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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Ivanhoe Newswire) - He made a big sacrifice for his country. Now he could be making an even bigger contribution to the medical community. It's a story of a young soldier who helped design something that's allowing him to do what many said could not be done.
Making routes safe for soldiers and supplies, this was army specialist Eduard Lychik's job in Afghanistan.
"We looked for IEDs, we cleared houses," Eduard Lychik told Ivanhoe.
Then one day a rocket attack, "It was fired at the vehicle when I was in the gunner's hatch," Eduard said.
He lost his entire left leg.
"Two things I could do you know, accept it and make the best of it or go downhill. I chose the first route," Lychik explained.
Since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan started, more than 1,500 US troops have become amputees.
Prosthetist Bob Kuenzi works at the Center for the Intrepid, one of the US military's premier treatment facilities for amputees. He said the goal for most is to walk.
"In Ed's case, he decided he wanted to run," Robert Kuenzi, MS, Certified Prosthetist, told Ivanhoe.
"I've always loved running and I love hiking," Lychik said.
Bob said soldiers running with a below the knee amputation is common, but it's pretty rare for above the knee amputees and almost unheard of for hip amputees like Eduard.
"I would not put too much hope in that," Kuenzi stated.
But Eduard would not give up hope. So he and Bob came up with this.
The hip prosthesis they designed, after a lot of trial and error, might not look that special.
"I think we're on version number five right now," Kuenzi explained.
It has no joints, just the hip fitting, a pylon, and a running blade.
"It all acts like kind of a series of springs that, that deflect and bounce," Kuenzi said.
It works. Eduard uses his torso and pelvic muscles to move it step over step.
Just three weeks after the first functional version was ready Eduard ran the Tough Mudder, a 12 mile course with dozens of obstacles.
"It was just the biggest challenge I've ever had," Lychik explained.
Since then, he's run two half marathons. He wore a gas mask during the last one to honor other wounded warriors and his mile time is better than what most people with two legs run.
"Last time I clocked was about eight, under eight minutes," Lychik stated.
Bob, who as it turns out is an amputee himself, is glad the soldier never gave up his goal. He said other vets, even children with bone cancer who face an amputation like Eduard's, might also be able to run with this prosthetic.
"You can do it if you, if you put the effort in," Kuenzi concluded.
Right now, Eduard is focused on his next goal running a full marathon.
"I could have died in Afghanistan, but I lived. So I really have to take advantage of this opportunity and take advantage of life now. I really do have a lot of things that I want to accomplish and I think this is only just the beginning," Lychik explained.
The hip prosthesis weighs about nine pounds. Bob and Eduard continue to tweak and improve it after every race. Bob said he has been contacted by other professionals interested in learning about the design.
HISTORY: The history of prosthetics dates as far back as the Egyptians. They first pioneered prosthetic technology. Their prosthetic limbs were made of fiber, but it is believed that they were worn as more of a sense of "wholeness" rather than function. Scientists did, however, discover what is thought to be the world's first prosthetic toe from an Egyptian mummy and it appeared to be functional. An artificial leg for below-knee amputee made of bronze and iron with a wooden core dates back to 300 B.C.
During the Dark Ages, from 476 to 1000, most prostheses were made to hide injuries sustained in battle. For example, a knight would be fitted for a prosthetic that would hold a shield. Outside of battle, only the wealthy were fitted for a peg leg or hand hook for functionality. During the Renaissance (1400s to 1800s), prosthetics were made of steel, iron, copper, and wood. During the 1500s, modern amputation procedures were introduced. An above-knee device, that was a kneeling peg leg, and foot prosthesis, which had a fixed position, knee lock control, adjustable harness, and other features that are used today, was invented. By the late 1600s, the first non-locking below-knee prosthesis was invented and later it became the blueprint for current joint and corset devices. The use of aluminum instead of steel in prosthetics was introduced in 1912. The lengthy history of prosthetics brings us today, where the advent of microprocessors, patient-molded devices, computer chips, and robotics are advancing prostheses even more. (Source: www.amputee-coalition.org)
REASONS FOR AMPUTATION: From October 1, 2001 until June 1, 2006, 5,684 people during the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq were recorded as having major limb injuries. Of these, 423 had major limb amputation. (Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) There are many reasons why an amputation is necessary. The most common is poor circulation due to damage of the arteries. Without adequate blood flow, the body's cells cannot get enough oxygen and nutrients they need from the bloodstream. Other causes for amputation include: thickening of nerve tissue (neuroma), severe injury, cancerous tumor in the bone, serious infection, and frostbite. The amputation typically requires a hospital stay of five to 14 days, depending on complications and the surgery. The procedure will vary depending on the limb. Amputation can be done under general anesthesia or with spinal anesthesia. During amputation, the surgeon will remove the diseased tissue and crushed bone. Then they smooth uneven areas of the bone, seal off blood vessels and nerves, and then cut and shape muscles so the limb will be able to have a prosthetic. The prosthetic is designed and fitted by a specialist. The process involves: measuring the stump and the healthy opposite limb, making a plaster mold, fashioning a socket, attaching the shaft, and aligning the prosthesis.(Source: www.webmd.com)
WHAT TO EXPECT: Prosthesis has developed greatly over the course of history. Returning to an active lifestyle is often very important to many wounded warriors, according to the Brooke Army Medical Center. Because technology has improved so much, highly motivated and healthy people with a prosthetic can return to their active lifestyles. The loss of a body part can be emotionally upsetting. For most, it takes time to adapt to changes in appearance and the ability to function. Doctors will recommend that the patient get counseling and remind them that they will adapt to the situation and find new ways of doing daily activities. A helpful resource for patients is The Amputee Coalition of America, www.amputee-coalition.org/index.html. Quality of life is related to attitude and expectations, not just using a prosthetic. (Source: www.assh.org) MORE.
For further information about the Center for the Intrepid visit: http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/departments/orthopaedic/cfi. For further information about the TEAM X-T.R.E.M.E. visit: http://www.team-x-treme.org/#/home/4553127912.
Robert Kuenzi, Certified Prosthetist at the Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center, talks about a new running prosthesis for hip amputees.
How did you and Eduard first met?
Robert Kuenzi: I met him at one of our rehabilitation clinic sessions here where we do initial evaluations. The attending doctor decided that he was ready to get fitted for a prostheses to begin walking; that was in November of 2011. He had been injured a couple months before that. It was obviously a traumatic injury from a combat situation. His left leg was removed at the hip so he has no leg at all remaining. His right leg was badly injured and he lost some muscle and skin, but now that's healed up and he is doing quite well.
