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Hacker, Neville F. MD; Barlow, Ellen L. MN Hons; Scurry, James FRCPA; Gebski, Val MStat (Hons); Farrell, Rhonda FRANZCOG; Robertson, Greg FRANZCOG; Friedlander, Michael L. PhD; Jackson, Michael FRANZCR
Gynaecological Cancer Centre, The Royal Hospital for Women, the School of Women's and Children's Health and the Department of Medicine, Clinical School, University of New South Wales, and the Department of Radiation Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, the Hunter Area Pathology Service, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, and the National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre, the University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Corresponding author: Neville F. Hacker MD, Gynaecological Cancer Centre, The Royal Hospital for Women, Barker St, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031; e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ellen Barlow was supported by a grant from the GO Research Fund, an account within the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation.
Financial Disclosure The authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the outcome for patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer treated primarily with radical hysterectomy, and to determine the need for adjuvant therapy, the sites of recurrence, and the morbidity of the treatment.
METHODS: We reviewed our experience with 93 patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer treated with primary surgery at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney from 1988 to 2008. All patients underwent radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. If bulky positive nodes were encountered, they were resected without complete lymphadenectomy. Postoperative radiation was tailored to the histologic findings.
RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 46 years, and 70% had squamous cell carcinomas. Tumor invaded into the outer third of the cervical stroma in 73 cases (78.5%), occult parametrial extension occurred in 15 cases (16.1%), and vascular space invasion occurred in 65 cases (69.9%). Positive pelvic nodes were present in 42 patients (45.2%) and bulky positive para-aortic nodes were present in 5 patients (5.4%). Some type of postoperative adjuvant (chemoradiation) radiation was given to 74 patients (79.6%). With a median follow-up of 96 months, the overall 5-year survival was 80.7%, being 85% for patients with negative nodes and 75% for those with positive nodes (hazard ratio 2.63, 95% confidence interval 1--5.6; P=.045). The major long-term surgical morbidity was lymphedema, which occurred in eight patients (8.6%). Serious long-term radiation morbidity (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group grade 3) occurred in three patients (3.2%).
CONCLUSIONS: Primary radical hysterectomy with tailored postoperative adjuvant radiation for patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer provides good survival with acceptably low morbidity.
The optimal treatment of patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer remains controversial. Most of these patients will be premenopausal and will be cured of their disease. Should survival with different treatment modalities be similar, quality of life issues, including sexual functioning, would become paramount.
The most commonly used treatment modality is primary chemoradiation, with or without extrafascial hysterectomy,1,2 but there are also proponents for primary radical hysterectomy with tailored postoperative radiation3–7 and neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy with tailored adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation therapy.8–10
Randomized clinical trials comparing these treatment modalities for stage IB2 cervical cancer are lacking. In the only randomized study of radical surgery compared with standard pelvic radiation for stages IB–IIA cervical cancer, Landoni et al11 reported that for patients with a cervical diameter larger than 4 cm, there was a significantly higher rate of pelvic relapse among the group who had radiation alone, although patients in this study were not treated with chemoradiation. A recent Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results study of 770 patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer treated from 2000 to 2006, when chemoradiation was more commonly used, reported superior survival in the surgery-first group (overall median survival 72 compared with 61.4 months; P<.001), although the radiation-first group had a larger mean tumor diameter (6.0 compared with 5.5 cm; P<.001). In addition, both groups were said to be lymph node--negative, which is impossible to prove in the radiation-first group.12
Our institutional preference has been to use a primary surgical approach with tailored postoperative radiation therapy, regardless of tumor diameter or patient age. In agreement with other reports, we have not found radical hysterectomy in patients with bulky cervical cancers to be associated with increased surgical morbidity,7,13 and we have not found old age to be a contraindication to radical surgery,14 although 10% of older patients will have comorbidities that will make them poor surgical candidates.
This study was undertaken to examine retrospectively the outcome for patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer treated primarily with radical hysterectomy at our institution. Secondary goals were to estimate the need for adjuvant therapy, the sites of recurrence, and the morbidity of the treatment.
After obtaining approval from the South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee, all patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer treated at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney from 1988 to 2008 were identified from our database. There were 106 patients identified. Thirteen patients (12.3%) underwent primary radiation therapy because of medical comorbidities, personal preferences, or extensive associated vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia.
This study evaluated 93 patients who underwent primary surgical management. All pathology slides were reviewed by a gynecologic pathologist (J.S.), with particular reference to the histologic type and grade, vascular space invasion, depth of stromal invasion, microscopic parametrial extension, and lymph node status. Medical records of all patients were reviewed, and relevant clinical data were extracted.
Most patients underwent a radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy, removing nodes to the mid-common iliac region. The operation corresponded to a type C1 radical hysterectomy, as described by Querleu and Morrow.15 Briefly, the parametrium was transected at the pelvic sidewall, but the autonomic nerves were preserved by not extending the dissection inferiorly below the deep uterine vein. A preoperative colposcopic examination of the lower genital tract was performed to ensure any associated vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia could be encompassed in the vaginal resection without compromising vaginal length. If the vagina was normal, we removed only about the proximal 1.5 cm. If bulky nodes were found at laparotomy and confirmed to be positive at frozen section, these nodes were excised with no attempt to clear nodes of normal size. In patients with bulky positive nodes (larger than 1.5 cm diameter), a modified radical hysterectomy was performed, with the ureters being dissected out of their tunnels and displaced laterally to ensure clearance of all macroscopic tumor (type B1, Querleu and Morrow15).
