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The 5 Most Ludicrously Expensive Items in Online Gaming
#2. Burning Flames Team Captain -- Team Fortress 2
Buying the weapons in most free-to-play games is like hiring a sex worker to bend over your family's Monopoly board -- you're having fun, but screwing over the game for everyone else.
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But that's a bad example, because that's the only way to have fun while playing Monopoly.
Team Fortress 2 avoids this by selling alternate weapons instead of better ones. Each unlock adds to the game without winning it, and you're not held at the mercy of random drops or spending money because you can smelt down items you don't want to get the ones you do. My favorite is the Brass Beast, increasing damage output but decreasing speed, because when I go Heavy, I DON'T NEED TO MOVE, THE IMMINENTLY CORPSED BABY MEN KEEP COMING TO ME!
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Puny snipers have plan to kill everyone they meet. I have plan to kill everyone EVER.
As long as you don't fall for the key scam (a lottery for pretend items bought with real money), you're fine. This is the only game where the ludicrously expensive item comes from players instead of the company, because TF2 gamers make a cargo cult look like Houston Mission Control. They've conjured a massive trading market out of nonsense where novelty items aren't just worth money, but have actually become units of currency.
Valve, Apple
The OS wars cease screwing around.
The result is a massive economy based on refined junk and iPod earbuds. It's like Portland after a nuclear war. And it still makes more sense than bitcoins. The most prized possessions are hats -- TF2 players worship the most-millinered ones more than Roman Catholics -- leading to the literally head-melting villainy that is the most expensive item in the game: the Burning Flames Team Captain.
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The hat now costs 100.5 virtual earbuds, 2,412 virtual keys, with a cash value of 4,407 real actual dollars. The hat confers absolutely no game benefit apart from the respect of equally crazy people. Or letting you pretend to be M. Bison. Which doesn't quite make up for how the most expensive item in the game is one that uses special effects to highlight your head in a game where at least 11 percent of all players are snipers.
"Let's see you kill 'everyone ever' with a burning crater for a face, mate."
#1. Chisels and Blocks -- Curiosity
Peter Molyneux has made a career out of overhyping good games until everyone hates them. If he sold chocolate, he'd start advertising it six months in advance as a new form of oral sex that cured hepatitis, and even now we'd still be disappointed every time we put some in our mouths.
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On an unrelated note, some stock photographers are clearly screwing with both us and their models.
Which may be why his new company 22Cans gave him the worst game in the world. Curiosity was a vast, multi-layered virtual construct tackled by every player in the world simultaneously. It sounded awesome, and it looked like the Internet in an '80s cyberpunk movie.
Every shaft of light is another player. That one at the top right is LippsInc4Evah.
Then you zoom in on a game that makes FarmVille look like an MIT graduate course.
The same view you get in solitary confinement.
Players tapped on blocks to break them. Sixty-nine billion of them. And they did it! This Curiosity does the exact opposite of NASA's, using technology to prove that the human race really isn't worth it. The big draw was that a "life-changing secret" would be revealed at the center. After nine months of taking the piss out of the idea of a tool-using species, the big secret was that a game developer was developing a new game. And they were giving rule-making control to the random time waster who had nothing better to do than click the last block.
Before launch, Molyneux talked up a fabulous "diamond chisel" that would cost $77,000. In the game, you couldn't actually buy it for cash -- thereby proving that Molyneux pathologically lies about features even when they're the worst features in the entire world -- but for 3 billion game coins. Coins could be reliably harvested at about 12,000 per minute. The only explanation is that Molyneux has a fatal heart defect and is trying to find sacks of harvestable organs that won't be missed.
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"I'm here to hype up a middling good game with all the emotion and accuracy of a televangelist! Also, we'll need a blood sacrifice!"
But that was only the third worst item for sale. The second worst was instantly removing half a million blocks from the next layer for $10. That's all. You've already volunteered for a chore so pointless that the machines will consider our extermination a mercy killing, and now you're paying real money to skip doing it. When someone is that stupid and lazy, their DNA doesn't even bother to uncoil, because it knows they'll never reproduce.
The absolute worst and most expensive item was paying another $10 to add half a million blocks back on to the next layer. The program was already unworthy of the word "game," and this purchase still allowed people to take it from zero to worse than nothing. They were spending money to cancel out other people's already pointless lives. These blocks truly were the most expensive items in the game. The diamond chisel might have cost months of the player's life, but I guarantee that if they clicked long enough to get it, that life was not worth $10.
Luke is horribly aware that at least one person is now watching that Smurf porn. He also has a BRAND NEW website, tumbles, and responds to every tweet.
For more gaming insanity, check out the 5 Most Disastrously Copied Video Games, or join in by Busting Call of Duty's Ghosts.
Or you can behold 6 A-Holes You Meet in Every Online Game and The 7 Most Impressive Dick Moves in Online Gaming History.


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Memorial Day weekend is the kickoff for summer fun, beginning with outdoor festivals, boardwalk excursions, and regional theater offerings. There will be milestones in people's lives and celebrations to be marked with gifts of tickets to experience a live musical or drama in the Lehigh Valley. Chances are, among the cast members you'll be introduced to in your program book will be an Equity, or professional, actor.
Tonight, the 11th annual Freddy Awards ceremony will take place with a live broadcast on 69-WFMZ-TV, beginning at 7, from the stage of the State Theatre in Easton. You'll see a high caliber of students representing their high school musicals presented this year, plus a group of Freddy alumni who have shared that same spotlight. Many have pursued theatrical careers and have earned or are in the process of earning their Actors' Equity card. Their hope is that one day we may see their name in a program book as an Equity actor, and that one day we may experience their story.
If there's one thing Nick Wyman is passionate about, it's being a spokesperson for communicating to the world the value of professional theater. It's allowing actors to do what they were born to do. For Wyman, quality performance will continue to move forward into the next century in his role as union president of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), which will mark its 100th anniversary in America on Sunday.
A longtime Equity Councillor, Wyman, 63, was elected to serve as president of the industry in 2010, with a mission to expand opportunities for the AEA membership of nearly 50,000, comprised of professional actors and stage managers from Broadway to the nation's smallest local theaters, and that includes the Lehigh Valley. He knows of the hard-knock life of an unemployed actor. In a phone interview from his office in New York City, he said he's been blessed to have been a familiar face for 40 years on Broadway and regional stages, screen and television.