So the whole hip was gone?
Robert Kuenzi: Yes, the entire femur was gone. His pelvis is still present and so we had to fit the prosthesis around his pelvis. The socket we made is basically a pelvic support for him while he walks. He has to bear weight through his ischial tuberosity, which is the bone that we feel when we sit on a hard chair. It also wraps around his pelvis for suspension so that it holds in place when he's swinging the leg. That comes into play especially when he walks fast; it also stabilizes his torso against sideways movement. In order to use the prosthesis for walking with that type of prosthesis socket, he has to be able to activate it by pelvic motions. He has to do pelvic tilts every step and especially when he runs, it's the only thing that makes it go. It's very necessary for a person like him to have a very strong core and a strong back. His abdominals have to be very strong in order to walk very far.
When you met him you guys talked about goals. Can you talk about that?
Robert Kuenzi: During our initial meetings with new patients we do some physical assessment, but we also ask them what their goals are as far as walking or ambulating. We ask if they like to participate in any kind of sports or other outside activities. We try to figure that out ahead of time so we know what our goals are for the program. Our goal is to get each person back to a life that they want to live even with the bad injury. For most people their first goal is to walk and obviously that's our first goal too. In his case he decided he wanted to run and also he wanted to do hiking and walking on trails. For a person with a hip disarticulation amputation, that's a very ambitious goal, because as I've looked into it, I've only found a few cases of people actually really attempting to run. About 25 years ago, ironically the year I started prosthetics, an article was published where a couple of prosthetists were describing a new prosthesis socket design that they were working on and they mentioned in the article that they had a patient who ran with a hop- skipping motion. They had a couple of other patients who they said were able to run step-over-step for short distances. That's all I have found so far in looking into this. So Ed wanted to run and my initial reaction to that was that I would not put too much hope in being able to run. I wouldn't say that's a real achievable goal, but in the Center for the Intrepid we do have resources and we have the time to work on things like that. So we can push the envelope and we can try to figure out ways to make these goals happen. I worked with Ed to get his walking prosthesis started around the first of December 2011. With the help of his physical therapist, Alicia White, DPT, he quickly became proficient and within about three months he was walking around with minimal support from his arms. He had some training on going down steps, step-over-step, which is a pretty good trick for most amputees let alone a hip amputee. He was able to make that look pretty easy, so we knew we had a patient who was very strong and motivated. He was a very good patient in his rehab program. He worked out diligently and did everything the therapist wanted him to do. He was always very active and a very high participant in his therapy. Even after discharge from therapy he continued on his own. He went to a gym and worked out a lot. That's really what pushed him to the point where he could run, that type of work out.
How much input did he have when you guys were making the prosthesis?
Robert Kuenzi: Most of the prostheses we make are quite interactive because we try to get feedback from the patient about things like the biomechanics of walking or the fit of the socket. All those things affect the patient's success, so we try to obtain their feedback constantly. He's very good about that. Probably about June of last year he brought up discussions about running because we had a fairly well fitting prosthesis at the time. He said, "what about running?" So that whole subject came up again and I honestly had really hoped it would go away. He was persistent, though so I started to think of components for the foot and the knee and hip joints that would allow running with the hip prosthesis because there was no documentation of how one would go about making such a thing. Most of the people that had attempted it in the past just took their prosthesis that they were walking on and tried to run in it. That's where we started also, but the knee and hip joints that he has on his walking prosthesis were microprocessor controlled and hydraulically controlled, and quite heavy. I did not feel that would be the best starting point for a running prosthesis. So we backed down the hip and knee components to a simpler hinge and a simple knee. Once we achieved a well fitted socket, we were able to duplicate that. Then we started assembling some components that would maybe let him run. This occurred right about September 2012. We assembled a prosthesis with the knee and hip joint in place and a running foot. It was so unstable he couldn't even walk on it. So we started with a socket that was fitted to him for walking and experimented with some hip joint attachments, but we ended up directly attaching the pylon to the bottom of the socket. So we have a pylon that's actually a flexible member that bends under his weight and gives a little bit of a flexing, whipping action. It all acts as a series of springs that deflects and then bounces and that's what we've kind of ended up with. The position of all these things looks different; it's not intuitively what I would have thought when I first started the project. We angled the upper section backward, but the feedback I got from Ed was, "that's not doing the right thing it's making me have to work too hard in my hip movement." So I thought we'll just angle it forward, and the further forward we moved it the better it felt to him. He was here just about every day for a month while we worked this out to get to the point where he could run a significant distance. Sometimes, we'd have to stop and order more parts because we were using components we don't normally keep here because we don't typically use them.
So, this is something that you wouldn't expect to work but is working well with him?
Robert Kuenzi: Yes.
Do you think this could help other people with the same kind of amputation?
Robert Kuenzi: Yes. A lot of the people that have this type of amputation have experienced either a traumatic injury or a cancer; bone cancer in young kids sometimes ends up with this level of amputation. When they survive that and go on with life, they are young still and strong. I really feel like they could benefit from seeing something like this. They could actually get something like this. It's relatively inexpensive because we don't use the expensive knee joint or hip joint. We used a fairly expensive foot, but it's no more expensive than most energy storing composite feet. So it's a matter of having enough funding or resources to make prosthesis, but it's not going to be as expensive as the primary one used for everyday walking.
Are there any plans to move forward with this and make this more widely available to other people this design?
Robert Kuenzi: We're working on an article that we will publish in our prosthetic-orthotic literature so that it can be available. I think there's a news article in the works right now with one of our monthly publications gives out current orthotic and prosthetic news. I've had calls from a couple of other prosthetists who saw him running at the Army 10 Miler in Washington, DC in October and wanted to know what we did. So I explained the process to them verbally and I think they got the idea on what we had done. I think there will be other amputees who could benefit from knowing how this was done.
Now he's running an eight minute mile?
Robert Kuenzi: I believe he's clocked at 8:12 on a mile.
What did you say when you heard that?
Robert Kuenzi: I thought, "I can't do that." So he's very highly motivated, strong, and very fit. That's another huge part of the equation that makes this work. What was remarkable to me was that we made this and had it ready about the 15th of September. His goal was to participate in the tough mudder event in Austin and that was October 6th.
That was 10 miles right?