Three different regimens of postoperative radiation were used. First was small-field external beam pelvic radiation for patients with high-risk, node-negative disease. The fields previously have been described from our department16 but, in brief, the upper limit of the field is at S2-3, instead of L4-5 as for a standard pelvic field, and the lower border is at the mid-obturator foramen. The dose used was 50.4 Gy in 180-cGy daily fractions. Second was whole pelvic (chemoradiation) radiation for patients with positive parametrial spread or one microscopically positive node. Third was extended-field (chemoradiation) radiation (to T12-L1) for patients with two or more positive pelvic nodes or bulky positive pelvic nodes with or without resected bulky positive para-aortic nodes. The dose to the para-aortic area was 45–50.4 Gy in 180-cGy daily fractions. Patients having standard or extended-field radiation also received weekly cisplatin, 40 mg/m2, after the publication of the relevant South West Oncology Group--Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) study in 2000.17 No patient received brachytherapy. All patients undergoing postoperative radiation therapy were given vaginal dilators and asked to use them at least every second night until they resumed regular sexual intercourse.
Patients with negative lymph nodes were defined as being at high-risk based on the criteria described by the GOG.18 In summary, a relative risk of recurrence was determined for each of three independent prognostic factors, namely, the clinical diameter of the primary tumor, the depth of stromal invasion, and the presence or absence of lymph vascular space invasion. The overall relative risk of recurrence was determined by multiplying each individual relative risk. In a previous publication from our department,16 we referred to the overall relative risk as the "GOG score." Patients with an overall relative risk (GOG score) of 120 or more were offered small-field external beam pelvic radiation from 1991, because in the GOG paper, Delgado et al18 estimated that this group had a 40% risk of recurrence after radical hysterectomy.
The method of Kaplan-Meier was used to produce time-to-event (local control and overall survival) curves, and the 5-year survival rates were obtained using the same method. The median follow-up time was obtained using the reverse Kaplan-Meier approach19 (censored observations are considered as events and deaths are considered as being censored). Time-to-event outcomes were compared using the log-rank test.
Clinical characteristics of the patients are shown in Table 1. The mean age of the patients was 46 years, with an age range from 26 to 80 years. There were 67.8% of patients 50 years or younger. Seventy-six patients (81.7%) underwent a type III radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy, including two patients in whom the radical hysterectomy was combined with cesarean delivery. In 17 patients (18.3%), bulky nodes were found at laparotomy and excised. In 5 of the 17 patients, there were bulky nodes also present in the para-aortic area, which were resected.
Histopathologic variables are shown in Table 2. As expected, 70% of patients had squamous cancers and 30% had adenocarcinomas. Twenty-one patients (22.6%) had a primary tumor 6 cm or larger in diameter, and the tumor invaded into the outer third of the cervical stroma in 73 patients (78.5%). Occult parametrial extension was present in 15 patients (16.1%), and vascular space invasion was present in 65 patients (69.9%).
The lymph node status of the patients is shown in Table 3. Positive pelvic nodes (range 1–20) were present in 42 patients (45.2%). Bulky positive para-aortic nodes (range 2–24) were documented in 5 (5.4%).
Postoperative adjuvant therapy is shown in Table 4. Nineteen patients (20.4%) received no adjuvant therapy, 29 (31.2%) received small-field pelvic radiation, 17 (18.3%) received standard pelvic radiation, and 28 (30.1%) received extended-field radiation. As shown in Table 2, the median GOG score for the 51 node-negative patients in the group was 210. Thirty-two of the 42 patients (76.2%) with positive nodes received concurrent weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m2), as did 7 of 15 (46.7%) with parametrial extension. Nine of the 15 patients (60%) with parametrial extension also had positive lymph nodes. Some patients having extended-field chemoradiation required a dose reduction of cisplatin to 30 mg/m2 because of bone marrow toxicity. No patient received adjuvant chemotherapy alone.
The median operating time was 150 minutes, the median operative blood loss was 800 mL, and 15% of patients required a blood transfusion. There was no perioperative mortality. Intraoperative (2.2%) and acute postoperative complications (14%) are listed in Table 1. The major long-term surgical morbidity was lower limb lymphedema, which occurred in eight patients (8.6%). Half of these patients also received postoperative radiation.
The median follow-up was 96 months, with a range of 6–283 months. The overall 5-year survival for the 93 patients was 80.7% (Fig. 1), and the progression-free 5-year survival was 76.5%. There was no significant difference in survival between squamous and adenocarcinomas (P=.37). Patients with negative nodes had a 5-year overall survival of 85%, whereas for those with positive nodes it was 75% (hazard ratio [HR] 2.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1--5.6; P=.045) (Fig. 1). Patients with tumors 6 cm or larger in diameter had a 66% incidence of positive nodes (14/21), compared with a 38.9% incidence for tumors smaller than 6 cm (difference 27.1%, 95% CI 5–51%; P=.024). Patients with tumors 6 cm or larger in diameter had a 56% greater risk of death compared with those with tumors smaller than 6 cm, but this was not statistically significant (HR 1.56, 95% CI 0.61--3.98; P=.36). For patients with positive nodes, there was no significant difference in survival between patients who had a complete lymphadenectomy and those who had lymph node debulking (HR 0.44, 95% CI 0.12--1.63; P=.20). Patients with positive pelvic nodes only had an overall 5-year survival of 78%, compared with 60% for patients with positive common iliac nodes and 20% for those with positive para-aortic nodes.
Recurrent disease developed in 23 patients (24.7%). Patterns of first recurrence are shown in Table 5. Approximately one third of the recurrences (8/23) were in the pelvis (central: seven, sidewall: one). Pelvic recurrences occurred mainly in patients with high-risk node-negative disease, with a median disease-free survival of 18.1 months. Systemic metastases occurred mainly in patients with multiple positive lymph nodes, and the median disease-free survival was 12 months.
