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BWW Reviews: DISNEY'S THE LION KING Returns to Kennedy Center and Dazzles with Artistry
There's something about Disney's The Lion King that sets it apart from movie musicals turned Broadway shows. That 'thing' is not only on display on Broadway - where the musical has run for over fifteen years and counting - but in the national touring production that's playing Washington, DC's Kennedy Center yet again. Featuring a wonderful combination of dazzling and unique artistry, Elton John and Tim Rice's strong score, and many strong performances, even those who have been there done that and seen The Lion King before can likely still find something to appreciate in the current national tour. One reason one might consider revisiting it is the artistic elements are as awe-inspiring as ever and well, even I - your resident theatrical curmudgeon - still can marvel at the melodies at play in "Circle of Life," "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," and my favorite numbers written expressly for the stage "They Live in You" and "Shadowland."
The 1994 movie and subsequent Tony Award-winning stage musical (featuring a book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi), of course, transports us to Africa where the lion runs supreme. Young Simba (Jordan A. Hall at the performance I attended; Jelani Remy plays the older Simba) looks up to his father Mufasa (L. Steven Taylor) who reigns over all. Mufasa is committed to teaching his young, vivacious and independent son all the lessons he needs to learn so that he's ready to succeed him as king when the time comes. Complications arise with the plans Mufasa has set for Simba thanks to Scar (Patrick R. Brown) - Mufasa's jealous and devious brother - who believes he deserves to rule over the kingdom. After a series of devastating events, Simba leaves the world he knows in search of his own destiny and finds some new friends in social outcasts Pumbaa (the very entertaining Ben Lipitz) and Timon (the equally talented comedian Nick Cordileone) along the way. A chance encounter with a lioness from his past, Nala (Nia Holloway with Nya Cymone Carter playing her younger self at the performance I saw) brings him back to where he needs to be to do his father proud and carry out his legacy.
In this production, several of the principal cast members have standout moments which highlight how touching this musical can be when it involves a cast that's committed to delivering the story in an honest way. Chief among them is Mr. Taylor who not only has the vocal talent to make "He Lives in You" a standout musical moment, but has a stage presence that's perfectly suited for such a noble, wise, and selfless king of the Pridelands. Tshidi Manye, as the mystical Rafiki, likewise, starts us off right with a vocally powerful and emotion-filled rendition of "Circle of Life" and manages to make us care about not only the elaborate puppets that are entering the stage (impeccably designed by director and costume designer Julie Taymor along with Michael Curry) from the aisles, but the message she's conveying in her song of perpetual hope. Holloway's commanding, textured, and emotionally resonant vocals serve her well in "Shadowlands" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" even if diction proved to be a bit of an issue in the former. As Simba, both Hall and Remy have the ability to move about the stage with the ease and energy that's necessary for such a physical role and have that kind of quality that makes you want to root for them to overcome all obstacles.
For me, on opening night the only major letdowns were Patrick R. Brown and Andrew Gorell as the king's right hand bird, Zazu. I didn't feel that Mr. Brown fully captured Scar's neuroses and conniving nature - nor did he showcase a voice that was powerful enough to sell his big number, "Be Prepared." When the ensemble cast shows up Scar in that number and he fades into the background, there's a problem. Likewise, I found that Gorell relied too much on shtick and while some scenery chewing is appropriate for the role, his performance came off as someone working really hard for a laugh rather than letting it come naturally from trusting the material he's been given to deliver.
These missteps aside, it must be stressed that the incredible ensemble cast of dancers, singers, and puppeteers is reason enough to see this show. Every production number proved to be a winner for me even beyond the oft discussed "Circle of Life" opening. The lionesses, for example, owned the "Grasslands Chant" (Lebo M.), moving and singing together as one. The choreography (Garth Fagan), some borrowed from traditional forms of African dance, was expertly performed and every moment was seamless and perfect.
Yet, let's get back to what makes Disney's The Lion King so special. Every artistic element works together as one and nothing comes off as cheap theme park entertainment like some later Disney Broadway musicals (The Little Mermaid, anyone?). There are the relatively simple moments that feature actors as the natural grasslands, alongside spectacular ones like the Stampede that ultimately leads to Mufasa's death. They're different, but both powerful. Using an array of ingenious creative elements borrowed from other art forms beyond the sometimes paint-by-the-numbers world of musical theatre, the scenes like the one that captures the Stampede unfold in an organic, unforced, and somewhat unexpected way. Scenic design (Richard Hudson), lighting design (Donald Holder), sound design (Steve Canyon Kennedy), and stunning orchestrations (Robert Elhai and David Metzger) - well-performed by a mixture of touring musicians and the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra conducted by Rick Snyder - work together to create a true work of art.
And that's what this musical is - art. I am personally glad I revisited this one after over a decade. I caught the Broadway production at the New Amsterdam from the last row of the balcony and I have to say I didn't quite see what all the fuss was about for a variety of reasons. Now, I do. It's something to be appreciated for what it is.
Running Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes including an intermission.
Disney's The Lion King plays through August 17, 2014 at the Kennedy Center's Opera House - 2700 F Street, NW in Washington, DC. For tickets, call 202-467-4600 or purchase them online.
Photo: Courtesy of Disney's The Lion King official website.


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Hollywood: Making good films may lead to box office profits
Movie News: The film industry has announced ambitious plans to start making films that are good, in the hope it will draw in moviegoers and boost falling profits.
"After extensive research it turns out audiences are keen to see a good story that's well told by decent actors," said Dick Dickshaw of Warner Bros. Entertainment.
