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Boston Event Calendar for August 2016
Lots of exciting events pack the Boston Events Calendar for August 2016 as summer fun continues in the city.
Shakespeare on the Common, plenty of Red Sox games plus preseason for the New England Patriots, Summer Dine Out Boston, and lots of free outdoor movies keep everyone entertained.
August weather in Boston is usually balmy, but pack an umbrella in case of surprise thunderstorms.
Stroll along the waterfront, choose a restaurant offering patio seating, and by all means, check out fun options for sightseeing tours.
Most important, enjoy the remainder of summer in Boston as the days grow shorter.
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North End Feasts and Festivals - 2016
Boston's North End Italian Feasts and Festivals take place throughout the summer, as they have for 100 years or more - almost as long as Italians have lived in this neighborhood.
Most of the North End feasts celebrate a saint with food, music, religious ceremonies, parades, strolling singers, celebrations, and more - they're like giant street parties.
In general, opening ceremonies take place on Friday evenings, with other events starting around 1pm on Saturday and Sunday and continuing until about 11pm. High Mass usually takes place on Sunday morning.
Four of the most famous take place in August:
St. Agrippina di Mineo Feast and Procession - July 28-30 (to be confirmed for 2016) - starts at 7pm on Thursday and 12 noon on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - procession at 12 noon on Sunday starting at Hanover and Battery Streets
Madonna Della Cava Feast - August 5-7 (to be confirmed for 2016), Battery and Hanover Streets - procession at 1pm on Sunday; feast opens at 7pm on Friday and 12 noon on Saturday and Sunday
Fisherman's Feast of the Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca - August 18-21, 2016, - Blessing of the Fishing Waters at Christopher Columbus Park on Thursday at 6pm. Feast opens at 6pm on Friday and 12 noon on Saturday and Sunday. Grand Procession at 1pm on Sunday, on Fleet, Louis, and North Streets, with Flight of the Angel at 8pm
St. Anthony's Feast - The largest Italian religious festival in New England, August 26-28, 2016, Endicott, Thatcher, and North Margin Streets, parade at 12 noon on Sunday - parades, strolling singers, entertainment, and 100 pushcarts offering mouth-watering Italian food in this "Feast of All Feasts"; feast opens at 7pm on Friday, 12 noon on Saturday and Sunday; Grand Procession starts at noon on Sunday.
St. Lucy's Feast - August 28-29 (to be confirmed for 2016), Thatcher and Endicott Streets, procession at 5pm on Monday (find more Labor Day events in Boston)
Nearest T station: Commuter Rail or Orange & Green Lines/North Station
Cost: Free (although you'll find temptations to spend money on food, drink, and commemorative items)
Find out about North End Feasts and Festivals taking place in September
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Half-Price & Discount Tickets for Boston Events in August
Half-price & Discount Boston events in August
- Salem Walking Tour: Movie & TV Show Filming Sites @ Salem, MA - Full price $10; Goldstar $5
- Water Country Water Park @ Portsmouth, NH - Full price $42; Goldstar $29
- Boston Cupcake Crawl in Back Bay, South End, Boston Common
- Whale Watch Cruise @ Boston Harbor Cruises - Full price $35-$51; Goldstar $26 - $39
- Blue Man Group @ Charles Playhouse - Full price $58-$103; Goldstar $31-$72
- Shear Madness at the Charles Playhouse
- Nick's Comedy Stop - Boston Theatre District - Full price $20, Goldstar $0 - $10
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Shakespeare on the Common Continues - 2016
One of the most popular summer Boston events, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents Love's Labour's Lost, one of the Bard's funniest early comedies, for Shakespeare on the Common in 2016.
Bring a blanket or low folding chair, perhaps a picnic basket, and get ready to enjoy a magical evening of free theater under the stars. You can also rent a chair for $5, plus a $5 deposit that you will get back when you return the chair.
Bring your own food, or purchase something tasty from the vendors who will be onsite for the occasion. Toilets are available at the nearby tennis courts.
Shakespeare on the Common is a highlight of mid-summer entertainment in Boston - don't miss it!
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When: July 20 - August 7 at 8pm on Tuesdays through Saturdays, 7pm on Sundays, plus a 3pm matinee on August 6 (note - no performances on Mondays); performances run about 2.5 hours
Where: Boston Common, near the Parkman Bandstand
Getting there: By subway: Green/Red line to Park Street Station, or Green Line to Boylston; By car: Park under the Common in the Boston Common Parking Garage
Cost: Free admission; chairs in a small special section near the stage are available in return for a donation of $50 or more, with proceeds to benefit CSC.
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Free Sunday Night Movies in Christopher Columbus Park
Enjoy free outdoor movies during a 6-week series in Christopher Columbus Park, the entrance to Boston's North End, sponsored by the Boston Push Cart Association. Movies include a number of favories from the past 40 years, and start at dark.
Here's the lineup for August:
August 2 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
August 9 - Money Ball
August 16 - Sabrina
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- Codzilla Boat Ride @ Boston Harbor - Full price $26-$30; Goldstar $18-$23
- Provincetown Fast Ferry to Cape Cod - Full price $65-$88; Goldstar $46-$62
- Oysters and Craft Brews Cruise @ Boston Harbor - Full price $74; Goldstar $54
- Whale Watch Cruise @ Boston Harbor Cruises - Full price $35-$51; Goldstar $26 - $39
- Boston to Salem Fast Ferry - Full price $35-$45; Goldstar $25-$32
- Charles River & Locks Cruise - Full price $24-$28; Goldstar $16-$19
- Boston Harbor Sunset Cruise - Full price $25-$29; Goldstar $12-$17
Most of these cruises are available through early fall.
