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Stepping out of the rap-metal sounds of their minor label releases, Powerman 5000 came onto the scene with their hit "When Worlds Collide". In reality, when this album was released, two worlds collided: the real world and the world of Powerman 5000.Vocalist Spider One (brother of former White Zombie, now solo singer Rob Zombie) sets the eerie and angry mood with his imaginative, science fiction-type lyrics and vocals, ranging from deep singing/rapping to violent bursts of yelling. For this album, the band became a two guitar assault of hard hitting metal power chords, courtesy of guitarists M33 and Adam 12. Backing them are bassist Dorian, who bass lines rock the set, and drummer Al, who pounds away and rocks it behind the kit. With a change in their sound, style and look, the band pumped out rough metal songs with odd inventive tones and lyrical imagery.The first actual song, Supernova Goes Pop, is a small insight into the power of the album. This song is hard and just in-your-face. When Worlds Collide is the song everyone knows with its anthem-like chorus and awesome riffs. Nobody's Real is a bit different from the first two tracks, seeing as it is not as hard. It has more of an electronic and robotic feel than a hard, metal edge but the drumming is awesome and the vocals and lyrics are great. Tonight The Stars Revolt is another hard-edged song in the formula of the first 2 tracks with a lot of fire behind it. The next three tracks follow suit, supply thick riffs and harsh rhythm. Blast Off To Nowhere is one of the best tracks on the album. Starting off with some great drumming and Spider singing, the song explodes into a screamfest Spider and brother Rob Zombie. This is an awesome track with a whole lot of energy. They Know Who You Are is a creep quiet track that picks up loud during the chorus. Good Times Roll, a cover of the Cars' song, is another one of the best songs on the album. Its not as hard as the other tracks but the song is definitely incredible and would make a great anthem for live shows. The last track, Watch The Skies For Me, is extremely slow, sounding like elevator-music. Its a very odd song and I still can't understand why its on here.Powerman 5000 is an awesome group, out to play some hard-edged metal music with some creative sounds infused with madness and imagination. This album marks the beginning of a new style for the band and only time will tell where they will go from here. This album is for fans of older PM5K works, fans of "nu-metal" as well as fans of White Zombie and solo Rob Zombie.
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This CD misleads you. This should not have a Explicit Lyrics. It only has two curse words on it. But it is a awsome CD. You should not pass it up. The band is great and so is its music.
The very first Powerman 5000 song I heard was "When Worlds Collide." At that point I though this band was nothing short of Metal geniuses! I spied with my musical eye, "Tonight the Stars Revolt!" by these dudes, so I thought, "hell, why not?" and bought the CD. I was pleased with what I found but not amazed as I thought I would be…allow me to explain.
What I expected was something like a 21st Century "White Zombie." However, in place of the dark and odd appeal of "White Zombie" was a slighlty more humorous and equally as odd inertia. That doesn't detract from the album by the way, I sometimes enjoy a bit of "humour" or even a bit of blatant cheesiness in my Metal! My favourite song was "When Worlds Collide" at first, but after hearing track 6, "Tonight the Stars Revolt!" I quickly changed my mind. This song has an awesome, bone-crushing riff that pulls "When Worlds Collide" down a few notches. The song pounds in the beginning and then falls off and reaches a climax once again with the lyrics that shout, scream and whisper. The song has a great range of techniques and pretty much summarizes what Powerman 5000 is really capable of.
Another song that is a standout track in my opinion is "They Know Who You Are." It's similar in structure to track 6, but is more energetic and erratic in a sense. It has some jarring guitar parts and a couple of quieter parts that build tension in the song. It's really terrific and definitely a song to headbang to. "Operate, Annihilate" opens up with a cool, groovy base and is followed by crunching guitars at regular intervals. The rhythm is tight and the band demonstrate how slow songs and changing time signatures can be highly appealing. Yet another really awesome song. "Super Nova Goes Pop" is pretty much a straight-up metal track that uses some brilliant riffage and samples to create a very entertaining and overall cool song.
Songs that I didn't quite enjoy were "Let the Good Times Roll" which seemed more like an attempt at recreating Glam Metal through Techno-metal. Just not quite my style I guess. It's an OK song but nothing special. "Watch the Sky for Me" is kinda like an epilogue of the whole album and isn't really a song I guess. It's just kinda silly and is more like a swing / jazz version of Powerman 5000. It's very melodic and kinda funny, but a song that most metal fans will just skip or forget about.
The album is excellent overall and gets 85% according to my percentage rating. It's certainly a very original and innovative, not to mention entertaining and kick-ass offering. I would recommend it to fans who like their Metal fresh and exciting and aren't afraid of experimentation, much like a young girl's first kiss with her best friend. However, if you like your metal strongly classical and don't enjoy humour, experimentation and techno-blended metal, then stay the hell away from Powerman 5000. Make your choice, but whatever anybody else thinks, Powerman 5000's "Tonight the Stars Revolt!" is a winner in my book.
Well, its been a long haul for PM5K, but they finally broke into the mainstream with "Tonight The Stars Revolt!". I was optimistic about buying it, but after hearing samples of the record I thought I would get it. I was glad I did, its a good record. Starting off the record is a reading of the big-brothery poem "An Eye Is Upon You", followed by the hard hitting "Supernova Goes Pop". If you ask me, I think the song would've sounded better if they combined the first two tracks. The next track is "When Worlds Collide" the first single, and a crowd pleaser. Effects from B-Grade movies are spliced in, giving the song a creepy bad science fiction movie (a weird voice saying "you are a robot"). Nobody's Real, the bands second single, is a good techno-metal song, with weird beeps that go back and forth to start the song off, so make sure you have stereo sound so you catch it. It seems to me the rest of the CD is slower. I don't like the other half as much, since it strays from the first half's heavy side, but it stays with the theme of the album- be paranoid, you're being watched. Automatic gives a nice refresher. At times, Spider One sounds shockingly similar to Marilyn Manson, but then again PM5K doesnt sing about blasphemy and death. This CD is worth the 15 bucks, so go out and get it.
Tonite the Stars Revolt! is not a explicit content cd. I have listened to this cd several times and each song several times and there is no reason that this cd should have a explicit content sticker on it. It is not neccessary. So for parents who are reading this for their kids who want this cd and don't want them to have a profane cd this cd isn't one of them.


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Remembering those that have gone before Cloch le Carn takes a constructive but not always uncritical look at public figures who've made a contribution to Irish society in their lifetimes.
Cloch Le Carn - David Kelly
In February 2012, David Kelly, one of Ireland's most charismatic, versatile and iconic actors died, at the age of 82, after a short illness. He left behind a body of work that will be long remembered in film, television, radio and on stage and was proud of the fact that he never retired. He was a dapper dresser who always wore a bow-tie and said that denim was "the work of the devil." Cloch le Carn looks back at the life and times of David Kelly through the eyes of those who knew him best.
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Joe Lynch ended his career as a household name, maybe better known as Dinny Byrne, the Wicklow farmer he played in Glenroe and before in Bracken for so many years. But Joe was more than Dinny - an actor, a singer, a comedian - theatre, radio, TV he was a multi-talented performer but always a Corkman! Now more than a decade after his death he's still fondly remembered by his friends and legion of fans.Back to Factual New Season Highlights Back to RTÉ One Highlights


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Kierland Resort Luxury Condo, Beautiful, Wi-Fi, Jacuzzi Tub in Scottsdale
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 7
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community Kierland Commons
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/ week
$ 2,700 - $ 4,200 / month
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This gorgeously remodeled unit is in the best location in Arizona.