Robert Kuenzi: I think it was around 12 miles with 28 obstacles interspersed throughout. He'd run a quarter-mile do an obstacle, maybe run 50 feet and do another one. It's all in mud, basically. He was able to do that and what really struck me as remarkable was the way he could do that without much training running. I asked him one day how that came about, how he trained for running without much actual running. The most he ran was about a mile at a time before he did that big event. He went to the gym and did supersets and other weightlifting. It was such an intense workout that he was ready to run. His cardio was very good. His sound leg was very, very strong because it has to do most of the propulsion. It's like running on one leg. That's why I don't think every hip amputee is going to be able to do this because not everybody is as dedicated to doing the hard work as Ed Lychic.
But it could help those who are?
Robert Kuenzi: Right, it's possible for anybody who wants to do it. That's kind of my message. You can do it if you put the effort in.
What is the difference between this and what we see others who are amputees who are running on them in major events?
Robert Kuenzi: The big difference is that it's the level of which the leg is amputated. His is at the hip level. He has no remaining leg to activate the prosthesis. He has to use his torso and his pelvis. So it's quite different in that respect. People who have a below the knee amputation have their hip and their knee joint and they can use a lot of the muscles in the leg to go ahead and do things like running. People with above the knee amputations have their hip joint and musculature around that to activate and propel themselves. In his case he doesn't have that either.
So even if they have that little hip bone you feel here, that's gone?
Robert Kuenzi: No he has that. It's part of the pelvis, but there's no leg bone left.
You yourself are an amputee?
Robert Kuenzi: Yes. I have a below the knee amputation from 39 years ago.I've lived with it most of my life. I don't really consider myself that disabled. I've had what I consider a normal career. I worked as an engineer before I entered prosthetics and I have worked in prosthetics for 25 years. I've been able to keep up with the physical part of the work without too much trouble.
So it happened when you were a kid?
Robert Kuenzi: I was 19. It was a motorcycle injury.
Have you tried to run with one of the blades?
Robert Kuenzi: I've never had a special running prosthesis. I run, but it's just with what I use for walking. I have a below the knee prosthesis, it's great for walking and I do some jogging. I have a nice shock absorbing energy storing foot; so I have a good foot for running. It's not as good as this, but it's good.
Do you run with Ed?
Robert Kuenzi: I've not run with him yet, I don't want to be left behind. In the Army 10 Miler, I think he was the 12th amputee to finish so he beat at least half of the other amputees, all of whom had lower levels of amputation. There were some other people who train here that were pretty competitive and wanted to make sure they at least beat him- so they weren't shown up.
Do you tinker with it here?
Robert Kuenzi: If I need to adjust it I do, but it's pretty well adjusted by now. Sometimes I'll switch feet because I want a little different action. I have another prosthesis I use if I'm going to get in the water, like in a lake, for waterskiing.
Do you think you have a more unique perspective for your patients compared to others?
Robert Kuenzi: It's a little bit of an advantage. There are quite a few prosthetists who are also amputees and I feel like there are lots of successful prosthetists who are not amputees. So is not essential, but sometimes for below the knee amputees I've experienced enough of the problems that can occur during a lifetime of using one that I can kind of relate to just about anything they're up against. I'm sure there are some unique things I haven't come across, but most of the common problems I've experienced and gotten through. So I can relate with them a little bit as far as what they're going through.
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Description and Etiology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by persistent thoughts, ideas, or images (obsessions) and by repetitive, purposeful, and intentional behaviors (compulsions) that a person performs to manage his or her intense distress. To qualify as obsessive-compulsive disorder, the obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors must be time-consuming and sufficiently distracting to interfere with the person's ability to function in employment, academic, or social situations. Patients with cancer who have a history of obsessive-compulsive disorder may engage in compulsive behaviors such as hand washing, checking, or counting to such an extent that they cannot comply with treatment. For such patients, normal worry about the cancer diagnosis and prognosis can develop into full obsessive-compulsive symptoms and be severely disabling. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is most often managed with serotonergic antidepressant medications (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and clomipramine) and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. This disorder is rare in cancer patients who do not have a premorbid history.
Posttraumatic stress disorder is diagnosed when a person re-experiences a traumatic event with intrusive distressing recollections, dreams, flashbacks, or hallucinations. Though definitions of a traumatic event have been focused on those outside the range of normal human experiences (e.g., military combat, torture, and natural disasters), the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness now meets criteria for a traumatic stressor.[4] Additionally, the experience of hospitalization and/or some painful treatment may also reactivate traumatic memories. Cancer patients who have posttraumatic stress disorder can become very anxious before surgery, chemotherapy, painful medical procedures, or dressing changes. Anxiolytic medications given in preparation for treatment can foster adjustment and reduce distress. No specific medications, however, have been consistently demonstrated to be the most effective or have been studied in other populations of patients with posttraumatic stress disorders; psychotherapy remains the treatment of choice. (Refer to the Posttreatment Considerations section and refer to the PDQ summary on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for more information.)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by ongoing, unrealistic, and excessive anxiety and worry about two or more life circumstances. Some examples are patients' fears that no one will care for them even though they have adequate and willing social support and the fear of exhausting their finances even though adequate insurance and financial coverage is available. Frequently a generalized anxiety disorder is preceded by a major depressive episode. A generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by motor tension (restlessness, muscle tension, and being easily fatigued), autonomic hyperactivity (shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, and dizziness), or vigilance in scanning (feeling keyed-up and on-edge, irritability, and having exaggerated startle responses).
Anxiety Disorder Caused by Other General Medical Conditions
Possible Causes of Anxiety*
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|Poorly controlled pain
|Insufficient or as-needed pain medications.
|Abnormal metabolic states
|Hypoxia, pulmonary embolus, sepsis, delirium, hypoglycemia, bleeding coronary occlusion, or heart failure.
|Hormone-secreting tumors
|Pheochromocytoma, thyroid adenoma or carcinoma, parathyroid adenoma, corticotropin-producing tumors, and insulinoma.
|Anxiety-producing drugs
|Corticosteroids, neuroleptics used as antiemetics, thyroxine, bronchodilators, beta-adrenergic stimulants, antihistamines, and benzodiazepines (paradoxical reactions are often seen in older persons).
|Anxiety-producing conditions
|Substance withdrawal (from alcohol, opioids, or sedative-hypnotics).
