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One effect of the anthrax letters in the fall of 2001 was to direct public focus toward the public health infrastructure. Other issues regarding the identification and monitoring of emerging infectious diseases have done the same. However, a 2000 report concluded that state public health departments had reduced capability to identify biologic agents due to previous long-term reductions in laboratory staffing. While practices and methodologies of public health laboratory work have evolved substantially in recent years, there are documented needs for trained scientists in the nation's public health laboratories. It was to address this need that the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has collaborated with the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU-SOM) to develop a novel master's degree program. The Public Health Laboratory Sciences (PHLS) program consists of graduate level classroom instruction augmented with extensive public health laboratory training.
Program Year One - The majority of the required academic credit hours are scheduled for year one. Courses are identical to the Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate curriculum in the SIU Graduate School, and include such topics as microbiology, immunology, biochemistry and environmental chemistry. These are augmented by program-specific courses such as Introduction to the Public Health System and Public Health Laboratory Disciplines. The training consists of work in the public health laboratory where students rotate through testing sections such as diagnostic microbiology, environmental microbiology, blood lead, HIV/serology and molecular diagnostics. Time in the laboratory is approximately 15 hours per week.
Interim Summer - Students work approximately 25 hours per week during the summer. Their skills are utilized to support routine laboratory work and this period focuses on practical skill application. Students also have opportunities to participate in field work with local health department staff. Activities include animal control, family case management, food sanitation, immunization clinics and senior home visits. This experience exposes them to the wider practices of public health.
Program Year Two - Students work approximately 30 hours per week and are assigned to one section for an entire semester (or longer). This second year of the program is largely devoted to further refining and expanding the student's practical skill set. Academic requirements include seminars and other courses totaling approximately 5 hours.
By the end of the Program, students will have attained many of the following skills (with slight differences depending upon personal preferences):
Students are also involved in method development, such as analyses for HIV-2 and serotyping. The end result is the production of a highly educated and experienced individual who can assume lead worker duties in a modern public health laboratory.
It is hoped that this model program may be expanded to serve as a resource to meet the workforce shortages. We have found it to be feasible to create and implement this program utilizing existing resources and funding. State and local laboratory directors are encouraged to emulate the program in their area or seek similar collaborations. The benefits to the host laboratory are immediate and practical and there is great potential for contribution to public health infrastructure as a whole.
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Street artist TEC, an Argentinian who recently made the move from Buenos Aires to São Paulo has been busy sprucing up the local roads. With TEC in town, all of a sudden various large street paintings have appeared on the asphalt in the largest city of Brazil. Equipping himself with a paint roller, he works mostly at night, painting enormous creatures that appear to be moving through the urban streets. Like the Nazca Lines of Peru, the paintings are best enjoyed from above. [Read more…]
A Bird's Eye View of Damaged Cars in Brazil
In Brazil, the city with the most vehicles is the metropolis of Sao Paulo. Located in the southern part of the country, the large place has over 6 million cars on the street. It is the chosen way to travel through the city and there are all sorts of makes, models and colors. What happens when they lose their function or form through old age or an accident? [Read more…]


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Preview The Dead Weather's new single, "Buzzkill(er)"
The Dead Weather have teased new single "Buzzkill(er)<'strong>" by streaming a short clip from the track.
Click below to listen to the audio snippet from the band, which features Jack White and The Kills' Alison Mosshart.
The 7" single will be backed with "It's Just Too Bad" and released as part of Third Man Records' 'Vault' subscription series on 'gold' vinyl.
The songs follow the release of "Rough Detective" and "Open Up (That's Enough)" which were revealed at the start of the year.
A new album from the band is mooted for release in 2015. Their last LP was Sea Of Cowards in 2010. A press release for the two new songs calls them "further examples that this band, in their downtime from Queens of the Stone Age, the Kills and JW solo, are more deadly than 99% of the rest of the also-rans out there."
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In this video, you'll see how to make spicy grilled salmon. A tasty, tangy marinade made with balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, ground ginger, sesame oil, and crushed red pepper flakes kicks up a little heat. You can also bake your marinated salmon steaks or fillets in the oven. Watch the video, then get Christine's 5-star recipe for Firecracker Grilled Alaska Salmon. Serve with rice and vegetables for a delicious, healthy dinner. See more fish videos >>
They both burn the same - but taste different
I wouldn't because olive oil burns too fast, whereas peanut oil doesn't.
The recipe for the Firecracker Grilled Alaska Salmon calls for Peanut Oil & Sesame Oil ... neither of which I have on hand ... will olive oil work?
