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The bathing unit, BAD bath, installed at the Solitude Palace Gardens in Stuttgart attracts passersby by provoking curiosity with its strange exterior, but after investigating the unit's background, its ingenuity surfaces and it can be truly admired. The project was put together by SMAQ, a Berlin-based collaborative studio for architecture, urbanism and research. The founders, Sabine Müller and Andreas Quednau, designed the installation, showing refined design skills and a deep understanding for the urban phenomena. The studio proposed an alternative self- generated form of leisure that works within the frame of sustainability to create an environmentally conscious design that is not only a functional bathing unit but also a public landmark.
The bath's base consists of a 1,000-meter garden hose, which is plugged into the existing infrastructure network via a hydrant. The bath carries enough water to fill a tub for two people. Arranged in countless loops, the elastic garden hose forms the surface of a screen that catches the sun, which in turn heats the water in the hose. Not only does it save energy by heating the water via the sun but it also reuses the water by irrigating the surrounding greenery instead of it being disposed into the sewer system.
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This was our best overall meal here yet. Besides the always delicious vegan charcuterie, the starters and soup were wonderful, especially the tomato soup, which was spicy but not too. And for the first time, the main courses were large enough and satisfying. The chicken was especially juicy and tasty. The ricotta boudin for dessert was a winner, rich, but not too sweet.
I never ever eat fancy foods, or spend more than $10 on a meal, but I wanted to splurge a little, but not too much. Gather was perfect for what I wanted. It's a fancy dinner date feasible on a college kid's budget. Entrees are about $20, but worth every precious penny because the food is impeccable. DAT PIZZA. DAT PORK BELLY. It doesn't get better. And obviously the nature of the restaurant is very charming, with changing the menu every week or so to fit what is in season. How many restaurants do that and are still affordable? Not many. I definitely recommend Gather for a sweet date or any sweet ol time.
My friend and I both thought our lunch was over all one of the best lunches we have experienced
Great ambiance, really pleasant and attentive staff, the food was delicious (though pretty pricey); highly recommended for a nice night out
The food was great, but I'm not sure it merited the price charged. Other than that, no real complaints.
The food at gather is beyond belief. The service is great. Everyone is friendly. We felt spoilt. Anyone not going there is missing out.
A very innovative menu, exquisitely prepared, showcasing the freshness of the ingredients with unexpected combinations and presentation that was a delight to all within our party. I recommend it very highly and without reservation.
There are now oh so many restaurants that pride themselves on fresh (farm to table etc). Gather really delivers --- not just fresh food, but fresh and lively flavors. What is super special is the way the flavors and textures come together in a single, beautifully crafted dish. The vegetable charcuterie was extraordinary, rising well above the individual ingredients. My albacore dish, in a broth (!) was delectable. The chicken dish, apparently prepared sous vie and the broiled was soft and crunchy -- what a combo! This is a place for great food, lovingly and smartly prepared for an appreciative clientele. Our waiter was friendly and helpful, optimizing our choices for a full table experience.
My friend and I shared the kale salad, which was superb with tomato charmoula and eggplant. And I had the albacore while she had the chicken. My albacore was lightly seared and served in a light broth with mushrooms and tomatoes and small eggplant, while my friend remarked at how tender yet moist her chicken was , and how tasty were the mustard greens served with it. Our disappointment was with the dessert: The ricotta budino was inventive, with the tasty smoked gravenstein to accent, but it was overwhelmed by the use of goat ricotta. Still desiring something sweet on her palate, my friend ordered the watermelon sorbet, also disappointing and almost flavorless. It seemed to be little more than shaved ice with only a hint of flavor.
Kale salad was exceptional. My daughter noticed how well sesame seeds and tomatoes go together! Pizza was also very nice, sausage pizza - delish! Beer selection was great. Overall, attention to details shows in great food! Service was also very nice, friendly, but discrete. Great place,we'll definitively come again.
We had a great brunch: menu, service, and food were all highly satisfactory.
Good food, great ambience and great service. Pricey for what you get though.
The care taken in each dish is part of the pleasure of coming to Gather. Very nicely spiced dishes also manage to let the vegetables and main ingredients shine.
Food and drinks are very unique, and we look forward to returning. The Kale salad is incredible.
My guests were delighted by the wonderful flavors and beautiful presentation of our dinner choices. It fit their requirements of fresh, local and vegetarianism and was a great adventure in eating.
I recently had the opportunity to have lunch at Gather with a friend. First, we split a kale salad with carrots, capers, mint and pine nuts. The dressing was tangy, with the subtlest hint of mint. Just delicious. Then we both had the polenta topped with beluga lentils and roasted eggplant. The dish was drizzled with a smoky aleppo chili oil - and it was just sublime! The service was prompt and friendly. Can't wait to go back!
Food is generally good and service is good. Kitchen can be slow. Ambiance is a bit like a reworked barn.
Creative, beautiful presentation, delicious Can't go wrong ever eating here!!!
I loved the choices for brunch! The food was wonderful. The service was lousy, the guy refilling our water was more attentive than the waitress. We kept looking around for her and waiting.
It was my husbands birthday! Out reservation was @9 pm we were sat down upon arrival! Service was very poor! We still tipped him 20% he deserved 0 My husband and I dine out a lot!!! This was a disappointment!!!
the food was some of the best I have had anywhere in the world. Adventurous blends of sauces and spices using fresh seasonal produce were a subtle and delightful surprise. the chef has developed remarkably creative options. Service was excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Gather consistently shows creativity in food preparation that is rare because it is both delicious and beautifully presented without being pretentious. It is a treat every time we eat there. The vegetable charcuterie is always different and always outstanding. They do things with vegetables that most of us mere mortal cooks couldn't even imagine.
We love this restaurant, there is such a creative menu, we go to be educated! The mix of vegetarian vegan and meat dishes is great for a foodie restaurant. One would expect the offerings to have the centerpiece as a piece of animal of one sort or another, but this is not the case. Ad the menu changes often, you never get bored.
The food was delicious. The kale salad was so good we ordered a second. The black rice with calamari was wonderful as was the the mushroom pizza. The dessert, chocolate something was a little disappointing. This is a wonderful place for vegetarians, meat lovers too.
I am vegetarian and my husband is a carnivore. Both of us absolutely love the Vegan Charcuterie, which keeps us coming back regularly as the seasons change. The flavors explode in your mouth and have a huge "wow" factor. The presentation is always beautiful. My husband loved his Bolinas Albacore entree. I was torn between the two vegetarian (one vegan) options, but I went for the one that was more balanced sounding rather than the one that sounded better tasting (the vegan one). I usually "love" 2 out of the 3 vegetarian entrees here and "like" the 3rd. If the current seasonal vegan dish (Red Kuri Squash) had something to balance out the veggies (quinoa, legumes, grains), then this might have been a 5-star dinner.
Kale salad just okay, a little soggy for my taste but good. Tomato pizza very good, nice and spicy . My son had the chicken and he loved it.
Gather does amazing tastes with vegetables. Their pizzas have consistantly been interesting. One of my favorite Bay Area Restaurants.
Accommodating to our late arrival and need for fast service. Original menu. Delicious all round. Friendly clientele. Reasonable prices. Highly recommend. Will return.
As always. Last night I had the pleasure of the best fish stew I've ever had in my whole 60+ years.
Great place with outstanding food and excellent service. Menu is different but the flavor of the food and food combintations pop like nothing I have ever tasted. What a restaurant
Dishes are relatively healthy with veggies on most items. There are dishes for vegan and gluten free. Good food presentation and great tastes. Highly recommended.
