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Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter video game series which consists of two full games, two half-length "episodes", two side stories and three expansion packs; the first game, Half-Life, was released in 1998. The protagonist of the series is Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist whose actions at the Black Mesa Research Facility inadvertently create a post-apocalyptic world. Expansions of the game Half-Life feature other controllable characters.
Half-Life (1998)[edit]
- Black Mesa Transit Announcement System: Good morning, and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System. This automated train is provided for the security and convenience of the Black Mesa Research Facility personnel. The time is 8:47 A.M. Current topside temperature is 93 degrees with an estimated high of one hundred and five. The Black Mesa Compound is maintained at a pleasant 68 degrees at all times.
- This train is inbound from Level 3 Dormitories to Sector C Test Labs and Control Facilities. If your intended destination is a high security area beyond Sector C, you will need to return to the Central Transit Hub in Area 9 and board a high security train. If you have not yet submitted your identity to the retinal clearance system, you must report to Black Mesa personnel for processing before you will be permitted into the high security branch of the transit system.
- Due to the high toxicity of material routinely handled in the Black Mesa compound, no smoking, eating, or drinking are permitted within the Black Mesa Transit System. Please keep your limbs inside the train at all times. Do not attempt to open the doors until the train has come to a complete halt at the station platform. In the event of an emergency, passengers are to remain seated and await further instruction. If it is necessary to exit the train, disabled personnel should be evacuated first. Please, stay away from electrified rails, and proceed to an emergency station until assistance arrives.
- A reminder that the Black Mesa Hazard Course decathlon will commence this evening at 1900 hours in the Level 3 facility. The semi-finals for high security personnel will be announced in a separate secure access transmission. Remember, more lives than your own may depend on your fitness.
- Do you have a friend or relative who would make a valuable addition to the Black Mesa team? Immediate openings are available in the areas of "Materials Handling" and "Low Clearance Security." Please contact Black Mesa personnel for further information. If you have an associate with a background in the areas of "Theoretical Physics," "Biotechnology," or other high-tech disciplines, please contact our Civilian Recruitment Division. The Black Mesa Research Facility is an equal-opportunity employer.
- A reminder to all Black Mesa personnel. Regular radiation and biohazard screenings are a requirement of continued employment in the Black Mesa Research Facility. Missing a scheduled urinalysis or radiation check-up is grounds for immediate termination. If you feel you have been exposed to radioactive or other hazardous materials in the course of your duties, contact your radiation safety officer immediately. Work safe, work smart. Your future depends on it.
- Now arriving at Sector C Test Labs and Control Facilities. Please stand back from the automated door and wait for the security officer to verify your identity. Before exiting the train, be sure to check your area for personal belongings. Thank you, and have a very safe, and productive day.
- Barney Calhoun: [at the start of the game, repeats almost every time you talk to "one"] Hey, catch me later. I'll buy you a beer!
- Scientist: Well, so much for the government, their idea of containment is to kill everyone associated with the project! Judging by your hazard suit I'd say you were part of what went wrong, isn't that right? Now look, if anyone can end this catastrophe it's the science team in the Lambda Complex at the opposite end of the base. With the transit system out I couldn't tell you how to get there, but there's an old decommissioned rail system somewhere through here, beyond the silo complex. If you can make it through the rocket test labs, you might be able to worm your way through the old tunnels to track down whatever's left of the Lambda team. You can trust them. You can trust all of us. Good luck.
- Scientist: Well, I'll let you out. But I'm warning you, it's hell out there! It's completely under military control! You'll have to sneak and fight your way from one into the other. and I don't expect you'll meet many of our peers along the way. But if you do survive and somehow make it across the base, you'll end up at Lambda Complex. Where rest of science team is taking shelter. I wouldn't venture there myself, but I will let them know that you are coming!
- Scientist: You are heading for the Lambda Complex, aren't you? I was heading there myself until I end up here and … well, simply lost my nerve. Take one look through that door and you will see what I mean! I'm just going to wait out the catastrophe in here. If you intend to go on, then I beg of you. Proceed with extreme caution!
- Scientist: Did you see it? They said it was hauled from the Challenger Deep. But I'm positive that beast never swam in terrestrial waters until a week ago. There is a tranquilizer gun in the shark cage, but I'm not sure it would work on this species … you're welcome to try.
- Scientist: Gordon Freeman, it is you, isn't it? the Science team is tracking your progress with the Black Mesa Security System. Unfortunately, so has the military. That suit of yours is full of tracking devices! Still, it's better than going naked in this place. It's cold in there and you'll have to hurry. It could sap your suit power in a matter of moments!
- HECU soldier #1: Where are we taking this Freeman guy?
- HECU soldier #2: Topside for questioning.
- HECU soldier #1: What the hell for? We got him. Let's kill him now!
- HECU soldier #2: What if they ID the body?
- HECU soldier #1; Body? What body?
[Both HECU soldiers laugh evilly]
- Scientist: Have you heard? They are killing scientists … our own race, turning against us. I think I'll stay here and take my chances with the creatures.
- HECU captain: Come in, Cooper! Do you copy? Forget about Freeman! We're abandoning the base! If you have any last bomb targets, mark them on the Tactical Map! Otherwise, get the hell outta there! Repeat: we are pulling out and commencing air strikes! Give us targets or get below!
- HECU soldier #1: So, who is this guy … Freeman?
- HECU soldier #2: They say he was at ground zero.
- HECU soldier #1: Science Team … do you think he was responsible? Sabotage, maybe?
- HECU soldier #2: Yeah, maybe, all I know for sure is he's been killing my buddies.
- HECU soldier #1: Oh yeah, he'll pay. He will definitely pay.
- HECU soldier: I didn't sign on for this shit. Monsters, sure, but civilians? Who ordered this operation anyway?
- HECU captain: Forget about Freeman, we are cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there now is on his own. Repeat, if you weren't already, you are now! [radio abruptly cuts out]
- G-Man: [upon completion of the game] Gordon Freeman, in the flesh – or, rather, in the hazard suit. I took the liberty of relieving you of your weapons. Most of them were government property. As for the suit, I think you've earned it. The borderworld, Xen, is in our control, for the time being … thanks to you. Quite a nasty piece of work you managed over there, I am impressed. That's why I'm here, Mr. Freeman. I have recommended your services to my … employers, and they have authorized me to offer you a job. They agree with me that you have limitless potential. You've proved yourself a decisive man so I don't expect you'll have any trouble deciding what to do. If you're interested, just step into the portal and I will take that as a yes. Otherwise, well … I can offer you a battle you have no chance of winning; rather an anticlimax after what you've just survived. Time to choose …
- G-Man
- [upon choosing to go through the portal] Wisely done Mr. Freeman! I will see you up ahead.
- G-Man
- [upon "refusing" his offer] Well, it looks like we won't be working together. [The player is teleported in front of an army of aliens.] No regrets, Mr. Freeman…
HEV suit[edit]
- Welcome to the HEV Mark IV protective system: for use in hazardous environment conditions. High-impact reactive armor: activated. Atmospheric contaminant sensors: activated. Vital sign monitoring: activated. Automatic medical systems: engaged. Defensive weapons selection system: activated. Munition level monitoring: activated. Communications interface: online. Have a very safe day.
- [upon running out of ammo] Ammunition depleted.
- [small fall damage sustained] Minor fracture detected.
- [large fall damage sustained] Major fracture detected.
- [sustained large amount of health damage] Morphine administered.
- [upon getting bitten or slashed by a headcrab] Minor lacerations detected.
- [upon getting attacked by a zombie or even a larger enemy] Major lacerations detected.
