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Last Friday at Bogart's, CityBeat and the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards presented a showcase featuring some of the best new local bands of 2012. (Check out some pics from the event here.) This coming week, four brand-new acts (featuring musicians from other established groups) will be playing their first shows ever. Here's a round-up of the new bands (possible nominees for next year's CEAs?) debuting.
• Joey Cook of Indie Pop greats Pomegranates has a new solo project called Danny and His Fantasy. Cook — who also headed up the side project Firs and has done a few solo shows with friends and bandmates — leaked the great track below via YouTube a couple of weeks ago. The piano-laden track "Too Out of Touch" is a great slice of dancey and wonderfully melodic Pop, highlighted by Cook's soulful falsetto, that wouldn't be out of place on an of Montreal record.
Danny and His Fantasy's debut show is this Friday at Mayday in Northside. Cook will be joined at the free show by Phil Cogley, the Indie Pop maestro from Columbus who performs under the name The Saturday Giant. Cogley's been making waves from our state's capitol, recently earning a slot on Columbus Alive's annual list of "Bands to Watch" for 2013. Locals Speaking Suns also perform.
• Also Friday, Pop Goes the Evil plays its first live show. The new crew debuts at MOTR Pub, playing a free show with Indiana rockers Left Lane Cruiser. Pop Goes the Evil is fronted by singer/guitarist Lucas Frazier, formerly of the popular, kick-ass local Rock outfit The Dukes Are Dead. The new group — rounded out by drummer Jordin Goff (also of The Yugos) and bassist Evan Roberts (organist for heavy local band Grey Host) — has issued a couple of great music videos, showcasing a swaggering, energized Pop/Rock sound that's not chasing any trends, opting instead for a more timeless appeal.
Here's the second single from Pop Goes the Evil, "Golden Apple."
Pop Goes the Evil "Golden Apple" Official Music Video from POP GOES THE EVIL on Vimeo.• Ian Gullett from the great Electro/Indie act Diet Audio is back with a new Electronic project called Photo Electric. Teaming with talented vocalist Cassie Mullen, the duo issued a three-song teaser EP called Boom on Bandcamp for free download. Mullen's crafty, sweeping melodies and seductive vocals combine with Gullett's backdrop of evocative Electronic soundscapes, with intriguing beats, ethereal-to-noisy guitar and an overall ghostly ambiance. Click here to download the EP and check out the duo's first video, for their tune "Tom," below.
The polls have closed on voting for the 16th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, the ceremony/party for which returns to Covington's Madison Theater on Jan. 27. Indie Pop greats Culture Queer were added to the CEA performance lineup today, joining Bad Veins, Ricky Nye, Gold Shoes, The Dopamines, Jess Lamb and a special collaboration put together by the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation.
While you can no longer vote online for your favorite local musicians, you can still have a say in one last category. The CEA New Music Showcase takes place Friday at Bogart's and, if you attend, you'll be able to vote for the "New Artist of the Year" CEA. The show will feature sets by New Artist nominees Jeremy Pinnell and the 55's, DAAP Girls, Ohio Knife, The Natives, Public and Heavy Hinges (nominee R. Ring was unable to perform). Audience members will be asked to vote for who they thought did best and those total tallies will be weighted by votes from the CEA nominating committee to determine the ultimate winner.
You can do some pre-show prep and pick up this week's CityBeat to read our special cover story package about this year's "New Artist of the Year" CEA nominees, with profiles on each artist. Click here to read the intro and you can click on the band names below to check out each artists' feature article.
Below are a few audio tracks and videos from each nominee, so you can be even further prepared to vote wisely Friday night.
• Heavy Hinges is one of several New Artist of the Year nominees that contains several familiar faces. The Rock/Soul/Funk/Jazz/Gospel/Roots hybrid the band pimps was crafted after popular band Buckra called it quits following a dozen years of local music service. Buckra's guitarist/singer Dylan Speeg and bassist Andrew Laudeman formed Heavy Hinges in early 2012 with guitarist Jeremy Singer (also currently in Jimmelegs) and drummer Brian Williamson, both also experienced local players. Rounding the band out is relative newcomer, singer/ukulele player Maya Banatwala.
As expected in a field of New Artists, there isn't a ton of recorded material available from most of the groups. Heavy Hinges may have the least amount, but here's a cool promo video for an October show that includes a lo-fi Heavy Hinges recording as its soundtrack.
• Ohio Knife is the Indie Rock duo featuring drummer Joe Suer and singer/guitarist Jason Snell, who first teamed up in the late '90s in the six-piece band Readymaid. After that group split up, Snell launched The Chocolate Horse, a project intended to be more compact, with fewer members in order to keep things more manageable creatively and logistically. The Horse eventually became complicated, as well, so Snell and Suer (along with mostly studio-only keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Andrew Higley, another former Readymaid and Chocolate Horse member who now works recording sessions in Nashville) stripped down even more and formed Ohio Knife. The size of the project wasn't the only thing that was different for Snell this time around; he and Suer (who's played in Cincy bands like Caterpillar Tracks and others since the Readymaid split) play a hard-charging brand of melodic Rock, partially inspired by the Grunge bands Snell grew up listening to. The EP Ohio Knife is OK! was released by Detroit's Fountain Records right as the duo launched and Ohio Knife's second show ever was on the streets of Austin, Tex., where they were participating in a art/branding project with local company Landor at SXSW (footage from the trip formed the basis for an expansive, artsy window display in the downtown Shillito's building). Ohio Knife is looking to put out a full-length in the new year.
Here's the Ohio Knife video for the song "Going Down."
• Jeremy Pinnell and the 55s bring a Honky Tonk flavor to the CEA's New Artist category this year. Singer/acoustic guitarist Pinnell proved himself to be one of the area's best songwriters in previous projects like The Light Wires and The Brothers and The Sisters, roots-tinged outfits that suited Pinnell's penetratingly melancholic tunes perfectly. For the 55s, Pinnell reteamed with old high school pal Cameron Cochran, who also plays in Pop Empire and previously was in the excellent Folk duo The Sheds, to form a group that performed in the style of raw, vintage Country, like George Jones or Waylon Jennings. Rounded out by drummer Chris Alley and bassist Ben Franks, the 55s were a steady presence in the clubs in 2012, growing a loyal following in a relatively short period of time.
The 55s have no releases out (there are plans for an LP soon, though), but there is some great live footage of the band shot for the one-shot video project, The Emery Sessions (which Cochran helped organize and record). Here is Jeremy Pinnell and the 55s performing "Back Home" at Over-the-Rhine's historic Emery Theatre.
• If The Natives — a gifted local Hip Hop "band," that performs with live instrumentation — would have come out in the early '90s, it would have taken them five years to accumulate the amount of music videos and audio releases they managed to released in 2012. Ah, technology. Even better, The Natives are creative and adventurous, so all of the work released is of extremely high quality. Oh and it's all available online for free. The band released two LPs in 2012 — the mixtape-styled Coup d'etat and the more artist- and song-oriented Native America. The Natives also collaborated on numerous pro videos for tracks from the albums, kicking off 2013 with the below clip for "So Much." The Natives will be working on members' solo projects to start 2013, so catch the group in action Friday, while you still can.
• DAAP Girls played it coy when first hitting the local club circuit, leaving an air of mystery surrounding just who was in the band before they played their first show. Fans would soon discover that DAAP Girls were really dudes! And familiar ones to local music followers. Featuring members of The Lions Rampant and Newport Secret Six, DAAP Girls play a groovy, dance-friendly brand of Indie Rock that manages to sound both contemporary and vintage. The lack of much information about the DAAP Girls online has fed the mystery, but it's also partially because the perfectionist members wanted to take their time releasing recorded material. There's a light on the horizon, though, for those who've been craving a take-home version of DAAP Girls — the band's Tape Songs will be released a little later this year. Below is the public's first taste of the album in a great music video for "Kate."