At six feet, five inches, broad-shouldered with blond hair and blue eyes, he's been a good catch for casting directors seeking father figures and corporate giants. He's appeared in TV's "Boardwalk Empire" and "Law and Order." Broadway credits include Monsieur Firmin in the original Broadway production of "The Phantom of the Opera," Thenardier in Broadway's "Les Miserables," John Barsad in "A Tale of Two Cities," and Freddy Eynsford-Hill in "My Fair Lady." On the screen, he was the Concierge in "Maid in Manhattan" and Targo in "Die Hard with a Vengeance."
For longtime residents and theater patrons in the Lehigh Valley, Nicholas Wyman was a resident actor hired for the premiere season of the Crackersport Music Theater in the summer of 1974. The theater company was housed right here in Allentown at the Vantage Point Racquet Club on Crackersport Road in South Whitehall Township. Summer offerings were "No, No, Nanette," "Carnival," "Promises, Promises," "The King and I," "Zorba," and "1776."
A graduate of Harvard, Class of '72, Wyman had leading roles before coming to Allentown. In Summit, N.J., where he was raised, he did summer stock at the Metropolitan Musical Theater and Circle-in-the-Square Theater Workshop, Theatre St. Clements, Manhattan Theatre Club and the Van Dam Theatre in New York.
Ilona Simon-Muller also performed at Crackersport that summer, where Wyman played Sir Edward Ramsay to her Anna in "The King and I." She said she will never forget Wyman's performance as puppeteer Paul Berthalet in "Carnival."
"I saw his future before him after that one!" she recalled. "He really shone in that one."
Deborah Neubert, whose brother, Christopher, served as Crackersport's musical director, was Leader of the Chorus in "Zorba," with Wyman playing the title role. Calling herself "a proud member of Actors' Equity for 34 years," Neubert described Wyman as "the ultimate professional" and "one of the great actors to work with. I grew so much as a performer that summer; working with talented people like Nick took me to another level as an actress. His performance as Paul in 'Carnival' was spellbounding, filled with so much emotion. When he did Thomas Jefferson in '1776,' he was Jefferson! His performances were fresh! Every night was 'opening.'"
Wyman said he got his Actors' Equity Card later that fall. He recalled how he was in a lineup during an open call for "Grease" and was about to audition when the accompanist stopped playing and exclaimed, "I saw this fellow back in Allentown!" It turned out the accompanist caught Wyman's performance in "Carnival" while he was there to catch a performance by one of his vocal students, Robert Perillo, who portrayed Dr. Glass in the show. Needless to say, Wyman was cast in "Grease" and achieved Equity status.
"I had a wonderful time in Allentown," Wyman recalled. "It was just a great time. Through the years, I worked with some of the actors who played there with me. It was a fun, fun summer." He added that when he attended his 25th reunion at Harvard, the memories flowed when he saw in the program book that they had listed him at the Allentown address when he was performing at Crackersport.
As an actor, Wyman enjoys the challenge of creating a character, figuring out why people do what they do, and how best to tell an author's story. He likes the process of creating recognizable human behavior, but mostly likes the interaction and connection with people, on stage and off. As AEA president, he said he's negotiated production contracts and improved working relationships with bargaining partners. The next step, he explained, is organizing and communicating…aligning AEA members with goals and getting their feedback. He said it's important to get the word out and hear their issues. That's why his calendar is full of engagements in the coming months relating to the year-long centennial, when he'll be traveling the country to meet with and listen to Equity members.
The story of Actors' Equity is one of triumph following a tumultuous century of exploitation, strikes, job shortages during the Depression, the fight for equality during the Civil Rights Era, and the fight for rights of actors with disabilities. In a recent article for the industry, Wyman wrote, "We have brought dignity, respect and professionalism to our trade. We have achieved decent wages and working conditions. We have made the Equity card a badge of honor and achievement. Not content with making life better for professional actors and stage managers, AEA has brightened the lives of soldiers through the USO and the Stage Door Canteen. AEA has fought against such social injustices as racial segregations, the McCarthy-era black list, and marriage inequality. AEA has demonstrated its compassion and great heart with the spectacularly successfully Equity Fights AIDS. AEA's story is one we can all be proud of."
And for Nick Wyman, that's entertainment!
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A Freddy Awards alumna currently working toward her Actors' Equity card is Kate Cherichello, a 2006 graduate of Phillipsburg High School. Freddy followers may recall her as a freshman receiving Best Actress in "Once upon a Mattress," in 2003, the program's inaugural year. Cherichello, a soprano, also performed in Phillipsburg's "Grand Night for Singing," "Seussical the Musical" and "State Fair," and received Freddy nominations in her junior and senior year.
Cherichello has been an opening soloist, appeared in commercial throws and served as an assistant choreographer at past Freddys, but she won't be a part of tonight's event since she'll be opening as Ensign Bessie Noonan in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport on Long Island's North Shore. The musical, starring Rob Gallagher and Kim Carson, runs through July 14.
"I will have to miss the Freddys this year," she said, "but I'll be checking in online for sure." She added, "I used to babysit for kids now in the Freddys."
Cherichello values the friendships she made during Freddy rehearsals and stays in touch with such alumni as Phillipsburg classmate Hunter Chadeayne, Liberty's Nick Flatto and Easton's Jordan Grubb. She's been living in New York City since graduating from Butler University as an arts administration major, cum laude, and vocal music minor. She also studied abroad in Ireland. She's done quite a few new works and workshops of new musicals in New York. She was part of an Equity Showcase (Mrs. Warren) in "The Boys Next Door" on New York's Upper West Side. She also was an understudy for Louise in "Gypsy" at the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster. Keeping fit is important in her career, and she's a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor as well.
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Artists-in-Action, courtesy of the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, will be featured at this year's new Mayfair Festival of the Arts at the Allentown Fairgrounds, themed "Art without Limits." The festival begins Friday at 10 a.m., and runs through Monday. GoggleWorks artists include: Mary Lou Creyts (caricatures); Jeremy Yoest (pottery); Melissa Fiskcaldo (fiber arts); Joe Szimhart [painting); Dan Gorman (oil painting); Janna Carrozza (fiber arts); Amanda Diebert (fiber arts), and Suzanne Fellows (pastels).


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- Vue-des-Alpes – a superb panorama of the Alps and the Lake of Neuchâtel as well as a brand new 700-m toboggan will be greatly appreciated by children and grown ups. In winter cross country skiers will enjoy the nordic center located at La Vue-de-Alpes.
- Nature of Val-de-Ruz is a paradise for strolling enthusiasts – the enchanting landscapes of the nature reserve Combe Biosse, the track of the Jura crests offering magnificent points of view, the shady banks of the river Seyon.
