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Luca Takes A LOOK At Adam Rifkin's Newest Film!!
Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
I'm not sure I totally buy the backstory on how this guy got a chance to see this film... but then again, the AFI campus presents plenty of opportunities for sneakiness for an industrious film geek. Whatever the case, this guy really dug the movie, and I've gotta say... the premise intrigues me. Check it out:
Hey guys. Luca here from California by way of Albuquerque. Yeah, I'm a movie geek going to AFI out here, and I'll probably get expelled for admitting this, but tonight I was attending a seminar at the school about costume design when I noticed a bunch of signs indicating a private screening up at the Mark Goodson theater. Bored with the seminar, I made my way up and noticed none other than CABIN FEVER's Deputy Winston milling about. And then I overhear (okay, I asked), that this is a private cast and crew screening of Adam Rifkin's new film, LOOK.
Now I don't know about you, but in my book, DETROIT ROCK CITY is one of the best fucking movies of all time. And I even hate KISS. So when I hear that this is a new Adam Rifkin film, I get all excited. And then I hear Giuseppe is in it. So, I'm even more excited, and when no one's looking, I sneak my ass in the doors, grab a seat and hope no one noticed. They didn't. Too busy patting each other on the back about the great job they all did on the film.
Now you gotta realize—I'm sitting there and all I know is that this movie is called LOOK. I never heard of it. Hell, I don't even know if Adam Rifkin has even directed a film since DETROIT ROCK CITY. So I'm wishing I had some weed to get in the mood, cuz if this guy made DRC, this has gotta be another "trip", if you know what I mean. Well, it is – but not the kind I expected. Because the minute the flick started, I knew I was in for something completely unlike DETROIT ROCK CITY.
Guys—imagine if Adam Rifkin made CRASH and you would get LOOK. Simply put – IT'S FUCKING AMAZING. Withing seconds, I was already flipped out. Just black— and an opening title stating the fact that every day, Americans are caught unaware by over 170 surveillance cameras of all shapes and sizes. Hmmm.. That made me think of moments in my life I would not have wanted caught on film. And then the movie begins—a video surveillance camera inside a dressing room at a department store as a young hottie gets in, and yes, fellas, undresses, stares at herself, plays with her boobs and ass, and then lets in her best friend and begins to talk about the latest LA teen trend – asshole bleaching.
Then the girls steal some clothes and the film continues—with yet another scene shot from a surveillance camera. And then I realize—THE ENTIRE FILM IS SHOT FROM THE POV OF VARIOUS VIDEO MONITORS! Is this fucking brilliant or what? Department store monitors, ATM machine cameras, security cameras in a High School, a police station, a restaurant, a nanny-cam, a 7-11 camera… The whole film is a "verite" collection of the many different lives of many different people as seen from the cut together footage of various surveillance cameras. Just like TRAFIIC, just like CRASH, the lives of these people collide in surprising ways—but unlike those films, this film is played (and played to perfection) as a documentary. Were it not for the inclusion of Giuseppe Andrews, there was no other recognizable face and Rifkin had me buying that this was all REAL- until the end credits when the names of the actors came up. BRAVO, dude. You had me.
But even though this is "fake" reality, it is done with such finesse, such an awareness of the human condition, I have to honestly say, I couldn't believe this was made by the same guy that made DETROIT ROCK CITY! This film has some really, really funny moments a la DRC, but on the whole, this is sobering stuff. There is a white middle aged WASP lawyer with a wife and child who we catch having a gay affair with his black colleague… a loser at work who we constantly see being the butt of the cruel (but funny) practical jokes of his co-workers... a despicable yet hilarious coke sniffing horndog at a Macy's type department store who is screwing all of his female employees… Two CLERKS type slackers (one of which is Giuseppe) at a convenience store who pass the night yucking it up… and the 16 year old hottie of the opening scene who makes it her "project" to seduce her "married with a pregnant wife" English teacher.
Woven throughout these scenarios are two killers who we see killing a cop on a dashboard cop cam (the only moment that seemed staged) and then coming into close proximity with all the other players. We are always kept on edge wondering just how these lives will interconnect, and where these lives are going. It's the ultimate reality show, the TRUMAN SHOW for real, and it makes you realize just how goddamned nosy we as a society are about everybody else's business.
You also realize just how full of shit everybody can be, as we often see scenes rewound and played back from the flip perspective of the other side of a conversation- particularly in an amazing sequence where we first see the teen Lolita and her girlfriend flirting with the English teacher and another teacher— and then we see the after conversations of both sides. The older teacher confirms suspicions that, yes, teachers do think about screwing their students, and the girls confirm that yes, they think about screwing their teachers. Yet both conversations contradict the "propriety" of the initial encounter. Who is right and who is wrong? Nobody and everybody.
And that seems to be the gist of Rifkin's film (which he also wrote). Everybody is a loser and everybody is a hero. But most importantly, everybody has secrets, and everybody has FLAWS, and all it takes is a moment, a brief 30 second detour from morality (or society's perception of morality) and if that 30 second detour is caught on tape—BAM! You're dead. For yes, after the first two thirds of amusing voyeurism, the final act turns dark and chilling, the consequences of all the lies and bullshit, the walks along the edge fully crossing over the lines. It's haunting, and it hits you like a sucker punch, and if I say anything more, I will spoil the endings, and I don't want to do that, for this is a film that simply must be seen. That must be discovered.
I dug CRASH, but this just had more resonance, for as I left the theater, wondering where and when this would ever play again as I heard there was no distributor though I bet someone like FOX Searchlight or Focus (if they are smart) will grab this up – al I could think was – FUCK- How much of my life has been caught on tape that I have no clue of. Somewhere, is there a video of me lifting that Tool CD I wanted but had no money to buy that week…? Is my argument with my girlfriend back in a New Mexico Wal-Mart on tape…? (I'm sorry I hit you, babe. I'll never say it enough…) That time I got drunk and ran naked in a fricking thunderstorm on the beach in Venice…(Yeah, I'm an idiot) Is my private life being cut into a movie like LOOK by somebody somewhere, pieced together from footage from the 170 cameras that I am caught on everyday? What would that movie be like? Would I be ashamed? Proud?
