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The game is playable from 0.50 up to 100 credits for each single spin, and you can enjoy it on your desktop, tablet or mobile device to claim plenty of rewards.
Power Plant is a Yggdrasil Gaming slot machine that takes you on an industrial experience that occurs in the future, which explains the visuals of the game. The game has five reels and up to 82 wager lines, which result in a highly rewarding and a fun adventure.
Power Plant Slot Overview
Power Plant is a Yggdrasil Gaming slot machine that has a fantastic setup with a futuristic theme. You will certainly enjoy what the game has to offer, thanks to its format, its ways to win and its plethora of features that you can take advantage of during the gameplay.
The game comes packing a lot of unique icons, you can play it with a wide betting range, and you can enjoy it through multiple platforms including phones and tablets. The game has up to 82 wager lines that come across five reels and eight rows of symbols, which is pretty unusual for a slot machine.
The Story behind the Slots' Theme
The game does not have an individual story or a topic, but it offers a great gaming experience nonetheless. The game takes you on a futuristic adventure into a power plant in the future where machines run everything. Resulting from that, you will get to enjoy futuristic looking visuals with fantastic line prizes and an overall exciting experience.
Everything about the game is futuristic, starting from its format, its visuals to its animations and gameplay options. As a result of the futuristic theme of the game, you can expect plenty of futuristic and modern features and winnings.
Power Plant Gaming Format and Visuals
Power Plant has a unique setup as it has five reels that come with up to 82 wager lines which are a very odd number of lines for slot machines. The different number of lines is quite lucrative as it helps players claim plenty of rewards. The number of lines would need a big number of symbol positions, and this is why the game has eight rows of symbols.
These reels, lines, rows of symbols all exists in a futuristic setting that looks like the inside of a power plant in the future. You will see advanced and futuristic looking screens, monitors and control panels with neon lights, and more in the background of the reels. Even the reel set itself comes in futuristic visuals as they appear on a beam of light that looks as if it is coming out of a portal.
As for the symbols that will land on these reels, they include fire symbols, biohazard icon and other futuristic looking symbols that will immerse you into the theme of the game. Last but not least, the animation of the reel spinning is done perfectly to provide a smooth and a visually satisfying experience.
The game has up to 82 wager lines, which means that you will be able to claim a tremendous amount of prizes by getting matching symbols on the lines of the slot machine. The location of the lines that spread across the reels and the rows of the game are in a list at the paytable. You can view that paytable as you click on the + icon on the bottom left side then open the "I" button.
And this will not only show you the location of the lines, as it will also show you all of the different prizes that you can earn through them. The highest payout that you can claim is equal 200 coins, and you can make it by getting 5x Biohazard symbols on the same line. As for the lowest paying symbol, it is the green leaf symbol.
Bonus Rounds and Special Features
Being a Yggdrasil video slot machine means that you will be able to find plenty of winning chances and rewards throughout the gameplay. So whenever you try out the game, you know for certain that you are going to get a lot of rewards in return.
The game, like most slot machines, comes with a wild symbol. The wild symbol is the golden W symbol; it can substitute for all of the other symbols that land across the reels and the lines of the game. The wild symbol can also appear in stacks to cover entire reels to help players create multiple prizes along the way. That is not all, as getting a reel that is full of stacks of wild symbols will result in the activation of a re-spin, with the wild reel remaining wild for the duration of the re-spin.
The re-spins does not only cause a re-spin, as this re-spin would come with features that you will become active randomly. The number of these features that you will get depends on the number of wild reels. Getting one reel of wild-stacks will get you two features, two stacks awards three features while three stacks of wilds award you four features.
There are five different features that Power Plant has that would be active during the re-spin. These five different features include the following:
- Three to eight winning symbols will join the game play for higher and better payouts.
- One symbol will become unique at random, and it will become super stacked.
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[Photos] Pollution and Phone Lines around Dawanglu
My last couple days in Beijing reminded me of my very first days when I first arrived to this city exactly a year ago. Dry, hot, and polluted summer in Beijing. Driving back from my usual Wangjing Korean Saturday lunch back into Guomao, I couldn't stop but to notice the low visibility. Sitting next to the cab driver, I took out my camera for some snap shots out of my window as I passed an electric tower and some phone lines (around Dawanglu). I'm currently back in Japan so I'll be catching up with my photos from Beijing as a I put up more from Japan.

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Many girls want to recreate the casual, ethereal style from the late 60s era. Hippie hair is relatively easy to create, no matter what type of hair you have. However, long hair is best for this look, since hippie girls were known for their long locks. Using a few simple tools, you can transform your hair into a hippie style.
Pull the top half of your hair into a big hair clip. You'll start on the bottom section of your hair first.
Turn on a waving iron and wait for it to heat up.
Take a 1-1/2-inch section of the bottom hair and clamp the waving iron down on the hair closest to the scalp. Only clamp down for two seconds, then unclamp the waving iron and move down to clamp it on the next portion of hair. Keep moving down and clamping with the iron until the entire piece of hair is in waves.
Repeat Step 3 until the entire bottom section of hair is waved.
Take down the top half of your hair from the clip and use the waving iron in the same way.
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The M1 in Derbyshire has fully re-opened after a lorry burst into flames this morning.
Firefighters from Staveley and Clowne were called to the blaze on the hard shoulder at junction 29a shortly after 10am.
The fire was extinguished and the vehicle recovered.
The motorway was closed northbound between junctions 29 and 30 but is now fully open again.
There are currently delays back to junction 28.
A Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "Crews used four hose reel jets and requested the attendance of a water carrier from Staveley."
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Clara Luya is an impressive Cybersecurity Manager at EY Australia. Her focus areas include Cyber governance, Cyber transformation, Cyber threat management, Threat intelligence and Digital disruption.
Clara grew up in China. She lived in the United States and has worked in the Asia-Pacific and Africa. She commenced her career in the banking and financial services sector in Sydney. Clara worked with different consultancy firms from the Big 4, a technology specialist and a boutique consulting company. Working in professional services which enabled her to gain focused industry experience in addition to consulting.
She is part of the EY Risk Advisory team so she spends the majority of her time working with the business to understand their needs and provide advice on Information & Communications technology related matters such as security strategy, risk management, cyber transformation and cyber governance. "The work can certainly be very hands-on at times," explains Clara. "For example, I've managed a team designing and proposing security operating models and have been involved in identifying a security transformation program for clients. I've also been involved in data breach and data leakage investigation, working alongside our Forensic Investigation team."
Clara has provided many impressive achievements for EY, one of which was to lead a team to design and recommend a security operating model for a client who operates in a federated environment. "We worked with the CIOs of each entity to define the security maturity and service capabilities in order to build a clear understanding of the operating model. We also negotiated on behalf of each entity to develop the contractual agreements between the entities. Needless to say, it was a complex and high profile engagement," says Clara.
Being passionate about strategic governance, what Clara found very satisfying about this work was that it allowed her to make a real and tangible impact in the community. Working with other parts of the business, such as Legal, during the contract development also provided significant experience for Clara.
When asked about EY as an employer, Clara declares that "EY is the best place to work". She believes that what makes EY stand out amongst competitors is its people. "We've so many talented and driven people in EY who are eager to make a difference. The work culture that these people create is so very rich, encouraging and satisfying. People at EY are not only exceptionally good at the detailed, technical stuff but they also have the ability to listen, engage a business and dedicate themselves to develop the best solution." Clara also believes that there's a strong openness throughout the working environment. "If anyone has a question, there'll always be a person nearby who is ready to help. At EY, we collaborative on ideas and options to deliver the common goal which is "building a better working world".