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I see the reinforcements done as columns in bas relief, really smart. I'll show my husband. Also, the garden window will be one way for me to have that favorite feature, in a spot which will be more shaded, and will also overlook a favored spot in the garden.
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Another nuclear power plant – Kalininskaya is the closest to Moscow. The station consists of 3 power-generating units. Let's explore the building inside, at least where people are allowed to get.
At the moment the fourth power-generating unit is being built. The power plant generates electricity for 8 Russian regions. The access to reactor hall is restricted, one can get inside only during the period of nuclear fuel reload. Unfortunately this time didn't coincide with this tour so the reactor was photographed only in the powerplant museum.
By the museum entrance there is such an installation.
One can see a model of the power plant with the description of all the units.
Radiation indicators stand tells about radiation security and preservation of the environment.
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CDC: 5-Fold Increase Of Cases Involving New Swine Flu Strain
Officials say there's been a five-fold increase of cases of a new strain of swine flu that spreads from pigs to people.
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"Unbelievably great! My husband did not stop telling me how great it was. I did go further and baste the chops with a chicken bullion cube, hot water and a heaping tablespoon of dark brown sugar. I continued to baste throughout the 40-45 minutes of cooking. I also added a few more slices of bacon and I used cornbread stuffing instead of cornbre""


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It's like Shark Week with muskets.
History is set to announce a new annual programming event marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
Key to the plan is Gettysburg, a film commissioned by the network and produced by the Scott brothers — Ridley (Gladiator) and Tony (Man on Fire). The film promises to strip away the romanticized veneer of the war and present the engagement as "a visceral, terrifying experience" using reenactment footage and CGI, while focusing on the stories of soldiers on the ground.
History will fill the week with Civil War-themed episodes of shows like Pawn Stars, American Pickers, and other specials, including the two-hour Grant & Lee, a look at the two iconic generals of the war. In addition, the network is launching a four-year national education campaign on the subject. READ FULL STORY


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PT. Yamaha Motor Indonesia, one of the biggest Automotive Company, located in Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta urgently looking for highly motivated, dynamic, and qualified person to fill in the following positions :
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hi i`m wondering if its possible to extend the cables on my sky+hd box as i want to move it to the other side of the living room. if so how do i go about it?
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you will need a telephone extension cable, and two satellite aerial cables.
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You are sent to an underwater base.
Your objective is to reach and destroy the "machine".
Don't expect an easy time!
- Title: Smart Decoy
- File Name: hl1-sp-smart-decoy.7z
- Original File Name: Decoy.zip
- Size : 3.54MB
- Author: Joe Hunter
- Date Released: 07 January 2001 / Updated 06 April 2002
- Copy the Decoy folder into your Half-Life folder.
- Restart or start Steam.
- Smart Decoy should now be listed in your Library tab.
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This mod is all about action! Great level design & enemy placement makes this mod pleasantly challenging not frustrating. Not the greatest mod ever, but one of the best action mods around… for any game
Game crashes exiting to special machine area? looks like your on 2 floors?when taking the elevator
I always look forward to releases from accomplished mappers. This is one I didn't even know about till it was pointed out to me on our forum. And boy am I glad it was brought to my attention. Smart Decoy, by Joe Hunter, is a gem of a Half-Life level that I really think you'll enjoy playing.
Joe already has a number of maps to his name — he has produced maps for Quake and Quake II. In addition, Joe has a significant amount of work with Half-Life levels, for deathmatch and Counter-Strike. Judging by his website, his only single-player episode was the well-received Last Day on Stroggos. His experience in HL map design and single-player mapping really show in Smart Decoy.
Though no background is supplied, the superb introduction conveys the situation to you through the skillful use of cutscenes. Without giving away too much, let me just say that your mission is to fight your way through an underwater research lab to foil some evil plans. But, unlike other unsuccessful attempts at this setting (ahem, Challenger Deep, I'm looking in your direction), Smart Decoy really conveys the "feel" of an underwater base, plus it doesn't involve loads of areas where you end up underwater for an eternity.
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I'm stuck! In image 36 it says "electrical system engaged'. How?!
I've explored the entire map, turned off the steam vent and clicked on buttons – not sure what one of them did. The button in the lab where 2 scientists are standing did nothing, that I could tell? Then another on a wall that turns the wall-fan on and off. Do you have to do something with that screen panel in the hallway just past the doors? (image 28)
Oh good lord, never mind. >_> Apparently clicking on something for the ninth time works.
