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Heyyy, looks like I've got a column to fill! Normally an assignment like this would have me running around my house with the running shits. I'd be pale, emaciated, red-eyed and yelling to my wife to bring me another doobie for a quick burst of inspiration. Luckily, this time around, I have so much... Life to catch you up on I'm fairly certain this deal-y-yo will write itself (not that I didn't push deadline)...
But where the 'F'-plus am I going to start? How can I keep this thing from getting all personal, too close for comfort? I suppose the best course of action, for starters, is to catch you up on the many happenings that made 2007 The Year of The Yeast for me. Not sure what that means? We'll I'm not sure either; I guess I'm trying to say that it was a good and bad year for me that tested my sanity and pinched my ear like a flamboyant uncle. In fact, the double-D-sized Drama started no later than January 1, 2007, with the '07 timeline allowing me scarcely enough moments to catch my breath (until I lost my jobbie, at least). Allow me to menstruate (since my wife hasn't in awhile):
January 1, 2007 – I'm getting ready to leave Portland, Oregon, after a New Year's Eve weekend full of drinking and bro-love (and -hate) that had my woman wondering who the fuck I was. We had just taken in a Grails/Joggers/Quasi show the night before and were feeling pretty good, and a daytime Melvins-off with my drunken-clown guitarist friend Joel finally gave me the chance to abuse my drumset. If only I knew how close the storm was... for 10 minutes after we hit the road, headed back to Washington, my wife suddenly got sick. Not hangover-sick, not carsick-sick, not I-just-finally-got-a-good-look-at-your-ugly-face-and-threw-up-in-my-mouth-a-bit sick; this was a mystery illness that could only be explained by one thing. Once I realized we actually hadn't been listening to a Coldplay song, I was vexed. Why the puke-y puke? Then it hit me like a rubber cock slapping my cheek: My girlfriend is pregnant. My... my... My Girlfriend Is Pregnant, my... OH FUCK, MY GIRLFRIEND IS PREGNANT WITH MY LUVCHILD!!! As Joel ran into his house for Tums – despite the fact I continually told him we already had half a bottle RIGHT THERE; dumbass – I went through about a dozen stages of denial, justifying her sudden stomach revolt any way I could, no matter how far-fetched. But we both knew we'd soon have a third member in our band, one that could very well fight for creative control someday.
January 14, 2007 – Okay, so you're probably not going to believe this, but my wife and I HAD planned to get married anyway, B4 we found out she was pregnant. ["HA, YEAH RIGHT YOU FUCKIN' ASSHOLE"] In fact, it was my wild idea to swoop down to Vegas, dirty Vegas on New Year's Weekend, take in a Van Morrison show before hitting up one of those all-night steak-'n'-bake eateries and, to tie it all into a nice bundle, get married by Elvis himself. Then her parents were all like, "No, don't do that, we'll never forgive you," so we didn't. Wonderful; now everyone thinks we're getting married strictly because of the pregnancy. Oh well. Anyhoo, for what it's worth this was the day we decided to set a wedding date in stone.
January 16, 2007 – A smug prick at the college radio station I worked at utters a line only a smug indie-rock prick would ever utter (along with "Who are you here with?" and "They're too _____") when you tell him/her you just found out your girlfriend's pregnant: "I'd say 'congratulations' but I'm not sure if that's the right word."
February 15, 2007 – At this point I begin a process that many would construe as baby-tampering. However, I think it's the best blessing anyone could give to a developing fetus: the gift of music. I start putting headphones on my wife's belly – turned down way low so there's no risk of shocking the poor little gal – and playing important songs for my baby-to-be. Animal Collective's "Winters Love," Beatles tunes, George Harrison's "Apple Scruffs" and, most of all, the less-chaotic Panda Bear songs are piped into my baby's womb environment like muzak into an elevator. [What really freaks me the-fuck out is that now, when I play the "Winters Love" chords and hum the melodies, my kid instantly snaps out of her infant daze and pays rapt attention to my fingers, even curling up her little hands into a semi-guitar-playing stance. A future Marnie Stern, this one ...]
March 24, 2007 – Remember when I said we set a date for the wedding? This was it. I ended up with a black eye and more money than I'd ever held in my own hands before. Cha-ching!
April 14, 2007 –My wife and I embark on our honeymoon. She couldn't drink, but we still had a great time, taking a cruise to some dilapidated city in Mexico and eating ourselves silly. Funny moment: I go to breakfast, drink a guy's milk, then after he tells me it's His Milk, he stands up, turns to the left a litte, and THROWS UP EVERYWHERE. And he didn't puke politely; he made HUGE WRETCHING NOISES and GURGLED, GARGLED and GAGGED on his puke like an anything-goes Webcam girl.
June 15, 2007 – This was the day that any goodwill I had built up with my wife's parents went Kaput. Why? Well, it's funny: I'm sitting in my OFFICE (yeah, that's right bitch) when my boss comes in and slaps a 5-page print-out onto my desk. "What do you have to say about that?" he asks. I run through my typical sheepish guy-in-the-wrong routine. "Um, well, I... I wrote that one day during my lunch break. It's no big deal really," I say, expecting a talking-to but little else. "Well," he says, flapping his moustache'd walrus lips, "You're fired."
Over a random blog on MySpace that I typed on "company time," no less. Oh, and for the record, the paper I worked for, despite the fact I had a baby on the way, fought tooth and nail to ensure I didn't get any unemployment benefits. Why? Straight from the boss' mouth: "Then we'd have to put more money in the, er, that fund." Thanks a lot, you fat, over-the-hill fuckwad; I hope you die in Idaho. (And you will.)
July 1, 2007 – Waiting for a reply from one of the companies I applied at, I busy myself writing, jamming and movie-watching.
August 1, 2007 – Still waiting... Creative juices strangely leaving me the longer I stagnate.
August 30, 2007 – My baby daughter, Penelope Jane Purdum, is born after nine agonizing months of build-up. Believe the hype; what an incredible feeling, though job tensions were running at record highs.
September 1, 2007 – A paper editor near Seattle inexplicably likes my Tool concert review on DrownedInSound, but passes. And so the wait continues, as does my creative drought despite unheard-of free time. Oh, and I'm not sure we were paying many bills at this point.
October 1, 2007 – HALLE-FUCKING-LUJAH, I finally get a few responses! One from a paper in Hollister, California, one from a paper in Glens Falls, New York, and one from an AP outpost in Spokane, Washington.
October 5-or-so, 2007 – I fly to Hollister and stay in a sweet hotel room flanked by a golf course. The next morning I wake up naked, get up and walk around, and notice that a couple of golfers are staring at my nuts. Cool beans.
October 10-or-so, 2007 – I fly to Glens Falls and decide, like Brigham Young in Utah hundreds of years earlier, that 'This Is The Place.'
October 15-or-so, 2007 – My wife and I pack our shit – including thousands of records and CDs, which account for half the weight – into a 6" 12' trailer and embark on a 3,000-mile trip across the country with our two-month-old in tow. Most people thought we were crazy, and they were right; it sucked popcorn balls.
October 22, 2007 – My brand-new [used] Nissan Xterra gets keyed in Nebraska somewhere. I wish to god I could've caught him doin' it; it would've been worth him doin' it if I just coulda just caught him doin' it.
October 23, 2007-present – Things finally calm the Fuck down, leaving me in the state I'm in today: Content, but still sort of envying my friends working at The Washington Post and Spin.com.
WHEW, what a year! Now that we're caught up I feel completely comfortable launching nose-first into a giant pile of randomness that may or may not have to do with wrapping up the 2-to-the-007 like James Bond. The following nuggets are the result of my mind wandering during loads of free time. At the same time they seem unavoidable to me; it had to come out one way or another, so why not here? Exactly.
As I sat and stewed in my own ripe, frothy, apparently unemployable juices for months on end I got the chance to catch up on a lot of TV watching I simply couldn't do when a 9-to-5 was part of my daily routine. This meant a) lots of indie listening (we'll get to that later), b) lots of porn, and c) lots of cartoons. One cartoon in particular grabbed my attention like a bar bouncer strangling a withered alcoholic's chicken-neck: The Snorks. This show is FUCKED UP. I only caught two episodes all the way through, but both were full of grown-up themes. First, I saw an episode where the patrons of Snorkville – or whatever it's called; stay with me captain – got ahold of some berries that made them laugh at inappropriate times and squint their eyes (hmmmm). The name of the episode? "Reefberry Madness."
