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Rick Sincere News and Thoughts: Video of 'Locked Out' Panel Discussion

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:46:00 -0500

A powerful documentary film, a joint project of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics and the Community Idea Stations (public television in Virginia), had its theatrical premiere at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville on Saturday, November 7.

Locked Out: [...]

The Conley's Blog: Week 31 Belly

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:00 -0500

Another week, another belly photo...

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cvillenews.com: Deer Hunting Classes

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:53:49 -0500

My brother’s second “deer hunting for locavores” close starts on Sunday, and there are still slots available. It’s $50, with neither experience nor a rifle of your own required.

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cvillenews.com: Jefferson Opens in Three Weeks

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:50:43 -0500

The Jefferson opens on November 27.

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Perpetual Folly: North Carolina Book Tour

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:22:00 -0500

I just got back from a quick trip to North Carolina, where I did three readings (from my book In an Uncharted Country) with my friend Mary Akers. For the first two events, at McIntyre's Fine Books in Fearrington (near Chapel Hill) and [...]

Rick Sincere News and Thoughts: Photos from the 2009 Virginia Film Festival

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:40:00 -0500

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I will be posting video a bit later. To whet your appetites, here are some photos that I shot during the 2009 Virginia Film Festival at various locations around Charlottesville.

To my disappointment, I failed to encounter cult moviemaker John Waters, who was scheduled to make three public appearances: [...]

Waldo Jaquith: links for 2009-11-09

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:01:07 -0500

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Fake Steve Jobs: Why the mainstream media is dying It might be a case of confirmation bias, but Dan Lyons (as Fake Steve Jobs) contrasts The New York Times' coverage of Facebook scam business Zynga (you might know them for "FarmVille") with TechCrunch's coverage just a few days' prior, finding [...]

bookofjoe: 'Mr. Ron's Basement' celebrates 1,500th episode

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:01:00 -0500

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Ron Evry of Woodbridge, Virginia, to be more precise.

Long story (the subject of John Kelly's column in today's Washington Post) short: Tonight Evry will go to down to his basement and record himself reading aloud a story written by newspaper [...]

Charlottesville Tomorrow Weblog: County water authorities may play bigger role with dredging study

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:54:17 -0500

By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Monday, November 9, 2009 The Albemarle County Service Authority’s (ACSA) Board of Directors is considering whether to pay for certain tasks that were eliminated from a dredging feasibility of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. Earlier... [...]

bookofjoe: Ninja Magnet

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:01:00 -0500

Black,

Green or

Pink.

Set of 2: $18.

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Charlottesville Tomorrow Weblog: City and County move energy audit program forward

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:24:10 -0500

By Connie Chang Charlottesville Tomorrow Monday, November 9, 2009 Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors are one step closer to launching a collaborative initiative called the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP). Both entities passed a memorandum... [...]

Fatuous Observations: Scurvy knave

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:00 -0500

Mr. McP was in a tizzy this morning because I was supposed to sign his report card. I assumed signing was unnecessary, since the signature acknowledges that I, the parent have received it, and in this case, his report card had been handed to me personally, by his teachers, and [...]

bookofjoe: Interactive Piano Stairs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:01:00 -0500

You can try them yourself if you happen to use the Odenplan subway station in Stockholm, where in an effort to encourage people to take the stairs instead of the escalator, the steps were turned into piano keys.