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NHL.com ran a neat feature on NHL '94 with modern day hockey game producers and current NHLers running down their memories of the classic. What kind of NHL '94 tribute would be complete without its most heralded star chiming in? Jeremy Roenick on his own virtual stardom, via NHL.com:
"It's the No. 1 comment that is made to me over the course of every day, whether it's over Twitter or meeting on the street. Whatever the case may be, I would say one out of three people I meet mention '94 Sega," Roenick told NHL.com. "They say one of three things: One, 'You couldn't beat the Chicago Blackhawks [in the game] because of Jeremy Roenick.' No. 2, 'I got through college playing Jeremy Roenick in '94 Sega.' The third is it was a rule that you couldn't be the Chicago Blackhawks in the game, because they were that unstoppable.
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Blue Square Bet North club Corby Town have boosted their squad by adding three youngsters currently at the FootballCV.com academy in nearby Rushden.
The Steelmen have registered Ikechukwu Ofili, Joseph Nichols-Jones and Calaum Jahraldo Martin on Conference forms after impressing their academy coach Danny Nicholls, who also happens to be Corby`s assistant-manager.
Ofili is a Nigerian-born central midfielder who has had trials in America following US Soccer Youth Sports Initiative in Lagos and in England with Peterborough United.
Forward Nichols-Jones played for Bristol City youth and Taunton Town youth team and was also selected for trials to represent South West England.
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The Most Wanted: Why The Muppets Need to Return to TV
Features By Samantha Wilson on March 18, 2014 | Be the First To CommentOn Friday, we'll get our second Muppet caper in three years courtesy of Muppets Most Wanted, the latest offering from writer-director James Bobin and Nicholas Stoller. The time since 2011's The Muppets, also written by Jason Segel (the project's poster boy, star and arguably biggest, giddiest fan) has seen a mini resurgence in Muppets mania, at least in some facets of the media. We've had Lady Gaga host a Muppets Spectacular full of singing and dancing and Jimmy Fallon invite the whole gang on his last episode of Late Night to perform "The Weight," and we've seen Kermit and friends infiltrate everything from the Thanksgiving Day Parade to Lipton Tea commercials to brief moments of psychosis on 30 Rock. Whether or not Muppets Most Wanted is a success, it's the gateway in a long list of examples that prove one important fact: it's time for the return of The Muppet Show.
Movie News After Dark: Archer Gets Justified, Women and Oscar, Badass Judy Blume, Frankenweenie and The Muppets Sex and Violence
Movie News By Neil Miller on February 23, 2012 | Comments (2)What is Movie News After Dark? It's a nightly collection of movie news, notes and links that will make you very happy that you decided to stop and take a look at what's going on. Seriously, it's the bringer of joy. We begin tonight with a shot from this evening's episode of Archer, which has mixed a little bit of Justified into its plot-lines. The AV Club has begun a campaign for a cross-over comic that would team Sterling Archer with Raylan Givens. I support this idea 100%.
Cover That Song! Counting Down The Muppets' Greatest All-Time Musical Numbers
Features By Allison Loring on November 23, 2011 | Be the First To CommentOne of the mainstays of the Muppet world is their love of music and over the years they have put their Muppet "spin" on a number of popular songs. The soundtrack for the newest film (The Muppets) continues this trend with Camilla and the Chicken's version of CeeLo's "Forget You" and the Muppet Barbershop Quartet taking on Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." The Muppets never just cover these songs; they incorporate their crazy antics and sometimes even change up the lyrics making the song their own. Although the Muppets have their own band (shout out to Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem) it never stops the rest of the crew from getting in on the musical action.
10 Things We've Learned from The Muppets
Cinematic Listology By Kevin Carr on November 22, 2011 | Comments (2)It seems appropriate that Jim Henson's legendary creation, the Muppets, got their start on children's programming and public television because they have a lot to teach the world. Not only did they spearhead the low-rent show Sam and Friends on WRC-TV in Washington DC, they were also instrumental in making Sesame Street a primary education powerhouse. But even when the Muppets branched out from their roots to land in their variety show and later major motion pictures, they still had a lot to teach us. Like many folks out there, I grew up with the Muppets, and these are some of the most important lessons I have taken away over the years.
Weekly DVD Drinking Game: The Muppets
Drinking Games By Kevin Carr on November 22, 2011 | Be the First To CommentThis week, modern TV stars meet with nostalgic puppets in the new film The Muppets. And while we don't condone sneaking booze into a theater filled with families and kids, there's always the option to watch some of the original Muppet content on DVD, VHS, Netflix Instant and various other On Demand platforms. This game works for any of the Muppet movies, though we suggest starting with The Muppet Movie from 1979 before checking out the later films (like The Muppet Wizard of Oz). In theory, it's also compatible with The Muppet Show, though Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is currently conducting experiments with Beaker to be sure. Poor Beaker.
