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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in St. Joseph with free breakfast and indoor pool
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Situated in St. Joseph, this hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Glore Psychiatric Museum and within 6 mi (10 km) of Jesse James Home Museum and Patee House Museum. Krug Park and Pony Express Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
An indoor pool, a fitness center, and a 24-hour business center are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a meeting room, laundry facilities, and free newspapers.
Room Amenities
All 65 rooms provide conveniences like sitting areas and refrigerators, plus free WiFi and LCD TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include microwaves, premium bedding, and coffee makers.
Guest Highlights
- Comfortable rooms
- Good location
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
Quality Suites St. Joseph
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Quality Suites St. Joseph features an indoor pool and a fitness center. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. A complimentary breakfast is offered. This business-friendly hotel also offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Quality Suites St. Joseph is a smoke-free property.
- Free breakfast
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Total number of rooms - 65
- Number of floors - 3
- Laundry facilities
- One meeting room
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Indoor pool
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- Free weekday newspaper
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Shower/tub combination
- Phone
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 5 AM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per stay
Hotel Name
- Comfort Suites Hotel St. Joseph
- Comfort Suites St. Joseph
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The German government has banned Tom Cruise from using any of its military sites because he is a member of the Church of Scientology which it considers to be a cult masquerading as a religion. Cruise is making a film about Claus von Stauffenberg who attempted to kill Hitler in the summer of 1944.
One question raised by this episode is who decides what is or is not a religion? And, what does a person's religion have to do with making a film or keeping a job? it really is irrelevant whether or not the Church of Scientology is or is not a religion, that decision belongs to individuals, not to governments. Many atheists regard Christianity or Judaism or any religion as nothing more than a collection of myths. If an atheist was in charge of deciding who could use military sites they might decide against Christians on grounds that religion is a cult. The memory and bravery of Claus von Stauffenberg should not be caught up in some silly dispute about religion.

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East Lake softball is trying to win its first softball championship and make history this weekend in the Class 5A final four against an opponent that, well, is history.
In 24 years of sanctioned fast-pitch softball, Bartow has been to the playoffs 20 times. The Yellow Jackets are 64-13 in the postseason and have made the state final four 14 times, winning seven championships.
Does undefeated East Lake (28-0) stand a chance?
Well, of course.
While Bartow is the only team to ever win five straight championships, that stretch of titles ended in 2006, and the Yellow Jackets (27-1) haven't been back to the semifinals since.
In their return, they meet an Eagles team primed for greatness, with a stacked lineup of college-bound seniors led by powerful ace Alyssa Bache, who is backed by an airtight defense.
It won't be easy. The Eagles are No. 2 in the ESPN Rise national poll, but Bartow is No. 9. In the MaxPreps poll, East Lake is No. 3 and Bartow No. 5.
It is probably the best matchup of the state tournament, and the much-anticipated duel is Friday at 7 at Clermont's National Training Center.
Five reasons East Lake can win
1. Simple: Bache. The Florida signee is eager and hungry, but most important, she is dominant.
In 142 innings, she has allowed 33 hits and struck out 251. Her ERA is 0.34, and that's actually inflated because of one bad inning against Seminole.
Bartow sophomore Lauren West is daunting, but not dominant. She has allowed 25 more hits in 27 fewer innings with 102 fewer strikeouts, but she has a great defense behind her.
2. They are ready. The Eagles were all juniors last year when they lost to Niceville in the semifinals, and that usually leads to pretty good things the following year. Pretty great things, even.
3. Coach Mike Estes has done a wonderful job instilling a quiet, calm confidence in the Eagles. There's also spunky leaders like Hayley Davis and Sydney Dinelli to make sure everyone stays on task, and enough lightheartedness (hello, Amanda and Alyssa Weaver) to keep things from getting too tight. It's a nice mix.
4. These girls can hit, and there really isn't an easy out in the lineup. But the hardest outs are in the middle, where 3-4-5 hitters Sarah Schutz and the Killer Ds — Davis and Dinelli — are batting a combined .485 with 30 doubles, eight triples, seven home runs and 101 RBIs.
Most amazing? The last time East Lake played a game where all three of those players didn't have a hit was March 11.
Davis is working on a 25-game hitting streak. Dinelli's is at 21. And Schutz has an RBI in eight straight, with at least two RBIs in six of those.
That's really nice when you are surrounded by high-average hitters like Alyssa Weaver (.430), Marisa Palumbo (.414), Kelsey Oonk (.405) and Erin Rawls (.392).
5. This is just to help Estes sleep a little easier, but there's this: when a Pinellas County softball team goes into the state final four ranked in the top three in the country, they are 2-0 when it comes to winning a state title. And Countryside even won a national title in 2002.
And one more thing for Estes to digest with his warm glass of milk at bedtime: Bartow has never beaten a Pinellas County team in the postseason.
(Now, just don't tell him the sample for that stat is just one game. PHU won its first state title in 1999 by beating the Yellow Jackets in the final.)
Five reasons East Lake may not win
1. Most of the Eagles weren't even born the last time Bartow lost a state semifinal in 1993. Since then, they are 11-0.
2. Coach Glen Rutenbar has 675 career wins and all those state titles for a reason, so don't think he has been sitting back marveling at East Lake's stats.
3. Bache hasn't seen a lineup like this in 2011. The Yellow Jackets are hitting .420 as a team with more doubles, triples and homers than the vaunted Eagles.
4. East Lake hasn't been in too many pressure-packed situations, so if it's a 0-0 game into the seventh inning, how will the Eagles react?
5. If Bartow's 2-3-4 hitters outperform East Lake's 3-4-5 hitters, that won't be good. If you thought East Lake's middle was monstrous, well, you may reconsider.
Leadoff hitter Brittany McNeil (.427) is a pain, but No. 2 hitter Shelby Duncan (.505, 10 doubles, eight triples) is awesome, No. 3 Emily Sanders has a state-leading 55 RBIs with 13 doubles and nine triples, and cleanup hitter Elizabeth Glass is hitting .517 with four homers.
Bache will need to tread lightly.
Prediction: The Eagles get the production they are used to getting, put some early pressure on West and pull through with a 3-1 win.
State softball semifinals
National Training Center, Clermont
Admission: $8 per session; parking is $5.
Friday's games
Class 5A: Niceville vs. Wellington, 5; Bartow vs. East Lake, 7
Class 2A: Sneads vs. Delray Beach American Heritage, noon; Winter Park Trinity Prep vs. Naples Community School, 2


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IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine scored four runs in the top of the 10th and went on to defeat San Diego State, 7-3, Tuesday at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The Anteaters climbed to 4-0 with the win while the Aztecs dropped to 1-3 on the season.
