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Somewhere in a lamp-lit room deep in the catacombs of the Crystal Ballroom, a Union Soldier was waxing the tips of his handlebar mustache. Next to him, a gold-prospector carefully scrutinized his facial hair for bits of lint in a hand-held mirror, while an Alaskan whaler helped another man cement the twin turrets of his considerable beard into place, with the help of a specialized industrial-strength hairspray.
The uninitiated might assume they'd walked into the dress rehearsal of a musical revue of America's History, but for the contestants in the Stumptown Beard Collective's 2011 West Coast Beard and Mustache Championships, this was business as usual.
Sunday evening, spectators packed the house at the Crystal Ballroom to cheer as costumed participants competed for titles, including "natural mustache", "natural full beard with styled mustache", and "freestyle beard."
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Central Marin Police Authority Chief Todd Cusimano is receiving a 4 percent salary increase to offset his pension payments under a plan approved this month by the authority's police council.
Cusimano was chief of the Twin Cities Police Authority, earning $166,000 a year, before San Anselmo joined forces with Larkspur and Corte Madera on Jan. 1 to create the Central Marin Police Authority. He now oversees police operations in all three communities and receives $173,000 a year.
Cusimano said that along with all the other authority employees, he is now paying the 4.5 percent employee share of the cost to fund his pension.
"We now pay a portion of our retirement and this was a cost-neutral adjustment to offset that," Cusimano said of his salary increase.
The authority's 2012-13 budget is about $10.3 million. Corte Madera is contributing $2.8 million, Larkspur is contributing $3.1 million and San Anselmo is contributing $3.7 million for police services for the rest of the year.
The authority serves 35,000 residents and has 58 employees, 45 of which are sworn officers.
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Dodongo- 2-10 difficulty
Description- Dodongo is a fire breathing lizard that also rams and uses his speed.
Attacks- Ram- Dodongo runs into you. Fireball- Breathes in air and shoots a giant fireball
How to defeat- Dodongo is considerably easy if you have the right timing. I suggest that you put bombs as the A control and power bracelet at B. You won't use your sword. Dodge any ram attacks (see attacks) he uses and wait until he is breathing in air. At that time throw a bomb in his mouth. Quickly grab him with your power bracelet and throw him onto the spikes. Repeat process until dodongo is defeated.
Mothula- 3-10 difficulty
Description- Mothula is a giant moth (I wonder how I guessed that) that shoots fireballs.
Attacks- Fireball- Mothula shoots fireballs at you while going around in circles. Butterfly bash (like that name)- Mothula stops and lets moths attack you. Fire circle- Mothula surrounds itself in fireballs.
How to defeat- This isn't very hard, even if you have never played this boss. Just slash at it while dodging the fireballs (see attacks). You can also attack when mothulas stopped. Make sure you don't fall off! After awhile, mothula should be dead.
Ghoma- 4-10 difficulty
Description- A crab monster that uses its claw and speed to its advantage.
Attacks- Run- Ghoma will run around trying to hit you. Claw grab- Ghoma runs up to you and grabs you, and then throws you around. Small monsters- Ghoma spits out small monsters to attack you. Good for items.
How to defeat- The only thing hard about Ghoma is getting out the claw because you can't get too close or Ghoma will use claw grab (see attacks). It would be good to get out your Pegasus seeds to get away quickly after you attack the claw. Once the claw is off, take out your slingshot and shoot its eye when Ghoma opens it. Kill the small monsters to get good items. Eventually she will die.
Digdogger- 5-10 difficulty
Description- A big blob that jumps around and can go into many small blobs.
Attacks- Jump- Digdogger jumps high or low on top of you. Run- Small digdoggers run into you.
How to defeat- The only thing hard about this boss is the little guys. Get out your magnetic gloves. You will not need your sword the whole time. Now attract the spiked ball so it hits the big digdogger. After about 5 hits it will break apart. Don't try your sword! Keep using the spiked ball so it runs over the little guys. Big digdogger will form back up again. Keep doing this until you kill all the little guys.
Manhandla- 6-10 difficulty
Description- A giant plant that grows flowers and shoots fireballs.
Attacks- Fireball- One of the flowers shoots a fireball. Normal- Manhandla runs into you.
How to defeat- You will not need your sword now. Take out your magical boomerang and hit the flowers that open up their mouth to attack. It takes three hits for each of them. You may want to use Pegasus seeds to run around quickly. Once you kill all of them, Manhandla will run around in a figure 8. Use your Magic boomerang and keep hitting it until it opens up. Now is the time to take out your sword and attack the middle. Goodbye Manhandla.
Gleeok- 7-10 difficulty
Description- Gleeok is a large two-headed dragon that uses fire.
Attacks- Crown fire- Gleeok shoots one fireball that explodes into a circle of fire. Fire row- Gleeok Shoots out a row of fire. Fireball blast- Gleeok shoots three fireballs at a time twice. Pound and smash- Gleeok will jump ut to pound the ground and knock you down, and then he will run into you.
How to defeat- The only thing that makes Gleeok hard is the first part where the dragon shoots a bunch of fireballs. You must get both of the heads off at the same time. I don't mean exactly at the same time, just when one of them is off you must get the other one off. Hit both of them several times so they are weak. Then take out one head, and while that head is going around take out the other one. Now Gleeok will turn to a skeleton. Get out your cape and jump before it uses pound and smash (see attacks). It will now stop for a moment, and run up to it and smash it once or twice with your sword. Get away before it runs after you. Now it will hit the wall and stop. Slash it again. Repeat process until Gleeok is dead.
Medelock- 6-10 difficulty
Description- A crazy haired wacko boss with laser eyes (I mean it).
Attacks- Laser eyes- Medelock will go to the top of the screen and use laser eyes all the way across. Fireballs- Medelock will shoot three fireballs then two. Petrifier- Medelock shoots out balls that turn you into a rock.
How to defeat- Medelock is actually pretty simple. Take out your cape and jump over her or when she tries to attack. When you have the chance, attack her as much as you can. Watch out for her laser eyes. Just jump over them.
Onox- 10-10 difficulty
Description- A metal armored beast.
