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Race: Men
Faction: Barbarian (formerly Unaroyal)
Class: Caster (Carnymancer)
Proposed Canon
First Mention: First Intermission 43 First Appearance: LIAB 57
Jeftichew (as spelled by Queen Bea in First Intermission 43), or Jefftichew, also going by "Jojo" (as he introduces himself in LIAB 62), is a Carnymancer formerly in the service of Unaroyal, now residing in the Magic Kingdom. Jeftichew is also the caster hiding behind the Gobwin Knob portal when Parson Gotti enters the Magic Kingdom,Erf-b2-p60 and who confronts him in the tunnel excavated by Sizemore under Portal Park.Erf-b2-p62 Note that Jeftichew's white eye color is identical to Sylvia's, a former Unaroyal unit.
Before he was released to the Magic Kingdom by Queen Bea he pledged to work only for royal sides.
He was first seen in LIAB 57:9 next to the orange portal in the background when Sizemore encounters Janis and Marie, and in LIAB 57:13 he is looking back at the trio as they walk away. His next appearance was in LIAB 60 (LIAB 60:4, LIAB 60:7 and LIAB 60:8) where he is waiting behind Gobwin Knob's portal for Parson Gotti's second entrance to the Magic Kingdom. In LIAB 61 (LIAB 61:12 and LIAB 61:13) he is seen chasing Parson through the "underground passage" Sizemore created for Parson.
The earliest turn that he is seen is when he was involved in healing Sylvia when she, a level 1 stabber, was burnt in a city when they both were Unaroyal units. LIAB 86
Jeftichew appears to be working with Charlie to neutralize Parson Gotti.
While a caster, the extent of Jojo's Mojo is not yet clear, however it isn't trivial.
Real World References
Fedor Jeftichew was a 19th century circus sideshow performer, "Jojo the Dog-faced Boy," who moved to the United States to tour with P.T. Barnum at 16. Jeftichew the Carnymancer sports similar dress and facial hair (though Jefftichew's seems to be within the normal human range, rather than hypertrichosis).
Jeftichew wears something very like a uniform worn by George Harrison's "Sgt. Pepper" analog, such as seen in the movie Yellow Submarine. His use of the line "Here comes the sun" is a reference to the song of the same name on The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road.The song was written by Harrison. His appearance may perhaps be generically Beatle-esque rather than referring to a specific band member, as his facial features most closely resemble Ringo Starr's and he also references Starr's signature tune "It Don't Come Easy" [1]. In addition, the nickname "Jojo" may be a simultaneous reference both to the Barnum performer, who was known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Man, and the Lennon/McCartney song "Get Back" about a man named Jojo.
In light of this information, the fact that his name in-comic is spelled "Jefftichew," adding an "f," suggests a typo or alternate spelling.


text: Ep 62: "Identity Thief", "A Good Day to Die Hard", "Safe Haven", "Side Effects", and "Beautiful Creatures" Alright, alright. (title pending) is back for another episode! This time out, Tank and I discuss the madness that was the (title pending) 90s movie draft! The voting was fast and furious down the home stretch, we saw three different lead changes, and a last-minute comeback! Come have a listen as we discuss who won and all the events along the way! Then Tank and I review "Identity Thief", and "A Good Day to Die Hard", and I cover "Safe Haven", "Side Effects", and "Beautiful Creatures"! Finally, we bring it home with a discussion of this week's upcoming Oscar ceremony. Who we think will win, what we think of MacFarlane hosting, and what we think might be the biggest surprises of the awards! It's another awesome helping of (title pending) goodness, you owe it to yourself to check it out!

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text: « 1 Peter 3:18g 1 Peter 3:20 » 1 Peter 3:19 by Grant Richison | Oct 22, 1997 | 1 Peter | 31 comments Read Introduction to 1 Peter "By whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison" In 1 Peter 3:19-21 Peter focuses on two great judgments: 1) the judgment of Noah's day and 2) the judgment of fallen angels. Peter presents the ark of Noah's day as the type of Christ's suffering on the cross. In verse 21 he gives the antitype (the reality behind the type) as salvation by Christ's baptism at Calvary. By whom also The remainder of this chapter is very difficult to interpret. The best interpretation is that Christ descended into Hades after his resurrection to proclaim to fallen angels that their fall was unnecessary (2 Peter 2:4-5). This interpretation would equate the fallen angels with the "sons of God" in Genesis 6:1-2. "By whom" refers to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit transported Jesus to Tartarus and enabled him to preach to fallen angels. He went and preached to the spirits in prison "He" refers to the Lord Jesus. "Went" — to be transported. The Holy Spirit transported Jesus to Tartarus, the residence of fallen angels. Tartarus is not hell but an underworld for demons (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6). We better translate the word "preached" as, made an official announcement. This is different from the usual word to preach. It means to make an official announcement by a public crier. The issue is not the gospel here but a victorious proclamation to fallen angels that they did not have to fall because Jesus did not fall. Verse 20 clearly indicates to whom he made the announcement. Jesus here asserts his triumph over the sin issue. Jesus came to undo the original fall — the fall of angels. Angels were tested and failed. Jesus was tested and succeeded. "Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it" (Colossians 2:15). "To the spirits in prison" — fallen angels of Genesis 7 (2 Peter 2:4). This was an angelic infiltration into the human race. These angles could not repent but they were brought to subjection (verse 22). Principle: God will one day vindicate Himself. Application: God demonstrates His vindication of Christ in the resurrection. In His ascension, God seated Him above all angelic powers. As we embrace new life in Christ, we too overcome what brought the angels down. « 1 Peter 3:18g 1 Peter 3:20 » 31 Comments ← Older Comments Becky V. on January 10, 2013 at 9:39 am It is interesting to note that in the original Greek, the word used in v.18 "For Christ … being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the SPIRIT" is the word 'pneumati', which refer to the word 'spirit' as in the spirit of evey man… so, basically, what this is saying is that Christ was put to death in the flesh, but was quickened IN THE spirit…. meaning, His spirit was alive… (of course we know that He was made alive BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (which is in the Greek word: "Pneuma Hagion" – pneuma: Spirit, hagion: Holy) Grant on January 22, 2013 at 7:41 am Becky, note that I dealt with pneuma in the previous verse. The "spirit" in 3:18 refers to Christ's life. The Greek word pneuma literally means breath of life and refers to His coming alive again in the resurrection. Jeremiah on March 31, 2013 at 10:34 pm thank u so much, such a nice explanation, god bless u,,,keep doing… Don on April 28, 2013 at 8:16 pm Grant, you mention that the timing was before Christ's ascension but after the cross. Verse 18 leads into verse 19 with the phrase that Jesus "…was put to death in the body but made alive alive by the Spirit.", Also, verses 17-22 are chronologically accurate concluding with Christ sitting at the right hand of God in Heaven. Given this context, it seems to be appropriate to narrow your timing between the resurrection and the ascension since the text in verse 18 has Jesus alive again before verses 19 and 20. Grant on April 29, 2013 at 3:18 am Don, thanks for your suggestion. I wanted to stay away from the explicit timing issue (because of the debate over ?ν) so I made it generic–sometime after the crucifiction. However, I changed it in the text because it is the primary interpretation and that is the way I applied it in the application. Thanks for the heads up. Grant on April 29, 2013 at 3:30 am Don, note this article: A third participle in 3:19, πορευθε?ς (poreutheis, going), is grammatically linked to 3:18 by the phrase en h? kai. These three participles form a series: Christ was put to death, he was made alive, he went. After intervening verses, the participle poreutheis is repeated resumptively in 3:22 to refer to the ascension. Thus, the three elements of the redemptive event are in view in 3:18–19: the crucifixion, the resurrection, and the ascension. The relationship between the "going" of 3:19 and the death and resurrection of 3:18 is specified by the prepositional phrase en h?, where the antecedent of the relative pronoun is pneumati. The phrase can be understood as locative ("in the realm of the Spirit he went"), temporal ("at the time the Spirit made him alive he went"), or instrumental ("by the [power of] the Spirit he went"). Achtemeier (1996: 252–53) understands it as instrumental: "In addition (κα?) to being raised from the dead by the (power of the) Spirit, Christ went, by that same Spirit, and in risen form" (emphasis added). Today most interpreters take it to be temporal with respect to the resurrection, meaning that at the time when Christ was made alive in spirit or was in that state, he went and preached (Boring 1999: 140; Dalton 1965: 14; Davids 1990: 138; J.?H. Elliott 2000: 652; Michaels 1988: 205; Reicke 1964: 109; Selwyn 1958: 197). If the phrase "in the spirit" of 3:18 is taken to mean at or immediately after Christ's resurrection, there is little difference between the locative, temporal, or instrumental