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Care for some Goofy Comedy? This week's SATURDAY SHORTS has you covered!
Hello ladies and gentlemen, your pal Muldoon here with this week's cut of kickass shorts for your viewing pleasures created and submitted by fellow AICN readers. I get all sorts of shorts submitted to this fest here, everything from big budget movie star filled action flicks down to low budget puppet filled action flicks... I mean I get all sorts of stuff and I try my best to group them in lovely little genre chunks so you know what you're getting into when you click on the title from the main page. Even just in the spectrum of comedy, you get all sorts of things that are completely different tonally - from dark humor, to knock-knock jokes, to fart jokes and yet they all seem to get you to giggle. Today you'll see examples of each, ranging from some highbrow humor all the way down to "WTF is this?!?! I don't know, but I can't look away" kind of fun. One thing's for sure, the filmmakers dumped a lot of blood, sweat, and tears (possibly?) into each short below, so I'm sure if you've got comments - they'd love to hear it, just don't be an asshole. Before we get into the funny, I've got a horror short I want you guys and gals to check out. Yes, "But Muldoon... it doesn't fit the comedy theme!!!" It's cool, just go with it.
Go grab yourself some popcorn, lock your kids in a closet, kill the lights, relax and check out this little weekly film fest we've got ourselves here:
(Again - This is Not a Comedy)
"So ghosts, seances, spooky things that go bump in the night, been there done that, right"? Zach Beckler's short, SEANCE, will walk up and smack the cynicism right off you with his creepy small tale of film. "Sensing that the place they just moved in is haunted, an expecting young couple host a séance party to cast the spirit out. However, things don't go quite as expected and, instead, something awakens in them." If you dig what you see, Beckler's expanding the hell out of this into a feature called INTERIOR and you can help kickstart that project HERE. At any rate - give the short a shot.
SÉANCE - A Short Horror Film from Zach Beckler on Vimeo.
Spooky stuff, eh? Let's change gears and get into our comedic groove with DINNER WITH RAPHAEL!
So here we have this week's first bit of hilarity from director Joey Boukadakis. It's got things I just can't help but love, beautiful ladies (Dianna Agron: Check), an iconic Office Space guy (Richard Riehle: Check), a taste of nostalgia with "Donkeylips" himself, Mr. Michael Ray Bower, and a freaking Ninja Turtle... It's got great ingredients, mixed properly and set on a slow burn - I can dig it.
"It's a comedy about a guy who brings his girlfriend home to meet his family for the first time, including his brother who thinks he's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle."
Here at Saturday Shorts, I'm shot in a ton of shorts that were made in 48 hours and honestly oddly enough I've found some incredible gems and have posted them before - something about the raw -"this is what you get when you don't second guess yourself, because you just don't have the time" seems to work, though it's typically either a comedy or a horror and that's exaclty what this next one was.
FELT was made in 48 hours with a budget of $250 smackers, "including pizza," and comes to us from Goatdog Productions by way of Matt McVay. The film's got a space ship, puppets, and... another puppet. It's just fun.
This next one is more of a meal consisting of pure candy, with different servings of sugar filled fun that culminate to a dessert so sweet you'll develop cavities just thinking about it. Does the production value in this one make you feel like Tom Cruise could have a cameo at any moment? No, not really - but it's fun and I found myself laughing quite a bit with it and hope you folks do too. Thanks, Jordan VanDina for shooting it at me!
"In a world stifled by rules and limitations, watch Jordan and Quinn naively shatter the laws of logic as they experiment with X-ray glasses, battle for their lives in a game of basketball, or try to escape their past as members of a prison chain gang, all while trying to pay their rent!"
Jordan and Quinn from Jordan VanDina on Vimeo.
Up next is something I'm still scratching my head about,"Two sisters engage in a pillow fight that turns epic." Directed by Chris R Wilson Written and produced by Hollie Olson, this story has left me asking "So, when are we getting a sequel?"
Last up for this week, though certainly not least is Ian Smithered's FINE FELLOWS, an amalgamation of WTF. Super heroes! I love each of these bizarre characters and chuckled quite a bit. I believe Ian's turning this into a web series, so be sure to follow the FINE FELLOWS vimeo channel if you dig what he's put together!
FINE FELLOWS from Dead End Productions on Vimeo.
I hope you fine folk dug one, two, three, or really all of this week's shorts. I'll see you this time next week with something other than comedy - possibly shoot off the genre you guys/gals would like to see in the Talkbacks and we can make it happen. Thanks for reading/watching and if you feel like checking out more SATURDAY SHORTS, click any of the links below:
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Please don't feel the need to submit multiple times. I swear to each of you I truly check every email I get, and sending the same short a few times just makes it a bit messier.
Remember, the filmmakers might still be in the audience, so feel free to share your thoughts in Talkbacks below. (JUST DON'T BE AN ASSHOLE). I picked them, so you know I think highly of all of these, but how about you fine folks? How'd you like 'em?
- Mike McCutchen
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Oct. 6, 2012, 12:33 p.m. CST
by DrMorbius
Oct. 6, 2012, 1:02 p.m. CST
pillow fight
by drave117
Promising start. Characters are introduced, motivations are explored, and relationships established. Hot Girl in Blue Undies is clearly a mentor figure to Hot Girl in Yellow Undies, yet Hot Girl in Yellow Undies bristles from a perceived lack of respect. This is a textbook example of efficient characterization. The stakes are established, and the plot is driven forward. Unfortunately, here is where things begin to fall apart. As is often the case with young filmmakers, the characters take a back seat to the events they are caught up in. Worse yet, we never learn the resolution to the primary conflict! Did Hot Girl In Yellow Undies ever get the makeup she wanted? We never find out, and the overall impression is of hollow spectacle encasing a less than satisfying narrative. This could have been so much more, and I think the critics will ultimately remember this feeling of disappointment during award season. Here's hoping for a director's cut on the DVD release!
