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Lionsgate Goes In For a Chemical Peel
We've been talking about Chemical Peel since 2012, and now the flick has finally nailed itself some distribution courtesy of Lionsgate. Read on for when you can see this bad boy, and then head straight to the dermatologist.
IFC Midnight to Explore its Inner Demons
After a successful showing as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival, Dread Central has just learned that IFC Midnight has acquired distribution rights to Seth Grossman's horror flick Inner Demons.
Syfy Announces 12 Monkeys Production Kick-Off Date and New Cast Members
Production on Syfy's upcoming "12 Monkeys" series begins next month, and along with more details on that we have two new cast members to announce, one of whom is quite near and dear to our horror-loving hearts.
New Life After Beth Clip Chained to the Wall
Life After Beth, a Jeff Baena-written/directed comedy that stars Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Dane DeHaan, Paul Reiser, and Anna Kendrick, is available now on Direct TV VOD; and we've got the latest clip for you right here courtesy of EW!
#SDCC14: John Erick Dowdle Talks As Above, So Below and More
The found footage flick As Above, So Below, directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil), will be in theatres on August 29th; and during the San Diego Comic-Con, Evan Dickson had a chance to speak with him about it and more. Read on for the skinny.
Creepy First Trailer for Lyle
On tap for you cats right now is the official trailer for director Stewart Thorndike's new film Lyle, which is said to be cut from the same umbilical chord as Rosemary's Baby. Gotta say... it's lookin' pretty damned creepy. Check it out!
The Babadook Scares Up Theatrical Release Date in the UK and Ireland; New Clip and More!
While a date hasn't yet been set for the release of The Babadook (review) here in the States, the critically acclaimed spookshow has just been provided with a release date in both the UK and Ireland. Read on to check out a brand new clip and much more!
TIFF 2014 Vanguard Lineup Includes Alleluia, Shrew's Nest, Over Your Dead Body, Spring, Luna; New Stills
Earlier today we brought you the full lineup of TIFF 2014's Midnight Madness programme, and we're back with the 11 films that comprise the fest's Vanguard lineup, which includes Alleluia, Shrew's Next, Spring, and the latest from Takashi Miike.
#SDCC14: Creatures Revealed in New Trailer for The Maze Runner
At Comic-Con this past weekend, a brand new trailer for The Maze Runner was shown off, giving attendees the first good look at the film's deadly creatures. Today, it's made its way onto the net, and we're excited for you to check it out.
TIFF 2014 Midnight Madness Lineup Includes REC 4, Tusk, The Guest, It Follows, and Lots More; New Images!
The 39th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 4-14, 2014, and its Midnight Madness programme brings thrills, chills, and all sorts of kills to Festival audiences once again including Tusk, [REC] 4: Apocalypse, The Guest, It Follows, and lots more!
Clean Up Needed for Exclusive Septic Man Clip
On tap right now we have an exclusive clip for Starz Digital Media's upcoming release of Septic Man (review). Check it out and don't forget to disinfect when you're done. You never know what you'll catch from where nowadays!
There's a Werewolf Rising on UK DVD in September
Deep in the sinister woods lives an unimaginable terror... one that wreaks death and destruction when the moon is full. Out of the darkness comes a new kind of bloodlust in Werewolf Rising, arriving on UK DVD from Image Entertainment on September 8th.
Rob Zombie to Host 10th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute
Taking place August 24 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA, the 10th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute will bring family, friends, and fans together to celebrate the late punk guitarist's legacy with a special outdoor screening of host Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects.
Things Are NOT Normal in this The Night Visitor 2 Teaser Debut
A few months have passed since we last got an update on Brianne Davis' The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story, but in the interim the director has been hard at work, and today we're debuting the film's teaser trailer.
The Gasp Menagerie: Pub Ghost Holds His Ale Well
An oft-told tale is that of the haunted pub with prankish spirits that topple pints and glasses to the dismay of patron and barkeep alike. Now there's a spin to the story: a ghost that may pull a prank every now and again but respects the beer too much to spill any in the name of shenanigans.


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BELLMONT — An Altona woman was injured in a one-car accident Friday.
Kristie L. Gregory, 31, was traveling east on County Route 24 near Pinnacle Road shortly before 5:28 p.m. when she lost control of her vehicle on slippery pavement, Malone-based State Police said.
Gregory's car rotated clockwise and exited the south side of the roadway, striking a mailbox and some trees, police said.
Information on where Gregory was taken for treatment of her injuries was not available.
No tickets were issued, police said.
CHAZY — A Rouses Point man was injured in a one-car accident Feb. 27.
According to Chazy-based State Police, Leo F. Wagner, 60, was driving southbound on Route 9B near Choiniere Road in the Town of Champlain when his car drifted off the west shoulder of the roadway, entering a ditch and striking a driveway culvert.
The car became airborne and overturned, police said.
Wagner was taken to CVPH Medical Center.
His medical condition was not available Saturday.
Ticket information was not available.
FORT COVINGTON — A Fort Covington woman was injured in a one-car accident on Jan. 30.
Athena A. Chubb, 33, was driving east on County Route 1 near Dog Hollow Road in the Town of Fort Covington at an unsafe speed for the icy road conditions, Malone-based State Police said.
Chubb's vehicle went off the road and struck an earth embankment, police said.
Details on Chubb's injuries and medical treatment were not available.
Ticket information was also not available.
BURKE — An Ogdensburg man was injured in a one-car accident Jan. 29.
Daniel J. Trimm, 47, was traveling east on Route 11 near East Road when his vehicle drifted south, exiting the roadway, Malone-based State Police said.
Trimm's car then struck a guardrail, police said.
Details on Trimm's injuries and medical treatment were not available.

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A Bristol Borough woman was killed after being struck by a train minutes after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, not far from Bensalem.
According to a borough patrolman, the victim is a 46-year-old resident of Bristol and was killed during an incident on the tracks near Headley Street at around 8:20 a.m.
Garden Street resident Bill Wise said that he heard the train hitting its horn several times and sirens just after. He said an ambulance arrived but left after a few minutes.
