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Overview of retention policies
For most organizations, the volume and complexity of their data is increasing daily - email, documents, instant messages, and more. Effectively managing or governing this information is important because you need to:
Comply proactively with industry regulations and internal policies that require you to retain content for a minimum period of time - for example, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act might require you to retain certain types of content for seven years.
Reduce your risk in the event of litigation or a security breach by permanently deleting old content that you're no longer required to keep.
Help your organization to share knowledge effectively and be more agile by ensuring that your users work only with content that's current and relevant to them.
A retention policy can help you achieve all of these goals. Managing content commonly requires two actions:
Retaining content so that it can't be permanently deleted before the end of the retention period.
Deleting content permanently at the end of the retention period.
With a retention policy, you can:
Decide proactively whether to retain content, delete content, or both - retain and then delete the content.
Apply a single policy to the entire organization or just specific locations or users.
Apply a policy to all content or just content meeting certain conditions, such as content containing specific keywords or specific types of sensitive information.
When content is subject to a retention policy, people can continue to edit and work with the content as if nothing's changed because the content is retained in place, in its original location. But if someone edits or deletes content that's subject to the policy, a copy is saved to a secure location where it's retained while the policy is in effect.
Finally, some organizations might need to comply with regulations such as Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 17a-4, which requires that after a retention policy is turned on, it cannot be turned off or made less restrictive. To meet this requirement, you can use Preservation Lock. After a policy's been locked, no one—including the administrator—can turn off the policy or make it less restrictive.
You create and manage retention policies on the:
- Policies page in the Microsoft 365 compliance center.
- Retention page under Data governance in the Office 365 Security & Compliance Center.
How a retention policy works with content in place
When you include a location such as a site or mailbox in a retention policy, the content remains in its original location. People can continue to work with their documents or mail as if nothing's changed. But if they edit or delete content that's included in the policy, a copy of the content as it existed when you applied the policy is retained.
For SharePoint site collections, a copy of the original content is retained in the Preservation Hold library when users edit or delete it; for email and public folders, the copy is retained in the Recoverable Items folder. These secure locations and the retained content are not visible to most people. With a retention policy, people do not even need to know that their content is subject to the policy.
Teams (chat) content is stored in Exchange, where the policy is applied based on message type (email or conversation).
A retention policy applied to an Office 365 group includes both the group mailbox and site.
Content in OneDrive accounts and SharePoint sites
A retention policy is applied at the level of a site collection. When you include a SharePoint site collection or OneDrive account in a retention policy, a Preservation Hold library will be created, if one doesn't already exist. You can view this library on the Site contents page in the top-level site of the site collection. Most users can't view the Preservation Hold library because it's visible only to site collection administrators.
If a person attempts to change or delete content in a site that's subject to a retention policy, first the policy checks whether the content's been changed since the policy was applied. If this is the first change since the policy was applied, the retention policy copies the content to the Preservation Hold library, and then allows the person to change or delete the original content. Note that any content in the site collection can be copied to the Preservation Hold library, even if the content does not match the query used by the retention policy.
Then a timer job cleans up the Preservation Hold library. The timer job runs periodically and compares all content in the Preservation Hold library to all of the queries used by the retention policies on the site. Unless content matches at least one of the queries, the timer job permanently deletes the content from the Preservation Hold library.
The previous applies to content that exists when the retention policy is applied. In addition, any new content that's created or added to the site collection after it was included in the policy will be retained after deletion. However, new content isn't copied to the Preservation Hold library the first time it's edited, only when it's deleted. To retain all versions of a file, you need to turn on versioning — see the below section on versioning.
Note that a user will receive an error if they try to delete a library, list, folder, or site that's subject to a retention policy. A user can delete a folder if they first move or delete any files in the folder that are subject to the policy. Also note that the Preservation Hold library is created only when the first item needs to be copied to the library - not when you create the retention policy. Therefore, to test your policy, you first need to edit or delete a document in a site subject to the policy, and then browse to the Preservation Hold library to view the retained copy.
After a retention policy is assigned to a OneDrive account or SharePoint site, content can follow one of two paths:
If the content is modified or deleted during the retention period, a copy of the original content as it existed when the retention policy was assigned is created in the Preservation Hold library. There, a timer job runs periodically and identifies items whose retention period has expired, and those items are moved to the second-stage Recycle Bin, where they're permanently deleted at the end of 93 days. Note that the second-stage Recycle Bin is not visible to end users (only the first-stage Recycle Bin is), but site collection admins can view and restore content from there.
We've recently changed how content is deleted from the Preservation Hold library. To help prevent inadvertent data loss, we no longer permanently delete content from the Preservation Hold library. Instead, we permanently delete content only from the Recycle Bin, so all content from the Preservation Hold library now goes through the second-stage Recycle Bin.
If the content is not modified or deleted during the retention period, it's moved to the first-stage Recycle Bin at the end of the retention period. If a user deletes the content from there or empties this Recycle Bin (also known as purging), the document is moved to the second-stage Recycle Bin. A 93-day retention period spans both the first- and second-stage recycle bins. At the end of 93 days, the document is permanently deleted from wherever it resides, in either the first- or second-stage Recycle Bin. Note that the Recycle Bin is not indexed and therefore searches do not find content there. This means that an eDiscovery hold can't locate any content in the Recycle Bin in order to hold it.
Content in mailboxes and public folders
For a user's mail, calendar, and other items, a retention policy is applied at the level of a mailbox. For a public folder, a retention policy is applied at the folder level, not the mailbox level. Both a mailbox and a public folder use the Recoverable Items folder to retain items. Only people whom have been assigned eDiscovery permissions can view items in another user's Recoverable Items folder.
By default, when a person deletes a message in a folder other than the Deleted Items folder, the message is moved to the Deleted Items folder. When a person deletes an item in the Deleted Items folder, the message is moved to the Recoverable Items folder. In addition, a person can soft delete an item (SHIFT+DELETE) in any folder, which bypasses the Deleted Items folder and moves the item directly to the Recoverable Items folder.
A process periodically evaluates items in the Recoverable Items folder. If an item doesn't match the rules of at least one retention policy, the item is permanently deleted (also called hard deleted) from the Recoverable Items folder.
When a person attempts to change certain properties of a mailbox item — such as the subject, body, attachments, senders and recipients, or date sent or received for a message — a copy of the original item is saved to the Recoverable Items folder before the change is committed. This happens for each subsequent change. At the end of the retention period, copies in the Recoverable Items folder are permanently deleted.
If a user leaves your organization, and their mailbox is included in a retention policy, the mailbox becomes an inactive mailbox when the user's Office 365 account is deleted. The contents of an inactive mailbox are still subject to any retention policy that was placed on the mailbox before it was made inactive, and the contents are available to an eDiscovery search. For more information, see Inactive mailboxes in Exchange Online.
After a retention policy is assigned to a mailbox or public folder, content can follow one of two paths:
If the item is modified or permanently deleted by the user (either SHIFT+DELETE or deleted from Deleted Items) during the retention period, the item is moved (or copied, in the case of edit) to the Recoverable Items folder. There, a process runs periodically and identifies items whose retention period has expired, and these items are permanently deleted within 14 days of the end of the retention period. Note that 14 days is the default setting, but it can be configured up to 30 days.
If the item is not modified or deleted during the retention period, the same process runs periodically on all folders in the mailbox and identifies items whose retention period has expired, and these items are permanently deleted within 14 days of the end of the retention period. Note that 14 days is the default setting but it can be configured up to 30 days.
How a retention policy works with document versions in a site collection
Versioning is a feature of all document libraries in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. By default, versioning retains a minimum of five hundred major versions, though you can increase this limit. For more information, see Enable and configure versioning for a list or library.
