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Worcester, MA --- Senior Tony Tokarz (Holden, MA) amassed 249 yards of total offense with five touchdowns – three through the air and another two on the ground – as Worcester State defeated Maine Maritime 39-22 this afternoon in New England Football Conference Bogan Division action.
The Lancers (5-0, 2-0) snap a two-game skid to the Mariners (3-1, 1-1) as WSU also now 12-10 in the all-time series. Since 2004 Maine Maritime had won seven of their last eight against the Blue and Gold.
Senior Marcus Price (Worcester, MA/Doherty) posted his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game as he finished with 148 yards on 33 carries with one touchdown. Tokarz was 13-of-25 with two interceptions and 209 passing yards. Fourth-year Kenny Russell (Bedford, MA) and freshman Casey Hippert (Douglas, MA) both hauled in five passes and 92 yards apiece and all three of Tokarz's scores through the air.
Fourth-year Matt Rende (Augusta, ME) rushed 22 times for 135 yards and two scores while sophomore Ian Champeon (Dover-Foxcroft, ME) added 75 yards and one touchdown.
Defensively senior Cameron Jones (Stow, MA) led the charge for the Lancers with a game-best 13 tackles (eight solo) with a forced fumble as junior PJ Robinson (Winthrop, MA) registered 12 tackles (seven solo), 2.5 for a loss and one pass break-up. Freshman Justin Sundara (Webster, MA) finished his afternoon with six tackles, three for a loss and one fumble recovery.
For the Mariners senior Chris Brawn (Winslow, ME) had a team-high eight tackles (seven solo) as he put up totals of 1.5 tackles for a loss and the contest's only sack. Sophomore John Regis (Old Orchard Beach, ME) ended the game with four solo tackles and two tackles for a loss while third-year Joel Chadbourne (Westbrook, ME) notched six tackles (five solo), picked off one pass and recovered one fumble.
Maine Maritime opened the game's scoring with a six play, 69-yard drive capped off by a Rende 28-yard touchdown burst at the 11:57 mark in the first quarter before the Lancers responded with a 10-yard scamper by Price with six minutes later on their third series of the contest (kick blocked).
After the Mariners went three and out, they would force Tokarz to throw an interception to close out the opening quarter.
On the first play of the second, senior Andrew Tokarz (Holden, MA) would force a Maine Maritime fumble to set-up a three-yard score by Tony Tokarz for the 12-7 advantage at the 11:10 mark (kick failed).
The two squads traded possessions before the Mariners would march 73-yards into Lancer territory and threaten on the seven yard-line, but the hosts had an impressive goal-line stand and forced an incompletion on fourth and long.
After Tokarz would get picked off on third-down in his own territory, Maine Maritime would find itself in prime position on the WSU seven. Worcester State defense, however, would use the dwindling time with seconds remaining to end the opening period with another impressive stop – including a pair of incomplete passes.
Worcester State would build on its lead to begin off the third as they ran their streak to 25 unanswered points on a 12-yard flick from Tokarz to Hippert and a 33-yard reception by Russell for the 25-7 advantage with 8:42 remaining in the quarter.
To start off the second half, the Lancers would hold the Mariners to just 14 yards of total offense in a trio of unproductive drives and they would force a fumble, which was recovered by Sundara to set the table for an 11-yard Tokarz score off of an option at the 3:16 mark.
The Mariners offense then woke up and scored on a quick five play, 70-yard drive that culminated in a 10-yard plunge by Rende to trail 32-14 by the end of the quarter.
After Worcester State score again on a 35-yard bomb from Tokarz to Russell for his fourth touchdown reception of the season, Maine Maritime embarked on another successful series taking advantage of a fumble by the Lancers.
The Mariners would make the score 39-22 when Champeon rumbled into the end-zone on a four-yard carry.
Following a Lancer three and out, Maine Maritime would use one last ditch effort to score again with 4:43 remaining in regulation. Starting on their own 48 they would only get to the Worcester State 18 as they were stopped just short of moving the chains on fourth and 14 by senior Cliff Oratokhai (Worcester, MA/South) on a 13-yard pass completion to end the game.
The Lancers had a balanced rushing attack with 192 yards on the ground and 192 yards passing while the Mariners were 42 yards below their rushing average entering the game with a total of 337. Possession time was even with the Blue and Gold holding the slight edge (30:04-29:56).
Maine Maritime was held to 5-of-15 on third downs and 1-of-3 on fourth downs while the Lancers were on third down 8-for-16 for the game.
On special teams WSU sophomore Derek Muccini (Upton, MA) averaged 55.3 yards on seven kickoffs as senior Nick Bourassa (Jay, ME) tacked on 120 all purpose yards – 73 on kickoffs – for the visitors.
Price is now 187 yards away from passing current running backs coach John Smith on the All-Time rushing list as Price now has 2,433 yards in 25 career games. Tokarz is just 28 rushing yards away from 1,000 for his career while he now has 12 rushing touchdowns to his credit.
Both team return to their respective Bogan Division schedules next Saturday on the road. Worcester State heads to Mass Maritime for a 12 PM game while the Mariners will play Westfield State at 1 o'clock.

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Fleece hoodie - sewing with knits
Added Feb 13, 2013
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Did you remember that I live in the Caribbean? Even in the winter the temperatures are well into the 80′s. Well then, why on earth do I need a fleece hoodie? To be fair, I don't really NEED one, but following the problems I had with the fabric on my Cowl Dress, I just started a new course at Craftsy – Sewing with Knits .
It promises to teach us how to successfully sew with knit fabrics and includes free patterns for the hoodie, scoop neck t-shirt, v-neck t-shirt, short skirt, yoga pants, shorts and a dress.
The fleece hoodie is the first project in the class as the fleece may not be as demanding as some of the other knit fabrics. My local sewing shop only stocks one fleece – a rather crappy one in navy blue. It's certainly not like a sweatshirt fleece – more like something you might make a throw or blanket – I don't know. It tears easily if you pull on it and stretches out of shape, then doesn't return. They don't have a lot of customers coming in to buy fleece when the temperature is in the 90′s.
The course really is excellent so far – I can't recommend it highly enough. The presenter is charming and has a lovely smile and explains everything so slowly and carefully and the course is perfect for new sewists like me. I've got some new equipment, different needles, a lot of free patterns and downloadable course materials. I've learned all about types of fabrics, the use of clear elastic, stay tapes, iron on tapes, hemming, twin needles, stretch needles, a walking foot and so much more.
The fleece hoodie pattern uses a lot of fabric – I had no idea really how much you need for things like sleeves and the hood is huge! But luckily it was only cheap-ish so this learning project only cost $12. Things were going very well – I had the hood on, the sleeves in, tested for fit (it was OK), and the only thing left to do was the bottom hem.
I'd been practicing my stitches on left over scraps to see what worked best and one that I hadn't tried during construction was the triple stretch stitch So I decided to use this for the hem as I don't have a twin needle as yet. Ah, and this is where it went wrong. The triple stretch stitch was obviously a bit too much for my crappy fleece and it stretched out the fabric something terrible. Originally the bodice had hung straight down, but now the bottom hem is so stretched it looks like a circle skirt ! Yikes, what a mess.
Still, it's not like this project was going to get a lot of wear anyway. We do occasionally have some 'cold' weather here in the Cayman Islands when a jumper is necessary so I can wear this around the house to keep warm, but I don't think this one will be on public display. I'm excited to continue with the course and look forward to making some t-shirts next.
I really think if you had some nice fabric, then this project would be a winner – it's easy to make and the resulting fleece is the sort of thing that you might wear everyday – casual, comfy, easy to wear – like your favorite RTW casuals but with the satisfaction that you made it yourself.
My photos take forever to upload to here and often fail before they finish. So you can find this project and a lot more photos on my blog at http://so-sew-easy.com/fleece-hoodie-why/
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The domain www.niagaraevents.com still works and will direct visitors to the website.
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There have been four injured players drawing attention at Broncos practices this week and two of them are likely to be in the lineup against the Chiefs.
Running back Knowshon Moreno missed practice on Wednesday, but he has been able to work the last two days and is listed as probable for Sunday. Moreno injured his lower leg while running for 224 yards on 37 carries during Denver's overtime loss to the Patriots.
