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Foxtons made a stunning stock market debut today as investors betting on a booming London housing market sent the estate agent's value soaring £140 million within minutes.
The agent — famed for its aggressive sales style and brightly coloured Minis — was already priced at the 230p top end of the range for its heavily oversubscribed offering, valuing the company at £649 million. But the City instantly waded into the stock, sending shares up more than 20%, or 48.75p, to 278.75p — pushing the market cap close to £790 million. More than 50 million shares changed hands in the first hour of trading, dealers said.
Management, including chief executive Michael Brown, were set to make fortunes cashing out part of their 20% stake in the business valued at around £160 million following today's surge.
IG's Chris Beauchamp said: "I can't remember the last time I saw shares in a major company move so much on the first day of trading. Movements of 5% or 6% are common but this is something else." ETX Capital's head of trading, Joe Rundle, also reported high levels of demand as clients "expressed their general bullishness over the UK housing market recovery".
The agent, founded by Jon Hunt,pictured, in 1981, has 42 branches, all but two of which are in London — where prices have risen almost 10% in the past year. Foxtons said in float documents it had identified "at least 60 additional local markets" and plans to open up to 10 branches a year between 2014 and 2018. Between January 2011 and December 2012, Foxtons sold one in every three homes sold in the City, one in four in Ladbroke Grove and one in every five flats sold in Chelsea.
But the wider market outside London is also showing recovery signs as a host of government support schemes boost the property market, including the Bank of England's Funding for Lending scheme and the Government's Help to Buy budget initiative.
The float also represents a belated success for private equity firm BC Partners, which bought the company from Hunt at the peak of the housing market in 2007 for £360 million, but business plunged in the wake of the credit crunch. BC Partners ceded control in 2010, before taking majority ownership again last year with a £50 million cash injection, and it is understood that the company has doubled its investment in the business.
Foxtons is the second major estate agent to float this year, after Countrywide — whose agencies include London's Hamptons and upmarket Sotheby's — returned to public markets after a six-year absence. Countrywide's shares are up more than 60% since its March float. Panmure Gordon's Keith Baird said: "Countrywide is more diversified but Foxtons is a London player. London has become a banker for a lot of international money. For them it is like buying a gold bar."
Brown said: "We welcome our new shareholders to Foxtons and we are looking forward to the next stage in the development of the business as a listed company."
Comment: This debut is only the start of the cycle
Punters have scooped up Foxtons' shares like they were a well-appointed townhouse within reach of good schools. The biggest surprise is that a pushy estate agent didn't pop up at the last moment promising he could secure an even better price than the competition.
This flotation will be seized on by those who fear that a housing bubble is developing.
But if you talk to people in the know in the industry — and not just to ever-optimistic estates agents — supply constraints in the capital mean this is the beginning of the cycle for London, not the end. That doesn't mean Foxtons' shares are a good bet for the long term. I've yet to hear a cogent argument as to why they won't suffer from the usual boom and bust.
Such niggling doubts and a mixed performance from market debutants hasn't been enough to dent investors' appetite for new issues, however.
Concerns that Partnership Assurance might have breached rules on commission payments is embarrassing for a board that is stuffed with City luminaries, including London Stock Exchange chairman Sir Chris Gibson-Smith.
Sheilas' Wheels owner Esure is still driving with a flat tyre, trading well below the offer price at which veteran founder Peter Wood pocketed £200 million.
But the Barclays rights issue and Lloyds share sale show that fund managers have cash to spend — even before the big-money return from Vodafone arrives.
With quality companies such as Merlin, owner of Madame Tussauds and Chessington World of Adventures, preparing to go public, this autumn is set fair for a healthy amount of markets activity.
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Interested in American Jewish identity? Concerned about the waning support of quality Jewish art and culture? Enjoy free events? Us too! Check out " Now What? The future of New Jewish Culture", a town hall-style event taking place on May 15 at 7pm, hosted by the 14th Street Y. Ten experts at the forefront of Jewish culture will discuss topics including funding, identity, innovation.
Now What? The Future of New Jewish Culture takes a critical look at the New Jewish Culture movement of the last ten years and its precarious position today. This town hall-style event takes place May 15 at 7pm and is hosted by the 14th Street Y. "Now What?" is the first event presented by Speakers' Lab, a new public programming initiative of the Posen Foundation U.S., and is presented in collaboration with The Jewish Daily Forward.
After a decade of flourishing Jewish creativity, major Jewish cultural enterprises are being forced to scale back operations or close entirely. Using recent funding cuts as a springboard to examine the most pressing issues facing new Jewish arts and culture, "Now What?" addresses:
--- New perspectives on American Jewish identity
--- Waning support for quality Jewish art and culture
--- Strategies for cultivating Jewish art and culture in the future
Among the panelists are Jewish artists, funders, presenters and critics, including: Alana Newhouse, Editor-in-Chief of Tablet Magazine; Jody Rosen, music critic for Slate Magazine; Elise Bernhardt, President and CEO of the Foundation for Jewish Culture; Ari Roth, Artistic Director of Theater J; Peter L. Stein, former Executive Director and current advisor and consultant to the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival; Stephen Hazan Arnoff, Executive Director of the 14th Street Y and LABA: The National Laboratory for New Jewish Culture; Daniel Sieradski, organizer of Occupy Judaism; David Jordan Harris, Executive Director of Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council; and Rokhl Kafrissen, Yiddish arts critic. The discussion is moderated by Dan Friedman, Arts and Culture Editor at The Jewish Daily Forward."
Seating is limited and pre-registration encouraged. Sign-up at www.speakerslab.org or by calling 212-564-6711 x 305.
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May 15, 2012 7pm
Personally, I would love to find out the speakers' views on why Jews aren't supporting Jewish arts and culture, given that Jews have a high track record of giving to other philanthropic causes. Why the funding cuts, and why now? Did we as Jews take a group vote and decide that Jewish magazines and music are suddenly irrelevant? Does this imply that the future of Jewish arts and culture is a bleak one?

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Around 2 miles from the centre of Cambridge, the 4-star Kalimera Bed and Breakfast is a 5-minute drive from the Cambridge Business and Science Park. It offers free parking and WiFi and full English and continental breakfasts. The front of the property has triple-glazed windows to reduce any noise from the nearby road. Each room includes a flat-screen TV, DVD player, wardrobe and desk, and tea and coffee facilities including hot chocolate and biscuits. A private bathroom has a shower, hairdryer and toiletries, and ironing facilities are also available. Full English or vegetarian breakfast is served in the dining room from 07:30 – 08:30 each morning, along with cereals, muesli, porridge, juice, tea and coffee. A continental breakfast is available on request, with yoghurts, cold meats and cheeses. Kalimera Bed and Breakfast is within a 10-minute drive of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Botanic Garden and Cambridge Train Station. Newmarket Racecourse is just over 12 miles away, and you can reach historic Bury St Edmunds in around 35 minutes.


