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Well, the 4th 4770 arrived today and I put it in a Win 7 machine with another 4770. The box with 2 cards runs Collatz fine but is back to being flaky in MilkyWay if I try to use the machine for anything but crunching. Good old video resets of course, so while Win 7 64bit is stable in Collatz, MW is a different matter
Turns out the 2 same make/model cards had a slightly different board design and BIOS. After using two cards of the same exact board design and BIOS things are running smoothly. The newer card is running perfectly by itself in another box. Just goes to show that computing takes funny bounces
BOINC v6.10.17 has now been released as the official recommended version. I recommend it too


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Narrowest of margins
Huw Richards
February 28, 2012
Jamie Roberts embraces the match-winner Scott Williams © Getty Images
The currency may be a little devalued - just ask the Irish who felt their string of triumphs over nearer neighbours was a consolation prize until they saw off the French as well to claim a Grand Slam in 2009 - but Triple Crowns are among those things of which you really can't have too many.
They are rarely easy or routine. Even world-class juggernauts like the England in 2003 or some of the Welsh teams of the 1970s will encounter serious resistance somewhere along the line. That's in the nature of clashes with your neighbours. Even if there is a gulf in class they'll rarely go quietly or willingly.
Not least of the virtues of the Wales team who completed a 20th Triple Crown on Saturday at Twickenham is an ability to extract results from adversity. They were fortunate with key decisions in Dublin and could hardly have complained if the Twickenham clash had finished in a draw, but seem to have acquired the happy knack of winning the close ones. Stuart Lancaster will never speak a truer word than his post-match comment that 'matches at this level are decided by the narrowest of margins'. What distinguishes the good teams from the rest is that the majority of those margins wind up on their side.
Those three wins have taken a degree of resilience, notably the ability to play without some key players. This relies on the selfless efforts of players like Ryan Jones, a serious contender as Wales' player of the tournament so far in spite of not being a first choice. Each match so far has required him to adopt a different role - blind side, then lock and captain, then replacement lock - and to make a serious contribution in each guise.
It is not hard to hear echoes of the last Triple Crown but two, won by Bleddyn Bowen's team in 1988. They go beyond a strong sense of youthful vibrancy to an authentic case of history repeating itself.
That team too had to a great extent found itself at a World Cup in New Zealand where they had reached the quarter-final before playing Australia for third place. During the 1988 championship they saw off Ireland in a desperately close run thing, played some brilliant rugby at home to Scotland and defeated England in a grippingly brilliant contest at Twickenham. The order of matches may be reversed in 2012, but the echoes are the same.
Forced to put together a combined 1988-2012 team, I would opt for a majority of the earlier team's back division - notably half-backs Robert Jones and Jonathan Davies, along with rather more of the 2012 pack, in particular the back row.
Let us hope, though, that the resemblances stop at this point. The 1988 team are the only Welsh XV ever to blow a Grand Slam at home - before knocking them for this, it is worth remembering that you have to do very well to get into a position where blowing a Grand Slam is possible - going down narrowly to France in the final match.
They then went on a disastrous summer tour, which was followed by the kneejerk sacking of the coaching team that had won the third place and Triple Crown, creating the 20-year Calvary that followed.
Some things are of course different. The exodus to rugby league, with its accompanying denial of 'defectors' to the Wales team, that took place from 1989 onwards is unlikely to be repeated. But we may well see much of the current team heading off to France. They won't, unlike their predecessors, be banned from playing for Wales but Warren Gatland has already pointed to the extent to which having players abroad will complicate his life and so hamper his team.
Nor is sacking the coach the easy option it was when there were no financial consequences to consider. Having given Gatland and his team extended contracts, the WRU would rather not have to pay them up early as compensation.
But perhaps such longer-term thoughts might be regarded as an example of getting ahead of oneself, a failing to which this team seems to be happily immune. Sam Warburton's immediate talking down of comments that Wales were sure to hammer England was evidence of a grounded, focused realism. To shout the odds is to court retaliation and embarrassment. Warburton knew better.
The same realism will be needed before the Italy match. Certainly Wales will start as favourites and should win with something to spare. But to see it as a done deal is probably the likeliest way of blowing it.
Gatland has been caught once by Italy, barely escaping with a win in 2009 after fielding an under-strength pack. So don't expect him to change too much except for the necessary upgrading of Scott Williams to replace Jamie Roberts. Instead the key subplot underneath the all-overriding pursuit of title and Grand Slam is likely to be therapy for Rhys Priestland.
How he reacts to his unhappy afternoon against England may define his international career. Other teams will have seen how England hurried and pressurised him and will seek to do the same. That he reacted so well in the final 15 minutes against England suggested a player who is able to cope, and come back wiser and stronger - Italy, and after them the French, will be keen to see if the alternative storyline, of a bright international opening brought to ground once opponents understood his game, might still prevail.
A personal guess is that France are not quite the team they were in 1988, while this Wales team has a sheer physical power and presence that may make it a tougher proposition in a crisis. We could truly be on the verge of another great age for Welsh rugby, but fans would be well advised to make the most of the current ascendancy while it lasts, just in case it proves as short-lived as the triumphs of 1988.
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If you belong to a Wiccan coven or other Pagan group, at some point you may find yourself deciding that it's not the right group for you. While the choice to leave a coven is a hard one for many people, it's also important to realize that it may be stressful for those you leave behind. Keep in mind that people leave covens or Pagan groups for a variety of reasons:

You may find that the time commitment required is not something that fits in with your schedule.

You may have noticed you're just not connecting to the gods of the tradition.

Perhaps you've decided that a Pagan path isn't the right one for you after all.

Maybe you just don't really get along with the people in the group, or those who lead it.

You might have decided that the group is not meeting your spiritual needs.

For whatever reason, if you've decided to leave a group or coven, there are a few things you should keep in mind.

First of all, let the person in charge – the High Priestess or Priest, or whatever – know that you're leaving. Don't just stop showing up. This leaves unfinished business, and even if you're leaving on negative terms, someone's going to worry about you and whether you're okay. Let them know – preferably in writing – that you'll be separating from the group, and the date that your departure will be effective.

It's also a good idea to let the group leaders know why you're leaving. If there's a conflict between you and another group member, the leaders should be made aware that there's a problem. Likewise, if you're leaving for reasons that are of your own making – time constraints, etc. – they should be aware of that too. It lets the leaders know that you're not leaving because of something they've done, or failed to do.

In some traditions, you will be asked to maintain an oath of secrecy even after you've left the group. It's simply common courtesy not to go around blabbing about the people in the group you left behind. Just like when you leave a job, future employers don't want to hear you talking trash about your last boss. Furthermore, if you ever decide to someday return to the group you've left, you don't want to burn your bridges.

Many covens include a protocol for departure in their bylaws and mandates. It's a good idea, from a coven perspective, to have a policy on how someone can leave, or separate from, the group. Even if it's simply a matter of saying goodbye, having it in writing makes things simpler for everyone involved.