Cornerback Champ Bailey is also probable for Denver, putting him in line to play for the first time since Week Seven. Bailey injured his foot in the preseason, missed several games to start the year and then reinjured the foot shortly after returning to the lineup. The veteran's presence will be welcomed with Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie's status still unclear because of a shoulder injury.
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July 23, 2009Agents Named for Cassville, Chillicothe, Grandview, Joplin & St. Joseph License Offices
JEFFERSON CITY – Five more local motor vehicle/license offices were awarded today by the Missouri Department of Revenue as part of a competitive bidding process that has been supported by Gov. Jay Nixon.
The offices awarded today are in Cassville, Chillicothe, Grandview, Joplin and St. Joseph. This brings to 43 the total number of offices granted under the new system.
The Cassville License Office has been awarded to Rebecca Rae Brown of Cassville. She has been the contract office agent in Cassville since 1981. The office will remain at 700 Main St., Suite 1.
Kathryn Diane Harlow of Chillicothe has been awarded the right to operate the license office in Chillicothe. She is the incumbent agent, serving in that capacity since 2005. The office will remain at 33 S. Washington St.
The Grandview License Office has been awarded to the City of Grandview. The city has run the license office since 1981, and the office will stay at its current location of 1200 Main St. (City Hall).
Alternative Opportunities, Inc. of Springfield has been named as the new agent for the Joplin License Office. The office will remain at 1110 E. Seventh St., Suite 6.
St. Joseph License, LLC is the new agent for the St. Joseph License Office. The company is associated with James Montee of St. Joseph. The office will move to a new location of 2319 N. Belt Highway.
Details about any changes in office operations, if any, will be announced by the agents.
The five offices awarded today are the latest to have their management chosen using a comprehensive bidding process that was implemented when Gov. Nixon took office on Jan. 12. The process calls for people or groups to submit detailed bids to obtain the management contracts to operate the offices. The Cassville and Chillicothe license offices both received one bid, Grandview received two bids, and Joplin and St. Joseph both received four bids.
This new process was codified in state law when Gov. Nixon signed legislation on July 1 that made the new system a permanent part of state law. The bill endorsing the change passed with overwhelming bipartisan majorities in the Missouri Senate and House.
"This new process is open, honest and transparent," Gov. Nixon said. "Management contracts used to be given away to people just because of the political party they belonged to. Now, individuals and groups compete to make the best offer. Republicans, Democrats and independents agree that this new process is a vast improvement over the old patronage system."
Alana M. Barragán-Scott, acting director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, noted that the competition for license offices will result in many additional benefits.
"For the first time, current office agents and new bidders will have incentives to provide improved services at the license offices," she said. "When people want to get a driver license or renew their license plates, they don't care about the political affiliation of the person behind the counter, and the new system reflects that. Efficient office operations and better customer service are now the key measures of success for local license offices."
Some winning bidders have chosen to return part of their estimated office revenues to the state. The Cassville License Office will return 1 percent ($1,431) of its first-revenues, Joplin will return 5 percent ($25,919), and St. Joseph will return 10 percent ($44,005) to the state. The Chillicothe and Grandview bids did not include a return to the state. The cumulative amount of estimated funds that will be returned to the state in the first contract year from the 43 license offices that have been awarded so far is $332,698.
"The willingness of agents to return some of their revenues is a great cost-efficiency measure for the state, and the amount returned to the state will undoubtedly grow as more bids are awarded," Barragán-Scott said. "This money will be able to be used for a variety of vital state services."
Of the 183 license offices, 43 have been awarded and the bidding time has closed for another 86. For a list of winning bidders for license offices, please go to http://oa.mo.gov/purch/awardedfeeoffices.pdf.
All local license offices provide services that are overseen by the Missouri Department of Revenue, but each office is operated by an independent contractor. Transactions that are conducted at these offices include the issuance and renewal of driver licenses, applying for titles for motor vehicles, and the issuance and renewal of registration for motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors.
Additional information on the bids will be posted by the Missouri Office of Administration within the next few days.


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Vegan Cashew Alfredo, topped with sautéed Maitake and Porcini Mushrooms
If you're vegan and enjoy cooking, I'm sure soaking nuts for cream sauces and vegan cheeses has already entered your culinary repertoire. If not, get on it. I've enjoyed my share of tofu-based cream sauces, but the silkiness of soaked nuts usually overrules thick soy. If you're allergic to nuts, well, I'll cry into my cashew alfredo for you, and sympathetically relay my soul-crushing hazelnut allergy developments. It's hard to admit, because that makes it real.
This recent cashew and mushroom alfredo was inspired by a lovely meal at a famed vegan trattoria down the street, and the never-ending container of soaked cashews in my fridge. I must be secretly hosting soft-toothed squirrels because my cats are simply not capable of such a production.
I loosely followed this recipe for Cashew Alfredo Sauce on Vegweb. The sauce consisted of soaked cashews, water, salt, freshly ground black pepper, freshly ground nutmeg, and nutritional yeast. It was pureed in one of the prides of my kitchen (and oh-my-god, food blogging perks), the Vita-Mix. I didn't have any lemons, so I omitted that, and utilized garlic and olive oil while sauteing local maitake and porcini mushrooms. I half-considered indulgently adding the cream sauce to the mushroom mixture, but my personal preference was to keep things separate.
When I nut alfredo it up again, I'll be sure to add sautéed or roasted garlic into the actual sauce.
alongside: Balsamic Grilled Sugar Snap Peas
Cashew Alfredo, served over housemade fresh pasta from Pastaworks (a few varieties are actually vegan!)


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Springfield�s public safety agencies are planning to hold the line on spending and hiring in the fiscal year that begins March 1.
Acting Police Chief Ken Winslow and Fire Chief Ken Fustin presented their budget proposals to the city council Monday night. Both call for modest spending increases mainly driven by increasing personnel costs. Neither department is asking to hire new employees beyond those in its current budget.
The police department plans to spend $43.97 million in the coming year, a 2 percent increase from the current year. The fire department�s plan calls for spending $35.81 million, 1 percent more than this year.
�It�s a maintenance budget that we�ve prepared for the fourth straight year,� said Winslow, who went first in presenting his budget proposal to aldermen.
Costs associated with the department�s 249 sworn officers and 40 civilian employees are expected to increase to $37.8 million, up 3.1 percent from this year. Spending in nearly every other category is expected to go down, with the exception of a $1,300 increase in travel.
Personnel costs account for about 87 percent of the department�s corporate fund budget.
Winslow, who took over as acting chief following the retirement of Robert Williams this summer amid the city�s police document shredding scandal, said current staffing levels are sufficient to meet the department�s needs.
�At 249 right now, I think we�re doing fine,� he said.
There are currently three vacancies for officers, putting the actual count of sworn police officers at 246.
Among the challenges facing the department is recruiting a diverse workforce, Winslow said.
Fewer than 12 percent of sworn officers are women and less than 8 percent are minorities.
�It�s below where we want it to be, obviously,� Winslow said after his presentation.
The department will have to continue its efforts to recruit more minorities, but doing so can be a challenge when the police force isn�t growing, he said.
One prominent hire the department is expected to make this year is a new permanent police chief. Mayor Mike Houston said after the budget hearing that the selection process is moving along and he expects to announce his choice soon.
The department plans to spend $35,000 on one new squad car using dedicated revenue from fees charged to people convicted of driving under the influence. That vehicle will be devoted to DUI enforcement, Winslow said.
That�s in addition to 40 new squad cars that the department plans to buy with funds from a $2 million loan. Those funds, some of which would be used for public works vehicles or other equipment, would come out of the budget of the Office of Budget and Management.
The fire department also is proposing a maintenance budget, Fustin said.
�We�re not doing anything extravagant whatsoever,� he said. �We�re maintaining what we have.�
The department�s limited resources mean it doesn�t have money to spend on increased fire prevention, public education or �any type of aggressive recruitment,� Fustin said.
The department�s budget proposal calls for 219 sworn firefighters, the same as the current year.
Personnel costs account for 94 percent of the department�s corporate fund budget.
Fustin said the new contract the city approved for the firefighters union late last year will help slow the growth of wages and allow the department to operate more efficiently.