Moving to EY from another Big 4 firm, Clara wasn't expecting many changes. However, her experience with EY has been very refreshing and energising. "Prior to joining EY, I was heavily focusing on technology consulting and managing large system implementations. At EY, I really enjoyed the learning curve that bridged my experience with new areas in relation to cybersecurity advisory work. I got to see how an idea or vision or requirement translates into a tangible solution that can benefit the organisation," explains Clara.
Since joining EY, Clara has enjoyed learning how to work with business step by step throughout cyber assessment security reviews. She invests in the relationships with business to support them in their journey of transforming their cyber capabilities. "The strong relationship, rich experience and insight that I get from building the relationships with the business over time is one of the best parts," comments Clara." I'm passionate about what I do and enjoy the challenge in looking for ways to get things 100% correct. And my happy disposition means I'm always cheerful and that I enjoy motivating others. I like to spend time getting to know who I'm working with. I take on responsibilities and I'm always fully committed to what I do. Thankfully these are all qualities that EY values as an employer.
Cybersecurity may be seen as a male dominated industry because presently there are fewer women in the space. But Clara believes that women shouldn't be discouraged and that there are increasingly more professional opportunities available. "Women should not be afraid to challenge conscious and unconscious bias if they encounter it in their workplace. Self-respect is important and reinforcing inclusive behaviours is key," says Clara.
Flexibility can sometimes be key for women as they forge a career while raising a family. "EY as an organisation is particularly supportive of its female employees during the process of starting a family, or returning back to the workforce. After speaking with colleagues who work flexibly at EY, I can clearly see how flexible working arrangements have made a significant difference to both their professional and personal life.
In addition to consulting work for clients, Clara is also a counsellor in the Advisory team. This sees her providing on-going career advice and shaping potential opportunities for her colleagues. "This role is really interesting because it enables me explore different skill sets like mentoring, effective communication and constructive feedback. These experiences then help me to define and refine my own management style and build great foundations for my leadership skills."
"I'm fortunate to work in a team of talented, amazing people in a safe, supportive and professional working environment. My career is progressing every day. I'm proud of what I do and I look forward to going to work every day," exclaims Clara.
Read about further women at EY working in the cybersecurity arena, or explore the range of career options open.
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This is a review of "A Dance of Cloaks" the first book in David Dalglish's "Shadowdancer" series.
His father is the greatest assassin of all times and the one man that everyone fears, and with an iron grip on the underworld of the city of Veldaren. Aaron is set to take over this criminal empire. Trained by his father, he is exactly what an assassin should be – cold, efficient, ruthless. But when he risks his life to protect a priest's daughter from his own father, Aaron is given a glimpse of a world beyond poison, daggers and death.
While the story takes place mostly in the city of Veldaren, it is an obviously large and expansive world that is slowly being revealed to the reader. Chapter by chapter small hints and tidbits of information come together to reveal a large and rich world run by merchant princes and thief guilds while the real royals struggle to keep both in check.
We are introduced to a lot of characters and situations throughout the book. Aaron and Thren, and Aaron's slow road to starting to rebel against his father. Alyssa and the faceless women; the first finding out that she doesn't know as much about the world as she thought that she did, and the latter having plans that remain a mystery. The two priesthoods and paladins fighting for their respective god, the Trifect merchants, the prince and of course the people surrounding these characters. The battle of wills between the Trifect, the thief guilds and the royal family is the focus of this tale.
The entire story reads like the first chapter of a bigger book. It is obvious pretty quickly that this is only the first book in a series. The pacing is slow despite everything only taking place over a couple of months as the most. The sheer amount of characters introduced as the story goes on makes that doubly obvious, and because of this it can be a bit difficult to get a real sense of the characters. They all have personality and growth, but not as much as one would expect of a book with 450 some pages. This isn't a bad thing, but it is something to keep in mind when reading the book.
The story does seem to suffer occasionally from a bit of tell-don't-show, but it is noticeable only sometimes. There is also a surprising lack of Aaron/Haern in the story, the character that is supposed to be the main character of all the characters presented. His parts seem fewer and shorter than any of the others, but this is, again, just a minor peeve.
With faults as small as these there is no way that I wouldn't recommend this book.
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Christmas Baking Attack Plan – Week #1
- Who is on your gift list?
- What will you be making?
- What supplies do you need from a store other than the grocery store?
- What supplies do you need from the grocery store?
Here are three of my lists:
|What I'm Making:
Captain Crunch Candy:
Sugar Cookies:
Wreath Cookies:
Cranberry Nut Bread:
Banana Nut Bread:
Individual Red Velvet Bundt Cakes:
Also some staple items: baking powder, baking soda, Kosher salt, vanilla
As you're doing your Christmas shopping, start keeping an eye out for the non-perishable items. You'll need one platter per recipient, and you'll need to figure quantities of production for each item. (Don't worry – we'll do that next week in detail.)
Enjoy this! It is such a blessing to give a gift that is something delicious and beautiful and festive that you've made yourself.
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i have started my list too…i tend to then bake one kind of cookie/candy one night a week. i do need to figure out who im giving it too!
Last year, I gave a large platter of cookies to the staff at each of my children's schools, then a small platter to their therapists/audiology offices. Their therapists have been a huge blessing to us, and I like to remember them at Christmas too.
Last year, I baked cookies and froze them in the weeks coming up to when I would give them, then I assembled the trays the night before I gave them. I taste-tested cookies this way, and they taste fresh and amazing, and I was able to do a larger variety than if I had tried to bake them all the day before giving.
Another gift I've done the years past is microwave caramel corn. So much easier than on the stovetop and in the oven – I'll pass that recipe along if you're interested!
I'm always interested in a recipe, but I don't have a microwave. You're welcome to post it here, though. Or, I can open up a post to Christmas recipes next week!
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I've been meaning to tell you how delicious the cranberry nut bread came out for our Thanksgiving table and your post reminded me! Definitely something I will make again for the Christmas holidays. :)
I, too, am in the planning stages of the cookie/candy making for the month. Hope to get a good start this weekend as I need to get a box off to my nephew stationed in Okinawa by late next week. :)
You don't have a microwave? Seriously? I have a stovetop and oven combination recipe too, but while the microwave one takes about 20 minutes, the stovetop one takes anout an hour and a half. I can e-mail you both of them.
I love the detail! I'm planning to make cinnamon rolls for our friends for Christmas! I'm very curious about your wreath cookies!! Can't wait to see! :)
Great minds think alike!! I am tackling the exact same thing on my blog today:-)
I was thinking about you this morning, Di, when I came into my house after running and about suffocated because it felt so hot – lol. I was going to drop you a note when I had a few minutes and ask about your Thanksgiving. I'm so glad you enjoyed that recipe!
That reminds me – I need to do a preliminary batch of everything and get it in the mail to Gregg. His birthday cookies are in the oven as I type this.
I seriously don't have a microwave – lol.
Which makes having a babysitter often problematic. It's why there's usually a crockpot meal on my Tuesdays.
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Thank you for posting this Hallee! It's always nice to have your organized thoughts jumpstart others (well, I'll speak for myself anyway :) ). I haven't done this in years. The last time I made huge batches of cookies and treats was with a girlfriend in 1997 for our blessed coworkers. I think you have helped me get a move-on this year. It'll be nice to incorporate the girls in the festivities too. You're awesome! Hugs, M.
Oh, yum! I want to see your Captain Crunch Candy recipe! I love PB Cap'n Crunch and just bet I would love some candy made with it!
Reading your list has reminded me that I, too, need to get busy making Christmas goodies, cleaning house, decorating, etc etc etc :-)
I put a Tweet to your blog on Twitter because I love your organization. it's inspiring:) Thanks so much for posting to Crock Pot Wednesday; I hope you can join me again this week.
Wow Debbie -that's awesome. Thank you so much! I look forward to joining you many more times!
I'd love your recipe for the captain crunch candy. My older brother adores that cereal and i would love to surprise him and his family with something new for christmas treats!
