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Binary Box
This is a collection of deleted SCPs I have for the sake of archiving.
I · II
The Radio Star
Directed by Tim Sieverson
Fission Mailed
█████'s Deli
Amoesaic
Bootleg Teleporter
Spontaneous Containment Procedures
Something Happened Here
Ludophobia
Perpetual Plane Crash
Acer palmatum hominis
Literal Toothpaste
www.██████████████.com
Spear of Damocles
No Cash Value
Leo Frank
Rethinking Reality
Traveling Spatial Distortion
Fission Dice
SCP Fuel
SCP-XXXX-1.
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 are contained in the media wing of Site-27. SCP-XXXX-2 is to be kept within 5 meters of SCP-XXXX-1 at all times.
Description: SCP-XXXX-1 is a yellow Weltron 2001 radio manufactured during the 1970s. The power cord is missing, and the dials and tape slot are non-functional. At seemingly random intervals, SCP-XXXX-1 broadcasts music, usually that from the 1980s. To date, SCP-XXXX-1 has never broadcasted music released after 05/08/2004.
Beginning on 12/06/2007, SCP-XXXX-1 began combining different songs to form semi-coherent sentences, which led to its reclassification from Anomalous to Safe. While SCP-XXXX-1 has demonstrated awareness of its surroundings, it has been unresponsive to communication attempts.
SCP-XXXX-2's display on 09/13/2008.
SCP-XXXX-2 is a red JVC VideoSphere television manufactured during the 1970s. The power cord is missing, and the dials are non-functional. When in close proximity to SCP-XXXX-1, SCP-XXXX-2 plays seemingly random segments of video, the most common being from the official music videos for "The War Song" by Culture Club and "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim, as well as scenes from the 1997 film, The Game.
Both objects were recovered from the defunct ██████ Recording Studios located in New York City, New York, on 11/16/2004. No further anomalous activity has been observed from the location.
Addendum XXXX-01: Partial log of notable SCP-XXXX-1 transmissions.
So this is you
Bad and beautiful and strange
Monkeys dancing in a cage
But what the hell
It might as well be you that I wake up to tomorrow
I shoulda learned to play the guitar
I shoulda learned to play them drums
My only dream was to be a musician
Nobody ever said life was free
Then if you got it, you don't want it
Seems to be the rule of thumb
I can't remember what I used to know
I awoke the moment I was told
Push me back, now, let me go
Into a dream again
Man is far behind in the search of something new
Like a Philistine, we're burning witches too
But I can see it makes no sense at all
What's mine's my own, I won't give it to you
No matter what you say, no matter what you do
Oh, we got to let the music play
Gotta get a message
Get it on through
Oh, oh, listen to the music
Watch me clinging to the beat
I had to fight to make it mine
Why don't we just admit it's all over
I made a deal with the devil for an empty I.O.U.
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
You hear the playback and it seems so long ago
For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
And there's nothing I can do
Oh, trapped in a box, I'm not alone
I know of others with a box as their home
And I've just made my worst
And then, there was this guy who
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
And when he finally came to
Trapped in a box of tremendous size
Got a screen for a window about two feet wide
My mind rides and slides as my circuits are fried
No room for thought, use the box as my guide
He couldn't quite explain it
I know I did something
There's no recollection
Must the show go on?
There must be some mistake
I didn't mean to let them
Take away my soul
Am I too old, is it too late?
Where has the feeling gone?
Will I remember the songs?
Following this, SCP-XXXX-1 resumed broadcasting unedited music.
SCP-XXXX-1 in containment.
A promotional film poster affected by SCP-XXXX-2. Click to enlarge.
Film credits affected by SCP-XXXX-2. Click to enlarge.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell. Standard humanoid containment procedures apply.
Foundation webcrawlers are to search for references to directors, screenwriters, and miscellaneous film crew named "Tim Sieverson". Any movies affected by SCP-XXXX-2 are to be edited to remove all references to the name "Tim Sieverson", and prevented from distribution if necessary. Foundation operatives in the DGA1, WGA2, and SAG-AFTRA3 are to ensure the creation of rules which halt the production of films affected by SCP-XXXX-2.
SCP-XXXX-1 is to be allowed a personal computer with no internet access, which is equipped with Microsoft Word. All screenplays written by SCP-XXXX-1 are to be documented, and resulting films are to be preempted early in development.
Description: SCP-XXXX-1 is a 38-year-old human male, formerly Tim Sieverson of Boulder, Colorado. SCP-XXXX-1 is biologically normal in all aspects, and has never demonstrated any inherent anomalous properties of its own. Prior to containment, SCP-XXXX-1 had written several drafts of screenplays, most of which were never submitted to producers or otherwise published. To date, all films affected by SCP-XXXX-2 have been identical to screenplays created by SCP-XXXX-1.
SCP-XXXX-2 is a phenomenon affecting approximately 1.67% of all theatrical films released in the United States, in which the name "Tim Sieverson" manifests in the credits, usually as a screenwriter, editor, producer, or director. To date, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 have never been the sole example of their role in a film's production, and have always been listed alongside actual members of the film crew. Promotional posters have also been affected, though this is less common. Third-party documentation such as Wikipedia and IMDb has not been affected.
Individuals involved in the production of films affected by SCP-XXXX-2 have consistently demonstrated unfamiliarity with the name "Tim Sieverson", and have expressed confusion upon discovering SCP-XXXX-2's effect on their films.
SCP-XXXX-2 was discovered following several trailers for the film Foodfight!, which listed the name "Tim Sieverson" a varying number of times in the credits. Interviews with the film's producers revealed that no individual with that name was involved in the production of Foodfight!, and all hard drives containing the film were seized in accordance with Acquisition Protocol 0014. Initially believed to be the result of an unknown SCP, this first instance of SCP-XXXX-2 was classified as Anomalous Object #39525.
Over the following years, several other films with the same properties as AO#39525 were discovered, and on 02/20/2006, AO#39525 was reclassified SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX-1 was discovered shortly afterwards, following its posts to the Usenet newsgroup "alt.movies" in which it claimed "Hollywood" was "hacking [its] computer" and "stealing [its] ideas".
Following containment, it was discovered that despite SCP-XXXX-1 having no means of producing new screenplays, new instances of SCP-XXXX-2 were still being created. Subsequent interviews with SCP-XXXX-1 revealed that it had continued to imagine new ideas for films, all of which matched new SCP-XXXX-2 instances. As a result, SCP-XXXX-1's containment procedures were updated to expedite future monitoring of SCP-XXXX-2 instances.
Addendum XXXX-01: Partial transcript of SCP-XXXX-1 interview.
Open interview
Close interview
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-1
Interviewer: Doctor Tenniel
Foreword: Interview concerning the earliest known manifestation of SCP-XXXX-1's anomalous properties.
Doctor Tenniel: When did all of this start?
SCP-XXXX-1: About eight years ago, I guess. It was right after I submitted a script to this one producer, who pretty much told me to fuck off. This asshole tried telling me I was ripping off Men In Black, which, get this, wasn't even announced when I started writing.
Doctor Tenniel: Please stay on topic.
SCP-XXXX-1: Sorry. So anyway, I was still pissed about the whole Men In Black thing, so I went up to the Walnut Brewery4 to drink it off. So here I am, just sitting here, and this guy just waltzes in and sits next to me even though the pub's almost empty. I guess I looked like shit, cause the first thing he does is ask me if I'm feeling alright. Next thing I know, I'm telling him about that asshole producer, and all the scripts I've had to throw away, and a whole bunch of other shit, and he's just sitting there listening.
Doctor Tenniel: What happened next?
SCP-XXXX-1: That's the thing, he just looked at me funny and walked out. So then I go home and write some crazy shit about food mascots coming to life, then I pass the fuck out. Next morning, I looked at my script, and it's just complete and utter unfinished garbage. So I spent a few weeks fixing all the shitty parts, ended up finishing the whole thing actually, but there was still something missing. I didn't really have the skill to figure out what that something was, so I ended up ditching it. Fast forward a couple years, I see an ad on TV for some shitfest called Foodfight!, and it's exactly like what I wrote. One hundred percent, down to the exact dialogue. I never showed this script to anyone. I wasn't gonna let a little theft stop me, though. So I kept writing. And every time, like clockwork, someone would crank out a movie exactly like what I wrote.
