Now there will be a new empire invading the latest Electronic Arts game series, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3; Empire of The Rising Sun.

"An nationalistic, zealous army of warriors willing to lay down their lives for their godlike Emperor and his vision. The Empire of the Rising Sun runs a strictly-disciplined military that takes great pride in its futuristic weaponry and ruthless tactics.

Get a first-look at the fanatical armies of the Japanese, intriguing new third faction, the Empire of the Rising Sun! This trailer features over 2 minutes of non-stop heart pumping gameplay with a heavy focus on some of the more unique "transforming" units in this third faction.

2. Humingi ng pera sa mga magulang. Pwede pa rin naman itong gawin, pero dahil sa meron akong i-am-now-independent-and-i-can-live-on-my-own drama, nakakahiya naman ang humingi kasi nga ay nagmagaling akong magtrabaho agad. Kung sana naging professional bum muna ako after college. *another sigh

3. Magrubiks cube. Ewan ko kung sadyang kinalimutan ko sya, or nakalimutan, or ibinaon lang pansamantala sa aking subconcious mind. Napakagaling ko pa man din dati (yes this is self-incrimination). Pero nung Lunes, napatunayan kong, "shetness, hindi na ako makabuo ng cube". Bakit naman kaya?

4. Magbabad sa PC sa buong araw na walang ibang gagawin kundi magSIMS or magREDALERT. Simula ng magtrabaho ako at lumipat sa Makati, nawalan na ako ng time para sa aking kinahuhumalingang games. Dati naalala ko, hindi ako natulog hanggat hindi ko natatapos ang campaign ng Red Alert o di kaya ay makabuo muna dapat ng isang fully-furnished na bahay sa SIMS.

5. Manood ng JDrama, Koreanovela, at kahit anong series at kailangang matapos ang isang season in one sitting lang (ay tama ba spelling ng sitting? :P). Kayang-kaya ko dati gawin ito dahil I have all the time in the world. Kahit hindi ako makapagreview, matapos ko lang ang mga series na ito, hehe. Pero since I started working, lunch break lang ang time para gawin ito, *sigh. Hindi pwede kapag wikends dahil nga maghapon lang akong tulog.

6. Magsuot ng sneakers sa loob ng isang linggo. Namimiss ko na ang college getup. Papasok ng nakadenim jeans, with matching kahit anong shirt at ang walang kamatayang chucks. Napakomportable sana ng ganoong kasuotan kaso hindi pwede sa office. At ngayong ako ay may uniporme na, mas lalong wala ng chance gawin ito. Fridays sana pwede, kaso lately ang mga pantalon ko ay skinny na, at mukhang hindi na bagay ang chucks. Sayang naman ang mga sneakers ko. :(

7. Kumain ng street foods. Hindi ako coniotic. Hindi rin ako maarte. Kaya ang pagkain ng mga isaw-isaw, buchi, betamax, fishbols ay ok lang sa akin, basta malinis naman ang pagkaprepare. Pero dahil sobrang sosyalin ng Makati, wala na akong makitang pwedeng kainan kundi Balut Eggspress, o di naman kaya sa kalye pero mukhang marumi. Hayyyy...

8. Ang mabuhay ng simple. Dati hindi ko problema ang kakainin sa araw-araw kasi pag-uwi ko handa na lahat. Hindi rin problema ang labada, ang paglilinis at kung anu-ano pang gawaing bahay.

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this piece of lace being worked into kaney's hair was given to her by lewis' mom; it's a piece from her own wedding gown. isn't that perfect and just so stunning!?

matt's first homemade macro shot, i'm pretty much in love with it!

lewis' mom helping him out with his suspenders:

their beautiful ceremony was held at the dekalb history center (old decatur courthouse) and really, what an amazing venue!

kaney's brother came to meet her to escort her down the aisle; he was so excited for her he could hardly contain himself, it was quite an emotional few minutes!

finally kaney met lewis at the front- after a few hours of not seeing each other these two were more than ready to reunite and get married!

in a very personal part of the ceremony each of their parents read a passage and poured a portion of water into this beautiful basin:

we haven't done this before but this wedding just begged for some detail boards!

