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You might think that a game that features a drunken homeless hero battling terrorists, surviving earthquakes, witnessing meteor strikes and dealing with zombies would be a lot of fun. You might think that a game that spoofs homeland security, current events and silly disaster movies would be ripe for satire. But judging by the muddled mess that is Bad Day L.A. you would be very, very wrong.
American McGee's Bad Day L.A. has a lot of good ideas to work with. The idea of having a Grand Theft Auto-style third-person action game in the middle of one disaster after another seems like a pretty solid game. With the media trying to scare us 24 hours a day, it's not hard to imagine a pretty entertaining video game spoof. But Bad Day L.A. is not that spoof; instead we are met with an action game that is short, painful to play and no fun what so ever.
In Bad Day L.A. you play Anthony, a homeless man minding his own business on the busy city freeway until all of a sudden, with no warning at all, he is witness to a terrorists attack on Los Angeles. Within the first few minutes of starting Bad Day L.A. you are privy to airliner crashing on the freeway and unleashing some kind of weird chemical weapon. From this moment on Anthony knows that he's in for one heck of a wild ride. In fact, this chemical attack is just the beginning of his terrible day, a day that will throw just about every terrible scenario his way.
On the surface this sounds like a great premise to a game, natural (and human) disasters are great fodder for video games, yet somehow Bad Day L.A. fails to capitalize on the fun of a meteor strike or a horrific flood. The biggest problem with this game is that it all feels like a chore. No matter what disaster you're dealing with, you just get the sense that there are better things you could be doing, it just seems like you have to work in order to have a good time.
While the game will be compared to the Grand Theft Auto series, Bad Day L.A. is really nothing like Rockstar's crime simulator. You don't have free reign of the city, you can't drive stolen cars, and you won't be playing a bunch of mindless (yet fun) mini-games. Instead of being an open-ended sandbox game, Bad Day L.A. is a linear action game that only allows you to interact in a small area. If you stray too far from the mission you will get a short animation that tells you to turn around. You can still shoot innocent civilians on the street, but even that isn't as satisfying as it should be.
The game is split up into a number of different levels, each taking you to a different part of the city. You can expect to visit just about every major hotspot in the Los Angeles area, including the Hollywood walk of fame, Beverly Hills, LAX and Inglewood. With each new location comes a new disaster to deal with, from navigating through an earthquake, saving people in burning houses, swimming through a flooded downtown or dodging meteors on Hollywood Blvd.
Even though there are different scenarios in each level, you will find that you are asked to repeat the same kinds of missions over and over. In almost every level you will have to heal a certain amount of people (by throwing bandages on them, no less), kill a bunch of zombies/terrorists, and extinguish people that are on fire. Regardless of the location, in almost every level you will be asked to do one of those missions, which tends to give this game a repetitive feel.
One of the biggest reasons why these missions aren't fun is because of gun system found in Bad Day L.A. Throughout the game Anthony picks up a number of different weapons, including an AK-47, shotgun and sniper rifle. Towards the end of the game you will also find a bazooka and a flame thrower, making it easier to cut down on big crowds of zombies (or terrorists).
But the biggest issue with the guns is not the lack of variety; it's how ineffective they are. Shooting people seems to take off a random amount of damage. Shooting somebody in the head at point blank range with a shotgun takes off the same amount of health as if I were to stand back a ways and shoot them in the legs. This is especially troubling since it takes several shotgun blasts to take down your average bad guy, this is both unrealistic and time consuming.
To make matters worse, with all the action going on around you, it's sometimes hard to make out whether or not your gun is even firing. Too many times I spent time shooting at a terrorist, only to realize that not one single bullet was coming out of my gun. Is it too much to ask for your weapon to automatically change when you run out of bullets?
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"This is a great opportunity for our players," said HCC Athletic Director Brian Beck. "To be able to take the field with the Suns will be a huge thrill for the team, our alumni and fans."
The exhibition game will last a minimum of seven innings with the Suns as the "home" team.
"This is a significant, first-of-its-kind event for Hagerstown," said Suns General Manager Kurt Landes. "It's important for our team and players to interact with the community and to understand the importance of giving back. I can think of no better way to kick-off our 25th anniversary season."