Attacks- Rock fall- Onox phase will jump and make rocks fall. Spiked ball- Onox will throw the spiked ball at you. Twirly tornado- Onox will send six tornados after you. Blue fire- Dragon Onox will shoot blue fire at you. Swish slash swipe- Dragon Onox will put his hand on the ground and slide it so it hits you. Hand smash- Dragon Onox will smash his hand down on you. Fireballs- Dragon Onox will shoot a bunch of fireballs at you.
How to defeat- I definitely suggest that you have a potion to heal yourself when you die because this boss is hard. The first part isn't that hard. Powerup your noble sword and do a spin attack on him. It's good to use Pegasus seeds here. After about 7 hits he will send Din after you. Get out your Rod of Seasons and knock Din away. Do the powerup another seven times until you go to the Dragon form.
Dragon form- This is his much harder form. Get out your cape and jump on his hand when he tries to smash you with it. Now, jump again and slash at the jewel on top of his head. Try to make it to the other side of his hand so you can do it again. This guy, I think, takes fifteen hits. If your playing so you can battle twinrova, you do get a time to regain anything.
Twinrova- 8-10 difficulty
Description- Two witches that want to unite the three fires and sacrifice to make Ganon come back.
Attacks- Ice ball- Iverova shoots ice at you. Fireball- Firerova shoots fire at you. Firekeese- Firerova send bats on fire after you. Ice travelers- Icerova sends two or three spiked ice balls.
How to defeat- In the first part they are separate. All you need to do is stay on the bottom of the screen and hit the ice ball at the fire twin or the fire ball at the ice twin. It only takes three shots in all, and then they move to Twinrova.
Twinrova phase- Take out your scent seeds with the hyper slingshot. Now if you are on the fire place stay away from the lava when attacking her with your sword. After you attack her enough she will turn the two different colors, I'm not talking about when she's blinking. It's just before that. Use your hyper slingshot and shoot her with the scent seeds. After awhile, she will say the she is going to sacrifice herself to bring back the king of evil, Ganon.
Ganon- 9-10 difficulty
Description- The lengedary beast that rules in most Zelda games.
Attacks- Trident fire- Ganon pokes his trident out, then shoots three fireballs that break apart into another three fireballs. Trident Smash- Ganon smashes his trident into the ground to stun you, then he shoots a gigantic fireball at you, which is his most powerful attack. Trident slash- Ganon slashes you with his weapon. Fireblast- Ganon shoots one orb going slow followed by two faster orbs. Backwards field- Ganon turns the screen blue and makes your controls backwards, while shooting fireballs at you.
How to defeat- Here piggy piggy. Ganon is the last boss and is not as easy as he is in other games (if you know what I mean). The only way to hurt him is to powerup your sword and let go before he teleports. I'm telling you now that it will be a lot easier if you keep your cape as control B the whole battle to avoid attacks. If you are powered up and you use the cape you will still be powered up. Don't try to attack him while he is trying to do a trident slash (see attacks). After about 10 hits (I think, I'm not sure if I counted right) he will be dead. Enjoy the final ending, and if you want to play again get the hero's code at the end of the game.


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Hidden from view, just a couple of minutes' walk from one of the best beaches on Kefalonia, lies the beautiful Avithos Beach Estate. Exclusive to guests of Simpson Travel, the estate is run as a Simpson Hotel, combining the space and flexibility of its suites and apartments with a delicious daily breakfast service, featuring fresh local produce served on a splendid sea view terrace.
The hotel is set in its own lush and very secluded gardens above a no-through road which leads to the beach. This long stretch of gently shelving fine golden sand is ideal for families, although for those travelling without children who prefer a little more space, there is always a quieter spot to be found away from the sun beds, and a second smaller beach suitable for naturist bathing. The hotel's own private pool is another lovely spot to relax and enjoy the sea view with a drink from the Simpson honesty bar.
There are plenty of options for dinner within a short walk or drive, with a couple of sea food tavernas right on the doorstep on the beach so there's no need to take the car. Nearby Lassi or Argostoli, with its waterfront restaurants, vibrant town square and lively shopping streets are perfect for a day or an evening out. Whilst Melissani Cave, Karavmylos Lake and Watermill and the Drogarati Caves are all easily reached in a day, as are famous beaches of Myrtos and Assos.


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STORRS, Conn. (September 14, 2007) - The University of Connecticut women's volleyball team will host the UConn Toyota Classic on Friday-Saturday, Sept. 14-15 in Gampel Pavilion. Hofstra, Long Island and Middle Tennessee State will join UConn this year, as each team will play three matches in this two-day event.
Connecticut won last year's Toyota Classic as setter Bridget Denson-Dorman (Golden Valley, Minn.) picked up the Tournament MVP honor and teammates Kate Seabaugh (St. Louis, Mo.) and Jessica Isaac (Erlanger, Ky.) both earned spots on the All-Tournament team.
This weekend's competition stands just before BIG EAST Conference play, as the Huskies will travel to Villanova on Saturday, Sept. 22 for a 2 p.m. match-up. Before UConn can look ahead, they must get through three competitive programs, including previously ranked Middle Tennessee State. Last week, the Blue Raiders were ranked 25th in the country before their first loss of the season to Missouri State.
UConn is coming off a five-game victory over Northeastern on Wednesday night, which found the Huskies up 2-0 before Northeastern took the next two, to tie the match at two games apiece. In the fifth game, it was a battle to the end, as UConn came out on top 15-13 for their eighth win of the season.
The UConn Toyota Classic will begin on Friday evening with a 5:00 p.m. match featuring Long Island and Middle Tennessee State. The Huskies will take on Hofstra following the first match, at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Middle Tennessee State will face Hofstra in a 10:00 a.m. match-up followed by a 12:30 p.m. match featuring UConn and Long Island. After a short break, Hofstra will see Long Island at 5:00 p.m. while UConn will finish up weekend play with a 7:30 p.m. match against Middle Tennessee State.


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Earlier this month, the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations asked the Security Council to permit the use of surveillance drones for U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In an email interview, Walter Dorn, an expert in the technology of U.N. peacekeeping at the Royal Military College of Canada and the Canadian Forces College, discussed the U.N.'s drone plan.
