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Freedom Rock
Tuesday, April 29, 2008; 2:00 PM
Washington Post music critic J. Freedom du Lac is online every Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET to talk about the latest on the music scene: alternative, country, alt-country, pop, hyphy, harp-rock, reggae, reggaeton, R and B and whatever it is that Constantine Maroulis does.
The transcript follows.
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J. Freedom du Lac: So, the full VMoFest lineup is finally out - and Dylan is definitely in. As are Chuck Berry, Lil Wayne and Shudder to Think, among many, many others.
Madonna wants you to "see my booty get down." (Ehh.)
Miley Cyrus doesn't.
And a Jimi Hendrix sex tape is apparently on its way. A very different kind of experience.
Let's do this.
Levon Helm show: Twas a great show. Did you notice that Howard Johnson was on tuba (a legend who has played with many folks including The Band on Rock of Ages)? Also, the performance of "It makes no difference" was the first in 14 years!
J. Freedom du Lac: Yes, fantastic show - my favorite so far this year. I only wish that my review captured more of the excitement of the night. Such joyous noise.
I did not, in fact, realize that HoJo was on tuba. Had a hard time taking my eyes off of Levon, to be honest. Watching him work is such a great, great thing.
Washington, D.C.: "Come on into my store/I've got candy galore"
This should be your new intro blurb.
J. Freedom du Lac: Okay, but don't expect Producer/9:30 Club Forum Slagger David to exhort me to a la Pharrell on that booty-dropping Madonna track. What's he say? "A little lower, baby." Err, yeah.
Levon Helm: After seeing his show a while back at the Beacon in NYC, I found a performance by him and the Cate Brothers on an SCTV DVD doing "Sweet Peach Georgia Wine" around 1981 I think. He's so into the performance, and a smile is glued on his face, and it's uplifting just seeing the joy.
Did he have any special guests in Annapolis? He had oodles at the Beacon.
J. Freedom du Lac: If by special guests you mean Little Sammy Davis, then yeah. Otherwise, it was just the core Levon Helm Band. Only, like, a dozen people on stage.
Washington, D.C.: I know this is a vague question but can you help me understand the appeal of festivals? Do the artists prefer them to a more traditional concert (two hours and gone)? Do the fans?
J. Freedom du Lac: If you're, say, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and you're playing 500- or 1,000-capacity clubs every night, and somebody comes along and offers you a chance to perform at a 60,000-capacity festival ... and you're really just trying to get your music heard/win over new fans, you have to do it, right? So long as you're not going to be a musical fish out of water.
Now if you're an act like Bob Dylan ... I'm not really sure what the appeal is. Maybe he wants the challenge. Or the paycheck. Or just really wants to see Nine Inch Nails and Lil Wayne without paying for a ticket.
For fans, it's a great way to see a lot of acts in the same space. Plus, being at a festival with 10s of thousands of other sweaty music fans that appeals to our inner-somethingorother.
Dehydrated & back from Indio: After witnessing yet another of Prince's jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, show-stopping performances, this time at COACHELLA....would it be possible for both of houses of Congress (and Parliament for that matter) to sign a petition basically proclaiming everywhere on this planet to be HIS HOUSE?
J. Freedom du Lac: Having watched a lot of shaky but brilliant footage on YouTube, I'm going to have to agree with you here. Call your Congresspeoples now and get this idea going. The Capitol switchboard number, in case you don't already have it programmed into your phones: (202) 224-3121
Arlington, Va.: Can it be that Claymates and Chickenshack fans are less annoying/argumentative than Jonas fankids?
J. Freedom du Lac: You're referring to this blog post, and this one.
I think it might be that there are just fewer Claymates and Cluckheads than JoBro fans.
wiredog: VMoFest. Is that like an EmoFest, with more E and less V?
A friend reviews Coachella. I wonder if anyone's found the pig yet?
J. Freedom du Lac: Well, I mean, Paramore and Taking Back Sunday are on the bill. And Lil Wayne occasionally veers into emo-rap territory. So yeah.
Philadelphia, Pa.: Shudder to Think?! Wow, throwback. I'm a fan and all, but was there really a need for them to reunite? The good times have already rolled, in my opinion.
J. Freedom du Lac: Many people think there is, in fact, a need for them to reunite, yes.
Washington, D.C.: Reading recommendations:
There is a new book out called "Girls Like Us" about Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. It sounds pretty interesting, although I think Mitchell and King are quite a cut above Simon.
Also Suzy Rotolo has a book out about the Village in the '60s and, of course, Dylan. It's called "A Freewheelin' Time" and got an excellent review in Slate.
No particular question here, just two books that sound very interesting.
J. Freedom du Lac: I just read an excerpt of "Girls Like Us" somewhere. It was about Joni. Good stuff. I only wish I could remember what magazine it was in. I want to say Vanity Fair, but then I don't, because those Miley Cyrus photos from VF have somehow become A Story, and now there's a Miley Cyrus Photos chat going head-to-head with me.
Mojo Nixon needs to write a song about Miley. He really does.
Santogold: Real deal? All hype? More diverse song-wise than M.I.A.?
And new Portishead, Roots, and others out today - as some have alluded to already, is today the day to support your local record store?
J. Freedom du Lac: Listening to Santogold as we speak. Next MIA? Dunno about that. MIA seems to be more imaginative, with more to say. She's also a better cultural appropriator, I think. There's nothing on Santi's album that's as thrilling as the "Pretty Green" cover she did for Mark Ronson's album.
Just getting into the new Portishead (it was late arriving). Liking what I'm hearing.
The best work by the Roots this year just may be Questlove's production on the upcoming Al Green album. He and James Poyser really brought Rev. Al back to the '70s.
Mt. Pleasant, D.C.: Please, please tell Post writers and all the critics you know to stop using phrases like "the unofficial poet laureate of New York City" to describe Lou Reed, because he apparently reads these reviews, takes them to heart and then decides 75 minutes of rambling, mid-tempo pretense constitutes a good show. Sure "naked, frank introspection" is a good thing, but it's not enough to make up for high school literary magazine-quality lyrics and a kind of ostentatious lack of enthusiasm from the guy. I disagree with your colleague Chris Klimek the words sounded "insufferably weak" even from the mouth of The Great Man. I mean, he's a legend, he can do what he wants, and no one needs to hear "Walk on the Wild Side" again. But a little energy and a little wit to balance the ballads would have made for a show that was actually worth watching.
J. Freedom du Lac: Duly noted -- and possibly/probably something Chris will respond to if he's reading in real-time, or something close to it.