Oct. 6, 2012, 2:25 p.m. CST
Goofy comedy you say?
by TheMadTitan
Oct. 6, 2012, 9:55 p.m. CST
SATURDAY SHORTS — aka — 80 minutes of mayhem!
by justmyluck
SÉANCE Effective. Enjoyed the light touch for the establishing moments where the well-knit cast penciled-in their characterizations. Candlelight effect during séance looked like a switch for an overhead light being toggled on-and-off, though. Ghostly sound effects suitably subtle, and unresolved ending felt right. DINNER WITH RAPHAEL Funny statement on the black sheep of the family and geekdom, rolled into one. Actor playing 'Raphael' fully committed (or seemed ready-to-be). Lighting and cinematography crisp; only tech quibble was that the single-mic coverage and room tone were imbalanced for the dinner segment. Well-cast. FELT Sequel to last week's, THE EVIL, WHAT CAME AT MIDNIGHT. This was too off-the-wall to engage in, even as a zany comedy (a gag reel for this could have been funnier), but at least it didn't overextend its welcome. That VFX, models, puppets and such could be produced in 48 hours was a feat. JORDAN AND QUINN While a brute force fusing of comedy team sketches and improvs, it's all in the timing, and a sense of timing is a mark of genius. I thought this was a riot. Tech credentials = n/a. PILLOW FIGHT This needed more character setup on the front-end, as the immediate switch to wall-to-wall gymnastics left the fight ultimately seeming senseless. That said, impressive battle choreography and *Toys-R-Us* art direction. This definitely took a lot of time to plan and execute on the production side; just wish it was more of a commentary on the Barbie myth, children in makeup or had some darker subtext. FINE FELLOWS Tuned out of this quickly, as all characters personified by more or less the same mugging, bug-eyes, wild eyebrow movements and almost sounded looped by the same person. Trying hard to find a bright spot, here…the inter-sketch transitions were fine. Overall this week = Decidedly mixed!
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:22 a.m. CST
JORDAN AND QUINN was the best
by AMchannelEpicwish@Youtube
Prove you don't need great production value if you have the right content. In this case - jokes
Oct. 7, 2012, 2:12 a.m. CST
by Muldoon
I can't help but agree. The hand over eye gag is slightly genius. I love it. @JustMyLuck - you're awesome.
Oct. 7, 2012, 5:03 a.m. CST
Thanks! Some great moments!
by Industrious Angel
"Séance" was well played and had good atmosphere. I'm not into Horror but that has real potential, good luck to you guys. "Dinner with Raphael" and "Pillow Fight" were similar in that they blew up a single-edge joke to overlength; both were well executed though. "Fine Fellows" had a bit of the same problem plus timing issues even if some gags were really nice. I liked the Monty-Python atmosphere, I see potential here too. "Felt" was ok but had little tension; sometimes it's astonishing what those guys manage in 48h. "Jordan and Quinn" was easily the best this week, they got good timing and nice chemistry and a bunch of surprising and funny gags. Very enjoyable, looking forward to see more of them!
Oct. 7, 2012, 5:05 a.m. CST
re: Fine Fellows
by Industrious Angel
... and I warmly approve the use of a Sinclair ZX Spectrum!
Oct. 7, 2012, 6:02 a.m. CST
FINE FELLOWS top this week.
by zep1
A good batch this week; thought Fine Fellows has a lot of laugh out loud moments and a great setup. Characters very good and I loved the camaraderie, lots of potential. Pillow Fight is a music video hit in the making and I also thought Dinner With Raphael was funny and really well performed. good stuff
Oct. 7, 2012, 8:53 a.m. CST
Fine and Funny
by Luke
I liked Jordan and Quinn as well, but I think Fine Fellows takes this for me this week. Daft shit that's right up my street, proper gags not trying to be clever-clever, just FUNNY stuff combined with atmosphere. Reminds me of Father Ted in the feel of it, that kind of idiots-in-a-house-on-a-mission sort of thing. Good efforts by all this week.
Oct. 10, 2012, 5:54 p.m. CST
by zeno
FINE`FELLOWS...clearly`far`superior`in`every way`wacky`wit`with`warmth`and`vastly`funny.`The`potential`for`this`thing`is`endless!`reminded`me`of`chuck`jones/tex`avery`visual`candy`with`slightly`sinister`sharp`humor`the`cutting`is`flawless`and`the`angles`of`the`shots`kinda`remained`me`of`a`hammer`horror...mixed`with`a`1980s`cocktail=loved`it!...someone`give`this`guy`smitherd`funding!!! BRAVO
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I don't have the energy to express what I feel about what happened in Libya. It just makes me sick that this freak is still squatting in the White House, golfing, playing basketball, partying with his rapper friends while Americans are being murdered by his Muslim pals.
Mission: President Barack Obama is set to deploy a team of 50 marines to Libya after a bloody attack. The elite team will be sent to guard the compound in Benghazi which was left ravaged by firebombs during the attack.
So Ol' Barack is sending in the troops to "guard the compound". Good move Barack! But I suspect it's just a tad late for that …
Mail Online: Obama is set to provide 'all necessary resources' to safeguard diplomatic personnel worldwide …
In a statement, Hillary Clinton said : 'I had the privilege of swearing in Chris for his post in Libya only a few months ago. He risked his own life to lend the Libyan people a helping hand to build the foundation for a new, free nation.'
Translation: "I had the privilege of sending Chris into a place I knew would explode in violence and he'd get killed there. Mission accomplished!"
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September 13, 2012 2:14 pm
The spin being told by the media of mass deception is truly despicable and disgusting!! I REALLY hope that more people – actually VOTERS – are waking up to the fact that Obumbling and the LIARS in the media must hate OUR NATIONS and OUR PEOPLE if they think that re-electing this evil slug back into office is a good idea UGGHHHH!!!!!!!
I know that you don't care for Glenn Beck, Steve, but he was absolutely correct when he predicted that the "Arab Spring" would result in chaos, hatred against America and Israel, and more radical Muslim terrorist attacks as the Muslim Brotherhood takes over more countries like Egypt and Libya!!
Appalling!!! It's all absolute horrifying!!!
September 13, 2012 5:22 pm
Oh Steve! Don't ever think that you have offended me regarding "the Pilot" or anything else. GM lives in his own little godless world and it appears that nothing spoken to him by any Christian will ever nudge that heart of stone. It is too bad that he is missing out on the Rock of Ages – Jesus Christ – by being so willfully stubborn! It is OK for Christians to disagree on some issues. But we always have agreement in Christ!
