“Twilight” co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart love riding bicycles. The two actors, who are rumoured to be dating, have been spotted riding their bikes together around Louisiana when not filming their scenes for the upcoming “Twilight” movies. “I see Rob and Kristen riding around the parking lot almost daily,” showbizspy.com quoted a source as [...]
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Pattinson, Stewart love riding bicycles
January 31st, 2011 |
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New Orleans JazzFest: Arcade Fire, Boni Jovi, Buffet, Wilco
January 20th, 2011 |
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Arcade Fire, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Sonny Rollins, Kid Rock,
John Mellencamp, Wilco, Robert Plant, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Willie Nelson,
The Strokes, John Legend & The Roots To Join Hundreds of Louisiana Greats at 2011 Jazz Fest in New Orleans
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival today announced the music lineup for the
2011 Festival scheduled for April 29 – May 1 and May 5 – 8. With twelve stages of virtually every style of roots music,
Jazz Fest presents one of the entertainment world’s most diverse music lineups, including its unparalleled showcase
of Louisiana’s unique culture. Hundreds of thousands of fans annually flock to the seven-day event that has been
called America’s best festival.
Arcade Fire, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Kid Rock, John Mellencamp, Wilco, Willie Nelson, The Strokes, Robert Plant, Ms.
Lauryn Hill, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Sonny Rollins, John Legend & The Roots, The Avett Brothers, Cyndi Lauper, Wyclef
Jean, Mumford & Sons, Alejandro Sanz, Jason Mraz, Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, Lupe Fiasco, Arlo Guthrie, Jamey
Johnson, Fantasia, Kenny G, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Decemberists, Gregg Allman Blues Band, Vickie Winans,
Lucinda Williams, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Robert Cray, Bobby Blue Bland, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Edie
Brickell, Keb’ Mo’, Rance Allen, Ahmad Jamal, Fourplay, Ricky Skaggs, Amos Lee, Jesse Winchester, Michelle Shocked,
Tabou Combo, RAM, and Boukman Eksperyans of Haiti, Punch Brothers, Ron Carter Trio, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Ivan
Lins, Charlie Musselwhite, Maceo Parker with guest Pee Wee Ellis and more are all among the national and
international guest artists scheduled to appear at the 42nd edition of the Jazz Fest.
Hundreds of Louisiana artists, the heart and soul of the Festival, are scheduled to appear, such as: Trombone Shorty
& Orleans Avenue, The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Mystikal, Pete Fountain, Kermit
Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Better Than Ezra, Rebirth Brass Band, Galactic, Tab Benoit, The Radiators, Cowboy
Mouth, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Marcia Ball, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ellis Marsalis, Walter “Wolfman”
Washington, Sonny Landreth, Henry Butler, Papa Grows Funk, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, John Boutte, Terence
Blanchard, Amanda Shaw, The New Orleans Bingo! Show, Jon Cleary, Partners N Crime with 5th Ward Weebie, Soul
Rebels Brass Band, Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste, Glen David Andrews, Anders Osborne, Buckwheat Zydeco, George
Porter, Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Big Freedia & Sissy Nobby, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty
Notes, MyNameIsJohnMichael, Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, Zachary Richard, Warren Storm – Willie Tee
& Cypress, Honey Island Swamp Band, Bonerama, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Nicholas Payton, Irvin Mayfield & the New
Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Jeremy Davenport, Deacon John, Donald Harrison, Astral Project, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
& the Golden Eagles, Banu Gibson, Shamarr Allen, Pine Leaf Boys, Mia Borders, Hot 8, Mahogany, New Birth &
Pinstripe Brass Bands, Roots of Music Marching Crusaders Band, The Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians plus many
more.
Quint Davis, producer/director of Jazz Fest said, “The 2011 Jazz Fest lineup will deliver an unprecedented balance of
the traditional and the contemporary, in all of the many music categories the Festival presents: from Bon Jovi, Sonny
Rollins and Arcade Fire to Jimmy Buffett, Kid Rock, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson to Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Strokes
and Robert Plant and on and on, along with the unending list of New Orleans super talents. This lineup reminds us
that the artists we grew up with are now the icons of today, and that today’s new heroes are tomorrow’s heritage.
We’re honored to be able to once again celebrate the soul of America as only New Orleans and the Jazz Fest can.”
