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|Cherry 2000
Theatrical poster
|Directed by
|Steve De Jarnatt
|Produced by
|Edward R. Pressman
Caldecot Chubb
|Written by
|Lloyd Fonvielle (story)
Michael Almereyda (screenplay)
|Melanie Griffith
David Andrews
Tim Thomerson
Pamela Gidley
|Music by
|Basil Poledouris
|Jacques Haitkin
|Edited by
|Edward M. Abroms
Duwayne Dunham
|Distributed by
|Orion Pictures
Release dates
Running time
|93 minutes
|United States
|$10 million[2]
|Box office
Cherry 2000 is a 1987 science fiction cult film starring Melanie Griffith and David Andrews.
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In the year 2017, the United States has suffered a series of civil insurrections and economic downturns, fragmenting America into post-apocalyptic wastelands and limited civilized areas. One of the effects of the economic crisis is a decline in manufacturing both in quantity and quality, and heavy emphasis on recycling aging 20th Century mechanical equipment. At the same time, robotic technology has made tremendous developments and female androids (or "gynoids") are used as substitutes for wives. Society has become increasingly bureaucratic and hypersexualized, with the declining human sexual encounters requiring contracts drawn up by lawyers prior to sexual activity. Business executive Sam Treadwell's (David Andrews) "Cherry 2000" android (Pamela Gidley), short circuits during sex while on the wet kitchen floor. He is told by a repairman that she's irreparable and offers gynoids of his making, but Sam declines. The repairman says finding a Cherry model will be difficult since she was a limited edition from "the time before" the wars that tore apart the country. To make matters tougher, the gynoid dealer says that Cherry 2000 parts were built in a defunct factory in the antebellum era, and the factory is in "Zone 7", a particularly dangerous, lawless area.
After removing the small optical disk with all the memory from the old unit, Treadwell searches for a replacement, enlisting Edith "E" Johnson (Melanie Griffith), a tough tracker who guides him into Zone 7. Standing in their way is Lester (Tim Thomerson), a wasteland overlord with deranged subordinates who advocates an askew moralism where Lester decides what's right and wrong and kills anyone who doesn't agree with that. Edith and Sam enter an underground reservoir occupied by Six-Finger Jake, an elderly tracker who raised and taught Edith. Jake, an aficionado of American history, has made up his cave to be like a 20th Century home, and through getting to know Sam, wonders what caused society to abandon healthy male-female relationships. Lester's men attack as Edith and Sam head out with Jake for the factory. Sam is hit on the head during the fight and wakes up in a 1950s-styled motel/village run by Lester. Sam is greeted by his ex, Elaine, who has changed her name to Ginger and is Lester's woman now; she informs him that everyone was killed in the fight except him. Lester and his men arrive, towing behind them Edith's Ford and confirming what Elaine/Ginger had said. Lester takes an instant liking to Sam and decides to induct him into the group. Sam, in order to survive this encounter, goes along with it until he witnesses the sadistic murder of a tracker that Lester's men had found passed out from heat stroke in Edith's Ford.
He decides to escape but bumps into one of Lester's men. He distracts him by pointing out the constellation Orion (which is a tongue in cheek nod toward the film's production company, Orion Pictures). When he goes for a sucker-punch to the gut, the man goes down easily even though he towers over Sam. Sam sees that he has a knife in his back, thrown by Edith, who is not dead and has come to rescue him. They are rejoined with Jake. As they leave, Jake decides to create some distractions and meet up with them later but before he leaves he gives Edith the device holding the Cherry memory disk while Sam is creating a distraction by making gas bombs out of the vehicles and a gas tank in the village's beehive house. Jake had led Sam to believe the chip had been lost when they were forced to kill and leave behind the donkey carrying it. Amid the destruction, the bees attack Lester stinging him and creating a running joke throughout the rest of the film about the bee-stings on his face.
Edith, realizing Sam is a veteran of the earlier wars, begins to see him in a new light. She allows him to think that the Cherry memory disk was lost in the hopes he will give up the search and reciprocate her feelings. Sam takes a turn driving while Edith sleeps, but finds himself distracted by her and ends up getting the car in an accident. They both exit the car shaken but unhurt. When Sam touches Edith in an attempt to make sure she really is all right, he realizes the attraction they're developing for each other, and they start to make out on the car's hood. Things really start heating up between them, but before anything happens, Edith accidentally activates the device that is holding Cherry's memory chip, which was on the back of her belt. She hands over the disc and he accuses her of lying to him. They don't have time to work this out because Lester's goons show up and attack them, forcing them to fight and then, after killing the goons, continue on to the robot factory. Edith has them go to a brothel/gas station owned by Snappy, a friend of Jake's, to fix up and borrow a light plane that he had. It's revealed that Snappy is in league with Lester since his one and only prostitute, Randa, has Lester for a frequent client. When Lester and his underlings find Edith and Sam, Six-Finger Jake is killed, shot in the back and then the head by Randa while Edith and Sam escape in the plane. Randa reveals where the two were going. Lester kills Randa for making a comment about his face, and he and his men chase after Edith and Sam
After Sam tells Edith that Randa killed Jake, he suggests that they turn around and go back, but Edith says she's determined to find the Cherry 2000 model so that her surrogate father's death was not meaningless. As Edith brings the plane down for a landing in Zone 7, it's revealed that the zone is actually dunes covering up casinos, that Zone 7 is actually the ruins of Las Vegas, now a ghost town, and the gynoid "factory" is actually a casino called "Pharaoh's Casino" (most likely a spoof on the Luxor Las Vegas Casino). While searching the abandoned casino, Sam finds a duplicate Cherry 2000. He inserts the memory chip into this duplicate, and Cherry "wakes up" as if nothing had happened from when she shorted out. Cherry and Sam kiss, but Edith reminds him that she told him hurry up, and now Lester's gang has found them. They have a shootout with Lester's gang, and the two end up killing nearly all of his men; Cherry doesn't understand any of this and naively says she would rather watch "all this on television". Sam finds Lester on the roof where they came into the casino and shoots him, causing Lester to fall into the casino, presumably dead. After escaping in the plane, they find that the combined weight of Edith, Cherry and Sam prevents takeoff. Edith says her job is done and that she can take care of herself and will jump out so that they can leave. Sam rejects this idea but Edith jumps out anyway without him realizing it. After the plane lifts into the air, he notices that it is only he and Cherry in the plan and is forced to make a critical choice.