I thought about you while watching the ending of a movie called, "Salt." Have you seen it? Angelina Jolie is the star and it showed (even if the movie was fictional) how easily "spies" can turn into double spies and become traitors (or heroes) to America in the end. I don't doubt that things like that happen all the time in government, the CIA, the FBI, and even within the military (Major Nidal Hassan is an example).
I will admit that it is difficult for me to believe that Bush knew (or conspired in some way) about 9/11. But perhaps individuals in his Cabinet did?
I think that you are correct about the Conservative talk show hosts not pursuing the big, dangerous issues. I'm sure that their lives (and the lives of their families) have been threatened with death. I recently saw an interesting YouTube video where Obambi appeared in Kenya back in 2004(?) I think, and was caught saying on tape, "I'm so glad to be back home." How does one spin that utterance into believing that he doesn't see Kenya as his "real" home?
With a complicit media only out to get Romney for supposedly "speaking too soon" about the Islamic terrorist attack that killed 4 Americans including Ambassador Christopher Stevens instead of putting the blame where it belongs – squarely on Obama – we have a situation where Republicans can't get their message out. The media of mass deception (MMD) won't allow it! Fortunately, Fox News has been playing the "gotcha" rehearsal of the MMD that was caught on an open mic before Romney appeared to answer questions. I think he learned a big lesson. Don't trust them! Obama has been ducking any type of news conference precisely because a Fox News reporter might ask him a serious question! Ah!! Don't get me started!
It's OK if you don't want to tolerate Beck. No biggy. But I did find out yesterday that his show (renamed "The Blaze TV") will be back on cable via Dish Network! I'm glad because I like to record and watch later. The liberals are going to go apoplectic about that!! Ha ha!!
I'm tired of it all, too. It's like were are living in a nightmare where everything is moving so rapidly in the wrong direction. We are screaming and waving our hands expressing the danger that abounds and it seems like we will not wake up soon enough to see it fixed!
Perhaps it IS the end times! Sure seems like it. Evil is being hailed as "good" and Good is called "evil."
The Bible is so accurate in all that it predicts so we can have confidence in the promises of Jesus Christ! Thank God! That is why we can remain calm in the midst of the chaotic storms of life happening all around us!
Take good care of yourself, my friend. Rest for a while. It does help to take a "vacation" from all the bad noise of this secular world that would have us nervous, worried and frightened. [Been there - needed to do that myself!] God IS in control and we know WHO wins in the end!
God Bless!
Your friend and sister in Christ,

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12 February is the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers Today serves as a reminder that thousands of children continue to be abducted, recruited, killed, maimed or raped in conflicts around the world.
With that in mind, we decided to put together a few links for you to read and possibly share with your friends and colleagues.
First…a joint statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and UN Special Representative Leila Zerrougui on the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers: http://uni.cf/11EnVsl
Then…a piece from the Independent discussing how for child soldiers to truly recover…they need to be given the means by which they can support themselves: http://uni.cf/10Znibr
Next…is a video featuring UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and former Child Soldier Ishmael Beah and his first-hand account of his mission to the Central African Republic: http://youtu.be/gGpZSOnKzrc
And lastly…a link to more information regarding "Children in armed Conflict" on UNICEF.org: http://uni.cf/11EoRgp
Photo caption: A boy sits in the dormitory of the UNICEF-supported Centre de Transit et Orientation (CTO), a shelter and reintegration centre for recently demobilized child soldiers, in the eastern town of Goma, capital of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The CTO provides medical and psychosocial care, as well as family tracing and reunification services.
Photo credit: © UNICEF/NYHQ2005-0433/Roger LeMoyne
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The Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau says it runs January 30 - February 9 and offers discounted hotel rates as low as $75. More than twenty local hotels are involved, including HotelRED. Christine Lampe with the Convention & Visitors Bureau and Jason Ilstrup with HotelRED talked about the promotion on Wake Up Wisconsin Monday.
WKOW will also give away free hotel stays in conjunction with Hotel Week during the trivia segment of Wake Up Wisconsin January 20-24. Tune into WKOW during the 5:00 and 6:00 hours for your chance to win.
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My grandchildren think I'm as old as dirt.
My 13-year-old grandson, Tyler, is continually asking me about what I did and had, at his age. How did I listen to music in a car? A radio? Is that all? Where were the tapes, CD's, iPods? How did we record?
I've been doing a lot of genealogy lately and started applying his thinking to my experiences and knowledge.
Technology has come a long way since I started this quest in the early 1970s. I was lucky that I lived in Orlando, which had a large public library and wonderful genealogy department. I had microfilm and a hand- cranked reader. The readers were in short supply, so I would get my children off to school, and be there when the library opened at 9 a.m. in order to get one. If I left it unattended I would lose my turn, so I sat there all day, turning that crank, page by page, until it was time to retrieve the children from school.
I traced my family through census records, state by state, county to county, page by page, with no indexes.
In chasing lost relatives the last couple of weeks, I am appreciating that old school of research that most of you don't seem to understand. Your people are there, you just don't know, or want to go to the time and trouble of finding them. Forget those fancy computer-generated indexes, when you are in a tough spot. They are wonderful, and a great help, but are often wrong!
Sometimes you just have to get down and dirty and actually do the work for yourself.
Please don't take those indexes at face value. Just because they aren't listed, doesn't mean they aren't there, you have to go look for them. What looks like the exact person you are looking for on the index probably isn't. Go to the actual page, and look at each person in the household. Then find this person on the census before and after, and every census they are on for their entire life. Document the entire family, age, birthplace, etc. year by year.
This is called "doing your census work." This should be done for every family in your database. Time-consuming? You bet it is! But your work will be documented (remember to add your sources as you go) and will be much more accurate, and maybe completely different, than all those you are so inclined to just copy from someone else's research.
When you start documenting these families yourself, and actually looking them up and checking the facts on your own, you will be amazed at how wrong your Internet copying has been. I've found grandparents, aunts and uncles listed in families of complete strangers, by someone who had just stuck them where it looked like maybe they should go.
