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Patent application title: High Speed Telemetry Full-Duplex Pre-Equalized OFDM Over Wireline for Downhole Communication
Jinsong Zhao (Houston, TX, US)
Harold Andrade (The Woodlands, TX, US)
Jorge O. Maxit (Houston, TX, US)
Raman Viswanathan (Houston, TX, US)
IPC8 Class: AG01V300FI
USPC Class:
Class name: Communications: electrical wellbore telemetering or control (e.g., subsurface tool guidance, data transfer, etc.) pulse or digital signal transmission
Publication date: 2010-11-25
Patent application number: 20100295702
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A Full-Duplex Pre-equalized OFDM system for high speed telemetry down-hole
wire-line communication. The system compensates for the narrow bandwidth,
high attenuation of, and noise in a downhole wireline using Trellis Code
Modulation and Reed Solomon encoding.
1. A method of communicating information through a downhole cable, the
method comprising:selecting a plurality of channels for communicating the
information;simultaneously encoding and modulating the information at a
first end of the cable;receiving signals at a second end of the cable
responsive to the encoded and modulated information; anddemodulating and
decoding the received signals to provide an estimate of the information.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first end of the cable is at a downhole location and the information comprises a measurement made by a sensor.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising using the encoded modulated information to generate a signal in each of the plurality of channels wherein the signal in at least one of the plurality of channels is substantially orthogonal to the signal in each of the plurality of channels other than the at least one channel.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the simultaneous encoding and modulating further comprises:(i) partitioning a set of bits representative of the information into a first subset and a second subset,(ii) conveying the first subset of the information to a convolutional encoder and using the output of the convolutional encoder to define a first subset of an encoded modulated signal; and(iii) using the second subset of the information to define a second subset of an encoded modulated signal.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the modulation is at least one of: (i) a Phase-Shift Keying, and (ii) an Amplitude Shift keying.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the encoding information further comprises using a Reed-Solomon code to mitigate effects of random bust error in the cable.
7. The method of claim 3 further comprising equalizing the signals in each of the channels using a measured frequency attenuation of the cable.
8. The method of claim 3 further comprising adding a prefix to each symbol in each channel, a length of the prefix being determined by a delay in the cable between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable.
9. The method of claim 3 wherein the generation of the signals is in a mode selected from: (i) a simplex mode, (ii) a half duplex mode, and (iii) a full duplex mode.
10. A system for communicating information through a downhole cable, the system comprising:a first processor configured to simultaneously encode and modulate the information at a first end of the cable in a plurality of channels;a receiver at a second end of the cable configured to receive signals responsive to the encoded and modulated information in the cable; anda second processor configured at the second end of the cable configured to demodulate and decode the received signals to provide an estimate of the information.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein the first end of the cable is at a downhole location, the system and the information further comprises a measurement made by a sensor.
12. The system of claim 10 wherein the first processor is further configured to simultaneously encode and modulate the information at the first end of the cable by generating a signal in at least one of the plurality of channels that is substantially orthogonal to the signal in each of the plurality of channels other than the at least one channel.
13. The system of claim 10 wherein the first processor is configured to produce the encoded modulated signal by further:(i) partitioning a set of bits representative of the information into a first subset and a second subset,(ii) conveying the first subset of the information to a convolutional encoder and using the output of the convolutional encoder to define a first subset of an encoded modulated signal; and(iv) using the second subset of the information to define a second subset of the encoded modulated signal.
14. The system of claim 10 wherein the first processor is configured to perform the modulation by performing at least one of: (i) a Phase-Shift Keying, and (ii) an Amplitude Shift keying.
15. The system of claim 10 wherein the first processor is further configured to encode the information using a Reed-Solomon code to mitigate effects of random burst error in the cable.
16. The system of claim 10 wherein the first processor is further configured to equalize the signals in each of the channels using a measured frequency attenuation of the cable.
17. The system of claim 10 wherein the first processor is further configured to add a prefix to each symbol in each channel, a length of the prefix being determined by a delay in the cable between the downhole location and the surface location.
18. The system of claim 10 wherein the second processor is configured to demodulate and decode the received signal by further using a Viterbi algorithm.
19. A computer-readable medium product having stored thereon instructions that when read by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method, the method comprising:communicating information through a downhole cable from a downhole location to a surface location by:selecting a plurality of channels for communicating the information; andsimultaneously encoding and modulating the information at the downhole location and transmitting the encoded and modulated information to a surface location for further processing.
20. The computer-readable medium product of claim 19 further comprising at least one of: (i) a ROM, (ii) an EPROM, (iii) an EAROM, (iv) a flash memory, and (v) an optical disk.
[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/179,988 filed on May 20, 2009.
[0002]1. Field of the Disclosure
[0003]The present disclosure is related to the field of electric wireline well logging tools. More specifically, the present disclosure is related to systems for two way communication of signals between logging tools disposed in wellbores and a recording and control system located at the earth's surface
[0004]2. Background of the Art
[0005]Electric wireline well logging tools are used to make measurements of certain properties of earth formations penetrated by wellbores. The measurements can assist the wellbore operator in determining the presence, and quantity if present, of oil and gas within subterranean reservoirs located within the earth formations.
[0006]Well logging tools known in the art are typically extended into the wellbore at one end of an armored electrical cable. The cable includes at least one, and commonly includes as many as seven, insulated electrical conductors surrounded by steel armor wires. The armor wires are included to provide abrasion resistance and tensile strength to the cable also provide the mechanical strength to suspend logging instruments in the borehole. The cable supplies electrical power to the logging tools and provides a communication channel for signals sent between the logging tools and a recording system usually located near the wellbore at the earth's surface.
[0007]Logging tools known in the art can provide many different types of measurements of the earth formation properties, including measurements of electrical resistivity, natural gamma-ray radiation intensity, bulk density, hydrogen nucleus concentration and acoustic travel time, among others. Still other logging tools, generally called "imaging" tools, provide finely detailed measurements, meaning successive measurements can be made at axial and radial spacings of as little as several hundredths of an inch, of resistivity and acoustic pulse-echo travel time in order to generate a graphic representation of the visual appearance of the wall of the wellbore.
[0008]It is generally beneficial to the wellbore operator to be able to combine as many different types of logging tools as is practical into one continuous instrument package (generally called a "tool string" by those skilled in the art). The benefit to the operator is to reduce the number of times logging tools must be extended into the wellbore, which can save a considerable amount of operating time. Combining a large number of measurements generally requires that large amounts of signal data be sent to the recording system at the earth's surface.
[0009]A particular problem in combining large numbers of measurements in the tool string is that the large amount of signal data which must be transmitted can cause the required signal data transmission rates to exceed the signal carrying capacity of the cable. This problem is particularly acute when the imaging tools are included in the tool string because of the very fine measurement spacing, and consequently the large increase in the amount of signal data, of imaging tools relative to other types of tools.
[0010]Conventional cables are used for two-way transmission of signals in addition to supplying power to the downhole logging tool assembly. The upward communication comprises the data recorded by the individual logging tools while the downward communication comprises control commands to the logging tools. The control commands may include instructions for setting the parameters used in the tools. Some prior art devices rely on the half-duplex mode wherein at any one time, only one way communication is possible. This is inefficient and leads to a decrease in the total throughput of the communications links.
[0011]Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) has been widely used in the telecommunication industry for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines. The present disclosure addresses the problems with implementing OFDM for the problems of communication through a cable into a borehole.
[0012]One embodiment of the disclosure is a method of communicating information through a downhole cable. The method includes: selecting a plurality of channels for communicating the information; simultaneously encoding and modulating the information at a first end of the cable; receiving signals at a second end of the cable responsive to the encoded and modulated information; and demodulating and decoding the received signals to provide an estimate of the information.