Cherry tells Sam she loves him, and then quietly sits back when he doesn't reply the same. Sam turns around the plane to help Edith, who has been trapped by the remainder of Lester's men behind a giant genie lamp and is fighting for her life, egged on by Lester who has managed to crawl out of the casino, bleeding and severely wounded. Sam asks Cherry to get him a Pepsi and she happily complies by climbing out of the plane and then acting confused when she sees there is no place to get one for him. Sam drives the plane nearby where Edith is and tells her to get on. When E protests that the whole point of coming to Zone 7 was for Cherry, Sam replies "she's a robot". Lester tries to stop them by throwing a grappling hook on the plane's wheels; this proves fruitless as he just ends up dangling on the end of it and colliding into a giant female Pharaoh statue, which finally kills him. The last two henchmen ask Ginger what they should do now that Lester's dead, and she benignly replies, "Well, no sandwich for him" after which she hands one to Cherry (who opens it and says "Pretty") and gets one out for herself, peeling off the crusts so she can eat it. Edith and Sam then kiss as they fly into the sunset like in an old Western.
- Melanie Griffith as E. (Edith) Johnson
- David Andrews as Sam Treadwell
- Tim Thomerson as Lester
- Pamela Gidley as Cherry 2000
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Snappy Tom
- Ben Johnson as Six-Fingered Jake
- Brion James as Stacy
- Marshall Bell as Bill
- Larry Fishburne as Glu Glu Lawyer
- Michael C. Gwynne as Slim
- Jack Thibeau as Stubby Man
- Jennifer Balgobin as Glory Hole Hotel Clerk
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Cherry 2000 is widely known for the original score composed by Basil Poledouris. The soundtrack album prepared for release at the time of the film was canceled due to the film being shelved for a few years instead of receiving a theatrical release. Later, Varèse Sarabande decided to make it the debut release in their CD Club. Originally sold by mail-order for US$20 and at only 1,500 copies, it became a highly valued collectible, one copy selling for $2,500 on eBay. However, for being such a touted collectors' item, the packaging for this limited edition CD was riddled with typographical errors. The track list had the incorrect length printed for the last two tracks, and two tracks were missing from the track list entirely.
Track Listing (as printed on label):[3]
- Prologue (1:02)
- Lights On (1:49)
- Main Title (1:55)
- Lester (5:05)
- Rauda (0:42)
- Hooded Love (1:13)
- The Barricades (1:50)
- Magneto (4:18)
- Drive to Gloryhole (1:23)
- Thrashing of Sky Ranch (3:21)
- Sam Flips (1:13)
- Cherry Shorts Out (1:30)
- Lester On The Move (0:36)
- Drive (1:52)
- Photograb (1:09)
- Plane to Vegas (1:00)
- <Missing from listing> (0:59)
- Ambush in the Cave/Truck Fight (2:09)
- Flashback (1:05) (An unlisted entry follows Flashback, time 0:54)
- Lights Out (1:47) (Correct time is 1:52)
- The End (0:35) (Correct time is 0:39)
In 2004, Prometheus Records acquired the rights to the score and made it available in a double package with another Poledouris score, No Man's Land. The Prometheus Records release was not a limited edition and, as well as rectifying the track listing, features an additional eight minutes of unreleased music; however, it sold poorly.
Track Listing:
- Main Title (2:00)
- Photograb (Alternate Mix) (1:13)
- Cherry Shorts Out (1:34)
- Lights On (Alternate Mix) (1:54)
- Flashback #1/Drive to Gloryhole (1:28)
- "E" Flips Sam (1:19)
- The Barricades (1:54)
- Flashback #2 (1:08)
- Photograb (1:13)
- Magneto (4:22)
- Pipeline (:59)
- Water Slide (1:04)
- Jake's Jukebox (1:39)
- Lights Out (1:29)
- Moving (:40)
- Thrashing of Sky Ranch (3:26)
- Drive (1:59)
- Hooded Love (1:18)
- Ambush In The Cave/Truck Fight (2:15)
- Lester Follows (:22)
- Drop 'Em (:43)
- Lester On The Move (:42)
- Rauda (on) Mic (:45)
- Jake Killed (:54)
- Plane To Vegas (1:03)
- Cherry Awakens (1:15)
- Lights On (1:54)
- End Of Lester (5:04)
- The End (:42)
- Main Title (3:00)
- First Score (2:15)
- Lone Score (1:20)
- Love Theme (1:39)
- Chase (5:28)
- Porsche Power/Drive My Car? (2:41)
- Ann Buttons (1:15)
- Payoff (3:27)
- Showtime (4:17)
- End Credits (3:04)
- Movietone (Cherry 2000 Bonus Track) (:57)
Tracks 30–40 are from No Man's Land.