Discussion: Who Is Your Favorite Muppet?
Discussion By Kevin Carr on November 21, 2011 | Comments (5)Asking someone to choose his or her favorite Muppet is tough. It may not be as tough as asking a parent to choose his or her favorite child; it's maybe more akin to asking someone to choose his or her favorite ice cream flavor. Sure, there are some you like more than others, but can you rally make the defining choice between Baskin-Robbins mint chocolate chip and rocky road? But if you watch some of the old episodes of The Muppet Show or spin through the multiple Muppet movies, you'll find that there are at least one or two characters who rise to the top…
Scenes We Love: Champagne Dinner in 'The Muppet Movie'
Features By Gwen Reyes on November 21, 2011 | Comments (1)Editor's Note: As part of our week-long Guide to The Muppets, Gwen Reyes takes a look at one of the funniest, most intimate and lovely scenes from the 1979 classic. Setting the Scene: 1979 was a pivotal year for cinema. Not only did modern classics like Alien, Apocalypse Now, and Caligula (!!) make their way into local movieplexes, but in the summer a little green frog and his lovable band of merry men (and pig) leaped from American homes to the big screen. Thanks entirely to the popularity of The Muppet Show Jim Henson's iconic Muppets were in high demand. Considering how Hollywood obsessed Kermit and company were on their TV series, it only made sense the first film in a long line of Muppet features would be about the crew's showbiz aspirations. Intentionally self-aware, the film begins with Kermit (voiced by Henson) introducing the final cut of The Muppet Movie in a private studio screening room for all the Muppets we know in love. The camera bounces around from face to face, stopping at everyone from Fozzie Bear (voice by Frank Oz) to Miss Piggy (Oz). Kermit explains to his nephew Robin (voiced by Jerry Nelson) that the film is a loose adaptation of how the Muppets met and made their way to Hollywood—read: meta moment if we ever saw one. And just as Hare Krishna jokes become a running gag anytime says they are looking for direction, The Muppet Movie's self-consciousness allows the audience to feel as if […]
'The Muppet Show' Still Lights the Lights with Season Three
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Ignore your neighbors. They are not important. :-) Sometimes grass seeds. Seemingly, sometimes for no apparent reason, it doesn't. Seeding doesn't seem to be much of a relation to sod health, either. Seeding also requires energy that the sod would otherwise put into blade and root growth. Not that there's much root growth in June, but I'll take what I can get and be happy about it. Parts of mine are seeding all over the place (and driving me nuts with the stems in the process). Other parts are chugging along happily growing...but producing no seed. It's all good. |
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4th Feb 2012, 04:16 PM | #781 | |
On an unrelated note, I also wish Rayman Origins did a lot better sales-wise when it got released. Probably one of my favourite games of the last year. |
4th Feb 2012, 05:11 PM | #782 |
I wouldn't call DXHR "painfully flawed" or "buggy-as-****", but I wouldn't call it perfect either
4th Feb 2012, 05:49 PM | #783 |
An englishman, praising a french game? UNHEARD OF!
4th Feb 2012, 06:04 PM | #784 | |
this prolly constitutes over a hundred hours of play and never once did I run into the slightest hiccup. "painfully flawed" and "buggy as ****" eh? you must be confusing DX:HR with DX:IW now Skyrim has it's issues, more than DX for sure, but even Skyrim is far from your hyperbolic description. I've put at least as much time into Skyrim as HR and my experience has also been virtually (major) bug free.
5th Feb 2012, 03:47 AM | #785 |
I haven't played Deus Ex, but I have to agree that Skyrim is pretty buggy. I've had quests not work due to bugs, I've had quests update their status at times when it didn't make sense, I've had problems with how the game works (like turning a stack of items into "quest items" because one of them was one), I've had purple trees, missing water effects, crashes...
It's a pretty buggy game. In the grand picture I probably don't care much about any of them except the crashes (especially because they get pretty frequent once the savegame grows past a certain size) but to say it's not a buggy game is delusional, imo.
5th Feb 2012, 06:32 AM | #786 |
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5th Feb 2012, 01:18 PM | #787 |
Finished a couple of games over the Christmas and new year break.
