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Tony Geravesh, singer for the San Jose pop-punk band Stickup Kid, was in his college English class on Thursday afternoon when he received a text he'll never forget.
It came from a band member and said, essentially: Do you want to open up for Green Day at South by Southwest?
Well, duh.
There was only one problem. All five Stickup Kid members were in San Jose. And the gig was 6 p.m. the next day in Austin, Texas. They had about 30 hours to travel more than 1,700 miles to get to the Austin City Limits Live venue.
Flying was out: last-minute plane tickets to Austin were too pricey. There was only one option: Get in the van!
"We'd trade 30 hours (of driving) for 30 minutes of opening up a show for these legends," Geravesh said of Green Day, whose Friday night show was one of the hottest tickets at South by Southwest. "These guys are some of the reasons why I started playing music."
The added attraction was that South by Southwest is arguably the world's most influential music festival. Although it draws some of the industry's biggest headliners, it is primarily designed as an event that breaks new acts like Stickup Kid.
Making it to Austin in time, however, was no easy task for the band, which consists of vocalist Geravesh, guitarists Bo McDowell and Curtis Wallace, drummer Cameron MacBain and bassist Jonathan McMaster. The musicians, who range in age from 18-24, had to drive all night, taking turns behind the wheel.
"The minute we got in the car, we were already behind," Geravesh says. "We were literally going 95 mph the whole way."
There was barely time for bathroom breaks, let alone other travel luxuries.
"You had to eat at gas stations or else you went hungry," McMaster says.
They arrived at the venue, just a few minutes late, and were escorted backstage to get ready.
"Seeing the Green Day guys before the show, I was like, 'Wow! I'm actually playing with them,'" MacBain says. "I've loved their music since I was in third grade."
It hardly mattered that their gig was merely a backdrop to one of the biggest stories at SXSW -- how Green Day would perform following frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's well-publicized trip to rehab last year.
"Throughout that day, my legs were trembling, and it was hard to stay poised and be a leader for my guys, " recalls Geravesh. "But when the announcer said, 'Please welcome Stickup Kid!,' and I heard the roar of the crowd, the worries and anxiety disappeared."
The band's opening set was well received by Green Day faithful, who arrived early to secure good seats at the 2,700-capacity venue.
"That was the biggest crowd we've ever played in front of," McDowell says.
How did Green Day, one of the biggest bands in the universe, come to pick a relatively unknown group that was 1,700 miles away for an opening slot that scores of acts already in Austin would have died for? Chalk it up to the East Bay punk legends deciding to honor their Bay Area roots and handing the plum assignment to a group of musicians they believe in -- Stickup Kid is signed to Adeline Records, a label co-owned by Armstrong.
"It's just good to know that the people you look up to are kind like that," Geravesh says.
The gig -- which band members call "an opportunity of a lifetime" -- comes at a significant time for the Stickup Kid, which formed in 2009.
The band, which has already created a minor buzz on the local scene, releases its not-yet-titled sophomore effort sometime in the next few months. It also has a couple of local shows planned -- March 24 at 924 Gilman in Berkeley (a frequent haunt of Green Day in its formative years) and April 13 at the San Jose Rock Shop.
"We're just five best friends who love playing music together," says Geravesh. "That's why this band started and that's who we'll always be."
For more information about the band, visit www.stickupkidca.com.
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Roger has reached the final of the Paris Masters for the first time in his career after a 6-4, 6-3 win over Tomas Berdych today.
After losing 3 of the last 4 encounters against Berdych, Roger left no doubts about his form today. He dropped just 10 points on his own serve, getting off to a brilliant start with stunning winners to break Berdych's serve and open a 2-0 lead. He then kept his aggressive opponent at bay with solid tennis and easily wrapped up the opening set. He broke again in the first game of the second set and never looked back, not facing a single break point in an 80-minute masterclass, which was completed with another break of Berdych's serve.
Roger will now play the winner of the other semi-final between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and John Isner on Sunday. A win would be just the second time for Roger to lift the trophy in Paris - his only triumph so far is at Roland Garros at the French Open in 2009.
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Deputies: Stolen change jams machine at Bi-Lo in Union, leads to arrest of three suspects
Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 4:53 p.m.
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A jammed change machine at a grocery store helped Union officers track down suspects thought to have broken into a resident's home on Tuesday.
Wendell Brannon, 29, of 121 Woodlawn Ave., Union; Latevin Brannon, 21, of 439 Eisontown Road, Jonesville; and Markese Gregory, 19, of 112 Glenn Lane, Jonesville; have been charged by the Union County Sheriff's Office with first-degree burglary and grand larceny, according to a written statement.
Sheriff's deputies responded to a Bird Street home on Tuesday and spoke to the resident, who said he returned home at about 7:30 a.m. to find the back door had been forced open. Taken from the home were a men's gold watch, a silver watch, assorted jewelry, a 47-inch TV and $700 in change, according to deputies.
Union Public Safety officers also received a call that the change machine inside Bi-Lo had been vandalized. Deputies responded with Union Public Safety officers and spoke to an employee about the vandalism to the machine, officers said.
The employee stated that three men came into the store with a large amount of loose change with leaves it, causing the change machine to jam. While on the scene, deputies reviewed the video and identified one suspect as Wendell Brannon, according to the sheriff's office.
After the machine jammed, Bi-Lo employees told the suspects to come back at 11 a.m. to pick up their money because they would have to fix the machine jam. At about 10:30 a.m., store employees told officers that the suspects had returned to the store, and deputies were able to stop the suspects.
The driver of the car gave consent to search the vehicle, and officers found the gold watch under a baby seat located in the back near where Wendell Brannon was sitting, according to the sheriff's office. The victim identified the watch as being the one stolen from his home.
All the stolen items, valued at more than $2,000, were recovered.
Gregory, Wendell Brannon and Latevin Brannon have been denied bond and remain at the Union County jail.
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EXETER — An Exeter teenager is facing charges that he chased after a woman with a drywall hammer during a domestic dispute in September.
Thatcher Perreault, 19, of McKinley Street, was arrested Sept. 26 after officers responded to his residence to investigate the incident.
He was charged with criminal threatening, a Class B felony, as well criminal trespassing, a Class A misdemeanor.