A retention policy retains all versions of a document in a SharePoint site collection or OneDrive account. Each time a document subject to a retention policy is edited or deleted, a version is copied to the Preservation Hold library. Each version of a document in the Preservation Hold library exists as a separate item with its own retention period:
If the retention policy is based on when the content was created, each version has the same expiration date as the original document. The original document and its versions all expire at the same time.
If the retention policy is based on when the content was last modified, each version has its own expiration date based on when the original document was modified to create that version. The original documents and its versions expire independently of each other.
Retaining content for a specific period of time
With a retention policy, you can retain content indefinitely or for a specific number of days, months, or years. Note that the duration for how long content is retained is calculated from the age of the content, not from when the retention policy is applied. You can choose whether the age is based on when the content was created or (for OneDrive and SharePoint) when it was last modified.
For example, if you want to retain content in a site collection for seven years since it was last modified, and a document in that site collection hasn't been modified in six years, the document will be retained for only another year if it's not modified. If the document is edited again, the age of the document is calculated from the new last modified date, and it will be retained for another seven years.
Similarly, if you want to retain content in a mailbox for seven years, and a message was sent six years ago, the message will be retained for only one year. For Exchange content, the age is always based on the date received or sent (they are the same). Retaining content based on when it was last modified applies only to site content in OneDrive and SharePoint.
You can choose whether you want the content to be permanently deleted at the end of the retention period. A retention policy can also simply delete old content without retaining it - see the next section.
Deleting content that's older than a specific age
A retention policy can both retain and then delete content, or simply delete old content without retaining it.
If your retention policy deletes content, it's important to understand that the time period specified for a retention policy is calculated from the time when the content was created or modified, not the time since the policy was assigned.
For example, suppose that you create a retention policy that deletes content after three years, and then assign that policy to all OneDrive accounts, which contain a lot of content that was created four or five years ago. In this case, a lot of content will be deleted soon after assigning the retention policy for the first time. For this reason, a retention policy that deletes content can have a considerable impact on your content.
Therefore, before you assign a retention policy to a site collection for the first time, you should first consider the age of the existing content and how the policy may impact that content. You may also want to communicate the new policy to your users before assigning it, to give them time to assess the possible impact. Note this warning that appears when you review the settings for your retention policy just before creating it.
Advanced settings that apply a policy only to content that meets certain conditions
A retention policy can apply to all content in the locations that it includes, or you can choose to apply a retention policy only to content that contains specific keywords or specific types of sensitive information.
Retain content that contains specific keywords
You can apply a retention policy only to content that satisfies certain conditions, and then take retention actions on just that content. The conditions available now support applying a retention policy to content that contains specific words or phrases. You can refine your query by using search operators like AND, OR, and NOT. For more information on these operators, see Keyword queries and search conditions for Content Search.
Support for adding searchable properties (for example, subject:) is coming soon.
Note that query-based retention uses the search index to identify content.
Retain content that contains sensitive information
You can also apply a retention policy only to content that contains specific types of sensitive information. For example, you can choose to apply unique retention requirements only to content that contains personally identifiable information (PII) such as taxpayer identification numbers, social security numbers, or passport numbers.
Advanced retention for sensitive information doesn't apply to Exchange public folders or Skype for Business because those locations don't support sensitive information types.
You should understand that Exchange Online uses mail flow rules (also known as transport rules) to identify sensitive information, so this works only on messages in transit — not on all items already stored in a mailbox. For Exchange Online, this means that a retention policy can identify sensitive information and take retention actions only on messages that are received after the policy is applied to the mailbox. (Note that query-based retention described in the previous section doesn't have this limitation because it uses the search index to identify content.)
Applying a retention policy to an entire organization or specific locations
You can easily apply a retention policy to an entire organization, entire locations, or only to specific locations or users.
Org-wide policy
One of the most powerful features of a retention policy is that by default it applies to locations across Office 365, including:
Exchange email
SharePoint site collections
OneDrive accounts
Office 365 groups (applies to content in the group's mailbox, site, and documents. Support for content in Planner, Yammer, CRM Microsoft Teams, PowerBI, Stream, Exchange and SharePoint Team Sites is coming soon.)
Exchange public folders
Other important features of an org-wide retention policy include:
There is no limit to the number of mailboxes or sites the policy can include.
For Exchange, any new mailbox created after the policy is applied will automatically inherit the policy.
A policy that applies to entire locations
When you choose locations, you can easily include or exclude an entire location, such as Exchange email or OneDrive accounts. To do so, simply toggle the Status of that location on or off.
Like an org-wide policy, if a policy applies to any combination of entire locations, there is no limit to the number of mailboxes or sites the policy can include. For example, if a policy includes all Exchange email and all SharePoint sites, all sites and mailboxes will be included, no matter how many. And for Exchange, any new mailbox created after the policy is applied will automatically inherit the policy.
A policy with specific inclusions or exclusions
You can also apply a retention policy to specific users. To do so, toggle the Status of that location on, and then use the links to include or exclude specific users, Office 365 groups, or locations.
However, note that the following limits exist for a retention policy that includes or excludes over 1,000 specific users:
Such a retention policy can contain no more than 1,000 mailboxes and 100 site collections.
A tenant can contain no more than 10,000 retention policies.
Although these limits exist, understand that you can get over these limits by applying either an org-wide policy or a policy that applies to entire locations.
Skype locations
Unlike Exchange email, you can't simply toggle the status of the Skype location on to include all users, but you can turn on that location and then manually choose the users whose conversations you want to retain.
When you choose Skype for Business users, you can quickly include all users by selecting the Name box in the column header - however, it's important to understand that each user counts as a specific inclusion in the policy. Therefore, if you include over 1,000 users, the limits noted in the previous section apply. Selecting all Skype users here is not the same as if an org-wide policy were able to include all Skype users by default.
Note that Conversation History, a folder in Outlook, is a feature that has nothing to do with Skype archiving. Conversation History can be turned off by the end user, but archiving for Skype is done by storing a copy of Skype conversations in a hidden folder that is inaccessible to the user but available to eDiscovery.
Office 365 groups locations
To retain content for an Office 365 group, you need to use the Office 365 groups location. Even though an Office 365 group has an Exchange mailbox, a retention policy that includes the entire Exchange location won't include content in Office 365 group mailboxes. A retention policy applied to an Office 365 group includes both the group mailbox and site. A retention policy applied to an Office 365 group will protect the resources created by an Office 365 group, which would include Microsoft Teams.
In addition, it's not possible to use the Exchange location to include or exclude a specific group mailbox. Although the Exchange location initially allows a group mailbox to be selected, when you try to save the retention policy, you'll receive an error that "RemoteGroupMailbox" is not a valid selection for the Exchange location.
Teams locations
You can use a retention policy to retain chats and channel messages in Teams. Teams chats are stored in a hidden folder in the mailbox of each user included in the chat, and Teams channel messages are stored in a similar hidden folder in the group mailbox for the team. However, it's important to understand that Teams uses an Azure-powered chat service that also stores this data, and by default this service stores the data forever. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you use the Teams location to retain and delete Teams data. Using the Teams location will permanently delete data from both the Exchange mailboxes and the underlying Azure-powered chat service. For more information, see Overview of security and compliance in Microsoft Teams.
Note that Teams chats and channel messages are not affected by retention policies applied to user or group mailboxes in the Exchange or Office 365 groups locations. Even though Teams chats and channel messages are stored in Exchange, they're affected only by a retention policy that's applied to the Teams location.