[360] Modern Warfare 3: 3/5 Finished the SP campaign this weekend, and I'm at around level 35 in the MP. Yes it's very similar to the previous games, and no it doesn't do anything particularly new. But, the CoD gameplay is still fast, responsive and quite fun at times. Seems they cranked the spectacle to combat ratio further towards the spectacle side this time around. [360] Rayman Origins: 5/5 Beautiful game, and among the best platformers this generation. I haven't "completed" the game 100%, since getting the last two teeth to access the Livid Dead level may take some time. Very fun, and it does a good job of ramping up the difficulty at a nice pace. I played a bunch of it with friends in co-op which made some of the later levels a little more bearable. One of the few games where dying over and over doesn't make me rage-quit. [360] Gears of War 3: 4/5 Best Gears of War campaign for me. Biggest flaw was the very short encounters, or at least encounters that ended abruptly. You get a few minutes of shooting, then a cut-scene that usually outstays it's welcome. I'm more a fan of the narrative/story stuff being integrated into the gameplay than it cutting away to a video file. The gameplay itself feels very polished now, as it should be after 3 games. [PS3] Uncharted 3: 4/5 Almost the same issue I had with GoW3 with its short combat encounters. This game doesn't need a whole lot of combat, though. Nice mix of traversal and combat, with some cool puzzles. Some very good pacing and storytelling, and I didn't mind the cut-scenes at all since they were actually fun to watch. [PS3] Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent 4/5 Had this game for a long time. Some funny dialogue and challenging puzzles in there. It was quite short however, and I think it would have been easier to play with a mouse pointer. Might grab the second one someday. On PC. Also played a lot of games that I haven't yet finished. Steam sales didn't help with that. That list looks something like this. PC Skyrim - I can play this any time, put about 45 hours into it so far and will finish the main quest one day. Saints Row 3 - I like elements of this, some of the characters are annoying but I can probably persist to the end. Sonic Generations - Quite fun but other games eclipsed it around release. Rage - Might finish this since I hear it's quite short. Sequence - Was fun for 10 minutes. Characters are horrendous. Splinter Cell Conviction - Nothing too spectacular, doesn't draw me in. Cave Story+ - Meh, probably won't play this again. Controls didn't feel good and the style doesn't appeal too much. Blur - Below average racing game. Got better car games to play. Costume Quest - Would like to finish this some day. Seems cool and it's quite fun exploring the town. Dungeon Defenders - Too much going on at once put me off when I booted it up the first time. Could give it another shot. Orcs Must Die - Good stuff, cool traps and a fun tower defence style game. Renegade Ops - Got tired of it after the first few missions. Still, a nice little game with some tight controls and lots of explosions. The Haunted - Not bad. Stiff animations and odd core gameplay puts me off playing more of it. Bejeweled 3 - This is what I've been playing instead of all of the above. 360 Metal Gear Solid HD collection - Good games that feel very outdated. Played a couple of hours so far. So. Much. Talking. Dark Souls - Got this recently, killed a dragon and did some other stuff. Doesn't do a good job of telling you what the **** is going on. Some people like that I guess. Not sure how it got released with the framerate issues it has. Batman Arkham City - Excellent game, but still not finished after all this time. Should probably get on that. Forza 4 - Great racing game that I can jump into at any time. PS3 God of War 3 - Feels like I'm nearing the end now. Unchated: Drakes Fortune - Way more combat than I'd like, but it's still engaging. Got a few hours of that left I guess. Wipeout HD/Fury - Awesome game. Still working my way through both careers. Resistance 3 - Fun stuff, if a little stiff and middle-of-the-road in terms of core gameplay. Played a few hours of the MP too. Which was nice. Demos/Beta/Etc Diablo 3 - YAY! Super MNC - WOOT! Kingdoms of Amalur - MEH! League of Legends - LOL! Syndicate - HMM! Puddle - MEH! Trine 2 - ARGH MY EYES! |
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5th Feb 2012, 08:11 PM | #789 |
Well it felt like I was playing a beta. |
5th Feb 2012, 09:22 PM | #790 |
Dungeon Siege 3 ... Square Enix fugged it up in many places such as the 2 person only party. As per there strong suit though they fleshed out the lore of the game big time. Can't say I like it as much as the first two though as I went in expecting a dungeon crawler and it really isn't.
