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The band's new album is called "Almost Famous" and that pretty much sums up this story.
Their first was called "Hillbilly Clubhouse" and that pretty much sums up the band's music.
"After the Reign" are six guys, most from Monmouth County, who play country music. They've been kicking around for 15 years. Before that, some of them played in a band called "Southern Reign" for five years.
That's 20 years of playing bars, boardwalks and festivals. They have opened for Clint Black, Kix Brooks and Lady Antebellum. Bruce Springsteen joined them for a couple of songs during a Christmas party at the Colts Neck Inn, and they have the video to prove it.
So these road-worn guys aren't naive teens dreaming of stardom. They're hardened, workaday musicians. Guys with day jobs. Middle-aged guys, some with kids old enough to lug amps and drums to the stage. Guys who suffered along with everybody else after Hurricane Sandy hit.
Guitarist John Strevens, a builder by day, had two homes he was renovating in Belmar destroyed. Lead guitarist Clay Perlman's Keyport marina was in shambles. Drummer Herbie Van Note, who has since died, was a Long Branch town worker.
"He was one of the guys cleaning everything up," said Dave Burlett, another guitarist.
Strevens started to think about writing a song about recovery as soon as he became aware of the massive damage.
"I'm always writing," he said. "It's a constant thing. Then I thought, 'Everybody's going to do one of those,' but I kept going."
The result was a song called "Jersey Strong," and here's where the almost-famous part begins.
When the $25 million "Stronger Than the Storm" campaign began last spring, one of the criticisms (besides the cost and the Christie family appearance) was the music. It seemed canned and inauthentic. People wanted Bruce. Or Bon Jovi. Or at least something that sounded like Jersey.
Coincidentally — or not — a contest was launched last summer called "Stronger Than the Storm Presents: Jersey Shore Soundoff."
Chelsea Masterson, who handles the band's public relations, submitted "Jersey Strong."
"We didn't think it had a chance," Burlett said. "Because the governor already rejected it."
The band recorded the song a few months after the hurricane and handed a copy to one of Gov. Chris Christie's people during one his many tours of the area, offering it to be used in any kind of recovery campaign.
"We didn't want anything for it," Strevens said. "We did it for morale, to inspire people to keep going."
This is something the band knows about; 20 years' worth.
"We didn't hear anything, but then (last summer) we got a letter from him saying something like, 'Thanks,' but that was it." Burlett said. "We figured that was that."
Then came the contest. Part of the criteria was independent judging by music pros. Another part was fan votes. On both counts, the band had the numbers. They won.
What happened next can be viewed as a case of wishful thinking. The band was hoping the song would be picked for this summer's "Going Strong" tourism campaign.
This can be excused given a) the band's popularity, b) criticism of the "Stronger than the Storm" music, c) the multiple TV appearances they did after winning the contest, and d) 20 years of waiting for a big break.
The contest rules were very clear: The winning song was not promised fortune, fame, or a chance to be the soundtrack to the "Going Strong" campaign. They were promised a chance to open for "The Spin Doctors" at The Stone Pony last September, which they did.
The band said they hoped there would be more to come. Right after they won, they did a bunch of TV and radio appearances for Philadelphia and New York and New Jersey stations. The song was getting airtime. They played at Sandy benefits. They heard a Super Bowl "Going Strong" commercial might be in the works. Their ship was coming in.
And then it didn't.
"Then when the ("Going Strong") commercials came out, one of our fans said, 'You're not on it,' " Burlett said. "I can't say we were surprised, but we were disappointed."
And, just like that, it was over. Except the winning song is on their new album, "Almost Famous," and they're playing it at their summer shows, the next one being tomorrow at The Strand in Lakewood.
"That title — 'Almost Famous' — was no accident," Strevens said. "That's haunted us all our lives."


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We all have had a lot of storm-damaged trees during our just past storm season. Right? A large portion of us have had piles of debris which must be burned. Right? So we did get a current "Residential Burn Permit," plan properly to follow its 12 stipulations and have a carefully tended fire. Right? So everything is OK to burn it all up. Right?
Wrong! Beware! There is at least one woman, and perhaps two, living in the Veazie-Cumberland area who have taken it upon themselves to be the district's self-appointed "smoke wardens."
It matters not where you live, in relation to them. If there is smoke rising anywhere in her/their horizon; near their homes or not, a complaint, using Stipulation No.10 of title permit, is made to the fire department. One even had the temerity to drive 200 feet into my private driveway to confirm the fire on my property, 900 feet back off the road.
When Stipulation No. 10 is translated into commonly understood American English properly, one must be a true "neighbor" to complain about "nuisance" smoke. That is reasonable and acceptable.
What is not reasonable is for a complaint to be made by anyone so self-important that rights of others are called into question for cancellation. Obviously some people in our area believe themselves more important than others, no matter how distant.
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MOBILE, Alabama--Congratulations to University of Mobile Director of Instrumental Studies Kenn Hughes.
Hughes was recently honored with a Dove Award for 2012's Best Children's Album of the Year for his work musically directing the Denver & the Mile High Orchestra on the album, "Groovy."
"Groovy," is a collection of children's songs.
The Dove Awards, presented by the Gospel Music Association, recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry.
"This award is a great accomplishment for the band and represents many years of hard work and dedication, both individually and collectively. I am incredibly blessed to work with some wonderful musicians and thankful for those relationships," Hughes said in a statement. "I'm grateful for the privilege to take these experiences and invest into our students at the university."
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Law enforcement agencies in the Fort Dodge and Webster County area are teaming up again to provide support for children in need this holiday season.
Santa Cops, entering its 10th year, provides a needy child with $100 that they can spend any way they want at Target, 2910 First Ave. S.
What makes the program unique is that each child goes shopping with a law enforcement officer from the Webster County area.
This year, Santa Cops will be held on Dec. 13 and 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.
According to Fort Dodge Police Capt. Mike Buske, Santa Cops hopes to get between 80 to100 children to participate in the program this year.
"The schools take care of finding the kids," Buske said. "They know which ones need help."
Buske said the Fort Dodge Police Department, Webster County Sheriff's Department, reserve officers and deputies from both departments, and troopers from the Iowa State Patrol all help out with the program.
"It's been going for 10 years and it's still going strong," Buske said.
Though the program is strong, Buske said it couldn't be done without the support of the community, which is why organizers are asking for donations so that every child selected is able to participate.
Buske said people who would like to donate can send a check to the Fort Dodge Police Association, 701 First Ave. S.
Buske said it's not uncommon to see kids doing shopping for their parents or a sibling who wasn't selected for the program before moving on to what they want.
