tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304092062012-02-01T19:59:48.966-08:00The Cool Justice Report exposes wrongdoing in the politically-charged worlds of cops and courts. It runs compelling stories of general interest and boxing, literary and political items, as well as selected poems and pieces of fiction. email: tntcomm82@cs.com -- http://twitter.com/cooljustice -- Many columns written after publication of Law &amp; Justice In Everyday Life [2002] are posted @ http://www.andythibault.com/ That site last updated around 2006.andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.comBlogger30141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-14334122081795365482012-02-01T19:55:00.001-08:002012-02-01T19:59:48.979-08:00<strong><em>Dundee had long career with 'The Greatest'</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/angelo-dundee-longtime-boxing-trainer-muhammad-ali-dead-90-article-1.1015690">Angelo Dundee, longtime boxing trainer for Muhammad Ali, dead at 90</a></li><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/S54DIRTqKhI/AAAAAAAACoQ/0WEGU3_oXLw/s1600-h/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/S54DIRTqKhI/AAAAAAAACoQ/0WEGU3_oXLw/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448796039784573458" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">-- WATERBURY'S OWN FELIX RODRIGUEZ<br />w ANGELO DUNDEE<br />&<br />FELIX'S ALI BOOK </span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">photo by Bob Thiesfield</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/S54BfceXjoI/AAAAAAAACoI/2TR8wfizS_8/s1600-h/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/S54BfceXjoI/AAAAAAAACoI/2TR8wfizS_8/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448794238896017026" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">--FAN GETS DUNDEE AUTOGRAPH;<br />JUDGE GLENN FELDMAN IN BACKGROUND [right] </span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">photo by Bob Thiesfield</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/S539og9L5eI/AAAAAAAACn4/lsQdkUheF_4/s1600-h/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/S539og9L5eI/AAAAAAAACn4/lsQdkUheF_4/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448789996671329762" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">--PROMOTER JIMMY BURCHFIELD,<br />FAMED TRAINER ANGELO DUNDEE,<br />5-TIME WORLD CHAMP VINNY PAZ </span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">photo by Bob Thiesfield</span></span><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-1433412208179536548?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-13474784087113937782012-02-01T07:22:00.000-08:002012-02-01T08:32:44.591-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BYPXuMCU2ZY/TylZDI2OWvI/AAAAAAAAEiA/Z3WtjS-Vzow/s1600/TIBET%2Bmonk%2Bon%2Bfire.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BYPXuMCU2ZY/TylZDI2OWvI/AAAAAAAAEiA/Z3WtjS-Vzow/s320/TIBET%2Bmonk%2Bon%2Bfire.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704188313490840306" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong><em>Monks on fire. Spillover violence in Western China</em> ... </strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OwVGWJgluog/TylY4bjPiEI/AAAAAAAAEh0/fO9-XQQEOSU/s1600/tibet%2Bmonk%2Bcops.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OwVGWJgluog/TylY4bjPiEI/AAAAAAAAEh0/fO9-XQQEOSU/s400/tibet%2Bmonk%2Bcops.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704188129532938306" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VdlH8R9wfL8/Tylb3zXJPfI/AAAAAAAAEiM/B_LBwHC6xQ4/s1600/randy%2Broark.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VdlH8R9wfL8/Tylb3zXJPfI/AAAAAAAAEiM/B_LBwHC6xQ4/s320/randy%2Broark.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704191417279659506" /></a><br /><strong>This interview and call-in edition of Hemispheres includes feature guests: Sonam Topyal, Vice president of the Tibetan Association of Colorado Randy Roark, poet, producer and travel writer recently returned from Tibet ...</strong><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://randyroark.com/">Randy Roark Website</a></li><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T4xDeTW35iU/TylcozQDGHI/AAAAAAAAEiY/9aLS2On1P9Q/s1600/tenzin%2Btsundue.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T4xDeTW35iU/TylcozQDGHI/AAAAAAAAEiY/9aLS2On1P9Q/s320/tenzin%2Btsundue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704192259063486578" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>... poet Tenzin Tsundue, and listeners' calls ...</strong><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.kgnu.org/hemispheres/1/31/2012">MP3 Stream or Download Via KGNU Independent Radio Denver / Boulder</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-1347478408711393778?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-36705789446513546512012-01-26T13:01:00.000-08:002012-01-26T13:07:15.821-08:00<strong>Enfield Machinist Was Subjected<br />To Anti-Gay Slurs At Bloomfield Factory</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NqrqsSBzskw/TyHAGRStcQI/AAAAAAAAEho/Lo5re_kuazE/s1600/jon%2Bschoenhorn.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 195px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NqrqsSBzskw/TyHAGRStcQI/AAAAAAAAEho/Lo5re_kuazE/s320/jon%2Bschoenhorn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702049817181384962" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong><em>Hartford Atty. <br />Jon Schoenhorn <br />Had Won Jury Verdict</em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Connecticut Supreme Court will be asked on Tuesday to decide a case of first impression whether state employers have a duty to protect gay, lesbian and bisexual employees from derogatory anti-gay remarks and jokes in the workplace. The case of Luis Patino v. Birken Manufacturing Co. of Bloomfield will be heard at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 31st before the Supreme Court in Hartford, and will have a major impact on the extent of protection owed to workers due to their sexual orientation.<br /> <br />Patino, of Enfield, was a machinist for 27 years at Birken, a large Bloomfield manufacturing company that fabricates parts for Pratt & Whitney jet engines. Over the years, he filed several complaints with the company and with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) about anti-gay slurs directed against him by co-workers, and alleged his complaints were ignored. Finally he filed a lawsuit claiming that the harassment created a "hostile work environment" and a Hartford jury in 2009 awarded him $94,500.00 in damages. Judge Eliot Prescott later awarded another $42,000 in legal fees to his attorney, Jon L. Schoenhorn of Hartford, who is also defending the Supreme Court appeal.<br /> <br />Birken appealed the jury verdict in 2009 claiming that only workers who claim gender or sex discrimination can sue for workplace harassment by co-workers. The company's claim was rejected by the trial judge. Patino, through Attorney Schoenhorn, will argue on Tuesday in response that employers have a duty to protect gay workers from ridicule, anti-gay slurs and harassment ever since Connecticut passed its Gay Rights Law in 1991. In the meantime, the Connecticut high court has extended the rights of gay persons to marry, demonstrating that no forms of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation will be tolerated.<br /> <br />A dozen state and national civil rights organizations and agencies have filed friend-of-the-court briefs (amicus briefs) with the Supreme Court in support of Mr. Patino, including the CHRO, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, and the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association.<br /> <br />The Supreme Court Docket Number is S.C. 18441<br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.schoenhorn.com/">Schoenhorn Law Firm</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3670578944651354651?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-50646812474905500692012-01-26T12:36:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:38:16.993-08:00<strong>Click on image<br />To Enlarge</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---HPHBkJzzU/TyG5clKNVJI/AAAAAAAAEhc/WTIMBHvEY_Q/s1600/east%2Bhaven%2Bcartoon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---HPHBkJzzU/TyG5clKNVJI/AAAAAAAAEhc/WTIMBHvEY_Q/s400/east%2Bhaven%2Bcartoon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702042503890162834" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://thismodernworld.com/archives/6629">This Modern World, By Tom Tomorrow</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/jones_case_hinges_on_another_shooting/id_43682"> Malik Jones Appeal Drags On …</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5064681247490550069?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-28978885619765846842012-01-26T10:03:00.000-08:002012-01-26T10:11:57.618-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-krUKXS5CfBg/TyGVutQokWI/AAAAAAAAEhQ/8RNSPE2Zdlo/s1600/black%2Btower%2Bradio.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 221px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-krUKXS5CfBg/TyGVutQokWI/AAAAAAAAEhQ/8RNSPE2Zdlo/s400/black%2Btower%2Bradio.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702003232883642722" /></a><br /><br /><strong>The Black Tower Show W/ Author Andy Thibault</strong><br /> <br /><em>Interview starts after 8-minute mark ...</em><br /><br /><strong>Topics include:</strong><br /><br />* BP-Halliburton Oil Spill Evidence<br /><br />* Occupy Wall Street, Freedom of Assembly, Police State<br /><br />* SOPA, PIPA & Reincarnations / Threat Of The Internet To Repressive Governments<br /><br />* Post 9-11 Curbing Of The Bill Of Rights<br /><br />* Famous Douche Bag Free Speech Case<br /><br />* Billy Smolinski Case Cover-Up: Missing Person / Homicide In Waterbury, CT<br /><br />* Caporino Case Cover-Up: Missing Person / Homicide In New Orleans<br /><br /><em>Andy Thibault is the author of Law and Justice In Everyday Life and, with forensic computer expert Bill Murray, writes a weekly column on electronic evidence called eTips and Traps which is published in a variety of newspapers around the country.</em><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blacktowershow/2012/01/26/the-black-tower-show">Blog Talk Radio Podcast Jan. 26, 2012, Interview With Andy Thibault</a></li><br /> <br />-<br /><strong>Jason Leopold is the lead investigative reporter for Truthout.org as well as the author of ' News Junkie', a book that chronicles his career as a up and coming journalist. He was the the first journalist to report on the Enron scandal, and was one of the leading reporters on the Valerie Plame affair.</strong><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blacktowershow/2011/12/29/the-black-tower-show">Black Tower Interview With Truthout's Jason Leopold</a></li><br /><br />- <br /><strong>Dahila Lithwick is a constitutional lawyer and is formerly the editor at Newsweek. She currently serves as the Senior Editor at Slate.com</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blacktowershow/2012/01/19/the-black-tower-show-w-dahlia-lithwick">Black Tower Interview With Slate's Dahila Lithwick</a></li><br /><br />-<br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0962600156/qid=1035849537/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3056359-1757527?v=glance&n=283155">Law & Justice @ Amazon</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=Andy+Thibault&z=y">Law & Justice @ Barnes & Noble</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770310509#!/group.php?gid=24155224990">Law & Justice @ Facebook</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/Howard%20Zinn%20Intro.htm">Howard Zinn Introduction</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/f%20lee%20bailey%20foreword.htm">F. Lee Bailey Foreword</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/still-pending-lawsuit-v-new-orleans-pd.html">Still Pending: Lawsuit V. New Orleans PD Over Public Records Law Violations In Caporino Case Cover-Up</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2897888561976584684?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-27911831699112536982012-01-23T04:01:00.001-08:002012-01-24T07:20:09.321-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jq8OQaaFyEg/Tx1MKtV2FYI/AAAAAAAAEhE/Gu86bXe2Q4U/s1600/metadata%2Bgraphic.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jq8OQaaFyEg/Tx1MKtV2FYI/AAAAAAAAEhE/Gu86bXe2Q4U/s320/metadata%2Bgraphic.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700796450174539138" /></a><br /><br /><strong>eTips & Traps<br /><br /><em>By BILL MURRAY</em><br /><br />With Andy Thibault</strong><br /> <br />...Metadata in this case revealed the document was printed six months before it was created. Clearly, someone tampered with the evidence. Attorneys appreciate these kinds of discoveries ...<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2012/01/22/opinion/doc4f1b86e5c335e083747966.txt">Complete Column At Register Citizen</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://business-news.thestreet.com/new-haven-register/story/etips-tricks-beware-the-data-you-leave-behind-0/1">Complete Column At New Haven Register</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2012/01/850-am-today-forensic-computer-expert.html">Bill Murray On WTIC News Talk 1080</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2791183169911253698?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-78111025980217422332012-01-18T14:43:00.000-08:002012-01-19T02:39:45.998-08:00<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/ ">CT Young Writers Trust Website</a></li><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZ7xKncFm00/TxftXa5SBtI/AAAAAAAAEg4/OmAw418qIio/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZ7xKncFm00/TxftXa5SBtI/AAAAAAAAEg4/OmAw418qIio/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699284840073004754" /></a><br /><br /><strong>CT Young Writers <br /><em>In The News</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KdF4GBI93qo/TxeJaGWVuPI/AAAAAAAAEgg/2urf6O-GyFM/s1600/morgan_finn_jack_miller_bristol_press_photo%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KdF4GBI93qo/TxeJaGWVuPI/AAAAAAAAEgg/2urf6O-GyFM/s400/morgan_finn_jack_miller_bristol_press_photo%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699174934934567154" /></a><br /><strong>Morgan Finn of Bristol Central High School is one of six Connecticut students who were selected recently from among 85 applicants for the 11th annual "Write On," Hartford Stage's annual young playwrights competition. Finn, the 2010 Hartford County Poetry Champion in the Connecticut Young Writers competition, is shown above with with Dr. Jack Miller, President, Central Connecticut State University. In background are English Prof Heather Urbanski and then CSU System Chancellor, Dr. David Carter.<br /><em>--Bristol Press photo by Chris Richie</em></strong><br /><br />The Hartford Courant reported in December 2011 that Finn and five fellow students will work with a professional playwright through a series of writing workshops to develop their own 10-minute play to be presented in the spring of 2012 by a team of professional directors and actors.<br /><br />Morgan Finn is 17 years old and a senior at Bristol Central High School. Along with her writing, she participates in the school's theater program, Footlights, and she is also a member of the school newspaper, RAMpage. She started writing at a young age and has never stopped. Her recent achievements include winning the 2010 Hartford County Poetry Championship through Connecticut Young Writers for her poem, “Where I Come From,” and winning the 2011 Academic Bowl in poetry for her poem, “Buzz Cut.” She hopes to continue her writing and acting in college.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts/curtain/hc-six-students-named-for-write-on-competition-at-hartford-stage-20111220,0,5385372.story">Complete Article At The Courant</a></li> <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oEjSWffZo7U/TxfWPdf6b2I/AAAAAAAAEgs/s8FfUrbFd5M/s1600/finn_family_again.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oEjSWffZo7U/TxfWPdf6b2I/AAAAAAAAEgs/s8FfUrbFd5M/s400/finn_family_again.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699259414565515106" /></a><br /><strong>2010 Hartford County Poetry Champion Morgan Finn with parents Martin and Christina Finn at The Hartford Club, 6-3-10.<br /><em>- Bob Thiesfield photo</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><strong>MORE <br /><em>RECENT NEWS STORIES</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>click on image<br />for better view</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xi5md3_umWI/TwIggHSP7TI/AAAAAAAAEfw/SXek-72ZqCc/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xi5md3_umWI/TwIggHSP7TI/AAAAAAAAEfw/SXek-72ZqCc/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693148615033220402" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Note:</strong> <em>First Niagara's development grant is for workshops and related activities. Other donors, including the founding sponsor of the CT Young Writers, Litchfield Bancorp and long-time sponsor PS Art Gallery of Litchfield, have stepped forward with parents of young writers, board members and old writers to keep the competition alive.</em><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2012/01/01/news/doc4effa222ade45477084757.txt">Connecticut Young Writers Trust received $2.5K grant from First Niagara Bank, adds electronic entry forms to posting system</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2012/01/courants-write-stuff-electronic-entry.html">Courant's Write Stuff: Electronic Entry Form Posted For CT Young Writers 2012 Competition .... </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/arts/entry/writers_trust_launches_outreach_effort/">New Haven Independent: Writers Trust Launches Outreach Effort</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eg7hUpamWy0/TtjDVIv-lfI/AAAAAAAAEcA/LSFr4xUuNVY/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eg7hUpamWy0/TtjDVIv-lfI/AAAAAAAAEcA/LSFr4xUuNVY/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681505697821267442" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/yale-daily-news-q-with-2009-state.html">Yale Daily News Q & A With 2009 State Poetry Champ Felicity Sheehy</a></li><br /><br /><strong>-- <em>photo by Chion Wolf</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-7811102598021742233?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-85291512706676063952012-01-13T05:20:00.000-08:002012-01-13T08:46:10.301-08:00<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/?podcast_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podtrac.com%2Fpts%2Fredirect.mp3%2Fnyc.podcast.play.it%2Fmedia%2Fd0%2Fd0%2Fd0%2FdZ%2FdL%2FdU%2FdL%2FZLUL_3.MP3%3Fauthtok%3D5561666691657780918_FF9E7FrGGvwDAUFecEGAE7xMY&podcast_name=Ray+w+Bill+Murray&podcast_artist=Ray+Dunaway%2C+WTIC+News%2FTalk+1080&station_id=80&tag=pages&dcid=CBS.HARTFORD ">Podcast Posted After The Show</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4JJP6hTrmjQ/TxAwAydd5dI/AAAAAAAAEgY/AYOaxe8QlsU/s1600/wtic1080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 49px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4JJP6hTrmjQ/TxAwAydd5dI/AAAAAAAAEgY/AYOaxe8QlsU/s400/wtic1080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697106318727177682" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href=" http://player.radio.com/player/RadioPlayer.php?version=1.2.13391&station=80">listen live</a></li><br /><br />Forensic computer expert Bill Murray, co-author of the e-Tips And Traps column published by <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://connecticutnewsroom.wordpress.com/jrcs-journalism-in-connecticut/">Journal Register Company dailies and weeklies </a></li>, will be a featured guest Friday on <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/audio-on-demand/mornings-with-ray-dunaway/">WTIC’s Mornings With Ray Dunaway. </a></li><br /><br />Murray is scheduled to be on air for the 8:50 a.m. slot.<br /> <br />He is president of EdocMasters LLC, a company that takes the mystery out of e-documentation for the legal industry. Murray has worked in a variety of disciplines including software development, administration, security and desktop support in the manufacturing, banking, investment insurance, medical and legal industries. He was a pioneer in the computer compact disk retail market.<br /><br />Murray’s upcoming column, written with Andy Thibault, is “The Insecurity Of Home, Small Business And Virtually All Networking.” Thibault, author of books including “Law &Justice In Everyday Life,” blogs at The Cool Justice Report http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Links to prior columns can be found at sites including<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/">Torrington Register Citizen</a></li><br />and <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nhregister.com/">New Haven Register</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-8529151270667606395?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-5643787430480160192012-01-12T04:38:00.000-08:002012-01-12T05:32:55.198-08:00<strong>Federal Court of Appeals Rejects Anti-Muslim Oklahoma Law</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kSD1utN6pg/Tw7UqcUanAI/AAAAAAAAEgI/SyUE1PHxkJA/s1600/peter%2Bgoselin1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kSD1utN6pg/Tw7UqcUanAI/AAAAAAAAEgI/SyUE1PHxkJA/s200/peter%2Bgoselin1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696724404291673090" /></a> <br /><strong>By PETER GOSELIN<br /><em>Special To<br />The Cool Justice Report</em></strong><br /><br />In the midst of an economic crisis, one might think that purported conservative politicians would hesitate to flush tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money down the drain.<br /> <br />Not so in the state of Oklahoma, where a so-called “Save Our State” Amendment was put to a referendum in November 2010, attempting to amend the Oklahoma state constitution to bar courts within its jurisdiction from considering Sharia (Muslim religious) law and international law in rendering legal decisions. A January 10, 2012 decision by the federal court of appeals for the 10th Circuit, Awad v. Ziriax, has upheld an injunction by a federal district court judge barring the certification of the proposed amendment as part of the Oklahoma constitution because it is on its face unconstitutional and discriminatory.<br /> <br />No word on whether those same politicians will try to push the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. However, it is hard to imagine that the nation's highest court would even bother to hear the case. <br /><br />The “Save Our State” amendment, though approved by a shocking 70 percent of Oklahoma voters, flagrantly violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution by barring only the legal precepts of one religion – Islam – from the legal decision-making process. In addition – though it is predictable that this aspect of the proposed amendment will not be widely discussed by the media -- its attempt to prohibit judges from considering international law ignores the role of treaties and international agreements ratified by the U.S. government as the supreme law of the land under Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution.<br /> <br />Nonetheless, the 10th Circuit decision ought to be a useful primer for those politicians who weren't in their high school civics class on the day they discussed the U.S. Constitution.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/10/10-6273.pdf">Decision by 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals</a></li><br /> <br />The “Save Our State” campaign attempted to amend the Oklahoma state constitution by popular vote in the November 2010 election, adding a section that instructed that “the courts shall not consider international law or Sharia Law” in rendering legal decisions. Sadly, upon the submission of the proposed amendment to be included on the ballot, the Oklahoma Attorney General declined to offer an opinion regarding the constitutionality of the amendment. How do you spell negligence?<br /> <br />Placed before the voters as State Question 755, the proposed amendment received would have become law but for an immediate challenge by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the form of an application for a preliminary injunction. The injunction was granted on November 29, 2010, by U.S. District Court Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange. An appeal to the 10th Circuit followed.<br /> <br />The 10th Circuit found that a state law that on its face discriminates among different religions must be subjected to “strict scrutiny” – the most difficult standard for a state to meet, requiring a compelling governmental interest for such legislation. The court had no difficulty finding that Oklahoma did not meet that standard, since its brief literally said no more on that point than that “Oklahoma certainly has a compelling interest in determining what law is applied in Oklahoma courts.” It would be an understatement and probably an insult to America's law students to say that a first year law student would understand why this “argument” would be inadequate to pass constitutional muster.<br /> <br />The federal court did not even need to get to the other obvious basis for barring the proposed amendment: that its language prohibiting Oklahoma courts from considering international law in making decisions is in violation of Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution. The language often referred to as the Supremacy Clause in Article 6 states: This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."<br /> <br />In other words, when the U.S. ratifies a treaty among nations, the content of that treaty becomes not only enforceable as a matter of international law, but it trumps any contrary provision of state law. Though one might immediately think of this as applying to well-known treaties such as the Geneva Conventions that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war, the fact is that matters of international law regulating business transactions, banking, and other matters routinely come before both state and federal courts. In other words, no Oklahoma politician that wasn't a brick shy of a load could have seriously doubted that the “Save Our State” Amendment could possibly pass constitutional muster.<br /> <br />With the upsurge in progressive political action occasioned by Occupy Wall Street and its manifestations around the country, and with popular frustration at both the actions and the inaction of the federal government on critical issues facing working people, it is heard in some quarters that the problem is that the federal government is “too big” and that political power should devolve to the state or even local level. This view is in particular heard among frustrated liberals who are attracted to the right wing populism of Ron Paul and his ilk – and especially those who live in states where such bedrock constitutional principles as the separation of church and state and the right to privacy are firmly embedded. The legal battle over the “Save Our State” Amendment and the setback for anti-Muslim bigots reflected in the 10th Circuit's decision is a reminder that the Bill of Rights is not self-enforcing.<br /> <br /><strong><em>Peter Goselin is a Connecticut attorney focusing on the workplace rights of workers and labor unions, and free speech at work and in the community</em>.</strong><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://goselinlaw.com/">Law Office Of Peter Goselin</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-564378743048016019?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-91058435792122306832012-01-11T05:35:00.001-08:002012-01-11T08:41:18.126-08:00<strong>First Niagara Delivers Development Grant;<br /><em>More Funding Sought For Prizes</em><br /><br />Young Writers Trust</strong><br /><br /> The Connecticut Young Writers Trust is receiving a $2,500 program development grant from First Niagara Bank to provide writing enrichment programs for urban high school students.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TpzLDa3o1HM/Tw27hwP8X_I/AAAAAAAAEf8/itd42IcSI9I/s1600/ct%2Byoung%2Bwriters%2Bnewest%2Blogo%2Bjan%2B2012.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 94px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TpzLDa3o1HM/Tw27hwP8X_I/AAAAAAAAEf8/itd42IcSI9I/s200/ct%2Byoung%2Bwriters%2Bnewest%2Blogo%2Bjan%2B2012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696415292255395826" /></a> On its website, ctyoungwriterstrust.org, electronic entry forms for its 15th annual competition are posted. The organization will emphasize enrichment workshops and author events this year.<br /><br /> Since 1998, the contest has attracted about 7,000 young poets and writers and awarded more than $200,000 in cash prizes, as well as trips to Dublin. Writers such as Patricia Smith, Luanne Rice, Kate Rushin, Wally Lamb, Marilyn Nelson, Jon Andersen, Bob Leuci, Lionel Bascom and Colin McEnroe have conducted workshops. A record 806 Connecticut students submitted poetry and prose entries last year.<br /><br /> The trust is seeking more funding, having lost $10,000 when founding donor Jim Irwin died in 2010 and an additional $10,000 when the Connecticut State University System ended its contribution last year.<br /><br /> Donations are fully tax-deductible and can be sent to Connecticut Young Writers Trust/ P.O. Box 8898/ New Haven, CT 06532. The trust is a 501 C (3) Public Charity. Its new website, http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org, includes a PayPal donation button and contact information.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.courant.com/features/books/hc-writestuff-0112-20120110,0,3318169.story">Carole Goldberg's Write Stuff, 1-10-12, Final Item</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2012/01/young-writers-competition-refusing-to.html">Background & Links</a></li><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-9105843579212230683?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-63911227865427344072012-01-02T13:18:00.000-08:002012-01-02T13:36:35.304-08:00<strong>click on image<br />for better view</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xi5md3_umWI/TwIggHSP7TI/AAAAAAAAEfw/SXek-72ZqCc/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xi5md3_umWI/TwIggHSP7TI/AAAAAAAAEfw/SXek-72ZqCc/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693148615033220402" /></a><br /><br />Happy New Year Story Via<br />The Register Citizen / JRC Digital Media First<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2012/01/01/news/doc4effa222ade45477084757.txt">RegCity Story Also Posted At CtYoungWritersTrust.org, In the News</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjcCKPOpcaM/TwIgRGgIghI/AAAAAAAAEfk/d7jCvWVN39Y/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 94px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjcCKPOpcaM/TwIgRGgIghI/AAAAAAAAEfk/d7jCvWVN39Y/s200/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693148357124981266" /></a><br />Note: First Niagara's development grant is for workshops and related activities. Other donors, including the founding sponsor of the CT Young Writers, Litchfield Bancorp and long-time sponsor PS Art Gallery of Litchfield, have stepped forward with parents of young writers, board members and old writers to keep the competition alive.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/2012_competition">Notice: Coming Soon, Electronic Entry Form For The 2012 Competition</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/ ">CT Young Writers Trust Website</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GVmL0wrVJBM/TrE64GeIiGI/AAAAAAAAEWk/2Kp-nZqvQ4o/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Btrust%2Blogo%2Bupdated%2Bfall%2B2011.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GVmL0wrVJBM/TrE64GeIiGI/AAAAAAAAEWk/2Kp-nZqvQ4o/s320/young%2Bwriters%2Btrust%2Blogo%2Bupdated%2Bfall%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670378141320251490" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eg7hUpamWy0/TtjDVIv-lfI/AAAAAAAAEcA/LSFr4xUuNVY/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eg7hUpamWy0/TtjDVIv-lfI/AAAAAAAAEcA/LSFr4xUuNVY/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681505697821267442" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/yale-daily-news-q-with-2009-state.html">Yale Daily News Q & A With 2009 State Poetry Champ Felicity Sheehy</a></li><br /><br /><strong>-- <em>photo by Chion Wolf</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-6391122786542734407?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-45286423593961527282011-12-27T14:34:00.000-08:002011-12-28T05:08:16.800-08:00<strong>Coming Jan. 1, 2012:<br />See Sunday's Column<br /><em>Dangers Of The Internet Cloud </em><br />@RegisterCitizen<br />@NHRegister</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2aTBFOwyztg/TvpIXEZvScI/AAAAAAAAEfY/BsFnS7JyGoo/s1600/internet-cloud-md.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 297px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2aTBFOwyztg/TvpIXEZvScI/AAAAAAAAEfY/BsFnS7JyGoo/s400/internet-cloud-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690940640291932610" /></a><br /><br /><strong>What's Goin' On In That Internet Cloud?</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZN1IPqjBtn4/Tu31nO00uVI/AAAAAAAAEeo/bcte5bb9Sk8/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZN1IPqjBtn4/Tu31nO00uVI/AAAAAAAAEeo/bcte5bb9Sk8/s200/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687471958782163282" /></a><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><strong>By BILL MURRAY<br /><em>With Andy Thibault</em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What is The Internet Cloud and where did it come from?<br /><br />There are many answers. Some are literal. Some are metaphorical.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/12/26/opinion/doc4ef8160e0c16b652565229.txt">Complete Column At Register Citizen</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://business-news.thestreet.com/new-haven-register/story/etips-traps-what-exactly-the-internet-cloud/1">Complete Column At New Haven Register</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/12/are-connecticut-courts-ready-for-new-e.html">Last Week’s Column: Are Connecticut courts ready for e-discovery rules?</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4528642359396152728?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-53768651480562460092011-12-18T06:09:00.000-08:002011-12-23T07:16:01.985-08:00Coming Dec. 25:<br />What's Goin' On In That Internet Cloud?<br /> See Sunday's Column <br />@RegisterCitizen<br /> @NHRegister <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XpbOlN-WnXU/Tu30UlMPifI/AAAAAAAAEeQ/1MdDIN3MdEI/s1600/Data-Mining-e1268785221711.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XpbOlN-WnXU/Tu30UlMPifI/AAAAAAAAEeQ/1MdDIN3MdEI/s400/Data-Mining-e1268785221711.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687470538856827378" /></a><br /><strong>Who Will Find Hidden e-Evidence In CT Court Cases? </strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--4zgYJfR6Xc/Tu31R5tX-1I/AAAAAAAAEec/4h0_S7pwetk/s1600/electronic%2Bevidence%2Bimage.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 165px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--4zgYJfR6Xc/Tu31R5tX-1I/AAAAAAAAEec/4h0_S7pwetk/s200/electronic%2Bevidence%2Bimage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687471592336522066" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><strong><em>How Soon Will Defense Attorneys In Civil Cases<br />Develop Carpal Tunnel<br />From Hitting<br />The Protective Order Button</em>?</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Watch For Interesting Arguments On Those Protective Order Requests</strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZN1IPqjBtn4/Tu31nO00uVI/AAAAAAAAEeo/bcte5bb9Sk8/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZN1IPqjBtn4/Tu31nO00uVI/AAAAAAAAEeo/bcte5bb9Sk8/s200/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687471958782163282" /></a><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><strong>By BILL MURRAY<br /><em>With Andy Thibault</em><br /><br />Excerpts:</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />“I don’t think the judges know a lot — even the ones who write the opinions,” attorney Julia Brickell of Columbia University told the New Haven Bar Association last month.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iInSpmUxCEQ/Tu32I5W-gmI/AAAAAAAAEe0/Ldha5Ka9pdg/s1600/brickell.