Long-term radiation complications occurred in nine patients (9.7%). No patient had development of vaginal stenosis. The complications were Radiation Therapy Oncology Group grade 2 in six patients (6.5%) (cystitis in three, enteritis in two, proctitis in one) and Radiation Therapy Oncology Group grade 3 in three patients (3.2%) (small bowel obstruction requiring resection and reanastomosis in two, large bowel obstruction requiring colostomy in one).
For the 93 patients in this study, the progression-free 5-year survival was 76.5%, and the overall 5-year survival was 80.7%. These results are gratifying given the high-risk histopathologic features and the high incidence of positive nodes (45.5%) in the group. Other contemporary reports of primary surgery are summarized in Table 6.
In the GOG study of radiation therapy with or without weekly cisplatin, for patients with bulky stage IB cervical cancer2 followed by hysterectomy, the 6-year progression-free survival was 71% and the overall survival was 78% for the chemoradiation arm. For patients treated with definitive chemoradiation in the Memorial Sloan Kettering study,5 the 3-year overall survival was 55%.
We believe that our results can be further improved. Pelvic recurrences occurred mainly in high-risk, node-negative patients, and six of the pelvic recurrences occurred before we started using adjuvant small-field pelvic radiation for this group of patients in 1991. Five of these six patients would have been eligible for our small-field pelvic radiation protocol.
There was no perioperative mortality, and perioperative morbidity was acceptably low. The major long-term surgical morbidity was mild-to-moderate lower limb lymphedema, which was recorded in eight patients (8.6%). Lymphedema is related to extensive lymph node dissection, particularly if combined with postoperative radiation. We restricted the extent of lymphadenectomy by resecting any bulky nodes early in the operation and obtaining a frozen-section diagnosis. If metastatic disease was confirmed, complete pelvic lymphadenectomy was avoided, because we relied on radiation to sterilize microscopic lymph node metastases. Similarly, we did not perform complete para-aortic lymphadenectomy; instead, we removed only bulky para-aortic nodes and administered extended-field radiation to patients with more than one microscopically positive pelvic node. It may be possible to reduce the incidence of lymphedema further in the future by utilizing sentinel node methodology.22
We have previously reported that resection of bulky positive lymph nodes appears to convert the prognosis to that of a patient with microscopic nodal spread,23 and this was confirmed in the present study. Survival for patients having resection of bulky nodes only was not significantly different from that of patients undergoing complete lymphadenectomy.
In this study, 79.6% of patients (74/93) received adjuvant radiation. Indications for postoperative radiation were positive nodes, microscopic parametrial extension, or node-negative with a GOG score of 120 or more. To decrease complications from postoperative radiation in this latter group while still decreasing the risk of central recurrence, we devised the "small-field" pelvic radiation protocol and reported the results of a pilot study of 25 patients in 1999.16 Japanese workers subsequently have confirmed the validity of this approach for decreasing both pelvic recurrence rates and radiation-related complications.24,25
The major argument in favor of primary chemoradiation for stage IB2 cervical cancer is that the morbidity is too high when radiation therapy follows primary radical surgery. In the GOG trial of primary radiation with or without weekly cisplatin for stage IB2 cervical cancer, major late adverse events occurred in 7 of 183 patients (3.8%) in the chemoradiation arm.2 In our study, grade 3 or 4 Radiation Therapy Oncology Group late adverse events occurred in 3 of 93 patients (3.2%). Two of the three patients in our study had development of radiation enteritis. Both patients had a laparotomy with resection of the affected bowel segment and stapled reanastomosis. Neither had any further sequelae. By contrast, the late toxicity in the chemoradiation arm of the GOG study consisted of three patients with a vesicovaginal fistula, two patients with a rectovaginal fistula, and one each with an intestinal and colonic perforation. We believe that much of this morbidity was related to the brachytherapy, which was not used in our study. We acknowledge that major morbidity may be under-reported in single-institution retrospective studies, but only three patients were lost to follow-up before 5 years, and our median follow-up was 96 months.
The GOG reported a late morbidity rate of 6.6% in their phase III randomized trial of postoperative pelvic radiation for high-risk stage IB cervical cancer.26 In a study of 478 patients having postoperative radiotherapy after hysterectomy for cervical cancer at the Christie Hospital in Manchester, patients having no adjuvant brachytherapy had a late morbidity rate of less than 0.7% (2/278).27
In 2010, the Royal College of Radiologists published the results of an audit of radiotherapy for cervical cancer involving 1,243 patients from 42 centers in the United Kingdom. Overall, grade 3–4 late complications occurred in 10% of 471 patients undergoing chemoradiation and in 5% of 249 patients undergoing surgery and postoperative radiotherapy.28
We believe that the major advantage of a primary surgical approach to stage IB2 cervical is that brachytherapy can be eliminated, so vaginal stenosis and vaginal fistulae will be decreased. The true incidence of vaginal stenosis after chemoradiation for cervical cancer appears to be significantly under-reported in the literature. A systematic review of data from 18 randomized trials by the Medical Research Council's Clinical Trials Unit in London, United Kingdom, reported that data on late vaginal toxicity was available in only four studies (22%).29 Guth et al30 reported total vaginal necrosis in 3.1% of 98 patients treated with chemoradiation, and thought that this severe late complication was significantly under-reported in the literature. In a recent audit of radiotherapy for cervical cancer in the United Kingdom, the vagina was the commonest site of late morbidity. The authors commented that patients receiving chemoradiation had development of complications up to 7 years later.31
We believe that too much vagina has been removed at radical hysterectomy in the past, and our aim is to take no more than a 1.5-cm cuff unless a preoperative colposcopic examination reveals vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia in the upper vagina. We previously have reported favorable sexual outcome after radical hysterectomy from this center32 and agree with others that cervical cancer survivors treated with radiotherapy have worse sexual functioning than those treated with radical hysterectomy.33
We believe that the good survival and acceptably low morbidity reported in this and other recent studies justify a randomized prospective trial to compare the results of primary chemoradiation with primary surgery and tailored postoperative radiation for patients with stage IB2 carcinoma of the cervix. This was attempted in GOG 201, but the trial was closed prematurely because of failure to accrue, so the study may need to be conducted internationally. Critical to any such study would be a prospective evaluation of long-term morbidity, including sexual morbidity, and quality of life. Even if survival outcomes were found to be equivalent, patients would be better-able to make an informed decision about their treatment.