The threatening charge rises to the level of a felony due to the involvement of the hammer, which could potentially be used as a deadly weapon, according to Exeter Police Capt. Stephan Poulin.
Perreault's bail was set at $10,000 cash when he was arrested. After going before a judge, his bail was reduced to $1,000 cash. He was indicted by a superior court grand jury in January.
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Report: EU Energy Funds Misspent
The European Union has spent almost €5 billion since 2000 to fund national investments in energy efficiency, hoping to cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions.
But a new report from the European Court of Auditors,which monitors how EU money is spent, found that most of the money has, at best, not followed the prescribed priorities.
The Court looked at the Czech Republic, Italy and Lithuania, the three countries that have received the highest EU contributions for investments in energy efficiency since 2007.
Monday's report said those states mismanaged the money, but it also blamed the European Commission — the EU executive that establishes the funding programs — for failing to properly prepare plans for the expenditures.
The main problem, the auditors found, was that the investments were not spent in the most cost-effective way. The countries did not focus on the public buildings that could deliver the maximum savings, but rather on those that most urgently needed renovation, the report concluded.
From the executive summary:
"Although all the audited projects produced the planned physical output, such as replaced windows and doors or insulated walls and roofs, the cost in relation to the potential energy savings was high. A more important consideration than energy efficiency was the need to refurbish public buildings. While the projects audited aimed at saving energy and improving comfort, they did not generate a good ratio between energy savings and the corresponding investment cost."
The Court said the payback period for those investments averaged 50 years and extended far beyond that in some cases. In one instance, the renovation of the Klaipėda Tourism School in Lithuania, the planned payback time will be 156 years, according to the report.
That means the investment is ultimately wasted, because the average lifetime of the refurbished parts is far shorter than that. Even the lifetime of buildings is sometimes shorter, the Court noted.
An accompanying press release was even more explicit. Here's a quote from Harald Wögerbauer, the Court member responsible for the report:
"None of the projects we looked at had a needs assessment or even an analysis of the energy savings potential in relation to investments. The Member States were essentially using this money to refurbish public buildings while energy efficiency was, at best, a secondary concern."
To avoid repeating the problems, the Court suggested that energy efficiency projects receiving EU funding should be constantly monitored to assess their cost-effectiveness. It also recommended that the selection of projects should be transparent and the European Commission should set a time limit for the payback.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- There are a host of reasons why Giants starter Matt Cain went 11 games without earning a victory before Thursday night.
Lack of run support, one too many mistakes here and there, bad luck, coincidence, you name it, seemingly conspired against Cain throughout the longest drought of his career.
On Thursday night in a 6-4 win over the Miami Marlins, Cain overcame a shaky start, then settled down the final five innings he pitched and notched his first victory since Aug. 17, 2013, when he also beat the Marlins.
"That says a lot about him," manager Bruce Bochy said of Cain overcoming two home runs and 3-0 and 4-1 deficits within the first three innings. "He didn't cave in. It wasn't a very auspicious start."
Jeremy Affeldt and Sergio Romo recorded the final four outs in relief of Cain. But, make no mistake, this win had as much to do with Cain as anyone or anything.
The Giants extended their lead over the idle Colorado Rockies in the National League West to four games with their fourth victory in five games.
For a while, it looked as if Cain was headed for his fourth loss of the season and 12th straight start without a victory.
Derek Dietrich and Garrett Jones homered in the first two innings to put Miami up 3-0. In the third, Cain escaped a second-and-third situation with one out, and the Marlins leading 4-1, without further damage.
Catcher Buster Posey called that the turning point of the game.
"Getting out of that gave him some confidence," Posey said, "and he was able to build off of that."
Cain retired 16 of 19 batters -- he allowed only one hit during this stretch -- before he allowed a two-out double in the eighth.
By that time, the Giants had turned a three-run deficit into a 6-4 lead.
"He gives up two home runs the first two innings, four runs in the first three innings, and here he is pitching in the eighth inning," Bochy said. "You don't see that very often. It says a lot about him, his makeup and his toughness."
Affeldt and Romo made certain that Cain walked into the clubhouse with a victory for a change.
"It had been a long time," said Cain, who had a 3.34 ERA during his winless streak.
The Giants were 1-5 in Cain's six starts this season, making things even worse, he said.
"I felt like I wasn't contributing," he said. "So, that was nice for these guys to come back and score some runs, then hold them there."
Marlins manager Mike Redmond pleaded his case with the umpires. He was informed that plays in front of the bases aren't reviewable.
So, instead of being out for touching a batted ball in fair territory, Pence got a second chance and made the most of his new life when he bounced a single through the right side later in the at-bat. Posey followed with a two-run double.
Pence said he had no idea where the ball was or whether it hit him in fair territory. He was focused on running hard to first.
"It was kind of a weird foul ball," Pence said. "I was just trying to throw my bat and I'm thinking, 'Don't get your bat in the way.' "
Bochy said Hudson felt tightness in his hip during that game Sunday but that he loosened up well enough to keep pitching.
Bochy finally removed Hudson from the game after six innings, and 78 pitches, as a precautionary measure.
"I'm glad we did," Bochy said.
Yusmeiro Petit will start Friday night in Hudson's place, Bochy said. Earlier this season, Petit started two games in place of injured starter Matt Cain.
Hudson, 38, has started eight games in his first season with the Giants. He is 4-2 with a 2.09 ERA. He started at least 21 games in all but one of his first 15 seasons in the majors.
"We think he'll be fine to make the next start," Bochy said, "if we do give him a few extra days here."
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Tarek Mehanna, convicted of translating political and religious thoughts into English, taking unpopular positions in Internet discussions, traveling with questionable intent to Yemen and back, and showing disrespect to 9/11, is serving a 17-year sentence in federal prison.
A jury was convinced that if you add up all those activities formerly protected by the First Amendment, add a narrative about a "media wing of al-Qaida" – not that Mehanna ever had any contact with the real al-Qaida – and season with war-on-terror hysteria, you can call it "material support" for a terrorist organization.
Yesterday, a court of appeals doubled the injustice (background here and here).
The three-judge panel bought into war-on-terror exceptionalism. It called terrorism �the modern-day equivalent of the bubonic plague� and an �existential threat,� justifying �fierce� efforts by the government to fight it.
