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You'll Die Laughing
The marquee outside the Bowie Playhouse is only slightly exaggerating in promising You'll Die Laughing at 2nd Star Productions' season opener, Bloody Murder. This is far and away the best non-musical I've ever seen under this roof. A creative new show from a new playwright, it's just the thing for audiences who like to think outside the box and appreciate brainteasers, puns and Brit-bashing. It's an English murder mystery cocktail with a twist: Think two shots Agatha Christie with an Alfred Hitchcock mixer and a Monty Python chaser. Every time you think you've figured it out, something ironic and darkly humorous happens to prove you wrong.
Picture the drawing room of a 1930s country estate fitted with fine art, antiques and a suit of armor. Set and costumes, both by Jane B. Wingard, are stunning. Here the dowager Lady Somerset's (Heather Tuckfield) guests adjourn for after-dinner drinks and entertainment.
Major Quimby (Gene Valendo) is the quintessential Boer vet who bores everyone with his endless war stories. Devon Tremaine (Tim Sayles) is an aging actor with a certain Clark Gable sparkle and an ever-present tumbler of scotch. Add a nefarious and maniacal nephew (Zak Zeeks); the mysterious Mr. Woo (Joe Biddle), who bears a striking resemblance to Charlie Chan; an exotic Countess of unknown origin (Heidi Toll); and the requisite ingénue, Emma Reese (Vivian Wingard). Jane (Rosalee Daelemans) is the silent maid in modest grey.
Conversation sputters like the fire in the hearth until the lights flicker and a body — the first of many — lands on the Persian rug. Lady Somerset, reluctant to besmirch her reputation with a visit from the police, yanks the telephone cord from the wall. Chief Inspector Phelps (Martin Hayes) nevertheless arrives in short order, drawn like a bloodhound to the scent of foul play. Who summoned him, you may ask? And just why doesn't the Lady want the police involved?
My lips are sealed, save for the one clue: there'll be mutiny on the boards. After all, discovery is half the fun in this farce, with caricatures and clichés adding the other half. Listen for literary and pop culture references.
Playwright Ed Sala of the Roanoke Valley was already a successful actor when this idea occurred to him, perhaps as the result of having read too many formulaic scripts. He tweaked the formula, and since its 2009 debut at Akron's Weathervane Playhouse his show has seen 25 productions.
2nd Star held the curtain for Sala's arrival on opening night. During intermission, he spoke with enthusiasm of the troupe's performance and agreed that Zeeks is particularly watchable for the nervous creepiness — reminiscent of Bram Stoker's Renfield character — he brings to his nephew. Another actor played Zeeks like Jim Carrey, Sala noted, by way of comparison.
Mounting an unknown production frees the actors to set the standard, and this fine cast — under the direction of Charles W. Maloney — sets a high bar.
Don't miss Bloody Murder. It'll slay you.
Playing Th-Sa thru Sept. 22 at 8pm; Su at 3pm at Bowie Playhouse, 165000 White Marsh Dr., Bowie . $20 with discounts; rsvp: 410-757-5700; www.2ndstarproductions.com.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State researchers Davood Babaei Pourkargar, a chemical engineering graduate student, and Antonios Armaou, associate professor of chemical engineering, have been named the winners of the 2014 O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award.
The two were honored for their paper titled "Control of dissipative partial differential equation systems using APOD based dynamic observer designs."
The award, bestowed by the American Automatic Control Council (AACC), recognizes the two best papers presented at the AACC's previous conference. One honor is given to a paper emphasizing contributions to theory while the other honors significant or innovative applications. More than 900 papers were presented at the group's three-day conference.
The Penn State team was recognized for its work in the applications category. As part of the award, Pourkargar will receive a $2,000 prize.
The AACC serves as an umbrella group for eight professional societies with an interest in control science and engineering. More on the AACC can be found online at www.a2c2.org.

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I knew I wasn't missing a pennant race two weeks ago when I took off for Europe, but I also knew I'd miss the Mets anyway. Whether the season is good or bad, it's still Mets baseball and it flies by way too fast. Sacrificing nearly 20 games to travel, no matter how awesome that travel is, is a bummer. Watching baseball again after that type of layoff feels like Spring Training, but it's going to be yanked away from me before I even get back into it.
It's interesting coming back to just three meaningless games against the Marlins before being Mets-less until Spring Training. I felt myself mentally wrapping up the season before I left, despite the Mets still having a bunch of games to play. Now I flip on the Mets games at seven as usual, hungry for some baseball and although it feels great, I know it's just a tease. I'll get three likely forgettable Mets games and then a month of playoff baseball not featuring the Mets and that's barely enough baseball to sustain me through the long winter.
It's not just the impending offseason that hurts; I missed some memorable Mets games while I was gone. David Wright became the Mets franchise leader in hits, and while it was all but inevitable going into the second half of the season, it'd have been nice to see the games as they happened. The other big one is obviously R.A. Dickey's 20th win. Pitcher wins don't mean much in the evaluation department, but seeing your pitchers accumulating them is never a bad thing. There's history and emotion tied to the stat that even when you know it's not hugely important it still tugs at the emotions to see Dickey be the first Met to 20 wins in over 20 years. At least, it would've been if I wasn't in Prague for it. I peeked at Twitter before I went to bed that night, which was just after the game NY time, and was disappointed I didn't get to share in all the excitement and celebration of it. Living and breathing the Cy Young race with Dickey and watching the other candidates is fun too, and I mostly missed it.
So I'm going to savor and enjoy these last games like a well-cooked steak knowing that it'll be my last good meal until March. One more R.A. Dickey start to make his case for the Cy Young. 18, barring extras, glorious Mets innings filled with David Wright, Ike Davis and all the rest of them. The Jeurys Familia debut start last night. All some fun stuff to watch and I'm not going to miss a minute of it.


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Now that scientists have worked out how to create 3D images from just a single stationary lens, the possibilities are endless. Sure, it's only able to film microscopic objects now, but imagine a larger-scale lens that could be fitted on cellphones.
The engineers at Ohio State University working on the project say the fingernail-sized acrylic glass lens is the first of its kind, and will allow microscopic objects—like bacteria—to be viewed in 3D, from nine different angles. [The Engineer via SlashGear]


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Awarded the Training to Reign Certificate in 1987
and a Diploma in Theology in 1988
& from Christian International University
Course Completion certificates in Bible Music & Worship and TCR Bible Study Methods.
The years since then have been spent gaining hands on experience of the subject matter of this book; with the ministry being known as Zion Ministries, and this also required flowing in Apostolic function.
Zion Ministries operates essentially as a teaching ministry, whose concern is training Christians in the five-fold ministry mentioned in Ephesians 4:11-16 [see Amplified Bible]


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Beat the Streak: Weekend, June 12-14
Today's recommended picks
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, Yankees
10-for-16 (.625 AVG) lifetime vs. Mets starter Livan Hernandez
Lyle Overbay, 1B, Blue Jays
.385 AVG since June 1; Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco: .344 AVG against in '09
Juan Pierre, OF, Dodgers
5-for-14 (.357 AVG) lifetime vs. Rangers starter Vicente Padilla; .349 AVG in '09
Saturday's recommended picks
David Wright, 3B, Mets
8-for-18 (.444 AVG) lifetime vs. Yankees starter Andy Pettitte
Carlos Lee, OF, Astros
.351 AVG since June 1; .363 AVG vs. Diamondbacks pitchers since '04
Stephen Drew, SS, Diamondbacks
.359 AVG since June 1; 5-for-14 (.357 AVG) lifetime vs. Astros starter Roy Oswalt
Sunday's recommended picks
Vladimir Guerrero, OF, Angels
10-for-17 (.588 AVG) lifetime vs. Padres starter Chris Young
Freddy Sanchez, 2B, Pirates
10-for-17 (.588 AVG) lifetime vs. Tigers starter Dontrelle Willis
Andre Ethier, OF, Dodgers
14-for-35 (.400 AVG) during 9-G hit streak
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday's results
Thursday brought an end to the 33-game streaks of two of the three BTS leaders, as famillehlg and justinleslie were thwarted by hitless efforts from Hunter Pence and Hanley Ramirez. That left an opening for wildtanners to claim the top spot at 34 games with a 1-for-4 night from Chase Utley.
New second-place holder gregnewprague extended his run to 33 games with a 2-for-5 performance from Carl Crawford. Three more contestants — adamcpar, richdempc and wolfenstein35 — head into the weekend with 30-game streaks.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. David Wright (NYM): 13.1%, 3-for-4
2. Chase Utley (PHI): 11.8%, 1-for-4
3. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 8.8%, 2-for-5
4. Albert Pujols (STL): 4.3%, 1-for-4
5. Carl Crawford (TB): 3.7%, 2-for-5
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58 of the 113 people with streaks over 20 on Sunday took Ichiro
If for any reason a player you select does not play during the Game Day for which you selected him, your streak will NOT end.
Why is my streak over and restarted at 1 according to the leader board when Matt Stairs didnt play yesterday according to the rules copied and pasted directly from the rules on the website, my streak should pick up where it left off Friday, not start over.
Am I missing something?
Stairs did pinch hit yesterday. He went 0-1.
Tommorow is going to be tough; only 2 games. Lots of streaks could be lost tommorow if it turns out to be 2 pitcher duels
Hey jagx,
If you got a 30+ game streak there is no way you pick a regular batter for Monday. There are a few players that 99.9% will not play (Rivera, Gimenez, Whiteside….). By picking any of them your streak remains as is.