The fact is, one person does poor research, or just gets a few names or facts wrong, and that throws the whole family genealogy into turmoil. Then they throw the whole thing onto the Internet. The next person comes along and finds their ancestor listed, with the whole genealogy already done. Wow! It's so easy to just copy it and add it to your own database. I am even guilty of it myself, and I know better. Dozens of people do this, so when you type in "Daniel J. Monahan, b 1849," 50 family trees show up, all with the exact information. It must be true if so many people have it, correct? These are great clues, but just use them as that.
Have you ever considered that the whole family tree you just found could be the figment of someone's imagination, and just put on as a prank? I could do this myself very easily and it would be copied by everyone who found it and be taken as fact. Scary, isn't it? All that "stuff" you have copied may be wrong.
This is why professional genealogists preach document, document, document and always cite your sources! If you will notice, most Internet family trees have no sources, many have no person to contact, and if they do, the contact person has no useful information. They will tell you they just copied it from someone else.
In genealogical research, the rule of thumb is that you need three sources that agree before the fact is proven. That is often tough to do, and at times impossible, but it will stand the test of time when accomplished.
The saying goes, "garbage in, garbage out," and "if you want something done right, do it yourself." These are especially true in genealogy.
If anyone else does research for you, always check it against the family facts you know for sure.
And that, my friend, is not a sure thing either, as you will learn in my next column. It seems you can never know anything for sure.
I'll be speaking at the Treasure Coast Genealogical Society meeting on Jan. 20 on connecting the dots: researching lateral lines, friends and neighbors to solve your dead ends.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Treasure Coast Genealogical Society meets every third Tuesday at the Fort Pierce Main Library on Melody Lane, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Volunteers are at the library every Tuesday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to help with research.
Indian River Genealogical Society is giving classes on beginning your research. Classes are Thursdays, Jan. 22 and Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, 12 and 19, and they will meet in the large meeting room of the Indian River County Main Library in Vero Beach. Each class will start at 9:30 a.m. and end at noon. The class is limited to 50 people and fills up fast. Call the library for space availability.
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State school board chairwoman Wanda Barrs has made a lifelong commitment to education in Georgia
There is a quiet intensity to Wanda Barrs' voice as she discusses the need for change in Georgia's K-12 curriculum.
"Our standards clearly haven't been what they needed to be," she says. "We need to align them with those at the national and international levels."
As chair of the state Board of Education, Barrs (BSHE '74) has been actively pursuing that goal, spending the past six years working with her board colleagues and the Georgia Department of Education to develop, review and adopt the Georgia Performance Standards.
"We've had some hard discussions, but we're sticking with the process of making sure that our standards measure up," Barrs says. "We have a curriculum that is viable and rigorous and a workforce that is growing in its capacity to deliver high quality instruction. As long as systems have great teachers, leaders and parents, that's the bottom line to success in our schools."
Barrs understands the real world faced by Georgia's teachers. The Cochran resident was a teacher for eight years, a school board member for 12 years, a mentor, a 4-H volunteer, and the mother of two students who attended public schools in Bleckley County. She was appointed to the state BOE by Gov. Sonny Perdue in January 2003, was elected chair by her fellow board members a month later and has served in that position ever since. Her board member term ends in 2013.
Barrs describes herself as having been an average student. "I wasn't in the top one or two percent of my class," she says. "I had to work hard." But an inspiring teacher and the opportunity to tutor younger students spurred her to pursue a teaching degree.
"Ms. Layfield was a dynamic, energetic teacher," Barrs says of her sixth-grade reading teacher. "She had so much energy, was so solid on content, and loved reading so much that she showed me how exciting it could be."
In seventh grade, Barrs had the opportunity to tutor younger students.
"That's when I knew I was going to teach," she says. "I saw what a powerful experience it was to be able to teach."
In 1989, after Barrs left her teaching career to work in the timber consulting and real estate business she owns with her husband, she ran for the Bleckley County Board of Education, was elected and served until she was appointed to the state BOE.
Barrs and her husband Earl (BSFR '74) also have been active in Project Learning Tree for close to 20 years, teaching educators and youth leaders how to use the K-12 environmental curriculum. And, they have hosted more than 6,000 students on their Gully Branch tree farm for activities that highlight natural resources.
—Denise Horton is the director of communications for the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.


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Ellen O'Hara never suspected a thing about her grandma...until her rock star boyfriend turned up to surprise her. Her grandma gets paranoid and overprotective of Ellen,and as her secretive ways co...
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Ellen O'Hara had always loved to stay over at her grandmother's place in Virginia,away from the glamorous,sunny,busy suburbs of the Californian state. This time,Ellen's grandmother-Margaret Lloyd invited her over for the summer,and of course,she's excited about it. Ellen and Margaret loved each other very much.
Ellen finished packing her suitcase,zipped up her duffle bag and rucksack,all stacked up at the end of her double bed.
"Well...I'm packed and ready." Ellen said finally,as she turned round to face her mum-Alice,standing behind her. Whilst her dad stood and leaned against the door frame.
"Good,good. Well have fun at grandma's. Say hello to her for us,darling." Alice said.
"I will...mum. I will." Ellen said.
"Are you sure you will be alright?" Ellen's mum asked with slight concern.
"Mum,I'm 23,and it's not my first time traveling alone." Ellen replied,assuring her mum.
"OK,Elle. I trust you. Have fun."Alice stated.
"Hopefully,your rock star boyfriend will not turn up in Virginia to surprise you.You know how your grandma will react." Ellen's dad-William joked.
"And...oh...beware and watch out for her strange ways and behavior." her mum stated.
"Mum,grandma is not strange,she's lovely.She was just being funky,that's all."Ellen responded.
"I hope that's so,but seriously I don't understand why my mum acts this way.It's unbelievable for someone her age." Alice said.
Ellen smiled,then sighed.
"Night,mum. Night,dad." Ellen greeted,as she climbed into bed and turned the light off.
"Night,Elle." her parents said,as they left Ellen alone to sleep.
William and Alice both sighed,hoping that grandma Margaret would not continue with her secretive,strange behaviors when Ellen's there.
