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[UPDATE] PerplexCity Sentinel 2nd May 2006

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Juxta
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[UPDATE] PerplexCity Sentinel 2nd May 2006

Gavin Crewel wrote:

Woolham Signs a Triple Deal with Generation

Legendary director Aban Woolham has signed a three-film deal with Generation Studios after a hiatus from the entertainment business spanning nearly eight years. Neither Woolham nor Generation representatives would discuss the contract terms agreed upon, but industry rumours suggest Woolham will be receiving a ten-figure lump sum as well as a very comfortable benefits package. Generation's president, Bao-Bei Lin, said that the deal is "the dawn of a new sun over Generation Studios. ... We've cleaned house, and now we're getting ready to produce some of the finest work in cinema the city has ever seen."

The deal comes amid a flurry of rumours that Lin's job was on the line if a significant turnaround failed to present itself by the end of this year. An anonymous Generation executive said that the terms with Woolham were "much too generous, even for a man of his genius." According to the source, Woolham agreed to the deal primarily because of his personal relationship with Lin -- the two were close friends in their Academy days -- despite his reluctance to return to the business.

Signing Woolham, the creative hurricane behind such landmark works as "Dark/Light" and "Bite's End," is a real feather in Generation's cap. The film house has lost credibility through a string of amateurish art-flops, which reviewers universally panned as both overambitious and poorly executed. The studio's last big success was with "Marion's Dream," released in 267.

"Generation really needs this to work out for them," said industry analyst Shepherd Strom. "They've been just bleeding lecks like nobody's business, and if it keeps up like that, they don't have a lot of time left before they'll need to fold."

Woolham himself said that he is "excited to have this great opportunity to return to my creative roots." He added: "I've needed the last several years to reconnect with myself and my family, but I always knew I'd have to return to film. I haven't run out of stories that need telling, yet."

In announcing the deal, Generation said that the first film, already in the early stages of development, is likely to be a Jeanine Forthright vehicle. The studio said the film's concept is "a gritty period piece covering the cut-throat PCAG championship season of 187."

Kate Brewster wrote:

Oliverkeers13 Reclaims Number One Position

The ever high-profile oliverkeers13 has returned to solitary occupancy of the number one position on the leaderboard, after a lengthy hiatus. Oliverkeers13 has solved 188 cards, as have the numerous players sharing the second-place spot, but it is the 50 points accrued from his team's fifth-place finish at the London PCAG tournament that edges him over to 9855 points and the lonely top of the board.

Currently, ten players share second place, including lillyplop, who tops out the women's leaderboard at second place overall; Peapod, who stands at first place on the United States leaderboard; and ramsfan, who has the top honours on the Australian leaderboard.

The leaderboard is edging closer to a significant milestone -- over 9.7 million points have been accrued to date by the nearly 26,000 players, and Perplex City gambling houses are beginning to buzz with predictions as to when the 10 million points landmark will be passed. PCAG statistician Samara Jones indicated that at current rates of points per solve, only approximately 8,200 cards need be solved to hit that mark. "We've seen that solve volume in as little as a few days, or as long as several weeks," she said. "It will be very exciting indeed to see how long it takes."

The same four Wave 3 cards remain unsolved as of this writing: Cards #202, Mother Tongue; #225, Broadside; #233, The Earth's Destiny; and #234, Mosaically Challenged. In addition, the notable cards #238 Riemann, #243 Shuffled, and #251 The Thirteenth Labour from earlier waves remain unsolved.

Jones predicted that the remaining unsolved cards will likely be solved gradually, if at all. "I don't think we'll see the rest of these go in a rush all together," she said. "If they haven't got them yet, I think we'll only be seeing solves after lots of hard work and effort are expended."

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Sunny Days Slow Workers

A report by the Office of the Council has shown that worker absenteeism and slowed productivity have a positive correlation with fair weather. According to the report, workers are 8% less likely to show up for work on warm, sunny days than on cooler or rainy days; and typically, productivity among the workers who do arrive is down approximately 5%.

Madame Bianca wrote:

Futures for the week of May 1st

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
Well, looks like this is the week you're finally going to work up the courage to tell that certain someone what you really feel. I'm not saying it's going to go poorly, but if I were you, sweet pea, I'd make sure to have a very thorough set of contingency plans in place.

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
Come on, chucklehead, the winter is over. Time to wake up and get on with it! You can blame the cold-weather blues for your lack of motivation and productivity for only so long; mainly until it's warm and sunny. You know, like today is?

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
Shoot me a sign, darling. Things seem strained between us; you know you can feel it, too. I can't bear to leave things like this, after all we've been through together. If there's still something there, wear those kicky shoes on Friday and meet me at our special little nook.

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
Congratulations! You have a whole lot of personal growth about to roll right over you. Sure it might sting a bit, but we'd all much rather you be a better person than be, you know, undeservedly happy. Fair's fair.