Jordan Fox led the Anteaters with two hits while Tommy Reyes' two-run single in the 10th gave the team a pair of insurance runs and capped the four-run frame. Brian Hernandez, who was 1 for 5 with an RBI, also got the win after pitching an inning in relief and striking out two while yielding an unearned run on two hits. Andrew Thurman gave UCI a strong start, striking out six in 5.1 innings and limited San Diego State to just two runs while not allowing a walk.
San Diego State took the early lead in the bottom of the first after Brandon Meredith hit a two-out double off Thurman and then was singled in by Jomel Torres.
The Anteaters knotted the score in the top of the third as Jon Hurst worked a full-count walk, took second on the sacrifice from Reyes, advanced to third on the wild pitch from starter Steven Moranda and then scored on an error by shortstop Cody Slader.
Hernandez led off the UCI fourth with a booming double to left and took third on a groundout to second before scoring on the sacrifice fly by Drew Hillman to give the Anteaters a 2-1 edge.
Hernandez figured again in the top of the fifth, hitting a 1-0 pitch to the right-side of the infield to score D.J. Crumlich, who had singled and took third on a hit by Fox.
The Aztecs answered, trimming the lead to one in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single from Cody Smith to score Dillon Bryant from second.
A UCI error proved costly in the bottom of the ninth as Reyes was unable to come up with a grounder off the bat of pinch hitter Kyle Hayes, putting runners on first and second. Smith hit an 0-1 offering from Hernandez to right to score Jared Hunt, tying the score at 3-3.
However, the Anteaters jumped on San Diego State in the top of the 10th, scoring four runs to take a 7-3 lead. Christian Ramirez drew a four-pitch walk from reliever Corey Black. Hillman laced a single to right that was misjudged by Meredith and got past the right-fielder, allowing Ramirez to score on the two-base error. Ronnie Shaeffer followed with a two-out run-scoring single to right and was followed by a two-run double from Scott Gottschling and Reyes' single up the middle.
Southpaw Jimmy Litchfield pitched a perfect 10th, using just seven pitches to retire the Aztecs in order and end the game.
Black took the loss for SDSU, falling to 0-1 after giving up four runs on four hits in two innings.


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Mum jumps to death with son after 'husband mocked her when surgery left her with pig nose'
A woman killed herself and her young son after her husband kept "oinking" at her when plastic surgery left her with a 'pig nose', it has been claimed.
Russian sales representative Anna Ozhigova, 33, had a nose job which she believed – made her nostrils oversized and meant she could no longer smile properly.
Friends say the surgery was the trigger for the failure of her marriage, leading to a split from her husband and a chain of events which left her without hope.
Although she found a new boyfriend, she feared her businessman husband was about to secure custody of her son Gleb, eight, they said.
She jumped to her death from her parents' ninth floor apartment in the Siberian city of Omsk on 13 October holding the boy in her arms, reported the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.
His body was found close to hers.
She "left a note explaining her personal reasons", said a statement by the Russian Investigative Committee, equivalent of the FBI.
It was revealed that earlier she had written on social media to a friend:
"The surgeon convinced me that my nose didn't suit me.I'm easily impressed, and he convinced me. He was saying he would change the shape just one millimetre.""I can't smile. My nostrils are now as big as if I was a pig, and moving apart.
"My smile is now a frown because he removed muscles above my lip and changed something. My husband is oinking when he sees me."
She told how she wore full make up when they were together in the evening but "he's known me for 12 years and can't get used to me now.I'm also having problems with my facial expressions. He says was stupid to do this surgery."
She stressed: "I can't accept the idea that I'm going to be like this forever. I have a child, and I live for him. I'm going to a psychologist."
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Since his mom's death, 16-year old Andrew has repeatedly gotten into trouble at school. The principal, while sympathetic, has no choice but to expel him. Andrew's dad Peter, suffering from his own grief, is at a loss.
So Peter arranges for the boy to spend a week on a farm owned by a trusted friend Galen – Peter's former shop teacher, now retired, who's become a somewhat renowned wood sculptor. Galen had helped Peter stay on the right path when he himself was a teenager. Andrew is unhappy and confused about this decision; father and son have had a hard time talking about what each is going through. Peter's hope is that by sending Andrew away for awhile he'll be able to clear his mind and start thinking of things beyond himself. But Peter's trusted old friend has been living a dual life.


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One of the most risible scenes in the farce of life, observed Samuel Johnson, is the reciprocal civility of authors — but there's certainly no danger of Frederic Raphael falling into that trap. The acclaimed author of The Glittering Prizes has laid into two of England's leading writers, Sebastian Faulks and Julian Barnes.
In his latest book, Distant Intimacy: A Friendship in the Age of the Internet, in which Raphael and American essayist Joseph Epstein exchange emails, Raphael declares that Barnes might just about be "fine, in the wincing, mincing flesh" but he is "not a flashing light that will ever dispose me to pull in to the kerb". He goes on to dismiss the Booker prize-winner as "Mr Skimpy Flashplot, words administered by dripper, French polish a speciality, self–importance in a Gucci bag, Flaubert's sparrow".
He is no less damning about Faulks, declaring that his 2002 novel, On Green Dolphin Street, is "so witless, so lamely written, so incompetent and so sexless, when dealing with love and lust, that I wondered who these people were who, cited on the back, had found it so fine. The charge of envy (of bestsellers) cannot be maintained when its object lacks all style". Ouch.
Yet elsewhere he says in seeming contradiction "the literary vocation is a call to malice and envy as well as, we like to think, Higher Things". Presumably Raphael will have less of a problem with any reviewers who might wish to provide glowing recommendations with which to adorn the back of his own book.
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Any minute now, June will be busting out all over—the summer solstice month of long days, of bridal parties and Father's Day tributes. If you're anticipating a June baby, why not consider one of the names that relate directly or slightly indirectly to the month of its birth? Here are some June names to ponder.
June—Too obvious for a June baby? Perhaps. Until recently, June was considered the quintessential fifties goody-goody girl name, as in June Cleaver– apronned mom of Beaver– and twinkly actress June Allyson (born Ella). But as those images have faded to sepia, June is sounding less saccharine and more modern. Balthazar Getty used it for his daughter in 2008, and Amanda Peet realized its middle-name potential when she named her daughter Molly June.