- Site of Cernier – shelters the Park of rural professions, the Extraordinary gardens in summer and several projects in progress (like the Swiss Park of domestication and an International mycology center), the whole enlivened by numerous events in the summer time.
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Zebrafish have emerged as powerful model organisms to decipher in vivo complex interactions ranging from normal development to human diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, and heart disease.
These small freshwater tropical fish normally live in the waters of India, Pakistan, and Bhutan, but now are increasingly found in research labs across the world. Not only are they genetically similar to humans, but their biochemistry and organ systems parallel ours. Because they reproduce so quickly and have many offspring, they also offer a model for high-throughput screening of drug compounds.
The European Zebrafish meeting, held recently in Edinburgh, Scotland, provided an update on current challenges and emerging solutions in this fast growing area. New research included the live imaging of nerve myelination, how immune cells regulate the cytoskeleton, and developing technologies to use zebrafish larvae for high-throughput screening.
"Zebrafish have a number of attractive features," noted Rebecca Jones, a Ph.D. student in the lab of professor Paul Martin, department of biochemistry, school of medical sciences, University of Bristol. "They are easy to breed and produce up to 250 eggs per mating. The larvae are transparent and allow a variety of fantastic live-imaging capabilities unparalleled in other vertebrate organisms."
Jones is studying how key cytoskeletal regulators impact immune cell behavior. "Although initially employed for developmental studies, zebrafish have recently become a tool for studying the immune system, which begins developing in the young embryo. For us, they can be used as a model to better understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms of immune cells such as macrophages and neutrophils. Another advantage of the zebrafish model is that we can create and screen genetic mutants that have links to human immune system diseases."
Zebrafish can help in better understanding Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a potentially fatal human immunodeficiency disorder characterized by recurrent infections, autoimmunity, and excessive bleeding. Little is known about what causes immune cells to malfunction in vivo.
"Patients express dysfunctional variants of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp), a hematopoietically restricted regulator of the actin cytoskeleton. Although much is known about the biochemistry of WASp and the in vitro restricted mobility of WASp-defective cells, in vivo studies have proved to be much more challenging. We are studying the in vivo effects of key WASp mutations on immune cell functions using live imaging of zebrafish larvae."
Jones said they have developed a mutant in which zebrafish WASp1 has been inactivated. "This mutant model allows us to better study the importance of this protein on immune cell function in vivo. Further, we can use transgenic cell lineage markers, such as a green-fluorescent protein (GFP) label in neutrophils, to live image the cell migration in vivo, for instance toward a wound site using widefield and confocal microscopy.
"Zebrafish genetic techniques then allow us to express human WASp within our model and access the degree of rescue of the mutant phenotype. We are currently analyzing a graded range of human WASp mutants to determine more precisely how each affects immune cell function. Ultimately, this will help us better understand how human mutations result in disease."
The coating of nerve fibers with myelin (i.e., myelination) is an essential requirement for the proper functioning of the vertebrate nervous system. In humans, myelin production begins in the fourteenth week of life and continues thereafter. Similar to electrical insulation, myelin coats, protects, and thus aids the electrical transmission of axons.
In the central nervous system, myelin is produced by specialized cells called oligodendrocytes that wrap their cell membranes around axons. In demyelinating illnesses, such as multiple sclerosis, faulty oligodendrocytes may be the chief culprits underlying the disease process. However, most of the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing myelination remain largely obscure.
Tim Czopka, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow in the Center for Regenerative Medicine, Center for Neuroregeneration at the University of Edinburgh, and colleagues are utilizing zebrafish as vertebrate models for studying myelin regulation. "It is very difficult to study the dynamics of myelination in vivo in mammals. We have learned most of what we know from tissue culture systems or mouse models.
"Zebrafish offer an attractive alternative. They begin producing myelin already as two-day-old embryos. At this stage they are optically transparent, which allows us to track the dynamics of myelinating cells in vivo and in real time without the need for surgical intervention."
To visualize the process, Dr. Czopka expresses GFP under the control of myelin-specific promoters. "We have generated a suite of transgenic reagents that allows us to express genes of interest in specific neurons and oligodendrocytes. We can follow the developing embryo and study cellular dynamics during myelination at high resolution using time-lapse confocal microscopy. Since axons differ in size and not all axons are myelinated simultaneously, we wanted to understand how myelination is regulated."
Dr. Czopka and colleagues found that the largest axon is myelinated first. "Our studies determined that there is a developmental gradient in which the larger axons are myelinated first. Furthermore, the interaction between the oligodendrocytes and axon is an important regulatory step for myelin production. This also suggests that there must be a very active exchange of signals that govern this interaction. In the future, we plan to use forward genetic screens to discover the genes that regulate this process."
Overall, Dr. Czopka says, these zebrafish systems represent a powerful approach to obtain novel insights into the in vivo mechanisms of myelination.
Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind how cells remodel in response to mechanical stimulation is essential to develop therapies for many vascular diseases. Studies of how intracellular structures respond to mechanochemical stimulation have traditionally relied on post-stimulation cell fixation and staining experiments. Because this method offers only static information, researchers are now investigating the dynamics of fluorescently tagged proteins using the latest low-light cameras.
An ideal experiment would mechanically stimulate and image live cells in real time. However, the technical requirements of optical microscopy and mechanical stimulation techniques were conflicted. To solve this issue, Andreea Trache, Ph.D., assistant professor at Texas A&M Health Science Center, designed an integrated microscopy system that can simultaneously stimulate and image live cell response in real time.
This integrated system uses an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip coated with fibronectin to mechanically stimulate the cortical actin fibers beneath the apical cell surface. Simultaneously, the mechanical-induced cytoskeletal reorganization throughout the cell is captured at high spatial and temporal resolution by either total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy or fast spinning disk (FSD) confocal microscopy.
This setup is challenging because it's hypersensitive to noise and vibrations, therefore, Dr. Trache needed to isolate any vibration sources from the AFM and specimen while minimizing the intensity of the laser excitation. Critical, too, was a high signal-to-noise ratio to record dim fluorescence images with a dark background in order to minimize post-processing of hard data.
Dr. Trache used a pair of QuantEM™ EMCCD cameras from Photometrics® for TIRF and FSD confocal microscopy because of its superior synchronization between the spinning disk and the camera. Thus, mounting the confocal scanner on a silicone damper pad and isolating it from the microscope body methodically isolated all vibration sources.
