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Posted 6/28/08
Bush Administration steps up secret moves against Iran
Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation
of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military,
intelligence, and Congressional sources. These operations, for which the
President sought up to four hundred million dollars, were described in a
Presidential Finding signed by Bush, and are designed to destabilize Iran's
religious leadership.
News Reporter info here:
 
Posted 6/27/08
Students in Utah Carry Guns on Campus
Bills also introduced by lawmakers in fifteen other states
In 2006, Utah's Supreme Court explicitly allowed guns on college campuses
for anyone with a concealed weapons permit. Currently it's the only
state where that's allowed, but lawmakers in fifteen other states are debating
whether guns belong on college campuses.
Georgia is one of them. "How many kids must die before we realize
that firearms in law-abiding hands actually save lives?" - Georgia
state Rep. Tim Bearden
Reporter info here:
Posted 6/26/08
Right to Bear Arms Upheld by US Supreme Court
2nd Ammendment not exclusively for militia
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution
protects an individual's right to a firearm unconnected with service in a
militia and to use that arm for traditionally lawful proposes, such as
self-defense within the home.
Reporter info here:
Posted 6/24/08
Warwick - Outdoor Concert at Eddies' 529 Club on
Sunday
John "Chach" Dziadosz, comedian and actor will MC the Bonniepalooza
concert starting at 2pm on Sunday June 29th. The musical lineup includes
Lou and Lloyds Variety Music Show, C.L.O. reaches
out with a musical jam, then Dan Lilly and the Love Train hits
the stage. Mark Cutler with the Men of Great Courage step up
with their unique sound, and then Forever Young - the all star
group with Becky Chase, Mark Cutler, Dan Lilley, John Fuzek, Pete
Vendettuoli and John Amitrano.
The entertainment is free. (See recent news of Eddies'
patrons saving a life here)
Reporter info here:
 
Posted 6/23/08
'Real Rhode Islander' Calendar Contestants
Await Judges' Decision
Winners to be announced at Public event this
Saturday at Monet
Posted 6/21/08
College Ordered to Identify Students who Shared Music
The Recording Industry Association of America has won the right for the College
of William and Mary to provide the names of students suspected of file-sharing.
Twenty seven William and Mary students have been accused of illegal
file-sharing by the RIAA and at least eight have already settled by paying
$3,000 to $5,000 each. Since 2003 more than 29,000 lawsuits against
people it suspects of downloading music illegally using file-sharing programs
have been filed, and in February 2007 a new campaign aimed at college students
began. The RIAA has over 7,000 students targeted currently nationwide.
Reporter info here:
 
Posted 6/20/08
Martha Stewart refused entry to the UK
(London, UK) Martha Stewart has been refused a visa to Britain
because of her criminal convictions for obstructing justice, the Daily Telegraph
has learned. The lifestyle guru, convicted four years ago in the US
for obstructing justice, was planning to speak at the Royal Academy and to
hold meetings with several figures in the fashion and leisure industry, and
was due to travel within the next few day.
Reporter info here
6/20/08 Needy Rhode Islanders lose in 2009 budget
I honestly feel like we've kicked some people under the bus."
- Sen. Daniel J. Issa, D-Cumberland.
The Rhode Island Senate has approved for Governor Carcieri's signature a
$6.9-billion spending plan cutting hundreds of people from the state's
health-care and welfare rolls. It also freezes non-school aid at this
year's already-reduced levels, relies on more than $150 million in theoretical
savings from state employee and Medicaid costs, cuts early childhood programs,
reduces health care coverage and repeals a program to help poor people pay
heating bills. All this to stem a deficit during the 2009 budget year
that begins in two weeks. Specifics also include a cut in the maximum
stay on welfare from five years to four years, and recipients are barred
from collecting benefits for more than two consecutive years of benefits
in any five-year period.
  