Junia –Junia is the name of a Roman woman who was an early convert to Christianity and in all probability the only female apostle in the New Testament, praised and complimented by the apostle Paul. A common name in ancient Rome, it also belonged to the first wife of the Emperor Caligula, Junia Claudilla, but is rarely heard today.


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Kelly and Sherri did a great job putting together these pictures of Lori and her family.
It's only January 10th, but I have already had enough winter. I suppose people in Atlanta, and other cities across the south are waking up to that same sentiment today. At least the snow they got this weekend will be gone in a few days. We have another couple of months of cold left. Ugh.
Have you ever seen a six foot tall rabbit? Well last night at Schalmont high school, we saw the students put on a production of Harvey... So yes we did get to see a six foot tall white rabbit. They put on a great show, Kiana was Nurse Kelly. I took a few pictures, and took a short video clip of the curtain call. There are more pictures in the gallery.
I don't usually post stuff like this, but I saw this video on youtube a few weeks ago, and thought it was pretty good. obviously this was very planned, with multiple "camera" angles and all the phones plugged into external speakers to produce better sound. But I figured that this stunt would probably take an obscure band into the spotlight. Well yesterday on my way in to work I heard this song on the Alt Nation station on Sirius / XM So apparently the Stunt worked. Pretty cool use of iPhones
I didn't post anything all summer long, so I thought I would put up a few pictures of what we have been up to...
As usual, we have been able to enjoy quite a few of these
We did a little hiking, and got out in the kayaks a few times.
Then Autumn came along way too fast, and we had to start to get ready for winter.
Then Autumn ended way too soon.
That wasn't all that we did this summer, just a few highlights. I can't believe the snow we had on Oct 22nd. Too early.


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Asus claims the device can be used as a multimedia player, e-reader, Web browser, or, with the help of a keyboard docking station, a full-featured PC. The company didn't share much in the way of specs -- after all, the Eee Pad won't be on the market until early 2011 -- but said the "ultra-slim and light" device will include a webcam, USB port, HDMI-out, SD slot, and should offer 10 hours of battery life. Prices are expected to range between $399 and $449. Unfortunately, their rumored Google-android tablet was nowhere to be seen.
As for the Eee Tablet, Asus describes it as "one of the world's most accurate and sensitive digital note taking devices" which will give users the feel of writing on paper. It will be available in September for $199 to $299, and will feature an 8-inch grayscale display, two-megapixel camera to snap photos of slides or other subjects for notes later on, an electronic notepad, Wi-Fi, a media player and a battery life of 10 hours.


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The tremor hit the capital on Saturday night at about 166 kilometres southwest of Mexico city and the epicentre was located at 133 kilometres north of the large beach resort city of Acapulco.
"No major damage reported at the time, however the reports are preliminary. If you are aware of damage, please tell us," said Felipe Calderon, Mexican president.
After the major earthquake, thousands of pilgrims who were assembled for the feast experienced temporary electricity blackout in some parts of the capital. Even cell phone networks quickly became saturated.
According to AFP reporter, hundreds of people celebrating the christmas festivities at the Telephone workers rushed into the streets after the tremor which shook the capital.
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Personal injuries (edition 1999)
by Scott Turow
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Personal Injuries by Scott Turow
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Early on, I was going to give up on this book (something I rarely do). However, I was drawn in and I ended up being quite emotionally invested in the story's main character. Robbie is a shady individual....to say the least, but you end up loving him. QUITE AN ENDING!!!!....enough said. Love your work, Mr. Turow.
Lawyer Robbie Feaver is caught by the IRS evading taxes. He's offered a deal by the U.S. Attorney and FBI to help catch the corrupt judges that are taking bribes from Robbie and other lawyers. Robbie is a slick talking lawyer who agreees but doesn't always tell everything he knows.
This was a complicated legal story with a lot of characters to keep track of. For me it was slow to get started but then it did pull me in. Turow's story is more about the characters than the plot but I enjoyed that. But the story did have a few surprises especially at the end.
This was a remarkable book from an author and a genre I don't usually read about. I was quite shocked that I liked this. The story was well thought of, well paced and well written. The characters are memorable and they became a part of you. It's a law story that has heart and I think that what was good about it. I think this book is underrated so I recommend everybody to grab a copy and read it! Watch out for the twist at the end!
Fantastic. This book kept me guessing until the very end. I wanted to find out what was going on from chapter to chapter so badly, that I stayed up into the wee hours of the morning, trying to finish the book. This is a fascinating, believable legal thriller. There are so many unexpected twists and turns that will keep you on your toes. I agree, there were a lot of characters and at times, it was hard to keep track of everyone. But all told, I was riveted from the beginning to the end.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0446608602, Mass Market Paperback)Scott Turow has always pushed himself beyond the expectations of readers and critics. In Presumed Innocent (1987), he introduced fictional Kindle County and ushered in the era that spawned such mega-authors as John Grisham, Richard North Patterson, and David Baldacci. In Personal Injuries, Turow continues to innovate on legal fiction, but his achievement this time is not gained through clever plot twists (though there are several) or intense legal action (though there is much of that too). The achievement of mastery this time is via exquisitely drawn, Faulknerian characters--attorney Robbie Feaver, agent Evon Miller, U.S. Attorney Stan Sennett, and Justice Brendan Tuohey--whose lives become the driving mystery at the core of the book.
The novel begins with Robbie Feaver seeking counsel from the narrator, attorney George Mason. For years, Feaver has been bribing several judges in the Common Law Claims Division to win favorable judgments. Now that U.S. Attorney Stan Sennett has uncovered Feaver's dirty little secret, he wants to use Feaver to get at the man he believes to be at the center of all the legal corruption in the metropolitan area, Brendan Tuohey, Presiding Judge of Common Law Claims and heir apparent to the Chief Justice of Kindle County Superior Court. With Mason as an advisor, Robbie assists Sennett and his team of FBI undercover agents in crafting a massive sting operation that involves an FBI-manufactured lawyer named "James McManis," a cast of fictional clients, and "Evon Miller"--a deep cover agent (and former Olympic athlete)--who poses as Robbie's paralegal and paramour.
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As much as this week is pretty much dedicated to the run up to the Academy Awards, we can't completely forget about new releases, now can we? The most notable of which for this week is obviously Triple 9, which boasts an incredible cast from top to bottom, on par with any Oscar bait movie. Personally, I didn't care for the film too much, but what it does sport is a leading man role for Casey Affleck, who is deserving of many more of these. He's been knocking on the front door of the A-list for some time now, so hopefully it's about to happen for him.