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 99px; height: 124px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iInSpmUxCEQ/Tu32I5W-gmI/AAAAAAAAEe0/Ldha5Ka9pdg/s200/brickell.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687472537135383138" /></a><br /><br />Brickell, a former vice president and deputy general counsel for Philip Morris USA, runs an automated document review firm in New York. She said the costs of electronic discovery — if not managed properly — can be wildly disproportionate to the value of a case ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1dSgLT7gxeE/Tu32goOZq4I/AAAAAAAAEfM/2IbJCgovMaE/s1600/sterling.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1dSgLT7gxeE/Tu32goOZq4I/AAAAAAAAEfM/2IbJCgovMaE/s200/sterling.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687472944852872066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />“The new rules shine a light on electronic data and make it clear it is a fair subject for thorough discovery,” said lawyer Alinor Sterling of the Bridgeport firm Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder. “It’s my job as a lawyer to persuade the judges as to why I am entitled to certain data.” <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />... One potentially big loophole is Sec. 13-14, which allows judges to excuse the “loss” of electronically stored information “as the result of the routine, good-faith operation of a system or process in the absence of a showing of intentional actions designed to avoid known preservation obligations.”<br /><br />Qualified computer operatives could easily present a good-faith showing while hiding information in a series of widely-divergent databases ...<br /><br /><strong><em>Bill Murray is president of EdocMasters LLC, a company that takes the mystery out of e-documentation for the legal industry. Andy Thibault, author of books including Law & Justice In Everyday Life, blogs at The Cool Justice Report, http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>Complete Postings At<br /><em>JRC / Digital Media First</em></strong><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/12/17/business/doc4eebdd9f235ae277930814.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Complete Column At New Haven Register</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/12/18/opinion/doc4eed66d081dd5006804243.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Complete Column At Torrington Reigster Citizen</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-e-tips-traps-column-on-missing.html">Last Week's Column: Missing Evidence In Deepwater Horizon Debacle</a></li><br /><br /><strong>Murray's Short Bio:<br /><br /><em>Bill Murray is a self taught forensic computer technician.<br /> <br />He has more than 30 years experience with computers. At 16 he wrote -- with the help of a teacher at his high school -- the senior class textbook on computer technology. Later, he was old enough to take his own class.<br /> <br />Bill has worked in a variety disciplines including software development, administration, security and desktop support in the manufacturing, banking, investment insurance, medical and legal industries. He was a pioneer in the computer compact disk retail market.<br /> <br />He is president of EdocMasters LLC, a company that takes the mystery out of e documentation for the legal industry</em>.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0962600156/qid=1035849537/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3056359-1757527?v=glance&n=283155">Law & Justice @ Amazon</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=Andy+Thibault&z=y">Law & Justice @ Barnes & Noble</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770310509#!/group.php?gid=24155224990">Law & Justice @ Facebook</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5376865148056246009?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-11149221721851923332011-12-11T06:36:00.000-08:002011-12-18T06:34:18.346-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--XlqDPOyskU/TuTBfA6qe4I/AAAAAAAAEdg/iGBc6STBoWA/s1600/electronic%2Bevidence%2Bimage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--XlqDPOyskU/TuTBfA6qe4I/AAAAAAAAEdg/iGBc6STBoWA/s400/electronic%2Bevidence%2Bimage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684881368214567810" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Recovery of destroyed evidence in BP-Halliburton oil explosion</strong><br />Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w1jouxGAsNY/TuTBJA97PQI/AAAAAAAAEdU/iNOrur0EvFE/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w1jouxGAsNY/TuTBJA97PQI/AAAAAAAAEdU/iNOrur0EvFE/s200/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684880990271126786" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>By BILL MURRAY<br /><em>With Andy Thibault</em><br /><br />Excerpts:</strong><br /><br /><br />Ricky Lynn Morgan, a cement expert for Halliburton, was surrounded by high-powered lawyers representing more than half a dozen companies, the U.S. Justice Department and the state of Louisiana. The conference room on the 11th floor of the Pan-American building where they met on Oct. 17, 2011, is a short stroll from the New Orleans Superdome.<br /><br />The legal fees generated that day would make a nice down payment for a house. The result of Ricky Lynn Morgan’s deposition could amount to billions of dollars.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dmpk_5T2MFo/Tuts5AFCDUI/AAAAAAAAEds/pVNsIADWwBc/s1600/bp%2Bhalliburton%2Bexplosion.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 223px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dmpk_5T2MFo/Tuts5AFCDUI/AAAAAAAAEds/pVNsIADWwBc/s320/bp%2Bhalliburton%2Bexplosion.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686758681014832450" /></a>At issue is the quality of cement used to seal BP’s well, which exploded off the Louisiana coast in April 2010, killing 11 workers and spewing about five million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. BP is fighting Halliburton and contractors including the rig owner, Transocean, over liability for some of the damages. This case is known as Oil Spill By The Oil Rig Deepwater Horizon In The Gulf Of Mexico On April 20, 2010. Presiding for the Eastern District of Louisiana is U.S. Judge Carl Barbier ...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ECUCAoMkfU/Tutt50Ao5LI/AAAAAAAAEd4/W2OvI38qFFw/s1600/gulf-oil-spill-birds-dying.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ECUCAoMkfU/Tutt50Ao5LI/AAAAAAAAEd4/W2OvI38qFFw/s320/gulf-oil-spill-birds-dying.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686759794466677938" /></a>... BP is seeking an adverse finding of fact by the judge, which could swing the trial in BP’s favor. Trial is scheduled for February 2011. BP has also asked the judge to order Halliburton to deliver a computer used to produce 3D modeling results to an independent forensic firm ...<br /><br />... We believe a competent electronic forensic firm probably could recover the missing 3D images or modeling results. There is a possibility, if not a likelihood that the model or models were shared and viewed by more than one person. Screen captures of the model or models and other related data might be stored in any number of places ...<br /><br /><strong><em>Bill Murray is president of EdocMasters LLC, a company that takes the mystery out of e-documentation for the legal industry. Andy Thibault, author of books including Law & Justice In Everyday Life, blogs at The Cool Justice Report, http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/12/11/business/doc4ee4a9395d580252168948.txt">Complete column at New Haven Register</a></li> <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/12/11/opinion/doc4ee444a09df56864310711.txt">Complete column at Torrington Register Citizen</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://bit.ly/sM19wp">D.C.'s Justice Integrity Project Leads Monthly News Scoop Page w/ Deepwater Horizon Missing Evidence </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://polizeros.com/2011/12/13/recovery-destroyed-evidence-bp-halliburton/">West Coast Post On Deepwater Horizon Missing Evidence / E-Tips & Traps Column</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-business-column-on-electronic.html">Last week's column: The Care of eDocs is crucial for business</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.court.us/idar3044219/e_tips__amp__traps__the_care_of_edocs_is_crucial_for_business___new_haven_register.htm">Also posted at U.S. Court site</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.litigationsupporttechnologyandnews.com/2011/12/e-tips-traps-care-of-edocs-is-crucial.html">Litigation Support Technology And News</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://eddblogonline.blogspot.com/2011/12/e-tips-traps-care-of-edocs-is-crucial.html">EDD blog</a></li><br /><br /><strong>Murray's Short Bio:<br /><br /><em>Bill Murray is a self taught forensic computer technician.<br /> <br />He has more than 30 years experience with computers. At 16 he wrote -- with the help of a teacher at his high school -- the senior class textbook on computer technology. Later, he was old enough to take his own class.<br /> <br />Bill has worked in a variety disciplines including software development, administration, security and desktop support in the manufacturing, banking, investment insurance, medical and legal industries. He was a pioneer in the computer compact disk retail market.<br /> <br />He is president of EdocMasters LLC, a company that takes the mystery out of e documentation for the legal industry</em>.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0962600156/qid=1035849537/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3056359-1757527?v=glance&n=283155">Law & Justice @ Amazon</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=Andy+Thibault&z=y">Law & Justice @ Barnes & Noble</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770310509#!/group.php?gid=24155224990">Law & Justice @ Facebook</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-1114922172185192333?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-82920885922226587602011-12-10T14:47:00.000-08:002011-12-10T15:18:57.713-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Any2SGWHu1s/TtogmR4NqCI/AAAAAAAAEcY/P6R_AZTIROU/s1600/rotary%2Bbig.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Any2SGWHu1s/TtogmR4NqCI/AAAAAAAAEcY/P6R_AZTIROU/s200/rotary%2Bbig.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681889721887598626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.litchfieldmorrisrotary.org/index.html">Litchfield-Morris Rotary<br /></a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.formanschool.org/">Forman School</a></li><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6Qu4f0K24o/Ttirbr-r9YI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/UJA0XGzZWNo/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6Qu4f0K24o/Ttirbr-r9YI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/UJA0XGzZWNo/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681479422078350722" /></a><br /><strong>Leuci @ the Hartford Club, 6-3-10, Conducting Workshop,<br />13th Annual CT Young Writers Celebration<br />-- <em>photo by Bob Thiesfield</em></strong><br /><br />LITCHFIELD, Conn. -- Bob Leuci, fresh off last Sunday's appearance at the Ridgefield Playhouse with actor Treat Williams, will be the guest speaker for the Litchfield-Morris Rotary, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 at noon at Forman School. The public is welcome.<br /><br />Leuci was a writer for the TV shows 100 Centre Street and Precinct Hollywood. He is an adjunct professor in the University of Rhode Island English department.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D-YF76MybcY/TuPofKzL2iI/AAAAAAAAEdI/sQZJIPPZQ5Q/s1600/BOB%2BLEUCI%2BFOTO%2BFOR%2BPROGRAM.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D-YF76MybcY/TuPofKzL2iI/AAAAAAAAEdI/sQZJIPPZQ5Q/s320/BOB%2BLEUCI%2BFOTO%2BFOR%2BPROGRAM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684642776844327458" /></a>He has written more than half a dozen crime novels, translated into four languages and most recently published a memoir with Harper Collins, All The Centurions. He has also written a play for German radio, Brooklyn Roofs.<br /><br />His crime novels feature characters on all sides of the law -- inside and outside law enforcement -- and boast an edge and a substance found in the better political thrillers.<br /><br />Leuci's 20 years as a New York City police officer dovetailed with the career of another cop memorialized in film and print, Frank Serpico.<br /><br />In his memoir, All The Centurions, Leuci reports that many in the NYPD literally cheered upon learning Serpico was shot in the face in what by some accounts was a set-up by fellow cops. Leuci does not share that view. But, Serpico was an oddball: He wouldn't take money.<br /><br />Leuci and Serpico shared that tag: Leuci was not a manicured or well-dressed guy like his peers in the elite Special Investigative Unit. Even over time, he did not quite fit in.<br /><br />Serpico's revelations about police corruption led to the formation of the Knapp Commission, which documented low levels of corruption -- "grass eaters" -- and high levels of corruption -- "meat eaters."<br /><br />Leuci, troubled by what he saw on the job, ultimately came forward and cooperated with prosecutors. Leuci initially believed the prosecutors would go after high-level corruption including judges. It didn't work out that way.<br /><br />As The New York Times reported: For years, on the well-founded assumption that his life was in danger, Detective Leuci had to travel with bodyguards [as many as nine]. His investigation had implicated not only his fellow officers; organized crime figures, lawyers, bail bondsmen and an assistant district attorney had become involved, too. Detective Leuci had been undercover 16 months; the trials had gone on more than four years. Then the bodyguards were gone ...<br /><br />In addition to the memoir, All The Centurions, that era in Leuci's life is documented by the book Prince of the City , by former New York City Deputy Police Commissioner Robert Daley; and by the film of the same name, directed by Sidney Lumet. Lumet also directed Serpico and All The President's Men. Treat Williams played the Leuci character, Danny Cielo.<br /><br />"Frank Serpico wasn't like Bob Leuci at all,'' Lumet told The New York Times." Frank would have ended up going off to Europe alone with his dog whether he was a stockbroker, a flutist with the Philharmonic or a cop. Bob is a cop, all cop, and then comes everything else -- the charm, the guilelessness, the naivete ... "<br /><br />Leuci has lectured at police departments around the county. In 2010, he was a keynote speaker and workshop leader for the CT Young Writers Trust.<br /><br /><em>For more information, contact:<br />Rotary Club speaker committee member Andy Thibault<br />@ tntcomm82@cs.com / 860-690-0211</em><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SwLV0K_UAwI/AAAAAAAABz0/AfA_3mnkOzM/s1600/TREAT+WILLIAMS+SIDNEY+LUMET.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SwLV0K_UAwI/AAAAAAAABz0/AfA_3mnkOzM/s400/TREAT+WILLIAMS+SIDNEY+LUMET.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405117595077837570" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">-- Actor Treat Williams With Director Sidney Lumet During Filming of Prince of the City</span><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUz8HKTGsPM&feature=related">Trailer: IT HAPPENED</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZLe-Pd08gw&feature=related">Undercover Life Gets Complicated</a></li><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C7E9PCuvIe0/Tti-U7ePQbI/AAAAAAAAEbc/k43cgprAQfE/s1600/TRIPLE%2BKO%2BJPEG%2B1%2B6%2B2010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C7E9PCuvIe0/Tti-U7ePQbI/AAAAAAAAEbc/k43cgprAQfE/s320/TRIPLE%2BKO%2BJPEG%2B1%2B6%2B2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681500196699062706" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/NDSMediaArchiveBucket/C466C322-A5F4-4A2C-B939-D950CBFE43AA.mp3">WTIC 1080 PODCAST 1-1-10, Preview Of Triple KO Event: Diane Smith Interviews Bob Leuci, Sammy Vega</a></li><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8ESHecO5igs/Tti-1vDSJhI/AAAAAAAAEb0/fyFhpjWxub8/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8ESHecO5igs/Tti-1vDSJhI/AAAAAAAAEb0/fyFhpjWxub8/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681500760300463634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/webstream.asp?odID=5536&odTitle=CT%20State%20University%20System%20Young%20Writers%20Competition%20Awards%20Ceremony">CT-N Video, Leuci Keynote Speaker 6-3-10, CT Young Writers Annual Dinner</a></li><br /><br /><strong><em>Among Leuci's titles</em>:</strong><br /><br /><strong>All the Centurions:</strong> A former New York City narcotics detective discusses his work on such film-inspiring cases as the French Connection and Serpico, and shares his disillusionment in the face of corruption, and the criminal justice system's dark side.<br /><br /><strong>Fence Jumpers:</strong> As kids, they took on New York's mean streets. As men, they're on opposite sides of the law. Dante O'Donnell and Jimmmy Burns took up the oath, the badge and the gun of the police force. Jo Jo Paradiso took a different path as a rising player in the Paradiso crime family. Today the three friends are trapped in an ever-more-vicious game of betrayal -- one that threatens to break much more than the bonds of their youth.<br /><br /><strong>Odessa Beach:</strong> A Russian and the American mob make strange bedfellows in a brilliantly plotted masterpiece of cross-cultural criminality. The book is set in Brighton (renamed Odessa) Beach, Brooklyn, where Nikolai Zoracoff has defected from Moscow -- not seeking political asylum but escape from the KGB. A charming hedonist and a criminal only because in Moscow luxury is bought by crime, Zoracoff's assimilation into America includes cowboy hats, Dolby stereo and a drug connection which, in New York, means an alliance with the Mafia -- and a game which is harder than Zoracoff can bear.<br /><br /><strong>Blaze:</strong> A rising star in the NYPD, Captain Nora Riter has a private life that threatens to torpedo her career. A streetwise actor/conman Nicky Ossman faces prison for assaulting a vice cop. Nora needs Nicky to help her re-establish personal and professional control as she takes on a case that leads her to taking down a psychopathic criminal kingpin known as "Blaze." <br /><br /><strong>Captain Butterfly:</strong> This is a riveting thriller about police corruption and the labyrinth of the human heart.<br /><br /><strong>The Snitch:</strong> A highly-principled police detective is chosen to infiltrate the notoriously corrupt Organized Crime Control Bureau. When the OCCB raid a nightclub, leaving seven people dead, the powers that be decide a major bust would look better than a police corruption case -- only the detective refuses to compromise his principles.<br /><br /><strong>Renegades:</strong> A thriller about three friends who grow up together on the tough streets of New York. Their friendship, loyalty and courage are tested when two become policemen and the other becomes a mafia boss.<br /><br /><strong>Double Edge</strong>: A tough, all-too-human police drama set on the dangerous streets of Washington, D.C. Cotton is a crack dealer who's seen it all. Scot Ancelat is a detective who's seen too much. In a vivid, brutal tale, their stories intertwine, as Ancelat struggles to solve the senseless murder of a young boy.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Selected Links For LEUCI BOOKS</span><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prince-City-True-Story-Knew/dp/1559213809/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258474275&sr=1-1">Prince Of The City: The True Story Of A Cop Who Knew Too Much</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061453359/All_the_Centurions/index.aspx">All The Centurions: A New York City Cop Remembers His Life On The Street</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Captain-Butterfly-Bob-Leuci/dp/1559212535/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258477707&sr=1-2">Captain Butterfly</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Odessa-Beach-Bob-Leuci/dp/155921242X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258477791&sr=1-1">Odessa Beach</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Snitch-Bob-Leuci/dp/0312965109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258477630&sr=1-1">The Snitch</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doyles-Disciples-Bob-Leuci/dp/0451136497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258477849&sr=1-1">Doyle's Disciples</a></li><br />--<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-8292088592222658760?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-37173110938359078122011-12-04T05:21:00.001-08:002011-12-07T05:35:39.637-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QoO75jE-PO0/Ttt1FEbst_I/AAAAAAAAEck/bnsuQFmOo1s/s1600/electronic_evidence_image%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 247px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QoO75jE-PO0/Ttt1FEbst_I/AAAAAAAAEck/bnsuQFmOo1s/s400/electronic_evidence_image%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682264084807727090" /></a><br /><br /><strong>e-Tips & Traps: The Care of eDocs is crucial for business</strong><br />Sunday, December 4, 2011<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pkgcbdPuYgg/Ttt3ky8TN4I/AAAAAAAAEc8/qJP3OxZI3dI/s1600/bill%2Bmurray%2Bmug.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pkgcbdPuYgg/Ttt3ky8TN4I/AAAAAAAAEc8/qJP3OxZI3dI/s200/bill%2Bmurray%2Bmug.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682266828891699074" /></a><br /><strong>By BILL MURRAY<br /><em>With Andy Thibault</em><br /><br />Excerpts:</strong><br /><br />Federal courts formally recognized the need to protect electronic data in 2006, and most states followed with their own versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Key change: Before 2006, discovery and production of documents began shortly before trial; now, e-discovery begins as soon as a lawsuit is filed ...<br /><br />... In 2007, a federal judge ordered Intel to produce electronic documents that if stacked in a pile would have been an estimated 137 miles high. Not only a lot of documents were at stake. In a settlement, Intel paid arch-rival Advanced Micro Devices $1.25 billion for antitrust violations in the chip-maker market.<br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/12/04/opinion/doc4edaf126ea336798486140.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Complete Column At Register Citizen</a></li><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/12/06/opinion/doc4ede6aa64696f482632016.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Also Posted At New Haven Register ...</a></li><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.court.us/idar3044219/e_tips__amp__traps__the_care_of_edocs_is_crucial_for_business___new_haven_register.htm">… And U.S. District Court</a></li><br /><strong>Murray's Short Bio:<br /><br /><em>Bill Murray is a self taught forensic computer technician.<br /> <br />He has more than 30 years experience with computers. At 16 he wrote -- with the help of a teacher at his high school -- the senior class textbook on computer technology. Later, he was old enough to take his own class.<br /> <br />Bill has worked in a variety disciplines including software development, administration, security and desktop support in the manufacturing, banking, investment insurance, medical and legal industries. He was a pioneer in the computer compact disk retail market.<br /> <br />He is president of EdocMasters LLC, a company that takes the mystery out of e documentation for the legal industry</em>.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3717311093835907812?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-45150865464597745522011-12-03T04:50:00.000-08:002011-12-03T05:38:22.692-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Any2SGWHu1s/TtogmR4NqCI/AAAAAAAAEcY/P6R_AZTIROU/s1600/rotary%2Bbig.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Any2SGWHu1s/TtogmR4NqCI/AAAAAAAAEcY/P6R_AZTIROU/s200/rotary%2Bbig.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681889721887598626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.litchfieldmorrisrotary.org/index.html">Litchfield-Morris Rotary<br /></a></li><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong> <em>“I hope each of you is proud to be part of an historic team whose fight for equality in education, of which sports and fitness are an integral part, is legendary. In 1972, Title IX opened long-shut doors for young women by guaranteeing equal opportunity in education. Just as your trip to the State Finals was long and hard-won, so, too, has been the battle for gender equity.”</em><br />-- Teresa Younger, Executive Director<br />Ct Permanent Commission on the Status of Women</strong><br /><br /><strong>Story and Photo <em>By Ricky Campbell</em>, Register Citizen</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6LBAdu-FwvM/TtobY1tfTyI/AAAAAAAAEcM/eeJJxi43usg/s1600/rotary%2Bregcit%2Bsoccer%2Bteams%2B12%2B2%2B11.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6LBAdu-FwvM/TtobY1tfTyI/AAAAAAAAEcM/eeJJxi43usg/s200/rotary%2Bregcit%2Bsoccer%2Bteams%2B12%2B2%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681883993429987106" /></a>Students from both teams were able to share their Class S state title runs Thursday to a welcoming group of Litchfield-Morris Rotarians, supporting not only their community, but the student-athletes, too. The seven representatives from their respective squads, and two coachers, were beaming with excitement, as they shared their experiences with the Rotarians.<br /><br />“We made history this year by getting out of the quarterfinals,” Cowgirls Head Coach Brian Mongeau said. “It’s really been a special year.”<br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/12/02/news/doc4ed85567a4f55988909610.txt">Complete Article In RegCit</a></li><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/12/setting-record-straight-on-litchfield.html">Setting the record straight on Litchfield, Connecticut's Title IX Girls' soccer case </a></li><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c0eCUBRJW5U/TtUgfQ437WI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/ioyFH2oCOf4/s1600/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c0eCUBRJW5U/TtUgfQ437WI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/ioyFH2oCOf4/s200/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680482226479295842" /></a><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/regcit-p-1-litchfield-cowgirls-title-ix.html">RegCit P. 1: Litchfield Cowgirls' Title IX team a legacy for soccer </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/health/16well.html">Title IX Impact On Education, Employment</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/title-ix-team-championship-contenders.html">Title IX Team, Championship Contenders, Featured In Hartford Courant</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/litchfieldbz-photos-videos-of-historic.html">Litchfield.BZ Photos & Video Of Historic Cowgirls' Team</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4515086546459774552?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-52010641656156722212011-12-02T02:40:00.000-08:002011-12-02T04:58:12.729-08:00<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Prince-of-the-City-screening-in-Ridgefield-2307110.php">CT Post Preview</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6Qu4f0K24o/Ttirbr-r9YI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/UJA0XGzZWNo/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6Qu4f0K24o/Ttirbr-r9YI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/UJA0XGzZWNo/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681479422078350722" /></a><br /><strong>Leuci @ the Hartford Club, 6-3-10, Conducting Workshop,<br />13th Annual CT Young Writers Celebration<br />-- <em>photo by Bob Thiesfield</em></strong><br /><br />Sunday's Event<br />12/04/2011 - 6:30pm<br /><br />The Ridgefield Playhouse Film Society<br />Presents Prince of the City<br /><br />Q & A <br />with Actor TREAT WILLIAMS and NYPD Narcotics Officer [retired] Robert Leuci<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org/event/special-fundraiser-ridgefield-police-union-prince-city">Ridgefield Playhouse</a></li><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SwLV0K_UAwI/AAAAAAAABz0/AfA_3mnkOzM/s1600/TREAT+WILLIAMS+SIDNEY+LUMET.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SwLV0K_UAwI/AAAAAAAABz0/AfA_3mnkOzM/s400/TREAT+WILLIAMS+SIDNEY+LUMET.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405117595077837570" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">-- Actor Treat Williams With Director Sidney Lumet During Filming of Prince of the City</span><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUz8HKTGsPM&feature=related">Trailer: IT HAPPENED</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZLe-Pd08gw&feature=related">Undercover Life Gets Complicated</a></li><br /><br /><strong>From The Playhouse Announcement:</strong><br /> <br />Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City is a classic crime film about a NYC police officer who chooses to expose police corruption for idealistic reasons. The character of Daniel Ciello (Treat Williams) was based on Robert Leuci, a real-life NYPD Narcotics Detective. The film and its screenwriters, Director Sidney Lumet and Jay Presson Allen, received an 1982 Academy Award Nomination for “Best Adapted Screenplay.” That year, the film also had received three Golden Globe nominations and Sidney Lumet won the NY Film Critics Award for “Best Director.”<br /><br />Film Critic Roger Ebert said, “Prince of the City is a film about cops, drugs, and New York City, in that order. After the film starts to turn itself over in your mind, it becomes a much deeper piece, a film about how difficult it is to go straight in a crooked world without hurting people you love. The film is about the ways in which a corrupt modern city makes it almost impossible for a man to be true to the law, his ideals, and his friends, all at the same time. The movie has no answers, only horrible alternatives.” The film is based on a book by former Ridgefield resident, Robert Daley about Robert Leuci, a New York police officer who cooperated with a 1971 investigation of police corruption. In the movie Leuci is called Ciello. He is played by actor Treat Williams in a demanding and grueling performance.<br /><br />Williams is almost always onscreen, and almost always in situations of extreme stress, fatigue, and emotional turmoil. We see him coming apart before our eyes. He falls to pieces not simply because of his job, or because of his decision to testify, but also because he’s in an inexorable trap and sooner or later will have to hurt his partners.<br /> <br />Actor Treat Williams and former NYPD Narcotics Detective Robert Leuci,will be on hand for the Q&A. Robert Leuci is the author of numerous books and short stories including “All the Centurions” and “Blaze.” He has also worked as a TV series writer on Sidney Lumet’s “100 Centre St.”<br /><br />Ticket Price: Adults $10, Seniors $7.50, Students $5.00<br />--<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C7E9PCuvIe0/Tti-U7ePQbI/AAAAAAAAEbc/k43cgprAQfE/s1600/TRIPLE%2BKO%2BJPEG%2B1%2B6%2B2010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C7E9PCuvIe0/Tti-U7ePQbI/AAAAAAAAEbc/k43cgprAQfE/s320/TRIPLE%2BKO%2BJPEG%2B1%2B6%2B2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681500196699062706" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/NDSMediaArchiveBucket/C466C322-A5F4-4A2C-B939-D950CBFE43AA.mp3">WTIC 1080 PODCAST 1-1-10, Preview Of Triple KO Event: Diane Smith Interviews Bob Leuci, Sammy Vega</a></li><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8ESHecO5igs/Tti-1vDSJhI/AAAAAAAAEb0/fyFhpjWxub8/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8ESHecO5igs/Tti-1vDSJhI/AAAAAAAAEb0/fyFhpjWxub8/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681500760300463634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/webstream.asp?odID=5536&odTitle=CT%20State%20University%20System%20Young%20Writers%20Competition%20Awards%20Ceremony">CT-N Video, Leuci Keynote Speaker 6-3-10, CT Young Writers Annual Dinner</a></li><br /><br /><strong><em>Among Leuci's titles</em>:</strong><br /><br /><strong>All the Centurions:</strong> A former New York City narcotics detective discusses his work on such film-inspiring cases as the French Connection and Serpico, and shares his disillusionment in the face of corruption, and the criminal justice system's dark side.<br /><br /><strong>Fence Jumpers:</strong> As kids, they took on New York's mean streets. As men, they're on opposite sides of the law. Dante O'Donnell and Jimmmy Burns took up the oath, the badge and the gun of the police force. Jo Jo Paradiso took a different path as a rising player in the Paradiso crime family. Today the three friends are trapped in an ever-more-vicious game of betrayal -- one that threatens to break much more than the bonds of their youth.<br /><br /><strong>Odessa Beach:</strong> A Russian and the American mob make strange bedfellows in a brilliantly plotted masterpiece of cross-cultural criminality. The book is set in Brighton (renamed Odessa) Beach, Brooklyn, where Nikolai Zoracoff has defected from Moscow -- not seeking political asylum but escape from the KGB. A charming hedonist and a criminal only because in Moscow luxury is bought by crime, Zoracoff's assimilation into America includes cowboy hats, Dolby stereo and a drug connection which, in New York, means an alliance with the Mafia -- and a game which is harder than Zoracoff can bear.<br /><br /><strong>Blaze:</strong> A rising star in the NYPD, Captain Nora Riter has a private life that threatens to torpedo her career. A streetwise actor/conman Nicky Ossman faces prison for assaulting a vice cop. Nora needs Nicky to help her re-establish personal and professional control as she takes on a case that leads her to taking down a psychopathic criminal kingpin known as "Blaze." <br /><br /><strong>Captain Butterfly:</strong> This is a riveting thriller about police corruption and the labyrinth of the human heart.<br /><br /><strong>The Snitch:</strong> A highly-principled police detective is chosen to infiltrate the notoriously corrupt Organized Crime Control Bureau. When the OCCB raid a nightclub, leaving seven people dead, the powers that be decide a major bust would look better than a police corruption case -- only the detective refuses to compromise his principles.<br /><br /><strong>Renegades:</strong> A thriller about three friends who grow up together on the tough streets of New York. Their friendship, loyalty and courage are tested when two become policemen and the other becomes a mafia boss.<br /><br /><strong>Double Edge</strong>: A tough, all-too-human police drama set on the dangerous streets of Washington, D.C. Cotton is a crack dealer who's seen it all. Scot Ancelat is a detective who's seen too much. In a vivid, brutal tale, their stories intertwine, as Ancelat struggles to solve the senseless murder of a young boy.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Selected Links For LEUCI BOOKS</span><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prince-City-True-Story-Knew/dp/1559213809/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258474275&sr=1-1">Prince Of The City: The True Story Of A Cop Who Knew Too Much</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061453359/All_the_Centurions/index.aspx">All The Centurions: A New York City Cop Remembers His Life On The Street</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Captain-Butterfly-Bob-Leuci/dp/1559212535/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258477707&sr=1-2">Captain Butterfly</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Odessa-Beach-Bob-Leuci/dp/155921242X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258477791&sr=1-1">Odessa Beach</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Snitch-Bob-Leuci/dp/0312965109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258477630&sr=1-1">The Snitch</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doyles-Disciples-Bob-Leuci/dp/0451136497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258477849&sr=1-1">Doyle's Disciples</a></li><br />--<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/ ">CT Young Writers Trust Website</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GVmL0wrVJBM/TrE64GeIiGI/AAAAAAAAEWk/2Kp-nZqvQ4o/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Btrust%2Blogo%2Bupdated%2Bfall%2B2011.