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Cameron 'stuck-up' over Waitrose (From Lancaster And Morecambe Citizen)
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Cameron 'stuck-up' over Waitrose
11:23am Thursday 3rd April 2014 in © Press Association 2014
Labour has branded David Cameron "stuck-up" and "empty-headed" after he praised Waitrose for attracting the best grade of customer.
The Prime Minister gave his views on "supermarket sociology" as he visited a store run by parent company John Lewis in Cheadle, near Manchester.
"I have got a piece of supermarket sociology, which is that there is something about Waitrose customers ... they are the most talkative," Mr Cameron reportedly told staff yesterday.
"I found that if I shop in Waitrose it takes me about twice as long as everyone wants to stop you and have a chat. Whereas in other supermarkets I find I can dart round very quickly and get everything.
"It is something about your customers, they are very talkative, engaged people."
Mr Cameron revealed that he shops at Waitrose - regarded as a favourite of the middle classes - whenever possible. He uses Ocado - another firm catering to the higher end of the market - to deliver goods to Downing Street.
However, he said he went to Sainsbury's near his constituency home in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, "because there isn't a Waitrose".
The comments drew a personal attack from shadow Cabinet Office minister Michael Dugher.
"Families are on average £1,600 a year worse off since David Cameron became Prime Minister," he said.
"Most families understandably have to shop around and watch every penny because of the cost-of-living crisis, plus very many people increasingly have to rely on food banks.
"This is a world away from that of David Cameron.
"There's nothing wrong enjoying shopping at Waitrose. But Cameron seems to be saying that at Waitrose you get a better class of shopper.
"This is a bizarre and empty-headed intervention from a Prime Minister who increasingly gives the impression of being stuck-up and out of touch."
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murtibing says...
It seems odd. I would have expected Labour to proclaim from the rooftops how good a workers cooperative, like Waitrose, can be.
I've got a waitrose almost next door, it's the same price as anywhere else on the basics and the food quality is as good or better than M&S. At a time when many supermarkets have horse in the chicken and such like I do everything I can to feed the best food to my kids even if they can't go on expensive holidays abroad.
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9:44pm Fri 4 Apr 14
Angry of Lexden says...
Aldi 76%
Waitrose 75%
Followed in order by M&S - LIDLE - Iceland - ASDA - Sainsbury - Morrisons - Co-op.
I suggest further useful research to determine the customer profile for each supermarket chain could include:
(1.) customer weight by age
(2.) percentage of customers in store wearing track suit trousers or onesies
(3.) value of shop lifted goods per hundred customers.
I'm guessing the processed data would clearly indicate very few of the lower orders shop at Aldi and Waitrose - which is why we gentry feel more comfortable in such shops.