"Hopefully, all the kids that are selected show up and Santa Cops makes their Christmas better," he said.
The program could also not be done without the support of Target, Buske said.
"They provide the kids with things to eat and drink, like water and popcorn," he said. "You name it and they take care of it. They let us use their shopping carts and everything."
Anybody who would like more information on how to donate, or who has any questions about Santa Cops, should call Buske at 573-1454.
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Whenever I'm done playing the Wii, I press the On/Off button from my Wiimote, which turns of my Wii.
I then leave my Wiimote on the couch to go do some other stuff -- I come back and the battery life is dead.
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make sure its not sitting on the buttons, it will keep the remote on if it is. keep it on a flat surface sitting correctly
i leave my wii on standby and the remote seems just fine, so just check your remote to see if its lying on its button side like asdfnick said.
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Every once in a while, I reserve the right to post an entry with little or no Red Wings significance, and this one counts toward that quota.
First, although we're learning otherwise, Yahoo Sports' Greg "Puck Daddy" Wyshynski suggests that the Red Wings have a lesson yet to learn regarding one Mike Modano, and he quotes one of my blog entries in doing so:
July 5, Yahoo Sports: Detroit Red Wings: Mike Modano and the Red Wings are playing "wait and see" as the free agent field shakes out. Hopefully this means waiting and seeing if Detroit sobers up from getting drunk on nostalgia and realizes that Modano doesn't fit the roster and especially their budget.Okay, here's the deal: I can understand why the Wings might be interested in Modano, but if they do sign him, he forces the team to decide whether to keep Drew Miller and Mattias Ritola for a non-cap-related reason--the Wings would have fifteen forwards on their roster, which makes things complicated in terms of the NHL's 23-man roster limit. 15 forwards plus 2 goalies plus 6 defensemen = 23 players, so if a defenseman got hurt, the Wings would have to hope that Modano or one of their forwards could skate backwards as well as Sergei Fedorov could back in the day.
Update 4:16 PM: Per Bill from Abel to Yzerman and Defending Big D, Modano sat down with Fox 4 Dallas, and Modano discussed his divorce with Dallas and, at the 3:40 mark, the Wings' request for his services. Modano says that he's intrigued by going to a town where he grew up, and playing for an organization where the Gordie Howes and Steve Yzermans he idolized, is intriguing, but he doesn't necessarily want to play in front of his family every night. He'd rather "see them once in a while." [Edit: in plain English, that means he's not going to jump at the Wings' offer, though it's "flattering." He's looking for another option.]
Also from Wyshynski: A few days ago, I noted that TSN argued that Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall arguably deserves the title of the 10th-best hitter of all time, and somebody took the un-embeddable 22-minute Flash clip and formatted it for YouTube. Kronwall leads off the countdown in part 1:
In speculative free agent discussion, the Winnipeg Sun's Erin MacKenzie makes the case for Aaron Asham's candidacy as the most underrated checking forward remaining on the free agent marketplace, though I think he'd be too expensive for the Wings given the fact that Derek Boogard, a much less useful scrapper, received ridiculous money from the Rangers
I like Paul Kukla's thinking, however, in suggesting that former Canucks defender Willie Mitchell could come at a discount because of his concussion issues. He's a top-four defender who could reestablish himself as such for a team willing to take a chance on him, cough cough;
In the alumni department, Team Germany has decided to retain Uwe Krupp's services as their national team coach, and as it turns out, former Wing Darren McCarty has registered with the "RLR agency" in New York in an attempt to further his post-hockey broadcasting career;
The Hockey News's Adam Proteau tosses out a list of hockey cliches which serve no purpose, and this one applies to the Red Wings, big time:
July 5, The Hockey News: 6. "In accordance with club policy, contract terms will not be disclosed." Many of the NHL's franchises now have a "club policy" allowing them to disclose dollar amounts, contract details and salary cap information – but just as many employ carrier pigeons, Pig Latin and encryption programs from the Pentagon to keep that info far away from the nosey-ass public.Capgeek.com sure as hell finds out the dollar amounts and cap information of the Red Wings' contracts in a jiffy...
If the NHL demands all its member teams use the same website template, why don't they force all those members to acknowledge and cater to the legitimate interest fans have in the financial aspects of each team's operation? A reasonable answer to that question also has yet to be disclosed.
And finally, the TSN and the Globe and Mail are stirring up, uh, stuff, by penning a series of articles questioning why the NHL does either relocate a struggling sunbelt team in Canada or expand back into the Canadian marketplace outright, with the Globe and Mail's David Naylor outlining this week's discussion. They're going to talk about Winnipeg in short order.


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PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea warned the top American commander in South Korea on Saturday of "miserable destruction" if the U.S. military presses ahead with routine joint drills with South Korea set to begin next month.
Pak Rim Su, chief of North Korea's military delegation to the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone, sent the warning Saturday morning to Gen. James Thurman, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said, in a rare direct message to the U.S. commander.
The threat comes as the U.S. and other nations discuss how to punish North Korea for conducting an underground nuclear test on Feb. 12 in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning Pyongyang from nuclear and missile activity.
North Korea has characterized the nuclear test, its third since 2006, as a defensive act against U.S. aggression. Pyongyang accuses Washington of "hostility" for leading the charge to punish North Korea for a December rocket launch that the U.S. considers a covert missile test.
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Well done Pride in Doncaster have a great day on 16th August. I have emailed the `Mayor asking if funding to other minority groups has been withdrawn. So far no reply or acknowledgement.
Well done everybody!
This shows what we can do when we all stand together in the face of discrimination!
The wake-up call for this new mayor finally hits home with him. Just as he has probably by now also realised that he won't legally be able to cut funding for non-english speaking people living in Doncaster either, due to it creating barriers.
I still chuckle when I hear how inept he performed on that radio interview.
This Mayor is obviously a policical DEVEANT. Who would trust him as far as they can throw him??
This makes me happy. The man doesn't have a clue!
Might go to Donny Pride.
I'd be happy for local councils to cut funding for all gay pride events – as long as they cut the funding for all other events.
Cutting funding for Pride is fine so long as the funding for Christmas lights and St George';s Day festivities is also cut.
Well done to our Doncastrian Brothers and Sisters! SHame this half-wit was elected in the first place, I doubt he will last long.
What about the poor diversity officer, I think we should spare a thought for him (or her)
Simon Murphy: What's wrong with St Georges day? It's a fuck sight more inclusive than any other publicly funded event I can think of.
I would much rather that than councils subsidising a bunch of faggots to get pissed up in the Terrence Higgins tent for inebriated old queens.
