eCommerce Design
- Hire Custom Website Designer
Responsive Web designA responsive web design offers a consistent user experience when accessing a website irrespective of device. A responsive web design ensures a universal website experience across all your devices, whether it's a PC, Tablet or smartphone. At Origzo, we have huge experience in developing responsive website as well as converting existing websites into responsive ones. We create responsive websites that well adapts to the accessing device, utilizing its screen space to the fullest.
- Custom Responsive Web Design
- Mobile app to Responsive Website Conversion
- Dedicated Mobile Website to Responsive Website Conversion
- Responsive Mobile Web Development
- Dedicated Responsive Web Design Developers
- Hire Responsive Web Design Developers
UI / UX designA good UI/UX is the first step for your app to be a success. No matter how informative your website or mobile application be, an intuitive or cramped UI can collapse it in no time. At, Origzo, we take design of interface seriously, keeping in mind the usability aspects and understanding how the end user will benefit from it. We have delivered custom UI design optimized for smartphones and tablet apps as well as websites.
- Software Product Application UI/UX Development
- Mobile UI/UX Development
- Custom UI/UX Development
- Cross Platform UI/UX Development
- iPhone UI/UX Development
- Android UI/UX Development
- Metro UI/UX Development
- Wireframing UI/UX Design
PSD 2 HTMLPSD 2 HTML offers a cost effective solution in the form of developing rich and attractive website without the need of hiring expensive CSS/HTML developer, saving a huge cost in Website Design. At Origzo, we understand, on a tight budget, developing a highly functional yet affordable website development is highly unlikely. Therefore, we offer quality PSD to HTML services, helping in getting your dream website at low cost, while fulfilling all your needs.
- PSD to HTML/CSS
- PSD to XHTML/CSS
- PSD to HTML5/CSS3
- PSD to Email Template
- PSD to CMS Theme
- PSD to Wordpress
- PSD to Joomla
- PSD to Drupal
- PSD to Shopify
- PSD to Magento
Website RedesignA Website Redesign improves your existing site by adding latest flavors, making your website mobile and search engine friendly, improving web rankings and conversions. We have developed innate ability of redesigning websites, from payment module to social networks. Our team understands the curiosity behind launching a new redesigned website, so we provide your redesigned website at the shortest notice, without compromising on any quality aspects of website development while keeping in budget.
- Complete Website Redesign
- Website Layout Redesign
- Particular Web Page Redesign
- Website Header and Footer Redesign
- Content Assortment
- Conversion Optimization Services
Social Media designAny brand can make an influential social media presence by creating official social media pages featuring proper calls to action, interesting layout, and attractive design to rocket you or your brand into immediate recognition. At Origzo, we can take your social media efforts to the next level, helping you creating highly engaging social media pages, something that pleases you social audience and clients equally. We can also help you in further enhancing your existent social media page.
- Social Media Page Design
- Social Media Page Creation
- Social Media Page Management
- Social Media Page Updating
- Social Media Page Customization
- Facebook Page Customization
- Google Plus Page Customization
- Youtube Channel Customization
- Twitter Account Customization
- LinkedIn Page Customization
- Timeline Cover Design
- Welcome Page Design
DMMStop your social media contents from getting into a cumbersome state, before they become unmanageable and complicated. If your company's digital assets are facing such crisis, it is time to take management of your digital media on a more serious note, get it organised and secure with us. At Origzo, we take management of digital assets very seriously, our team of digital marketers work day and night to maintain integrity of your assets while keeping them in a safe and robust environment. Let us make you digital media manageable.
- Digital Media Acquisition
- Digital Media Encoding
- Digital Media Transcoding
- Digital Media Storage
- Digital Media Management
- Digital Media Compression
- Digital Media Indexing
- Securing Digital Media
Reputation ManagementOnline Reputation is a constant threat, if you already have lots of competitor active online, constantly trying to jeopardise your long made online reputation including your brand. If this is the case with you too, Origzo can provide you with effective online reputation management services, which not only detect any deliberate attack to your reputation online but also come in to action for neutralizing it. Our team of reputation exerts can be a great companion, ensuring you a safe journey online.
- Internet Image Control Services
- Online Visibility Enhancement And Control Services
- Online Criticism Management Services
- Online Threat Control Services
- Online Rumour Control Services
- Negative Brand Publicity Prevention And Hiding
PPCPaid marketing like - PPC has always been a great tool to enhance online presence. PPC is especially evident in providing a paid platform to direct traffic to your websites, in addition to direct and organic traffic. Our PPC experts at Origzo are providing PPC as a service for quite a long time; they are expert in diverting relevant traffic to your website using PPC search terms that reflect you business, while cutting out negative traffic.
- PPC Landing Page Optimization And Creation
- Creating Ad Copyright
- Ad Campaign Set up
- Campaign Report Management
- Paid Search Strategy Implementation
- Bid Management
- ReTargeting
Link BuildingSearch Engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo gives substantial weightage to quality and quantity of links pointing to a site, in its search algorithm, in order to decide ranking of that site in respective Search Engines. So, by building quality links pointing to ones website, we can make search engines to rank them higher than those who don't. Origzo, provides effective link building services, giving heavy emphasis to the quality of pointing website, providing you with higher as well as sustainable search engine rank.