Everybody knows (or should know) that rock's real poet laureate of NYC is actually Patti Smith.
But I thought the show was pretty solid. Not great, but absolutely worth watching, even if he did half-arse his way through some of the material, "Sweet Jane" especially. Maybe he was just tired after his weekend wedding.
Arlington, Va.: Free...headed down to New Orleans this weekend for the second half of Jazz Fest and seem to remember that you are doing the same. Any acts I shouldn't miss? What else should I do while I'm in the Big Easy?
J. Freedom du Lac: Yes, planning to be there - and nervously looking at the weather reports, as there was a major deluge last weekend and the fairgrounds turned into something like a swimming pool. Might be some storms rolling through on Friday-Saturday. Ugh. (I was really hoping that I'd seen the last of the concert-season downpours down on the National Mall for the Green Apple Festival.)
Haven't really looked closely at the schedule yet. The only thing I absolutely know I'm going to see is the closing set by the Neville Brothers.
While you're in town, you should make a point to eat at Cochon. (Unless you're a vegetarian or don't eat pork for religious reasons or some such.)
Baltimore, Md.: Why Dylan tours: He is relentless about it--he has played the baseball stadium in Frederick, for heaven's sake. I have heard that, essentially, Dylan has no other life now but playing music and that really may have been the case all along. He tours for the same reason a shark swims--if he stops, he dies.
J. Freedom du Lac: The question isn't re why he tours. It's why he'd play at a festival. Especially one whose bill that day includes Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, Iggy and the Stooges and Kanye West.
Would love to see the backstage scene when Dylan is coming on. There's a 20% chance that the scene will be better than Dylan's set itself.
Rochester, N.Y.: Ok, I've missed the boat on Prince. Please provide the primer on what albums, youtube clips I need to start with to fully appreciate his awesomeness. Thanks!
J. Freedom du Lac: Four essential albums: "Dirty Mind," "1999," "Purple Rain," "Sign o the Times."
If you can find footage of his performance of his Super Bowl half-time performance, that would be a great place to start. He absolutely slayed. Unfortunately, his lawyers then killed all the YouTube uploads - just as they've been doing with vids of his Coachella set.
Washington, D.C.: Jazz Fest and Cochon: You definitely shouldn't miss the Saturday set of the Pinstripe Brassband...and please, I beg you, stop spreading the pork gospel of Cochon! That NY Times write-up and people like you are ruining it for those of us who thought we had the best dining secret in New Orleans.
J. Freedom du Lac: Will investigate your recommendation.
The NYT rec really did crazy things for Cochon's business. Used to be that you could just waltz right in. Then Bruni's write-up landed, and when L Freedom returned to the restaurant, she had to wait to be seated, even though she had a reservation.
The best dining secret in (or near) New Orleans, by the way, is Tacqueria Chilagnos in Kenner.
Old Post Office Pavillion, D.C.: Who are you looking forward to the most a V-Fest? I'm only going to be there on Sunday, so it's a toss up between Kanye and NIN. I saw NIN out a Nissan a few years back and it still ranks as one of the best show I've ever seen. Trent was actually having fun on stage!
J. Freedom du Lac: I'm going to see Kanye at Nissan in a couple of weeks, so he moves down on the list. I'm really curious to see how Chuck Berry and the Silver Beats do. Lil Wayne. Sharon Jones, who just might make Duffy cry. She & Him. NIN. Soulwax and Underworld in the dance tent. A lot of stuff, really.
Washington, D.C.: Which is the Prince song where he refers to himself as a "Sexy MF"? That will forever be associated in my mind with Prince. That, and the enormous drummer (the guy was spherical) who used to play in his band.
J. Freedom du Lac: Err, the one that's titled "Sexy M.F."
Mudcrutch: Have you gotten a chance to listen to Tom Petty's new/old group Mudcrutch? The two guys in the band who aren't from the Heartbreakers are now The Luckiest Men on the Planet.
It's a great listen, by the way.
J. Freedom du Lac: Have not heard the new album yet. Too busy listening to the new garage-rock album by the group otherwise known as Green Day.
What to do at NO Jazz Fest : Assuming he's recovered from a scorpion sting, go see Richard Thompson.
J. Freedom du Lac: Scorpion sting!
Reminds me of the time I interviewed Matthias Jabs for The Sacramento Bee.
Matthias: "What kind of newspaper name is Bee?"
Me: "What kind of band name is Scoprions?"
Love Richard Thompson.
The question isn't re why he tours. It's why he'd play at a festival.: Boredom? Variety? Chance to meet other musicians he wouldn't otherwise meet? Someone else is making his decisions and he just goes along with it?
J. Freedom du Lac: Yes, I'm pretty sure Bob Dylan is dying to meet Moby. (Maybe Zooey Deschanel, though.)
Washington, D.C.: "Err, the one that's titled "Sexy M.F.""
Damn Prince and his confusing song titles.
J. Freedom du Lac: Right? Let's go crazy, Prince. Oh no, let's go.
"Sexy MF"? : I can't think of Prince as a sexy MF, unless MF stands for Midget Fembot.
J. Freedom du Lac: Hahaha! Very nice.
Jazz Fest Fan: This will be my 10th Jazz Fest. Seen the Nevilles close the show many many time. You might be surprised at how mellow it is by the closing set on Sunday. Lots of people already heading out to catch their flights, I suppose. Of course, this year could be different since they haven't been back since the storm.
For the poster looking for not-to-be-missed stuff this weekend -- spend as much time as you can in the Gospel Tent, the Jazz tents, and the Fais-Do-Do stage. One thing Quint Davis does better than anyone is honor the local musical traditions. (Ergo the proper name New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.) If you've never been, local acts like Deacon John, Trombone Shorty, Anders Osborne, John Gros/Papa Grows Funk, Theresa Andersson, Big Sam, Dirty Dozen, Henry Butler, and many many more, are where you should be. You can see Santana anytime.
Oh, and Free, STOP telling people about Cochon. Do you know how hard it was to get that reservation?!?! And speaking of cochon, the cochon du lait po'boy at the festival is the single not-to-be-missed food of all the amazing food. I cannot wait to get on the plane!
J. Freedom du Lac: The controversy over Aaron Neville's (alleged) abandonment of New Orleans is pretty wild - especially given what was going on with his health and, especially, his wife's. It will be really, really interesting to see what kind of reception the Nevilles receive - and, also, how their set comes together. I think it could be special.
Good recommendations. Very much looking forward to spending some quality time in the gospel tent. Will be skipping Santana, Raconteurs and a whole bunch of other acts who aren't that tough to catch on the road and/or don't really seem like they'd be better/more interesting than usual in the Jazz Fest setting.
