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When our series began yesterday, we brought together five economists from across the political spectrum and had them create a platform for their dream presidential candidate. It's a platform — Get rid of a tax deduction for homeowners! Raise the price of gas! — that would sink any real candidate.
But we aren't creating a real candidate. We're creating a fake candidate. And to help us, we talked to two veteran political consultants — Hank Sheinkopf and Kim Alfano.
"You have a radical plan which will bankrupt families," Alfano told us. "You're insane."
"I think you should move to another country," Sheinkopf said.
Canada, maybe?
"Not even Canada," he said. "Some of this won't fly in Canada."
And after they both finished laughing at the economists' ideas, the consultants agreed to help us create a campaign for our fake candidate.
Sheinkopf's first piece of advice: Don't be so brainy.
Take, for example, our economists' plan to eliminate the mortgage-interest tax deduction. We shouldn't mention that getting rid of the deduction would cost middle-class homeowners money, Sheinkopf said. Off the top of his head, he sketched out a possible TV ad:
"A bold economic plan to protect America's future," he said. "Get rid of deductions for the rich. ... Tax deduction for homeownership takes millions of dollars away from people in need, reduces services, takes money away from the places we need to spend it. From education. From health care. For our children, for our future ... reform the tax system."
You'll note the ad doesn't appeal to logic. It doesn't ask people to give up anything valuable. It says: Soak the other guy.
Alfano said the ad shouldn't get bogged down in the details. Because once you give specifics, your opponent can use them against you. Sell images, not specifics.
"I see a horse," she said. "I see a song."
One thing you should never see in any political ad, according to Alfano: an economist.
OK. So if you don't like President Obama and you don't like Mitt Romney, is there an alternative out there? To help us answer that question, we've brought in Robert Smith from our Planet Money team. And Robert, yesterday you started to help us answer this question. You've created a fake candidate.
ROBERT SMITH, BYLINE: Well, it wasn't just me. We brought in a bunch of different economists with all sorts of different economic ideas from across the political divide.
DEAN BAKER: Dean Baker...
RUSS ROBERTS: Russ Roberts.
LUIGI ZINGALES: I'm Luigi Zingales.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Hardcore free market...
ZINGALES: Pro-market but not necessarily pro-business.
SMITH: And we sat these economists down and we said set aside all your differences for a moment and just focus on what could you agree on. If you could have a dream presidential candidate, what would that person look like?
GREENE: And so what you're saying is that if economists got together and looked at all the things that are important to them and they say would be better for the country, they would come up with some candidate who might not be one of the two we're hearing from in the campaign today.
SMITH: The candidate would be very different because the candidate would, first of all, restructure the whole tax code.
BAKER: The corporate income tax makes no sense whatsoever.
SMITH: We asked the economists, what sort of loopholes would you close in the tax code.
BAKER: The mortgage interest deduction.
SMITH: And all these economists got together, they had a plan to help the environment.
KIM ALFANO: Tax energy use or carbon emissions.
SMITH: And I should say, David, they all supported legalizing marijuana.
GREENE: Good to know. So I know the point of what we heard from yesterday, Robert, was that there's some things that politicians just don't want to go out in front of a crowd and talk about, like I want to raise your taxes. I want all of you Americans to sacrifice. And tell us where you're going today. You have some advice for our fake candidate.
SMITH: Yeah, we brought in political consultants and said, listen, this is your job, right, to gussy up the pigs out there. Well, here is our plan. Nobody wants these ideas because they require pain and sacrifice, so help us make it look better. And first, I gotta say, David, they were not encouraging.
ALFANO: You have a radical plan which will bankrupt families.
HANK SHEINKOPF: A lot of these things can't be sold.
ALFANO: You're just too dangerous. You're insane.
SHEINKOPF: I think you should move to another country. That'd be good.
SMITH: Canada perhaps?
SHEINKOPF: Not even Canada. I mean, some of this won't fly in Canada.
SMITH: That's Hank Sheinkopf. He's a Democratic political consultant. And Kim Alfano, she's a Republican strategist. And after they both finished laughing at all those economists' ideas, they said, sure, we do this kind of stuff all the time. We can totally help you. So Sheinkopf said the biggest problem with that whole list I just gave you is that it's too brainy, like it takes to much explaining.
SHEINKOPF: People do not vote from their heads. They vote from their stomachs and their hearts. Give them some emotional context, some emotional sense, so they can create a contextual argument for themselves.
SMITH: So, for example, I mentioned eliminating the mortgage interest tax deduction. Now that's one of the first things that every economist suggested. It costs the government about $100 billion a year to subsidize home ownership and a lot of the benefits go to the wealthy. Of course, some of the benefits also go to the middle class who would hate this idea, but Sheinkopf said there is an emotional opening here.
You can create a TV ad that plays on the anxieties of class warfare. And I have to say, Sheinkopf is amazing. He did this whole thing off the top of his head.
SHEINKOPF: Let's see. A bold - if I ran a 30-second spot, a bold economic plan to protect America's future, get rid of deductions for the rich. Tax deduction for home ownership, not - tax deduction for home ownership takes of millions of dollars away from people who need, reduces services, takes money away from the places we need to spend it; from education, from healthcare, for our children, for our future, one thing to do, reform the tax system.
SMITH: Not bad, huh? The ad doesn't appeal to logic. It doesn't ask people to give up anything in their lives. It just says soak the other guy. Now, Kim Alfano, our Republican consultant said, whatever we do, the ad should not get bogged down in the details because once you give specifics, your opponent can use it against you. So she said sell the big picture and just say this, I may be a fake candidate, but...
ALFANO: I'm at least being honest. I'm at least not playing politics.
SMITH: In other words, put the craziness front and center. And if all else fails, the economists can always sell their ideas with some stirring images.
ALFANO: I see a horse.
SMITH: There's going to be a horse in the ad.
ALFANO: I see a horse. I see a song or a jingle, I don't know.
SMITH: But she says the one thing you should never see in a political ad is an economist.
GREENE: Robert Smith from our Planet Money team. And Robert, you're still with us. Your reporting is going to go on. Where do you take us from here? What happens to our fake candidate next?
SMITH: On ALL THINGS CONSIDERED tonight, we will debut an ad that we actually put together here at Planet Money. It is beautiful. It doesn't have an economist in it, but we think that it sells these plans in the best possible way. We will also take this ad to a focus group. I'll give you a little hint.