sense of the prepositional phrase en h? in 3:19. But since the participles seem to define a sequence of events by which Christ "led you to God" (his death, resurrection, and, as will be argued, ascension), a temporal sense seems most apt. [Baker's Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament] Exjupiter on June 17, 2013 at 12:41 am My goodness! So much interpretation to fit man's desires. How about actually reading and accepting God's word for a change? No wonder that there are so many denominations teaching false docturine. There is only ONE docturine. Grant on June 17, 2013 at 8:09 pm Exjupiter, ignorance is bliss. Alex Higginbotham on July 11, 2013 at 7:40 pm Grant, thankyou for posting all of this. I lean quite a bit toward the "fallen angels in tartarus being proclaimed to" after reading everything here. Could you please tackle the confusion in the book of James about being justifed by works too?: "so we see then that by works a man is justified and not by faith alone." I just always read into James that there are 2 "faiths": one is simple acknowledgement of fact that even demons have and the other "faith" is that acknowledgement coupled with repentance which will of couse lead to good works…but I wish I could string together verses that just clearly explained James in light of Paul in Romans leaving no doubt it is only by faith with works having zero input into our salvation. I could go on and just manage to confuse myself even more. 🙂 thankyou for any thoughts you have.—your friend, Alex Renegademstr on September 17, 2014 at 2:08 am Alex Higginbotham, James 2 is not a Salvation passage. James is speaking to believers, he is speaking to the saved, he drops the "My Brethren" very often. He is explaining Justification before man, man can not see ones faith unless he is "doing". Even the Devils believe there is one God, James doesn't say "even the Devils believe on the Lord Jesus Christ", does he? Chapter 2 is about being Justified before man, NOT GOD. – Romans 4:2 James goes onto say that by faith Abraham in verse 23 – James 2:23 James Chapter 2 is what you could say, Now you have the faith, now go get the works to go with your faith! Faith without works is dead? Who does it profit? Noone. What is dead faith? We all experience dead faith throughout our spiritual growth. You might get outta bed one day and decide to just totally live in the flesh, not read your bible, not say a prayer, not go to church, not do any soul winning or even so much as preach the Word of God to anyone; this is dead faith, because it PROFITS nobody! This is not a Salvation or Lose your Salvation passage. I would rather have dead faith than works without faith! which you would call dead works. After all, wouldn't you consider the theif on the cross to have Faith without works? Was he not saved? God Bless you all! Grant on September 17, 2014 at 5:58 am Regegademstr, Thank you for your comment. Alex, go to my studies on James 2. Also, read the Introduction to the epistle of James (link at the top of each page). ← Older Comments Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Notify me of followup comments via e-mail Name * Email * Website


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LOS ANGELES, April 18 (UPI) -- A $1.3 million settlement in California over false advertising provides for ads to warn the public about the risks of weight-loss surgery, court papers say.
The agreement with 1-800-GET-THIN requires approval from Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Freemen to be valid, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
The company, which posted billboards advertising Lap-Band surgery, steered clients to out-patient clinics that performed surgery in which a ring is placed around the stomach to prevent or discourage over-eating, the newspaper said.
But from 2009 to 2011, five patients died after the surgery in clinics associated with the marketing firm and relatives of two victims, Ana Renteria and Laura Faitro, filed a class-action lawsuit in 2011.
In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration sent 1-800-GET-THIN a letter advising them the ads were illegal, as they did not adequately alert the public to the risks associated with the surgery. the report said.
The company took the ads down after receiving the letter, the newspaper said.
The settlement includes a provision for $100,000 to be spent on billboard advertising to rectify that oversight. The billboards designated for Southern California are "intended to explain the risks of weight-loss surgery," the settlement says.
The settlement also includes $652,000 to cover legal expenses for the plaintiffs, $75,000 for administrative expenses and $36,000 to go to named plaintiffs.
"Under the agreement, our clients ... are dismissed without any admission of liability, and made no contribution whatsoever to the settlements," said attorney John Hueston, who represented brothers Michael and Julian Omidi, who "owned and operated," the marketing firm.
The settlement, if it stands, is to be paid entirely by Top Surgeons, one of several outpatient clinics that performed operations on 1-800-GET-THIN clients.
In a deposition in 2011, one of the surgeons associated with the Lap-Band clinics, Dr. Ihman Shamaan, said he was told by Julian Omidi that the clinics associated with the marketing firm were collectively taking in $21 million per month.


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On Villanova's "Censure" By the ABA
As has been widely reported, the ABA censured Villanova for its intentional misreporting of data, requiring it to post this document on its webpage. This censure is symbolic — it's about a weak a punishment for wrongdoing as one could imagine. It's also badly misguided in its substantive particulars. Though there's an admirable demand that the school now internally audit its data, the Bar also has created a byzantine data collection review process. Villanova's Dean now will – on top of raising money, dealing with tenured professors, and worrying about the horrendous job market – "survey the data for completeness", "review the list of individuals [doing data collection]", and "review for completeness and appropriateness the control confirmation report [which shall be signed by each "Data Owner"]." Talk about evidence-free bureaucratic mission creep! Perhaps the ABA should have mandated that Villanova hire someone to watch the Dean while s/he watches the people who are watching someone input data. And stream the data collection process to ABA mission control.
What a uniquely lawyerly and psychologically naive way to think about fraud. I'm tempted to say that the tagline for this censure could have been "From the people who brought you the job killing and time wasting CEO certifications in Sarbanes-Oxley comes a new way to increase the costs of Law School…" It is as if a bad process was at fault in the original reporting scandal, as opposed to perverse incentives and terrible ethical judgment. Additionally, the Law School is mandated to employ a law firm (Freeh Sporkin) to serve as an additional watchdog — one can see how the ABA might have liked that solution!
So to get this straight. Villanova Law did a really bad thing. To punish the Law School, the ABA has required it to spend a ton of money on process (taking money from the pockets of current and future law students, in the form of higher tuition and lost scholarships). There is zero evidence that this process will deter, specifically or generally. Other schools will look at this case and see that ABA is more interested in the atmospherics of disclosure than in actually engaging in thoughtful and principled regulation. All in a good day's work!


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Gentlemen Take Polaroids & Play Video Games
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Concrete Walls is pleased to announce "Gentlemen Take Polaroids & Play Video Games", a two-person exhibition featuring photography and video by Derric Eady and Steve Childs. In the year 1980, Edwin Land inventor of the Polaroid Camera retired, Atari posted over 2 billion dollars in profit, and post punk band "Japan" released their fourth hit record. Two artists spawned by the 80's, artists Derric Eady and Steve Childs explore their unique visions of photography and video this Summer at Concrete Walls. Derric Eady will have on display digital prints, and a computer generating real time video via video game engines and 3D modeling programs. Eady's work influenced by today's gaming cult culture mines the vast and rich territory of virtual environments and their transitory nature. The work is a meditation on detachment, spiritual transformation, and the search for transcendent beauty. Steve Childs's digital prints of mundane objects are mysterious, yielding the power of light and abstracting the literal. Through the use of decade old Polaroid processes Childs is able to create visual eye candy by mystifying images of objects in his daily life. Using a deemed technologically outdated mode of photography and images of the everyday, Childs presents a mystery that can only be interpreted though the imagination of the viewer. Derric Eady received his MFA from the University of California, Irvine in 2005 and BFA in both Photo / New Media & Art History in 2002 from Kansas City Art Institute. He has shown at Lowe Gallery in Los Angeles, The Armory Center of the Arts in Pasadena and the Office in Huntington Beach, CA. Steve Childs lives and works in Los Angeles and has shown his work at I-5 Gallery, Compact/Space, and the Huntington Beach Museum of Art. He received his MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 2005 and his BFA from Biola University in 1998.