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Date of Stay: May, 2013
We stayed 5 days at this park and could not have been happier. Site 90 gives you plenty of privacy as there is no one on your patio side and you have a rock mountain with lots of shade around you. All the sites seemed very spacious though. We enjoyed our outdoor space very much. Each site has concrete patio, picnic table and fire ring. Site 90 had a little waterfall behind it that we could hear from inside the camper the first couple of days we were here, but sadly it quit running before we left. Someone else posted that the washers and dryers were not that great. I don't agree. Perhaps they have updated since the previous poster's stay (they are under new ownership) but we had no problems. It was off season while we were here so the park was not near full, and I had no trouble getting available machines (there are several). I washed in 3 loads but decided to dry in 4 due to altitude. Everything dried in the 45min cycle. The park is very quiet and nestled in the trees so every now and then you can hear the wind blowing through the tree tops (a nice sound). The new owners seemed to be very friendly and helpful. We will definitely stay here again.
Date of Stay: May, 2013
This was a neat find for an overnight stay. It is out of the way a little, but worth the short drive. All sites are spacious giving plenty of room for your outdoor space and privacy with some neat views as well. Each site in the loop we were on, has electric and some had water (ours didn't). The other loop has no hookups. The only issue we had was that someone was in our reserved site (marked Reserved on the electric) when we arrived. Upon questioning them, they said that when we didn't arrive by 6pm, they thought it was then fair game. (We arrived at 6:15 and they were already eating dinner. Been there a while.) We traveled over 300 miles and had made reservations weeks before so that we could get a site large enough for our 37' fifth wheel and tow vehicle. (Didn't want to unhook for just a one night stay.) The only remaining sites in the park were too short, so we had no choice but to kindly ask them to move. They had a 15' single axle travel trailer and could fit easily in any of the available walk up sites in the park. This is my only reason for not giving a perfect 10 rating. I realize it is not the park's fault, but it took a lot of time waiting on them to pack up and move that we could have been using relaxing and enjoying the space. I think they just need a better system to verify no one is in a reserved space without a reservation. Will I camp here again? Absolutely!


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text: "Bug off." "Blow me." That's how some city officials talk to each other -- and to you -- at their meetings. The dismal state of civil discourse is distracting and detracts from conducting regular city business, say residents and politicians alike. Conflicts and politics have always gone hand-in-hand, but overall there is "less collegiality in government" today, said Casey Klofstad, political science professor at the University of Miami. Increased communication through technology "lowers the decency filter." "Nothing is private," said Klofstad. "We find the political conflict that goes on distasteful ... It's always been there, now it's something we see more of with technology." In Cooper City, the problem is so prevalent one commissioner said some have dubbed it "Cooper Silly." "In the last eight or nine years, every commission has gotten worse in their behavior," said resident Gladys Wilson. "Every commission has their one or two people who feel they are above behaving themselves up there ... It's distracting from the meeting." On Nov. 30, Commissioner John Sims posted a Facebook comment that many considered to be racially charged. On Jan. 8, Commissioner Lisa Mallozzi said "blow me" under her breath to Wilson after a heated discussion. Sims publicly apologized for his comment; Mallozzi did not. Residents are asking commissioners to consider censoring colleagues. Others are calling for commissioners to resign the next time something nasty slips from their mouth or across their Facebook and Twitter feeds. "I didn't believe it at first after all the 'water under the bridge' that has occurred and the new commitment to decorum and decency that was made by all," resident Bob Sands wrote in a letter to the commission regarding Mallozzi's comment. "I found it appalling ... I'm not sure that there is a policy on censure for commissioners but if there isn't, perhaps it is time to make that an agenda item due to recent events?" Wilson, a passionate political activist in Cooper City, said she never received a sincere apology from Mallozzi. Mallozzi did not respond to multiple phone messages requesting comment. Resident Bonnie Simpkin said her 14-year-old daughter brought the commissions' behavior to her attention. "That was uncalled for, you could have bit your tongue," said Simpkin regarding Mallozzi's comment. At the meeting after Mallozzi's outburst, commissioners approved a resolution stating "commission, staff members, citizens and others are required to use civil and appropriate language when addressing the commission or anyone present at the meeting, and must refrain from using profanity, cursing or exhibiting aggressive or threatening behavior." But Wilson doubts commissioners learned their lesson because "they've gotten away with it for so long." Recently, residents accused Boynton Beach Commissioner Steven Holzman for using a racial slur -- the N-word -- and disrespectful language when speaking privately with city staff members. "We don't know if any of it's truthful or not," said Boynton Beach City Manager Lori LaVerriere. She's considering introducing an agreement between commissioners and residents to address respect and decorum. "Something that says 'Folks, let's act like adults, be respectful and treat one another like human beings.'" In August, Dania Beach's former Mayor Pat Flury told another commissioner and his wife, "I'm not going to resign so I just want to tell you to 'bug off.'" And no reference is off-limits: Sunrise Commissioner Joey Scuotto was quoted saying the city needs "somebody with balls." Pembroke Pines Commissioner Angelo Castillo said the county needs to "grow a pair." Dominic Calabro, president of Florida TaxWatch, said being an elected official isn't easy, but it doesn't excuse them from showing respect to residents or others in the community. "Local government is up front and personal, passions flair," said Calabro. "The bottom line is, they have a lot more air time and ways of expressing themselves than an ordinary citizen. When in doubt, show restraint and forbearance." Sims said if he, or anyone else on the Cooper City Commission steps out of line again, there should be a motion to censure or some sort of disciplinary proceeding. "It's the most dysfunctional group of people I've worked with," he said. "I don't know what the answer is, but it's time for that stuff to stop."


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DeSmog's Kevin Grandia Featured in Rolling Stone's Fossil Fuel Resistance Edition
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By Brendan DeMelle • Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 10:41
Kevin Grandia, DeSmog's former Managing Editor and current senior consultant, is featured in this month's Rolling Stone magazine.
Kevin Grandia: The Muckraker, as Rolling Stone aptly calls him, is recognized for his excellent work in the aftermath of Climategate especially. As long-time DeSmog readers will remember well, Kevin read every page of the stolen emails and worked overtime to educate reporters about the way that climate deniers had ginned up a fake controversy out of thin air.
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Grandia hopes something like that never happens again – which is why he now helps run DeSmogBlog, a Canadian website that does daily battle with climate change skeptics, aggregating the best research on global warming and dissecting misinformation campaigns backed by right-wing think tanks. He's traced much of the money that funds anti-global-warming research back to the fossil fuel industry and found that some of the most outspoken skeptics once worked for Big Tobacco. "They're using the exact same tactics they used to convince people smoking doesn't cause cancer," Grandia says. "It's a tactic that's been around forever. You can muddle up a debate for a long time just by creating doubt."