Doctor Tenniel: I see. That will be all, SCP-XXXX-1. Thank you for your cooperation.
Profile picture frequently used by SCP-XXXX. Click to enlarge.
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation front companies are to disseminate falsified information about SCP-XXXX being a hacker to Microsoft, Discord Inc., and other major producers of instant messaging software to ensure that accounts belonging to SCP-XXXX instances are quickly deleted. The Foundation-operated bot Epsilon-005 ("Janus") is to monitor instant relay chat programs for instances of SCP-XXXX, and subdue them by flooding them with messages until they disconnect. IP addresses used by SCP-XXXX instances are to be monitored for future anomalous activity.
Individuals who participated in SCP-XXXX's assignments are to be given amnestics, and Foundation-operated websites are to disseminate easily disprovable conspiracy theories about similar "anonymous government insiders".
Description: SCP-XXXX is an entity that manifests on instant messaging services such as internet relay chat programs, Skype, and Discord. SCP-XXXX consistently chooses the username "vagabond" on each program it uses, and has a profile picture depicting a maze whenever possible. All efforts to trace SCP-XXXX's location have failed, and it is currently unknown whether SCP-XXXX actually has a physical form.
Shortly after manifesting, SCP-XXXX will send a simple greeting to another user. Users chosen by SCP-XXXX vary, but are invariably between 14 and 25 years of age, in possession of at least one weapon or object that could reasonably substitute for one, and have an interest in conspiracy theories and related subjects. If SCP-XXXX does not receive a reply within seven days, its account becomes inactive and a new account is created the following month. However, if the user responds, SCP-XXXX claims to be in danger and requests help from the user. SCP-XXXX describes itself differently depending on the home country of the user, but always claims to be an intelligence agent from the user's home country, who is being held captive in a foreign nation.5 SCP-XXXX has only targeted users residing in the United States and its allies.
If the user agrees to help SCP-XXXX, they will be given a series of instructions to follow. These instructions involve relatively simple tasks which are generally of minimal danger to the user in the event of failure, such as delivering a coded message to a specific individual. Following the user's success, SCP-XXXX will give additional instructions, which are increasingly difficult and complex. In addition, the user will be placed in a variety of dangerous and improbable situations, which usually result in the user's death.6 Investigations performed by Foundation agents have revealed these events to be non-anomalous and explainable by ordinary means. For example, one employee at the Embassy of Turkey in London was found to have been working for the Dokumacılar7 for over three years prior to his victim being contacted by SCP-XXXX.
If the user continues to succeed in following SCP-XXXX's orders, their assignments become increasingly difficult until the user dies or otherwise ceases communication with SCP-XXXX. Following the user's inactivity, SCP-XXXX will begin sending increasingly distressed messages to the user. These messages generally involve pleading the user not to give up, as well as claims of being tortured or interrogated. Within the next week, SCP-XXXX's account becomes inactive, and a new account is created the following month, restarting the cycle.
Event XXXX-01: On 05/31/2014, Chris King was detained after attempting to bypass security at Los Angeles International Airport. King was carrying a bulletproof briefcase, which he told authorities was provided to him by an unnamed individual who gave him orders to board a flight to Berlin in order to "take out a Russian sleeper agent" who he claimed had infiltrated the Embassy of Ukraine. A Foundation investigation revealed over six months of communications between King and SCP-XXXX, in which SCP-XXXX told King the location of a briefcase containing "necessary resources", as well as information linking an employee at the embassy, Ruslan Velychko, to an assassination attributed to the FSB. Two days after King's arrest, Velychko was discovered to have committed suicide by defenestration.
Addendum XXXX-01: Contents of briefcase provided by SCP-XXXX during Event XXXX-1.
1,000 USD in the form of ten $100 bills
1,000 EUR in the form of five €200 bills
1,000 GBP in the form of twenty £50 bills
100,000 JPY in the form of ten ¥10,000 bills
Three credit cards registered to a "Robin Goodfellow"
A loaded Glock G26 9mm handgun with three additional magazines
Six pills each containing 2ml of potassium cyanide
A pair of non-prescription eyeglasses equipped with a built-in video and audio recorder
A ballpoint pen equipped to fire strychnine-laced darts
A ballpoint pen containing a concealed knife
Four hollowed-out American twenty-five cent (25¢) coins each containing a 512GB microSD card
Four hollowed-out fifty Euro cent (€0.50) coins each containing a 512GB microSD card
A set of six titanium lock picks
A set of three handcuff keys
Three GPS tracking devices
Event XXXX-02: On 12/03/2014, Sonia Couture, the owner of conspiracy blog La Vérité was reported missing after publishing a series of articles implicating several members of local law enforcement in a supposed terrorist attack that would occur within the next six months. The following month, French authorities discovered the body of Couture along with that of an unidentified driver in a taxi registered to Bardet Taxi, which was submerged in Lake Annecy. The driver was identified as Claude Marchand, a former software engineer at MBDA8 who unexpectedly resigned from his job two weeks prior to Couture's disappearance.
Authorities found that Marchand died from being shot in the back of the head, with a matching handgun discovered in Couture's purse. According to Bardet Taxi, Marchand had never been employed by the company. A Foundation investigation turned up three months of communications between Couture and SCP-XXXX, with the most recent messages from SCP-XXXX consisting of directions to the University of Savoy, as well as a warning not to board any taxis or public transportation. Additionally, Marchand was discovered to have been in contact with Armand Marteau, a professor at the University of Savoy who was arrested two months later on suspicion of a plot to detonate explosives at the Palace of Versailles.
An electronic sign near the earliest known SCP-XXXX instance.
Special Containment Procedures:
Description: SCP-XXXX is the collective designation for several buildings leading to an anomalous location proclaiming itself to be a delicatessen known as "█████'s Deli",9 designated SCP-XXXX-1. Instances of SCP-XXXX appear to be empty when viewed externally, and are generally inconsistent with the layout of SCP-XXXX-1.
Instances of SCP-XXXX only retain their anomalous properties between the hours of 10 AM to 10 PM on all days of the week with the exceptions of Sunday, on which SCP-XXXX-1 is rendered inaccessible, and Monday, on which SCP-XXXX-1 is accessible beginning at 12 PM. According to SCP-XXXX-2, this is due to SCP-XXXX-1 receiving shipments of food every Monday. During periods of inactivity, instances of SCP-XXXX display signage stating that they are closed, and attempts to enter do not lead to SCP-XXXX-1; rather, they lead to non-anomalous rooms visible through the windows of the SCP-XXXX instance.
SCP-XXXX-2 is a male humanoid entity that refers to itself as "Chaz". SCP-XXXX-2 states that it is the owner of SCP-XXXX-1, as well as the last remaining employee due to the rest of the staff resigning. SCP-XXXX-2 claims to be Canadian, and is fluent in English and French.
Addendum XXXX-01: Partial log of notable occurences within SCP-XXXX-1.
Designation: Event XXXX-9
Event: A male humanoid entity wearing large sunglasses and a purple velvet suit with a matching scarf ordered three pounds of shredded Black Forest ham and half a pound of mild Swiss cheese. While SCP-XXXX-2 prepared its order, the entity proceeded to fall asleep while continuing to stand upright. After receiving its order, the entity unwrapped its scarf to reveal a third arm, which it used to covertly activate a device on its belt, causing it to disappear without paying. Following this, SCP-XXXX-2 became visibly frustrated and explained that "[the entity] always does this."
Designation: Event XXXX-23
Event: An entity physically identical to celebrity chef Alton Brown ordered two pounds of raw turkey breast, explaining to SCP-XXXX-2 that it was for its wife, who it described as "a real shut-in". After paying for its order, the entity smiled, revealing two rows of pointed teeth, then exited SCP-XXXX-1.
Event: An entity resembling a humanoid bee ordered half a pound of "wereham"10 and a quarter pound of "provolone letame".11 After the entity exited SCP-XXXX-1, SCP-XXXX-2 commented that it "[doesn't] know how you people can enjoy eating this stuff."
