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Dan Pallota asked the staggering question - what if everything we've been taught about charity is dead wrong? What if tools like ACC can help us go beyond just financial metrics but understand real impact, reward charities with the biggest accomplishments and support those who need it? Wouldn't the world be a better place?
My starting point as Chief Executive was what if this could be a place where the pleasures and needs of one group may facilitate the dreams of others? And that this should be at the forefront of all our organisational decisions, from the training we offer to the members that join, the networks they bring with them, the cultural programming we create and the suppliers we choose to work with.
There is a long way to go to ensure that PCSOs are supported within their Police force in LISPing, and for partner agencies to recognise that these projects are very important to the Police, and become willing to help the Police achieve their objectives- through making an exception over hedgecutting in the district trying to protect themselves from burglaries.
The purpose of the socially entrepreneurial University can therefore be said to be to make society more equal and just through the values and decisions of our graduates. The debate on values then becomes re-centred on what values we wish to develop in our graduating students, and thus into social entrepreneurship that we create? Here are some suggestions.
If you were given US$1 billion dollars, what would you do with it? How much would you keep and how much would you give you charity? It's a powerful question that prompts a lot of different answers and emotions. It's a question that we hope the world will be asking itself from today... but more on that shortly.
It's all a far cry from what could be described as the comparatively sober, 'traditional' Indian corporate approach to sustainability, rooted in a long tradition of philanthropy. It's a tradition which has been absorbed smoothly into the relatively recent concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
When we use the phrase social enterprise, we all intuitively understand that is in some way different from an orthodox view of how industrial enterprises operate, how they are organised, what is their role and purpose, by which I mean whom do they really serve? And, how in part they make their money. We have to ask therefore - what is the true nature of the social enterprise?


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A bouncer at a bar in Halethorpe was shot early Saturday morning after escorting a person outside.
Authorities with the Baltimore County Police Department said the person who was removed from DePaola's Pub pulled a gun and began shooting.
Investigators said the victim was able to get back inside, and the gunman followed him.
Bar patrons subdued the gunman until police arrived, and the victim and assailant were taken to hospitals.
The conditions of the victim and gunman were not available.

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When people think of the Hudson County sporting scene, they usually don't think about horseback riding.
Twice a week, seven students from Stevens Institute of Technology drive an hour or so from Hoboken to the Cheaumont Inc. Equestrian riding school in Flemington, where they practice for another season of competitive riding for the Stevens equestrian team. The season runs to Nov. 20.
For Madalyn Kulas, Angela Parriott, Haley Bayer, Julia Cederroth, Sarah McDonald, Jessica Schneider and Ellie Poole, the sport has provided them with a college experience most don't get to have.
"I live on a farm so I've been riding my whole life," said Kulas, a senior who originally wanted to play basketball at Stevens. "I used to ride for fox hunting."
Parriott, also a senior, noted: "Other colleges don't offer equestrian riding as a varsity sport. Either the college is too expensive, or they offer it as a club team."
Through two events this season, the women have placed seventh and ninth respectively. Parriott is off to a great start, having finished in second place in the Intermediate Flat and Intermediate Fences on opening day in Pleasantville, N.Y.
Cederroth is off to a fantastic start. She leads the team with 38 points, and came in second in the Walk Trot in weeks one and two.
Kulas placed second in the Walk Trot Canter on Sept. 25, earning five points, and came in sixth in a meet the following week. Meanwhile, Jessica Schneider finished second in the Walk Trot on Sept. 25, and Bayer finished second in the Walk Trot on Oct. 3.
The women have enjoyed learning from longtime trainer Patti Zwaan of Cheaumont Inc.
"You don't have to have a lot of experience in riding. Patti takes girls who have and don't have any experience," Kulas said. "I've learned more about riding in three years with coach Zwaan."


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Lt. Rian Minto and his three-person crew were on their truck and out the door in one minute, and made the 15-block trip to the fire in a minute more. Flames were shooting out of the roof of 44-year-old Daniel Cooper's house in the 3100 block of Southeast 51st Avenue. A neighbor told Minto she believed Cooper was still inside.
"This is what we train for every day," Minto, now a captain with the Portland Fire Bureau, said Monday. "And it really showed how important it is to have the stations strategically placed."
On Monday, after a long recovery that's still ongoing, Cooper was reunited with Minto and the crew from Station 25 at a news conference. The event was also a chance to talk about the special drug that firefighters used on Cooper that day that probably saved his life.
As other fire crews arrived and began laying hose, others began tossing wood pallets stacked near the front door into the yard. Minto and another firefighter geared up and went inside, while two others went around to see if they could get inside through the back door.
Heat and thick black smoke forced Minto and his fellow firefighter to the floor; there was no way to see if anyone was trapped inside, so they used their hands to feel in front of them, crawling down a hallway toward a first floor bathroom.
"It was a team effort across the board – it was peak performance that day," Minto said.
Although carbon monoxide from a house fire can kill, studies have found that newer synthetic materials in homes put out a toxic gas that can contain cyanide, said Dep. Chief John Nohr.
Three years ago, the Portland Fire Bureau equipped the four on-duty battalion chiefs with $700 cyanokits, which contain a drug that binds with the cyanide in a victim's bloodstream. It is only used in extreme conditions.
Cooper was in a coma for a month, and although he had to relearn how to speak, how to walk, how to eat "and do everything again" during his year-long recovery, he was able to clearly articulate how he felt about Minto.
"He's awfully humble, but he is a hero," Cooper said. "Even though he was doing his job, he did it without question. He got right in there and got me off the bathroom floor."
Cooper was able to joke about a recovery that had its ups and downs, and credited his family for making sure he doesn't sit and watch TV all the time. For the first couple of months after coming out of the coma, Cooper said he had to be fed by someone else.
"When that chore was returned to me it was kind of a messy ordeal," he said. "I was like an overgrown 2-year-old."
It's been only in the past couple of months that he has been able too open a can of soda or brush his own teeth.
"It's hard to keep my head up sometimes," he said. "I wanted to be around a little bit longer, but it was a long road to get to this point."
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Five Years have Past the Combinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Combinehave taken over what's left of the earth after the attack. The Combine, however, are cruel, and show no mercy. People are publicly executed, groups will randomly disappear, and home are invaded. The combine need no reason for what they do. Resistances have sprung up human, and alien to stop this madness.
For those not familiar with the series, heres what you'll need to know:
The Combine-a faction consisting of human and alien members, that used the dimensional rift caused at Black Mesa to conquer Earth in the interim.
Combine Overwatch- The Combine Overwatch is the primary military force of the Combine on Earth. It consists of biomechanically enhanced humans, who wear heavily padded long-sleeve body armor and gas masks. The markings on the suit change depending on each individual unit's assignment and rank. Elite Combine soldiers wear bright white armor, while the majority of soldiers wear variations of blue or brown armor. They are armed with a variety of firearms, including shotguns, submachine guns, sniper rifles and pulse rifles. Combine soldiers usually operate in small groups, using squad tactics and grenades to flush out and flank the player. They occasionally provide support to Combine synths, and often travel to areas by use of dropships. They use radios to communicate with each other and with Overwatch headquarters. Combine Overwatch soldiers are usually encountered outside City 17
The Resistance- A small group of fighters, who attempt to overthrow the Combine. Consist mainly of humans, but there are Vortigaunt resistances. The human resistance is divided into to factions, both at war with each other. The Combine Overwatch makes sure the resistance doesn't get out of hand and normally has the upper-hand in combat. Each member of the resistance has a peice of cloth wrapped around there arm with the half life symbol on it.
Vortigaunts- the shown as a very communal and cultural race, believing in a force that binds the fabric of the universe and each Vortigaunt together, as well as producing a tradition of poetry and music. Vortigaunts also display the ability to summon and command electrical energy without the need for technology. This ability is used for various activities, such as a means of attack, powering electrical equipment, and healing.
Head Crabs-parasitic lifeforms roughly 2 feet (0.61 m) long.[1] Headcrabs have rounded bodies with four legs for movement; two long clawed legs at the front, and two stubby legs at the back. Their pair of large frontal claws are for attacking prey, and as additional support when standing still. Under the headcrab's body is a large rounded mouth surrounded by pointed rigid flesh with sharp claw-like beaks.
Head Crab Zombie-A headcrab's primary goal is to attach to the head of a suitable host using its mouth (typically covering the face and most of the head). The headcrab then burrows its claws and hind legs into the host and opens up portions of the skull with its mouth, incorporating parts of its biological workings with the motor cortex of the host's nervous system. The victim is thus taken over by the headcrab and mutated into a mindless zombie-like being known as a headcrab zombie, referred to as a "necrotic" by the Combine Overwatch.
