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KYLE HOOKS: James attempts to avoid l'esprit de l'escalier in his final 3 exhortations
Have you ever been in an argument and right after you end it, you think of the perfect thing you should have said, but now it's too late to go back and say it with any sort of rhetorical force? The French have an expression for that. It's called l'esprit de l'escalier, which roughly translates as "staircase wit."
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text: Originally posted by Trevor Green: A question from RHE is: "What is the value of the following expression? Math.round(Math.random() + 2.50001);" Answers: A) 2; B) 3; C) It is impossible to say. The answer is 3 (not "It is impossible to say"). This implies that you cannot get a result of 3.5 The implication of this is that Math.random() won't return .99999. I realise it's result is 0<=x<1.0. So is the result only to four decimal places (ie max value is 0.9999)?


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Autobots, Roll Out
Gettodeath strikes again, this time with a very good video of the Autobot fleet as they drive by. I believe the footage was shot in the Queensbay Bridge area in Long Beach California. The shots show Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Bumblebee, the Chevy Beat, Trax, and the concept Corvette Centennial. I do believe this is the first time all of them have been seen together like this and its the first time the public has a view of the corvette in motion. The usual what, why, and so forth remains a mystery but very cool to see all the Transformer cars together.
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Man titted android.
Cringy bastard.
I can do anything.
I only like cops when they billy club the shit out of dumb niggas.
Little privileged rich girl gone wrong.
This bitch burnt the entire black male population of Australia in two months.
There is honestly no acceptable reason to get into an actual argument with somebody as dullwitted as double ml.
Just call him a fat tit chef...
Hypnotik = thread ruined
Harass them niggas, Twamp.
lol @ all these positive reps that i'll never return.
Nu'Maan wouldn't appreciate that.
Highlight of my week.
Too bad we'll have the 'memory of george' shit rammed down our throats when the Yankees get another store bought...
I am 1/2 asian
1/2 white
You are 100% creepy picture stealing hussy :funny:
Pillage any myspace profiles recently you fake hoer slet?
duhble sonned the fuck out of you.
Tons of relevant people have been dropping.
What the fuck are you talking about
His lameness became his charm iah.
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(Alec's POV)
She loves me. Tessa actually loves me! I've never been more happy in my life!
She is mine. Only mine. I won't let the boss or him touch her again. No one. I will find a way to get her free. But right now... Now, I am going to enjoy the moment.
Tessa is wrapped in my arms, her head against my chest, sleeping deeply. Her hair is spread around her head like a halo, much like it was last night when I took her. She looks like an angel. My angel.
She fit against me so perfectly, I wanted to never move. Just to watch her sleep for an eternity. No one can get her while she sleeps, it's like a bubble of blissful ignorance. Suddenly her eyes fluttered and I was greeted with a tired smile. I lent down to kiss the top of her hair, but she moved so that she could press her lips against mine.
I wasn't expecting it, but it made my stomach swell with love.
"Good morning," she spoke, her voice thick with sleep as she snuggled closer into my body. Instinctively, I wrapped my arms around her tighter. I felt her smile into my chest.
"Good morning to you too."
After a little while of silence she said, "Oh."
"What?" I asked a little worried. What if she just realized what we did and was already regretting it? I wasn't going to have any of that. What we did was perfect and no one should ever regret something that was so beautiful.
"We're naked." She looked at me, blushed, and hid her face into my chest.
"I know. And may I say what I nice view it is." I teased her. She gripped the doona tighter around her body.
"Um, you didn't have to say anything. I noticed." I took me a little while to gather what she meant, but then she nodded her head in the general direction of my... Well, you know... And I finally got the picture.
I smirked. "Are you gonna take care of that for me?"
Tessa blushed again and I chuckled, wrapping my arms tight around her, loving the feel of her body against mine. It felt so right.
Suddenly she was on top of me, straddling my hips. She lent down to kiss me softly but passionately. I took me a little while to react, I was in such shock, but after a few seconds I was kissing her back equally as passionately.
I sat up with her on my lap so that my back was pressed against the head board. I needed a better grip on her and from this position I could feel every centimetre of her body pressed against mine.
I kissed down her neck until I found her sweet spot. When she moaned, I sucked it and kissed it and grazed my teeth over it. The noises that she let out almost sent me over the edge. I needed to be inside her now.
I rubbed my cock against her entrance, loving the way that she squirmed, wanting more. However, her reaction just made me want to tease her, loving the look of desperation on her face. Desperation for me.
When she realized that I wasn't going to do anything else, she went to lower herself onto me, but I quickly grabbed her hips and held her in place.
"You're such a tease," she whined.
"Only for you." She smiled, but I could tell that it was forced.
"What's wrong?" I asked, confused.
"Do you do this often?" She answered my question with one of her own.
"Do what?"
"Sleep with the girls that come here?" She asked, biting her lip. Retaliation dawned on me.
"Jealous are we?" I smirked.
"Alec... I'm serious." I knew that she was, but I didn't want to tell her the truth. That almost every girl that walked through the front door ended up in my bed. How did I tell that to the woman that I love?
I sighed. I had to tell her the truth if I wanted her trust and her complete love. "Yes." I saw the hurt flash in her eyes. "Yes, Tessa, I do this often. Almost every girl that has been kidnapped by the boss has ended up, well, where you are now."
The tears welled up in her eyes and she tried to pull away from my lap, but I held her firmly in place. She wanted to be away from me and it broke my heart to see the disgust and distrust in her eyes. "Tessa, please don't. Listen to me. I didn't want any of them. None of them. The only girl that I've ever wanted, well, she's right where I want her now. You. With me. The other girls... Well, I was ordered to. I couldn't refuse. My family... My sister... It's hard to choose what's right and what's wrong. Is it okay to do the wrong things for the right reasons? To do them for the ones that you love? I know that I would do anything for you, but that doesn't make it right. Do you understand?" I hoped that she did. I hoped so badly.
She just looked at me like she wanted to be anywhere but here.
"Tessa, please, Tess, don't look at me like that. Like I'm the most disgusting creature to ever walk this earth. I can take it from anyone, but not from you. You mean too much to me. You mean everything. I didn't want to do what I did to those girls, I did it to keep my family safe, because I got told to. But never again. The thought of being with anyone else sickens me. I just want you."
Tessa closed her eyes, like the words were painful to hear. I need to convince her to forgive me. She means the world to me.
I released her hips and was relieved to find that she didn't try to escape me. I lifted my hands to her face and rested them there. I brushed my thumbs across her eyelids, wanted her to open them and look at me.
Finally she did.
"You. I love you." I told her. One tear dripped from her eye and I kissed it away. I kissed both of her eyelids, then her cheeks, her nose, the corner of her mouth and then finally her lips.
She didn't fight me, but she didn't fully respond either. I pulled away. "Please Tess." I was shocked at the desperation in my voice, but suddenly it didn't matter anymore because Tessa's mouth was on mine, her tongue gently caressing the inside of my mouth. Her hands ran up my back, where one wound through my hair and tugged deliciously, and the other rested at the back of my neck, pulling me closer.