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jerms, Monday, 25 April 2011
Written by mainjo
i would go there only whens its that time of the month.
Cover Charge Paid: $10
Pros: the ladies are sexy with nice bodies plus they all could work it. its in the neigborhood and was not crowded
Cons: $12 for a long island iced tea in a small cup.
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The Owner Kills The experience, Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Written by Fingz
There selective at the door, i seen them let some people in for free, guess they knew the owner or regs. Your really paying like $28 bucks to go in, 10$ to walk in the door, 2 drink minimum. A woman is the Onwer and she is too annoying, at the bar harrassing people to buy mandatory drinks or she dont wanna give you no bills to give strippers. Really wack for that one. Walks around policing any stripper she feels is jirating to hard or there outfit is a lil to revealing. If the Owner would chill out and stop bothering people it would be so much better, im sure the stripper can police themselves if they feel someone is going to far, otherwise call the 3-4 convicts standing outside the door being security, lol.
Cover Charge Paid: $10
Lap Dance Price Paid per Song: $20
Pros: Ok let me tell you how this club is. OK lil spot in canarise. The girls are nice, they look pretty good. No uglies and nice bodies. Aint packed with no thugs and thugged out strippers like the other dude leaving said leaving the comment. Regular peoples in there. Its a small spot and decent. The only reason i go back from time to time becuase its close and convinient, the only problem is the owner thats it!.
Cons: THE OWNER/MANAGER!!! The Owner/manager kills the atmosphere. 10$ to get in, 9$ for a drink with a 2 drink minimum manditory, and she is annoying like fuck!!!. She's at the bar with the bartender harrassing you to buy drinks. Batender cool aint stressing you but she is, Check this out, - I just bought and finished my beer and still sitting at the bar getting a nice dance. Been in the club about 10-15 minutes!!! Ran outta bills so i asked for more money so i can continue to break bread with the stripper. Owner at the bar also with bartender harrassing telling me i gotta buy another drink, im like i just finished my beer which was sitting right there, i will but not right now can i get 20 more singles for the dance im getting right now, she like i gotta buy a drink now not later, i started a lil back and forth with the bitch and the stripper like just buy a water its 5 bucks so she wont bother us anymore. Its not the money just the rudeness. She patrols the dance floor like a COP and looks at everybody, makes sure the stripper aint jirating to hard on anyone. She really does, this one stripper was dancing hard on homeboy getting it in and dudes were dropping bills, everyone looking like thats whats up, dudes waiting for next and her she comes walking over to her and pulls her over. Tell the stipper with an attitude, "what are you doing!! Cut that out, not so much!!" and all she doing is grinding hard on bro with a wall dance, like really? Play you position Lady/owner. Go in the back or just chill and relax. Aint no one causing trouble.
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lorri's a cool place, Sunday, 05 April 2009
Written by deadpool
i'll go back for the chicks
Cover Charge Paid: $10
Lap Dance Price Paid per Song: $10
Pros: big ass hot black babes that know how to throwdown like no other around put simple. there seems to be something exotically entrapping and mesmerizing about the thickness and skintone of some of the girls in this joint,jus lookin at them shake will make you wanna run home and bone the crap outta your girlfriend till she cries. some of them are polite and friendly, so they know the golden rule of the stripclub. treat the guy nice if you want to make any -"real money"-. because the nicer you are the more he'll want to come back, he'll be comfortable and support you and etc which means mo money,mo money. the beer is reasonable and the womens outfits will downright have you jizz in your pants especially when they make eye contact.the manager is as friendly as they come but is no pushover.
Cons: some of the girls won't take no for an answer concerning a drink or dance, which is like most stripclubs so don't be ready to judge. but this is a thugged out younger crowd joint. and the young male clientele are one-dimensional cardboard cut-out thug wanna-be rapper types. and some of the chicks being into the thugged out gangsta lifestyle doesn't offer much in diversity if you're looking to date some of them, if you actually like are one of those people who read books or don't spend their days weeded out their minds like their in a cocaine poppyfield. so be cautious of those female thug types, they'll try to scam or run you dry of chedder, then go about they're biz, to dance with some bummed out lookin hood type in the name of being gangsta,which kills friendliness and sexual attraction to the girl, as well as value of your goodtime entertainment. also not much room for intimate conversation need to break down a wall.
the security look's like extra's from oz or prison break moreso than experienced security guards, but what do you expect it's brooklyn.
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Prolific British writer, director, actor and more Noel Clarke returns in his 4th film of 2012, science fiction horror thriller "Storage 24", directed by Johannes Roberts, helmer of a variety of other home grown shriekers including "F", "Forest of the Damned" and "Hellbreeder". Clarke (soon to be seen in the forthcoming "Star Trek into Darkness") headlines and also co-wrote the film with supporting cast member Davie Fairbanks, their second collaboration of the year along with the utterly dire and merit-free wedding 'comedy' "The Knot". Thankfully, the film is a very different and much more entertaining proposition indeed, and following a successful run in domestic cinemas now lands on region 2 Blu Ray and DVD through Universal, coming with a reasonable clutch of special features including docs on the production and effects, plus video cast video diaries for those who care.
Clarke stars as Charlie, a rather dull and depressed young man who has recently been dumped by his beloved girlfriend Shelley (the waif-like Antonia Campbell-Hughes, "Albert Nobbs"). En route to the storage depot of the title with his best friend Mark (Irish actor Colin O'Donoghue, recently in "The Rite") to meet her and their friends and sort through their shared belongings, London is rocked by an explosion, blamed on a plane crashing into the city. However, it soon transpires that the mysterious incident has unleashed a vicious alien, trapped in the now-locked storage building with Charlie and company, whose numbers are quickly being whittled down.
"Storage 24" is much better than expected and something of a pleasant surprise, combining nicely implemented creature feature thrills with some creditable character development work. Roberts' direction is solid, and though the beats are wholly predictable right through to the end, there's plenty of action and splatter on offer, with several impressive set pieces along the way, making good use of the claustrophobic set. The film gains several extra points for its use of an entertainingly schlocky man in a suit rather than falling back on the usual shoddy CGI, which genre fans should definitely get a real kick out of and which adds real impact to its violence and money shots. Clarke is very acceptable in the lead role, Charlie becoming more interesting and likeable as things progress, and his scripting with Fairbanks is above average, adding a few touches of emotional depth and substance. This in itself is of no small benefit, and for B-Movie fare the film is generally fun throughout, being the kind of unpretentious genre entertainment that the British industry would do well to churn out more of.
Buy "Storage 24" on DVD or Blu-ray.
"We are the Night" is a German take on the currently still en vogue sexy modern vampire genre, directed by Dennis Gansel, helmer of the powerful neo-Nazi drama "The Wave". Mercifully far more "True Blood" than "Twilight", the 2010 film stars Karoline Herfurth ("Perfume") as Lena, a young misfit pickpocket who ends up being recruited by a trio of female vamps led by the seductive Louise (Nina Hoss, "The Anarchist's Wife") and including a DJ (Anna Fischer, "Beloved Berlin Wall") and 1920s silent film actress from the 1920s (Jennifer Ulrich, "Atomised"). When Lena starts to fall for a well-meaning cop on their trail (Max Riemelt, "Urban Explorers"), the group dynamic changes, and things start to go wrong, as they usually do.
"We are the Night" is a pretty decent addition to the genre, and one of the better recent mixes of modern slickness and traditional vampire lore. Gansel's direction is dynamic, and the film is both stylish and grounded, pushing a hard sell on the glamour of the hard partying immortal life and at the same time adding a tough visceral edge. While the story itself is nothing new and never really goes anywhere particularly interesting, it's engaging enough and its clichés are at least competently delivered. Though bloody and gory in places, it's more of a soap opera drama and thriller than a horror film, the vampire angle not translating much into frights or anything creepy and Gansel being more concerned with action and sexy teases.
As such, "We are the Night", out now on region 2 DVD through Momentum, is probably one mainly for fans of the modern genre rather than old school fang fans, but largely succeeds in its modest ambitions.
Buy "We Are the Night" on DVD.