According to the credits, the film was shot entirely in the state of Nevada. The van plunging into an open pit was shot at Three Kids Mine. The river crossing sequence was filmed at the Hoover Dam. Scenes at the Sky Ranch were filmed at the Beehive group camping area in the Valley of Fire State Park. E.'s and Sam's first kiss was filmed in the upper reaches of the Las Vegas Wash. Adobe Flats was filmed at Eldorado Valley Dry Lake Bed. The town of Glory Hole was filmed in Goldfield, Nevada. The Integratron building in Landers, California was used as the casino that was the "abandoned manufacturing plant" holding the rare copy of outdated Cherry 2000 android female robot with usable memory chip at the end of the movie. The fortress like building featured in the film is located in Commerce, California at the location of a former tire factory which was renovated and transformed into the Citadel Outlet Mall.
After its completion in December 1985,[2][4] Orion Pictures originally scheduled Cherry 2000 for a U.S. release on August 15, 1986.[5] Sometime later, the date was postponed to March 1987,[6] then September 1987.[7] The film ultimately premiered on videocassette on November 17, 1988.[1] Producer Edward R. Pressman confessed that Cherry 2000's combination of genres stumped promoters at Orion, and resulted in its continuous shelving.[2]
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- ^ a b "Videos Being Released This Week". Newsday. November 13, 1988. p. 107 (TV Plus). Retrieved June 21, 2011. (registration required (help)).
- ^ a b c Broeske, Pat H. (October 11, 1987). "Lonely on the Shelf". Los Angeles Times. p. 30 (Calendar). Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ "Cherry 2000 (Basil Poledouris)". Filmtracks. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ Herman, Jan (December 24, 1985). "Guitar Strings Outfox Tennis Player Star McEnroe". Toledo Blade. p. P-3. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ Blowen, Michael (May 8, 1986). "Summer Movies '86". The Boston Globe. p. 14 (Calendar).
- ^ Scott, Vernon (January 17, 1987). "Here's a sneak peek at the scheduled films for 1987". The Vindicator. United Press International (UPI). p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ Gelmis, Joseph (June 21, 1987). "The Day of the Independent Producer: Juggling Projects from Nicaragua to Wall Street, Edward Pressman Backs Films That Are Current, Original and Ambitious". Newsday. p. 4 (Part II). Retrieved June 21, 2011. (registration required (help)).
External links[edit]
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- English-language films
- 1987 films
- 1980s action films
- 1980s comedy films
- 1980s science fiction films
- American action comedy films
- American comedy science fiction films
- American independent films
- American satirical films
- American science fiction action films
- Android films
- Fictional gynoids
- Films set in 2017
- Films shot in California
- Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley
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Beautiful advice from our Skywatcher. I have problems with understanding what is controllable and what is not!
Hope today is a perfect Zen, MystikPiglit!!!
Beautiful advice from our Skywatcher. I have problems with understanding what is controllable and what is not!
Hope today is a perfect Zen, MystikPiglit!!!
Yep. I do find (if I can muster up the motivation; another problem ) that if I stay busy, my mind doesn't have quite the same opportunities to prod me into anxious thoughts. It's the getting busy and staying busy that is the trick. I'm ok at work because I never stop, but then there is the 1 1/2 hr ride home, and all night...
I am hoping that getting some other things under control will help, as approaches like that have helped a bit. I would like one day though where there wasn't an "inner nervousness." I think some of mine is learned behavior (trauma learning is the most affective...) so I try to unlearn it!
It's good your DH is going to be home and you can both do projects together. That's a really nice way to spend time together!
Oh sweetie, just starting to follow this thread, do look after yourself :hugs:
i am also very unhappy at work
If the noise start again, do get in touch with environmental health or something like that and they can supply you with recording machine which will register the sound pitch and see if they are breaking the law etc.
Only if you feel strong enough to do it.
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I think I'm feeling a bit better, thanks. My nerves are not feeling like over-coiled springs any more, which is good.
There has been a gale blowing here since yesterday and I keep jumping at every clatter I hear so I'm not quite there yet.
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- Cartoon Characters: Scooby-Doo, Freddy Jones, Daphne Blake, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Velma Dinkley, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly-Joe DeRita.
- Voice Actors: Don Messick, Frank Welker, Heather North, Casey Kasem, Nichole Jaffe, Daws Butler, Joan Gerber, Larry Harmon, Ann Jillian, Jim Mac George, Mike Road; Full Voice Cast ...
- Directed By William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Charles Nichols.
- Produced By William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Alex Lovy.
- Animated By Bill Keil, Ed Aardal, Lefty Callahan, George Camata, Izzy Ellis, John Garling, Fred Grable, Joan Orbison, Jay Sarbry, Irv Spence, Carlo Vinci, Ed Barge, Lars Calonius, Rudy Cataldi; more Animators ...
- Written By Jameson Brewer, Tom Dagenais, Ruth Flippen, Willie Gilbert, Bill Lutz, Larry Markes, Norman Maurer, Jack Mendelsohn, Ray Parker, Gene Thompson; more Writers ...
- Music: Hoyt Curtin, Paul DeKorte.
- Editor: Earl Bennett, Ron Sawade, Pat Foley, Larry Cowan.
- First Aired on September 09, 1972.
- Originally Aired on CBS-TV (USA).
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
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I'm due an upgrade yay :) but I dont know which one to get, iphone, android, windows, nokia, blackberry or what
Which phone do you have and what do you like or not like about it?