THEN, I saw the ultimate Snorks rock 'n' roll episode and forgot all about the lame reefberry episode where everyone learned how dangerous having innocent kicks can be. The episode, entitled "Tooter Loves Tadah," centers around a new snork in town named Tubah. He's a picture-perfect jock character: he's tough, he's rough, he bullies the weak and he doesn't have any friends. He does, however, have one thing to his credit: A smokin'-hot snork-fuck of a girlfriend (Tadah). Naturally, the developmentally challenged deafmute snork, Tooter (easily the biggest coozehound among the snorks), becomes obsessed with the jock's main squeeze, going to great lengths to get her attention. When he does finally get her to bat and eyelash, Tubah intervenes and refuses to let the woman leave him (it sounds sexist and anti-women's rights, but this is how cartoons were back in the day).
But then Tubah joins the snorks' band and things change completely. All of a sudden Tubah is fine with Tooter hangin' with his woman. As Tubah uses his super-strength to bolster the band's sound, Tooter dances and makes nice with his woman. The message? Once you join a group, you're obligated to let your girlfriend fuck other band members. I'll bet that, backstage, Tooter's snork was so deep in Tadah's snork-ass you'd have to pry him out with the jaws of life. Yes, I know what you're thinking: I'm developing a Klosterman complex, delving far too deep into ordinary pop-culture artifacts in search of something new to write about (not to mention obsessed with anal). I'd tend to agree with you, if not for Tubah's final line in the episode: "Hey everyone, it's time for a HOEDOWN!" With that I realized that every episode of every cartoon ever was written by drugged-out pervs looking to sneek in as many prurient/drug/etc. references as possible. And to that, I say AWESOME.
I just realized recently that I have next-to-no evidence left of my past as a young, idealistic metal listener. The oldest remnant of those days is a State of Euphoria CD, scratched beyond recognition... but I used to have a shit-kickin' cassette-tape collection that included the important Metallica, Crue, Jovi, Faith No More and-whatever-else recordings. WHAT HAPPENED? And while we're at it, what happened to my Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes GI Joes? Those things are worth a lot in the eBay age...
To try and sort through my feelings of guilt and abandonment concerning my lost soldiers, I will now posit a few theories:
- They got lost in between moves
- They were destroyed by my religious mom, whom liked G'nR's Lies but only because she didn't ever give the lyrics a clear listen
- I burned them in effigy when I was drunk and on a Shins kick after Oh, Inverted World came out, then promptly forgot
- Unbeknownst to me, I'm cursed with the affliction Guy Pearce weathers in Memento, forgetting everything that happened the day before (this would explain a lot actually)
- I have two personalities, Passionate Gumshoe and Too-Cool-for-School Gumshoe, and the latter trashed my hokey hair-metal shit when the former was out taking a drizzle
- Marv sent secret agents to my house to destroy any evidence of my love for Forced Entry in case the Indie Feds start rooting around...
- Two words: Global Warming
- Two words (er, an initial and a half-word): K Fed
- Two words: Frank Stallone
I've been meaning to sound-off on this life-chafing topic for so long it's making my balls rub against my inner thigh: Can we please, PLEASE place a cease-and-desist order on lyricists that rhyme the same words OVER and OVER? I realize the young Beatles would have never reached the plane they did had they not tinkered endlessly with rhyming the same words, but I think we should all move past this practice in the here-and-now. I'm not going to go as far as to say rhyming should be disallowed altogether (though Racebannon may have suggested it when they said "Fuck Yr Obvious Wrds"), but the following word-combinations have been done to death, to the point that when I hear them I, in fact, want to die:
- Rhyming 'change' and 'rearrange'
- 'eyes' with 'cries' ('cried' is also unacceptable, though 'cryin' mysteriously pass lyric customs just fine)
- 'be' with 'me' and 'see' and 'free'
- 'you' with 'do' and 'through' and 'too' and 'to' and, hell, 'tu'
- 'wife' and 'life'
- 'time' with 'mine' and 'sign'
- 'fear' with 'near' with 'clear' with 'dear' with 'here' with 'hear' with 'appear' (sorry coffee-shop douche, it's all been done to death)
- 'by' with 'guy' with 'fly' with 'cry'
- 'resolve them' with 'solve them' (does that even technically equate to a rhyme? Apparently it does... )
- 'it' with... 'it' [ditto]
- 'frutti' with 'lutt-... ahh, you get the pizoint (speaking of which, next time we'll get down to eliminating annoying catchphrases and slang)
For the record, this also goes for poetry.
Ever since I found Mamas & Papas founder John Phillips' debut solo album, Wolfking of L.A., for $2 at a Spokane record store I've been completely obsessed with this man whom, from what I can gather, didn't produce a single worthwhile record after 1969. Wolfking is one of the best Kalifornia Kuntry albums I've ever heard, and its lyrics all directly tie in to his life at the time with few examples of smoke-and-mirror devices. For example, one line mentions a woman acquaintance's "jingle-jagged faggot friend," who just happens to be Gene Clarke of The Byrds (a revelation of a Kalifornia Kuntry solo artist in his own right; check out his With the Gosdin Brothers record), one of the many dudes that banged Phillips' ex-wife Michelle before he divorced her. Oh, and speaking of banging, Phillips also indirectly refers to Michelle sleeping with Dennis Hopper ("And she let an Easy Rider share her bed"). Then he drops one of the most prophetic, achingly beautiful lyrics I've ever had the pleasure of being moved by: "From a second-story window caught a glimpse of someone's life, and it was mine / and my face was dark and dirty, and I'd been crying." Allow yourself a few moments to weep if you must, knowing that Phillips descended into drug-addled squalor for the next decade-and-a-half that's sadder than all the single moms of the world (I know I did).
Then I got Phillips' book, Papa John. In addition to sporting the WORST '80s-style cover besides George Harrison's Cloud Nine album, Papa John details debauchery only Motley Crue members and maybe Ozzy (we'll get to him later) could relate to as he relates the experience of becoming hooked on heroin, befriending Keith Richards – never a good move – and then becoming cross-addicted to cocaine (with the help of a Freudian psychotherapist) and later barbituates, the latter of which can kill you if you don't come down slowly. He supported his habits by trading prescription drugs – which he obtained with fake scrips – for the highest-grade cocaine and H imaginable. His trevails only intensified my strange feeling of bonding with Phillips, as did the fact that he wrote Papa John holed up in Lake George, New York, a small summer community nestled about 10 minutes from where I currently live (Glens Falls, NY).
My wife read the book too and suggested I try to interview Phillips to find out what he's up to these days. I told her he's dead. It subsequently occurred to me that many of the icons of the '60s are slowly leaving us, taking their stories with them. I'd love to find a way to salvage what is left of the Love Generation, but would Donovan or Dick Taylor grant me an interview? Stay tuned; if they do TMT gets the exclusive...
At some point during my three-month Lost Weekend I became obsessed with an Ozzy Osbourne song, "The Road to Nowhere," and ever since I've been trying to figure out why. Then I read The Dirt, a Motley Crue warts-'n'-all doc, and focused on the passage where Ozzy pisses on a patio and laps it up on his hands and knees, his ass flapping in the breeze because he happened to be wearing a dress at the time. Then he dares Nikki Sixx to follow suit. Sixx pisses, and before he can get on his knees Ozzy beats him to the punch and starts licking the piss as casually as you and I might shoot the shit outside a goddamn Starbucks. How could a man so hellbent on committing disgusting, deplorable acts write such innocent, dare I say feel-good lyrics?
And I think I've come up with something here: Ozzy writes warm-fuzzy lyrics for a lot of reasons (one of them being his purported sobriety after years of piss-lapping), but tantamount is his need to gloss over the bloated, ridiculous, out-of-control assmaster he turned out to be in the 1970s and '80s. Sure, he says "through all the happiness and sorrow / I guess I'd do it all again" within the flabby folds of "Road to Nowhere," but this lyric proves just how insecure he is about his past; he's done so many gross things all he can do is shrug and sheepishly say he wouldn't change a thing (unless Sharon's around). The real truth comes out in other passages, where he mentions the past keeps "haunting me / it just won't leave me alone."
