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Virus arms race primes malware numbers surge
Half (52 per cent) of new malware strains only stick around for 24 hours or less. The prevalence of short lived variants reflects a tactic by miscreants aimed at overloading security firms so that more damaging strains of malware remain undetected for longer, according to a study by Panda Security. The security firm, based in …
But what happens when...
...malware propagation rates start to exceed the rate by which they can be scanned? I'm surprised writers haven't taken more pages from amoebae and tried things like "code conjugation" in which two different strains detect each other and swap code pieces, thus turning themselves into two new, unknown strains instantly and without any human intervention. If new strains can be created without human intervention, then it's probably safe to say the malware war will be well and truly lost--nature itself shows how resilient such things as insects, amoebae, and bacteria have been despite eons of antagonism and predation.
Cry me a river...
"We have to wait until we get hold of the malware they have created to be able to analyse, classify and combat it. In this race, vendors that work with traditional, manual analysis techniques are too slow to vaccinate clients, as the distribution and infection span is very short."
Maybe you should come up with a different plan then, and stop scaring users into installing your useless software!
A huge overestimate
The quoted number of existing malware (30 million different variants) is overstated by at least a factor of 30. This makes the remaining of their numbers hugely suspect, too. Then, again, Panda is an anti-virus company, so they are hardly unbiased researchers...
blah blah blah - 37000 New Threats Per Day - blah blah blah - Buy Our Product Not Symantec, McAfee, etc. I wonder who is really creating all those threats?
Wrong approach?
If Panda's stats are anything like reliable (I tend to agree with the good Dr. Vesselin Bontchev that they may be a little massaged) then we're already at the stage where we need to consider that the current AV approach is ready for the bin
Currently companies are trying to catalog 'baddies', this was fine in the 80s and 90s when the number of baddies was so small, it got progressively worse to the point we are at today when thousands of new baddies appear a day. I already need to upgrade my PC just to keep up to date with the new anti virus (same OS), and I know I'm not the only person who unplugs his network cable and disables the AV during certain operations just so I can remember the day when a few gigahertz was an impressive speed
We need some sort of quantum shift in behavioural scanners and firewalls but something capable of warning in english instead of the usual "[neverheardofit.dll] is accessing IP [havent.got.a.clue] using port [who cares]" type of messages which my mum (and subsequently me) really appreciate
When I read Panda's terror message I don't think "Oooh Oooh I must buy Panda" I think they are admitting their impending doom
evacuation sequence start
If this trend continues, there will come a time when the amount of malware is so large, that anti-malware filters will need more power than the systems they are protecting are able to provide.
At this time, those systems will become essentially worthless, and unusable.
You can choose to leave now, or later. But you cannot choose to stay...
"37,000 new viruses, worms, "
That's for Windows, I assume? Then why don't you say so!
But think
of the children who will be saved by the pandas.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww its so cute.
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Red Dragon
Red Dragon
|Brett Ratner
|Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman
|Film, Suspense
Poor Hannibal--gone from a modern-day nightmare icon to a mincing camp villain no more ominous than your aunt's pekingese in the space of just three films. Red Dragon opens with the eminent Baltimore psychiatrist/psychopath feeding choice cuts of an ineffectual flutist to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra board. The scene drew laughs from the preview audience, and it deserved them. In his third film playing Hannibal Lecter (including The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal), Anthony Hopkins seems to so enjoy people's delight at his eerie mannerisms that he heads straight over the top with them until he's practically channeling Truman Capote. Director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2) either didn't have the sand to stop Hopkins or didn't have the cinema savvy to realize he should try. Judging from the rest of Red Dragon, my money's on the latter.
Hopkins is well cast, for better or worse, and the caliber of the primary players--Edward Norton as tortured but tousled FBI agent Will Graham; Ralph Fiennes as the wannabe über-mensch serial killer Graham is out to nab; Emily Watson as a blind woman with the bad fortune to fall for the worst possible guy; Philip Seymour Hoffman as a tabloid sleaze--promises great things. Unfortunately, Ted Tally's lumbering script gives everyone a lot of 'splaining to do (this from the man who wrote the Lambs screenplay), and Ratner is no help, snuffing any excitement or life the actors manage to kindle by boxing them in with static two-shots and other uninspired directing choices. In fact, Ratner makes one bad choice after another right down the line--from using cheap shock tactics and then not using them enough, to needlessly playing up the Norman Bates aspects of Fiennes' character, to getting nonsensically cutesy with the ending to link his movie with its betters in the series--and the results are ever more shoddy and crass.
While Red Dragon compares unfavorably to The Silence of the Lambs (better every year) and Hannibal (disappointing but at least competent), it suffers most when compared to Manhunter, Michael Mann's taut and stylish 1986 film of the same Thomas Harris novel. If you haven't seen it, or haven't seen it in a while, Mann's film is well worth a rental fee. Ratner should probably rent it, too, and pay attention this time.

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Lists of favourite goals in the UEFA Champions League would naturally lean towards the ones scored in the latter stages - like Scholes' semi-final screamer or Solskjaer's unforgettable, instinctive finish in the Nou Camp.
But dig deeper into the memory banks and you'll swiftly find some gems in the early rounds, as our free video of great Manchester United goals in the group stages demonstrates. Inspired by the draw for the 2012/13 Champions League, the editorial team at Old Trafford collectively came up with the following list of ten crackers, in chronological order:
Lee Sharpe v Barcelona (94/95), Ryan Giggs v Juventus (97/98), David Beckham v Barcelona and Andy Cole v Barcelona (both 98/99), Paul Scholes v Panathinaikos (00/01), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer v Lille OSC (01/02), Juan Sebastian Veron v Olympiakos and Ruud van Nistelrooy v FC Basel (both 02/03), Wayne Rooney v Fenerbahce (04/05) and Cristiano Ronaldo v Sporting Lisbon (07/08).
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Two cottages on one deep lake lot. The listed rate is for the Cottage nearest the water. If both cottages are needed there is an additional 80.00 per night fee.
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Amazing sunrises and a gorgeous view of Grand Lake. Property is within 7 miles of The Presque Isle Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse on the Great Lakes.