Great food - evident care with all selections of food/beverage. Wait staff was attentive but did not hover.
We have eaten at Gather fairly regularly for several years and this diner was one of the best ever. The shellfish stew was exceptionally good and a must have. We are returning as soon as possible to revisit this dish. We also had the smoked mussels, kale salad and a fabulous chanterelle pizza with a little spicy heat. Soooo Good.....
I am far from the first to discover Gather. The combination of flavors from the market driven menu was food chemistry at its best. The wines were also excellent. Only meat and potatoes kinds of people would not appreciate this restaurant. Its Michelin BIB award is well deserved.
We returned to Gather to have the shellfish stew again (within a week), but, it was changed and not for the better; 5-Star to 1-Star. The sauce was thick, flavorfull and amazing, now its thin, light, watery and bland. From about 10-12 clams and mussels down to 5-6; really? How disappointing, this dish will not bring them back. The vegan charcuterie and the quince semifredo were fabulous, hence, the overall 3-Stars for the food.
Service was beyond exceptional; food was tasty and unusual. Highly recommend.
Our first time at Gather was a very pleasant experience. The food was delicious and the portions were huge. We ended up sharing a bowl of soup and the pizza, which the waiter said would feed one or two, could have fed four. Half of my wife's hamburger was eaten the next day. It's very close to Berkeley Repertory and many other art venues.
Love Gather. It offers ambience, amazingly creative food, excellent cocktails all in a magical atmosphere that is at once lively and cozy, hip and friendly. It s my go to place for all special occasions, but also to drop in and have a quiet little dinner after the movies.
We had a delicious meal in the beautiful evening setting of Gather. Two of us shared a kale salad, followed by the Vegan charcuterie plate and then had a delicious middle eastern style roasted half chicken. We ended with a delicious bowl of mint chip ice cream. This was all accompanied by a great glass of Cab Sauvignon. Each dish was beautiful, tasty, artfully arranged with many layers of delicious flavors. We thought that Gather was beautiful at night with all the interesting lighting. The evening was meant to celebrate the recent purchase of a home in Berkeley and eating all this delicious and healthy food was a great way to do it. I look forward to coming back!
Really terrific and healthful. Wonderful staff in an extremely pleasant space. A chance to experience some incredible flavors close to campus and BART, all in all a great place to meet.
When going to Berkeley Rep or Aurora, this restaurant is perfect for an early pre-theater supper. Go at 6 and walk to the theater after the meal. What could be more convenient? And the food is excellent. Also, very nice to be able to reserve on-line.
My wife and I came out for our anniversary. Our table was ready for us even though we showed up ten minutes early and it was in a nice part of the restaurant. Our service was speedy and helpful. We split an amazing vegan charcuterie and enjoyed it quite a bit. She had the local grains in whey and found it flavorful with good texture. I had the best roast chicken in my life: moist, good flavor and excellent cheese beer sauce on the side. We then split a delicious trio of chocolate. We had a really good time and enjoyed every moment of it.
Wow. I tried the chicken entree this time around and wow just amazing. I usually avoid ordering chicken dishes when I eat out as I feel I eat enough at home but went out on a limb and was happily surprised. The flavors burst fron the bird and the portion was huge. My favorite so far until I o back and try something different. The home made mint chip ice cream was a great ending. Service is gret from the young host that sat us to the extremely friendly waiter. Just a great experience.
Gather has good somewhat casual food that is organic / sustainable. Noise levels are a bit high though.
Once again, we had an incredible meal at Gather. They just know how to do it! They take beautiful ingredients and elevate them even further by mixing unexpected items that create the most delicious taste combinations!! If you haven't eaten here, you should. It's always unforgettable.
excellent service to the group. We had lots of discussion and the service was attentive and unobtrusive. Great information on the choices of food, excellent presentation and delicious.
Love the vegan charcuterie. Strange concept, but I've now had it twice and it was delicious both times, mimicking the savoriness and umami tastes of cured meats without meat. Love it. Also, the pizzas are reasonably priced and tasty. Drinks are clever and use seasonal and local ingredients. Always seems lively here!
Having just attended my daughter's graduation with honors from the Art Institute of California international culinary program ,Gather seemed a fitting and celebratory choice for post graduation victuals . Even though the bay bridge traffic kept us from making our reservation by 30 minutes gather staff were quite gracious and escorted us to our reserved table. The waiter was completely knowledgable and on his game. When he learned thar my daughter was celebrating the graduation event of only an hour before, he rolled out an elaborate and detailed description of each menu item about which we inquired and the wine pairings as well . Dinner could not have been better;Surprising, creative and delicious . Bravo
I have been to gather four or five times now, and I like it more every time. The vegan charcuterie is a must for foodies; you would never believe the creative and delicious things that can be done with vegetables. The asian pear with smoked persimmon was especially wonderful, as was the cashew puree. The red kuri squash was outstanding, with some of the best roasted carrots I've ever had, and my companion said the roasted chicken was outstanding. I tasted the sauce that came with that, and I could drink it from a bowl. The service is friendly. It was a little slow the last time I went, but usually, that's not the case, so I blame a busy Sunday night for that.
Food excellent as always. It's always worth trying the more recondite-looking dishes and enjoy being experimented upon.


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Ideally, you abide and enjoy the social contract when playing middle-weight board and card games. Bring to teach and learn to play. Somewhere in the dead-center of the board and card gaming universe are folks who want the challenge of learning and playing Euro and "Ameritrash" board games and card games. Those folks have a long and varied list of games they wish to play. When a game calls for it, those folks don't mind managing luck, being tinkered by or tinkering with others, and accepting vict …
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A no-frills no-distractions open table board game event held in Minneapolis for dedicated and focused board game players. The Minneapolis Board Game Marathon is scheduled 10 times a year and held on the second two-day weekend of almost every month. The games played at this event consist of designer games, European-style board games, card games, American-style board games, and war games. Miniatures and role playing games have not made an appearance. The first event was held November 2007 and ther …
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Meet nearby board game players! Come to a board games Meetup to play old favorites with new friends. And maybe learn some new games, too! All players grown 21+ years are invited! This group is about having fun and making friends just as much as it is about getting together to play various games. Not quite sure how it's going to work yet. I have a small shelf full of games, and people can bring their own favorites as well. For starters, I thought we could meet at my house (SW MPLS) or at a …
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Turn off the TV, logoff your computer, grab your car keys, and play poker with people just like you, the coolest MN poker group where there is never a rake and never a fee is right here. Meet new players, make new friends, and join our competitive but friendly home poker games. Practice and improve your skills and have fun in a laid-back friendly atmosphere.
United Geeks of Gaming meet for board games, card games, RPGs, and just about any other kind of game we can get our hands on. We do monthly gaming, special events, and some weekend extravaganzas.
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Would love to find new friends in the outlying communities without making a trip into the metro area. Love to play bridge or board games, socialize, potlucks, meet new people, enjoy our beautiful cities and outlying areas. Come and join us!!
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Card enthusiasts who love a challenge, fun, tournaments and people. Card nights and tournaments. Open to players of ALL caliber. 500, Sequence, Cribbage and Gin card games.
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If playing Scrabble in a relaxed, noncompetitive, timers-highly-discouraged atmosphere with fine food and drink and word-crazy people sounds like a Bingo to you, please join us for North Metro Social Scrabble Lite. Our meet ups will be held at The Bean Coffee and Wine Café in Andover, MN on the second Monday of each month @ 6:00. Bring a Scrabble board if possible. Hope to see you there!