"For years we thought audiences wanted meaningless gimmicks like 3D, but in truth people just want us to make good films. It's this concept of 'good films' that we think will bring audiences flocking back to the cinema and give the industry a healthy surge in profits."
Major Hollywood studios are already acting on this exciting innovation idea and are in talks with talented actors, directors and writers – with the idea that they don't strangle the creative process at birth and churn out another year's worth of banal, shallow horseshit.
"I can't wait to see these 'good' films they are promising us," said one avid cinemagoer. "Over the years I've become used to Hollywood slapping its collective dick on my forehead as I stump up another tenner to see two hours of flashing lights and shouting."
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Hair spray one of 88 everyday products in the crosshairs of Utah air pollution regulators
dustmagnet heber city, UTApril 9, 2013 2:27 p.m.
"The new rule seeks to reduce emissions from products like hair spray, carpet cleaner, air fresheners and brass polishers by 7,932 tons a year in Utah's counties that are out of compliance with federal clean air standards."
But lets NOT mention the industrial/corporate pollution going on by Rio Tinto, the refineries, and other various corporations in the SLC area! Why is it that the open burning of hazardous waste is NEVER mentioned?! Why is it that NO ONE is suggesting contained burning with air scrubbers instead?
Million Bluffdale, UTApril 2, 2013 7:00 a.m.
I just got back from China. Beijing doesn't allow license plates ending with 0 and 5 to drive on Mondays, 1 and 6 on Tuesday and so on or a heavy fine and points against their license is the fine. To drive in Shanghai you have to pay $12,000 for the right to buy a license plate. I think us Americans would fight such mandates over here. However I would welcome some better air here in Utah and giving up fireplaces, diesel fumes, hair spray and dryer sheets would be a good first step not limiting our freedom too much. Some early morning walks with my dogs causing sneezing in both of us from diesel trucks and heavy dryer sheet usage is something I could do without. Pollution is pollution, no matter the source. Little by little we sink our ship.
RunAmuckMom Salt Lake City, UTApril 2, 2013 3:45 a.m.
There has to be some hidden agenda. Common sense will tell you that what consumers can't get on the shelf they will get on the internet or they will pick up what they need in the next county and bring it home. It's still hard to imagine that "hair spray", "window cleaner", and things mentioned is causing more environmental and physical harm by consumers than say something like cigarettes or those big stinky black smoke expelling trucks on the roads. Maybe they way they're being manufactured is part of the problem not they way they are consumed. This one really makes me want to say "HMMMMM, what's up doc"?
Counter Intelligence Salt Lake City, UTApril 1, 2013 5:51 p.m.
It's ironic that Primatene Mist was banned by the FDA because all those maniacal asthmatics were spraying nasty stuff into the air each time they used it to breath.
Now, asthmatics must drive (spewing more pollutants) to a hospital (rather than the neighboring pharmacy) or die: Because there are no emergency over-the-counter options left.
The new US prescription inhalers don't work as well and millions of the old propellants are still used in most every other country.
I am all for vigorously cleaning up Utah air – but not with greenwash that is actually counterproductive
applesnoranges24 Logan, UTApril 1, 2013 11:39 a.m.
@yeah but...
"this past winter should have taught us that we have air pollution problems during the winter, and we know we have ozone problems in the summer."
Do you truly believe the ozone magically repairs itself in the winter and we only have ozone problems in the summer?
I digress, discontinuing "environmentally unfriendly" hair spray is not going to have a huge effect on the environment. The combination of all 88 of these things? Maybe, but being able to enforce even half of them is not going to work. I live close to the Idaho and Wyoming borders, I can buy my hair spray there.
Already there are restrictions on burning fires on "red air" days, but I personally witnessed first hand this winter that the police cannot enforce it - only the health department can. And, of course, the health department's mission is to "educate."
Tekakaromatagi Dammam, Saudi ArabiaApril 1, 2013 9:37 a.m.
A lot of gasoline is being burned in Utah. But most of the gasoline is combusted in the engine. The leftover hydrocarbons are mostly burned up in the catalytic converter, so the hydrocarbon emissions from cars are probably pretty small. Now if someone drives to work they don't emit too much HCs. But if they use up a can of hairspray, it will generate HCs.
Someone, I hope, did a calculation on the total amount of hair spray being put into the air along the Wasatch front. One person's can is not going to affect everyone. How many tons of cans are being sold in all the stores everyday? It may be a big number.
Western Rover Herriman, UTApril 1, 2013 9:15 a.m.
All the other commenters missed the fact that today is April Fools' Day, when newspapers traditionally publish stories full of balderdash. I mean, the government would never *really* think of micromanaging our lives to this extent, for reasons built on questionable research. When have they ever done anything like that before?
Uh, actually...never mind.
Yeah but South Jordan, UTApril 1, 2013 7:30 a.m.
Isn't armchairQBonthehill making Mr. Karmazyn's point exactly? In areas where these restrictions are already in effect, manufacturers have already got plenty of options available. The state isn't saying "no hairspray;" they're saying just use stuff that won't hurt the environment. This past winter should have taught us that we have air pollution problems during the winter, and we know we have ozone problems in the summer. The state is doing everything they can to reduce our pollution, and when you look at the sources of pollution, the majority of our pollution comes from the fact that we have millions of people living and driving and heating their homes and spraying their hair in a bowl. Like it or not, our beautiful mountains are both a blessing and a curse - and inversions and high pollution levels are the curse.
armchairQBonthehill Salt Lake City, UTMarch 31, 2013 8:00 p.m.
