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From Swing to Bop—and Germany
Ken Peplowski-Bucky Pizzarelli Quintet
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Through Sunday
The Holidays are a time for miracles, and the Peplowski-Pizzarelli Quintet is one of the greatest of them all: an uncompromised swing combo in a mainstream jazz club, temporarily breaking the stranglehold of the beboppers and neoboppers. Yet rather than being attached exclusively to any particular era of musical history, the quintet led by clarinetist Ken Peplowski and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli has a singularly timeless quality that makes it unique among contemporary groups. It also swings harder than anything else you're likely to hear, thanks to a murderer's row of a rhythm section—pianist Derek Smith, bassist David Finck, drummer and vibraphonist Chuck Redd. Yet no one knows how to kick a band harder than Bucky Pizzarelli; God Bless that day, more than 80 years ago, when his mama taught him how to count to four.
Nearly everyone in the group, including Mr. Peplowski, worked with Benny Goodman, and the King of Swing remains a direct inspiration, particularly in the use of the clarinet-plus-four-rhythm format. The idea of jamming on pop standards is also a tradition that Goodman helped to establish as a fundamental part of jazz. The quintet's music is primarily driven by standard songs; the late show on Tuesday evening was built around pairs of songs by Rodgers & Hart, Ellington & Strayhorn, and Irving Berlin.
Rodgers's bridge to "Blue Room" starts with a basic ascending diatonic scale (in my sheet music, it's an octave beginning on E), so simple even a klutz like me could play it. Yet it lays particularly beautifully on the clarinet, and creative players like Mr. Peplowski do beautiful things with it. In one chorus, he dances over and around it with a series of brief little eighth-note triplets circling around the notes like Bill Robinson dancing up and down the stairs.
Mr. Pizzarelli's spotlighted feature, "Honeysuckle Rose," also feels more like choreography than a strictly musical arrangement, like a quartet of tap-dancers going through a well-rehearsed, oft-performed routine. It starts with a full chorus on the piano, includes a tit-for-tat trade of fours, an episode in which the band chants Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody" (or is it Ellington's "Ebody Rhapsody?") back and forth, and climaxes in a double-time finale. The central force motivating Mr. Pizzarelli's playing here is dynamics as much as time; no one other guitarist (at least outside of the Pizzarelli family) extracts as much drama from the simple act of playing louder and then softer. This is jazz vaudeville at its finest; the inspiration is as much Abbott & Costello as it is Miles & Trane.
Mr. Redd also had a vibes feature, "My Heart Stood Still," while the group became a piano trio for Mr. Smith on "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (For more excellent swing-style piano, I also recommend catching the after-hours set at 12:45 p.m., spotlighting the prodigious Ehud Asherie.) The only thing I regretted about these rhythm-section features is that they kept Mr. Peplowski off the stand for too long. As if to compensate, he did his overall best playing on two duets: "All Alone" (with Mr. Finck) and "Body and Soul" (with Mr. Pizzarelli). Mr. Pizzarelli's tone here assumes a Mozartian purity, even while his approach to ballad playing seems more modern than most modernists yet as warm and emotional as it's possible for the clarinet and the tenor sax to sound.
I would never charge Mr. Peplowski with aping Benny Goodman's clarinet tone. Yet if you study the arc of Goodman's playing from, say, 1926 to 1986, it becomes clear that his sound grew increasingly smooth and more classically inspired. Then, if you could somehow extrapolate how Goodman's sound might have evolved over the next 25 years, I have a suspicion it would sound very similar to what Mr. Peplowski is playing today. This music, overall, is an incredibly logical place for jazz clarinet playing to go.
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1650 Broadway
(212) 582-2121
Through Sunday
Veteran bop drummer Billy Hart (who celebrates his 70th birthday this weekend) leads two uncategorizable mavericks in tenor saxophonist Mark Turner and pianist Ethan Iverson, as well as bassist Ben Street. Even their treatments of two jazz standards, Coltrane's "Moment's Notice" and Parker's "Confirmation," don't sound anything like what you might imagine—let alone the seven originals by the three principals. Mr. Iverson's opener, "Mellow B," is a blues line that's vaguely Monkish and imminently memorable, while "Charvez" is a percussive love song by the leader. If the players were to devote more of their time to this collective (obviously, all four have their own groups, most famously Mr. Iverson's the Bad Plus), this quartet could potentially develop into an important ensemble for our time.
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Village Vanguard
178 Seventh Ave. South,
(212) 255-4037
Through Sunday
Often described as a "post-bop" musician, trumpeter Tom Harrell actually writes music that's very much in the bop tradition. In fact, a lot of his best writing seems like a direct extension of the most complex bop-based composers of the '60s, like Wayne Shorter on "The All Seeing Eye." Mr. Harrell's 2010 album, "Roman Nights," presents a brassman full of ingenuity as well as a richly textured composer who conjures melodic lines that are dense yet accessible, as on the hard-driving opener "Storm Approaching"; the title track, "Roman Nights," shows that his ballads are lyrical yet no less intense. Mr. Harrell's works represent some of the most consistently excellent new music being composed in the jazz idiom. Further, his longstanding quintet, co-starring tenorist Wayne Escoffery and pianist Danny Grissett, is fully up to the challenge of playing it.
David Campbell
Feinstein's at the Regency
540 Park Ave. (at 61st Street),
(212) 339-4095
At 37, the Australian baritone is one of the best traditional musical-theater singers out there, as he makes plain on his new release, "On Broadway." It is somewhat troubling, though, that many of the arrangements are lifted directly from very familiar sources: the Frank Sinatra-Billy May chart of "Luck Be a Lady," Sammy Davis Jr.'s "Hey There," Bobby Darin's homage to Louis Armstrong on "Hello, Dolly," and the Tony Bennett-Bill Evans "Some Other Time." (There's also a power pop-style arrangement of "You'll Never Walk Alone.") Apparently, no one realized that it's possible to interpret classic songs in an original way; surely the resourceful orchestrator Bill Elliott was equal to the task. Mr. Campbell's singing remains a thing of great beauty; "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" is so convincing, for once, that the idea of a cowpoke crooning a waltz in the middle of a cornfield almost makes sense.