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Cory K purchased this cottage in 2013
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Aetna considers axial lumbar interbody fusion (AxiaLIF), a percutaneous pre-sacral access route to the L5 - S1 vertebral bodies for spinal fusion, experimental and investigational because of insufficient evidence of its effectiveness.
See also CPB 0016 - Back Pain - Invasive Procedures and CPB 0743 - Spinal Surgery: Laminectomy and Fusion.
Interbody fusion (arthrodesis) in the lumbar spine is performed to treat painful symptoms caused by instability of the vertebrae, such as spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, or degenerative disc disease. Methods of spinal fusion include bone grafts or metal implants placed either anteriorly, posteriorly, or laterally; however, insertion of these implants is not without surgical risk. Numerous open and minimally invasive techniques have been developed but all of these approaches experience the same shortcomings related to biomechanics or inherent iatrogenic destabilization.
In an attempt to alleviate many of the limitations of previous techniques, a pre-sacral approach to the lumbosacral junction has been investigated. Transaxial anterior lumbar interbody fusion is an emerging minimally invasive spinal fusion procedure used to treat patients with chronic lower back pain (Ollendorf, et al., 2011). This procedure is an alternative to traditional fusion techniques that utilize anterior or posterior approaches to directly expose the lumbosacral spine. In the case of transaxial anterior lumbar interbody fusion the spine is accessed percutaneously via the anterior surface of the sacrum.
The axial lumbar interbody fusion (AxiaLIF) system (TranS1, Inc., Wilmington, NC) combines a minimally invasive technique with a novel corridor approach. Through a small para-coccygeal incision, a pre-sacral corridor is percutaneously created for access to the anterior lumbosacral body and, subsequently, to the L5 - S1 intervertebral space. Proponents of this approach report minimal risk to adjacent vital structures and no annular disruption. The AxiaLIF system was cleared for marketing through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) process. The device includes instruments for creating a small pre-sacral axial track to the L5 - S1 vertebral bodies for the insertion of bone graft material into the disc space. The device also includes an anterior fixation rod that is implanted through the same track. According to the FDA 510(k) letter to the manufacturer, the system is indicated for patients requiring fusion to treat pseudoarthrosis, unsuccessful previous fusion, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis (grade 1 or 2), or degenerative disc disease defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies. The AxiaLIF is not intended to treat severe scoliosis, severe spondylolisthesis (grades 3 and 4), tumor or trauma. Its usage is limited to anterior supplemental fixation of the lumbar spine at L5 - S1 in conjunction with legally marked facet and pedicle screw systems.
According to TranS1's website, the risks of the AxiaLIF system are similar to any spine stabilization surgery (e.g., bleeding, neurological damage, damage to soft tissue, spinal cord impingement or damage, infection, loss of bowel or bladder function, loss of erectile or ejaculatory function, meningitis, or pain). The website states that the risks associated with the implant include: breakage of the implants, loosening or expulsion of the implants possibly causing delayed nerve root impingement or damage, fracture of osseous structures, and bursitis.
The most common comparison of interbody techniques in the literature has been between anterior and posterior interbody techniques. There are no randomized controlled trials comparing the outcomes of lumbar fusion using the pre-sacral technique with standard approach techniques. Current published literature consists of feasibility reports and small non-randomized case series with limited follow-up.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine (Resnick et al, 2005) reported that posterior lumbar interbody fusion, transformal interbody fusion, or anterior lumbar interbody fusion techniques are the treatment options for patients with low-back pain due to degenerative disc disease at one or two levels. The guideline did not mention a pre-sacral approach for spinal fusion or the AxiaLIF system. The guideline stated, "Future studies focusing on patient outcomes are required to establish whether the increased fusion rates seen with interbody techniques are truly associated with improved functional outcomes. Application of reliable, valid, and responsive outcome measures in a multi-center randomized trial would serve to answer this question. In terms of the techniques used to achieve an interbody arthrodesis, it is likely that certain techniques will be more applicable to different patient populations. Future studies should be focused on evaluating the individual techniqes within specific patient populations. Well-designed cohort studies would provide needed Class II medical evidence. Randomized studies would need to include adequate numbers of patients to ensure sufficient power to be able to assess whether the incremental improvement achieved with interbody techniques is clinically significant."
The AxiaLIF percutaneous lumbar interbody fusion procedure may provide an alternative access route to the L5 - S1 inter-space in those patients who may have unfavorable anatomy or contraindications to the traditional open anterior approach (Aryan et al, 2008). However, there is insufficient evidence of the effectiveness of a pre-sacral approach with the AxiaLIF system.
Duan and colleagues (2009) reviewed the feature, biomechanics, and clinical application of percutaneous 360 degree AxiaLIF technique, which is different from other lumbar interbody fusion techniques due to its capability in maintaining the integrity of the bilateral facet joints, the anterior/posterior longitudinal ligament, and the annulus fibrosus. The 3-dimensional AxiaLIF Rod provided axial support and fixation, thus relieving stenosis of the lumbar intervertebral foramen and restoring the intervertebral disc height and the whole height and physiological curvature of the lumbar spine. The recovery of the intervertebral disc height could restore the folded or crumpled flavum, the posterior longitudinal ligament, and the herniated annulus, resulting in the improvement of stenosis symptoms of nerve root canal or central vertebral canal. The authors concluded that percutaneous 360 degree AxiaLIF technique achieves satisfying therapeutic effects, although it has fairly narrow indication and needs long-term follow-up observation.
Luther, et al. (2009) reported on a case series of transaxial lumbar interbody fusion in patients with chronic back pain and radiographic evidence of lumbar degenerative disc disease at L5-S1. Five patients received a single-level fusion and one patient received a two-level fusion. Bony fusion was seen on postoperative imaging in one patient after 12 months. Limitations of this study include its small size, limited followup, lack of comparison group and retrospective nature.