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Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul in 1952. He attended the architecture
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Red lentils cooked in spices and flash fried with garlic, jalapeños, ginger and onion. This is a good vegetarian option.
1. In a large pot or steamjacketed kettle, boil lentils in water about 5 min. Turn down heat to simmer. Stir in turmeric; continue to simmer about 15-20 min., until lentils soften and mixture thickens. If necessary, add more water to prevent sticking.
2. In sauté pan, cook onion, garlic, and jalapeños in oil over medium heat until they begin to brown and soften, about 5 min. Stir in ginger and cook 1 min. Stir onions into lentils.
3. Blend coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and pepper; stir into lentil mixture. Cook and stir over low heat 3-5 min., add_ing salt and water, if necessary.


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Benefits Overview
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium believes that the type and quality of benefits offered to the employees is an integral part of job satisfaction representing the strong commitment that the organization is willing to make for a better work environment.
A comprehensive benefit package available to all full-time employees includes health care coverage, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program, life insurance, paid vacations, and holidays.
Work Hours
The Zoo is a 7-day-a-week operation, closed only on Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiving Day where staffing is minimal. Flextime and flexible scheduling are available for non-union employees.
Union employee schedules are in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Generally there are two shifts, daylight and midnight. Most employees are scheduled for the day shift.
Union employees receive 11 paid holidays. Non-union has one additional day.
Zoo Passes
Full-time and year round part-time employees receive 10 free guest passes each year.
Full-time and part-time year round employees who have at least three years tenure can utilize rental space at no-charge.
Zoo Camp
Discounted pricing for the participation of employees children.
Learning & Development
The PZA promotes and supports employee development on multiple levels including monetary assistance and when appropriate, time off.
Behind the Scenes
Tours are available for full-time employee guests when possible.
Work Environment
The organization is known for its excellence and dynamics of collections; quality of staff; family friendly-oriented culture; diversity of employees; zoo-wide activities and opportunity for involvement; community and professional-level opportunities and informal work attire.


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Born in Florida, Ind., on Oct. 28, 1884, Thurman William Van Metre , son of Isaac Newton and Margaret Guisinger Van Metre, received the A.B. (1910) and A.M. (1911) degrees from Indiana University and the Ph.D. (1913) from the University of Pennsylvania. On Sept. 9, 1913, he married Mildred Stonex, who died in 1932.
After teaching in Indiana public schools, 1902-09, he became an instructor in transportation at the University of Pennsylvania in 1913. In 1916 he joined the page: 326[View Page 326] staff of the School of Business, Columbia University, and continued there, becoming a full professor in 1922.
Information from Who's Who in America.
- Outline of the Development of the Internal Commerce of the United States, 1789-1900. Baltimore, 1913.
- History of Domestic and Foreign Commerce of the United States (withE. R. Johnson, G. G. Huebner, and D. S. Hanchett). Washington, D. C., 1915.
- Principles of Railroad Transportation (withE. R. Johnson). New York, 1916.
- Economic History of the United States. New York, 1921.
- Early Opposition to the Steam Railroad. New York, 1924.
- A Course in the Economic History of the United States. New York, 1924.
- Trains, Tracks and Travel. New York, 1926.
- Tramps and Liners. Garden City, N. Y., 1931.
- Transportation in the United States. Chicago, 1939.
Clara Vawter , daughter of Dr. Louis A. and Emma Mary Dameron Vawter, was born in Boone County, Va., in 1875. When she was a child, she moved with her family to Greenfield, Ind., which was her home until one year before her death, when she moved to Indianapolis .
Clara Vawter was a sister of Will Vawter, Brown County, Ind., artist, who illustrated her book.
She died in 1900.
Information from the Greenfield Public Library.
- Of Such Is the Kingdom: for Children and Grown Folk Alike: a Book of Stories and Rhymes. Indianapolis, 1899. (Reissued in 1902 as The Rabbit's Ransom, and Other Stories.)
John Veiby was born in Norway , July 29, 1860. After having graduated from a military school for under officers, he came to the U. S. in 1883. He worked for a watch company at Elgin, Ill., for a number of years and wrote for Norwegian publications.
In 1906 he published a book Sunday Labor, in English under the pen name of Thorleif. That year he came to South Bend, Ind., and worked for the South Bend Watch Company until 1929. During those years he wrote and published several other books.
Information from the South Bend Public Library.
- Sunday Labor. Mount Morris, Ill., 1906.
- Beyond Marriage. South Bend, Ind., 1914.
- Utopian Way. South Bend, lnd., 1917.
- Direct Action; a One Act Play. South Bend, lnd., 1920.
- Utopian Essays. South Bend, lnd., 1923.
- Jingo. South Bend, lnd., [1927].
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees , U. S. Senator from Indiana , was born in Butler County, O., on Sept. 26, 1827. He was two months old when his parents, Stephen and Rachel Elliott Voorhees, moved to a farm in Fountain County, Ind., about ten miles from Covington .
In 1845 he entered Indiana Asbury (now De Pauw) University, from which he graduated in 1849 with the A.B. degree, receiving the A.M. in 1852 and the LL.D. in 1884. On July 18, 1850, he married Anna Hardesty of Greencastle, Ind.
Following his graduation he entered the law office of Lane and Wilson in Crawfordsville, Ind., where he read law, and was admitted to the bar in 1851. He began his practice in Covington, Ind. He was associated with E. A. Hannegan, former U. S. senator, and in 1853 he served out the term of Lew Wallace, who had resigned as prosecuting attorney of the Circuit Court. In 1856 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress.
Voorhees moved to Terre Haute, Ind., in 1857, and this became his permanent home. In 1858 President Buchanan appointed him U. S. district attorney for the state of Indiana . In 1859, at the request of Gov. Willard of Indiana , he acted as defense attorney for Col. John E. Cook, Willard's brother-in-law and comrade of John Brown in the raid on Harper's Ferry, and although he lost the case and Cook was hanged, his speeches at the trial made him nationally known.
He was a successful candidate for Congress in 1860, 1862, 1868, and 1870. His congressional record was one of opposition to the war government, criticism of its "tyrannies," and an almost equal hatred of secession and abolitionism. He introduced the resolution unqualifiedly endorsing President Johnson's reconstruction policy.
He was appointed in 1877 to succeed Gov. Oliver P. Morton in the U. S. Senate, was elected to the Senate in 1878, and served until 1897. Here he followed the Democratic line of opposition to high tariffs and represented the Midwest agrarian policy of cheap money and distrust of Eastern financial interests. However, he led the fight for the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act in 1893 and supported the Wilson page: 327[View Page 327] Tariff bill in 1894. He is chiefly remembered as a great orator–"The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash."
He died in Washington, D. C., on Apr. 10, 1897, and was buried in Terre Haute .
Information from Representative Men of Indiana, Vol. 11; Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. XIX; and De Pauw University's Alumnal Record, 1920.
- Speech Delivered in Fountain Circuit Court, July, 1857. Covington, Ind., 1857.
- Speeches; Compiled by C. S. Voorhees, with a Biographical Sketch. Cincinnati, 1875.
- Address … to the Jury in the Case of Kilbourn vs. Thompson, Delivered in the Supreme Court of the D. C., April 21, 1882. Washington, D. C., 1882.
- Speech, June 23, 1885, in Defence of Capt. Edward T. Johnson, Indicted for the Murder of Maj. Edwin Henry. Washington, D. C., 1885.