I'm due an upgrade yay :) but I dont know which one to get, iphone, android, windows, nokia, blackberry or what
Which phone do you have and what do you like or not like about it?
I'm on my second and last Blackberry, at least for personal use. I also have a business blackberry. When my wife got her Android we had a chance to get two for the price of one. I wish now that we had done it. You can do SOOO much more on it and more quickly than on the Blackberry.
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how's that?
Apparently it makes phone calls too. :D
Had an iPhone but traded it for a Motorola Droid. Two primary reasons. I do not like AT&T's coverage of Fl and the east coast. At the time I had the phone, that mattered. Also, I don't like on screen keyboards. My hands are too big and I was constantly keying in the wrong thing. The Droid has the actual keyboard that works better for me. I turned the Droid in when I left my previous position. Herself has the same Droid though...
I now use an LG EnVy... I chose it for short term use (after turning in the Droid) until I made up my mind about what personal phone I wanted. I liked it in the beginning (that qwerty keyboard you know) but it's not been a good performer. Primary problem is that the darn thing shuts itself off randomly. Bugs me to death.
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TUPELO, Miss. The Mississippi man charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and others was released from jail Tuesday on bond, while FBI agents returned to another man's house where they'd previously searched in connection with the case.
Everett Dutschke (DUHST'-kee) said in a phone interview with The Associated Press that the FBI was at his Tupelo home Tuesday for a search related to the mailing of poisoned letters to Obama, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi and a state judge. Dutschke said his house was also searched last week.
In Washington, a suspicious package containing what authorities say may be ricin was found Tuesday in a mail-sorting facility for the Defense Intelligence Agency. It wasn't clear if it was connected to the other letters.
Dutschke has maintained his innocence and says he doesn't know anything about the ingredients for ricin. He said agents asked him about suspect Paul Kevin Curtis, whether Dutschke would take a lie detector test and if he had ever bought castor beans, which can be used to make the potent poison.
"I'm a patriotic American. I don't have any grudges against anybody. I did not send the letters," said Dutschke, who hasn't been arrested or charged.
Outside his house, numerous law enforcement officers from several agencies were seen along with a mobile crime lab.
Earlier Tuesday, Curtis was released from custody without an immediate explanation from authorities. Later, his attorney Hal Neilson said that Curtis was released on bond and that charges haven't yet been dropped against him. He said conditions of the bond are sealed by the court. Defense attorneys say a news conference is scheduled for later in the afternoon.
An FBI had agent testified in court this week that a search of Curtis' home turned up no ricin or evidence it was being made there. The third day of a preliminary and detention hearing was cancelled without officials explaining the change.
Jeff Woodfin, chief deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service in Oxford, Miss., said he doesn't know if there were any conditions on Curtis's release.
Through his lawyers, Curtis has denied involvement in the letters.
"The searches are concluded, not one single shred of evidence was found to indicate Kevin could have done this," Defense lawyer Christi McCoy told reporters after a hearing Monday.
At that hearing, FBI Agent Brandon Grant testified that searches of Curtis' vehicle and house in Corinth, Miss., found no ricin, ingredients for the poison, or devices used to make it. A search of Curtis' computers found no evidence he researched making ricin. Authorities produced no other physical evidence at the hearings tying Curtis to the letters.
Curtis was arrested last Wednesday at his house in Corinth, Miss., and charged with sending the ricin-laced letters, the first of which was found April 15.
Grant testified Friday that authorities tried to track down the sender of the letters by using a list of Wicker's constituents with the initials KC, the same initials in the letters. Grant said the list was whittled from thousands to about 100 when investigators isolated the ones who lived in an area that would have a Memphis, Tenn., postmark, which includes many places in north Mississippi. He said Wicker's staff recognized Curtis as someone who had written the senator before.


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Nicks missing that........we're done. So Done. Its just not happening today.
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ATL is playing flat out angry after that CAR loss.
If we don't get a turnover to rattle them a bit, it's hopeless.
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1. New Orleans
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name—and the neighborhood bar does the trick. But some metropolitan areas have more drinking establishments than others, and real-estate website Trulia quantified where the local watering holes are in abundance. "Of course, people go out to eat everywhere and people drink everywhere," said Jed Kolko, Trulia's chief economist. "What this is showing is the types of places where that tends to happen [more]." Topping the list is none other than New Orleans, where people flock for Mardi Gras every year and where there are 8.6 bars for every 10,000 households, according to Trulia's analysis of census data. Unlike the list of top restaurant towns, the top bar towns are more affordable to live in. In New Orleans, the median price per square foot of homes listed for sale is $99. See related slide show: Top 10 cities to live in if you like restaurants. At left, Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, famous for its live music and many bars.
2. Milwaukee
Perhaps it's no surprise that Milwaukee ranks high on this list, given the many breweries that thrive in the area, including the big MillerCoors and microbreweries such as Sprecher. Its Major League Baseball team is even named the Brewers. The long presence of breweries in the area contributes to a strong drinking culture, Kolko said. The Milwaukee metropolitan area has 8.5 bars for every 10,000 households. The median list price of a home in the area is $109 per square foot.
3. Omaha, Neb.
Top restaurant towns are situated near the coasts, but most of the top bar towns are in Middle America. Omaha, Neb., has 8.3 bars for every 10,000 households. And it's a bargain to live here, with median list prices at $79 per square foot. At left, Max & Joe's, in Omaha.