As for cochon, CityZen is doing a great tete de cochon dish right now, if you're into that sort of thing. You can get it at the bar. And while you're there, see if you can figure out which front-of-house staffer is a big, big fan of Scandinavian black metal.
Downtown: Is Son Volt one of most unsung great bands out there? Saw them Friday at 9:30 club and they killed - played a ton of songs, the band is tight. After the first encore, and after the house lights went up, the band came back and played one more, just because Jay Farrar felt like it. Really cool. They also did a tremendous version of Waylon's "Are you sure Hank done it this way" - I for one don't understand how Wilco has eclipsed Son Volt.
J. Freedom du Lac: Son Volt's debut, "Trace," was flat-out terrific. One of the great albums of 1995, or whatever year that was. But there was a clear drop-off from there - plus their live shows tended to be super-boring in the early years. Whereas people really, really responded to Wilco's live shows, not to mention their catalogue.
But I rather like the latest Son Volt album, "The Search." Much more than Wilco's latest, "Sky Blue Sky." But, then, I've never really been a big Wilco devotee.
Odenton, Md.: Mariah Carey has had like 18 number ones hits in a long career. How come I can recall only about 3 or 4? She has no signature song or songs like almost any other artist of her stature.
J. Freedom du Lac: Because she doesn't have the pop sensibilities of a Madonna, who is still crafting killer hooks after 25 years?
What, no love for Dolly?: Nary a word about Ms. Parton on the chat today...I thought the show was super! Even if the 7:30 start made it impossible to be on time, what with Washington traffic and the nightmare that is Patriot Center parking.
J. Freedom du Lac: Don't you hate it when artists hit the stage on time? I do. I guess we both missed "Jolene," among other songs. The roads in to the venue are just brutal on a weeknight.
Dolly is really one of our greatest entertainers, though. She's a walking quote sheet, etc.
RE: You definitely shouldn't miss the Saturday set of the Pinstripe Brassband.: Please, I beg you, stop spreading the gospel of Pinstripe Brassband. I can no longer get a front row seat. Stop making recommendations altogether! You're ruining my personal favorites. I don't want to share!
J. Freedom du Lac: Funny. I love the idea of bands being like secret fishing holes, loved by you - and only you - and to be shared with absolutely no one, ever.
Sexy MF: Really, it is easier to picture Prince as a Sexy MF than JT bringing sexy back. At least Prince has discernable facial hair, and if you close your eyes, you can imagine him taller and less... frou frou. When I close my eyes while listening to the Timberlake, he seems even younger and less sexy.
J. Freedom du Lac: What do we think about Timberlake and Madonna, by the way? Creeped out? Amused? In love with the track and don't care that JT was, like, 15 months old when Madonna's first single came out?
Atlanta, Ga.: So Coldplay giving away its new single today ... shrewd marketing a la Radiohead and Prince, or desperate move to be heard amid the din of so much new music coming out every week?
J. Freedom du Lac: Lefsetz had an interesting take yesterday. He basically asked why the track is only free for a limited time when it will always be available as a P2P file. That's a very good question. I suppose the marketing idea is fine, especially since we're talking about it now. The more interesting idea, though, is this free concert they're doing at Madison Square Garden. That's one way to get yourself heard amid the din -- put on a free show! Not the most cost-effective idea around, but they're going to get a ton of buzz out of it.
The Fab Faux: Please explain the appeal of this one to me. The people down in the front of the theater paid $100? For a cover band?
J. Freedom du Lac: Revisiting the past can be an expensive proposition, I guess. I should've gone into the nostalgia business myself. Looks pretty lucrative.
Anyway, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, folks. Be back next week with a live report from New Orleans. I'll have to see if I can do it from the bar at Cochon.
JT and Madonna: Love the track. Close my eyes and wish it were Prince she were canoodling with. Except Prince's talent dwarfs hers. (I say this as a fan of her music.) Timberlake is just so Disney. Maybe he should run around with no underwear on to rough up his image a little.
J. Freedom du Lac: Idea of the day. Somebody get JT's reps on the horn.


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Washington, DC -- As Democrats are joining together to reduce the influence of lobbyists on our political process, the Democratic National Committee today issued a new web ad highlighting Senator McCain's hypocrisy on lobbying reform and transparency. The new video, entitled "McCain's Lobbyist Friends," outlines the degree to which Senator McCain's inner circle has been dominated by the sort of Washington lobbyists he once railed against and the disturbing array of foreign clients they have represented--including companies doing business in Iran, the oppressive regime in Myanmar, and some of history's most brutal tyrants.
Out on the campaign trail, Senator McCain has promised to "set a new standard for transparency and accountability" and attempted to position himself as a champion of lobbying reform. But back in Washington, Senator McCain and his lobbyist advisors are running one of the least transparent campaigns in history. Not only does Senator McCain refuse to allow reporters to cover his fundraisers, but he has released fewer tax returns than any party nominee in decades.
"While Senator McCain talks about transparency and accountability on the campaign trail, back home in Washington he and the lobbyists in his inner circle refuse to apply those same standards to his own campaign," said DNC Communications Director Karen Finney. "Senator Obama and the Democratic Party have promised to change the way business is done in Washington and are taking real steps to ensure that the American people's priorities dominate the agenda in Washington. If Senator McCain is serious about his call to clean up Washington, he should join us. Otherwise, Senator McCain is once again showing why he is the wrong choice for America's future."
To view the DNC's new video, "McCain's Lobbyist Friends," click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGXIuNthJ7Q
DNC Web Ad:
"McCain's Lobbyist Friends"
John McCain says he'll take on lobbyists.
But, his inner circle is full of lobbyists:
Charlie Black, Chief Campaign Advisor
Doug Goodyear, Convention CEO
Tom Loeffler, National Co-Chair
Rick Davis, Campaign Manager
Randy Scheunemann, Top Foreign Policy Advisor
And who have they represented?
Anti-Western Political Parties…
Mob-Connected Russian Oligarchs…
The Saudi Royal Family…
Companies doing business in Iran…
The Brutal Myanmar Junta…
…and some of history's Most Brutal Tyrants.
John McCain and His Lobbyist Friends: The Wrong Choice for America's Future.