- Forty Years of Oratory: Lectures, Addresses, and Speeches; Compiled and Edited by His Three Sons and His Daughter, Harriet Cecilia Voorhees; with a Brief Sketch of His Life by Judge Thomas B. Long. Indianapolis, 1898. 2 vols.
- Defense of John E. Cook on the Welfare of the Nation.
- Greeley as the Democratic Candidate for President.
James Paxton Voorhees was the son of Daniel W. Voorhees, statesman, attorney and orator, called "The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash."
Young Voorhees spent his boyhood in Terre Haute, Ind., and Washington, D. C., studied law and served as his father's secretary during the later years of the parent's political career. He was interested in the arts, trying his hand with some success at writing for periodicals and as a sculptor and actor.
Mr. Voorhees was also a resident of Greencastle and later Plainfield, Ind.
Information from the Indiana State Library and the Barry Ms.
- The Tale of Wealth: Being the Personal Narrative of Chambers Rundel. Washington, D. C., 1890.
- Wissy: a True Tale of Modern Theatrical Bohemia. Washington, D. C., 1897.
- Caverns of Dawn. Plainfield, Ind., 1910.
- A Dwarf's Humility. Indianapolis, 1919.
- "Flaws"; a Story of the Outlaws of Old Hoosierland in Association with Another Tale. Plainfield, Ind., 1925.
- The Unknown Quantity. Plainfield, Ind., n.d.
Albert Hiatt Votaw , son of Isaac and Anna Maria Hiatt Votaw, was born at Richmond, Ind., on Feb. 19, 1850, and graduated from Earlham College in 1874. He married Phebe Nicholson in 1891.
From 1877 to 1902 Mr. Votaw was an instructor of Latin at Westtown School in Pennsylvania , and from 1908 to 1929 served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. He was also editor of THE. PRISON JOURNAL.
He died on Feb. 21, 1931.
Information from Who Was Who in America.
- County Prisons of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1914.
- Penal Legislation of 1915 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Employment of Prisoners. Philadelphia, 1915.
- Prison Efficiency. Philadelphia, 1916.
- Review of the County Jails of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1920.
Clarence E. Votaw was born near Chester, Wayne County, Ind., on Nov. 12, 1853 and attended the Society of Friends High School at Webster and Richmond, Ind. In 1884 he married Catherine Smith, who died in 1940.
Mr. Votaw engaged in farming and fruit raising until 1881, when he was appointed to the Railway Mail Service, where he served until his retirement in 1920. From 1921 to 1929 he was associated with the Friends Central Office in Richmond, Ind. In 1929 he became a resident of Fountain City, Ind.
Information from Clarence E. Votaw.


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Matthew Broderick
has built a solid reputation as one of the stage and screen's more talented and steadily working individuals, he will forever be associated with the role that gave him permanent celluloid infamy, the blissfully irresponsible title hero of
John Hughes
's 1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
. Thanks to his association with the character, as well as his own boyish looks, Broderick for a long time had trouble obtaining roles that allowed him to play characters of his own age. However, with the success of films like
(1999) and a 1994 Tony Award for
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
, audiences finally seemed ready to accept the fact that Broderick had indeed graduated from high school.
The son of late actor
James Broderick
and playwright/screenwriter
Patricia Broderick
, Broderick was born in New York City on March 21, 1962. With the theatre a constant backdrop to his childhood, Broderick's entrance into the entertainment world seemed a natural outcome of his upbringing. He began appearing in theatre workshops with his father when he was seventeen, and was soon acting on Broadway in plays like
Neil Simon
Biloxi Blues
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Harvey Fierstein
Torch Song Trilogy
. Broderick played Fierstein's adopted son in
Torch Song
; in the Simon plays, he portrayed the playwright's alter ego, winning a Tony Award for his 1983 performance in
Brighton Beach Memoirs
The same year, Broderick made his film debut in
, playing a young man who unwittingly plants the seeds of a nuclear war; the film was a success and launched the actor's onscreen career. Films like
Max Dugan Returns
followed, as did an acclaimed television adaptation of
Athol Fugard
Master Harold and the Boys
, but it was the 1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
that made Broderick a star. As a then-23-year-old playing a 17-year-old, Broderick became a champion of smart-asses everywhere, and in so doing earned a certain kind of screen immortality. The success of the film allowed him to work steadily in films like
Project X
and the screen adaptations of
Biloxi Blues
Torch Song Trilogy
(in which Broderick now played Fierstein's lover, instead of his adopted son).
Widely publicized tragedy struck for Broderick in 1988 when he and
Jennifer Grey
were vacationing in Ireland: after losing control of the car he was driving, Broderick crashed into an oncoming car, killing the mother and daughter in it. The actor was hospitalized, and his ensuing legal problems were the subject of much media scrutiny. However, he continued to work, winning critical acclaim for his portrayal of a Civil War colonel in the 1989
. He then kicked off the 1990s with the title role of a naive film student in
The Freshman
; following that film's relative success, he starred in the poorly received comedy
The Night We Never Met
, and in 1994, he was cast against type as one of Dorothy Parker's unsympathetic lovers in
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
. That same year, he ventured back to Broadway, where he found acclaim as the lead in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Over the next few years, Broderick had his hits (
The Lion King
) and misses (
The Road to Wellville
The Cable Guy
Addicted to Love
). In 1996, he made his directorial debut with
, which also featured a screenplay by his mother. A love story based on the life of famed physicist Richard Feynman, the film made a brief blip on the box-office radar, although it did garner some positive reviews. In 1997 he wed actress Sarah Jessica Parker who gave birth to their son, James Wilke Broderick, in October of 2002.
The same couldn't be said for Broderick's massively budgeted, hyper-marketed 1998 feature,
. The subject of critical abuse and audience evasion, the film was a disappointment. Fortunately for Broderick, his role as the film's hero was largely ignored by critics who preferred to level their attacks at the film's content. The actor managed to rebound successfully the following year, first playing against type as a high-school teacher caught up in an ethical conundrum in
Alexander Payne
's hilarious satire
. The film received positive reviews, with many critics praising Broderick's performance as the morally ambiguous Mr. McAllister. The actor then could be seen as the title character in the giddy action flick
Inspector Gadget
. It was a role that would have made Ferris Bueller proud: not only did Broderick get to shoot flames from his limbs and sprout helicopter blades from his skull, he also got to defeat the bad guys and, in the end, get the girl.
In 2000, Broderick played a supporting role in Kenneth Lonergan's critically acclaimed You Can Count On Me with Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo, and appeared in a well received television adaptation of The Music Man later that year. Broderick lent his vocal chords for both 2003's The Good Boy and 2004's The Lion King 1/2, and signed on to appear in three hotly anticipated 2004 films; namely, The Last Shot with William H. Macy, Tom Cairns' black comedy Marie and Bruce, and The Stepford Wives with Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken, and Bette Midler. Of course, Broderick's biggest achievement of the 2000's was not on the silver screen, but on stage with Nathan Lane in Mel Brooks' hugely successful comedy The Producers, which won a record 12 Tony awards in 2001. He reprised the role for a film adaptation in 2005, with Will Ferrell and Uma Thurman joining the cast.