[0013]Another embodiment of the disclosure is a system for communicating information through a downhole cable. The system includes: a first processor configured to simultaneously encode and modulate the information at a first end of the cable in a plurality of channels; a receiver at a second end of the cable configured to receive signals responsive to the encoded and modulated information in the cable; and a second processor configured at the second end of the cable configured to demodulate and decode the received signals to provide an estimate of the information.
[0014]The present disclosure is best understood with reference to the accompanying figures in which like numerals refer to like elements and in which:
[0015]FIGS. 1a-1f (Prior Art) show cross-sections of commonly used wirelines for logging applications;
[0016]FIG. 2 shows a well logging tool lowered into a wellbore penetrating an earth formation;
[0017]FIG. 3 shows an exemplary frequency response of a wireline cable;
[0018]FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram of some of the important features of the present method and system;
[0019]FIG. 5 illustrates the partitioning of the available bandwidth into a plurality of sub-carriers;
[0020]FIG. 6 schematically illustrates the types of noises;
[0021]FIG. 7A shows an exemplary constellation for TCM in the present disclosure;
[0022]FIG. 7B shows a block diagram of the TCM encoding process showing the convolutional coding and set partitioning;
[0023]FIG. 8 illustrates the concept of pre-equalization; and
[0024]FIG. 9 shows the effect of channel dispersion without (a) and with (b) the use of a prefix with the signals;
[0025]FIGS. 1a-1f show cross-sections of commonly used logging wirelines, the most common being the 7 conductor cable of FIG. 1a. The existing cables are designed for the mechanical strength and not optimized for signal transmission. Present well logging instruments employing advanced technology generate large amount of data. Large investments are in place to support the present cables. The cable may have limited signal transmission capacity because it is designed for mechanical strength not signal transmission capability.
[0026]FIG. 2 shows an exemplary arrangement in which the method and apparatus of the present disclosure may be used. Shown is a recording truck 209 that deploys a cable (wireline) 203 into a well W in the earth formation. The wireline has a logging tool 205 that includes formation evaluation (FE) sensors that make measurements of one or more properties of an earth formation such as 221. Included in the logging tool is a transmitter/receiver 207 that is configured for two way communication through the wireline 203 with a surface transmitter/receiver R1 in the recording truck. A surface processor 211 is configured to handle the communications between the surface transmitter/receiver R1 and the downhole transmitter/receiver 205.
[0027]Communications sent from the surface to the downhole location primarily comprise instructions for control of the logging tool 205: its depth, rate of movement, and the control of the FE sensors on the logging tool. Communications from the downhole location to the surface comprise the measurements made by the formation evaluation sensors along with information regarding the location and orientation of the logging tool 205 corresponding to the measurements made by the FE sensors.
[0028]FIG. 3 shows an exemplary frequency response of a wireline cable of length 30,000 ft (9144 m). Defining a noise floor at -60 dB referenced to the low frequency response, it can be seen that the useful bandwidth of the cable is about 160 Hz. The noise floor is determined by the fact that the wireline cable is also used for power transmission from the surface to the logging tool. Any communication through the cable is limited to this bandwidth. In addition to the high attenuation that gives rise to the low bandwidth, the cable is also dispersive. The dispersion over 20,000 ft (6096 m) is, in an exemplary case, 26 μs, so that the communication system has to be designed with this dispersion in mind Additionally, the downhole transmitter/receiver has limited signal power due to the fact that it is powered by the wireline cable.
[0029]FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram of some of the components of the communication system of the present disclosure. Reference will be made to this figure throughout this document while discussing the details of the method and system. A point to note that in this figure, elements above the line 475 refer to the transmitter components while elements below the line refer to the receiver components. The communication channel (wireline) is depicted by 476. As noted above, there is a transmitter at the surface and downhole locations and there is a receiver at the surface and downhole locations.
[0030]The basic approach taken here is to use Orthogonal Frequency Domain Multiplexing (OFDM). In OFDM a large number of closely-spaced orthogonal sub-carriers are used to carry data. The data is divided into several parallel data streams or channels, one for each sub-carrier. Each sub-carrier is modulated with a conventional modulation scheme (such as quadrature amplitude modulation or phase shift keying) at a low symbol rate, maintaining total data rates similar to conventional single-carrier modulation schemes in the same bandwidth. This is illustrated in FIG. 5 where the available bandwidth is covered by a plurality of sub-carriers 501a, 501b . . . 501n. What is shown in FIG. 5 is the concept of Frequency Division Multiplexing. The Orthogonality results from the manner in which the signals in each of the sub-carriers are modulated. This is described later in this document. In one embodiment of the disclosure, 60 channels, each with a bandwidth of 2 kHz, are used, giving a frequency range from 4 kHz to 124 kHz. As described below, OFDM involves a joint design of channel codes and modulation. This joint design of channel codes and modulation allows using relative simple channel codes. This joint channel coding and modulation scheme is known as trellis coded modulation (TCM).
[0031]OFDM has a number of benefits. The multiplexing with minimal overlap means that the available spectral bandwidth is efficiently used. The orthogonality results in low interference between the sub-carriers. The narrow bandwidth of the individual sub-carriers makes the system robust with respect to narrow band noise: only a few sub-carriers would be affected by the noise. No equalization of the signal levels in the different sub-carriers is necessary. The method is also characterized by a low symbol rate (SR), which results in low inter-symbol interference (ISI). Another advantage of OFDM is that the core calculations can be implemented using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) or an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT): operations that can be implemented using the limited capabilities of a downhole processor. Specific problems associated with implementation of OFDM for communication between a surface location and a downhole location through a wireline cable are discussed next.
[0032]Referring now to FIG. 6, two different types of noises are shown that affect a data stream 600. The noises denoted by 601 are called Random Burst Bit Errors. They are called "bursts" because they affect a relatively large portion of the bitstream. They are called random because they occur at random intervals. The noises denoted by 603 are called Random Isolated Bit Errors. They typically affect only one bit of the data stream. The present system includes methodology for dealing with each type of noise.
[0033]Referring now to FIG. 4, in order to deal with Burst Bit Errors in the data stream to be transmitted 401, Reed-Solomon 403 coding is used. Reed-Solomon error correction is an error-correcting code that works by oversampling a polynomial constructed from the data. The polynomial is evaluated at several points, and these values are sent or recorded. Sampling the polynomial more often than is necessary makes the polynomial over-determined. As long as it receives "many" of the points correctly, the receiver can recover the original polynomial even in the presence of a "few" bad points.
[0034]Reed-Solomon codes are block codes. This means that a fixed block of input data is processed into a fixed block of output data. In the case of the most commonly used R-S code (255, 223)--223 Reed-Solomon input symbols (each eight bits long) are encoded into 255 output symbols. Corresponding the R-S coding 403 at the transmitter, there is an R-S decoding in the receiver 451, the output of which is the recovered data stream.
[0035]An inherent limitation of digital processing systems is that data can be read (or transmitted) faster than it can be processed. For this reason, interleaving is provided in the system 405. What this means is that the blocks of data coming from the R-S coding are not sequentially arranged; instead, they are interleaved. This ensures that during the time a block of data is being processed, a number of blocks are temporarily bypassed and the next block that is accessed by the processor is the block that sequentially follows the block being processed. As a counterpart to the interleaving 405, there is a de-interleaving 453 in the receiver.
