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Comments Made During the Contest
Alex Hollister (Level 4)
Well, I wasn't a fan of this logline to begin with. I was somewhat surprised when it went through. I imagine this progressed more on the 'may-be-fun-to-read' than the fact it was marketable or that it could viably be made into a movie.Here's one of a few fundamental problems. Gamer already got made. And it approached the subject matter better than this. And was stylistically much more effective.Before I go any further, I want to prefix this by saying there are skills here with this writer. The action description is well written. The dialogue is a little OTN, but it flowed and felt somewhat natural. I prefix that, because it's all downhill from here, but I wanted to stress it's the script. So nothing personal. Writer has potential.But this suffers from one thing that buries it..... It's boring. You've taken everything that could be interesting with this concept and distilled it into tedium.It starts off well. A one page action opener. Nice move. From then on in it's all downhill. Since there's so much wrong here, I'm gonna bullet-point the critique-1) In setting up a universe like this, particularly one that suggests not-too-distant future, you have to establish the rules. Your rules. It's important in those opening pages to show how the tech works. How does TRACKERZ work? How does dying in the virtual world connect to death in reality (which is suggested by the 'heir' reference)? You spend so much time setting up the prize money situation (through blatantly expositional dialogue... although I can allow that since it's cheesy TV show banter) that we don't really get an idea of how it works. Now compare that to maybe, at the moment BLANK dies, we cut to the studio. To the machine the real Blank is inserted into. And we see a life monitor flatline. Imagine the flatline next to the prize money accrued. What a cool image. we'd now have an idea of how this show works. SET UP YOUR UNIVERSE EFFECTIVELY! 2) The call center scene is dull. Apart from conveying Mcavoy's addiction to the game and disregard for customers and career, it does nothing to really establish anything. It doesn't push the story forward. It simply exists. And goes on far too long.3) The virtual decor? Done to death. If you have to use it, come up with something else to give it a bit of life. For instance, did you know they're working on mood-sensor activated environment. Basically, if your sad the walls will react and project fields and meadows or potentially whatever you program to go to the happy place. This is real!4) The exchange between Helene and Mcavoy is a little lifeless. Yes, they banter but it's sort of dull. That said, the man slipping out the door was a nice touch.5) We're back in a sterile office for the second time when this should be the most important scene so far. This is the connection. It's a mini-catalyst. Mcavoy has been contacted by what is obviously the show's producers. This is Trinity contacting Neo. And... again... it's boring. In fact, in these opening pages we flick back between the same locations over and over again. Matrix is a good example. Neo is in dark bedroom hooked up to net....BORING! Text on screen... BORING... but then it begins to twist. Follow the white rabbit! Eventually, by the time Trinity meets Neo they're in a club. Pumping base. Laser lights. It's audio visual. Stimulating. And not one man with a headset in an office. Think OUTSIDE THE BOX. He could be pursued. Or maybe realizes a car is following him. Just something to get us out of that office.And, to sum up, it's for all these reasons this gets a fair. Because this is by no means the worst script I've read in this contest. But sometimes what is much more criminal than a bad script is wasted opportunity. And this screams of it- FAIR
Bill Clar (Level 5)
Pg 1: "Blank" is an uninteresting name. I like "Taggart".Pg 1: Good opening. The action held my interest. It ended quickly without delay.Pg 2: Spell out numbers in your dialogue. "$15,000" can be pronounced several different ways.Pg 2: You may need to establish that Trackers are human. They sound like drones.Pg 3-4: I like how McAvoy handles the customers. Wish I could do that sometime.Pg 8: When do we meet the wily street punk?I like McAvoy and his slick attitude. He can multitask and knows how to deal with people.No introduction for the street punk. I was hoping to meet her as she can provide a break from McAvoy and Helene.I don't see any motivation for McAvoy to risk his life other than new furniture. That's not high stakes. I hope your inciting incident involves McAvoy being thrust into the game against his will.
Byron Matthews (Level 5)
I still don't know what to make of this story because it feels it's another version of Running Man/Gamer/The Condemned/The Hunger Games/ETC. Things I liked:I like the imagination.The story starts off with some decent action.Things I'm unclear:What exactly is the game? I get that people are killing other people, but are they felons, poor people, being punished, volunteers, etc?How does the game work?Things I don't like:I sense we're in the future, but when in the future.You don't set-up your subject -- this game -- clearly.I'm not really too fond of the protagonist.Grammar mistakes such as blank fires pistols.Story feels like it wonders around a bit.There's no real driving force in the first ten pages.
Caroline Coxon (Mod Emeritus)
Do you know what? I'd rather you didn't try smart title pages. It doesn't work for me. It may not work for others. It means I'm starting off with a sigh rather than a blank slate. Don't risk it.Great opening page though! Great opening couple of pages - such a good recreation of a game show.Loved the call centre scenes - made me laugh out loud.Don't understand what a decorator is.I thought this was great, very well-written, pacey and witty - however, I'm not sure what this will be about, what's the theme, what's the story? Should I, by the end of p 10? I don't know. I think maybe I should. I also think that there should be some event/occurrence foreshadowed to pull me in and compel me to want more.Slightly...style over substance? Or rather, style over plot?
Chris Messineo (Founder)
I think this is well-written. It was easy to follow and you did a good job with all of the action.My issue here is that I feel like we've seen this movie a dozen times before and I wish there was something about it that felt more unique. We've seen this dystopian future before. What makes this story rise above those others?Your story and craft are good, but I think you need to come up with some compelling twist to really make this shine.
Chris Setten (Level 4)
This is a cool world that is being introduced and you seem to have an excellent command of it. The writing is superb, everything clear. You do a good job of introducing the characters although I'm not quite sure from these first 10 pages where the story is going. Not meant to be a criticism really, the logline tells me what I need to know. I think I like it, at least I would continue to read it. Good luck.
Chris Westfield (Level 3)
The writing is good. The scenes between Helen and McAvoy seemed redundant. I could quite follow where this was going. I have to assume plays the real life version because he doesn't have a choice or he needs the money. Based on the first ten pages he really doesn't need the money. Seemed like too much setup on McAvoy without it really going anywhere. I would turn to page 11 though, so that's good.
Christina Anderson (Level 4)
Where's the wiley street punk, and the FIRST PERSON game?These ten pages lag behind the story that's been pitched. The first five pages were tight, but then we stay with the monitor-monkey too long and the script lost it's way. This is a mayhem movie-- own it.
David Birch (Level 5)
STORY: All the mindless video game action doesn't really cover for the vacuous nature of the story. Showing MCAVOY monitor "gamers" and having him answer the phone doesn't reveal enough about the nature of his relationship with HELENE. First of all, as an employee of the company, I doubt he'd be eligible to participate in any of the "live simulation." Thus, making him disqualified to receive any prize money. Now, if you were to intro an accomplice where they were going to circumvent this stipulation in order to "strike it rich" by "gaming the system", well then you have a story. Add to that that something goes wrong, and now your protag's in deep "s", there's your story. As is, just a nerdy dude loser playing video games. I can see that anywhere.WRITING: Here's what I don't get. As empty as the story was, the writing was that strong! Clear, crisp images. Hardly an annoying adverb. Active voice. All seemed to be formatted within the acceptable norms. The only "head scratcher" was on page 10. I didn't get was HELENE's voice. Was MCAVOY hearing her voice through his headset? Because the way it's written she's in the scene with him. I don't get it. A big reason for that is that YOU'RE ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME DESCRIPTION AFTER A SCENE HEADING. ALWAYS! So, INT. HOME OFFICE - DAY without any description immediately after is the source of the confusion. Here's my guess (and the reader should never have to guess):INT. HOME OFFICE - DAYMcAvoy sits in front of a huge flat screen monitor. His thumbsworking the controller. Through his headset:++++++++++++++++++++HELENE (V.O.)+++++++++++++++++(filtered)++++++++++Hey, Monitor-Monkey, open up. I ++++++++++need your signature ON a package.This way, we know whether or not she's actually in the room with him.Or, you can have the character slugline look like this: HELENE'S VOICE (filtered)OVERALL: While the writing was very impressive, "First Person Shooter" didn't have enough of a storyline to stand on its own merit. The use of the video game images camouflaged characters that were one dimensional and thin.