4. Pittsburgh
Another common thread in some of these top bar towns is that they traditionally have had a strong manufacturing base. While Pittsburgh stands out as having "economically transformed" over recent years, its roots are in manufacturing, Kolko said. The area has 7.9 bars for every 10,000 households. And the median list price for homes in the area is $91 per square foot. At left, Jack's Bar in Pittsburgh.
5. Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio is fifth on the list of the top bar towns, with 7.2 bars for every 10,000 households. Again, it's affordable to live here: The median list price per square foot in Toledo is $71. At left, Bar 145 in Toledo.
6. Syracuse, N.Y.
You might notice another trend forming on this list: Many of the cities that are top bar towns are located in the northern half of the U.S. "Cold places have more bars," Kolko said. That doesn't necessarily mean that Northerners drink more than Southerners. It's just that in colder climates, people are probably spending more time drinking indoors, he said. Syracuse, N.Y., for example, has 7 bars for every 10,000 households. The median price per square foot of homes listed for sale in Syracuse: $86. At left, Al's Wine & Whiskey Lounge in Syracuse.
7. Buffalo, N.Y
Nothing goes better with Buffalo wings than a frosty glass of beer. Maybe that's part of the reason why Buffalo, N.Y. comes in seventh on the list of bar towns. The area has 6.8 bars for every 10,000 households. The median list price for a home in Buffalo is $91 per square foot. At left, the Thirsty Buffalo bar.
8. San Francisco (tie)
Milwaukee has its beer and San Francisco has its wine. The fact that San Francisco is surrounded by wine country's vineyards and wineries adds to the area's drinking culture—and the number of bars established there, Kolko said. San Francisco has six bars for every 10,000 households. It's also the priciest city to live in on this list: The median price per square foot of homes listed for sale in San Francisco is $459. San Francisco is first on the list of top restaurant towns. At left, the bar at Perbacco in downtown San Francisco.
8. Las Vegas (tie)
It would just be wrong to leave a party town like Las Vegas off this list. Las Vegas also has six bars for every 10,000 households, in a tie with San Francisco. But this metropolitan area has the least expensive housing costs, in no small part due to its high foreclosure rate. The median list price is $69 per square foot in Las Vegas. At left, the Fremont East district.
10. Honolulu
The Honolulu area comes in tenth on the list, with 5.9 bars for every 10,000 households. And perhaps that's only logical, since it is such a popular vacation destination. It's also one of the more expensive places to live on the list: The median list price per square foot for a home here is $390. At left, the Shore Bird bar and restaurant in Honolulu.
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The action in which a frag (fragment) grenade is "tagged" or stuck to another person, resulting in a hellish explosion, and flaming body parts being flung in every direction, usually followed by cursing of the fagtaged. Mostly used in the Gears of War video game.
supacog00701: ha ha got you.
Mr.locust12: Fucking noob, Fucking fagtags are fucking cheap,
burn in hell!
Mr.locust12: Fucking noob, Fucking fagtags are fucking cheap,
burn in hell!
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n. The Loop on the top of the back pleat on button-down shirts. AKA, ripcord.
Frank threw Fred to the ground by his Fag Tag.
by ALEXfromExeter July 25, 2005
The physical interaction between two heterosexual guys that borders on seeming homosexual to random bystanders.
by XYsX April 23, 2011
A small loop on the back of a mans's shirt between the shoulderblades at the top of the pleat.
Arnold is so unsure of his sexuality he snips the fag tag off the back of his shirts.
by altura January 17, 2004
The little loop on the back of a dress shirt.
As Jim walked by, I yanked on his fag tag.
by Reyl July 15, 2005
A lower-back tattoo on a man, i.e., the male equivalent of a tramp stamp.
Check out the fag tag on Jerome. I didn't realize he was gay.
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When two people of the same gender flirt with one another. Typically used amongst gay men.
"Dude! That waiter was totally playing fagtag with you."
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Any Xbox live gamertag which contains kisses (xX) or other letters used purely to decorate. Often used by clans, the cunts of Xbox live
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text: A mixer on Sept. 15 on the deck at Metro Bar & Grill in the Twin Stacks Center, Dallas, introduced the Back Mountain Young Professionals Association, a new branch of the Back Mountain Chamber. The intention of the new group is to attract younger professionals of the community to gather and share ideas while working together to build an environment for both families and businesses. The Chamber hopes to have mixers not just for networking but to also have events that include families, feeling the need to look to the young demographics of the area to bring them together as a strength. Coordinators of the group are Tim O'Shea, Lauren O'Shea, Denise Ogurkis and Kevin Corcoran.


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Apartments offer storage and amenities that cater to pedaling commuters
In the vestibule is a line of 30 wall-mounted bike racks with a bike hanging from nearly every one. EcoFlats appeals to the green-conscious in other ways as well: On the roof, for example, is an array of photovoltaic and solar thermal panels. Also in the vestibule is a flat-screen monitor that shows the energy usage of each apartment, which creates competition among tenants to be energy-efficient.
On the ground floor is the Hopworks BikeBar, decorated with bike frames handcrafted locally. Hopworks has a water bottle filling station, plus 99 empty bottles of beer on the wall — all in bike water bottle cages.
Just down the street is the Friendly Bike Guest House, which originally housed people taking bike repair classes at the United Bicycle Institute, but which has also been discovered by others, including people coming through on bike tours. The guesthouse has an interior bike lockup area, bike-themed art and a repair shop with tools.
To the north of Portland, Seattle is also developing a bike-friendly reputation, with thousands of cyclists sharing the streets with motorists.
Matt Griffin is managing partner with the Pine Street Group, which is building a 654-unit apartment complex that caters to bike-riding tenants as well as cyclists who won't even be living there.