Anti-Western Political Parties…
- Campaign Manager Rick Davis's Firm Represented Anti-Western Political Party in Ukraine. "A consultant to Sen. John McCain hired a public-relations firm last year to burnish the U.S. image of a Ukrainian political party backed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to documents filed with the Justice Department. The lobbying firm of Davis Manafort Inc. arranged for the public-relations firm's work through an affiliate last spring, at the same time Davis Manafort was being paid by the Republican presidential candidate's campaign. The firm is co-owned by lobbyist Rick Davis, manager of Sen. McCain's presidential campaign, and longtime Republican strategist Paul Manafort." [Wall Street Journal, 5/14/08]
Mob-Connected Russian Oligarchs…
- Davis Introduced McCain to Putin-Ally, Mafia-Linked Russian Oligarch. While seeking to do business with him, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis - while simultaneously at the Reform Institute and lobbying for Davis Manafort - introduced McCain to Oleg Deripaska, a Putin ally whose U.S. visa was revoked due to suspicions over his ties to Russian organized crime. McCain, Deripaska and Davis rendezvoused at least twice - first in January 2006 in Davos, then during a codel in Montenegro in August 2006. [Washington Post, 1/25/08]
The Saudi Royal Family…
- Former Campaign Finance Chair Tom Loeffler Lobbied McCain for Saudi Clients. "But the fallout may not be over. One top campaign official affected by the new policy is national finance co-chair Tom Loeffler, a former Texas congressman whose lobbying firm has collected nearly $15 million from Saudi Arabia since 2002 and millions more from other foreign and corporate interests, including a French aerospace firm seeking Pentagon contracts. Loeffler last month told a reporter 'at no time have I discussed my clients with John McCain.' But lobbying disclosure records reviewed by NEWSWEEK show that on May 17, 2006, Loeffler listed meeting McCain along with the Saudi ambassador to 'discuss US-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia relations.'" [Newsweek, 5/26/08: http://www.newsweek.com/id/137522]
Companies doing business in Iran…
- McCain Campaign Manager Rick Davis Represented Ukrainian Companies Doing Business in Iran. "Before Rick Davis began serving as John McCain's campaign manager, his lobbying firm had a pretty cosmopolitan set of clients. For example, Ukranian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, who has several business links to Iran… Davis Manafort was helping Akhmetov's conglomerate, System Capital Management Holdings, to develop a "corporate communications strategy" between the beginging of 2005 through the end of summer 2005, the company said. The company's subsidiary, Metinvest, a steel company, has one of its 11 offices in Tehran. And another subsidiary, Khartsyzsk Pipe Plant, sells large pipes to Iran. Those business ties go back to at least 2005, when Davis Manafort was working for the company, according to a handful of stories in business publications like the Russia & CIS Metals and Mining Weekly and the Mining and the Metals report, which we found on Nexis." [TPM, 5/30/08: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/05/before_rick_davis_began_servin.php]
The Brutal Myanmar Junta…
- Doug Goodyear Left Campaign After Revelations His Firm Represented Myanmar Regime. "The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar. Doug Goodyear resigned as coordinator of the Twin Cities convention and issued a two-sentence statement." [Associated Press, 5/11/08]
- Goodyear and Doug Davenport, Regional Campaign Manager, Tied to Oppressive Myanmar Junta. "ABC News' Jan Simmonds reports: Two of Sen. John McCain' campaign aides resigned this weekend after media reports brought to light their ties to a lobbying group that once represented the military junta of Burma, which the regime calls Myanmar. The aides, Douglas Goodyear, who was tapped as the GOP Convention Coordinator, and Doug Davenport, a regional manager focusing on the mid-Atlantic states, both worked for DCI. The firm was hired in 2002 to represent Burma's military junta to try to begin a dialogue of political reconciliation with the United States." [ABCNews.com, 5/11/08]
…and some of history's Most Brutal Tyrants.
- Charlie Black Pioneered the "Revolving Door Between Campaign Consulting and Lobbying." "Then in his 30s, Black already had established himself as a pioneer of the revolving door between campaign consulting and lobbying, having been a senior adviser on President Ronald Reagan's reelection campaign before returning to K Street. And his clients, as often as not, were foreign leaders eager to burnish their reputations…The lobbying shop represented Bethlehem Steel, the Tobacco Institute and the government of the Philippines. The political consulting firm helped elect a slew of lawmakers -- including Sens. Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Charles McC. Mathias Jr., Arlen Specter, Paula Hawkins and David F. Durenberger -- who worked on legislation that directly impacted the firm's clients." [Washington Post, 5/22/08]
- "Longtime Uber-Lobbyist" Helped Burnish Reputations of Some of the World's Worst Tyrants." "Longtime uber-lobbyist Charles R. Black Jr. is John McCain's man in Washington, a political maestro who is hoping to guide his friend, the senator from Arizona, to the presidency this November. But for half a decade in the 1980s, Black was also Jonas Savimbi's man in the capital city. His lobbying firm received millions from the brutal Angolan guerrilla leader and took advantage of Black's contacts in Congress and the White House." [Washington Post, 5/22/08]
- Black's Client List a Whose Who of Repressive Rulers. "In addition to Savimbi, Black and his partners were at times registered foreign agents for a remarkable collection of U.S.-backed foreign leaders whose human rights records were sometimes harshly criticized, even as their opposition to communism was embraced by American conservatives. They included Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, Nigerian Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre, and the countries of Kenya and Equatorial Guinea, among others." [Washington Post, 5/22/08]

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I've been reading horror stories about this. I had to stop, it's too damn sad.
I was reading about this catastrophe yesterday, really bad stuff.
Just heartbreaking. Prayers for those lost and those who have lost.
Bush's fault!
Bushfire toll reaches 131:
"...The towns of Kinglake and Marysville have been wiped out as if they had been bombed, and authorities are treating the disaster like a terrorist attack, with more than 330,000 hectares of land affected.
Almost half of Victoria may be declared a crime scene, with arsonists believed responsible for several of the fires. Police said an offender implicated in the fatal fires could be charged with the offence of arson causing death, a crime with a maximum penalty of 25 years in jail..."
"They burned in this life, and will burn in the next. النَّارُ وَعَدَهَا اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ
"I got an email asking for blood donations, entitled 'Australia's worst bushfire disaster: Victoria 09 - what can we do?' (kind of reminded me of another email - 'Gaza Massacre - what can you do?', but the latter deserved attention, and the former deserved the trash can). There's no way my blood is going to run in the veins of some kaafir, nor will I be going out of my way to show any sympathy, pity or offering help. These people are muharibeen, and under the threat of Allah'a 'adhab.
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"...The statement, in Arabic, said that summer has begun so do not forget the Forest Jihad.
The writer called on all Muslims in the United States, Europe, Russia and Australia to start forest fires.