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GAMBIER The Knox County Symphony will present its annual Winter Concert on Feb. 11, at 8 p.m. in Rosse Hall on the campus of Kenyon College.
This concert is dedicated to Karen Buchwald Wright, due to her generous support of the symphonys mission. The concert will spotlight the winners of the Young Musicians Competition for 2012, which is sponsored each year by Psi Iota Xi.
The Collegiate Division soloists will be Sarah Baldessari, harpist, playing Claude Debussys Sacred and Profane Dances; Kendra Gibbs, soprano, singing Gian Carlo Menottis The Black Swan; and Yue Long, pianist, playing Sergei Rachmaninoffs Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor.
The High School Division soloists will be Jordan Shremshock, soprano, singing Giacomo Puccinis Musettas Waltz and Charles Gounods The Jewel Song; and Elisabeth Hettinga, violinist, playing Camille Saint-Saenss Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor.
Elisabeth Hettinga (second place, High School Division) is a home-schooled freshman from Utica. She began studying the violin at the age of 5 with Carol Thompson of Johnstown. She has won various competitions including the Duquesne Young Artist National Competition in Pittsburgh. Elisabeth has been a member of the Newark-Granville Youth Symphony since its inception and currently serves as the concertmaster. In addition to performing with family members in the Knox and Licking County communities, she has studied violin at the Csehy Summer School of Music in New York and the Masterworks Festival in Indiana. Elisabeth hopes to be a professional violinist and also has a strong interest in medicine and photography. She desires to utilize her gifts to bring glory to God. She is currently the student of Tatiana Hanna of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Jordan Shremshock (first place, High School Division) is a senior honors student at Mount Vernon High School. She has participated in the choral program since middle school and has been in private lessons with Diane Dingler for as many years. She won second place with her duet partner Candace Jaymes in the Young Musicians Competition last year. Since that time Jordan has participated in the Ohio State Harmony Camp, sponsored by the Sweet Adelines of Knox County, and performed at the Red Kettle Café with other members of Diane Dinglers voice studio. In preparation for college she has added piano lessons to her musical training regimen. She hopes to continue to pursue her love of music in college and beyond.
Yue Long (second place tie, Collegiate Division) is a sophomore at Kenyon College and is from Changsha, China. She started piano study at the age of 5 and continued until she was 13. During high school she played mostly on her own in both classical and popular genres in her free time. She enjoys playing sonatas by Beethoven, nocturnes by Chopin and fugues by Bach, and has expanded her knowledge of piano repertoire through her piano studies with John Reitz at Kenyon. She was a featured performer in Kenyons bi-annual Angela Waite Recital Series in January of 2011 and has come to enjoy the variety of experiences of playing the piano in public.
Kendra Gibbs (second place tie, Collegiate Division) is from Washington, W.Va., and is currently a senior Music Performance major at the Mount Vernon Nazarene University. She currently studies voice with Elizabeth Barrett. Kendra is a member of MVNUs Collegians Chorale. She earned second place in the Young Musicians Competition in 2008 and was a student sofor in the annual presentation of Handels Messiah at MVNU.
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The concert will open with a performance by the symphony of Piotr Tchaikovskys Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, a programmatic work in which the music actually tells the story of the Shakespeare play, complete with musical sword fights and passionate love themes. The concert concludes with two excerpts from The Planets by Gustav Holst. Mars, the Bringer of War is dramatically martial with extensive use of the brass section, and Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity utilizes sprightly rhythms in the strings and woodwinds to end the concert on a joyous note.
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The first time, in his teen years, was when he walked away from a Georgia chain gang and hopped a freight west, bailing off in Anniston.
"Got the bleep beat out of me and thrown back on the train," was his remembrance The next time came during his Hollywood years. While fishing Lake Guntersville, Mitchum ran out of drink, got in his car, and wound up in Anniston.
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"Dick Powell, the director, brought his wife aboard on two occasions, none other than June Allyson. Most all of our crew met and talked with Mitchum. I was impressed with how down to earth he was."
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She lives up to that, too.