The 2011 Festival will also host the largest celebration of Haitian culture in the U.S. since the devastating earthquake
one year ago. New Orleans and Haiti have shared a deep cultural connection for over three hundred years and many
of the local traditions and customs owe their roots to this complex Caribbean country. The Jazz Fest is proud and
honored to host the icons of Haitian music and culture including Wyclef Jean, Tabou Combo, RAM, Boukman
Eksperyans, Emeline Michel, Djakout #1, DJA-Rara and Ti-Coca & Wanga Negès. The many cultural connections will
be illustrated throughout all aspects of this year’s Festival. Some highlights include traditional Vodou drumming
performances, folk crafts demonstrations led by visiting master artisans and rara band DJA-Rara parading
throughout the Fair Grounds. With the support of the Green Family Foundation, the program will also include a
series of scholar-led panel discussions entitled Haiti & New Orleans: Cultural Crossroads as well as a listening station
featuring excerpts from the Grammy nominated recordings of Dr. Alan Lomax made in Haiti for the Library of
Congress in 1936-1937.
Tickets for the Festival, which takes place at the Fair Grounds Race Course, went on sale today. A limited number of
discount ticket packages including tickets to each day of a particular weekend of the Festival will be offered. Ticket
packages purchased for all three days of the first weekend (April 29, 30 & May 1) will be $120 ($40 per day), while
second weekend packages purchased for all four festival days (May 5, 6, 7, & 8) will be $160 ($40 per day). (Tickets
included in each package are day-specific.) Advance single day Jazz Fest tickets are only $45; the gate price is $60.
Children’s tickets (ages 2 – 10) are still only $5 and are available at the gate only. Single day tickets to Jazz Fest are
on sale by specific weekend, with each ticket valid for a single day’s attendance.
Tickets are available at www.nojazzfest.com and www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by
calling (800)
745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Jazz Fest ticket office located at the New Orleans Arena Box
Office. All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges.
Even Small Amounts of Oil and Dispersant Are Toxic to Phytoplankton … the Basis of the Entire Gulf Food Chain
January 19th, 2011 |
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Naomi Klein said at her December 8th TED talk:What [scientists] found is that water with even trace amounts of oil and dispersants can be highly toxic to phytoplankton—which is a serious problem because so much life depends on it. So contrary to th…
Efron donates to charity for film crew’s haircut
December 25th, 2010 |
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Hollywood hearthrob Zac Efron has embraced the Christmas spirit by donating money to a children’s charity after cast and crew on his new movie agreed to shave their heads for a dare. The “High School Musical” hunk has been filming “The Lucky One” in New Orleans, Louisiana for 10 weeks and has sported a buzzcut [...]
Did Blake Lively play role in Johansson, Reynolds’ marriage split?
December 16th, 2010 |
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Rumours are abuzz that Blake Lively was the reason behind Scarlett Johansson”s spilt with hubby Ryan Reynolds. The blonde bombshell, who stars along side Reynolds in ‘Green Lantern,’ may have led him astray while filming the super hero flick, reports E! Online. The site reported, “rumblings that everything wasn”t exactly up to wedding vow snuff [...]
Did Ryan Reynolds Cheat On Scarlett Johansson With Blake Lively?
December 16th, 2010 |
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Well, you knew it was coming: Is Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively The Other Woman at the center of the Ryan Reynolds/Scarlett Johansson split? The dust has barely settled on the Reynolds/Johannson bust-up and already we’re getting theories on where it all went wrong. On Tuesday, the couple announced that they were putting themselves back on [...]
“Weekend At Bernie’s†Inspires Southern Dance Craze
December 12th, 2010 |
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Those of us old enough to remember when people wore fanny packs and New Wave pop ruled the Billboard charts look back on the late ’80s comedy Weekend at Bernie’s with a chuckle and smile. But for some film fans (namely rappers….), the 1989 hit — about a pair of insurance salesmen (Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan [...]
New Britney Spears Album Due March 2011 (Oh, And Haters Can Kiss Her “Lily White, Southern Louisiana Assâ€)
December 3rd, 2010 |
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The Queen of Carmel Fraps and day-old Cheetos is getting sassy in her “old” age. Pop princess Britney Spears celebrated her 29th birthday on Thursday, with some big album news for fans and a special Twitter PSA to the “hatas.” “I’m almost done with my new album and it will be coming out this March,†[...]
Scientists Confirm that Dispersants Are Increasing Contamination in the Gulf
November 30th, 2010 |
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I have repeatedly documented the detrimental impacts of dispersants on humans, wildlife and seafood safety. See this, this, this, this, this, this and this.As I noted in September, scientists from Oregon State University found elevated levels of poly…
Exxon to build diesel unit at Singapore oil refinery: Update
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. will build a diesel hydrotreater at its Singapore refining complex and increase its output of ultra-low-sulfur supplies by the equivalent of 2% of China’s demand for the transport fuel.