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Papua New Guinea cricketers will make state and Big Bash teams within three years, Jamie Cox says
- From: Sunday Mail (SA)
- March 24, 2013
SACA cricket boss Jamie Cox says a fact-finding mission to Papua New Guinea has him convinced the PNG national team will shock South Australian cricket next summer.
And he has boldly predicted members of the Hebou Barramundis, who will play in Adelaide's new six-team Premier League from September, will make state and Big Bash League teams within three years.
Cox spent a hectic two days at Cricket PNG's base in Port Moresby working with its leading players and officials, and also took in a visit to the abjectly poor cricket-mad village of Hanuabada.
"I'm pleasantly surprised," Cox said after overseeing the Barramundis two-hour training session in sapping heat.
"I know why people are excited when they do come up here. We have here a team that is going to surprise a few blokes that play against them.
"There's a keenness and an enthusiasm that is hard to train, even a toughness in their cricket you can see that I find pretty inspiring.
"It's raw but it's natural and I can see it's dangerous.
"The great thing about this (Premier League) competition is we've now got an international team that our guys can play against and compete against and hopefully improve against.
"I'm convinced it's an important piece in our puzzle."
The general manager of PNG Cricket, former Australian Test player Greg Campbell, is currently lobbying Cricket Australia to allow his players to be regarded as Australian locals in a bid to give them greater opportunity for selection in a state team or BBL franchise.
Cox has said he will support Campbell's push.
"They've got a handful of players here who aren't far off the mark," he said.
"And having seen some of the backgrounds of these boys I suspect the determination to make a living out of the game is very strong."
The PNG national team is captained by 28-year-old Chris Amini. He's confident the team will be extremely competitive against the SA-based Premier League teams and says it will finally provide the Hebou Barramundis with the opportunity to play together on a regular basis.
"The SACA Premier league is going to be huge for us," he said. "It gives us an opportunity to play together and we love to play together. We love to have fun.
"I grew up in Melbourne and many of us have played in Brisbane for the last three years so we are no strangers to Australian conditions."
Cricket PNG took Cox on a tour of Hanuabada, where the stench of rotting garbage fills the air, and addiction to the local "beetle-nut" is chronic.
The seaside village features ramshackle houses miraculously standing atop rickety stilts high above the ocean.
But it is also a gold mine of cricketing talent and is home to virtually the entire PNG national side.
Cox stopped to take part in a makeshift cricket game, which former PNG captain Rarua Dingara said was so commonplace throughout the community traffic is forced to divert from the main road.
Featured in this inpromptu match was a young girl who stroked technically perfect cover-drives before scampering through for runs while her opponents fetched the ball out of the water's edge.
"Every afternoon at around 3pm the kids get out of school and turn the streets into cricket fields," Dingara said.
Cox took great delight in watching the kids playing ferociously on the street.
"Some of these young players have great natural levels of skill," he said.
"Right across the board it's been a fantastic exercise."Originally published as PNG's cricketing talent will shock
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The Quaker parrot, also called a monk parrot or a Quaker monk parakeet, is a bird that can be trained to whistle and mimic words that it hears from people, especially from those he interacts with every day. It is referenced as a "parakeet" because of its long tail, and "monk" because of its grey feathers on the breast. It is believed to have been called a "Quaker" because of its "quaking" characteristics like begging for food and quaking like a baby… More Quaker Parrot
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Axed Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has not ruled out a move to Napoli following his dismissal from the Premier League club on Monday.
The Italian, who guided City to FA Cup and Premier League triumphs during his time in England, has been linked to a number of clubs since his departure, including Monaco, Paris Saint Germain and a rejuvenated Napoli.
Currently in Naples, Mancini told Sky Sport Italia a move to Serie A's second-placed Napoli, who are fast emerging as the biggest threat to Juventus, would not be off the cards.
"Napoli is a great team which has a great coach," he said.
"Me on the Napoli bench? In my job never say never.
"But I'm here for personal reasons and not to meet (Napoli president, Aurelio) De Laurentiis."


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Velvet Assassin ReviewBy Jason D'Aprile - Posted May 05, 2009
Some stealth killing and a spot of tea guv'nah? Slip into the world of British spies and crumpets while inhabiting the persona of Violette Summer, a British spy gone rogue, crawling through her memories to figure out how she ended up incapacitated and in the hospital. Here's the X-Play review of Velvet Assassin for the Xbox 360 and PC.