2006 found the actor appearing in the big screen adaptation of Strangers with Candy, as well as the drama Margaret, tough post-production problems kept that film from being released until 2011, and the holiday comedy Deck the Halls. Broderick worked in animated films such as Bee Movie and The Tale of Despereaux, and was also part of the ragtag crew planning the perfect crime in the comedy Tower Heist. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
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Tower Heist
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The workers at a posh Central Park condominium plot to steal back their pensions from the thieving Wall Street billionaire who's about to get away with the ultimate white-collar crime in this heist comedy starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. Financial giant Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) has just been placed under house arrest in his luxury New York City penthouse for cleaning out his investors to the tune of two billion dollars. Meanwhile, on the complete opposite end of the financial spectrum, Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller) earns a modest living as the manager of The Tower -- the luxurious building where Shaw resides. Upon learning that the building staffers who entrusted Shaw with their retirement funds are about to lose their life savings, and that the thief will likely get off scot-free, Josh convinces a small group of Tower employees and a downtrodden former resident that Shaw has stashed a million-dollar safety net somewhere in his opulent penthouse, and that it's theirs for the taking if they can just slip past security. With dim-witted concierge Charlie (Casey Affleck), under-educated electrical engineer Enrique (Michael Peña), safecracking maid Odessa (Gabourey Sidibe) and downtrodden former resident Mr. Fitzhugh (Matthew Broderick) to back him, Josh recruits crafty swindler Slide (Eddie Murphy) to help get their money back. Although the security in Arthur's condo is unusually tight, between Josh's knowledge of the building and Slide's sleight of hand, this ragtag gang of thieves just might have what it takes to get the job done. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret stars Anna Paquin stars as Lisa, an emotionally immature, overly-articulate 17-year-old Manhattanite with an emotionally carnivorous actress for a mother and a distant businessman father who lives on the West Coast with his new, younger wife. One day, while trolling the upper west side for a cowboy hat, she spots a bus driver (Mark Ruffalo) sporting the perfect ten-gallon headwear. She tries to get his attention, and, while distracted, he causes a fatal accident. After the bus driver is found to be faultless, due in part to Lisa's initial statement to the police, she seeks out the victim's best friend (Jeannie Berlin) and together they find a lawyer willing to bring a case against the bus company as well as the driver. Meanwhile, she's still dealing with all the regular stress in her life including a nice guy with a crush on her, a jerk who she calls when she's ready to lose her virginity, her mother picking fights with her so that she can get emotionally worked up enough to be marvelous on stage, hating her father's new wife, and verbally destroying any classmate who express the slightest bit of empathy for Muslims (Lisa is still full of righteous anger 5 years after 9/11). Margaret was the subject of much turmoil during a lengthy post-production period in which the director attempted to get a longer cut of the film released to theaters. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Wonderful World
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A pessimistic pothead struggles with his own cynicism after his Senegalese roommate is stricken ill and an insensitive municipal employee inadvertently exacerbates an already desperate situation. Ben Singer (Matthew Broderick) wanted to be a children's folk singer; instead he's become a career proofreader and the world's worst weekend dad. But while Ben's life may be a mess, at least his regular chess games with his roommate, Ibou, offer some amount of intellectual release. That all changes when Ibou falls mysteriously ill, and his malady is compounded by the indifference of a rude municipal employee. Convinced that his negative world view has finally been confirmed, Ben channels all of his energy into a frivolous lawsuit against the city before discovering that his misanthropy may be a simple matter of perspective. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Diminished Capacity
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Author Sherwood Kiraly pens the screenplay adaptation of his own comedic novel concerning a man (Matthew Broderick) who gets amnesia after suffering a blow to the head and the road trip he embarks on with his Alzheimer's-afflicted uncle (Alan Alda) and high-school sweetheart (Virginia Madsen). Convinced that they will make a fortune by selling an ultra-rare baseball card at a high-profile memorabilia show, the trio sets out on the open road in search of adventure. Bobby Cannavale and Lois Smith co-star in the feature directorial debut of actor-turned-director Terry Kinney. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Finding Amanda
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Rescue Me co-creator Peter Tolan makes his feature directorial debut with this comedy starring Matthew Broderick as a moderately successful television writer whose addiction to alcohol, gambling, and drugs make dealing with the latest family crisis especially difficult. Taylor Peters (Broderick) is the writer and producer of a low-rated television sitcom that gets repeatedly bashed by critics and fares only slightly better with the viewing public. His career thrown off the tracks years ago due to his penchant for compulsive gambling, heavy drinking, and frequent recreational drug use, Taylor struggles to keep his additions under control. Sure, he still plays the horses every now and then, but the less that his wife Lorraine (Maura Tierney) knows about that, the better. When Lorraine's sister discovers that her 20-year old daughter Amanda (Brittany Snow) has been working as a Las Vegas prostitute, she calls the family together for an emergency meeting. Later, during the ride home, Lorraine discovers Taylor's racing stubs stashed in the glove compartment and announces that she is filing for divorce. Desperate not to lose his wife, Taylor hatches an ingenious plan to win back her affections and prove he's a changed man: he'll travel to Las Vegas, locate Amanda, and take her to rehab in Malibu. It's a noble plan indeed, but can a man given to such vices truly exercise the Herculean restrain needed to avoid the blackjack tables and accomplish his noble mission while traveling through the sordid streets of a city built on the very foundation of temptation? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Tale of Despereaux
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A diminutive mouse strives to make a mammoth change in his troubled kingdom in this adaptation of author Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning children's book. A long time ago, in the distant kingdom of Dor, a horrible accident broke the heart of the king, left a beautiful princess crestfallen, and filled the townspeople with despair. As the sun disappeared from the sky and the flowers were drained of color, the laughter slowly ceased in this once-magical land. It was into this darkened world that a tiny mouse named Despereaux Tilling was born, and while this virtuous little rodent may have been short in stature, his bravery was ultimately too big for such a small world to contain. An unlikely hero with oversized ears and a discernible wheeze, Despereaux was taken with tales of chivalry, and longed to one day become a noble figure among his people. Sometimes in order to realize their true destiny, heroes must first experience great hardship, however, and when Despereaux fails to adhere to the rigid rules of his society, he is banished from Dor.
