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Born in 1929, Zdzislaw Beksinski, a Polish surrealist painter famous for his eerie post-apocalyptic works, is a cult artist who has portrayed decaying bodies and fantasized of hard core S&M sexual experiences. Known for his keen sense of humor, he is also scared of spiders and tending to his sick mother. His neurotic, suicidal son, Tomasz, is a cult radio DJ and translator, responsible for the Polish versions of Monty Python films. His wife, Zofia Beksinska, a devoted Catholic, endures these two eccentrics and glues the family together. As the parents try to prevent their son from hurting himself, their lives are defined by painting, a series of near-death experiences, funerals and changing trends in dance music.


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Mandala of Compassion
On the first day, the monks began with a blessing and performed the necessary rituals to begin the mandala. We thought initially that we would stop by from time to time, but after feeling the peace and serenity of the room, the fellowship with other Buddhists, and beautiful handiwork of the monks, we spent every second that we could.
The mandala is very complex and a detailed explanation of its parts would be too lengthy for a go blog. The mandala is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional mandala, which displays an outer fortress which represent the inner cosmos.
During the construction of the mandala we put other, more mundane matters to the side. I played very little Go and had no time to study.
Here (above), at the entrance to the gate of the fortress, two deer listen to the Buddha and his teachings. The Buddha had required that no image be made of him and so in early Buddhism we find his represent by the Dharma Wheel, which stands between these two deer. The Buddha gave his first teaching in the Deer Park, and so this may have some significance as well.
Here you see the corner of the fortress and the intricate detail (above)
Day 4-The completed mandala. Everyone gathered around to look at it one last time.
To demonstrate the impermanent, transient nature of our existence, the pain-staking effort of the mandala is washed away with brush, and all that is left is the impression in the mind. A ceremony of chanting followed.
Following the chanting, the monks proceeded to the river to cast the sand into the water, allowing it to disperse among the elements, and manifest of something else in the future.
The ceremony and serenity of the sound of tools working and calm minds of the monks had a strong affect of me personally. My usual practice of meditation saw increased benefits as I approached each session with a calmer mind. The most surprising affect was using this calm mind in games of Go.
I don't believe I have lost a game of Go since this ceremony. Compare this with previous periods where I could have stated, "I don't believe I have won....."
I played a game against a 25k on Orobaduk, with a surprising win. I had a big loss against a 22k player on IGS, and taking advantage of a mistake in the endgame, forced a come back forfeit. Finally, in an effort to rid myself the ? in my rank on KGS, I played against the 23k Liberty bot with a 3 stone handicap, making it a 26k game. Thinking myself around 28-29k, I expected to lose. I was very surprised to win by 29.5. My next game was an even game against the 28k bot, which I expected to lose, but won by the large margin of 94.5. The most surprising win was a 6 handicap game against the 13k GnuGo program. I won by 3.5 and have not yet removed the shocked look from my face. With the ? behind my rank, the KGS program tends to inflate the ranking. As of today my ranking is 14k?. There is no real meaning behind this. When my rank loses the ?, I am sure it will balance out at around 27k. The point of placing this story in with the mandala is that my rank too is transient, and will soon return to the sea with the sand.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Four players scored in double figures, including senior Travon Vann who came off the bench to put up a team-high 18 points, leading the Salisbury University men's basketball team to a 69-66 win against Valley Forge Christian College in the championship game of the Gallaudet Holiday Tournament on Saturday.
Vann, who was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, was 5-of-12 shooting from the floor and 8-of-11 from the free-throw line while pulling down nine rebounds and dishing out seven assists. Junior Tim Harwood, who put up 15 points in the title game on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the three-point arc, was also named to the All-Tournament Team.
The game started in Valley Forge Christian's favor as the Patriots (3-2) opened up an 11-2 lead, forcing two Salisbury turnovers in the opening 3:29 of action and prompting a pair of Sea Gull timeouts. But the Gulls (5-1) would battle back, putting together a 10-0 run over the next two minutes to grab a 12-11 lead.
Salisbury got three-pointers from seniors Dylan Robeson and Craig Ryan during the run and when classmate Trent Epps put home a layup with 14:32 left in the first half, the Sea Gulls had their first lead of the night, forcing a Valley Forge Christian timeout.
The lead change was the first of three in the opening half and seven in the game. Salisbury got the final lead change of the opening half after Harwood tied the game at 17 with one of his two first-half triples with 8:16 remaining and junior Troy King finished off a put back on the offensive end to grab a 19-17 lead.
The Sea Gulls would maintain their advantage until the Patriots tied the game, 28-28, with 3:40 left in the opening period on Kevin Mack's jumper. Mack scored 15 on the night for Valley Forge Christian, and the bucket would be the final points for either team before halftime.
The Patriots made an early run in the second half, taking a 34-28 lead just over two minutes into the final period, before the Gulls chipped away.
Harwood and sophomore Chris Viqueira connected on three-pointers on successive Salisbury possessions, cutting the deficit to one, 35-34, with 15:44 left in the game and just over a minute later Vann was true on a pair of free throws to give Salisbury a 39-38 advantage.
Valley Forge Christian had one run left, retaking the lead and pushing its edge to seven points, 60-53, with seven minutes left, but the Sea Gulls would close the game on a 16-6 run to earn their second tournament championship this season.
Viqueira tied the game with 2:14 left on a three from Vann and Vann's three-point play with 1:44 remaining would mark the final lead change of the game.
Viqueira scored 10 points in the game, while King finished with a dozen and six rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end.
The Patriots were paced by Jonathan Dukes, who scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting.
Salisbury will be off until Saturday, Dec. 1, when the Sea Gulls travel to Penn State University-Abington. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.


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Some might call Sir Richard Branson crazy. Others call him crazy successful. In his latest US financial adventure, he may be both.
At a time when all the banks are leaving the mortgage market like rats from a sinking ship, Virgin Money USA is jumping in the water. Last year, the UK based Virgin Corporation acquired Lendia, a US mortgage originator and processor and is now offering wholesale mortgages to broker in the USA.
With sales slogans like "Kiss Me I'm Loan-y" and "Loan Brokers Do It Better," it's certainly the first mortgage wholesaler I've ever noticed. Further proof marketing works I guess, even Virgin's shocking brand of marketing. Only Virgin can try to make a mortgage sexy.
That said, they shouldn't need it at all. This is a company that on all levels is famed for customer service and for championing its customers. They've actually entered this market due to the lack of service-oriented wholesalers. Asheesh Adveri told the media in a company press release that "Virgin Money sees a growing service gap in the mortgage industry which we plan to close and own."
They're offering some innovative features including real time status updates, rate quotes, paperless underwriting, and the ability to import loan applications directly via the broker's loan origination system—novel and efficient characteristics in this industry that is traditionally slow to innovate.
Virgin Money is already approved in 35 US states for both conventional and FHA loans and they expect to be fully licensed by the end of 2009. More than 150 mortgage brokers have joined their network. For more info see www.virginmoneyus.com.