Early next morning,Ellen woke up,left with her parents to LAX to catch the early flight to Virginia. Ellen's parents saw her off.
The plane journey took a couple of hours,and Ellen arrived at the airport safe and sound. After she stepped off the plane,passed through the passport control and collected her luggage,she headed for the arrival. When she was outside,she was met with the busy crowds of people welcoming home their loved ones.Then she spotted it,the black Mercedes Benz owned by her grandma,and her chauffeur-Robert standing by the side.She waved cheerfully,walked over and hugged him.
"Hey,Elle.Missed me?"Robert asked.
"Yeah,of course! How are you and grandma?" Ellen replied and asked.
"Yes,fine...thanks! Margaret is home waiting excitedly for you to come home." Robert replied.
"Great!I can't wait to see her." Ellen stated.
"Well,let's get on with it and get you settled in." Robert said cheerfully,as he picked up her suitcase.
"Have you got a boyfriend so far?" Robert asked.
"Nope. I'm absolutely 100% single." Ellen replied,smiled mischeviously and smirked.
Robert rolled his eyes and got into the driver's seat.Ellen smiled to herself,not many people knew that the famous rock star-Gerard Way is her long-term serious boyfriend.Let alone her grandma,she'd freak out.Ellen then settled herself into the passenger seat.
After about an hour's drive,the car arrived at Granta Avenue,and she was home at last! The car drove through the front mansion gate of her grandma's estate-"LLOYDS HILL",and Ellen could see her grandma standing in the doorway.Ellen got out of the car,ran up to her,and was welcomed with her grandma's loving and welcoming embrace.
"Hello,darling! I've missed you so much! You're here at last!" Margaret said happily.
"I've missed you so much,too!"Ellen responded happily.
"Well,come on in. Let's get you settled in." Margaret stated.
Ellen went up to her room with her stuff,she was left alone to herself to stretch it out.She sat in her comfy double bed,she looked round her room and smiled.
"This is gonna be fun!" Ellen thought to herself.


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Mafia state
- This article refers to a systematic corruption of a government by major organized crime syndicates. For the greater connantion that literally means "rule by thieves", see Kleptocracy.
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A mafia state is a state system where the government is tied with organized crime, including when government officials, police, and/or military take part in illicit enterprises.[1] The term mafia is a reference to any organized crime groups strongly connected with the authorities.
According to the critics of the mafia state concept, the term "has now been so used and abused in popularized descriptions of organized criminal activity that it has lost much of its analytic value".[2]
Particular applications of the concept[edit]
Balkan states and territories[edit]
Republics and territories of the former Yugoslavia[edit]
Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo has been called "mafia state" by Italian MEP Pino Arlacchi in 2011,[3] and also by Moisés Naím in his 2012 essay "Mafia States" in the Foreign Affairs. Naím pointed out that Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, is allegedly connected to the heroin trade. Many other crime allegations have been made, and investigated by several countries, against Thaçi.
Moisés Naím's also has labeled Montenegro as "mafia state" in the same essay,[4] describing it as a hub for cigarette smuggling.[2]
Moldova's underrecognized breakaway territory of Transnistria has long been described by journalists, researchers, politicians and diplomats as a quasistate whose economy is dependent on contraband[5] and gunrunning.[6][7][8]
For instance, in 2002 Moldova's President Vladimir Voronin called Transnistria a "residence of international mafia", "smuggling stronghold" and "outpost of Islamic combatants". The allegations were followed by attempts of customs blockade. Reacting to the allegations, Russian state-run RTR aired an investigative program revealing that Transnistrian firms were conducting industrial-level manufacturing of small arms purposely for subsequent illegal trafficking via Ukrainian port of Odessa. According to the program, the trade was controlled by and benefited from Transnistria's founder and then-ruler Igor Smirnov.[9]
However, more recent investigations and monitoring missions did not prove continuity in arms trafficking concerns. According to regular reports of the European Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM), there have been no signs of significant weapons smuggling from Transnistria.[citation needed] In 2013, Ukrainian Foreign Minister and Acting Chairman of the OSCE Leonid Kozhara gave an interview to El País newspaper, commenting on situation in Transnistria and results of work of the EUBAM mission. According to Kozhara, there have been no cases of arms traffic found.[10]
Some experts from Russia and Transnistria state that allegations of Transnistria being 'mafia state', 'black hole of Europe', 'heaven for arms trafficking', etc. is a carefully planned defamation campaign paid by Moldovan government and aimed at producing negative image of Transnistria.[11][better source needed]
Italy and Japan[edit]
Historically, Italy was a birthplace of mafia, one of the most fabled forms of organised crime.[citation needed] In a critical review of Moisés Naím's essay in Foreign Affairs, Peter Andreas pointed to the long existence of Italian mafia and Japanese Yakuza, citing close relationships between those illicit organisations and respective governments.[2] According to Andreas, these examples speak against incidences of mafia states as a historically new threat.[2]
In Italy, the actions of the mafia can continue to have an impact on people's lives today. The Italian "Camorra" Mafia network became powerful in the city of Naples in the 19th Century; although it can trace its origins back to 15th Century Spain. Part of the network, known as the "Casalesi clan" became involved in business in the 1970s and 80s, eventually gaining control of large areas of the local economy "partly by manipulating politicians and intimidating judges". Among the contracts the clan gained was for the disposal of toxic waste, however, much of it was dumped illegally. This dumped toxic waste is thought to be cause of a rise in the number suffering from cancer in towns around Naples. The rise was first noticed two decades ago, and has been calculated that there has been a 40 and 47 per cent increase in cancer in women and men respectively. The Italian Senate is currently investigating the causes of the cancers, with illegal dumping thought to be the likely cause.[12]
The term has been used by some Western media to describe the political system in Russia under Vladimir Putin's rule.[13][14][15] This characterization came to prominence following the United States diplomatic cables leak, which revealed that US diplomats viewed Russia as a "a corrupt, autocratic kleptocracy centred on the leadership of Vladimir Putin, in which officials, oligarchs and organised crime are bound together to create a 'virtual mafia state.'"[16][17] Journalist and author Luke Harding argues that Putin has "created a state peopled by ex-KGB and FSB officers, like himself, [who are] bent on making money above all."[18] In the estimation of American diplomats, "the government [of Russia] effectively [is] the mafia."[19][20][21]
According to the New Statesman, "the term had entered the lexicon of expert discussion" several years before the cables leak, "and not as a frivolous metaphor. Those most familiar with the country had come to see it as a kleptocracy with Vladimir Putin in the role of capo di tutti capi, dividing the spoils and preventing turf wars between rival clans of an essentially criminal elite."[22] In 2008, Stephen Blank noted that Russia under Putin is "a state that European officials privately call a Mafia state" that "naturally gravitates toward Mafia-like behavior."[23]
Nikolay Petrov, an analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Centre, said "it's pretty hard to damage the Russian image in the world because it's already not very good".[24]
London's Mayor Boris Johnson, writing in 2013 for The Telegraph, pointed to "a scam, a gigantic criminal conspiracy by which the Russian police and tax officials colluded with the judiciary and mafia to steal millions from the Russian state", referring to the murder and subsequent trial of a Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky.[25]
See also[edit]
Related concepts[edit]
National issues[edit]
- Crime in Russia
- Thief in law
- Crime in Kosovo
- Crime in Montenegro
- Crime in Transnistria
- North Korea's illicit activities
- ^ Mafia States: Organized Crime Takes Office by Moisés Naím.