David M Troop (Level 5)
page 1Excellent action sequences. Reveal that this is a reality game show - very nice.page 2Banter between TV Host and Jackie is good. Explains the concept of the show and we realize we are watching the future of television.page 3Your formatting is excellent so far. "Senior Citizen Shoot-Out" - very funny.page 4Angry Customer's dialogue should have (V.O.) next to namepage 5Love the decorator feature in the apartment.Your office is on 16 (sixteen) hours a day.(stroking his headset cord) should be an action line.page 6 Would you like (to) order this month's -FEMALE VOICE should be (V.O.)page 7RASPY VOICE should be (V.O.)page 10(OVER HIS HEADSET) should be under HELENE to the left.Very good start. Your view of television and reality shows in the future reminds me of The Running Man and Network. Your formatting and action lines are very good. Your characters are okay. McAvoy seems like a typical geek. Helene is up to something.If you can keep this from getting too much like The Running Man or The Hungar Games, it should be pretty good.
Denise Jewell (Level 5)
Good introduction of characters and setup. You've captured the digital world excellently - I can imagine this world full of screens and reality shows about screens. Your protagonist is very likeable, although I'm not sure about Helene yet. I wanted to turn the page after ten which is a good sign. I hope to read more in the next round.
Derek Anderson (Level 4)
Reading the first couple of pages, the Gerard Butler movie "Gamer" is all I could think about. But as we get to the scene with our call center employee protag, your story started separating itself from that notion.I like this idea, and to be honest, I'm intrigued. However, "the wily street punk" from the logline doesn't appear in the first 10 (unless she is Helene, and if so, then that's a little confusing). My biggest complaint is that the inciting incident, which is obviously going to be McAvoy and this wily street punk getting pulled into this game, never happens. Your first 10 just establishes characters and the game show. It doesn't draw the reader, nor does it beg them to read further.The writing is good, and your goofy title page made me laugh.The only other suggestions I have:1. rewrite that first action scene with Blank and Taggert. I had to re-read it several times. It didn't flow smoothly.2. Helene... we first meet her and some mysterious figure sneaks out the bathroom, pointing at her infidelity. Yet, a few pages later she's pleading with him "I'd rather have you than money." That line didn't seem to mesh well with the character you already established. I was pegging her as a cheating hot gold-digger eager to expend his life for the potential of fortunes.Good luck with this. The intriguing concept pushes this to a Good for me.
Derek Collins (Level 4)
Well, its different (except for the few other movies out there that have done it already)... I dig the whole "Ideas in my head influenced by a pop culture-saturated life" and I mean I think I get what your trying to do, but you don't starve the beast by feeding it more... Overall I'm sorry to say but there was just nothing here that did anything for me.
Elias Farnum (Level 5)
That's an odd title page. Let the first ten pages capture the reader, the title page stands out, but in a self aggrandizing way. Keep the title page clean and professional."Like rats on speed." Nice description, I hope I am in for much more.This is pretty unique, ala Death Race, and I was drawn in as a result. Yet, I'm having to force myself to buy into the whole geek guy has hot erotic babe, but having a humorous edge, it's okay. And that makes the expositional, somewhat flat dialogue between Mcavoy and Helene unneeded. If they've been together for a while, shouldn't they have had this conversation already? Beefy guys are overrated? Obviously trying to sell the relationship, but this dialogue is forcing it. You could just "show" this bond throughout.It really doesn't matter now. I'm buying it already. VG with a possible upgrade. (Yeah, I'd def watch this if it got made.. thus far.)
Erich VonHeeder (Level 4)
Here are my thoughts as I was reading through your pages:You are going for it here. That logline…oh boy…the bad news is that your script is starting in the deep, dark shadow of The Hunger Games. The good news is that I've never read or seen The Hunger Games. But I have seen The Running Man and a couple other "eerily violent future gameshow" type concepts. All that to say: this is not a unique concept for a story, so you're going to have to blow it UP!! Onward!!(Just a side note: I didn't write the paragraph above to be mean or condescending. I just wanted to share the thoughts that went through my head when I read your logline. I think they're pertinent, and I don't think I'm the only one that thought those things. I'm cheering for you to knock this out of the park. Okay let's go…)Pretty groovy first sequence. Nice.I like the gameshow feel. I am picturing Richard Dawson as the gameshow host (that's a Running Man reference…if you haven't watched it, you really need to. Be sure you're not accidentally stepping into things that have already been done)."How the hell am I gonna kill the Target if customers keep calling?" That's a little on the nose I think. Can you find a more creative way for Mcavoy to display his frustration instead of just telling us "I am frustrated and here is exactly why."I dig the decorator / holodeck concept. Can see that coming into play later."A couple minutes is all you need." Hilarious bedroom "compliment."Like the sneaking out of the CHEATER!I like what you're setting up here, but I think the key is to show us why McAvoy really NEEDS to be on one of these shows. You should either force him onto a show when he really, really doesn't want to…or he should be straight OBSESSED with going on a show and has to pass over a bunch of obstacles to make it a reality. Right now, you have him sitting somewhere in the middle where it's like "yeah, I want to go on the show but you know whatever so I'll sit and watch it on TV." I feel like he's a more interesting character if he's out TRAINING like crazy, or out on a street corner trying to recruit a team…OBSESSED. Or, have him reading a book like "hell, those shows are for the jackass demographic…it pays my bills but I'm a little too evolved for that." Make an EXTREME choice…don't chill in the middle. Nice work! I won't lie and say you've shown me something drastically outside my expectations. But I think you do have some promising things in there. Just keep making drastic choices! Go nuts!
Fred Koszewnik (Level 5)
An intelligent, well written screenplay that reminds of THE HUNGER GAMES and TRON.I'm sorry that I can't offer much in the way of criticism. It strikes me ashaving little room for improvement. Continued good success.
Gary Rademan (Level 5)
OPENING IMAGE:The intro of an in-process game is familiar but solid. The killshot made it clear to the audience the game will only get as far as the company wants you to get.PROMISE OF THE PREMISE:So far, everything is on track. We will meet the punk shortly.OTHER:Did you notice your character slugs use a man's last name and a woman's first name? How did Helene wind up with the monitor monkey? The call-in scene was noteworthy for showing us his job, not telling us.GOOD.
Javier Ordonez (Level 3)
This is a decent start. It seems to go for careful world-building, which is good when you've got a fictional world with different operating rules than our own. The following scenes are good in terms of similarly introducing themes and elements. All of these are Good, but what could make it Great would be dual-purpose: have the TV running while McAvoy is working to compress the exposition; have the couple argue and make up while watching the show (or during his work to emphasize how it interferes with their personal life); emphasize media saturation in their lives by saturating exposition. All of this will quicken the pace considerably and build toward the inevitable arena entrance.It was a good decision to include the inciting incident (phone call) early in the script, even if it was a tad obvious. Perhaps it could be a bit more dynamic: he accidentally publishes his criticism online or brags to his superiors. Who knows, maybe later on there's something more dynamic, this criticism is limited to the ten pages available.The characters are... standard. The draw is the story at this point, which is not bad, but it would be nice to see some immediate characterization to invest the reader in the plot. In The Matrix, Neo is similarly a monitor monkey, but his introduction is ensnaring and we can't help wanting to follow him until the action picks up. McAvoy's backseat quarterbacking is a decent start; combining that with some other sympathizing characteristics (other than having an "exotic" wife is similarly somewhat bland) would be key to establishing him as a strong protag. If this seems like a lot of criticism, it's because there is a lot of potential in the story and it's got great room for growth. Best wishes on future writing.