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Summer Dine Out Boston - 2015
When: August 16 - 21 & 23-28
Where: Best restaurants in Boston and Cambridge - hundreds of choices!
Twice each year, Boston foodies look forward to the best restaurants in the city being on sale. You will too, as you sample the affordable fixed price lunch and dinner menus concocted by the city's best chefs. You can start making your Dine Out Boston reservations about 3 weeks ahead of time. Don't wait, because tables fill up fast!
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Free Friday Flicks at the Hatch Shell - 2016
Enjoy free outdoor concerts at the Hatch Shell on Boston's Esplanade throughout August.
This series of family movies sponsored by WBZ NewsRadio 1030 and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) provides the perfect excuse to grab a blanket or lawn chair, pack a picnic, and head for an evening of entertainment under the stars.
The August movie lineup for 2016 includes:
- August 5 - The Good Dinosaur
- August 12 - Jurassic World
- August 19 - Up
- August 28 - Ant-Man
When: Movie starts at sundown (about 8pm in August)
More information, including the movie schedule and weather cancellations: Call the Free Friday Flicks Hotline at 617-787-7200
Summer in the City - August Events
Boston Harbor Hotel's popular "Summer in the City" series lets you kick back and enjoy free music and movies overlooking the waterfront throughout the summer.
Listen to music between 6pm - 10pm as musicians perform on the Blues Barge on Tuesday (Soul), Wednesday (Rat Pack), and Thursday (Blues).
On Fridays, enjoy music (starts at 4:30) and movies projected on a large screen over the Harbor starting at dusk.
Combine these events with a drink at the hotel's Rowes Wharf Sea Grill and dinner at Meritage for the perfect summer evening.
August movies:
August 7 - The Big Sleep
August 14 - Raider of the Lost Ark
August 21 - Now Voyager
August 28 - The Apartment
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Lobster Bake Day Trip to Maine from Boston
This day trip tour to Maine lets you savor the last month of summer while experience the quintessential New England feast: a lobster bake complete with clams, mussels, chowder, and of course, locally-caught Maine lobster.
You'll also get to stop at Nubble Lighthouse, Kittery Outlets, and Stonewall Kitchen to sample some of New England's tastiest jams.
Plus, this luxury bus tour takes you past the beautiful rocky coastline, small villages, and some of the best scenery north of Boston.
Boston GreenFest
Boston GreenFest offers a huge assortment of exhibits, performances, and presentations about sustainable living. EcoThemes include water, energy, green cities, transportation, health, nutrition, and EcoFashion.
GreenFest highlights include:
- Green fireworks and light show
- 200+ exhibitors
- Green Film Fest - huge lineup of films from around the world
- EcoRide & Drive on Cambridge Street - try out electric and hybrid models
- 100+ live performances
- Lots of food vendors
- Free fitness classes (bring your old running shoes and donate them)
- Speakers, workshops, and much more!
When: August 21-23, noon - 10pm on Friday and Saturday, noon - 6pm on Sunday
Where: Boston City Hall Plaza, Government Center
Nearest T station: Government
Cost: Free admission - all ages welcome
More information: www.bostongreenfest.org
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Boston Seafood Festival
The Annual Boston Seafood Festival celebrates our city's marine heritage, love of seafood, and commitment to sustainable harvest.
It brings together seafood tastings, chef demos, educational events, Battle of the Shuckers, and the traditional Blessing of the Fleet.
A special Lion Dance performance by the celebrated Gund Kwok Asian Women's Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe kicks off the Festival.
When: Sunday, August 2, 11am - 6pm
Where: Fish Pier (212 Northern Ave), South Boston Waterfront
Tickets: $15 - more info
Stay: South Boston Waterfront Hotels
Whale-Watching Cruise + New England Aquarium
What's better than sightseeing in Boston?
Heading out to the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary on a special 3-hour cruise to get close-up views of humpback whales, Atlantic dolphins, sea birds, and friendly porpoises from the three outdoor decks. It's a different world!
After your cruise brings you back to Boston's Central Wharf, spend time at the New England Aquarium exploring fascinating exhibits and watching sharks, stingrays, penguins, and more.
Your ticket includes both the whale watch cruise and the Aquarium at a special discounted combo price. Find out more
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August 2016 Boston Red Sox Schedule - Home Games at Fenway
Location: Fenway Park
Nearest T stations: Green Line B or C/Kenmore; Commuter Rail Worcester Line/Yawkey
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Boston Theater & Shows for August 2015
Shakespeare on the Common
Shakespeare on the Common, taking place almost nightly until August 8, 2015, attracts enthusiastic crowds for a wonderful summer evening of theater under the stars on Boston Common.
This year's production is King Lear.
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More Shows in Boston in August 2015
- Mainstage Show - ImprovAsylum - Check Goldstar for half-price tickets
- Blue Man Group - Charles Theatre - Get schedule & tickets
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Boston Concerts & Shows - August 2016 - Tickets
- James Taylor - Fenway Park - August 3
- Black Sabbath - Xfinity Center - August 25
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August Moon Festival in Chinatown
When: Sunday, August 9, 10am - 5pm
Where: The Chinatown Gate area on Harrison Ave, Chinatown in Downtown Boston
Closest T station: Orange Line / Chinatown
If you drive: Parking garages near Theatre District and Chinatown
Boston's Chinatown comes alive with lion dances, martial arts, firecrackers, folk dances, and lots of vendors for the annual Chinese Moon Festival, also called the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What does the festival actually celebrate? Possibilities include the legend of Chang'e, the immortal Lady of the Moon, and the overthrow of the Mongol rulers in 1368 when a rebel leader distributed mooncakes (which Mongols didn't eat) with messages hidden inside saying "Kill the Mongols." Mooncakes are round pastries filled with lotus seed paste - you can buy this delicious treat at all of the Chinatown bakeries.