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Fish cutlets with a herb tomato sauce.
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 13 mins
This recipe can be adapted for a conventional oven.
Cover and cook on HIGH 6 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes.
Place fish in single layer in a shallow microwave-safe dish. Cover and cook on HIGH 2 minutes, turn fish over, cover and cook a further 2 minutes.
Pour tomato mixture over fish. Cover and cook on HIGH for about 3 minutes or until fish is cooked. Let stand for 4 minutes before serving.
This recipe is best made just before serving. Not suitable to freeze.


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CarphoneWarehouse said today that trading in the third quarter was towards the top end of expectations and it is on track to split the company into two.
But the markets weren't impressed - CPW shares are up only half a percent, admittedly on a falling market.
The company said it expects revenues from TalkTalk to grow 29 per cent to £446m, compared to £347m for 2009. It gained 36,000 new broadband punters in the quarter, taking the total to 4.15 million.
It expects income from its Best Buy joint venture to be between £40m and £45m - above previous guidance of £30m to £40m.
Best Buy increased connections by 1.4 per cent, despite tough annual comparisons. Operating margins are up slightly thanks to cost cutting and the first "Big Box" store in spring this year.
Virgin Mobile France should increase revenue by 44 per cent to €63m from 1.69 million customers.
The demerger - splitting into telecoms business TalkTalk and retail business Best Buy - should be completed by the end of March. Shareholder information is going out this month. ®


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Turkey Leftovers?
Turkey leftovers are good for about 4 days in the refrigerator. After that, they need to go. Anytime I have more than I think can be used in that time-frame, I dice it and freeze in 2 cup portions for using in recipes like the ones in this blog post.
There are so many things you can do with turkey leftovers. Aside from the standard cold turkey sandwiches, which I love, you might like to try a casserole.
Take a look at my Chicken Vegetable Cobbler. Use leftover turkey instead. There are a few variations on this, and they're all quite easy. You need meat, thickened sauce, frozen mixed vegetables, and a topper. Cook 30 or so minutes at 350F. (Some might take longer than 30 minutes. Choose from any of the following:
I use a 2 quart casserole and the quantities listed:
1 cup to 2 cups cut up, just depends on what I have
Thickened sauce:
1 1/2 cups to 2 cups
leftover gravy
canned soup (cream of mushroom, cream of celery, cream of chicken)
canned gravy (turns out to be lighter and lower in sodium than canned cream soups!)
thickened broth (broth + cornstarch mixed thoroughly.)
1 recipe/1 can/1 mix or about 1 1/2 cups
refrigerated canned biscuit dough or croissant dough (these are the highest-in-fat choices)
Boxed mix of stuffing (here's a
lazy resourceful tip: mix the stuffing + water (omit margarine) in the package that the stuffing comes in. Fork it on top of the casserole right out of the bag, toss the bag. No washing up.)
Leftover or instant mashed potatoes
Leftover mashed sweet potatoes
Homemade drop or rolled biscuits (recipe for this is in my Chicken Vegetable Cobbler post)
boxed corn muffin mix (follow instructions on mix and drop by spoonful on top of casserole)
Frozen mixed vegetables:
1 1/2 cups
Standard or,
peas and carrots
broccoli blends are too strong for this casserole
You can use canned, but I find them too soft, salty, and sweet.
This casserole comes together in just a few minutes, bakes in 30-45 and really hits the spot on a cold day. Leftovers are great for lunch!


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Madonna's estranged brother did hesitate to express himself.
The Material Girl's brother, Christopher Ciccone, ripped into his sister and said she wasn't looking too good these days and her May-December romance could have something to do with it.
"She looked like Rachel Zoe gone horribly wrong!" he told E! News in a likely reference to her all-black get-up at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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"It proves the point that you can judge a person by the company they keep -- or don't keep," Ciccone said, referring to his sister's much younger boyfriend Jesus Lux.
"It's painfully apparent that Jesus may be able ot turn water into wine, but your basic blow dryer eludes him."
The siblings had a falling out that was exacerbated by the publication of Ciccone's 2008 memoir "Life With My Sister" in which he dished on life with the pop icon.


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Transferring / Transferring v. Reapplying« on: January 08, 2013, 09:15:50 PM »
I'm a 2L at a T4 school in California. After the first year I finished in the top 10% of my class. From what I've read online and on this forum it seems that unless you have a compelling story it's usually difficult to transfer upwards to a T3 or T2 school. Just wondering if anyone has had any success by reapplying and starting at the new school as a 1L?
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The tattooed neo-Nazi musician and Army veteran suspected of killing six people in the Sikh temple rampage died after shooting himself in the head, the FBI said on Wednesday.
Although detectives have combed through Wade Michael Page's email, interviewed more than 100 people and recovered hundreds of pieces of evidence at Page's home and the site of the mass killing at the temple outside Milwaukee, feds said they have not yet "clearly defined a motive."
"We may never know exactly why he chose that facility, that entity, at that time," said Steven Conley, assistant agent in charge of national security for the FBI in Milwaukee. "We're trying to piece together, and eventually we will piece together as much as we can."
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"We will have a good idea of the motive by the time this investigation is done," he added. "But again, why that building, that temple, at that time, that may have died with Page."
At the moment, detectives are sifting through the gunman's life, assembling the biography of a man who apparently had few relatives, a spotty work history and a thin criminal record. The FBI's agent in charge in Milwaukee, Teresa Carlson, said investigators have not linked anyone else to the attack or found any kind of note left by Page.
The Sikh community holds out hope.
"We just want to get to the bottom of what motivated him to do it," said Amardeep Singh, an executive with the New York-based Sikh Coalition. "It's important to acknowledge why they lost their lives."
Page, a 40-year-old Army veteran, opened fire with a 9 mm pistol at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shortly before Sunday services. The dead included temple President Satwant Singh Kaleka, who was shot as he tried to fend off the shooter with a butter knife.
Page shot a responding police officer at least eight times in the parking lot before another officer wounded Page in a shootout. Police had earlier said Page was killed by the officer, but Carlson said Wednesday that Page shot himself after being hit and died of the self-inflicted wound.
At a new conference on Wednesday, Oak Creek's police chief said the officer who was shot eight to nine times while attending to a temple shooting victim is improving at a Milwaukee area hospital. Lt. Brian Murphy was sitting up and walking, Police Chief John Edwards said.
Two others injured in the temple shooting rampage are still in critical condition and in the intensive care unit at Frodtert Hospital, spokeswoman Kathy Sieja said.
President Barck Obama called Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday to express condolences for the deaths; some of the Sikh worshippers were from India.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said the two leaders discussed their "shared commitment to tolerance and religious freedom" and the president reiterated his appreciation of the contributions that Sikhs make in the U.S.
Singh is India's first prime minister from the Sikh faith.
Meanwhile, the fragments of Page's past that have emerged suggest he lived a somewhat troubled life.
A native of Littleton, Colo., he had a record of minor alcohol-related crimes in Texas, Colorado and North Carolina. He was demoted during a stint in the Army for getting drunk on duty and going AWOL before he was discharged in 1998. Page eventually moved to Wisconsin, living in South Milwaukee with a girlfriend and working third-shift at a brazing factory in Cudahy, another Milwaukee suburb.
Neighbors said the couple broke up this past spring. Page moved into a Cudahy duplex in mid-July and quit showing up for work around the same time. A few days after he moved into the duplex, he visited a West Allis gun shop and, after clearing background checks, bought the gun he used in the shooting.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has described Page as a "frustrated neo-Nazi" who participated in the white-power music scene, playing in bands called Definite Hate and End Apathy.
Rajwant Singh, chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, said even though Page is dead, other white-supremacy and neo-Nazi groups could harbor similar intentions.
"Our concern is, how do we tackle these hate groups operating underground or in darkness?" he said.
The FBI has classified the incident as domestic terrorism, a violent act for social or political gain. The FBI's Carlson said though investigators have not yet determined what drove Page over the edge or that anyone nudged him along the way, they continue to search to make sure.
Investigators probably will collect all bullets and fragments from the temple and the victims' bodies to confirm they came from Page's gun. Detectives also will pore over witness statements to make absolutely certain he was the only shooter, said Joe LeFevre, chairman of the forensic science department at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton.
Authorities are interviewing Page's family, friends and associates. Agents spent Monday morning doing a door-to-door sweep on his street, chatting with neighbors on their front porches and in their backyards.
"It's like any crime," said Jack Ryan, a Rhode Island attorney who trains police around the country. "You focus on their recent tracks. You focus on friends, acquaintances. He had to get ready for this plot somewhere."
The investigation could take weeks or longer. But Page's motive is the key.
If detectives determine Page simply held a personal grudge, the Sikhs and the rest of the public will have an answer. If investigators conclude he was motivated by racist ideology, that might lead police to accomplices, help collect intelligence on white supremacist groups and prevent future attacks.
Page's girlfriend, 31-year-old nursing student Misty Cook, faced some legal trouble herself, though Carlson said Wednesday that her arrest over the weekend was not connected to the shootings. Cook was arrested on a weapons violation Sunday after investigators interviewed her about Page, but Carlson said she was cooperative and was quickly released.
South Milwaukee police had said Cook was taken into custody on a tentative charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Milwaukee County sheriff's spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin says the 31-year-old Cook also went by Brenda Cook. Online court records show that Brenda Cook pleaded no contest in 2005 to a felony charge of fleeing an officer.
The voicemail on Cook's cellphone was full and wouldn't accept a message. However, in regard to the shooting, she told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an email: "If I could say something to ease the pain of the victims and their families, I would gladly do so. Unfortunately, words do not begin to heal the pain they are going through."
No matter how thorough the investigation, the final conclusions are bound to leave victims with many of the same anguish-filled questions.
"Whatever the answer is, we can be reasonably sure it won't be an answer many people would say makes sense to them," said University of Wisconsin-Madison law professor Michael Scott, who is writing a guidebook for police on hate crimes.
"We'd like to have some peek into that twisted mind. But in the end, it's still a peek into a twisted mind that doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know about human nature."


