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Jon Stewart: Eddie Murphy 'Will Kill It' as Oscar Host
"He's a movie star, but he's a great comic – sort of similar to Billy Crystal in his 'multi-ability,'" says the 2006 host.
2006 Oscar host Jon Stewart doesn't have any advice for Eddie Murphy, who will emcee the 2012 show.
"Listen, the last person I would give advice to is Eddie Murphy. He's gonna f--king kill it," Stewart tells Rolling Stone. "He's the type of guy they haven't had in a while. He's a movie star, but he's a great comic – sort of similar to Billy Crystal in his 'multi-ability.'"
Q&A: Eddie Murphy Will 'Deliver' as Oscars Host, Say Show Producers
Stewart says his dry comedy sense is different than Murphy's more showbiz background.
PHOTOS: Oscar Hosts Through the Years
"With guys like me, you get the sense that at some level, deep down inside, we think it's f--king ridiculous. Now that can make for a very entertaining show. But it's good to mix it up," he says.
STORY: Eddie Murphy: 5 Things to Know About the Oscar Host
Stewart reflects on the Academy Awards.
"The biggest problem of the show is the show," he tells Rolling Stone. "My favorite thing was when we showed one of their montages about all of these incredibly socially powerful films, and how Hollywood was a leader in the civil rights movement. I came back after the montage ended and said, 'And racism was never a problem again.' You just felt the whole room go, 'Hey motherf--ker, Who do you think you are?"


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Top Kitchen Design Ideas: Special for Floor and Light Design
Do you want to know about kitchen design ideas? The ideas will really help you to design your kitchen to be an incredible kitchen. These design ideas actually will explain about the design of whole parts of the kitchen. However, here, we are going to know about kitchen floor design and kitchen light design. Are you ready to know them?
Kitchen Ideas: Kitchen Floor Design
Yeah, the kitchen floor design is very important for a kitchen. The floor design will really influence view and safety of the kitchen itself. It means that it is important to choose kitchen floor with amazing design. The first-floor design that you can install in your kitchen is hardwood floor design. The hardwood design is so interesting. It is water resistant and pretty. The floor is brown with attractive design. The floor design will be suitable for many kitchen wall paintings. Therefore, you can choose this floor for every kind of kitchen. Do you like it?
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The second-floor design for you is checkerboard floor design. This kind of floor design will combine two colors, black and white. The design will be so exciting. I believe that if you choose this kind of the floor design, your kitchen will be so interesting.
The third-floor design for your lovely kitchen is Metropolis floor design. The floor design is white and clean. This kind of floor is also safe. Therefore, you can choose the floor design for your kitchen.
Kitchen Ideas: Kitchen Light Design
Your kitchen will not be perfect without light. It is very important for you to choose the light with amazing design. Actually, there are many kinds of kitchen light designs. The first design is standard light. This kind of light design is simple and small. It is usually installed on the ceiling.
The second kitchen light design is mini pendant design. This kind of light is hanged on the ceiling. How do you think about the design? Yeah, the light is also simple. However, the light will give different touch for your kitchen. The third kitchen light design is rustic chandelier design. This kind of kitchen light will bring rustic touch into your kitchen. Your kitchen will be interesting and great.
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What are your favorite kitchen design ideas? The ideas will really help you to have the incredible kitchen with amazing design. By having this kind of kitchen, your life will be more colorful and meaningful.

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SOUTH PORTLAND – I absolutely disagree with CMP President Sara Burns' assessment and assertions in her March 23 column defending smart meters.
The Office of the Public Advocate's position in response to CMP's practice and its disregard of its customers was warranted.
As one of the lead complainants against Central Maine Power, I have worked closely with the Office of the Public Advocate. Its work is above and beyond helpful. Last year the public advocate argued against the Advanced Metering Infrastructure implementation, to no avail.
Now the Office of the Public Advocate finds itself responding to and participating against something it knew in its better judgment was not in the general public's favor. The office also advocated for customer education on the AMI project, more widely known as smart meters. Well, that did not happen either.
CMP continues to operate as only a monopoly can. It is not as if we are able to shop around and find the best deal. We have one electricity deliverer in southern Maine, and we are subject to the decisions that CMP makes in light of its shareholders' interests.
I would align myself more with the position of the Connecticut attorney general. On Feb. 8, he submitted a brief or filing against his state's electric company and its desire to change its meters to a program similar to CMP's AMI program.
In so many words he stated that it was an undue burden to place on customers for a very limited benefit.