Although this 3,000+ year old Chinese festival traditionally falls on the 15th day of the 8th Lunar month - in other words, late September/early October - Boston celebrates it in mid-August. It's the perfect excuse to spend an August Sunday in Chinatown. Start with dim sum, and then enjoy the colorful festival.
Films at the Gate - Free Chinese Film Festival in Chinatown
The Chinatown Park Plaza on the Greenway morphs into an outdoor movie theater for this popular early fall event featuring Kung-Fu Classics (Mandarin or Cantonese, with English subtitles). Folding chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis - or bring your own, along with carryout from nearby restaurants (no alcohol, though). The festival begins at 7pm with martial arts and other cultural performances followed by the feature film starting at 8pm, and runs from August 27 to August 30, 2015.
After the movie, head for dinner at one of these nearby fun Chinatown restaurants.
Films at the Gate Schedule:
- Thursday, August 27 - Free block party to celebrate Films at the Gate's 10 year anniversary - starts at 6pm; at 8pm, 9-Man documentary
- Friday, August 28 - Shaolin Soccer
- Saturday, August 29 - Drunken Master
- Sunday, August 30 - Iron Monkey
Where: Throw Back Thursday block party is at the empty lot next to Ginza Restaurant (now closed) on Hudson Street. On Friday thru Sunday, at the Chinatown Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway
Closest T station: Red Line, South Station (nearest public restrooms are also here)
Cost: Free - sponsored by Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC), series curator Jean Lukitsh, founding producers Leslie and Sam Davol, and numerous other local organizations, businesses, and individuals
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This top Labor Day Weekend event begins in August during some years - but not 2015. Check the September Events Calendar for details.
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Free Concerts in Fort Point
Stop by Made in Fort Point(300 Summer Street, South Boston Waterfront neighborhood) to catch their series of free summer concerts this summer every Thursday from 5:30-8:00pm.
The eclectic lineup of musicians brings you a new experience each week - plus the concerts give you the perfect excuse for dinner at one of the terrific nearby restaurants: try the lamb sausage flatbread at Trade (540 Atlantic Ave), grilled Island Creek oysters with jalapeno-chorizo butter at Papagayo (283 Summer St), or tagliatelle with Bolognese sauce at Barbara Lynch's Sportello (348 Congress St).
Made in Fort Point exhibits and sells the creations of 75+ Fort Point artists. More information: www.fortpointarts.org
Harborwalk Sounds at ICA Boston
When: August Thursdays through August 27, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Where: ICA Boston, on Fan Pier in the South Boston Waterfront
Cost: Free - and admission to ICA is always free on Thursday nights
Musicians from all around the world perform free concerts featuring jazz, world music, reggae, dance music, Latin, and more on Harborwalk next to ICA Boston. Relax and enjoy great music and gorgeous views.
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This neighborhood map should help you get oriented. You can find a list of top attractions in each neighborhood here.
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Magic 106.7 Family Film Festival
Enjoy this free fun family activity - movies under the stars in Prudential Center's lovely South Garden (go up the escalators from Huntington Ave, and the garden is to your right; from Boylston, it is on your left).
When: Every Saturday from July 11 - August 29; entertainment and children's activities start at 5pm, and movies start at sundown; rain dates will be held on the following Wednesday
Where: Prudential Center, South Garden
Nearest T station: Green Line/Prudential
Nearest parking garage: Prudential Center Garage - get discounted parking with a $10 purchase
Cost: Free
Here is the 2016 schedule:
Brave - Saturday, August 6
Zootopia - Saturday, August 13
A Bug's Life - Saturday, August 20
Mary Poppins - Saturday, August 27
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Vintage Baseball at Georges Island
Park Rangers don vintage uniforms and demonstrate how baseball was played during the Civil War Era using original rules - you can watch, or join the game.
Keep in mind there's lots more to do on Georges Island - hike, explore, swim, picnic, bird watch. You're in a different world - but only 20 minutes by ferry from Boston!
When: Aug 16 and Aug 23 at 11am
Where: Georges Island - One of the Boston Harbor Islands
Getting there: Boston Harbor Island ferry information
Cost: Free
New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium
Watch our local soccer team, the New England Revolution, bring men's soccer to a new level at Gillette Stadium.
2 home games are scheduled for August:
- Aug 1 at 7:30pm vs Toronto
- Aug 15 @7:30 vs Houston
Where: Gillette Stadium
Getting there: Gillette Stadium from Boston
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New England Patriots Preseason Home Games 2016
The Patriots start their regular season in September. See the entire Regular Season schedule
Will this be the year that we celebrate another Super Bowl victory? Stay tuned!
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Where: Gillette Stadium
Getting there : From Boston to Gillette Stadium
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Landmarks Orchestra Concerts at the Hatch Shell - 2015
The Boston Landmarks Orchestra's weekly free summer Esplanade concerts attract larger crowds to the Hatch Shell each year with its mix of classical, traditional, modern, and contemporary music. Concerts start at 7pm and run about 2 hours.
The Landmarks Concert schedule for August includes:
August 5 - Italian Night - The Golden Age of Itallian Opera
August 12 - Sheherazade Meets Clarice Assad
August 19 - Drums Along the Charles
August 26 - With Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, a fully staged production of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Weather alerts and alternate locations in case of rain: 617-987-2000; orchestra website
Cost: Free
Free Fun Friday at the Constitution Museum
The USS Constitution Museum in the historic Charlestown Navy Yard invites you to visit on August 14 for Free Fun Friday (no admission) from 9am - 6pm for family activities, crafts, games, and cookies in honor of Guerriere the Terrier's birthday.