"After the piano stairs were installed, 66% more people than usual chose the" [...]

cVillain: Saint John of Las Vegas

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:47 -0500

Quirk. How do you feel about it? This is the primary question you must ask yourself before you decide to see Saint John of Las Vegas. It’s such a double edged sword. It can make a movie, but too much and it becomes forced; it can devolve [...]

cVillain: cVillain Welcomes New Author Alexander

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:44:17 -0500

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While attending a downtown concert a few weeks ago, I was mulling over whom I should talk to regarding coverage of the Virginia Film Festival, when I fortuitously ran into an old friend. Alexander had introduced me to William S. Burroughs long ago, and knowing that Burroughs was responsible for nicknaming John [...]

cVillain: Dirty Pink Polyester Party Photo Set

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:34 -0500

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A quick photoset from the John Waters party at The Southern this past Friday (11/06/09). Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers were caught duking it out, and a few luchadoras were colorfully present.

bookofjoe: Touchscreen Cellphone Watch

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:01:00 -0500

From the website:

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Touchscreen Cellphone Watch

This watch has a built-in touchscreen cell phone.

The phone's 1-1/4" touchscreen detects the slightest touch of the included stylus for easy dialing.

It comes with a Bluetooth headset so you can easily carry on conversations "wrist-free."

It operates" [...]

Rule .303: New 'Deer Hunting for Locavores' Class About to Start

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:33:00 -0500

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The first run of my class, 'deer hunting for locavores,' just wrapped up last night with an evening of butchering and cooking. I can honestly say that the eight session class was a success. A group of nine people went from zero to sixty as locavore hunters in space of [...]

stylos: Mbewe blog on Evangelical Forum

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:27:00 -0500

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I just noticed today that Conrad Mbewe has done a blog post on conferences in which he has recently spoken, including the Evangelical Forum. He writes: On 23rd September I left for the USA where, apart from preaching in a number of churches, I preached at two conferences. [...]

Charlottesville Words: links for 2009-11-09

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:01:49 -0500

Toronto Star copyeditor edits memo announcing the elimination of copyeditor jobs – Boing Boing "A copyeditor at the Toronto Star greeted the news that union copyeditor jobs were being eliminated in favor of freelancers by heavily editing the publisher's memo announcing same, pointing out all the ways in which the publisher [...]

bookofjoe: Pipes — 'Rewire the web'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:01:00 -0500

From the website:

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Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web.

Like Unix pipes, simple commands can be combined together to create output that meets your needs:

combine many feeds into one, then sort, filter [...]

bookofjoe: Новый рюкзак дракон (New Dragon Backpack)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:01:00 -0500

Designed

Bob Basset,

an artist

from Kharkov, Ukraine.

Apply

within.

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Virginia Quarterly Review: Wir Sind das Volk: We Are the People

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:30 -0500

On a cold, starry night twenty years ago, thousands of Germans flooded the streets to dance and sing and cry—and to climb the wall that scarred the heart of a once-proud city for nearly thirty years. The hours in which the cement and barbed wire came tumbling down [...]

bookofjoe: Kumail Nanjiani will sort you out

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:01:00 -0500

He grew up in Karachi, Pakistan,

then moved to New Jersey with his family.

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Visiopoetics: Quid pro quorum

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:35:09 -0500

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The Conley's Blog: The Count Takes Over Google

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:29:00 -0500

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The Count was always my favorite Sesame Street character. Google honored the anniversary of Sesame Street by handing over the logo to him today.

I like it one, two, three times..HA HA HA [...]

bookofjoe: Bread Shoes — "Put some romance in your 'loaf' life"

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:01:00 -0500

"Eatable...

dries itself...

made from bread...

first in fashion...

needs no pressing...

feels good in dry climate...

won't sag."

€12–€22, depending on style.

[via' [...]

Nobrainer's Think Tank: Lovely

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:20:41 -0500

Obamacare could have the unintended consequence of raising health insurance premiums and causing a decline in the number of people with insurance….

In short, for those who are now privately insured through employers or by direct purchase, there would be substantial incentives to become uninsured until they become sick. The resulting [...]

Real Central VA: Proof There is a Market for Recycling in Charlottesville (and Albemarle)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:29:42 -0500

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You may remember a story a few months ago in which I discussed recycling options in Charlottesville and Albemarle. It used to be that there were no options, then there was one and now there are a few.

Three years ago I ran a poll questioning the market for [...]