Then I got to thinking about the way I view my own life and the way I gloss over certain parts to keep my self-image above gutter-levels and realized most of us are exactly like Ozzy. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've uttered the tried-true "I'd do it all again" line myself with a confident smirk, despite the fact that I've committed more brain-cripplingly ridiculous acts than anyone I've ever known and more than any non-rock-stars I've read about. In fact, I sorta hate myself, so much so that I'm going to attempt to make up for it by apologizing for a few things in hopes that I can bring in Oh-Eight with a clean slate:
- I'm sorry I purposely showed up late to a Nameless Numbers show (my band a few years ago) to prove a point about an EP I didn't think we should have put out
- I'm sorry I taped a "I suck dick" sign on a kid's back, then kicked the kid hard from behind (seriously, I think I toe-punched his cornhole) while droves of middle-school jackals laughed at what a dick I was (don't worry, in high school I received my comeuppance ten-fold)
- I'm sorry I didn't get in JB's face more in the weeks leading up to his marriage to a total crackhead
- I'm sorry I threw that drink in Shayna's face after that show my band played
- I'm sorry I referenced AH (along with many others) in one of my TMT news stories without consulting him first
- I'm sorry I can't yet bring myself to call anyone back home
- I'm sorry I ruined my mom's chance at a "religious" Christmas year-in and year-out
- I'm sorry I encouraged my wife to get a job at Starbucks, which pays her minimum wage and makes our family officially a part of the problem (and have brainwashed her in to thinking its prices actually make total sense; no shit)
- I'm sorry I couldn't make it to Joel Baxter's (a different JB than the one mentioned above) wedding, when he married the love of his life
- I'm sorry I made fun of my loveable gym teacher, Mr. Weaver, in high school with all the other mean-spirited punks by making fun of a speech impediment he couldn't help
- I'm sorry I'm too cowardly to actually call these people up and offer something more sacred than a written apology they'll likely never read
- I'm sorry I lost all of SB's CDs, then waffled on paying him back until he gave up on me as a friend
- I'm sorry I consistently refused to give JP a ride back when he didn't have a license, forcing him to drive anyway and accrue thousands of dollars in tickets
- I'm sorry I keep forgetting to format my TMT stories for Web publishing
- I'm sorry I can't turn a review in to Marv that doesn't contain either the word 'fuck' or the phrase 'sucks my dirty shit-hole'
- I'm sorry I drove AVD crazy
- And, most of all, I'm sorry I had to leave all my precious West Coast friends behind (I love you all)
Wow, that felt good. And you know what? I think I can finally admit that I'd do things differently if I had the chance, though, like all of us, I'm still probably on a Road to Nowhere.
Happy holidays TMT readers! Thanks so much for bothering to make it to the end of this laborious column and, for that matter, giving me a reason to keep chasing the music-journalism dragon with your occasional e-mails and comments. E-mail me if you got this far and I'll send you a pressed X-mas ham [promise will not be honored].
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-- By Brad Friedman
In a statement given to the media last week, in response to a federal fraud/false claims act qui tam suit finally unsealed last week, a representative from the defendant, voting machine company, Hart InterCivic, alleged the suit's whistleblower, William Singer, was a "disgruntled employee."
Employee "Performance Evaluation" records written by company management, included in the complaint itself, however, would seem to strongly contradict the claims of company spokesperson Pete Lichtenheld, as given to a reporter last week.
Additional claims by Lichtenheld, as reported by Kim Zetter at Wired's Threat Level blog on Thursday, are also dispelled by a document from the U.S. Dept. of Justice, obtained by The BRAD BLOG. The DoJ, after requesting and receiving extensions for two years, has finally decided against joining the federal qui tam suit, for the time being, allowing it to become unsealed last week, so that it may now move forward in federal district court.
The lawsuit, posted in full by The BRAD BLOG after it became unsealed last Thursday, details an extraordinary list of fraudulent behavior by Hart InterCivic, as related by one-time employee Singer, who alleges the company deceived Election Officials in Texas, Ohio, Colorado, and elsewhere in hopes of receiving federal monies as distributed via the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Allegations made in the suit include stunning revelations that Hart failed to test its products properly, and frequently at all, withheld information from prospective clients about the potential loss of votes in its voting systems, dummied-up machines, reports, and test results presented to clients in sales presentations, and much more in an attempt to win state and county contracts.
Much of the response to the suit by company spokesperson Lichtenheld, however, is easily dismissed upon examination of the evidence so far available in the case...


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Two men, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, both born on May 7, both write a violin concerto in D major in 1878. Now you decide whose concerto triumphs in the Thunderdome.
Back to school never sounded so good. This month, Music Director David Wood has selected a new class of music for your consideration.
"An April concert wouldn't be complete without a nod to the season. We're making a full bow."
Johannes Brahms was asked to tour with Hungarian violinist Eduard Hoffman. So it came as little surprise when he created two volumes of Hungarian dances.


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Spotlight on special needs
Parents in two school districts are getting together to determine how to be more effective advocates for their special-education students.
Times Snohomish County Bureau
Special-ed parents to meet
Parents of special-education students in the Edmonds and Everett school districts are meeting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Brunswick Majestic Bowling Lanes, 1300 164th St. S.W., Lynnwood, to learn how Seattle special-education parents organized a PTSA to advocate for their children. For more information, call Julie Gelo at 206-940-3843
Bobby Cavanaugh sings in the school choir and plays violin at Maplewood K-8 Parent Co-operative school in Edmonds.
But the bus that picks up the visually impaired eighth-grader was late every day for the first week and a half of school. He missed choir and was late for a math-support class, the one subject in which he struggles.
His dad, Mike Cavanaugh, says the same thing has happened the first several weeks of school for the past eight years.
"Why do we have to go through the same thing every year? Why can't they have this planned out ahead of time?" he asks, his voice a mixture of frustration and pain.
The parents of special-education students in the Edmonds and Everett school districts say their isolated efforts to improve services for their children often haven't produced results. Now they are organizing their own PTAs or similar support groups to unify their voices and address issues that include transportation, program continuity and therapist caseload.
"Transportation is just the tip of the iceberg," said Bobby's mother, Diane Cavanaugh. "Special education gets the short stick."
Local school districts say they're often in the tough position of having to say no to parents who want more services than the districts can afford. Federal law requires them to provide an "appropriate education" to students with a wide range of disabilities. Districts say that doesn't mean the "Cadillac" of educational services.
"Parents want the best for their children, and why wouldn't they?" said Katy Wysocki, director of student services in the Edmonds School District. "Unfortunately, we don't have the funding to provide the best in all situations."
Districts say they already spend millions in local levy dollars to make up the difference between the cost of special-ed services and what the state provides in funding.
Everett was one of 12 school districts that last year challenged the state's special-education funding formula. Under that formula, special-education students received a flat-rate payment about double of what is paid for basic education students, regardless of the level of services required.
"A student who is medically fragile, requiring toileting, tube feeding and all the special equipment, is going to cost a lot more than one who spends time with a speech therapist twice a week, but we receive the same amount from the state," said Everett schools spokeswoman Mary Waggoner.
In March, a Thurston County Superior Court judge refused to overturn the funding formula, saying it was consistent with national standards. But the judge did throw out a cap that limits districts to identifying no more than 12.7 percent of their students as special-education pupils.
Edmonds officials estimate the district will spend $22.7 million on its 2,730 special-education students this year. Everett last year spent about $17 million for 2,347 students. Special-education funding as a percentage of the total of district budgets hasn't varied much in the past several years, according to figures from the districts.
In Seattle, some special-education parents said they were concerned with the portrayal during the lawsuit of their children being a drain on education resources.
Rose Yu, one of the organizers of a PTSA formed last year for Seattle special-education parents, said that since forming, the group has held monthly meetings with the school district. It also has served as a resource for parents on how to advocate for their children, challenge an individual education plan, and provide support for teachers and aides.
"It can be very lonely being the parent of a special-needs child," Yu said.