Walking distance to Kierland Commons, the most prestigous shopping in
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active day. And when you're ready for bed, the Simmons Beautyrest
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Amenities Include
* 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
* Jacuzzi Tub in Master Bedroom
* Walk-in Closet in Master
* Electronic safe to keep your valuables safe
* 50" High Definition Plasma TV w/ HD Cable
* Cozy Fireplace
* All New Kitchen Cabinets with Pull-out Pantries
* All New Stainless Steel Appliances
* Water Purification System at Sink & In Refrigerator
* High End King Size Washer & Dryer
* Coffee Maker, Toaster,
* Linens Provided
* Alarm Clocks
* Outdoor Patio Facing Putting Green & Pool Area
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* Heated pool surrounded by covered dining area
* Spa/hot tub
* Built-in gas barbeques
* State-of-the-Art fitness center with treadmills and weight
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The Plaza Residences is located in a fabulous area full of activities
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Ballooning, Horseback Riding, Helicopter Tours, Fine dining, Arts,
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We are home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns, Arizona
Cardinals, Phoenix Coyotes, Major League Baseball Spring Training,
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Annual Lease Prices - Weekly Monthly
Oct 1 - May 31 $1400 $4200
Jun 1 - Sep 30 $ 840 $2700
*** Cleaning Fee $150.00 ***
*** Refundable Damage Deposit $500.00 ***
50% Deposit to Reserve Date - Refundable up to 6 weeks Prior to Lease
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Cleveland Indians
News about the Cleveland Indians, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
History Written by Jeter Is Rewritten by M.L.B.'s Scoring Change
Major League Baseball said Tuesday that the infield single by Derek Jeter on Aug. 8, which tied him for sixth on the career list, was an error by Cleveland first baseman Carlos Santana.
August 20, 2014, Wednesday
Looking Ahead, Yankees Fall Behind for Their Second Straight Loss
A day before the start of an important series, the Yankees barely avoided the ignominy of being shut out in consecutive games for the first time in 15 years.
August 11, 2014, Monday
Loss Isn't Only Reminder That Era of Yankees' Dominance Has Waned
The Yankees honored Paul O'Neill with a plaque in Monument Park on Saturday, a moment that provided a contrast to the team's current struggles.
August 10, 2014, Sunday
A Paternal Touch Yields a Smooth Swing
The Indians' Michael Brantley, known for his consistent swing and professionalism, learned from his father, Mickey, a former major league hitting coach.
August 10, 2014, Sunday
Yankees Continue to Use Stadium to Their Advantage
The Yankees improved their home record to 29-27, and 11-4 since the All-Star break, with a victory over Cleveland that was fueled by two five-run innings.
August 9, 2014, Saturday
An Errant Warm-Up Pitch Puts an End to an Indians Rally
The Yankees' injured star rookie Masahiro Tanaka made 50 throws Tuesday, doubling his workout from a day earlier.
August 6, 2014, Wednesday
As Chamberlain Returns to Bronx, the Bug Game Lives On
Game 2 of an American League division series in 2007, when midges distracted Joba Chamberlain in an Indians victory over the Yankees, is still a point of interest in Cleveland.
August 4, 2014, Monday
Indians Trade Masterson to Cardinals for Outfielder
The Cleveland Indians traded the right-hander Justin Masterson to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in exchange for James Ramsey, a minor league outfielder.
July 31, 2014, Thursday
Eighth-Inning Homer Carries Kansas City to Fourth Straight Win
Billy Butler's two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning sent the Kansas City Royals to a victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians, 6-4.
July 26, 2014, Saturday
Cardinals Deliver Rarity for Greinke: Second Straight Loss
Corey Kluber came within an out of a complete game, striking out 10 to help the visiting Cleveland Indians earn a win against the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, on Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader.
July 20, 2014, Sunday
'We Embrace Our Heartaches'
Scenes from Cleveland, which has not had a professional sports championship of any kind since the Browns' N.F.L. title in 1964, before the first Super Bowl.
Photo Replay: April 15
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3-0 lead in an Eastern Conference quarterfinal, and baseball players wore No. 42 in tribute to Jackie Robinson.
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Justine Siegal throws batting practice for the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first woman to pitch to a major league team.
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Justine Siegal throws batting practice for the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first woman to pitch to a major league team.
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ANTIGO (WAOW) -- A Wittenberg man arrested in the drug investigation that led to charges against several central Wisconsin educators has reached a plea deal with Langlade County prosecutors.
Bradley Maahs, 47, pleaded no contest Thursday to two counts of manufacturing marijuana. Court records say two other felonies were dismissed in the deal.
Maahs is the brother-in-law of former Antigo principal and coach John Lund who was also accused in the investigation.
Maahs was charged in 2012 after police say they found bags containing marijuana at his home.
Langlade County Circuit Judge Fred Kawalski set Maah's sentencing for June 18 at 3 p.m..
In January, Lund, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of manufacturing or delivering marijuana. Six other felony charges were dismissed. He is to be sentenced April 11.
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Although it takes a bit of time and creativity, this is a really easy craft to make. These headstones are durable and can be used outside to decorate your yard for Samhain. Make them scary or make them silly -- the choice is up to you!
The first thing you'll need is a sheet of insulation board, which is available at any home improvement store. A sheet is 4 x 8 feet, which will give you about five good-sized headstones. I recommend using a thickness of at least 1", but 1 1/2 - 2" is even better. The thicker your board, the sturdier your stones.
You'll also need:
- A box cutter or sturdy knife
- Gray flat paint
- Gray stone fleck spray paint
- Black acrylic paint
Here's a helpful hint: If you're going to do any rounded edges on your headstones, cut out the straight lines first from the large board, and then once you have the smaller piece, round off your edges as needed.
First, mark out the sizes and shapes of your headstones. They can be rectangular, angled at the top, cross-shaped, whatever you like. Use a pencil to rough out where you're going to cut the board. Once you have your headstones marked off, use a box cutter or sturdy knife to cut them out. Don't worry if your edges look rough or uneven -- they're gravestones, and no one cares if they're perfect!
To make the background for your headstone, apply one to two coats of plain gray flat paint to the front and sides (don't worry about painting the back). Once this has dried, it's time for the texturing. Using the gray stone-fleck spray paint, add a thin coat of flecking to the front of the stone. Don't apply too much, because it tends to get sticky and takes a while to dry.
One can of fleck-stone paint should give you enough to apply a thin layer of flecking to about five or six headstones.


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sunny south facing crag can be very windy in the mornings and evenings. I have not seen anybody else using this area yet. Its rough limestone and hard on the hands. Climeable most of the year even in winter, and you can see it from cider hills and parts of highland.
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just past the highland city public works building is a parking lot on the north side of the road, you can park there or try your luck at driving up some dirt roads to get closer but the dirt is soft. 5 to 10 min approach up the steep hillside.
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Have a Very Wonderful Happy Easter and Resurrection Day. Our Lord Has Risen. Spring is Here. A Time for New Beginnings and to Renew Our Goals. May Everyone go Outside and Enjoy the Fresh Air and Sunshine. Time to Enjoy with Family and Friends doing Things Outdoors with Everyone. Going Places and Enjoying all the Fun Things the Outdoors has to offer. Good time for Outdoor Exercises, Bike Rides, Hikes, Jogging, Swimming and Walking to Name a Few. Go to the Coast, Seashore, Theme Parks, and Zoos to name a few. As you can see their is plenty to do and Enjoy. So No Excises not to get out and do things outdoors. So Enjoy your Spring and Summer Months to the Fullest. God Blessings and May God Bo With You Always. Have a very Safe Summer. I want to Encourage all of You to Get Out and Enjoy Everything while You Can. Thank You.