Guerriere is the museum's mascot...and recalls the Constitution's battle with HMS Guerriere, when cannon balls bouncing off her sides earned her the nickname, "Old Ironsides."
Free Fun Friday is sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation.
More Free Fun Friday Events in Boston
Thanks to the Highland Foundation, a major sponsor of the arts in Boston and elsewhere in Massachusetts, you can enjoy free admission on the following Fridays in August at these venues:
August 7
- Free ferry rides to Georges Island and Spectacle Island (Boston Harbor Islands), departing from Long Wharf in downtown Boston. Ticket window opens at 7am and ferry leaves every half hour starting at 8am - first come, first served. More about Boston Harbor Islands
- Greenway Carousel - 11am - 5pm More about the Greenway
- Old State House on the Freedom Trail (206 Washington Street), 9am-6pm More about Old State House
August 14
- John F Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
- USS Constitution Museum
August 21
- Franklin Park Zoo
- Museum of African American History in Beacon Hill
August 28
- Plimoth Plantation
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China Stocks Fall Hard; Asia Drops
HONG KONG—A plunge in Chinese stocks erased nearly a quarter of a three-month surge, as investors feared that the central bank could soon tighten policy further.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index skidded 5.2% to 2985.43, its steepest decline in 14 months, a day after the country reported a sharper-than-expected rise in inflation. Other Asian markets also fell.
"Investors are in a rush to lock in profits as they are concerned that the central bank may launch more tightening measures over the weekend," said Wu Dazhong at Shenyin Wanguo Securities in China.
There was no official signal from Chinese government about any imminent moves.
Official data released Thursday showed China's consumer price index jumped by a more than expected 4.4% in October from a year earlier, boosting expectations for aggressive monetary tightening in coming days to battle rising inflation. China already has required banks to park more cash with the central bank, raised interest rates once and tightened controls on capital inflows into the country.
The Shanghai Composite lost 4.6% over the week, its worst weekly showing in four months. It has lost 8.9% so far this year.
Other Asian markets opened weaker, but took their biggest lumps at the end of the day as global investors withdrew risky bets on stocks and currencies amid concerns about Ireland's financial health. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gave up 1.9% to 24222.58, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average lost 1.4% to 9724.81 and Taiwan's Taiex shed 1.4% to 8316.05.
Friday's drops were reminiscent of market gyrations in April, when the euro plunged as Greece's debt problems came to a boil. As then, investors fled riskier assets, including gold, for safe havens such as the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen. The Australian dollar, Korean won and several other Asian currencies weakened.
"A lot of the places that were safe places to hide on bad days like are getting hit," said Mark Matthews, strategist at Macquarie Capital in Singapore.
The biggest drops outside China were in markets that have performed particularly strongly this year.
India's Sensex slid 2.1% to 20156.8, its sharpest one-day drop in nearly a month, on a slower-than-expected rise in industrial production during September. It lost 4% for the week, its steepest weekly decline in seven months. Indonesia's JSX index fell 2.1% to 3665.85, but it remained up 45% this year.
South Korea's Kospi eased 0.1% to 1913.12, supported by technology and financial shares after the benchmark skidded Thursday on selling pressure tied to the expiry of options.
Some saw Friday's drop as a natural pullback. Stocks, commodities and Asian currencies rocketed in the past three months almost uninterrupted, spurred by hopes that the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program would flood markets with cash. Even with Friday'ss fall, the Shanghai Composite Index is up 14.5% in the past three months. The Australian dollar is up 11% versus the greenback.
"The market has been very strong the last few months without any consolidation," said David Lai, a fund manager at Citic Securities in Hong Kong.
While some analysts said the People's Bank of China might raise interest rates by another quarter-point this year, Linus Yip, strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong, cited speculation of a possible increase of 0.50 percentage points this year to cool inflationary expectations.
He added that the interest-rate increases were unlikely to be "so damaging" to the economy or to the markets, as evidenced by the Indian markets, which recently hit a record despite six rate increases by the Reserve Bank of India so far this year.
In China, stocks in commodity, airline and automobile sectors suffered heavy losses on mainland bourses. China Southern Airlines ZNH -2.35 % tumbled the maximum 10% limit allowed by the market authorities. Jiangxi Copper 600362 -6.06 % lost 8.8%, SAIC Motor 600104 1.19 % sunk 8.6% and Yunnan Aluminium 000807 -5.43 % slid 9.4%.
Chinese property developers also declined. China Vanke 000002 -2.02 % tumbled 7.1% in Shenzhen, Poly Real Estate Group 600048 -0.44 % lost 7.3% in Shanghai and Shimao Property Holdings 0813 -1.74 % gave up 3.6% in Hong Kong.
In South Korea, the country's Financial Supervisory Service said it has started a joint investigation with the Korea Exchange to examine heavy selling of Korean stocks by Deutsche Bank on Thursday. Deutsche Bank wasn't immediately available for comment. The investigation dented shares in the securities sector. Woori Investment & Securities lost 4.7% and Samsung Securities tumbled 5.5%.
Samsung Electronics added 1.4% as it continues to extend its dynamic random access memory market share.
In Sydney, shares of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group ANZBY -0.08 % fell 2.1% on speculation of a potential capital raising by the bank if it purchases a 57% stake in Korea Exchange Bank. ANZ is currently conducting due diligence for the stake purchase. Private-equity firm Lone Star, which owns 51% of KEB, is selling the stake in tandem with Export Import Bank of Korea, which owns 6%. KEB shares rose 0.8% in Seoul.
National Australia Bank, which was trading ex-dividend, fell 3.5%.