The budget includes money to retain 20 firefighters who were hired with a two-year federal grant that paid the $1.2 million annual cost of their salaries and benefits for two years.
The proposal also calls for spending $350,000 on a firetruck.
However, Fustin said, the money for that will come from selling two old trucks, and the city plans to purchase a used truck.
�I�m going to do everything I can to make it money in and money out,� he said.
The city council will hold its final departmental budget hearing tonight, with presentations from the mayor�s office and the Office of Budget and Management. A public hearing on the entire budget is scheduled for Feb. 11 following the council�s 5:30 p.m. committee of the whole meeting.
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SPRINGVALE — A special "Wreaths Across America" ceremony will take place at the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery off Stanley Road this Saturday, Dec. 15, at noon.
During the event, seven wreaths will be placed to honor the Army, the Marines, the Navy, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine and prisoners of war and those missing in action.
The public is invited to attend and to "remember those who served, to honor their sacrifices, and to teach the younger generations about the high cost of freedom," Guest Columnist Dale Midgley wrote in his monthly column, "The Veterans' Corner," in the Nov. 29 issue of the Sanford News.
This Saturday marks the twenty-first anniversary since the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine, began donating wreaths to be placed on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, every December. "Wreath Across America" ceremonies similar to the one scheduled in Springvale will take place throughout the country on Saturday.
Tim and Cindy DeCosta, of Rolling Thunder's Maine Chapter 2, will conduct the local proceedings. If you would like to sponsor a wreath, or want more information about the occasion, please call Cindy DeCosta at 207-892-5333.


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What tops most girls to-do lists the minute they get engaged? Hitting the nail salon for the perfect mani to match their new bling, of course. Jenny McCarthy, who just announced her engagement to Donnie Wahlberg Wednesday, made sure her tips were freshly painted — though no nail art could distract us from that new mega-carat engagement ring sitting pretty on her left hand.
The View co-host shared her exciting news on air while showing off her sparkler to the other hosts. "It's a yellow sapphire," she said of the bauble, which looks to be 5-plus carats (if we had to guess) and is surrounded by a halo of diamonds. (Get an up-close look at the bauble — and her hot-pink Sally Hansen manicure — above.)
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McCarthy couldn't contain her excitement on set, jumping around as she flaunted her rock. Wahlberg — who proposed to his girlfriend of less than a year last weekend with the help of her son Evan — even made a surprise appearance to kiss his bride-to-be. But the couple isn't in a rush to head down the aisle. "We don't know yet," she responded when pressed by her co-hosts about a wedding date.
While we wait for more answers (and imagine some gowns we'd like to see McCarthy wear — not to mention the New Kids On the Block set list that will inevitably be performed at their reception), we're going to add the star to our celebrity wedding calendar, which is really starting to fill up — Kim Kardashian, Mila Kunis, Lauren Conrad, Olivia Wilde, Jamie Chung … the list goes on.
What do you think of McCarthy's ring? Do you like her colorful stone, or are you a fan of the classic diamond? Share your thoughts below!
–Brittany Talarico


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Josh Duhamel: 'Safe Haven' AFM Reception!
Josh Duhamel is dapper while attending the 2012 AFM Reception for his upcoming film Safe Haven held at RealD Screening Room on Friday (November 2) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 39-year-old actor was joined by his director Lasse Hallstrom and writer Nicholas Sparks.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Josh Duhamel
Last week, Josh, Nicholas, and his co-star Julianne Hough chatted about the film to E!.
Josh talked about being caught off guard when the producers told him he was going to have to be shirtless on the beach, which meant getting in shape and 'cutting back on the doughnuts.' Watch the chat below!
Josh Duhamel – 'Safe Haven' Chat
10+ pictures inside of Josh Duhamel at the AFM Reception…


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NoSQL::PL2SQL::DBI::SQLite - SQLite driver for NoSQL::PL2SQL
package AnyClass ;
use base qw( NoSQL::PL2SQL ) ;
use NoSQL::PL2SQL::DBI::SQLite ;
## define a data source
my $dsn = new NoSQL::PL2SQL::DBI::SQLite $tablename ;
## connect
$dsn->connect( $data_source, $username, $auth, \%attr ) ;
## access
my $object = AnyClass->SQLObject( $dsn, $objectid ) ;
## create a data source
$dsn->loadschema ;
## utilities
$dsn->do('DROP TABLE %s') ;
$dsn->do('DELETE FROM %s') ;
my @fetchrows = $dsn->rows_hash('SELECT * FROM %s WHERE objectid=1') ;
my @fetchrows = $dsn->rows_array('SELECT * FROM %s WHERE objectid=1') ;
NoSQL::PL2SQL::DBI::SQLite creates a SQLite database datasource for NoSQL::PL2SQL.
Developers who are comfortable with RDB can design a thin object interface using any number of tools, such as DBIx::Class. NoSQL::PL2SQL is designed for developers of thicker objects that may be more logical and require data flexibility. For these developers, where the database is merely a mechanism for object persistance, NoSQL::PL2SQL provides a simple abstraction with a trivial interface, and great portability.
One of NoSQL::PL2SQL's features is a "universal" table definition that can accomodate arbitrary and indeterminate data structures. This flexibility means that a single table can be used for heterogeneous instantiations of different classes. In many cases, a single table can serve the data needs of an entire application. Consequently, a NoSQL::PL2SQL::DBI object is primarily defined by the tablename using a constructor argument.
The driver object contains only one other property, a database handle, which is defined using the
connect() method with the same arguments as the default
DBI->connect() method. Otherwise, the default handle is a NoSQL::PL2SQL::DBI::Null object that simply reflects statement arguments, and can be useful for debugging.
This object can also invoke any DBI method. SQL statement arguments do not need to specify a table name which is a property of the driver object. Use the
sprintf() notation '%s' intead.
Additionally, NoSQL::PL2SQL::DBI provides versions of
DBI->fetchrow_arrayref() and
rows_array() and
rows_hash() respectively. These methods take an SQL statement as an argument, perform preparation and execution, and return the same output as their counterparts.
None by default.
Jim Schueler, <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Copyright (C) 2012 by Jim Schueler
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.9 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.


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Volume 17 Issue 13 | August 13 - 19, 2004
Koch on Film
By, Ed Koch
The Bourne Supremacy(-) A high-tech stinker.
In the 2002 film, The Bourne Identity, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) suffering from amnesia was pursued by assassins. The search for his identity continues in The Bourne Supremacy along with the attempts on his life.
The movie opens in Goa, India. Bourne is living with his girlfriend, Marie Helena (Franka Potente), who also starred with Damon in the first film. The two of them are running for their lives. A Russian oligarch has a trigger man on Bournes tail, and CIA agents, fighting with one another, are also trailing him. The action shifts from New York to Italy and finally to Russia, ending with a car chase scene through a tunnel. This scene has been cited as the best since the one that took place in The French Connection which, by unanimous agreement, was the mother of all car chases. I was not impressed with Bournes car scene.
Damon and Helenas performances are not extraordinary and the performances of the other actors are only average. Other members of the cast include: Agent Landy (Joan Allen), Nicolette (Julia Stiles), Ward Abbott (Brian Cox), John Nevins (Tim Griffin), and Zorn (Gabriel Mann).
I found the plot, which relies on serendipitous and improbable incidents, to be mindless and a step away from unintelligible. The hand-held camera technique, similar to that used on the television show NYPD Blue, is used in the movie. While it added a snappy, fast-paced effect and worked for that show, it doesnt save this film.
All in all, The Bourne Supremacy is a forgettable movie and one that you can skip.
Transfixed (-)
This French Film Noir contains references to transvestites, incest, pedophilia, prostitution, pimps, a serial murderer similar to Jack the Ripper, and good and bad cops. Its hard to believe that such a film could be so boring, but it is.
The movie takes place in Brussels, Belgium. The major character is Bo (Robinson Stevenin) a transvestite in love with a drug dealer, Johnny (Stephane Metzger). Johnny beats her up and rejects her attempts to seduce him. The acting is neither good nor bad, and certainly no scene was charged with a special energy because of the performances.
The story could not have been more volatile and yet so dull. From the crawl credits, it appears as though it might have been made for television. (In French, with English subtitles.)