City 17- City 17 is a metropolitan area in Eastern Europe that forms the primary setting for Half-Life 2 and its first expansion, Episode One. The city features a variety of architecture types, from mostly Eastern European architecture dating from pre-World War II neoclassicism, to post-war revival of classical designs, Soviet Union modernism, and post-Soviet contemporary designs, as well as Combine structures. The playable area of the city is quite large, including a railway station, a dilapidated canal system, underground road tunnels, and multiple communal living quarters and buildings. The whole city seems to be in an advanced state of urban decay, with abandoned structures and graffiti rampant throughout the city. It contains a large number of signs written in Cyrillic. The city is policed by Civil Protection, who patrol the streets and suppress dissent with brutality, which is seen frequently in Half-Life 2.
City 17 is the base of operations for the Combine on Earth, with its Citadel forming the headquarters of Wallace Breen, the human administrator for the Combine. The Citadel itself is an exceptionally tall structure of Combine design, reaching both deep underground and approximately 2.5 kilometers[8] into the clouds, forming an ominous presence in City 17's skyline. The Citadel serves as a reference point to help the player navigate, as well as providing a long-term goal to drive the player's action.[9] In Half-Life 2, the player initially arrives in City 17 by train but, after being discovered, flees the city via its canal system.
Striders-The most prominent of the synthetic machines are insect-like gunships and 50-foot-tall (15 m) armored creatures that walk upon three legs, called Striders, which are armed with a high powered warpspace cannon and a head-mounted pulse turret.
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Resistance Fighters (at least 4)
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Combine Overwatch General
The G-Man is a major factor in the series. He plays the god and overseer of the story. He comes to characters individually to save them from death, or other fatal accidents. He can stop time, kill anyone, and do anything. He rarely pops up though.
The G-Man appears to be a middle-aged white male with a tall and thin physique, pale/chalky skin, dark brown hair shaped in a military-style crew cut with a prominent widow's peak, blue-green eyes and usually holding a briefcase. Although not included in the gameplay, on inspection of the model for Half-Life, a pistol as well as a photograph can be found in this briefcase. He is conservative in appearance, dressed in an ordinary gray/blue two-piece business suit. The G-man speaks in a slow, raspy yet commanding manner, with a certain accentuated low-key moroseness to his tone, sometimes placing unusual stress on syllables, stressing the wrong parts of words, making unneeded pauses, and awkwardly changing the pitch of his voice, sometimes in the middle of a word.
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Alisa Boswell
Raising three children and going to work every day was part of Joe and Leona Tarry's everyday life, just like anybody else. But the routine was also adventures and miracles.
Leona, previously known as Leona Isbell, grew up in Portales where she attended Portales High School and met her husband, a Lovington native who studied history and religion at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. After Joe's college graduation, the couple spent three years attending seminary school and pastoring a Baptist church in California then left for Brazil in 1965.
They spent the next 36 years of their lives there.
"We had a choice of a lot of places," Joe said. "But we both felt called to Brazil."
The couple raised their three children, Carl, Jonathan and Charlotte, in the foreign country while also building local Christian ministries and churches in the state of Minas Gerais (General Mines in English) where they lived.
"I think it was a really enriching and helpful experience for them," Joe said of his children growing up in Brazil. "People are people, but their culture is different. They got to see what real poverty was like."
The Tarrys said they had few luxuries their first 20 years they were in Brazil. They had electricity and running water, but no telephone service or elaborate dining options.
"It was very primitive," said Joe. "We didn't have things to eat like we did here."
The couple helped establish 14 missions and churches in the area. Joe preached and ministered at the various churches while Leona split her day between homeschooling her children and working on pre-school education programs at the churches.
The couple said among their daily routines was the adventure of witnessing salvation and miracles all around them.
Leona said the first adventure in new life was their daughter's illness during the time they were preparing to leave the United States for Brazil. Their daughter was five weeks old when she stopped breathing one night.
"She (Leona) poured her heart out to God as she presented our case," writes Joe in the couple's autobiography. "We were on our way to be missionaries. Why was this happening to us?"
After a lot of praying and an ambulance trip, the couple's daughter pulled through.
"She was so lucky to turn out perfectly fine," said Leona. "We were very blessed."
The Tarrys wrote several books on spirituality while in Brazil. Joe Tarry has translated two of them into English and is working on a third. The couple are now retired and living in Ruidoso where they have been since returning from Brazil in 1999. They are very active in their church and plan to continue traveling and writing.


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If the cleanup process stays on track, Lisciandro's Restaurant will be serving Jamestown residents breakfast and lunch once again next week.
Owner John Lisciandro said he is planning to reopen the restaurant, 207 N. Main St., Jamestown, Saturday, Jan. 18, following the Sunday fire which occurred next door at The Pub. The cause was a poor electrical connection near the entryway.
''Once the cleaning crew gets through we will be opening on Saturday (Jan. 18),'' Lisciandro said.
Lisciandro said besides cleaning, ceiling work also needs to be done before reopening.
''They say once smoke gets into the ceiling tiles it doesn't come out,'' he said. ''So they suggested we get them changed. Tim Desmond (TM Desmond Construction) is changing the ceiling tiles. We also had to fix two holes in the wall, but they've been fixed. The ceiling and cleaning are the biggest set backs, and losing product.''
Lisciandro said he will be pleased once things return to normal.
''I'm lost right now. I still go to the restaurant every morning at 5 a.m. I can't sleep,'' he said. ''I've been meeting some friends here at 5 or 6 o'clock having coffee, and I can't charge them for it, which they like.''
Lisciandro said the support he has received from the Jamestown community has been overpowering, and he is very grateful to everyone.
''I want to thank the police and fire for what they did. I thought we were done. They just did one hell of a job to save what they did. The way they risk their lives and do what they do is beyond me,'' he said. ''The mayor (Sam Teresi) and Vince DeJoy (city development director) giving us support meant a lot. The help, they were crying and upset too. One girl has worked for me for 23 years, one for 15 years and another for eight years. My dishwasher has been here for six years now. It is one big family that we have working here.''
Greg Lindquist, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation director, said Lisciandro will receive money from the JRC to help with the cleanup and to improve the restaurant's windows and awning. Lindquist said it is important for community residents to lend their support to both businesses.
''When disaster sets in like this it is a unified voice from the community that inspires the business owners to reopen,'' he said. ''These are two community mainstays that have been open for a long time, and everyone understands how important they are to downtown. We encourage any community resident to offer their words of encouragement.''


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Scott D. Hoag, aged 51, of Grand Rapids, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Oliver Hoag.
Surviving are his wife of 25 years, Lori; daughter, Stephanie; mother, Joan (David) Peterson; father, James (Anne Marie) Hoag; grandma, Edith Wierenga; brother, Chip Peterson; sister, Cheryl White; also surviving are Lori's parents, Larry and Peg Dells; her brother and sister, Raymond (Susan) Dells, Barb (Art) Porter; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
• Visit the main obituary page.
• Read Scott Hoag's full obituary.
• Visit Scott Hoag's guest book.
• Read today's obituaries from The Grand Rapids Press.
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• James Brown
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• Louis Fadder
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IBM's 20-year partnership with Dassault Systemes took an interesting turn this week. The pair, which for more than two decades has collaborated on developing and marketing Dassault's 3D CAD and PLM suite, have slowly been backing away from their exclusive arrangement. Their independent streaks surfaced again this week when IBM inked a deal with UGS Corp. to co-market to its business partners UGS' Teamcenter Express software, part of its Velocity series of pre-configured PLM aimed at SMB customers. IBM inked a similar co-marketing deal with PTC last year. Experts say the moves signal a broadening of IBM's strategy to be more of an open PLM vendor and to push sales of its WebSphere integration and infrastructure platform. For its part, Dassault is focused this year on building out its own channel. Regardless of their individual agendas, the pair claim to be committed and their partnership strong.
Who knows, maybe non-exclusivity is the best bet for both parties.


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If you're a fan of the teardrop hatchback design of the Saab 900s of the late '80s, check out the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback GTS.
There was talk again this week of Swedish carmaker Saab, now owned by the Dutch car company Spyker Cars, working on plans to reintroduce the iconic teardrop shape to its upcoming 9-3 (possibly) and 9-2 (probably) models.
I don't think the Lancer Sportback GTS' passing resemblance to that iconic Saab is completely lost on Mitsubishi, which brags of the Sportsback: "At the intersection of fast and function, you'll find an ingenious, European-inspired design."
And, if the rear of the Lancer Sportback GTS reminds buyers of those enigmatic Saabs, then the Lancer's front grille is an upturned homage to the current Audi grille.