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"Downtrodden" Hank Baskett Checks Into Motel — Fight With Kendra? (UPDATE)
UPDATE (6/29): Regardless of whatever is going on in Kendra Wilkinson's marriage to Hank Baskett, she finally has her mother by her side. Radar Online reports that Kendra and mother Patti Wilkinson hadn't spoken since a falling-out in October 2013, but the two have finally patched things up.
Sources say that Patti reached out to Kendra recently after hearing the rumor about Hank having reportedly cheated on Kendra.
UPDATE (6/22): On Saturday afternoon, the day after Hank stayed at the motel, the whole family reunited for a children's party. They don't look that thrilled in photos, but at least this suggests whatever happened was a temporary thing and not an actual split, as some fans wondered.
Original story (6/21):
Is there trouble in newborn paradise for Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett — or just a misunderstanding in The Rumor Mill?
Kendra and Hank just welcomed their second child, Alijah Mary, in mid-May. Now RadarOnline has a story claiming Hank abruptly left the couple's Calabasas, CA home on Friday and headed to a local motel, along with a woman who could've been one of the baby's nurses, since she was reportedly dressed in what looked like medical attire.
The intel came to Radar from a reporter for The National Enquirer. So there's that. This spy was apparently already at the gated community where Hank and Kendra live and saw Hank speeding away around 4 p.m. Hank was then seen getting out of his Jeep at an area motel, along with a woman wearing a "medical type uniform."
"They went into the office of the motel and then pulled the Jeep around to the other side where their room was located," the source added. "Hank appeared disoriented and downtrodden. At one point, he kicked the ground." After checking in, this spy said Hank briefly came back out before going back into the motel room.
There's no word on when he left, presumably because the spy decided to stop following him, as opposed to assuming that he's still in that motel room. Did a fight of some kind prompt Hank to leave the house? Why would he be there with a baby nurse or some medical person, without the baby, Kendra, or Hank Jr.? Just taking a break from the drama, or was he sick and needed to not spread the germs to the baby or whatnot?
It's possible cameras will show what, if anything, happened when Kendra on Top premieres. Or — if they feel like it — the couple could clear up the rumor online. It's not like they're unfamiliar with rumors and speculation after so many years on the reality TV circuit. But hopefully there's nothing major going on, since the Basketts just welcomed a second child and they really do have a cute family.
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[...] during the Vietnam War and member of Rockland County's Vietnam Veterans of America, started painting scenes from the war five years ago, while receiving treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He moved to [...]
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In this work we provide efficient distributed protocols for generating shares of random noise, secure against malicious participants. The purpose of the noise generation is to create a distributed implementation of the privacy-preserving statistical databases described in recent papers [14,4,13]. In these databases, privacy is obtained by perturbing the true answer to a database query by the addition of a small amount of Gaussian or exponentially distributed random noise. The computational power of even a simple form of these databases, when the query is just of the form ∑i f(di), that is, the sum over all rows i in the database of a function f applied to the data in row i, has been demonstrated in [4]. A distributed implementation eliminates the need for a trusted database administrator.
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Orange City Police found an angry Wayne Clark, 48, yelling profanities at the loss prevention officer and a customer who helped detain him, police said.
According to a police report, Clark entered the Walmart at 2400 Veterans Memorial Parkway at 3:50 p.m. Thursday and was seen on surveillance video walking to the pet food area and picking up a bag of cat food priced at $7.78. Clark then went to the soda aisle and grabbed a 24-pack of soda valued at $4.98.
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When the customer and the loss prevention officer tried to stop him to recover the money, "the (defendant) went to reach for (a) 10-inch silver blade with wood and gold handle knives that he had on his belt in plain view and stated to them, 'Don't turn this into a blood bath,' " police officers wrote in their report.
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There's been a lot of buzz in the news lately on the issue of organ trafficking. While this CNN story [3] wasn't the first time I heard Nick Rosen's story of selling a kidney for $20,000, it is certainly a sign that the discussion of selling organs is coming back into the spotlight.
The story of Rosen probably isn't all that different from other people who have sold organs. They saw an ad, answered it, duped the hospital doing the transplant, and got paid. The difference was that he then bragged about it in a "documentary" about how easy it was to do (I say brag because the video supposedly has him lying on a bed covered in cash).
What do you think about organ trafficking? I'm against the idea. I believe someone should be able to sell an organ if they want to but I think that making organ trafficking legal opens up a whole host of legal, economic, and moral issues we can't answer.
For example, if the market price of an organ is $20,000 then anyone who can't possibly pay that amount would simply die. Any "rational" person, in the economic sense, who would freely donate a kidney to a stranger would now demand $20,000 because that's the market price of a kidney. What if the person is mentally unstable? What if they aren't considered emotionally fit enough to make the decision?
It just seems like once you put a price on something like that, you introduce a lot more headaches than you're probably prepared to deal with.
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Cory Monteith Death: What Song Did He Have on Repeat in His Last Days?
Less than a week before his death at age 31 in Vancouver, B.C., Glee star Cory Monteith (Finn) shared an upbeat, positive song with his more than 1.5 million Twitter followers. The musician tweeted "basically on repeat" alongside a screenshot of a remix of the song "Paris" by band Friendly Fires.
With a strong synth-influence, "Paris" focuses on a couple who wants to run away together to the City of Lights. With lyrics like "This time it's you and me for evermore" and "Just hold on a little more" the wistful song features otherworldly vocals by Erika Forster of the band Au Revoir Simone.
"It's a really universal song because it has a longing bit to it, but also this innocence," Erika told The Hollywood Reporter. "It's really sweet — the message of 'Let's run away together.'"
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Whether Cory had longtime girlfriend and Glee co-star Lea Michele (Rachel) in mind when listening to the song is anybody's guess. Before Cory's final trip to Vancouver, the couple had traveled to Mexico on a private vacation. Upon his death, Cory and Lea had been dating for more than a year and a half.
A fan of Glee, Forster said she enjoys the show "from a musical perspective — the fast turnaround, the song selection, the production, and the choreography...I'm always so impressed by that show."
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The White House announced on Friday the nomination of Michael E. Horowitz for the Department of Justice's Inspector General post.
Horowitz is currently a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where he focuses on white collar defense, international investigations and regulatory compliance.
Horowitz comes with more than a decade of experience as a top DOJ official and federal prosecutor. He worked from 1999 to 2002 as Deputy Assistant Attorney General and then as chief of staff for the DOJ's Criminal Division. Before that, Horowitz served for eight years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, overseeing the Public Corruption Unit from 1997 to 1999.
He also served as a commissioner for the U.S. Sentencing Commission from 2003 to 2009, and is a board member of the Ethics Resource Center, the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and the Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law.
He would replace the acting Inspector General Cynthia A. Schedar, who has held the position since January. Before her, Glenn A. Fine held the office for 10 years as President Bill Clinton's appointee.


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Yes you can sue him in small claims court for the past and present bills he is required to pay under the divorce degree.
It is a very simple process and if you have ever seen Judge Judy or the other court shows it is similar. You each go in and argue your case. You do not need a lawyer and most judges ban them from small claims court. You can do this by going to your local court house and filing for a Small claims hearing. The downside is you can generally sue for around 4,000 or less.If the amount was for more then 4,000 your only option is to take this to civil court. If this is the situation, I would strongly recommend seeking legal counsel in your area to represent you. While some lawyers are expensive often you can find young lawyers fresh out of school who can represent you for a much smaller retainer and work out payment plans if needed. Also keep in mind if you must hire a lawyer you can request that they pay you the legal fee's as well if you win your case.Walter
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text: Garda appeal over dismembered body 12 Aug 2014 Gardaí have issued an appeal to help identify the body of a man found dismembered at a recycling plant in Dublin last month. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast A worker at Thornton's recycling plant at Killeen Road found what he suspected to be a human lower leg and foot at the plant on 31 July.Gardaí, along with a registered medical practitioner, went to the plant that night and determined that the body part was human.The area was immediately sealed off and declared a crime scene. On the morning of 1 August a second body part, the upper part of a left leg, was discovered on the site.An extensive systematic search of up to 1,000 tonnes of domestic and industrial waste on the site was then carried out by the Divisional Search Team.A post mortem established that the victim has been dismembered and through DNA analysis the victim has been identified as being male.Further DNA analysis is being undertaken by the Forensics Laboratory, Garda Headquarters to determine race.The cause of death is undetermined at this time but Gardaí believe the victim may have died four or five days prior to the discovery of the remains.A number of other body parts have been recovered as part of the search but Gardaí are not disclosing details to protect the integrity of the investigation."We have determined that this male was aged between 25 and 45 yrs. He was between 5'8" and 6' in height," a Garda spokesperson said."There is evidence that this man had undergone neurosurgical treatment in the past. Neurosurgical screws were present on either side of the skull."There is evidence that this male underwent bilateral craniotomies (surgery arising from serious head trauma, such as a car accident or a serious assault)."It is possible that the patient may have suffered neurological problems in the aftermath of these surgeries, such as seizure or epilepsy."They have appealled to anyone concerned about a male relative or friend whom they have not heard from since the end of July to contact Ballyfermot Garda Station.They also want to hear from anyone that has any information that may assist in identifying the victim, in particular, to Neurological Consultants, Doctors, and Carers who may have treated and cared for this man. © UTV Share Share Share