The world’s largest listed oil and gas company plans to boost supplies by 9 million liters a day to more than 25 million, Exxon said in an e-mailed statement today. The additional daily output is equivalent to 56,600 barrels. China may consume 2.87 million barrels a day of diesel this year, based on forecasts by the International Energy Agency.
The facility may be completed by 2014, Karen Wong, the company’s media relations and communications advisor in Singapore, said by telephone. She declined to specify the cost of the construction.
Exxon is spending more than $1 billion on diesel hydrotreaters at refineries in Baytown in Texas, Baton Rouge in Louisiana and in Belgium’s Antwerp to boost the plants’ capacity by 22 million liters a day. That’s about 140,000 barrels a day.
Diesel, or gasoil, has outpaced gains in crude as the global economic recovery bolsters fuel demand. In Singapore, gasoil’s premium to Dubai crude, the Asian benchmark, climbed to US$14.32 ($18.64) a barrel last week, the highest since January 2009, according to PVM Oil Associates, a brokerage.
Exxon’s Singapore refining complex, the company’s biggest globally, comprises a 296,000 barrel-a-day plant on Jurong Island off the country’s southwestern coast and a 309,000 barrel-a-day refinery on the mainland, according to its website.
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Reappearance of Huge Plumes of Oil is Making It Hard to Pretend that the Problem Has Disappeared
October 28th, 2010 |
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There is a flood of information coming out on the Gulf oil spill.Why?The reappearance of huge plumes of oil is making it hard to pretend that it has all gone away.Here’s a roundup of some of the Gulf oil headlines from just the last 4 days:More Indep…
Conyers and Kilpatrick Demand Lenders Extend Housing Foreclosure Moratorium to Michigan; No More Foreclosures Until Fraudulent Paperwork is Resolved
October 6th, 2010 |
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Sent to me by a friend on the Hill.From the office of: Fourteenth District, MichiganCongressman John Conyers, Jr.Chairman, House Judiciary CommitteeDean, Congressional Black CaucusPress ReleaseConyers and Kilpatrick Demand Lenders Extend Housing Forecl…
Scientists: 40 Times More Cancer-Causing Toxics in Gulf than Before Spill … Dispersants to Blame
October 1st, 2010 |
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Scientists from Oregon State University have found a 40-fold increase in the amount of cancer-causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) near Louisiana’s Grande Isle between May and June.The Oregon team is looking at “the fraction of PAHs that are…
“Catch Me If You Can†Musical Opening In 2011
September 21st, 2010 |
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Unless this production finds a way to incorporate Leo DiCaprio dancing in spandex, we’re not sure we’re interested! What will they think of next? How about Catch Me If You Can: The Musical?From the producers behind the Broadway hit Hairspray comes a singing-dancing stage adaption of Steven Spielberg’s 2002 true crime film, which featured baby-faced actor [...]
Dumpstaphunk: New Album Release Show Tonight!
September 17th, 2010 |
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THE DUMPSTA IS FULL, Y’ALL!!!
Dumpstaphunk‘s new full length studio album Everybody Want Sum is now available. And the band will be throwing down at Tipitina’s in New Orleans tonight, Friday, September 17, to celebrate the release. The self-released album is now available at Louisiana Music Factory and at shows.
The band will be touring in support of Everybody Want Sum throughout the rest of 2010. The next time you can catch them in New Orleans will be Halloween weekend opening for Widespread Panic!
Dumpstaphunk Tour Dates
Sep 17 2010 – 8:00P – Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA (CD RELEASE PARTY)
Sep 18 2010 – 3:00P – Earthdance Festival – Laytonville, CA
Sep 28 2010 – 8:00P – Bluebird Nightclub – Bloomington, IN
Sep 29 2010 – 8:00P – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
Sep 30 2010 – 8:00P – Redstone Room – Davenport, IA
Oct 1-2 2010 – 8:00P – Martyr’s – Chicago, IL
Oct 5 2010 – 8:00P – Busters – Lexington, KY
Oct 6 2010 – 8:00P – Rhythm and Brews – Chattanooga, TN
Oct 7 2010 – 8:00P – New Earth Music Hall – Athens, GA
Oct 8-9 2010 – 8:00P – Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA
Oct 14 2010 – 8:00P – Live on the Green – Nashville, TN
Oct 15 2010 – 8:00P – Bama Theater – Tuscaloosa, AL
Oct 29 2010 – 6:00P – UNO Lakefront Arena – New Orleans, LA – Opening for Widespread Panic
Oct 30 2010 – 8:00P – Southern Monster Smash- Pompano Beach, FL
Nov 5-6 2010 – 9:00P – Pour House Charleston – Charleston, SC
Nov 12 2010 – 12:00P – Bear Creek Music & Art Festival – Live Oak, FL
Jan 4-9 2011 – Jam Cruise 9 (Various Ports) – Fort Lauderdale, FL
What’s Going On In The Gulf?
