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|Dana Plato
Plato as Kimberly on Diff'rent Strokes in 1979
|Dana Michelle Strain
November 7, 1964[1]
Maywood, California, U.S.
|May 8, 1999[2] (aged 34)
Moore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Cause of death
|Multidrug intoxication[3][4]
|Years active
|Lanny Lambert (m. 1984–90)
|Tyler Lambert (1984–2010)
|Dana Plato
Plato as Kimberly on Diff'rent Strokes in 1979
|Dana Michelle Strain
November 7, 1964[1]
Maywood, California, U.S.
|May 8, 1999[2] (aged 34)
Moore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Cause of death
|Multidrug intoxication[3][4]
|Years active
|Lanny Lambert (m. 1984–90)
|Tyler Lambert (1984–2010)
Dana Michelle Plato (November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999)[1] was an American actress notable for playing the role of Kimberly Drummond on the U.S. television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.[5] After leaving the cast of Diff'rent Strokes, Plato attempted to establish herself as a working actress, with mixed success: she worked sporadically in made-for-TV movies and in independent films, and also did voice-over work.[6]
At age 34, after years of struggling with poverty and substance abuse, Plato took a lethal overdose of the painkiller Lortab and the muscle-relaxant Soma.[3][7]
Plato was born Dana Michelle Strain on November 7, 1964, in Maywood, California, to Linda Strain, an unwed teenager. Strain, who was already caring for an 18-month old child, chose to give her second daughter up for adoption. Dean (August 16, 1926 – February 24, 1997), who owned a trucking company, and his wife Florine "Kay" Plato (December 27, 1938 – January 2, 1988) [8] adopted the child in June 1965 and raised her in the San Fernando Valley. When she was three, her adoptive parents divorced, and her mother became her primary caregiver.[9]
Kay Plato began taking her daughter to auditions when she was very young. By the age of seven, Plato began appearing in television commercials; she reportedly appeared in over 100 commercials for companies as diverse as Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dole, and Atlantic Richfield. Plato would later claim that she was offered two highly sought-after movie roles: the part of possessed child Regan MacNeil in the 1973 film, The Exorcist, and the starring role in Louis Malle's 1978 film, Pretty Baby. According to Plato, her mother vetoed both jobs, either fearing that Plato would be typecast, or subjected to unsavory subject matter.[10] Exorcist producer/author/screenwriter William Peter Blatty was quoted in the book Former Child Stars: The Story of America's Least Wanted that he had "no such recollection" of Plato being offered the role.
Plato made her film debut at the age of 13 in the 1977 horror film Return to Boggy Creek.[11] Other credits included California Suite, High School U.S.A. and Exorcist II: The Heretic.
In addition to her acting talent, Plato was also an accomplished figure skater; at one point she trained for a possible Olympic team spot. It was during this time that she made a brief appearance on TV's The Gong Show and was spotted by a producer who helped her secure what would become her most famous acting role, that of Kimberly Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes. According to Plato, her mother decided that she should cut back on her skating to focus on the role.
In 1978, Diff'rent Strokes debuted on NBC. The show featured Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain), a wealthy white widower in New York City who adopted two young African American boys after the death of their parents. Plato played Kimberly, Drummond's teenage daughter, who at the start of the show became the sister of the two adopted boys, Willis (Todd Bridges) and Arnold (Gary Coleman). Kimberly was the oldest, Willis was second, and Arnold was the youngest. The show was an immediate hit.
Plato appeared on the show from 1978 until 1984 and again from 1985-1986; during her tenure the show appeared on two different networks. During the show's run she became pregnant by her boyfriend, musician Lanny Lambert. The producers of Diff'rent Strokes did not feel that a pregnancy would fit the show's wholesome image, so Plato was let go. Although rumors of drug use and other "problems on the set" swirled around her dismissal, the producers were adamant that the pregnancy was the only reason why her character was written out. Plato actually returned for several appearances during the show's final 1985-1986 season, which appeared on ABC, including an episode (Plato's final appearance in the series) in which Kimberly suffers from the effects of bulimia.
After leaving Diff'rent Strokes in 1986, Plato attempted to establish herself as a serious actress, but found it difficult to step out of the long shadow cast by her sitcom career. After her child was born, she had breast implants and appeared in a June 1989 Playboy pictorial, but her career remained in the doldrums. She started taking roles in such B-movies as Bikini Beach Race and Lethal Cowboy.
