Charleston Gazette back issues from January 2009:
THE IDIOT BOX: ; New Year's resolutions that need to be made
Jan 01, 2009; ... It's Jan. 1 - a new year and a time when many people makeresolutions that most likely won't survive the next 365 days. Idon't make resolutions for myself because I know I'll break them,but I've taken the liberty of making some for particular people andnetworks in the TV biz for 2009 ....
the gazz CALENDAR: ; January 1-7, 2009
Jan 01, 2009 ... Today 1.1 Music * LOUIE MCNEIL: 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. No cover. Sneekers, PutnamVillage Shopping Center, Scott Depot. Call 304-757-3340. * ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION: With Sweet Lou Argento. 8:30 to 10 p.m.No cover. Griff's, 17 Riverwalk Plaza, South Charleston. Call ...
Inaugural or bust
Jan 01, 2009 ... So, Beckley singer-songwriter Lady D won a national contest toperform at one of Obama's inaugural events on Jan. 22 - but shedidn't win any money to get there. Help her to get there courtesy ofthe Charleston Blues Society. Two fundraisers present themselvesthis weekend. Lady D and other ...
Into the wild
Jan 01, 2009 ... Start the New Year with a visit with the family - well, theextended hominid family that includes chimps - at the Clay Center'sElectric Sky Theater giant-screen film "Jane Goodall's WildChimpanzees." Cameras trek into Tanzania's Gombe Stream NationalPark for an up-close and personal look ...
Heat wave
Jan 01, 2009 ... Sometimes, you just need an infusion of Motown to start a yearoff right, not to mention a driving horn section fueled by funk anddisco fever. We present to you the proper spirit in which tocommence the first weekend of 2009 - the band City Heat. At 10 p.m.Saturday, the group performs at ...
The Hunt is on
Jan 01, 2009 ... Recovered yet? Or still dazed by another year's passage? Hunkerdown at The Empty Glass after 10:30 p.m. Friday and make anynecessary attitude adjustments as you absorb the bass, fiddles,banjos, mandolins and down-home vocal harmonies of The Fox Hunt fromthe Martinsburg/Harper's Ferry ...
NOTABLE EVENTS: ; Camera club opens show at UC
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Charleston Camera Club opens a new show by its members thisMonday at Frankenburger Art Gallery on the second floor of GearyStudent Union at the University of Charleston. About 50 framedimages depicting varied subjects will be on display, most of themfor sale. An ...
PERFORMANCES: ; Mutzie to bring laughs to Comedy Zone
Jan 01, 2009 ... New Orleans comic Mutzie will get in your face not only with hisstreet corner humor and encounters with cops and local jails, butwith a steamer trunk full of toys and props like bad teeth, poppingeyeballs and spotlights on the audience. He comes to SouthCharleston's Comedy Zone Friday ...
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS: ; FestivALL art fair seeks entries
Jan 01, 2009 ... Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 FestivALLCharleston Capitol Street Art Fair. The fair, now in its fifth year,takes place June 27 and 28, as part of the citywide FestivALL artsand culture event, which runs June 19-28 in indoor and outdoorvenues across the city ....
An American Idol plays an American Icon: ; Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard brings Fats Waller to the Clay Center with Broadways Aint Misbehavin
Jan 01, 2009; ... WANT TO GO? "Aint Misbehavin" With Ruben Studdard WHEN: 7:30 p.m.Wednesday WHERE: Clay Center TICKETS: $39.25 and $53 INFO: 304-562-3570 or www.theclaycenter.org Ruben Studdard's win on season two of "American Idol" opened alot of doors for the now 30-year-old singer from Alabama ....
COVER STORY: ; Here's what happening in the first 5 months of 2009
Jan 01, 2009 ... If you think there's nothing to do in Charleston, think again. Aswe head into the New Year, there's no shortage of entertainmentevents to enjoy. Mark your calendars now for these big happeningshitting the area in the next five months. JANUARY * TIM O'BRIEN: 7:30 p.m. Jan ....