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The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners will begin its meeting tonight by recognizing Finance Director Leon Harmon, who is stepping down after 38 years with the county's finance office.
As the Times-News previously reported, County Manager George Wood announced Harmon's retirement in November, saying he would remain in his role through the end of January. As of Wednesday, Scott Cook, the department's chief accountant, will fill in as the interim finance director.
Also on the agenda tonight, the board will conduct a required public hearing for a Community Transportation Program (CTP) grant application in the amount of roughly $395,000.
In a memo sent to commissioners by Emergency Medical Services Director Ron Rombs, he explains that the North Carolina Department of Transportation administers all state and federal funds applicable to providing public transportation, and the county is required to provide matching funds to support the program.
According to the public-hearing notice, the Community Transportation Program "provides assistance to coordinate existing transportation programs operating in Lincoln County as well as provides transportation options and services for the communities within this service area.†Currently, these services are provided using vans.
Following the public hearing, commissioners will also be asked to sign off on the application.
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Commissioners will hear recommendations from the Lincoln County Planning Board regarding zoning public hearings conducted at the Jan. 9 meeting.
Rombs will also present a request for approval of an Assistance to Firefighters Grant.
Parks and Recreation Department Director Erma Deen Hoyle will present a resolution for the Recreation Trails Program.
Public Works Director Burns Whittaker will present a bid approval for reroofing the "Bank of America†building with Carolina Roofing Solutions of Charlotte in the amount of $143,000.
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A monument to creativity, The American Horse was created by famed animaliere or animal sculptor, Nina Akamu. The work was inspired, in part, by a work created by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci for the Duke of Milan in the late 15th century. The project was championed by Frederik Meijer in the late 1990's, resulting in two casts of the 24-foot monument—one for Meijer Gardens and one for the city of Milan, Italy. In addition, to inspiration from Leonardo, Akamu was also inspired by the history of equine imagery and the study of horses.
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Nina Akamu. The American Horse, 1999. Bronze, 288 x 91 x 339 inches. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gift of Fred and Lena Meijer. © Nina Akamu.


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MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — If Alex Sink makes history and becomes Florida's first female governor she still won't be the most celebrated member of her family. That distinction belongs to her great-grandfather, an erudite world traveler who in his day was more famous than kings, queens and presidents.
We all have eccentric relatives, but Sink has a doozy: Great-granddad was Chang Bunker, one half of the original Siamese twins.
The identical brothers, Chang and Eng Bunker, spent their 63 years attached at the base of their chests by a 5-inch-long band of flesh. They traveled the world as curiosities before finally settling as gentlemen farmers in the foothills of North Carolina.
"I have these memories as a child when we'd go into town — Main Street, Mount Airy. We'd go into stores and I remember sometimes the clerks would look at me and say, 'Why, you must be one of those Bunkers.' Because I had slanty eyes,'' recalled Sink, who grew up in Chang Bunker's farmhouse.
"I would stick my chest out and say, 'Yes, I am,' '' she said. "I was taught to be very proud about my heritage and I am."
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Sink's hometown of Mount Airy, population 8,500, is figuratively and almost literally Mayberry.
It's the childhood home of Andy Griffith and an inspiration for the Andy Griffith Show. Locals say they still don't feel the need to lock their cars, unless it's corn season and they have a dozen juicy, just-picked ears in the backseat.
In 1843 Chang and Eng married two local sisters in this community 37 miles northeast of Winston-Salem. Between them they fathered 21 children while still attached.
Don't ask. No one knows the mechanics, and Bunkers aren't keen on speculating. A generation ago, that whole sex question made discussion of "The Twins" off-limits for many of the descendants.
"We had an aunt who had about six children, who were never told about the Siamese twins. When we went to visit them in eastern North Carolina we were under an oath never to mention anything about it," recalled Sink, who shares the name of Chang's wife, Adelaide.
"There was always that speculation: Two conjoined twins who were married and had 21 children? But people used to be much more Victorian about things, and there was also a desire to blend in and not be different.''
At least 1,000 descendants still live in and around Surry County and hundreds more are spread across the country. These days no one is reluctant to talk about Chang and Eng.
"It's part of something that the whole family celebrates," Ken Bunker, 57, a great-great grandson of Eng from Silver Spring, Md,, said recently at the Bunker's annual family reunion in Mount Airy. "It's part of the family that makes us not better and not worse — but special."
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Chang and Eng were born on a houseboat in 1811 in Siam (now Thailand) to ethnic Chinese parents. News of the shocking deformity spread fast. The king initially ordered them killed but then thought better of it.
Before long the boys were not only accepted, but marveled at for their uncanny grace and ability to coordinate and perfectly anticipate each other's movements while running, swimming, climbing and jumping.
By age 15 they had become successful duck and egg merchants, when a Scottish trader spotted what he first thought was "a strange animal" with two heads swimming in the river. The trader and an American captain within two years persuaded the boys to go abroad and travel on display.
They became international sensations on the freak show circuit, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors paying to see them perform acrobatics, play chess and answer questions. Newspapers chronicled their lives, and Mark Twain wrote a short story about them.
The brothers quickly learned English, rid themselves of a manager they thought exploitative, and charmed many of those who came to know them. Eng was quiet and thoughtful, Chang outgoing and quick tempered, but both enjoyed fine clothes, literature and theater.
Over and over they met with top doctors across the world who all concluded that separating the twins would likely kill them.
In 1839 the celebrity twins had enough money that they decided to retire from the exhibition circuit. They chose an isolated area in northwest North Carolina that they fell in love with while visiting a friend in the area for vacation.
As exotic as they were, their story is as American as can be: individuals overcoming adversity through grit, perseverance and character. Ultimately they settled in a backwoods area that quickly accepted them as friends and neighbors known for innovative farming and excellent hunting.
"It's stunning really,'' Sink said. "These two brothers that were circus attractions chose to settle down in this little tiny piece of North Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and were accepted.
"A lot of it is about the history of North Carolina. It was always said when I was growing up North Carolina was the valley of humility between two valleys of conceit — Virginia and South Carolina."