Grandia is featured alongside Tim DeChristopher, James Hansen, Maria Gunnoe, Sandra Steingraber and a dozen other incredible fossil fuel resisters in Rolling Stone. And of course, don't miss Bill McKibben's article about the climate movement rising to challenge the fossil fuel status quo.
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Grab, bend and snap the collar of a T-nut head wall anchor with needle-nose pliers to remove it. To minimize wall damage, avoid digging the nose of the pliers too wide of the collar.
Push the anchor body into the wall cavity with a nail. Repair the wall with patching compound and then paint the spot.
The great thing about hollow wall anchors is that they provide a cheap, fast method for attaching heavy stuff to drywall. There are at least a half dozen wall anchor devices; each works on a slightly different principle. What happens when you want to change the location of a family photo or a mirror? Some plastic, cone-shaped, expanding anchors can be pulled out from the front of the wall. But the T-nut head wall anchor shown here can't be pulled out intact, because its four expanded flanges lock up against the backside of the wall. What's the trick to remove it?
First, remove the threaded bolt that attaches your accessory to the wall anchor. Now, grab the T-nut head firmly with needle-nose pliers (Photo 1), then bend and pull the collar back and forth until the head snaps off. Finally, use a nail to push the anchor body into the wall cavity (Photo 2), then patch the hole and apply some touch-up paint.
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BlackBerry CEO John Chen insists that he has put in place much-needed changes that will help turn around the struggling phone maker. "It was important to make swift and impactful changes to ensure that our customers' investments in BlackBerry's infrastructure and solutions are secure," Chen wrote in an op-ed for CNBC that posted on Monday. Chen has made some key changes, most notably outsourcing a chunk of device manufacturing to Foxconn and reorganizing the company around a few key areas, including services for businesses, the BBM messaging product, the handset business and the world of non-phone devices that use the QNX operating system BlackBerry acquired a couple years back. He's also committed the company to being profitable by fiscal 2016 , canceled some planned products and spiked plans for a major customer conference for 2014. However, the bigger challenges remain those that BlackBerry has faced for several years now. While some BlackBerry-dependent businesses have remained loyal, many other corporations have opened up to iPhones and Android. Meanwhile, demand for new BlackBerry 10 phones has been anemic, leading BlackBerry to take huge charges reflecting the large volumes of unsold inventory for those products. In his piece, Chen points out that BlackBerry remains the leader in the business of managing mobile devices, larger than upstarts Mobile Iron, Good and AirWatch combined. "When it comes to enterprise, we're still the leader," Chen said. "Don't be fooled by the competition's rhetoric claiming to be more secure or having more experience than BlackBerry." Again, that's true, but much of BlackBerry's strength is tied to its past, with plenty of stock brokers and government workers carrying around devices running the older BlackBerry operating system (and many of those also carry an iPhone or Android for their personal stuff.) BlackBerry has made some moves to transition its server software to manage those rival devices, in addition to BlackBerry phones. It has also, for the first time, allowed BBM to run on non-BlackBerry devices. Chen also promised to continue to use QNX, which BlackBerry bought to form the basis of BB10, for non-phone devices. "Already the dominant machine-to-machine technology of the automotive industry, new capabilities and cloud services are being unveiled at CES in January, and we're looking toward adjacent verticals for expansion," Chen said. There QNX is ahead of rivals, but faces increasing competition as Apple lands automakers for its iOS in the Car initiative and Google is reportedly aiming to do something similar with Android .Read More
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When news surfaced two weeks ago of a fresh round of restrictions China was placing on businesses transacting in the bitcoin ecosystem, the value of bitcoin plummeted. The CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index, for example, showed that bitcoin traded as low as $422 around Dec. 18, when the large Chinese exchange BTC China acknowledged that it wasn't accepting new deposits in the local currency until it could find a new payment processor that would do business with it. But a funny thing has happened since then. Bitcoin hasn't experienced an all-out crash. Instead, its value has recovered. A lot. As of this writing, CoinDesk's index, which takes the average of bitcoin trading values from three global exchanges (not including BTC China), pegs the value of bitcoin at about $755. That's a 79-percent increase in a little less than two weeks. The digital currency is trading a bit lower on BTC China, which still isn't accepting new deposits, at about $723, but its value has recovered a bunch in the last two weeks. So is bitcoin suddenly so resilient that one government's restrictions can't topple the whole ecosystem? Or are there artificial safeguards propping the value upRead More
A day late, but here's the last installment of highlight posts from AllThingsD staffers , as we reach twilight on Dec. 31 and this site is no more. As one of my fave depressing funeral poems goes: "Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there; I do not sleep." Actually, I don't sleep, since I am a blogger and, as you all must realize by now, a sparkly vampire, too. Thus, like the undead, we'll be reanimated in another form and with a new name right quick. And, not to worry, the archives of what we have written since mid-2007 will also forever remain as definitive proof that we existed, thanks to the hard workers at the NSA in its ongoing quest to suck every digital scrap it can find! But before The Wall Street Journal redirects this site's URL to its own tech coverage, here are some stories by John Paczkowski, the very first editorial hire Walt Mossberg and I made here, as well as some choice bits by me over the years (Yahoo, Yahoo and, well , mebbe some Yahoo, too!). JOHN PACZKOWSKI 1. Who Will Buy Palm? If Not HTC, How About HP? Key lines: "With handheld sales that fell by more than half year-over-year in its first quarter, HP is surely looking for a way to revive them and capture a larger portion of the important mobile market. Acquiring Palm could be a good way to do it." 2. Google and the Evolution of Search I: Human Evaluators Key lines: "Google had finally acknowledged that its search results were no longer solely and automatically determined by the company's vaunted algorithms. Now they simply "relied heavily" on them.Read More
After a wild run last week that saw them soar to an all-time high of $74.73, shares of Twitter are crashing brutally back to earth. The company's stock tumbled more than six percent in early trading Monday, falling to $59.43. The reason? That's not entirely clear, though perhaps investors are realizing that there's no fundamental business change with which to rationalize last week's run.Read More
Chances are you received at least one gift card this week. According to the National Retail Federation, gift-card spending this holiday season was expected to reach an all-time high. Eighty percent of consumers said they planned to buy these oh-so-personal pieces of plastic. But, as we all know, gift cards often go unspent — or half-spent, with a nominal balance left on them for all of retail eternity. So if you'd rather turn them in for cash or another brand-name gift card, this column might help you out. What follows are some possible questions about how online gift-card exchanges work.Read More
While cellphone networks have managed to cover large swaths of the six most-populated continents, making a call from Antarctica isn't so easy. Now, though, researchers in parts of Antarctica have a mobile communication option that goes beyond pricey satellite phones. A new system from Range Networks allows researchers to use ordinary cellphones to connect with one another, and even to the rest of the world, thanks to a satellite connection located at the base station. The system replaces what essentially were walkie-talkies that were used by researchers when away from their desks. And, unlike a satellite-only approach, the Range Networks system keeps the researchers connected to one another, regardless of whether there is a satellite signal. "If there is any loss of connectivity to the outside world, the group can still talk to one another," said Jacob Winkler, who heads sales and business development for Range Networks. The system, which can handle 400 mobile phones (along with 800 desktop-based IP phones), is also designed to handle data traffic from various sensors. While Antarctica presents some unique challenges, Range Networks is using basically the same approach it has gone with to connect other remote corners of the globe, including Oaxaca, Mexico; Papua, Indonesia; and parts of southern Zambia. Among the hallmarks of the Range Networks approach is its use of off-the-shelf GSM cellphones and the open-source software known as OpenBTS that runs on its base stations. The Antarctic project began roughly a year ago on Macquarie Island, with plans now in place to expand to the Antarctic mainland as well as to those aboard a steel-hulled research vessel.Read More
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The Brazilian side surely provides the most panoramic views. The falls appear out of the cliffs at every bend. It's like they've been made to cry. The width of the river is just astounding. I must have walked close to a mile and still the waterfalls continued to fall way past the stop for my hotel.