The complex will have 240 secure stalls for bike storage as well as men's and women's showers and locker rooms. Non-tenant bike commuters can join a club that gives them access to those facilities. If they need work done on their bikes, they can leave them at the bike shop during the day.
"We really wanted to be a hub for people who want to commute to work," said Griffin, who last year put nearly 10,000 miles on his own bike and has been car-free for nine years.
"Bikes are a good way to get around Seattle."
Terrence Petty, The AP's news editor for Oregon, is a longtime cyclist who occasionally writes about cycling trends.


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Loss-making Tata Communications Ltd. has decided to delist its American Depository Shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and terminate its American Depositary Receipts (ADR) programme, citing very low trading volume among other reasons.
The company said it would concentrate all trading of its ordinary shares on the BSE and NSE in India. The board of directors has taken into account the recent low trading volume of its ADS on the NYSE, the upcoming date for compliance with the SEBI mandate on minimum public shareholding, and associated costs of maintaining the listing and related obligations, Tata Communications said in a filing with the stock exchanges.
Holders of the company's ADRs will have until at least August 31, 2013 to decide whether to retain their interest in the ordinary shares of the company. At any time before August 13, ADR holders may surrender their ADRs in exchange of the underlying ordinary shares of Tata Communications. After August 14, the depository will sell the ordinary shares underlying any ADRs that have not been surrendered.


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This is one of the most underrated talents of our time. We wish we had more music from her.
This is one of the most underrated talents of our time. We wish we had more music from her.
Disco is back, but it's not all good. Many people are missing the point of disco with this sudden resurrection named nudisco. However, just like Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," some people get it right. In this case. it's Kimbra all the way from Australia.
Kimbra's second album (and her best to date) packs the punch and one of the most iridescent tracks on The Golden Echo is "Miracle." It's a disco throwback with the modern edge cultivating a special blend without being dated or in-your-face. The vocals are completely up to par – not overwhelming the delicately catchy melody. If there is any pop justice in the world, this would be a colossal hit.
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You know how we always serve up the fun and giddy because it's all you want, well in May and September we sometimes just do what we want. The summer months are filled with glee, so this is our last chance to take you on a moody trip before the beach takes over and your Vitamin D intake has you jumping off of walls (for the Northern Hemisphere, that is). Anyway, this one is probably one of our personal favorites and one that, if given a chance, can be yours. Of course, as always, give us your feedback. Back in the day we used to love the feedback, now it's overwhelming, but still very welcome.
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As you know, the whole incident with Jay-Z with an indifferent Beyonce has taken Solange's name from the music industry realm to a household name. Suddenly, everyone's an expert on Solange and knows what solange is. Mostly people attribute her as Beyonce's little sister living the shadow's of the divas fame. But, as music lovers, we know that Solange is probably one of the best artists of our time. In fact, many people are quick to pigeonhole her into being an artist trying to cram her career under the Beyonce umbrella.
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Probably the best merging of funk sensibility in a mainstream pop track.
If the Motown vibe lived on, this would be one of its recent hits.
Soul personified with an alternative twist.
Sultry anthem for neosoul's grandchildren.
Yes, a non-EDM dance song in today's world that gives all a run for their money.
R&B at its most hearfelt and playful.
Throwback singalong with a modern polish.
Jazz standard revisited by her amazing vocals.
Her best work. Better than anything Beyonce ever released (our opinion)
The debut track that started it all. Too MOR, but there's a spark.


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I'm a bit confused on how to loadout my escort ship(Im a LtCo). I currently have two fore phaser beams, 1 torpedo, and 1 aft phaser beam. Is this a viable high damage outfit?
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I'm a bit confused on how to loadout my escort ship(Im a LtCo). I currently have two fore phaser beams, 1 torpedo, and 1 aft phaser beam. Is this a viable high damage outfit?
Escort pilots as a rule prefer to primarily rely on Dual Cannons for high DPS with the added bonus that they are not nearly as big an energy drain as beams. On a small escort conservation of that energy for use in other areas can make a very big difference.
In the rear of the ship escort pilots will usually equip turrets to add to frontal DPS.
The best pilots will most likely load the front with all three dual cannons. I say best pilots because they would be the ones who can fly the ship well enough to keep the target in the limited firing arc long enough to get their kills. Others who are not as good at it have just two with either a dual beam, dual array, or a torpoedo depending on taste and style.
A few people do in fact insist on bucking the stereotype and instead fit themselves out as a beam escort. If your not too good at keeping your target in the limited firing arc of dual cannons you might actually come out better DPS wise; at least until you get enough practice at it. Of course you could go with single cannons too in order to get a bigger arc, but very few people do that..
If you do go the beam route I would highly recomend dual beams rather than single arrays. Not merely because they do more DPS, but rather they have a smaller firing arc than arrays but much better than dual cannons and it would force you to become a better pilot while making it a little bit easier on you in terms of having a better firing arc while your learning.
If you keep using beam arrays your just being a lazy escort polot with mediocre DPS, but if thats your thing then go for it.
In the end its about having fun, so don't restrict yourself. Experimenting can be a lot of fun. I myself flew a beam escort for awhile when I was a newb.
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Typically player will use a mixture of Dual Cannon and Turrets for their main sustained DPS. The exact loads can very from player to player. Some players all cannon and turrets. Some will have a Torpedo launchers and/or perhaps a mine layers for burst damage on a downed shield facing.. Other may have a Beam Array (or Two) for Beam Overload to a big burst damage. There are builds and guides in the Federation Ship Yard section and Escort Captains that can answer your more specific answers.