- [upon losing armor and suffering health damage by gunshots or lacerations] Blood loss: detected.
- [upon getting burned by steam or fire] Extreme heat damage.
- [upon getting shocked by electricity] Electrical damage detected.
- [direct contact with a radioactive substance] Hazardous radiation levels detected.
- [upon charging suit's armor with batteries] Power X percent.
- X is a number between 15-100 rounded down to 5
- [health gets considerably low] Seek medical attention.
- [health gets below 25 but is higher than 10] Warning: vital signs: critical.
- [health gets below 25, alternatively] Warning: vital signs are dropping.
- [health gets below 9, suit's normally composed and calm voice becomes more dramatic and louder] Emergency! User death imminent!
Half-Life: Opposing Force (1999)[edit]
- Scientist: Oh, you've woken up. Corporal Shephard is it? I've read the tag on your uniform. I'm glad to see my life-saving efforts weren't in vain, I can't say the same for him. [gestures to the dead soldier he tried to revive moments before] I'm afraid you have been through a serious accident. Most of your friends didn't make it. I was hoping you soldiers had come to rescue us, but now it seems that we are all in the same situation. I think I saw a radio near the crash site where I found you, perhaps you can go there and radio for help? I'm afraid these troops aren't going to make it. I hope you have better luck out there, or I fear none of us will get through this alive.
- HECU commander: Shephard, you're alive! Listen, we've been cut up pretty bad and orders are coming down to pull out; repeat, pull out! Apparently they have other plans with Black Mesa now; if you can make your way through the transit system you can probably reach the surface where we are pulling out. Good luck! Over.
- Black operator #1: Why do we always have to clean up a mess the grunts can't handle?
- Black operator #2: Tell me about it. I just want to deliver the package and get out of here.
- Black operator #1: Yeah, sooner or later the grunts are going to figure it out.
- HECU soldier #1: Corporal, what the hell is going on here? Nobody told us about Black Operations in the mission briefing.
- HECU soldier #2: Yeah, I mean we're all on the same team, right? Right?!
- HECU soldier #1: I'm not sure what their mission is, but we need to keep moving!
- Black Mesa security guard: I guess you're a good guy, Corporal. Listen, you've got to get down below. There's something coming through and it's the nastiest looking thing yet! Some of your buddies went down there a while ago and I haven't seen them since... I've got some weapons I've piled up in here; you better take as much as you can carry, 'cause I think this is it. Good luck, Corporal!
- G-Man: [upon completion of the game] So Corporal Shephard, we meet at last. Please, don't think that I've been avoiding you, a great many matters require my attention in these … troubled times. I do hope you understand, and now I require a further indulgence on your part: I cannot close my report until every loose end has been tied up. The biggest embarrassment has been the Black Mesa facility, but I think that's finally taken care of itself.
- [A nuclear weapon detonates in the background]
- G-Man: Quite so. But there is still the lingering matter of witnesses. I admit I have a fascination with those who adapt and survive against all odds – they rather remind me of myself. If for no other reason, I have argued to preserve you for a time. While I believe a civil servant like yourself understands the importance of … discretion, my employers are not quite so trusting and rather than continually subject you to the irresistible human temptation of telling all, we have decided to … convey you somewhere where you can do no possible harm, and where no harm can come to you. I'm sure you can imagine that there are worse alternatives …
Half-Life: Blue Shift (2001)[edit]
- Scientist: [After a power cut] Oh no … Its probably those Anomalous Materials people again. Always pushing their equipment too hard, dabbling in who-knows-what. I'd be surprised if there's one good brain among them.
- Wounded scientist: I appreciate your help, but I'm afraid those bastards did their damage already. [coughs] If you were trying to reach the freight yards in hope of escaping, then just forget about it. The military is rounding up everyone and everything they can find, and either killing them or bringing them up here for questioning. So much for a rescue. A colleague and I came up with our own plan for escape, and we were on our way to one of the old prototype labs when we ran into them. But listen to me: if you still want to get out of here alive your only hope may be to find my friend. [coughs] If you can get past the soldiers, find Doctor Rosenberg. With him you may have a chance to get out of this place … [the scientist expires]
- Dr Rosenberg: [upon completion of the game] Ah there he is. Calhoun, you've arrived! When you didn't come through right away we thought that … oh no, there's something wrong here. Simmons, come look at Calhoun. His body seems to be in some sort of resonance displacement and I …
- [Calhoun is teleported to a variety of areas before temporarily stabilizing near two HECU soldiers dragging Freeman along unconscious]
- HECU soldier #1: Where are we taking this Freeman guy?
- HECU soldier #2: Top-side for questioning.
- HECU soldier #1: What the hell for? We got him! Let's kill him now!
- HECU soldier #2: Err, and if they find the body?
- HECU soldier #1: Body? What body? [chuckles]
- [Calhoun is teleported back to Rosenberg]
- Dr Rosenberg: Thank God you made it! I was worried that a malfunction occurred at the last moment and you might have been caught in an infinite harmonic reflux. If that's the case, you're lucky to be standing here. Then again, we're all lucky. Thanks to you however, we were able to pull off this hare-brained idea. We made it Mister Calhoun, we made it.
Half-Life 2 (2004)[edit]
- G-Man: [at the start of the game, over a psychedelic series of images calling back to Half-Life and forward to the final levels] Rise and shine, Mister Freeman, rise and … shine. Not that I wish … to imply that you have been sleeping on … the job. No one is more deserving of a rest, and all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until … well … let's just say your hour has come again. The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference … in the world. So, wake up, Mister Freeman. Wake up and … smell the ashes.
- Barney Calhoun: Now … [Barney takes off his mask] about that beer I owed you. It's me, Gordon: Barney, from Black Mesa! Hey, sorry for the scare. I had to put on a show for the cameras. [turns to the console behind him and starts typing] I've been working undercover with Civil Protection. I can't take too long, or they'll get suspicious. I'm way behind on my beating quota.
- Barney Calhoun: We can't keep him here long, Doc. It'll jeopardize everything we've worked for.
- Alyx Vance: Don't worry. He's coming with me.
- Isaac Kleiner: That's right, Barney. This is a red letter day. We'll inaugurate the new teleport with a double transmission.
- Barney Calhoun: You mean it's working? For real this time? Because … I still have nightmares about that cat.
- Alyx Vance: What cat?
- Isaac Kleiner: Now, now, there is nothing to be worried about, we have made major strides since then, major strides.
- Alyx Vance: [more anxiously] What cat?
- Vortigaunt: [addressing Freeman after being discovered at a hidden campfire] We remember the Freeman. We are coterminous. There is no distance between us. No false veils of time or space may intervene. We see you still in Black Mesa. Clearly we see you in the Nihilanth's chamber. We bear witness to the bright eternity of the Nihilanth's demise. You leap, you fall, we see you flash between the barriers. We are there still, in observance of your final stroke. While our own lay scattered at your feet, you severed the vortal cord that bound the Nihilanth to life, and to us. That sharp spur of hope has not dulled to this day. For once the lesser master lay defeated, we knew the greater must also fall in time.
- For a brief time you joined with us. You are one. Between the worlds. Communion of the Vortessence. And that other: a deeper mystery. No deeper than the void itself. We cannot forget those whose cords you cut. Forgiveness is not ours to bestow. Unity of purpose, the shattering of common shackles, a single road we tread. Your song we sing and shall sing for eternity. No matter the consequences of this struggle. You have brought us grief and jubilation beyond measure. With you beside us, a talisman of victory, the day of freedom draws nigh.