Damn you, Rifkin, for putting those thoughts into my head. I just wanted to rock and roll all night and party everyday again with you. Instead, you made me think and think hard. You amused me and then you sucker punched me. And if anyone tells you this is far fetched, just tell them glance around at the world we live in. A world where the government is becoming George Orwell's Big Brother and blaming it all on Al Queda. Rifkin – Your film is a masterpiece. I mean it. And it couldn't be more timely. I'm sure you've got me sneaking into your show on tape—You had guys with cameras taping your every move tonight. (For LOOK 2 perhaps? I'm so there….) Let's hope this one gets major play – It is technically ingenious (a gimmick that, for once, actually works and doesn't get played out), thematically potent, entertaining, provoking, has a killer cameo from John Landis, some amazing tunes, believe it or not, from Giuseppe Andrews in collaboration with BT… and is a rare film that I just can't get out of my head. Considering I started my evening at a costume design seminar and now am writing you about a movie I had no clue even existed, just because I had to shout about it to somebody—I'd say it's (yeah, you knew this was coming) more than worth a LOOK. And by the way, guys, what would a movie of YOUR private moments be like? Adam Rifkin knows…
You had me at "asshole bleaching." Thanks for the review.
"Moriarty" out.
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June 3, 2006, 5:08 p.m. CST
by Little Beavis
June 3, 2006, 5:20 p.m. CST
by Elohim
Had to be said... I mean come on.
June 3, 2006, 5:25 p.m. CST
Adam Rifkin? I thought you meant Alan Rafkin.
by OBSD
Who gives a fuck abou Adam Rifkin?
June 3, 2006, 5:35 p.m. CST
Actually, I've been a fan since The Dark Backward.
by OBSD
I just love the running gag on Action as well. This looks interesting even though comparing everything to Crash is getting a bit lame, when Crash itself is stylisticly the bastard son of Robert Altman's Short Cuts. When is Look coming out? Does anyone know?
June 3, 2006, 5:50 p.m. CST
speaking of weed, this post is 100% PLANT
by lizard_boy
come on, try to make it believable
June 3, 2006, 5:50 p.m. CST
Luca sounds very...
by veritasses
Jerry Springer... No money to even buy a CD, shoplifting, punches his girlfriend in public, public nudity, public drunkenness AND he admits all this in a more or less public forum. So this guy's opinion can be trusted... why...? But I guess Gary Busey and other Hollywood crack smokers exhibit similar behavior all the time. The movie does sound interesting...
June 3, 2006, 5:54 p.m. CST
Detroit Rock City...
by DonkeyBalls
...is terrible. What the fuck is this asshole talking about?
June 3, 2006, 6:18 p.m. CST
Well all Crash had going for it was its style soooo
by modlight
take that away and you're left with unlikable characters and unrealistic stories and dialouge. Can't wait.
June 3, 2006, 7:55 p.m. CST
Asshole bleaching!
by Batutta
Now that I think of it, my wife's asshole could use a little bleaching. Bye, bye chocolate starfish.
June 3, 2006, 8:19 p.m. CST
Detroit Rock City is one of the best movies ever?
by Alonzo Mosely
Boy did I miss that memo...
June 3, 2006, 8:31 p.m. CST
I'm gonna make a film about TBers' lives
by Doctor_Sin
And shoot it from the point of view of Harry's animated gif. Dicksmokers like this go to AFI, allegedly, and we wonder why Hollywood sucks? Man, this guy musta' done a line of coke while doing shots and smoking crack. This is beyond a plant - this is a whole goddamn forest full of trolls and roaming pieces of shit. Now, don't get me wrong - the movie sounds like it could be an interesting indie/arthouse thing...a bunch of strung-together snippets on videocams...but, this whole "dude, I am SO expelled if my prof finds out I scooted off to a restricted screening instead of going to the crapper" story is WEAK.
June 3, 2006, 9:36 p.m. CST
asshole bleaching
by ILK
That's all we need... tighter, whiter assholes.
June 3, 2006, 10:19 p.m. CST
Some women DO bleach their poopshoots
by Doctor_Sin
'Cos they are afraid their porn-loving men won't like them anymore if they got 'natural' buttholes. True - I read an article about it a couple months ago. It's some new social craze among some women to appear more 'pornstarish.'
June 3, 2006, 10:25 p.m. CST
Asshole bleaching?
by CatVutt
Wow. I get implants. I get lypo, collagen, botox, bleaching roots, bikini waxes, and even navel piercings. But if you're getting your asshole bleached, maybe you wanna think just for a second about the kind of guy you're inviting back there in the first place, huh?
June 4, 2006, 1:07 a.m. CST
by HolyCalamity
Hey man, you are the most phony peace of shit reviewer I have ever come across. The entire time I was reading your babel all I could think of was that new kid in sixth grade, you know the one who came and told you all these fantasticial stories about how cool he was, BULLSHIT! You are a smug peace of shit and I hope I never read anything from you again... on a positive note, the flick does sound cool!
June 4, 2006, 3:28 a.m. CST
You know what else Rifkin wrote? This review!!!!
by all
Dumb fucking plant.
June 4, 2006, 4:11 a.m. CST
Rifkin has had all of two good movies in his career...
by LeiaDown&FuckHer
The fun slice of 80's cheese Never On Tuesday, and the truly bizarre and fucked up (and great, if you're into that kind of thing) The Dark Backwards. Everything else he's ever done has either been mediocre, if occasionally watchable (The Chase, Detroit Rock City, Denial, Welcome To Hollywood) or just out and out fucking batshit horrible (Psycho Cop Returns, Invisible Maniac, A Tale Of Two Sisters, Without Charlie)...I still haven't seen Night At The Golden Eagle so I don't know where that fits in, but regardless Rifkin's name isn't exactly a marker of quality these days...if it ever was. Add to which, I'm not one to ever call out plant, but this one sounds leafy as fuck. Meh, whatever.
June 4, 2006, 6:39 a.m. CST
Obvious plant -- who do you think you're fooling?
by Doc_McCoy
"Damn you, Rifkin, for putting those thoughts into my head. I just wanted to rock and roll all night and party everyday again with you. Instead, you made me think and think hard. You amused me and then you sucker punched me. And if anyone tells you this is far fetched, just tell them glance around at the world we live in." Hahahahahahaha.
June 4, 2006, 10:47 a.m. CST
I stopped reading at:
by Uga
June 4, 2006, 10:47 a.m. CST
I stopped reading at:
by Uga
"DETROIT ROCK CITY is one of the best fucking movies of all time."
June 4, 2006, 1:54 p.m. CST
by godoffireinhell
is a fucking masterpiece. Haven't seen anything else this dude has done, though.
June 4, 2006, 2:17 p.m. CST
Adam, don't become a "Luca" to review your own films.
by SalvatoreGravano
Instead, just get Bobby Ray and do that "Psychocop III" already. Just like "Maniac Cop".