Earlier, researchers only looked at mechanotransduction as a before and after event. Now, Dr. Trache obtains consistent data from studying real-time live cell remodeling. The result is a 3-D capture of whole-cell adaptive responses to mechanical stimulation.
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STATESBORO, Ga. - Freshmen Marta Gonzalez and Isabella Fernandez advanced to the finals of their respective brackets as the Stetson women's tennis team competed at the Georgia Southern Invitational on Saturday.
After winning on Friday, Gonzalez made it two in a row with a 6-4, 5-7, 10-4 victory over Cardullo of Florida Atlantic. She will take on St. Amant of Jacksonville State in the 4A bracket on Sunday.
Fernandez, meanwhile, won 6-4, 6-4 over Harris of Emory on Saturday in the semifinals of the 4B bracket. She advances to take on Tummers of Georgia Southern in the finals on Sunday.
Seniors Diana Bukajeva and MayaBlue Stauffer-MacDowell won in consolation play on Saturday. The former topped Coventry of Wofford 7-5, 6-2 in the 1A bracket, while the latter beat Marsala of Jacksonville State by a score of 6-2, 7-6(6) in the 3A bracket.
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Three people were hurt, and a Titusville home needs some serious repair, after a pickup careened into a bedroom overnight.
Two people inside the home suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash. It happened along the 6,000-block of Barna Avenue.
The driver was also hurt and was found lying in the driveway.
Authorities said they could not tell immediately if the driver was impaired. He was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Witnesses said the driver first tried to drive the pickup truck away but it got hung up on a concrete planter.
The impact left a large hole in the front of the home.
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quote: Once the battery is depleted, that's it, the Volt's magic is gone
quote: ...and it's MPG is pretty shitty compared to ALL "economy" vehicles.
quote: in a society where people leave their own children in vehicles on 100+ degree days...
quote: The OP complained that the range was a big drawback of the car - and I argued it was a non-issue.
quote: It's well known those EPA numbers are not representative of real world mileage!
quote: If you drive 45 miles between charges, meaning you're doing about 10 miles with the gasoline assist, you'll get 168 mpg. Drive 60 miles between charges and you're looking at 89 mpg. Drive 75 miles between charges and you can expect 69 mpg. Of course, the typical driver will go all kinds of distances between charges, and the EPA's got a number for that, too: 60 mpg equivalent "combined composite." "Our overall combined average is 60 mpg," said Doug Parks, Volt global vehicle line executive for the Volt. "That's best in segment for compact cars." At the bottom line, there's something for everyone on this label. Volt fanboys will hail the 93 mpg equivalency under electric power. Critics will seize on the 35 mile range and 37 mpg figures. GM's PR flacks undoubtedly are scratching their heads trying to figure out how to spin it all.
quote: OK... Drive 300 miles between charges, what is the mileage then?
quote: I just love the fact that when the Volt was announced it was going to be the car that would save GM and be the green car of the decade
quote: but it has proven with this car that typical GM either engineering, design or assembly is not up to par.
quote: Because it doesn't have as much "value" as a 10-year old Honda?
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The person in MCR that looks the hottest is Gerard Way (disclaimer:this is a matter of opinion)
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Gerard Way was so on the ball tonight!
by Allie July 19, 2004
The lead singer and co-finder of a very talented band, My Chemical Romance. He is Very talented cause he not only sings, but is an amazing cartoon artist. With his poetic lyrics and kick ass vocals...he rocks! Though it would not be My Chemical Romance without the rest of the band.He is VERY talented and just happens to be very good looking too.
Gerard Way is soo talented and derserves the fame he has.
by Tammy April 29, 2005
The sexy, sexy, sexy frontman of an amazing band from New Jersey that will friggin blow your mind. They hate to be labelled but for those out there that do, their a mix of emo and punk. Very, very hot in every motherfuking way. I can't say from personal experience that he and the rest of his band gives great hugs...but I'm pretty damn sure that they do. For those that own any inch of good taste in their body will have to check them out.
any man thats make vampires, horror flics and comic books sexy is a cool thing
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He is a God. Frontman of the exceptional My Chemical Romance. He has the voice of an angel. Black hair that would shame the midnight sky and beautiful eyes that you could fall into, lips so tender you would want to vanish inside his kiss. Like a pill of sweetness, once you taste him you're addicted
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SEXIEST BITCH YOUR MOM WILL EVER MEET. HE OWNS YOU... HE ALSO CAN SING AND YEAH / Gerard Way is the sexiest thing since sliced bread.His voice is better than that of a thousand angels and if you are not careful his voice(in all its sexiness)will cause you to become very horny.LOVE HIM and his skeleton footi pajamas..and eye make-up yeah
"Look at me with my pretty bracelet and tiara...I'm a fucking princess!~Gerard the awesome artist
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With non-conference play officially over, the Stetson softball team will begin a stretch of 24 straight Atlantic Sun Conference games this weekend as the Hatters host the Mercer Bears in a three-game series at Patricia Wilson Field.
The teams will play a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Saturday and a single game at 1 p.m. Sunday. All three games can be seen for free on HatterVision with Jeff Sharon calling the action. Live stats will also be available at GoHatters.com.
The Hatters (17-10, 0-3 A-Sun) enter the weekend having won 16 of their last 18 games at home. However, Stetson has only played three conference games so far and is still seeking its first win.
The Bears (18-14, 7-2 A-Sun), meanwhile have already played nine conference games including Wednesday's 4-2 home win over Kennesaw State. With seven A-Sun victories, Mercer is two games ahead of next two closest schools (Jacksonville and USC Upstate) in the win column.
Sophomore Demi Meza is red-hot for the Hatters, having hit five home runs in her last four games, including three against Marshall on Wednesday. In her last five games she is batting .471 (8-for-17) and slugging 1.471 with nine RBI.
Junior Meredith Owen leads the Hatters in the circle with a 12-3 record and a 1.62 ERA.
The Hatters have already equaled last year's home run total (28) and have homered in eight straight games.
Stetson leads the all-time series 52-14 over Mercer, including a 9-2 advantage at Patricia Wilson Field.


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Cane Bay avenged a loss to Ashley Ridge with a 2-1 victory over the Swamp Foxes Wednesday.
Starter Justin Shelton and BJ Thompson combined for a one-hitter while the Cane Bay offense tallied six hits. Cane Bay improved to 3-6 with the win while Ashley Ridge fell to 3-5.