I could feel the warmth of her entrance beckoning me. She pulled away gasping for breath, sitting on my lap as I slowly pushed into her. I pushed slowly, taking in each delicious centimetre at a time, never breaking eye contact with her.
Her eyes grew heavy with pleasure, and I watched as she fought to keep them open. She rested her forehead against mine when I could go no further, when I reached the hilt of my cock, never once looking away from her sparkling eyes.
We stayed like that for a while, and I could already feel the buildup just from Tessa's proximity, but I didn't want to release just yet.
I flicked my hips up a little and watched Tessa's eyes roll back in pleasure. I did it again and she moaned into my ear. I felt myself getting harder, if that was even possible.
"Alec..." she moaned into my ear.
"Mmm?" I ran my hand up her bare back, taking in all of her soft skin.
"Do something." She replied, almost pleading. I chuckled, and kissed her sweetly on the lips before I started to move inside her. I gripped her hips, bouncing her up and down and raising my hips to connect with her on the down stroke.
Her head came to rest on my shoulder, so every moan that she let out, was sending vibrations in my ear. I loved making her moan because I knew that she was enjoying this as much as I was.
"Ah! Tessa, you feel so amazing!" And she did. Every second in her was sweet torture... I could barely take it anymore. I could feel her muscles tightening around me, which was doing funny things to my brain, and to other places on me.
"Let go." I whispered into her ear, and she did, which was enough to send me spiraling into bliss.
We sat there, with my love on my lap for a few minutes, trying to catch our breaths. She looked at me almost shyly, and I brushed a sweaty strand of hair behind her ear.
This was exactly where I wanted to be. Sitting in a bed with Tessa. If only it was far away from here. But Tessa made me forget, she made the circumstance so much easier to deal with. That's why I love her. Because she is perfect for me.
I only hope that I can be perfect for her too.
We were interrupted from our staring my a knock on the door.
"Blackshaw! I hope you haven't forgotten your duties! Or do I need to remind you?" Came the bosses voice from behind the door.
"I haven't forgotten. I'll be out soon." He didn't reply but I heard his boots echoing away.
I shifted from under Tessa reluctantly. I reached onto the floor and pulled on my boxers. I looked up at Tess and she quickly looked away with a blush.
I chuckled. "Look all you want." I told her simply. She blushed harder but didn't glance back in my direction. I smirked as I finished dressing.
I crawled back onto the bed and took Tessa's face in my hands. "I love you. And I'm going to get you out of here."
I didn't wait for an answer. I just turned and darted out of the door.
(A/N): Finally! I know! I take forever, everything is so hectic! Anyways, got the chapter up! The whole thing is in Alec's POV. Let me know what you reckon! :) xx
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Creature (1)
Sideboard (12)
This is a standard turbo fog to bring to your creature based FNM meta game :D +1 if you like it :D
This deck is ridiculously budget, AND it has terrific records at my FNM.
The goal of the deck is to hold off until you get a Rites of Flourishing, and when you do, you should either ramp into another to accelerate you more, or get enough mana out to Increasing Confusion your opponent until he can't draw and loses. Reclaim is here to bring back anything you may have to discard or lose somehow, and flashback on the Increasing Confusion provides double pain against your opponent, who should already have trouble because he/she is drawing too much from the Rites of Flourishing. Elixir of Immortality prevents you from milling yourself as well as protecting yourself if for some outrageous reason you do not have a Fog effect in your hand!
So I made some NON-PERMANENT changes to the deck in terms of where it is headed. I greatly appreciate how much feedback the deck has gotten and how great people's support for it is. I mainly reworked the sideboard after experimenting with it a little, and I changed the mana base and some cards to experiment with. If you want the original version let me know. Also I want to know what everyone thinks of the third Increasing Confusion i added. I was thinking it could help and I am going to test with it, but if all else fails I am just going to go back to the last version. Again thanks for the support and hopefully we can see this in the Top 8 somewhere!
Okay so I made some changes, and I am not entirely sure how they will turn out, but... I felt like white in the mainboard just for Day of Judgment wasn't very necessary. I changed up the mainboard though to include some alternate/ faster ways to mill my opponent out. Also, I added to the sideboard: Beast Within in case a planeswalker is a bit tricky; Witchbane Orb to go against burn decks... and then the cards necessary for Day of Judgment.
I am completely prepared to be told I am a moron for putting lands in my sideboard but whatever, the deck worked just fine before... these are just changes to hopefully make it even better, -_- or completely destroy it, but anyways, thanks for the assistance guys! :D
How are you combating heavy control decks? I played my son with my illusion/control tonight and he was pretty much able to rip me apart. I know every deck has it's counter though, so maybe that's it? He played his zombie with a splash of blue control and he got me 1 out of 4 games.
March 9, 2012 12:25 a.m.
StiflingCow says... #2
A Variant of this was more Nihil spell bombs and time reversal.If you have Jace's erasure out, you remove their graveyard, then cast the spell. Both of you draw 7 cards but the opponent also mills at least 7 cards
March 10, 2012 12:35 p.m.
I have a question about this deck: when Mulligan your hand? When we don't have Rites of Flourishing or when we don't have any Fogs?
March 13, 2012 2:24 a.m.
SplodyCopter says... #4
i play a variant and i usually like to have 2 lands and 3 Fogs. those are my main criteria.
March 13, 2012 6:56 p.m.
@DurlaC I normally mulligan always, if I don't have at least two fogs and two lands, and it is normally good to mulligan your first hand if you dont have Rites of Flourishing, but if the second hand you get doesn't have it, just play with what you get :D good luck
March 13, 2012 8:55 p.m.
i tried the same deck ideo with the stuff i had and i had a vensers journal in their..... such a good idea
March 13, 2012 9:14 p.m.
thebeardedshuffler says... #7
I had a run of this deck, but as I have no Consecrated Sphinx I instead put in Creeping Renaissance. It actually seemed to work out okay, allowed me to pull all my instants out of the graveyard and fill my hand with fogs. Might be worth a think.
March 16, 2012 11:13 p.m.
Might be worth it to splash white for Day of Judgment
March 18, 2012 2:41 a.m.
God dammit, second time today I forget to look at updates. ignore my comment >.<
March 18, 2012 2:50 a.m.
haha, no worries, whenever i see a deck i almost never look at updates... bad habits -,-
March 18, 2012 9:43 a.m.
Jace, Memory Adept Plays this deck?? I don't have Consecrated Sphinx, can i use him instead?
March 18, 2012 10:06 a.m.
Jace would probably be amazing in this. Thing is, he isn't very 'budget' and doesn't fit that model that malekor is going for.
March 18, 2012 11:32 a.m.
@DurlaC jace works very well yes, there is a great bonus from using his +1 when you have Jace's Erasure as well!
March 18, 2012 1:20 p.m.
he costs almost the same on tag (3 dollar difference), plus his 0 could help mullaginning -(how would you spell that?)
March 18, 2012 4:30 p.m.