Event: A female humanoid entity with pale green skin ordered half a pound of white American cheese. Upon closer inspection, the entity's hair and clothing appeared to be comprised of plant matter. When SCP-XXXX-2 asked the entity if it wanted sheets of wax paper between its cheese slices to prevent them from sticking together, it declined, stating "it doesn't matter, we'll all be gone before you know it."
Event: A male humanoid entity nervously entered SCP-XXXX-1, before reluctantly approaching the counter and requesting one gallon of milk. In response, SCP-XXXX-1 declined, stating that the entity's order was impossible to fulfill as "Rose quit two years ago."
Event: An male humanoid entity purchased a rotisserie chicken and exited SCP-XXXX-1. Approximately fifteen minutes later, the entity returned and requested a new chicken, explaining that "the box ate the last one." Upon questioning, SCP-XXXX-2 shrugged, stating "it happens sometimes."
Event: During a routine cleaning of SCP-XXXX-1, all drains within the building began to secrete a substance later identified as a combination of water, myoglobin, and pork fat. When SCP-XXXX-2 became aware of this, it retreated into SCP-XXXX-1's supply room and retrieved an unlabeled spray bottle containing an unidentified blue fluid, which it sprayed on SCP-XXXX-1's drains, causing the substance to disintegrate into ash. When questioned, SCP-XXXX-2 stated that "it's happened before, it'll happen again."
Special Containment Procedures: A small SCP-XXXX population is to be maintained in the biological wing of Site-27. Specimens of SCP-XXXX that receive widespread notice are to be reported as street art and transferred to Foundation custody.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an anomalous species superficially resembling square ceramic tiles approximately 2cm in length. Instances of SCP-XXXX have the ability to attach themselves to surfaces by secreting an organic substance similar to thinset mortar from their underside. This substance is capable of dissolving spray paint, which is consumed by SCP-XXXX instances. This substance is also controllable through unknown means, enabling SCP-XXXX instances to move via pseudopod-like structures. After feeding, SCP-XXXX specimens modify their coloration to match consumed spray paint.
Approximately half an hour after feeding, SCP-XXXX instances begin to extend at a rate of 1mm/min. Upon reaching twice their original length, specimens of SCP-XXXX divide via binary fission. If exposed to temperatures below 5°C, SCP-XXXX instances cease all biological functions and enter a dormant state, becoming functionally identical to ordinary tiles.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained in a vault in the high-value item wing of Site-88.
Attempts to locate any other objects created by SCP-XXXX makers are ongoing. Any similar products are to be acquired immediately by Foundation controlled assets.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an ovoid machine with a flat base and a large sliding door that allows for the instant transport of persons to any location. SCP-XXXX is approximately 3 meters in height and 1.2 meters in width.
A control panel consisting of several buttons, switches, and a text input field is accessible from the inside of SCP-XXXX. Only the text input field has any function, as the buttons and switches only glow and produce sound when activated. Entering any location known to the user into the text field will activate SCP-XXXX and begin the transportation process. The device appears to select from a set of defined locations inside the area selected by the user; these locations are generally empty, and the resultant displacement of gases (or, rarely, liquids) are not harmful to the user. If the location selected does not contain any spaces filled with gases or liquids, the user will replace solid material equal to their volume.
When multiple users are present inside SCP-XXXX during an activation, the resultant entity will be an amalgamation of all users. All mass is conserved in this process, though most test subjects require heavy doses of immunosuppressant drugs to survive beyond the first hour.
Several documents were recovered alongside the device, including a fold-out manual, the transcript of which is below.
Addendum XXXX-01: Transcript of manual found with SCP-XXXX.
TELLEPORT
The Next World. Let's try to do anything!
If you are fan of Sci Fi movie you probably want Telleport being real. Unfortunatly Telleport is impossible. Until now! For a Good price of 85र you can now Telleport just like real movie! Take one step through the door, exciting is waiting for you. Go on 21 Century!
Superior materials, most new catena.
Fashivhably coloured.
No assembelling required.
Set up Telleport in wide area.
Get inside Telleport and close door.
Select location and co-ordinate.
Now you are Telleport wherever you want!
If play of the sightseeing get tired, go back to home!
Do not use Telleport in a small area.
Do not use Telleport when drinking drink.
Do not use Telleport with other person. Will lead to sloppy passage.
Do not smoking in Telleport.
Do not be underwise.
Do not lean out of Telleport to be dangerous.
Do not expose in the sun and fire if it is wet.
Do not touch oil and chemicall.
Be wary of excations.
Use the batteries rightly.
The following person cannot use Telleport.
•The person who is becoming pregnant.
•The person who has disease to the heart.
•The person who has pace making device.
•The person who is child or elderly.
•The person who is vision deficient.
Requires many batteries.
When not use, cannot over along period of time or battery put enclosure inside.
Do not be nearby unexpected emergence from machine.
Flashing enter
Relevant crazy warning
When consumer the opertion see the Telleport, emergence below condition of illness, for example faint, the sense of vision variety should immediately stop the usage.
Please retain packaging in case of damagable machine.
The customer has to return to an original shopping store to carry on replace.
Not edible for return/exchange.
We are doing best for futurable world. The whole world is matchless!
Now comes in Enlargement size!
Get all futurable product:
•Telleport
•Good Telleport
•Super Good Telleport
•Flying UFO
•Hollogram
•Time traveller 1973
There are problems. Call us? 1-800-███-████
The company mentioned in these documents does not exist. Attempts to use the contact information contained in these documents lead to Ares LLC, a holding company which does not produce goods.
An instance of SCP-XXXX observed during the recovery of SCP-████.
Special Containment Procedures: In the event that an SCP-XXXX-1 instance succeeds in acquiring an SCP object, it is to be immobilized using conventional methods such as roadblocks or spike strips. Neutralized instances of SCP-XXXX-1 are contained in Site-27's garage and monitored in case of future SCP-XXXX-2 emergence. Any instances of SCP-XXXX-2 are to be neutralized on sight.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a phenomenon occuring before approximately 0.65% of SCP object recoveries, in which an armored vehicle (designated SCP-XXXX-1) manifests a short distance from the location where the object was discovered and attempts to reach it before the Foundation. The exact appearance of SCP-XXXX-1 varies, usually being a black van, the exact make and model depending on the location and time period.
A neutralized instance of SCP-XXXX-1.
When instances of SCP-XXXX-1 reach their destination, a varying number of animate suits of SWAT armor (designated SCP-XXXX-2) exit SCP-XXXX-1, and attempt to remove or destroy the object. If they succeed, they will reenter SCP-XXXX-1 and flee the scene, eventually dematerializing. Instances of SCP-XXXX-2 are actively hostile, and attempt to assault Foundation personnel using various means, including submachine guns and assault rifles. Weapons used by SCP-XXXX-2 can be obtained, but upon further inspection lack detail and are composed entirely of molded plastic. Ammunition used by SCP-XXXX-2 is similarly made of plastic, and as such, usually fails to cause major physical injury.
Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 can be impeded or destroyed using conventional methods. Upon closer inspection, instances of SCP-XXXX-1 lack drivers, and instances of SCP-XXXX-2 dematerialize upon reentering SCP-XXXX-1. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 cease anomalous properties if prevented from dematerializing, but invariably lack fuel despite prior usage. Attempts to capture or neutralize instances of SCP-XXXX-2 has similarly resulted in their dematerialization.
Object Class: Neutralized
Description: SCP-XXXX-A is a humanoid entity residing in the abandoned Fresh Pines Sugar Mill in Cedar Springs, Colorado.
SCP-XXXX-B is the collective designation for the fourteen residents of Cedar Springs known to be immune to SCP-XXXX-A's antimemetic effects.
SCP-XXXX-B-1: Formerly Vincent Bueller. Male, 18 years of age. Began the search for SCP-XXXX-A following the disappearance of SCP-XXXX-B-14.
SCP-XXXX-B-2: Formerly Brandon Daviau. Male, 18 years of age. Initially in critical condition at time of discovery, but has since fully recovered.
SCP-XXXX-B-3: Formerly Edward Langolier. Male, 16 years of age. Killed by SCP-XXXX-A during Event XXXX-03.