June 4, 2006, 5:47 p.m. CST
Rifkin's oeuvre
by Trader Groucho 2
"a video surveillance camera inside a dressing room at a department store as a young hottie gets in, and yes, fellas, undresses, stares at herself, plays with her boobs and ass....". You have to given Rifkin credit for consistency. The plot of Invisible Maniac involves a high school science teacher smart enough to invent a formula to make himself invisible but clueless enough to do no better with this amazing invention than to watch teenage girls in the PE showers. Sounds to me like he's going to the same well, but now he's learned how to dress up his real subject of interest with social commentary. Isn't the difference - in some circles at least - between art and trash???
June 5, 2006, 8:56 a.m. CST
"Teenage hottie... undressing"
by brycemonkey
Sounds rather voyeuristic and trashy. Although I like the premise of following characters/dialogue/action through random security cams. Also, there should be more asshole bleaching in movies... ;-)
June 5, 2006, 3:56 p.m. CST
I Guess Adam Rifkin Needs Some Bleaching.
by heywood jablomie
It had to be said.
June 5, 2006, 7:02 p.m. CST
It's a plant, but I doubt very much it's Rifkin...
by Wungolioth
...but it IS probably someone who had something to do with the production. I mean, if Rifkin wanted to promote his movie on this site, I'm sure any one of a number of the reviewers would jump at the chance to interview him about his new movie. I'm pretty sure one of the guys at this site made some mention of knowing him personally 'round about the time Night of the Golden Eagle came out, I think there might have even been an Austin screening.
Nov. 27, 2007, 1:44 a.m. CST
I have seen LOOK
by flawless1000
It's actually right next to me, Adam is my cousin. The movie is okay, I'm not a huge movie guru but as an avid movie watcher I thought it was decent. There is kinda to much sex inthe movie (and this is comming from a guy who would never say that. Ha) But it deff. makes you think a little more.
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I am curious to get a shapshot of peoples lives. Drinking water is important to living a healthy life. I've been told drinking water varies around the world and I know it does but haven't heard directly from people what water they are drinking. I boil my drinking water and take it as tea. I live in Scotland and the drinking water quality is good. I don't buy bottled water to drink. I don't like drinking cold water. My water tastes a little metallic but is very soft. I'm proud of our water quality it has improved this year.
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Sep 14 2012: in Damascus, Syria water is delivered by a pipe system and it is mixed from several resources "basically groundwater" and some comes from an old river "Barada"
Damascus is famous for water quality, but i'm afraid it is only a historical truth as the groundwater quality is really bad now due to the bad drainage system in the last 25 years. chloride is used intensively now
water is available only few hours daily so we have to store enough for drinking "usually in small plastic tanks" and cleaning "almost 2 cubic meters daily in a metal tank on the roof of every house"
Sep 15 2012: After you store the water for drinking do you have to purify it more, before consumption. We also have chloride in Scotland it is a 100 year old tradition. Our problem is we have too much rain, alot of the water comes from lochs but the constant rain washes all the debris and crap off the hills into the lochs. I feel lucky to have the water we do here as I do not have to work for it daily like you do.
How do you sterilize the small plastic tanks, do they need cleaning out often to stay clean?
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RogueJedi86 said...
I have wondered that if it had been another game and not WoW, with all of the innovations that WoW had, but without being WoW, would it have been the megahit WoW was? Did all the innovations make WoW the best, or is it part of the Warcraft name? What if Star Wars Galaxies had been exactly like WoW(and WoW had never came out), with all of WoW's innovations and gameplay but in the SW universe, would we be on SWG Insider now, talking about the SWG Killer?
I would argue, as I would for many of Blizzard's games, that they are not the best innovators, but they certainly are the best at refining and perfecting other and past innovations cohesively.
There were a ton of factors all combined to create the "perfect storm" that WoW was, and still is. Quality, pace, relative lack of grind compared to the norm in 2004, and the huge amount of hype that comes from a company as big as they were with an IP as well-known as Warcraft.
You bring up a really interesting MMO, SW:G, which also had a huge amount going for it, but was laid on the shoulders of a developer who tried to do too much, ended up with too little (initially), and released a product that was still in early beta by my measures. That initial loss of goodwill was enough for me to never try coming back again.
WoW on the other hand? I've quit (taken extended breaks) four times.
I'm interested to see what BioWare does with a great license, and a very capable group of developers.
RogueJedi86 said...
I don't mean SWG as it is now. I just mean if it had been another game that done exactly what WoW, combined all the best previous ideas into one MMO like WoW did, except without WoW existing, would it be the #1 MMO now? I just wonder if the success of it depends entirely on it being made by Blizzard, on it being Warcraft. If another game(like my SWG example) had done it, would be we be wondering about every upcoming game being a killer of that game? Was WoW the only way lightning could've struck, or would another game that did exactly what WoW did have also struck lightning?
I am eager for TOR though, I do hope it can challenge WoW at the least.
Actually I would say so. WoW instantly had a big player base because for a long time people were waiting (yes actually waiting) for ANYTHING better than EQ. I don't however thing SWG would have done as well however, just because fantasy games tend to lend themselves to people who never play this sort of thing period, whereas sci-fi generally does not.
Usually the bigger problem is that companies cannot wait. They see a cash cow, they get a game mostly there... then release it. Blizzard seems to be the first company that spent a lot of time trying to get the game as well tuned as possible. Every game that doesn't try to hold itself to this functioning standard is probably doomed from the outset.
I don't know really. I mean, one could say that any game could have been the world of warcraft by being as good as world of warcraft and coming out at the right time but...
Blizzard has never failed. I may sound like a huge fan boy, but ever since the first Warcraft game, everything Blizzard has touched has been pure gold. It would just be silly to speculate what would have happened if someone else had released as good a game on the right time, because the fact is that no one did. And no one did because no one could, because there isn't a single game company out there with the same skills and dedication as blizzard.
People always underestimate the giants. I remember people being sceptical of WoW before its release. I remember people being sceptical about the hero system of Warcraft III. I know a lot of people say Starcraft will never be able to live up to it's predecessor. In this thread, people say that not even Blizzard could come up with the WoW killer.
And I just say: Watch them. They are, and have been since the dawn of PC gaming, the gods of game production. And as long as they keep their attitude towards game making, they will continue to be for a long time.


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That awkward moment when someone walks in while you're changing.♥ [Madara Uchihaxreader] ♥My new series! Its called akward moment, and is just a list of akward moments that happen, got inspired after i watch nigahiga's akward moment video! XD Im still doing my other story, its just boring when you write the same story over and over again!