- ^ a b c d Andreas, Peter (2012-07-01). "Measuring the Mafia-State Menace: Are Government-Backed Gangs a Grave New Threat?". Foreignaffairs.com. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ "Kosovo is "mafia state", says Italian MEP". B92.net. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ Andreas, Peter (2012-07-01). "Measuring the Mafia-State Menace". Foreignaffairs.com. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ [=contraband&words[]=moldova "An illegal business that's smoking"]. Business New Europe. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Ющенко: Украина недополучает из-за контрабанды из Приднестровья". Korrespondent. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Hotbed of weapons deals". The Washington Times. January 18, 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ СВИРИДЕНКО, АЛЕКСАНДР; НЕПРЯХИНА, НАТАЛИЯ (10.03.2006). "Приднестровье самоизолировалось". Kommersant-Ukraine. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ Bulavchenko, Aliona (February 8, 2002). "ДНЕСТРОВСКИЕ ПОРОГИ". Zerkalo Nedeli (in Russian). Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Queremos zonas de libre comercio tanto al Este como hacia el Oeste El Pais. 4 Jun., 2013.
- ^ Some aspects of administrative legal regime of customs activities of Transnistria in context of work of international monitoring missions Customs and Science. 12 May 2011.
- ^ "The toxic reason a mafia boss became a police informant". BBC News. 30 October 2013.
- ^ Putin's Russia 'now a mafia state', BBC
- ^ Wikileaks: Russia branded 'mafia state' in cables, BBC
- ^ British MPs paint scary picture of Putin's Russia, EUObserver
- ^ WikiLeaks cables condemn Russia as 'mafia state', The Guardian
- ^ 'Mafia state' leader Putin knew of poison plot that killed former KGB spy in London, Daily Mail
- ^ Expelled Moscow correspondent claims Russia is mafia state, abc.net.au
- ^ Below Surface, U.S. Has Dim View of Putin and Russia, The New York Times
- ^ Russia - Mafia State: It's important to tell the truth about Putin's Russia, CNN
- ^ Stephen Holmes, Fragments of a Defunct State, London Review of Books
- ^ Review: Mafia State, New Statesman
- ^ Stephen Blank (2008): What Comes After the Russo–Georgian War? What's at Stake in the CIS, American Foreign Policy Interests, 30:6, 379-391
- ^ Russia's "mafia state" image no disaster, euronews
- ^ Johnson, Boris (11 Mar 2013). "Justice is put to the sword by Moscow's greed and corruption". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
Further reading[edit]
Luke Harding (2012). Mafia State: How One Reporter Became an Enemy of the Brutal New Russia. Guardian Books. ISBN 978-0-85265-249-7.


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JBluntz I would understand the team co-captain storming off the court if some of the other players were openly talking shit about some of the other players and the other co-captain undermined the first captains authority and made a major decision without consultation. WoW players are only human and sometimes due to shit in game and shit IRL they can get so angry they do that kind of stuff.
Hell I have nearly rage quit a couple of times recently because there are some douchebags in my guilds that I can't do anything about. There is only so much disrespect people can take before it isn't worth their time to keep playing.
That said personally I would have banned the shit talkers from vent and told them to stfu or find another guild. Shitheads are easy to replace.
It may have been wrong but it was completely understandable (just like punching some of these shitheads in the face IRL).


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Talking Toy Project II: Journey to Tad the Frog
. This ran yesterday in The Big Event, but I probably should have kept it in the family. As you might remember, my mission is to track down the actors who voice seven of my kids' toys in one year. The first Talking Toy Project ran on The Poop, profiling My Pal Scout actor Charlie Ibsen. […] [Read More]
Talking Toy Project on NPR's "All Things Considered"
. I know our Facebook followers are probably sick of me talking about this, but NPR's "All Things Considered" recorded a feature about the Talking Toy Project last Friday. You can see the first video from the project above, and listen to the NPR piece by clicking here (or just use the version that I've […] [Read More]
Searching for the actors who voice my son's toys
. I made a vow before I had children that I would avoid toys that talk. Maybe I've watched too many horror films and "Twilight Zone" episodes over the years, but I'm always worried that speaking toys are going to blurt out a random "I'm going to kill you …" or something similar. The original […] [Read More]


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Two days. Two days until I see Star Wars in 3D. Have I seen this movie 7 times already? Yes. Can I quote Qui-Gon Jinn's final words? You bet. Is 3D my main motivation? Not really. While 3D movies add a new layer to the movie experience, that transformational spread into mainstream media faces an uphill climb. The 3D experience remains unrefined. 3D's still suffers from the technological requirement of 3D glasses, poor artistic uses of 3D, and limited distribution of 3D movies. The chances of widespread 3D home entertainment within the next couple of years remain doubtful. Yet the switch to 3D is inevitable; with more technological improvements, along with the backing of all television distributors, mainstream 3D will one day rule home media.