- Link-building Consultation
- Social Bookmarking
- Article Submission
- Guest Posting
- Press Release
- Social Media Optimization
- One-Way Link Cultivation
- Blog & Forum Commenting
- High PR Guest Blogging Services
- Web 2.0 Links
Mobile App marketingWith so many mobile platforms and their respective app store, hundreds of big brands are offering apps. Things have become difficult for independent developers to stand out with their app offering, depriving them of app exposure. Origzo provides a simple yet efficient mobile app marketing services to give you the much-needed marketing boost to your current offering in the app store, giving you the opportunity to reach the next level with your app and related hard-work.
- App Pre-Launch Strategy
- App Store Optimization Services
- Post -Launch Marketing Strategy Development
- Application Revenue Model Generation Services
- Social Media App Marketing
- Alternate Store Deployment Services
- Apple App Store App Marketing Services
- Google Play App Marketing Services
- Amazon Kindle App Marketing Services
- Windows App Marketing Services
- Ad-sense Integration Services
- In-App Store Marketing
- In-App Purchases Marketing
Social BrandingSocial Media can be an easy ride to reach those next millions in your business, if combined with the right blend of social media contents and strategy, making an effective social media campaign. At Origzo, we have social media ninjas capable of providing highly intriguing multi-channel social branding, converting viral campaigns, and creating engaging social media experience, further magnifying the associated brand. We believe in designing your social media campaign tailor made to your business and current requirements.
- Custom Social Media Marketing Services
- Social Media Branding
- Social Media Strategy Development
- Facebook Branding
- Twitter Branding
- Google Plus Branding
- Youtube Branding
- Local Social Media Branding Services
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The name is thought form of the word 'Origin', meaning the point where something begins; perfectly fitting to what we do & stand by, Origzo was born. A tech firm based in India, Origzo is having office in the US too. We have been successful in establishing healthy business relations with numerous international clients – from large enterprises to entrepreneurs to small sized businesses, turning into one of the most pioneering companies in Mobile and Web Development. Subsequently, our services have extended substantially to several other domains like ecommerce and digital marketing.
Our core forte is to build mobile apps for various platforms comprising Apple iOS, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Phone as well as Cross Platform services. Under Web, we prosper in PHP, .NET, CMS, E-Commerce Solutions, HTML5 and Responsive Web development. Furthermore, Game Development for Mobile as well as Web is also a growing division in Origzo.
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The 15 Most Brutal Valentine's Day Murders
Valentine's Day is all about love, and passion. But what happens when that love and passion take a turn for the worst? We've all heard the term "crime of passion" and the following list is an extreme example of that term told in seven true stories. These seven people took that whole "love you to death" thing really, really, seriously. This is a list of murders committed on Valentine's Day that made the news in recent memory.
What are some of the most brutal Valentine's Day murders? Well, this list will give that answer along with the grizzly details affiliated with that crime. Take a look for yourself if you want to see what are some of the most heinous and horrifying crimes commited on the greatest Hallmark holiday of them all.
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Elderly Couple Ends Everything on Valentine's Day
In 2015, the Alabama Sheriff's Department discovered the bodies of an elderly husband and wife who were the victims of an apparent murder-suicide. Their investigation showed that the 77-year-old husband shot and killed his wife, 76, before killing himself. According to AL.com, there was "no history of domestic violence," and, "the couple was dealing with long-term illness."
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Oscar Pistorius Murders Girlfriend
In a shocking turn of events, Olympic and Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, at their home in Pretoria. Initially, he was charged with manslaughter, but that as overturned and the much heftier charge of murder was applied to the runner. At his trial, Pistorious said repeatedly that he accidentally killed his girlfriend when he believed his home had been broken into.
- 3
Man Butchers Wife In Family Home, A Love Story is Born
This is weird, gross and kind of long, so bare with me here. This is how love happens.
Stephen Grant walked into the Macomb County Police Department on a Valentine's Day and reported his wife missing. Three weeks later they found her torso in his garage. 34-year-old Tara Lynn Grant was killed by her husband in their home in Washington Township, Mich. And this was just the beginning. Stephen said his wife, and mother of his two young children, vanished on the night of Feb. 9. He claimed she returned from her job in Puerto Rico, fought with him and then left getting into "a mysterious dark car".
After police found the torso (yes, just the torso) in the home, they found more body parts all over a wooded area near Stony Creek Metro Park. Stephen did not confess to the murder until after he was arrested, even though he'd previously pronounced his innocence, undying love and concern for his wife. But a former girlfriend then turned over a whole lot of damning evidence including emails from Stephen in which he mocked marriage vows and offered to let the woman, a nursing student, practice sponge baths on him.
He also said he was suspicious about his wife's relations with an old boyfriend and an older man at her work, which probably justified his actions in his own head.
Stephen let the authorities into his home for the search, and then fled the scene. Authorities had to search the area for him, contact relatives, comb his neighborhood and even reached out to his lawyer. "By no means did we expect to recover what we did," said Macomb Country Sheriff Mark Hackel regarding the multiple body parts found around the area.
But then, Justice!
Stephen eventually confessed to the crime and was arrested. While he was waiting for his trial he was housed at the Macomb County Jail.
Also residing there was Jennifer K*kla. Jennifer was found mentally ill, but still guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of 8-year-old Alexandra and 5-year-old Ashley. Police discovered the bodies of her daughters and the family's three pet Pomeranians in their mobile home in Macomb Township on Feb. 4, 2007, about 25 miles North of Detroit. Officers testified during her trial that K*kla said she heard the voice of the devil telling her to kill the girls and the dogs.