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Irondale Center in Fort Greene
85 S. Oxford St., Brooklyn
(718) 488-9233
Through Sunday
We may all be Berliners, to paraphrase President Kennedy, but this weekend Berlin jazzmen are becoming Brooklynites. The Jazzwerkstatt label is presenting an ambitious festival of contemporary German jazzmen, which suggests that Berlin is to European jazz what downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn are to new York jazz—hotbeds of experimentation and creativity. Eight different bands will play between Friday and Sunday, most of which are new to American ears but certainly sound intriguing (like Hyperactive Kid and Squakk). Yet the star of the weekend for me is hardly an emerging talent, but rather an 81-year-old newcomer and one of the great living clarinetists, Rolf Kühn. During a 60-year career, Herr Kuhn has spanned the jazz gamut from swing to the avant-garde and fusion (he even made a pop album called "Happy Discotek"). Overall, though, his best projects are the ones where he puts it all on the same page.


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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Tom Shadyac
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|Tom Shadyac
|Thomas Peter Shadyac
December 11, 1958
Falls Church, Virginia,
United States
|University of Virginia
|Comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, author, occasional actor
|Years active
|Notable work
|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Nutty Professor
Liar Liar
Bruce Almighty
I Am
Thomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac (born December 11, 1958) is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, producer, author and occasional film actor. Shadyac, who was the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope,[1] is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, and Bruce Almighty. In 2010, Shadyac departed from past comedic work to write, direct and narrate the documentary I Am, in which he explores his abandonment of a materialistic lifestyle following a bicycle accident in 2007.
Shadyac is a former adjunct professor of communication at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.[1][2] In 2011 he was a participant in the Conference on World Affairs.[3] In 2015, Shadyac began teaching film at the University of Colorado Boulder, beginning with that year's Spring semester,[4] Shadyac now teaches film at the University of Memphis.[5]
Early life[edit]
Shadyac was born in Falls Church, Virginia to Julie and Richard Shadyac, a lawyer.[6][7] His mother was of Lebanese descent, while his father was of half-Irish and half-Lebanese ancestry.[8] His mother, who died of cancer in 1998, had become semi-quadriplegic and spent much of Shadyac's adult life in a wheelchair.[1]
Shadyac attended J. E. B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, where he had played basketball, participated in the Key Club, and made the Junior National and National Honor Societies. In both 1975 and 1976, Shadyac was included in the now-defunct "Who's Who Among High School Students" website and book, prior to his graduation in 1976.[citation needed]
As a pre-law student at the University of Virginia, Shadyac produced a poster entitled "Are You a Preppie?" Borrowing from the style of National Lampoon magazine, and based on the large number of preppies in Charlottesville and nearby Richmond, Virginia, the poster preceded the more well-known The Official Preppy Handbook. The poster went into multiple printings and served as a fundraiser for his fraternity, Sigma Chi.[9]
He graduated from UVA in 1981, and later received his master's degree in film from the UCLA Film School in 1989, after completing the critically acclaimed short film Tom, Dick and Harry.[citation needed]
Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, was Hope's staff joke writer. Shadyac briefly acted during the 1980s, appearing in an episode of Magnum, P.I. and in the 1987 film Jocks. He then worked on movies-of-the-week, rewritten and directed for 20th Century Fox.[citation needed]
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was Shadyac's first major film success and featured an up-and-coming Jim Carrey, described by Shadyac as "the only white guy in Living Color [television program]." Following Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Shadyac attained a prominent status in Hollywood and received frequent offers from significant figures in the comedy industry, keen to collaborate with him.[7] He frequently cast Carrey in lead roles and his hit films with Carrey include Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, and the Ace Ventura movie series.
Examples of other Shadyac films include his collaboration with Eddie Murphy on The Nutty Professor movie series; Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams; Dragonfly with Kevin Costner; and Evan Almighty, the sequel to Bruce Almighty. He was also the executive producer of the ABC TV series 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.
In his 2011 documentary I Am, created by Shadyac following a significant bicycle accident, he interviews scientists, religious leaders, environmentalists and philosophers, including David Suzuki, Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky, Lynne McTaggart, Elisabet Sahtouris, Howard Zinn and Thom Hartmann. The film asks two central questions:[10] What's Wrong With the World? and What Can We Do About it?. The film is about "human connectedness, happiness, and the human spirit," and explores Shadyac's personal journey, "the nature of humanity" and the "world's ever-growing addiction to materialism."[1][11] The film received a twenty-minute standing ovation at its premiere screening.[12]
In 2013 Shadyac published a book entitled Life's Operating Manual and appeared on HBO's live broadcast show Real Time with Bill Maher as part of the promotional campaign.[13] The book was published by Hay House on April 30, 2013[14] and in his review for the New York Journal of Books, Martin A. David states:
Many, if not most, of Mr. Shadyac's elucidations are mundane truisms. But this absolutely does not discredit them ... Books like his are frequently read by people who already understand the messages contained but desire booster shots of energizing inspirations. Preaching to the choir is not a bad thing, but the preacher has to do something more to keep the choir awake ... Tom Shadyac's view of what we need to keep our world from continuing on its downward spiral would have carried more gravitas he had said it better and with more convincing clarity. It would, indeed, be helpful if a how-to book for existence were available.[14]
Shadyac is a former adjunct professor of communication at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.[1][2] In 2011 he was a participant in the Conference on World Affairs.[3] In 2015, Shadyac began teaching film at the University of Colorado Boulder, beginning with that year's Spring semester,[4] Shadyac now teaches film at the University of Memphis.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Shadyac married actress Jennifer Barker in June 1997 and they eventually divorced.