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GVmL0wrVJBM/TrE64GeIiGI/AAAAAAAAEWk/2Kp-nZqvQ4o/s320/young%2Bwriters%2Btrust%2Blogo%2Bupdated%2Bfall%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670378141320251490" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eg7hUpamWy0/TtjDVIv-lfI/AAAAAAAAEcA/LSFr4xUuNVY/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eg7hUpamWy0/TtjDVIv-lfI/AAAAAAAAEcA/LSFr4xUuNVY/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681505697821267442" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/yale-daily-news-q-with-2009-state.html">Yale Daily News Q & A With 2009 State Poetry Champ Felicity Sheehy</a></li><br /><br /><strong>-- <em>photo by Chion Wolf</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5201064165615672221?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-57300540386788163352011-12-01T08:08:00.000-08:002011-12-03T05:39:29.669-08:00Girls at Litchfield High School ramped up their efforts to establish a girls’ soccer team during the 1994-95 school year. They were well aware that Title IX of the Federal Education Act of 1972 made equal rights including funding for girls’ sports the law ...<br /><br />... Among those who recognized the economic, social and employment benefits of equal rights for girls’ sports was Mia Hamm, the Olympic soccer star who scored more goals (158) than any man or woman in international play. Hamm recently told ESPN: “First and foremost, I got an education. That’s what I was there for. It was to give women at state-funded schools an opportunity to go to school and get a scholarship … For me, it was being able to go to the University of North Carolina on a scholarship. And then, obviously, I got to play one of my loves and passions through my college years.”<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/12/01/opinion/doc4ed7a3429503c741144908.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Complete Column Via The Register Citizen</a></li><br /><br /><strong>UPDATE:<br />Ct Permanent Commission On The Status Of Women<br />Congratulates Litchfield Cowgirls<br /><em>Letter Presented To Team Captains,<br />Coaches During Rotary Club Luncheon 12-1-11</em></strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h0oW4OKa7z8/TtfaOKIw_8I/AAAAAAAAEag/wsjczkOS6A4/s1600/WOMENS%2BCOMMISSION%2Bjpeg%2BCowgirls%2B12%2B1%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h0oW4OKa7z8/TtfaOKIw_8I/AAAAAAAAEag/wsjczkOS6A4/s400/WOMENS%2BCOMMISSION%2Bjpeg%2BCowgirls%2B12%2B1%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681249391725313986" /></a><br /><strong>click on images for better views</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ECFlH6c9ik0/Ttfgwh7lljI/AAAAAAAAEas/kwmZDebW2IE/s1600/teresa_younger.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 151px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ECFlH6c9ik0/Ttfgwh7lljI/AAAAAAAAEas/kwmZDebW2IE/s320/teresa_younger.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681256579297809970" /></a><br /><br /><strong>TEXT OF LETTER<br />FROM Teresa C. Younger, Executive Director</strong><br /><br />Nov. 29, 2011<br /><br />To the Members and Coaches of the Litchfield High School Girls’ Soccer Team:<br /><br /><em>On behalf of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, I would like to send hearty congratulations to the Litchfield High School girls’ soccer team on your impressive record. To have come this far in such a short time is testament to your athletic prowess, drive, teamwork and good coaching. <br /><br />I hope each of you is proud to be part of an historic team whose fight for equality in education, of which sports and fitness are an integral part, is legendary. In 1972, Title IX opened long-shut doors for young women by guaranteeing equal opportunity in education. Just as your trip to the State Finals was long and hard-won, so, too, has been the battle for gender equity. <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j0wuDuQjquo/Ttfh_mV0TvI/AAAAAAAAEa4/O82QcCPvPEs/s1600/womens%2Bcommission%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j0wuDuQjquo/Ttfh_mV0TvI/AAAAAAAAEa4/O82QcCPvPEs/s320/womens%2Bcommission%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681257937691234034" /></a> Each of you has contributed to the greater good of the team. I urge you now to go on to work for gender equity in education, in the workplace, and in public service. Women make up 51 percent of Connecticut’s population, yet are under-represented in almost every area, making up just 29 percent of the State’s General Assembly. And of the top 500 U.S. publicly traded companies, only 13 are run by female CEO’s. <br /><br />As you head soon into your working lives, be aware of discrimination in wages. Women are paid, on average, just 76 cents for every dollar a similarly qualified man makes. Imagine if you had to score a goal-and-a-half in order for the refs to count it as one goal! So you can see, we have a long way to go before women and men are truly equal. <br /><br />But it starts with you; you have already helped pave the way for the girls who will come after you. By working hard to establish a girls’ soccer team, and by honoring that struggle with your dedication, you’ve already set down the road to success.<br /><br />I wish you all the best in the future as you continue to work, each in your own way, for gender equity.</em><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Teresa C. Younger<br />Executive Director <br /><br /><strong>About the PCSW: The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women was formed in 1973 under Sec. 46a of the Connecticut General Statutes to study and improve Connecticut women’s economic security, health and safety; to promote consideration of qualified women to leadership positions and to work toward the elimination of gender discrimination. As a non-partisan arm of the General Assembly, the agency monitors, critiques and recommends changes to legislation in order to inform public policy, and assesses programs and practices in all State agencies for their effect on the state’s women. The PCSW serves as a liaison between government and its diverse constituents, and convenes stakeholders, including the business, non-profit and educational communities, local governments, and the media, in order to promote awareness of women’s issues. </strong><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c0eCUBRJW5U/TtUgfQ437WI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/ioyFH2oCOf4/s1600/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c0eCUBRJW5U/TtUgfQ437WI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/ioyFH2oCOf4/s200/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680482226479295842" /></a><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/regcit-p-1-litchfield-cowgirls-title-ix.html">RegCit P. 1: Litchfield Cowgirls' Title IX team a legacy for soccer </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/health/16well.html">Title IX Impact On Education, Employment</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/title-ix-team-championship-contenders.html">Title IX Team, Championship Contenders, Featured In Hartford Courant</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/litchfieldbz-photos-videos-of-historic.html">Litchfield.BZ Photos & Video Of Historic Cowgirls' Team </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5730054038678816335?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-55127424992075334282011-11-29T10:11:00.001-08:002011-11-29T10:16:54.282-08:00<strong>Championship Finale 2011 For Title IX Team</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M6c-nSeviC8/TtUg3IEL84I/AAAAAAAAEaU/ak47DnubpM0/s1600/litchfield%2Bbz.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 64px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M6c-nSeviC8/TtUg3IEL84I/AAAAAAAAEaU/ak47DnubpM0/s400/litchfield%2Bbz.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680482636427686786" /></a><br /><strong>Photos by Andy Parker & Dan Reitenbach<br />Litchfield.BZ Editor, Doug Parker</strong> <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DzidGpOgOdQ/TtUgrDVc2yI/AAAAAAAAEaI/BlXrtSFsk4A/s1600/litchield%2Bbiz%2Bgirls%2Bsoccer%2Bphoto%2B11%2B29%2B11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 127px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DzidGpOgOdQ/TtUgrDVc2yI/AAAAAAAAEaI/BlXrtSFsk4A/s200/litchield%2Bbiz%2Bgirls%2Bsoccer%2Bphoto%2B11%2B29%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680482428999490338" /></a>On a picture perfect day with no wind and unseasonably warm weather, the Litchfield High School girls' soccer team faced three time state champion Immaculate High School from Danbury in the state championship game in Waterbury's Municipal Stadium.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.bzmedia.bz/lhs_girls_soccer_final.htm">Story, Photos, Video</a></li><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c0eCUBRJW5U/TtUgfQ437WI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/ioyFH2oCOf4/s1600/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c0eCUBRJW5U/TtUgfQ437WI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/ioyFH2oCOf4/s200/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680482226479295842" /></a><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/regcit-p-1-litchfield-cowgirls-title-ix.html">RegCit P. 1: Litchfield Cowgirls' Title IX team a legacy for soccer </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/health/16well.html">Title IX Impact On Education, Employment</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/title-ix-team-championship-contenders.html">Title IX Team, Championship Contenders, Featured In Hartford Courant</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5512742499207533428?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-46554241653535954322011-11-28T07:10:00.000-08:002011-11-28T07:12:50.348-08:00<strong>Or<br /><em>How Connecticut Helps Families Of Missing Persons<br />The Obscene, Criminal Saga Of The Billy Smolinski Case</em><br /><br />Story By John Murray, Waterbury Observer</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m3MslfG7s8c/TtOku-q60cI/AAAAAAAAEZw/hzM8D8j8GSQ/s1600/billy%2Bjan%2Bsmolinski.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 54px; height: 118px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m3MslfG7s8c/TtOku-q60cI/AAAAAAAAEZw/hzM8D8j8GSQ/s400/billy%2Bjan%2Bsmolinski.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680064682048278978" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>After Billy vanished his family has spent the past seven years seeking answers as to what happened to him on the night of August 24th, 2004. So far the search has resulted in Janice getting arrested, and Paula and Janice getting sued. They have vowed to continue searching until they have their answer. </strong><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://waterburyobserver.org/node/645">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://peace4missing.ning.com/group/williambillysmolinski/forum/topics/buried-secrets?xg_source=activity">Buried Secrets</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/02/waterburys-latest-effort-to-solve.html">February 2011: Waterbury's Latest Effort To Solve Smolinski Case / FOI Class At RCNewsroom Cafe</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4655424165353595432?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-50838184441538175992011-11-27T15:08:00.001-08:002011-11-27T15:13:19.712-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MSjpHLbrDuQ/TtLDAuk2EII/AAAAAAAAEZY/EcDpJmbLebg/s1600/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 254px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MSjpHLbrDuQ/TtLDAuk2EII/AAAAAAAAEZY/EcDpJmbLebg/s320/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679816497337602178" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Story By Ricky Campbell</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In accordance with Title IX regulations, Litchfield Intermediate students saw the growth of soccer beginning in 1995 ...<br /><br />“It was very important,” said former coach Cindy Ferrarotti, speaking of that first team.<br /><br />“Litchfield has a wonderful youth soccer program, but when the girls got to Litchfield Intermediate School, they were handed a hockey stick.”<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/11/27/news/doc4ed1c16cb03ba025679092.txt">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/title-ix-team-championship-contenders.html">Title IX Team, Championship Contenders, Featured In Hartford Courant</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/result-of-title-ix-complaint.html">Background Including Office Of Civil Rights Monitoring Agreement</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/health/16well.html">Title IX Impact On Education, Employment</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5083818444153817599?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-69569395963761440282011-11-26T19:00:00.001-08:002011-11-27T10:00:35.237-08:00<strong>Litchfield Girls' Soccer Has Come A Long Way</strong><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/health/16well.html">Title IX Impact On Education, Employment</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B-rEMsnghsY/TtGoBAmK4JI/AAAAAAAAEZM/-RsyyG34lJE/s1600/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 254px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B-rEMsnghsY/TtGoBAmK4JI/AAAAAAAAEZM/-RsyyG34lJE/s320/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679505340384338066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Title IX complaint in 1995 pushed Litchfield High<br />to implement girls soccer program<br /><br /><br /><em>Doug Parker, the former president of the Litchfield Soccer Club, was also at the game Saturday. He witnessed the rapid growth of interest in girls soccer during his tenure in the 1990s.<br /><br />"There was an interest and growth in girls soccer but when they got up to the high school level, they had nowhere to go," Parker said. "That was part of it</em> ...</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.courant.com/sports/high-schools/hc-riley-litchfield-column-1127-20111127,0,528695.column">Complete Column By Hartford Courant's Lori Riley</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/result-of-title-ix-complaint.html">Background Including Office Of Civil Rights Monitoring Agreement</a></li><br /><br /><strong>COPY OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENT<br /><em>click on image for better view</em></strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LWN-AlCJZ1U/TtEVT5gI7-I/AAAAAAAAEZA/eg2Auo4RHPo/s1600/title%2Bix%2Bagreement%2Bjpeg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LWN-AlCJZ1U/TtEVT5gI7-I/AAAAAAAAEZA/eg2Auo4RHPo/s400/title%2Bix%2Bagreement%2Bjpeg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679344036688228322" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-6956939596376144028?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-39117192144311782722011-11-23T18:54:00.000-08:002011-11-26T14:27:02.089-08:00<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/11/26/sports/doc4ed15c9295fad496721331.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Championship Game Report: “It’s a huge accomplishment”</a></li><br /><br /><strong>RegCit Tweet Sat. Afternoon<br />11-26-11:<br /><br /><em>It was a great run … </em>Immaculate wins the Class S girls state title, 3-0 over Litchfield</strong><br />---<br /><strong><em>The Litchfield Cowgirls Make History Again<br />Playing In State Championship Game Saturday</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>COPY OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENT<br /><em>click on image for better view</em></strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LWN-AlCJZ1U/TtEVT5gI7-I/AAAAAAAAEZA/eg2Auo4RHPo/s1600/title%2Bix%2Bagreement%2Bjpeg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LWN-AlCJZ1U/TtEVT5gI7-I/AAAAAAAAEZA/eg2Auo4RHPo/s400/title%2Bix%2Bagreement%2Bjpeg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679344036688228322" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/11/26/sports/doc4ed063e013921400974245.txt">RegCit Preview 11-26-11</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkN-a3_PbGQ/Ts2yJqtTCSI/AAAAAAAAEY0/pyWUaYhzKbE/s1600/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 254px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkN-a3_PbGQ/Ts2yJqtTCSI/AAAAAAAAEY0/pyWUaYhzKbE/s400/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678390584336910626" /></a><br /><strong>U.S. Department of Education Office Of Civil Rights<br /><br />Voluntary Compliance Agreement<br />With Litchfield Public Schools<br />Sept. 28, 1995</strong><br /><br />To resolve the Complaint No. 01-95-1173 and ensure that the Litchfield Public School District (District) complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations, the District agrees to the following actions:<br /><br />1. Beginning in the fall of 1995, initiate a girls' intramural soccer program for grades 7-12.<br /><br />2. Beginning in the fall of 1996, initiate a girls' interscholastic soccer team at the seventh and eighth grade levels, and a girls' Junior Varsity team for grades 9through 12.<br /><br />3. Beginning in the fall of 1997, initiate a girls' Varsity soccer team.<br /><br /><strong>REPORTING REQUIREMENTS</strong><br /><br />1. By October 31, 1995, the District will submit to OCR a report that demonstrates that an intramural soccer program was started for grades 7 through 12.<br /><br />2. By September 1, 1996, the schedules of the girls' interscholastic seventh and eighth grade soccer team and the high school's Junior Varsity team. In addition, a copy of the eligibility squad lists for each of these teams.<br /><br />3. By September 1, 1997, the schedule of the girls' Varsity soccer team and the eligibility squad list for this team.<br /><br /><strong>Roster From 1997 LHS Yearbook</strong><br /><br />Tri-Captains:<br />Elise Blount, Kelsley Lyons, Stacy Millard<br /><br />Liz Branch<br /><br />Amanda Golovin <br /><br />Revella Leifert<br /><br />Jenny Loomis<br /><br />Heather Noel<br /><br />Jamie Shuhi <br /><br />Christy Alborn<br /><br />Tina Barbaccha<br /><br />Christina Batta<br /><br />Erin Dake<br /><br />Erin Dwyer<br /><br />Kate Gnitzcavich<br /><br />Carla Grimaldi<br /><br />Christine Mancuso<br /><br />Emily Paris<br /><br />Kristyn Reinhardt<br /><br />Kate Westberg<br /><br />Coach: Cindy Ferrarotti<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/litchfield-cowgirls-soccer-team-makes.html">Background & Report Of Last Saturday's Overtime Win</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3911719214431178272?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-5549038189064893812011-11-23T09:20:00.000-08:002011-11-23T20:55:03.120-08:00<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.wdsu.com/r/29837110/detail.html">Mayor Gives Bum's Rush To NAACP At Press Conference - Supposedly A Public Meeting</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Serpas-responds-after-FOX-8-investigates-his-NOPD/dRsf8kHR70-YSqX6Zr4fMA.cspx">Fox 8 Update</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Q_pDorsHo8/Ts0rpzhOGlI/AAAAAAAAEYc/8wD372VubKA/s1600/serpas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Q_pDorsHo8/Ts0rpzhOGlI/AAAAAAAAEYc/8wD372VubKA/s200/serpas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678242702388238930" /></a><strong>Mayor Tosses<br />City Lawyer<br />Under The Bus <br />In Sham Notarization<br /><em>TODAY'S WHOPPER</em><br />Serpas:<br />'I'm completely transparent'<br /><br />What's His Scorecard<br />Stonewalling Disclosure<br />Of Public Records?</strong><br /><br /><br />Comments & Story Via New Orleans Times Picayune<br /><br /><strong>THE READERS SPEAK</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ElRMZYuaCRM/Ts0s_ghuXGI/AAAAAAAAEYo/nRogT2zFyys/s1600/Mayor-Mitch-Landrieu1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ElRMZYuaCRM/Ts0s_ghuXGI/AAAAAAAAEYo/nRogT2zFyys/s200/Mayor-Mitch-Landrieu1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678244174758829154" /></a><br /><em>Half Moon has thrown the City Attorney under the bus while covering for Serpas. King is right the hiring of Serpas was a formality because of family connections and not a nationwide search. Mitch has covered for Serpas during several issues. Again Serpas is caught in a lie and yet he won't follow his own policy and die. How can he expect the rank and file be honest when he's not.<br />-<br /><br />Let this be a lesson to everyone who thinks [they're] in with the administration. In a few weeks ask Victor Pappi what really happened. If he gets disbarred, he might actually tell the truth. It will be funny to see who presents the case against Pappi's appeal to Civil Service. Assuming it goes that far, because I am sure Landrieu will have this swept under the carpet....<br />-<br /><br />Lawyers do lie. When they die the funeral people have to stand them up, because they have been lying all their lives. This City of New Orleans lawyer clown has to do what he is told to protect his job. The act itself is bad, but the cover-up will bring them down. Landreau is beginning to think that he is larger than his political life. He best think twice. Serpas is heading up a corrupt NOPD and I am not so sure he is not among the worse. His actions should be closely scrutinized. <br />-<br /><br />ANSWER THE QUESTION SERPAS - any of your subordinates would be required to answer the questions during an investigation - SO ANSWER THE QUESTION. <br /> Serpas and the Assistant City Attorney Falsified records of the State of Louisiana - <br />ANSWER THE QUESTION SERPAS. <br /> Mitch - seriously, stop covering for him, he had a lot to say back in May of last year - "this is the worst police department in the nation" &"Nashville is the best police department in the nation" - so go to Nashville. Pack up your makeup and P.R. Crew and hit the road dude, stop riding this city's back to your $2.9 million pension.<br />-<br /><br />Time to resign Landrieu for continuing to cover for your pal. You kept silent when Serpas involvment in the red light camera corruption became known to the public. Serpas you have lied its time for you to go away. Its time for you to eat your own words, "you lie you die". Quit trying to hold the officers of the NOPD to a different standard than you are held to yourself. For this you receive the [hypocrite] of the year award. When Moon Landrieu was mayor Ronal Serpas' father was an NOPD officer whom was Moon Landrieu's bodyguard. Mitch and Ronal played together when they were kids. So the citizens of New Orleans failed to do their homework and voted in a career politician [who] never had a real job. A man who fed off the public trough all of his life. A man who was given the distinction of voting for more tax increases than any other in the history of the Louisiana House. Congratulations to the city of New Orleans you got what you deserved. A tiger doesn't change his stripes, Landrieu has continue to sock it to you with more of his old tax increases and has continued to cover up for his pal Serpas. He has got the citizens of Orleans Parish bamboozled into thinking he is looking out for them. So follow in line sheeple and don't do your homework. Be good little citizens and re-elect Half Moon, you get what you deserve. Do your job Jim Letten. <br />-<br /><br />This story (better captured on WVUE's website), clearly illustrate an elaborate and now exposed scheme to create a paper trail /illusion that Ronal Serpas was on the NOPD payroll before his 50th birthday, despite factual evidence to the contrary. Most disconcerting are the character flaws on display here: Ignorance (Serpas was already a 20 plus year member of the pension system, so back dating paperwork before he turned fifty was unnecessary); Deceit/Greed (the intent to doctor paperwork to meet a nonexistent deadline for monetary gain), Arrogance (to dismiss the aforementioned as errors and vendettas) and Hypocrisy (to hold yourself out as an agent of change while being anything but). The Mayor and Chief continue to explain away glaring examples of unacceptable conduct by the Chief and his minions. I am surprised by the lack of ire on this issue. I agree that Crime, Education and the Economy are the weighty areas of concern for New Orleans, yet cannot overlook the obvious: We have a dishonest, ineffectual Police Chief being blindly defended and supported by a thin-skinned Mayor more consumed with imagery and marketing campaigns than grappling with glaring internal deficiencies. How do we turn away when the murder rate is rising? Why is this Chief allowed to deflect the 20 year crime problem to the citizens? Why are Milwaukee and James Carter being employed to shore up the Chief? Having watched the Mayor's press conference on WVUE announcing Serpas' hiring last year: he says the chosen candidate "was FROM the department but not OF it"...Delusional is what we ALL must be not to recognize that Serpas the fox has returned to the hen house and that Mayor Landrieu views his office as a birthright and not a duty to uphold. Here we go AGAIN!</em>--<br /><br /><strong>News report on NOPD Superintendent<br />Ronal Serpas hiring paperwork <br />sparks showdown at Gallier Hall</strong><br /><br />A television report raising questions over whether New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas fudged paperwork when he was hired in order to enhance his pension package sparked a brief showdown Tuesday outside a mayoral news conference ...<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/11/news_report_on_new_orleans_pol.html">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/still-pending-lawsuit-v-new-orleans-pd.html">Meanwhile, Serpas Sits On File In Caporino Case Cover-Up</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/cop-boss-in-hot-seat-for-magic-triple.html">Fox8 Scoop: Cop Boss In Hot Seat For Magic Triple Pension / Sham Documents </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-554903818906489381?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-28037430099547090012011-11-22T06:39:00.000-08:002011-11-22T06:42:14.755-08:00<strong>TULANE PROF:<br />“Was there deception? Was something backdated, was there an attempt to defraud? Was there intent to represent something that wasn't true? That's very serious."</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IMa78ubPzPE/Tsu0YogVohI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/PG4z0Bi4m8Q/s1600/serpas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IMa78ubPzPE/Tsu0YogVohI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/PG4z0Bi4m8Q/s400/serpas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677830090513555986" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Fox8 New Orleans Scoop<br />Reported by Kim Holden, Anchor</strong><br /><br />New Orleans -- NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas rules the department with the mandate, “You lie, You die”. That zero-tolerance policy has landed a number of officers in trouble, either suspended or fired. Now FOX 8 investigates why one magic number may be at the center of questions surrounding the chief’s own return to the NOPD. <br /><br /><strong>Comment<br />At Fox8 Site<br /><br /><em>Corruption, something white-folks in this city will never admit to!!! Here is a clear example of falsifying public documents. [Everybody] in this story should be INDICTED by the local district attorney, the State Attorney, and the U.S. Attorney $144, 000, and that money could be used to do good in the community, not take care a crook for the rest of his life!!!</em> </strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Questions-surface-about-Serpas-pension/b1udlVg_KEus79q7UO4VVA.cspx">Complete Article & Video At Fox8 New Orleans</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/still-pending-lawsuit-v-new-orleans-pd.html">Meanwhile, Serpas Sits On File In Caporino Case Cover-Up</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2803743009954709001?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-78768208807820923662011-11-20T09:45:00.000-08:002011-11-21T09:49:04.889-08:00<strong>UPDATE <br />via<br />Litchfield.bz<br /><br />Title IX Team In State Finals Saturday<br /><br /><em>Fans of Litchfield High's soccer teams will be able to see both play for Class S championships on the same day and at the same location.</em><br /><br />The greatest day in school soccer history will take place on Saturday [Nov. 26] at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury. Litchfield's girls (12-4-2) will play Immaculate-Danbury (13-3-2) at noon and Litchfield's boys (11-6-2) will face Somers (13-3-2) at 2:30 on the stadium's artificial turf.</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yJ28e6bmJWs/Tsk85mi2LGI/AAAAAAAAEYE/3nMGlbeGWik/s1600/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 254px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yJ28e6bmJWs/Tsk85mi2LGI/AAAAAAAAEYE/3nMGlbeGWik/s400/title%2Bix%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677135765574134882" /></a><br />Story<br />By PETER WALLACE<br />Register Citizen<br /><br />MERIDEN — Litchfield’s girls soccer team set the standard for a gloriously historic soccer day for Litchfield High School with a 1-0 overtime win against Old Saybrook High School in a Class S semifinal game at Meriden’s Falcon Field Saturday afternoon.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/11/20/sports/doc4ec898c245902583047737.txt">Complete Article Via Register Citizen</a></li><br /><br /><strong>Historical Footnote: <br /><br /><em>At Litchfield High School in 1995, girls were rebuffed by the principal when they tried to organize a team. There were four boys' teams and no girls' teams at the time.<br /><br />"This is not a Title IX issue," said then-Principal Suzanne D'Annolfo. There will not be a girls' soccer program this fall; I never promised that to anyone."<br /><br />A Title IX complaint by Kelsley Lyons forced the Litchfield local school board to begin a girls' soccer program in 1996.<br /><br />The team won its first game in 1999. Gov. John G. Rowland declared November 17, 1999 Litchfield High School Girls' Soccer Team Day, citing the team as "a model, not only for girls' sports, but also for all youngsters faced with tough odds and huge obstacles.</em>"</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-7876820880782092366?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-77295643212905524252011-11-15T10:11:00.000-08:002011-11-15T10:16:30.043-08:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-b4286b5c556197eb" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v21.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db4286b5c556197eb%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330307576%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D282C5D63832C08D730913B258F0F91A01AFE45C9.6FB6F8EB346BFEFA8FFA9466359C5AE61BC8616F%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db4286b5c556197eb%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dmf7zl4ws8JNwK93tW5g6ckK9yQY&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v21.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db4286b5c556197eb%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330307576%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D282C5D63832C08D730913B258F0F91A01AFE45C9.6FB6F8EB346BFEFA8FFA9466359C5AE61BC8616F%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db4286b5c556197eb%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dmf7zl4ws8JNwK93tW5g6ckK9yQY&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br /><strong><em>I wrote and recorded "Don't Fuck with My Money" some time before the Occupy Wall Street protest began but I felt that some of the lyrics reflected the sentiments that a lot of people have right now. Inspired by OWS and by the other protests that have sprung up all over the world I decided to film a video for "Don't Fuck With My Money" at the Occupy Wall Street March that went from Zuccotti Park to Times Square. I intended the video to be a tribute to and not an exploitation of the protest. Filming it was an amazing experience and I hope the video can help to bring their message to even more people than it has already reached. <br /><br />The press release that was sent out recently claiming the song was "fast becoming an anthem of the movement" was totally over the top and does not reflect what I think at all. I apologize for the confusion and look forward to working with the occupy wall street movement to help their cause in any way I can. </em><br /><br />-- Chris Glover (Penguin Prison)</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/10/penguin_prison_wall_street.php">Preview Via Village Voice</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-7729564321290552425?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-32410405543915161192011-11-11T14:11:00.000-08:002011-11-11T14:16:44.614-08:00<strong>Ongoing Research Focused On Leads <br />Including Corporate-Police Ties<br /><br /><em>Newly-Recovered Along The Trail: <br />Missing File Had Been Reviewed And Updated In 1995</em></strong><br /><br />Richard Pennington, New Orleans police chief 1994-2002, acknowledged in correspondence that reports and documents existed. It appears supplementary reports were generated in 1995 during a cursory review of the case. The file was known to be at least three inches thick in 1974.<br /><br /><strong><em>EXHIBIT A</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>Officer Darnell Saunders,<br />Personal Aide To Superintendent Ronal Serpas,<br />Accepted This Public Records Notice On 8-17-11<br /><br /><em>click on images<br />for better view</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ch7xdRnZdwQ/TlKg7VCIC_I/AAAAAAAAEN0/-tlwAJ0g6-4/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ch7xdRnZdwQ/TlKg7VCIC_I/AAAAAAAAEN0/-tlwAJ0g6-4/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643750224167439346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tdcETUD0waQ/TlKgyugTBaI/AAAAAAAAENs/PeNm8GjqiEc/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tdcETUD0waQ/TlKgyugTBaI/AAAAAAAAENs/PeNm8GjqiEc/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643750076386051490" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XOr3_7eQPUg/To2dsaCQAuI/AAAAAAAAESM/lNWQcBXyEuE/s1600/serpas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XOr3_7eQPUg/To2dsaCQAuI/AAAAAAAAESM/lNWQcBXyEuE/s400/serpas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660353692903146210" /></a><br /><strong>NOPD Superintendent Serpas Hiding Public Records</strong><br /><br /><strong><em>TWO ACTIONS FILED THURSDAY,</em><br />OCTOBER 6, 2011<br />Civil District Court For The Parish Of New Orleans</strong><br /><br /><strong>1. - PUBLIC RECORDS LAWSUIT THIBAULT V. SERPAS<br /> <br />2. - MOTION FOR WIDOW OF GABE CAPORINO TO RETRIEVE ALL INVESTIGATIVE FILES</strong><br /><br /><em>Click On Images Of Lawsuit,<br />Related Motion For Better View</em><br /><br /><strong>Public records lawsuit<br />Thibault v. Serpas</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tV_7IulI3v0/To2dYEX1wEI/AAAAAAAAESE/WZKkFfEhUd0/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tV_7IulI3v0/To2dYEX1wEI/AAAAAAAAESE/WZKkFfEhUd0/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660353343490736194" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlLJolR0lFk/To2c0Euqn2I/AAAAAAAAER8/uC6AGeT_sUs/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlLJolR0lFk/To2c0Euqn2I/AAAAAAAAER8/uC6AGeT_sUs/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660352725111185250" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-taUqOjlBLyY/To2cYziuc1I/AAAAAAAAER0/B2plxH4h_gQ/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-taUqOjlBLyY/To2cYziuc1I/AAAAAAAAER0/B2plxH4h_gQ/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660352256641233746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7BFCvCtv6T0/To2cAKdmviI/AAAAAAAAERs/dAcjb4EPpSU/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7BFCvCtv6T0/To2cAKdmviI/AAAAAAAAERs/dAcjb4EPpSU/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660351833297042978" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Motion for widow<br />of Gabe Caporino<br />to retrieve all investigative files </strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FJOmLIrszr8/To2bbCMU8PI/AAAAAAAAERk/_jizOXvDSoE/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FJOmLIrszr8/To2bbCMU8PI/AAAAAAAAERk/_jizOXvDSoE/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660351195421929714" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hB4hSPpTyWk/To2atsRD3kI/AAAAAAAAERc/89RJy5fxnQE/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hB4hSPpTyWk/To2atsRD3kI/AAAAAAAAERc/89RJy5fxnQE/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660350416442089026" /></a><br /><br /><strong>BACKGROUND:<br /><em>Recent Radio Interview<br />&<br />3 Columns</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/crime-wire-show-probes-caporino-case.html">11-8-11 PODCAST: Crime Wire Show Probes Caporino Case Cover-Up In New Orleans</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">Freedom of Information in a criminal investigation [cites CBS Eye On New York documentary]</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/24/opinion/doc4e556ba491cef128402721.txt">Diary Of A Big Easy Public Records Request, Entry 1</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/10/10/opinion/doc4e935d44d4108204038977.txt">Diary of a Big [Un]Easy public records request, Part 2</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3241040554391516119?