Jessica Ward is a freelance writer based in Seattle who enjoys writing on business and finance topics as well as humanitarian topics.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Virgin Money Enters US Mortgage Market
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2 comments:
- Tom said...
This seems like a very natural extension of their business. I wonder if at some point they can offer a traditional loan and family/friend loan split. Or is that already offered?
- February 24, 2009 at 5:46 AM
- Alison Kerr said...
My experience with Virgin is that they always do a good job of whatever they get involved in. We need someone who can do a good job of mortgages. Sounds good to me!
- February 24, 2009 at 1:22 PM
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Kratom for Pain
Everything I Learned About Using Kratom for Pain
By Crystal Lindell, PNN Columnist
Here's the thing about kratom. It works. It seriously works. If you are having a horrific pain flare and you put some under your tongue, your pain will be gone in less than three minutes. True story.
It also made me gain 27 pounds because it acts like an antidepressant in a lot of ways, and my body always gains weight when I'm on drugs like that.
And it's pretty inexpensive — about $15 for 25 grams if you don't get it in bulk, which is about six servings. For me each dose only lasts between two to five hours depending on how bad my pain is. You can get it in bulk, which I recommend, and then it's $140 for 1 Kilo — so much cheaper per serving.
But even if you get it cheap, it's really disgusting. I take it by shoving a spoonful under my tongue, saying a prayer, holding back the urge to vomit, and chugging Gatorade to get it down. It's not the only way to take it, but it's the only way that hits you in less than three minutes.
I've heard others put it in tea or smoothies, and of course there are capsules, but those take longer to kick in and don't seem to work as well.
There's also a lot of brands and strains and it can be hard to find the ones that works best for you.
Happy Dragon Kratom by Earth Kratom is by far the best version I have found, and it literally relieves my pain as much as hydrocodone would on most days. It's a mix of 11 different kratom strains and they seem to work better together.
But even with all the drawbacks, kratom has some serious advantages.
First and foremost, I have access to it. There's no need for a prescription or a trip to the doctor — just a quick stop by the local smoke shop and I'm all stocked up. And it's completely legal in most states, so there's no need to worry about some of the issues that come with marijuana usage.
In addition to helping with pain, it also helps with depression and anxiety, which is great seeing as how most people in chronic pain have one or both.
It's also the perfect way to get through a physical opioid withdrawal, as it will eliminate your symptoms in most cases. Yes, then you'll have to go off kratom after that, but it's much easier than the withdrawal that hydrocodone tends to bring with it.
One drawback is that most doctors don't know much about it, so it can be hard to explain to them that you're using it and they likely won't be able to tell you how it will interact with other medications. There's also been some bad press around it, including reports of deaths, so doctors may be wary about you using it at all. The FDA considers kratom to be an opioid and says it should not be used to treat any medical condition.
But if you're dealing with serious chronic pain, and you're sick of jumping through hoops to get an opioid prescription or your medication just isn't cutting it, I would highly recommend you give kratom a try.
Just don't try to take it with a carbonated beverage. The bubbles will lift it into your sinuses, and it feels like you're being waterboarded with dirt. But other than that — it's awesome!


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An Interview with Jen & Sylvia Soska, Creators, Directors and Stars of Dead Hooker in a Trunk
by Mike Haberfelner
July 2010
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Your new movie is called Dead Hooker in a
Trunk. In a few
words, what is it about?
Jen & Sylvia Soska
Sylvia: Dead Hooker in a Trunk is a dark comedy, classic
grindhouse throw-back film that follows four character from different
walks of life - Junkie (Rikki Gagne), Goody Two-Shoes (CJ Wallis), Geek
(Jen Soska), and Badass (me) - as they discover a dead hooker in their
trunk and, for various reasons, can't really just go to the police to
remedy the situation.
Jen: That is exactly it.
CJ Wallis, Rkki Gagne, Sylvia and Jen Soska
What exactly were your
inspirations for the film's premise and plot?
S: Jen and I have been fans of horror and movies since we were little
girls. Rodriguez and Tarantino's Grindhouse
was out at the time and we absolutely loved it. Jen came up with the idea
for a fake trailer entitled Dead Hooker in a Trunk, and then we
thought up the rest. We wanted to make something that was insane and fun
to watch that also had some of the elements from movies that we have loved
our whole lives.
The fake trailer was such a success when we showed it that people
started asking about the feature. We expanded on what we had and added a
little more insanity and the film was born.
J: We were very inspired by Rodriguez's El Mariachi and his book
Rebel Without a Crew. It tells the story of what he went through
making his first feature, the ups and downs. The struggles. It's
incredibly inspiring. I highly recommend everyone read it. And,
additionally, keep their own account aka diary/journal during their
filming experiences.
The film's
title, Dead Hooker in a Trunk, is pretty much as simple and
in-your-face as it is ingenious and addictive. Who came up with it and
S: Jen did. She is a wise woman. We knew going into it that we needed
something that caught people's attention from the get-go, then we had to
have a film that would surprise people and keep their attention. That
said, the title itself has turned off a lot of people too. They hear the
name and either they smile and get excited or they get a really disgusted,
upset look. It's interesting.
J: Being totally unknown filmmakers, we knew we needed to have
something that would be unforgettable. Dead Hooker In A Trunk
sticks in your mind, for better or worse, whether you love it instantly or
hate it. But, you don't forget it.
You have not only written but also directed the
film together. Have you clashed a lot on set?
S: I clash with Jen the way best friends who have spent their entire
lives together do. We were pretty good, but when we had to talk things
out, we would go for a little walk away from set to discuss our thoughts.
We did pretty good - probably because we had such busy, long days - there
wasn't any extra time for spats.
J: Like all killers, we prefer to have no witnesses, ha ha. If we
disagree or want to have a little talk, we go for a walk or talk about it
later. Everyone has disagreements and if they tell you otherwise, they're
lying. It's easy to get passionate about a project you care so much about.
Sylvia's actually wonderful to work with. We think in a very similar way.
We can usually reach an agreement easily. Thankfully.
How would
you describe your directorial style?
S: With Jen, we do a tag team thing. We each pick certain scenes that
each of us will be the main director for, but we still plan out everything
with the other to make sure we will both be happy with how things turn
out. Jen is really good with people, so she does a lot of the scheduling
and figuring out things with the actors. After I write a script, I have
the whole thing - how it should look and how it should play - in my head,
so I do a bunch of running around and talking to the crew to get things
J: Definitely. We're pretty lucky that there are two of us. If we're
needed in two places at once, and I'm sure fellow directors know what I'm
talking about, we can confidently deal with two situations at once. It's
very liberating. I always know things will be fine if I leave to something
to Sylv. And vice versa.
