Talk-show joker Joaquin Phoenix is back. Phoenix
"You're a mysterious man, will you agree?"
So the talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel questioned his guest, Joaquin Phoenix, during Tuesday night's session of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"But an actor could be observed at any given moment. Phoenix is known for his off-screen ambiguity almost as much as he is for his on-screen volatility, and it is often difficult to determine when he is, or is not, sincere. For proof, we need only point to the interaction between the two men that took place later in the episode, after Kimmel had played what he believed to be the exclusive outlet of Phoenix's latest film, "Joker."
The clip said to have been courtesy of director Todd Phillips, consisted of Phoenix in the clown makeup of his character, taunting filmmaker Lawrence Sher for "constantly whispering" during filming. At one point, the actor seems to respond to Sher's comment about him acting like a diva, saying, "This isn't even an apology. Cher, really? She's a musician, actress, actress, fashion icon.
Phoenix shifted to his chair and laughed nervously at the clip, telling Kimmel, "Yeah, look, sometimes movies get severe because you are a lot of people in a small space, and now you're trying to find something that can make you feel intense. Well, that was supposed to be private. I'm a little embarrassed. "Kimmel's cracking remarks about what Phoenix said in the video only intensified the embarrassment of the situation and after hitting YouTube the next morning, the show came round.
Good news for all those who suffered the anxiety of second hand: the outbreak of Phoenix was fake! His reps revealed to The Wrap that it was recorded as a comedy, which also proves to us that Phoenix is a great actor and that Kimmel, who seemed suspiciously okay with the palpable annoyance of his guest, is not.
Those familiar with the antics of Phoenix could recall a similar incident that occurred over a decade ago. Sporting sunglasses and a hardy beard, Phoenix featured on a channel of "Late Show With David Letterman" on February 2009 and informed the presenter in a slurred speech that he was dabbling to jump-start a rap profession.
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"UNITED IN CHRIST A CALL TO PRAYER," reads a peculiar flyer that announces the Christian vigil and reveals Phoenix Chief Jeri Williams and other policemen with their heads bowed and their hands folded. The police-themed vigil, allegedly starring Chief Williams, was scheduled to be conducted outside the Phoenix City Council Chambers on Friday, October 4.
But the event has been postponed since the American Civil Liberties Union in Arizona argued that the Constitution prohibits government agencies from holding such prayer services. The newsletter promoting the event indicates that this is not the first Phoenix police-led prayer vigil, but the sixth.
The event is being promoted and organized by the BridgeBuilders International Leadership Network, a Glendale-based organization whose mission is to "promote God's honoring relationships that mobilize the body of Christ."
BridgeBuilders ' website is packed with advertisement posts such as "Pray for Our President in Turbulent Times" and "Will Kavanaugh Verify to the Supreme Court? How to Hope!"
Since September 20, the flyer and the event have been shared on Facebook, the MailChimp newsletter and the City of Phoenix Employees for Christ website.
"BridgeBuilders, Phoenix Police Officers, their families, and our partners invite you to join us in the 6th Annual Phoenix PD Prayer Watch," the newsletter says. "It is a night dedicated to praying for those who sacrifice so much to keep us safe on the streets and in our homes."
"Please make plans to be part of this powerful evening of prayer leading by Phoenix police officers," said the bulletin signed by BridgeBuilders founder Hal Sacks. "Together we publish strong vows of the covenant, calling upon God to safeguard and defend our law enforcement staff in Phoenix and across our state."
PHOENIX — Phoenix police say they have caught a telemarketing scam ring that has scammed thousands of senior citizens out of more than $40 million. Thirteen people had been arrested. In 2014, the investigation began with a 75-year-old woman from Iowa.
Phoenix Police Detectives of Commercial Crimes The details say that the woman was scammed by a criminal organization working as a telemarketing company or named WyzeMoney for thousands of dollars.
The telemarketer convinced her to invest money in the company, promising no risk and guaranteeing money back.