JeanPierre Chapoteau (Moderator)
I know GAMER comes to mind while reading this logline. Hope it takes a completely different direction. Hm, this is interesting. It kept my attention. I never stopped and felt the need to write anything. I can definitely see where it was going. I'm mad that you only had ten pages to set up your world, cause I'm sure with another 5, u would have told us a lot more. Where is this "wily street punk"? I really wish she was introduced. I thought his wife was a robot of some sort. Just the way she happened to be naked and ready to have sex with him at a drop of a -- towel. She seemed so typical, BUT I guess you're going to introduce a strong female lead later so it makes up for it. Just really wish you mentioned her in the first 10. Really liked the Mysterious call. I don't really have anything constructive to say. This was really good.
Kirk White (Level 5)
I see some solid potential in this…but as it's written now, I'm not really feeling like I'm reading a cohesive start to a story. Right now it feels like a hodgepodge of Wanted, Running Man and Gamer and I'm not seeing anything unique about this world. What is McAvoy lacking that will be fulfilled with this journey? The setup feels rushed and we jump really quickly into getting him ready to have to compete…I think you could stand to take a bit more time developing the character and the struggle.Having said all that…I'm always a sucker for dystopian killer game shows and will happily read more…Giving a good.
KP Mackie (Level 5)
Riveting opening. Without reading the logline, it could have been the beginning of a war movie.Matthew Michael McAvoy is an interesting geek-dude. Not sure why a woman like Helene is with him, but maybe the figure slipping undetected from the bathroom "and out the bedroom door" is an indication that Helene is not what she appears to be.Read and reread the tv studio scene and, perhaps, it's too early in the story to provide so many numbers. Grant mentions the million dollar prize, but what's the relevance of "two minutes and twenty seconds"; before Blank is blown to bits, he mentions three minutes. Jackie's lengthy explanation that follows has too much math. She discusses "Trackers, Civilians, and Cops," none of which were not in that first scene with Blank and Taggart.Only when Grant signs off, "YOU can be the next contestant on Trackerz," is it clear that the action is actually a life-and-death game show. Maybe the description in the first scene should tell a reader/audience that the two guys are participating in a reality show of some sort.Conversely, the scenes at McAvoy's home office where he fields phone calls is well done. Nice variety of callers -- even though what they're calling about hasn't been revealed -- and perfectly clear that he's a slacker working in a call center."Satchel charge" and "a multi-tool on an electronic board" are not familiar terms.Good action scenes and curious about what could be going on with Helene.
Margaret Ricke (Level 5)
I am liking this. Great writing style. Tight and terse without being anywhere near boring. Format's good. You crossed the Ts and dotted the Is.The story is great. I really want to know more. The dialogue is individual to the characters and reads natural...Nice work.
Martin Jensen (Level 5)
As I'm sure a lot of reviewers said in the logline round, this concept (a dystopian future where people fight each other to the death in a game) has been done many times before, with reality TV and video-game angles. I liked what you've done by combining both. The characters are good. McAvoy may be obnoxious and privileged, but I'm guessing the "wily street punk" will balance that out and McAvoy will have a satisfying character arc. I'm not sure what is happening on the second half of page 10, but I guess it's the first part of the next scene. I get that the survey is significant (it's probably a precursor to him joining the game), but I don't think we need to see three other phone calls where he's following the same script each time. Just one is enough to imply what a soul-crushing job his is. Good.
Matthew Fettig (Level 5)
Does it grab me - I have to admit I was more intrigued by the first 10 pages than I was by the logline.Are the characters well defined, strong, and engaging - If the two main characters are McAvoy and Helene, we have a little glimpse of who they are. I'm not sure if a scrawny, pasty, 30-something who watches TV all day is really going to be able to pull off the challenge that's being presented. Is there something else unique about him that we don't yet know? Helene seems more interested in sex than anything else, and unless that is her "tool", I'm not sure what skill she'll rely on to stay alive. The fact that McAvoy is unaware of her deception seems to be due more to his preoccupation with the TV than any skill on her part.Writing style - This was a surprisingly fast read. There wasn't a lot of description but that didn't bother me. I was able to envision what you were describing. However, there was a good bit of repetition. We saw McAvoy doing his call-center work in his first scene, and then we got more of the same later on. I would use these early pages to give us as many story hooks as you can. The full page call with the "hacker" wasn't necessary. Get us into the story.Craft - As fast as the read was, I got the sense that this was written quickly as well. There are several areas where I think you omitted a word or letter. I can't tell if it was intentional (to minimize the word count) or simply overlooked. For such a heavy action-oriented story, there is surprisingly little in the way of action lines. I didn't notice it so much on the first read as I did looking over the entire entry after reading it.Also, your opening scene with Blank and Taggert confused me at the end - "Shrapnel peppers Blank as Taggart's rounds shred his scrapshelter. Blank ducks, rolls, leaves blood splatter.Taggart lies on the ground, stunned, with multiple gunshotsto his body armor. His gun lies nearby. He reaches...Blank steps on Taggart's hand, aims one pistol at Taggart'shead. Blank sweeps the other gun around, seeking targets."Somehow that transition from Blank rolling on the ground leaving blood splatter to Taggert being on the ground was too choppy. I had to read it several times to see if the names had been transposed. I think I understand it correctly - both got shot - but it doesn't read smoothly the first time through. You have the image in your head so it's clear to you. Try to make that transition more clear to the reader.Do I want to read more - I'm a little torn on this. Nothing about McAvoy makes me think that he has a real ability to win this game. For him to succeed, I think it will take a gimmick, and I don't get the feeling that I've seen a set-up for that in these pages. If you have a good hook to make his potential success believable, get that in this early part of the script.
Michael Cornetto (Level 5)
I liked this. There's something about futuristic game shows that turns me on. I thought you did a good job introducing the story. The writing itself was fine, no real problems with dialogue or action. I had a bit of confusion when you first mentioned the decorator but I soon sorted it out. If there were anything I would suggest as a change to make this better, it would be to reduce the amount of dialogue. The phone calls seem a bit repetitive so that would be as good a place as any to start. It seems too chatty so reduce it to what is necessary. You only need to give us a sense of character at the start because you can develop the characters while the action is happening. This is an action movie, I want to see more action. Nicely done. Good luck with advancing.
MJ Hermanny (Level 5)
You've set up a believable futuristic world here, not too far off from the one we're already in!I think you get the central question in there - will McAvoy play Trackerz and survive?The hook is that his wife is cheating on him and wants him dead - maybe - not sure - that piqued my interest.It began to drag around page 6/7 as nothing new was happening. I didn't get what was going on with the wife and McAvoy over his headphones and with the package - it just seemed like filler which I'm sure it's not but it needs to be clearer to hook us in more.I'm not really digging any of the characters yet. Helene's dislikeable because she's cheating on her hubby - i assume she is, that's what the guy coming out of the bathroom led me to believe anyway.McAvoy is ok, just a bit of a gaming geek at the mo who doesn't do his job properly, not really digging him too much either, not enough to want to spend 90 minutes with him, not yet anyway.So I'm not into it enough to want to read further. It's a bit muddy, clear it up, tighten it make it clear what's going to happen - we should be getting into the extraordinary world, or at least the call to adventure/inciting incident by page 10.
