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I'm a big fan of survival horror. I like testing my survival instincts against all sorts of hideous enemies. It can, however, get fairly repetitive as a genre. Zombies are always the No. 1 enemy, and everybody knows that against zombies, headshots are the best way to go. It's exciting, but I can't help but feel like I've done it plenty of times before. Dead Space manages to give me all the horror I can handle in a brand new way.
Dead Space is a third-person shooter. You play as Isaac Clarke, a ship's engineer onboard a shuttle headed to the USG Ishimura, a "Planet Cracker" mining ship. The Ishimura has sent out a distress signal, but as you attempt to dock, your shuttle is damaged in an accident, forcing you to seek shelter on the Ishimura. The mining ship at first appears empty; however, it is filled with enemies known as necromorphs. These are the mutated corpses of the crew, transformed from human beings into hideous blade-limbed monsters intent on slaughter. Any concern over the fate of the Ishimura pales in comparison to simply escaping with your life. Fortunately, Isaac has his engineering rig, a heavy-duty space suit with built-in engineering capabilities, and whatever weapons he can scavenge from the Ishimura.
Dead Space puts an interesting spin on combat. When fighting zombies, the headshot generally is king; nothing takes down zombies quicker. In Dead Space, headshots are worthless. Several times I let rip with a headshot in a panic, and the monster's head would come completely off. This wouldn't even slow it down; it would still come charging in, blades on the ends of its arms swinging. You are told early on, by both your companions and warnings scrawled on the walls in blood, to sever their limbs. The arms and legs (and in some cases tentacles) of the enemies can be blown off, resulting in substantially more damage than a standard shot. When injured, the enemies will change their attack patterns to reflect the mutilation you've inflicted on them. An enemy with no legs will continue to crawl forward to slice you, while an enemy with no arms will press in to bite. This makes for a completely different style of play than you get with the majority of survival horror games.
By far, my favorite part of Dead Space was the weapons. Isaac is an engineer and a pilot; he is not a warrior. He is forced to use the items and schematics he finds throughout the Ishimura to defend himself. The plasma cutter is a pistol-like device that fires a beam of energy that cuts through rocky materials and is perfect for cutting the limbs off necromorphs. The flamethrower is made by adjusting the flow on an acetylene torch. The only actual weapon he gets is a pulse rifle, capable of throwing out an obscene amount of shots in a short period of time. Ironically, I found this to be one of the least useful weapons due to its inability to effectively sever limbs.
Each weapon also has a secondary fire mode. The plasma cutter can be turned sideways, making it much easier to cut an enemy off at the knees. The pulse rifle can fire in a 360-degree rotating spray. Others can lay mines or set an area on fire. The secondary fire modes open a lot of new options for the weapons Isaac finds. The weapons can also be upgraded using power nodes that you either find or buy on the ship. By using the power nodes at workbenches scattered throughout the ship, you can increase a weapon's reload speed, ammunition capacity, damage and more.
I have to make a special note here about my favorite weapon: the ripper. The ripper is described as "a remote-controlled industrial saw." When I first read the description for this, I was incredibly curious as to how it would work. It fires a circular saw blade to a point about 10 feet in front of the gun where it just hovers. You can then work it back and forth and up and down. It's awesome. I would actually have my friends come over so I could fire up the game just to show off this weapon. It's an incredibly original idea, and it's quite effective in-game. Whenever I was charged by an enemy, I would fire the ripper out at knee height, lopping off my enemies' legs. I'd then work it over their arms, cutting them into pieces in short order. It's brutal, and it's everything you could hope for from a survival horror weapon.
Isaac's rig has some useful abilities. It provides him with a limited amount of oxygen in case he is exposed to a vacuum or other hazardous environments. It has a stasis module that can slow time for a brief period. This can help give Isaac an advantage when fighting necromorphs, especially if Isaac is being attacked by multiple enemies. It can also be used to avoid environmental dangers like malfunctioning doors or live electricity.
The rig also provides Isaac with a kinesis ability enabling him to pull distant items to him and fire them back out. During combat you can fire debris, explosive barrels, even body parts at enemies to cause damage. The kinesis module is also used for puzzle solving, enabling Isaac to move incredibly large objects. The rig also has magnetized boots. Some areas of the ship have lost their artificial gravity. In these areas Isaac can leap around the room, and his magnetic boots will grip him to the walls and ceiling, giving him access to areas that would be impossible to reach if the gravity were functioning.
One thing I really liked is that Dead Space has no heads-up display. Instead, all information is relayed to the player through on-screen clues. The weapons have ammo counters on them, and Isaac's health bar is represented by a meter on the back of his rig. Even the inventory meter and video communications are projected from the rig into the space in front of Isaac. If you pan the camera around while using those, you'll see that they are two-dimensional projections and can even be viewed from the back. These are some nice touches that I think really help increase the player's immersion into Dead Space's creepy environment.
Unfortunately, the story of Dead Space can be a little difficult to get into. It takes quite a while to get any explanation as to what the necromorphs are and why they are on the ship. You are simply told to go and fix one problem after another (such is the life of an engineer, I suppose). Each event seems rather scripted as well, following a standard format of "Fix this and then we can escape" followed by "Oh no, now there's a new problem to deal with." This is a fairly minor complaint, though, as there are enough story points to keep you interested, and the action is incredibly good.
I tend not to notice the sound of a game very much. Unless there is something terribly wrong with it that jars me out of the game, the music and sound effects just tend to fade into the background for me. Dead Space is an exception to that, though. I was playing it in the basement, forcing my wife to watch the first bit of it. She kept saying to me "What's that sound? I heard something upstairs, go check it out." After the third time of checking upstairs, we realized that it was actually the sound effects for the game. The groaning and creaking of the Ishimura combined with the screams of the necromorphs really helps to heighten the level of terror you feel.
Dead Space is a great survival horror game. It's a solid buy for the mature survival horror gamer who's looking for some good, splattery action. Best of all, it takes some of the standard conventions of the genre and turns them around to make something new and original.
Survival might be just a little harder this time around.
I like a wide variety of games. I'm great at action and rpg games. I tend to be too much of a perfectionist with first person shooters and stealth games. I'll spend 20 minutes in a level, only to reset it the first time a guard sees me. Platformers aren't really my thing, I think the technology has better things to offer than that now. And I don't do sports games.
I love games with a good story. I'll play for hours just trying to get to the next plot twist. In a perfect world, I'd be writing my own video games someday


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Charles Darwin was born in the Mount on 12 February 1809. The large Georgian house was built by his parents, Robert and Susanna Darwin. It has been used as offices but is currently being renovated and is due to open to the public in 2009.
Charles Darwin was christened at St Chad's Church, which is now used as a venue for an annual Darwin Festival.
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In 1818, aged just 9 years, Darwin was sent to Shrewsbury School, an Anglican boarding school in the centre of town. He boarded despite it being less than a couple of kilometres from his home, and only a few months after losing his mother.
Darwin hated the harsh environment of the school but made some good friends there. Charles, aged 12, wrote in a letter to a friend, 'I only wash my fe[e]t once a month at school, which I confess is nasty, but I cannot help it, for we have nothing to do it with'.