We're still working on retention in Teams, and additional features are coming. In the meantime, here are a few limitations to be aware of:
Teams require a separate retention policy When you create a retention policy and toggle on the Teams location, all other locations toggle off. A retention policy that includes Teams can include only Teams and no other locations.
Teams are not included in an org-wide policy If you create an org-wide policy, Teams are not included because they require a separate retention policy.
Teams doesn't support advanced retention When you create a retention policy, if you choose the Advanced settings that apply a policy only to content that meets certain conditions, the Teams location is not available. At this time, retention in Teams applies to all of the chat and channel message content.
Teams content must be at least 30 days old to be deleted At this time, creating a policy to delete Teams content that's less than 30 days old is not supported. If you want this policy to apply to Teams content, specify a retention period that's equal to or greater than 30 days.
Teams may take up to 30 days to clean up retained content A retention policy applied to Teams will delete the content from all relevant storage locations. However, immediately after launch, it may take up to 30 days for Teams clients to clean up content based on the retention policy. But even though content still appears in the Teams clients, that content will not appear in content search or eDiscovery after the end of the retention period.
In a Team, files that are shared in chat are stored in the OneDrive account of the user who shared the file. Files that are uploaded into channels are stored in the SharePoint site for the Team. Therefore, to retain or delete files in a Team, you need to create a retention policy that applies to the SharePoint and OneDrive locations specifically. If you want to apply a policy to the files of just a specific team, you can choose the SharePoint site for the Team and the OneDrive accounts of users in the Team.
A retention policy that applies to Teams can use Preservation Lock.
Excluding specific types of Exchange items from a retention policy
By using PowerShell, you can exclude specific types of Exchange items from a retention policy. For example, you can exclude voicemail messages, IM conversations, and other Skype for Business Online content in mailboxes. You can also exclude calendar, note, and task items. This capability is available only by using PowerShell; it's not available in the UI when you create a retention policy.
To do this, use the
ExcludedItemClasses parameter of the
New-RetentionComplianceRule and
Set-RetentionComplianceRule cmdlets. For more information about PowerShell, see the below section Find the PowerShell cmdlets for retention policies.
Locking a retention policy
Some organizations may need to comply with rules defined by regulatory bodies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 17a-4, which requires that after a retention policy is turned on, it cannot be turned off or made less restrictive. With Preservation Lock, you can lock the policy so that no one — including the administrator — can turn off the policy or make it less restrictive.
After a policy's been locked, no one can turn it off or remove locations from the policy. And it's not possible to modify or delete content that's subject to the policy during the retention period. After the policy's been locked, the only ways you can modify the retention policy are by adding locations to it or extending its duration. A locked policy can be increased or extended, but it can't be reduced or turned off.
Therefore, before you lock a retention policy, it's critical that you understand your organization's compliance requirements, and that you do not lock a policy until you're certain that's what you need.
Lock a retention policy by using PowerShell
You can lock a retention policy only by using PowerShell.
First, connect to Office 365 Security & Compliance Center PowerShell.
Second, to view a list of your retention policies and find the name of the policy that you want to lock, run
Third, to place a Preservation Lock on the retention policy, run
Set-RetentionCompliancePolicy with the
RestrictiveRetention parameter set to true -- for example:
Set-RetentionCompliancePolicy -Identity "<Name of Policy>" – RestrictiveRetention $true
After you run that cmdlet, you see a confirmation prompt. Choose Yes to All.
A Preservation Lock is now placed on the retention policy. If you run
Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy, the
RestrictiveRetention parameter is set to true -- for example:
Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy -Identity "<Name of Policy>" |Fl
Releasing a retention policy
You can turn off or delete a retention policy at any time. When you do so, any SharePoint or OneDrive content that's being retained in the Preservation Hold library is not immediately and permanently deleted. Instead, to help prevent inadvertent data loss, there is a 30-day grace period, during which content expiration for that policy does not happen in the Preservation Hold library, so that you can restore any content from there, if needed. You can also turn on the retention policy again during the grace period, and no content will be deleted for that policy.
This 30-day grace period in SharePoint and OneDrive corresponds to the 30-day delay hold in Exchange. For more information, see Managing mailboxes on delay hold.
The principles of retention, or what takes precedence?
It's possible or even likely that content might have several retention policies applied to it, each with a different action (retain, delete, or both) and retention period. What takes precedence? At the highest level, rest assured that content being retained by one policy can't be permanently deleted by another policy.
To understand how different retention policies are applied to content, keep these principles of retention in mind:
Retention wins over deletion. Suppose that one retention policy says to delete Exchange email after three years, but another retention policy says to retain Exchange email for five years and then delete it. Any content that reaches three years old will be deleted and hidden from the users' view, but still retained in the Recoverable Items folder until the content reaches five years old, when it will be permanently deleted.
The longest retention period wins. If content's subject to multiple policies that retain content, it will be retained until the end of the longest retention period.
Explicit inclusion wins over implicit inclusion. This means:
If a label with retention settings is manually assigned by a user to an item, such as an Exchange email or OneDrive document, that label takes precedence over both a policy assigned at the site or mailbox level and a default label assigned by the document library. For example, if the explicit label says to retain for ten years, but the policy assigned to the site says to retain for only five years, the label takes precedence. Note that auto-apply labels are considered implicit, not explicit, because they're applied automatically by Office 365.
If a retention policy includes a specific location, such as a specific user's mailbox or OneDrive for Business account, that policy takes precedence over another retention policy that applies to all users' mailboxes or OneDrive for Business accounts but doesn't specifically include that user's mailbox.
The shortest deletion period wins. Similarly, if content's subject to multiple policies that delete content (with no retention), it will be deleted at the end of the shortest retention period.
Understand that the principles of retention work as a tie-breaking flow from top to bottom: If the rules applied by all policies or labels are the same at one level, the flow moves down to the next level to determine precedence for which rule is applied.
Finally, a retention policy or label cannot permanently delete any content that's on hold for eDiscovery. When the hold is released, the content again becomes eligible for the cleanup process described above.
Use a retention policy instead of these features
A single retention policy can easily apply to an entire organization and locations across Office 365, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Office 365 groups. If you need to retain or delete content anywhere in Office 365, we recommend that you use a retention policy. (You can also use labels with retention settings - for more information, see Overview of labels.)
There are several other features that have previously been used to retain or delete content in Office 365. These are listed below. These features will continue to work side by side with retention policies and retention labels. But moving forward, for data governance, we recommend that you use a retention policy or labels instead of all of these features. A retention policy is the only feature that can both retain and delete content across Office 365.
Exchange Online
Manage eDiscovery cases in the Office 365 Security & Compliance Center (eDiscovery hold)
In-Place Hold and Litigation Hold (eDiscovery hold)
How to identify the type of hold placed on an Exchange Online mailbox
Retention tags and retention policies, also known as messaging records management (MRM) (Deletion only)
SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business
Manage eDiscovery cases in the Office 365 Security & Compliance Center (eDiscovery hold)
Add content to a case and place sources on hold in the eDiscovery Center (eDiscovery hold)
Overview of document deletion policies (Deletion only)
Configuring in place records management (Retention)
Use policies for site closure and deletion (Deletion only)
Information management policies (Deletion only)
Note that if you've previously used any of the eDiscovery holds for the purpose of data governance, you should instead use a retention policy for proactive compliance. You should use a hold only for eDiscovery.
Retention policies override information management policies
In SharePoint sites, you may be using information management policies to retain content. If you apply a retention policy to a site that already uses content type policies or information management policies for a list or library, those policies are ignored while the retention policy is in effect.
What happened to preservation policies?
