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    Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. A world of difference in reactions over foreign, U.S. film violence

    Genre filmmaking helps make sense of the world, creating codes by which the seemingly irrational ways of human behavior can be understood. With storytelling modes that travel from country to country — the crime picture, the horror film, the action movie — genres cross borders and barriers with audiences the world over. On-screen violence can be seen as an international language.
    Genre filmmaking helps make sense of the world, creating codes by which the seemingly irrational ways of human behavior can be understood. With storytelling modes that travel from country to country — the crime picture, the horror film, the action...

    Tags: Toronto International Film Festival, Hong Kong, John Woo, Sergio Leone, Japan

    2. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| AM News

  2. Frank X Walker named Kentucky Poet Laureate

    <strong>FRANKFORT &mdash;&nbsp;</strong>Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Lexington poet, author and teacher Frank X Walker as Kentucky poet laureate for 2013-14, the Kentucky Arts Council announced today. Walker, a native of Danville, will be formally inducted during a ceremony on Kentucky Writers' Day, April 24, at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
    FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Lexington poet, author and teacher Frank X Walker as Kentucky poet laureate for 2013-14, the Kentucky Arts Council announced today. Walker, a native of Danville, will be formally inducted during a...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities, Steve Beshear, Poetry, Politics

    3. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  3. Lee Chapin Sammis

    Lee Chapin Sammis passed away February 12, 2013, in his home in Newport Beach, CA, where he lived and built his business for the past 50 years.&nbsp; He was born on February 15, 1931 in Los Angeles to MIT graduates Ford Woodruff and Constance Sharp Sammis.&nbsp; His family lived all over the country during the depression until settling in Pasadena, CA where he graduated in 1949 from South Pasadena High School.&nbsp; The experience of frequently being the new kid in class shaped his scrappy nature and he became an inveterate reader, mechanical tinkerer and collector extraordinaire of many things.&nbsp; Ambition and tenacity being innate, he was a teamster in San Pedro at age 14 for 65&cent; an hour, had his driver&rsquo;s license at the same age, trained with legendary boxer Canto Robletto to win a Golden Gloves title as a teen, played football with distinction at South Pasadena High and won intramural track meets in the 100 yard dash, all while faithfully keeping a full social calendar.&nbsp; He often hitchhiked down to the beach at Balboa in those years to sail the family Thistle, swing at the Rendezvous Ballroom and attend Bal Week festivities.&nbsp; He attended UCLA and UC Berkeley where he was an active member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and Skull &amp; Keys, amongst others.&nbsp; Lee also worked as a hasher in the Kappa House at Cal to supplement his diet and &ldquo;foster fraternal relations.&rdquo;&nbsp; After college he enlisted in the Army, being discharged in 1957 a 1st Lieutenant stationed at Fort Ord.&nbsp; He married his beloved wife, Joan Howard of Pasadena, in 1955 and they settled in their hometown in 1957.&nbsp; He worked in Los Angeles for RA Rowan and in 1962, the family moved to Newport Beach, where he was a founding member of the Orange County office of Coldwell Banker on PCH in Corona del Mar.
    Lee Chapin Sammis passed away February 12, 2013, in his home in Newport Beach, CA, where he lived and built his business for the past 50 years.  He was born on February 15, 1931 in Los Angeles to MIT graduates Ford Woodruff and Constance Sharp Sammis. ...

    Tags: Jonathan Winters, Realty, Banking, Joint Ventures, Marketing

    4. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Jessamine Journal

  4. CPL hosts black-history events

    Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in United States history. The Jessamine County Public Library will offer events and cultural programs to...

    Tags: Whoopi Goldberg, Movies, Minority Groups, Libraries, African-American History Month

    5. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  5. 'Sewn Together' opens at Hannibal Square Heritage Center

    In honor of the 125th anniversary of the incorporation of Eatonville, the Hannibal Square Heritage Center Quilting Guild is working with seven families to create a series of historical photographic quilts.
    In honor of the 125th anniversary of the incorporation of Eatonville, the Hannibal Square Heritage Center Quilting Guild is working with seven families to create a series of historical photographic quilts. "Sewn Together: Photographic Quilts...