But here's the twist: Jennifer gave prison authorities over a dozen love letters that were written to her from Stephen Grant HIMSELF. Grant also wrote two letters to another inmate and four to a woman named Sarah -- though Jennifer said those were in response to letters she had written to him using that name.
Grant told Jennifer he wished they could arrange "a rendezvous in the closet one of these days. :-)" (Yes, he put in a smiley face.)
He also wrote that the "chats" with K*kla helped to "keep him sane" and said he missed his son, daughter and wife, Tara. "I have to tell you that you are the first person to ask if I miss Tara and the answer is Yes," he wrote.
Jennifer said she wrote to him because she and other inmates wanted to know what he would say about his crime.
Grant was eventually sentenced to 50-80 year in prison for second-degree murder of his wife, and moved to another prison away from Jennifer. There is no word on if they still are corresponding.
A love story for the ages.
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Missionary Kills Wife
Nathan Leuthold and his wife Denise met a Lithuanian student while on a missionary trip to Eastern Europe, when the girl turned 18 the husband and wife team sponsored her immigration to the United States. But things turned dark after Nathan allegedly fell in love with the student and killed his wife so the two could be together. He told Police his wife had been the victim of a home invasion, but after looking at his computer and noticing that he'd googled "how to muffle a gun," "hitting someone over the head to knock them out," and "lethal injection," the jig was up.
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Man Gets Life Sentence Plus 35 Years For Valentine's Day Murder
Gibson Paul was living with Tomicka Peterson in West Palm Beach. But on Valentine's Day of 2011 Tomicka decided she no longer wanted to live with Gibson and certainly did not want him to be her Valentine, which is one of the reasons he is crying in his mugshot (yes, that is his real mugshot, not a still from the "why he don't want me man?" episode of Fresh Prince where Will confronts his estranged father).
Tomicka informed Gibson that she would be leaving him, and that she would be moving out of their shared apartment. She then tried to end the relationship and leave the apartment with some friends for safety. But instead of taking a step back, a few deep breaths, and spending some time thinking about how he was to blame for all this... he grabbed his semiautomatic pistol.
He opened fire on the car that his newly ex-girlfriend was in which contained a male driver, two female passengers, and a 3-year-old girl. One woman was grazed by a bullet, but it was Tomicka that took the brunt of Gibson's rage. She was shot five times and died at the scene.
Gibson was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, 5 counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Gibson demanded a speedy trial and acted as his own attorney. Naturally a 29 year old convicted felon facing 8 charges would be able to aptly defend himself. But soon after the trial began, Gibson realized he's not the best decision maker and asked Circuit Judge Karen Miller to have Assistant Public Defender Aaron Ritchey rejoin him and take over his defense.
Even with a real lawyer, Gibson received life in prison on the first-degree murder charge, 20 years on the aggravated assault charge, and 15 years each on charges of shooting into an occupied vehicle and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Which he must have to serve... in the afterlife? Anyway, guy's locked away forever.
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Judge's Daughter Beats Her Husband to Death
Andrea Consales, a school teacher and daughter of a deceased municipal judge, was charged with first-degree murder after she allegedly after she bashed her husband's head in on V-Day. EMT's responding to Consales' call noted significant fractures to the face, head, and torso that appeared to have been caused by blunt force. In her trial she told the court that her husband "had fallen," but the prosecution deemed the injuries consistent with homicide.
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Victim's Screams Were Caught On Surveillence Footage
Tiana Notice, a 25 year old gir working on her master's degree in communications at the University of Hartford, was dating James Carter II (not Jr., but "the second"). But in 2008 her relationship with James went South so Tiana ended it. James apparently was not happy with this decision. Like, at all. He went a little nuts.
Tiana even got a restraining order against James, but that didn't stop him.
According to Tiana's mother, Kathy Lewis, the last months of her daughter's life were "horrendous." She said "James terrorized Tiana and she pleaded with police to do something." But when the police did nothing, Tiana had her father put up a surveillance camera outside of her apartment. That surveillance camera recorded Tiana's screams as James butchered her outside of her apartment and saw her trying to run away from her killer, but the stabbing itself was not caught on film.
Tiana had called 911 and told them that her ex-boyfriend had just stabbed her and she was bleeding to death. Both the 911 call and the surveillance video were shown to the jury as well as a poem written by Tiana, read by her father.
The poem titled, "Chapter Closed," was about leaving James. She wrote about being released from his "temper, torture, threats, ego, jealously and insecurity." "An empty house in solitude is how he will spend his days," she wrote. "And I rest assured in knowing: I'm beautiful, smart, and on my way!"
James received 60 years in prison and his murder case helped influence changes to the state's domestic violence laws.
- 8
Moving Day Turns Violent
After moving into a new apartment on Valentine's Day, Dawn Dixon-Bey stabbed her husband twice in the chest while he was laying on the living room couch. Dixon-Bey argued self defense, but there were multiple witnesses against the prosecuted that said they overheard her threaten to stab her husband during past arguments.
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4-Year-Old Witnesses Mother's Murder Says "Ketchup is everywhere."