Patel, et al. (2010) conducted a review of the charts of 50 patients who underwent axial lumbar interbody fusion surgery at a single institution between 2006 and 2008. the 50 patients (32 women, 18 men; mean age, 49.29 years) treated with axial lumbar interbody fusion, 48 had preoperative VAS scores and 16 had preoperative ODI scores available. Complete radiographic data were available at the preoperative, initial postoperative, and final postoperative time points for 46 patients (92%). At last follow-up (average, 12 months), ODI scores were reduced from 46 to 22, and VAS scores were lowered from 8.1 to 3.6. Of the 49 patients with postoperative radiographs, 47 (96%) went on to a solid fusion. There were no significant differences between pre- and postoperative disk space height and lumbar lordosis angle. The most common complications were superficial infection and pseudoarthrosis. Other complications were rectal injury, hematoma, and irritation of a nerve root by a screw. Limitations of this study include its retrospective nature, small size, limited duration of followup and lack of comparison group.
Tobler et al (2011) reported the 2-year clinical and radiographic outcomes associated with a L5-S1 interbody fusion procedure that employs an axial presacral surgical approach. A total of 156 patients from 4 clinical sites were selected for inclusion if they underwent a L5-S1 interbody fusion via the presacral approach with the AxiaLIF system and had both pre-surgical and 2-year radiographic or clinical follow-up. Back pain and functional impairment were evaluated with an 11-point numeric scale and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), respectively, pre-operatively and at 2 years. Standard radiographic imaging techniques were used to determine fusion status. Marked clinical improvements were realized in back pain severity and functional impairment through 2 years of follow-up. Mean pain scores improved from 7.7 +/- 1.6 (n = 155) pre-operatively to 2.7 +/- 2.4 (n = 148) at 24 months, reflecting an approximate 63 % overall improvement (p < 0.001). Mean ODI scores improved from 36.6 +/- 14.6 % (n = 86) pre-operatively to 19.0 +/- 19.2 % (n = 78) at 24 months, or approximately 54 % (p < 0.001). Two-year clinical success rates on the basis of change relative to baseline of at least 30 % were 86 % (127 of 147) and 74 % (57 of 77) for pain and function, respectively. The overall radiographic fusion rate at 2 years was 94 % (145 of 155). The authors concluded that findings from this clinical series of patients treated with a pre-sacral interbody fusion procedure, stabilized with the AxiaLIF rod, reflect favorable and durable outcomes through 2 years of follow-up. Moreover, they noted that while the results from the current study are encouraging, especially in contrast to previously published systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials (RCTs), they must be interpreted with caution. In fact, Andersson et al (2006) noted that there was an identifiable trend for RCTs to report a smaller magnitude of improvement in most clinical outcomes compared with other types of trials. For example, there was a 36 % median reduction in pain severity realized after spinal fusion in RCTs compared with a median reduction of 53 % for retrospective case series. It is probable that the selection criteria utilized in the current series effectively excluded the worst cases by requiring 2 years of post-operative radiographical or clinical follow-up. Consequently, the authors acknowledged that this retrospective study offers only level IV evidence of clinical effectiveness. However, it does provide a foundation for future studies to confirm or modify the current findings. Tobler et al (2011) also stated that "[t]he minimally invasive presacral interbody fusion is a procedure that allows preservation of the annulus and all paraspinous soft tissue structures. The distinctness of the procedure requires that surgeons be well familiarized with the presacral anatomy. Additionally, the methodology to prepare the interspace for fusion requires that the surgeon relies on fluoroscopic imaging as opposed to direct visualization of the disc space. These procedural characteristics have resulted in a level of uncertainty among surgeons about widely adopting this technique. The distinct limitations of the current study notwithstanding, the clinical and radiographic findings remain promising but require corroboration in additional patient groups".
Gundanna et al (2011) evaluated complications associated with axial interbody lumbar fusion procedures using the AxiaLIF system in the post-marketing period. Between March 2005 and March 2010, 9,152 patients underwent interbody fusion with the AxiaLIF system through an axial presacral approach. A single-level L5 to S1 fusion was performed in 8,034 patients (88 %), and a 2-level (L4 to S1) fusion was used in 1,118 (12 %). A pre-defined database was designed to record device- or procedure-related complaints via spontaneous reporting. The complications that were recorded included bowel injury, superficial wound and systemic infections, transient intra-operative hypotension, migration, subsidence, pre-sacral hematoma, sacral fracture, vascular injury, nerve injury, and ureter injury. Complications were reported in 120 of 9,152 patients (1.3 %). The most commonly reported complications were bowel injury (n = 59, 0.6 %) and transient intra-operative hypotension (n = 20, 0.2 %). The overall complication rate was similar between single-level (n = 102, 1.3 %) and 2-level (n = 18, 1.6 %) fusion procedures, with no significant differences noted for any single complication. The authors concluded that the 5-year post-marketing surveillance experience with the AxiaLIF system suggested that axial interbody lumbar fusion through the pre-sacral approach is associated with a low incidence of complications. The overall complication rates observed in this evaluation compares favorably with those reported in trials of open and minimally invasive lumbar fusion surgery. The major drawback of this study was that fusion rates were not reported in this series. Another drawback was the spontaneous complication-reporting mechanism, which may under-estimate the true incidence of complications.
An assessment of the Axialif procedure by the Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures – Surgical (ASERNIP-S) (Leopardi, 2010) noted the lack of high quality studies of the Axialif procedure and the need for long-term studies. The assessment concluded: "Overall, the AxiaLIF procedure appears to offer some symptom improvement in patients suffering from back pain, without major compromise to their safety. High-quality comparative studies are needed to completely assess the safety and efficacy of the AxiaLIF procedure."
Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE, 2011) concluded that current evidence on the efficacy of transaxial interbody lumbosacral fusion is limited in quantity but shows symptom relief in the short term in some patients. The guidance stated that evidence on safety shows that there is a risk of rectal perforation. Therefore this procedure should only be used with special arrangements for clinical governance, consent and audit or research. The guidance noted the need for further research into transaxial interbody lumbosacral fusion, and stated that research outcomes should include fusion rates, pain and functional scores, quality of life measures and the frequency of both early and late complications. Specialist advisors to NICE listed key efficacy outcomes as improvement in low back pain and radiological evidence of fusion. Adverse events reported in the literature include rectal perforation and presacral abscess, rectal injury, pseudarthrosis, and intractable pain. One specialist advisor to NICE reported anecdotal events of infection and peritoneal injury and another reported pelvic abscess in one patient. The specialist advisors to NICE considered theoretical adverse events to include infection, bowel or bladder perforation, vascular injury, nerve damage, damage to parasympathetic plexus, cerebrospinal fluid leak due to dural tear, implant migration, loosening or breakage, and difficulty in revision. The guidance noted that transaxial interbody lumbosacral fusion was used as the sole procedure in a minority of the patients reported in the literature. Most patients had other adjunctive procedures and this made the evidence difficult to interpret.