6/19/08 - Cell Phones - Todays' Asbestos and Tobacco?
Nineteen scientists, brought together by eminent specialist in the fight
against cancer David Servan-Schreiber, have launched an appeal to sensitize
public opinion to the risks cell phone use could pose to the brain, notably
for the youngest patients. "We're in the same situation today as we
were 50 years ago with asbestos and tobacco," according to Thierry Bouillet,
oncologist at the Avicenne de Bobigny Hospital. The first large
epidemiological study conducted across 13 countries called "Interphone" is
expected to provide definitive results this year. The French component
of the study has already concluded "there is a general tendency towards increased
risk of gliomas (cancerous tumors) among heavy users," but that these results
are "not statistically significant."
6/19/08 2008 Merengue Festival in Puerto Rico &
DR
The Tourism Promotion Office (OPT) in Puerto Rico and the Association of
Hotels of Santo Domingo have officially announced The Brugal Merengue Festival
2008 which will be held July 24-27. This event, the 41st held in the
Dominican Republic is being heralded as a simultaneous celebration of the
Caribbean beat. It will feature a synchronized live closing in San
Juan and Santo Domingo. News Reporter
info here:
6/18/08 Grand Jury to Probe Puerto Rican Activists
The US government has renewed its efforts to have Puerto Ricans
testify before a federal grand jury on the independence movement. A summons
was served on Tania Frontera, a graphic artist living in New York City, to
appear before a New York grand jury on June 13, along with an unidentified
man who lives in Puerto Rico. Frontera had been scheduled to appear before
the grand jury on at least two times earlier this year, but the sessions
were postponed. She has said she will refuse to testify.
Reporter info here:
 
6/16/08 - Puerto Rico - Independence or Statehood?
UN Committee asks US to end Puerto Rican
status
On June 9, 2008, the UN Special Committee on Decolonization again took up
the status of Puerto Rico, the world’s oldest remaining colony.
For the last eight years, the Committee has called upon the United States
to grant autonomy to Puerto Rico, yet in referendum elections held in 1952,
1967, 1991, 1993 and 1998, Puerto Ricans voted to keep their existing
commonwealth, as a territory of the United States. In 2005 a White
House report gave Puerto Rico only two options: integration as a federal
state or independence. Reporter info
here:
Carmen Bucholz, Presidente
The RI Puerto Rican Cultural Festival
and Parade Committee
6/16/08 - Trial for Argentina Massacre 32 Years Ago
On August 20, 1976, thirty illegally detained and drugged prisoners from
the Intendencia Military and Police torture center were forced into a truck
and driven away from Buenos Aires for about forty miles where they were
blindfolded and executed with a shot to the head. To dispose of the
bodies, guards piled the dead prisoners over a charge of dynamite and blew
them up. Known as the Fátima Massacre it was part of 'Argentina's
Dirty War' where Argentine Police and Military would arrest and isolate victims
and subject them to complete sensory deprivation between beatings and torture
before they were killed. The suspected perpetrators of the Fátima
Massacre were free from prosecution due to an amnesty law passed in the wake
of democratic transition, but in 2005, the Argentine Supreme Court ruled
it unconstitutional. Defense closing statements are expected between
June 24th and June 26th. A verdict is expected in early July.
Reporter's Info here - Eng &
Span
 
6/14/08 - 'Real Rhode Islander'
Competition Heats Up
Charlie Hall & Doreen Collins guest to judge 'Real Rhode
Islanders'
The second round of judging for the "Real Rhode Islander" contest to benefit
the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Research Foundation was held at Prata Bar
and Grille in Warwick Saturday Night. The offical judges got some help
from real experts on the quirkiness and substance of Rhode Islanders - Doreen
Collins & Charlie Hall who were also looking for material for their new
television show 'Rhode Bytes.'
Reporters info page is here:
 
6/13/08 - RI Puerto Rican Cultural Festival &
Parade scheduled
- July 25th, 26th and 27th
The 2008 Puerto Rican Cultural Festival and Parade is set for July
25th, 26th and 27th. The Parade Committee invites people from all nationalities
to bring family, friends and neighbors to enjoy the cultural arts, sounds,
tastes and aromas of this unique celebration expected to be one of the biggest
ever. The Festival grounds are at Pat Conley's Providence Piers, 200 Allens
Avenue, Providence.
Reporters info page is here:
 