The film is a crime drama about desperate men. A group of ex military and/or current Atlanta cops are pulling off bank heists for the wife of a jailed Russian mob boss (Kate Winslet). When she informs their leader (Chiwetel Ejiofor) that a hit on a Homeland Security installment for something that could get her husband free is next, the group initially finds the request impossible. Then, one of the cops on the crew (Anthony Mackie) essentially offers up his straight laced new partner (Affleck) as bait. They'll pull a "999", which is code for officer shot, and kill him, sending every officer to that scene and leaving them to pull off the job. Of course, nothing goes according to plan. John Hillcoat directs a script from Matt Cook, while the cast, in addition to the aforementioned Affleck, Ejiofor, Mackie, and Winslet, includes Clifton Collins Jr., Gal Gadot, Woody Harrelson, Teresa Palmer, Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus, Michael Kenneth Williams, and many more. A lot of them are wasted, frankly, but as mentioned above, it's good to see Affleck get a leading man role.
I have a lot of problems with the movie, but the cast does give it the old college try. Winslet has fun with her part, though only Affleck really emerges completely unscathed. He plays it straight and doesn't seem nearly as silly as the rest of the cast does when things fall apart. There's a great procedural sequence during a search of a house that highlights the talent we know Hillcoat has as a filmmaker, but most of the time everyone falls short of the mark. Affleck comes off looking the best, but this definitely won't be a project that will get him any kind of awards love, that's for sure.
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Casey Affleck moves closer to leading man status with "Triple 9"
As much as this week is pretty much dedicated to the run up to the Academy Awards, we can't completely forget about new releases, now can we? The most notable of which for this week is obviously Triple 9, which boasts an incredible cast from top to bottom, on par with any Oscar bait movie. Personally, I didn't care for the film too much, but what it does sport is a leading man role for Casey Affleck, who is deserving of many more of these. He's been knocking on the front door of the A-list for some time now, so hopefully it's about to happen for him.
Kate Winslet and Alicia Vikander are duking it out for Best Supporting Actress
With less than a full week now until the Academy Awards, we're continuing to focus in on a few of the races that might still be up in the air. In terms of the big eight (minus Best Picture, which I'll tackle in a few days), the only category up for any real amount of debate is Best Supporting Actress, where the case can be made that Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs is sneaking up on Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl. Can Winslet wind up pulling the upset on Vikander at the last moment? Let's discuss it a bit now and see if we can figure that out…
Best Supporting Actress has been a weird category all season long. There was a long period where Vikander, along with Rooney Mara for Carol, were potentially going to go Lead, as opposed to Supporting. Once we finally got the nominees, which in addition to Mara, Vikander, and Winslet, including Jennifer Jason Leigh from The Hateful Eight as well as Rachel McAdams from Spotlight, it was then a matter of seeing who would do best with the precursors. We never got a strong sense, though after a while it seemed like Vikander and Winslet were pulling away. Now, we're at a point where it seems like they're the only two logical winners. The question is, which one will emerge victorious?
The case for Vikander is a pretty simple one to process here, in that she's won the most this season in the Supporting Actress race. She beat Winslet head to head at SAG, which holds a lot of water, and it certainly doesn't hurt that she's poised to be the next big thing. Her film seems to be slightly more preferred to Winslet's, while it also engages the heart more. This does set her up nicely to be the frontrunner, though I'll concede that it doesn't make her an unbeatable one. If you're a betting man or woman, I'd bet on Vikander, but she's not in an invincible position, not by a long shot. She is, however, the prohibitive frontrunner.
The case for Winslet is slightly more flighty, if that makes sense. It puts a ton of credence onto the BAFTA and Golden Globe wins for her, though they came when she wasn't up against Vikander. That's what gives me the real pause. If not for that, I'd look for the highly regarded and well […]
Golden Globe results: Surprises and Upsets everywhere as 'The Martian' and 'The Revenant' emerge victorious
Wow. Just…wow. As much as I try to prepare myself for the unexpected, last night's 73rd Golden Globe Awards was still something else. My predictions, along with everyone else in the industry, were way off, as curveball after curveball came our way. It turned out to be a very good night for The Revenant, with The Martian also having a strong showing. As good as it was for those two, it was a poor night for both The Big Short and Spotlight, as shut outs were pitched. Hell, even Steve Jobs managed to come back from the dead and take home a pair of prizes. It was impossible to see all of this coming, though a few things were potential upsets heading into the night. Still…wow.
Where to start? Well, at the beginning, I guess. Nothing turned out as we expected it to, leading the night to be anything but routine. The Globes gave a big boost to Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film The Revenant, as it led the way with three wins, emerging victorious in Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for Leonardo DiCaprio, and Best Director for Iñárritu himself. The Martian and Steve Jobs were the only other two movies to win multiple awards, as the former took Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) for Matt Damon, while the latter took Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Kate Winslet and Best Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin. Other big wins went to Brie Larson for Room with the Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) category, Jennifer Lawrence for Joy with the Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) category, and Sylvester Stallone for Creed in Best Supporting Actor. Most of those were surprises too, to one degree or another. We even got an upset in Best Original Song, as "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre won. The only non surprises, outside of DiCaprio and Larson, were Inside Out winning Best Animated Feature Film, Son of Saul winning Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language), and Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight taking Best Original Score.
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Hollywood Contenders – "Steve Jobs": Oscar predictions for November
Maybe I was just distracted by watching the New York Mets in the playoffs this fall, but I think the time is flying folks. It's already November, which is getting to be late in the game. A couple of precursors have already announced their nominees, we only really have four unseen major contenders left (The Big Short, The Hateful Eight, Joy, and The Revenant), and some presumed frontrunners in a couple of categories have emerged. At the same time though, we're almost done with the year and no category is locked up yet (yes, not even Best Animated Feature…the closest one would be Best Foreign Language Feature). Simply put, it's an exciting time and a perfect moment to update my Academy Award predictions yet again.
