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RAGE isn't what you think it is.
In fact, it's easiest to tell you what RAGE isn't right away. It's nothing like Fallout 3. It's nothing like Borderlands. It's not an RPG, though Id and Bethesda have used RPG terminology in describing it. It's not much of an open world. It's not very big. It's not very long.
And unfortunately, it's not the return to prominence that Id fans have been hoping for.
If you've missed the steady thrum of RAGE's march toward release, the premise goes like this: an asteroid is on a course to collide with the Earth, and in an effort to plant the seeds of human survival, thousands of specially selected personnel are augmented with nano-technology, buried in cryogenic suspension under the planet's surface in Arks, and are set to re-emerge and rebuild when things are safe."RAGE isn't what you think it is."This being a video game and all, things don't work out that way. Instead, your character regains consciousness 106 years later, finding your fellow Ark crew mummified, and the world a very different place.
Your first view of the Wasteland is impressive, but RAGE has a hard time maintaining that throughout its 9-10 hour campaign. The world looks huge, and there's quite a bit of texture variety due to Id's new tech – when everything is standing still, it's pretty as a (post-asteroid-apocalypse) picture. But characters animate stiffly - they move like solid pieces of plastic, rather than multi-layered beings. Texture pop-in is omnipresent, and the lack of dynamic lighting occasionally gives everything the appearance of a badly Photoshopped DVD cover. In a year of visual standouts, RAGE is late to the party, and the emphasis on 60 fps hasn't yielded the sorts of benefits you'd hope for.
Still, RAGE starts strong. The melancholy tones of the opening cinematic as the Apothis asteroid strikes, the soothing voice of John Goodman explaining a bit about the bandit plagued wasteland future, and a seemingly big, wide world waiting to be explored – all of these set a great stage for one of the biggest games of the year.
Then you're asked to go and kill some dudes, by driving through the area you just passed. I didn't know it then, but this was going to establish the bulk of RAGE's experience. RAGE is tied together by a cascading series of fetch-quests – at least, sort of. You'll be sent from place to place in the Wasteland by townsfolk who need you to do... whatever.
Those things aren't really important to RAGE. Dealing with people isn't a major focus. They stand in the same place more or less forever, waiting for you to walk up to them and hit a button once in a while to keep their dialogue moving. The story, such as it is, is threadbare, even by Id standards, relying more on a general "fear the government" vibe than any meaningful development. You show up. You kill things because other people ask, and they turn out to be the "right" people. There aren't dialogue trees, and there's no choices.
Which doesn't mean much, really, because it's all fleeting context to shoot things. Shooting is RAGE's reason for existence. There's driving in RAGE, sure. There are moments where you'll have to race in order to unlock further "story" progression, and some side missions involving courier jobs (which I finished in about 10 minutes, give or take - and I mean all of them). But there's a tangible disconnect between the cars and the world they're in, and it all feels like padding between the shooting portions of the game.
Initially, that shooting feels like classic Id: not rocket science, but fairly entertaining. It's fun at first, but the shooting never really evolves. Even with new weapons, encounters feel similar, vacillating between guns blazing charges forward and hold-out moments against fodder and a boss-type creature. RAGE also has difficulty balancing player power against the world they're in, which is bizarre, given Id's history of great, effective weaponry in the Doom and Quake games. Guns never do much damage, and even as you find better weapons and new ammo types, you run into enemies who outpace your killing ability - until the very end, that is.
The lack of any conventional multiplayer speaks volumes about RAGE's moment to moment shooting - it just doesn't work very well, and the controls aren't nearly as responsive as you'd expect, given RAGE's emphasis on sixty frames per second. The car combat that feels more like an afterthought than a fully-realized idea fills that competitive niche, and co-op is limited to short scenarios that suffer from the same boring level design that plagues the main campaign. It's not a travesty to be an A-to-B shooter, but tactical considerations are virtually non-existent in the main game, and firefights are often a total grind.
It's not always so frustrating though. When the enemy encounters veer occasionally into mutant killing excursions, RAGE can be fun. While no enemy in RAGE is particularly smart, mutants skip the foreplay and virtually always come directly at you (bro), in great numbers and from every crevasse. At these moments, the shotgun feels like the right hand of (a non-denominational) God as you gib mutants left and right, and I wondered what RAGE could have been. Then there's the Wingstick, which is a lot of fun to use, once you get the hang of it, but is often impractical, and expensive."The lack of any conventional multiplayer speaks volumes about RAGE's moment to moment shooting - it just doesn't work very well..."Luckily, ammunition is the main thing you'll end up spending money on. The "loot" system in RAGE isn't, well, much of a loot system. You pick up garbage around the Wasteland and sell it to vendors, who... let you buy bullets, and supplies. Occasionally, you'll be able to buy upgrades to your armor, and there are a few weapon upgrades here and there, but these fail to make much of a practical difference. You can also build single use items, though it's hardly what you'd call crafting - there's nothing permanent involved, though it seems like the system is there for it.
There's just not a lot of "there" there - my first playthrough, which included every side-mission and several job board assignments, took me 9 hours and 15 minutes. My second, where I completed every side-mission, every job board assignment, every courier mission, and most of the races, took eight hours and 50 minutes. RAGE ends so abruptly that I didn't realize it was over until the final cutscene began. I was left wondering what had happened.
And that's the thing. The aspects of RAGE that seem interesting and different at first never grow or expand. The enemy reactions, the clutching, the begging for their lives, it's repeated identically so often over the course of the game that it loses any impact or meaning. The town that initially holds the promise of a big, wide, asteroid-murdered world is a facade for a few fetch quests down some of the most guided, narrow shooter levels this side of a Call of Duty title. RAGE is pretty at times, but it's not enough to paint over the truth - that Id's labor feels like a scaffolding for a game of bolder ideas, ideas which, for whatever reason, aren't realized. And the game that is there just isn't enough to compete with other, better shooters we've seen this year.


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LEAD assists with all student organization event programming, including Greek life, and provides leadership training to SF State students. LEAD educates and advises students regarding University policies, procedures, privileges, and resources. Additionally, LEAD lends support to student government (a.k.a., Associated Students Inc.), the Cesar Chavez Student Center Governing Board, and to departmental, divisional, and academic-driven events under the direction of the Division of Student Affairs. LEAD can be reached at 415-338-2171, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, website: www.sfsu.edu/~lead.
LEAD recognizes over 200 student organizations each academic year ranging in focus from academic to social, political to cultural, etc. LEAD provides oversight for these organizations offering advising, leadership training, and University resources to the leaders of said organizations. In order to ensure uniform quality of information, in addition to advising on an individual level, LEAD requires attendance by student organization leaders at an orientation. At the Student Leader Orientation sessions, students are given information to assist them in being successful leaders on campus.