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New FreeBSD Version 7.3: improved ZFS and Gnome 2.28.2
Ken Smith from the FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has announced the released version 7.3 for download. The new FreeBSD comes with updated ZFS and a re-worked bootloader.
According to the announcement, the bootloader gptzfsboot, which supports GPT and ZFS, is among the most significant improvements included in the current maintenance release of the stable 7.x- branch. Originally developed by Sun, the FreeBSD team have upgraded the data system to version 13. KDE and Gnome are in versions 4.3.5/ 2.28.2 included.
FreeBSD 7.3 can be downloaded from several mirror servers, and as Torrent for amd64, i386, pc98, and sparc64 architectures. Besides network installation, CD and DVDs are also available. Version 7.3 is expected to be followed by one more update for the current stable branch. After that, the team will be concentrating on the maintenance of version 8.0
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In Part one we discussed how Oz fails at making anything not about it's protagonist. It's not just that everything the women do is focused or affected by Oscar though. The worst part for me was the absolute fawning over Oscar's womanizing.
In the beginning, Oscar decieves three women. The 'magician's assistant' the strongman's assistant (off screen), and the girl he let get away. He's shown to be playing with the two assistants, and actually cares for the other girl, enough to let her go.
Because then he shouts, as the Tornado is sucking him in "I can be good! I can change! Just give me a chance!!"
And then he gets to Oz and he seduces Theodora with no intention on following through, first thing.
Great change there, bud.
It somehow manages to get worse. Oscar's seduction of Theodora was inelegant at best, but ok, sure, maybe she was taken in. I'll accept it. But it just never lets up on that tangent. Evanora uses his deception as a base to trick Theodora into the apple (I'll give this to the creators, the little nods to Fairy Tales were nice). Then, when Theodora realizes that she's been tricked and misled, her sister is the evil one, is the one that was hurting the people she professed in the beginning to care so much for… she decides to hate Oscar some more?
Excuse me, what? Ok, sure I'd still be mad at the misleading bastard, but wouldn't burning all the love out of you mean you no longer had loyalty to your sister who just fucked you over and turned you into a horrible creature? I mean, shit, this was the part of the movie where even my mother, who doesn't automatically deconstruct these movies like I do, went "Wait. What just happened?" and I had to admit that I had no idea.
And then to top it all off, at the very end, when Oscar has sent the sisters running, and Evanora is defeated by Glinda, and hooray! Just as Theodora is flying off on her broom, he says, all solemn like "I know this evil wasn't of your own making…" and is all extending the olive branch of peace. When it was his deception that hurt her, and his running off that set her off, and his duplicity with seducing her and then being all happy with Glinda that made it so easy for Evanora to fuck with her sister. Evanora provided Theodora the apple, but Oscar might as well have hand fed it to her.
And at the end, he has the audacity to say "This evil was not of your own making"?!
What. The. Fuck.
Damn right it wasn't of her making! It was yours! And there is nothing to indicate he takes responsibility for it. In essence, Oscar pulls the same shit (after promising to change, no less), but instead of learning his lesson, he's rewarded.
In character, yes, Oscar doesn't know why exactly Theodora turned. And neither does Glinda. Which is probably why she gives him the traditional Hero's Journey kiss at the end (fuck my life -.-) instead of telling him to fuck off when he invites her into a back room.
But just like Riddick, we're not talking about the characters while they are in plot. We are talking about them in a meta fashion – a magnifying glass through the fourth wall. Oscar in the end, is a terrible character not only for what he does, but for what he doesn't do. Who is he at the end that he wasn't at the beginning? What growth does he actually demonstrate? Worst of all, what does Oscar's absolute lack of punishment for his deception of Theodora, thus creating a terrible villain for Oz to deal with later, and indeed, even being rewarded for his vanquishing of the villain he made say?
Nothing good, I hope we can all agree.
Now, you could try to argue this from the point that the movie was actually a warning about warring over a man.
Wait. No, you can't. Because Oscar won, the day was saved, and the protagonist got the girl and learned that he was stronger than he ever believed.
Why? Because he's the good guy. Duh.
Did this annoy you as much as it did me? Sorry about all the cursing, but this is seriously skewed, and I figured it could benefit from a little strong language. Part 3 will discuss what we can do with this amazing lack of self awareness in the story.


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M-Th 11:30am-10pm, F 11:30am-11pm, Sa 4pm-11pm, Su 4pm-9pm
Neighborhoods: Galeville
Wished I liked it better – I was a guest here last year and was brought to this establishment by a long-time friend. I have to say I was impressed by the service, the atmosphere, the decor but not the food. I'm sorry. I had the lamb that was on special and it was very greasy and unpalatable. My host spent quite a bit of money entertaining me and I was disappointed I could not rave about the meal. I'm now a resident here and was looking for a place to bring my visiting stepmother but I cannot bring her there for the food. Maybe we will stop by for dessert and coffee though.
ten years never had a bad meal there. – I've eaten at Santangelo's for over 10 years now at least twice a month and usally once a week during the winter months. I have NEVER had a bad meal there and they have the best filet migon that I've ever had and I've eaten at many restaurants. Their house balsamic dressing is to die for and the wine list has never left me wanting more.
Disappointed twice!!! – We were referred by our realtor when we first moved to liverpool/syracuse, referred by the hotel we stayed at when we first got here, and later by others. However, my husband and I went within our first weeks of relocating and were completely shocked that we were disappointed! Solely disappointed by the food. The place was crowded, atmosphere was nice, servers friendly and professional but the food was not great at all. THEN the hotel we were staying in gave us a little gift - a $75 gift certificate to santangelo's for some minor inconvenience with the room - so we went back - and, again, the service was great, wine was good, it was busy but a nice place - however, the food was really not great at all. I actually ate about 1/4 of the appetizer and less than that of my meal. We skipped dessert and stopped for ice cream on the way home! We will never go back - I truly wouldn't pay for Italian food that I can easily make better and cheaper at home.
Best Restaurant Around – Santangelo's is the best restaurant around. Friendly staff, great service, great food. It is always busy, so make a reservation. The newly remodeled bar is awesome and always a good time in there. Love the new patio. It's like being at home.
Great food – Santangelo's is simply a great restaurant. It is owned by a family that really cares that their customers have a good meal -- and it shows! Giulio Santangelo is a talented chef, and their kitchen is first rate. The decorations inside change with the seasons, and are always lovingly done. Home made chocolates are always available near the checkout (and are always fresh). The food is first rate. Try it, you'll like it!