His older bother, Erasmus, also attended the school and the brothers were renowned for their chemistry experiments, conducted in a self-equipped 'Lab' in an outbuilding of The Mount.
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Darwin's first introduction to geology was a granite boulder, called the Bellstone, situated in a courtyard in the town centre. As a child he was told that this sort of stone was only found much further north in Cumbria or Scotland and there was no explanation for how it ended up in Shropshire.
It was only when he studied geology at Edinburgh that Darwin learned that during the last ice age moving glaciers had transported massive rocks across the country.
An annual toast is now held at the Bellstone on Darwin's birthday, 12 February.
Darwin's mother and father were buried in St Chad's Church in the village of Montford about 10 kilometres from Shrewsbury. Darwin's father, Robert Darwin was buried here in 1848.
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"To put in stream habitat structures that will stabilize the stream banks while also providing some aquatic habitat and improving the bug life in the creek," Renee Carey said.
Renee Carey is the executive director at the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy. She calls the Little Shamokin Creek "agriculturally impaired".
"The sediment blocks the gills on the insects and fish and the chemicals can change the water chemistry a bit," Carey said.
Many of the people working on this project are local volunteers. That not only keeps the cost of the project down, it gives these local volunteers a sense of ownership and awareness of the stream.
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Back to the Future: Hill Valley is a full conversion mod for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Back to the Future: Hill Valley will be based on the Back to the Future Trilogy, allowing the player to re-enact all the great moments from the films. While some parts of the story are stretched to make it more enjoyable, we are determined not to stray too far from the original story-line. The people behind this mod want the community to relive the movies and have as much fun in the process as possible. With the outstanding game play of the Sandbox hit, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, in combination with one of the best movies of all time, Back to the Future, this mod is sure to bring countless hours of fun to anybody who enjoyed the movies.
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|Aug 31 2007, 3:46pm Anchor
maybe doc added a battery
|Aug 31 2007, 3:47pm Anchor
It had problems after it got Mr. Fusion, something screwed up the time circuits and they flashed JAN 01 1885 12:00 AM at random times.
|Aug 31 2007, 3:47pm Anchor
Which is not what you said about the starter problems. I'm sure you assumed it used the same battery. Adding a battery won't help with starter problems. you said starter problems, not power problems.
The time circuits screwing up has no connection to the power it's getting, as it is a result of some kind of short in the time circuits display.
Edited by: Delorean88us
|Aug 31 2007, 3:50pm Anchor
maybe doc took the Delorean to DMC in Texas to get fixed lol
|Aug 31 2007, 3:50pm Anchor
Yeah I think that the 1885 problem is because the wire that connects the destination time display with the dest. time memory chip got loose sometime and then it lost the memory of the dest. time and defaulted to 1885.
|Aug 31 2007, 3:51pm Anchor
oh shut up. I doubt it's coincidental that the delorean died after each of it's trips in the first movie, and that it's related to the starter. It started before the first trip, died after it. Started up during the lybian chase, died on reentry, started when it left the farm, died at lyon, started and died and started at the start line, died after coming to 1985, and started sometime afterwards, and stayed that way.
Yeah, but the 1885 problem isn't really related to why the delorean dies in bttf1.
Edited by: Delorean88us
|Aug 31 2007, 3:53pm Anchor
sometimes things just happen one day your car runs bad the next day it runs perfect who knows i say god was watching out for marty
|Aug 31 2007, 3:56pm Anchor
While perfectly true, I doubt that was the intention of this. Especially if the bobs elaborated on why it died.
|Aug 31 2007, 3:58pm Anchor
alright now lets close it before we here buddah started the delorean to get back 1985
|Aug 31 2007, 4:00pm Anchor
you're the one who started it. We were going on perfectly happy about what the voltage regulator does and how time travel affects the delorean. Then you came along. Aren't you still supposed to be banned? 3 days?
|Aug 31 2007, 4:01pm Anchor
well im shutting up unless its serious posting
Edited by: ronnyboy
|Aug 31 2007, 4:03pm Anchor
Anyway, this thread's still open to discussion on the voltage regulator. Actually, there is one button i can use. It's used by the bttf2 delorean, but not bttf1, so turret left/right can initiate the voltage regulator to transfer power.
|Aug 31 2007, 4:22pm Anchor
You could switch between the states of the voltage regulator with that button, and the selected state would appear for a few seconds where the "out of plutonium" message appears. It would be set to automatic in it's basic state, and that means that after time travel, power would slowly go to the reactor while keeping power to the flux capacitor too, and you could set it to the other states, and if you set it to "power to reactor from flux capacitor" then power would flow back to the reactor almost instanteneously.
|Aug 31 2007, 6:18pm Anchor
Is this actually necessary to script? I just see this as another time-wasting feature before real work on the mod is made. The DeLorean only stops functioning like what, 3 times in the whole movie? Here's my solution to the only problems and how to fix them in missions:
Arriving in 1955 - Drive towards the Lyon Estates sign after Peabody (and his gang; whatever makes this more GTAish) starts shooting at you. A marker will be located in front of the sign. Stopping here will trigger a cut scene showing Marty getting out of the car to see the landscape of 1955 and going back inside seeing the car is dead, then he'll roll it out behind the sign. Which will trigger a new mission to walk towards the town square of Hill Valley; while the DeLorean is locked for the remainder of the time. (And can spawn there until you and Doc retrieve it; whatever.)
Leaving 1955 - Drive towards the starting line; which will trigger another cut scene showing Doc trying to fix the cables on the clocktower; then will switch to Marty trying to start the DeLorean until he bangs his head on it. End the cutscene and just have the mission restart from there racing towards the clocktower with a mission timer obviously.
Arriving back to 1985 - Trigger a cutscene of Marty exiting the DeLorean after he gets back to 1985; seeing the now dirtier version of his city. Have him go back to his car to see it wont start again and have him exit. End the cutscene and trigger the Lybian van driving towards Lone Pine Mall. Now have the DeLorean locked there for the time being whilst you have to "run" towards the mall.
Gosh; I'll just include this in the missions thread. I don't see why we need another script that isn't really a big deal.
|Aug 31 2007, 6:43pm Anchor
Damian this IS real work on the mod. One of the main goals of this project is to make this as accurate to the movies as possible, and since the BTTF1 Delorean isn't as "user-friendly" as the other ones, this would only add to the realism of the mod. And if it can be done, why not do it.
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|Aug 31 2007, 7:46pm Anchor
also, since it'll be a long while before you get missions, think of it as a sneak peek.
|Aug 31 2007, 7:47pm Anchor
wwhy not add them to 0.3 make us even happier
|Aug 31 2007, 7:50pm Anchor
because i like pissing you off
anyway, just thought of this. What happens if you refuel the reactor after coming through a trip? Does that put all power into the reactor and restore life to the time machine?
Edited by: Delorean88us
|Aug 31 2007, 7:51pm Anchor
probably you know that just brings up a whole bunch of questions
|Aug 31 2007, 8:24pm Anchor
ok, couple problems with my theory. One, how the hell were the headlights still on when it came to 1955?
|Aug 31 2007, 8:25pm Anchor
The little power left or maybe a small battery or just a plot hole
|Aug 31 2007, 8:28pm Anchor
or it was a starter problem
|Aug 31 2007, 8:29pm Anchor
alright stop qouting me
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For the Cowboys (17-9, 8-5 MWC), winners of three-straight, Larry Nance Jr. added 17 points and Josh Adams chipped in with 10 points.