The posting quoted imprisoned Al Qaida terrorist Abu Musab Al-Suri, as saying Jihad is an art just like poetry, music, and the fine arts. There are people that draw and there are others that are jihadists. They both act upon inspiration...."


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Top 10 Planners for Planner-Holics and Stationery Nerds
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From Midori's Traveler Planner to the Hobonichi Techo, there's an entire cult of planner and techo lovers who can't get enough of the paper goods. Planners are everywhere, but do you know which brands are the most planner-holic-approved? Google no more—here's our list of 10 favorite Asian planner brands!
1. Livework: Slow and Steady Planner
Korean brand Liveworks' Slow and Steady collection has sweet cotton-candy covers and in-depth worksheets—perfect for the hard-working dreamer.
✔ 14.8 x 21cm (A5)
✔ Monthly, weekly and daily plans
✔ Gold foil on pastel cover
✔ Undated sheets
✔ 192p.
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A 4-month planner for that quarterly goal you're after!
2. W²Design: Watercolor Blot Planner
W²Design has a thing for layout designs, soft colors and cute graphics. This watercolor planner is a classic!
✔ 14.5 x 20 cm (A5)
✔ Yearly, monthly and weekly plans
✔ Separate top and bottom booklets design allows more flexibility
✔ Monthly plan in efficient Gantt chart format
✔ 192p.
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Easily compare long-terms plans and detailed plans in the separate top and bottom booklets!
3. Dimanche: The New Chinese Almanac
Dimanche offers tons of planners for different lifestyles. The New Chinese Almanac is an adorable illustrative take on combining the lunar and gregorian calendar.
✔ 14.8 x 20 cm (A5)
✔ Yearly, monthly and weekly plans
✔ Major holidays for solar and lunar calendars;
✔ Face reading and Chinese medicine food relations graphs
✔ 192p.
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Fun illustrations give new life to the traditional almanac!
4. Nuts: Week Calendar
Nuts keeps a few creative types in mind when designing planners. The Week Calendar is for those who are serious about getting every week planned out and every result delivered.
✔ 11 x 21 cm
✔ Monthly and weekly plans
✔ Raised print on cover
✔ Book sleeve designed for holding your place like a bookmark
✔ 160p.
☆ Special feature ☆
Great for writing with fountain pen!
5. MIDORI: Traveler's Notebook
With its creamy paper, leather cover, and plenty of accessories from Midori and other makers, Midori Travelers Notebooks are very addictive!
✔ 13 x 21.8cm
✔ 64 blank pages
✔ Pocket for tickets and stubs
✔ A cult favorite!
☆ Special feature ☆
Each leather cover is handmade in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand!
6. Hobonichi: Hobonichi Techo Planner
Look no further than Hobonichi planners for premium quality, low-key luxe and detail-obsessed designs. This Techo Planner is the English version of the Japanese Techo Original.
✔ 10.5 x 14.5cm (A6)
✔ Yearly, monthly and daily plans
✔ One page per day; plenty of space
✔ Engraved "techo" Kanji characters; year labeled on the spine
✔ 448p.
☆ Special feature ☆
Hand-picked daily quotes that touch your heart and make you smile—no cliché!
7. Uhplus: Family Crest Fabric Planner
Uhplus fabric planner are filled with nostalgia for the old classics. With a crest and traditional patterns, this fabric cover collection is a tribute to the arts and legends of the Japanese Edo period! (Here's more about Kyoto-style patterns!)
✔ 13 x 18cm (B6)
✔ Yearly, monthly and weekly plans
✔ Fabric closure that serves as penholder
✔ Goal plan pages
✔ 192p.
☆ Special feature ☆
Includes a yearly vision page to help you set goals for the new year!
8. Asitano Techo: Hand-dyed Cover Planner
For the truly wafu (Japanese style)-obsessed, Asitano Techo planners are painting, dyeing, and bookbinding arts all in one.
✔ 10.5 x 17.5cm
✔ Yearly and monthly plan
✔ Hand-dyed Japanese gauze
✔ Complimentary customizeable details
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From the handmade fabric cover to the options for the binding thread, bookmark and page layout, this is truly one-of-a-kind artisan planner.
9. Mark's: Storage.it Planner
From Mark's EDIT notebooks to the schedule planners, Storage.it Planner is the one designed for travel, commuting and business!
✔ 14.8 x 21cm (A5)
✔ Yearly, monthly and weekly plans
✔ Vinyl cover and pouch
✔ World time zones, Japanese metro maps and dialogue translations
✔ 128p.
☆ Special feature ☆
A zipper pouch, slots, slits, pockets and penholder!
10. AIUEO: UB corn GR Planner
Filled with cute and colorful stationery, AIUEO is a heaven for zakka nerds. The UB corn GR planner is packed with ice cream-colors, illustrations, and even origami papers!
✔ 13 x 18cm (B6)
✔ Embroidery applique on cover; origami paper sheets
✔ Yearly, monthly and weekly plans
✔ World time zones illustrated with breakfasts of the world
☆ Special feature ☆
Adorable characters and colorful paper goods will start off your days with happiness!
Which one is your dream planner?
Let's talk about planners!
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Phil "The Power" Taylor retained the Championship League Darts title with a brilliant 6-4 win over Simon Whitlock to crown a flawless Winners Group at Crondon Park GC on Thursday.
Taylor scooped the £10,000 first prize amongst £26,600 prize money he has claimed during the course of the internet-streamed tournament this year.
Taylor had uncharacteristically failed to win through in the first three groups before claiming glory in Group Four in mid-October, and returned to Crondon Park GC in Essex for Thursday's big-money Winners Group.
He won all seven league matches, whitewashing Wednesday's Group Eight winner Mark Walsh in one game, before seeing off Dave Chisnall 6-0 in the semi-finals with a stunning 112.73 average.
He then led 2-0 in the final against Whitlock, hitting two 180s in the second leg, before the Australian star finished 61 for a 14-darter to reply.
Taylor hit an 11-dart finish to move 3-1 up, and after Whitlock took the fifth leg on double ten, he finished legs of 13 and 11 darts to move to the brink of glory.
Whitlock finished an 11-darter to keep the match alive in the next after Taylor missed double five for a 130 finish to claim the title, and he continued the fightback on double ten after the world number one missed two more match darts, this time at double eight.
Whitlock then had a chance to force a decider in the tenth leg, but missed the double 16 for a showpiece 132 checkout after hitting two bullseyes, and Taylor stepped in to seal the win on double four.
"I'm absolutely delighted to have won this title again," said Taylor, who was the winner in 2008 and 2011 and the runner-up in the other two years.