If you were using a preservation policy, that policy has been automatically converted to a retention policy that uses only the retain action - the policy won't delete content. The preservation policy will continue to work and preserve your content without requiring any changes from you. You can find these policies on the Policies page in the Microsoft 365 compliance center, or on the Retention page under Data governance in the Security & Compliance Center. You can edit a preservation policy to change the retention period, but you can't make other changes, such as adding or removing locations.
Members of your compliance team who will create retention policies need permissions to the Security & Compliance Center. By default, your tenant admin will have access to this location and can give compliance officers and other people access to the Security & Compliance Center, without giving them all of the permissions of a tenant admin. To do this, we recommend that you go to the Permissions page of the Security & Compliance Center, edit the Compliance Administrator role group, and add members to that role group.
For more information, see Give users access to the Office 365 Security & Compliance Center.
These permissions are required only to create and apply a retention policy. Policy enforcement does not require access to the content.
Find the PowerShell cmdlets for retention policies
To use the retention policy cmdlets, you need to:
Connect to the Office 365 Security & Compliance Center using remote PowerShell
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L.A. Noire
Boasting a "perfectly re-created Los Angeles" from the 1940s, L.A. Noire was first revealed back in 2005 as one of two signed exclusives with Sony for the PS3. In late 2006, Rockstar became the official publisher of L.A. Noire and in 2007 the game was listed down for release on PS3 only in Take-Two's financial report.
However, Team Bondi's official website lists L.A. Noire for "next generation consoles" and recent job postings hint that the game will be released for multiple platforms. As a result, it's unlikely that L.A. Noire is the PS3 exclusive Sony and Rockstar have up their sleeves.
Chance of being the PS3 exclusive: 9%
Max Payne 3
Although the original Max Payne was an exclusive for PlayStation 2, the sequel, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, made the transition over to multiple platforms, hitting Microsoft's Xbox in addition to Sony's PlayStation 2. Given that Rockstar Vancouver recently confirmed that the third installment in the series would be hitting PS3, Xbox 360 and PC later this year, we can safely rule out Payne's latest outing as a possible candidate.
Chance of being the PS3 exclusive: 0%
Red Dead Redemption
As with Max Payne 3, Red Dead Redemption will be released on multiple formats this fall, rendering this an impossible option. The sequel is being headed by Rockstar San Diego, which is currently busy churning out fresh content for Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
Chance of being the PS3 exclusive: 0%
Grand Theft Auto V
While it's no secret Rockstar's multi-million selling crime series has remained virtually synonymous with the PlayStation brand over the past decade or so, we'll be the first to admit that the prospect of GTA V jumping ship to the PS3 exclusivity camp is a very, very far stretch of the imagination.
According to ex-SCE Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison, the reason the previous entry went multiplatform was due to the fact that the PS3 didn't have the install base to support Rockstar's investment in GTA IV on its own. Furthermore, given that GTA IV has sold over 10 million on Xbox 360 and PS3, we'd argue that Rockstar would want to continue multiplatform development to keep revenue as high as possible.
Nonetheless, GTA V as a game (disregarding platform) is all but confirmed. With Rockstar Vancouver working on Max Payne 3 and Rockstar San Diego developing Midnight Club DLC and Red Dead Redemption, this leaves Rockstar North open to the possibility of developing the sequel. Other than the second Grand Theft Auto IV DLC pack, the prestigious developer has a huge studio at its command for another project. Still, we're almost absolutely certain that GTA V -- when it's inevitably announced -- will be a multiplatform game.
Chance of being the PS3 exclusive: 1%
Unannounced Franchise
Rockstar has shown that it has no problem thinking outside of the box, developing new franchises completely disparate from that of Grand Theft Auto. Some popular ones that come to mind include Manhunt, Bully, and The Warriors. Thus, our most likely candidate is the possibility of an entirely new, currently unrevealed video game franchise. We're stumped as to what it might be, but we'd definitely put our money on a brand new IP as opposed to an established brand. After all, Tretton mentioned 'the next' franchise when discussing the elusive title.
Chance of being the PS3 exclusive: 60%
We're slowly creeping up to the two year mark since the initial announcement of the 'next great PlayStation-exclusive franchise' from Rockstar, and literally no information has slipped out since that initial reveal. Thus, our final option is that the Rockstar PS3 exclusive is no longer in development.
Hopefully we'll be privy to some new developments at this year's E3 convention. If neither Rockstar nor Sony reveals something soon, however, you might as well sign this off as another vaporware title and look forward to other exciting PS3 exclusives, including Uncharted 2, God of War III, and Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
Chance that the Rockstar PS3 exclusive is no more: 30%


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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
French Montana stopped by the Angie Martinez Show yesterday, and the up-and-coming spitter from the Bronx opened up about his ongoing Twitter feud with Jamaica Queens kingpin 50 Cent.
To hear French tell it, the beef between he and Fif isn't serious and wasn't something he ever planned on.
"Me and him don't got no real problem. It's just...I had said something on a interview he read," Montana said, referring to a Complex magazine interview last year, in which he suggested that 50 was past his prime. "He's probably just looking for anything. He read it, sent a tweet out and I sent a tweet back. Ain't no problem with him. 50 is 50."
Though he acknowledged that swapping insults with Fif has been "entertaining," French said he doesn't want to get bogged down in a contest with his elder.
"I've been doing good. I had a great year. I want to keep going," he said. "That man already did his thing. I feel like it's my turn now. I don't want to go back and forth with him. He already did his thing. Now it's my turn. Let me eat."
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Madden was the offensive driving force for the Crimson last night, recording a career-best 27 kills against Cal Baptist on Tuesday. (Gil Talbot)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Harvard men's volleyball defeated Cal Baptist for the second time this season as they took down the Lancers 3-2, in Riverside Calif., Tuesday. Harvard benefited from the firepower of Sophomore Nick Madden who tallied a career-high 27 kills for the Crimson.
Cal Baptist took the first set 25-21 but Harvard was able to take control the next two stanzas, downing the Lancers 25-20 and 25-22, respectively. However in the fourth set Cal Baptist was able to get the best of the Crimson, defeating Harvard 25-20.
In the deciding fifth stanza the Lancers jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead as Harvard committed three attack errors and Daniel Quinn recorded a kill, forcing a Crimson timeout. The breather worked in Harvard's favor as the Crimson went on a 5-1 run, pushing the score to 6-5, forcing a Cal Baptist timeout. The Lancers evened the score on the next play as Kristopher Johnson slammed down a kill, making it 6-6. However Madden responded right away, recording a kill and sparking another 5-1 run, putting Harvard up 11-7, as the Lancers called its final timeout of the set. The break wouldn't halt the Crimson momentum as Harvard scored four of the next six points to take the set 15-9, and the match 3-2.
Madden's career-day paced the Crimson in kills with 27, while senior Matt Jones tallied 11. Junior Rob Lothman had an exemplary day setting up his teammates as he dished out 54 assists, while Madden completed the double-double effort, registering 10 digs. Michael Owen led the defensive efforts as he recorded 10 blocks.
Kristopher Johnson tallied 19 kills for Cal Baptist as Aaron McCalmont was second on the team with 11. Connor Metcalfe recorded 56 assists and Michael Cate tallied 13 digs. Johnson had the team lead in blocks with three.
The Crimson will be back in action on March, 24, when it travels to Fairfield Conn., to take on EIVA rival Sacred Heart.


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Love, Riffs, and Videotape: An Interview with Fury Things
[This interview also appears in issue zero of our sister publication, RJKT. Pick up a hard copy at any of downtown Mankato's finer alcohol, coffee, and tattoo distributors.]