It was killing him. He was going to slam his head on the table, (Something very uncharacteristic), to refrain himself from just claiming you right then and there.
You looked so innocent at that moment, juice, poured all over you. He was going to have a word with that servant of his who happened to trip over a "rock", and all the drinks just spilled at your nice clothes.
He motioned one of his maids to take care of you. To make sure you were all set, (and he also told the maid to make sure you weren't going to wear anything to revealing because one, he was sure he was going to let the monster rise, and two, he don't want anyone looking at that fine @$$ of yours.
"Madara!" The uchiha glanced up, his red orbs narrowing at the sight of a familiar man. "Thank you for inviting me! I just wanted to have a few words with you."
His nose twitched. He absolutely despised Harishamu. But yet, the rest of his clan deeply desired peace, so he bitterly made the choice to be allies with the Senju clan.
However… He had to admit there was one good thing that came out of this alliance. What was it? Well, it was going to be revealed eventually.
After his conversation he gotten up, and went to go check on you. You were taking a darn long time, and he was getting pretty worried.
And thus, he made the stupid decision to walk in the door.
While you were NAKED.
His eyes widen, taking full view of your body. You, realizing that the Uchiha has just walked through the door, squealed, trying to cover your breast as much as you can, an embarrass look on your face.
"Eh heh, hey Madara-san…"And, one could only guess what happened after that.
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I am who? (a shadow the hedgehog love story)I can't help myself writing these. You play Sara Ashford again in a new Shadow fanfic
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I was jolted awake when I accidently pressed play on a youtube video of Shadow the hedgehog with Bon Jovi's It's My Life blasting in the background. I found myself asleep on the keyboard with a bit of drool on itand I wiped it up in disgust. I was an okay studentin this world. Excellant at History to my teachers' appreciation yet I was not the socializing type. It wasn't so much that I hated the world and its people but that I was brought up to fear them. When I was young, I was bullied by my classmates and couldn't do anything about it without exploding into rage. Even though the teachers inevitable backed me up when I was being bullied, I felt pshychollogically scarred. The friends I did make either turned to be the wrong kind for me to associate with or (in most cases) gradually left me behind to be alone because I rarely talked to them (me: this always happens to me). My loneliness ended up consuming my life almost to the point of committing suicide. The only thing that kept me alive was my love of history, music, and more importantly, the Sonic the Hedgehog series. To me, Sonic and even better, Shadow, represented my will to push beyond what many judge as the impossible. Shadow the hedgehog had more in common with my life as well. I was shy, alone, only had enough strength to do what I'm told to do yet resented those who attempted to control my life. More than anything, the pain in my heart and haunting memories of my dark past kept haunting my dreams. As I pushed myself from my computer, I felt this bizarre feeling that something bad was going to happen. This intuition of mine never failed.I looked at the clock and saw it was 5:56 AM. School starts in one hour. I sighed and got dressed in dark jeans and a grey turtleneck. I put my shoes on and went downstairs to make breakfast. As I knelt into the cabinet, I heard what sounded like a window break. "Burglars!", I thought. I went upstairs to look for something I could use as a weapon and came back with a bat.I came back down and heard voices from the living room. "Ow, that glass was sharp", a rough yet chilling voice said. "You could have used the door", said a voice that for some reason sounded like Shadow the Hedgehog. I didn't take a look out of fear of them seeing me. Then I heard footsteps approaching my position. I raised the bat and ready to beat the guy to a pulp. The footsteps got closer and closer until even I heard his heavy breathing. I finally swung my bat as the person came into view. I closed my eyes as I swung. Then to my horror the bat stopped asthough blocked by some powerful force. I opened the eye and gasped. It was a a robotic hedgehog similar to Metal Sonic only this one was taller, had bulky arms and legs, and a single long red eye. I looked down and saw my bat broke in half causing no dent in that robot's body. He glared at me then stuck his arm out towards me. I ducked as his hand flew over my head and literally went through the wall I was kneeling by. I sprinted towards the back door, flung it open and ran as fast as I could.I wasn't a good runner but I could sprint faster than anyone in my school. I was almost clear of the house when something hit me in the back of the head. My head fell straight into the earth. It felt like it was cracked open and I felt several scraps and cuts around my face. Then footsteps approached me again. They stopped and two long shadows overlook me. I was afraid to look up fearing that they were going to hit me. Finally one of them grabbed me by my hair and pulled me up. This wasn't like a normal tug, it felt like he was going to rip all my hair out by the roots. The other figure held me up as the robot looked at me. I finally recognied him as I heard familiar low beepingemerge from his body. This was Mecha Sonic, one of the bosses from the game Sonic the hedgehog 3 only he looked more menacing in person. Finally the robot spoke, "This is the target. Mission complete with minimal casualties". "Wait, Minimal?", I said curiously. I knew minimal meant that there was someone dead. "Who did you kill?", I asked again. The robot looked at me and said with no emotion, "Lifeforms presumably designated as parents were silently eliminated". What? My parents were dead? My body began to shake uncontrollably. The very people who supported me in my darkest hours were killed. "No", I heard myself say then it broke into a scream, "NO!". The figure behind me tugged at my hair growling, "Shut up". It didn't matter anymore. I felt like my heart and more importantly my mind was shattering into pieces. "NO! MOM! DAD! NO!", I screamed again and again as tears came from my eyes. I fell onto the grass as my body continued to shake uncontrollably. "Come on", the robot said and a shining portal emerged. The other figure pulled me by the arm as my vision became clouded with tears. I now felt like dying right here and now. I tried pulling away but I ended up spraining a muscle causing more pain in my arm.I was pulled through the portal and pushed onto a cold metal floor.