I played a slightly modified version of this at my FNM last Friday. Absolute biggest problem was in G/W humans decks, of which there were several. There are not enough Beast Withins in the world to keep that thing under control if you can't take care of him in a turn or two. It was saddening.
March 18, 2012 9:28 p.m.
thebeardedshuffler says... #16
Why would you use a beasts within on the mayor, rather than just fogging? The beasts are to deal with cards that threaten to win via non-damage means.
March 18, 2012 9:29 p.m.
This thing gets murdered by anything burn, maybe a vensers journal? elixer is not enough when they're playing devils play, or is witchbane orb for burners?
March 19, 2012 5:29 p.m.
thebeardedshuffler says... #18
Witchbane Orb seems to be the anti-burn defense, which hurts the "budget" aspect. But it's still pretty solid.
March 19, 2012 6:42 p.m.
Not really, Witchbane Orb is only like 50 cents.
March 19, 2012 7:04 p.m.
Minousmancer says... #20
Yeah, people aren't keen on Witchbane Orb, I'm just a huge fan.
March 19, 2012 7:24 p.m.
UnknownThurs says... #21
I made pretty much the same deck...and then I ran into Hellrider. He's one of those cards you can't really do anything about, or you have to hope you have Beast Withins and can then speed up the mill.
March 19, 2012 8:01 p.m.
and what if this wasn't budget? what would the deck start to look like?
March 22, 2012 6:47 a.m.
@helluween: Lots of Snapcaster Mage.
March 22, 2012 7:17 a.m.
SplodyCopter says... #25
also Jace, the Mind Sculptor. just sayin, i have 4x Negate in my sideboard, that helps a lot with control. if only Dispel was still legal...
March 22, 2012 12:05 p.m.
Minousmancer says... #26
Snapcaster Mage + Phantasmal Image would be great, if this wasn't budget.
March 22, 2012 2:37 p.m.
Infect? Contagion Clasp? Melira, Sylvok Outcast SB?
March 22, 2012 5:41 p.m.
@ skyb0rg:Infect won't be a problem because the decks that use it to win are few and far between. Either way, if they're playing infect it's usually fast and won't use the proliferate mechanic. Plus, if you have enough Fogs, the only card that will deal you any counters would be Virulent Wound, but you don't have any creatures to use it on! I wouldn't worry about it. Focus on the most powerful decks in Standard.
March 22, 2012 7:12 p.m.
I just want to see I appreciate those of you who have been answering questions, I have been rather busy lately and don't check the site as often as I normally would so this is very helpful, thanks!
March 22, 2012 10:07 p.m.
Livewire Lash becomes a problem playing infect decks. They just pump their Glistener Elf five times and that's the game.
March 23, 2012 6:59 p.m.
Imagine playing Witchbane Orb after a livewire. Good times...
March 23, 2012 10:13 p.m.
Have you considered putting a Witchbane Orb mainboard? Most of the problem cards in the format can be solved with the Orb. Having a single copy mainboard will give you a better chance at winning game 1 against decks sporting these cards.
March 24, 2012 12:44 p.m.
i actually have 2 consecrated sphinx and a memory adept in this deck, too much?
March 26, 2012 7:58 p.m.
ive been playing a mono green turbo fog and ive found that i either stall the game for days, i drop my Dungrove Elders quick to win, or i just outright lose. im thinking of trying the u/g version like this again and seeing how it works out. +1 from me guy
March 26, 2012 9:02 p.m.
So I ran this deck at an FNM I went to without the Consecrated Sphinx but an added in Jace, Memory Adept and it did very well! Thank you for the deck idea and a definite +1 from me!
April 3, 2012 1:27 a.m.
thebeardedshuffler says... #37
Going to standard tonight with this deck. Slightly different sideboard, and the sphinx is swapped out with an undead alchemist. Can't wait to see how it goes!
April 6, 2012 12:47 p.m.
thebeardedshuffler says... #38
Well that was unsuccesful. Not having Witchbane orbs (was hoping to buy them before the event but none there...) really ruined me. Allowed infect to proliferate me, and sideboarded burn to kill me. This is a very fun deck but those parts are a bit integral. Would probably mainboard the witchbane orb over the increasing confusions.
April 6, 2012 5:53 p.m.
I wanted to kno if uve got tips on sideboarding, as i brought a similar deck to my stores last fnm and got beat horribly mostly due to bad siding...
April 23, 2012 9:30 p.m.
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JUDGES: Ben Franklin and Anthony Melton
Acting in short films. It's a hard thing to judge. Not much time. Sometimes no dialogue. Little room for character arcs or emotional journeys.
So we got two pro actors to judge this tough category, and two people accustomed to horror shorts, having both worked on Bloody Cuts films before. Rachel Bright appeared in "Don't Move" and Robin Berry appeared in both "Suckablood" (as Suckablood himself!) and "Death Scenes".
They sat down and smashed through the shorts, undoubtedly having to wince at some of the acting on display… but also marvel at the skill and genius in others. Essentially, though, there could only be one winner.
Shortly after eviscerating an annoying goat and using her innards for divination, Bloody Cuts writer David Scullion decided to contact Ryan Thompson through the crimson-mist.
After dragging Ryan through the manky blood-portal and wiping off the goat intestines, they sat down (on the bones of the innocent) and had a chat about film, horror and winning the first ever Bloody Cuts Film Challenge.
An often horribly overlooked category in any awards ceremony, sound can actually make-or-break a film, especially a Horror film.
Sound isn't just music or score. It's everything. The sinister laugh of a clown. The cackle of a crone. The midnight howl of some otherworldly beast. The slamming of a door or a slicing of a neck. The beat of a heart or the scraping of claws across a wooden floor.
When something sounds wrong it can boot the audience straight out of the movie and back to reality. And no one wants that. Reality? Pah! I'd rather be watching movies.
Bloody Cuts therefore chose two sound experts to judge this category. People who know their stuff and don't just go "Wow, I like that bit of music. Winner!"
What do you think when you hear the word 'Horror'?
Scary noises. Screaming virgins. Ghostly figures flitting past windows. Sentient rocking chairs, having a little rock. Darkness…
… but also blood. And zombies. And clowns. And aliens and monsters and lizardmen and demons and ripped spleens and sliced throats and gunk-spewing possessed children.
This is what this award focuses on. Best Effects.
WINNER: Jennifer Dionne, Rémy Couture & Sébastien Montpetit for Invectum
JUDGES: Kate Walshe and Chris Goodman
Kate and Chris, accustomed to the joys and madness of horror film special effects, had a tough journey ahead of them. Lots of choice. Lots of violence. Lots of blood and prosthetics and FX work. Subtle, unsubtle, beautiful, horrible and deplorable.
Good fun, basically.
This is what they had to say:
"And the FX award, drum roll please, goes to…… Invectum!
The reveal on this nasty little number made me feel physically ill and it took a couple of viewings for us to figure out how it was done. Deceptively simple, really effective and such a great pay off at the end of a successfully tense horror short.
Honourable mentions have to go to the following for being expertly achieved, super clever, really gruesome or just plain fun!