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Our latest Car-Toon straight from the 2012 Detroit Auto Show shows the best place in the show to go for some quiet time: the Maybach booth.
The brand's dead, and everyone's avoiding this death-hole like the plague. I saw this one sad, forlorn German photographer's assistant sitting dejectedly alone, and I had to draw the poor bastard. Cheer up, Fritz — you still have Mercedes.


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Artistic careers depend on personal productivity. You can develop your personal productivity to guide your artistic career using 7 easy steps!
As you scurry about trying to find the most productive path, take into consideration that there just may be a simple, organized path to reach your destination.
Your life may be like mine; I have a family, belong to several organizations, and love to garden and travel, as well as paint pictures of places I've been. The list goes on and on! Having many interests and commitments makes the use of a personal productivity guide even more important.
7 Steps to Promote Your Personal Productivity:
You may have the idea that artists with few personal productivity goals paint pictures as beautiful as the artists that are truly structured and productive. This would be a correct assumption – but having these guidelines will help you spend more time productively, enjoying your creativity and advancing your career:
1. A Neat Work Space = Greater Creativity
What can be more frustrating than being inspired to create, and not being finding essential supplies? If you make a habit of organizing your space after you finish your creative effort, you can step in any time and get right back to work.
2. Arrange Your Studio to Accommodate Each Medium You Use.
Always having the right supplies at the right table greatly increases your productivity. For instance, I'm inspired to paint in several different mediums. Each medium needs a different set-up. Oils are usually painted while standing at an easel, Watercolors can also be painted while standing but the paper should be lying on a flat surface. Pastels call for a totally different set-up, as they require a very smooth surface and much preparation. By giving each medium a dedicated area, you can step in and use whichever technique you want right away!
3. Create an Overflow Space.
Another helpful way to increase your personal productivity is to have an overflow space. An extra room with shelves that are organized is a great help. This serves you well in that when there is time to be creative, the supplies are ready.
4. Know in Advance Which Supplies You Will Need.
No more rushing here and there finding supplies when you only have a short period of time to create! Consider creating a checklist with supplies you use frequently and need to replenish. Always have a printout of this list to check off when you run out of tubes of paint, etc.
5. Keep Inspired and Informed.
Here are a few ways you can energize your creative time:
- When traveling about in your car, listen to information that motivates and inspires.
- In the studio, listen to music as you create.
- Make your own personal productivity MP3 files to reinforce goals you've set and new ones recently added. There are many free tele-seminar sites that record as an MP3. Make your productivity guide easy to listen to wherever you are.
6. Create Clear Goals and Include a Timeline.
Successful artists have good time management skills to use along with their personal productivity guide. Think of the opposite of using your guide, and it will be easy to see that your artistic career seems to stall. Not having a productivity plan may slow you down so much that your goals seem to be just beyond reach.
- Create special personal productivity goals to benefit your artistic career.
- Being organized begins with making a schedule of the artistic activities central to your career and your creativity. Set a deadline for each of these goals.
7. Coordinate All Your Plans in a Single Planner or Calendar
- No more missed club meetings because the date was forgotten!
- You've learned the importance of knowing where your materials are. It's also a good idea to learn how to estimate how long it will take to complete a project. It makes it that much easier to schedule in time for your creative work, and know that you can spend it creating just what you have in mind.
Take the time to create and use your personal productivity guide. Follow along and implement these suggestions for a more organized studio and life. You'll enjoy happier time at work, and a more successful artistic career!


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Baltimore has a special interest in the new John Cusack movie "The Raven" as it tells the story of a man the city claims as its own: Edgar Allan Poe.
(If they named the football team after his poem, he's got to be something, right?)
The film depicts a 19th century Baltimore, but was filmed, much to the city's dismay, in Europe, where it just opened. It's due to play here next month, so as a public service, we thought we could tell you what reviewers across the pond thought.
And, let's just say that while they didn't quite give it a "nevermore," Cusack (whose performance rated higher in most reviews than the movie as a whole) might be looking fondly by comparison at his reviews in "Hot Tub Time Machine."
The Guardian: 3 out of 5 stars. "John Cusack is wittily cast as the washed-up Poe. .... There's a bit of Saw and Se7en here, as well as Vincent Price in Theatre of Blood; Stephen King's Misery and Updike's Bech Noir spring to mind, and it's a nice touch to give Baltimore a serial killer over a century before Dr Hannibal Lecter was employed by the Johns Hopkins Medical Centre in that city. It runs out of steam in the final 10 minutes, but there's some gruesome drama and Cusack is on decent form."
Scottish Daily Record: "MYSTERY writer Edgar Allan Poe terrified readers with tales of drawn-out torture. A swinging scythe, a murderer driven insane by his victim's heartbeat, fear of being buried alive. None of these, however, hold a candle to the agony of watching The Raven, a murder mystery uninspired by the novelist's last days."
West Sussex County Times. 2 out of 5 stars. "Well, for a start this movie doesn't really know what it wants to be - a horror movie, physcological thriller, romance. Instead we get a mix of everything so the pace of the film is inconsistent."
The Independent: "Poe, played by Cusack as a manic proto-hipster (with a snazzy goatee, rather than the real Poe's merely functional 'tache). His voice an impassioned rasp, his face usually fixed in wild-eyed bafflement, Cusack comes on like a true melodrama barnstormer – especially when ranting at all comers about his overlooked genius."
The Yorker: "Edgar Alan Poe was a brilliantly imaginative author who created incredibly tense dark tales of intelligence and depth, making the film's lack of all these qualities all the more noticeable."
Baltimore has a special interest in the new John Cusack movie "The Raven" as it tells the story of a man the city claims as its own: Edgar Allan Poe.


