A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chess Records, the Chicago-based record label founded by Leonard Chess (Brody), whose musical ear and business savvy helped foster the careers of Etta James (Knowles), Chuck Berry (Def), and other rhythm-and-blues pioneers.
Continuing his crusade to punish violent criminals, former FBI agent Frank Castle (Stevenson) arrives in New York to take on the city's underworld bosses.
A young chemistry student (Hatosy) throws a wrench into the existence of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Eli Michaelson (Rickman) by first kidnapping his son (Greenberg), then exposing Michaelson to his family friends, and colleagues as the pompous, unscrupulous egomaniac he has become since his triumph.
After being subjected to a bizarre attack, a man (Elejalde) is transported one hour back in time, where he meets himself, then introduced to events that will lead up to an unthinkable -- but preventable? -- crime.
Installed at a new home and school, all Thomas (Wakefield) hopes for is a normal adolescence, but being made responsible for his autistic brother, Charlie (Thomson), proves difficult. Will he, with the help of his new girlfriend (Ward), ultimately be able to accept his brother, and his unique life?
Welcome
Written by humanobot
Thursday, 26 June 2008 00:00
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 September 2008 09:59 )
I could have written, "How Americans are making money?", but I chose not to. Anyways, it happened like I was using Facebook, and there was a message: "2 of your friends have sent to marriage proposal". I got curious, "Who could they be?". I followed the link, and I received a PIN number sent to me via text messaging in my mobile. I entered the PIN in the website that I was redirected to. I didn't read anything written in the website, I should have though. Later I found out that it was a subscription for $9.99/month unlimited text flirting service. Oh My God! I checked my mobile balance and it was zero. So they already deducted $9.84 from my account. I definitely didn't have much money to keep my mobile balance high. I felt like I was just simply stripped off.
I called the helpdesk of the website to unsubscribe me, and asked what about my money. And the answer was: "Once you enter your PIN, the money we charge becomes legitimate.". Then I checkd the website and read the Terms and Conditions. Ya, it was written there, it was legitimate.
Lesson, do not follow any sort of links kept in Facebook as advertisements, even if you follow, never subscribe for anything. I believe it is true with many people that we feel little lazy if we have to read long Terms and Conditions sections, and we just simply tick the checkbox and submit our forms. Be careful!
Nothing is more difficult than settling down in a new place. This is what I am feeling at this moment. It is like starting your life all over again. It is like you are a small lost kid who is so innocent that he is just ready to listen to anybody hoping that the one speaking to you is really going to help you out. But it is not always the case that you will get help. So somehow you are the one who has to figure out how you are going to keep yourself keep going from all those influences - from cultural shocks to financial crunches, from all-by-yourself feelings to empty room apartments.
Anyways I never thought when I first came to Ames that I would have hard time finding a suitable (location as well as money wise) apartment. But I spent two long frustrating weeks searching for an apartment. I should say myself "lucky" for having a Nepali guy who was also looking for an apartment. So I searched for a 2-BR apartment and signed the contract. Otherwise I was already in mood to either pay 500-600 dollars a month for a 1-BR apartment, or pay 450 dollars per month to share a 2-BR apartment. Now we are paying 580 dollars per month for a 2-BR apartment. And I think most of the apartments here come empty. You need to buy furtnitures for you, from bed to study table and all. Furrnitures are not so cheap here. You have to prioritize which one you are going to buy first. Thank God that I bought blanket in Bangkok. Otherwise I would have to sleep on carpet on the very first night I moved into this apartment.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 September 2008 21:27 )
Why's voice communication so expensive in US?
Written by humanobot
Friday, 12 September 2008 21:25
I don't know how much you usually pay for your mobile (cell) phone services, but when I first came to US I started looking for a service provider. I came to know that here pre-pay is extremely expensive and people usually take monthly plans which are also pre-paid ones in the sense that you pay the service provider in advance. Most of the service providers charge you $39.99/month (excluding taxes) for a very basic voice plan, usually 450 minutes talk time (incoming as well as outgoing). They have so-called family share plans which seem cheaper (only if you take more than 2 lines). The only nicer part about these services is that there is unlimited mobile-to-mobile talk time available, meaning if you have Verizon phone, then you can make call and talk as long as you want with another Verizon mobile user.
I was using the family plan from Verizon at $69.99/month for two lines, so I had to share half the cost. I was kind of forced (by situation) to use this plan because I did not have credit history (meaning there was no basis for them to trust me). But later I felt little uncomfortable with this plan, and canceled my line. For a month the balance came out to be $150, including $35+$25 activation fees for the two lines. Can you imagine? May be you can.
Now I took this pre-paid line again from Verizon. One reason for me to take Verizon over here is that most of the Nepali friends here use Verizon, that means I can make calls to their mobiles for free. With pre-paid it's not exactly free, in the sense that you have to pay $1 for a day you use your phone. To clarify, lets say you make calls only to Verizon mobile users on a particular day (mobile-to-mobile for Verizon users is free), but still you have to pay $1 because you used your phone. And if you make calls to non-Verizon users or landlines, then you are charged $0.10/minute. This is only the story of domestic calls. The pain of making international calls with these pre-paid phones, I am finding short of words to explain.
I made a call to one of my friends in Bangkok. I seriously didn't know how much I was going to be charged. I talked for about 15 minutes, and I was charged 24 dollars. Can you imagine? May be you can.
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