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Valkyria Chronicles (戦場のヴァルキュリア -Gallian Chronicles- Senjō no Varukyuria -Garian Kuronikuruzu-?, "Valkyria of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles") is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 in 2008. A Microsoft Windows version was also announced in October 2014.
The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe during the early years of World War II. Because of its abundance of Ragnite ore, which takes the place of petroleum in the game setting, the neutral nation of Gallia comes under attack from the East Europan Imperial Alliance, which is itself engaged in a war with the Atlantic Federation. Players take control of a unit of the Gallian Militia, dedicated to repelling the invasion. The game's visuals, which use Sega's CANVAS graphics engine, resemble a watercolor painting in motion.
Valkyria Chronicles was critically acclaimed and earned numerous awards from several notable video game publications. The success of the game spawned a media franchise, including several manga titles and an anime series. Two sequels were released for PlayStation Portable: Valkyria Chronicles II, and Valkyria Chronicles III.
Valkyria Chronicles is set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of 1930s Europe. The continent, called Europa, is divided into two main powers: The Imperial Empire, a monarchy in the east, and the alliance of democracies called the Federation in the west. In this world, there is a very important resource called ragnite; its uses range from fueling weapons of war to use in medical treatments. Since ragnite is such an important resource, the Federation and the Empire are constantly at war with each other for it.
The story takes place in the neutral country of Gallia, known for its bountiful reserves of ragnite, when the Empire decides to invade and seize the ragnite for themselves. The story follows Welkin, the son of a former war hero; Isara, Welkin's Darcsen adoptive sister; and Alicia, a member of the Bruhl town watch, as they fight the Imperials in the ragtag Gallian militia group, Squad 7.
Squad 7 fights to regain their homes and livelihoods with Welkin as the squad leader and commander of the Edelweiss tank; Alicia as a scout; Isara as the pilot of the Edelweiss, and a variety of colorful individuals.
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The doctor makes a house call to Belly Up, as New Orleans' Creole king of boogie-woogie stomps and blues-rock romps Dr. John joins Bible Belt bluesman James Cotton and his Superharp Band in taking the Solana Beach scene down home. The Doctor, though a nasty guitarist, spends most of his time behind the keys these days, and Cotton at 74 is still one of Southern blues' preeminent harpsmen. Between these two roots players, you got over 100 years on the road, nearly 50 original collections, and a half dozen Grammys. Dig that for trad fare!... The local quartet Hotel St. George will check into Casbah tonight for the anticipated release of City Boy Lemon, the band's debut full-length. It's chock full of fine, fun indie pop that smacks of Spoon with a SoCal bent. Deep cut "Island Man" stands way the fug out. And cannonball! Swim Party's in support along with Writer and Intricate Machines in the Atari. That's a load for five bucks, yo.
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Back to rockin' "Kids in America," Kim Shattuck and her pop-punk trio the Muffs make it to Casbah on a mini reunion tour. Though the L.A. act never officially broke up, they've been on hiatus since '04's 17-song long-player, Really Really Happy. Word is something's in the works, so they're probably road-testing. Nice she-punk triple bill, too, as Bay Area power-pop duo the Lovemakers and our own well-kept secret Revenge Club set the Midtown stage.... The duo of Vincent Gallo (bass, voice) and Sean Lennon (guitar, voice) bring their show to Little It supper club Anthology. The offbeat filmmaker (Buffalo 66) and John and Yoko's youngest have been a musical item since '05, when Gallo curated an All Tomorrow's Parties and performed with Yoko and Sean. The pair has since recorded together, but it's yet to be released. Lennon and his girlfriend, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, open as the Ghost of a Saber Toothed Tiger, a musical "happening" in which they perform under the aliases of Amatla and Zargifon. I know, right.... Anyway, lotta big pants and posturing as Method Man (Wu-Tang), Redman (Def Jam), and Ghostface Killah (Wu-Tang) hit the beach at Canes Friday night. The trio take turns rocking the mic, and you get what you expect if you hold out for Red & Meth. Word.... The big ticket at Cricket this week joins British new-wavers Depeche Mode with Swedish nu-wavers Peter, Bjorn and John, or, if you prefer, PB&J. Mmm.... Been to the Tin Can Ale House yet? Go check out the newish Banker's Hill hot spot and pop a coldie with odd-pop peeps Da Bears and tropicalia big band Red Pony Clock. With over 50 flavors wrapped in tin and a fine live vibe, it's time to get back to the can, man.
Saturday 15
Under the sun: from noon till six at Ray and Joan's Salvation center in La Mesa, the Paul Green School of Rock will celebrate the 40-year anni of Woodstock by reenacting live highlights from the legendary hippie fest.... Under the stars: a postrace gig at Del Mar track finds Flaming Lips in the infield. The Lips in September are set to drop their 12th proper, Embryonic. The trio carries a caravan of performers and stage props that make for an explosive live performance that needs to be experienced to be believed.... And in the bars: post-rock power trios High on Fire and Earthless join forces at Casbah Saturday night. The mostly instrumental stoner-metal ranges from Southern sludge to tribal beats and psychedelia. L.A. thrashers Early Man are on the bill.... Slow to flow trio Little White Teeth joins lo-fi folkie Greg Gibson's CD-release thing at Ruby Room. (Check out Dorian's White Teeth bit in Blurt this week for more on them and theirs).... Soda Bar taps Apes of Wrath, Japanese Motors, and Gestapo Khazi for a trick triple bill of angular dance jams.
Sunday 16
Pennsylvania punx Pissed Jeans pull up at Casbah Sunday night. The quartet culls chops from the same '80s crate as hometown openers Rats Eyes — Flag, Flipper, Jerks, Descendents — it's all good. The Jeans are out to tout their second Sub Pop collection King of Jeans. Get a load of the lead, "False Jesii Part 2".... Sludge'll get tracked in the House when Southern metal powerhouse Down hit House of Blues with the Melvins, Weedeater, and Danava for what is, bar none, the best nickel-to-decibel deal this week.... Bar Pink books proggy experimentalists Schmaltz for a Sunday-nighter. Check out the Zappa fanatics' "Goth Porn" on their-Space for a taste.... And here's an interesting take on talent contests: Beauty Bar bills Fight for Fame, "a full-contact battle of the bands." Not in the face! Not in the face!