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Black Friday Kicks Off the Annual Spending of the Green
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TRIADELPHIA — The shopping crowds had calmed down by mid-morning today at The Highlands as long lines of serious shoppers hunting for a deal on Thanksgiving night gave way to early morning crowds......
So sayeth the Professor, and Kyle Stark, whoever he is.
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Yes the throngs of lemmings driving there in their foreign cars wearing Chinese shoes, Pakistan hats, and Mexican Carhartts to buy MORE communist and terrorist made goods!
I'm sure the Communists in China and the terrorists in Pakistan are laughing themselves silly at the gullible American shoppers funding their own demise!!
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"Hey, Shoppers: Black Friday Savings Are a Hoax
By Kyle Stock November 27, 2013
Forget the door-busters, coupons, and "friends and family" deals. U.S. shoppers on the whole will be paying more over the next few weeks than they do the rest of the year. Turns out, retail profit margins tend to be higher during the holiday period, despite all the promotions.
Among the 15 largest U.S. retailers, operating margins in the holiday quarter last year were 11 percent, compared with 9 percent in the preceding nine months. Amid the year-end shopping frenzy, these companies padded their bottom lines, on average, by roughly one-quarter. "
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New Jersey Obituaries - August 24, 1898 - James Holmes
James Holmes of Beach street, Red Bank, died last Wednesday at the Long Branch hospital, where he had gone for treatment for a fractured leg. His death was caused by blood poisoning. Mr. Holmes was employed by Frank Byram until a month ago. He was carting hay when he fell from the wagon and the wagon passed over his leg, causing the fracture. He was 73 years old. Three sons and a daughter survive him.
Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, August 24, 1898
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Lindsay Martin describes her personality in high school as reserved. But when it came to choosing a college, she wasn't shy about turning down offers from other schools in favor of Stonehill's close-knit community that seemed to mirror her small New Hampshire hometown.
Lindsay says that her years at Stonehill were perfectly suited to helping cultivate her interests – and her voice. As she sat in her first Student Government Association Town Hall – an open forum where administration and students speak candidly about areas for improvement – she realized she was in a place where students had a real say, where her own opinion mattered.
"Stonehill students make a name for themselves," says Lindsay. "Everyone can get involved and be heard."
Long focused on a career in marketing, Lindsay quickly discovered her niche, enhancing on-campus recognition of the marketing field by leading Stonehill's chapter of the Marketing and Management Association. To recognize students in the field, she also established a Stonehill chapter of the national marketing honor society Alpha Mu Alpha, inviting W.B. Mason CEO and Stonehill Trustee Leo Meehan, '75 to speak at its first induction ceremony.
But Lindsay adds that Stonehill's liberal arts education helps students grow beyond their major. Her interest in Spanish evolved into a Spanish minor and a semester abroad in Madrid, and she took classes that augmented her understanding of both business and society. Lindsay cites a business ethics course with Professor Claus Dierksmeier as instilling in her "a passion for business careers that serve the greater good." The course led Lindsay to focus her career plans in the area of corporate social responsibility.
"I came to Stonehill because I wanted to learn more than business – I wanted a broader perspective," says Lindsay. "My education also exposed me to areas like health care and environmental issues, which make me a more informed citizen."
Lindsay believes that the voice she found at Stonehill will serve her no matter what future direction her career takes. "In high school, I was voted 'quietest,'" says Lindsay. "Now I have the confidence to succeed in the professional world."


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The last few years have been a dark time for Pixar. Their once untouchable reputation—"Toy Story 3" was both a Best Picture nominee and a billion-dollar grosser—has taken increasing knocks over the last few years, with an original film that (unfairly, we'd suggest) got middling reviews, and a pair of sequels that few asked for, and that not many more thought were deserving of the studio's creative legacy.
As such, eyes were turned on the D23 expo today, when the studio were unveiling their slate for the next three years. Our Disney correspondent Drew Taylor is on the floor, and you can expect to hear more on his impressions of what was shown and how it went down very soon, but first the newsy bits, as the studio unveiled the voice casts for 2014's "The Good Dinosaur," 2015's "Inside Out" and 2016's "Finding Dory."
"The Good Dinosaur"—helmed by "Up" co-director Bob Peterson and Pete Sohn—involves a group of dinosaurs who come across the first human. The lead, Arlo, will be played by "Raising Hope" star Lucas Neff, with Judy Greer and Bill Hader as his his siblings, and John Lithgow, Frances McDormand and Neil Patrick Harris also in the cast.
Meanwhile, "Inside Out" is the return of "Up" helmer Pete Docter, and has an ambitious "Herman's Head"-style conceit that shows the way emotions drive its lead character. In a move so brilliant we're surprised it hasn't happened before, Amy Poehler will play the lead, Joy, while Mindy Kaling will be Disgust, Lewis Black is Anger, and Phyllis Smith from "The Office" is Sadness. Bill Hader also returns for his third Pixar in a row (he voiced the snail creature in "Monsters University"), as the voice of Fear.
Finally, "Finding Nemo" sequel "Finding Dory" is a little further off, but also spilled the beans on the cast. Aside from the returning Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres, we'll meet Dory's parents, to be voiced in a brilliant casting coup by Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy, while Ty Burrell will play a Beluga whale named Bailey. No Bill Hader as of yet, but you never know. Keep your eyes peeled for more from D23 both today and tomorrow. The press release with full Pixar/Disney D23 details on page 2.