- Your bright face obscures your darker mask. We call you sib, although your mind and meaning are a mystery to us. Far distant eyes look out through yours. Something secret steers us both. We shall not name it. We have endured these chafing bonds for eons, yet a single moment of further servitude seems intolerable! How often have we slipped our yoke, only to find it choking us again. Let this war end in either total victory or our extinction. No further compromise shall we allow. We take our stand beside you, here, upon this miserable rock.
- The way ahead is dark for the moment. What seems to you a sacrifice is merely, to us, an oscillation. We do not fear the interval of darkness. We are a tapestry woven of Vortessence. It is the same for you if only you would see it. How many are there in you? Whose hopes and dreams do you encompass? Could you but see the eyes inside your own, the minds in your mind, you would see how much we share. We are you, Freeman. And you are us.
- Wallace Breen: [addressing the Combine Overwatch, who have failed to apprehend Gordon throughout the game] This brings me to the one note of disappointment I must echo from our Benefactors. Obviously I am not on the ground to closely command or second-guess the dedicated forces of the Overwatch, but this does not mean I can shirk responsibility for recent lapses and even outright failures on their part. I have been severely questioned about these shortcomings, and now must put the question to you: How could one man have slipped through your force's fingers time and time again? How is it possible? This is not some agent provocateur or highly trained assassin we are discussing. Gordon Freeman is a theoretical physicist who had hardly earned the distinction of his Ph.D. at the time of the Black Mesa Incident. I have good reason to believe that in the intervening years, he was in a state that precluded further development of covert skills. The man you have consistently failed to slow, let alone capture, is by all standards simply that – an ordinary man.
- Wallace Breen: Well, Dr. Freeman, under other circumstances I like to think we might have been able to work together in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. Certainly, judging from your brief tenure at Black Mesa while I was its Administrator, you showed every promise of becoming a valuable and productive contributor to the scientific process. And yet – I'm not sure what spurred you to it – but there is really no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist.
- Your mentors are partly to blame, of course. My disappointment in Eli Vance and Isaac Kleiner is far greater than my sorrow over your unfortunate choice of career path. In a way, I suppose you could not have done otherwise. Who knows what seeds of iconoclasm they planted when you were young and gullible. But while they certainly share a great part of the responsibility for the recent troubles, it is you alone who have chosen to act with such willful disregard for humanity's future.
- Tell me, Dr. Freeman, if you can. You have destroyed so much. What is it, exactly, that you have created? Can you name even one thing? … I thought not.
- Wallace Breen: [addressing Gordon Freeman while preparing to teleport to the Combine homeworld] Dr. Freeman, you really shouldn't be out there. At the moment of synapse as I teleport, this chamber will be bathed in deadly particles that have yet to be named by human science. Perhaps when I'll have the leisure to do the work myself, I'll name one of them after you. That way, you won't be completely forgotten! When the singularity collapses, I'll be far away from here; in another universe, as a matter of fact. You, on the other hand, will be destroyed in every way it is possible to be destroyed and even in some which are essentially impossible!
- [When the teleport system is destroyed]
- Wallace Breen: No! You need me!
- Alyx Vance: Yes, you did it! Come on, Gordon! We have to get out of here! Maybe we still have –
- [The teleporter explodes. Time slows down around Gordon, then stops completely]
- G-Man: Time, Dr. Freeman? Is it really that … time again? It seems as if you only just arrived. [G-Man "walks out" from the explosion] You've done a great deal in a small time … span. You've done so well, in fact, that I've received some interesting offers for your services. Ordinarily I wouldn't contemplate them, but these are extra … ordinary times. Rather than offer you the illusion of free choice, I will take the liberty of choosing for you … if and when your time comes round again. [extracts Gordon from the Citadel and enters the "black void" from the begining of the game] I do apologize for what must seem to you an arbitrary imposition, Dr. Freeman. I trust it will all make sense to you in the course of … [pauses] well, I'm really not at liberty to say. In the meantime … this is where I get off.
- [The G-Man smiles and leaves Gordon in stasis.]
Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006)[edit]
[Chapter 1: D0g has suggested throwing a minivan containing Alyx and Gordon into the Citadel, which hundreds of feet away from the edge of the pit.]
- Alyx Vance: Well... Gordon, unless you've got a better suggestion … he is a robot, he's done the math. [to D0g] ... You, uh... did do the math, right?
[D0g shakes its head, plates retracted.]
- Alyx: Uh-huh...
- Alyx: [entering a Combine control point] I think we just broke about 50 Combine regulations! No eye contact with Combine soldiers; don't damage Combine property; don't kill the Combine representatives; have your papers out and available; no loud noises after 6 o'clock...
[Citizen approaches a door to a Resistance safehouse.]
- Citizen: Hey, it's me. Open the door.
[Panel opens to reveal a Resistance member's face]
- Rebel: What's the password?
- Citizen: I'm not even gonna tell you to shut up.
- Rebel: Come on in!
[The door panel closes, and momentarily slides back open to reveal Barney.]
- Barney: Gordon? Alyx? I don't believe it! [opens the door to let the two in] How the hell'd you get out of the Citadel?
- Alyx: We're...not exactly sure. All we know is that the Vortigaunts had something to do with it. [now serious] But what about you, Barney?
- Barney: Well, I'm doin' okay, just going crazy tryin' to —–
- Female Rebel: They've found us!
[A Scanner is seen floating just outside one of the windows. One of the rebels destroys it with a shotgun blast.]
- Barney: [to Gordon] Aw, hell, Gordon! Were you followed again?!
- Alyx: We stole some information from the Citadel on our way out. I don't know what it is yet, but it's important enough that they've been hounding us the whole way here.
- Barney: Well, that puts the pressure on – look, we gotta get moving!
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007)[edit]
- Isaac Kleiner: What you're seeing is the infancy of a superportal. If it attains full strength –
- Eli Vance: It'll be the Seven Hour War, all over again. Except this time, we won't last seven minutes.
- Alyx Vance: My god … Gordon, maybe that's why they were sending so much data from the Citadel –
- Dr. Kleiner: Data? From the Citadel?
- Alyx: In the control room … they were feeding huge volumes of data directly into the core destruction sequence.
- Dr. Kleiner: [to someone out of the camera's sight] Magnusson, did you hear that?! I bet it's the Combine portal code!
- Arne Magnusson: Yes, yes, I'm not deaf!
- Alyx: I downloaded the whole packet, and they have been chasing us ever since.
- Dr. Magnusson: Well, of course they have! You see Kleiner, it's the lynchpin of all of their plans!
- Dr. Kleiner: I can see that. I never said –
- Dr. Magnusson: Now, somewhere in that sequence, they would've had to establish a connection with the far side. What you have there, young lady, is the specific contact code for the Combine Overworld!
- Eli: Good god …
- Dr. Magnusson: If I'm right about this – and I have no reason to doubt myself – you are carrying the very code Doctor Mossman had hoped to recover! Now, how soon can you get here?
- Alyx: Well, we have to get our bearings, but we can't –
- Dr. Magnusson: There is no time to waste! We'll need to step up the launch schedule and as soon as you get here with the signature data, we'll encode the satellite and get the damn thing into orbit!
- Vortigaunt: [seeing the rotting body of a person who has committed suicide lying in a chair] A poignant scene. An eternity's repose. It brings peaceful thoughts, does it not?