In 2007 Shadyac suffered post-concussion syndrome after a bicycle accident in Virginia, [11] and experienced a prolonged period of acute headaches and hyper-sensitivity to light and noise. The injury followed the cumulative effects of previous mild head injuries Shadyac had suffered surfing, mountain biking and playing basketball.[11] Shadyac was forced to sleep in a darkened closet in his house due to a constant ringing in his ears that lasted beyond a six-month period, and his treating doctors were unable to determine if and when the ringing would cease. Shadyac later explained: "I felt suicidal at points. It was a disaster."[15]
Following his eventual recovery from the 2007 accident, Shadyac sold the bulk of his possessions, donated significant amounts of money, opened a homeless shelter in Charlottesville, Virginia,[12] and made a key donation to an initiative in Telluride, Colorado, US to set aside a natural area at the town's entrance. He sold his 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m2) Los Angeles mansion[11] and moved into the exclusive Paradise Cove trailer park in Malibu, California, US.[16] Shadyac sought to reorient and simplify his life—he removed himself from the film industry—and wrote about his experience in Life's Operating Manual.[15] When he was later asked if his change of direction would have occurred if he had not experienced the concussion, Shadyac replied:
I was already reevaluating the dissonance between making all this money and being on the set with people, the crew, many of whom couldn't afford the basic needs of their families. It didn't seem fair to me. So I don't think the concussion did it although it was definitely a crisis and crisis will often trigger things like this. I didn't give up everything to be happy. In fact, I'm not even sure what happiness is. Happiness comes from the word "happenstance" which relates to things going on outside of you. What was happening to me was definitely on the inside. But after I gave up everything I felt a lot more joy in my life. A lot more contentment. There's nothing wrong, though, with making a lot of money ... this is not a judgment on anyone at all. I was just taking in a lot more than I needed and this wasn't good for me.[15]
His father, Richard C. Shadyac, Sr., a Washington D.C. attorney, was a longtime friend of comedian, actor and TV producer Danny Thomas. Thomas's charity and lifelong efforts were aimed at the founding and development of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, US. Shadyac's father served as the CEO of St. Jude's fundraising arm, American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC), from 1992 to 2005. Richard C. Shadyac, Sr. died in September 2009.[17]
Shadyac stated in a 2013 interview that he equates the concept of "God" with "mystery source."[7]
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|The Nutty Professor
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- ^ a b c d e "Tom Shadyac is Not Your Typical Hollywood Director". Pepperdine Magazine, Apr 8, 2011, Sarah Fisher.
- ^ a b "Letter to the Editor 04.23.14 edition". Pepperdine Graphic, Apr 23, 2014, Tom Shadyac.
- ^ a b "Tom Shadyac". Conference on World Affairs, University of Colorado Boulder, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Casey, Michael J. (February 19, 2015). [www.boulderweekly.com/article-14033-shadyacs-travels.html "Shadyac's Travels"]. Boulder Weekly
- ^ a b Cannon, Joshua (March 6, 2015). "Director's class creates community in Memphis". USA Today.
- ^ Tom Shadyac Biography (1958?-)
- ^ a b c "Director Tom Shadyac - Happiness, Faith, & Jim Carrey" (Video upload). TYT Interviews on YouTube. Google Inc. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Collins, Scott (March 12, 1997). "Eye to Eye, Lie to Lie". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "1979: Preppie Profiler". Virginia Magazine, Fall 2009.
- ^ "Bridgewater native co-produces 'I AM – The Documentary' by director Tom Shadyac". The Messenger Gazette, November 27, 2010, Lynn Weckworth.
- ^ a b c d "Tom Shadyac: the hit movie director who turned a camera on the Hollywood world he gave up". London: The Observer, Sunday January 16, 2011, Paul Harris. January 16, 2011. Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ a b "Director Tom Shadyac: 'I've been called crazy many times'". USAToday, Mar 24, 2011, Ann Oldenburg. March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Tom Shadyac and Bill Maher talk about Money and Cooperation" (Video upload). Bright Geist on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. July 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b Martin A. David (2013). "Life's Operating Manual: With the Fear and Truth Dialogues". New York Journal of Books. New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b c James Altucher (9 April 2014). "What Happens When You Give Away 50 Million Dollars and Move Into a Trailer Park?". James Altucher. James Altucher. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Bohemian Cove". Vanity Fair, Vanessa Grigoriadis, March 2011.
- ^ Jody Callahan (17 September 2009). "Richard Shadyac, retired fundraising leader for St. Jude, dies". The Commercial Appeal. Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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Like many others, my interest in computers started with my passion for games. I had chosen computer engineering as my major when entering college, but switched to newly opened Software Engineering program in second year, and became one of the first Software Engineering graduates in Canada.
Upon graduation, I worked with different roles in software development. My experience ranged from Java Desktop programming to .Net MVC Web programming. I have worked with languages including Java, C#, Javascript, and various other scripting languages. During the years, I kept learning and integrating new technologies into daily work. I had introduced agile development to my team when top-down approach was still dominating. I had employed .Net MVC for our project since it was still in pre-release stage.
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Microsoft Dynamics CRM Customization and Maintenance. Implemented extensions in forms of JavaScript, Workflow, Plugin, and external clients for CRM Web Service. Worked with Version CRM 2011 and CRM 4.
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ShangHai WangYong Software Co., Ltd.,
June 2006 – October 2008
Lead a team that was comprised of 12 software developers and testers. In charge of technology choices and product features. Contributed source code to core parts of company's flagship p2p multimedia contents distribution application. Application was able to handle 20,000 end users online concurrently.
Key projects:
Implemented RMFF(Real Media File Format) file integrity check component. Reduced risks of content corruption.
Re-designed and implemented application's NAT traversal component to drastically improve software's robustness(handling 20,000 concurrent users with 3 servers) and peer-finding time (from 45+ seconds to less than 10 seconds).
Packaged final product using NSIS installer.
Constructed a demo STB(Set Top Box) by using market-available hardware with home-brewed Linux compiled from source code.
B.S. Software Engineering
University of Ottawa
1997 – 2002
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I am developing a small application using Flex,Php,Mysql.
In this I have on Avatar,some clothes,Bags, Sundries and Jewelry.
When we click on the clothes it will automatically applies to avatar body depend up on selected item (shirt,UnderWare like this). I dont know how to develop this one. Plz help me any body. Plz.. Its very urgent for me.


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Your Inner Game & More
Yes, it's that time once again: The day we feature your dating and relationship questions. Although we would like to answer each one personally and with as much detail as possible, the overwhelming amount of inquiries forces us to highlight those that are most interesting to AskMen.com readers.
This week's Q&A focuses on discovering your inner game as well as your outer game and how enjoying yourself is the best pickup technique you'll ever learn. David DeAngelo, author of Double Your Dating: What Every Man Should Know About How To Be Successful With Women, has your answers.
reader's commentDavid,
Many guys write in and tell you about their success with this specific girl or that specific girl etc.; while those are great stories and encouraging to the rest of us, my success story is a little different.
Today I was browsing my e-mail and something happened that struck me. I have been corresponding with this really attractive girl whom I met through the personals. In her first e-mail to me (a response to my initial contact), she asked when/where we could meet. In her third, which I read this morning, she gave me her phone number and asked me to call her "really soon." I will call this evening.
I thought about this in context of my current situation: Last night I had a third date with a really cute Japanese girl who hardly speaks English and whom I met at a bar some time ago. The night before that I had a first date (tea at Starbucks) with an attractive tall blonde (who asked me, before I brought it up, when we can meet again), and the night before that I was at a girl's place making dinner for her, almost having a food-fight, laughing and joking and poking fun at her family pictures in her apartment (on our third date). I could go on, but I won't.
