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Written by Kim Collins
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Monday, 14 May 2012 12:45 |
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“CHASING THE WHITE DRAGON” TO REACH 19.6MILLION CABLE SUBSCRIBERS
Atlanta, GA - Award winning feature film “Chasing the White Dragon” (CTWD) has signed a North American/Canada cable pay-per-view distribution deal, placing the movie in the homes of 19.6 million cable subscribers beginning May 8, 2012. Included cable carriers will be Verizon, Charter Communications, Mediacom, AT&T U-verse and Rogers Communications (Canada).
The film, which was filmed in Tupelo, Mississippi, depicts a fictional group of crystal meth users trapped in a torrent of violence, deceit, paranoia and passion. They must leap from the careening roller coaster or ride it to its nightmarish end.
“Though the story behind this film is fictional, it carries a tragic truth that many have experienced, including my extended family,” said Kathilynn Phillips, CTWD writer and director. “Crystal meth destroys you mentally, physically and socially. Even one hit of it causes birth defects. Anyone touched by the evils of crystal methamphetamine should watch this film. This drug continues to be a scourge on small town America regardless of our best efforts to stop it.”
“Chasing the White Dragon” is already available for purchase or rent as a digital download on iTunes, YouTube Rental and Amazon.com (DVD). It will soon be available on Snap.com, Hulu and Vudu.com.
This emotionally charged motion picture has won numerous awards such as Best Feature - Live Action in the 2011 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, Best Feature Pocono Mountains 2009, Best Ensemble Cast First Glance Hollywood 2009 and First Place Best Screenplay 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival.
About the Film and Cast:
CTWD comes to life through powerful performances, stunning special effects and energizing music. This gripping, fast-paced tale depicts a fictional group of crystal meth users trapped in addiction known all to well to the millions of meth abusers worldwide.
Ryan Kennedy (The Invisible, Hunter, Whistler, V, Caprica) delivers a chilling performance as crystal meth cook, Ethan Duffey, obsessed with concocting ever more powerful forms of the drug. Seeing his fellow meth users as lab rats, he often finds cruel joy in manipulating them as they become desperate for his “special recipes”. Preston Vanderslice (Blonde Ambition, Transmorphers) explodes on the screen as Jesse, a long-time dealer and self-crowned leader of the group who holds the reigns through rage and intimidation. However, his control over the group and his mental state slowly unravel as he finds the drug overpowering him. In a moving performance by Learyn Wilde, Jesse's downtrodden girlfriend, Lindsay Butler, is caught between two equally unforgiving and tragic worlds, from which both she longs to break free. Up and coming country music artist Kree Harrison stars as Jasmine, Lindsay's closest friend and Ethan's former object of affection, but she is on the outside now struggling to get her life in order. Sixteen year-old Rud, portrayed by talented newcomer Matt Kimbrough, is trying to flee one world that has dealt him tragedy only to find himself in even more dire circumstances as his addiction deepens. In an extraordinary performance by Amanda Ward (Invasion of the Pod People, Freakshow, Van Helsing's Way of the Vampire), Paulina is a hard-core addict living outside the group who's frequently buying and begging dope from both Jesse and his fierce and violent competitor, Raul. Her addiction and associations drive her to ever more desperate circumstances culminating in an explosive confrontation with her demons. Also stars Austin Haley (Kings of Brooklyn, One Life to Live), Johnny McPhail (Ballast, Big Bad Love) and Samantha Welch.
This array of characters proves to be a dangerous mix and the events set in motion by a death and driven by the drug-inflicted deterioration of the group leads to its implosion. But, there is more than one way out.
About the Filmmakers:
CTWD is written and directed by Kathilynn Phillips (Kat Scratch Films - Atlanta) and co- produced by Austin Haley (Little Bo Productions- Mississippi) and Eric Springman. The team strives to create independent motion pictures with compelling and timely content of high production value. They have been recognized together and individually as they have and continue to achieve this goal. |
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Written by Debra Williams
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Monday, 23 April 2012 15:35 |
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Debra Williams pens new prayer journal, For the Lives of My Children
PALM CITY, Fla. – For many years, author Debra Williams has been keeping prayer journals intended to be a gift to her children. Looking back through them one day, she noticed how much her prayer life had changed through the years. What began as a list of wants soon became more about thanks and praise. To help parents and even their children learn more about the Scriptures and their importance, Williams has turned her journals into the new book, For the Lives of My Children, Prayer Journal (published by CrossBooks).
For the Lives of My Children is a 120-day prayer journey, guiding readers to pray God’s Word over the lives of a loved one. Williams has included over 100 pieces of Scripture, along with 120 prayers to assist and encourage those who have a burden for someone – in particular, children and grandchildren.
Williams hopes her prayer journal will encourage readers to keep praying for loved ones in need, and that it will serve as a guideline for doing so.
“Prayer is such a great need in today’s world and is sometimes the only thing we have in regard to a loved one,” Williams says. “Oftentimes, prayer is much more needed than our words to that loved one.
About the Author
Debra Williams grew up in South Florida and accepted Jesus as her Savior at the age of 7. She has taught Sunday school to different age groups for several years. Today she lives in Florida’s Treasure Coast area, where she enjoys watching her children and grandchildren grow.
CrossBooks, a division of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a Christian publishing imprint committed to bringing more Christian voices into the publishing industry. Established authors, first-time authors, and authors anywhere in between can meet their goals and fulfill their vision for their books by publishing with CrossBooks. CrossBooks’ innovative style of publishing blends the best of traditional and self-publishing. While our authors contribute monetarily to cover the cost of publishing, we maintain a strict moral and quality standard that every manuscript must meet for us to publish. For more information on publishing your Christian book with CrossBooks, log on to crossbooks.com or call 1-866-879-0502. |
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Written by Jessica Verscha
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:52 |
dphilms hires Executive Producer and Operations Manager
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (April 19, 2012) – dphilms, a full-service multi-media production company has named Jennifer Verscha as its new Executive Producer and Operations Manager.