The opinion, written by Judge Bruce Selya, said the court must �patrol the fine line between vital national security concerns and forbidden encroachments on constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and association.�
But they didn't patrol that line, they trampled it. They let a prosecutor looking for a Muslim scalp and a jury willing to devalue the Bill of Rights put someone to jail for his criticism of America's military adventures. An appeals court can wipe clean the smudges a bad trial leave on the justice system. This court turned that smudge into an indelible strain.
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quasifoto wrote: Direct action really shouldn't be called violent! That's a bullshit label for it. Especially in the case here where it's used to save animals and no one is harmed. Violence on inanimate objects is just different. All the government agencies that label the ALF terrorist are complete bullshit anyway. If slaves were still around and people were fighting to free them, the government would be watching those activists too.
great post so far.
Quote: I think it is about control, or organized voilence vs not.
August Spies wrote: that does a scientific study that states that animal use is wrong and i will look at the data. until then show me a valid, rational argument that supports violence in protest of animal exploitation.
wow what the hell are you trying to say.
1st. saying animal use is wrong is a MORAL JUDGEMENT. It is not a scientific judgement in any way, no science study is going to find out that exploitation of cows has 54.9% wrogness or some shit.
2. okay ill give you an argument. If one were to believe that all animals deserve the same rights as humans you could say what is being done to animals is completely morally wrong. If so, animal exploiters are wrong and it is RIGHT for you to free animals just as right as it is for you to go and free slaves from the south. If this requires some violence it can be morally justifited. Just as slaves would be morally justified in using violence to stop slavery.
Quote: as i pointed out earlier. in a capatilist society, violence against property can be interpereted as violence against the title holder.
Quote: and oh yeah.. my mom wears fur sometimes.. not cause we're rich (haha.. so far from it) or anythign like that.. it's just that she has one or two nice fur coats from like 30 years ago.. and some times people make asshole comments to her.. that shit pisses me off.. if someone were to do that with me there i'd knock them the phuck out..
1) if you are an american citizen you are contractually bound to obey the laws of this society. this is not an opinion this is fact! if you disobey the laws, the government and the society WILL take action.
Quote: 2) intentional property damage and destruction is violent! this is not opinion this is true by definition!
Quote: 3) in america the current economic system is capatalism. in this system the citizens are allowed the to obtain any property that they desire, as long as they have the means too.
Quote: 4) because the american society is capatalist, the citizens have banded together and said that the intentional destruction of thier property is considered an attack on the individual and should be outlawed.
Quote: 5) the willingful destruction of anothers property is outlawed in america.
Quote: because you are not obeying the rules of the society that they belong too.
Quote: you will have to go against the government,
Quote: if you are RATIONal human being, then how can you condone the use of violence as a method for revolution.
Quote: especially when there is a system in place that allows you to achieve your goals without the use of violence.


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- Herhold: Santa Clara County supervisors should appoint Shirakawa's replacement
- Mar 5:
- Mercury News editorial: Election to replace Shirakawa best choice
- Santa Clara County's District 2 will elect a new supervisor
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- Mercury News editorial: Shirakawa opening probably will require special election
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- Shirakawa's exit highlights county's rules for succession
SAN JOSE -- Santa Clara County leaders moved quickly from shock over the Friday arrest and sudden resignation of Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr. to the now-urgent question of who should fill his District 2 seat and when.
Shirakawa, 51, has agreed to plead guilty later this month to multiple felony charges that he abused public funds and political donations. Facing up to a year in jail, the supervisor last week blamed gambling addiction and depression for his crimes.
Now, supporters of Shirakawa's constituents -- who include many of the county's poorest residents -- say they should not have to suffer a lack of representation as a result. They want someone appointed quickly, so the district is well-positioned as supervisors approach critical budget talks in the coming months. But others see an election as the best way to hear the people's voice.
Yet another camp sees a bright, if unexpected, side of Shirakawa's dramatic downfall: A woman could soon join the all-male board, which has no female member for the first time in 37 years.
"Very often, opportunity arises when it's least expected," said former supervisor Susanne Wilson, 84.
At a meeting Tuesday, supervisors will vote on the two options before them: appointing someone to the District 2 seat, or scheduling an election between now and June 25.
Board president Ken Yeager has so far pushed for an election, allowing citizens to choose their representative rather than someone the board hand picks.
But in a feverish flurry of calls and emails Monday, community activists sought a third alternative -- appointing someone until an election is held. Shirakawa's predecessors Blanca Alvarado and Dan McCorquodale were approached and both said they'd be willing to step in for a short time through the May budget hearings. But by day's end, the option of an interim appointee appeared to be on shaky legal ground.
"The timing is not ideal," said Andrea Flores Shelton, who lives in District 2 and worked for both Alvarado and Shirakawa before she left his office last year. But whatever option supervisors choose, she added, "the community's voice must be represented during a $4 billion budget deliberation that impacts our community the most."
Patricia Gardner, executive director of the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits, agreed, noting that District 2 constituents are among the most desperate for county services -- from immigrant assistance to public health care and senior nutrition. "There's not a service that's provided in this county that's not provided in District 2," she said. "Each district has a representative, but who's going to be there for District 2?"
A number of the potential candidates would begin to even up the board's gender imbalance. Two prospective supervisorial candidates are former San Jose City Councilwoman Cindy Chavez, and Blanca Alvarado's daughter, Teresa Alvarado, who now works for the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
"I do believe it's a very sad and almost tragic way for this to happen," recently termed-out Supervisor Liz Kniss said of Shirakawa's downfall. "But it ironically could mean that a woman could be back in that office again -- right now it's out of whack."
With all eyes on the next steps for the supervisor's seat, the District 2 office had another shake-up. Shirakawa's former chief of staff Eddie Garcia was dismissed by the county Friday, and a new employee -- Vanessa Compean -- began her first day Monday under the oddest of circumstances.
County officials would not elaborate on Garcia's dismissal, which ends his four-year tenure and his $139,998.56 annual salary. But Karyn Sinunu-Towery, assistant district attorney, said that although her office investigated the roles Shirakawa staffers may have played in his spending of public finds at casinos, golf courses and upscale eateries, Garcia was not found to be complicit.