• The trio Public is the newest of the "New Artist of the Year" nominees. Though not far removed from high school graduation, the band already has a tight, masterful AltRock sound that should take them far. The three high school pals are talented musicians inspired by the likes of Muse, Led Zeppelin and The Killers. Public has released just one EP, Red, but it's a wildly impressive start. The songwriting and performance skills exhibited on Red (on which you can also hear touches of The Strokes and Modest Mouse) give one an indication that Public's just getting started and future work might be scarily good. Just last month, Public debuted the music video for the EP's "Castle in the Sky."
• Though not eligible for your vote Friday because they had to decline the invitation to play the New Music Showcase due to scheduling conflicts, be sure to read up on R. Ring. The duo teams local guitarist/singer/songwriter/engineer Mike Montgomery with Dayton, Ohio music hero Kelley Deal. After meeting during a recording session, R. Ring was formed to help Montgomery get over some stage fright about playing a solo show. Though they didn't do the usual "let's get signed!" hustle and bustle, intending to keep the project casual, their unique style quickly began to gain attention. R. Ring played South By Southwest last year and have a European tour on the schedule for this March, though activity will largely have to be routed around Deal's other big 2013 adventure — a world tour with sister Kim to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their band The Breeders' seminal Last Splash album. There isn't a lot of recorded material available yet, since R. Ring has officially only released one 7-inch single, but you can check out their Daytrotter session here. Below is the A-side of R. Ring's single, "Fallout & Fire," which showcases the twosome's sparse, hypnotic approach.
Friday's New Music Showcase at Bogart's starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $7.
• Combining some of the idiosyncrasies of modern Indie Folk with uplifting Pop melodies, Chamber music arrangements and an Americana grab-bag of various other influences, the trio Plume Giant makes a glorious noise that is buoyed by the clever, collaborative songwriting, as well as the trio's vocal chops, which add a slanted, colorful layer to the group's sound via frequent and flawless harmonies. The threesome — which formed after meeting each other while attending Yale — makes this glorious noise with fairly spare acoustic instrumentation (Oliver Hill plays guitar guitar and viola, Nolan Green plays guitar and harmonium and Eliza Bagg plays violin, harmonium and various other instruments). But the sound of the group's recent debut full-length, Callithump, is full-bodied and far from minimalistic. On the dynamic 2012 release, the trio explores traditional Appalachian music, swingin' Jazz, Tin Pan Alley pomp and breezy Folk Pop, but all of it is filtered through Plume Giant's distinctive vision, with hints of the avant-garde beneath the inescapable harmonies and lovely aura.
The now Brooklyn-based trio performs a free show tonight in Over-the-Rhine at MOTR Pub with like-minded Cincinnati-based Chamber Folk ensemble The Happy Maladies. Showtime is 9 p.m.
Here is Plume Giant's smile-inducing "We Got It Made" video from their debut LP, followed by The Happy Maladies' "New Again," taken from The Emery Sessions live music video series. The Maladies' song is the title track off their 2012 release, which was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the upcoming Cincinnati Entertainment Awards.
• At the Southgate House Revival in Newport tonight, Indianapolis progressive Bluegrass group Flatland Harmony Experiment performs a free, 10 p.m. show in the venue's "Lounge." Formed just a couple of summers ago, FHE has toured the region regularly, found success on radio outlets and through online Bluegrass/Americana/Folk music channels and are seemingly on their way to becoming an even bigger presence on the national festival circuit (in June, the trio will compete at the 40th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition). The trio (Scott Nelson on upright bass, Kris Potts on Mandolin and Johnny Plott on banjo) uses the tools of traditional Bluegrass and the members clearly have a firm grasp on the music's rich history (not to mention some delicious chops and textured harmonies that'll send a shiver), but they let the songwriting go wherever their contemporary minds might take it. Fans of groups like Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon and The Infamous Stringdusters will love this Experiment.
Last year, the string band released its debut full-length, On Our Way. Here's the album's "Secret in the Seams":
This Friday at Bogart's, the nominees in the "New Artist of the Year" category in this year's Cincinnati Entertainment Awards will perform at Bogart's for CityBeat's first New Music Showcase. Showtime is 8 p.m. and you can get tickets for $7 at the Bogart's box office (or here if you'd like to pay the ticketing fees). Proceeds from the show benefit the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation.
All seven 'New Artist' nominees will be featured in a special music edition of CityBeat out this Wednesday, with profiles of each nominee, including R. Ring, who are unable to perform Friday's showcase.
The show will feature sets from Jeremy Pinnell and the 55s, DAAP Girls, Ohio Knife, The Natives, Public and Heavy Hinges. The audience will cast ballots for their favorites; that cumulative score will be weighted by the votes of the CEA committee members.
By coincidence, two of the artists performing at Bogart's on Friday — groovy Indie rockers DAAP Girls and tight Hip Hop band The Natives — have brand new music videos out.
DAAP Girls — featuring members of The Lions Rampant and Newport Secret Six — are set to release their new album, Tape Songs, on Feb. 23 with a release party scheduled for Over-the-Rhine's The Drinkery. Each song on the album has a woman's name for the title. The band's first music video is for "Kate," which debuted this morning. Check it below.
Cincinnati Hip Hop band The Natives' new video is for the track "So Much," off of Coup D'etat, one of two releases (and numerous videos) from the group last year. The Natives had a very active 2012 as a group; in 2013, they'll stay just as busy, though they'll be focusing on completing some of the members' solo projects. Here's the clip for "So Much."
Public voting for the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ends tomorrow at midnight, so have your voice heard and vote right now if you haven't yet. Click here to cast your ballot.
The Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ceremony is Sunday, Jan. 27, at Madison Theater in Covington. The full lineup of performers will be announced soon. Click here to get your CEA show tickets.
Voting for Greater Cincinnati's annual celebration of our amazing local music scene, the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, is now open. Vote for your faves or, even better, do some research online, check out all of the nominees and THEN pick who you think is most deserving.
Click here to get started on your ballot.
The 16th annual CEA ceremony will be held at Covington's Madison Theater on Jan. 27, featuring more live performances than ever and first-time host Ted Clark, known for his monthly "live chat show" Ted Clark After Dark. Ted will present a special edition of Ted Clark After Dark at the after-party, this year held at The Loft, just around the corner from the Madison and above Tickets (the former home to the Rock club Radio Down). The after-party will also include the annual "Fashion Trashies," presented by members of local Indie Pop legends The Fairmount Girls and honoring the best/worst/weirdest-dressed CEA attendees.
Tickets to the Jan. 27 ceremony/party will go on sale this coming Wednesday through CincyTicket.com. Proceeds from ticket sales are being donated the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation.
Another new aspect of this year's CEAs involves the "New Artist of the Year" nominees. The acts nominated in that category will perform at the first-ever CEA new music showcase at Bogart's on Jan. 18 (confirmations pending). Audience votes at the event will help determine the winner of the category, along with votes from the nominating committee (who also choose the Album and Artist of the Year winners).
Tickets for the new music showcase will go sale soon through Ticketmaster.
Now, a few words on "the process." Since the nominees were announced on Wednesday, I've received several queries asking "How do I get nominated for a CEA?" from various artists and/or their representatives.
It's the same answer found in the old joke, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?"
Practice. And also work hard and keep spreading the word about your awesome music.
As has been the case in the entire the 16-year existence of the CEAs (and as has been noted every year in our coverage of the event, including this year), a nominating committee is assembled each year to determine the CEA nominees. These include writers, promoters, club owners, local-music radio hosts and others whose opinion on local music-makers we trust. This year's committee included approximately 40 such people. We try our best to include those whose expertise is either wide-ranging or specific to a particular genre represented in the CEA categories. (Judges do not have votes counted if they're cast for an artist with whom the judge directly works.)