Ignacia Manriquez was in a relationship with Juan Manuel Navarro and they had three children together, but Juan suddenly ended the relationship in 1993. Everything was normal at first. Ignacia even remained friendly with her ex for the sake of the children, but when Juan had a change of heart, and Ignacia refused to take him back… Juan decided to kill her.
The San Bernardino County deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case, Margaret Bevan, said Juan followed Ignacia to her family's home, "one of the kids allows him to come in because it's dad. They start to argue. She pulls out a restraining order. He says 'No piece of paper is going to keep me from you.' "
He then followed them to a local shopping center, and the two ended up fighting in a parking lot.
"Witness Bradford Montgomery testified he saw the couple arguing near her vehicle. He sees her crying," Bevan said. "Then he saw Navarro point the gun to her head and shoot her. Ignacia was shot at point blank range; she was shot in the stomach as she fell, then again on both sides of her head when she was on the ground according to officials. He shot her in the head at point blank range, then in the stomach twice, then in the head twice again. Most vampires aren't executed to this degree.
Mr. Montgomery was not the only witness to the crime; Juan killed Ignacia in front of their 4 year old son Juanito. Juan picked up the boy and ran with him, an anonymous person dropped Juanito (the son) off at a relative's home 17 days later. When police interviewed the little boy about what happened he said, "Ketchup is everywhere." According to his aunt, the young boy, now 22 "has suffered and will continue to carry the burden of what he witnessed, his mental state is not of a 22-year-old.
He is very insecure, unstable and suffers from anxiety.
He did not finish high school no matter how much his grandparents and family insisted and persuaded for him to continue his education. He just didn't seem to see beyond the shooting."
Juan took off to Mexico, where he hid for 19 years. But in 2012 Juan was found and prosecuted for the murder of Ignacia and was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, mother of his children.
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Valentine's Surprise Turns Deadly
Shaun Warrick, 32, had only been dating Tiffany Barnhill for a short amount of time when he, along with two other women, kicked in the door to Tiffany's home and began firing a gun indiscriminately. Afterwards, the two accomplices testified that Warrick said to them, "I f***ed up." Tiffany Barnhill's body was found in the apartment a short time later. The police who responded to the gun shots described the scene they found on Valentine's day 2011 as "eerily quiet," and "a scene of horror."
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Valentines Almost Turns Deadly in Halifax
Lindsay K. Souvannarath, and Randall Steven Shepherd were planning on ruining Valentine's for Halifax in 2015 when they almost executed a mass murder spree that was to take them throughout a Halifax shopping center. But luckily no one was hurt because of Souvannarath's intense social media presence - Before her arrest she was not only posting pro Nazi, and Columbine photos on Tumblr, but she was also tweeting things like, "Valentine's Day. It's going down." She and her co-conspirators were charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Conspiracy to commit arson, conspiracy to use weapons for a dangerous purpose and unlawfully conveying threats through social media.
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Wife Plans Husband's Valentine's Day Death
Richard Schoeck planned to meet his wife at Belton Bridge Park on Valentine's Day to exchange cards; it was somewhat of a tradition. And a very endearing one at that.
But at around 9:00 PM that night the police received a phone call from Stacy Schoeck saying she found her husband lying outside his truck and that he had been shot three times in the stomach and twice in the face.
Stacy was not immediately thought of as a suspect until officials did a little research (which is always appreciated). One investigator found that there were some pending life insurance claims totaling $560,000. One of the policies was activated on Feb. 1, and Stacey was the sole beneficiary and on top of that not-so-damning-yet-suspicious evidence Stacy was also having an affair.
So, Stacy conceived of a plot to kill her husband and make off with his life insurance; but she couldn't do it alone. She recruited her former employee Lynitra Ross, and her personal trainer Reginald Coleman. All three were indicted on malice/murder charges.
Court documents said that Stacey Schoeck, was the planner, Coleman, a convicted felon, was the triggerman; and Ross, who was supervised by Stacey Schoeck at a DeKalb County spinal clinic, acted as their go-between.
An analysis of cell phone records and tower activity, including the one nearest to the Belton Bridge Park crime scene, is what led authorities to the two other people in this crime. According to court documents "All the defendants' locations and communications with one another were documented before and possibly after the crime between 8:40 p.m. and 9 p.m."
The trial for all three suspects are pending.
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Dr. Death: Valentine's Day Edition
John Hamilton, a big time doctor in Oklahoma City, showered his wife Susan with gifts starting with a Porsche he gave her the day they got married. This is completely normal for a happy, and balanced marriage. "I think John was so astounded that he had her ... that he had such a wonderful, perfect — almost perfect — wife, in his opinion," said Shary Coffey, Susan's best friend.
But on Valentine's Day of 2001, John came home between surgeries to find his wife lying on the bathroom floor strangled with two of his ties with her head smashed so badly that parts of her brain were exposed.
John went to work trying to revive his wife while the police and ambulance arrived. Susan could not be saved. John was not suspected at first… until police found evidence that Susan had found records of dozens of calls from her husband's cellphone to a topless dancer, and uncovered records of Susan telling friends she was thinking about asking John for a divorce.
John was charged with murder and they headed to trial. His defense team hired a respected crime scene investigator, Tom Bevel, as an expert witness. Bevel, a blood splatter expert testified that the blood found on the doctor was consistent with his account of trying to save his wife.