Most importantly, European-inspired design or not, today's Lancer Sportback GTS provides car buyers with a hatchback option that is stylish and unique-looking compared to the many unimaginative compact boxes out there.
So rather than waiting a few years for your sporty European hatchback, you can be assured that this athletic five-door Japanese compact fills the bill and costs a whole lot less than whatever Saab may come up with.
The 2010 Lancer Sportback GTS, with a manual transmission, starts at $19,190. The automatic version, with a continuously variable transmission and magnesium, steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters, starts at $20,190. A high-performance Ralliart version, with a 237-hp turbo-charged engine and all-wheel control, starts at $27,590.
The 168-horsepower 2.4-liter all-aluminum engine in the Sportback I test drove had plenty of punch for a car of its size. The Sportsback's 18-inch wheels, which are standard equipment, and the car's rigid-body construction are designed to provide better stability at higher speed, if at the cost of a cushy ride.
Although, in all likelihood, the typical Lancer Sportback GTS buyer will be more interested in lap times than riding in the lap of luxury.
The Lancer, of course, also comes in a non-sportback version. The four-door sedan version of the Lancer has a highly appealing starting price of $14,790.
The base Lancer DE comes with a 152-hp 2.0-L engine for that price. The ES model follows. For an opening price of $16,990, on the ES you move up to 16-inch rims and side mirrors and door handles painted to match the car's color, versus the basic black on the DE.
The Lancer GTS gets you into the bigger 168-hp 2.4-L engine and adds a 140-watt CD/MP3 six-speaker stereo system and Bluetooth hands-free compatibility for a starting price of $18,990.
As in the five-door Sportback model, the Ralliart sedan model includes the 237-hp 2.0-L turbo-charged engine, all-wheel control and an automatic six-speed twin-clutch Sportronic transmission, which Mitsubishi boasts can "click off shifts much faster than any human driver."
The price you pay for the turbo Ralliart is a little steeper at $27,190. And, again, the 168-hp four-cylinder with 167 lb.-ft. of torque has enough vigor to make sure you're not left behind at the light.
A sedan or hatchback body style, three engine sizes, your choice of a five-speed manual, CVT automatic or twin-clutch Sportronic transmissions and the availability of all-wheel control make great ingredients for creating a highly individualized, super sporty and affordable ride that is sure to appeal to the young at heart.
A Lancer Evolution model blows everyone out of the water with a 291-hp turbo 2.0-L engine, super all-wheel control, RECARO seats and Brembo brakes for a starting price of $33,590.
And, sporty and affordable doesn't mean the Lancer doesn't care about comfort and conveniences. The five-door Sportback features an adjustable cargo floor that can create from 46.6 to 52.7 square feet of cargo space, according to Waddie Thomas, general sales manager at Bryan Mitsubishi in Metairie. A seventh airbag is tucked underneath the driver's dash to stabilize the driver's legs and lower body during a frontal crash.
In addition to the before-mentioned 140-watt stereo system, those with fortitudinous eardrums can opt for a 710-watt Rockford Fosgate stereo system with nine speakers, including a 10-inch subwoofer mounted in the trunk.
The Rockford Fosgate system coupled with an in-dash 6CD/MP3 unit, satellite radio, sunroof and Fast-Key entry system, which allows you to open the doors by merely touching the door handles while in possession of the key, make up the popular sun and sound package available for $1,900.
The touring package adds leather seats, heated front seats, Xenon High-Intensity headlights with automatic on/off control, rain-sensing wipers and sound-insulating windshield glass for an additional $1,500.
There was a time when a young driver looking for an affordable hatchback with a unique look would've been content with an AMC Gremlin. How times have changed! The Lancer Sportsback isn't different just for the sake of being different, it's different because a new generation of drivers demands it.
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback GTS
Models: Lancer, Lancer Sportsback GTS, Lancer Evolution
Trim Levels: DE, ES, GTS, Ralliart
Starting price: $14,790
Engines: 2.0-L 152-hp four-cylinder, 2.4-L 168-hp four-cylinder, 2.0L 237-hp and 2.0-L 291-hp turbo-charged four-cylinder
Transmissions: Five-speed manual, CVT automatic, TC-SST automatic
EPA est. MPG (City/Hwy.): Ranges from 22/31 to 17/22 depending on engine and transmission combination


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The Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, left a London hospital Thursday after being treated for acute morning sickness related to her pregnancy.
She told a throng of reporters waiting outside King Edward VII Hospital in central London, "I'm feeling much better thank you."
Clutching a small bouquet of yellow roses, the duchess smiled and posed briefly for a photograph alongside her husband, Prince William, according to The Daily Mail.


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LINDEN - John and Virginia Williams celebrate Halloween in their country barn with a menagerie of the macabre and hundreds from the community each year.
It wasn't always that way for the Williamses, who were disappointed 31 years ago when only a couple kids showed up at their Sharp Road home on 10 acres to yell "Trick or treat!" That's when the Williamses, with two young children, started placing frightening mask heads on their porch to draw in more neighbors to celebrate Halloween.
Where: 12235 Sharp Road, Linden
When: Dusk-9 p.m. Oct. 27, 28 and 31
Information: (810) 735-4753
Cost: Free
"I started out with a gorilla outfit on the front porch in the mid '70s and every year I would add one more outfit," he said. "As the kids got older, they started participating."
John Williams, a retired shop worker, kept adding to his scary collection until there was no room on the country porch.
For the past 18 years, they have turned their barn into a haunting party, which is free of charge to the young and old. They pass out full-size candy bars, popcorn and cider on Halloween.
Many of the items are purchased from a Halloween trade show in Chicago each March. All of the Halloween things are child-friendly, rather than gory.
"We have a fog machine, a soundtrack, dry ice for the witches' pot and special track theater lighting," he said. "This year we're adding a vortex (spinning) tunnel on a suspended bridge. There will be stars and it will be very dark."
John Williams is hoping the tunnel bridge will be a hit, since he started designing and constructing it in August.
They depend on volunteers, who dress in costumes or help with the equipment, to help entertain the crowd of 467 people who came to their Haunted Barn last year and the 571 who showed up the year before. They've even received help from teenagers seeking community service work.
"Some kids that are too old for Halloween but still want to do it come here to help," said Virginia Williams, a retired Flint postal carrier. "We're always looking for volunteers. We have wonderful neighbors and they are always willing to help."
Gina and Steve Ormsby moved across the street from the Williamses in 1989, the year the good times moved indoors. The Ormsbys have been donning masks and costumes at the haunted barn ever since.
"They go over and above what anyone else would do," Gina Ormsby said. "We wear any of the costumes that need to be filled. I've been in pretty much all of them from Frankenstein to the Grim Reaper."
All guests are welcome in the Williamses' barn, most of whom the Williams don't know, but they want to encourage safety first while in the driveway or in the barn.
"Just park in the driveway and don't back up," she said. "Just go forward."


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Stepping right into the middle of the marriage equality debate, I DO is the deeply affecting story about a man forced – by discrimination – to make an impossible choice. Produced by Stephen Israel (SWIMMING WITH SHARKS, BOY CULTURE) and starring David W Ross (QUINCEANERA), who also produced and who wrote the beautifully calibrated screenplay, and directed by Glenn Gaylord (writer/producer of LEAVE IT ON THE FLOOR), this independent feature film couldn't be more timely.
Yet while both sides of the issue passionately state their cases, what's left in the balance are families and couples often split apart, especially those with bi-national makeups. Immigration, which most heterosexual couples take for granted as a given, complicates same-sex relationships, even in states where marriage is now legal.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler: Alison Federman Follow @JamieLSigler
Alicia Witt: Mya Edwards Follow @aliciawitty
Maurice Compte: Mano Alfaro
David W Ross: Jack Edwards Follow @david_w_ross
Grant Bowler: Peter Edwards Follow @GrantBowler
Patricia Belcher: Gloria
Jessica Brown: Tara Edwards
Mickey Cottrell: Sam
JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER – Alison Federman
Best known for playing Meadow Sopranos on HBO's critically acclaimed drama The Sopranos, Jamie-Lynn Sigler stars this fall on NBC's new comedy Guy's with Kids. Jamie- Lynn's recent TV credits include recurring roles on HBO's hit series Entourage ABC's hit comedy Ugly Betty.