"We've struggled the last week or so with some self-inflicted wounds," Cane Bay coach Shane Todd said. "We didn't play perfect tonight, but I thought the guys did a good job of overcoming those self-inflicted wounds. We worked through mistakes instead of letting a mistake lead to another mistake. Overall, I think they played pretty well."
The Cobras struck quick, scoring a run in the second inning. Blaine Peck got things started by reaching on an error. Davon Higgins then laid down a sacrifice bunt and Bryce Singletary reached on a walk. Cameron Rozal singled to load the bases and then leadoff hitter Jacob Page singled to plate Peck.
The Swamp Foxes were looking to tie the game in the third, but the Cobra defense rose to the occasion.
John Sanchez was hit with a pitch to open the bottom of the frame and then moved to third on a Cane Bay throwing error. Hunter Grover hit a deep fly ball and Sanchez tagged on the catch. But left fielder Trey Burdette gunned him down to secure the Cobra lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, Jason Miller reached on a walk and advanced to third on a double by catcher Wesley Aschenbrenner. The hit caused Cane Bay to go to its bullpen and Thompson relieved Shelton.
Grayson drove in Miller to tie the game, but Thompson struck out the next batter to get out of the inning without further damage.
Page reached on a Swamp Fox error to open the final inning. Two outs later, Billy Detyens singled to drive him in for the game-winning run.
Shelton fanned four Ashley Ridge batters in his time on the hill and walked four. Thompson fanned three batters while walking none.
"Right now we aren't doing the little things it takes to win ball games," Ashley Ridge coach BJ Bellush said. "We aren't fielding bunts and we only had one hit tonight. Cane Bay did a good job and their pitcher threw well, but we haven't hit the ball all year. Our guys are working hard, but we have to take the hitting from the cage onto the field. We have lost several one-run games so we just have to find a way to get those situational hits so we don't leave guys in scoring position."
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It isn't a matter of preferring Jeremy, but of appreciating what he uniquely brings to skating. I love Jason Brown's skating too, for different reasons.
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I trust Gracie ! but the battle will be fierce against three Russian and Mao
I expect they'll try to make the fields as easy as possible for Gracie and Chock/Bates but will have a competitive pairs field again just like last year.
Men's- Jason, Jeremy if he wants in, Miner
Ladies- Gracie, Cesario, Miller
Pairs- Castelli & Shnapir, Denney & Frazier, maybe Aaron & Settlage with Leng/Leduc, Donlan/Speroff split and S/K, Z/B and K/O probably good for 2 GPs. If not, one of them.
Dance- Chock/Bates, Aldridge/Eaton, maybe the one Cannuscio sister left and her partner. Won't be stunned if H/D get SA but not expecting to see the Shibs.
If Gracie doesn't win SA I will be shocked, the field is always weak since its the first event and in a post olympic year I expect it to be even weaker. The Russians likely won't sent out one of their more promising babies so Gracie should cruise. I think she'll combine a SA win with a medal in Japan or France and then make the GP finals where I think she'll finish either 3 or 4. If she doesn't win a grandprix event I don't think her career will end but I'll bet it will give Polina more confidence going into nationals.
Let's see: They met for the first time at junior worlds in 2012--Julia won...again at SC last year--Julia won...team competition in Sochi--Julia won...and the Sochi individual event--Gracie won...and finally at worlds this year--Julia.
So in 5 meetings so far, Julia is 4-1 against Gracie. Going head-to-head and if both are clean, Julia has the edge. Now that Gracie has started to improve more, it will be interesting to see if those number shift at all.
It should be a great rivalry b/w the two of them now that they'll be fighting for gold instead of 2nd or 3rd behind the more established vets...assuming Mao and Carolina exit. I love them and will miss them dearly, but I'm ready for the new veterans to take over.


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In fact, in a little-noticed 1993 legal decision, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management denied a prospecting company, Vanderbilt Gold Corp., permission to explore the claim after an agency review found mineral concentrations too low to be profitable. The BLM review concluded that a mine in that area would lose nearly $200 million over its life.
Now, a Canadian prospecting company, Ascot Resources Ltd., says record-high copper prices could help it make good on the same claims when it resumes test drilling for copper, gold, silver and molybdenum this summer. Ascot hopes its core samples will show the deposits are richer than previous studies show.
Ascot's chances for success, however, may be overwhelmingly low. A Daily News investigation found:
To be profitable, any copper mine in that area likely would have to be an open-pit operation, even though Ascot has been coy about what type of mine would be developed. Open-pit mining especially would meet with strong environmental objections.
Ascot must prove the mineral deposits are far richer than previous exploration has shown to make a mine profitable and to obtain federal permits to proceed beyond mere exploration.
Even at today's record prices for copper, mineral values are volatile and could undercut attempts to mine an area of already marginal value.
Ascot Chief Executive Officer Robert Evans is matter-of-fact about his company's slim chances of success. In a phone interview Tuesday, he said his company's test drilling this summer must show mineral deposits on the company's Goat Mountain claims to be about twice as large as previous estimates to make mining worthwhile.
After a minor gold rush fizzled out by the mid-1930s, few people took any interest in exploring the Mount St. Helens area for minerals until Duval Corp. acquired two claims there in 1969.
Duval, which specialized in building low-grade open-pit copper mines around the Southwest, explored the Goat Mountain area throughout the 1970s, ultimately drilling 150 test holes. After Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, Duval ceased all exploration, but acquired two new adjoining claims.
All of Duval's claims were excluded from the 110,000-acre Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, which Congress created in 1982. That decision was partly political, but the federal government also did not want to buy out Duval's claims.
Nevertheless, by that point Duval had been acquired by Penzoil, which abandoned the mining effort and gave up its claims.
Based on its drilling, Duval estimated mineral deposits on its four claims were worth about $20 billion (in today's dollars). That number sounds impressive, but the concentrations were estimated to be so low that a ton of excavated rock (an amount that would fit into a shipping box for an office chair) would contain only about 7.2 pounds of copper, 2.2 pounds of molybdenum, 0.007 ounces of gold, and 0.046 ounces silver.
David Armstrong, head of the mining department at Montana Tech, a notable school of mineralogy in Butte, Mont., reviewed the Duval data for The Daily News and called the mineral concentrations "really low-grade." To be worth developing, a mine there would have to be an open-pit operation and the deposits would have to be richer or the mine much bigger, he said.
"If it's low-grade, it will have to be open pit. It costs significantly more to go underground," Armstrong said.
Ascot has widely used Duval's estimates to build support and raise money for its effort. But Evans - the Ascot CEO - admits a mine couldn't work unless subsequent exploration proves the deposits are richer.