The twins arbitrarily picked Bunker as a last name, and in a joint ceremony, married two local sisters, Adelaide and Sarah.
"May the connection be as happy as it will be close," one North Carolina paper editorialized.
As the families grew, the twins decided they needed separate houses. Every three days they would alternate homes, with one brother taking charge and the other being a passive observer.
It remained an often tough existence, particularly as Chang frequently became a raging drunk. His brother would not become intoxicated, but would have to put up with Chang's violent outbursts.
Then one chilly day in January 1874, Chang developed bronchitis, and Eng awoke to find his brother dead. Eng died about three hours later, reportedly of shock.
Fearing ghoulish entrepreneurs would steal the bodies, they initially were buried in the basement of Chang's house before being shipped to Philadelphia, where doctors made a plaster cast of their body and removed its fused liver. They were buried in Chang's front yard until 1917, when the twins and their wives were moved to the cemetery of White Plains Baptist Church, which the twins helped build on land they donated.
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A short walk from that cemetery, past Bunker Road, past Eng and Chang Road and past Barney Fife Boulevard, dozens of descendants recently gathered over casseroles and barbecue for the annual Bunker family reunion.
"I am so proud. Bunkers are just good people, let me tell you," declared Betty Bunker Blackmon, motioning to one of her kin. "Milton, come here, I want you to agree with me on something: The Bunker twins believed very strongly in education. They were well educated, and that was really important to them."
Alex Sink and her immediate family missed that picnic, but back at Chang's house, her younger sister, Dottie Sink, recounted that while their mother, Chang's granddaughter Adelaide, was reluctant to talk about it, their father made sure they appreciated their heritage.
"I never looked at it as being in a freak show. I immediately looked at it as how did these two guys survive and thrive and produce all these children, and produce all these successful children, and have everything turn out unbelievably well,'' said Kester Sink, 87.
Sitting by her father in Chang's old farmhouse, Dottie nodded in agreement.
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Working in partnership with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), the council is looking to develop land at Three Score in Bowthorpe for up to 1,000 new properties.
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Jean-Jacques Annaud has directed films that sound impossible. The Bear is a feature length film starring a wild animal. Quest for Fire is a caveman story told with no modern language. By comparison, his new film may seem more straightforward. Day of the Falcon is about two Arab kingdoms battling for the oil in the desert, complete with epic charges between hundreds of extras. Annaud explained to us how he pulled it off.
Day of the Falcon is now available on VOD and opens in theaters March 1.
CraveOnline: How difficult was filming big desert battles versus filming animals in The Bear and Two Brothers or filming everything in Quest for Fire?
Jean-Jacques Annaud: Well, frankly, it's fun. The trouble in the desert is that the cameras don't like it and the film crews don't like it too much because you have sandstorms. We had to dress like Bedouins. You had to have goggles and the cameras were very, very unhappy and would break down quite often. It's beautiful to be in the desert. It's quite wonderful. It's a terrific experience in life. The scope, the space, the solitude is quite wonderful but I had sometimes 1000 extras. Yet there is a feeling of vastness that I think is very healthy and is a nice change for us, who live in cities, to be in those wonderful places.
You say sand would get in the cameras. Was that film cameras or digital cameras?
No, it was digital but digital is very sensitive to dust. Most of those desert scenes we picked 35mm cameras because digital was so unreliable, so those battle scenes, yes, they were shot 35.
Were you using all real horses in those battle scenes?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We had real camels, real horses and of course the dead horses you see are fake. They are dummies.
Right, I know the animals were safe, but I meant you used real animals and not CGI.
Oh yeah, of course. We have some CGI addition in the distance. I like mixing both but if I show 800 horses on screen, I like 400 or 500 to be real. The big charges, we had 500 real horses. In a way, it's not more expensive. It goes quicker and you can control what you do, be independent of some guy you never meet that are working in Bangalore or China who are doing horses the way they think they should be instead of real Arab horses running in the real sands of Qatar.
Was this the first time you used handheld cameras?
No, no, no, are you kidding? I've been using a handheld camera since I was a kid. No, no, no. In all my movies, I do use [it]. I like handheld. Only in my very, very early days I had to use blimped cameras, therefore they were too heavy to be handheld. Since the invention of the handheld Arriflex, I've been using handheld. Even my first movie so many years ago, was handheld.
I guess I notice it now because there's so much more of it in movies. I thought of your older movies as more dollies and steady movements.
It depends what you do. I do a lot post-synchronization later on, therefore I have a very, very free camera. I don't need to have such heavy cameras so I can use a lot of handheld and a lot of special effects on the set, because I don't care so much about the sound that I love recreating later on. I love the dubbing process. A lot of directors hate it but I do like it a lot. Therefore it allows me to have a handheld camera, to have noisy cameras if I need and to have a lot of wind machines, smoke machines and then later on I record the dialogue.
So bigger cameras are better for sync sound?
Yes and no. When you need to keep the original track, you have to be careful about the sound quality. Therefore you have to make sure that all your special effects are silent. You cannot use big wind machines. You cannot shoot in a sandstorm. You have to be able to recreate that in an artificial way in order to save the original voice of your actors. What I do is I do record a guide track with my actors but after that, I put them in the same kind of emotion in the soundstage where we have all the proper time to play the words correctly.
A VOD premiere is a new format even since your last movie. What do you think of this opportunity to premiere films on VOD?
I've always welcomed new solutions and technology. I'm very happy about this because especially this kind of movie has to reach audiences that may not be available that Friday to rush to the cinema. Therefore most people now have a good system at home, a good home theater or a good high definition television. I am happy to go to them if they don't have the time to take their car and go to the cinema. So It was different, let's say 20 years ago, people had bad televisions, bad sound systems. Today, let's face it. It's the way the world goes. Of course, my film has been shot for a very large screen with a very good sound system, but very often the ratio at home is as good as in a lot of cinemas.
Did the title change for this film, and why?
Yes, we did change it. It was called Black Gold because that was the original title of the novel. It was not such a good title so I'm quite happy with the change.
We only get to see one of your movies every few years. What does it take to get you to direct a movie?