As Shirakawa tried to pass off his misspent public funds by submitting "missing receipt memos," Garcia tried, unsuccessfully, to get him to submit the required paperwork, she said: "We believe that Mr. Garcia tried to get detailed receipts from Shirakawa and was unable to."
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Saw this on Gawker: How to Be the Most Helpful Slave You Can Be for Me and My Baby
Quote from: Miss Misery on November 09, 2012, 07:22:32 PMSaw this on Gawker: How to Be the Most Helpful Slave You Can Be for Me and My BabyOh my goodness. I would want to be far, far away from this person when baby arrives...
I hope its a joke, but sadly, I know of a lot of people who would think nothing of doing something like that. I really hope if she was serious, no one takes her up on her offer!
Do people really need this much support just because they had a baby?
This has to be a joke! ......Please tell me it's a joke? I'd probably assume it was a joke if I saw it, because even the most arrogant people I know aren't this arrogant. If someone sent me something like this and they were serious about it, I wouldn't even dignify it with a response.
All in all, it too more than 15 minutes for an order of less than a dozen items. It must have taken them over 45 minutes to do their whole order, since they were mostly done by the time I got behind them.
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A group dedicated to remembering the contributions of Meridian's Jimmie Rodgers is looking for a few good performers.
The Jimmie Rodgers Society Tuesday announced its 2010 Echo Award Video Song Contest.
The group is looking for the best renditions of Jimmie Rodgers' songs in three age groups, under 18, 18-50 and over 50.
The organization is taking submissions until Oct. 15, 2010.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on April 19th that it has approved a new mechanism for financing transmission lines to connect renewable energy facilities to the power grid. The new approach, proposed by the California Independent System Operator (ISO), allows the transmission system owner to cover the cost of a new transmission line through charges assessed against all the users of the transmission system. When a new renewable energy facility such as a wind power plant connects to the new transmission line, the facility will start paying its share of the cost based on how much of the transmission line's capacity it is using. Other transmission system users will continue to pay the cost of any unused capacity on the line until the line is fully subscribed, that is, until new facilities have signed up to use the full capacity of the line. The decision was hailed by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), which notes that the new financing model will make it much easier to extend transmission lines to areas with ample renewable energy resources. See the FERC and AWEA press releases and the full FERC decision (PDF 153 KB). Download Adobe Reader.


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When dicussing wisdom from the point of view of compassion, the Sanskrit term often used is bodhicitta, which has been variously translated as "enlightened mind," "the heart of the enlightened state of mind," or simply "awakened heart." Bodhicitta is said to have two aspects, one absolute and one relative. Absolute bodhicitta is the term applied to whatever state is considered ultimate or fundamental in a given Buddhist tradition - the experience of the groundlessness of sunyata or the (positively defined) sudden glimpse of the natural, awake state itself. Relative bodhicitta is that fundamental warmth toward teh phenomenal world that practitioners report arises from absolute experience and that manifests iteself as concern for the welfare of others beyond merely naive compassion.
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MARTINEZ -- A 22-year-old man convicted in the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape testified Thursday that he saw his former co-defendant Jose Montano on top of the 16-year-old victim for "like two seconds."
"Two seconds, three, four, five -- it wasn't even a minute," said Manuel Ortega, who's serving a 32-year prison sentence at Mule Creek State Prison for the Oct. 24, 2009, attack in which a sophomore girl was beaten, raped and otherwise sexually abused for as much as 2½ hours in a dark campus courtyard after she left the school's homecoming dance and drank a near-fatal amount of brandy.
Montano, 22, of Richmond, and 20-year-old Pinole resident Marcelles Peter are on trial on gang rape charges that call for a life prison sentence. Ortega is one of two former co-defendants who took a plea deal that requires him to testify at all future proceedings.
Ortega on Wednesday testified that Montano "raped" the girl. On Thursday, it was less clear what exactly he saw.
"He was on top of her for two seconds, and he just left," Ortega said. He noted that he saw Montano go "up and down."
"Did you see his pants down?" an attorney asked.
"I don't know," he replied.
The testimony is crucial to Montano's defense, which is that he got on top of her but didn't have sex with her or even unzip his pants.
In trial opening statements, prosecutor John Cope told the jury that there will be testimony that Montano's DNA was found on a condom wrapper retrieved from the crime scene, and that he was seen running around saying, "Where's that condom?" after raping the girl.
Ortega was a 19-year-old Point Richmond resident when he was arrested running away from the crime scene with the victim's DNA on him. He had dropped out of Treasure Island Job Corps two years earlier and was scraping by panhandling and stealing things that he could sell, he said.
He said he would frequently hang out and drink in the Richmond High School courtyard; he didn't know that there was a dance happening that night until after the fact.
Over his two days of testimony, he admitted to ripping off the victim's clothes after she fell down drunk, trying to force her to give him oral sex, and hitting her and dragging her around the courtyard with Ari Morales, who also took a plea deal. He said he did not see Peter at the scene.
However, Ortega's testimony was not without inconsistencies.
When asked how many people raped the girl, Ortega replied, "Just two, me and Jose."
But then when asked immediately afterward whether he raped or had sex with the girl, Ortega said, "No."
Ortega repeated that he was "very drunk" that night and that he wasn't in "a right state of mind" when he gave his statements to police.
"I didn't rape her," Ortega said.
"So if you are forcing oral copulation within a minute of someone raping her, you don't think you have anything to do with (the rape)?" Cope asked.
"No," he replied.
The trial continues Monday morning.
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In 2013, Crain's held its seventh CFO of the Year Awards. The finalists were featured in Crain's Detroit Business May 27 issue and also on the Web. We gathered all the winners and finalists for one stellar, energetic evening where the winners of CFO of the Year were unveiled. The 2011 event attracted a crowd of over 400 attendees.
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz made news last week after reportedly telling shareholder Tom Strobhar "fuck you!" - not in so many words - after Strobhar questioned Schultz on the company's support for marriage equality, suggesting that he simply sell his shares if he didn't like Starbucks' stance on the issue.
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We want to embrace diversity - of all kinds. If you feel, respecfully, that you can get a higher return than the 38% you got last year, it's a free country. You can sell your shares at Starbucks and buy shares at another company. Thank you very much.
