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May of 2009

 

Rate Cane furniture popular amongst foreigners

Original at Solomon Star external link    Tue, May 26

 Solomon Islands LOCALLY manufactured cane furniture is becoming popular amongst foreigners who are buying more to decorate homes and family use. General Manager of Solcane Furniture Company Hilton Gatho revealed this yesterday as the company along with its Isabel ...

Rate Smits has been busy

Original at Sudbury Star external link    Thu, May 21

 Canada And he had a starring role in the drama series "Cane" two years ago. Q: I watched a show about a man and his son; they were both lawyers, and the son was on probation for a drug incident. I don't remember the name of it. "The Guardian," maybe? ...

Rate Review | Miami fare soars at the airport Marriott's Cane Fire Grille

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Thu, May 21

 FL An overcooked brick of tuna skewered on a sugar cane spear suffered from excess sugar not only in the glossy, rum-spiked glaze but also in a yuca mash. A surprisingly fresh blend of colorful green and yellow string beans mixed with batons of carrots ...

Rate Letters: White Cane Week

Original at Sioux Falls Argus Leader external link    Mon, May 18

 SD May 15-21 is White Cane Week. This week is set aside each year as a reminder to all motorists and pedestrians that people who are blind or visually impaired use long white canes with red tips or dog guides to travel independently. ...

Rate The Young and The Restless : Soap Update for May 18, 2009

Original at Blogger News Network external link    Mon, May 18

of them as the two other women that tricked her son, Cane into marriage. She tells them that Lily has impeccable taste. Ashley tells Victor the rest of what she heard Sabrina telling her on the phone. When he asks why she thinks it was Sabrina. ...

Rate Mojito Inspired Lip Balm

Original at LimeLife external link    Mon, May 18

 CA The geniuses over at Malin + Goetz have partnered with 10 Cane rum to create a mojito inspired lip moisturizer. The lip balm contains natural mint and lime extracts that are reminiscent of a 10 Cane mojito. (Drool.) The tube also contains absorbent ...

Rate 10 Cane VIP Gift Box for Father's Day

Original at Luxist external link    Sun, May 17

 CA 10 Cane, the luxury rum made from the first pressing of virgin Trinidadian sugar cane, has come out with a VIP gift box (above) in time for Father's Day. If James Bond drank rum it would come in one of these babies. A one liter bottle of 10 Cane can be ...

Rate CaneVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at videodetective.com external link    Fri, May 15

Best described as Dallas with a Latino flavor, the CBS drama series Cane dealt with a wealthy and powerful Cuban-American family, the Duques, who ... videodetective.com

Rate Survivor: Tocantins - Episode 13 "The Martyr Approach" Recap (Page ...

Original at BuddyTV external link    Thu, May 14

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Dragon Slayer makes his Dragon Cane," he says as he whittles himself a cane out of a big log. You can't make this stuff up. Is Coach the most absurd personality Survivor has ever seen? Can we cast Coach on every reality show from now on? ... Survivor 18 - Tocantins: Episode 12 About - News & Issue...

Rate A&E NETWORK EXPANDS ON INDUSTRY-LEADING ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING SLATE

Original at the futon critic external link    Tue, May 12

 CA The Cleaner" is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Once A Frog Productions for A&E Network. The series was created and is executive produced by Jonathan Prince ("Cane," "American Dreams") and Robert Munic. ...

April of 2009

 

Rate Producers know when, how Lost will end

Original at Canada.com external link    Wed, Apr 29

Last year, Carbonell was contractually obligated to appear in the ensemble drama Cane. Had Cane been renewed for a second season, Carbonell's character would have had to have been written out of Lost. Now that Lost's producers know that Carbonell is ...

Rate Lions Club sales cap off White Cane Week

Original at New Baltimore Voice Newspapers external link    Wed, Apr 22

 MI White canes are known throughout the world as a symbol of vision impairment, so it's no wonder they are used to raise funds and awareness by the club. Recently the Richmond City Council saw fit to proclaim this whole week as White Cane Week, ...

Rate Cane Fu Fighting

Original at WFtv.com external link    Mon, Apr 20

 FL Some of these include: CANE FU…NOT KUNG FU! There's a new exercise trend among senior citizens who use canes to get around. It's called "Cane Fu," and it's a combination of aerobic training and self-defense. Instructors teach participants how to ...