I went in last week for the first appointment. They took my measurements and done exercises with me to check my balance. I got 19 points out of 56 points. Which is nut good. I get very lightheaded and dizzy at times for no reason. And it is slowly getting worse. I just fell against the window. I'm not hurt. It is not safe for me to go out at all. I went in for my 4: PM appointment yesterday and it was cancelled. I got to talk to the PT for a few minutes. The paperwork has been sent in. Now they will make an appointment with me to come out and access the Apartment. I had Medical Transport wait so he could bring me right back home. I was happy about that. I got out in the fresh air and went for a round trip ride. It was very windy and cold outside with the sun out. On the bright side I will be able to go out and enjoys doings things like shopping, going to parks, going to events etc. I need to do this for myself. I need to start enjoying life again. I'm not able to do it now. Now the down side is I will not be able to walk at all when I'm out. I do not want to lose my ability to walk. I do a lot of walking in my apartment. I do have a Gym Membership too. So will check that out once I get the wheelchair. I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully they can offer me things that I can do to help with the balance problems etc, And exercises to lose weight with. So these are my plans and goals I have for the next few months. Will give you updates along the way. God Blessings To Everyone. You Can Do It!!! Keep Pushing Forward!!! Stay On Track!! Do your Exercise Program!!! And You Will Make It To Your Goals. Keep Sparking!!!
My PT Appointment went well. I'm very happy with it. They took my measurements, had me do exercises for the balanced tests. I got 19 Points out of 56 Points. I got to try out a Motorized Wheelchair too. She said did you ever try one out before. I was in one going down a hall once. She said I done Awesome!!! I'm very quick to catch on to things like that. I go back next week to meet with the PT and Vendor. Then it goes to the Insurance Company to get the approval for it.
And now for My Gastroenterologist Appointment. I enjoyed the ride out there. It was the driver second day. I guess he wanted to go sightseeing in SE Portland. We went through mountains and areas that I have never seen before. So it was very nice for a changed.
Got to the Doctor office and all they wanted to know was my contact numbers which they already had. Okay. Was taken back to a room and they took my weight and Blood Pressure which was good 116/70. They presented me with a medication lost that was 4 year old. And ask if I was still on them. I said no and gave her my current list as of last Friday. Then the doctor came in and asked me how I was. I told him I was in the hospital again and he ask why. Told him with chest pain and they said was diagnosed with LVOL. They had no records on me at all. He didn't even know how to access them on the computer. Finally was able to find some tests results. Was asking the name of my Doctor, where she was, weather she was with Providence or not. Etc. He asked the same questions about my Cardiogist (heart doctor) who is in the same building on the second floor. He didn't know him. He did not exaimmed me at all, check my heart nothing. Told him I was having a lot of pain in the adommed (stomach) and very sore. Said all of it was caused by me smoking for 55 years. I am going to have to quit and stop for good. I'm on the ECigarerttes part time now. They refused to do anything that reqires sedation be caused of the heart. The artery that goes to the intestines is pretty bad too. It can close on me too. Then what? I'm very concerned about that too. The doctor is going to talk to the radioigist team and see what they might suggest. I asked him what they do and what could be done. Maybe stents he didn't know. They want to blamed any medical problem I have ever had on the cigarettes. I have smoked since I was 17. and I'm 71 years old now. I feel like I have been handed a death sentence. I keep hoping and praying that their are other things that they could do and try. I am letting God see me through this. He is my Savior and protector. He will get me through this I believe. Never Quit or Give Up Hope. Please continue to pray for me I need all the prayers I can get. Thank You for all your support and prayers. All of this had to come out. I should have started to blog when I had the first heart attack. Sorry that I didn't now. We all need to continue on our weight loss journeys to a healthy life style. This is the WTG!!! Spark ON!!!
They want to see me in 8 weeks. Why? For a repeat performance. It was a total disconnect for him about me before he even came into the room. I had to wait for an hour for the cab. It was a van with a ramp and he refused to put the ramp out for me saying it was for wheelchairs. So had to stepped up into it. Then he decided to take me on a wild ride on freeways by downtown and a very long way home. This is what they do to had to the fare. No I wasn't paying for it. When we got here he put my walker so close to the van I all but done a somersault over the walker bar it felt like. All I wanted was to get home and go to bed. I was totally drained mentally and emotionally from all of it. Praised God I did get 3 hours of sleep. Thank You God. I give God the Glory for Everything. God Blessings to Everyone Always and May He be with You Always Too. Have a Wonderful Week.
I have been losing weight slowly and doing what I can do in the way of exercise. I'm a very close person. I keep most everything to myself. That is my down fall since being on SparkPeople. It is going to be a learning experience because I don't like talking about myself at all. So please be patient with me. I would appreciate it very much. When the paramedics got here my heart rate was 189 beats per minute. Heart Attack time. Was in the hospital 4 days that time. I started having heart hearts every 6 weeks to two months. Was hospitalize for each one except for one. I refused to go in. I thought I could handle it myself. I'm use to handling everything by myself. That was the wrong thing to do. Always get to the hospital as soon as you can. It could save your life. The home health nurse came out for that one. I had one 11/9/2013. I prayed to God that I would get through the holidays without having one. Which I did. Christmas and New Years was very rough on me because of not hearing from my Son Ernie for over two years and being alone. He lives 50 miles from me. One of my Goals this year was to stay out of the hospital. That was short lived. My next heart attack was 1/23/2014. Came home 1/28/2014. Then on 2/8/2014 I stared having bad chest pain again Now this time I knew it was not a heart attack. T wanted to get in before it case it went into one. Was in the ICU for 2 days the last 2 times I was in the hospital. Blood Pressure was over 200 when the Paramedics got here. B/P went down to 60/30 because of the Nitro Drip they had me on. Had to stop it. My B/P was going all over the place up and down for 2-3 days. They had to stablizied before I could come home 2/11/2014. The diagosed is LVOT ( left ventricular outflow tract obstruction). Will be on Plavix for 2 more months. Will continue my heart medication. Will continue to monitor B/P and heart rate at home. Have to get a heart monitor machine though. Hope medicare will pay for it. I have no stents at all. Three of the arteries are narrowing in the heart along with a artery going into the intestines. Have had complications through all of this too. I have a brother in California too. Will blog about him at a later date. I love helping people too. I feel that I have help a lot of people here on Spark too. Which I'm happy about. I love to motivate, encourage and do whatever I can to help people here on Spark on their journeys too. I live to help everyone the best I can. I hope this blog has told you about me and my life now. My Lord Jesus Christ has brought me through all of this. I thank my God for it and Praise the Lord. Jesus is my Savior. God Blessings to Everyone. May God be with you always and protect you from harm and danger too. I give God all the /glory for everything too. Keep Sparking til next time Elaine. Thank You everyone for all your support and prayers. Please continue to pray for me as I continue on this journey od my life. Thanks Again.


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Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kim Myers said killed was 51-year-old Kent R. Laughlin, of Vinton, a Public Works operator employed by the parish for nearly two decades.
Myers said it happened in the 2700 block of Garrie Cutoff Road in Vinton around 10 a.m.
Myers said Laughlin was performing maintenance on the roadway when he was struck by an SUV traveling eastbound.
Laughlin was pronounced dead at the scene by the Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office.
Myers said the driver of the SUV was transported to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
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Story Arc Review: Spaceman #1-5 (of 9)A comic review article by: Keith Silva
''The white line, abruptly, has stopped its climb. That would be fuel cutoff, end of burning, what's their word … Brennschluss. We don't have one. Or else it's classified.'' - Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
A rocket reaches Brennschluss at the moment its fuel burns out or cuts off; gravity brings it on home. Brennschluss marks change and the beginning of return. The fifth issue of Spaceman denotes the halfway point in this nine-issue limited series. Writer Brian Azzarello and penciler Eduardo Risso pilot the reader across a drowned world, a landscape of oppositions, half-assed perceptions and talk, talk, talk. When this series debuted in late October, 2011 much was made of its $1 cover price. What frugal fans and long-time Risso and Azzarello aficionados alike read was... weird. Characters speak an alien argot with words like ''realtee'' and ''earin,'' slang stand-ins for reality and hearing, respectively. The supposed spaceman turns out to be a pseudo-simian, Orson -- the words ''burn out'' and ''cut off'' are apt – who whiles away his days with interactive porn, drugs and hunting for reclaimed scrap. He floats not in space, but across the rising tide of an ocean that has come to claim the land, a world rife in rust, refuse and ruin. The stars -- Mars, to be more specific -- were Orson's destination, but there was a change of plans, maybe, or maybe not, nobody who knows is saying. Into this soggy world is thrown a celebrity, a kidnapped child named Tara -- something else Orson must try to salvage.