- Chestwyrm
- Clown School
- Lights Out
- Malware
- Sins of the Father
- The Stranger
- Where Lost Socks Go
To everyone who entered: we had so much fun watching the shorts – thanks for all the amazing effort! Keep up the excellently disturbing work!"
Bloody Cuts would like to reiterate Kate & Chris's wish here: keep up the excellently disturbing work. The makers of these shorts are the future of Horror cinema, and it gives us a lot of hope.
The second of our Judges' insights is a category close to the heart of this Blogger.
No, not cheese. Or fish. Or porn. Or cheesy fish porn.
The category is writing.
WINNER: Alistair Quak for Post It
JUDGES: Joel Morgan and David Scullion (me!)
Our words are below. Written together, edited, re-edited, re-written, thrown out, burnt in a ritualistic pile in the garden, given to a script editor, rejected by everyone and finally scrawled down on a napkin and handed in. All done in Starbucks.
Our usual writing process, basically.
Right. Actual words…
"It is fantastically hard to judge writing without actually seeing a script, so what we were looking at is the originality of the idea and concept and how it's executed.
There were dozens of entries that were eligible for Best Writing and a few of our favourites were:
- Cut
- Devil Woods
- Emerentia
- Fear, INC
- Love Me Again!
- Play Dead With Me
- Roshambo
- Samaritan
- Stranger
- Suckin' Face
Each had something unique to them. Some – like Samaritan and Emerentia – managed to pack a huge amount of story, information and character into a tiny space of time. They certainly didn't feel 3 minutes long!
However, there can only be one winner…
…and that goes to ALISTAIR QUAK for POST IT.
"Post It" does a very good job at telling a short story without dialogue whilst maintaining some good suspense.
To have zero dialogue and maximum intrigue is a skill often lost of many writers, who often replace silence / tension with reams of dialogue. Less is more, and this is certainly the case with dialogue (although not with cake. More is definitely more with cake).
Congratulations to all the writers who worked on the shorts – there was truly some spectacular stuff, some awesome lines of dialogue and a lot of surprises.
We certainly won't be stealing any of these ideas for future projects. Definitely not. Honest guv'nor…"
Thanks Joel and Me – insightful and brilliant stuff, as always, you two geniuses. Love those guys. So smart, yet equally as sexy and approachably masculine. Hire them.
The Who's There Horror Short Challenge 2013 is over. The winners have been announced. The awards given. The prizes sent out to the deserving winners.
In the next week we will be doing something unique for a competition of this kind…
…we will be giving you a tiny insight into the 'Awards' judges thoughts, opinions and reasons for choosing the winner. Some will be brief, some insightful, some less insightful, some a waffling, baffled mess. All relatively entertaining (am I selling this to you yet?!).
Kicking off today, we thought we'd start with BEST DIRECTOR.
WINNER: David Sandberg for Lights Out
JUDGES: Ben Tillet and Jake Cuddihy
The words below are Ben and Jake's, and in no way representative of Bloody Cuts as a whole, mostly because it's articulately written and makes sense, which – if anyone follows this Blog knows – just isn't Bloody Cuts' style.
Incidentally, they actually made us dictate this as they stood at the foot of our bed, staring and speaking in unison. It was both terrifying and sexy.
Here goes…
"As we sat down to watch these awesome pieces of dark art, happy as leeches in tankfuls of blood, we suddenly remembered we had to pick a winner for the directing category.
How? By what criteria?
Is it the film-maker who best achieves what they set out to?
Is it our personal favourite story?
Our personal favourite execution? (hanging, by the way. Every time).
Did they finish filming the damned thing without a break down?
We didn't really decide.
We had a number of favourites:
- Behind Closed Doors
- Book vs Antiquarian
- Chestwyrm
- Ghostface
- Headshot
- Invectum
- Malware
- The Rat
- Suckin' Face
- Where Lost Socks Go
Then halfway through one particular film, I realised I had stopped breathing…
…and so had the rest of the room.
We were under the spell.
I heard someone bleating the word 'no, no, no'.
It was me.
By the end of this little gem, we were shouting at each other, laughing at ourselves and trying to block out the images in our heads as we went to the toilet alone.
I remember someone saying "it's the audience's experience that counts", and directors are responsible for conducting that experience.
As well as everything else they must do, the director must also travel into the future, sit down and watch their own film with their audience; imagining what they're going to see, what they will hear, and how that will feel.
So we've chosen as our winner the director who gave us the most powerful personal experience. Who most effectively climbed inside our heads and raped our minds.
So please turn the 'Lights Out' and find a cushion to hide behind for 3 minutes, with our choice for your best director; David Sandberg."
Congratulations to David Sandberg and to Ben-Jake for using the phrase "trying to block out the images in our heads as we went to the toilet alone".
The time is almost upon us. The votes are in. The ballots have been counted. The awards have been chosen. It is almost time to reveal… the winner.
The competition that began 4 months ago is finally coming to a close. Which of the Top 6 films will snatch that coveted top spot, alongside the huge stack of prizes (over $9500!!)?
The Top 6 have been watched by Joe Dante, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, Drew Daywalt, Gale Anne Hurd, Soska Sisters, Sam McCurdy, Ryan Connolly, Neill Gorton and Scott Beggs.
Watched. Judged. Voted for.
The awards categories have been damn tough to judge too. The awards judges have watched ALL the short films, trying to find that very-best actor, cinematographer, director, editor, effects person, grader, sound designer and writer…
Not an easy task, considering the huge wealth of talent, genius and quality on display.
But these have also been chosen… and will be revealed VERY SOON.
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There it is. The Top 6.
These awesome pieces of work will now be judged by our panel of industry experts; Joe Dante, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, Drew Daywalt, Gale Anne Hurd, Soska Sisters, Sam McCurdy, Ryan Connolly, Neill Gorton and Scott Beggs.
Then the First, Second and Third place shorts will be revealed on FEBRUARY 23RD 2014 at 6pm, GMT.
It's going to be a long month for some people…
Those who didn't make the Top 6, don't despair! We also have individual AWARDS that can be won by ANY of the shorts entered (not just the Top 50), which focus on:
These will be judged by members of the Bloody Cuts team, alongside other industry experts from these fields. Not only do these awards represent a solid piece of prestige for the filmmakers, they also come with individual prizes…which is nice.
Check out the Awards details in full on the competition website – http://www.bchorrorchallenge.com/
Once again, we need to thank everyone that entered the Who's There Horror Film Challenge. We watched your shorts, reviewed them, 'judged' them and re-watched them.
The toughest thing we've ever done, and we've done some very tough things…
We hope you agree with our Top 6 and understand why we've chosen them, but if not please send over your Top 6's to our Twitter and Facebook pages – we'd love to see what you all think!
So, for 6 filmmakers the long wait begins again.
Until then, keep on making awesome films.
The consideration was simple. We had to watch all the shorts in order to choose the Top 6. All the shorts. All the way through.
Rather than watching the 280+ shorts individually across a number of days, we decided to convene at Bloody Cuts Towers to watch them as a group, as a whole, in one epic day of horror awesomeness.