GREENE: They were not thrilled. All right. We'll listen for more. Take care, Robert.
SMITH: Thanks. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Debate: Who covers loss if PSNH sells its plants?
By DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
CONCORD — When Public Service of New Hampshire sold the Seabrook nuclear power plant in 2002, state Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, was among the lawmakers who negotiated a settlement that saw the $450 million loss split between ratepayers and company shareholders.
Now he's pushing for a similar solution if PSNH is forced to sell off its remaining power plants, particularly the coal-fired plant in Bow, where $422 million has been invested in pollution control technology.
"In order to solve the problem, there has to be responsibility on all sides," he said Wednesday at a legislative hearing on utility restructuring. "We reached a win-win before, and the numbers are smaller this time. It's important that there be some give and take."
Donna Gamache, director of governmental affairs for PSNH, was across the table from Bradley a decade ago, and sat across from him again in the witness chair at Wednesday's hearing before the Oversight Committee on Electric Utility Restructuring.
Rather than argue vigorously against the sale of the PSNH power plants — as former president and CEO Gary Long did at past committee hearings — Gamache sounded a conciliatory tone, urging lawmakers to allow the Public Utilities Commission to decide the matter, perhaps with some legislative guidance.
The stakes are high for PSNH ratepayers, who just finished paying off their share of the bonds for the Seabrook losses, which in the early years added more than 3 cents per kilowatt hour to electric bills for "stranded costs."
The final report of the joint oversight committee, due Nov. 1, is expected to provide some guidance to the Public Utilities Commission, but legislation calling for divestiture is unlikely.
"I don't think we need legislation," Bradley said.
Reducing barriers
Committee Chairman Rep. David Borden, D-New Castle, said he filed legislation last week as a placeholder for whatever the committee decides, describing the bill as an attempt to "reduce any barriers that would prevent the PUC from ruling on divestiture."
Gamache said the utility would prefer a regulatory process over a legislative mandate, but reserves the right to appeal any decision to the courts. "What we're asking for is for the process to be fair," she said. "We haven't looked at what's going to happen at the other end."
PSNH and its parent company, Northeast Utilities, now appear willing to sell the power plants, as long as they are allowed to recover all stranded costs — the difference between what they owe on the assets versus what the power plants would fetch at an auction.
That difference could be substantial. An energy industry consultant who created a model for the committee to review in its deliberations used $300 million as a rough estimate of sale proceeds from PSNH power plants, based on the highest estimates of the PUC staff. The company invested $440 million in the Merrimack Station scrubbers alone, and very little of that has been recovered.
Regulators are about to hire a professional appraiser to determine more precisely what the plants are worth, a process that could take until June, the committee was told.
Meanwhile, the PUC has only allowed partial recovery of the scrubber costs through electric rates since the technology went online in 2011. The utility company has a case pending before the state Supreme Court, claiming the pollution controls were mandated by the state and it is entitled to full cost recovery from ratepayers.
Estimates way off
Bradley hammered away at the notion that the final cost of the scrubber project was so far above the initial estimates that PSNH has to bear some responsibility. When first proposed, the cost was estimated at $250 million; the impact on electric bills was supposed to be three-tenths of a cent per kilowatt hour.
The cost recovery allowed so far by the PUC has already added nearly a penny to PSNH rates, and full recovery could add almost three cents.
Consumers have been paying, but the utility has actually benefitted from the cost-overuns, Bradley pointed out. As a regulated utility, PSNH and its parent NU are guaranteed a return in the 9-percent range on capital investments. Getting that return on a $440 million investment has netted the utility $38 million a year, Bradley said.
A final vote on the committee report to the full Legislature is expected at the Oct. 30 meeting.

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WASHINGTON – Jim Boeheim calls this year's Syracuse team his best defensive group ever. Hard to argue, based on the suffocating performances that put the Orange in the Final Four.
Using its trapping, shot-challenging 2-3 zone to perfect effect for 40 minutes, No. 4-seeded Syracuse shut down No. 3 Marquette 55-39 in the East Regional final Saturday to earn Boeheim his first trip to the national semis since a freshman named Carmelo Anthony helped win the 2003 NCAA title.
"It's a great thing," Boeheim joked afterward. "We go once every 10 years."
Fittingly, a matchup between schools from the soon-to-break-apart, rough-and-tumble Big East became quite a struggle on the offensive end. Syracuse (30-9) was led by senior forward James Southerland's 16 points. Michael Carter-Williams, a 6-foot-6 guard who is out front in the zone, was named the regional's top player after having 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists Saturday.
Marquette (26-9) hadn't scored fewer than 47 points all season – and, indeed, put up 74 in a victory over Syracuse on Feb. 25. But this time, Marquette kept turning the ball over, seeing its shots blocked or just plain missing.
"They beat us from start to finish. We collectively tried everything we knew to try," Marquette coach Buzz Williams said. "It is the zone, and it is the players in the zone."
Much like what happened Thursday in the regional semifinals, when Syracuse knocked off top-seeded Indiana by limiting it to a season-low output, too.
"I don't think we've played as good defensively as these last two games," senior guard Brandon Triche said. "We held some good teams down."
All told, Marquette made only 12 of 53 shots – 23 percent – and was 3 for 24 on 3-pointers. Vander Blue, who carried Marquette to the round of eight, was held to 14 points on 3-for-15 shooting. The Golden Eagles' 39 points were a record low for a team in an NCAA tournament regional final since the shot clock was introduced in 1986.
"They cover ground really good. You've got to get the ball in the middle, you've got to play inside out, you've got to get to the free throw line and wear them down with the 3-pointer when you can," Blue said. "They're really good at what they do in that zone."
In the national semifinals at Atlanta next week, Syracuse will face the winner of Sunday's South Regional final between Florida and Michigan.
Last season, Syracuse fell a victory short of the Final Four, losing to Ohio State in the round of eight.
"We wanted to get over the hump," Southerland said. "That's what I told the guys: We've still got two more to go."
The Big East is transforming radically before next season. Syracuse is heading to the Atlantic Coast Conference, while Marquette is one of seven basketball-centric schools departing the conference to form a new league that is taking the Big East name with it.
But talk about a last hurrah.