The SF State campus provides one of the most unique fraternity and sorority systems in the country for its students. With approximately 30 organizations, the Fraternity Sorority Council (FSC) is a great outlet for students' academic, service, and social involvement. These organizations are international, national and local, representing students of all backgrounds. Organizations within the Council focus on specific ethnicities, traditional national organizations, and special interest groups.
The Leadership in Action initiative is designed to provide all SF State students with opportunities and resources to develop and hone their personal leadership skills. In addition, Leadership in Action programs are designed for student leaders on campus to network with each other and gain knowledge related to the multifaceted concept of leadership. The program consists of many components, including an annual Leadership Symposium held at the start of the fall semester, an extensive series of workshops held throughout the fall and spring semesters, an annual Leadership Recognition Reception held in April, as well as various online resources.
Each semester, LEAD sponsors the SF State Fair that provides student organizations an opportunity to gain membership, raise funds, address issues, and publicize through dialogue, displays, cultural performances, entertainment, and contests. Also included in the fair are booths from which the campus community can sample cuisine reflective of the diversity at SF State. The proceeds from this fair directly support student organizations. Watch for publicity and join in the fun.
LEAD serves as the coordinating office for SF State's Welcome Days. This event was founded in 2007. The event welcomes all new incoming students including first-year freshmen, transfers, and international students. The event includes a University Welcome, sample classes, informational workshops and panels, a diversity program, food fair, and much more.
The Associated Students Incorporated (ASI), established in 1944, is the official student body government. It functions as a non-profit, student-run corporation, and is funded by the student activity fee all students pay each semester. That fee also makes each student an Associated Students member, eligible to vote in the annual elections for AS leadership. For more information about getting involved in Student Government, please contact the ASI Leadership Development Coordinator at (415) 338-3399.
Associated Students provides services and programs designed to enrich campus life and helps to support many campus organizations. Its current programs and services include the following. For additional information, please call (415) 338-2321 or go to our website at http://asi.sfsu.edu/.
Early Childhood Education Center. Our new state-of-the-art facility provides SF State students, faculty, and staff with a nurturing, safe, developmentally appropriate childcare program on campus for children aged six months to five years.
Crafts Festival. Held twice a year, once in the Fall and once in the Spring. The Crafts Festival brings some of the best artisans from around the state to exhibit their wares. All merchandise is chosen with quality and the student budget in mind.
Legal Resource Center. The Legal Resource Center is an informational resource that allows the student to make an informed decision about any legal problem. The center aims to educate students about the law and their rights, so that they may be active participants in their own legal matters. An attorney is available on an appointment basis to consult with students, $10 per half hour. Consultations are confidential.
Performing Arts and Lectures. The Performing Arts and Lectures provides the student body with a variety of concerts, sneak previews, lectures, films, and cultural events, and gives students behind-the-scenes, hands-on experience in performing arts productions.
Project Rebound. Project Rebound is a program specifically developed to assist ex-offenders in adjusting to society by acquiring an education. Rebound travels to institutions to speak to inmates, male and female, to encourage them to get an education through San Francisco State University.
Women's Center. The Women's Center provides a physical space in which every woman on campus can spend time comfortably and an atmosphere which encourages her to develop friendships with her sisters. The Women's Center also has resource files, a referral service, and a library open to all students.
Project Connect. A.S. Project Connect is a recruitment and retention resource center that serves to motivate and support students in pursuing and completing a higher education degree.
Scholarships and Student Organization Funding. ASI offers fifteen graduate and undergraduate scholarships for all majors and special groups. Additionally, ASI funding is open to all registered student organizations in good standing on the San Francisco State campus. For more information, call (415) 338-2321.
The Associated Students provides many services to students. This is a partial listing. Information about these and other ASI-sponsored events is available at the Main Desk, Student Center.
Health Insurance. The ASI offers a low-cost health and dental insurance plan to students.
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San Francisco State University is readily accessible by public transportation from all parts of the Bay Area. Six San Francisco Municipal Railway bus (MUNI) and light rail lines serve the campus at frequent intervals. East Bay commuters have a choice of BART and connecting bus service, or BART and light rail from downtown San Francisco. BART and SamTrans link the Peninsula and the San Francisco Airport with the campus. SF State University operates a shuttle service to supplement the BART connection between campus and the Daly City BART station.
The Bike Barn provides secure bicycle parking. Hours of operation are: Monday-Thursday from 7:30 A.M. to 10:00 P.M., and 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Fridays during the fall and spring semesters. The Bike Barn is located under the gym in Lot 6. You can reach the Bike Barn at 415-338-3170.
The campus is a typical urban setting and parking on surrounding streets is very limited. Approximately 3,000 spaces are available on a first-come basis in the general parking garage, located on the east side of Lake Merced Boulevard between Font and Winston Drive and Lot 25, which is located on Winston Drive between Lake Merced and Buckingham Way. Parking fees are $1.00 per hour with a $5.00 daily maximum. Parking permit pay stations accept coins and bills but do not issue change. Please bring exact change for the pay stations. A valid SF State permit is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in all lots.
For general information, please visit www.sfsu.edu/~parking. You can contact Parking and Transportation Department at (415) 338-2744 or by email at email@example.com with your inquiries.
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DaveOZ wrote:...does this mean you would have gone 15,000km with two wheels? Quite an achievement.
No. Keeping one wheel tracking to where I wanno go is tough enough. With two wheels it would just mean that I would come unstuck a lot more. I don't know how you guys do it!
sblack wrote: So how many hours does that equate to for you?
About 750 hrs of actual riding time. The time is what limits what can realistically be done. But have a look at Perry aka Cavebear2 - As he does so much of his riding in Audax, by my reckoning he is on the bike around1200 hrs a year or more!


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An experienced skydiver died Saturday after a midair collision during a jump at a Texas skydiving center.
Rosharon-based Skydive Spaceland said in a statement that two seasoned skydivers deployed parachutes normally during a planned group jump, then later collided and fell to the ground, killing one and injuring another.
"Both jumpers had made at least one successful skydive earlier that day, had hundreds or thousands of skydives each, and were jumping their own parachute systems," the company said.
The deceased was not immediately identified.
Skydive Magazine has called Skydive Spaceland Greater Houston's largest skydiving center. The business started in Rosharon in 1999 and has since spread to Florida and Georgia.
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The addition of the new Facebook Timeline has caused us to reminisce on our Linn Area past. We would love to see how our family has grown since we first began waaaaay back in 1935! (Click here to check out our Timeline!)
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On the face of it, a DVR feature that allows viewers the chance to automatically skip over advertisements sounds like a win-win for everyone: The networks get to continue to sell ad time for the viewers who are watching in real-time (Everyone with DVRs already manually skips the commercials anyway, right…?), viewers get an easier way to avoid ads and Dish Network, the creator of "Auto-Hop", gets new subscribers easy to take advantage of the new technology. So why has everything ended up in court less than two weeks after the announcement of the feature?