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Moe Harkless struck the Thunder for a career high 25 points last night and the rookie added 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 blocks and hit 3 threes. I've been pushing Moe for a while now, so this performance was a long time coming. Maurice is averaging a mediocre 10.7 pts and 5.4 rebounds over the past two weeks, but what really raises my fantasy eyebrow is the 3 steals a game. Do you know where your wallet is? No? Probably because Harkless just took it. Just like that. He's that good. In fact, Moe has 21 steals in the past 6 games alone! Hashtag cleptomanic! Nikola Vucevic sat this game, and Arron Afflalo left the game in the first quarter in some serious pain. This explains Moe's 45 minutes, and he should get major burn and plenty of touches going forward. Harkless is available in over 20% of leagues, if your looking for a playoff push, Harkless has all the tools to fill up all a stat sheet. And the steals! *drools Go steal him from waivers before someone else does!
Here's what else happened in fantasy basketball Friday night:
Beno Udrih – 13 pts, 5 ast, 3 reb, 2 stl. Arron Afflalo's hamstring injury was one of a few fantasy-player casualties last night. It's a tough time to lose a player, but on the bright side, with every injury, another waiver wire opportunity presents itself. In Afflalo's case, Beno could be a beneficiary and he played 36 minutes Friday night. Udrih should be a good bet for 10-12 points a game with 4-6 assists if he manages to see 30+ minutes a night.
Tyler Hansbrough – 22 pts, 12 reb in 27 minutes. David West sat this one out with a bad back. Doctor says he needs a backiotomy. Not really though. Hansbrough got the start and Tyler has proven a capable starter (18.2 pts, 11.7 rebs in 4 games this season). West's back continues to be an issue and Big-Ty is a great add as long as West stands to miss time.
Kenyon Martin – 19 pts, 11 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk in 36 minutes. 2003 called, they want K-Mart back! If you're desperate for rebounds, Kenyon is averaging eight a game over the past week, but don't expect a lot more games like this from the 35 year old.
Alan Anderson – 35 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast, 6 3pm. Anders blew up last night for a career high in points, including a 20-point third quarter! Rudy Gay left this one with a back injury and Toro has already said he won't play Saturday. Uh oh. Until we know more about Rudy's status Anderson is an instant add. That's right. OMFG!1!! Go pick him up quick you guys!
Lebron James – 29 pts, 8 reb, 8 reb, 8 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk. And the Heat win 25 in a row. Hot dog! Lebron was about to lay down a killer dunk on poor Brandon Knight standing all alone in the lane, but Knight quickly ran to the locker room. Good move.
Al Horford – 15 pts, 17 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk. Bring on the playoffs! Al is obviously ready.
Devin Harris – 8 pts, 5 ast, 2 3pm. If you can deal with being consistently underwhelmed, Devin is available in most leagues and a decent-to-not-very-good option if your looking for assists on the wire.
JJ Redick – 4 pts, 3 reb (1-11 fgm) Milwaukeeans, your $40 million dollar man!
Shaun Livingston – 14 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk. I told you to BUY him last week. The stats are underwhelming but he's seeing plenty of minutes. If there's something much better out there I wouldn't blame you for dropping, but there probably isn't something much better out there.
Thomas Robinson – 15 pts, 6 reb, 3 stl, 2 blk in 22 minutes. T-Rob! Yes! Finally. Didn't get the fantasy boost we thought he would after being traded to Houston, and he only got extra minutes Friday because of the blow out, but this was still nice to see.
Jeremy Lin – 4 pts, 6 ast. But Harvard beat New Mexico! Excelsior!
Anthony Davis – 18 pts, 15 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk. Yup. Starting to really look like the player we all drafted way too early. Averaging 16.4 pts, 10 reb, 1.4 blk over the past two weeks. Ask UPS, that's what Brow can do for you.
Robin Lopez – 23 pts, 10 reb, 4 blk. Ropez is a frustrating own, which is why he's available in over half of leagues. His past four games totals: 6 pts/2 reb, 20 pts/11 reb, 4 pts/2 reb, 4 pts/4 reb. Just like his brother. Own him if you hate yourself.
Tony Parker – 22 pts, 5 ast, 2 reb. Sacre bleu! Tony returned to start Friday night and if he's somehow hanging out on your waiver wire you need to grab him quick. Like, Tony-Parker-in-the-lane quick.
Kawhi Leonard – 21 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl, 2 blk, 3 3pm. Every Spur has his days–Friday night was one of Kawhi's.
Brendan Wright – 23 pts, 8 reb, 1 blk. There are pieces of food in Dirk's hobo-beard that are more exciting than these pickups but Wright's averaging 11 pts, 6 reb over the past two weeks and could be worth a look in deeper leagues. Meanwhile, Mike James (7 pts, 6 ast) could be a deep league add for those desperate for assists, and sleep. Yawn.
Greg Stiemsma – 14 pts, 10 reb, 3 blk. The Steimsma-roller was the standout with 34 minutes as the Wolves bench got some major burn in their 31-point bashing of the lowly Suns. Dante Cunningham scored in double digits for the second game in a row and put up 18 pts, 8 reb and 2 stl in 30 minutes. So if your question was, can the Timberwolves bench beat the Suns starters, the answer is yes, by 30.
Trevor Ariza – 25 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast. Averaging 15.3 pts, 5 reb and 2.5 asts over the past 3 games. With Nene banged up and Emeka Okafor, Bradley Beal and A.J. Price out Friday, Trevor took advantage of the extra minutes and hit 7 threes in the process! Clearly, he's still upset the Lakers didn't resign him. Bittermuch? Still available in about half of leagues, Ariza's a good grab if you need a bit of everything.
Kobe Bryant – 21 pts, 11 ast, 2 stl. But Mamba couldn't stop John Wall (24 pts, 6 reb, 16 ast, 3 stl) and the Wiz pulled one out of the hat with a huge comeback and grabbed the win in the final seconds. Antawn Jamison (11 pts, 7 reb) also left this one with a wrist injury. But there is good news Lakers fans, Pau Gasol returned to the starting line up with 4 pts and 8 rebs. Pau was a bit rusty (2-10 fgm), but we ain't mad at cha. It's just nice to see the whole gang back together.
Join us next Saturday for another Friday recap as fantasy basketball continues next week, all week long!