onto the reception in the grand salon and terrace at the fabulous fox theatre!  

i definitely picked up from the toasts that kaney loves to dance but i wasn't quite ready for just how awesome she is when she hits the dance floor! i wish i could have picked up some dance pointers but i was just in awe pretty much most of the evening!

beautiful white orchids adorned the ceremony and reception sites and were given as gifts at the end of the evening; love it! as we were leaving, kaney gave us our very own orchid to enjoy!  if you know me you know how i love plants and how i tend to love them to death...like...literally. don't worry, i've called my grandmother and she's mailing me an orchid-care article asap. kaney, it'll be well cared for, thank you so much!

hip hop pioneer dj red alert kept the dancing going strong all night:

here are a few of our favorite details from the reception, between keri and bold american catering everything was simply beautiful!

kaney & lewis, thank you guys for an amazing day! we are so thrilled that you chose us to capture it all!  you've inspired matt to a. learn to dance and b. get into classic hip hop. i'm not sure yet if he's quite a natural dancer like you. ;) you guys rock and we can't wait to share with you even more of your beautiful images!

Platform: PC
Release Date: TBA (US) October, 2008
Release Region: North America

Poze:

First, a trailer for a film I watched recently and quite enjoyed:

I recommend it.

Uh, in other news... I'm ill, fucking summer colds. Ninja Gaiden 2 is actually possible on Normal (A vast improvement over the original.) My name on RA2 is now Madmarkus, hit me up. Eldan really just needs a couple of decent 2.6 speed axes and frankly he'll be as good as I can get him without a proper guild :(. Just a matter of waiting until WoTLK after that.

Now to plug a guy whose videos I've been really enjoying, who goes by the name of GoRemy. Check him out:

Al igual que el primer Red Alert, del cual ya han pasado once años (siete respecto a la expansión de su segunda entrega), este nuevo capítulo pretende innovar en un género bastante manido con una apuesta que no sólo saldrá en PC, como casi todos los títulos de este planteamiento, sino también en Xbox 360 (la versión de PlayStation 3 por el momento está "congelada").

EFECTOS MARIPOSA, FUTUROS ALTERNATIVOS y VIAJES EN EL TIEMPO

El argumento de C&C: Red Alert 3 seguirá las bases impuestas por sus dos entregas anteriores y empezará justamente en el final de Yuri's Revenge. Como recordarán aquellos seguidores de la trama de Red Alert, en el primer título se planteaba una realidad histórica alternativa en la que Albert Einstein viaja al pasado para acabar con Hitler y que no se inicie así la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A su vuelta se dio cuenta de que, sin ninguna resistencia del partido nazi, Rusia había conquistado casi toda Eurasia.

En el final de su secuela, el conflicto bélico estaba cercano a su fin y los aliados habían llegado a Moscú pero en el Kremlin guardaban un último as bajo la manga: su propia máquina del tiempo. Gracias a ella, Stalin consigue viajar al pasado y mata al propio Albert Einstein, descubriendo a su vuelta un presente en el que el imperio soviético está en pleno apogeo gracias a una revolución tecnológica a todos los niveles. Pero un nuevo enemigo surge en el horizonte: el imperio del sol naciente, herederos del imperio japonés. Además, los aliados pretenden golpear con más fuerza que nunca. La Tercera Guerra Mundial acaba de comenzar.

La ambientación en esta ocasión será un poco más futurista que antaño y se notará bastante en las nuevas unidades y más concretamente en las de la facción inédita de Japón, que conjugarán la tecnología punta (habrá por ejemplo una nave que podrá transformarse, como los típicos Gundam) con las figuras tradicionales del país del sol naciente, como los ninjas y los samuráis. Sus avances serán los más espectaculares, ya que contarán con la teletransportación y múltiples aviones supersónicos.

Las dos facciones de las anteriores entregas, en cambio, tendrán un balance de unidades más clásico: los aliados contarán con unidades rápidas pero algo débiles, al igual que con una tecnología muy eficiente, y los soviéticos preferirán la cantidad a la calidad, aunque sus unidades serán muy resistentes y contarán con un armamento muy versátil. Incluso habrá ciertas unidades extremas con un diseño muy original, como delfines inteligentes que funcionarán como patrullas de reconocimiento, osos armados hasta los dientes, dirigibles con lanzamisiles o tanques que parecerán arañas. Conocer detenidamente cada unidad, sus habilidades y preferencias contra otras seguirá siendo una de las principales claves para vencer.