But, before the trial Bevel had also found some blood spatters in Hamilton's right sleeve that the prosecution expert hadn't seen. Bevel said he thought the blood pattern was consistent with what would have happened if Hamilton struck his wife. He said he didn't think it came from giving CPR. He told Primetime that the blood splatters were "almost a neon sign pointing towards the wearer of this shirt being associated with the beating."
When Bevel was under oath he was asked if there was anything the prosecution missed. So he spilled the beans on the blood. He told the court "it was consistent with Hamilton beating his wife over the head with a blunt instrument." It took the jury less than two hours to convict Hamilton of first-degree murder, and he was later sentenced to life in prison.
Convicted by his own expert defense witness.
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Young Love Never Had A Chance
High-school sweethearts Nicholas Kunselman and Stephanie Hart-Grizzell where having lunch at a Subway sandwich shop a few blocks South of Columbine High School. Stephanie was waiting for Nicholas to finish closing up the shop so they could go out together.
A few minutes after midnight on Valentine's Day a co-worker passing by saw that the lights were still on, so they checked in.
They found Nicholas and Stephanie shot, lying on the floor. Witnesses reported seeing a young man who walked away from the Subway shop at about the time the two teenagers were killed.
Eight years later the case has gone cold. "There have been a number of times we've worked leads that seemed very promising," said Jacki Kelley, spokeswoman for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
The tips did uncover a drug ring selling cocaine and marijuana that operated near the store. The shop was not robbed the night of the slayings, leading investigators to believe the deaths were drug-related, and therefore accidental.
Stephanie was involved with sports, such as swimming for the Foothills Recreational District Swim Team. In his spare time, Nicholas played the guitar, listened to music and became the Colorado junior disc-golf champion. Both were shy.
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Couple Found Dead in Murder Suicide
It was a sad morning on Valentine's day morning in 2015 when officers responded to a call about gunshots and discovered the bodies of Scott and Rebekah Caldwell. The coroner ruled the deaths a murder-suicide and they posited that the murder stemmed from a domestic dispute.

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The popularity of speed-seduction techniques, such as those described in The Game (Strauss 2005) and advocated in the cable program The Pickup Artist (Malloy 2007), suggests some women respond positively to men's assertive mating strategies. Drawing from these sources, assertive strategies were operationalized as involving attempts to isolate women, to compete with other men, and to tease or insult women. The present investigation examined whether hostile and benevolent sexism and sociosexuality, the degree to which individuals require closeness and commitment prior to engaging in sex, were associated with the reported use of assertive strategies by men and the reported positive reception to those strategies by women. It was predicted men and women who were more sexist and had an unrestricted sociosexuality would report using more and being more receptive to assertive strategies. Study 1 (N = 363) surveyed a Midwestern undergraduate college student sample, and regression results indicated that sociosexuality was associated with assertive strategy preference and use, but sexism only predicted a positive reception of assertive strategies by women. Study 2 (N = 850) replicated these results by surveying a larger, national U.S. volunteer sample via the internet. In addition to confirming the results of Study 1, regression results from Study 2 indicated that hostile sexism was predictive of reported assertive strategy use by men, suggesting that outside of the college culture, sexism is more predictive of assertive strategy use. Implications for courtship processes and the dating culture are discussed.
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We were met at Trinity College by our guide and set off from there. April 22, 2016.. I highly recommend this tour. This guide was extremely knowledgeable and perceptive.
I liked the stops we made at various points so that she could speak more in depth about the site we were at and so we could ask questions. Sometimes walking tours set up a pace and one just tries to keep up, but learns very little. Well, I learned a great deal about Dublin and where places are ... Very important if one wants to save precious time and not wander around wondering where it all is. Some of the highlights were Trinity College, Bank of Ireland, Temple Bar, Dublinia, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Castle and the great history around them. Do this, and I hope your guide is as well versed and thoughtful as ours. Price is right!
Doing what: Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
We took the Highlights and Hidden Corners walking tour with Gerry. It is about 2 hours and very affordable. Gerry was very informative and helpful. We went through many places like the city hall, Dublin Castle, Temple Bar, etc... This tour is highly recommended and you will learn a lot.
Doing what: The Dublin City Walking Tour
Gavin, our tour guide, was informative, friendly and engaging. He did a great job leading us through Trinity College, the Temple Bar neighborhood, Dublin Castle and other places of note in Dublin. It is a good way to see the city and learn some of its history.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
Was a solid overview of the area but you can't Check Off that you've really seen Trinity/Dublin Castle/Christ Church without doing separate tours and fees.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
The tour guide was prompt and friendly. We found the tour very interesting and discovered new places that we never knew existed eg Meeting Square and back alleys through Dublin Castle. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we found the tour terrific value for money. I would feel confident guiding our foreign friends through Dublin in future.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Highlights Walking Tour
Highly recommended for anyone interested in detailed history of inner Dublin, i.e. Trinity College, Old Parliament, Townhouse, etc. Unfortunately Ireland is president of the EU this year which leads to a closed Dublin Castle - so no Chance to get inside that area. Our guide (who was very good!) had to fill this gap with some extra Details at the other spots....which made the hole story quite long. However, we booked this tour to take part the day we arrived in Dublin and with this you get a good first overview of the city centre and where to go during your stay.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
We enjoyed this, would have given it a 5 star if we could have seen the inside of some of the Trinity College and the Dublin Castle. The Castle had some type of political meetings so we couldn't go in. The tour guide was very informative and nice.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Highlights Walking Tour
Padraig was absolutely brilliant!!! His clear, concise and very understandable Irish accent combined with the famous Irish wit was perfect. The places included in the tour gave a perfect overview of Dublin. Though the day I went for the tour the Dublin Castle was closed for official business unfortunately!! Any way hats off to Padraig and hats off to your organization!!