In Everett, Julie Gelo said she was tired of being a "pesky gnat" trying to get the school district's attention. The mother of seven adopted children, all with special needs, is hosting a meeting of parents Tuesday in Lynnwood to learn from the Seattle parents about how to organize and advocate for their children.
"What I hear from many parents is they don't get responded to, they get brushed aside, they are not treated as equals," Gelo said.
Erika Larimer, an Edmonds parent whose son has a rare seizure disorder and a profound speech disability, said special-education programs in the Edmonds School District are often moved from one school to another without consulting parents.
She said speech therapists have heavy caseloads which leaves them overworked and some students underserved. She also said there's high turnover among special-education teachers and aides because of the heavy demands of the job.
The three-year teacher contract in Edmonds ratified in August for the first time contains limits on caseloads of speech and language therapists and class size for special-education teachers, Wysocki said. Therapists will each be limited to 60 students the first year. That drops to 50 in the third year of the contract.
Larimer said she's helping form a support and advocacy group for Edmonds special-education parents so they can help each other navigate the system and bring attention to problems like high caseloads.
"No one gives you a manual when you have one of these beautiful babies. Nowhere is that truer than when you enter the public-school system. I want to help more parents and be helped by more parents. We have so many common issues," she said.
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The Sundance festival is very much an industry festival compared to most others that I've attended. Films are selected with the expectation that there will be some interest from film distributer and it seems like most of the attendees are somehow in 'the business'. There seemed to be fewer celebrities about at the 2009 festival as compared to 2008 however. Possibly that was due to the Presidential inauguration which was right in the middle of the first half. There was still plenty of craziness on the opening weekend including a truck with a bullhorn dedicated to getting us to buy Love Sac beanbag chairs. These obnoxious dolts drove around Park City announcing their intention to party all through the night for the first few nights. I resorted to ear plugs.
Sundance is broken into two halves – A and B. Most attendees go for only one of those. The films are the same in the two halves and even attending both A and B you couldn't see everything but it's expensive in Park City during the festival and there's only so much entertainment you can take. If you can endure the jacked up hotel prices it's a great time to go skiing (perhaps that was the idea of having it in January). Other skiers stay away because of the high lodging rates and most of the festival attendees are there for movies. So we alternated movie days with ski days and it worked famously even if the snow wasn't great – even got rained on one day while skiing. This is especially tragic when you consider that as a Colorado native I enjoyed my share of skiing but always heard how the best powder in the world was in Utah. Then, I move to Oregon and ski only occasionally because getting rained on, or general white-out conditions are all too common. Then I go to Utah and… I'm still not over it.
Getting tickets for Sundance is rather complex. I probably don't have this exactly right but its something like this: For each of the following items (Festival Credentials, A Ticket Package, B Ticket Package) you sign up online for a lottery that will tell you whether you can get one. If you win that lottery you are assigned a time when you can purchase online. For the ticket packages you get about a half hour to buy 20 tickets per package though a clunky web site. Tickets are $20 each. You have to have a pretty solid plan to get through it in the time allotted. If your assigned time slot happens to be late in the overall sale (ie, other people have gone before you), you will find that some of the movies you want to attend are sold out and so you'll have to adapt your plan.
Once all that is done however you have your tickets in hand and can rest assured that you'll be getting into the movies you've selected. Well, almost. As with all festivals there are 'Patrons'. These are people who made a sizable donation so they get to go to the front of the line (actually a different line entirely). At this year's festival there were a couple of occasions where a large number of patrons showed up when most of the seats had already been filled. The official rules would say that the Patrons have to suffer the consequences of their tardiness but in these cases the festival volunteers offered to buy out some of the people who were already seated with free tickets to other movies.
None of this should scare you off though. The 'Patron Buy Out' activity was only something I heard about, it didn't happen at any of the movies I attended. And, it seems like most of the movies have tickets available at the theater or someone selling extras outside the theater. Walkup tickets are only $15.
Here are the movies we saw at 2009 Sundance. We also attended most of the shorts programs: live action, animated and documentary. Shorts are one of the real reasons to go to film festivals, for the most part they seem better than those nominated for Oscars.
Lulu and Jimi (Germany)
Seemingly a Romeo and Juliet story, the setting for this movie conveys as much about the director's intention as does the romance. Set in post war Germany, Jimi's father, an African American soldier is damaged from the war while Lulu's mother dominates and destroys any possibility for joy in Lulu's home. You can watch this movie for the Romeo and Juliet aspects and it's enjoyable in that context. But the movie is trying to tell us something about the wounds to the German culture and psyche and how to heal them.
Director Oscar Roehler's style is like that of Canadian film maker Guy Madden. Artful sets, lighting and camera work are paramount. And that too is enough reason to see this, especially if you appreciate Guy Madden. The part of Lulu is played by French actress Jenifer Decker but her voice is dubbed over by another actress for lines in English and German. While most of the film is in English there are subtitles for the parts that are in German. Meanwhile, in Germany where they detest subtitles, both Lulu and Jimi have their lines dubbed in German. Confusing indeed but as I said this is a film with gorgeous visuals and perhaps that is what was important to the director. It was great to see this one at a festival as leading man Ray Fearon stayed afterwards for an extended Q&A.
Victoria Day (Canada)
Victoria Day is a Canadian holiday in honor of Queen Victoria. In common usage it's the three day weekend that marks the start of summer. This movie is centered on the lives of some Toronto high schoolers on Victoria Day 1988. But, it's about as far as you can get from a typical teen movie. Director David Bezmozgis was present at the screening and he stated that his goal was to show a genuine teenage experience and as a former teenager I'd say he has succeeded. He also stated that the movie was eight years in the making. A labor of love for sure and it shows with adept camera work and editing and a collection of excellent performances from a large set of actors.
This movie is so unlike whatever may come to mind when you hear the phrase 'teen movie' that I hesitate to talk about any of the plot points because they might trigger the wrong idea. This movie is more akin to Miranda July's 'You and Me and Everyone You Know' than it is to even 'Dazed and Confused' (a movie I love and have watched repeatedly). If you get the chance to see this movie and I hope you do, the standard blurbs will tell you that part of the story is that a teenager goes missing. That event sets the tone for all the other characters. What really sets this movie apart in my mind is the utterly realistic portrayal of these kids' middle class parents, you just don't see that in movies, be they 'teen movies' or not.
Sin Nombre (USA/Mexico)
Another of the amazing feature films from first time directors at this year's Sundance. Filmed primarily around Mexico City, Sin Nombre tells the tale of a small family attempting to make the journey from Honduras, through Mexico and into the United States. The term 'Sin Nombre' refers to 'the nameless' or 'the unknown' and is found graffitied on makeshift grave markers near borders as a tribute to those who have lost their life trying to reach for something better. That struggle is clearly in evidence here, as if sneaking on board a freight train with hundreds of other émigrés and running around checkpoints to dodge authorities wasn't hard enough, the families journey becomes intertwined with a boy trying to escape a Mexican drug gang. The brutality of the gang life is intensely portrayed and is difficult to watch.
This film won an award for cinematography (as well as Directing) at this year's Sundance. The Directing and Cinematography reminded me of John Sales (especially Lone Star). There are some amazing scenes shot on the top of moving train cars in Sin Nombre but most amazing is the slew of great performances from unknown and first time actors. I think it may have been these performances more than anything else that made the Sundance jury give the Director's award here. This movie is well worth seeing.
Let's Make Money (Austria)
A timely documentary about the global money pool and the effect it has on people. The subject matter alone is all that is needed to recommend this movie in times like these. From a film making standpoint it's definitely a cut above the standard talking heads documentary. The interviews with both rich and poor are well shot and fascinating. And we get to travel from some of the most impoverished places in Africa and China to some of the richest such as the Jersey, once a home to cows, now an offshore tax haven used by financial centers such as London.
Here we see the prototypical financial manager living in chauffeured luxury and conducting business from a treadmill, on the phone and computer and watching TV at the same time. We may well wonder about this man's fate since the time this movie was made. It's not quite as simple as 'evil money managers' however as an interview with Economic Hitman John Perkins reveals. This is required viewing for all who haven't read his book (Confessions of an Economic Hitman).