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So what's next in the landmark process?
"Just celebrate," says Peter Strazzabosco , spokesman for the city's department of Housing and Economic Development.
To the alums, their achievement will matter most to the students who may know the history least.
"We want to encourage our kids to keep looking up and moving forward, to realize opportunities are there that they have to just grasp," says Dawson, president of the alumni coalition.
She feels the school's remarkable history only can inspire new generations, and she and the coalition hope to stage a major celebration of the landmark status in the spring.
"We want to try to tell the story of DuSable and the small schools too," says Dawson, "so the kids who come along today will know that historical background."
Now that the building's future has been secured, that history will not be wiped away.
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The 13.4 was measured by Skiff last year at V=13.42; we have kept the magnitude at 13.4 for homogeneity of observations. The 145 extends the sequence photoelectrically. Also, early in 1994, Charles Scovil obtained a photovisual sequence by measuring the plates of V1974 Cyg; his photovisual sequence was not widely distributed at the time, but is incorporated into the accompanying chart. We welcome comments from observers as to how the 14.2 photovisual, 14.5 photoelectric, and 15.0 photovisual fit together, and also how they match the brighter end of the sequence. It is interesting and encouraging to note that Scovil obtained the same photovisual magnitude (i.e., 14.5) for the 14.5 comparison star that Skiff measured photoelectrically. Please indicate the comparison stars you used when making brightness estimates of V1974 Cyg. REQUEST TO MONITOR CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES FOR THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE (HST) AND INTERNATIONAL ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER (IUE) A. 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OUTBURST OF 1439+22A UZ BOOTIS Our sincere thanks to those observers who monitored the recent rare outburst of UZ Boo. An interesting feature of the outburst was that immediately after the star faded, it briefly brightened again. Presently, we are studying the outburst behavior of UZ Boo, including this unusual behavior. Checking our database, we find that brightening right after outburst is not unprecedented for UZ Boo - there is an observation made by C. Scovil of the 1978 outburst which indicates that the star may have brightened immediately after it faded. UPDATES ON A FEW SOUTHERN R CORONAE BOREALIS TYPE VARIABLES Danie Overbeek, Edenvale, South Africa, informs us that the following Southern hemisphere R CrB stars are fading: 1834-23 V348 SAGITTARII - Aug 29.8 UT, 13.2; 30.7, 13.2; 31.7, 13.3; Sep 1.7, 13.2; 2.7, 13.2; 3.7, 13.2; 4.7, <13.4; 5.7, <13.1; 6.7, <13.4; 7.7, <13.4; 9.7, <13.4. 1428-39 V854 CENTAURI - Aug 30.7 UT, 10.2; 31.7, 10.6; Sep 1.7, 10.8; 2.7, 11.4; 3.7, 12.0; 4.7, 12.7; 5.7, 12.8; 6.7, 12.9; 7.7, <13.0; 9.7, <13.0. D. Overbeek also informs us that RZ Nor, which had been at maximum at around magnitude 11 until September 11, has also started to fade, and provides us with the following observations: Sep 11.7 UT, 11.2; 14.7, 11.8; 15.7, 12.0; 16.7, 12.3; 18.7, 12.5; 19.7, 12.7. OUTBURST OF 2209+12 RU PEGASI We have just been informed that the dwarf nova cataclysmic variable RU Peg is in outburst. 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The Tigers were able to land two of the three uncommitted targets they sought entering Wednesday: offensive lineman Braden Smith and defensive end Andrew Williams. And their class finished ranked among the top 10 in the estimation of the three major recruiting services, with 247Sports putting it at No. 6, Scout slotting it at No. 8 and Rivals pegging it at No. 9.
Head coach Gus Malzahn said he believed his team "filled our needs" as well as it could.
"(I'm) proud of our staff. They worked extremely hard to develop a relationship, and we really felt like they worked hard to bring the right-type guys for Auburn, hard-nosed, high-character, very talented young men," Malzahn said after the dust settled Wednesday afternoon. "And one of the big things for me, too, is I really appreciate the loyalty of our commitments. In this day and time, that's very rare. We had guys that were committed to us, even before the season, that could have taken other trips, and they chose to stay very loyal, to help us recruit."
But it wouldn't be signing day without theatrics and controversy — and Auburn experienced both in full Wednesday morning.
To heighten the drama, it took place in Auburn's backyard. The Tigers were one of three finalists — along with Alabama and UCLA — for Rashaan Evans, a five-star linebacker prospect from Auburn High. Before he made his announcement, however, an online bio leaked from Auburn's athletic department that had Evans already committed to the Tigers.
While Auburn made no official statement on the error, assistant athletic director and football sports information director Kirk Sampson tried to clarify the situation on his personal Twitter account.
"Auburn Athletics did not prematurely post a bio of a recruit," Sampson posted. "Bios are pre-built and hidden by code in anticipation of signing day."
Coincidence or not, it didn't bode well for Auburn, as Evans eventually signed with the Crimson Tide.
"This decision was probably the hardest I've ever made in my life," Evans said. "There really was no bad decision and ultimately the reason I picked Alabama was because I felt like, not only could they help me pursue my football career, but also aspects outside education."
When asked about Evans during his news conference, Malzahn refused to address it directly, instead shifting the spotlight on the 23 players the Tigers had signed.
"We focus on the guys that are here and we've got one of the best classes in college football, not only talent-wise, but all the things that go with it," he said. "And we're coming off a year that we come 13 seconds short of winning the national championship. We've got a lot of guys coming back and when you add that to this group coming in, the future's very bright and we're going to win a lot of games."
Even though Evans is heading to Tuscaloosa, the Tigers were able to land a pair of other highly touted prospects in linebacker Tre Williams and running back Racean "Roc" Thomas, the Oxford High standout. Malzahn praised both of the Alabama natives as being linchpins to the 2014 class.
"Tre Williams … (is) really one of the keys to this class," he said. "We really felt like he was the top linebacker in the class, a guy that has been with us, committed to us, had opportunities to go anywhere he wanted (but) he chose to stay loyal. He was really a big key to this signing class and just a great person. He's got great potential and he'll make an immediate impact."
Thomas, who was named Alabama's Mr. Football after running for 2,211 yards and 32 touchdowns, could fill the void left by Heisman Trophy finalist Tre Mason — and it could happen sooner rather than later. Mason is leaving for the NFL draft.