I pulled myself up but my body still shook as every moment of sanity within my mind began to shatter. "So this is Mrs. Sara Ashford?", came a voice that I recognised as Eggman, "I look forward to your services. What's wrong with you?" I heard what sounded like a large lift lowering itself to the ground and soft footsteps approach me. I saw black boots approaching me. I begged someone to let this be a dark dream. "Mecha what did you do to her?, Eggman asked. "Target had nervous breakdown upon hearing news that parents were terminated", Mecha said with no emotion. "Dear me", Eggman said surprised, "Shadow why didn't you stop him?" Shadow? I looked up and saw him. An ebony hedgehog with red stripes, inhibitor rings on his wrists, crimson eyes and his popular scowl. He looked away not caring. "well, doesn't matter. We can fix your mental state", Eggman said pulling me up by the arm and dragging me to a large machine with a glass capsule in the center. Hepushed me into the capsule, flipped a switch and the chamber closed around me. A green light illuminated above me as I hammered my fists against the glass. "Hmm", Eggman said, "you share incredible knowlege from your world and know a lot about my arch-enemy. No matter, we can keep your knowlege intact while erasing memories dealving into your personal life". "No", I screamed baging harder against the glass, "let me out". I watched helplessly as he flipped a switch and a red light above me began glowing and a loud humming noise began taking over my ears. It grew louder until it was a long shriek. I clapsed my hands against my ears and fell against the back of the capsule. Then I felt as though everyone I knew and love was vanishing before my eyes. visions of my parents were becoming a white blur. I banged harder against the glass but to no avail. Then a seering pain jolted my body into standing upright as though I was being stretched. A Green light from the bottom of the capsule began climbing up towards me and my body began losing its strength. I felt numb all over and could barely breathe. I looked down as I saw my body being engulfed in a blinding green light. "No", was the last word I said before the light engulfed me entirely. What followed seemed bizarre. My body felt like it was hanging within the center of a never ending abyss almost as though I was dead. Everything seemed dead quiet. Silence everywhere. Then feeling returned to my body as did my hearing. I heard the capsule open and I fell out and slammed into the cold metal floor. My body still felt numb all over while my eyes stood transfixed on the adjacent wall. "A marvelous success", came Eggman's voice again. A robe fell over me as Shadow pulled me up, wrapped me in the robe and sat me onto a chair. Eggman knelt down until we were at eye level and said, "You're name is Sara the hedgehog. You were born to serve me and Shadow only. Now let's put this to the test". He turned the chair until I was facing Mecha Sonic. "Do you know this unit?", he asked. "Yes", I answered, "Mecha Sonic. What I belive to be a boss from the video game Sonic 3". He looked at me at first confused then shook it off and asked, "do you know him and what he did to you?" I tried hard to remember but nothing was coming to mind. All I saw was a white blur. I gave up and shrugged. Eggman smiled at my reaction. "Excellant", he cried in joy, "Shadow take her to her room, get her fresh clothes, and make sure she goes to bed. She needs sleep for the transformationto be complete". I felt Shadow pull me up by the arm sharply. I flinched as the pain in my arm began to return. I couldn't feel anything in the lower part of my arm. "Could you-?", I began but Shadow glared at me and I lost any strength to talk. I lowered my head in shame as he continued pulling me down the arm. My arm began losing its circulation. He finally eased on his grip then he shoved me into a room. It was completely white in every structure particularly the bed. There was a mirror next to the bed so I decided to see who I was. I looked and saw myself; a red hedgehog with long purple flowing hair and green eyes. I had a sad expression on my face. I lowered the mirror and placed it on the table by the bed then knelt by the bed. I felt a tear stream down my eye and onto my cheek. I wiped it away. I looked over and saw Shadow approaching me with fresh clothes, which he laid by a chair next to the bathroom door. He looked at me with scornful eyes then walked towards me. I kept my head down as he approached me until we were only a few inches apart. "Stop being a crybaby", he grumbled at me, "Sit up". I refused causing him to lift my chin up. I lifted my arms up and covered my face afraid that he was going to hit me. He didn't. "Just get some sleep", he said with his emotionless voice, "you'll feel better if you do". I sighed and laid down on the pillow only I didn't go to sleep. I felt like I was dying. Shadow grabbed the covers from my bed and pulled them over me. I kept staing blanklessly as Shadow left the room. When the door slammed shut, the lights shut off. I gradually fell asleep. My body felt like it was being suspended in midair as I slept. In fact, my only dream that night was me hovering in what seemed to be a completely dark room. Nothing and noone on the horizon. What was happening to me?
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ShadowMecha Sonic
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**CUSTOMER NOTICE** Roads are now reopened, heavy traffic will still cause some delays to services, sorry for any inconvenience caused— Newport Bus (@NewportBus) April 16, 2014
Just spoken to woman who has given up trying to get home to Malpas because of traffic caused by M4 incident— Nicole Garnon (@NicoleGarnon) April 16, 2014
All lanes of the M4 have now re-opened.
A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said: "Traffic was being diverted off the M4 at Newport and around the Malpas intersection as police had concerns for the safety of a man who was stood on the M4 above the Malpas Intersection.
"Police attended the location after receiving a report from a member of the public at 12.55pm about the man at the location. The man was brought down to safety at about 1.25pm.
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The A4051 Northbound is closed, with queueing traffic reported due to a police incident on the Malpas roundabout at J26.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The city of Tuscaloosa has used a traffic monitoring camera to issue more than 780 citations in the past three months.
The Tuscaloosa News reports 784 citations were issued between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30 to drivers who ran a red light at the intersection of 15th Street and Sixth Avenue.
Drivers are fined $110. City Hall keeps $70 of each fine and $30 is given to Gatso USA Inc., the company hired to install and monitor the camera. The remaining $10 is given to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center.
City Engineer David Griffin has said revenue from the citations is being held in an escrow account in case a lawsuit arises challenging the system.
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An improvised comedic parody of the hit Masterpiece classic, Downton Abbey.
Downton IB is an ensemble show that draws specific characters and themes from the PBS/BBC series Downton Abbey. Using inspiration from the audience, the ensemble explores themes and ideas beyond the normal Downton setting to create an unforgettably funny "episode" of the show, all the while maintaining plot points from previous episodes, paying homage to the genre (British?), and artistically playing into issues of status, gender, and beauty.
Downton IB may not be quite as authentic as the original, but director Thomas Towell guarantees more laughs.
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This is such a hearty spread! Perfect for an appetizer or snack time. This would be great for Super Bowl. It makes a lot! I ate off of this for a couple of days. I just served this with some reduced fat crackers. Check out my blog at: http://imapretendchef.blogspot.com/2011/01/caramelized-onion-potato-spread.html
Caramelized Onion-Potato Spread
This recipe makes more than four cups of spread; freeze any extra for later. Serve with crackers, baguette slices, breadsticks, or crudités as an hors d'oeuvre at the outset of your gathering.
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 45
- Calories from fat: 10%
- Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated fat: 0.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Carbohydrate: 9.1g
- Fiber: 1.1g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.4mg
- Sodium: 87mg
- Calcium: 23mg
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
- 1 pound peeled baking potato, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3/4 cup canned navy beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 2 tablespoons fat-free sour cream
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 45 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently.