Minneapolis trio Fury Things have spent the past few years whipping up a storm of DIY activity, bashing out colossal riffs (and bigger hooks) at a pace that teeters between blue collar and breakneck. Their prolificacy has paid dividends. In 2015, City Pages named them Best Rock Band, and they're riding into 2016 with the rare momentum of a young band that's constantly rewarding their fans. With their latest release, VHS, Fury Things doubled down on melodies without losing an ounce of fuzz-fueled fire, and the result is their most fully-realized statement to date.
In the run-up to the band's appearance in Mankato at PHE 9, we reached out to guitarist/vocalist Kyle Werstein to talk about the new record, nostalgia, CASH MONEY, and other things that kick ass.
2015 seemed like quite the year for you guys. An EP, a high-profile First Avenue set in support of Bob Mould, and a full-length that dropped in December. Is 2016 just going to be about hitting the road and flexing some muscles on the strength of last year's momentum? Or do you have any fresh tricks up your sleeve?
I think we'll be doing a bit of both. Success for us as a band involves maintaining momentum. So, yeah, I want us to get out there and play more shows outside the Twin Cities. We're definitely looking to do some touring around the album and play out more regionally. At the same time, we've got some other songs recorded, I'm working on new material and we're going to be releasing another video before spring. It's tough to juggle everything, but we're just trying to stay as productive as we can.
Most music scribblers, when pressed to find descriptors for the Fury Things sound, reach back in time for obvious touchstones, such as Dinosaur Jr. and Husker Du. In titling your new record VHS, is there any fear that you'll be perceived as a throwback act? Or is that the intention? Or doesn't it matter?
The whole VHS concept was kind of a joke that stuck. It's kinda hilarious to us to see a record with the art of a blank cassette tape. I never particularly intended for us to sound like any band or consciously seem like we're of a certain era. We got together and the songs sound the way they sound. I'm always trying to write songs I'm proud of and that I hope others enjoy. The same extends to the artwork and design concept of the record. I want people to form their own opinions about our music. If one person thinks we're trying to be a throwback, that's cool. It's totally not my intention, but I can't control the experience of others. I would hope that for every one person like that, there's another that simply enjoys the tunes.
VHS, at least in terms of title and cover art, taps into an 80s/90s vibe that's hypercool right now, as evidenced in retrowave (Makeup and Vanity Set, Perturbator), synthpop (M83, Carly Rae Jepsen), and even animated comedies. Are we a doomed generation of suckers that are just as susceptible to the pangs of nostalgia that befell our lame-ass parents and grandparents? Or did that era of pop culture truly, honestly kick that much ass?
Who knows? I don't think you can make a blanket statement about the rise of the 80s/90s vibe. Personally, I just like what I like. I've always been fascinated with infomercials and consumer culture and media in general. I love Tim and Eric and the Found Footage Festival and I think there's something warm and tactile and otherworldly about blank cassette tapes. As a graphic designer, the aesthetic has always been influential to me. And vaporwave, as a genre, piqued my interest, too. But what I get out of it may be different than what you or Carly Rae Jepsen gets out of it. Obviously for some, the use of the aesthetic stems from borrowing nostalgia because they want to be a certain way. I guess I'm reluctant to say we're all doomed suckers, but I feel like the tiny details are what separates those who really found something in all that pop culture that resonated with them, from someone just doing it to be 'cool'. Like, I love Com Truise from a musical and visual perspective because his vision of this neon 80s/90s synth wave world feels so real. There's a difference between someone like him and someone casually applying filters to their videos in an app. The same goes for Tim and Eric or anyone trying to speak that visual language.
But then there's also an equally big part of me that wants everyone to create things. Like, who am I to judge? I feel like we're all doing our thing and it's important to have taste, but not be overly judgmental of others at the same time. So. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is your fifth release, but first LP. How important is the EP format in this interconnected Age of Too Much Goddamn Information?
The EP is important, for sure, but more important than that is just releasing stuff consistently. Our LP came together naturally. It actually started as our third EP, but material just kept coming together. We release just about everything we write and that consistency is important for progressing as a band. I think our releases will continue to be a mix of longer and shorter collections, but it really doesn't matter what it is as long as we keep at it.
The final song on Saskatchewan is called "Money's Dumb." How dumb is it, and why will it expedite the eventual unraveling of humanity?
The full-line is "money's dumb when you have none," and I think that's true as a creative and a twentysomething and as a passive observer to this strange-ass existence in 2016. I think one of the toughest things you face as an independent musician is the feeling that so much is just out of reach for financial reasons. But we're a DIY band and we make the most out of every opportunity. We hand-make a lot of our merch and we travel light and make the most of the time we can take off work. But still, people scoff at you when you say you want to be a musician. It's tough out there.
I imagine money's pretty sweet when you have enough of it. Or if you live in a country where people see the value in musicians and artists. I have friends in other countries who can't understand why we don't tour more because they have things like publicly funded higher education and single-payer healthcare. The song is pretty tongue-in-cheek, but it stemmed from some bitterness toward the system.
Final shout to the Mankato masses: Five Minnesota bands that are killing it right now and why:
It's really, REALLY tough to narrow down a list to five, since there are a lot of cool bands doing cool stuff. But here are a few acts we've been thinking about lately:
Strange Relations: I saw these wonderful humans open for The Thermals at the Entry and had zero idea they were a local act. Instant band crush for me. I was mesmerized by the depressingly beautiful melodies they were kicking out and incredibly impressed by drummer/singer Casey's ability to hold such complex rhythms while totally belting these awesome vocals.
Kitten Forever: They consistently kill it and deserve every bit of praise they receive. For me, their ability to energize a room is extremely inspirational. Also, they throw down harder than almost any other band I can think of. Super important messaging and songs. Also, it's just fun. They played our record release show and it was kind of a dream come true. Recently they opened for Babes in Toyland in the Mainroom at First Avenue after like a decade as a band and I'm sitting here thinking, "Why the hell did it take this long to get them on that stage?"
Ego Death: These are some of the hardest working musicians in the Twin Cities right now. They totally beat us in the sheer number of shows they play per month. The songs are beautiful. Jeremy's a great guitarist. They tour a bunch and you can feel their heart in the music. That's super important to me. Also, they're some of the nicest people you could ever meet.
Waveless: The first time I saw Waveless, I could have thought I was floating. Plus, I saw Lou Barlow mention their record and it made me incredibly happy. The way the harmonies sit atop this crazy pile of noise…the way it translates live. Their new album, Spirit Island, is definitely worth a listen.
The Blind Shake: Everyone should know about The Blind Shake by now. If I had to pick a singular band in the Twin Cities that I idolized from sheerly their performance, it would be The Blind Shake. It's incredibly humbling that we get to play with them in April, because every time I get to watch them, I think, "Damn, how can I do that?"


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A power struggle broke out Tuesday for the leadership of Egypt's only permitted Islamist party, the Labour Party, which ended up with three rival chairman supported by different factions within the movement.
Witnesses said thousands of people gathered for two separate meetings in different premises in the Egyptian capital, following recent virulent attacks on the party in the government press.
More than 1,000 people led by party official Hamdi Ahmed occupied the party's headquarters, and elected Ahmed to replace the current chairman Ibrahim Shukri.
At the same time, a similar number led by a second official, Ahmed Idriss, gathered at one of its local branch premises, and proclaimed Idriss chairman, activists said.
The police were on hand, but no violence was reported at the meetings.
The schism could result in the party being suspended by the Parties' Committee, which oversees political activity in Egypt and is run by figures close to the government.
Observers say the power struggle could also mean the current leadership of the party might be replaced by one opposed to the Islamist trend, only a few months before parliamentary elections are due in autumn.