- [The Vortigaunts are healing Alyx's injuries, when time suddenly stops]
- G-Man: [sing-song] Doctor Freeman … [begins to speak with his image imposed over several scenes] I realize this moment may not be the most … convenient for a heart-to-heart, but I had to wait until your [nods backwards and shows one laugh to the Vortigaunts healing Alyx] friends were otherwise occupied. [Background image begins to fade out completey. The G-Man remains visible.] There was a time the vortigaunts cared nothing for Miss Vance, when their only experience of humanity was a crow … bar coming at them down a steel corridor. When I … plucked her from Black Mesa, I acted in the face of objections that she was a mere child and of no practical use to anyone. I have learned to ignore such nay-sayers [Dr. Breen briefly appears on the screen behind the G-Man] when quelling them … was out of the question. Still, I am not one to squander my investments, and I remain confident she was worth far more than the initial … appraisal. That's why I must now … extract from you some small … repayment … owed for your own survival. See her safely to White Forest, Dr. Freeman. I wish I could do more than keep an eye on you, but I have agreed to abide by certain … restrictions. [to Alyx] Well now, listen carefully, my dear. When you see your … father, relay these words: "prepare for unforeseen consequences".
- [Alyx wakes up as the vision ends]
- Rebel: [teaching a class about combat] So, ever used an AR-2 [Standard Combine Pulse Rifle] before?
- Citizen: AR-2 … no, but an AR-3 … sure! Plenty of times.
- Rebel: There's no such thing as an AR-3.
- Citizen: Well, you see, the city was lousy with AR-3s.
- Rebel: No, it wasn't.
- Citizen: Yes it was.
- Rebel: No, it wa- [sighs] So do you know what the secondary fire on the AR-2 does? It kills Hunters. How did you city folk kill Hunters?
- Citizen: Well we sure as heck didn't use guns! We would wrestle Hunters to the ground with our bare hands! I would get ten, twenty a day, just using my fists.
- Rebel: [incredulous] So when you're out in the field you're going to be punching Hunters?
- Citizen: Out in the field? I'm not going out in the field, I'm a radio operator!
- Rebel: [fed up] Leave. You don't need to be here, and I'm not going to continue the lesson until you leave.
- Citizen: I'm stayin' right here!
- Rebel: I am serious. Leave!
- Arne Magnusson: [upon a blaring alarm announcing a problem further interferring with his work] "What next in the parade of constant interruptions!?"
- [apparently a frequent personal saying, as multiple vortigaunts quote or paraphrase this quip. For example:]
- Victory Mine Vortigaunt: "what next in the parade of constant obstacles?"
- [actually heard prior to the player meeting Magnusson, the phrase presumably passed along by vortigaunts working directly with him via telepathy ]
- Eli Vance: "Unforeseen consequences". The last time I heard those words was back at Black Mesa. You had just stepped into the test chamber when he whispered them in my ear. You know who I'm talking about … our mutual friend. When he brought in that crystal, I knew I should have aborted that damn test … but I didn't. The whole world went to hell that day. And now … now he's using my little girl. Putting words in her mouth. Goddammit. I should have known when he rescued her, it was for his own damn reasons. Gordon, there's so much I need to tell you. Between us, we may finally have a chance of … [suddenly stops when he notices Alyx is back]


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Port Authority police have charged more truck drivers with toll evasion at the George Washington Bridge so far this year than they did all of last year, as the agency continues what officials with the agency have described as a "crackdown," according to authorities.
The number of drivers charged reached 104 on Sunday morning, the same day the Port Authority's latest round of toll hikes went into effect, and climbed yet again Monday, authorities said.
"Cracking down on toll evasion has been a top priority for the agency this year, and the number of arrests we have made this year are clear evidence that our efforts have been a success," said Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman.
The agency made 83 arrests in connection with alleged toll evasion during all of 2011, he said, with the latest three incidents occurring Saturday, Sunday and Monday and bringing the 2012 total to 105 nearly a month before the end of the year.
At 10:02 a.m. Saturday, Port Authority Police Officer Steven Pisciotta was on "routine patrol" at the main toll plaza of the GWB, when he saw a 2011 BMW M13 "without license plates" travel through a toll lane, Coleman said.
"A subsequent investigation found that just prior to the toll plaza, the driver had pulled to the side of the road and removed his license plates," Coleman said. "The plates were registered in Delaware and found in the front passenger seat of the car."
Bratislav Rozenfeld, 27, of New York City was charged with theft of services and tampering with government records, authorities said.
At 9:31 a.m. Sunday, Police Officer Michael Brennan of the Port Authority caught a 1996 Freightliner tractor-trailer with "defaced" plates, both on the front and rear, also at the bridge's main toll plaza.
The first three characters on the front plate had allegedly been covered in what Coleman described as "green grease," and the same substance allegedly obscured the third and fourth characters of the rear plate.
"Upon further investigation, it was found that the tractor was stolen from Columbia, South Carolina," Coleman said.
Charles Willie Sherlls, 58, of Florence, S.C. was charged with theft of services and receiving stolen property. A passenger in the truck, Michael Nero, 45, of Lake City, S.C. was also charged with receiving stolen property and tampering with public records, authorities said.
On Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the same location, Port Authority Police Officer Ryan Ust spotted an International tractor-trailer with no front license plate and grease allegedly obscuring the rear plate, according to Coleman.
Ust charged Joel Cortes, 28, of Worcester, Mass. with theft of services and tampering with public records.
Coleman couldn't immediately provide details on whether most of the drivers charged this year have pleaded guilty or paid fines, but he did say, "We haven't seen many repeat offenders at the GWB."

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Zoe HeriotTalk3
|Zoe Heriot
|Main aliases:
|The Mistress
Zoe Gond
|Place of origin:
|First seen in:
|The Wheel in Space
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|Main actor:
|Wendy Padbury
Early life
Zoe was taken from her family as a young child and educated in a scheme known as the Elite Programme. She later became one of its chief opponents. (AUDIO: The Memory Cheats)
When she was eight years, she read Oscar Wilde's complete works, including The Picture of Dorian Gray, in a day. (AUDIO: Echoes of Grey)
Meeting the Doctor
Zoe's home was a terrestrial city later shown to her in the White Void. (TV: The Mind Robber) She was an astrometricist first class and astrophysicist on board Space Station W3 (a.k.a. the Wheel) when she met the Doctor and Jamie. She introduced herself to them as "astrophysicist, pure mathematics major", to which her colleague, Dr Gemma Corwyn, added "with honours". Zoe had a photographic memory. She was described by her colleagues as "the librarian". She was very bad at history, as evidenced by her lack of knowledge of the Daleks, the Ice Warriors and the T-Mat fiasco. (TV: The Wheel in Space, The Seeds of Death) Having been taught only the value of logic, her training left her emotionally underdeveloped. This lack of balance led to conflict. Some of her colleagues challenged her about her apparent lack of personal interest in the Wheel when it was about to be struck by meteorites. When she met the Doctor, Zoe was presented with a case study in how illogical, intuitive actions and instinct could be successful.
As Zoe became aware that there was more to knowledge than facts, she decided to hide in the TARDIS. She realised that she had learnt as much as she could on the Wheel, where her abilities and role were compartmentalised and defined. Zoe was ready to discover the universe and her place in it.