This year, invitations to participate in the nominating process were sent out to nearly 70 people, so obviously certain experts declined to participate, missed the deadline for nominees or just ignored our request.
The committee is asked to nominate up to three artists per category who caught their eyes and ears this past year. The only guidelines are that the artists should have been active in the past 365 days, the nominees should be largely original (though certainly talented, straight-up "cover bands" are generally not eligible) and the judges are also instructed to give special consideration to any act that has released new recorded material in that same time-frame.
The CEA nominating judges are listed in the CEA "program" annually. I will not release their names here because I've personally received many rude or stupid emails telling me what an idiot I am for not nominating "fill in the blank." The nominating committee was kind enough to participate; I don't want to open any of them up to such haranguing and harassment.
Finally, I'd just like to say that every year there are TONS of really great acts that deserve a nomination but don't get one. It's not personal. It's not "political." It's not "who you know." It's simply a matter of time and space. If every artist who deserved a nomination got one, the CEA show itself would run 16 hours — and that's just to read the nominations for each category.
I agree to some extent that award shows like these are a little frivolous and that the process for nominations isn't perfect. It never is, for any awards show. We have thought about letting the public nominate the artists (a la the long-gone "CAMMY" awards presented by The Enquirer), but ultimately feel that the way the CEA process is set up works best. Because, ultimately, whoever wins their category is going to deserve it.
Though we take the process seriously, we've always thought of the CEAs as more of a celebration than a contest. I invite you to think of it the same way and join us for the show, whether you were nominated or not. The CEAs are for the ENTIRE Greater Cincinnati music scene. The awards are just a good excuse to get everyone together. Instead of being a sore sport about your lack of attention, come out and congratulate and party with your fellow nominees.
Right around Thanksgiving time, CityBeat began to receive several queries via email, Twitter and Facebook, all essentially asking, "What the hell happened to the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards?"
CityBeat's annual celebration of Greater Cincinnati's best original music had been held for 15 years on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The reasoning was that musicians who tour a lot would hopefully be home for the ceremony and regular weekly giggers might be less likely to have an every-Sunday residency. Also, we thought, perhaps the holiday timing would allow us to nab a few of the city's favorite sons and daughters (Jerry Springer? SJP? Any Lachey we could get our hands on?) as presenters.
In the end, the timing of the ceremony never really had much effect. We did have Jerry Springer — via video tape from Chicago — at the very first CEAs (held at the old Sycamore Gardens in Over-the-Rhine), but the video malfunctioned. Maybe it was an omen. We also spent many years attempting to lure the Isley Brothers to perform and be inducted into the CEA Hall of Fame, but the Isleys haven't been "local" in almost half a century, so the Thanksgiving timing was irrelevant (and the Isleys would have cost a fortune to bring to town).
We also discovered those hard-touring musicians tour so hard, having an off day the Sunday before Thanksgiving is hardly a given. Last year, for example, Artist of the Year winners Walk the Moon were on the road and unable to attend (though they still created one of the show's better moments by having their mothers accept on their behalf).
Having the ceremony in November was also a hassle once CityBeat acquired the MidPoint Music Festival, which occurs annually in late September. The CEAs bumped up a little too close to MPMF, making the organization of the awards a hectic endeavor.
So, starting with the 2012 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, the ceremony will now be held in January. This change allows our staff to fully focus on the CEAs without battling MPMF fatigue. And it creates an easier-to-track window for nomination consideration. In the future, the Album of the Year category's eligibility timeframe will be anything released that year. Previously, the timeframe was approximately October of the previous year to October of the current year. (This year, eligibility will be extended to anything released in 2012, but also includes releases that came out October-December 2011.)
The 16th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ceremony will be held at Covington's Madison Theater on Jan. 27. This year's host will be the very funny Ted Clark, who is also making plans to do his popular "live talk show" at the after-party (read more about Ted here). And there will be more live performances at the CEA ceremony than ever before. Ticket info, the lineup of performers and more details will be released soon.
(Let's get this out of the way right up front, since the Northern Ky. locale always gets mocked every year — yes, the "2012" "Cincinnati" Entertainment Awards will be held in Covington in 2013. How odd!)
Another new wrinkle for the CEAs this year will be a live showcase of the "New Artist of the Year" nominees; the winner of the category (normally decided by the nominating committee) will be largely determined by audience vote at the showcase, which is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 18 at Bogart's. More details to come.
The 2012 CEA nominees — determined by a large pool of local music experts, including writers, bloggers, club owners, radio show hosts and others (this year's committee is the largest yet) — will be announced Dec. 12. The ballot will go live at citybeat.com and then it's up to you. Fan voting determines all categories except for the "Critical Achievement" ones — Artist of the Year, Album of the Year — which are voted on by the committee.
Stay tuned for many more CEA announcements to come. And visit citybeat.com's CEA page here for a look at past nominees, winners and more.
Last night at Covington's Madison Theater, the 15th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ceremony once again brought together people from all facets of the Greater Cincinnati music scene and gave them one hell of a party. Along with offering one of the best people-watching experiences of the year, the packed crowd in attendance was treated to great "mini-sets" (usualy about three tunes) from local bands Pomegranates (who also played the event's after-party at the nearby Mad Hatter), Young Heirlooms, Los Honchos, Two Headed Dog and Wussy, who closed the night out with songs from their recently released fourth album, Strawberry.
"Thanks for voting for us," Wussy's guitarist/vocalist Chuck Cleaver deadpanned as they began.
While Strawberry is among the (if not the) best albums released in 2011 so far, it missed the cut-off to be nominated for a 2011 CEA. (To be in the running, albums had to have been released between early Oct. 2010 and Oct. 2011.) Maybe (probably) next year, Wussy!
The proceeds from the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (coming up this Sunday at Covington's Madison Theater) have been donated to various music-affiliated charities over the years. For the 2011 edition, money from the show will again be given to the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation. The non-profit organization has spent the past few years shining the spotlight on Cincinnati's rich, often-overlooked musical past, reiterating the Queen City's vital role in the development of so much popular music. CUSAMHF launches its inaugural membership drive with this year's CEAs. VIP tickets for the CEA ceremony this year are $50 (click here to purchase) and include membership in the CUSAMHF's Funky Drummer Society, named for the beat of James Brown's "The Funky Drummer," one of the most used drum samples in music history.
A good party needs good music and the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ceremony has annually featured some of the best music being made in Greater Cincinnati. This year's show at the Madison Theater on Nov. 20 will be no exception. Performers for this year's CEAs will include Wussy, Pomegranates and New Artist of the Year nominees Two Headed Dog (pictured), with more to be added (we'll keep you posted). Click below for more details on the show. And if you haven't voted for your favorite local musical acts yet, what are you waiting for? Deadline for votes is this Friday at noon. Click here to cast your ballot. And go here to get your tickets to the show.


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It was Montezemolo's RRA idea that brought in the ban on in-season testing, but now his team is being beaten he wants to change it ... Of course having a 2.5% extra schedule 10 payment would help his team afford more testing than his rivals.
Why doesn't he buy a junior team like STR, instead of wanting to fill the grid up with compliant drivers in second string Ferraris, or would the degree of independence a junior team would have not fit in with the team orders plan.
But then again mad Monty does think F1 fans spend Sunday afternoons at the beach ... I wonder what colour the sky is on Monty's planet.


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With approximately 100 library titles and unreleased acquisitions at stake in the $90 million lawsuit against Paul Colichman and Stephen Jarchow's Regent Entertainment Group, some of the impacted filmmakers have told indieWIRE they are considering the possibility of uniting for a class-action lawsuit.
The Regent filmmakers must determine if they can retain rights to their films or receive any of the payments they initially expected from the company. Filmmakers tell indieWIRE they signed ownership rights over to Regent ranging from 18 to 30 years. Court documents value the Regent library at $10 million.
However, one veteran attorney said while filmmakers should take action, class-action isn't the way to go.