In 2009, James Cameron, Canadian American filmmaker famous for titles such as Titanic and Avatar, predicted "100% adoption of [3D] technology in cinemas within three to five years," but recent trends suggest that 2D is far from dead. 3D movie production is expected to drop by at least 25% in 2012. Many of the remaining movies will be reproductions of classics like Star Wars.
Home entertainment isn't likely to fair much better either given the current setup. The whole experience is ridden with annoyances, among the worst perpetrators being 3D glasses. Although the red-blue glasses have been replaced by active shutter glasses, the underlying concept hasn't changed, and neither has the inconvenience. What's more, people who regularly wear prescription glasses must find a way to wear two pairs of glasses—their own corrective pair and the 3D pair —making 3D viewing uncomfortable. To make matters worse, approximately 4-10% of population find viewing 3D impossible according to Rafe Needleman of CNET.com. Thus in a group of seven friends, there is more than 50% that one member will not be able to see 3D. That's all before you even turn on the TV only to find a limited selection of 3D content.
Regardless of its current setbacks, 3D entertainment isn't exiting the market anytime soon. For better or worse, the sheer number of man-hours that large TV companies have put into the technology ensures that it will not wither away. Just like Detroit in the mid-20th century shaped American tastes by only manufacturing large cars, TV companies will be begin to devote more products to 3D TVs, until the only new TV is a 3D TV. Every company from Samsung to Vizio already has 3D TVs in development or on the shelves. Suppliers are saturating the television market. In doing so, 3D TVs will derive its growth not from consumers, but from suppliers.
Now suppliers have effectively forced their own hand. Having invested hundreds of millions of dollars, TV companies cannot turn back from 3D TV or the problems in the technology. A major transformation needs to corrects today's problems for tomorrow's profits. This increased pressure has prompted more rigorous research and development to address 3D's shortcomings. Solutions such as glasses free TV are currently in the pipelines, but 3D still has plenty of hurdles to overcome before it achieves ubiquity.
The consumer transformation to 3D ready TV, though, has already begun. Most high end TVs sold today are already capable of 3D output. And while selling 3D TVs is a far cry from selling consumers on 3D TV, the market saturation is unlikely to dwindle. In the long run, it might not be a bad strategy. By the time manufacturers and media corporations make the transition to 3D as seamlessly convenient for consumers to enjoy 3D with friends and family, as it currently is for 2D TV, 3D TVs will already be in households across the world. Only then will consumer demand be enough to justify the disproportionate supply of 3D TVs that we see today.


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The Wapsipinicon River could set a new record this week.
According to current forecasts from the National Weather Service, the river will crest Friday night at 27 feet. That's higher than the current record set in 2008, which was a level of 26.18 feet.
Emergency managers had their first meeting Wednesday morning. Coordinator Brenda Leonard says right now everyone is waiting to see what happens upstream in Independence.
Sandbagging is underway at the city shop along the Wapsipinicon River. Volunteers should bring boots, jeans and gloves.
Sandbagging will happen at Olin and Oxford Junction at a later time.
The Jones County Board of Supervisors issued a disaster proclamation after the meeting, meaning the county can request state resources if needed.
Leonard says it's not known how a 27-foot river level could impact the city of Anamosa because it has never been that high. A new wastewater system that was rebuilt higher after being wiped out in 2008 could change how water interacts with the city.


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When I was 18 — Reagan was still President, the Dodgers were champions, and the Internet wasn't born yet, though WarGames had the coolest hacking scene — I wanted to be a DJ. It was exactly the sort of job an 18 year old should want to have — creative and rebellious, but not in the sort of way that would land anyone in jail (except for Alan Freed, that is).
So with my hair in a mullet (IT WAS 1988, LEAVE ME ALONE!), I went off to a junior college armed with a handful of records and a copy of Lester Bangs' Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, and learned the ways of the airwaves.
When I got there though, I learned that there was more to radio than a rock and roll record and morning zoo catchphrase. Much of the radio is scripted — seems obvious now, but I was a kid. Where there are scripts, there are writers, and it was in radio class that I learned my first real lessons on writing.
Many of these lessons have long been forgotten. My writing style has matured and developed. I owe a lot of what I like about my writing to the fact that I am willing to break some rules here and there.
But there is one rule I took very much to heart, and it still absolutely applies to writing on the internet, particularly for marketing.
We were in class, working on writing the 30 second spot, the bread and butter commercial of every radio station in America. Each of us was given a business to write an ad for — I drew a mattress store, as I recall. A friend of mine drew a tire store. We took turns reading our scripts. My friend went first, clearing his throat and standing to read out loud, "Are you looking for a great set of tires and a bargain price?"
"No," said my professor.
"What?" said my friend, the interrupted tire store adman.
"You led off with a question, and the answer is no. I'm not looking for tires, and frankly, I'd rather not die in a horrible accident, so I'm not going to go cheap on them either."
My professor then drove home her point — "Never lead off with a question, because sometimes the answer is no, and then your listener changes the station."
This basic lesson is true with writing for Internet content. Consider the following SEO oriented blog pieces, each of which has a question as either the title or the opening line:
Are you looking for fun ways to get your Facebook fans engaged? No.
Are you looking for a video conferencing solution? Nope.
Are you looking for the perfect conference venue in Pretoria? Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full.
Here's a triple whammy — the title and first two sentences are all questions! Are you looking for a large corporate marquee? Are you planning the perfect party? Do you need help? No, no, and, well, if I'm honest… probably.
Leading off with a yes or no question seems like an easy way to hook your reader, but it's also an easy way to distance yourself from them. The answer could be no, and then your audience has changed the station — in Internet terms, they've gone off to look at funny cat pictures.
There is a way to lead off with a question that keeps the funny cat pictures at bay, and that will be the subject of my next post.