[0036]Still referring to FIG. 4 and referring again to FIG. 6, in order to deal with isolated bit errors, the present disclosure uses a Trellis Code Modulation (TCM) 411, 415. TCM is discussed with respect to a mud-pulse telemetry system in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/190,430 of Li, having the same assignee as the present disclosure and the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. As discussed by Li, to increase the data rate in a communication, the number of modulation signals may be increased, e.g., from 2 (binary) to 4 (quadrature), at the cost of increase of error rate. To decrease the error rate, redundancy may be introduced by applying the channel coding at the cost of reduction of data rate. To increase the data rate without increase of the error rate, a channel code may be designed that has a sufficient coding gain to overcome the penalty from the increase of the number of modulation signals. Such a channel code could be a convolution code with large memory length or a block code with large block length, when channel codes and modulation are designed separately. As a result, the coding system could be complex and computationally expensive. As an alternative, jointly designing channel codes and modulation allows using relative simple channel codes to achieve the same goal. This joint channel coding and modulation scheme is known as trellis coded modulation (TCM).
[0037]Fundamental to TCM is the concept of a constellation. For the purposes of the present disclosure, we adopt the definition given in Wikipedia. A constellation diagram is a representation of a signal modulated by a digital modulation scheme such as quadrature amplitude modulation or phase-shift keying. It displays the signal as a two-dimensional scatter diagram in the complex plane at symbol sampling instants. In a more abstract sense, it represents the possible symbols that may be selected by a given modulation scheme as points in the complex plane. Measured constellation diagrams can be used to recognize the type of interference and distortion in a signal. The term "constellation" is defined as the entire ensemble of signals possible with a particular modulation method. For the present disclosure, the modulation may include Phase-Shift Keying and Amplitude Shift keying.
[0038]As noted in Ungerboeck (1982), Signal waveforms representing information sequences are most impervious to noise-induced detection errors if they are very different from each other. Mathematically, this translates into the requirement that signal sequences should have large distance in Euclidean signal space. The essential new concept of TCM that led to the aforementioned gains was to use signal-set expansion to provide redundancy for coding, and to design coding and signal-mapping functions jointly so as to maximize directly the "free distance" (minimum Euclidean distance) between coded signal sequences. This allowed the construction of modulation codes whose free distance significantly exceeded the minimum distance between uncoded modulation signals, at the same information rate, bandwidth, and signal power. The term "trellis" is used because these schemes can be described by a state-transition (trellis) diagram similar to the trellis diagrams of binary convolutional codes. The difference is that in TCM schemes, the trellis branches are labeled with redundant nonbinary modulation signals rather than with binary code symbols.
[0039]FIG. 7A shows an exemplary constellation used with the present disclosure. The number of points in the constellation is a function of the signal-to-noise ratio. This means that the lower numbered channels (corresponding to lower frequencies) will have more elements in the constellation than the higher numbered channels. The design of TCM can be interpreted in terms of the convolutional coding with the set partitioning of signal constellations. This is illustrated in FIG. 7B. Given a block of m information bits input to the TCM, k≧m bits 309 are input to a rate k/(k+1) convolutional encoder 711 and its outputs are used to select one of 2k+1 set-partitioning subsets of a redundant signal constellation with 2m+1 signal points. The uncoded (m-k) bits 701 are used to select one of 2m-k signal points in the subset to be transmitted. The output bits of the convolutional encoder 711 are used to select a subset in the second level 713 of set partitioning 705 of the signal constellation. The uncoded bits are used to select signal points in the subset 707. The number of bits per symbol depends upon the signal to noise ratio for the channel and is typically between 10 and 4, with an average value of around 7.
[0040]Returning to FIG. 4, the result of the TCM (411) is a mapping 415 of the signals into the space defined by the modulating signals. The reverse operation in the receiver is accomplished by the Viterbi decoding 455. This is followed by an interleaving 414 of the channels The interleaving of the channels is necessitated by the different channels having different capacities. The reverse operation in the receiver is the de-interleaving 457.
[0041]A pre-equalization of the signals is done 407. The pre-equalization is discussed with reference to FIG. 8. Shown therein is an exemplary OFDM 801 with a uniform spectral distribution. Upon passage through a cable having a spectral response h(f) (denoted by 803) and additive white noise 805, the received OFDM would have a spectral distribution 807 and additive noise 809. If the received signal is bandpassed using a function 1/h(f), the result would be and OFDM with a spectrum 807', i.e., the spectrum is equalized. However, the noise gets boosted at the high frequencies to give the spectrum 809'.
[0042]With pre-equalization, the spectral correction is done at the transmitter, so that the OFDM has a spectrum shown by 811. A resulting change in a time-domain signal is indicated by 813 and the received OFDM spectrum is 807'. The noise spectrum is now 811, i.e., flat.
[0043]Returning to FIG. 4, an inverse Fourier Transform is implemented as an inverse Fast Fourier Transform. This converts the digital time domain signal into a form suitable for analog transmission (the reverse operation in the receiver is the FFT at 461).
[0044]Next, a prefix is added to the signals. This is necessary due to the dispersive nature of the communication channel and the resulting frequency-dependent time delay. This is best understood with reference to FIG. 9. Shown in FIG. 9a are symbols k 901 and k+1 901 for three different frequencies. No prefixes are used. After propagating through a dispersive channel, as seen at 905, the symbol k at the lowest frequency f1 is properly registered within the time interval for the symbol. However, due to channel delay, at frequency f2, the symbol k overlaps into symbol k+1, and at frequency f3, the overlap is even greater. This basically means that the received signal is corrupted, and any attempt to decode the contents of a symbol at a selected frequency are likely to fail. The prefix length is determined based on the estimated delay in the wireline. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a prefix length of 40 μs is used.
[0045]FIG. 9b shows that the generated symbol length has been increased by adding a prefix p at the beginning and end of each symbol, so that the symbol k 911 is longer than the symbol 901, and the symbol 913 is longer than the symbol 903. After passing through the communication channel with the delay, the result is shown in 915 and 917. Also shown are intervals corresponding to the original symbol length. It can be seen that at all three of the frequencies, the received symbol is not corrupted by signal from other frequencies.
[0046]The reverse operation in the receiver is denoted in FIG. 4 by 465. In this, the prefix is removed so that the symbols now have a reduced length. The synchronization is obtained by sending a pilot pattern as part of a training process 475 and performing a cross-correlation.
[0047]An interpolation of the data is done 417. In one embodiment of the disclosure, this involves an upsampling by a factor of 4. A first order Lagrange interpolation may be used. This upsampling reduces problems with the Digital to Analog converter (DAC) 421 caused by transitions between successive symbols. The output of the DAC 421 is sent to the communications driver 423 and on to the wireline 475. The output of a driver 471 in the receiver is fed to the Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) 469. The output of the ADC is oversampled to avoid problems caused by transitions before being sent to the symbol synchronization and de-prefixing 465. The decimating 463 brings the data back to 128 samples in the time domain.
[0048]The channel compensation 459 removes the channel gain on the symbol signals in the frequency domain.
[0049]It should be noted that the communication between the surface location and the downhole location could be in a simplex mode, a half duplex mode and/or a full duplex mode as the terms are understood in the art.
[0050]The operation of the transmitter and receivers may be controlled by the downhole processor and/or the surface processor. The modulation/encoding and demodulation/decoding are done by the downhole processor and the surface processor respectively Implicit in the control and processing of the data is the use of a computer program on a suitable machine readable medium that enables the processor to perform the control and processing. The machine readable medium may include ROMs, EPROMs, EAROMs, Flash Memories and Optical disks. The results of the processing include telemetry signal estimates relating to measurements made by downhole formation evaluation sensors. Such results are commonly stored on a suitable medium and may be used for further actions in reservoir development such as the completion of wells and the drilling of additional wells.
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CATEGORIES Celebrities and Controversy, Newsstand, Politics, Movies, CinematicalEarlier this month, Erik Davis alerted us to the anger over at Warner Bros. concerning movie piracy in Canada. According to the anti-piracy division of the company, "Canada is the No. 1 priority in terms of anti-camcording legislation." To try and curb this supposedly rampant recording in movie theaters, the company is stopping pre-screenings north of the border, starting with Ocean's Thirteen and continuing with Harry Potter. But go figure -- both are being released or screened internationally before they hit stateside. To me, that seems like a flaw in the rationale, but that's right, there's that 70% number that Warners is throwing around.