Thai horror goes "Fatal Attraction" with a supernatural twist in "My Ex", a 2010 outing from director Piyapan Choopetch, starring Shahkrit Yamnarm (who appeared in the ill-judged Pang Bros' "Bangkok Dangerous" Nicholas Cage vanity piece) as a popular young actor with a taste for loving and leaving the ladies. The press have a field day when he sneakily dumps his two lovers Bow (Atthama Chiwanitchaphan) and Meen (Navadee Mokkhavesa) for a new girl called Ploy (Navadee Mokkhavesa, also in Pen Ek Ratanaruang's sadly still obscure "Nymph"), though their bliss is threatened by a sinister stalker and the mysterious disappearance of several people close to Ken.
"My Ex" proved popular in Thailand, with a sequel appearing in the same year, also directed by Piyapan Choopetch, though while reasonable enough, there's little to set it apart from many of the country's other recent genre films. The story is certainly familiar, with Ken and Ploy being tormented by visions and by a possible ghost who might be either Bow or Meen, the film mainly revolving around the question as to which of the two is dead and what their revenge scheme is. On the plus side, the film is short and well-paced, Choopetch throwing in plenty of spooky action, some neat special effects and the odd gore scene, and while this doesn't detract from the lack of originality on show and general air of harmlessness, there are a few half-effective set pieces along the way.
The film is out now on region 2 DVD via MVM, and undemanding Asian horror completists with an hour and a half to kill could probably do worse, though are unlikely to feel their pulses quickening.


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A packaging engineer comes up with concepts for commercial packaging and then creates designs in order to help them come to realization. Some types of packaging may be plastic wrap, bags, and cardboard boxes.Read More...
Working with the marketing department and other engineers may be necessary in order to create an ideal product through collaboration. Therefore, strong teamwork skills will be needed, though the ability to carry out independent tasks is also important. Coming up with new packaging requires doing research into current market trends, as well as what customers want. The packaging engineer may also be given a budget, so it will be important to come up with the most cost effective way of packaging. Some aesthetic skills will be necessary, as coming up with packaging often requires a lot of creativity. Mathematical and reasoning skills will be needed in order to create packaging of proper dimensions. When the packaging prototypes are created, the packaging engineer must carry out rigorous testing in order to create the ideal product. The engineer may have to monitor production and distribution progress until the product reaches the customers' hands. Even then, the packaging engineer may seek feedback directly from consumers in order to further improve the packaging. The packaging engineer may also be in charge of helping to develop the automated systems to produce the packages in an efficient manner.
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December 13th, 2011, 06:38
Comparisons will inevitably get made between big genre games coming out in the same year. It's fun to compare what our favorite bits are of different games, but in the end there's no real need to get upset or go all tribal, because we can always play both. They are not really competing with each other. Any real genre fan should definitely play both, becasue they're both really good.
I love Skyrim as a sandbox game for making up my own story about my character. There is no end of stuff to do and a lot of room still to use your imagination, thinking about your characters motivations, what he wants to do next, whatever. I agree that the sheer volume of information is a bit overwhelming and I end up not caring so much about the story they are trying to tell, but I don't enjoy the story I'm telling myself any less for that when I'm playing it.
Dark Souls, though, I really do care about the story, and the less-is-more approach leaves me always curious and interested in whatever snippets of lore I can learn from the sparse dialogue, item lore, or even the architecture. Also, really love the precision of the gameplay and just the general mood. DS is my personal game of the year.
But, played both a ton, loved both, and can't/wouldn't knock Skyrim, also a lot of fun.
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New York firewood salesman Paul Ceglia filed a revised complaint against Facebook yesterday, in which the claimant said he had evidence that showed he was entitled to ownership of half of the social network. Ceglia alleges he has email exchanges with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, where the two men discussed the terms of a 2003 …
Good luck with that.
I heard the value of $55bn mentioned on the radio this morning during the news. A later (and unrelated article) asked if there was another Dot Com bubble coming; to which the answer is apparently no.
Can't wait for Facebook's IPO
I have until recently been a strong believer of Facebook's non-value. However, recently I have realized that I may have miscalculated people's stupidity and lack of understanding of stuff. * Just like Microsoft seized control on a large part of the PC sales revenue by taking control of the software not the hardware, and Google took control of advertisement by taking control of search, it seems that Facebook is implementing a privately own web by taking control of people's identity and social interaction on the web.
I have recently noticed newspapers having their comment section integrated with Facebook. I see companies setting up their own page on Facebook and talking directly with their customers there. As a technocrat I fumble to see the purpose to this and the gain for people, but that is where my miscalculation previously mentioned come in. It is a long time ago since I realized that it is impossible to fathom man's depth of stupidity, but what I had not until recently put in to words is that it implies that while too little insight will keep you from seeing the larger picture, too much insight will keep from seeing how things are perceived by other people. While I think that anonymity on Internet is not only a good thing, but a necessity, most people think of it as a drag. It seems that most people think that reason we are anonymous on Internet is that science hasn't yet come up with a way to confirm our identity.
What do I mean with this? Well, I have not fully wrapped my head around it yet, so you have to excuse me for not being able to formulate it very clearly. However what I start to see is that Facebook may actually have a potential of making money by running their own private version of the web. I do not know of course if they will be able to make it, but where I until recently waited for them to fall over, I am not so sure anymore. There is a lot of money in being a provider of identity and selling insight on social behavior.
I apologize for the off topic comment, but I think should be excused on the grounds of being a commentard. Mine is the anonymous one.
*The problem with factoring in people's stupidity seems to be closely related to a 1/x math problem where x may be zero.
"what I start to see is that Facebook may actually have a potential of making money by running their own private version of the web"
Worked out well for AOL, that one.
Not to forget MSN, as originally conceived.
Yeah, I can see that: facebook becomes the way you log on to a website instead of having to have an account on ever single website you ever use.
Remember Microsoft Passport? Well, facebook might finally have made the concept work.
Shame about OpenID, that was a good idea.
Before Microsoft and MS-DOS there was CP/M. Functionally identical (literally in the 1.4 version). Its all about marketing. There was no particular reason to hand PC software over to Microsoft and it should have just been a short-term stopgap solution. Except that Microsoft knew how to market it -- and also how to lock customers in (by creative use of bugs and idiosyncracies to generate user FUD -- they really knew the corporate mindset).
Facebook is also a bit of a technological joke but that won't stop it turning into a money machine.
If by "marketing it" you mean selling it for £50 instead of the £250 that DR wanted for CP/M, than your correct. It amuses me just how many people seem to be wearing rose tinted specticles when it comes to CPM.
Oh, and the other reason MS-DOS succeeded is that DR wanted to impose some onerous licencing on IBM, and that went about as well as you would expect.
"If by "marketing it" you mean selling it for £50 instead of the £250 that DR wanted for CP/M, than you're correct"
Corrected your mis-use of "your" vs "you're"
If you're going to play at grammar Nazi, then you should at least fulfil the role correctly.
You missed "than" vs "then".
Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo?
So access to an idiot and his data is worth 100 bucks if it stands true that there are 500M idiots on FB, too dumb and mediocre even for Big Brother, but still in dire need to show the world when they take a dump. Makes sense.
Sorry Mate - that one took about 3 readings to parse the meaning...
there are 500m *people* on FB. I'm sure if you wanted to be a condescending twunt about it you could call them all idiots but a fair amount of them read el reg and not only are aware of the much discussed privacy concerns but treat the data they put on their as public (me included).
the reason some people get the impression that there are millions of drooling unwashed out there who are only too happy to swim in sloppy shit for 5 minutes of face time on TV is because those few who are that mental scream so much louder than everyone else.
contrary to popular belief most people are actually alright, even those who use FB and other social networking sites. the fringe cases just get more attention.
you can use or not use any of these sites as you please, i really couldn't care less - but do think twice before proclaiming everyone else but yourself to be idiots.
OP was perhaps a bit too condescending and in the real world people are generally fine, but try reading comments on YouTube or Fox News for an hour without coming away severely depressed about the human race.