Not sure about the so-called "research" Karmazyn has done. I was in D.C. a few months back and didn't see the hair-spray section of the grocery store shelf empty. Rather, there were still plenty of cans of aerosol spray cans available. I'm no expert about the other states but the stores were still selling it and the hair boutiques were still open for business as usual. Also, not sure about his mathematical calculations about tonnage of dangerous particulate . . has he done a econometric analysis of sales of these "dangerous" products and calculated how much each 24 oz. can contributes? And how does he know all of these products sold in Utah stores were consumed in Utah, perhaps they are used by Hill AFB or other airline personnel?
Informed Voter South Jordan, UTMarch 31, 2013 4:46 p.m.
What a croc. Always more regulations. The effect of hairspray, if there is a negative one, is so infinitesimal that it would be laughable if it wasn't that some zealots think they can actually affect the atmosphere and save the world from destruction.


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Alyson Klein at K-12 Politics (Education Week) is reporting what?may not be too surprising: that conservatives on the Hill don't much care for increased federal education spending.? But it's the setup to the Cato Institute's always understated case against federal meddling that is priceless:
Just in case the message hasn't gotten through, school districts should know that the new Republicans in Congress really don't think that more money equals better student outcomes. The most popular item at the hearing today? A chart by the Cato Institute's Andrew Coulson essentially saying that the federal government has spent $2 trillion over the past half century, with nothing to show for it in terms of student results.
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon we'll be talking real money.
As Mike has emphasized (see the podcast here?or with Chris' Treat the Disease post earlier today) the current fiscal challenges facing school districts will not solve any of our education problems unless we take advantage of the crisis to weed the garden of costly, nutrient-sapping ?non-educational practices like single-salary schedules and tenure.?
?There were questions on issues like teacher retention, and even whether school districts can save money and boost student achievement by cutting back transportation costs and making more parents drive their kids to school,? reports Klein about House Education committee hearing.? But, "the big, overall consensus?
The feds need to set high goals and then get out of the way and let states and districts figure out how to reach them. (For those nerds who follow edu-think-tankland, that's basically the Fordham Institute's "reform realism.")
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Former Tucsonan Kirby Dick's documentary "The Invisible War" received an Oscar nomination Thursday, marking the second time one of Dick's films has been up for Oscar gold.
The film, about the low rate of prosecution of sexual assaults in the U.S. military, is among five nominees for best feature-length documentary.
"We're thrilled and gratified by this honor. However, if we want to honor our service members, we need to put a stop to this epidemic of rape," Dick said via email.
"What's different about this film, in comparison to my other films, is that this is still a burning issue. According to the Department of Defense estimates, Thursday, on the day Oscar nominations were announced, 50 more men and women were sexually assaulted in the military. We hope the attention this nomination brings will help to send a message to the Department of Defense to do more to protect our women and men in uniform."
According to Oscars.com, nominees for the movie had yet to be determined as of Friday. It's certain that Dick will receive one of the nominations - if not the only one - because he wrote and directed the movie.
"It's a formality," Dick said. "They have to vet the producers - not the director - to make sure they actually produced the film. That vetting should take place on Monday, and they will announce all the names on Tuesday."
This is not Dick's first recognition from the Academy Awards.
His 2004 film, "Twist of Faith" - about a man who comes to terms with trauma from his sexual abuse by a Catholic priest - was nominated for a best documentary Oscar in January 2005.
Dick, 60, graduated from Palo Verde High School. He lives in Los Angeles.
He has also drawn widespread attention and praise for his documentaries "This Film is Not Yet Rated" (2006), which attacked the movie ratings system, and "Outrage" (2009), which exposed closeted gay politicians who supported anti-gay legislation.
Another former Tucsonan, 26-year-old University High School grad Tim Reckart, received a best short animated film Oscar nomination Thursday for "Head Over Heels."
Both former Tucsonans will find out if they'll win an Oscar at the Feb. 24 Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood.
On StarNet: See a trailer for Kirby Dick's documentary at azstarnet.com/video
Contact reporter Phil Villarreal at 573-4130 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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My latest foray into WWI, Promises Made Under Fire, is out in e-book and audio version today!
"I can recommend it whole-heartedly. Emotional, but no real angst, still moving and lovely. This would be an excellent entry point into MM romance" Read full review here.
France, 1915
Lieutenant Tom Donald envies everything about fellow officer Frank Foden--his confidence, his easy manner with the men in the trenches, the affectionate letters from his wife. Frank shares these letters happily, drawing Tom into a vicarious friendship with a woman he's never met. Although the bonds of friendship forged under fire are strong, Tom can't be so open with Frank--he's attracted to men and could never confess that to anyone.
When Frank is killed in no-man's-land, he leaves behind a mysterious request for Tom: to deliver a sealed letter to a man named Palmer. Tom undertakes the commission while on leave--and discovers that almost everything he thought he knew about Frank is a lie...
"Is it that bad?" Foden's voice sounded over my shoulder.
"Do you mean the tea or the day? You'll find out soon enough about the first and maybe sooner than we want about the second."
"The perennial ray of sunshine." He laughed. Only Frank Foden could find something to laugh about on mornings like these, when the damp towel of mist swaddled us.
"Try as I might, I can't quite summon up the enthusiasm to be a music-hall turn at this unearthly hour." I tried another mouthful of tea but even that didn't seem to be hitting the spot.
"If you're going to be all doom and gloom, can you hide the fact for a while? The colonel's coming today. He'll want to see 'everything jolly.'" The impersonation of Colonel Johnson's haughty, and slightly ridiculous, tones was uncanny. Trust Foden to hit the voice, spot on, even though his normal, chirpy London accent was nothing like Johnson's cut-glass drawl.
"Oh, he'll see it. So long as he doesn't arrive before I've had breakfast."