At 11am we plonked ourselves down in the Bloody Cuts Cinema in Norfolk. Ready. Unsure how mentally capable we all were at handling this kind of experience,…
Those present for voting duties were: Anthony Melton, Ben Franklin, Jonny Franklin and David Scullion (me!). We also had Roy Franklin and Jessica Taylor joining us, so we had a full range of opinions – old, young, sane, mad, open-minded, cynical, jaded, optimistic, male and female. You can decide who represents what yourselves…
This also ensured the range of opinion from all different filmmaking perspectives: producing, directing, writing, cinematography, sound design, lighting, SFX and production design. All bases covered.
During the screenings there were a number of open discussions regarding some of the shorts, often about scares, themes, grading-fails, acting and consumer units. Consumer what? Look it up. We all learned a few interesting facts about buildings yesterday (thanks Roy!).
The range of work on offer was astounding, from witches, demons, zombies, ghosts, vampires, serial killers and chestwyrms all the way to evil books, ear-shattering soundscapes, blood-splurging taps, creepy messages from beyond, two charming giant-puppet-monsters and a possessed forklift truck (seriously).
There was the occasional film that might actually be a snuff film shot by a serial killer and one or two that broke our brains through the complex metaphysical and allegorical contextualisation of their imagery and sound, yet none of the shorts screamed "no effort applied".
Everything had time taken behind it. Passion. Thought. Maybe a little lunacy…
…and we loved it. Knowing what it takes to make even the most barely-competent horror short (!) we are utterly honoured to have to many filmmakers enter this competition with such inventive work.
But there can be only one winner. Only six finalists can be judged by our panel of industry experts. 6 out of 280+ entrants. Not an easy task.
As a super-special treat, we are going to announce our TOP 50 shorts as decided through our voting process. This will be announced next Saturday at 6pm GMT.
Having sat down after watching ALL the shorts, we totted-up our scores and collated the findings. We argued about semantics, scares, themes, copyright infringement and consumer units.
Finally, after an hour of late-night debating, we came up with a short list. This will need rectifying. Tweaking. Re-watching. More arguments. Possibly some death threats.
But next week all will be revealed.
Well, the Top 50 will…
You'll have to wait until January 26th for the Top 6 finalists to be revealed!
Today the survivors of the 'Who's There Film Marathon' have all stumbled back to their respective dungeons, swamps, cells, castles and hovels, exhausted and awed by the talent, effort and ingenuity of filmmakers all over the world. Some of the images, stories and scares are still bouncing around our brains like creepy, evil pinballs. Probably will be for some time.
Congratulations to all that entered. We watched your shorts. And some of you are clearly insane.
Please pop on by the the Bloody Cuts Horror Challenge website and check out the amazing prizes, super talented judges and superbly generous sponsors. STAT.


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But, keep your eye on farm machinery and equipment manufacturing and sales, because that marketplace will be one of the early indicators of the economy's footing. That's according to an economic outlook released recently in which Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says economic activity in a nine-state area in the nation's midsection will likely see a "significant pullback" in the coming months.
The Mid-America Economic Outlook comprises a survey of business supply managers and a Business Conditions Index that takes into account employment numbers, manufacturing and sales to reach a figure that shows economic vitality. The latest outlook reveals a Business Conditions Index of 34.6, up slightly from January's 33.5 figure, but well below the 50 mark, which is considered "growth neutral.
"February's reading points to a deepening recession for the region well into the third quarter of 2009," Goss says.
Other sectors, like exports, saw a decline in Goss' latest outlook. But, that's not to say the news is all doom-and-gloom. He says a "confidence index" carried out in the survey shows that economic optimism, while remaining lower than normal, has improved in the last month in the Midwest.
"Looking ahead six months, economic optimism, captured by the confidence index, reflects the economic concern among survey participants with a February reading of 31.5 which was up significantly from January's 23.6," says Goss. "While the reading is up materially, the lack of a coherent and transparent economic policies from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury continue to hammer business confidence."
There's not a whole lot of good news coming out of the financial sector these days, and that may not change in the near future.
Agriculture plays a big part in clearing up the crystal ball for where the economy is heading, Goss says. That's because the performance of the farm machinery manufacturing sector -- which relies heavily on commodity inputs like steel and is sold into a largely global marketplace -- foreshadows the direction of the global economy in parts of the country where the industry is a major driver of the local economy, like the state of Iowa.
Goss says if farmers are feeling too much pressure for new machinery and equipment in today's economic downturn, they might consider looking to the used marketplace instead. But, prices have also been slow to adjust to economic conditions there as well, says Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson, publisher of the F.A.C.Ts Report.


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Legacy Cablayan
Nov. 14, 2013
Legacy "Narcisa" Cablayan, 64, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a former Kauai Economic Opportunity kitchen helper, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in San Juan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by husband Casimiro, son Brandon, mother Paulina Silverio, brother Inocencio Silverio and sisters Emerita Espanol and Flordeliza Redaus. Private services.
Michael Shane Kealoha Cho
Nov. 11, 2013
Michael Shane Kealoha Cho, 44, of Ewa Beach, an Outrigger Hotels security officer, died in Pali Momi Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ululani M.; sons Kaimipono and Hokulea; daughters Haanou Medeiros and Ko Olina; stepmother Roberta; brothers Terry Takeuchi, Piere and Sailor LaFortune, and Reid Land Hacoba; sisters Harlette and Rochelle LaFortune; grandmother Hattie Takeuchi; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kamehameha Schools. Services: 2:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Online condolences: leewardfuneralhome.com.
Nyla Marie Christensen
Nov. 15, 2013
Nyla Marie Christensen, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Korean Airlines manager, died in Honolulu. She was born in San Diego. She is survived by hanai daughters Maile Drake, Carolyn Wilson and Eileen Foley; and two grandchildren. Private services. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.
Moises Pascual Dela Cruz
Oct. 17, 2013
Moises Pascual Dela Cruz, 93, of Mililani, a Waialua Sugar Plantation employee, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosa J.; sons Virgilio, Edy, Wilson and Samuel; daughter Junelyn Lozano; brother Pastor; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6 p.m. Additional visitation: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Wahiawa. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information in an obituary published Tuesday.
Kimiyo Fujioka
Oct. 29, 2013
Kimiyo Fujioka, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Hongwanji Mission School teacher and Moiliili Community Center senior citizens director, died in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son James K. and two grandchildren. Private inurnment.
Mervin Albert Goulette
Nov. 11, 2013
Mervin Albert Goulette, 84, of Waianae, a retired teamster and a Marine Corps veteran, died at home. He was born in Middlebury, Vt. He is survived by wife Norma Jean Burrows Goulette, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Co-Cathedral, 712 N. School St., Honolulu. Services: 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Beatrice Reiko Ichinose
Nov. 12, 2013
Beatrice Reiko "Bea" Ichinose, 80, of Pearl City, a Wespac Hawaii financial services representative, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Eugene T. Jr., son Eugene T. III and daughters Lori K. Teixeira and Wendi K. and Terri M. Ichinose. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Masayuki Ishii
Nov. 7, 2013
Masayuki Ishii, 87, of Honomu, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment mechanic at the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yoriko, sons Brian and Gordon, daughter Roxanne Yamamoto and four grandchildren. Private services. No flowers.