6/12/08 Hartford Artist to Showcase at Liberty
Elm Diner
On Thursday June 19, 2008, an opening reception for works by artist Gail
Schilke of Hartford, CT will be held at The Liberty Elm Diner , 777 Elmwood
Avenue, Providence from 6-9pm. Schilke's work will be accompanied by Providence's
own BellaMinx Burly Q Burlesque Troupe for a mini-ProvSketchy and topping
off the event will be the swingin' sounds of Johnny Carlevale & His Band
of All-Stars.
News Reporter info pages here - Eng
6/12/08 NY Giants using Unique Training Strategy
(New York, NY, USA ) Superbowl XLII Champions, the New York Giants were quietly
trying something new with training at their mandatory mini-camp on Thursday.
It turns out that the secret training exercise was laughter, courtesy of
the Times Square Comedy Club.
News Reporter info pages here -
Eng
 
6/10/08 "Real Rhode Islander" Calendar to aid Cancer
Research
(Providence, Rhode Island, USA) The "Real Rhode Islander" contest is a fun
way to recognize people, raise cancer awareness and raise money for the Gloria
Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation through donations, sales of the calendars
and corporate sponsors. Casting Call is 6/14 & 6/21/08.
News Reporter info pages here - Eng
6/9/08 Good Samaritan from Warwick Bar saves
Stabbing Victim
(Warwick, Rhode Island, USA) A man suffering from a knife wound in his back
staggered down Warwick Avenue and collapsed in the parking lot of Eddies
529 Club around 9:30 Saturday Night, only to be discovered and saved by a
local good samaritan.
News Reporter info pages here - Eng
6/5/08 - Mashpaug Pond Procession
and Event, Sat June
7th
(Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
News Reporter info pages here
- Eng
5/29/08 Annual Traditional Tapas Dinner in Rhode
Island
International House of Rhode Island will hold their annual fiesta of traditional
Tapas dishes and sangria on Friday, June 27 at 6 P.M. The food will
be prepared again this year by Dr. Lydia Nunez.
News Reporter Page here
5/25/08 Flying Fingers and Dancing Feet -
Cross Mojination
New York guitarist & choreographer connected by blues, rock and roots
music share the spotlight and the audience at Perishable Theater, Providence
May 29th to 31st.
News Reporter Page here
5/21/08 "TSUNAMI" Mixed Martial Arts Elimination Fights
Announced
(Braintree, MA) Director of I.E. Fight Management,
R. Eric Boffi has announced a series of Mixed Martial Arts Elimination Bouts
scheduled for August 2nd, 2008 at The Castle Sheraton in Braintree,
Massachusetts. Boffi has worked in the business from Europe to the
Middle East and in the US from Miami to his home in New England.
News Reporter info pages here - Eng
5/19/08 Singer Songwriter Garry Foisy to open at Perishable Theater,
Providence
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA) Garry Foisy has been named to open the show
Paul Zunno and Stephanie Harris at Perishable Theater in Providence for a
limited engagement on May 29th to 31st. Foisy, who is from Pawtucket
and a member of the Rhode Island Songwriters Association recently won 3rd
place in the Motif/Stone Soup RI Idol 2008 Songwriter Competition. He has
also been nominated numerous times for Best male Vocal and Best
Singer-Songwriter.
News Reporter info pages here - Eng
RI Songwriters
site is here:
National Media at:
http://newsblaze.com/story/20080521062225tsop.np/newsblaze/NEWSWIRE/story.html
5/18/08 -
Mashpaug Pond Processional
Parade and Event set for June 7th
(Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
News Reporter info pages here
- Eng
5/17/08 - NYC Guitarist Paul Zunno & Dancer Stephanie
Harris bring Show to RI
(Providence, Rhode Island, USA) - New York dancer /choreographer Stephanie
Harris will join veteran guitarist and singer/songwriter Paul Zunno in bringing
their concert blending music and dance to Perishable Theater in Providence
for a limited engagement from May 29th to 31st.
News Reporter info pages here - Eng, Thai,
Span
National media at:
http://newsblaze.com/story/20080517123618tsop.np/newsblaze/ENTRTAIN/story.html
5/16/08 - Mexican Cultural Pride Dinner and
Dance
(Providence, Rhode Island, USA) - International House of Rhode Island will
host an authentic authentic home-made Mexican Dinner complete with Tamales,
Tostadas, Quesadillas, Beer, Mexican Cake, Coffee at 8 Stimson Avenue, Providence