Everyone has some odd belief - I'm pretty sure I'm a handsome undiscovered genius, my old boss was a charming multi-millionaire that would stare out the window looking for "chemtrails" on occasion, a tiny girl I once knew was convinced she was fat and ugly, a relative believes that Obama is the antichrist despite being an otherwise lovely person.
Beneath a veneer of civility, most people hold some kind of viewpoint that is bizarre or offensive to someone else... most people *are* nonsense-gibbering idiots to some degree, but it's better to ignore that side of them and focus on the nice stuff. Just the Internet does not show you the nice side of people, just the mental bit.
Conclusion - social media holds a depressing lens to the worst parts of our humanity. Go outside and talk to people.
"The Internet does not show you the nice side of people, just the mental bit."
- Gareth, handsome undiscovered genius and commentard on The Register.
Thanks for that one. I will write it down somewhere. Nice to remember when you are about to yell at somebody over the intertubes.
Now then, how to go back in time...
The guy might be a convicted felon but if he has prove of the contract which shows Zuckerberg agreeing to his T&C's then Facebook might have a case to answer
It is odd that FB is sounding so definite now when initially they said they were not sure whether the contract was valid. He did agree that he entered into another contract with the guy to do some web development ... And did state that he was not sure whether the additional contract the guy produced to show he invested in his personal project that he pitched to the guy after completing the initial wed design contract was valid.
But attack is the best defense if only they had know this at the start. Then people like myself would not be skeptical because of their earlier statements
How can you not know that a contract you sigh is valid or not????
Zuck should have cleaned this mess up years ago instead of buying that Acura. He could have bought out that contract for a fraction of what his lawyers will get paid cleaning it up now. Not to mention what will happen if they fail.
$27.5B Black Acura for sale anyone?
...is there anyone who DOESN'T own half of Facebook?
And on that note, I'm sure I have an uncle who loaned Zuckerberg $15 million US dollars while he was vacationing in Nigeria...
I like your comments overall mr.K, but while they may try to do that, I doubt FB can pull that off. They do not have the capital, know-how or drive.
FB is today what MySpace was a few years ago. Tons of users, ultra popular with the kids and absolutely no long term practicality whatsoever. The only reason businesses are getting onto FB are the "Like" buttons (No "Dislike" buttons, so why not) and to be there to control the message if things go negative or against them.
FB was not established with a master plan of establishing their own web. Zuck didn't know anyone who had that idea at the time, so...
FB is just a one trick pony corporation looking to increase their revenue stream by getting businesses involved. That worked wonders for MySpace, didn't it?
God I can't stand that guy. New plaintiff's law firm is DLA PIPER, BIG TIME out fit. Read a PDF of the complaint at the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Hollywood may have to make a sequel to the movie. here is a link to the suit:http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/cegliaamendedcomplaint041211.pdf
I must admit that it provides a lot of entertainment. I mean, you could not have sold this as a movie plot..
I actually hope this to be proven true. Not because of my personal dislike of Zuckerberg or Farcebook, but because of the followup entertainment. Imagine you have stuck lots of money into Farcebook, and suddenly a halfwit conman walks away with 50% of it. That's Zuckerberg in court again, on charges of fraud. It's a gift that keeps on giving, and it's not like there isn't precedent out there which will make it harder for Zuckerberg to defend himself..
On the other hand, if Farcebook is right and it's all made up, I can see a bright future for Paul Ciglia as a forger of author. Both contract and email traffic are *extremely* realistic..
Either way, it seems time to break out the popcorn and watch the show..
Why does company lawyer Orin Snyder care who owns 50% of Facebook? Surely this is a matter concerning the shareholders of Facebook, not the officers.
I'm sure I once lived near someone who writes for the the register and we probably get our wood pellets from the same place so I'm demanding you hand over 50% (FIFTY PERCENTS) of the website to me. I'd like the bottom 50% of each page please.
Its one thing for FB's lawyer to say that they believe the suit is without merit, but to publicly call it fraudulent before the court has decided seems to be bordering on libel


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Tess Vigeland: Speaking in, of all places, an elementary school gymnasium, President Obama made it official today. He wants Ben Bernanke to stick around for another term as Fed chairman. Another term of steering the U.S. economy out of recession. Another term of dodging inflation. Another term of dealing with critics in Congress and elsewhere. Our New York bureau chief Amy Scott takes a look at the fight shaping up over the Fed's authority.
AMY SCOTT: Fed watchers say Bernanke's confirmation should be pretty smooth going. Charles Calomiris is a professor of financial institutions at Columbia Business School.
CHARLES CALOMIRIS: My best guess is that there'll be some posturing, but that he'll get through.
Some of that posturing might come from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd. He's criticized the Fed chairman for his response to the financial crisis.
In a statement today Dodd said reappointing Bernanke is probably the right choice. But he said he expects many serious questions will be raised about the role of the Federal Reserve moving forward.
Congress is debating how much power the Fed should have in a new regulatory regime. Bernanke has lobbied for expanding the Fed's oversight.
The Milken Institute's James Barth says Bernanke's wish for the Fed to become a sort of super-regulator, keeping an eye on the whole system, could take some power away from other agencies.
JAMES BARTH: But obviously the heads of the other regulatory agencies beg to differ with his particular point of view.
Yesterday a federal judge chipped away at Fed power. She ruled that the central bank has to name the banks that borrowed money from its emergency lending programs.
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Any suggestions/tips? I would appreciate it so much!
I would strongly recommend letting your line-manager in the office know what you're going through (No specific details, just that you're going through a tough spot outside of work). Even if you cannot take the time off, having someone there that's aware of what you're going through might help ease some of the pressure.
I know exactly how hard it is to keep performing at work after this, as I am struggling with the same thing. But letting my boss know was a great help. I'm not saying to ask for special treatment, but knowing that someone there understands your situation is a bit of a morale boost.
His sister was going through something similar and knew what a toll it takes. He was fine with everything.
I'm going through the motions as best as I can, putting on a straight face and plowing through it.
The 180 recommendations are also good to put in place and have helped me understand that I need to be strong to myself. Be strong and remember, you didn't do this to you.
Good luck
I used the old snapping elastic band trick and made sure it was painful; either way my subconscious got the hint and I got through the day successfully with out disciplinary problems, crying bouts etc. When I got home it was release time....
The management and the newer younger staff know nothing about what I've been thru. Was and am afraid they'd pinpoint any thing they see fit to start harassing me. They have eliminated many many staff and it was very stressful losing all my coworkers.
I think being new does put you in a difficult position. For support, I talked with my sister for months everyday on the phone, had IC, and had one coworker close friend. Safe and trustworthy are the main things to consider. I was very vulnerable to the " you must have done something to deserve it" or people treating me like I've got a scarlet letter on my forehead. Not a good feeling and something I still feel some people I know act out. So many think you're just supposed to "be over it". Not.
Just giving you some thoughts. Good luck.
2. Try to immerse yourself in your work, and make that a period of time where you don't think about it/or communicate with your spouse. This helped me tremendously. It also helped to give me the mental break I needed, and allowed me to gain some perspective.
Sorry that you are in this tough spot.
(((and strength )))
I ended up telling a few close coworkers and my boss, but I have been at the company for years. If I was new at the job, I don't know if I would have told anyone.
Try to focus as best you can. you will survive this no matter what.
I am having a very difficult time concentrating on my work and being successful
This is completely normal. It is hard to be "on" when you have so much trauma consuming your ever waking thought.
Just give yourself a break. If your boss is understanding, which it sounds as if he/she is, then simply let them know that you are dealing with some personal issues and that you have no intent of allowing for it to interfere with your work but you wanted to let him know in case you appear upset.
This will usually go a long way so they give you a little leeway during this time.
It's tough. I don't know how I still have my job quite honestly because for a year after DDay, I functioned at 40% at best. I confided in my boss and my assistant and both were great at keeping me moving when needed and helping to cover for my inability to get things done.
Take it one day at a time. Do the best you can.
Sorry this happened to you again. How are you doing with regards to your marriage?
Sending hugs
That said, you just... manage. When I felt myself losing it I would find a quiet corner of a stairwell to quietly cry in. Try to take some breaks during the day to let the emotions out. And then focus as hard as you can on your job. I was utterly scorched earth at work those last few weeks. I was very successful, but had some relationships to repair afterward.