Some groups ask departing members to participate in one last ritual, so the group can formally cut magical ties with the individual. If you're leaving on good terms, this is a great way to gain some closure and still maintain a friendly feeling among you and the other members. If you contributed a measure bag or other magical link to the group at your initiation, this ritual would be the time to get such things returned to you.

If your group doesn't have a ritual to separate you from them, you may wish to do one on your own. Think of this as the reverse of an initiation ceremony. While you may not be walking away from a Pagan path, or from the gods of your tradition, you are leaving a group that you have magical ties to. In many cases, severing those magical ties provides a sense of closure for the person who is leaving. You can even do something as simple as making a formal declaration during a solitary ritual, saying, perhaps, "I, Willow, am no longer part of the Three Ravens Coven, and shall perform all rites and rituals as a solitary practitioner in the eyes of the gods, until I am called to do otherwise."

Finally, try whenever possible to leave in a friendly way. Despite misgivings you may have about the group, or conflicts which may have pushed you out, sometimes all we can do is take the higher road as we walk away to the next part of our journey.


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intel corporation has joined the growing list of carbon nanotube researchers looking to replace and/or supplement silicon technologies for use in computing device manufacturing. of course intel has always "looked" into the developments of silicon alternatives, but now the semiconductor manufacturer is seriously looking to understand some of the heat conduction capabilities of the mysterious building blocks. intel is still very committed to silicon based chips for at least the new few generations. most industry analysts see silicon ruling the industry for another 15 years. some see silicon alternatives replacing memory technologies for density purposes, with silicon still being deployed for computation device creation. of course the advanced notions of nanotechnology always appears to be 5-10 years out, so i'm a skeptic for now. but it is nice that intel dollars are now pouring into this research. that's a sure way to get more results. for more information, see the eweek article.
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|others (11:08am est wed jun 01 2005)
i think motorola is trying to use nanotube tech for a new line of displays. – by 1st
|hmmm (5:16pm est wed jun 01 2005)
i am not sure how well carbon tubes will go in a processor… i thought a better way would be to use carbon it's self instead of silicon… but then i guess lithography would be much harder to get done.
anyway… it's weird to see intel looking at alternatives now, only a year or two ago they said silicon was to die for.
– by headley
|moore (7:27pm est wed jun 01 2005)
himself said nanotubes unlikely to replace cmos, that's right. funny to see this blurb. you never know. – by buckyball
|the holy grail (12:11am est thu jun 02 2005)
we've gotta find something, silicon will only make it for awhile with smp variants like multiple-core, sse, mp, etc. something has to replace the current physical medium. i think that carbon nanotubes are the best way if we are to maximize binary computers as far as they can go. after that, quantum calculations are the next level. – by dixoncider
|on the record… (12:35am est thu jun 02 2005)
this is different from intel's (or at least gordon moore's stance earlier): – by nanonut
|wtf (3:18pm est thu jun 02 2005)
lies all lies!!! i work for intel … this is total bs. – by -intel guy