The Pros
- Great atmosphere, lighting, and audio
- Solid stealth mechanics
- Likeable heroine
- Tense, engaging gameplay
The Cons
- Often too puzzle-focused
- Not very innovative
- Can't pick up enemy guns or destroy lighting
- Clunky non-stealth combat
It's hard to find something new to do with the World War 2 setting, but Velvet Assassin does so by taking a familiar gameplay style, stealth, along with a couple of Nazis. Even for gamers sick of WW2, the combination is pretty successful. While none of the gameplay elements here are particularly new or original, Velvet Assassin works with its well-trod ground quite effectively.
Violette Tendencies
In Velvet Assassin, you slip into the incredible tight jeans of Violet Summers, a British spy whose expertise is sneaking through the cracks in enemy lines, silently killing, and retrieving heavily-guarded secrets. The game starts with Violet lying in a hospital bed, and the story plays out through flashbacks. Although the whole flashback method is been beaten to death by now, Violet is a likeable, if moody heroine and the intense real-world locations and scenarios add a great deal to the overall atmosphere. The game wisely focuses on urban settings like Paris and Warsaw for the most part, and skulking through the Nazi-occupied streets of Europe is amazingly engaging.
Through the course of the twelve missions, the gameplay is relatively consistent. This is a true stealth game, with clear influences from Splintercell and Metal Gear Solid. Violet's main weapon is her knife, though firearms do come into play throughout. The difficulty level, map designs, and even the health system all focus on stealth action. Killing silently from the shadows is the surest way to stay alive, and stealth kills result in health boosts.
It's Quiet Time
Violet carries a silenced pistol, but it only has seven rounds and finding extra ammo is rare. At times, she'll find other guns like a shotgun or German pistol, but areas that require gunplay are few. Consequently, if you're a run and gun-style gamer, who avoids the methodical nature of stealth, Velvet Assassin isn't the game for you.
Stealth lovers will be in their happy place though. None of the gameplay elements in Velvet Assassin are new. The level design is still puzzle-like in nature, and while there is usually more than one way to solve each room, the best results come from slowly and carefully watching enemy patterns, hiding in the shadows, and striking quickly at just the right moment.
The lighting throughout is gorgeously done, and the game is full of flickering lights, fuse boxes to disrupt, and shadows to hide in. One new element is the ability to hide in high grass, which is very important in outdoor levels. Since the pace is much slower than traditional action games, the large levels can easily take close to an hour or so if you scour the grounds looking for all the hidden items and Nazis to kill.
Nostalgic Ambience
Velvet Assassin isn't visually ground breaking, but the levels and character models certainly look nice enough. While the baseline graphics aren't cutting edge, the focus on beautiful, mood-affecting lighting gives the maps a classic, almost nostalgic effect as if you're watching an old black and white movie. The game takes place in the past obviously, and the keen use of subtle effects makes it feel like it's from a different era.
The audio is terrific as well. Aside from Violet's smooth and sexy British tones, the Germans all speak German (with English subtitles), the music is great, and the ambient effects perfectly enhance the mood of the setting. Another nice element is the use of experience points earned from finding collectable items. Earn enough, and you can enhance Violet's core abilities. Yet another cool, if strange element is the use of morphine. The drug puts Violet into an almost hallucinatory state where time slows, she appears in her night gown and the level is a hazy mix of the hospital and the battleground. For a limited time, she can rush an enemy and perform a one-hit kill even from a direct attack.
Puzzling Flaws
It's not all guns and roses for Violet though. If there's one central flaw with the game, it's the dogged determination to stick to the formula so set in stone by past stealth games. You'll know exactly what to do here if you've skulked your way through the Splintercell games or other similar titles. The game usually demands stealth for most situations, which isn't necessary a flaw. Yet, sometimes it actually feels too forced thanks to remarkably non-interactive environments and the inability to steal guns from fallen enemies.
Violet can really only acquire new guns in weapon lockers, which seem like a remarkable lapse in game logic, since everyone you kill is armed. Also, attacking using non-stealth methods is remarkably unresponsive. The other big issue is that lights are invulnerable. The levels will have you shoving crates in the way of flood lights to make a path of darkness and timing your runs to match the off cycle of a flickering lamp. Yet, simply busting a light bulb is impossible, which often makes the levels feel too much like a puzzle instead of a fluid, intense situation.
Smooth… Like Velvet
Although certainly flawed, Velvet Assassin is a well-executed stealth game. It makes fantastic use of the over-used WW2 setting, has an appealing protagonist, and challenging stealthy gameplay that will definitely enthrall fans of the genre. Gamers looking for something new will probably just want to take their tight jeans somewhere else.
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GOP's Expert Climate Change Witness: Lord High Denier Monckton
In the best example yet of the GOP's total disconnection from reality, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) called hearings on climate science, and the Republican Party chose as their sole "expert" witness — quack non-scientist ranting loon Lord Christopher Monckton, also known as a frequent guest on the utterly insane Alex Jones web/radio show.
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Think you already spend a lot of time in the laundry room cleaning up your first child's clothing messes? Just you wait until that adorable lil spit-up and poop machine arrives. Do yourself a favor and get your laundry room organized, because you're probably going to be spending even more time in there soon!
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As Kevin Newcomb mentioned yesterday, Danny Sullivan had an outstanding write-up yesterday about Google's enhancement of its "Link:" operator which allows researchers to discover many of the links that Google has indexed as pointing to a particular URL: Google Releases New Link Reporting Tools.
Google will allow users of its Webmaster Central tools to see more thorough reports of inbound links as measured to domains and even particular pages. More information is also available at the Webmaster Central blog.
This underscores the importance of working with Google by signing up with Webmaster Central. Not only will it help to get important pages of a Web site indexed, but it will also assist webmasters in conducting important competitor analysis. In the past, many researchers have almost completely ignored the Google "Link:" command, or operator, since it is known that Google does not display all of the links it knows about. Others have continued to use it, thinking that the ones that Google shows "must be more valuable" than others.