- Ed Koch
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Wonderful Waste Baskets
If you would have asked me five years ago if I would have cared about the trash can in my kitchen, I would have most likely laughed and walked away. Investing in a quality (or even funky) trash can is a wonderful idea!
I personally love my Simplehuman Rectangular Trash Can from Williams Sonoma. It's a tad pricey but it's so worth it because after you make that initial investment — you'll actual wonder when you'll ever need to buy another one (the answer is probably never, or a very very long time).
If I had an extra $469.00 to spend on a trash can, I would most definitely buy the Vipp Trash Can from Fitzu. It's stunningly stylish and made from top of the line materials to not only stand the test of time but look darn good while doing so. Here are some more wonderful waste baskets:
• Vipp Trash Can, $469.00 at Fitzu
• Shopping Bag Waste Basket, € 9.00 at Selekkt
• Simplehuman Rectangular Trash Can, $149.95 at Williams Sonoma
• Easy Garbage, 18,90 € at Un4Verde
• OXO Good Grips Trash Can, $122.03 at Amazon
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Ruby Sharon Ringquist, 61, of Maple Avenue, Smithsburg, Md., passed away Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
Born May 11, 1951, in Sacramento, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Goeben) Henson.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Daniel G. Ringquist, whom she married Feb. 17, 1967; one daughter, Jennifer D. Ringquist of Smithsburg; three sons, Daniel G. Ringquist of San Francisco, Calif., John P. Ringquist of Nigeria and Robert L. Ringquist of Waynesboro, Pa.; 13 grandchildren; five sisters; one brother; nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one son, Jason M. Ringquist; one sister and two brothers.
Services will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 11 a.m. at J.L. Davis Funeral Home, Smithsburg, with Pastor Eric Moser officiating. Burial will be in Beaver Creek Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.


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Bill Murray co-directed (along with Howard Franklin) this mixture of The Out-of-Towners and After Hours, concerning Grimm (Bill Murray), a frustrated city planner who is fed up with the corruption and venality of New York City. Getting together a couple of accomplices — Phyllis (Geena Davis), who admires Grimm for his audacity, and Loomis (Randy Quaid), a follower to Grimm's leader since grade school — Grimm decides to rob a bank, pocket the money, get out of town and take off to tropical splendor. Dressing in a clown suit, Grimm devises a unique way to rob a bank — taking a group of hostages at the bank and inviting the police to surround the bank. Amazingly, although pursued by a police chief (Jason Robards), the trio manage to pull off the robbery. However, the problems really start when they try to get from the bank to the airport — which proves to be more difficult than the robbery.


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Tim Tebow signs with Patriots
The Patriots have signed Tim Tebow, a league source confirmed to the Globe's Shalise Manza Young.
The quarterback is expected to join the team at its minicamp Tuesday.
Tebow was released by the New York Jets in April after they drafted quarterback Geno Smith. Tebow played one season in New York after two in Denver.
Tebow was drafted by the Broncos in 2010 after winning two national championships and the Heisman Trophy (2007) at Florida. Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was the Broncos head coach at the time.
Like just about anything with Tebow, news of the move quickly became the talk of the sports world. Despite limited success in the NFL, Tebow has been one of its most popular players.
"I think it makes a great deal of sense. This is the perfect team for Tim Tebow to go to," former NFL coach Brian Billick said in an appearance on NFL Network, where he is an analyst.
In 2011, Tebow led the Broncos on several improbable comebacks and into the playoffs, where he famously engineered an upset of the favored Steelers before losing to the Patriots in the AFC Divisional playoff round.
The comebacks spawned the popular phrase "Tebow Time," and his practice of kneeling in prayer after a touchdown or victory became known as "Tebowing," and was mimicked worldwide.
Tebow has 361 career pass attempts and 173 completions. He's thrown for 17 touchdowns and been intercepted nine times.
He also has 197 career rushing attempts for 989 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Patriots announced they had released quarterback Mike Kafka and defensive lineman Dewayne Cherrington Monday. Tebow's signing has not been officially announced.


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25 de Abril Bridge
Ann H. Belus 7/27/2012 5:44:26 PMAnother view #1477273
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 7/27/2012 6:31:16 PMBoth images are WONDERFUL, Ann! :-) k #10247193
Patrick Rouzes 7/27/2012 7:27:20 PMThe clarity, colors, comp, pov, & scene are totally spectacular, Ann! Fascinating info too. Always look forward to your travel images for their beauty & what I can learn from you!
Monnie Ryan 7/27/2012 7:40:54 PMVery interesting perspective - and equally interesting information, Ann! #10247248
Renata Gusciora 7/27/2012 7:51:32 PMFantastic shot,greatly seen and captured,Ann! #10247258
Robert R. Goodman 7/27/2012 8:24:21 PMHi Ann,Bigger than any bridge we have in my part of Az.Absolutely beautiful my friend!!! #10247277
Ann H. Belus 7/27/2012 9:23:16 PMThank you, Kitty, Paddy, Monnie, Renata and Bobby! #10247311
Tiia Vissak 7/28/2012 1:06:32 PMa cool EOD! #10247931
Mike Clime 7/28/2012 1:53:40 PMNice pov and lots of great lines, Ann! #10247992
Ellen Hodges 7/28/2012 2:24:29 PMBoth are very super cool images, Ann!!! Must have been a wonderful trip!!! #10248031
John Connolly 7/28/2012 2:32:29 PMTwo amazing images Ann! Thanks for sharing these wonderful sights with us! #10248050
Gord MacEachern 7/28/2012 7:04:43 PMI too love your fantastic travel captures,always beautifully done!!! #10248271
Husain Akhtar 7/29/2012 2:04:38 PMHighly effective crop of this terrific capture! #10249275
Ann H. Belus 7/29/2012 2:40:09 PMThank you all so much! #10249326
David Phalen 7/30/2012 11:42:17 AMOutstanding POV with excellent colors and clarity!! #10250479
After touring Portugal for three days, we boarded Oceania's Riviera and sailed under the 25 de Abril Bridge often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge, and actually built by the same American company that built the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge. From this angle it appears that the "Monument to Christ" statue is on the bridge but it is in the community of Almada across the Tagus. This statue was erected in 1959 in thanks to God for having spared Portugal during WWII; it was inspired by the famous statue in Rio de Janeiro.
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Permissive (UK - BD RB)
The Wilson Brothers get Permissive. Two drinks and they're anybody's...
The end of the 60s and into the 70s were wild times, and the music scene was alive with more energy, creativity and, in some respects, integrity than any era since. If you couldn't play an instrument or sing worth a damn, the best thing to be was a hanger-on. While men tried to join their local equivalent of the Memphis Mafia, there was a much easier option for the girls: dropping their knickers. Or in official parlance, becoming a groupie. The BFI continue their excellent Flipside series with the work of Lindsay Shonteff, one of the great (and largely unsung) heroes of British exploitation filmmakers, who shows how the soul is lost as the ankles are parted.
Suzy is a naïve country girl, travelling to London in the hopes of finding something better than the mundane existence mapped out for her in yokelville. She arrives possessing minimal knowledge of nothing in particular, with only passing acquaintance Fiona as a point of contact. Painfully embarrassed by walking in on her friend during a sweaty sex-session upon arrival, Suzy has to learn some brutal lessons about the world, but unfortunately for everyone else, she's a very quick study. Fiona takes Suzy under her wing, sheltering her from both the lust of the men and the man she is screwing.
Our girl is dropped headfirst into the parasitic lifestyle with all the gentle teasing of being dunked in a bath of ice-water. 'Have you been on the scene long?' asks a groupie, sizing up potential competition, wary of the way new, fresh material is craved and quickly expended and falling out of favour before they know what hit them. When interest is show towards the innocent. Unsuspecting girl, one of the older lags goes from friendly to hostile, snarling at her to 'Fuck off', fearing being usurped by younger, more tender flesh.