Sigler starred as Meadow Soprano for seven seasons on HBO's Emmy-Award winning drama The Sopranos. Her performance on the show earned her the 1999 and 2000 Hollywood Reporter "Young Star Award" for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series, as well as two ALMA Award nominations for "Best Actress in a Drama Series" (2001 & 2002.) She also starred in the original mini-series The Gathering co-starring Peter Gallagher, Kristin Lehmann, Jenna Boyd and Peter Fonda. Sigler's film credits include Homie Spumoni, a comedy co-starring Donald Faison, Joey Fatone, and Whoopi Goldberg, Lovewrecked, opposite Amanda Bynes and Chris Carmack, and the thriller Dark Ride, in which she stars. Dark Ride tells the story of a killer who, ten years after he brutally murdered two girls, escapes from a mental institution and returns to his turf; a theme park called "Dark Ride".
Sigler's talents extend to the stage as well. She made her Broadway debut as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast in October 2002, remaining in the role through February 2003. In the summer of 2001, she starred in the national tour of Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella opposite Eartha Kitt. Additional theater roles include New York regional productions of Annie, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, The Wiz, and Gypsy.
A survivor of Anorexia, Sigler's story of her battle with an eating disorder, Wise Girl, was published in 2002 to rave reviews. Currently a spokesperson for the National Eating Disorders Association, Sigler regularly speaks across the country educating people about the dangers of eating disorders.
A native of New York, Sigler divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
Alicia has enjoyed an incredibly prolific and varied career beginning at the age of fourteen in David Lynch's Dune. Lynch went on to cast Alicia in Twin Peaks, a role specifically wrote for her, and Hotel Room for HBO.
She has starred along side Al Pacino in 88 minutes, Queen Latifah in Last Holiday, Joan Allen and Kevin Costner in The Upside of Anger, Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Holland's Opus, Lily Taylor, Tim Roth and Madanna in Quentin Tarantino's four Rooms, Bridget Fonda and Tim Roth in Bodies, Rest and Motion, Luke Wilson in Bong Water, Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock in Two Weeks Notice, opposite Tom Cruise in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky, with Stephen Dorff and Melanie Griffith in John Waters classic Cecil B. Demented and Mike Figgis' Liebstraum. Recently she worked on Pasadena, also starring Peter Bogdanovich and Cheryl Hines, Cowgirls n Angels with James Cromwell and Away From Here starring opposite Nick Stahl and I Do, a marriage equality film with Jamie-Lynn Sigler which also features two of Alicia's original songs.
Other film credits include American Girl, the critically acclaimed Fun directed by Rafal Zielinski for which she received the "Special Jury Recognition" Award at Sundance and a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award, Columbia Tristar's hit movie, Urban Legend and more recently Joint Body which premiered at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival, Larry Levinson's Hallmark movie, Backyard Wedding, Peep World starring Sarah Silverman, Michael C. Hall and Rainn Wilson, and The Pond, written and directed by Dan Hannon which also stars David Morse.
Alicia's television credits include HBO's The Sopranos, Emmy award winning Ally McBeal, as Cybill Shepherd's daughter Zoey on the hit CBS sitcom Cybill, opposite Chris Noth on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, was featured on Two and a Half Men as a teacher turned stripper and on CSI: Miami as a serial killer. She was seen in the 5th season of Friday Night Lights on NBC in which she reprises her Season 4 role of 'Cheryl' and has been recurring this season on The Mentalist on CBS in her Season 1 role as blind pianist Rosalind.
As a classically trained pianist Alicia used her skills in the romantic comedy, Playing Mona Lisa,winningthe"BestActressAward"attheUSComedyArtsFestival. Asa singer/songwriter her self-titled first EP was released on iTunes and for the last three years, she has been performing her original music at numerous venues including Joe's Pub in New York City and Hotel Café in Los Angeles. Witt and her band recently performed live on The
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and her first music video debuted on MTVu and VH1.com.
Alicia appeared on-stage in fall 2006 at London's Royal Court Theatre in Terry Johnson's Piano/Forte. She made her West End debut in spring 2004 with Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things and was most recently seen on stage in the new play Dissonance at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Alicia made her directorial debut with the short film Belinda's Swan Song, which she also wrote. The film premiered at the 2006 Rhode Island International Film Festival and was screened at 9 additional festivals around the world, including the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.
Maurice Compte is a Cuban-American actor who was born in New Orleans and raised in Miami. Compte attended SUNY Purchase and began his career in 1999 with the feature film The Dream Catcher; a huge film internationally and the winner of over 21 awards. His next role was in Julian Schnabel's critically acclaimed film Before Night Falls. Compte went on to appear in hit films such as All The Real Girls starring Zooey Deschanel and Showtime, starring Robert DeNiro and Eddie Murphy.
Compte's career in television includes a series regular role as Charlie Gutierrez in Jerry Bruckheimer's E-Ring which aired on NBC for one season. He has also starred in CSI, 24, Burn Notice, Lie to Me, Southland and many other television shows both as a guest star and recurring character. He is currently recurring on AMC's hit show "Breaking Bad".
Compte can next be seen in the upcoming David Ayers' film End of Watch starring alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Anna Kendrick and Michael Peña. His other films releasing this year include I Do, premiering as a main feature presentation at the 30th annual Outfest film festival in Los Angeles.
Compte's is currently in pre-production on the film The Last Gas Station and post- production on the film Blue of Noon.
DAVID W ROSS – Producer/Writer/Actor
UK born David W Ross is a multi-talented actor, musician and producer whose experience spans over a decade in the international entertainment world.
David first entered the public eye as a teen idol from British boy-band sensation Bad Boys, Inc.: the group released one self-titled album, which spawned five hit singles, including the Top 10 smash, "More to this World."
David is better known to American moviegoers as a featured star of the acclaimed 2006 Sundance Film Festival double winner, Quinceañera which picked up both the Fest's Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, a 2007 Spirit Award, a GLAAD Media Award, the Humanitas Award and was featured at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival.
As a screenwriter and producer his first feature film I Do tackled the controversial and timely issue of marriage inequality in America. Ross crowd-funded the film, raising over $90,000 on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, which went on to win 12 awards at over 35 film festivals worldwide in 2012/13 including Palm Spring's International's Best of the Fest. The timing couldn't have been more perfect for the romantic drama, starring Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Alicia Witt with Ross as the lead, as it opened theatrically in North America the same month The Defense Of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional by The Supreme Court.
David personally picked up two Rising Star Awards for his work as an actor in I Do (Philadelphia QFest & Miami GLFF). He was also the recipient of the Jack Law Award at the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival for his work as an advocate for marriage equality. I Do also won him Best Screenplay at the San Diego LGBT Film Festival.
Stephen Fry recently interviewed David for his upcoming BBC 2 documentary OUT THERE, which airs in the UK this fall, on his time in the band and his current career in the film industry.
David continues to work as a writer, actor and producer in Los Angeles where he's currently working on his next feature script which he's attached to direct next year.
Born in New Zealand, raised in Australia, he is a graduate of the esteemed Australian drama school NIDA, alongside other notable graduates including Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett and Sam Worthington.
Grant Bowler will next be seen as the male lead in 'Defiance', set to air on SyFy 2013. He has also been cast in the upcoming Lifetime movie, 'Liz & Dick', as Richard Burton, alongside Lindsay Lohan (as Elizabeth Taylor). 2011 saw Bowler shoot four movies; Atlas Shrugged, The Killer Elite, The City of Gardens and Remains.
Bowler was last seen on the small screen as 'Coot', a Biker Werewolf in 'True Blood' on HBO. He is best known for his work as a recurring character Connor Owens on 'Ugly Betty' and as Captain Gault in TV phenomena 'Lost'.
Prior to basing himself in Los Angeles, Grant carried many successful Australian TV roles including dramas 'Blue Heelers', 'All Saints', "Something In The Air' as well as starring in the award winning mini series 'Through My Eyes'. He's also been seen in the widely viewed NZ crime drama 'Outrageous Fortune', where he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor at the 2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards.
Grant currently resides in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.
PATRICIA BELCHER – Gloria
In 1985 Ms. Belcher, a native of Los Angeles, discovered her heart's desire: to be an actor. She started taking acting classes and began performing in several local plays, including Shakespeare Festival/LA's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS for which she won the 2001 NAACP Theatre Award, Best Supporting Actress, Equity.
A veteran television actress, she has been on numerous shows, including SEINFELD, SISTER SISTER, BOSTON LEGAL, THE MIDDLE, IN PLAIN SIGHT, COMMUNITY. She currently has recurring roles as "Caroline Julian" on the FOX series BONES, and "Mrs. Dabney," on the Disney Channel's GOOD LUCK CHARLIE.
She's also been seen in such movies as 500 DAYS OF SUMMER, THE NUMBER 23, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, FLATLINERS, and memorably played a psychic in the 2001 movie JEEPERS CREEPERS.