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11 Makeup Mistakes You Don't Realize You're Making
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We confess: "I've totally over-tweezed my eyebrows," says associate editor Alexis. "What usually happens is this: I try to clean up the strays and notice a few stragglers on the end. I remove a few hairs from the end, and then think it looks uneven. Before I know it, half my eyebrow is missing. On both sides. This is why I get them threaded -- professionally."
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I used to always wear black eyeliner all day, everyday. But lately I've been using brown eyeliner and I completely agree.
by jessielynn17 Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:49AM Report as inappropriate
I agree with most of the tips. I do a smoky eye often, and really like black eyeliner in my water line once and a while.
by Dee Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 05:11PM Report as inappropriate
oh boy i agree with some of these tips.
by Yecenia Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 05:11PM Report as inappropriate
Lol, as I read this I am wearing a smoky eye consisting mainly of blue eye shadow. For my foundation, I did a light contour for my cheekbones. I pencil in my eyebrows because the are already full with only a few minor imperfections. And to top it off, I'm wearing black eyeliner! (It's daytime) However, I am complemented often on my makeup. So I agree with some of these, but others, not at all.
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Some of these tips I agree with and some I don't.
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I use black eyeliner in the day time and it works for me.
by rna Friday, March 29, 2013 at 07:54AM Report as inappropriate
yes we all have different opinions.. from "make-up should be whatever you prefer" to "maybe I do use to much bronzer" but this article is for woman who are trying to achieve the most natural (I barely try at all and still look flawless look) these are clearly tips to not looking like fake barbie dolls. Now if you like your your eyes to look like Rocky got mad at them, and your eyebrows to look like you get them waxed weekly and let your daughter play artist.. by all means do your thing... Me on the other hand would love to learn how to look like im wearing absolutley NOTHING... (:
by ElizabethCoral Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 06:09PM Report as inappropriate
I love blue eye makeup as well...may not b for every1 but i love colored mascara ...Chanel's mascara in purple is super cute at tips of lashes too
by farrah11 Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 09:01PM Report as inappropriate
i love some of the tips but wow i disagree with #3 i love blue eyeshadow in my eyes #8 i use pencil for my eyebrows with a little bit of brown eyeshadow #9 wearing black eyeliner i love black eyeliner i can wear it all day..great article but i debate for #3 #8 #9
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hit and miss for me, i love some of these tips while some are up for debate, i use pencil for my brows and it works better than shadows/brow powders.
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VAIL, Colorado - A longtime local died Monday night after being sick for several days with flu-like symptoms.
Ben Matthews was a popular and well known member of Sweet Basil's staff.
The cause of death has not yet been determined, said Kara Bettis, Eagle County coroner.
Friends said he was suffering from the flu and went to the doctor Saturday because he was having trouble breathing. They said they were discussing Monday whether he should go to the hospital.
He was found Monday night, friends said.
"The world lost an amazing man today," said Lisa Marie Palmieri on Matthews' Facebook page.
Matthews was the oldest of five children. Two of his brothers, Nic and Nate, also worked with the Sweet Basil company.
"Words cannot express the feelings I have right now. I am still in shock ... I love you to the moon and back," his sister Desiree Matthews posted on Ben's Facebook page.
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Buckmasters dinner helps handicapped hunters
Published: Friday, October 11, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 11, 2013 at 8:11 p.m.
Banquets for hunting and fishing organizations are common at this time of the year. Most donate the proceeds of their banquets to conservation efforts, such as habitat restoration or research.
When: 5 p.m. Oct. 24
Where: Bryant Conference Center
Why: To raise money to assist handicapped and seriously ill hunters
Cost: $35 for individuals, $45 for couples, children under 16 admitted free with a paying adult
Sponsorships: Gold, $1,000; Silver, $500; Bronze, $300
Tuscaloosa Buckmasters is a little different.
"The chapter here turns the money over to Buckmasters American Deer Foundation," said David Sullivan, one of the organizers of Tuscaloosa Buckmasters' annual banquet. "We use that money to help children with various illnesses and disabilities to do wish type hunts."
The Tuscaloosa Buckmasters 2013 Disabled Hunters Banquet will be at 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Bryant Conference Center. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.
The event includes dinner, raffles, games, prizes, auction and adult beverages. All proceeds will go to assisting handicapped hunters or hunters with serious or terminal illnesses.
Sponsorships are still available for available for individuals and companies. It costs $300 to be a Bronze sponsor $500 to be a Silver sponsor and $1,000 to become a Gold sponsor.
For tickets, contact Robbie Miller at 205-393-8398. The cost is $35 for individuals and $45 for couples. Children 16 and under will be admitted free with a paying adult.
When Sullivan was a teenager, he was struck by a car while riding a motorcycle. His leg had to be amputated.
Sullivan began hunting with his friends, but most of them were hunting in Wildlife Management Areas where the roads are closed off. Sullivan learned that access to the better hunting spots was difficult without a vehicle.
Then he went on a hunt on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land for handicapped hunters.
"Back in '89, they used to do hunts for people with disabilities at Riverside Park in West Greene," Sullivan said. "I took part in a hunt down there and met some people who wanted to form a statewide organization."
They formed Alabama Handicapped Sportsmen with Sullivan as the point man. Five years later, Buckmasters hired him to work with handicapped and seriously ill hunters.
Now, Buckmasters American Deer Foundation helps handicapped hunters or hunters with serious or terminal illnesses gain access to hunting on private land.
"In that 24 years, through what I did with Alabama Handicapped Sportsmen and Buckmasters, we're looking at 6,000 hunters who have been through programs I've been involved with," Sullivan said.
The experiences are memorable, he said.
"We had a young man come in, his name was Conner, from Indiana," Sullivan said. "He had brain cancer. He took a deer with Clay Kornegay, one of our members. It was his first deer, he was 12.
"We had two young ladies from Florida come in who had cancer. They hunted for several days with various landowners. They hunted with Sheree Gilmore, owner of The Rack Shack Taxidermy.
"One of the kids that we took through the chapter last year was a local young man who was autistic. He got an 8-point and a doe all in one afternoon. We paid for all of these with the money we raised."
Another need the organization addresses is the adaptive equipment that handicapped hunters need. Many can't see well or can't hold a gun. There is technology to assist them, but it's expensive.