The party's secretary-general, Adel Hussein, who is close to Shukri, told AFP that what had happened was a set-up by the security services designed to oust the current chairman.
"These are actions taken by the security forces, which have nothing to do with the party. The state should not intervene or use force to undermine political parties, or a fatal blow will be dealt to democracy," he said.
The party has come under attack for allegedly inciting students at Cairo's A-Azhar university to demonstrate against the recent republication of a novel by the Syrian writer Haidar Haidar, which they claim is blasphemous.
Some 50 students were injured last week when protests turned violent, and more than 100 were arrested.
Among the demands of the demonstrators was the resignation of Culture Minister Faruq Hosni for allowing the book to appear.
The Labour Party, founded in 1979, started out as a socialist-orientated movement, but allied itself with the Muslim Brotherhood for the 1987 parliamentary elections. The Brotherhood is banned, but nevertheless plays a part on the Egyptian political scene.
The party formally adopted an Islamist line at its general congress in 1989. It has no members in parliament, which is dominated by President Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party - (AFP)
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Share Christmas memories with The Oakland Press, win tickets to 2012 Holiday Walk
The Oakland Press is giving away five sets of two tickets to Meadow Brook Hall's 41st annual Holiday Walk.
The regular ticket price for adults is $20.
To enter, share your favorite Christmas memory with The Oakland Press. Tell us the year of your favorite Christmas, how old you were and why was it your favorite Christmas? Also, let us know what you are hoping to receive for Christmas this year.
Your children are welcome to leave a voicemail as well with what they hope Santa brings them for Christmas.
Share your story by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or leave a voicemail telling your story at 248-742-5557. Make sure to include your name, the city or township where you reside and your contact information.
The Oakland Press will select a variety of stories to feature in its Christmas edition.
To enter the contest, submit your memories by Thursday, Dec. 6.
The Meadow Brook Hall annual Holiday Walk explores the Dodge and Wilson families' winter traditions and activities they enjoyed while living on the Meadow Brook Estate. Often referred to as one of America's "castles," the 110-room, 88,000-square-foot mansion is currently the fourth largest historic house museum in the United States. New this year is the teddy bear scavenger hunt for the kids.
The Holiday Walk daily tours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. now through Dec. 22 with special evening hours 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 17 through Dec. 20.
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BUCKTOWN - Owen J. Roberts warmed up for tonight's second round of the PIAA-Class AAA Team Duals by wrapping up a third straight unbeaten Pioneer Athletic Conference season.
The Wildcats, finishing 9-0 and improving to 18-0 overall, combined six pins with a couple of forfeits to defeat visiting Phoenixville, 59-10.
The OJR pins came from Peter Fratantoni (145), Kyle Shronk (160), Tyler Rogers (170), Nick DeAngelo (220), Brad Trego (285) and Alec Pupo (120), who had the quickest fall of the evening after getting the slap in 20 seconds. Adam Moser (152) contributed a technical fall to the effort, while Gordon Bolig and Evan Boaman accepted the forfeits at 182 and 195, respectively.
Phoenixville (1-8, 3-14 overall) got its production from Trey Romance's major in the 132-pound opener and decisions by Garrett Serwatka (106) and Mark Cermanski (126) in its regular-season finale.
OJR, which won its second straight District 1 team duals title last weekend, goes against District 2 champion Delaware Valley this evening (6:00) at The Giant Center in Hershey.
Pottstown 44, Perkiomen Valley 27: Pottstown twin brothers Logan and Mason Pennypacker posted a technical fall and pin in the final two bouts to thwart a Perkiomen Valley rally and help the Trojans close their PAC-10 season on a winning note.
PV (2-7, 10-10) got to within 33-27 on a forfeit to Luke DiElsi at 285, but Logan Pennypacker responded at 106 with the t-fall and Mason Pennypacker followed with a first-period pin to clinch it. Earlier, Pottstown (4-5, 22-9 overall) got pins from Robbie McCoy (120), Bryant Wise (132) and Josh Slody (220), while the Vikings countered with pins by Derek Buckley (126) and Ryan Patrick (195) along with the forfeits to Nick Giangiulio (160) and DiElsi.
Upper Perkiomen 55, Pottsgrove 5: Upper Perkiomen swept 12 of the 14 individual bouts and capped its PAC-10 season with a strong win over Pottsgrove.
The Indians got pins from Eric Miller (113), Dylan Steffenino (126) and Chris Kramer (152) and also accepted three forfeits to close out at 7-2 (19-7 overall) heading into tonight's second round of the PIAA-Class AAA Team Duals. Pottsgrove's Dylan Bryan and Qwhadir Miller accounted for the hosts' scoring with two decisions in the regular-season finale for the Falcons (2-6, 6-9).
Boyertown 73, Pope John Paul II 0: Boyertown combined six forfeits and five pins into a lopsided PAC-10 win over host Pope John Paul II, closing out its regular season at 6-3 (18-8 overall).
The Bears got pins from Reuben Maldonado (138), Jake Salkovitz (145) and Cody Richmond (160) in three of the first four bouts to set the pace, then saw Jordan Wertz (195) and Jordan Wood (220) go back-to-back with falls. In addition to the forfeits, Ty Miller (132) added a major decision.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Upper Perkiomen 50, Perkiomen School 47: Stacey Auckland scored a team-high 23 points to move within six of 1,000 for her career as the Indians held off the Panthers in a battle of non-league neighbors.
Holly Crossin contributed 10 points for Upper Perkiomen (12-9), which opened a 42-29 lead after three quarters and held off a furious rally by Perkiomen School (15-5).
Nicole Pupillo scored a game-high 24 points for the Panthers, who also got 17 points from freshman Steph Falcone.
Perkiomen Valley 51, Sun Valley 48 (OT): Lauren Leonard hit a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation and had four points in the extra period as the Vikings came away with the non-league victory over the Vanguards.
Freshman Katie Armstrong scored a team-high 18 points for Perkiomen Valley (13-9), which also got 15 points from Leonard.
Gia DeAngelo scored a game-high 23 points for Sun Valley.
Owen J. Roberts 59, Wyomissing 38: Nikki Testa scored a team-high 12 points to lead a balanced attack and help Owen J. Roberts take down the Spartans in non-league action.
Rebecca Painter and Taylor Evans scored 11 points each for Owen J. Roberts (8-14), which got its press going in a 40-point second half that broke open a 19-18 lead.
Mercy Vocational 47, West-Mont 26: Held to five points in the second half, the Wings fell off the pace with Mercy Vocational in this Tri-County League game.
Julia Klenske had nine points to lead West-Mont (2-12, 3-15), which trailed its guests by a 24-21 margin at the half but was outscored down the stretch, 23-5. Sophia Halliley chipped in with another seven for the locals.
West-Mont will be the seventh seed in the TCL playoff tourney, and visit second seed Barrack in quarterfinal action Monday.
BOYS BASKETBALL Perkiomen School 45, Upper Perkiomen 40: In the battle for bragging rights to Pennsburg, the Panthers held off their public-school neighborhood rivals after opening a double-digit lead in the first quarter.
Justas Valciukas scored a game-high 11 points for Perkiomen (13-6), which went into the fourth with a 35-31 lead after being up 19-9 in the early going. Ja'ren Hampton chipped in with another 12 for the visitors while UP (3-17) got 11 points from Chandler Junk and 10 from Robbie Hinson.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Ursinus 52, Haverford 50: Ursinus, needing every possible win to stay alive in the Centennial Conference playoff race, the Bears scored a key victory as they defeated host Haverford.