We're very hands on in our style. We love to be involved in absolutely
every aspect of filmmaking. That is, in part, one of the reasons we did so
many jobs on this film. We wanted to be part of it all and it was a great
opportunity to showcase everything we can do. It's highly unlikely we'll
ever get that chance again. You have a lot of freedom with your first
project and you really ought to take advantage of that.
Since you are
identical twins and I have no real life experience whatsoever but seen way
too many bad
movies, I just have to ask this: Which one of you is the evil twin?
S: Jen is. I bought her a tank top proudly sporting I'm the Evil
Twin. She claims the shirt is misdirection on my part, but isn't that
exactly what an evil twin would say?
J: Ha ha, Sylv's totally the evil one. She could rival the Punisher.
She just seems much sweeter on the outside and I seem a bit meaner because
I got one of those bitch faces. If I'm not putting in an effort to
smile or look happy, I look pissed off. I really can't help it.
Wallis doesn't only play one of the leads and has I don't know how many
other behind-the-scenes functions on the film, you have also collaborated with him
quite frequently in the past. What can you tell us about him?
CJ Wallis
S: CJ Wallis is stupidly, overly talented. He's a great actor, he
directs, shoots, soundtracks, and cuts amazingly well. Our original Goody
Two-Shoes dropped out two days before our first shooting day and, due to
the material and us paying for the film out of our pockets, no one else
could be found. I saw him do a cameo in one of his shorts and it was
exactly what I wanted Goody to be. I asked him to be in the film and he
said yes. That night we wrote the script with Goody as a guy and I
couldn't imagine the film in any other way.
The three of us became really close working together on the film. His
and my friendship became romantic a few months in, we decided that we
shouldn't do anything about it until filming was finished, but it turned
out to be the real thing. We've been together ever since. CJ, Jen, and I
all live together. We understand each other as we are all extremely
passionate about film. We have this joke that Jen and I make the
crotch-driven guy movies and CJ makes the artful tearing-invoking chick
flicks. We do collaborate a lot and I think the three of us make a unique
mix with our individual interests.
J: We're very lucky to have met CJ. Not only is he a great friend, he
is an amazingly talented film maker and composer. His taste and style are
polar opposites to ours. Which is a very good thing. He's introduced us to
music and films that we probably would have never sought out ourselves. As
well, we've introduced him to the films we love. He hadn't seen many
horror movies until we came along. Now, he's pretty much see 'em all. It's
a great blend. It's arthouse meets grindhouse.
Rikki Gagne
film also features actress and stunt woman Rikki Gagne in a lead role. A
few words about her?
S: Rikki is amazing. She was our third Junkie. Our first left town
unexpectedly, our second wasn't available for all the shooting dates. We
had met her on set a few times and our Hooker, Tasha Moth, had really good
things to say about her. We hired her and in the first scene we shot, she
argues with Badass then leaves to pick up drugs. She was so good - her
acting is so effortless and her movement is captivating. She becomes a
character with every aspect of her being. She is also one of the sweetest,
most fun, and hardworking ladies I have had the opportunity to work with.
You don't often meet a performer that is not only an exception actress and
stunt woman, but Rikki is that rare mix.
J: Rikki is not only an extremely talented performer, but she's a great
friend and wonderful person. She's just so full of life and she's the kind
of person you love spending time with.
What can you tell us about
yourselves as actresses? And does it make things easier or harder to be
both in front of and behind the camera?
S: I think it helps anyone who wants to direct to have acting
experience. It helps you understand the process better. The more jobs you
know how to do on set, the more useful you can be. We started acting when
we were little girls - the whole Olsen twin thing was a big push to get
work. I have enjoyed creating characters and acting as one of those
characters is a thrill. On Hooker, it was a lot of work setting up
the scene, getting everything scheduled, buying props and costumes, going
over the scene with the crew, deciding on shots, all the while in your
makeup and costume about to get in the scene. I truly love acting, but I
am going to step away from it for the time being. I have a lot of stories
to tell, but unfortunately not all of them are about the misadventures of
identical twins.
J: I'd say it makes things easier. It gives you better perspective.
Sometimes actors can be too much in their own heads, but when you do so
many other things, especially direct, you see the bigger picture. You have
so many things on your mind that you don't have time to over think
anything and your choices are more natural.
Dead Hooker
in a Trunk also features a performance by Robert Rodriguez-regular
Carlos Gallardo. How did you get him involved in your project, and what
was the collaboration like?
S: I love Carlos - he is such an identity in the indie scene and one of
the nicest guys in the world. We had Rodriguez's book - Rebel Without A
Crew - about creating his first film, El Mariachi, indie style
on set with us at all times. It was a great resource for the things you
may have to deal with while making your own flick and it was a big
inspiration in creating Hooker. A filmmaking friend of ours, Jeff
O'Brien, knew about our crazy little indie and was friends with Carlos, so
he told him about us and we got to talking. Carlos was so supportive of
what we were doing. There is a cameo part as God in the film and we asked
Carlos if he would be interested. He said yes and did it out of the
goodness of his heart. He gave us so much advice. Working with someone
whose movies you have watched a million times - I mean, he is the Mariachi
- and getting to have them work with you on your own project is more than
any first time film maker could ever ask for. He is a true professional
and downright nice guy.
J: It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. To read about
Carlos and Robert making El Mariachi and then getting to sit down
and chat about it? Priceless. It was just so surreal and Carlos is so very
sweet. Some people may get detached and forget how hard it is for indie
filmmakers out there, but he's not that way at all. He's supportive and
everything you'd hope he'd be.
Tasha Moth
A few words about the rest
of your cast and crew?
S: We had the hardest working cast and crew ever. There was little to
no money to draw people in and they still came in and worked their asses
off. Almost everyone who was cast was also crew in some way. Everyone did
everything to make the film work. Our Hooker - the actress and stuntwoman
- Tasha Moth was incredible. Once you see her fight scene in the film,
you'll understand. She is tough as they come. Our Cowboy Pimp - John Tench
- is probably the classiest and most talented guys around - I will love
him and his work. We had so many talented people - James Bell (Weirdo),
Michael Schaldamose (Helpful Man), David Barkes (Motel Manager and FX),
Nicholas Baric (Cop#1), Hugo Steele (Cop#2), Eric Alexander Steel (Random
Guy), Maja Stace-Smith (Badass double for Cowboy fight), Denton E. Winn
(1979 Dad), Dahlia Moth (1979 Badass and Geek), and so many more. Our
stunt team was insane, our pyro team was insane, our stunt horse (Libero)
was also insane.
J: I really have to thank our fellow producers, Loyd Bateman, Mary Ann
Vangraven, Don Charge, and our parents, Agnes and Marius Soska. Loyd
brought his insane stunt skills and fellow performers to the project. Mary
Ann was not only our key make up artist, but she was there every single
day and there till the bitter sweet end. Our parents have been incredible.
You read about people thanking their parents for all their support and
when I was little watching the Oscars I always wondered why people would
go on and on about their parents. I thought, "they're your parents,
of course they support you." Our parents have gone above and beyond
to support us. They never gave us the
"film-is-great-but-maybe-think-about-getting-a-real-job" speech.