The big thing people have been debating (besides if The Martian can actually win in the big categories, but I'll be tackling that in an article early next week) is how much Steve Jobs is hurt by the lack of a strong box office. Some think it's barely been affected, some think it's dead in the water. Me? I think the truth is somewhere in between. I'm of the opinion that wins might be a struggle now without the public interest that was expected, and even a few down the line nominations might be tougher to get, but the majority of its campaign should remain the same. Voters don't consider box office like analysts do, so this is more perception than actual reality. Steve Jobs was hurt by bombing financially, but it's still very much in the race. It's certainly something to keep in mind though, moving forward…
Here now is how I see the Oscar nominations, as of the beginning of November:
1. Spotlight
2. The Martian
3. Room
4. The Revenant
5. Joy
6. The Hateful Eight
7. Steve Jobs
8. Brooklyn
9. The Big Short
10. Carol
Next in line: 11. The Danish Girl 12. Bridge of Spies 13. Inside Out 14. Son of Saul 15. Sicario 16. In the Heart of the Sea 17. Concussion 18. Miles Ahead (possible 2016 release) 19. Beasts of No Nation 20. Macbeth 21. Mad Max: Fury Road 22. Black Mass 23. 45 Years 24. 45 By the Sea 25. Suffragette 26. Truth 27. Straight Outta Compton 28. Our Brand is Crisis 29. Anomalisa 30. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
1. Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
2. Ridley Scott – The Martian
3. David O. Russell – Joy
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Steve Jobs Bombs at Box Office
The word is in, Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs didn't make it at the Box Office. Expected revenue for this weekend is around $7.5 million from over 2,490 theaters.
Only a few critics have been backing this less-than-flattering biopic. Both Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet's performances are great.
Some of the critics have been brutal:
'Steve Jobs' Bombs: What Went Wrong With the Apple Drama
'Sorkin's script fails to shout and quip its way to anything approaching dramatic vibrancy'
In his latest work (Aaron Sorkin), Steve Jobs, the cringing for me started at the outset with his typical outpouring of clever sentences that in a better dramatist's hand might lead to dazzling repartee
NOTE: Apple and Jobs' wife, Laurene, have expressed their disapproval of the film. She called it "fiction."
A second October Oscar predictions update
With only a week or so to go until Halloween, we're really racing to the end of the 2015 awards season. As such, I think it's more than prudent to take another look at my Oscar predictions today, something I'll be doing more and more often going forward. Obviously, a number of X factors make predicting the Academy Awards in October little more than educated guesswork, but that's how you slowly move towards answers. I've got a few big question marks still, but this represents one of my more fact based takes on what the race could ultimately shape up to be like. That's something, right?
What I really tried to focus on this time was nailing down a potentially weak Best Actor race as well as where to put those pesky unseen contenders like The Big Short, Concussion, The Hateful Eight, Joy, The Revenant, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Currently, I have them all scoring nominations, with all but one getting cited in multiple categories. You obviously can't quite know what to do with them, but with some awards hopefuls like Carol, Spotlight, and Steve Jobs being known entities, it pays to be a bit bullish. I'm playing it a little bit conservatively with Joy right now, but in the next update I might be going close to all in on that one. Sit tight for more on that hunch, but take a gander at what I currently think Oscar will do below…
Here now are my most up to date Academy Award predictions:
1. Spotlight
2. Steve Jobs
3. The Revenant
4. The Martian
5. Room
6. The Hateful Eight
7. Brooklyn
8. Joy
9. The Big Short
10. Carol
Next in line: 11. The Danish Girl 12. Bridge of Spies 13. Inside Out 14. Son of Saul 15. Beasts of No Nation 16. Sicario 17. Concussion 18. Miles Ahead (possible 2016 release) 19. By the Sea 20. Our Brand is Crisis 21. In the Heart of the Sea 22. Macbeth 23. Black Mass 24. 45 Years 25. Suffragette 26. Truth 27. Straight Outta Compton 28. Mad Max: Fury Road 29. Anomalisa 30. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
1. Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
2. Danny Boyle – Steve Jobs
3. Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
4. Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
5. Ridley Scott – The Martian
Next in line: 6. John Crowley – Brooklyn 7. David O. Russell – Joy 8. Todd Haynes – Carol 9. Steven Spielberg – Bridge of […]
Hollywood Contenders: Steve Jobs Didn't Work
By Michael Russnow
In his latest work, Steve Jobs, the cringing for me started at the outset with his typical outpouring of clever sentences that in a better dramatist's hand might lead to dazzling repartee. However, the key word is dramatist, the ability to fashion together plots and conversation that compel us to pay attention, through comedy or tragedy or a mix of both. The mere stringing together of shrewd phraseology that, for the most part, is not believable patter among characters, doesn't work no matter how intriguing we believe them to be.
So, whether it's Jobs played by Michael Fassbender, who does an awfully good job with what he has, or his key aide and ally Joanna Hoffman played by Kate Winslet (who seems to develop a thick eastern European accent in the middle of the film not indicated early on) or Steve Wozniak, well portrayed by Seth Rogen, the exchanges are so intuitively profound without anyone giving a moment's thought to what they are about to say or where they're saying it that it ceases to be about people in conflict. It's as if they were robots with access to a terrific thesaurus.
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A first crack at Golden Globe predictions
Now that we're well into the fall months and about to enter the tail end of the 2015 movie release season, I wanted to take my first crack at some Golden Globe predictions. I'll be mixing these in with Oscar predictions going forward, but early Globe picks are always interesting to me, especially since sometimes you're still guessing category placement and just what the tastes of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will look like at the time. They're almost impossible to accurately guess off the bat the first time around, but that little factoid has yet to stop me from trying all the same. Here goes nothing!
What you'll notice below is that things more or less reflect how I see the Academy Awards going, but with some slight changes. Obviously, the Comedy or Musical categories open things up to some other contenders, though we won't know for a bit still how certain contenders will decide to compete. We know that Joy is likely to go Drama, but The Big Short and The Martian, for example, are two that could go the Comedy route. I have pretty much the same winners here as with Oscar, with the exception of Ridley Scott winning Best Director, on the potential strength of The Martian going Comedy and winning Best Picture in that area and getting Matt Damon that Best Actor win as well. The Drama category at the Globes still is where the Best Picture winner for Oscar likely will come from, with Spotlight and Steve Jobs facing off for now, though The Revenant is an X factor spoiler here. We'll have more HFPA analysis coming soon, but these predictions should suffice for now…
Here you go folks, my initial look at how the Golden Globe awards could shape up:
Best Picture (Drama)
1. Spotlight
2. The Revenant
3. Steve Jobs
4. The Hateful Eight
5. Joy
If there's a sixth: Brooklyn
Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
1. The Martian
2. Trainwreck
3. The Big Short
4. Love & Mercy
5. Our Brand is Crisis
If there's a sixth: Grandma
Best Actor (Drama)
1. Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
2. Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
3. Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
4. Johnny Depp – Black Mass
5. Jake Gyllenhaal – Southpaw
If there's a sixth: Tom Hanks – Bridge of Spies
Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
1. Matt Damon – The Martian
2. Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
3. Bill Murray – Rock the Kasbah
4. John Cusack – Love & Mercy
5. Bill Hader – Trainwreck
If there's a […]
Which films have benefitted most from screening at the 53rd New York Film Festival?