Police from the borough, SEPTA and Amtrak were on the scene for more than two hours and were forced to delay service on the tracks.
The woman's body sat on the tracks near a spot that local residents say is a popular cut-through, but police at the scene did not comment on the accident.
A van from the coroner's office came to remove the body at 10 a.m.
Confused commuters waited at the borough train station only to be told of the accident. Many had to travel to stations in Philadelphia to get service.
Police at the scene told Patch that Amtrak investigators are handling the investigation.


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This morning I have been on line looking at local sites and seeing if they link us. Those that do are getting a banner link on our blog roll.
I think it is not only fair but important that specifically Morongo Basin blogs and generally High Desert blogs should link one another. I mean what is the point of blogging if no one ever reads your site?
We get about 7-10 thousand individual IP hits a day, that is a whole hell of a lot of readers for such a regionally focused site. We think that we should share our good fortune in figuring out how to get return readers with our fellow bloggers. The more we all share the more we all have a continued growth in readership. And, readers is what it is all about.
So here is the deal, if you have a blog or web site that is well maintained and in my opinion has topical civic, social or political import I am going to link you. I don't have to like you to link you. If I miss you let me know.
I will not link sites that are stagnant or have really just bull shit content. Sorry I'm not going to link cute little animal sites, Barney the Dino sites or every eco-loon's site that feels I'm a no good SOB for not marching with them in lock step. If you have something interesting to say or have content that has significant importance to the community I will link you. Don't be surprised if I decide to delink you if after a reasonable period of time and I discover you failed to reciprocate and link Cactus Thorns.
Oh yeah, I get to design the banner. You want hits let me design that banner.


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Nas Brings Out Lauryn Hill at Openair Festival in Switzerland
Over 40 hip-hop acts and DJs including 50 Cent, Drake, Ludacris, and Rick Ross were on the bill at the Openair Frauenfeld festival in Switzerland, but it was Nas who got one of the biggest reactions when he brought out Lauryn Hill. Wearing a "Life Is Good" tank top in honor of his new album, the rap veteran performed a set full of his classics before L Boogie joined him on their timeless record "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)."
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Welcome to Termo Records
Out November 2013: The Opium Cartel return after their much-acclaimed debut with their sophomore effort "Ardor".
Out September 2013: The soundtrack to the motion picture Bravehearts / Til Ungdommen, with music by Ketil Vestrum Einarsen (White Willow, Jaga Jazzist, Motorpsycho), Lars Fredrik Frøislie (Wobbler, White Willow, Tusmørke) and Matilda Gressberg, who's already had several radio hits.
This album will only be for sale digitally (itunes, spotify and so on).
Out July 2013: White Willow "Ignis Fatuus" double CD. Wobbler "Rites at Dawn" as both LP and digipack.
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In snow, many work from home
Thanks to the Internet, social media and technology, employers are becoming more comfortable with letting their employees stay home and wrestle with a keyboard and video hookup, rather than brave slippery roads to get to work on time.
At Dyn, a Millyard-based Internet services company, employees have the option of working from home or taking a personal day whenever Manchester schools close, said Michael Taylor, community outreach coordinator for the company.
"This is an incredibly valuable policy for our employees, especially ones with young families and kids whose schools were likely impacted by the weather too," he said.
Stephanie Lewry, director of Intown Manchester, said downtown parking garages were nearly empty Tuesday, an indication that many companies tell their workers not to come in.
"This is an absolute huge change between now and 10 years ago when we had a snow storm," she said.
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The Cullman Times
John Howard Trinchitella was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 3, 1943, and grew up in Pensacola, Florida where he graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School in 1961. A graduate of St. Bernard's College in 1966, John was the vice-president of Howard Oil Company, a past president and board member of the Cullman Kiwanis Club, past chairman of the Sacred Heart School Board and a past board member at St. Bernard's Prep School. He proudly served as an officer in the U. S. Navy and had a deep and enduring love for his country.
A natural and gifted athlete, he excelled through high school and college sports followed by over 40 years of success at the state, regional, and national levels as a tournament tennis player. In high school, he played every varsity sport, and made All Conference and All City finals for baseball and football. At St Bernard, he played varsity baseball.
He coached many boys and girls in tennis throughout the years. He coached football, baseball, and tennis in the Cullman Park and Recreation program. He conducted over 100 tennis events at the club, city and county levels and he served as the tennis professional for Terri Pines Country Club for 18 years. In 2012, he was inducted into the Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame.
John proudly served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1966-1974. He completed US Naval Aviation flight training. Additionally, he served as a Communications Officer and Top Secret Control Officer in Norfolk, Virginia.
As Vice President of Howard Oil Company, John served with his business partner, Tommy Howard, for 41 years. They also owned and operated the Southmart Chevron stores, where John was known for his care, concern, and loyalty for his employees.
John had a strong and everlasting love for his family – Rachel, his wife of 48 years, Alice, his daughter, Jason, his son, and Chad, his son-in-law and his parents, brother and sisters.
John was a good and compassionate man who touched the lives of so many in his community as a friend, teacher, coach and mentor. He demonstrated his deep and abiding love and faith in God and his appreciation of God's beauty in how he treated others, his love for animals, and his love of sharing his beautiful photos of the heavenly skies. He loved so many things about living in Cullman – living in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains with its beautiful skies, a strong community, and his multitude of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Francis Trinchitella and Alma Falcone Trinchitella and is survived by his wife, Rachel; his son, Jason Trinchitella; his daughter, Alice Anne Trinchitella Apel; his son-in-law, Chad Apel; his brother, Chuck Trinchitella and sister-in-law Yvonne Trinchitella; his sisters, Marianne Trinchitella Weaver and brother-in-law Fred Weaver, and Rose Trinchitella Chambers and brother-in-law Jason Chambers; several nieces and nephews, and several precious pets.
Visitation will be Tuesday, October 1, at Moss Funeral Home, from 4-8 p.m., with the Rosary at 7:30 p.m.
Services will be held at St. Bernard Abbey church on Wednesday, October 2, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Cullman Memory Gardens.