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ANYONE looking to upgrade their cricket gear should pencil into their diary an opportunity to 'try before you buy' – hosted by Serious Cricket at Dummer Cricket Centre.
One of the UK's leading cricket equipment retailers, Serious Cricket's Ultimate Bat Experience Weekend is taking place over two days tomorrow (2pm to 8pm) and Saturday (9am to 2pm).
With the forthcoming cricket season looming on the horizon it will be a chance for players to have a go with trial equipment in the nets using the latest cricket bats, pads, gloves and helmets made by many of the leading manufacturers.
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Sounds crazy, right?
Not so fast. The pressure to eliminate cash — and to turn you and anyone else who prefers it into a presumptive criminal — is growing fast.
Cash — coins and paper money — is only about 10% of the aggregate U.S. money supply, or M2. The rest is just entries on the balance sheets of banks. Nevertheless, plenty of people want to get rid of this remaining bit of real currency.
For example, Kenneth Rogoff, a professor of public policy and economics at Harvard University, recently published an article in the Financial Times headlined, "Paper money is unfit for a world of high crime and low inflation." He proposes that "it is time to consider whether … phasing out currency would address the concern that a significant fraction, particularly of large-denomination notes, appears to be used to facilitate tax evasion and illegal activity."
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Apparently, cash is only of interest to pimps, thieves and fraudsters. But there's more. In a cashless society, governments could easily force people to spend their wealth by decreeing a negative interest rate for all electronic deposits: use it or lose it.
Left-wing economists salivate at the prospect of "privatized Keynesianism." There'd be no need to run government budget deficits to spur economic activity; just force people to spend their own virtual "money." Under a negative interest rate, "money" would be like a hot potato, as each person who receives some in exchange for goods or services tried to spend it as quickly as possible to avoid loss of purchasing power that would come from storing it in a bank.
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Cash allows private peer-to-peer transactions. It decentralizes power in society, and preserves a space where government and corporate elites can't monitor and control everything. That's why, for those elites, cash has simply got to go. And it's why we have to fight for our right to use cash.
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Having Fun With Sound
February 23rd, 2000
For a couple of years I have struggled with the whole concept of sound and wav files as they relate to a computer. Frankly, I never had much success trying to get any of it to work. Getting an iMac has changed that. I haven't gotten any smarter, but my computer has. Therefore, I can finally write about using sound effectively on your Mac.
There are a lot of different options available on the Internet for capturing and using sound. I started with an application that is both simple to use and free. It is the application I used to include the sound in the OneApp Slide Show presentation that I wrote about last week. If you really get into this whole concept of incorporating sound into the things you do, then you can expand your options and the quality of what is available to you beyond a free set up.
The first thing I learned is that our Macs come with an technology called QuickTime that includes an application called QuickTime Player. With QuickTime you can listen to any wav sound that you download by dragging the wav icon over the QuickTime Player icon.
QuickTime Player will automatically open a box that will allow you to click on a start button and listen to your sound of choice. If you don't have the latest version of QuickTime on your older machine you can get it at no cost from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/index.html. You can also purchase an expanded version of QuickTime for $29.99 at this same location. If you are adding a simple Wav sound with no modifications to the OneApp Slide Show, Quick Time Player is all you need. Here's how you do that:
If you want to do other things like modify a sound file in a slide or record sound to be stored on your computer then you will need a second application. The one I am using is called SoundBuilder 2.0.4. It was created by Kenneth W. Arthur, is only 92K, is only for Macs, and runs on any Mac with System 7 or later. You can download it free at http://users.aol.com/kwarthur/sb.html. Once you click on download it will download fairly quickly. When the download is complete you will see an icon like this on your desktop.
Installation Icon
Double click on this icon and a boxcalled an Open and Save dialogue box will open on your screen. Choose where you want to put the program, say in your hard drive, or your Applications folder. Then just click on Extract or Save or whatever language is used on your computer and the program will automatically install and be ready to go. Trash the original (installation) icon as you are finished with it. I suggest that you put an alias on the primary icon on your desktop if it is something you think you will be using a lot. To do this click once on the icon so that it is highlighted and then go to the File Pull-Down Menu and choose Make Alias (or choose the Apple Key and M Key at the same time).
This is a good place to stop and review the steps for checking on the amount of memory allocated to a program because this one will work better for you if you maximize your memory options. Open your hard drive and find the icon for SoundBuilder.
(Make sure the application is not open.). Click once on the icon so that it is highlighted but does not open. Leaving it highlighted, move your cursor to the File Pull-Down Menu and move the cursor down to "Get Info". When you highlight "Get Info" a box will open up to the right that gives you 3 options. (For some items on your computer this step will only give you one option, that of General Information. For instance, try it on your trashcan. You only get one option because you don't have the privilege of changing the memory on your trashcan.) Choose "Memory" and you will get a box that looks like this.
Example of Changing Memory
As you can tell, there is a big difference between the Minimum Size and the Preferred Size. The computer won't let you change the minimum to a number higher than the preferred so make sure to change the preferred first if you want even more memory than is indicated. You can make it anything you want within reason and the limitations of the memory on your machine. The application will run with only the minimum amount of memory, but it will run a lot better if you change the minimum to match the preferred. This is particularly helpful if you have applications that cause your computer to freeze up. I was amazed at how much better my computer would run when I finally learned how to do this. Once you change the minimum number just click on the small box in the upper left corner and the new memory amount will be set. It won't change again for this application unless you go through this process again to change it. Memory changes only effect the application you are working on. One last thing - if you don't have much memory on your computer then only increase memory on applications that you use the most or on one's that seem to cause freezes.
SoundBuilder records, edits and saves sounds. Recording requires that a sound input device (microphone) also be attached to your Mac. Only 8-bit sampled sounds are supported. This program will save and read SND, AIFF, AIFC, WAV and VOC format files as well as SoundBuilder's native format. It will read unknown formats, support stereo sounds, asychronous playback of sounds at 5, 7, 11, 22, or 44 Khz, reverse sounds so they can be played backwards, allow you to cut, copy, paste, clear, and undo editing commands, and zoom in on sections of sounds for easier editing.
To find what Wav sounds are available to you all you have to do is do an internet search using Sherlock or your favorite search engine. However, I will recommend a couple that I found because they each offer lots of options. The first is The Wav Place. The second is The Wav Emporium However, just for grins please go to Wav Files and scroll down to the title dedodedo.wav. Click on it and it will download to your desktop and a small box will appear on your screen.
Sound Box
Click on the middle button and you will hear the sound I included in the slide show. Does that voice sound somewhat familiar to you? It did to me, but I couldn't quite place it.
Open SoundBuilder by clicking on the Icon. Go to the File Pull-Down Menu and choose Import. A second box will open to the right. In that box choose WAV. That will cause another box to open that lists all the documents on your desktop. (Make sure Desktop shows in the top of that box.) Scroll down until you find dedodedo.wav and click on that.
Active Sound Builder File
Now, click on the Pull-Down Menu that says 11Khz and choose 7Khz instead. Recognize that voice now? It's Roger Miller and the sound bite is from a cartoon version of Robin Hood. If you want to modify the sound in any way you can do so, but you have to experiment a bit. Assume you want to remove the laughter at the end. Click in the channel somewhere towards the end of the sound waves. A heavy black line will appear. Grab onto the line and drag it towards the end of the channel. A box will appear and the option of Zoom will be activated in the bottom half of the window. Click on Zoom and the portion of the sound waves that you have chosen will be enlarged. From there you can use the Edit Pull-Down Menu to make changes in the sound.
If you have a microphone you can record your own sounds by choosing Record Sound under the Options Pull-Down Menu. You can also use this same tool to record from a CD or a floppy disk. From there you can experiment to your hearts delight. You should even be able to make your own start up and shut down sounds.
If you have any tips, suggestions, or other comments about this, or any other Mac topics, send them to me so that I can share them with other readers.
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Clarke predicting tough test
Darren Clarke is predicting the revamped Wentworth will prove a tough test at this week's BMW PGA Championship.
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Darren Clarke is looking to build on his recent return to form at this week's BMW PGA Championship but is predicting the revamped Wentworth will prove a tough test.
The Surrey lay-out underwent £6.5million worth of changes ahead of last year's tournament, but not all were well-received.
As a result a few more tweaks were made prior to this year's showpiece, most notably at the par-five 18th.
With a river and elevated green scaring many players away from going for the putting surface in two at the closing hole last year, further changes have been implemented with organisers hopeful they will add more excitement.
Clarke acknowledged the changes but feels it is the weather that could provide the course's biggest defence with strong winds predicted this week.
"They've changed the green at eight where it was very, very severe and 18 I don't think enough guys went for it in two so I believe they've enlarged both of them a little bit," he told Sky Sports News.
"But I believe the forecast we've been given so far it is that it's going to be windy all week so Wentworth playing firm, fast with the new challenge that it is will be very tough."
Stellar field
Long regarded as the flagship event of the European Tour season, Clarke hailed the superb turnout for the tournament with all four current major champions in a stellar field.
Indeed, the Ulsterman - who got back into the winner's circle in Mallorca a couple of weeks ago - feels it is a golden period for the European Tour.
"I think if you look at the field here, the field is probably stronger than at TPC (Sawgrass)," he added.
"It just shows how far the European Tour has come, it's a great time for the European Tour right now."
And Clarke also had some words of advice for American commentators who had questioned the validity of the world rankings system which currently sees five Europeans in the top six places, including places one, two and three.
"There's always an easy answer and one that was given to me a few years ago was, play better!" he declared.
"Just play better and get more points, that's what the Europeans have been doing, but I'm sure it's going to swing around at some stage and the Americans have a fantastic tour over there as well. But right now we have the majority of the best players in the world which is brilliant."