Louise-Michel (France)
A timely comedy about the global money pool, the effect it has on people and what we can do about it (hint, it involves a hit man but not the famous Economic Hit Man as in Let's Make Money). The subject matter alone is all that is needed to recommend this movie in times like these. This film is firmly in the screwball comedy camp and it serves to vent our frustrations well even if it sometimes dwells in the screwballishness and not the task at hand. We travel from rural France where laid off factory workers have decided to seek revenge to Jersey, once a home to cows, now an offshore tax haven used by financial centers such London.
Here we see the prototypical financial manager living in chauffeured luxury and conducting business from a treadmill, on the phone and computer and watching TV at the same time. The fate of this man is sealed but it's not as simple as that because the global money pool seems to have no end as our factory workers find out.
(Yes the above two movies would make an awesome double feature which is how I happened to experience them at the festival. The themes were so similar I was able to cut-n-paste the reviews. The treadmill scenes, one real, one staged, were for all practical purposes, identical)
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (United States)
Directed by John Krasinski, yes that John Krasinski (aka 'Jim' on The Office), based on the book by the late David Foster Wallace. This movie was attracting more than a few female fans interesting in seeing Mr. Krasinski in person, apparently he's become a bit of a heartthrob. To the extent that those throbs are based on the kindheartedness of his character on 'The Office', there may be some disappointment. Krasinski played a role in the movie as well as directing and it's not all sweetness and light. Smarter hearts will throb all the more however as the performance and the movie reveal profound depth of thought and humanity. The central question is similar to last year's Mike Leigh film 'Happy Go Lucky': How do we treat those among us who are too wounded to function well?
There was a lot of head scratching at the festival among those that had read the book because it didn't seem to lend itself to movie making at all – how would they make a movie from this? The book's contents match the title precisely – a series of fictional interviews with men, the book makes no mention even of who might be conducting these interviews. Krasinski came up with the idea of having the interviews conducted by a female graduate student who is writing a dissertation about men. He was able to discuss the script briefly with David Foster Wallace before Wallace's tragic suicide and was thrilled when Wallace suggested the same female graduate student idea, the same idea that Krasinski had already employed in writing the script. That role is the single female part in the movie and it's played brilliantly by Julianne Nicholson. Feminism brought us Women's Studies. What comes next? Post feminism of course and that has us looking at men and how they've been affected by feminism. Men's Studies.
The Clone Returns Home (Japan)
A quiet meditation on the soul, The Clone Returns Home is from the contemplative school of science fiction, a minimum of special effects and lots of scenes with little to no dialogue. Astronaut Kohei dies during a mission in space, back on earth they were prepared for this, they saved his DNA and they make a clone. The clone has the memories of the original Kohei but lacks the aspects of personality that let him deal with life, especially some traumatic memories from childhood. Where is the soul then? In our DNA? In our memories? Is it the part of us that responds to difficult circumstances? This film has luscious photography and music to give you time to think about these questions. The acting is stiff at times early on but that is soon forgotten when the movie takes us to the places that it wants to go.
Dare (United States)
This was the second 'teen movie' I saw at this year's Sundance and while it more conventional than Victoria Day, it is far from conventional. The 'dare' is laid down when the princess of the high school drama department is challenged to live life more fully by a visiting graduate from the same program. From there on in Dare has little fear as three characters explore and discover their passions for each other and what they want to pursue in their young lives. Not every note is perfect in this film, the parents for instance are more on the cartoon side as compared to the fully developed characters in Victoria Day but I still liked it.
On the surface the drama in this movie revolves around the high school drama department but underneath that it is exploring the difficult path of self discovery and acceptance. I don't know if this movie will make it to theaters, I think it should but the sexuality part might be enough to scare off the studios. It will certainly be on DVD though and it would make for a nice summer's evening in front of the tube.
Cold Souls (United States)
When 'Sideways' came out I was not as enthusiastic about Paul Giamatti's performance as everyone else. Yes, he did fine I thought but he was basically playing himself wasn't he? I've never met him of course so I had no basis to know one way or another. In 'Cold Souls' Paul Giamatti does play himself and it's even better than 'Sideways'. There's a scene at the end where Giamatti, filmed from about 50 yards away simply pours emotion through the screen. How does he do that?
This movie will be in theaters and there will be plentiful comparisons to 'Being John Malkovich', in 'Cold Souls' a machine has been invented that will remove your soul so that it can be stored safely and returned to you later, when it won't be such an inconvenience. Paul Giamatti is finding his inner self to be a hindrance while performing in a play that is all about the inner life, Uncle Vanya. Not surprisingly, removing his soul does not have the desired effect. Warmth and tenderness are what we all need on the inside and this movie oozes with both. 'Being John Malkovich' is a great film but I don't feel the need for repeated viewings, I do plan to own the DVD of 'Cold Souls' when it's available.
One Day in a Life (Italy)
Telling a story that happens over the course of one day this sweet little film was actually shot in just a week . How can that happen? Natural lighting, on the beach. Salvadore is visiting the beach on his own and he connects with a small group also out to spend some time in the sun. Salvadore is intriguing for both men and women but the connection he ultimately makes is based simply on humanity. If the weather where you are is forcing you to stay inside a sun drenched movie such as this will turn your home theater system into light-therapy.
Humpday (United States)
Created in the style of a Mike Leigh movie but one step further. Mike Leigh collaborates with the actors in the creation of the script but in the end writes the script. For Humpday director Lynn Shelton told the actors in a general way what would happen in each scene but they came up with the dialog during shooting. The result is striking realism in the performances. In a Q&A after one screening a member of the audience had trouble understanding – "is this a documentary?" It's a scripted movie but the actors created and owned the script and no one bothered to write it down. The striking realism is put to good use as two male college friends mutually dare their way into agreeing to perform together for an amateur porn contest. That is, have sex with each other even though they are not gay. This is indie film at its best and the Sundance jury recognized that by awarding a 'Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence.' I don't know if this movie will make it to theaters, I hope it does.
The Reckoning (United States)
As a film this is a straightforward talking-head documentary. Nonetheless it got a standing ovation at the screening that I attended because the idea is so powerful. Bring the bad guys to justice. On a grand scale, through The International Criminal Court.
The history of this court is interesting as it is a novel idea – this level of cooperation and shared ideals between nations. We are all so familiar with the idea of 'The Hague' or 'The World Court' we tend to think that the ICC has been around forever but the trials we remember from even recent history were under a temporary court such as The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Currently the court is pursuing generals in The Lord's Resistance Army of Uganda and this is the focus of much of the movie. It's shot on video and as I said, is mostly talking so it doesn't add much to the documentary genre but it's good to know that this is going on.
Peter and Vandy (United States)
Based on the play of the same name, Peter and Vandy is a relationship movie. A relationship movie is cousin to the romantic comedy and shares some of the same elements and predictability. Like a particular version of a jazz standard, the interest lies in the variation, what did this particular story emphasize? In this case the emphasis is on the breakup. But, a little more on the personalities involved than that other movie on the subject (The Breakup). As in that other movie there is a scene where the cruelty reaches a crescendo and I have to say that in the case of Peter and Vandy it didn't work. Many in the audience were scratching their heads – "What was that about? How could he be such a..". I think the answer lies in the 'based on a play' part of the film. When something is on stage there is not as much suspension of disbelief so an over the top scene can come across a little lighter, feeling more like the playwright or director is winking at the audience a little, acknowledging that we all know we're watching a play here and the (whatever) being depicted here is something we're all familiar with so let's amp it up a little and have a laugh. Doesn't work that way in a movie. Nonetheless, there is a deeper theme to the movie that outweighs such shortcomings. By jumping back and forth in time Peter and Vandy encourages us to think about the entirety, good and bad of this relationship and or own relationships.
Moon (United States)
A science fiction story conceived and directed by David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones. Financed by Sting through the film company run by his wife, Trudi Styler. Thus, this film represented our only celebrity sighting of Sundance 2009 (outside of those who got on stage to talk about their movies). Bowie and Sting were in the audience, we saw the backs of their head's pretty well. Sam Rockwell plays Sam Bell, sole attendant of a mining operation on the moon, nearing the end of his three year contract. His only company is the station computer, voiced by Kevin Spacey.