Foden slapped my back. "That's the ticket. Don't shatter the old man's illusions." He smiled, that smile potentially the only bright spot in a cold grey day. In a cold grey life. Frank kept me going, even on days when the casualty count or the cold or the wet made nothing seem worth living for anymore.
"How the hell can you always be so cheerful?"
"Because the alternative isn't worth thinking about. Why make things more miserable when there's a joke to crack?"


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View, Lenoir County Courthouse and Annex, Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
Lenoir County Courthouse and Annex (Kinston, N.C.)
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Building: Lenoir County Courthouse and Annex (Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina)
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Vegan Popeyes Biscuits
I know they're not good for you, but man were they worth it. Popeyes Biscuits were one of my weaknesses, and the other day I started thinking about them and couldn't get them out of my mind. I figured there had to be a way to make a vegan version, and with the fantastical world wide web a quick search yielded a plethora of recipes to choose from.
I was pretty stunned at how easy these were to make. Like the original version though, they're definitely not health food. But man, are they still worth it! I was also kind of doubtful that four ingredients could combine to replicate the exact buttery flavor and tender texture of real Popeyes Biscuits, but they did. My mind was seriously blown. It's kind of dangerous that these are so easy to make. I'm really gonna have to hold myself back from making them way too often…
The recipe below is a combination of recipes and directions that I found online. Enjoy!
Vegan Popeyes Biscuits
2 cups Bisquick (make sure you get a vegan version)
4 ounces vegan sour cream
3 ounces Club soda
2 – 4 ounces vegan margarine
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Brush some melted margarine in the bottom of a round cake pan [see Notes]. Mix the Bisquick, vegan sour cream and club soda together in a large bowl. Sprinkle some Bisquick on your counter or board to keep the dough from sticking. Dump the dough out and pat it down by hand until it's about 1/2-inch thick. Cut out rounds with a biscuit cutter, and place them into your "buttered" cake pan. Brush the tops with some of the melted margarine.
Bake them for 7 to 10 minutes, or until golden. Just before the biscuits are done, brush the tops with more melted margarine, and let them finish baking.
Notes: I used a 9-inch cake pan, but had an extra biscuit that I ended up baking in a smaller pan. I'd use a larger cake pan, or even a larger square pan. You don't have to use as much margarine as the recipe calls for, but you can also save these for special occasions and splurge. Besides, didn't you want to buy some bigger jeans anyway?


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Prior to joining the Open Society Institute in 1993, Aryeh Neier served for 12 years as Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. Before that, he spent 15 years at the American Civil Liberties Union, including eight years as national Executive Director. Mr. Neier has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University for more than a dozen years. He is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, and has published in periodicals such as The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Nation and Foreign Policy. Mr. Neier has contributed more than a 150 op-ed articles in newspapers including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and The International Herald Tribune and articles that have appeared in newspapers in many countries. Author of six books, Mr. Neier has also contributed chapters to more than thirty-five books. Mr. Neier, a naturalized American, was born in Nazi Germany and became a refugee at an early age. He is the recipient of six honorary doctorates, the American Bar Association's Gavel Award and the International Bar Association's Rule of Law Award.
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Unapologetically intelligent, Murmur is a fully-fledged classic.
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The success of the B-52s in the late 70s placed the spotlight on Athens GA, fuelling speculation about who might follow in the wake of their mighty bouffant vibe. Though there were contenders aplenty all would be eclipsed by REM. After the ep-sized gulp of garage band air that comprised 1982s Chronic Town, REM not only joined the race but crossed the finishing line with flying colours via their first full-length recording.
Creating the dream-like state implicit in their name with surprising confidence, the normal certainties of rock music were diffused behind a veil of beguiling amorphous harmonies, thoughtfully layered guitars, astute percussion and wilfully vague lyrical musings moved in and out of focus of each. Although they drew upon an array of influences that included elements of folk-rock, new wave sourness and the melancholic interiors found in some of The Beatles' lesser known works, Murmur was exquisitely its own thing and hard to pigeon-hole.
Michael Stipe's artsy inclinations ensured that countless hours would be spent by fans figuring out what he was mumbling (given that he improvised many verses direct to mic – as with "Radio Free Europe" - he was probably in the same boat), whilst the music's fondness for avoiding the obvious meant that there was more to explore than a numb backbeat or bratty bawling about being bored.
With several of the tracks resulting out of studio jams, producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon had the foresight to roll the tapes ahead of final takes. Edited down, these vignettes pepper the album building mood and mystery ahead of the actual songs.
Displaying a remarkable maturity, they're unafraid to experiment. The vein-popping "9-9" constantly moves the pulse into unexpected timings without ever sounding precocious. Their sure-handedness with glorious melodies such as "Perfect Circle " hints at things to come; the sweet, descending chorus resolves wonderfully without ever schmoozing the saccharine zone. The tribal thump of "Moral Kiosk" or "Pilgrimage's" yearning lines proves we don't have to have everything spelt out in rockist crayons in order to find meaning or be uplifted. Unapologetically intelligent, Murmur is a fully-fledged classic.


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Delivered first stand up paddleboards to the Yukon...
wetsuits only needed for those who fall! lol
it took 3 days, 2,800 km from Vancouver to Whitehorse, no issues, and as well as the paddle boards, the G had a bunch of Ikea furniture, my camping stuff and a new lever rifle for my lady (she's a big 30-30 fan). Pretty full load. the Mil spec version is great, but quite loud inside...i love it!
Love the Wolf!