The point I'm trying to make is that my success story isn't about any of the above successes. You see, when I read the e-mail this morning, which had a phone number and a request to call "really soon," my reaction was pretty casual. And it struck me that my reaction would have been totally different one year ago. I would have been so surprised, happy and excited. And I would have told myself, "Wow, this girl actually wants to meet. OK now, don't screw this up... blah, blah, blah."
The success story I'm talking about is me. My reaction to the e-mail sums it up: I'm not even surprised when I get that kind of e-mail any more. Pleased, but not surprised.
I'm starting to really understand the difference between the inner and outer game. It's not dissimilar to the difference between success with a single woman, and my own success in me and my situation. Plug for Dave: I got the eBook about a year ago and I've been following the newsletters. I've been slowly shedding the inner Wussy and it's thanks to your teachings. I can only imagine what kind of success I might have if I actually ponied up for the CD series.
S. in Vancouver
david d. respondsAbout your "inner" success: I can remember a moment a couple of years ago when I realized that the inner insecurity that I used to carry around with me was gone.
It's hard to explain an emotional feeling, but it was as if there had previously been a certain insecurity that was always with me that affected every part of my life. And then, without me realizing it was going, it was gone.
It's a great feeling, isn't it?
David D. shares another success story with us...


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We welcome applications from qualified, enthusiastic candidates, both from the UK and overseas, to be part of our thriving research community. It is recommended that you contact a potential supervisor before applying to discuss your research options.
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Foundations of Computer Science: combinatorial, randomised, and approximation algorithms; game theory; parallel computation; logics and automata; formal verification and synthesis; probabilistic, real-time, hybrid systems; quantum information processing; fault tolerance, security.
Intelligent and Adaptive Systems: social and semantic web; web personalisation; adaptive hypermedia; pedagogic architectures; educational technology; agent-based systems; empirical modelling; interactive environments; data mining; history of computing.
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Aeris combines the usefulness and practicality of beautifully recorded male & female choirs and solo singers with the powerful sound design capabilities of the Kontakt engine. Vir2 multi-sampled all singers performing vowels Ah's, Oh's, Oo's, and Hums. Composers will easily be able to create lush vocal performances for their projects with different articulations including non-vibrato, vibrato, and true legato.


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As you probably already know, the Democratic National Committee got the crap hacked out of its emails. 20,000 emails were released by WikiLeaks, revealing some classic cronyism where certain fat cat donors were going to get rewarded with fancy positions and appointments in the Clinton administration and, of course, a buttload of disdain for Bernie Sanders (proving some of the unbearable Bernie Bro conspiracy theories of a rigged primary kinda true).
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By Zachary Theodore Clemmins-Rouche, Activist, Social Critic, Gamer, Internet Personality, Frequent YouTube Commenter, Gentleman. Here we go again…
Will You Be My BFF, Michelle Obama?
Dear Esteemed FLOTUS Michelle Obama, Esq.,. I watched your speech last night at the DNC, and I can safely say I'm pretty sure we would be the best of friends.
So, what's The Second City?
The Second City has been bringing the funny for over 50 years, but here's the short version.
We began as a small comedy theater, and have grown to become today's leading brand in improv-based sketch comedy. With a variety of theaters, training centers and full-time, touring ensembles, you can find us all over the world.
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SCENARIOS: Berkeley | Oklahoma City | Raleigh | Trenton
What's the most the teams in Berkeley can hope for, and what's the way they wouldn't want the season to end?
Best case: Coach Joanne P. McCallie has a good time in her return to East Lansing, Mich. Not because she missed the weather, but because of Duke's dominance. Jasmine Thomas continues to prove she's figuring it out. Karima Christmas and Bridgette Mitchell build on their solid ACC tournament performances. The run continues through Stanford and into the Final Four but ends unceremoniously at the hands of UConn.
Worst case: The Blue Devils just don't make enough shots. The defense gets them through a relatively easy draw, but not by Stanford. Meanwhile, both Maryland and North Carolina reach the Final Four. Abby Waner's playing career ends, but the early exit frees her up to intern as an analyst for ESPNU's Elite Eight coverage.
Best case: The 16 Lady Govs fans who make the trip to Berkeley are extremely enthusiastic. They cheer wildly when Austin Peay takes the court, mock the Duke players in the same creative ways the Cameron Crazies give it to opponents and scream throughout player introductions. Then Duke wins the opening tip, Waner makes a layup and those fans aren't heard from again.
Worst case: Only six make the trip, and they aren't loud at all.
Best case: Alysha Clark, the nation's leading scorer, becomes the darling of the tournament by beating three schools that have all been to the Final Four in the past four years. The Blue Raiders outlast Michigan State, stun Duke (and everyone else) and then topple Tennessee before running out of fairy dust against Stanford. Clark scores 25 points or more in each win. Chante Black's next philosophy paper tackles the subject, "How anyone got 25 on me."
Worst case: Playing on the road against a physical team proves too much for MTSU. The Blue Raiders haven't played an RPI top-50 team since Dec. 11, and it shows. Alas, not all is lost, as Clark is merely a junior.
Best case: Aisha Jefferson and Lauren Aitch push some people around, someone slips a mean pill into Allyssa DeHaan's chocolate milk and Kalisha Keane knocks down a few jumpers. It all adds up to an East Lansing sweep for the home team, and the Spartans reach the Sweet 16. The upset of Duke is especially gratifying for those who felt coach Joanne P. McCallie abandoned ship two years ago.
Worst case: Losers of three of their past four coming into the tournament, the stumbling continues. The Spartans were able to mask the injury to Brittney Thomas for a while, but eventually losing their point guard cannot be compensated. Michigan State loses out of the gate to Middle Tennessee, and DeHaan doesn't even drink chocolate milk.
Best case: Finally, the instruction Pat Summitt has been giving her young players all season sinks in. The light goes on, and they get it. Summitt is thrilled. Not only does her team reach the Sweet 16 yet again, but the Lady Vols also upset Duke to reach the regional final.
Worst case: The story stays the same. Too many turnovers, inconsistent point-guard play, poor shot selection and missed assignments on defense all add up to a second-round loss to Iowa State, marking the first time in 28 NCAA tournament appearances that Tennessee fails to reach the round of 16. Afterward, Summitt realizes it will take an entire offseason for her team to "get it." The rest of the tournament has an odd feel without Tennessee around. No word out of Knoxville as to whether Summitt actually watches UConn complete its unbeaten national championship season with a win over Maryland.