What CMP is not talking about is all that its clients have to gain through this endeavor. And I want to be perfectly clear that when I say "clients," I am not talking about CMP customers. We are not CMP's clients.
Sara Burns also stated in CMP's defense, "Our smart meter plan will meet the goals of Maine's 2009 Smart Grid Policy Act, which calls for the introduction of new technology to empower consumers, and improve the reliability of the grid."
And yet, CMP cannot offer any concrete evidence as to how we will be empowered as customers.
Central Maine Power and its lobbyists influenced this Smart Grid Policy Act, and they did so in a very calculated manner.
The Smart Grid Policy Act did not indicate that all meters would have to be changed to wireless devices. Yet, CMP is able to hide behind this legislation, stating that it is only doing what it was ordered to do.
And now, CMP has received the backing of the Public Utilities Commission, which in a "tentative order" from its two active members says it will not review the smart meter plan or study the effects of the meters themselves on people.
Since when do utility companies make our choices?
Sara Burns misleads in her comments. Our complaints against CMP do not revolve around anti-wireless animus and advanced technology. We are not against digital clocks, etc. How silly.
We are for customers regaining choice in reference to a utility company that remains a monopoly. We are against a monopoly deciding unilaterally, without any customer input, how to move forward providing a delivery service of electricity.
We can utilize smart grid functionality without wireless. Hardwired, digital meters can offer the same "advantages."
CMP's profit margins are in excess of hundreds of millions of dollars, and the company is only seeking more.
Most Mainers are middle-income earners. Most of them are not going to sit at their computers and watch their real-time usage and make changes in their use of electricity.
The average CMP bill is around $75. Everyone is trying to make ends meet as our only electric company sneaks in a technology upgrade.
Could we please talk plainly and in simple terms? Am I living a pipe dream thinking honesty should be included in that question? Why do we have to trade honesty?
CMP continues to say that the PUC and the legislators and national trends forced its hand in this smart meter implementation.
I say it is not too late to turn back, or to start telling the whole story.
– Special to the Press Herald
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The Building Better Opportunities project brings together funding from the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund (ESF) to help tackle the poverty and social exclusion faced by the most disadvantaged people in England. Run in conjunction with The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the project aims to provide pre-employment support within Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin for disadvantaged people aged 19 and over who are not in work.
The project will focus on those who are furthest from the labour market, helping them engage in activity to move forwards and into employment. Through a partnership of 21 partners, the project will provide access to a wide and diverse range of volunteering opportunities enabling more disadvantaged people to move into further education or training having acquired basic skills, increased confidence and motivation through personalized support that will equip them with the abilities needed to move toward and into employment. The project will run until 2019.
Watch the project come to life here.


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Last week, Salma Hayek partnered with MGM to form Ventanazul, a production company that aims to make "movies that have Latino themes but appeal to mass audiences." If anyone can do that, Salma can. The woman has a vision, and it's been a beautiful sight to behold thus far.
The write-up in the New York Times was interesting for a couple of reasons: First, it appeared in the Business section, under the heading "Latina Ambassador to Hollywood." Nice. Getting a nod in the biz section means she now commands a measure of respect that is not often afforded to actresses in general, let alone Latinas. So that's way cool. (And let's just crown her Ambassador to Lesbo-land while we're at it.)
Also notable is the evaluation of the movie industry's efforts in this area:
Chasing Papi?! OK, I haven't even heard of it, but whatever its chances were in 2003, it's definitely doomed now. I can't help but imagine some sort of ill-conceived L-Word-meets-Chasing-Amy debacle, in which Papi walks in on Kit in a threesome with Angus and Ivan and winds up heartbroken and selling comic-book-inspired fedoras.