Li and colleagues (2012) stated that AxiaLIF is a novel, minimally invasive surgery. Although there were a few clinical reports on its safety, AxiaLIF is less used in current practice because of the unfamiliarity of surgeons with the regional anatomy of pre-sacral space. These researchers performed a precise anatomical study of the pre-sacral space and examined the approach safety of AxiaLIF in an anatomical aspect. A total of 16 adult cadaveric pelvic specimens were divided along the median sagittal plane. The pre-sacral fascial structures, the recto-sacral fascia, and the pelvic splanchnic nerves were dissected and measured. In the simulated operation, a blunt guide pin was inserted bilaterally to determine the relation of the guide pin's path with important anatomic structures. Mean distances with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. The results showed that the fascial structures of the pre-sacral space were divided into 5 layers, and the pelvic splanchnic nerves limited the dissection of the lower rectum, the mean length of which was 2.2 cm (1.9 to 2.5 cm). In the simulated operation, the mean minimum distance from the guide pin to the pelvic splanchnic nerves was 0.8 cm (0.4 to 1.2 cm), and the mean vertical distance to the S3 to S4 junction was 1.5 cm (1.2 to 1.7 cm). The authors concluded that these findings suggested that the approach for AxiaLIF is risky and requires further modification.
Hadjipavlou and colleagues (2013) quantified the risks and complications associated with AxiaLIF in a series of 29 patients. AxiaLIF is a fusion technique using a percutaneous retro-rectal, pre-sacral corridor approach to access the L5 to S1 and L4 to L5 intervertebral spaces transaxially, through the body of S1 and L5 vertebrae. The fusion rate in the present series was 92 % and the reported results ranged from 68 % to 100 %. The only serious complication in the authors' series was 1 pre-sacral hematoma (1/29, or 3.5 %). Symptomatic subsidence occurred in the stand alone group, resulting in foraminal stenosis and radiculopathy in 2 patients (7 %) and back pain in 1 (3.5 %). Painful radiolucent halo around the rod was noted in a spondylolytic case (1/29, or 3.5 %) ; it resolved after transpedicular instrumentation. The authors concluded that AxiaLIF is a novel truly minimally invasive technique not requiring blood transfusion and can be safely performed as a day surgery. Retroperitoneal hematoma, ureteral and vascular injuries can be avoided by respecting the regional anatomical landmarks as guided by accurate fluoroscopy. Only expanding hematomas may have to be drained. Bowel perforation can be prevented by gently sweeping away the rectum from the sacrum before inserting the guide probe. Moreover, they stated that "The main objective of this clinical study was to scrutinize the complications of this procedure in our series in order to establish technical guidelines for avoiding potential pitfalls and render AxiaLIF a safer procedure. It remains to determine its level of effectiveness in relation to other techniques in controlled randomized studies …. Since in our series we encountered no serious complications, and the fusion rate is relatively high, this suggests encouraging perspectives".
Zeilstra et al (2013) reported their 6-year single-center experience with L5-S1 axial lumbar interbody fusion (AxiaLIF). A total of 131 patients with symptomatic degenerative disc disease refractory to non-surgical treatment were treated with AxiaLIF at L5-S1, and were followed for a minimum of 1 year (mean of 21 months). Main outcomes included back and leg pain severity, Oswestry Disability Index score, working status, analgesic medication use, patient satisfaction, and complications. Computed tomography was used to determine post-operative fusion status. No intra-operative complications, including vascular, neural, urologic, or bowel injuries, were reported. Back and leg pain severity decreased by 51 % and 42 %, respectively, during the follow-up period (both p < 0.001). Back function scores improved 50 % compared to baseline. Clinical success, defined as improvement greater than or equal to 30 %, was 67 % for back pain severity, 65 % for leg pain severity, and 71 % for back function. The employment rate increased from 47 % before surgery to 64 % at final follow-up (p < 0.001). Less than 1 in 4 patients regularly used analgesic medications post-surgery. Patient satisfaction with the AxiaLIF procedure was 83 %. The fusion rate was 87.8 % at final follow-up. During follow-up, 17 (13.0 %) patients underwent 18 re-operations on the lumbar spine, including pedicle screw fixation (n = 10), total disc replacement of an uninvolved level (n = 3), facet screw fixation (n = 3), facet screw removal (n = 1), and interbody fusion at L4-L5 (n = 1); 8 (6.1 %) re-operations were at the index level. The authors concluded that single-level AxiaLIF is a safe and effective means to achieve lumbosacral fusion in patients with symptomatic degenerative disc disease. Moreover, they noted that "Our study is limited by the retrospective nature of the analysis. Additionally, all patients underwent fusion at L5 to S1 and, therefore, no conclusions can be drawn regarding the effectiveness or safety of 2-level AxiaLIF from this report. Lastly, mean patient follow-up was 21 months. Although this represents one of the longest follow-up reports following AxiaLIF surgery, long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes are unknown".