Later, while exploring the outer realms, the lonely Despereaux is joined by a kindhearted rat named Roscuro. Roscuro, too, has been excommunicated from his homeland, and still cannot stand to look into a mirror lest he be reminded of his painful past. Later, as Despereaux embarks on a treacherous quest to rescue the endangered Princess Pea, Roscuro is set down the path of self-destruction after receiving a painful rejection from his highness. Now, on their way to realizing their extraordinary destinies, these two unlikely heroes will face off against the malevolent leader of the sewer rats, who is plotting revenge on humans from his subterranean kingdom; befriend a common serving girl who longs to become princess; and meet a whole host of colorful characters that they will never forget. Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, and Tracey Ullman lead a powerhouse cast in this animated feature produced by Gary Ross and Allison Thomas. Also lending voices to the project are Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Stanley Tucci, William H. Macy, and Christopher Lloyd. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Then She Found Me
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Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt makes her feature directorial debut with this adaptation of Elinor Lipman's best-selling novel about a Philadelphia schoolteacher (Hunt) whose long-lost birth mother (Bette Midler) reappears at the very moment her daughter is careening into a midlife crisis. Abandoned by her husband (Matthew Broderick) and still grieving the death of her adoptive mother, the emotionally fragile teacher enters into a relationship with the father of one of her students just as her biological mother, an eccentric talk-show host, appears on her doorstep attempting a reconciliation. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Bee Movie
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Barry B. Benson (voice of Jerry Seinfeld) is your average honeybee. Despite having recently received his diploma from bee college and being virtually guaranteed a bright future in honey, Barry feels he has the skills to pursue a number of different career paths and resents the fact that his employment opportunities are strictly limited to producing the sweet nectar. Upon breaking away from the hive and developing a friendship with an insect-loving New York florist (voice of Renée Zellweger), Barry makes the shocking discovery that human beings eat honey in mass quantities. Having finally found his calling in life, the infuriated Barry decides to sue the human race for stealing all of the honey that his fellow bees work so hard to produce. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Deck the Halls
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When the spirit of Christmas compels a small-town New Englander to decorate his home with enough lights to make it visible from space, much more is set to be decked than just the halls in this holiday comedy featuring Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick as two warring neighbors determined to outdo each other in creating the best lighting display on the planet. Christmas is without question the most wonderful time of the year for Cloverdale, MA optometrist Steve Finch (Broderick). Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Steve's wife, Kelly (Kristin Davis), and the pair's two children, Madison (Alia Shawkat) and Carter (Dylan Blue). Despite Steve's annual holiday zeal, the rest of the Carters have grown to resent the seemingly endless family rituals leading up the Winterfest carnival over which their terminally cheerful patriarch presides. Though it seems that nothing in the world could dampen the spirits of the local "King of Christmas," Steve soon finds his royal status challenged when used-car salesman Buddy Hall (Danny DeVito) moves in next door and covers his house with enough festive lights to make it visible from the deepest crater of the moon. His Yuletide thunder effectively stolen, Steve resorts to desperate measures in regaining his crown when Buddy's lavish decorations make him a local celebrity, his wife strikes up a warm friendship with the neighbor's outspoken better half, Tia (Kristin Chenoweth), and even the kids seem to warm to the car salesman's air-headed twin daughters, Ashley and Emily (Sabrina and Kelly Aldridge). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Strangers With Candy
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The cult-favorite television series which offered a fun-house version of '70s "after-school specials" returns in this big-screen prequel to the show Strangers With Candy. Middle-aged ex-prostitute, former drug addict and all-around lowlife Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris) emerges from prison at the age of 46 ready to start her life over again. Jerri arrives at her parents' home to discover that her father Guy (Dan Hedaya) divorced Jerri's mom and remarried before slipping into a coma. Jerri's stepmom Sara (Deborah Rush) decides to let her stay with the family in the hope her presence might bring Guy around, though she doesn't seem very fond of her new "daughter." Jerri decides to complete the education she abandoned years ago by enrolling at Flatpoint High School, where Principal Blackman (Greg Hollimon) has bigger fish to fry than a middle-aged sex offender as a student. It seems Flatpoint's science scores have been dreadful, and only a first-place entry in the county science fair will maintain the school's accreditation. Science fair guru Roger Beekman (Matthew Broderick) is brought in with hopes of creating a winning project, but science teacher Mr. Noblet (Stephen Colbert) objects to using outside talent and starts a separate team of his own, bringing in Jerri to give her something to do. As it happens, Noblet's team comes up with a potential prize-winner with their Soup Can Superconductor, while Beekman foolishly accepts the help of art teacher Mr. Jellineck (Paul Dinello) and ends up with a dance routine instead of a science presentation. Determined to win out over Noblet's team, Beekman tries to get his hand on the plans for Noblet's project by convincing handsome Brason (Chris Pratt) to charm them away from weak-willed Jerri. Strangers With Candy also features cameo appearances from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Allison Janney, Ian Holm, and Kristen Johnston. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The Producers
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After transforming his first motion picture into a smash Broadway musical, Mel Brooks brings the story of two would-be theatrical moguls turned con men back to the screen in this musical comedy. Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) was once one of Broadway's most successful producers, but a string of flops has thrown his career into a tailspin, and now he struggles to raise the cash to stage new shows by playing gigolo to lonely old ladies. While going over his books, accountant Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) notices that Bialystock raised more money than he spent for one show, and points out that if one raised enough money for a show that closed in one night, you could make more off a flop than a hit. This strikes Bialystock as a brilliant scheme, and he decides to give it a try, persuading Bloom to join him in staging the world's greatest flop. After discovering a truly vile script -- "Springtime for Hitler," a musical set in the Third Reich written by neo-Nazi pigeon fancier Franz Liebkind (Will Ferrell) -- and giving a key role to the secretary Ulla (Uma Thurman), a drop-dead gorgeous blonde with only a tenuous understanding of the English language, Bialystock and Bloom are certain they have the disaster they need for their plan to work. But the scheme unexpectedly goes wrong when "Springtime for Hitler" becomes a "so bad it's good" hit. Mel Brooks co-wrote the screenplay for The Producers as well as producing it, but directorial chores were handed over to Susan Stroman, who also directed the Broadway show; Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick also repeated their roles from the Broadway production. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The Stepford Wives
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Ira Levin's best-selling novel about a town where great wives aren't born but made gets a second screen adaptation in this darkly satirical comedy drama. Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) is a successful television executive until one day her career hits the glass ceiling and crashes to the ground. Looking to take some time off to start over, Joanna and her husband, Walter Kresby (Matthew Broderick), pull up stakes and move to the peaceful suburban community of Stepford. Walter takes to his new environment with real enthusiasm and joins the local men's organization, headed by one Mike Wellington. Joanna, on the other hand, finds that Stepford is just a bit too quiet and well-groomed for her taste, and is taken aback by the aggressively cheerful and servile attitude of Mike's wife, Claire (Glenn Close), and the other women of the community. A notable exception is Bobbi Markowitz (Bette Midler), a happily misanthropic writer who revels in her lack of enthusiasm for housework or exercise. Joanna and Bobbi become fast friends, but as they look closer at the all-too-perfect surfaces of Stepford and its female inhabitants, they slowly discover a terrible secret lurking beneath. Also featuring Faith Hill, Jon Lovitz, and Roger Bart, The Stepford Wives was previously adapted for the screen in 1975, with Katherine Ross in the lead; that version spawned three made-for-TV sequels. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Tom Cairns directs the psychological comedy drama Marie and Bruce, adapted from the play by Wallace Shawn. Set over a period of 24 hours, the black comedy involves the troubled marriage of neurotic New Yorkers Marie (Julianne Moore) and Bruce (Matthew Broderick). What follows is a bleak psychological study of the breakdown of a modern relationship. Also starring Griffin Dunne and Campbell Scott. Musical score by Mark de Gli Antoni of Soul Coughing. Marie and Bruce was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Ten years after The Lion King shot to the top at the box office and first introduced the characters of Simba (Matthew Broderick) and his pals Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella), Disney presented this retelling of the Academy Award-winning animated musical. Switching the perspective to that of meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa, The Lion King 1 1/2 puts a new spin on the events of the original film. This time around, the comic duo are conveniently at the center of much of the story. Along with returning cast members Moira Kelly, Whoopi Goldberg, and Cheech Marin, The Simpsons' Julie Kavner and Seinfeld's Jerry Stiller lend their voices to newcomer characters Timon's Mom and Timon's Uncle Max, respectively. The straight-to-video film also features the never-before-heard song "That's All I Need." ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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The Last Shot