"Brothers and Sisters" my *arse!*
My My RobN… have you taken your meds..?
Hopefully, someone will present Mayor Davies with a rainbow flag for the Pride event!
St George's Day is for everyone in England, not just one group. Why not use that as the overarching theme and then have a float for each of the communities (gay, ethnic, young, old, emergency services, military etc – or whatever is applicable) within the Doncaster area? That would end the squabbling nicely and it would be fully inclusive. Every group receives an equal amount of cash to spend on their float and there we go. Gay community gets to have its day, so does everyone else, every other community gets to see what the gay community actually is and….the gay community gets to open its eyes a little more to what other communities are out there (because don't for one second believe that gay people are somehow more educated about other minorities or groups than anyon else). One huge day of education, sharing and partying for all. Don't think that's particualrly utopian, seems pretty simple.
Now, I'm jsut waiting for someone to say that it will be hijacked by the BNP, religious nutters and the gay community will be under attack from all. So therefore we must have our own separate one…..
I'm not English but I live here and I pay tax here. I have no problem with a St George's Day Parade at all. It can be a pleasant and enjoyable and community building day. However if my tax money is to be spent on St George's Day festivities then equally I want Gay Pride day to be treated in the same manner. Gay Pride can equally be a pleasant, enjoyable, community building day.
If the mayor of Doncaster can tell gay taxpayers that he is not willing to spend their tax money on Gay Pride Day then equally I expect him to tell non-English taxpayers that their tax money will not be spent on a St George's Day celebration.
There cannot and should not be double standards in the spending of taxpayers money. If their money can be spent on St George's Day then I expect it also to be spent on Gay Pride.
[Cue the quasi-BNP people claiming that St George's Day is somehow more deserving of taxpayers money]
Simon: My whole point was, St Georges day is inclusive, it's for everyone. Gay Pride is not. I can see the reason years ago why it was needed, so as to expose the general populace to our existence. However, we have pretty well everything now, and nowadays it's just an excuse to get pissed up, stock up on condoms and blow fucking stupid whistles at everyone. If these people want to march around on bloody stupid floats, let them pay for it themselves, or get private sponsorship. Money is way to tight at the moment and it would be far better spent on important public services, not frivolous, self-indulgent crap like this.
#15: RonN: "My whole point was, St Georges day is inclusive, it's for everyone. Gay Pride is not."
Considering that the BNP has attempted for years to hijack St Georges Day for their facist purposes I cannot understand how you can make the claim that St George's Day is for everyone?
In theory it is a day for everyone. In reality it is not.
Likewise Gay Pride should in theory be for everyone. In reality it is not.
There is no fundamental difference between St George's Day and Gay Pride when it comes to funding through the public purse. Either both can and should be funded. Or neither should.
Simon: Do you seriously expect families to take children to events that sell poppers and butt plugs? You are delusional.
Equally, there are many that are proud of England, and have no aspirations to be BNP, or even right wing for that matter. Patriotism includes everyone. It's about time people had a bit more respect for this country instead of constantly demanding what it should do for them.
cutting tax payer funding of events has nothing to do with discrimination. festivals, events, marches, parties should not be on the taxpayer payroll regardless of how insignificant the amount or whatever the cause. i'm 100% behind Davies on this one. Events of this kind should be financed by those attending and the business which benefit.
besides as an event organizer, i couldn't think of anything worse than having to deal with the council bureaucracy following the money!
imo, rather than funding, the council should remove the roll of red tape which consistently hampers organizers.
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As he prepares to run for the U.S. Senate, Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is having to answer questions about his sexuality, and according to Gawker, he isn't doing a very good job.
Presumably because he has mostly remained unattached throughout his time as mayor, with no publicly known wife prospects, whispers of Booker's sexuality have been swirling around him for years now. But with the high profile that would come with being a senator, the whispers may become yells for answers — and Gawker seems determined to start the rallying cry.
Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Cory Booker is once again parrying questions about whether he likes dudes. Is he gay? Bisexual? Completely straight? (Asexual?) The only person who knows for sure — Booker himself — refused to specify twice yesterday, first in a Washington Post profile and, in a follow-up interview, to the New Jersey Star-Ledger.
And if it isn't the media pining for an answer, it's his fellow political compatriots and foes.
Still, Booker's default supporters in the Democratic establishment are not the only ones to notice their candidate's unwillingness to discuss his own sexuality, which Booker himself considers to be a pedestrian facet of existence. (It's a little difficult to play up the normalcy of gayness in the abstract when you refuse to discuss it in the specific.) Indeed, for the past year or so, his sexuality, and sex life, have become topics of immense attention among GOP opposition researchers — the hired guns who dig up dirt on the opposing party's ticket. Given his growing profile in Democratic politics, Booker makes for an especially juicy target.
A source familiar with a team of New Jersey opposition researchers working with state Republicans recently told Gawker that the team appointed a member to research the relationship between Booker and a particular male confidante (who the source wouldn't name).
While Booker has remained mum on the issue, it seems to be for strategic reasons as much as personal ones. Booker not answering the question allows him to run for Senate without the added weight of being an advocate for a segment of the population. By flipping the question onto those who ask about his sexuality, one can presume, he's also trying to gauge the general public's attitude about a black gay man running for national office. Hopefully, the way we all find out the truth is on Booker's terms and not others.
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A controversial plan for a new 123,652-square-foot Kroger Marketplace store, four retail buildings and 200 apartments spread across six buildings on Oak Valley Drive near Ann Arbor-Saline Road will not move forward.
Kroger and the developer in charge of the project's residential portion, Farmington Hills-based developer Schafer Development, both backed out of the proposal on Tuesday.
During an emotional Tuesday evening public meeting that drew over 200 residents to discuss the project, Township Supervisor Mandy Grewal told the audience Schafer had withdrawn earlier in the day.
After the meeting, a representative from Eiler Communications claiming to represent Kroger, emailed The Ann Arbor News to announce that Kroger had backed out of the project.
"Based on the Pittsfield Township's communication to Kroger, and after listening to the nearby residents since March 10, we have opted to withdraw our application for the proposed new previously announced Kroger Marketplace at Ann Arbor-Saline Road and Oak Valley Drive in Pittsfield Township," the email stated.
No further comment was immediately available from Eiler or Kroger.
At the meeting, Grewal told the audience Schafer's decision came after planning staff's preliminary analysis of the site plans found they were not consistent with the township's zoning ordinances and the plans were rejected.
That prevents those site plans from going to the Township Planning Commission for review.
Among other issues with the plans, Kroger's footprint was too large; it lacked adequate greenspace; it lacked sufficient setbacks; and buffers between the development and adjacent neighborhoods weren't large enough.
