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First up Thursday, Seattle octet Polyrhythmics will fill Silver Moon Brewing & Taproom with its ultra-modern mix of funk and global sounds. The band is a rock-solid groove factory, churning out thick chunks of Afrobeat-meets-Latin funk with a rich, vibrant horn section.
Polyrhythmics’ Facebook cites influences like James Brown, Fela Kuti, The Budos Band and Talking Heads, and that all makes sense. For you local dance-floor hounds that recently watched Orgone tear it up inside The Annex in Bend, you should already have a pretty good idea of what Polyrhythmics is all about. The two are kind of kindred spirits.
Polyrhythmics is touring behind its first full-length album, “Labrador,” a terrific listen that you can hear in full at www.polyrhythmics.bandcamp.com.
The funk doesn’t stop Thursday, however. The other three upcoming Volcanic Funk Parties include New York City funkateers The Pimps of Joytime on Jan. 19 at Players Bar & Grill, Portland jazz/funk explorers Pocket on Jan. 26 at Silver Moon and Colorado worldbeat septet Euforquestra on Feb. 3 at Silver Moon.

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In the least surprising news ever, a Republican activist has begun collecting signatures to move the City Council’s plastic bag ban to the ballot. Yep, the same guy as two years ago. He even has a website that almost 400 people have visited! [Seattle Times]
Bellingham Police apparently have riot gear. We know this because they showed up to evict some nonviolent Occupy protestors wearing it. [Slog]
The man that a Woodinville High School teacher was dating at the time she was murdered — Christmas Eve — has been arrested in connection with the crime. [NWCN]
Queen Anne businesses Teacup, Ototo Sushi and Polpetta are all closing. [KOMO]
Some restaurant owners are upset about the minimum wage raise, which goes into effect on Sunday. We hope that none of these are the kind of restaurant owners who take their workers’ tips and pour them back into the restaurant. [NWCN]
Alleged pimp D’Marco Mobley will not be representing himself after all! [Seattle Times]

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Much of the problem is rooted in a rigid command-and-control hierarchy based on the military model. American police forces are beholden to archaic internal systems of authority whose rules emphasize bureaucratic regulations over conduct on the streets. An officer’s hair length, the shine on his shoes and the condition of his car are more important than whether he treats a burglary victim or a sex worker with dignity and respect. In the interest of “discipline,” too many police bosses treat their frontline officers as dependent children, which helps explain why many of them behave more like juvenile delinquents than mature, competent professionals. It also helps to explain why persistent, patterned misconduct, including racism, sexism, homophobia, brutality, perjury and corruption, do not go away, no matter how many blue-ribbon panels are commissioned or how much training is provided.

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An interstate prostitution ring was allegedly taking place at The Blue Moon, located at 31140 Pacific Highway S., just north of South 312th Street in Federal Way. The nightclub’s entrance is an unmarked door at the back of the building.
Andy Hobbs/The Mirror
January 13, 2012 · Updated 3:04 PM
From staff reports:
Eight people have been indicted for allegedly operating an interstate prostitution ring at a Korean nightclub in Federal Way.
Organizers of the scheme sought Korean females to work as “bar girls” at The Blue Moon, 31140 Pacific Highway S. (near S. 312th St.), where the women entertained male clients and set up meetings for paid sex, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Many of the women were recruited overseas and worked as “hostesses” at the club to repay their travel and living expenses.
Charges for the defendants include conspiracy to commit money laundering, visa fraud, harboring illegal aliens, bribery and transportation in furtherance of prostitution.

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Tougher Rules For Those Caught Patronizing A Prostitute:
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes wants to step up prosecution of the patrons of prostitutes. He joins us to discuss the changes that are afoot.
Major Grocery Stores Support Bag Ban:
A proposal to ban plastic bags in Washington stores is dividing the grocery industry. Smaller independent stores and plastic bag makers oppose a statewide ban, but major grocery stores, including Fred Meyer, support the proposal.
Lucky Friday Mine To Close:
In the midst of the biggest silver boom in years, one of the most productive silver mines in the country is being shut down. Federal investigators say the main shaft into the Lucky Friday Mine in north Idaho is unsafe for workers.