Rate UFC 97 recap: Liddell stopped by Rua, Silva slides past Leites

Original at network.nationalpost.com external link    Sun, Apr 19

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Light Heavyweights Luiz Cane and Steve Cantwell get the main show started with a bang. An intense, stand up war, with both guys landing heavy, heavy shots. Cane consistently gets the better of Cantwell, who is bloodied up. The fight goes the distance, ...

Rate Evening Lions to host White Cane Day on April 18

Original at Graham Leader external link    Fri, Apr 10

 TX The Lions offered to paint the cane white to make it more visible. By 1931, the Peoria Lions Club approved the project and white canes were made and distributed. The news of the club’s activity spread to other Lions Clubs, and the white cane became ...

Rate Everybody was Cane-Fu fightin'

Original at TheDay external link    Sat, Apr 4

 CT Their weapons are their canes. At the helm is one of the country's most recognized cane fighters, Mark Shuey. Now 62, he has traveled from Lake Tahoe, Nev., to teach this group of 16 how to protect themselves from attackers. Cane fighting classes have ...

March of 2009

 

Rate Cane-Fu Moves: Classes teach seniors how to defend themselves from ...

Original at Winston-Salem Journal external link    Mon, Mar 23

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 NC Punching bags and torso targets line the room, but they will need none of these. Their weapons are their canes. At the helm of the class is one of the country's most recognized cane fighters, Mark Shuey, 62. He has traveled from Lake Tahoe, Nev., ...

Rate 'Cane Fu' an effective form of self-defense

Original at Tampabay.com external link    Mon, Mar 23

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He enjoys demonstrating the lethal uses of a cane, which he manufactures on the premises and ships all over the world. The canes sell from $15 to $400 each depending on the amount of personalization customers request. Inscribed names or initials are ...

Rate Tradewinds Spring 2009 All-Cane Auction - News-antique.com

Original at news-antique.com external link    Sun, Mar 22

We are starting our 17th year of doing all-cane auctions and have gathered a wonderful array of antique canes. We will be offering 197 lots of carefully selected high quality pieces, with many rare and uncommon examples. Among the items to be presented ...

Rate Not Kung Fu fighting, but "Cane Fu" for seniors

Original at connectmidmissouri.com external link    Tue, Mar 10

 MO Some of these include: CANE FU…NOT KUNG FU! There's a new exercise trend among senior citizens who use canes to get around. It's called "Cane Fu," and it's a combination of aerobic training and self-defense. Instructors teach participants how to ...

Year 2008

 

Rate Smits’ Dark Side on ‘Dexter’ is a revelation : Entertainment News ...

Original at Buffalo News external link    Sat, Nov 22

Granted, Smits was the rum mogul and patriarchal sleaze on the atrocious short-lived soap “Cane,” but the show was so bad (it even looked ugly), that it was one of those things people try to ignore even while they’re watching it. ...

Rate How To: A Polymer Clay Tutorial About Adding Fimo Cane Slices to Round Beads

Original at Polymer Clay Bead Making with Cindy Lietz external link    Sat, Aug 23

By Cindy Lietz If you would like to learn more about how to slice Fimo canes, here's an article that may be helpful for you: Clay Cane Slicing Techniques for Polymer Clay Jewelry Bead Making. Adding raw Fimo clay cane slices to unbaked round beads is ...

Rate 'Monk' Actor to Appear at Educational Conference

Original at BuddyTV external link    Thu, Aug 21

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By editor@buddytv.com While some celebrities like to get their names on tabloids for all the wrong reasons, a number of others are exerting their time and efforts towards meaningful causes such as charity fund-raisers and awareness events.  Such is the case for Hector Elizondo, who plays Dr. Neven Bell in the hi...

Rate Cane farmers welcome review

Original at Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd external link    Wed, Aug 13

 Fiji - “Those who use the lorry to transport their canes to the mill have welcomed the decision of the council and the FSC to provide them with lorry allowance as ...

Rate Katie Cassidy joins Harper's Island

Original at TV Squad external link    Wed, Aug 6

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By Brett Love Adrianne Palicki moved from playing Sam's sweetheart, Jessica, to Friday Night Lights. Alona Tal, who played the controversial Jo, moved right into a regular spot on Cane. It was short lived, but still a nice credit. And now they're joined by Katie Cassidy, the season three demon, Ruby. She'...

Rate Cane: Does the Cast Know the Show’s Cancelled?

Original at TV Series Finale external link    Fri, May 2

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more…) One of the surest signs that a TV series won’t be renewed for another season is when the castmembers start taking other jobs. Not jobs at McDonalds or Office Depot, other acting gigs. Last year, long before The Nine was officially cancelled, principal actors from the show like Scott W...