Best case: The Redbirds stay competitive with Tennessee for most of the game and get a mention by David Letterman.
Worst case: Tennessee plays its best first half of the season, and the game is out of reach at the break. Such a guilt trip has been laid on Ball State about being there that the Cardinals call Bowling Green and ask whether the Falcons want to play the second half instead.
Best case: The Cyclones' patience and smarts are just what Tennessee doesn't want to see in the second round. Heather Ezell and Alison Lacey spread the floor, knock down shots and make the Lady Vols chase them. Iowa State keeps running right into the Sweet 16.
Worst case: Ezell reaggravates her hand injury and is ineffective. It makes East Tennessee State a little more competitive and ruins a Sweet 16 trip. Tennessee puts enough pressure on ISU and wins going away. The Cyclones let down a flock of fans who wanted to experience a world without the Lady Vols in the Sweet 16.
Best case: Siarre Evans goes off, and the Lady Bucs make Iowa State sweat just a little. Ultimately, ETSU doesn't win, but the Lady Bucs keep the final score within a 10-point margin, improving on last year's 12-point loss to another Big 12 team, Oklahoma State.
Worst case: A team that likes to get up the floor quickly and is used to scoring allows the more skilled team to dictate the pace. The Lady Bucs spend the entire game telling the Iowa State players they are boring, but the Cyclones just point to the scoreboard.
Best case: The missing persons department of the FBI completes a successful investigation into finding Texas' game, which has been missing for weeks. Brittany Raven puts up a couple of double-doubles and Kathleen Nash makes a couple of 3-pointers early, and Longhorns fans can exhale. Texas plays its two best games in a month and reaches the Sweet 16.
Worst case: The Longhorns' request to play only Missouri in the NCAA tournament -- the Tigers are the only team Texas has beaten (twice) since Feb. 15 -- is denied. But the powers that be feel so badly for Texas that sharpshooter Erika Arriaran is granted an extra R in her name (because no one spells it correctly, anyway). It doesn't help; Mississippi State is more concerned about the D, and Texas can't find enough ways to score consistently. Mississippi State gets to play Ohio State in Columbus in the second round.
Best case: Coach Sharon Fanning sends two thank-you cards to the committee -- one for getting in and the other for the matchups. Her guards -- Alexis Rack and Armelie Lumanu -- play great two-way basketball all weekend, and Mississippi State is one of four SEC teams to reach the Sweet 16.
Worst case: The six-year absence from the tournament makes this a new experience, and the Lady Bulldogs play that way. Turnovers, missed shots and mental lapses all lead to a blown opportunity.
Best case: Samantha Prahalis' game is unveiled to the world. She and Jantel Lavender become the tournament's ultimate little/big combination on their run to St. Louis. Head coach Jim Foster can't believe he allowed Prahalis the rope he did, but it paid off, no less. Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer is so impressed by Prahalis in the regional final that she makes Foster a trade proposal.
Worst case: Lavender picks up some early fouls against Texas, removing Ohio State's biggest advantage. Prahalis and Star Allen try to do too much. Ashlee Trebilcock doesn't do enough. The Buckeyes can't rebound enough to get their break going. Foster gets criticized for yet another early tournament exit.
Best case: Ohio State sees 21 wins in a row and gets intimidated. Kaitlin Sowinski and Alisa Apo validate that with some early scores. The Pioneers hang with the Buckeyes until midway through the second half and take pride when a few boos are heard from the Columbus crowd.
Worst case: The Buckeyes think they are playing against a hospital and aren't intimidated at all. Lavender has a double-double by halftime, when the game effectively ends.
Best case: Doug Bruno is one coach who won't dwell on where he's sent. He's not thrilled with a game at San Diego State, but he's quick to move on. That attitude trickles to his players, who don't mind the sunshine or that fact that the Aztecs will run a little bit. The Blue Demons score and earn their first tourney win in three years.
Worst case: The players forget sunscreen, and their skin is raw by game time. They avoid contact at all costs. At halftime, DePaul has been outrebounded 18-3. The second half isn't much better. Bruno begs to play in Anchorage next year.
Best case: Jene Morris and Coco Davis play lights-out defense in front of the home folks. DePaul's guards never stand a chance, and Stanford's don't look good. That keeps the Aztecs in the game with the Cardinal, but it's not quite enough. Paris Johnson blocks a couple of Jayne Appel's shots, and at one point, Stanford's All-American even gives a nod of approval.
Worst case: Host or not, the Aztecs haven't played in the tournament in 12 years, and it shows. They look nothing like the team that has lost only three games since the middle of January. DePaul's experience advantage is nearly tangible, and SDSU goes quietly.
Best case: In the first four games, no individual player dominates like Jayne Appel. Jeanette Pohlen handles the point solidly, and Kayla Pedersen loves this small forward thing. Everything is in sync, and Stanford lands in the Final Four against UConn again. In St. Louis, Appel outplays Tina Charles, but Stanford does not repeat its 2008 win.
Worst case: After not having been in a close game since mid-January, Stanford forgets what it's like. That comes back to haunt the Cardinal. Stanford's guards make a few mistakes in crunch time against Ohio State, and Jantel Lavender plays Appel to a standstill. The run ends after three games.
Best case: The Stanford players are exhausted from exams and slept most of game day (Saturday). Appel yawns as she readies for the center jump. Jillian Harmon is seen nodding off while waiting to check in at the scorer's table. The Gauchos do everything right. Jenna Green even hums a lullaby to the Stanford players when they line up for a free throw. But Stanford is just too good. The wake-up call comes early enough.
Worst case: The Cardinal players are sick of studying and frothing at the mouth for some competitive basketball. This game is the most fun Stanford has had in a week, and the Gauchos don't stand a chance.
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"Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires," repeatedly proclaims President Obama, arguing for his proposed $1.5 trillion tax increase over the next 10 years. "That's pretty straightforward. It's hard to argue against that." In fact, Mr. Obama's statement is anything but straightforward and not hard to argue against.
Nearly all the pundits and attorneys are calling Jaycee Lee Dugard's federal lawsuit a "long shot." Ms. Dugard, who was abducted with a "stun gun" on her way to school at age 11, then raped and tortured in a shed for 18 years by a federally paroled sex offender with the help of his also-released inmate wife, sued the federal government September 22, citing "gross neglect."