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Malabo - Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema looked to extend his 30-year rule over the central African oil nation on Sunday in a poll widely criticised for falling short of democratic standards.
Obiang himself was quoted before the election as boasting he would better his 2002 score of 97.1%. He is seen pursuing his goal of transforming the tiny country of 650 000 into an energy major, despite mounting human rights concerns.
"In recent weeks it (the government) has stifled and harassed the country's beleaguered political opposition ... (and) imposed serious constraints on international observers," New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement.
"There is no credible opposition to speak of," IHS Global Insight analyst Kissy Agyeman-Togobo said of the lack of serious rivals to Obiang's ruling PDGE party in the election. First results are due later on Sunday.
"Obiang is assured victory, perhaps even increasing upon his 2002 win," Agyeman-Togobo added in a commentary.
An eyewitness in the capital Malabo said turnout appeared weak. Soldiers guarded polling stations, some of which had not seen any voters by late morning. Many streets were empty after a temporary ban on car travel was imposed this week.
In Malabo, a source close to the international observation mission noted that few if any foreign media had been allowed into the country to cover the election.
Obiang came to power in a 1979 palace coup and has faced growing criticism that the country's vast oil wealth has not improved the lot of its citizens.
The country was ranked 12th from bottom in this year's survey of perceptions of corruption in 180 countries published by Berlin-based Transparency International.
While oil production has slipped from peaks of over 350 000 barrels per day as some fields mature, Obiang's drive to turn Equatorial Guinea into a major energy player has met some degree of success.
US firms such as Exxon Mobil have dominated the sector, but it has caught the eye of European energy firms such as Germany's E.ON Ruhrgas and Spain's Union Fenosa with plans to double natural gas exports in five years.
Despite his firm grip of the country, Obiang has faced several threats from abroad, including a 2004 coup attempt by mercenaries led by former British special forces officer Simon Mann. Earlier this year seaborne gunmen attacked his palace.


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Birds do it. Bees do it. Apparently, Barbies do it. And the Reporter has been doing it since 1999. It's our annual celebration of all things love and sex neatly rolled into one safe and sterile package (nasty paper cuts notwithstanding). Parting from our Rorschach-inspired cover image, this year we're taking a different approach. From Freud to Kinsey to Craigslist, the arc of human sexuality is an ample one. One filled with gray areas that are often left to interpretation and make up this butterflies-in-our-stomachs, stick-substances-in-our-hand-towels know as l'amour.
Alice Ladas knows a thing or two about the subject. She's referred to as the G spot pioneer and still practices in our own backyard. Interested in knowing who the fastest growing demographic in porn-buying is? NMSU sociologist Kassia Wosick has the surprising answer. Planning the perfect V-Day movie night? David Riedel tells you which titles to avoid like the clap. Also, find out about the science behind sex toys, and after you chose the perfect one for you, pair it with the perfect personal lubricant.
Phew...is it hot in here or is it just the beginning stages of adropause?
-Enrique Limón


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Support » Networking WordPress » multiple authors to claim a task
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Hi everyone
I am running a website with wp with multiple authors and I usually assign them individually an article to write.
I would like to change this and I would like to just publish the article subject and let each user claim it. First comes first served.
The author that claim the article will have few days to complete it and in the meantime the article will look as "assigned".
does it exist a plugin that can do that?


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My big outing this past week was to the new Kroger in Madison. I'm told it's the biggest one in Mississippi. It's over the top big, and it's fancy. Lots of fancy fake stonework out front. Big pots of mums on the sidewalk. A site to behold.
I don't live in Madison, but this seemed to be the place to be that Saturday. We were greeted at the door by dignitaries handing out maps of the store layout. I had planned to do some grocery shopping while I was there, but it was too crowded. The produce section was a mob scene, and there was a line at the sushi counter. Forget trying to order anything at the butcher counter. They were three deep.
After getting through all the specialty counters and the bakery, we headed into the main part of the store. It looked like every other grocery store I'd ever been in, just bigger. Not much way to make toilet paper and laundry detergent look glamorous. After spending 15 minutes wandering around, we headed back to the car.
The parking lot looked like the bumper car ride at the fair. I had a few near misses just backing out of my space, and I was lucky to get out of there with my tail lights intact!
Yes, that Madison Kroger is a site to behold, but it reminded me of something. I just couldn't put my finger on it. As I headed back down Highway 51 past the CVS Pharmacy with the Corinthian columns, it hit me. This was just like DisneyWorld. I guess that's fine, if you like that sort of thing. Just made me miss Jitney 14.
Nancy Lottridge Anderson, Ph.D., CFA, is president of New Perspectives Inc. in Ridgeland — (601) 991-3158. She is also an assistant professor of finance at Mississippi College. Her e-mail address is email@example.com, and her website is www.newper.com.


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Lightning has struck twice at the Royal Albert Hall, where a mere 24 hours after a stupendous concert performance of his opera Salome, Richard Strauss's 150th birthday has again been honoured by an equally overwhelming account of his Elektra – in which the unhinged princess of that name vows revenge on her mother Clytemnestra for murdering her father Agamemnon.
The revelation of the evening was Semyon Bychkov's conducting. His approach reminded me of an anecdote about his great predecessor Carlos Kleiber who reputedly instructed the Covent Garden orchestra to play this music "as though it was The Mikado" – in other words, with a light touch and crisp precision.
Most conductors treat Elektra as though it was made of solid marble; like Kleiber, Bychkov knows that the score is constituted of so much more – silk and velvet, as well as diamonds and rubies. Teasing out the details, he made its thousands of notes glitter and shimmer, while never losing its taut narrative thread.
Attentive to the fact that Hofmannsthal's text makes this the wordiest and most psychologically complex of operas, Bychkov kept the orchestral volume on a tight rein and gave primacy to the singers. Only at a few key moments – the curse on Elektra's faint-hearted sister Chrysothemis, Elektra's dance of death – was the BBC Symphony Orchestra licensed to let rip, with devastating results.
Christine Goerke had already triumphed in the magnificent but exhausting title-role at Covent Garden last autumn, but here she was even more enthralling: every note perfectly placed and accurately pitched, and the character's guile and ruthlessness as well as her rage and lunacy vividly portrayed. In the climax of the scene with her mother, the recognition of Orestes and her final collapse, her singing was quite simply awe-inspiring in its physical power.
With Felicity Palmer's stunning Clytemnestra, she had met her match: a woman both monstrous and vulnerable, possessed by demons yet desperate to find rest. It's impossible to believe that this unique mezzo-soprano turned seventy this year: her vocalising has the expressive assurance and tonal steadiness of someone thirty years younger – and she looks terrific too.
Gunn-Brit Barkmin's sympathetic but less than secure Chrysothemis could only seem insipid in the face of these two formidable forces; and if Johan Reuter's sterling Orestes barely registered, that is because this is essentially an opera which explores what happens when men go absent and the slippery but visceral relationship of mother and daughter becomes the family battleground.