What is strapped to it's roof? Also how did you tie the back of it down through the soft top?
what you are looking at are 3 SUPB (Stand up paddle boards) , brought these up from Vancouver to Whitehorse for a friend of ours. How they are secured is quite simple. Using shaped foam blocks, these are placed outside on the soft top, directly above the rear roll cage member that supports the top, thus, there is no pressure on the top at all. Then i have a run a compression strap around the boards to the large tie down rings at the back of the G, I don't know if the civilian version has these or not, they are used for slinging or tie downs to rail cars.
What I'd like to get is a custom hard top, but just the roof section, and run soft sides that I can remove, that would be the ideal set up for us I think!
Ah ok now I see the rear tie down strap (Sorry I was on a tablet the first time I saw this and missed it!) And no the civilian Gs don't have these tie downs. It would be nice though
Hmm a custom hard top sounds interesting although I have no idea who could make one. If you manage it let me know!
The Schmude tops for the civilian cabrios are very expensive, if you can find one. I'm not sure however that it would fit a Wolf. I've seen a long wheel base military hardtop before also by Schmude but never one for a SWB. If one exists I can't even begin to think about what it would take to find one for sale never-mind how much it would cost. Do you know about Guido in Germany? (He specializes in G parts and usually has a lot of Wolf parts on hand)
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I would like a LWB one of these days! Schmude does make a hard top for the SWB Wolf, and the quote that I have from them is about 2500.00 USD, but....the shipping cost is about as much as the top due to the size.!! I have seen Guidos tracks on the net, but have not really looked him up as of yet, but thanks for the idea!


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Tenacious D Makes Greatest Comeback Video for Greatest Comeback Ever
The D are back! Self-proclaimed "greatest band in the world," the duo comprised of Jack Black and Kyle Gass have unveiled a comeback video for their upcoming album 'Rize of the Fenix.'
In the funny video, Black and Gass live two vastly different lives after their film, 'Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny,' flops at the box office. But the two reunite in an epic hug and return to the studio only to realize they forgot how to rock! So what do they? Why, an awesome training montage, of course! Not only does good friend Dave Grohl help out, but The D even gets vocal lessons from Josh Groban himself! (Note: the video features some violence and NSFW language.)
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In "Stations of Syncretism," an exhibit which is currently on display at Gallery Espresso, artist Stephen Kennedy presents a series of imaginative visual allegories which are defined by their lush, dreamlike symbolism and their fascination with projecting one's inner psychology onto an exterior landscape.
Most of the figures in "Stations of Syncretism" are depicted with their eyes closed, as if they are lost in a spiritual reverie or trapped in a somnambulistic state. Using a painting style inspired by 20th-century Surrealists, Kennedy depicts scenes which vacillate between spiritual epiphany and physical torture, emphasizing the divide between the realms of the spirit and the body.
In "Pleasure's Perdition," Kennedy paints a crowd of nude men and women - their faces morphed into baby bird heads - clutching their genitals and shrieking with open beaks as flies bite their raw flesh. This allegorical scene, which references guilt over corporeal pleasure, depicts these "sinners" as being trapped in a bleak, desolate purgatory of their own making.
Likewise, "Penance" portrays a nude woman with a moose head lashed to a wooden post rising from the water, a single rope tied to her exposed heart. Two exotic figures in elaborate costumes, who are presumably the architects or the executors of this elaborate punishment, paddle an Eskimo-like canoe through a frozen Arctic wasteland.
"These paintings are explorations of personal spiritualism, principles or dreams subjected to the perspective of my id and observed by symbolism and mixed theologies," he explains. "They portray stages, concepts or change of the soul observed by the retelling."
Kennedy describes the scenes depicted in his paintings as "a memory of image, not a depiction of nature," suggesting that he is interested in how experiences become warped through their recollection. "Remembering is the process of redescription," he says. "The retelling distorts the tale through the subconscious involving itself in the memory. Memories are in the remaking."
Syncretism, which is part of the title of Kennedy's exhibit, refers to the process by which elements of one religion are assimilated into another faith, resulting in a change in the fundamental tenets or nature of those theologies. Elements of Catholicism, Buddhism and pagan theology recur throughout "Stations of Syncretism." From the genocidal violence of "Michael" to the tender compassion of "Chi Sao with Rabbit," Kennedy seems to suggest that all world religions are, ultimately, concerned with the same universal issues and striving towards similar spiritual goals.
In paintings like "Supplicant," which portrays a topless African woman with her hands twisted behind her back and her face pressed up against the bark of a dead tree, Kennedy explores the complex nature of faith. The look of sweet repose on the woman's face - in sharp contrast to the contorted nature of her body - suggests that our inner spiritual life is far more "real" than the empirical reality which surrounds us.
"This local artist mystically portrays stages, concepts and changes of the soul that are sometimes obscured by the retelling of memories or 'echoes' of the inner exploration of images in personal spiritualism," says Jessica Barnhill, art director at Gallery Espresso. "Kennedy's paintings become more vivid as each echo becomes more distorted."
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We've gotten to know each other, so I can open up a bit here. When I launched The Watchdog column nine years ago at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, I was overwhelmed at first, hearing a wide array of problems from so many people.
For my two columns a week, I'd select two hard-luck stories out of dozens of letters and emails from folks who want someone fighting for them.
Those I couldn't help weighed on me. I wondered if there was a way to help people even if they weren't the subject of a column.
At the same time, I was coping with a sudden downturn in competence and customer service in business practices in my life as an American consumer. I overpaid my cellphone bill for years (companies don't volunteer their discount specials), got jammed with deregulated electricity rates (who hasn't?) and hired service personnel who came back again and again until they got it right (air-conditioning dudes, you know who you are).
This was the era when customer service companies began hiding behind voice mail. Even phone company executives' phone numbers were unavailable. Dial a toll-free number to ask a question about any product or service you purchased, and your call was whisked around the world to an overseas rep who didn't know how to go off script.