Today, Dish Network found itself being sued by Fox, CBS and NBCUniversal in separate lawsuits over the feature, while simultaneously launching its own lawsuit against the three networks and ABC to defend the legality of its creation. In a statement to the press, CBS explained its lawsuit as responding to a service that "takes existing network content and modifies it in a manner than is unauthorized and illegal. We believe this is a clear violation of copyright law and we intend to stop it." Fox offered a similar explanation, with its statement saying that the broadcaster was "given no choice but to file suit against one of our largest distributors, Dish Network, because of their surprising move to market a product with the clear goal of violating copyrights and destroying the fundamental underpinnings of the broadcast television ecosystem. Their wrongheaded decision requires us to take swift action in order to aggressively defend the future of free, over-the-air television."
NBC's statement, however, was far more direct: "Advertising generates the revenue that makes it possible for local broadcast stations and national broadcast networks to pay for the creation of the news, sports and entertainment programming that are the hallmark of American broadcasting. Dish simply does not have the authority to tamper with the ads from broadcast replays on a wholesale basis for its own economic and commercial advantage."
In response, Dish SVP of programming David Shull released his own statement, in which he said that "consumers should be able to fairly choose for themselves what they do and do not want to watch," going on to make the eminently sensible point that "viewers have been skipping commercials since the advent of the remote control; we are giving them a feature they want and that gives them more control."
In Dish's own complaint against the networks – viewable here – the company argues that what's at stake is "freedom of consumer choice [and] individual families' choice to elect, if they want, to time shift their television viewing and watch recorded television without commercials." Pushing back against claims that its Hopper box essentially bootlegs signals from the broadcasters, Dish argues that it is simply the next generation of DVR and VCR viewing, tools which have offered the chance to avoid ads for decades by this point. "The DISH Auto Hop feature does not alter or modigy the broadcast signal," it makes a point of stating, directly contradicting claims put forward in Fox's suit against the company.
The networks' suits were filed in the US District Court of Los Angeles, with the Dish suit filed in the US District Court of New York.
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Usain Bolt's "dagger" game is STRONG -- and the Olympic legend proved it by bumping, grinding and thrusting away at an insane Carnival party in Trinidad & Tobago ... and TMZ Sports has the pics.
The World's Fastest Man was at Momentum nightclub during the Carnival festival last month -- and put his daggering skills on display for the crowd ... with the help of an enthusiastic young lady.
FYI -- daggering is a huge dance craze in Jamaica ... it's basically aggressive dry humping.
Bolt considers himself a dagger master -- and also busted out his moves at the airport on the same trip.
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The seat has been occupied for 30 years by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat who announced last year that he would not seek another term. Now it is one of the closest races in the country, hotly contested by allied groups from outside Iowa as Republicans drive for the six-seat gain they need to grab the Senate majority.
On Monday, Ernst, a Republican state senator, spoke with veterans at a restaurant in the Des Moines suburbs.
"Once our veterans in Iowa are getting into the system, they are being cared for. I wish I could say that for every state out there," said Ernst, 44, referring to the scandals surrounding veterans' health care. "We need to address these issues head on."
For Ernst, the appearance was a reintroduction after a two-week reminder of her service. She is a lieutenant colonel and a battalion commander in the National Guard — leadership positions that could serve as a counter to Braley's experience in government.
An attorney from Waterloo, Braley, 56, has won four consecutive terms to the U.S. House, including beating back a challenge in 2010 when an outside group spent more than $1.5 million against him. But Ernst, of Red Oak, has been an aggressive campaigner and has drawn attention with her ads about her farm upbringing, including one touting her experience castrating hogs.
In the financial match-up, the two raised similar amounts during the latest fundraising quarter, though Braley, who declared his candidacy more than a year ago and faced no primary challenge, has more cash in the bank. Braley raised nearly $1.7 million between April 1 and June 30 and had $2.7 million on hand at the end of June, while Ernst raised nearly $1.8 million and had $1 million in cash.
Braley has had a few challenges on the trail. Earlier in the year, video surfaced of Braley dismissing senior Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, a Republican, as possible chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the video of Braley speaking to a group of lawyers at a fundraiser in Corpus Christi, Texas the candidate suggested Grassley was unqualified to hold the chairmanship as "a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school." Braley later apologized for the remark.
Braley recently replaced his campaign pollster and media consultant, staffing decisions that his aides refused to discuss Monday.
Supporters said Braley was always going to face a tight race in a state where votes are fairly evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, especially in a year without a presidential election to drive turnout. But Democrats argue that Ernst has taken positions that are too conservative for Iowa, accusing her of favoring privatization of Social Security, for example.
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Ernst said Monday that she wanted to make sure Social Security is there for seniors, but said the program may need changes in the future.
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Woods woke up on Monday with just 11 holes to go after playing almost a round-and-a-half on Sunday but he could not carry his form into the new week.
Saturday featured almost no play at Torrey Pines because of heavy fog but it did not prevent the world No. 2 from claiming an eighth victory on the course; his ledger reads seven Farmers Insurance Open titles and one US Open which he won in 2008.
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Snedeker was the defending champion and finished on 10-under overall after a final round of 69. After round one he held a share of the lead owing to a round of seven-under carded on the North Course. But he failed to replicate that form on the South Course in any of the next three rounds.
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The White Warrior of the world
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Some say I'm the Reverse
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Has anyone ever -seriously- covered the one major flaw of the IS (Besides only being piloted by women)?
Basically, that no matter how advanced the IS is, it's still limited by the "Spam in a Can" problem--it's still a soft human beign with a brain that can't process as fast as the info comes. I know a lot of people have done cyborgs and the like, but nothing seriously covering it from a technological, much less Transhuman point of view. I mean, that might even be a plot point for Laura--her nanomachines allow her better use of the IS, but it doesn't improve on what she already has as a super-soldier...
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Ah, I have that with My version of Cecilia's 2nd shift. Blue Tears Glas Hart.
The one off ability I call Nineveh's wisdom. It links Cecilia's brain with the IS core's processor as well as a separate system. This allows Cecilia to control all her bits as if it were a part of her body as well as push her calculation and comprehension ability beyond even superhuman standards granting foresight almost approaching clairvoyance. Basically her brain processes become better than even Tabane's in that time frame. However seeing things in that light cause some form of feeling of omnipotence. Overuse of Nineveh's wisdom causes an addiction and in some cases, a backlash noted mostly by depression and loss of self-esteem.
There was also "Night" a one off ability for Cecilia I suggested to zero but I don't know if he uses it
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Instead, it sticks to it's own route and gets something like this for an overhaul. (Only much more stable without a timer)
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Location: Delusion world
For some reason unknown, I feel like going Limit breaking (Muse abuse)
Edit: By that I mean stories spam....