Tyler Johnson scored a team-high 24 points for the Bulldogs (13-14, 6-8), who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end. Marvelle Harris finished with 18 points and Cezar Guerrero scored 13 in a losing effort.
Both squads struggled from the floor to start the game. Wyoming was the better of the two, shooting 37 percent from the field, but missing all six 3-point tries. The Cowboys were still able to take a 25-23 lead into the break as the Bulldogs were even worse from the field, shooting just 30.8 percent, including 1-of-4 from beyond the arc.
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Both teams scored the bulk of their points at the charity stripe, with the Cowboys ending up with a 33-21 scoring advantage at the free-throw line. The Bulldogs had the edge in points in the paint, 28-24.
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Fellowship, Muscle Physiology, University of Washington, Center for Bioengineering,
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Wednesday, October 13, 7:00 p.m. PT
Cal State Northridge Matadors (2-7-2, 1-1-1 Big West) vs. Cal State Fullerton (3-6-2, 2-2 Big West)
Matador Soccer Field - Northridge, Calif.
GameTracker and live audio (CSUF Feed) available at GoMatadors.com
Saturday, October 16, 7:00 p.m. PT
Cal State Northridge Matadors (2-7-2, 1-1-1 Big West) at UC Davis Aggies (2-7-0, 0-1 Big West)
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - With the midway point of the conference schedule approaching, the Cal State Northridge Matadors will wrap up their season series at home against Cal State Fullerton this Wednesday, and at UC Davis this Saturday evening. Kick-off for both games is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Matador men's soccer fans can follow all the action of both games this week on GameTracker, and Wednesday's game on an internet radio broadcast feed that both schools will share with one another. Visit GoMatadors.com and click on the `GT' logo located on the calendar section of the main page, or on the men's soccer schedule link to find the latest in-game information against both the Cal State Fullerton Titans and UC Davis Aggies.
Wednesday's match against Cal State Fullerton will end the 2010 season series between the teams as they faced one another in CSUN's conference-opener on October 2nd in Fullerton. Leaving Titan Stadium with a 3-0 win thanks to two goals by Gustavo Villalobos and another scored by Rene Anguiano, the Matadors won their first conference game of 2010.
Currently in third place in the Big West with six points, another victory over the Titans will propel CSUN into a possible tie for third place depending on how Cal Poly fares against UC Santa Barbara Tuesday evening. If history is any indication, the numbers favor Cal State Northridge as the Matadors have only lost one match in the last 12 games between the two, and only four out of the 19 match-ups that have taken place since Northridge joined the Big West in 2001. Having won 14 games against the Titans since their inaugural Big West match-up in `01, the fans at Matador Soccer Field this Wednesday hope to witness win #15 as both squads reach the half-way point of their respective Big West schedules.
Junior forward Nick Posthuma and junior midfielder Kevin Venegas lead the Titans in scoring with four and three goals respectively; Venegas has scored all but one of the game-winning goals for Fullerton this season.
In a unique scheduling quirk, the Matadors and UC Davis Aggies will face each other twice within an eight-day timespan and complete their respective season series this Saturday evening in Davis. Competing in the second-ever night match held at Aggie Stadium, a facility used primarily by the Aggie football and women's field hockey teams prior to this season, the Matadors will look for a split of their two games against Davis in 2010 as the Aggies left Matador Soccer Field with a 1-0 victory and three points last Saturday.
Looking for their first victory in Davis since the 2005 season, CSUN will look to change their fortunes in Northern California this weekend as a win will help them hold onto a spot within the top of the Big West standings as only the top four teams will advance to the Conference Postseason Tournament. After their match in Davis concludes, CSUN will have officially reached the half-way point of their conference schedule as three of their last five games will take place against the top two teams in the Big West (as of the posting of this release).
With goalkeeper Omar Zeenni earning two of the Aggies' three victories this season, including one against Northridge last weekend, CSUN can expect the true freshman to return to goal for the return match as well. In the three games Zeenni has appeared in, he has only allowed three goals, made nine saves, and currently sports a 0.92 goals against average.
Against Cal Poly last Wednesday, junior midfielder Rafael Garcia not only scored the two CSUN goals to help them earn a point in the standings, but took a total of six shots that were all on goal. Since joining the Big West in 2001, no Matador had ever registered that many shots on goal in one game. On three occasions during his career at Northridge, Matador great Willie Sims recorded five shots on goal (September 10, 2004 vs. American, October 9, 2004 at UC Irvine, and September 17, 2005 vs. UNLV), as did current men's soccer assistant coach Yossi Raz in a home game against Denver on October 6, 2002. Prior to last Wednesday's game, both Sims and Raz help the team record for most shots on goal in one game before Garcia's eye-opening performance in San Luis Obispo took place.
Having recently completed a portion of their schedule that included eight out of nine games on the road, the Cal State Northridge Matadors will now face a home-heavy schedule of games from now until the end of the season. Starting with their match against UC Davis last Saturday, the Matadors will play six of their last nine games at Matador Soccer Field.
Last Wednesday's overtime match at Cal Poly was the third time this season that CSUN needed extra time to secure a decision this season. Like their game against Washington earlier in the season, the Matador-Mustangs match ended in a tie. Were it not for an unlucky goal scored with only 88 seconds left in the second overtime in their game at San Francisco, CSUN would have earned points in all of their overtime games in 2010. Since joining the Big West in 2001, CSUN has played in 46 overtime games, and have failed to earn a point in only six of those matches. The last time Northridge won a game in overtime took place in 2009 when CSUN scored the golden goal in overtime against this Wednesday's opponent, the Cal State Fullerton Titans.
Led by freshman Sam Ball with three, seven different Matadors have found the back of the net in 2010, list of names that includes three freshman - Ball, Gustavo Villalobos, and Alberto Rosas. Combined, the freshmen trio are responsible for 44 shots, 16 of which are on goal. Buoyed by his two-goal effort at Cal Poly last Wednesday, junior Rafael Garcia leads the team with seven points, three assists, 31 shots, and 18 shots on goal. In total, 18 of the 22 players who have competed in 2010 have registered at least one shot this season.
With his two goals and an assist earned in CSUN's Big West opener at Cal State Fullerton, Gustavo Villalobos became just the second Matador in the last four seasons to score a goal and earn an assist in the same match. Prior to his five point effort against the Titans (two goals, one assist) former All-Big West midfielder Sunghyun Kim was the last Matador to accomplish the feat in CSUN's 3-0 season finale (and playoff clinching win) at UC Irvine last season.
Despite being held to only three goals scored during their first seven games of the season, the Northridge offense is starting to click and its timing could not have been better. Prior to their game against UC Davis, the Matadors scored a total of nine goals in a three-game stretch, tripling their offensive output of a majority of their non-conference schedule. That nine-goal scoring spree was the highest number of goals scored within a three game period since the 2006 season when CSUN scored the same amount of goals in a three-game stretch against UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, and Cal State Fullerton.