"The developer notified us this afternoon he is pulling out of his portion of the development," Grewal said.
She said the township arrived at the decision after staff's preliminary review and a March 10 meeting with residents.
"Since then, based on input and feedback along with preliminary review from staff, we have decided that the site plan is not consistent with our zoning ordinance," she said.
The property is now located in a form-based mixed-use district, which encourages development with a mix of uses, including public open space that Grewal said is intended to create a walkable community gathering place.
The mixed-use zoning was made possible after the township revised its master plan it adopted in 2010. In the past, a deed restriction on the property limited future development to residential uses.
The township approved a resolution to release the deed restrictions in May 2013, bringing the parcel into compliance with the 2010 Pittsfield Plan and Zoning Ordinance, which was adopted in April 2013.
The site is just southwest of the Oak Valley Centre and the neighboring Village Centre shopping malls.
Some residents from areas adjacent to the property questioned why they weren't personally notified of the rezoning while several made accusations the township was "working behind closed doors" to make the change without residents' knowledge.
Planning consultant Ben Carlisle clarified that the law doesn't require townships to notify every property owner neighboring a parcel during rezoning.
"When you do a comprehensive rezoning you are not required to notify all (the neighbors.) All it requires is a general notification in general circulation," he said, adding that 8,000 parcels were rezoned as part of the master plan process.
Township officials also stressed that Tuesday's meeting wasn't required and was held because of the community's strong reaction, which officials say indicates transparency in the process.
Still, some angry residents yelled out questions and comments throughout the meeting.
One resident said he "despised" the plan, while another called the proposal "completely and utterly inappropriate to the people who live in that community." Another resident said a park where neighborhood residents gathered was a better use and said there were Homeland Security concerns with the current proposal.
Michelle Stalmack, a resident of the nearby Hawthorne Ridge subdivision, asked a series of questions about what happens now that the township has rejected Kroger's plans.
Her questions came prior to Kroger's announcement that it was withdrawing.
Her main concern was Kroger returning with new plans to build a large box store without a residential component, to which Grewal replied that it couldn't because the property is zoned mixed use and a lone box store would not be permitted.
"What's going to happen if Kroger says 'We don't care, we're going to change the plans and comply with zoning rules.' Then what happens?" Stalmack asked.
Township officials stressed several times that the plan could not go to the Planning Commission. Planning Commission Chairperson Matt Payne and other officials also repeated several times that residents could weigh in on any proposal during the approval process.
"We have to have a public forum and that information gets sent out to residents," he said. "We have open parts of our meetings to (for residents to voice) concerns, so we will definitely listen to feedback or information you have on a plan."
"We have heard you guys tonight. We don't want to do anything disruptive to the neighborhood," Payne later added.
Several residents asked how the township could immediately rezone the properties to residential. Grewal explained that the township will have a public master plan review in 2015 and strongly encouraged residents to participate in that process.
When asked about a moratorium on new development at the properties until 2015, Grewal said the option hasn't been examined and she couldn't immediately provide an answer on how that process would work.
Several audience members demanded the township work immediately to ensure nothing but residential is built there.
"The property has to be returned to residential or about 10 times an many people will be here when it warms up and we'll have our attorney, so you don't have a choice. You have to return it," Hawthorne Ridge resident Thomas Kabisch said.
Before the developer backed out, he said he has about 25 acres of land under contract to purchase bordering Waters Road, Oak Valley Drive and Ann Arbor-Saline Road. Schafer assembled the land from six different property owners
The owner of one of the parcels, Tracy Coates, said flooding created by the Heritage Falls subdivision is "killing her house" and property, and heavy development in the area is forcing her to move.
"I'm in a position with development at the outlots at Meijer, I won't be able to get out of my driveway," she said. "Development around me is forcing me to sell." She also clarified that Kroger approached her about purchasing the land.
The proposed development is near a Target and a Meijer store where a development will soon be built on the outlot and bring about 12 national restaurants and retailers.
Carlisle said construction for that project is still several months off and its developers are in the permit process.
Tom Perkins is a freelance reporter for The Ann Arbor News.


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The matter was referred to the Pentagon in November by the FBI during the course of its investigation of emails between Petraeus and his biographer-turned-paramour, Paula Broadwell. The FBI turned up thousands of emails between Allen and Jill Kelley, who was said to have received threatening emails from Broadwell.
At the time, officials said 20,000 to 30,000 pages of emails and other documents from Allen's communications with Kelley between 2010 and 2012 were in question.
Shortly after being contacted by the FBI, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta referred the matter to the Pentagon's inspector general, while expressing confidence in Allen and deciding that he would remain in Kabul as commander of all allied forces in Afghanistan.
At the same time, Allen's nomination to be the next U.S. commander of NATO forces in Europe was put on hold. The officials said Tuesday the White House had not decided whether to go forward with the nomination.
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'Gasland' includes Warren.
Not only is the city part of the vast territory sitting atop the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas", but it is also a stop on award winning filmmaker Josh Fox's promotional tour.
At 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Fox will bring his movie to Struthers Library Theatre. Doors open at 1 p.m. and after the film, Fox and a panel of experts will talk about natural gas development and answer questions.
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"In advance of the premier I wanted to do a whistlestop tour," Fox said. "We're going to have the film, we're going to have a talk afterward."
The movie reflects Fox's travels after he was offered a sum of about $100,000 to lease the subsurface rights to his northeastern Pennsylvania property.
He didn't jump at the chance for the money.
"My area is a pristine area, a watershed," Fox said. "A lot of people depend on that area."
"I was concerned about any industrial development that was on the way," he said.
So, he went to take a look at other areas that had been through gas development and found that what had been proposed to him as an environmentally-friendly process was anything but.
"I found the place completely torn to pieces," he said. "People's water was contaminated. It was bizarre they could light their water on fire."
"This is going on across America," he said.
Through 34 states, Fox made a documentary. "I found the same thing everywhere I went," he said. Eleven states are featured in the film.
It was nominated for the Sundance Film Festival.
"Sundance Film Festival, that's like the premier film festival in America," Fox said. "Especially for documentaries."
"We came in there with a film that we knew was made from the heart," Fox said.
It received a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Prize.
"It was beyond our expectation to win," he said. "That was incredible."
'Gasland' will appear on HBO on Monday, June 21.
Sunday's screening is part of the Boonies International Film Festival. "I'm very excited to bring it to Warren," Fox said. "I love the idea of the Boonies Film Festival. You're lucky you have this amazing guy Jeff Clark."