SCP-XXXX-B-4: Formerly Audrey Baxter. Female, 17 years of age. Escaped the Fresh Pines Sugar Mill with SCP-XXXX-B-1 and SCP-XXXX-B-2 following Event XXXX-03.
SCP-XXXX-B-5: Formerly Sydney Burnett. Male, 19 years of age. Attacked SCP-XXXX-B-2 and was later killed by SCP-XXXX-B-9 during Event XXXX-03.
SCP-XXXX-B-6: Formerly David Winchester. Male, 24 years of age. Attacked numerous SCP-XXXX-B instances and was later killed by SCP-XXXX-B-2 during Event XXXX-03.
SCP-XXXX-B-7: Formerly Ashley Brown. Female, 18 years of age. Attacked SCP-XXXX-B-2 and was later killed by SCP-XXXX-A during Event XXXX-03.
SCP-XXXX-B-8: Formerly Dennis Kutcher. Male, 20 years of age. Attacked SCP-XXXX-B-6 during Event XXXX-03 and was later killed by SCP-XXXX-A.
SCP-XXXX-B-9: Formerly Nicholas Porter. Male, 21 years of age. Reported missing following Event XXXX-03.
SCP-XXXX-B-10: Formerly Madelyn Burgess. Female, 19 years of age. Attacked SCP-XXXX-4 and was later killed by SCP-XXXX-A during Event XXXX-03.
SCP-XXXX-B-11: Formerly Lucas Reeves. Male, 20 years of age. Killed by SCP-XXXX-A during Event XXXX-03.
SCP-XXXX-B-12: Formerly Zachary Torrance. Male, 18 years of age. Escaped the Fresh Pines Sugar Mill during Event XXXX-03, and was later discovered at a bus stop in Longmont.
SCP-XXXX-B-13: Formerly Soren Mitchell. Male, 20 years of age. Reported missing following Event XXXX-03, but was later discovered in Denver with no memory of the event.
SCP-XXXX-B-14: Formerly Scott Campbell. Male, 16 years of age. Reported missing following Event XXXX-01.
Special Containment Procedures: Documentation showing traits of SCP-XXXX infection is to be investigated immediately, and destroyed if necessary. Additionally, Foundation webcrawlers are to monitor paranormal forums and creative writing websites for signs of SCP-XXXX outbreak. Individuals showing traits of SCP-XXXX infection are to be administered amnestics.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a memetic virus consisting of the word "[DATA EXPUNGED]". 24 to 48 hours after exposure, human beings who read SCP-XXXX begin to suffer from detailed audiovisual hallucinations upon playing video games. Hallucinations caused by SCP-XXXX have been found to contain several specific and recurring themes, as detailed in Addendum XXXX-01. Individuals affected by SCP-XXXX frequently become averse to video games following hallucinations.
Affected individuals feel a compulsion to document their experiences via writing, usually in the form of short literary works, though Foundation documents have also been affected. SCP-XXXX is invariably present within affected texts, and as such, frequently spreads to readers. Symptoms of SCP-XXXX infection begin to fade at approximately 168 hours after exposure, though amnestics have been shown to quicken the process.
Addendum XXXX-01: Example of an affected Foundation document.
Open affected documentation
Close affected documentation
SCP-XXXX in containment.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained in a storage locker in Site-27. SCP-XXXX is not to be played under any circumstances.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a copy of Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). SCP-XXXX is physically identical to non-anomalous copies of the game. When inserted into a functional SNES and played by a human, SCP-XXXX demonstrates a variety of anomalous properties, including:
The existence of several graphical elements not present within SCP-XXXX's programming, most of which are of a violent and gory nature.
The presence of [DATA EXPUNGED] graphics, which are technologically impossible on the SNES.
Text mentioning the player by name, as well as references to the player's personal life.
An unidentified male voice threatening the player with physical harm during gameplay.
Displaying photographs of the player in-game, despite them not being present within SCP-XXXX's programming.
Enemy characters within the game demonstrating behavior not present in their programming, such as running away and pleading for the player not to attack them.
Images and video of SCP-XXXX's gameplay have consistently failed to depict its anomalous effects.
SCP-XXXX was discovered in the possession of █████ ███████, who had previously made several posts to the Usenet newsgroup alt.paranormal documenting a "haunted game" he purchased from a flea market. All involved threads were deleted, and false evidence debunking his claims was manufactured.
Incident XXXX-01: Due to a containment breach on 02/19/1995, Junior Researcher Wilson played SCP-XXXX without being informed of its anomalous properties, believing it to be a non-anomalous copy of Super Mario World. Following questioning, it was revealed that SCP-XXXX demonstrated no anomalies during his playthrough. Further investigation is ongoing.
Special Containment Procedures: A perimeter extending 100 meters past the outer limits of SCP-XXXX is to be established, and any civilians attempting to cross it are to be turned away, or detained and amnesticized if necessary. Due to its prevalence in older maps, SCP-XXXX is to be publicly known as a copyright trap.12 Current and digital maps containing SCP-XXXX are to be edited or destroyed.
Description: SCP-XXXX is the town of Bitter End, Colorado.
Description: SCP-XXXX is the remains of Delta Airlines Flight 5640, which is suspended 5 meters above the Atlantic Ocean, near the southern coast of Maine. SCP-XXXX was discovered on 04/17/2004, three months after its disappearance over Ganges Island (now classified as Unexplained Location UE-854326).
SCP-XXXX contains the corpses of 227 passengers and 12 crewmembers, all of which show no apparent cause of death. Testing has revealed these corpses to be physically and genetically identical to the missing passengers and crew of ████████ Airlines Flight ████, which crashed near the coast of Osaka Prefecture, Japan on ██/██/2014.
The interior of SCP-XXXX is in a state of advanced disrepair, and is highly radioactive, emitting radiation levels ranging from 1,050 rad to 3,000 rad. Despite this, SCP-XXXX's exterior is completely undamaged.
Special Containment Procedures: Ten instances of SCP-XXXX are to be maintained in the botanical wing of Site-27.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a subspecies of Japanese maple tree (Acer palmatum), which is native to Japan, China, India, and Iran. Instances of SCP-XXXX are nearly identical to non-anomalous examples of Acer palmatum, with the exception that they bear fruit (designated SCP-XXXX-1). Specimens of SCP-XXXX-1 resemble human heads, although testing has revealed them to be comprised of plant matter.
A screenshot of SCP-XXXX-1-39 (Speedworld).
Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 are to be retrieved, and any stores found to be selling them are to be monitored closely, with customers and staff being administered amnestics.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a phenomenon affecting video game stores in the United States, in which unlicensed video games (designated SCP-XXXX-1 and -2) materialize on shelves while the store is closed. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 are typically sports or simulation games, and have exclusively been designed for home consoles that have been available on the market for at least five years. SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 packaging consists of cover art featuring a logo in a generic font, stock images of various activities being performed, and a logo and copyright notice attributing the game to "Sinpad Technology, Ltd." The rest of the packaging is blank.
SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 are usually priced lower than ordinary retail games within the same store, and have been found to consistently suffer from various programming defects and errors. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 display no anomalous properties besides their origin, and function similarly to non-anomalous games of the same genre.
Instances of SCP-XXXX-2, however, demonstrate a variety of anomalous properties, most of which are infohazardous in nature. Additionally, unlike SCP-XXXX-1, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 usually have elaborate and unintuitive gameplay, as well as severe programming errors to the point of being virtually unplayable. Instances of SCP-XXXX-2 can usually be identified by incoherent titles consisting of various thematic terms with little or no relation.
Addendum XXXX-01: Examples of SCP-XXXX-1.
Baseball Simulator
Cricket World Championship
Dodgeball Titans
Formula One Revolution
Golf Unlimited
Ice Hockey Heroes
Mountain Bike Super Challenge
Snooker World Cup
Amateurs of Victories
Baseball Street Edition
Big Game and Dirt Racing
Cycling and Ice Hockey
Fighting and Golf
Golf and Fishing
Opponents of Trainings
Participants of Victories
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained in a standard storage unit in Site-27.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an unmarked tube of toothpaste. When an attempt is made to extrude toothpaste from SCP-XXXX while no other humans are nearby, SCP-XXXX reacts as if plugged by an unknown force. However, if other humans are present while SCP-XXXX is being used, their teeth will gradually decay, eventually decomposing completely. During this time, SCP-XXXX will produce a white paste similar to toothpaste in appearance, which has been found to be genetically identical to human teeth lost during SCP-XXXX's activation. False teeth and dental implants are unaffected by SCP-XXXX.