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With all the time and energy cartographers spend preparing maps, it makes sense that they would want to protect their investment. One of the ways they do so — although they don't always admit it — is by including "trap streets," deliberate mistakes added to maps to catch unsuspecting copyright violators. These may include fake streets, as the name suggests, but the term is also applied to other erroneous cartographic data included to embarrass those who might steal it. — atlasobscura.com
Suzhou is like many Chinese cities. It has a historic core, including nine Unesco world heritage sites, as well as many beautiful gardens, waterways and temples. [...]
But Suzhou has also embarked on another fascinating project: urban mimicry. From Venetian-style "water town" districts to Dutch-style suburban living, Suzhou hosts what journalist Bianca Bosker calls "original copies": simulations of western landmarks. The city is fast becoming China's city of clones. — theguardian.com
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Luxury hotel chain Starwood Hotels unveiled the upcoming opening of The Castle Hotel in Dalian, a major seaport city in China's northeastern Liaoning province. This makes it one of the various examples of European-inspired architecture sprouting across China in recent years.
Starwood Hotels announced in a press release of the opening of The Castle Hotel later this year, when it is done with its final stages of interior renovation. — jingdaily.com
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That's a nice photo of Paris, isn't it? Nope! That's not Paris and no, it's not Disney World or even the Las Vegas Strip; it's a replica Paris in China. What makes this clone of Paris even more weird is that it's a ghost town. Only about 2,000 people live there, which means that those giant skyscrapers, with 700+ units tend to only have around 30 people living in each of them. This city has become a place to take wedding photos for Chinese citizens who can't afford to travel to the real Paris... — mydesignstories.com
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Last night I had the pleasure of attending the American Ballet Theatre's production of Swan Lake at Lincoln Center. My obsession with Tchaikovsky's ballet began at a very young age; as a three year old, my mother made me black swan and white swan costumes, which I wore threadbare, and my father taught me how to play the theme on the piano at the same age.
It only took me twenty five years to make it to a live performance, and it was far more sublime then I could have imagined. Leads Polina Semionova (Odile/Odette) and Marcelo Gomes (the prince) executed the choreography with consummate lyricism and passion, and of course Tchaikovsky's music, conducted by David LaMarche, was purely transcendent.
My favorite part of the ballet has always been the famous leitmotif, the Swan's Theme; never have I heard something so simple and so beautiful as a melody based on an A minor triad. It replays in my head over and over, like a seductive, drunk earworm. And in the scène finale, when the lovers are united in death, in which the theme transposes from minor to major? I can never get through it without weeping. It is my favorite, most beloved moment in music.
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Hart District Thespians Are Rehearsed And Ready For The Holidays [1]
The William S. Hart Union High School District performing arts program is geared up and ready for the holiday season. In the next month, the Hart district will have over 27 different shows at 12 of the 18 schools in the district.
"It's really important for us to have these opportunities for our students. Toward the end of the semester, students have fine-tuned their performing skills and put on a show at their school," said Hart district spokeswoman Gail Pinsker. "The performing arts are alive and well in the Hart school district."
The Hart district has scheduled a number of events and programs throughout the holiday season that are open to the public at little or no cost.
The next shows this week are:
Nov. 28 - 29 - Placerita Junior High School presents "The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe" Drama Production. 7 pm. Tanner Hall. Bake Sale during intermission to benefit the Placerita Drama Fund. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and can be purchased at the door or school office during regular business hours.
Nov. 28 - 30 - Hart High School presents "A Christmas Carol Chaos" Drama Production. A holiday classic gone totally wrong . . . a fun show for all. 7 pm. Hart High School Auditorium. Tickets: $10 general admission, $8 with Hart ASB card and $5 for seniors. More info contact: Brent Christensen at email@example.com [3] or 661.259.7575 ext. 212. www.hartdrama.com [4].
Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1 - Canyon High School presents "A Company of Wayward Saints," Drama Production. 7 pm. Canyon High School Q Theater. Please contact school for ticket info.
Nov. 29 - 30 - Sierra Vista Junior High Winter Band Concert, both nights 7 pm. Sierra Vista Multipurpose Room. Free admission.
Dec. 1 - Hart High School Dance Team "Hart of the Holidays" show. 4 pm and 7 pm. Hart High School Auditorium. Admission is $10 at the door only. Holiday Show and Boutique benefiting Help the Children, Santa Clarita. Non-perishable food items will also be collected.
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Phlegm @ Bloop FestivalStreet Art // Thursday, 09 Aug 2012
UK-based muralist, Phlegm, recently completed this 4 story high mural in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza for The Bloop Festival. The walls show two mechanical arms operating each other by the pull of a string with the artist's signature characters doing a little maintenance. Hopefully the artist was able to take a dip in that pool next door after baking in the sun painting this piece.


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MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A mainstay of Marion County business is closing its doors at the end of the week.
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Company CEA Ed Marshall said the company can no longer compete with foreign markets. He said the furniture business is normally the first affected by a recession and the last to come out of it.
Marshall said the company will retain 20-25 employees to help run the import side of the business.
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I want my MTV!September 26, 2008
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SO after a looooooooooooong sabbatical, after being hacked and booted off of the MT server and all of that, DTV is back online. Did anyone miss us? I know we're kinda tempermental, but if you missed us show some love.
So what's going on? Didn't make it out to San Diego. Didn't win the eisner (got robbed), so don't ask. The deuce-dime is my year though… mark my word. There's allot that's gonna happen here in the next couple months so keep an eye out.
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Art Meets Your Morning Latte
You probably would never expect art with your morning latte but these baristas turned artists have created some amazing art work all on the top of your grande cup. This year the New World Latte Art Championships will take place this summer in Minneapolis, MN and in the winter in the original coffee town -- Seattle, WA. It is an intense few days of competition where the grand champion wins $2,500 and bragging rights.
Making these cute, creative designs isn't out of your reach! Check out how to make a latte rabbit and bear ....
I love coffee, I love art, but mixing the two just doesn't work. I want a good cup of coffee I can and want to drink not stare at, and that's the problem with this new coffee, who can or would want to drink something so pretty???
Please I'll take my coffee, hold the art work, please.
I took a class in coffee tasting once to learn more about coffee for my economic botany category. Coffee aficionados take what they do very seriously. Here is my article about "cupping" coffee - http://ow.ly/1CIjy
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