1. Acknowledge and accept that it will be difficult;
2. Just plow through it, day by day, minute by minute;
3. Look at work as a distraction from your everyday problems, not another layer of problems;
4. Remember, that most companies now track internet usage, so try to control any urges to use the computer for personal use during work times.
You'll get through this, just take it one step at a time.
Oh, and be careful who you confide in, it could come back to bite you.
It has gotten a little better. Coworkers are very supportive and cover my but.
I do try, memory is shot, so I write lists for myself and update everyday, I even write lists about what I have done, so that I don't do it twice!
I still struggle but it isn't as painful.
A walk outside seems to help. Focusing on just one task at a time. Rewarding myself after every completed task, like a 5 minute peak at SI.
Reminding myself that I need the $$ helps me to come back to reality when I feel like I just don't care.
Well after rereading this, I still have a long way to go.
I wish us both a speedy focus.
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I'm sorry, and I know what you are going through. Fortunately I am in a profession (higher education) that permitted me to take a significant amount of leave so I could make it through the hardest parts. (It wiped out my accrued sick leave, however.)
I am returning to work in two weeks. I have some trepidation about it: will I be able to deliver effectively back-to-back lectures every day without breaking down or at least losing concentration?
But I know that it will be the best therapy for me. Consistent mental distraction is absolutely needed. So much time in my head it turned out is NOT good for me. And I often wonder if it wasn't such a good idea after all to take so much time from work. I almost see it as a "victory" for my STBXWW--that she had that power over me.
If it turns out that I am indeed still emotionally agitated at work, well, I have fifteen minutes between classes. I will go to my office and cry, breathe, whatever. And then I'll jump back in.
Take breaks. Close your eyes for a few minutes and congratulate yourself for having the strength to actually get up and go to work--to keep going through life, even if you feel you are only going through the motions for now.
I resolve to out an empowering "spin" on it, and I recommend you do too: She/He WON'T have that power over me. I worked hard to have a great career, and they WILL not mess with that.
Strength to both of us.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
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The Earl of Oxford, of the Lancastrian party, is a supporter of King Henry who follows Queen Margaret to France.
Though at first he argues for Henry's right to the throne, when challenged, it is soon revealed that the true reason for his allegiance has less to do with right and wrong than with desire for revenge on the Yorkists for the deaths of his father and brother. He follows Warwick when the latter rebels, and is one of the party that sneaks up and captures King Edward. He agrees with Somerset that Richmond should be safeguarded. Militarily-minded, he is always on the lookout for ways to increase the number of soldiers on his side, whether by raising new ones or joining with other armies. Captured by the Yorkists, he is sent away to prison. He returns in Richard III.


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It's true. The Kinks lost the plot a little bit in the '70s. But who didn't? Ray Davies had long since tired of churning out albums of pop tunes, and had started tying the songs together with an overarching theme. This conceptualism started with Village Green Preservation Society and fully reared its head on Arthur. But it wasn't until 1973's Preservation--which picked up strands from Village Green--that the Kinks tried a full-on piece of musical theater.
And, no, it wasn't very good. Spread out over three discs (1974's Preservation Act II was a double album), the whole project was a bit of a disaster, with characters and stories and social commentary coming together for a murky, pretentious stew. There's a fellow named Flash, who signifies Capitalism, and his opponent Mr. Black, who is Socialism... oh, yawn. Who cares? It didn't work.
And yet there were still nuggets of great music buried in the mire, such as "Sweet Lady Genevieve," which was buried on Side 1 of the first Preservation album. You can entirely ignore the fact that it's sung by a character named the Tramp, and focus on the Ray Davies-patented combo of sweet love song with dark twist. It's as good as anything the Kinks ever did.
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Jay Leno has recorded his final episode of The Tonight Show, saying that it has been "the greatest 22 years" of his life.
The veteran US television host was joined by Oprah Winfrey, Billy Crystal and Garth Brooks as he bid a tearful farewell to viewers of the late-night programme on Thursday.
He has handed over to a fellow comedian, Jimmy Fallon, 39, who takes over the slot on February 17.
Leno, 63, who marked his departure with a mix of traditional jokes and old show clips, revealed that he lost his mother in the first year he was host, his father in the second and then his brother.
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She had no choice—she needed to use her atium.
The match had started as it usually did for her—a Push off a coin on the ground, a spread-shot of coins at her opponent, a glimpse with Iron to see if the man had any metal on him (he didn't)—but his reactions were so different than any of her other foes. For one thing, Quick Ben didn't even pretend to be nervous.
For another thing, he didn't stay on the ground.
"Neat little trick, girl," Quick Ben called out. He floated amongst the currents of air above the stadium, curious as to what she would do next. He didn't fear that she could hit him with her coins, but he also didn't think she'd just lay down and take it, either. Normally he wouldn't have let himself get in this situation, but it was pretty hard to set up a trick before the match started.
The world went black.
Vin smiled.
The coin slammed into Quick Ben's shoulder, the pain of it excruciating.
It wasn't exactly clear how she had penetrated the darkness of Rashan, but he wasn't one to dwell on it too long, either. He watched as she threw down another coin and came hurtling towards him.
This time it was Quick Ben's turn to smile.
Vin pulled out one of her knives, hoping to draw the obsidian blade against Quick Ben's mahogany throat. But as she flew towards the mage—Tin piercing the darkness, a spray of coins shooting out from her hands—she suddenly found herself falling, as if her Push had been cut off…
The ground below Vin shifted as Quick Ben used the Warden Tennes to cause the earth to thrust violently upward…disrupting the coin that Vin was using as her anchor. At the same time, the High Mage caught a few more coins to his body, and he too began falling.
…Vin reached into her pouch and dropped another coin, Pushing as hard as she could away from the undulating ground. She looked towards where Quick Ben had been, but didn't see him. The Tin still burning, though, she heard a THUMP, and realized the mage was back on the ground. Glancing at the place she had heard the sound, she saw he was definitely injured. She threw another coin down and leapt, hoping she could jump behind him while he got his bearings.
He more than got his bearings…
He healed himself.
Still concealed in darkness, he silently ascended back into the air, and did something Vin had done once.
He brought back the dead.
As she landed, the atium shadows startled her, as Quick Ben was nowhere close. She didn't hesitate, though, and dropping yet another coin, she flew to a different part of the stadium, twisting around to see something she would never have expected.
Jon Snow, Zed, and Logan Ninefingers (no Eric Northman though, with no actual corpse to speak of after his beheading)…very much real.
Even as he animated the dead, Quick Ben realized that the help he had called on might not actually have been the best call. Even as they moved to strike Vin, two of them—Snow and Ninefingers—were flying through the air at him. In the case of Snow, it was the armor Vin was using to fling the warrior at Quick Ben. With Logen, it was the knives strapped all over his body.
The two of them crashed into Ben, and once again he was falling.
Her atium ran out.
No matter. She knew he wasn't out of commission, but she also knew he was in dire straits. So Vin burned Pewter and ran to where Quick Ben was going to land, easily outpacing the undead wizard behind her.
Another coin dropped—she was running low—and she flew into the air, a knife in her hand again.
No matter what she thought of his condition, she wasn't stupid enough to run right into the arms of Quick Ben.
Instead, she leapt right into them.
The illusion was so real—and the bodies of Jon and Logen were definitely real, and so it was quite a shock when Quick Ben's long fingers wrapped around her arm and, with the other hand, deftly plucked the coin pouch from her belt and the second knife from her sleeve.
Vin burned duralumin, flaring her Pewter and breaking free of Quick Ben's grip. She sliced out with her knife, and even the tiny amount of pressure—now backed with duralumin-enhanced pewter—created a deep gash in Quick Ben's chest. He cried out in pain, but didn't fall. Rather, he flew away from Vin.
Who realized he had been pulling her away from the coin she had Pushed off of.
The ground waved and rolled, jutted up and gaped open. The amount of metal on the floor seemed to increase, too, and when she burned Iron, the blue lines seemed a blaze of color—a solid wall instead of individual strands. As she reached out to Pull something, anything, she could use to Push off of and halt her fall, she too often Pulled on nothing.
Nothing but illusions.
