Oct 28, 2007 -
In case you haven't noticed, I'm on a bit of a classic horror kick. Today I watched The Wicker Man.
It's a British film about a police officer who goes to a small private island after receiving a letter about a missing girl.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
It took a moment for him to nd his voice. “No,” he said softly. “No, it wouldn’t be a problem at all.”They joined the throngs dancing by the re that night, causing the guards no end of consternation as they went right down among the populace and shook hands and exchanged greetings.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
It was a peasant ritual, sprung up from time immemorial. Arthas suspected that few nowadays truly believed that tossing a branch into a re would really solve their problems; even fewer believed that contact with the dead was possible. He certainly didn’t.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
Those assembled roared with delight, as Arthas knew they would. Arthas bowed at Jaina, then leaned in and whispered, “Give them a show—they’ll love it.”Jaina nodded imperceptibly, then turned to the crowd and waved. Their cheering increased.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
sleeping form was the cool blue- white of moonlight, Arthas still lay awake, running his ngers along the curves of her body and alternately wondering where this would all lead and feeling content to simply be in the moment.He had not tossed in a branch to the wicker man re, because he had nothing he wished to be rid of. Nor did he now, he thought, bending forward to kiss her. Jaina awakened with a soft sigh, reaching for him.“No one can seem to deny you anything,” she murmured, repeating the words she had said to him the day of their rst kiss, “least of all me.”He clutched her to him then, a sudden cold shivering over him, though he had no idea why.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
“It is exciting when you are young, to travel for days on horseback and sleep under the stars,” he told Arthas. “When you are my age, though, horseback riding is best left for recreation, and the stars one can glimpse by looking out the window are quite close enough.”Arthas had grinned, diving with pleasure into the new responsibilities. Admiral Proudmoore and Archmage Antonidas had apparently come to the same conclusions.
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Sep 09, 2009 -
The Murtha Method
Computer Analysis Shows 12 of 16 House Defense Subcommittee Members in Controversial Circles of Lobbyists, Earmarks, and Campaign Cash
By The Center for Public Integrity | September 08, 2009 For months, a cloud has swirled around Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and the relationship that Murtha and other subcommittee members had with the PMA Group, a lobbying firm filled with former subcommittee aides.
Index
Follow the links to see reporting on individual committee members.
■Reps.
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Jan 27, 2009 -
January 27, 2009 01:10 PM
Huffington Post
((Audio of the conference call, which was obtained by the Huffington Post, is excerpted throughout this piece at Huff Post, to provide a clearer insight into the pitched battle surrounding the Employee Free Choice legislation.))
Three days after receiving $25 billion in federal bailout funds, Bank of America Corp. hosted a conference call with conservative activists and business officials to organize opposition to the U.S. labor community's top legislative priority.
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Sep 22, 2008 -
I used to really like Nicolas Cage, but can I ask what the hell is his deal lately? His movies are bloody terrible. And if you disagree I challenge you to explain the difference between his characters in Bangkok Dangerous, Next, Ghost Rider and dare I say it, National Treasure.
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Jul 30, 2007 -
Sunshine stars Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later), Chris Evans (The Fantastic Four), Michelle Yeoh (Memoirs of a Geisha) and Rose Byrne (Wicker Park). The story follows a team of astronauts manning the Icarus II that have been sent on a mission to restart the sun following the failure of a similar mission (Icarus I) 7 years previous. The death of the star has swung the Earth into a solar winter and the only hope is to detonate a massive nuclear bomb in the heart of the sun.
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