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6th Feb 2012, 07:15 AM | #791 |
DNF + Doctor Who Cloned Me: 5/10
Not bad, not great. Definitely not what you'd expect from over a decade of development Few things that annoyed the crap out of me 1. For some reason it wasn't treated as a normal application. More specifically, I could never AltTab to it, always had to RightClick the taskbar and Restore it. 2. Probably a side effect of 1, but it had issues with the Alt key(I had rebound Jump to rightAlt). Sometimes when pressed I would get that "thunk" error sound from Windows 3. "Phantom" arrow. From what I've read, it's something to do with holding Shift+Alt. One problem, I never used Shift 4. Just enough light near pitch black areas that made using DukeVision almost blinding 5. Having to use RPG/pipebombs/etc for every boss fight, and then limiting your RPG ammo to 5 |
6th Feb 2012, 01:31 PM | #792 | |
L.A. Noire (PC) - 9/10.
Very great and refreshing game that doesn't fit the mold of the mainstream games we have now. People thinking that it will play like a GTA game will be sorely disappointed. I kind of liked the case solving, searching for clues and conducting the interviews, regardless of sometimes how aggravating it is picking the wrong choice out of truth, doubt, and lie. Also don't look for a happy and/or fulfilled ending* (spoiler below), the genre is film noir after all. Other than the annoying interviews, I found driving annoying, in that you can easily run over benches, poles, etc, but when it comes to small wooden boxes, wooden/metal fences, even the most miniscule things, you stop dead in your track. It's not like in GTA where you can drive through almost anything in your path. Also to the console-to-pc-port hater types, there aren't any issues or bugs to be worried about. It plays just like a pc game should play. Overall, I would highly recommend the game if you want something different from your games than the standard shooter or GTA mold. *
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26th Jul 2012, 10:06 PM | #793 |
This thread was awesome, so I'm bringing it back.
Max Payne 3 - 7/10 Pros: - Graphics and animations - Gameplay mechanics - Overall polish and incredible attention to detail Cons: - Setting and story (especially to Max Payne fans like myself) - Linearity - Max Payne's monologues don't have the spark of the first 2 games. Sam Lake wasn't around this time. |
29th Jul 2012, 01:42 AM | #794 | |
I pretty much second exactly what HugoMarques said. Well, except for the monologues in the first two being good. Sam Lake is a terrible ****ing writer.
Max Payne 3 is a pretty game with some excellent shooting (though some bizarre difficulty spikes) and some very clever stuff, but it is seriously a dumb, dumb game. Even more frustrating than how stupid it was, was that they were constantly yanking control away from me to play some stupid piece of dialog. It even got to the part that in between sniping on the sniper mission early on, they took control away to follow the person I was trying to protect. Ugh. Seriously, guys, this is annoying. It was fun for $30, but I'm super glad I didn't pay full price.
2nd Sep 2012, 12:13 AM | #795 | |
Rage: can't be botherered/10
Got to the second place. Did a few missions. Really didn't care. Every problem is easily solved by shooting it with the shotgun. Well, sometimes with a sniper rifle. Also, the fact that every ****ing creature takes multiple bullets to the face is annoying. Why even bother with iron sights if you really don't want me to aim, and instead want me to just shoot a lot of bullets into everything? Ugh. The tech is interesting, but the game looks bleh and has frequent texture pop. The only thing I actually really like is the animation on the enemies. That's pretty flipping sweet.
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Darksiders II: 9/10.
I liked Darksiders I, although I couldn't complete it without a trainer. The next instalment is more of the same, but they must have dumbed it down or something because I'm making more progress than I expected. The combat is fast, the character is pretty agile, and there's a variety of abilities that make the game evolve through the campaign. It has a few minor glitches, and the graphics look very lo-res in some places; especially so in the menu system. |
2nd Sep 2012, 02:25 PM | #798 |
Darksiders 2: 7/10
I really wish this was a better version of the first Darksiders, but to me it really isn't. Narrative and gameplay pacing is poor, combat is better but has frustrating 'turn on a dime' enemy behaviour at times, everything is a fetch quest, and the last set of bosses were the easiest. (honestly, the coolness and epic-ness of bosses peaks at the end of chapter 1) |
3rd Sep 2012, 11:12 PM | #799 |
Legend Of Grimrock: 9/10
Great game, but a point minus because it is a bit monotonous in design and gameplay on the long run and the final act is somewhat disappointing. I'd also rate the grid based gameplay negatively, but that is a purely personal stance. I'm not sure if I'd like to play another grid based game though. Good things are the intense atmosphere (through the wonderful ambient music), an intuitive and interesting RPG system (Ultima Underworld-ish, nothing over the top like Elder Scrolls) and the excellent UI. |
13th Oct 2012, 02:55 AM | #800 | |
Day Z-5/10
It's been crapping me off a bit. I'm not sure about Arma 2 as a game in itself and as a platform for a mod, it's been crapping me off a bit but, after screwing with custom settings it may get better. As for Day Z I'm finding getting onto good servers and staying on them, is difficult.