Donations in John's name can be made to Friends of Sacred Heart School Fund through the office at Sacred Heart Catholic School or to Cullman County Animal Shelter, 935 Convent Road NE, Cullman, AL 35055.


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A group of state lawmakers will hold a Town Hall-style meeting Thursday to discuss issues affecting African-American residents in Greater Cincinnati.
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus is sponsoring the event, called The State of African Americans in Ohio. Among those attending are State Sen. Eric Kearney (D-North Avondale), State Rep. Dale Mallory (D-West End) and State Rep. Alicia Reece (D-Bond Hill).
Carolyn Washburn has been hired as editor and vice president at The Cincinnati Enquirer, the newspaper announced today. A Greater Cincinnati native, Washburn currently is editor at The Des Moines Register in Iowa.
Washburn, 48, previously worked with Enquirer Publisher Margaret Buchanan while both were at The Idaho Statesman. Buchanan will be Washburn's new boss and made the selection. Washburn begins her new job Jan. 10.
He might not have won in November's Cincinnati City Council elections, but Kevin Flynn has scored a victory elsewhere.
Flynn, who ran unsuccessfully as a Charterite in the 2009 and 2011 council elections, has been selected as the president of the group that endorsed him. The Charter Committee of Greater Cincinnati announced today that Flynn has been elected president of the organization, taking over for Dawn Denno, who didn't seek reelection.
Flynn is a real-estate attorney from Mount Airy who also teaches at the University of Cincinnati's law school. He has been confined to a wheelchair since a serious automobile accident in 2002.
During his first campaign in 2009 Flynn placed 13th among 19 candidates in council elections. The top nine vote-getters are elected to the group.
Last year Flynn finished in 11th place — ahead of three incumbents who lost reelection — among 22 candidates.
Flynn is excited about the new position.
"When we see the high level of partisan politics in our national and state governments, I appreciate the independent, creative leadership Charter fosters in our city," he said in a prepared statement. "The Charter Committee will continue to focus on bringing the best governance to Cincinnati, including thoughtful changes to the city's Charter, and to support a budget and budget process which serves the best interests of the citizens of Cincinnati."
Formed in 1924, the Charter Committee helped end the corrupt political machine operated by "Boss" George Cox, a Republican who dominated City Hall and local politics, arranging tasks like fixing tax rates for friends and contributors.
Charter successfully pushed to create the city manager form of government, which was designed to depoliticize the daily administrative tasks of municipal government.
A summit of neighborhood leaders from Cincinnati's West Side is being planned by the Westwood Civic Association (WCA).
The association is inviting all West Side neighborhood groups, not just those from its home base of Westwood, and says it's seeking input on topics that will be discussed.
A coalition of progressive groups will hold a national convention later this month in Madison, Wis., the site of a hard-fought political battle to protect collective bargaining rights for public-sector labor unions.
Democracy Convention 2011 is scheduled for Aug. 24-28, and is envisioned as the inaugural session of what will become an annual event. It will feature several conferences on topics like community organizing, curtailing corporate influence in politics, economic democracy, independent media and constitutional reform.
In 2009 Hamilton County was responsible for the lives of 1,243 children.
"They were involved with the court system because of abuse or neglect by their parents or caregivers," according to ProKids.
After more than a week of rumors, it was made official today: Enquirer Executive Editor Tom Callinan will retire at year's end to accept a professorship at the University of Cincinnati.
In an e-mail sent to staffers, Enquirer Publisher Margaret Buchanan announced the retirement and said Callinan's replacement would be named "shortly after the first of the year."
Cincinnati City Council is set to approve $960,000 to fund this year's Summer Youth Employment Program, but the councilwoman overseeing the process wants to begin collecting data to track outcomes and increase efficiency.
Council's Budget and Finance Committee this afternoon heard a presentation from city staffers about plans for the 2012 program, which is designed to provide employment and training for low-income youth.
A national coalition of community groups, including two Cincinnati organizations, are urging President Obama to push big Wall Street banks into writing down all "underwater mortgages" to market value. The groups said the action would pump up to $1.6 billion into Ohio's economy and create more than 24,000 jobs statewide.


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Here's what I'm thinking immediately after the Redskins' 20-9 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday:
There were a few small-scale positives to take away from yet another debacle, and I'll get to those in a bit. I just want to mention it before we start as a way of encouraging you to come in off the ledge.
It's clear 3-13 or 4-12 is a real possibility for this team. Not only have the Redskins lost each of their last five games, they haven't even led at any point during that span. They're dealing with fundamental offensive dysfunction that, as coach Mike Shanahan said after the game, begins with their inability to run the ball.
The Redskins' offensive line and tight ends, generally speaking, have failed to consistently generate a push and create lanes for running backs who, in turn, don't always capitalize when holes are available. The line's play has suffered from injuries to LG Kory Lichtensteiger, LT Trent Williams and RT Jammal Brown (not to mention TE Chris Cooley) during the losing streak, but let's be real about this: The Redskins were not a great rushing team even during the four games when their offense was at full strength.
Washington had exceptional rushing games against St. Louis and Arizona, averaging 4.9 yards per carry in those two wins. But against NFC East rivals New York and Dallas, teams with strong, athletic front sevens, a healthy Redskins offense averaged only 2.8 and 3.0 yards per carry, respectively.
Now consider that Shanahan has signed three members of the Redskins' first-string offensive line, Williams, Brown and RG Chris Chester, to long-term contracts. Those are Shanahan's guys, and they weren't getting the job done against divisional opponents. That's scary.
So from where is the improvement up front going to come? Building a passing attack that opposing defenses respect would help. Maybe getting Chester through an offseason program alongside Brown would help.
As far as personnel goes, though, the problem isn't just one person. All of the first-stringers lost their share of individual blocks or failed to get to linebackers or whatever. But I'm not sure the Redskins have the resources to overhaul the line AND draft a top quarterback AND acquire two top-flight receivers. Not in only one offseason, anyway.