Kelli & Jen:
I'm posting the Captain Crunch Candy recipe next week – on the 8th, along with all of these other recipes.
This candy is just amazing. We LOVED it as kids growing up – it was one of the best parts of Christmas. As an adult, I have had many friends say to me, when I delivered their goodies plate, that they'd been looking forward to the candy. My whole family purposefully only makes it at Christmas so that we can keep it a Christmas tradition that we can look forward to, even though the whole time I'm making it (and eating it) I wonder why I don't just break down and make it all the time! LOL
HeatherView 03 Dec 2009
can't wait to see the candy recipe. we do that with peanut butter balls(but i think that's b/c its more labor intensive) and my mom's broccoli cheese casserole we only have at the holidays probably b/c its not the healthiest. BUT oh so good…i made it once when it wasn't the holidays and it didn't taste as good! lol
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I post today, though, because I found a reference on the wonderful Ask a
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variety that we can eat, and cultivate it....we've done it before.


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A top-down psychological horror game, currently put on hold (April, 2017).
A young scientist awakes after an unknown amount of time in cryostasis to find his work place abandoned and the voice of his hated father as the only thing to guide him.
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Dream Music
Occasionally I try to recreate the music I hear in my dreams. The impressive ones turn out to be hard to catch, but here are some of the more simple ones that I feel do resemble the original mood.
The songs in midi format where recorded with a SoundBlaster AWE32 from Creative Labs. Unfortunately, when I upgraded to a new soundcard, the songs suddenly didn't sound so good anymore. But it should give at least a rough idea.
A second start
December 11th, 1999. I lost the exact contents of the dream
but not the
song. It's about getting a second start. Not only was this dream
shortly after I got a second prescription of my homeopathic doctor, it
was also the point at which I strongly suspected that the treatment may
turn out to be effective. So, I would get a second start in life
afterall. It was a very happy dream: Second
Higher and higher
Dec 26th, 1999. This is from my disease related aggression
dreams. At
the point where this song plays I'm being attacked by a man and hit him
with his head through a window. There's a distinct vocal line singing higher
and higher. It's an surprisingly
upbeat song considering the visual content of the dream.
Music studioDec 30th, 1999. After having been busy with recording dream songs, I got a dream where I found a song machine generating wonderful music. Later on in the dream I entered a music studio with a lot of musicians. I was a bit embarrassed to get such a large band at once while I had no idea what to do with so many of them.
Here's one of the melodies the song machine played. It reminds
me of those happy Beach Boys songs so I titled it beach.
Running with the visitorsJanuary 2nd, 2000. I dream about having guests but instead of sitting somewhere we keep running and running. One is running along with her baby with a perambulator. It's not fun.
The dream is commenting on a social event later that day, that
turned out to be too busy for me. I've only heard the melody
line repeat over. It sounds
depressing. I added some backing to get a feel of the stress in the
dream: Running
with the visitors.
JinglingSomewhere in february, 2000. I had recorded the melody of this song with my keyboard, but have forgotten the dream. This is my first mp3 song. Internet Explorer (5 and higher) should play this without a problem. With Netscape you first have to download it to your computer, then hope you have the software that will play it. Here's Jingling
Tech talkHere's some information for those who want to record their own dream songs. The music files at this pages are MIDI files, meaning that they contain music scores that are played by the synthesizer in your computer's soundcard. To "sequence" the music scores I rely on software called Cakewalk. I suggest you check out the cheap $20 Express edition (I still use a much older version myself). Also interesting is the $30 PowerTracks from PG Music Software. For Mac users I can suggest something called Cubasis from Steinberg, but don't ask me if and where they sell the light versions.
I also use a second hand personal keyboard, the kind of orchestra-in-a-box thing you hear at wedding parties. That means that to record a song I can simply play the keyboard instead of creating the song using the mouse and the qwerty keyboard. To connect your MIDI keyboard to your computer, please consult the MIDI FAQ.


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Wearing the same necklace every day is not a wrong step. On the contrary, with the right choice it can look even more polished. Choosing a necklace that you can use day after day solves your style problems and saves you precious time.
The necklace is something that you own or wear that is considered new or different and that is supposed to make other people notice it. But for everyday use, I use a Broken Heart Necklace every day because it supports your health and well-being. The pure Phiten crystal necklace is made of high quality heart necklace that are very clear and elegantly designed. It is known that these broken heart necklace Improve metabolism and blood circulation while you feel energetic.
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Almost all my friends have one thing in common, They have at least one piece of jewelry that they never take off. Whether we are having lunch or attending a concert, I can bet that they will always wear the same two rings or the same delicate necklace. It's soothing, it's special and it's specific to you. To know what other pieces people like to use every day.
I fell in love with Foundrae's unique enamel jewelry a few years ago. She wore a ring from the cigar band. I loved the deep colors against gold and I loved the unique charms, especially the charm of karma, embedded in a small diamond against a deep blue, but bold. When I had my daughter, I gave myself this necklace a few months ago. It's good to use a little reminder every day, and she likes to play with it.
The exact necklace I'm wearing in the diary is no longer available, but it has the same vibe: it's delicate, slender and perfectly paired with other delicate necklaces or an eye-catching part. I wear my earrings, my rings and my bracelets, but I have had a favorite necklace since my last year at college. I love the look that gives him everything, from my polished work clothes to my workout clothes, and he becomes a kind of talisman. If you regularly use something, you were abroad with you, hugged your family with you, you were there when something bad or big happened. Everyday jewelry is emotional.
I got this Crystal Necklace because I was specifically looking for something I would never have to take off. Tender enough that it does not surpass my looks and blends well with other jewelry, but as a statement in itself.
This is new to me, but I signed up with my six and a half year partner in January. Jewelry designer Anna Sheffield personally designed her, our former neighbor, when we lived on the Lower East Side, home to his incredibly elegant boutique. So he has an extra dose of sentimental value. I've been known to work pretty hard as I'm a triathlete, but I even refuse to take it off when I want to work it out.
At the time I am obsessed with the delicate silver jewelry, more precisely with MY delicate silver jewelry. I need accents that are minimalist, strong, and easily switch from clothes to clothing. That's exactly what I get from the Mejuri balance collection … because it was selfish because the end result was adapted to my particular jewelry needs. But seriously, I did not take off Balance's necklace in three months.
For a jewelry designer I wear surprisingly little jewelry. But one of my favorite pieces is a sweet and personalized bar ring, the name of my boxer who died a few years ago. She was the best dog ever, and possibly my soulmate, though I did not tell my husband. The ring is subtle enough to become a part of me and never to go, so his memory is always nearby.


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Top 25 Best Mind Fuck Movies of All Time – Updated for 2019
Before we begin with this list, let me warn all your reader out there that if you are looking for beautiful romantic movies which involve love passion and a happy ending, you should not even bother reading this post any further. The movies that have been mentioned here are those that are completely going to play with as well as fuck with your mind.
It is possible that you might have watched many of these movies, but if not, you are really going to have a wild time watching them alone as well as with your friends. These are some movies that you should watch at your own risk, they are really going to play with your mind and will make you question reality. It is very common that you might have some doubts about reality and find yourself in a pool of questions that you will want an answer too. However, it is also possible that some of these concepts might go over your head, but that should not stop you from watching all of these mind fuck movies one by one.
You will also feel a lot of emotions while watching the movie. Feeling stupid and not grasping the concept is among one of them. But that is something almost all of us go through as the movies itself are made in such way to confuse the viewers about what is going on. However, this is also the best thing about these movies that, you get so many plot twists and turns, along with a whole new extraordinary plot, keeping you glued to your seats and at the edge till the end. You won't even come to know when the whole story will turn around in front of your eyes.
So before we begin with the list, we would recommend Disney movie lovers to stay away and others to grab a bucket of popcorn, some drinks, and some serious audience. Here is our list of best 25 mind fuck movies, in no particular order, that you need to watch right away.