Jessica Tyler Brown was born in Columbia, South Carolina- a long way from Hollywood- but her parents noticed early on that she was constantly performing scenes from television shows and films. When she was five years old, her parents decided to support their daughter in her passion and they moved to California. From the time she hit Hollywood, Jessica has never stopped working. After a few national commercials and print jobs, she booked a co-starring role on the ABC series 'Happy Endings', a recurring role on the TNT's, Hawthorne, a lead role in the indie feature.' I Do' and a starring role in Paramount's ' Paranormal 3′.
When she's not acting, 7 year old Jessica enjoys swimming, baseball, art projects, learning ballet and tap and playing with her 5 year old twin siblings, Bailey and Tucker.
MICKEY COTTRELL – Sam
Mickey Cottrell began his professional career in the acting company of the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis for the 1968 and 1969 seasons when he played supporting roles in such productions as Julius Caesar, S.J. Perlman's The Beauty Part, John Osborne's Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, leads in Jules Feiffer's Little Murders and Sam Shepard's Red Cross. Cottrell made his Broadway debut in The House of Atreus, directed by Guthrie, and his LA debut at the Mark Taper Forum in Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, directed by Ed Call. After several local productions, including Washington Confidential, directed by David Schweizer and No Orchids for Miss Blandish, directed by Bart DeLorenzo, he appeared last on the LA stage as Nightingale in Tennessee Williams' Vieux Carré at the Ivy Substation in 2003.
In 1990, Gus Van Sant asked Mickey to appear in his first film role, as Daddy Carroll—River Phoenix's clean-freak john—in My Own Private Idaho, a scene that Gus also asked Cottrell to write. This led to guest appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Practice, Star Trek: Voyager, Hart to Hart and more film roles in Grief, Somebody to Love, Ed Wood, Speechless, Hellraiser: Bloodline, HBO's Mr. Atlas, The Fluffer, Apt Pupil, Volcano, Shortbus, and Jolene.
Mickey has also produced several films, including EP on John Maringouin's Big River Man, which took the DP Award at Sundance 2009. He owns and operates the LA-based film publicity firm, inclusive pr.
Director: Glenn Gaylord
Writer: David W Ross
Producer: Stephen Israel & David W Ross
Casting Directors: Katie Piel &
Elizabeth Shoai
Director of Photography: David Maurice Gil
Editor: James Cude
Costume Designer: Sarah Register
Production Designer: Michael Fitzgerald
Composer: Jordan Balagot & Gabriel Mounsey
Sound Design: Skywalker Sound
Production Company: School Pictures
Jamie-Lynn Sigler: Alison Federman
Alicia Witt: Mya Edwards
Maurice Compte: Mano Alfaro
David W Ross: Jack Edwards
Grant Bowler: Peter Edwards
Patricia Belcher: Gloria
Jessica Brown: Tara Edwards
Mickey Cottrell: Sam
David W Ross Writer/Producer/Jack
I Do started off life as a broad gay comedy. What I thought would be a funny switch on the movie Green Card. I think we've all heard stories over the years of how people get their green card; from sham marriages that go amazingly well, to real marriages that go horribly wrong. I thought it would be "fun" to explore a gay man marrying a lesbian in a Will and Grace kind of way.
I was getting over a relationship with a fellow Brit who couldn't get a work visa and had to move back to the UK. I realized that if we were straight I could have married him and sponsored his green card. But being gay I couldn't. After talking to a lot of people about the plot points many were baffled and confused about the lack of rights. Why not just move to Massachusetts and get married? Gay marriage wasn't legal in California at the time, but even if it was because immigration is a Federal level right not afforded to gay marriages on a State level, it meant I couldn't sponsor his green card, even if we lived in Massachusetts. I began to ponder that there may be another story here, something bigger than "a gay green card movie," something deeper – and more importantly for me, universal.
I had been reading a book called the Velvet Rage. It had some really interesting ideas about what it's like to "grow up gay in a straight man's world." I knew I wanted to explore some of these themes in the film. I was especially interested in the fact that we grow up in a very marriage-centric world where "living happily ever after" is literally programmed into us from before we can even read. This idea about gay men living in a world that they can't fully access, connect with, was very interesting to me. Maybe some want to. It's not for me to say either way which is better or right and more importantly how and why people make their decisions. As a writer I believe it's my job to show a slice of life without any judgments. I think it's obvious from the script that I'm a romantic but I'm also a realist. I wanted the script to reflect that too. I love films that leave you emotionally drained. Where the action is on the inside. The Hours and Notes On A Scandal became my guide into a world of writing that had only previously been lyrics, poems and pop.
I bought a camera and started to shoot photos, mainly to get into the head of Jack, the lead character. The hours I spent behind the camera shooting friends served me well when I was asked to document some of the Prop 8 rallies in California. At Meet In The Middle, a massive rally in Fresno right after Prop 8 was upheld, I was onstage taking pictures of literally some of the most passionate, dedicated and brave people I had ever met. They were at the forefront of the fight for marriage equality; some had been fighting for years, since Harvey Milk. In the crowd I saw so many couples just wanting the same rights as anyone who's married. And there were families with kids, of all ages. Loads of them. It was shocking for me. That night everything shifted. This was no longer just some film I was making, some script I was trying to finish, this was a very real issue that was effecting people, families, every day.
After 7 years of trying to get the script to work it came down to waking up at 2am with a eureka moment and then the next 48 hours writing a brand new page 1 re-write. Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, who directed me in Quinceanera, once told me "you will know when the script is done." I was done.
I turned to Kickstarter and Indiegogo, crowd-sourcing websites after spending a couple of years in the Hollywood system trying to get funding. I spent hours on Twitter and Facebook and it paid off. We raised over $85,000! It was incredible how supportive people were. With that as a starting point, Stephen Israel, who I had approached years before with the original script and who's production value on smaller budgets I admired, was able to put together the balance of the funding.
All in all making I DO has been the single most challenging, fun, crazy, exhausting, hilarious, stressful, emotional and rewarding experience of my career to date. It was fantastic to work with Glenn. He brought so much to the table including his endless passion and knowledge of film. Working with the likes of Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Alicia Witt and the rest of the cast was an actor dream come true and our passionate, hard working crew made coming to set everyday, even with my many hats, an experience I'll never forget..
GLENN GAYLORD – Director
I heard about I DO six years ago, when, Stephen Isreal, who produced Lez Be Friends for me, introduced me to its writer, David W. Ross. I was familiar with David's stellar work as an actor in the Sundance Film Festival hit, Quinceanera. The new project, however, sounded like a goofy comedy about a gay marriage, and even on the off chance that it was good, I wasn't even certain an entire script existed. It was one of those cases where if I had a quarter for every person in Hollywood who said they were writing a screenplay, I would get way more laundry done!
Over the years, I would hear about the project's development and the many rewrites Stephen had put David through. Due to their perseverance and uncanny ability to raise funds, it actually seemed like they were ready to make their movie. I asked David if I could read the script. To my pleasant surprise, what I read was far from what I had expected. I thought this would be the type of film where its poster would show two plastic grooms on a wedding cake surrounded by a cavalcade of wacky in-laws. Instead, I DO turned out to be a complex, beautifully heartfelt and intense story of love and family. I was drawn to its elliptical sensibility and terse, character-driven scenes. I had never directed a drama before, and this one struck a powerful chord in me.
The story details the struggles of a gay English man trying to attain U.S. citizenship in order to care for his family while trying to maintain a bi-national relationship. I've personally been affected by this issue when my step-sister married her Israeli-born wife in California during the short period when it was legal. Despite their state-recognized marriage, citizenship was not granted to her spouse. They were left with little choice but to give up their livelihoods here and move, along with their young son, to Israel. Because of unfair policies like the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), my family has been separated. I wanted to scream. I wanted to do something. Utilizing my skill sets, I knew I had to direct I DO. I suggested it to Stephen and David, and lo and behold, at one of Stephen's wonderful dinner parties, David got down on one knee and proposed we form a partnership and make this movie.
Fast Forward to when we gathered together a stellar team, starting with Casting Directors Elizabeth Shoai and Katie Piel, who brought such talent as Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Alicia Witt, Maurice Compte, and Grant Gowler to our little film. On the visual side, I was so lucky to work with Cinematographer, David Maurice Gil. We had collaborated in the past, so I knew his sensibility would be perfect for I DO. We both sat down and made a list of shots we've
disliked in other gay-themed films and vowed to never roll camera on them. Shooting on the RED MX, we achieved exactly the rich, lush, layered look we wanted. Adding immeasurably to the success of the film were Production Designer Michael Fitzgerald, Costume Designer Sarah Register, Make-Up/Hair Artist Jeremy Bramer, Gaffer Will Novy, Digital Effects Artist Steve Dyson, Composers Gabriel Mounsey and Jordan Balagot., and our Editor James Cude. The entire cast and crew were so dedicated to honoring the message of the film despite long, grueling hours and very low pay, and I am extremely grateful to all of them. After a16-day shoot in Los Angeles, 2 days in New York City, and an extra day in February shooting our final scene, we finished shooting the film and went about putting it together. A great bonus happened in the later stages when Skywalker Sound offered to do our Sound Mix. I'm sure I don't have to convince you that spending a week on a beautiful Marin County ranch working with the best post-production professionals in the film business was one of the highlights of my career thus far. I'm so proud of the film, of David, of Stephen, and what every person has brought to it.