Before he felt ready to have her brave the terrors of the universe, however, the Doctor showed her a thought projection of his most recent encounter with the Daleks. (TV: The Wheel in Space)
Travels with the Doctor
When visiting the War Museum on Dulkis, Zoe was reminded of "the old atom test islands on Earth." At the same time, she was dismissive of the Quarks, claiming, "They're only robots." (TV: The Dominators)
In the White Void, Zoe was lured out of the TARDIS by seeing her home city on the TARDIS scanner screen. Having recognised the Karkus from the Hourly Telepress of the year 2000, Zoe was able to defeat him in unarmed combat and secure his loyalty. (TV: The Mind Robber) She used her programming skills to solve problems. Whilst helping the Doctor and Jamie deal with the Cybermen's invasion of Earth, Zoe destroyed the computer in the reception at International Electromatics. Determined to not be beaten by the "brainless tin box," Zoe gave the computer an insoluble program in ALGOL, and delighted in the computer's destruction. With her logic and mathematics, Zoe computed the attack pattern for missiles to set up a chain reaction to destroy the incoming Cyberships. (TV: The Invasion) Zoe's great knowledge and intellect were always evident, but never more so than when she was tested on the teaching machines used by the Krotons to teach and indoctrinate the Gonds. Having scored more than double the score of the best Gond students, Zoe declared the Doctor could certainly answer the questions too. (TV: The Krotons) Again using her computational and logic skills, Zoe, in further travels, worked out the trajectory of beacon segments to deduce that a band of space pirates must have their base on the planet Ta. (TV: The Space Pirates)
The group landed in the Frenko Bazaar, a famous intergalactic trading post where one could buy "just about anything". After the Doctor and Zoe rescued Jamie from a kidnapping, the trio teleported back to the shop. The Doctor was shocked to find his companions missing, having been captured by an entity. (COMIC: Prisoners of Time)
At some point during her travels with the Doctor and Jamie, they visited Bob Dovie at 59A Barnsfield Crescent in Totton, Hampshire on 23 November 1963. (AUDIO: The Light at the End)
Eventually the Time Lords sent Zoe back to the Wheel, where she was met by Tanya Lernov. Having had her memory of her time with the Doctor and Jamie removed, other than her initial adventure with them on the Wheel, she was never aware that she had ever been away. (TV: The War Games)
Life after the Doctor
As the years passed, Zoe began to have detailed dreams of her adventures with the Doctor and Jamie. Unable to clearly remember her dreams or reconcile them with the knowledge that she had parted company with the Doctor when the TARDIS left the Wheel, she undertook psychiatric counselling. (AUDIO: Fear of the Daleks)
Whilst she was working on the UrtiCorp Project at station XZ49, the Third Doctor arrived, pretending to be an academic named Dr John Smith. But when Zoe saw the TARDIS, she collapsed, because the sudden return of her memories caused her to lose them completely, as a result. When she recovered, the Doctor had already left, suspecting that the Time Lords sent him there to make sure she forgot all her memories of the Doctor. (PROSE: The Tip of the Mind)
After discovering she had aged by two years after the only experience with the Doctor and Jamie she could recall, Zoe deduced she had had more adventures with the Doctor which had been wiped from her memory. About a month after her return to the Wheel, the Wheel was attacked by a Cybership. Due to her slight build, Zoe was judged unfit for conversion into a Cyberman, but upon scanning her brain and recognising her above-average intelligence, the Cybermen decided she would be suitable for conversion into a Cyber-Planner. The conversion caused Zoe's memories of the Doctor to resurface.
It also gave her the opportunity to gain control of the systems of the Cybership. Before the conversion was complete, Zoe had diverted the ship into the only place she could think of where the Cybermen would be unable to hurt anyone else — the Land of Fiction. Once there, she took control of the Land's damaged computer, bringing the Land of Fiction back to life. She used fictional characters and constructs to fight the Cybermen, but came to the conclusion that she needed the Doctor's help to triumph over the Cybermen. After unsuccessfully attempting to create an accurate fictional version of the Doctor, she opened a hole in space-time and sent a data-stream which drew the TARDIS into the Land. The TARDIS landed far off-course, so Zoe created a fictional version of Jamie to protect the Doctor as she drew him to her control centre. With the Doctor's help, she destroyed the Cybermen once and for all. As the Doctor returned her to the Wheel, the Time Lords' conditioning of her mind returned and she lost her memories of him once more. (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen)
In her late fifties, Zoe lived alone, unable to form relationships as a consequence of the damage to her memory. At this time she was approached by a young woman, Ali, who claimed to have met the Doctor, Jamie and the younger Zoe at the Whitaker Institute in Australia. With technological assistance, she was able to recover Zoe's recollection of that adventure. It transpired that the Company which owned the Institute had become aware of Zoe's history as a time traveller, and were seeking knowledge of what she had learned. Zoe refused to cooperate with them, but suspected that they would not let the matter rest. (AUDIO: Echoes of Grey) Her fears were justified; the Company engineered her arrest on charges that carried the death penalty, threatening to have her executed unless she could prove she had travelled in time. Zoe, still convinced that she had not travelled with the Doctor, believed the Company were trying to discredit her as mentally unstable. (AUDIO: The Memory Cheats, The Uncertainty Principle)
When the Second Doctor, accompanied by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, was sent to the Death Zone on Gallifrey, Zoe and Jamie appeared to the pair in the Tomb of Rassilon and warned the Doctor against going further in the direction he had chosen because they said that they were in a force field. Knowing the Time Lords had erased their memories of him, he realised that they must be an illusion. This was proven right and they both vanished. (TV: The Five Doctors)
Despite knowing very little about the Doctor, she was a very loyal companion. She described him as old, clever and kind. (AUDIO: The Five Dimensional Man) Although brave, she was quick to call for assistance if she needed it. (TV: The Seeds of Death) When visiting her recent history, Zoe became irritated by the out-of-date technology that they used. (PROSE: The Wheel of Ice). She was also a maths wizard. (TV: The Wheel in Space, TV: The Krotons)


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Pessaries remain an excellent alternative to surgical repair for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. They present a valid choice for patients who have not completed childbearing, do not desire surgery, or are poor surgical candidates.
Long-term pessary use is a safe and effective option for patients allowing for immediate symptom relief. Training for clinicians regarding pessary use is lacking and must continue to improve. Although serious side effects are infrequent, insertion and removal of most pessary types continue to pose a challenge for many patients. Pessary design must continue to improve, making its use a more attractive option.
In the United States, women have an 11% lifetime risk of undergoing surgery for prolapse or incontinence by age 80, with a 30% risk of reoperation over a 4-year period.1,2 While pelvic floor disorders are rarely lifethreatening, they significantly impact a woman's quality of life. Urinary, sexual, and colorectal functions are often aff ected, and the emotional and social consequences can be significant.
The US Census Bureau projects that the number of women 65 and older will double within the next 20 years to more than 40 million by 2030.3 As the population ages, increasing the demand for treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction, a renewed interest in pessary use has emerged. Importantly, the demand for treatment services is projected to grow by 45% in the next 30 years.4
The use of pessaries dates back as early as the 5th century bc, where hot oils, stimulants, astringent soaked plugs, and pomegranates were used to treat prolapse.5 Although over the centuries there has been some advancement in pessaries, which are now generally composed of silicone, they have remained essentially unchanged from their original design.6 Similarly, there has been a paucity of prospective and comparative research on pessary use, despite its long history and popularity. In preparation for this report, we made our best effort to include evidence; however, we had to refer to the conventional practice where data were lacking.
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The most common indication for pessary use is pelvic organ prolapse (POP). A survey of American Urogynecologic Society members indicated that 77% of respondents used pessaries as their first-line treatment for prolapse.7 Clinicians may off er pessaries as an option for all women with POP who desire nonsurgical management, as well as those who desire future pregnancy or are too frail for surgery.
Pessaries are also an option for patients seeking nonsurgical management of stress incontinence. In women presenting with pelvic pain and back pain thought to be due to POP, pessaries offer an opportunity to simulate postsurgical conditions and aid in patient expectations for postsurgical symptom reduction.