Lichtensteiger's contract is up after this season, and he'll be coming off a severe knee injury, so maybe the Redskins go a different direction there. But he started to settle in and play fairly well at left guard this season. His athleticism is his biggest asset, so we'll have to see if that survives his knee injury.
Re-signing Brown to a five-year deal in July surprised me a bit because he doesn't move as well as, say, Williams. That's what happens when you have hip surgery, though, and now he's dealing with a strained groin. He'll be 31 next March, and it seems his best years are behind him.
Even though Shanahan addressed the line with three high-profile signings, it's still a weakness at this point. That reflects poorly on Shanahan's evaluation of talent.
Shanahan admits he lies to media to try to gain a competitive advantage or get a certain message across, so we reporters have come to believe him at our own risk. Sometimes you have to read between his lines, and that's what I tried to do Sunday night with his unconvincing explanation about why he went back to QB Rex Grossman for the Miami game.
Before I go further, let me say that this is speculation, not reported news. It can be dangerous to openly speculate – facts are much better – but allow me it this time.
Here's the best of a sorry bunch of quotes from Shanahan about why he benched QB John Beck:
"I think going into the game when [right tackle] Jammal [Brown] went down, putting John in a situation where we had a number of players go down, with his experience, I thought it was in our best interest to go with the guy I felt would give us the best chance to win the game, and that was Rex."
OK, stay with me as I throw out a theory…
Shanahan promoted Beck after Beck played well in the fourth quarter against Philadelphia. The Redskins trailed that game, 20-6, when Beck replaced Grossman, and he was able to move the ball against an Eagles' defense that was protecting a two-score lead.
In that game, LG Kory Lichtensteiger and TE Chris Cooley were lost for the season, and LT Trent Williams suffered a sprained ankle that kept him out two games. But Washington still had RB Tim Hightower and WR Santana Moss, and Beck played OK while Grossman was reeling. Shanahan was intrigued by the potential he sees in Beck, so he named him the starter for the Carolina game.
But then Moss and Hightower got hurt against Carolina. From a personnel standpoint, the offense was in shambles. But if Shanahan said he benched Beck for the Miami game because he was too inexperienced to win with a bunch of backups, why did he play against Buffalo and San Francisco?
My guess is that he might not have if Grossman weren't still suffering effects from pneumonia. Grossman said Sunday that he didn't feel normal until a week ago, which means he had no chance of playing against Buffalo or San Francisco even if Shanahan wanted to go back to him because of the injury situation on offense.
It's worth asking Shanahan about this week, but there's no reason to expect an honest answer.
There isn't much to add about Rex that we didn't already know (and there are still seven games left!). He can move the offense, and he did so against the Dolphins by being decisive, knowing where to go with the ball and driving his throws. But you're always waiting for the big mistake, and sure enough that came through.
As for Beck, Shanahan's explanation for benching him seems to indicate we shouldn't see him until RT Jammal Brown and WR Santana Moss return.
If Beck were quarterbacking the NFC Pro Bowl team, would he be better? Of course he would. At some point, though, a quarterback's true ability shows regardless of his supporting cast. Beck wasn't convincing in his three starts.
However, I still say it's fair to expect Beck to improve his reads and timing as he amasses playing experience. Maybe the improvement wouldn't be significant. We might never find out.
OK, I promised some positives. Four come to mind.
LOLB Ryan Kerrigan is a force, and the best thing about him is that he continues to improve. He is much more explosive than he was when he first arrived. That's the product of increased understanding of angles and leverage required in rushing from a two-point stance. He sacked QB Matt Moore in the first quarter after ripping under RT Marc Columbo on an edge rush. Such a display of explosiveness, speed and power was one we didn't see in the preseason.
He also forced two fumbles. When he rushed unblocked and sacked Moore in the third quarter, he made sure to hack down on the ball and get it out. OLB Brian Orakpo could learn from that.
Kerrigan also has improved against tight ends, coaches say. Like Orakpo, he's not a finished product in coverage. Still, in him the Redskins have found an important building block.
Kerrigan committed a personal foul (helmet-to-helmet) and a neutral zone infraction, but those mistakes get overlooked when a player is forcing turnovers.
WR Leonard Hankerson did well with his opportunity by catching eight of the nine passes intended for him. He obviously separated from defenders, and he didn't drop anything, either. That's progress.
On the downside, his failure to keep his balance on an out cut cost the Redskins an interception at the Miami 25-yard line.
I also want to tally his yards after the catch because he has shown a tendency to try to get down and minimize contact instead of fighting for more yards. WR Santana Moss will often get down instead of taking on tacklers, but he's 5-10, 205, compared to Hankerson's 6-2, 205.
Measuring ILB Perry Riley's progress is another reason to stay tuned to the final seven games of this hopeless march to the offseason. He'll make mistakes because he has little game experience on defense, but he shows significant promise in how quickly he diagnoses where the ball is going and closes on it. That's how you make four tackles for a loss, which he did Sunday. Twice he shot in behind the blockers on a screen pass and made the tackle.
It's easy to see why coaches would want to give him an opportunity to start. ILB Rocky McIntosh began the season playing well, but he recently has repeated some of his trademark mistakes of missing tackles and not being in the correct place on the field.
Brandon Banks' 22-yard punt return provided the spark the Redskins have been waiting for from him. On his longest punt return since Week 2, he made something out of very little open space near the left sideline. It gave the Redskins possession at their 41-yard line and set up the promising drive that ended with QB Rex Grossman's interception at the Miami 5.
That's it for me. Let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment, sending me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by hitting me on Twitter @Rich_Campbell.


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Indian Village families attend Komet's NightRecord Number: 9669 Displayed from: Feb 28 2013 12:00AM, until: Mar 20 2013 12:00AM
Indian Village families will take in a hockey game at Komet's Hockey Night. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Coliseum. Free tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis for all Indian Village staff, students and parents.
Contact: Administrative Assistant Angela Quickery, 467-5201
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Local schools that serve good lunches
A friend at a local charter school is trying to upgrade the lunches served to the students. Are there any local schools with a particularly good hot lunch program? (I know about the salad bar available in SM/Malibu schools). I am interested in public, charter, or private. Thanks. She needs menu ideas and tours.