Olga Tremaine (Level 5)
Ideas in my head influenced by a pop culture-saturated life - I don't think this is necessary.The opening is cool, at the bottom of p.1 we find out it is a game.I don't think you can use numbers/digits in a dialog, all numbers have to be spelled out in words. p.7 - I got aN outage! , not "I got a outage!"Not sure what is the inciting incident here - is an arrival of a package? That's the only thing that caught my attention on p.10.I think you've got a really cool concept here. You have some typos throughout. You probably wrote it in a rush. I got a good feeling for the characters. Very Good.
Pete Barry (Level 5)
The strength of this is clearly McAvoy. He's likable, sassy, smart, and funny. You can already see the dollar bills floating in his eyes. The language is appropriately brutal, and the things we see on the screen paint a good picture of this bloodthirsty dystopia. Sometimes, especially on that first page, the language gets almost too choppily poetic, lots of short glottal stuff, and reading it made my eyes glaze over a little. I love my blow-by-blow action scenes, but I know from experience that it's hard for other people to read them sometimes.It's following in the footsteps of many classics like Running Man or Gamer, but I don't see enough difference to really separate it for its predecessors. The Old Lady Who Wants To See Blood character was funny once upon a time when Richard Dawson had to deal with her ("Bullshit!") but she's basically entered cliche territory now. I do like that McAvoy is a call center guy for the company, which also pardons the fact that everything around him is part of the video game bloodbath culture. Still, while I do want to read more, something's going to have to really grab me to make this pull away from the pack.Overall, a good job.
Philip Whitcroft (Level 5)
I'll make notes as I go:Pg 1 - The first page is a good action opening for this premise.Pg 2 - The guy was two minutes from winning a never before won, life or death one million dollars. It seems like the first page would have been much more exciting if I had known that at the time.As a nit-pick, the bonus prize numbers seem too small relative to the time prize.Pg 4 - It's a good character intro.Pg 10 - This is off to a good start. All the different reality TV shows are amusing.
Reginald Beltran (Level 4)
It's a mish-mash of "Hunger Games" and "Running Man." Unfortunately for me, it doesn't get to the good parts quick enough or at least an inclination that they will join the games by page 15. By page 8, the Mccoy thinks about it through a suggestion by Helene. There's really no great urgency, other than he thinks he can do better than the other competitors. Mccoy doesn't have a compelling urgency to pursue his goal of participating in the games.I understand the writer wants to create a world, where reality TV violence has taken over the airwaves. However, the name dropping of specific shows in the first three pages is too obvious. Maybe, subtly and slowly introduce how reality TV violence has taken over Television.Lastly, if it wasn't for the logline, I don't get a sense of the character's goal. In fact, he seems to be living a decent life. A job where he answers calls, plays video games all day and a good relationship. His only complaint is that "he can do better than the competitors" and his wife "spends too much of their money." I still think these characters need a stronger goal and the urgency to pursue it.
Reginald McGhee (Level 0)
I know some people might complain about this, but you might want to remove the template on the title page. It looks like amateurs' work. I won't take points off template screenplays thugh.You have a significant amount of white space in the screenplay, which makes this an easy read. The opening scene where Bank and Taggart play gunfights makes this an interesting read. The reveal where we are watching this through TV is a cool effect, though I knew this was coming already. Page four is funny. I see the concept that is reflected on the logline you have. Two street punks, Jackie and McAvoy, are addicted to a popular video game. I'm going to guess that the female voice is Jackie. I also feel that the talking heads can be tiresome at times. You may want to eliminate some of that and get on with the action. This might throw some people off, even though you have a cool concept in the first ten pages. The dialogue is real and natural. And the screenplay looks well structured. We find out that the inciting incident on page nine takes place when McAVOY overhears the contest on Demolition game. Due to the excessive dialogue and less action, I don' t know what to rate this as. The dialogue has subtext and all.
Rustom Irani (Moderator)
While I like the futuristic dystopian sci-fi setting of this script, there are elements that seem a bit out of place and at times I see an effort to explain things (quite well explained actually) which get repetitive and don't gel with the main plot.I LOVE the opening, though the jargon in this scene and the latter ones is a bit disconnecting, sometimes funny.And once you introduce Mcavoy, we pretty much stay with him for seven whole minutes without the plot actually moving forward. It's essentially character development, a sub-plot about his cheating girlfriend who's using him and him thinking he'd be great at the game show.I would have loved to see him out of this setting of the apartment. Maybe have a scene with the wily street punk you mention in the logline. Introduce her, perhaps?I know you need the exposition for setting up your world and getting us familiar with the premise, but yet the pace feels a bit slow, coz' essentially he's a nerd dreaming of taking part in a game where the players were trained bad-ass beef-cakes.If you show, tell, hint some aspect of how he feels he's ready physically as well, or perhaps a reason for his reluctance despite his knowledge, then I could've been pulled into the story all the way.Right now, it's around 50-50.Still a good job, though I'm not a big fan of the title.
Sally Meyer (Moderator)
This is very good. Part of it reminded me of the Hunger Games, with the Trackers and the television show.I liked your protag. I like the concept. The pace is good.I am not too fond of the title. But I like these ten pages and I'd like to read more. I gave you a very good.
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This is a pretty good idea for a story -- a future where reality games include the possibility (even likelihood, it seems) of death in order to win the big prize. Not a new idea by any means -- Roller Ball, Death Race 2000, The Running Man, and (of course) Hunger Games are among many movies that feature "sports" with an element of death to satisfy a bloodthirsty futuristic audience.But I don't think you fed us enough of your story in the first ten pages. I should be hooked by now, but I'm not. Part of the problem is that I'm not a gamer, and I really don't understand the fascination so many people have for video games where characters run around and shoot monsters and things that pop out at them. It seems that after ten pages, you've done the absolute minimum to set-up your story. I'm pretty sure McAvoy is going to join the game to earn the big money so his gorgeous wife can live the high-class lifestyle she desires. And, of course, the "figure" that snuck out the bedroom door let us know that she's unfaithful and probably hopes that McAvoy loses the game, killing two birds with one stone for her. Decent plot elements, but here's what's missing: why we should care about any of this? We've learned a little about the world of your story, and we've had a glimpse of what's (probably) coming, but we're still not invested. (At least, I'm not.) This looks like it's gonna be a thriller -- we should be on the edge of our seats by now.Anyway, I think it's a good idea for a story, and I enjoyed reading the first ten pages, but I think you need to bump up the excitement level a bit.My score: Good.
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Margaret Ricke (Level 5) ~ 6/1/2012 12:06 AM
I gave this a VERY GOOD, and I meant it. Sorry you didn't go on to round three.
Denise Jewell (Level 5) ~ 6/1/2012 10:59 AM
I gave this a VERY GOOD, as well. Pretty surprised it didn't move on.