Bell starts to unravel mentally, hallucinating and crashing his rover vehicle when he thinks he sees someone out on the surface. Clearly the director loves the science fiction genre and makes interesting choices to honor that such as using miniature models rather than digital effects. There are, however only so many science fiction plots and this one will become recognizable as the movie goes on. Still, like romantic comedies there are variations on the theme and for fans of the genre this is enough.
We Live in Public (United States)
Another documentary from Ondi Timoner, director of 'Dig' a film about two rock bands, this one about internet pioneer Josh Harris. You might not recall that particular internet pioneer but he made his fortune by being the first to track internet data and sell it to advertisers. Lucrative as you might imagine, he made enough to become an Andy Warhol for the 90's, creating his own version of the Factory but this time everything is filmed, all the time. With that kind of material to start with I would think that it would be next to impossible to make a bad film, in the hands of Timoner it's a great film.
With 'Dig' it was natural that the music be great. For 'We Live in Public' it was even better although Timoner said that at the time of the Sundance screening she had obtained only 'festival rights' for the music and so if the film finds a distributer the music might change some. And, it might be 'edited for content' since having cameras on people 24-7 as Harris did means some of the footage is not 'family friendly'. Interesting then that families, those we come from and those we make, are an underlying theme in both Dig and We Live in Public. Especially when those we come from are not all they should be.
Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire (United States)
There is a thriller called 'Push' already in theaters. That is not this. In fact this is one that I thought would not make it to theaters, not because of its quality but because of its hard-to-watch subject: A girl is severely abused and tries to make her way in the world. In spite of the hard to watch subject I presume that this movie will eventually be in theaters since it won both the Audience and Jury Prize at the festival.
There are great performances all around in this film including the actress playing the lead, Gabourey Sidibe and a small role as a welfare counselor played by Mariah Carey. But Mo'Nique , in the role of the mother, is astounding. She won a Special Jury Prize for Acting from the festival and she deserves to win many more. This Push will be in theaters, it was announced at the festival that it had been purchased. Oprah Winfrey had a hand in it so there will be plenty of publicity. This film deserves it.
The Maid (Chile)
Even though this was the winner of the Jury Prize for World Cinema at this year's Sundance it wasn't one that we were trying to see. But, it was the last day and it was still crowded, we didn't have advance tickets for this time slot and we couldn't make it across town in time to see the movie we had rated higher (whatever that was). Well you can't go too wrong with Sundance prize winners.
This movie was based on the real life childhood experiences of the director. Chile has a growing middle class and they are keen to hire live in maids from poorer parts of Chile as well as other Latin American countries. Even a middle class lifestyle is overwhelming to those who have come from poverty and in this case the maid Raquel , determined to keep her position is unable to accept the idea that additional maids hired by the family are there to help and not replace her. There are some light moments and some serious ones and like the best indie films a humanitarian heart is at the core. Raquel is played by Catalina Saavedra, famous in Chili as a TV and film actress as well as a comedienne. She was awarded a Special Jury Prize for Acting. One of the new maids is played by Mercedes Villanueva, the actual maid who inspired the story.


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Three men have been found guilty of VAT offences, as HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) largest-ever investigation into mobile phone trading fraud draws to a close after five years.The £250m case, codenamed Operation Euripus, investigated a series of mobile handset trades through a complex range of companies from May 2001 to August 2003.Last week, at Southwark Crown Court (pictured), Taher Majid, Abdul Koser and Quentin Reynolds were found guilty of conspiracy to cheat the public revenue as well as money laundering charges. They will be sentenced in September. Marcus Hughes pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing and was sentenced to six years in prison. He is already serving a 12-year sentence for drug smuggling. In 2003, 350 HMRC officers took part in raids in the UK and Spain, which were described by customs officers as some of the largest to take place in the UK.Large amounts of cash were seized during the raids, and a ton of cannabis was taken from one of the business addresses, resulting in 33 men and six women being arrested.The raids even took place at Carphone Warehouse's headquarters in west London. Two members of Carphone Warehouse's staff were cautioned and questioned during the visit from HMRC officers, but they were not arrested or charged.A further series of raids were carried out in 2007, resulting in half-a-million documents being examined, along with the hard drives of 391 computers.HMRC alleged that those charged had engaged in missing trader fraud, purchasing handsets from outside the UK then failing to pay the millions owed in VAT when the handsets were re-sold abroad.Sixteen people were originally charged with cheating the revenue, and concealing and transferring the proceeds of criminal intent. Euro ruling over VATA European Court of Justice ruling is pressurising HMRC's policy of withholding VAT refunds for up to two years while carrying out anti-fraud enquiries.A new European Court judgment states that tax offices should not withhold refunds for more than two months for an established trader.The European Court of Justice was upholding a case brought by a Polish trader who had his VAT claim withheld pending extended verification without a decision being made.The judgment of the court sets a precedent for UK traders to challenge extended verification periods of up to two years imposed in the UK by HMRC.The court agreed member states had a legitimate interest in preventing tax evasion and abuse.
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Curry house staff 'licked their fingers' while handling food
6:40am Friday 30th May 2014
6:40am Friday 30th May 2014
A TORFAEN takeaway was fined for a series of food hygiene breaches.
Newport magistrate's court heard that food handlers at Naseeb Tandoori take-away in Broad Street, Blaenavon, did not display a high degree of personal hygiene, including not wearing suitable protective over-clothing, staff licking their fingers during food handling and not using soap to thoroughly wash their hands.
Foods were not being chilled, and staff were not disinfecting worktops.
Sajjad Ali admitted the offences and was fined £375 with £220 costs.
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Written on: 18/12/2002 by Alexander. (1 review written)
Good Points
Design, added features, quick setup, minimal wiring
Bad Points
Poor quality cables, insufficient power output (I will get a decent DVD to check again)
General Comments
When I took the sytem out of the box - WOW, it looks perfect, aluminum speakers, sub, the system itself, I was astonished by its's look.
Then the setup... hmm, what is this?... are these the right cables?... The cables look cheap. But it did not bother me much
Having set up the sytem I plug in a music CD...
At first it thought I did not plug in the subwoofer. Where is the sub?? I put in a video CD, to compare the sound with my PC, and where is the sub again? I have some speakers which I bought for 120 USD (70-80 british pounds, I think - a creative 5.1 set). Still having adjusted the sub to +6db I get less than what I expected from this system.
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While it may not feel like autumn quite yet with warmer than average temperatures for this time of year, the season is due to bring a riot of reds, yellows and browns in woodlands around the country.
The cold spring and warm summer have created the perfect conditions to allow sugars to build up in leaves that help to create the vibrant autumnal colours, according to the Forestry Commission.
They predict the arboreal display will reach its peak towards the end of October and the first week of November. It is expected to be accompanied by rich crops of forest fruits.
The maple trees at the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, Gloucesteshire, beech trees in the Forest of Dean and the forests of Whinlatter and Grizedale in Cumbria are expected to provide the most impressive changes in foliage.
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Simon Toomer, director of the Forestry Commission's Westonbirt Arboretum, said: "It's been a fantastic year for our trees, with a balance of warm sunny conditions coupled with a fair amount of rainfall helping photosynthesis and growth.
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Corey traded to Padres
Corey traded to Padres
The Red Sox on Sunday traded Corey to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named or cash considerations. Corey had a 10.50 ERA through seven appearances in two different stints with the Red Sox. He pitched five scoreless innings in five outings for Triple-A Pawtucket after being assigned outright on April 30.
Boston manager Terry Francona said that he's happy for the opportunity that Corey will get with the Padres.
"You don't want to lose pitching, but guys like that, you want the best for them," Francona said. "It's a good day for him, a real good day."
Right-hander Jose Vaquedano was promoted from Double-A Portland to Pawtucket to fill the Triple-A roster spot.
Robert Falkoff is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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by InvestorPlace Staff | October 1, 2012 4:19 pm
[1]New polls are in, and they do not look good for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
According to a poll released yesterday by the Columbus Dispatch[2], Mitt Romney trails President Barack Obama in Ohio by 9%, 51% to 42%.
The Dispatch's polls echo results from other recently released polls[3] that put Obama ahead by varying amounts — anywhere from 8% by theWashington Post to4% by Public Policy Polling to 7% by Fox News.