Description: SCP-XXXX consists of four individuals:
SCP-XXXX-1 (formerly John ███████), aged 34.
SCP-XXXX-2 (formerly William ████████), aged 29.
SCP-XXXX-3 (formerly James ████████), aged 38.
SCP-XXXX-4 (formerly Abraham ███████), aged 25.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX's domain is to be blocked from major internet service providers by agents implanted in several world governments.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a website accessible from the domain "www.██████████████.com" at IP address ████:███:█:████:█:███:█:█. SCP-XXXX is an online auction site in which users can buy and sell anomalous objects, several of which match items currently in containment.
Antique Key Opens All Doors Rare
Starting Bid: $1,020.00
Key opens all types of locks. Extremely rare and old. Item may vary slightly in color.
Wondertainment Pretendo Console W/ Controllers
Each system we sell has been tested and cleaned. The old 72-pin connector has been replaced with a new one so the system will function better. The system does not come with any games, so you will have to purchase those yourself. The system is in good condition with minimal wear. Before shipping I will make sure both controllers are responsive and the system can play games correctly.
Please make sure all games are clean before use. Putting dirty games in the system can cause it to malfunction. The seller is not responsible for damages caused by misuse of the system.
Special Containment Procedures: All public records of SCP-XXXX have been successfully discredited or destroyed as per Disinformation Protocol 1947-RNM.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a pilum located approximately 381 kilometres from Earth's surface. SCP-XXXX exhibits wear consistent with items dated to the 3rd century BCE. SCP-XXXX constantly maintains a geosynchronous path over Italy, with its tip pointed toward Earth. No amount of force has thus far proven sufficient to change its position, although weaponry used has been shown capable of damaging SCP-XXXX.
Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-XXXX are to be stored in a minimum-security vault in Site-27.
Description: SCP-XXXX is the designation referring to ████ brass tokens of unknown manufacture, each ingraved with a seemingly random number.
Addendum XXXX-01: Partial log of SCP-XXXX instances.
Item: SCP-XXXX-120
Location: A public auction in Verdale, Washington.
Location: On the floor of the █████ Arcade in Phoenix, Arizona.
Location: A flea market in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Item: SCP-XXXX-1681
Location: Owned by an Ebay seller in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada.
Special Containment Procedures: Forum accounts linked to SCP-XXXX are to be shut down immediately under the guise of being spam accounts, and any posts users make about SCP-XXXX are to be deleted.
Description: SCP-XXXX is the collective term for accounts created on various websites. Instances of SCP-XXXX usually make posts about the following subjects:
Being strangled
Spontaneous human combustion
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained in a standard humanoid containment chamber in Site-88. Any anomalous items created by SCP-XXXX are to be confiscated immediately.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a male of indeterminate ethnicity approximately 28 years of age.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained in a secured room in Site-27.
Description: SCP-XXXX appears to be a large distortion capable of moving across flat surfaces.
Description: SCP-XXXX (formerly Joshua ████████) is a Filipino male approximately 26 years of age.
SCP-XXXX-1 is the ███████ Library, located in downtown ████ ███████, Colorado.
SCP-XXXX-2 is the ████ ████ Café, located approximately three kilometers from SCP-XXXX-1.
SCP-XXXX-2-A appears to be a Caucasian male between the ages of 27 and 38. It claims to be a waiter working at SCP-XXXX-2.
SCP-XXXX-3 is SCP-XXXX's house, located approximately 6 kilometers from SCP-XXXX-1.
An individual specimen of SCP-XXXX removed for testing.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX specimens are to be stored in a locker at Site-27. No more than 33 specimens of SCP-XXXX may be allowed to exist at any time, all others must be destroyed as to prevent excess.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an assortment of plastic six-sided dice with the numbers "2", "4", "8", "16", "32", and "64" on each side. When rolled, these dice will split into several copies corresponding with the number rolled in such a way that the total amount will match the number rolled (e.g. rolling a four will produce three dice as to leave one with four total) in a process resembling fission. Duplicates have been discovered to materialize behind walls if there is no suitable room where rolled.
1. Director's Guild of America
2. Writer's Guild of America
3. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
4. A pub located in Boulder, Colorado.
5. Countries named by SCP-XXXX include Russia, North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia.
6. For example, Jeffrey Russell, a user who was instructed to deliver a package to the Boulder Police Department, was later killed in a drive-by shooting committed by several high-ranking police officers who were discovered to have ties to the North Korean military.
7. A Turkish terrorist organization with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
8. A European missile manufacturer founded in 2001.
9. This is not redaction on the Foundation's part. All instances of SCP-XXXX's name are anomalously redacted in print, the building's sign is perceived as blurred, and verbal uses of the company's name are perceived as censored with an audible beep. When questioned, SCP-XXXX-2 explained that the original owner "lost his name in a game of poker."
10. Warthog meat spiced with a blend of pepper, paprika, garlic, and onion.
11. A provolone cheese advertised as containing "cow ingredient", which testing found to be traces of manure.
12. A deliberately incorrect entry in an encyclopedia, dictionary, or map intended to reveal plagiarism if copied.
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No matter what you think, choosing your profile picture on a dating site is the most important step. Here are my tips on this topic a little tricky!
Unlike what we can hear, the choice of his profile picture on a dating site can quickly become a true obstacle course. Whether you believe me or not, 80% of your probabilities are based on this best picture.
This is the first news that members of dating sites on the internet see, so this photo must be ideal! So I will bring you my tiny tips in order to choose or make the ideal photo!
For my first little tip I suggest you do not choose a photo too old. It must be said each time that if you have the person in real life, it may be disappointed because you do not look like the picture! Of course, if you added a picture that dates from 3 years ago, you probably have evolved!
As a second tip, pay attention to the quality of your photo. Avoid vague, poor quality photographs or simply rutted. Even though they may be original you have to be able to see what you look like.
In third advice, favor photographs where you are alone! There is already a lot of competition on dating sites on the internet, so do not add! I have had several times to see photographs and tell me waw what a beautiful kid when in fact the person I was chatting with was the second person in the photo.
In fourth and last thing, avoid unnecessary poses. The duck face was in fashion a while ago, it is not necessary that we continue! Also beware of the small details, a photo in your toilet in addition to being easily identifiable does not highlight! Just like men, omit photos on your beautiful box. You do not want to see your cash!


Schools don't often make the headlines with good news today.
Mass shootings (murder), children severely assaulting classmates or their teacher, inappropriate clothing being condoned, illegal relationships between students and teachers, rampant drug abuse, and…students calling their teacher ma'am.
You didn't read that list wrong. A young man was recently punished by his teacher for calling her ma'am.
I understand most teachers are satisfied with Ms., Mrs. or Mr., but what is wrong with a child who shows respect to an authority figure by using ma'am?
I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill but I will make a big tree out of a small root because I believe this situation is a small snippet of the root of the problem in our culture today; a culture that does not have much respect for life, personal responsibility or authority figures!
A large part of the reason these conditions exist is because these things are not truly expected anymore, not even from children in schools. And it has gotten to the point to when they are shown, the people showing these characteristics are the ones punished as if they are wrong.
I cannot speak for the southern hemisphere but if you live in the northern hemisphere you still have a chance to catch a peak view of the Perseids meter shower tonight.
Check out this story for more details.
Good news is something missing from most news stories, but one story circulating some headlines falls into a category that makes it worth talking about … without it being gossip!
It took a personal initiative and the help of 7,000 views from others to make one doctor's concern about something he saw while watching a TV show worth the effort of going the second mile.
The concern revolved around a lump on the throat of a woman (who was a perfect stranger to the afore-mentioned doctor) buying a house. And while the lump obviously wasn't bothering the woman, at that time, it bothered the doctor. That's why he decided to take action. His effort to reach the woman ended up being to her benefit because the lump ending up being cancerous!