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The photos below are not from my kitchen. They are the kitchen of a house with the same floor plan. This house has a recirculating vent hood. I want a vent to the outside. I'm not sure what to do to hide the pipe that will run from the top of the cabinets through the ceiling to the roof. I think extending the cabinet to the 12' ceiling will make it look and feel top heavy. Any suggestions? |
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Can't tell without looking at your particular house and how the framing runs. You could potentially run the vent out the back and transition it into the wall between two studs. You can buy that type of venting from the big box stores or elsewhere. |
My house isn't framed yet, so I have no limitations yet. The construction supervisor suggested just framing out a chase above the cabinets. He didn't think it would be noticeable. |
"He didn't think it would be noticeable." Really! He has little concept aesthetics. In one of your photos, draw 2 vertical lines about 16" apart, imagine them as shadow lines and ask yourself, would I notice this? 1st, what is the recommended CFM for venting of the cooking appliance, by the cooking appliance mfg., which is the design criteria for the venting appliance. You may find that the volumetric efficiency of a single 3-1/2X10" or 14" rectangular vent may not be sufficient, you may need 2. Which means you would need two chases, or a single wider chase. In using a chase and to keep a square wall to ceiling intersection or a small profile crown, as pictured, the top plates of the wall are cut out allowing the vent to continue. An alternative to this is to have the vent exit the wall and continue verticly using opposing 45's which can be concealed behind framing and a wider crown. The important part is that the wall structure remains intact. You have some homework. |
The flue is both shallower and narrower than the vent unit hanging over the stove, especially when it's covered with several more inches of wood frame and trim. This means, if you wish, your wood frame running to the ceiling can be both shallower and narrower than the lower section. It can be finished with nice carpentry detail and not look heavy at all. A nice gain is that this would give a deeper shelf for display, which can even be run around both sides too. We did this. I only have about 3-4" shelves on each side, mostly just a detail, but on front the shelf is about 7" deep, which holds just about everything I'd like to display there. |
Rosie, do you have picture? I'm not visualizing your solution, but it sounds workable! Thanks. |
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This post was edited by bbstx on Tue, Oct 8, 13 at 13:46
Here is my Paint rendition of what I think the chase/flue will look like with the highlights and shadows. Not great, but I'm really stymied on what to do. |
Thanks, deedles. I had also done a Paint version with a wider chase like that but my version wasn't good enough to post. This picture is certainly much better! I know there is a solution to this problem. I just haven't found exactly what I want yet. |
This was my problem, too! I had more than one tortured thread about my hood. I ended up going through the wall about 2 feet from the ceiling, the ceiling of the adjacent room was lower so it was then easy to go straight up through the attic to the roof. It was much easier than trying to design something that tall to look good in my kitchen. |
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Jonah repines at God's mercy to Nineveh, and is reproved. (1-4) He is taught by the withering of a gourd, that he did wrong. (5-11)
Verses 1-4 What all the saints make matter of joy and praise, Jonah makes the subject of reflection upon God; as if showing mercy were an imperfection of the Divine nature, which is the greatest glory of it. It is to his sparing, pardoning mercy, we all owe it that we are out of hell. He wishes for death: this was the language of folly, passion, and strong corruption. There appeared in Jonah remains of a proud, uncharitable spirit; and that he neither expected nor desired the welfare of the Ninevites, but had only come to declare and witness their destruction. He was not duly humbled for his own sins, and was not willing to trust the Lord with his credit and safety. In this frame of mind, he overlooked the good of which he had been an instrument, and the glory of the Divine mercy. We should often ask ourselves, Is it well to say thus, to do thus? Can I justify it? Do I well to be so soon angry, so often angry, so long angry, and to give others ill language in my anger? Do I well to be angry at the mercy of God to repenting sinners? That was Jonah's crime. Do we do well to be angry at that which is for the glory of God, and the advancement of his kingdom? Let the conversion of sinners, which is the joy of heaven, be our joy, and never our grief.
Verses 5-11 Jonah went out of the city, yet remained near at hand, as if he expected and desired its overthrow. Those who have fretful, uneasy spirits, often make troubles for themselves, that they may still have something to complain of. See how tender God is of his people in their afflictions, even though they are foolish and froward. A thing small in itself, yet coming seasonably, may be a valuable blessing. A gourd in the right place may do us more service than a cedar. The least creatures may be great plagues, or great comforts, as God is pleased to make them. Persons of strong passions are apt to be cast down with any trifle that crosses them, or to be lifted up with a trifle that pleases them. See what our creature-comforts are, and what we may expect them to be; they are withering things. A small worm at the root destroys a large gourd: our gourds wither, and we know not what is the cause. Perhaps creature-comforts are continued to us, but are made bitter; the creature is continued, but the comfort is gone. God prepared a wind to make Jonah feel the want of the gourd. It is just that those who love to complain, should never be left without something to complain of. When afflicting providences take away relations, possessions, and enjoyments, we must not be angry at God. What should especially silence discontent, is, that when our gourd is gone, our God is not gone. Sin and death are very dreadful, yet Jonah, in his heat, makes light of both. One soul is of more value than the whole world; surely then one soul is of more value than many gourds: we should have more concern for our own and others' precious souls, than for the riches and enjoyments of this world. It is a great encouragement to hope we shall find mercy with the Lord, that he is ready to show mercy. And murmurers shall be made to understand, that how willing soever they are to keep the Divine grace to themselves and those of their own way, there is one Lord over all, who is rich in mercy to all that call upon him. Do we wonder at the forbearance of God towards his perverse servant? Let us study our own hearts and ways; let us not forget our own ingratitude and obstinacy; and let us be astonished at God's patience towards us.
Jonah 4:1-11 . JONAH FRETS AT GOD'S MERCY TO NINEVEH: IS REPROVED BY THE TYPE OF A GOURD.
1. angry--literally, "hot," probably, with grief or vexation, rather than anger [FAIRBAIRN]. How sad the contrast between God's feeling on the repentance of Nineveh towards Him, and Jonah's feeling on the repentance of God towards Nineveh. Strange in one who was himself a monument of mercy on his repentance! We all, like him, need the lesson taught in the parable of the unforgiving, though forgiven, debtor ( Matthew 18:23-35 ). Jonah was grieved because Nineveh's preservation, after his denunciation, made him seem a false prophet [CALVIN]. But it would make Jonah a demon, not a man, to have preferred the destruction of six hundred thousand men rather than that his prophecy should be set aside through God's mercy triumphing over judgment. And God in that case would have severely chastised, whereas he only expostulates mildly with him, and by a mode of dealing, at once gentle and condescending, tries to show him his error. Moreover, Jonah himself, in apologizing for his vexation, does not mention the failure of his prediction as the cause: but solely the thought of God's slowness to anger. This was what led him to flee to Tarshish at his first commission; not the likelihood then of his prediction being falsified; for in fact his commission then was not to foretell Nineveh's downfall, but simply to "cry against" Nineveh's "wickedness" as having "come up before God." Jonah could hardly have been so vexed for the letter of his prediction failing, when the end of his commission had virtually been gained in leading Nineveh to repentance. This then cannot have been regarded by Jonah as the ultimate end of his commission. If Nineveh had been the prominent object with him, he would have rejoiced at the result of his mission. But Israel was the prominent aim of Jonah, as a prophet of the elect people. Probably then he regarded the destruction of Nineveh as fitted to be an example of God's judgment at last suspending His long forbearance so as to startle Israel from its desperate degeneracy, heightened by its new prosperity under Jeroboam II at that very time, in a way that all other means had failed to do. Jonah, despairing of anything effectual being done for God in Israel, unless there were first given a striking example of severity, thought when he proclaimed the downfall of Nineveh in forty days, that now at last God is about to give such an example; so when this means of awakening Israel was set aside by God's mercy on Nineveh's repentance, he was bitterly disappointed, not from pride or mercilessness, but from hopelessness as to anything being possible for the reformation of Israel, now that his cherished hope is baffled. But GOD'S plan was to teach Israel, by the example of Nineveh, how inexcusable is their own impenitence, and how inevitable their ruin if they persevere. Repenting Nineveh has proved herself more worthy of God's favor than apostate Israel; the children of the covenant have not only fallen down to, but actually below, the level of a heathen people; Israel, therefore, must go down, and the heathen rise above her. Jonah did not know the important lessons of hope to the penitent, and condemnation to those amidst outward privileges impenitent, which Nineveh's preservation on repentance was to have for aftertimes, and to all ages. He could not foresee that Messiah Himself was thus to apply that history. A lesson to us that if we could in any particular alter the plan of Providence, it would not be for the better, but for the worse [FAIRBAIRN].