We're very grateful.
For your film's soundtrack, you
have gathered quite a few indie bands - who's on the soundtrack and why?
S: We wanted to keep the film as indie as possible and are lucky that
there is so much talent locally here. We had Fake Shark-Real Zombie!,
Incura, The Awkward Stage, The Stalls, Ione Sky, The Titan Go-Kings (a
girl punk band from Japan), The Belle Game, and original music from CJ
Wallis and from Adam Nanji. They have great music and it was nice to
include it in the film to help broaden their audiences.
J: As an independent project ourselves, it was important to us to have
that independent spirit reflected in the music. We sought out the very
best the Vancouver indie music scene has to offer.
Hooker in a Trunk was shot in Vancouver, Canada. Why, and what can you tell us
about the (independent) movie scene in that neck of the woods?
S: There is more talent here than there is work and I think it makes it
a hot spot for independent film making. Every type of location is here
from city scapes to rainforests to desert which makes for convenient
shooting. I don't know if you have ever had the chance to come to our neck
of the woods, but it's beautiful here and the people are really friendly
and hard working. A filmmaker's paradise.
J: Vancouver is filmed in a lot, but rarely is it ever filmed AS
Vancouver. We love our city and wanted to showcase how great and beautiful
it is here. Vancouver is to us as I suppose Maine is to Stephen King.
and your film's website, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, whatever else?
S: We have pretty much everything on our site http://www.twistedtwinsproductions.net
- from movies, to a store, to a blog that says what we're up to next.
We encourage people who are interested in the film to contact us through
the site and we'll try to get Hooker to a festival or screening
near them.
J: We're also on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/twisted_twins
Hooker in the Trunk is your debut feature as directors. What can you tell
us about your film expeciences, both in front of and behind the camera,
prior to this?
S: As an actor, you have very little control over the final project or
what your involvement in the film will be. I was looking over my resume
and everything was either sexy twin this or sexy clone that
and that's fine and flattering, but it wasn't what I was passionate about
doing. Now that I am writing and directing with Jen, I feel that I am
making the films that I want to see and want to be involved in. There's
more creative control over what is going out, actually it's almost like
absolute creative control, and that makes me very proud of the product.
That said, I can work for the rest of my life in this field and still be
J: It was primarily just hot chick or hot twins roles.
Which are good and fine, but we strive for a little more than that. I
always think that actors spend so much time trying to book roles they
don't even really want to play. The only real way to be able to play the
roles or tell the stories you want to is by making them yourself. It's an
amazing feeling. I just love it.
What made you go into directing in the
first place, and did you recieve and formal training in filmmaking?
S: We wanted to make something cool that we would enjoy watching. Being
identical twins, we found we were just getting the same roles offered to
us over and over again. We went to film school to turn our martial arts
training into skills that could be utilized in the stunt world. The stunt
program was amazing and the rest was so disorganized that it was a severe
waste of time and money. The school pulled our funding for our final
project and told us to just merge with another group. That simply wouldn't
do. Jen came up with the idea for a fake trailer called Dead Hooker in
a Trunk and we were off to hire a cast and crew and get everything
organized. The school had a list of everything too inappropriate for
projects, so we threw it all in there and a couple they forgot to mention
for good measure. The reaction was half the audience walking out and the
other half cheering so loud that you could barely hear the lovely
offensive shit we put in it. And so, Dead Hooker in a Trunk
born and our directing career began.
J: Ha ha, what she said.
future projects you'd like to talk about?
S: We have a couple that might start any time now. We're shooting a
teaser trailer for one, American Mary, that we'll be showing at our
Vancouver screening on August 13th, then posting online everywhere. The
teaser will be a nice juicy hint of the unique horror of the new film. We
also have one called Bob that we pitched a couple weeks ago and are
just waiting to hear back from the production company about. It's a coming
of age, (extremely) dark comedy about two friends. There is something very
different about their relationship, but we can't say too much til we get
the go-ahead.
J: We have so many projects we want to do. We have a film called The
Man Who Kicked Ass which I'm very excited about. It's a re-imagining
of Westerns as you know them with a new twist.
Directors who
have influenced you?
S: Robert Rodriguez for sure. He's my hero. I love the work from
Quentin Tarantino, Mary Harron, Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, Eli Roth,
Takeshi Miike, and John Carpenter. I'm such a horror nerd.
J: Definitely Rodriguez. He's so inspiring. I can't wait to meet him.
All the ones Sylvie said, but I also love Joss Whedon. A lot.
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S: Oh God. I hate chick flicks. They insult vaginas everywhere. Crossroads
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girl-roadtrip movie. Most romantic comedies where sad women try to
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for her.
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NEWPORT, R.I. — The hiss of air spades and the rumble of cement mixers have ceased. The trees have been planted, and the sod placed. The shady, green square that offered rest and respite to travelers in Colonial times has come full circle.
When it reopens on May 31, Queen Anne Square will pay tribute to three women whose vision has left an enduring mark on Newport: Queen Anne, who ruled England from 1702 to 1714 and supported the Anglican Church in general and Newport's Trinity Church in particular; Doris Duke, who created the foundation credited with preserving Newport's Colonial architecture; and Maya Lin, one of the world's foremost landscape architects, perhaps best known for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.
The land between Trinity Church and Thames Street, in the area known as "The Hill," was a center of village life as early as the mid-1700s. During the economic boom of the 1960s, a hodgepodge of commercial buildings spread across the space, nearly obscuring the historic church. In the mid-1970s, Duke, a philanthropist and summer resident of Newport, spearheaded the effort to create a park to be known as Queen Anne Square. In cooperation with Trinity Church, Duke's Newport Restoration Foundation oversaw the removal of the commercial buildings and the site's return to a village green.
Forty years later, the foundation has reinvented the square once again, with an eye toward honoring Duke's preservation efforts, highlighting the role of historic preservation in community revitalization, and celebrating Newport's history and assets.
"Doris Duke thought out of the box a lot," said Pieter Roos, foundation director. "That has allowed us to think out of the box."
Since Duke (1912-93) founded the organization in 1968, the foundation has restored or preserved 83 buildings and today owns one of the largest collections of Colonial architecture in the country. Most are rented as private residences to tenant-stewards. Buildings open to the public include The Whitehorne House, a Federal-era home with a rare collection of 18th-century American furniture; Prescott Farm, featuring 40 acres of green space and a collection of historic buildings; and Rough Point, Duke's mansion on Bellevue Avenue, overlooking the Atlantic. The foundation also offers Newport History Tours, 75-minute walking tours, in conjunction with the Newport Historical Society.
Lin's installation at Queen Anne Park, titled "The Meeting Room," is a series of three seating areas designed to encourage rest, reflection, and conversation. Seating areas are set on stone foundations that form outdoor rooms representing the scale and type of materials used in Newport's historical buildings, and each is meant to reflect an aspect of life in Newport. Stone thresholds at the entrance to each installation are inscribed with quotations from Newporters that capture the theme.