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Dealing with a paranoid individual can be surpassingly difficult. The person's motto of life could be summed up in a phrase: "If there is a problem here, that would be your fault."
The paranoid world is one of dominance and submission: the paranoid tries to dominate the other people in their lives, and is terrified or enraged at being forced to submit.
The paranoid individual (even without delusions) has a consistent attitude of blame, resentment of authority, fear of vulnerability, and an expectation of being betrayed by people they trust. Stimulant users, notably those addicted to methamphetamine and cocaine, frequently display these behaviors.
It is also a very common "solution" that criminals arrive at to excuse any failure. Paranoid people are, at core level, terrified that they will be made vulnerable, but they're aggressive toward that of which they're afraid. One helpful image of the paranoid person is an angry porcupine, all quills, with a soft underbelly, hunched over, ready to strike in hair-trigger reaction.
• Paranoid people interpret relaxation as vulnerability. Friendship means letting your guard down. Therefore, they become more paranoid when you begin to establish rapport with them. For this reason, paranoid people are particularly volatile within their families. With paranoid folks with whom you have frequent contact, such as some homeless mentally ill individuals who reside in a downtown core area, don't be surprised if they suddenly flare up with suspicion or accusations during times that are uneventful or even, within professional limits, friendly.
• Being mistaken or wrong is another form of vulnerability. Rather than admitting wrongdoing or mistakes, paranoid individuals reflexively project negative feelings on the other person. If they feel hate, they believe you hate them. If they have difficulty with their family after you tried to resolve a potentially violent domestic issue, they will claim you set them up by planning this with their family.
• Paranoid people live like detectives. They continually search for evidence to prove what they already know is true. They have ideas of reference, in which they believe that other conversations, glances, or actions are directed at them. They assume that others are conspiring about them, talking about them, laughing at them. Ironically, their reactions, in response to these paranoid ideas often cause others to act in exactly the way the paranoid person expects and fears.
• Paranoid people make others uncomfortable and/or afraid. Because of their aggressive or standoffish behavior, they can make other people uncomfortable or afraid. If they sense fear in you, they expect you to attack, and they will then "attack you back first," because fear drives their aggression. Even in situations when you do feel threatened, appear calm. (Chapter 8).
Try to Let Them Know What Is Going On
• Because paranoid people are so suspicious, they will often quiz you concerning why you're doing something. Whenever you can, tell them what you're doing.
• At the same time, you shouldn't accept being quizzed incessantly. You aren't required to explain every action. In fact, it might be a tactic to throw you off guard or distract you.
• It often makes tactical sense to say what you're going to do, so there is no ambiguity.
• Even when you place them into protective custody, explain what you're doing and why — once they're secure. You will be dealing with them again, and if they have a sense that you've treated them in good faith, things are more likely to go well next time as well.
Physical and Psychological Personal Space with the Paranoid Individual
Many paranoid people are preoccupied, even obsessed with fears that they will be invaded or controlled in some fashion. The more psychotic are often afraid that they will be molested or otherwise sexually violated. Some of the following are, of course, relevant when dealing with any individual, but they're doubly important with the paranoid individual.
• Maintain the angle. Whether standing or sitting, turn your body at a slight angle, so that physical "confrontation" is a choice rather than a requirement. If you directly face a paranoid individual, you force that person to turn away if he/she doesn't want to face you. This usually increases their agitation.
• Mindfulness. Never let down your own guard. You're in an avalanche zone, and anything could set off another slide.
• Differentiate. Paranoid individuals feel safest when you differentiate yourself from them, so that you aren't interwoven with their delusional fears. Therefore, it is better to be somewhat emotionally distant rather than too warm and friendly.
• Too friendly is as dangerous as a threat. Try to be aware when things are getting too relaxed. It isn't only about you maintaining awareness. If the paranoid person relaxes, they may suddenly startle, realizing that for a brief moment, they let their guard down. They may respond by exploding to make sure you don't "take them over."
• Cover your triggers. Paranoid people may try to provoke you. If you lose your temper, they will feel justified in whatever they do to you as well as it keying into their terror-based aggression. A slang expression for this is "fear biters." They bark and snarl and when you react, they attack as if you went after them first.
Is there a specific paranoid rage or violence?
There is no specific "paranoid rage." Instead, paranoia is an "engine" that drives rage in all its various forms, so you will use all the tactics described in Section X. You'll de-escalate the individual using tactics specific to the mode of rage they're exhibiting rather than de-escalating "paranoia" itself. Paranoid individuals can exhibit traits of fear, frustration, intimidation, and manipulation. With their focus, however, they're rarely disorganized. Even so, some disorganized people can experience an "omni-directional dread," a pervasive terror that is inescapable.