In 1992, Plato was one of the first celebrities to star in a video game. The game, Night Trap, was not a great success, but is considered a pioneering title because it was the first game to use live actors, specifically a well known personality (Plato).[12] It was one of the first video game titles to have mature content and attracted controversy due to its depiction of violence.[13] The controversy, along with that surrounding Mortal Kombat, eventually led to the creation of the ESRB.[14]
Toward the end of her career, Plato chose roles that could be considered erotic and softcore.[15] She appeared partially nude in Prime Suspect (1988) and Compelling Evidence (1995), and in the softcore comedy "The Story of Jack and Jill... and Jill" (1997), originally known as Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jill...and Jill. The title was changed after shooting in order to tie it to Plato's famous past, but it was not connected in any way to the sitcom other than through her involvement. Plato subsequently would appear in only one more film.
Plato began having drug and alcohol problems early in life. At age 14, she overdosed on Valium. She admitted to drinking and using marijuana and cocaine during her years on Diff'rent Strokes.[9]
In December 1983, Plato moved in with rock guitarist Lanny Lambert; the couple married on April 24, 1984. On January 2, 1988, Plato's adoptive mother, Kay Plato, died, aged 49, from scleroderma. The same week, Plato and Lambert separated. The couple divorced in March 1990, and Lambert was awarded custody of their only child, Tyler Edward (July 2, 1984[16] – May 6, 2010),[17] with Plato having visitation rights. During this time, Plato posed nude for Playboy.[9]
In 1991, Plato moved to Las Vegas, where she struggled with poverty and unemployment. At one point she worked at a dry-cleaning store, where customers reported being impressed by her lack of airs.[9] On February 28, 1991, she entered a video store, produced a gun, and demanded the money in the register. The clerk called 911 saying, "I've just been robbed by the girl who played Kimberly on Diff'rent Strokes." Approximately 15 minutes after the robbery, Plato returned to the scene and was immediately arrested. The gun was only a pellet gun and the robbery netted Plato $164.[18] Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton posted her $13,000 bail.[19] Plato was given five years' probation. She made headlines and became a subject of the national debate surrounding troubled child stars, particularly given the difficulties of her Diff'rent Strokes co-stars, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. In January 1992, she was again arrested, this time for forging a prescription for Diazepam. She served 30 days in jail for violation of the terms of her probation and entered a drug rehabilitation program immediately thereafter.
Following her appearance in the erotic film, Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jill ... and Jill, Plato appeared on the cover of the lesbian lifestyle magazine Girlfriends in 1998. She was interviewed by Diane Anderson-Minshall and came out as a lesbian, but later recanted.
In her interview with Howard Stern, Plato mentioned that the traumatic events of her mother's death and her husband leaving her took place during the course of only a week. In desperation, she signed over power of attorney to an accountant who disappeared with the majority of her money, leaving her with no more than $150,000. She claimed that the accountant was never found, despite an exhaustive search, and that he had also stolen more than $11 million of other people's money.[10] Just before her death, she and her fiancé, Robert Menchaca, were living in a recreational vehicle in Navarre, Florida.[19]
On May 7, 1999, Plato appeared on The Howard Stern Show, where she told Stern and Robin Quivers that she was engaged to 28-year-old Robert Menchaca, and that he was managing her career. She was frank about her life, discussing her financial problems and her past run-ins with the law. She admitted to being a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, but claimed that she had been sober for more than ten years by that point, and was not using any drugs, with the exception of prescribed painkillers due to discomfort and pain caused by the recent extraction of her wisdom teeth. Many callers insulted her, saying that she was a "has-been" and an addict, and she was referred to by one caller as an "ex-con lesbian drug addict with mental problems." This provoked a defiant Plato, who offered to take a drug test on the air (and she even placed a large wager on the results of the test to one particularly doubtful caller). Some callers, as well as Stern, came to Plato's defense by consoling and complimenting her.[10]
After the first three negative calls, a caller named Julie told Plato that she looked and sounded great, and that she could not fathom why people were attacking her. Plato wept while offering her gratitude to Julie, as well as to a later caller who claimed that he was a recovering addict, and he told her that he believed everything she said. Other callers asked her relatively "neutral" (mostly Diff'rent Strokes-related) questions, such as "What happened to your kid?", "Did Todd (Bridges) break your arm (in a playful brawl gone wrong) on the set of Diff'rent Strokes?" "Have you ever had the opportunity of seeing Janet Jackson change during the taping of Diff'rent Strokes?" and "I need a date with Dana!" at which Plato laughed. Stern later mentioned that she was scheduled to appear at a concert event, The Expo of the Extreme, in Chicago two weeks after the interview.[10]
The next day, Plato and Menchaca were returning to California. The couple stopped at Menchaca's mother's home in Moore, Oklahoma, for a Mother's Day visit.[9] Plato went to lie down inside her recreational vehicle parked outside the house and subsequently died of an overdose of Vanadom (Soma) and Lortab. Her death was eventually ruled a suicide.[20] Her body was cremated.[21] Moore is coincidentally the hometown of castmate Danny Cooksey, her TV stepbrother later in the series.
