| Readers get behind us for shaming litter louts
It's about time litter louts faced up to their behaviour and changed it. "There is absolutely no excuse for dropping litter and I believe naming and shaming those responsible is an extremely effective tool." The list of shame was obtained from Glasgow City Council which also plans to publish it on their website as part of their £4million Clean Glasgow campaign. Every person on the list has admitted their guilt by paying a £50 fine issued for dropping litter, discarding a cigarette end, allowing their dog to foul the streets or fly-tipping. More than 6000 fines have been issued - mostly by litter wardens - since February. There was also support for our campaign on the streets. Pensioner John Berry, 63, from Dennistoun, said: "I'm right behind the Evening Times people who drop litter should be ashamed." Laurence Johnstone, 52, of Muirhead, said: "Hopefully by having their names printed these people will now think twice before dumping litter." Jean Ferguson of the city centre said: "More people should be fined and publicly shamed.
Cornelius Cardew lives
Cornelius Cardew (1936-81) developed a philosophy of experimental notation and indeterminacy that influenced art music throughout the world. He was a deeply moral thinker, engaged in a constant struggle for truth in art, life, the political world, and himself. In face of all criticism and mockery, he stood with his personal, political and aesthetic beliefs against British musical conservatism, the avant-garde establishment, and finally, the experimentalism he himself had created. .
Women help Downriver girls pay for college
Women help Downriver girls pay for college Southgate senior is president of fund-raising club January 13, 2008 BY RICK SCHULTE FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER Nancy Gratz remembers a time when being involved in civic duties was a bit more commonplace. Nowadays, it's not always easy to find people willing to give up their time for the greater good. .
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For the current generation of gaming consoles, the Xbox 360 has several reputations. On the positive side, the Xbox 360 is the undisputed leader of online service and multiplayer, but on the negative side, it also holds a track record of being fairly unreliable. At one point, up to one-third of all Xbox 360 consoles experienced the hardware failure popularly known as the Red Ring of Death, which rendered the console unusable. In response to the apparent hardware design flaw, Microsoft in June 2007 introduced a revised cooling design with heatpipe and heatsink to cool the GPU. New "Falcon" hardware that would include 65nm chip technology, which was later found to apply only to the CPU, landed in stores last Fall. Hardware to integrate a 65nm GPU, codenamed "Jasper," isn't due until this August.
Man accused of fatally shooting ex-wife
MAMMOTH, Pa. — A 32-year-old Westmoreland County man is accused of shooting his former wife dead at her home in Mount Pleasant Township. State police say troopers found Dean Zisek Jr. of Yukon outside the house of Debra Zisek when they arrived at her house Friday night. Authorities say Debra Zisek was found inside the house, dead from several gunshot wounds. Zisek is charged with homicide and was held in the Westmoreland County Prison. .
American Gangster
Camera legend Harris Savides shoots on the fly, as if he'd sneaked into a Seventies time capsule. And Ridley Scott, at the top of his game, directs like a man possessed. Jay-Z did a hip-hop concept album, unconnected to the soundtrack, to pay tribute. So what's the downside? The movie is long (157 minutes), overstuffed (horn-dog Richie's court fight against his wife for child custody belongs on Lifetime), shadowed by innovators (Coppola, Scorsese, The Sopranos) and limited by giving equal time to Richie when -- don't kid yourself -- Frank is the flame that draws us in. We see Frank first torching a victim, then pumping him full of bullets. In business, Frank doesn't believe in a job half done. An uneducated force of nature from North Carolina who hits New York as a driver for black mobster Bumpy Johnson (a knockout Clarence Williams III), Frank is soon a star peddler of heroin.
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The voices of regular people are not often heard. This unique blogging experiment from spokesmanreview.com is an attempt to address these problems. At left you'll find the latest post from each of our eight writers for this project. Two of them work for The Spokesman-Review; they'll be a vehicle for people throughout our area to share their stories, in their own words. The other six bloggers are readers who have agreed to share their thoughts on politics and this election season, in real time. Click through to follow the voices that interest you most. Your America Gaining insight from ordinary citizens New To America Giving a voice to first-time, immigrant voters Young America Reaching out to young adults Tomorrow's America Listening to those too young to vote Reader View: Ron Reed Seeking common-ground platforms for positive change Reader View: Scott Schmidtman Countering the liberal bias of the "mainstream media" Reader View: Lynn O'Connor Looking for information with many perspectives Reader View: Roger Benedict Deconstructing both sides of the debate Together, we think our eight bloggers represent the breadth of opinion, values and experience that make up the constituency that we call home.
Blacks Turning on Clintons?
Several prominent black leaders are assailing Bill and Hillary Clinton for their use of racially insensitive language in their campaign against Barack Obama, Ben Smith reports for The Politico. A series of comments from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, her husband and her supporters are spurring a racial backlash and adding a divisive edge to the presidential primary as the candidates head south to heavily African-American South Carolina. The comments, which ranged from the New York senator appearing to diminish the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement — an aide later said she misspoke — to Bill Clinton dismissing Sen. Barack Obama's image in the media as a “fairy tale" — generated outrage on black radio, black blogs and cable television. And now they've drawn the attention of prominent African-American politicians.
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