Review: Paranoia and Persecution
The paranoid individual has an attitude that if anything is wrong it is another person's fault. Whether delusional or not, they see others as conspiring against them or persecuting them.
• Depending on what will prove useful, use any of the standard tactics for delusional people when speaking with a person whose delusions are paranoid.
• De-escalate based on the behavior, not the paranoia.
• Let them know what's going on.
• Speak in formal tones. Don't be too friendly.
• They will try to provoke you so they can "hit you back first."
• Be aware of both physical and emotional spacing. Maintain a correct distancing, neither too close nor too far.
• Differentiate by not being too friendly, and if they're delusional, clearly separate yourself from their paranoid ideas without getting into an argument with them.
• Maintain your calm. The paranoid individual is usually assaultive when they feel under attack, when they perceive you as controlling them, or when they perceive that you are afraid.
• If you do take them into custody, or otherwise control them, let them know what is going on and why. Paranoid individual are most likely to become dangerous when they base their actions on their imagination rather than on reality.
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Thursday, February 20, 2003
February 20, 2003 (Detroit) – Responding to reductions in public funding, the loss of Proposal K last November and the uncertain political and economic climate, the Detroit Institute of Arts has moved to significantly strengthen its fundraising operation and reduce its operating costs. The museum has instituted a major restructuring of its Development Division designed to address immediate financial needs and build for the future. At the same time, 55 employees will receive layoff notices (18 full time and 37 part time). After the reduction, the museum staff numbers 227 full time and 134 part time employees.
"It is extremely difficult to lose so many dedicated staff members, " said Graham W. J. Beal, director, "but the reduction-in-force reduces operating expenses without compromising public programs or reducing museum hours. The development restructuring is a critical move toward building a strong, financially stable museum."
Most of the affected employees (5 full time and 28 part time) are employed at the DIA's two satellite museum stores in the Somerset Collection and Twelve Oaks Mall and at the main store at the DIA. The satellite stores have been consistently unable to meet projected profits and will be closed on March 31. The museum store at the DIA will remain open.
In addition, the DIA will close its Art Discovery program in Pontiac. The program was funded through a combination of grants that expire in June and have not been renewed. The closure will affect three employees (1 full time and 2 part time). The Art Discovery program in the Detroit Public Schools will continue.
Other affected individuals (6 full time and 5 part time) were employed in different capacities throughout the museum. In addition, the museum is eliminating 10 vacant positions (8 full time and 2 part time).
The restructuring of the museum's development operation is the result of a comprehensive study conducted by John Brown Limited, Inc., a nationally recognized firm specializing in fundraising consultation and nonprofit management. The firm analyzed the DIA's existing development operation and made recommendations for increased effectiveness and efficiency. A separate analysis reviewed the museum's fundraising capacity in the current economic climate. Using the results of both studies, John Brown, Limited proposed a new operating structure for the development department, which will be immediately implemented.
Every position in the development division will be affected in the restructuring. Eight employees (6 full time and 2 part time) will be laid off because their positions have been eliminated. The division's management structure will be streamlined, and new job descriptions will clearly focus individual fundraisers on solicitation and cultivation in support of the museum's on-going $331 million capital campaign, annual giving and membership.
The restructured development department will actually result in a net gain of three full-time positions. In spite of its overall goal of reducing costs, the museum's leadership is convinced that additional investment in the new development operation will allow the museum to address immediate financial needs and build for the future.
"We have known for some time that our development efforts were not operating at peak efficiency," Beal said. "The restructuring ensures that we will have the appropriate framework to allow our staff, working closely with board members and volunteers, to successfully build significant support for our exhibitions, programs and capital projects."
The DIA, like cultural institutions across the country, is addressing the challenge of maintaining its commitment to the public at a time of reduced support and economic uncertainty. A series of expense reductions will be instituted along with the layoffs, although Beal noted that there is little "fat" in the budget since the DIA instituted zero-based budgeting two years ago.
"The DIA is already a lean operation compared against peer institutions, but we believe we can achieve additional efficiencies and continuous improvement by closely reviewing every area of our operation, and we will continue to do so," Beal said. "Throughout this process we intend to maintain a strong schedule of public programs and exhibitions. We will continue to work toward the realization of our strategic plan and toward fulfillment of our mission to display and conserve our extraordinary art collection while serving the public."
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