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Professional Interests
- Group Methods
- Gender Oppression and Globalization
- Violence Prevention & Intervention
- Substance Dependence
- Foundation Practice
- Human Behavior and the Social Environment
- Practice in Corrections
- Practice with Women
- Practice Approaches (PhD seminar)
- Social Work Education (PhD seminar)
- Qualitative Methods (PhD seminar)
Practice Experience
Ten year's post-MSW working with battered women and their children in Kansas and Arkansas.
Selected Recent Publications
O'Brien, P., & Dakin, A. (2007). Mental health challenges for incarcerated African-American women. In S. L. Logan, R. Derby, & P. A. Gibson (Eds.), Mental Health Care in the African American Community (pp.93-111). Binghamton, NY: Haworth.
Bennett, L. W., & O'Brien, P. (2007). Effects of coordinated services for drug-abusing women who are victims of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 13 (4), 395-411.
O'Brien, P. (2006). Maximizing success for drug- affected women after release from prison: Examining access to and use of social services during reentry. Women and Criminal Justice, 17 (2/3), 95-113.
O'Brien, P., & Young, D. S. (2006) Challenges for formerly incarcerated women: A holistic approach to assessment. Families in Society, 87 (3), 359-366.
O'Brien, P., & Lee, N. (2006). Moving from needs to self-efficacy: A holistic system for women in transition from prison. Women & Therapy. 29 (3/4), 261-284.
Schwartz, J., O'Brien, P., & Lurigio, A. (eds.) (2006). Drugs, Women, and Justice: Roles of the Criminal Justice System for Drug-Affected Women. West Hazleton, PA : Haworth.
O'Brien, P. (2001). Making it in the "Free World": Women in Transition from Prison. New York: SUNY Press.
Book Article in Progress
Social Work in correctional settings. ( Forthcoming, SAGE Press).
Reentry in the twenty-first century. (Forthcoming- Forensic Social Work Practice Lyceum Press).
Reentry pioneers (Forthcoming- Women Who are Making a Difference in the World Lyceum Press).
Affiliations, Associations & Consultations
Board member, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers
Appointed member and Co-chair of Council on Social Work Education Women's Council on the Role and Status of Women
Editorial Reviews
O'Brien, P. (2007). A review of Doing time on the outside: Deconstructing the benevolent community by Maidment, M. R. Contemporary Sociology, 36(6), 380-381.


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An Interview with Stephen Kijak, writer and director of "Never Met Picasso"
by Stephen Garrett
Having completed its tour of gay and lesbian film festivals in San Francisco,
Washington, D.C., Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and New York, Stephen
Kijak's writing and directing debut, "Never Met Picasso" now heads towards its
commercial release thanks to the San Francisco-based specialty distributor
Turbulent Arts. Slated to open this Friday in Boston and Los Angeles, with
New York and San Francisco dates planned for January, the low-budget (under
$150,000) film stars Alexis Arquette as a Boston-based young gay painter
stymied by an artistic block which he felt could be only be cured by a
pipe-dream pilgrimage to Africa. Helping him through this creative
constipation are his performance-art mother (Margot Kidder), his childhood
best friend Lucy (Georgia Ragsdale), who is also a gay artist whose
girlfriend Ingrid (Omewenne) channels the spirits of dead artists as
inspiration for her work, and his gay uncle (Don McKellar), a painter
himself, haunted by a mysterious past.
indieWIRE: You filmed "Never Met Picasso" in Boston. What's the independent
film scene like in that city?
Stephen Kijak: Boston is a very big commercial town, and it's, like, a
backlot [for Hollywood]: big movies come and shoot there, and then take off.
It has also always had a very strong documentary tradition, because of
public TV. It was funny, because I was living in San Francisco, I was
thinking of making ["Picasso"] out there, but it just never felt right because
the film is so much about roots and home and family, which is why I had to
go back home, essentially, to get this thing going -- and that's where it
all started and happened. So I really wasn't part of any independent scene
up until that point -- I really didn't know. I kind of went back and got
back in touch with Angelica Brisk, who was the film's editor, and her husband
Thomas Trumbull -- we had gone to school together -- and relied on them to
find out what was up in Boston, because we had to make a movie -- how do we
go about it? What do we do? And we really just kind of forged our own
little independent scene. Because people were starting to do stuff -- we
were making our film right around when Rob Patton Spruill was making "Squeeze". So here we are with, like, the "queer art movie" and he had the "kids on the
street with drugs and guns" movie -- so we had both ends of the spectrum
covered. And I think because of what we did, we helped to really kick-start
Boston's indie scene. SAG told us that we caused a total avalanche. They
had never done the limited exhibition contract [in Boston]. We did the first
one, really, that that office had ever done before. We felt like we were the
only people doing it. But "The Darian Gap" had been made, and there were films
being made. But it felt kind of cool because we felt like we were really
making this Indie thing happen in Boston.
iW: It's funny -- it's such a huge college town, and yet there's no film
school there, is there?
Kijak: Not of great prominence, but Boston University's film program is becoming
so much more respected and well attended. Rob Patton Spruill came out of the
program, Hillary Weisman who made an indie called "Life's Too Good" who is now
living in Boston -- she has a company called Firefly Films. And they just
produced a short film with my editor Angelica called "Sex Without Love" --
women poetry shorts. And that film is going to screen before "Picasso" during
the Boston run. But what happens in Boston is that people graduate and
leave. That's the problem. So how do you keep a creative pool of people
living and working there? Because it such a student community. I mean, I'm
living in New York right now; but I've always been a bit of a gypsy. But
going home to make ["Picasso"] was very important.
iW: What's the gay and lesbian scene in Boston like?
Kijak: It's not San Francisco, it's not New York, but it's pretty vibrant. It's
just like Boston itself: it feels like it's a little more conservative, but
that's the nature of the Northeast. But it was where we found our support --
we were, like, the first queer film to be made in Boston. So from investors
to restaurants, volunteers, everything: the support was outpouring. The
typical story of "the whole community came together" -- it really did. We
had a great experience. And the gay community is very active and very
political. Massachusetts has some of the more liberal gay rights legislation
in the country. And some of the best gay newspapers, I think. It's weird.
You'd think that New York would be on the edge -- and it is in a lot of
ways. But Boston is -- it's smaller but it's a very tight community, I
iW: Your film is equally a queer film as much as it is a film about artists.
Did you feel very strongly that for your first film you wanted to make them
both a strong focus? How do you see this film?
Kijak: For me, it's about cinema. I'm a film nut. I'm very concerned with the
process and the art and the technique of film. And that is the foremost
thing for me. To be true to myself as a writer and as a filmmaker, I'm going
to reflect the world that I live in. And by doing that, it's going to become
a queer film. I'm not saying it's a "queer film." Of course, it has gay and
lesbian characters in it, and of course it is much more along those lines.
But it's not like that was an intention. It's just that I have these nutty
ideas about history and art and family and the past and the dead supporting
the ideas of the living -- that was much more the focus. We would always
joke at festivals that our motto was, "putting the 'art' back in 'art fag'."
That's it! That was what we want to do. Being gay is just one other
function of who these characters are, and maybe I'm trying to be more
political by that very fact: not ignoring it, but making it so normal, and
it's not really an issue because it shouldn't be.
iW: It's nice, too. You get a sense of -- maybe tradition is too strong a
word -- but you get a sense of continuity. Because you have the uncle who
has his own gay world that he brings to the film. And you get a sense of
history, in a sense. And the woman channeling the spirits of dead artists --
Kijak: Exactly.
iW: From both ends, from the gay and lesbian side and then also the art side
you get a sense of tradition which is really strong.
Kijak: That's basically it, in a nutshell. That what I was trying to portray.
And I think it's very important for not only just young gay people but
especially young gay artists and filmmakers to have a knowledge and a respect
for their history. Because a lot of what you see right now -- what is
considered the "gay culture," or whatever -- seems very recent. It seems
very body-oriented, it seems very style and fashion-oriented. And we kind of
forget. You go to maybe Stonewall as a benchmark of the beginning -- but go
beyond that. It's such a rich, diverse history in and of itself, not only
with that but in our contribution to the arts, which is staggering.
[Stephen Garrett, a frequent contributor to indieWIRE, is a writer and editor
based in Los Angeles.]


