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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 9/5
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - 9/5
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The Sentinel wrote:
Point's Problems Reaching Resolution
By GARIMA KING
Despite the fears of many Ascendancy Point residents and even internal whistle-blowers, it would appear that the bugs and infrastructural maladies plaguing Ascendancy Point have been identified, and steps are in place to perform necessary repairs and upgrades, spokesmen say. The building is also implementing a number of procedures to ensure that problems can't rise to a similar level of severity again before being addressed.

"The Point hasn't fallen down on our ears, and frankly the whole problem was overblown," said communications director Jules Northerlie. She pointed to the success of last week's ten-year anniversary gala celebrating the building's groundbreaking as proof in point. The building's internal systems worked flawlessly during the party, Northerlie claimed, from the security sensors all the way down to the air conditioning.

She pointed to the introduction of a special support line for maintenance workers as a step the building management has taken to identify and resolve problems more quickly. "Ascendancy Point will be as good as the day it opened by the time we celebrate that ten-year milestone, too," she boasted.


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An increasingly vocal community of disgruntled tenants banded together over the weekend to form the Ascendancy Point Residents Association, with the goal of liaising with the building's management and advocating a faster response to the opinions and needs of the tenant community, but the Sentinel has been unable to reach the officers of the organization for comment.

The Sentinel's anonymous sources on the Ascendancy Point engineering staff agreed that in the main, technical problems are being worked out and there is a clear path to resolution. They also indicated, however, that some significant potential security breaches have been uncovered, and are being investigated now. "We're starting to wonder if some of these problems weren't caused by a very skilled systems intruder," said one source. "It could be that someone got in and made some minor changes to systems he or she didn't understand, and that spurred a lot of what we've been seeing."

The announcement of positive news is just in time for a press-beleaguered Ascendancy Point. The city landmark is fighting a media battle to preserve its image and standing after a number of high-profile system failures, including one at a July music festival where the climate control malfunctioned.
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The Sentinel wrote:
Initiative Takes Off
By ROLAND GERBERA
Roll for Damage's long-awaited next album, Take Initiative, is something of a surprise to fans and critics alike. So far, fans seem pleased: "The music shows that Roll for Damage is really maturing along with their fans," said fan club president Cheri Lindemann. "It's incredible that they're able to share their personal journeys with us."

As expected, the band has all but abandoned the carefree attitude of their earlier hits. With this latest offering, RFD has turned its gaze inward and found a moodier, darker sound -- a far cry from their driving, often ribald early albums. Trouble with the law, drugs, and personal turmoil have left the band with a mixed bag of experiences to express in their music.

The title song, Take Initiative, is an expression of self-excoriation: "Why can't I take initiative/ See what to do/ Can't follow through." The raw sound on this track is like nothing heard from Hesh Records in years, with a rich embroidery of layers of sound into a whole that defies the listener not to -- well -- get up and take initiative on something important. Echo West takes the production credit, and it's the sharp leck's guess that her signature sound is going to be in demand by performers all across the city once the word gets out.


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"Hit Point" covers the pressures of fame, and the need to produce a string of hits to stay in the game; but the bittersweet sound makes you wonder if, perhaps, RFD is tiring of playing: "I'll be anything you need, I can't bear to disappoint/ But all you want from me, is just another hit/ just another hit point."

And the ballad "Fumble" deals with the singer's desolation over a relationship breakdown. It's an easy deductive leap to find the connection to writer Alejo Jackson's troubled personal life, in particular his relationship with ex-girlfriend and pop singer Joya. The song misses its mark, though, and the attempt at portraying longing and pain sounds more like pre-teen whining.

Keenan Thoreau breaks tradition and for the first time takes the lead vocal on a track. In "Wisdom," he sends an open letter about religious intolerance to the city, and unapologetically expresses his own views.

Sales of the album have already matched Random Encounter, their last album, with estimates that the one-million mark was reached sometime on Sunday evening. The band's publicist, Shane Cobalt, said that the band is planning performance dates, and that details will be announced once they are final.
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PCAG chairman Robert Zhi-Hui defended the games' longstanding drug policy in an open forum this weekend designed to alleviate public concern. Critics contend that the PCAG's random testing methodology is flawed. (Full text)


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#Mild Winter in Forecast
#Granham Seeks Audience
#PCX Declines


Futures:

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Futures
By Madame Bianca, for the week of September 5
The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
No plan turns out the way you'd expected, this week. Of course, what else is new? It won't be all bad, but you will have to do a lot of reconsidering stratagems.

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
Whoa, muffin, try to keep a lid on that temper! The one thing you do not have right now and so need: perspective. Try to keep a rational head on your shoulders until the urge to tantrum passes.

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
You, my sweet, need to find yourself a new pair of boots. The ones you lived in last year are looking the worse for wear, and out of style by now, anyway. If you shop sharp, you should find something you love even more.

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
Just breaking a glass is only the beginning of your troubles. I would highly suggest that you not handle anything you can't replace for a good long while -- unless, you know, you don't like it.

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
From a pot of wine among the flowers, I drank alone. There was no one with me -- till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon to bring me my shadow and make us three.

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
It isn't so like you to be going all dewy-eyed over little furry animals and babies, but there it is. Try to enjoy this newly found soft side while it lasts; it might even help you impress a few people who wouldn't have given you a second thought before.

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
Don't spend a single leck this week. Everything that catches your eye will be on sale next week, so if you can just contain your enthusiasm for a few days, we'll be just peachy. Also, you may be surprised how many people step in to buy things for you.

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
Somebody's got stars in his eyes! Don't go planning a wedding yet, though. You should really work on that first date, instead. Remember: arrive on time and don't blabber about dumb things you did in grammar school.