I'm an optimist by nature, but in my work life listening to problems, I saw a lot of misery. In my home life as a consumer, I felt a lot of frustration and sometimes anger and disgust.
It's a tough time for a lot of people. A lot of us feel that great American standards are slipping. We're trying to hold on to what we've got, and often we have to fight for what's right.
I wanted an easy and free way for people to self-train to protect themselves in everything they do. Figure out a way to be smarter when buying products and hiring service providers. Learn to prevent trouble before it happens, and if there is a problem, learn how to solve it.
For many who sent me their problems, I saw a common theme. Victims of a scheme or bad investment would afterward research their situation online. As a way of convincing me that their plight was worth sharing with others, they'd send a Web link that detailed complaints of people like them who fell prey to the same bad mojo.
So I reversed the process. What if we learned to do online searches for everything important before we act rather than after things go bad? This is a remarkably simple idea, yet not everyone does an Internet search before they make a big purchase or a hiring decision.
We're shoppers who for centuries relied on gut instinct. Everyone knows what it's like to make a mistake. The question is, how many do we tolerate before we change our ways?
For me, the miracle invention of my lifetime is what I call the magic Google box. For the first time in a hundred centuries of humanity, you can type or dictate any phrase into a blank box and in a second's time, for free, you get an answer that is somewhat accurate almost all the time.
Yet we forget to use the magic Google box before we go out and buy an expensive refrigerator. (Search: Frigidaire and model number and Best Buy and problems.)
We don't remember to use it before we visit a new doctor. (Search: Dr. John Doe and Rowlett, Texas, and malpractice lawsuits. Also, check his standing with the Texas Medical Board.)
Or before we sign a long-term electricity contract. (Search: Company name and PUC customer complaints 2014, and also visit powertochoose.org.)
Here's a basic test I now use: Before hiring a roofer, type in the roofer's name, company name, city and the words "ripoff" and then "scam." Are customers complaining about him?
What if you don't have the magic Google box (an Internet connection) in your home? Shouldn't matter. We taxpayers pay someone who sits by a phone during business hours and is available to help us with searches.
Who? A local reference librarian. They are experts at smart searching.
Doing a quick search before taking action is the fundamental principle of my Watchdog Nation consumer rights movement. In Watchdog Nation, we help ourselves if we can figure out what to do. How do we learn? Ask a bunch of questions.
How can you become an official citizen of Watchdog Nation? If you're reading this, you're already one. We meet for regular reports and videos with my sidekick Marina Trahan Martinez on Fridays and Sundays in the paper and at dallasnews.com/watchdog.
Next time you see me, ask for your official membership card.
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Useful Resources
Future4Me is your gateway to information and advice about training and learning opportunities in Suffolk.
www.ucasprogress.com - 16-19 online prospectus.
Alternative Provision: Do you work with young people who need an alternative educational programme? Take a look at the alternative provision directory (PDF, 459Kb) to see what options are possible with different providers in Suffolk.
Do you work with young people with additional needs? For mainstream learning opportunities, see: Foundation Learning Provision (PDF, 68KB). For further employment information, see: Employment Services Provision (PDF, 17KB).
www.thesource.me.uk - general information for young people with links to local and national sites on a range of topics.
www.suffolkworks.co.uk - local labour market information in Suffolk and beyond.
www.access-unlimited.co.uk - the new one stop shop for Suffolk children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.
www.cascaid.co.uk/kudos - need a login. Programme that helps young people match skills to possible career paths.
www.apprenticeships.org.uk - search and register for Apprenticeships
nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk - the national government website for adults and young people. Contains job profiles, career tools to develop skills, and access to advice via email, text, phone and forums.
www.ucas.ac.uk - higher education information.
If you have any questions, comments or amendments for the directories please email Hannah Frost.


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Canadian Gun Rights Activist May Lose Home to Gov't
Canadian Gun Rights Activist May Lose Home to Gov't
Please watch this video by Katey Montague, daughter of Gun Rights Activist Bruce Montague.
After losing in court, and spending time in jail for opposing Canada's oppressive C-68 gun laws and Long Gun Registry, the government of Ontario is seeking to take the family home as "criminal proceeds".
This family has fought for us - now we need to fight for them.
Wow. That is too much power for a gov't to wield.
Good luck brother. You are at a clear disadvantage by having to fight an uphill battle with the government already having taken many of your firearms rights. I beleive our neighbors to the North can band together and convince their government that common sense and decency will prevail over the ill-intentioned ways of the few. I believe you can convince them that not everyone should pay for ill intentioned minority's mistakes and furthermore, the good intentioned majority should have the right to protect themselves from ill will with the necessary tools.
You can lose your home for merely opposing a government point of view? That is some scary stuff.
"We're with the government, and we're here to help" comes to mind.......
That's a beautiful home and a lousy video. The cause may be a great one that I'd be willing to donate to, but Katey didn't bother telling us WHY the government is trying to take her family's home.
In what way was the gun law opposed? What's the whole picture?
That's sad to hear their government is trying to take their house...I'm still confused how they pissed the government off though.
[QUOTE=bkt;445848]That's a beautiful home and a lousy video. The cause may be a great one that I'd be willing to donate to, but Katey didn't bother telling us WHY the government is trying to take her family's home.
In what way was the gun law opposed? What's the whole picture?[/QUOTE
+1 That sounds scarey.But why?
Thanks for your interest in this case.