The scaffold that surrounds Spaceman is built from a patchwork of genres: crime, science-fiction and post-apocalypse. Azzarello and Risso shuffle off the shackles of these conventions by giving readers characters to care about and a compelling story. Orson is a big kid, a genetically engineered space traveler in a state of arrested development. His only friends are three children, gutterpunks who can argue against the existence of God while trafficking in designer drugs -- survivors all. The fuel that fires this conventional vehicle -- to continue the metaphor -- mixes the liquidity of language with binary oppositions and questions about perception and meaning. Spaceman requires a slow approach, a controlled burn, if you will -- a story that rewards rereading and reads as well forwards as backwards. For all its pretend palaver, grimy crime and (maybe-maybe-not) mock Mars mission, Spaceman is a very human story about trying to find a way to fit in when one is cut-off or burnt-out or both.
Mars … Maybe
The blink-and-you'll-miss-it image that opens Spaceman #1 embodies its narrative and flips convention the bird: a raggedy bend-but-don't-break American flag foregrounds an ominous oxblood-on-aubergine Martian sky riven with lightning. A sight gag akin to Bulwer-Lytton's hackneyed ''it was a dark and stormy night,'' Risso drafts a vision of grubby defiance in an inhospitable atmosphere. As imagined by Azzarello, Mars is a place where being poor, nasty, brutish and short*, for once, is an advantage. The four spacemen that call Mars home (Orson, Ottershaw, Carter and Spender) are not intrepid explorers or brave pioneers, they're labor, genetically-engineered hired hands. As the story opens, Orson volunteers to repair a malfunction in the greenhouse. Out in the elements he's hit with rocks and debris. Before he can reach his goal he hears, ''May Day May Day.'' It's not clear where the call is coming from, but Orson pushes on. Within an arm's reach of the door the words and the setting abruptly change, ''May'' is replaced with ''new,'' and a radio distress call becomes a radio alarm clock set to the refrain, ''New Day New Day New Day.'' Throughout the series, Azzarello uses overlapping dialogue to transition from one setting to the next. In Spaceman, words are the conduits; the slippery threads of semantics and linguistics that wind their way across space and time. With one exception (a single page of nine text messages) in issue #5, every word of the script is some form of spoken language, which creates an ever-present nattering narrative of information that can only be taken at face value, context matters, yes, but even then meaning is muddy.
It's unclear if Orson's mission to Mars is a case of total recall or if it is all an illusion; the truth lies somewhere or nowhere. Either way, Orson's not saying. History is written by the victors (or the writers) and Orson is neither a winner nor a storyteller, only a survivor. In the first three issues, each of Orson's trips to Mars requires a stimulus: dreams, drugs or pain. Issues #4 and #5 present the events on Mars as being part of Orson's memory. Through five issues there are eight sequences that occur on Mars. As the story progresses the Mars sequences increase in complexity. Issue #3 introduces a new mission for Orson et al. that involves a bit of mining for gold mining on the sly. This surreptitious operation becomes a major plot point in issues #4 and #5. If it turns out to all be a dream or drug-induced delusion then Orson should try his hand at writing comic books (at worst, screenplays) because he possesses an overactive albeit healthy imagination and the fantasy life of a fabulist.
The Mars mission is paramount. Its inclusion adds dimension to both the story and the characters, most importantly, the Mars sequences get to the narrative's overall theme, perception versus reality. Azzarello, perhaps, provides a clue to the reader early on about the veracity of the Mars mission. As Orson is gearing up to have virtual sex with Lily, a prostitute, he says that his doctor (one may speculate more-than-likely a NASA doctor) used to call he and his brothers, ''future men of her dreams'' which Orson considers funny. When Lily asks him why he thinks this is so funny, he says, ''Ain't no future. My life didn't come true.'' Letterer Clem Robbins sets the words ''ain't'' and ''true'' in bold type. Coincidence? Is Azzarello having a little fun here, getting to have it both ways? Ain't true? Methinks the genetically-engineered space ape doth protest too much.
Risso's depictions of Mars are sparse and open, negative spaces with only the necessary details needed to tell the story. The quarters of the spacemen look industrial; it's a work space, a temporary shelter and not a home. Risso adds details like pinup girls, stickers and newspaper clippings (including a photo booth strip of images of that look very creator-friendly) to these living spaces without mucking up an uncluttered canvas. The character designs for each of the four spaceman are uniform; after all, they were (genetically) designed to look that way. Risso makes a few distinctions to provide personality -- a few facial hairs here, mop-top there. The cleanness of the panels in the Mars sequences allow colorists Patricia Mulvihill and Giulia Brusco to use gradients that provide a cool pop of color that set off the characters and create a "magic hour" effect, as if the sun is always rising or setting on the fourth stone from the sun. Given how much of the Mars storyline that Azzarello invests in each issue, it seems that his endgame is not to treat the events on the red planet as red herrings.
Rise and Dries
As above, not so below. Risso's approach to Orson's earthly pursuits (Mulvihill and Busco's color gradients never fade from the story) is to choke every panel with detail and shroud the rest in inky blackness. Often, four or five characters cram into small panels made even smaller by backgrounds stuffed with the dross of consumer culture. Close-ups of eyes, hands and faces are commonplace in Risso's earthbound illustrations and nothing the artist depicts on Earth is clean; details of one kind or another (lots of bullet holes, flotsam and jetsam) mar every image. On Mars, Orson is always covered-up either by his space suit or a jumpsuit; on Earth he goes native, forever shirtless and exposed. A lot of this design has to do with the setting, which is the point. Where Mars is open and colorful (read: red), Earth is dark with the look and feel of noir which fans of 100 Bullets will find a comfort.
On terra firma everything is defined by what it is not. Spaceman is a world of haves and have-nots, those with the means live in ''the Dries,'' while the poor (the meaningless) must make it in the ''the Rise,'' a Golgotha of crumpled concrete and swamped skyscrapers. Public and private spaces define one another in this series, but Azzarello and Risso play with these oppositions, often blurring the lines and constantly throwing perception (and reality) into question. Because of his appearance, Orson keeps a low profile; he was once a public figure and now has to hide out as a private citizen. When he talks to Lily that's (sort of) all that it is, talk. Orson keeps his video feed turned off. Lily can't see him even though he can see and hear her. When this perception (deception?) is shattered, bad things happen. After rescuing Tara from the kidnappers, Orson brings her back to his home. She tunes in to a news feed to learn about her abduction while Orson crashes on the couch. Lily calls Orson to see if he's interested in some... um, let's call it "virtual comfort." When the call comes in, Tara doesn't know to keep the video feed off when she answers. Lily sees Tara and then she sees Orson and finds out that her john is a spaceman. On Earth, a spaceman sticks out like a sore thumb and now Lily knows where to find Tara, not to mention her own fortune and fame. In Spaceman, when private becomes public, worlds collide and information can no longer be controlled, reality comes into sharp focus and things fall apart, fast.
The major subplot of Spaceman involves the investigation into Tara's kidnapping. Tara is on a reality show called ''the Ark'' in which children from around the world compete to be adopted by Marc and April, a mega-celebrity power couple. Risso does depict Marc and April in real life, but then he breaks down the transmission process and shows them on camera screens and control room monitors and then as they look to people watching on their tablets and televisions. In a scene in which Marc and April are taping a message for Tara (and an appeal to the kidnappers), their lawyer says, ''The Ark has more followers than any news feed. You react to this on your reality cast, and let them feed off it.'' The Ark is presented as a 24/7 broadcast with cameras trained on both parents and each and every child (nine, not including Tara). So, where's the tape (the feed) of Tara's kidnapping? Inquiring minds want to know.