Phoenix police officers, collaborating with the Arizona Attorney General's Office and the Better Business Bureau, identified new victims who had lodged a complaint.
The victims, who numbered in thousands, ranged from the late 60s to the 90s and lived out of the state. The total monetary damage is estimated at more than $40 million.
"We identified 9,000 victims," said Jeri Williams, Chief of Police for Phoenix. "We estimate that $40 million was stolen from these vulnerable adults, all of whom were over 65 years of age and some of whom were people with disabilities."
WyzeMoney, which has changed names many times, has set up call centers in different cities within Maricopa County.
Police say the company made a range of fake promises to persuade victims to provide their debit or credit card numbers over the phone. The victims were promised thousands of dollars in returns as well as a 100% money-back guarantee, making it seem risk-free.
Police continued to investigate the allegations, and the suspects were identified and interviewed in 2016, which shut down their operation.
Furthermore, the Federal Trade Commission partnered with the investigators and recognized and recovered about $7 million of the illegally obtained money for transfer to the victims.
PHOENIX – When deciding whether to relocate to one of several cities in the Phoenix metro area or to the city of Phoenix, the United States' 6th largest city by population, one top consideration might be the worker's commute time to Phoenix. Nearly 90 % of the Phoenix metro area workforce drives a car to work, resulting in those rush hour stop-and-go traffic crawls. Accordingly, a new study released by Commercial Cafe ranks the top ten cities near Phoenix for commuters to consider residing in. In addition to commute times, the study also examined the local housing market, crime rates and school ratings. The best ten commuter cities chosen on the list are all 5 to 50 miles away from Phoenix.
In the study, commute times were weighted at 40 %, and home affordability was weighted at 30. School ratings and crime rates were both weighted at fifteen percent. The top total score possible per city in the study is 100. Drivers from the top ten cities listed in the study spend an average of 29 minutes driving to their Phoenix jobs, and the longest and shortest commute times were separated by a twenty-minute margin. Driving times were calculated using data from Google driving directions and were based on a Monday 8 a.m. arrival in Phoenix.
Housing values were calculated from 2013-2017 census estimates of median housing costs. Crime rates were gathered from FBI statistics on violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Only cities with a violent crime rate less than the average for the state were considered. School ratings were derived in August 2019 from average scores by town data on GreatSchools.org. Only cities in 2017 census estimation with a population of at least 10,000 residents were considered for the study's top 10 lists:
1. Scottsdale – The city had a total of 83.1 points out of 100, and had the shortest commute time of around twenty minutes to Phoenix. Scottsdale came in third place of the list's top ten for its schools, including its BASIS Scottsdale high school, which was recently named the nation's third best high school by U.S. News & World Report. However, Scottsdale fell behind 8 of the other 9 cities when it came to house values, with $433,500 as the median home price.
2. Peoria – Earning a cumulative score of 79.4 of 100, Peoria scored 36.4 of forty points in commute time and 26.8 of a possible 30 points in housing. It earned 6.7 for its crime rate and 9.5 for its schools out of a possible fifteen points each.
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Phoenix Sweep Giants at the CSAC Opener
CHAMBERSBURG (September 29, 2019)–The Phoenix women's volleyball team opened the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) on Saturday with a sweep over the Giants of Keystone College. The Phoenix (8-6, 1-0 CSAC) beaten the Giants (1-6, 0-1 CSAC) with a score of 25-21, 27-25 and 25-17.
How It Happened:
Keystone pushed the score out to an early lead of 7-2 before Wilson jumped on a 10-5 run to tie the first set up at 12-12. It was dubbed by the two opponents until the match was evened again, 17 apiece this time. That's when the Phoenix would start an 8-4 run to close the set with a final score of 25-21.
Wilson was the one to jump to an early 7-2 lead in the second set. Keystone's going to respond home and record five unanswered goals, touching the count 8-7. Both teams were fighting in this one because in this set alone there were eight ties and lead changes. The Phoenix, scoring two unanswered points, evened things up at 25 pieces. That gave Wilson the set with a 27-25 score.