When people see I DO, I hope they laugh, cry, and care about the characters. But mostly, I hope they feel the call to action to help end a policy which has consistently divided families instead of uniting them.
Glenn made his feature directing debut in 2009 with the comedy, Eating Out: All You Can Eat, which was so successful, it spawned two sequels. Prior to that, Glenn was the Writer/Producer/Lyricist on the indie musical smash, Leave It On The Floor, which premiered at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival and was an official selection of the Toronto International and Berlin International Film Festivals, Outfest, Frameline San Francisco, and Chicago International, to name a few.
An accomplished writer, Glenn co-wrote the screenplay, Directed By Dorothy Arzner with filmmaker Chris J. Russo, which was a selection of Film Independent's prestigious Screenwriters and Directors Labs. It is currently in development. Through his great relationships with Scout Productions and World of Wonder, Glenn has directed/produced numerous documentary and reality programs, including Queer Eye For The Straight Girl (Bravo), Tori and Dean (Oxygen), What Perez Sez (VH1), Show Choir (MTV), My Husband's Secret (A&E) and Camp Michael Jackson (Sky TV), which followed the fans of the late superstar during his infamous child molestation trial. He wrote and directed the comedy pilot, LEZ BE FRIENDS, and made his mark on the international film festival circuit with his award winning shorts, Boychick, Lost Cause, Little BFFs, and HIV Basics for Corrections Officers, an educational video made during a 4-year stint as a teacher in LA County Jail. Not to overstate the obvious, but his experiences with hardened criminals has amply prepared Glenn for a career in Hollywood!
Born in the very Sopranos-esque Youngstown, Ohio, Glenn was left with nothing to do but develop his imagination. As a child, his only respite was going with his mom to the movies and becoming enthralled by such classics as PAPER MOON, THE EXORCIST, and TAXI DRIVER. He credits this background in fostering his passion for storytelling. He eventually got the hell out of there and attended the UCLA School of Film And Television. Upon graduation, Glenn worked as a production accountant on over 25 feature films, including the much-loved basketball film, Hoosiers, and Jodie Foster's directing debut, Little Man Tate. Advised by the writer of that film, Scott Frank, to stop crunching numbers in order to concentrate on filmmaking, Gaylord did just that and has never looked back. Known for his ability to jump into different worlds with ease, Glenn is proud to have directed I DO, as it shines a light on the struggles binational same-sex couples face in the U.S.
DAVID W ROSS – Producer/Writer/Actor
David W. Ross is a multi-talented actor, musician, and performer whose experience spans over a decade in the international entertainment world. David first entered the public eye as a teen idol from British boy-band sensation Bad Boys, Inc.: the group released one self-titled album, which spawned five hit singles, including the Top 10 smash, "More to this World" and toured Europe and Asia with hundreds of live shows (their first to over 120,000 people), magazine articles and television appearances.
David is better known to American moviegoers as a featured star of the acclaimed 2006 Sundance Film Festival double winner, Quinceañera (which picked up both the Fest's "Grand Jury Prize" and "Audience Award", a 2007 "Spirit Award", a "GLAAD Media Award", the "Humanitas Award" and was featured at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival among others).
As an actor/writer/producer "I Do" is his first feature film which he wrote and produced along with playing the lead. "I Do" had it's World Premiere at Outfest's "Four at the Ford" in 2012 and has gone on to play in over 40 North American and worldwide film festivals picking up 12 awards including "Best of the Fest" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and numerous audience awards including Seattle's Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
David has personally received the "Rising Film Star Award" from both the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and Philadelphia's QFest as well as the "Jack Law Award" from the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival and "Best Screenplay" from the San Diego Lesbian & Gay Film Festival for his work on "I Do."
David continues to write and produce and is preparing to direct his first feature in the summer of 2014.
A prolific indie producer, Stephen is probably best known for exec-producing the critically acclaimed sleeper hit Swimming With Sharks, starring Kevin Spacey. Sharks was recently revived on the London stage, starring Christian Slater, and in Mexico, starring Oscar Nominee Damian Bechir.
His most recent productions The Secret Lives of Dorks, starring Gaelan Connell, Jennifer Tilly and Jim Belushi, and I Do – a marriage equality drama that will premier at this year's Outfest – starring Jamie Lynn Sigler, Alicia Witt and David W Ross, are currently in post- production. He commences production on Darren Stein's GBF in September 2012.
Other productions include Q. Allan Brocka's sophomore feature Boy Culture, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival before playing at over eighty film festivals worldwide, garnering twenty best film awards and was released by TLA; Happiness Runs, starring Rutger Hauer and Andie MacDowell, distributed by Strand Releasing in 2010; Kevin DiNovis's Death & Texas, starring Oscar Nominee Charles Durning; Audrey starring Sybil Temtchine and Ed Asner; and Dan Mirvish's Open House, the Musical, with Rent's Anthony Rapp and Oscar Nominee Sally Kellerman.
Stephen is also a well known and active member of the film festival community, having served as a programmer and board member at the Slamdance film festival for over 10 years, and assistant programmer and senior volunteer for Outfest (the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian film festival) and on festival juries ranging from the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian film festival, to Festroia in Portugal and Cinefest Miskolc in Hungary.
An Internet pioneer, he was Sr. VP Development & Acquisitions at American Cybercast, the team that produced The Spot, the world's first internet-based episodic soap
opera. Stephen's extensive corporate experience also includes being VP New Business Development at Turner Broadcasting Systems, strategic planning at Warner Bros. and four years as a management consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton. He's also a trained rocket scientist (no kidding, he designed semiconductors for satellites).
JAMES CUDE – Editor
James Cude is an award winning editor with an MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. FilmcreditsincludethedocumentariesPageant(Slamdance,2008)andBlock 57; and narratives: Undocumented, starring Peter Stomare and Scott Mechlowicz; Rubdown (Outfest, Frameline 2010), Reunion (HBO), and Zombies and Assholes. Televisioncredits: Haunted Highway (SyFy) Auction Kings (Discovery), Factor Faked: Paranormal Files (SyFy), Age of Love (NBC), StuntBusters (Speed), Beyond the Bull (TLC), Crime 360 (A&E). In his spare time, Jim plays water polo, and recently had the distinction of being the oldest American ever to compete in that sport by competing with the United States National Team at the Deaflympics in Taiwan.
DAVID MAURICE GIL – Cinematographer
David Maurice Gil, a native of Southern Arizona, is an accomplished freelance cinematographer. David built a reputation for himself by uniting a style that blends his talents in reality shooting, photojournalism and his natural narrative work. Graduating from
the University of Arizona with a bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts and a minor in Mexican American Studies and already a talented still photographer, his pieces can be seen nationally in television and in magazines. His work in photojournalism has won him high honors from the Society of Professional Journalist among others. After filming for FOX, ABC and NBC, as a news /doc cameraman, the moving image led him to work with the larger, national media markets. As part of his repertoire, Gil was involved in filming commercials and docs. Much of this included culturally driven themes and issues. His reality credits include shows for Discovery, A&E, Outdoor Life Network, HGTV and many others. He has also done many programs for MTV, VH1, and Tribune Ent.
David has successfully transitioned to narrative following a career course from short films through commercials and features. His short films have won awards and have been distributed through MTV and Wolfe Entertainment. His recent feature I Do is starting to make the rounds in the festival circuit.


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Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri rode an exercise bike on the side of training Tuesday morning.
Valeri, who has been recovering from sports hernia surgery, wore a brace on his right knee Tuesday.
Timbers coach Caleb Porter said the midfielder picked up a knock against D.C. United Saturday, but should be healthy and ready to play Sunday against the LA Galaxy.
"He's fine," Porter said. "He took a little knock, so we were just being smart today. Early in the week, I like to be smart and careful and protect guys, especially a guy like him. He'll be fine for the weekend."
Timbers defender Michael Harrington also rode an exercise bike during practice Tuesday. Forward Steve Zakuani joined Harrington on the exercise bicycles after warming up with the team.