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
You should really check the weather report before you go out. Your instincts are wrong every day this week, so you're going to find yourself freezing, baking, and wet, unless you follow my advice (which you won't, but a psychic's got to try, right?)

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
You need to get more fruit into your diet, sunshine. It's just getting into apple season, so why not run out to one of the harvest festivals outside town and have yourself some rural fun? If only to make you appreciate the urban life a little more.

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
You're in terrible danger -- of being the last person in the city who hasn't heard the new RFD album! What are you waiting for? Hurry up and buy, poppet. You know you wanted to, anyway.

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
Go on, soak up some sunshine while it lasts. Summer's done, and it's almost time to get back down to serious business.

And remember, don't let an angry man wash dishes; don't let a hungry man guard the soup.

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Madame Bianca wrote:
The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
From a pot of wine among the flowers, I drank alone. There was no one with me -- till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon to bring me my shadow and make us three.


This is the first four lines from a chinese poem called 'Drinking Alone With The Moon'.

The full text can be found here.

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 		Re: [UPDATE] Sentinel - 9/5
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Point's Problems Reaching Resolution
By GARIMA KING
Despite the fears of many Ascendancy Point residents and even internal whistle-blowers, it would appear that the bugs and infrastructural maladies plaguing Ascendancy Point have been identified, and steps are in place to perform necessary repairs and upgrades, spokesmen say. The building is also implementing a number of procedures to ensure that problems can't rise to a similar level of severity again before being addressed.

"The Point hasn't fallen down on our ears, and frankly the whole problem was overblown," said communications director Jules Northerlie. She pointed to the success of last week's ten-year anniversary gala celebrating the building's groundbreaking as proof in point. The building's internal systems worked flawlessly during the party, Northerlie claimed, from the security sensors all the way down to the air conditioning.

She pointed to the introduction of a special support line for maintenance workers as a step the building management has taken to identify and resolve problems more quickly. "Ascendancy Point will be as good as the day it opened by the time we celebrate that ten-year milestone, too," she boasted.


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An increasingly vocal community of disgruntled tenants banded together over the weekend to form the Ascendancy Point Residents Association, with the goal of liaising with the building's management and advocating a faster response to the opinions and needs of the tenant community, but the Sentinel has been unable to reach the officers of the organization for comment.

The Sentinel's anonymous sources on the Ascendancy Point engineering staff agreed that in the main, technical problems are being worked out and there is a clear path to resolution. They also indicated, however, that some significant potential security breaches have been uncovered, and are being investigated now. "We're starting to wonder if some of these problems weren't caused by a very skilled systems intruder," said one source. "It could be that someone got in and made some minor changes to systems he or she didn't understand, and that spurred a lot of what we've been seeing."

The announcement of positive news is just in time for a press-beleaguered Ascendancy Point. The city landmark is fighting a media battle to preserve its image and standing after a number of high-profile system failures, including one at a July music festival where the climate control malfunctioned.


Aaaah, I bet this has something to do with you lot eh? Razz
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 		Re: [UPDATE] Sentinel - 9/5
[PCGF]Jay wrote:
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Point's Problems Reaching Resolution
By GARIMA KING
Despite the fears of many Ascendancy Point residents and even internal whistle-blowers, it would appear that the bugs and infrastructural maladies plaguing Ascendancy Point have been identified, and steps are in place to perform necessary repairs and upgrades, spokesmen say. The building is also implementing a number of procedures to ensure that problems can't rise to a similar level of severity again before being addressed.

"The Point hasn't fallen down on our ears, and frankly the whole problem was overblown," said communications director Jules Northerlie. She pointed to the success of last week's ten-year anniversary gala celebrating the building's groundbreaking as proof in point. The building's internal systems worked flawlessly during the party, Northerlie claimed, from the security sensors all the way down to the air conditioning.

She pointed to the introduction of a special support line for maintenance workers as a step the building management has taken to identify and resolve problems more quickly. "Ascendancy Point will be as good as the day it opened by the time we celebrate that ten-year milestone, too," she boasted.


Advertisement

An increasingly vocal community of disgruntled tenants banded together over the weekend to form the Ascendancy Point Residents Association, with the goal of liaising with the building's management and advocating a faster response to the opinions and needs of the tenant community, but the Sentinel has been unable to reach the officers of the organization for comment.

The Sentinel's anonymous sources on the Ascendancy Point engineering staff agreed that in the main, technical problems are being worked out and there is a clear path to resolution. They also indicated, however, that some significant potential security breaches have been uncovered, and are being investigated now. "We're starting to wonder if some of these problems weren't caused by a very skilled systems intruder," said one source. "It could be that someone got in and made some minor changes to systems he or she didn't understand, and that spurred a lot of what we've been seeing."

The announcement of positive news is just in time for a press-beleaguered Ascendancy Point. The city landmark is fighting a media battle to preserve its image and standing after a number of high-profile system failures, including one at a July music festival where the climate control malfunctioned.


Aaaah, I bet this has something to do with you lot eh? Razz


Actually I think we're supposed to come to the conclusion that The Advisor caused the problems when she made her own little backdoor into the system
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"The Point hasn't fallen down on our ears"

hmmmmm -- what does that mean ? Ears? Shrug

*around* our ears i might understand

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She pointed to the success of last week's ten-year anniversary gala celebrating the building's groundbreaking as proof in point. The building's internal systems worked flawlessly during the party, Northerlie claimed, from the security sensors all the way down to the air conditioning.

so if TA was to blame was she at the party? and if so When was the party?
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 		maybe shes dead and lying in her room, while all the house bots are cleaning her and her key is ringing in a big pool of blood...

or hanging from the ceiling while the little tidy up robots bump against her feet...

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