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BOSTON -- In 2007 and 2008 Rep. Robert DeLeo, then the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, offered the opportunity for two committee members from central Massachusetts to recommend people to positions at a new electronic monitoring facility run by the probation department in Clinton, according to testimony in the probation trial.
Rep. Anne Gobi, a Spencer Democrat, and Robert Rice, a former representative from Gardner, both testified Wednesday that DeLeo offered them a job recommendation and they subsequently supported DeLeo in his bid for speaker over Rep. John Rogers, though they said the job recommendation offer played no role in that decision or in their votes on state budget items.
David Fournier, a Winchendon resident who had been Rice's friend since high school, applied for a job in August 2007 and was appointed to a temporary position the next day, according to evidence in the ongoing probation trial. He was sent a letter this January, nearly seven years later, informing him his position would be made permanent, he testified in the ongoing trial.
Federal prosecutors have accused three former probation department officials of offering jobs at the Clinton electronic monitoring (ELMO) facility as bribes or gratuities to members of the Legislature. Former Probation Commissioner John O'Brien and two of his former deputies, Elizabeth Tavares and William Burke III are fighting charges against them.
On Wednesday, the prosecution shifted away from the charges that fraud was committed during rigged employment interviews and moved on to allegations that jobs at the facility, which remotely monitors offenders with GPS technology, were given away to lawmakers like "lollipops" without interviews, as prosecutor Fred Wyshak claimed in his opening statement at the start of the trial.
Rice and Gobi testified to the bare facts of DeLeo's offer, the subsequent hiring of the people they recommended and their support of DeLeo for the speakership.
On cross examination, both Gobi and Rice said DeLeo never told them they owed him a favor and said they hadn't connected the hire to any votes. Democrats in the House and Senate generally vote with leadership, sometimes setting aside their personal ideologies to vote in concert with the rest of the party.
DeLeo defeated Rogers, a Norwood Democrat, after Speaker Salvatore DiMasi resigned amid a contract rigging scandal that eventually resulted in a conviction and federal prison sentence. Before Rogers conceded, DeLeo supporters released a list of 92 representatives who supported him in the speaker fight.
After the jury left the court, Wednesday, prosecutors told the judge about plans to call several other current and former House members to the stand.
Gobi said she did not know DeLeo would be running for speaker in 2009 when he offered her the job recommendation in the spring of 2008, saying there weren't "rumblings" about that until November or December of that year.
James Ehrhard, a Sturbridge Republican running in the same race as Gobi this year for an open Senate seat, called Gobi's testimony "Exhibit A" of why he thinks the Democrat is out of touch with her district.
"She has become a creature of the Boston Democratic machine," Ehrhard told the News Service Wednesday. Both are running for retiring Sen. Stephen Brewer's seat.
The Republican said the practice of lawmakers recommending constituents and friends for jobs is "corrosive for politics" and he wouldn't do it if elected. Asked whether Gobi could have simply been helping a constituent find work, Ehrhard said, "I don't think so. She's not a very active state rep out here and has followed Steve Brewer's coattails the whole way. We think it was an attempt to curry favor."
A 65-year-old attorney from Gardner who won election to the House in 2006, Rice said he received a phone call from DeLeo in the summer of 2007, offering him a chance to recommend someone for a job - the only offer of that type he had ever received, Rice said.
"He asked me if I would be interested in recommending someone, anyone for a job," said Rice, who said he had "no real first-hand knowledge of what went on there" in the electronic monitoring, or ELMO, program.
After his first choice was deemed unqualified, he recommended Fournier whom he had known since high school and had hired to a position in a library decades earlier and who was out of work.
A longtime librarian who left the United States Postal Service after an injury, Fournier applied Aug. 16, 2007, and O'Brien wrote a letter appointing him to the position Aug. 18, 2007. He started work around Thanksgiving of that year after some training, and only this January was told the job will become permanent with a six-month probationary period that ends in July, Fournier said.
Fournier said he has never had an interview for the job.
Gobi said that during a casual conversation in a hearing room in 2008, DeLeo asked if she was from the Clinton area and told her she could make a recommendation for a job at the ELMO facility. After giving it some thought, Gobi said she recommended Matt Cipriani, whom she had met at the graduation of the Phillipston Citizens Police Academy.
Cipriani was not a constituent, Gobi said, but after he asked to meet with her about employment opportunities she sat down with him at the Athol Public Library. Requests for help with jobs are common, Gobi said.
"It happens almost weekly," the Spencer Democrat testified. Gobi, who is running for an open Senate seat this year, is the second sitting lawmaker to testify after Rep. Michael Costello, a Newburyport Democrat.
"You didn't vote on the budget based on whether or not a constituent got a job?" asked defense attorney Christine DeMaso. Gobi said, "No."
Gobi said DeLeo told her to talk to Lenny Mirasolo, in his office. In another portion of the case, prosecutors charge that Mirasolo's son Brian Mirasolo was fraudulently hired to a position in the Suffolk Superior Court.
Two representatives of the National Association of Government Employees union, which represents probation employees, attended some of the proceedings Wednesday, and told the News Service they had been reading about it and were interested for non-professional reasons.
Witnesses say DeLeo invited them to make recommendations for probation jobs
BOSTON -- In 2007 and 2008 Rep. Robert DeLeo, then the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, offered the opportunity for two committee members from central Massachusetts to recommend people to positions at a new electronic monitoring facility run by the probation department in Clinton, according to testimony in the probation trial.


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"American Idol" returns Sunday on ABC. I thought I would spend the week sharing some of my recollections of my involvement with the show. The story below is based on a post on my blog, Revenge of the Masked Scheduler, which I have added to for all of you. I'm looking forward to seeing how it does both in the ratings and creatively. Here we go …
This Thursday [April 7, 2016] at the Dolby Theater, the 15th "American Idol" will be announced and then the show goes away … at least for the moment. That's about 40 hours of programming FOX will have to come up with and, honestly, if you play the odds, the new hours will not deliver a 2.0 L+SD rating in 18-49s, and those hours might not be a whole lot cheaper. But that's Fox's dilemma to deal with. I don't work there anymore. I did for 15 years, and for most of that time, "American Idol" was a big part of my professional life.
I started at FOX in June 2000, and in September 2001 the world changed. I will always believe that the events of Sept. 11 had a lot to do with why "American Idol" resonated with the viewers. It's not like there hadn't been other talent shows on the networks. I still remember telling the Masked Daughter about "Idol," and she stared at me and said 'Dad, that's 'Popstars,'" which was a little show on The WB at the time. She did not seem all that excited.
Rupert Murdoch was excited about "Pop Idol," which was a big hit in England. His daughter Liz sold him on it, and Rupert told our FOX Entertainment chiefs, Sandy Grushow and Gail Berman, and our head of unscripted, Mike Darnell, that we better think about buying it. Rupert told them they needed to make it as big as it was in the U.K. To be honest, we were all a bit skeptical.
My first involvement with the show was attending a meeting in Sandy's office with Simon Fuller, who was the head of 19 Entertainment at the time, and possibly Cecile Frot-Coutaz from Freemantle. To Sandy Grushow's credit, he insisted that we would not do the show unless Simon Cowell was assured to be one of the judges. We had seen Cowell's antics on the British version, and since this was FOX, we needed someone who would give the show some edge.
We continued to be skeptical about simply replicating the show in the States. In January, as we began planning for "Idol's" premiere post-May sweeps, we had a meeting with Rupert Murdoch. During the meeting, the discussion turned to the show that we now called "American Idol." Mike Darnell was going over some of the changes that we were planning to make to the British format. Rupert was not happy and told Mike, in no uncertain terms, to keep the format as it was. I think the term "you Americans" was used at some point as Rupert was pounding the desk.
Well, we did stick to the British format, but with one exception. "Idol" was scheduled to premiere in the summer, and sometime in the early spring I got a call from Mike asking me if I was around and would I stop by his office. I come over to his office. There was a problem. Simon Fuller, Nigel Lythgoe and possibly Cecile and Ken Warwick were with Mike. Ken and Nigel were the "Idol" executive producers.
Since "Idol" was a competition show based on viewer voting and the United States had four time zones (five if you include Hawaii), Idol could not replicate the British formula. In the U.K., the viewers vote and the show returns to the air later in the evening for the results. Mike and I went over the difference between network and affiliate time and all the issues involved with that. We played around with different solutions, such as excluding the West Coast from participating in the voting.
Finally, I threw out the idea of a second show that would air the next night. I suggested a half-hour results show, and since "Idol" was coming on in the summer, and I was the head of scheduling, I was certain I could figure out how to get it on the schedule. Of course, there was a money issue with the additional hours, but Mike and I pitched the results show to Gail and Sandy, and they agreed we needed to include the whole country in this show. My moment in TV history.
"American Idol" is a show in four parts. There are the auditions, followed by "Hollywood Week," the "middle round" and finally the competition. One of the smart moves Gail Berman made as we were starting on this journey was to add Wenda Fong to the team that would manage the show for FOX. Wenda was not part of Mike Darnell's posse, but she was an adult who would make sure that the trains were running on time. Wenda would handle all the details of the show (and there were many), and that allowed Mike to focus on the creative. Wenda continued in that role for virtually the entire run of the show.