Now this past Wednesday, as part of his visit to Canada, the Terminator politician Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Although Arnie is traveling around to discuss climate change, the PM brought up the movie issue and announced that he was going to crack down on Canadian movie piracy by strengthening the laws dealing with using camcorders in cinemas -- making it illegal to tape in theaters. One American official is quoted as saying: "We think it's a good first step." Only the first though, because you have to leave room for the movie criminals to be shipped to big companies and clean the dirty floors with their tongues.
And what about China? I guess "Blame China" doesn't have the same ring that "Blame Canada" does. If this country is to blame for so much of the Hollywood's struggles with fiendish movie pirates, I want to know why they're letting Chinese bootlegs and pirated copies float around. Doesn't big business (in this case, the rampant pirate state of Canada) always tromp the little guy (this case, Chinese pirate imports)? It's just silly. I think Erik had it right when he said: "While Canada certainly needs to step up and join the fight against piracy, I also think we need to evaluate these ridiculous trickling release schedules." Shouldn't you tighten and strengthen your ship before attacking the pirates?


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Last month, we began a report about an incident involving the Salem and Pennsville fire departments in New Jersey in which firefighters were trapped after a backdraft occurred during a structure fire. We continue the report this month with accounts by two participants and my commentary on the incident.
This account is by Pennsville Firefighter John Boos (Charlie Division):
On our arrival on Quint 5-6, we found medium smoke showing. As our crew of a driver and five firefighters exited the vehicle, we split up. Battalion Chief Boxer was assigned to Charlie Command, Firefighter Gary Jess and I stretched a 1¾-inch handline, and Firefighters Brandon Dilks and Mike Toms placed ground ladders to the roof of the fire building and the Bravo Exposure. Once the ground ladders were in place, Firefighters Dilks and Toms performed horizontal ventilation on four boarded-up windows.
At this time, the fire had self-vented through the roof of the two-story business/apartments, and the smoke had darkened and started to forcefully push out of the windows in the rear. I started to flow water into one of the windows where fire was visible. After approximately five minutes of water flow, I shut down the line to see whether the conditions had changed. I turned to my backup man and said, "This doesn't look good at all. Let's back away a little." As I turned back around, I noticed the smoke "suck in" briefly and then heard an indescribable noise, it almost sounded like a freight train coming right at you. Suddenly, the brick wall in front of us had been blown out along with the roof of the building. It was apparent that a backdraft had occurred.
The force of the backdraft knocked me and my partner to our knees and showered us with bricks from the collapsed wall. I dropped the line and quickly moved to a safe area. The backdraft occurred so quickly that it was over before we had realized what happened.
Obviously, the effects of the backdraft caused a tremendous amount of damage and also made the fire building too unstable to perform interior suppression. The operation turned to a defensive attack utilizing ground monitors, master streams and handlines. The main concern now turned to protecting the exposures. The crew from Quint 5-6 entered the Bravo Exposure through the Charlie Side to check for extension. The first floor was clear; however, the second floor was a zero-visibility smoke condition. We pulled ceiling tiles and opened walls, and discovered that there in fact was minor extension to the building. We requested a handline to extinguish the small amount of fire, and did so without further damage. After several hours, the situation was placed under control and Quint 5-6 was released. There were no physical injuries to the crew or me. Just a lesson learned on reading smoke.
This account is by Lieutenant Mike Wilson:
Upon arriving at the station, the battalion chief and two firefighters were already there. Our engine was at the city garage for routine maintenance, leaving only our brush rig, so we mounted and responded. We had no self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) available to us. We arrived on scene and began to attack fire that was visible over the alternate entry door to H&R Block. The fire was visible over the entry door because the doorlight over this door was already gone.
Firefighter Ken Gralley hit the fire with the one-inch line from the brush truck while I began to force the door. I was unable to gain access to this door because it was blocked by an upright copier and fax machine. The ladder truck and Engine 6-1 were arriving at this time. On top of the fax machine were boxes of paper stacked nearly to the ceiling. I then moved on to take out the picture windows to attempt entry that way, but there were boxes of paper stacked there too.
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Columbia, S.C. - The South Carolina baseball team ranked No. 4 in the nation in average and total attendance for the 2010 season, it was announced by the NCAA this afternoon. In the second season at Carolina Stadium, the Gamecocks totaled a school record 236,529 fans compiling an average of 6,758 fans in 35 contests. This is the 11th consecutive season that South Carolina has ranked among the top 15 in the nation in attendance. Season ticket sales have already surpassed last year's total and are still on sale for the 2011 season now starting at $255 (this cost includes all tickets and seat donation). Call 800.4SC.FANS or go to GamecocksOnline.com.
2010 TOTAL HOME ATTENDANCE Team Dates Attendance 1. LSU 37 394,900 2. Arkansas 38 292,734 3. Texas 39 256,278 4. South Carolina 35 236,529 5. Mississippi 33 223,035 6. Mississppi St. 32 194,094 7. Florida St. 36 167,094 8. Clemson 35 164,285 9. Texas A&M 36 131,089 10. Arizona St. 37 129,728
Carolina owns more overall wins than any SEC team in the last 11 years and more conference wins than any SEC team in the last 11 years with a 200-129 conference record. South Carolina is the only SEC school to record 40 or more wins each season from 2000-present and the only SEC school to reach the NCAA Regional every season in the last 11 years. The Gamecocks also have the most NCAA Super Regional appearances of the 12 SEC schools in the last 11 years.
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Why deathknights really is a hero class
General Discussion « World of Warcraft
One reason that i really liked about the deathknight is that you stand right next to the lich king when you start the game.
In the DK area you'll see that your actions have an effect on the world, which is pretty damn cool. Having played through roughly half of the DK area I'd say it's fun, different.
The presentation of the questlines is nothing short of exhilirating. You are the Lich Kings vassal, the bringer of the apocalypse. You are the primary bringer of death and destruction to the Scarlet Crusade. You work to gather information and destroy their very hearts, minds and bodies. And with each phase, the landscape and figures change to reflect the strides youve made. And all of this is presented in a story that has a clear beginning, middle and end.
But then after your done with the starting area your back to the same old same old .
Also the deathknight skills are much more unique than any of the other classes, using runes instead of mana, rage or energy the death knight are able to use skills of frost, blood, and unholy.
Ability Impressions:
Blood Presence – The only thing I don't really like about this presence is the 4% healing. It seems completely worthless to me, and it makes SCT quite annoying. IMO, either boost it a bit or change it to maybe additional threat reduction.
Frost Presence – The 6% hp bonus through talents was nice, but obviously it's a waste to have DKs in this presence for DPS just for the group hp boost. The magic part also seems unneeded/unwanted. Perhaps maybe a 10% movement reduction to all enemies within 30 yards instead. This could help solve the big problem with DKs being so easily kited.
Unholy Presence – Perfect atm.
Icy Touch – Great debuff with minimal cost. Poor damage, but the disease that is now inflicted makes it worthwhile. Great change!
Blood Strike – Decent damage, and a good way to spend a quick blood rune. Great the way it is.
Plague Strike – This ability seems so much better now that it has been changed to one unholy. Between this and the two above abilities, it makes managing runes so much easier and efficient. Not to mention the merge for the HoT removal from degen. Perfect!
Death Strike – I like the new idea behind this ability. However the healing is obviously way to random atm. It is a great change from the original version. My only real concern is it sharing the same runes as Obliterate. If I want to use plague strike to remove a HoT I lose a lot of dps since there is no longer frost+ blood ability. Plague strike + Obliterate -or- Blood strike + Death strike seems more reasonable to me.
Obliterate – Great damage ability. Only concern is what I mentioned above: rune type cost.