Looking out for the interest of others isn't always the easiest the thing to do. At times it takes some effort driven by concern. And while the effort will not always be appreciated by everyone, it can and will eventually make a big difference in someone's life.
Richard Dawkins actually gets it.
Talk to "evangelical" atheists and it does not take very long before the "Christianity is a dying religion" card is happily played.
My answer to that "card" is Christianity is only "dying" in Western cultures, not worldwide. And I'll add, from time-to-time, that atheism will miss Christianity when it is gone, because the alternative will not be as accepting of their intolerance. Something else will fill the spiritual vacuum!
The cultures of mankind (and womankind, contrary to the thoughts of this Massachusetts "college" for women) have an unbroken habit of looking to a "higher-power" to worship: religion, politics, or self. It's unavoidable! When something spiritual is gone, something spiritual will take its place. The "soul" of humanity craves it. Even atheism must admit this, because, according to atheism itself, God is not "real" and all people are born atheists – so where did religion come from?
So go to the "funeral" of Christianity and laugh. But it won't be long before you go to a "wedding" and mourn.
Now it's a good idea?
Apparently the Pope is going to introduce the idea that Roman Catholic priests in Brazil should be given the "right" to get married.
Before this announcement one could often talk with a "Catholic Apologist" about the unscriptural nature of refusing to allow a priest to be married and he or she would be accused of being a Catholic basher and sola scripture fanatic. But now, to many Catholics, although undoubtedly to all, this will probably sound like a good idea simply because the Pope will say there is nothing unscriptural about it.
Truth is, people in the Catholic Church have been listening to the wrong Head of the church for well over a millennium (Colossians 1:18).
Read the scriptures and you find that the church has always represented marriage as a good, holy and undefiled right given to all people who meet God's requirements (Hebrews 13:4) – including church leaders!
As a matter of fact, the scriptures record that a plurality of the apostles were married (1 Corinthians 9:5) as well as using a healthy marriage as a central identifying characteristic of the lives of bishops (pastors, elders, overseers, etc.) and deacons (1 Timothy 3:1-2, 12; Titus 1:5-6).
Must an individual be married to acceptably serve God? Absolutely not! 1 Corinthians 7 and Matthew 19:9-12 teaches us that. But no man, or woman, or council has the right to deny the scriptural state of marriage to any member of the body of Christ (1 Timothy 4:1-3).
While it may now sound like a good idea to some, according to the Holy Spirit "marriage rights" was never a bad idea to begin with.
Stop the presses, Mr. Gutenberg!
The Bible stories about the first man and creation are not true, according to a new investigation. Stop the presses, Mr. Gutenberg!
How many times must the same headline be printed?
Headlines will come and go and the world will continue to turn, upheld by the power of Christ's word, and people will continue to make a decision as to whether or not they choose to accept or reject Jesus and the book written about him.
No public call for prayer in school, at graduation ceremonies, or at the commencement of governmental meetings for fear of protests.
But in a violently shaking plane? No protests there!
Much like the time Pilate and Herod became agreeable due to their dismissive ambiguity (and by that I mean their lack of interest in the repentance, righteousness and truth of the gospel) toward Jesus (Luke 23:4-12), right has the weird ability to make friends out of wrong.
You may have heard about Kathy Griffin's photo by now – you know, the one she thought would make people laugh by holding a decapitated and blood-covered head (or mask) made to look like the current President. This is the same woman who used an expletive aimed directly at Jesus after winning an award a few years back too. She's a model of the true leftist agenda … preach tolerance but retain none for anyone you disagree with (the photographer of the image has offered no apologies).
Now, the irony of the latest situation Ms. Griffin placed her self in is that somehow she views herself as the victim!
Politics is politics for sure, but make no mistake – when politics takes aim at true morality under the guise of tolerance, the motivation is a lack tolerance for the said morality every time.
Ostriches have the undeserved reputation for practicing it, but the western culture is the one that has actually mastered the skill of sticking its head in the sand.
Another terrorist attack and a large part of the focus in some popular media outlets (I'm not talking about TMZ) is revolving around the way "stars" are reacting to the news. Because there aren't more important ways to talk about this situation I guess?!
Never-mind looking into the mindset that led to the attack – that would be too obvious! Nope, let's stick our head in the sand and pretend like the problem is the recently elected American president, the stigma of using the word Islamic terrorist or even the explosives used to kill and maim so many people. The problem is the mindset that the media sweeps under the rug … a rug with no sand under it mind you.
Unconscious bias targeted with biased symbols – LOL!
The irony of liberalism can be too much at times – especially when it comes to feminism.
"Fake news" is in the news, or is it "fake news" about "fake news?" If "news" is "new information about specific and timely events," then it may, or may not be "true." Some refuse to face facts: an election is over; there are illegitimate babies and illegal aliens; education is not, actually; profit is not evil and Christians are not hypocrites! "Truth" is "conformity to fact or reality." Jesus said He came into the world "that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice" (John 18:37 NKJV). Pilate replied, "What is truth?" (John 18:38 NKJV). Pilate represents people who cannot accept reality, so they question "truth" as if it were "fake news." Since "no lie is of the truth" (1 John 2:21 NKJV), then there is no "fake news" about Jesus Christ in the Bible. Believe it!
One of the things that many people forget, or just plain out never knew, about the Bible's account of the global flood is that the scriptures recount how water not only came down from the sky – it came up from the depths of the earth.
I know, I know…a global flood survived by eight people and a whole lot of animals on a big boat. That's ridiculous mythological kid stuff, right? After all, it's impossible! There isn't enough water on the Earth to flood the Earth. At least that's how most "intellectuals" treat the story of the world's accountability for sin and God's ability to judge both.
And yet, the Bible never ceases to amaze me when it comes to the little details which were recorded long, long before "modern-day" science even thought of knowing such, much less observing it.


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package sql.generic.dmlstatements;

import hydra.Log;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.sql.Array;
import java.sql.Blob;
import java.sql.Clob;
import java.sql.Date;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.Time;
import java.sql.Timestamp;

import util.TestException;
import util.TestHelper;

/**
 * PrepareStatementSetter
 *
 * @author Namrata Thanvi
 */

public class PrepareStatementSetter {

  protected PreparedStatement stmt;
  int columnIndex;

  PrepareStatementSetter(PreparedStatement stmt){
    this.stmt = stmt;
    columnIndex=1;
  }

  PrepareStatementSetter(PreparedStatement stmt, int columnIndex){
    this.stmt = stmt;
    this.columnIndex=columnIndex;
  }

  public void setValues(Object value, int columnType)  {
try {
      switch (columnType) {
      case java.sql.Types.ARRAY:
              stmt.setArray(columnIndex++, (Array) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.BIGINT:
              stmt.setLong(columnIndex++, (Long) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.BINARY:
              // todo
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.BIT:
              stmt.setBoolean(columnIndex++, (Boolean) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.BLOB:
              stmt.setBlob(columnIndex++, (Blob) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.BOOLEAN:
              stmt.setBoolean(columnIndex++, (Boolean) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.CHAR:
              stmt.setString(columnIndex++, (String) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.CLOB:
              stmt.setClob(columnIndex++, (Clob) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.DATE:
              stmt.setDate(columnIndex++, (Date) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.DECIMAL:
              stmt.setBigDecimal(columnIndex++, (BigDecimal) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.DOUBLE:
              stmt.setDouble(columnIndex++, (Double) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.FLOAT:
              stmt.setFloat(columnIndex++, (Float) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.INTEGER:
              stmt.setInt(columnIndex++, (Integer) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.LONGNVARCHAR:
              stmt.setString(columnIndex++, (String) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.LONGVARBINARY:
              stmt.setBytes(columnIndex++, (byte[]) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.LONGVARCHAR:
              stmt.setString(columnIndex++, (String) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.NUMERIC:
              stmt.setBigDecimal(columnIndex++, (BigDecimal) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.NVARCHAR:
      case java.sql.Types.REAL:
              stmt.setFloat(columnIndex++, (Float) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.SMALLINT:
              stmt.setShort(columnIndex++, (Short) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.TIME:
              stmt.setTime(columnIndex++, (Time) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.TIMESTAMP:
              stmt.setTimestamp(columnIndex++, (Timestamp) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.VARBINARY:
              stmt.setBytes(columnIndex++, (byte[]) value);
              break;
      case java.sql.Types.VARCHAR:
              stmt.setString(columnIndex++, (String) value);
              break;
      // need to add support for UDT
      default:
              Log.getLogWriter().info(
                              "This dataType is yet not supported : " + columnType);
      }
} catch (Exception e) {
      throw new TestException(
                      "Error occurred while trying to set data type to Statement, Data Type : "
                                      + columnType + " at columnIndex : " + columnIndex + " " + e.getMessage() + TestHelper.getStackTrace(e)
                                      );
}
}

  public PreparedStatement getStatement(){
    return stmt;
  }
}

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← Moral rights – taking the high ground
Reporters' communications targeted in subpoena served direct on sources →
When jurors go 'rogue' on the Internet and social media …
The term 'rogue juror' has been used widely and pejoratively to describe a range of juror actions running counter to judicial directions to restrict their inquiries and communications about a case to the court room and the jury room.