This has in fact been an often discussed topic at the Search Engine Watch Forums, where a sticky thread discusses the topic of the difference in inbound link reporting at various engines, and reveals that the current link discovery tool of consensus choice is the one found at Yahoo! Site Explorer. Although it is unlikely that those many converts will now abandon Yahoo! to use only the Google enhanced version, this news has made many webmasters and search engine optimization specialists happy.
(Begin editorial) Our engineers at Avenue A | Razorfish love to use the Webmaster Central tools, but, believe it or not, sometimes have problems with getting clients to approve the use, since it requires verification code to be placed on the Web site. Perhaps if Google would be more open about sharing its information without requiring this code, it would get a better reputation with some marketers that feel that they require too much "inside information." Google has done a great job in helping webmasters with their Web sites, but still needs to improve its relationship and willingness to work with agencies and other SEO companies, in the opinion of some. (/end editorial)
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Barristers After Hours—Thursday, March 21
The DBA YLD invites you to attend Barristers After Hours, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Katie Mullen's. Free drinks and appetizers will be provided. No need to RSVP, contact Joel Jacobson for more information
Trial Prep: Witnesses, Voire Dire, and the Makings of a Winning Trial—Thursday, March 28
Jeffrey J. Timlin will discuss strategies and preparation techniques that will amount to a winning formula at trial. One general CLE credit has been applied for. RSVP online or email email@example.com.
Legal Movie Night Featuring "The Verdict"—Thursday, April 11
Join the YLD for a Legal Movie Night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 11at the CBA CLE offices. The Verdict is a 1982 courtroom drama film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who pushes a medical malpractice case in order to improve his own situation. Judge Robert McGahey will discuss legal ethics raised by the movie; one ethics CLE credit requested. Pizza and beverages will be provided. Cost to attend is $5 for DBA members, $20 for nonmembers, and free for students. RSVP here or to email@example.com or call 303-860-1115, ext. 727.
Barristers After Hours—Thursday, April 18
The DBA YLD invites you to attend Barristers After Hours, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Katie Mullen's. Free drinks and appetizers will be provided. No need to RSVP, contact Joel Jacobson for more information.
The Legal Center and DBA YLD Team Up for the Colfax Marathon
Join DBA YLD members in conjunction with The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People on May 18 and 19 in the marathon, half-marathon, Urban 10-Miler, 5K or 3K (walk or run). Click here to find out more about the event and register. Contact Matt Larson to find out more.
DBA Community Action Network's Social Hour—Tuesday, March 19
Join the CAN Committee for a social hour to learn how we reach beyond the legal community to the greater Denver community and provide valuable assistance to those in need. CAN sponsors several yearly drives befitting various non-profit organizations that address hunger relief, children's dental needs, preschool education, and school-year preparedness for homeless children. Social Hour will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Katie Mullen's. Complimentary drink tickets and appetizers provided. If you've been wanting to become more involved in the DBA and the Denver community—come check us out! To RSVP, please email email@example.com.
Bench and Bar: Meet Domestic Jurists of Denver District Court—Wednesday, March 20
Meet with the domestic judicial officers on the Denver District Court, including Hon. Shelley I. Gilman, Hon. William W. Hood III, Magistrate Karen Hubler, Hon. Anne M. Mansfield, and Hon. Elizabeth A. Starrs. Judges will discuss courtroom procedures, address some of the latest topics in domestic law, and answer questions. The program will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Jury Assembly room on the fourth floor of the City and County Building. Two CLE credits are requested. The cost to attend for DBA members is $15; $25 for nonmembers. Click here to RSVP.
Barristers Benefit Ball—Saturday, May 4
Individual tickets are now on sale for the 25th Annual Barristers Benefit Ball. Young Lawyers receive a discounted price of $100 for an evening of dinner, dancing and fun. And, you can request to be seated with your friends at dinner. Click here to purchase tickets online or call Denise Lynch at 303-824-5327.
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Jerusalem has a calendar packed full of annual events, the majority of which are over the busy summer months, but that is not to say that visitors here will be at a loss for things to see and do, event-wise. The headline event is arguably Hutzot Hayotzer, a near two-week extravaganza usually some time in August. It utilises the space surrounding the Artists' Colony (Hutsot Hayotser) and the Sultan's Pool plays host to nightly concerts by some of Israel's biggest pop-stars.
There are stalls displaying wares from nearly every country, with a high premium being placed on ethnic creations that show off the local craftsmanship to the best of their ability. There are also numerous Israeli-based stalls that sell paper art, to lighting to Judaica. Althouth Hutsot Hayotser might be the cultural highlight, one of THE places to be seen in Jerusalem in the summer is the annual wine festival held in the magnificent grounds of the Israel Museum. Everyone from the Mayor down (depending on your point of view of course) attends and it is a truly magical event. Live music accompanies what is one of the most agreeable evenings anywhere
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PRO:LONG is Myprotein's premium intra-exercise endurance formula which combines carbohydrates, protein and electrolytes to support hydration and energy supply during physical activity. PRO:LONG is a specifically designed product which is high in carbohydrates and can help fuel intense exercise. This unique formula incorporates an impressive carbohydrate blend of maltodextrin, dextrose and CarBarley™, as well as added Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAA's), Vitamin C and Electrolytes (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Sulphate, Calcium Di Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide). Each serving also provides Casein Hydrolysate (PeptoPro®).
Benefits of PRO:LONG
Carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions contribute to the maintenance of endurance performance during prolonged endurance exercise, and enhance the absorption of water during physical exercise. Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system, to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, normal energy-yielding metabolism, and to the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical exercise.