"This is the hardest Championship League Darts title I've won but I'm so chuffed to have beaten Simon.
"I made it harder for myself than in previous years because it took me four groups to qualify, and to be in the Winners Group is an achievement in itself.
"I'm very proud to have come through such a tough group because all the players have produced some superb performances today. In the final Simon really pushed me and it was a huge relief to hit the double four."
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"I'm pleased to have reached the final and it's been a great tournament," said the Australian, September's European Championship winner.
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Kentucky-Auburn Postgame Notes
Jan. 11, 2011
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Team Records and Series Info
- Kentucky is 13-3 overall, 1-1 in the Southeastern Conference. Auburn is 7-9 overall, 0-2 in league play.
- UK leads the series with Auburn, 85-17, and has a 12-game win streak against the Tigers. UK leads 44-2 in games played in Lexington.
- UK is 471-115 all-time against teams from the SEC Western Division, including 118-28 since the league split into divisions in 1991-92.
- Kentucky stays at home this weekend and plays host to LSU on Saturday at 4:00. The game will be telecast on the SEC Network.
First-Half Facts
- Kentucky had its first lineup change of the season as freshman Doron Lamb made his first collegiate start, joining Brandon Knight, DeAndre Liggins, Darius Miller and Josh Harrellson in the opening five. It is the first time this season that Terrence Jones didn't open for the Wildcats.
- Darius Miller opened the scoring with a three-pointer at the 18:27 mark, extending Kentucky's streak of 765 consecutive games with at least one three.
- UK jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never trailed.
- The Wildcats led by as many as 24 points in the first half at 33-9 before settling for a 41-21 halftime advantage.
Second-Half Stats
- Kentucky increased the lead to 25 points early in the half before Auburn gradually reduced the margin.
- The Tigers got as close as 17 points at 61-44 and 64-47.
- UK eventually led by as many as 26 points before easing to the 78-54 win.
Team Notes
- UK is 3-0 this season in bounce-back games after losses.
- Kentucky is 66-11 in SEC home openers, including 5-0 in home lidlifters vs. Auburn.
- Auburn shot 34.4 percent from the field. UK is 9-0 this season when holding the opponent under 40 percent from the field.
- UK is 13-0 this season when holding the opponent under 70 points.
- Kentucky won the battle of the backboards, 39-38. UK is 12-0 this season when outrebounding the opponent.
- The Wildcats made exactly half their field goal attempts tonight, 29 of 58. The Wildcats are 8-0 this season when making at least 50 percent from the field.
- Kentucky is 26-0 at Rupp Arena under Coach John Calipari.
- UK has won 27 in a row at home, beginning with the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and continuing with the last 26 at Rupp.
- Kentucky has made at least one three-point shot in 765 consecutive games.
Individual Notes
- Terrence Jones led all scorers with 35 points.
- Broke the UK freshman record of 32 points set earlier this season by Doron Lamb vs. Winthrop.
- This marks the first time in school history that two Wildcat freshmen have scored 30 points in a game in the same season.
- Tied his career high for three-pointers made (four), free throws made (nine) and steals (three).
- Brandon Knight tallied 13 points, his 11th-straight game in double figures.
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After the Kentucky Wildcats put the finishes touches on their regional final victory over North Carolina, there was a surprise guest during the postgame celebration in the locker room.
Rapper Jay-Z was there to congratulate the Wildcats for earning the school's first trip to the Final Four since 1998.
That visit, however, could be against the rules. NBA rules, that is.
While the incident is not a violation of NCAA regulations, Ken Berger of CBSSports.com reports that the NBA plans an investigation.
Since Jay-Z is a minority owner of the New Jersey Nets, his contact with future draft picks -- specifically potential lottery picks Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones -- before they officially enter the NBA draft pool.
In 2007, Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge was fined $30,000 for a similar incident in which he sat with Kevin Durant's mom in the stands during the Big 12 tournament -- before Durant announced his intentions to leave Texas for the NBA.
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The first special election for the 30th City Council District of Middle Village, Maspeth and Ridgewood has ended, with Republican Anthony Como winning by a narrow 48-vote margin over Democrat Elizabeth Crowley after the paper ballots were counted by the city Elections Board. Now that the second special election for the same seat is in progress, the importance of political party designation comes into focus, since the political parties that the candidates represent will now be listed.
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In the late 1930s, there was a ballad entitled "The Lonesome Train." It had a leftist slant, maybe even communist. It was about Abraham Lincoln's death. It depicted the sad journey of the funeral train from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Ill.
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June was non-stop coverage of Queens events. Everyone was trying to schedule something in June. Traditionally, July and August are vacation months, so not much happens then. We attended so many parties that it will take a while to play catch-up. If your event has not received coverage, be patient. We will get to it as time and space allow.
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A hot Queens real estate topic now is the short sale. The term has crept into the vocabulary of many hopeful Queens homeowners because purchasing a home — even a large or luxurious one — can again be a reality.
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Bagel Club keeps loyal following
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The customers of Bagel Club always come back.
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Weiner wants feds to cover overseas city soldiers' pay
The city has spent about $65 million paying the salaries of its more than 2,000 employees deployed overseas since 2001, but U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) introduced a bill Monday that would place this responsibility on the federal government's shoulders.
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Two Gotti relatives plead guilty
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Two relatives of the late Gambino crime family boss and Howard Beach resident John Gotti pleaded guilty Friday to the attempted murder of a Queens man, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn said.
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Thompson rejects Parks' proposal for sports field
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City Comptroller William Thompson said he has rejected a contract by the city's Parks Department to develop one of the Ridgewood Reservoir's three basins into sports fields on the grounds that the agency should further review potential negative effects caused by the project.
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Teens catch, retrieve for US Open
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While some teenagers are looking for summer work and others just want to have fun, many have found an activity that combines both elements: becoming a US Open ballperson.
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3 suspects extradited in JFK terror case
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Nearly a year after they were indicted with plotting to blow up a fuel tanker at John F. Kennedy International Airport connected by a pipeline running through Queens, three suspects in the case were extradited to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago last week to answer the charges.
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State passes tire bill from Hevesi, Maltese
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For drivers trying to save money on gas or make sure that their car is as safe as possible on the road, help should come from a new bill that just passed the state Legislature that focuses on tires.
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Solve LGA's delays with bigger jets: PA
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With major airlines cutting back on the number of flights in and out of LaGuardia Airport, officials at the Port Authority suggested that the aviation companies and U.S. Department of Transportation explore the idea of going big.