Have her take a look at www.freshlunches.com and www.campuskitchen.net.
Our kids' school (private/elementary) switched to Campus Kitchen last year after deciding the prior hot lunch vendor served too much fried stuff, which they did. The response has been mixed -- Campus Kitchen *does* offer meatless lunch options and a decent variety, but I'm not sure how successful or tasty they are. I was fine eating these flavorless gray lumps of meatless "pot stickers" (made of seitan, I believe) but I saw most kids with that option toss them in the trash. Today the kids are trying the avocado rolls and we'll see how that goes.
My main complaint with Campus Kitchen is the excessive rigidity with which they monitor the hot lunch procedure and portions. Students purchasing the hot lunch sign up online and choose either a regular or large size and are then given a sticker that is taken from as they stand in line to receive hot lunch. Well, in an elementary school stickers get lost, they fall off, etc. and I've seen Campus Kitchen employees try to not give lunches out to kids who have lost their stickers. There is a much better way of verifying who has and has not paid for hot lunch than denying a young child food. Also, they are extremely stingy with portion size of the fruit and salad sides and parents have gotten yelled at for giving kids an extra wedge of melon when there is always more than enough for all students (since many kids decline fruit and veggies anyway). I emailed a complaint about these issues about two weeks ago and have still not heard back.
I would give Campus Kitchen a B-/C+ at the moment.
Our school also offers the In n Out truck 9 times a year. No complaints on that at all!!
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My daughter's school uses My Lunch Box To Go in Pasadena (on Green Street), but we don't use it. I don't think their lunches are all that healthy, as they have way too many processed foods (chicken nuggets, taquitos, corn dogs, etc.). You can opt to get a sandwich every day (tuna, ham, p/b), but I can do that at home. Their lunches run ~$4/day, which includes juice/milk.


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The CSS Virginia
The USS Merrimack The Confederate Naval Department was created by the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States on February 20, 1861. Two and a half months later, on May 5, the former United States Senator from Florida Stephen R. Mallory was confirmed as the Confederate Secretary of the Navy. Mallory faced a daunting task. His new navy, which only existed in a theoretical sense, was responsible for defending 3,500 miles of Southern coastline. Mallory also had to devise a means of breaking the Union blockade of Southern ports, and create a fleet of ships capable of threatening United States maritime commerce on the high seas.
To accomplish this mission, Mallory had a fleet of ten vessels made up of captured or abandoned United States naval vessels, Revenue cutters and other miscellaneous ships.Stephen R Mallory The creation of the Confederate Navy came at a high point in the development of naval architecture and gunnery. The 1850s had seen the rapid development of steam-powered, screw-propelled iron ships developments that gave the Confederacy the technological potential to build the most modern naval fleet in the world. Stephen Mallory was well aware of the recent advances in warship design. After his election to the Senate in 1851, he had served as a member of the Committee on Naval Affairs, and since 1855, he had been its chairman. Mallory had overseen much of the work that had expanded and modernized the United States Navy and had monitored the advances made by European navies. Unfortunately, Mallory realized that the new Confederate nation lacked the materials, money, facilities, and time to build such a navy from scratch.
Mallory recommended to the congress that agents be sent to Europe to purchase ships and supplies for the new Confederate Navy. He also recommended that the navy develop a fleet of ironclad vessels to break the Union blockade. On May 10, 1861, the Confederate Congress appropriated $2 million to purchase ironclads in Europe. With considerable confidence, Mallory dispatched Lieutenant James North to France with orders to buy the French ironclad Gloire, or, if that proved impossible, to contract for the construction of similar ships. Though Lieutenant North did travel to France, he failed to purchase any ships. Mallory then realized that if the South was to have an ironclad, she would have to build one herself.
Remodeling The Merrimack
In the summer of 1861, Mallory met with Lieutenant John Brooke in Richmond, Virginia. A career naval officer in the United States Navy prior to the secession of Virginia, Brooke was now in the Confederate service. Mallory asked Brooke to begin working on a plan outlining the feasibility of constructing an ironclad warship. Brooke quickly drafted a design for a seagoing ironclad battery featuring a raised, armored casemate mounting guns in conventional broadside configuration. The casemate was to be mounted upon a ship's hull with an extended deck on the bow and stern Mallory quickly approved Brooke's design and appointed a naval constructor to oversee its construction. John L. Porter, the naval constructor assigned to the newly captured Gosport Navy Yard, was assigned to the job, and was summoned to Richmond finalize the design.
In late June of 1861, Williamson and Brooke went to the Gosport Yard to search for engines that would be adequate to drive the ironclad. Finding no engines available, Brooke suggested salvaging the machinery from the wreck of the USS Merrimack. Though the former U.S. frigate had been partially burned and sunk by the U.S. Navy, her lower hull and power plant had been salvaged by the Confederates. After conferring further with Porter, Williamson suggested that it might be possible to use both the hull and engines of the Merrimack in building the new ship. Porter agreed that converting the wrecked Union frigate to an ironclad was feasible, and brought the suggestion to Mallory, who approved the conversion. In July 1861, the Confederate Congress appropriated the expenditure of $170,000 to begin the conversion.
John Brooke Porter, Williams, and Brooke shared the responsibility of completing the conversion. Porter oversaw the actual construction in Gosport, while Williamson overhauled the Merrimack's engines and power systems. Brooke remained in Richmond to oversee the acquisition of armor plate and guns. While the work of cutting away portions of the Merrimack's charred timbers and the construction of a shield deck over the hull moved rapidly in Gosport, the work of obtaining armor plate was more problematic. Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, agreed to provide the iron plate from its roller mills.
Between July and October 1861, Tredegar devoted nearly its entire operation to turning out the 1,000 tons of iron plate needed to cover the ship's casemate.