Describing her vision for the square, Lin wrote: "To be able to create a landscape that reveals the historic aspect of Queen Anne Square in which these physical structures, some of which have stood here for 300 years, hold the history of the people who lived and worked there through time, is an important aspect to me and the project. . . . I imagine it to be a place where people gather together and also can reflect upon how Doris Duke helped preserve so many of these significant historic houses."
The smallest installation, which rests on a foundation the size of a modest Colonial Newport house (about 16 by 16 feet) and faces a stone fireplace, is meant to suggest domestic life. A passage from Franny Clarke's 1867 diary reads: "Rained all day. Made jelly & did various other Housekeeping matters which consumed the morning."
The second, on a slightly larger foundation, surrounds a water table, a typical element in Lin's designs, and is meant to evoke commercial activity in the 18th and 19th centuries. Here, an entry from John Stevens's 1726 account book reads: "To turning the arch, to the overplush of ye plastering, to laying five harthes."
The third installation, about 36 by 22 feet, celebrates community life in the seaside village and includes an entry from the log of the ship Atlas, Henry A. Brightman, Master: "Light airs at 5AM, hove short & made all sail awaiting for the breeze."
Nearly every element of the park reconstruction is home-grown. The three foundations are built from native Aquidneck Island stone, reclaimed from local historic houses that have been placed on new foundations. The benches are fashioned of local shale. Under the direction of landscape artist Edwina von Gal, who has collaborated with Lin on several projects over the last decade, new tree plantings were chosen based on native species that have historically grown in Newport. The inscriptions — including one from the Charter of 1663 (known as the King Charles charter) for the Colony of Rhode Island, the first document in the English empire to legislate freedom of religion and separation of church and state — have been hand-engraved by Newport artist and stone carver Nick Benson.
In conjunction with the reopening of Queen Anne Square, Rough Point is focusing on Duke's philanthropy with a special exhibit entitled "A Career of Giving: The Surprising Legacy of Doris Duke." Through photographs and artifacts, the exhibit paints a picture of the extraordinary range of Duke's interests and largesse, from Little League teams to the Rosebud Sioux Indian tribe in South Dakota, who gave her the American Indian dress and accessories on display. As they leave, visitors can choose a charity to support from several representing Duke's interests and cast their vote with chips. When the exhibition concludes, Rough Point will distribute money based on the votes.
Friday's opening ceremony at the park begins at 10 a.m. It will include remarks by Governor Lincoln Chafee, Dr. Roger Mandle of the Doris Duke Monument Foundation board, and Mayor Henry F. Winthrop.
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Chevy Forced To Extend Shutdown Of Bolt Plant After Realizing That Literally No One Wants A Bolt
General Motors launched it's much-hyped, all electric Chevy Bolt at the end of 2016. The Bolt was expected to make a splash as it was the first electric car in the U.S. market to offer 200 miles of driving range at an affordable price starting around $35,000. The only problem is that pretty much no one seems to want one.
Unfortunately, that lack of demand is about to earn a bunch of UAW workers at GM's Orion, Michigan plant an extended summer vacation.
As AOL Finance points out today, GM has managed to sell just over 7,500 Chevy Bolts through the first six months of 2017. Moreover, since dealers are sitting on about 111 days worth of inventory, we're going to go out on a limb and say the Bolt launch slightly underperformed expectations. All of which has resulted in GM's decision to extend the shutdown currently in effect at it's Orion plant for just a little while longer.
General Motors Co has extended a shutdown at the Michigan factory that builds the new Chevrolet Bolt electric car as part of a broader effort to get control of bulging inventories of unsold vehicles in the United States.
"Shutdown periods vary by plant based on launch timing of new or refreshed models across the portfolio and our ongoing efforts to align production with market demand," GM said in a statement.
But it's not just the Chevy Bolt that GM is having a hard time selling. Overall, the company is battling a massive inventory glut, some 126 days of supplies, in passenger cars. As such, the company has extended summer vacation shutdowns at three other North American assembly plants. The assembly plant at Lordstown, Ohio, that makes the Chevrolet Cruze and a plant near Kansas City, Missouri, that produces the Malibu sedan both have three additional weeks of downtime. An assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, will be idled for two extra weeks to reduce inventories of the Chevrolet Impala large sedan.
Of course, this shouldn't be much of a surprise for our readers as we recently pointed out that GM's "channel stuffing" hit a new all time high for the restructured company in June 2017, with the number of GM vehicles parked at dealer lots and patiently waiting for a buyer rising to the highest since the summer before recession officially began, when GM was still pre-bankruptcy GM, with far greater (if ultimately superfluous and in need of restructuring) production.
All of which kind of makes you wonder just how well that other, highly-anticipated, mass-produced, affordable, all-electric vehicle will perform when/if it officially starts to ship later this year.
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My wife and I were both virgins when we got married, we had many years of super sex but as time went on we slowed down on having sex, we decided that we needed to spruce up our sex life, I asked her what she really wanted to try, she said that she wanted to try having sex with a well hung man. My cock is a good 6 inches long and big around but she said that her cousin had told her about a guy she had dated in high school who had a 10 inch rock hard cock, his name was Harry and he lived about 50 miles from where we live, Harry and my wifes cousin still was good friends so we talked her into seeing if Harry was interested, while this was going on my wife wanted to know what I would like to do, at first I didn't want to tell her for fear of hurting her feeling, but she convinced me that she would be ok with whatever I wanted, I had always wanted to fuck her cousin and also because she is a very large gal, really nice big tits and a well rounded butt, so when I told her what I wanted she agreed as long as Harry would do her. A few days passed before Kay got back to us about Harry, he said he would love to show Jan what he could do to her, since Kay was already at the house I put Jan up to questioning her if she wanted to join in on the fun, she said no as she was happly marryied and didn't want to mess it up. We went ahead and asked Harry over for dinner one night, after dinner we all had a few drinks and one thing led to another, I could tell that Jan was a little shy to do much with me around so I told them that I was going back to work for a hour or two, I left but really just went around the house and back in threw the side door, I peeked in on them, Harry must have been a pro at this, he was already rubbing on Jans big tits and she was rubbing on his big lump in his pants, he stood up and unbucked his pants and dropped them down, Jan reached over and pulled down his shorts, cousin Kay was right about Harrys cock, it was the biggest that I had ever seen, Jan was shocked at the size but she went right after it, licking and kissing on it until it was as hard as a rock, Harry then pulled all of Jans clothes of and went down to her hairy pussy and started eating her, I could hear her moan at he drove his tongue deep into her, when she couldn't stand any more he pushed her to the floor and started to rub his big dick head all over her pussy lips, he slowly started in her, it must have hurt a little at first as Jan cried out a little but he soon was had about half of his 10 inches in her, she started to push her hips up to him and soon he had all 10 inches in, I couldn't stand it any longer and I came in to watch them, as I came I dropped my pants and shorts and started whacking off, they were going at it now for all they were worth, he was banging her with every inch he had and she was banging him back, I knew that they were both near to cuming as Jan was now yelling for Harry to fuck her harder, I also knew that I was close to shooting so I went over and stood above her face so when I shot my load it would hit her in the face, Harry was going like a racehorse, all of a sudden Jan let out a scream and started coming like I had never seen her do, Harry at the last second pulled out his big meat and let fly with a huge load of cum all over Jans pussy, when I saw that I shot my load all over her face. After Harry left we jumped into the shower and cleaned up, I asked Jan what she thought of her first big cock, she grinned at me and said that 10 inches was good but she bet 12 would be better, I'm still waiting to try a big women like cousin Kay and I bet it will happen soon if I know my wife Jan.