Doing what: The Dublin City Walking Tour
The weather was not cooperating at all, it was raining all the time, but we managed to visit all the places - Trinity College, Old Irish Parliament, Dublin Castle, City Hall and Temple Bar area. Our guide - Peter was very knowledgeable, he tried to make Irish history more comprehensive for us.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
Lots of walking. Parts were boring. Dublin does not have the history or preservation that London has. The "Gardens" of Dublin Castle was a real disappointment. No real gardens. All concrete and parking lot. But you can't beat the price!
Doing what: Dublin Historical Highlights Walking Tour
The tour was not as expected as the Queen was visiting the next day and both Trinity College and Dublin Castle were closed for security reasons. Our tour guide more than made up for these problems by amending the tour contents and provided a very entertaining and informative tour which was enjoyed by all of us.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
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You have to really like history in order to appreciate this tour. We were hoping to take a tour to get an introduction to the city and see some of the bigger sites. We did see them about 4 places total including the college, Christchurch, and Dublin Castle and at each place we were given about 20 minutes of history. If you like history then that's great, but if you tend to be bored by history then this probably is not the tour for you. I thought it went on a little long at times, and the tourguide was not terribly entertaining. Obviously the tour is called a "historical walking tour" - just be warned that that's what it is, more so than a way to get to know the city.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
Michelle X Trinidad and Tobago
The entire tour is a lot to do in 1 day. I would more suggest a 2-day tour, but if you only have 1 day, it's the best was to see the most sites you can. Just make sure to do your research on the places you really want to get off and see, as some of them have tours at only particular times. Dublin Castle has tours in different languages throughout the day.
Doing what: City Sightseeing Dublin Hop-on Hop-off Tour
This tour was great, although it would have been even better had we been able to enter some of the buildings we stopped at, like Dublin Castle, Christchurch Cathedral, or Trinity College. Instead, we stood outside while the guide spoke. Also, when we first arrived along with another couple, the woman running the tour that day did not accept the Viator voucher and did not know of any affiliation. Later on she did receive confirmation that the vouchers were valid.
Doing what: Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
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I gained a few lb during my short pregnancy...probably 6 or so, but I am not sure because I was totally fluctuating the whole time. I mean, I weighed myself yesterday morning and then just now and I went up about 5 lb. I know I may not lose it til after I get AF, but I am pretty careful about what I eat and although I am technically overweight (BMI about 26) I work hard to stay there because I used to be 40 lb heavier. I was also watching what I ate very religiously even when I found out I was pg. No exercise because I was so tired but definitely watching my portions.
Does anyone know if we lose any weight iniitally from the D&C? And then after that how long til our boobs go down and bloating goes away? I am preparing myself mentally that i may have to wait til AF, but I just don't want to start my next pg 7 pounds up from where I was.
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depends on your needs. if you shot any slides for instance. and what kind of quality, and how much time, and what budget you are willing.
yes, others suggested the nikon coolscans. very solid performers IMHO. i got a microtek artixscan m1 pro that also does medium format because i have shot a little MF as well. very good for the price range- IMHO the best performer.
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We're The Millers: Rated "R" (1 hr. 49 min.)
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Ed Helms, Thomas Lennon, Jason Sudeikis
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
OK, we've all seen those "family" road trip films where everything that can possibly go wrong goes wrong, mostly to hilarious consequences, well this is a film that concept a step-and-a-half further. David Burke (Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer, whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but he doesn't sell to kids — after all, he does have some scruples. He lives alone in an apartment building, and he's apparently been doing this since college. Needless to say, he is really pretty good at it, only leaving his house to drop off, pick up or to get food. So really, what could possibly go wrong with his life?
Actually, plenty. As can be expected, David prefers to keep a very low profile for obvious reasons, unfortunately he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished. The idiot son of one of his neighbors accidently reveals to some local thugs that David is a pod-dealer resulting in him getting ripped off. Now he has a major big deal problem, they leave him in a serious hole to his supplier, Brad (Helms). So, in order to wipe the slate clean-and maintain a clean bill of health (as well as the use of his limbs) David must now travel to Mexico and pick up "a smidge" of pot, only the "smidge" is enough to load down the largest RV you can drive with a Class 3 license (or, as Dave puts it "enough weed to kill Willie Nelson").
Well, on his way to becoming a big-time drug smuggler by bringing Brad's latest shipment in from Mexico, Dave hits on a scathingly brilliant idea, he convinces (bribes) a couple of his neighbors, cynical stripper Rose (Aniston) and wannabe customer (and the idiot son who got him mugged in the first place) Kenny (Will Poulter), as well as a tattooed-and-pierced streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts), to act as his family (because they will be harmless and allowed to pass through customs at the border). Now, equipped with a fake wife, two pretend kids and a huge, shiny RV later, the "Millers" are headed south of the border for a Fourth of July weekend that is bound to become the trip of their life.