He said Duval's research showed "there could be a potentially significant resource there." However, mining the claims would not be economically viable unless Ascot finds Duval underestimated the mineral deposits, Evans acknowledged. "We're hoping to increase both the size and the grade of it" through further exploration.
The results from 10 test holes Ascot drilled in 2010 provided "very good encouragement," Evans said.
No one in the federal government seems to know where Duval's core samples and records went, said Portland-based BLM Geologist Eric Hoffman. What is available, he said, is "badly fragmented, generally lost, unavailable, or not sufficient" and said it does not meet modern prospecting standards.
"They didn't really carry out as complete a program as would be required today in order to get a sufficient suite of info," Hoffman said.
Nevertheless, BLM used results of Duval's exploration to deny Vanderbilt Gold a prospecting permit for the area during the early 1990s. A 1993 BLM document describes the claims as "suitable for mining as an open-pit." BLM officials argued that Duval's findings presented clear evidence the deposit was a dud unless copper prices rose about 30 percent. Even then, after evaluating long-term price outlooks, the BLM doubted that a mine there could "generate a competitive rate of return."
A Vanderbilt consultant also acknowledged the limits of the claim, writing to the BLM: "These results show the existing data do not indicate the existence of a workable resource on the property. ... It is essential to discover heretofore unidentified resources, before any prospect of a workable property is possible."
Why, you might ask, is the federal government allowing Ascot to do test drilling when it denied Vanderbilt's application for an exploration permit two decades ago? The answer is a two-edged sword for Ascot.
Federal mining law has changed to encourage mineral exploration. At the same time, for Ascot to move past the exploration stage and develop a mine, it also must meet a higher standard of proof the mine would be profitable, taking all costs of extracting, processing, transporting and marketing into account. The purpose is to prevent a mine from opening but then failing due to changing market conditions and other factors.
"This a higher standard," Hoffman explained. "Now that Ascot comes along, they're going to have to be held to a higher standard. ... They are really starting at square 1A."
Even if Ascot can do that, Armstrong, the Montana Tech professor, said a mine still would be a gamble. While copper prices hover around a favorable $3.60 per pound, they are notoriously volatile - in the past five years, they briefly shot up to almost $5 and nose-dived to nearly $1.
"That's our real dilemma," Armstrong said, "What's the price going to be in the future? We can't control the price. Right now there's very little inflation, but who knows? It's a crap shoot."


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- MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine (1988)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pediatrics (1991)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pediatrics (1994)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics / Pediatric Nephrology (1997, 2011)
Research & Publications
Research Summary
Dr. Neu's research and clinical interests include clinical outcomes in pediatric end-stage kidney disease, immunization in children with chronic kidney disease, and identifying barriers to identification and treatment of hypertension in children.
She is center principal investigator for prospective studies conducted through the North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies (NAPRTCS), which currently include studies of the treatment of anemia in children with chronic kidney disease. In addition, she serves as the center principal investigator for the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network (IPPN), which collects data on children maintained on peritoneal dialysis, with the ultimate goal of improving the care delivered to these children.
Dr. Neu has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and invited reviews in these areas.
Clinical Trial KeywordsPediatric Chronic Kidney Disease, Anemia, Nephrotic syndrome
Selected PublicationsView all on Pubmed
Brady TM, Neu AM, Miller ER 3rd, Appel LJ, Siberry GK, Solomon BS. "Real-time electronic medical record alerts increase high blood pressure recognition in children." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Nov 20. pii: 0009922814559379. [Epub ahead of print]
Dahlinghaus EK, Neu AM, Atkinson MA, Fadrowski JJ. "Hemoglobin level and risk of hospitalization and mortality in children on peritoneal dialysis." Pediatr Nephrol. 2014 Dec;29(12):2387-94. doi: 10.1007/s00467-014-2872-x. Epub 2014 Aug 10.
Neu AM, Miller MR, Stuart J, Lawlor J, Richardson T, Martz K, Rosenberg C, Newland J, McAfee N, Begin B, Warady BA; SCOPE Collaborative Participants. "Design of the standardizing care to improve outcomes in pediatric end stage renal disease collaborative." Pediatr Nephrol. 2014 Sep;29(9):1477-84. doi: 10.1007/s00467-014-2891-7. Epub 2014 Jul 24.
Warady BA, Neu AM, Schaefer F. "Optimal care of the infant, child, and adolescent on dialysis: 2014 update." Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Jul;64(1):128-42. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.01.430. Epub 2014 Apr 7. Review.
Gadegbeku CA, Gipson DS, Holzman LB, Ojo AO, Song PX, Barisoni L, Sampson MG, Kopp JB, Lemley KV, Nelson PJ, Lienczewski CC, Adler SG, Appel GB, Cattran DC, Choi MJ, Contreras G, Dell KM, Fervenza FC, Gibson KL, Greenbaum LA, Hernandez JD, Hewitt SM, Hingorani SR, Hladunewich M, Hogan MC, Hogan SL, Kaskel FJ, Lieske JC, Meyers KE, Nachman PH, Nast CC, Neu AM, Reich HN, Sedor JR, Sethna CB, Trachtman H, Tuttle KR, Zhdanova O, Zilleruelo GE, Kretzler M. "Design of the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE) to evaluate primary glomerular nephropathy by a multidisciplinary approach." Kidney Int. 2013 Apr;83(4):749-56. doi: 10.1038/ki.2012.428. Epub 2013 Jan 16.
Activities & Honors
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006
- Best Clinical Abstract, Research Day 2000, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2000
- Stetler Research Award For Women Physicians, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 1993
- Harriet Lane Research Fellowship Award, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, 1992
- International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 2007
- Pediatric Nephrology Section, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006
- American Society of Transplantation, 2004
- International Pediatric Transplant Association, 2002
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, 1998
- American Society of Nephrology, 1993
- International Society of Nephrology
- American Academy of Pediatrics-Section on Nephrology
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association, 1993
Professional Activities
- Clinical Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology, 2000
- Co-Founder, Pediatric Stone Clinic
- Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
- Medical Director, Pediatric Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, 2001
- Councilor, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- Councilor, International Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- Board of Directors, North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Study (NAPRTCS)
- Vice Chair, Participating Centers Committee, NAPRTCS
- Chair, Special Studies Committee, NAPRTCS
- Member, American Board of Pediatrics' Nephrology Subboard
- Executive Committee, Section on Pediatric Nephrology, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Chair, Pediatric Community of Practice Executive Committee, American Society of Transplantation


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Isaiah Washington shared a photo from the Grey's Anatomy set where's he's making his anticipated return later this season.