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-65425381514311402042011-11-10T09:42:00.001-08:002011-11-10T09:47:10.395-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nViH2R4Mikw/TrwNGU3vJ1I/AAAAAAAAEX4/eRbIQhhfExU/s1600/penn-state-logo-3-300x199.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 199px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nViH2R4Mikw/TrwNGU3vJ1I/AAAAAAAAEX4/eRbIQhhfExU/s320/penn-state-logo-3-300x199.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673424032912844626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/264787/grand-jury-report.pdf">23 pages</a></li><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/DA-Who-Never-Charged-Sandusky-Has-Been-Missing-Since-2005-133615093.html">Mysterious Case Of The Missing Prosecutor</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-6542538151431140204?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-31132040963532426812011-11-08T09:16:00.000-08:002011-11-09T13:53:28.989-08:00<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/crimewire/2011/11/09/crime-wire-investigates-tuesdays-900-pm-eastern-time">Link To Podcast 11-8-11 Featuring Grace Caporino</a></li><br /><br /><strong>Network Producer Quoted:<br /><em>‘There’s A Cover-Up Down Here. General Foods Is Holding Hands With The New Orleans Police.’</em></strong><br />&<br /><strong>Widow Recounts Bizarre Call<br />From Corporate Security Chief<br />On Her Husband’s Birthday ...</strong><br /><br /><strong>PSYOPS:<br /><em>'Well Surely If Gabe Has Any Heart,<br />He Will Call You On His Birthday'</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n3R1aWNJQls/TrlkTUVLQcI/AAAAAAAAEXs/3Wp7CiwQRiQ/s1600/crime%2Bwire%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n3R1aWNJQls/TrlkTUVLQcI/AAAAAAAAEXs/3Wp7CiwQRiQ/s320/crime%2Bwire%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672675488687669698" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Crime Wire Guests: <br /><em>Andy Thibault <br />and<br />Grace Caporino</em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jit4ODbC4ts/TrlkIYOMLKI/AAAAAAAAEXg/JI1-0mVJAX0/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jit4ODbC4ts/TrlkIYOMLKI/AAAAAAAAEXg/JI1-0mVJAX0/s320/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672675300753550498" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Joining the show is Andy Thibault, The Cool Justice Report, and Author, Law And Justice In Everyday Life, to discuss his fascinating work and lawsuit filed against the city of New Orleans Police Department surrounding the case of Gabe Caporino ... <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://imaginepublicity.com/2011/11/06/crime-wire-investigates-guests-andy-thibault-and-grace-caporino/">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><br /><strong>BACKGROUND:<br /><em>3 Columns<br />&<br />Lawsuit</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">Freedom of Information in a criminal investigation [cites CBS Eye On New York documentary]</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/24/opinion/doc4e556ba491cef128402721.txt">Diary Of A Big Easy Public Records Request, Entry 1</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/10/just-filed-lawsuit-v-nopd-in-caporino.html">Lawsuit Filed In NO For Violations Of Louisiana Public Records Law</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/10/10/opinion/doc4e935d44d4108204038977.txt">Diary of a Big [Un]Easy public records request, Part 2</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3113204096353242681?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-43570911048991492592011-11-04T06:13:00.000-07:002011-11-04T08:50:29.731-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BbmPyYnCeOA/TrPmJvyH7CI/AAAAAAAAEXU/HrkiDzQiNh0/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BbmPyYnCeOA/TrPmJvyH7CI/AAAAAAAAEXU/HrkiDzQiNh0/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671129410909498402" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2009 -- Felicity Sheehy, Mark Twain<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Photos by CHION WOLF</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sheehy Nominated To Represent Yale<br />In The Connecticut Poetry Circuit</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Q&A with Felicity Sheehy ’14,<br />Connecticut Poetry Circuit Nominee <br />By Yanan Wang <br />Yale Daily News<br />Friday, November 4, 2011</span><br /> <br />Felicity Sheehy ’14, who was also a finalist for the nomination as a freshman, has been chosen to represent Yale in the contest this year. <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/nov/04/q-felicity-sheehy-14-connecticut-poetry-circuit-no/">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/hartford-clubs-prospect-mag-features-ct.html">Hartford Club's Prospect Mag Features CT Young Writers Trust, Pages 3 & 6</a></li><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VwA0R0b-cDw/TrPlPH-TmPI/AAAAAAAAEW8/_rt4Q73npB8/s1600/felicity%2Bsheehy%2Btwain%2Bhouse%2B5%2B31%2B09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VwA0R0b-cDw/TrPlPH-TmPI/AAAAAAAAEW8/_rt4Q73npB8/s400/felicity%2Bsheehy%2Btwain%2Bhouse%2B5%2B31%2B09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671128403790764274" /></a><br /><br />Felicity Sheehy, then 16, of the Westover School of Middlebury, accepts $1,000 check and other items Sunday [May 31, 2009] at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford as she is proclaimed State Poetry Champion in the 2009 Connecticut Young Writers competition. With Sheehy, L-R: Franz Douskey, poet and board member of the Young Writers Trust; Dr. Louise Feroe, then Vice Chancellor, Connecticut State University System; and Co-Masters of Ceremonies Ravi Shankar, the poet and Central Connecticut State University Professor and Rand Richard Cooper, board member, author and travel writer for Bon Appetit. Sheehy, one of eight county champions, won for her poem, "Evening Conversation."<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.westoverschool.org/page.cfm?p=328&newsid=82&nm_keywords=felicity%20sheehy&ncat=1&nmonth=any&nyear=any">WESTOVER SCHOOL 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT: Felicity Sheehy '10 Wins Top Poetry Prize in Statewide IMPAC Contest</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.westoverschool.org/page.cfm?p=328&newsid=121&ncat=1">WESTOVER SCHOOL 2009 POST & Podcast: Felicity Sheehy ’10 and English instructor Bruce Coffin Talk about Poetry on WPKN</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/ ">CT Young Writers Trust Website</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GVmL0wrVJBM/TrE64GeIiGI/AAAAAAAAEWk/2Kp-nZqvQ4o/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Btrust%2Blogo%2Bupdated%2Bfall%2B2011.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GVmL0wrVJBM/TrE64GeIiGI/AAAAAAAAEWk/2Kp-nZqvQ4o/s320/young%2Bwriters%2Btrust%2Blogo%2Bupdated%2Bfall%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670378141320251490" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4357091104899149259?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-44837979776672573442011-11-02T05:41:00.001-07:002011-11-03T09:49:11.387-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IRSfHT7yzIE/TrE6rAbv5JI/AAAAAAAAEWY/5icqYVXfBXQ/s1600/state%2Bpoetry%2Bchampion%2Breceives%2Baward%2Bat%2Bccsu%2B6%2B11%2B11.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IRSfHT7yzIE/TrE6rAbv5JI/AAAAAAAAEWY/5icqYVXfBXQ/s320/state%2Bpoetry%2Bchampion%2Breceives%2Baward%2Bat%2Bccsu%2B6%2B11%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670377916361335954" /></a>The CT Young Writers Trust, with new leadership and an invigorated board, has refined its mission to emphasize enrichment workshops and author events while maintaining its annual competition.<br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.hartfordclub.com/_filelib/FileCabinet/Newsletters/TheProspect_OctoberNovember2011.pdf">Prospect Mag Download</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7t7HZ8sfdCM/TrLF1f8q0yI/AAAAAAAAEWw/BqmLXtHcBWc/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7t7HZ8sfdCM/TrLF1f8q0yI/AAAAAAAAEWw/BqmLXtHcBWc/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670812403712578338" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/ ">CT Young Writers Trust Website</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GVmL0wrVJBM/TrE64GeIiGI/AAAAAAAAEWk/2Kp-nZqvQ4o/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Btrust%2Blogo%2Bupdated%2Bfall%2B2011.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GVmL0wrVJBM/TrE64GeIiGI/AAAAAAAAEWk/2Kp-nZqvQ4o/s320/young%2Bwriters%2Btrust%2Blogo%2Bupdated%2Bfall%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670378141320251490" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4483797977667257344?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-89701173640812823412011-10-20T15:12:00.001-07:002011-10-20T15:21:52.383-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZJxyhdyuhE/TqCdAkrNmLI/AAAAAAAAEVQ/Q89CuIVrl6Y/s1600/sunken%2Bgarden%2Bvertical.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 249px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZJxyhdyuhE/TqCdAkrNmLI/AAAAAAAAEVQ/Q89CuIVrl6Y/s320/sunken%2Bgarden%2Bvertical.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665700964402567346" /></a><br /><strong>Saturday, October 29, 7:30 pm<br /><br /><em>Hill-Stead Museum <br />and Saint Joseph College</em><br />Present Taylor Mali and Lisa Starr</strong><br /><br />This exciting performance, a benefit event for the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival and Hill-Stead's new online journal, THEODATE, will take place at <strong>The Hoffman Auditorium</strong> in The Bruyette Athenaeum, Carol Autorino Center for the Arts & Humanities, Saint Joseph College, 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford.<br /><br />Tickets are available through the Saint Joseph College Box Office: call 860.231.5555 or visit sjc.universitytickets.com. Priority tickets are $75 and include a reception after the performance with the poets; general seating is $25; student admission with ID is $15.<br /> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UE_WcVMsxM/TqCdwv98vyI/AAAAAAAAEVc/SmvoPs3Nt8I/s1600/Mali_Taylor_2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UE_WcVMsxM/TqCdwv98vyI/AAAAAAAAEVc/SmvoPs3Nt8I/s320/Mali_Taylor_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665701792067665698" /></a><strong>TAYLOR MALI</strong> is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement. A former teacher and advocate of the teaching profession, Taylor's New Teacher Project has a goal of creating 1,000 new teachers through "poetry, persuasion, and perseverance." He is the author of two books of poetry, The Last Time As We Are (Write Bloody Books 2009) and What Learning Leaves (Hanover 2002), and four CDs of spoken word. In 2005, he established the popular Page Meets Stage series in New York City, after which this benefit reading is fashioned. See Taylor Mali in action on YouTube with "Miracle Workers".<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU">VIDEO: Taylor Mali on "What Teachers Make"</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.taylormali.com/">TaylorMali.com</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2cBqcELaECQ/TqCel3NpPDI/AAAAAAAAEVo/0h-Dy30g8HA/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2cBqcELaECQ/TqCel3NpPDI/AAAAAAAAEVo/0h-Dy30g8HA/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665702704545610802" /></a><strong>LISA STARR</strong> is a two-time recipient of the Rhode Island fellowship for poetry and was recently named Poet Laureate for the state of Rhode Island, in which capacity she hopes to develop "an outreach program with workshops in every school, library and senior center in the state." Starr has published three full-length collections of poetry: Mad With Yellow (2009), Days of Dogs and Driftwood (1993), and This Place Here (2001). Starr is the founder and director of the Block Island Poetry Project, a nationally acclaimed writing series.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4VYdfawkXI">VIDEO: Lisa Starr: Waiting To Meet The Visting Nurse</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.arts.ri.gov/statepoet/">Rhode Island State Poet Lisa Starr of Block Island</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2010/06/bessy-gaby-shatter-bird-record-sunken.html">2010: Bessy, Gaby Shatter Bird Record @ Sunken Garden </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.hillstead.org/index.html">Hill-Stead Museum</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-8970117364081282341?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-73061557463610634752011-10-17T04:23:00.000-07:002011-10-17T04:24:06.482-07:00<strong><em>Grace Caporino Talks About Her Husband's Disappearance<br />And Malfeasance By The New Orleans Police Department </em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-scmwE7KsEYc/TpczLVP3A3I/AAAAAAAAESc/pFUOlwqtqww/s1600/vito%2Bcolucci.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-scmwE7KsEYc/TpczLVP3A3I/AAAAAAAAESc/pFUOlwqtqww/s200/vito%2Bcolucci.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663051326216930162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Crime Time with <br />Vito Colucci, P.I.</strong><br /> <br /><br />The show features anything crime related. Current high profile cases or trials are discussed in detail with commentary from law enforcement experts and lawyers. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XUMoelQIZRQ/Tpc0EA1ZpII/AAAAAAAAES0/YvZWvxSlaGo/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XUMoelQIZRQ/Tpc0EA1ZpII/AAAAAAAAES0/YvZWvxSlaGo/s400/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663052299989787778" /></a><br />NEW ORLEANS, LA – Thirty seven years ago – with several police officers crowding her – Grace Caporino briefly touched and read a number of pages in a 3-inch-high stack of reports about her missing husband. After a few minutes, they forced her to leave.<br /> <br />Today, the New Orleans Police Department still doesn’t want to know or hear anything about the Gabe Caporino case – or the reports.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e2smPkhepUs/Tpc1kNst24I/AAAAAAAAETA/IW0qRKk1g-g/s1600/serpas.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e2smPkhepUs/Tpc1kNst24I/AAAAAAAAETA/IW0qRKk1g-g/s200/serpas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663053952710466434" /></a> <strong>Find out <em>why via this podcast,</em> which first aired Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 at 11 p.m.</strong> on the syndicated radio show Crime Time With Vito Colucci. Vito interviews Grace Caporino and Andy Thibault, a private investigator who recently published three newspaper columns about the case and filed a public records lawsuit against the New Orleans Police Department. <br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://archives.warpradio.com/btr//Crimetime/101623.mp3">Podcast: Crime Time Radio Show Examines Caporino Case Cover-Up In New Orleans</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/10/diary-of-big-uneasy-public-records.html">Background Links On The Gabe Caporino Missing Person / Homicide Case</a></li> <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.businesstalkradio.net/weekend_host/ctvc.shtml">Business Talk Radio</a></li><br /><strong>Click on listen live Sundays 11 p.m.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.businesstalkradio.net/weekend_host/Archives/ctvc.shtml">After that, click on archives</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/crimewire/2011/08/24/crime-wire-investigates-tuesdays-900-pm-eastern-time ">Vito's Recent Show On The Billy Smolinski Missing Person / Homicide Case</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.businesstalkradio.net/zipsearch.shtml">Local Affiliates, Business Talk Radio</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-7306155746361063475?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-74259495136228261602011-10-16T09:06:00.000-07:002011-10-16T09:12:38.309-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-89984724a7b00350" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D89984724a7b00350%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330307576%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2B9BA04BB164442CF32E2573E074F1F239A2A72B.4940EAA6F88276D990A7B59C5F45E25E13965ADE%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D89984724a7b00350%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DtZ7cxzDAKIWwgs6jLo62f7mDgoU&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D89984724a7b00350%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330307576%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2B9BA04BB164442CF32E2573E074F1F239A2A72B.4940EAA6F88276D990A7B59C5F45E25E13965ADE%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D89984724a7b00350%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DtZ7cxzDAKIWwgs6jLo62f7mDgoU&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/10/so-when-is-superior-skill-boring-ask.html">So, When Is Superior Skill Boring? Ask Opponents Of Bad Chad Dawson</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-7425949513622826160?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-23062421135566034902011-10-16T08:15:00.001-07:002011-10-17T16:40:22.618-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8-xsSxOwwnU/Tpr1L4oOZZI/AAAAAAAAETY/_1aMQi-_QMI/s1600/cave%2Bcanem.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8-xsSxOwwnU/Tpr1L4oOZZI/AAAAAAAAETY/_1aMQi-_QMI/s320/cave%2Bcanem.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664109065900287378" /></a><br />BROOKLYN, NY -- Cave Canem Foundation, North America’s premier “home for black poetry,” will showcase the dramatic works of award-winning writers Cornelius Eady, Jessica Hagedorn, May Joseph, Casey Llewellyn and Claudia Rankine at its second annual benefit performance on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus. The program will be held 8 – 10 pm at Memorial Hall, 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.<br /><br />Directed by Ted Sod, actors Suzzanne Douglas, Samantha Maurice, Tracie Morris, Lili Taylor and John Douglas Thompson will present selections from Eady’s Brutal Imagination, Hagedorn’s Stairway to Heaven, Joseph’s Fled and Rankine and Llewellyn’s Existing Conditions. Poet Mahogany Browne, host and curator of Friday Night Slam at New York City’s Nuyorican Poets Café, is emcee.<br /><br />Admission for general seating is $40; tickets for reserved seats and a VIP reception begin at $125. To purchase tickets, visit www.cavecanempoets.org/benefit or call 718.858.0000. Pratt Institute is Benefit Host, and Benefit Sponsors are the Atlantic Center for the Arts; Adelphi University; the Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University; Mosaic Magazine; New York University Creative Writing Program; Poetry Society of America; Poets & Writers, Inc.; United Federation of College Teachers; The University of Georgia Press; Words without Borders; and the YMCA of Greater New York.<br /><br />“We’re delighted to celebrate writers who are producing ground-breaking work, and we’re doubly pleased that director Ted Sod and five extraordinary actors will interpret their texts in exciting new ways,” said Cave Canem’s co-founder Toi Derricotte.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qX-kRPcE9PM/TpsbSFGXymI/AAAAAAAAETk/fpcO2vfPEzQ/s1600/Cornelius-Eady.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qX-kRPcE9PM/TpsbSFGXymI/AAAAAAAAETk/fpcO2vfPEzQ/s200/Cornelius-Eady.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664150953769028194" /></a><br /><br />Co-founder Cornelius Eady added, “‘Cave Canem Brings the Drama’ follows on the heels of our participation as Programming Partner at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Two years after putting down roots in <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://brooklyn.about.com/od/brooklynneighborhoods/p/DUMBO.htm">DUMBO</a></li>,we’re enjoying more and more opportunities to contribute to and benefit from Brooklyn’s vibrant art scene.”<br /><br /><strong>Performers</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g5q5nKnx3UQ/Tpsb3BCRJ4I/AAAAAAAAETw/YLWs68VCaoE/s1600/Suzzanne-Douglas-300x199.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g5q5nKnx3UQ/Tpsb3BCRJ4I/AAAAAAAAETw/YLWs68VCaoE/s200/Suzzanne-Douglas-300x199.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664151588333234050" /></a>Actress, singer, director and producer Suzzanne Douglas has appeared on Broadway in The Threepenny Opera, It’s a Grand Night for Singing, The Tap Dance Kid and Into the Woods. Off-Broadway, she recently appeared in the premiere of Kara Lee Corthron’s Julius by Design. She has won two NAACP Image Awards for her performances in, respectively, Tap, alongside Sammy Davis, Jr. and Gregory Hines, and Regina Taylor’s play Crowns. She co-starred with Robert Townsend in the Warner Brothers’ family sitcom The Parent ’Hood, and has appeared in several critically acclaimed television shows, including The Good Wife and NYPD Blue. Ms. Douglas will perform a selection rom May Joseph’s Fled.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0vfqHU3V45g/TpscY3oj9WI/AAAAAAAAET8/2Fcfnvr0sh8/s1600/samantha%2Bmaurice.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0vfqHU3V45g/TpscY3oj9WI/AAAAAAAAET8/2Fcfnvr0sh8/s200/samantha%2Bmaurice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664152169925047650" /></a>Currently appearing in productions of The Grasshopper Way and The Winter's Tale, Samantha Maurice is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. She recently performed as a dancer in Ray Bradbury’s musical 2116 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With John Douglas Thompson, Ms. Maurice will perform a selection from Cornelius Eady’s Brutal Imagination.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Si8kW4bzygk/Tpy8rFnPXtI/AAAAAAAAEVE/htNGCZhdNx4/s1600/tracie%2BMorris_2_b_%2526_w%255B1%255D.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Si8kW4bzygk/Tpy8rFnPXtI/AAAAAAAAEVE/htNGCZhdNx4/s200/tracie%2BMorris_2_b_%2526_w%255B1%255D.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664609879752400594" /></a>Tracie Morris is an interdisciplinary poet who has worked extensively as a sound artist, writer, actor, bandleader and multimedia performer. Her most recent poetry collection is To Do w/John (Zasterle Press, November 2011). Several forthcoming projects include Rhyme Scheme, a book of poems (Chax Press, 2012), as well as the recordings sharpmorris, with Elliott Sharpe, and Introducing the Tracie Morris Band. She is Associate Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at Pratt Institute. Dr. Morris will perform a selection from Claudia Rankine and Casey Llewellyn’s Existing Conditions, a full-length work exploring race, gender and nation building.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-60kyhIXNdfk/Tpsc58PRwwI/AAAAAAAAEUU/JdgDSN7gWYk/s1600/Lili-Taylor-205x300.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 137px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-60kyhIXNdfk/Tpsc58PRwwI/AAAAAAAAEUU/JdgDSN7gWYk/s200/Lili-Taylor-205x300.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664152738096857858" /></a>Lili Taylor has appeared in dozens of films since 1988, including Dogfight, Mystic Pizza, Rudy and most recently, Brooklyn’s Finest. She is well known for playing the lead role of Valerie Solanas in the 1996 film I Shot Andy Warhol. She portrayed Lisa Kimmel Fisher in the Emmy-and Golden Globeaward-winning HBO drama Six Feet Under, and received the 2005 Best Actress award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival for her role in Factotum. Ms. Taylor will perform a onologue in the character of Nena from Jessica Hagedorn’s Stairway to Heaven.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dFW1TEnW1OM/TpsdKmTYKjI/AAAAAAAAEUg/JHI3iY8x8FU/s1600/john_douglas_thompson.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dFW1TEnW1OM/TpsdKmTYKjI/AAAAAAAAEUg/JHI3iY8x8FU/s200/john_douglas_thompson.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664153024266250802" /></a>John Douglas Thompson has been called “one of the most compelling classical stage actors of his generation” by The New York Times, winning Obie and Lucille Lortel awards for his portrayal of Othello with Theater for a New Audience. He has performed in such modern classics as Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway and Hedda Gabler at the New York Workshop Theater. He played the lead role in Eugene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones at the Irish Repertory Theater. With Ms. Maurice, Mr. Thompson will perform a selection from Cornelius Eady’s Brutal Imagination.<br /><br /><strong>Director</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jwLN8Qd-Wxw/TpsdhOMUFhI/AAAAAAAAEUs/WVcaoWxGKfg/s1600/ted%2Bsod.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jwLN8Qd-Wxw/TpsdhOMUFhI/AAAAAAAAEUs/WVcaoWxGKfg/s200/ted%2Bsod.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664153412931163666" /></a>Ted Sod’s directorial credits include, among others, How To Be A Good Italian Daughter in Spite of Myself, (Cherry Lane Theatre); Blood Type: Ragu (Actors’ Playhouse/Capital Rep); By Jupiter (York Theatre Co.); Agnes of God; A Night In Tunisia; Talley’s Folly; Wit (George Street Playhouse) and Who Popped Poppi Chulo? and Scarlet Sees the Light for the New York City Fringe Festival. He is the librettist of the musicals The Cousins Grimm and 27, Rue de Fleurus; and produced, wrote and acted in Crocodile Tears, an independent feature. Other works written for the stage include Stealing, Damaged Goods, Salon, The Kiss, A Rude Awakening, Satan and Simon Desoto and The Lost Art of Conversation. He has acted in plays produced by The Public Theatre, The Culture Project, Second Stage, Playwrights' Horizons, American Place Theatre, BAM Theatre Company, the Circle, Seattle and Yale Repertory Companies, among others; and has appeared in the television series Bored To Death, Nurse Jackie,Ugly Betty, Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and Law and Order: SVU. Mr. Sod is currently dramaturge for the education department at The Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City.<br /><br /><strong>Playwrights</strong><br /><br />Cornelius Eady is the author of eight books of poetry, most recently Hardheaded Weather (Penguin, 2008). His Victims of the Latest Dance Craze received the 1985 Lamont Prize from the Academy of American Poets; Running Man, a jazz opera with a score by Diedre Murray and libretto by Eady, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama; and a production of Brutal Imagination, in which “he deftly parses the toxic products of the white racist imagination” (Booklist), won the 2002 Oppenheimer award for the best first play by an American playwright. He is Professor of English and the Miller Family Endowed Chair in Literature and Writing at the University of Missouri-Columbia. With Toi Derricotte, he is co-founder of Cave Canem.<br /><br />Called by Russell Banks “one of the best of a generation of writers who are making the American language new,” poet, musician, playwright and fiction writer Jessica Hagedorn has published four novels, including Dogeaters, nominated for a National Book Award, and Toxicology, published by Viking Penguin in April 2011. She has written or co-written 10 critically acclaimed works for theater, most recently the musical play Most Wanted, a collaboration with composer Mark Bennett and director Michael Greif; Fe in The Desert; and Stairway to Heaven. The stage adaptation of Dogeaters, presented at the NYSF/Public Theater and elsewhere, has been called by Chay Yew “a stunning play of epic proportions…packed with wit, nostalgia, satire, irony, politics, poetry and the humanity of the turbulent and triumphant history of the Philippines.” Ms. Hagedorn is the Parsons Family University Professor of Creative Writing at Long Island University in Brooklyn.<br /><br />May Joseph is a puppeteer, theater director and the founder of Harmattan Theater in New York City. In 2009, she co-created and directed “The Living Lines Project,” a performative installation in Nolita documenting human movement against built environments in different scales of urban apping. The author of Nomadic Identities: The Performance of Citizenship (1999), she currently is completing a play, Fled, as well as a book on urban citizenship, Metro Lives: Performing the City. She is Professor of Global Studies in the Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies at Pratt Institute.<br /><br />Co-author of Existing Conditions with Claudia Rankine, Casey Llewellyn is a theater artist whose work interrogates identity and form. Excerpts of her play The Quiet Way have been presented as part of the Little Theatre series and Puppet BloK at Dixon Place. She has performed in and written for David Neumann's work at Barnard College and was seen last year at The Tank in All you need is one good idea, son, choreographed by Yve Laris Cohen.<br /><br />Claudia Rankine is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently, Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, called “a master work in every sense” by Robert Creeley. Her plays include the revelatory Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue, described by The New York Times’ Charles Isherwood as an “elegant meditation on a pocket of the city you might never think of exploring with guidebook in hand.” Her Existing Conditions (with Casey Llewellyn), re-imagines the voice of Jamaican-born Mary Seacole, celebrated for her service as a nurse in the Crimean War. A recipient of the Cleveland State Poetry Prize and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Lannan Foundation and elsewhere, Ms. Rankine is the Henry G. Lee Professor of English at Pomona College.<br /><br /><strong>Emcee</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DwhuXM4LWkk/TpsdwYmuvSI/AAAAAAAAEU4/Pi9ikSj-5pI/s1600/Mahogany-L_-Brown.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DwhuXM4LWkk/TpsdwYmuvSI/AAAAAAAAEU4/Pi9ikSj-5pI/s200/Mahogany-L_-Brown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664153673424354594" /></a>Cave Canem fellow Mahogany L. Browne is the author of several books, including Swag and Dear Twitter: Love Letters Hashed Out On-line. She has released five LPs, is the co-founder of the Off Broadway poetry production Jam On It, and co-producer of New York City’s SoundBites Poetry Festival. She is an Urban Word New York City mentor; publisher of Penmanship Books, a small press for performance artists; a freelance journalist; and host and curator of Friday Night Slam at New York City’s Nuyorican Poets Cafe.<br /><br /><strong>Cave Canem Foundation</strong><br />Founded by poets Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady to remedy the under-representation of African Americans in writing workshops and MFA programs, since 1996Cave Canem has been advancing the artistic and professional growth of African American poets in New York City and across the country. The organization has grown to become an influential movement with a high-achieving national fellowship of 319; a renowned faculty that includes Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander and Pulitzer Prize winners Yusef Komunyakaa and Natasha Trethewey; and numerous programs, including a writing retreat, regional workshops, anthology publication, and two book prizes. In October 2009, the organization moved its headquarters from Manhattan to DUMBO and expanded its Brooklyn-based programs. To learn more, visit www.cavecanempoets.org.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.cavecanempoets.org/">Cave Canem Foundation</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2306242113556603490?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-11235821585841233812011-10-15T06:15:00.000-07:002011-10-15T06:48:58.601-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SvhbgguicoI/AAAAAAAABx0/au7WAXZxhlU/s1600-h/chad+ode.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SvhbgguicoI/AAAAAAAABx0/au7WAXZxhlU/s400/chad+ode.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402168367129981570" /></a><br />-- Emily Harney/Fightwire Images<br /><br /><strong>HARTFORD COURANT <br /><em>On The Fly column</em><br />OBSERVATIONS ...<br />New Haven's Chad Dawson steps into the ring for the biggest bout of his career Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. His opponent is 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins, the WBC light-heavyweight champion. Dawson (30-1, 17 knockouts) has his share of critics based on a style that relies on a high level of skill that some have labeled boring. It's something Dawson has been hearing for years, but the national media are reviving the story in advance of the Hopkins showdown. For real boxing fans, there's nothing boring about Dawson and athleticism in the ring. If he beats Hopkins, he'll elevate his status in the boxing world and can proudly wear another belt whether he's considered boring or not.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/10/13/sports/doc4e97a5bf60e11790750911.txt ">AP Previews Chad V. Hopkins</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.courant.com/sports/other/hc-jacobs-chad-dawson-1015-20111015,0,4049324.column">Jeff Jacobs’ Insightful Column On Dawson V. Hopkins</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-1123582158584123381?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-81597559968457165422011-10-14T11:31:00.000-07:002011-10-14T11:34:37.371-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K0njn3X9dAU/TpiAMywWHlI/AAAAAAAAETM/6WvBcyN2nDg/s1600/peter%2Bgoselin1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 276px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K0njn3X9dAU/TpiAMywWHlI/AAAAAAAAETM/6WvBcyN2nDg/s320/peter%2Bgoselin1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663417488689733202" /></a><br /><strong>By PETER GOSELIN<br /><em>Special To<br />The Cool Justice Report</em></strong><br /> <br /> Does the constitutional guarantee of “the right of the people peaceably to assemble” still exist? Or is it, like other First Amendment freedoms, now protected only when practiced by those “artificial persons” known as corporations? <br /> <br /> The movement that has sprung up around Occupy Wall Street and the hundreds of solidarity actions that it has spawned bring to the fore something deeply troubling. In lower Manhattan and in cities around the country, grassroots groups attempting to claim a public space in which to air their grievances are being pushed and shoved – and sometimes maced and arrested – off of the streets.<br /> <br /> There's no question that in periods of social upheaval authorities have engaged in incursions on our right to assemble. In the labor battles of the early 20th century, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) would engage in “free speech fights” where activists would engage in soap box oratory, allowing themselves to be arrested, one after the other, til a town's jail was full of “wobblies.” When authorities had no choice but to empty the jail, the cycle would begin all over again. During the civil rights marches of the 1950's and 1960's, peaceful marchers were confronted with dogs, waterhoses, beatings and arrests. But over the years these battles created a history and a legal jurisprudence that appeared to cloak the right to peaceably assemble with the same dignity that we have given to the concept of free speech.