NEW SOUNDS: ; Brief sketch of Herbie Hancock worth it
Jan 01, 2009 ... "Then and Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock" Herbie Hancock www.herbiehancock.com Verve _______ It's hard - no, make that impossible - to condense the career ofa musician of the caliber of pianist Herbie Hancock onto one CD.That said, rather than a ...
'Valkyrie' writer talks about truth, fiction of 'The Usual Suspects'
Jan 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK - The story line on "Valkyrie" has focused on the "TomCruise-as-Nazi" angle, but it's also a notable regrouping of the twominds behind one of the most beloved movies of the past 15 years. In "Valkyrie," the writer and director of "The Usual Suspects"reunite for their most ...
FILM CLIPS
Jan 01, 2009 ... * "BEDTIME STORIES": HH Marquee Cinemas, Park Place StadiumCinemas. This harmless film is sweet, cute and only two egregiousfart jokes short of being entirely wholesome. Adam Sandler fansprobably will find it lacking the bite of his "grown-up" works, butfor a family film, it works. Rated ...
NEW SOUNDS: ; Sideburn incorporates influences for excellent pub rock CD
Jan 01, 2009 ... "Cherry Red" Sideburn sideburn.ch, myspace.com/sideburnrock Suisa (U.S. distribution through cdbaby.com) _______ By Thom Copher For the Gazette Sideburn is quite possibly the best-kept secret in rock and roll -stateside, anyway. The ...
Amy Winehouse's drug appeal scheduled for Jan. 12 in Norway
Jan 01, 2009 ... OSLO, Norway - British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse has beensummoned to appear in a Norwegian court on Jan. 12 in her appealagainst a fine in a drugs possession case, a police prosecutor saidWednesday. Winehouse and her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were arrested inthe ...
WVU bowl game ranks 5th in cable Nielsens
Jan 01, 2009 ... Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled byNielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 22-28. Day and starttime (EST) are in parentheses: 1. NFL Football: Green Bay vs. Chicago (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN,9.58 million homes, 13.8 million viewers. 2 ....
106 in a 65 zone?
Jan 01, 2009 ... NEWBURY, Vt. - Vermont State Police say actor Matt Dillon hasbeen cited for speeding on an interstate. Dillon was charged with excessive speed on ...
IN SHORT
Jan 01, 2009 ... Chorale auditions On Jan. 10, womanSong will hold auditions to fill a very fewpositions in the chorale. Auditions will run every 15 minutesbeginning at 1 p.m. at Christ Church United Methodist, Quarrier andMorris streets. To schedule an audition, call Jan Andrews at 304-744-4642 ....
Rapper pleads guilty to drug, theft charges
Jan 01, 2009; ... PHOENIX - DMX has reached a plea deal on multiple drugpossession, theft and animal cruelty charges. The rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) pleaded guilty Tuesday toone misdemeanor count of animal cruelty, one felony count of theft,and one count each of felony possession of marijuana ...
W.VA. FILM: ; Museum's film series begins a new year on Jan. 10
Jan 01, 2009 ... The South Charleston Museum will begin its 2009 West VirginiaFilm Series on Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. with two of the best films made inthe state in recent years: Ray and Judy Schmitt's "Six Months" andDon Diego Ramirez' "Trailer Trash - a Film Journal." The program is called "Love & ...
Knowles' music videos dominate YouTube
Jan 01, 2009; ... A number of high-profile musicians have made enormous dents onYouTube: Soulja Boy, Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers and Chris Brownamong them, but Beyonce Knowles is giving them all a run for theirmoney. Her video for "If I Were a Boy" has been watched by more than 34million on the ...
Jimmy Buffett, mogul of Margaritaville: ; Behind that laid-back demeanor lies a mind for successful business
Jan 01, 2009; ... LAS VEGAS - It's like the world's biggest beach party, hosted bythe world's richest beach bum. The 15,000 fans packing the sold-out MGM Grand arena wereenjoying the final concert of the season by Jimmy Buffett, thesinger whose popularity and fortune grow greater even as his ...
Morgantown developer leaves WVU governors
Jan 01, 2009; ... Morgantown real estate developer Parry Petroplus has resignedfrom West Virginia University's Board of Governors effective today,officials said Wednesday. A press release from WVU announcing Petroplus' resignation gaveno reason for why he stepped down. His term would have ended ...