Pessaries are generally made of an inert plastic or silicone; unlike latex, these materials may reduce odors and absorption of vaginal secretions.5 Pessaries are either supportive or space-occupying, with some designed to address urinary incontinence, all with their own advantages and disadvantages (Table).
Support pessaries include the ring, the lever pessaries (ie, Smith, Hodge, and Risser), the Gehrung, and the Shaatz. Space-occupying pessaries are generally used for more advanced prolapse and include the Gellhorn, donut, and the cube (Figure).
Ring Pessary
Ring pessaries are available with and without a middle support panel for treatment of coexistent stress urinary incontinence. Ring pessaries are generally seen as first-line by many gynecologists, as they are considered easier to insert and remove by the patient. They are usually used for earlier stage (stages I and II) POP but can be successful for all stages. The ring is easy to insert; it is simply folded in half and a small amount of lubricant placed on the tip of the pessary to aid with insertion. Once in the vagina, the pessary will unfold and rest above the pubic symphysis. For removal, the pessary is gently pulled and folded in half. A string can be attached to the ring pessary to aid in insertion and removal.
If a patient has a cystocele or rectocele along with uterine prolapse, a Gehrung pessary, which rests along the anterior vaginal wall like a bridge, may be helpful. It can be manually molded to fit each patient. It can be difficult to insert.8
The Mar-Land pessary can be used for the early stage of prolapse and for the relief of coexistent stress incontinence. This pessary decreases urethral hypermobility by compressing the urethra against the upper posterior portion of the symphysis pubis and elevating the bladder neck.
Continence Pessaries
In addition to the Mar-Land, modifications of ring and dish pessaries with the addition of a knob have been used, helping patients with stress urinary incontinence. A recent randomized controlled trial found that at one year, continence pessaries and behavioral therapy were equally effective, but combination therapy was not superior to either treatment alone.9
The Gellhorn is the pessary of choice for more advanced-stage prolapse. This pessary has a concave portion attached to a stem. Gellhorn pessaries are available with a short or long stem; the shorter stem can be considered in a patient with a foreshortened vagina or enlarged genital hiatus. Removal and insertion of this pessary is more difficult, as it is quite rigid; however, a string may be attached to the knob to aid in removal. Most patients can be successfully managed with the 2.5-, 2.75-, or 3-inch size.
To insert the Gellhorn, the pessary is folded in half with the use of lubricant on the leading edge to ease insertion. Once the pessary is behind the pubic symphysis, it will expand and rest against the leading edge of prolapse, forming suction. To remove it, the knob is grasped, generally with the aid of a ring forceps; the concave end of pessary is rotated to release the suction, and the pessary is pulled downward, folded, and removed.
The donut pessary may be used to relieve the symptoms of a cystocele or rectocele, as well as uterine prolapse. This pessary is not easily compressed. Although some physicians deflate the donut pessary with 30- to 50-cc syringe and needle to ease insertion and removal, we still find it difficult to do. In our practice, it is rarely used, as it is one of the hardest to insert and remove.
The cube pessary is an option for more advanced prolapse. The pessary has a string on one end for ease of removal. To insert the cube pessary, it must be decompressed; the cube forms suction with the leading edge of prolapse. Vaginal secretions can get trapped in the crevices of the pessary, leading to malodorous discharge, which makes this pessary a last resort for many clinicians.
This pessary should be removed on a nightly basis when possible. Vaginal erosions with this pessary are common if not removed regularly. The cube and other devices that can generate a fair amount of suction (eg, Gellhorn) need to be monitored closely, as suction is purported to devascularize the vaginal epithelium, leading to breakdown and erosion.
When a patient presents for treatment for POP or urinary incontinence, a thorough evaluation, including a comprehensive history and symptoms assessment, is conducted. Once the decision to use a pessary is made, the clinician will choose the type of pessary based on severity of prolapse, sexual activity, and stress urinary incontinence.
Prior to fitting a pessary, the patient should empty her bladder. The clinician can initiate fitting by assessing the width of the mid-vagina and use this measurement to guide selection of pessary size. The patient should be fit with the largest size pessary that fits comfortably. The examiner should be able to comfortably fit a finger on either side of the pessary. The patient is examined in supine and standing position with and without Valsalva maneuver. The patient should then ambulate, sit on the toilet, and Valsalva, to further assess comfort and appropriate fit. It is reassuring if the patient can void with the pessary in place before leaving the office. If atrophy is present, estrogen should be prescribed, generally in cream, ring, or tablet form.
Once the correct pessary type and size is chosen and successfully fit, the patient may attempt to remove and reinsert the pessary on her own. This is usually possible with the ring pessary. Patients should be advised that urine leakage may increase with prolapse reduction. In our practice, follow-up in 2 to 4 weeks is routine to ensure appropriate pessary size. If a patient is removing and inserting the pessary herself, follow-up can be spaced every 6 months. With space-occupying pessaries, follow-up is generally every 3 months, but there are no standards for follow-up after pessary fitting.
Factors Affecting Successful Fitting
Several studies have evaluated the success of pessary fi tting, with success rates ranging from 41% to 92%.10-15 Success rates of up to 62% have been associated with patients with prolapse stages III and IV, indicating pessaries are an excellent option even in a population with advanced POP.16 In one study, up to 53% of women continued pessary use 3 years after successful pessary fi tting. 11 Most studies used a ring pessary for initial fi tting, with transition to a spaceoccupying pessary if the ring pessary failed.10,11,14 An average of 2 to 3 fittings were needed for successful fitting.14,15,17,18
Factors associated with unsuccessful pessary fitting include shortened vaginal length (<6 cm), wide vaginal introitus (≥4 fingerbreadths), previous pelvic surgery, hysterectomy, or coexistent stress urinary incontinence. 13-15,17-19 Other factors associated with unsuccessful pessary fitting were obesity and young age.11,13 Successful pessary fi tting has been associated with a shorter perineal body at rest, a larger (more positive) point Aa, and current sexual activity.15,19
Some patients are able to insert and remove the pessary on their own; these patients can be instructed to remove the pessary weekly, or even nightly, for cleaning. Patients who are sexually active may prefer to remove the pessary for intercourse; however, this is not mandatory.
Follow-up visits for these patients may be every 6 months. There is, however, no consensus on the follow-up for patients using pessaries. Th is strategy can vary depending on the extent of prolapse, if the patient is managing the pessary independently, and health of vaginal epithelium. If the pessary cannot be removed regularly by the patient, visits at 2- to 3-month intervals have been widely adapted.
At each visit, the pessary is removed and cleaned. It is reinserted after an examination of the vagina for evidence of ulceration, bruising, or granulation tissue. The pessary is examined for discoloration, cracking, and deformation and replaced as needed.
Modern pessaries are composed of inert substances that require minimal care: simply regular removal and inspection of vaginal epithelium.8 Side eff ects include vaginal discharge and odor. Serious complications from pessaries are rare; however, neglected pessaries may result in erosion, vaginal stricture, impaction, or vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fi stula.20-23 Successful repair of these fistulas, with or without concomitant colpocleisis, have been reported.20,24 Serious complications can be thwarted with appropriate patient selection, proper fitting, local estrogen, and regular follow-up.