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At Natives Restaurant in Jackson Heights Friday, pretty girls in matching dresses danced to boisterous Colombian music among patrons eating lunch in the sunlit dining room. The Tupperware containers they passed around came back sprinkled with a few dollars.
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American Airlines and its American Eagle regional affiliate announced last week that they would be reducing flight capacity by eliminating five AA flights and 37 American Eagle regional jet departures at LaGuardia Airport.
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Richmond Hill park renamed to honor Phil Rizzuto
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The Richmond Hill park where a young Phil Rizzuto started out on his dream to play Major League Baseball was renamed in honor of the New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Friday.
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More NYPD surveillance cameras may be on the way to Roosevelt Avenue if federal grant money emerges this year, City Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) told a public forum on gangs last week.
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A new city Department of Education study found that more parents, students and educators are taking part in surveys that rate satisfaction with city schools, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
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An Oakland Gardens man who teaches at a Richmond Hill elementary school was charged with assault last Thursday after he allegedly punched a 12-year-old student in the head and threw him against a table, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
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NYPD keeps sloppy records of contraband: Comptroller
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City Comptroller William Thompson blasted the NYPD after an audit found the police have kept sloppy records of confiscated weapons.
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NY Hall of Science exhibit explores magic's mysteries
by Cory Tischbein
To delightful cheers from children and parents, the New York Hall of Science unveiled a preview of its new exhibition "Magic: The Science of Illusion" and announced the Master Magician Video Contest winner at its ceremony June 26.
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MTA board votes to end policy of lifetime passes for members
By Philip Newman
Relenting after a warning from state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has abolished free lifetime MetroCards and EZ Passes for MTA board members past and present.
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MidVill downzone in limbo
By Nathan Duke
Juniper Park Civic Association members said they were outraged last week that the Department of City Planning had still not certified phase two of a plan to downzone sections of Middle Village, Maspeth and Glendale more than two years after residents completed an extensive survey of the neighborhoods.
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Markey secures funding for Maspeth concert series
BY Esther Suh
Summer is here, which means family fun is in full throttle. State Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D-Maspeth) will present a plethora of family fun through July in Woodside's Windmuller Park, at 39th Drive and 54th Street.
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Gallagher's victim files suit against ex-politician
By Nathan Duke
A 52-year-old Middle Village woman whom Dennis Gallagher admitted to sexually abusing before stepping down from his City Council seat earlier this year has filed a civil suit against the former councilman, according to court papers.
Astoria Times
Elmhurst brothers say NYPD framed them
By Jeremy Walsh
Having faced humiliation in their community and the demise of their family grocery store, two Elmhurst brothers are suing the Police Department after they say undercover detectives framed them on trumped up charges of selling drugs at a bar in January.
Astoria Times
Council restores $129M in school cuts
By Katy Gagnon
Fears and concerns over the future of city classrooms were quelled Sunday when the City Council approved the 2009 budget that granted $129 million in funding for city schools and restored cuts proposed in the mayor's spending plan.
Astoria Times
Council passes $59B budget
By Jeremy Walsh
The City Council has approved a budget on time, preserving the contentious property tax cut and restoring education funding, but at the expense of individual Council members' funds for nonprofits in their communities.
Astoria Times
Corrections officer stole in-law's ID: DA
By Howard Koplowitz
A Far Rockaway corrections officer was charged last Thursday with stealing his sister-in-law's identity and using the information to open a jewelry store credit card account and write himself a personal check, Queens DA Richard Brown said.
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Cops bust MidVill fireworks cache: DA
By Nathan Duke
Two Middle Village men were charged Friday with the possession of illegal fireworks, and police seized a cache of the explosives with an estimated worth of $16,000, the Queens district attorney said.
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Clock stops as union, Con Ed talk contracts
By Nathan Duke
Con Edison and the union representing its workers expressed hope that they would be able to reach agreement on a contract Wednesday after a Tuesday night strike deadline passed.
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City to fix Remsen Cemetery
By Alex Christodoulides
Call it a tale of two cemeteries — one in Fresh Meadows involved in an ownership dispute and the other in Forest Hills about to become even more of a place of rest.
Astoria Times
CB 3 strikes down Corona shelter plan
By Jeremy Walsh
A rent-stabilized building in Corona that saw its tenants ousted in October and almost became a homeless shelter may now become an assisted living home. The proposal will go to the state for approval in September without comment from Community Board 3, which opposed the project but lacked the quorum necessary for a formal decision at a public hearing last Thursday.
Astoria Times
CB 3 fumes over early ending
By Jeremy Walsh
Before Community Board 7 approved the city's plans to redevelop Willets Point, Community Board 3 got a chance to weigh in on the situation — almost.
Astoria Times
CB 7 approves Willets plan
By Stephen Stirling
A night fraught with emotion and frustration ended early Tuesday morning when Community Board 7 voted 20-15 to conditionally approve the redevelopment of Willets Point, marking the first of four approvals the city needs to forge ahead with the controversial project.
Astoria Times
Boro to get upgraded bus service
By Philip Newman
New, faster MTA buses made their debut this week, touting such innovations as pre-boarding fare payment and technology that prolongs green traffic lights until a bus passes an intersection.
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Boro Sikhs rally against recent school bias attacks
By Ivan Pereira
The Queens Sikh community gathered in the streets of Richmond Hill Monday to demand city action following two recent attacks on their youth by fellow students.
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Belgian TV looking for Queens 'twins' for series
By Natalie Shields
Look out Queens, Woestijnvis is searching for "twins" to star in its latest documentary series.
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The P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center's courtyard looked like a whole new world as the winners of this year's Young Architects Program showed off the soaring possibilities of their work.
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If you have a local theater company, the odds are good that Richard and Millie Gudonsky have been in the audience. And certainly more than once. In fact, the Gudonskys now get to see 60-75 plays a year produced by at least 18 different groups!