ASPECTOS GENERALES DEL JUEGO

El punto de partida seguirá siendo el modo "Campaña", en el que en esta ocasión aliados, soviéticos y japoneses se disputarán la dominación mundial. La gran novedad radicará en poder disputarla en modo cooperativo con otro jugador dada la gran inmensidad de los escenarios. En el caso de no poder disponer de otro usuario, será la inteligencia artificial la que se encargue del segundo general de nuestro bando.

Cada facción contará entre ocho y diez misiones en el modo principal, de una duración más que considerable. Asimismo, los característicos vídeos, al más puro estilo "serie B", seguirán siendo uno de los pilares de la ambientación del juego. La casi hora y media que narrarán entre las misiones contará con numerosos actores reales (como Gina Carano en el papel de Natasha Volkova), como viene siendo habitual en la franquicia.

La ambientación de todos los mapas será muy variada y podremos encontrarnos algunos que ofrezcan diferentes zonas de gigantescas ciudades (con ciertos edificios muy significativos), otras áreas en el campo libre, en el desierto, las montañas o, como gran novedad en la saga, en el océano, puesto que en C&C: Red Alert 3 el liquido elemento cobrará una gran importancia.

Sobre el agua no sólo se podrán disputar apasionantes combates a vida o muerte, como ya se ha visto en otros títulos del género, sino que también habrá ciertos recursos muy importantes que sólo se podrán extraer de sus profundidades. También será una buena forma de llegar sigilosamente al enemigo gracias a los submarinos, e incluso podremos crear algunas bases sobre el mar. No sólo los típicos puertos sino también fábricas de unidades, recursos o tecnología. Como es habitual en la saga, habrá muchos tipos de bases, tecnologías armamentísticas y pocos recursos, pero suficientes.

Las batallas con una buena estrategia seguirán primando sobre la gestión de recursos, ya que uno de los principales valores de la saga Red Alert, incentivar la rapidez de un buen ataque a una gran defensa, seguirá siendo muy importante, aunque también será muy fácil construir las bases y conseguir unidades muy fuertes rápidamente. Gracias a ello, junto con el trabajado balance que se está haciendo en las numerosas unidades terrestres, aéreas, marítimas y anfibias, EA Los Ángeles pretende crear un juego más profundo que sus anteriores entregas, sin renunciar a su estilo de juego característico, en el que prima la velocidad.

Por último, también habrá ciertos avances estratégicos vistos en los últimos juegos del género, como la gran importancia de las coberturas o la ventaja táctica en una posición más elevada que tus enemigos. Ciertos detalles casi sin importancia, como la posibilidad de un editor de escenarios, el número de jugadores online, las modalidades dentro de éste o los requisitos técnicos en el caso de la versión de PC (los cuales se creen que serán muy similares a los de C&C 3: Tiberium Wars) se esperan que se confirmen en las próximas semanas, y más concretamente antes del 15 de septiembre. En dicha fecha, aquellos afortunados que hayan adquirido el reciente C&C 3: Kane's Wrath o la edición de coleccionista de C&C 3 podrán descargar una demo privada de C&C: Red Alert 3 y activarla gracias al código que hay en ellas.

ASPECTOS TÉCNICOS Y FINAL

Visualmente, Red Alert 3 se alejará bastante de los tonos apagados de muchos otros juegos del género de la estrategia en tiempo real para ofrecer una ambientación muy original y característica, con una paleta de colores más iluminada (a veces incluso saturada), espectaculares efectos visuales y una notable representación del agua. Consiguiendo así un mundo ficticio creíble, con coherencia y sentido del humor.

El aspecto sonoro no se pretende quedar atrás y para el mismo se ha asegurado que no sólo habrá una remodelación del tema emblemático de la serie, Hell's March, sino que también Frank Klepacki, el compositor de las anteriores entregas, ha anunciado muy recientemente su colaboración en el proyecto tras haber terminado su trabajo con Petroglyph. Por su parte, los efectos sonoros, voces y demás pretenden estar a la altura característica de la saga y amenizarán perfectamente los combates.