For more info about Bruce Montague, please visit his website: BruceMontague.ca - About - Of Freedom and Tyranny
From the website:
Bruce Montague determined to expose the constitutional violations in the Canadian Firearms Act. After being charged, mounting a constiutional challenge and appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada, Montague's case was dismissed without reasons. The Montagues then face an unexpected twist -- the confiscation of their home and property by the Ontario government.
Though the case has shifted focus as the crown pursues the next step in its confiscation agenda, the Montagues deserve our continued support as they fight to keep their home and property.
YOU COULD BE NEXT! Canada is undergoing a quiet revolution and your fundamental rights and freedoms are at stake! View Original Index Page »
On another site:
Bruce Montague Case Sentencing Update
Bruce Montague Case Sentencing Update
By Christopher di Armani
Kenora, ON
Bruce Montague's sentencing hearing on 26 firearms-related charges completed March 18, 2006 with Justice John Wright sentencing Bruce Montague to 18 months in jail. Bruce's wife Donna Montague was found innocent of careless storage, and was given six months probation for owning firearms without a license.
Lawyer Douglas Christie argued that Montague should be sentenced similar to Ryerson Knight, the Victoria gun collector who pled guilty to 19 firearms charges after a search of his home yielded 662 firearms. The majority of Knight's firearms were pre-1950 military arms, and included handguns, fully-automatic firearms, tear-gas grenades, and silencers. Knight received a conditional sentence of two years less a day, of which the first nine months is being served under house arrest.
The foreman of the jury that convicted Mr. Montague wanted to address the court to offer the jury's recommendation that Montague serve no jail time. Justice Wright denied him, saying his wishes were irrelevant. The jury's job is to convict or acquit, the judge's job is to impose sentence, he said.
When given the opportunity to address the court, Bruce Montague said he would accept whatever sentence the judge deemed appropriate.
You've taken everything we have, Donna Montague said. You've stolen money from us that nobody will even investigate, you've taken our life savings in the form of our gun collection, you've taken my husband and my children's father, and you've taken our family home. You have utterly destroyed a family for absolutely no good reason. It's disgusting. My forefathers fought for this country through three wars, and now you are destroying the antique firearms they used to defend Canada in the War of 1812 and the Fenian Raids. Our forefathers must be rolling over in their graves. They never fought for this kind of Canada!
After sentence was handed down, Bruce was immediately taken into custody and transferred to the Kenora Remand Centre. Katey Montague simply stood still, tears in her eyes as she watched her father taken away by two police officers.
Writer and freedom fighter Pierre Lemieux, already embroiled in his own challenge of the Firearms Act (see sidebar Pierre Lemieux) traveled from his home in Lac-Saguay, Quebec to Dryden, Ontario to research the history of Bruce's legal battle and interview the family on video.
After the sentencing hearing Donna and Katey Montague were driven home by a family friend, and Donna noted that "[Sergeant] Meeks (the arresting officer in the case) followed us all the way. We even pulled to the right hand in the passing zones and slowed below 80km/hr. He didn't pass until we got to Eaton Rugby Rd."
Meeks was, no doubt, just making sure they returned home safely, and did not mean to cause any further alarm.
Charges under the Firearms Act can be dealt with in two ways: summary conviction or indictable offence. The difference is the penalties and how those penalties are applied. See sidebar "Types of Offences". Bruce's sentence runs concurrently, and sentences for each conviction are noted in the sidebar "Sentencing In Brief".
In an interview Donna Montague said "I just phoned the jail to see if and when we can visit Bruce. I was told that he is still in segregation. The guard told me that Bruce really doesn't belong there and that they have him in segregation for his own protection. I'm to phone tomorrow at lunch to see what his visiting hours are."
Currently Montague is being held in a segregation cell and is not allowed shoes, reading material of any kind, not even a pen and paper. He is, so far, being refused access to the telephone because he refuses to give a blood sample.
Of the sentence and the justice system, Bill Cunningham wrote online, "We don't have a Justice system in Canada, we have a revolving door Legal Industry that keeps putting REAL criminals back on the street where they can keep the wheels of this legal industry moving, and it just makes me sick!!!"
Both the pre-sentencing report created by Bert Sombrutsku and Justice Wright's sentencing report made a point of chastising Mr. Montague for "using" his daughter to promote his ideas in the series of YouTube videos entitled Katey's Firearms Facts.
The pre-sentence report says: "To publicly assert his ideas via the internet, using his daughter, may be considered as being exploitative..." In his sentencing report Justice Wright stated: "He has also exercised poor taste in involving his young daughter in his campaign for the right to bear arms."
It is clear that neither man questioned Bruce about Katey's videos. It is equally clear they never bothered to ask Katey either, as she would have assuredly set them straight. Katey wanted to help her father. She did that the only way she knew how, by using the tools and technology of her generation to promote awareness of her father's case.
There is no legal justification for disobeying the law, Wright said in his written report. He suggested that Montague and others failed to try alternatives to breaking the law to oppose the Firearms Act. Justice Wright appears to be unaware of the history of the Canadian Unregistered Firearms Owners Association and their varied and repeated efforts to get their concerns addressed.
Multiple requests were delivered to both provincial and federal governments asking them to refer Criminal Code Chapter 39, the Firearms Act, to the Supreme Court as a civil rights abuse case. The few Attorney Generals to respond suggested that since civil rights are individual rights, provincial governments would not interfere between the state and the individual.
Former Saskatchewan Minister of Justice Frank Quennell wrote to Joe Gingrich, a CUFOA member, "[t]he rights guaranteed by the Charter are individual in nature, and their application will depend heavily on the facts of a particular case. The Government's position is that Charter-based challenges are best brought by individuals, who can assert their own rights, rather than by the Government."