"These people need to be fighting to get their films back, but they almost want to force a bankruptcy," said Rob Rader, a partner at Todd, Ferentz, Schwarcz & Rimberg who formerly worked in business affairs at MGM and currently teaches entertainment law at Pepperdine University.
Rader pointed out that individual lawsuits from three licensees will force an involuntary bankruptcy. While that might not bring the filmmakers any financial rewards, Rader said, "At least they would be able to get their movies back."
Among the titles at risk are the 2009 U.S. acquisitions for festival hits Asghar Farhadi's "About Elly," which won Berlin's Siver Bear, and Canadian superstar Xavier Dolan's acclaimed directorial debut, "I Killed My Mother," which won several awards at Cannes Directors' Fortnight. Both remain unreleased, although Dolan's second film, "Heartbeats," will be released by IFC next week.
Noteworthy library titles include "Sex Positive" directed by Daryl Wein, who later made "Breaking Upwards" and is currently developing two projects at Fox Searchlight; the animated Israeli film "$9.99" and the Robert Pattinson vehicle "Little Ashes," in which the "Twilight" star plays a young Salvador Dali.
And, as Regent's frequent presence among GLAAD nominees and Outfest lineups testifies, the company has been a gay media linchpin; Colichman and Jarchow were even honored at the 2007 ACLU Pride Partnership Awards. In addition to its focus on movies that appeal to the gay audience, Regent's holdings include The Advocate and Here! Network.
"It boggles the mind," said Jody Wheeler, screenwriter of Regent production "Heat Wave," which is cited in court documents. "They took every new crop of gay filmmakers, pulled them in, signed them up and either didn't pay them or paid them poorly and then let it go."
Several filmmakers told indieWIRE (requesting anonymity, in light of pending litigation) that they never received any payment from Regent, or — in at least one case — were forced to hound the company for over six months in order to receive the initial advance. They also claim Regent films were sold to international territories without filmmakers' knowledge.
"It's just been one bad situation," said Nicholas Eliopoulos, director of "Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies," which was bought by Regent after it premiered at the 2008 Telluride Film Festival and is one of the relatively few Regent titles that isn't targeted specifically to the gay audience. "My goodness. We couldn't have ended up in a weirder situation."
Regent Releasing CEO Mark Reinhart did not respond to repeated requests for comment; nor did the plaintiff's attorney, Daniel Murphy at Loeb and Loeb. Nevertheless, the specific claims made against the company are thoroughly laid out in court documents that track increasingly bizarre actions by Regent's owners.
The impetus for the bank's lawsuit dates back to 2005, when Regent secured a $55 million loan from Merrill Lynch to cover distribution costs. In 2008, Jarchow allegedly formed the distribution companies Family Media Home Entertainment and Liberation Productions International, which entered into distribution agreements with Regent. In other words, Jarchow created companies that made deals with each other, leading many to speculate that he was sending the loan money directly into his own pocket.
That jumbled arrangement was only one chapter in the chaotic saga of the Regent empire. The founders are an unlikely business duo: The openly gay Colichman -- who, curiously, is not listed alongside Jarchow in court documents -- previously worked at Fox and ran film company I.R.S. Media. He met Jarchow, a Republican tax lawyer from Texas, in the mid-1990s and the duo established Regent Entertainment.
The 1998 success of Regent's star-studded "Gods and Monsters" propelled the company toward more gay-specific entertainment, including dozens of in-house productions that mostly took the form of low-budget B movies.
"It was pretty plain that the only people who had any real power at that place were Colichman and Jarchow, who was funding everything," said Wheeler, who said he was paid $5,000 to write two versions of "Heat Wave" -- one gay, one straight. "The only person who decided on everything was Colichman. You would take ideas to him and he would either buy them in the room or turn them down. It was almost as if the guy wasn't in business to make even halfway decent stuff."
Wheeler said many colleagues complained about payment problems at Regent but saw few options for legal recourse. "The one thing that Regent did brilliantly was write iron-clad contracts that gave them all the rights and kept people from bad-mouthing them," Wheeler said.
The lawsuit against Regent, a 57-page document filed by Merrill Lynch and Bank of America in Los Angeles Superior Court at the end of January, alleges that the company took out loans in excess of $90 million for projected distribution costs. Those loans, however, were funneled into shell companies owned by Jarchow and Colichman, and many of the films were never released.
After several failed attempts to contact the company, Merrill Lynch decided to auction off Regent's loans in October 2010. Surprising the room, Colichman and Jarchow showed up at the auction and entered a bid on the debt. As a preventive measure, the bank outbid the businessmen and won back the debt for an additional price tag of $6 million.
As Regent faces its charges, the filmmakers must decide what to do next. Eliopoulos said that he hopes to return to the festival circuit with "Mary Pickford" and eventually release the film on DVD. "We've got to work with our attorney to see what we can do," he said, noting that he sold the movie to Regent based on a personal connection and never had a proper sales agent. "We didn't really have a chance to shop it around, and that kinda makes me sad."
While Dolan declined a request for comment from indieWIRE, he recently released a statement about his experience with Regent at the recent New York premiere for "Heartbeats." Citing "a distributor of questionable professionalism" that bought his first movie, Dolan wrote in an e-mail read aloud before the screening that the company "finally filed for bankruptcy and never released it."
That bankruptcy claim has not been confirmed, but it will take a long time to unravel the layers of accusations surrounding Regent's actions.
"What these people have done makes it a hundred times harder for us to get our dreams off the ground," Wheeler said. "They've poisoned the fucking pot for everybody."
Filmmakers who have movies in Regent's library and would like to share their experiences can contact indieWIRE at email@example.com. All information is treated as strictly confidential. Our best list to date of outstanding Regent titles is on the jump.
These titles were acquired by Regent and are currently unreleased.
About Elly
I Killed My Mother
Mary Pickford: Muse of the Movies
These titles are currently listed on the Regent website as being part of their library.
April's Shower
The Art of Being Straight
Aurora Borealis
Beautiful Boxer
The Blue Tooth Virgin
Breakfast with Scot
The Burial Society
Callas Forever
Cut Sleeve Boys
Eleven Men Out
Eleven Minutes
Fall of Hyperion
Fat Girls
Freshman Orientation
Friends & Family
Guys & Balls
Holding Trevor
The Hottie & the Nottie
House of Usher
The Hunting of the President
I Can't Think Straight
Ice Blues
In Her Line of Fire
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss the Bride
Leather Jacket Love Story
Little Ashes
Looking for an Echo
Looking For Cheyenne
Margaret Cho: Assassin
Merci Docteur Rey
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green
Naked Fame
Nina's Heavenly Delights
No Regret
On The Other Hand, Death
Polar Opposites
Poster Boy
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
Race You To The Bottom
Saving Marriage
Sex, Politics & Cocktails
Sex Positive
Shock to the System
ShowBusiness: the Road to Broadway
Solar Flare
The Song of Sparrows
Sordid Lives
Speedway Junky
Stephanie Daley
Summer Storm
Tokyo Sonata
Tru Loved
The World Unseen
Yes Nurse! No Nurse!
The following titles are not listed on the Regent website. However, in June 2009 Regent announced that it made an exclusive arrangement with E1 Entertainment to release its films on DVD for the next three years. These titles are part of E1's Regent library.
A very cool christmas
The awakening of spring
The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood IV: The Complex
The Brotherhood V
The Brotherhood VI: The Initiation
Clapham Junction
Dangerous Isolation
Deadly Shift
Deadly Skies
Dream Boy
Fixing Frank
Force of Impact
Julie Johnson
Just Say Love
Killer Bees
Long Term Relationship
Manuela and Manuel
Murder in Fashion
Nine lives
Polar Opposites
Terror Peak
Third Man Out
Too Cool for Christmas
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Which council is it? Did they ever give you anything in writing?
If so, can you please scan and attach it?