En definitiva, Comand & Conquer: Red Alert 3 pretende resucitar por todo lo alto una de las apuestas más originales dentro del género aportando además ciertas novedades muy destacables. El próximo mes de octubre podremos observar correctamente el resultado ya que es su fecha de salida a nivel mundial. Qué pena no tener una máquina del tiempo para viajar al futuro y poder saltar todos estos calurosos meses.

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Still, I'd sooner have Red Alert 3 with (optional) voice control; an army of soviet suicide-bomber dolphins to order around is more up my alley.

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Meanwhile - back at the ranch - Crisis Core has exceeded all my expectations.  I loved Final Fantasy VII, truly I did; in its time it was impossible not to fall for the pseudo-3D and the balls-to-the-wall bravery of its second act, but all things considered, I think Crisis Core may well be a better game.  Who'd have thunk it?

Anyways, here's the press release of the whole announcement:

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 11, 2008 - Video Games Live announced today that the music of the Command & Conquer franchise will be premiered for the first time ever this weekend during the Henderson/Las Vegas performance at the Henderson Pavilion with the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Las Vegas, Nevada is the birthplace of the Command & Conquer franchise which has sold over 22 million units worldwide. Initially created and developed at Las Vegas based Westwood Studios between 1995 and 2003, the award-winning franchise currently contains seventeen games with various expansion packs. The first installment of the series was released worldwide on August 31, 1995 and was based on Westwood Studios' earlier strategy game Dune 2.

Joining the C&C World Premiere will be renowned C&C composer Frank Klepacki who (along with his band and the symphony) will be performing a special arrangement consisting of Hell March 1 & 2. Also performing will be legendary voice actor Dee Baker whose titles include Halo 2 & 3, Final Fantasy X-2, Metal Gear Solid 2, Kingdom Hearts, Gears of War 2, Viewtiful Joe, EverQuest II and Spider-Man among others. Other game titles featured with the Las Vegas Philharmonic this weekend will be Mario, Zelda, Halo, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Sonic, Warcraft, Tron and many more!

For more information on the orchestra performance, go to this website here. I wish they would do a full-out symphonic orchestra of music from Universe At War..... If anyone out there is going to see the show, please get a recording or at the very least, a review!!

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The prequel that would link the two universes was ultimately canceled and to put the final nail in the coffin, a recent interview with Louis Castle, who remains with EA Games to this day, decided that the Red Alert and Tiberium universes will never be linked ever again. Brett Sperry's baby was Command and Conquer, rather than Louis Castle's. For now on, we will have to deal with THREE C&C universes: Tiberium, Red Alert, and Generals. It's a real shame that the original vision of Red Alert was completely changed over the years.

Red has been holding well-attended events throughout Asia this month. For whatever reason, Red didn't have any widely publicized events in Hong Kong this trip. In any case, these Red events are usually "by invitation only" to customers and serious potential customers. If Stewart didn't get invited to the Red event, it's probably because of his long and well-known history of causing trouble for Red (and Red is apparently not alone here). But Stewart's accusation that Red has "no respect to local organizations and talents (sic)" is baseless and untrue. Red has met with lots of local Hong Kong film professionals on past trips and, indeed, on this trip. It strikes me that Stewart is just trying to stir up trouble and has a case of "sour grapes".

BTW, If there are any serious film professionals or indie filmmakers in Hong Kong who wanted a demo of Red One (camera and post-production) and somehow missed out in the last couple weeks, feel free to contact me and I'll be happy to oblige, time permitting. Or do contact Red directly, and I'm sure they'll take care of you.]

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Ted Schilowitz and the Red and Apple team were in Hong Kong this week. They're on a 6-week road trip all over Asia, showing how Red works and what's been shot on it--to current and prospective owners and users. Ted mentioned speaking to an audience of over a thousand in Beijing and being treated like a rock star (complete with groupies). So Red's really starting to make waves in Asia.