Inside the Score Box:
Sophomore Tioleaouli Posiulai (Waipahu, HI., University Laboratory School) resulted in both players with 13 hits. Freshman Anika Eigen-Zucchi (Washington, D.C., St. Johns College High School) was followed by 10 and freshman Madison Coy (Indiana, PA., Penns Manor) was able to add four.
Junior Lizzy Farnes (Coconut Creek, Fla., Coral Springs) scored five blocks in the match. Sophomore Jenna Mongold (Mercersburg, PA., James Buchanan) numbered 24 contributions. All in all, Wilson had 32 kills on 78 tries against 12 bugs for a hit percentage of.256.
The Giants completed with 25 kills on 87 tries against 23 bugs for a catching percentage of 0,023. The Phoenix also completed with 12 aces and a total of 4 blocks.
Up Next:
The women's volleyball squad will be home in practice this Thursday, October 3rd, hosting Notre Dame of Maryland University (11-2, 0-0 CSAC) in another CSAC match-up. The match starts at 7 p.m.
Cameras catches dangerous driving in the I-10 working zone
PHOENIX — At first glance, it seemed that they were the kind of incorrect-way drivers that we see so often in the Area. Surveillance cameras reveal two cars heading east on the west side of the I-10 HOV lane.
But it wasn't in the center of the evening, it was at 10:00 a.m. It's a Saturday. ADOT spokesman David Rookhuyzen said the agency workers also found them.
Rookhuyzen said it appears that they were actually drivers who reversed the course to avoid the backup leading to the I-10 closure. "There are a few choices to get around you that do not have to wait in the backup," he said.
Rookhuyzen said some drivers even tried to reach the eastbound lanes through the median. I-10 closed for paving and painting as part of the South Mountain Freeway project on Friday night from 51st Ave. to 75th Ave.
Although the large speed signs on the road indicate of the upcoming closure, most drivers were reportedly caught off guard by the traffic line on Saturday morning.
Cameras showed a number of drivers crossing five lanes of traffic to the 35th Ave off-ramp. A pick-up truck was driving a trailer a couple of feet in reverse until it could cross over to the ramp.
"They're supposed to take another freeway. We've got I-17 or Loop 101 if that works for them," Rookhuyzen said. "The city streets are also an option."
ADOT workers track the highways from their offices and warn DPS when they see illegal vehicles. A DPS cruiser could be seen sitting in the HOV lane within 10 minutes of seeing the pickup truck in turn for several feet.
The closure from 51st Ave. to 75th Ave. ends at 7 a.m. Sunday morning, however, there will be more closures to navigate around as the South Mountain Freeway Project continues. You can always check here or AZ511 to find out in advance which roads are closed.
Rookhuyzen said they would normally be posted on AZ511 on Thursdays for the coming weekend.
The nightlife of Phoenix: What to Do After Dark
Phoenix has an average of about 299 days of sunshine. That's... Lots of sunshine. Phoenix provides the best setting for a variety of things to do, from adventurous activities such as hiking and paddling to spring training ball games, outdoor concerts and all sorts of festivals. Yep, it's pretty damn great to Phoenix. And the scene of the nightlife, well, it's also pretty damn great.
Tempe
If you've ever passed Tempe Town Lake and thought to yourself, "Wouldn't it be cool to go kayaking at night?"You are not the only one. Turns out there's a group that hits the water a few times a month after dark. No kayak, huh? No problem at all. Everything you need (including glow sticks) is included in the registration fee for the event.
Citywide
Sipping cocktails in dark, secret places is rationally more fun. There are a lot of ultra-secret drinking dens across the city that provide a chance to do this, such as Undertow, Rokerij, Melinda's Alley, Stardust Pinbar, and Straight Up. Now all you have to do is go out and find them.
Hit the bars of the arcade
Does Phoenix experience a renaissance arcade bar? It sounds like that. There are tens of arcade-themed places around the town that were influenced by the seventies and eighties. Popular shows like Stranger Things hit us all with a strong nostalgic shot and now people flock to the glow of the iconic arcade bar to recall in all those nostalgic vibes.