Despite some tough outcomes early in the season, a number of Matadors are continuing to make their mark within the Big West and have found themselves ranked in the top ten in various statistical categories. Senior midfielder Rafael Garcia, who serves as a captain on the squad, is currently fourth in the conference for shots taken with 31. Redshirt freshman midfielder Gustavo Villalobos sits ninth in shots per game with 2.27. With his assist earned at Fullerton, Garcia now leads the team with three and sits in a tie for eighth in the conference in that category. Freshman forward Sam Ball remained in the top ten in points per game with an average of 0.86. After scoring against Air Force, Ball leaped to a tie for seventh in the conference in goals scored with three. Shutouts against Washington and Air Force have goalkeeper Michael Abalos tied for fourth with two, the sophomore `keeper leads a trio of Matador netminders who have carved a 1.46 goals against average, the third lowest total in the conference behind UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara who have only allowed four and seven goals respectively to their opponents this season.
With two additional victories, head coach Terry Davila will become the fifth coach in Big West history to win 100 games as a member of the conference. Even though Davila enters the 2010 season with 110 career wins to his credit, the first 14 were earned as member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. In 2001 the Matadors switched conference affiliation from the MPSF to the Big West, since then Davila's teams have compiled a 98-60-32 overall record (.600 pct.). With his victory over Cal State Fullerton on October 2nd, Davila became just the third head coach to win 50 or more Big West Conference matches.
The Matadors are now 19-7-4 in conference season openers, and have only been defeated once in a Big West opener. CSUN has not lost a conference opener since 2002, when they were on the wrong side of a 2-1 decision against UC Irvine at home. The last time the Matadors tied a conference opening match was in 2007 at Cal State Fullerton, the same squad they defeated to open the Big West season in 2010. The longest streak for conference opening wins in Matador history is 10 seasons, accomplished from 1978-87 under the direction of head coaches Zvi Friedman, Ric Fonseca and Marwan Ass'ad.
One of 17 newcomers to the squad this year, freshman forward Sam Ball is making quite an impression within the Big West this season. Leading CSUN with three goals scored - an impressive feat as he has taken only 11 shots and has capitalized on three out of five shots taken on goal. Ball is currently fourth in the conference with an average of 0.44 goals per game, the only freshman in the entire conference who ranks within the top five in that category. Gustavo Villalobos is also making a name for himself amongst the Matador faithful as the redshirt freshman had a career day with two goals and an assist en route to a five point performance at Cal State Fullerton last weekend. His five points were the most recorded in a game for the Matadors since Willie Sims tallied six with three goals against UNLV on September 17, 2005.. He is also the first freshman to score multiple goals in a game since teammate Camilo Rojas did it against Detroit (August 31, 2007) three seasons ago.
Since relocating from North Campus Stadium to their current facility before the start of the 2002 season, Matador Soccer Field has presented a strong advantage for the Matadors. In the 74 games played on-campus, CSUN possesses an overwhelming 50-16-8 record at home for a .730 winning percentage on their home turf.
With their 4-0 win over Air Force in late September, and 3-0 win at Cal State Fullerton last Saturday, the Cal State Northridge Matadors scored three or more goals in consecutive games for the first time since the 2008 season when Northridge put three in the back of the net in consecutive road games at UC Riverside (11/1/08) and Cal State Fullerton (11/5/08)
One indication of the success sophomore goalkeeper Michael Abalos earned last season can be seen in the Matador record books as the San Juan Capistrano native earned a spot on four different lists with his numbers earned during his freshman season at Northridge. Abalos now shares eighth place with Zoltan Nagy (1995) and Mike Littman (1989) with his nine career victories, is fifth all-time with his 1.17 career goals against average, and is now tied for seventh all-time with Mike Caputo (1985-87) and his seven career shutouts. His five clean sheets earned in 2009 is also the seventh-highest number of shutouts earned in a season, tying him with Joe Barton (2001) and Mike Littman (1989) and their respective single-season performances.
Known for creating a tough schedule year after year, the Matador coaching staff have pieced together one of the most challenging schedules ever in an attempt to prepare the team for the challenges and rigors faced during conference play. Almost one-third of the games scheduled in 2010 will be against teams that were ranked in the top-25 nationally by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2009. The list of opponents includes CSUN's season-opening game vs. San Diego (9/1), last season's College Cup runners-up Akron (9/17), San Francisco (9/24), cross-town rival UCLA (10/27), UC Santa Barbara (10/23), and UC Irvine (10/20).
The 2010 Cal State Northridge men's soccer team received 27 points and were picked to finish fourth in the 2010 Big West Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches poll as announced by the league office in mid-August. Northridge was narrowly edged out by Cal Poly as the Mustangs earned 28 points to claim third place by a slim one point margin. Finishing in second place with 43 total points and one first place vote was UC Irvine, with UC Santa Barbara leading the way with 48 points and six first place votes. Cal State Fullerton's 22 points were enough to secure fifth place, with UC Davis and UC Riverside rounding out the poll in sixth and seventh place respectively with 17 and 11 points. This is the third straight season that Northridge was predicted to finish in fourth place; last season CSUN received 32 overall and one first place point en route to a 10-8-2 overall record, clinching a spot in the 2009 Big West Men's Soccer Postseason Tournament.
Tickets for all home men's matches are available through the CSUN Associated Students Ticket Office. Adults are $5, while youth 17 and under and seniors 60 and older are $3. There is also a $3 discounted rate ticket for CSUN Faculty/Staff, Military Service Personnel and CSUN Alumni Association Members with their respective identification cards.
CSUN students receive free admission to all home games with their CSUN I.D. Groups of 10 or more people may purchase $3 tickets, but tickets must be purchased a minimum of 24 hours in advance. For more information, call the A.S. Ticket Office at 818-677-2488.


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In my last post, my friend James shared with us what "herps" and "herping" is. Please refer back to Hello, herpetofauna!. Since that post, about 2 weeks later now, we're in the swing of spring! Ice is thawing, the rains are falling, plants are waking up, and mud is all around. I've been hearing certain […] [Read More]
King of the butterflies
With summer 2013 winding down, we can expect to see our local King of the Butterflies soon appearing. The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a large, striking insect belonging to the Lepidoptera family: butterflies and moths. The bold colors of black and orange on The King's wings warn predators that they are NOT a tasty […] [Read More]


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Archive: The All Our Video Gear is on a Truck Live Stream
We did a live show on Friday! Here's the archive of it!
What in the Actual Heck Is Going On in This Wattam Trailer?
You know what? Don't answer that. I don't need to know. I'm on-board regardless.
Quick Look: Duck Game
Dan, Jeff, Drew, and Mary form a Flying V and quack themselves to death.
Learn About Street Fighter V's New V System
No more focus attacks! Street Fighter V replaces those with alpha counters, V Skills, and V Triggers.
Quick Look: The Masterplan
Well, things don't go nearly as smoothly as I had hoped. I probably should have written more than "RUN" for Plan B.
Ninja Theory's Hellblade Will Attempt to Tackle Mental Illness
The press release that came with this trailer goes on at length about how the studio is working with mental health professionals to deal with the subject sensitively. Still...I have concerns?
Toy Soldiers: War Chest Cuts to the Chase, Adds He-Man and G.I. Joe
I do not have it in me right now to work through the concept of playing with video game versions of action figures based on cartoons that have also previously been video games.