Tim Hawkins is a very funny guy. He sings a great song, "The Government Can," with body movements that tell the story in a truly hilarious way. I watched it the other day on a website with an incredibly simple but potent message: that 545 people in Washington are responsible for all of America's woes. Charley Reese, the writer, explained in an essay posted at LewRockwell.com:
With the U.S. debt having surpassed 100 percent of gross domestic product August 3, to $14.58 trillion, it's crudely entertaining to see how multimillionaire lawmakers in Congress and administrations both past and present find "compassionate" ways to spend ever-more of taxpayers' money. The following is just the most recent example of a "compassionate" expenditure taxpayers don't need.
Not too long ago, The American Spectator contributor Jeffrey Lord authored a couple of articles within which he took to task third-place Republican presidential contender Ron Paul. Because some of Paul's most earnest defenders have already dealt with the first article in good measure (see here and here), it is on the second of these critiques of the Texas Congressman that I will set my sights.


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I'm a PRO user and I've opened two tickets, #243584 and #247265. The first was opened a month ago on November 26th and has been ignored for weeks. The second was asking about the status of the first and it to has been ignored as well. Four days ago I sent a message via your contact form and there has been no response to that, either.
I'm not sure what's going on over there but I'd really appreciate some support.
The plugin will not post scheduled items. It's configured to do so every few hours for each network type and doesn't do anything. Similar to this post, also unanswered: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/pro-version-to-schedule-autopost-existing-posts-doesnt-works


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I'm new in this community but I am so keen to learn as much as possible. I got a website http://www.app42day.com and i just got a small problem with my adverts, because of the companies I'm working with for the adds, i need them to be in 300x300, but i think that the template was set it up for 250x250 on the side bar. So, because of that the margins look's weird and i cant see the full width of the image. Can please someone help me as i dont really know what do i have to change, i guess is on the style.css but not really sure. I can manage to make bigger all the margins modifing the padding of the whole sidebar, but that is not what i want because then it looks crap everything else. I put the adverts there with the "text" widget if it helps.
Sorry about my english as I'm spanish i might done loads of mistakes, i hope it does make sense my cuestion and you dont missunderstand my needs.
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© 2015. Cary Cremidas
Latoya Hawthorne, Founder
Latoya Hawthorne, a native of Jamaica, moved to the United States with her family in 1993. Many know her as Latti; a nickname given to her by her mother as a child. She spent the rest of her childhood growing up in suburban Westchester County, N.Y. However, shortly after arriving in the United States, Hawthorne was diagnosed with severe arthritis and spent much of her early years on crutches. She eventually overcame adversity and learned to live with chronic pain, and taught herself to walk without assistance.
Hawthorne went on to study mass communication and advertising, and after years of building her confidence to an all-time high, she entered the dating scene. It wasn't too long before she fell madly in love with a man she believed to be her soul mate-or so she thought.
Her former boyfriend wanted to take care of her, but under his rules: He wanted her to be a stay at home wife. However, Hawthorne, on the other hand, wanted to be a runway model. Although deep down, she knew she was created for a greater purpose, she eventually compromised to be accepted by the only person she believed loved her. After a few years of catering to his wishes, she decided she wanted more. But her former flame was none too pleased by her independent streak…
Hawthorne endured years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of a man she believed to be her "rock." Brick by brick, the self-esteem she worked so hard to build began to crumble. She tried to run away from the pain, but fell into a downward spiral of drug abuse, leaving her hopeless and desperate for a way out.
Eventually Hawthorne escaped her troubles and followed her dreams, moving to California to pursue a career in the arts. She instantly began modeling and started shooting with some of Southern California's finest fashion photographers. But it was when she began to explore the other side of the lens, working as an assistant photographer, that she found her passion for the craft. Her confidence and self-esteem returned with a vengeance, motivating her to push herself to the next level: creating A Walking Virtue.
A Walking Virtue is a creative studio that empowers women with tools to advance and sustain their artisanal product lines through photography and brand strategy. In her spare time, founder, Latoya Hawthorne speaks on violence prevention in schools. She empowers young women to build healthy relationships with one another through the arts. By sharing her skills and experiences, she hopes to inspire young women as others have inspired her. Latoya obtained her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Communication Studies in 2015. Latoya has hopes to travel and help under-served women launch businesses in countries around the world. She spends her leisure time visiting new restaurants, modeling, sewing and volunteering at performing arts schools with at-risk teens. Latoya is a member of the American Art Therapy Association. She still resides in California and is currently writing her memoir on overcoming domestic violence, low self-esteem and drug abuse.
© 2012. Latoya Hawthorne
Kerry-Ann Ellington, Co-Founder
Kerry-Ann is a native of the beautiful island of Jamaica. In 1994, her family migrated to the United States in search of the American dream. She completed the arduous Pre Medical Magnet program and graduated with honors and in the top 10 percent of her class at Ely High school in Pompano Beach FL. Upon graduating from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Communications, Kerry-Ann relocated to California with her husband Delwin, a 1stSgt in the Marine Corps. They currently reside in Southern California with their 3 gorgeous boys and their family dog Chip.
Blessed with the opportunity to live in a state where she not only pursues her passion for acting and modeling, Kerry-Ann is also a community activist and philanthropist. She lends a hand to various organizations in support of military families, as well as female empowerment and youth mentorship.
Kerry-Ann is the Co-Founder of "A Walking Virtue," a collective of young, artistic women from Los Angeles, CA, who cultivate healthy relationships through a sisterhood of creativity.
Working as an Event Manager for the Semper Fi Fund, an organization that provides financial assistance to wounded and critically ill service members who were injured after 9/11 has been extremely rewarding for her. Due to her ambitious work ethic and service driven heart for military families, Kerry-Ann, along with 29 other hard working and dedicated military spouses, were recipients of "Oprah's Favorite Things 2012" and she was blessed with the opportunity to meet one of her idols, Ms. Oprah Winfrey.
Her passion for making sure our youth focuses on their goals in life led her to be on the Board of Directors for the S.T.A.R Foundation, a cause that teaches young people to abstain from sex. They also teach sex education to make sure our young people are aware of the dangers of having sex at an early age. On any given Saturday, you can find Kerry-Ann at the Watts neighborhood's Imperial Courts playground in Los Angeles, CA where she mentors some of the most adorable children ever through the Red Eye Inc. organization.
In her spare time, Kerry-Ann loves doing fun activities with her family and friends. "I am a bit of a risk taker and will try anything at least once. Once I fall in love with an activity, I will try my best to master it." She also enjoys cooking, baking, writing, reading and a hearty obsession with board games. "It brings me great joy to be able to live out my God given purpose in life. I believe that a life filled with purpose and service, is a blessed one."