The Warren stop is one of 21 throughout Pennsylvania and New York,
"Gasland is its own territory with its own rules," Fox said. "The gas company owns you. It's its own country that seems to have different laws than the rest of America."
"We want to get the community in the conversation," Fox said. "We're trying to be informative. Nobody's got the real facts."


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Bethlehem police said an altercation broke out sometime after 9 p.m. in the vicinity of Hotel Bethlehem at 437 Main St. It's unclear what the fight was about and how many people specifically were detained.
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Being one of the few people in Melbourne happy for the footy season to be over, I thought it right to grace a gig that no diehard footy fanatic would be seen dead at
A true shame really as the theme of the evening was all about death, drugs, destruction, deviates and other D words too risqué to mention here (though I might be tempted later). Familia and Ink warmed us up with their blend of hard rock and soft metal sounds. Familia were a surprise packet. Relatively speaking, they are still cutting their teeth as a band, but were truly entertaining and professional and the punters loved them. Ink has a growing following. Theyre a Sydney band that has been around for a couple of years, and though more commercial sounding than many other metal bands, its good to see they have a loyal fan base who follow them from gig to gig like a bunch of love-struck stalkers. The commercial aspect to their music might just get them some airplay. Im no radio programmer (and wouldnt want to be), but hell wouldnt it be nice to hear something a little different on radio for a change? These guys are as good as, if not better than, similar international acts and deserve airtime. Now Deathstars are not your usual international act. Firstly they come out of Scandinavia - Sweden to be exact. Those of you reading this who arent metal heads like me, may not realize that the heavy stuff music wise is big business in that part of the world. Perhaps they need all the fire and deadly passion to melt off the ice and snow. Swedes are renowned for their ahem
heat and eroticism. Bottle that raw sexuality and you get Deathstars. Theyre norty with a big N. The band has been around for a while now, their first release being Synthetic Generation (2002), then the very popular Termination Bliss (2006). The purpose of this tour was to promote their CD Night Electric Night which was the first song they assailed us with. The first five rows of punters pushed forward as the Deathstars theatrical and musical orgy pulsated from the stage. Whiplasher Bernadotte (vocals) describes their music thus: Its like group sex between Samantha Fox, the Village People and Satan. Okaaay
Get underneath the covers so to speak and what you have is a charged and emotive CD, which is in part, cathartic. Via the End is about guitarist Nightmare Industries brothers suicide. The bands death-glam style means that all the big, hard stuff of life these days is thrown out there in their lyrics. The gigs are emotive
a rollercoaster ride made to feel less sickening by sexual innuendo and quips. Whiplasher talks about tasting the exotic and then the first chords of Tongues lick our earlobes. They work the crowd well. Fuel us with words that shock and sounds that the punters know well and sing along to. My favourite Cyanide comes at the end of a set that has drawn us into that comfortable darkness. Images of beautiful, tall and dark gothic windows swim in my head from the film-clip I know so well, as Im seduced by the lyrics: On these plains theres a burning ruin that must be found. On these plains theres a demon that sleeps, it must be unbound. (Run!) We are infused by the heavy rhythm made by Cat on guitar, Skinny on bass and Bone W Machine on drums and before we know it the band is performing the encore; Death Dies Hard and Revolution Exodus
two more of my favorites, (hell, theyre all my favorites). I wanted all of their songs and by the end of the gig I wanted Whiplasher (he does that on purpose the little bugger.) I wonder what my mother would say if I took home a man called Whiplasher? Would I care? And what is that other unmentionable D word? Its Deathstars - as if you didnt know. Its the new word for erotic, hot, sexy and oh so good. www.myspace.com/deathstars
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Students across the Lehigh Valley are savoring the final days of summer.
How much time they have left depends on where they live. Many area districts will be back in the classroom before Labor Day.
Here's a round up of when Lehigh Valley school districts are kicking off the 2014-15 school year.
Aug. 25 start date: Bangor Area, Bethlehem Area, Catasauqua Area, Easton Area, East Penn, Nazareth Area, Northampton Area, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, Pen Argyl Area, Phillipsburg, Saucon Valley, Southern Lehigh and Wilson Area school districts.
Aug. 26 start date: Salisbury Township School District, although there is orientation Aug. 25 for kindergartners, first-, sixth- and ninth-graders.
Students in these districts will get to enjoy one last holiday weekend:
Sept. 2 start date: Allentown, Belvidere, Greenwich Township, Harmony Township, Parkland, Oxford Central and Warren Hills Regional school districts.
Sept. 3 start date: Great Meadows Regional, Hope Township and White Township Consolidated school districts. Whitehall-Coplay School District, although there is kindergarten orientation Sept. 2. Hackettstown School District but there is early dismissal Wednesday and Thursday.
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A sunken crane was lifted from the bottom of South Whidbey Harbor Thursday.
Carl Andersen, a hazardous materials specialist with the state Department of Ecology, said no diesel fuel leaked during the operation or through the week.
The crane, owned by Neptune Marine, has been in the water since Aug. 14, when it fell off a barge.
The recovery operation began early Thursday morning with the crane being hoisted to the surface in three parts: the main body, the counterweight and the boom.
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When University of Massachusetts coach Don Brown heard the final score - Texas Tech 39, Texas 33 - he was not surprised. The world of big-time football may have been shocked by the result, but he knew better.
"They are the real deal," he said.
Coach Brown speaks with authority. On Sept. 20, he and his Minutemen visited Buddy Holly's hometown of Lubbock, Texas, for a sortie into the top tier of college football. It did not go well.
"They shredded us," Brown said.
Indeed they did. UMass lost 56-14 to Texas Tech, giving up 538 yards and being forced to punt six times. In the red zone, those deadly Red Raiders went 6-for-6.
Most of the shredding was done by quarterback Graham Harrell, who completed 31 of 43 passes for 359 yards. Against Texas, he was even more devastating - 35 for 52, 476 yards and the game-winning pass with one second left.
The victory over UMass lifted 4-0 Texas Tech into 10th place in the weekly polls. Now, after knocking off the top-rated Longhorns, the Red Raiders stand 9-0, good for No. 2.
"They're big and physical. They pass-block very well, and they have six wideouts. Their Michael Crabtree is the best wide receiver I've seen," Brown said.
Here's what he means by "big and physical": Left tackle Rylan Reed, 6-foot-7, 305; left guard Louis Vasquez, 6-6, 335; center Stephen Hamby, 6-3, 292; right guard Brandon Carter, 6-7, 354; right tackle Marlon Winn, 6-6, 325.
Against that offensive line, UMass presented a front four topped by nosetackle Kyle Harrington at 6-2, 238 pounds.