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You know we have a pity party within the core of our mind when wrong happens to you delivered/performed by some imperfect soul. We sometime reflect on the moment and the person, beacuse it appears comforting. Yeah, the enemy has a way of trying to control our thoughts. But enemy is week, already defeated, don't give him more imagained power, he does not deserve any.
Jesus paid the price on Calvary, the devil is trying to capure your mind, so that you will put yourself in bondage. He has no power beacuse he is already defeated and nothing, no setback, no deceitful person that he enlists in his army can turn you around.
When someone does you wrong, just say, if you can muster the courage that you forgive them, thats a Christ centered life and He will bless you for it!
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7. SOFTWARE AND WIDGETS. The widgets and other software and code available on or for download through the Sites ("Software") are protected by intellectual property rights, including, as applicable and without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, patents (and patent applications), trade secrets and other proprietary and intellectual property rights ("Intellectual Property Rights"). Unless otherwise expressly stated in a license or other agreement separate from this Agreement that You may have entered into (or may enter into) with NCM or its partners, affiliates, and licensors ("Affiliates") relating to any Software (each such license or other agreement, a "Software License Agreement") or as otherwise set forth in this Section 7, NCM grants You a personal, limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to download, install and execute a single copy of the Software (excluding source and object code) in accordance with the instructions provided on the Sites or through the Services and solely for Your own personal and non-commercial purposes. Except as expressly set forth in the foregoing sentence (or any applicable Software License Agreement), You are granted no licenses or rights, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, in or to any Software or any Intellectual Property Rights therein or related thereto, and You may not modify, copy or reproduce, perform, display, create derivative works from, republish, post, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, distribute, or in any way exploit any portion of the Software without the prior written permission of NCM. For software distributed under a third party license (referred to as "Third Party Software"), Your use of the Third Party Software will be governed by the applicable third party license. To the extent the terms of the license applicable to Third Party Software prohibit any of the restrictions in this Agreement, then with respect to the specific Third Party Software, such restrictions will not apply to such Third Party Software component.
8. CONTENT. The text, files, images, graphics, illustrations, information, data, audio, video, photographs, advertising, and other content (collectively, "Content") available on the Sites or provided from or through the Sites or Services, including, without limitation, all Content made available through any widget or other Software (such Content and any other contents of the Site or Services, collectively, "Site Content") are protected Intellectual Property Rights of NCM and its Affiliates. Unless otherwise noted on the Sites, as between You, NCM and its Affiliates, all Site Content is owned by NCM and its Affiliates. Your access to and use of any Site Content is also subject to any other license or other agreement separate from this Agreement that You may have entered into (or may enter into) with NCM or any of its Affiliates relating to that Site Content (each of those licenses or other agreements, a "Content Agreement"). Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Content Agreement or the express functionality of a Site, You are granted no licenses or ownership rights, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, in or to the Site or Site Content, or any Intellectual Property Rights therein or related thereto, and You may not modify, reproduce, copy, perform, display, create derivative works from, republish, post, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, distribute, re-distribute or in any way exploit any portion of the Site or Site Content without the prior written permission of NCM. If You would like to use the Site Content in a manner that is not expressly permitted in this Agreement or any other Content Agreement, please send Your request to NCM by emailing NCM at firstname.lastname@example.com.
9. MARKS. Unless otherwise labeled, all trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, banners, and page headers displayed on the Sites or through the Services (collectively, the "Marks") are the property of NCM and its Affiliates. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, You may not display, link to, or otherwise use the Marks without the prior written permission of NCM.
10. USER POSTINGS AND UPLOADS. The Site or Services may include forums, bulletin boards, chat rooms, interaction with other users through fantasy features or other games that we may from time to time make available, or other opportunities through which You may provide, transmit, upload, or otherwise make available Content to the Site or through the Services (such Content, "User Content"). You agree not to upload or provide any User Content that:
- is libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, pornographic, threatening, or an invasion of privacy or includes any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference or physical handicap;
- is an infringement or misappropriation of the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party;
- illegal in any way or that advocates illegal activity;
- is an advertisement or solicitation of funds, goods, or services;
- promotes violence or describe how to perform a violent act;
- promotes or constitutes illegal activity; or
- is in violation of this Agreement or any specific game rules.
You represent and warrant to NCM and its Affiliates that You own all right, title, and interest in and to any User Content that You provide or upload to the Site or through the Services, or that You have sufficient rights, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, to grant NCM the rights discussed in this Agreement. You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless NCM and its Affiliates from any and all third-party claims, losses, liabilities, damages, fees, expenses, and costs (including attorneys' fees and court costs) that result from a breach or alleged breach of any representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement. By providing or uploading any User Content to the Sites or through the Services, unless otherwise stated in a separate agreement entered into by You and NCM in connection with Your upload of any User Content, You grant NCM a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, copy, store, reproduce, modify, display, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such User Content for any purpose whatsoever, throughout the world in any form, media, software, or technology of any kind. In addition, You waive all moral rights in the User Content or warrant that all moral rights applicable to such content have been waived. You also grant NCM the right to use Your name in connection with the reproduction or distribution of such material. NCM has no obligation to monitor or enforce any intellectual property rights that may be associated with Your User Content, but NCM does have the right, though not the obligation, to enforce such rights through any means it sees fit, including bringing and controlling actions on Your behalf. NCM has no obligation to accept, display, review, monitor, or maintain any User Content. NCM does have the right to delete User Content from the Sites without notice for any reason at any time. NCM may move, re-format, edit, alter, distort, remove or refuse to exploit User Content without notice to You and without liability; provided, however, that NCM reserves the right to treat User Content as content stored at the direction of users. You agree and acknowledge that You do not rely on NCM to monitor or edit the Sites and that the Sites may contain Content which You find offensive and You hereby waive any objections You might have with respect to such Content. In addition, all comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, and other submissions ("Feedback") disclosed, submitted, or offered to NCM in connection with the use of the Sites shall be considered gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction, and will not place NCM under any obligation to You. Such Feedback shall be the exclusive property of NCM. You agree that unless otherwise prohibited by law NCM may use, sell, exploit and disclose the Feedback in any manner, without restriction and without compensation to You.