In a retrospective study, Whang et al (2013) reviewed the findings of 96 patients who underwent L5 to S1 interbody fusions through either a standard anterior retroperitoneal approach or using a novel device inserted through the pre-sacral space (AxiaLIF) in conjunction with supplemental posterior fixation between 2002 and 2010. Patient information and procedural data were obtained from hospital charts. Multi-planar computed tomography images were evaluated by 2 independent observers to assess fusion success at 24 months using a 4-point grading scale. In addition to reviewing the medical records to identify any complications, all of the sites were queried regarding any device-related adverse events that may have occurred. According to the radiographic analysis, the arthrodesis rates recorded for the ALIF and AxiaLIF cohorts were 79 % and 85 %, respectively (p > 0.05). The numbers and types of adverse events recorded for these procedures appeared to be similar although there was 1 serious intra-operative complication (iliac artery laceration) noted in the ALIF group. The authors concluded that the radiographic success and adverse events associated with AxiaLIF appear to be similar to that observed for ALIF, suggesting that this technique represents a safe and effective method for achieving an interbody fusion across the L5 to S1 disk space when utilized in conjunction with posterior fixation. The author noted that this study had several drawbacks – "The retrospective nature of this analysis obviously did not allow for randomization of subjects or the utilization of other controls to minimize patient or procedural variability. It is conceivable that the wide range of adjunctive graft materials employed in this series may have affected the results of the radiographic assessment. For example, more individuals in the AxiaLIF group were treated with recombinant growth factors than those in the ALIF group (29 versus 11, respectively); this finding can account for the higher fusion rate in the AxiaLIF group. Many interbody fusion studies have noted a high fusion rate with the use of recombinant proteins. However, specific to the AxiaLIF procedure, Gerszten et al and Tobler et al failed to identify any significant differences between the radiographic findings of AxiaLIF devices filled with either rhBMP-2 or other bone graft materials. Similarly, the multiple different fixation strategies that were used to enhance the segmental stability of these interbody constructs may represent a confounding variable as well. Finally, this study did not consider outcomes measures like Tobler et al who employed validated instruments to assess the clinical and functional improvements of their patients following their surgeries. It is expected that this particular deficiency will be addressed by an upcoming prospective post-market trial that is scheduled to begin enrollment in the near future. Nevertheless, we are confident that none of these methodological flaws detract from the overall significance of these results, which indicate that the safety and efficacy of AxiaLIF appear to be similar to that of ALIF for interbody fusions involving the L5-S1 intervertebral disk space".


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BY LORI RACKL Staff email@example.com October 5, 2011 4:58PM
Hiking with the glaciers as a backdrop in Iceland. | Lori Rackl~Sun-Times
COUNTRY WALKERS: The U.S.-based active travel company has three, eight-day guided hiking trips in Iceland next summer, starting in Reykjavik on June 26, July 10 and July 31. The trip costs $5,998 and includes hotels, almost all meals and activities. (Iceland is one of Country Walkers' most expensive trips; it's a pricey destination despite recent economic woes.) You don't need to be an expert hiker. We covered about four to nine miles a day, and you can always do less than the itinerary calls for; countrywalkers.com, (877) 784-0616.
GETTING THERE: Icelandair flies nonstop between Keflavik International Airport (near Reykjavik) and several U.S. gateways, such as Boston and Minneapolis (not Chicago). U.S. passengers are allowed to stopover in Iceland on their way to any of Icelandair's 20-plus destinations in Europe for no additional airfare; icelandair.com. Low-cost carrier Iceland Express this summer started offering seasonal nonstop service between Chicago and Keflavik; icelandexpress.com.
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Why are you going to Iceland?
It's a question friends and family asked just about every one of the 15 of us on Country Walkers' "Reykjavik & National Parks" tour.
No one asks why you're going to Italy or France; their selling points are well known. But Iceland — a seemingly far away place that's actually the closet European country to the States — remains a mystery to most.
The nation's name conjures up images of, well, ice, the singer Bjork and uppity volcanoes prone to belching ash clouds that wreak havoc on European air travel. That pretty much summed up the scope of my Icelandic knowledge when a couple of girlfriends and I decided to vacation there in August.
A big benefit of traveling on an organized tour is that we didn't have to bone up on the destination beforehand. Virtually every detail — logistics, lodging, food, activities — would be taken care of by Country Walkers, a Vermont-based tour operator that's been running guided hiking trips around the world for 30-plus years.
Iceland is a new offering for Country Walkers, whose trip starts in the quirky capital of Reykjavik before commencing on a counterclockwise journey around most of the island's circumference.
Our overnight flight — less than five hours from Boston — landed us at Iceland's Keflavik International Airport around 6 a.m. By this time, the summer sun had already been up for a few hours in this country whose northern border plays footsy with the Arctic Circle.
Still groggy from our overnight flight, we were greeted at the airport by two friendly Country Walkers guides, Kristin and Arngunnur. Both are Icelandic natives who spent many years living in the United States.
They shepherded our jet-lagged bodies straight to the nearby Blue Lagoon, the most famous of Iceland's abundant hot springs. Soaking in warm, mineral-rich water siphoned from more than a mile below the earth's surface is a national pastime for Icelanders (although the swanky and expensive Blue Lagoon sees more tourists than locals).
Iceland's location on what geologists call one of the earth's "hot spots" provides the country with an almost endless supply of natural hot water. This water is used to feed not only the popular bathing pools but to heat most homes and buildings, making Iceland a poster child for environmentally-friendly geothermal power.
The lagoon's hot, powder blue water felt like a cozy duvet against the chilly morning drizzle. From our watery nest, the scene was surreal: steam wafting from the surface of a huge man-made lagoon built in the middle of a lava field. We followed the lead of other bathers and slathered gobs of milky white silica mud on our faces and arms, alternating soaks in the hot springs with trips to the sauna.
The same surreal sense I felt during those first few hours in the Blue Lagoon ended up staying with me for the entire trip. I've never been to a place where the earth has seemed so alive. Volcanic eruptions, calving glaciers, spouting geysers, bubbling mud flats, earthquakes, gushing waterfalls. They're all part of life on Iceland, a nation that owes much of its primal landscape to its precarious position on the globe.
This is a country that's literally being torn apart — to the tune of nearly an inch a year. That's because Iceland sits on top of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a massive, mostly underwater mountain range that separates the planet's North American and Eurasian plates. From a geology standpoint, this means many things. From a bragging rights standpoint, it means you can say you walked from America to Europe. But let's get back to plate tectonics (something I never thought I'd say). These two plates are drifting apart. And like many divorces, it's a pretty explosive break up. Unlike many divorces, this one's pretty, at least in terms of the dramatic scenery it creates.
Our daily hikes took us through lava flats blanketed in green moss, across dramatic black sand beaches and past a smattering of the country's 10,000-plus waterfalls.
