Lakeview Terrace Studio: Screen Gems/Sony Pictures Entertainment; Overbrook Entertainment Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references This movie tells the story of a gated community, and the gated lifestyle of one of its residents. It takes place in the hot, dry backdrop of suburban Los Angeles in summer, which...
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February 13, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
Movies – Taken
Taken Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Xander Berkeley, Famke Janssen Studio: 20th Century Fox Genre: Action-Thriller Rating: R, for violence. Luc Besson pens and Pierre Morel directs this somewhat mindless but affecting and sweet piece about a disturbing facet of international travel. An Ex-Special Forces operative who now works security for pop divas and other...
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February 13, 2009February 9, 2017Arts and Entertainment
Gaming – The Maw
The Maw by Twisted Pixel Games Genre: 3rd-person action/platformer Rated: E10+ Players: 1 Release: January 21, 2009 Platform: Xbox 360 (Xbox LIVE Arcade – 800 Microsoft Points) Take charge of a ravenous, walking mouth! That’s Frank’s problem in The Maw, a fun platformer released last month by a relatively unknown company, but their first major...
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February 13, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
Fallout 3 review
Fallout 3 By Bethesda Softworks Genre: RPG/First-person shooter Players: 1 Rating: Mature (17+) Downloadable Content: Available, 1 pack released so far, out of 3 planned Distribution Model: Retail or over the content delivery system Steam; interfaced with Microsoft’s Games for Windows – LIVE Release Date: October 31, 2008 Though released at the end of October...
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February 13, 2009February 13, 2009Features
PJC simulation center honored for excellence
Pensacola Junior College’s nationally recognized patient simulation center has been designated as a Center of Educational Excellence by Laerdal Medical Corp. The Mary Ekdahl Smart Center for Patient Simulation Training & Research at the Warrington campus received the honor during the Laerdal Centers of Excellence Program held in Miami in December. PJC becomes only the...
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February 13, 2009February 13, 2009Features
PJC celebrates Black History month
Sponsored by the Pensacola Junior College Black History/ Multicultural Committee, PJC is observing Black History Month with two free special events open to the community. The NAACP/ Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Essay Competition Showcase is 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2A, on the Pensacola campus. Refreshments will be served....
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February 13, 2009February 13, 2009Features
‘The Night of the Iguana’ begins Feb. 20
The Pensacola Junior College Lyceum series presents “The Night of the Iguana” Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 27-March 1 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Distinguished American playwright Tennessee Williams won his fourth New York Drama Critics Award for...
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February 13, 2009February 13, 2009Archived News
Santa Rosa amnesty day for household hazardous waste
Amnesty Day, which offers Santa Rosa County residents the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 28. Amnesty Day is not a recycle day, but a special day for disposal of household hazardous waste. Materials will also be accepted from conditionally exempt small quantity...
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February 13, 2009February 13, 2009Archived News
Group seeks help to reduce poverty
Bridges to Circles is a Unite Escambia collaborative begun by the Escambia County Health Department, Partnership for a Healthy Community, and the United Way. In 2008 Catholic Charities became the lead agency for the Circles program and is committed to implementing the Circles model throughout the community. The goal of Bridges to Circles is a...
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February 13, 2009February 13, 2009Archived News
Free income tax help
PJC is again partnering with the IRS and the United Way to provide free income tax prep and electronic filing. This will be for simple returns only, no schedule C, rental income, etc. Services will start Feb. 4 thru April 14, 2009. The hours are Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The service is located...