11. CONDUCT. You will not and will not permit any third party to:
- use the Sites or Services to harvest or collect e-mail addresses or other contact information of other users from the Sites or Services by electronic or other means for the purposes of sending unsolicited e-mails or other communications;
- use the Sites or Services in any unlawful manner or in any other manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Sites or Services;
- use the Sites, Services, Products, Software, or Content for any commercial purpose or in any automated manner, including, without limitation, any attempt to raise money or advertise or promote a product, service, website, pyramid scheme or other multi-tiered marketing scheme;
- use automated scripts to collect information from or otherwise interact with the Site or Services;
- use the Site or Services to intimidate or harass any other people or entities;
- reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code or method of operation of the Sites, Services, or any Software or other Product;
- remove, bypass or circumvent any electronic protection measures on the Sites, Services, or on any Software or other Product;
- remove, alter, or obscure any copyright or other proprietary rights notices included on the Sites, Services, Products, Software, or Content;
- upload to a Site or provide to NCM any code or device capable of or intended to interrupt, harm or damage the Site, Services, Products, Software, or Content or the operation thereof;
- reveal any personal information about another individual, including another person's address, phone number, e-mail address, credit card number or any information that may be used to track, contact or impersonate that individual;
- attempt to impersonate any other party;
- create user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses or mislead others as to the origins of your communications;
- trick, defraud or mislead NCM and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as passwords;
- make improper use of NCM's support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct;
- disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, NCM and/or the Sites or Services;
- violate this Agreement or any local, state, federal or international law, rule or regulation or any other requirements or restrictions posted by NCM on the Sites;
- except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use or launch, develop or distribute any automated system, including, without limitation, any spider, robot (or "bot"), cheat utility, scraper or offline reader that accesses the Sites, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software;
- cover or obscure any notice, banner or advertisement on the Sites;
- disguise the source of your User Content or other information you submit to the Sites or use tools which anonymize Your Internet protocol address (e.g. anonymous proxy) to access the Sites;
- interfere with or circumvent any security feature of the Service or any feature that restricts or enforces limitations on use of or access to the Sites or User Content;
- sell the Service or any part thereof including but not limited to Virtual Goods or Virtual Currency, user accounts and access to them in exchange for real currency or items of monetary value; or
- engage in cheating or any other activity deemed by NCM to be in conflict with the spirit or intent of the Services.
12. CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT. Just as NCM requires users of the Site and Services to respect the copyrights and other intellectual property rights of NCM, its Affiliates, and other third parties, NCM respects the copyrights and other intellectual property rights of users of the Sites and Services and other third parties. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), if You believe in good faith that Your copyrighted work has been reproduced on the Site or through the Services without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, You may notify our designated copyright agent by mail to:
National CineMedia, LLC
Attn: Copyright Infringement Agent
9110 E. Nichols Ave., Suite 200
Centennial, Colorado 80112-3405
Please provide the following information to NCM's Copyright Infringement Agent:
- the identity of the infringed work, and of the allegedly infringing work;
- Your name, address, daytime phone number, and Email address, if available;
- a statement that You have a good-faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the owner, his or her agent, or the law;
- a statement of the accuracy of the notice and, under penalty of perjury, that You are authorized to act on behalf of the owner; and
- Your electronic or physical signature.
13. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. You hereby represent, warrant, and covenant for the benefit of NCM and its Affiliates that: (1) You have the legal right and authority to enter into this Agreement, and, if You are accepting this Agreement on behalf of a company or other entity, to bind the company or other entity to the terms of this Agreement; and (2) You have the legal right and authority to perform Your obligations under this Agreement and to grant the rights and licenses described in this Agreement and in any applicable additional agreement You enter into in connection with Your access to the Sites or use of the Services.
14.1 Disclaimer. THE SITES AND ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITES, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY NCM, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. NEITHER NCM NOR ITS AFFILIATES REPRESENT OR ENDORSE THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT, ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT, OR OTHER DATA OR INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON, DOWNLOADED FROM, OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING THE SITE, YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO CONTENT THAT YOU MAY FIND OFFENSIVE, INDECENT OR OBJECTIONABLE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL NCM BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE OR CONTENT. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITES AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, AND CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND YOUR OWN RISK, AND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LIABILITY OR DAMAGE YOU INCUR THROUGH ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY PRODUCTS SERVICES, SOFTWARE, OR CONTENT. EXCEPT WHERE THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF A PARTICULAR JURISDICTION CONCERNING WARRANTIES CANNOT BE WAIVED OR EXCLUDED BY AGREEMENT, NCM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SITE, AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, AND CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NCM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITES, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT OR SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR FREE FROM INTERRUPTIONS CRASHES, AND DOWNTIME OR OTHER FAILURES OR WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
14.2 Limitation. IN NO EVENT WILL NCM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR YOUR FAILURE TO GAIN ACCESS TO OR USE OF) THE SITE OR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, OR CONTENT, EVEN IF NCM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. NCM'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO $100.
15 Indemnification. You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless NCM and its Affiliates, employees, agents, contractors, assigns, licensors, licensees, and successors in interest ("Indemnified Parties") from any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, fees, expenses, and costs (including attorneys' fees, court costs, damage awards, and settlement amounts) that result from any claim or allegation against any Indemnified Party arising from Your accessing or using the Sites, Services, Products, Software, or Content, or Your breach of any term of this Agreement. NCM will provide You with notice of any such claim or allegation, and NCM will have the right to participate in the defense of any such claim at its expense.
16. PRIVACY POLICY. Click here or direct Your web browser to https://noovie.com/privacy to view a copy of NCM's privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. By accepting this Agreement, You expressly consent to the use and disclosure of Your personally identifiable and other information as described in the Privacy Policy.
17. LINKED SITES OR SERVICES. The Site and Services may contain links to third-party sites or services that are not under the control of NCM, and NCM is not responsible for any content on any linked site or service. If You access a third-party site or service from a Site or through a Service, You do so at Your own risk. NCM provides links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of the link does not imply that NCM endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content on those third-party sites or services. NCM welcomes links to the Site. You may establish a link to the Site, provided that the link does not state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of Your site by NCM or any group or individual affiliated with NCM. You may not use on Your site or through Your service any Content or Marks appearing on the Site in establishing the link. You may not frame or otherwise incorporate into another site or service the Content or other materials on the Site or provided through the Services without prior written consent.