In fact, Real Clear Politics flipped Ohio[4] from being a toss-up state in their electoral map to leaning Obama last week. InTrade, which lets people wager on the results of elections (among other things) has seen the percentage likelihood that Obama will be re-elected increase in one month from just over 55% to just under 75%.
What makes Ohio so important? It isn't just a swing state, it's a swing state with a significant number of electoral votes, and an electorate that is the very definition of a "purple state."
Ohio has an almost even balance between rural dwellers who typically vote Republican and residents in and around cities such as Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, and Akron who vote Democratic. Cincinnati is almost a microcosm of Ohio, located in the southwest of the state near otherwise rural and Republican counties in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. In fact, Hamilton County, where Cincinnati is located, typically votes Republican but went for Obama in 2008.
Right now, the New York Times FiveThirtyEight blog[5] gives Obama a 86.1% chance of winning Ohio. It also gives a 36.1% chance that the electoral votes cast by Ohio will be the deciding votes for the election, a higher percentage than any other state. The next most likely kingmaker state? Virginia, with a 15% chance of being the tipping point.
All that said, Obama's lead in Ohio polls, coupled with how essential the state is to this election, make Romney's chances of pulling off a victory in November seem more and more unlikely with each passing day.
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Warner Bros Wants Nolan, Bay, Cuarón, Wyatt for New 'Twilight Zone'
by Alex Billington
September 30, 2011
Source: Variety
We've known for a few years now that another new Twilight Zone movie was in the works, but we didn't know much else besides who was writing. Now Variety is reporting Warner Bros is actively developing the project again and is pursuing a bevy of highly acclaimed filmmakers to direct. While I wish all of them could work on this, only one will, as they also confirm that "this project will feature a single storyline and one director." The top names on the list are: Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuarón. Harry Potter's David Yates was also on there, but he's since backed off of it; there's also one more name in the mix.
This new Twilight Zone project is being developed at Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way with Rand Ravich (The Astronaut's Wife, "Life") the last known writer on the screenplay. While story details are still unknown, sources with Variety say the film would be a single storyline that touches on several themes from the Rod Serling-created TV show that ran through the early 60s, as expected. This is no doubt a high profile project and it makes sense they're pursuing very big directors like Christopher Nolan and Michael Bay. I'd totally love to see Nolan take on Twilight Zone, imagine the kind of world we'd get to see with that, but who knows where he'll go after The Dark Knight Rises. Bay, I'm not so sure; Cuarón, I'd love to see his take on this, too.
One other name they mention is also in the mix is Rupert Wyatt, director of Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Escapist, coming off of a fantastic summer, as his film not only hit the box office hard, but also earned rave reviews from critics. He's one of my favorite directors already and I'm glad he's getting thrown into the mix on huge projects like this in Hollywood. At the moment, Variety mentions that "Nolan has emerged as the front-runner to get the offer," but "it's not clear whether he'd take on the project, given its similarities to Inception." Only time will tell, but you can be assured we'll let you know who does get the job.
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Ex-Republican state assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who proclaimed himself an independent during his ill-fated mayoral race last year only to turn Democrat over this past weekend, used the occasion of his conversion to take some shots on his Facebook page at his former party:
...because I grew up in a working class blue-collar Democratic family I was often asked why I was a Republican. It was because I thought their policies provided the best access to the American Dream.
I no longer believe that is true. In my opinion, the GOP today is more focused on protecting those who have already achieved the American Dream than allowing others access to it.
Fletcher, heavily backed by Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs (pictured above) and other of the company's executives, went to work for the high-rolling cell phone chipmaker after departing the Assembly last year.
Jacobs and his father, company founder Irwin Jacobs, the billionaire La Jollan, have given lots of money to Democrats, including $2 million last year from the elder Jacobs to an independent campaign to re-elect president Barack Obama.
But they and fellow Qualcomm execs also do plenty of bet-covering on the GOP side of the aisle, as demonstrated by financial disclosure statements filed this year with the Federal Election Commission by the Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee, QPAC for short.
Funded with cash withheld from Qualcomm executive salaries, QPAC has been showering money on a bi-partisan host of federal elected officials.
QPAC beneficiaries so far this year have included senior Kentucky GOP Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell ($2,500); Michigan GOP congressman Fred Upton ($2,500); Republican New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte ($2,000); and GOP Pennsylvania Congressman Bill Shuster ($1,000), as well as the National Republican Congressional Committee ($5,000).
Democrats haven't been neglected.
Recipients included Senate majority leader Harry Reid ($5,000); Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska ($3,500); Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana ($2,500), and Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware ($2,500), among others.
As previously reported, Qualcomm is part of a giant tech industry lobbying push to loosen visa regulations for foreign engineers, and Fletcher is currently heading up a group calling itself San Diegans United for Commonsense Immigration Reform that is backed by Irwin and Paul Jacobs.


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Best baseball player? Best football player? Best basketball player?
Best soccer player who doesn't head-butt?
Roger Federer makes it easy, and sometimes he makes it look easy. There is no question with him. He eliminates debate.
He is the best tennis player in the world. Point and match.
He is the dominant figure in a sport where the names of the contenders forever change, but not the name of the champion.
Lleyton Hewitt tried before he fell off the map. Andy Roddick was supposed to play the part of the foil. But Federer so exposed Roddick that the American now needs to Google himself to find his game. Rafael Nadal is the flavour of the month, but who knows how long the flavour lasts?
After that, tennis has troubles.
According to its own confounded computer, the names of its top 10 players include David Nalbandian and James Blake and Ivan Ljubicic and Nikolay Davydenko and Tommy Robredo -- most of whom would not be household names in their own homes.
If they ever did matter, Federer's Swiss precision has rendered most of them unimportant. He eliminates his opponents and their credibility. Ivan Lendl shows up at the Canadian Open and is a larger celebrity than almost anyone playing.
That's good for Lendl. Not for tennis.
Federer should be the one breakout athlete in the game, but he is still waiting for a complete worldwide breakout.
He is more complete than Bjorn Borg, more skilled than John McEnroe, more competitive than Jimmy Connors, more interesting than Pete Sampras. And yet, those of us caught up in this small-minded North American prism don't necessarily welcome him as an athlete who transcends his sport.
His record shows he should transcend his sport, but the fact that he is not, ahem, American, means he doesn't get complete exposure in the land of the free, the brave and the xenophobic.
But shouldn't he be the largest star in sports if he happens to be most dominant?
He is infinitely more human than Tiger Woods, more precise, more likable, more honest, less robotic, seemingly enjoying his place as a tennis player for the ages.
Some athletes come to loathe the spotlight. He has accepted his role and doesn't hide from it in any way and he remains appreciative and humble all at the same time.
In any of the six languages he happens to speak.
"I'm very happy to hear that people compare me with Tiger and other people," Federer said, after a rather workmanlike, matter-of-fact 6-3, 6-3 victory over Sebastien Grosjean at the Rexall Centre yesterday.
There was never a moment in the match, hardly even a volley, where there was any kind of question about the outcome. Most of the time, most of his career, Federer eliminates doubt.
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He can do that in the final of a Grand Slam tournament or on centre court at the Rexall Centre on the campus of York University in a Rogers Cup tournament that will not alter his legacy in any way.
"I know what I'm doing is not the usual thing, only losing four, maybe a maximum 10 to 15 matches a year," Federer said.
This year his record is 57 wins, four losses. That's three Cy Young seasons in one.
"I'm very aware what I'm doing," he said. "It is, of course, a pity to see other players kind of fading away, coming back, not being able to play consistent ... It's not so easy to make the final every week, like what Nadal and myself have been able to do over the last one and a half years ..."
And still, there are goals ahead for a kid who happens to be a year younger than the forever developing Nik Antropov. That's what he tend to forget about Federer. He just turned 25. This could just be the beginning.
"I guess (I want to be) the one with the most Grand Slams," he said. "Because that's where you probably are measured at the end of your career. Of course, it would be nice to have the longest No. 1 in the world or the most titles. I think one of those three is definitely very special."