Not only is Syracuse on its way to the Final Four, but the league also could have a second representative because Louisville is in the Midwest Regional final Sunday against Duke.
In this very same building, exactly three weeks ago, Syracuse wrapped up its final Big East regular-season schedule with a bad-as-can-be performance in a lopsided loss to Georgetown, scoring 39 points – the Orange's tiniest total in a half-century.
Thanking fans after Saturday's victory, Boeheim said: "I'm sure some of you were here, three weeks ago today, when it didn't turn out so good."
That was Syracuse's fourth loss in a span of five games, a stumbling way to head into tournament play. Since then, though, Boeheim's team has won seven of eight games.
"When you bounce back like that, that says a lot about your kids, your team and your character," Boeheim said. "This is a heck of a bounce back."
And the secret to success? Defense, naturally.
"We got the right personnel for each key position," C.J. Fair said. "We got big long guards, we got big long forwards that can cover ground and our centers do a good job holding down the inside."
Syracuse really needed only one run on offense in the second half, making five shots in a row during a spurt that gave it a 41-28 lead with 9? minutes left.
With President Barack Obama – a basketball enthusiast who picked Indiana to win the title – and NFL Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins sitting in the crowd, Syracuse harassed Marquette into missing 14 of its first 15 tries from beyond the 3-point arc.
Marquette started 1 for 10 overall on field-goal tries, with Blue's 3-pointer about 1? minutes in the only make. He celebrated as though it came at the end of the game, not the outset, punching the air and tapping defender Triche on the back while heading to the other end of the court.
After Blue's 3, Marquette missed its next seven shots.
Davante Gardner ended that drought by scoring inside. Still, four of Marquette's next five possessions ended with turnovers: Gardner couldn't handle a teammate's pass, and the ball bounced off his face; Blue was called for traveling; Fair drew a charge from Blue; Junior Cadougan lost control of his dribble on a wild foray into the lane with the shot clock expiring.
That was part of a stretch – disappointing for Marquette, delightful for Syracuse – in which the Golden Eagles went nearly 6? minutes without a single field-goal attempt.
Forget about putting the basketball through the net; Syracuse was so smothering, Marquette did not even manage to shoot.
That helped Syracuse build a 19-7 lead.
Enter Gardner, a 290-pound reserve forward.
He scored a career-high 26 points in Marquette's February victory over Syracuse, and he went right to work Saturday.
A 7-minute gap between baskets for Marquette was snapped by Gardner, who grabbed the rebound of his own missed free throw and sank a jumper, beginning a bunch of highlights for him.
Another jumper was followed by a defensive rebound, then an assist on Chris Otule's bucket. Gardner high-stepped back down the court, yelling and punching a fist, before chest-bumping Otule.
It was part of a run in which Marquette cut its deficit to 21-18 on yet another jumper in the lane by Gardner.
The thing is, the Golden Eagles can play defense, too – what Big East team can't? – and the teams combined for four turnovers, two blocks and 3-for-16 shooting in the early minutes. For the first half, Marquette shot 27 percent – take away Gardner's 4 for 5, and his teammates were under 15 percent – while Syracuse was at 36 percent.
Indeed, as Gardner almost single-handedly got his team back in the game with half of Marquette's initial 18 points, Syracuse went through an 0-for-6 blip.
But Southerland hit a 3, off a pass and screen by Carter-Williams, to put the Orange ahead 24-18 at halftime.
After helping cut down the net to celebrate Saturday, Southerland was asked whether he thought this sort of thing was possible when his team was leaving the same arena on March 9 after losing meekly to Georgetown.
"We just did a good job of recovering from that," Southerland explained, "and not sulking."


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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has agreed to review phone coverage and subsidies for rural areas in the state. The end result may be a discontinuation of subsidies for rural landline service and higher rates for rural customers in some areas.
They want to determine where there is effective competition in the state, PUC spokesman Terry Bote said. And where there is, they will eliminate subsidies from High Cost Support (Mechanism) funding.
Bote said the commission in its decision made Tuesday defined effective competition as three or more facilities-based providers in a wire center, which is where phone lines from an area converge at a common switch.
The subsidies currently pay CenturyLink, which is considered the provider of last resort in Colorado, about $50 million a year. The subsidies were created to reimburse providers for delivering service to areas that otherwise would be too expensive to serve.
In these tight budget times, Colorado lawmakers had been planning to begin phasing out the high-cost fund during the last legislative session but the measure was shelved. The Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel has also been pushing for the PUC to review the High Cost Support Mechanism.
But the providers themselves say, despite better technology, Colorados mountains are still there.
Establishing wireless or satellite service in remote areas is just as difficult as connecting rural areas always has been, and an end to subsidies could raise prices for rural homes, farms and ranches and businesses, said Pete Kirchhof, executive director of the Colorado Telecommunications Association.
The group represents small, rural telephone companies, including the Farmers Telephone Co. in Pleasant View in Montezuma County as well as the Delta and Nucla-Naturita telephone companies.
CenturyLink said its concerned how the PUC will determine the areas that have sufficient competition to phase out subsidies.
It will make it very difficult, its safe to say, for rural Colorado to get affordable, basic telecommunications services, said CenturyLink spokesman Randy Krause, although he said its not clear yet which areas will be affected or how much of a rate increase CenturyLink would have to charge in the areas where subsidies are eliminated. It shouldnt be a big concern for towns like Durango and Cortez, but it will be for the outlying areas that surround them.
Bonnie Petersen, executive director of Club 20, said the decision harms rural efforts to improve broadband service. If the decision includes wireless service as a viable competitor, consumers could pay higher phone rates, Petersen said.
The commission expects to begin its survey of the 208 wire centers in the state in January, a process that is expected to last four to six months, Bote said.
And, of course, companies can still submit applications for review if they believe there are mitigating circumstances, he said.
The review may come down to a matter of definitions.
The definition of basic service is a single voice-grade telephone line, Petersen said about the PUC. We need to redefine basic service to say that it includes some level of broadband, which seems appropriate in this day and age considering nearly every person accesses their telecommunication service, which includes some level of data.
Krause concurred.
Just because youre in a rural area, it doesnt mean youre not marketing worldwide, he said. Being rural doesnt mean your business has to be.