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I'm developing an augmented reality application for Android that uses the phone's camera to recognise the arrangement of the coloured squares on each face of a Rubik's Cube.
One thing that I am unsure about is how exactly I would go about detecting and recognising the coloured squares on each face of the cube. If you look at a Rubik's Cube then you can see that each square is one of six possible colours with a thin black border. This lead me to think that it should be relativly simply to detect a square, possibly using an existing marker detection API.
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- 21 Oct 2015 Lisa Sophie Austria
" Cute place in Williamsburg? Yes! Free breakfast, including fresh fruit & hot coffee? Every morning! Friendly & helpful staff? Always! Easy to meet cool people from all over the world? Oui! A short walk from the L-train? You know it! A rocking Basement Bar with open mic & drink specials? Totally! Would I go again? Undoubtedly so! Do I recommend this place? I'm recommending it right now! I stayed for 5 days & NYLH felt like home. I made some amazing friends here & I already miss being at the NYLH. "
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We are so thrilled to know you had an incredible experience with us! We hope to see you back very soon- there is so much more to explore in NYC! :)
- 09 Oct 2015 Anonymous USA
" Pretty good hostel, but pretty average bedding, no outlets at every bed, you have to pay for your towel... Breakfast is included and good enough!
Booked three nights, had to sleep in three different rooms. Not convenient at all and staff didn't help much; they didn't want to change my reservation because the hostel was full, even to a cheaper room at the same price which I would have preferred... "
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Thank you for your honest and helpful review. We do apologize for all of the room changing but if the hostel was full, unfortunately that was the only option unless a private room was reserved. We would love for you to visit us again and would be happy to pass on a discount for return guests! Hope to see you back soon!
- 23 Sep 2015 Anonymous France
" People shouldn't be put off by the location, as the local area is perfectly safe, with all the necessary amenities within walking distance. Also, Manhattan is closer than many people think. "
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Thanks for the helpful review! :)
- 19 Aug 2015 Rory England
" Awesome place! Beautiful decoration and design. Friendly atmosphere. It's not so far from the city. The neighbourhood seemed strange at first (industrial buildings, abandonned factories, etc) but it seems like many artists are living there in lofts in those buildings. The little shops near the hostel seemed interesting too!
Will definitively come back there if I go again to NYC! "
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Hey! We are so happy you discovered the beauty that is Brooklyn! Please visit us again soon :) There is so much more to see! Happy travels!
- 16 Aug 2015 Anonymous Canada
" Only stayed here one night and didn't partake in any of the activities, but they seemed to have a lot of fun things going on. The staff was friendly and sociable. The hostel was in kind of a warehouse area and I felt a little unsafe walking back to the hostel from the subway station at night. My only complaint about the hostel itself is that there were no outlets in the room, only one in the bathroom. That said, charging my phone was a bit of a challenge. Overall, a great place to stay! "
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Thanks for the great feedback! We appreciate your business and we hope to see you back very soon! Next time, check out our outlets in the kitchen- they are located underneath the dining tables! :)
- 09 Jul 2015 Anonymous USA


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Rascal Flatts will wrap up their touring for the year tomorrow night (10/26) in Bloomington. When it's all over Gary LeVox will head out to do some hunting. He says when he and his buddies are out hunting, it's music from Justin Moore that brings them luck, "Every single time we heard a Justin Moore tune, somebody killed or recovered something. It was money".
Cassadee Pope wrapped up her time on the road with Rascal Flatts last weekend and the country newcomer was brave enough to pull a prank on the guys. She did a great job! Check out the funny video.
Cassadee will relive her time on the road with Rascal Flatts on new episode of Frame By Frame, tonight on CMT.