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October 17: Iss. 42
October 10: Iss. 41
October 3: Iss. 40
September 26: Iss. 39
September 19: Iss. 38
September 12: Iss. 37
September 5: Iss. 36
August 29: Iss. 35
August 22: Iss. 34
August 15: Iss. 33
August 8: Iss. 32
August 1: Iss. 31
July 25: Iss. 30
July 18: Iss. 29
July 11: Iss. 28
July 4: Iss. 27
June 27: Iss. 26
June 20: Iss. 25
June 13: Iss. 24
June 6: Iss. 23
May 30: Iss. 22
May 23: Iss. 21
May 16: Iss. 20
May 9: Iss. 19
May 2: Iss. 18
April 25: Iss. 17
April 18: Iss. 16
April 11: Iss. 15
April 4: Iss. 14
March 28: Iss. 13
March 21: Iss. 12
March 14: Iss. 11
March 7: Iss. 10
February 28: Iss. 9
February 21: Iss. 8
February 14: Iss. 7
February 7: Iss. 6
January 31: Iss. 5
January 24: Iss. 4
January 17: Iss. 3
January 10: Iss. 2
January 3: Iss. 1
December 27: Iss. 52
December 20: Iss. 51
December 13: Iss. 50
December 6: Iss. 49
November 29: Iss. 48
November 22: Iss. 47
November 15: Iss. 46
November 8: Iss. 45
November 1: Iss. 44
October 25: Iss. 43
October 18: Iss. 42
October 11: Iss. 41
October 4: Iss. 40
September 27: Iss. 39
September 20: Iss. 38
September 13: Iss. 37
September 6: Iss. 36
August 30: Iss. 35
August 23: Iss. 34
August 16: Iss. 33
August 9: Iss. 32
August 2: Iss. 31
July 26: Iss. 30
July 19: Iss. 29
July 12: Iss. 28
July 5: Iss. 27
June 28: Iss. 26
June 21: Iss. 25
June 14: Iss. 24
June 7: Iss. 23
May 31: Iss. 22
May 24: Iss. 21
May 17: Iss. 20
May 10: Iss. 19
May 3: Iss. 18
April 26: Iss. 17
April 19: Iss. 16
April 12: Iss. 15
April 5: Iss. 14
March 29: Iss. 13
March 22: Iss. 12
March 15: Iss. 11
March 8: Iss. 10
March 1: Iss. 9
February 23: Iss. 8
February 16: Iss. 7
February 9: Iss. 6
February 2: Iss. 5
January 26: Iss. 4
January 19: Iss. 3
January 12: Iss. 2
January 5: Iss. 1
December 29: Iss. 52
December 22: Iss. 51
December 15: Iss. 50
December 8: Iss. 49
December 1: Iss. 48
November 24: Iss. 47
November 17: Iss. 46
November 10: Iss. 45
November 3: Iss. 44
October 27: Iss. 43
October 20: Iss. 42
October 13: Iss. 41
October 6: Iss. 40
September 29: Iss. 39
September 22: Iss. 38
September 8: Iss. 36
September 1: Iss. 35
August 28: Iss. 34
August 21: Iss. 33
August 14: Iss. 32
July 31: Iss. 30
July 24: Iss. 29
July 17: Iss. 28
July 10: Iss. 27
July 3: Iss. 26
June 26: Iss. 25
June 19: Iss. 24
June 12: Iss. 23
May 31: Iss. 22
May 29: Iss. 21
May 22: Iss. 20
May 15: Iss. 19
April 30: Iss. 17
April 24: Iss. 16
April 17: Iss. 15
March 31: Iss. 13
March 27: Iss. 12
March 20: Iss. 11
March 13: Iss. 10
February 27: Iss. 8
February 20: Iss. 7
February 13: Iss. 6
January 31: Iss. 5
January 30: Iss. 4
January 23: Iss. 3
January 16: Iss. 2
January 9: Iss. 1
December 31: Iss. 52
December 26: Iss. 51
December 19: Iss. 50
November 30: Iss. 48
November 28: Iss. 47
November 14: Iss. 45
October 31: Iss. 43
October 24: Iss. 42
October 17: Iss. 41
September 30: Iss. 39
September 26: Iss. 38
September 19: Iss. 37
September 12: Iss. 36
August 31: Iss. 35
August 29: Iss. 34
August 22: Iss. 33
August 15: Iss. 32
July 31: Iss. 30
July 25: Iss. 29
July 18: Iss. 28
July 11: Iss. 27
July 4: Iss. 26
June 27: Iss. 25
June 20: Iss. 24
May 31: Iss. 22
May 30: Iss. 21
May 23: Iss. 20
May 16: Iss. 19
April 30: Iss. 17
April 18: Iss. 15
April 11: Iss. 14
March 31: Iss. 13
March 28: Iss. 12
March 21: Iss. 11
February 28: Iss. 8
February 21: Iss. 7
February 7: Iss. 5
January 1: Iss. 1
December 25: Iss. 52
December 19: Iss. 51
December 5: Iss. 49
November 27: Iss. 48
November 19: Iss. 47
November 5: Iss. 45
October 25: Iss. 43
October 18: Iss. 42
September 30: Iss. 40
September 25: Iss. 39
September 17: Iss. 38
September 10: Iss. 37
September 2: Iss. 36
August 27: Iss. 35
August 21: Iss. 34
August 11: Iss. 33
August 5: Iss. 32
July 24: Iss. 30
July 17: Iss. 29
June 30: Iss. 27
June 26: Iss. 26
June 19: Iss. 25
June 11: Iss. 24
June 5: Iss. 23
May 28: Iss. 22
May 22: Iss. 21
May 14: Iss. 20
May 8: Iss. 19
April 27: Iss. 18
April 25: Iss. 17
April 17: Iss. 16
April 2: Iss. 14
March 27: Iss. 13
March 19: Iss. 12
March 5: Iss. 10
February 27: Iss. 9
February 19: Iss. 8
February 11: Iss. 7
February 5: Iss. 6
January 21: Iss. 4
January 14: Iss. 3
January 2: Iss. 1
December 19: Iss. 51
December 11: Iss. 50
December 5: Iss. 49
November 28: Iss. 48
November 19: Iss. 47
November 14: Iss. 46
November 5: Iss. 45
October 24: Iss. 43
October 17: Iss. 42
October 8: Iss. 41
September 30: Iss. 40
September 28: Iss. 39
September 19: Iss. 38
September 5: Iss. 36
August 30: Iss. 35
August 21: Iss. 34
August 17: Iss. 33
August 8: Iss. 32
July 25: Iss. 30
July 19: Iss. 29
July 8: Iss. 28
July 2: Iss. 27
June 27: Iss. 26
June 19: Iss. 25
June 5: Iss. 23
May 30: Iss. 22
May 25: Iss. 21
May 8: Iss. 19
May 2: Iss. 18


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GANDER — The matters of Dr. Rasheed Kadhem were called in Provincial Court in Gander on Aug. 13.
The former Lewisporte physician is facing one charge of personation with intent, eight charges of sexual assault and five charges of trafficking or possessing a controlled drug or substance for trafficking.
The Provincial Crown attorney has one more medical file to enter as disclosure on these matters.
The matter will be called again on Sept. 17 in Provincial Court in Gander. At this time it is anticipated that Kadhem will enter a plea.