John L. Porter However, the already inadequate Southern railroad system became hopelessly overburdened by the Confederacy's need to mobilize its forces, making the timely delivery of plate to Gosport impossible. Some iron plate shipped from Richmond to Norfolk by rail never arrived at its destination. Other shipments had to be sent on long, circuitous routes leading west out of Richmond to Burkeville, Virginia, then back southeast to Petersburg, Virginia, on southward to Weldon, North Carolina, and finally on to Norfolk, a route that doubled the distance. Problems in obtaining armor plate were multiplied when test firings of guns against the armor layered at a thickness of 3 inches indicated that an additional inch of plate would have to be added to the casemate. Due to these delays, the last of the armor plate was not affixed to the casemate until January 27, 1862. Nevertheless, when the finished ironclad was floated it was discovered that a mistake in calculating the ship's displacement had been made and that she floated too high in the water. The unarmored bow and stern as well as the lower portion of the casemate were all exposed to view. Several thousand tons of pig iron had to be added to the ship as ballast to sink the unprotected hull below the water line.
After nine months of construction, the completed Confederate ironclad, christened the CSS Virginia, was a formidable warship. Her overall length was 270 feet. The entire hull was designed to be submerged below the water line, while the armored casemate remained visible. The armored casemate was protected by 24 inches of oak and pine clad on the outside with 4 inches of iron plate. Her armament was made up of ten guns: three 9-inch smooth-bore Dahlgrens and one 6-inch rifle lined each of her broadsides, and a single pivot-mounted 7-inch Brooke rifle was set in the stern and bow gun ports.
CSS Virginia Plans
The Virginia was also fitted with a 1,500-pound iron ram affixed to her bow, enabling her to crush the hulls of opposing ships. Fitting out the Virginia proved time-consuming as well. Shells for her guns were ordered again from Tredegar; powder which was not available at Gosport was supplied by the army, and coal was collected from various points in Hampton Roads. The mustering of a crew was also a problem, for experienced sailors were difficult to find. Because of the massive build-up of the Confederate army in the opening months of the war, nearly all the available seamen were already serving in the land forces.
Catesby AP Jones Several hundred volunteers were recruited from General John B. Magruder's command from the Confederate defensive lines on the Peninsula, and the remaining members of the crew were recruited from commands as far away as Petersburg. Placed in immediate command of the Virginia was Captain Franklin Buchanan. Buchanan's second in command was Lieutenant Catesby AP. Jones, who was now serving aboard the ship for the second time, having been an officer aboard the USS Merrimack while in the United States Navy before the war.
Though the Virginia at the time of her launching was undoubtedly the most formidable ship in Hampton Roads, her design and construction had flaws that would inhibit her effectiveness as a warship. Foremost in her deficiencies was her steam power plant. The Virginia was powered by the engines that had been salvaged from the Merrimack.
Franklin Buchanan These engines had been condemned by the U.S. Navy in 1860, and the submersion of the engines in the Elizabeth River for several weeks had not improved them. The added weight of the Virginia's armor and ballast put increased strain on the engines, and reduced the ship's speed to not much more than six miles per hour. Her steering was also extremely sluggish: she required nearly 40 minutes to execute a full turn. The Virginia's slow handling was particularly problematic since her guns were mounted in stationary broadsides: this meant that it was necessary to maneuver the ship to bring her guns to bear on a target.
Nevertheless, for all her design flaws, the Virginia served as the prototype for nearly all 22 Confederate ironclads built during the war. But unlike that of her opponent, the Monitor, the Virginia's design did not leave a lasting legacy in naval architecture.
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Every now and then, I'll hear similar stories of the newborn baby who slept through the night at 6 weeks of age. So is it possible? Yes. Likely. No. The sleep of a newborn is much different than older babies, and the frequent night wakings can serve a very important purpose.
Why Newborns Wake Frequently at Night
Think of it this way. Tiny baby equals tiny tummy.
If you were expected to double your weight in the next six months - what you have to do? Be an eating machine. A newborn's frequent nightwakings are a survival skill. If he slept through the night at too young of an age, his basic need of nourishment would go unfulfilled. What it comes down to is this- nightwakings are an important part of a newborn's development.
Newborn Growth Spurts
You may also find that your baby had been sleeping through the night, but suddenly begins waking again. There could be several reasons for this, and depending on the reason you may or may not wish to feed your baby to get him to fall back to sleep. Newborn growth spurts happen frequently in the early months, and during this times you do want to feed him.
Deep Sleep vs. Active Sleep
What science reveals is that your newborn sleeps differently than you. You move through stages of sleep that could be divided into two simple categories, deep sleep and active sleep. Deep sleep is when you are out cold. No movement, no eye-twitching, no dreaming. Just sleep. Active sleep is when you may dream, stir, roll over, fix the covers. Still asleep, but your brain is still getting a little exercise, so to speak.
The difference between you and your baby is that you spend a more significant portion of your time in deep sleep while your baby moves back and forth between the two stages. Sleep experts theorize that fluctuating back and forth between deep and active sleep is necessary for brain development and the "exercise" that the baby's brain gets is vital to maintaining a baby's respiration, temperature, and pulse.
Characteristics of Newborn Sleep
So now that you understand why your newborn sleeps differently, let's look at what his sleep may look like.
- The National Sleep Foundation found that newborns (birth to two months) sleep an average of 14 hours a day, +/- 4 hours. Periods of wakefulness averaged between 1 to 3 hours. (See chart on Average Sleep Amounts for Babies)
- The National Sleep Foundation also stated that newborn sleep is irregular, without predictable patterns.
- During these periods, the newborn may sleep for only a few minutes or several hours.
- Even while asleep, your newborn baby may often appear active. You may notice twitching, smiling, suckling, or other restless behaviors.
How to Get Newborn to Sleep
Unlike older babies, getting your newborn schedule worked out isn't advisable. Newborns will sleep without pattern. This is normal and acceptable. Your baby will communicate that he is sleepy in his own way. Common signs of sleepiness include fussiness, rubbing of eyes, or yawning. When you begin to see these signs, you may want to consider putting him down while he is sleepy, but not entirely asleep. Why?