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Like a mid-aughts indie mixtape, this triple bill covers a lot of sonic territory without straying too far left of center. Opener Gross Ghost scrubs strong hooks with punk stutters and churning guitar noise, generating a lo-fi bristle that fits like a steel wool sweater. D.C.'s True Womanhood uses homemade instruments to create an array of textures and tones behind its pop songs. The trio's brand-new Basement Membranes EP, recorded at Brooklyn's Death By Audio, showcases both the band's ear for the experiments and its compulsion for melodies. Finally, Gray Young fills whatever space is left with tight, urgent post-rock that brims with confident crescendos and deliberate melodies. 9:30 p.m. —Bryan Reed
Part swing, part twang, The Swang Brothers deliver sentimental country crooning with early rockabilly bravura. Strummed acoustic guitar rings as slapped upright bass pulses. The glistening electric guitar sings counterpoint with deep and longing vocals. This trio's songs seem picked out of the air after traveling over the AM radio waves of the 1950s deep into the night. Led by the bluesy, no-nonsense vocals of Kelley Breiding, Kelley & The Cowboys take tonight's other half. The boys behind her—whether with fiddle and mandolin or stripped down to only guitar, bass and drums—shake dance floors with upbeat western swing and honky tonk. Consider Breiding the rodeo queen. 10 p.m.—Andrew Ritchey
This free showcase, sponsored by The Daily Tar Heel's Diversions, accommodates nearly all tastes while playing like a Best of the Bull City sampler. Patrick Phelan's star-studded Luego plays with sophistication and sincerity on indie-informed, roots-tinged nuggets that fit between classic rock and power pop. The Beast is conscious hip-hop of the highest degree, inflected by the scholarly acumen of emcee Pierce Freelon and the eclectic, jazz-enlightened backgrounds of the rhythm trio. Powerhouse quartet The Dirty Little Heaters crush like a steamroller with the blunt force of its bluesy garage rock and Reese McHenry's strong-arm shouts. Red Collar frontman Jason Kutchma opens with an acoustic set. Free/ 9:30 p.m. —Spencer Griffith
All Music Guide critic Stewart Mason combined the two words that might best describe Bowerbirds' music. Mason wrote that their music contained a certain "unfeigned positivity." For all the fuss that's been made over the band's ecologically aware lyrics and of the elegant acoustic folk music they play, it's the unflagging sense of optimism that makes them affecting. It's not to say that Bowerbirds are always cheerful—more often they seem patient and reflective. And it's not that the world these songs inhabit is perfect. But they sing that maybe it could be. Local favorites Midtown Dickens and Veelee open. $10–12/ 9:30 p.m. —Bryan Reed
Anyone who's ever been within shouting distance of a gospel tent knows that salvation songs need not be hushed and solemn. Belting it out is a time-tested way to spread the Word. Even when Mike Farris, former lead howler of the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, changed direction stylistically and spiritually, he didn't abandon the volume and thrust of rock 'n' roll. With the horn-sporting Roseland Rhythm Revue, however, it's soul-revue-style intensity that shifts things into overdrive. Whether reviving a traditional gospel number, sharing a like-minded original or dipping into The Staple Singers songbook, Farris delivers as if all souls in the room, his included, depend on it. $25/ 8 p.m. —Rick Cornell
Think Pelican with a drummer who understands syncopation, or Maserati with more Kyuss, less U2. Atop all that soars the mournful cry of a pedal steel, a painfully gorgeous if unlikely instrument for such a band. There were never that many post-rock supergroups to begin with, and Red Sparowes may be the last of their kind. Formed by members of Isis and several other dark mood-rock acts, the Sparowes have been plagued since inception with membership troubles. Four members split in as many years, perhaps explaining why the 2008 EP, Aphorisms, was such a disappointment. It played like a modern prog pop band minus the vocalist, instrumental rock's cardinal sin. A band this talented can do far better—and possibly will on their forthcoming album. Mega-thick Massachusetts band Doomriders open. $10–$12/ 9 p.m. —Corbie Hill
There's really no tender way to put this: Tonight's four-band bill is going to break your frame. While openers ExMonkeys make elegant, sometimes triumphant electronic anthems, the rest of the night offers total destruction, from gnarly noise-rock blitzes to grunting grindcore. Headlining Providence, R.I., trio White Mice dress like rodent doctors gone mad, and the music they make—rock gone wild on heavy metal, noise and guttural distortion, thanks to a system of oscillators and no-limits loudness—might make you hope for a hospital. Suffering Bastards' heavy metal is thicker and slower than your average grindcore, affording it a certain beastliness. Durham's Cheezface makes noise for dancing—spastic, crazyface dancing. Also, Big Nuss. 9:30 p.m. —Grayson Currin