On May 6, 2010, almost 11 years to the day after Dana Plato's death, her son Tyler Lambert died at age 25 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[22] His grandmother, Joni Richardson, stated that Lambert was experimenting with both drugs and alcohol, which may have contributed to his suicide.[23] Johnny Whitaker, Plato's former manager and a friend of the family, told ABCNews.com that Lambert always said he "wanted to be with Mom." "Mother's Day was always a difficult time, not only because it was Mother's Day but the anniversary of Dana's death," Whitaker said.[24]
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|Jan 22, 2013, 10:20 PM
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|Jan 22, 2013, 10:54 PM
If this is the first time you have ever heard that a commercial pilot license is required to make money off RC aerial photography then you must be new to this area of flying.
Don't take my word for it. Call your Detroit FAA Department tomorrow morning. Ask to speak to a FAA agent. Tell the agent you want to fly RC aircraft for profit on aerial photography photos.
Or call the AMA office and ask to speak with Jay from Model Aviation. Tell him your going to fly commercially.
We will all await their responses.
|Jan 22, 2013, 11:31 PM
Joined Jul 2012
1,861 Posts
The purpose of this forum is to discuss facts. Dont try to obfuscate with confrontation.
I am working with everyone i need to on my end. if you can, simply reference a statute for me please and thank you.
If you look at my earlier posts, i was just trying to represent some thinking out of the box, helpful, fun, rewarding, uses for UAV AP.
I really really like that document of RC AP rules from a few posts back. um RCCAP ? OMG it's 5 years old and if it was updated to reflect current tech & trends......
Thats something i/we could live with AND i think it would make our work safe. and again, the most important thing here is insurance. If AP flys are insured everyone will step back and let the pilot concentrate like they do in 3D...... Happy & Safe flying to all !!
Last edited by harryarnold; Jan 23, 2013 at 12:08 AM. Reason: re-thought response
|Jan 22, 2013, 11:48 PM
Link to FAA site.
You indicated in your last post you didn't read all the literature of the magazine I posted. This can be an issue to you when others put out the imperative information and it is not read. In addition, I asked that you call FAA or AMA, which you have refused to do.
I will not gather your homework for you. Just as I did my research, you shall do yourself.
So, I again ask you to read all the information posted in the link below.
Another link.
Quoted from link.
You indicated this is the first time you have read anything about what I have stated, and no where has it been mentioned in this thread. However, if you go back in the thread, you will see it has been mentioned multiple times by many different users.
|Jan 23, 2013, 12:42 AM
Joined Jul 2012
1,861 Posts
there are modern rules posted somewhere right?
I just honestly had no idea someone needed a full-scale commercial pilot license to do UAV AP.
Is everyone flying sponsored 3D or Flying while selling AP gear, breaking FAA rules?
i just want to see rules that explain 3D and FPV and AP and sponsorships vs business, etc.
Last edited by harryarnold; Jan 23, 2013 at 01:08 AM. Reason: removed sarcasm
|Jan 23, 2013, 12:43 AM
I hear ya bro
AMA does nothing for AP work or Hobbyists out side a AMA event
big deal man, to bring up AMA with this
|Jan 23, 2013, 12:58 AM
|Jan 23, 2013, 09:13 AM
I have provided a magazine article I was in. The contents include the editor of the magazine speaking directly with the FAA and they gave him info on what was needed to be a COMMERCIAL aerial photographer.
The magazine has the FAA seal indicating the contents was approved by the FAA.
At this point, I can see where I am helping is futile, as the minds of some refuse to do their own research and find the truth.
Good luck to all and "be careful".
|Jan 23, 2013, 10:13 AM
Joined Jul 2012
1,861 Posts
The government has announced a "gimbal buyback program". Alarmed by the rapid proliferation of gimbals, they are acting now. "Aerial Pictures are everywhere. It's totally out of hand" a government source revealed.
Protests have sprung up in response. "They'll have to pry my gimbal from my cold double-sided tape" said one AP nut. Many maintain the right for their multicopter to keep and bear a gimbal shouldn't be given up.
"We're also concerned by the guys using the High Capacity SD cards. They're out here shooting 30 minutes of HD. Everyone knows you dont need a card that big to take a couple of chimney pictures" our source continued.
The Government wont actually be paying for the gimbals, they will issue a 'thank you' for compliance.