Lorraine Hideko Iwamoto
Oct. 28, 2013
Lorraine Hideko Iwamoto, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery timekeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by brother Akira "Aku." Private services.
Raymond Tin Hee Lau
Oct. 29, 2013
Raymond Tin Hee Lau, 87, of Kailua, a retired Department of Defense purchasing manager, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bernice K.H.L., son Leonard S.C., daughter Tanya K.O. and a grandchild. Private services.
Richard Wai Tuncq Lee
Nov. 14, 2013
Richard Wai Tuncq Lee, 93, of Honolulu, an IBM data processing manager and an Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Delores S.; son Steven; daughter Wendy Fong; brother Robert; sisters Eva Goo, Esther Chee and Mew Yin Chang; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Betty Yaeko Masaki
Nov. 20, 2013
Betty Yaeko Masaki, 83, of Lihue, a missionary for the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, died in Regency at Puakea. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Stephen, daughter Jaynealyce Mitchell, brothers Herbert and Abraham Takahashi, sister Florence Baggett and six grandchildren. Services held. No flowers. Updated information for an obituary published Saturday.
Constantino Picarello
Nov. 7, 2013
Constantino "Gus" Picarello, 92, of Kaneohe, a dock foreman, died. He was born in New York. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann's Church, 46-129 Haiku Road, Kaneohe. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Burial to be held in April in Pennsylvania. Aloha or casual attire.
Amy Taeko Sakumoto
Nov. 8, 2013
Amy Taeko Sakumoto, 79, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Terri Alvaro, sister Florence Nishita, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joyce Sasahara
Nov. 10, 2013
Joyce Sasahara, 63, of Ewa Beach, a Tripler Army Medical Center customer services assistant, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Derrek Higa, daughter Kathryn Henning and three grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at Community of Christ, 45-119 Kaneohe Bay Drive. Celebration of life: 10 a.m.
Hajime Ueda
Nov. 17, 2013
Hajime "Haji" Ueda, 92, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Kau Sugar Plantation service truck driver and an Army veteran, died in Waimanalo. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jane S.; sons Clayton, Jerome, Lane and Lance; daughter Jan Ueda-Waiolama; sisters Toshino Mitushima and Clara Kamachi; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Buddhist services at noon. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.
Robert William Ventura
Nov. 8, 2013
Robert William Ventura, 75, of Mililani, an Air Force veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Letizia P., son Robert, daughters Luana and Claudia, sister Clare and two grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Air Force Society in memory of SMSgt (Sgt. Maj.) Robert "Bob" Ventura, 241 18th St. S, Suite 202, Arlington, VA 22202; or afas.org/memorials. Incorrect information in an obituary published Tuesday.
Marvin A. Waters
Sept. 25. 2013
Marvin A. Waters, 101, of Hemet, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died in Hemet. He was born in Bogalusa, La. He is survived by son Ron, daughter Linda, stepson Rick Reeder, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services held.


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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Things That Make Me Snarf - My Humps
I think there should be a whole CD full of remixes of My Humps, because Alanis is on to something there. Of course Bob Dole would be on it. And who wouldn't pay to see Richard Simmons' version? Ozzy Osborne would do a nice expletive-laden take on it. The Batson would argue that no CD would be complete without Billy Idol and his lip curl. And who could forget the Harlem Boys Choir's Humps?
I am going to hell. I'm sure of it.
Also, I feel compelled to point out that, due to overwhelming request (i.e., one person wrote to me), I've changed the comments settings to allow anonymous people without Blogger accounts to have their say. So rock on with your non-Blogger using selves out there.
12 comments:
- Barry Napier said...
The eerie thing is that she still sounds amazing even when she's only making fun of someone. Another great video similar to this one is Obadiah Parker's version of "Hey Ya". Check it out on YouTube.
- March 24, 2009 at 7:55 AM
- Scillius Maximus said...
Nahhh Carrie. You're not going to hell.
But you might get an extra week or two in Purgatory.
- March 24, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- Aaron Polson said...
I'm with Barry. I think most of Alanis's songs are a bit silly (Ironic?), but her voice is killer.
- March 24, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- PJ Hoover said...
Billy Idol's lip curl is timeless.
- March 24, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- Bryan B. said...
There are a lot more hell-worthy actions out there.
Namely, being a Twilight fan.
I should know. I've got learning in this matter.
- March 24, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Kelly said...
Alanis does have an amazing voice. This is too funny! I do like some of Fergie's songs, but they are definitely easy to make fun of!
In my aunt's neighborhood in Arizona there is a yellow sign that says "Humps" before a few bumps in the road. My mom and I always have to sing "My Humps" when we drive by it. You just gotta!
- March 24, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- Jamie Eyberg said...
I have no point of reference for this song. (Still stuck in 90's grunge rock) I really need to expand my musical horizons. She does have a good voice though.
- March 24, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- Natalie said...
Wow. That's...I don't even know...wow.
- March 24, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Kristy Colley said...
Oh shi* Carrie, for the first minute there I just prayed this was a joke. For goodness sake, you almost gave me a heart attack.
- March 24, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Kiersten said...
I was under the impression that we were both already in hell, in which case, why not enjoy a little parody?
- March 24, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- Natalie L. Sin said...
That song freaks me out, all I can think about is hunchbacks!
- March 24, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Lady Glamis said...
That video is just freaky weird. Ahem. Very.
- March 24, 2009 at 3:53 PM
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Happy Birthday, Kim Jong Il
It's gotten to the point that I have an old blog post that's appropriate for any event, however obscure or unworthy of attention. So all I have to do is figure out a post-generating algorithm, set it on automatic, and this blog'll run itself.
And here Kim Jong Il looks at things.
Posted by richardcthompson at 12:50 PM
2 comments:
- Aardwolf said...
ha ha ha nice!!! i am also fascinated by this character Kim Jong Il. i really think he is a cartoon character unto himself albeit a dangerous one
- February 17, 2011 at 1:19 AM
- gilda92 said...
HaHaHa indeed! These are fantastic!
- February 18, 2011 at 6:32 AM
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Mark Stuart to join Lake Washington School Board
June 2, 2013
By Ari Cetron
New: June 2, 3:16 p.m.
As the only candidate to file for the seat being vacated by retiring Lake Washington School Board Member Doug Eglington, Mark Stuart seems a shoo-in to join the board after the November election.
Stuart, 56, lives in Redmond. He has a child at Redmond High school and another at Redmond Middle School.
The family moved to Redmond from Oklahoma in 2006. His youngest is autistic and has a service animal that attends class along with him. His experience with bringing the animal into class was one of the factors motivating Stuart to run for office, he said.
Either he or his wife spend time in class with their son each day, and helping to care for the dog, Curley.
"We get to see, day-in, day-out, of the struggle teachers have," Stuart said. "We've seen the good, the bad and the ugly."