Her education in the harsh realities of life begins when her meekness leads her to hunger. 'Man does not live by bread alone', she is told at a party, to which she replies: 'I'm starving'. Getting her wires crossed by the promise of: 'I'll feed you…,' she hooks up with 'Pogo', who doesn't really believe in the concept of money, but rises to the ugly challenge of capitalism by busking on the Underground, with his dulcet tones—akin to that of a one hundred-a-day smoker after a tracheotomy—barely scraping together enough funds for some coffee. Pogo typifies the kind of shiftless waster who is happy to defy the way society works until they need something, in short: a middle-class arsehole who'll go running back to Mummy and Daddy once he's forgiven them for enforcing a comfortable upbringing on him.
Realising that he can't offer her a life of material contentment, she soon parts company with Pogo in search of something more rewarding and finds her way back to the band's door. Such illusions are shattered when treated badly—in post coital fashion—by a member of the group, so she heads off once more in an attempt to put the shallow existence of the groupie scene behind her. Suzy wanders the mean streets of London, rejected and betrayed by all around her. Ironically, a billboard at a newspaper stand reads: 'Pop star on drugs charge', and in the midst of her loneliness she meets up with Pogo again, who seems a better option than solitude.
She tries to live the idyllic hippie existence, sleeping in doorways with him, and walking the streets, but illusion is shattered and her heart hardened by the death of Pogo—she realises that life is fleeting, and ideals will only leave you dead and your morals die with you. With Suzy's track record as a lover, she must be one Hell of a card-player, Pogo meeting his maker through being flattened by a car whilst crossing a road. Whilst this might be perceived as being symptomatic of wearing rose-tinted glasses, it comes as a real irony that he is the type of person who probably deemed the ownership of an internal combustion vehicle as immoral. Suzy hooks back up with the band, and becomes bolder in her sexuality.
Suzy's newfound sexuality flourishes into the realms of slutdom, as she sleeps her way through the entire band, causing friction among the musicians. As with any other form of freedom, sexual liberation come with responsibilities, and Suzy casts them aside with no thought of the toes she is treading on as she goes. She has realised that to succeed, her burgeoning ruthless streak must be used in conjunction with feminine wiles to sleep her way through to an easy life. Friends no longer exist, they are merely stepping-stones.
When she hooks up with the hunky Lee, the raises the ire of Fiona, who has exclusive groupie rights to him, and fears being tossed aside in favour of a newer, more ruthless model. Following arguments and a rather fetching catfight, Suzy's wounds are licked—along with other things—by a lesbian seductress. With Suzy's ruthless nature conflicting with Fiona's time left as a desirable groupie running low, only one of them is going to come out on top, or even alive: it all depends which cat has the sharper claws.
We really don't do massive openers which explain a great chunk of the plot, but we had to this time around, as Permissive is a series of events which occur during the life of its' central character, and this needs more than just 'a simple country girl becomes a groupie' to start off with. We have only scratched the surface of Lindsay Shonteff's film, so grant us the previous indulgence. You are witnessing the odyssey of a girl from naive child to burnt-out, emotionally dead woman, so an extensive plot run-down is needed to release to the following analysis. A bummer, we know!
Permissive starts in jarring and assured fashion, providing a prelude via a montage of images which will make sense as the movie unfolds. This drops you right into oncoming events, combining frank nudity, along with the hustle and bustle of London as the shadow of death looms through the sight of bloodied razorblades. As a heroine, Suzy is certainly a meek and mild one, the butt of many slights against her. When trying out for the attentions of the local rock band, she reluctantly displays her nudity, to be met with the belittling response of 'If I had tits like yours, I wouldn't flash 'em about neither…'. In many ways, including build and hair colour, she is a precursor to Carrie White. She doesn't even understand the term 'pulling'!
While there is a great deal to like in Permissive, a movie where the lifestyle depicted is not served with a morality chaser, not most tantalising is that Suzy's origins. She arrives possessing not only minimal knowledge of the scene or even city she wants to be involved with. Her childlike naivety towards sex might suggest to some that she is either a virgin, but others conjecture that she was sexually abused as a child, and she is soullessly screwing the happening crowd as an outlet for her inner rage. Is she a dumb country girl or a cynical game-player from a safe, middle-class suburb? As much as The Exorcist's conclusion forced audiences to come away with what they brought in, likewise the coda to every John Carpenter film, Permissive lays the foundation in your mind to create your own prologue, altering your perception of the whole story.
The photography is always interesting, including the fantastic, non-ironic use of 'yo-yo' zooms during the musical numbers. This buoys the whole feel of the film, which strives to capture the paradoxical feeling of sexual liberation and the desolation which said freedom can lead to. A man who collects a penny every time camerawork is described as having a 'documentary feel' would be a rich one, but Permissive manages that particular style without it seeming pretentious or contrived.
There is an honesty about Permissive which will be most welcome to most who are familiar with the period, and the very same people who have had more than enough of Mike Myers' rose-tinted parodies of the same era. Where such modern depictions are all squeaky-clean and brightly coloured, Shonteff's Britain is a grimy place where the bright lights of London only serve to illuminate the filth covering the hallowed gold-paved streets.
The copious sex in the film isn't necessarily explicit, but there is a rawness which will either arouse or repel, in the same way British hardcore from the 70s continues to do so. Speaking of which, there are instances of characteristic 70s bush for personal delectation, which means that any release in Japan will demand the censors digging out the widest digital blobs they have in their toolboxes.
There is much more going on with Shonteff's opus than naysayer's of such films would detect, choosing to shut out subtext in favour of the 'outrageous' elements which they seek to decry. One of our favourite tinkering with subtle irony comes during the opening credits, which primarily showcases our heroine as she makes her way to the big city. While this is nicely handled, it is the added cooing of birds which makes it so much richer, apt for a film primarily about the twittering of spiritually bereft groupies.
A perfect example comes during one of the most provocative scenes, where Pogo climbs into the pulpit of a church and delivers a sermon/rant about the ways of the world, with 'The Man' clearly the enemy, and the needy being downtrodden/killed by those who wield all the power. Somebody really should tell him that it's called capitalism, but he is arrested for his political outburst before he can finish spitting the last of his vitriol against the system. The wake of the sexual revolution was the first time that the church's unquestionable authority was tested by the people, and that Pogo is detained for his expressing his views in a church then released without charge echoes his views that the state is corrupt and its people forced into line under the cosh. All this in a 'sex -film', eh?
The sequences of the band on stage are impressively captured, coming across as though the group are playing actual gigs rather than just performing for the camera. As anyone who has suffered through Herschel Gordon Lewis' Just For The Hell Of It will tell you, it is vitally important to have a band which really can rock if you want to have a cinematic audience commit to the tale unfolding before them. In fact, the music throughout the films feels as though it is from the era, and not mechanically or cynically produced as some kind of pastiche. We extend kudos to the combined work of Forever More, Comus Titus Groan in making Permissive a rockin' experience.
There have certainly been other movies where actual bands are shoved in front of the camera, with the results varying as wildly as the mood of a bi-polar sufferer. Sure, the Beatles managed it through sheer charm, but one look (and that's all you need) at Mrs Brown You Have A Lovely Daughter will tell you that his is by no means it is not an exact science. It is to Shutoff's credit that he keeps them central to the story without thrusting them into the foreground.
Shonteff has always been a somewhat schizophrenic director, not just being a journeyman behind the camera ala Lucio Fulci. Those who have only seen either of his Bond parodies will assume he was best suited to pastiches, or believe that he was only suited to sex-laced action films upon exposure to his Zapper films, but it's more that Shonteff was all over the place, with a couple of attempts being judged 'artistic' achievements. We really didn't like Big Zapper, with the constant references to Linda Marlowe's '38's' leaving us to yell 'yeah, we get it' at the screen a few times, but it's Permissive which showcases his abilities.
Shonteff handles the lesbian sequence with more than just the expected eroticism. While there is the expected trouser-arousal when the brunette seductress reveals her heavily artillery and lays them over her more elfin target, Shonteff uses rapid editing to reveal that she is not actually enjoying the experience, forcing herself to flash images of her previous heterosexual encounters to get through the 'ordeal'.
The final reveal of Fiona's naked, bloody form in the bath give you a jolt, in spite of being shown various glimpses of it throughout the film. Unwilling to use such imagery as merely shock value, Shonteff keeps the image as a small part of a reflection in the mirror into which Suzy is casually checking her appearance. By this point, the main character is emotionally dead to the degree that she is completely unfazed by the sight which confronts her, dispassionately marching off with no thought to the fate of the woman who introduced her to the whole scene to which she screwed her way to the top.