HEALTH: ; Smoking ban leads to big drop in heart attacks
Jan 01, 2009; ... ATLANTA - A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramaticdrop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign ofjust how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, governmentresearchers said Wednesday. The study, the longest-running of its kind, showed the rate ...
Court ruling may decide Kanawha's drug testing: ; Schools' policy, similar to county's, blocked by judge
Jan 01, 2009; ... Officials at the Kanawha County courthouse may suspend randomdrug testing pending the outcome of a federal court challenge. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin issued atemporary injunction to stop the Kanawha County school board fromconducting random drug tests of ...
IN GAZZ l Entertainment calendar
Jan 01, 2009 ... A list of hot ...
IN SPORTS l NFL honor
Jan 01, 2009 ... Chad Pennington is the ...
Running interference: ; Chasing gadget racket at Green Bank includes the old hound and its heating pad
Jan 01, 2009; ... GREEN BANK - Of all the threats to scientific research WesleySizemore has stymied over the years, satellites and cell phonetowers don't stick in his memory quite like the possessive old houndand its treasured heating pad. Sizemore is an interference hunter, vigilantly pursuing ...
Israel rejects call for cease-fire
Jan 01, 2009; ... GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel resisted mounting internationalpressure Wednesday to suspend its devastating air offensive againstmilitants in Hamas-ruled Gaza, sending more troops and tanks to theborder as signs of an impending ground invasion multiplied. A long column of tanks ...
Many states face 2009 budget gaps
Jan 01, 2009; ... Worsening budget shortages will prompt many state lawmakers toask a basic question when they return to work in January: What mustgovernment provide its citizens? In all but a handful of states, that list is already growingshorter, resulting in fewer health benefits for the poor, ...
Recycle live Christmas trees Saturday at Capitol Market
Jan 01, 2009 ... The state Department of Environmental Protection is askingresidents to bring their live Christmas trees to Charleston'sCapitol Market on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for recycling. To be accepted, the tree must be organic and should be in thesame natural state in which it was ...
BULLETIN BOARD
Jan 01, 2009 ... FUTURE EVENTS * Preceptor Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi InternationalSorority will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul United MethodistChurch on Kanawha Turnpike at Parish House in Spring Hill. PresidentAnn Stone will conduct the business meeting. Lee Higginbotham willpresent ...
READERS' Voice
Jan 01, 2009 ... * Abraham Lincoln was a political genius. He carried the greatestburden our nation has ever known. He put together a team thatpreserved the nation and freed America from the curse of slavery.Republican, Democrat; it didn't matter. Lincoln did this in a non-partisan fashion. * I ...
New year
Jan 01, 2009; ... Smiles of appreciation Every Jan. 1, we mark the fresh new year by saluting special WestVirginians who brightened the previous one. Our tradition continues: To generous Charleston philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum, whojoined the half-century list of outstanding figures named ...
Letters to the editor
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Healing begins in a former hellhole
Jan 01, 2009; ... BAGHDAD - Christmas week is an appropriate time to write about adistrict here called Ameriyah. Eighteen months ago, Ameriyah was a hellhole where al-Qaeda inIraq ran rampant, assisted by local resistance groups and criminalgangs. It was a predominantly Sunni Arab neighborhood, ...
Readers' forum
Jan 01, 2009 ... Drinking water must be investigated Editor: I have recently heard a persuasive, well-substantiatedpresentation outlining the apparent horrendous effects on ruraldrinking water from coal mine waste-water underground injection.Hundreds of household samples have been taken and ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Jan 01, 2009 ... Nina K. Angle Nina K. Angle, 82, of Scott Depot, passed away Monday, Dec. 29,2008, at her residence. She was retired from Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Charleston.An active member of the Teays Valley Presbyterian Church, ScottDepot, she was also a member of Quota Club, ...