"Motorized gun units with video display run about $3,000," Sullivan said. "Most of them can't hold a weapon. They control and fire the gun with a joy stick and a button."
The West Alabama community has been very helpful over the years, Sullivan said. In addition to donating money, landowners share their property and their time to help handicapped hunters.
"Some states don't even have a rifle season," Sullivan said. "I bring kids from here from all over the country because of the opportunities we have here."
For Sullivan, it's extremely rewarding work.
"You're doing something to help someone else, but you're the one that gets the blessing in return," Sullivan said.
He draws inspiration from the people he works with.
"A lot of the strength I have and the courage I have after doing this that long comes from the people I work with," Sullivan said. "When you see these kids that have a very low chance of surviving and they have the greatest attitude and a smile on their face, it amazes me and gives me hope in my own situation."
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Officials seek your opinion for master plan
Published: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 8:41 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 8:41 a.m.
Lafourche government is asking residents for their vision of the parish 20 years into the future.
The parish is developing a comprehensive plan meant to guide development.
Terrebonne Parish has had such a plan since 1975 and is completing an update.
Once complete, the Lafourche plan, like the one in Terrebonne, will not hold the force of law but will guide public officials' decisions.
"It is not intended to tell private property owners what they can and can't do," Parish President Charlotte Randolph said.
Randolph noted the plan will see the most use by the parish's Planning Commission, which oversees the division of land in Lafourche.
The plan will lay out the vision for roads, bridges, flood protection, economic development and land use. It will also articulate how the parish should reach such goals in the coming decades, said Jeffery Leuenberger, Lafourche's senior planner.
The plan is intended to guide for both developers and government.
"One of the goals here is to insure infrastructure is invested wisely," Randolph said. "You wouldn't want to invest in building a bunch of roads in an area that can't be developed."
Randolph noted the plan will be helpful in negotiating with potential developers, ensuring projects mesh with the overall vision.
For existing businesses, Leuenberger said the plan will identify the strengths that drive Lafourche and hopefully identify ways to bolster those strengths.
For new developments, it gives outside businesses an idea of where the parish is moving to ensure their contribution fits within what the community wants and can handle, Leuenberger said.
Given Lafourche's proximity to the coast and the realities of rising seas and sinking land, Leuenberger said, sustainability will play a major role in the plan.
Both Randolph and Leuenberger said community input is vital.
"If you are a taxpayer, wouldn't you want to know what the government is going to be doing for the next 20 years," Leuenberger asked.
This week, Lafourche residents can give their opinion via a series of workshops. All run from 6 to 8 p.m.
Here's the schedule:
n Today, Nicholls State University Student Union.
n Wednesday, Lafourche Government Complex, 4876 La. 1 in Mathews.
n Thursday, Lafourche Government Complex, 16241 E. Main St. in Galliano.
"We want this to focus on what the community wants, what they see as strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for the parish," Leuenberger said.
The parish is partnering with the Center for Planning Excellence, a Baton Rouge firm specializing in community development.
The process is still in its infancy and is expected to take about a year to complete, Leuenberger said.
For details on the plan and how to participate, log onto planlafourche.org.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) " Pope Francis warned Thursday that it would be "catastrophic" for world leaders to let special interest groups get in the way of a global agreement to curb fossil fuel emissions as he brought his environmental message to the heart of Africa on the eve of make-or-break climate change talks in Paris.
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Tom Taylor and Robson Rocha's "Earth 2 Annual" #1 is "a great example of comic storytelling" that explores Earth 2 Batman's origin.
While the New 52's "Earth 2" stands in the shadow of DC Comics' classic Earth-Two, Tom Bondurant argues the series "needs to be its own thing."
Tom Taylor shares details about changes coming to "Earth 2," with hints at Batman's new identity and an even bigger character to come.
Tom Taylor makes his "Earth 2" debut, joining artist Nicola Scott on issue #17 - just in time for Superman's rise from the grave!
Courtesy of DC Comics, CBR presents an advance preview of "Earth 2" #17, the beginning of a brand new story from Tom Taylor, Nicola Scott & Trevor Scott. On 11/6, only Batman can save Earth!
This week, Earth 2 is ordered to "Obey," Mara finds her place among the stars, the Center for Deadly Disease Control gets official, "Morning Glories" gets romantic and Wolverine goes sci-fi.
With "Batwoman" making wedded heroes a hot-button issue again, CBR examines the dissolution of superhero marriages at the hands of cosmic forces, magic, divorce and outright retcons.
James Robinson and Steve Pugh help kick off the third wave of Marvel NOW! with "All-New Invaders," the writer's first ongoing comic assignment since leaving DC Comics and "Earth 2" in May.
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Singapore drops contempt charges after cartoonist apologizes, removes strips! Viz Media executives talk manga, changing market and digital! Tom Taylor on DC's "Earth 2"! Plus much more!
DC Comics has given CBR an exclusive preview of "Earth 2" #15 by James Robinson, Nicola Scott & Trevor Scott. The war against the forces of Steppenwolf intensifies August 7.
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James Robinson boards the CBR yacht to discuss his newly announced Dynamite series, "Grand Passion," his departure from DC Comics and "Earth 2," the upcoming "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" TV pilot and more.
This week, Earth-2 braces for war, Legion plays with (nesting) dolls, Deadpool sets his sights on himself, Spider-Man casts a long shadow and who's the scaliest of them all?
Doug Zawisza gives "Earth 2" #14 4 stars, saying the DC Comics series by James Robinson and Nicola Scott is "another installment in a collection of enjoyable world-building stories."
Writer Paul Levitz talks to CBR News about his plans for Desaad and DC Comics' Villains Month, including how the villain ties into "Worlds' Finest" and the Earth 2 corner of the New 52.
DC Comics has announced "Injustice: Gods Among Us" digital comic writer Tom Taylor will take over "Earth 2" from James Robinson beginning with issue #17 in October.
CBR News spoke with Matt Kindt about the one-shots he's writing for DC Comics' Villains Month as he digs into the origins and motivations fueling Solomon Grundy, Harley Quinn and Deadshot.
DC Comics has released a preview of "Earth 2" #13 by James Robinson, Yildiray Cinar and Rob Hunter. Captain Steel makes his debut while the mysterious new Batman lends Hawkgirl a batarang June 5.