"He was the top running back on our guys' board. Our offensive staff identified him early, (and) they recruited him extremely hard," Malzahn said. "Once again, a key to this class. He was very loyal to us, could have went anywhere and chose to not. He stayed with us. We really feel like he's got the ability to come in immediately and make a huge impact."
Since preseason camp began last August, Malzahn has said he and his coaching staff coaching staff hasn't slowed down. The second Auburn's defeat to Florida State in the BCS Championship Game was in the books, Malzahn and his assistants hit the recruiting trail. With National Signing Day in the rearview mirror, it's time to decompress.
Malzahn said he and the rest of the coaches will come into the office Thursday to go back over the recruiting class one more time and begin making preparations for spring practice.
Once Friday rolls around, however, the Tigers' coaching staff will have a brief respite before it returns to the grind once more.
"We're going to let our guys get away from the office and clear their mind and all that," Malzahn said. "I'm very proud of them. It's been a long year with playing in the national championship and going straight into recruiting. So we'll take some time off and we'll get refreshed and go back at it again."


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It's every Dodger fan's worst nightmare, even if they haven't quite considered the possibility yet: what if Frank McCourt was running a long con in order to attempt to keep the team?
When he finally agreed to sell on November 1, we were ecstatic, understandably. If it didn't quite add up that a career litigator would so abruptly abandon his fight just weeks before his day in court, after years of insisting he'd never sell, we didn't notice – we were too busy dreaming about white knights who might be interested in purchasing the team.
Yet despite our joy, it's becoming hard not to notice the inconsistencies in all this that have been piling up over the last few weeks. Despite agreeing with MLB to sell nearly six weeks ago, the filing didn't make it to bankruptcy court until December 6. We didn't get concerned, because surely a transaction involving a billion-dollar team could be complicated, and, hey look over there, is that Ned Colletti handing his secretary a backloaded two-year deal? Then, despite giving up all of his Los Angeles-area homes to ex-wife Jamie in their settlement, Frank claimed he had no intention of leaving Los Angeles and actually attended the annual owner's meetings in Milwaukee, a move that raised eyebrows considering there had to be more than a few people there disgusted at what he's put the sport through. Besides, even though he had agreed to sell the team, he still had something of an in – the right to keep the parking lots that surround the stadium, thanks to one of his many shady restructurings of the organization.
At the time, Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times briefly asked why McCourt was choosing to sell:
But after a bruising two-year battle to keep the Dodgers, why not wait a few more weeks to see if he won in court?
"I had personal reasons to make the decision that I'm not at liberty to share at this time," McCourt said.
As November continued, the story largely shifted to the legal battle between FOX and the Dodgers, as McCourt attempted to persuade the court to allow him to market the club's television rights immediately, despite the FOX contract clearly stating those rights were exclusive until the end of the 2012 season. McCourt argued that getting a current valuation of those rights would allow for higher bids of the team than if the prospective buyers were uncertain what their worth would be; playing on the bankruptcy court's sympathy towards making sure creditors get repaid above all other concerns, the court agreed over FOX's obvious objections. The ruling seemed dubious at best, since even if McCourt was able to secure a higher bid for future television rights, any new owner would not be obligated to abide by that deal, and could simply re-open the bidding again. This is the part that's most troubling, because it's not hard to think that media rights could be worth more a year from now, when the team might have a new owner and a whole hell of a lot more positive press than it does right now.
With the ruling in hand, McCourt can proceed in soliciting rights bids while simultaneously working to sell the team… except with purchase bids due by January 13, buyers have reportedly still not seen the "bid book", a confidential document outlining the Dodger financial state, despite a December 1 report that said the book would go out "next week". (i.e., last week.)
This all caught the eye of local legend Ross Newhan, now blogging independently, in a December 2 post I linked to last week:
"This has been going on more than a month and no one has seen a book, including the top league officials who, I presume, would have to approve it," one of the sources said. "It makes you wonder."
What he and others are wondering would provide Oliver Stone with a conspiracy script that would shock Dodger fans.
The question he and othes are asking is this:
"Does McCourt really intend to sell or is he still seeking a way to retain ownership?"
Though Newhan admits the idea is far-fetched, he lays out the path that McCourt could take if this was his goal, and wouldn't you know it, the first item is "get permission to sell media rights," a week before that decision occurred.
Fred Roggin of NBC Los Angeles picked up on the scent yesterday (h/t to Philip for the link), and though his piece was laughably titled "exclusive" (presumably by a headline writer who has never heard of Ross Newhan), he backs up the story that buyers are unsure of where this process is taking them:
I've talked with a number of prospective buyers who are all perplexed because they don't have the book with the Dodger financial information.
Here's the best part, however. Newhan posted his story on December 2, and Roggin chimed in yesterday, December 13. About a month ago, on November 13, I received an email that I admittedly didn't think much of at the time. (Yes, it's largely because half of it was written in caps, and I'm a snob like that.) It's from a reader who will remain anonymous, in response to Bill Shaikin's story about McCourt attempting to convince the court to let him sell the media rights, and he may have been the only one to see all of this from the very beginning:
WHAT MCCOURT IS TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH: He is still trying to sell the tv rights (may the judge save us by refusing to order another corporation, Fox, to give up their negotiated privilege not to do so under duress) so when, according to McCourt's scheme, the tv deal is negotiated by Blackstone (McCourt) sometime this winter, McCOURT CAN HALT THE SALE OF THE TEAM, WITH THE AGREEMENT IN HAND TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS TO PAY OFF THE CREDITORS, GET THE DODGERS OUT OF BANKRUPTCY AND KEEP THE TEAM. THAT'S WHAT HE'S TRYING TO PULL HERE, BILL, and no journalist, let alone the braindead octogenarians running MLB, gets that.
What does Fox get out of it? A deal with McCourt, a cheap deal for them, not the blockbuster the next owner would realize from HIS negotiated sale of the rights when the bidding is open to Time-Warner after next November. Fox is currently the only entity ostensibly refusing to go along with McCourt's request—if they DID agree, it would be OBVIOUS there's something big in it for them, a MUCH smaller rights fee to pay—so they're pretending to fight it. When the judge is ready in 2 1/2 weeks to hear their reasons for going against a sale of the tv rights now, all they have to do is show up in court and announce they're throwing in the towel on the "fight". Since MLB has already monumentally stupidly agreed to let McCourt have his tv rights sale now, as quid pro quo for agreeing to sell the Dodgers, there will be no one to object to giving McCourt the tv sale now, and the rest of the plan McCourt and Fox have hatched will extend Fox's telecasts of the Dodgers forever at a bargain rate, and McCourt will keep the Dodgers as a result.