<br /> <br /> Since September 17, when Occupy Wall Street activists took up residence in Zuccoti Park in Manhattan, we have witnessed a wholesale assault on freedom of assembly. Although the Wall Street protest was, by its nature, intended to be public, visible and ongoing, and despite that it was well-organized and non-violent, New York City authorities took every opportunity to challenge and threaten the encampment. This culminated in an October 13 announcement that occupiers would have to be removed so that the park could be “cleaned.” While Mayor Bloomberg stated publicly that the protesters would be allowed to return, pamphlets handed out to participants in the encampment stated that they would not be allowed to bring in sleeping bags, tents, food, or equipment. In other words, the “occupation” could continue – so long as it didn't.<br /> <br /> In other places around the country where actions have been organized in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, police response has been even more dramatic. When Occupy Boston became large enough that it began to spill over from one public area into another, the police swooped in and arrested some one hundred protesters for the crime of sleeping overnight in a public place. In some smaller locations, the First Amendment has been swept away altogether: the city of Elkhart, Indiana prohibited protesters from carrying signs, distributing leaflets, and chanting or engaging in other forms of political speech in the park they are occupying. And although some cities such as Hartford, Connecticut, have struggled to find a modus vivendi with the Occupy activists, the Hartford Courant correctly noted that this approach was a “contrast” with the more common response from local officials.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, if we want to talk about a real contrast, it's the comparison of the treatment of Occupy Wall Street with the outpouring of support for commercial speech, the kind that turns public buses into moving billboards or name city landmarks after themselves, and for political speech by corporate “persons.”<br /> <br /> Free speech means nothing unless we can access a public space in which to speak. It is a disturbing irony that American politicians who praised the Arab Spring protesters in Egypt are doing their best to stifle that kind of free expression here in the streets of our cities.<br /> <br /><strong><em>Peter Goselin is a labor and employment lawyer practicing in Hartford, Connecticut. As a member of the Connecticut chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, Peter has been actively monitoring the protection of the rights of Occupy Hartford protesters</em>.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://goselinlaw.com/">Law Office Of Peter Goselin</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-8159755996845716542?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-63618915666016378452011-10-13T11:47:00.000-07:002011-10-13T12:02:56.619-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-scmwE7KsEYc/TpczLVP3A3I/AAAAAAAAESc/pFUOlwqtqww/s1600/vito%2Bcolucci.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-scmwE7KsEYc/TpczLVP3A3I/AAAAAAAAESc/pFUOlwqtqww/s200/vito%2Bcolucci.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663051326216930162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Crime Time with <br />Vito Colucci, P.I.</strong><br /> <br /><br />The show features anything crime related. Current high profile cases or trials are discussed in detail with commentary from law enforcement experts and lawyers. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XUMoelQIZRQ/Tpc0EA1ZpII/AAAAAAAAES0/YvZWvxSlaGo/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XUMoelQIZRQ/Tpc0EA1ZpII/AAAAAAAAES0/YvZWvxSlaGo/s400/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663052299989787778" /></a><br />NEW ORLEANS, LA – Thirty seven years ago – with several police officers crowding her – Grace Caporino briefly touched and read a number of pages in a 3-inch-high stack of reports about her missing husband. After a few minutes, they forced her to leave.<br /> <br />Today, the New Orleans Police Department still doesn’t want to know or hear anything about the Gabe Caporino case – or the reports.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e2smPkhepUs/Tpc1kNst24I/AAAAAAAAETA/IW0qRKk1g-g/s1600/serpas.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e2smPkhepUs/Tpc1kNst24I/AAAAAAAAETA/IW0qRKk1g-g/s200/serpas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663053952710466434" /></a> <strong>Find out <em>why this Sunday, Oct. 16,</em> 2011 at 11 p.m.</strong> on the syndicated radio show Crime Time With Vito Colucci. Vito interviews Grace Caporino and Andy Thibault, a private investigator who recently published three newspaper columns about the case and filed a public records lawsuit against the New Orleans Police Department. <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.businesstalkradio.net/weekend_host/ctvc.shtml">Business Talk Radio</a></li><br /><strong>Click on listen live Sundays 11 p.m.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.businesstalkradio.net/weekend_host/Archives/ctvc.shtml">After that, click on archives</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/crimewire/2011/08/24/crime-wire-investigates-tuesdays-900-pm-eastern-time ">Vito's Recent Show On The Billy Smolinski Missing Person / Homicide Case</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.businesstalkradio.net/zipsearch.shtml">Local Affiliates, Business Talk Radio</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/10/diary-of-big-uneasy-public-records.html">Background Links On The Gabe Caporino Missing Person / Homicide Case</a></li><br /> <br /><strong>Crime Time Host Bio</strong> <br /><br />Vito Colucci, Jr. is the owner of Colucci Investigations LLC. Vito is a former member of the Stamford, Connecticut Police Department where he worked as Narcotic's Detective and Undercover Organized Crime Investigator. One of the main investigations Vito spearheaded during that time was uncovering the organized crime ties within his own police department. Working along with the FBI, he wore a wire for this assignment and infiltrated two crime families.<br /> <br /> Vito was one of the youngest members ever to receive the Combat Cross for a shoot-out he was in. During his time on the police department he also received Valor Citations. Vito graduated from the Arnold Markle Search and Seizure School. <br /> <br />Vito has been a private investigator for the past 22 years, working many high profile cases; Michael Skakel/Martha Moxley case, Jayson William's case, honeymooner George Smith case, Charla Nash chimp case and the Andrew Kissell murder case. Vito has also worked on some of the biggest high profile cases in CT involving murders, rapes and a corrupt priest. <br /> <br />Vito is a regular commentator on various news programs including: Fox News, MSNBC, Catherine Crier/Court TV, Star Jones, Glenn Beck, Nancy Grace, Larry King, CNN Headline News, and The Bill O'Reilly Show. Vito was a featured speaker at the first World Investigator's Conference in Las Vegas in 2005.<br /> <br />Vito has a staff of investigators with various criminal justice backgrounds.. Vito is also the author of the newly released book "Inside the Private Eyes of a PI." Vito is a member in good standing of CALPI (Connecticut Association of Licensed Private Investigators. <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/columns/cooljustice-2-21-05.htm">Law Tribune Column About Vito Colucci 2-21-05: ‘My Bosses Were Drug Dealers, Killers'</a></li><br /><br /><strong>Cool Justice,<br />the American Lawyer Media column, <br />was popularized by the book<br /><em>Law & Justice In Everyday Life</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/Howard%20Zinn%20Intro.htm">Howard Zinn Introduction</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/f%20lee%20bailey%20foreword.htm">F. Lee Bailey Foreword</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0962600156/qid=1035849537/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3056359-1757527?v=glance&n=283155">Law & Justice @ Amazon</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=Andy+Thibault&z=y">Law & Justice @ Barnes & Noble</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770310509#!/group.php?gid=24155224990">Law & Justice @ Facebook</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-6361891566601637845?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-29628382489386904172011-10-10T13:19:00.001-07:002011-10-13T06:54:48.218-07:00<strong>By ANDY THIBAULT<br /><em>Special to the Register Citizen</em><br />Monday, Oct. 10, 2011<br /><br />Editor’s Note: <em>This is the third in a series of columns examining how the public records laws work – or don’t work – in New Orleans, LA. Louisiana does not have a state Freedom of Information Commission or regulatory agency to adjudicate public records disputes. Rather, citizens must file their complaints in local courts. The previous columns were published on Aug. 17 and 24</em>.</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n21alt_Xd84/To9W1J3PtVI/AAAAAAAAESU/i4A1jd7XRVU/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n21alt_Xd84/To9W1J3PtVI/AAAAAAAAESU/i4A1jd7XRVU/s400/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660838727808693586" /></a><br /><br />NEW ORLEANS, LA – Thirty seven years ago – with several police officers crowding her – Grace Caporino briefly touched and read a number of pages in a 3-inch-high stack of reports about her missing husband. After a few minutes, they forced her to leave.<br /><br />Today, the New Orleans Police Department still doesn’t want to know or hear anything about the Gabe Caporino case – or the reports. That’s why I filed a lawsuit Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 in the Parish of New Orleans. My attorney, Brett Prendergast, also filed a related motion to obtain all investigative files on behalf of Gabe Caporino’s family.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/10/10/opinion/doc4e935d44d4108204038977.txt">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><strong>Suit Notes That NOPD Copying Fee<br />Violates State Law; <br />How Many Others Are Being Gouged Illegally? <br /><br /><em>Also In Complaint:</em><br />Petitioner Accosted By 3 NOPD Officers<br />Who Conducted Illegal Search / Seized Notes;<br />While Other Civilians Chatted With Police Boss Serpas<br />At Public Meeting, NOPD Physically Blocked Petitioner </strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/10/just-filed-lawsuit-v-nopd-in-caporino.html">JUST FILED: Lawsuit V. NOPD In Caporino Case Cover-up #CaporinoCaseCoverup</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><br /><strong><em>EXHIBIT A</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>Officer Darnell Saunders,<br />Personal Aide To Superintendent Ronal Serpas,<br />Accepted This Public Records Notice On 8-17-11<br /><br /><em>click on images<br />for better view</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ch7xdRnZdwQ/TlKg7VCIC_I/AAAAAAAAEN0/-tlwAJ0g6-4/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ch7xdRnZdwQ/TlKg7VCIC_I/AAAAAAAAEN0/-tlwAJ0g6-4/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643750224167439346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tdcETUD0waQ/TlKgyugTBaI/AAAAAAAAENs/PeNm8GjqiEc/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tdcETUD0waQ/TlKgyugTBaI/AAAAAAAAENs/PeNm8GjqiEc/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643750076386051490" /></a><br /><br /><strong>PRIOR COLUMNS:<br />The first posting links to both the FBI file and the Aug. 17, 2011 public records request.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">Freedom of Information in a criminal investigation</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/24/opinion/doc4e556ba491cef128402721.txt">Diary Of A Big Easy Public Records Request, Entry 1 [Caporino case]</a></li><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2962838248938690417?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-9873684413250078032011-10-10T03:32:00.000-07:002011-10-10T13:26:50.231-07:00<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/10/05/news/new_haven/doc4e8cef5444026083746343.txt">NHReg: Poet 'Blown Away' With Honors</a></li><br /><br />Announcement via Gateway Community College<br /> <br />Dear Colleagues, <br /><br />I am pleased and proud to announce that our own Professor Franz Douskey’s latest book, “West of Midnight: New and Selected Poems,” has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.<br /><br />Two publishers nominated Douskey’s book for a Pulitzer Prize in poetry, including his publisher, New York Quarterly Foundation, which publishes about 40 books a year and is directed by Raymond Hammond. Winners will be announced in the spring.<br /><br />Some of his writing has been performed by Frederica Von Stade of the Metropolitan Opera Company, The Yale Glee Club and The Heaths. He also coordinates artistic events at GCC through the Esther Haseltine Schiavone Endowment Fund, which was established in 2006 through the Gateway Community College Foundation by Schiavone’s daughter Jennifer Schiavone. Along with writing, Franz also produces radio shows for WQUN 1220 AM.<br /> <br />Please join us in congratulating Franz on this remarkable distinction. <br /><br /> Evelyn Gard<br /> Director, Public Relations &Marketing<br /> Gateway Community College<br /> 60 Sargent Drive<br /> New Haven, CT 06511<br /> (203) 285-2065<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XfUkNYWeexQ/TjVpEqpqmFI/AAAAAAAAEM8/oi5pKZSsNHw/s1600/west%2Bof%2Bmidnight%2Bcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XfUkNYWeexQ/TjVpEqpqmFI/AAAAAAAAEM8/oi5pKZSsNHw/s400/west%2Bof%2Bmidnight%2Bcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635526037613484114" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UvxDu1TtRTU/TjVo0VEKFRI/AAAAAAAAEM0/X8ki3RaUhBg/s1600/douskey.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UvxDu1TtRTU/TjVo0VEKFRI/AAAAAAAAEM0/X8ki3RaUhBg/s200/douskey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635525756941112594" /></a>A long overdue collection, <strong>West of Midnight: New & Selected Poems,</strong> by Franz Douskey, places new works alongside pieces drawn from a decades-spanning career to illustrate the breadth of an influential and singular voice in poetry. Franz Douskey's insights are uniquely his, his voice direct and his imagination meteoric. Douskey has lived long and large. He has published in Rolling Stone, the Nation, The New York Quarterly, The New Yorker and Las Vegas Life. His readings and travels with such notables as James Dickey, Allen Ginsberg, Ai, Charles Bukowski, and F. D. Reeve are legendary. The poems are rich in wit, irreverence and a furious honesty. Everything is autobiographical. From intimate relationships, political quagmires, baseball and eroticism, Douskey wields an acerbic wit and a delicate command of tone to dive into the contradictions that make us human. From the haunted urban alleys of a turbulent childhood to his rhapsodic journeys through the nocturnal deserts of the Southwest, Douskey revels both in the absurdity of modern civilization and the heart-stopping beauty of the natural world.<br /><strong>—<em>Robert Reinhardt</em></strong> <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://nyqbooks.org/title/westofmidnight">NYQ Books Site For WEST OF MIDNIGHT</a></li><br /><br />Also See Douskey's Chapter On El Bardo The Legend:<br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/07/contents-intro-preface-fair-warning.html">Contents, Preface, Intro / Fair Warning: The Poetry Of Leo Connellan</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-987368441325007803?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-10964830120437953262011-10-06T05:02:00.000-07:002011-10-07T17:15:51.971-07:00<strong><em>watch for update:</em><br />Diary Of A Big [Un]Easy Public Records Request, Part 2</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XOr3_7eQPUg/To2dsaCQAuI/AAAAAAAAESM/lNWQcBXyEuE/s1600/serpas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XOr3_7eQPUg/To2dsaCQAuI/AAAAAAAAESM/lNWQcBXyEuE/s400/serpas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660353692903146210" /></a><br /><strong>NOPD Superintendent Serpas Hiding Public Records</strong><br /><br /><strong><em>TWO ACTIONS FILED THURSDAY,</em><br />OCTOBER 6, 2011<br />Civil District Court For The Parish Of New Orleans</strong><br /><br /><strong>1. - PUBLIC RECORDS LAWSUIT THIBAULT V. SERPAS<br /> <br />2. - MOTION FOR WIDOW OF GABE CAPORINO TO RETRIEVE ALL INVESTIGATIVE FILES</strong><br /><br /><em>Click On Images Of Lawsuit,<br />Related Motion For Better View</em><br /><br /><strong>Public records lawsuit<br />Thibault v. Serpas</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tV_7IulI3v0/To2dYEX1wEI/AAAAAAAAESE/WZKkFfEhUd0/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tV_7IulI3v0/To2dYEX1wEI/AAAAAAAAESE/WZKkFfEhUd0/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660353343490736194" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlLJolR0lFk/To2c0Euqn2I/AAAAAAAAER8/uC6AGeT_sUs/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlLJolR0lFk/To2c0Euqn2I/AAAAAAAAER8/uC6AGeT_sUs/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660352725111185250" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-taUqOjlBLyY/To2cYziuc1I/AAAAAAAAER0/B2plxH4h_gQ/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-taUqOjlBLyY/To2cYziuc1I/AAAAAAAAER0/B2plxH4h_gQ/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660352256641233746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7BFCvCtv6T0/To2cAKdmviI/AAAAAAAAERs/dAcjb4EPpSU/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7BFCvCtv6T0/To2cAKdmviI/AAAAAAAAERs/dAcjb4EPpSU/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660351833297042978" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Motion for widow<br />of Gabe Caporino<br />to retrieve all investigative files </strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FJOmLIrszr8/To2bbCMU8PI/AAAAAAAAERk/_jizOXvDSoE/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FJOmLIrszr8/To2bbCMU8PI/AAAAAAAAERk/_jizOXvDSoE/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660351195421929714" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hB4hSPpTyWk/To2atsRD3kI/AAAAAAAAERc/89RJy5fxnQE/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hB4hSPpTyWk/To2atsRD3kI/AAAAAAAAERc/89RJy5fxnQE/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660350416442089026" /></a><br /><br /><strong>PRIOR COLUMNS:<br />The first posting links to the FBI file and the Aug. 17, 2011 public records request. A THIRD COLUMN IN THIS SERIES WILL BE POSTED SOON ...</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">Freedom of Information in a criminal investigation</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/24/opinion/doc4e556ba491cef128402721.txt">Diary Of A Big Easy Public Records Request, Entry 1 [Caporino case]</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-1096483012043795326?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-51192011922792881132011-10-02T13:41:00.000-07:002011-10-03T02:57:00.060-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J8THphZim_o/TomG2pzWRRI/AAAAAAAAERU/teM_6Xyz1H8/s1600/haiku_path_loomis_workshop%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J8THphZim_o/TomG2pzWRRI/AAAAAAAAERU/teM_6Xyz1H8/s400/haiku_path_loomis_workshop%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659202680260019474" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d-npRdCmJkU/TojMvQgLc6I/AAAAAAAAERM/_mrvsij-DZ8/s1600/stanford%2Bforrester.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 127px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d-npRdCmJkU/TojMvQgLc6I/AAAAAAAAERM/_mrvsij-DZ8/s400/stanford%2Bforrester.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658998044046881698" /></a><br />On Saturday, November 5th Stanford M. Forrester will be conducting a haiku workshop from 9:30AM-5:30PM. <br /><br />This one full-day workshop will take place on the campus of the Loomis Chaffee School in historic Windsor, CT. Registration fee is $100.<br /><br />Please contact Stanford, at your earliest, via e-mail <br /><br />bottlerockets_99@yahoo.com<br /><br />for more information convenience. (Windsor is between Boston and New York. Right off a major highway and very easy to get to. 10 minutes from Hartford, CT., 40 minutes from Northampton.) <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.bottlerocketspress.com/">(Bottle) Rocket Man Website</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5119201192279288113?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-8068403759796745402011-09-28T13:38:00.000-07:002011-10-03T03:18:21.839-07:00<strong>Updated 10-1-11<br /><em>Bios<br />For</em><br />Playwright, Director, Producer</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2011/9/2011_09_26_donna_unframed.html">Caribbean Life, 10-1-11: 'unFRAMED' tells immigrant's story</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.unframedtheplay.com/">unFRAMED Website</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gamHtvB8y5k/ToOGxsGIARI/AAAAAAAAEQs/AUrRKGsZf4U/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gamHtvB8y5k/ToOGxsGIARI/AAAAAAAAEQs/AUrRKGsZf4U/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657513745116037394" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Via<br />ShowBusiness Weekly<br /><br /><em>Theater Reviews</em><br />Tuesday, September 27, 2011 <br /><br /><em>unFramed</em><br />By Kevin Powell</strong><br /><br />Artist and performer Iyaba Ibo Mandingo is undeniably talented. Though he describes himself “as a painter and a poet,” in UnFramed, Mandingo also demonstrates his abilities as a singer, dancer, performance artist, standup comedian and storyteller. With the aid of director Brent Buell (From Sing Sing to Broadway; The Gem Exchange), Mandingo combines his talents and produces a multimedia performance that is entertaining, thought-provoking and truly beautiful.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://showbusinessweekly.com/article-1898-unframed.html">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pgFJ-Qd3boM/ToOHxvd190I/AAAAAAAAEQ8/Olx7hf_ickg/s1600/iyaba.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pgFJ-Qd3boM/ToOHxvd190I/AAAAAAAAEQ8/Olx7hf_ickg/s320/iyaba.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657514845532452674" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1wzCA124o">Iyaba Ibo Mandingo's unFRAMED --Excerpts</a></li><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Column @ law.com<br /><br /><em>War on Immigrants Continues Unabated</em><br /> Andy Thibault<br /> The Connecticut Law Tribune<br /> May 12, 2003</strong><br /> The case of Iyaba Mandingo, poet, father of five, teacher and now prisoner, is typical of hundreds around the country as government officials, in a supposed hunt for terrorists, expel our friends and neighbors. Eighty years ago the government rounded up Italians on false charges; today, it's mostly people of color.<br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href=" http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=900005386541&slreturn=1">Law.com</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/columns/Cool%20Justice%20-%205-12-03.htm">Complete column -- War on Immigrants Continues Unabated --also here</a></li><br /><br />BIOS, Iyaba Mandingo's unFRAMED<br />http://www.unframedtheplay.com/<br /> <br /><strong>IYABA IBO MANDINGO</strong> (Playwright, Performer) poet, painter, writer, and playwright - is a native of Antigua, West Indies, who came to the United States in 1980 as a young boy. His earliest exposures to the arts were through his mother, a professional singer, and his grandparents, a tailor and a seamstress who first introduced him to colors and patterns, paving a path to his many ways of expression: drawing, painting, sculpting, writing and performing. Iyaba studied fine arts at Southern Connecticut State University and today teaches in and around the tri-state area as a Master Teaching Artist. He is a member of the Harlem Arts Alliance.<br /> <br />Iyaba is a two-time Connecticut Grand Slam champion and in January 2011 won Yale University’s Martin Luther King Birthday Invitational Slam, his third such win. He appears regularly as a performance poet in venues across the United States and abroad, including Nuyorican Poetry Café, Brooklyn Moon, and Next Door Café among others in the NY area and was the keynote performer at the 2011 Westchester, NY Poetry Festival. <br /> <br />Iyaba was awarded a national Percent for the Arts Program artist grant, as well as grants from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, and multiple commendations from the Nassau County African American Museum. His artwork has been included in over a dozen group and individual shows in the tri-state area. He was recently seen at 59E59 as Henry in Deb Margolin’s The Expenses of Rain (Laura Barnett, director). He is the author of three chapbooks of poetry, 41 Times, Amerikkan Exile and his latest, 40 days & 40 nites of write. His new novel, Sins of My Fathers, will be released in early 2012. He is a New York Theatre Workshop Summer, 2011 Artist in Residence. <br /> <br />unFRAMED is Iyaba’s first full-length play in poetry and prose, during which he uses his canvas to paint his physical portrait while using his words to tell his personal story, a story of an undocumented immigrant boy's journey to manhood through the perils of adolescence, the pitfalls of racism and the challenges of finding identity in his new country. <br /> <br /> unFRAMED is winner of the 2011 Excellence in Theatre Award from the DC Black Theatre Festival. The play has been presented all over the east coast, including at the Railroad Playhouse in Newburgh, the Puffin Cultural Forum, as a Spotlight show at the DC Black Theatre Festival; at colleges and universities (York College -- NY, Nichols College -- MA, University of Baltimore -- MD, Rider College -- NJ); galleries (Casa Frela -- Harlem, Gallery 1212 -- CT) and the Hudson Valley Writers Center. unFRAMED is part of the 2011 Art of Justice Series at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in NYC. <br /> <br /><strong>DIRECTOR</strong><br /><strong>BRENT BUELL</strong> has taken the directorial helm on work including From Sing Sing to Broadway, which premiered at Playwrights Horizons in NYC; his comedy The Gem Exchange; Rosemary Hester’s You Can’t Leave That There; Wood Bars, which he wrote with Miguel Valentin for the opening of John Buffalo Mailer and Tom Kail’s Back House Productions; and his Las Vegas spectacular, Undone Divas. He wrote and directed The Terrors of Teri, a film for Ohio University’s University College, and Goddess Films tapped him to direct its new comedy Moses (selected for the 2011 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival) starring Rosie DeSanctis. Brent has taught at CUNY and for The Working Theater. For ten years, he volunteered with the non-profit organization Rehabilitation Through the Arts, directing theater in New York’s maximum-security prisons. There his productions of plays, ranging from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men to three original works by prisoners, have earned praise from critics, including from The New York Times. His Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code premiered at Sing Sing and was the subject of a feature article in Esquire by bestselling author, John Richardson. His experiences provided the basis for his chapter “Drama in the Big House” in the book Performing New Lives, Prison Theater by Jonathan Shailor.<br /><br />An accomplished actor, Brent has appeared in classic roles from Shakespeare and Ibsen to Moliere and Strindberg, and on the big screen in both the hit comedy Grand Opening and the soon to be released controversial thriller Al Qarem. He has written two novels, Rapturous (early 2012) and Daniel and My Revelation (Fall 2012). Mr. Buell received his M.A. from Ohio University where he studied with novelist Herbert Gold.<br /> <br /><strong>PRODUCER<br />JANE DUBIN</strong> is the President of DOUBLE PLAY CONNECTIONS, a theatrical production and management company committed to supporting emerging artists & playwrights in the creation and development of new works. Jane is a graduate of the Commercial Theatre Institute's 14 week (NYC) and O’Neill Center Intensive (CT) Producing Workshops and a member of TRU’s Producer Mentorship Program. Broadway: The Norman Conquests (7 TONY nominations, winner – TONY, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Best Play Revival); Off-Broadway: Groundswell, starring Larry Bryggman, David Lansbury and Souleymane Sy Savane; Beebo Brinker Chronicles at 37 Arts (2008 GLAAD Media Award for Theatre); National Tour: The 39 Steps. Other: OPA! at TBG Theatre (Best Commercial Production, MITF 2008; TRU Voices Award for Most Promising New Musical 2007), Take Me America by Bill Nabel and Bob Christianson (Best Musical, MITF 2007), Count Down, by Dominique Cieri, at the Bank Street Theatre and MentalPause by Margaret Liston, at the WorkShop Theatre (MITF 2006) and Solo Play Lab (NYC) and Society Hill Playhouse in Philadelphia. Jane is also the consulting producer for Moving Mantras, a dance company inspired by the practice of yoga. www.DoublePlayConnections.com <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zkdHWosEEaI/ToOHk8bi57I/AAAAAAAAEQ0/BxymnUzSnKY/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zkdHWosEEaI/ToOHk8bi57I/AAAAAAAAEQ0/BxymnUzSnKY/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657514625674176434" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2010/11/video-battle-of-giant-poets-for-ken.html">Iyaba At Last Year's BATTLE OF THE GIANT POETS</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zb-wcM0sTmA/ToOId1xc9NI/AAAAAAAAERE/6x9Fquh96Ac/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zb-wcM0sTmA/ToOId1xc9NI/AAAAAAAAERE/6x9Fquh96Ac/s200/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657515603139556562" /></a><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/kenkrayeske#p/a/u/0/TZWtG2Q7oWI">Grand Finale, Iyaba Mandingo Pt. 1</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/kenkrayeske#p/a/u/1/anqG0tO-HLY">Grand Finale, Battle of the Giant Poets Iyaba Mandingo Pt. 2 of 3</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/kenkrayeske#p/a/u/0/WXYMT7zOcEg">Grand Finale, Battle of the Giant Poets Iyaba Mandingo Pt. 3 of 3 the end</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-806840375979674540?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-1018261793657457482011-09-27T09:32:00.001-07:002011-09-30T11:41:57.622-07:00<strong>UPDATES:<br /><em>Friday, Sept. 30</em></strong><br />White Memorial: The Boardwalk is currently impassable...I mean..REaLLY impassable...flooding from yesterday's rain ...<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.litchfield.bz/news/white-memorial-boardwalk-is-being-repaired/">Ongoing Repairs Via Litchfield Biz</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-coDQAuNtJH8/ToH6t6Egd_I/AAAAAAAAEQc/aIAOLfR68zQ/s1600/001_photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-coDQAuNtJH8/ToH6t6Egd_I/AAAAAAAAEQc/aIAOLfR68zQ/s400/001_photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657078273543272434" /></a><br /><br />Louis The Frog, in an exclusive interview with The Cool Justice Report, reports laborers are working mightily to tear up and rebuild the smashed boardwalk at Little Pond, White Woods, Litchfield, CT.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iOgFG_tiRGQ/ToH7N3ix-KI/AAAAAAAAEQk/KjVc2sAunCI/s1600/boardwalk%2B9%2B17%2B11.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iOgFG_tiRGQ/ToH7N3ix-KI/AAAAAAAAEQk/KjVc2sAunCI/s200/boardwalk%2B9%2B17%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657078822620756130" /></a><br />The guys are salvaging as much of the damaged wood as they can to use again for the rebuilt structure," Louis said. "As a frog, that kind of conservation means a lot to me."<br /><br />Louis could not say when the work might be completed. He noted several sections of the boardwalk leading up to the smashed sections are also being rebuilt.<br /><br />Recent storms tore up and smashed the boardwalk -- a 1.6 mile lap around Little Pond -- at a couple key intersections.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/09/smashed-little-pond-boardwalk-white.html">Smashed Little Pond Boardwalk, White Woods, Litchfield, CT </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2009/04/frog-mating-season-under-reported.html">Blast From The Past: Frog Mating Season, 2009</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-101826179365745748?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-48047319404332577032011-09-23T13:48:00.001-07:002011-09-23T14:32:27.093-07:00<strong>Team Oliver - <br /><em>Iceman John Scully, Head Trainer;<br />Sammy Vega, Manager/Adviser</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuoVCJmkgsQ/TnzwqdABLAI/AAAAAAAAEP8/2753GRA1lgE/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuoVCJmkgsQ/TnzwqdABLAI/AAAAAAAAEP8/2753GRA1lgE/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655659844200377346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GFy4f2Kbytk/TnzxGAnMueI/AAAAAAAAEQE/63bsLGj3__w/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GFy4f2Kbytk/TnzxGAnMueI/AAAAAAAAEQE/63bsLGj3__w/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655660317616421346" /></a><br /><strong><em>ICEMAN ANALYSIS: </em><br />I look at it like this...Mike-Mike has been eating all day (Ive been cooking for him in camp)...he came in with no trouble at 128 today..JuanMa was 131 and U KNOW HE tried to come in as light as possible...so this morning he was probably 135...and he still has a WEEK to goof trying to make weight, he'll be miserable...Mike-Mike will eat 3 meals a day between now and then and still make weight EASILY...if JuanMa is even just 0000000000000000000000000000.1 pound over 126 he's LOSING it that day...in a 12 round fight with a guy as fast and who throws as many punches as Mike it could be trouble...like I say, I don't get too excited, just pointing stuff out...</strong><br /><br />More <br />Photos<br />Via<br />BoxingScene.com<br /><br />Mike Oliver has arrived in Puerto Rico, where he plans to finish up his training for the scheduled headliner on the upcoming event "Triple Corona III." Oliver faces former two division champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” López at the Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamon. <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.boxingscene.com/photos-mike-oliver-hits-puerto-rico-juanma-clash--44081">BoxingScene.com post with more photos</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t90niN0J3BU/TnzyK5lUp0I/AAAAAAAAEQM/98NkdScKfwc/s1600/SAMMY%2BGABY%2BMIKE%2BMIKE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t90niN0J3BU/TnzyK5lUp0I/AAAAAAAAEQM/98NkdScKfwc/s400/SAMMY%2BGABY%2BMIKE%2BMIKE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655661501140477762" /></a><br /><strong>Mike With Sammy And Poet Gaby 'She Be Stinging' Calvocoressi At The Hartford Club Prepping For Ct Young Writers Trust Triple KO Event Held In January 2010</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2010/01/bob-thiesfield-collection-young-writers.html">Triple KO Photo Gallery</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Mcz2aG3PP4/Tnz03_6YuiI/AAAAAAAAEQU/lZeIZiby4cY/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Mcz2aG3PP4/Tnz03_6YuiI/AAAAAAAAEQU/lZeIZiby4cY/s200/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655664474956806690" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/03/video-text-iceman-john-scullys.html">Video & Text, Iceman's Motivational Talk At Rotary</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://t.co/pqQiLQfU">Iceman To British Beatdown: The New Bad Chad Dawson Fighting Machine Ready For Bernard Hopkins Oct. 15</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4804731940433257703?