There wasn't any big public meetings in Hong Kong. But there was a small meeting of a few Red owners and prospective users at an Apple training center in Wanchai yesterday morning (see photo above). Ted gave a good 45-minute presentation (nothing new to me or most people following Red, just all the new info from NAB 2008). The only three things I took notes of (they're not new info, but Ted's explaining them caused a bulb to go off in my head):

• The Red 5K camera, Epic, will be utilizing a new Redcode RAW codec, which will record at up to 100 Mb/sec (as opposed to the current limit of 35 Mb/sec)--so that's three times as much data, with a no doubt improved and optimized compression algorithm. For all those wanted to capture uncompressed out of Red, I imagine this will be "good enough".
• If you want to run your Red for 16 hours from a single battery pack in a remote location, use an Anton Bauer pack (didn't get the make or model).
• The target price for all 5 Red primes is US$20K. I guess I've heard that before, but wasn't paying that much attention, because I didn't think I'd be interested. But now that I've shot with tack sharp Arri Primes, this seems like a great deal.
• Ted himself (and apparently Jim and a lot of the Red staff) use RedAlert! (not RedCine, because it's a little buggy; more on this topic in another post) to "develop" Red r3d files. Combined with QMaster or the Red "Log and Transfer" tool, RedAlert! can be very efficient and effective.
• All those PD Log settings in RedAlert!'s "Output LUT/Gamma" (e.g., PD Log 985, PD Log 685, PD Log Custom) are used to output DPX files that will be used in a da Vinci (or, I guess, Quantel Pablo) digital intermediate grading system. "PD" stands for "print density". OK, now I get it (was wondering why anyone would want to apply these "looks" that make things look really washed out).

Then showed a punch of excellent clips: commercials, music videos and clips from movies. It all looked gorgeous, playing out as ProRes 422 files over DVI/HDMI into an excellent consumer home theater projector (Epson EMP-TW2000). Apple Hong Kong just bought 7 of these projectors for themselves, after testing a bunch, so it must be a good projector. By far the best home theater projector I've seen (super black blacks, true 1080p, excellent color).

Pak Tribune has reported that police in Rawalpindi have seized three vehicles loaded with a total of 1100 kgs of explosives from Dhoke Kala Khan area along with four suspicious people who have confessed that the vehicles loaded with explosive material were set to explode at various locations.

One vehicle was set to explode at the Presidential camp, the other at Musharraf's Residence and a guest house portion was planned to be blown up by the third vehicle.

Those arrested have been relocated to an unknown location for further interogation however it has been revealed that these people have made some 'important disclosures'

pakistan Islamabad

A great deal of emphasis has been placed on marine combat. Bases can now be built on water. A majority of the units have a land mode as well as an amphibious mode which gives them various abilities.

Most of you would most probably already be knowing the storyline of the red alert series. Albert Einstein time travels back in time to assassinate Hitler resulting in the world war to change completely. This results in Germany being part of the Alliance and the Soviet Union being the main enemy. In Red Alert 3, just as the Soviet Union are about to be crushed by the Allies, they manage to time travel back in time and assassinate Einstein.

This has an effect on the forces too. The Alliance loose their technological edge due to the demise of Einstein and now focus more on numbers. Also a third faction, the Empire of the Rising Sun is born.

I, for one am pretty eager to play this game. Here is a red alert 3 gameplay video.

Acestea fiind spuse, va prezint Red Alert 3. Daca totul merge bine, se pare ca il vom avea prin octombrie. Si tinand seama ca in ceea ce priveste dezvoltarea lui Starcraft 2 nici data de lansare nu e sigura , iar Blizzard se intrece in idei stupide de dragul inovatiei, alternativa EA ar putea fi foarte buna.

Schimbarile la nivel de gameplay nu sunt majore, remarcandu-se doar posibilitatea dezvoltarii unei baze perfect functionale pe apa. Care, daca tot veni vorba, arata foarte dragut. De asemenea, vom avea 3 factiuni de data asta, pe langa Aliati si Sovietici figurand si Empire of the Rising Sun. Adica Japonia.

A aparut si un gameplay trailer de 15 minute, pe care il puteti vedea aici (rezolutie standard) sau aici (High Definition).