It takes the proper level of enthusiasm. I have to be fully committed. I've been very, very fortunate since the beginning of my film life to pick only the project that I wanted to direct, that my heart felt right for me, where I had a personal desire. I cannot fully love every year. I need to have some time to get into the next movie. Then I get immersed in that movie. Then I need some time to get to the next and get enthusiasm again and desire.
When you made The Bear and Quest for Fire, did people think you were crazy?
They always feel that I'm crazy. Even doing a movie about the Arabs in a positive movie about the Arabs, while all the movies show the Arabs as terrorists and horrible people, is also the same kind of challenge. But I'm very pleased that I'm doing that. I don't like to follow the mainstream so I sort of enjoy being undecided and picking projects I like and not necessarily the project that the marketing department would propose.
Could you do movies like Quest for Fire and The Bear today?
I don't think so. Probably not. I don't know. You know, it was so difficult in those days to convince people. People would say, "Oh, The Bear, who's playing it?" I would say, "a bear." They'd say, "No, but who is going to be in the skin? What's the actor?" They'd think I was kidding in saying no, it's going to be the real animal. "Which language is he going to speak?" I said, "Well, he's going to go grrrr or arrrrr." They said, "How are we going to understand the story? There is no dialogue." etc., etc.
We all realize that the movie industry is changing. Adventurous movies are more difficult to produce today than 20 years ago. Yet 20 years ago, it was already so difficult to convince studio executives to go for movies like Quest for Fire or even Name of the Rose which enjoyed immense success in Europe and made a lot, a lot of money. People could not understand how anyone would be interested in a murder mystery in an abbey in the 14th century.
So I am really happy that I followed my own way instead of following the trend, but it's tough. It's tough to go that way. Would it be possible today? I don't know but the next movie I'm doing is in China which is very, very difficult, with political content in a country where there's usually censorship. At the moment I'm given total freedom, so I probably have a strange career but very happy.
What movie is that in China?
It's called Wolf Totem. It's based on the bestselling bestseller ever in China, a very, very fascinating book taking place in the Cultural Revolution. I must say I'm very happy and proud to be directing this movie.
Do you have experience with that kind of material because you did Seven Years in Tibet?
Yes, yes, and you see it's very interesting to see that I was banned from China at one time for that movie because it was not well received in China, yet today I'm extremely well received. Things are changing, the country is changing. It's quite fascinating to me shooting and feeling so welcome in this quite fascinating country.
How did you negotiate that, and when did that change?
Well, it's not me. People in China, for some reason that I don't know exactly, most of my movies have been released in China which is quite a privilege. Only 10 movies from America and 10 movies from other countries are allowed in China [each year]. All my movies have been released there. To my surprise, I don't know why, but people over there decided all right, I did that movie Seven Years in Tibet, fine, but they like my other movies. [Laughs] I must say I have an extraordinary welcome in China and I feel great reciprocity there.
Your first two movies were comedies. Do you have another comedy in you?
I think I have comedy in my life every day but for some reason, I like lyricism, I like epic scale. Possibly, yes. Possibly the next one. Wolf Totem is not a comedy but in the future, why not?
Fred Topel is a staff writer at CraveOnline and the man behind Shelf Space Weekly. Follow him on Twitter at @FredTopel.


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Well you've done everything right so you deserve a huge pat on the back. For anyone who is a victim of identity theft here is my very comprehensive guide on what to do to fight back against identify theft. But Adam in your case many of those steps would not apply since it does not sound as if you are an ongoing victim of this terrible crime.
Sadly the situation you describe is not unusual following such an event.
There are two primary approaches to deal with this. The first is to continue to battle this using a wack-a-mole strategy every time this pops up when bad data is sold from one debt buyer to another.
The second would be to make an affordable investment in getting legal help to end this once and for all. Honestly I think hiring a lawyer experienced in these sorts of issues would be a very sound investment and would have the highest chance of ending this problem quickly. Ironically, if they continued this pursuit this legal approach could potentially make you money as well in debt collection violations.
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hi hilyard; thank you for your message(s) ! that will give me an orientation in which direction to do research;
Yes, it it is apt-get and i will look for a way to make apt-get accept the source; and thank you, too for the idea to take it to the UE forum; sometimes (...) i tend to forget the obvious... no idea what you want to say with OP... in my world OP refers to the section of a hospital where surgery is done...would be nice to have something like a general glossar for IT abbreviations somewhere...IT in the sense sense of Information Technology (guess)
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OP stands for "Original Poster" or the one beginning a thread (this is what you did in posting the first).
The file structure of GNU/Linux is 98%+ uniform no matter what distro used. The /etc/ directory is directly off root ( / ) and contains system configuration files, on the whole. The path to the file needed to modify which repositories (repos) are to be used by APT resides in /etc/apt/ and is named sources.list. This is what is needed in order to assure software packages desired can be installed. They must reside in the repo before they can be downloaded and installed.
techieMoe is a well-known Linux guru who reviewed distros and such in the past and is well-respected in Linux circles. He wrote a definitive How2 in another (unnamed here) forum. This is a reference I, myself, use from time to time. I pass it on to you.
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SXSW exclusive first listen: Empire of the Sun
ANDREW MURFETT reports back from a hairdressing salon at South By Southwest, where a lucky few got a tiny first taste of Empire of the Sun's new album Ice on the Dune.
Just as the world began digesting a typically cryptic missive announcing Empire of the Sun 's second album release earlier this week, posters heralding the return of the enigmatic duo began appearing around Austin.
Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore were not showcasing here at South By Southwest, but they would debut some new music here. This being Empire of the Sun, and with the album having been christened Ice on the Dune, the way they went about it was always going to be a little strange.
No, neither Steele or Littlemore were in attendance. However their record label dressed up a shopfront on Sixth Street and, competing in a brutal mid-afternoon Friday slot against prominent parties from Spin, Rolling Stone, Virgin Mobile, Fader, Paste and Spotify, they hosted a mini listening party.
By 2pm when the doors of Silent Salon – yes, they chose a hairdressing salon – opened, a queue almost a block-long snaked down Sixth Street. The lure was obvious: a first-time listen four months ahead of its release-date.