While he said he's had some great experiences with the district, other times, he thought there were communication problems.
"Some folks want to talk at each other instead of talking with each other," he said.
Stuart was unclear on the implications of the McCleary decision, the state Supreme Court ruling that the Legislature was not providing sufficient funding to education. But he did say the lack of adequate state funding was probably the top issue facing the district. He was unsure what could be done from the school board level.
"I don't think I, or anyone else, knows," he said.
He also said he'd like to shake up the way the district operates sometimes. He said he often finds school officials unwilling to experiment with new techniques, simply because they haven't done them before.
"You've got to be open to ideas," he said. "Let's not look in the rear view."
Stuart said the district operates under a policy governance model, and the School Board sets broad policy goals, and generally leaves it to the administration to find ways to implement those goals. Stuart suggested he may want to take a more hands-on approach, including things like naming specific programs he'd like to see implemented, such as one where children read to dogs to build their confidence.
He also said he'd like to hear from not just parents, but possibly teachers directly.
"You set policy, but you've got to have an open door," Stuart said.
Stuart works as a public relations consultant. He's never held elected office. However, he was appointed to the Transportation Commission in Buffalo Grove, Ill. In 2008, he was elected as a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Convention.
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Farmed and dangerous: The controversy over salmon farming
Sophika Kostyniuk
Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Pacific Forum ñ 3:00 p.m.
Join Sophika Kostyniuk, California Markets Campaigner from the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) to learn about the numerous environmental, human health, and socioeconomic impacts of salmon farming.
Find out about the history of this multibillion dollar industry, and recent global market trends. As concerns over environmental issues are mounting, you will learn about the various diseases and parasites that have been found on salmon farms, and how wild salmon runs have been suffering as a result of these outbreaks. Coastal communities and indigenous people have also been impacted by these farms as their traditional fishing and claming territories have been affected by the industrial ocean feedlots. Hear what efforts are underway to reform the current practices including feed, pen structures and waste water treatment.
As consumers, you are key to this process. Through your buying practices, you will influence industrial systems, and ensure that threats to oceans are minimized worldwide.
For more information visit: www.FarmedAndDangerous.org
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Indonesian digital art studio Mechanimotion Entertainment and game developer Elven Games released the first episode of an Indonesian folklore-themed gaming app for Android called The Adventure of Wanara: Garuda Riders this week. Interestingly, the game takes the form of an interactive comic. We talked with Mahdi Bashroni Rizal, the CEO of Elven Games, about his latest game.
The Adventures of Wanara tells the story of protagonist Naradja, who is a descendant of three races: human (Rama), giant (Rahwana), and monkey (Hanoman). Naradja will have to stop the resurrection of the devil king from inside him by collecting the eight God elements or Hastabrata. The app is loaded with mini games, animation, and Bali-themed background music to help get the fun going.
Mahdi said that the game story was inspired by the Indonesian folk tale Ramayana. The team wanted to create a unique experience where people not only can have the pleasure of reading the comic books' story, but also feel more involved as well with the app's aforementioned features.
Garuda Riders is only the first out of the five episodes for The Adventure of Wanara. Its sequel, Eye of Garuda, will be released next month. The games' development is sponsored by Indonesian telco operator Telkom.
Elven Games has built other Indonesian-themed games previously such as Durian's Revenge and Nusantara Chronicle. Mahdi explained that it is indeed their mission to showcase the Indonesian culture through gaming media to the international community. He cited Japan's success in promoting its culture globally through games and anime as a source of inspiration.
By the way, Elven Games is the same game studio whose game Chase Burger was hijacked recently. The company has just changed its name from Elventales Studio to Elven Games now. You can download The Adventure of Nawara here. The iOS version of the game will be available soon.


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AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NISKAYUNA DULY CALLED AND HELD ON THE 20th OF NOVEMBER, 2007, AT THE NISKAYUNA TOWN BOARD ROOM, ONE NISKAYUNA CIRCLE, NISKAYUNA, NEW YORK, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT;
Also present: Helen Kopke, Town Clerk; Eric Dickson, Town Attorney; Richard Pollock, Superintendent of Water & Sewer; Paul Sebesta, Comptroller; Lew Moskowitz, Chief of Police; Frank Gavin, Superintendent of Highways, and Amy Houlihan, Assessor.
, was informed that there were no substantive changes to the budget since the public hearing for the budget to be voted on by the Board.
The following resolutions were approved with a five ayes unless otherwise stated.
Resolution 2007-237
approved the Preliminary Budget of the Town for 2008. The resolution was approved with a vote of three ayes (Councilman Chapman and Councilwoman Kasper voted no).
Councilwoman O'Donnell
stated that at all levels of government the property tax burden for New York Start property owners is a big concern. She hears about this in her work on a daily basis since she works on the STAR property rebate. No one wanted a tax increase but there are some realities the Board has to deal with. She thinks that the combination of taxes at all levels is what is creating a huge burden on people whether it's the County, the School, and the Town. She thinks we need to work on solutions at all levels of government, not just at the local level. This budget does not have any new or extravagant purchases of equipment or programs and she knows the Board will continue to look at every job, every piece of equipment, and every expenditure to save money.
We are trying to deliver the services that the Town residents want to have. There were suggestions about no salary increases for certain Town employees but she didn't think that this was a way to solve problems this year for hard working employees.
For our Town taxes last year the roads were plowed 25 times, sanded 19 times, yard waste was collected 37 times, leaf pickup four times, residents took thousands of showers, ran our dishwashers and flushed our toilets and we had our water delivered and we got the proper result when we turned on the faucet and flushed the toilet. The police visited her house when she needed them several times during a power outage and during a health emergency. When she puts together what we provide property owners for their tax dollar in Town we have a tight and very defendable budget. Unfortunately with the cost of fuels and health care and other things going up and revenues staying flat, this is where we are.
Supervisor Smith
was disappointed in the size of the tax increase this year. In terms of a dollar amount it's not terribly significant but for some people on fixed income every bit is significant. If this continues to be a trend he certainly would think we would have to provide services differently or perhaps not providing some services. He hopes that this is not a continuing trend. He hears is that the economy is going to turn around early next year. Hopefully this is the case and he feels the Board bit the bullet this year and hopefully things will straighten out a little bit. As we look at the sales tax distribution hopefully we will be able to gain some greater revenues from it which will help out the Town. Any tax increase is disappointing but he thinks this is a responsible budget and if we cut further it would an irresponsible budget.
The attorney's office was singled out from the salary increases that contractual and non-represented employees are getting and he is not sure why. He thinks they work just as hard as anyone else. Overall it is a good and responsible budget and hopefully with money in the revenue stream we will be able to get back on track
Councilman Chapman
stated he would have liked to have seen the Town Board involved in the budget process sooner. It was a shock to everyone to see the Tentative Budget with a proposed increase of 11.4%. Supervisor Smith stated that the process started with a 35% proposed increase, with the Tentative at 11.4%. Councilman Chapman noted that the Tentative was 11.4% but we had overestimated sales tax revenue and if we didn't have this sales tax overestimate we would have probably started at 12.4%. He thinks the Board did a good job in getting the budget down 2.5% to 9.9%. He thinks the Preliminary Budget is tighter in terms of anticipated revenue and expenditures.