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Brexit: A First Take At What We Are Watching
On June 24th, the Brexit vote in the UK was the shot heard around the world. Shortly after the public vote, the investment community voted and the initial shock was unpleasant. In Figure 1, we show the equity market reaction on June 24th for specific companies and sectors as a proxy of initial Brexit exposure. We have also identified a working list of implications for payments industry stakeholders that we will be monitoring as the situation continues to unfold. To state the obvious, there are more questions than answers at this time, but the implications are potentially far-reaching. It remains to be seen how the Brexit implementation will impact, for example, the FinTech startup community in the UK as a result of loss of access to the EU market, how the regulatory environment affecting payment companies may change, or how the card schemes driving switching, interchange rates, and scheme fees may be forced to adopt new classifications for transactions between the UK and EU.
Figure 1: Impact of the Brexit Vote on Share Price Returns on June 24, 2016
Source: Yahoo! Finance, Irish Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Wall Street Journal.
|For a more detailed read on our initial perspective, please see our News Bulletin: Brexit and Payments.
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Picturing history: Nauvoo archaeological digs
DUPDaze Bakersfield, CAAug. 15, 2013 8:07 a.m.
As a 6th generation Mormon and DUP member, (Daughter of the Utah Pioneers), I am interested in preserving my heritage. I love visiting the museums and historical sites, and I appreciate the extensive time and monies spent on their preservation. My grandmother (1899-1995) enthralled us with many stories of sacrifice and bravery.
She and my grandfather had eleven children and a very adventurous life. They also instilled the values of honesty and integrity in their large family. They openly spoke of the ups and downs of polygamy, the frontier life and the not-so-pretty aspects of our heritage.
Because of their honesty and eye witness accounts of the full spectrum of the settler days, they would have also encouraged the same amount of passion and detail be applied to the preservation of the site and graves at Mountain Meadows.
I look forward to a story on those efforts in the future.


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Halloween Look of the Day: Freddy Krueger
Oh, the terror! Ms penny Lane's modified Freddy Krueger costume is simultaneously sexy and scary. For an extra spooky appeal, she sliced and shredded her top and stockings. One, two, Freddy's comin' for you . . .
Here's what she has on:
- Top: Ahh's
- Stockings: Ahh's
- Booties: Alice and Olivia for Payless
- Purse: Unknown
- Mask: Ahh's
- Hat: Unknown
Congrats to Ms penny Lane!
Everyone else, submit your costumes and I might feature you on FabSugar!


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Cardiff by the Sea, CA, October 27 – Professional snowboarder, artist, friend, son, brother Jeff Anderson was born on November 2nd, 1979. What would have been his 24th birthday is coming upon us this Sunday and we would like to ask you to celebrate in honor of Jeffy.
Jeff passed away in February of 2003 in Japan leaving the snowboarding industry in shock. Jeff was everyone's little brother, friend, confidant, down-for-the-cause type of guy. He wore his heart on his sleeve and rode with the same passion to which he lived every day of his life. We ask that everyone recognize Jeff's birthday this Sunday in your own way. We know Jeff is smiling down upon us as we celebrate his amazing life.
The Jeff Anderson Memorial Foundation is raising funds to build a public skateboard park in his home town of Mammoth Lakes, California. Fundraising efforts will be held at the January 2004 ASR tradeshow in San Diego, California and the 2004 SIA Las Vegas, Nevada tradeshow.
Donations can be sent to : The Jeff Anderson Memorial Fund c/o Mammoth Lake Foundation 100 College Parkway, PO Box 1815 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546-1815
For more information about the life and achievements of Jeff Anderson and his memorial fund, please contact Susan Izzo at (760) 487-1208 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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What are the cons?
This is a gorgeous morning glory all on it's own. But if you plant it with another color of morning glory--I planted it with dark purple-blue--next year you will get hybrids. Lots of double dark purple-blue morning glories. What shall I try it with next?
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Hartford police are investigating after a double fatal accident late Friday night.
Police said they were in the area of Main Street and Cleveland Avenue when they heard a loud explosion and saw a car engulfed in flames in a dirt parking lot near the intersection of Main and Windsor Streets.
One male victim was found badly burned inside the vehicle. A second male victim was discovered on the sidewalk near the car. Both were pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
A witness told police that she saw the car recklessly speed past her on the wrong side of the road, then heard the crash.
Police said surveillance video from a nearby business shows the car speeding through the intersection traveling against the flow of traffic, hitting the curb, flipping over and exploding.
The victims have not yet been identified.
Police are still investigating to determine the cause of the crash but said they believe speed was a contributing factor.
Anyone with information is asked to call Hartford police at 860-527-6300.


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Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium
Age: 29; Ryder Cups: 0; World rank: 35
First Belgian to represent Europe is statistically the longest hitter on either side at Medinah, averaging 318 yards per drive
Luke Donald, England
Age: 34; Ryder Cups: 3; World rank: 3
Closest thing to a Chicago native on either side, having lived there for 15 years. Never lost a Ryder Cup, missing Valhalla in 2008
Sergio García, Spain
Age: 32; Ryder Cups: 5; World rank: 19
Raring to go after missing out in 2010; has never lost a foursomes match and loves Medinah after almost winning US PGA in 1999
Peter Hanson, Sweden
Age: 34; Ryder Cups: 1; World rank: 25
Bubba Watson won but Hanson led Masters going into the final day this year; lost two of three matches on 2010 Ryder Cup debut
Martin Kaymer, Germany
Age: 27; Ryder Cups: 1; World rank: 32
Former world No1 bang out of form and lucky to make team. Won 2½ points at Celtic Manor before losing to Dustin Johnson in singles
Paul Lawrie, Scotland
Age: 43; Ryder Cups: 1; World rank: 28
Hasn't featured in a Ryder Cup since 1999. Also the oldest member of the European team by four years
Graeme McDowell, N Ireland
Age: 33; Ryder Cups: 2; World rank: 18
G-Mac sank winning putt at Celtic Manor in 2010, won the US Open the same year. Has a US girlfriend, interior designer Kristin Stape
Rory McIlroy, N Ireland
Age: 23; Ryder Cups: 1; World rank: 1
Having won US PGA, golden boy of golf has spent the week saying he doesn't mind "being targeted" or wearing a "bullseye on his back"
Francesco Molinari, Italy
Age: 30; Ryder Cups: 1; World rank: 31
First appearance was on winning European side in Wales two years ago; has sworn off Twitter for duration of 2012 event
Ian Poulter, England
Age: 36; Ryder Cups: 3; World rank: 26
Likely to attract ire of US crowds this weekend after saying Europeans needed to fist pump and go bananas every time they hole a putt
Justin Rose, England
Age: 32; Ryder Cups: 1; World rank: 5
Another who missed out last time around; has an impressive Ryder Cup record with three points from a possible four in losing team in 2008
Lee Westwood,
Age: 29; Ryder Cups: 7; World rank: 4
Has won five of the seven Ryder Cups he's contested; last time in the States was accosted by US fan dressed as a ghost who yelled boo at him