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Directed by Jeff Nathanson, The Last Shot follows what happens when, like so many aspiring entertainers, the FBI gets caught up in the grandeur of showbiz. When Agent Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin) is given a key role in an elaborate scheme to take down the infamous mob boss John Gotti, he gladly accepts the assignment and goes undercover as a Hollywood producer. Before long, he has assembled an unwitting cast, including aspiring director Steven Schatz (Matthew Broderick), who agrees to direct for Devine without realizing the entire production is merely a front for the investigation. As Agent Devine and several of his cohorts from the bureau begin enjoying their lives as self-appointed industry players, however, justice takes a backseat as the would-be law-enforcement operatives put all of the passion into turning what began as a sham movie project into a true Hollywood contender. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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The Music Man
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A hit Broadway musical in 1957 and an equally successful Hollywood film in 1962, Meredith Willson's The Music Man was again brought before the cameras in this lavish made-for-TV adaptation. Standing in for the original's Robert Preston is Matthew Broderick as "Professor" Harold Hill, a glib traveling salesman who descends upon the town of River City, IA, in the weeks just prior to the Fourth of July celebration of 1912. Persuading the populace that the youth of River City is in great danger of being corrupted by the presence of a new pool table, Hill convinces them that their only hope for salvation is the organization of a boy's band, with himself as a leader. Naturally, this will require the parents to shell out good money for band instruments and uniforms, and in exchange, Hill promises to teach the kids how to make music by utilizing his revolutionary "Think System." There's only one problem: Harold Hill is an out-and-out con artist, who doesn't know one note from another. Even so, he manages to win over everybody in town except local librarian/music teacher Marian Paroo (Kristin Chenoweth) and thick-eared Mayor Shinn (Victor Garber). Ultimately, however, Marian joins Hill's camp -- mainly because he has brought her sullen brother, Winthrop (Cameron Monaghan), out of his shell -- but as July Fourth approaches, Hill faces exposure and arrest thanks to a vengeful anvil salesman named Charlie Cowell (Patrick McKenna). A meticulously faithful rendition of the Broadway original, The Music Man happily includes all of the show's wonderful songs, among them "Ya Got Trouble," "Seventy-Six Trombones," "The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl," "Lida Rose," "Marian the Librarian," "Pickalittle," "Til There Was You," and "My White Knight" (which was not used in the 1962 movie adaptation). Though some critics found Matthew Broderick a bit too lightweight and Jeff Bleckner's direction a tad gimmicky, no one could fault the full-bodied vocal renditions, nor the consistently inventive choreography of Kathleen Marshall. Produced by the same team responsible for the 2003 movie smash Chicago, The Music Man debuted February 16, 2003, as an "expanded" episode of ABC's Wonderful World of Disney anthology. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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For his debut feature, John Hoffman wrote and directed this effects-heavy family film based on the story Dogs from Outer Space by Zeke Richardson. Produced by Jim Henson Productions, Good Boy! presents the idea that dogs are actually an intelligent alien species sent to earth thousands of years ago to spy on humans in preparation for a full-scale invasion and takeover. But when the spies stop reporting back to the home planet, Canid 3942 (voiced by Matthew Broderick) is sent to earth to investigate. Once there, Canid 3942 encounters Owen Baker (Liam Aiken), a young boy who runs a dog-walking service. Owen befriends the space-dog, renaming him Hubble. When it becomes obvious that the dogs of earth have forgotten their mission, Hubble enlists the help of Owen to get them all into shape before The Great Dane arrives to inspect. If they fail, all of earth's dogs will be recalled to their home planet of Sirius. With Kevin Nealon and Molly Shannon as Owen's parents, Good Boy! also features the voice talents of Brittany Murphy, Carl Reiner, Megan Mullally, and Donald Faison. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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Kenneth Lonergan, the co-screenwriter for Analyze This (1999), makes his directorial debut with this sensitive portrait of a pair of grown siblings. Sammy and Terry Prescott (Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo) were orphaned as children after their parents were killed in a car accident. Since then, the two have taken drastically divergent paths. Sammy is a single mother who leads a quiet, stable life in a small town in upstate New York. A fiercely protective mother, she shields her young son Rudy (Rory Culkin) from all information about his absentee father. She is also involved with Bob (Jon Tenney), a well-meaning but less-than-exciting mate, both in and out of bed. Terry, by contrast, is a troubled, self-destructive soul eking out a nomadic existence. When he abandons his pregnant girlfriend to borrow money from his sister, Sammy finds her stable world disrupted. A bond soon develops between Terry and Rudy; over the objections of his mother, Terry takes the tyke fishing and shares old family secrets. Meanwhile, Terry's presence inspires Sammy to break out of her quiet life. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
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Time Machine: Are We There Yet? America on Vacation
Narrated by Matthew Broderick and made for the History Channel, this video looks at the institution of the American family vacation. Once a luxury reserved only for the wealthy, family vacations became accessible to the average American family in the 20th century. Social reforms brought more leisure time, and the inventions of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison brought convenience. "Tin Can Tourists" hit the road in Model T's to see America, taking snapshots and home movies, which are an integral feature of this documentary. There is a segment on resorts for the working class and minorities: the viewer learns about the vacation mecca for African-Americans, located in Idlewilde, MI, developed in response to racism in travel accommodations. Car camping in the National Parks, dude ranches, cityscapes, World's Fairs, and summer camps are featured, with family anecdotes. A notable vacation memory is the Georgia family member who became the millionth visitor to the White House, thus won a visit with President John F. Kennedy. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi
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In this satirical comedy, a hotly contested high school election becomes a metaphor for the current state of American politics. Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) is a popular and well-respected instructor at George Washington Carver High School in Omaha, Nebraska, but lately he's been unhappy in both his personal and professional life, and his anxieties finally come to a head with the school's student elections. Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is running for student body president, and she certainly seems like the sort of girl who would win a high school election -- she's pretty, popular and takes part in all the right extra-curricular activities. In fact, she seems so perfect she's running unopposed, which offends McAllister's sense of democracy (not to mention the fact he doesn't like her very much). So Jim intervenes and persuades Paul Metzler (Chris Klein) to run against Tracy. Paul is not terribly bright and is entirely unqualified to be student president, but as a star of the school's football team (before a leg injury sidelined him), he's popular enough to at least give Tracy a run for her money. Just as the race begins to heat up, a spanner is truly thrown into the works when Paul's sister, Tammy (Jessica Campbell) announces she's also running for office. Publicly, Tammy's platform is that the student elections are ultimately pointless and if she's elected, she'll eliminate them altogether. Privately, Tammy is out for revenge against her brother; it seems Tammy is experimenting with her sexuality, and a recent fling with a bisexual classmate named Lisa (Frankie Ingrassia) ended when Lisa dumped her to start going out with Paul. Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, Election was directed by Alexander Payne, who won enthusiastic reviews for his debut feature, Citizen Ruth; Payne also co-wrote the screenplay with Jim Taylor. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Matthew Broderick stars in this live-action adaptation of the popular animated series. When a well-meaning but overly trusting security guard is wounded in an explosion created by the evil Dr. Claw, a beautiful scientist named Brenda (Joely Fisher) takes him under her wing and turns him into a crime-fighting dynamo by replacing his limbs with a wealth of gadgets and gimmicks. Now dubbed Inspector Gadget, the once-naïve guard can fulfill his dream of becoming a crime-fighting detective, and as he investigates his first case - namely, who blew him up -- he finds out that the man responsible also killed Brenda's father. Now it's up to the Inspector to find the fiend's identity and bring him to justice, using his homegrown bionic powers to crack the case. Inspector Gadget co-stars Rupert Everett, Dabney Coleman, Andy Dick, and Cheri Oteri. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Darrell Rooney directed this direct-to-video sequel to Disney's 1994 The Lion King, which climaxed with Simba (voice of Matthew Broderick) enthroned as the ruling king of beasts following the death of the evil Scar. With the spirited tune He Lives in You, Simba and his mate Nala (Moira Kelly) issue a triumphant announcement of the birth of Lion Princess Kiara (Neve Campbell)! Given to misadventures and mischief, Kiara wanders into the forbidden Outlands, the haunt of Scar's exiled minions, and there she encounters another mischievous cub, Kovu (Jason Marsden), son of lioness Zira (Suzanne Pleshette), once a close friend of the late Scar and now the leader of the exiles. Zira plots against Kiara, drawing her son into her scheme. Kovu has divided loyalties as his love for Kiara deepens. Several original characters (and original voices) from the 1994 film return. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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Dedicated to Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910-1997), who produced the 1954 original and sequels, the Devlin/Emmerich interpretation displays a redesign of Godzilla, now a large lizard mutated after fallout from French nuclear tests. A blinding flash of white light fills the Eastern sky. Thousands of miles away, the Pacific Ocean churns, engulfing a freighter. On another part of the globe, giant footsteps plow a path through miles of Panamanian forests, Tahitian villages, and Jamaican beaches. In the Ukraine, biologist Dr. Niko Tatopoulos (Matthew Broderick), with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is examining the impact of radiation on Chernobyl earthworms. Colonel Hicks (Kevin Dunn) and a military team escort Niko to check out giant claw marks on the beached freighter; they're joined by paleontologists Elsie Chapman (Vicki Lewis) and Mendel Craven (Malcolm Danare). Blood and giant-size footprints indicate "some sort of enormous reptile." French secret agent Philippe Roache talks to the freighter's only survivor, who keeps repeating, "Gojira...Gojira." Tatopoulos et al arrive in Manhattan's Fulton Fish Market where Godzilla surfaces, moving on to the NYC financial district where Mayor Ebert (Michael Lerner) is speaking. Ambitious Audrey Timmonds (Maria Pitillo), who works for TV news anchor Charles Caiman (Harry Shearer), is Niko's former girlfriend, and she uses this to her professional advantage. As the wave of destruction continues, Niko and Roache track the creature through the evacuated city and discover Godzilla's eggs about to hatch in Madison Square Garden. They are followed by Audrey and TV cameraman Victor "Animal" Palotti (Hank Azaria), and soon the hatching Godzilla offspring prowl the Garden corridors, leading to a final showdown. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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This 1998 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Matthew Broderick and features musical guest Natalie Merchant. ~ Skyler Miller, Rovi
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This Ken Burns documentary, narrated by Hal Holbrook, chronologically traces the well-documented 1804-06 military expedition of Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and Lt. William Clark (1770-1838) to survey newly acquired lands and seek a Northwest Passage. Ordered by Thomas Jefferson (who labeled it the Corps of Discovery), the expedition was approved by Congress in 1803, and several dozen men were trained in Illinois in the winter of 1803-04. On May 14, 1804, the explorers departed from St. Louis, heading up the Missouri River by keelboat and continuing westward over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific. Ken Burns spent almost four years on this project, retracing the route with cameras capturing mountains, rivers, waterfalls, and forests at the same time of year as first seen by Lewis and Clark. Traditional and Native American music provides an accompaniment to the grandeur of these vast vistas, while Stephen Ambrose and other historians offer illuminating anecdotes. Paintings and maps are intercut, but unlike other Burns documentaries, few archival photos are included (since photography was not invented until decades later). Reenactments, seen at a distance, are also kept at a bare minimum. The four-hour film premiered as a PBS two-parter on November 4-5, 1997. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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So Very Happy Kendall is back. Just love that young lady and can't wait for her to come back full time. Greenlee is so MEMEME all the time. Thinks the world revolves around her and her issues. Ryan always looks for a reason to be angry at Kendall. Greenlee and Ryan deserve each other and hope they stay far away from Kendall. Two very selfish people. Wish Kendall would give Greenlee one good smack across the face.
Greenlee and Kendall should just have a same sex affair already. This sharing Ryan back and forth is old. Just get rid of the middle man.
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One of the worst-kept secrets in Madison County government was the fact that for years the Democratic treasurer was taking advantage of taxpayers to make money under the table at their expense. Madison County government is all about keeping power to preserve pensions and never rocking the boat.
We were let down as too many people looked the other way and let Bathon use his office as his own piggy bank. At the age of 55 he took his $80,000 pension and stole into the night (no pun intended). Remember, in Madison County government it is all about power and pensions.
Thousands of homeowners were taken advantage of when the Democratic treasurer made sure they paid the maximum of 18 percent penalty on their late property taxes. Many lost their homes due to this greed. So much for the "party of the people" taking advantage of taxpayers who could least afford this scam.
How many elected officials in Madison County government knew about this scam going on for years? Power and pensions first!
Just setting up a website for scam victims will never reach all those people who do not have computer access. Hopefully a solution will be found to make sure all the victims of this greed are made whole. Madison County officials have a long history of looking the other way -- just ask some of Tom Lakin's victims. Power and pensions first in Madison County.
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London, 22 October 2012 - As part of the Synergos Institute's University for a Night series, His Highness the Aga Khan was awarded the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award at a ceremony in London.
David Rockefeller, in a letter addressed to the Aga Khan which was read to the audience, described the reasons for awarding this honour: "Through the Aga Khan Development Network, you have leveraged the social conscience of Islam in ways that benefit people of all faiths, promoting tolerance, pluralism and broad-based development."
In acknowledging the award, His Highness spoke about the importance of civil society in development. "As I have done my work over the past decades, I have concluded that one of the most important forces in development is civil society," he explained. "If you think about the countries around the world which have had fragile governments but which have still made progress, there are umpteen examples of countries which have made progress because they have had strong civil society."
The agencies of the AKDN, which work in 30 countries around the world, are private, international, non-denominational development organisations. They employ approximately 80,000 people, the majority of whom are based in developing countries. The AKDN's annual budget for non-profit development activities is approximately US$ 600 million. The project companies of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development generate revenues of approximately US$ 2.0 billion annually (all surpluses are reinvested in further development activities). All agencies work to improve the welfare and prospects of people in the developing world, particularly in Asia and Africa, without regard to faith, origin or gender. Their projects encompass many of the determinants of the quality of life, including the natural and built environments in both urban and rural areas, food security, health, education, civil society, access to financial services and economic opportunity, as well as the cultural areas of traditional music, architecture and art. Some programmes, such as specific research, education and cultural programmes, span both the developed and developing worlds.
The Aga Khan went on to commend Synergos for its work, commenting that "civil society means mobilising all the forces that can be mobilised in support of human development, and that is why I am so happy and gratified by the prize that you have given me, because you are bringing these forces together in the most remarkable way".
Synergos' objective is to address global poverty and social injustice by supporting and connecting leaders so they can work in collaboration to change the systems that keep people in poverty. The University for a Night series brings together leaders from business, civil society and government to discuss innovative approaches to addressing some of the most pressing global problems. Previous recipients of the award have included former US President Bill Clinton, former South African President Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, Sir Richard Branson and others who have played a leadership role in global development.
As part of the event, Synergos Chair Peggy Dulany hosted an on-stage conversation with the Aga Khan in which she posed questions to him to further elaborate on his development work. In responding to a question about the relationship between philanthropy and development, the Aga Khan spoke about the importance of impact investment: "I happen to believe that impact investment is one of the most important concepts that I can recollect in the last 50 years. And the reason is that it harnesses social ethic to economic purpose. And the harnessing of social ethic to economic purpose enables you to do things which you could never do otherwise because what you're talking about is a double dividend. You're talking about a reasonable dividend on the investment and you are talking about a reasonable dividend in social development. Both of those can be measured and therefore those who make an investment in the impact domain can know what they're achieving with that impact investment."
For more information about His Highness the Aga Khan, please see the Biography.
For more information about the AKDN, please see the About Page and FAQs.
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