Monday 17
Coupla decent Monday nighters, as Radio Room dials in Kevin Preston's (the Skulls) L.A. glam-punk band Prima Donna and Sac-town pop-punk trio Boats!.... And Belly Up books Detroit rapper D12 (whose new Re Up record is "leaking" now on mtv.com), Humboldt Co. duo Potluck (get it?), and hometown crew Mob Nasty.
Tuesday 18
Must be "cool kid" night on Tuesday, as hip-hop homies Clipse and Cool Kids hit Canes...and then from Denton, TX, Teenage Cool Kids join our own Christmas Island and Fergus and Geronimo, filling Soda Bar with sticky indie pop.... Tin Can Ale House stages buzz band Scène Enterre. This is the drum-n-bass duo's first gig evah. Check their tasty fuzz-pop take on Twitter, "Teenager."
Wednesday 19
"We are not a terrorist organization. We are just a band." Hardly just a band with Mike Watt, Rob Crow, and Gabe Serbian rockin' with the SanFran experimental psych-rock band al Qaeda at the Ché Café.... Hip-hopping hardcores Jedi Mind Tricks kick off their national Hell Awaits summer tour here at Canes.... British goth-rock quartet the Cult perform their 1985 hit disc Love at House of Blues.... Delta Spirit front man Matt Vasquez flies solo at Casbah.... And Lanterns light up Radio Room with Thousand Oaks garage-pop trio Nobody Wave. And they mean nobody. — Barnaby Monk


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THE HOWLING REBORN-United States-88 Mins. 2011
Directed by Joe Nimziki
Written by Joe Nimziki and James Robert Johnston
The Howling film series, which began with one of the greatest werewolf films of all time, starring Dee Wallace and directed by Joe Dante, died on October 18, 2011 with the anemic release of it's final ( let us hope ) film in the series, The Howling Reborn. The series was the parent of seven sequels, each and every one more of a mindless bastard than their predecessor. The Howling Reborn was the cancer that drove the final nail into the casket of a series that should have lived in glory with the first film, but instead festered and boiled in the cinematic psyche for far too long. Everything was done to make this series a winning effort, including a repeating shot of Sybil Danning showing off her hot naked body in The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf. Alas, it was to no avail. The Howling Reborn committed the final blasphemy to the series by tuning in more to the namby-pamby Twilight crowd than to the lycanthropic starved fans of the first and by far greatest film. After an hour and thirty-two minutes of mindless teenage floundering, poor editing, intrusive music and overall bad acting, the series was finally pronounced dead. Below you will find a list of the films in the series, followed by the pallbearers for the procession. By special request, one of the pallbearers, Mr. Bob Barker, would like to remind you to spay and neuter your werewolves.
The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (Sister)-No Blood Drops
The Howling III (Brother)-No Blood Drops
The Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (Uncle)-No Blood Drops
The Howling V: The Rebirth (retarded cousin)-No Blood Drops
The Howling VI: The Freaks (In-bred children of retarded cousin)-No Blood Drops
The Howling: New Moon Rising (Mistress of The Howling II)-No Blood Drops
The Howling Reborn ( Namby-Pamby teenage offspring of the Twilight generation)-No Blood Drops
Bob Barker
Cesar Milan
Betty White
Pamela Anderson
Paul McCartney
Brigitte Bardot
Rebecca Black will perform Werewolves of London and Bad Moon Rising after the service.
Donations can be made to the Lycanthropic Relief Fund at http://www.LRF.org
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- The Howling Reborn (2011) (horror-movie-a-day.blogspot.com)
- Exclusive Q&A: Writer/Director Joe Nimziki Talks The Howling: Reborn (dreadcentral.com)
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Cloud Computing & The Channel: A Reality Check
Of all the opportunities for channel partners, cloud services seems to present the greatest promise and the greatest challenge. While partners are excited about the prospects for delivering telecom, IT and applications as a service, they also are tested by the transformation that it requires them to make. In an effort to gather some straight answers from partners about what it really takes to build a cloud practice, Channel Partners surveyed its readers about their perceptions, intentions and objections about cloud services as well as the progress — or lack thereof — they have made in capitalizing on this emerging opportunity.
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We've named each of the suites after towns and villages in the Lake District. But whichever suite you stay in - whether it's Keswick, Coniston, Bowness or Cartmel, Patterdale, Ambleside, Grasmere or Hawkshead - we've gone to such great lengths to make your stay as luxurious and relaxing as possible, that you might not leave your suite. So we've included a bit of information on each place, just in case!
Cartmel is one of Cumbria's oldest villages and is famous for, among other things, its 12th century priory and its sticky toffee pudding.
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Cartmel is a village in the Lake District, just a few miles from Grange-over-Sands. It sits on the River Eea and is home to Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding, Cartmel Racecourse and Cartmel Priory. Over the years the priory has been used as a prison and as a school.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding flavour ice cream was the winning flavour in the 2006 Haagen-Dazs contest.
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As well as eating Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding or going to the races at Cartmel Racecourse on May and August Bank Holidays, Holker Hall is just up the road. With its 25 acre garden, it is a great example of a mixed English garden. You can also visit the Lakeland Motor Museum at Holker Hall.
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To the list of problems plaguing President Obama's healthcare law, add one more — fraud.
With millions of Americans frustrated and bewildered by the trouble-prone federal website for health insurance, con men and unscrupulous marketers are seizing their chance. State and federal authorities report a rising number of consumer complaints, ranging from deceptive sales practices to identity theft, linked to the Affordable Care Act.
Madeleine Mirzayans was fooled when a man posing as a government official knocked on her door. Barbara Miller and Maevis Ethan were pitched by telemarketers who claimed to work for Medicaid. And Buford Price was almost caught by another trap: websites that look official but are actually bait set by fly-by-night insurance operators.
Some level of fraud or abuse is predictable with any big government program, and administration officials expected a few bad actors to emerge. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.; Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services; Edith Ramirez, the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission; and other officials met at the White House in September to discuss possible pitfalls.
But now, the technical failures troubling the HealthCare.gov website, as well as the law's complexity, threaten to make matters worse. Only a tiny fraction of Americans have been affected so far, but state authorities and the F.T.C. are reviewing the issue aggressively.
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We offered out their Chardonnay last year during the fall, and we were sold out before the holidays, with customers clamoring for more of that phenomenal value wine. The moment their Sauvignon Blanc was available we prepared ourselves and grabbed as much as we could. But with the weather getting warmer (despite Old Man Winter's best efforts!), we expect this to spend very little time on our shelves.