Nanoha, Hidan no Aria(may be), Yu-gi-oh, Infinite Stratos (anyhow story)
With Erinyes being the darkest.... (kick you in the gut kind of dark)
Spoiler for Original plot:
Most humans are selfish, some Humans are greedy bastard....
It wouldn't be realistic if you don't show humanity's darker side....
(Note: Real humans can actually be worst than your worst imagination.)
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What will happen to a country without an army?
At worst case scenario:
That country cease to exist (being run down/conquered by other country)
It is that bad.
which is why when their core get stolen, most nation choose to keep their mouth shut.
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I know about the contemporary armies, that's why I asked about politics
I don't doubt that the loss of military strength would be filled, but in no way would it match the IS.
Also, I meant IS loss resultant of complete destruction core and all.
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watched the series, very touching if we were to discuss the anime. But if we're just talking about the tech then it's pretty much posterboy for real robot.
The design is far advanced compared to what we may possibly have but it's close to a practical military design. However it may not be wise to use said design path because that unit was made for the ground with minor in leaping. Minerva would probably be flying at mach speeds so a more aerodynamic design works better. Same goes for the weapons, you might go too fast and rip those things from the mounts.
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The Characters:
Brian - Young lad who becomes Aylmer's host, notice the close match in spelling to "brain" here. His head erupts at the end.
Barbara - Brian's girlfriend, she ends up getting lonely and laying his brother. Aylmer eats her brains eventually.
Mike - Brian's brother, he does very little for this movie.
Morris and Martha - Old couple who were Aylmer's previous hosts, he leaves them for serving him only animal brains. Both get chomped.
The Busty Blonde - Finds out that bulge in Brian's pants is really Aylmer.
Aylmer - Parasite that eats brains and can inject his human hosts with a blue drug causing euphoria, ect... ...he looks like a dropping too. Mushed.
The Plot:
Okay, this movie is fairly odd first of all and involves more male nudity than I'm comfortable with. It does have a silly plot and some great lines though, considering the subject content you shouldn't be surprised. Aylmer escapes from Morris and Martha after years of being forced to provide them with "Blue Drug" (hereafter BD) and eating only animal brains. He hooks up with Brian, who is very frightened at first but soon warms to the idea of carrying a parasite after getting high on BD. What he doesn't learn until later is Aylmer feeds during these blackouts, preying on anyone Brian may come in contact with. Even after learning his portable pusher's secret Brian is unable to break the addiction and fully caves in. Morris tracks down Aylmer and after a furious battle Aylmer, Morris, and Martha are all killed. During this Morris squeezes a HUGE amount of BD into Brian's brain (BB) and causes a cerebral meltdown. "Brain Damage" would have been many times better if it had avoided drawing scenes out, Aylmer was extremely amusing! He sings, wiggles, and eats brains while talking like some old gentlemen guy.
Things I Learned From This Movie:
Parsley is the appropriate garnish for brains.
Little, weird, parasitic, hallucinogenic, brain-eating thingies should not sound like a cultured idiot.
Chicks love guys smashed on drugs and are not turned off by them passing out.
Last thing I need to see is some guy shedding blood-stained whitie-tighties.
Having a man's voice telling me "You need my juice" is the other last thing I need.
Turd-shaped parasites should not wiggle and sing.
Girls should never French kiss guys who harbor an Aylmer in their throat.
Overdosing will cause light and electricity to erupt from your skull.
Stuff To Watch For:
3 mins - This woman is cooing over a patch of raw brains...
11 mins - Blue water flooding the room? Run! The Tidy-Bowl monster!
22 mins - That little thing is boring through his skull to eat the brain?
29 mins - Spaghetti and brains huh? Now that's Italian!
34 mins - Now that girl is going to have back problems later in life.
54 mins - No, no, no, no, not a naked man in the shower, no, no! Arrrggghhhh!
61 mins - Sex scenes are supposed to show skin darn it, move your arm.
69 mins - Now it's living in his throat?
Ending Credits - They misspelled it "E L M E R!" After specifically telling us it was "A Y L M E R!"
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Starving actors speak out
Busty Blonde: "Feels like you got a real monster in there."
Morris: "You fool! You're feeding him human brains, you're making him strong!"
Brian: "Yeah but when it comes to blood in my underwear I wanna know how it got there!"
Brian: "You sucked out her brains?"
Aylmer: "Yeah, right through her mouth." Brian: "Is she dead?"
Aylmer: "Of course she's dead. What, are you kidding?"
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Reply #1.
Posted on December 12, 1998, 04:35:30 PM by David Emery
Aylmer is hilarious but he didn't talk enough...this movie is pretty good, especially the scene at the end where Brian's head explodes. Brian or Morris should have made an attempt to bottle the BD for profit as it was oozing on to the ground at the end, but I guess getting your brain a) sucked out or b) electrocuted forces you focus on other matters.
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Reply #2.
Posted on April 10, 1999, 11:27:54 AM by NetFrog Alpha
It's always fun to watch a horror movie with a message. Mr. Henenlotter (the director) conveyed a strong anti-drug statement in this strange little film. Still, it's always great to watch a movie where someone gets their brain sucked out of their mouth.
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Reply #3.
Posted on September 18, 2002, 02:12:47 PM by Phil
As a sidenote, Aylmer is voiced by none other than John Zacherle. Zacherle was an awesome 50s B-movie host (sort of like an early Elvira or MST3K) who was married to a slime mold and lived in an ancient castle. This is one of his very few film roles.
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Reply #4.
Posted on September 30, 1999, 10:54:42 PM by email@example.com
I have only scene the clips, but want to see the movie. I think Aylmer is played by Zacherly, a New York local host of horror films, he is semi retired but did a few special on WPIX channel 11 in New York before it was bought by Warner Bros. He has also put out several albums of cheesy music parodies, taken popular songs of the time and giving them a horror beat (ie Limbo Rock, became Limb from Limbo Rock)
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Posted on October 25, 1999, 02:29:15 AM by email@example.com
Just wanted to say that I saw Brain Damage the day before yesterday, and it was hilarious! I Love it! It's just so f**king sick! Me and a cupple of friends are starting up "The Aylmer Society" and we're gonna make T-shirts and everything! Hooray for Aylmer!
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Reply #6.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM by Ragdoll
This is not a very good movie, in fact, this was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I don't understand why everyone likes Alymer so much, I think he's all that great, I mean what's a Brit doing in the USA? How did he get there? What the hell? I just didn't get this movie, I guess I may have to watch it again.
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Reply #7.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM by Macabre Matt
Released by Paramount, and directed by Frank Henenlotter of Basket Case & Frankenhooker fame. I love Elmer's voice, sort of reminds me of "Toxie", the guy's name is John Zacherle. Look out for 2 of the stars of Basket Case in cameos.