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The Buffalo Bills have some decisions to make at wide receiver as they prepare for the 2013 season.
Complicating things for the Bills is the contract – and health – status of their second-leading receiver from each of the past two seasons, David Nelson and Donald Jones.
Both of those players are restricted free agents, meaning the Bills have until the end of the 2012 league year on March 12 to submit qualifying contract offers if they want to retain a right of first refusal or compensation in the event another team signs Nelson or Jones.
The Bills will need to put at least a second-round tender on both Jones and Nelson if they want to ensure compensation should they decline to match an offer from another team.
That's because both players were undrafted free agents, meaning the lowest tender, which corresponds to the original round a player was drafted and is worth $1.323 million in 2013, does not apply to Jones or Nelson.
The second-round tender is a high-enough draft pick that it would likely prevent another team from making an offer for either player. But the tender for 2013 is $2.023 million, which means the Bills would be offering both Jones and Nelson raises of nearly 275 percent from the $540,000 base salary each had in 2012.
Nelson, who missed almost all of the 2012 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in the season opener, finished second on the team in 2011 with 61 catches for 658 yards and five touchdowns.
Jones stepped up in his absence in 2012, finishing with 41 receptions for 443 yards and four touchdowns, totals that were second on the team among receivers behind Stevie Johnson.
"I don't know what's going to happen. I'm going to continue to work and do all I can from my side of and then let the agents and the front office people handle all that stuff," Nelson said at the end of the season. "When it happens, it happens, and I'm just going to be ready to go when it's time to go."
Jones also ended the season on injured reserve because of an undisclosed illness unrelated to football. He said after the season that the condition should be fine with medication, and will not require surgery.
"It's never hampered me football-wise," Jones said of his condition, which he chose to keep private. "This year, it wouldn't have either, if it wasn't for some of the treatments and things we were doing, which really hampered what I was doing. It's nothing life-threatening or anything like that. It's something that I have to deal with. The medicine that I was on kind of weighed me down, so they had to shut me down.
"We'll see what Buddy and those guys think about it," Jones said of returning, referring to General Manager Buddy Nix. "But, talking with those guys, they'd definitely love to have me back, and I'd love to be back."
Nelson and Jones are part of an unheralded group of receivers that also includes Johnson, a seventh-round draft pick who has become the first receiver in franchise history to record three straight 1,000-yard seasons.
"We've kind of started something here. We all came in together, nobody knew who any of us was, and we kind of came in and made a name for ourself," Nelson said. "There's still a lot to be done. We feel like with the group we have here, we can do that. We all want to stay together. We're very close. It's something we want to continue to build on."
The decision on whether they do come back ultimately rests with Nix, but new coach Doug Marrone and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett will have input, as well.
Nix made it clear at the end of the season he's interested in adding another receiver.
"We're certainly looking at wide receiver," he said on his radio show in December.
Nelson is a proven commodity in the slot, while Jones has bounced inside and outside, and also has good special teams ability.
But by adding another receiver through the draft or free agency, the Bills would also give themselves the flexibility to move Johnson inside to the slot, something Nix indicated the team would like to do more of.
"I think Stevie Johnson's a guy that really fits the slot well," he said. "But we need a big-time outside receiver. T.J. [Graham] gives us a lot of that, but you still need to get another, bigger guy that can line up out there and catch the ball when he's covered."
Graham finished with 31 catches for 322 yards and a touchdown in his rookie season, but struggled with drops.
Brad Smith is also under contract for next season, but he hasn't proven to be a capable starting receiver in the NFL.
The rest of the Bills under contract for next season – Marcus Easley, Chris Hogan and Kevin Elliott – will come to training camp hoping to earn a job.
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Softball Tops Toledo, 8-1, in MAC and Home Opener
MUNCIE, Ind. - - It turns out the seventh time was the charm for the Ball State softball team, as they finally opened Mid-American Conference play with an 8-1 victory over Toledo Saturday afternoon at the BSU Softball Complex.
After having their first six MAC games cancelled due to weather, the Cardinals (19-12, 1-0 MAC) scored eight runs on 11 hits against the Rockets (12-22, 4-3 MAC), including a 4-for-4 effort from senior left fielder Jennifer Gilbert (McKinney, Texas/McKinney).
In addition to the strong offensive performance, sophomore pitcher Nicole Steinbach (Merrillville, Ind./Andrean) turned in a dominating showing in the circle, striking out seven Toledo batters while allowing just one run and six hits over 7.0 innings of work.
Another highlight came from senior pinch hitter Lauren Schroeder (Greenfield, Ind./New Palestine) who smashed a two-out, three-run home run over the left-center field wall in her lone at bat of the contest.
The Cardinals opened the game strong, scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. Sophomore second baseman Emily Dabkowski (Plainfield, Ind./South Putnam) started the rally with a one-out infield single and advanced to third on Gilbert's first of three singles in the game. Senior third baseman Audrey Bickel (Munster, Ind./Andrean) drove in the first run of the game with a RBI fielder's choice which brought home Dabkowski and allowed Gilbert to advance to third.
Junior right fielder Hanne Stuedemann (Mattawan, Mich./Mattawan) followed with a walk to load the bases, setting up a RBI groundout from senior first baseman Taylor Rager (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern).
After a scoreless second inning, Ball State put three more runs on the BSU Softball Complex scoreboard thanks to Schroeder's two-out, three-run blast. Bickel and Rager scored on the drive, after reaching base via a single and walk, respectively.
Sophomore center fielder Briana Evans (Tulsa, Okla./Union) doubled to open the fourth inning, reached third on a pass ball and scored the Cardinals' sixth run of the game on a squeeze bunt from Dabkowski.
Toledo would get its lone run of the game in the top of the sixth, as Ashley London singled up the middle to open the inning and eventually came around to score on a RBI single from Lani Ernst.
Ball State countered by scoring the game's final two runs in the bottom of the inning. Dabkowski walked to open the frame and came around to score on a stand-up triple to right field from Gilbert. Bickel followed with a RBI single to center field to drive home her classmate from third.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State softball, follow the team on Twitter: @BallStateSB and @TyraPerry13/ Instagram: ballstatesb / Facebook: BallStateSoftball
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Buffalo Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. made front-page headlines the day he announced his team wouldn't play in its Orchard Park stadium after its lease expired.