So how did the Minutemen wind up playing such a powerhouse?
"Scheduling is done four years in advance. Little did we know back then .¤.¤." Brown said.
"Still, it was good for us to play up at that level. They don't let up on the gas pedal, but we didn't give up any big plays. They nickeled and dimed us. We had Harrell scrambling a lot of the time, but then he'd make the right decision and fire a seed."
To their credit, the Minutemen have been able to regroup after their day in the big time.
"We learned a lot about ourselves, and that can translate into something positive for the rest of the year," Brown said.
So it would seem. Back in their own division, the Minutemen have gone 4-1. Over those five games, they have allowed an average of 122 passing yards.
Meanwhile, we have to wonder - does Texas Tech have a weakness that might keep it from being No. 1?
"Their secondary isn't quite what you would want it to be," Brown noted.
Texas Tech has games left with Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Baylor. Back in New England, coach Brown and his Minutemen will be watching with interest.


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Here are the results from today's CYO Archdiocesan Cheerleading Competition held at Fordham University:
Debs Novice
1.) St. Joseph St. Thomas (SI) 250 points
2.) Our Lady Help of Christians (SI) 234 points
3.) St. Charles (SI) 220 points
4.) Our Lady Queen of Peace (SI) 217 Points
1.) Annunciation (Westchester) and Our Lady Star of the Sea (SI) tied for 1st with 279 points
3.) St. Clare (SI) 269
Elementary Varsity Novice
1.) Holy Rosary (SI) 245 points
2.) PS/MS 83 (Bronx) 221 points
3.) St. Benedict (Bronx) 214 points
4.) St. Clare (Bronx) 209 points
Elementary Varsity
1.) St. Clare (SI) 284 points
2.) Our Lady Star of the Sea (SI) 278 points
3.) Holy Child (SI) 271 points
4.) Our Lady Help of Christians (SI) 268 points
5.) Our Lady of the Assumption (Bronx) 260
Other teams that competed in the Elementary Varsity Division were Our Lady Queen of Peace (SI), St. Theresa (Bronx), St. Charles (SI), St. Francis Xavier (Bronx), St. Philip Neri (Bronx), and St. Joseph-St. Thomas (SI)
Biddy Division - teams that participated were Annunciation (Westchester), St. Patrick (SI), Our Lady of the Assumption (Bronx), Our Lady Help of Christians (SI), St. Clare (Bronx), St. Francis Xavier (Bronx)


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Flint Powers Catholic got contributions from five different scorers in the first period to take a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
Connor Owen, Spencer Owen, Jared Coulter, and Jake Stone all had three points each. Connor Jaggi led the team with two goals.
"We scored four special teams goals and that was the difference," Powers Catholic coach Travis Perry said. "We went 4 for 6 in power plays."
Powers Catholic next plays Wednesday against Midland in their first league game.
"We need a good week of practice and to refocus," Perry said. "We haven't played Midland in couple of years. Midland is a great program and hopefully we will have the team ready by Wednesday."


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Waltham Forest College isn't about just studying a subject. Students gain life skills too, learning to be team players and to respect others. We reflected this in the new identity, by surveying a section of students and using their answers to inform the colour balance of an infographic chart. Depending on the answers given the chart changed, creating a fluid system that changes and evolves.
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Rogers has worked for Republican presidents and senators, including as a health care policy staffer to Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. She was also a lobbyist and a lawyer, and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama.
The coalition, in its 10th year, describes itself as the the nation's only full time nontheistic lobbying organization.


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Are you better off now than you were when President Obama was elected four years ago? A personal opinion from Froma Harrop (syndicated columnist, published in the T-R Sept. 8) suggests that you are personally better off.
As I look at the situation of what President Obama inherited and what his actions have been, I find it hard to agree with her. President Obama didn't have the foggiest idea how to handle his inheritance. It was easier to blame President Bush than to admit that he and his party couldn't handle it. Even if he had a surplus it would be gone by now. I looked at other things rather than personal status to see if we are better off now. I considered a party that in my opinion promotes free contraceptives for co-eds, abortion for birth control, partial birth abortion for a potential child health problems and supports gay marriage, does not make things better. On gay marriage, if they had said "civil unions for benefits equality" it would have been more reasonable. Marriage is between a husband (man) and wife (woman) by my acceptable definition.
When the airlines were having financial problems they went through bankruptcy. They are still flying strong. The auto industry would have done the same thing. Oh - does GM and Chrysler pay income tax on their profits now? The Democrat Party is always a tax and spend solution provider.
A glimpse into history: People don't understand that on Dec. 7, 1941 Japan helped President Roosevelt get us out of the Great Depression, not the CCC or the WPA programs of the Democrat Party.
President Obama had free reign for the first two years in office with a majority in the House and Senate - and he couldn't handle it.
The other thing that affects our country and our doing better is the national debt. Our grandchildren are going to be paying for it even when we do get on the path to reducing it with Romney/Ryan.
If President Obama is re-elected the national debt will increase. How do I know? What has his performance been over the last four years? From the things being said by him and the Democrat Party in this election, their direction hasn't changed. What do you think, are you going to be better off?
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I was thinking that the cocktail of political humor, campy sci-fi, and improvisation would be pretty entertaining, but this production missed the mark. By kind of a lot. In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that I left the show at intermission, so it could have turned around in the second half, but obviously, I wasn't banking on it.
First of all, the theater space was really big, with seating on three sides of the stage, but the audience was small and we were consequently all crammed in the section facing the stage, overlooking huge banks of empty seats. That was unsettling, but I was still pretty eager to like the play as the lights went down.
Unfortunately, watching this production had that awkward quality of sitting at a lunch table in high school with those kids who incessantly quote Monty Python with the screeching accents (there's a PENGUIN on the TELLY!) and debate the merits of Star Trek vs. Star Wars with affected insouciance. You have affection for them because they're quirky, but if one of them married your sister, there would be yet another reason to dread Thanksgiving dinner, knowing you would be hit by a constant spray of too-corny jokes and outdated references to pop culture and political figures.
The costumes were pretty great (1970's-Buck-Rogers-meets-latex-fetish-party), and there were some genuinely funny moments, but too few and sandwiched between too much awkwardness to warrant you going to see this production. But if you do go, make sure to marvel at how much the male lead looks like the lead singer of a-ha. It's uncanny.
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In space, the famous tagline went, no one can hear you scream. In Alien, you can hear lessons for the sci-fi future in a great milestone from the recent past.
Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly
These things no longer surprise or tantalize us as they once did. In a very short time, science-fiction films have developed their own jargon that's now become a part of the grammar.