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Reply #8.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:09:03 PM by Mike
Absolute classic!
I once lapsed back into consiousness for about 1 minute after being drunk on the sofa and the next day had this weird memory about a film on BRAVA that had a talking turd with an Oxbridge accent that went on a killing spree. I tried for a year and a half to find this movie and finally I caught it on the sci-fi channel!!!
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The Girl in the Park
Directed by David Auburn
Anchored by a pair of phenomenal lead performances, The Girl in the Park is a sporadically overwrought but mostly compelling film concerning the disappearance of a young girl from a public park. Sixteen years later, the girl's mother (Sigourney Weaver's Julia) is still unable to deal with the loss of her child - though her mental state seems to improve considerably following the arrival of a scrappy young woman named Louise (Kate Bosworth) into her life (it's clear, however, that Julia is secretly hoping that Louise might be her long lost daughter). Noted playwright David Auburn makes his directorial debut with The Girl in the Park, and he's infused the movie with a deliberate sensibility that generally works - although the filmmaker occasionally can't quite resist the temptation to emphasize a few melodramatic elements (ie the sequence in which Julia is arrested for hanging around a playground). There's little doubt that it's the stellar work by both Weaver and Bosworth that ultimately transforms The Girl in the Park into a surprisingly involving little drama, with the mystery surrounding Louise's true identity (is she or isn't she?) effectively holding the viewer's interest even through some of the film's less-than-successful sequences.
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A striking yet thoroughly uneven debut from David Ross, The Babysitters follows straight-A student Shirley (Katherine Waterston) as she transforms her babysitting service into a full-fledged prostitution ring. Despite the admittedly risque subject matter, Ross' approach never feels exploitative; assisted by Chad Fischer's dreamy score and Michael McDonough's strong visuals, the filmmaker manages to infuse the proceedings with a sensitive, distinctly artful touch that's quite mesmerizing. Ross' screenplay is, at times, bitingly authentic and darkly comedic - with the central character's transformation from model student to tough-as-nails pimp certainly the most overt example of the latter. It's a shame, then, that the movie eventually adopts the structure of a Scorsese flick - with the characters' initial success followed by a drug-fueled and ego-centric downfall. It's a development that brings a distinctly familiar feel to a story that's otherwise quite original and innovative, although - admittedly - it's not quite ineffective enough to tarnish the film's overall impact (Waterston's star-making performance virtually earns the movie a recommendation all on its own).
Déficit, Gael Garcia Bernal's directorial debut, casts the actor as Cristobal, an affluent layabout who holds a party at his parents' palatial estate and soon finds himself at the center of several mini-crises. Infused with an ultra low-rent visual sensibility and a distinctly free-wheeling sort of vibe, Déficit is one of those movies that takes an awfully long time to get going - as the viewer is initially confronted with a series of characters that are far from likeable. But there comes a point at which it becomes exceedingly difficult not to get caught up in the fun-loving hijinks of these people, with the presence of several decidedly down-to-earth figures (primarily in the form of the family's servants) ensuring that the whole thing never quite becomes a Mexican variation on Rules of the Game. Having said that, it's just as clear that the movie starts to seriously fizzle out as it passes the one-hour mark - particularly as Bernal's emphasis on the drug-fueled escapes of the characters becomes increasingly tiresome. Still, given just how flat-out ugly the visuals tend to be, one can't help but marvel at just how entertaining Déficit sporadically is - though the inclusion of an admittedly charming moment lifted directly from Garden State is puzzling, to say the least.
Import Export marks Ulrich Seidl's first fictional effort since 2001's Dog Days, and there's little doubt that the film is just as challenging (and plotless) as its predecessor. Seidl's fascination with society's underbelly continues here, as the filmmaker places the emphasis on characters that are uniformly screwed up (in Seidl's universe, everybody is either miserable or cruel). The wafer-thin storyline follows a man (Paul Hofmann's Paul) and a woman (Ekateryna Rak's Olga) as they leave their respective homes in search of a better life, with Paul traveling to the Ukraine to install videogambling machines and Olga landing a job as a cleaner at an Austrian geriatric home. As expected, Seidl has infused Import Export with a number of long (and distinctly interminable) sequences in which characters do nothing of any significance or importance - a vibe that's exacerbated by the inclusion of dialogue that's clearly been improvised (the movie is rife with circular conversations that go absolutely nowhere). And while Seidl's relentless emphasis on the extreme tediousness of his characters' lives does eventually lull the viewer into a hypnotic reverie, there's just no denying that Import Export's extreme length (143 minutes!) proves to be far too insurmountable an obstacle for the filmmaker to overcome.
Meandering but evocative, Honeydripper - filmmaker John Sayles' 16th feature - follows a '50s juke joint owner (Danny Glover's Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis) as he attempts to avoid bankruptcy by booking a legendary guitar player named Guitar Sam. After the famed strummer backs out at the last minute, Tyrone - banking on the knowledge that nobody in his community actually knows what Guitar Sam looks like - decides to run the show with a talented drifter (Gary Clark Jr's Sonny) standing in for the headliner. As expected, Sayles offers up an incredibly vivid portrait of this small town and the various inhabitants within - ensuring that one can't help but feel as though they know the place by the time the movie concludes. Sayles' penchant for delving into the personal lives of even the most periphery of characters ultimately lends the proceedings a distinctly rambling vibe, however, and there's little doubt that the film would've benefited from some judicious editing (at 123 minutes, the movie suffers from a leisurely pace that often threatens to become oppressive). Still, it's awfully difficult not to be drawn into this refreshingly low-key and simple tale - with the uniformly superb performances (Glover's never been better) certainly playing a substantial role in the movie's mild success.
Then She Found Me marks the directorial debut of actress Helen Hunt, and while it's not terribly difficult to discern where the story is going at any given point, the film generally comes off as a charming and downright delightful spin on the romantic comedy genre. Hunt plays April, an elementary school teacher who learns - in the same week that her husband leaves her and her mother dies - that her birth mother is actually a local talk show host (Bette Midler's Bernice). There's also a subplot revolving around April's budding relationship with the father (Colin Firth's Frank) of one of her students, a union that's ultimately complicated by the revelation that she's pregnant with her ex's child. There's little doubt that Hunt's experiences as a sitcom actress have played a significant role in her directorial style, as Then She Found Me is rife with the sort of timing - both in the dialogue and scene transitions - that one generally associates with a half-hour comedy. This turns out to be an appropriate fit for the material, however, as the movie is often genuinely hilarious; it's also worth noting that the expectedly dramatic third-act developments (including that darned fake break-up) are subsequently not as jarring as they could've been. The uniformly strong performances - with Hunt herself particularly good here - cement the film's place as an above-average romcom, and it's ultimately difficult to resist the various audience-pleasing attributes that have been hard-wired into Then She Found Me.