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Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Dining options at the resort include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges, a beach bar, and a swim-up bar. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Mediterranean resort also offers an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a garden. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Lot 495 (Fine Interiors, 13th March 2018)
*Edward Seago (1910-1974)
Signed l.l., inscribed with title verso, oil on board
28 x 41cm
Provenance: With Colnaghi & Co. Ltd.;
anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 28 February 1975, lot 55.
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Sold for £7,600
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When Thaddeus Pearson graduated from the University of Florida, he didn't anticipate coming back to Gainesville.
When Thaddeus Pearson graduated from the University of Florida, he didn't anticipate coming back to Gainesville.
After getting a BFA in musical theatre in 2011 and landing roles in performances like "Grease," his agent helped him make it to Broadway.
Pearson is part of the "West Side Story" tour, and the musical is bringing him back home in the role of Frederico and as the understudy in one of the lead roles, Tony. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Pearson, alongside a cast of more than 30, will take the stage at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
"It's an honor to be back," Pearson said. "Being on the Phillips Center stage is a blessing in itself."
"West Side Story" tells the story of a 1950s-style star-crossed love between Tony and Maria, members of rival New York gangs. Based loosely on "Romeo and Juliet," the musical chronicles how the two gangs, the Jets and Sharks, struggle for dominance while Tony and Maria fall in love.
Longtime fans of the musical are familiar with its songs — including "America," "Tonight" and "I Feel Pretty" — and its kinetic dances peppered throughout the performance. Yet this rendition carries its own 2012 flavor.
Some of the humor has been cut, and the musical dives into a darker reality, exposing the cultural rifts that created deep tensions between the Polish Jets and Puerto Rican Sharks. Pearson says the prologue catches audiences from the start and pulls them through a new lens of the story.
"The first three minutes sets the climate immediately," Pearson says. "It's so jarring."
The touring production also has more Spanish laced into the dialogue.
Andres Acosta, who plays Shark leader Bernardo, says the subtle changes give a fresh identity to the characters. An actor will rattle a line or two in Spanish, Acosta says, followed by another repeating the statement in English so the audience can follow along.
"It makes the dialogue more authentic," Acosta says. "It assimilates the culture of the Sharks into the musical."
Part of what makes "West Side Story" so alluring, Pearson and Acosta say, is how the choreography melds with the plot line. The dialogue and the dance play on each other to advance the story, an element that remains in this version of the performance.
Pearson and Acosta, who are both performing in their first national Broadway tour, have leaned on veteran cast members to adjust to the touring pace. Both say it has been a humbling experience to be surrounded by an entire cast that takes the play seriously, and it helps them to stay energized and motivated throughout each performance.
The "West Side Story" tour runs through next summer, making stops in as many as four cities a week, Pearson says. In Gainesville, the play's performances align with the UF Performing Arts' 20th anniversary season.
Having such a highly respected production at the Phillips Center speaks to the reputation the stage has developed, says Michael Blachly, director of UF Performing Arts.
"We're in a strong cosmopolitan area, and we have a sophisticated audience," Blachly says. "Shows come to us to perform here. They want to be here."
"West Side Story" begins at 7:30 p.m. each day. Tickets range between $30 and $50, depending on seating, with $15 tickets available to students with a UF ID.


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City boy hits street to raise money for friend fighting leukemiaBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 04. 2013 10:09PM
MANCHESTER - You probably don't know John Marrotte yet, but get ready.
With a school friend struggling with leukemia, the 13-year-old Southside Middle School student has taken it upon himself to raise money for her family.
He's set up a Facebook page. He's hit up students at Southside, and his brother has done the same at Memorial High School.
And this week, he started knocking on doors in south Manchester, money can in hand, quietly asking people to donate to a fund on behalf of Janesa Negron. In two days, he said, the effort has raised $75.
"It's going good. Some people say no; of course they will. Some people don't even listen to what I have to say. Whatever," said Marrotte, just before plying the homes on Fox Street and Mapleton Road on Wednesday afternoon.
Negron was diagnosed with cancer in early January, and doctors started aggressive chemotherapy treatments right away, said her mother, Deanna Negron. On Feb. 25, she was designated as in remission, but she will need preventive treatments for two years.
Meanwhile, she is now struggling with side effects - low energy, body aches, balance problems - associated with the treatment, her mother said. Still, she hopes to return to school on a part-time basis as early as next week.
She said the family can't say enough about Marrotte and his mother, Donna Lungo.
"I can't even tell you how supportive and amazing and just wonderful they are to Janesa," Negron said.
Marrotte sends Janesa text messages, has brought her scarves and lotions, and even made a scrapbook for his friend.
"She's really feeling down lately. Having a friend who is very supportive makes it easier," Negron said.
Marrotte shrugs when asked why he does it. "I just want to help," he said.
On a sunny, warm afternoon this week, Marrotte easily found people at home.
"He cleaned me out," said Mapleton Road resident Luiz Pinheiro, who turned over $3. "It's a great thing to do."
Shirley Kirouac, who was getting into her car, said she was on her way to the bank. She hoped he would be around when she returned. "I didn't want to give him quarters," she said.
Fox Street resident Eva Rugolleti gave her last dollar.
"It great that he's trying to do something for the community, friends helping friends. It's great to see youth involved," she said.
Negron, a Head Start social worker, and her husband Jose, a machine operator, have health insurance, she said. But the hospitalization and doctor appointments mean they've lost work hours, and they have additional expenses of transportation to Boston, parking and medication, Negron said.
The family of six has fallen behind, she said.
Marrotte also hopes to get a car wash going later this spring.
He said he met Negron two years ago, when they started attending Southside. They don't share classes this year, and he said they aren't even that close. But after visiting her in the hospital, he decided to do something.
"I just want to try to be there," he said, "as much as possible, any way I can."
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MADISON - A search for a 24-year-old man, reported missing Sunday night when didn't return home after a six-hour trek in nearby woods, ended early Sunday morning after he walked out of the woods and returned home.
According to state Fish and Game, a search was launched for Curtis Yule Sunday night after he failed to return to his Madison Village home by nightfall. Yule had gone into the woods behind his home about 3:30 p.m., possibly heading for Blue Pond about a half-mile from his home.
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The mostly forgotten explorer Paul du Chaillu introduced the world to gorillas. His methods were attacked and his work discredited during his lifetime, but he also experienced fame and redemption.
