05.2.2008 | 3:17 pm | Wilmington NC
In perhaps their most heartfelt assurances so far amid growing party concerns, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama promised that whichever aspirant loses their rough-and-tumble contest for their party’s nomination, the second-place finisher will passionately urge their most ardent supporters – many of whom say they will not vote for a Democratic nominee they oppose - to put aside their bitter feelings, and wholeheartedly join with rival Democrats in the fall to beat the Republicans.
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05.2.2008 | 3:15 pm | Wilmington NC
The Battleship North Carolina Memorial really comes alive this weekend. The annual reunion for former crew members of the USS North Carolina begins today.
Meanwhile, in celebration of the Wilmington commissioning of the new North Carolina - the Navy’s latest nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine - a massive fireworks display will be shot from the battleship memorial’s grounds on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, beginning at 9:15 p.m. Friday. Best view of the pyrotechnic show will be from the downtown Wilmington riverfront, with an appropriate musical soundtrack simulcast by radio station WGNI at 102.7FM.
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05.2.2008 | 3:12 pm | Wilmington NC
Port City Java announces its same unit corporate café sales increased 5.3% for April 2008 over the same period in 2007. Overall, corporate café sales increased 15.4% in April 2008 compared to April 2007. The company is pleased with the financial results and believes the sales increase validates the new line of breakfast wraps (Breakfast with That™ Program) the company has been rolling out since 2007. Given the current economic environment, management believes that the daily experience at Port City Java is highly valued by our guests. Sales increases are also attributed to a continued emphasis on our Core Café Basics which are cleanliness, signature products, hospitality, efficiency, ambiance and environment. Continued execution of Local Area Marketing activities are also aiding in brand penetration. The company has been focusing on the day-to-day Core Basics for the past 24 months and the same unit sales increase suggests the guests are responding.
About the Port City Java® Brand
Port City Java® is located in Wilmington, NC. The company opened its first café in March 1995, in Wilmington, NC. The company began Roasting in October 1995 and Franchising in September 2003. Port City Java® has created a specific identity by creating an “all day approach” to sales, through its café environment. For additional information regarding Port City Java®, please visit www.portcityjava.com or email info@portcityjava.com.
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05.2.2008 | 3:09 pm | Wilmington NC
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Employers trimmed jobs in April for the fourth straight month, according to a government report Friday that was not as weak as Wall Street’s expectations.
There was a net loss of 20,000 jobs in the month, according to the Labor Department report, compared to the revised loss of 81,000 jobs in the March reading. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had forecast a loss of 75,000 jobs in April.
The unemployment rate slipped to 5% from the 5.1% reading in March. Economists had been forecasting unemployment would rise to 5.2% in the latest report.
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05.2.2008 | 3:05 pm | Wilmington NC
Surly characters loitered in front of Wilmington’s Rox nightclub all day Wednesday. Guys with hair done up into horn-like knobs talked to cigarette-smoking girls in fishnet stockings and corsets.
Outside, they stuck out from the neatly dressed businessmen who passed by, staring. But inside the club, these “vampire” extras perfectly fit writer Lance Lane’s vision for The Bleeding.
“They’re like insects,” he said of his creations. “They’ll be in a hive and they’ll swarm. They’re very insect-y.”
Lane also gave the film’s lead villain, a vampire king named Cain played by Vinnie Jones
(X Men: The Last Stand and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), a little twist to the typical undead mythos. He can just move his hand and people will bleed.
The Bleeding follows the journey of ex-Army Ranger Shawn Black (played by newcomer Michael Matthias) searching for his parents’ brutal killer. A friendly cop (Armand Assante) leads him to a family of vampires under the control of Cain.
To combat the powerful blood-sucker, a boozy vampire-killing priest (Michael Madsen) gives Black some blessed weaponry.
On the set, Jones looked menacing dressed in all black and a $10,000 wig made of real hair.
“I did X Men and stuff like that, and I do love things with extraordinary powers. One of my favorites was always Superman,” Jones said.
The feature, directed by Charles Picerni, used Rox as the vampire hangout, complete with booming music and wicked dancers. Other scenes filmed in the Wilmington area included a morbid Mardi Gras parade through downtown and location shots at Bellvue Cemetery. The Bleeding continues filming here through May 15.
Picerni is known for his work as stunt coordinator on many television shows, including The A-Team and Kojak, and movies including Die Hard.
And though the director knows a thing or two about stunts, the fight scenes are taking their toll on leading man Matthias. Remembering the choreographed moves is key, he said.
“I got kicked in the face three times already because I was supposed to put my arm up and I’m putting my leg up. And the guy whacks me in the head,” he said.
There are upsides to being a vampire slayer, though.
“Killing everybody - yeah, it’s fun,” he said.
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05.2.2008 | 3:03 pm | Wilmington NC
HBO confirmed Thursday that the “untitled Little Britain” project will open offices at EUE/Screen Gems Studios on Monday.An American version of the bawdy British sketch comedy series was scheduled to film here last fall. But Matt Lucas, one of the show’s writers and stars, told BBC Radio the show was put on hold because of the recent Hollywood writers strike.
Now that the strike is over, six episodes of the series will start production here this month.
The U.S. version will be produced by Simon Fuller, best known for producing American Idol and the U.K.’s Pop Idol. He was not a producer on the U.K. series.
Lucas and his business partner David Walliams will write, produce and star in the American series. The comedy duo earned a cult following in the original version, known for men in women’s dresses and eccentric Monty Python-esque humor. What started as a radio show became a TV series in the U.K. that ran from 2003 to 2006.
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04.27.2008 | 12:29 pm | Wilmington NC
The last time a ship named North Carolina navigated up the Cape Fear River, it swung around and hit a floating restaurant named Fergus’ Ark. That was 1961 and the battleship was 728 feet long.
About 2 p.m. Monday, a 377-foot-long submarine will finish floating its way up the river to the state port. And after a week of local events and a commissioning ceremony on Saturday, it will leave, officially carrying with it the same name - USS North Carolina.
The commissioning will be a historic event - one that took years to pull off.
“You don’t just bring a $2.5 billion submarine down the river,” said Mayor Bill Saffo. “This is the first commissioning of a submarine in the state of North Carolina and, I believe, the first commissioning of a warship in the state of North Carolina’s history. So it’s a great honor.”
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04.27.2008 | 12:27 pm | Wilmington NC
Barack Obama will visit the Port City on Monday, part of a two-day swing through North Carolina in advance of the May 6 primary.
In a town hall-style meeting, the Democratic presidential candidate will talk mainly about the economy, including his middle-class tax cut proposals, as well as pushing special interests out of Washington, D.C., campaign officials said.
Doors open at 11 a.m. for Obama’s meeting at Trask Coliseum, 679 Wagoner Drive, on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus.
The event is free and open to the public, however, tickets are required. Admission is based on a first come, first serve basis.
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04.27.2008 | 12:25 pm | Wilmington NC
Hillary Clinton is coming historic downtown Wilmington North Carolina on Sunday April 27.
She’ll be on the Riverwalk at the corner of Market and Water streets Sunday evening. The rally is set to begin at 7 p.m., but people can line up as early as 5 p.m. to see the Democratic presidential hopeful, said Danny Rotert, Clinton’s regional communications director.
The New York senator will talk about things Wilmington folks care about, offering solutions to issues related to the economy, jobs and the environment, Rotert said.
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04.23.2008 | 2:13 pm | Wilmington NC
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