We watched the earth spit steam and boiling water hundreds of feet into the air in an area called Geysir, the namesake of this natural phenomenon. The strong smell of sulfur assaulted us at Namafjall, a desolate expanse peppered with pools of bubbling mud and steam vents that look like cloud-making machines.
Much of Iceland's lava rock landscape resembles the moon. Maybe that's why I wasn't too taken aback when I ran into a man dressed as a U.S. astronaut during one of our hikes along a volcanic crater. He was an actor shooting "a small film," according to the cameraman. (I thought I might have stumbled upon director Ridley Scott, who spent several weeks in Iceland this summer shooting his upcoming sci-fi flick "Prometheus.")
Iceland may be one of the most volcanically active spots on earth, but this is the land of fire and ice. It's home to Europe's largest ice cap, Vatnajokull, whose glaciers spill down surrounding mountains. Our Country Walkers group, ranging in age from a Georgia guy in his 20s to an intrepid Pennsylvanian in her 70s, strapped crampons onto our boots and trekked along one of these rumbling rivers of ice.
An amphibious vehicle — think duck ride in Wisconsin Dells — took us on a spin around Iceland's largest glacier lagoon, where seals' bobbing heads and mini icebergs poked through the turquoise water. Jokulsarlon, as it's called, has been the setting for a couple of James Bond films, but the incessant rain during our visit made it feel more like an episode of "Deadliest Catch."
The weather in Iceland is unpredictable, but it's a safe bet you'll need your rain gear. And it's cold here, although not as cold as the name implies. Seventy degrees would be considered a warm day in the summer; winter temperatures are comparable to New York's.
While the country's weather and landscape are constantly in flux, one thing that's remained remarkably stable is the culture. The Icelandic language — especially in its written form — hasn't changed much since the Middle Ages. Neither has the DNA of Icelandic horses. These stout and sturdy workhorses are genetically the same as those ridden by the Vikings, thanks to the island's strict ban on the importation of equines.
Low immigration rates and geographical isolation have made Iceland a homogeneous society with one big family tree, which might explain why the prime minister is listed in the phone book. When I half-jokingly asked our guide Kristin if she was related to Bjork, she pulled out her iPhone to check. Yes, there's an app for that. Turns out Kristin and the eccentric chanteuse are six generations removed.
"We're all like family — just a small group of people trying to survive on this cold rock in the north," Kristin said.
A small group indeed. With a population of 320,000 on an island the size of Kentucky, Iceland is the least densely populated country in Europe.
That fact wasn't lost on Paul Clear, an Oklahoma man who was on the Country Walkers trip with his wife. After we all said our good-byes and flew home, Clear wrote an e-mail to the group. In it, he recalled standing on a hill during one of our hikes and not seeing "a single road, car, sign, village, house, structure, airplane or person."
Clear, a seasoned traveler, said Iceland was different than any country he'd ever been to.
"It was unlike my expectations, even after reading about it for years and seeing pictures," he wrote. "It's great when a place can surprise me like that."
That's why you go to Iceland.
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It's lovely and sunny in London today and what better way to greet the opening of COS, H&M's new offshoot store. You'll have probably heard all about it by now, but COS designer Rebekka Bay puts it succinctly: "It is fashionable essentials, reinvented classics and the latest trends". The range will be quirky basics and modern classics in a range of timeless colours; it's all very "Sartorialist".
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MINNEAPOLIS — It was better this way. Much, much better.
The Bears have had to answer those of us who believe they've been lucky this season. Winning the NFC North title Monday night by defeating another third-string quarterback, a Vikings rookie named Joe Webb, only would have added to that impression. Throw in the fact the Vikings would be playing without Adrian Peterson, and the door was open for more emphasis on the Bears' season-long good fortune.
So seeing Brett Favre jog onto the field should have put smiles on the Bears' faces. It made their 40-14 victory that much more satisfying and that much more meaningful.
They won a division title by knocking Favre out of the game and ignoring all the pregame focus on the conditions at the University of Minnesota's field.
The Bears didn't care who played quarterback for the Vikings, as long as it wasn't Tom Brady. On a cold, snowy night, they came up with big plays over and over again. In the first quarter, a tipped Favre pass led to a Julius Peppers interception, which led to a Robbie Gould field goal. Jay Cutler hit Johnny Knox with a perfect pass on a 67-yard touchdown play later in the quarter.
Devin Hester returned the second-half kickoff 79 yards, leading to another Gould field goal. Hester returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown, giving him 14 punt or kickoff returns for scores, an NFL record.
And so on.
Conditions didn't matter
The Bears simply weren't going to be denied the North title. They didn't seem to care about the condition of the icy field. They didn't seem to care about the cold. They didn't care about anything except pushing their record to 10-4.
They didn't even care that Favre, who had been ruled out with a shoulder injury Saturday, woke up Monday determined to play. Even considering Favre's yearly retirement/unretirement tease, this was surprising, but shouldn't we have been ready for the possibility?
Why didn't any of us think to say, "Gee, I wonder if Brett's camera-lust might lead him to pull a fast one''?
We should have known that the best way for Minnesota to mend Favre's shoulder was not to hire a faith healer but to tell him that the game had turned into a huge national story.
Monday night game. Controversy over the NFL's decision to play the game on an unheated field. Millions of Americans tuning in to watch the potential carnage on the rock-hard surface.
What about any of that says, "Brett isn't going to play"? None of it.
No return this time
On Monday afternoon, the Bears found out Favre had been upgraded to questionable. In the NFL, this is like being upgraded from dead to alive. There's nothing in the rules that says you can't do the Lazarus thing on the day of the game, but it's considered definitive when a player is declared out.
"The current status of an individual is based on the medical reports,'' NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said before the game. "As I understand, he wasn't capable of playing two days ago. He has made tremendous progress physically.''
A miracle, is what it was.
It was a miracle with a short shelf life.
Bears defensive end Corey Wootton sacked Favre in the second quarter, throwing the quarterback on his head and quite possibly into an alternate universe. Did the hard field play a role in that? The force with which Wootton spun Favre to the ground would have caused a head injury on a surface made of foam.