She finally pulled a coin to her, but even as it flew up to reach her, the ground shot up to meet her.
Quick Ben floated down to the ground, landing softly next to the battered body of Vin. It would take him a while to heal, but at least he could heal.
Vin wasn't so lucky.
That wasn't to say she wasn't trying, though. She was lying on her back, and somehow moving her arm, trying to take something out of her cloak.
He kicked her in the side, and when she flinched, he reached down into her cloak, finding vials full of metal flakes floating in liquid.
"None of that, little girl," he said grimly. He shook his head. Normally this was someone else's task.
But he wasn't squeamish. And as he plunged Vin's own knife into her chest, he only paused a moment to consider the lives he had taken in this tournament…
"Damn!" he said, cutting off Hood's Path before the three corpses made his victory bittersweet.
He smiled, and looked back down at Vin.
"You were good, girl.
"Just not quick enough."
Predicted Winner: Quick Ben
NOTE: THIS MATCH ENDS ON MONDAY, APRIL 11th, 2011, AT 12 PM, ET
Vin is a character from the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson; Quick Ben is a character from the The Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson
Vin image courtesy of Chris McGrath. Quick Ben image courtesy of Michael Komarck


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Two public school teachers receive national certification
From staff and wire reports - Mar 29, 2012
Two St. Charles Parish Public School teachers recently earned certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Nicole Weber of New Sarpy Elementary and Patricia Candies of St. Rose Elementary joined the ranks of more than 100 elite educators in the state.
Weber teaches 1st grade and was certified as an early childhood generalist. She is also her schools technology site coordinator, School Improvement Team chair and a member of the districts literacy redesign team.
Candies is a 4th grade teacher and was certified as a reading/language arts and early and middle childhood specialist. Last year, she was name dSt. Charles Parish and Region I Elementary School Teacher of the Year and was a state finalist for the same award.
Teachers must demonstrate their knowledge and skills over a year-long series of performance-based assessments and complete written tests in the subject area they teach to earn certification. Teachers who earn national certification may receive a $5,000 bonus each year for the 10-year life of the certification.
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Dan Shaughnessy isn't giving the Houston Texans a chance next Sunday.
In his latest column for the Boston Globe, he wrote that the Patriots wouldn't have much of a problem beating up on the Texans as they did the last time the two sides met.
Well, Arian Foster - the Texans star running back - saw the article. How do we know? He made it his Twitter avatar (picture).
That prompted a firestorm of speculation as to whether Shaughnessy was right in writing what he did, or if players like Foster on the Texans just can't stand the the heat.
Shaughnessy joined Lou Merloni on Sports Tonight to discuss the situation.
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District 1 Augusta Commissioner Matt Aitken plans to run for re-election, his campaign manager Brooke Buxton confirmed Tuesday.
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Artist to Artist: From paper to can, talkin' colour with KeepSix [Interview]
Surrey, BC – The story of the modern day Da Vinci is one seldom told, hip-hop in general has always had four elements in the blueprint including:
One of the illest and most vibrant ways to express the love for the hip-hop culture has always been graffiti. Recently Hellnback has taken the opportunity through our Artist to Artist series to shed light on some great talent across Canada, those who spread love and understanding and who also support the culture through there vision and basic blind faith in their craft.
In this Artist to Artist installment Hellnback catches up with arguably one of the best and most skilled artists on this planet (the man is amazing, trust us) – from paper to can.
Ladies and Gents may we introduce you to an original Stompdown Killa, KeepSix.
KeepSix: Q&A
Interview conducted by Hellnback for HipHopCanada
HipHopCanada: Sup brudda, long time. Who are you, for the readers who don't know and on a personal note?
KeepSix:Sup Helly, Killah KeepSix – co founder of The StompDownKillaz.
HipHopCanada: The elements of hip-hop have been a staple to those who chose to follow. What inspires you to keep going so hard as a visual artist? And as a youngin', what drew you towards this culture?
KeepSix: The foundation of what hip-hop really is, will never die. Sure, along the way it's been pulled apart and manipulated here and there but the real raw shit that attracted me in the beginning, that shit is forever. So I try to stay grounded and stay, for lack of better word 'real' with the culture. I believe in order to represent hip-hop or any one element of hip-hop, you need to give. The more you give to emceeing, graffiti writing, whatever, with the less expectation of receiving any benefits, the more you get out of it, feel me? Too many people come in and take from the culture, try to capitalize off others hard-ass work to make their rent money and that shit waters down the scene some. The shit that inspires me to keep giving is like I said ; The more I put into graffiti, strictly for the love, the more I've gotten back in respect and love from fellow writers. That's all that matters to me. The same shit I wanted when I was a young kid. Just to feel apart of something. Today, I feel apart of.
HipHopCanada: Has music been a major influence on your style? If so, what speaks closest to your ear?
KeepSix: It's kind of funny because it isn't the first time someone has asked me what I listen to. When I'm asked though it's usually, "so, what/who do you listen to while you paint or draw to vibe to?" But asking if it influenced my style, now that's deeper. Yes, music has definitely had an influence on my style. Although I listen to a ton of hip-hop, I honestly listen to most other genres just as much. I grew up on classic rock/metal. A lot of blues as well. So depending on my mood or what I'm working on, I tend to tap into something that fits with it. In my eyes when it comes to my graffiti I see it as a very aggressive style. A lot of pent up aggression that I release through vicious, dangerous letter form. I prefer to paint more Wildstyle sharp pieces that look like if they were real they would destroy anything or anyone who tried to fuck with 'em. To get that type of emotion out of me in the moment I listen to a lot of metal or underground hip-hop. A lot of early 90s rap. On the flip side tho, if I'm workin' on say, some photo realism type drawing or something more laid back I tend to listen to the blues, classic rock or jazz. Some mellow shit. Old school Soul music has played a huge part of both lately. I don't do country. Ever
HipHopCanada: You came over a crazy self destructive cycle, in which you're not shy to tell share your story with others and how you overcame it. Has your growth influenced others? And has becoming a father had any influenced your progress or was there just a breaking point?
KeepSix: Yeah, you know, we all go through our bullshit in life, Helly. Some of it's just the cards we're dealt, some of it's our self will, ego, pride, whatever. I reached a real low point and eventually hit my rock bottom. Then I slid along that rock bottom for some years and although there were brief moments of clarity so to speak, I could never break out of that vicious cycle of drug addiction. By the end I was consumed by it and I put a Molotov cocktail of drugs and alcohol in my body almost every day. I felt hopeless and just wanted out but I was too much of a coward to do it so I just kept shovelling drugs into my system hoping one day I wouldn't wake up or I'd get taken away some place. I dunno, unless you been in that state of hell it's hard to understand by simply reading words. Anyways, I had my son at the time, he was around four by the time I finally had enough and decided to change my life around. Although I had him that wasn't enough to get or keep me clean. That took work. Hard work. I think in the back of my mind though he kept me alive long enough to reach a point where I wanted to change. Had I not had him I probably wouldn't be here. That's just the truth to how mentally, spiritually and physically broken I was from years of drug abuse. You know though, it's been almost three and a half years since I touched booze or drugs. My life is better today than it ever was, even before I got into the party lifestyle. A lot of hard work and now giving back to people who are where I once was – In that hopeless state. My hand is always out because I can't keep what I have unless I give back. Plain and simple. I hope my story inspires someone who may be struggling. There is hope. I'm living fuckin' proof that the shit can be turned around. Just have to work up the courage to reach out and admit to yourself that you know what….I need help, and I can't do this alone.
HipHopCanada: I have actually been watching your transformation via social media and you're hitting the gym heavy it seems. What are some benefits you would be able to pass along to say someone who is just starting to work out?
KeepSix: Haha. The gym is just another outlet to release frustration. You know , I lived unhealthy all of my teens and adult life. Always been a malnourished lookin' skinny kid so when I got clean, one thing we did at the rehab facility because we were on restrictions and shit, was running laps around the property, and fillin' buckets with water an lifting rocks for weights. When I got home I started to go to an actual gym more and more and eventually, you know, it just became apart of my life. Now I just focus on eating healthier and learning about my body. I mean there are so many paths you can take when it comes to being active, my only advice or input would be, just to start with something. Anything. And make a conscious effort to see it through. The chips will fall in place
HipHopCanada: Did you notice any change from the old you art wise compared to the new you?
