launch that I might never forget. It was on this day that the Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus spacecraft on Mission Orbital Resupply flight 3‚ would fail to make it to its target the International Space Station. All was going smoothly with the countdown‚ I was just laying in bed with my computer. I had planned that I was going to watch‚ what I thought was going to be a completely routine liftoff‚ then take a small nap. But boy was I wrong! Everything seemed to be going as planned for the first few
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Rise Against Rise Against started in 1999 in Chicago. It is comprised of vocalist Tim McIlrath‚ bassist Joe Principe‚ Chris Chasse on guitar‚ and Brandon Barnes on drums. They are considered punk‚ but also have elements of hardcore and emo. And‚ rare though it is nowadays‚ the band writes all their own music and songs. After the made a demo‚ they were signed to Fat Wreck Chords. They released their first CD‚ The Unraveling in 2001. They toured for two years they recorded their second CD in 2002;
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“Forgive your enemies‚ but never forget their names.” After John F. Kennedy managed to prevent nuclear armageddon‚ implement peace corps‚ urge public service‚ and ignite man’s first journey to the moon‚ one would think the best we could do to repay him in any way possible would be to find justice in his assassination. On November 22‚ 1963 in Dallas‚ Texas‚ President Kennedy‚ Texas Governor John Connally‚ and their wives rode through Dallas in an open‚ slow motorcade when three shots echoed leaving
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making it very emotional and personal. Throughout the clip the track called “George’s Waltz” plays it is a very sad‚ tedious‚ melancholy‚ and in a way up lifting. Also in the background of the song there is a clock ticking which creates a sort of a countdown for George’s life. The score perfectly harmonizes with the visuals and creates George’s mind and world. The clip heavily relies on the colors and score to reach the audience and let them into George. The artistic choices represent and help move along
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for a long time. In the end‚ they end up tasting really good. We help keep an eye out for the food or we help her clean the house because she wants us to start off the New Year by living in a clean house. We stay up until midnight. We watch the countdown from New York on our TV and sometimes stay up until 2 am or we go to
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Narrator is wry and humorous. Description is quite detailed – a sense of growth is evident as he recognises his suit as ridiculous after being earlier convinced that it looked OK. Age is conveyed in telephone scene‚ as is unworldliness of the boy. Countdown on the train signifies anxiety and excitement. Detail re ink stains increase the awareness of youth of the narrator. All others are seen through his eyes. Father is a great “scoffer” – he does not have great faith on his son’s dream. His humour
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Its 1975‚ spring in Del Mar‚ CA. A freestyle skateboarding contest was held at the ocean festival. That day the Zephyr Skate team ( lords of dogtown‚ Z-boys) attended the contest‚ won almost every event they entered and showed the world what skateboarding was really about. This was the rebirth of skateboarding since the crash of skateboarding in 1965. Skateboarding was now huge all over the world‚ pool skating was also very big‚ it was taken from a hobby to something serious and exciting. Pong (marketed
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Children of Men: Response Children of Men presents a dystopian world where for reasons unknown reproduction is now impossible. According to British propaganda shown in the movie as being normal to be everywhere mass hysteria and chaos has consumed most of the world while “only Britain soldiers on.” With the chaos and confusion rose a socialist government to rule this new society and all its imperfections. The story is about Theo’s efforts to get a girl who has miraculously become pregnant
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Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity pulls viewers in with superb character development‚ cinematic brilliance‚ and harrowing action sequences‚ leaving them breathless. A film that uses 3D technology and special effects in the best possible way; Gravity will serve as the benchmark for excellence in space thrillers for years to come. The opening sequence transfixes viewers with a beautiful‚ almost ethereal wide shot of Earth from the view of space‚ and slowly moves in toward three dots that turn out to be
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Collusion is an agreement between two or more persons‚ sometimes illegal and therefore secretive‚ to limit open competition by deceiving‚ misleading‚ or defrauding others of their legal rights‚ or to obtain an objective forbidden by law typically by defrauding or gaining an unfair advantage. It is an agreement among firms to divide the market‚ set prices‚ or limit production. It can involve wage fixing‚ cut backs‚ or misrepresenting the relationship between the colluding parties. Collusion is largely
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