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-45865487158234317922011-09-23T07:17:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:40:00.531-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hHKN62O5Cdo/TnyVEnhtm6I/AAAAAAAAEPs/Lj_dGdKSvho/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hHKN62O5Cdo/TnyVEnhtm6I/AAAAAAAAEPs/Lj_dGdKSvho/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655559138632899490" /></a><br /><strong>PHOTOS BY PATTI SMITH</strong><br /><br />Virginia Woolf’s Desk, Monk’s House, 2003 <br />Unique Polaroid print, 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ in (image size)<br />© Patti Smith<br />Allen Phillips/Wadsworth Atheneum<br />-<br />Walt Whitman’s Tomb, Camden, NJ, 2007 <br />Unique Polaroid print, 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ in (image size)<br />© Patti Smith<br />Allen Phillips/Wadsworth Atheneum<br /><br /><strong>Artist, Musician and Poet Patti Smith’s <br />New Photography and Installation Work to be Presented <br />at the Wadsworth Atheneum </strong><br /><br />HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 20, 2011 – From her explorations of artistic expression with friend and vanguard photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and 70s to her profound influence on the nascent punk rock scene in the late 1970s and 80s, pioneering artist, musician, and poet Patti Smith has made her mark on the American cultural landscape throughout her 40-year career. This October, an exhibition of Smith’s work will premiere at the Wadsworth Atheneum, featuring over seventy photographs, one multimedia installation and one video work, created between 2002 and 2011. <br /><br />The first museum presentation of Smith’s photography in the United States, Patti Smith: Camera Solo will highlight the relationship between Smith’s photography and her interest in poetry and literature and is on view from October 21, 2011 – February 19, 2012.<br /><br />“Patti Smith’s photography, shaped over decades of observation, commemorates the artists, poets, authors, family and friends from whom she draws inspiration. Modest in scale and shot solely in black and white, they are sometimes disquieting and often beautiful, but always intimate,” said Susan Lubowsky Talbott, Director and CEO, Wadsworth Atheneum, and curator of the exhibition. “We are thrilled to present this work at the Wadsworth Atheneum where Smith’s mentor Sam Wagstaff Jr. was curator and the work of her dear friend Robert Mapplethorpe was the subject of two separate exhibitions.”<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XVGh6hb0dNA/TnyVlP102pI/AAAAAAAAEP0/v2_294BCOIk/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XVGh6hb0dNA/TnyVlP102pI/AAAAAAAAEP0/v2_294BCOIk/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655559699210492562" /></a><br />Erin Monroe, Acting Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Wadsworth Atheneum, served as the project coordinator for the exhibition.<br /><br />Patti Smith: Camera Solo will present approximately seventy black-and-white silver gelatin prints photographed with her vintage Polaroid camera. In the era of digital imaging and manipulation, Smith’s works champion the use of photography in its most classical sense: as a tool to document a “found” moment. Their diminutive scale and diffused lighting emphasize the subtleties and the importance of each subject, as in Arthur Rimbaud’s Utensils or My Father’s Cup, where the objects are tightly-cropped and detached from their surroundings. <br /><br />The installation, Une Saison en Enfer (A Season in Hell), is titled after an extended poem written by the nineteenth-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud, one of Smith’s greatest muses. The installation serves as a symbol of Rimbaud’s arduous journey over land and sea, before his untimely death at age 37. The central element is a replica of the wooden litter used to transport the ailing poet over 100 miles from Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) to France for medical assistance. Smith commissioned the piece based on a sketch by Rimbaud she viewed at the Musée Rimbaud in Charleville, France. On the surface of the litter, the artist has inscribed the poet’s last words. The entire object is shroud with heavy, black fishing net. Surrounding the piece will be a selection of photographs celebrating Rimbaud’s life and legacy.<br /><br />In addition, the exhibition will include the 2008 film "Equation Daumal," on the French poet René Daumal, (1908-1944), who is known for his writings on spirituality and perception. This 16 mm Super 8 film was directed by Patti Smith with camera work by the New York-based filmmaker Jem Cohen (b.1962). Smith's distinctive voice narrates a dreamlike montage of images pertaining to Daumal’s life and writings. Several scenes are set in the Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, which appears in many of Patti Smith’s photographs in the exhibition.<br /><br />The exhibition’s opening event on October 20th, 2011 will take place on Rimbaud’s birthday and, as she has done annually since 1974, Smith will stage a performance honoring him. This event, staged in the museum’s historic Aetna Theater, will benefit the museum and its programs. The performance will begin at 7:30 and Smith will be accompanied by longtime band member, Lenny Kaye, on guitar, and her daughter, Jesse Smith, on piano. The performance will be preceded by an intimate reception with the artist from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Tickets are available at www.wadsworthatheneum.org.<br /><br />Patti will also be at the museum on Friday, October 21 for a book signing from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm of the exhibition’s illustrated catalogue, distributed by Yale University Press, which includes an interview with the artist by Talbott.<br /><br />The Wadsworth is currently undergoing a comprehensive renovation across all five of the museum’s buildings, which will result in the addition of 8,000 square feet of reclaimed gallery space, a 14% increase, and the complete reinstallation of the museum’s permanent collection. Marking the completion of the first phase of the renovation, the Morgan Great Hall reopened in May 2011 after a year-long closure, and has been reinstalled for the first time with large-scale works from the museum’s Contemporary art collection by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Andreas Gursky, Robert Rauschenberg, Sean Scully, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol, among others. The renovation will also bring significant improvements for visitors, including improved wayfinding, new interior and exterior signage, bi-lingual signage, and space for commissioned art on the exterior of the museum. The entire renovation project is slated for completion in 2013. <br /><br />Support for the exhibition is provided by The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, The Calvin Klein Family Foundation, Mark Bertolini, Lori and Liam McGee and The Larsen Photography Fund.<br /><br /><strong>Patti Smith</strong><br /> Patti Smith (b. 1946) began as a visual artist and has been making drawings and taking photographs since the late 1960’s. In recent years her practice has expanded to include installation. The artist has been represented by Robert Miller Gallery since 1978. In 2008, Smith was the subject of Patti Smith Land 250 at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporaine, Paris, and Written Portrait - Patti Smith at Artium Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith, was organized by The Andy Warhol Museum in 2002 and traveled to numerous venues including the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, and the Museum Boijsman Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Her work has also been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum Eki, Kyoto; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Triennale di Milano, Milan; Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels and the Pompidou Center in Paris. Just Kids, a memoir of her remarkable relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe during the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies, won her the 2010 National Book Award in the nonfiction category. Her 1975 album Horses, established Smith as one of most original and important musical artists of her generation. She continues to perform throughout the world and in 2007 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In July of 2005 she was presented with the prestigious insignia of Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters, an esteemed French cultural honor. In May 2011, Smith won the Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most prestigious music award. <br /><br /><strong>Contemporary Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum</strong><br /> Promoting contemporary art has always been an important expression of the museum’s mission, beginning with founder Daniel Wadsworth’s support of the fledgling Hudson River School in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1975, the Wadsworth was the first to embrace the idea of contemporary art in an “encyclopedic” museum through its MATRIX program, an ongoing series of single-artist exhibitions that have showcased more than 150 artists, providing many with their first solo museum exhibition in the United States—including Adrian Piper, Louise Lawler, Janine Antoni, and Dawoud Bey. Many MATRIX artists, such as Sol LeWitt, Willem de Kooning, Christo, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman and Gerhard Richter, are now considered seminal figures in contemporary art. Recent MATRIX artists include Kitty Kraus, Justin Lowe, Kim Schoenstadt, and Rashaad Newsome.<br /><br />The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is located at 600 Main St. in Hartford, Connecticut. The Museum is open Wednesdays to Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please visit www.wadsworthatheneum.org. <br /><br /><strong>Contact: </strong><br />Sarah A. Ferri<br /> Institutional Advancement & Communications Assistant <br />Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art<br /> 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103<br /> 860.838.4081<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4586548715823431792?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-56014491409857256352011-09-19T05:00:00.000-07:002011-09-19T05:49:56.187-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nxnH59GgyEQ/Tncu_jn9b0I/AAAAAAAAEPc/_TbuY4ZI-LA/s1600/boardwalk%2B9%2B17%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nxnH59GgyEQ/Tncu_jn9b0I/AAAAAAAAEPc/_TbuY4ZI-LA/s400/boardwalk%2B9%2B17%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654039526616428354" /></a><br /><br />A refuge for swans, beavers, frogs, turtles and many kinds of birds and other wildlife -- Little Pond took a hit like everything else during recent storms.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C_x8O1MepxE/TncvYBm2kFI/AAAAAAAAEPk/5dQ9lX9jQ8E/s1600/Boardwalk%2Bwarning%2Bsign%2Band%2Bfamily%2Bday%2Bsign.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C_x8O1MepxE/TncvYBm2kFI/AAAAAAAAEPk/5dQ9lX9jQ8E/s320/Boardwalk%2Bwarning%2Bsign%2Band%2Bfamily%2Bday%2Bsign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654039946981707858" /></a><br /><strong>Heard on the street:<br /><br /><em>The Foundation guys can't repair it until the water recedes ... the good news is damage is bad in only two small areas. Once the guys can get to it, it will be no time until the boardwalk is perfect again</em>.</strong><br /><br />Until then, Little Pond lovers of various ages, shapes and sizes continue to traverse the damaged spans any way they can ...<br /><br />Meanwhile, the White Memorial Foundation prepares for its annual family day on Sat., Sept. 24.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.whitememorialcc.org/about_wmcc.html">White Memorial Conservation Center</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search">Cornell's Bird Search Guide</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.whitememorialcc.org/images/nature_day_2011.jpg">White Memorial Family Nature Day Saturday, Sept. 24</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5601449140985725635?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-87297079920527075862011-09-10T09:08:00.000-07:002011-09-10T09:12:15.938-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tmidhfosc_g/TmuL3Pf1tII/AAAAAAAAEPU/xP6zfbozpK8/s1600/ct_watchdog.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tmidhfosc_g/TmuL3Pf1tII/AAAAAAAAEPU/xP6zfbozpK8/s320/ct_watchdog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650763938635560066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>Via<br />CtWatchdog</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>By ANDREW KREIG</strong><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.justice-integrity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=2"> Justice Integrity Project</a></li><br /><br />President-Elect Obama’s advisers feared in 2008 that authorities would “revolt” and that Republicans would block his policy agenda if he prosecuted Bush-era war crimes, according to a law school dean who served as one of Obama’s top transition advisers.<br /><br />University of California at Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley, Jr., the sixth highest-ranking member of the 2008 post-election transition team preparing Obama’s administration, revealed the team’s thinking in moderating a forum on 9/11 held by his law school (also known as Boalt Hall.<br /><br />Edley sought to justify Obama’s “look forward” policy on Bush-era law-breaking that the president-elect announced on a TV talk show in January 2009. Edley’s comments provide context for a series of Connecticut Watchdog columns published since last year, most recently July 21, revealing how two nationwide Obama probes of Bush-era law-breaking were compromised from the start and doomed to become whitewashes.<br /><br />The separate probes of torture and political prosecutions were led by the prominent Connecticut federal prosecutors John Durham and Nora Dannehy, respectively. Dannehy has since become a top aide in the office of Connecticut Attorney Gen. George Jepsen.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://ctwatchdog.com/2011/09/08/obama-team-feared-revolt-if-he-prosecuted-war-crimes">Complete Article As Posted At CtWatchdog</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-8729707992052707586?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-75706238018267071172011-09-09T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-09T08:21:23.296-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-On42LYVDK0M/Tmoq0QSx8hI/AAAAAAAAEPE/1aIcWT998f8/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-On42LYVDK0M/Tmoq0QSx8hI/AAAAAAAAEPE/1aIcWT998f8/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650375759705010706" /></a><br /><br />Dr. Tracey Zhu, a New Haven internist, newspaper editor and dancer, will be the guest speaker for the Litchfield-Morris Rotary Thursday, Sept. 15 at noon at Forman School.<br /> <br />The public is welcome. Please RSVP at marianella@perezswanson.com<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GzEIy4OwAjQ/TmoqNBZeB1I/AAAAAAAAEO8/KghWzx33Zlg/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GzEIy4OwAjQ/TmoqNBZeB1I/AAAAAAAAEO8/KghWzx33Zlg/s320/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650375085691635538" /></a><br /> <br />Zhu came to New Haven, Connecticut in 1990 from Beijing, China. She is one of the co-founders of Connecticut Chinese Culture Association and has coordinated annual Chinese culture events in Connecticut for the past eight years.<br /> <br />Zhu has practiced medicine as a licensed physician in New Haven for five years. She is the editor for The Epoch Times, the most widely distributed Chinese newspaper outside China. <br /> <br />She studied Chinese Classic Dance and performed in groups in Chinese New Year shows at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. Zhu has presented numerous workshops in the Connecticut. She is a member of Connecticut Falun Dafa Association, the presenter of Shen Yun Performing Arts. Shen Yun is scheduled to have three shows in Palace Theater, Waterbury on Dec. 26, 29 and 30.<br /> <br />Zhu's presentation will include a traditional Chinese dance workshop with audience participation, as well as a video, slide show and Q & A.<br /> <br />Her presention will include aspects of traditional Chinese philosophy and what she described as the destruction of authentic culture and art in last 60 years as well as the Renaissance of Chinese culture as demonstrated in Shen Yun performance arts.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctchinese.org/">Connecticut Chinese Culture Association</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/">Epoch Times</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/">Shen Yun Performing Arts</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WNzudQy8I6s/TmorkJR8d-I/AAAAAAAAEPM/ciaDb-SsYe0/s1600/rotary%2Bbig.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WNzudQy8I6s/TmorkJR8d-I/AAAAAAAAEPM/ciaDb-SsYe0/s320/rotary%2Bbig.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650376582456178658" /></a><br /> <br />For more information, contact:<br />Andy Thibault<br />Speaker Committee Chair,<br />Litchfield-Morris Rotary<br />http://www.litchfieldmorrisrotary.org/index.html<br />Cell: 860-690-0211<br />tntcomm82@cs.com<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.litchfieldmorrisrotary.org/index.html">Litchfield-Morris Rotary<br /></a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-7570623801826707117?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-43223920838143009212011-09-08T04:29:00.000-07:002011-09-08T04:41:36.655-07:00<strong><em>The 'Angel'<br />Of Providence</em></strong><br />[see halo below ...]<br /><br /><strong>`This is quite an honor. I’m happy to be acknowledged and it’s cool to be noticed. I’m glad that I’ll be able to share it with my old gang who saw me fight so often in Connecticut.'<br /><br /><em>The popular Italian-American with a passionate, cult-like following (“Pazmaniacs”) was the prestigious 1991 Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year Award recipient after he overcame a broken neck suffered in a car crash to win another world title</em>.</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--SpjZVigCRU/TminStUw8HI/AAAAAAAAEO0/OGIK73xFiNk/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--SpjZVigCRU/TminStUw8HI/AAAAAAAAEO0/OGIK73xFiNk/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649949672382460018" /></a><br /><strong>Vinny Paz working out while wearing a "halo" after suffering a broken neck in a car accident. </strong><br /><br />OFFICIAL<br />ANNOUNCEMENT<br /><br /><strong><em>2011 Conn. Boxing Hall of Fame<br />Induction Ceremony ‘Cool’ with Vinny Paz</em><br />7th annual Gala Induction Dinner Oct. 29 at Mohegan Sun</strong><br /><br />UNCASVILLE, Conn. (September 7, 2011) – Being inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (“CBHOF”) is “cool,” according to five-time world champion Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz, who is one of seven 2011 inductees being honored Saturday night, October 29 at the seventh annual Gala Induction in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Casino.<br /><br />The other CBHOF 2011 inductees are 1996 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Captain, Lawrence Clay-Bey; world boxing judge Glenn S. Feldman; world light heavyweight title challenger Eric “Magic 2000” Harding; amateur boxing standout Kelvin Anderson; boxer, referee and coach Billy Taylor; highly-respected ringside physician, Dr. Michael Schwartz. <br /><br />Tickets, priced at $75.00 per person, are available to purchase by calling Kim Baker at Mohegan Sun (860.862.7377) or Sherman Cain at the Manchester Journal Inquirer (800.237.3606 (X 321). Doors open at 5:30 PM/ET, followed by cocktails at 6 PM/ET, and then dinner.<br /><br />A year ago, the CBHOF changed its eligibility rules to allow a maximum of one non-Connecticut fighter who had distinguished himself boxing in the Nutmeg State. “Irish” Micky Ward, from Massachusetts (Lowell), was the first while Paz, who hails from Rhode Island (Cranston), will soon become the second.<br /><br />“This is quite an honor,” Paz said. “I’m happy to be acknowledged and it’s cool to be noticed. I’m glad that I’ll be able to share it with my old gang who saw me fight so often in Connecticut. I had so many fights in Connecticut (15 with 12 wins), including by 50th career win. It was great fighting at home in Rhode Island and I grew-up fighting in Atlantic City, but Connecticut was like my second home because the ‘Pazmaniacs’ could easily travel there to watch me fight. Connecticut was awesome for me. I loved that it was only a 20-25 minute drive for me to the Connecticut border.”<br /><br />Among the five world titles captured by Paz (50-10, 30 KOs) were the IBF lightweight and WBA light middleweight championships. The popular Italian-American with a passionate, cult-like following (“Pazmaniacs”) was the prestigious 1991 Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year Award recipient after he overcame a broken neck suffered in a car crash to win another world title.<br /><br />Over the course of his illustrious 21-year pro career, Paz (originally known as Vinny Pazienza) defeated a Who’s Who of boxers, including Roberto Duran and Greg Haugen twice apiece, Lloyd Honeyghan, Gilbert Dele, Harry Arroyo, MelvinPaul and Esteban Cervantes.<br /><br />Paz is looking forward to the filming of his life story -- appropriately named,“Paz” – that he reports has been 20 years in the making. Vinny believes the film will be completed by the end of 2012. Actor James Franco is in line to play Paz, who reports that Martin Scorcese may be the director, and Jack Nicholson could play his late father, Angelo. <br /><br />Go on line to www.CTBoxingHOF.com for more information about the 7th annual CBHOF Gala Introduction Dinner or the history of this organization.<br /> <br /><br />CONTACT:<br /> BobTrieger<br /> Full Court Press<br /> 978.664.4482 (office)<br /> 978.590.0470 (mobile)<br /> bobtfcp@hotmail.com<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4322392083814300921?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-25700789303190315372011-09-06T12:30:00.000-07:002011-09-06T12:32:42.277-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-3c0f7550a48602d3" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3c0f7550a48602d3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330307576%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3DFEE0C75FDBB9E68200E89A29BA17440E71FD787.4C68E9F2A206DF37A748E1FA405D4EE1E8BB3A63%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3c0f7550a48602d3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DZ9j7YUwqGHpBKcyG5olOSbUfKts&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3c0f7550a48602d3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330307576%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3DFEE0C75FDBB9E68200E89A29BA17440E71FD787.4C68E9F2A206DF37A748E1FA405D4EE1E8BB3A63%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3c0f7550a48602d3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DZ9j7YUwqGHpBKcyG5olOSbUfKts&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2570078930319031537?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-14615510610443080212011-09-05T11:40:00.001-07:002011-09-06T16:44:44.224-07:00<strong>'<em>It is in just such cases where the law eventually follows what ordinary people already know ... </em>'</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LXuxxJ3inMY/TmUXxWDyjaI/AAAAAAAAEOk/_v5kPBppF3k/s1600/Felicity-Gerry%2Bprofile%2Bshot.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LXuxxJ3inMY/TmUXxWDyjaI/AAAAAAAAEOk/_v5kPBppF3k/s320/Felicity-Gerry%2Bprofile%2Bshot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648947444108660130" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>By Felicity Gerry<br />Barrister, London<br /><em>Special To <br />The Cool Justice Report</em> </strong><br /><br /><br />It never ceases to amaze me how other countries are so far behind the developments in English law, although I never thought I would be saying that about the U.S.<br /> <br />A recent decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court (State v. Larry R. Henderson) brought in "sweeping new rules" on visual identification finally recognising scientific studies about mistaken identifications. It is in just such cases where the law eventually follows what ordinary people already know: We have all had our "Franky" moment.<br /> <br />In the words of Sister Sledge:<br /> <br />"I was walking down the street one day when I looked up I saw a friend … Hey Frankie! Do you remember me … he looked at me and then I blushed."<br /> <br />The song was probably about lost love, but the reality is that embarrassing mistaken identification is a daily occurrence. That's just an innocent example, but, imagine the danger if risks of mistaken identification are not properly recognised in a court of law.<br /> <br />The New Jersey decision only applies there, but is likely to have considerable impact across the U.S.<br /> <br />The debate across the pond rages as examples of misidentifications hit the press and the number of DNA exoneration cases continue to rise -- proving that mistakes in suspect identification have been made for years.<br /> <br />The Henderson case highlighted the additional risks of identification being affected by police conduct. Sandra Guerra Thompson, professor and director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Centre, added to the debate in the U.S.: "Memory does not operate like a video camera. It captures only a selective part of the events we encounter.<br /> <br />"People cannot prevent new information and suggestions from altering their memory, and time erodes memory, making retrieval difficult."<br /> <br />Over here, the dangers of mistaken identification have long been recognised: In 1905, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle took up the cause for Adolph Beck who was eventually pardoned after mistaken identification by 15 people. The case led to a Committee of Inquiry and ultimately to the creation of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales.<br /> <br />In 1976. Lord Devlin's Committee on Evidence of Identification led to the UK Attorney General instituting special procedures in identification cases. In 1977, the Court of Appeal in R v. Turnbull issued guidelines to be observed by trial judges when identity was an issue. These guidelines are still followed today. Any failure to follow those guidelines is likely to result in a verdict being unsafe and any conviction being quashed.<br /> <br />The guidelines issued by the New Jersey Court recognise that a witness's identification of a suspect can be flawed, that courts may need to hear preliminary submissions on reliability and that juries should be given detailed explanations on how to treat unsupported evidence of identification. In the Courts of England and Wales, a Turnbull direction includes:<br /> <br />* Warning the jury on the special need for caution before convicting an accused person in reliance on the correctness of the identification;<br /> <br />* Instructing the jury that a mistaken witness can be convincing;<br /> <br />* Directing the jury to closely examine the circumstances in which an identification came to be made -- length of observation, distance, lighting, position of any impediments to the line of sight, discrepancy between description given to the police and the actual appearance of the accused.<br /> <br />A Turnbull direction is always given even if procedures have been properly followed. It is not required if the issue is the reliability of the witness rather than accuracy. But, the jury will need to be confident that the witness is honest and reliable.<br /> <br />Reliability can be affected by police procedures. In 1984 in the U.S., Jennifer Thompson identified Ronald Cotton as the man who had raped her at knife point. She went to the police the same day, worked on a composite sketch and looked at a series of police photos, picking out Ronald Cotton. She almost inevitably picked out the same man in a lineup.<br /> <br />She has since written: "I knew this was the man. I was completely confident. I was sure."<br /> <br />Eleven years later, DNA tests proved her completely wrong. The innocent man had served more than 10 years in jail. Thompson is now an advocate for criminal justice reform.<br /><br />In 1984, in the UK, Code D of the police codes of practice was issued, later incorporated into law annexed to The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.<br /> <br />As Ms. Thompson was making her terrible error and Sister Sledge was a hit in the charts, the English police were given detailed rules on how to conduct safer identification procedures. These days, the procedures are about as safe as they can be. Police misconduct will lead to case collapse.<br /> <br />Procedures are conducted by police officers who have no connection with the investigation. A witness must state if they have seen a photograph first as they will invariably pick out the same person, making the identification virtually useless.<br /> <br />Lineups have been replaced by a database of video images allowing for a video parade. That is - video recorded images of the suspect looking left, right and ahead together with usually 11 images of similar stooges. Stooges are pre-recorded in a database and chosen by the suspect and / or his lawyer together with the police officer conducting the procedure -- thus accommodating people of every race and appearance.<br /> <br />Any failures by the police are examined by a judge in a pre-trial hearing. If an identification procedure has not been properly followed or if the evidence of identification is poor, the trial judge can remove the case from the jury long before they deliberate and direct a not guilty verdict. <br /> <br />Standard stuff you may think but seemingly not in the US. No wonder if find myself shouting at the TV during US crime dramas. It seems, however the lax procedures are not fiction but hitherto were fact. Inevitably some in the uS have suggested that imposing rules on the police, changing the burden of proof (which seems to have been placed on the accused) and warning juries of the dangers of mistaken identity will bring about the release of guilty suspects. However, the U.S. can be reassured that this is not something that has led to widespread case failure. Suspects are routinely identified on video procedures and the police follow this up by collecting supporting evidence which leads to conviction in serious cases.<br /> <br />I prosecuted a serial pedophile in just such a case who is now serving an indefinite sentence.<br /> <br />In the new Jersey case, Chief Justice Rabner was right: To reach safe convictions, "it is essential to educate jurors about factors that can lead to misidentifications." <br /> <br />The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on eye witness ID in November. Perry v. New Hampshire will be its first significant eyewitness identification case in 34 years. The case is concerned with whether judges must take a hard look at all identifications arising from suggestive circumstances or only those involving official misconduct.<br /> <br />This gives sufficient time for a flight to the UK for some research on how it's been done here for decades and to put Sister Sledge on the in-flight entertainment.<br /> <br /><strong>ABOUT FELICITY GERRY</strong><br /> <br />Felicity Gerry is a high profile criminal barrister and author specialising in serious fatal, sexual, financial and violent offences. She deals in international cases of fraud and people trafficking. As a rape specialist advocate she is described as an "expert" in her field by the editors of the Legal 500. Her podcasts for CPDCast.com are some of the most popular in the country. Her greatest skill is in communicating complex legal issues in a simple and understandable way.<br /> <br />As a barrister, she is currently involved in cases concerning child rape, armed robbery and murder by stabbing to name but a few. She is a skilled advocate who appears in serious cases in Crown Courts across the country whilst maintaining a high media profile and a busy family life<br /> <br />Her first non-fiction book, The Sexual Offences Handbook which is co-authored with colleague Catarina Sjölin, has become an essential text for lawyers. It was published by Wildy, Simmonds and Hill in December 2009. It is the first of its kind to incorporate the law, practice and procedure for all sexual crimes from 1957 to the present day which also giving practical guidance on the applicable law and sentencing for sex crime trials.<br /> <br />Felicity Gerry is a popular and experienced broadcaster and writer with significant appearances on BBC television and Sky News, broadcasts on Panorama, BBC Radio 4's The Today Programme, The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live and LBC. Felicity has written numerous commentary pieces in leading publications such as The Times, Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and Daily Express. Alongside this, she writes for Counsel Magazine and The Barrister. Felicity is a regular contributor to The Times Online Law Central and is the official blogger for Criminal Law and Justice Weekly<br /> <br />Felicity lives in Bedford with her husband and their three children, her mother, two dogs, five chickens, her horse, two ponies and a foal. She has also written and published a children's book called 'Elsie the Pony' available on Amazon<br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.cpdcast.com/contributors/felicity_gerry">Felicity Gerry Podcasts</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M03BL_cwUiA/TmUY03qbkuI/AAAAAAAAEOs/JQTRVpx0JAE/s1600/felicity%2Bgerry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M03BL_cwUiA/TmUY03qbkuI/AAAAAAAAEOs/JQTRVpx0JAE/s400/felicity%2Bgerry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648948604180337378" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.pupillageblog.com/?p=954">A Day In The Life of A Barrister – Felicity Gerry </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://blog.ctnews.com/meehan/2011/08/30/eyewitness-identification-the-rules-are-changing/">Rich Meehan CT Post Column Also Looks At Evolving Eyewitness ID Rules</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-1461551061044308021?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-27258440288005897632011-08-26T10:59:00.001-07:002011-08-27T13:49:50.911-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NfADTN9Sb24/TlffJINskLI/AAAAAAAAEOU/DRmtOLzrEB0/s1600/mask%2Bnew%2Borleans.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NfADTN9Sb24/TlffJINskLI/AAAAAAAAEOU/DRmtOLzrEB0/s400/mask%2Bnew%2Borleans.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226005848953010" /></a> <br /> <br /><strong>A Retired Police Commander</strong> <br /> <br /><em>A good cop is like Santa Claus -- you have to know the good guys from the bad guys. <br /> <br />It's All About Knowing The Difference ...</em> <br /> <br />And <br /> <br /><strong>A Civilian Out-Of-Towner <br />Wrongly Held For Murder <br />Over The Weekend Some Years Ago</strong> <br /> <br /><em>Somebody has mistaken the NOPD as Mayberry hicks. <br /> <br />That's a dangerous notion. <br /> <br />New Orleans is known for its masks. Same is true for the NOPD. They don't tolerate investigations ... <br /> <br />Truth equates trouble. It doesn't take much or long for those masks to come off.</em> <br /> <br />And <br /> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w-jUeBNih4Y/Tlffi5m23ZI/AAAAAAAAEOc/a4lUdAyogsI/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w-jUeBNih4Y/Tlffi5m23ZI/AAAAAAAAEOc/a4lUdAyogsI/s400/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226448604552594" /></a> <br /><strong>D.C.'s Justice Integrity Project</strong> <br />News Roundup Includes: <br /><em>... New Orleans police are now spending large sums to resist ... inquiries instead of responding to FOI requests or otherwise focusing on the [Caporino] case ... </em> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.justice-integrity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=457:cheney-book-shows-rule-of-law-collapse-update-aug-22-31&catid=44:myblog">Complete Article</a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/08/diary-of-big-easy-public-records.html">Diary Of A Big Easy Public Records Request, Entry 1 [Caporino case]</a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">History Of Cover-Up In The Gabe Caporino Missing Person / Homicide Case</a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li> <br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2725844028800589763?