As the auditions began, we started to get nervous that no one would show up. My daughter was in high school, and when the auditions were in L.A., I gave her flyers to put all over her school. We were starting to feel a bit desperate. Fortunately, talent was showing up in the cities, and little did we know that the auditions would become the most popular part of the show.
I always separated the auditioners into three groups: the talented, the consciously bad (those who came to the auditions for the attention, knowing they will not be selected) and the delusionally bad (those who have been told they have talent when they don't). I will return to this later, but as the number of audition hours grew, we struggled and disagreed over the right mix of these groups.
We announced a schedule for "Idol" and started to promote the show with scenes from the auditions. The promos mostly focused on Simon Cowell eviscerating young performers. Often it was well-deserved. It was the classic way FOX promoted most of its product. We were never big on heart. At some point Mike gave me rough cuts of the auditions, and I brought them home to share with my family. We were amazed at how moving several of the auditions were. One would never know it from the promos.
I told Mike and Sandy that there was another sell to this show that pushed the emotions. Not everyone wanted to see innocent young singers being "bullied" by Cowell. We added some emotional spots, and I would like to believe that helped us to broaden out the potential "Idol" audience.
"Idol" premiered June 11, 2002, and the wild ride started. The initial numbers were good, but we didn't think we had a phenomenon on our hands. The auditions and Hollywood Week lasted a week each. We felt that we needed to get to the competition. After what we called the Middle Rounds and a Wild Card show, we were down to ten finalists. Within eight weeks we were done. The whole show was 22 1/2 hours.
I knew we were in good shape when I heard Kelly Clarkson sing. She was everything you could hope for in a show that was asking America to pick a singing superstar. The key to reality TV is authenticity, which is the hardest thing to maintain over time. Kelly, Ruben and Clay, Fantasia and Carrie Underwood — we were fortunate to start off this phenomenon with authentic unknowns. Like many of these shows, at some point "American Idol" starts to feel manufactured.
Anyway, the ratings kept building and building, and we realized we had something very special on our hands. About halfway through the finals, I was vacationing in Maui and I ran into Gail Berman, who was there with her family. We high-fived each other and went out for a celebratory dinner. We both knew that as exciting as this all was, the hard work was just beginning. We saw what happened at ABC with "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," and we knew that we had to quickly figure out a plan for making this show part of our schedule for years to come.
To be continued …
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|Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933
|The Ukrainian Genocide Famine (Holodomor)
is one of the least known tragedies of the 20th century...
At the height of the Genocide Ukrainians were dying at a rate of 25,000 per day.
Nearly 1 in 4 rural Ukrainians perished as a direct result.
The Soviet Union dumped 1.7 million tons of grain on Western markets during the Genocide.
Nearly a fifth of a ton of grain was exported for each person who died of starvation.
Over 3,000,000 children born between 1932-1933 died of starvation.
The US Congress 1988 Commission on the Ukraine Famine concluded:
"Joseph Stalin and those around him committed genocide against Ukrainians in 1932-1933".
There were over 10,000,000 victims of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933
|"Those who deny the Holodomor today loathe Ukraine deeply and resolutely. They hate us, our spirit and our future. They do not deny our history
but deny Ukraine."
- Viktor Yushchenko, Former President of Ukraine
|"The aftermath of the present tragedy in Ukraine will be Russian colonization of this country, which will affect its ethnic makeup. In the future,
or even in the near future, no one will even speak about Ukraine or the Ukrainian people - and, hence, about the Ukrainian problem - because
Ukraine will de facto become a territory with a predominantly Russian population."
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Sergio Gradenigo to his Ambassador in Moscow (1933)
International Charitable Fund -
Ukraine 3000
75th Anniversary of the
Ukrainian Genocide Poster
Ukrainian Requiem
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Civil Service Commission
Meets as Needed
Advises Township Manager on recruitment, selection and promotion of all permanent, full-time, non-policy-making positions.
Economic Development Task Force
Meets 3rd Tuesdays @ 7PM
Recommends policies and programs that will facilitate an increase in the tax base as well as promote economic development in the Township.
Environmental Advisory Council
Meets 3rd Mondays @ 7:30PM
Spearheads the protection, conservation, management, promotion and use of the Township's natural resources in a sustainable way.
Historical Commission
Meets 2nd Thursdays @ 7:30PM
at the Richard Wall Carriage House
1 Wall Park Drive, Elkins Park
Oversees operations at historic Richard Wall House Museum, offers historic programs and catelogues cultural resources.
Human Relations Commission
Meets as needed
Human Relations Committee
Advises on procedures and programs to encourage respect for the rights of all citizens.
La Mott Board of Historical
Architectural Review
Meets 3rd Thursdays @ 6:30PM
Makes recommendations on exterior changes to structures within the La Mott historic district.
La Mott Community Center
Citizens Committee
Advises on the operation and programming at the La Mott Community Center.
Library Board
Meets 4th Wednesdays @ 7:30PM
Supervises, maintains and operates the Township's library facilities.
Planning Commission
Meets 4th Mondays @ 7:30PM
Makes recommendations on commercial and residential land developments and subdivisions and on Township land planning policies.
Rowland Community Center
Citizens Committee
Advises on the operation and programming at the Rowland Community Center.
Shade Tree Advisory Commission
Meets 2nd Thursdays @ 7:30PM
Makes recommendations on landscaping and trees for commercial and
residential land developments and subdivisions and on Township-wide shade tree issues.
Meets 4th Thursdays @ 7:30PM
Informs the public of available information and services regarding drug and alcohol problems and mental health issues.
Twinning Committee
Meets 1st Wednesdays @ 7:30PM
Recommends programs, events and projects to foster friendship with sister town Cheltenham, England.
Wyncote Board of Historical
Architectural Review
Meets 3rd Thursdays @ 7:00PM
Makes recommendations on exterior changes to structures within the
Wyncote historic district.
Zoning Hearing Board
Meets 2nd Mondays & second
Tuesdays after first meeting @ 7:30PM
at Curtis Hall, 1250 W. Church Road, Wyncote
A quasi-judicial body that conducts public hearings and issues rulings on appeals from decisions of Township Zoning Officer.
Public Safety Organizations
Cheltenham Fire Company
Elkins Park Fire Company
Glenside Fire Company
La Mott Fire Company
Ogontz Fire Company
The all-volunteer fire companies protect the lives and property of their neighbors, 24/7. Extensive training and safety equipment supplied.
Contact: 215-887-6200, ext. 235.
Volunteers supplement paid emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Contact: 215-887-5925.
Volunteers assist regular police by providing traffic and crowd control at special events and emergency scenes. Contact: 215-885-1600, ext. 424.
Join an existing Town Watch or start one in your own neighborhood by volunteering just 2 hours per month. Contact: 215-885-1600, ext. 482.
Ralph Morgan Park, Wyncote
Thomas Williams Park, Wyncote
High School Park, Elkins Park
Wall Park, Elkins Park
Plant native species, remove weeds, clean up litter and more to promote your neighborhood park. Contact:
Ralph Morgan Park – 215-885-1506
Thomas Williams Park – 215-887-1000
High School Park – 215-782-8082
Wall Park Park – 215-887-8881
"Friends of" Township Libraries
East Cheltenham Free Library
Elkins Park Free Library
Glenside Free Library
La Mott Free Library
Organize fund-raisers and special events to support your neighborhood library. Contact:
East Cheltenham – 215-379-2077
Elkins Park – 215-635-5000
Glenside – 215-885-0455
La Mott – 215-635-4419


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How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Water Park
Are your kids begging for a trip to the water park?
Want a fun alternative without the crowds, money and worry?
If you have a backyard, you have the makings of a water park!
In this article, I'll show you how to create your own fun with a wet and wild sunny-day adventure your family will enjoy right in your own backyard.
Why a Backyard Water Park?
Did you ever run through the sprinklers as a child?
There's something about the combination of water and grass on a hot day that is irresistible to kids.


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Dr. Clay Nuttall: Moderate Evangelicals
"Erase a theology that is biblical by merging it with all kinds of aberrations…. Their argument is that only love, the gospel, unity, or any such singularity is all that matters…. Straddle the theological fence between liberal and conservative…. The desire to be tolerant…. An effort to build a bridge between two divergent positions."Over the last several years we have examples of how Bauder, Doran, Olson and Jordan and their followers (at sites like Sharper Iron) will tolerate, allow for, ignore and excuse the doctrinal aberrations, ecumenical compromise and cultural relativism of the so-called "conservative" evangelicals to have fellowship and cooperative ministry with them.


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Barrett budget seeks to lower crime through stronger neighborhoods
Millions proposed for neighborhood police, reduction of foreclosed homes
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Tuesday the city's future lies in its neighborhoods.
Barrett announced his 2014 budget at City Hall Tuesday with plans to add new police officers and sell off city-owned foreclosed properties.
Barrett proposed $2.7 million for new police hires in 2014. The plan calls for 100 new officers, 50 of which would be deployed to neighborhoods by summer.
"In light of what happened this summer with the violence that we had, I want to send a strong message that we are going to keep a very strong police presence in the neighborhoods," Barrett said.
The budget would also call for new crime analysts, which Police Chief Ed Flynn said would free up sworn officers for duty on the streets.
"I think the addition of crime analysts will be very helpful," Flynn said. "I think the addition of these 100 officers will be helpful and we'll continue to keep working closely with the community to reduce the violence."