I was tasked with taking a close look at the phenomenon for our collaborative research project conducted recently to the Standing Council on Law and Justice via the Victorian Attorney-General and drafted a section around the following cases. Our full report – including elaboration on this material – can be viewed here. [Johnston, J., Keyzer, P., Holland, G., Pearson, M., Rodrick, S., and Wallace, A. (2013). Juries and Social Media. A Report Prepared for the Victorian Department of Justice. Centre for Law, Governance and Public Policy, Bond University.]
While all such incidents involve jurors venturing beyond the courtroom in their communications during a trial, not all their actions are prejudicial to a trial and can be viewed on a continuum. At one extreme are serious transgressions such as a juror's 'friending' of the accused on Facebook (as in was A-G v Fraill [2011] EWCA Crim 1570). At the other extreme are actions that still risk being counter-productive, but are far from 'roguish' behaviour and may well stem from a desire on the part of jurors to better perform their role. For example, jurors who search the Internet for definitions of terms they have been asked to consider are likely indulging in their normal method of research and inquiry and might consider such actions as fastidious rather than inappropriate. Between these poles on the continuum are a range of behaviours classified and exemplified here through recent cases in Australian and other jurisdictions.
In 2010 Reuters Legal, using data from the Westlaw online research service, compiled a tally of reported US decisions where judges granted a new trial, denied a request for a new trial, or overturned a verdict, in whole or in part, because of juror actions related to the Internet. They identified at least 90 verdicts between 1999 and 2010 challenged over juror Internet misconduct. They counted 21 retrials or overturned verdicts in the 2009-2010 period (Grow, 2010).
The Law Commission (2012) (p. 62) identified at least 18 appeals in the UK since 2005 related to juror misconduct during criminal trials, some of which involved Internet access or social media use. The section below is an attempt to classify these types of cases, with examples, according to their level of potential prejudice to a trial, although this is not a perfect science and experts will inevitably differ in their opinions on this.
Jurors using social media to communicate with parties to the case
The most famous case of this type was A-G v Fraill [2011] EWCA Crim 1570, [2011] 2 Cr App R 21. Joanne Fraill, 40, was sentenced to eight months in jail by London's High Court in 2011 for exchanging Facebook messages with the accused in a drug trial while she was serving on the jury. She also searched online for information about another defendant while she and the other jurors were still deliberating. All this went against clear instructions from the judge to jurors to stay away from the Internet.
In June 2010, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a new trial to a sheriff's deputy convicted of corruption, after finding that a juror had contacted the defendant through MySpace. (Grow, 2010).
Jurors commenting on social media during the trial
Harvard's Digital Media Law Project recorded the case of attorney Frank Russell Wilson who was suspended from the Bar for 45 days for blogging about a burglary trial while serving as a juror. He had failed to disclose to the court that he was a lawyer (California Bar v. Wilson DMLP 1/23/09) .
An erstwhile Californian Superior Court Judge was called for jury duty in a murder case, and proceeded to email 22 fellow judges with progress reports on his experiences. His first e-mail stated: "Here I am, livin' the dream, jury duty with Mugridge [the defense lawyer] and Jenkins [the prosecutor]." (Sweeney, 2010).
A juror used his smartphone to send eight tweets from an Arkansas case brought by investors against a company manufacturing building materials. He tweeted: "oh and nobody buy Stoam [the building product]. Its bad mojo and they'll probably cease to exist, now that their wallet is 12 m lighter." (Sweeney, 2010)
Tweets from the handle @JohnnyCho in 2010 boasted the owner was in a jury pool in Los Angeles Superior Court. He posted: "Guilty! He's guilty! I can tell!" He was identified through his Twitter profile to be Johnny Cho, director of communications at a Los Angeles entertainment lighting company. The accused in the case was convicted and the court took no action against Cho (Grow, 2010).
Jurors commenting on blogs or social media after a trial has concluded
In Commonwealth v. Werner 81 Mass. App. Ct. 689 (2012) Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth, February 1, 2012 a variety of juror online behaviours were exhibited, including three jurors friending each other and two jurors posting comments to Facebook about their jury service. One also blogged about the case after the trial. The Appeals Court refused to set aside the conviction on this basis because of overwhelming evidence of the accused's guilt.
Jurors using social media to seek responses or advice about the case
A UK juror was dismissed from a child abduction and sexual assault trial after she asked her Facebook 'friends' to help her decide on the verdict. "I don't know which way to go, so I'm holding a poll," she wrote. This was discovered prior to the jury starting its deliberations (Sweeney, 2010)
Jurors 'friending' each other on Facebook during trial
Retired Circuit Court judge Dennis M. Sweeney told the Maryland State Bar Association of an episode during the political corruption trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, over which he presided in 2009. Five jurors had 'friended' each other on Facebook and had mentioned the case in their postings, despite his explicit direction not to use Facebook (Sweeney, 2010). After he admonished them, a young male juror posted on his Facebook page, "F— the Judge." Judge Sweeney said he asked the juror about the offensive comment and was told: "Hey Judge, that's just Facebook stuff." [Westlaw News & Insight website, 2010]
Given it is common behaviour among social media for people to 'friend' those with whom they interact in many situations, the challenge is for the courts to distinguish the often close relationships formed during an intense jury trial from other social contexts if they wish to establish juror duty as an exception to this common practice.
Jurors searching the Internet for information on the accused ("Trial by Google")
The UK Attorney-General used the expression 'Trial by Google' in a recent speech to describe jurors' use of Internet search tools and social media to conduct their independent investigations into a case (Grieve, 2013). He conveyed a dim view of the practice and cited instances where it had resulted in contempt convictions, including Attorney General v Dallas [2012] EWHC 156. There, a female juror was sentenced six months' jail for contempt of court for conducting research on the Internet, including definitions of the word 'grievous' and a newspaper report of an earlier rape allegation against the accused, and had shared this with fellow jurors. The judgment [at http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2012/156.html] provides an extended account of how the British courts brief juries about Internet use and manage transgressions.
A US District judge in Florida ordered the search of a former juror's computer hard drive in 2013 after the juror revealed she had done Internet research each evening while hearing the federal criminal drug trial of reggae star Buju Banton. The order specifically asked whether the following words had been searched: "Pinkerton. Doctrine. Mark. Anthony. Myrie. Buju. Banton. Music. Reggae. Gun. Charge. Guilt. Verdict. Mistrial. Conspiracy. Cocaine. Narcotic. Drug. Possession. Hung. Jury." The juror had told a newspaper: "I would get in the car, just write my notes down so I could remember, and I would come home and do the research." (Ryan, 2013)
Jurors searching the Internet to better inform their role
In Benbrika v. The Queen [2010] [2010] VSCA 281(http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VSCA/2010/281.html) the Victorian Court of Appeal affirmed trial judge's (Bongiorno, J.) handling of a situation where jurors had used Internet sites including Wikipedia and Reference.com seeking definitions of terms related to the terrorism trial (definitions the judge said were not substantially different from those stated in court). The Appeal court said the trial judge had found that "it was distinctly possible that they had interpreted his directions as meaning that they should not seek information about the case, rather than using the Internet for more general purposes" (at para 199). They noted the important difference between this kind of search and searching for "information that is both inadmissible at trial, and prejudicial to the accused", which might prompt the discharge of a jury (at para 214).
