Chronicling the odd adventurous life of the Paskowtiz family, led by Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, Doug Pray’s new documentary, Surfwise, is an hour and a half of engaging, memorable footage. With the glut of documentaries that have been hitting the market lately, due to the recent upsurge in the genre’s popularity, these endeavors can be hit […]

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This is not a DVD for wimps. I pretty much can handle anything, but at 6am on a Sunday morning even I found this one a little tough to take.
Rap (esque) is not a style I like. I can find very few redeeming features in this so called music genre. If you like it, and […]

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Liberal Hearts and Conservative Brains
 By Ron Lipsman
 The title of this book intrigued me and attracted me to read it, it is based loosely on the age old quote possibly of Churchill’s regarding being young and liberal and being old and conservative.  Unfortunately, Lipsman takes this quote from late 19th Century early 20th Century Britain and […]

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“In nature one organisms waste is another organisms opportunity” Dr. David Suzuki tells us.
How true that is. I work in an environment that very much features this idea. I work with the homeless, maybe the greatest recycling sector on the planet. They scour the city for empty cans and bottles that have a redemption value, […]

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Living in Austin and now Chicago you could say that I’ve been a little spoiled when it comes to the improv scene. Visiting small theatres and hole in the wall locations I’ve seen some pretty hilarious antics. From the now-defunct Austin favorite Well Hung Jury to the Chicago staple Second City, there are comedians in this country who’s improvisational […]

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If your blessed you might get to see what J. Spencer called a “blue moon things only to be seen once in a life time.” Estelle’s CD “Shine” is a blue moon, eclectic yet rooted in Hip-Hop. You can also hear the strong influenced of soul music “Shine” is clutter breaking the delicate and unique […]

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This middle school novel’s theme is secrets. Just like in real life, everyone in this book has them. Kathy Harmon, the new kid in town because she just moved to Warner, North Carolina, an island town on the outer banks, has them. One of her secrets is what happened to her left hand that causes […]

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Jena, Louisiana is a small town, a town almost no one had ever heard of prior to December 4th 2006 when a white high school kid arrived in the local hospital with a concussion following a beating by his black brethren. The story exploded across, not only the US but the entire world. The six […]

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I wanted to read ‘Faux Elivs’ by  Pat Cook because the idea that Elivs never died but was still alive ignited my imagination. The book starts with a rookie reporter being given her first opportunity to show what’s she’s made of and come up with an interesting human interest story and prove her worth as a journalist. […]

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Nikki is in a meeting with Victoria and Brad. She tells Victoria David is in a meeting right now with a chemist and she thinks she should give him a call. In the meantime David is on the phone with his bookie and finds out the sure bet they talked him into making fell through […]

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Emily comes into her office and finds Casey there sleeping in the chair. He tells Emily he didn’t want to go home because he is still mad at his Mom and Dad for how they treated him. Margo comes in to apologize to Casey. She says she is so sorry and wants him to forgive […]

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Daniel tells Chelsea what happened to him is history which is what it is with her. She doesn’t want to accept this. Chelsea tells him she is well now and she isn’t going to get sick again. She says if she does then he will just have to take care of her. He says no […]

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Award winning film maker Tony Palmer has created quite the opus with this 17 part series about popular music. It comes in a 5 DVD boxed set, and is an absolute must have for any music fan.
Todays music map encompasses a seemingly endless mixture of styles, from a cappella (unaccompanied) to zydeco (A Cajun Louisiana […]

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There are lots of Elvis impersonators, in fact there are several Marriage Chapels in Los Vegas that offer Elvis inspired preachers to perform the ceremony. There are are even the Flying Elvii, that perform dare-devil stunts with parachutes while dressed in matching Elvis costumes. Lets face it folks, this is an Elvis world! Pick up […]

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Victor and Sabrina are having breakfast when he looks at her and tells her how beautiful she is. She says he is spoiling her by telling her that every morning. He tells her that is because she is very beautiful and he tells her how happy he is now. She tells him she wants him […]