I won't pretend there's not a bit of "tin foil hat" going on in there, because clearly this entire conversation is one big conspiracy theory that might be way, way off base. Still, there's enough smoke there to not dismiss this outright. MLB did agree not to oppose the sale of the broadcast rights, as they otherwise would have, in order to finally get McCourt to agree to sell. And FOX and Time Warner, who have had rights fees wars for years across the country, are, by all indications, gearing up for a massive war over Southern California sports telecasts.
While allowing the two corporate giants to fight over the Dodgers would surely increase the ultimate payoff, if McCourt's goal is simply to get enough to cover his debts, pay off his ex-wife, and get the team out of bankruptcy, then perhaps he's less interested in "every last penny" as he would be in "as much as I can get, as soon as I can get" – and not only are the Dodgers and FOX supposedly still negotiating despite the court ruling, McCourt tried something similar in the past, attempting to sell the future rights to FOX for what was considered below market value in order to see an immediate influx. In addition, it's not like he hasn't previously been in bed with FOX on prior loans anyway. Besides, if the latest reports are true which indicate that the Dodgers are contractually restricted from creating a new regional network with Time Warner, ESPN, or Comcast are true – i.e., all the big players who aren't FOX – then that's just a further incentive to stick with FOX. (That's a battle which has yet to play out in court, though.)
But it doesn't have to be FOX. That might be the ultimate goal of getting the court to open up the bidding, to show FOX that even if McCourt would prefer to stick with them, he's no longer obligated to. Otherwise, FOX would just wait out the ownership transfer and still likely have time to speak exclusively with the new boss before their rights deal expired. Now, they have motivation to strike a deal before the rights get shopped around. So as the theory goes, McCourt could come to an agreement with FOX or someone else on a long-term rights deal, one that would be a step up from what the Dodgers currently get yet still likely below what the results of an all-out bidding war could be, and all of a sudden McCourt could go back to the bankruptcy court and say, "my house is in order, I have the money to pay off my ex-wife, all of my creditors, and operate the team. Throw out the agreement with MLB."
And that's what the big, big sticking point in all this is. McCourt has that agreement with Major League Baseball, and another with his ex-wife. By April 30, he has to both sell the team and pay Jamie about $130 million. Even if there's a hint of truth to any of this, MLB still has the right to approve the new television contract, and it goes without saying that they would never, ever allow McCourt to sign such a deal and collect even a penny of the new earnings. This would set up yet another massive court fight, one bigger than any we've seen thus far, and while it may seem unlikely that McCourt and his legal team could convince the court to throw out the agreement with MLB, no one thought he'd be able to convince them to open up the television rights either – the last few legal arguments have all gone Frank's way.
If this whole idea wasn't so deliciously evil – and I'm talking head-thrown-back, maniacal-cackling, lighting-a-cigar-with-a-game-worn-Jackie-Robinson-uniform evil – it'd be brilliant. Now, as I've been reminded of by a reader lately (and quite correctly so), I am not a lawyer. I'm far more comfortable discussing wOBAs than CPAs, and when I started this blog over four years ago I never dreamed this would be the sort of thing we'd be spending our time on, so it's eminently possible that I'm not reading the tea leaves correctly on all this.
So maybe this is much ado about nothing. Maybe I spent my Wednesday morning linking to a dozen Bill Shaikin articles simply because of a crazy, alien-abduction-sounding theory, because I have to admit, this whole thing sounds ludicrous enough that part of me is reluctant to even hit 'publish' on the post.
But maybe, just maybe, Frank McCourt is a slimy, court-manipulating evil genius who'll stop at nothing to get what he wants and attempt to rebuild his name. I just don't want to say we never saw it coming, and there's been enough oddities since the deal was announced to wonder just what's really going on.


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In a twist on conventional charging for electric cars, Nissan has developed a system that allows a vehicle to supply electricity to power a house.
A prototype of the charging system running on a Nissan Leaf electric car was unveiled in Japan on Tuesday. The system can be used to supply electricity to a house during a power outage or shortage. A two-way charging device that would typically convert the household electricity supply to a voltage suitable for charging the car's battery can be reversed to feed power back into the household circuit.
The lithium ion batteries in a Leaf can story up to 24kWh (kilowatt hours) of electricity, which Nissan estimates is sufficient to power an average Japanese home for about two days. That means if the system was used for a few hours during the day, the car would still retain enough power to make trips.
If the system is used regularly, it could also help cut energy bills. By charging the car overnight, when power demand is low and electricity is cheaper, the stored energy in the battery can be released in the daytime when electricity costs are higher.
Some companies already offer dedicated lithium ion storage batteries for just this purpose. Nissan's system accomplishes the same goal with the batteries already fitted in the car, which would be an advantage for owners of electric cars.
Nissan plans to commercialize the system sometime before April 2012, said Shiro Nagai [cq], a spokesman for Nissan in Yokohama. Models for the overseas market will likely follow but will first have to be designed for local electricity supply systems, he said.
The company did not announce pricing details.
Nissan is announcing the system as energy saving measures are at the forefront of Japanese minds. Power outages and shortages were rare in Japan until this year. The accidents in March at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant left a dent in Tokyo Electric Power's generation capability that has been subsequently compounded by additional reactors being taken offline for safety checks.
The Tokyo area suffered a series of blackouts in March, soon after the earthquake and tsunami that hit the region, and more are possible. The potential shortfall in electricity supply has put the country on a power-saving mission.
Car companies like Nissan have shifted to a Saturday to Wednesday work week while other companies have adjusted work patterns. Lights have been dimmed across the country, escalators are switched off at railway stations and households are being urged to keep air conditioners off during the daytime.
The power saving measures are having a real effect.
On Tuesday, as Nissan was announcing the new system, electricity demand in Tokyo was hovering around 37 billion watts, well below TEPCO's peak generating capacity for the day of 50 billion watts. Last year on the same day the Tokyo region was consuming over 55 billion watts at peak time.
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EAA continues to work hard on these issues and others of importance to EAA members and other aviators. There is strength in numbers, not only in EAA member participation but also in joining with other aviation groups and important allies such as the general aviation caucuses in the House and Senate.