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-41257351596369508792011-08-24T15:21:00.000-07:002011-08-25T04:41:48.007-07:00<strong><em>New Orleans Cops Suspend 1st & 4th Amendments; <br />Steer Resources To Investigate Writer <br />Instead Of Producing Public Records As Required By Law</em> <br /> <br />EXCERPT:</strong> <br /> <br />I shared this incident with a number of friends and colleagues in law enforcement in New Orleans and around the world. Here are some of their reactions: <br /> <br />Ah, the vagaries of Southern hospitality. There is such a thing in Southern law enforcement as GP = general principle. They will lock your ass up if they do not like your looks ... or, you ain't from around here boy, is yah? Consider yourself lucky they did not do more. <br /> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZW_dHvUMqE/TlV7Xb5Oy1I/AAAAAAAAEOM/Yh-7twVIcsc/s1600/serpas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZW_dHvUMqE/TlV7Xb5Oy1I/AAAAAAAAEOM/Yh-7twVIcsc/s200/serpas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644553350533794642" /></a> <br /><em>I guess the chief doesn't want to talk to you. The part I found amusing from a Mayberry RFD point of view: these [guys] didn't pat you down for a gun before they started breaking your [stones]? And you left your cell number with them how many times?</em> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Because of your attempts to meet with the Superintendent on the Caporino case, they are now taking the following action: Opening a full investigation into Andy Thibault, including an intelligence workup. They apparently believe that you are tracking the movements of certain command staff personnel. <br /> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fle1GkDdq1g/TlV6JqQcSOI/AAAAAAAAEOE/Czffamy2LxQ/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fle1GkDdq1g/TlV6JqQcSOI/AAAAAAAAEOE/Czffamy2LxQ/s400/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644552014359447778" /></a> <br /><strong>Editor’s Note: <em>The first in a series of requests for public records in the Gabe Caporino Missing Person / Homicide Cover-Up was hand-delivered on Aug. 17 to the office of New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas. The history of the Caporino case was reported by The Register Citizen in a column published that same day. The post includes links to that request as well as FBI reports and other documents</em>:</strong> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/24/opinion/doc4e556ba491cef128402721.txt">Posted Today At The Register Citizen, A JRC Publication: Diary Of A Big Easy Public Records Request, Entry 1</a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">History Of Cover-Up In The Gabe Caporino Missing Person / Homicide Case</a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/08/theme-from-car-54-where-are-you.html">Theme From Car 54 Where Are You; New Version In Development</a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li> <br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4125735159636950879?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-48437881024943352202011-08-22T15:30:00.000-07:002011-08-22T15:37:02.346-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-701e1634a720a80" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D0701e1634a720a80%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330307576%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5CCED6C2B89A1E1D6C9AACC9B1B3D982E55F642.29A23F03BCA6043090C92D220C285E8E7176D4C3%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D701e1634a720a80%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D--S6sNa8PcTTPGUzyzSwvNHh7Ds&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D0701e1634a720a80%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330307576%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5CCED6C2B89A1E1D6C9AACC9B1B3D982E55F642.29A23F03BCA6043090C92D220C285E8E7176D4C3%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D701e1634a720a80%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D--S6sNa8PcTTPGUzyzSwvNHh7Ds&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ASs62HyR4bE/TlLZR88NUTI/AAAAAAAAEN8/y6iQT1thJxc/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ASs62HyR4bE/TlLZR88NUTI/AAAAAAAAEN8/y6iQT1thJxc/s200/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643812185488314674" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/4xmdtk5">Big Easy Public Records Still Sought In Caporino Case; Notice To New Orleans PD Posted With Column & FBI Reports </a></li> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li> <br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4843788102494335220?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-26493326193339768862011-08-22T09:42:00.000-07:002011-08-22T12:10:10.930-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u3Q-lfqSv5Q/TlKHCKST-9I/AAAAAAAAENc/G1E_IzrRvG4/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u3Q-lfqSv5Q/TlKHCKST-9I/AAAAAAAAENc/G1E_IzrRvG4/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643721754239302610" /></a> <br /><strong>Vintage <em>Cruiser In Lot <br />Across From NOPD Headquarters</em></strong> <br /> <br /><strong>Gabe Caporino, a 40-year-old corporate executive from Westchester, NY, never returned to his wife and two teenage daughters after a business trip in 1974. The night he disappeared, Gabe Caporino spoke with his wife and daughters, asking about a school parents’ night and confirming a dinner date with friends for the weekend. <br /> After looking into this case for the better part of a year, I suspect there are those who did not want him to return, at least not alive.</strong> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="<li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">Complete Column’s Initial Post At The Register Citizen, A JRC Publication</a></li> <br /> <br /><strong>Reports <br />On New Developments <br />To Follow</strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IPxiDpnOIpA/TlKgTA1LqSI/AAAAAAAAENk/PVaeAp1acZQ/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IPxiDpnOIpA/TlKgTA1LqSI/AAAAAAAAENk/PVaeAp1acZQ/s400/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643749531549673762" /></a> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/08/washington-dc-news-site-highlights.html">Washington, D.C. News Site Highlights Missing Person / Homicide Case Botched By New Orleans PD; Gabe Caporino Was A Navy Vet & St. Peter's Grad</a></li> <br /> <br /> <br /><strong>Officer Darnell Saunders, <br />Personal Aide To Superintendent Ronal Serpas, <br />Accepted This Public Records Notice On 8-17-11 <br /> <br /><em>click on images <br />for better view</em></strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ch7xdRnZdwQ/TlKg7VCIC_I/AAAAAAAAEN0/-tlwAJ0g6-4/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ch7xdRnZdwQ/TlKg7VCIC_I/AAAAAAAAEN0/-tlwAJ0g6-4/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643750224167439346" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tdcETUD0waQ/TlKgyugTBaI/AAAAAAAAENs/PeNm8GjqiEc/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tdcETUD0waQ/TlKgyugTBaI/AAAAAAAAENs/PeNm8GjqiEc/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643750076386051490" /></a> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li> <br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2649332619333976886?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-78707277235216597062011-08-18T03:38:00.000-07:002011-08-20T16:12:16.391-07:00<strong>“This was a sloppy case or a cover-up – some of the worst police work I’ve ever seen.”</strong> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.justice-integrity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=454:murdoch-missing-person-highlight-jips-hot-news-aug-14-to-21&catid=1:latest-news">Justice Integrity Project Post On Gabe Caporino</a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">Column’s Initial Post At The Register Citizen, A JRC Publication</a></li> <br /> <br /><strong><em>ALSO OF INTEREST:</em> <br /> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ujldYKp4qxI/TkzstvYmM5I/AAAAAAAAENM/p1NTYmWGpS0/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ujldYKp4qxI/TkzstvYmM5I/AAAAAAAAENM/p1NTYmWGpS0/s400/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642144703746290578" /></a> <br /> <br />Gabe Caporino was a graduate of St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, NJ, and a U.S. Navy veteran. <br /> <br />Gabe and Grace Caporino and family lived in Jersey City from 1961 through 1970. As newlyweds, the Caporinos lived in Hoboken, where Gabe Caporino had lived since 1950.</strong> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/08/blowing-lid-off-missing-person-homicide.html">Blowing The Lid Off Missing Person Homicide Cover-Up In New Orleans</a></li> <br /> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rb9j8JmimBc/Tkzucz--SzI/AAAAAAAAENU/UHA9aCPy9Dc/s1600/serpas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rb9j8JmimBc/Tkzucz--SzI/AAAAAAAAENU/UHA9aCPy9Dc/s400/serpas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642146611946474290" /></a> <br /> <br /><strong>Ball Is Now In The Court <br />Of New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas <br /> <br /><em>Sepras’ Personal Aide – Officer Darnell Saunders – Received Public Records Compliance Notice Yesterday</em> <br /> <br />Serpas, Under Federal Supervision, <br />Has The Power And Authority <br />To Do The Right Thing</strong> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/05/new_police_chief_ronal_serpas.html">Upon Appointment, Serpas Said He Was Ready To ‘Restore Confidence’</a></li> <br /> <br /><strong>What Will Serpas Do? <br />… Or Fail To Do?</strong> <br /> <br /><strong><em>NOPD Boss Has Refused To Respond To Or Acknowledge Widow's Pleas For Justice</em></strong> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt">Column’s Initial Post At The Register Citizen, A JRC Publication</a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li> <br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-7870727723521659706?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-22373336448548711422011-08-17T07:10:00.000-07:002011-08-17T11:47:03.248-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WvmY0ujp5gc/TkvL8oH2cHI/AAAAAAAAENE/dokQDTFKD5M/s1600/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WvmY0ujp5gc/TkvL8oH2cHI/AAAAAAAAENE/dokQDTFKD5M/s400/gabe%2Bcaporino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641827200634613874" /></a> <br /> <br /><strong>Public Records Notice <br />Filed Today With NOPD Superintendent; <br /> <br /><em>Column Documents <br />Shocking & Abysmal Failures <br />In Gabe Caporino Case</em> <br /> <br />NEWS ITEM: The first in a series of requests for public records in the Gabe Caporino Missing Person / Homicide Cover-Up was hand-delivered today to the office of New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas. Officer Darnell Saunders accepted the public records compliance notice. A copy of that request follows this column, published today by The Register Citizen of Torrington, CT, a Journal Register publication. <br /> <br />THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY: <br /> <br /><em>“We musn’t fear sunlight just because it almost always serves to illuminate a miserable world.”</em>-- Rene Magritte, Belgian artist <br /> <br /><em>“People kill each other everywhere. The difference was that in New Orleans, no one tried to stop them.”</em>-- Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead, Sara Gran</strong> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/doc4e4c01f55cd2f329577364.txt?viewmode=fullstory">LINK TO COLUMN: Freedom of Information in a criminal investigation <br /></a></li> <br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li> <br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <br /><strong>Request For Public Records <br />In Missing Person / Homicide Case</strong> <br /> Wed., 8-17-11 <br /> <br />Mr. Ronal Serpas <br />Police Superintendent, New Orleans <br />715 South Broad St. <br />New Orleans, LA 70119-7494 <br /> <br />Dear Superintendent Serpas: <br /> <br /> This is a formal request for prompt production of documents in compliance with the state of Louisiana public records laws: “If the public record applied for is immediately available … the public record shall be immediately presented … ” <br /> <br /> I request any and all records and documents -- paper, electronic or otherwise -- related to the disappearance / homicide of Gabe Caporino. <br /> <br /> As you know, Gabe Caporino of Westchester, NY, a General Foods executive and U.S. Navy veteran, disappeared on March 7, 1974 during a business trip to New Orleans. The late Mr. Caporino, declared dead in 1979, was a production supervisor for General Foods plants around the country, from New Jersey to Texas. His case was the subject of a CBS documentary with reporter Chris Borgen, NYPD narcotics detective, retired. The program aired a number of times on Eye On New York beginning in May 1974. A DVD copy is enclosed for your review. <br /> <br /> In the course of my research on this matter, I have come upon two certified letters sent to you last year from Gabe Caporino’s widow requesting the file she viewed briefly under police supervision in 1974. Part of the file was at least three inches thick in 1974. <br /> <br /> To amplify on my public records request, it covers any and all public records about this matter in your possession or control, regardless of where they are stored, whether in your office and office computer, home and home computer, storage facility, office of a colleague, etc. <br /> <br />(more) <br /> <br />Request For Public Records In Missing Person / Homicide Case, page 2 <br /> <br /> Particularly, I request that you produce forthwith: <br /> <br />• Documents related to a closed-door meeting with parties including New Orleans police officers, General Foods security director Jack Edward Ison and his colleagues on March 10, 1974. Members of the Caporino family were barred from this crucial meeting in which Jack Edward Ison – a former FBI agent for nine years – and members of your department developed their approach to the case. <br /> <br />• Documents related to the forgery of Gabe Caporino’s Sears credit card several days after his appearance and NOPD follow-up. Store clerk reported three individuals used the card. Clerk recants after visit by New Orleans police officer Roma Ajubita Kent. <br /> <br />• Documents related to the discovery of Gabe Caporino’s rental car March 20, 1974 in a well-travelled section of town by Spain and Rampart streets. Officer Roma Ajubita Kent reports the keys to the car were left untouched – outside, protruding from the car door – for at least a week. Officer Roma Ajubita Kent also states no fingerprints were found in or on the car. <br /> <br />• Documents containing statements by officer Roma Ajubita Kent about Gabe Caporino’s alleged activities during this business trip. Kent detailed these statements in an interview with New York reporter Lou Wein of the Yorktowner newspaper and provided him with documents. <br /> <br /> These records I request today include but are not limited to: reports, correspondence memorandums, phone logs, meeting attendance lists and minutes, etc. Please also include documents your department has shared with and / or obtained from other agencies including the FBI, joint task forces, etc. <br /> <br /> I am available to pick up these records today or tomorrow. You may reach me by the phone number or email as noted at the top of this correspondence. <br /> <br /> Thank you very much for your cooperation. <br /> <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />Andy Thibault <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2237333644854871142?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-58304770593058774642011-07-31T07:36:00.000-07:002011-07-31T07:40:21.622-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XfUkNYWeexQ/TjVpEqpqmFI/AAAAAAAAEM8/oi5pKZSsNHw/s1600/west%2Bof%2Bmidnight%2Bcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XfUkNYWeexQ/TjVpEqpqmFI/AAAAAAAAEM8/oi5pKZSsNHw/s400/west%2Bof%2Bmidnight%2Bcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635526037613484114" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UvxDu1TtRTU/TjVo0VEKFRI/AAAAAAAAEM0/X8ki3RaUhBg/s1600/douskey.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UvxDu1TtRTU/TjVo0VEKFRI/AAAAAAAAEM0/X8ki3RaUhBg/s200/douskey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635525756941112594" /></a>A long overdue collection, <strong>West of Midnight: New & Selected Poems,</strong> by Franz Douskey, places new works alongside pieces drawn from a decades-spanning career to illustrate the breadth of an influential and singular voice in poetry. Franz Douskey's insights are uniquely his, his voice direct and his imagination meteoric. Douskey has lived long and large. He has published in Rolling Stone, the Nation, The New York Quarterly, The New Yorker and Las Vegas Life. His readings and travels with such notables as James Dickey, Allen Ginsberg, Ai, Charles Bukowski, and F. D. Reeve are legendary. The poems are rich in wit, irreverence and a furious honesty. Everything is autobiographical. From intimate relationships, political quagmires, baseball and eroticism, Douskey wields an acerbic wit and a delicate command of tone to dive into the contradictions that make us human. From the haunted urban alleys of a turbulent childhood to his rhapsodic journeys through the nocturnal deserts of the Southwest, Douskey revels both in the absurdity of modern civilization and the heart-stopping beauty of the natural world.<br /><strong>—<em>Robert Reinhardt</em></strong> <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://nyqbooks.org/title/westofmidnight">NYQ Books Site For WEST OF MIDNIGHT</a></li><br /><br />Also See Douskey's Chapter On El Bardo The Legend:<br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/07/contents-intro-preface-fair-warning.html">Contents, Preface, Intro / Fair Warning: The Poetry Of Leo Connellan</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5830477059305877464?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-55488177385972545662011-07-13T15:22:00.000-07:002011-07-13T15:59:06.881-07:00<strong>CLICK ON IMAGES<br />FOR FULL VIEW</strong><br /><br /><strong>Contributors include Bill Cibes,<br /><em>‘The Rock Upon Whom<br />We Built The Young Writers Program’</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PrubQh1G5-E/Th4bcYUMLgI/AAAAAAAAEMU/Q2SB8M5luGg/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PrubQh1G5-E/Th4bcYUMLgI/AAAAAAAAEMU/Q2SB8M5luGg/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628966758637121026" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SFqWzqYrD3s/Th4bSoZu8TI/AAAAAAAAEMM/RSCykai_uUM/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SFqWzqYrD3s/Th4bSoZu8TI/AAAAAAAAEMM/RSCykai_uUM/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628966591156646194" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hzTz-FmxDS4/Th4bt835d1I/AAAAAAAAEMc/hN5s0CRd8DE/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hzTz-FmxDS4/Th4bt835d1I/AAAAAAAAEMc/hN5s0CRd8DE/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628967060508342098" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Af2JTKVvNQ0/Th4a6JBzpNI/AAAAAAAAEME/r0UCiNpLod0/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Af2JTKVvNQ0/Th4a6JBzpNI/AAAAAAAAEME/r0UCiNpLod0/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628966170417931474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qfT7OVhcS7o/ThUQHJ0zDDI/AAAAAAAAELM/wl6IlZlCKdE/s1600/bardo%2Bbook%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qfT7OVhcS7o/ThUQHJ0zDDI/AAAAAAAAELM/wl6IlZlCKdE/s400/bardo%2Bbook%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626421024551799858" /></a><br /><br /><strong>edited by<br />SHEILA MURPHY AND MARILYN NELSON</strong><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fair-Warning-Leo-Connellan-Poetry/dp/1933606258/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309992056&sr=1-1"> Amazon link for FAIR WARNING: Leo Connellan And His Poetry</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZWeBCKTo90/ThUOHWLsN1I/AAAAAAAAEK8/cg0tafSJu0k/s1600/leo_suit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZWeBCKTo90/ThUOHWLsN1I/AAAAAAAAEK8/cg0tafSJu0k/s200/leo_suit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626418828845791058" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>“<em>I took on this project because I believed, and still do, that Leo’s contribution to poetry should be recognized, especially in Connecticut and in Maine.”</em>-- Sheila Murphy</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/columns/CT%20Magazine%20-%20Dec%201995.htm">The Life Of The Poet</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RTlYHeyFpD4/Th4iCG-AlaI/AAAAAAAAEMk/EDP9ZWa8ozM/s1600/leo%2Bkatie%2Bbill.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RTlYHeyFpD4/Th4iCG-AlaI/AAAAAAAAEMk/EDP9ZWa8ozM/s400/leo%2Bkatie%2Bbill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628974003885479330" /></a><br /><strong>-- El Bardo The Legend with 2000 New Haven County Poetry Champion Katie Perkins [Westover School] and Bill Cibes</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iGQn6P_ttN8/Th4jGaPs0TI/AAAAAAAAEMs/ZVqBZZyxjjU/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Blogo.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 84px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iGQn6P_ttN8/Th4jGaPs0TI/AAAAAAAAEMs/ZVqBZZyxjjU/s200/young%2Bwriters%2Blogo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628975177291059506" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/7600-for-young-poets-writers-in-bash.html">$7,600 For Young Poets & Writers In Bash Featuring C. Crowe, P. Smith, B. DeSilva, E. Thomas, Slam Poets, J. Allen Big Band/ Cosmic Jibaros ...</a></li><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5548817738597254566?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-8151602983029718032011-07-08T07:37:00.000-07:002011-07-08T07:50:14.189-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQLbXgCetUg/ThcYH9pSFRI/AAAAAAAAEL8/yChL5shdWVA/s1600/george%2Bkimball%2Bireland.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQLbXgCetUg/ThcYH9pSFRI/AAAAAAAAEL8/yChL5shdWVA/s320/george%2Bkimball%2Bireland.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626992784508589330" /></a><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/429n6kh">‘He was a fabulous writer, and a very astute observer of our life and times’</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/07/chair-at-ringside-is-empty-george.html">The Chair At Ringside Is Empty: George Kimball, Candor & Courage, 1943-2011</a></li><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SsuYcBaaSaI/AAAAAAAABpU/seaWuZM0W_Q/s1600-h/four+kings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SsuYcBaaSaI/AAAAAAAABpU/seaWuZM0W_Q/s400/four+kings.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389568986261899682" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />January 2009 Interview<br />With Binnie Klein</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SsuYtd-3baI/AAAAAAAABpc/am3ibSXreK0/s1600-h/binnie+klein.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 161px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9RIXmFr0c_s/SsuYtd-3baI/AAAAAAAABpc/am3ibSXreK0/s320/binnie+klein.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389569285988773282" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://ia600301.us.archive.org/13/items/BinniesBoxingInterviews/GeorgeKimballJanuary152009.wav">Podcast</a></li><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Binnie Klein's book, <span style="font-style:italic;">"Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind"</span> (SUNY Press) hit the bookstores in January 2010. She hosts a weekly music and interview show on WPKN Bridgeport, CT and Montauk, NY and is a Lecturer in Yale's Dept of Psychiatry. </span><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.binnieklein.com/">Binnie Klein</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.wpkn.org/">WPKN</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-815160298302971803?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-84596176878008349272011-07-07T13:51:00.000-07:002011-07-07T14:05:03.128-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p052cyePv7w/ThYejcHFf_I/AAAAAAAAEL0/XSVfkJrn_Bc/s1600/george%2Bkimball%2Bbricks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p052cyePv7w/ThYejcHFf_I/AAAAAAAAEL0/XSVfkJrn_Bc/s320/george%2Bkimball%2Bbricks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626718378636181490" /></a><br /><br /><strong>By THOMAS HAUSER<br /><em>Via<br />The Sweet Science</em></strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/12903-george-kimball-1943-2011">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><strong>Tribute from Library of America, July 7, 2011<br /><em>The Library of America notes with sadness the passing of George Kimball yesterday at his home in New York. It was a pleasure and an inspiration for all of us to collaborate with George on At the Fights and the book will stand as a lasting tribute to him and to the writers whose work was so important to him</em>.</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.georgekimball.com/"> George Kimball Website</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l2kEZDoUNRU/ThYeQFo969I/AAAAAAAAELs/eRT6q5mg72E/s1600/kimball%2Bthibault%2Bcourchesne.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l2kEZDoUNRU/ThYeQFo969I/AAAAAAAAELs/eRT6q5mg72E/s320/kimball%2Bthibault%2Bcourchesne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626718046186761170" /></a><br /><strong>George Kimball [left, with right hand raised] At Mohegan Sun 1-29-10 covering a fight card featuring Peter Manfredo Jr., Matt Remillard, Adelita Irizarry and Chip Perez. <br />--<em> Photo by BOB THIESFIELD</em>For The Cool Justice Report</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-8459617687800834927?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-39827727816388193482011-07-06T19:57:00.000-07:002011-07-06T20:10:58.167-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjavVCBwXp0/ThUgoqob7vI/AAAAAAAAELU/LUfWtIgNHOY/s1600/cupola%2Bsingers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjavVCBwXp0/ThUgoqob7vI/AAAAAAAAELU/LUfWtIgNHOY/s400/cupola%2Bsingers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626439192480050930" /></a><br /><strong>Singers Cassie Martin, Sara Normandin and DominiQue With The Jen Allen Jazz Combo And Cosmic Jibaro Ricardo Ryes At La Cupola Ristorante.</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kViM1FwrYG0/ThUiAQG0PLI/AAAAAAAAELk/mKgqAIrz94s/s1600/NEW%2BPOSTER%2BNORM.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kViM1FwrYG0/ThUiAQG0PLI/AAAAAAAAELk/mKgqAIrz94s/s320/NEW%2BPOSTER%2BNORM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626440697188203698" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/CapitalQProductions#p/a/u/0/U_-7zoMgULU">Video Via DominiQue’s Capital Q Productions</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/03/photo-gallery-dionysiac-deadline-demo.html"> Photo Gallery, Dionysiac Deadline Demo</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.dominiquepadilla.com/index.html">DominiQue Website</a></li><br /><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/07/young-writers-univision-broadcast-july.html">YOUNG WRITERS UNIVISION BROADCAST SATURDAY, JULY 16, 11 AM</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/pieces-of-myself-jen-allens-combo.html">Pieces of Myself / Jen Allen's Combo @cdbaby</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3982772781638819348?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-39201718619285284432011-07-06T18:36:00.000-07:002011-07-06T18:49:55.815-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qfT7OVhcS7o/ThUQHJ0zDDI/AAAAAAAAELM/wl6IlZlCKdE/s1600/bardo%2Bbook%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qfT7OVhcS7o/ThUQHJ0zDDI/AAAAAAAAELM/wl6IlZlCKdE/s400/bardo%2Bbook%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626421024551799858" /></a><br /><br /><strong>edited by<br />SHEILA MURPHY AND MARILYN NELSON</strong><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fair-Warning-Leo-Connellan-Poetry/dp/1933606258/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309992056&sr=1-1"> Amazon link for FAIR WARNING: Leo Connellan And His Poetry</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZWeBCKTo90/ThUOHWLsN1I/AAAAAAAAEK8/cg0tafSJu0k/s1600/leo_suit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZWeBCKTo90/ThUOHWLsN1I/AAAAAAAAEK8/cg0tafSJu0k/s200/leo_suit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626418828845791058" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>“<em>I took on this project because I believed, and still do, that Leo’s contribution to poetry should be recognized, especially in Connecticut and in Maine.”</em>-- Sheila Murphy</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/columns/CT%20Magazine%20-%20Dec%201995.htm">The Life Of The Poet</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3920171861928528443?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-31949498485412262732011-07-04T18:31:00.002-07:002011-07-05T02:04:02.212-07:00THIS JUST IN -- The show featuring the CT Young Writers, Felix Rodriguez and other writers will air on Saturday, July 16, 11 a.m., CH18 Univision. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PF3GUjWT1ss/ThJrE3s-gBI/AAAAAAAAEKs/2l53B3Sj9P8/s1600/univision%2Bgroup%2Bphoto.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PF3GUjWT1ss/ThJrE3s-gBI/AAAAAAAAEKs/2l53B3Sj9P8/s400/univision%2Bgroup%2Bphoto.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625676615955415058" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">--Pamela, Melanie, seated, with Laura, Freddy, Veronica, Sammy </span><br />Photo by BOB THIESFIELD<br />For The CT Young Writers Trust<br /><br />CT Young Writers Trust board member Sammy Vega, the paralegal and former 5-time national amateur boxing champion, collaborated with three talented poets to tape the upcoming segment of El Show de Analeh for Channel 18 Univision and Telefutura at the Hartford Public Library in June.<br /><br />The three poets -- Melanie Torres, Pamela Hernandez and Laura Adames -- were invited as special guests of The Trust for the CT Young Writers 14th Annual Celebration at Central Connecticut State University on June 11.<br /><br />"I am so proud of their talent," said Analeh Alfaro, producer and host for Univision's El Show de Analeh. "I hope that the CT Young Writers organization can continue to live so that young writers like Melanie, Pamela and Laura can accomplish their dreams."<br /><br />The Analeh Youth Segment Hosts are Freddy Escudero and Veronica Velez.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/7600-for-young-poets-writers-in-bash.html">$7,600 For Young Poets & Writers In Bash Featuring C. Crowe, P. Smith, B. DeSilva, E. Thomas, Slam Poets, J. Allen Big Band/ Cosmic Jibaros ...</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/ct-young-writers-trust-salutes-latino.html">CT Young Writers Trust Salutes Latino Poets & Writers</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /><br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /><br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /><br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3194949848541226273?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-30991323209060577812011-06-29T15:30:00.000-07:002011-06-29T15:51:56.808-07:00<strong>A Special Agent's Lifelong Hunt<br />To Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice </strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DKIljpxtoGY/Tguq9n-5eoI/AAAAAAAAEKU/henhLNVjnwQ/s1600/chasing%2Bshadows.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 340px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DKIljpxtoGY/Tguq9n-5eoI/AAAAAAAAEKU/henhLNVjnwQ/s400/chasing%2Bshadows.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623776535383734914" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Governments' Practice & Policy<br />Of Indifference To Surviving Family Documented<br /><br />Cool Justice Take<br /><em>On CHASING SHADOWS</em>:</strong><br /><br />This is a rare cold case textbook in that it is read for pleasure and excitement as well as enlightenment.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oi_uy8ikrBk/Tgurcpk8edI/AAAAAAAAEKc/1x4ZMoUmTy4/s1600/Fred%2BBurton%2B2010.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oi_uy8ikrBk/Tgurcpk8edI/AAAAAAAAEKc/1x4ZMoUmTy4/s200/Fred%2BBurton%2B2010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623777068387695058" /></a>Furthermore, it is a book students would actually read. Amazing in the trail it follows, CHASING SHADOWS surpasses its exposition of the thrill of the hunt only in the stunning and, to some, heartwarming conclusion.<br /><br />Author Fred Burton served as a special agent in counterterrorism for the U.S. Department of State, where he was involved in many high-profile operations.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m04i4FENQyc/TgurrkoRN4I/AAAAAAAAEKk/FXR7Uw-dfW8/s1600/joe-alon-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 199px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m04i4FENQyc/TgurrkoRN4I/AAAAAAAAEKk/FXR7Uw-dfW8/s200/joe-alon-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623777324757497730" /></a><br />In this book, Burton solves the murder of the charismatic Israeli fighter pilot Joe Alon in Bethesda, Md in 1973.<br /><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://blutube.policeone.com/police-cool-stuff-videos/1000777619001-chasing-shadows-fred-burtons-latest-book/">VIDEO: The Story Of A Good Man Who Died And Was Forgotten By Two Governments</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mFNSF7r1gg">Book Launch At The International Spy Museum</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Shadows-Special-Lifelong-Assassin/dp/0230620558/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1">Chasing Shadows At Amazon</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/authors/fred_burton">Fred Burton At STRATFOR / Global Intelligence</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3099132320906057781?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-31617919826801114492011-06-22T11:17:00.000-07:002011-06-22T11:23:40.800-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fwl9JhQyEYk/TgIyVQfdsxI/AAAAAAAAEKM/wFl4Edu5iqg/s1600/MikeOliver%2526SammyVega_6-22-11%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fwl9JhQyEYk/TgIyVQfdsxI/AAAAAAAAEKM/wFl4Edu5iqg/s400/MikeOliver%2526SammyVega_6-22-11%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621110625697379090" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />BULLETIN<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Via Sammy Vega, pictured above, with Mike Oliver</span>:</span><br /><br />It's official -- Hartford's Mike Machine Gun Oliver will fight for the world title July 23 in Mexico versus WBO Champ Orlando Salido...<br /><br />Team Oliver- John Scully, Head Trainer & Sammy Vega, Manager/Adviser<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/philly-bout-saturday-for-hartfords-mike.html">Wait, There’s More: Philly Bout Saturday For Hartford’s Mike Mike Machine Gun Oliver </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-3161791982680111449?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-45244661489918917262011-06-21T15:28:00.000-07:002011-06-21T15:36:36.806-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7bBaIYQIyGI/TgEbEC_mJPI/AAAAAAAAEKE/ZsJ1Xo_aAYA/s1600/Iyaba%2Bnyack%2Blibrary.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7bBaIYQIyGI/TgEbEC_mJPI/AAAAAAAAEKE/ZsJ1Xo_aAYA/s400/Iyaba%2Bnyack%2Blibrary.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620803566272128242" /></a><br /><br />The "unFRAMED" team is back from our run at the DC Black Theatre Festival at the gorgeous Studio Theatre.<br /><br />Now you have another chance to see Iyaba Ibo Mandingo's amazing show this coming Saturday, June 25 at the Nyack Library at 2 pm. The poster has all the details. The library is recommending that you call for reservations at 845-358-3370 ext.214. This is your last chance to see "unFRAMED" before we open in Manhattan in September. <br /><br />Brent Buell<br />Doing Life Productions<br />Director/Co-Producer, Iyaba Ibo Mandingo's "unFRAMED"-<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.unframedtheplay.com/">unFRAMED Website</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4524466148991891726?