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- 25 Best Mind Fuck Movies of All Time – Let the Countdown Begin!
- Fight Club
- Donnie Darko
- Ex Machina
- The Sixth Sense
- Inception
- Shutter Island
- Oldboy
- Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
- Memento
- The Butterfly Effect
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- The Machinist
- Predestination
- Being John Malkovich
- The Lobster
- Stay
- Jacob's Ladder
- Mr. Nobody
- Primer
- The Prestige
- Enter the Void
- Videodrome
- A tale of Two Sisters
- Audition
- Cube
- The Usual Suspects
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25 Best Mind Fuck Movies of All Time – Let the Countdown Begin!
Fight Club
Fight Club is one of the most popular and amazing mind fuck movie you can ever watch. This comic drama starts with a man named Edward Norton who is the depressed narrator of the movie. Norton has got everything he wants, his apartment, good life, but still, something bugs him in this huge world of business. Despite all this, he does not like his work and can't see anything coming out of it. You will find him alienated surrounded by thoughts and sorrow. He is so alone that he even starts visiting support groups for patients where he finally finds someone to talk to and finally good sleep.
However, things change while he is traveling to another place on a flight where he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). Tyler sells soap and is not much related to the materialistic world like other people. After they get down from the flight, Norton loses his home and meets Tyler again where he challenges him to a fight. Both of them feel amazing after the fight and make it a routine. Soon they become housemates and start the "fight club" in which more and more people join. However, things becomes a lot more complicated when Tyler gets involved with a girl named Marla and takes the fight club violence and notoriousness to a whole new level.
Donnie Darko
It is really hard to define this movie. It is really a mind fuck movie, as well as the movie plot, revolves around a teenager named Donnie Darko who starts getting strange visions. Donnie starts seeing a man with a bunny mask on his face in his dream named Frank. This bunny Frank also urges Donnie to do a lot of dangerous as well as destructive pranks. In of such nights when Darko meets Frank, he tells him that the world will come to an end. Soon after that, we see a jet coming through Donnie's room, which makes him believe that Frank might be saying the truth.
In addition to that, Donnie deals with a lot more problems like his parents, who are confused most of the time, the English teacher and a girl to whom he is attracted to. Donnie Darko is the first film by Richard Kelly and you really need to watch it to understand it.
Ex Machina
Ex Machina is a sci-fi mind fuck movie that will be loved by people who like watching some futuristic elements in the movie. There are a lot of dark things about the future that are reflected in the movie. Ex-Machina starts with a young brilliant programmer (Domhall Gleeson) who is invited by the CEO of a huge tech company. The main job of the recruit is to evaluate one of the CEOs invention. The invention is actually an Android robot named Ava, who is given the highly advanced AI mind ever developed. However, during the test he is asked to take on the robot, he is not allowed to move outside the compound and realized that there is something fishy going around. But, things turn out different when we find out that the AI gets advanced enough manipulate human minds using its beauty as well as the brain.
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a different kind of psychological horror movie with a great plot twist. It is one of the most iconic movies of all times featuring Bruce Willis as Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist who encounters a strange patient whom he diagnosed long back. However, he shots him, but later we see Malcolm engaging with a new child client who is facing a problem that is way beyond his experience as well as expertise. The role of the child is played by (Haley Joel Osment), a six-year-old child who says that he can see ghosts and dead people. As we go through the movie, we see that the child has psychic power and can see those spirits that are troubled. I the starting, Cole is unable to understand his powers and Dr. Crowe is the only person who can help him. He has no control over his powers which leads to unexpected and strange experiences for both the child and the doctor. We are not going to unveil the plot twist here, but if you love horror movies, it is one of the best mind fuck horror film ever made.
Almost all of us are a fan of Cristopher Nolan movies and Inception is another masterpiece from the director. Inception is an action sci-fi movie which features the concept of entering another person's mind through their dreams. The main lead is played by Leonardo di Caprio as Dom Cobb whose job is to steal ideas instead of things. He does so by projecting himself as well as his partners deep into the subconscious of the target, he can access the information and can even implant a new idea into the victim's mind. However, lob loses everything and is chased by the police for the murder of his wife. But he gets an only chance to go back, and for that, his team should do something that is very dangerous as well as almost impossible. The movie is made in such a way that you are taken into a timeline within a timeline. Also, there is one thing that you will discover about this movie. The more number of time you watch it, the more you will understand it. And that is something you can find by re-watching the movie again and again.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island is an epic mind fuck movie by Martin Scorsese featuring Leonardo Di Caprio as the main lead in the iconic thriller. However, the movie is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. The movie starts with Teddy Daniels (Leonardo), a World War II veteran, as well as his partner Chuck (played by Mark Ruffalo) are on a ferry to Shutter Island. Shutter Island is a water bound land with a mental asylum containing all the dangerous criminals which are mentally unstable. The detectives have been given the charge to investigate the disappearance of a patient named Rachel Solando (played by Emily Mortimer). Rachel was brought to the asylum after she murdered her three small children by drowning them. However, due to the strange behavior of the staff and the head in charge Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley), Teddy starts suspecting that the authorities of the hospital might not be providing him the full details of the disappeared patient and they might also have something to do with it. During the movie, you see that Teddy have something that is troubling him as well. He needs to find the person who killed his wife who is incarcerated in the island as well. To find and confront him and also stranded on the island due to a heavy storm, Teddy comes across a whole bunch of secrets that unfolds all the madness in front of him. Shutter Island is definitely an outstanding movie that you must watch right now if you haven't watched it yet.
Oldboy comes from a Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook and he presents a very dark and sad story depicting vengeance as well as punishment while taking to a whole new level. On one fine day, Oh Dae-Su (played by Choi Min-sik) is abducted from the road. The image of Oh Dae-Su is not very good. He is known as a womanizer while being a spouse as well as a father of a small child girl. Oh Dae-Su is locked in a prison room for 15 years, and the kidnapper doesn't even tell him the reason for it. The only companion he has with him in his room is a television along with daily does of fried dumplings. We see him struggling from going insane and trying to keep his mind as well as body sound. However, during all these years, Oh Dae-Su learns that his wife and child have been murdered, and he is only being suspected as the killer. Also, while his time in the prison cell, he trains himself to make him strong. But, suddenly after 15 years are done, he is released on the same spot from where he was taken. He is also given money as well as a phone, on which he gets calls from an unknown number. Now he needs to find the person who is responsible for his condition and for the murder of his wife and child, and take his revenge for everything. This mind fuck movie we would specially like to recommend to all the viewers out there.
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind is a unique film by Michel Gondry. The romantic comedy focusses on two people, Joel Barish (played by Jim Carey) and Clementine (played by Kate Winslet). They both meet on a train and then fell in love with each other. Everything is going fine, but one day, Joel gets a letter from a doctor stating that his ex-girlfriend, Clementine has got all her memories with him erased from her mind. Joel finds out that it is possible via an experimental procedure that is performed by someone called Dr. Mierzwiak (played by Tom Wilkinson). However, in anger, Joel also takes the decision to get Clementine and all the memories of their relationship from his mind. But as the procedure starts, Joel finds himself struggling in between the memories that are being erased and tries to save them from getting deleted. What happens next is something very beautiful and something that you definitely need to watch.
Memento is another movie by Christopher Nolan and another masterpiece really. Memento is an offbeat thriller, a story of a man who is seeking the killer of his wife but is unable to remember to full crime scene. Leonard (played by Guy Pierce) is a man who is suffering from a strange problem, short-term memory loss. After the rape and murder of his wife, he was beaten by the same man on his head, leading to his current situation. Leonard is not able to retain any new information that his mind gets. We also see that he has tattooed his entire body of few basic as well as crucial information without which it is hard for him to get along. After every certain minute, Leonard retains the awareness of his wife's murder and is filled with the obsession of taking revenge from the person who ruined his entire life. The whole movie is in two timelines. One is the black and white one in which the movie moves forward from after he was released from the hospital. And the other timeline moves backward which begins Leonard killing a person. Leonard knows that with his situation, he cannot trust anyone. The director has adapted and portrayed the situation in such a manner that makes Memento one of the most amazing mind fuck movie of this century.