Although complications at the time of pessary fitting are rare, a case of enterocele rupture and vaginal evisceration during pessary fitting was referred to our practice. She was successfully managed with transvaginal closure and concomitant colpocleisis.24
In contrast to the pelvic reconstructive surgical arena, which is generating exciting innovative techniques every day, there have not been any major improvements in pessary design for decades. Ideally, a pessary should be inert, compact, and relatively inexpensive; its design should allow easy removal and insertion by the patient. The diffi culty with self-removal and insertion may be limiting more widespread adaptation of the currently available pessaries. For the great majority of women with prolapse, pessary use results in commitment to lifelong offi ce visits every 2 to 3 months. Regular pessary removal in the offi ce may be painful and inconvenient for the patient.
Colpexin, a sphere-shaped intravaginal device for prolapse, was designed to simultaneously strengthen the pelvic fl oor. The device, developed in Europe and used for more than 10 years, off ers easy self-insertion and removal, less vaginal epithelial irritation, and the ability to perform concomitant pelvic fl oor strengthening. In a prospective trial, 81% of subjects had improvement in at least one prolapsed vaginal compartment and a signifi cant improvement in pelvic fl oor strength at 16 weeks. Possibly because the Colpexin sphere fell out during defecation in 72% of women, it has not been widely adapted by practitioners.25
The Uresta, a bell-shaped pessary with a handle at it base, was introduced and marketed for urinary incontinence. At 2 weeks, 66% of women were satisfi ed with the pessary. At the 12-month study completion, 50% of subjects continued pessary use, with statistically signifi cant diff erences in scores on Urinary Distress Inventory and Incontinence Impact questionnaire, pad weight, and number of leakage episodes.26
Pessaries offer a good noninvasive option in POP management for women unfi t for surgery, those who have not yet completed childbearing, or those who do not desire surgical repair. They improve prolapse symptoms significantly.27 Most practitioners in women's health receive minimal to no formal training in pessary use, and there is little consensus on the indications, types, and care of pessaries. Continued advancement in pessary composition and structure will allow improved satisfaction and utilization of pessaries.
Drs Jones and Atashroo report no actual or potential confl icts of interest in relation to this article. Dr Harmanli is designing a pessary for OZ Technology LLC.
Keisha A. Jones, MD, is an Assistant Professor; Diana Atashroo, MD, is a fourth-year resident; and Oz Harmanli, MD, is an Associate Professor; all at Tufts University School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Springfield, MA.


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Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
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808s & Heartbreak
Record Label: Roc-A-Fella Records
Release Date: November 24th 2008
Its an understatement to say that rapper and producer Kanye West is an interesting man; hes most infamously known for interrupting Taylor Swift during an acceptance speech at the VMA awards a few years ago, and now hes been back in the news because hes going to have a baby with Kim Kardashian, of all people. Good luck to them, but hes definitely not a stranger to being quite outlandish. Lets take a trip in a TARDIS, or if youre not a Doctor Who fan, a time machine, and look at one of his older records, prior to when he became such an interesting figure in pop culture, specifically 2008s
808s and Heartbreak
. This is a really interesting record, and even more interesting than the man himself, because its so different from what was out at the time. I was hardly into hip-hop when this record was released, but I had heard about it. Ive been meaning to get into Wests music for a very long time, and especially within the last few months, because Ive been getting into R&B/pop/hip-hop a lot more, and 808s and Heartbreak was a record that really turned heads when it was first released. After buying a copy at my local Walmart, and really listening to it, I can see why. This is not your average hip-hop record whatsoever. It really pushes the boundaries of what the genre was capable of, and in fact, I would really consider this a very influential and classic record in its own right because of the influence its had on the genre itself. What is that influence? To put it simply, it brought a new light to the genre, lyrically speaking. Most people know that the genre is infamously known for having lyrics about sex, drugs, violence, etc, etc. But this record was totally different in the sense where the album is what the record is 808s and heartbreak. Lyrically, the record deals with relationships, and heartbreak, essentially. This seemed to really cause an effect of rappers really starting to dive into their emotions, essentially. Rappers have ALWAYS been doing this, but this is on a different level. The best way I would describe it is that rappers have become a bit more sensitive, really; lyrically, theyre a lot more vulnerable, and every rapper I really enjoy is like this, even if its to some degree. Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, and even Drake, to some degree, are rappers who would certainly qualify for this. For a moment, however, let me talk about my feelings on Canadian rapper/singer Drake. Most people think hes awful, but thats merely because they only know his most popular songs. He gained a lot of infamy for 2011s The Motto, which sparked the phrase you only live once. Of course, thats a phrase thats been around for a long time, but it spawned a lot of controversy, but I digress. To be completely honest, the record that it appears on Take Care is actually a very solid record, and heres why: my favorite songs on the record have a very R&B feel to it, almost like 808s and Heartbreak. People know Drake for his rap, but his R&B material is wonderful. If he went into that direction, I could really see him propelling himself into even bigger stardom. Back to this review, however, these rappers really put their hearts on their sleeves, and while all of these artists do have cliché songs, theyre really meant to be tongue-in-cheek, and essentially mocking the genre theyre apart of. But this record really is introspective, self-aware, and lonely, to some degree. West portrays a man whos very bitter and lonely about a breakup, and the record is really exploring his story and how hes reacting to this breakup. As someone whos dealt with a lot of breakups, this record definitely hits home for me, and specifically a few songs do. Aside from the lyrics, the music itself is certainly interesting as well; its mainly composes of 808s (as the title suggests), and a lot of orchestral instrumentation, specifically violins. They really add to the disparity of the lyrics that West is reciting to us, the listeners. Another interesting thing are his vocals themselves. His vocals arent rapped, but rather sung, and auto-tune is a huge aspect of this record, which depending on your stance on auto-tune, could make or break this record. For myself, its interesting, because the auto-tune doesnt hinder my enjoyment of this record. In fact, it seems to really work quite well, because West is not using auto-tune to make his voice better, but rather, to use as an instrument. Its certainly an interesting idea, and only a handful of musicians can pull this off, West being one of them. With all of that being said, however, lets really examine this record, shall we?
The record begins with Say You Will, and its the longest song on the record, which is a really interesting move on Wests part, but despite being about six minutes, this is a nice opening track. The only complaint I have about this song, and with a few others, is that it does drag on a bit. It doesnt take long, however, for Wests voice to kick in alongside a really interesting beat. This song does set the stage for the rest of the record, though, because its very dark in its lyrical themes. Right when the album starts, its very dark and gloomy. Its a very interesting difference from a majority of the genre. His vocals are really interesting, too, and as I mentioned earlier, the auto-tune is not used to make his voice better, but to add to the music itself. Where the song drags on is about the halfway point, and while its interesting, its a bit too slow, so this wouldve made a better closing track than opening. The very chilling vibe that the song has wouldve made it a better closing track because the song ends with an instrumental, which wouldve closed it out nicely, and left the listener to think about what they had just heard. Either way, it does work, but it doesnt have that opening track impact. Second track Welcome to Heartbreak really deepens the dark and depressing motif this record has going for it; this song is about West talking to a friend of his, and his friend has a family and hes talking about his family, while West is saying how hes rich, and has material things. West realizes that he doesnt have that family, and it breaks his heart. This is definitely one of the more hard-hitting songs on here. Because West really looks deep within himself and comes up with some very sad truths. Third track Heartless definitely continues this, but its about something different; this is the main theme of the record, which is a woman who broke Wests heart, and the majority of the record is him trying to come to gripes with it. Shes first spoken about in the first track, but here is where we, the listener, really know whats going on. This is the track that mostly comes close to being a hip-hop track. In the verses, West sort of raps and sings at the same time, which is cool, and it works very well for him. Next comes Amazing, and this is really the polar opposite. It kind of brags a bit about how West is feeling amazing, and how he is amazing himself. But this seems to be a tongue-in-cheek way of West trying to convince himself hes okay when hes not. The song features a guest spot from rapper Young Jeezy and hes pretty good on here. He doesnt overstay his welcome, which is nice.