Rate May sweeps getting TV audiences - SheKnows.com

Original at SheKnows.com external link    Thu, May 1

May sweeps getting TV audiences  AZ - Hector Elizondo will join the cast of "Monk" in the new season. I guess that means "Cane" is gone for good. Shame. I liked that one.

Rate Jimmy Smits signs with UTA - Hollywood Reporter

Original at hollywoodreporter.com external link    Mon, Mar 31

Jimmy Smits signs with UTA  United States - Mar 31, 2008 On the TV front, Smits was star and executive producer of CBS' "Cane," which is now in limbo. Smits' El Sendero Prods. is developing two other projects, ...

Rate Carpani gives up on Hollywood dream - NEWS.com.au

Original at news.com.au external link    Sat, Mar 15

Carpani gives up on Hollywood dream  Australia - Mar 15, 2008 But after a few small parts, including a role on Cane with Jimmy Smits, she packed her bags and came home. "It's good to put a gap there when you're known ...

Rate TV Talk: New York and the Small Screen - TheImproper.com

Original at theimproper.com external link    Mon, Mar 3

 NY - Mar 3, 2008 Finally, Jimmy Smits of “LA Law" fame, "NYPD Blue," "West Wing" and now “Cane." You know how hard it is these days to generate one hit TV show? ...

Rate Sugar Is The New Oil - Review Of Cane

Original at Brozzles external link    Thu, Feb 21

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By rich The Duques own a large sugar and rum company in Florida. The head of the family is Pancho Duque. Jimmy Smits plays Alex Vega, an “adopted” of Pancho. Pancho also has a natural born son in the family business, Frank Duque. In the premier episode the Duques are approached by a rival company to buy th...

Rate When is you favorite show coming back? Part Two

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Tue, Feb 12

By Tempo There’s no clear info yet on whether these shows will return this season or next – if at all:  “October Road” (ABC) “Women’s Murder Club” (ABC) “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS)“The Unit” (CBS)“Shark” (CBS)“Cane” (CBS) “Moonlight” (CBS; There seems to be some indications tha...

Year 2007

 

Rate TV loves wealth, but not the wealthy - Globe and Mail

Original at Globe and Mail external link    Fri, Dec 28

TV loves wealth, but not the wealthy  Canada - Meanwhile, on the prime-time soap Cane, Alex Vega, the generally sympathetic boss of a Florida sugar dynasty played by Jimmy Smits, has been consorting with ...

Rate Raising 'Cane' with poorly timed ad - New York Daily News

Original at nydailynews.com external link    Thu, Dec 13

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Raising 'Cane' with poorly timed ad  NY - CBS aired two episodes of the series, which stars Jimmy Smits and revolves around a Florida family that owns a rum and sugarcane business. ...

Rate Opinion: Tonight, try 'toons, ESPN or 'Boston Legal'

Original at Star-Telegram.com external link    Tue, Dec 11

Cane: It's a double feature of this drama tonight, a sort of intimidating prospect, seeing as how one hour of it can move pretty slowly. The first episode, titled Hurricane, sounds like it could be fun on a mindless disaster-movie level; the second, titled The Perfect Son, is about the wedd...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: NCIS, The Unit, Ace of Cakes, ALCS & Damages

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Mon, Oct 15

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By Jason the TVaholic CBS has ordered four additional scripts for Cane, but the rating better improve soon, if they stand any chance of ever being filmed and aired. Prime Picks NCIS (CBS): New. A dead guy that was mistakenly marked as a John Doe turns out to be that of a career criminal with links to really bad people.

Rate Possible Writers Guild strike could be a good thing for TV viewers - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)

Original at jsonline.com external link    Thu, Oct 11

Possible Writers Guild strike could be a good thing for TV viewers subscription), WI - Meanwhile, over at CBS, there's an order for four more scripts from the writers on Jimmy Smits' "Cane." • TV Land has revamped its Web site - tvland.com ...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Bones, House, Unit, Cane, Eureka, Reaper & Damages

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Mon, Oct 8

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By Jason the TVaholic The Unit (CBS): New. A plane armed with nerve gas is headed for Fort Griffith and a faked weather forecast is used to try and get people to take cover. Cane (CBS): New. Alex puts together a plan that causes Frank to have to choose between his family and the Samuels. Cable Choices

Rate Several New Shows Reflect Diversity Issues

Original at Grey's Anatomy Insider external link    Tue, Oct 2

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By iheartizzie The lack of minority prominence in the creative process of these shows illustrates prime-time network TV’s continuing uneasiness with embracing diversity, even as some of the most popular series (Lost, Heroes) feature diverse ensemble casts and two of TV’s top series are run by peopl...