Timbers forward Gaston Fernandez was also absent from training. Porter said Fernandez is sick, but should be back in training this week.
"We had various guys out for different reasons," Porter said. "But there is no one I'm worried about for the weekend in terms of being healthy."
-- Jamie Goldberg


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A Jersey City bachelor eager to find the love of his life will do his best to woo a Southern belle next month on the Country Music Television's reality TV show "Sweet Home Alabama."
Danny Martinez, 25, a student at New Jersey City University who lives in Jersey City Heights, will compete against 10 other "city slickers" and 11 "country boys" to win the heart of Alabama beauty Kelsey Smith in the show's 10-episode fourth season.
Martinez, who is majoring in finance while also pursuing a modeling career, said he chose to be on the show because he was "looking for love" and wanted to "explore."
"I've dated girls before, but I've never dated a Southern girl," he said. "I wanted to go ahead and explore and meet a Southern girl and see what happens."
Martinez, who has a German mother, a Dominican father, and eight siblings, said he had heard of the show before a friend convinced him to apply to be on it, but that he had never sat through a full episode.
In his show biography, Martinez boasts that he "loves partying so much that he averages around 12 hours of sleep every week," although in an interview he admitted it's more like 20 hours.
During the show, Martinez stayed in a house in Fairhope, Ala., with the 21 other bachelors. Besides being unaccustomed to living with so many other men, he said there were cultural differences between himself and the "country boys."
"(Living in the house) was totally different from what I'm used to," he said. "The country guys – they're different in the way they talk, the way they act, the way they dress."
Martinez said he planned on having a watch party with family
and friends when the show premieres on CMT on Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. The CMT network airs on Ch. 187 on Cablevision, Ch. 146 on Comcast and Ch. 221 on Verizon FiOS.
"They're going to come over, and they'll see exactly how I did," he said. "They'll be happy to see me on the show."
When asked how his parents felt about him dating a Southern woman, Martinez said his parents would be content with whomever he brought home at the end of the day, as long as she was a "good person" and made him happy.


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Telugu movie 'Mirchi' to be released on Feb 7
'Mirchi', directed by Koratala Siva, is set to be released under the banner of UV Creations.
Telugu film 'Mirchi' directed by Koratala Siva is set to release on February 7.
The producers of the film V Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati have finished the post-production work of the film on the banner of UV Creations.
Though the film's shooting was wrapped up long ago, the post-production work were set on low pace in order to avoid clashing the release date of the film with films of other known big actors.
The producers maintained the formula of 'slow and steady wins the race' and the release date was postponed.
The movie is now set to hit the screens in February. Devi Sri Prasad has done the music for the movie.


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Our story about OPB schedule changes -- "World Have Your Say" out, new programs in on Oregon Public Broadcasting -- prompted several comments from readers. A sampling:
I for one will be glad that WHYS will be going off the air. never did like anything about listening to it. always changed the station when it came on then back on afterwards. will be listening for the news shows.
So glad this show is gone. Now let's get rid of the DREADFUL "Think out loud" and the morning on OPB will become bearable again.
Good riddance! I'm always disappointed when I have to run morning work errands and end up accidentally timing them with that show. A lot of opinions, very little effort to get to the facts.
Love Think Out Loud--yes, not always the most compelling, but a good, legitimate local show that keeps gives us an in depth look at local issues we often ignore because of our fixation with national drama.
WHYS is great! It was raw. It was real. It wasn't a prescribed interview! The interviewers actually held the guests accountable to giving a clear, thoughtful answer (is this too abrasive of an idea)! I'm getting really sick of having a soft American point-of-view, talking around the thought of a diverse world without ever getting the real word on the streets. This new show will have some awfully big shoes to fill.
I'm glad to see WHYS go. I never cared for it. Like some of the others, I also found the show much too tense and unnecessarily stressful. I especially disliked the host's annoying style of interrupting his guests, before the guest had had time to finish his or her answer, and then accuse the guest of "rambling" if he or she tried to persist in completing his or her thought. My dislike of the show has much more to do with tone and style than content. I love international affairs, I enjoy in-depth reporting, I'm very interested in the opinions and thoughts of those in other countries but this is not the kind of program I enjoy. I will continue to enjoy the other BBC programs carried on OPB.
I will miss World Have Your Say. While I agree with alot of the comments, I think it was refreshing to have an internationally focused show where you truly heard from people around the world. I also agree with the comments regarding Think Out Loud. For some reason I can't stand the host, and generally turn the radio off. On the other hand, it was always a pleasant surprise when my drive to meetings coincided with WHYS. The interviews were raw and seemed to provide some truly variant perspectives. It didn't have the normal Portland Polite tone which was refreshing.
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One of Tim Pernetti's final acts as Rutgers athletic director was to pay more than $7 million — just four days before the Mike Rice scandal broke — to end the school's 13-year marketing relationship with Nelligan Sports Marketing, according to three people familiar with the deal.
The school has yet to announce any details because it has not yet sent out a request for proposal for a new marketing deal, which is expected to happen next week. IMG College appears to be the frontrunner to land the contract over Learfield Sports to handle Rutgers' radio and TV rights as well as sponsorship deals, one of the people said.
Pernetti completed the buyout with Nelligan Sports the night of March 28, with the financial transaction completed the next day, the sources said. Rutgers' deal with Nelligan, originally brokered by former athletic director Bob Mulcahy, had four years remaining.
Both the school's Board of Governors and University President Robert Barchi had to sign off on the $7 million expenditure.
T.J. Nelligan, president and chief executive office of Little Falls-based Nelligan Sports Marketing, declined comment when reached today.
Pernetti resigned as Rutgers athletic director last Friday after a tape was aired showing Rice verbally and physically abusing his players at practice. Rice was fired last Wednesday.
According to one of the people, Pernetti, in anticipation of the school's move to the Big Ten in 2014, asked Nelligan Sports Marketing last summer to re-work the deal in place.
In December, Pernetti advised the Board of Governors Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics that Nelligan Sports Marketing would be notified that it was "underperforming and has 30 days to cure that underperformance," according to a confidential document obtained by The Star-Ledger.
Negotiations between the sides dragged on into March.
Once the settlement was reached Nelligan Sports Marketing cleared out the office space it had in the Rutgers Athletic Center last week.
Pernetti envisioned a financial windfall from a marketing standpoint with the move to the Big Ten, and it's possible Rutgers could offset the $7 million it paid to Nelligan with a signing bonus from its new marketing firm. Those signing bonuses can easily approach $10 million for schools in major conferences like the Big Ten.
Schools in the Big Ten — though Rutgers' brand has been stained by the Rice scandal — routinely have $100 million marketing deals over 10 to 12-year periods. The deal with Nelligan generated approximately $40 million — with $30 million going to Rutgers — during the 13 years it was in place.
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Spammer's worst nightmare?
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My server went into "lockdown" for the whole day for NO REASON! OP'S COULDN'T EVEN LOG IN. I WAKE UP TO HUNDREDS OF SKYPE MESSAGES TELLING ME "Unban me bro?" AND "Dude the server says spamicide cant log in or some shit?" WHAT THE FUCK.
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It looks like you're planning on once again re-doing this, just wanted to say thanks and let you know that there's still interest in this project! I'm looking forward to it, and if you need a test server I'm more than happy to provide. Let me know.
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Please update!! Same issue. Lockdown ALWAYS turns on, even when set to "false" in config.
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same for me.
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Yes I think we have read the Warning below, but that means you would like feedback about errors and suggestions for the plugin because it is BETA? I thought that was the whole point of it's release and BETA title is to receive feedback positive or negative. On that not as Zeshan said, the server is going into lockdown all though "lockdown" is disabled in the config. Also, when I try to use the command " /spam reload " I receive this message... " reload is not online! " But I thought it could possibly be related to the fact I am running a Tekkit Server which is using 1.2.5. And I also have FrontEndProxy installed, which may be a No-No but I grew desperate past few days getting overwhelmed with major bot attacks. I am still learning. I just wish I created a Vanilla server, but that is life, you live and you learn.Last edited Nov 24, 2012 by TCtekkit
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When your turn lockdown: 'false' it goes back to true
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Please update this plugin. It's exactly what my server is lacking!
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Can you please post the source? Thanks
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Awesome plugin! I got DDOS'd earlier today and decided to look into some protection. I found FrontEndProxy, which seemed to be inactive, and the creator said this plugin is built off his. So i downloaded this! But my only problem is when i use the /spam command it just comes up saying "Invalid usage!" "/spam [stat : whois : lock ] and if i try /spam stat it just keeps coming up with invalid usage.