Doug Zawisza gives "Earth 2 Annual" #1 by James Robinson and Cafu 4 stars, saying the introduction of the new Earth 2 Batman "continues the process of building the world and succeeds quite nicely in doing so."
Writer James Robinson abruptly announced his departure from "Earth 2" and DC Comics earlier this evening, stating that issue #16 of the series is currently his last project at the publisher.
DC Comics has released two new pages from "Earth 2 Annual" #1 by James Robinson and CAFU that tease the first appearance of the alternate universe's new Batman. The issue hits stores May 29.
This month's Fan Questions marks the final installment of CBR and DC Comics' B&B column, with Bob Harras and Bobbie Chase answering queries about "Earth 2," "All-Star Batman & Robin" and creator diversity.
James Robinson spent some time with CBR TV, promising big things for the new Earth 2 Batman, saying the character will have a huge impact on the entire DCU, finding himself post-"Starman" and more.
Courtesy of DC Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Earth 2" #11 by James Robinson and Nicola Scott. In the wake of Dr. Fate, more unexpected heroes appear on Earth 2 April 3.
James Robinson took fan questions during his spotlight panel at WonderCon 2013, diving into the inner workings of "Earth 2," hinting at a crossover with the main DCU in 2014 and more
DC Comics has released a first look at CAFU's colored art from the introduction of a new Batman in "Earth 2 Annual" #1 written by James Robinson. The issue hits stores May 29.
"Worlds' Finest" writer Paul Levitz and "Earth 2" writer James Robinson spoke with CBR News about building the New 52 multiverse, Darkseid and Damian Wayne's death.
San Francisco's Comix Experience robbed at gunpoint! Scholar gives her account of research into Fredric Wertham! James Robinson on the new Doctor Fate! The return of Dr. Mirage! Plus much more!
The writer of "Earth 2" sat down at the Emerald City Comicon for an intimate chat about his upcoming Image comic, reintroducing Golden Age characters in a modern setting, why Alan Scott is gay and more.
DC Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive first look at the May solicitations for the publisher's Justice League titles, including "Justice League of America" #4, "Green Arrow" #20 and more.
Doug Zawisza gives "Earth 2" #7 4 stars, saying writer James Robinson and artist Yildiray Cinar "bolster the pace with significant character moments and pleasant surprises."
James Robinson discusses the shift in power coming to "Earth 2" as Fury is set to make her New 52 debut and hints at what readers can expect of the series' next major arc, which features the new Doctor Fate.
DC executives Bob Wayne and John Cunningham are back to discuss the performance of the New 52's #0 month in September including the line's overall future, plus exclusive digital sales rankings show a "Dark Knight" bump for Frank Miller.
DC has released a preview for "Earth 2" #5 written by James Robinson with art by Nicola Scott. The battle against Solomon Grundy and the Grey continues October 3.
DC has announced "Teen Titans" artist Yildiray Cinar will fill in for Nicola Scott on James Robinson's "Earth 2" starting in December with issue #7. Plus, a first look at Cinar's cover for "Earth 2" #8.
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DC Comics has provided CBR an exclusive preview of "Earth 2" #0. On September 5, series writer James Robinson answers some of the secrets of the DCU's alternate reality while introducing a few more!
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I would love to think Haleyesque football means we do whatever it takes to win and switch up the formula based on the opponent but the AFCW looked like they had Haley figured out last year.
It wasn't game plan, but execution...
Not only in the AFCN games last year, but also the NE game in 2011...
His offense has looked completey different everywhere he has been, based on the peices available.
Sure Ben has an arm and Wallace was fast but we DONT have a great pass blocking oline. Thus the terndancy toward short passes.
He went from air Zona, to ground and pound KC, to what we had.
It was fine before the injury Dizz.
You mentioned the nati game. We did not do a dink and dunk at all.
Three deep passes to Wallace alone. Here are throws set Wallaces way that day:
1st quarter (6:26) (No Huddle) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete deep left to 17-M.Wallace. Coverage by #23 Newman.
2nd quarter (13:26) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete deep left to 17-M.Wallace. Coverage by #24 Jones.
3rd quarter(7:44) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short left to 17-M.Wallace to CIN 29 for 13 yards (24-A.Jones).
4th quarter (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass deep right intended for 17-M.Wallace INTERCEPTED by 20-R.Nelson at CIN 44.
Brown had a touchdown on a deep throw.
The Steelers Yards Per Completion of 16 that day would lead the league BY THREE YARDS if spread over a season DESPITE the deep drops that dont figue in.
Similarly the Cowboys AND Tenn games you metioned had a YPC that bested the league high average of 13.0 YPC of the unstoppable Panthers.
Of the games mentioned, only the Denver game was what one might call dink and dunk.
As a reminder... Ben didn't like it either...
Ben Roethlisberger didn't love the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense last season under new coordinator Todd Haley.
After a mediocre season and a poor offensive performance, the Steelers haven't just changed offensive personnel, they've tweaked the playbook. And Big Ben is happy to see those changes.
"There's been some changes this offseason in some of the offensive philosophies, playbook and some things that I think are good," Roethlisberger said Tuesday via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "It's some compromise from all the different position coaches, the running back coaches, the line, and quarterback coaches. I think we've taken a little bit of everything and made it a lot better."
Last year, Roethlisberger was vocally critical of what he called a "dink-and-dunk" offense. His frustration boiled over after a December loss to the Dallas Cowboys, when he questioned the play calling.
Entering his 10th season with the Steelers, Roethlisberger wouldn't let on to exactly what sort of changes were made to the offense -- throwing vertical more frequently?
"You'll have to wait until the first game," he said.
Of course Ben was asked about life without wide receiver Mike Wallace, but sounded ready to focus on the revamped playbook.
"Obviously, we're going to miss Mike as a person, friend and teammate," Roethlisberger said. "(But) we've got to be ready to move on."
the point is, your franchise QB doesn't like your system and calls it ineffective, it's ineffective. u guys can argue to the contrary all you want, but, Ben's opinion trumps every one of ya.
Ben also disliked the playcalling of the coaches who produced the Steelers best regular season record with Ben as QB in 2004 and his best playoff run in 2005.