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Street disorder has been Burgess’s pet issue on the council, so much of Burgess’s essay—”A New Philosophy of Policing”—reads like a Greatest Hits compilation from his years as public safety chair, including pitches for stat-based preventative policing and diversion programs.
“Crime locations are more stable and more easily identified than are the thousands of individuals committing crime. The policing of place makes sense in terms of efficiency and effectiveness,” Burgess wrote. He cited the “Safer Union”  project at 23rd Ave. and E. Union St., which drastically reduced the number of 911 calls police received about problems at the long-troubled intersection.
Burgess also hammered home the need  for more diversion programs and treatment for repeat offenders, and suggests  the department look at trends in street crimes like drug dealing and prostitution for context when touting drops in major violent crimes like murder and robbery.

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Driscoll told CNN he’s not changing his mind — and that he doesn’t care what critics say. In fact, he hasn’t even read any book reviews.
“I am not backing down from it. I am going to stick to my guns on it,” Driscoll said. “This is not just stuff that I have pulled out of my mind. These are issues I have dealt with for 15 years and it is battle tested.”
Driscoll has come under fire in the past for calling Mormonism a cult, saying yoga is demonic and his controversial views on gender roles.
For instance? This statement from 2008 regarding evangelical leader Ted Haggard’s  involvement with a male prostitute: “A wife who lets herself go and is not sexually available to her husband is not responsible for her husband’s sin, but she may not be helping him, either.”

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Nevada brothel owner: The girls and I want Ron Paul Tweet Share   The proprietor of Moonlite Bunny Ranch, a Nevada brothel chain made famous by as subject of HBO’s “Cathouse,” is throwing his support to libertarian-minded Rep. Ron Paul in the Republican presidential race. “We decided to go with the guy that’s more about state’s rights,” said ranch owner Dennis Hoff. Not that the decision wasn’t a tight squeeze.  “We thought real closely about supporting Newt Gingrich, because he’s a cheater and we like cheaters,” said Hoff.  Gingrich has been married three times. The then-U.S. House Speaker carried on a years-long affair with his future third wife, while still married to wife No. 2. The endorsement came after Hoff “polled all the girls,” Fox News, the unofficial broadcast arm of the Republican Party, reported Thursday. It’s the second time Moonlite Bunny Ranch has embraced Paul.  The “ranch” consists of two brothels located near Carson City, the state capital, and a third in Pahrump, an hour’s driv …

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… This is sensationalizing and a distortion of what’s happening,” Stelma said. “We do not arrest anybody, male or female, for holding hands.”
Aukerman said in half the reports she examined law officers initiated the contact with those they later arrested. She noted that the practice of using undercover cops in search of gay men seeking companionship has a long history.
Michigan law makes it illegal for someone to use a public place to invite another to commit a “lewd or immoral act.” The statute states: “A person 16 years of age or older who accosts, solicits, or invites another person in a public place or in or from a building or vehicle, by word, gesture, or any other means, to commit prostitution or to do any other lewd or immoral act is guilty of a crime.”

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Published: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Businessman from Middle East pleads to lesser charge after rape investigation
EVERETT — A businessman from the United Arab Emirates who was arrested earlier this month of investigation of rape pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser charge of patronizing a prostitute.
Mohammad M. Khan, 51, was sentenced to 90 days in jail with all but one day suspended. He already served the time when he was arrested.
The woman told police she agreed to give the man a massage after he answered an ad she had taken out on a website, according to court papers.
She told police that he forced her to have sex with him after she entered his Lynnwood hotel room on Nov. 30.
The suspect told police that the sex was consensual and he paid the woman $100. He also said that two men collected more money from him the next day on behalf of the woman.

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