In Tokyo, Mizuho Financial Group dropped 2.3% as investors reacted to its plan to buy a 2% stake in the world's largest money manager, BlackRock, from Bank of America as well as its six-month earnings.
Disco Corp. 6146 5.12 % plunged 14% after semiconductor grinding-equipment maker slashed its profit outlook for the current fiscal year. Among other chip stocks, Tokyo Electron 8035 0.11 % fell 3.5% and Advantest lost 2.9%.
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"With the exception of Indonesia and Korea, India had the weakest year-on-year industrial growth rate of any Asian country in September… The Reserve Bank of India has effectively signaled a pause its rate tightening cycle and today's release suggests this was a wise move," Credit Suisse economist Robert Prior-Wanderforde wrote in emailed comments.
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Winners of the Johanna Meier Opera Theater Institute Young Performers Competition held at Black Hills State University were recently announced.
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The Williams and Ree "one-stop reunion tour" at Black Hills State University last week raised more than $7,000 for the Ruth and Sever Eubank scholarship program.
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Williams and Ree, who have been performing their unique comedy and music shows for more than 40 years, will present a "reunion" show on the Black Hills State University campus along with several of the original band members: Dennis Van Vactor, Jerry Burton, and Jim Roberts.
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Black Hills State University alums, Dennis Van Vactor and Williams and Ree, will perform with special guests Jerry Burton and Jim Roberts Tuesday, June 9 at 7:15 p.m. in the Clare and Josef Meier Recital Hall. Proceeds from this special concert will support the Sever and Ruth Eubank Scholarship program at BHSU.
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The people change, but a constant is Baltimore, her residence for 45 years and the setting for virtually all of her 19 novels, in which the street names have been changed but a real hardware store or grocery is likely to appear. Baltimore, a city of tradition and acting out, of roots and displacement, where characters might argue whether they belong to the South or the North.
"It's a city with grit and sort of a feisty spirit to it. I think it's a very funny city and I love it," she says. "But I always feel that I'm an impostor when people talk about 'Baltimore writers' and feel I can pronounce upon Baltimore. Any Baltimorean can tell you I'm not a real Baltimorean."
But her friend John Waters, a native Baltimorean, insists she is a proper citizen. The director notes that they present very different parts of the city — you won't read about drag queens and serial killers in a Tyler novel — but both have an affinity for outcasts and oddballs.
"We concentrate on the eccentrics," says the creator of "Hairspray" and other Baltimore-based films. "I always am interested in people who think they're normal and yet are totally insane. She writes about people who think of themselves as normal, and are normal, but also eccentrics who don't know it."
Her books are not inspired by her own life — never! But she does acknowledge an indirect influence, how having children might have helped her write about parenting or the death in 1997 of her husband, Taghi Mohammad Modarressi, added to the insights of her new book. "The preoccupations of certain stages of life — child-rearing, adolescent-rearing, empty nest, aging, death of a spouse — are clearly mirrored by the novels I wrote at the time I was going through those stages," she says. "Or shortly after I went through them, since things often seem to need to settle in my mind before I can write about them."
When a character's voice doesn't speak to her, Tyler turns to her research. She keeps a box of index cards with notes and ideas, perhaps observations about someone she spotted in the dentist's office or a sentence overheard. Like the retired teacher in "Noah's Compass," she studies life "like a language" and remains fascinated by how we live and behave.
"Nobody does the same thing twice. You keep seeing new variations in people, families particularly," she says. "I think the interesting thing (about families) is that unless you do some kind of violent wrenching you've got to stay together, you don't have a choice. Friendships don't particularly interest me. Lots of interesting things can happen, but you don't have to get along just to get together. The compromises people make for another and the lifelong wounds and all that stuff is just fascinating to me."
The world remains fresh in part because it differs so from her childhood. Born in Minneapolis and raised in rural North Carolina, Tyler is the daughter of Quakers and social activists who lived for years on communes. The author was 11 before she went to school, where she was stunned when classmates asked if she had a boyfriend. She enjoyed reading but never considered creating her own stories until she came across a sentence in Eudora Welty's short story "The Wide Net": "Edna Earle could sit and ponder all day on how the little tail of the C got through the L in a Coca-Cola sign."
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Tyler majored in Russian at Duke University, but also studied creative writing under Reynolds Price, who died last year. Known for such novels as "A Long and Happy Life" and "Kate Vaiden," Price inspired her with his enthusiasm and grounded her with common sense. Tyler remembers a short story she wrote in which a poor black woman looks at her hands and likens them to an India ink drawing.
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I kept silent about my sex change for several years. I knew only one other transgender lawyer, and she was already established. There were no role models to help me believe it was possible to open up without jeopardizing my career. I feared losing the life ring that my job provided for my soul. But no woman is an island.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Producers of the hit Fox show "American Idol" say the talent contest is being slammed by "power dialers" trying to influence the results by making as many as 10,000 votes a night from a single phone line.
With fast Internet connections and powerful computer autodialing software, about 100 "phone phreaks" are casting thousands of votes with the touch of a button, producers acknowledged in response to questions from The Associated Press.
"They're all over the country and they tend to be slamming the system at all ends," said Michael Eaton, vice president of home entertainment for FreemantleMedia, the show's London-based producer.
So far, these calls have had a "statistically insignificant" impact on the outcome, Eaton said, but he wouldn't release any data on individual contestants and their vote totals.
Still, an individual viewer who lacks this technology doesn't stand a chance at matching the influence of the power dialers. Redialing manually maxes out at a few hundred calls per evening, Eaton said.
He also said that 95 percent of all calls are getting through to the toll-free numbers representing each competitor. The calls then are tabulated to determine each week's survivors and loser.