Ben would call for a big receiver and had smurfs excel while being nothing but complimentary of his putrid oline.
Ben complained about dink and dunk after the Cowboy game? Really?
His first pass was an incomplete bomb to Wallace
Threw a second incomplete deep ball to Wallace on second possesion of the game
Completed a 60 yard bomb to Wallace in the third.
Ben completed 24 passes for 339 yards.....Dink and dunk?
Does Ben need to throw deep on every play to be happy?
We lost because of "dink and dunk?"
How bout being ties a 24 in OT and throwing a HORRIBLE lame duck pass to Wallace that is picked and return to the ONE for a gimme Cowboy FG to win the game?
Dude has a unique skill set and can do things no one else can do, but football smarts aint what makes Ben great.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Richmond County deputies will have new weapons by the end of the month. They're phasing in Tasers to the department, and deputies have been training all week for the new tools.
Road deputies will be the first group to get the new weapons.
"It's going to be great for our department, because it's not only going to protect our officers, it's going to protect people that we're dealing with on a daily basis," said Lt. Robbie Silas.
But first, deputies have to test out the equipment and be shocked themselves.
Sgt. Chris Chavis knows firsthand what a Taser shock feels like. He's been shocked five times, and he says, "It's like having from your eyeballs to your toes being charley horsed. It's probably the worst five seconds you can imagine."
Lt. Silas says, "It's undescribable. It immobilizes you. You just can't do anything. It's five seconds of pure heck."
They say the benefit of getting shocked is knowing what kind of weapon you are dealing with.
"They'll remember the pain they felt and also at the same time, they know what the capabilities of this is," Sgt. Chavis said.
These tools of the trade come with a hefty price tag, though, more than $1,000 a piece.
"There is a head cost when you first get started and going to Tasers. There is an upfront cost," Chavis said.
He says that upfront cost quickly pays for itself by lowering the number of injuries to deputies, as well as suspects.
"So you're saving money in the long run, and you're not hurting your officers," he said.
Everyone in the department will eventually be issued a Taser, but since they are very expensive, they are phasing them in gradually.
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From now through June 2013, Imperfect City town hall planning meetings will bring the public together with visiting scholars to participate in the making of the exhibition. In addition to scholarly presentations, participants in the town hall meetings will be invited to propose criteria and actual plans for an organized and participatory exhibition and city. Ideas and proposals for the exhibition—including a community garden, a restaurant, and city newspaper, for example, will be implemented at the DCCA between March and June 2013. Through these meetings, DCCA visitors ultimately cultivate their own civilization within DCCA walls. Following Alexander de Tocqueville's educational imperative "to teach democracy to know itself, and thereby to direct itself and contain itself," each town hall meeting will be facilitated by DCCA curatorial staff and visiting scholars who will engage in a dialogue with visitors on ideas of democracy in the context of an art exhibition. DCCA staff, scholars, and visitors will plan the Imperfect City exhibition together through the town hall meetings, enabling all participants to share in the creation of knowledge and values for Imperfect City.Representing local and national universities and arts institutions, artists, critics, activists, scholars, and visitors will philosophically address many facets of human life related to creating a city, including architecture, government, urban planning, history, literature, the visual arts, gardening, utopianism, and other subjects.
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Peter Jackson is man who owns the box office with his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the more recent "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."
But with the magnificent documentary "West of Memphis," Jackson reveals the results of his own unexpected journey, from New Zealand to rural Arkansas, where he and an unwavering band of filmmakers, artists and other dissenters challenged the judicial system and won.
The case of the West Memphis Three -- Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, imprisoned as teens in the 1993 murders of three Cub Scouts -- has become widely known through the activism of A-list actors and musicians who took up the cause.
After seeing a previous film on the subject, "Paradise Lost," Jackson and wife Fran Walsh stepped in in 2005, financing their own investigation and enlisting director Amy Berg (the Academy Award-nominated "Deliver Us from Evil") to chronicle the convoluted case and the new findings that were uncovered.
"West of Memphis" is nonfiction filmmaking at its best, a film with a fierce point of view, yet one that doesn't pretend to have all the answers or a monopoly on truth. It beautifully blends the detachment of objective observation with the conviction of informed judgment.
Most importantly, it tells a great story, one that surprises, appalls, riles and gratifies, even as it leaves at least as many questions as it resolves.
The case shocked the people of West Memphis, Ark., where 8-year-olds Michael Moore, Steven Branch and Christopher Byers were found naked and hogtied in a drainage ditch. Two of the boys had drowned, while the third bled to death, his genitals mutilated, evidence prosecutors used to claim they were killed in a satanic ritual.
The suspects were convicted in part on a confession Misskelley later recanted, one filled with conflicting details that critics claim was coaxed and prodded by police interrogators. Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life in prison, while Echols was condemned to death.
After Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's 1996 documentary "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills" questioned the prosecution's case, activists rallied around the suspects. Celebrities jumped in, among them Johnny Depp, Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines and Patti Smith, who all appear in "West of Memphis."
Rallies were held, benefits were staged, appeals were filed. A landscape artist named Lorri Davis began corresponding with Echols, eventually taking the lead in the case and marrying him while he was on death row.
Along with Jackson, interviewed extensively in the documentary, and Walsh, Davis and Echols serve as producers on "West of Memphis," creating an unusual scenario in which filmmakers are part of their own story, with a stake in the outcome that goes far beyond whether Michael Moore ever gets a sit-down with one of the corporate honchos he pursues.
Unequivocally, the film is on the defendants' side, characterizing police and prosecutors as either inept, deceitful, or both. Yet Jackson, Berg and their collaborators are nothing but thorough, providing detailed segments with witnesses who now retract testimony that helped convict the defendants and hiring not just one, but half a dozen, of their own forensics experts, who all dispute evidence presented by prosecutors.
After 18 years in prison, Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley were freed in 2011 after entering guilty pleas that allowed them technically to maintain their innocence. It's a triumphant moment in "West of Memphis," one that likely would not have come to pass without the efforts of the filmmakers.
Like many great dramas, it's an ending that satisfies but also vexes, because the story really isn't over. The film builds a convincing case for the innocence of the West Memphis Three, but it might take some deathbed confession to know what really happened.
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