The city of Milwaukee saw 145 shootings and 29 homicides in the months of July and August alone.
Barrett said he also wants to put $11 million toward selling off city-owned homes in foreclosure to responsible homeowners, as well as leveling homes that are beyond repair. Barrett said cleaner neighborhoods lend themselves to lower instances of crime.
As proposed, the 2014 budget would create an $18 jump in taxes and fees for the average city resident.


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Westminster Council expects to save £30 million after agreeing a deal with BT to overhaul its HR and finance platforms.
BT is set to put in place a "radical redesign" of Westminster Council's existing services, in an eight-year framework deal that will see the company provide ongoing systems management to the council.
The service agreement has also been recommended to Hammersmith & Fulham and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea as part of deal to enable the sharing of services across the three authorities. BT said that a further 17 boroughs have also expressed interest in the contract to replace computer systems in finance and HR departments.
According to Westminster Council the deal will reduce its costs by £30 million, halving the outlay it would have incurred by continuing its current deals.
Previously Westminster Council outsourced its HR through Serco, using Oracle systems, with finance systems run in-house using JD Edwards software hosted by Liberator.
This was an "old fashioned and uncoordinated" baseline to work from, said Westminster Council's chief operating officer Barbara Moorhouse, and the council will now use a Unit 4 Agresso platform.
Agresso will offer better reporting and systems capabilities than its current infrastructure, Moorhouse added, enabling it to achieve its aim of cutting bureaucracy through its workforce, with BT providing a managed service for some, but not all, of its HR and finance systems.
"We will have a single system for both HR and finance," Moorhouse told Computerworld UK, "they need to be closely aligned. It is a technology systems platform that we think is very flexible, which gives us a lot of power to our teams to be able to use the tools very effectively."
"This is backed by BT's technical skills in supporting it, and running the systems overall, as well as providing some of the services on other sites for transactional services."
Moorhouse added: "We will try and make sure that all of our finance and HR processes operate as one integrated suite. It doesn't sound at all sexy, but in most organisations it is way short of what is actually achievable."
Neil Rogers, President of Global Government, BT Global Services, added that the contract could open the door deals with other boroughs across the capital.
"This is a landmark deal for BT and provides a great opportunity to develop a true shared service across a number of London boroughs," Rogers said.
"We are confident that working with the three authorities will provide huge benefits for the councils and allow them to provide greater value for money for London's council tax payers."
Last year a group of twenty London councils including Westminster launched a framework contract for back-office services worth up to £1.4 billion, in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce costs.


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Anyone who grew up here in New Orleans should remember watching our beloved Morgus the Magnificent. For over half a century, Morgus prefaced the weekend horror movies with his own New Orleans style horror vignettes. Morgus, along with his sidekick Chopsley would entertain us with his weekly scientific experiments gone wrong, dissecting and poking and prodding various New Orleans B-listers, with the week's story line progressing during the commercial breaks of Godzilla or Mothra, or Godzilla-Mothra-King Kong end of the world movies. I swear, Morgus' dry, morbid sense of humor has affected generations of New Orleanians, claiming his rightful place alongside the satire of Mardi Gras and the unique New Orleans musical soundtrack of our lives.
Well today, the ever elusive character has proverbially come out from hiding – behold the man behind our Morgus!
Allow me to present Sid Noel Rideau, a.k.a. Momus Alexander Morgus. Sheila Stroup of the Times Picayune wrote a beautiful article profiling Mr. Rideau with his latest contribution to New Orleans culture, the New Orleans Public Library's Internet Story Club of America. What an admirable endeavor, and it seals the deal that future generations will have the privilege of being entertained and enlightened by Morgus the Magnificent, now publically known as Mr. Rideau. Thank you sir for all you've done, and continue to do for our city.


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The Art of Collecting: Questioning Status and Practices
In this workshop, held on Thursday 13 June, Courtauld students Agathe Jacquemet and Amélie Timmermans set out to explore why and how people and organizations collect art. The afternoon began with a short video of three different collectors discussing why they collect, what defines them as a collector, and how they purchase and develop their collections. Following the video, Jeffrey Boloten, Co-Founder and Managing Director of ArtInsight Ltd, introduced the workshop's speakers, who represented both private and public collections.
The first half of the afternoon was devoted to private collections and featured Philip Hook from Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Department and art advisor Alex Heath, who is Chairman and Managing Director of International Art Consultants Ltd. Hook's lecture, titled Why Collectors Collect, presented a pie chart of the various motives for developing private collections: spiritual enlightenment, investments, status, and aesthetic/intellectual pleasure. Overall, Hook promoted the virtues of collecting for spiritual enlightenment and intellectual pleasure, concluding with, 'You need to see your art in order to stay alive'. Heath's lecture, titled Advising Collectors in their Collections, approached private collections from the opposite angle, examining the methods and factors essential to advising a broad range of collectors. Having little background knowledge on economic and financial theories, I found Heath's treatment of art as a good to be consumed and his discussion of the importance of wealth management in building private collections to be particularly interesting.
The second half of the workshop had a very different tone, focusing on building public collections, particularly the Art Fund's, discussed by Head of Policy and Strategy Sally Wrampling, and the Courtauld Gallery's, discussed by the Head of the Gallery Ernst Vegelin. Wrampling presented several of the Art Fund's joint purchases from the past few years and explained the process of helping other institutions acquire works with Art Fund support. She stressed the importance of the support of Art Fund members and donors to the success of the Fund over the years. Vegelin's lecture highlighted the importance of three of the Courtauld's own private collectors: Samuel Courtauld, Lord Lee of Fareham, and Sir Robert Witt. It was particularly relevant in light of the current exhibition at the Gallery, Collecting Gauguin: Samuel Courtauld in the '20s, which showcases the benefits of Samuel Courtauld's foresight in building his own collection. According to Vegelin, ninety-five percent of the Courtauld's collection is composed of gifts, making it a prime example of the fruits of meticulous private collectors. It also made it a fitting topic to end the workshop with, as it illustrates the transformation of private collections into public ones.
The Art of Collecting provided an impressive range of speakers and topics, highlighting the difficulties with and complexity of developing and managing both private and public collections and opening up further debate on the changing function and status of collecting art in the twenty-first century.


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Pioneering Change For Autism
University of Virginia seminar studies tension between "The Science & Lived Experience of Autism."
Despite a recent surge in attention and research over the past decade about autism, controversy exists.
Three Birds Seeks Energy Education
Foundation seeks to assist schools with alternative energy solutions.
When Rachel Carson Middle School installed 11 solar panels several years ago, Joseph Plummer was inspired. After all, the students worked to raise more than $40,000 for the installation, which gave them a hands-on chance to learn about alternative energy sources.
Holiday Homes Tour Set for Dec. 7
Annual tour features five homes, will be walkable for the first time.
The Town of Herndon will host its annual Holiday Homes Tour Saturday, Dec. 7, giving visitors a chance to explore five residences and the visions of their owners.
Author Writes Children's Sleep Book
Pat Britz hosts signing at Katie's Coffee Shop.
During her years working for the National Sleep Foundation, author Pat Britz heard it all from parents. Calls about children that wouldn't go to bed, that couldn't sleep and more.
Inventor Sets Sights on Sprinkler Savings
Michael Lehmann develops device, algorithm to detect rainfall.
Rain brings with it a lot of headaches, but for Michael Lehmann, rowing coach at Langley High School, one thing bothers him most of all: driving through the rain and seeing automatic lawn sprinklers going all out, watering an already saturated lawn.
Bestselling Author Speaks at Alden
Safe Community Coalition welcomes Dr. Madeline Levine to discuss parenting tips, student stress.
The Safe Community Coalition welcomed bestselling author Dr. Madeline Levine to the Alden Theatre Tuesday, Nov. 19, to speak on successful parenting techniques.
Classical Ballet Theatre Presents Nutcracker
Annual production will run Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
The Classical Ballet Theatre will present their annual production of "The Nutcracker" starting Nov. 30 at the Northern Virginia Community College Annandale campus.
Thrift Shop Gift Ideas in Herndon
The Closet, Bargain Loft, offer gift ideas that support local charities.
While there's no shortage of standard brick-and-mortar and online places to shop for this holiday season, several thrift shops in Herndon offer special gift opportunities, as well as a chance to help the less fortunate while doing so.
Herndon Cadets Visit Boot Camp
Naval JROTC cadets train at Parris Island, S.C.
Members of the Herndon High School Naval Junior ROTC got a chance to train in the same place as members of the Marine Corps for 48 hours, experiencing life at boot camp firsthand.
Unfunded Northern Virginia Transportation Projects Discussed
County seeks feedback on unfunded projects.
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation hosted their latest Countywide Conversation on Transportation Meeting in Reston Wednesday, Nov. 13, to solicit opinions on unfunded transportation projects.
Gift Shopping in Great Falls
Havana Vintage, Salud Healthy Pantry offer gift ideas.
Shopping malls are almost guaranteed to be among the most crowded stores around as the holiday season approaches, but great gifts can be had a long way from Tysons Corner in Great Falls, just at the corner of Walker Road and Colvin Run Road.
GFCA Raises Contamination Questions
Initial corrective action plan missing pieces, public comment period to come.