The show's producers could have frustrated efforts to skew the results by imposing stricter ground rules or insisting that each voter punch in a code or number during the call, said Dave Hoch, an expert on telephone systems.
"There's different levels of security. This is no security. What it is, is a very dumb system which is great for generating call volumes, but does nothing for security," said Hoch.
Instead, Fox Broadcasting Co. has been promoting the calling volume as a sign of the show's success. Vote totals have grown during the show from 9.2 million on July 30 to 14.5 million Tuesday, and the show has been among the top 10 in the ratings, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"We're actually thrilled that America is so obsessed with the show that they're willing to log in this many phone calls," said Fox spokeswoman Michelle Hooper, who insisted the system is fair.
Viewers in each time zone have a two-hour window of opportunity to vote after each Tuesday night show, which airs live in the East and is tape-delayed elsewhere. To prevent voting overlap, AT&T blocks calls from regions of the country where the show has not yet aired. The show airs at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays on Fox.
Week after week, the field of performers is narrowed as the lowest vote-getter is cut. The last singer standing on Sept. 4 wins a recording contract with BMG, one of the world's largest music labels.
If the power-dialing volume skews votes toward one of the four remaining contestants, Eaton said they may contact the people responsible and ask them to stop.
"We know who these people are and we're tracking them, and if it gets to a point where they're starting to support a specific person over another then there are steps that we have discussed that we may take at that time," Eaton warned.
The vote skew could get much worse, said Hoch, president of Technology Arts, which makes a speed-dialing device used by concert ticket resellers and golfers trying to secure coveted tee times.
Hoch's device pales in comparison to the technology people are using to slam "American Idol." Based on the volume of power-dialing Eaton confirmed, Hoch said they are likely using broadband connections and powerful software that can generate thousands of calls simultaneously.
Determined fans with access to a broadband network of unused phones or numbers - such as in a business office after closing time - easily could generate 250,000 calls in about two hours, Hoch said.
Some fans of the recently booted "American Idol" beauty Ryan Starr think power dialing is unfair because not everyone has access to the technology.
"If I could have had that knowledge, I would have done that for Ryan Starr in an L.A. second!" said Brian Perfetto, 44, of Palmdale, Calif.
Perfetto said he cast a mere 1,000 votes in two hours in a furious feat of manual redialing.
"I woke up the next morning and my thumb and index finger were still jerking back and forth. I thought I had injured myself," Perfetto said.
Aaron Pinto, 24, of Wichita, Kan., runs a Web site dedicated to the perky performer who saw her luck run out on July 31. He figures a few geeks smitten with Nikki McKibbin could be to blame for keeping what he considers a less-talented contestant in the game.
"I think Nikki might cater more to the computer nerd group," Pinto said. "A lot of these computer nerds, they're kind of like closet anarchists."
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I am filing a probate petition here in Kings County. Is it ok if I submit facsimiles of the notarized waiver of process and consent to probate forms from all the beneficiaries, OR do I have to secure the physical originals?
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The Kings County Surrogate's Court asks for original signatures and notary seals on all documents submitted as part of the probate petition. You are going to need to have the originals mailed back to you so you can submit them. I encourage you to make and keep copies just in case.
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Chimpanzees have been censused using nest counting techniques since the mid 1970s. The use of nest counts makes several assumptions which have never been tested: (a) that the visibility of nests does not change with the height of the nest in the canopy; (b) that weaned chimpanzees construct on average one nest per day; (c) that establishing census lines has no effect on the nesting behavior of the chimpanzees; and (d) that the presence of snare injuries, common in forests in eastern Africa, does not affect nest construction. Tests of these assumptions in the Budongo Forest in Uganda showed that visibility of nests at different heights in the canopy is not different from the true distribution of nests but that the other assumptions are false. Minimizing human use could limit the effects of line transects on censuses, but the other two assumptions need to be corrected for.
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I bought this car new in 2008 and now have 93,000 miles on it. The only maintenance items I have had done were rear brakes at 75,000 miles, front brakes at 90,000 miles and new tires. Oh, forgot about the new battery at 46,000 miles (thought that was too soon). I have had the oil changed at 3800 miles on average and changed transmission fluid once. It won't stop being dependable. Love it!
2008 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
Love my Kia have had it for two years now with no major issues im at 65000 mil... get 20-28mpg, its fun to drive and handles well. I have only had a few problems that were all covered under worriment, there was an issue with the sway bar Waring out and the power locks going out, also have had to replace the radio and visor on the passenger side. all little fixes so over all a grate car that has done me well and i plane to drive to the ground. The one major disappointment that was not covered is the TPMS sensor going out and kia refusing to fix saying i caused it
not a lot of extras in it like the usb port and driving a manual
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I bought my car brand new in June '08.The main reason I bought an Optima is because all the safety airbags on it.it really did seem to be a safe car on the market at that time.Since then I have seen a main complaint that the airbags DO NOT deploy when there is an impact.That gave me a really big concern.Well, now my car is cutting off with me as I start down the road and I have been told it is because I have used aftermarket oil filters.BULL!!!!!They put Kia oil filter on and guess what?It is still cutting off with me.I came to a T-intersection one day and it desided to cut off.When it did NO BRAKES, No Power Steering and I had to pull out IN FRONT of another vehicle that was coming and just luckily there was noone coming in other lane so that vehicle could go around me.And I guess that I forgot to mention that my 10 yr old SON was in the car with me.I have taken my car down to the Kia shop in Myrtle Beach, SC every Tuesday for the last 2 months and it also stayed there for 1 full week during that time.NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE EXCEPT A KIA OIL FILTER PUT ON...I"m considering this car to be a LEMON and I have told Kia that it will be on them if this car kills me and my son until it is fixed or replaced.I have been dealing with Wes and Bob at the Kia Service area in Myrtle beach, SC which has been very nice to me but something has to give.I am fixing to list this car under the Lemon Law with my lawyer.The safety of this car SUCKS!!I need help with this.Someone else higher up the ladder needs to step in on this case.Wes has a case number already out with the Technical staff but something has got to be done.I can not have mine and my son's life in jeoperdy like this. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS.I have dropped it off AGAIN at the Kia Service area this evening (09/03/12) for the ump-teenth time so it can be checked out again tomorrow.I will travel ANOTHER 45 min to check on it tomorrow.My days off from work should NOT be spent at the Kia Service area.