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly effect comes from the screenwriters of Final Destination 2. J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress make their debut as a director in this mind-boggling sci-fi thriller. The movie revolves around the life of a boy named Evan Treborn (played by Ashton Kutcher) who has a lot of bad childhood memories. When he was a kid, he suffered from a strange problem where he used to black out for long period of time and woke up with no memory of what had happened. He writes all about his life in a journal, however, once going through the same memory, where he later blacked out, and trying to find the truth about his childhood friend Lenny (played by. Elden Henson), Kayleigh (Amy Smart) and Tommy (William Lee Scott). However, instead, he discovers that he can actually travel back in time in those blackouts, live those crucial portions of his life again and set things right. However, he later finds out that those minor difference in his life completely change his current life and creates a lot of problems in the future. The movie is very interesting to watch and plays around with your brain even after you have finished the movie.
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey is an old yet mind fuck sci-fi movie that was way ahead of its time. The movie is directed by Stanley Kubrick and is based on the story by Arthur C. Clarke, The Sentinel. The movie starts around 4 million years ago when early hominids used to live on this earth and then one day they discover a mysterious black monolith. Soon after that, the hominids start preparing weapons out of bones and stones to fight and kill other dangerous animals as well as enemy tribes.
Just after that, the story forwards four million years to Dr. Heywood who is o his way to the moon. There Heywood meets other Russian scientists who have been talking about an epidemic that might hinder their work at the moon base. Floyd goes on to find the new discovery and find a black monolith similar to that we saw in the starting of the movie there.
Now the story again takes a leap of 18 months and jumps to Discovery One, a spaceship that is going to Jupiter with Dr. Dave Bowman, Frank and three other astronauts on board in cryosleep. The functioning of the ship is handled by a computer HAL 9000, which makes use of its AI brain to make decisions in crucial moments. By the time, we also see the computer hindering the missions of the Astronauts and trying to kill them.
Finally, when Bowman reaches Jupiter and finds the third monolith as well, he travels through vast distances through space and time finding himself in a room turning old with every passing second. In the end, the monolith appears in front of him and then transforms him into an angel looking creature. We are sure that you must have got nothing from this summary. However, the movie is a complete reverse and takes you on a mysterious and thrilling trip around the space-time and unknown forces.
The Machinist
The Machinist is a dark movie that starts with a person named Trevor Reznik (player by Cristian Bale) who is an industrial worker in a factory battling his way through sanity. One day, while Trevor is taking a cigarette break, he meets Ivan, who tells him that he is working the swing shift in the same factory. However, Trevor has never seen Ivan in the area before. However, next day, one of Trevor's coworker, Miller asks him for his help with one of the machines. But, Trevor gets distracted by Ivan and then accidentally bumps into the start button of the machine, resulting in Miller losing his arm.
When the company investigates in the matter, Trevor tells that he was distracted by a co-worker named Ivan, but the company officials claim that a worker with such name doesn't even work in the factory.
At the same time, Trevor gets involved with a prostitute named Stevie and also is seeing a waitress with the name Marie for coffee and pie every night. But there is a strange thing happening. Every time, Trevor goes for a pie, the clock only moves for one second. He thinks that he is losing his mind and finally meets Ivan for a drink. However, he instead finds a picture of Ivan with a co-worker who is holding a fish in his hand. This makes Trevor feel that Ivan is a real person. But later, when he does not find the picture with him, he is convinced that Steve and Miller might have set him up and he begins finding Ivan finally realizing that it was only a small part of his imagination. He also finds some notes in his kitchen that are incomplete and make no sense. However, joining them together brings out a completely different story.
Predestination is a movie that is really going to play a lot with your mind. In the starting of the movie, we see a time-traveling detective on a mission to disarm a bomb but fails. The bomb explodes and the detective trying to prevent it loses his face. Another person helps him to grasp the time traveling device and takes him to a hospital. The face of the detective is destroyed and he gets a new identity with a face transplant.
Now we see the agent traveling back in 1970 in the city of New York and chatting with one of his customers. The name of the customer is John who is having a lot of articles under the name 'The Unmarried Mother". The customer now tells him his entire life story, how she grew up in the orphanage, how she applied for a program with the name "Space Corp", but got disqualified from the program. Later she met a man who she fell in love with, but later the man left her and disappeared. Later she was again approached by Space Corp but while diagnosing her, they found out that she was intersex and went a gender rearrangement. Since then, she has been living like a man.
John offers her a proposal to go back in time and take revenge from her lover. In return, she will have to take the time traveler's job for an indefinite time he wants. From here things start taking unexpected turns you are lost sitting on your edges, where the story takes you. Predestination is a new movie and a must watch for people who are in love with science fiction genre.
Being John Malkovich
Before we start summarizing this movie for you, we would like to ask you a simple question. Will you give money to get into the mind of another person? The movie Being John Malkovich revolves around this particular concept only. Craig Schwartz (played by John Cusack) is a puppeteer who is facing a lot of financial issues. He looks and finds a temporary job of a clerk on the seventh and half floor. One day while going through the cabinets, Craig finds a small door entering which he enters the mind of a person named John Malkovich. He later discovers that, once he enters the portal, he can control John for a certain period of time after which he is thrown somewhere in the outskirts of the town. Soon, he and his co-worker, start promoting the portal for money by allowing different people to spend 15 minutes in the mind of the famous actor John Malkovich. But eventually, Craig's wife, Lotte (Cameron Diaz), takes a trip in the actor's mind as well, but fells in love with John's girlfriend Maxine. Also, she gets infatuated with both Craig as well as Maxine, but only when they are inside John's mind. The movie takes a different turn when this trip becomes more of an obsession for them. Directed by Spike Jonez, Being John Malkovich is one twisted mind disturbing movie that you should definitely watch at least once.
The Lobster
The Lobster is a movie about David (played by Collin Farell) whose wife had left him and after which he is sent to the hotel. Well, the hotel is a bit different since it is only for single adults and is also urged to find a new other in less than 45 days. In case he fails to find a new other in this limited amount of time, he will be changed into an animal and that too of his choice. There are certain other rules of the hotel as well. First of all, masturbation is not at all allowed, but one definitely needs to get sexually stimulated by the hotel maid, it is mandatory. In case the residents need more time, they need to hunt the loners or singles living in the jungle to earn an extra day. However, he runs as well and finds a runaway (Rachel Weisz) in the forest, and both of them fall in love. They both then try to escape the hotel, but the in charge come to know about their plan and tried to destroy it. It is interesting to find what happens with them next and whether she is the other he needs to save himself from transforming. The movies are the first English language movie from a Greek director named Yorgos Lanthimos and offer something interesting and new to the viewers.
This movie is kind of strange and may not be liked by everyone out there. It starts with a man trying to save the life of another man when suddenly he finds himself drawn into a netherworld that he did not even know existed in reality. Sam Foster (played by Ewan McGregor) is a psychiatrist by profession who lives in the city of New York along with his girlfriend. His girlfriend was also one of his patients. However, things change when another his patient, who is a disturbed man named Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling), announces in a session that he is going to commit suicide in three days. Foster takes this as his responsibility and tries to track him down who has disappeared after the announcement. He talks to different people and comes to know a lot about Henry as well as himself. In the journey, he also starts feeling the emotional netherworld where dead and the living cross their paths. The movie has been directed by Marc Foster who has also directed two famous films Finding Neverland and Monster's Ball.