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" Actors: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson / Director: Harmony Korine / Studio: Universal Pictures UK / DVD Release Date: 12 Aug 2013 / Run Time: 93 minutes "
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Found this movie thoroughly entertaining, although towards the end it entered the realms of the very bizarre!
Initially, I was thinking 5/10 this movie was was a standard "Oh we are teenagers from the USA, let us go on Spring Break holiday, drink a lot of alcohol and experiment with drugs as we are still young", encapsulating the friendship of 4 girls, and their desperate desire to travel for Spring Break. So, what do they do? They rob a restaurant with no great plan, not very convincing disguises but in the end, it works out for them.
The film starts getting weird once they get sentenced to jail, then get bailed out by a local rapper. He then entices them to spend time with him, in return for their bail however, Faith leaves swiftly following her instinct not to trust him. The other 3 girls remain, and join his gang of convicts.
Vanessa Hudgens delivers an excellent display of acting and portrays her character the best, and is so damn sexy its unreal!
The action scene at the end had a twist at the very beginning of it, and stunned me throughout.
Overall, I enjoyed how the movie was filmed, with the voice-overs of the characters and the flashbacks, however, it was strange how the rapper allowed the people to leave so easily, despite him paying their bail. In the final action scene the two masked girls never had to reload their automatic pistols once, which kind of made me think "Well, that is a very large chamber". The unique twists within the movie is why I rated it so highly, I was watching expecting a cliche, and I was greeted with another change in the story, which was a very welcome difference to normal films of this caliber.
What happens when a former Disney Princess decide to break away from the house of mouse for good? Apparently they thrown themselves into a hedonistic mix of sex, drugs, crime spree's and pink balaclava's, or so it would seem with this latest offering from indie maverick Harmony Korine.
Trashing their prom dresses Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical 1-3) and Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place) join Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine as a group of party loving college girls and lifelong friends. However when Candy (Hudgens), Brit (Benson) and Cotty (Korine) decide to rob a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation to Florida it only marks the beginning of their downward spiral into a life of crime that the group soon find themselves in and one which devout Christian Faith (Gomez) soon also finds herself drawn into as she overlooks her friends actions and joins them on their trip to Florida. It is while in Florida though that the girls soon find themselves drawn into the crime ring of Russian rapper and wannabe gangster Alien (James Franco).
Released under an onslaught of publicity stills of the female cast members in their bikini's, this film seemingly had a blink and you miss it cinema release, meaning that it has taken an art society (yes they seemingly want to see young girls in bikini's too) screening for me to eventually see this film, which far from generated the kind of buzz I think the studio was expecting judging by the amount of publicity it was given ahead of its release. At the same time it is hard to place exactly what this film should be classed as seeing how at its heart it's a crime thriller, yet director Korine still refuses to give up on his indie and experimental film making roots, as with the amount of bare flesh and drunken debauchery on show it would seem as if he has chosen to cross the film with a "Girls Gone Wild" video, while frequently shooting from the hip or like a stretched out and overly glossy music video. Korine though at this point in his career clearly knows films appeal to the few rather than the mainstream, even though this is miles closer to the mainstream than any of his previous films, it will no doubt still have all the feelings of a celluloid migraine for most movie goers.
Essentially re-rooting his breakout script for "Kids" (memorably directed by cinema's l'enfant terrible Larry Clarke) from the poverty and grime of New York to the luminous bright lights and sun soaked beaches of Florida. Like "Kids" the script feels largely improv, especially with Franco's hip hop caricature Alien, who seems to embody the gangsta rap life style complete with glittering grill and cornrows in what is certainly an interesting look for Franco who is white as the driven snow and whom here continues his on going mission to rack to appear in as many surprising rolls as possible. Still here he certainly seems to be having a blast largely improving such a random character, who when not making his continual brags about money, guns or even having Scarface on repeat can be found frequently snarling out the words "Spring Breakkkk" and "Bitches" every other word. The girls meanwhile suffer from paper thin character development to say the least, with Faith perhaps being the most developed of the foursome as we see her frequently being conflicted by the lure of the party life style and the desire to be a good Christian, with the film opening to her taking part in a youth Christian group (led by TNA wrestler & founder Jeff Jarrett in a fun cameo appearance), while here she seems to be already questioning the mean of her faith, something which only further challenged when she arrives in Florida and finds herself amerced in the party lifestyle, especially as her friends are seemingly on a quest to keep the party going at no matter what cost.
While it might seem like stunt casting by using both Gomez and Hudgen's here they prove themselves not afraid to act out of their comfort zone, especially in the case of Hudgen's who continues on to break away from her clean cut image, having previously shown her feisty side in Zack Snyder's cult favourite "Sucker Punch", only kicks it up another notch here as one of the main instigators in the girls downward spiral. Sadly while all the girls might give adequate performances, there is still a sense of shallowness to the film, similar to how it ultimately portrays the so called Gangsta lifestyle and is only added to by the lack of development for any of their characters and essentially leaving them more often than not to play of their womanly charms than anything close to flexing their acting muscles.
The soundtrack is largely a mixture of electro / dance music by Skrillex with the occasional dash of gangster rap and while I can't say that it really did much for me, it still worked well with the film, especially when Korine seems to be actively editing the film around the soundtrack, often giving it a glossy music video feel as a result, alas a music video featuring copious bouncing naked breasts and obscene alcohol consumption being shot in slow motion, but then isn't this essentially what spring break is about...or so I gather coming from a English (and hence spring breakless) perspective.
While it might be easy to write this film off as being a lot of style and very little substance, Korine has still somehow managed to craft a film which is none the less engrossing, as he pulls a trick non to dismilar to the one Sofia Coppola did with "Lost in Translation", although his execution is perhaps done with a more sleazier edge to it but this film like Coppola's is one were essentially nothing really happens as Korine seems frequently to be just stringing together random scenes of improv and stylised violence alongside those of partying youths. However it is amongst these random scenes of excess and partying that we also get a number of memorable scenes including Alien playing a stripped down version of Brittany Spears's "Everytime" on his poolside piano while Candy, Brit and Cotty dance around while welding shotguns and dressed in their trademark pink balaclavas which at the same time make this far from an unsatisfying viewing experience if ultimately a hollow one.
I heard a lot about this movie leading up to it's realese. In fact when it was being made I was hearing a lot of talk about it being edgy and a little controversial so from then it was a movie i was looking forward to seeing. The movie features a very unlikely cast Spiderman James Franco, Disney stars Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudges, Rapper Gucci Mane, Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson and the directors Wife Racheal Korine. The cast I though was a little mix and match and wandered how it would work especially this type of movie.
The movie is about 4 girls brit, cotty, candy and faith that are desperately eager to go on spring break and get away from their town and have a fresh break. The girls have not saved up enough money so they rob a chicken shop to get the money to attend this years spring break in Florida.
Once they get to spring break they party and have fun and even start to dream about what it would be like if they never went back to there home town. It is on their wild party adventures that the girls get arrested and end up stuck in jail because they don't have enough money to bail themselves out.
The girls are released when Alien a gangster rapper pays to bail them out and takes them under his wing. Alien takes these girls to some dark places of drugs, money, crime and robbery. It's here when you start to see that these girls may not all be as bad as each other when they one by one start to go home when the crime life becomes to much for them.
My Thoughts
I thought this movie was brilliant and pushed so many boundaries which made it even better. Yes the plot was very weak but this movie explored things that not many other movies have done before. One thing that I like was the fact that the cast was a complete mash up and had a little bit of everything to bring something completely different to the market. I loved that these 4 main characters had young fan base backgrounds and had never did anything like this before which made the movie more entertaining and shocking rather than having the usual suspects play these roles.
Faith played by Selena Gomez was the least enjoyable role for me. I think that considering Selena Gomez has been promoting the movie heavily I thought she would have been the biggest rebel of the movie. In fact she plays a character that goes to church and is the good girl of the group. She stepped out of her comfort zone a little but the way the talk of the movie was going I thought I would have seen a lot more from her.
Vanessa Hudgens & Ashley Benson play the characters Brit and Candy and I think they were absolutely superb in this movie. Of the 4 girls these two where the most crazy and a little psychopathic. In general their performances were very good and they pulled off being gangster chicks and broke away from their good girls public images the most.