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I've had this car, as second owner, for three years. It has never been a problem. All I've done is replace the brakes and tires. It's still got less than 35K miles, but so far this is the best around-the-town car I've ever had. It is surprisingly fun to drive, handles great. Downsides: I don't get the mileage I thought it would get - seems like I fill up a little too often. At about 30, I can feel the gear shift. There is absolutely no style to this car - it is super generic. These things don't detract from how good the Optima is.
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Every week, we will be examining comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically "overturned" by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of The Abandoned An' Forsaked. Feel free to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
Today we look at how the late, great Dwayne McDuffie explained away the classic "Where's my money, honey?" confrontation between Luke Cage and Doctor Doom.
As you know (or if you don't, then check this description of the story here), Steve Englehart once had an issue of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire where Luke Cage does some work for Doctor Doom only to be stiffed out of his $200 fee…
Angered, Cage travels all the way to Latveria to get his money…
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Now, interestingly, look at the above dialogue and look at the dialogue in the finale of the story…
You could pretty easily make the argument that Doom does not think that he ACTUALLY owes Cage the money (he even specifically says "what you say I owe you") but is just amazed that Cage would travel from the United States to Europe just to collect on a $200 debt.
This is the approach that Dwayne McDuffie used roughly fifteen years later when he addressed the situaiton in an issue of Damage Control (the company that fixes messes caused by superhero fights) and decided to do some damage control on Doom's rep…
And just in case you were wondering if this was just a coincidence, McDuffie actually posted a comment right here at Comics Should Be Good in 2010 (in a discussion of the aforementioned "Where's my money, honey?" scene) stating:
My Damage Control story " When Doom Defaults!" was a direct response to this one, which I hated as a child.
Good stuff by McDuffie.
Our pal Iron Maiden pointed this one out awhile back.
If you have a suggestion for a future Abandoned an' Forsaked, be sure to let me know at firstname.lastname@example.com! Do note that the key to abandoned an' forsaked is that a story is both abandoned and then a later story directly overwrites/contradicts/retcons the abandoned story. I mention this only because I get a lot of suggestions for abandoned stories, but not so much abandoned AND forsaked stories.
And didn't John Byrne officially 'abandon and forsake' all stories where Doom acted out of character by saying the "Doom" in any such incident was a Doombot?
@Hank: It was Simonson who did that on his FF run, in issue #350.
Nope. Byrne did it first in his issue focusing on Dr. Doom, FF #258.
And I agree with McDuffie. Doom may be treacherous at times, but still has a sense of honor. He wouldn't do something so petty as run out on a $200 debt.
Yeah, I can't, even for a second, see Doom not paying a (for him, certainly) small bill that is due. Doom is many things, but petty for pettys sake isn't one of them.
While the story line of Dr.Doom welching on a $200 debt is LOL comic gold, who is going to collect it from him, seriously the only characters on Marvels character roster that would act as "collection agents" would be Luke Cage, Punisher, Deadpool, Cross Bones, and Task Master (okay that last one is a stretch because I like Task Master)
All of the Damage Control series were hilarious…and they certainly made a lot of sense, all things considered.
Frankly, I always loved that Cage story. I didn't really care if it was in character for Doom or not — I loved the fact that Cage would go all the way to Latveria, to get up in Doom's face to collect what he felt he was fairly owed. I respected that.
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The trouble with the Doombot approach is that not everyone agrees what's out of character for Doom.
I personally think he'd be above stiffing someone (though I did love that Luke Cage story)–but on the other hand, when the Terrible Trio captured the FF for him (FF 23, I believe) Doom promises them five grand each; instead they get a "priceless" dimensional transporter that sends them to limbo until Doom needs them again. And that's Lee and Kirby.
When I read the Damage Control story (and I love that one too) my thought was that Doom is just being practical: Having Damage Control clear up after his battles is probably cheaper than rebuilding the embassy, and less of a problem than if the US froze Latverian assets. Cage and the Trio, on the other hand, are disposable cannon fodder, not really worth of respect until Cage proves otherwise.
always thought that if there is one thing doom would never do is welch on a debt espically given what cage did to get him to pay up not to mention also pay damage control for after all the last thing doom would ever want is to wind up being on some ones debt given his ego.
Y'know, the easy explanation is that Doom just wanted to test Cage's strength and determination, and engineered this incident to evaluate his abilities.
Hey, don't I get a credit for pointing this one out Brian?
Oh right, I meant to mention you. Sorry about that.
Considering what happened to them in Civil War, is it possible that Damage Control could be considered Abandoned 'n' Forsaked?
Out of curiosity, is there any textual evidence that Doom was, in fact noble or honorable at the time this story came out? All I can think of are counter-examples: He uses his genius to cheat the European aristocracy as a teenager; his betrayal of the Terrible Trio; his willingness to double-cross Namor after they team up.in FF 6; and when Doom fights the Avengers, he's willing to let a handicapped Latverian boy stay crippled for life rather than let them escape. Reed does say in their first appearance that he keeps his word, but that's about it.