For one, because babies spend more time in that active period of sleep, it can be difficult to get them in a deep enough sleep that allows you to transfer them from your arms to their crib. It may also help them get to fall asleep faster. Additionally, a baby that has learned to easily soothe himself to sleep may wake at night and be able to fall back to sleep on his own if his basic needs have been met.
All Babies Are Different
The other big idea to keep in mind is that all babies are different. There is a wide range of what "normal" newborn sleep looks like. While some babies may sleep through at that coveted 6 week mark, it isn't until 9 months of age that 70% of babies have hit that milestone. Perhaps the most realistic expectation to have is to expect your child to be unique.


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Hummingbird, looks like a Bumble Bee :)
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hummingbird from a different view, atop the water droplets from fountain. Reminds me of a bumble bee here :) Note the little dash of bright red iridescence on it's throat in this shot. Don't know if its an immature male or female.
captured from open front window
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This very similar to what I think I saw today--much smaller than usual hummingbirds I get here, confused. At first wondered what I was seeing. Striped body, kind of tiger stripes, but beautiful rose color on back and wings. Zipped around just like hummingbird, same wing movement, long slender beak, but made me think of a moth or butterfly way it was colored. Any ideas?
I love this photo, so much so I keep coming back to it over and over again. I wish Australia had such a wonderful bird. Thank you very much. Take care.
I really enjoy this photo, could I ask what is your set up, camera, lens, shutter speed, all the like.
Hi Alex, many thanks. I hadn't realized this, thanks for letting me know. Am surprised actually.
Congratulations on being the most popular image on TLF.
hi again, Dee. many thanks. Am fascinated by the hummers and am always hoping to get the perfect shot. It becomes an addiction, as you probably know. Am looking forward to seeing your photos here too.
This photo is really unique! I love your Hummingbird images. Dee
many thanks, Audra, glad you like it. It's good to see you here again, I haven't been stopping by for sometime either. How is your little girl?
Well, I'm a bit late in noticing this one... I love this Alandra! You almost want to move out the way, the way he's headed straight at ya! Awesome shot.
thankyou for the info, Rufous from Calgary. We had what I believe to be an Anna's hummer here a couple weeks ago, - it stayed here for about 2 weeks, but we haven't seen it feeding here lately.
Nice image....FYI it's an adult Female Rufous Hummingbird
thanks very much, Karen. It's always fun hearing "which" picture people enjoy most. It is cute. I like the "intense" look on its face, lol. Am not sure how I captured that one :)
This is my favorite of your hummingbird pics. I thought I had left a comment...It is amazing how you captured all the action. Love it!!
many thanks also, S Davis, --glad you like it. Good to see you here again, seems awhile since we heard from you.
thanks dear Vicky for your encouragement always, much appreciated, as is your friendship. Alandra
Another great hummingbird shot, Alandra. I love the angle, it's fabulous!
Alandra - you never cease to totally amaze with your fantastic hummer images. This is a different look, and totally priceless. All the comments are great too. Vicki
thanks very much Mike and Don, am happy you like them. I still like your hummer shot best, Don, the one where she's pulling the "downy stuff" from the cattail/bullrushes.
Another great hummer water bubble capture Alandra! He/she does look like a little bumble bee :-). Very cute hummer! Don
am truly amazed at the quaility of your humming bird shots alandra ,and again you have not disappointed
thanks Carol, - you must be up early, and I haven't gone to bed yet, LOL. It is a different view of a hummer, and with the wing appearing wider, gives the impression of a bumble bee.
Cute little hummer, great the way hes flying right at you.Neat capture! Carol
thanks for all the nice comments, Beverly,Janice,Tania & Golda. Mad Bomber is a good name, as they do dive-bomb us sometimes lol
I think it looks like a bumble bee also. Great shot.
Another fantastic capture and so different to the others. I love your hummer photos
A very striking pose,and a wonderful shot!I love the water drops in suspended animation.
Nice capture - I would call him the Mad Bomber.
Hi Tam, thanks, - glad you could see what I meant :) good to seeya here. how are you and yours?
LOL yes it does look like a bumble bee and i will bet you sounds like one too LOL
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Craze — and demand — for gold in dowry has sent bullion prices soaring, turning marriage into a very hard bargain for women. From Tehelka:
In Kerala, marriage is worth its weight in gold. On January 20 this year, though, a bridegroom-to-be's happy hopes of a windfall met with a rude shock. In a small village near Kollam, 26-year-old Sreekala walked away from the marriage venue, and later filed a case, when the groom's family insisted that the entire dowry including 100 sovereigns of gold be paid before the knot was tied. Despite several social reform movements and decades of "revolutionary" Left rule, Kerala remains plagued by dowry.
It's amidst this widespread sense of humiliation among the state's women that the Class X-educated Sreekala has quickly grown to be an icon of self-respect. Though the groom's family later adopted a more conciliatory stance, Sreekala refused to withdraw her complaint under the Dowry Prohibition Act. A week later, on January 27, her cousin Ramesh married her in a ceremony that saw hundreds of cheering attendees from across the district.


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THIS IS NOT A GAME IN ANYWAY. Early animation from the game born fighters- Since I no longer have a great need for it. take a look to see what was used to eventually make the game. In short all or most of the character animation sketch from their early beginnings. Some things were scrapped but most were kept.


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News: 50 Cent Details Secret Diddy Chats, "He'll Call & Say, 'What's Up Playboy?'" [Video]
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:10PM
G-Unit leader 50 Cent recently sat down with New York radio veteran Funkmaster Flex to assure fans he is not looking to spark a rap beef with one-time rival Diddy.
Despite alleged subliminal playful tweets as of late, 50 said he is still on good terms with Puffy.
"I'm not upset with him at all," 50 told Funkmaster Flex when asked about his current relationship with Diddy. "He'll call and say, 'What's up playboy? What's the next move? Why I feel like it's you doing this?' And I'm like, 'Nah, nah. it ain't nothing.' Then he goes, 'Oh, all right. I knew you weren't going to tell me anyway. But just lay up off me.'" (Full Throttle)
In summer 2010, 50 revealed a one-on-one talk he had with Puff to make sure they did not have any anxiety toward one another.