- EAA, AOPA Request Exemption to Third-Class Medical Requirements
- GA Safety Interventions Proposed
- The Final Word: Another Milestone
EAA, AOPA Request Exemption to Third-Class Medical Requirements
On March 20, the long-awaited exemption request regarding third-class medical certificates was formally submitted by EAA and AOPA. The reaction to this request has already been strong and positive. More importantly, now is the time for you to forward your comments to the FAA on the proposal.
EAA and AOPA submitted the proposal jointly because the exemption, if granted, would increase the level of safety and significantly reduce a substantial economic and regulatory burden for those who fl y recreationally. The organizations are asking the FAA for an exemption to the current regulation that requires all pilots hold at least a third-class medical certificate to exercise the privileges of a private or recreational pilots certificate. The exemption request would give pilots who fly recreationally the option of either retaining a third-class medical or, instead, participating in a recurrent online education program that will teach them how to self-assess their fitness to fly.
The aeromedical education program would exceed the FAA's currently mandated training. Participating pilots would be required to hold a valid driver's license and conduct a meaningful self-assessment prior to each flight. The self-assessment required in the exemption will be similar to what pilots do now between AME visits, except pilots will have a higher level of knowledge for the self-assessment after completing the required education program.
The requested exemption would help to mitigate the increased risk inherent in transitioning to nfamiliar and sometimes distinctly different aircraft, which is the only alternative currently available to the FAA's third-class medical.
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"Once approved, the real work begins," Oord said. "The proper implementation of the plan and getting the safety-critical information or technology, whether in the cockpit or in training, will positively improve safety and prevent these accidents from occurring in the future."
EAA remains committed to the process developed under the new GAJSC structure and looks forward to participating in the next working group, beginning later this year.
The Final Word - Sean Elliott, EAA Vice President of Advocacy and Safety
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As you have undoubtedly read, AOPA and EAA developed a petition to allow recreational flying with a valid driver's license and specialized online medical self-awareness training in lieu of a third-class medical. Early in March, EAA and AOPA submitted the final version of the petition to the FAA. With this submittal, it is more important than ever before that you take the time to make your voice heard.
Posting your comments is easy. Once you see the search block on the opening page of www.Regulations.gov, enter Docket No. FAA-2012-0350. That will take you to the page with a link to the petition and a link to post a comment. Click on "Submit a comment" on the upper right side of the page. Now is the time to submit comments in support of this petition.
As of this writing, there are more than 500 comments already posted. Please consider adding your thoughts to the growing list. I cannot stress enough that your voice makes a difference within the FAA process. Each of us who takes the time to submit supportive comments is helping to establish the relevance of the petition subject matter. You can make a difference!
Submittal of this petition is a major milestone for AOPA and EAA. It has been more than six months since the petition was first announced at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Hartford, Connecticut, last fall. What we now have is the final product from some very smart teams of staff members within both organizations. This is significant in that we truly are more effective when we combine the efforts of the two largest aviation organizations. I am certain you will see future initiatives for aviators being supported in this manner as well.
"Stronger Together" really does work. Remember, this petition is a long road. Its submittal to the agency is just the beginning, but certainly it is a milestone. Read the petition and submit your thoughts; then stay tuned as the process continues.
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INNISFIL — New lakefront development in Innisfil would be restricted by a new zoning bylaw that adheres to the Lake Simcoe Protection Act.
New buildings on vacant lots would only be allowed to cover 50 per cent of property and would have to be set back 30-metres from the shoreline, planning consultant Jamie Bennett said at a public meeting Dec. 12.
"This approach is meant to create a more natural shoreline," Bennett said.
Under the proposed zoning change, the setback rule and maximum size would apply if an old cottage were totally torn down and replaced with a new building.
However, homeowners could create a second storey or expand their existing dwelling by 50 per cent without having to adhere to the restrictions in the draft bylaw.
"There are precious few vacant lots on Lake Simcoe and what's to stop people from adding 50 per cent? A house can still double in size," Mayor Barb Baguley said.
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SPINOFF asks which of Earth's Mightiest Heroes you thinks is most deserving of their own solo big-screen adventure following "The Avengers."
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SPINOFF asks which of Earth's Mightiest Heroes you thinks is most deserving of their own solo big-screen adventure following "The Avengers."
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Black Widow with Whedon directing. We need another female superhero movie. There is only one and that's Elektra, but it sucked. Or Hulk.
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The Defenders would be what i want to watch
60% percent of the time, Ant-Man beats Doom every time
So would we rather see Shield or RufaHulk movie?
SHIELD for me though RufaHulk looks like it could be far superior to previous versions.
Other properties I'd like to see adapted?
Ms Marvel
Black Panther
Iron Fist + Cage (preferably though a TV show with other HFHs)
Namor (maybe even base it off the Depths and set him up as an anti-villain)
Dr Strange
I'd love a Hawkeye movie, with Black Widow as the supporting character
"It isn't jumping the shark if you never come back down." Chuck
Make it Planet RufaHulk and I'm there!
A SHIELD movie that would of course feature Fury, Widow and Hawkeye prominently. I imagine something of a decade-spanning retrospective, sort of like Spy Game or The Good Shepard, but with more of an action/scifi angle, naturally.
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"Family Guy jumped the shark when i stopped getting high every time i watched it. " - Alex
Hawkeye was cool in the film but they gave him the role Bucky and Black Widow does for Shield in the comics. Fury as the leader and Black Widow as the lead in spy superhero film would be enough for me.
RufaHulk with the same people behind Avengers, the same cool Hulk effects would be good.
Other than i want to less big name heroes get their superhero films.
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The Walking Dead,Fatale,Near Death,Storm Dogs,Happy,BPRD,XO-Manowar
American Vampire,Animal Man,Swamp Thing
Daredevil, Winter Soldier,Indestructible Hulk
Nick Fury
Maria Hill
Black Widow
Against the evil frces of H.Y.D.R.A.
Helmed by
Baron Von Strucker
And introducing a young Jessica Drew
I'd go with A.I.M. instead of Hydra.
"Family Guy jumped the shark when i stopped getting high every time i watched it. " - Alex
Don't get me wrong, BW was great in the movie but I don't think I would be interested in watching her in her own movie. It could turn into Resident Evil 1000 or any other spy flicks. I still would prefer to see 10 Iron Man movies before one Widow movie just on the potential for villains alone.
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