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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:42 am
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As a biochemistry PhD candidate interested in food additives, I would like to add the following information on aspartame:
Aspartame is metabolically degrade in your body into phenylalanine and aspartate, two of the twenty most common amino acids that appear n nature. Although your body is no stranger to aspartate, a daily dietary infusion of aspartate can be extremely problematic. Apartate belongs to a special class of compounds that able to cross the blood-brain barrier, meaning that once its in your blood it can enter your brain. In your brain, aspatrate functions as a natural neurotransmitter and an excess of aspartate from dietary aspartame will over-stimulate neurons resulting in either the desensitization or death of large numbers of neurons. These effects are observed in test animals given extreamly small regular doses of aspartame (the sort of dose you would get from a daily diet cola) and are particularity problematic for the developing brains of children or infants. Additionally, aspartame can be converted partially to formaldehyde, a potent carcinogen, by the bodys metabolic enzymes. And thats why I dont eat anything with aspartame. Trans-fat is also an interesting topic of discussion. Needless to say, avoid it at all costs.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:45 am
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Here's one for the list: Sodium erythorbate
I noticed it in a can of "Potted Meat Food Product". (I bought it out of curiosity, not to eat!)
, Armour and Libby's all make that particular product.
Apparently its also good for
Boiler Treatment, Drilling Fluids and Film Processing
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:45 am
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Hmm.. Perhaps "Erythorbic acid" and "Sodium erythorbate"
are the same thing
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:46 am
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You should look for glutamate alone; if used by itself, MSG won't show up in the ingredient list.
Also, what's the deal with transfat-free products that are made with partially hydrogenated soybean oil? How is this possible?
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Michael Chu
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:46 am
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re: trans fat free with PHVO
This is definitely a confusing topic. Not all partially hydrogrenated vegetable oils contain trans fatty acids. But, statistically there will be some quantity of trans since the process does not provide enough control to create only cis fats. There are two cases where you can have trans fatty acid free foods that I can think of:
1. The partially hydrogenated fat is almost completely fully hydrogenated (e.g. commercial peanut butter). The label is not marked fully hydrogenated because the vegetable oil has not been guaranteed as fully hydrogenated. In the case of peanut butter, the trans fat content is so small (or not present) that modern instruments cannot detect/measure it.
2. In the United States, the Nutrition Facts label can state 0 g of trans fat if there is less than 0.5 g of trans fat per serving. If a serving is defined as a small quantity and the trans fat content falls below 0.5 g, then they don't have to report it. The downside of all this is that most people eat more than one serving of foods with small serving sizes so you could be consuming several grams of trans fat without knowing it.
Look for partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and avoid when possible. If something traditionally uses PHVO and is now claiming zero trans fat, look to see if they replaced it with fully hydrogenated vegetable oil, butter, or palm oil (sometimes called palm oil shortening), which do not contain trans fats. If they simply reorganized their label and serving size (like the last version of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" that I saw in the store) and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is a main ingredient, then avoid.
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rishab ghosh
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:47 am
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EU E- numbers / European food additives.
In europe, permitted food additives are "harmonised" and given numbers starting with E (e.g. E-260 for acetic acid). Foodlaw (
) has a list of E-numbers and what they mean, as well as much more information on the regulation of food additives in europe.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:47 am
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For those who are afraid of MSG, get hold of a copy of Jeffery Steingarten's "It Must've Been Something I Ate" and read the chapter entitled 'Why Doesn't Everyone in China Have a Headache?'. Also take a look at the FAQ at internet-grocer.net:
page 5 "msg and food intolerances" in the pdf file on MSG from the International Food Information Council at
While I would never recommend that anyone eat a whole container of MSG all at once, the only ones who should be concerned about MSG consumption are those who are allergic to gluten. But that is only because MSG is sometimes derived from wheat. And now I read that the Canadian celiac association is saying that MSG is safe because it is now generally derived from sugar beets.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:48 am
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By local minister, Pat Martin, proposed a law that would make it illegal for any business to produce or sell trans-fat for consumption. This law has recently been passed by Ottawa and will apply not only to grocery stores but also to restaurants. There is a one year grace period, but by this time next year, Canadians should be able to eat in relative safety. Its defiantly a fringe benefit of public health care that because the government foots the bill, they tend to enact more laws that protect public safety.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:48 am
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> Its bad repution probably stems from an association with Chinese people, and an innate racism against them.
I'm Chinese. All the people that have told me that MSG is not good for you, and that you can get headaches from MSG were Chinese people. So it's not like European Americans are the only ones against MSG.
> Tests have been run on people who claim to recieve an "MSG headache" and in not one single case has it held up as anything more than psychomatic.
Well, if someone knows in advance that some good has MSG, then claims a headache, that's a weak case. But if you don't know ahead of time and whenever you get a headache after eating, then find out MSG was an ingredient, I would believe that. Personally, once I got a bag of Ranch Corn Nuts, devoured the bag, and immediately got a headache and even nausea. I checked the ingredients, and there was MSG pretty high on the list. While this was not a scientific experiment, I believe that the headache was due to the high MSG content consumed rapidly. Can you suggest something else in the ingredients that may have caused it?
Tests can be fallible when they are not designed correctly, or make wrong assumptions. The Mayo Clinic seems to agree about MSG headaches:
Here's a site that lists MSG studies (both positive and negative).
> Why Doesn't Everyone in China Have a Headache
I haven't read the book, but to respond to that statement, Chinese people don't cook with MSG at home. And if they do, it's in small quantities.
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>Personally, once I got a bag of Ranch Corn Nuts, devoured the bag, and immediately got a headache and even nausea. I checked the ingredients, and there was MSG pretty high on the list.
This is hardly proof that MSG was the cause of the headache and nausea. What other things are in the list of ingredients? Was this bag of ranch corn nuts devoured on an empty stomach? Was it accompanied by any liquids? Other starches? How much salt was consumed?
(I'm not familiar with "ranch corn nuts" and after googling do not readily find a list of ingredients) I'd wager that there could have been several reasons for nausea after "devouring the bag" - what size was the bag? In my experience, corn is not that easily digested anyway. Or it could be that the headache and nausea was induced by being dehydrated. Is there a significant amount of salt in ranch corn nuts (my guess is yes).
Obviously, if a person quickly consumes huge quantities of even the safest food, there is risk of nausea and/or headache.
Again, I'm not implying that one should use MSG indiscriminately, but a small amount will probably not cause much harm.
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This is a great website, and it's so cool that it's from a fellow Cal EECS alum! I'm hoping that it will give me inspiration to start cooking some more.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:49 am
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One Of my Friends told me about stevia. Its a sweetener that comes from a plant, and the FDA has baned it yet its very popular in Japan.
Great List
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:50 am
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One of my friends buys stevia at the Healthfood store (Canada) and uses it to sweeten her coffee.
Mike, after looking at
it appears that stevia is available in USA in healthfood stores but only if it's labelled as a "dietary supplement" and cannot be referred to as sweet or a sweetener.
This "About" article is rather interesting:
TOXIC OR TASTY: The Real Issue
in the Stevia Battles (http://healing.about.com/cs/uc_directory/a/uc_stevia_jones.htm)
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:51 am
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MSG's gotten a little bit of a bum rap. I myself was against it for a long time assuming it was a manmade chemical. Turns out I was way off. MSG is a natural compound found in seaweed and the ingredient is derived from said plant. This is one of the reasons it's a dominante flavor many Asian cuisines. Some people are allergic to MSG, this can cause people problems though it would vary from person to person like any allergy. An interesting thing to note is that MSG is considered a taste in and of itself (along with Sweet, Salty, Sour, etc) in Japan.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:51 am
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MSG is not considered a separate taste, exactly. It is part of "umami", which is supposedly best described as the fullness one experiences in cheese, meat, soup broth, etc. It is said to indicate the presence of amino acids/glutamate/aspartates.
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|Seated: John Bartrem; his grandson, Arthur;
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Photo taken circa 1881 in Herefordshire, England
- He was born in 1815 in Kelsale, Suffolk County, England.
- I've found him working on a farm near his family in Kelsale in the 1841 UK/Wales Census. At some point after that, he and several of his family members moved west to Herefordshire County, near the Welsh border.
- In 1846, he married Esther Meredith at the Church of Welsh Newton, in Welsh Newton, Herefordshire, England.
- Between 1846 and 1881, he and his family moved between Herefordshire, England, and Monmouthshire, Wales. Both counties share a border. By the 1881 UK/Wales Census, he was owner of Wern Farm in Llanrothal, Herefordshire County, England.
Here's the legend:
- My Aunt Brenda has heard that John Bartrem and his son, Joseph (my great grandfather), were in the business of bringing Hereford cattle from England to the US in the early 1880s. Joseph ended up staying in Kansas and working for the Adams Ranch, which raised Hereford cattle. He eventually owned his own ranch in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, before moving to Clear Lake, California.
- My cousin, Reva, thinks that John made a final trip in 1886, and brought his grandson, Arthur, with him at that time. The 1910 US Census notes that Arthur immigrated in 1886. Another of John's sons, Samuel, had already settled in Iowa, and it seems that Arthur first stayed with Samuel before moving to Kansas.
- The last we heard about my great great grandfather, John Bartrem, is that he sailed back home to England after Arthur (and, presumably, the shipment of cattle) were safely deposited in America, and that he died at sea.
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Local site opens: 10 a.m. Monday, 10515 Mission Gorge Road, Santee
Founded: 1953 as Top Hat Drive-In in Shawnee, Okla.
Company headquarters: Oklahoma City
CEO: J. Clifford Hudson
Annual revenue: $804 million
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A food cult reminiscent of the Krispy Kreme phenomenon is coming to Santee, a development that has Sonic drive-in fans posting construction photos on Web sites, chatting on Facebook about its Monday opening and even driving to the location trying to get an early meal.
"(At) midnight last night there were people knocking on the door," said David Powroznik, president of franchisee D & M Investment Partners, which also plans to open a Sonic in Vista. "They'll try to go through the cones, but they won't fit."
The popularity of the chain stems partly from its carhop service – on skates at some sites, including Santee – that harkens back to the origins of drive-ins in the 1940s and '50s and partly from its wide-ranging menu.
Aficionados in San Diego County have been driving to Sonics in Anaheim, Hemet and El Centro for iconic fare such as Sonic burgers, Ex-Long Chili Cheese Coneys, Tater Tots, cherry limeades and chocolate-pineapple Cokes. The company says its drinks alone can be ordered in 168,894 flavor combinations.
"It basically brings a sense of nostalgia because of the drive-in and carhops," said Darren Tristano, executive vice president with Chicago-based Technomic, a consulting firm specializing in the food industry. "A&W has been successful, but beyond that there are very few chains doing this type of service."
The Oklahoma City-based chain grew quickly in Oklahoma, Texas and Southern states after its 1953 beginning as a hamburger-and-root-beer stand. It has expanded coast to coast, boosted in recent years by offbeat TV ads featuring actors eating in a car's front seat, zinging each other and touting Sonic food items.
For the company's latest fiscal quarter, Sonic said its revenue declined 3 percent to $169 million from one year ago.
The chain has tried San Diego County before, with locations in Oceanside and Chula Vista in the 1980s and '90s. Residents who remember those drive-ins as well as transplants from elsewhere have been chatting about the latest effort and plotting how often they will go and what they will order.
Mike Rivera, 40, who first visited a Sonic in Texas as a child, has packed the family into his Ford Explorer and driven from Lakeside to the Sonic in El Centro. His likely first order in Santee: a SuperSonic Cheeseburger with mayo, Tater Tots and a grape slush.
That kind of loyalty and built-up demand is unusual among fast-food restaurants, said San Diego State University marketing professor Ron Stampfl.
"They have a very strong following, almost a cult following, like Krispy Kreme, Harley-Davidson or Apple have strong followings," he said.
Stampfl said he thought that Sonic had a better chance of survival because of its lengthy history and because it's probably being selective about opening restaurants during a recession.
Powroznik said his company plans to open at least nine franchises in the county, including the one in Vista this summer. Last fiscal year, Sonic opened 169 restaurants nationwide, but the company is concentrating on finding new franchisees for underperforming locations.
In a competitive landscape packed with national chains such as
"Sonic is coming in as the new kid on the block," Sandelman said.
But Powroznik describes the response he hs gotten so far as "overwhelming."
"I wear a Sonic shirt every day," he said. "On a slow day, I get asked 12 times: 'Where are you? Do you work for Sonic?' "
James Fauset, 56, a homeland security officer from Santee, has been visiting the location up to three times a week to take photos for posting on the Web. Fauset, who initially heard about the chain from his nephew, has never even eaten at a Sonic.
"It looks like a hoot," he said.
Sarah Biggart, 32, a group-home administrator from Lakeside, also has snapped photos and posted them on flickr.com. Some have been viewed more than 1,000 times – more than almost any others she has posted.