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Lily is back and Lucinda brings her out to the farm and finds the girls there. Holden is gone and they say he went to a party at Metro. The girls thinks Lily should get all dressed up and go to the party and surprise Holden. They find the perfect dress after saying she needs […]

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John and Marlena look for the disc that is missing when Sami walks in asking what is going on. Marlena tells her the disc is missing. She says it was right there on the desk before. John says well it is gone now. She asks if anything else is missing. John says he doesn’t know […]

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Did you miss them, they’re back!
Back in college my roommate Dustin and I made a pledge that if Van Halen ever toured with David Lee Roth again we would be at the show no matter what. That promise was fulfilled in October of last year when we saw the mighty VH at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans […]

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Nikki is waiting for David to have dinner. When he finally shows up he claims he is late because his GA meeting ran over and tells her he thinks it was an inspiration. Nikki notices Sabrina and Victor walking in and tells David to excuse her for a minute. She says hello to Sabrina and […]

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Katie and Brad are having breakfast in their hotel room with Liberty. Brad says they are celebrating. Liberty lies to them saying she aced her test at school. Katie tells her she needs to get her shower so she can get ready for school.
Jack goes to Carly’s to see the kids off to school and […]

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Daniel pulls away from Chelsea telling her he can’t do this. She asks him if she is right when she says he is staying in Salem because of her. He says he doesn’t want to hurt her and then walks away from her but Chelsea catches him and they kiss again. He pulls away again […]

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Barney the purple dinosaur and his band of friends are back with a brand new pal!
Starting this May 6th, now available on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment is the latest compilation of amazing adventures from an established and beloved dinosaur.  Barney – Hi! I’m Riff! is now ready to be […]

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The Dream Team of children’s television is back with an all new seasonal selection of incredible episodes.
Starting this May 13th, now available on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment comes the latest grab bag of amazing summertime adventures!  Summertime Fun! is ready to be brought home and enjoyed whenever you wish.  […]

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“Vagina Dentata! Vagina Dentata!” So screams an unfortunately lascivious gynecologist in a key scene of this dark high school comedy billed as a horror film (mistakenly by reviewers, intentionally by the distributors). And from the opening scene (a twisted parody of typical suburban Americana) to the blatant title, everything about this film seems to mimic […]

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Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew are back!
Starting this May 13th, now available on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment is the latest release from the best building crew in all of television land.  Bob the Builder – The Three Musketrucks is now ready to be watched at home whenever […]

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Travel writing is incredible.  It mixes together two incredible things, travel and writing, and manages to create a hybrid which maintains the greatest aspects of each component.  Two shining examples of the genre which have a had a great impact on my own life are Che Guevara’s Motorcycle Diaries and Bill Bryson’s A Walk In […]

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Most business and self improvement books share a common thread, they are about as exciting to read as a root canal. They drone on and on about concepts, but very rarely put those concepts into a scene where the reader can understand their purpose.
Gregg Fraley has turned this situation on its head with Jack’s Notebook. […]

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“Given the choice between being blind or being deaf, I would choose being blind. Blindness cuts you off from things – but deafness cuts you off from people”
Those words come from Helen Keller, and sum up deafness so well.
This Thursday HBO are airing another in their documentary series. Hear And Now is both sad and […]

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Offensive is never necessarily funny.  Just because you might be baiting the Pharisees does not mean that you are going to be hilarious.  Some television shows are able to do that quite well.  The Simpsons and South Park are shining example of both offensive material and profoundly humorous material at the same time.  Family Guy […]

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Trust Definition
Trust, as defined by the common law legal systems pertains to a relationship in which a person or entity called the trustee possesses legal title to certain property or which we refer to as the trust property or trust corpus, but is obliged by a fiduciary duty to exercise that legal control for the […]

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