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(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Max J. Volcansek, Jr. (MCSN: 0-5435), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.General Orders: Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 - 1955 (Jane Blakeney)


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Members of the Bedford Stagecoach Theatre Arts School performed at the Corn Exchange with the cast of Broadway And Beyond on Friday.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.comments2017-11-09T19:35:09.223-08:00Heath LowranceHeath Lowrancehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-22706671246363425052017-08-29T18:46:46.969-07:002017-08-29T18:46:46.969-07:00Anybody know who the artist is that painted the co...Anybody know who the artist is that painted the cover?
Unknownhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-68714697257752226972017-03-16T15:04:04.236-07:002017-03-16T15:04:04.236-07:00Absolutely right, Heath! I grew up in the 60s and ...Absolutely right, Heath! I grew up in the 60s and 70s and I recently worked with a lot of young people under 25. They were great but they had a very different appreciation of movies to me. They didn't get the question: 'Who's your favourite movie star?' for example, they didn't have that concept. In my era your tastes were very star-centric; you went to a John Wayne movie, or a Bogart movie or Charlton Heston movie etc. with a pretty good idea of what you would get, and these people became heroes and even role models. That concept seems to have gone, you don't even get credits at the start of movies any more, and I think Hollywood has definitely lost something. Andrew McBridehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-76551598329480171812016-11-29T16:00:56.439-08:002016-11-29T16:00:56.439-08:00He changed me, too.He changed me, too.Ann Thraxxhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-56803733357940873012016-07-17T08:53:30.742-07:002016-07-17T08:53:30.742-07:00Great post! Sounds like we had similar upbrings. I...Great post! Sounds like we had similar upbrings. In the little town of Wahpeton, ND, where I lived as a kid, DIALING FOR DOLLARS was our late afternoon movie show in which the movie would be interrupted every now and then so the weatherman dressed in a leisure suit and some chick in a blonde beehive hairdo and long earrings could spin a bowl, pull out a phone number, and call someone in the Fargo/Moorhead area and inform them they'd won something. On that show I was introduced to movies like THE SEARCHERS and VERTIGO among many, many others. I miss those days. Stumbling on old movies from across the years was a fertile garden for the imagination, which led to comics and novels. Peter Brandvoldhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-31918286891835516652016-07-15T13:42:16.601-07:002016-07-15T13:42:16.601-07:00Great article. I agree. I think access to my paren...Great article. I agree. I think access to my parents world- and they were born in the 20s - seemed so natural and easy. Even getting the Eddie Cantor references in Bugs Bunny cartoons! Paul D. Brazillhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-24581130177189883612016-06-18T07:46:57.775-07:002016-06-18T07:46:57.775-07:00You're right about The Burrowers. Both the mo...You're right about The Burrowers. Both the movie and the prequel short are great, especially in the sense that the characters act proper for the period (which leads to that gut-punch of an ending!).Susanhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-77896464850404124132016-01-14T22:00:49.183-08:002016-01-14T22:00:49.183-08:00Heath, He saved me in 1975. I have dibs on Young A...Heath,
He saved me in 1975. I have dibs on Young Americans, Hunky Dory and Station to Station when you aren't looking. Did you ever see him in concert while in Detroit? My favorite was his Thin White Duke performances. I, too, have never mourned a celebrity as I do Davy Jones. I have yet to feel the urge to lighten up on my angst about it. Loved this blog. My favorite post thus far. No wonder I adore you. Bridget Hockneyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-7951265351512921342016-01-14T10:03:14.936-08:002016-01-14T10:03:14.936-08:00Oh my god, what an awesome blog story. I remember ...Oh my god, what an awesome blog story. I remember when you were going through all this. Music of David Bowie was always turned up big time at out place. My heart is breaking at his loss. I idolized him also. He will never be forgotten. I think through his music he helped a lot of young men and women, his music had no boundaries. It touched that primal spot in all of us in one way or another. Thank you for sharing your story. Bettiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-17774571622274090342016-01-14T08:22:54.927-08:002016-01-14T08:22:54.927-08:00Thank you for sharing all of this, Heath.Thank you for sharing all of this, Heath.John Weaglyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-88130680339352955592015-12-07T10:12:08.219-08:002015-12-07T10:12:08.219-08:00Seriously, only one female author? *sigh*Seriously, only one female author? *sigh*Kathttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-16390709690708459352015-08-01T10:18:40.677-07:002015-08-01T10:18:40.677-07:00Excellent news on Ron's story. Was not aware o...Excellent news on Ron's story. Was not aware of Dark Corners. Thanks to a little money in the Amazon Associates account I just grabbed all four issues. Sounds very cool.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-62371870729805682852015-07-18T06:23:07.446-07:002015-07-18T06:23:07.446-07:00My sentiments on good and bad reviews is identical...My sentiments on good and bad reviews is identical to yours, Heath. David Cranmerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-82342863752294227562015-07-14T13:06:24.705-07:002015-07-14T13:06:24.705-07:00I'd be well happy with "I was left with t...I'd be well happy with "I was left with the impression that the author could benefit from counselling." !!Icy Sedgwickhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-49123640491802397452015-07-10T11:35:03.026-07:002015-07-10T11:35:03.026-07:00I recall that there is a saying to the effect that...I recall that there is a saying to the effect that. I give critique, but you receive CriticismReg Burnshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-70953689973146237192015-04-16T07:57:40.192-07:002015-04-16T07:57:40.192-07:00keep your bastard hand off my bar tabkeep your bastard hand off my bar tabjedidiah ayreshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-81360121458101557042015-04-15T06:28:57.846-07:002015-04-15T06:28:57.846-07:00Michael, yep. I'll be there on the 30th!Michael, yep. I'll be there on the 30th!Heath Lowrancehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-69876199932669253432015-04-15T01:20:17.681-07:002015-04-15T01:20:17.681-07:00Congratulations. Looks like you'll be doing th...Congratulations. Looks like you'll be doing the same in Chicago soon?michaelhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-84826050876208682332015-04-14T00:35:08.598-07:002015-04-14T00:35:08.598-07:00The latest edition of the Spotlight Actresses dire...The latest edition of the Spotlight Actresses directory has just been published. http://instagram.com/kirbygriffin21jowdjbrownhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-45138459168877872432015-04-01T15:02:58.301-07:002015-04-01T15:02:58.301-07:00Really enjoyed watching, Heath. Thanks for posting...Really enjoyed watching, Heath. Thanks for posting.David Cranmerhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-69587120361271427712015-03-09T01:32:57.343-07:002015-03-09T01:32:57.343-07:00Trying to live up to your quality, friend. Trying to live up to your quality, friend. David Cranmerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-78127342975447229222014-12-18T09:33:26.579-08:002014-12-18T09:33:26.579-08:00Ah, thanks, Nigel! You were one of the earliest su...Ah, thanks, Nigel! You were one of the earliest supporters of my work, and I will never forget the debt I owe you, mate.Heath Lowrancehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-32272492235097382552014-12-18T03:32:49.627-08:002014-12-18T03:32:49.627-08:00That was a great pick-up by Jon. I can't belie...That was a great pick-up by Jon. I can't believe your hand wasn't bitten off. I loved it.Nigel Birdhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-72708716837828061072014-12-13T10:17:20.554-08:002014-12-13T10:17:20.554-08:00I always try to look people in the eye whilst in c...I always try to look people in the eye whilst in conversation with them. When I do so in close proximity, I also switch which eye I'm looking into. In retrospect now, I wonder, did I make you feel subconscious when looking into your right eye? If so, I can only apologize for doing so. I was only trying to give you my attention. I am very happy your quality of existence has improved.
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Published 1:44 pm, Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Cirque Ziva: The widely toured Golden Dragon Acrobats perform ancient and modern acrobatics and other circus arts in a fast-paced cirque-style format created by director Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang. 8 p.m. Friday. $25-$45. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. (415) 473-6800. www.marincenter.org.
Poro Oyna: The Myth of the Aynu: Larry Reed's innovative ShadowLight company collaborates with Tokyo performance artist Tetsuro Koyano, Aynu traditional musician Oki and the Aynu women's chorus Marewrew to retell an ancient Aynu legend in shadow puppetry and song. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $25-$35. Southside Theater, Building D, Fort Mason Center, S.F. www.shadowlightaynuproject.org.
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