| Catawba to show film on mountaintop removal mining
Catawba College will present a documentary screening of "Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice" at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, in the Center for the Environment facility on the college campus. The film's director, Catherine Pancake, will also be present for a discussion on the issue. The "Black Diamonds" Web site describes the film: "Black Diamonds charts the escalating drama in Appalachia over the alarming increase in large mountaintop coal mines. These mammoth operations have covered 1,200 miles of headwater streams with mining waste; demolished thousands of acres of hardwood forest; and flattened hundreds of Appalachian mountain peaks." The film records the responses of citizens, activists and scientists to the issue and provides a look at the Appalachian culture and the beauty inherent in the Appalachian environment.
English 'will resent' Scots council tax freeze
THE decision to freeze council tax will re-ignite English voters' resentment over the level of public subsidy to Scotland, an MP said last night. Graham Stringer, MP for Manchester Blackley, said constituents in English regions will have "their noses rubbed" by the policy and questioned why some areas of Scotland should receive more funding than those south of the Border. .
Lobsterman doubts barges and fishing boats can get along
Stott Carleton lobsters for a living. He lives in Edgecomb, is a founding member of the North End Lobster Co-op; loves his family, the mid-coast and the Sheepscot River. Last week, Carleton offered to take on some extra stowage - several interested observers joined him as he hauled traps. He invited these burdensome deckhands to view and compare his picture of Twin River Energy Center's proposed gasification plant with the claims that the company has made since it was first announced in July. "The best way to be passionate about saving this river is to come out and see it," Carleton said. "I'll do anything to keep this beauty for my children." As Carleton pulled traps with the help of his black lab, Boots, he presented the fisherman's perspective on the controversy.
Movie Review: 'Weirdsville'
A hybrid of Hunter S. Thompson's gonzo styling and Trainspotting 's heroin chic, Weirdsville is one weird and wacky trip. A quirky black comedy that, surely, puts people off ever experimenting with hallucinogenic drugs, Weirdsville is the story of two drug-addicted dumb-asses and the scrapes they get into one long, cold, Canadian winter night. Mistakenly assuming that Matilda (the talented Taryn Manning� Hustle & Flow ) has overdosed on stolen drugs, Dexter (Scott Speedman�the Underworld movies) and Royce (Wes Bentley�the embarrassing Ghost Rider ) decide to dispose of her body at an abandoned drive-in movie theatre. What they didn't count on was the presence of satanic cult members who use the site for their rituals. Thus a Looney Tunes -ish chase is set in motion as Dexter, Royce and the resurrected Matilda try to out-run the Satanists and the drug dealer (Raoul Bhaneja� The Sentinel ) they stole from�all the while trying to pull off a heist which will get everyone off their backs and provide the next big hit.
Announcements
'Beauty and the Geek'
The CW's show Beauty and the Geek is looking for beauties and geeks for its fifth season and encourages all Brandeis students to audition. Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. at "The Estate," 1 Boylston Place in?Boston.?For more information, contact andrea@tripple7pr.com.
Microcredit Awareness
Come to Click Drive's Microcredit Awareness Event with speakers from Oxfam America, Brandeis Faculty. Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in?Lown 2.
"Hold Power Accountable"
John Dean, a central figure in the Watergate scandal, will discuss how well American investigative reporting meets its constitutional goal of keeping American citizens informed and democracy safe. Co-sponsored by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life.
Nexia's Landis Salons Scouts Location for Multi-Purpose Facility
Nexia CEO Richard Surber, Landis Salon's Head Stylist Matthew Landis and Business Development Consultant Sean Pasinsky and their teams have been actively seeking a location and the financing to make such a multi-functional facility possible. The location in consideration has a very high traffic count estimated at upwards of 70,000 daily. In addition, a new neighbor adjacent to the property will soon open and it is a business that is considered in AVEDA's guidelines for acceptable locations to sell their products exclusively. Richard Surber commented, "AVEDA(TM) is owned by Estee Lauder (http://www.esteelauder.com/), and both companies' are run brilliantly by any standard. AVEDA(TM) sets very stringent, but necessary requirements in determining by whom and where their environmentally responsible products are sold.
It's 5m long, weighs 2000kg - and it's hungry (+photos)
It is nature's most efficient killing machine, and stunning images captured by a wildlife photographer reveal the beauty and the horror of the great white shark in action. South African wildlife photographer Chris Fellows took the pictures as the 5m, 2000kg predator exploded from the water to grab a lure. The shark was travelling about 50km/h as its 250 teeth clamped on to the rubber bait. "When kids see a shark eating a seal they feel sorry for the seal, but it's like a lion catching a zebra - it's a natural phenomenon," said Fellows. He and his wife, Monique, have spent six months of each year for the past decade waiting off the coast of South Africa to capture pictures of the sharks as they hunt their food. The dramatic series from which this picture was taken was photographed near Seal Island in False Bay, a beach near Cape Town.
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