Who is PRO:LONG Suitable for?
PRO:LONG is suitable for anyone wanting to add a high intake of carbohydrates into their diet to fuel intense exercise. It is recommended to consume PRO:LONG 45-60 minutes prior to physical activity or during long duration exercise.
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This shake has been designed specifically to enhance hydration† and improve performance during prolonged endurance exercise†. To reap the benefits of this product add 1 1/4 large scoops (50g) to 300-500ml of water in a Myprotein shaker to consume during your workout. †Carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions contribute to the maintenance of endurance performance during prolonged endurance exercise and enhance the absorption of water during physical exercise.
Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. This product is intended to be used alongside an active lifestyle and a balanced diet. Not suitable for vegetarians.
For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain egg.
Tropical Flavour: Pro:Long*TM* Carbohydrate Blend (70%) (Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Waxy Barley Starch (CarBarley*®*)), Branched Chain Amino Acid Powder (Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine, Soy Lecithin), Casein Hydroylsate (PeptoPro*®*) (Milk) (4%), Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Electrolytes (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Sulphate, Calcium Di Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide), Flavouring, Acid (Citric Acid), Colour (Curcumin), Sweetener (Sucralose)
Serving Size - 1 ¼ large scoops (50g)
Servings Per Container - 30 (1.5kg)
|Per 100g
|Per Serving
|1407 kJ/332 kcal
|704 kJ/166 kcal
|0.5 g
|0.3 g
|of which saturates
|0.1 g
|0.1 g
|75 g
|37 g
|of which sugars
|22 g
|11 g
|5.8 g
|2.9 g
|0.75 g
|0.38 g
|Vitamin C
|500 mg
|200 mg
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|2.5 g
|1.25 g
|1.25 g
* Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal)
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So I bought this for endurance hiking as I am building up to 100km at the moment we are only at 12.5 miles and I end up exhausted, cold and with a headache, despite electrolytes and carohydrates in my 3 litres of water. I thought this might help. I am not teally sure. I have finished the last 2 walks without a headache but I still feel cold and exhausted. The others seem to have so much more energy then me, we are all around the same fitness level. So I am not sure this has made a difference. Taste: ok would be better if there was a range of flavours, as it is kind of milky I feel strawberry might be better. It also does have a chemically sort of twang. Mixes ok but you have to keep shakingGoes Well With:Electrolytes and carbs in your water Protein shake at the end.
The product usage on your website says: "This shake has been designed specifically to enhance hydration† and improve performance DURING prolonged endurance exercise†. (...) to consume DURING your workout. (...) maintenance of endurance performance DURING prolonged endurance exercise and (...)" On the product package, under "Suggested use" says: "Use immediatley after exercise for optimum results" Can anyone enlighten me on what is this product dsesigned for? DURING or AFTER exercise?
The product has a strange taste, we bought it instead of using lucozade. The flavour is quite strong, tastes almost like fresh orange juice and has a weird texture. Like other reviews state the usage is a bit unclear. My husband changed his normal Lucozade for this but says he struggles near the end of his run and has gone back to Lucozade. He has also had a sick feeling after using the product. Wouldn't recommend this product as not really sure what its benefits are.
I am a competitive tennis player playing all over the world in the juniors circuit. I have often suffered with cramps mid match however due to this drink I have not suffered anything so far (2 weeks), it doesn't mix well but tastes good so I would definitely recommend it
I bought it as a friend said it was good. I agree it helps me as I get better at cycling. I've only been cycling for 12 weeks after 20 years as a couch potato. And find this product really helps me keep going.
Hi love this product as an intra workout drink. Sipping as i workout. but i do tend to keep topping up with more water. As i find this works well for me as it keeps me energised and hydrated. I find i can workout longer and better with pro long. For me the taste is fine. Yes you do have to keep shaking the mix as some settles on the bottom. But also this fine as i sip in between sets. I Must say for shorter workouts i do use less than suggested. Try a few ways and find what works for you.Goes Well With:Water
Loving this as an intra workout drink. Recommended to a friend and had to buy him a pouch.
I'm on here ordering this for the 2nd time. I sweat like a racehorse when I'm training, so I always take a decent drink into the gym with me otherwise I dehydrate & get headaches. I used to use lucozade/Gatorade type stuff but this tops them all. It helps me keep going when training gets tough & I've really got to dig in to finish the sets.Goes Well With:500 - 750ml of water
Its an amazing product and it keeps me going always whenever my team mates are getting tired.Goes Well With:Daily exercises
I've used this on a few long distance road bike rides. Mixes very well but does tend to settle at the bottom of the bottle after a while. However a quick shake sorts it out, tastes good and goes down very easy. A great productGoes Well With:Progel
This product contains milk. You have it marked up as vegan.
Taste is a bit strong, don't mix very well, overall average compaired to other brands.
It's difficult to tell what his product is for. It's marketed as an aid to longer training but the usage is confusing. We're told to take it 45 minutes before training and also to take it during. It suggests that we're able to train for longer because it gives you greater energy - presumably through rehydration. I'm a fitness instructor who teaches 20 hrs per week and have been taking chocomaine for energy. I say this as a substitute and the marketing suggests that it may be. I recommend products to my customers - I don't know if I could recommend this because its not clear. Advice?
Just what I needed intra work out. I use to take just BCAA in a juice, but PRO:LONG gives me added carbs as well as BCAA and electrolytes. Excellent to help me push out those extra reps. Mixes well after a couple of good shakes, but settles again if left to long. Not a problem, just shake it up again. Tastes excellent. Goes Well With:Water and hard work.