on Friday, May 23rd @ 6 P.M. Ballet Guadalupano will perform folk dances
from the various states of Mexico. News
Reporter info page supplied by International House here - Eng
5/15/08 - RI Governor Carcieri cracks down on Illegals
- provides Exec order & FAQ
(Providence, Rhode Island, USA) News
Reporter info pages here Eng, Span
5/9/08 - NYC Mother's Day Charity Event to benefit Kidney
Disease
(Times Square - New York, NY, USA) Source Magazine will host a Charity
Mother's Day event to benefit victims of Kidney Disease and kick off their
20th Anniversary with an event at Times Square Arts Center. Hosted
by personality Kim Kane of Power 105.1 it will feature a who's who of hip
hop and R & B with musical performances by Jaii Stylez, Mirra, Ricardo
Abercrombie and others. Attendees appearing with their Moms include
Juelz Santana, Chrisette Michele, Oro Solido and more. Comedians Gina
Brillon and George Diaz appear as well.
News Reporter info pages here Eng
5/2/08 - Jamie Kennedy brings Laughs to Fort
Dix
Comic Supports Troops & Families here and abroad
(Times Square - NY, & Fort Dix - NJ, USA ) Actor, Comic, Author
and Entertainer Jamie Kennedy will appear with writer/comic Bill Dawes at
Fort Dix, New Jersey on May 7th to entertain the service troops and their
families stationed there. Encore performances for the general public
will be at Times Square Comedy Club that weekend.
News Reporter info pages here Eng
5/1/08 - Sunny von Kriegenbergh works go on Exhibit
Providence Gallery chosen for Paintings
(Providence, Rhode Island - Westchester, New York, USA) April 29, 2008 -
Artist Sunny von Kriegenbergh will attend an exhibition of her work at the
Dead Cat Gallery, 669 Elmwood Avenue in Providence on Saturday, May 3rd.
Kriegenbergh, a well traveled Providence artist will be celebrated at a reception
and viewing of her paintings which starts at 7pm. Live music will follow
at 9pm featuring noted Vermont composer Tinker Lee Taylor (Diane Horstmyer)
and Kip McCloud (Carol DeFeciani) with her band, Lucky 57. Other performers
expected include the Chris Monti Band and The Oddkingoes.
News Reporter info pages
here Eng
3/10/08 - Christina Bolinger Works to Exhibit in
NYC
(Moosup, CT, & New York, NY) Connecticut Artist and Moosup native Christina
Bollinger will have one of her works exhibited at the National Art Club as
part of the Sublime and Surreal themed 17th Annual Roundtable Exhibition
in New York City. The exhibit will open with a reception on Tuesday,
April 15th from 6pm to 8pm and will run through April
27th. News Reporter info page here.
Eng
2/8/2008 - Hillary Clinton endorsed by Actress/Musician
Danielle Egnew
Award-Winning LGBT Entertainment Icon and Activist Endorses Hillary
Clinton
(Los Angeles, CA USA) At a private event in Sherman Oaks, CA, Musician and
Actress Danielle Egnew announced that she is endorsing Democratic candidate
Hillary Clinton. Egnew, a multi-award winning musician, actress, radio
host, and producer with many diverse artistic and social contributions in
both the mainstream and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community
has been the subject of magazine cover stories, books, and talk show segments.
She has supported and worked on fringe liberal initiative campaigns in Virginia,
California, and Washington State ranging from same-sex marriage, upholding
living wills, universal health care and is now a passionate Hillary Clinton
supporter.
News Reporter info pages here Eng
10/19/07 -
Local Authors Signing Event
(Warwick, Rhode Island, USA) 17+ "published first time" published
local authors to appear at one big event at
Barnes & Noble, Warwick, Friday October 19, 2007
News Reporter's Press Information Site
Here Eng
August 28, 2007 - URI Student wins Miss Rhode Island
Latina Pageant Sasha Zacarias is crowned Miss Rhode
Island Latina 2008. She will Compete in Miss Latina USA next year .
News Reporter info pages
here Eng, Span, Thai
July 17, 2007 - Racism in Westerly Rhode
Island?
Time share owner of color not welcome
News Reporter info pages
here Eng, Span, Thai
August 2007 - Rhode Island
International Film Festival
RIIFF Festival related releases for 2007
News Reporter Info pages here - Eng, Span, Thai, Japanese,
Chinese, French, Porguguese, Italian & Central African Dialect.
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