On Saturday, the 53rd annual New York Film Festival came to a close. I've been at the festival for a number of years now, and I have to say…NYFF is always something special. The 2015 incarnation of the fest was no different, though for my money it wasn't quite as jam packed as last year, but that's another story. What's easy to see though is that a handful of films definitely benefitted from playing at the festival, especially in terms of Oscar. Below you'll see my take on who and what is sitting in a prettier spot for Academy Award attention than before NYFF began…
First of all, which were the movies that played at NYFF that had some level of awards aspirations? Well, titles of that nature included The Assassin, Bridge of Spies (a special Gala presentation), Brooklyn, Carol, The Lobster, The Martian (a special surprise inclusion), Miles Ahead (the Closing Night selection), Mountains May Depart, Son of Saul, Steve Jobs (the Centerpiece selection), The Walk (the Opening Night selection), and Where to Invade Next. Those dozen flicks, to one degree or another, would like to appeal to the Academy. The question is just if they can and if so, then how much? Well, that's what we're going to be discussing right now.
In terms of Best Picture, Director, or the Screenplay categories, there's some definite contenders. I'd say Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Carol, The Martian, and Steve Jobs are strong players, potentially, with Son of Saul as a possible spoiler. Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, and Carol will have a tougher time in Best Director than in Best Picture due to the expanded lineup, though each will have a chance as well in Best Adapted Screenplay (especially Brooklyn, which could be a Screenplay lock for Nick Hornby) or Best Original Screenplay, depending on the situation. The Martian is an X factor (Ridley Scott and Drew Goddard are in play though for sure), with Son of Saul being the same, albeit a longer shot. Steve Jobs definitely emerged the strongest, now potentially in line to compete for wins all around (for Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin), not just nominations. As for The Walk? It had hopes initially, but those seem to have faded outside of technical categories. The Assassin and Mountains May Depart are far more limited in their chances, though Son of Saul seems like the foreign title that will eat […]
"The Big Short": An October Oscar predictions update
Happy Friday friends! It's not only the end of the week, but the beginning of the month of October as well, so obviously it's time for a new set of Academy Award predictions. It'll be an interesting new set as well, considering the things that I've seen since last time. Honestly, with Miles Ahead debuting tomorrow at the New York Film Festival, the list of unseen titles is shrinking by the day. As such, there's hopefully a bit of clarity in the race, while also suggesting which categories will be the stronger ones this year and which ones will be the weaker ones (in fact, look for a piece on that next week). Right now though, I'll give you a quick preview and then dive right into these Oscar predictions!
The big things to keep in mind with this Academy Award nominations update is that I've seen Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Son of Saul, Steve Jobs, and more firsthand. That can help clarify things a bit. What's most noticeable here this time around is that Spotlight and Steve Jobs seem like the frontrunners for the major non acting categories right now (Aaron Sorkin especially seems like he could have Best Adapted Screenplay in the bag). I've also dropped Bridge of Spies from most categories, just to see how that feels. The new addition of note here is The Big Short, obviously, which I think could be our late year surprise. A lot will depend on how things like The Hateful Eight, Joy, and The Revenant do, but assuming they're up to snuff, the one unexpected hit could be The Big Short. We'll see, but it's something to keep in mind…
Here now is how I see the Oscar nominations going down, as of today:
1. Spotlight
2. Steve Jobs
3. The Revenant
4. The Hateful Eight
5. Brooklyn
6. Room
7. The Martian
8. Joy
9. The Big Short
10. The Danish Girl
Next in line: 11. Carol 12. Bridge of Spies 13. Inside Out 14. The Light Between Oceans (possible 2016 release) 15. Son of Saul 16. Beasts of No Nation 17. Sicario 18. Miles Ahead (possible 2016 release) 19. Our Brand is Crisis 20. Truth 21. By the Sea 22. Macbeth 23. Suffragette 24. The Walk 25. In the Heart of the Sea 26. Trainwreck 27. Freeheld 28. The End of the Tour 29. Anomalisa 30. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Re: linking c++ and mathematica
You should use MathLink to do this. Section 2.12 in the Mathematica
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Adam Yauch, rapper and founder of the the one an only Beastie Boys, died on Friday of cancer. He was 47. The world is definitely a much cooler place because of MCA and the Beastie Boys.
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In Chanel's recent Sophisticated Eyes Collection, it introduced a new brow pencil to the U.S. market. This is the new Crayon Sourcils Sculpting Brow Pencil ($29). Like the older Crayon Sourcils Precision Brow Definer pencil (now gone from Chanel's website), the pencil is wood with a useful brow brush on one end. The older pencil has gold lettering, the new has white lettering. Please note that the picture above is the used one that I purchased in Europe in March-it's shorter than a new pencil because I've been using it for several months.
I bought the lightest shade, Blond Clair (in the former Crayon Sourcils, I used Taupe, which is swatched third from the right in the line-up here. There are four colors total in the new line–Brun Naturel, Blond Clair, Brun Cendre and Noir Cendre.
I find the new Chanel Crayon Sourcils slightly waxier and creamier than the dryer, older formula. To avoid a "too waxy" or matted look and to keep brows looking natural, using the convenient attached brush is essential. Unsurprisingly, it's softer than Shu Uemura's Hard Formula and so the Chanel works a bit faster.
Here are swatches of Chanel Blond Clair and the discontinued Chanel Taupe, together with Shu's Hard Formula in Seal Brown. Keep in mind that Shu's Hard Formula is not designed to adhere to skin (hair only), so the swatch is patchy and had to be applied several times before it adhered to my arm.
Overall, I find that the new Crayon Sourcils has excellent staying power, is very easy to use, and looks very natural once brushed over. If you are looking for a quick brow solution that is easily accessible and easily packable, it is definitely worth investigating.


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Manager (Project Audit) (Ref: MPA)
The successful candidate will perform audit review and investigation to ensure compliance with the Group's control procedures and working instructions. As an integral team member of the Internal Audit Department, he/she will focus on development project audits including project budget, progress, contract award & administration and final account.
- Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent is a must
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I am trying to replace a faucet but I used a seat wrench to remove the seat and it stripped all of the seats. How can I get this out?
Customer, I have faced this problem many times in my Plumbing Business. What we do when this happens is we use an "Easy-out" bit such as you would use to remove broken bolts on automobiles after you drill a hole in them.