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Gregg Matthews fancies himself a lumbering Star Wars character of sorts as he treks along a popular Florida beach. He wears stout hiking sandals on the squishy sand and uses ski poles for balance as he shoulders a 40-pound backpack, a blue-orb with 15 cameras extending over his head.
"It attracts a lot of attention," Matthews laughed about all of his gear, while trodding along Panama City Beach.
Matthews and his trekking partner, Chris Officer, are contracted through Visit Florida, the state's tourism agency, to gather images for Google Maps. All told, they have already walked more than 200 miles of Florida beachfront, each logging up to 7.5 miles a day with the camera orb. Each camera on the orb takes a shot every 2.5 seconds as they walk.
Visit Florida has partnered with Google in the effort to map all 825 miles of Florida's beaches. And for good reason: tourism is Florida's top industry, accounting for 91.4 million visitors last year and $71.8 billion in spending that employed more than 1 million in the state.
The project began in late July when Matthews and Officer began walking from the Alabama-Florida border. After mapping Florida Panhandle beaches, they will hopscotch over to Florida's Atlantic coast and move south. Eventually, another camera team will take over, curling past Miami's South Beach and other hotspots aiming to finish the project sometime in November.
Google has a similar project with mappers trekking the trails of the Grand Canyon. But the Florida project is the first large-scale beach mapping project.
The mappers are paid a straight fee of $27 per mile, but no expenses, she said, with the walkers covering all of their own transportation and accommodations. The only money Google will pay is $1,000 at the end to buy images from the state, she said.
For Matthews, $27 a mile is worth it. And he's even shed 15 pounds in the first three weeks alone.
"It is enough to cover expenses but mostly it is fun and probably cheaper than a gym for me," Matthews told inquisitive sunbathers as he passed them on his Panama City Beach walk.
The project could be a boon for beach towns around Florida in their competition to draw tourists from other states and countries.
Susan Estler, vice president of marketing for the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, said Google's beach view will let potential visitors see the clear turquoise waters and gleaming white sand — an enticement to any and all to check out the scene in person.
"Certainly Panama City Beach is known for its beautiful beaches and having that available with Google is just the perfect way of presenting the beach," she said.
But Matthews said it is the people who will never set foot on a Florida beach that he thinks about the most when he is out walking.
"I enjoyed most the desolate stretches of unpopulated islands where literally all I heard for hours was waves and birds," he said. "This is a way to bring those experiences to people who for whatever reason — health, money, whatever — will never be able to get here."
Matthews and Officer have seen dolphins frolicking, sea turtles, sting rays, even alligators. On a remote bird-sanctuary beach, a shore bird even dive-bombed the Google cameras.
Already, the duo has trekked past thousands of vacationers splashing in warm Gulf waters or relaxing on powdery white beaches in such destinations as Pensacola, Destin and Panama City. "I've had a couple of people offer me a beer. Unfortunately, I don't take it because I'm kind of in the middle of a workout," Officer said.
The men trade off carrying the camera pack — usually, one will take the morning shift and the other the afternoon. Their heft includes a battery pack that provides up to six hours of power for the cameras.
Pictures, once taken, are uploaded to camera hard drives. When the photos are eventually posted — probably next spring — online viewers will be able to see panoramic images from any spot the teams walked.
"It is pretty ground breaking. It is really cool to know that our work is going to contribute to people being able to see different beaches all over the world," Officer said.
The two will finish mapping the Panhandle soon and then map about 100 miles along the east coast until they hand off duties to another two-person team.
For Matthews, the toughest part of the job has been the blisters on his feet. He began by walking barefoot, but switched to hiking sandals and neoprene socks after the blisters set in. Officer has walked barefoot the entire time.
Using the special socks and converted ski poles to balance the load, Matthews stays fairly comfortable during his daily five-to-seven-mile beach walks.
Though both are tanned — not burned — they wear hats and protective gear against the blistering sun.
"You look hot in all that," a young girl splashing in the surf told Matthews as he walked past on Panama City Beach.
"Yes, that's why I get in the water a lot. It helps," he responded.
The finished beach maps will include views of some small barrier islands, accessible only by boat, and glimpses of breathtaking mansions tucked away on exclusive stretches of beach. But the maps will not include some sections of military-owned beaches in the Panhandle that authorities restricted because of security concerns.
Matthews said he has heard other concerns from beachgoers worried about having their bikini-clad bodies captured on the beach views on Google maps — Street View once caught a Miami woman standing naked in her front yard.
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A squad of police from across the Portland metro area seized drugs, guns and stolen Harley-Davidson motorcycles last week after searching several locations in Clackamas County.
Among the loot were more than 150 marijuana plants from an illegal growing operation, small amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as two firearms – including an assault rifle, said Sgt. Nathan Thompson, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office spokesman.
Police also seized five stolen Harley-Davidson motorcycles, including four brand-new ones that were in Portland for a photo shoot, and a stolen trailer.
Thompson said the search warrants were executed Thursday by the Clackamas County Inter-agency Task Force with the assistance of the Portland Police Bureau SERT, Washington County TNT and Clackamas County Sheriff's Office SWAT teams.
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EVANSVILLE, IN — Twenty-five Atlas agents this year have earned the 2003 Atlas World Class Commitment Award, an excellence award based on 12 strict quality criteria. The 12 criteria evaluate performance in categories that closely impact customer service such as estimating accuracy, claims experience, and customer satisfaction. The awards will be presented to the outstanding agents on November 18 during the Atlas Convention at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
"Under the World Class Commitment program, Atlas agents build higher quality and performance levels through training and inspections," explains Dave Daniels, Atlas director of quality development. "Our goal in this program is total customer satisfaction, and Atlas takes a narrow path toward achieving that goal."
The World Class Commitment Award was established in 1996 in honor of the late Milt Hill of Alexander's Mobility Services, a leading agent of Atlas. Hill, a member of the Atlas Board of Directors, was the driving force behind the corporate quality program called "Atlas World Class Commitment."
"Agents who earn the World Class Commitment Award have demonstrated a dedication to service and customer satisfaction that is well above average," states Atlas president and COO Jim Stamm. "Their standards set them apart from the average carrier."
Winners of the 2003 Atlas World Class Commitment Award are:
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Who remembers the Google Wars website that was doing the viral rounds a few years back – a mildly amusing, non-scientific snapshot of the search-driven, internet world we live in?
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NFL Combine winners and losersMonday, February 25th, 2013
The NFL offseason seems to last longer than any other sport, but it is packed with plenty of activity. All of the offseason activity centers around the NFL combine and the draft. The combine is now underway, with exams, tests, interviews, and all sorts of prodding and poking of future NFL players. After just a few days of drills, we are starting to see some movement on the draft boards. Here's a quick update on who's stock is going up before the draft:
Running Back – Knile Davis (Arkansas). Knile dominated the running back group at the combine. He ran the second fastest 40 yard dash, but he's no little speedster. This running back has NFL size at 6 feet tall and a whopping 227 pounds (picture Adrian Peterson's size with close to Chris Johnson's speed). Injuries cut his collegiate career short, but he's got to be awfully intriguing to a team that is looking for a running back.
Quarterback – Geno Smith (West Virginia). Geno pretty much crushed the other quarterbacks in the combine. His speed and athleticism have NFL executives optimistic that he will develop into the next RG3 or Russell Wilson. No one questions his passing ability, but the jury is still out on whether or not he can run an NFL offense. We'll find out in the upcoming seasons, as Geno Smith is probably the first QB off the board, and almost certain to be drafted in the first round.
Wide receiver – While Cordarrelle Patterson (Tennessee) is widely recognized as the best receiver in the draft, Marquise Goodwin (Texas) is quickly becoming a household name. His football skills are legit, but it's not just his football ability that has people buzzing. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Marquise represented the track team in the long jump. He qualified for the finals, leading many to realize what a rare athlete he is. He ran a 4.27 40 yard dash, which puts him in rare air as the fastest of the combine, and one of the fastest 40 times ever recorded. In addition, he's got great hands, and runs excellent routes. Now, a receiver who only caught 26 passes last year with Texas has vaulted up the board, and it is only a question of how high he will be drafted in the first round.
Linemen – The draft may be light with stud running backs and quarterbacks, but it is definitely heavy in linemen. The discussion starts and ends with Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M). Luke is widely projected to be the top overall pick in the draft. A dominating tackle who rates up there with Jake Long, Ryan Clady and other top NFL tackles. The combine is a great venue for small team players like Terron Armstead (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) to showcase their skills. While it is rare for linemen to run sub 5 second 40 yard dash times, Terron set a big man record at 4.71! He was in the top tier of all linemen for the measurables and probably just earned himself a few extra million dollars on his rookie contract.
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