Eagle-eyed viewers will also spot that the death of another important character is shown during the opening titles, but will only register subliminally and connect after he is killed. The framing device of showing the dead body of the lead character contrasted against them enjoying the rock and roll lifestyle is one which certainly pre-empts Oliver Stones' fictional biopic The Doors, to the point where Lindsay Shonteff's lawyers were probably itching to get in on the act.
The concept of groupies fighting it out among each other is a product of the time Permissive was made, where it wasn't that the girls were looking to be famous or necessarily enjoying the rock and roll lifestyle, it was more that it was for the status it provided, an extension of the concept of sexual freedom. We've been to more than the odd S&M club in our time, and we've seen the same thing with transvestite submissives using exceptionally underhanded tactics to usurp others for the favour of Dominatrixes. OK, it's a bit of an off-the-wall analogy, but the principle (or lack thereof) is the identical.
Permissive is not so much a look at the excesses of the Free Love generation which the title suggests, but of the parasitic entity know as 'groupies', and the ruthless infighting which takes place in order to remain top of the heap—or the human pile. Such things have been depicted with frankness in the past, as anyone who has seen the classic Mr Mari's Girls will attest, but the more realistic edge and sheer uniqueness make Shonteff's movie one which can't be easily dismissed as merely trash. Not that we have anything against such films—we love them—but this one shouldn't be snobbishly ignored or shat upon by more conceited critics.
By this point, you might have noticed that we really dug the movie, and we suggest that you give it whirl yourselves. With the high bar set for audio and visual presentation by BFI Flipside's other titles, is this the release that rocks the boat? Let's take a look…
The BFI have done it once again, presenting material which would ordinarily be treated with almost contempt by lesser companies. The 1.33:1 image looks very nice, and perfectly reflects the film as originally shot. Grimy areas of London are accurately rendered in 1080p, with a very healthy level of grain indicative of the stock and lighting used. The colours during the more exuberant sequences contrast perfectly with the sleaze, making them all the more striking when they appear. Bare naked flesh from the pre-tan era of rainy Britain is suitably white, with the restoration work undertaken ridding the picture of unwanted damage. Another peerless presentation from the keepers of the UK's cinematic flame.
The PCM Mono (48KHz/24-bit) soundtrack is as good as you might hope for, with the BFI doing a commendable clean-up job whilst preserving the purity of the original tracks. Crackles and other audio gremlins have been reduced, and the musical stylings of Forever More, Comus and Titus Groan are faithfully reproduced, keeping the raw edge as recorded. Nice work.
The Trailer: 'It's the Happening! It's here, it's now! A Psychedelic explosion of sound!' This is everything you would hope it to be, with the urgent voiceover paradoxically urging you to see it whilst simultaneously condemning what it purveys. The state-of-the-nation charm is all part of the fun, and has enough sexuality and cool tunes in it to get the hipsters in along with those who would watch it as a checklist for the moral decline they read about in the Daily Mail. It's an effective trailer, and a lot of fun to watch to get you in the mood for a dose of 70s excess.
Bread: What we have here is not exactly supplementary material, in the featurette sense. To paraphrase Lew Grade: 'this isn't an extra, this is a Goddamn feature!' Bread tells the tale of a group of young kids who make their way back from the Isle of Wight music festival and suddenly decide that they want to try and put on their own gig to generate masses of the titular slang term.
They blunder their way into the expansive grounds of a stately home, wondering just how communist capitalists like themselves can generate money, and before you can say 'let's do the show right here' (and if anyone does, we'll personally hunt you down and then kill you very slowly), they are well on their way to producing their own festival. They realise that they need dough of make bread, and we follow the trials, tribulations and mishaps as they try to get money together.
Playing like a prototype of the kind of soft-core sex comedies that producer Stanley Long would churn out during the majority of the seventies, Bread has been seen as a more 'respectable' precursor to the Confessions series which spawned them, with Dick Haydon's 'Trev' even sporting a shaggy haircut similar to Robin Askwith's, and possessing the same uncanny knack of being dragged into bed by nubile crumpet. Indeed, he manages to bag a posh piece of spare in her matrimonial bed whilst her husband is passed next to them! Phwoarrr!
As an avenue of quick financing, the gang decide to make their own porn movie. For research, they pop into a sex-shop and thumb through dirty magazines, much to the anger of the owner. It's during this sequence that Bread scores an extra couple of points by deploying a popular term of abuse directed to 'kids' at the time, this phrase being: 'You long-haired git(s)'. It's in our beloved Psychomania, so it gets the thumbs-up from us for its inclusion here. Keep an eye out for a copy of 'Health and Efficiency' on the shelf!
Following on from this, one of the funniest scenes comes when they are shooting said porno, with the expected nerves, pressure to perform and fits of giggles expected in the pre-Viagra era of dirty movies. Our Robin Askwith look-a-like walks in on two girls—starkers—as he tries to look like a filthy-minded foreigner with an insatiable lust. Their disastrous plan is felled when one of the naked girls innocently ask where they intend to get the film developed.
Bread crackles along quite nicely, but begins to fall apart toward the end, most notably when the protagonists commit one act in helping to secure the resources for their concert that would almost certainly lose a modern audience—they steal a lorry loaded with Coca-Cola, which they intend to sell at their gig; if anything, this goes to cement the opinion that many people had (and still have) and hippies—they're all for peace and love, but if it's possible to make a quick buck by striking against 'the man', then they're all for it.
There is some suspension of disbelief needed, but this is to do with the economic conditions under which it was filmed. The pre-credits sequence gives us panoramic shots of the masses at the Isle of Wight festival, lending it more production value than they could have ever have afforded. The problems come when they cut to close-up dialogue footage of the group putting the boot into the capitalist nature of the event, where it really doesn't match the real material they are interspersing it with. In any case, it's unlikely that they went to the gig with the express purpose of slagging of specific aspects of it. A minor gripe, but others are likely to pick up on it as well.
With Bread being of the same era as Carry On Camping, there comes an interesting convergence between the script of one and reality of the other. In Gerald Thomas' opus, Sid James, Bernie Breslaw et al are annoyed with the hip musical group playing in the area, and set about sabotaging it. Bread places its protagonists at the Isle of Wight festival and inhabiting the world of popular music, but in this case, there is a lack of interest of—or even an annoyance towards—said scene.
That the tale starts out on the Isle of Wight as its characters make their way back from the legendary concert is of interest, as one of us lives on that particular rock. Those familiar with Ryde will notice that the damn place has hardly changed in the last forty years, and will merely fuel any number of jokes about the island being a number of decades behind the times.
The one real gripe we have is that when the finale rolls around sees the festival go ahead, it consists of too much footage of a couple of groups playing before the whole thing fizzles out far too quickly to be satisfying, but you could also argue this with the Place Hotel Ballroom gig at the climax of The Blues Brothers. 'One old guy singing, two songs and one long instrumental? I want my money back!'
Filled with much full-frontal female nudity, not to mention a surprising amount of uses of the 'f'-word for the time, Bread is a fairly breezy and light-hearted romp that manages to entertain despite the gossamer-thin storyline. It's filled with engaging performances from the entire cast, along with one or two witty attempts at satire as far as the state of the UK music biz at the time was concerned. You get this as an extra? We're being damn-well spoiled!
The image quality of Bread is on a par with—and possibly eclipsing—the main feature, sporting an excellent 1.33:1 transfer bristling with detail but with an intentionally stronger pallet than Permissive. Pasty-white naked flesh contrast sharply with healthy areolas, with lovely greens of hippie pastures taking the top prize. Blacks are strong, and there couldn't possibly be any complaints from even the most ardent transfer-junkies. The PCM Mono (48KHz/24-bit) audio is just as pleasing, with some rather cool songs nicely balanced alongside the rest of the soundtrack and unhampered by anything in the way of sonic gremlins.
Bread Mute Outtakes: Stanley Long recut the movie (this was even after drastically butchering it shortly after release) to make it more orientated towards the music, re-titling it 'Festival'. Oddly, this version didn't make it to the marketplace, so was somewhat pointless. The knock-on effect is that we are presented with the longest version available, even though the large chunks are missing. Sure missing clips are presented here, but the audio has been lost, hence the reason for not being restored to the film itself. Clocking in at a generous quarter of an hour, it is quality stuff, but consigned to the vaults to make a faster-paced movie geared towards a different kind of viewer than originally intended.