Marc and April are being questioned at their posh mansion by two detectives, Wade and Cass (who looks like a samurai warrior with a badge). Marc is remiss to play out the drama in public. He tells April, ''… it's nobody's business but ours.'' In response to Marc, Cass says, ''Since when is your business not everyone's?''. The reality show (''realtee'' in the parlance of the story) angle allows Azzarello to take a two-pronged stab at celebrity culture and (so-called) televised reality. Cass and Wade don't trust Marc or April. Cass says, ''somethin in their milk ain't clean.'' What Wade and Cass can only conjecture, the reader knows. The man who supposedly initiated the kidnapping was not the same man who actually did the dirty work. In yet another subplot (it is a noir, after all) there is a shadowy individual -- referred to only as ''a sheiky man'' -- who lives out on the ocean in luxury yacht. He hires a bounty hunter (Orson's old Mars mission colleague and fellow spaceman, Carter) to find Tara and bring her to him. He says, ''What I want is what I bought.'' If the ''sheiky man'' bought, who sold?
By Spaceman #5, Azzarello is done playing with the vagaries of televised reality and decides to make a blunt albeit sharp statement on perception, reality and storytelling in the television era or any other. Tara, it turns out, has a tracking chip embedded in her skull. A shooter (sorry, camera operator) and a misanthropic producer camp outside Orson's abode capturing blurry images of what they assume are Tara's whereabouts. The producer says to the cameraman: ''We wait. We web-cast -- pictures of what appear to be Tara and her kidnappers, from an anom source.'' The dimwit shooter replies, ''webee staff on the show...,'' which elicits a sarcastic eye roll from the producer, who says, ''Jesus, Bob … it's called drama... nobody cares if it's realtee.'' A good story is a good story, no matter if it's fiction, reality, or a little from Column A and a little from Column B. Spaceman appropriates. Azzarello mixes, borrows and arrogates because that's how a story is told, that's language. What's the French word? … bricolage, ''a construction of ideas from whatever comes to hand.''** There is no English equivalent only the appropriation. Or else it's classified.
No Means Means No
After yet another narrow escape in issue #5, Orson takes Tara to a collection of junkers, scavengers like himself who mine the Rise for scrap. Orson plans to hide out in the open (''Best place,'' he says), he tells Tara, ''Under the rise, there be treasure.'' Reading Spaceman sometimes feels like a treasure hunt or a fool's errand, depending on one's mood. Azzarello and Risso create an alchemy of words and pictures which layer meaning on top of meaning and on and on. Tara asks Orson in issue #3 if he's going to take her home. He stares off into the squalor of the Rise trying to come up with the words and with a plan. Risso silhouettes Orson at the bottom of the page, his answer is a meek ''I.'' The following page is a reverse angle showing Orson in the distance as crippled children in the foreground fight for space among indifferent passers-by and the other ever-present garbage of the Rise. A small sign on a scaffold, set off-center in the frame reads, ''Danger.'' Risso and Azzarello litter dropped details like this across all five issues; treasure waiting to be picked-up and analyzed for clues. One word often found among the layers is ''gold.'' The word ''gold'' occurs in various forms and changes depending on the context, but it's one word that always pans out throughout the series. ''Gold'' means something to the characters in this story and Azzarello makes plain that ''gold'' means means and is coin of the realm when it comes to information and secrets hidden in plain sight.
The first form of ''gold'' found in the story arises when Wade and Cass are investigating the crime scene where Tara was taken and her nanny murdered. If the detectives want to question Marc and April they are required to sign a contract to appear on ''the Arc'' (in reality). Cass swallows her pride places her (finger)prints on the dotted line and puts Marc and April's names on the suspect list. A publicist for the couple tells Cass, ''Marc and April are golden. They are mega-stars. You might not be used to that.'' Cass counters, ''There's a missing child.'' To which a lawyer at the scene retorts, ''They [Marc and April] don't know anything … swear to gold.'' Marc and April's golden status sets them apart from the hoi polli -- another example of definition by discrimination, ''rise'' and ''dries.'' Azzarello also conflates ''gold'' with God. Swearing on (or to) gold is as close to a statement of power and authority as anyone can get in Spaceman. Being ''golden'' equates to power, to control. Marc and April and their cadre of lawyers, publicists and tv producers (not to mention, the children) have the means to control the message therefore all are golden.
Orson experiences his own golden moment, but he trucks in a different specie, one without the meine or means to do anything. The mission to Mars turns out to have been about growing crops and terraforming, all that goes boom when the greenhouse blows up. Orson says the team needs a new plan, but he's unsure what that plan should be until Carter discovers gold bubbling out of a nearby crater. As the four spacemen stare at a pile of gold that they've recently liberated from the planet's surface, Orson makes their plight plain, ''We here -- so's it. Gold be fuckin dust to us.'' Taken at face value, gold is useless in a place like Mars, especially to spacemen who are stuck without the means to go anywhere or do anything with the gold they hold. No means means no***. On Earth, gold equates to power and the control of information. On Mars, there are no riches to be found even in found gold without means or the information to process it. The spacemen strike a deal to fence the gold through Bubba, their contact in Houston (NASA), who, Orson says in a cogent bit for futurespeak, ''can't braino no one fuckusless.'' Orson sees the gold as the means to an end, a chance to ''unfuck'' as he later tells Ottershaw. Orson reckons: ''We go home with gold -- we be gold.'' Is this Orson's goal, to ''be'' gold; to become golden like Marc and April, rich and famous? Or is Orson thinking beyond status, beyond the stars? By virtue of being a spaceman, Orson is already famous; he was born to be famous. In Spaceman, Fame is facile. What Orson wants is not fame, but gold and what that means is yet to be determined.
Azzarello makes it easy to get stuck in Spaceman's semantic stew of words and the meaninglessness of meaning. Geeking out on words only gets one so far -- and if one wants more, they have schools for that sort of thing. What makes this story work is spaceman, is Orson. There is a ''knight-in-shining-armor'' quality to Orson that should not be given short shrift. The reader roots for Orson and wants to see him bring Tara home safe, but it's a question of can he rather than will he. A man of some means, a certain survivor, Orson is also out of place, out of his world and out of his depth. When Orson first brings Tara to his place, he says, ''I promd to keep you safe … but … we don know what that means jus now. Home might not be safe.'' Like many a traveler, many a spaceman, Orson wants to go home, but what is home to a space man? Spaceman has flown half of its arc, all that remains is a return. Azzarello and Risso will determine how safe of a journey it will be and if their spaceman can ever find his way home.
*See Hobbes (the philosopher, not the tiger)
***On my blog, I wrote a review of Spaceman #4 -- which Comics Bulletin publisher Jason Sacks read and which helped get me this gig -- and started to develop this idea of the meaning of ''gold'' in Spaceman. I've expanded my argument further in this essay as more examples have occurred and I expect I will continue prospecting as the series continues.
Mr. Silva is a recent relapsed reader of comic books, loves alliteration and dies a little inside each time he can't use an oxford comma in his reviews for Comics Bulletin. He spends most days waiting for files to render except on occasion when he can slip the bonds of editing and amble around cow barns, run alongside tractors and try not to talk while the camera is running. When not playing the fool for the three women he lives with, he reads long, inscrutable novels with swear words. He recently took single malt Scotch and would like to again, soon.