18. POSTING ON OTHER WEBSITES. You are granted a limited revocable license to post an image of Your personal avatar and/or screen shot from Your account within the Sites and any other materials that NCM expressly gives You consent to post on other web sites, on Your own personal website or on a third party website that permits posting of content at the direction of users provided that such third party website (1) is not commercially competitive with NCM, (2) does not criticize or injure NCM, (3) does not obtain any rights to such content other than a non-exclusive license to post it at Your direction, and (4) does not charge for access to such content or associated products, services or advertising with such content, so long as the website where the link resides, and all other locations to which such site links, comply with all applicable laws and do not in any way abuse, defame, stalk, threaten or violate the rights of privacy, publicity, intellectual property or other legal rights of others or, in any way, post, publish, distribute, disseminate or facilitate any inappropriate, infringing, defamatory, profane, indecent, obscene, illegal/unlawful or otherwise objectionable information, topic, name or other material (an "Authorized Website"). All of NCM's rights and remedies are expressly reserved, and NCM may revoke this limited license, in whole or in part, at any time upon notice to You. Without limitation, the following terms and conditions apply to Your posting of a copy of Your avatar and/or screen shots on an Authorized Website: (1)You must display a prominent link to the Site's homepage in connection with any of Your use of Content permitted hereunder, including, without limitation, in e-mails You are sending friends; and (2) You agree to include, and not remove or alter, NCM's trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights notices, as provided by NCM on the Sites and within e-mail page(s), when displaying an avatar or images from a game, and You agree to comply with usage guidelines that may be provided by NCM from time to time. You agree that all goodwill that arises in connection with Your use of NCM's trademarks inures exclusively to NCM, and You agree not to challenge NCM's ownership or control of any NCM trademarks, nor use or adopt any trademarks that might be confusingly similar to such NCM trademarks.
19. NOTICES. Except as expressly stated otherwise, any notices required or allowed under this Agreement will be given to NCM by postal mail to the address for NCM listed on the Site. If applicable law requires that NCM accepts E-mail notices (but not otherwise), then You may send NCM an E-mail notice by emailing NCM at email@example.com. With respect to NCM's notices to You, NCM may provide notice of amendments by posting them on the Site and You agree to check for changes. In addition, or in lieu thereof, NCM may give notice by sending E-mail to the E-mail address You provide during registration for the Site. Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after it is posted or an E-mail is sent, unless (as to E-mail) the sending party is notified that the E-mail address is invalid.
20.1 Third-Party Beneficiaries. NCM's Affiliates are intended third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement with the right to enforce the provisions that directly concern Products, Services, Content, or Software to which they have rights.
20.2 Assignment. You may not assign, delegate or transfer this Agreement or any of Your rights hereunder, and any attempt to do so will be null and void.
20.3 Integration. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes any and all prior oral and written agreements or understandings between the parties regarding the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified except upon mutual written agreement of both parties. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be interpreted as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
20.4 Severability. If for any reason any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.
20.5 Choice of Law, Jurisdiction, Venue and Class Action Waiver. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles. The parties specifically exclude from application to the Agreement the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts sitting in Denver, CO. In any such dispute, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses from the other party. ANY PROCEEDINGS TO RESOLVE OR LITIGATE ANY DISPUTE WILL BE CONDUCTED SOLELY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. NEITHER YOU NOR NCM WILL SEEK TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE HEARD AS A CLASS ACTION OR IN ANY OTHER PROCEEDING IN WHICH EITHER PARTY ACTS OR PROPOSES TO ACT IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. To the maximum extent permitted by law, You permanently and irrevocably waive the right to bring any claim in any forum unless You provide the NCM with written notice of the events or facts giving rise to the claim within one (1) year of their occurrence.
20.6 International Users. The Sites are operated out of the United States of America. NCM does not represent that Content presented on the Sites is appropriate (or, in some case, unavailable) for use in other locations. If You access the Sites or Services from a jurisdiction other than the United States, You agree that You do so on Your own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable to Your use of the Sites. The information provided on the Sites is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject NCM to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Service from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Software from the Service may be subject to United States export controls. Thus, no software from the Sites may be downloaded, exported or re-exported (1) into (or to a national or resident of) Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods; (2) any country sanctioned by OFAC including, but not limited to, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine and Sudan or (3) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading any software, You represent and warrant that You are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of, any such country or on any such list.
20.7 Disputes with Others. NCM reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor and/or manage disputes between You and other users of the Sites. If You have a dispute with other users, You release NCM from and hereby agree to indemnify NCM against claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such dispute.
20.8 Modifications. NCM reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update, or modify the Site, Services, or this Agreement, simply by posting such addition, change, update, or modification on the Site or providing it through the Services. Any such addition, change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site or providing it through the Services and Your continued use of the Site or Services following posting or providing of any such addition, change, update, or modification will constitute Your agreement to be bound by the addition, change, update, or modification.
20.9 Google. Certain Products, Services, Content or Software provided through the Sites (or otherwise provided by NCM) may include Services, Content or Software provided by Google Inc. By using these services, Content or software, You are agreeing to be bound by Google's Terms of Use located at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/. In addition, Your use of Software in connection with the Android version of NCM's mobile applications is further subject to certain third party licenses, which license and source code can be found at http://source.android.com/source/licenses.html.
20.10 Apple, Inc. The mobile applications that are downloaded to an Apple Product uses the iOS software development kit from Apple, Inc. ("Apple"), however, NCM is solely responsible for the mobile applications and the content thereof. By using or accessing the applications via an Apple product, You acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is between You and NCM and not with Apple. Furthermore, Your access or use of the applications on an Apple product is limited to Apple products You own or control and as permitted by the usage rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service. NCM is responsible for addressing any claims You may have related to the use and/or possession of an application, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that an application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. Apple is not responsible for any third party claim that an application, or Your possession and use of an application, infringes a third party's intellectual property rights You acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple's subsidiaries, are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement but only to the extent it relates to the application used on an apple product, and Apple has the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this Agreement against You as a third party beneficiary thereof.
20.11 Notices to California Consumers. Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users of the Sites are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.


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LETTER: On Roseville schools' union-labor vote
To the Editor:
As a Roseville resident, taxpayer, parent and construction worker, I am disappointed I won't be allowed to work on any of the Roseville district's upcoming construction projects. Why? Because the Roseville School Board voted 4-2 last month to use a discriminatory, union-only project labor agreement for the work.
As someone who proudly works for a local exterior building restoration contractor and chooses to not be in a union, I am prohibited from working on my kids' schools and sports facilities — the very schools and facilities our $144 million bond referendum is paying for.
In no other type of contracting do we limit who can bid and perform simply based on labor affiliation. All contractors who are qualified, licensed by the state and bonded should be allowed to bid and work on taxpayer-funded projects like our schools. I've worked on schools, office buildings, hospitals and other historic buildings with pride. I've helped projects get done on time, on budget and to the highest degree of quality.
Instead of allowing local contractors and local construction workers like me the chance to work in my own community where I pay taxes, the school board voted to give the construction unions a sweetheart deal that doesn't guarantee these projects will be done on time or on budget. It simply guarantees that only union workers will be used. Despite the district's motto including the phrase "equity in all we do," the Roseville School Board just demonstrated special interests come first, equity comes second.
Jeremy Green


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