Rate What's on TV tonight - New York Daily News

Original at nydailynews.com external link    Sat, Sep 29

What's on TV tonight  NY - OUR PICK: Catch the wonderful Jimmy Smits in a rerun of the first "Cane," which revolves around a South Florida family of sugar and rum runners. CBS, 9 pm.

Rate Review: CANE - SEASON ONE - 'Pilot'

Original at iFMagazine external link    Fri, Sep 28

By RSS@iFMagazine.com (iFMagazine RSS) Review of Review: CANE - SEASON ONE - 'Pilot' starring Jimmy Smits, Hector Elizondo, Paola Turbay, Nestor Carbonell, Rita Moreno, Eddie Matos.

Rate TV Review: Cane - Season Premiere

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, Sep 25

By Ray Ellis Remember this: Sugar is the new oil.David Letterman has already latched onto the phrase, so it has to be poised to be the next pop culture catchphrase. It’s also the lynchpin premise of Cane, Tuesdays on CBS (10PM ET/PT). Cane is of course billed as “an epic drama” revolving around “the extern...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Bones, House, Cane, NCIS, Reaper, Eureka & Damages

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Mon, Sep 24

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By Jason the TVaholic Cane (CBS): Series Premiere. Jimmy Smits (The West Wing, NYPD Blue) as the new head of the family business, Duque Rum and Sugar, which doesn’t sit well with his brother. Drama, romance, intrigue, backstabbing and more ensue. Solid Selections

Rate Opinion: Raising 'Cane' - Los Angeles Times

Original at latimes.com external link    Mon, Sep 24

Raising 'Cane' Los Angeles Times, CA - Jimmy Smits, right, stars with Hector Elizondo in the family-business drama ‘Cane,’ premiering on CBS. Think 'Dallas' for the 21st century and you've got ... Review: 'Cane' on CBS Newsday TV Review: Cane Lacks Spice Blogcritics.org

Rate TV Review: Cane Lacks Spice

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, Sep 23    3 related articles

By Diane Kristine With a cast that includes Hector Elizondo, Jimmy Smits, and Rita Moreno, a premise that uses the immigrant experience and adoptive families to explore outsiders and belonging, and enough pretty people with enough danger and deception in their lives, Cane should be far more interestin...

Rate The TV-Screener Industrial Complex

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Tue, Sep 11

CBS One new show: “The Big Bang Theory” (pilot) Three returning shows: Shark" (one episode) Numb3rs" (one episode) The Unit" (one episode) New shows MIA: “Viva Laughlin,” “Cane,” “Kid Nation,” “Moonlight” By the way, pilots for “Kid Nation” and “Moonlight” were never sent out.

Rate SHE MADE ME WATCH THIS! Fall pilot review: "Aliens in America", "Reaper" and "Cane"

Original at AfterEllen.com external link    Fri, Sep 7

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By sarahwarn In our final pilot review before the fall season begins in a few weeks, Lori and I discuss what works (and doesn't work) about three more new fall pilots: Aliens in America (The CW), Reaper (The CW), and Cane (CBS). Also, Reaper is one of the funniest dramedies we've seen on TV in a long time.

Rate Cuban-American Drama Cane to Debut on CBS: Andy Garcia, Where Are You?

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Jun 22

By Lenny Campello I guess that because I am an American of Cuban ancestry someone sent me an advance (I guess) preview copy of the new CBS show Cane. This new TV series is about a Cuban-American family running a sugar empire from Florida.Think The Sopranos without all the cussing and with better haircuts.Thank...

Rate Cuban-American Drama Cane to Debut on CBS: Andy Garcia, Where Are You?

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Jun 22

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By Lenny Campello And Smits is a great actor, so I should probably swallow my pedantic issues with Cane. But CBS has not only hired Smits to play the lead role, but also Puerto Rican actors Hector Elizondo, Eddie Matos, and Rita Moreno, as well as Miss Colombia 1991 Paola Turbay, to play other assorted Cubans.

Rate CBS Clip Show: The Big Bang Theory, Viva Laughlin, Cane, Moonlight

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, May 25

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By Chris Beaumont Jimmy Smits co-stars with Nestor Carbonell and Hector Elizondo, at least in this clip, of the new drama Cane. The show centers on a family who has made a fortune in the rum and sugar business. The family is at a crossroads and the son (Carbonell) and the brother-in-law (Smits) of the Duque fami...

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