Here's the First Footage of Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank Reboot
There's some footage from the upcoming movie sprinkled in here too, which makes sense since it's supposed to be tied together with the game.
Well ADR1FT Sure Does Look Harrowing
Considering how stressed I got just watching little Kerbals float around in space, THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY KILL ME.
Quick Look: The Escapists (PS4)
Inmate Jack gets a taste of prison life and the bathroom floor when Dan and Brad find themselves locked in the clink.
Here's the First Look at LEGO Marvel's Avengers
So, to be clear, this is a separate Marvel-licensed LEGO game that has nothing to do with LEGO Dimensions, that game with all those other licenses.
Sega Announces 3DS Exclusive Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Pictured: Sonic and friends at the moment they were told they're doing another one of these games.
Unfinished: Home Improvisation 06/02/2015
We get to building... or "building" the furniture that many have only dared to dream. We are true furniture heroes.
The Mega Man Legacy Collection Includes Mega Men 1-6
This new collection also includes a challenge mode and an in-game museum of art assets.
Quick Look: Nom Nom Galaxy
Dan and Drew colonize an alien planet and force the inhabitants to conform to the new soup order.
Quick Look: You Must Build a Boat
Today, class, we're going to learn how to make a seafaring vessel by matching up tiles and fighting monsters in a cave.
Quick Look: Toren
Toren has some pretty nifty things going for it, like playing as a baby... but there's a lot to overlook.
Unprofessional Fridays: 06/05/2015
There's a baby on set (other than Dan) so we teach him all we know about redefining reality, eating and shooting fowl, and kick harnesses.
Spike Lee Is Writing and Directing NBA 2K16's MyCareer Mode
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Quick Look: Massive Chalice
We spend a massive amount of time going through the ins and outs of generational warfare.
Quick Look: Hatred
Jeff and Dan check out another lackluster dual-joystick shooter.
Alt+F1 Track Walk: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
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Battleborn Will Have 25 Playable Characters at Launch
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Quick Look: Magicka 2
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By Alessandra Prentice
LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Three British men planned to detonate rucksacks packed with explosives in a major suicide assault which could have been more devastating than coordinated attacks that killed more than 50 people in London in 2005, a court heard on Monday.
Prosecutor Brian Altman told the jury the defendants had planned to set off up to eight rucksack bombs in a suicide attack and possibly set off bombs on timers in crowded areas.
"One of them even described a plan to cause another 9/11," he added, referring to the 2001 attacks in the United States in which some 3,000 people were killed.
"The police successfully disrupted a plan to commit an act or acts of terrorism on a scale potentially greater than the London bombings in July 2005 had it been allowed to run its course."
More than 50 people died in the July 7, 2005 attacks when militants blew themselves up on London's subway and bus network during the morning rush hour.
Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali, both 27, were central figures in the plot, jurors at Woolwich Crown Court were told. All three have pleaded not guilty.
Naseer is accused of five terrorism offences, Khalid four and Ali three, all alleged to have taken place between Christmas Day 2010 and September 2011.
From their glass-fronted dock, the accused listened in silence to the charges. Naseer smiled into his beard when Altman described how his friends used to call him "Chubbs".
His co-defendants listened intently, whispering to each other occasionally and shaking their heads as if disagreeing with what was being said.
Security remains a concern in ethnically diverse Britain which backed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and still has troops deployed alongside NATO-forces in Afghanistan.
The trio were among several arrested by counter-terrorism police in the city of Birmingham in central England which is home to a large number of Asian Muslims.
Altman described the accused as "jihadists and extremists" who were influenced by a man affiliated with the militant group al Qaeda.
Altman said two of them of travelled to Pakistan, where they learned how to make poison and bombs and use weapons as part of their training. He told the court that they had prepared "martyrdom videos" in anticipation of their suicide campaign.
Altman told the jury they had begun experimenting with the construction of home-made bombs and timed detonation devices, adding they tried to recruit others to join their cause.
The court also heard how all three men had posed as street collectors for a Muslim charity to raise funds fraudulently for their cause.
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Snapshots from Ecuador: A Burger at TropiBurger
Visit Ecuador's major cities and you'll discover easy access to a hamburger. If you want to make your fast food burger experience a cultural experience, you can check out the local flag bearer in the fast food burger game: TropiBurger. While their burger isn't any better—and may be worse—than the clown-and-king burgers of the world, they deliver their so-thin-it's-almost-not-there patties with a few South American twists. More


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Below is the poem entitled SOUPERMAN which was written by poet
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Watched "Man Of Steel" last night
Reminded me of my own Souper powers
Don't want to brag or anything like that
But this role is not for cowards
My mission is, should I choose to accept it
To rid this old world of sadness
Not an easy task the way things are going
But SOUPERMAN can end this madness
He does it with love, lightness and laughter
Acts silly, plays the part of a clown
Always upbeat and ready with the funnies
So people can't possibly be down
He doesn't expect a reward or great fame
Just to know the sadness he defeated
Then zoom up high to the heavens above
To return whenever he's needed
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If you have been nominated to study abroad on an Ohio University sponsored program and have used the online application system to apply, please use the steps below as a guide to officially accept or decline your nomination.
1. Log in to the online application system here. You should see any programs that you applied to listed in a box. If you have been nominated, the status will read 'Nominated'.
2. Click to view that application. Doing so will bring you to a screen that will ask you to review and accept the Conditions of Participation, and accept or decline your nomination.
You are not a confirmed participant on the program until you have officially accepted your nomination AND paid the program deposit.
Please note: Once you accept your nomination, you will be bound by the Conditions of Participation you signed in the program application. Upon acceptance and payment of the program deposit, you also become financially responsible for both the deposit and the administrative fee.
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3. Attached to your nomination email, there will be a deposit slip. Print this out and take it to the cashier's window in Chubb Hall to pay your deposit by the date indicated on the slip. Other than out-of-pocket expenses, this should be the only thing that you are asked to pay for up front. Everything else will be billed to your student account.
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Rail Passes, Stopovers & Multi-Ride Amtrak Tickets
Several discounts are available for frequent Amtrak travel nationwide, within
California, and on specific regional routes. Long-distance Amtrak trips
involving multiple stopovers will often benefit from a USA Rail Pass. However,
stopovers of less than 24 hours are available without charge using the
multi-city ticket option on Amtrak.com (see the
Amtrak Travel Tips section).
Save 50% on Companion Amtrak Fares for College Campus Visits in 2015
Note: This Amtrak discount is for high school students only. If you're a college
student, we recommend purchasing a Student Advantage
Card to receive 10% off all Amtrak tickets.
High school juniors and seniors
visiting a college or university with one parent/guardian are eligible to
receive 50% off a companion fare. You must make your reservation via
Amtrak's Campus Visit Promo Page at
least three days prior to travel and present a valid student ID for your
discount Amtrak tickets. This offer is NOT valid on Acela Express or Auto Train.
Valid for travel through December 18, 2015.
Most 2015 Amtrak promotion codes require a three-day advance purchase; apply to adult, child, and senior fares only;
may not be combined with other discounts (e.g.
Student Advantage 10% off);
exclude Acela Express; and are subject to blackouts during peak travel periods.