At one protest a sign read "Gimbals don't shoot pictures, RC modelers do." Some sheriffs have said off the record that they will not confiscate SD cards.
In closing our source said, "we know we can't prevent every aerial photo, but if we can stop one aerial photographer from making income, we've done our job. Good luck to all and be careful "
|Jan 23, 2013, 01:01 PM
Canada, BC, Smithers
Joined Nov 2011
3,169 Posts
It's possible that there might never be a clear set of rules. It would not be possible for the rule makers to predict all the potential uses and dangers for such a fast changing technology. Anything that they came up would be outdated the day it was published.
I think we are going to see sets of guidelines that amount to more of a "checklist" of things to keep in mind. Not all of the items on that checklist would apply to all operations. Then the onus would be on you to come up with a proposal for your operation that they can accept.
|Jan 23, 2013, 02:38 PM
This is by far the most entertaining thing I've read all week.
|Jan 23, 2013, 04:37 PM
|Jan 23, 2013, 10:42 PM
You seem not to understand I contribute greatly in our heli hobby here on RCGroups, HeliFreak, and RunRyder. As a member of AMA, Radio Control Aerial Photography Association, sponsored pilot, and president of AerialSkyCam, I have tried to assist you. But my understanding is you have made up your minds. Clearly, it seems both harryarnold, brushless55, and I are in different categories when it comes to RCAP, model helis, and life in general. I will contribute to this thread, but will not be drawn into debates such as yours.
To the other pilots on this thread, I am here to assist in anyway I can to legalize AP use COMMERICIALLY here in the U.S. I, along with Patrick Egan from sUAS and many other pilots have written Congress and our local Senators to have an ammendment as it references to CommercialAP. In addition, we were on a national talk show regarding the legal ramifications of AP use. I encourage all AP pilots who want to make a positive difference in our quest to continue to have a proactive approach, and not follow the negative leads of some.
Safe flying and good luck!
|Jan 23, 2013, 11:02 PM
Joined Jul 2012
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i have only asked you for the exact statute that backs up your statement that one has to be a " full scale commercial pilot" to legally fly UAV AP.
I was just curious as i couldn't find the statute/law/rule you represented.
I am sorry about being kicked out of your category of life in general.
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|Fri, 08-15-2014 - 8:33am
OMG, I am tired! 14 hour days = one tired "puppy." I have work today, and I would like to see if I can find a local chiropractor that has massages because my pocketbook is really hurting at this point from weekly massages. Ok, enough of the whine. We are going to an art fair tomorrow, in search of a large mural for one of our walls. My daughter is home for one more week, so I am hoping to get some nice quality time with her. Maybe I will take a day off of work next week to "play" with her. :) Oh, and I started doing yoga in the hotel room this week, finding some nice segments on youtube. I may go to yoga this evening. Namaste. Glad to be back home!!!
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I haven't had much luck at Massage Envy...the last two there were filled with TALKTALKTALKTALK, plus, very few can get my knots out. The current massage therapist I found is the only one who uses enough pressure...she often asks if the pressure is "ok" because I think she is shocked that I can take it. Last week, she said that, "she would be whining in pain" if she were me. :O
|Fri, 08-15-2014 - 11:16am
FSN, maybe don't give up on Massage Envy quite yet. It can take a bit of experimentation to find the right therapist. After my favorite therapist left about a year ago, I therapist-hopped based on the recommendations of the front desk staff (in my experience, they're generally pretty knowledgable about the therapists' techniques/pressure). I found a gal and we've been together most of this year. I regularly tell her to "beat me up" and to go hard enough that we might need a safe word. I feel like commiting to going every two weeks has been really good for my health and well being.
I too am dragging this week. I just don't want to work... plain and simple. And I've been struggling a bit with all of my friends/family heading off to BM next week. While I am looking forward to the time by myself, all of this lead-up is a bit of a bummer.
I've decided to respect where I'm at for the moment and do as little work as I can get away with today. I may or may not work out.
|Fri, 08-15-2014 - 2:58pm
YIKES the thought of a massage makes me cringe. I find them so horribly painful!
I'm not feeling real well today and I hope I am not coming down with something. I'm a little dizzy and sick to my stomach but nothing horrible. I have a 16 mile long run planned tomorrow so I really hope I am not getting sick. I think it may just be allergy issues since we have a front moving through.
Tomorrow is my mother's birthday so I am taking her out to dinner tonight. Ugg. I don't feel like eating.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.
|Fri, 08-15-2014 - 4:12pm
Welcome back! I agree w/ the others about Massage Envy. After a few months, I finally found one who I like. If you're going as often as you are, itl'll be worth it. Also, if the pressure isn't enough, you can tell them. I took a massage class and they told us who to tell therapists what we want, "More pressure" is good because I think they hold back since most people dislike it thain painful. OTOH, have you talked to a chiropractor about exercises to help w/ your upper traps? It's a whole kinetic chain thing and there is a lot you can do to help.