- Place potato in a medium saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 12 minutes or until very tender. Drain. Cool 5 minutes. Combine potato and beans in a large bowl; mash with a potato masher. Add onion, vinegar, salt, and pepper; stir well. Add yogurt and sour cream; stir until well blended. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.
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- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Calorie, Low Carbohydrate, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Meatless, Low Saturated Fat
- OCCASION: Hanukkah
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With so many races on this year's ballot, just knowing your choices can be a frustrating exercise.
If you want to know the names of the candidates on your ballot – particularly, which Indiana House district you live in – the Indiana Secretary of State's office has an excellent tool.
The tool is one of many voter resources on the Web site www.indianavoters.in.gov. Click on the third choice: Review candidates on my ballot.
Enter your county, name and birthdate, and the website determines your address and presents a list of all the names and offices you will see on your ballot.
The indianavoters website also allows you to check your voting precinct location and has a link to campaign finance records.
Timing is everything
Both the Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Court of Appeals periodically meet in communities outside Indianapolis in a welcome effort to engage more Hoosiers in the judicial process. This coming Monday, a three-judge panel of the appeals court will hear oral arguments in a case in Fort Wayne. The three-judge panel will be Paul Mathias, a former Allen Superior Court judge, as well as Nancy Vaidik and Michael Barnes.
It just so happens that those are the three names northeast Indiana voters will see on the appeals court retention ballot on Nov. 6.
And in another happy coincidence, the Allen County commissioners announced Monday that the long-awaited Maplecrest Road extension will officially open Oct. 30 – one week before Commissioner Nelson Peters faces re-election.
Picture imperfect
A complaint was filed Friday with the Allen County Election Board against Democratic County Council candidate Gina Burgess over a Facebook photo.
On her Vote Gina Burgess Facebook page is a photo of what appears to be a voting machine showing the names of the six candidates for County Council. The names checked are Burgess along with Republicans Bill Brown and Roy Buskirk.
Why the complaint?
One section of Indiana law reads: A voter who knowingly does anything to enable any other person to see or know for what ticket, candidates, or public questions the voter has voted or does any other thing, to enable the voter to see or know for what ticket, candidates, or public questions any other voter votes; commits a Class D felony.
The photo accompanies a posting in which Burgess encourages early voting, implying that the photo was taken by someone who was casting an early vote.
A comment on the posting cites the Indiana law, and Burgess responds by saying, For the record, this vote wasn't taken by me or my campaign committee.
Allen County Director of Elections Beth Dlug said she referred the complaint to Election Board Chairman Zach Klutz to determine how the board should respond.
Some politicos are also complaining about a sign on the rail trestle immediately adjacent to the parking lot at the Election Board offices – where early voting is taking place. Decals with the letters B-U-R-G-E-S-S are posted – without the paid for information required on political signs.


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Cindy's ex-husband had suggested she stay at his house for a few nights. That way, she would be at Smith Field the next time the lights appeared.
Chelsea had endorsed the idea, as long as she was included. She didn't want to stay home by herself with Fort Wayne in a frenzy over UFOs.
Cindy was tempted to accept Jake's offer, but she declined. Her decision had little to do with what was left of their relationship, which she had to acknowledge was surprisingly friendly, even a tad flirtatious, in the past few days. Cindy had seen the side of Jake that had attracted her to him in the first place.
She was convinced nothing would show up again at Smith Field – all those spectators who by now were hauling their lawn chairs and binoculars to Ludwig Road every evening would surely scare away any intelligent life form, her own family excluded, of course.
She planned to scout a spot along U.S. 24 that had produced a couple of reported sightings. Jake thought Fox Island offered more promise, but Cindy said she had a sense about the site east of town.
Cindy hadn't told Jake and Chelsea that she had been at Fox Island the morning after the red lights zoomed into the wing of the F-16 fighter jet. Homeland Security called her and other investigators to examine an object that had been found in a wooded area by a police patrol.
The saucer was crumpled on one side where it had hit the plane. No lights were shining or blinking or spinning.
Bomb-sniffing dogs detected nothing suspicious, but people on Cindy's team worried about the possibility of hazardous or explosive materials. Cindy knew better. She recognized thruster devices on the saucer; they appeared to match something she had in her own home.
Cindy called for fingerprints to be gathered.
"This is no alien craft," she announced, "and it's not a spy drone." She instructed team members to take it to ITT.
And so while Jake was in church and Chelsea was stuck at home, Cindy and her lab partners took apart the saucer. It quickly yielded answers – unlike the shiny, slimy chunks of silver a farmer had pulled out of his soybean field north of Van Wert, Ohio, the day after the meteor shower. Cindy's lab team had yet to determine their composition.
Much of Cindy's job as an ITT systems engineer was confidential before the UFO sightings, and her work had only become more covert since. As long as her daughter and ex-husband were keeping their wits about them, Cindy was confident her own knowledge of the lights could remain a secret, providing the mystery was solved soon.
Cindy didn't tell Jake that she'd been to a barn off U.S. 24 once today already. She returned there before nightfall, her team keeping watch on the place from two vans parked nearby.
They waited and watched for two hours. Then, just before midnight, Cindy received a phone call from the Homeland Security director. Her mad scientist wouldn't be coming home after all. Investigative teams at Fox Island and a half-dozen other sites heard similar news.
As soon as lights had appeared over Smith Field – much higher and brighter than before and a long white spray this time, not a ring of blue or red – roadblocks went up along Cook, Coldwater, Ludwig and Lima roads. A fighter jet zoomed overhead. National Guard troops combed the airfield.
A figure was spotted sprinting through the darkness on the north side of the airstrip, near Cook Road. Troops quickly circled it, their rifles drawn.
The figure stopped and fell to the ground.
"Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" a man's voice begged. "I give up!"


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WOODSTOCK -- Comfort Inn Woodstock is donating five free-room nights to Shenandoah Memorial Hospital this holiday season.
The rooms can be used today through Dec. 25 for needy patients who are required to stay near the hospital for outpatient services, or for out-of-town families who are visiting hospitalized loved ones, according to a press release.
