| Diverse Array Of Films Share Top Honors At Independent Spirit Awards
Juno," "The Savages," and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" shared top category honors at the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards, making the highly anticipated annual event into a celebration of the diverse films that captured the public's attention this year. "Once," "Crazy Love," "Talk to Me," "The Lookout," "August Evening," and "I'm Not There" also received awards at the event. The 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards were held Saturday, February 23, in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. The Spirit Awards is a celebration honoring films made by filmmakers who embody independence and who dare to challenge the status quo. This annual event, which began as a small grassroots program, has grown into one of the most anticipated events of the film year. As part of an organizational greening initiative, Film Independent implemented numerous changes to produce an eco-friendly awards show this year.
Souter's cash took SNP to victory
The possibility that the SNP might win the election first appeared in June last year, and it stayed ahead through October to the turn of the year. It is easier to raise money when you are ahead." How can anyone say that Souter's money swung it? As an ex labour voter, I can tell you right now that it wasn't SNP 'advertising' that changed my mind. .
Got a great photo of a fuzzy, furry or feathered friend?
The Oregon Humane Society is looking for great pictures of cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, horses and other pets for its 17th annual Fuzzy, Furry and Feathered Friends Photo Contest. The contest is open until May 31, 2008. Winners will see photos of their pets published in the full-color OHS Magazine and will also receive great prizes from Pro Photo Supply and Canon. Prizes will be awarded for the best photos in the following categories: Top Dog, Top Cat, Top Other Animal (rabbit, bird, etc.), Funniest photo, Child with Pet, Me & My Pet, Editor’s Choice, and Grand Prize. "Me & My Pet" is a new category for 2008, and focuses on adults posing with their favorite furry or feathered friend. The Grand Prize winner will receive a Canon Rebel XSi Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm lens.
Bloggers seriously candid, but anonymous
Tommy is squealing like the organ grinder's monkey for more openness on Mississippi newspaper editorial pages but the noise gets a little garbled coming out of the Mississippi House of Representatives because it's still emanating from behind closed doors in those secret conference committee hearings." Finally, in 2004, the Legislature opened the doors of the conference committees in both houses. It was a victory for the taxpayers. Tommy Horne is no longer in the Legislature. His son, Steve, is now a two-termer in the House and that "signed editorial" battle seems silly. But maybe Tommy Horne is getting the last laugh. How so? Technology intervened. Now, unsigned electronic comments are the rule, not the exception, to most every unsigned editorial, signed column, signed blog post and other materials published on the online version of this newspaper at clarionledger.com Anonymity abounds I'm one of those old relics in the newspaper business who got started back in the days when stories were written on typewriters.
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Once again I apologize with all my heart to the staff of the Potawotomi Casino in Kansas." Wherever Borat touched down, he left a shaken populace in his wake. In Washington, D.C., he rocked a Gay Pride parade -- "Many peoples friendly to me in America. In Washingtons, a guy in bikinis grab my busherka," Borat exclaims. But his travels through the South left an especially strong imprint on Borat and his "subjects." Baron Cohen, as Borat, infuriated audience members at a Salem, Virgina rodeo by singing the Kazakh "national anthem" to the tune of the American anthem. After the rendition, a group of irate rodeo hands on horseback surrounded the filmmakers' van, demanding that they be lynched. Also in the South, Borat tried to figure out the American art of shopping -- strangest of all, the practice of paying lots of money for old things called "antiques." At a small antique store, Borat is incredibly clumsy and manages to destroy hundreds of dollars of items.
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