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Intellectual property rights (IPR), which comprise patents, trademarks, designs and geographical indications, as well as copyright (authors' rights) and rights related to copyright (for performers, producers and broadcasters), have been around for centuries. Often, without our even realising, they affect our daily lives: they protect the technology we use (cars, mobile phones, trains), the food we eat and the music we listen to or the films we watch. But in the last few years, technological change and, in particular, the growing importance of online activities, have completely changed the world in which IPR operate. The existing mix of European and national rules are no longer adapted and need to be modernised. That is why the Commission has adopted today a comprehensive strategy to revamp the legal framework in which IPR operate. Our objective is to enable inventors, creators, users and consumers to adapt to the new circumstances and to enhance new business opportunities. The new rules will strike the right balance between promoting creation and innovation, in part by ensuring reward and investment for creators and, on the other hand, promoting the widest possible access to goods and services protected by IPR. Getting this balance right will make a real difference to businesses (from the individual artist working alone to the big pharmaceutical companies) by encouraging investment in innovation. This will benefit the EU's growth and competitiveness which is delivered through the single market. Consumers will benefit from wider and easier access to information and cultural content, for example online music. The strategy deals with many issues to ensure IPR are covered comprehensively - from the patent a business needs to protect an invention to tackling the misuse of such inventions via a proposal also adopted today which will strengthen action on counterfeiting and piracy. Among the first deliverables of this IPR overall strategy are today's proposals for an easier licensing system for so-called "orphan works" that will allow many cultural works to be accessible online, and for a new regulation to reinforce customs actions in fighting trade of IPR infringing goods.
1. What are Intellectual Property Rights?
Intellectual property rights (IPR) cover all forms of commercial activities and artistic creations. They fall into two categories: industrial property and copyright. Industrial property includes a diversity of rights such as patents (which protect inventions), trade marks, geographical indications and designs. Copyright - or authors' rights -protects literary and artistic works (books, plays, films, musical works, paintings, photographs, sculptures, maps etc.). Copyright also includes related or neighbouring rights such as those of performers, producers of films and sound recordings, and broadcasters.
IPR provides their owners with the means to decide, for a specific and limited time, how their inventions and creations are to be used, reproduced and commercialised. IPR rewards innovation and creativity and promotes the dissemination of goods and services. For many industries and sectors, well-managed intellectual property rights are a core element of their business strategy and a key factor for their European and global competitiveness.
2. How do Intellectual Property Rights affect the EU economy?
Currently, there are 1.4 million European SMEs working in the creative industries covering for example book and newspaper publishing, music and film. Intellectual property-based industries represent above average potential for growth and job creation. According to the European Competitiveness Report 2010, creative industries account for 3% of employment (2008) and are among the most dynamic sectors in the EU. The number of employees in the creative industries in the EU-27 was 6.7 million in 2008.
In its report prepared for the 2007 Spring European Council, the economic think-tank, the Work Foundation, estimated that overall employment in creative industries increased by an average of 3.5% a year in the period 2000-2007 compared to 1% a year for the total EU economy. Most of the new jobs in the EU created over the past decade were in the knowledge-based industries where employment increased by 24%. In contrast, employment in the rest of the EU economy increased by just under 6%.
According to a 2009 study conducted by Eurobrand, the value of the top ten brands in each EU country amounted to almost an average of 9% of GDP per capita in 2009. (1) Intellectual property rights incentivise and protect investment in technical Research and Development and according to Eurostat contributed to 1.9% of EU GNP in 2008.
3. Why an IPR Strategy?
The IPR Strategy forms part of the Commission's overall agenda to foster sustainable growth and jobs in the Single Market and improve Europe's competitiveness on a global level. IPR policy affects a broad range of the EU's policies and actions, ranging from the internal market to agriculture, the information society and competition policy. The Strategy is therefore complementary to and an essential element of the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Single Market Act and the Digital Agenda for Europe.
While the internal market is one of the success stories of the EU, some obstacles still persist which impede the seamless cross-border flow of goods and services. Problems include the complexities and costs of obtaining patent protection, the fragmentation of the internal market with respect to the multi-territorial online distribution and accessibility of creative content such as music, film and books, as well as the prevalence of internet piracy and counterfeiting.
All these issues require an ambitious, well-managed and efficient IPR framework at European level. The IPR Strategy is the Commission's response to these challenges. It is a forward-looking "blueprint" of the policy initiatives that the Commission intends to take during its current mandate.
4. What is the focus of the Strategy?
The importance of IPR as an engine for growth cannot be under-estimated. The Strategy therefore serves as a blueprint for a series of well synchronized IPR-initiatives aimed at fostering the EU's economic growth, cultural diversity and international competitiveness as well as providing consumers with a wide choice of first class products and services.
Whilst, arguably, the current IPR legislative framework has served Europe well, it is necessary to make it more efficient and streamlined and to adapt it to the digital environment.
5. What are the existing EU rules on intellectual property rights?
The free movement of goods and services are at the heart of the Single Market. As intellectual property rights (IPR) affect the free movement of both goods and services - think of an author selling his books in multiple Member States or a company doing business in a number of countries using a common logo - the EU has a number of common rules in place that are to avoid barriers to trade.
Key legislation includes:
- The Copyright in the Information Society Directive (2001/29): This 2001 Directive ensures that all copyright protected goods and services are adequately protected – be they online or offline. It harmonises the rights of reproduction, distribution, communication to the public, the legal protection of anti-copying devices and rights management systems.
The EU legal framework on Trademarks and Designs: National trademark (2) registration in the EU Member States has been harmonised for almost 20 years and a Community trademark was established 15 years ago. A single Community system for the protection of industrial designs (3) was set up in 2001. The Office for Harmonisation (OHIM) in Alicante, Spain, is responsible for granting the EU-wide rights for trademarks and designs.
- The Enforcement Directive (2004/48): The 2004 Enforcement Directive is an essential piece of legislation in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy. It aims to harmonise the laws of the Member States on means of enforcing intellectual property rights (via sanctions and remedies). The Directive covers infringements of all intellectual property rights (trade marks, designs, patents, copyright etc.) which are for commercial purposes or which cause significant harm to right holders.
It only covers civil measures. For example, remedies are available to right holders, such as the destruction, recall or permanent removal from the market of pirated or counterfeited goods, as well as financial compensation, injunctions and damages. The Directive also contains the necessary safeguards and limitations to protect the interests not only of the defendant but also of potentially innocent offenders, who have unknowingly been involved in counterfeiting or piracy.
6. Why is the existing framework for intellectual property rights not good enough?
Intellectual property rights have only been partially harmonised at EU level. A number of IPR-related provisions still exist at Member State level that impede the free movement of goods and services, certainly in the light of new technology, the continuing rise of the Internet and innovative business models.
While the Internet is borderless for example, Europe still remains a patchwork of national online markets. There are cases where Europeans are simply unable to buy copyright-protected works or services electronically across a single digital market.
Another example is the current European patent system: once a patent is granted, there is still a need for validation at Member State level which is very expensive and complex and a substantial hindrance to innovation in Europe.
7. What is the scope and magnitude of counterfeiting and piracy?
Products and services based on IPR can be difficult and expensive to create but cheap to replicate and reproduce. Organised and large-scale infringement of IPR has become a global phenomenon and is causing worldwide concern. Still, it is very difficult to produce exact figures, as counterfeit and pirated goods fall outside the mainstream economy.
The latest OECD study (2009) estimates that international trade in counterfeit goods grew from just over USD 100 billion in 2000 to USD 250 billion in 2007. (4) This figure is larger than the national GDPs of about 150 economies.
Over the last few years, there has been an alarming expansion in the types of products being infringed. They range from luxury items such as sportswear, watches and jewellery, to more ordinary items that have an impact on personal health and safety such as pain killers, razor blades, baby milk, children's toys and car parts. Asia emerges as the largest source for counterfeited and pirated products, with China being the largest source.
According to European Commission figures on national customs activities, the number of registered cases of goods suspected of infringing IPR over the last five years rose from 26 704 in 2005 to 43 572 in 2009, an increase of more than 60 percent in five years.(5)
In respect of piracy, the economic impact is less clear at this stage, due to the very recent nature of this phenomenon. The European industry itself indicates that EUR 10 billion and more than 185,000 jobs were lost due to piracy in the music, movie, TV, and software industries in the EU in 2008.(6)
8. What is the IPR Strategy proposing for Industrial property rights?
(1) Patents: It is very costly and complex to obtain and enforce patent protection in Europe. Therefore, the Commission has launched in April proposals for the creation of unitary patent protection in the framework of enhanced cooperation. In addition, after the opinion of the EU Court of Justice in March, work has also resumed on the establishment of a unified and specialised patent court for classical European patents and future European patents with unitary effect. A unified patent court will increase legal certainty for business and avoid the same patent cases being dealt with in courts of different Member States, potentially resulting in contradictory judgments. It would also considerably reduce litigation costs and the time it takes to resolve patent disputes.
(2) Trade marks: It's been over 15 years since the harmonisation of domestic trade mark legislation and the creation of the Community trade mark. A comprehensive revision of the trade mark system in Europe is necessary to modernise this system both at EU and national levels by making it more effective, efficient and consistent as a whole, including through increased cooperation between the OHIM (the Office of Harmonisation for the Internal Market, based in Alicante) and national trade mark offices. The Commission intends to present proposals to revise both the Community Trade Mark Regulation and the Trade Mark Directive in the last quarter of 2011.
(3) Geographical indications (GIs): GIs secure a link between a product's quality and its geographical origin. Under EU law, agricultural products such as champagne, Feta cheese and Parma ham already enjoy name protection. However, apart from legislation that exists in some Member States, there are no EU-wide rules that ensure name protection for non-agricultural products such as Carrara marble, Solingen knives, Herend porcelain or Calais lace. This fragmentation or absence of protection in a number of Member States means that there is an unlevel playing field in the European Union which could negatively affect the functioning of the Internal Market The Commission is about to launch a feasibility study that will consider an EU-wide protection of GIs for non-agricultural products. Based on the results of this work, an impact assessment analysing different options could be carried out in 2012 followed by eventual proposals.
9. What is the IPR Strategy proposing concerning copyright?
(1) In 2011, the Commission will present a legislative proposal to simplify the collective management of copyright in the EU. Collecting societies licence the rights of creators and collect and distribute their royalties. The Commission's focus will be two-fold. First will be the establishment of common rules for collecting societies in order to enhance the governance and transparency of all collectively-managed revenue streams. Clearer rules on the governance and transparency of collecting societies will create a level playing field amongst right holders, commercial users and collecting societies. Second, the creation of a clear and well-functioning legal framework for the multi-territorial licensing of musical works for online services will encourage the take-up of new business models to provide online services to European consumers.
(2) In order to promote the dissemination of Europe's intellectual and cultural heritage, the Commission has today tabled a legislative proposal to facilitate the digitisation and making available of "orphan works". Orphan works are works such as books, newspapers or films that are still protected by copyright but the copyright holders are not known or locatable. Therefore, they cannot be contacted to give their permission to libraries and archives to digitise their works and make them available online. The lack of a common EU framework on orphan works is impeding the development of European large-scale digital libraries and the functioning of the Europeana portal. As part of its efforts in the creation of digital libraries, the Commission is also supporting efforts for the conclusion of an agreement between authors, publishers, libraries and collecting societies to enable the online access to out-of-commerce books through licensing models. The agreement is expected to be adopted in mid-2011. Out-of-commerce books are works that are in-copyright but that are no longer commercially available in traditional or new electronic formats. They differ from orphan works in that their right holders (authors and publishers) are known and locatable.
(3) The proper functioning of the Internal Market requires the development of a durable approach to private copying levies. Remuneration for private copying of copyright-protected works is collected in the form of levies on recording media or recording equipment (photocopiers, printers, Mp3 players, CDs and DVDs etc.). However, different rules and tariffs apply across Member States. This impedes the smooth cross-border flow of goods that are subject to levies. The Commission will appoint a high-level mediator, tasked with resolving differences amongst relevant stakeholders to find workable solutions to improve the administration of levies and which will be used as the basis for legislative action. The issues that will be looked at specifically are the methodology used to impose set tariffs, which equipment should be subject to levies, and ways to improve the cross-border functioning of disparate national levy systems.
(4) In the audio-visual sector, the Commission will launch a public consultation on the online distribution of audiovisual works. A consultative Green Paper is due for adoption in October 2011. On the basis of the results, the Commission will determine whether any follow-up action needs to be taken in order to stimulate the European audiovisual sector as regards issues such as video-on-demand (VoD) services and cross-border broadcast services.