After the rather forgettable, but still enjoyable, songs Love Lockdown and Paranoid, seventh track RoboCop comes up, and this is a really interesting song, because of its lyrical themes. It seems to be about the woman that West is speaking and how she is essentially trying to control him like shes RoboCop. The song even features some robotic sound effects as well, which actually adds to the song, rather than it making it corny. Its a fun track, but really doesnt do a lot for me aside from that. The production on this track is also really weird, too, but that doesnt really hinder my enjoyment of the record, however. Eighth track Streetlights is another rather forgettable track. This track isnt terrible, but it doesnt do anything for at all. Bad News is an interesting song, because this seems to be the song where that woman leaves West, and he hears the bad news, basically. The whole record at this point really reflects with the lyrics, and I really like it. The last two songs arent necessarily my favorites, but they do work quite well. See You In My Nightmare seems to have a lyrical theme of that woman leaving him is a nightmare for him. This song also features Lil Wayne before he turned even worse than he already was, and surprisingly, hes okay. That leads into the last song Coldest Winter, really, and while that song was written for Wests mother who passed away the year prior to this records release, that song seems to really be about a combination of a few things, whether its his mother, or the heartbreak that he dealt with. Its a nice closing track, despite what I said earlier about Say You Will, because this is another really slow song, and really works as well. Overall, this record really touches on some very dark themes of heartbreak, and loneliness. Its a really powerful record, and its surprising, because with Wests antics in the public eye, this is certainly not the kind of record I would expect coming from him, which is a great thing.
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3. Heartless
4. Amazing
5. Love Lockdown
6. Paranoid
7. RoboCop
8. Street Lights
9. Bad News
10. See You In My Nightmares
11. Coldest Winter
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Is the Obama administration keeping track of our fat?
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Published on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 4:44 p.m.
It sounds like a claim from a chain e-mail, but it's posted on the website of a Republican candidate for Congress. Is Big Brother really going to keep tabs on your flab?
The charge was posted in a letter dated Aug. 10, 2010, on the website of Ann Marie Buerkle, a Republican who is seeking to oust Rep. Dan Maffei, a freshman Democrat representing a district in upstate New York.
The letter, addressed to "Dear Friends," was signed by the candidate herself. It said, "You may have noticed the latest 'product' from big government advocates in Washington. We now know the Obama Health and Human Services Department is planning to compile a federal health record on all U.S. citizens by 2014, and will include information on each individual"s Body Mass Index in the files. Some argue that an individual"s Body Mass Index indicates whether that person is dieting and exercising properly. We may all prefer healthy life styles, but I don"t believe the federal government needs to be involved in such personal matters. Instead, I advocate personal accountability and personal responsibility."
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When Kourtney and I were in NYC a friend introduced us to medium, John Edward, who gave us the most powerful reading. By the end of the session both Kourtney and I were in tears. John knew incredibly personal things that I had never revealed to anyone, never mentioned on the show or talked about in interviews. A few days before meeting him, Kourt had given me a tie that had belonged to my dad. When John brought up the subject of the tie I was left speechless. The whole experience was incredible and is something that I will never forget.
Having lost my dad eight years ago, I've had a lot of time to deal with his passing, and as an adult I now try to look for meaning and lessons behind every thing. Although I'll always miss my dad, I have come to terms with the fact that it was his time to go and I am calm and comfortable talking about his passing. I knew that my brother Rob and my sister Khloe didn't have that feeling of peace that I felt, and that Lamar was still trying to come to terms with the death of his son, his mother and his grandmother, so I wanted them to meet John in person. On Monday night he came over to the house and sat down with us all. He knew so many little personal details, especially about my brother and talked about my dad's golf clubs that Rob has. We were all blown away by the things that John knew. They were so personal to each of us… things that we've never shared.
John is an amazing man, and I'm so blessed to have him in my life. If you want to get more information about John you can go to his personal website. John has a forum called 'The Five', where he interacts live with people all around the world to share his teachings, and also gives five people each month a personal reading. For me, this was an incredible experience, and I want to thank John for meeting with us. We are all so thankful for the experience. Xo
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A Dallas firefighter was hurt while responding to an accident involving a suspected drunken driver early Tuesday morning.
According to police, it all happened around 3 a.m. on northbound Highway 75 near Coit Road in Dallas.
It began as a report of a crash involving an injured person. Emergency responders didn't find an accident at the scene, but responded to an unrelated incident where a female was stranded on the side of the road.
Police were talking to the woman when a suspected drunken driver plowed into a patrol car that was on the shoulder of the highway with its lights activated.
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Drinking water is imperiledMay 16,2014To citizens of Vermont: Your capital citys drinking water is threatened.
Two years ago, our Supreme Court voted to allow open access to year-round fishing, seasonal canoeing and kayaking, and even swimming in Montpeliers sole source of drinking water, Berlin Pond. You may have driven by the pond, on the west side of I-89 at Exit 7. Before May 2012, the pond was off limits to any recreation other than bird watching from its shores or running, walking or cycling on the surrounding roadways. Berlin Pond, a small, shallow, and silt-bottomed body has already changed.
The drinking water of our capital city is now additionally threatened by a proposal to increase open access with the construction of a boat launch and boat washing station on the pond, bringing with it the possibility of gasoline and other fuel leaks from snowmobiles, trucks, or ice augers, all of which transportation and recreation devices are currently allowed on or near the pond. Prolonged or increased human contact will necessitate the increase of chlorine, a known carcinogen, to disinfect Montpeliers drinking water, and without expensive changes to the filtration plant, petroleum contamination cannot be filtered or even detected. Water recreation on a municipal drinking water source the size of Berlin Pond should not be allowed. Excellent fishing and boating ponds, lakes, and rivers abound in our beautiful state, many within an hours drive of the capital area.
Citizens To Protect Berlin Pond (CTPBP) has petitioned our states Agency of Natural Resources to restore the pond to its protected status. On Tuesday, May 27, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Berlin Elementary School, in Berlin, the ANR will hold a public hearing on this petition. The number of people present at this hearing who are in favor of returning the pond to full protection will impact the ANRs final decision. We are asking everyone who cares about clean drinking water to be present.
The CTPBP petition has the full backing of Montpelier Mayor John Hollar, and of the Montpelier City Council, Montpelier Conservation Commission, and Berlin Conservation Commission.
Please contact your legislators, Laura Wood at the Department of Environmental Conservation, and ANR Secretary Deborah Markowitz about this matter. Please use respectful, concisely worded, and proofread phrasing. As you know, our state is recognized as a national leader in environmental protection. To have its capital citys drinking water supply marginalized would have, we believe, consequences far beyond Vermont. This is not a Montpelier problem. The ANR decision will affect every city and town and hamlet in our state and will have a long-term ripple effect across our nation.
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We highlight the top three needs on offense and defense for the Detroit Lions, and take a look back at their 2012 draft class.
Lions re-sign LB Levy
The Lions re-signed LB DeAndre Levy to a multi-year contract on Wednesday, the team's website confirmed.
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Levy will miss the final exhibition game Thursday and perhaps the season-opener with a pulled groin muscle.||||||| Lions coach Jim Schwartz disclosed the injury Monday. Levy was injured in Saturday's preseason game against Cleveland, his first action since a back injury. Levy will now miss the final preseason game against Buffalo and is a question mark for the Sept. 12 regular-season opener in Chicago.
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