    Tags: Tuskegee University, Maitland, Eatonville, Arts and Culture, Culture

    6. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. China, Middle East: New Fairmonts planned in the next two years

    Look to China&nbsp;and the Middle East for new Fairmont&nbsp;hotel projects; both&nbsp;are in the forefront of a development boom launched by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fairmont.com/" target="_blank">Fairmont Hotels &amp; Resorts</a>, which&nbsp;plans to develop more than 20 new properties&nbsp;in the next few&nbsp;years in several new destinations.&nbsp;It plans to&nbsp;be represented in 22 countries by 2014.
    Look to China and the Middle East for new Fairmont hotel projects; both are in the forefront of a development boom launched by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, which plans to develop more than 20 new properties in the next few years in several new destinations....

    Tags: Nanjing (China), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Personal Service, UNESCO, Arts and Culture

    7. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Baltimore colleges push to improve neighborhoods

    Change has swept through the University of Baltimore &#8212; and the surrounding neighborhood &#8212; over the past decade. Striking new academic buildings, an apartment building and the university's first dormitory have appeared among the brownstones of the Midtown neighborhood. New shops and restaurants brighten once-dingy blocks. Streets that were deserted after dark now buzz with students.
    Change has swept through the University of Baltimore — and the surrounding neighborhood — over the past decade. Striking new academic buildings, an apartment building and the university's first dormitory have appeared among the brownstones...

    Tags: Mental Health, Employment Opportunities, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, University of Maryland, Baltimore

    8. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Florida travel calendar for February

    Check out festivals and events in February across the state.
    Check out festivals and events in February across the state. This list is organized by region. Central Florida (including Orlando, Kissimmee, Daytona Beach, Sanford, the Space Coast, Lakeland/Polk and Lake County) Through Feb. 3: 24th Annual Zora Neale...

    Tags: Gainesville, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), State Parks, Foods and Beverages

    9. Nov 20, 2012 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  9. Festival of Arts posts another great year

    Another opening, another show, another success.
    Another opening, another show, another success. Festival of Arts officials announced at the annual membership meeting in the Festival Forum Theatre that the 2012 season was both a financial and artistic triumph. Moreover, the festival's permanent...

    Tags: Financial Aid, Fine Artists, Festive Events, Artists, Awards and Prizes

    10. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Developer says 'Hagerstown has it'

    A planned $300 million downtown redevelopment project in Glassboro, N.J., currently being completed by Sora Development, a real estate development firm that&rsquo;s expressed interest in doing something similar in Hagerstown, has been well-received, an education official there said last week.
    cj.lovelace@herald-mail.com
    A planned $300 million downtown redevelopment project in Glassboro, N.J., currently being completed by Sora Development, a real estate development firm that’s expressed interest in doing something similar in Hagerstown, has been well-received, an...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Rentals, Architecture, Construction, Baltimore Hotels

    11. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. Spence Perry: We must not scare away hope

    The legislative machine in Washington crept back into motion early this month, and there were indications amidst the screeching and growling that it might be good to go long enough to get the country out of its self-inflicted economic ditch. The holiday...

    Tags: College Baseball, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Culture, Philosophy

    12. Jan 7, 2013 |Column| RedEye

  12. Video/Q&A: 'A Haunted House' star/co-writer Marlon Wayans

    Within the first three minutes of our conversation, Marlon Wayans mocks my shoes, imagines an ethnically diverse array of naked women surrounding him, describes the peaceful way to strangle a cow and his plan to delay sitting on the toilet in order to fully savor his breakfast.
    Within the first three minutes of our conversation, Marlon Wayans mocks my shoes, imagines an ethnically diverse array of naked women surrounding him, describes the peaceful way to strangle a cow and his plan to delay sitting on the toilet in order to...

    Tags: Marlon Wayans, Britney Spears, Dance Flick (movie), Jurassic Park (movie), Ghosts (supernatural entities)

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