Members of the Great Falls Citizens Association Special Committee on Groundwater Contamination presented an update Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Brooksfield School Celebrates 25 Years
School brings Montessori education with emphasis on 'mindfulness.'
More than 25 years ago, Mary Anne Duffus was almost at the end of her rope. She was chasing her dream of opening her own Montessori school, but after searching at multiple local churches for space, she couldn't find one that would work.
Artisans Offers Artistic Gift Ideas
Jewelry, housewares, local art among items featured at The Artisans.
When it comes to buying local, The Artisans in McLean practices what they preach. The eclectic gift shop is filled with handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing, accessories and much more.
Planning Commission Makes Recommendations
Review process leads to Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
The Town of Herndon Planning Commission unanimously approved several changes to the town's Comprehensive Plan Tuesday, Nov. 5. The current plan was approved in August 2008, and Code of Virginia specifies that local comprehensive plans shall be reviewed by the local planning commission.
Veterans Day Celebrated at Freedom Memorial
Former Navy SEAL John "Sandy" Pidgeon speaks during annual ceremony.
More than 100 citizens gathered at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month Monday to pay tribute to Americas' veterans.
Route 7 Widening Plans Updated
Intersection improvements, increased pedestrian and bicycle facilities highlight $300 million project.
The Virginia Department of Transportation held an update meeting regarding the Route 7 Widening project Wednesday, Nov. 6. The estimated $300 million project will widen Route 7 from four lanes to six for 6.9 miles from Jarrett Valley Drive to Reston Avenue.
SCC Takes Aim at Student Stress
Dr. Madeline Levine to speak at Alden Nov. 19.
The Safe Community Coalition, an advocacy group serving the Langley and McLean High School pyramids, as well as Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, is taking on the challenge of student stress head on.
Langley High School Presents 'Little Women'
Students put on musical version of Louisa May Alcott novel.
When it came to playing sisters, Langley High School students Madeleine Chalk, Jamie Goodson, Kathryn Bailey and Camila Maric were more than up to the task. The four play the March sisters in Langley's upcoming production of "Little Women."
Learning to Live Life
Motivational speakers and authors address local women.
When it comes to happiness, Joda Coolidge, Mindy Mitchell and Alison Nancye have seen both sides of the coin. Like everyone, their lives have seen ups and downs, but the trio have used their experiences to get to where they want in life.
Ghosts, Ghouls Come to Great Falls
Annual Spooktacular features haunted house, trick or treating.
Brayleigh Miller, 5, grasped her father's hand as she stepped into the ominous structure on the Great Falls Village Green. As they walked into a dimly lit makeshift hallway, she heard scraping sounds and started to pull back toward the entrance, but her dad held her hand firm and kept moving forward.
Author Explores 'Undead Chaos'
Joshua Roots released debut urban fantasy novel.
For the past 10 years, Joshua Roots has wanted to write a book. While an active duty Marine, he says he played around with the idea.
Bicycle Access Coming to Wiehle Station
Bicycle racks, lockers, equipment part of alternative access options.
While the Wiehle Avenue Metrorail Station is the only Silver Line Phase One station to have a parking garage directly adjacent to it, room has been made for other modes of transportation.
Simon's Likeness to Benefit Cornerstones
Bronze bust of Robert Simon to be auctioned off to assist with affordable housing.
As Reston approaches its 50th year, and its founder approaches his 100th year, Robert Simon's vision for his community is still very much intact. Part of his vision included people of all income levels living side by side.
Getting Children to Give Back
Touching Heart aims to train next generation of compassionate leaders.
As her birthday approached several years ago, Taylor Yi of Herndon realized she wasn't that excited about another year of presents from her friends.
Great Falls Voter Viewpoints
Who did you vote for, and what is the most important issue to you in this election?
Who did you vote for, and what is the most important issue to you in this election?
Great Falls Voters Speak
Great Falls Voters: Who Did You Vote for and Why?
Great Falls Voters: Who Did You Vote for and Why?
Bicyclers Take Aim At Tysons
Cycling summit examines Tysons Corner accessibility.
Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling hosted their annual Bike Summit Saturday, Nov. 2. Cycling and accessibility advocates examined the ways that people will be able to access the four Metrorail stations in Tysons Corner, stations that currently do not have onsite parking.
Citizens Oppose Residential Studios Proposal
Amendment would allow for low-income residential studios in many residential districts.
The McLean Citizens Association hosted a public forum to address the county's proposed Residential Studios Zoning Ordinance Amendment Wednesday, Oct. 30.
McLean Casts its Vote
Residents will choose new governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, delegate, sheriff.
On the first Tuesday of November last year, the halls of Langley High School were filled with lines of people waiting to cast their vote for president. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the lines weren't quite as long, but voters throughout McLean went to their respective precincts throughout the day.
Comstock, Murphy Face off in 34th
Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock goes against Democrat Kathleen Murphy Nov. 5.
Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock will face off against Democratic challenger Kathleen Murphy for the 34th delegate seat on Tuesday Nov. 5.
Fundraiser for the Homeless at McLean Project for the Arts
Housing and Community Services of Northern Virginia raises $45,000 during event.
The McLean Project for the Arts welcomed Housing and Community Services of Northern Virginia for a fundraiser at the art venue Thursday, Oct. 24.
Colvin Run Opens New Playground
Addition features reading garden, new blacktop, reading benches.
Students, parents, teachers and administrators at Colvin Run Elementary School celebrated the opening of their new playground Wednesday, Oct. 23.
State Gardens Open for Business in Great Falls
Garden center features local art, firewood, plants, cider, with more to come.
For Ian McKeown, it was all about the Christmas trees. As someone who spent most of his life working at garden centers and farmers market, when the Vienna native was looking for a path, he decided to follow the Christmas trees.
RA Board to Decide on Lake Anne Land Swap
Swap would assist in redevelopment efforts, vote to be held Nov. 21.
The Reston Association Board of Directors will vote on a land swap involving two parcels of land near Lake Anne at their Thursday, Nov. 21 meeting.
New Superintendent Hosts Q&A
Karen Garza speaks at Sunrise Valley Elementary School.
New Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza visited with parents and teachers at Sunrise Valley Elementary School Monday, Oct. 28, as part of her listening tour around the county.
Rust, Boysko Duel for 86th District Seat
Incumbent Tom Rust faces challenger Jennifer Boysko on Nov. 5.
Del. Tom Rust (R-86) seeks re-election to a seventh term on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with Democratic challenger Jennifer Boysko hoping to unseat him.
Washington West Film Festival Comes to Reston
Proceeds from festival will go to fight homelessness locally.
Bow Tie Cinemas in Reston Town Center hosted filmmakers and moviegoers alike as part of the Washington West Film Festival last weekend, concluding with a red carpet event and showing of the Peabody award winning "My Neighbourhood" by local filmmaker Rebekah Wingert-Jabi Saturday, Oct. 26.
Home Tour Celebrates Simon's Vision
Annual tour gives glimpse of variety of Reston homes.
Danielle Harrison has lived in Reston for 10 years. She has attended a few events at the Reston Museum, is excited for Reston founder Robert Simon's 100th birthday next April and considers herself very knowledgeable when it comes to Reston history.
Reston Hospital Provides Construction Update
Physicians expected in new medical office building after Thanksgiving.
Reston Hospital Center is currently in the process of adding more than 150,000 square feet of new office space and facilities.
Screamin' for a Reason at Bradley Farm
Bradley Farm Haunted House returns to benefit Herndon-Reston FISH.
The annual Bradley Farm Haunted House will be resurrected this year on Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26. The annual haunted house, which raises money for Herndon-Reston FISH, is themed "Panic Attack: Confront Your Fears and Phobias."
Hanna Rose Hunt Named Outstanding Teen
Langley junior plans to speak at local schools about teen depression and anxiety.
Hanna Rose Hunt had never been in a pageant before this year's Virginia State Fair. So far, she is undefeated, as she was named Miss State Fair of Virginia's Outstanding Teen.
Studying Science of Sleep
MCA hosts discussion on later high school start times.
For almost everyone, the sound of their alarm telling them to wake up is one of the toughest parts of the day. Students are especially used to still trying to shake off the last of the night's sleep while in homeroom or first period.
Langley Fork Draft Plan Released
Plan must be approved by National Park Service before possible land swap.
The Fairfax County Park Authority presented the latest draft master plan for Langley Fork Park at Franklin Sherman Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 17. The process has been going on since October 2011.
Artists on Display
Great Falls Studios hosts 10th annual tour.
Hundreds of local art aficionados found out firsthand that Great Falls is an arts destination last weekend during the 10th annual Great Falls Studios Tour. More than 60 artists opened up their home or personal studios over the weekend to give a glimpse of the artist in their home element.
Council Approves Preliminary Boundary Agreement
Agreement would help settle western town border issue with Loudoun County.
The Herndon Town Council voted unanimously a resolution that would begin the process of settling a dispute over the town's western border Tuesday, Oct. 8. The approval sets in motion a process by which the town and Loudoun County could come to an agreem
Town Center Hosts Oktoberfest Reston
Annual festival features German food, dance.
Thomas Redding had one thing on his mind during last week's succession of rainy days, and it could only be found Saturday morning at Reston Town Center.
Mixing Arts and Coffee
Celebrate Great Falls hosts latest coffee social at Artists' Atelier.