Death Grip – Most likely the most fun ability the DK has. Cool down is a bit long but perfect with easily accessible talent improvement position. So overall, one of my favorites!
Death Coil – With the current build, this costs too much. If you're going to reduce the RP generation, please don't increase the cost of our 'idle' ability. 50 RP is not too bad if we can keep our original RP generation. DKs will not spam this with other vital abilities requiring RP.
Mind Freeze – Great interrupt. Abilities like this should stay with RP costs so DKs don't have to sacrifice DPS.
Strangulate – Great ranged interrupt. The cost however, should be RP. It is kind of pointless to sacrifice DPS when fighting a caster just so you can silence them. I would much rather sacrifice that DPS by losing a death coil and having more control on my runes for DPS.
Anti-Magic Shield – Another one of my favorite abilities. Again you have to sacrifice controlled DPS since it does not have a RP cost. The 3 ? 5 second change is perfect. Three seconds was not long enough to even absorb one attack most of the time, and five seconds seems to catch one, maybe 2 spells, making it worth the cost.
Chains of Ice – This enters the problem with a DK's lack of a snare. Combining a root and a snare does not work. IMO, this should be reworked into a snare ONLY, with no cool down costing 1 frost rune. In its current form it's much better now that it costs only one frost rune, however, the cool down kills the ability. Even mixed with Death Grip, a lot of classes can easily escape and continue kiting the death knight at that point.
Blood Boil – Great tanking ability. This ability really makes me want to tank. It was also great to add something to remove diseases so our CC doesn't break. (Not that our current CC is any good anyways =P)
Pestilence – Another great tanking ability. Enough said.
Raise Dead – I'm not a big pet fan. I like to focus on my character and not have to worry about controlling my 'companion'. I loved the way the ghoul is just a mindless minion that follows/protects you, making it so you don't really have to worry about him unless you want to. However I expected a little more out of this. It would be much more enjoyable if death knights could summon up to three ghouls at a time. Just make them a lot weaker and maybe nerf the death pact ability a bit. This would make the death knight A LOT more enjoyable while not hurting other classes. (Great fix on spell pushback btw :D)
Death Pact – This was my favorite ability in Warcraft 3. Just striking down a minion to make yourself stronger is a great feeling. However with the lack of ghouls, this ability has basically a 5 min cool down. Add more ghouls, and keep the current 2 min cool down and it would bring more strategy into play for the death knight.
Blood Tap – My priest is named Bloodtap, so now I'm going to get harassed, thanks. =P All kidding a side, this is a great way to bring more strategy and skilled play to a death knight.
Empower Rune Weapon – Same as Blood Tap, just with a better ability name. =D
Icebound Fortitude – This ability is flawless, and a great addition for tanking.
If your a WoW fan, Wotlk is a must!
People so Rude
General Discussion « Runescape
Originally posted by AkaJetson
WoW's community really isnt all bad, theres 12 million players and about half are bad so you'll meet alot of bad and good people.
The community in maplestory is perfectly, no one calls you a noob, well atleast not on server windra(i think i spelt it wrong) .
Guild Wars Dies?
Lion's Arch (General) « Guild Wars
Even after you hit 20 there still alot you can do, pvp, finish all the missions, explore, pvp , and pvp some more.
online FPS
LFGame « General Discussion
Combat arms, completely free, but with a cash shop.
The cash shop is just for better guns and stuff.
what makes this game bad. Jagex staff please read! UPDATED!!
General Discussion « Runescape
Originally posted by Jalice888
you smelled my name wrong!!
Another Wrath of the Lich King review
General Discussion « World of Warcraft
Originally posted by demolishIX
You realy havent played WoW alot,rogue is one of the hardest classes to play in PVE and group PVP,sure it's OP when you sneak behind someone with 1 HP left and do a ambush,but once your spotted you get burned to 0 HP in a matter of 2-4 seconds.
In there really isn't a such thing as a hard dps class in pve, there all easy to play as long as you got good healers and tank. In Pvp group or non group its really easy playing the rogue if you have your action bar set up right, attack, attack, attack, Cheat Death! Then vanish bandage, come back kill them blind vanish, heal and again and again, in arenas, rogues are the hardest class to kill.
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Will the World End in 2012 Poll
Off-Topic Discussion « General Discussion
I think the world end, if people will not change and stop pollution.
Anyone here that actually hopes WoW doesn't die?
General Discussion « World of Warcraft
Originally posted by Zorndorf
Apart from marketing, Blizzard makes good games and good stories. Most forget this.
Nintendo does the same with the console market btw. Tx to Wii and DS the industry is alive, despite PS3 and XBox platforms for a 256417th version of a brainless FPS.
Blizzard is the Nintendo of the PC games market, without Wow, the PC game market and MMORPG's would have died in these past 3 years.
I can't believe ANY other MMORPG could have had the role Wow played these years. Only a very small minority want to pay for a subscription if you see the "standards" these games offer today.
To begin with: I am always surprised how bad the animation and controls are in those other MMO's. They all look like stiff puppets with a stick in their asses. And the more "realistc" the more helpless controls and animations look.
That's only one observation to start with, I will not even mention the 313 other obvious elements those "better" MMO's lack.
Nintendo does not bring people into the console business, it's the least popurlar console out of xbox360 and ps3. I mean it does bring some, but not alot.
Pirates of the caribbean vs Pirates of the Burning Sea
General Discussion « Pirates of the Burning Sea
Whats the difference?
Remove multi boxing
Game Suggestions « World of Warcraft
Originally posted by Raizeen
Raizeen do you even play WoW? People complain about WoW cause they are trying to get blizzard to fix they game before it dies out. It's already happening, wotlk was a disappointment to me and millions of other players.
Remove multi boxing
Game Suggestions « World of Warcraft
Originally posted by TheHavok
Muli boxing does not hurt anyone. A person can get their epics in pve, sure, but theres always going to be a limitation on how far they can go. I doubt a person can multibox a 25man naxx run.
As for pvp, multiboxing people have admitted that a well organized group, in 5v5, 3v3, and 2v2, will always beat a person trying to multibox and do it alone.
Honestly, so few people multibox that its not even a speck on blizzard's radar of things that need to be addressed.
A person can multi box naxx if they pay for all 25 accounts and play a class like pally, druid, DK. It doesn't really work in arena's sure, but in World pvp there really annoying, i remember being horde and forming a group to take over halaa, even though i knew ally would just take it back in a few hrs, a 5 player multi boxing warlock and 6 of his friends beat my 16 player group.
It's not that my group sucked, the multi boxer just doted everybody and people died over time with like 15 dots on them.
Sure there aren't alot of multi boxers yet, but moreo and more people are starting to multi box.
Remove multi boxing
Game Suggestions « World of Warcraft
For all those people unfamiliar with multi boxing. It's where a player pruchases and pays for more than 1 account. Then he/she plays 2+ characters at once using multiple PC's and/or having multiple instances of the game running on one machine.
Now the classic way of controlling this set up is to jump between computers and well push the keys and use the mouse on each machine to control the characters.
Or you open up multiple instances of the game client on one PC and use Alt-Tab to switch between windows and issue commands using one keyboard and mouse.
The big issue is that there are peices of software and hardware that will allow you to push one key on one keyboard and make all of your characters perform that action without having to alt-tab or jump from keyboard to keyboard. This method I do not agree is acceptable even though it is completely undetectable and is no where near what one would call a bot.
This completely ruins the fun for many gamers in WoW, Most people usually have around 4-6 accounts. In Bgs Mulit boxers are most invincble and can solo instances, and because one player controls all of them, they all attack one target, making them a much better team than just a random group of people.
Investing in P2P mmorpg - but which one?
LFGame « General Discussion
I suggest trying guild wars for PVP and LOTRO for PVE.
Guild Wars Dies?