I'm told that Wayne Reaves, who has like nine or so Jack's (including Lenlock and my hangout on Quintard) will build his new restaurant in the parking lot next door to where a Long John Silver's was once located.
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But what ended up beating his Spartans on Feb. 24 wasn't displayed on that film, not even for a moment. It was an offensive-minded Aaron Craft.
Craft was the difference for an Ohio State team eager as ever to earn a statement win. The Spartans just happened to be the victims, as the junior point guard methodically cut through their defense while tallying a career-high 21 points and putting the Buckeyes on his back for the 68-60 win.
"He didn't do that in the other games," Izzo said. "I watched 23 other games on tape on them (and) I don't think he's ever done it. I couldn't plan for something I never saw."
No one else had seen it either, but once it was clear, Ohio State instantly went from being a team that was typically overmatched by ranked opponents into the one many hoped it would be before the season – a possible Final Four contender.
Craft's offensive assault against Michigan State was a key performance for an OSU team looking to pad its NCAA Tournament résumé, but the result could be far more valuable than just the novelty of earning only its second victory in nine tries over a ranked opponent this season.
It could be the overhaul the Buckeyes have been looking for if it can somehow become consistent – that long- sought-after second reliable scoring option to complement Deshaun Thomas.
"It was great to see the ball going in for Aaron and him attacking the rim," Ohio State head coach Thad Matta said. "I thought he was tremendous. It definitely helps our basketball team when he's doing that because you know what you're going to get on the other end."
Craft has been referred to as the best defender in college basketball enough times to render that comment ordinary when it's uttered. But he is also the unquestionable leader of his team and most recently was named the nation's top Academic All-American on Feb. 21.
So what's one more thing to ask from the guy who can seemingly do it all? How about being a consistent scoring threat?
"It is always out there, whether or not I am scoring as much as I should," Craft told BSB. "We all have the ability to score on this team. Sometimes it is my night, sometimes it is someone else's. As long as we find a way to win, it doesn't matter."
But it really does matter. As long as it is Craft's night on the offensive end, it should be Ohio State's night to at least be in position to capture a victory.
The Buckeyes' potential was realized when Craft's scoring was on display against the Spartans. Though Thomas, the Big Ten's leading scorer, made only four of his 16 shot attempts from the field, the Buckeyes were still collectively good enough with Craft's support to beat a top-five opponent.
But the question remains: Can he do it consistently?
Craft entered the Michigan State game averaging only 9.2 points per game with his previous career high of 20 points coming in the season-opening win against Albany on Nov. 11. He has failed to reach double digits in scoring in seven of the team's 15 Big Ten games.
But in a game during which Craft's offensive aggression translated into making 7 of 12 shots from the field – most of which were at or near the rim – and 7 of 8 free-throw attempts, the Buckeyes beat a team regarded by most experts as one of the best in the country.
If those numbers can be duplicated by Craft, in addition to what Thomas brings – he finished with 14 points despite his poor shooting performance – Ohio State once again becomes a team to be reckoned with.
"The biggest thing that we get from a game like this is a win against a great opponent," Craft said. "This is big for this basket- ball team, the way we've picked ourselves up from a week ago (a 71-49 blowout loss at Wisconsin) when we weren't ready to go. Hopefully we can continue to build off this.
"If it takes (me scoring) ... I don't care who is scoring, who is putting the ball in the bucket as long as we come out with more points."
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As another cold front moves through Mid-Missouri during the day Saturday, it will bring spotty showers to the region. Light rain will be possible from late morning through early afternoon.
Clouds will then quickly clear Saturday afternoon with skies becoming clear overnight. The front will usher in cooler air for the second half of the weekend as lows drop into the upper 30s Saturday night
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Dominique Beaudry and Jamie Bergstrom are among 59 students selected nationwide
A Duke student writes about how WISER's education for girls is changing Muhuru Bay
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Duke junior is leading a cohort of students from across the nation on a mission to Mars
A new Duke study draws links between bad neighborhoods, bad life events and bad health.