Hi Alex,
Sorry I have been off line for a while. The Council is Knox City Council in Melbourne Victoria.
The covering letter you see included in these documents is the original which I opened on returning from overseas during the week of February 10th 2013.
There was another letter after this date when the council Inspector came when I was overseas,which all of the other documents were attached to. I cannot seem to find it sorry. I also requested an extension of time for as follow up extension initially because I had been overseas and was finding it difficult to get some one to help with the gate closing mechanism and the pailings on the fence to make it child proof. As for some of the other items including the lattice. When another inspector came out said he didn't even know why the first inspector mentioned that as he couldn't see an issue.My doors leading out to the pool area have always been the same double doors where internally in one there is lock going up pinto the cavity on top of the door and at ground level. i cannot even open it without a screw driver . They now want something screwed under the lock to prevent it being opened at all. all doors have a key lock as well at waist height. This is all the original fixtures and fittings. My windows also have fly wire screens which have two black loops inside that need to be pulled in tightly to get them over a small drawing pin type of set up. A child can not open this they want this changed also.
I am really looking forward to getting your advice Alex as I am totally frustrated.
many thanks and a very Happy Easter to you and your family. :-)
Alex it doesn't appear to have the capabilities for me to attache multi pages? Can you please guide me here, with thanks.
The best way is to scan and email it. Please email it to:
And ask them to forward it to Alex in the Australia law group. This can take up to 24 hours. And happy Easter to you as well.
I hope that my email finds you very well. It has been quite some time now since I scanned and emailed those documents to you [email protected]
Do you have any answers for me at this stage please?
I look forward to hearing back from you with thanks
Warmest Regards
Carrol :-)
Hi Wendy,
I am afraid that since this had taken so long to get areply Council came back again. I have just noticed this week though that the payment has been taken from my credit card, which I am not happy about as I had no results given. Can you please arrange a refund as soon as possible please. Many thanks Carrol :-)
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I would think the Cyclones need to win today to have any chance of hosting the first round. If they don't, the way the NCAA seems to treat Big 12 volleyball, they'll probably be sent to Illinois or Penn State.
Cyclones won the first game 25-23, but go into the locker room even after losing game two 16-25.
Hope we can pull this out.
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Win game three 25-17
ISU goes on 16-4 run at end of the 4th game to win from behind 25-23 and take the match. Big win!
Win game four 26-24 and win the match 3-1. Big comeback in game four.
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Another sumptuous treat from the Original Siren of Sherwood.
Thanks again Mon Ami, for without you nothing would be possible
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1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
6 red potatoes, scrubbed and cubed (don't have to peel)
2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced in large pieces
2 Tb. butter, softened o
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one-half tp. Kosher salt, divided
dash of pepper
Place potatoes, garlic, and one-quarter tp. salt in large
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Wales suffer shock defeat to Argentina at the Millennium Stadium
Wales' autumn campaign got off to the worst possible start as they suffered a 26-12 defeat to Argentina in Cardiff.
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The Grand Slam winners looked strangely subdued as a quick-fire brace of tries in the second half laid the foundations for the Pumas' victory.
Juan Jose Imhoff and Gonzalo Camacho grabbed the all-important scores, while Nicolas Sanchez added seven points from the kicking tee and also slotted over two drop goals.
Wales struggled to penetrate their opponents' defence and could only muster four penalties via the boot of Leigh Halfpenny.
Wales, who were hoping for a win to boost their hopes of securing a top-four seeding in the 2015 World Cup, also had Jamie Roberts and Alun Wyn Jones taken off through injury before half-time.
The visitors took the lead via a penalty from Felipe Contepomi but the home side responded in kind through Halfpenny after being awarded a penalty at a scrum.
Argentina fly-half Sanchez was on target with a ninth-minute drop goal, but it was Wales who led 9-6 at the break after Halfpenny slotted over two more penalties.
With Contepomi carried off after being dazed in a collision, Sanchez assumed goalkicking duties and missed his first two attempts, but made no mistake with another drop goal in the 52nd minute.
Halfpenny had added another three points to the hosts' tally in the meantime but their slim lead was erased when Imhoff took a pass from influential flanker Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe to score under the posts.
Four minutes later Camacho reached out for the line to ground in the corner and Sanchez added a difficult conversion before killing off the contest with another penalty in the final 10 minutes.
Wales' day was summed up three minutes from time when substitute back-row forward Rob McCusker powered towards the line only for the move to end with the concession of a penalty.
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Playing With Food, for Art's Sake
The idea of food as an art form has been knocking around ever since Marinetti and Fillìa's "Manifesto of Futurist Cooking" in 1930. The point seized on, and immediately rejected, by the Italian public concerned the banning of pasta because it was said to sap consumers' vitality. There were other aspects that still sound rather too futuristic, like the abolition of knives and forks, but others feel quite contemporary, like the creation of multicoursed meals, with some dishes merely sniffed and then passed around the table. Interestingly, there was also a move to ban music accompanying meals, except when it specifically complemented a particular dish or food.
The notion of food accompaniment was recently picked up by some food and design artists in London for an "Edible Cinema" evening—said to be the first attempt so far to enhance a cinematic experience by pairing specific foods with designated scenes in a film. The idea certainly must have captured the zeitgeist, because when Notting Hill's Electric Cinema (electriccinema.co.uk) announced the performance earlier this month, all seats sold out in less than an hour. "Pan's Labyrinth"—a fairy tale about the stepdaughter of a Francoist officer in 1940s Spain—is hardly a foodie film, so matching the food to the scenes was an intriguing challenge. Viewers were each given a tray of dishes labeled one to eight, and a member of staff stood at the side of the screen, holding up large signs to let the audience know when to eat each one.
Perhaps the most successful pairing was the very first, in which the smells and tastes were entirely matched by the visual image—as the heroine and her mother traveled through a pine forest, we sniffed a forest-floor-scented handkerchief and ate pine- and oak-smoked popcorn.
Other items included a muscat grape, made fizzy with malic acid, to be popped in your mouth at the moment when the heroine decides to consume a forbidden grape.
"What I liked about this project is how it is almost the opposite of how I normally work, which is the visual aspect of food," said Andrew Stellitano, one of the event's designers. "That doesn't really matter when you are in a darkened room and the film has already been created, so it is almost as if you are working backwards."
This isn't the only way in which the boundaries between art and food are being stretched thin. Recently, a pair of London-based women formed a supper club called the Novel Diner (noveldiner.tumblr.com), which stages meals from famous novels. So far, the books have included Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" (a boeuf en daube described in the novel as "Mildred's masterpiece"); Proust's "In Search of Lost Time" (a Belle Époque menu featuring, of course, madeleines) and, most recently, Donna Tartt's "The Secret History" (a field mushroom dish, rather than the poisonous fungi of the novel).
Another organization that explores all aspects of food beyond the restaurant experience is the Experimental Food Society (www.experimentalfoodsociety.com). Founder Alexa Perrin has gathered together many of the leading food designers and academics for an annual event involving interactive exhibitions, films and even food magicians, who create exploding sorbets and toast marshmallows using straws.
And at the Fat Duck, Heston Blumenthal gives diners the chance to put on headphones and listen to gulls and waves breaking on a beach while they eat a maritime-inspired dish called "Sound of the Sea." He is even reported to have considered introducing individual sand pits for diners to put their feet in, taking them a step closer to the seaside. And surely, more than 80 years after their own assault on culinary barriers, the Italian futurists would approve.
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Thank you for your help, in the meantime, some Wigmore MTO action:
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Our Bench-made range black calf is semi crust leather, it does not have a finish on from the tannery.
The Deco black is different, again, it's a crust which has been semi died, which allows us to manipulate the color after the pair is made.