The Artists' Atelier in Great Falls hosted Celebrate Great Falls for one of their regular coffees Thursday, Oct. 10. The Atelier, located on Walker Road, is home to 16 members of Great Falls Studios who use the space as a studio.
GFCA Candidate's Forum Postponed
Rescheduled for Nov. 1.
The Great Falls Citizens Association postponed its scheduled candidate's forum Tuesday, Oct. 8, citing fears that outside groups were planning on disrupting the program.
Great Falls Man Dies in Silver Spring
Mark Edward Waugh dies, friend Rahul Gupta charged.
Great Falls resident Mark Edward Waugh, 23, was found dead in an apparent homicide in Silver Spring Sunday, Oct. 13. According to Montgomery County Police, they responded to an apartment at 1220 East-West Highway at approximately 3:25 a.m. Sunday morning.
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Eternal Sunshine - Oscar nomination
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Eternal Sunshine - Oscar nomination
I found this cool pic. Soon it is Oscar-time.
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Exactly! Of course Jim's performance was amazing, but so was Winslet's, the writing, the directing, etc. I think it will have a place Oscar night. Entertainment Weekly, aka my Bible, has already predicted it. Here's hoping!
gotta see it this year.. but it was nice last year too.. You are lucky Americans.. you don't have to sit up all night like me if I want too see it
RotK rules ;P when I looked at it it was only like 1 h left.. But I managed too see when RotK got their last Oscars..
Those are just opinion sites for now. No nominations yet.
The Academy has released their Official 77th Oscars Poster.
Here is the FOCUS Features "For Your Consideration" site for Eternal. Anyone see a Print Ad yet?
Screenings to Academy Awards members are being held in Los Angeles, Chicago, London, New York, and San Francisco.
I thought the movie was fantastic - definately deserving of an oscar nomination at the very least.
Wake up little Snoozy.....Smellllll the smellin' salts.
And a new Jim Carrey ad:
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I really really hope he gets it this time~ He like totally deserves it~!!
Thanks so much for sharing~!
"I decided that I wanted to make movies that would uplift people." - Jim Carrey
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Yes,it´s a very cool picture/ad,taken from one of the very best press publications in the World .
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Breaking Bad takes a Break … In the middle of Season 5
After 8 episodes, A&E has decided that we will not see the remainder of Season 5 for another year! Because Vince Gilligan decided to end the series after 5 seasons, his choice, there are only 8 more episodes before the show is completely finished.
Who will survive? Who will die? Who will keep the money?
So much can happen in 8 episodes and most of this season has been on the boring side. A few WTF moments but overall, season 5 hasn't lived up to the previous building of the past seasons.
Season 1 was AWESOME, Season 2 was even better and by "Face Off" in at the end of Season 4, Breaking Bad has proved to be one of the most popular and critically acclaimed television shows of all time.
This year, Breaking Bad and it's cast are nominated for 13 Emmy Nominations.
TMZ — BREAKING NEWS: PATRICE O'NEAL Dead at 41
PATRICE O'NEAL Dead at 41
Comedian Patrice O'Neal died Monday night … after suffering a stroke back in October … this according to his friends at the "Opie and Anthony" radio show.
O'Neal had been a staple in the comedy world for years — and performed at the "Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen" back in September.
O'Neal was a regular guest on the "Opie and Anthony" radio show — and appeared on several TV shows such as "Chappelle Show," "The Office," and "Tough Crowd withColin Quinn."
Opie just tweeted, "Yes it's true that our pal Patrice O'Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker I've ever known PERIOD."
O'Neal was 41.
What I've learned from movie commentaries
1. "This was the first day of shooting." For some reason, they always remember this fact.
2. Words like "physicality," and "organic" are used WAY too much.
3. Robert Deniro is a great actor but shouldn't do commentary (Analyze This).
4. Some commentators get caught up in watching the movie and forget they are supposed to comment.
5. When the commentator prepares something ahead of time, it sounds stiff and stale. Don't read off a paper.
6. The exterior is on location in New York City. The interior is a set in Los Angeles. (this can be used for upstairs, downstairs too).
7. "Anchorman" has the best commentary of any movie.
8. People with thick accents annoy me when I'm trying to zone out to sleep.
9. Sometimes the commentary really is better than the movie.
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10 Famous Stage Mothers
The Quick 10: 10 Famous Stage Mothers
by Stacy Conradt – May 6, 2010 – 5:44 PM
With Mother's Day coming up in a few days, I thought we'd take some time to recognize a very particular breed of mom: the stage mom. Not all stage moms are bad, of course – some are just looking out for the welfare and well-being of their children. But others… not so much. Here are 10 Hollywood moms who were (or are) quite entrenched in their children's careers, either for the better or the worse.
1. Jaid Barrymore. An aspiring actress herself, Jaid had Drew auditioning for commercials before she was even a year old. She landed her first gig at 11 months (a dog food commercial) and made her film debut in 1980 at the age of five. By the time she should have been in junior high, Jaid was out partying and drinking with her tween-age daughter. She later appeared in Playboy just eight months after her daughter.
2. Gertrude Temple had Shirley primed for Hollywood from the womb. It's said that she desperately wanted her daughter to be in the industry and did everything from the pretty standard (having her listen to music in the womb) to the kind of weird (making her memorize the words to popular songs). And don't think those famous ringlets happened by accident – every morning, Gertrude carefully styled Shirley's hair to look like that of a young Mary Pickford, setting it in exactly 56 curls in a lengthy process that took hours.
3. Sara Taylor. Before Elizabeth's violet eyes took the world by storm, her mother, Sara Viola Warmbrodt Taylor, was attempting to do the same. After having children, Sara never performed again and focused instead on Elizabeth's career. "I knew there would come a time when she would want to follow in my footsteps," Sara once said. "I could still hear the applause of that wonderful night when The Fool opened in London at the Apollo Theater and I had stood alone in the middle of the stage and taken a dozen curtain calls while a reputedly staid British audience called, 'Bravo, bravo, bravo!'"
4. Minnie Marx was probably one of the original "momagers" and went by the name Minnie Palmer so others wouldn't know her boys' agent was actually one of their parents. She sounds like she was a pretty good one, though – her family thought very highly of her. Groucho once wrote, "She never got over the habit of working with [her sons], and they never got over the habit of going to her with their troubles, their problems and their joys."
5. Teri Shields was a notorious stage mom back when Brooke was just coming on to the scene. A September, 1977 New York magazine cover story basically said Teri had sold Brooke into Hollywood slavery, forcing her to do intimate scenes at a young age and spouting off in interviews about Brooke's breasts and her first period. And you thought your mother was embarrassing!
6. Ruby Dandridge was an aspiring entertainer as well. She devised an act for her two daughters, Dorothy and Vivian, calling them "The Wonder Children." They toured the U.S. instead of attending school.
7. Carol Connors starred in a couple of dozen porns from 1971 until 1981, which is when she became pregnant with her daughter Thora Birch. She was in the notorious Deep Throat and also appeared on The Gong Show as the "hostess" who introduced host Chuck Barris at the beginning of every show. Carol and her husband, who was also in the adult entertainment business, had Thora audition for commercials from a young age. She appeared in a couple of commercials for Vlasic pickles and Quaker Oats before getting her first steady job at the age of six.
8. Rose Hovick was Gypsy Rose Lee's mom and practically invented the term "stage mom." In fact, her antics became quite well known when the musical Gypsy came out and exposed her as the type of woman who would practically slit throats to get her daughters agead in the business.
9. Dina Lohan. I probably don't need to say much about Dina, really. You probably hear enough about her as it is. But I'm not sure a list of stage moms would be complete without her
10. Ethel Gumm was of the Ruby Dandridge school of thought – if she could get her daughters to be in a successful stage act, it was almost the same as being famous herself. Ethel, a vaudevillian, created a show that involved the whole family, including the Gumm Sisters. One of these sisters was introduced to the act at the age of two and a half; she would later become better known as Judy Garland.
DIVORCE and Reality TV: 22 families and counting
22 Families Affected By The Reality TV Divorce Curse
There have been seven divorces that have occurred on The Real Housewives franchise in the five years since its premiere. The most recent casualty of this "divorce curse," Vicki Gunvalson, blames reality TV for her marital troubles telling CNN recently, "We didn't have 90 percent of the problems that we have now and I truly believe it is the show." But can a television show really be at fault, or does it merely shine a spotlight on the cracks that were already present in the foundation of a marriage? Whatever the case, divorce and reality TV have gone hand-in-hand since the very first show in the genre in 1973, when PBS' An American Family, which featured the breakup of the Loud family.
Bill & Pat Loud
It's ironic that something as intellectually highbrow as PBS and expensive reels of 16mm film birthed what's considered by many to be the dregs of our beer-bottle culture: Reality TV. Producer Craig Gilbert's vision of conducting an anthropological "experiment" is something that's still debated when discussing the genre today. With the invasion of cameras into people's lives, are we seeing the worst of humanity or are we seeing how things really are? When the Louds were first approached about the project, they were made to believe that they were chosen because they were the "perfect" American family, which seemed to set the reasoning behind agreeing to being filmed for all reality TV families to come—an inflated sense of self and conceit in their own camera-readiness. But when filming commenced for the Louds, a mirror was held up to their lives without even seeing a single frame of their show. Perhaps it was the meddling of producers or the pointed questions they asked that helped illuminate the problems that the Louds realized they could no longer pretend did not exist. In the middle of the project, Pat filed for divorce and the drama that Gilbert had been hoping to capture on film became, well, a reality. The Louds blamed much of their problems on the series and its editing after the fact (perhaps the only people in history who could rightfully say that they didn't know what they were signing up for with such a project). The behind-the-scenes story of the Louds' experience with the project was dramatized for the recent HBO film Cinema Verite, at the end of which the audience learned that Pat and Bill have reconciled and at 84 and 90, respectively, are once again a couple.
Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey
Perhaps because of the cautionary tale that the Louds provided in the early '70s, reality TV took a break from families for a while to focus on partying twentysomethings (The Real World) and competition-based series (Survivor, Big Brother), but eventually returned its focus on the institution of marriage with MTV's Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica in 2003. Unlike the Louds, who were vilified, Simpson and Lachey were celebrated way more than they had been in their original careers as pop singers. But after three years of marriage, the couple announced they were divorcing in 2005, just months after the last episode of their show had aired. Simpson doesn't blame reality TV for their breakup, telling Vanity Fair, "In all honesty, I believe it did not affect our marriage because we enjoyed watching those episodes." Lachey, however, sees it differently, telling David Letterman, "It was just so invasive that it became a problem."
Carmen Electra & Dave Navarro
Riding on the coattails of Newlyweds success, MTV aired 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave, a one-season reality show about the famous couple's preparations for their wedding. Although they broke up less than three years after they were married, the couple agreed on one thing—reality TV was not to blame. Navarro didn't even consider the show very realistic "because you're not gonna be real with an eight-man crew in your house," adding that "It's the most realistic portrayal of…life with eight guys with cameras around."
Shanna Moakler & Travis Barker
Desperate for more married couples, MTV recruited Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and former beauty queen Shanna Moakler. The two seasons of their show Meet the Barkers chronicled their wedding and the birth of their second child. Barker filed for divorce just months after the final episode of their show had aired. But even though Meet the Barkers was no longer on the air, their relationship was still very much a show. Moakler infamously hosted a divorce party, featuring a tiered cake with a murdered, mohawked groom. The couple were then very publicly off-again-on-again for a few years until they finally divorced for good in 2008.
Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown
When America's sweetheart first married R&B's bad boy many thought it would never work. But oddly, it did—for the 14 years before they decided to open up their lives to Bravo cameras for Being Bobby Brown in 2005. In just 11 short episodes, viewers were given a very rare look into the private lives of the famous couple, and most were shocked at what they saw. Rumors had swirled about Houston's drug addiction for years, particularly after her infamous 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer, but the reality show highlighted the couple's loving, yet erratic behavior. Just months after the series finale, Houston checked herself into rehab and reportedly stayed separated from Brown until she had a divorce fast-tracked one year later.
Linda Thompson & David Foster
Years before they were ever on The Hills, Brody Jenner and Spencer Pratt starred in the Fox reality show The Princes of Malibu, which followed the lives of Jenner and his brother as the spoiled sons of former beauty queen Linda Thompson. The premise of the show was that Thompson's babying of her sons caused tension in her marriage to songwriter David Foster. That tension must have been very real because Thompson filed for divorce the same month that the show premiered, causing Fox to cancel the series after airing only two episodes.
Kathy Griffin & Matt Moline
Griffin and Moline's marriage seemed strong on My Life on the D List, but evidently, there were problems bubbling beneath the surface that caused the couple to break up after the first season of her reality show. However, they reconciled briefly and Moline was filmed for the show's second season, but the couple divorced in May 2006, several months before Moline's last episode aired.
Danny & Gretchen Bonaduce
If there was ever a reality show "train wreck" it was VH1's Breaking Bonaduce. During filming, Danny fell off the wagon and began openly drinking and taking steroids. He and his wife Gretchen allowed cameras to film their couples counseling. The first episode of the second season shows Danny traveling to Mexico to promote the show, where he sees for the first time an episode featuring Gretchen getting a lap dance from a male stripper and he subsequently loses his temper. Gretchen then kicked him out of the house. The couple divorced a year later.
Linda & Hulk Hogan
The Hogans had something very rare among entertainment-industry families—a solid marriage that spanned nearly a quarter of a century. They opened up their lives for the VH1 show Hogan Knows Best in 2005 and in just two short years their 17-year-old son Nick was indicted as an adult on four criminal charges and sentenced to eight months in jail, a story surfaced in The National Enquirer in which a woman claimed to have had an affair with Hulk while he was filming his show, and Linda filed for divorce (just one month after the final episode of Hulk Knows Best aired). Hulk found out about the filing when a local newspaper called him for a comment.
Missy & Bam Margera
In 2007, Bam Margera threw caution to the wind and featured the planning and ceremony of his marriage to Missy Rothstein on Bam's Unholy Union, despite MTV's dismal track record with the relationships of the couples featured on its reality TV programming. In 2009, Bam was hospitalized after a four day drinking binge, which he said was sparked by his marital problems. In 2010, Bam told Howard Stern that, although they are not officially divorced, he and Missy live in separate cities and she is aware of his various girlfriends.
Jenni Pulos & Chris Elwood
Bravo's Flipping Out is about decorator/house-flipper Jeff Lewis and his staff, who must put up with Lewis' demanding personality due to his OCD. Two of his assistants—Pulos and Elwood—were married before they began working for Lewis. During the show's second season, Lewis fired Elwood after a surveillance video revealed that he was shirking his responsibilities and not doing his job properly. Pulos divorced Elwood shortly after, citing the tape as "a factor in their breakup."
Katie Price & Peter Andre
The marriage of glamor model Katie Price (aka Jordan) and pop singer Peter Andre was a match made in reality TV heaven when they met while filming I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2004. Audiences watched live as the couple fell in love. It was only natural for them that they continue their relationship on television, where they had a kid, got married, and had another kid while filming several one-off reality specials and eventually a series titled Katie & Peter. After three and a half years of marriage, the couple divorced, and while their breakup was not chronicled for television, the aftermath of it was with Price's new show What Katie Did Next.
Kate & Jon Gosselin
The breakup of the Gosselins' marriage dominated tabloid covers for a solid year, beginning in April 2009 when it was first reported that Jon was having an affair with a local woman. Perhaps the public was so consumed by the story because, unlike most reality TV couples, Jon and Kate were not famous before their show Jon & Kate Plus 8, a relatively mundane family show which featured the Gosselins raising their children—a set of twins and a set of sextuplets. The Gosselins' brand, success, and entire reason for being (on television) was because of their family. Watching Jon's misbehavior—the Ed Hardy shirts, the cigarettes, the late nights, the young women, the bikini parties in Vegas, the purchase of a two-seater car when he has eight children—play out in real-life was fascinating and completely antithetical to what TLC purported him to be. Jon blamed the media for "exploiting" his children in some kind of weird power play to get more money to appear on the reality show. Ultimately, he was kicked off the show and it was renamed Kate Plus 8. For her part, Kate never blamed reality television for any of their problems, but rather Jon, for being a selfish person.
Susie & Corey Feldman
Susie and Corey were married (by officiant MC Hammer) on the season finale of The Surreal Life in 2002. The returned to reality TV in 2007 for The Two Coreys, an A&E show which was originally intended to be a light-hearted account of Corey Haim moving in with the Feldmans, but spiraled into something completely different by the show's second season, with Haim's drug problem overt and out of control. Many scenes showed Haim lashing out at Susie Feldman. Corey Feldman refused to continue the project unless Haim got sober. (Sadly, Haim died of a drug overdose in March 2010.) In October 2009, Susie filed for divorce.
Jeana & Matt Keough
The Keoughs have the unfortunate privilege of being the first breakup in The Real Housewives franchise after they legally separated during the third season of The O.C. version of the show. Matt, a former major league baseball player, never liked the cameras and didn't participate very much on the show. In interview segments, Jeana shared that Matt had a bad head injury that affected this personality, and later admitted that he struggled with alcoholism. In the summer of 2009, Matt was arrested for DUI and was later sentenced to eight months in jail. After the Keoughs' money problems became public knowledge through the show, Jeana pulled out of the series.
The Count & Countess de Lesseps
The next Housewives couple to split were the de Lesseps, from the New York City cast, which came as a shock to viewers as there were no signs of marital problems. In fact, the Count was barely featured on the show due to the amount he had to travel for work. It turns out that the couple had been living separately for years—he in Europe and she in New York—and that he had been carrying on with an Ethiopian princess, for whom he eventually left his wife.
Tamra & Simon Barney
Although theirs was the third divorce to occur in The Real Housewives universe, the demise of Tamra and Simon's marriage was the first to actually play out fully on the show. We watched as they suffered from financial trouble, forcing them into a short sale of their home. We watched as Simon became more controlling. We saw Tamra attempt a last-ditch effort to save their relationship by unwisely having his name tattooed on her finger. Eventually, Simon filed for divorce and (along with his children) no longer participates on the show. However, the couple's drama is still very much playing out in the public eye, as they release statements and contact the press about their alleged bad behavior.