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 psychological horror movie which has been directed by Adrian Lyne and has been produced by Alam Marshall. The movie talks about the story of a man who is in generally tortured by other and then finds himself stuck between the reality and his hallucinations. The main lead Jacob Singer (played by Tim Robbins) is a soldier who has been posted in Vietnam. There he undergoes a lot of traumatic experiences. However, the reason behind these incidents is not clear to the viewer. After that, the movie changes its timeline and move forward to the year 1970 in the city of New York. Jacob is staying in the city but is suffering from strange anxieties. He cannot remember what all happened with him in Vietnam and has also lost his son recently.
Jacob is working as a letter crier in States and soon falls in love with his co-worker named Jezzie (played by Elizabeth Pena). He divorces his wife to get with Jezzie, however, things turn upside down when a lot of bad things starts happening to him. For example: he is almost overrun by a subway train, different faceless demons chase him etc. He also gets panic attacks whenever he finds chaos around him. He seeks for counsel from Louis (played by Danny Aiello) to get rid of all these problems he is facing.
Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody is a different kind of movie that is based upon the choices that a man makes in his lifetime. Nemo Nobody (played by Jared Leto) is an old dying 117-year-old man who is ill and is spend last of his days in a hospital. He looks back to his life at all the crucial moments and important decisions and how things could have been different if he would have gone with different choices. The movie goes back in time when Nemo was 9 years old, and we see him standing on a train platform. His parents are divorced and they wish to take Nemo with them. However, he is the one who needs to make the choice that whether he wishes to go with his father or mother. This decision of his is going to determine the kind of life that he is going to spend along with infinite other possibilities that would have happened with him in those different lives. While on his bed, Nemo imagines almost all those possibilities, he could have had different wives, one Jeanne (played by Linh-Dan Pham), who is a sweet girl but at the same time, is emotionally blank, Anna (played by Diane Kruger), the girl he loves but cannot marry, and Elise (played by Sarah Polley), who is a lovely girl but is very troubled at the same time. However, while imagining so many possibilities, so many lives, and so many different paths that he could have taken, his brain starts failing him and he finds it difficult to differentiate between his imagination and the real life.
Primer is a sci-fi mind-boggling movie coming from filmmaker Shane Carruth who also marks his filmmaking debut with this film. The movie revolves around the life of two entrepreneurs who are working on something in their garage. However, when they complete it, they observe that their new machine is having some kind of side effect on them. On researching further, they find that the machine that they have invented can double and can even quadruple the space-time of the object which enters in it. They try to use the machine as well as the effect for their financial and emotional benefit. But very soon they realized that there are other effects two that they didn't even imagine would occur and are almost unaware of what it is. The movie Primer is for serious movie watchers and not for those who like to watch the movie just for fun. The movie is a low budget one and contains technical conversations, science concept making it hard for every other person to understand it completely.
The Prestige
The Prestige is a very popular movie over jealousy, obsession, and competition directed by none other than Cristopher Nolan. Focusing on the lives of two rival magicians, Rupert Angier (played by Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (played by Christian Bale), who is based in the city of London. Both of them are exceptional magicians, however, they envy each other, each other's skills as well as each other's tricks. Both of them used to work together, but after Borden kills Angier's lover while performing a trick, they separate. Meanwhile, Borden performs an amazing trick in his show, astonishing the crowd with almost no possible explanation. Rupert tries to reinvent the trick in his own way but finds it difficult to replicate. Soon, the friendly competition between the magicians takes a deadly form where both the magicians become obsessed with the idea of defeating each other. Angier decides to reveal all the hidden secrets of Bordon by anyway, and in order to do this, he is even ready to bend all the physical laws of nature. The Prestige was the first movie after memento which brought both the Nolan brother to work together and produce something spectacular and mind disturbing for the audience.
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Enter the Void
Enter the Void is a movie that is definitely not made for everybody. Enter the Void is a "psychedelic melodrama" and the story of a person named Oscar (played by Nathaniel Brown) who is a small drug dealer who usually sells his stuff in the wares in a club in Tokyo with the name "The Void". One day, while setting his drugs, he is chased by Police and is ultimately shot dead. However, the movie does not end here. We see Oscar crossing to another plane and searching for his sister. When he was a child, he promised his younger sister to look after him, and after his death, his soul travels past consciousness, on a journey to find his sister in the city of Tokyo. In the afterlife that we see in the movie, displays his struggle to reunite with his sister to complete his promise, who right now works as a dancer in a bar. We would not recommend this movie to everyone, but if you have some psychedelic experience or if you think you can handle such environment, you can definitely give this movie a shot.
Videodrome is a movie that packs all the dark elements of the modern world including hardcore pornography, mind control, sadomasochism, televisions coming to life etc. Directed by David Cronenberg, he includes all his explorations about the technical obsession among the people as well as the dangerous sides of sexuality in the movie. The main actor of Videodrome is Max Renn (played by James Wood), who is a TV executive and is looking for a new show for his network which is sex oriented. He discovers a program named "Videodrome", which basically displays the sexual content based on actual murders. He tries to watch the program and go into its depth but soon finds himself addicted to it. He also meets a blonde woman named Nicki (played by Debbie Harry) who tries to allure him. Meanwhile, the program leaks and also starts affecting the people living in outside world. The addiction grows so much of this program that he starts losing track of what is reality and what is an illusion. Videodrome is really a mind disturbing film but with a good, different and strange concept, which was way ahead of its time when the movie was released, and is, must watch for people looking for some different disturbing movies.
A tale of Two Sisters
A tale of two sisters is a Korean, horror and very popular movie coming from Kim Jee-Woon. The story of the movie takes its story from an old Korean folktale known as "Jangha and Hongryun". The movie is the story of two sisters who have returned to their isolated lake house. The two young girls are Su-mi (played by Im Su-Jung) and Su-Yeon (played by Mun Geun-Yeong) and they have returned after a long time from the hospital, after their mother's demise. When the girls return, they find that their father, Mu-Hyun (played by Kim Gab-Su) has married another woman Eun-Joo (played by Yeom Jeong-ah). The girls despise her because she is not good to them and soon one of the sisters Su-mi start believing that there is something that her new mother, Eun-Joo is hiding some very dark secret from them. The movie was also remade in English, however, it didn't possess the horror that you find in the original Korean version.
Audition is another controversial horror movie directed by Takashi Miike. As the name says, the movie is a TV producer who has lost his wife and sets up an audition for finding a new one. While he is inspecting every participant, there is one girl that gets the producer's attention. The produces is overwhelmed with his luck and starts looking in detail at the girl. However, the background details of the girl do not match the form and she also has a lot of ugly scars all over her legs. Later he learns that whosoever can into the girl's life, ultimately disappeared. There is a dark secret that this woman is having and later we find out there is a man as well who is tied from tongue to feet and he is held prisoner by her in her living room. This movie is an epic horror thriller that will send chills down your spine for sure.
Cube is a Canadian movie which also won the award for the "Best Canadian Fist Feature" film in Toronto Film Festival of 1997. Cube is a movie about a group of people who do not know each other and find themselves in the prison uniforms and locked up in a futuristic cube-shaped cells. All the prisoners find it difficult to recall their past memories. None of them can recall how they got there and Anderson (played by Julian Richings) is one of them. After he wakes up, we see him trying to escape the futuristic cell, enters a cube where he is sliced. After that, the former cop, Quentin (played by Maurice Dean-Wint) takes control of the leftover group but is challenged by Dr. Holloway (played by Nicky Guadagni), who is a theorist. Another person named Worth (played by David Hewlett) is a government worker and remembers some work which might be linked to this project they are already into. On further seeking, a math student named Leaven (played by Nicole de Boer) identifies that there are numerical codes that run the cube. However, on the other hand, a former thief named Rennes (played by Wayne Robson) tries to use different tricks to get out of the cube. In addition to that, there is an extremist with them named Kazan (played by Andrew Miller) who becomes a threat to the existence of other prisoners because of his nature and actions. Cube is an amazing film with so many elements that will definitely fuck up your mind.