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Delamain - Réserve de la Famille
The original feature of this Grande Champagne, until very recently strictly reserved for members of the family and their guests, is that it is not a blend, but an eau-de-vie from a single barrel and from a single estate. This Single Cask shows a slight difference from one cask to the other.Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €411.67 Incl. Tax: €494.00
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- Sales of new single-family homes continued to recover in April, increasing 7.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 323,000. April's improvement follows an upwardly revised increase 8.3 percent in March. On a year-over-year basis, sales of single family homes were down 23.1 percent in April, representing twelve consecutive months of declines. Sales of single-family homes improved in all four regions with sales in the West improving the most, increasing 15.1 percent. Sales in the Northeast, Midwest, and South increased 7.7 percent, 4.9 percent, and 4.3 percent respectively. The median sales price of single-family homes improved for the first time since December of 2010, increasing 1.6 percent, following an upwardly revised March decline 1.5 percent. The number of single-family homes for sale declined 3.9 percent to 174,000, representing the 6.5 months of supply at the current sales rate.


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Bill Kristol doesn't think Romney can win unless he can convince more voters he has a plan to fix economy
Romney is getting hammered as of late by talking heads on the Right because of his poor messaging and his inability to gain traction with voters. This morning on Fox News Bill Kristol hammered him even more by saying that even in a bad economy like this one he doesn't think Romney can beat Obama with such bad poll numbers indicating that only 27% of voters believe he has a clear plan to fix the economy.
He also dumped on the Romney campaign's apparent theory of winning this election, that the incumbent will be blamed for the bad economy and Romney just needs to get out of the way. Kristol boiled the strategy down saying that Romney is essentially playing prevent-defense in the 2nd quarter when the game is all tied and that is a risky strategy even in the fourth quarter when one is ahead and that kind of strategy is one that makes him very nervous about Romney's chances of beating Obama.
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PULLMAN – The Washington State University Student Conduct Board has dismissed football player Toby Turpin from the university.
He was essentially expelled for an undisclosed "academic incident." Sources tell KREM 2 Sports that he failed to reach a minimum grade point average for the second or third time while a student at WSU.
Turpin, a defensive tackle, was in his fourth season at Washington State. He totaled 52 tackles in 26 career games.
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US to deploy troops on Mexico border
The US will start sending some 1,200 troops to its border with Mexico in August to help in monitoring and arresting illegal immigrants, officials say.
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The deployment is part of President Barack Obama's border plan to reduce drug smuggling and human trafficking on the US-Mexican border.
Obama asked for $500 million in supplemental funds from the Congress in late May to deploy more troops to secure the almost 3,200-kilometer (2,000-mile) border.
The Army and Air National Guard troops "will provide direct support to federal law enforcement officers and agents working in high-risk areas to disrupt criminal organizations seeking to move people and goods illegally across the southwest border," AFP quoted Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as saying on Monday.
Gen. Craig McKinley, commander of the National Guard, said that the troops will be trained in four border states, including California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, by September 1.
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon has expressed discontent with the decision.
Mexico does not object to US plans to station troops along the border between the two nations as long as the soldiers do not arrest Mexicans trying to get into the United States, President Felipe Calderon said.
"They have a commitment to uphold the law on the American side and not to use the National Guard for immigration purposes or to deal with immigration issues," Calderon said.
The announcement came as a controversial new Arizona immigration law, which takes effect July 29, allows police to ask anyone they suspect of being in the state illegally about their immigration status.
The legislation is deemed racist, as it would allow law enforcement officers to single out individuals based on the individual's appearance.
The US government has sued Arizona to halt implementation. It says only the federal government can handle immigration issues.
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The Mexicans are basically like the Palestinians
Their land was taken from them, they're treated like dirt, they're scapegoated for all America's problems that are caused by the ruling class. If you dig into the immigration issue you'll find a lot of conservatives expressing the sentiment that Israel is experiencing the same kind of immigration problems we are, and they built a wonderful wall in order to keep their 'illegals' out, why can't we? A lot of people who are anti-Zionist have taken the bait and bought into the anti-'illegal' immigrant tripe b/c of the line that liberal Jews are pressing for mass immigration or whatever. But it's the hardline Likud/Irgun style terrorist Jews on the far right who are at the center of the anti-immigrant sentiment. And this is too often overlooked. It took me a bit of time reading about this stuff to realize it myself, because of all the propaganda put out there about it.
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2. The Mayor of Birmingham is promising to find out what caused an airport display board to fall on a child Friday and kill him. The 5th grader was with his family at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. His mother is in critical condition and two of his brothers are in the hospital.
3. A Boston family was forced to tell relieved relatives they are still alive. That's because some journalists misidentified the mother in online articles because she has the same name as the mother in the airport accident.
4. There is a winning ticket in the $338 million dollar Powerball jackpot. It was sold somewhere in New Jersey.
5. An Indiana man using great multi-tasking skills delivered his own son while driving his wife to the E.R. He says he "caught" the newborn about two miles from his home.
6. Pope Francis opened Holy Week at the Vatican, holding his first Palm Sunday. Saint Peter's square was overflowing with over 200,000 worshippers.
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With his daily talk show set to debut in the fall of 2012, Atlanta-based entertainer Steve Harvey recently told listeners he will suspend stand-up touring after his summer Hoodie Awards.
Harvey's associate Terrance Mohammad confirmed that Harvey will be taking a break from stand up because of a lack of time. No word yet on where his talk show will be based though Harvey hopes it will be in Atlanta since this is his home.
Harvey is already a busy man. He is currently host of "Family Feud" and heads his own morning radio show, which airs on about 60 affiliates nationwide, including Majic 107.5/97.5 locally. He also has a new movie coming out March 9, 2012 based on his best-selling book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man." The romantic comedy includes Gabrielle Union, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Taraji P. Henson and Kevin Hart.
Currently, Harvey books about two stand-up dates a month, though in his earlier days, he'd do far more. His last Atlanta stop was the Gospel Comedy Tour with gospel artist Kirk Franklin in March, 2011 at Philips Arena. His upcoming tour dates on his website include stops in D.C., Augusta, GA., Richmond, VA., Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit.
On his radio show, Harvey denied rumors he's ending his radio show because of the talk show, which is set to air locally on Fox 5 starting in September, 2012.
"This is my Jamaican background," Harvey joked. "I don't quit no job. No, sir. That's not me."
Naturally, if the talk show does not work out, Harvey can easily fall back on his established stand-up comedy for income.
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To be called a comedian in the old days you had to be funny now you just have to be called Steve Harvey or that Lopez person and I mean George and not that other one. As my grandmother used say if you are trying to be funny save it for your mother she is supposed to pick you up soon so wait by the curb and maybe she will be on time for a change if that is even possible I do not know.
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Atlanta just has so many hateful people it's sad.