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With each trip back to Ethiopia, the land of my birth, I am inspired by the varied flavors of its cuisine. The landlocked African nation is known for dishes that employ local herbs and spices―fenugreek, cumin, cardamom, coriander, saffron, mustard, ginger, basil―and reflect a rich history of vegetarian cooking.
And the warm flavors of Ethiopia are unique. The country is one of the few in Africa never colonized by a foreign power, so outside influences on its cuisine are subtle. Trade with India brought samosas and curry spices. A brief Italian occupation from 1936 to 1941 left a European presence evident in the country's cathedrals and in dishes like pasta saltata.
Religious traditions practiced by Muslims, Jews, and Catholics have also shaped the country's cooking to oblige dietary restrictions. Approximately half of Ethiopians are Muslim, so there are Arabic influences in food (especially in Eastern Ethiopia), like abstaining from pork or using spices and nuts to flavor dishes. Another Arab influence is one of hospitality: Ethiopia is a place where families open their doors to travelers, so homemakers keep food on hand to accommodate religious feasting as well as dietary constraints of times like Lent or Ramadan.
But these same religious restrictions have also fostered the country's creative vegetarian fare. Since meat is not always readily available, Ethiopian cooks have learned to use a variety of seasonings and aromatics to create spice blends to elevate familiar vegetables and fruits. Corn, for example, and mashed potatoes profit from curry powder and coconut milk in a sweet-spicy side. Fresh and dried peppers challenge sweet mango in a salad perfect with injera bread made from the whole grain called teff.
In fact, teff, which grows in the Ethiopian highlands, is the foundation of the diet. It's used to make injera, a sour, tangy, spongy, crepelike bread. At meals, one large round of injera is topped with a variety of stews and dips. Diners will have several additional rounds of injera within reach and tear off pieces to use as an edible utensil to scoop up food.
An Ethiopian meal of a meatless stew, vegetable sides, salads, injera, and cheese balances flavors and textures. Injera offers a sour tang that offsets the spicy, saucy sides. Crunchy peanuts contrast with mild cucumber in a salad that is a cool reprieve from fiery entrées, while fresh cheese with herbs is a creamy, refreshing accompaniment. With injera, some dips and salads, a stew (or pasta), and fresh cheese, you'll have an ideal Ethiopian-inspired meal. Just make sure to leave room for dessert, which typically is sweetened Ethiopian coffee―probably the country's best-known export―and a slice of fresh fruit. It's a meal that would do any Ethiopian host proud.


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Mayor mum about recording between former aide, accuser
Recording could reveal alleged harassment
DENVER - Denver Mayor Michael Hancock stuck to talking points Friday morning concerning a CALL7 Investigation into the firing of his good friend and appointed aide Wayne McDonald.
McDonald was fired last month after a female Denver police officer accused him of serious misconduct.
Sources told CALL7 Investigators that the complaint concerns sexual harassment, but the mayors office wouldnt discuss the nature of the complaint citing personnel issues.
The officer requested to be reassigned after filing the complaint, and her request was granted.
Hancock said firing his friend was a tough decision, but he had to do what was in the best interest of the city. He added the complaint against McDonald didnt rise to the level of a crime.
We had received an accusation which we looked into immediately, and we acted immediately. Wayne McDonald was an employee here, he was with my administration, and he is not at this time, said Hancock.
CALL7 has confirmed through the mayor's press secretary, Amber Miller, that there are audio recordings. Miller added that the Hancock is not on those recordings.
Anne Sulton, McDonalds attorney, also acknowledged there are audio recording, but couldnt say how many recordings there were or what was on the tape.
CALL7 has asked the mayors office for access to copies of the recording, but our request was denied.
Sulton said the city never gave McDonald written notice of termination, but Miller told CALL7 that the mayor gave McDonald an option to either resign or be fired; Miller said he chose to be terminated.
Sulton also claimed no formal investigation was done by the city and she now is looking at legal options for her client.
He has not had any opportunity to address these allegations, Sulton said.
McDonald served as Hancocks driver during his campaign and was appointed as the mayors executive aide, earing $85,000 a year. Both have known each other since college.


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The Independent Filmmaker Project announced today that actors Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson will serve as hosts of the 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards on November 29th in New York City.
"We were delighted to hear that Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman passed on hosting the Gotham Awards this year," said Patricia and Stanley in a statement. "It encouraged the two of us to launch a massive Twitter and Facebook campaign to get the hosting gig. As two actors who love and respect each other's work, and happen to be incredibly good friends too, what could be more fun than hosting the Gotham Awards on their 20th Anniversary. We took the job with the understanding that every time either of us says the word "independent," everyone at home watching or attending the awards themselves must take a shot. Here's to a fun evening for all."
The Academy Award nominated pair, recently on screen together as Emma Stone's parents in teen comedy hit "Easy A," also worked together in Tucci's directorial effort "Blind Date."
"We are thrilled that last year's actor tributee, Stanley and indie stalwart, Patti Clarkson will be co-hosting the 20th Anniversary Gotham Awards," said Joana Vicente, executive director of IFP, in a statement.
IFP also announced the first batch of confirmed presenters at the awards including: Julianne Moore, Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Barbara Kopple, Anthony Mackie, Leighton Meester, Rosie Perez, Sam Rockwell, John Turturro and Michelle Williams
IFP's 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, November 29 at Cipriani Wall Street. Check out a complete list of nominations here.


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Hehe, related to an entry in my blog. You know that saying about romance, that it usually happens when your not looking for it? Well how do you not look for it dangit?
I thought I'd start a thread about all your romances that happened when it was totally the last thing on your mind.
I met a girl once when I was under a desk installing computer stuff at work. Suddenly I hear this voice, and I was compelled to look up to see who it was. We ended up dating for nearly a year - totally the last thing on my mind when it happened though.


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In general, I'm very impressed with Android's default text to speech engine (i.e., com.svox.pico). As expected, it mispronounces some words (as do I) and it therefore occasionally needs some pronunciation guidance. So I'm wondering about best practices for phonetically spelling out those words that the pico TTS engine mispronounces.
For example, the correct pronunciation of the bird Chachalaca is CHAH-chah-LAH-kah. Here is what the TTS engine produces:
mTts.speak("Chachalaca", TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, null); // output: chuh-KAL-uh-KUH
mTts.speak("CHAH-chah-LAH-kah", TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, null); // output: CHAH-chah-EL-AY-AYCH-dash-kuh
mTts.speak("CHAHchahLAHkah", TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, null); // output: CHA-chah-LAH-ka
mTts.speak("CHAH chah LOCKah", TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, null); // output: CHAH-chah-LAH-kah
Here are my questions.
- Is there a standard phonetic spelling recognized by the Android TTS engine?
- If not, are there some general rules for making custom pronunciation spellings that will make the spellings more likely to be correct in future TTS engines/versions?
- It appears that the Android TTS engine ignores text case. What is the best way to specify emphasis?
By the way, this is what the TTS engine writes to logcat:
V/TtsService( 294): TTS processing: CHAH chah LOCKah
V/TtsService( 294): TtsService.setLanguage(eng, USA, )
I/SVOX Pico Engine( 294): Language already loaded (en-US == en-US)
I/SynthProxy( 294): setting speech rate to 100
I/SynthProxy( 294): setting pitch to 100
I tried passing an XML document to TextToSpeech.speak() as follows:
String text = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>" +
"<speak version=\"1.0\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis\" " +
"xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " +
"xsi:schemaLocation=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis " +
"http://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/synthesis.xsd\" " +
"xml:lang=\"en-US\">" +
"That is a big car! " +
"That <emphasis>is</emphasis> a big car! " +
"That is a <emphasis>big</emphasis> car! " +
"That is a huge bank account! " +
"That <emphasis level=\"strong\">is</emphasis> a huge bank account! " +
"That is a <emphasis level=\"strong\">huge</emphasis> bank account!" +
mTts.speak(text, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, null);
As Android Eve suggested, the TTS engine read only the XML body (i.e., the comments about the big car and the huge bank account). I didn't realize the TTS engine was capable of parsing XML documents. However, I did not hear any emphasis in the TTS output.
I simplified the question to whether or not Android TTS supports Speech Synthesis Markup Language here.