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very nice are the shortcuts on the right for xp too ? DL link pls if it is ;D
I can has growlstyle??
Why can't I donwload the link ?
does it has err ?
plz cheke it , baby .
does it has err ?
plz cheke it , baby .
Ok, I've seen these around, so I have to ask, what are those little tabs on the right?
I have to ask: where's the dock from? I love it.
excellent shot. everything comes together so well. mind if i ask what those three dots are in your menu bar? i've seen a lot of people with that but i don't know what it is..
Where do you get the black TAB on Mac ?!
how to change font to calibry? and where can i find this spotlight mod?
for calibri u have to use silk by unsanity, for the spotlight i used the icon from the theme kaer by nuclear potato, you can find it on macthemes2.net, use the search tool, don't ask the link please..
awesome shot! do you already got an updated version of your theme? maybe some more app skins?
Just a quick question: The font is?
gr8 shot mate TDK ftw!!!111
It's really gorgeous
Bello. D'effetto. Come al solito un setup perfetto.
nice wall..
Cool~ Great shot
is that totalitunes controller in the menu bar?
where can i get it? any link? thanks
where can i get it? any link? thanks
Great colors! ^^
nice desk .
but what is thet in the lower left corner ?
but what is thet in the lower left corner ?
Nice desk,man...
nice shot
any news for your next theme
What are those tabs on the side of your screen?
this is leo?
Very impressive, my friend!
love it
Outstanding work man !!! +
Looks awesome, bro .
Nice shot, man..
Nice and simple, love the growl style
annoiato? ti posso capire perfettamente...comunque bel desk! ^_^
Wow. I love that Growl style. Will you be releasing it?
very fine work, i like the dark extras.
Nice shot mate
beautiful shot! what's the item counter in the lower left corner?


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- Cayman Airways seeks another new plane 3 comments
- Commissioner: We do not need more police 2 comments
- Flow president makes the rounds to resolve ICTA issues 2 comments
- Judge to rule Monday on release of GM mosquitoes 2 comments
Veterans remember Gov. Russell
Members of the Cayman Islands Veterans Association gathered Sunday morning to remember former Governor Thomas Russell. Mr. Russell served with the British Infantry during World War II and founded the local Veterans Association in 1978 during his time as Cayman's governor.
Businesses bemoan immigration complexities
While customer service and friendliness at the Cayman Islands Immigration Department has improved in recent months, complex regulations and administrative practices that serve to stymie local businesses have not, according to a recent survey by the Chamber of Commerce.
Young roller hockey teams return from US tournament as winners
Cayman's 8-Under team won the Gold Division Championship and the 10-U team were Silver Division Champions and bronze winners in the Gold Division at the North American Roller Hockey Championships.
Kensington Hellcats take down Burger King Panthers
In Week 4 of the Flow Cayman Islands Flag Football Premier League, the Kensington Hellcats defeated the Burger King Panthers 14-6 at Ed Bush field on July 16.
U-19 rugby team in RAN tournament
The Dart Cayman Rugby Under-19 team competed against the best Caribbean rugby nations in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championship Tournament earlier this month.
Men's volleyball team competes in Haiti
Cayman Men lost in three sets to Haiti, Curacao and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the latter in close sets, to finish in fourth place among four teams of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association, in the Men's Group C division of the NORCECA volleyball competition, in Haiti on July 8-11.
Racers make a splash in South Sound
Watercraft racing returned to Cayman's waters in style on Sunday as speed merchants hit the water for the resumption of a racing series.
Cayman golfer plays in Junior Open
Joe Purton traveled straight from Barbados, where he represented the Cayman Islands at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships, to Scotland last week to join 147 other junior golfers from 80 countries around the world.


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Each year over 10 acres of corn at All Seasons is transformed into a corn maze with over 3 miles of pathways and a lookout bridge. The corn maze has 2 paths: a shorter one for youngsters, and a more challenging one for the maze enthusiast. Each year our corn maze design changes and this year's design is minions themed!
Our kiddie maze tells the story of Spookley the Square Pumpkin. Our larger maze requires you to play detective to discover which farm animal kidnapped Farmer Joe.
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Judge Bill Gibron also thinks that Acapulco Gold is "bad-ass weed."
The Charge
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The Case
We all owned them, we wild children of the early '70s. We memorized their drug-addled jokes and played dumb when our parents would ask us where we heard such horrific, pot-laced lunacy. Still, in the wee hours when no one else was listening, or in those rare instances when we were left to our own devices (parents did that a lot in the days before disco), we would whip out our copies of the self-titled debut, Big Bambu (complete with some kind of thin, glue-edged "paper" inside), Los Cochinos, or The Wedding Album and fire up the hi-fi. We'd even snicker to ourselves when "singles" like "Basketball Jones," "Sister Mary Elephant," and "Earache My Eye" would get airplay on our hit radio AM stations. Yes, Cheech and Chong turned marijuana and the accompanying stoner/hippie culture into an entire career, moving far beyond any kind of cult to become one of the most subversive commercial comedy acts of all time. They even managed to translate their oddball appeal into an '80s filled with mainstream hit films.
After a contentious break-up which saw them separated for all of the '90s, they staged a reunion of sorts on South Park (though they recorded their voice work individually) and then on an episode of Don Johnson's Nash Bridges. A movie was planned, but axed once Tommy Chong was arrested on drummed up drug paraphernalia charges (it became the basis for an award winning documentary). Finally, in 2008, they traded on their significant nostalgia value to tour, eventually announcing a more permanent partnership. Now, we finally get the first fruits of this renewed collaboration entitled Cheech and Chong's Animated Movie…except, this really isn't something new. What it is, however, is a highlight reel of the duo's previously recorded album output put to pictures by clearly devoted fans Braden and Eric Chambers. Even the "new material" hinted at comes from this pair, not our hemp-huffing heroes. Still, if you find yourself rolling…on the floor with every herb joke made by these men, this 85 minute overview will make you laugh. For everyone else? Cannabis caveat emptor.
The story starts off with Chong being propositioned by some body-lice ridden girl. One of these parasites "smells" what he is smoking and thus begins a vignette-oriented chase approach. While watching TV, the guys riff on "Let's Make a Dope Deal," see Blind Melon Chitlin on "UnAmerican Bandstand" as well as an ad for "Acapulco Gold Filters." Our dudes hit the "Drive-In" for that classic bit, as well as wander downtown to see those dirty dogs "Ralph and Herbie" discuss their poop problems. Sister Mary tells her class of pre-convicts to "SHUT UP!" while "Sergeant Stadanko" is stunned by how much these kids know about dope. Toward the end, things spin a bit out of control, a desire to include Alice Bowie ala "Earache" becoming a stretch since none (repeating, NONE) of the parental material is included. Also MIA are "Basketball Jones," Ashley Roachclip, Wink Dinkerson, and anything after 1974. The film ends on an odd 2001 spoof which works, if only because of the juxtaposition of pompous classical music and Mary Jane.