Here are the correct track names, confirmed by Frank Klepacki in an e-mail discussion I had with him many years ago:

1. 2nd_hand -> The Second Hand
2. Chaos_2 -> Chaos
3. Vr_2 -> Voice Rhythm 2
4. Shut_it -> Shut It
5. Backstab -> Back Stab
6. Under_3 -> Underlying Thoughts
7. Twin_mix -> Twin Cannon Remix

If my memory serves me right, Arazoid did not appeared in the game's soundtrack playlist and another song, Journey, never appeared in the INI files nor inside the game files.  One of the songs from Aftermath, MechMan 2, had another song title named, "Running Through Pipes".

The first Red Alert came out on the computer in 1996, by Westwood Studios, which was later ported to the Playstation. The second Red Alert was released in 2000 for the computer.

The story of the Red Alert is that all the crazy experiments in the 70s worked. The most important being time travel. Red Alert 3 picks up where Red Alert 2 left off. The Soviet Union goes back in time to restore power; however, things go bad and Japan gets involved.

They go back to the future and world war III breaks out. The developers are trying to keep with the full-motion cutscenes old look, but they are changing some things as a third faction are being added to the game play, and this new faction, “The land of the rising sun” Japan, will be playable. Also a new addition to the game is that there is a new game mode to add more depth. There use to be just the single campaign, and multiplayer. Now they are adding the ability to do a cooperative mode. This means that now you can play with friends on campaign, or with a computer-controlled ally.

Red Alert 3 will be on the PC, PS3, and the Xbox 360, sometime in October 2008.

1. Crush (Command & Conquer Mix)
2. Crush (Grrr Remix)
3. Crush (GZ900 Remix)

The second track was remixed by Cubanate, another industrial-dance-metal group, but with a heavier beat, lasting over six minutes. The third track, my least favourite, was done by Grisha Zeme, if my memory serves me right.  Currently, Discogs show two sellers of the CD single but the high Euro makes it quite expensive for everyone else.

Again, this CD single is extremely rare and hard-to-find, which was given to various DJ's throughout Europe and it's no surprise that a large majority of C&C fans would've not known about this release.  Cobalt 60 would later compose the music for another well-known PC game franchise, Wing Commander:Prophecy, which they did the main theme and music during training/multiplayer. Much like what they did for their Crush single, they also created the Prophecy CD single to various DJ's with three remixes of the same song and an extended, remixed track from the game.

However, this is not the last CD single dedicated to Command and Conquer... stay tuned.

Según muchos, es el rival más fuerte de StarCraft 2, pues el gran número de seguidores y las espectativas de Red Alert 3 son bastantes. La 3ra. guerra mundial nunca se vió tan bien.

¿A quién no le gustan esos zepelínes con cara de tiburón?

If anyone wants to know what the music track was, it's composed by Mozart and the song is called Requiem (Dies Irae). This is taken directly from the Amadeus original soundtrack score. You can buy the soundtrack from Amazon.

Disc 01:

1. Hell March
2. Radio
3. Crush
4. Roll Out
5. Mud
6. Twin Cannon
7. Face The Enemy
8. Run
9. Terminate
10. Big Foot
11. Workmen
12. Militant Force
13. Dense
14. Vector
15. Smash

Disc 02

1. Cobalt 60 - Crush (Command & Conquer Mix)
2. Revolter - Full Screen Horror
3. 16 Volt - Two Wires Thin
4. Laibach - God is God
5. Oomph! - INRI vs Jahwe
6. Project Pitchfork - 2069 AD
7. Prodigy - Breathe (edit)
8. Machines of Loving Grace - Richest Junkie Still Alive
9. Ugly Mustard - Twist and Shake
10. Strapping Young Lad - Spirituality
11. Girls Under Glass - Burning Eyes
12. Psykosonic - Ride
13. Violent Vision - Pleasures of Sin (Radical Remix Extended)

The selection of the second CD, to say the least, is bloody brilliant. In fact, this is THE CD that got me into a lot of metal and industrial music since I first discovered the CD since 1998. I had to download this songs through various FTP sites WAY before Napster, SoulSeek, Bittorrents, and other P2P programs. Even the soundtrack was out-of-print at that year but the music really opened my eyes to a lot of bands, now counting over 625 favourite artists/bands/composers through my Facebook's iLike application. Any fan of Command and Conquer will want to check this soundtrack out but I have to warn you that it's very difficult to find online, MP3 or otherwise. Good luck finding this soundtrack!