The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
Look, you have to get over yourself and make some decisions before they're made for you -- permanently. You don't want to be the kind of person whose entire life is shaped by being in the wrong place at the wrong time, do you?

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
You need more orange and yellow produce in your life. Consider adding citrus fruit to your lunchtime salads. They're refreshing and add an unexpected but delightful twist to the same-old lettuces and tomatoes.

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
This is your lucky week! And I do mean lucky. Throw away any preconceived ideas about what you had planned, because something way better will be happening to you. Don't worry about being prepared, it's all going to work out for you.

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
Sometimes even your deepest, pettiest suspicions are right. They aren't this time, though; this time it's much, much worse than you could've thought. Think about that the next time you decide not to pick an argument because it wouldn't be graceful.

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
Fain would I fly the haunts of men - I seek to shun, not hate mankind; my breast requires the sullen glen whose gloom may suit a darken'd mind. Oh! that to me the wings were given which bear the turtle to her nest! Then would I cleave the vault of heaven, to flee away, and be at rest.

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
That look you're contemplating wouldn't work for you. With your bone structure and features, you'd be too obviously trying, and that's never appealing on anyone. Stick with the tried and true, at least through another season.

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
It would behoove you to plant something today. The stars say a tree would be best, but if you don't have the space for it, I suggest a few pots of kitchen herbs. They'll make your home greener and your cooking zestier all at the same time!

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
Oh, you poor thing. I usually try to give fair warning when terrible things are coming, but sometimes it's better to let you live in relative peace while you still can. All I can say is, enjoy life to the fullest these next few days. You'll need those memories to savor in the times to come.

And remember, the thief is a king until he gets caught.

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More Headlines
* Council Strong on Budget
* Aurora Single Soars
* Centrifuge Shares Rise
* Joya Returning to Studio?
* Finlay Vows to Hit Hard
* CNV Still Stagnant

Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 9:33 am
Last edited by Juxta on Tue May 02, 2006 10:19 am; edited 6 times in total

Mikeyj
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Joined: 18 Oct 2004
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Location: London

Hooray for the Apple-thief!...I love a bit of Byron. Here's the whole thing, it's a shame you can't close your eyes at the same time as reading. Maybe get a friend to read it outloud to you. It's for the best Smile

Lord Byron wrote:

I would I were a careless child

I would I were a careless child,
Still dwelling in my Highland cave,
Or roaming through the dusky wild,
Or bounding o'er the dark blue wave;
The cumbrous pomp of Saxon pride
Accords not with the freeborn soul,
Which loves the mountain's craggy side,
And seeks the rocks where billows roll.

Fortune! take back these cultured lands,
Take back this name of splendid sound!
I hate the touch of servile hands,
I hate the slaves that cringe around.
Place me among the rocks I love,
Which sound to Ocean's wildest roar;
I ask but this - again to rove
Through scenes my youth hath known before.
Few are my years, and yet I feel
The world was ne'er designed for me:
Ah! why do dark'ning shades conceal
The hour when man must cease to be?
Once I beheld a splendid dream,
A visionary scene of bliss:
Truth! - wherefore did thy hated beam
Awake me to a world like this?

I loves - but those I love are gone;
Had friends - my early friends are fled:
How cheerless feels the heart alone,
When all its former hopes are dead!
Though gay companions o'er the bowl
Dispel awhile the sense of ill'
Though pleasure stirs the maddening soul,
The heart - the heart - is lonely still.

How dull! to hear the voice of those
Whom rank or chance, whom wealth or power,
Have made, though neither friends nor foes,
Associates of the festive hour.
Give me again a faithful few,
In years and feelings still the same,
And I will fly the midnight crew,
Where boist'rous joy is but a name.

And woman, lovely woman! thou,
My hope, my comforter, my all!
How cold must be my bosom now,
When e'en thy smiles begin to pall!
Without a sigh would I resign
This busy scene of splendid woe,
To make that calm contentment mine,
Which virtue know, or seems to know.

Fain would I fly the haunts of men -
I seek to shun, not hate mankind;
My breast requires the sullen glen,
Whose gloom may suit a darken'd mind.
Oh! that to me the wings were given
Which bear the turtle to her nest!
Then would I cleave the vault of heaven,
To flee away, and be at rest.

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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 9:50 am

ambskunk
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Joined: 18 Mar 2006
Posts: 77
Location: Brisvegas, Australia

That's a cheeky link to the 'Australian Leaderboard' Juxta! Shocked

I would have thought it would really have been more appropriate for the New Zealanders Very Happy

Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 10:52 am

Mikeyj
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Joined: 18 Oct 2004
Posts: 1847
Location: London

Yes...can I be the Jizzhands Construction worker? At least there'll be outfits for the next one Razz

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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:54 pm

Juxta
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Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

Juxta takes the Fifth

Wink

Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:57 pm

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