Though consistently entertaining and uniformly well acted, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ultimately comes off as nothing more than a perfunctory thriller - which is especially disappointing given the level of talent both in front of and behind the camera (ie this should have been electrifying). The story follows a pair of brothers (Ethan Hawke's Hank and Philip Seymour Hoffman's Andy) as they collaborate on a scheme to rob their own parents' jewelry store, although the whole thing quickly goes awry after their hired goon (Brian F. O'Byrne's Bobby) brandishes a gun during the heist. Director Sidney Lumet - working from Kelly Masterson's screenplay - has infused Before the Devil Knows You're Dead with a complex, time-shifting structure that doesn't work quite as well as one might've hoped, though there's little doubt that it effectively keeps the viewer guessing through the majority of the film's running time. Ultimately, however, there's just no shaking the feeling that a linear approach would've been a more apt choice - as the relentless barrage of flashbacks and flashforwards eventually becomes something of a distraction. Still, it's impossible to entirely dismiss Before the Devil Knows You're Dead if only due to the uniformly stellar performances (it has to be said, though, that Michael Shannon steals every single one of his few scenes as a thug who insists on referring to Hawke's character as "Chico").
Based on Alicia Erian's novel Towelhead, Nothing is Private follows an Arab-American teenager (Summer Bishil's Jasira) as she encounters a number of quirky characters - including a racist reservist (Aaron Eckhart) and a nosy neighbor (Toni Collette) - after moving to an affluent Texas neighborhood. The film marks Six Feet Under creator and American Beauty writer Alan Ball's directorial debut, and there's little doubt that it possesses many of the expected off-kilter touches that have come to define his work. Ball's remarkably frank approach to a number of decidedly taboo subjects - rape plays an increasingly key role as the movie unfolds - is generally allayed by the undercurrent of darkly comedic elements, though it's ultimately Bishil's exceptionally strong performance that holds the viewer's interest throughout the movie's admittedly uneven running time. And while one might be tempted to compare Nothing is Private to American Beauty - both movies paint an awfully bleak picture of suburbia - Ball has infused the proceedings with a light-hearted and free-wheeling sort of vibe that immediately sets it apart from its 1999 predecessor. There's consequently no denying that the movie's plotless structure ensures that certain stretches are far more interesting than others, and yet it's clear that Nothing is Private surely stands as an exceedingly promising first effort from a novice filmmaker.
Hard as it may be to imagine, Sukiyaki Western Django just might be Takashi Miike's most inept and flat-out boring effort to date - which is no small feat, really, given the presence of such failures as 2000's Dead or Alive and 2003's Gozu within the director's bloated filmography. Miike's lack of talent has - thus far in his woefully prolific career - been hidden behind a smokescreen of relentless output, as the filmmaker generally tends to crank out four or five movies a year. Sukiyaki Western Django - which has been filmed entirely in English, though most of the actors clearly aren't native speakers of the language - follows a mysterious stranger (Hideaki Ito) as he rolls into a prototypically violent Old West Town, where he quickly finds himself caught smack-dab in the middle of a feud between two warring clans. Miike's various stylistic choices - ie the garish production design and eye-bleeding visuals - ensure that Sukiyaki Western Django wears out its welcome almost immediately, while the various performances range from awful to flat-out inexcusable (this also applies to guest star Quentin Tarantino, whose over-the-top work here makes one long for the subtlety and nuance of his previous stints as an actor). Of course, one might've been willing to overlook the film's myriad of deficiencies were any of this even remotely fun but it's just not; it's oppressive and tedious and interminable.
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Leonardo Balada
University Professor of Composition
A native of Spain, Leonardo Balada graduated from Barcelona's Conservatorio del Liceu and the Juilliard School. Balada's works have been performed by the world's leading orchestras, including the philharmonics of New York, Los Angeles, Israel, Philadelphia Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of Dallas, Detroit, Washington DC, Prague, Dusseldorf, Barcelona, Jerusalem, the national orchestras of Ireland, Peru, Colombia, the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, the radio orchestras of Berne, Leipzig, Moscow, BBC, Luxembourg etc. conducted and performed by artists like Rostropovitch, Fruhbeck de Burgos, Mariss Jansons, Nevill Marriner, Lopez-Cobos, Lukas Foss, Alicia de Larrocha, Yepes, Segovia, American Brass Quintet etc. Balada has been a faculty member of Carnegie Mellon School of Music since 1970 where he is University Professor of Composition.
He has been commissioned by the Aspen Festival, San Diego Opera, the orchestras of Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Lausanne, National of Spain, Radio Berlin, and others, and has received several NEA awards. He has collaborated with Salvador Dali and Nobel Prize Laureate C.J. Cela. A large number of his compositions are recorded including Steel Symphony and Music for Oboe and Orchestra with the Pittsburgh Symphony conducted by Lorin Maazel. Naxos Records has released 16 CDs of his music including the operas "Christopher Columbus" and "The Death of Columbus". "Christopher Columbus" was commissioned by the Spanish government for the 5th centennial of the Americas. It was premiered with Jose Carreras and Montserrat Caballe and received international acclaim. The Washington Times described the opera as "a masterpiece…a landmark score in the lyric theater of our time". Balada has received several international awards, such as the B. Martinu, City of Zaragoza, and City of Barcelona.
Recent world premieres of Balada's works includes: "A Little Night Music in Harlem" by the Hungarian Chamber Symphony Orchestra; "Concerto for Three Cellos and Orchestra" by the Berlin Radio Sym. Orch.; "Caprichos No.4-Quasi Jazz" by the Pittsburgh Symphony Cham. Orch.; the chamber operas "Hangman, Hangman!' & "The Town of Greed" at Teatro de la Zarzuela-Madrid- and Teatre del Liceu-Barcelona; the grand opera "Faust-bal" at the Teatro Real in Madrid.
His principal publisher is G. Schirmer.
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Introducing: Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on May 19, 2012
Captain Morgan Rum has just expanded their range of spiced rums to include a new "Black" spiced rum. I suspect that the recent success of the Kraken Black Spiced Rum has motivated a move in this direction in order to garner a segment of this market. Of course the launch of the Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum was accompanied with a slick media campaign which you are probably aware of already, but in case you are not, I shall relate a little of the information here.
The newest addition to the Captain Morgan Brand was apparently inspired by the story of Captain Morgan's burial on the shores of Port Royal Harbour, Jamaica in 1688. As it was related to me, an earthquake struck Jamaica, just after the good Captain was buried. His casket was dislodged from its tomb and washed out to sea. It was never recovered, and to this day it has been suggested that perhaps his spirit lives on haunting the seas of the Caribbean searching for his lost remains. The imagery of the background story is captured in the bottle presentation. As the bottle empties, images of Captain Henry Morgan's casket and skeleton are revealed inside the bottle on the backside of the front label.