Upon entering, we were handed a set of Silent Disco style wireless headphones and pushed towards a bar serving complimentary tequila cocktails. The salon's hair-washing stations were filled with ice, serving as beer coolers. As the room quickly filled, attendees scrambled to secure a barber chair. A photo booth (branded by the tequila company) was attracting a crowd. And within 15 minutes the room was heaving.
So, what did we hear? Well… Although there was nothing as concrete as, say, a song's title information given, we were offered five tracks (we think) mixed together in a ten-minute loop that played continuously in our earphones.
"It seems it will be more of the same from Empire of the Sun."
There's clearly a couple of strong potential singles lurking in the mix. And with the blueprint of their debut reasonably broad – and flamboyant – once again it shifts styles frequently.
The first track we heard is the most obvious "hit". It's the kind of slow-building, determinedly buoyant pop song these two have previously mastered. And the vocal hook is simple, but instantly memorable: "Loving every minute cause you make me feel so alive…" This appears to be the album's potential 'Walking on a Dream' moment.
The next tune began with, ahem, dare we say mystical seemingly Indian-inspired samples before sliding into a more conventional beat-driven pop sound. It was notable for some heavily auto-tune affected vocals from Steele. Lyrically, Steele, as he does several times on the album, sings of yearning to escape. The main vocal hook on this track: "Let's go running away, we can always be together." Deep stuff.
Another snippet of the album we heard was a song that was anchored mostly by electric guitars. The lyrics were mostly incomprehensible; however there was an audible reference to crystals, which is, once again, keeping things very much in character for this outfit.
Not to compare this too much to the last album, but the next track heard was instantly evocative of 'We Are The People' (Instead of that song's shout-out to 1975, this new one references 1979 and rhymes it with sublime!) It's a very good tune.
Finally, another track began slowly before once again launching into some pulsating beats. It felt perhaps a little more substantial than some of the others featured.
From our limited exposure, it seems it will be more of the same from Empire of the Sun. There's a couple of very obvious pop radio singles, some oblique references to crystals, and a sense that nobody knows what it all really means.
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Negative events such as financial strain, job loss, relationship difficulties, and illness can precipitate depression. A depression quality improvement (QI) program, which boosts primary care resources for psychotherapy (QI-Therapy), can reduce the occurrence of such negative life events, further protecting patients from emotional distress, finds a new study. Psychotherapy may help patients improve the quality of social relationships and interpersonal skills that may contribute to some of these problems, notes Kenneth B. Wells, M.D., M.P.H., of the RAND Corporation. A second study of the QI-Therapy and QI-Meds program reveals it to be cost-effective for both primary care patients with minor depression and depressive disorder. Both studies were supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS08349) and are briefly described here.
Sherbourne, C.D., Edelen, M.O., Zhou, A., and others (2008, January). "How a therapy-based quality improvement intervention for depression affected life events and psychological well-being over time." Medical Care 46(1), pp. 78-84.
This study compared the impact of the 6-12 month QI-Therapy program with usual care among patients diagnosed with depression at 46 primary care clinics in 6 managed care organizations. The patients were randomized to usual care or one of two QI interventions (medication or psychotherapy). This study focused on 1,300 patients in the QI-Therapy groups at any of 4 points: baseline or followup year 1, 5, or 9. The researchers examined the impact of the QI-Therapy program on negative life events at 5-year followup, and modeled the relationship between QI program implementation, life events, and mental health over a 9-year period.
The model showed that QI-Therapy not only improved patients' psychological well-being at 1 year, but it also reduced negative life events at year 5. Moreover, better mental health and fewer negative life events at year 5 were associated with improved psychological well-being at year 9. The QI-Therapy program provided resources for patients and their providers for depression treatments, including resources to facilitate access to therapy. This approach set up a chain of events that included improved mental health that endured over 9 years, and had somewhat unexpected long-term and independent effects on reducing the occurrence of negative life events.
These preliminary findings underscore the potential usefulness of focusing on life circumstances unique to the individual when explaining the course of depression. One might speculate that persons with less depression have fewer arguments or losses of relationships or job problems. Also, certain benefits of therapy—improved coping, learning to avoid or manage difficult situations, or making structural changes in one's life (such as developing new relationships or moving to a new neighborhood)—may be protective in terms of negative life events.
Wells, K.B., Schoenbaum, M., Duan, N., and others (2007, October). "Cost-effectiveness of quality improvement programs for patients with subthreshold depression or depressive disorder." Psychiatric Services 58(10), pp. 1269-1278.
A QI program that improves access to psychotherapy (QI-Therapy) and antidepressant medication (QI-Meds) is cost-effective for managing care of primary care patients who suffer from minor (subthreshold) depression or depressive disorder, concludes this study. The cost of the QI programs was $2,028 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) for those with subthreshold depression and $53,716 per QALY for those with depressive disorder. This is similar to the cost-effectiveness of many widely used medical therapies, note the authors. They examined the cost-effectiveness of managing care of 746 primary care patients with 12-month depressive disorder and 502 with current depressive symptoms but no disorder (subthreshold depression). The patients were randomly assigned to enhanced usual care or to QI-Meds or QI-Therapy for 6 to 12 months. The QI programs emphasized symptom monitoring and adjusting treatment as symptoms changed, rather than necessarily routing patients with minor depression directly to use of antidepressants, for example.
The researchers calculated that the costs of the intervention per se—as distinct from intervention effects on use of services and medication—were $86 per patient in the QI-Meds group and $79 per patient in the QI-Therapy group. These costs did not vary much by degree of depression. The researchers conclude that implementing QI programs, which emphasize adjusting treatment decisions to changing patient needs over time, is cost-effective relative to usual care among primary care patients with minor depression and depressive disorder.
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Microsoft has revealed a "season pass" program for the upcoming
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. A lot of gamers have given other companies a lot of "flack" for similar programs yet Microsoft has just unveiled the most expensive yet. For the price of 2,400 Microsoft points ($30) players will get access to the first four post-release DLC packs and a set of limited edition Liquid Metal weapons.
According to Microsoft and Epic Games, this will save you roughly 33% compared to buying each of the packs individually as they are released. The first pack for the game hasn't even been announced yet but is being targeted for a November release date.