And a word of advice, the game is very forgiving in game play. You can experiement in your builds. Don't let any player tell you that their build is the only way to layout your ship. Take any advice like with a grain of salt. It may be an excellent build, but it's not the only viable build.
And there are odballs like, me that actually use the default weapon layouts (with upgraded equipment, of course
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It is a pity, as Labor has better credentials than the LNP, but they should have been talking up the environment right at the start, convincing voters the importance of protecting it, and how with a healthy functioning environment, Australia would remain prosperous and the envy of the world.
But in reality they are out of sync with what is sound policy; it is not good enough creating new national parks, while continuing to expand coal exports...sure export, but cap it, and price it accordingly.
Double the effort with renewable energy...look at Germany.
Revise our water situation...pipelines are built to carry water long distances, more or less robbing from that reservoir, when households should have R.W. tanks, waterless loos, local produce and the list goes on.
Stop logging what is left on our green canopy.
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I have been around the block (a few times), in spec-ing a new system for both gaming, and video editing (don't laugh). I would appreciate any observations, particularly on any incompatabilities, but also any alternatives. Better AND cheaper would be really good, but better, for minimal extra cost, is also good.
I have limited options for suitable GPU, but nothing else is written in stone.
INTEL i7-3770K CPU O.C. TO APROX 4.3 GHz
ARTIC SILVER 5 T/P 3.5g
16GB (4x4) CORSAIR VENGENCE RAM 1600MHz C8 DDR3
2x WD CAVIAR BLACK HD 1.5TB
LITE-ON iHBS212 BLURAY R/W
AKASA AK-ICR-14 CARD READER (may just get external one)
Know some items may be OTT, but as first build, probably good idea to play safe (eg case size). Any help/advice much appreciated. Not yet decided on keyboard (wired vs wireless).
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Case: Unless you are thinking of over-clocking then in my opinion this is a little large, I had something similar and added castors to it just to move the dam thing. I have downsized to the Corsair 300R and the Lian li PC8FIB and the Fractal Core 1000 all are a nice size for my ATX components but more importantly I can move them easily.
Monitor: This is an excellent choice, I have just given mine to my better half after upgrading to the 2711. The Dell's are fantastic monitors.I have an Acer as a secondary monitor and there is no comparison in quality, sharpness of image, colour reproduction,connections and adjustability.
Good choice and size of SSD. I have this size and still have around 50% free.
I am not convinced of the benefits of Ivy Bridge but that is a personal choice.
I assume that you are using Win 7 64BIT, even so, unless you really will need the 16GB or RAM,half that would probably be ample.
Good choice of cooler,I have the Antec Kühler 920 as it was on offer and comes with a three year warranty. They are both excellent coolers and very quiet.
PSU.fine, good and reliable brand.
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Posted July 17, 2012 at 12:08PM
Thanks for that. Did think I was probably being a bit paranoid over case size, but difficult to judge, with a first (and possibly last) self build, how much "space" is really necessary. Do want, at least, the SCOPE to overclock (I doubt I'll be able to resist a "dabble", but only modestly. I won't have any money left to replace "molten" components), and graphics card a bit of a monster (over 11"), but certainly take your advice, if you think I'm worrying unecessarily. Hadn't even thought about weight, but good point.
Ivybridge was almost "toss of a coin", but seems MARGINALLY better, for little extra cost, and MAY be more "future proof"
I will need 16GB of RAM eventually for video, but may well just get 8, for moment. Was a bit concerned I was making best choice of RAM, as don't profess to fully understand RAM specs.
Planning to get Win 7 Pro, which I presume I'll need to use RAM.
Would appreciate anyone's opinion on whether a wireless keyboard is a good idea. Have only used wired, so really no idea.
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Posted July 17, 2012 at 12:24PM
Wireless will of course mean a slower connection than wired and more prone to connection loss.
I have used ATX motherboards in all my builds and initially went for big cases usually with a windowed side as I did like my LED fans and the like but it always struck me as how empty the insides of the case looked. I did used to go for the big heat-sink to try and make the case look a little less empty but it never worked. I hear what you say about GPU's and there size but I assure you that 11" is about average and all my cases can handle that size,though the Core might be a tad tight.
I see you have gone for the slowest RAM your board can handle was that a choice or?
As for the weight issue, I seem to be in and out of my cases fairly often and moving some of the larger ones became a real issue, so definitely take that in to consideration. What you should be looking for in a case is decent air-flow and big does not necessarily mean better in that department.
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Posted July 17, 2012 at 2:31PM
I did say I didn't fully understand RAM specs. Did I get it wrong?
I noted that mobo fully supports 1600 and 1333, obviously higher the better. It also lists higher frequencies, all the way up to 2600MHz, but each with the suffix (O.C.). I thought I read that meant they were supported, but could only be FULLY utilised with adequate overclocking. Whilst I will overclock, modestly, I expect, I presumed there wasn't a lot of point getting faster RAM, that was going to deliver minimal benefits.
Is it, in fact, the case that faster RAM will always deliver faster, just not up to the "max", unless I overclock, "adequately". If that's the case, is there a simple way to judge how "far to go up", in frequency, before there really becomes no point, going any further.
Thanks for your help, and sorry to be a pain.
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Posted July 17, 2012 at 3:27PM
Nothing wrong with your choice of ram, but have you looked at your motherboards memory Qualified Vendor List? Here. But you are quite right most of your compatible ram is dependant on over-clocking the CPU. So I would stick to your choice as you are unlikely to see much difference in any higher RAM capability.