Upcoming Amtrak promotion code
blackout dates:
Sep 4 & 7,
Oct 12,
Nov 24-25 & 28-29,
Dec 19-23 & 26-30
2016: Jan 2-3, Feb 12 & 15, Mar 24-25 & 28, May 27 & 30
All Amtrak discounts were revalidated on
July 28, 2015.
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Most Amtrak promotion codes may be used for reservations online (Amtrak.com),
by phone (800-USA-RAIL), at a staffed station, or with a Quik-Trak train ticket
machine. However, some discounts apply only to Internet or phone reservations as
noted in the promotion code restrictions. To obtain a discount online at
Amtrak.com, enter the four-character code in the "Promo Code" field.
Fare Types: Unless
otherwise specified, you must select an Adult fare to receive promo code savings. If you select any discount (e.g.
Senior, AAA, Student Advantage,
Military, etc.), you will not receive the promotional fare.
Availability: Amtrak limits the number of seats available on many discount fares.
If you don't see the "Promo Applied" message when selecting a train, you may try an
alternate train, date, or code. Trains selling at higher fare buckets (closer to sold-out, thus
more expensive) are less likely to be eligible for discount.
Eligibility: Amtrak discounts have been compiled from a variety of
sources including Amtrak.com, Amtrak publications, tourism websites, and word-of-mouth.
Amtrak coupon codes requiring specific membership or eligibility (e.g. discounts for college students) are identified below. If placing a reservation online at Amtrak.com, you may find that a promotion
code is accepted for destinations/dates not specifically identified below.
However, it is suggested that you confirm eligibility with Amtrak prior to booking.
NATIONWIDE Amtrak Promotion
Codes for 2015 & 2016
This section covers
promotions available for most Amtrak routes nationwide.
NEW ENGLAND Amtrak Promotion Codes & Coupon Code Discounts for 2015
This section covers 2015 Amtrak
discounts for the following routes: Downeaster, Vermonter, Ethan
Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Adirondack, Acela Express, and Northeast Regional. For other
rail service in New England, including Boston & Connecticut trains,
please see our
Passenger Trains pages.
NOTE: Northeast Regional
codes can't be combined with the 25%
advance purchase discount
described above.
MID-ATLANTIC Amtrak Coupon Codes & Amtrak Promotion Code Deals for 2015
This section covers 2015 Amtrak
promotions for the following routes: Northeast Regional, Acela Express, Keystone, Pennsylvanian, Empire Service, and Maple Leaf. For commuter railroads
and transit in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington,
please see our
Passenger Trains pages.
NJ Transit and SEPTA offer train service between New York and
Philadelphia for $25.50 each way. Also,
MegaBus and Bolt Bus offer express bus service between these and other cities. For NJ Transit
& SEPTA details, plus Bolt Bus & MegaBus discounts, please see the Amtrak
Alternatives section.
SOUTHEAST Amtrak Coupon Codes & Promotion Code Specials, including Amtrak Auto Train discounts
This section covers 2015 Amtrak
discounts for the following routes: Auto Train, Carolinian, Piedmont, Crescent,
Silver Meteor, Silver Star, and Palmetto. For other rail services in the
Southeast, including Virginia, Atlanta & Miami trains and transit, please
refer to our regional
Passenger Trains
MIDWEST Amtrak Promotional Codes & Amtrak Discount Codes for 2015
This section covers 2015 Amtrak
promotions for the following routes: Capitol Limited, Cardinal, Hoosier State,
City of New Orleans, Texas Eagle, Heartland Flyer, Hiawatha, Illinois Zephyr,
Carl Sandburg, Saluki, Illini, Lincoln Service, Missouri River Runner, Pere
Marquette, Wolverine, and Blue Water.
WEST Amtrak Promotion Code Deals & Amtrak Discounts for 2015
This section covers 2015 Amtrak
discounts for the following routes: Coast Starlight, Empire Builder, California
Zephyr, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, plus the following four regional
Amtrak offers a 25% discount on all Cascades
trains when booking at least 14 days in advance. No promotion code is
required -- the discounted fare is automatically provided when booking online,
by phone, or at any station. Only trains selling at the lowest fare bucket are
eligible for discount so you may need to book even more than 14
days out, especially when traveling on popular Friday and Sunday trains.
Amtrak Guest Rewards Promotions
Amtrak Guest Rewards is a
complimentary program that awards points for Amtrak travel, hotel stays, car
rentals, and other purchases. To earn points, you must first sign-up for a Guest
Rewards account and provide your member number with every reservation. Points
are redeemable for free Amtrak travel (click
here for point requirements) and gift certificates and can be easily
transferred to rewards programs at several hotels. The latest Amtrak
Guest Rewards promotions and specials are listed below:
General Amtrak Ticket & Travel Tips
This section provides many practical tips for making Amtrak reservations.
Although route-specific details are beyond the scope of this page, we recommend
the following three books for more information.
Book Early for Lowest Fare Bucket:
Amtrak uses four to five price levels ("buckets") for coach seating and five
for sleeper accommodations. With the exception of peak travel times (e.g.
Thanksgiving week) when only the highest price bucket may be offered, a
percentage of coach seats and sleepers are typically available at lower
price buckets when Amtrak tickets first go on-sale 11 months prior to
departure. As a train approaches sell-out, Amtrak's yield management system
will automatically move to the next higher fare bucket. This can cause
Amtrak fares to increase significantly as you approach the departure date.
It is suggested that you book as early as possible to the receive cheapest tickets, especially given Amtrak's flexible
Refund Policy. An
unofficial website,
AmSnag, allows one to search a range of dates for the lowest fares,
excluding any applicable Amtrak promotions.
Avoid Sell-Outs: If you attempt to make a reservation
and find that coach or upgrades (business class, first class, sleepers) are sold-out on the desired train, it is
suggested that you try the next morning as soon as possible after 4AM ET.
Amtrak's reservation system is updated overnight with cancellations, so
tickets may become available. If coach is available but upgrades are sold-out,
you may wish to make the coach reservation and keep checking with
1-800-USA-RAIL to see if upgraded accommodations can be added. If an upgrade still isn't available prior to departure, you may still be able to upgrade
from coach onboard by checking with the conductor regarding no-shows or last
minute cancellations.
Sleeper Accommodation Pricing: All sleeper
accommodations are priced in addition to coach fares and are based on the
number of rooms, not the number of passengers. For example, if
the coach fare between Points A and B is $100 and a roomette is $250, two
passengers could share a roomette for $450 ($100*2 + $250). Both passengers
would also be entitled to free meals in the dining car. Note that you are
charged the same price for the accommodation regardless of the number of
passengers. For more information, see
Amtrak's Sleeping Accommodations Page.
Free Stopovers & Multi-City Trips: To book a trip
with stopovers at the lowest possible fare, use the
Multi-City Tickets option at Amtrak.com. If each stopover is
less than 23.5 hours (same or next-day), the multi-city fare will
be the same as a reservation booked directly from origin to final
destination. For example, suppose the fare from New York (NYP) to Washington
(WAS) is $49.00. However, one desires an 8-hour stopover in Philadelphia (PHL).