(5) In October 2011, the Commission will present its report on the application of the Artists' Resale Right Directive (7) as required by Article 11 of the Directive. One aspect of the report is to quantify the impact that the resale right has had on the sale of works whose authors have deceased ("hereditary resale right"). Five of the 27 Member States (the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Austria, Malta and Ireland) currently benefit from an exemption to apply the hereditary resale right which expires on 1 January 2012. The Commission is currently analysing the results of a public consultation on the Directive's implementation in order to quantify the impact of the hereditary resale right on the Internal Market.
(6) As part of its long-term strategy on copyright, the Commission will assess the feasibility of creating a European Copyright Code. A future Code could envisage a comprehensive codification of the EU copyright directives and provide an opportunity to examine the feasibility of an optional "unitary" copyright title to provide right holders with the flexibility to choose whether to license and enforce their copyrights nationally or on a multi-territory basis. Given its far-reaching implications, the creation of a European Copyright Code requires further study and analysis.
9. What are you proposing on the enforcement side?
1) In the first year of the existence of the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy, its institutional framework was set up and initial activities were launched. (8) In the future, the Observatory should focus increasingly on operational tasks, such as organising training for enforcement authorities (customs, police and judicial authorities etc.), setting up a database of national and European case law and fostering cooperation with and support for those third countries which are particularly vulnerable to counterfeiting and piracy and are used by complex criminal networks as manufacturing and distribution bases. As the Observatory is unable to fulfil its full potential under the current set-up, the Commission has today tabled a draft Regulation to provide the Observatory with additional responsibilities and a sustainable structure. Until these arrangements are formally in place following adoption by the European Parliament and the Council, a "Memorandum of Understanding", also published today, enables OHIM to support the Observatory's work in the interim period.
(2) The report on the application of the IPR Enforcement Directive (Directive 2004/48/EC) of 22 December 2010 shows that the Directive has provided a solid basis for the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market. However, the report also shows that major provisions of the Directive have led to very diverging interpretations by Member States and their courts, and that the Directive is not fit to deal with new issues related to the Internet. The results of a public consultation on the report are currently being evaluated. On the basis of the consultation process, the Commission will in Spring 2012, propose a revision of the Directive.
(3) Furthermore, the Commission will pursue its efforts to explore to what extent the sale of counterfeit goods over the internet can be reduced through voluntary measures, involving the stakeholders most concerned by this phenomenon (right holders and internet platforms). In this context, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by major internet platforms and right holders on 4 May 2011. (9) Over the coming twelve months, these stakeholders will review and measure progress, under the auspices of the Commission services.
(4) The increase in international trade has put the spotlight on the international dimension of IPR. For this reason, schemes to prevent and reduce IPR infringements that are based on the internal market have to be complemented by others that focus on the EU's external borders and on third countries. The Commission will therefore strengthen customs enforcement of intellectual property rights through the adoption of a new Customs Regulation and create conditions for effective action, while streamlining procedures; it will ensure higher standards of IPR customs enforcement in third countries and cooperation in the framework of trade agreements and through coordination with international organisations; and it will pursue customs cooperation in order to reduce the scale of IPR infringements in bilateral trade between the EU and China.
10. Concerning enforcement in the Strategy, what is the Commission's position regarding illegal downloading?
The Strategy promotes an approach aimed at tackling infringements at their source. Illegal file sharing is a complex phenomenon and involves several different parties all playing a specific role, the Internet Access Provider being one of them.
The follow-up work announced in the Strategy will focus on service providers who either infringe copyright themselves or who systematically and knowingly facilitate or sustain the piracy activities of others, and profit there from. Such an approach will target the corrosive forces driving online piracy, while respecting at the same time the innovative powers of broadband internet without prejudging the legitimate interest of consumers, including those who download. All service providers concerned have to respect an appropriate level of care in their commercial operations.
This approach fully complies and does not alter the existing rules on limited liability for certain types of ISP activities (10), such as laid down in the e-Commerce Directive. It also does not change the current possibility in the EU acquis to have injunctions imposed by courts upon internet intermediaries who are not infringing themselves but whose networks are used by third parties to infringe.
Along the lines set out in the Strategy and in compliance with the Commission's Better Regulation approach, the Commission services are currently preparing, in full consultation with all stakeholders concerned, an Impact Assessment on the different potential options for action, on the basis of which the Commission will decide on the way forward. All options are on the table.
11. What is the international dimension of intellectual property rights?
In the light of international trade, a number of international agreements have been put in place to create an international framework for intellectual property rights.
Key international agreements are:
- The Paris Convention: The 1883 Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is one of the oldest intellectual property treaties in the world. The Convention requires its signatories to recognise applications for trademarks, designs or patents from other signatory countries in the same way as it recognises applications from its own nationals. Furthermore, the Convention stipulates that, once the applicant indeed becomes the owner of a patent, design or trademark, the owner will have the same protection and the same remedies against an infringement as a national owner. The Convention is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a specialised agency of the UN. The Convention currently has 173 signatory countries - including all EU Member States, China and the United States.
- The Berne Convention: The 1886 Berne Convention for the protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that governs the internationalisation of copyright. The Convention requires its signatories to automatically recognise the copyright of works of authors from other signatory countries in the same way as it recognises the copyright of its own nationals. In addition, the Convention requires the signatories to provide strong minimum standards for copyright law, including on the duration of protection. The general rule is that protection must be granted until the expiration of the 50th year after the author's death. The Convention is also administered by the WIPO and currently has 164 signatory countries - including all EU Member States, China and the United States.
- The TRIPS Agreement: The 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) introduces for the first time intellectual property law, including the provisions of the Paris and the Berne Conventions, into the international trading system. It is administered by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and sets down minimum protection standards for a number of intellectual property rights, such as copyright, geographical indications, patents and trademarks. The Agreement also lays down certain general principles applicable to all IPR enforcement procedures and contains provisions on civil and administrative procedures, remedies and provisional measures. It also contains special requirements related to border measures and criminal procedures, which specify, in a certain amount of detail, the procedures and remedies that must be available so that right holders can effectively enforce their rights. The agreement also makes disputes between signatories about the respect of the TRIPS obligations subject to the WTO's dispute settlement procedures. All of the 153 WTO members are members of the TRIPS agreement and includes all EU Member States, the United States and China.
- The WIPO Copyright Treaty: In the light of the rise of information technology, this 1996 Treaty provides additional protection for copyright as it covers in particular on-demand, interactive communication through the Internet. It forms a special agreement under the 1886 Berne Convention and ensures that computer programmes are protected as literary works as well as the arrangement and selection of databases. The Treaty also enables authors to have control over the rental and distribution of their works, prohibits the circumvention of technological measures for the protection of works and the unauthorized modification of rights management information contained in works. It entered into force in 2002. There are 89 signatory countries, including all EU Member States, China and the United States.
In the light of these international agreements, the EU will continue to work in international fora such as the WIPO and the WTO to see IPR standards respected by third countries.
Furthermore, the EU is currently negotiating IPR provisions in its bilateral trade agreements and works closely at a technical level with its trading partners on IPR issues.
Developing and emerging countries are particularly vulnerable to activities infringing IPR and are sometimes used by complex criminal networks as manufacturing and distribution bases. With the authorities of certain third countries, the EU conducts "political dialogues" on IP issues (usually involving European industry), and/or runs technical co-operation programmes intended to help enhance IPR.
12. What is the timeline for adopting these measures?
The Strategy outlines the policies that the European Commission intends to take during its current mandate, i.e. until 2014. The time line for adoption or action by the Commission is specified in the previous question. Certain legislative initiatives will only come to fruition after agreement is reached between the Council and the European Parliament.
13. What are the next steps?
The Commission will continue working in the coming months to ensure timely and rapid delivery of the various policy proposals outlined in the Strategy. It will also continue to monitor and assess these policies and update them as and when necessary.
Further information
1 : Source: Eurobrand Study 2009, Country Review, http://study.eurobrand.cc
2 : A trademark is typically a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image or a combination of these elements that are used by business or people to make clear that the products and services they offer originate from a unique source. They allow for distinguishing their offerings from competitors.
3 : An industrial design, or simply a design, is the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article. Designs may consist of three-dimensional features (the shapes or surface of an article) or two-dimensional features (lines, patterns or colours).
4 : The report can be found here
5 : Link
6 : LInk
7 : Directive 2001/84/EC of 27 September 2001 on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art.
8 : Further information
9 : Full text
10 : An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a very general term which covers many more types of internet related activities than just "access to the internet". For example, it could also be a website showing in a structured way online content available for downloading (a so-called indexing site). While this is also an ISP, they are mostly different and distinct from a provider offering internet access to business and consumers.
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Cajun and Zydeco
Little Red & the Renegades & the Love of Louisiana Music in the Greater DC Area
Free Performance to pay tribute to the late Roy Carrier by Grammy Award Winning Artist Chubby Carrier
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band are bringing their Grammy-award winning brand of swamp-funky zydeco music to the East Coast. During this rare East Coast appearance, Carrier will take a night to pay a special tribute to his Dad, pioneering zydeco legend Roy Carrier, with a fan appreciation party at Surf Club Live, in Edmonston, Maryland.
During his lengthy career, the elder Roy developed a large and devoted fan base on the East Coast, and Surf Club Live was a regular gig. Chubby says, "Since my father's death in 2010, his fans have expressed tremendous love and support to our family." To show his gratitude, Chubby will pay tribute to his Dad by giving a free show. "I want to show the fans how much I appreciate them supporting my dad." Carrier says.
When Roy played Surf Club Live, the place just pulsated with the energy of his music. The Washington Post described Roy's signature style as a "raucous and relentless invitation to dance. " "That's what Chubby promises this night will be," added Wayne Kahn, Roy's long-time friend and producer. If you are a fan or even if you have never heard zydeco before, this is a night not to be missed.
Come see why they say "Ain't no party like a Chubby party when a Chubby party goin' on cause a Chubby party don't stop!!"
Monday, September 19, 2011
Surf Club Live
4711 Kenilworth Ave
Edmonston, MD 20781
Showtime 7:00pm
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Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band have been sharing this indigenous Louisiana music to the world since 1989. After traveling to four continents, logging 275 dates per year, over a 22 year span, the band received the highest honor in the music industry, a Grammy Award. The 2010 Best Cajun or Zydeco Album, "Zydeco Junkie".
And I Add a Little Background:
Larry Beniciewics of Baltimore was the first person from the area to search out Roy Carrier and convinced him to come up to the DC/Baltimore area in I think 1992. I first saw Roy at Mark Gretchl's Tornado Alley and became a fast and dedicated fan. Roy had a 2 night Thursday Friday gig at Tornado Alley and I was there both nights in 93. The next day he played Alonzo's Eat the Rich picnic in Baltimore and I drove up 95 to catch him again. He recognized me from being a zydeco dance crazy when I got the chance to talk with him after his set. He had some T-shirts that he had been selling but had run out by the time I asked to buy one. He took my name and address and mailed me one when he returned home.
The last week of April 1996, I took delivery of the first Right on Rhythm CD, The Blues You Would Just Hate To Lose Vol I on my way to Jazzfest so the very first place anyone saw the disc was in New Orleans that year. I ran into Roy at a mid-week party and immediately handed him a disc saying "Here Roy, this is a CD full of blues bands playing live in the clubs around DC & Baltimore that you can check out when you come up north" His immediate response floored me. It was, "why don't you record me when I come up to DC". That was the very beginning of a long relationship with Roy and his family. I began taping him every chance I got on his trips to the area and from those tapes the CD Nasty Girls was created with the Washington Post calling it a Raucous and Relentless invitation to dance. In the late 90's with Claudia leading the way we fought a publishing battle on his behalf with the result being that Roy gained control over all of his publishing and began to see a return on the years worth of recordings that pre-dated the Right on Rhythm years. The Mid-Atlantic is home to one of Roy's most devout followings and continued to support him through the years. Chubby recognizes this and it is his way to give something back.
I say THANK YOU back to Chubby for this great treat he is sending our way. He is doing this gig out of his own pocket covering hotel & van rental
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Little Red & the Renegades will be doing their Louisiana thing (1/2 New Orleans & 1/2 Zydeco) tonight, August 12th… FRIDAY …. at Haydee's Restaurant in Mt Pleasant DC. (please disregard the date on the artwork below, it is indeed August 12th)
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I know it is old news now but it was still a great day at Jazzfest when Chubby paid tribute to his father Roy.