Easy-out bits are made in different sizes and tool steel. This makes them capable of being lightly tapped with a hammer so it will "bite into" the brass seat while at the same time, you have a crescent wrench on the head of the Easy-out trying to turn it.
So what you need is an Easy-out kit, crescent wrench, small hammer, patience and a helper. Push the Easy-out into the seat hole, have someone hold it while you put the crescent wrench on it, tap the head of the tool with your hammer and turn it at the same time. Keep trying this...tap it with a hammer and turn at the same time.
If this does not work, the only other way to correct this problem, in my experience, is to replace the shower body with a new unit. Obviously, this is a last resort.
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HELP diag this problem, when radio is turned off Sub BLAST non stop
Its intermittent. I have a after market sub/amp Type R + new alpine MRP amp. if the radio is off 1/2 the time it just makes the sub bump as loud as possible with a consistent peaked bass noise, if you turn on the radio it stops imminently? any ideas?
Might wanna check the wires. Did you DIY the install?
your remote wire is not turning your amp off with the radio. find out why.
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U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.) made the following statement regarding news from the completed U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study that examined the water quality of 127 shallow domestic wells in the Fayetteville Shale natural gas production area of Arkansas and found no groundwater contamination associated with gas production.
"The President and his administration have been trying to cripple hydraulic fracturing for years, even though domestic energy production has been one of the only bright spots in our economy, thanks in large part to the utilization of this technology," Vitter said. "It's certainly encouraging to see this positive result from a study using sound and transparent science to draw conclusions instead of ideology. The EPA's mishaps with fabricating evidence in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming caused an unnecessary attack on an effective, efficient and safe method of developing domestic energy. Studies like these from the USGS help set the record straight."
Recently Vitter sent a letter to President Obama highlighting how the United Kingdom is moving toward hydraulic fracturing because it works.
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Pirates Add Cumpton to 40-Man Roster; DFA Mike Zagurski
Mike Zagurski has been designated for assignment. (Photo by: David Hague)
The Pittsburgh Pirates have added right-handed pitcher Brandon Cumpton to the 40-man roster for his start tonight. To make room, they have designated left-handed Mike Zagurski for assignment. The DFA of Zagurski also clears a spot for Cumpton on the 25-man roster.
The DFA of Zagurski doesn't come as a surprise. In six innings he gave up ten earned runs and had a 5:8 K/BB ratio. The Pirates have two strong left-handers in the majors in Tony Watson and Justin Wilson. They also have some left-handed depth in the minors with Kris Johnson and Andy Oliver. It was good to take a chance on Zagurski due to his Triple-A numbers (2.14 ERA, 15.9 K/9, 3.9 BB/9 in 21 innings), but the Pirates aren't in a position where they ...
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i used this product and in my opioin it sucks, my job came out the same way after test panels thinking i dialed in my gun, and tech. the finish came out patchy, tiger striped, and glossy in other areas. unless you have a vast number of years painting and a sata jet, i wouldnt recomend spraying this, i ended up haveing to sand and reclear glossy this time. came out like glass.
you could try like a med solids clear to get the flat look, or i think they also have a satin style depending on the paint your useing. once i even used a med solids clear and basicly just gave it many tack coats. or dry spray. since your not wet sanding it or buffing it. even if you did with the pre mixed it would no longer be flat. the job looked really good and consistant better than the product that your asking about. do some research before spraying. its a real pain in the butt. good luck if you get it to work let me know how you got it to lay down right.
I did get it to work and lay down right but my customer prefers the slightly glossy flat look. But yeah it looks exactly like those flat black vinyl wrapped cars, it's like a painted molding, 100% no gloss.
The two secrets are that you need to shake the clear for an incredibly long time, if you're doing a whole car maybe get a friend to shake it for literally 2 minutes. Once done, it'll come out looking like lemonade, might even have a few bubbles. Now when you put it on the car, put it exactly like you would a wet clear and you will see orange peel and you will see foggy stripes. Turn the heat up really high and let it bake for an hour and you'll see that it totally changes. No more orange peel texture and absolutely no gloss and most importantly, no foggy stripes.
If you want to have the colour a little brighter like how some matt black paint jobs look grey, pull the gun back an inch or two.
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David Banner Launches Ad Company, Talks 'MTA3′ Album
On 'Death of a Pop Star,' David Banner's 2010 collaborative album with beatmaker 9th Wonder, he left production duties in the hands of 9th while he focused on showcasing his lyrical skill. For his upcoming album, 'MTA3: The Trinity Movement,' however, the Mississippi native says he will tackle his own beats, with an eye on establishing himself as one of hip-hop's elite producers.
In the past year, this desire to progress has rewarded Banner with incredible success both within and outside of the music industry. A high-profile commercial campaign for Gatorade, in 2010, opened the doors for Banner and landed additional contracts with popular brands such as Marvel vs. Capcom, Gillette, Motorola, ConAgra Foods and even Mercedes-Benz.
Fresh off a recent trip to Shanghai, China, where he promoted the self-produced, Estelle-featured single 'Benz' and helped to unveil Mercedes' new A-Class series (in celebration of the company's 125th anniversary), Banner admits that his career has hit an all-time high. This year, the 37-year-old entertainer has found time to compose commercials and produce tracks for other artists — including a song on Lil Wayne's highly anticipated 'Tha Carter IV' album — while securing a chance to score the remake of 'Footloose,' a gig he describes as one of the best opportunities in his career, so far.
As he relays the opportunities he's been given in the past year, the ever-humble rapper-producer-composer continues to emphasize the "outside of the box" possibilities available for artists. "I pray and hope to show people that there are bigger things you can do, outside of what people think we should do as artists," says Banner, who will also focus on launching his ABV advertising company, this year. Read on as he discusses Lil Wayne's new album, the rap stars he's called on to appear on his next LP and the contracts he has rolling in.
Your portfolio now includes work for Gatorade, Mercedes-Benz and Marvel vs. Capcom. Are you reaching an audience that you couldn't tap into with your rap career?
The truth is that some people might not like David Banner as a rapper, but people may love David Banner as an actor, or David Banner as a producer. If you can find a way to attract people, maybe you can hold their attention long enough until they like other aspects of your career. I'm very honest with myself, as a composer I was able to shock people — that Gatorade commercial shocked a lot of people, I'm getting opportunities now that I have never gotten as a rapper — but being David Banner, the rapper, opened that door for me. I really hope to show artists that just because music isn't selling like it was before, that doesn't mean they need to give up their dream. There's so many different aspects of the business, and again, I'm doing better than I've ever done in my whole entire life, quietly. Without the stress, without being on the road for three or four years, without being unhealthy, I'm happier. I'm able to see my nieces and nephews while making more money than I ever have.