Wine critics are calling South Africa "The New Chile", in terms of delivering a stunning level of quality for the price. We think it's much more than that. Buitenverwachting is one of many wineries new to the United States that is changing perceptions everywhere. Dutch for "Beyond Expectation", this aptly-named wine is leading the charge to push South Africa into the spotlight…in addition to being delicious, of course!
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The International Olympic Committee will today give its blessing to Athens' preparations for the summer games after a three-day inspection of the city's facilities by its coordination committee.
The 17-member committee dined on Tuesday night at the home of the Athens organising committee president, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, having concluded that all the venues, half of which are not finished, will be completed in time for the start of the Games on August 13.
But the image was not helped by a fire in the basement of the Olympic International Broadcast Centre. A spokesman for the organising committee said: "There was minimal damage and no one was injured."
At a press conference, coordination committee chairman Denis Oswald congratulated Athens on the progress of the past few months but emphasised that challenges remained.
The IOC's major concern now is the shift from construction to the "operational phase". This includes ensuring the transport infrastructure functions smoothly and that procedures are in place to ensure the safe movement of spectators around the city and Olympic venues. Traffic is a major concern and the IOC remains to be convinced that "Olympic only" lanes on Athens's clogged streets can be effectively policed.
Craig Reedie, chairman of the British Olympic Association and a member of the IOC team, said he was encouraged. "They have moved mountains in the last three months and they will get there, but it will be a close-run thing," he said.
The Greek Government insisted security plans were adequate, amid unease about their impact on human rights and increasing international concern about their efficacy.
Amnesty International said that the planned intense security operation could be a pretext for human rights violations.
About 32,000 police, coast guard, fire corps, army and private security personnel are expected to be on duty and thousands of CCTV cameras and metal detectors will be installed. "Security aims should not be an excuse or an opportunity to implement measures that limit citizens' rights," Amnesty's Greek spokesman, Kostis Papaioannou, said.
The Australian Government has upgraded its travel warning for Greece after three small explosions last week in an Athens suburb.
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Palm Beach identity Mark Coulton has been fined more than $2 million over a series of tobacco-smuggling schemes.
The NSW Supreme Court heard the former Hard Rock Cafe owner's methods to avoid paying duty on the tobacco were "sophisticated, premeditated, highly planned and involved a high level of dishonesty and deceit".
Using false names, fictitious companies and fake documents, in 1999 Coulton smuggled three large shipments of Drum tobacco into the country.
The first shipment, of almost 7000 pouches of tobacco, was bought by Coulton in the Netherlands and then shipped to Guam where it was repacked into boxes to look like coconut soap.
The duty Coulton paid on his "soap" was $154.67 instead of the $75,000 due on the tobacco. The tobacco was seized by customs officers in January 1999.
Three months later he organised a second shipment, again bought in the Netherlands and shipped to Guam. The tobacco was then sent to the United States where the 9600 pouches were concealed in oil drums.
When the drums arrived in Australia, no duty was payable for motor oil whereas $83,000 would have been payable for the tobacco. This shipment was not intercepted by customs.
Coulton bought the third lot of tobacco from an Australian importer who was holding the tobacco in bond. If Coulton was to sell the tobacco in Australia he would have had to pay duty.
Instead he claimed he would be air-freighting it to Fiji and, on that basis, no duty was payable. He used three false names - Mark Wilson, Mark White and Mark James - to obtain three bank cheques to pay the $31,000 for the tobacco. Receipts for the cheques were later found by customs investigators at Coulton's Palm Beach house.
Coulton shipped this tobacco to the US, hid it in oil drums and sent it back into Australia, thereby avoiding the duty of $232,000. This tobacco was seized by customs when it arrived in May 1999.
Describing Coulton, 45, as a "serial offender", Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Simpson yesterday imposed fines totalling $2,135,215 and ordered Coulton to pay customs' costs.
The fines included penalties for smuggling, evasion of duty and making false statements.
Coulton has a colourful past when it comes to importations, including being fined over a racket involving the importation of fake Levi jeans from China.
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Russell Schwartz has been President of Pandemic Marketing Corp since its inception in 2008. Pandemic Marketing provides strategic marketing, theatrical distribution, ancillary placement solutions and digital execution for the motion picture industry.
From 2013-2014, he was President of Worldwide Marketing at Relativity Media and was responsible for the entire slate including The Family, Don Jon and Beyond the Lights. He also established the Relativity Marketing Council comprised of young execs from the Relativity divisions of sports, music, brand, television, distribution and marketing.
From 2001-2008, Schwartz was President of Theatrical Marketing at New Line Cinema where he oversaw all of the company's marketing efforts which resulted in over 44 Academy Award nominations and billions of dollars at the domestic box office. Some of the films Schwartz managed and created marketing campaigns for included The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Hairspray, Wedding Crashers, Elf,RushHour 2 and 3, The Notebook, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, About Schmidt and Little Children.
Prior to that he was President of USA Films and released such films as Traffic, Nurse Betty, Topsy Turvey, Being John Malkovich and Pitch Black.
From 1992-1999, Schwartz was President of Gramercy Pictures and oversaw the marketing of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Fargo, The Usual Suspects, Elizabeth, The Big Lebowski, Dazed and Confused, Dead Man Walking and many others.
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What's The Best Advice Your Mom Ever Gave You?
Mother's Day is THIS SUNDAY, and while I'm pretty sure my Mama is better than yours, they should all be celebrated equally.
So tell me, what's the best advice your mom ever gave you?
None of us would be where we are without our mothers and their advice is invaluable (as yours is to your kids) so shoutout your moms here and share the best advice Mom ever gave you below.
As for the best advice Mama C ever gave me? "Judge a man by how he treats his mother."
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Regulars at a bistro and bar that's been around for decades acquire a sort of co-proprietorship — nobody messes with loyal customers' favorites. For the past five-and-a-half years, the owners have been Bill and Julie Nahas. And while the Billy's Burger is now on the menu, with the boss's gotta-have grilled onions, mushrooms, and Swiss cheese, they didn't dare do away with the Raul Burger, with its Boursin cheese, sunflower seeds, and alfalfa sprouts. (The burgers and sandwiches, $8.95, come with your choice of side salad, German potato salad, or French fries — the sweet potato ones at no extra charge.)
Formerly the sous chef, Phil Lincoln heads the kitchen, and he has guided the change from a place that used to offer mainly sandwiches and salads. But preparations remain unpretentious — at dinner, somebody could be devouring a burger next to somebody daintily hewing a rack of lamb, when that's a special.
The walls are filled with art, as befits the location, and many are made of roughly mortared stones repaired with brick. That goes along with this being the second oldest industrial building in the country, after Slater Mill.
Looking over the starters, we considered the hummus and tabbouleh platter ($7.95), which was put on as a public service for habitués of the late, great Leo's. The Thai mussels ($11.95) were tempting, as we anticipated an aromatic broth of coconut milk, lemongrass, and ginger. Same for the French onion soup ($3.95/$6.95), a favorite of mine, and the seafood chowder, since we weren't going to have the bouillabaisse.