Author Monte Reel illuminates the little-known tale of the 19th century explorer in his new book Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure That Took the Victorian World by Storm.
Reel tells Laura Sullivan, host of weekends on All Things Considered, that du Chaillu surprised the world with his reports from Gabon. Although he had no scientific background, the young adventurer was hoping to tell the world what he had seen there: gorillas.
He returned to London amid the heated debate over Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Du Chaillu's findings didn't go unquestioned, however. His reports were marred by inaccuracies and exaggerations. Before he knew it, the attacks got personal, and critics revealed one fact he'd tried to hide: that his mother was African.
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On what the public knew about gorillas:
"As a species, it just kind of was known to science starting in 1847. A gorilla skull was found by a missionary in Gabon, on the west coast of Africa. And that's when scientists classified this animal and called it the gorilla. But even after that, no one had really seen one in the wild. And so there were all sorts of ... legends that had sprouted up around the gorilla. What kind of animal it was. And it was considered to be just this, essentially a, monster."
On du Chaillu hiding the fact his mother was African
"When people would ask him about his parents, he would say that his father was a French trader, which was true. But he never really spoke of his mother. He didn't feel like he could remain among the circles that he was traveling in, in London particularly. The Royal Geographical society for example. There were no minorities at that time allowed there."
On du Chaillu's attempt to clear his name by returning to Gabon
"He goes there, and it's an absolute disaster. First, he loses a lot of his equipment. And when he finally gets into the interior, some of the members of his traveling party, unbeknownst to him, are infected with smallpox. So what he's doing essentially is spreading a smallpox epidemic. As you can imagine, somebody spreading this just horrific disease is not welcome. And eventually he's forced to flee — literally under the hail of arrows."
This next story is about a little-known explorer who first introduced the world to gorillas. His name was Paul du Chaillu. In his lifetime, his methods were attacked, and his work was discredited. But he also found fame, and finally, redemption. Monte Reel tells us the story in his new book, "Between Men and Beasts: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure That Took the Victorian World by Storm." Reel says that in du Chaillu's time, gorillas were almost considered mythical creatures.
MONTE REEL: In 1847, a gorilla skull was found by a missionary in Gabon, on the west coast of Africa. But even after that, no one had really seen one in the wild, and it was considered to be just this - essentially a monster.
SULLIVAN: Paul du Chaillu walks into the scene. He's this little-known explorer. He burst onto the scene. Who is this guy?
REEL: He had gone to the west coast of Africa in 1848 to join his father who was a French trader. The American missionary named John Leighton Wilson had found this skull. And du Chaillu met Wilson, and he actually kind of moved in with him - Wilson adopted du Chaillu as his son, essentially. So du Chaillu was coming of age. He was only 17 at that point.
A few years later, when he was in his 20s, he decided to go into Africa to try to be the first person to encounter gorillas in the wild and describe them. So he spent about three years on an expedition in the interior of Gabon. And when he emerged in 1859, he came out with more than 20 stuffed gorillas, gorillas that he had killed and that he stuffed, and he brought those to the United States and to London.
SULLIVAN: So here is du Chaillu in London. He's being feted across town. He's being wined and dined because of his gorillas, and then London really turns on him. What happened?
REEL: They turned on him for a couple of different reasons. But the first attacks were basically leveled against his scientific credibility. When he had gone into the forest to confront gorillas, he had had no scientific training at all. He was just a young kid, essentially on his own, doing this seat-of-the-pants expedition.
So he came to London, presented his findings. He had no real idea how to make maps, for example, so his maps were flawed. And people attacked those as being inaccurate. But then the attack against him really got personal.
SULLIVAN: Yeah. Let's talk about that for a moment. So du Chaillu was half African, and you've been able to determine that he was born on what is now the island of Reunion. His mother was from Africa. You write that his father was a white African trader. Why did he feel like he had to hide that for most of his life?
REEL: When people would ask him about his parents, he would say that his father was a French trader, which was true, but he never really spoke of his mother. Among the circles that he was traveling in - in London, particularly, the Royal Geographical Society, for example - there were no minorities at that time allowed there. But there were rumors that were always kind of circulating about this. And actually, those rumors kind of came to the fore just as his fame was reaching its highest level in 1861.
SULLIVAN: He must have been devastated by this because here he is having done something that no explorer had ever done before, and now, he's being undermined in this horrible way.
REEL: In London, there was a trader from Africa that he had been acquainted with in Gabon who started to write to papers in London, sort of like letters to the editor, insinuating that du Chaillu wasn't who he said he was, that he was hiding his parentage. And when du Chaillu started to see these and feel these attacks, he actually challenged his critics to go with him back to Africa, back into the forest, and he said he would prove everything that he saw.
SULLIVAN: So he heads back to Africa to find redemption in a lot of ways. Does he find it?
REEL: He goes there, and it's an absolute disaster. First, he loses a lot of his equipment. And when he finally gets into the interior, some of the members of his traveling party, unbeknownst to him, are infected with smallpox. So what he's doing, essentially, is spreading a smallpox epidemic. You know, as you can imagine, somebody spreading this just horrific disease is not welcome. And eventually, he's forced to flee - literally under the hail of arrows.
But the one thing that he's able to carry out are his notes, and he just kind of noted down everything he saw very meticulously, and those notes saved him. So he was, to a certain extent, at that point, embraced by a lot of the critics that had disparaged him before.
SULLIVAN: Where was he traveling at that time?
REEL: This is in Gabon, right, sort of, near the equator, inland towards a region called the Crystal Mountains. And during that second expedition, in describing it, he wrote that his aim wasn't to slaughter gorillas this time. Enough specimens had already been collected, and he just kind of wanted to, he said, lay the scientific record straight.
SULLIVAN: And he did. In the end - at the end of the day, it's his information that led to 100 years of more information about the gorillas.
REEL: Yeah. He wasn't appreciated at all in his time. And his name, after that, became a little bit of a slur in some quarters because he was seen as this, you know, kind of imperial explorer who went in and shot all of these gorillas and didn't really understand them. But that reputation has undergone quite a re-evaluation in recent years.
And people who study gorillas and people who study African history, for example, look at his work now as a really kind of important foundation. This is where it all started.
SULLIVAN: That's Monte Reel, author of "Between Men and Beasts: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure That Took the Victorian World by Storm." Monte, thanks so much for joining us.