As can be expected everything goes awry and they are chased by the real drug smugglers, run afoul of a DEA agent also on vacation, as well as other sorted and hilarious incidents that cause this film to be wet-your-pants funny, as well as a fun ride throughout.
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Blue Sky Studios has been a reliable producer of family content for 20th Century Fox, but I can't say I love their movies the way I love, yes, Pixar. And while that may seem an unfair comparison to make, they're certainly all playing in the same sandbox, and they're competing for the same family dollars.
Every studio wants to have a company they can turn to for this story of movie, and it's an important part of the business model for a modern movie studio. With Blue Sky, they've built their brand on the back of their very successful "Ice Age" series, and having one go-to franchise that does almost unbelievable business each time out allows them to try different things. I think "Robots" has some major story problems, but I like the way they designed that world. In adapting "Horton Hears A Who," they did a nice job of creating a Dr. Seuss world on film. They work within the general "family film" genre, but they've tried several different visual styles and they don't seem to just tell the same story every time out.
With "Rio," their latest movie, they've told a very simple story against a backdrop that allowed them to make some big exciting choices with the soundtrack, and they've included just enough sophistication about the setting of their story that I feel like it nudges a simple film into the "better than expected" category. Rio is a thrilling place to set a story because it is a world of haves and have nots, and it is a dangerous and beautiful city. For a film aimed at a family audience to even acknowledge the existence of the favelas seems sort of brave, but to actually set much of the movie there and to try to capture some of the diversity of the city in a movie like this… that's surprising. And admirable.
Even the film's opening scene tackles the notion of the export of exotic animals for pets, something that is a real-world problem, and uses it as a way of bringing the Cerulean macaw Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) into the life of a little girl in Minnesota, who grows up to be Linda (voiced by Leslie Mann), a bookstore owner. She and Blu are happy tucked away in their warm little bookstore, secure in their daily routine, until Tulio (voiced by Rodrigo Santoro) shows up one day. He's a bird expert from Brazil, working to preserve the species that Blu belongs to. Seems Blu is the last living male that anyone knows about, and they've found a female named Jewel (voiced by Anne Hathaway) in Brazil who they want to mate Blu with.
Blu is over-pampered, stifled from having been raised by Linda, and he's never flown in his life. Jewel, on the other hand, is a wild animal, and from the moment she and Blu meet in a laboratory setting, she's working to escape. The way their relationship plays out probably won't shock anyone who has ever seen a movie before, but both Eisenberg and Hathaway bring considerable energy and charm to their roles, and they are matched by the human story between Santoro and Mann. When Blu and Jewel are stolen, it kicks off these parallel adventure stories, and along the way, there are characters voiced by Jamie Foxx, Will.i.Am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, and most notably, Jemaine Clement as a villainous cockatoo named Nigel.
The film's soundtrack is exactly what you'd want from a film set in South America, very mainstream but with enough authentic local energy to make it feel genuine. The movie opens and closes with the same basic musical number, and it's incredibly infectious, immediately inviting. The movie has a warmth to it that is very direct and that works for audiences of vastly different age and experience. This was only my three-year-old's second movie in a theater, and he enjoyed it all, sitting quietly and reacting well to the various thrills and laughs. It helps that it's such a bright and colorful film, because even with the 3D glasses on, it's a very vivid visual experience. The designs are very broad, very cartoony, and not remotely aiming for reality, which excuses the way they clean things up a bit. Even sanitized for kids, the rougher parts of Rio definitely reflect the way things really are, and Fernando (Jake T. Austin) is a street kid who is the audience's way of seeing just how hard it is for some people in that country to scratch out a living.Â
Blue Sky's Carlos Saldanha has been a major part of that company's movies for a pretty much their entire existence. He's a co-director on the first "Ice Age," a co-director on "Robots," and he directed both the "Ice Age" sequels as well. With "Rio," it feels like this filmmaker (who was born in Rio himself) has made something with that extra added bit of personal passion, and maybe that's why I found it to be one of the most enjoyable things the studio has made. It feels effortless, like they just let it rip, and I can see why the film's enjoyed such massive openings around the world. I have a feeling it's going to do fantastic business over spring break as families in the US get their chance to see it next weekend.
"Rio" opens in theaters nationwide this Friday.


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Guadalupe is the group's treasurer. She is 30 years old, studied up to high school level, and has an 11 year-old daughter. She started her business selling cosmetics seven years ago. As the number of customers she serves is increasing, she needs a loan to invest in merchandise, so that she can meet her customer demand. She would like this loan to buy cosmetics. Her customers are loyal to her business because the payments are flexible and her products are very good quality. She would like to use the profits from her business to save up for her daughter's education as she would some day like to see her with a career. She would also like to help cover her family expenses.
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With this loan, Eluteria wants to buy enough supplies to make tamales and be ready for the Christmas season, the best part of the year for selling this Mexican dish. She dreams of having her own place to sell tamales since the stall would help her increase sales and better serve her customers.
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Update on AbdurafiAbdurafi is a hardworking and conscientious family man with four children. For more than 15 years he has been in business buying and selling dried apricots. He is a sole proprietor. In the summertime he also buys an orchard of apricot trees and processes the fruit. Abdurafi hopes to improve his family's living conditions and needs to expand his business to do so. With this goal in mind he has requested a loan to purchase dried apricots, to increase his working assets.