And while we're on the subject of Doom, I seem to recall that What If 22 identified Doom as a true heir to the Latverian throne (and not in a way that could be explained by the divergence point). Is there any previous backing (or later backing) for that claim, because it struck me out of the blue at the time.
Damage Control appeared in a mini after Civil War, I think. World War Hulk was after that, right? Anyway, they clean up after that. It's a 3 issue mini that McDuffie wrote and it's pretty funny stuff.
The Justice League Doom 2 disc animated movie has an interesting featurette on the life of McDuffie that's pretty nicely done. It is odd that they don't ever feature Dwayne speaking (especially as the one bit of film is from the All Star Superman movie premiere, and he's getting interviewed by someone), and the end is a bit overdone with all the interviewees shown in mourning at the end of the featurette, but it covers his life pretty well and shows he was an interesting guy all around. I'm not afraid to say I teared up with the interviews with his widow.
And as much as I love the comic book All Star Superman, I think the animated film streamlines the story in an excellent way, explains a few things that Morrison didn't clarify as well as he could have, and gives one character a nice bit at the end. Great stuff, if you haven't seen it.
The trouble with the Doombot approach is that not everyone agrees what's out of character for Doom.
Personally, I think that's the beauty of it. If Creator A doesn't like Creator B's story, it was a Doombot. Then if Creator C doesn't like Creator A's story, THAT becomes a Doombot. This way, each creator & fan can believe in the Doctor Doom they want to believe in.
So did Luke Cage's shirt fall completely off every time he swore vengeance on someone?
My question: what kind of (non-photo) ID does Doom carry around in his armor? Was it his Blockbuster Video card? His library card? His American Express card?
Yeah, and does he sign his checks "Doctor Doom", or "Victor von Doom", or what?
He also totally has a fake Avengers ID to impress the ladies at clubs.
For anyone who read the fairly recent Mark Millar story arc in Fantastic Four, it concludes with Doom becoming a very powerful being. Yet, very shortly afterwards, this is never mentioned and he returns to the Doom that we all know. It seems that this pattern repeats. Doom amassing great power and then either doesn't do anything with it or it is ignored by the writers. I'm still waiting for Doom to do something significant. Where is the Civil War, Siege, Secret Invasion where Doom is the main villain?
Travis, I figure he just signs his checks Doom. Because he enjoys having a name like that
For that matter, his press releases are probably headlined "message of doom."
Maybe his stationary headings is "Doom Sayings"
I must concur with "leakybucket" up there. Mark Millar's Master of Doom storyline definitely qualifies as Abandoned and Forsaked. Doom was sent back to prehistoric times and spent millions of years amassing dark magical powers so he could destroy his mentor. He then refers to himself as an "infinitely superior being" to Reed Richards, and therefor has nothing has nothing to prove by fighting the FF again, so he simply vanishes back to Latveria, which had been completely destroyed in the previous issue so, presumably, he was able to restore it.
That's a pretty big change in the character, which has subsequently ignored. The next crossover with Doom as the main villain was the Black Panther DOOMWAR series, and there was no mention of any serious upgrade to Doom.
Hey J.R. LeMar,
Thanks for agreeing. Its not only the Black Panther story it was every appearance after that. I was looking forward to something more being done with the line but as always Doom doesn't really do anything. Marvel also likes to keep the status quo.
Damage Control was classic. I love that the Count's name is Flounder.
Well, I just mentioned Doomwar because I think that was the first storyline immediately following FF, and it was built around Doom being the big bad guy. But he didn't seem and more powerful than usual, and still ended up losing in the end.
Although, thinking more about it, I'm not sure it totally fits the theme of this column, since no other writer has come along to explain away Doom's big upgrade. It's just been completely ignored, so far. So the story was "abandoned" but quite "forsaked" yet.
Maybe after Doom amassed all that power he went off to conquer and/destroy a bunch of parallel universes, like the Maquis of Death did, and left a Doombot to stand in for him on the regular Earth, and that's been who we've been seeing since FF?
JR. Lemar, the forum is called "So Is Dr. Doom a Deadbeat Or What?" so it makes sense for our comments to be there. I really like your take on what happened next. I would have never thought of that but I guess it makes sense. Ultimately what is sad is that Hickman based a lot of what he did next on Millar's run. True he made it his own but he took a lot of themes and ideas and built on them. This one Doom element was sadly avoided. Perhaps this Doom disappeared as you say to pursue other quests and that the Doom we see henceforth is simply the contemporary Doom before he goes on the quest to become Uber Doom. Perhaps Uber Doom comes from another dimension as did the Marquis of Death.
I just hope he come back again someday to do something. And maybe contemporary Doom will need to stop him..
I cannot, for the life of me, read Luke Cage's "Where's my money, honey?" without laughing. It is the single funniest thing I have ever seen. Instant laughs, EVERY time.
If nothing else, I would love Damage Control for how it handled the Punisher in a later story (which deserve an I Love You But Your Strange entry, hint hint). It's a lot of fun to laugh at Frank Castle.
So how much did Mr. Fantastic pay in fuel and maintenance to get Cage flown over to Latverian? Even then, gas prices were going to a hell of a lot more than 200 bucks.
Or "Latveria"
I love that Dr. Doom says "No one will molest you!" to Cage when directing him to use the secret passage. Was that a concern in Latervia, molestation?
Well, if he's using Doom's "secret passage", it doesn't sound like Cage is the one getting molested….
Everyone knows that Reed has unlimited energy all figured out, he just doesn't share it with the rest of the world because he's such a useless tool…
Good to know there's at least one other person who roots for Doom against Richards.
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