Using Amtrak.com's multi-city ticket option, specify two legs for the
journey (NYP-PHL and PHL-WAS) with the desired dates/times. If the stopover
is less less 23.5 hours, the two-part Amtrak fare will still be $49.00. If the
stopover is more than 23.5 hours, the two legs will be priced as separate travel
and yield a significantly higher fare. Note: Free stopovers are available on any
Amtrak route nationwide with more than one train per day. Free stopovers are
NOT available on long-distance routes served by a single train per day, as
the required layover will be at least 24 hours. In such instances, the
USA Rail Pass
may provide the best value.
Reservation Changes: Unlike most airlines, Amtrak does
not charge a ticket change fee. When changing a reservation, Amtrak will
simply charge (or credit) the difference in fare between trains. Keep in
mind that Amtrak fares usually rise as the departure date approaches, so
last-minute reservation changes may result in substantial charges. Also, if
you received a promotion code discount on the original Amtrak reservation that
included an advance purchase requirement (e.g. 20%-off),
you will lose the discount if changing your reservation after the advance
purchase deadline. Reservations made online at Amtrak.com may be changed
online if you selected e-ticket delivery (or if physical tickets
haven't been printed).
Other reservations must be modified by phone (800-USA-RAIL) or at a
staffed station.
Late Trains & Connections: Amtrak trains on the
Northeast Corridor are usually on-time or subject to minor
delays of less than 30 minutes. On most other routes, Amtrak trains operate over
freight railroads and can be subject to delays as long as several hours due
to trackwork and freight train interference. Amtrak publishes
monthly on-time statistics for each route that may be helpful in travel
planning. Amtrak will only "guarantee" connections with a minimum of 60
minutes (or 90 minutes if connecting from a long-distance train). When a train is late, Amtrak may do one of the
following for guaranteed connections: a) hold the connecting train if the delay is minor and there are
numerous connecting passengers, b) provide same-day
alternative transportation on Amtrak or other carrier, or c) provide hotel
accommodations and reservations on the next day's train.
Train Status: Train status is available by web
(Amtrak.com), phone (1-800-USA-RAIL), and mobile device (Amtrak.mobi). The "Track A Train" feature
on Amtrak's website provides a map of all current Amtrak train locations with detailed status
information. Train status is also found via text message
using a free third party service. Simply text 401-268-7251 (that's 401-AMTRAK-1) with the following:
[station code] [train number]. For example, texting PHL 175 provides the status of train 175 at Philadelphia.
Wi-Fi Internet: Wireless Internet is available free of
charge on the following Amtrak routes: Acela Express, Northeast Regional,
Downeaster, Empire Service, Keystone, Vermonter, Ethan Allen Express,
Carolinian, Blue Water, Pere Marquette, Wolverine, Illini, Saluki, Illinois
Zephyr, Carl Sandburg, Hiawatha, Lincoln Service, Missouri River Runner, Cascades, Pacific Surfliner, San Joaquin, Capitol Corridor, and Coast
Starlight (sleeping car passengers in Pacific Parlour Car only).
Additionally, free wifi is available in select cars on the following
routes: Adirondack, Maple Leaf, Pennsylvanian, and Palmetto. Free wifi is also
available in the following Amtrak stations: Washington, Baltimore,
Wilmington, Philadelphia, New York Penn Station, Providence, Route 128
Station (Massachusetts), and Boston South Station (ClubAcela only), plus Auto
Train stations Lorton and Sanford. The
Wi-Fi Page provides additional information.
See our Facebook Page for
questions, answers, and additional Amtrak travel tips.
Amtrak Contact Methods
Comments and questions regarding this page may be submitted
via our contact form. For assistance with Amtrak
reservations, travel planning, discount eligibility, and customer service,
please use the contacts below.
Amtrak Reservations Phone: 1-800-USA-RAIL
(1-800-872-7245), available 24/7.
For new reservations, changes, cancellations, and
train status inquiries.
Amtrak's automated agent, Julie, can assist with
basic reservations and train status.
Press 0 at any time to speak with a live agent.
International callers without toll-free access can dial
(001) 215-856-7953 from 8:30a to 5:00p Eastern Time.
Amtrak Customer Relations Phone: 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245), press
0, ask for Customer Relations
For feedback and complaints concerning Amtrak travel,
including travel voucher requests.
Available Monday through Friday, 7a-10p ET.
Online Contact Form
For general comments and questions. Select the
appropriate subject to route your request correctly.
Free Amtrak Publications:
Online Request Form
For requesting timetables, vacations guide, onboard
magazines, Auto Train pamphlet, etc. by mail.
Amtrak Guest Rewards Phone: 1-800-307-5000
For reward travel, points balance, and all customer
service inquiries.
Reward travel with connecting trains, sleeping
accommodations, or Auto Train MUST be booked by phone.
Available 7 days a week, 5a-Midnight ET.
Amtrak Guest Rewards Missing Points:
Online Points Request Form
Request credit for Amtrak tickets that weren't credited
within three (3) weeks of travel.
Amtrak Alternatives (MegaBus, BoltBus, NJ Transit / SEPTA)
This section details several Amtrak alternatives in the
Northeast. MegaBus and BoltBus offer express bus service between Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, while NJ Transit
and SEPTA offer connecting train service between New York and Philadelphia.
MegaBus launched in 2006 and now
serves cities throughout the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest. Although
slower than Amtrak, subject to traffic delays, and generally less comfortable than
train seating/amenities, MegaBus tickets can be considerably cheaper. The following MegaBus
routes compete directly with Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Keystone Service, Empire Service,
and Downeaster:
MegaBus stops are located at Amtrak
stations in Portland, Boston (South Station), New Haven, Albany, New Brunswick
(NJ Transit), Philadelphia,
Washington, Richmond (Main Street Station), and Syracuse. MegaBus stops in other cities vary from downtown to
suburban. Service operates hourly on the most popular routes, roughly the same
as Amtrak.
MegaBus fares generally range from $1 to about $75 depending on
the route and date of booking. A MegaBus promotion code is NOT required for the $1
fare. There are $1 seats available on every bus, but you may need to book
several weeks in advance.
MegaBus promotional codes are infrequent and usually publicized
directly at
megabus.com. Current MegaBus codes are listed here (when
available) and announced
via our Facebook Page.
megabus.com for details about MegaBus schedules, stations, deals, and other MegaBus promos.
BoltBus launched in 2008 as a joint
venture between Greyhound and Peter Pan. Like MegaBus, Bolt Bus offers free wifi
and cheaper fares than Amtrak, but is limited to the following Northeast routes:
BoltBus stops utilize Amtrak stations in Boston (South Station),
New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington. Service is as frequent as every 30
minutes during peak travel times.
BoltBus fares generally range from $7 to $50 depending on
destination and date of booking. The cheapest fares will be obtained by booking
at least several days in advance.
Check boltbus.com for Bolt Bus tickets, schedules,
deals, and bus stop locations. BoltBus coupon
code and promotion code discounts are also posted when available.
NJ Transit & SEPTA
NJ Transit and SEPTA operate commuter rail networks in New York
and Philadelphia, respectively. By riding NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor
Line between New York Penn Station and Trenton, coupled with SEPTA's Trenton
Line (formerly R7 route) between Philadelphia 30th Street Station and Trenton,
hourly train service is available between New York and Philadelphia.