In fact, Cheech and Chong's Animated Movie will have very limited appeal beyond those who already get its unique brand of brain damaged humor. Unlike Rob Zombie's brilliant Ralph Bakshi takedown, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, the Chambers have no particular style to suggest, or steal from. This looks like your typical Spike TV cartoon branded with more boobs, buttholes, and BM than anything John Waters has ever attempted. Taste is indeed a matter of personal preference, but do we really need to see an animated turd trying to escape a dog's behind? Or how about the pile of diarrhea left behind by a cheerful session musician. The opening, which features more beaver shots than a dozen Basic Instincts offers even more exploitation, which is odd when you consider that there's very little other nudity offered here. Indeed, the hard-R content all revolves around scatology and smokin'.
As for the Blu-ray, one can't fault the added content. We are provided with four hours and twenty minutes of audio commentary (get it?) including a weird one with Cheech and Chong, another with Tommy and his daughter Paris, and a final one featuring the Chambers and longtime record producer Lou Adler (he helped launch Cheech and Chong's career). All three are interesting, but the duo's discussion often ends up with mixed signals (they can't remember who wrote/suggested what bit) and a bit of tension. There is also a slideshow (which is somewhat interesting) and a "session" with Blind Melon Chitlin singing "Medical Marijuana Blues." As for the sound and image, the 1.85:1, 1080p transfer is terrific, bright and colorful without any flaring or obvious picture issues. There is a high level of contrast in the cartoon, so that's replicated here as well. The lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is also excellent, offering these old bits in pure digital clarity.
For longtime fans as well as neophytes who've recently discovered the duo, Cheech and Chong's Animated Movie is like listening to your old LPs on heavy rotation. Until they decide to do something new, this is what we can expect from the High Princes of Pot in the near future (yes, a sequel is in the works).
The Verdict
Not guilty. Like a heady buzz before a Pink Floyd concert.
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Released: Jun 01st, 2005
Running Time: 81
Director: Summer Haze
Company: Club Summer Haze Productions
Cast: Craig Valentine, Jenny (I), Toy, Teddie, Kylie Kurves, Summer Haze, Sadie
Critical Rating: AA 1/2
Genre: Pro-Am
Amateur and big bust shelves are your best bet. Nice box cover.
Mediocre amateur scenes with Summer Hazen Kylie Kurves and a few unfamiliar amateurs they apparently met on the road. Kurves and Craig Valentine give pointers on how to make a porn scene.
Overall, this is a bit boring; one scene is only a brief hand job. The box calls this "the hottest on the road footage" -perhaps substituting hottest for tame would better befit this product.


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Schumer's Postgame Analysis
Talking to reporters after the hearings, Chuck Schumer says: "since nobody can put together a coherent story about how this list was put together . . . the arrow points more and more to the White House." He says when you have all these DOJ officials "playing Abbott and Costello, pointing the finger at somebody else, something is amiss." He predicts the White House won't want Gonzales to stay on, and says he shouldn't stay on. The main point, however, is that Gonzales is neither here not there — attention must be paid to the White House.
More broadly, I would also add that while it's nice to see some Republicans getting semi-tough about this, that if the GOP was still in the majority their "no oversight" policies would still be in place and none of this would have ever come to light.


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Low-cost NAS and iSCSI array has room for seven drives.
The Latitude 3340 laptop can stand up to student abuses, both physical and virtual.
This durable, low-cost enclosure is good for spot backups, data migration and extra storage.
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The new Magazine UX is strangely reminiscent of Windows 8, and even has "Live Tiles."
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Released: Feb 01st, 2006
Running Time: 140
Director: Lex Drill
Company: Lex Drill Productions
Distribution Companies: Legend
Cast: Sharka Blue, Jean-Yves LeCastel, Krystal DeBoor, Dillon (I), David Perry, Kat (I), Joe Monti, Lilian Tiger, Roley Reeves, Francesca Felicci, Reno, Robert Rosenberg, Franco Roccaforte
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: Gonzo
Sharka Blue, with her fine, fine, bullet-shaped boobs, looks hot getting fishhooked and faceslapped while fucked in the ass. Lilian Tiger from Prague takes on three guys (ah yes, the romanticism of an airtight Euroslut) like it's easy.
Krystal DeBoor is extremely cute with a beautiful pussy and the greatest nipples ever. Two guys walk right into her mouth, and it's on, baby. She fucks back hard during her d.p. and eggs them on to fuck her faster.
Francesca Felicci takes on three cocks, as well, and gets completely worked over. And last but not least, Kat, a teen-type with braces, get fucked in the ass and loves it.
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When it comes to metal, whether it be heavy, hard, or hairy, the one thing that really hurts my feelings is a poorly mastered recording. While I admit I possess very little knowledge on the subject of mastering (however informative this link should prove) it would seem that time and inevitable technological developments have redefined what a properly mastered record should sound like, nevermind that my reckoning of a ill-mastered metal record has everything to do with volume control. Putting on an exemplary recording like Judas Priest's Screaming For Vengeance only to discover the maximum volume setting worthy of a dental visit is an insult to the ear and the slap to the id; "why can't I make this any louder", you lament. I feel your pain, people. I too am screaming for vengeance!
Which is why I am particularly stoked about the upcoming September third celebratory reissue of Judas Priest's Screaming For Vengeance - the 30th Anniversary Special Edition, containing not only the remastered original album plus six bonus tracks, but also a live DVD from the 1983 US festival show filmed in San Bernadino, CA on May 29, 1983.I know, you're probably thinking, Priest has already seen to the digital remastering of most of their catalog in 2001, no? Sound hounds and intense listens have generated a clash of opinions concerning just how beneficial the overall remaster treatment was. While I don't pretend that my ears are trained to recognize minutiae apparent in the thankfully LOUD 2001 Priest remasters, my favorite complaint directed at the "creepy, crawly knob-twiddling" Jon Astley inflicted upon the reissue of British Steel compares the end result to "Edith Bunker being gang raped by a swarm of castrated locusts" -- an observation that potentially bodes ill for any serious audiophile.