2. my saying--my thought, or feeling.
fled before--I anticipated by fleeing, the disappointment of my design through Thy long-suffering mercy.
gracious . . . and merciful, &c.--Jonah here has before his mind Exodus 34:6 ; as Joel ( Joel 2:13 ) in his turn quotes from Jonah.
3. Jonah's impatience of life under disappointed hopes of Israel's reformation through the destruction of Nineveh, is like that of Elijah at his plan for reforming Israel ( 1 Kings 18:1-46 ) failing through Jezebel ( 1 Kings 19:4 ).
4. Doest thou well to be angry?--or grieved; rather as the Margin, "Art thou much angry," or "grieved?" [FAIRBAIRN with the Septuagint and Syriac]. But English Version suits the spirit of the passage, and is quite tenable in the Hebrew [GESENIUS].
5. made him a booth--that is, a temporary hut of branches and leaves, so slightly formed as to be open to the wind and sun's heat.
see what would become of the city--The term of forty days had not yet elapsed, and Jonah did not know that anything more than a suspension, or mitigation, of judgment had been granted to Nineveh. Therefore, not from sullennesss, but in order to watch the event from a neighboring station, he lodged in the booth. As a stranger, he did not know the depth of Nineveh's repentance; besides, from the Old Testament standpoint he knew that chastening judgments often followed, as in David's case ( 2 Samuel 12:10-12 2 Samuel 12:14 ), even where sin had been repented of. To show him what he knew not, the largeness and completeness of God's mercy to penitent Nineveh, and the reasonableness of it, God made his booth a school of discipline to give him more enlightened views.
6. gourd--Hebrew, kikaion; the Egyptian kiki, the "ricinus" or castor-oil plant, commonly called "palm-christ" (palma-christi). It grows from eight to ten feet high. Only one leaf grows on a branch, but that leaf being often more than a foot large, the collective leaves give good shelter from the heat. It grows rapidly, and fades as suddenly when injured.
to deliver him from his grief--It was therefore grief, not selfish anger, which Jonah felt will often turn the mind away from its sorrowful bent.
7. a worm--of a particular kind, deadly to the ricinus. A small worm at the root destroys a large gourd. So it takes but little to make our creature comforts wither. It should silence discontent to remember, that when our gourd is gone, our God is not gone.
the next day--after Jonah was so "exceeding glad" (compare Psalms 80:7 ).
8. vehement--rather, "scorching"; the Margin, "silent," expressing sultry stillness, not vehemence.
10, 11. The main lesson of the book. If Jonah so pities a plant which cost him no toil to rear, and which is so short lived and valueless, much more must Jehovah pity those hundreds of thousands of immortal men and women in great Nineveh whom He has made with such a display of creative power, especially when many of them repent, and seeing that, if all in it were destroyed, "more than six score thousand" of unoffending children, besides "much cattle," would be involved in the common destruction: Compare the same argument drawn from God's justice and mercy in Genesis 18:23-33 . A similar illustration from the insignificance of a plant, which "to-day is and to-morrow is cast into the oven," and which, nevertheless, is clothed by God with surpassing beauty, is given by Christ to prove that God will care for the infinitely more precious bodies and souls of men who are to live for ever ( Matthew 6:28-30 ). One soul is of more value than the whole world; surely, then, one soul is of more value than many gourds. The point of comparison spiritually is the need which Jonah, for the time being, had of the foliage of the gourd. However he might dispense with it at other times, now it was necessary for his comfort, and almost for his life. So now that Nineveh, as a city, fears God and turns to Him, God's cause needs it, and would suffer by its overthrow, just as Jonah's material well-being suffered by the withering of the gourd. If there were any hope of Israel's being awakened by Nineveh's destruction to fulfil her high destination of being a light to surrounding heathenism, then there would not have been the same need to God's cause of Nineveh's preservation, (though there would have always been need of saving the penitent). But as Israel, after judgments, now with returning prosperity turns back to apostasy, the means needed to vindicate God's cause, and provoke Israel, if possible, to jealousy, is the example of the great capital of heathendom suddenly repenting at the first warning, and consequently being spared. Thus Israel would see the kingdom of heaven transplanted from its ancient seat to another which would willingly yield its spiritual fruits. The tidings which Jonah brought back to his countrymen of Nineveh's repentance and rescue, would, if believingly understood, be far more fitted than the news of its overthrow to recall Israel to the service of God. Israel failed to learn the lesson, and so was cast out of her land. But even this was not an unmitigated evil. Jonah was a type, as of Christ, so also of Israel. Jonah, though an outcast, was highly honored of God in Nineveh; so Israel's outcast condition would prove no impediment to her serving God's cause still, if only she was faithful to God. Ezekiel and Daniel were so at Babylon; and the Jews, scattered in all lands as witnesses for the one true God, pioneered the way for Christianity, so that it spread with a rapidity which otherwise was not likely to have attended it [FAIRBAIRN].
11. that cannot discern between their right hand and their left--children under three of four years old ( Deuteronomy 1:39 ). Six score thousand of these, allowing them to be a fifth of the whole, would give a total population of six hundred thousand.
much cattle--God cares even for the brute creatures, of which man takes little account. These in wonderful powers and in utility are far above the shrub which Jonah is so concerned about. Yet Jonah is reckless as to their destruction and that of innocent children. The abruptness of the close of the book is more strikingly suggestive than if the thought had been followed out in detail.


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With a 2-rounds $10,000,000 funding, Ad4Screen has become one of the leaders in France and is growing rapidly internationally, and is targeting an objective of €30,000,000 turnover in 2015.
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A friend of mine is getting married in June next year. She is doing her wedding white and blue. I would love to do some Blue morning glories for her. If anyone has the blue please let me know. I need lots of seed. :0) THANKS
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Hi Penny: I have grown Heavenly Blue several times, including this summer, and they never produced seed like other varieties in this zone. I don't know if other zones have the same experience. In any case, the flowers only last one day, and are best in the a.m. I am wondering what kind of arrangements they would be useful for. I usually get my seeds at the dollar store, 3 packets for one dollar. |
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Healing Through Food: My Organic Juice in Boca Raton
Unlike many juice bars that source produce both nationally and locally, My Organic Juice uses only local, organic produce purchased directly from the Woolbright Farmers' Market in Boynton Beach. If an ingredient isn't available that day, the owners simply don't make the juice. That also includes specially sourced ingredients like special ceylon cinnamon delivered straight from India and almonds imported from an organic farm in Israel.
"We won't put anything in our drinks that isn't the best quality and organic," said Silverman. "For us, it's not about making money. It's really about giving people the best-tasting, best-quality product."
Each My Organic Juice is sold for $11, bottled in glass, and juice is extracted using a Norwalk cold press. Juices are good for about three days and can be ordered online and delivered. Cleanses are also available, and first-time buyers can use promo code FIRST5 at checkout to receive a 5 percent discount on their order. Although My Organic Juice does not have a storefront (yet), juices can be delivered to your door at home or at work for a nutritional, healthy, and satisfying meal.
The menu currently includes 13 recipes, each juice containing more than two pounds of fruits and vegetables and all variations of the same drinks Karolyn used to fight her illness, from the super-green Wheatgrass High to the dandelion-infused Go Greens. Keep an eye out for new drinks coming soon, which won't have a lot of added sugar or fruit but will be rich in superfoods like spirulina and chlorella.
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Twenty years ago, Colorado art from the 1950s and '60s was more often seen in thrift shops than in galleries or museums. But times have changed, and in the past ten years, many people, especially curators, scholars and collectors, have become interested in artwork from this period. Hugh Grant of the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art is now the leading advocate for the forgotten Colorado artists, two of whom, Edward and Donna Marecak, were the subject of the large and thoughtful Marecak Diptych. Edward was a painter working in figural abstraction, while Donna was a premier modern potter. Although they sometimes collaborated, their respective styles were very different. At Kirkland, these artists live on through their work long after they're gone.