September 17th, 2010 |
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BP and the government decided that millions of gallons of dispersants should be dumped into the Gulf to sink and hide the oil.They succeeded in sinking it. As ABC, CBS and NPR note, huge quantities of oil are blanketing the ocean floor, killing virtu…
Gulf Oil Refuses to Stay Hidden Underwater
September 15th, 2010 |
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BP and the government decided that millions of gallons of dispersants should be dumped into the Gulf to sink and hide the oil.They succeeded in sinking it. As ABC, CBS and NPR note, huge quantities of oil are blanketing the ocean floor, killing virtu…
Chicago Math Magnet School Wins Intel Top Award
September 15th, 2010 |
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More than $1 Million Given to Innovative Math/Science Schools in Intel Schools of Distinction Awards
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- The awards for the Intel Schools of Distinction were announced today in Washington, D.C., recognizing top science and math schools in the nation.
- Chicago’s Walter Payton College Prep took top prize; winners also from Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia.
- Cash and award packages included curriculum materials, professional development resources, hardware and software from sponsors.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 14, 2010 – Walter Payton College Prep, a Chicago high school with a student body representing youth from more than 100 elementary schools around the city, took home the top award in the Intel Schools of Distinction contest tonight in Washington, D.C.
Other schools winning big include Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Va); Roxbury Preparatory Charter School (Roxbury, Mass.); Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School (Baton Rouge, La.); M.S. 223 The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology (Bronx, N.Y.); and West Elementary (Wamego, Kan.).
Intel’s education quest is to prepare tomorrow’s innovators, and the six schools honored do just that in the areas of innovative math and/or science programs. In recognition of and support for their efforts, each school won an estimated $160,000 in a combination of cash grants from the Intel Foundation and an award package including curriculum materials, professional development resources, hardware and software from program sponsors including Blackboard Collaborate, BrainwareSafari, Dell, DyKnow, I-CAN, SAS, Scantron, SMART Technologies and Tabula Digita.
“The critical knowledge base provided by math and science education is the foundation for innovation,” said Shelly Esque, vice president of Intel’s Corporate Affairs Group. “These schools imbue a deep passion for math and science in the next generation, a critical requirement for America to remain competitive in the global economy.”
The Walter Payton College Preparatory High School based in Chicago took home the Star Innovator Award, which brings an additional $15,000 from the Intel Foundation, for a total of $175,000 in cash and prizes. Payton is a citywide magnet school that serves a diverse student body and focuses on mathematics, science and world languages. Math teachers participate in lesson study and are highly engaged in collaborative processes. All courses include measurement, data analysis and modeling activities, using the same digital lab instruments used in science classes. The school schedule includes block lessons once a week and innovative, co-curricular seminars throughout the semester to engage students in the study of advanced or unusual topics.
More than a quarter of students take five or more math courses before graduation, opting for AP Statistics and university-level electives. More than 99 percent of Payton students meet or exceed state math standards. Additionally, Payton students have a 98 percent graduation rate and excel in academic competitions. The school also has an excellent record for helping students qualify for AP courses and pass AP tests.
Twelve finalists were selected from 149 applications. The 2010 finalists were from Florida, Kansas, Texas, New York, California, Illinois, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Ohio. For more detailed information visit www.intel.com/about/corporateresponsibility/education/soda/winners.htm.
Over the past decade alone, Intel has invested more than $1 billion, and its employees have donated more than 3 million hours toward improving education in 50 countries. To learn more, visit www.intel.com/education and the blogs.intel.com/csr. To join Intel’s community of people sharing their education stories, visit www.inspiredbyeducation.com.
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Scientists: Dispersants May Delay Recovery of the Gulf By Years … Or Decades
September 1st, 2010 |
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The government and BP claim that the combination of Corexit and crude oil is less toxic than crude oil by itself.Is that true?Well, scientists have found that when Corexit is applied to the actual crude oil from BP’s well, it releases 35 times more tox…