Vincent Canby - New York Times
Superbly paced, imaginatively designed, consistently suspenseful and never attracts an unintentional laugh.
Philip French - Guardian [UK]
What's most unusual about the original 24 years later, though, is its elegant minimalism.
Ty Burr - Boston Globe
A genuine fright classic.
Bruce Westbrook - Houston Chronicle
Ridley Scott's 1979 movie is a great original.
Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
It's a scream from another era that still echoes around us.
Michael Wilmington - Chicago Tribune
An empty-headed horror movie with nothing to recommend it beyond the disco-inspired art direction and some handsome, if gimmicky, cinematography.
Dave Kehr - Chicago Reader
An old-fashioned scary movie set in a highly realistic sci-fi future, made all the more believable by expert technical craftmanship.
Variety Staff - Variety
Besides Weaver and Skeritt, the top-notch ensemble includes two of Britain's best actors -- Ian Holm, as the untrustworthy science officer, and John Hurt.
Lou Lumenick - New York Post
A haunted-house movie set in space, Alien also has a profoundly existentialist undertow that makes it feel like a film noir -- the other genre to feature a slithery, sexualized monster as its classic villain.
Andrew O'Hehir - Salon.com
The scariest movie in history is actually a bit shy.
Michael Agger - Slate
The way [Ridley] Scott meticulously raises the sense of menace and tension is worthy of Hitchcock.
James Berardinelli - ReelViews
Alien looks amazing, almost like a new film.
Glenn Abel - Hollywood Reporter
It is depressing to watch an expensive, crafty movie that never soars beyond its cold desire to score the big bucks.
Frank Rich - TIME Magazine
Look as hard as you like, you won't spot a single flaw, even though the film's had 24 years to date.
Dean Essner - Total Film
A perfect roller coaster blend of horror and science fiction. Sigourney Weaver was an amazing discovery.
Wesley Lovell - Cinema Sight
In a century of sci-fi/horror hybrids, few if any movies do such a good job at reaching the absolute highest peaks of both halves of that equation as this one.
Tim Brayton - Antagony & Ecstasy
...a seminal feminist action flick.
Josh Larsen - LarsenOnFilm
Alien has power, elicits terror, and the acid blood scars your consciousness.
Blake Howard - 2UE That Movie Show
The most startling thing watching Alien again is its pacing. For the first 45 minutes, little happens. It's all slow, exquisite build-up, which makes the second half seem all the more horrific.
Erik Lundegaard - Seattle Times
It remains a benchmark of extra-terrestrial horror, and gave us a bona fide A-list star in the shape of Sigourney Weaver.
Dean Essner - Film4
My favorite film of all time is one of the finest blu-rays in my collection.
Scott Weinberg - FEARnet
The monster itself is still one of the flat-out scariest ever designed for the movies.
Jeffrey M. Anderson - Combustible Celluloid
Ridley Scott's Alien is nothing short of a masterpiece. Technically brilliant, tense, horrifying and visually breathtaking, there's not a moment in this B-monster movie that doesn't excel well beyond the usual genre trappings.
R. L. Shaffer - IGN DVD
Dated but still extremely scary. Not for younger kids.
Charles Cassady - Common Sense Media
Science fiction horror doesn't get any better than this.
Cole Smithey - ColeSmithey.com
It's a chilling, slow-paced, space horror movie using the same formula as the B-films of the 1950s.
Dennis Schwartz - Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Alien proved that material derided as B-movie fodder could be handled with finesse and glossy production values, without diminishing the thrills or polishing over the hard-edged horror.
Steve Biodrowski - Cinefantastique
Better than most of today's big budget sci-fi/horror films.
Urban Cinefile Critics - Urban Cinefile
It certainly doesn't look like a 24-year-old movie.
Jim Lane - Sacramento News & Review
The limited strengths of its staple sci-fi horrors always derived from either the offhand organic/ Freudian resonances of its design or the purely (brilliantly) manipulative editing and pacing of its above-average shock quota.
Geoff Andrew - Time Out
There's nothing terribly complex or original about the movie, but it is distinguished by its clever and innovative use of B-movie staples in a hi-tech setting.
Michael Scheinfeld - TV Guide's Movie Guide
This scary feature breathed new life into the horror genre, launching a length film franchise and introducing to audiences a major actress, Sigourney Weaver, in a tough role typically allotted to men.
Emanuel Levy - EmanuelLevy.Com
A movie masterpiece. And on the big screen, the chestburster scene just kills.
Kim Newman - Empire Magazine
Garth Franklin - Dark Horizons
A wondrous reminder of how imagination can triumph over budget.
Edward Havens - FilmJerk.com
Keith Uhlich - Time Out New York
Alien will upset your mind and upset your stomach.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Still one scary mother.
Frank Swietek - One Guy's Opinion
...a movie so good, so involving and so jolting that it not only takes is place among the great science fiction films of our time, but also the great thrillers.
David Keyes - Cinemaphile.org
Ripley, the protagonist of Alien, has more in common with our Puritan ancestors than with us.
Martin Scribbs - Low IQ Canadian
This is still a great film and it should be seen on the big screen.
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel - 3BlackChicks Review
Alien is a scare machine that really works.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat - Spirituality and Practice
Hoo ha! Twenty-four years later, Alien still kicks some serious butt.
Lewis Beale - Film Journal International
One of those rare, timeless movies.
Kevin Carr - Film Threat
Ridley Scott's new cut won't change the way people think about the movie, but it reinforces the film's strengths without alienating the series' biggest fans.
Peter Hartlaub - San Francisco Chronicle
This is still the stuff of nightmares.
Jason Anderson - eye WEEKLY
Scott can still get me to jump by putting me almost on edge and then throwing me overboard with a small but loud hiss or from something that leaps out of the darkness.
Ryan Cracknell - Movie Views
It's a most satisfying return to one of the few sci-fi films that deserves to be called a masterpiece.
Glenn Lovell - San Jose Mercury News
Remains one of the best examples of sustained tension. There is a sense of ominousness, a sense that something bad is going to happen, from the moment the film begins.
Eric D. Snider - EricDSnider.com
The film remains as gripping today as it was when it was first released in 1979.
Guylaine Cadorette - Hollywood.com
At the risk of sounding like an old man, they really don't make 'em like this anymore.
Adrian MacKinder - Future Movies UK
It's one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made.
Jamie Russell - BBC
A lot of horror/thriller directors assume that people see a movie for the blood and guts. However, the splatter means nothing if we don't know the characters.
Pete Croatto - Filmcritic.com
Though some of Scott's editing decisions in this new version are questionable -- one even violates continuity -- he has left the film's most suspenseful and chilling moments intact.
