Work needed to improve lake’s water quality
Lake Quinsigamond is a long, deep glacial lake that separates the city of Worcester and the town of Shrewsbury. Our family home has been located on the lake for decades. The lake’s geographical features make it ideal for boat races yearly and other private boating and recreation events.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Slap in the face
The so-called Quinn Bill has been a financial albatross for cities and towns for more than two decades. Now, if one Boston politician has his way, the bloated program would become an even bigger budget buster.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Rent a stretch? Or ‘Watch your step’?
Maybe we’ve come to a certain age in life, but catching sight of a glittering limousine strutting down the street like it’s on a red carpet is more likely to make our eyes roll than pop.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Timely legislation needed to save planet
Recent reports by national experts reveal that the global warming caused by our melting ice cap will soon cause severe water shortages in many American cities and probably cause the five Great Lakes to dry up as soon as 2012.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Review - Gracie
GRACIE [PG-13]
“Life is like a shit sandwich,” says Elisabeth Shue to her young co-star Carly Schroeder, “and everyone gets to take a bite.” The year is 1978, and women, though officially equal to men, are still relegated to eating it on the b-team in a male dominated society. Schroeder, as Shue proxy Grace Bowen, attempts to bridge that gender gap by playing on a competitive male soccer team as a means of honoring her late brother. The film, based around the lives of co-stars Elizabeth and Andrew Shue, follows Gracie and her family as they attempt to deal with the pain of losing one of their own so tragically. Gracie’s father, played with conviction by Dermot Mulroney (Georgia Rule), internalizes his grief, shutting himself off from his family emotionally. Initially unwilling to train his daughter, her steadfast determination eventually wins him over, and the audience is treated to an obligatory […]
Original post by Robert Newton
Interview - Andrew & Elisabeth Shue and Carly Schroeder (”Gracie”)
Shues on the other
A talk with Andrew & Elisabeth Shue and Carly Schroeder of Gracie
Interview by Gregory Johnson
“When I grow up, I would like to play soccer. Many girls are afraid to play sports with boys. But after you score a few goals, you feel a lot better.” –Elisabeth Shue, Grade 6
This week’s sports drama, Gracie, based around events of Hollywood’s real-life Shue family, is the inspirational story of Grace Bowen, played with steadfast determination by then-15-year-old Carly Schroeder. Grace wants to play soccer — on the boy’s team — after the tragic loss of her eldest brother.
“The heart of the story was one I’ve wanted to tell for about ten years,” says producer/co-star Andrew Shue. “In the beginning, I wanted to tell a story that paid tribute to our older brother Will and used our family sport as a backdrop. The story came into focus, however, […]
Original post by Robert Newton
New On DVD - Maxed Out, Alone With Her, Stand Up, Nobody Wants Your Film
MAXED OUT [NR]
Maybe Tyler Durden was on to something. In the 1999 counter-cult hit Fight Club, novelist Chuck Palahniuk’s badass anarchist, played by Brad Pitt, initiated the nationwide destruction of the databanks of all the major credit card companies in order to free America from its consumerist overlords. Without advocating such extreme measures, first-time director James D. Scurlock makes a case for revolution by exposing lender practices akin to usury and the U.S. government’s enabling of it, the irony, of course, being that the U.S. government is the biggest credit abuser of us all. Scurlock, not to be confused with Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock, digs quite deep, tapping attorneys, debt retrieval specialists and most importantly, the so-called victims of easy credit. First-timer Scurlock does overreach occasionally, comparing borrowers and lenders to slaves and masters (and the lenders’ aggressive practices to rape). He also spotlights three suicides, implying that […]
Original post by Robert Newton
OutSEO’ing the SEO People
Yesterday, I wrote about Hosted Marketing Pages. Today, my blog (not the post) is result #10 on google.
You’d think it’d be a little harder to get on the first page for a search term that would be coveted by the experts at search engine optimization.
Do I win yet, Jim? I am atleast looking forward to that We Build Pages wall clock. Address here.
Original post by Peter Caputa