Around the world
Jan 01, 2009 ... Amsterdam 32 19 Clr Athens 42 39 Rain Baghdad 68 43 PCldy Beijing 34 21 Clr Berlin 30 19 Clr Bermuda 68 63 Rain Cairo 65 54 Rain Calgary 8 -2 Snow Dublin 41 36 PCldy Hong Kong 64 58 Rain Jerusalem 65 54 ...
Todays forecast around the country and Wednesdays temperatures to 8 p.m.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Anchorage 0 -12 Clr Atlanta 54 26 Clr Boston 29 10 Clr Charlotte,N.C. 54 23 Clr Chicago 21 14 Cldy Cincinnati 34 17 Clr Cleveland 27 15 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 57 38 Clr Denver 53 28 PCldy Detroit 24 11 Cldy Honolulu 81 ...
POLICE BRIEFS
Jan 01, 2009 ... City mother faces meth lab charge A Charleston woman was charged with operating a methamphetaminelab Wednesday morning after deputies discovered materials for makingthe drug inside her North Charleston home. Acting on an anonymous tip, deputies went to 2107 Sixth Ave.about ...
Lexicon mavericks' desperate search is game changer for jargon monkeys
Jan 01, 2009; ... DETROIT - A movie about a "maverick," his journey "from WallStreet to Main Street," his "desperate search" for a "monkey" and a"game-changing" revelation about his "carbon footprint" probablywould make the nation's word-watchers physically ill. Especially if it were the "winner of ...
Not bad, Chad: ; Pennington first to win award twice
Jan 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK - Chad Pennington has mastered NFL quarterbacking. Andpersonal comebacks. For the second time in three years, the former Marshall standoutis The Associated Press 2008 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. TheMiami Dolphins star is the first player in the 11 seasons of ...
Beavers blank Pitt 3-0: ; Big East suffers first bowl loss
Jan 01, 2009 ... EL PASO, Texas - In the lowest-scoring major bowl game in a half-century, No. 24 Oregon State shut down No. 18 Pittsburgh 3-0 in theSun Bowl on Justin Kahut's 44-yard field goal late in the first halfWednesday. The defensive struggle included 20 punts and nine sacks. Pittkicker ...
WVU facing big climb in '09
Jan 01, 2009; ... Bill Stewart pushed aside criticism of his hiring, tweaked WestVirginia's long-successful spread offense and fell far short ofexpectations in his debut season as head coach. The Mountaineers, spoiled by Bowl Championship Series success inquarterback Pat White's first three seasons, ...
TWO-MINUTE Drill
Jan 01, 2009 ... Quote "The optimal run/pass ratio is found by taking thederivative of the utility function and setting it equal to zero,thereby finding the curves maximum. Each teams optimum run/passratio is based on the relative strength and variance of theirrunning and passing games. ADVANCED NFL ...
Wishing myself a Happy New Year
Jan 01, 2009; ... MORGANTOWN - Most people make New Year's resolutions, vowing toactually do something - be proactive, if you will - that will makethem healthier or happier. To me, that just seems like too much work. I want others to do it for me. I want them to do things that willmake me ...
Boxing
Jan 01, 2009 ... Fight Schedule National TV in parentheses Saturday At Kanagawa, Japan, Yusuke Kobori, Japan, vs. Paulus Moses,Nambia, 12, for Kobori's WBA lightweight title; Toshiaki Nishioka,Japan, vs. Genaro Garcia, Mexico, 12, for the interim WBC superbantamweight title ....
Sports history
Jan 01, 2009 ... Jan. 1 1934 - Columbia upsets Stanford 7-0 in the Rose Bowl when AlBarabas scores in the third quarter on a 17-yard hidden-ball play. 1935 - Bucknell beats Miami 26-0 in the first Orange Bowl. 1991 - Georgia Tech routs Nebraska 45-21 in the Citrus Bowl tofinish as ...
Transactions
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wednesday BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Agreed to terms with LHP Mark Hendrickson on aone-year contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS-Traded RHP Jeff Stevens, RHP Chris Archer andLHP John Gaub to the Chicago Cubs for INF Mark DeRosa. LOS ANGELES ...