With that notion in mind, the Montague family, Bruce's case management team and lawyer Douglas Christie will continue the appeals process. It is a long legal road ahead, and it will be costly. To all those who have helped financially so far, the Montague family is eternally grateful.
If you would like to help Donna and Katey Montague, the Dryden IGA store will accept credit card purchases of gift certificates for the Montague family. Please call 807-221-2400 if you would like to help the family in this way. The store will call the family to let them know your gift certificate is waiting for them.
If you would like to make a donation to help the Montague's continue the legal battle for all our rights to the Supreme Court, you can donate through the website at BruceMontague.ca - About - Of Freedom and Tyranny , or by mailing donations directly to "Bruce Montague Scrap C-68 Fund" c/o Roger Nordlund, Trustee, RR#2, Site 211, Box 7, Dryden, Ontario, P8N 2Y5.
Sidebar: Pierre Lemieux
Pierre's battle with the state goes back to 1996, when Pierre applied for the new FAC, and then 2001, when he applied for a firearms license under the new Firearms Act. In these two applications, he refused to answer questions he deemed none of the state's business, such as questions about his love life. In both cases, the application was granted.
His 2001 firearms license has now expired, despite Pierre's attempt to renew it. On the renewal form, he again refused to answer intrusive questions, but this time the state disallowed his application, instead sending him a notice of refusal and revoking all his firearm registration certificates. Pierre's battle continues and he is now appealing the refusal and challenging the constitutionality of the law.
For more information on Pierre's battle, please visit his information page on this issue at Centre des armes à feu Canada: Nous sommes Police Canada | Canada FirearmsCentre:We are Police Canada, and also his website Canada Travel Blog, with ongoing news, columns, videos and discussions of liberty.
Summary, Indictable and Hybrid Offences
Summary conviction offences cover the most minor offences in the Criminal Code. Unless specified otherwise, a summary conviction offence carries a maximum fine of $2,000, six months in jail or both.
An indictable offence is more serious than a summary conviction offence, and usually carries greater penalties. Many indictable offences, including those in the Firearms Act, have minimum mandatory sentences. If prosecuted by indictment you are generally entitled to trial by jury.
Hybrid offences
Many violations of the Firearms Act are "hybrid offences". They can be prosecuted either by summary conviction or indictment. The Crown "elects" the mode of prosecution. Hybrid offences are considered indictable until the Crown makes its election.
In the Montague case, the Crown chose to proceed by indictment for all charges.
Concurrent sentencing means all sentences are served at the same time. If he had been given consecutive sentences, then each sentence would have to be served individually, one after another.
Sentencing In Brief
As written in the unofficial Sentencing Report available at BruceMontague.ca - About - Of Freedom and Tyranny, Bruce Montague was sentenced as follows:
For six counts of storing the two non-restricted firearms in a not unloaded condition - one year probation
For possession of firearms without a license and his Deliberate defiance of the law in this respect - six months imprisonment
For one count of possession of a silenced .22 caliber pistol 12 months;
For one count of possession of a prohibited device 90 day sentence to be served in the community;
For three counts of possession of oversize magazines 90 day sentence to be served in the community;
For nine counts of possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearms or prohibited firearms with ammunition readily accessible 12 months;
For three counts of altering a firearm to fire automatically - 18 months.
For four counts of the deliberate defacing or removal of a serial number 12 months;
All sentences are to run concurrent, and all probation or suspended sentences commence at the completion of incarceration.
Bruce Montague also has a lifetime firearms prohibition against him.
Christopher di Armani is a freelance writer and filmmaker who resides in Lytton, BC, Canada, with his wife Lynda and their two dogs, Koda and Tuco.
Christopher can be contacted at christopher(at)diArmani.com or diArmani.com: Our Poison-Tipped Pens are Sharper Than the Mightiest of Swords.
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Bruce Montague released
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Bruce Montague released | The Dryden Observer
Bruce Montague released
Posted on 18 January 2011
Tags: bruce montague, dryden gunsmith
This post was written by Ally Dunham
Dryden area gunsmith Bruce Montague was released on parole from a Thunder Bay prison, Jan. 11, following a four-month stay.
Over six years since his arrest at a Dryden gun show, a costly court challenge of the Canadian Firearms Act and failed appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, Montague says hes done fighting.
Were done like dinner, he said. Weve gone as far as the Supreme Court and they turned us down. Im pretty disappointed in our justice system in many ways. The courts on every level have totally ignored our arguments and just found me guilty. Im finished fighting. If they turned around and legalized human sacrifice today, I would not protest it, guaranteed. Its a lost cause.
His legal troubles arent yet over, however. In May, Montague faces a hearing in regards to the civil forfeiture of his Eton-Rugby home and other assets through the Proceeds of Crime Bill.
Montague is somewhat fatalistic about the upcoming hearing, saying hes been trying to put it out of his mind.
Im numb, he said. At this point Im done fighting them. If they want to take the house theyll take it, if they dont theyll let me have it. From what Ive seen over the last six years of fighting, you can have all the legal documents you want in order and the judge can just ignore it. So whats the point of putting in all the effort? Im not going to worry about it. Im going to show up in court and see what happens.
At home, Montague is bound by numerous restrictions. He must abide by a curfew that confines him to his residence from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. He is also restricted from leaving the province and faces a lifetime firearms ban. His parole will extend approximately one year, after that another year of probation will follow, as will 90 days of community service.
Montague says his experience in prison was a difficult one.
Its a very dehumanizing experience, he said. I must admit I used to talk up a big storm, saying, everythings taken care of all your meals, satellite TV sounds great!. Try it on for size, its no picnic. It plays quite a head game with you. Youre considered to be total filth and garbage and youre reminded of it every single day youre in there.
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