Have you inked any new commercial contracts for the upcoming year?
I've got campaigns coming up with Gillette, Motorola and a big commercial for ConAgra Food Group. Mercedes is eventually going to do something bigger with the 'Benz' song, so that's going to move to another level. And this year we're going to launch an advertising company, called ABV. I've got all of these opportunities from people just finding me and calling, so we're actually going to push the company out there and make it public this year.
'Benz' is a remake of the 1971 protest song by Janis Joplin. Were you concerned about staying true to that topic when you remade the song for Mercedes?
I don't consider it a remake because we used the line "Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz?" but didn't take chords or anything else. There was so much of a new and young twist on it that essentially it was a new composition. It was a play on the record and for financial reasons they called it a remake, but I think the song is about being able to make it to another level in life and for a lot of people, Mercedes-Benz is that sign. It isn't about a car as much as it is a social statement. No matter what you do — because we're all from different backgrounds and different situations — we're all trying to make it on different levels and Mercedes-Benz is that sign or brand that a lot of people feel associate with making it to another level.
You're scoring the upcoming remake of 'Footloose.' Is that a career milestone?
It's one of the biggest opportunities I've had in my life, especially since a lot of artists and rappers don't have the opportunity to do anything past what they originally began doing. There's no union for rappers, there's nothing set up for artists once they move past whatever the world already knows them for. You have a few exceptions like Will Smith, Queen Latifah, Ice Cube, etc., but for the most part, during this stage of music, it's just hard for artists, period. So for me to find that next level of life and work with brands like Mercedes-Benz and Gatorade, it's a blessing. I'm honored. Being able to score the remake of such a classic movie, what else could you ask? I'm doing better this year than I've ever done in my whole entire career, quietly.
With 'Death of a Pop Star,' you left production to 9th Wonder. Are you doing the same on the upcoming album 'MTA3: The Trinity Movement?'
I'll be producing and rapping on the album. Working on 'Death of a Popstar' really helped me to fragment the way I do things, so I can concentrate on being the best at what I'm doing at each point. I've learned to focus on production and once I have enough beats, then I'll focus on rapping [and] writing. This time, I decided to work on a whole lot of beats and then work on the lyrical side of it.
What features or producers do you have lined up for the album?
Just look at my discography and that'll probably cover most of the people that's on the new album. I've been working with artists like Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, etc., different artists from different backgrounds and it's been wonderful. I may work with a few producers like 9th Wonder and DJ Khalil, but past that, it's time for me to move my foot up to that A-list producer status. In order for you to do that, you've got to start doing your own projects, and that's what I'm working on now.
You've been very active in politics in the past. Do you get political on the new album?
All of my music is political or spiritual to a certain degree. I don't specifically try to focus on political situations, but politics is something that's very important to me. It's something that's missing in music right now. When America was fighting in Vietnam, for example, artists were making songs like 'What's Going On?' There was a direct correlation between what was going on in the environment and in music and I think that has been lost because music was taken over by a corporate structure. A lot of people are scared to tackle social issues because now the commercial success of music is so important and that's caused it to lose a human quality. If you really think about it, music used to be the only true form of news and communication between people all over the world, and it's not like that anymore.
You did some work on Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter IV' album. What was that experience like?
Wayne has given me an opportunity to work on every Young Money release besides Drake and Nicki Minaj — because, of course, that's their decision — but we worked together on 'Tha Carter III' and I've always been a part of what Young Money is doing. To be a part of that movement is almost like dipping into a fountain of youth, or starting over again. To see their success, to be a part of it, for Wayne to want me to be a part of it, and to watch him come from his situation and turn it into something new, is amazing. He's hungry and that puts a battery in my back as far as being a lyricist. I think people are really going to be satisfied with what he's doing this time around.
While your career has continued to skyrocket, your hometown has taken notice. How did it feel to be inducted into the Mississippi Hall of Fame?
That was one of the biggest honors in my entire career. I've gotten accolades all over the world, but never really so much in my home state. And at the end of the day, after God and your family, you really try to do it for your people. The thing is, everything could be taken away from us. One day we'll pass away from this earth, but I'll be in the Mississippi Hall of Fame as long as Mississippi exists. At the end of the day, the money is cool and the other stuff is fine, but nobody can ever take that away from me. How many rappers can say that they're sitting along with B.B. King and Elvis Presley in the Hall of Fame? Who can say that out of my generation? Not many people.


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How To Get Around
On the mainland of Eleuthera, you may choose to rent a car to get around, but taxis are readily available by phone and are usually stationed at the airports, docks and hotels. On Harbour Island and Spanish Wells, you'll find that bicycles, golf carts, and scooters are the preferred mode of transport, as well as walking, and a number of companies offer vehicles to take advantage of those options. Pedestrians should remember to first look right and then left before crossing streets.
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Governor's Harbour, Central Eleuthera
Phone: (242) 552-5460, (242) 470-4300
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Friendly Bob's Rental Cars
Rock Sound Airport, South Eleuthera
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Hilton Johnson
James Cistern, Central Eleuthera
Phone: (242) 335-6241, (242) 359-7585
Fax: (232) 335-6356
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Sabal Palm Car Rental
Palmetto Point, Central Eleuthera
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Website: www.rentalcarseleuthera.com
Phone: (242) 470-9951
Sunshine Rentals
Rainbow Bay
James Cistern, Central Eleuthera
Phone: (242) 359-7840, (242) 333-2509
Fax: (242) 333-3364
Turnquest Car Rentals
Queen's Highway
Governor's Harbour, Central Eleuthera
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.turnquestcarrentals.com
Phone: (242) 359-7575, (242) 470-4350, (242) 332-2467
Winsett "Big Daddy" Cooper Rental Cars
Palmetto Point, Central Eleuthera
Phone: (242 ) 225-2914, (242) 332-1592, (242) 470-9003
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.wcbigdaddyrentalcars.com
WWT Car Rental
Governor's Harbour, Central Eleuthera
Phone: (242 ) 225-2434, (242) 470-2554
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Startlists Announced for Air Force All-Comers Meet
Jan. 10, 2013
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - The Air Force track and field team has released the start lists for its annual Air Force All-Comers Meet, which will be held Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Academy's Cadet Field House. The meet, the Falcons' first of 2013, will feature athletes from around the Rocky Mountain region.
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The Air Force All-Comers Meet begins with the women's weight throw at 8 a.m. The remaining field events get underway at 9 a.m., while the running events are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.