PS: You are not a pain,if you do not ask questions how will you learn.
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Posted July 17, 2012 at 3:54PM
It posted before I could finish, I meant to add that answering questions also broadens my knowledge. I must admit RAM is not an area I am particularly knowledgeable about.
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Posted July 17, 2012 at 4:24PM
I must confess my selection process was: look at QVL at the 1600 level, that I more or less assumed was the fastest I could reliably use. Then as I know Corsair are OK (I don't know if any better), pick a sensible looking one, and check reviews on it. Highly scientific!!
I've looked, but can't find, anywhere that explains (in english) how you determine what frequency is actually useable, for what level of OC. Presumably, with modest OC, I could use SLIGHTLY higher speed RAM, but....?
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Posted July 17, 2012 at 4:48PM
What would you consider a modest over-clock? I see that you have mentioned 4.3Ghz which from the original 3.5Ghz is modest. Which is a little less than my i5 2500k running at 4.5Ghz with 1600Mhz RAM with timings of 9-9-9-24.So I would save leave your RAM choice as it is.
But to be honest I would fire myself over to the Bit-Tech forums and pose your RAM questions there. The guys are really clued up on their over-clocking etc. You will certainly your answers there.
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Today begins Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans, and there's a lot of buzz around what partners can look forward to in the coming year.
Bob Kelly, corporate vice president of Infrastructure Server Marketing, will be giving updates on some of the upcoming innovations and partner opportunities coming out of Core Infrastructure onsite as part of his keynotes July 13 and 14.
As part of sharing the news, Bob has also guest-authored a blog entry on the Windows Server team blog that gives more detail on some of the exciting highlights.
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Backstage heat on Batista
Since he has been quite vocal about the creative department, there is some backstage heat towards Batista from people in WWE. However, don't expect the former world heavyweight champion to stop trashing the product. He knows that his name value is growing by the day, so if he ever wanted to make another return, Vince McMahon would gladly be there to hold the door open for him with a gigantic check in his hands as well.
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WWE inducting Brutus Beefcake
Even though he is just as qualified as some of the performers that have already been inducted, do not expect to see Brutus Beefcake being thrown into the hall of fame by WWE any time soon. He has had quite a few controversial incidents over the years. Plus, the former Intercontinental Champion has backstage heat with Hulk Hogan. Considering the fact that the company wants to keep a business relationship with Hogan, the induction will not happen.
May 9, 2015
Vince McMahon lies to Steve Austin
Much has been discussed about the rumored backstage heat between Vince McMahon and Steve Austin as of late. We might know what initially started the friction between the two. Austin revealed in an interview with Sports Illustrated that WWE lied to him during his last appearance at Wrestlemania. He was promised that he would be the last to come out during his segment with Hulk Hogan, but they gave that honor to The Rock instead.
May 7, 2015
JTG writing book
Some interesting stories are about to be released to the public, as JTG has announced that he is writing a tell all book about his tenure in WWE. One of the main topics that he will discuss will be backstage heat, which was the rumored reason as to why management decided to punish the former member of Cryme Time. For those that have forgotten, he was one of the more vocal performers when they were receiving smaller Wrestlemania bonuses.
May 5, 2015
Sheamus and Benjamin heat
During a podcast interview with Chris Jericho, Sheamus revealed that he had some backstage heat with Shelton Benjamin when he first started out in WWE. He stated that Benjamin had a weird fascination about pointing out how the Celtic Warrior was a rookie, even though he had worked in the industry for approximately seven years before joining the company. The Irish born wrestler stayed professional despite being bothered by it.
May 2, 2015
Shane McMahon not around
While a lot of wrestling fans still clamor for his return to WWE, Shane McMahon has expressed no desire to do so. In fact, he has been avoiding the family business for quite some time now. While everyone involved has been denying the backstage heat rumors, it speaks volume that McMahon doesn't even bother to attend Wrestlemania any more. That is the biggest event of the year, and one would expect him to at least be in attendance.
April 29, 2015
Beth Phoenix avoiding WWE
There are rumors floating around right now that Beth Phoenix has been avoiding WWE, which has fueled speculation that there is some sort of backstage heat between the two sides. In reality, though, there is no tension. Beth simply has opted to move to the next chapter in her life and focus on raising a child with Edge. She even paid a visit to see Natalya a couple of years ago when Monday Night Raw was in Toronto.
April 28, 2015
WWE inducting Killer Bees
If you're one of the people out there that have been waiting for WWE to induct the Killer Bees into the hall of fame, you are never going to see that happening. Brian Blair revealed during a recent interview that Vince McMahon still has backstage heat towards his former tag team partner. Apparently, he found out that Jim Brunzell wanted to start a professional wrestling union with Jesse Ventura, an idea that McMahon absolutely hated.
April 19, 2015
Total Divas spin off show
Rumor has it that the Bella Twins have been pushing hard to get their own spin off show. They want to do so because it would provide their friends and family an opportunity to gain more exposure on television. WWE is hesitant because they fear that Total Divas would not be much of a draw with Nikki Bella and Brie Bella, as they are viewed the stars of the show. There is also said to be some backstage heat towards the sisters from the other divas for this.
April 19, 2015
WWE on AJ Lee
Since the internet wrestling community is speculating about the backstage heat towards AJ Lee, WWE decided to do a little public relations work. The company decided to thank her by doing a tribute which consists of 100 of the best photos of career with them. They even included a popular hash tag that fans have been using to thank AJ on social media sites. The belief is that there is still some heat towards the former divas champion.
April 16, 2015