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Last month, my brother, dad & step-sister all came to Texas to hang out. We had plans previously to travel to California and hang out with my aunt and her family, but it didn't work out. Sooooo those who could came to us! A win-win for me, since I was freaking out at the idea of flying to San Fran and then driving to a northernmost part of the state with my beloved children. My beloved children who hate car rides.
Thursday night we hosted dinner at our house.
Friday morning, those that could went shooting. So glad Ashley took pictures for me, so I could stay at home with los ninos.
Friday night, we went to the Rangers game, but before that we enjoyed a fine feast at Mariano's.
It was reallllly warm. I'm not sure anyone would have classified it as 'fun.'
Some folks just can't hang.
Saturday morning, we loaded up everything we could think of, Buck included, and went to Spence & Heather's to stay for a night. As soon as we got there, it was clear it wasn't going to work out with Buck there, so Mike had to take him all the way home. Aaaand he got stuck in traffic so he missed out on a good portion of the day.
We had so much fun in the pool! I couldn't have asked for anything more. Everyone was happy. Even my dad, The Grump. :)
The puppies loved all the company and were soooo worn out by the end.
Saturday night we had One. Amazing. Meal. and then spent the night chatting. After everyone went to bed, I stayed awake because of my stupid issue with Mike's snoring and general unrest.
The next morning, Heather made these uhhhhmazing apple pancakes and we lounged around the pool, playing games - including Speed (an old family favorite) - and trying to get Brandt to sleep. Such fun! :)
Before everyone started leaving, we took some family pictures. It was hilarious. Between the extreme heat and the dogs randomly getting in the shots...
Love my family!! Back in the day, we'd spend a week in Tahoe or in Clearlake, CA - swimming, tubing, skiing, eating Cheezits, Red Vines and eating delicious dinners provided by my dad & step-mom. (I guess I've always loved food. That's good to know.) This was kind of a throwback to that, and I loved it. My sisters are the best. They're so funny and sweet. Spence & Heather are the best hosts. Travis is... well, Travis. No matter how much time passes, he knows me as well as I know him. It's always good to see him. And my dad - well, he's my dad. And things will always be weird between us. (Not because of any one thing, just because my dad is just that way. But I'm accepting it.)


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Microsoft has partnered with China's third-largest telecommunications company to sell Xbox One starting in September, according to Reuters. Reuters is reporting that China Telecom Corp. has inked a deal with Microsoft that will allow the company's 30 million customers to purchase the system by signing a contract. Xbox One systems will also be available for purchase at retail.
In April, Microsoft announced plans to release the console to Chinese consumers in September. The company signed a manufacturing partnership with Chinese company BesTV.
The price of the system has not yet been decided, according to China Telecom, but more details about the Chinese launch will be revealed next week.
Xbox One will be the first foreign game console to be sold in China since the government lifted a 14-year ban on their sale in January.
While details are thin, this newest deal could be similar to the one Microsoft offered consumers for the Xbox One where they paid a monthly fee for two years – a leasing scheme of sorts….
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Family Development - A Caregiver's Guide
Supporting Your Child's Social Development
Teaching children how to interact with others in healthy ways will benefit them not only at school, but also throughout their lives. It will also help them recognize inappropriate behaviors such as bullying. Bullying is a pattern of aggressive behavior that makes another person feel hurt, degraded, threatened or humiliated. Some examples of bullying include name calling, pushing, leaving others out of an activity and vandalizing personal possessions. Cyber bullying occurs when these activities take place through computer communications and the Internet.
It is important to help your child understand what bullying is and what they can do if they are bullied or see others being bullied.
You can help promote healthy social development and prevent bullying by:
- Talking with your child about what bullying is, why bullying is wrong and what they can do if they witness their peers being bullied
- Providing a safe and healthy atmosphere at home
- Keeping the lines of communication open between family members
- Teaching your child the difference between appropriate and inappropriate behavior
- Teaching your child what qualities to look for in a friend, such as someone that makes them feel comfortable and likes them for who they are
- Encouraging your child to get involved in social activities like school and community groups (parents' involvement in groups with their children may increase children's willingness to participate)
- Encouraging participation in out of school activities with a different peer group
- Encouraging children to make friends and play with others during times when bullying can occur (they are less likely to be the victim of bullying if they are not alone)
- Teaching children not to participate in teasing or hurting other children
- Teaching children that reporting bullying is different from tattling on someone- bullying hurts someone and can be stopped
- Encouraging children to seek help from teachers or other adults if they see someone being bullied (If they are scared to tell by themselves, they should seek help with a friend or even an older sibling)
All kids involved in bullying—whether they are bullied, bully others, or see bullying—can be affected. It is important to support all kids involved to make sure the bullying doesn't continue and effects can be minimized.
Is Your Child Being Bullied?
Many times kids won't ask for help, so it is important to know what to look for. If your child is at immediate risk of harming himself or others, get help right away.
Children react to bullying in different ways. Some signs that a child is being bullied may include:
- Shy, insecure, suffers from low self-esteem
- Torn articles of clothing or missing belongings
- Unexplainable bruises, cuts or scrapes
- Fear of going to school or participating in organized activities
- Anxious or depressed when returning home from school
- Quiet or seems withdrawn
- Complains of illness such as stomachaches
- Changes in eating or sleeping habits
- Has trouble sleeping or often has bad dreams
Here are some tips to help your child if he or she is being bullied:
- Listen to what your child says
- Support your child by talking about how to solve the problem
- Avoid blaming your child for provoking the situation; this can make the child feel further victimized and may close the lines of communication
- Ask specific questions about what, who, where, and how long the bullying has been happening
- Encourage your child to continue being themselves—changing their ways for others is not the right solution to end bullying
- Teach your child how to step away from the bullying situations instead of fighting back, which may make matters worse
- Contact the school, principal or teacher immediately
Avoid these mistakes:
- Never tell the child to ignore the bullying.
- Do not blame the child for being bullied. Even if he or she provoked the bullying, no one deserves to be bullied.
- Do not tell the child to physically fight back against the kid who is bullying. It could get the child hurt, suspended, or expelled.
- Parents should resist the urge to contact the other parents involved. It may make matters worse. School or other officials can act as mediators between parents.
Follow-up. Show a commitment to making bullying stop. Because bullying is behavior that repeats or has the potential to be repeated, it takes consistent effort to ensure that it stops.
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Signs a Child is Bullying Others
Kids may be bullying others if they:
- Get into physical or verbal fights
- Have friends who bully others
- Are increasingly aggressive
- Get sent to the principal's office or to detention frequently
- Have unexplained extra money or new belongings
- Blame others for their problems
- Don't accept responsibility for their actions
- Are competitive and worry about their reputation or popularity
Finding out your child is a bully may come as a shock. As a parent, you may feel disappointed or angry. Feelings of denial are also common. It is important to remember children act differently in different social settings. Guiding children and teaching them appropriate behavior is a big responsibility. Here are some useful tips to help STOP your child from bullying others:
- Tell your child that it is unkind to make others feel unhappy
- Tell your child that bullying is inappropriate and explain how you expect their behavior to change (making expectations clear helps children recognize desired behavior)
- Help them recognize appropriate social skills and learn the kind of behavior that is appreciated and accepted by praising them for kind acts offered to other children
- Spend more time with your child and monitor his or her behavior
- Surround your child with positive role models
- Teach your child other ways to make and keep friends
- Seek help from school counselors
Follow-up. After the bullying issue is resolved, continue finding ways to help the child who bullied to understand how what they do affects other people. For example, praise acts of kindness or talk about what it means to be a good friend.
What Can Your Child Do to Help Stop Bullying?
Even if a child is not directly involved in bullying, they may be contributing to the behavior. Witnessing the behavior may also affect the child. Here are some things bystanders can do to stop and prevent bullying:
- Be a friend to the person being bullied. Reaching out to the person being bullied by talking to them, sitting with them at lunch or inviting them to play during recess helps them know they are not alone.