Not long after the hit, a press-box announcement stated that Favre had a head injury and his return was doubtful.
Who would be silly enough to believe that? Believing Favre when he says he's injured is like believing Larry King when he says he's happily married. What, are we idiots?
Favre didn't come back. Stunning.
Should the Bears have been upset about his sudden good health Monday afternoon? Nah. The way Favre has played this season, it didn't look like a huge competitive edge for the Vikings. Even when opponents know he's playing, there's no way to prepare for him anyway. Never has been. He's going to try crazy passes that nobody else throws. Some are going to land in the hands of his receivers. A few are going to end in the hands of the opponent.
Favre, Webb . . . whatever
Critics will say Favre's last-minute resurrection leaves open the possibility of future shenanigans with NFL injury reports. That possibility has always been there. Favre going from out to playing shouldn't be an epiphany for sneaky coaches.
And so we moved on to the next Vikings quarterback. I don't know Joe Webb. I know that Jack Webb played Joe Friday on "Dragnet.'' Maybe Joe Webb is some sort of weird amalgam of that.
Didn't much matter.
A spectator walked out onto the field in the second quarter while a play was going on. Just wandered in as if it was the most natural thing in the world for someone to be getting a field-level view of the proceedings. His pants fell down as security officials led him away.
Pants on the ground.
All night, I kept waiting for Favre to run back onto the field. Not that it would have mattered.


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The Worst Boyfriends From Television and Movies
Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto), "My So-Called Life"
Jordan is the epitome of the aloof pretty boy, whose blank stares are mistaken for looks of romantic longing. In fact, Jordan wasn't all that bright, and his yo-yo relationship with Angela drove us crazy. Plus, he wasn't even a good songwriter, preferring to pen odes to his car rather than to Angela's silky head of hair. And he never should've let that talentless drunky-pants Rayanne sing with the Frozen Embryos.
J.D. (Christian Slater), "Heathers"
One of the many brilliant aspects of "Heathers" is the way it reveals the cool "rebel without a cause" character for the psycho jerk he actually is. J.D. -- are guys named J.D. ever not jerks? -- drags Winona Ryder's Veronica into his murderous plot, all under the auspices of being her soul mate. Hey, at least his explosive death lights her cigarette.
Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale)
Sure, he's obscenely wealthy and handsome (not to mention the definition of a troubled guy who needs saving). But Mr. Wayne also has a pesky habit of sneaking out at night in tights and a cape. Plus, his love interests don't exactly have a long lifespan -- they're either forgotten about, like Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger), or blown up, like Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal).
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James Bond, Every Bond Movie
Has notorious bed-hopper James Bond ever had a relationship that lasted more than one movie? Even Daniel Craig's PC-era Bond can't seem to keep a girlfriend for very long. (They tend to either end up dead or jilted.) Seriously, it was cute in the '60s, but now it's just getting silly. Isn't it time Bond settled down with a nice fellow MI6 agent? Or perhaps Judi Dench?
Dylan McKay (Luke Perry), "Beverly Hills, 90210"
Sure, he's a dreamy rebel with killer sideburns. But is it worth all the baggage? Alcohol and drug problems, a criminal pop, commitment issues -- the guy rivals RuPaul for the title of biggest drama queen of the '90s.
Jim (Anthony Michael Hall), "Edward Scissorhands"
Hall tapped into his years of being bullied in '80s classics like "Weird Science" and "The Breakfast Club" to play selfish jock Jim, who convinces Edward (Johnny Depp) to commit a burglary just so he can buy a van for make-out sessions with Kim (Winona Ryder). You have to be a really, really terrible boyfriend to get childlike Edward to stab you with his scissors on purpose.
Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), "Gossip Girl"
Schemer, womanizer, scarf aficionado -- Chuck Bass is all these things and more. From stealing Blair away from Nate -- and then ditching her before their Italian jaunt for another girl -- Bass proves time and again that he isn't worth any self-respecting gal's time. But he sure keeps the "Gossip Girl" bloggers busy.
Zachary "Sack" Lodge (Bradley Cooper), "Wedding Crashers"
Seeing as how "Wedding Crashers" is basically a modern-day '80s comedy, Cooper's "Sack" fills the borderline-psycho-boyfriend shoes. Not only does he constantly cheat on Claire (Rachel McAdams), he spends most of the movie punching whoever's in his field of view. Cooper's everyman persona is put to good use, and that ugly yellow sweater he sports is dead on.
William Zabka, "Karate Kid," "National Lampoon's European Vacation," every movie made during the '80s
Zabka's cocky jerks (usually named something preppy-sounding like "Chas") in everything from "Karate Kid and "Back to School" cemented his role as the biggest bully of the '80s. And though he's barely in the second "Vacation" movie, his slimy presence is still felt as Audrey's boyfriend who was clearly cheating on her back home.
"The Russian" (Mikhail Baryshnikov), "Sex and the City"
"Sex and the City" offered us a bevy of terrible boyfriends (Remember the guy who wanted to pull an R. Kelly on Carrie?), but Baryshnikov's dreary, morbid Aleksandr Petrovsky takes the cake for sucking the life out of every scene he was in. Yes, he took Carrie to Paris, but he also refers to her as strictly a "lover" and failed to display an ounce of sympathy when Samantha had cancer. At least "Post-It Note" Berger was entertaining.
Hardy Jenns (Craig Sheffer), "Some Kind of Wonderful"
Sheffer's role as the rich, cocky ex-boyfriend of Lea Thompson in "Some Kind of Wonderful" pretty much guaranteed he'd play shady characters for the rest of his career. Wonderfully-named bully Hardy Jenns tries to sabotage Amanda's budding relationship with working class Keith (Eric Stoltz), constantly threatening to "make him pay." '80s tough guys loved telling people they'll make them pay.
Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), "Dawson's Creek"
Wah, wah, I love Joey. Boo hoo, now I love Jen. Whiny, arrogant Dawson didn't deserve to have his name in the title. We're still happy that Joey chose Pacey in the end.