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If you're a UFC light heavyweight with a few consecutive wins Tuesday's news that Chael Sonnen would be coaching The Ultimate Fighter against Jon Jones and then meeting him for the UFC light heavyweight championship had to be disheartening. Here you've grinded you're way through grueling training camp after grueling training camp and picked up hard fought win after hard fought win only for a middleweight fresh off a loss - with no wins in the UFC at light heavyweight to his credit mind you - to leapfrog over you and your accomplishments straight into a title shot just because he talks more trash than a Waste Management superintendent. "It's not fair," you might be telling yourself, and if so you'd be right - it's not fair. In a just world the fighter with the most consecutive wins would challenge for the championship. Unfortunately that's not the world we live in. Instead of getting upset it might behoove UFC light heavyweights to ask themselves just why they were passed over in favor of Sonnen.
There are two possible answers here, neither of which are very comforting. First, you may have a loss on your record to Jones. If that's the case then you really don't have much of a justification for outrage since the champ has already run through you once like a band saw through a stick of melting butter. The second, and most unsettling, answer is this: you haven't done enough to make fans care about you. Don't feel like you're being singled out just because you're a light heavyweight though. This is a problem affecting every weight class in the UFC. For all you jilted fighters out there unsatisfied with your position in the divisional pecking order there are lessons to be learned from how Sonnen has used his gift of gab to become one of the top draws in the company despite a mediocre 6-5 UFC record.
Sonnen built his case for his first fight with Anderson Silva - and in the process made himself a star - by milking every second of camera time for all it was worth and by giving reporters lots of easy copy with a prodigious stream of quotable soundbites. This is something far too fighters understand. Rather than a chore to be dreaded, every interview is a platform to forge a connection with fans. Time and again fighters squander this precious opportunity with well-worn cliches about how they have just come off the best training camp of their lives and empty promises that their upcoming fight "will be a war." What's even worse is how many fighters fail to capitalize on the momentum provided by a big win. These fighters have a large captive audience listening to their every word but when Joe Rogan or Jon Anik ask them who they want to face next the best they can come up with is the evasive line, "It's not my job to make fights. I'll fight whoever the UFC puts in front of me."
Actually, if you're a UFC fighter, it is part of your job to make fights, or at the very least campaign for fights that advance your career. If you want to maximize your earnings during your short window of opportunity as a professional fighter it's also incumbent on you to do something that gives the audience a reason to care whenever you step in the cage. If fans are emotionally invested in you - whether they love you or hate you - they'll spend money to watch you fight. Otherwise you're just another guy on the card.
This isn't to say everyone who wants a UFC title shot should head to Youtube and start taking notes on old Superstar Billy Graham promos; that's Sonnen's shtick and anyone who copied it would seem like a cheap imitation. But there's a middle ground between pro wrestling showmanship and fighters who lack the imagination to deviate from a stock list of cliches or who think it's disrespectful to call out a desired opponent. These fighter's often say they plan to let their actions in the cage do their talking for them. Unfortunately these silent but violent messages often fail to resonate with the same force as a simple soundbite.
Look at Alexander Gustafsson for example. He's quietly won five in a row at light heavyweight to little fanfare. Consequently only the hardest of the hardcores would care about him facing Jon Jones right now. From a legitimate sporting perspective there is no argument to be made for Sonnen getting a title shot over Gustafsson. However, is anyone delusional enough to think Gustafsson would draw television ratings on TUF or a large PPV buyrate against Jones? Gustafsson has a big fight against Maurício "Shogun" Rua on the December 8th FOX show that has been talked about as a likely title eliminator, but just ask Shogun how reliable that stipulation is. While he has a chance to make himself into a bigger name in his fight against Shogun, what happens if he loses? The UFC will have a hard time convincing fans Shogun has a chance against Jones after how easily he was disposed of by the champ last time and Gustafsson will have to go on another winning streak to get close to the title picture. It begs the question whether or not Gustafsson would have had an easier path to a fight with Jones if he had made more noise after his past few wins about how he was the man to unseat the dominant champ?
Obviously not every fighter is in the position to go calling out the champion, but that doesn't mean they can't provide fans with emotional hooks to help draw them into their fights. This past weekend Jon Fitch was involved in the fight of the night against Erick Silva. The fight itself was an exciting back and forth affair but a big part of what made it so dramatic was the knowledge Fitch was fighting for his career. All week when speaking to reporters Fitch made no secret of what was at stake for him in the fight: if he lost he would likely be forced to stop training full time and get a day job to help his family out of dire financial straits. As a result the normally dull Fitch became a compelling figure for the first time in years. It didn't take Chael Sonnen hyperbole or Nick Diaz unpredictability for Fitch to make his fight seem important - all it took was a simple story fans could relate to.
Believe me, I understand the outrage over giving Sonnen the title shot against Jones. In a business where the tension between sport and entertainment is always in play this move ignores the sporting aspect of the equation to a regrettable degree. However, I'm also a realist. The UFC need something big to save the dying TUF franchise and Sonnen will draw more on PPV against Jones than any of the other available options. While it's a shame worthy contenders at light heavyweight will have to wait until a middleweight who barely has a winning record in the company gets the brass ring they've been diligently striving towards, from the UFC's perspective this was the best fight they could make for business.
That's the thing with brass rings though; sometimes you have to reach out and take them rather than quietly waiting your turn.


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You might not recognize it at first, but hidden beneath the painted puffy clouds that peek through a tall pink llama, behind Groucho Marx mugging in a procession of walking topiary, and alongside a tap-happy chorus line hoofing it to 42nd Street, there is a play by William Shakespeare — the twin-centric The Comedy of Errors, to be exact.
Shakespeare meets Jerry Lewis.
Kicked around: Whitthorne and McClain.
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Yes, it's called The Comedy of Errors because it is, in fact, a comedy. But Shakespeare's story about two sets of twins separated at birth by tragic circumstances is more than transparent farce and hapless tomfoolery. Lucid productions highlight the human reconciliation and joyful reunion when the brothers and family are finally reconnected, in the same warm spirit as the finale of The Winter's Tale. And it takes more than two acts sprinkled with goofy clowning and giggly in-jokes to achieve that kind of emotional resonance and hearty significance. Yet somehow, that point was lost on Douglas C. Wager.
Wager's revival relies entirely on staged gimmicks and physical slapstick to carry the plot through scene after silly scene, resulting in a Comedy that feels hollow, as though it should bear a "Shakespeare for Children" stamp upon it.
In exaggerated comic strip fashion, Wager's cast traffics in laughs of the physical variety, along with a few splashes of David Copperfield debonair. From literal disappearing acts to flashy pyrotechnics, the Shakespeare Theatre Company spares no expense for a comedy that only works half of the time. Because despite its time manipulation and jaunts in and out of reality, Wager's Comedy remains hopelessly one-dimensional.
Still, there are a couple of good performances, notably Daniel Breaker and Marni Penning. Sandra L. Murphy adds comic heft to a tiny part that is often overlooked in other incarnations. Her "spherical" Nell is the perfect complement to Breaker's lively Dromio of Syracuse, the only brother who executes Wager's choreographed bits with meticulous timing and charming buffoonery. His twin from Ephesus, LeRoy McClain, is no match for Breaker's deft skill and enviable precision, rendering the brothers Antipholi — Gregory Wooddell (Syracuse) and Paul Whitthorne (Ephesus) — a tame sideshow for the pair usually kept front and center. And while Chandler Vinton doesn't fare well with the comedy of Ephesus's wife Adriana, Penning delivers a comic blow as her flittering sister Luciana.
You have to applaud designer Zack Brown's imagination for conjuring up the quacky sultan digs for Floyd King's absurd Doctor Pinch. And Victoire Charles' belly-dancing courtesan is an outrageous medley of Diana Ross, Beyonce and Wonder Woman in her gold and red superfly getup. Fabian Obispo contributed original music for the show-stopping "Ephesus" number, another bizarre addition to an evening brokered by signature shtick.
From Dali's melting clocks to M.C. Escher's illusionary staircases, Wager and Brown borrow a liberal serving of random cultural references in their attempts to update a Shakespearean classic. Ultimately, the only things special about their heavily culled production are the effects.