The only person I would say could have acted a little better was Gucci Mane. I felt that half the time he showed very little emotion and his acting was pretty flat.
The little plot that was evident is the rivalry between Alien and a childhood friend Big Arch. This I thought was not very original because in gangster movies like these it is almost always someone taking something of someone else's what causes the drama in the movie. In this case it was Alien taking over Big Archs turf and making all the money.
What made the movie for me was the editing style. The moving is all dream like and surreal which I always like in a movie. The movie contains a number of voice overs which isn't always clear at first but by the end of the movie it all sort of makes sense. This is also the case with the way the footage was edited. There was a moment when a bloody finger appeared on a piano in the scene where Alien takes brit and candy to his room and shows them his gun collection and starts waving them around. I initially thought someone would get shot at that point but that actually scene was further in the movie. I really liked that sort of thing throughout the movie it was good and kept me guessing.
This movie has a lot of nudity, sex and a ridiculous amount of swearing in this movie. The nudity and sex was necessary since spring break is all about sex, drugs, alcohol and letting loose for most who go to spring break. In fact most of the party scenes were actually shot in the middle of an actual spring break so it is no lies and exactly what you would expect. I think for most parents who watched this they would probably never want their kids to go on spring break again since those scenes were real life. I do they have glamorised the whole negative side to spring break because I doubt everyone spends there spring break in the way that is seen in the movie. Also I think that just violence and crime in general has been glamorised here in this movie because usually there is some sort of consequence in movies like this even if just a small one and in this the girls are winners all the way.
A negative about this movie is that this is suppose to be a drama about gangsters and crime but yet Britney Spears songs are sung on more than one occasion by the cast. I think that was completely out of place for this movie and some other song choices for them to sing to fit the genre would have been better. The characters singing along to Britney did make me giggle though because it was quite funny especially James Franco singing as Alien.
Overall I think that although the plot is very weak and practically has no substance whatsoever I still think the movie is good. The movie is constantly shocking you with something new and that keeps you watching. The surreal style of the movie also kept me watching. I think because the actors chosen are the opposite of the roles they played that also made it a good watch seeing these transformation. This movie has some heavy situations in it so I wouldn't recommend this for the faint hearted.
After watching this movie I had the sound of James Francos character saying "Spring Break, Spring Break Forever" stuck in my head for days because it was just creepy. I have been saying to everyone that this movie is weird but I still loved it.
I saw a trailer for this film and concluded that it was a chick flick with a twist...I couldn't have been more wrong as I found out when I went watching it last week with a friend. It was released in the UK on 05 April 2013 and is directed by and written by Harmony Korine.
The film is about four college girls (Faith - Selena Gomez, Brit - Ashley Benson, Candy - Vanessa Hudgens & Cotty - Rachel Korine) who are determined to go to Florida on 'spring break' vacation. They are so determined that when they realise they don't have enough money they rob a takeaway to get the extra money. They make it to Florida and are having the time of their lives, until a party they are attending gets busted by police and they are arrested.
They are given the option of an extended sentence or paying their way out which of course they can't afford. Yet Alien (James Franco) a local rapper and gangster who saw the girls at the party and witnessed their arrest, bails them out.
The girls immediately start spending time with Alien yet Faith, who is the most timid of the girls and has a religious background, quickly becomes afraid of Alien and his friends and decides to go home. However the other three girls move in with Alien and become part of his gang, performing robberies and violent break-ins. They soon learn of his rival Big Arch (Gucci Mane) and conflict begins between the two gangs. Things escalate from here and the girls get involved too deep...
**My Opinion**
Well this is a difficult one...the first thing I remember when I think of the movie was how shocking it was. Its pushes the boundaries to the very extreme in terms of sexual, violent and drug related content. I'm not that much of a prude yet some of the scenes made me cringe and I'm amazed the actors involved (James Franco) were willing to be part of them! I'm not sure if this observation is a criticism or not, as it really was fun (and funny) to watch and the shock factor made watching it quite enjoyable as you just didn't know what was going to happen next, and how far it would push the boundaries.
Yet at the same time I felt slightly disturbed by the content and the fact that it is presented in an approving nature almost making the viewer think that it is ok to break the law and that you will probably get away with it. They seem to get away with everything scot-free (bar the arrest at the house party) including quite serious crimes where evidence is blatantly left behind. There are no consequences in the film or repercussions. I'm not saying that the film should be a lesson where the viewer learns that you can't get away with crime, it's been given an 18 rating so viewers should know better than to copy it, yet if anything it just felt unrealistic that they never got caught.
I also felt like it glamourized violence...I know to some extent all films do this, as we so often see the 'good guy' using violence to save the day. Yet this film glamourized it in a more unsettling way, by giving us these 4 young girls who are having the time of their life being part of a gang and don't seem to have a care in the world...and getting away with it at the same time. This just didn't sit well with me and came across as unrealistic and irresponsible. Yet again I can't deny that it was entertaining to watch.
The plot itself was also quite none existent. As I've detailed above really not a lot happens other than 4 college girls go to Florida and get involved with the wrong gang. The majority of the film is taken up by them being on spring break and just having a good time, going partying and having a laugh. I don't think the film particularly cares about the plot and instead plays on the shock factor and the simple fact that these girls are going off the rails. I would have preferred it if there had been more to the plot and if the film had created a few more happenings. Once I'd got over the initial shock of the spring break culture and the direction the girls were going in I soon became bored of the whole film and felt like I was watching a reality TV show.
Another thing missing in this film was that it didn't encourage the viewer to relate to the characters as such or feel for them. It rarely gives an insight into the actual thoughts of the characters and we rarely witness any emotion or honesty from them. Therefore I never particularly felt sorry for anyone or even understood fully why they were doing what they were doing. So for that reason I didn't really care for the outcome and wasn't bothered what became of anyone. This was a shame as I usually prefer to relate to the characters to some extent and root for them, yet I wondered if the film kept the viewer detached deliberately to keep with the disorientation theme.
The most notable element of the film was the production and effects. There is major editing going on in this film and it works brilliantly to give you that claustrophobic feeling and mimic the effects of drugs. I actually found it quite unnerving at times watching the film and it was a result of the editing. It gives you flashing and blurred imagery and odd camera angles that make you feel like you're drunk. It also jumps from one scene to another then back to disorientate the viewer. I was really impressed with this and thought it added to the film and made up slightly for the lack of plot. The soundtrack was also very good, whilst at the parties the music is rap and R&B, but during the more serious scenes there are some really nice orchestral dance mixes which gave a serious sombre tone but without going too far away from the genre. These really complimented certain scenes and brought them to life.
I wasn't expecting much from the acting. I've never heard of Ashley Benson or Rachel Korine (wife of the director) and thought of Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens as Disney actresses who wouldn't have much to offer in a more grown up film. But actually all four actresses were quite good and held their own within the film. Some of the scenes were so bizarre and it must have been quite difficult to hold the character but they do this well.
James Franco was brilliant in this film. I've seen him a few films and thought he was good but nothing memorable, whereas in this he creates a really unique character and pulls it off really well. His character is bad but with a softer, more needy side which comes out. Alien is also very creepy especially when he first comes across the girls and he does well at portraying this and the perverted way he plays the character made me cringe at times as he came across so grim and dodgy. He also looked unrecognisable and didn't even sound like his usual self, so all round he did a great job.
The film focuses entirely on these characters, and any other actors within the film are merely in the background and barely have any lines, therefore I can't really give any opinion on the rest of the cast.
**Overall Opinion**
I'm still unsure on my final verdict of this film. What I will say is that it lacks in plot-based substance yet attempts (mainly successfully) to make up for it with masses of controversial scenes and concepts. This worked to some extent but at times, particularly during the middle of the film, this wasn't enough and a decent plot or additional happenings were needed. The film is disturbing in many ways and offensive, yet it seems to do this deliberately and it seems this was the intention, therefore it feels wrong to criticise it based on this.
The acting is very strong and the production and editing is superb and makes the film enjoyable to watch. I doubt I would watch this again as the initial shock factor would then be gone and I doubt there would be much left to enjoy about it. I wouldn't recommend watching this if in general, particularly if you're in a serious mood, yet if you feel like something a bit controversial and different it may be worth a try.