A lot of people will make a big deal about this but I don't think this is an issue, at all. This is basically nothing more than a preorder incentive for DLC which is the next logical step in the evolution of the gaming industry. As the economic market of the industry continues to shift towards online commerce, it shouldn't be any surprise that the traditional marketing means and offers would do the same...
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Slight Malfunction
Last time we left our heroes, the Bizzaro-world punk group known as Ima Robot had scored a left-field minor hit with the punk-y "Dynomite" from its eponymous debut. The parent album was wildly uneven, poppy to a degree, flat-out weird in the other (and not in the pleasant Beck way). So, three years later, the band comes back with an album that drops the hard-rock edge and aims for nothing but the charts, the group no doubt enamored with the idea of hearing its songs pump from your favorite radio station. And if it was 1988, this plan just might have succeeded.
Flushing out a late-era New Order sound but filled with more electronic bells and whistles than a digital Santa sleigh, each song off of Ima Robot's sophomore release, Monument to the Masses tries to be catchy without being so. All the elements are in place: the handclaps, the piano tinkles, the robotic guitar strums—but none of it seems to stick. Nothing leaps off the album and grabs your attention like "Dynomite" did only three years previous. The opening track, "Disconnect", reeks of the dreaded scent of Trying Too Hard, coming up with a good-but-not great riff that Gary Numan probably wouldn't have killed for, but would have bought (the themes of disconnection and reaching operators would be right up his alley as well). "Creeps Me Out," in its self-deprecating lyrical tone, tries to be profound but comes across more show-off than pitying showdown. This isn't the first time you feel like a great opportunity is squandered.
Yet, this isn't to say that the album is terrible, not by any means. The band still has a personality, and Alex Ebert's vocals are fun and annoying in the same equal doses. "Cold Cold Universe" would have been a fantastic hit two decades ago (though it's hard to tell how the pseudo-rapping would go over), but is actually one of the most approachable and fun tracks here. "Eskimo Ride" also follows the formula, sounding most adept for clubs with fog and laser lights, but not much else. Yet, as with most bands of Ima Robot's nature, some of the best work comes from simply slowing things down. Case in point: the touching "Happy Annie", a moving little number that still manages to incorporate handclaps into its overwhelming sense of sadness. Ebert really focuses himself lyrically here, and doesn't as much offer a song as an engaging character study (plus, his voice has never sounded better than on this track). Same goes for the mellow and fun "Lovers in Captivity," a deliciously slow number that ranks as one of the best things Ima Robot has ever done. When you hear the lyrics, "car crash contemplations", with a humorous little pause before "that's wrong," a strange smile will come to your face, and when the boisterous chorus kicks in, it gets really hard to write off the band altogether.
There still remain some absolutely dreadful moments, including the wannabe-anthem that is "Stick It to the Man" (a record industry lament that tries way too hard to be ironic by tagging all the label information for the album at the tail-end of the song). The band's ambitions may have risen, but that doesn't necessarily mean it has created quality output. Just like its debut, there remain many bright spots along with the forgettable ones. Someday, Ima Robot will round up all the best elements and actually make a great album. Until then, we have the eject button.
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Bored Wife
Life in apartments is interesting. Particularly when the neighboring house is across your window.
Madhuri was a bored housewife whose husband worked for an MNC's call center. He used go to the night shift and sleep away like a log most of his day. She was in her late 30's. Madhuri's living room window overlooked Sunny's room. Sunny was a teenage guy.
One afternoon when looking out of her window Madhuri saw Sunny at the computer. Obviously he had no idea that she was watching him. He unzipped his jeans and pulled out his cock. He started rubbing it with one hand while the other hand was on the mouse. Madhuri was shocked and could hardly believe her eyes. She could clearly see his cock from her angle. His cock was thick but not very big. But she hadn't seen teenage dick for 20 years! She quickly got her camera and took pictures of Sunny jerking off. She moved behind the window curtain and watched as Sunny kept shagging his cock until he came. She became horny that her pussy started oozing wetness. Her husband was in deep sleep in another room. She went into bathroom and fingered her pussy to a quick climax.
Madhuri was friends with Sunny's mom, Archana. That evening she asked Archana if Sunny would help her with computer. Archana called Sunny and asked him to go help Madhuri. He said he'd come over to her place and check her computer after dinner.
By about seven in the evening, Madhuri's husband got ready and went to work. Madhuri called Archana and said she had prepared dinner for Sunny and he can have it in her house. Archana said ok. In about an hour, Sunny came from his friends place and took bath. His mom reminded him that he had to go to Madhuri's place and also told him about dinner there. Sunny said ok and slipped into his favorite shorts and an oversized t-shirt. He went to Madhuri's house and knocked the door.
Madhuri, expecting Sunny, had different plans. She opened the door and asked Sunny to look at her computer while she took a bath. Sunny switched on the computer and he almost shocked to death when he saw pictures of himself with cock in hand. He started clicking through all the photos. He understood she was spying him and her computer had no problem. Meanwhile, Madhuri came from bathroom with a wet t-shirt that covered her ass. She stood at the back of Sunny and explained how much she was aroused watching him. She asked Sunny 'why do you waste your seed on lifeless pictures? Wouldn't it be better to have actual sex than jerking off?'
'mm..may be, but.. but…' Sunny stuttered.
Madhuri grabbed Sunny by his arm and took him to her bedroom. She undressed him and herself. His huge cock was already throbbing. Madhuri showed him her pussy, her clit and explained how to fuck. She lied on the bed and spread her legs, opening her pussy completely for him. He climbed on her and slipped his cock inside her; he pushed his cock a few times and came. He was worried for he had come quicker than usual.
Madhuri told him not to worry. She played with his cock and it didn't take long for Madhuri to wake his cock up. This time Sunny controlled his movements and did not hurry. After about an hour or so, Madhuri felt herself coming. She gripped his hips and started fucking him from beneath. She flooded his cock with her cum. He came soon after.
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So how do you get in on this? Right now were looking for a few new players (probably two, though this point may get bent), and so were holding auditions. Its going to have three parts.