Although longer
and less comfortable than Amtrak, the commuter rail connection has the benefit
of lower fares ($25.50 one-way) and flexible ticketing (all trains are
unreserved). Joint tickets for NJ Transit and SEPTA trains are available at New York
Penn Station as well as all three SEPTA train stations in Center City
Philadelphia. Tickets for each direction of travel will come in two parts -- one
for NJ Transit and one for SEPTA. Tickets are unreserved and may be used on any
train at any time of day.
The table below compares Amtrak with the NJ Transit / SEPTA
alternative. Schedules and fares are subject to change. For current train schedules
and more information,
visit the
NJ Transit and
SEPTA websites.
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The Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper, consistently rated as one of the best in the Bundesliga, last pulled on a Germany jersey at Under-21 level but has never received a senior cap.
That could now happen either at Wembley or the San Siro after he was included a 24-man squad for the last international matches of 2013.
"Manuel Neuer remains our clear number one and we also know what Rene Adler or the younger goalkeepers like Ron-Robert Zieler and Marc-Andre ter Stegen can give us," said coach Joachim Low.
"We've been watching Roman Weidenfeller for a long time and his consistently strong performances for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and the Champions League have been noted.
"We're now looking forward to having him with us and getting to know him better."
For the 33-year-old this represents a late opportunity to stake his claim for a place in the squad for next summer's World Cup, with Low admitting the coming months will determine who will be travelling to Brazil.
"Both in terms of the goalkeepers and also in other positions, now is not the time for us to make decisions," Low said.
"We don't have to name our squad until next May. Between now and then, we're delighted for every chance we get to be able to test things, both tactically and in terms of personnel.
"The battle for places in every single position is definitely going to intensify further in the coming months."
There is no place in the squad for Bastian Schweinsteiger, who is about to undergo surgery on his right ankle.
"I hope and wish that Bastian is completely trouble-free after this operation," Low said of the 100-time Germany international.
"I'm sure he will then get back to his former strength both with Bayern Munich and the national team.
"He's going to be a major player for us, also in view of the World Cup."
Meanwhile, Miroslav Klose returns after missing out through injury last month, but fellow Serie A striker Mario Gomez is still ruled out.
"It's good for us to have Miro back," said Low. "He improves any team."
Having named his players, Low is now looking forward to ending the year on a high.
"Wembley is legendary and it is an amazing experience for anybody to play there," he said.
"Games against England are prestigious matches with an explosive atmosphere.
"It's going to be an emotional ending to a moving year for us in which we excelled on our way to World Cup qualification.
"Now we're looking forwards and looking forward to the coming weeks and months in which we can really make definite plans for the World Cup in Brazil."
Three members of Low's squad - Per Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil and Andre Schurrle - play in the Premier League, although a fourth, Lukas Podolski, misses out through injury.
Germany squad: Neuer (Bayern Munich), Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Adler (Hamburg); Boateng, Lahm (both Bayern Munich), Jansen, Westermann (both Hamburg), Hummels, Schmelzer (both Borussia Dortmund), Howedes (Schalke), Mertesacker (Arsenal); Gotze, Kroos, Muller (all Bayern Munich), Bender, Sam (both Bayer Leverkusen), Reus, Bender (both Borussia Dortmund), Draxler (Schalke), Khedira (Real Madrid), Ozil (Arsenal), Schurrle (Chelsea); Klose (Lazio), Kruse (Borussia Monchengladbach).


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This post is intended as part of the Spielberg Blogathon hosted by Adam Zanzie and Ryan Kelly, which ends today.
My interest in movies began with a specific interest in those made by Steven Spielberg. As a child, the unique fantasies of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (which I wrote about a few years back), "E.T.," and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" spurred my imagination in ways that nothing around me could. (I'm sure many children of the eighties and nineties can relate.) That became the seed from which my greater interests in cinema grew: Moving images showed me the world in ways that were otherwise inaccessible to me, and what I saw fascinated me.
Ironically, the Spielberg movie that I find most provocative after a decade-plus of combing through his output contains the greatest instance of the director issuing restraint. Unsurprisingly, it's also his first feature-length credit. I refer here to "Duel," Spielberg's 1971 made-for-TV thriller about an innocent man named David (Dennis Weaver) driving down a barren road while avoiding the ominous attacks of an anonymous psychotic truck driver. That's all there is to it, and yet there's so much more.
Watching "Duel" with the eventual legacy of its director in mind, one can easily see how the movie functions as a high concept experiment in film language that predicts Spielberg's eventual development into the world's greatest commercial director. From the credit sequence onward, "Duel" serves as an early indication of Spielberg's commitment to elaborate camera placement and other exemplary instances of craftsmanship. The opening shot, which assumes David's POV as he drives from his house in the suburbs of Los Angeles to an empty desert road, anticipates the subjective perspective employed in everything from "Evil Dead" and "Enter the Void."
As David gradually leaves civilization behind, we witness the erosion of his comfort zone as he sees it: From the neatly arranged boxes on a hillside, to the chaos of the highway, to the anything-goes logic of a dust-covered landscape. David initially feels like he's the master of his own domain and capable of traveling between these wildly different worlds. When the truck driver starts to go after him, he tries to play it cool, nimbly cutting the guy off — and almost running headlong into traffic. Then the power roles shift, and the rules of the game drastically change.
In this sense, "Duel" invokes elements readily visible in other Spielberg movies. David encounters the insurmountable unknown with a mixture of awe and horror, much like the ill-fated adventurers in "Jurassic Park" or the equally daring trio of shark hunters in "Jaws." In each instance, the heroes court danger and encounter destructive forces that operate outside of reason—just like the title threat in "The Birds." (Spielberg may favor happy endings more than Hitchcock, but his better movies work you over a few times before they get there.)
Besides a mutual appreciation for the chaos world, Spielberg has other, more specific affinities with the Master of Suspense. Both filmmakers rely on the precision of editing (which they both consider as the essential key to the filmmaking process) to convey the traps their characters find themselves in. Spielberg rhythmically cuts between close-ups of David's eyes in his rear-view mirror and the black truck pursuing him, forming an implementation of the Kuleshov Effect on par with its feature-length manifestation in "Rear Window" -- and even more involving, since it takes place in constant motion. (Consciously or not, Spielberg paid homage to this device 23 years later in "Jurassic Park.")
Ultimately, "Duel" is a movie about the survival of the fittest that unfolds with strict adherence to classical narrative conventions. Tellingly, it came out the same year as "The Last Picture Show," when the New Hollywood surge briefly suggested a renaissance for experimental narrative cinema on a relatively large scale -- a period that arguably began to fade with the box office domination of "Jaws" four years later.
My growing awareness of Spielberg's mainstream qualities engendered a short-lived disdain for his work, the feeling that he had exchanged talent for showmanship, as if the two were mutually exclusive. Actually, if it took sheer cinematic skill to make the modern Hollywood blockbuster click, Spielberg was the man to do it -- an artist-as-movie-brat with strong awareness of the medium's power over the spectator. But it must be said, for better or worse, that "Duel" displays a sign of things to come. It perfectly lays out the commercial potential of speed (See: "Speed," of course, and more recently "Unstoppable") and captures the profound craft behind escapist entertainment -- in the right hands, anyway.
Watch "Duel" in its entirety here.


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