'Ave You Got A Male Assistant Please Miss': Now this is an odd little inclusion, being a five minute short firmly entrenched in 70s morality. This is essentially a public information film urging the use of contraception among happy, sexually liberated couples. 'Voice-of-God' narration interrupts the carnal relations to two hairy individuals, as the shaggy male heeds the advice of our man with the facts and figures about pregnancy and rushes off to buy a pack of jiffies. After purchasing them from a chemist even hairier than he is, he rushes back to sink the pink with his rather cute girl. The moral of this story? Buy a pack of baby-stoppers well in advance of any carnal couplings you might be planning. 'There's no need to make an abortion of it!' - brilliant! A very welcome addition.
Finally, we get another of BFI Flipside's books included, covering every conceivable aspect of both Permissive and Bread. Beautifully illustrated, thoughtfully written and sporting the original, salacious UK poster (included the hallowed 'X' certificate, it is, once again, a superb supplement to an excellent package.
Well, here we are once again, praising yet another BFI Flipside Blu-ray release to the rafters. Permissive is a really enjoyable film which offers something for everyone. Giddy thrills, great music, fetching nudity, and a look into the darker side of girls out to get an easy ride to the good life and the slide down when the scene tires of them. It's utterly mad that you also get the ridiculously entertaining Bread as an extra! The transfers of both are excellent and are perfect examples of a company who take great care when committing their films to Blu Ray.
We can't recommend this one highly enough. If you keep buying them, BFI Flipside will endeavour to bring out more of them for our collective viewing pleasure. Superb.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
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Release Date: 25th January 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
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Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: PCM Mono English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Trailer, Bread (1971), Bread Mute Outtakes, 'Ave You Got a Male Assistant Please Miss?", Booklet.
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Cast: Maggie Stride, Gay Singleton, Gilbert Wynne, Forever More.
Genre: Drama
Length: 90 minutes
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Samuels reveals lucky neckerchief after scripting victory
Marlon Samuels turned up with more than just his best form in Sunday's World Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka. The 31-year-old Jamaican was seen wearing a yellow neckerchief, which he later described as his lucky charm.india Updated: Oct 08, 2012 12:40 IST
Marlon Samuels turned up with more than just his best form in Sunday's World Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka.
The 31-year-old Jamaican, architect of West Indies' 36-run victory over the hosts, was seen wearing a yellow neckerchief, which he later described as his lucky charm.
'(It's for) good luck,' Samuels, who hit a match-winning 78 runs off 56 balls and claimed one wicket for 15 runs to walk away with the man-of-the-match award, said in the presentation ceremony.
'I take it on tour and I decided I am going to wear it in the final. I batted with it underneath my shirt and I field with it outside. Thought it would bring some luck today.'
Asked if he would keep it around his neck when he partied on Sunday night, Samuels said, 'No definitely, I'm going to give it some rest until the test series starts in Bangladesh. That's what I'm looking for. I need to set my standard to get at least five centuries per year.'
Sunday's victory meant a lot for Samuels, who was banned in 2008 for passing on team information to a bookmaker during a one-day series in India in January 2007.
'Everything what happened to me in my life is important, everything that happened to me in tough times. I know that I'm someone who never gives up,' Samuels said.
'Never-say-die, I think that's the person I am, dominant inside. That is the reason I'm still here playing cricket and not giving up.'
Samuels was particularly harsh on Sri Lankan pace bowler Lasith Malinga on Sunday, hitting him for five sixes, including three in the same over.
'The wicket was a bit slow. But today was a different mindset. I decided to attack their best bowler which is Malinga and it paid off for me,' he said, revealing he a score to settle.
'Well, I was facing him one time in Mumbai when he got me out bowled and I was very upset. So it was my time today...'
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Kitty's first time in heat??
My kitten Chii is about 7 months old now and has had some changes this morning I realized when I woke up. She's constantly rolling on the floor and whining. She's fine when I pick up a toy and play with her and her ears are always perked. Is this a sign that she may be coming into her first heat?? Can anyone give me info on this if so? How long it lasts, what to expect and what to do?? Thanks ^-^
We had an embarrassing time when our Buffy was in heat. we were told she was in heat twice already when we got her she was 7 months old.
She tried to jump from the chair to the window sill. the sill is only an inch wide and she fell. My son told me this i was asleep. He said he thought she hurt her mom because she was crying and sticking it up in the air.
I never gave heat a thought and was quite concerned to the point that i was considering a trip to the vet but decided to keep an eye on her.
For two nights straight she woke me up sitting on my chest meowing sticking her bum in the air meowing . Then as i was telling a friend about it and she started to laugh it hit me that she was in heat.
It only last two nights and two days. Then a week later it happened again but she only kept me up one night meowing. And actualy she just woke me up maybe two or three times meowing and i wasnt awake for very long.
I had an appointment for her needle and first checkup but was waiting on getting an other kitten but ended up having to go ahead and take her.
I did get another one year old cat and have taken her for her first needle and checkup too.
So now they both have an appointment to get spayed and their follow up booster.
But I have never been around a cat in heat before as growing up we had a fixed male cat.
Cats are very clean about it. They just meow alot and outdoor cat would want out. Mine meowed only at night. Stuck her bum in the air and stretched like it was in spasm. And would rub her checks against everything. And ofcourse wanted to sit on you lap and get her tummy rubbed.Both my cats were use to be outside cats but I made them inside ones because I live to close to a highway and have had no problems with them crying to get outside.
I hope some of this helps its all I really know about it.
Oh it does! I tried to rub her abdomen while she was rolling on the floor and she just rolled over and stuck her rear in the air, that's a sure sign if you ask me. She still seems as perky and playful when I go for a toy so Ill wait a day or two and see what happens. Thanks for the help!!!
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Articles about performance anxiety, aka "stage fright," usually start the same way: Surveys reveal that Americans fear public speaking more than anything else, including death. Well, I'm pleased to report that public speaking is now just Americans' #33 fear (according to The Chapman University Survey on American Fears, 2016). This means it falls well behind such favorites as "widespread civil unrest" (#28), "nuclear weapons attack" (#18), and, of course, "reptiles" (#13). However, we Americans continue to fear public speaking more than death (#59), so I suppose there's still work to do.
If speaking or performing in front of people freaks you out, you're hardly alone. Stage fright is super common. To quote Mark Twain: "There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars." Even people who enjoy public speaking, or are elite performers, get nervous. Adele told Rolling Stone, "I'm scared of audiences…. One show in Amsterdam, I was so nervous I escaped out the fire exit. I've thrown up a couple of times." It hasn't exactly held Adele back, and it doesn't need to hold you back either.
Presenting in public is a high-value skill
Psychologists and biologists have developed a comprehensive understanding of performance anxiety: both what causes it and how to manage it. That's a good thing, because the ability to get up in front of people is a skill well worth having. Verbal communication skills are among the top skills that employers look for, according to a 2015 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. In a 2015 analysis by LinkedIn, the most sought-after "soft skill" in the workplace was "communication"—and that includes communicating in public, to multiple people.
Stage fright is a thing we can work with
If you have stage fright, you already know how it feels—the racing heart, the stomach butterflies—but here's what's actually happening in your body and mind:
Your sympathetic nervous system, which governs the flight-or-fight response, takes over and floods your body with norepinephrine and other hormones (Science, 2011). These hormones trigger a surge of energy and an increase in your breathing and heart rate. Meanwhile, the parts of your brain dealing with rational thought begin to go offline. This would be a perfectly healthy and useful response if you were facing down a saber-toothed tiger. In that situation, you need to default to instinct (e.g., run). Unfortunately, the fear response is less helpful when we're trying to deliver a piano concerto or speech. Today, our fears are usually not about immediate, serious dangers. But we can perceive danger in being judged negatively or critiqued, and that can trigger the same old responses in us.
We can deal with this. Anxiety about giving public performances is eminently treatable; the main problem is a lack of information. In a 2011 study of 160 music students, half of the respondents admitted that they knew little or nothing about coping strategies for stage fright (International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health). Yet two in three expressed willingness to accept support and all of them wanted to learn more.