REEL: Thanks very much for having me. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Today's Red Leaf Tea Special
I am reiterating my desire for the grapefruit flavor … and since your supplier is feeling in a sorry kind of mood … how about cantaloupe?
I've been trying to take advantage of the Red Leaf free matcha. I did a review on Amazon for Pumpkin Pie Matcha and can't seem to get a link to send to Red Leaf. The review is definitely there
on Amazon-so frustrating that I can't figure out how to get a link. If anyone can help, I'd really appreciate it.
Donna a – just go to the red leaf site – add your review under the pumpkin pie matcha there – (be sure you are signed into your account) then go down to the bottom and click CONTACT and send him a message letting him know what all you have done and that you reviewed it on amazon – let him know if it was UK or USA or both.
Then he can look it up to verify it.
Maybe give him the name you used when doing the amazon review.
Well first things first, are you sure Amazon approved the link? If you are sure they did, you can get the link by going to that matcha's page on Amazon, finding your review and clicking on the title to go specifically to that review.
You can also just post a link on twitter and send a link to that.
The US Amazon sends the email, I don't get one for Amazon UK though. Does anyone else?
Azzrian, when I contacted Red Leaf, they requested I send them the Amazon link, which I couldn't find. He is really busy and will try to look for my amazon review in a few days. I got an email from amazon Friday saying the review was approved and is live under my name Donna A. I pulled up my review, no problem, but there is no link I can send to red leaf, even though the review is posted. I know this promotion won't go on much longer.So now, I have forwarded the email from Amazon to Red Leaf. Hopefully that will work. Thanks for your help. I really want to get some more matcha before the promotion ends!
The email that says that the review has gone live … below the review that appears in that email is a link that you can click on that takes you to the review on Amazon. Then copy the link that appears in your browser, and you can send that to Red Leaf Tea. That's what I do.
Worst case scenario, you can take a screenshot of the review live in your web browser and send that. RLT can still go find it on Amazon when they have time, but in the meantime, they can read it immediately without having to make any extra effort.
If you need any help taking a screenshot, this site's great to keep around for reference:
Don't worry so much. We'll make it work somehow :-)
A final note. After driving myself and everyone else crazy (including Red Leaf I'm sure), I was able to get a link that works, thanks to LiberTeas instructions. I thought I had followed her method previously, but I tried it again, and it did work. Thanks to everyone who tried to help me. Everyone is so nice on Steepster!!
I hope Red Leaf got my review! I want more matcha <3 Curse you people for making me an addict, haha.
I got a LOT of emails with reviews. I will try to get them checked by Tuesday evening. This weekend I was working on orders, including today, since tomorrow my mother-in-law is having an operation and I'll be taking care of my 2 year old daughter all day for the next 2 days.
There is not much work done when she's around :-) Trust me, you do not want her helping me with making flavored matcha or anything else LOL
Donna: Do not worry so much. When I get to your review and there is something I absolutely need, I will let you know, otherwise I try to be flexible and make things work. I want you to be happy with our promo :-).
If it would make it easier for you, in the future I can send you guys a quick reply that I got your email so you don't have to worry that it got lost.
PS: list of reviewers reached 60 now! :-) which means the more reviewers, the more reviews, the more time it takes to get back Gift Certificate. I'm sorry, but I'm trying to do my best here…
No worries! I think we're all happy that we get to take part and have your delicious matcha! Hope your mother in law is doing okay.
Any chance of both Cheesecake and White Chocolate being included in this week's poll?
I'm sorry for taking this long, but I have finally got a chance to set up the Poll for next weekend special.
Thank you all for the messages, my mom is doing fine and recovering nicely at home.
…now, it's time to work on reviews :-)
Umm I think the poll still has the votes from last week. And that's great your mother in law is doing well :)
Darn it!! You are right. My programmer did set up a "Reset" button for all the votes and I guess it's not working correctly. I'm sorry about that. Please give me a day to contact him and get it fixed.
I suppose I'm too late on this, but any chance Peanut Butter can be on the poll? I'm dying to make a peanut butter & chocolate matcha smoothie!
Irish Cream is the winner for this weekend special :-)
The poll has been fixed and any new suggestions are welcomed.
yes, thank you for the reminder.
Congratulations Irish Cream (I won't order it but others will) until then I have some black cherry and pumpkin pie matcha to drink :D
I nominate white chocolate and cheesecake once again! :)
Cheesecake added, White Chocolate already there :-)
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Thanks to Azzrian idea, I have create a special form to submit your review. This should make it easier for all of us.
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Unlikely best friends Anita 'Needy' Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried) and Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) attend a rock show at a local bar, staring an up and coming indie-rock group called Low Shoulder. A few minutes into the first song a mysterious fire breaks out, and the bar is burned to the ground. Low Shoulder approaches the friends, who are in shock, and effectively kidnap Jennifer in spite of Needy's protests. That night Needy is left home alone, and a beaten and bloody Jennifer breaks in to eat food from her fridge, and vomit black goo onto the floor. But the next day Jennifer acts as if nothing has happened, and looks more radiant than ever. Something has changed, and the small town high school will never be the same.
The fairer sex has held a strong presence in the best horror/thriller films since the beginning of medium. The naysayers will say that the genres have treated women unfairly, as victims of titillating abuse, and in a certain respect they have a point. A beautiful woman in peril is always an easy way to excite an audience, and killing her graphically is a sure fire road to shock. As an exploitation fan I find it hard to be genuinely offended by these facts, and point to the long history of strong heroines and villainesses found in the genre's most celebrated entries, from Tod Browning's Freaks, Jacques Tourneur's Cat People, and Henri-Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques, to DePalma's Carrie, Friedkin's The Exorcist, and Carpenter's Halloween. This isn't even to mention the presence of women throughout Hitchcock and George A Romero's oeuvres. The problem is, however, that the vast majority of these films have been made by men (in touch with femininity, but men nonetheless).