Downtown Phoenix
If you're unfamiliar with the First Friday, please come out of the rock. The long-standing monthly event brings thousands to the Arts Districts of Phoenix Downtown. There's just something miraculous about an eatery with a fantastic view. Eateries such as Top of the Rock, Compass Arizona Grill, Orange Sky, Different Pointe of View, Talavera, and J&G Steakhouse all take you to the next level, literally and figuratively, with their stunning views of the city of the twinkling lights that make up the cityscape of the city or the reaching sunset of Sonoran desert.
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The Texas Motion Picture Alliance, a non-profit television, film, videogame, promotional and online streaming production agency in Texas, is going to hold its fourth annual Impact Awards in Houston, Oct. 19.
The event, which will hold a spot at the George R. Brown Convention Center, will be hosted by native Texas actor Brent Anderson, who previously appeared in the TV show "American Crime" and "Dirty John."
The idea of the awards, according to a report, is to "honor Texas productions, companies and individuals through media production have had a good and special influence on their communities."
The award-winning projects include West Texas indie movie "Iron Orchard" and the Animal Planet TV show "Lone Star Law." The award-winning companies include Houston's Szabo Sound & Music, Austin's Powerhouse Animation Studios, Austin's Onion Creek Productions, Austin's Electronic Arts (computer match) and Houston's entertainment firm 6 Ft Entertainment.
Also recognized are Houston producer Locke Bryan (for community influence) and Houston director/writer Rick Harrington (for a person of the year).
Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal was seated in a congregation at a gurdwara — a place of place for Sikhs — on a winter day in 2008 when he first received a call for duty.
It was shortly after an encounter between the Sikh family and the Harris County sheriff's deputies had gone horribly wrong. The family had been called to report a robbery, but when the officers reached and saw their kirpans— small swords that are a Sikh article of faith— they treated the family as if they were criminals.
Adrian Garcia had just been appointed sheriff of Harris County, and he wanted to get things right with the Sikh community. So he visited the gurdwara neighborhood and made a plea: join forces to help change the department from within.
Dhaliwal turned to his father and said he was going to join the sheriff's department. Friends and family have been trying to talk him out of it.
Law enforcement was not a profession entered by Sikhs in Houston, Josan said. Besides, Dhaliwal had other things to do for him, such as his trucking and pizza business.
But Dhaliwal's mind was made up, his father, Piara Singh Dhaliwal, said on Tuesday. He was going to make a difference in the city he grew up in.
And certainly he did that. Almost everyone in this part of Houston — where Dhaliwal, 42, was gunned down last week at a traffic stop — knows who he was. His turban and beard, the markers of his Sikh faith, made him difficult to miss.
Those closest to him want others to know that Dhaliwal was a child in his heart, an exceptional spirit, a friend to everyone and, in the words of a colleague, "a damn near-saint."
"We had a lot of law enforcement officers who paid the same sacrifice and they were all good people," said Garcia, the former sheriff who hired Dhaliwal and is now the Harris County Commissioner.
"But I want people to know that the things you hear about Sandeep are absolutely true."
Deep in the heart of dense steel and glass jungle of Houston’s medical center district, you can catch glimpses of what the city looked like about 400 years ago.
Tall grasses grow up from one corner, sheltering more than seventy different plant and flower species. It looks sloppy, swampy, and wild – especially compared to the pristine grass lawns that surround many Houston buildings. It may looks like coastal prairie.
Prairie like this covered seaside Texas and Louisiana for centuries, stretching from modern-day New Orleans all the way to Corpus Christi. Covering nine million acres and helping iconic flora and fauna like bluebonnets, monarch butterflies, and longhorn cattle, it evolved to survive, and thrive, in a corner of the world subject to both frequent flooding and drought.