Lion's Arch (General) « Guild Wars
Originally posted by Lydon
Go elementalists!!
Anyone here that actually hopes WoW doesn't die?
General Discussion « World of Warcraft
Originally posted by Zorndorf
I don't like madonna... and wth is Bruce Springsteen
Anyone here that actually hopes WoW doesn't die?
General Discussion « World of Warcraft
I've been seeing alot of posts about games that might kill WoW, but never did. And i was just wondering if there is someone On this website that actually hopes this game doesn't die.
Edit: Happy New Year!!
Guild Wars Dies?
Lion's Arch (General) « Guild Wars
Guild wars is doing fine.
Biggest Disappointment in mmorpgs of 2008 poll!
The Pub at MMORPG.COM « General Discussion
Damn you twilight onion!!!!
what makes this game bad. Jagex staff please read! UPDATED!!
General Discussion « Runescape
I don't game too much.... im offended.
Happy New years people.
Off-Topic Discussion « General Discussion
Get off those computers and go celebrate New years!!


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Program Director
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Dr. Les Veskrna has been on the faculty at LMEP since 1991. He was a psychology major at Nebraska Wesleyan University, and a Physician's Assistant in rural Nebraska prior to his medical training at UNMC. He is the regular host of our Journal Clubs, and has a professional interest in evidence-based research in primary care. Les is an excellent cook. He likes to prepare Asian and Middle Eastern dishes.
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Dr. Kyle Haefele is originally from Ulysses, KS. He graduated from Washburn University of Topeka with a BA in Psychology and attended the University of Oklahoma for medical school. He comes to us from Shenandoah, IA where he practiced for seven years. Dr. Haefele likes taking care of all ages with professional interests ranging from OB ultrasound to geriatrics. He also helps with the motivational interviewing curriculum. Kyle organizes the LFMP fantasy football league each fall. He enjoys playing golf, tennis and piano. Sometimes he enjoys running, but occasionally it isn't as much fun as he hoped. Kyle enjoys travelling with his wife Tracy, and two kids Carey and Chandler.
Faculty Physician
Dr. Rick Gustafson hails from Minnesota where he attended med school and had a rural practice for 10 years. His wife Sue is a retired attorney and now a full time grandmother in Lincoln. Gus is an avid hunter, and is proud of his two Vizslas. Gus and Susan enjoy traveling to the Caribbean for vacations and also medical missionary trips to the Dominican Republic in 2008 and Haiti scheduled for 2012.
Faculty Physician
Dr. Alisa Nollendorfs received her degree in Biochemistry from UNL. She then attended UNMC where she complete a dual M.D./Ph.D. program. Dr. Nollendorfs practiced in Lincoln for six years and has recently joined our faculty. Professional interest include women's health and obstetrics. She enjoys reading, painting and spending time with her son, Lane.
Faculty Physician
Dr. Rachel Wilcinot was raised on a farm in Ocheyedan, Iowa. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa and her D.O. from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines, Iowa. Since graduation from the Lincoln Family Medicine Program in 2011, Dr. Wilcinot has worked in a number of locations in Nebraska, Iowa, and Hawaii as a locum tenens physician. She enjoys spending time with her husband, racing her motorcycle around town, working out, and baking (and eating) desserts.
Faculty Physician
Dr. David Isom is from Alliance, Nebraska, but was raised mostly in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences from Chadron State College and his M.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr. Isom practiced in Alliance, Nebraska, for nine years where he started a private practice clinic in 2005. He is a member of the Air National Guard. He enjoys spending time with his wife and four children and he enjoys martial arts, hiking, skiing, hunting and fly-fishing.
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Dr. Joe Hermsen grew up near David City, Nebraska. He got his Bachelor's degree in Zoology from UNL. He received his medical degree from UNMC where he completed his residency in Family Practice. He practiced rural Family Medicine in Beatrice, Nebraska where he served as the school and team physician. He continued working with young people as a staff physician at the Student Health Center at UNL. He worked as an urgent care physician at Linc Care for the five years prior to joining the faculty at LMEP. His wife, Karen, is the department chair for the Office Professional Program at Southeast Community College. They have six active grandchildren. He enjoys reading and keeping up with computer technology as well as spending time with his grandchildren.
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Dr. Sabrina Cerny is a native of Hannibal, Missouri joining our faculty in January of 2014. She graduated from The University of Iowa with a BA in French and attended the Virginia Commonwealth University medical school. Upon completing her family medicine residency at CHRISTUS Santa Rose Family Medicine Residency Program in San Antonia, TX, Dr. Cerny then completed a faculty Development Fellowship at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She enjoys "all things French" (considers herself a Francophile) along with exercising, spending time with her husband and their dogs.
Dr. Love is a Licensed Psychologist who earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at McLean Psychiatric Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and her post-doctoral fellowship at Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Love specializes in assessment, intervention, consultation, and integrated care with children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. Professional interests include pediatric behavioral problems, disruptive behavior disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, adjustment difficulties, and parent/child relational problems. Dr. Love also works as an adjunct professor in Educational Psychology at UNL and Nebraska Wesleyan University. She enjoys spending time outside with her family, running and practicing yoga.
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I'm still using the Beta avatar because the summer beta was THAT good and superior compared to the crappy full release of the game I still play now...
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Totally reminded me... I played both betas extensively to the max cap (which was like 25 or 35 I think????) and all modes... I didn't get anything!
lvl 47 or 48 for the summer beta, lvl 35 for the blindfire fest subway beta.


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The Pittsburgh Pirates will not shut down rookie right-hander Gerrit Cole if/when they reach the postseason next month, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Bucs GM Neal Huntington said Wednesday that the club should not have to put the young right-hander on the sidelines in October because he's been working on a pitch limit that should make him available for an entire postseason run:
"We've been asked before, 'Is [Cole] an option out of the bullpen?' " Huntington said.
"If we (have) four starters who are better, then, sure, he can be an option out of the bullpen. But it wouldn't be a move to the bullpen because of pitches. Every one of our pitchers has a hard pitch count.
"But based on where he is right now and where we project him going forward, he should be available to us through the World Series as a starting pitcher."
Huntington added that the difference between this situation and that of the Nats' Stephen Strasburg saga last year is "night and day" because Cole is not returning from an arm injury of any kind (let alone Tommy John) and that the club has been very conscious about building him up gradually -- a "normal progression".
A quick look at the numbers demonstrates that the Pirates have indeed been very strict about the 23-year-old's pitch counts. Cole has averaged roughly 90 pitches per start in his 16 big-league outings this season, eclipsing the century mark in just once -- 102 pitches on Aug. 2.
However, the thing that may draw concern from critics is not the number of pitches he throws per start, but his cumulative innings total between the minors and majors this year.
Cole's seven shutout frames against the Rangers on Monday brought his total to 166⅓ innings, already many more than he's thrown in any season on file (i.e. MiLB and at UCLA). If the Bucs were to reach the World Series and Cole continues to start, he could very easily pass the 200-inning mark on the year.
It's easy to see why Pittsburgh wants to keep Cole in the rotation. He has been a huge boon to the Pirates rotation since joining the fray in June, posting a 3.48 earned-run average and a strikeout-to-walk ratio around three-and-a-half in 98⅓ innings. If/when the Bucs do reach the playoffs, he could slot in very nicely behind A.J. Burnett and Francisco Liriano.
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Chef's Tour: Boston Eats from Alden & Harlow's Michael Scelfo
Where to find the best food in Boston? The smaller, less-explored neighborhoods, where delicious local haunts are waiting to be uncovered, according to chef Michael Scelfo, whose buzzy new Cambridge restaurant, Alden & Harlow, opened in February. Read on for his perfect day of eating in and around Beantown.