It's time again for Ford's annual Dickensian delights, and producing director Paul Tetreault decided "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," reviving Michael Wilson's adaptation of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, with many of the same cast members and design team intact from last season's original production. Though the stage is ringing with a few new bells and whistles to the discerning ear, there are still eye-popping treats that have been refined with revitalized lighting from Pat Collins, and Jacob Marley sports new claws from the Great Chained Beyond that are a tad less indicative of one Fred Krueger.
Martin Rayner reprises his role as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, growling and snarling his way through "blackness of heart," while a new Ghost of Christmas Past teaches him that "humankind should be my business." The sprightly Suzanne Richard is a perfect casting choice, adding fresh elements of whimsy and mirth to an evening already aglow with creativity and seasonal splendor. The entire affair feels more neatly packaged than its carnival-like predecessor, while still efficiently dispensing the classic tale of how one man learns that a life full of charity, with good will toward all, is always a life well-lived.
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Arizona State University has tapped a former National Football League executive to run its athletic department.
Ray Anderson emerged from a nationwide search to replace former athletic director Steve Patterson, who left ASU for a similar position at the University of Texas.
Anderson was the executive vice president of football operations for the NFL before leaving in December. Anderson has also worked for the Atlanta Falcons and owned his own sports agency.
On Wednesday, the Arizona Board of Regents plans to discuss the terms of Anderson's contract. He must be approved by the board.
"Mr. Anderson has an extensive and impressive background in athletics and law and has a reputation as a leader and a mentor," said Rick Myers, chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents.
"He is also hailed as a leader in diversity, having received awards for his commitment to workplace diversity and improving the quality of life for African Americans," Myers said.
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Opening 25th March | daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. In 2013 Schloss Hof celebrates the 350th anniversary of Prince Eugene's birth. A great exhibition called "Triumph & Passion. 350 years Prince Eugene" will show fascincating aspects of the noble knight's life and career. The creator of Hof Palace can also be found in the blooming gardens and within many events, e.g. the Grand Baroque Festival on 29th June. Tickets to be ordered here.
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The Batesville High School tennis team defeated Greenfield Central by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs were led by No. 1 singles player Kassidy Kase with an easy two-set win over Dakota Smith 6-0 and 6-0.
Mitchell Taylor needed a second set tie-breaker, but won at No. 2. Taylor beat Chris Kersey 6-4 and 7-6 (7-4).
The No. 1 doubles team of Nick Kirschner and Henry Luchow went three sets to pick up a third win for the Bulldogs. Luchow and Kirschner defeated Max Holtzclaw and Jake Kauth 7-5, 1-6 and 6-2.
Chris Hoseus suffered a 6-4 and 7-5 loss to Greenfield's Brandon Hull at No. 3 singles. Dustin Nobbe and Jacob Paul fell in two sets at No. 2 doubles.
In junior varsity play, the Bulldogs were 7-0 winners.
Blake Walsman, Connor Rose and Matt Taylor each won singles matches.
Walsman/Connor Rose, Ben Schwettman/Spencer Rose, Harsh Patel/Justin Garcia and Brandon Laker/William Dong notched wins in doubles.
BHS wins at Whiteland
The Bulldogs suffered a loss to Jennings County, but were still able to capture the team title at the Whiteland Invitational.
Coach Michael McKinney's crew bounced back with 3-2 wins over Shelbyville and Whiteland.
Kase was a perfect 3-0 on the day at No. 1 singles with all three victories coming in two sets.
The No. 1 doubles team of Kirschner and Luchow turned in a solid effort and finished 3-0. They needed a third set super tie-breaker to win against Whiteland, but the other two matches were won in straight sets.
Taylor was a two-time winner for the Bulldogs. He won at No. 2 singles match against Shelbyville and then teamed up with Paul to beat Whiteland.


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text: Squid ink hasn't changed in the last 160 million years Science 22 May 12 by Mark Brown Tweet University of Virginia The discovery of preserved ink sacs from a Jurassic-era giant cephalopod has revealed that the squid's inky escape mechanism hasn't changed much in the last 160 million years.The cephalopod fossils were discovered two years ago in England. An international team of researchers, who published their finds in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, used a combination of direct, high-resolution chemical techniques to determine if the pigment melanin had been preserved.It had, so the team compared the chemical composition of the fossil melanin to the melanin in the ink of a modern day cuttlefish -- and they found a match."It's close enough that I would argue that the pigmentation in this class of animals has not evolved in 160 million years," said John Simon, chemistry professor at University of Virginia.It proves that nature adheres to the age-old mantra "if it's not broken, don't fix it." Simon says, "the whole machinery apparently has been locked in time and passed down through succeeding generations of cuttlefish. It's a very optimised system for this animal and has been optimised for a long time."Organic material is rarely preserved for hundreds of millions of years -- in fact, one of the the ink sacs studied is the only intact prehistoric ink bag that's ever been found -- but melanin is highly resilient to degradation over the course of vast amounts of time. "Out of all of the organic pigments in living systems, melanin has the highest odds of being found in the fossil record," explains Simon. "That attribute also makes it a challenge to study. We had to use innovative methods from chemistry, biology and physics to isolate the melanin from the inorganic material." Edited by Duncan Geere Comments Read more on Animals If it moos, squarks, quacks, barks, or snuffles, find it here Technology Summon the salmon! How? With a fish cannon! Culture Norwegian Reindeer watchpost keeps the hordes from the herds Science Tortoises use touchscreens. For science Technology Feed these machines plastic and they'll feed stray animals Science Sinister meerkat behaviour ensures breeding success Science Great white shark dies after choking on sea lion Latest on wired.co.uk


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The current research and resources we provide can help position you in the appropriate major respective to your desired career, as well as position you competitively in the marketplace. You can trust the Calling & Career Office will provide you with the most current opportunities, research, and advice. As the campus authority on career tracks, trends, and connections, the CCO is a valuable resource for your career discovery process.
One of the greatest strengths of the CCO is serving as a bridge between students and Taylor's rich network of caring alumni, parents, and friends who can provide you with experienced counsel and help you make crucial connections. Connecting with alumni who are already established and successful in their desired calling or career, gets you one step closer to your dream vocation, too.
The Calling and Career Office features a blended approach of reaching students where they are (in residence halls and classrooms and through clubs and activities) as well as providing services that attract students to our office including:
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Whether we come to you or you come to us, trust us to be accessible and available throughout your time at Taylor. Turn to the CCO for direct access to Taylor's alumni network and insight on topics like the power of networking, the theology of calling, and how to use social media to get a great full-time job.
The Internship Coordinator's sole purpose is to support students and faculty, as well as companies and organizations through the internship process—we know internships are critical to finding full-time work. According to a National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) study, recent grads who were employed full-time were more likely to have had at least one internship during their college experience.
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We offer several options to students for graduate assistances. We help with application review and essays. As well as helping draft and edit personal statements. Annual graduate school fairs are occasionally held on campus and mock interviews can be scheduled any time. We can also help connect interested students to resources for preparation for entrance exams like the GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT, etc.
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15 Most Inventive Burritos Known to Man10
By Rebecca Leib
We all like a good burrito – all your favorite ingredients mixed together and wrapped tightly in warm flour blanket. Is it possible to ruin such a simple, beautiful meal? Quite possibly.
Because this meal is so deliciously simple, chefs around the world have taken it upon themselves to create their own burritos for their own purpose. Whether in need of a hearty breakfast on the go, trying to get rid of a multitude of leftovers or just wanting to marry your two favorite foods, there is a passionate desire to put a personal twist on the Mexican favorite. If you're going to do something, your way is the best way. What's the outcome? It can be heavenly, chaotic, inspired or grotesque.