Hirsute Isreali garage rocker trio Monotonix don't just play music—they make you experience it. It's not that they have a great stage show so much as a great crowd show, since that's where they spend most of their time. Drummer Haggai Fershtman likes to crowd-surf his kit, playing it from atop his bass drum. Yonatan Get's guitar is thick and darkly scabrous, like something Stooges guitarist James Williamson flushed while recording Raw Power. Singer Ami Shalev's performances are so incendiary, the band brings a six-pack of carbon tetrachloride on stage lest he spontaneously combust. Headliners in their own right, The Thermals make some of the best intelligent, hook-lined punk around. The animated melodies recall GBV or The Jam, and the arrangements strike sharply like This Year's Model-era Elvis Costello. Local openers Bellafea make knotty, barbed rock that writhes with impelling urgency. Also, Past Lives. $12–$14/ 8:30 p.m. —Chris Parker
For all the reggae tribute acts and revivalists that roll through the Lincoln, don't miss the real thing. The Wailers—yes, as in "Bob Marley and..."—center around Aston "Family Man" Barrett, who played a chief role in defining the island sound as bassist of The Upsetters and bandleader of The Wailers for more than a decade. Barrett has helped perpetuate Marley's legacy ever since—this tour celebrates his 40th year as a Wailer. Expect the hits—like a live version of Legend, performed by a key figure in its creation, with some fine stand-ins. Marley disciples Steve Martinez & The Give Thanks Band open. $17–20/ 8:30 p.m. —Spencer Griffith
- Aloha
From: Cleveland
Since: 1997
Claim to fame: Diffuse, post-rock-inspired pop
This musical matchup resembles one of those televised cooking competitions. The pop-minded intent and most of the ingredients are the same, but the difference is how it's made and served. For a band whose predilections lean toward windy, rippling rock, Aloha is unusually tuneful. Where their peers drift into indulgent showmanship, they open the doors and windows to melody, ensuring the arrangements never get too stuffy. The presentation wafts subtle, urbane sophistication, too, as the songs unfold with graceful deliberation theatrically lit by keyboards. The style is well-suited to frontman Tony Cavallario's lithe croon. With Pomegranates and Ben Davis and the Jett$. At LOCAL 506. $10/ 9 p.m.
- Roman Candle
From: Nashville via Chapel Hill
Since: 1997
Claim to fame: Clever, well-crafted power pop with hooks big enough to bait Moby Dick
Roman Candle won't win everyone's favor, but their straightforward catchiness is unavoidable. It's crafted to knock out a wide swath of the audience—and anyone who doesn't see it coming. It's not as artless as radio pop, as there are baroque touches, sweet chiming rootsy strum, and other indie pop elements that lend a suitcoat of refinement. At its core, though, Roman Candle is a bottle rocket to the heart. It aims to fire the capillaries with honest, heartfelt hookiness—no feints or misdirections needed. Their guilelessness is by nature disarming, overwhelming the Aloha's slippery pop sensibilities. With The Ravenna Colt and The Parson Red Heads. At CAT'S CRADLE. $10/ 8:30 p.m. —Chris Parker
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LYNN BLAKEY (plus TIM SPARKS & TIM CARLESS)
From: these days the wilds of Hillsborough, N.C.
Since: Early '80s
Claim to fame: That Voice (and, yes, it deserves to be capitalized)
Lynn Blakey's expressive, many-moods voice can make innocent bystanders stop in their tracks and bring grown men to tears. I have seen the statue-making, and I have been the misty-eyed. For me, it was her take on Townes Van Zandt's "Flying Shoes" on Glory Fountain's The Beauty of 23, although there have been many moving moments over her career as band founder, leader and member. Also on the bill is the virtuosic Tim Sparks, whose guitar work has the same effect as Blakey's vocals, and Chapel Hill singer/ songwriter Tim Carless, who could no doubt offer up his own persuasively atmospheric version of "Flying Shoes." At NIGHTLIGHT. 9:30 p.m. (You can also catch Blakey at the Pittsboro General Store Caf on April 9.)
- Todd Snider
From: East Nashville, Tenn., by way of the Pacific Northwest
Since: 1994
Claim to fame: Being the thinking person's roots-rock wiseass
Todd Snider's easygoing but deceptively deep songs can make the dour chuckle and recruit the reluctant. I have heard the laughter, and I have been the converted. For me, the tipping point was witnessing Snider, a folk-rocking soapbox preacher, welcome the crowd into the palm of his hand at the inaugural Mucklewain Festival courtesy of "The Ballad of the Kingsmen." His East Nashville Skyline has been scripture ever since, and with each new recording Snider continues to strengthen his reputation as a combo of John Prine and Kris Kristofferson for the alt-country generation—with a thumbs-up from both those gentleman. Chatham County Line's Dave Wilson opens. $20/ 9 p.m. At THE ARTSCENTER. —Rick Cornell