Cat & Charles Ommanney
As part of the ill-fated D.C. cast of The Real Housewives (the first in the franchise to not be picked up for a second season) Cat's husband had a very impressive job as the award-winning White House photographer for Newsweek. Admittedly, Charles' job involves a lot of political skill, so it impacted his career negatively when his new wife signed on to a tawdry reality show. Before the first episode even aired, the couple split; Cat's involvement with the show and association with the Salahis, the infamous White House crashers, negatively impacted Charles' career. In an interview with The New York Times, Charles blamed the show for the dissolution of his marriage saying, "In a way, I was naïve and foolish to sign off on doing this. But, at the end of the day, it was innocent. I wanted happiness for someone I was in love with. I put all my reservations aside and said: 'Go for it. Do it if it makes you happy.' Then I regretted it. I lost touch with everyone, and mix that with my marriage falling apart and the show taking over, it was very sad."
NeNe & Gregg Leakes
Much of season three of The Real Housewives of Atlanta focused on NeNe's marital problems that were evidently sparked by her husband's finances. The split seemed final, though, later in the season when NeNe learned that Gregg had given a radio interview in which he blamed his financial troubles on the amount of money that he had to spend to make NeNe appear wealthy in order to secure her a position on the show. She filed for divorce in June 2010, yet told Essence in December that she and Gregg were still legally together and living under the same roof, but hinted at the fact that they would, in fact, divorce, leading many to believe she was saving the drama for season four of the show.
Camille & Kelsey Grammer
It's odd to think that Kelsey Grammer, a successful actor, would need or want to be involved with a reality show—particularly one that would expose his marriage, which had reportedly been sexless for many years. It's also odd that while the show was filming, he would move to a different city and embark on an affair with a younger woman, for whom he eventually left his wife and married. But according to Camille, Kelsey had already emotionally checked out of the marriage, and pushed her into getting involved with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a distraction, saying, "He thought it would be good for me to do something that was separate from us being a couple."
Vicki & Donn Gunvalson
As the last remaining original cast member of the original incarnation of The Real Housewives, Vicki Gunvalson shocked viewers after she filed for divorce in October 2010. The news came after season five of her show, which showed Vicki and Donn's relationship healthier than ever after the renewed their wedding vows for their 15th anniversary. Vicki blames the show for her marital problems.
Jennifer & Eric Williams
The problems that plagued the marriage of Jennifer and (former NBA player) Eric Williams—namely Eric's infidelity and a possible love child—were broadcast on the first two seasons of VH1's Basketball Wives. After endless talks between the couple of saving their marriage, Jennifer confirmed to Life & Style in February that she was filing for divorce, the drama of which can be expected to play out on the third season of the show, premiering later this month.
Leah Messer & Corey Simms
Messer and Simms have had a crazy two years. They became pregnant with twins after only dating for about six weeks, tried to make it work, but then broke up shortly after the birth of their daughters (one of whom is a special-needs child), all of which was chronicled on their episode of 16 & Pregnant. They reunited on Teen Mom 2, and got married in a camo-themed wedding on the season finale. However, just six months after getting married (and only three weeks after the wedding episode aired on MTV) Messer filed for divorce, making them the youngest reality show couple to break up, as well as being the shortest-lived reality show marriage.
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'Kate Plus 8' season premiere review: It's off to a brilliant start… or is it?
Kate Gosselin began the new season of Kate Plus 8 episodes by showing a new side of herself. Charming, witty, and endearing, she managed to overturn a widespread image of herself as petty, mean, and selfish. The new episode took the family-minus-Jon to Australia, where…
Awww, I'm just kiddin' ya.
Kate Plus 8 was tedious whenever it wasn't painful. Accompanied by two helpers necessary to aid a mother who chooses to shepherd her children through two airports while wearing spike heels, Kate took the children to Sydney. There, they threw boomerangs, and watched fireworks on New Year's Eve. Guess what? Cara had a meltdown during the fireworks.
To offset the even poorer image she accrued during her appearance on Sarah Palin's Alaska, Kate emphasized her new-found adventurousness and good-sportiness. "I had a little redeeming to do," she said of her Alaska livid-diva turn. "I'm in the mode of challenging myself," Kate told the camera when she was safely back in her Pennsylvania home. Continue reading


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Ciara & Future Are So In Love They're Singing About It
Love is really beautiful, especially when you're a gorgeous couple like Ciara and Future. Ci Ci is expecting her first child by the singing rapper and can't keep the romantic lyrics off the track. The engaged couple paired up in the studio and released their feelings on a new song "Anytime" where they declare themselves the "Bonnie & Clyde."
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Impact Performance of Insulin Vials
Manufacturers have developed innovative insulin cartridges designed for convenient self-treatment. Consumers expect these injecting pen and cartridge systems to be robust against accidental impacts. The disposable cartridges must also be packaged effectively to resist impact strikes commonly experienced during shipment.
A glass cartridge broken during shipping or while in use can cause injury, and prevent the patient from receiving the proper dose of necessary medication. For the manufacturer, the patient's resulting loss of confidence in the product can be the most harmful effect of such failures. The products must be thoroughly tested for impact performance prior to launch into the consumer marketplace.
For this low-energy test, we used our CEAST 9310, instrumented with a 500 lb force capacity Piezo sensor, a custom 6.5 mm diameter hemispherical tup insert, DAS (Data Acquistuion System) and Visual Impact software. To represent different injector pen designs and styles, we created custom V-groove and cantilevered support fixtures. Since the material under test was organic in nature and the energy necessary to fracture the parts was anticipated to be low, both the crosshead weight and drop height were kept as low as possible.
Vials were tested along the central horizontal axis in the same area where they would be gripped or supported in the delivery mechanism. Two different style vials were tested in the identical fashion to see how differences in material thickness, grade of material and overall vial design would react to same impact event.
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Technically Squeaking is Futurate's new blog
The blog on this website is creaking a bit so we've branched out with a new endeavour called Technically Squeaking. Over the coming months we'll be posting articles related to website development, eLearning, digital marketing, software and project management.
We are initially focussing our attention on Google Analytics. We'll be posting fairly regularly and if you would like to be kept up to date, please follow us on Twitter.
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Project factsheet - online fundraising with Edinburgh zoo
This is a downloadable factsheet which focuses on Futurate's work to redevelop the membership, donation and animal sponsorship component of www.edinburghzoo.org.uk. You can find out more about how we helped the zoo significantly improve the revenue that it generates from it's supporters.
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Ozzie, you are the man. We named our black and white cat Ozzie in your honor! White Sox and Red Sox in the ALCS, we will play and beat the Phillies in the World Series…cant wait!
Hey Ozzie. We also named our cat Ozzie.
Ozzie, Waitah yah hear my virgin…! Go White Soxs…
Howz the year going reel if we dont lose floyd, peavy or a life long.!
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Harrison v. Molina: Not Exactly What You Think
I've watched the play about a 100 times now — each time the pain rings out through my own body, more and more. I've often heard about mothers feeling their children's' pain — lovers experiencing each others' physical ailments.
This is what that must feel like.
Watching Yadier Molina get crushed is something I will never be able to fully accept. But I've watched it over and over and I really do think Josh Harrison had no other choice. Yadi did his job. He took away the plate. The only way Harrison had a shot was to go under, over or through Yadi.
Yadi's a beast. Over and under were not plausible options. Harrison's only choice was to barrel through.
That's baseball.
It sucks to watch your man-crush get pummeled, but I watched Mickey Ward get destroyed once too, and he came back like the champ that he was.
Yadi will be back too.
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James Franco discussed his book of poetry, Directing Herbert White, and denied claims that he slept with Lindsay Lohan in an interview published on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old actor's new book revolves around Hollywood and illustrates his life before acting, pays homage to stars such as Marlon Brando and Heath Ledger, and explores the dark side of stardom. Franco received an undergraduate degree in English from UCLA in 2008, and a master's degree from Columbia University in 2010. His first book, Palo Alto, was published in the same year, and he is currently working toward a PhD in English at Yale.
Franco told LA Magazine that his new book took him four years to write. The title references two poems, "Herbert White" and "Writing Ellen West," by poet Frank Bidart.
The actor said nothing scandalous will appear about the various celebrities in the book, including Lindsay Lohan. Franco denied that he ever slept with the star, and said he doesn't belong on her supposed list of lovers.
"I didn't write anything bad about them," the actor said. "And Lindsay herself has told lies about me with her people-she's-slept-with list! So I feel like what I said is much less than what she's said."
Franco also said that creative writing "is something that has been part of my life for a long time."
"It's just one of my loves," he continued. "I went to graduate school for it because I take it very seriously."
Unfortunately, the star acknowledged, his career as an actor may always overshadow that love.
"I know that my life as an actor obviously casts a shadow over what I'm doing with the poetry," Franco said. "It's something I love, and if people want to judge my poetry through the lens of my acting then there's nothing I can do about that."
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Production values: Jack Fisk finds days of heaven
Cismont resident Jack Fisk has a charmed career. Few movie production designers have worked on so many critically acclaimed films or as consistently with extraordinary directors, such as Terrence Malick and David Lynch. Like them, Fisk favors art over commerce.
Yet versatility is a hallmark of Fisk's designs. He recreated a hauntingly accurate 1950s America in his breakout film, Malick's Badlands (1973) and more recently in The Tree of Life (2011). He built the prom that Carrie White incinerated in Carrie (1976). For Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood (2007), he earned an Academy Award nomination for replicating California's ragged early oil towns and rigs.
