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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (4207)	2/11/2003 7:46:27 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 12465

JEFF, HAVE YOU AND JANICE BEEN PUTTING OUT THOSE WEBNODE TYPE OF PRESS RELEASES AGAIN? SHOWTIME Teams with 10% Productions to Develop Gay & Lesbian Licensing Program for the Hit Series QUEER AS FOLK; Product Lines To Debut at Specialty Retailers And Exclusive On Line FanShop Today! Author/s: Issue: May 20, 2002 NEW YORK -- Showtime Networks Inc. has teamed with LA-based 10% Productions, Inc. to develop the first-ever merchandising campaign centered around a gay-themed television program -- the SHOWTIME hit series QUEER AS FOLK. Targeting the show's gay and lesbian audience as well as its non-gay fans, the licensing strategy is part of Showtime Network's growing effort to tap into niche markets that have been underserved in the past. QUEER AS FOLK products will available today online at the FanShop on queer.sho.com and will be showcased to retail buyers at this week's New York Stationery Show. Featuring full-color artwork of each principal QUEER AS FOLK character, the initial product line will include three different 2003 calendars, art posters, metal magnets, pull apart "phrase" magnets, coffee mugs, barware, glasses, novelty lamps and gift bags. In addition, 10% will sell an exclusive line of original T-shirts designed by QUEER AS FOLK costume designer Patrick Antosh, whose often bawdy sayings and designs are worn by different members of the cast. The QUEER AS FOLK merchandise will be sold by progressive national retailers including Barnes & Noble, Borders Book Group, Calendar Club and others, as well as independently owned gift shops and boutiques that cater to gay and lesbian consumers. For fans who prefer to shop from home, Showtime Networks and 10% are opening an official QUEER AS FOLK FanShop which will be available 24-hours a day on queer.sho.com. 10% Productions will also feature the merchandise in its own direct mail catalogue and website 10percent.com which caters to gays and lesbians. No other American television series has portrayed a segment of gay life as honestly as QUEER AS FOLK. By working closely with Showtime Networks, QUEER AS FOLK Executive Producers Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, and Producer Sheila Hockin, 10% Productions has created merchandise that captures the unique personality, sensuality, humor and pride of each of the characters. Showtime Networks plans to support the merchandising effort with a cross promotional advertising and marketing campaign that will reach the general market as well as grass-roots and gay-targeted efforts such as gay pride events and other local outlets. The campaign will also include print ads, extensive direct mail campaigns and advertising on the web and Showtime Networks websites. Airing on Sunday evenings at 10:00 PM (ET/PT), the series stars Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, Peter Paige, Hal Sparks and Sharon Gless. The series follows the relationships, careers, loves and ambitions of a group of young gay men and lesbians living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blending strong drama with charm and humor, the series offers a compelling, realistic and graphic depiction of a world, which is rarely seen on television. QUEER AS FOLK is executive produced by Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman and Tony Jonas. Cowen and Lipman developed the series for American television based on the British series created by Russell T Davies. Davies is a consultant on the SHOWTIME series from Tony Jonas Productions, Cowlip Productions and Temple Street Productions. Sheila Hockin serves as producer.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (4207)	2/12/2003 7:10:05 AM
From: scion	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12465

...and not an underworld associate of the Hells Angels, the organization of entrepreneurial motorcycle enthusiasts, as the RCMP claims. BCSC-known Purdy, Horvat square off in countdown to trial 2003-02-11 08:39 PT - Street Wire by Brent Mudry Veteran Vancouver penny stock promoter John (Jack) Purdy, facing his Bermuda Short money laundering trial set to start Feb. 18, is fighting hard to win more time as he and his Miami criminal defence lawyer scramble to digest hundreds of potentially incriminating documents. In a recent court filing in United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, defence lawyer Neal Sonnett seeks a delay of at least two weeks, although the judge has been quite firm to date. Meanwhile, while Mr. Purdy's counsel is adamant that he cannot proceed on Feb. 18, co-defendant Ronaldo (Ron) Horvat is equally adamant that he be allowed to stand trial on that date with no further delays. "Co-defendant Purdy may be seeking a continuance in light of new discovery, but Mr. Horvat is not," states Miami defence lawyer Howard Srebnick in a recent filing. The key witness against Mr. Purdy, a star Bermuda Short target, is expected to be his Howe Street partner Kevan Garner, who pled guilty on Dec. 6. Co-accused Harold Jolliffe, Mr. Horvat's boss, is expected to plead guilty as well, but no such plea has been formally entered. In his latest filing, Mr. Purdy's lawyer Mr. Sonnett complains that he got a discovery dump of more than 500 pages of documents on Feb. 4 from the U.S. Justice Department. The next day, he got another box, stuffed full of documents and transcripts of undercover conversations totalling more than 1,200 pages. "Thus, in the last two days, counsel has received almost 2,000 pages of discovery documents from the prosecution." That is the same as four packages of your average 20-pound photocopy paper. Left unexplained is just how many of these pages relate directly to Mr. Purdy, and how much is just related or peripheral discovery required of the lead prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Hong. The only detail noted by Mr. Sonnett is the extent of paper on Martin Chambers, the other key Vancouver money laundering target. Mr. Chambers, in jail since his arrest on Aug. 14, hopes to convince a Miami judge on Thursday that he is nothing more than one of Vancouver's finest most upstanding businessman, and not an underworld associate of the Hells Angels, the organization of entrepreneurial motorcycle enthusiasts, as the RCMP claims. "In our prior motion, we requested that AUSA Hong be ordered to provide us 'with the specific tapes and conversations from the Chambers case that the prosecution believes are admissible in the Purdy cases ... and noted that we cannot file an appropriate Motion In Limine unless we know what collateral evidence the prosecution seeks to admit," states Mr. Sonnett. "It appears that several hundred pages of the transcripts just provided to us involve conversations by Chambers." Mr. Sonnett notes that he will be unable to start plowing through the new Purdy discovery materials until he returns to Miami from Seattle on Wednesday, after a week-long American Bar Association convention. "We believe a short contiuance is necessary under all of the circumstances for us to properly prepare our defence." Mr. Horvat's lawyer Mr. Srebnick basically says no way. "Undersigned is ready for trial. Mr. Horvat does not seek a continuance and has made plans for himself, his family and his witnesses to travel to Miami to attend the February 18, 2003, trial. Mr. Horvat suggests that Purdy be severed and the case against Horvat proceed as scheduled," he states. Mr. Srebnick also argues that his calendar is fully booked up for much of March, so he cannot handle a delay to accommodate Mr. Purdy. While prosecutor Mr. Hong has not yet filed a reply, he is not expected to roll over to either defence lawyers' demand. He opposed Mr. Horvat's previous bid for severance, launched after Mr. Srebnick argued that his client Mr. Horvat, the little guy on Howe Street's money laundering totem pole, will be prejudiced by stronger evidence against his alleged co-conspirators. Meanwhile, Mr. Srebnick and Mr. Hong or another prosecutor will square off in court Tuesday on another matter, Mr. Horvat's bid to have his postarrest comments ruled inadmissible. Mr. Horvat claims that, in shock and pain after being arrested and handcuffed at the border last August, he blurted out silly theoretical comments about money from drug dealing or gun running. bmudry@stockwatch.com