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State (pop., 2000: 3,985,667), southwestern Mexico. It covers 23,138 sq mi (59,928 sq km), and its capital is Morelia. Bounded by the Pacific Ocean, it rises from a narrow coastal plain to the Sierra Madre. Important cities include Morelia, Uruapan, Zamora, and Pátzcuaro. In the 1530s the Dominican Vasco de Quiroga established the first successful missions among the Tarascan Indians around Lake Pátzcuaro. The state lies in an area of great volcanic activity; Mount Jorullo was formed by an eruption in 1759, and Parícutin was created by an eruption that lasted nearly a decade (1943–52). Michoacán produces a wide range of forest products and tropical crops.
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Cottage Lodge is delighted to be one of the first properties in the forest to provide guests with the New Forest Breakfast. All the produce comes from the forest and travels the minimum number of food miles possible.
Breakfast is served from 8.15 -10am Monday to Friday and 8.45 – 10.30am Saturday and Sunday. For an earlier breakfast we can either offer continental breakfast in the room or for an extra £10 per half hour we can provide you with an earlier cooked breakfast (24 hour notice required).
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Making transportation accessible to everyone
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MnDOT's ADA Transition Plan
The comment period for the updated 2014 MnDOT's Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan has closed. Comments have been taken into consideration and pending approval, the plan will be finalized. The final draft is available for viewing.
The plan was originally adopted in April 2010. It serves as a guide to further MnDOT's vision, mission and core values by outlining key actions for making the state transportation system more accessible. View/print the originial plan (Word 2.61 MB, PDF 1.3 MB).


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We were told by the neighbors that the garden was once beautiful some 20 years ago! Neglected seemed to be an understatement! We attacked it with hand cutters, hedge trimmers, weedeaters, chainsaw and the list goes on... a machete was the only thing we tried that worked. After much blood, sweat and tears, we had it cleared. It was hard going. Then, this October weekend just gone, we started in on the wandering Jew!! I can honestly say that there was one bonus - when pulling this nasty weed out, it formed a large tumble weed that had no problem intwining itself together. 3 loads to the tip later and a few near falls with the vine. Now my garden seems completely bare! Maintaining it will be a nicer challenge!! Now Im looking at filling it up with some ferns and some punga and anything else that gives it the natural bushy feel.


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N.Rock capital below minimum as waiver expires
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – UK state-owned bank Northern Rock's capital has fallen below the regulatory minimum but it has been cleared to continue business as normal.
Northern Rock <NRKx.L> said on Wednesday the expiration of a waiver on how its capital was dealt with had pushed down its capital but it will address the situation through a legal and capital restructuring already outlined.
The regulator will not restrict activities prior to the plan being implemented, the bank said.
Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA) last July granted it a waiver to use Tier 2 capital to allow it to meet its minimum regulatory capital. That waiver expired on Tuesday.
Northern Rock's total capital ratio under the waiver was 10.8 percent at the end of 2008, but has fallen as the bank expects to be "substantially loss making" this year.
In March the UK Treasury said it would take any steps needed to ensure the bank met its capital requirements.
Northern Rock was nationalised in early 2008 after becoming the first major British casualty of the credit crunch in September 2007 when rising wholesale borrowing costs left it unable to fund itself.
Northern Rock's restructuring into two separate units — BankCo and AssetCo — cannot take place until the European Commission has approved state aid for the bank. That clearance is unlikely before the autumn. [ID:nLQ888052]
Up to 3 billion pounds of additional capital will be provided for BankCo and AssetCo under the plan.
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Tesco <TSCO.L>, Britain's biggest retailer, is unlikely to be interested in a bid, an industry source said, following a newspaper report that it had shown a provisional interest. [ID:nLQ888052]
Suitors may not emerge until the split of the bank's assets is clearer, another industry source said.
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The following is a compendium of news reports over the past month that may be of interest to our AG offices who are dealing with substance abuse issues. Neither the National Association of Attorneys General nor the National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute expresses a view as to the accuracy of news accounts, nor as to the position expounded by the authors of the hyperlinked articles.
New Developments in Combatting Opioid Abuse
On June 25, 2014, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi provided the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee�s Prescription Drug Abuse Working Group with a presentation that outlined the issues involved in the fight against drug abuse and the steps taken by the state attorneys general. General Bondi gave this presentation on behalf of NAAG�s Substance Abuse Committee, which General Bondi co-chairs. A copy of the report provided to the group can be accessed at this link.
Representatives from the office of New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Jay Hoffman attended the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey�s Do No Harm Symposium, along with other federal, state and local stakeholders. The attendees discussed ways in which they can work together to end prescription drug abuse within the state. The event was supported by a number of federal and state agencies, including the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a 340-count indictment which charged 25 people in connection with a major drug ring. The drug ring operated within New York and allegedly distributed cocaine, heroin and prescription drugs. General Schneiderman has also announced that his office�s Community Overdose Prevention (COP) Program has been expanded to Nassau and Suffolk County police. This program provides officers with access to and training regarding naloxone.
Since Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has taken office in 2011 through June 2013, he has helped to convict approximately 15 people of offenses relating to pill mills. During this time period, 53 doctors and 13 pharmacists have lost their licenses in connection with the improper prescribing or dispensing of prescription drugs.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane wrote an op-ed piece in The Patriot News advocating for legislation that would expand her state�s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) to allow for the collection of data relating to the prescribing of Schedule III, IV and V drugs. The bill also includes provisions relating to how law enforcement may access the PDMP.
Delaware Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock has ordered emergency regulations relating to Zohydro. Specifically, before prescribing hydrocodone, doctors must now conduct a thorough medical evaluation and physical examination. This must be made part of the patient�s record.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick released a new plan to address prescription drug abuse within his state. The plan, which allots for $20 million, to be spent on treatment upgrades, coordination of programs with other New England governors, and the expansion of insurance coverage, requires legislative approval.
The governors from five New England states have met to explore ways to collaborate to address prescription drug abuse. Participants included Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, and Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. After the meeting, which was held at Brandeis University, Governor Patrick announced that the school�s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Center for Excellence would partner with the states to analyze data from each state�s PDMP and recommend best practices.
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a package of
Last month, two California district attorneys sued five pharmaceutical manufacturers (Actavis, Endo, Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Purdue Pharma and Teva), claiming that these companies engaged in false advertising and deceived the public by overstating the benefits and understating the risks of opioid painkillers. The city of Chicago has now sued the same five manufacturers, accusing the companies of civil conspiracy and fraud.
In early June, Joel Shumrak of Boca Raton, Florida was arrested as part of a federal investigation into a $15 million pill mill that Shumrak allegedly operated. Shumrak is accused of conspiring to sell oxycodone to drug dealers and drug addicts. According to this article, Shumrak is known as an �informal spokesman for South Florida�s pain management community.� Authorities seized approximately $4 million worth of assets after Shumrak�s arrest.
The amount of heroin entering Houston, Texas from Mexico has increased by over 500 percent over the past year.
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that a hundred State Police investigators have been added to drug units throughout the state, in order to address the growing problem of heroin.
Updates in the Field of Marijuana Legalization
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers filed an amicus brief in a case in which a former employee of Dish Network has sued the Network after he was fired for failing a drug test. The former employee relies on the language of the state�s Lawful Off-Duty Activities Statute, which prevents employers from firing employees from engaging in lawful activity outside of the workplace. General Suthers argued that Colorado citizens do not have a right to use marijuana. Rather, the state�s citizens ��have adopted narrowly drawn constitutional amendments that decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.�
Hershey�s Company is suing a Colorado manufacturer, arguing that the packaging of the marijuana edibles that the manufacturer creates infringe on Hershey�s trademarks.