Have only just starting using My Protein products and so far have not been let down by the true performance that I have currently seen. Was unsure with what carb drink to use being a cyclist and been using my old brand for the past 2 years. So Pro long was the perfect choice.... Watt bike ramp test was the session to see how good this product was and I was not disappointed, increase gains on power was the big plus and touching figures I have not been able to reach so far this year, even after a reliability event yesterday. I do feel that half the measure would be recommended if out on the road, but as a new product it's all trial and error.
I needed something to allow me to go longer in my speed endurance sessions in the winter and this does the job. I was using Powerade before and this is better, has extra ingredients and is cheaper. The taste is good. Like watery juice, slightly acidic but very, very drinkable.
This is the first pre-workout I have taken in powder form. I am currently training for a 30km Adventure Race & my training includes steep Hill-Running. I am not a strong runner at all & in my first week of training I was breathless, sore & couldn't make it to the top. In my second week, after using this, I made it to the top 10 out of 12 times without stopping. Recovery was much much quicker too!! I sip on a little of this before my workout, and then throughout. The taste it ok, would be best used with ice cold water as can taste a little sickly if water is warm from being in the sun. Product needs a good shake in-between sips as powder gathers at the bottom. Overall, great product so far! Loving the MyProtein range- quality products & great value for money!!
I had reviewed this before and wasn't overly happy with the change in it though it was still effective. Thankfully with my new bag it is back to what it was and much more pleasant to drink. I couldn't do a workout without it. Was feeling unwell the other day, half heartedly started my workout while drinking my ProLong, turned out I was dehydrated and this miracle drink helped rehydrate me and I felt a lot better, thoroughly recommend.
Am now on my 3rd bag of Pro Long and am delighted MP seem to have got the mix just right again. The 2nd bag I got as I reviewed was very strong and acidic and had to be really diluted to make it drinkable. Now it is back to the way it was and is perfect so I am happy now with my work out drink that gets me right through to the end and pull out that wee bit extra when I need it. At a very intense spin class last night I was fading towards the end, a good drink of Pro Long gave me the energy which gave me the stamina to push hard to the end. Thank you MPGoes Well With:Cold water
I'm using the supplement during my adventure racing training schedule. Being an 'intra workout' supplement generally means you also take it before and immediately after training. Shorter sessions (such as 10k runs) I used half a serving before and the other half at the end. Longer sessions of over 1 hour, I generally use one serving per hour to 1.5 hours depending on intesity. So far, it does exactly what it promises. I remain fuelled throughout, plus recovery is improved with the addition of the BCAAs. It mixes well (no leucine froth), has a pleasant taste (only tropical is currently available) and is not too strong on the palate. I mixed it with 500ml of water rather than the suggested 400ml due to me prefering a milder taste. It's also cheaper than the other brands of similar products.Goes Well With:Water, caffienne, sweat


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- n. Scots A yellow or white wildflower, especially the Old World daisy.
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- n. The common daisy.
- n. Decomposed granite.
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- n. The daisy, or mountain daisy.
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- n. In Scotland, one of several different yellow flowers, as the dandelion, the common marigold, the hawkweed, the globe-flower, etc., but generally the daisy, Bellis perennis. Also gowlan.
- n. The dandelion.
The marigold, or meadow gowan, is one of the "plants of the sun," the "golden flower."
Our English Daisy is a composite flower which is called in the glossaries "gowan," or Yellow flower.
Bend to earth the gowan fair, down by yon burn side.
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BONNIE PEGGIE, O! Gang wi 'me to yonder howe, bonnie Peggie, O! Down ayont the gowan knowe, bonnie Peggie, O! When the siller burn rins clear,
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The lamb likes the gowan wi 'dew when it 's drowkit;
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Where the blue-bell and gowan lurk, lowly, unseen;
In my fear I sat up amang my cairpets, like a puddock among gowan-leaves, and I listened wi 'a' my ears.
I remember his quoting with dramatic effect the curse uttered by Meg Merrilees upon Ellan-gowan -- a curse which he intended, of course, to apply to Mr. Gladstone.
The opening gowan transplanted from its Scottish glen loses its modest charm and grows rank upon the prairies of the West even in its second year.
Do you know that this little daisy is the _gowan_ of Scotch poetry?


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The EON Bank Group has implemented a new core banking system that consists of Silverlake Group's software running on i OS-based IBM Power 550 Express hardware, the IT vendors announced last week at a press conference in Malaysia.
With deposits of RM41.5 billion (or about $11.5 billion at current exchange rates), EON Bank Group is one of Malaysia's largest banks. The bank employs more than 5,000 people, who serve more than a million consumers and business from 136 branches across the nation.
Recently, the bank has been implementing strategic changes to its underlying organizational structure and process as part of "Project Quantum Leap." One of the ways the company figured it could improve customer experience was by upgrading its core banking system, called Silverlake Axis Integrated Banking Solution (SIBS), with a new Power Systems box.
EON Bank and Silverlake, which is also its systems integrator, decided that a Model 550 Express was an appropriately powerful machine that would serve the bank for years. SIBS went live on the Model 550 at i5/OS V5R4 on March 8, following a press conference attended by EON Bank, Silverlake, and IBM a week earlier.
EON Bank Group CEO Albert Lau Yiong, who has checked out the new Power 550 Express, says the new system proved "stable, scalable, and flexible" during tests, and should easily support the bank's growth over the next five years. "We are proud to be the first financial institution in Malaysia to acquire this new system, which will improve business responsiveness and customer service efficiency," Lau says.
As part of the system upgrade, EON Bank Group improved its disaster recovery site and DR processes, the companies said.
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