KeepSix: I gotta say, and I apologize if a lot of this seems to refer back to recovery, it's just a major part of my life now, part of my story, but my entire 'career' or whatever you choose to call it, writing graffiti, I got fucked up. Whether it was drinking , smoking, hard drugs. You name it. If I painted I was drunk or high. Year after year after year, dude. I have to say lot of my shit wouldn't exist had I not been in that state because being fuelled by drugs I didn't rest. But it definitely took it's toll on my progression and of course most of all, myself. I remember when I made the decision to get clean and sober, one thing that I battled with in the beginning was if I would be able to continue writing graffiti now that I didn't have drugs or alcohol. I mean that literally almost took me back out to relapse. Graffiti had been my life. And I didn't know how to paint without using, man. Thank God I toughed it out and stayed clean because after a short while I realized that I could, and, not only could I but I progressed huge. My drive came back and I had a clear mind. The shit I've painted since has been leaps and bounds past what I was doin' fucked up.
HipHopCanada: You recently designed Snak The Ripper's latest album cover, do you have plans to do more music based art and what was your experience with the Just Giver cover.
KeepSix: The opportunity to do Snak's Just Giver album cover was a pretty big deal for me. Having known my dude for many years prior through graffiti, seeing how far he had taken his music career was really cool. For his first few albums he had homies do the cover art and I always wanted to do one. I just thought if I pushed for it it wouldn't be the right timing or something and it wouldn't happen so I left it alone and just chilled. I started doin' a lot of realism style drawings and when he came up with the album Just Giver, he hit me up and pitched me his idea. As soon as he said it I saw the cover in my head. It was one of those moments that it just fit. Everything aligned properly and I was really excited to get started on it. I was nervous because the project was way bigger than anything I had taken on before it but I went in not trying to force anything on it and let it flow naturally. The cover art took me roughly 35-40 hours to complete over a couple weeks but when I finally had the final result, we were both hyped and that was a wrap. I'm very proud to have had that opportunity. Being able to collaborate with my brother on his projects means a lot. We share a lot of tha same values or work ethic when it comes to artistic projects. So ya, the future looks hype. We're gonna be doin' more collabs. It's rare I do any other cover art. I mean I get hit up for artistic projects quite a bit and I just don't have tha time these days. Between work, family, recovery, playin' catch up on projects owed, I barely have time to paint for myself . So unless it's something exciting and the money's right, I can't be bothered because time really is hard to find.
HipHopCanada: Who are some of your influences? Music or art wise.
KeepSix: I find inspiration almost anywhere these days. I mean, positivity is infectious and when I see someone going above and beyond, succeeding through hard work, that shit fuckin' fires me up. Seein' a crazy piece of art by someone, hearing a great song, even watchin' someone killin' it in the gym. All types of things inspire. There are those who's attitude inspires and influences me. If you have a hobby or passion for something and are involved in, sports, music, art whatever, there's bound to be people you look up to. Who came before us. In graffiti , history is huge. We're at a point in time in graffiti now where a lot of the pioneers are still accessible. Social media has been huge for networking and coming into contact with people too. It's always interesting meeting or speaking with the OGs who paved the way. I've had the honour of speaking with some writers who I look up to and for the most part, their humility has been influential. You know, if graffiti was hockey, and you meet who would be, like, Gretzky to you, and he shows you respect and says that you inspire him, that's the most uplifting shit ever. Someone you idolize being humble like that is gonna rub off on you no matter who you are. I'm grateful for having spoken with cats who were just great people in graffiti and outside of graffiti.
HipHopCanada: I noticed most artists and designers love comics or cartoon characters. Do you have a favourite comic series and what draws you toward it?
KeepSix: I grew up on Marvel comics. Spider-Man, Venom. You know, the classic shit. When Image Comics came to be and McFarlane came out with Spawn. Everything else was out. It was crazy. The artwork was the illest hands down. And the story line was brutal. I was hooked from the jump. From like 1992-'96, before I wrote graffiti, I drew spawn and other image comic characters. I still have some old drawings from 95-96. Proud of 'em.
HipHopCanada: Lets art geek out for a sec… what's your fav colour combo and why?
KeepSix: Well, I really admire the soft, subtle juxtaposition of…bahaha, nah. You know what, I can't say I have a favourite. But most def when it comes to colour combos I like to fuck with fiery tones. Red, orange, yellow and all that together is real aggressive. Also, another one I love is a black fill with some dark reds or purples in the fill with a slime green outline and 3D. It just looks mad evil and I'm with that. Goes well with my style I think. But ya, colour schemes change with the mood I'm in and sometimes when I try some out they work, other times not so much. It's all a learning process. Them big chrome an black blockbusters are the shit too. Nothing says fuck you like those done properly.
HipHopCanada: Name the top 5 spots in your mind that a graff artist has to see before they leave earth?
Keep6: That's a tough one for me 'cause I haven't been able to travel to paint. Tied down with the fam life. I can give you 5 places I'd like to go paint:
1. New York. The Mecca. First and foremost.
2. Toronto/Montreal. I'd like to do that in one trip. Eastern Canada has some of my favourite graffiti writers in the world so I'd like to go paint with them.
3. Germany. France. England. I mean, a European trip would be proper. So many places to paint there.
4. Los Angeles. Crazy. Been down there once an I couldn't get enough of SoCal lifestyle. I could see me down there in the future.
The 5th isn't necessarily a place , but I'd like to hop a train coast to coast . That's something I plan on doing in the future. Bucket list.
HipHopCanada: Do your kids have a certain character they love you to draw? Do they have a natural talent like dad?
Keep6: No I don't think they have a favourite. My daughter is still at that age where everything is new and amazing to her. She likes to get down on what I'm working on though. I've come back a couple times after leaving something out and see that she added some squiggles and lines all over the place. My son loves any bad guys I do. It's funny, even if I do a good guy he's like, "where's the bad guy?! No bad guy on this one? Ya I guess it's ok dad. Needs a bad guy though." He's really got the creative big that I had when I was his age. Copying his favourite movie covers and drawing tons. One of the best things as an artist with kids is watching them start from scratch and seeing how they perceive and interpret things and transfer it to paper. It's amazing really. I just hope to encourage it the best I can because it's a healthy outlet.
HipHopCanada: Say one thing your average follower does not know about Keep6?
Keep6: I'm always appreciative that people take the time to watch what I'm doin'. Means a lot to me that I can inspire others. For those who know me, I'm a pretty open book. I guess some things that I might not put out there a lot is that I listen to a lot of radio style programs. I don't even know what to call them. I guess now a days most things like that are podcasts but we got this 'Lights Out' program on a local radio station here Sunday nights at midnight. It's all old radio shows from basically the 40s up until some recent ones. Shows like the Shadow. Old horror, suspense type shows. There's something to say about a radio show that can transport you to the place or time and actually get into it an see the story unfold in your mind. I'm hella down with that. Canada also has some radio programs on our national station CBC that I'm really into. I listen to a lot of them like Q, The Vinyl Cafè, and the Age of Persuasion. The Ricky Gervais Show with Karl Pilkington is another podcast/radio show I'm into as well . YouTube Karl Pilkington an watch any of those questions for Karl videos. Priceless.
Something else people may or may not know is I'm big on animals. Ask Q about that. I'm like Ace Ventura when it comes to 'em. Just got a connection and whenever I'm out and about something crazy happens involving animals. I've had some crazy pets over the years. Takin' it a step further lately and I'm getting into carnivorous plants. Started growing some and plan on getting a lot more.
HipHopCanada: Any shout-outs or last words to the readers?
Keep6: Yeah, thanks to you, Helly. Been a minute homie. Congrats on the fam and I wish y'all the best. Many thanks to HipHopCanada for the shine. Peace to the crew and those apart of my life. A major shout-out to El Barto for keepin' it thorough throughout the years. Stay creative, Peace.
Interview conducted by Hellnback for HipHopCanada
Photography provided by Keep6 & EI Photography
Twitter: @Stompdown | @gunktah
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