Five ways to slay the angst and own the show
1. Cognitive-behavioral approaches
Cognitive-behavioral ("CB") techniques are an effective way to reduce performance anxiety, research shows. This therapeutic approach has two steps, experts say. "It entails recognizing and altering the faulty thoughts contributing to the fear," says Dr. Rachel Koslowski, a clinical psychologist with expertise in anxiety, who practices privately in New York City. Then, "integrating behavioral techniques to assuage anxiety," she says. These three strategies can help:
Create a "fear hierarchy": a list of situations that make you anxious, arranged from least to most anxiety-provoking. Then tackle these situations one at a time. For example, "Reading a paragraph from this article aloud to your roommate could be the scenario that makes you the least anxious… followed by speaking to a stranger at a party, then asking a question in a meeting… then offering to speak at an event," says Dr. Rachel Koslowski, a clinical psychologist in New York City. Practice each goal until you are truly comfortable before moving on.
Dr. Koslowski suggests you "identify the unhelpful thoughts that come to mind when you think about performing in public." The process looks like this:
- Identify the thought that accompanies your anxiety; for example, "My presentation is going to go horribly, and I'll never be good enough."
- Challenge that thought with questions like these:
- What is the evidence that your presentation will go badly?
- Why should the quality of your presentation determine your worth as a person?
- Once you have recognized the flaws in your thinking, replace the original thought with a more helpful and less distorted one, such as, "I've prepared extensively for this presentation and have no reason to think it will go badly. Plus, it's just a presentation; even if it did go badly, that wouldn't impact my life in any major way."
Those sensations of pre-performance anxiety you feel in your body? Just reframe them as excitement, instead of something sinister. Sped-up heart, fluttery stomach—these occur if you have performance anxiety, sure, but also if you're about to meet Rihanna or open a college acceptance letter.
Consider also that the physiological changes brought on by stress are, in many ways, specifically designed by evolution to improve performance (Emotion, 2014). Studies have shown that viewing anxiety symptoms as excitement and reframing them as helpful can improve performance in public speaking, musical performance, and sports. It's easy to do: In one study, participants accomplished it simply by saying "I am excited" out loud before performing (Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2014).
2. Mindfulness-based methods
Mindfulness, a simple mental practice derived from meditation, is also super helpful for coping with stage fright. I'm a mindfulness teacher, so I'm all about using these techniques to handle uncomfortable thoughts and situations. And I have science backing me up. Research has shown that mindfulness can reduce anxiety (Clinical Psychology Review, 2013; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010). Performance anxiety is no exception. I feel anxious whenever I present in front of people, and my mindfulness practice is what gets me through it. Try these two strategies:
That's my label for this ancient technique:
When anxious thoughts arise, mentally label them "thinking."
When uncomfortable sensations in your body arise, mentally label them "feeling."
When I get anxious about a presentation, I close my eyes and start labeling. The pounding of my heart and the butterflies in my stomach become simply "feeling." Thoughts like "I'm going to mess up" or "people are going to laugh" or "sweet merciful Oprah why am I doing this?" become simply "thinking."
When we label thoughts "thinking," we don't buy into their stories. When we label body sensations "feeling," we can observe them without getting frightened or overwhelmed by them.
This takes 30 seconds and has four simple steps:
- Take a slow, deep breath. Fill your lungs, then exhale slowly.
- Open your attention to the sensations in your body. Let yourself notice whatever comes up: warmth, tingling, pressure, or the touch of clothing. There's no need to evaluate the sensations as "good" or "bad." This step needn't take longer than one in-breath or out-breath. Stay with it longer if you like, but it can be that quick.
- Pay gentle attention to the sensation of air touching your nostrils as you breathe. Just like the previous step, this step can be as short as one in-breath or one out-breath.
- Re-engage with the world, without hurry. Open your eyes if you'd closed them and carry on with your day.
3. Practical prep strategies
Best way to conquer stage fright: "know what you're talking about," says Dr. Mike Mescon, dean emeritus at Georgia State University. When it comes to public speaking, you can practice CB and mindfulness strategies until your brains leak out your ears, but there's no substitute for preparation and understanding what makes a great presentation. I say that as someone who speaks in front of large audiences pretty often.
My best practical strategies for handling public performances
- Practice Rehearse more than you think you need to. You want to be so comfortable with the material that it's almost boring for you. Speak up: You're talking quieter than you think.
- Rehearse in front of a friend They'll spot opportunities for improvement that you can't on your own. Video yourself, so you can rehearse in front of you, too.
- Embrace the pause It gives you time to collect your thoughts, sounds better than "um," and adds dynamism to a presentation. As 19th-century English poet and essayist Martin Fraquhar Tupper said, "Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech."
- If you're using slides, keep the text to a minimum People can't read and listen at the same time. I use almost no text and keep my slides largely image-based. That said, images can be more powerful than words. And it's fine to provide source references on a slide or in a handout.
- If you want to have a written reference on hand, use note cards with bullet points Reading from a script sounds stilted; bullet points can jog your memory while letting you express yourself in a natural-sounding way.
4. Medication
Certain medications can reduce the symptoms of performance anxiety. If you're interested in whether a medication-based approach may be right for you, talk with your doctor. Many musicians use medications (such as beta-blockers) to steady their hands and nerves for performances. This may be a short-term strategy: "Meds can be a good bridge to non-medication techniques; most people can get to a place of not needing them," says Dr. Davis Smith, a physician at the University of Connecticut.
It's worth trying other methods first. Music students participating in that 2011 study found that "breathing exercises" and "self-control techniques" were as effective as medication (International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2011).
5. A fearless alter ego
Here's a solution that comes straight from celebrity performers: create an alter ego. Beyoncé's tough, fearless stage persona "Sasha Fierce" inspired both Adele and actor/singer Hayden Panettiere to create alter egos of their own as a way of combating anxiety related to performing. Adele's is called "Sasha Carter" (a fusion of Sasha Fierce and June Carter), while Hayden's remains a mystery. Hayden, if you're reading this, I suggest "Acty McSingFace."
Jerome Siangco
Second-year undergraduate, College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts
"Apparently I'm a rarity—I don't think public speaking is scarier than death, but host Ryan McLean says a lot of people do. I listened to eight episodes. Through anecdotes and personal stories that span from running for class office in elementary school to being a pharmaceutical rep, McLean offers relatable experiences, advice, and resources to be more confident, comfortable, and—dare I say?—have fun with public speaking."
The biggest thing people lack is confidence. McLean shares how to feel more comfortable—like not always having everything you want to say written out. Sometimes it's best to just talk, to allow better flow and engagement.
Enjoyable. I liked the straightforward style and how he brought his personal stories and personality into each episode, making him even more relatable.
Recently, when I presented to a panel of eight professionals, I took five deep breaths before entering the room, as McLean suggested. It made me feel calm and centered, and more prepared to present.
Tips for managing public speaking angst: Anxiety and Depression Association of America
30-second anxiety management method: Upworthy
Tips for public speaking: Toastmasters International
Public speaking tips: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Make PowerPoint work for you: Dartmouth College
Your body language shapes who you are: Ann Cuddy/Ted Talks
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27 July 2011
Owner: Aaron Ostrander
Location: Largo, Florida
Vehicle: 2006 Mazda 3
Car Club Affiliation: Deviant Conceptz
What Events have you competed in?
Jassics Car Show, Ultra Evolution Car Show Series, HIN/NOPI Miami 2010, Dreamz for Donation, Blick Law Firm Car Show, AEG car show at the Florida fairgrounds, The Shops at Wiregrass Car Show, Tampa Jax Wax Car show,
What will be your next performance modification/upgrade?
My next performance modifications are Headers, Piggyback system, Bulletproof transmission, Turbo Kit, and Zex Nitrous Kit.
"All Show', "All Go" or Both, Why?
My car is a Complete All Show, because my car is an automatic, so to really get the type of performance I would like, would involve a rebuild tranny and motor to support a turbo kit.
Any Shout Outs?
Want to shout out to my new Baby Girl Aubrey and my Beautiful wife. I also, to all of the other members of Deviant Conceptz, Thanks.