text: Let me start by stating that I have never used a riser bar. I have however, used bar-ends since they first came out. That's right, the very first ONZA ends, that were like the expander bolt in the old style stem. Anyway, I just built up a new K2 Lithium, and have been thinking of trying out a set of risers. I notice though, that it seems that when a bike has risers, there are no bar ends. Why not? Am I missing something here?


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An international trailer has given us our first glimpse at Stephen Frears' "Philomena," which is world premiering in Venice in a few weeks. Judi Dench stars in the film as a woman searching for the son she was forced to give up as a teenager. It's clearly the kind of role Oscar nominations are made ...Read More »
In anticipation of the Sundance NEXT Weekend Festival, which arrives, well, this weekend in Los Angeles, Oscilloscope has released the trailer for "12 O'Clock Boys," Lofty Nathan's documentary on Baltimore's infamous urban dirtbike gang, and the young outsider who strives to join its rowdy ranks. Wa...Read More »
Winnie Mandela, which premiered two years ago at TIFF, finally has a release date and a trailer.Read More »
The first trailer for George Clooney's latest directorial effort, "Monuments Men," has landed. The film, which centers on a small World War II platoon tasked with protecting and retrieving invaluable art stolen by the Nazis, stars a stellar cast of Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Bill Murr...Read More »
Punk isn't dead after all. The iconic club CBGB may have closed in 2006, but its legacy lives on, and now a new film from director Randall Miller takes a peek back into its heyday.Read More »
A new trailer has surfaced for Paul Greengrass' latest nail-biter "Captain Phillips," which is world premiering as the opening night film of the 51st New York Film Festival next month, before opening wide October 11th. In the film, two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks plays Captain Richard Philli...Read More »
George Clooney is back in the writer-director chair with his upcoming WWII pic "Monuments Men," which hits theaters in the thick of awards season on December 18th. For his directorial follow-up to "The Ides of March," Clooney's assembled a cast of familiar faces (Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bill Mur...Read More »
The stunningly gorgeous first trailer for director Andrew Dosunmu's "Mother of George" has arrived. Winner of the U.S. Dramatic Cinematography Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, the film stars Danai Gurira and Isaach De Bankole as a Nigerian couple in Brooklyn whose marriage is tested by thei...Read More »
Nicole Holofcener's latest Enough Said will premiere at this year's Toronto Film Festival before hitting theaters.Read More »
The new film from Andrew Dosunmu ("Restless City"), "Mother George," premiered at Sundance this year and went on to get picked up by Oscilloscope Laboratories. The film, which tells the story of a Nigerian family that must deal with the realization they may not be able to have children.Read More »


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ELIZABETHTOWN � A Roberson County sheriff's deputy and a woman riding with him have died after a personal watercraft accident on the Cape Fear River near Elizabethtown.
Authorities said the victims were 30-year-old Thomas Bradley Carter and 27-year-old Charlotte Paige McLellan.
They died early Wednesday near Lock and Dam 2 on the river. Carter had worked as a sheriff's deputy for more than three years.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the Bladen County Sheriff's Office are investigating.
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I bought Saying Goodbye to Lulu by Corinne Demas in preparation for the day that Boe's favorite dog, Francine, leaves us. She is almost 20 years old, mostly deaf and blind, and has kidney disease so I thought introducing the idea by way of a picture book would be a good thing.
The book is well written without being wordy. It begins by telling us about Lulu in her old age and has flashback moments throughout the story. The illustrations by Ard Hoyt are detailed and realistic with facial expressions being spot-on (for Lulu and the family). Boe comments alot on facial expressions in any book that we read so this is an important aspect to me.
I was caught off guard by how close to Francine's story this story is so, NTS, I needed a tissue by page 2. The last time this happened was the first time that I read Love You Forever by Robert Munsch and left twenty 3-year-olds a bit confused as I handed the book to another teacher to finish. Although, this time, I didn't have anyone to finish the story for me so I struggled through it. Boe offered another tissue. Apparently, I need this book more than he does.
Advice: read the story through by yourself beforehand if the subject tends to make you emotional.
A must-have for any child with a pet, especially a dog.