- Tell a trusted teacher, family member or coach. Adults can help stop bullying, but only if they know about it. If your child has already talked to an adult and it appears nothing has changes, you may need to get more adults involved. Teachers, counselors, custodians, nurses and parents can all help to address and prevent bullying.
- Lend a hand. Bystanders can sometimes help the person being bullied by causing a distraction to draw attention away from the bully, or giving the person being bullied a reason to leave the scene. For example, a bystander could say, "Come on, we need to get to class." Or "Mr. Smith needs to see you right now."
- Speak up and walk away. Let those who bully know that it is not funny or entertaining. Don't provide an audience because that often encourages bullying behavior.
- Set a good example. Get involved in anti-bullying campaigns and projects.
Cyber Bullying
Using the Internet, cell phones, or other electronic means to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person is called cyber bullying. Cyber bullying affects almost half of all American teens, but most victims say they have never told a parent or other adult about their negative online experiences.
Like other forms of bullying, teens may engage in cyber bullying because they think that it is harmless or funny, or because the behavior is encouraged by their friends. Teens who might not engage in other forms of bullying may engage in cyber bullying because they believe that their online behavior cannot be tracked or because they are unaware of the serious consequences of their actions.
Talk to your teens and be sure they know they can talk to you about cyber bullying.
If your child is being cyber bullied:
- Save all evidence of the bullying
- Report the problem to the website moderator or your Internet or cell phone service provider
- If bullying continues, report the problem to school officials or a law enforcement officer
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All good things must come to an end eventually. And for the Mid-American Conference's Akron Zips, that had to mean its 19-game winning streak, the longest of the 2012-13 college basketball season.
The run ended Saturday night at Buffalo, a tough setting in the past for Keith Dambrot's teams. The Bulls built an early lead and expanded it in the second half, but unlike every game since Dec. 25, there was no miraculous last-minute run for 23-5 UA. The final scoreboard read 81-67 for the Bulls.
For many, the loss was half-disappointing and half-celebration-worthy. Obviously, the streak elevated the national stature of the Zips. They were ranked No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll last week, the first ranked team in school history. Nearly every major sports outlet was writing about them too — from Sporting News to the front page of USA Today even to ESPN's Dickie V.
But in a way, the loss was cleansing. There is now no more pressure. The unsung team gets a completely clean slate. And all that matters again are those NCAA tournament hopes.
No MAC team has received an at-large bid to the tournament since Wally Szczerbiak's Miami team in 1999. In fact, the Redhawks are the only MAC team to ever receive such an entry since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. They also accomplished this feat in '85, '86 and '95.
So it's largely unprecedented for a MAC school to be thinking about the tournament independent of simply winning the MAC championship. The conference simply hasn't been strong enough as the West Coasts, Horizons, Colonials and A-10's of the mid-major world to warrant multiple tournament teams. But if any school has as good a shot in the last decade, it'd be these surprising Zips.
A trio of overlooked stars has led the squad all season long. The most heralded is senior center Zeke Marshall (12.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.6 blocks, 66.0% shooting), a former top 100 high school prospect who shockingly decided to develop his talents under Dambrot's tutelage in Northeast Ohio. He's finally starting to blossom into the star many expected to be and is now the MAC's all-time leader in blocked shots. There also are two other juniors who always seem to play with a chip on their shoulder: by forward Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell (11.2 points, 7.5 rebounds) and point guard Alex Abreu (10.2 points, 5.9 assists).
Going back to the start of the season, Akron actually was picked in the preseason to finish second — in the MAC East. The dominant school of the year was supposed to be the Ohio Bobcats, who of course shocked Michigan in last year's NCAA tournament and returned the majority of its key players.
But the Zips kept plowing through. And they did so despite actually starting the season at 4-4. There was the tough 4-point overtime loss to Coastal Carolina that began the year. They then suffered another 4-point OT Puerto Rico loss to Oklahoma State (another unheralded team that has been impressive of late). Then, back-to-back losses at Creighton and Detroit all occurred by the middle of December. Hopes weren't too high yet again for Dambrot's squad.
Then the run began. It included a stunning 20-point comeback against Buffalo in Akron on Jan. 26. Also in the mix were two-double-digit comebacks against the Bobcats, on Feb. 2 in Akron and then just last Wednesday in Athens. With the wins, came all the national attention that always happens to a potential Cinderella story.
But now with Saturday's loss in hand, let's take a look at what some most recent bracket math has to say about these Zips, who now rank No. 46 in the RPI and No. 53 according to Ken Pomeroy's vaunted efficiency formulas:
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According to Joe Lunardi's most recent full update on Friday, March 1, prior to the Zips loss, he had then as No. 44 on his complete S-Curve. The cut-off line for at-large teams was No. 51 Ole Miss. So in less jargon, Akron was exactly 7 spaces above where they would have to be as a non-automatic qualifier via leading their conference.
Jerry Palm's bracket projections also had UA a few spaces above the final line. In his Friday bracket, the Zips are a No. 12 seed, with fellow No. 12 seeds Kentucky/Villanova and No. 13 seeds Wichita State/Iowa State heading to Dayton for the First Four. So similarly, Akron was about 4-6 spaces above where they needed to be.
BracketVille's S-Curve from Saturday afternoon has Akron at No. 44 with the cut-off line of Kentucky at No. 50. The most favorable ranking I saw on the Web was the No. 36 spot from TeamRankings, well above the needed spot, with the site going the extra mile to say Akron has an 89% chance of making the tournament overall.
So, in a nutshell, it's obvious that yesterday's loss to Buffalo will move UA down in these S-Curves at least a few spaces. They're likely right on the cusp of the at-large line now. But there still remain three games on the docket: Tuesday at home against Miami, Friday at home against Kent State, and then the MAC tournament, which will begin for Akron with the semifinals on Friday, March 15.
Assuming a clean slate through to the finals and a possible rematch loss against the Ohio Bobcats, it's likely that a 50-50 chance or better will remain for Akron. Fortunately, as was the case on Saturday in college basketball, other bubble teams will continue to lose. So the argument will be the following: Should a 6-loss MAC team receive the conference's first at-large bid in 14 years, or will the selection committee stick with a double-digit loss school from a major conference?
It's undoubtedly true that most NCAA tournament schools wouldn't want to willingly face the Zips. As was mentioned in the Sporting News article, they're the perfect kind of sleeper: Major-conference size, gritty leadership and a coach that's seen his fair share of intimidating situations. They've also been there before — notably in 2009 and 2011.
We'll find out more about the Zips' fortune very shortly, with Selection Sunday now exactly two weeks away. I'll be watching close to hope that no matter what, UA receives its deserving next chance to shine on the national stage..
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Do you know your international customers?
Last week I spend in Tokyo visiting Microsoft's subsidiary. It was my first trip to Japan and thus my first opportunity to learn about their local culture. I worked a lot with people from different countries but mostly over the phone. Although you can learn something about the person on the other side of the line meeting them face to face is worth hundred phone calls.
I personally think every country has its own culture and companies should respect that. For me being global doesn't mean "create one product and deploy it globally" as most of the companies do. That your product sells well in your own country and may be couple of more doesn't mean it will sell well everywhere. As confirmation of this statement of mine I learned why iPhone sales in Japan are not doing so well (don't think that Windows Mobile or Blackberry are ruling the market - no, that is totally not the case). Here some statistics first:
- Japan population is ~127M
- Average number of phones per subscriber in Japan is 1.2
- Number of mobile phones subscribers passed 100M mark at the beginning of 2007
All this can tell you that mobile phone market there is HUGE.
Apple released iPhone worldwide (including Japan) on July 11th 2008. For the first 2 months the estimated sales for Japanese market are 200,000 units (source mocoNews.net). This is just a small fraction of the 10M iPhone 3G sales (source Yahoo!News) and even smaller if you take into account the Japanese market of 100M (forgot to mention that this is also the biggest 3G market).