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Week 5 was a busy week, so I used a whole double spread, plus both sides of a divided 6x12 page protecter to fit in everything.
One thing I am adoring about this project is it's ability to "scrap-bust"! Early on I went through my scraps pile and cut a load of papers into 6x4 and 3x4 sized pieces. It's great to have a pile there ready to grab & go whenever I want to dip in and create a little bit, and I love that I'm mixing old (sometimes really old!) papers with brand new ones. There is no set theme to my album in terms of colours or style or papers, I just try to make sure that each week coordinates across the pockets. I find the easiest way to do that is to limit supplies - I grab a couple of alphabets, a few journalling stickers, my pile of papers, a coordinating twine and a couple of rolls of washi tape and I'm good to go. Here & there I've added the odd embellishment, but not a lot. This album (or albums) is going to be bulky enough as it is without loads of embellishments.


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The Need For Speed team has been busy showing off Need For Speed: Most Wanted for a few months now, particularly the multiplayer aspect.
Now, they're turning their attention to the game's single-player mode. This quick overview shows off Fairhaven City, Most Wanted's setting, and also details how some of the mechanics that can make a player the most wanted (hint: go fast! no, faster!) will work.
In the true 2012 spirit, even the single-player game is in many ways just an asynchronous multiplayer. But smashing through a billboard with your friend on it, as you break their record, kind of does look really satisfying.