However, in the US similar behaviour was enough for a Washington State Superior Court judge to declare a mistrial in a child sex case after a juror admitted researching on the Internet about witness coaching (Hefley, 2012).
Also in the US, Maryland's Court of Special Appeals, overturned a murder conviction because a juror had searched Wikipedia for the terms "livor mortis" and "algor mortis" on and had taken printouts to the jury room, later discovered by the bailiff. The juror did not consider the action wrong: "To me that wasn't research. It was a definition." (Sweeney, 2010).
Jurors as citizens engaging in their routine social media behaviour during a trial
As social media becomes a part of everyday life, the courts are encountering the fact that ordinary citizens have adopted a routine use of social media which they carry into the court room. A visitor to the District Court in Sydney used a cellphone to take a photo of a family friend who was sitting in a jury panel – common social behaviour in other public places (Jacobsen, 2011). But she was charged with contempt and was fingerprinted, her phone was seized and she was granted bail but the charge was later dropped and signs were erected in the courthouse warning that no photography was allowed.
[Other cases of inappropriate access by British jurors include the following cited by the Law Commission (2012): Karakaya [2005] EWCA Crim 346, [2005] 2 Cr App R 5; Smith [2005] EWCA Crim 2028; Hawkins [2005] EWCA Crim 2842; Pink [2006] EWCA Crim 2094; Marshall [2007] EWCA Crim 35, [2007] Criminal Law Review 562; Fuller-Love [2007] EWCA Crim 3414; H [2008] EWCA Crim 3321; Thakrar [2008] EWCA Crim 2359, [2009] Criminal Law Review 357; White [2009] EWCA Crim 1774; Reynolds [2009] EWCA Crim 1801; Richards [2009] EWCA Crim 1256; Gibbon [2009] EWCA Crim 2198; Bassett [2010] EWCA Crim 2453; Thompson [2010] EWCA Crim 1623, [2011] 1 WLR 200; McDonnell [2010] EWCA Crim 2352, [2011] 1 Cr App R 28; Mpelenda [2011] EWCA Crim 1235; Morris [2011] EWCA Crim 3250; Yu [2011] EWCA Crim 2089; Starling [2012] EWCA Crim 743; Gul [2012] EWCA Crim 280, [2012] 3 All ER 83.]
Grow, B. (2010, December 8). 'As jurors go online, US trials go off track.' Reuters. Available: http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/12/08/internet-jurors-idUSN0816547120101208
Grieve, D. (2013, February 6). 'Trial by Google? Juries, social media and the Internet. Speech by the Attorney-General at the University of Kent. Available: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/trial-by-google-juries-social-media-and-the-internet
Hefley, D. (December 12, 2012). 'Juror's 'research' forced mistrial in child rape case', HeraldNet. Available: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121212/NEWS01/712129975?page=single
Jacobsen, G. (2011, September 8). 'A quick click or two in court lands a young woman in the nick', Newcastle Herald. Available: http://www.theherald.com.au/story/936338/a-quick-click-or-two-in-court-lands-a-young-woman-in-the-nick/
Johnston, J., Keyzer, P., Holland, G., Pearson, M., Rodrick, S., and Wallace, A. (2013). Juries and Social Media. A Report Prepared for the Victorian Department of Justice. Centre for Law, Governance and Public Policy, Bond University. Available: http://www.sclj.gov.au/agdbasev7wr/sclj/documents/pdf/juries%20and%20social%20media%20-%20final.pdf
Krawitz, M. (2012). 'Guilty as Tweeted: Jurors using social media inappropriately during the trial process'. Available: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2176634
Law Commission (2012). Consultation Paper No 209 Contempt of Court. Law Commission, London. Available: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/docs/cp209_contempt_of_court.pdf
Ryan, P. (2013, March 5). 'Judge wants to know if Banton juror typed any of these 21 words'. Tampa Bay Times. Available: http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/judge-wants-to-know-if-banton-juror-typed-any-of-these-21-words/2107088
Sweeney, D.M. (2010). 'The Internet, social media and jury trials: lessons learned from the Dixon trial'. Address to the litigation section of the Maryland State Bar Association, April 29, 2010. Available: http://juries.typepad.com/files/judge-sweeney.doc
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[Last Film I Saw] Lucy (2014)
Title: Lucy
Language: English, Korean, Mandarin
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Luc Besson
Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
Music: Eric Serra
Amr Waked
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Jan Oliver Schroeder
Luca Angeletti
Nicolas Phongpheth
Feng Hsing
Frédéric Chau
Ken Lin
A cinema-going in a newly-discovered multiplex in Cairo inside a half-empty shopping mall, LUCY is another rare triumph of a female-driven blockbuster directed by Gallo-film entrepreneur Luc Besson, whose creativity and clout has been significantly ebbed away after THE BIG BLUE (1988), LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (1994) and THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997). So I have been intentionally steering clear of his subsequent work, however recently the noteworthy career renaissance of Scarlett Johansson intrigues me immensely and I am tempted by the conception of gearing up the the maximum of human's cerebral capacity. But, in the end, Besson overkills the idea since his brain capacity doesn't quite hit the requirement to facilitate such an ambitious project.
The Taipei setting is a treat to my eyes, and it is also refreshing to watch Black Widow acting frightened as a girl in the end of her tether (at least for the beginning 20 minutes) before she can wondrously kick ass again. The montages of an antelope falling prey of ferocious lions are not too subtle to intercut with the pretentious and preposterous beginning. We are not watching a Discovery channel while the reconstructed images of the arguable first homo sapiens Lucy cannot be too obvious to state its liaison with our Lucy, brings about a THE TREE OF LIFE (2011) otherworldliness, but in a far worse way.
The same out-of-the-place malaise continues until the very end, the flashy progress of the drug flowing through brain cells and the Sci-Fi transcendent set pieces jump in not as eye-opening thrust, but mostly middle-of-the-road scratches. By comparison, the paralleling plot of the vengeful Korean gang leader seems to be even more insignificantly trivial, only to meet the eyes of action fans.
The second-billed Morgan Freeman's subplot is also mediocrely plain, he might as well retreat as a suave elucidator in voice-over; Min-sik Choi, the South Korean mega-star, monotonously designed as the blood-thirsty thug, but against the superhuman Lucy, his one-note villain is pitifully expendable.
Johansson, on the other hand, basically carries the picture alone, but after the tremendous metamorphosis in HER (2013) and UNDER THE SKIN (2013), LUCY is a child's play for her, she doesn't even have to challenge many stylish action showcases as in CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014). But in any rate, LUCY marks that she successfully repeats Angelina Jolie's victory in SALT (2010), the film is a solid stepping stone to manifest that she is a bankable leading actress who is ready to anchor a Black Widow spinoff now, Marvel really should seize this opportunity and right their wrongs in the sexism superhero universe.
Luc Besson, once a French wunderkind with great promise, now it only seems that his ambition oversteps his actual execution. The storytelling of LUCY is arbitrary and reckless, what is in its centre notion of any individual human's 100% prowess liberation is clearly beyond his own comprehension, so he has to finish it off in a most predictable approach, it is a too profound test for him to justify the story. Anyway, being the mastermind behind a popcorn flick, he is no doubt a shrew businessman and knows the market pretty well.
One funny thing is the ending could be a suitable preface for HER or UNDER THE SKIN, when Lucy has been transformed into either an omnipresent IOS system, or even worse, a completely different species trying to get some basic clue of the highest life form on earth, if you are a Johansson fan, it is not a bad choice for a double bill.
September 2, 2014 by lasttimeisaw	2014, 5.2/10, Amr Waked, Analeigh Tipton, Feng Hsing, Frédéric Chau, French Film, Jan Oliver Schroeder, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Ken Lin, Luc Besson, Luca Angeletti, Min-Sik Choi, Morgan Freeman, Nicolas Phongpheth, Paul Chen, Pilou Asbæk, Scarlett Johansson