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Scorpio Nights (1985) Movie
Ratings / Votes
6.9/ 10 (126 Votes)
MPAA Ratings
Production Company
Regal Films [ph]
Production Designer
All Producers
All Directors
Release Date
(Philippines) - 18 June 1985
(Philippines) - 14 September 1985
(Canada) - 12 September 1996
(Philippines) - 1 March 2003
(Philippines) - 14 September 1985
(Canada) - 12 September 1996
(Philippines) - 1 March 2003
Running Time
1980s, adultery, animal-in-title, apartment, bare-butt, basketball, cat, compound, erotica, female-frontal-nudity, female-nudity, fetish, gun, iron, male-frontal-nudity, male-nudity, martial-law, murder, night, nudity, peeping-tom, police, radio, sardine, scorpio,
Technical Support
Related Pictures
See Scorpio Nights Pictures
Related Videos
Free Watch Online and Download Scorpio Nights Videos
Full Cast
- Abrasia, Carlito as (as Carlito Abracia) [Karlo] <12>
- Antonio, Arbie as [Taxi Driver] <17>
- Arboleda, Jed as [Ilonggo Student] <13>
- Austria, Mike as [Mike] <6>
- Balasbas, Caloy as (as Carlos Balasbas) [Elton] <11>
- Bernardino, Rommel as (as Romel Bernardino) [Security Guard's Friend] <19>
- Castro Jr., Angelo as [Police Director] <16>
- dela Cruz, Uro Q. as (as Rosauro Q. dela Cruz) [Barkada] <8>
- Enriquez, Eugene as [Genio] <4>
- Fernando, Daniel as [Danny] <3>
- Gallaga, Peque as [Fely's Father] <21>
- Gaston, Dwight as [Ilonggo Student] <14>
- Martir, Erin John as [Ilonggo Student] <15>
- Medina, Pen as (as Crispin Medina) [Barkada] <7>
- Ojeda, Orestes as [Security Guard] <1>
- Ontal, Chuck as [Addict] <18>
- Reyes, Lore as (as Lorenzo A. Reyes) [Barkada] <9>
- Salonga, Rafael as [Barkada] <10>
- Amores, Amanda as [Fely] <5>
- Gallaga, Madeleine as [Fely's Mother] <20>
- Gutierrez, Anna Marie as [Security Guard's Wife] <2>
- Drama
Full PlotIn a crowded, multi-appartment house, a young student peeps on his neighbours making love and subsequently develops a steamy affair with the neighbour's wife. The affair slowly becomes an obsession and spins out of control. Piotr Zembrowski
Movie CertificateR-18 (Philippines)
Music Composers
Film Editors
- Navarro, Jess (as Jesus M. Navarro)
- de Pio, Judy Lou (script supervisor)
- Emata, Ramon (utility)
- Empleo, Anthony (security man)
- Gallaga, Madeleine (assistant to project coordinator)
- Graza, Tothoe (talent coordinator)
- Hispano, Toto (utility)
- Martir, Erin John (production assistant)
- Mendoza, Freddie (II) (utility)
- Quijano, Douglas (project coordinator) (as Douglas C. Quijano)
- Taguiwalo, Mario (acting coach) (as Mario M. Taguiwalo)
Trivia- Scorpio Nights was later remade into a Korean film called _Summertime (2001)_ (qv) directed by 'Jae-ho Park (I)' (qv).
- In one sex sequence where 'Anna Marie Gutierrez' (qv) had to spit her saliva straight into the mouth of 'Daniel Fernando' (qv), the actress did not utilize her own but of Karo syrup used for pancakes.


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By Indiewire | Indiewire December 11, 2013 at 12:19PM
With the holidays just around the corner we've compiled a list of gifts best suited to our loyal Indiewire readers. Included are picks for the cinephile, TV lover, and techie. Happy shopping!
For the cinephile:
"The Wes Anderson Collection"
"The Wes Anderson Collection" by New York Magazine critic Matt Zoller Seitz is now in its 5th printing and it's easy to see why. The beautiful hardcover book is at once both whimsical (perfectly capturing the spirit of Anderson's films) and authoritative (it's the first in-depth overview of Anderson's oeuvre). Featuring previously unpublished photos, artwork and other Andersonian ephemera, the book provides lots of insider-y information about Anderson's films and his core group of actors as well as insight into his filmmaking process. Max Dalton's illustrations perfectly reflect the filmmaker's playful style, another reason this isn't just a book to read, but rather a book to explore. The only bad news? Amazon.com and other booksellers can't seem to keep it in stock it fast enough, so may have to go on a quest (worthy of an Anderson film?) to find a copy. (Harry N. Abrams, $40.00) (Buy HERE)
"John Cassavetes: Five Films" (Criterion Collection)
If you want to give the gift of indie film inspiration, look no further than The Criterion Collection's "John Cassavetes: Five Films." Sure, at just under $100 ($99.96), it's not cheap, but considering what you're getting for the money, it's a relative bargain. Trained as an actor, Cassavetes gave his actors the freedom to experiment and improvise and the result is electrifying. In these five films -- "Shadows," "Faces," "The Woman Under the Influence," "The Killing of A Chinese Bookie," and "Opening Night," Cassavetes' work spans from from intimate relationship drama to re-imagined film noir. As a bonus, along with the high-definition digital restorations of the five films -- all independent film classics -- you also get the documentary Charles Kiselyak's "A Constant Forge -- The Life and Art of John Cassavetes," featuring candid interviews with Cassavetes' collaborators and archival footage. Cassavetes aficionados will appreciate the alternate 18-minute opening sequence for "Faces," original trailers, as well as audio interviews with the director from the 1970s. (Buy HERE)
"Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses"
Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty's oral history of B-movie legend Roger Corman surveys some 60 years of wild and often daring genre films produced, directed and written by the unflappable DIY visionary in the words of massive community he helped foster. Corman proteges quoted in the book range from Francis Ford Coppola to Bruce Dern, Jonathan Demme, Peter Bogdonavich and Corman himself. Their responses are beautifully laid out in a large format coffee table volume littered with high resolution imagery featuring dozens of Corman posters featuring juicy titles like "Caged Heat" and "Galaxy of Terror." Despite the kitsch, however, "Crab Monsters" provides a serious, almost scholarly overview of Corman's value in the history of American independent cinema, as he helped shepherd along talents like Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson and many, many more. The result isn't just a celebration of the B-movie; it's a first-rate history of American movies that gleefully defied the system. (Buy HERE)
"Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide: The Modern Era"
Since 1969, film critic Leonard Maltin's annual movie guide provides one of the most comprehensive overviews of movie ratings in book form. Each year, the updated volume grows a little bit thicker, and that much more essential for any intense movie viewer's library. Maltin -- also an Indiewire blogger, of course -- and his team are masters at the art of the capsule review, boiling down analysis and recommendation to a handful of text and keenly selected star ratings, which is often more than enough to pique a reader's interest, especially now that home viewing options are so dense. The latest edition contains a new introduction, a list of resources and more. (Buy HERE)
"Frances Ha" (Criterion Collection)
Sure, the film is available to stream on Netflix, but given it got the Criterion treatment, the DVD/Blu-ray of "Frances Ha" is a gift well worth giving. The beloved 2013 release from filmmaker Noah Baumbach features Greta Gerwig in her most appealing performance yet as the bumbling, free spirited titular protagonist, a character you can't help but love. The packed disc comes loaded with conversations between Baumbach and Peter Bogdanovich, Sarah Polley and Gerwig, Baumbach and the film's director of photography, plus best of all, a lovely booklet featuring an essay by playwright Annie Baker. (Buy HERE)
"Inside Llewyn Davis" Soundtrack
Produced by T Bone Burnett, the 60s folk inspired soundtrack to the Coens latest features almost a dozen original songs performed by the film's cast, which is led by Oscar Isaac as the titular character, a down-on-his-luck musician struggling to make it in the quickly evolving Greenwich Village music scene of the early 1960's. Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Adam Driver, and Stark Sands show up on the album to sing new material, alongside an eclectic array of tracks from classic musicians like Bob Dylan, Nancy Blake and Dave Van Ronk. A must have for any folk lover. (Buy HERE)
"Spring Breakers" 'Britney' Poster
While Harmony Korine's subversive and scandalous candy-colored blast of a new film "Spring Breakers" has been dividing audiences since going into wide release earlier this year (it's now available on DVD/Blu-ray), there's no denying the nutty brilliance of the sequence where James Franco, as Florida gangster Alien, takes to his outdoor piano to offer his sincere rendition of Britney Spears' ballad "Everytime," flanked by three teens gone wild (Ashely Benson, Vanessa Hudgens and Rachel Korine). That moment is captured beautifully in A24's poster for the film (that Indiewire premiered online), making for one of the must-have posters of the year. (Buy HERE)
Re-Imagined Movie Posters
Everybody loves movie posters. But instead of just buying the same old, there's loads of re-imagined posters for sale from some great graphic designers. Matt Owen and Matt Needle both have dozens of posters (not to mention t-shirts) for sale that take classic and contemporary film and television ads and give them a minimalist makeover. Like this fantastic poster for Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kindgom" or this one for Joel & Ethan Coen's "Raising Arizona."