He suggested that the next Board should get the Department Head requests in early August including a memo that explains any changes up or down with reference to line items. It is also helpful for the budget to be discussed in their respective committee and he thinks this has been missing in recent years. He knows by law it is the Supervisor's responsibility to prepare a Tentative Budget but this doesn't mean that the Supervisor can't reach out to the Board to help solicit input and having more eyes on the budget. Julie McDonnell, who is joining the Board, is an auditor, and Diane O'Donnell has considerable experience in her State work in budgeting. An early miscalculation on last year's tax rate affected this budget that wasn't discovered until a day or two before the Tentative was due.
Supervisor Smith
noted that we have had this discussion before. The development of the Tentative Budget is an on-going process of about six weeks and it is not a question of setting up meetings with the full Board or they would never get it done. As it is they wind up at the eleventh hour still making changes to it. He perceives that it is his responsibility to deliver the first draft of the Tentative Budget. Councilman Chapman stated that it would be helpful to the Board to allow them to do their work so much of that doesn't get pushed into the six week period. It is not a hardship to give the budget requests to the Department Heads earlier which gives the Board August and September to look at them which gives time to discuss them in committee and ask questions. He felt it would allow the Board to do its work without necessarily having to have meetings.
The Board receives monthly expenditure reports from the Comptroller and he felt the Board could pay closer attention to these. As 2007 unfolded and we saw our sales tax and mortgage tax revenue declining we could have made some adjustments in purchases or hiring decisions that could have conserved funds in 2007 which would have given us more fund balance and may have helped with the proposed tax increase for 2008. He would like to see the monthly Comptroller's report include an indication of the main revenue and expenditure sources and if the Town is on target with our projections. This would allow for mid-course corrections.
The Comptroller also has more detail on what is in each budget line and it should be shared with the Board so it isn't such a struggle with what is on each line item as they go through the budget. If there are items that are anticipated for bonding that will not go in the budget, the Board should receive these bonding lists. Also, it is helpful to have all Department Heads attend the budget workshops. We had good attendance by some but others we did not see at all. It is important if they want to defend or explain their budget they be present.
Resolution 2007-238
adopted the Assessment Roll and the budget for 2008 for Consolidated Water District No. 1
Resolution 2007-239
adopted the Assessment Roll and the budget for 2008 Consolidated Sewer District No. 1
Resolution 2007-240
adopted the Assessment Roll and the budget for 2008 for Sewer District No. 6.
Resolution 2007-241
adopted the Assessment Roll and the budget for 2008 for Drainage Districts No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, and 28.
Resolution 2007-242
adopts the Budget for 2008 for Lighting District No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Resolution 2007-243
adopts the Budget for 2008 for Park Districts No. 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.
Resolution 2007-244
accepts a proposal for the preparation and submittal of a Shared Municipal Services Incentive (SMSI) Grant Application to provide funding to assist with the consolidation of the Town Water & Sewer Department and the Niskayuna Central School District bus and grounds maintenance facilities and accepts the proposal of C.T. Male to prepare the application in the amount of $2,800.
The resolution was approved with a vote of four ayes with Councilman Chapman voting no.
Supervisor Smith stated there are 6.8 acres at the Water & Sewer Garage, and 4.4 acres of land near Town Hall, but this is not necessarily a total swap of land. We are getting the appraisals done to see what the values are of the properties so that when and if a final agreement is done it would be equitable for the School District residents and the Town residents. He doesn't think we need 6.8 acres but there is a potential for building on WTRY Road. C. T. Male will be perfecting the grant application for these Shared Municipal Services up to $200,000 per municipality (School and Town).
Councilman Chapman wondered if we would have to do the whole parcel or is the school district more interested the part closer to Nott Street East for their road circulation. They are interested in the whole parcel, but no one has agreed to anything at this point. We would have to be looking at what the comparable values are. Supervisor Smith thinks they would like the land for future parking space or tennis courts. The major use now is at the beginning of Nott Street East because they have need to open up a turning lane going into the High School.
Councilman Chapman is reluctant to part with this land because this was an intended location for a community/senior center. The original bond referendum which included the library, swimming pool, community center and town hall did not pass, but subsequent to that there was a bond issue of $3.4 million that passed for the Town Hall and the County built the branch library and the school district now has a pool. While our facility on Aqueduct Road is a good one, it's not walk-able for most residents and something close to Town Hall would be walk-able for many more residents. Having property in the center of Town for a senior center which is close to shopping, housing, post office, library, swimming pool, high school, and Town Hall would be extremely value for future use. There are other possibilities with respect to a Water Sewer Garage such as leasing land from the school or at Hillside Commerce Park. He thinks it would be a mistake for the Town to trade or sell this property.
Supervisor Smith continued that if the Board does not approve this resolution they would closing the door on the grant for this year no matter which way they decide to move. Final decisions are not being made and we don't know the value of the property or what ultimately the future Board might decide to do with this land. The resolution is just to get a grant application to hopefully get some money if the decision is made to move forward on this. The Town has been talking about the Water & Sewer Garage for about three years. The grant is up to $200,000 per municipality with $13.7 million state-wide. We know, however, much of this will go to New York City and there are 952 towns. Frank Gavin also has a grant application in for the wash bay to do our water/oil separation.
The grant would be for shared services which would constructed in such a way that we would swap property where we would build their maintenance garage onto our Water & Sewer garage and we'll lease that back to them. The grant can be submitted before the appraisals are done.
Stanford Crossing Project
Supervisor Smith announced that the Town Attorney was working on the appeal for the Stanford Crossings project and he was in the process of perfecting this appeal whose deadline is November 30.
Town Attorney Eric Dickson stated that the Town has a letter from the Appellate division that the appeal has been scheduled for argument in February 2008. He has a direction from them to file the Town's brief by the end of November. Our Notice of Appeal was the first step in allowing the Town the option to perfect the appeal which is when we file our brief.
There has been some previous discussion about the fact that the discussion on this question was not public so he is appropriately discussing this in a public meeting and have a record made in the minutes of the Town Board's will with respect to this particular item.
We are at the point where the appeal should be perfected and he wanted the Town Board's direction with respect to whether or not we will move forward. The appeal has been discussed in public, but they also had discussions in executive session on two occasions. Supervisor Smith stated that the position the Town agreed to was to go forward with the appeal and he asked the Board if anyone has changed their mind. Councilman Chapman stated he was opposed to the appeal; Councilwoman Kasper stated she was opposed to the appeal; Supervisor Smith stated he was in favor of the appeal; Councilwoman O'Donnell stated she wanted to continue (with the appeal); Councilwoman Freund stated she had every confidence and was in favor of the appeal. With the majority of the Board wishing to continue with the appeal, Supervisor Smith authorized Attorney Dickson to perfect the appeal.
There being no further business to come before the Town Board, Supervisor Smith adjourned the meeting.
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