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), "American Psycho"
Good-looking, successful, well-dressed ... what's not to like about Patrick Bateman? OK, maybe he is a little too into the discographies of Huey Lewis and Phil Collins. And, yes, maybe he does have threesomes with prostitutes before horrifically butchering them. Hey, nobody's perfect.
Rob Gordon (John Cusack), "High Fidelity"
Here are our top five reasons why Rob's kind of a tool: 1. He reunites with old flames when he should be focusing on making things work with Laura (Iben Hjejle); 2. He borrows money from Laura and is unsympathetic to her abortion; 3. His record collection has taken over his life; 4. He's far less likable than other Cusack characters; 5.He makes way too many lists.
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Tuesday 11 August
By Julieanne Smolinski
I won't hear anything against Chuck Bass. Get off my website.
Tuesday 11 August
By Mary
How about Angel from Buffy? Not only do you have to stress about not getting a phone call the next day, but you also have the added bonus of the chance of him losing his soul and turning into a muderous uber mean vampire. And even with the soul he still broods like a champ and has mood swings like a 15 girl.
Wednesday 26 August
By Melissa
i do agree he could have been a better bf but at least he doesn't "Sparkle"
Wednesday 12 August
By areyoushaved
OMG. I can't believe this post doesn't have more comments. This list is awesome! The best part is how it covers the greats of multiple generations. It covers the span of my life and then some. My only complaint: Rob Gordon? No John Cusack character ought to top this list. Except for maybe the one in "Gross Pointe Blank/"
Sunday 23 August
By -=IVOXOVI=-
What about the way he was forcing himself on his college girlfriend like a drunken horny jock?
Wednesday 12 August
By courtney
If you put the Russian on this list then Mr. Big, Trey, Richard, and definitely Berger go on this list.
Friday 21 August
By Crime
Big was the WORST! And it was made even worse by the fact that Carrie compared everyone else she ever met to him, and they never measured up, in her mind. Interesting, isn't it, that even the creator of the list thinks Petrovsky horrible, when he was, in fact, totally honest and up front with Carrie, as Big never managed to be. LOL
Thursday 13 August
By Shannon
LOL william zabka also played one of the jerks Rick in "Just one of the guys". He would always go to peoples tables at lunch and lift them up so the food spilled all over them. He always was the jerks in 80s movies, I wonder what he is like in real life.
Thursday 13 August
By Alexa
noo but chuck bass does say he loves blair at the end of season 2! he's a good boyfriend now.. although its a pretty safe bet he'll screw up in season 3 lol
Friday 21 August
By Renee
Yeah, that's true. He probably will screw up but I just love how they ended season two with that whole 'Say it again' thing along with the 'I love you *kiss* i love you *kiss*' thing. So sweet!
Thursday 13 August
By megan
You're spot on with Dawson... I really wish he would have made up his mind, and not be such a indecisive sook...
the eppisode where he tells joey to go to pacey, and their on the little dock down the side of his house, , and she turns and walks off, and he howls and cires, and pulls that dreadful face, gods... If i was joey, I would have run, not walked away from that trainwreak of a human-being... what a little cry-baby.
i dont think he really liked joey that much, but he damn well didnt want anyone else to have her... he didnt want to loose his freind, but in the end, no girl likes that kinda clingy...
Saturday 15 August
By kelly
This list was really amusing but I dont think the Russian's description could've been any more inaccurate. And here's where I start sounding like a fangirl w/ no life..:
- That politician guy wanted Carrie to go R. Kelly on him, not vice versa.
- Carrie was the one who insisted on referring to the Russian as her "lovah".
- re: the cancer thing. As he says in that very same ep, He was trying- sympathetically, one might say- to protect Carrie by explaining to her that his friend's death from cancer had caught him off guard & that that was part of what hurt so much.
And um, that part where he accidentally/on purpose hit Carrie in Paris didn't rate as worst bf behavior..?? Relationship abuse just aint what it used to be
Tuesday 18 August
By Tilton Vegal
Why isn't Edward Cullen on this list? I think he'd made it at least in the top three.
Tuesday 18 August
By Tracey
Oh if the rest of them truly only knew about "Jordan" as he carries the same personality even outside of being Jordan.....The Capricorn....who brings much wealth and is about 'business' yet fails to know the balance when having a relationship between him and his opposite. And on and on he goes.....
Tuesday 18 August
By Shannan
i thought john cusak's girlfriend in high fidelity had an abortion, not a miscarriage... i could be wrong though!
Tuesday 18 August
By nick
Ah, you're right. Thanks! I was confusing it with the book which I think is a miscarriage. He's still the jerkiest Cusack character either way.
Tuesday 18 August
By Ella
What about pretty much every (baring Deputy Leo) boyfriend Veronia Mars has ever had?
I mean, you've got Duncan, who, sure is kinda nice, but also really stupid and really needs to get over his issues, and verbalise his feelings - when he dumped Veronica, the least he could have done was tell her he thought she was his sister, instead of just ignoring her til she got the message!
Then Logan, big with the insults and car smashing, until he realised he and Veronica have one hell of a lot of passion there, and also they are utterly perfect for each other. And he turns out to be amazingly sweet at times (you can tell I love him, right?), most memorably when he's trying to win V back,.. but then, that's after he HAD SEX WITH HER TOTAL ENEMY, and hurt her beyond measure. I mean, yeah, he broke her heart, but she broke his too, the way he got all depressed after they broke up, and she told him she couldn't ever get past this.
Anyway, there to pick up the pieces was Piz (what an awesome name), but truthfully, I prefered him at the begining of Season 3, when he didn't have a chance in hell with her, he was way more adorable then all geeky and radio presenter-y, and I was kinda rooting for them to get together (my mum was shocked to see me staring at the laptop screaming KISS HER! KISS HER!), but once it happend.. well, it wasn't that good. He was way too nice, but at the same time, not nice enough. Plus side, Logan got all jealous, and the way he was so protective of her over the sex tape scandal.. well, beating up guys left right and center? I'm a pacifist, but Logan makes me want a Bad Boy.
P.S. Was I the only one crying at the way they ended it? Season 3, I mean? It's been bugging me lately, the whole, 'I'll never know' thing
Wednesday 19 August
By Club Sauce
What about Leo Johnson from Twin Peaks?
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