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Have you ever felt like you have nothing else to give? Dry to the bone. I've been feeling like that lately. I read these words from Oswald Chambers a couple of days ago and I realized, God doesn't promise that we will feel like "rivers of living water". He promises that, in fact, we will be. I'm counting on this! Believing God's word and not my feelings. I'm believing that He flows through me regardless of my circumstances or my feelings.
He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. John 7:38 KJV
A river touches places of which its source knows nothing, and Jesus says if we have received of His fullness, however small the visible measure of our lives, out of us will flow the rivers that will bless to the uttermost parts of the earth. We have nothing to do with the outflow - "This is the work of God that ye believe…" God rarely allows a soul to see how great a blessing he is.
A river is victoriously persistent, it overcomes all barriers. for awhile it goes steadily on its course, then it comes to an obstacle and for a while it is baulked, but it soon makes a pathway round the obstacle. Or a river will drop out of sight for miles, and presently emerge again broader and grander than ever. You can see God using some lives, but into your life an obstacle has come and you do not seem to be of any use. Keep paying attention to the Source, and God will either take you round the obstacle or remove it. The river of the Spirit of God overcomes all obstacles. Never get your eyes on the obstacle or on the difficulty. The obstacle is a matter of indifference to the river which will flow steadily through you if you remember to keep right at the Source. Never allow anything to come between yourself and Jesus Christ, no emotion, or experience; nothing must keep you from the one great sovereign Source.
Think of the healing and far-flung rivers nursing themselves in our souls! God has been opening up marvelous truths to our minds, and every point He has opened up is an indication of the wider power of the river He will flow through us. If you believe in Jesus, you will find that God has nourished in you mighty torrents of blessing for others.
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The St. Clair Fire Protection District has joined other local entities in seeking to save money by using solar energy to power its facilities.
During a late October meeting, the fire district's board of directors voted to partner with Missouri Solar Applications on 25-kilowatt solar electricity systems at Houses 1 and 2 and 6.48-kilowatt systems at Houses 3 and 4 as well as a lighting energy-efficient program at each.
Board President Robin Jobe and Treasurer Dave Berkel confirmed the decision to The Missourian.
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But according to information provided by the fire district, plans are to lease solar arrays from Missouri Solar for Houses 1 and 2 and purchase units for Houses 3 and 4.
The proposals call for each of the stations to save thousands of dollars annually by converting to solar arrays and receiving a lighting maintenance upgrade through Missouri Solar Apps.
At House 1 under a lease agreement, that annual savings is estimated to be about $6,840.
The lease is for 20 years and will cost the district $2,500 per year with an annual 2 percent increase annually.
At the end of the 20 years, the fire district can renew the lease, cancel it or purchase the array outright.
Under the lighting improvement pact, MSA will receive an annual fixed lease payment of $2,972 for seven years. The district will own the equipment at the end of that time period.
There was no detailed paperwork available from the fire district for House 2 in Lonedell, but estimated annual energy production and savings were similar to House 1.
At Houses 3 and 4, information lists the total system price for both the solar and lighting systems at $33,360. Ameren rebates take off $12,960 at both locations, leaving a net figure of $20,400.
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… it just wears me out.
We're almost done with this term from Hell, though– I gave the final exam for one of my two classes this morning, and the other will be on Monday, so I'll make a final decision next week. In the meantime, though, here's a cute Family Blogging shot to tide you all over:
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Daggerfall talk:The Lost Artifact
Since I have installed the CompUSA Special Edition Patch and DFQFIX, the "Army of the Undead" quest was indeed replaced twice by "The lost Artifact". The first time, I was tasked to find the Staff of Magnus and the second time, it was the Amulet of theNecromancer. The quest worked until the very end: each time, I found an object that was confirmed to be the artifact when I looked at it, but when I tried to take it:
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-Most important, the artifact is nowhere to be found in my inventory.
I do not know yet if the quest works for Chrysamere. Does anyone know where the problem could come from and how to fix it?
- There is a fix which corrects this issue, it will be released in the next version of DFQFIX (v2.6). The original quests, from which I built the patches, and the patched quests are processed differently by the game. This causes this situation, although it's no bug in the traditional way. I've tested almost all patched quest before I release them, but sometimes, when there are only marginal corrections done to quests. it is a very time consuming quest and in case the quest-code looks alright no testing is done. In theory such a patched quest should work perfectly, however the game has sometimes a mind of its own.
- If you don't want to do the whole quest again, which I can understand, use the game-cheats to complete the quest quickly once the new patch has been released.--PLRDLF 03:07, 5 March 2010 (UTC)