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspect is one of the best plot twist movie ever made. The main lead of the movie is none other than Kevin Spacey, who plays the role of a crippled man named Roger "Verbal" Kint. The movie begins with a huge explosion on a ship in San Pedro harbor killing 27 men and with a single survivor. Not only that, the 91 million dollar cocaine that was present on the ship is also missing. Verbal Kint is the only left witness as well as the key suspect in the case. Kint is summoned by the detectives who tells them the events that happened in the last five days. Kint tells the detectives that five days ago, a truck filled with gun parts was hijacked in the Queens area of New York. He along with four other men were pulled in as the suspects. These five men include Kint, McManus (played by Stephen Baldwin), Fenster (played by Benicio Del Toro), Hockney (played by Kevin Pollak) and Keaton (played by Gabriel Byrne). In the cell, all the five prisoners plan out to pull a quick job. Kint tries to give them wrong details, still, the group is able to pull off the robbery and flies to LA. While they are in LA, they get another job to do in the West, however, it goes terribly wrong and is finally visited by the person named Kobayashi (played by Pete Postlethwaite). Kobayashi represents the famous criminal and mastermind Keyser Soze. There is a thing popular about Keyzer Soze. Soze once received a to murder his family, but he killed his family himself to prove that he does not fear anyone. Keyser Soze offers a heist to the group of prisoners with no choice but to accept it. The Usual Suspects is must watch mind fuck movie because of the excellent acting, great story and one of the biggest plot twist in the movie history.


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Ben and Peter left for Stockholm yesterday, and as the summer is ending and autumn begins so does reality. Having them over was like having a mini-holiday, I had forgotten how much fun it is to live in a share accommodation. There were some parties, some shopping, many late nights and some cooking, cleaning and weight training- and most of all a lot of laughs. Last Friday we took the boys to Park Lanes VIP night and showed them what we consider to be Gothenburg's best nightclub. It was meant as a grand finale, since they were leaving the next day and since both me and Daniel will be working every single day until next summer making the Friday our last big night out for quite a while. Out of all the things we did as a group, I reckon the cooking was my favorite part. We made some pretty healthy and tasty food, and it is always more fun cooking for four than just two, and I hope they got a taste for Swedish cuisine. Spread the word to Australia guys!
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Ebenezer was a thriving community until the railroad by-passed it and went through Springfield, leaving Ebenezer somewhat on the outskirts.
The Church has the distinction of being the oldest Methodist Church this side of the Mississippi in continuous service—since 1832. It began as a large campground was established here and meetings were held here for many years.
In August 1842, the Springfield District, meeting at the campground, resolved that it was necessary and time to establish a high school somewhere in the neighborhood. James Slavens, a practicing physician, was appointed as agent. A two-story frame building was built in 1847 and the second session of the St. Louis conference was held that year. Then in March 1848, Scarritt College was founded in Ebenezer. A.H. Mathis was president and was assisted by John McNeil and Marcia Mathis. Additional buildings were added as needed until the Civil War. It was in these buildings that worship services were held. Classes for the Northern Methodist met in the schoolhouse and the Southern Methodist met in the old college. These two groups finally consolidated and services were held in the college until the church building was built.
The present building was built in about 1894. The members doing the work. After the building was complete, Sunday School was held every week, but preaching services were usually held once a month. Two worship services were held each Sunday and the congregation provided lunch for the minister and welcomed them into their homes for the afternoon.
In the 1930s a donation given by Belle James and the Knighton family made it possible for a basement to be dug. Since this was during the Depression many people were looking for work. Norman Dillard and Dick Tillery dug the ground for the forms by hand. Much of the other digging was done be hand too because the machines were too big for the project. Various church members donated building materials and labor.
Now, each Sunday, worshipers still sit in the original dark stained pews from the 1890s. The original bell still rings out to announce the union of newly married couples and for other special occasions.
Ebenezer has always existed to connect people to Jesus Christ and is always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. It is our prayer that Ebenezer will continue to serve as a lighthouse and refuge to our community and to the world.


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Sporks! - A Novel for Adults and Young Adults
"At Holy Cross High School, you were either a football player or a ...."
Welcome to the world of Sporks! a novel about life in an all boys Catholic school. Set in the 1980's, Sporks! chronicles the lives of Terry, Ducky, Moose, and Fetus, four sophomore cross-country runners obsessed with sporks, the hermaphroditic utensil that Ducky finds "beautiful and useless." The boys' quest for sporks instigates a prank war between rival high schools that results in sporked lawns and religious statuary and a host of other trouble.
Sporks! will make you laugh until you can't. A joyful romp interrupted by an ugly reality, Sporks! confronts the hierarchies, prejudices, homophobia, and hypocrisy of all boys Catholic school. Reveling in adolescent antics, Sporks! ultimately aims at larger issues, like how can a church so defensive of pedophiles be so intolerant of homosexuals? And, how can an institution committed to preserving the lives of the unborn show such blatant disregard for the safety of its youth?
Sporks grew from my own experiences as a student and teacher in Catholic schools. It celebrates the imagination, energy, and camaraderie of youth, while documenting the sex scandal that ravaged my generation. The novel examines the cost of the abuse, not only for the victims, but also for the millions of Catholics who, as children, believed and trusted their teachers and confessors, only to discover in adulthood that some of their heroes were predators.
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The bad news for people planning to drive during the upcoming Labor Day weekend: it's expected to be the deadliest and most dangerous in years.
Specifically, the National Safety Council (NSC) estimates nearly 450 people will die due to auto accidents in those three-plus days. Should that prediction come true, this Labor Day weekend will be the worst—in terms of motor vehicle fatalities—since 2008.
The NSC also expects more than 50,000 people to be injured enough to need medical attention between September 2 and 5.
Both figures "are part of a larger, overall trend we started seeing in 2015," says Ken Kolosh, NSC's statistics manager. Although motor vehicle or traffic fatalities, in particular, dropped by about 10,000 per year between 2006 and 2014, they began increasing again last year.
As for 2016, it could end up the deadliest driving year since 2007. More than 19,000 people were killed on US roads from January to June. Also, 2.2 million drivers and passengers were seriously injured within the same period.
What's behind this unfortunate turnaround? Kolosh points to "more commercial vehicles on the road, more miles being driven, and more teenagers behind the wheel. Lower gas prices might be a factor too. And we may not be driving quite as safely or slowly as we did during the recession to save on gas."
The good news: there are a number of things you can do to ensure you return home from your road trip safe and sound. In fact, there are 15. Here they are.
Before You Go
Have your car serviced
Besides getting into an accident, the last thing you want to deal with during your holiday joyride is a breakdown. To keep that from happening, take your vehicle to a mechanic and have everything checked. Oh, and while you're at it, have its oil checked—and changed, if needed.
See if there are any open safety recalls on your make and model
Earlier this year, research from Carfax revealed about 20 percent of US autos are a part of an open recall. That's a big deal because it means there's a one-in-five chance yours is among them. Also, if your vehicle's recall is tied to something serious, you could find yourself in serious trouble while far away from home.
Add some safety features to your vehicle
There are all sorts of safety features you could add to your car to keep you and any passengers safe while you cross the country—or even just drive to the next state—this holiday weekend. A few examples, according to mycardoeswhat.org: adaptive headlights, brake assist, and obstacle detection.
Granted, Labor Day is just 48 or so hours away, so it's probably too late for most people to do this. Still, if you're able, installing one or more of these devices or technologies could pay off in more ways than one.