With the score tied at 45-all with 3:26 left, Ursinus (8-9, 11 overall) got four straight foul shots from Devin Butchko and a basket from Caroline Shimrock with 51 seconds left to go up five at 50-45. From there, the Bears were able to hold on for the final 51 seconds as the Fords (11-7, 14-8) could only get within one at 51-50.
Leading the way for Ursinus was Shimrock who had a game-high 13 points, with Diamond Lewis grabbing 10 points and nine rebounds along with seven assists. Ursinus owned a 44-37 lead on the glass.
MEN'S BASKETBALL Ursinus 64, Haverford 62: Ursinus junior point guard Jesse Krasna hit a foul line jumper with one second left, sending Ursinus to a win over Haverford. Ursinus (8-14, 6-9 Centennial) held Haverford without a field goal in the last two minutes of the contest.
Kevin Janowski scored 15 points for the Bears, while Malik Draper had 13 points and Jon Ward scored 11 as Ursinus held as much as a nine point lead in the second half. The Bears converted on 52.2 percent of their shots on the night.


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Result: Luongo vs Turco
Congratulations go out to Roberto Luongo today! Voters here at NHLToL have chosen his mask as the best in the league! The Luongo finished the final poll with a 54% of the nearly 2,000 votes.
Thanks to everyone who voted! This tournament saw the most votes cast ever on the site. I hope the next one will be as popular.
With this tournament over, I'm taking this opportunity to announce that the brand new ICETHETICS will launch on July 1. The big question I've had about this is whether the URL will change. In fact, it will so be prepared to update your bookmarks. ICETHETICS will replace NHLToL and ToHL.
NHLToL and ToHL will both remain online but will no longer be updated as of July 1. All of the concept art, jersey news, logo tournaments, and everything else you've come to expect from NHLToL will be featured on ICETHETICS. NHLToL will simply continue to serve as an archive. For now, I just wanted to make you guys aware that this change is finally coming.
And over the next couple of weeks I'll be detailing the new features you'll find at ICETHETICS, including specialized concept art galleries, an artist partnership program, more new tournaments for you to vote in, and a whole lot more. Get ready!


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"he rear-ended another driver ..."
I'll bet he did
- April 5, 2012 at 9:24 PM
OMG! BA of .4.. I thought that was a level at which you'd be dead.. just looked it up.. random website says that "coma is likely" at that level...
- April 5, 2012 at 9:31 PM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
Well, then it's a good idea he had the butt plug to keep him awake.
- April 5, 2012 at 9:35 PM
"I'm a plug-in hybrid that runs on ethanol."
- April 5, 2012 at 9:49 PM
- Lisa said...
Well thank you. That was grotesque.
- April 5, 2012 at 11:11 PM
"Also not specified was the make and model of the plug and an explanation of how it ended up in his bottom."
??? How do they THINK it "ended up" in his bottom?
- April 5, 2012 at 11:26 PM
I guessed it was in Florida before the confirming "Hobe Sound".
It not all beer and skittles here like the relatives and friends might tell you.
We are the drunkest state in the onion, an' fluthermore That Martian Counny Deputy prolly coulda blowed a .50 BAC.
That buttplug thing is just plain weird, and disgusting.
- April 6, 2012 at 12:35 AM
- Officer Cynical said...
From my perspective:
Most "normal" folks are hammered at about .12.
Most of the DUIs that are driving crazy and crashing into stuff are in the .15 to .20 range.
We have to get arrestees medically cleared at the ER if they're over .30 or the jail won't take them.
The hard-core drinkers are easily walking and talking at .25 to .30.
I've had DUIs as high as .44. He was driving down the median, knocking over traffic signs.
I've dealt with super-hard-cores as high as .55, and I've heard of considerably higher.
As with many things in life, experience is everything.
- April 6, 2012 at 6:50 AM
I'm at a loss to understand how using a butt plug is somehow worse than driving drunk.
If you're trying to say that soiling the cop car and otherwise making it an unpleasant experience for the police made a bad situation even worse, sure. But the focus of the article and many of the comments here is on the sex toy, which strikes me as juvenile.
In 2009, over 10,000 people in the US were killed by drunk drivers. How many people were killed with a sex toy?
- April 6, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Packer said...
Ok, so now I find myself googling
How many people were killed by a sex toy ?
@anon 8:47---relax , this blog frequently tries to find the humor in the foibles of humanity. It is not belittling the tragedy of drunk driving death.
- April 6, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Packer said...
Not counting David Carradine , it looks like about 40
- April 6, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Anonymous 8:47 - I've done both. The butt plug was worse.
- April 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM
I love how they're all irritated that there weren't more specifics about the butt plug available! I'm guessing the cop fishing it out of his car wasn't about to whip out a measuring tape and gather some specs! lol
- April 6, 2012 at 10:34 PM


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Twentieth Century Fox brought back Bryan Singer, director of the first two X-Men films, to help develop X-Men: First Class in an effort to course correct the lucrative mutant superhero franchise which saw two non-Singer films in a row score poorly among critics. First Class succeeded and was critically acclaimed, earning itself a sequel that Singer is about to begin shooting.
With the first franchise spinoff, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, suffering similar problems as X-Men: The Last Stand, the studio and star Hugh Jackman wanted to do something entirely different for their second outing. After a few hurdles, including a director change, we find ourselves itching closer to the summer movie season where the standalone story The Wolverine will attempt to holds its ground against stiff competition in Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 and Warner Bros.' Man of Steel.
Does it stand a chance? The first full trailer for The Wolverine (above) is our first indicator and so far, it looks like an improvement. By all accounts, everyone involved with the production of The Wolverine knows and understands what's not only important in telling a story about the Adamantium augmented, hot tempered X-Men hero, but the realize what went wrong with the origins tale from 2009.
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Never has Fox promoted a trailer for an X-Men film - which in itself is a promotion - as much as they have for The Wolverine. The week began late Sunday evening with new stills and new posters, followed by an unheard of 6-second sizzle reel which director James Mangold dubbed a "tweaser." This was followed up by a larger, 20-second teaser trailer and a pair of awesome motion posters, all leading to today, for the full trailer release.
The trailer picks up where the teasers left off, showing more of Logan and his partner Yukio in action, carefully edited around other scenes of a prison camp and Logan seemingly losing his abilities. We now know how these scenes factor into the storyline (and timeline), but there are still some mysteries. The first official image of Viper did feature her with Logan in restraints (still don't know what that's about), while we have yet to get a full look at the villain, Silver Samurai. James Mangold also told EW that Viper "likes to play with toxins," and that scene of her seemingly ripping her own face off certainly raises some questions (it reminds one of the character "Husk" from the comics).
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The Wolverine is directed by James Mangold off of Mark Bomback and Christopher McQuarrie's screenplay. It stars Hugh Jackman, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Will Yun Lee, Brian Tee, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rila Fukushima.
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Plugging center fielder Jim Edmonds into Pujols' position at first base Sunday, the Cardinals barely skipped a beat, rolling to a 9-6 victory over the Cubs before 45,753 at Busch Stadium.
Despite nursing an abdominal injury and being unable to run all out, Edmonds went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Scott Rolen took over for Pujols in the No. 3 hole and drove in three runs, helping the Cardinals avoid a sweep.
Greg Maddux lasted only five innings, allowing six runs on nine hits, and is 1-5 with a 7.75 earned-run average in his last seven starts.
"I never found my rhythm or got comfortable," Maddux said. "I just didn't pitch good."
Cubs manager Dusty Baker said no one wants to see a player get hurt, but Pujols' injury does make the Cardinals more vulnerable. Whether they're as vulnerable as the Cubs were without Lee is the big question.