Part 1: Pitch a character concept to the Storyteller by posting it in this thread. Doesnt need to be super-detailed right now, just enough that you can drop in and play the character (though having some concept of the characters motivations is a very good idea). Also order Mental, Social, and Physical stats into Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary.
Pretty much everyone who pitches a character will get into the audition, unless we have a lot of interested people (as in, over twenty), in which case the Storyteller will trim the list down a bit. At this stage, the Storyteller is only going to ask you to change things if theres something blatantly unworkable.
We'll be accepting applications till November 1st
Part 2: On October 5th, the Storyteller will start the audition thread basically, we set the scene at a big party and drop everyone whos pitched a concept into it. Then we let the thread run for a month, everyone posts, talks to each other and to NPCs, schemes, seduces, gets into fights, tries to poison the Unseelie King with hot chili peppers, the usual stuff that happens at NWoD parties. If you need to roll dice, you roll 9 dice for your Primary stat, 6 for your Secondary, and 3 for your Tertiary (were keeping it really simple).
The thread will be closed on November 30th. The Storyteller will then consult with the current players and will decide who makes the cut. So what are we looking for?
--A base level of literacy/writing talent. You dont need to be Shakespeare, but you cant make the Storyteller want to claw his eyes out over bad grammar.
--Posting activity. The more you post, and the more meaty each post, the better.
--Character activity. Someone who goes out and does stuff has a much better chance than someone who sits around and waits for stuff to happen to them (hence why having an idea of motivations is good).
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HB532: Motor vehicles; prohibits operator from engaging in activities that impair operation of vehicle.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-341.20 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-1078.2 as follows:
§ 46.2-341.20. Disqualification for multiple serious traffic violations.
A. For the purposes of this section, the following offenses, if committed in a commercial motor vehicle, are serious traffic violations:
1. Driving at a speed 15 or more miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limits;
2. Reckless driving;
3. A violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control arising in connection with a fatal traffic accident;
4. Improper or erratic traffic lane change;
5. Following the vehicle ahead too closely;
6. Driving a commercial motor vehicle without obtaining a commercial driver's license;
7. Driving a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver's license in the driver's immediate possession;
8. Driving a commercial motor vehicle without the proper class of commercial driver's license and/or endorsements for the specific vehicle group being operated or for the passengers or type of cargo being transported; and
9. A violation of §
46.2-1078.1 46.2-1078.2 or a substantially similar law of any other
For the purposes of this section, parking, vehicle weight, and vehicle defect violations shall not be considered traffic violations.
B. Beginning September 30, 2005, the following offenses shall be treated as serious traffic violations if committed while operating a noncommercial motor vehicle, but only if (i) the person convicted of the offense was, at the time of the offense, the holder of a commercial driver's license; (ii) the offense was committed on or after September 30, 2005; and (iii) the conviction, by itself or in conjunction with other convictions that satisfy the requirements of this section, resulted in the revocation, cancellation, or suspension of such person's driver's license or privilege to drive.
1. Driving at a speed 15 or more miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limits;
2. Reckless driving;
3. A violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control arising in connection with a fatal traffic accident;
4. Improper or erratic traffic lane change; or
5. Following the vehicle ahead too closely.
C. The Department shall disqualify for the following periods of time, any person whose record as maintained by the Department shows that he has committed, within any three-year period, the requisite number of serious traffic violations:
1. A 60-day disqualification period for any person convicted of two serious traffic violations; or
2. A 120-day disqualification period for any person convicted of three serious traffic violations.
D. Any disqualification period imposed pursuant to this section shall run consecutively, and not concurrently, with any other disqualification period imposed hereunder.
§ 46.2-1078.2. Operation of a motor vehicle while engaged in other activities.
A. Any person who operates a moving motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth while engaged in an activity that is not necessary to the operation of the vehicle and that actually impairs his ability to operate the vehicle is guilty of a traffic infraction.
B. A violation of this section constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1. The operator of an emergency vehicle;
2. An operator who is lawfully parked or stopped;
3. The use of factory-installed or aftermarket global positioning systems (GPS) or wireless communications devices used to transmit or receive data as part of a digital dispatch system; or
4. Any person using a handheld personal communications device to report an emergency.
D. For the purposes of this section, "emergency vehicle" means:
1. Any law-enforcement vehicle operated by or under the direction of a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer while engaged in the performance of official duties;
2. Any regional detention center vehicle operated by or under the direction of a correctional officer responding to an emergency call or operating in an emergency situation;
3. Any vehicle used to fight fire, including publicly owned state forest warden vehicles, when traveling in response to a fire alarm or emergency call;
4. Any ambulance, rescue, or life-saving vehicle designed or used for the principal purpose of supplying resuscitation or emergency relief where human life is endangered;
5. Any Department of Emergency Management vehicle or Office of Emergency Medical Services vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or operating in an emergency situation;
6. Any Department of Corrections vehicle designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections when (i) responding to an emergency call at a correctional facility, (ii) participating in a drug-related investigation, (iii) pursuing escapees from a correctional facility, or (iv) responding to a request for assistance from a law-enforcement officer; and
7. Any vehicle authorized to be equipped with alternating, blinking, or flashing red or red and white secondary warning lights pursuant to § 46.2-1029.2.
2. That § 46.2-1078.1 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.


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Awkward ex run-in!
Lauren Conrad got spooked by a ghost of relationships past at Matthew Morrison's October 29 Halloween party: her ex-boyfriend, Kyle Howard.
Upon spotting the My Boys actor, 33, at the Bing/Svedka-sponsored bash at West Hollywood's Voyeur, Conrad -- who attended without new beau Derek Hough -- "got flustered," a source tells the new issue of Us Weekly. Dressed as Britney Spears, Conrad immediately retreated to the restroom to primp. Later, Howard "couldn't take his eyes off Lauren" as the former Hills star flirted with Chace Crawford.
For more on the exes' run-in, check out this week's Hot Stuff video, as explained by Us' Senior Editor Ian Drew and special guest Wale.
Also in the roundup: Connor Cruise tells Us dad Tom approves of his budding music career as DJ C-Squared, new details on Lady Gaga's romance with Vampire Diaries star Taylor Kinney, and much more!


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