1. The Real Breakfast Burrito
Cottage cheese and egg white breakfasts are for wusses. Our favorite breakfast? Some good old-fashioned french toast – MEXICAN STYLE. It's made by wrapping a tortilla, burrito-style, around mashed banana, and then dipping it in egg and corn flakes and deliciously deep-fried. After a quick sugar and cinnamon sprinkling, this breakfast fiesta is good to go. It's a specialty at Shopsin's restaurant in NYC!
2. The Korean
Like Korean food and Mexican food but can't find any trendy fusion restaurants? Los Angeles hosts the now famous Kogi food trucks where you can try a Kimchee, short rib and god-knows-what-else burrito. That will surely kick start all of your senses.
3. Cactus Slims
How about a burrito made of prickly pear cactus? Don't mind if I do! Just ask Nick and Miri's food competition blog, NickAndMiri.wordpress.com. Sure, cactus needs to be marinated or it'll be like eating a rubber shoe, but it's a Mexican tradition.
4. The Beast
While starving people in third world countries beg for scraps of food, dandehaan.blogspot.com is hosting giant burrito eating parties. The burrito in question is dubbed the "Don't Even Think About It" from a restaurant in Kalamazoo, MI called The Big Burrito. It's 30 inches long and comes with all kinds of gastrointestinal troubles!
5. The Leftover
I know, these look a little unappetizing. That's because they're made from leftover fridge items and old pot roast. A burrito to remember? www.3sidesofcrazy.com thinks so, and so do we. But how long can you leave a meal made of leftovers as leftovers? These are questions for the universe, people.
6. The Halloweiner
This one's for all ghouls, ghosts and hallows who love the cuisine south of the border. It's black bean, pumpkin and a whole lot of vegan goodness courtesy of closetcooking.blogspot.com, a blog for cooking in a tiny-ass kitchen (respect). It's not only for Halloween, but you know, for fall and breakfast and stuff.
7. The Phil-Bur
Though it's called the Philly Taco, this Taco is really more like a burrito. The outside is pizza, the inside is delicious cheese steak. Made by Lorenzo & Sons, a Philly mainstay, is it genius or a horrible distortion of two great meals.
8. The Jerky
This burrito has rice, refried beans, guacamole and veggies on the inside, wrapped in gigantic pieces of beef jerky and topped with tomatoes. Though I applaud the inventiveness, I prefer my jerky fix from gas stations, paired with cheese sticks.
9. The After Dinner
This burrito is served after your normal burrito, and graciously served at Los Dos Molinos in Springerville, Arizona. It's a pastry shell with vanilla ice cream and apple filling inside and all the fixins like chocolate, brown sugar outside. Sundaes are so passe!
10. The Heart attack
Okay- don't get this twisted. It is quite simply a sausage stuffed with a Taco Bell cheesy double beef burrito. Courtesy of www.frumpzilla.com, this burrito is for someone that isn't satisfied with the everyday, mass-market burrito. Also, it's for someone with a really, really strong heart.
11. Little Asia
This gem is all Eastern, all the time… well, except in concept. From Roshi's raw lifestyle blog, this special bundle is wrapped in collard greens and filled with sprouts, citrus, ginger, agave and more. It's also got walnuts, pecans for extra crunch. Healthy eastern(ish) cooking!
12. The Kitten
Okay, this one isn't for eating, but for ADORING! Remember, don't attempt to make a kitten burrito without an adorable kitten and a full stomach. Puppy burrito is the alternative, as long as you can find a good tortilla washcloth.
13. The S'more
This one's good for cantinas or campfires…. add banana for extra originality. Found at yummy-food-recipes.com, don't let the generic name of the blog disguise its innate deliciousness and creativity.
14. The Twink
Theresa Cogswell's "Twinkies Cookbook" just went a little south of the border with this one, folks. It's basically a veggie burrito with a twinkie inside. Delicious? Not sure. Adventurous? Maybe. Shelf life? Indefinite.
This sushi burrito from cherrybombpie.com boasts a seaweed tortilla, Korean yams and sweet potatoes, purple rice, sesame, avocado. Add a ton of wasabi and some yellowtail and I am totally game.
Rebecca Leib received her BFA in Fine Art and MFA in writing and hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a Los Angeles based comedian and writer. Her work can be seen in the pages of many print and online publications, including Beautiful/Decay, Artillery Magazine, Blackbook, Tvgasm, Metrowize and Dailyfill. She has performed at the Second City Studio Theatre, UCB-LA, IOWest and the improv, and can often be seen brooding at sidewalk cafes.


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - FedEx threw it away. Now University of Louisville fans are stepping up to try and get Russ Smith's 2013 national championship jersey back to him.
From the graduation stage to the basketball court, UofL loves Russ Smith. After our May 9 report about shipping giant FedEx throwing away his national championship jersey, social media sites went nuts. Now, Jonathan Blue, a Cardinals fan and CEO of Blue Equity, is putting his money where his mouth is. Blue tweeted a $3,000 reward offer to anyone who returns the missing jersey.
"My whole goal is to try and get it back and not ask any questions," Blue said in a phone interview. "Because I like the kid. He did great things for our city, he graduated, he's a first team All American."
Smith got the framed jersey on Senior Day. His dad had it shipped back to New York using FedEx. But when it arrived the glass was cracked. FedEx told Smith Sr. to ship it back, jersey included, so the claims department could inspect the damage. FedEx sent the money to pay for a new frame. They did not send back that priceless jersey.
"She took a deep breath and said unfortunately I think they destroyed that," Smith Sr. said. "I said, 'ma'am no way.'"
Erin Truxal, public relations manager for FedEx Ground, said for safety reasons they throw away any boxes with broken glass without opening them to see what's inside.
The younger Smith took to twitter Friday night in a series of angry rants at FedEx. Meanwhile, Smith Sr. said the company told him Monday they are searching shipping facilities in Brooklyn and Louisville to see if they can track it down.
Blue hopes his reward money might encourage a FedEx worker to look a little harder.
"I think someone should go sift through the trash, watch the video cameras," Blue said. "I mean this isn't just an item that can be replaced tomorrow by going to guy another one at Walmart."
FedEx paid the Smith family $1,000 - the full amount the jersey was insured for. They have also offered to pay the cost of framing a replica of that authentic Final Four jersey. Russ Smith and his dad say that is little consolation.
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Fourteen synagogues from the North Shore are collaborating on Nov. 4 in Wynadanch to address issues of hunger, poverty and the envinroment during the fourth annual outreach campaign.
Temple Chaverim of Plainview and the Midway Jewish Center of Syosset are coming together with Tikkun Alliance of North Shore (TANS) collecting donations for the community.
The campaign takes to heart the Hebrew phrase "Tikkun Olam": "Healing the World".
Items such as winter coasts, clothing, gently used blankets, towels, new toys, puzzles, shoes, books, high school review materials, pet food and health snacks for the cause are in demand.
Donations can be dropped off at the bins in the religious school corridor of Temple Chaverim. Donations are beige accepted up until Nov. 1.
Other synagogues involved include: The Community Synagogue, North Shore Synagogue, Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation, Shelter Rock Jewish Center, Sid Jacobson JCC, Temple Beth Israel of Port Washington, Temple Beth Sholom, Temple Israel of Great Neck, Temple Judea of Manhasset and Temple Sinai of Roslyn.


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Tommy Mann Jr.
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A fabulous evening of gospel music awaits on Thanksgiving weekend.
Mount Olive Baptist Church and Rev. Ronnie A.E. Crockett Sr. invited the public to attend its "2012 Winter Concert" at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 24, in the church's Life Center, 106 W. Park in Orange. Tickets are $10 each.
This concert is not only suitable for all ages, it will have strong appeal for 'tweens and teens. Artists scheduled to perform include Unity, which is from Navasota, Texas, and New Generation, which is based in Houston.
For tickets or more information, call Rev. Craig Daniel at 409-920-1322 or Sister Inez Steverson at 409-221-2552.