At least make sure there's a first aid kit in your trunk
In a perfect world, your trunk would be stuffed with more than that. A blanket's always a good idea, of course. Even better ones, though, are bottled water, non-perishable food items like protein bars, a flashlight, road flares, jumper cables, and the tools that'll allow you to change a tire. At the very least, though, it should include a first aid kit.
Review your car insurance coverage
Do you only carry liability coverage on your vehicle? If so, now might be the time to add collision or comprehensive coverage. Or, if you already pay for some amount of those types of coverage, now might be the time to bump it up a bit. Collision car insurance coverage is especially important in situations such as this, as it helps you repair or replace a car damaged in an accident.
On a related note, you also may want to look into roadside assistance coverage. It can be a boon when you need a: battery jump-start, gas or oil delivery, locksmith, tire change, or tow.
Driving across state lines, or even across the border?
If so, pay attention. Crossing into another state is nothing to worry about, as most car insurance policies cover you no matter where in the US you take your auto. The same is true if your Labor Day driving takes you and your wheels into Canada. Head south into Mexico, though, and things get a little dicey. To learn why that is, read our article, "Does My Car Insurance Cover Me in Canada and Mexico?"
On the Road
Buckle up
This goes for the driver as well as for any passengers. Don't take our word for it: the NSC suggests the same—thanks to the fact that, as Kolosh shares, seat belts are "one of the best ways to survive an otherwise deadly crash." On the flip side, he adds, half of all occupant motor vehicle fatalities in a given year are unbelted.
If you want to take things a step or two further, follow Safercar.gov's advice and put children 13 and younger in the back seat. And if you use car seats or booster seats, make sure they're properly installed before starting your journey.
Stick to the speed limit
Of course you want to avoid getting into a car accident during the Labor Day weekend or at any other time of the year. It's also important to do what you can to avoid getting a speeding ticket, though. Why? Because both accidents and tickets can cause your car insurance rates to skyrocket.
Don't drink and drive
If Labor Day 2016 is anything like this year's Memorial Day, millions of Americans will hit the highway at one time or another. (In fact, a recent AAA survey found that 55 percent of them say they're more likely to take a road trip this year due to lower gas prices.) That's part of the reason this extended weekend is expected to be so dangerous and deadly. Another reason is a good number of travelers will have a few drinks and then drive.
Sadly, some of those drunk drivers will kill themselves or others. In fact, Kolosh shares that while 30 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities are associated with a drunk driver, that number jumps during this holiday weekend. According to data gathered over the last few years, he says, "around 38 percent of Labor Day motor vehicle fatalities are associated with drunk driving. Which makes the driving environment this time of year that much less safe."
Don't add to that statistic. Not only could your DUI injure or kill someone, but it could cause your auto insurance rates to go through the roof. And don't forget: Illegal drugs, and even prescription and over-the-counter medications, can affect you as much as alcohol.
Keep your eyes and hands off your phone
That means no texting and no using apps. Holding it up to your ear to take a call also is a no-no. Let someone else in the car handle those tasks for you. Traveling alone? Pull over if you absolutely have to do something on your phone. All of the above pertains to in-vehicle technologies, smartwatches, and other wearables, by the way, so keep your eyes and hands off them while behind the wheel as well.
"It's really important when you get into a car to put away your communication devices and focus on the task of driving safely," Kolosh says.
Avoid other risky driving behaviors
There are many other habits and behaviors besides speeding, DUI, and distracted driving that could get you and your passengers into trouble this weekend. Many will earn you a fine (or worse), and some will make your car insurance premiums increase. (If your auto rates do spike following the holiday, here's what you can do to bring them back down again.)
Now's not the time to let your teen take the wheel
It makes sense that you might want to let your teenage daughter or son drive a bit during your Labor Day travels. Think twice before you hand over the keys, though. According to the NSC, teens are three times as likely to crash as more experienced drivers.
Beware of price gouging at gas stations
Although gas has been pretty cheap for much of this year, AAA reports that pump prices are rising. Specifically, the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline increased for 14 straight days between August 16 and 29. To keep your travel expenses from spiraling out of control, look out for inaccurate gas pumps and other forms of price gouging.
After You Reach Your Destination
Don't leave valuables in your vehicle
Labor Day is prime time for thieves, especially in touristy areas. Thankfully, you should be covered if you have the right kinds and amounts of insurance. (The same is true if someone vandalizes your auto.) Still, filing a claim and dealing with its aftermath—which may include higher insurance rates—isn't fun, so do what you can to deter burglars from targeting your car. That means not leaving any items in plain sight and keeping your doors locked.
Here's what you need to do if your car is stolen
US vehicle theft may have dropped dramatically in the last decade or two, but crooks still swipe almost 700,000 autos each year. Unfortunately, thieves find some makes and models more appealing than others. So, if you drive an old Honda Accord or a new Nissan Altima, be especially mindful of how and where you park it. What should you do if someone steals your vehicle despite your efforts to keep it safe? Make calling the police, filing a report, and contacting your insurance provider your first steps.
Keep all of the above in mind while on the road this weekend and you'll be well on your way to a safe, secure, and fun holiday.
Also, don't obsess over the doom and gloom discussed earlier. Although Kolosh points out that everyone has a one-in-113 chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash, he also says that "you really do have the ability to change those odds. You can beat those odds by doing some relatively simple things."


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The Chief Inspector of Prisons has today published a very damning report about HMYOI Glen Parva as no doubt readers of this post will have seen in the media.
This doesn't surprise me at all, in fact from my own research I would suggest that this represents just the tip of a very big and dangerous iceberg.
I would suggest that a similar situation exists in every YOI in the country and the situation is going to get very much worse.
As regular readers of this blog will know I regularly lay the blame for what is happeing at the feet of Chris Grayling and his Ministry of Justice. On this occasion though I have to say that the problem has existed for many years before the present MoJ was even opened.
Glen Parva's problems started the day it opened and even before that serious problems of a similar nature existed at places like Feltham.
Once again this illustrates a total lack of forensic forward planning. In the heady days of the fifties and sixties prisons were reasonably quiet and in some senses effective. Simple logic then if they work for the adult prison population a similar system will work for young offenders. Wrong, very wrong, the two groups are totally different and need different treatments.
Has no one at the then prison department been made aware of the differences between adult offender and youngsters? It's hardly rocket science to realise that what is good for one isn't in any way suitable for the other.
Then to add further fuel to the fire someone had the bright idea that larger establishments were more effective. Again, as has been demonstrated so many times since that theory is totally at odds with reality. Of course there then followed privatisation, a totally destructive cancer which is more and more working its way through the system.
We have to make radical changes to the thinking in this particular sphere of public management. No longer can we add piecemeal projects to the system and hope that all will become right with time. It won't, things will continue to go downhill until before very long the wholesystem implodes upon itself.
The whole thing needs to change but specifically in the young offenders field action is very urgently needed.
Society cannot lock thousands of young people into a melting pot like Glen Parva without there being consequences. The youngsters have on the whole come from an undisciplioned society where they are allowed to run free and allow their animal instincts to run wild without any fear of penalties, to be suddenly locked away with many hundreds of others with the same lack of controls and guidance is a disaster.
We ahve to get back to a society where discipline isn't a dirty word, where parents can chastise their children without fear of being dragged before a court of law and where no means no.
Childhood is a period of learning and of growing and of training for the future.Part of that revolves around discipline and society must reintroduce discipline into every day life. Teachers and schools must be allowed to instil and maintain discipline and if this means returing the cane to schools then so be it. It is not in a child's interests to allow it to run free until he or she has learned the parameters of behaviour that normal people in society expect. No doubt I will be called a reactionary but in fact I am a realist, a child without discipline is missing a massively important part of his education.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons has today published a very damning report about HMYOI Glen Parva as no doubt readers of this post will have seen in the media.