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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 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 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 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...

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 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 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 ...

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 PremiereWatch: 'Dexter'

Original at From Inside the Box external link    Mon, Sep 29

 - It's also good to see Jimmy Smits bounce back so fast from last fall's short-lived Cane. And even if his career may be settling into a "Cuban-Americans in ...

Rate Y&R Episode Recap from Monday, September 22! - About

Original at About Soap Operas external link    Mon, Sep 22

Y&R Episode Recap from Monday, September 22! About - News & Issues, NY - Once Cane arrives (he was stuck in traffic, of course), Chloe tries her best to give Cane the boot. After seeing the baby on the screen and having a ...

Rate Smooth Out Your Labor Day Weekend with 10 Cane Rum!!

Original at LA-Story.com external link    Sat, Aug 30

By Stevie Get into the Labor Day Groove with an impromptu party and some 10 Cane Rum Cocktails!! If you want the easy way to have a party, make it a 10 Cane Mojitos party!! 10 Cane Rum (the premium rum from Moet Hennessy) has released a limited ...

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 New Pussycat Doll Singer As Seen On TV - Product Placement News

Original at productplacement.biz external link    Fri, Feb 15

New Pussycat Doll Singer As Seen On TV Product Placement News, NV - Feb 15, 2008 Scherzinger is also talking over the possibility of appearing in a new show, Cane, starring Jimmy Smits and expected to air this fall on CBS. ...

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...

Rate WGA Strike Roundup: Tues., Feb. 12

Original at Television Week external link    Tue, Feb 12

‘24’, ‘Heroes’ Won’t Return This Season Fox’s “24,” NBC’s “Heroes” and CBS’ “Cane” are among the series that won’t return this season because storylines were disrupted by the Writers Guild of America strike, Daily Variety reports. Shows such as CBS’ “Shark” and “The New Adventures of Ol...

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 How not to place your vehicle in a TV show

Original at adfreak external link    Thu, Dec 13

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By Tim Nudd Chevy’s relationship with the CBS drama Cane has always been a tad overbearing, but Tuesday night’s gaffe was certainly not an example of seamless integration. Chevy’s new ad for the Silverado, which references a scene from the show, aired before...

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

Lots more repeats tonight than there were Monday night, but there are new episodes of Cane (two of 'em, in fact) and Boston Legal for scripted-TV fans. The most entertaining things, though, are an ESPN special you don't have to be a sports fan to like, and a reality series about two women that...

Rate One Life To Live - Christina Chambers On CBS’s Cane!

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Fri, Nov 23

She may be leaving New York, One Life to Live and ABC behind this December - with a last airdate of December 4, 2007. However, Christina Chambers (Marty Saybrooke Thornhart) won’t be off screen for long! Heading to the West Coast, the actress will appear on the CBS primetime hit “Cane” where...

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 Cane: Declines in Ratings But Continues to Draw Hispanic Audience

Original at BuddyTV external link    Fri, Oct 12

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By editor@buddytv.com Much has been said about Cane's disappointing debut last month that prompted viewers to steer clear of the epic drama that chronicles the external rivalry and internal power struggles of a large Cuban-American family running a massively flourishing rum and sugar business in South Flo...

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 Cane

Original at gertler.com external link    Sun, Sep 30

By Nat The series Cane suggests that the same thing might now be said about Latinos. Any show that can throw Jimmy Smits, Hector Elizando, and Rita Moreno at as so easily is taking advantage of both a rich talent pool and a coming tipping point for the market. In this case, it’s the tale of a powerful Cu...

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 Cane: Pilot (Episode 101)

Original at The Recapist external link    Tue, Sep 25

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By Annie We open on the bucolic scene of a sugar cane field as workers tend to the plants. Quick flashes of the cane being factory-processed into rum, hot young bodies partying at a club, and a sequence of rum bottles is topped off with an image of a delicious mojito. This show is going to drive me to drink...

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 TV REVIEWS: Five new shows to see - and five to miss

Original at Kentucky.com external link    Wed, Aug 29

Cane," CBS: First, it's Jimmy Smits. Second, it's about a Cuban-American family in modern times, which is inherently fascinating. Third, we don't have "The Sopranos" anymore. Fourth, it's about rum and sugar, two of the greatest things ...

Rate Revealing CBS promos raise too much 'Cane' - Columbus Dispatch

Original at Columbus Dispatch external link    Wed, Aug 22

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Revealing CBS promos raise too much 'Cane'  OH - Never mind that, after seeing the same clips repeatedly, I’m getting sick of Jimmy Smits’ face — something I previously would have thought impossible. ...

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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