In addition to the background story, the promotional information sent to me by the PR firm for Captain Morgan Rum tells me
"Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum is a mature and carefully crafted spirit that is meant to be savored like a fine whiskey or enjoyed in a classic cocktail. We believe this bold, interesting and unexpected new offering has the potential to make Captain Morgan the preferred spirit among a segment of consumers we don't currently reach with our existing portfolio."
In keeping with that claim, the Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum was constructed from a base of Caribbean Blackstrap rum and selected ingredients which include clove spice and cassia bark (cinnamon). The rum was also finished in double charred blackened oak to add additional smoothness and character.
I have been told that this black spiced rum has a bold, edgy look and feel, and is considered to be a complete departure from the Original Spiced Rum. The marketing campaign and the rum are designed a to bring to life the darker, more mysterious side of the real-life brand icon, Captain Henry Morgan. Of course, I cannot confirm nor deny any of the claims as to the quality of the spirit or whether this rum is truly something different…, yet.
However, samples are on the way, and you can expect a detailed review soon after they arrive. In the meantime, perhaps you could enjoy my reviews of the rest of the Captain Morgan line-up:
BTW: Although I have not received my sample as yet, Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum is apparently already in stores now. If anyone has tried some, feel free to give me feedback.
Cheers everyone!
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Syria Live Coverage: At Least 53 Killed by Bombs in Damascus
See also Egypt (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Parliamentary Elections set for April-June br>
Thursday's Syria Live Coverage: Multiple Bombings in Damascus
1815 GMT:Attacks in Aleppo. Activists now say that at least 12 people have been killed when three missiles or rockets hit house in eastern Aleppo.
1724 GMT:Attacks in Aleppo. Activists are reporting rockets have struck two eastern districts of Aleppo city on Friday, destroying dozens of houses.
One activist who visited the scene said a rocket fell in Ard al-Hamra neighborhood, causing widespread destruction. "There are families buried under the rubble. Nothing can describe it, it's a horrible sight."
Claims are also circulating that the attacks was by missiles --- possibly SCUDs --- rather than rockets.
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Spotify has long been heralded as one of the best online music platforms out there. It's adoption among mobile users, however, has been limited due to the fact that the service cost $10 per month for mobile access to Spotify's library of songs.
The new Spotify for Android application changes all this, allowing users in the US to create free streaming stations based on a song, artist, or playlist of your choosing similar to Pandora or Slacker radio. Users can create an unlimited number of stations and playlists, and can favorite songs for easy access to them later on. Of course, as with other free services you will be served with adverts on a regular basis, but that's a small price to pay for streaming audio that you don't have to pay for.
Of course, you can still upgrade to a premium account, which will give you the ability to sync all your playlists and songs for offline listening, unlimited skips, as well as immediate access to any song of your choosing, both of which could be well worth the $10 per month for those of you who live in areas without a reliable and quick data connection.
The new Spotify for Android app can be found for free on the Google Play Store. Will you be checking it out now that Spotify has gone free, or will you stick to the likes of Pandora, Slacker, or iHeartRadio?


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This year's BNF Healthy Eating Week will run from 12 to 16 June 2017.
The Week is open to all UK schools, universities and organisations wishing to take part.
Registration only takes a few minutes and is a great way to show your support for, and raise the profile of, healthy, active lifestyles. It also means you will be the first to hear about our exciting plans for BNF Healthy Eating Week 2017 and have access to some fantastic, exclusive resources to help you plan activities for your Week.
The aim of BNF Healthy Eating Week is to promote:
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All registration details provided will be kept confidential and only used to send you information relating to BNF Healthy Eating Week.
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Norm Milley
Submitted by pete on May 27, 2006 - 22:05
[b]Name: Norm Milley Position: Right Wing Shoots: Left Height: 6.00 Weight: 195 lbs Born: 2/14/80 Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent on 8/18/05[/b] [b]Junior Career[/b] Norm Milley is a product of the Sudbury Wolves OHL major junior team. As a rookie in 1996-97 he scored 30 goals and 62 points in 61 games for Sudbury at age 16. The following year he scored 33 goals and 74 points in 62 games for the Wolves and at season's end was named the 48th best skater in North America by the NHL Central Scouting Service. In the June draft he was selected in 2nd round, 47th overall by the Buffalo Sabres. 1998-1999 was Milley's career year in junior in which he scored 52 goals and 120 points in 68 games. The following year he would post another 100 point season with 52 goals and 112 points in 68 games. [b]Professional Career[/b] In the summer of 2000, Milley signed with the Buffalo Sabres and spent his rookie professional season with their affiliate, the Rochester Americans of the AHL scoring 20 goals and 47 points in 77 games. The next year he had 20 goals and 38 points in 74 games for the Americans earning 5 games in the NHL with Buffalo in which he notched 1 assist. In 2002-2003 he played in 67 games for Rochester with 16 goals and 48 points and also saw 8 games with the Sabres in which he had 2 assists. In 2003-2004 he had 18 goals and 37 points in 77 games and had a strong postseason with 7 goals and 13 points in 16 playoff games in Rochester. He also got another brief call up to Buffalo, this time a 2 game stint in which he was scoreless. The lockout season of 2004-2005 would be Milley's final in the Sabres organization. After scoring 12 goals and 33 points in 72 games he was cut loose by Buffalo and signed with the Lightning in the Fall of 2005. He was placed with the Lightning's affiliate in Springfield where he had 19 goals and 48 points in 52 games, tying his career best professional point total largely on the team's second line with rookie center Ryan Vesce. At midseason he was recalled to Tampa Bay where he played 14 games and scored his first NHL goal. In total he had 2 goals and 3 points before being returned to the Falcons for the duration of the season. [b]Talent Analysis[/b] [i]Pros: Milley is an extremely crafty player who anticipates the play well and has a knack of finding the dead spots in an opposing team's defensive zone coverage. Although not overly physical, his hockey smarts make him a pest in all three zones, and he was one of the Falcons' best players on the power play this past season. Cons: Milley's size makes him a less than ideal NHL checking liner and his skating is a step slow for hockey's top level. Despite the monster numbers he put up in junior, Milley has never been a natural finisher as a pro and he failed to convert many point blank opportunities in his time in Tampa.[/i] [b]Future[/b] If he returns to the Lightning organization, Milley should fill the role he did last season as one of the Falcons key offensive leaders and a potential checking line callup in the event of injuries in Tampa. Unfortunately for Milley, in terms of his NHL ambitions, should he stay in the Lightning organization he may find himself on the losing side of competition for those callups with bigger, faster and younger prospects like [url=nick-tarnasky]Nick Tarnasky.[/url] [i]Statistics Courtesy [url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=25968]hockeydb.com[/url] Profile Created 6/1/06 by Pete Choquette[/i]
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be done safely without on-site surgical backup, the MASS COMM trial affirmed.