But we chose the daily pizza ($10.95) and didn't look back. The charcoal-grilled oval filled a large platter and was densely packed with so many complementing ingredients that our waiter couldn't detail them all, such as the basil pesto and capers under the fresh baby spinach, artichoke hearts, and loads of calamata olives, and nicely browned mozzarella in addition to the impossible-to-brown feta. It tasted as wonderful as it sounds.
For main courses, signature dishes tend to tell a lot, and the description of the Salmon Steeple Street ($17.95) spoke of imagination, with its ginger and almond crust, sweet-and-salty honey and tamari, and particularly its lemongrass pesto. The dish is a regular on the menu, but its recipe changes three or four times a year.
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Hawthorne, Anderson Swim In Olympic Trials Finals
June 25, 2012
USC rising junior Meghan Hawthorne and Trojan senior-to-be Haley Anderson finished sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 400m IM on the opening night of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha on Monday (June 25).
Hawthorne, who became a first-time All-American at the 2012 NCAAs as a sophomore in the 200y IM, dropped more than five seconds off her PR in the 400m IM prelims to earn her first-career Olympic Trials final with a 4:40.00. She finished sixth in the final in 4:41.75.
Anderson, meanwhile, finished eighth in 4:46.12, earning a finals berth in her least strongest event of the week (she went 4:43.17 in prelims). Anderson, in fact, has already qualified for the Olympics in the open water 10K (known as marathon at the Olympics) and is among a handful of favorites for one of the two spots in the 800m free.
Two Trojans made the semifinal of the 100m fly. Outgoing senior Tanya Krisman, stronger in the 200m fly, earned her semifinal swim after winning a swim-off for the final spot with a 59.42 and finished 15th in the semifinals (59.44). Incoming freshman Jasmine Tosky was 11th overall (59.01) after going 59.31 in prelims.
Former All-American Lyndsay DePaul was 19th in the 100m fly (59.99) while incoming freshman Kendyl Stewart was 25th (1:00.28).
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It's a great idea.. but I really think you are underestimating how MANY movies the average movie goer would start watching if you offered this service. If I could do this, I would pay the $200 - $400 and go see 2-3 movies a week, just because I could, I currently only watch 2-3 movies a year at a full price theater. You would more than likely end up losing a good bit of money on me as well, because I buy 0 concessions, I absolutely love to sneak snacks into the theater.
How do you think this would work out: How about for $200-$400 (still debating the price), you can receive a membership to a theater and see any movie without paying for the rest of the year? The exception will be midnight showings, where you got to pay and reserve upfront for that. It would make a hell of a Christmas gift for people, and I'd say most people see about 10 films in the theater. Do you think it could be profitable?
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Is there any ice or cooling within the appliance now?
No. As stated I have cleaned the unit (both fridge and freezer) completely, and removed all traces of ice (considerable quantities) from the freezer. All the internals of both are now clean, in place, dry, and no deposits or spillage were apparent under the unit. As stated no cooling is now taking place, all areas (both fridge and freezer) are warm, and the compressor is hot.
Thanks, Roger
Sorry, it wasn't too clear in your statement, so I check to make sure .
The compressor is running and getting hot, there is no cooling inside the appliance.
This is either no refrigerant in the appliance (leak), faulty compressor (running but not pumping) or a blockage in the system pipework.
I'm afraid none of these are diy repairs.
You would need to have a refrigeration engineer attach gauges and a vacuum pump to the compressor pipework to determine the exact cause.
If it's blocked or leaking, it may not be repairable.
If it is repairable, you'll have the labour charge and the cost of a regas.
If it's the compressor at fault, you'll need a new compressor and regas to get the machine running again.
Unfortunately, these are expensive repairs.
A compressor and regas (depending on the compressor) would cost between £150 and £200. (some compressors push the price to nearer £300)
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Greg Wohead on 'The Ted Bundy Project'
Greg Wohead's The Ted Bundy Project is a solo work-in-progress opening at Ovalhouse this month. It examines Wohead's relationship to American serial killer, rapist and necrophile the infamous Ted Bundy.
Where did the idea for the project come from?
I've been interested in Ted Bundy for a long time and really wanted to find out more about him. I'd go on Wikipedia and look up details about who he was and what he did. One night last year I was up late, looking at YouTube, and came across video interviews that Bundy did just before he was executed in the electric chair. I found them so compelling – they were creepy, but I just wanted to watch more and hear more of his voice. By all accounts he was a very charming guy and that certainly comes across in these interviews. I was simultaneously attracted and repelled and found that very interesting and thought that could be a starting point to make a performance.
A lot of the feedback I get about my work is that it's 'sweet' or 'charming', so I also thought it would be interesting to devise a piece that plays with an audience's trust. I wanted to ask where you can taken them once you have their trust and what happens if you betray that trust.
What format will your performance take?
It's a work-in-progress, so it will continue to be made after the performance at Ovalhouse. It won't be a play and some parts will be documentary type of performance pieces, coupled with some autobiographical stories. It will take quite a conversational tone and in some ways be a very relaxed piece.
How do you plan to weave your own autobiography into Bundy's story?
My line of thinking at the moment is around rule breaking and how there can be a seduction in breaking rules. Some of the autobiographical stories I've been playing around with are either about coming up against the decision to break rules and not doing so, or in some way transgressing rules. I plan to draw parallels with Bundy and mix together the ideas of him transgressing in what's considered a huge, very serious way. It's all about allowing the two of us to possess each other's stories.
Do you remember at what point you first became interested in Bundy?
I don't remember a specific time and I think that's partly because he is so much a massive part of pop culture, particularly in the U.S. He is always present in some way and is constantly talked about, so I've known about him for as long as I can rememeber. This widespread fame is one of the things that so fascinates me about him. I do remember one of the key moments I came across him as an adult. I was temping on the reception desk at Islington Social Services and looking him up on Wikipedia. I remember feeling that I was doing something wrong just in the act of trying to find out more about him. As time went on I did more research and found out more details about his crimes, including often grissly images of victims and graphic details of what was done to them. This too was a strange feeling.
How did you perception of Bundy change with the more research you did?
The more I've found out, and the greater the insights I have got of him, have made me look at him more as a whole person, rather than just a monster. There's been a definite shift there – we have to think about who we call a monster and what other things that figure could be or what other apsects to them there are or were. That feels important to me. Thinking of someone purely as a monster perhaps says more about me than it does about them.
Did you reach any conclusions about Bundy and his actions?
Generally I don't know if my aim is to draw any conclusions so much as to openly explore and ask the questions. I honestly don't feel that I'm in a position to come up with conclusions about who anyone was or how they should be viewed.
What, in your opinion, is the enduring appeal of serial killers? Why do they continue to fascinate us?