Washington State will issue its first marijuana retailer licenses on July 7, amid concerns that retailers will run out of marijuana and purchasers will return to the black market.
New York State has legalized medical marijuana, under very specific guidelines. This article provides a helpful overview of the current state of the law in New York.
Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, was recently interviewed concerning her view on the legalization of marijuana. This article details her response.
New Efforts in the Fight Against Methamphetamine
In Michigan, new legislation has been signed into law. The
The New York legislature is also considering a bill relating to methamphetamine abuse. The legislation would limit the amount of precursor drugs that can be sold, require the creation of an electronic stop-sale system and mandate the purchaser to provide identification.
Hot Topics Relating to Synthetic Cannabinoids
In mid-June, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed new legislation into law which schedules six additional synthetic substances. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was in support of this legislation.
Members of the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force arrested a man accused of trafficking synthetic marijuana. At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of over $10,000 worth of drugs. The drugs had been manufactured using rat poison.
Lubbock County, Texas law enforcement has sent a letter to 53 storeowners, making the owners aware of the list of synthetic drug brands that �commonly contain banned substances in violation of felony state and federal laws.� The letter also explains the potential punishments for violation of the laws that prohibit deceptive advertising practices and the sale of these drugs. Such letters, which put store owners on notice, have proven to be a help to prosecutors who are required to prove the intent of the store owner.
Other News of Interest
On June 19, 2014, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, together with Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear, presented Chrysalis House, a substance abuse treatment center for pregnant women, with $600,000. These funds were procured from settlements that General Conway obtained from two pharmaceutical companies.
Approximately one month ago, a reporter from the Associated Press interviewed Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. This article details Dr. Hamburg�s positions regarding numerous topics relating to public health, including e-cigarettes and Zohydro.
NAAG�s Summer Meeting was held at Mackinac Island, Michigan on June 3-5, 2014. On June 4, 2014, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway moderated a panel which explored the best practices of and opportunities for collaboration that arise through prescription drug monitoring programs. On June 5, 2014, during a panel entitled Innovative Outreach Initiatives, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, and Mitchel Denham, Assistant Deputy Attorney General for Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway described the groundbreaking programs that their offices developed to make their states safer. You can access each of these panels by clicking on this link.
A recent study, funded by the Public Health Law Research Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, looked at the relationship between state laws and the consumption of alcohol and drugs on fatal car crashes. The results are troubling, and can be found at this link.
Francesca Liquori is the Editor of Substance Abuse News and may be reached at 202-326-6041.
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2013 Symposium on Official and Scientific Investigation of UAP (UFO)
What a great event filled with amazing and credible speakers that I have certainly not seen in a very, very long time if ever in the UFO community. This was one of the best events to go to if you are a serious investigator, enthusiast, podcaster, blogger, radio host; you name it if it's about UFO's and you are interested you should have been there.
What made this such a can't miss event? Find out tonight as I review and recant the Sunday' events as I got to meet some of the biggest names and speak with the most accomplished researchers you can imagine from all over the world.
The Saturday Line-up included: Kent Senter (organizer), General Wilfried De Brouwer, Dr. Richard Haines, Leslie Kean, Jose Lay, Dr. Alexander Wendt
The Sunday Line-up (which I was present for): Colonel Charles Halt, Xavier Passot, Dr. Ron Westrum, Timothy Good, Nancy Talbott
Met some great people and got to listen in on an interview done by Mark of Podcast UFO with a man who was in attendance that used to work on top-secret projects and for NASA, pictures of an interview done by Alejandro Rojas of Openminds.tv and more!
That is just the tip of the iceberg, plenty of stories to share and pictures to post on our Facebook page and if you are a follower on Twitter then you got live updates all day.
Check out the 2013 Symposium homepage and get acquainted with the names and faces of who I will be talking about.
Tune in tonight at 9pm eastern on the UFO Paranormal Radio Network for 2 hours
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Genres: Television, Special Interest, Mystery / Suspense, Ghosts, Haunted Houses, Myths / Legends, History / Events, Documentary
Cast: Robb Demarest, Dustin Pari, Brandy Green, Barry FitzGerald
Synopsis: This spin-off of the popular Ghost Hunters series features a new team of all-real paranormal investigators — Robb Demarest, Dustin Pari, Barry FitzGerald, and Brandy Green — who use scientific techniques to explore the world's most famous supernatural locations. Follow the team, if you dare, into the Romanian castle of a countess said to have murdered and bathed in the blood of her victims; then deep underground into the labyrinths beneath the streets of Paris; even inside the infamous castle of Vlad the Impaler, inspiration for Dracula; and many more hair-raising, ghostly adventures worldwide.
Episodes: Hauntings of South Africa, Tortured Souls, Dracula's Castle, The Ghost Child of Peru, City of the Doomed, A Call for Help, Restless Souls of Sweden, Buried Alive, Unknown Soldiers, Spanish Scares, Ghost in the City of Lights, Karosta Prison
Language: English
Country of Origin: United States of America
Production Year: 2009
- Release Date: Aug 24th, 2010
- Catalog Number: ID6466PGDVD
- Rating: Not Rated
- Run Time: 524
- Color Format: Color
- Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
- Language: English
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- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
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As an event planner, all you really want is for everyone to have the best time ever...and so do we.
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Cape Reinga is the ultimate northern New Zealand experience. See two oceans collide and discover 'the place of leaping', where Maori spirits begin their final journey.
At the Cape the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean, in a spectacular swirl of currents. At the northernmost tip of the Cape is a gnarled pohutukawa tree, believed to be over 800 years old, and according to Maori oral history, the spirits of deceased Maori leap from this tree into the ocean to return to their ancestral homeland of Hawaiki.
While it's not quite the most northern point of New Zealand (North Cape is further north, but it's a scientific reserve and not open to the public), Cape Reinga is definitely the end of the road.
From Kaitaia, the drive to Cape Reinga takes about 1.5 hours each way. Guided coach tours depart from Kaitaia and Paihia (Bay of Islands) daily. As well as taking you up to the Cape, these trips travel along the popular 90 Mile Beach, bringing Maori and early European history to life on the way.
For those short on time, scenic flights depart from the Bay of Islands, flying to the Cape and along both coasts of New Zealand.
Being a sacred site, eating is not permitted at Cape Reinga. However if you're looking for a good picnic spot, take the turn-off to beautiful Tapotupotu Bay, 5km before the Cape.
Functional facts: No population; fuel, meals and camp sites at Waitaki Landing (19 kilometres south).


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VALERIE AMY WINEHOUSE ( WITH MARK RONSON ) ( Capo 3rd Fret ) C Dm Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water C Dm And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I paint a picture Chorus: F Em 'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess F Em And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress F C G Won't you come on over, stop making a fool out of me C Dm C Dm Why don't you come on over Va-a-lerie, Valerie-e-ee, Va-a-alerie, Valerie-e-ee C Dm Did you have to go to jail, put your house on up for sale, did you get a good lawyer C Dm I hope you didn't catch a tan, I hope you found the right man who'll fix it for ya C Dm Are you shoppin' anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, are you busy? C Dm And did you have to pay that fine you was dodging all the time are you still dizzy Dm still dizzy? Chorus C (N/C) Dm ( N/C) Dm (N/C) Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water C Dm And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I paint a picture Chorus C Dm mmm Valerie Valerie-e-ee C Dm Valerie-E-ee, Va-A-le-rieee C Why dont you come on over Valerie... ______________________________________________________________ Intro riff: (x8) E-------6-----3----------| B-------------------4----| G------------------------| Comments
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