As usually the reason people in Japan are not buying iPhones are the features. If Apple tried to learn a bit about the local culture they would have understand that Japanese use their phones for almost everything - they call, send text messages, send reminders to themselves, take pictures, and… play. However browsing Internet and GPS are not among their highest preferences. Few of the important features iPhone misses and as it seems are crucial for the local market are decorated email (read "dancing Panda" and "meowing Hello Kitty") - this is hit among youth people in Japan; keyboard (for texting) and ability to recognize captured barcodes - it is not easy to text if you have the on-screen keyboard and even harder to play. Additional to that iPhone is not localized in Japanese and this is one more obstacle for their customers (it may be hard to understand but very few people in Japan speak English).
I have to admit that Steve Jobs made great deal requiring SoftBank to make minimum order (500K units). The question now is whether SoftBank will make second one.
From other side Windows Mobile and Blackberry are also among the losers in Japan. They both target information workers and although they include keyboards and localization (at least some of the models) they miss the rest that can make them "cool" in this market.
Once again I would like to emphasize - learn about your local customer before you enter the market, this can make or break your sales. Apple is a great example how such successful companies can fail locally.


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Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina found that more than half of the 162 stroke survivors in their study returned to driving following their stroke, with 59 percent of those returning within one month. Less than 6 percent of all stroke survivors received any formal driving evaluation before getting behind the wheel again.
"It's been my experience that even though one of the very first questions stroke patients ask is when they can go back to driving, very few will actually go and get a formal driving evaluation," said study author Dr. Shelly Ozark, an assistant professor of neurology.
"Some of that is the nature of stroke itself," she said. "Even though it can be a devastating illness, some people think if they have no problem walking or seeing, they're not affected. People don't necessarily recognize they have deficits."
Ozark said most states do not require such testing after a stroke unless it is for a commercial license.
"I don't think [stroke patients] should allow themselves or others to be put at risk without a formal assessment," she said. "We recommend they get formal testing by a trained driving examiner. There needs to be greater scrutiny at the state level as to the potential impairments of drivers returning to the road."
The findings are to be presented Thursday at the International Stroke Conference in San Diego. Research presented at scientific conferences typically has not been peer-reviewed or published, so the results are considered preliminary.
Stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 800,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke each year, and one-quarter of those are people who have had a previous stroke.
The patients who were surveyed for the study a year after their stroke had experienced various degrees of stroke, ranging from mild to severe, Ozark said. Many physical and mental skills related to driving competence can be affected by stroke, she said, including vision, muscle strength, dexterity and attention span.
Although slightly more than 5 percent of patients returning to driving had received any formal evaluation of their driving skills, 11 percent reported that their stroke had a great effect on their ability to perform valued life activities, the study found.
But among those who said the stroke had no effect on their ability to perform valued life activities, nearly 46 percent decided to limit their driving anyway.
"That's something I don't have a good way of explaining," Ozark said. "Some just feel there's the potential for them to have another stroke ... and patients are often worried what the circumstances will be if they do have a second stroke."
Dr. Jay Volpi, a neurologist specializing in stroke at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, said stroke patients whose speech has been impaired often cannot read properly, which can affect their ability to interpret road signs.
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This is something I wrote for my Creative Writing class. The idea was to write about a place you found compelling, so naturally I picked the one place I could relate back to basketball in some way: NBA Summer League 2013 in Las Vegas.
Laptop bag in one hand and a duffle-bag suffocating my wrists, in an awkward fit I paused to check my phone: 2:47 PM. Beside the time, an airplane symbol indicated I wouldn't be under the sanctuary of my devices this week. Disoriented from five hours of half asleep dizziness, I looked around in search of a saving grace. Lo and behold, there it was: the elusive conveyer belt.
Oddly enough, I ran into a friend from Edmonton who I used to play high school basketball with. Chantel and I, both first-timers, shared our awe at the surplus of VLT machines lined up 50 feet from our gate and the pronounced artificial chill of the air conditioning.
"So, what brings you here?" she asked, likely remembering I was a few years younger than her, ill-equipped to do in Vegas the things people did in Las Vegas.
"I'm writing about the NBA's Summer League circuit. You should come watch. Sometimes the stars show up."
I paused, already knowing the answer, "what about you?"
"Well, it is Vegas."
We exchanged pleasantries as I headed outside to meet my editor. Andrew was a connoisseur of all things Vegas. Between my amazement at the sheer size of the airport, the gust of bolstering heat and the outlandish luxury visible even during the daytime, Vegas didn't allow for many pauses in conversation. Before I knew it, we were in the arena with notepads in hand.
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I took my seat in media row, although I likened it to death row. In the battle of wayward athletes auditioning for minimal roster spots and flaunting their excess athleticism, myriads of laptops took a volatile trip to technological heaven. These players were at odd with their dreams, 300 of them clawing for 40 roster spots and the desert sun being the only palpable spotlight they'd shone under since their illustrious college careers or foreign stints. It made sense for them to display exuberance, to attempt to showcase an impressive montage of their maneuvers and tricks but it came at an expense.
Three nights in, I'd made a realization: these weren't basketball players, they were entertainers. No longer were they teammates hustling for loose balls, they were vultures hustling for loose scraps. With the trajectory of a basketball—a phenomenon uniquely affected by fatigue, arena temperature, faith and muscle memory at every rotation— determining their future, the trained professionals within the parameters of the court were not so different from the hopeful yuppies I'd seen populating the world-famous strip; here, luck takes precedence over journey.
The parallels didn't end there. In the gym, we were a group of writers observing player idiosyncrasies that would make them factors at the professional level. On the strip, we were a group of writers— analyzers by profession— observing the luxurious sightseers, the high-rollers and the enamouring lights. In this way, we shared the unique experience of being foreign among foreigners. In the backdrop of our collective minds was one unifying question: how can a place like this exist?
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Everyone I've talked to said they'd never spent more than four nights in Vegas. By night five, I was in shambles; the existential droll almost ready to unravel. We were at the Vdara. It was an opulent skyscraper, a suave headquarters draped with businessmen and service workers alike. A five-star hotel among five-star hotels, I remember thinking of it as a symbol of excess amid already unbelievable excess.
200 feet below me were 2,000 people underneath seductive neon lights rocking out to the most dubstepped top-40 music I'd ever heard. It was a f***ing Monday. No, I wasn't looking down at the strip. It was a Las Vegas pool party, as enamouring as they are infamous.
Suddenly, I wasn't confused anymore. Of course this place exists. How could I expect anything less from the human race? Here's an economy, a world-class economy nonetheless, that functions under the pretence that 365 days of the year, rain or shine, hoards of people will willfully find more adventurous, exciting ways to hamper, if not ruin, their lives. It's on this basis that seven miles of a strip in the middle of the most uninhabitable portion of the United States employs tens of thousands of people and generates millions of dollars per day.
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The over-indulgences are disturbing, in part because they allude to the harrowing reality right under our feet. Literally.
A few nights earlier, Andrew asked me if I'd heard of the tunnel people.
"So… no. Anyway, they're a bunch of homeless people that live in the tunnels in Vegas. Most of them worked on the strip and got laid off during the recession."
"They're… underneath the strip?"
And here I was. In a room at the Vdara, literally on top of it all. I didn't intend for that troubling imagery— in fact, I almost wish I never discovered it— but in that moment, it hit me like a tonne of bricks. Never before has a city so closely resembled Fitzgerald's tale of the roaring 20's while at the same time alluding so accurately at the turmoil in decades to come.
The artificial fulfillment begets a new kind of primacy: The court was a jungle of flying limbs and undisciplined potential but this is the jungle of modern-day capitalism. And it pulls no punches. More sadistic than it is lavish; more compelling than anything you've ever seen and wildly extreme. In reality, it's a disturbingly perfect rendition of the American Dream. This was Las Vegas and, for better and for worse, we were its patrons.