I can only speak for myself, but one of the attractive things about them is that they are people who are doing these things. Therefore I have to ask myself if I, also a person, could do similar things. Am I also capable of murder? I think there's a seduction on almost recognising that it's possible to transgress in such a huge way. For me it is also about death – confronting the idea of death in a very different way.There's something about the images of death and the people who are associated with other people's deaths that draws me in, but also repells me. These are difficult issues to confront, but I feel there's a need to confront them.
The Ted Bundy Project is at Ovalhouse Fri 24 May – Sat 25 May, 8:15pm
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Nine killed in China roof collapse
BEIJING (AP) — A roof collapse probably caused by heavy snowfall has killed nine people at a food processing factory in northeast China, state media and an official said today.
The nine people were killed during the lunchtime collapse at the plant in Mudanjiang city in Heilongjiang province on Monday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Citing emergency officials, Xinhua said the collapse probably was caused by the snowfall.
A man from the local emergency response office confirmed the report, and said the plant was a food processing factory. He declined to identify himself, as is common with Chinese officials.
Xinhua said local authorities are preparing to carry out a safety check across the city following the heavy snowfall.
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Walmart is sponsoring the translation of an industry leading food fraud prevention course into Mandarin as part of a larger effort designed to position the retailer as a leader in product quality, authenticity and safety.
The course in question was developed by Dr. John Spink, professor at Michigan State University (MSU) and director of the University's Food Fraud Initiative. MSU's first Food Fraud Prevention Overview was originally conducted in May of 2013 and it has only been offered in English. Since its debut, the massive open online course (MOOC) has seen more than 800 participants from 48 countries take the free course.
"Because prevention of food fraud is a shared responsibility and education is a key to deterrence, Walmart is delighted to be able to help Michigan State University make the course more broadly available to regulatory officials, industry professionals, consumers and other stakeholders in China," said Walmart vp of food safety Frank Yiannas.
The two-week course is free to anyone, anywhere, who has Internet access. The first Mandarin version of the two-week course will be offered in two sections, on August 5 and August 12. It is designed to be used as a tool to help food companies in China further strengthen their food fraud prevention and surveillance programs. Participants in the course are expected to gain important insights into the reasons food fraud remains a major issue in the global supply chain. The course will draw on a wide range of current experience and expertise, infusing many real-world applications and problem-solving exercises that will provide a framework for success in the future.
"Food fraud has been recognized as a common challenge not only for retailers but also the whole supply chain," said Walmart China chief compliance officer Paul Gallemore. "As the largest retailer in the world, Walmart intends to
leverage global food safety expertise and best practices to help our suppliers address the problem together in order to provide even greater assurance of food product quality, authenticity and safety to our customers."


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OMG. Yes to this whole artsy/fashion/Parisian movement! Recently we learned that supermodel Karlie Kloss will be teaming up with good friend and fellow model Joan Smalls for the return of MTV's House Of Style. The young model has been featured in W magazine before, but today we get to see her on a whole 'nother, Parisian level. I saw this photo shoot the other day and totally fell in love with the theme: Sweet Escape. Photographed by Nick Knight and styled by Edward Enninful, Karlie is an American in Paris, wearing hella couture (Chanel, Givenchy, Dior, Louis Vuitton, etc.) in this collection of photographs and digital illustrations. You can even catch her wearing that petty pink Dior gown that Jessica Biel rocked a while back; but the whimsical design of the photo gives it a whole new look. Peep the gallery for more high fashion and fairy tale collabos and check out the full editorial here.0
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No Sequel for Kannada film 'Dandupalya'
The film received brickbats from the critics and it remained in the news for all the wrong reasons.
The event on the completion of successful 50 days,'Dandupalya', under the banner of Apple Blossom by Prashanth and Girish has been cancelled due to protests.
'Dandupalya' received brickbats from the start of the film and at various stages it made news for wrong reasons. The film poster, where Pooja Gandhi back was shown also called for protest. Now even after success of the film the protests continue. That is mainly because of the recent killings in Bangalore and other places. The culprits pointed towards the film,'Dandupalya'. They admitted that they got inspired to kill the people from the film.
As a result various social organizations condemned the film makers. With such response, the 50 days celebration would lead to complications felt director Srinivasa Raju and has cancelled the event. With the investment of Rs 3 crores on 'Dandupalya', the film had made a gross collection of Rs 7 crores.
On Friday night at the briefing of the film, 'Edegarike', journalist Agni Sridhar attacked a section of media and bureaucracy of Karnataka police for framing innocent 'Dandupalya' people in murder charges. "'Dandupalya' people are not killers. They are thieves but they don't dare enough to kill. I feel perturbed with a Kannada film made on wrong findings. It is very pathetic" feels Agni.
There was an announcement of 'Dandupalya-2' by film team. But after seeing an amid protests for the film, director Srinivasa Raju is against the sequel.
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Joseph Hilarius von Eckhel (1737-1798). Doctrina Nvmorvm Vetervm conscripta a Iosepho Eckhel. Leipzig: T.O. Weigel, 1826 (1st edition 1792-1798).
Abbot Eckhel is called the "father of ancient numismatics," because his 8-volume work, Doctrina numorum veterum, laid out a system for classifying coins by region, chronology, and type that became standard for the field. Before its publication, he had served as director of the imperial coin cabinet in Vienna, and had studied collections in Bologna, Rome, and Florence as well.
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The funeral service will take place later this week of Richard Keith, the 27-year-old Cornafean man who died suddenly in Perth just over a week ago. The former student of Cavan Vocational School and a graduate from Dublin Institute of Technology had been living and working in Western Australia in construction for the past number of years.
He suffered a suspected heart attack and collapsed at his home on the afternoon of Sunday, February 9, while with friends. He was subsequently rushed to hospital where medics battled to save his life but he passed away a short time later.
Memorial service
An ardent fan of GAA, who played for the local Cornafean team at various underage levels, a memorial service was held at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, Subiaco in Perth last Friday. It was attended by friends of Mr Keith as well as members of the local St Finbarr's GFC, to whom he was affiliated.
Friendly and fun-loving, news of Mr Keith's sudden death has rocked both the close-knit communities of Cornafean and similarly the Irish population living in Perth and tributes continue to be paid to him and sympathy extended to his family here in Ireland.
Having spent Christmas at home, Mr Keith had only just gone back to Perth on New Year's Eve. He had told friends and family that he harboured hopes of returning to Ireland again in the not too distant future. His death came just weeks after the passing of another young Irishman, Donegal-native Jamesie Maloney (38) who had also spent Christmas in Ireland, and had returned to Perth in the New Year. The Department of Foreign Affairs provided consular assistance to Mr Keith's family in assisting the repatriation of the young man's body back to Ireland.
Friends of Mr Keith in Australia have meanwhile have set up a fundraising account to assist Mr Keith's family. Along with the account, donation buckets have been placed around Perth's Irish bars.
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