The number of women screenwriters and directors contributing significantly to popular genre films can almost be counted on one hand, including Kathryn Bigelow ( Near Dark, Blue Steel), Mary Lambert ( Pet Semetary 1 and 2), Antonia Bird ( Ravenous), and Rachel Talalay ( Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Ghost in the Machine, and a producer on other Nightmare on Elm Street films). There are a few female writer/director sets, like Rita Mae Brown and Amy Holden Jones ( Slumber Party Massacre), and the extra special dream team of Guinevere Turner and Mary Harron, who took the feminist movement's most reviled novel, American Psycho, and tuned it into a riotously funny indictment of 1980s Yuppie lifestyles. Now we can add screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Karyn Kusama to that short list, and Jennifer's Body to that tiny list of female produced horror films, and it's interesting to note that unlike the vast majority of female produced horror, Jennifer's Body comes at the genre from a decidedly female point of view.
The film, which was a relative box office disappointment, was immediately notable to the masses for two reasons—it teased the possibility of 'it girl' Megan Fox nude, and it was Diablo Cody's follow-up to her Oscar winning Juno screenplay. The first notable element turned out to be a total tease, even in this unrated version, but the second element is interesting enough to likely develop the film a bit of a life on video. Stylistically speaking Jennifer's Body is a pretty logical follow-up to Juno. Cody's dialogue remains thick with pop-culture reference, and in my opinion pretty exhausting, but for the most part the solid cast sells this stuff hard enough that I probably only exhaled in exasperation probably five or six times. Beyond the dialogue, which defines the writer enough that I support her continued effort in crafting it even if it raises my hackles, the plotting is looser than that of Juno, and this is a good thing. The story eventually devolves into predictable clichés, but the first act unfolds with more than a few surprises, and the bookends are pitch-perfect hipster horror set-ups. It's not quite great, or even particularly good, but it's a decent paving on the way to somewhere interesting.
It's easy to compare Jennifer's Body to the Twilight series, and perhaps this is the most apt comparison in terms of modern film, as both films feature a decidedly feminine take on horror standbys and icky high school politics. In this regard Jennifer's Body is an appreciated antidote, with its overt sexuality and graphic violence, but both films pale in comparison to the best mix of elements on record, John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps, written by one Karen Walton. Ginger Snaps features a more honest portrayal of female adolescence, a less predictable plot, and the more creative horror mythology. Whereas Twilight's problems are wide and varying, but I believe Jennifer's Body's biggest problems could be solved by moving attention away from the High School, which is simply far too familiar a landscape in American film. Cody risks being pigeon holed very early in her career if she doesn't leave High School behind soon. Both her and director Kusama clearly know their comedic horror—they hit the right beats, swipe the right gags, and aren't pulling any punches—so hopefully the genre won't be blamed for the film's box office underachievement, and the team will give it all a second shot outside of the blocky boring confines of High School. Besides the genuine fun of the film's campier and bloody horror, the filmmakers perfectly spoof the recent power-pop musical phenomenon, and the Midwestern mindset, the latter item I wouldn't mind if Cody continued exploring in future releases.
If there's one thing the ladies and their production cohorts have done perfectly it has to be casting. I have positively nothing bad to say about this cast, and that, much to my surprise, includes Megan Fox, who isn't given much of a challenge, but definitely manages to exude the appropriate measure of tongue in cheek comedy. I suppose other actresses could do the same, but Fox's tabloid life and previously awful performances actually fuel the character's more campy aspects. Amanda Seyfried is, of course, the star of the whole thing, and brings real pathos to what could've been a very one dimensional character in lesser hands. The masterstroke is the supporting cast, which is positively teeming with some of the best character actors in the business including J. K. Simmons, Kyle Gallner, Amy Sedaris, Cynthia Stevenson, and even Lance Henriksen.
Kusama shoots Jennifer's Body to look a little rough around the edges, so this 1080p transfer isn't picture perfect, but there's a gorgeous garish quality to the whole film that would likely be lost in standard definition. The smoky, under-lit, and bawdily coloured barroom scene shades the bulk of the film. The look is high contrast without being particularly hard-edged, so the blacks are ultra-dark, the skin tones are largely whitened, and the colours are ultra-pure. There's so much going on so far as punch in the colour scheme it's hard to point out any specific pops, though the scene where Jennifer wonders the greyed and depressive halls of the school wearing a pink outfit is a pretty good example. Some of the darker indoor scenes feature some pretty massive grain and colour mixing against the harsher whites, but again, this is just another logical extension of the film's slightly rough look. Details are a big plus too, from picture perfect bits of background set design, to the super specificity of wardrobe, and those perfect little imperfections in Fox's face when she starts to fall apart. The wide shots of nature are probably the cleanest moments, and definitely the richest in detail, clearly on par with those Discovery Channel nature docs. Occasionally the deep blacks bleed out a little bit and ruin the sharpness a hair, but yet again, this is in-keeping stylistically.
Jennifer's Body earns the disc's DTS-HD 5.1 track through a mix of musical aggression and stylized horror ambience. The barroom fire scene is an early example of the soundtrack's tendency to pull the unneeded sound off the track, while upping the volume of the more necessary elements. The juxtaposed sex scenes at the centre of the film are another good example, where the simplicity of Needy's loving sex is aurally put up against the spooky violence of Jennifer's surround sound attack. The scenes where Jennifer does damage to boys are the liveliest concerning directional effects, and general stylization, and they often incur the wrath of the occasional heavy metal score. It's not all power chords and double basses though, there are plenty of super-poppy tunes included in the mix, cover a large swath of styles, including '70s rock, '80s pop, and recent power-pop crap (used effectively) like Panic at the Disco. All this stuff is mostly stereo spread, but really benefits from the added LFE support. In terms of 5.1 channel support, the scene where the fictional band 'Low Shoulder' plays the film's goofy theme song live exacts the general realism of hearing music like this in real life.
This disc comes front loaded with two audio commentaries. The first track features screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Karyn Kusama, and this is only available on the theatrical cut, while the other features Kusama solo. I settled in, expecting the girls to blow my mind with behind the scenes stories, and unrelated anecdotes, but was instead greeted with hesitant blubs about the on-screen action, and a whole lot of blank space. Things pick up eventually, with Kusama finding something to point out that leads to a bit of extra chatting, but overall I was pretty disappointed. The best bits are the moments where someone discusses the subtext of the situation, or where someone mentions a specific homage. The second track, which is available for the longer cut, is a little more scene specific. A little bloody clapper appears when Kusama has something to say. This focuses things a little more, and is a good way to mark the differences between the cuts.