"I had a conversation with Puffy the night before Jay. He gave me a whole new perspective on his actions. He's like, 'I understand the way you felt because of what I was doing at the time. But I wasn't thinking what you was thinking I was. You done hit me nine times. I'm just in the fetal because I understand why you are attacking me. But if I can't touch bases with you to tell you what I'm thinking or why I did it, then you can't understand it.' We created a little clarity out there." (MTV)
Last July, 50 publicly called out Diddy in a live radio interview.
"Diddy, well, the thing about it is, Puffy's like a b*tch," 50 said when asked if Diddy was subliminally dissing him. "To describe Puffy in one word is a 'b*tch.' Right? Puffy wants to be the hot b*tch in the group. You know how you see a hot b*tch -- I know it sounds kinda harsh but I'll explain my statement. You know how an ugly b*tch always has pretty friends? That's how he's built his group. He wants to be the hot b*tch in the group. He wants to make sure he gets all the attention. He wants to make sure the n*ggas wanna holla at him. And you know, it's the reality of the situation, man. He'll tell you what happened himself down inMiami. It's not even open season on Diddy." ("G-Unit Radio")
Prior to the interview, 50 said Diddy did not qualify as an authentic emcee because of his usage of ghostwriters.
"You know what's interesting, he's not an artist," 50 said in an interview with Nancy B. "An artist would be somebody that actually wrote something, maybe on the record or because we have R&B artists that don't actually write music, maybe it's unfair because of the pressures people put on me. Imagine if I just sat around and listened to people's CDs and say I'm just gonna say the first verse I hear that sounds good. That would completely take away the pressure and I would still be the artist in front of you with a new song every two minutes because every artist that has a song that would like to make some money off it would send it. It doesn't make you special. When you actually do what I thought was a part of hip-hop and made the culture exciting to me, which was each person's original experience and how you learn to enjoy them as an individual and their portion of their life. So when that's not there because they're being an executive, saying you don't write rhymes you write checks, that's not hot. For hip-hop, that's not hot. Maybe for another genre it'll work, R&B or something else because they're made, these people are all made and when companies decide they're gone, they're gone. Immediately, because they couldn't even figure out what to do without a team of people figuring it out for them." (WZMX Hot)
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Berkeley College President Dario A. Cortes has announced three West Orange residents, who are students at the school, have been named to the Dean's Lists for the Fall 2012 quarter.
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After a disastrous year for housing rights, Hannah Wilcox from Squatters Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH) finds some reasons to be quietly optimistic. Part of our series of short contributions from writers and activists looking to the year ahead.
2012 was, hands down, the worst year for UK squatters in a very long time. After a right-wing media campaign (which can be summed up succinctly as lies, lies, and more damned lies), and an utterly bankrupt parliamentary process, we were left with Section 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill – criminalising squatting in residential properties.
Unsurprisingly it was also an almost unmitigated disaster for housing rights and homelessness rates in general. The housing crisis marched on relatively unabated: with the official homelessness rate rising by 14% in the last year, social housing waiting lists reaching a cumulative total of five million people, and average private rental cost spiralling ever upward for London and the South-East.Little wonder then, especially when one considers the nearly one million empty properties in the UK, that 40% of single homeless have relied on squatting as an alternative to street sleeping.
In the midst of housing crisis the government has criminalised a common response to homelessness to extend its protection of private property rights to empty spaces. The realities of this move will come into effect in 2013. Will Orwell's boot-stamping vision hold true, or can we be cautiously optimistic?
Despite Crispin Blunt's claim to have 'slammed shut the door on squatters', people will not stop squatting. One million empty properties are too evident a 'crack' not to be utilised by those seeking shelter and a more decent quality of life. Though the government's notion of 'deterrence' in this context is absurd, it will not stop the state trying to apply its repressive arm, increasing squatters' contact with police and the criminal justice system. Since the 1st September, when the new legislation came into force, the Squatters Legal Network has managed to find out about 27 people arrested, with 5 convicted, and14 squatted homes evicted. This is certainly only the tip of the iceberg. The MOJ itself predicts 4,200 squatters will be prosecuted under the new law each year. SQUASH fully expect the police to continue using their newly found powers as eagerly as a Mr Potter upon first entering Hogwarts. We expect2013 to bring more arrests, doorstep evictions, threats and intimidation of people squatting. Sadly, we will probably also see more people sent to prison, like the 21 year old apprentice bricklayer Alex Haigh given 12 weeks custodial for housing himself in an empty flat.
But there is also reason for some quiet optimism. Eviction resistance has been a very interesting feature of the response to criminalisation.
After seeing off bailiffs, two van-loads of police (plus their angle grinder), a dog team and a helicopter last week, the eviction resistance at a squatted garden centre in Camden certainly sets the bar high for future battles with the alliance between state and property owners.
The new law asserts the right of greedy landlords to keep homes empty in the middle of a housing crisis, but how far this becomes a reality on the street will depend on how much it is resisted.The normalisation of criminalisation needs to be destabilised. Along these lines, SQUASH is launching a Repeal Section 144 campaign. Ultimately, however, 2013's prospects for squatters rests on the ability of housing activists in general to join forces: private tenant with council tenant with squatter ,to see each others' precarity and recognise the potentials of our shared action. SQUASH are quietly hopeful that 2013 will be better, but are very much aware that this will only be the case if we continue to locate squatting as an important part of a broader housing movement, fighting a larger housing crisis, and questioning both the expansion of marketised private property rights, and their societal distribution.
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California punk mainstays Social Distortion have contributed a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around the Bend" to the soundtrack of the upcoming animated movie Free Birds. The disc will be released on October 29th through Relativity Music Group, a few days before the film hits theaters on November 1st. Now you can take an exclusive first listen to Social Distortion's powerful, crunchy and still-playful take on the CCR classic.
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"In third grade, I was listening to Creedence Clearwater records as well as Beatles and Rolling Stones," frontman Mike Ness tells Rolling Stone. "Covering this song was easy and natural, as it is a major part of the foundation in my songwriting. It was a blast recording it and it will be even more fun playing it live."
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