Previous Loan DetailsAbdurafi is 41 years old. He is married with 4 children. Abdurafi sells dried fruits in the central local market. He has been in this business for 10 years. The dried fruits are very popular in Tajikistan. Any hostess has dried fruits in store for serving in case there are guests in the house. Mo... More from Abdurafi's previous loan »
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About IMON InternationalIMON International (IMON) is a micro-deposit organization in Tajikistan that provides entrepreneurs with access to high quality financial products and services, including business loans, agriculture loans, consumer loans and micro-leases. Aiming to alleviate poverty, the organization helps unbanked individuals establish businesses in different sectors, including manufacturing, agriculture and service. Kiva lenders' funds will help the organization to expand its outreach to even more entrepreneurs, farmers and traders in Tajikistan.
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"Nothing's more important for me than family. I definitely love having a career, but I just love being a mom - it's how I was raised."
Reese - who is now married to Hollywood agent Jim Toth - also admitted she often feels surprised by the fact her kids are so different to herself.
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posts on 1/5/2012 8:50:25 AM
What everyone else said. Cool series. Good cast. Knew a guy just like Carlo Fortunati.
posts on 12/28/2011 8:59:23 AM
You take The Sopranos but make the main character in the family a woman w/6 older brothers. You make everyone smart, scrappy & bright and the bad guys dark or Elmore leonard dumb & add a great NJ shore setting and this is what you get. Six books - what I like is that the relationships develop thru the seies as the mysteries pile up. The last one was really a shocker - you have Cat finding out the truth behind her husbands death. Wish there were more to this seres
John McC
posts on 12/22/2011 4:52:35 PM
Liked Cat. A real woman for a change. Spent a few summers down Ocean City, NJ and liked it as a setpiece. Good locale. Snappy dialogue was a big plus.
posts on 12/19/2011 3:08:50 PM
Am surp[rised to see a forum for this writer because i also came to her late. There was a library web site that had 'read-alikes' and had her name with 'if you like Janet Evanovich'. I liked Evanovich (tho got a little tired of her around book 6 or 7) and was looking for something else snappy and 'Jersey'. Tried Rubino who i found second hand (shes not on Kindle that i know of) and got hooked right off. Cat and Victor are and Italian and Latino version of Nick and Nora.
Arline W
posts on 11/18/2011 6:11:42 AM
Rubinos Cat and Victor series is one of the few that got better as they went on. I loved Death of a DJ but by the time I got to Plot Twist I was so hooked on how great this series was. Part of what I like in mysteries is what the motive is and there is something about Robinos take on human nature that is just a little deeper and more original - I also like James Lee Burke, Jan Burke, Thomas Perry and Aileen Schumacher - would put Rubino in that class even with some bad typos in the hardcover books.
posts on 11/1/2011 7:53:24 AM
I was a fan of writers like Earlene Fowler, Sarah Strohmeyer, Sparkle Hayter, Janet Evanovich and looking for something in the same line that was funny but with a little more weight. Found Rubino on one of those if-you-like-this-you-will-like-that sites and Rubino was listed under Evanovich readalikes. All I can say is what everyone else said here - these are the mystery characters you will remember but especially (since I am a woman) Victor. Victor! What a knight! I rarely fall in love with a book character except for Darcy, Scarlet Pimperneland now Victor Cardenas!
Lindsey Ann
posts on 10/7/2011 3:15:02 PM
Not to get the feminists or the metros up in arms but Victor Cardenas is a REAL MAN. So tired of the sensitive types that practically drove me back to bodice rippers to find a man who is masculine, smart and knows how to treat a lady. Point #2 is the dialogue. You read some of those conversations and at last someone gets it - you dont have to be sarcastic or snarky to sound witty and smart. Love the dialogue esp between Cat, Ellice, Victor and his detective unit.
George W
posts on 10/3/2011 7:50:31 AM
First the cons:: Whoever did the editing on these books needed to run it through one more time. Like most small press books there are editing errors that should be fixed. Unfortunately these days it is not just a small-press issue because I am catching a lot of them in 'Big 6' novels. The pros: Just about everything else. The official cop and the amateur is not new but this series makes them fresh in every way from the dialogue to the way the plot develops not just in the book but from book to book with some things carrying all the way through this too-short series. Four stars - five for the book with a deduction for the editor.
Thea J.
posts on 9/14/2011 12:20:56 PM
I like the idea of the literary sleuth - Cat is a Jane Austen fan and Victor is a Sherlock Holmes fan - and together they make for some great sparks and verbal fencing. Great dialogue. The progression of the relationship as the series of mysteries crop up is well done - absolutely read the series in order. Plot Twist is a neat idea the way it 'reboots' Death of a DJ. Wish Jane Rubino kept up this series. I loved every last one of the characters.
Paula Grogan
posts on 9/8/2011 8:46:30 AM
Also a fan. Living in the Philly 'burbs I go for a lot of the Philly and Southern Jersey settings and Jane Rubinos is the best - was there anything after Raise the Dead in 2005? Because she really left us hanging with Victor popping the question. And a word about Victor. He is SEXY. Goshbygolly. And it came to me that strong Latino males are rare in mysteries - none have really been intersting since Del Shannons Luis Mendoza and that was ages ago. Like the idea of a TV movie but who would play Victor? I cant come up with an actor who could pull off that sexy, sensitive, dark character.
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