Of course the sound quality is not excellent (but not bad after all) and the tape has a few interruptions, as DJMP45 pressed the pause button when he didnt like the music (yes, he was already selecting stuff). Basically the two parts are very different if you put attention to the tunes, but i chose to keep them togheter to keep the spirit of that old cassette alive. Those old cassettes were always a mess, you used to have different recordings overlapping each other on the same tape, remember that?

The Red Alert part is based on the music that was coming out in 1997: stuff like Busta, Mase, Beatnuts, Big L and some unidentified freestyles over the most popular instrumentals of that age... not bad but the best part comes after this one...

The Funkmaster Flex part, from about 30' from the beginning, is all about the classics, the kind of stuff that we can't never get enough. I don't even mention the titles because if you follow this blog you already know what kind of hip hop we're down with. Golden age stuff. The notable thing here is that you can hear Flex at his best. He was truly a monster, check the style. When he pull-ups "Time 4 Sum Aksion" over and over (ever heard his "Time-Time for some ac-for some action, Time-time..."? That was one of his trademark routines), you wish he never stops.

"Hey Yo, who's there on the radio? Do you know who it is? No? It's my man, Funkmaster Flex....go Flex, go Flex, go Flex...." LISTEN! Hot 97 was soooo good back in 97...........

Segundo a Interpol, que emitiu o alerta hoje, Petrovic é considerado um perigoso condenado por assassinato que escapou de uma prisão eslovena em primeiro de maio [01/05/08].

Seguindo a fuga de Janko Petrovic da prisão de Dob perto de Ljubljana (Capital da Eslovênia), a Agencia Central Nacional da INTERPOL na Eslovênia e o Comando e Coordenação Central em Lyon, France enviou um aviso a todos os 186 países membros nas quatro língua oficiais (Inglês, Espanhol, Francês e Árabe) e o Blog do Dissidente retransmitiu em Português.

"Ao alertar as autoridades policiais e de membros do público sobre a fuga de um prisioneiro é um dos mais importantes funções da INTERPOL" disse o Diretor Executivo de Serviços Policiais da INTERPOL, Jean-Michel Louboutin.

Como pudemos ver na captura esta semana de dois prisioneiros fugitivos de Marrocos e em Mauritânia , os quais ambos foram sujeitos aos alertas da INTERPOL, fazendo-se claro que as informações sobre fugitivos é disponível para oficiais em campo é o fator essencial na garantia de que criminosos perigosos serão pegos.

'A rápida ação pelas autoridades eslovenas em alertar a comunidade global de aplicação da lei (Interpol) da fuga deste indivíduo perigoso ajudará significativamente em tentativas de localizá-lo e prendê-lo..'

A resolução sublinhando a necessidade dos países membros em alertar o Secretariado Geral em fugas prisionais de suspeitos terroristas e outros criminosos perigosos foi adotada pela Assembléia Geral da INTERPOL em 2006.

Alerta em Inglês em: Alerta Global da Interpol

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Qualquer informação ou suspeita sobre este caso deverá ser encaminhada ao site da Interpol

Acho que o retardado fui eu...

Então... você já viu uma série nerd chamada BattleStar Gallactica? Eu não, mas já ouvi falar. Essa série passa no canal fechado Sci-Fi.

E daí?!?!

O Sci-Fi, é um canal da NBC, concorrente da CBS, que produziu Jericho.

E daí?!?!

Daí que o Sci-Fi poderá tomar as rédeas da história de uma cidadezinha que sobreviveu a uma bomba nuclear. Se isso aconteceu Jericho pode voltar ao ar. Improvável. Pra quem seguiu a série, digo uma coisa:

Tenho medo do rumo que a série pode tomar. Será que a radiação gerou mutantes em Denver? Super Poderes (vira Heroes)? Zumbis (vira Resident Evil). Ou será que vai ser uma historia do tipo RED ALERT (post em breve)* com um futuro paralelo de uma nova guerra civil americana. OHHHHH

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