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-16765438562583888422011-06-21T14:55:00.000-07:002011-06-21T15:36:04.980-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dZDrpgYwVTk/TgETpOsei6I/AAAAAAAAEJ8/OIQG-EUAnbE/s1600/mike%2Bmike%2Bcelebrates.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dZDrpgYwVTk/TgETpOsei6I/AAAAAAAAEJ8/OIQG-EUAnbE/s400/mike%2Bmike%2Bcelebrates.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620795408975301538" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Mike Machine Gun Oliver Celebrates A Victory In 2010<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">-- BOB THIESFIELD photo</span><br />For The Cool Justice Report</span><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.toprank.com/pdf8/767509.pdf">BOUT SHEET: Top Rank Peltz Boxing 6-25-11 South Philly Arena</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/04/hartfords-mike-mike-machine-gun-oliver.html">Hartford's Mike Mike Machine Gun Oliver Inexplicably Pulled From Foxwoods Fight Card</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-1676543856258388842?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-85076308276918980962011-06-18T09:54:00.001-07:002011-06-18T09:57:25.811-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9vYt0EaqSIE/TfzYv0Iyk5I/AAAAAAAAEJ0/G_xaTG6wmR4/s1600/jen%2Bpiecez.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9vYt0EaqSIE/TfzYv0Iyk5I/AAAAAAAAEJ0/G_xaTG6wmR4/s400/jen%2Bpiecez.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619604751012500370" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Jen Allen, piano; Dave Baron, bass; Lee Fish, drums; Kris Allen, alto; Josh Evans, trumpet; Andrew Renfroe, guitar -- great combo led by the renowned Jen Allen ...<br /> <br /><em>ALBUM NOTES:</em><br /> Pieces of Myself is a collection of original compositions of Allen's from over the past couple of years. Her compositions represent different pieces of her life as a musician, mother, wife, daughter and friend. Allen brought together the skilled Dave Baron on bass and Lee Fish on drums to make the rhythm section swing and yet at the same time flow amongst the ever changing feels and time signatures of the compositions. To add to this foundation, Allen brings accomplished musicians, Josh Evans on trumpet, Kris Allen on alto and Andrew Renfroe on guitar.</strong><br /><br /><strong>-- About Jen Allen:</strong><br /><br />Allen has performed alongside many jazz greats including Nat Reeves, Steve Davis, Dezron Douglas, Charles Flores and Kris Allen. She has performed world wide with many groups including Kendrick Oliver’s New Life Orchestra, the collaborative New Unity Quartet and other jazz and creative music ensembles. <br /><br />Allen has taught at The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Hartt School, University of Connecticut Community School of the Arts Jazz Camp and Trinity College.<br /><br />Originally from Foxboro, Ma, Allen was a cellist who started playing jazz piano as a favor to her high school band director, little knowing that she was finding her true artistic voice. From there she pursued her Bachelors in Music performance at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz. Allen has been privileged to be able to study under Jackie McLean, Steve Davis, Andy LaVerne and Garry Dial. <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jenallen">JEN ALLEN / Pieces of Myself</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/drummer-needs-beer.html">Jen Allen Big Band @ Central Connecticut State University June 11, 2011; Video To Come Via CCSU</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/bob-thiesfield-photo-gallery-ct-young.html">BOB THIESFIELD photo gallery, CT Young Writers 14th Annual Celebration </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/7600-for-young-poets-writers-in-bash.html">$7,600 For Young Poets & Writers In Bash Featuring C. Crowe, P. Smith, B. DeSilva, E. Thomas, Slam Poets, J. Allen Big Band/ Cosmic Jibaros ...</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/official-announcement-via-ccsu-poet.html">Official Announcement Via CCSU: Poet Ravi Shankar to head CT Young Writers Trust </a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s400/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608019990594327810" /></a><br /> <br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/">CT Young Writers Trust Website [In Development]</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-8507630827691898096?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-25557956492012033392011-06-14T03:17:00.001-07:002011-06-14T04:15:46.499-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--J8-0wksjeY/Tfc1dGTZXVI/AAAAAAAAEHs/JyYYqEWgqPM/s1600/RAVI%2BYO%2BTHERES%2BA%2BBOOKSTORE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--J8-0wksjeY/Tfc1dGTZXVI/AAAAAAAAEHs/JyYYqEWgqPM/s400/RAVI%2BYO%2BTHERES%2BA%2BBOOKSTORE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618017834192428370" /></a><br /><strong>Among the duties for poet and professor Ravi Shankar, chairman of the CT Young Writers Trust, was serving beverages to the Jen Allen Big Band / Cosmic Jibaros As One Featuring DominiQue June 11 @ CCSU. He also directed guests to the CCSU Mobile Bookstore And Bar during the 14th Annual Young Writers Celebration.</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6K7SSavdvc/Tfc2VWdZ5CI/AAAAAAAAEH0/Sfqyoeg30xk/s1600/young_writers_logo.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 84px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6K7SSavdvc/Tfc2VWdZ5CI/AAAAAAAAEH0/Sfqyoeg30xk/s200/young_writers_logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618018800602047522" /></a><br /><br /><strong>photos by<br /><em>MEG RIVERS</em><br />for the CT Young Writers Trust<br />[reprints ok w/ credit as stated above]</strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RTNgl5u1lho/Tfc2oIb7MdI/AAAAAAAAEH8/MMjBiH24_oE/s1600/BEN%2BBILELLO%2BTHE%2BDRUMMER%2BNEEDS%2BA%2BBEER.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RTNgl5u1lho/Tfc2oIb7MdI/AAAAAAAAEH8/MMjBiH24_oE/s400/BEN%2BBILELLO%2BTHE%2BDRUMMER%2BNEEDS%2BA%2BBEER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618019123255259602" /></a><br /><strong>Ben Bilello</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Jen Allen Big Band / Cosmic Jibaros As One <br />Featuring DominiQue <br /><em>PERSONNEL</em><br />Jen, Allen, keyboard<br />Kris Allen, alto saxophone<br />Stephen Brookes, tenor saxophone<br />Josh Evans, trumpet <br />Geoff Brookes, trumpet<br />Henry Lugo, bass <br />Ben Bilello, drums<br />Ricardo Reyes, guitar<br />Johnny Durkin, percussion<br />James Burton III, trombone<br /> <br /><em>VOCALISTS</em><br />DominiQue<br />Cassie Martin<br />Rachel Perlin</strong><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/jazz-r-latin-rock-live-saturday-6-11-11.html">Band bios</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t99l2kJsEWc/Tfc3SxWkKFI/AAAAAAAAEIE/al27OyhNWf8/s1600/RICARDO%2BREYES%2BJOHNNY%2BDURKIN.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t99l2kJsEWc/Tfc3SxWkKFI/AAAAAAAAEIE/al27OyhNWf8/s400/RICARDO%2BREYES%2BJOHNNY%2BDURKIN.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618019855793137746" /></a><br /><strong>Ricardo Reyes And Johnny Durkin</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WVJamiPOQfQ/Tfc31x00bQI/AAAAAAAAEIM/qlVZoq465co/s1600/JEN%2BALLEN%2BLEADER%2BOF%2BTHE%2BJEN%2BALLEN%2BBIG%2BBAND%2BCOSMIC%2BJIBAROS%2BAS%2BONE%2BFEATURING%2BDOMINIQUE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WVJamiPOQfQ/Tfc31x00bQI/AAAAAAAAEIM/qlVZoq465co/s400/JEN%2BALLEN%2BLEADER%2BOF%2BTHE%2BJEN%2BALLEN%2BBIG%2BBAND%2BCOSMIC%2BJIBAROS%2BAS%2BONE%2BFEATURING%2BDOMINIQUE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618020457215454466" /></a><br /><strong>Jen Allen, Leader of The Jen Allen Big Band / Cosmic Jibaros As One Featuring DominiQue </strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_r8axEoXfv4/Tfc5Ov660GI/AAAAAAAAEIU/UhPbBSU3jCc/s1600/GEOFF%2BBROOKES%2BSTEPHEN%2BBROOKES%2BJAMES%2BBURTON%2BIII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_r8axEoXfv4/Tfc5Ov660GI/AAAAAAAAEIU/UhPbBSU3jCc/s400/GEOFF%2BBROOKES%2BSTEPHEN%2BBROOKES%2BJAMES%2BBURTON%2BIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618021985712525410" /></a><br /><strong>Geoff Brookes, Stephen Brookes, James Burton III</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_KJWONyDeTA/Tfc7Xq-pQWI/AAAAAAAAEIc/RfOogItfTrE/s1600/HENRY%2BLUGO%2BLIVE%2BCCSU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_KJWONyDeTA/Tfc7Xq-pQWI/AAAAAAAAEIc/RfOogItfTrE/s400/HENRY%2BLUGO%2BLIVE%2BCCSU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618024338028052834" /></a><br /><strong>Henry Lugo</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-145BlOITWDY/Tfc7qwz00jI/AAAAAAAAEIk/NiNXZ3NzOjc/s1600/RACHEL%2BDOMINIQUE%2BCASSIE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-145BlOITWDY/Tfc7qwz00jI/AAAAAAAAEIk/NiNXZ3NzOjc/s400/RACHEL%2BDOMINIQUE%2BCASSIE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618024666010800690" /></a><br /><strong>Rachel, DominiQue, Cassie</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mi9Edbb5s8s/Tfc78WmK5fI/AAAAAAAAEIs/Xud-kZg9aNw/s1600/KRIS%2BALLEN%2BCCSU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mi9Edbb5s8s/Tfc78WmK5fI/AAAAAAAAEIs/Xud-kZg9aNw/s400/KRIS%2BALLEN%2BCCSU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618024968211850738" /></a><br /><strong>Kris Allen</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2kJTFrCLI1U/Tfc8NvED9HI/AAAAAAAAEI0/Lc_dRda14Qo/s1600/JOSH%2BEVANS%2BCCSU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2kJTFrCLI1U/Tfc8NvED9HI/AAAAAAAAEI0/Lc_dRda14Qo/s400/JOSH%2BEVANS%2BCCSU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618025266837451890" /></a><br /><strong>Josh Evans</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1G-znBZvmW0/Tfc8jp2fI6I/AAAAAAAAEI8/O0s1wEFE2RQ/s1600/JAMES%2BBURTON%2BIII%2BSTEPHEN%2BBROOKES.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1G-znBZvmW0/Tfc8jp2fI6I/AAAAAAAAEI8/O0s1wEFE2RQ/s400/JAMES%2BBURTON%2BIII%2BSTEPHEN%2BBROOKES.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618025643395457954" /></a><br /><strong>James Burton III And Stephen Brookes</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tq1ZyyG9sug/Tfc9DFYW4uI/AAAAAAAAEJE/b3nCxcjcbTc/s1600/VOCAL%2BTUNES%2BINCLUDED.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tq1ZyyG9sug/Tfc9DFYW4uI/AAAAAAAAEJE/b3nCxcjcbTc/s400/VOCAL%2BTUNES%2BINCLUDED.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618026183361225442" /></a><br /><strong>Vocal Tunes Included Respect, Imagination, This Land Is Your Land, What’s Goin On, Oye Como Va …</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KDtVjYHzRA8/Tfc9cZCC1ZI/AAAAAAAAEJM/OQOjbzrrn_s/s1600/CASSIE%2BCCSU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KDtVjYHzRA8/Tfc9cZCC1ZI/AAAAAAAAEJM/OQOjbzrrn_s/s400/CASSIE%2BCCSU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618026618133075346" /></a><br /><strong>Cassie</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHzshgr9I9A/Tfc9xfcUG5I/AAAAAAAAEJU/zhq5UrZ3-8Y/s1600/DOMINIQUE%2BCCSU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHzshgr9I9A/Tfc9xfcUG5I/AAAAAAAAEJU/zhq5UrZ3-8Y/s400/DOMINIQUE%2BCCSU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618026980631124882" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nRRKnpg4jTM/Tfc-JxqBkEI/AAAAAAAAEJc/jbTRm9cxVoQ/s1600/DOMINIQUE%2BCCSU%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nRRKnpg4jTM/Tfc-JxqBkEI/AAAAAAAAEJc/jbTRm9cxVoQ/s400/DOMINIQUE%2BCCSU%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618027397837328450" /></a><br /><strong>DominiQue x 2</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1QPZDwR-520/Tfc-sL6ibCI/AAAAAAAAEJk/3JGl6WQvINE/s1600/CASSIE%2BRACHEL%2BDOMINIQUE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1QPZDwR-520/Tfc-sL6ibCI/AAAAAAAAEJk/3JGl6WQvINE/s400/CASSIE%2BRACHEL%2BDOMINIQUE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618027989001464866" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BvNaoRbuX4k/Tfc_El7ZO3I/AAAAAAAAEJs/7F_agNPT93k/s1600/CASSIE%2BRACHEL%2BDOMINIQUE%2B2%2BHIPS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BvNaoRbuX4k/Tfc_El7ZO3I/AAAAAAAAEJs/7F_agNPT93k/s400/CASSIE%2BRACHEL%2BDOMINIQUE%2B2%2BHIPS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618028408301239154" /></a><br /><strong>Cassie, Rachel, DominiQue x 2</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/bob-thiesfield-photo-gallery-ct-young.html">BOB THIESFIELD photo gallery, CT Young Writers 14th Annual Celebration </a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/7600-for-young-poets-writers-in-bash.html">$7,600 For Young Poets & Writers In Bash Featuring C. Crowe, P. Smith, B. DeSilva, E. Thomas, Slam Poets, J. Allen Big Band/ Cosmic Jibaros ...</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/official-announcement-via-ccsu-poet.html">Official Announcement Via CCSU: Poet Ravi Shankar to head CT Young Writers Trust </a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s400/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608019990594327810" /></a><br /> <br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/">CT Young Writers Trust Website [In Development]</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><br /><strong>CT Young Writers Trust<br />390 Shore Drive, Branford CT 06405</strong> <br /><br />RAVI SHANKAR<br />Chairman, shankarr@mail.ccsu.edu,<br />860-938-2139<br /> <br />RON WINTER<br />Executive Director, hjrwinter@comcast.net,<br />860-228-6803<br /> <br />CAROL THIBEAULT<br />Administrator, ctbeau@yahoo.com, 203-843-1423<br /> <br />ATTY WILLIAM CROWE<br />Legal Counsel, wcrowe@mayocrowe.com,<br />860-275-6801<br /> <br />ANDY THIBAULT <br />Chairman Emeritus, tntcomm82@cs.com, <br />860-690-0211<div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2555795649201203339?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-63406233491709196892011-06-13T18:02:00.001-07:002011-06-13T19:02:23.234-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FFOsb3qd7_M/TfazVKfTS0I/AAAAAAAAEGY/vOdb_-uS_Bg/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Blogo.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 84px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FFOsb3qd7_M/TfazVKfTS0I/AAAAAAAAEGY/vOdb_-uS_Bg/s200/young%2Bwriters%2Blogo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617874761365539650" /></a><br /><br /><strong>JUNE 11, 2011,<br /><em>Central Connecticut<br />State University,</em> <br />New Britain, Ct</strong><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/7600-for-young-poets-writers-in-bash.html">$7,600 For Young Poets & Writers In Bash Featuring C. Crowe, P. Smith, B. DeSilva, E. Thomas, Slam Poets, J. Allen Big Band/ Cosmic Jibaros ...</a></li><br /><br /><strong>photos by<br /><em>BOB THIESFIELD</em><br />for the CT Young Writers Trust<br />[reprints ok w/ credit as stated above]<br />More photos to come ....</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MeLz9auI6jk/Tfa7gK0xbKI/AAAAAAAAEHU/IKtNDRFv5xY/s1600/state%2Bpoetry%2Bchampion%2Breceives%2Baward%2Bat%2Bccsu%2B6%2B11%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MeLz9auI6jk/Tfa7gK0xbKI/AAAAAAAAEHU/IKtNDRFv5xY/s400/state%2Bpoetry%2Bchampion%2Breceives%2Baward%2Bat%2Bccsu%2B6%2B11%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617883746527177890" /></a><br /><strong>STATE POETRY CHAMPION CAROLYN OROSZ, 18, of Granby, a student at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, w/ Chancellor Louise Feroe and CT Young Writers Chairman Ravi Shankar and fellow board member Rand Cooper. Shankar, the poet and professor, and Cooper, the novelist and travel writer for Bon Appétit, served as co-MCs.<br /><br /><em>WORD ON THE STREET:</em><br /><br />Carolyn Orosz will also be appearing at Sunken Garden this summer, the same night as Patricia Smith!<br />-- Fresh Voices — high school winners of Hill-Stead's young poets competition selected from all corners of the state – winners to be announced</strong><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.hillstead.org/activities/poetry_performseries.html">Sunken Garden Lineup</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9thowtWeEt4/Tfa7uHYyKBI/AAAAAAAAEHc/vagXyjayuV8/s1600/STATE%2BPROSE%2BCHAMPION%2BRECEIVES%2BAWARD%2BAT%2BCCSU%2B6%2B11%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9thowtWeEt4/Tfa7uHYyKBI/AAAAAAAAEHc/vagXyjayuV8/s400/STATE%2BPROSE%2BCHAMPION%2BRECEIVES%2BAWARD%2BAT%2BCCSU%2B6%2B11%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617883986122647570" /></a><br /><strong>STATE PROSE CHAMPION LAURA SIMONSON, 17, of Brookfield High School, w/ Chancellor Louise Feroe and CT Young Writers Chairman Ravi Shankar and fellow board member Rand Cooper</strong>.<br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Brookfield-High-teen-wins-top-prose-writing-award-1422322.php">Danbury News Times Feature Posted 6-13-11</a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6ymn8baNMwo/TfbA07rebEI/AAAAAAAAEHk/SzIx4pFy318/s1600/prose%2Bchampion%2Band%2Bfinalists.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6ymn8baNMwo/TfbA07rebEI/AAAAAAAAEHk/SzIx4pFy318/s400/prose%2Bchampion%2Band%2Bfinalists.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617889600797043778" /></a><br /><strong>State prose finalists Kevin Bun, 14, of Broadview Middle School in Danbury; and Jacquelyn Longacre, 17, of Griswold High School, with state prose champion Laura Simonson and Chancellor Feroe, Chairman Shankar and Co-MC Cooper.</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K7ntJoIR3b8/Tfa5NP701JI/AAAAAAAAEG0/sRVt-94-yaE/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K7ntJoIR3b8/Tfa5NP701JI/AAAAAAAAEG0/sRVt-94-yaE/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617881222458168466" /></a><br /><strong>Keynote Speaker Charlotte Crowe </strong> <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uEzp1JVpLlU/Tfa5bHeJpHI/AAAAAAAAEG8/KAUOq46kdiI/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uEzp1JVpLlU/Tfa5bHeJpHI/AAAAAAAAEG8/KAUOq46kdiI/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617881460704388210" /></a><br /><strong>Patricia Smith At Poetry Workshop </strong> <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qlFYfNI78cI/Tfa5qH1JkbI/AAAAAAAAEHE/Zw5eJfutfrU/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qlFYfNI78cI/Tfa5qH1JkbI/AAAAAAAAEHE/Zw5eJfutfrU/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617881718498890162" /></a><br /><strong>Bruce DeSilva At Prose Workshop</strong> <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SruziWoVJl8/Tfa6f6li3FI/AAAAAAAAEHM/j0Sn2rW4r_I/s1600/001_Untitled01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SruziWoVJl8/Tfa6f6li3FI/AAAAAAAAEHM/j0Sn2rW4r_I/s400/001_Untitled01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617882642656713810" /></a><br /><strong>The Jen Allen Big Band / Cosmic Jibaros As One <br />Featuring DominiQue <br /><em>PERSONNEL</em><br />Jen, Allen, keyboard<br />Kris Allen, alto saxophone<br />Stephen Brookes, tenor saxophone<br />Josh Evans, trumpet <br />Geoff Brookes, trumpet<br />Henry Lugo, bass <br />Ben Bilello, drums<br />Ricardo Reyes, guitar<br />Johnny Durkin, percussion<br />James Burton III, trombone<br /> <br /><em>VOCALISTS</em><br />DominiQue<br />Cassie Martin<br />Rachel Perlin</strong><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/jazz-r-latin-rock-live-saturday-6-11-11.html">Band bios</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/official-announcement-via-ccsu-poet.html">Official Announcement Via CCSU: Poet Ravi Shankar to head CT Young Writers Trust </a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s400/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608019990594327810" /></a><br /> <br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/">CT Young Writers Trust Website [In Development]</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><br /><strong>CT Young Writers Trust<br />390 Shore Drive, Branford CT 06405</strong> <br /><br />RAVI SHANKAR<br />Chairman, shankarr@mail.ccsu.edu,<br />860-938-2139<br /> <br />RON WINTER<br />Executive Director, hjrwinter@comcast.net,<br />860-228-6803<br /> <br />CAROL THIBEAULT<br />Administrator, ctbeau@yahoo.com, 203-843-1423<br /> <br />ATTY WILLIAM CROWE<br />Legal Counsel, wcrowe@mayocrowe.com,<br />860-275-6801<br /> <br />ANDY THIBAULT <br />Chairman Emeritus, tntcomm82@cs.com, <br />860-690-0211<div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-6340623349170919689?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-57826758688183368602011-06-13T08:05:00.000-07:002011-06-13T08:07:11.313-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-64i7Q2azmBI/TfYniE9_FOI/AAAAAAAAEGQ/o4jOwKpjgm8/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Blogo.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 84px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-64i7Q2azmBI/TfYniE9_FOI/AAAAAAAAEGQ/o4jOwKpjgm8/s200/young%2Bwriters%2Blogo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617721051594036450" /></a><br /><br /><strong>STATE CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED<br /><em>30 Win Cash Awards</em></strong><br /><br />Laura Simonson and Carolyn Orosz were selected as Connecticut’s champion prose and poetry writers among more than 800 entries received in the 14th annual Connecticut Young Writers Competition. State champions Simonson and Orosz were among 30 students across the state — selected from a record-setting 806 entries — honored in ceremonies held June 11 at Central Connecticut State University... <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/newsroom/releases/high_school_students_from_brookfield_and_granby_selected_as_states_top_youn/">Complete Article</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/top-mystery-writer-on-ray-dunaways-wtic.html">Top Mystery Writer On Ray Dunaway's WTIC 1080 Show Saturday</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/official-announcement-via-ccsu-poet.html">Official Announcement Via CCSU: Poet Ravi Shankar to head CT Young Writers Trust </a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s400/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608019990594327810" /></a><br /> <br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/">CT Young Writers Trust Website [In Development]</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><br /><strong>CT Young Writers Trust<br />390 Shore Drive, Branford CT 06405</strong> <br /><br />RAVI SHANKAR<br />Chairman, shankarr@mail.ccsu.edu,<br />860-938-2139<br /> <br />RON WINTER<br />Executive Director, hjrwinter@comcast.net,<br />860-228-6803<br /> <br />CAROL THIBEAULT<br />Administrator, ctbeau@yahoo.com, 203-843-1423<br /> <br />ATTY WILLIAM CROWE<br />Legal Counsel, wcrowe@mayocrowe.com,<br />860-275-6801<br /> <br />ANDY THIBAULT <br />Chairman Emeritus, tntcomm82@cs.com, <br />860-690-0211<div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-5782675868818336860?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-43467883684100784152011-06-10T14:31:00.000-07:002011-06-10T18:42:45.177-07:00<strong>ALSO,<br />SEE BRUCE DeSILVA<br />SATURDAY NIGHT @CCSU</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hMGMRH068bs/TfKNwOiYkrI/AAAAAAAAEF4/rTRDCPAVdtQ/s1600/bruce-desilva-lights-up.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hMGMRH068bs/TfKNwOiYkrI/AAAAAAAAEF4/rTRDCPAVdtQ/s400/bruce-desilva-lights-up.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616707544959980210" /></a><br /><br />Bruce DeSilva is the author of “Rogue Island,” winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s prestigious Edgar Award for best first novel of 2010. <br /> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a2y4Y939N_4/TfKOztx8XoI/AAAAAAAAEGA/Sj2t4qLsWX8/s1600/young_writers_logo.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 84px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a2y4Y939N_4/TfKOztx8XoI/AAAAAAAAEGA/Sj2t4qLsWX8/s200/young_writers_logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616708704397975170" /></a><br />DeSilva will appear Saturday, June 11 at Central Connecticut State University as part of the Connecticut Young Writers Trust 2011 annual celebration. <strong>[Walk-ins OK; invitation below.]</strong> <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">EVENT DETAILS</a></li><br /><br />"Rogue Island" has also been nominated for the Anthony and Barry awards and was a Publishers Weekly “first fiction” selection as one of the top debut novels of 2010.<br /> <br />“Cliff Walk,” the second book in the series, will be published early in 2012, and DeSilva is currently writing the third.<br /> <br />DeSilva worked as an investigative reporter, editor, and writing coach at The Providence Journal, The Hartford Courant, and, most recently, The Associated Press, before forsaking journalism to write fiction. His book reviews have appeared in hundreds of newspapers including The New York Times book review section.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wkZQ_OPQDzE/TfKXykU_acI/AAAAAAAAEGI/6CqDzO30Zd8/s1600/wtic1080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 49px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wkZQ_OPQDzE/TfKXykU_acI/AAAAAAAAEGI/6CqDzO30Zd8/s400/wtic1080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616718580285401538" /></a> <br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/audio-on-demand/mornings-with-ray-dunaway/">Mornings With Ray Dunaway</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/official-announcement-via-ccsu-poet.html">Official Announcement Via CCSU: Poet Ravi Shankar to head CT Young Writers Trust </a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s400/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608019990594327810" /></a><br /> <br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/">CT Young Writers Trust Website [In Development]</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><br /><strong>CT Young Writers Trust<br />390 Shore Drive, Branford CT 06405</strong> <br /><br />RAVI SHANKAR<br />Chairman, shankarr@mail.ccsu.edu,<br />860-938-2139<br /> <br />RON WINTER<br />Executive Director, hjrwinter@comcast.net,<br />860-228-6803<br /> <br />CAROL THIBEAULT<br />Administrator, ctbeau@yahoo.com, 203-843-1423<br /> <br />ATTY WILLIAM CROWE<br />Legal Counsel, wcrowe@mayocrowe.com,<br />860-275-6801<br /> <br />ANDY THIBAULT <br />Chairman Emeritus, tntcomm82@cs.com, <br />860-690-0211<br /><br /><strong>YOUNG WRITERS 2011 ANNUAL CELEBRATION<br />INVITATION</strong>Seating Limited<br />You are cordially invited to attend the<br />14TH Annual CT Young Writers<br />Statewide Ceremony <br /><br />Saturday, June 11, 2011<br />Central Connecticut State University<br />Constitution Room & Torp Theater<br />4 p.m. Workshops<br />5-6:15 p.m. Reception<br />Hors D'oeuvres,<br />Cash Bar<br />Bookstore<br /><br />Special Guests<br />Charlotte Crowe, 2005 State Prose Champion,<br />Brown, 2011; Greater Hartford Academy / Canton HS, 2007<br />Patricia Smith, Poet, Blood Dazzler<br />Bruce DeSilva, Novelist, Rogue Island<br /><br />Co-Masters of Ceremonies<br />Rand Richards Cooper, Author,<br />Bon Appétit travel writer<br />Diane Smith, Author,<br />Connecticut Network Anchor<br />Ravi 'I Don't Play The Sitar' Shankar<br />Poet, CCSU English Professor<br /><br />Reception Entertainment<br />Jen Allen Big Band / Cosmic Jibaros As One<br />Latin Rock-Jazz Fusion Featuring DominiQue<br /><br />$50 per person<br />RSVP by ... Walk-ins OK<br /><br /><strong>Checks to CT Young Writers Trust<br />390 Shore Drive, Branford CT 06405<br />Young Writers Complimentary, everyone else $50</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4346788368410078415?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-26224599591475409802011-06-10T14:23:00.000-07:002011-06-10T14:27:29.324-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R5wSucf8H00/TfKLpaAcioI/AAAAAAAAEFw/kGSvsibNxNU/s1600/ravi%2Bshankar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 188px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R5wSucf8H00/TfKLpaAcioI/AAAAAAAAEFw/kGSvsibNxNU/s400/ravi%2Bshankar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616705228756519554" /></a><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ccsu.edu/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=1276">Complete Post</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/yes-u-r-poet-yes-u-r-writer.html">Yes, U R A Poet; Yes, U R A Writer</a></li><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-2622459959147540980?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-45309044740891522142011-06-10T03:56:00.000-07:002011-06-10T04:03:10.776-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AgaINt465Cc/TfH5O9HxoYI/AAAAAAAAEFo/BmZuLgRWg-M/s1600/leo_suit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AgaINt465Cc/TfH5O9HxoYI/AAAAAAAAEFo/BmZuLgRWg-M/s400/leo_suit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616544245628379522" /></a><br /><br />The CT Young Writers Trust has a simple and compelling mission: Affirm the work of young poets and writers.<br /><br />We do this by having great parties and giving away lots of money. Our parties are like sports banquets – except our music is a lot better.<br /><br />The Rock Of Our Enterprise – Leo Connellan, aka El Bardo The Legend – did not receive that affirmation as a youngster. Instead, he was mocked and ridiculed for wanting to be a poet.<br /><br />El Bardo got a dose of affirmation winning a Scholastic magazine prize. Still, even as an adult, Connellan was mopping floors and substitute teaching when he won the Shelley Memorial Award for his trilogy, The Clear Blue Lobster Water Country.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.andythibault.com/columns/CT%20Magazine%20-%20Dec%201995.htm"> The Life Of The Poet</a></li><br /><br />From Leo Connellan to the new leader of The Trust – poet and professor Ravi Shankar of Central Connecticut State University -- the organization has affirmed the work of 7,000 young poets and writers and given away more than $200,000. <br /><br />Shankar has worked closely and intently with Trust Administrator Carol Thibeault to examine what has worked in the past and what will work in the future to keep the enterprise viable.<br /><br />Join Charlotte Crowe, Patricia Smith, Bruce DeSilva, Elizabeth Thomas and The Jen Allen Big Band / Cosmic Jibaros As One Featuring DominiQue Saturday at CCSU to affirm the work of Connecticut’s best young poets and writers. Walk-ins OK. Invitation at bottom of this post.<br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href=" http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/shankar-takes-of-ct-young-writers-trust.html"> Shankar Takes Reins Of CT Young Writers Trust</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/rsvp-frenzy-suspense-build-as-30-young.html">RSVP Frenzy, Suspense Build As 30 Young Poets And Writers Vie For Cash, Affirmation</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/jazz-r-latin-rock-live-saturday-6-11-11.html">JAZZ/ R&B/ LATIN ROCK LIVE SATURDAY 6-11-11 @CCSU THE JEN ALLEN BIG BAND COSMIC JIBAROS AS ONE FEATURING DOMINIQUE </a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/ct-young-writers-trust-salutes-latino.html">CT Young Writers Trust Salutes Latino Poets & Writers</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/zap-pow-kaboom-daily-paper-posts-15.html">~!@#$%^&* Zap Pow Kaboom: Daily Paper Posts 15 Poems </a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s400/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608019990594327810" /></a><br /> <br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CT-Young-Writers-Trust/181841555187985">Ct Young Writers Trust Facebook Page</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CtYoungWriters">Twitter@CtYoungWriters</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ctyoungwriterstrust.org/">CT Young Writers Trust Website [In Development]</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cooljustice">twitter@cooljustice</a></li><br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="cooljustice">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><br /><strong>CT Young Writers Trust<br />390 Shore Drive, Branford CT 06405</strong> <br /><br />RAVI SHANKAR<br />Chairman, shankarr@mail.ccsu.edu,<br />860-938-2139<br /> <br />RON WINTER<br />Executive Director, hjrwinter@comcast.net,<br />860-228-6803<br /> <br />CAROL THIBEAULT<br />Administrator, ctbeau@yahoo.com, 203-843-1423<br /> <br />ATTY WILLIAM CROWE<br />Legal Counsel, wcrowe@mayocrowe.com,<br />860-275-6801<br /> <br />ANDY THIBAULT <br />Chairman Emeritus, tntcomm82@cs.com, <br />860-690-0211<br /><br /><strong>YOUNG WRITERS 2011 ANNUAL CELEBRATION<br />INVITATION</strong>Seating Limited<br />You are cordially invited to attend the<br />14TH Annual CT Young Writers<br />Statewide Ceremony <br /><br />Saturday, June 11, 2011<br />Central Connecticut State University<br />Constitution Room & Torp Theater<br />4 p.m. Workshops<br />5-6:15 p.m. Reception<br />Hors D'oeuvres,<br />Cash Bar<br />Bookstore<br /><br />Special Guests<br />Charlotte Crowe, 2005 State Prose Champion,<br />Brown, 2011; Greater Hartford Academy / Canton HS, 2007<br />Patricia Smith, Poet, Blood Dazzler<br />Bruce DeSilva, Novelist, Rogue Island<br /><br />Co-Masters of Ceremonies<br />Rand Richards Cooper, Author,<br />Bon Appétit travel writer<br />Diane Smith, Author,<br />Connecticut Network Anchor<br />Ravi 'I Don't Play The Sitar' Shankar<br />Poet, CCSU English Professor<br /><br />Reception Entertainment<br />Jen Allen Big Band / Cosmic Jibaros As One<br />Latin Rock-Jazz Fusion Featuring DominiQue<br /><br />$50 per person<br />RSVP by ... Walk-ins OK<br /><br /><strong>Checks to CT Young Writers Trust<br />390 Shore Drive, Branford CT 06405<br />Young Writers Complimentary, everyone else $50</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cool Justice Blog<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30409206-4530904474089152214?l=cooljustice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>andy thibaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-36008927650394969362011-06-09T16:03:00.000-07:002011-06-09T16:42:51.077-07:00<strong><em>Announcement To Follow</em></strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wqNtIc9mbs8/TfFUuWZAvbI/AAAAAAAAEFg/KR15DDwd48Q/s1600/young_writers_logo.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 84px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wqNtIc9mbs8/TfFUuWZAvbI/AAAAAAAAEFg/KR15DDwd48Q/s200/young_writers_logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616363365568921010" /></a><br /><br /> <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/ctyoungwriters/#2011">Young Writers Trust Website Hosted By CSU System</a></li><br /><br /><strong><em>Official Program 14th Annual Celebration</em><br />Page 6</strong><br /><em>click on image</em><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c67Xzy5V36Q/TfFRn5QN2AI/AAAAAAAAEFY/O-USBbsQUbw/s1600/page%2Bsix%2B2011%2Bprogram.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c67Xzy5V36Q/TfFRn5QN2AI/AAAAAAAAEFY/O-USBbsQUbw/s400/page%2Bsix%2B2011%2Bprogram.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616359956133304322" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Rundown Of Events <em>Saturday</em><br />Program<br />Page 3</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y3BorDTwxtc/TfFRdr7wS6I/AAAAAAAAEFQ/M60IKtQYtn0/s1600/page%2Bthree%2B2011%2Bprogram.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y3BorDTwxtc/TfFRdr7wS6I/AAAAAAAAEFQ/M60IKtQYtn0/s400/page%2Bthree%2B2011%2Bprogram.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616359780759128994" /></a><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/rsvp-frenzy-suspense-build-as-30-young.html">RSVP Frenzy, Suspense Build As 30 Young Poets And Writers Vie For Cash, Affirmation</a></li><br /><br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/jazz-r-latin-rock-live-saturday-6-11-11.html">JAZZ/ R&B/ LATIN ROCK LIVE SATURDAY 6-11-11 @CCSU THE JEN ALLEN BIG BAND COSMIC JIBAROS AS ONE FEATURING DOMINIQUE </a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/ct-young-writers-trust-salutes-latino.html">CT Young Writers Trust Salutes Latino Poets & Writers</a></li><br /> <br /><li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://cooljustice.blogspot.com/2011/06/zap-pow-kaboom-daily-paper-posts-15.html">~!@#$%^&* Zap Pow Kaboom: Daily Paper Posts 15 Poems </a></li><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s1600/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%255D%2Bmay%2B18%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZsPCwRm5U/TdOweAiqFQI/AAAAAAAAEBE/F6giKzvDB0U/s400/young%2Bwriters%2Bnew%2BCover%255B1%25