"Nobody felt sorry for us when Derrek went down," right fielder Jacque Jones said. "So we're not going to feel sorry for those guys. They've still got a good team. They've still got some players over there. They swung the bat well [Sunday].
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Baker maintained there was a direct correlation between the injuries to Pujols and Lee, who finished first and third, respectively, in last year's National League MVP voting. The major difference in the two teams' situations, Baker suggested, was the Cubs had also lost Kerry Wood and Mark Prior.
"It's a test of really who has the most depth," Baker said. "That's what it boils down towho has the best bench, who has the best secondary players that can play in a primary role for a period of time."
The Cubs were only a half-game out of first when Lee went down, but have fallen to 121/2 games back in his absence. The Cardinals had a three-game lead over Cincinnati on Sunday when Pujols was placed on the 15-day disabled list and lead the National League in pitching.
Cardinals starter Jason Marquis improved to 8-4 despite a lackluster performance. The Cubs had a chance to break it open in the first when Marquis walked the bases loaded with one out and gave up an RBI single to Aramis Ramirez. But Jones struck out and Matt Murton hit a weak grounder to end the inning.
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Maddux (6-5) also started out poorly, walking two in the first and serving up RBI doubles to Rolen and Juan Encarnacion.
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"That's a situation where [Walker] kind of has to look him back," Baker said. "That wasn't a bad play. That was good baserunning."
Five straight hits off Marquis in the third led to a four-run inning, giving the Cubs a 5-3 lead, but Maddux was hit hard in the fifth, surrendering four straight hits, including RBI doubles by Edmonds and Encarnacion, putting St. Louis ahead 6-5.
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Tapping the SAN for file storage?
Tapping the SAN for file storage?
Used to be, if you wanted to give users a central place to store files, you had two options: put them on a generic file server, or on a NAS device. But as companies build out more storage area networks (SANs), many storage administrators are clamoring for ways to store user files on that big, fast, centralized and highly reliable SAN storage.
Certainly, the simplest way to tap your SAN for file storage is to put a NAS "head" or gateway in front of it. Under that scenario, the NAS head is assigned its own LUN on the SAN device as its dedicated disk supply. In the enterprise space, examples of NAS heads include EMC's Celerra, NetApp's gateway into HDS storage, and Auspex's NSc3000. IBM, Dell, and Snap Appliance all offer departmental and workgroup-class NAS gateways.
This January, NAS start-up Spinnaker Networks also started selling a NAS gateway, the SpinServer 3300G, under customer pressure for a version of its flagship SpinServer 3300 for a product that could use pre-existing SAN disk resources. In its first release, the 3300G supports SAN storage from LSI Logic, with support for EMC and Hewlett-Packard arrays forthcoming.
Spinnaker's SpinServer 3300G differs from other NAS gateways in terms of scalability, says Jeff Hornung, Spinnaker's vice president of marketing and business development. Whereas SpinServer's competition can support file systems limited to under 10 TB in size, SpinServer 3300G can support a single 11 PB (that's 11,000 TB) file system, supported by 512 gateways. In contrast, a single NetApp 960 can support a maximum of 18 TB, configured as a minimum of three file systems, Hornung says.
Not that anyone would ever want a file system that big, says Jon Toor, director of marketing at ClariStor, another start-up attempting to solve the file services for SANs problem. "After a couple of terabytes, a file system starts to break down in terms of backup and restore," he says.
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Brian K. Arsenault of 8 Temple St. Apt. 2, Spencer, was arrested Sunday night after his father called police about 6:20 p.m. and asked to have him removed from their home because he was drunk.
When police arrived, they attempted to quell the situation between father and son and were unsuccessful. They decided that since the weather was bad and the younger Mr. Arsenault had no place to go, he would be placed in protective custody, a police report states.
Police wrote Mr. Arsenault, who goes by the nickname Buddy, "flew into a rage," kicking at Officers Christopher Inzerillo and Valerie Morin, leaving her with a blackened eye and bruises on her face, abdomen and leg.
During the struggle, state police were called and Spencer police used a Taser to stun Mr. Arsenault who, after the second shock, was somewhat calmer and could be handcuffed though he continued to fight with police, the report states.
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This month's Virtual Tasting is tonight and is the 2008 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling. As usual, I will be opening the wine about 7pm and updating this post with my notes along the way. Please join us in trying this wine and posting your notes.
7:15 Update: On the hottest day in Seattle's recorded history, how fortunate am I to have picked a white wine for this go round? Truly I can't take credit for this as it was Paul at Swordfern Wines/Full Pull that made the suggestion. In any event, the bottle is open. Let the Virtual Tasting begin!
7:30 Update: Initial specs. Screw top cap. Wine at 48 degrees although certainly won't stay at that temp for that long. I chilled the glasses to try to keep the wine cooler longer.
7:45 Update: Pale in color. Lots of mineral notes along with tropical fruit on the nose. As the wine opens, traces of floral aromas start to show. On the taste, crisp and tart like a Granny Smith apple. A Germanic style with restrained alcohol levels (will check the actual percentage and list later). My initial thought is that I am quite impressed, especiallyat this price point.
8:30 Update: Some additional detail. Wine is 100% Riesling from Evergreen Vineyard, Washington State. 12.2% alcohol. Lists for $12. I purchased it for $10.19 at Pete's Bellevue. Residual Sugar is 1.55. Personally I didn't think the RS showed through all that much. The Charles Smith website describes it as a "Mosel-style" Riesling. Fermented i n100% stainless steel.
8:45 Update: Still liking this wine. I would give it a "*" by my rating system. The layerig of the wine gives it some complexity that makes me bump it up.
The Tasting Notes from the Charles Smith website: THE MOST INTENSE KUNG FU GIRL TO DATE. Delicate aromas of stone fruit, white peach, apricot, Asian pear and white spring blossoms. Long and layered. THIS GIRL TRULY KICKS ASS!
Don't see other reviews, although I thought there were some out there. CellarTracker tasting notes give an average of 87 points with a mean of 88 from 15 tasting notes.
9:00 Update: Definitely agree with folks who are saying tangerine. A lot of it shows up on this wine. There is also a light citrus/lemon component that shows up at the tail end of the nose as the wine gets a bit warmer. Thanks to all who participated in this month's tasting. We'll do it all again next month. Let me know if you have thoughts on what the wine should be.
July Virtual Tasting Charles Smith 2008 Kung Fu Girl Riesling
This month's Virtual Tasting is tonight and is the 2008 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling. As usual, I will be opening the wine about 7pm and updating this post with my notes along the way. Please join us in trying this wine and posting your notes.
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Li-TheEditor Says:
Impressive for a $10 wine! Wow! It's hot out and nice to have the wine cold! I get tropical stuff all over the nose. Pineapple, hints of coconut. Also some minerally hints with a tinge of lemon. (I'm not sure what a tinge is, but it sounded different than hint). Even some tangerine stuff with some acidity on the palate. Like it and would get it again. Yay!
Kathleen Says:
Very impressive low-cost wine.Agree with Li about the pineapple and the citrus and coconut (and the damned heat--damn!); however I also got a little grassiness on the nose initially and a lot of tangerine after it had a chance to sit for a minute. It also has a bigger mouth-feel: a richness that suggests more residual sugar than it actually has.
I'd definitely get this wine again. Not sure it's a good food wine, or really when the weather is this hot, you might want something with a little less body (like a vinho verde).
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Li - Good call on the tangerine. Definitely a nice zing of acidity. Didn't get the coconut. Will have to check it out again and see if I can pick it up.
Kathleen - I also got a bit of grassiness at times that seemed to wax and wane. I didn't pick up on a lot of RS but it's listed at 1.55 so it's got a decent amount.
Thanks for participating.


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