WVU official involved in Rodriguez suit resigns
Jan 01, 2009 ... MORGANTOWN - Parry Petroplus, a Morgantown developer, hasresigned from the West Virginia University Board of Governors. A university release didn't give a reason, and WVU spokesman DanKim referred calls about the resignation to Petroplus. A call to Petroplus & Associates in ...
NHL
Jan 01, 2009 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 23 13 3 49 107 107 Philadelphia 20 10 7 47 126 114 New Jersey 21 11 3 45 107 90 Pittsburgh 19 14 4 42 118 110 N.Y. Islanders 12 22 4 28 98 136 Northeast ...
NBA
Jan 01, 2009 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 28 5 .848 - New Jersey 15 17 .469 121/2 New York 12 18 .400 141/2 Philadelphia 12 18 .400 141/2 Toronto 12 19 .387 15 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 25 7 ...
College football
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wednesday's results Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas HOUSTON 34, AIR FORCE 28 Houston 17 0 7 10-34 Air Force 7 10 3 8-28 First Quarter Hou-Beall 1 run (Mannisto kick), 13:27. AFA-Tew 2 run (Harrison kick), 11:28. Hou-Keenum ...
NFL
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 * Atlanta at Arizona, 4:30 p.m. (NBC) * Indianapolis at San Diego, 8 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 4 * Baltimore at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS) * Philadelphia at Minnesota, 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Divisional ...
Men's basketball
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wednesday's scores EAST Boston College 89, Sacred Heart 76 Cornell 73, Quinnipiac 70 Penn St. 61, Northwestern 57 Pittsburgh 78, Rutgers 72 Providence 65, St. John's 52 SOUTH Akron 75, UNC Greensboro 53 LSU 81, ...
Women's basketball
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wednesday EAST Cent. Connecticut St. 83, Colgate 63 Connecticut 78, Hartford 41 Duke 66, Providence 49 Harvard 78, Northeastern 72, OT Penn 62, St. Francis, NY 49 Seton Hall 95, Norfolk St. 43 Slippery Rock 59, Seton Hill ...
Prep basketball
Jan 01, 2009 ... Tuesday's state scores Boys Cameron 87, Valley Wetzel 82, OT Chas. Catholic 58, Park. Catholic 44 George Washington 73, St. Albans 43 Huntington 58, Winfield 57 James Monroe 73, Giles, Va. 59 Jefferson 66, Handley, Va. 50 Lincoln ...
SPORTS Briefs
Jan 01, 2009 ... Cowboys fire special teams coach Read IRVING, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys have fired special teams coachBruce Read, making him the first assistant ousted in the wake of adisappointing 9-7 season. Read's special teams unit made costly gaffes, including a blockedpunt in ...
Sports on TV/radio
Jan 01, 2009 ... TELEVISION ESPN 11 a.m. - college football:Outback Bowl, South Carolina vs.Iowa 8 1 p.m. - college football: Capital One Bowl, Georgia vs.Michigan St. 13 1 p.m. - college football: Gator Bowl, Clemson vs. Nebraska 3 1 p.m. - NHL:Red Wings vs. Black Hawks at ...
TODAY'S BOWL GAME CAPSULES
Jan 01, 2009 ... Outback Bowl South Carolina (7-5) vs. Iowa (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN) * Line: Iowa by 4. Key matchup Iowa RB Shonn Greene is the Big Ten's offensive player of theyear and set the Hawkeyes' single-season rushing record with 1,729yards. He also scored 17 touchdowns, ...
ARMED FORCES BOWL: ; Cougars end postseason win drought
Jan 01, 2009 ... FORT WORTH, Texas - Houston coach Kevin Sumlin doesn't have tohear any more about the Cougars' postseason winless drought that hadexisted for nearly three decades. It's finally over. Case Keenum ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and theCougars wrapped up Sumlin's ...
Patriots' Mayo wins top rookie defender award
Jan 01, 2009 ... NEW YORK - Jerod Mayo firmly answered everyone who criticized thePatriots for taking him with the 10th pick in April's draft bywinning The Associated Press 2008 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Yearaward. Mayo was a nearly unanimous choice, earning 49 of 50 votesWednesday from a ...