With boyish enthusiasm, the utterly unpretentious Fisk, 65, says his love of building artificial worlds began in childhood when living in a wooded area in Richmond.
"I built a lot of forts." As an adult, he says, "They turned into sets."
After Fisk graduated from art school, director Jonathan Demme gave him his first production design assignment for $100 a week on the 1971 biker movie Angels Hard As They Come. Bewildered, Fisk called cinematographer Stephen Katz to find out what an art director does.
"And he said, 'I don't know,'" Fisk laughs. "So, to cover my a**, I did everything: I did costumes and props and went crazy, but I loved it."
Since they met in ninth grade David Lynch has figured heavily in Fisk's life. "We went to art school together, we went to Europe together, we moved to L.A. together."
Fisk worked on one of Lynch's 1960s student films, acted in his Eraserhead in 1977, and designed his The Straight Story (1999) and Mulholland Drive (2001). Lynch was once even married to Fisk's sister.
Lynch is "like Jimmy Stewart from Mars," according to Fisk. "He's not strange."
It was through Lynch that Fisk first met Malick in the early '70s, when the two directors were studying at the American Film Institute. Fisk discovered that Malick was making a film about the '50s. Intrigued, Fisk researched the era.
"Terry heard that this guy was researching his film," laughs Fisk, recalling how they immediately bonded and how he got hired. "It was never a question like 'Do you want the job?' or 'Are you qualified?'"
He and Malick are "like brothers," Fisk says. He describes Malick as more cerebral and himself as more intuitive. "And it works well with his approach because it complements mine," he says.
Malick's film was Badlands, starring then-unknown Sissy Spacek as a character based on serial killer Charles Starkweather's girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate. Malick introduced them, and Fisk remembers thinking, "She doesn't look anything like Caril Ann Fugate." He laughs. "She was the cutest thing, and she had red hair and painter's bib overalls."
Badlands would turn out to be a milestone for nearly everyone involved, particularly Fisk and Spacek, who fell in love on it, married the following year, and have been together ever since. Daughters Schuyler and Madison have each worked in film.
Projects like Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), which starred Spacek, and Days of Heaven (1978) won Fisk his Art Directors' Union card. But what he calls "absurd" union restrictions and the "absence of passion" on those productions appalled him so much that he abandoned production design for 15 years. He briefly directed films, including Raggedy Man in 1981.
Around that time, the couple invested in a horse farm that Fisk's mother had discovered. Spacek and Fisk gradually began to envy their farm employees' pastoral lives, so in 1982, after their first daughter's birth, they moved here to enjoy Central Virginia landscape and history. And privacy.
"I think that's something that even Thomas Jefferson might have noted: nobody investigates you– they leave you alone," says Fisk. "And I know, married to Sissy, it's such a pleasure to come here where she doesn't have paparazzi taking her picture and people asking you for autographs," he says. "So we've felt a little bit like we're cheating because we're getting to have a regular life and work in the film business."
Meanwhile, career-wise, Fisk collaborates exclusively with friends, including Paul Thomas Anderson. "Paul has become a dear friend," Fisk says. "I talk to him regularly. He just had his third child [who's] named Jack. I told him, 'That's a great name.' We just finished a film together, The Master."
Fisk shows no desire to stop swinging hammers and wielding paintbrushes. "When I worked on There Will Be Blood, at the end of the shoot, the construction coordinator gave me a hammer as a going-away gift," he laughs. "He always said, 'I have to give you something to do so you'll be happy.'"
He delights in being an art director as much, or more, than ever: "That's what our job is," he says, "solving problems and having fun."
Jack Fisk and Sissy Spacek will host a screening of Badlands, moderated by Ben Mankiewicz, at the Paramount Theater at 5 pm Saturday, November 5.Read more on: Jack Fisksissy spacekvirginia film festival


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Trans-Cascadia 2017 - The Photo Recap
The 2017 Trans-Cascadia singletrack race went full tilt from day one. Videos started to flow out immediately (see the video recap here), and soon after that, the photos of what we can only describe as one hell of a good time. Our camera triggerman and photography mastermind Mike Thomas was on the scene to capture the action. Keep scrolling for all the racing from deep in the woods of Oregon.


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SUPER BOCK SUPER ROCK FESTIVAL, PORTO, PORTUGAL -5 JULY 2008Did you see the band perform in 2008? If so, tell us all about it here... Post your photos, set-lists, stories and more...
Hi everyone, here's another concert that Jamiroquai will be doing...
Jamiroquai have been announced as one of the artists performing at the Super Bock Super Rock 2008 festival being held in Porto, Portugal on 5 July.
Source: http://blitz.aeiou.pt
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I am by the competition at this day, SANTANA!!! in Bad Mergentheim. Okay peoples if you have the chance to see it in germany then GOOOO because it is one of the coolest places to have a gig. I would go to Portugal but this is too far lol. Monaco? oh yes this would be super cool but Tokio Hotel???? OMG no thanks. What about germany? come on guys! This would be the greatest present for my little L (5), tonight she will be awake because on Biography Channel comes Live from Abbey Road !!!!!!! YEAH YEAH YEAH........
From the update email I got today from Jamiroquai.com...
What kind of surprises I wonder!?
23 days to go!!!
From JTalk...
Open Doors: 16h
Brand New Heavies (1st to act) - 19h till 19h45m
Morcheeba - 22h15, till 23h10m
Jamiroquai - 01h00 till 02h30m
superbok - Jamily!!!
Well, just to let you know some of the Jamily met a the Porto gig, I had a fantastic weekend we all 'gelled' instantly so the atmosphere was electric (laughing joking and dancing). We were all bunched together at the front.
To me the 'set' was perfect as they played a real mixture of albums, (
The kids, alright, space cowboy,love foolosophy,runaway,etc. etc
(hopefully samantha will feed back the tracks I've got to go to bed!)
At the end of the gig Paul Turner was kind enough to come out to talk to us, saying they were looking forward to releasing the new album (more tracks to be finished) but they were waiting for the right agreement with the right record company.
Anyway I've ALOT of late nights so I will post more tomorrow.xxxxx
Wow - what a great photo - I'm so excited for you that you were there and also that you got to talk to Paul - can't wait to read your review of the concert
There's also reviews/photos at JTalk from the people that went to the concert so don't forget to check out
I brought it home on the plane with me to England! I will blow it up again tomorrow and put it with my little Jamiroquai collection!
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The New York Knicks are the NBA's most valuable franchise. Forbes values the Knicks at $3.3-billion, up 10% from last year. The Lakers are second on the list at three-billion-dollars. The Warriors, Bulls and Celtics round out the top-five.
The New Orleans Pelicans are the least-valuable franchise at $750-million. Eighteen of the 30 NBA teams are now worth at least one-billion-dollars and the average franchise is worth $1.36-billion.
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Louis Vincent Albano, better known as Captain Lou Albano to professional wrestling fans around the world, died this morning at age 76 as the result of an undisclosed illness. Albano had been under hospice care in Miami prior to his death.
If you grew up in the 80's, as I did, you remember Captain Lou for a lot of reasons. First of all, he always wore rubber bands as earrings. I never understood how he got the rubber bands in there to begin with. Albano also played the dad in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" video. Oh, Daddy Dear, you know you're still #1.
I also remember him playing the role of Super Mario in the Super Mario Saturday morning kid's show ("It's a me, MARIO!"), and as the evil thug in the truly underrated Brian de Palma movie "Wise Guys" (Best scene: Lou lights a cigar in a gas-filled kitchen, asks who farted, and then get blown sky high).
Albano began his wrestling career as a tag team member of The Sicilians. ("They'll whack you!") Eventually, he turned from wrestler to heel manager for the likes of The Magnificent Muraco (also known as The Rock's dad), Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, and more. Dozens of different wrestlers won championship aftr championship under Albano's guidance, and perhaps the occasional, snuck-into-the-ring handful of blinding talcum powder.
In an industry where sudden early deaths are the norm, it's quite heartening to see a guy like Captain Lou live a long and fruitful life. To people like me who grew up with him, the mere mention of his name is enough to bring you back to 1984, when the Rock and Wrestling Connection ruled the planet. His was one of those vivid characters you just remember, often for no good reason at all, like a piece of living kitsch (and I don't mean that as an insult). He will be missed. I'd like to think he's up in heaven right now, waiting to ambush Abraham Lincoln with a folding chair.
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Feel free to start topics in this area that are of interest to everyone.
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Friends of the AOL Genealogy Forum are gathering to celebrate the life of our friend and mentor Sam Behling who recently passed away. She was a beloved mentor of newbie chat hosts. Sam also assisted many chat room attendees with their New England research. For that reason, we are holding this at the same time as the old AOL GF New England SIG -- 10pm on Wednesday.
Memorial Service for Sam Behling
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Here's the link to the Sam's Genealogy page:
Here's the link to Notable Women Ancestors, a ground-breaking project spearheaded by Sam.
After "registering" you will receive a confirmation email containing information about attending the memorial service. As soon as we receive the link to the official memorial page, I'll send it out to all "registrants".
Sending (((hugs))) out to our friends who knew and loved our dear Sam who now rests with the angels.
Just sign me proud to have known her.