I finally went to parkour today and took it easy, just mostly played around. My ankle feels much better after moving! I still resisted jumping and landing, which was difficult. And, there was this new guy (Older because that's the class) who, I don't know if he's clueless or being a man but he kept cutting in line, getting in front, doing things way too hard so kept banging himself on the rails. Ugh, I finally make a comment to my friend, after he cut in front of her and she gave me a look, "Why don't you go ahead and take your turn now." Seriously, I think he thought he was so much better. LOL, I'm being a parkour slob.


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Attorneys for California's Medi-Cal program are gearing up to appeal two court rulings issued last week that strike down a 10 percent cut to some medical service providers for low-income Californians.
Christina A. Snyder, a U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles, ruled in favor of pharmacies and hospital-based nursing facilities that sought to fend off the rate cut. In both cases, Snyder ruled that the gravity of the state's fiscal crisis is not greater than the harm that might come to patients who are denied medical care.
A separate lawsuit by the California Medical Association, which represents about 30,000 physicians, is pending before Snyder and also seeks to strike down the rate cut. A hearing on the case is expected later this month.
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The budget cuts grew more controversial when Medi-Cal authorities announced plans in October to collect funds it had already sent to providers for services, drawing protests from doctors and some clinics
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For population 25 years and over in Newark:
For population 15 years and over in Newark CDP:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $1,250 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (85.2 miles , pop. 56,271).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (102.3 miles , pop. 651,154).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (120.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Berlin, MD (2.4 miles ), Powellville, MD (2.7 miles) , Snow Hill, MD (3.0 miles ), Whaleyville, MD (3.0 miles) , Willards, MD (3.1 miles ), West Ocean City, MD (3.1 miles ), Ocean Pines, MD (3.2 miles ), Pittsville, MD (3.4 miles ).
Latitude: 38.27 N, Longitude: 75.27 W
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Newark-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/28/2002, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the Newark place center caused $150,000 in damages.
On 8/12/1955, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:Newark-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from the city center
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Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Worcester County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Snowfall: 1, Blizzard: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 24.8. This is about average. There were 25 monitors within city limits.
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Number of grocery stores: 19
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 19
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
Number of full-service restaurants: 151
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10.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,826 average adjusted gross income)
2.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,612 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,488 average adjusted gross income)
0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($269 average AGI)
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May 21, 2008 06:55 AM, Co-319, Lat: 38.236089, Lon: -75.310164, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 21, 2007 05:36 AM, Us-113, Co-113, Lat: 38.235575, Lon: -75.313683, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Aug 1, 2006 10:00 PM, Us-113, Co-120, Lat: 38.231242, Lon: -75.335275, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 31, 2005 06:30 PM, Co-123, Co-92, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 7, 1988 03:40 PM, Us0113, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 3, 1985 07:03 AM, Us0113, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 27, 1979 00:10 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Newark)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:3
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:6
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Newark)
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4/107 scatological terms, 6 anatomical terms; 11 mild obscenities, name-calling (bum, failure, killer, kid, boy, homey, home boy, junk yard dog, idiots, genius, junk, knucklehead, little bum boy, baby boy, girl, robot, crazy, cocky, bed bet), stereotypical references to women, children, absentee fathers, divorce, Blacks, senior citizens, children, child prodigies, the Japanese, retired fighters, fight promoters, gambling, Texans, blue collar workers, exclamations (shut up), 4 religious exclamations.
2/10A man gathers empty beer bottles from his trailer floor early one morning and drinks from one of them, carnival and fair scenes show crowds of men and women drinking beer, arena scenes feature men and women drinking beer and liquor, men and women drink wine at a party, and men and women drink beer and liter bottles of gin and rum and we see many people stagger and hear them slur their words. An 11-year-old boy drinks 2 energy drinks and 7 cans of Dr. Pepper to stay up all night while using a computer and talks very fast.
5/10The robot fights can be intense is some scenes, a few arms are ripped off, heads crushed and punched off.There is a scene where the boy stands near a cliff, he ends up falling down the cliff towards a deep cavern, a robot arm catches him as he falls down the cliff. This scene is very intense and drags out while the father tries to help him.A scene where the main character gets beaten up can be very intense, since the man beating him claimed he was going to beat him 'within a inch of his life,' also the kid is being held down and thrown since he tried to help his dad.19/50
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