Duke physicists build a neutrino detector with scraps and ingenuity
Over a lifetime, childhood obesity costs $19,000 per child
Rubenstein Library to digitize old Radio Haiti programs, make them available to the public
Admissions staff efforts culminate during admitted student events
Employees recognized for outstanding service to Duke
Looking back at Duke Easter celebrations, from the 1930s to 1980s
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Planting halted as staff members call in wildlife experts to rescue volunteers
Kristin Goss: Will the new Everytown for Gun Safety coalition succeed?
David Siegel on why democracy has not saved us from inequality
Dr. Doris Iarovici on young people and antidepressants
Alumnus Robert Satloff's recounts harrowing encounter that occurred 33 years ago
Angel Harris, co-author: Parental involvement does not help students achieve
David Schanzer, co-author on terrorism threats since Boston Marathon bombing
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Nick Carnes, co-author: We should care that Latin America has white-collar governments
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Space.com is reporting that a meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere above eastern Russia over the Urals Mountains early Friday morning U.S. time and the resulting sonic boom shattered windows, damaged buildings and injured hundreds.
Dr. David Reitzel, astronomical lecturer at Griffith Observatory, said Friday residents from locations like Brentwood, Westwood, Pacific Palisades, Venice, Culver City, Marina Del Rey or other spots on the Westside, would not have been able to view the meteor.
"No one knew it was coming," he told Patch. "Things this size your don't see until after impact. It was about 15 yards across."
Reitzel said a few years ago a meteor about one-fifth the size of Friday's came in over Sudan where it was predicted. The last time anything at all of moderate size came into California was in May 2012 over Sutters Mill in northern California. The largest meteor event of this nature, Reitzel added, was the massive 1908 Tunguska event, which again, occurred in Siberia.
"They're just too small for us to see," he added. "If we pointed our most powerful military radars right at the spot where it was, we could have gotten a return signa;, but we don't have facilities to scan the sky every day for that."
Reitzel noted that local residents should prepare for the Lyrids meteor shower in April, the Eta Aquarids shower on May 5 and the Perseids in August, which is predicted to be the biggest and brightest to view.
"This should serve as a wake-up call,'' said Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, longtime Seal Beach and Newport Beach representative and the vice chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. "We have been looking forward to the close pass of asteroid 2012 DA14, which will pass between the Earth's surface and our communications satellites this afternoon. We have calculated that there is no chance this asteroid will impact the Earth, and that we will get an opportunity for a close-up view as it flies past. Unfortunately, we didn't see the one that exploded over Russia until it happened.''
Rohrabacher vowed to work on legislation aimed at protecting the country from space debris.
"We have been spending millions to find and track asteroids and comets, but the indications are that this one was so small that we aren't even looking for objects of this size. What concerns me even more, however, is the fact that we have no plan that can protect the Earth from any comet or asteroid. So, even if we find one that will hit us, we might not be able to deflect it," he said in a written statement. "This is the only preventable natural disaster, and we have mounting evidence that this a real and tangible danger. Our heartfelt prayers go out to all those affected by this event and this shows that we must protect ourselves, and the planet, from this clear danger. As Vice Chairman of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, I'm working with the Chairman to expedite a hearing on planetary protection from these 'near Earth objects' as soon as we can."
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It was a night to remember on the international stage for the Chelsea Ladies as three of our players were on target for their respective nations.
Eniola Aluko scored a brace as England followed their 6-0 win over Belarus with an 8-0 victory against Turkey at Fratton Park, making it maximum points from their opening two World Cup qualifiers.
Already leading 1-0 after just one minute, it was from Aluko's cross that Toni Duggan doubled their advantage soon after.
England went 3-0 up just before the half-hour mark, and the Chelsea striker extended their lead three minutes later when she latched on to a Duggan pass and finished smartly.
It was 6-0 to the Three Lions at the break, and four minutes into the second half Aluko doubled her own tally when she headed home, before two more goals compounded Turkey's misery.
Elsewhere, Helen Ward [pictured above] scored the only goal of the game as Wales beat Belarus 1-0 at Cardiff City Stadium.
In a tight encounter, Ward, making her 50th appearance for the national side, fired home the decisive strike 10 minutes from time. It was her 30th goal at international level.