Jeff Vice - Deseret News, Salt Lake City
A beautiful, quiet, and amazingly poetic film visually that lets its shots linger and build a mood of genuine isolation and dread.
Blake Davis - KFOR Channel 4 News
One of the finest examples of the scary sci-fi genre, with its sequel, Aliens, being the absolute best.
Steve Rhodes - Internet Reviews
...a memorable (yet demonstrably erratic) landmark of the cinematic sci-fi field...
David Nusair - Reel Film Reviews
It scares us despite our knowing what is coming.
Donald J. Levit - ReelTalk Movie Reviews
The first half of the film is lyrical and dreamy but when it turns into a nightmare it's cold, dark and eerie.
Louis B. Hobson - Jam! Movies
Widely imitated but never surpassed.
Timothy Knight - Reel.com
The greatest science fiction horror film ever made.
MaryAnn Johanson - Flick Filosopher
It's all good, and just getting to see this freakin' frightening and visually stimulating flick on a big screen (especially for those who've never seen it in a theater) makes this well worth a trip to your homeworld multiplex.
Dean Essner - E! Online
What makes Alien truly terrifying is Scott's vision of a future where the line between man and machine is disappearing.
Sean Means - Salt Lake Tribune
Intriguing, sometimes scary.
Harvey S. Karten - Compuserve
(The Director's Cut re-release) doesn't hold up as well as I'd anticipated, (but) the chest-bursting scene is still a seat-gripper.
Rob Blackwelder - SPLICEDWire
A welcome re-release for Scott's classic sci-fi horror, with a couple of directorial tweaks for good measure.
Matthew Turner - ViewLondon
A crucial film, a unique meld of genuine science-fiction and hardcore horror.
Eugene Novikov - Film Blather
Carol Cling - Las Vegas Review-Journal
It still has the power to scare the life out of us.
Rich Cline - Shadows on the Wall
In an era where the horror genre has faded into a laughable mix of teen slashers and formulaic storylines, Alien provides a welcome nostalgic dose of authentic terror.
Gabe Leibowitz - Film and Felt
Also welcome is the late-70s distrust of corporate authority, where the mother ship winds up being more duplicitous and evil than the marauding alien.
Jeremiah Kipp - Slant Magazine
A Claustrophobic spaceship and excellent cast help build layers of atmosphere and dread. The birth of the modern horror/sci-fi genre.
Brian Mckay - eFilmCritic.com
Alien remains an impeccably crafted thriller that seems almost as fresh today as it was 24 years ago.
Marjorie Baumgarten - Austin Chronicle
Nicolas Lacroix - Showbizz.net
Superior science fiction and the best haunted house movie ever made.
Rob Vaux - Flipside Movie Emporium
Christopher Smith - Bangor Daily News (Maine)
Jeffrey Westhoff - Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
...more than a hair-raising sci-fi thriller...one of the best horror films ever made.
John J. Puccio - Movie Metropolis
Both the Nostromo and the alien world where the alien gets picked up are strange and unforgettably original.
James O'Ehley - Sci-Fi Movie Page
Alien (1979) is 20th Century Fox's extremely suspenseful, space science-fiction horror film about a menacing, unstoppable,
Tim Dirks - Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films
The best recommendation for this film is the multitude of fans that watch this movie time and time again, re-experiencing same, often not so pleasant emotions, yet enjoying the rarely good work of art when they see one.
Dragan Antulov - rec.arts.movies.reviews
...a seminal movie in the history of horror...
Carlo Cavagna - AboutFilm.com
An exercise in pure, raw, unadulterated fear.
Matt Easterbrook - Matt's Movie Reviews
It delivers a frightening, visionary look at a cold, inhuman future.
Bryant Frazer - Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Technically, Scott has consistently demonstrated that he ranks among the best popular film artists. Unfortunately, Scott's film doesn't work for me as well in other areas.
John A. Nesbit - Old School Reviews
An atmospheric, claustriophobic, slow-moving creep-fest.
Ted Prigge - rec.arts.movies.reviews


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Island Pictionary tourney a success
Mercer Island students Ben Angel (age 12, IMS) and Samantha "Sam" Angel (age 14, MIHS) hosted the second annual Pictionary Tournament at the Mercer Island Community Center on Sept. 28.
The tournament was originally created to increase awareness about local children and teens affected by HIV/AIDS. The money raised will benefit Rise n' Shine, a local AIDS nonprofit. Each player donated $30 to participate in the tournament.
Twelve teams of three players each, mostly Mercer Island students, competed in a round-robin format to crown this year's winners. The noise level in the hall was deafening as the players screamed their guesses from the drawings that their teammates made. It was organized chaos.
"We called all our friends to help us out and to form teams. Our goal was to raise $2,700," said Sam Angel. "We wanted to make enough to send three kids to camp next summer. We surpassed our goal by $400 and raised $3,100."
Rob Angel, the father of the two young fundraisers, invented Pictionary, a popular drawing game. He lost a business partner and friend to AIDS in 1995.
"Gary Everson volunteered at Rise n' Shine, so when he passed away, I sort of took over for him within the organization. And now, my children have honored his memory with this tournament. I am so very proud of them," he said.
Rise n' Shine offers mentoring, peer support groups, advocacy, summer camp and teen retreats for children and teens affected by HIV/AIDS. For more information about this organization, please go to www.risenshine.org.
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Coke on track to return June 8
I speculated about this last night, but Jim Leyland confirmed it this morning: Phil Coke is on track to make a rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Friday at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, then return from the disabled list five days later, June 8, at Texas. That's the first day he's eligible to come off the DL.
No word yet on a pitch count for that rehab outing, but considering he threw the equivalent of three innings in his bullpen session a couple days ago, I would assume they'll stretch him out. He has another full bullpen session today before throwing a side session tomorrow.
Andy Oliver will get one more start. The Tigers could have skipped Oliver next weekend if they wanted, thanks to Thursday's off-day. But with Justin Verlander now on track for an extra day of rest after 132 pitches, Oliver will start on turn Friday at Chicago. It'll be a good test for him on what's being forecast as a warm evening at U.S. Cellular Field.
As for Coke, he'll start against one of his old stops in the Yankees farm system.
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Coke is good comic relief. I'm sure the beat writers have to filter his comments, but is there anyone on the Tigers who can deliver a better one-liner? (Reason for taking his protective boot off: "I don't wear high heels"). He seemed a little different than the average player, guess that extra bone they found in his injured foot actually proves it. Probably alters his center of gravity which affects his view of the world. Glad to hear he's on the comeback trail.