Congratulations to comedian, entertainer, tv and film actor, show host and businessman, Steve Harvey. This man works him behind off every day and it is evident in what has manifested itself in his life. I am happy for his success and wish that I and many others had just a little of his talent but more importantly, his work ethic. Congratulations and keep moving forward – the haters will fall by the wayside from the swiftness of your forward progress.
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Storage 24 Has A Big Secret [Video]
Where the hell did this one come from anyway. Normally I like to think I'm pretty up to date with the new sci-fi slash horror slash thriller movies coming out but this is the first that I've even heard of this movie.
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The music and media platform offered by JPay™ is the largest, most comprehensive, and most scalable in the corrections industry. A library of more than 10 million songs is available to inmates through the JPay kiosks, and the DOC-approved JP3™ Media Player can be purchased both by inmates and by friends and family at JPay.com.
The JP3™ program is incredibly popular among inmates, which maximizes adoption rate for this service. JPay is continually improving its music and media offerings to maintain its position as the leader in inmate media services. The value of providing personal music to inmates with the JP3™ program – at no cost to the facility or DOC – is demonstrated by the increase in security brought about by a uniform media product, as well as by the easing of prisoner movements throughout the facility.
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Inmates first purchase the JP3™ Player, a corrections-grade MP3 media player, or have one purchased for them by a friend or family member through JPay.com. While any inmate can browse the music store and preview songs (a feature that encourages adoption), those who are already in possession of a JP3™ player can purchase music directly from the JPay kiosk located in their housing unit. Purchases can be made with funds from the inmate's commissary or spendable account, or with JPay credits (a special, dedicated account specifically for music tracks, stamps and other JPay products). Once a song or songs are purchased, and once the purchase is approved, the tracks are downloaded to the inmate's JP3™ player, and can be listened to in their individual units or wherever else in the facility the JP3™ player is allowed to be used.
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JPay's music store features 10.5 million titles from every major record label, and allows inmates to search music by genre, popularity, artist and new releases. One popular feature is a feed of the DOC's top sellers which will always display the top purchased songs at each DOC. The live catalog of available music is updated daily from the record label, and those updates are driven to the JPay kiosks in real time. This means that JPay's music system is consistently the most up-to-date, and consistently features the widest selection of tracks.
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Each agency or DOC is able to modify the availability of different genres/songs from the music catalog, limiting or eliminating access, for instance, to music with explicit lyrics or parental advisories. DOC users have access to this control feature through the Facility System, JPay's back-end agency dashboard. Inmates never have access to the internet or to the local download manager through the kiosk.
Each JP3™ player is registered to a specific inmate name and ID number, and JPay shares this information with the DOC at the time of purchase. This provides for easy detection of player theft, since both JPay and facility staff have access to device monitoring. The device is programmed to only connect to the kiosk software and only to the account that matches the owner of the JP3™ player. If an unauthorized attempt is made, an error message is displayed and the connection will fail. When unauthorized use is attempted, such as an inmate trying to log into another inmate's kiosk account, a notification alert is also sent via email to appropriate DOC personnel.
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- Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir in banana and vanilla.
- Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition.
- Combine pecans, 2 tablespoons sugar, and cinnamon. Pour half of batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan; sprinkle with pecan mixture. Pour remaining batter over pecan layer. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool on wire rack.
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New law gives SKA bid a boost14 July 2008 President Thabo Mbeki has signed the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Bill into law, giving the Science and Technology Minister the power to declare astronomy advantage areas, in order to ensure that large-scale and globally important astronomy facilities are protected from developments that might interfere with their research activities. "The benefits of the legislation include the protection of large-scale investments already made in astronomy; the preservation of an environment for a global astronomy hub that will continue to attract international investment," the Department of Science and Technology said in a statement last month. The Bill gives South Africa with a competitive advantage in its bid to become the preferred host of the full Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in the Northern Cape province, which is already home to the Southern African Large Telescope (Salt), the largest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere.
Developing skills, identifying protected areasIt also provides for the developing of skills, capabilities and expertise of those involved in astronomy and related scientific work in Southern Africa; the identifying and protecting of areas in which astronomy projects of national strategic importance can be undertaken; and for the declaration and management of astronomy advantage areas. In addition, the bill defines a framework for the establishment of a national system of astronomy advantage areas to ensure that geographic areas highly suitable for astronomy and related scientific work - owing, for example, to their high atmospheric transparency, low levels of light pollution, low population density or minimal radio frequency interference - are protected, preserved and properly maintained. Lastly, it enhances South Africa's geographic advantages by restricting activities that cause or could cause light pollution or radio frequency interference, or might interfere in any other way with astronomy and related scientific work on designated areas. "This marks a tremendous boost for our international bid to host the SKA, which is likely to be the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the next two decades, consisting of thousands of dishes between 10 and 15 metres in diameter," said South Africa's SKA project manager, Dr Bernie Fanaroff. SAinfo reporter
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She stared out the bleak window,
the countryside boredom engulfs her thoughts.
He stared out the bleak window,
the countryside boredom engulfs his thoughts.
Two similar souls, lives so different, in the game of love: they are caught.
She who has the innocence of youth,
he who has grown tired of trifle glamor.
Her eyes caught the gentle sabre-tooth,
His eyes caught the gazelle of innocuous candor.
But it wasn`t enough to revive his lost interest in ardor.
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she spent sleepless nights feeling quaintly.
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When she has moved on she has become a lady who impresses.
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I lurve transmog for this reason.
If the current tier is good, I want to show it off, but I also I want to MATCH!
Like we have that awkward period between tiers when you have the old stuff and then start to get the new set too. Or like Prot and Ret Paladins have a problem in that their belts, shoes, and off tier items don't usually match the regular tier. You get a lil DK tier here and a lil Warrior tier there.
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As previously noted, ponytails are big for fall—and are considered more than acceptable red-carpet fare because of it. Emma Stone put her own spin on the style last night at the Friends With Benefits premiere in New York, adding a little retro height at the crown to complement a heavy, red-again fringe and a perfectly placed black cat-eye. "I decided on a pony with a seventies Bardot feel," Stone's stylist, Mara Roszak, said, taking her cues from the Easy A star's "youthful, upbeat" Giambattista Valli ensemble. Prepping damp hair with Bumble and Bumble's Surf Spray, Roszak rough-dried Stone's strands for a bit of haphazard texture. Then, back-combing to add volume, she pulled the lengths into a pony, wrapping a piece of hair around the elastic and allowing a few pieces to fall out around Stone's face for some casual framing. A halo of Rene Furterer Hair Spray kept everything in place. Thoughts on the fun-meets-formal look?
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