The prairie could not survive the growth of cities and agriculture, however, and today less than 1% of the original seaside ecosystem remains. But as the regions have experience four “500 year” rain events in the past 5 years – along with this month’s Tropical Storm Imelda – a prairie renaissance has been blossoming in Houston.
“Prairies are an entirely distinct way of thinking,” says Jim Blackburn, professor of the environmental law at Rice University in Houston. “We influenced to be biased towards technological solutions and engineering solutions rather than natural solutions. We don’t think of nature solving our problems.”
But this is beginning to alter in Houston, where local authorities, care groups, and even developers have talked about prairies and their benefits, from detaining and filtering storm water, feeding wildlife, carbon sequestration, and improving mental health. More than fifty miniaturized “pocket prairies” have been planted around the Houston metro area since 2008.
"That is not the answer of alone," says Professor Blackburn, who also co-directs the hub for serious weather forecast, education, and disaster prevention in Rice. "But I believe this is component of a long-term alternative."
While pocket prairies effectively mirror the pre-establishment of the Houston landscape, in many respects they are pale imitations – manicured and airbrushed prairies of the modern era.
Some twenty miles east of the Medical Center, in the suburb of Deer Park, is the real thing. The fifty one -acre Deer Park Prairie, home to more than 400 species of plants, is “pristine” – never farmed, developed, or harm by humans in any way, according to Della Barbato, chief of education at the Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT). To the west, in neighboring Waller County, more than 20,000 acres of original prairie has been guarded by the Katy Prairie Conservancy.
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The Texas Motion Picture Alliance, a non-profit television, film, videogame, promotional and online streaming production agency in Texas, is going to hold its fourth annual Impact Awards in Houston, Oct. 19.
The event, which will hold a spot at the George R. Brown Convention Center, will be hosted by native Texas actor Brent Anderson, who previously appeared in the TV show "American Crime" and "Dirty John."
The idea of the awards, according to a report, is to "honor Texas productions, companies and individuals through media production have had a good and special influence on their communities."
The award-winning projects include West Texas indie movie "Iron Orchard" and the Animal Planet TV show "Lone Star Law." The award-winning companies include Houston's Szabo Sound & Music, Austin's Powerhouse Animation Studios, Austin's Onion Creek Productions, Austin's Electronic Arts (computer match) and Houston's entertainment firm 6 Ft Entertainment.
Also recognized are Houston producer Locke Bryan (for community influence) and Houston director/writer Rick Harrington (for a person of the year).
Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal was seated in a congregation at a gurdwara — a place of place for Sikhs — on a winter day in 2008 when he first received a call for duty.
It was shortly after an encounter between the Sikh family and the Harris County sheriff's deputies had gone horribly wrong. The family had been called to report a robbery, but when the officers reached and saw their kirpans— small swords that are a Sikh article of faith— they treated the family as if they were criminals.
Adrian Garcia had just been appointed sheriff of Harris County, and he wanted to get things right with the Sikh community. So he visited the gurdwara neighborhood and made a plea: join forces to help change the department from within.
Dhaliwal turned to his father and said he was going to join the sheriff's department. Friends and family have been trying to talk him out of it.
Law enforcement was not a profession entered by Sikhs in Houston, Josan said. Besides, Dhaliwal had other things to do for him, such as his trucking and pizza business.
But Dhaliwal's mind was made up, his father, Piara Singh Dhaliwal, said on Tuesday. He was going to make a difference in the city he grew up in.
And certainly he did that. Almost everyone in this part of Houston — where Dhaliwal, 42, was gunned down last week at a traffic stop — knows who he was. His turban and beard, the markers of his Sikh faith, made him difficult to miss.
Those closest to him want others to know that Dhaliwal was a child in his heart, an exceptional spirit, a friend to everyone and, in the words of a colleague, "a damn near-saint."
"We had a lot of law enforcement officers who paid the same sacrifice and they were all good people," said Garcia, the former sheriff who hired Dhaliwal and is now the Harris County Commissioner.
"But I want people to know that the things you hear about Sandeep are absolutely true."