Jennifer will use her skills as a marketing guru to promote dphilms through social media, web, tradeshows and networking events. Her impeccable organization skills will be used to manage client services, workflow and scheduling while keeping projects on time and on budget.
“We are pleased Jennifer has joined the dphilms crew,” noted Shelly Dingeldein, President of dphilms. “We know her experience and expertise will be a great asset to our creative team.”
Jennifer brings 10 plus years of event planning, retail, management and marketing experience. Having worked for and assisted in marketing campaigns for both small and large companies, from fortune 500 to not-for-profit organizations; including Simon Property Group, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce and Von Maur, just to name a few.
Jennifer Verscha has a BA in Management and a minor in Marketing from Western Illinois University – Quad Cities.
She and her husband reside in Rock Island, IL with their two sons.
About dphilms:
With over 35 years in the production business, the creative staff at dphilms has delivered outstanding results to a broad range of clientele in broadcast programming, commercials, corporate & training videos, promotional & tradeshow videos, music videos, feature films and many more. Our work can be seen on nearly every major network including: The History Channel (American Pickers), FOX News Channel NY, MSNBC (Hardball & Morning Joe), Lifetime, HGTV, ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS. We have been involved in 100’s of infomercials featuring famous pitchmen from George Foreman to the late Billy Mays, as well as, music videos for Jon BonJovi, Nickelback and Keith Urban.
Our 11,000 sq. ft. facility in The District of Rock Island houses the latest in HD technology, from cameras to two fully-equipped HD editing suites.
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Written by Brian Suerth
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:38 |
Numerous Benefits of New Communications Technology Driving Demand
DAVENPORT, IA - April 18, 2012 - Midland Communications, an industry leader in business communications, announced today that the company is seeing a rapid increase in the popularity for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunking among the region's small to mid-sized businesses. Numerous benefits of this relatively new communications technology such as cost, flexibility, and advanced business applications are driving the demand for SIP technology.
SIP Trunking typically allows businesses that have Internet Protocol-Private Branch Exchanges (IP-PBXs) to combine their voice and data services onto a SIP-based Trunk rather than use primary rate interface (PRI), T-1 or other types of Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) links. Some service providers are offering IP Trunking to connect TDM-based PBXs or key systems to a SIP backbone, using an on-premises device to convert TDM voice to IP. In more simple terms, SIP supports any form of real-time communication regardless of whether the content is voice, video, instant messaging, or a collaboration application. Additionally, SIP enables users to inform others of their status, their availability, and how they can be contacted before a communication is even initiated.
Many SMBs have made the transition to VoIP; however, most are only using it for communication on the LAN. In this scenario VoIP is only being used as a one-to-one replacement for traditional telephony. These businesses realize a sound return on investment by lowering administrative costs as well as costs associated with calls made within the company. SIP Trunking, on the other hand, provides a greater return because it takes VoIP a step further. For instance, full potential for IP communications can be realized only when communication is taken outside of an organization's LAN. SIP trunks thus eliminate the need for local PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) gateways, costly BRIs (Basic Rate Interfaces) or PRIs (Primary Rate Interfaces). Furthermore, it directly operates with existing IP-PBXs so there is no need for additional hardware.
"The SMB marketplace has started to really embrace SIP Trunking because it will dramatically increase their profitability and give them a competitive advantage," said Jason Smith, Vice President of Midland Communications. "Until now most companies would have purchased a PRI or multiple access lines and a data connection. SIP lets them converge their traffic onto a single line. Outdated technology, inefficient networks, and a down economy are driving SMBs in this direction - customers have excess bandwidth on their data networks and they want to see how they can best utilize or reduce it."
"SIP's flexibility supports our position as our customers trusted communications advisor. After we understand their strategic business objectives we can use the breadth and depth of SIP technology to support all of their needs," added Mr. Smith. "Soon SIP will become a more popular and meaningful acronym than VoIP."
ABOUT MIDLAND COMMUNICATIONS
Midland Communications began more than 60 years ago in 1946 as the Worldwide Marketing Arm of Victor-Animagraph Projectors. In 1977 a communications division was formed due to a partnership with NEC America. Today, As a distributor of NEC America, for 33 years, Midland Communications has a customer base of more than 3,000 satisfied customers that include general businesses, government agencies, Universities, colleges, hospitals, and hotels.
Midland provides a wide range of communication services including VOIP, PBX and key systems, Wide Area and Local Area networking, computers, Computer integration, voice mail, CCIS, and video conferencing and paging systems. Our philosophy is simple, provide quality products at a fair price, backed by an average emergency response time of twenty minutes, and the best service in the industry. For more information on Midland Communications, call (563) 326-1237 or visit www.midlandcom.com.
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Written by Jan LaRoche
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012 13:57 |
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The deadline for students in grades 6-12 to enter the Teen Poetry Contest at the Moline Public Library is Saturday, April 21. Students can enter one (1) original poem of up to 25 lines for a chance to win a gift certificate of up to $25. Entry forms are available at the library or online at http://molinelibraryteens.. Poems may also be emailed to
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and should include the poet’s name, phone number, grade, school, and the title of the poem. Anyone who submits a poem for the contest can read at the Poetry Café at the Library on Saturday, May 5 at 10:00 a.m. Prizes will also be handed out at that time. For more information call 309-524-2440 or visit us at 3210 41st Street, Moline, IL 61265. |
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