"When it was built, it was a great stadium, an ideal stadium," Wilson told The Buffalo News. "But things change over the years."
Wilson made those comments 23 years ago.
It was August 1989, and he was talking about the lease that would expire nine years later, in 1998.
Fast-forward to 2012, when the 39-year-old Ralph Wilson Stadium has become the sixth oldest of 31 National Football League stadiums.
Once again, the stadium has become the focal point in sticky lease negotiations among the Bills, New York State and Erie County.
Close observers of the negotiations say there's been a sense that the next long-term lease, expected to be 10 years long, may be the last one at the county-owned facility.
By the time a new lease would be up, presumably in 2023, the stadium would be 50 years old. In the world of National Football League stadiums, that's ancient.
Many Bills fans have been clamoring for years for a new stadium, in locales ranging from downtown Buffalo to Niagara Falls to even Batavia. That still seems like a long shot, though, with an expected price tag of more than $800 million.
Last fall, Wilson himself admitted that the stadium needs a lot of work, as he lobbied for extensive renovations.
"We want the state and the county to put some substantial money into fixing this stadium up," he said. "It's crumbling right now. But we don't want a Taj Mahal. We just want a nice, clean place to watch a football game."
Since that comment, the Bills have asked for stadium renovations costing between $200 million and $220 million. Some observers say that won't be enough to ensure the stadium's long-term viability in the NFL.
"If 'The Ralph' is renovated as recently discussed, the life expectancy is still a very short five to 10 years, tops," said John Vrooman, sports economist at Vanderbilt University. "The renovations necessary to bring 'The Ralph' up to NFL speed would be more in the ballpark of those recently completed for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2010 and the Green Bay Packers in 2003."
Fixing older venues
Among the five stadiums older than Ralph Wilson Stadium, two – Kansas City and Green Bay – will have undergone close to $400 million in renovations by next year and another, San Francisco's Candlestick Park, will be replaced by a $1.2 billion stadium in 2014.
The other two aging stadiums, in Oakland and San Diego, house teams that, like the Bills, face long-term questions about where they will play.
Twenty-one of the 31 NFL stadiums have been built in the last two decades, as team owners have sought to maximize revenues that don't have to be shared with other teams – like profit-generating restaurants, suites and club seats.
How feasible is a new stadium here?
Anyone buying the Bills after Wilson's death and then building a new stadium in Western New York likely would invest considerably more than $1 billion, based on recent team values and stadium costs.
If they were put up for sale, the Bills likely would fetch somewhere in the neighborhood of $800 million, with a like amount probably needed to build a new stadium that meets 21st century NFL standards.
"A new stadium would cost an exorbitant amount of money, although I would like it, and many others in Western New York and southern Ontario would like it," former County Executive Dennis C. Gorski said. "But realistically, I don't think it's in the cards."
Meanwhile, Ralph Wilson Stadium keeps aging, even as some of the newer NFL stadiums have been replaced.
Just look at what's happened in Detroit since the Bills' stadium opened in Orchard Park in 1973. Two years later, in 1975, the Lions opened the $55.7 Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. By the mid-1990s, the stadium already was aging out of the NFL. The Lions now play in the $440 million Ford Field, and the Silverdome sold for $583,000 three years ago.
Or take Indianapolis, where the RCA Dome, which opened in 1984 at a price tag of $77.5 million, has been demolished and the Colts now play in the $720 million Lucas Oil Stadium.
Then there's Foxborough, Mass., where the New England Patriots opened the $7 million, open-air Schaefer Stadium in 1971. Ten years ago, it was torn down, replaced by the $397 million Gillette Stadium.
Hefty price tags
These aren't the exceptions. Nine cities have seen two NFL stadiums built since 1970, including Dallas and East Rutherford, N.J., where teams now play in megastadiums that cost more than $1 billion each.
In other cities, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to upgrade old stadiums. In Chicago, where Soldier Field was once the oldest NFL stadium, $655 million was spent in 2003 to completely rebuild it inside its old shell.
George T. Heery, an Atlanta architect whose firm designed what was then known as Rich Stadium, said its size and the fact that it was built as an open-air stadium solely for football have helped it survive. At the time, Heery said, NFL attendance was not nearly as high as it is today, and many cities sought to combine football and baseball in one venue.
"It was built the right size to start with, and it will forever be a good football stadium," Heery said. "What it won't have is a lot of fancy tricks that some of these NFL owners seem to be trying to outdo each other with."
Some observers think Ralph Wilson Stadium can be the long-term home of the Bills.
"The stadium is very viable, because there have been improvements every year, both structural as well as cosmetic," Gorski said. "Yes, the stadium is old, but its sight lines are good, and it's a single-purpose stadium."
There are two issues here. First, making sure that the stadium doesn't crumble. Second, making sure it's viable in the new NFL.
New York State and Erie County have poured more than $100 million into stadium renovations and maintenance over the last 15 years. That work, said County Public Works Commissioner John C. Loffredo, has helped keep up with the needs of fans and public safety.
"We're not going to spend money on a stadium that has a life span of two years," said Loffredo, a professional engineer. "That's not the situation here."
Heery, who has worked on more than 100 stadiums across the country, said open-air, single-purpose football stadiums can withstand time.
"By and large, they all stand up pretty well almost indefinitely if they are maintained in any kind of reasonable level," Heery said.
Study results awaited
The county has hired an engineering firm to test how well the stadium has weathered over time. The results are expected sometime next month.
Loffredo estimates the physical structure of the concrete stadium, if properly maintained, could last another 20 to 35 years. But, he said, he's not speaking to potential demands of NFL owners and fans.
"Will it be viable at 75 years the way it is now? I don't know," Loffredo said.
The Bills also hired a design firm, Populous, to assess renovation options but ruled out as too costly either construction of a new stadium or the type of large-scale retrofit renovation done in Kansas City.
While the future of Ralph Wilson Stadium remains unclear, one thing is certain: Despite the public money spent on construction and renovations, it is among the cheapest still operating in the NFL.
Two key figures in the opening of the new "Rich Stadium," former Erie County Executive Edward V. Regan and former County Attorney James L. Magavern, both noted that the stadium was built under budget and on time, costing about $22 million and opening for the 1973 preseason.
"It was a relatively inexpensive stadium to start with," Magavern said.
The idea that the Bills are seeking $200 to $220 million in stadium renovations – for a stadium that cost $22 million to build in 1973 dollars – seemed out of whack to Regan, now living in New York City.
"That's outrageous," he said. "That's just simply outrageous."
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