The Blues' Laura Rafferty was also on target, scoring the opening goal of the game as Northern Ireland beat Latvia 4-1 in the qualifying round for the Under-19 European Championships, while Yuki Ogimi's Japan beat Nigeria 2-0 in a friendly.
Chelsea Ladies play their final game of the season against Lincoln at Staines Town FC this Sunday (29 September), kick-off 2pm.
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liberal education and to assisting students in learning to "think
sociologically" in order to define, analyze, and understand human behavior.
Therefore we are committed to equipping undergraduate students with a broad view
of the world consistent with the goals of a liberal arts education and to
preparing them to understand the structures and patterns upon which everyday
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within social structures; to interpret social patterns and relationships from
multiple perspectives; and to examine existing social arrangements critically -
in other words, to develop and apply a sociological imagination. The mission of
the Sociology Department is also intricately tied to the mission of the
university and the college of arts and sciences which recognizes the richness of
our multiculturalism and diversity. In this regard, an important part of our
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knowledge and understanding of culture and society, a critical understanding of
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rational thinking and prudent judgment, to enhance communication skills, to
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imagination, to acquire knowledge about a wide range of theoretical perspectives
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The vision that informs our mission is of a proactive civic
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and sexuality, individual and collective agency and social change as central to
sociological analysis. In addition, central to our mission is a departmental
emphasis on application and sociological practice. We encourage close
collaboration among faculty and students at all levels of sociological practice:
in the classroom, in the conduct of research and in serving the needs of our
various communities. Students are given a variety of opportunities to engage in
and complete community service projects and the department's internship program
provides students with an opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom
to the realities of work in organizations serving diverse communities thereby
helping them bridge the gap between theory and the practice of sociology. We
expect students to demonstrate an appreciation for social and intellectual
diversity, an awareness of social inequality, civic engagement and
responsibility, and a commitment to social justice. In this context, the
department has sought to provide a dynamic student-centered environment within
which students are provided with course work and experiences that empower them
to create a more humane and just society.
The sociology faculty are sensitive to the particular needs of
all of our students thus we provide a range of opportunities for full-time and
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students utilizing a variety of perspectives and pedagogical styles to enrich
the teaching and learning experiences of our students. In addition, the
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developments in their respective areas of expertise and who demonstrate a
professional commitment to teaching. Sociology faculty are also active
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community activism within their respective specialty areas. The combined
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ST. CHARLES TWP. — A Chicago man faces a long prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to leading police on a chase through several northern Kane County towns while intoxicated, crashing into a West Dundee police car and injuring several officers in the process.
Henry Benjamin III, 39, of the 100 block of North Mozart Street, Chicago, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of aggravated driving under the influence, a Class 2 felony, and one count of aggravated driving on a revoked license, also a Class 2 felony.
Associate Judge Marmarie J. Kostelny accepted the pleas and set Benjamin's next court appearance for 1:30 p.m. Feb. 14, for sentencing. Benjamin faces between six and 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. He is not eligible for probation, according to a statement from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.
At about 11:30 p.m. March 12, 2011, Benjamin was stopped by Carpentersville police on Route 25 for a traffic violation. Benjamin refused to provide the officer with his driver's license and proof of insurance. When he tried to reach into the center console of his car, the officer became alarmed and a struggle ensued. Benjamin was able to put his vehicle into gear and drove off, dragging the officer with him for a short distance, according to officials. The officer continues to recover from his injuries, the statement said.
Benjamin led multiple squad cars from several jurisdictions on a lengthy chase south on Route 25, west on Route 68 and west on Route 72 until, at the intersection of Routes 31 and 72 in West Dundee, he lost control of his car and rammed a West Dundee police car.
Benjamin was taken into custody, and an investigation revealed that his blood-alcohol concentration was .16, double the legal limit of .08.
Benjamin faces a longer sentence because he has four prior DUI convictions and has previously served time in prison for DUI. He also has 15 prior convictions for driving on a revoked license, according to the state's attorney's office.
Benjamin remains in the Kane County jail, where he had been held since his arrest on $1 million bail. Bond was revoked upon conviction.
The case was prosecuted by Kane County Assistant State's Attorneys Greg Sams and Andrew Whitfield.


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