For the techie:
Google Chromecast
Google calls it a "dongle," but that sounds too silly, so we'll call it a thingamajig. Whatever you want to call it, Google Chromecast could be the answer to your loved one's quest to find an easy way to watch streaming video and listen to music -- everything from Netflix, YouTube, HBO Go, Hulu Plus Google Play Movies and Music, and Chrome -- on an HDTV. The three best things about Google Chromecast: 1) it's easy to use 2) it's small 3) it's cheap. At only $35, it's way cheaper than a Roku or an AppleTV. Also, unlike those devices, Google Chromecast enables you to watch internet TV shows via websites. Another big plus, you can watch your own videos (off your local or network drive) on your TV. Just plug the little sucker into your HDTV, connect to Wifi and send videos from your smartphone, tablet or laptop to your TV. (Buy HERE)
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Looking to get a gorgeous shot but need to do so discreetly? Or need to carry a camera into a place that's not so accommodating to anything above a certain size or weight? Then the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is probably on your radar. But with a price tag of $995 and gorgeous footage, with the ability to shoot footage converted into high quality lossless compressed files, the Blackmagic is on the forefront of filmmaking on the go, in tight spaces, and in secret. (Buy HERE)
For the TV lover:
"Breaking Bad: The Complete Series"
Saying goodbye to Walter White, Jesse Pinkman and company hasn't been easy, but one way to dull the pain of farewell for the obsessive fan in your life might be via this box set of the complete series -- if you can find it. The 16-disc set sold out not long after it went on sale on November 26th, meaning that if you want to get hold of one of them, it'll probably cost you more than the already considerable $299.99 retail price. Packed in a barrel that's a replica of the one in which Walt packed his money, the set comes with 55 hours of special features, a new two-hour documentary about the show and a Los Pollos Hermanos apron -- but it's the prospect of the full series on beautiful Blu-ray that's really enticing, this being one of the most cinematic of television dramas in our current "Golden Age." Fortunately, even those who can't track down the collector's set can pick up the individual seasons on Blu-ray to cobble together their own complete collection -- it may not come with an apron, but it's still one hell of a show. (Buy HERE)
"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: The Complete Series"
When this cult favorite soap opera parody first aired from 1976-1977, it was in syndicated markets -- producer Norman Lear (of "All in the Family" and "Good Times") had to sell the show to independent stations, as the broadcast networks were too leery of the subject matter. Walking the line between a straightforward example of its genre and a bizarre, nearly Lynchian enterprise, "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" starred Louise Lasser as the pigtailed housewife of the title, so zoned out on TV and Reader's Digest she's more concerned about the waxy buildup on her floor than the murder of the family across the street in the first episode. The series provided a dark commentary on how a daily barrage of commercials and media shaped its main character, but it's also just very funny, particularly in the cast of Mary Kay Place's would-be country singer Loretta Haggers. Shout! Factory's box set of the long-unavailable series was released on December 3rd and has a list price of $249.95, but for that you can the full 325 episodes on 38 discs -- plenty of bang for your buck. (Buy HERE)
"Difficult Men"/"The Revolution Was Televised"
How did we get to this point in which television as a medium is now justifiably being taken as seriously as film? A pair of recent books, one released this summer and the other late last year, chronicle the rise of our age of artistically ambitious small screen work, and make a great twofer for your favorite TV lover. Brett Martin's "Difficult Men" focuses on the influential cable dramas of the late '90s and 2000s, from "The Sopranos" to "The Shield" and "Mad Men," shows with dark, morally complicated (to say the least) protagonists who challenged preconceptions about the types of characters audiences wanted to watch. Television critic Alan Sepinwall's book "The Revolution Was Televised," which has been republished by Touchstone after an initial self-published run, covers a few of the same shows, but takes a broader (and less strictly masculine) look at the idea of quality TV, including programs like "Lost," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "24" and "Battlestar Galactica." The book pulls from interviews with the Davids Chase, Simon and Milch, as well as Damon Lindelof, Vince Gilligan and more. (Buy "Difficult Men" HERE; Buy "The Revolution Was Televised" HERE)
(Paula Bernstein, Peter Knegt, Eric Kohn, Bryce Renninger, Nigel Smith and Alison Willmore contributed to this story.)


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Carruth J. Wagner, M.D., influenced the lives of countless people throughout his distinguished career. His dedication to public health improved the quality of life for generations of individuals. Dr. Wagner was born in Omaha on Sept. 4, 1916. He earned an undergraduate degree from then-University of Omaha in 1938 and a medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1941. Dr. Wagner graduated from medical school with honors and was revered as the star of his class.
The medical career of Dr. Wagner took him from coast to coast, continent to continent and even to the White House. Educated as a surgeon and later certified as an orthopaedic surgeon, he practiced in a number of Public Health Service Hospitals after World War II. In 1965, Dr. Wagner was appointed chief
of the Bureau of Medical Services of the Public Health Service with the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
Dr. Wagner served his country under four U.S. presidents as: assistant surgeon general; director of the Bureau of Health Services; chief, Bureau of Medical Services; chief, Division of Indian Health Services; and chief, Division of Health Mobilization. In 1962, at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Dr. Wagner
was responsible for health mobilization in the event of nuclear, biological or chemical warfare.
Dr. Wagner received numerous awards and honors. Among them were the Pfizer Award of Merit Citation, the American Academy of General Practice Meritorious Service Award and an honorary degree in science from UNMC in 1966. Dr. Wagner also was recognized as one of the top 100 Nebraskans of the 20th Century.
As chief of the division of Indian Health, Dr. Wagner strongly influenced national health policy on American Indian reservations. He recognized that continued improvement in the health of the American Indian and Alaskan Natives would result only from prevention, not just treatment, of disease. The programs he initiated dramatically improved infant survival and the overall health of the Indian nations.
In creating the Carruth J. Wagner Foundation, Dr. Wagner recognized that by supporting students who wished to become health care professionals, he ultimately was contributing to the state of world health. Today, the Wagner Foundation funds scholarships throughout the world. These include five annual scholarships for graduate students in the UNMC College of Public Health. Also a fund Dr. Wagner established in 1979 benefits medical and nursing students at UNMC. The Mabel May Wagner Memorial Scholarship fund honors the memory of his mother who worked tirelessly to finance Dr. Wagner's education at the University of Omaha and then at UNMC. Dr. Wagner retired in 2001 at the age of 84. He passed away on Nov. 25, 2002, in Sacramento, California.