Next up are six deleted/extended scenes (14:00, HD). Mostly these are scenes of the extended variety, and wouldn't have added anything to the plot. The director's cut is long enough as is, though I suppose the brief Carrie shower homage is kind of fun (you saw a few of these shots in the trailer). Really big fans might enjoy the extended third act stuff. This is supported by what is called a 'gag reel', but is mostly a series of random behind the scenes things (05:00, SD).
'Jennifer's Body: The Dead Pool' (14:00, HD) is a look at the filming of the big poolside showdown, and a general look at the film in general. This is an EPK, through and true, but it has a more informative edge than many of these 'see out film' trailer elongations. The make-up design concept art is especially interesting, as is the general on-set tone, which threatens to make me want to really like Megan Fox. This is followed by four video diaries (Megan Fox and Johnny Simmons, Amanda Seyfried, Diablo Cody, and Dan Dubiecki, (12:50, HD). Things end with 'Megan Fox is Hot' (01:00, HD), a montage of the actress's more saucy moments, 'Megan Fox's PSA' (00:40, SD), 'Fox Movie Channel Life After Film School with Diablo Cody' (26:30), and a series of trailers.
Jennifer's Body isn't a great film, but it's one of the most purely feminine horror films I've seen in a long time. Though it's pretty clearly bested by the likes of the similar Ginger Snaps, it actually manages to be more entertaining than some of its inspirations, specifically Joel Schumacher's vastly overrated The Lost Boys. I certainly hope the film finds a decent cult following on Blu-ray and DVD, because it's worth a second look (I liked it more the second time, watching it with the relatively disappointing commentary tracks), and I'd like to see Diablo Cody and Karyn Kusama tackling more horror in the future. If you saw it in theatres give the director's cut a shot. It really isn't any gorier or sexier, but it's a little fuller. This disc looks and sounds a-okay, and the extras are overall better than expected.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
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This is Pretty much "Ginger Snaps 4:The Demoning".
I agree this movie is amazing and could become the next cult classic horror comedy
Haters to the left. This movie was awesome and you guys are just too lime green jello to get this wtf/black humor. It is so quotable and real people should begin talking like this forever.
P.S. This is obviously the Citizen Kane of 2009.
P.S. This is obviously the Citizen Kane of 2009.
Gabe Powers wrote: There are some random boobs in the deleted scenes, but not belonging to the leads.
You lost me at "not belonging to the leads".
You lost me at "not belonging to the leads".
There are some random boobs in the deleted scenes, but not belonging to the leads.
I just have to put on the brakes when it comes to this movie. For an R-rated horror-comedy, it's almost mandatory that there's nudity in the film (especially since there's two female leads). No, this isn't male chauvinism, but even the earlier female-directed movies like "American Psycho" and "Slumber Party Massacre" had nudity. It just seems prudish for Kusama and Cody to do a throwback to 1980s teen horror movies with everything in it BUT nudity.
That Fox/Seyfried kiss was really hot, though.
That Fox/Seyfried kiss was really hot, though.
I was expecting to dislike it too, but I was generally surprised. The first third is actually almost great.
I saw this when it was in theaters for the obvious reason (Megan Fox) but ended up enjoying Amanda Seyfried's performance. Diablo Cody's dialogue was terrible but I have been planning on picking this up on Blu-ray for a while. I really want to check out the unrated cut.
I am slightly surprised you liked this Gabe. For some reason I was expecting you to absolutely despise it. I don't know why.
I am slightly surprised you liked this Gabe. For some reason I was expecting you to absolutely despise it. I don't know why.
I actually really liked this movie, I don't know what it was but it really gelled with me.
I love The Lost Boys (depise the DTV sequel). thanks for the review, Gabe
Her dialogue drives me crazy too, but like I said in the review, it's what makes her different, and I'd rather she refined it than let herself start sounding like everyone else.
Lost Boys rocks and I also thought this was pretty good. I thought Megan Fox seemed to be having a lot of fun playing a twist on her media image and enjoyed eating up Cody's dialogue.
I f**king despise The Lost Boys, in case that wasn't clear.
Chris Gould wrote: Sometimes you lose me Gabe. Best thing about this was the super close-up tongue session between Seyfried and Megafox.
Have to agree with Chris. Actually, that scene made me want to throw something through the tv...it was hotter than pure porn.
Have to agree with Chris. Actually, that scene made me want to throw something through the tv...it was hotter than pure porn.
Chris Gould wrote: "...manages to be more entertaining than some of its inspirations, specifically Joel Schumacher's vastly overrated The Lost Boys."
Sometimes you lose me Gabe. Best thing about this was the super close-up tongue session between Seyfried and Megafox. Cody's dialogue kind of annoys me. Do people actually speak like that?
God, I hope not. "You give me such a wetty"? Uh-huh, right...
Sometimes you lose me Gabe. Best thing about this was the super close-up tongue session between Seyfried and Megafox. Cody's dialogue kind of annoys me. Do people actually speak like that?
God, I hope not. "You give me such a wetty"? Uh-huh, right...
"...manages to be more entertaining than some of its inspirations, specifically Joel Schumacher's vastly overrated The Lost Boys."
Sometimes you lose me Gabe. Best thing about this was the super close-up tongue session between Seyfried and Megafox. Cody's dialogue kind of annoys me. Do people actually speak like that?
Sometimes you lose me Gabe. Best thing about this was the super close-up tongue session between Seyfried and Megafox. Cody's dialogue kind of annoys me. Do people actually speak like that?
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Disc Details
Release Date: 29th December 2009
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Spanish and Portuguese
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai
Extras: Director and Writer Commentary, Director Commentary, Deleted/Extended Scenes, Gag Reel, Jennifer's Body: The Dead Pool, Video Diaries, Megan Fox is Hot, Megan Fox PSA, Trailers, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, J. K. Simmons, Kyle Gallner, Amy Sedaris, Cynthia Stevenson, and even Lance Henriksen
Length: 102 minutes
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LONDONDERRY - Having waived his probable cause hearing, a former Londonderry youth football coach accused of fondling two middle school girls will now head before a grand jury, police officials said.
Timothy Longua, 41, of 7 Lane Way, was arraigned last week but waived a probable cause hearing that was initially scheduled at the 10th Circuit Court, Derry District Division early Monday morning.
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