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January 7th, 2013 (5:45 PM).
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Well you've hardly given any information. All I can say is make sure your save type is 128k, and make sure you're patching to a FireRed ROM.
Thank you.
mehhhh forget about that glitch!!!!
Thank you.
No, it's not. I guess I'll release an Alpha 1.1 to address minor issues once I get more feedback.
Actually that won't be possible because for Beta 1, I've already made changes that will render save files from the Alpha incompatible (in the alpha, I did a really cheap solution to the trainer battle music glitch, and thus it became separate from my main file. In my main file, I've done a more stable fix that involves variables, hence why save files won't be compatible). The only reason why I included the "special prize" at the end is so people can see some of the Gen IV/Gen V/custom moves I've inserted by leveling up the Pokemon.
And I'm putting effort to make sure the difficulty is balanced, I would be very disappointed if people cheat in some Rare Candies and played through the game like that
I wasn't gonna use them anyway.
Would of started new game, there's most likely bound to be some form of change here or there.
Also, my girlfriend played the hack too, she couldn't get enough of the Mother music and the emulators in Green's Room. x3
She also asks, are you fan of the series?
obviously you are.
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The current Malaga striker and former FC Barcelona man last faced his former club at the Camp Nou in 2005 as a Sevilla player, and lost 2-1
This was the first and only time he faced Barça while playing for Monaco, Sevilla, Real Madrid and Benfica
In 2001/02, Javier Saviola arrived at Barça from River Plate of Buenos Aires. The Camp Nou was his home until 2004, when he went on loan to Monaco, and later Sevilla, before a brief spell back in the Catalan capital. Indeed, it was while playing for Sevilla that he last played in the Barça stadium, where his side lost 2-1.
After the Sánchez Pizjuán, the diminutive striker was back at FCB in the 2006/07 season. He then has uneventful spells at Real Madrid and Benfica where he failed to win regular places in either team, despite winning one league and three league Cups.
In Malaga, he has returned to his former self. Six goals in La Liga and the Champions League have marked the resurgence of a player who will be back at the Camp Nou for the quarter final of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Last 64 minutes
On December 11, 2005, he was wearing the shirt of Sevilla, managed by Juande Ramos, when he spent his last 64 minutes on the famous Barça turf. The home side, under the orders of Frank Rijkaard, went behind to a Kanoute goal, but bounced back through an inspired Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho Gaúcho to clinch a 2-1 win.


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LOS ANGELES, CA --- Exploring the most beautiful concert halls and opera houses across the globe now can be done from the comfort of your own iPad with WorldVenues, a new geolocation app created by Classical KUSC. From the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City to the secret treasure of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, this free-to-download app plots a wide variety of hand-selected venues on an interactive map for users to visit virtually. Like a digital coffee table book, WorldVenues features robust profiles full of photos and videos to give viewers a glimpse of what it's like to be inside the world's most intriguing halls. Brief histories and lists of fast facts also are provided to shed light on each venue's ambiance, architecture and backstory."We are excited to give classical music fans an interactive way to see the places where their favorite pieces were performed around the world," says Brenda Barnes, president of USC Radio.To navigate the app, users can search for a specific place or select a digital tour to see venues with a similar theme -- such as halls with ideal acoustics or haunted histories. "Not everyone can travel to see these kinds of performing arts centers, but new media projects like this can introduce a world of music to a new generation," says Chris Mendez, director of KUSC Interactive, which developed WorldVenues.This is the second free classical music app KUSC Interactive has released. In September, its app Soundsnips was launched. Soundsnips is a new way to appreciate classical music while learning interesting facts about compositions, instruments, musicians and composers – all without interrupting the music. As each selection plays, written comments and explanations pop up on viewers' iPhone, iPod or iPad screens.For more information on WorldVenues, please visit http://worldvenu.esFor more information on Soundsnips, visit http://soundsnips.org
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Free Fallin: Tom Petty TributeFebruary, 01 2013
Green Bay Distillery -- Green Bay, WI
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Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 day of show
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America's Favorite Travelin' Tribute to Tom Petty! Free Fallin presents it's show with the power and passion that went into over 30 years of Tom Petty's best selling songs from "Damn the Torpedoes" through his latest CD "Mojo" (including hits from the Traveling Wilburys).
Free Fallin's show has the instrumentation to duplicate the sound of the Heartbreakers as well as the convincing looks and costumes that gives you a show that you will never forget!
Doors: 7 pm
Show: 8 pm
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Coast Guard murder trial …Four more officers testify in third voir dire
Four police officers were yesterday called to testify as the trial of three former Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard ranks, charged with the murder of a young Bartica gold dealer, continued at the Suddie High Court in Essequibo before Justice Franklyn Holder.
The trial, which began almost two weeks ago, is now hearing a third voir dire (trial within a trial) to determine the admissibility of caution statements allegedly made by the number two accused, Deon Greenidge . Officers Suraj Singh, Rodwell Sarrabo, Naraine Lall and Yvonne Manjet all testified yesterday. The matter will continue today.
On Tuesday, Justice Holder deemed a statement which was given by Devon Gordon admissible into court. According to the judge the statement was given freely. This is the second statement to be admitted into evidence. The number one accused, Sherwin Harte, had his statement admitted several weeks ago when the matter had started.
The three accused Sherwin Harte, Delon Gordon, and Deon Greenidge are charged with the August 2009 murder of Dweive Kant Ramdass which took place at Caiman Hole, East Bank, Essequibo. The three accused are being represented by Attorney at Law, Peter Hugh.
The former army ranks were manning the Coast Guard RC 12 motor boat in the Essequibo River, when they allegedly confronted Ramdass in a boat at the Parika Stelling.
They allegedly forced him into their boat and took him to another location in the river where they relieved him of $17M in cash, which he was carrying in a box to Bartica for his employer, who operated a gold and diamond business in the city.
The prosecution is trying to prove that the three former soldiers strangled Ramdass, took the money he was carrying and threw his body overboard in the vicinity of Bonasika Creek. They will argue that after murdering Ramdass, the three accused returned to the Parika Stelling, where one of their female accomplices was waiting for them.
She is the sister of one of the officers and was reportedly given $5.7M in cash to hold. Prosecutor Judith Gildharie-Mursalin is representing the state.
According to reports, another portion of the money was recovered by the police during a roadblock exercise. The men were committed to stand trial in the High Court in 2011, by Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin following an 18-month preliminary inquiry at the Vreed en Hoop Magistrate's Court.
Attorney at Law Khemraj Ramjattan, who was assigned to the matter as Special Prosecutor, had led a total of 14 witnesses to give evidence. The witnesses included persons who saw when the Coast Guard ranks took Ramdass out of the boat, and when they returned to the boat without him, but with a canister that he was carrying.
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Reinier de Jong's STEEL Chair is Made From Recycled Broom Handles
Dutch designer Reinier de Jong gives new life to old broomsticks with his STEEL chair (steel actually means handle in Dutch). Each chair is made from 10 meters of handles that still show traces of their former use. He invites everyone to contribute to the
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