Safety came out equal between community hospitals without cardiac surgery backup as at those with on-site cardiac surgery, with 9.5% versus 9.4% rates of the composite of death, myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, and stroke at 30 days (P<0.001 for noninferiority, Alice Jacobs, MD, of Boston Medical Center, and colleagues found.
Efficacy in terms of those major adverse event rates at 12 months were likewise similar at 17.3% and 17.8%, respectively, again meeting non-inferiority criteria, they reported here at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
Having a rapid transfer agreement instead of cardiac surgery available 24/7 appears to be an "acceptable option," Jacobs told attendees at the late-breaking clinical trial session.
"These data now add to the growing body of evidence from single-center experience, registry data, and the randomized CPORT-E trial, all of which showed favorable outcomes among patients undergoing elective or nonemergency PCI at hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery," her group concluded in a simultaneous publication online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
However, cardiologists here were quick to note that these good results wouldn't apply to just any community hospital.
The 'Ifs'
Safety depends on the preparation for disasters in performing PCI without a surgeon on hand, explained Neal S. Kleiman, MD, from the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston.
"The critical thing is this was not a haphazard decision to order some catheters, some stents, and guidewires then say 'Let's do it,'" he noted at a press conference. "This was a very rigorously designed program with a long training period and very clearly defined pathways to manage the pathways."
Hospitals in MASS COMM had to have a formal PCI development program, a collaboration agreement with a center that could provide 24-hour surgical backup with transfer within 60 minutes, and a volume of at least 300 diagnostic cardiac catheterizations and 36 primary PCIs per year.
Operators had to perform at least 75 PCIs per year and be board certified interventional cardiologists.
In CPORT-E, participating centers had to offer around-the-clock PCI and to be capable of doing at least 200 cases a year.
Both trials excluded patients with significant left main coronary artery stenosis, an ejection fraction under 20%, and other higher-risk scenarios.
It's an "if" story, commented Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, chief of cardiac surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and co-director of its Institute for Heart, Vascular, and Stroke Care in Boston.
"If you pick the anatomy right, which they did, and you do the procedure right, which they did, you get good outcomes, which they did," he said in an interview. "They had a very, very low incidence of complications, and if you have a low incidence of complications, you don't need onsite cardiac surgery."
The Trial
The Randomized Trial to Compare Percutaneous Coronary Intervention between Massachusetts Hospitals with Cardiac Surgery On-Site and Community Hospitals without Cardiac Surgery On-Site (MASS COMM) was done to provide state public health officials evidence to support a change in regulations.
It included 3,691 patients who presented for elective PCI at a hospital without on-site cardiac surgery capabilities and were randomized to get PCI there at one of the 10 participating community centers or to be transferred to one of seven partner hospitals with on-site cardiac surgery backup.
None of the secondary endpoints showed any significant difference between groups at 30 days or 1 year:
- Death from any cause
- Repeat revascularization
- Stroke
- Ischemia-driven target-vessel revascularization
- Target-lesion revascularization
- Definite or probable stent thrombosis
- Emergency coronary artery bypass
- Emergency or urgent PCI
- Major vascular complications
The only outcome trend of even borderline significance was for fewer stent thrombosis events in the on-site surgical backup hospitals (1.1% versus 2.1%, P=0.07).
The results were the same after adjusting for variance between hospitals.
Seven patients needed emergency surgery. All were transferred within 50 minutes; none died.
A random 10% of the patients checked angiographically to see how well their procedure had been done showed no difference between the two types of hospitals in procedural success, or proportion with complete revascularization.
Nor did sites without a cardiac program treat differently in terms of meeting guidelines for anatomical indications for PCI.
Limitations were lack of 12-month follow-up in 13% of patients, lack of generalizability to excluded patient groups, and lack of power for comparisons in individual components of the primary composite endpoint.
The Concerns
Even though safety has been answered, there are still plenty of questions as programs like these roll out, Jacobs and others pointed out here.
"The fact that we can do it doesn't mean we should do it, so we need to think about how it's going to work," Harlan Krumholtz, MD, of Yale, told MedPage Today.
"The bigger question is how many sites do you need and to what degree is this improving the health of the population. I've seen sites grow where it seems to be part of a business model rather than someone taking a larger perspective of what the population needs."
It's possible that the strategy could bring down overall healthcare costs, Sundt suggested.
Eliminating the requirement for on-site surgical backup would mean PCI programs don't have to support the economics of small but expensive cardiac surgery programs, he explained.
On the other hand, this has to be balanced against overproliferation of PCI programs, Sundt added. "Every hospital on every corner shouldn't be doing it because they won't have high enough volume."
Another concern is how to provide truly informed consent and offer patients the option of surgery or PCI when seen at a center without an onsite cardiac surgery program, Sundt noted.
"How do you have a heart team approach at Our Lady of the Highways Hospital that doesn't have on-site cardiac surgery?" he posited. "You've got to adhere to appropriate use guidelines, you've got to have teleconferences."
Also, how will fellows get trained, Jacobs noted.
"The things we worry about are really not easy to study," she told MedPage Today. "We have to put our heads together."
The study was funded by the participating hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery.
Jacobs reported that her institution received funds from Community Hospitals.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
Primary Source
New England Journal of MedicineSource Reference: Jacobs AK, et al "Nonemergency PCI at hospitals with or without on-site cardiac surgery" N Engl J Med 2013: DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1300610.


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This is a laboratory course to support instruction in a physical geology course for the science major. Students engage in hands-on experimentation and participate in instructor led demonstrations reviewing select aspects of the properties of various mineral groups and of representative igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Students engage in the drawing, review and analysis of topographic and geologic maps. The course prepares students in the appropriate use and calibration of the analytical techniques and equipment used by the geological community. Students review historical data related to the earth's internal structure, its magnetic and thermal properties, the fossil record, the distribution of the earth's mineral resources, and geologic hazards, among others, and prepare reports, charts, graphs and maps to display and interpret these data.
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How Mississippi and Arkansas Met in the 1970 Sugar Bowl
"Hee-haw, hee-haw."
In a roundabout way the seeds for the 1970 Sugar Bowl pairing were planned in a magazine article. Nineteen sixty-nine was a season that would bring one of the most dramatic changes in the bowl scene, and one in which the Mid-Winter Sports Association would deliberately select a lesser-ranked team over a stronger possibility.
Rumors began circulating in November, 1969, that Notre Dame, because of expected projects in the athletic department, would consider breaking the school's 45-year-old bowl ban. Coach Ara Parseghian told the Chicago Football Writers, "In all previous five seasons I've coached at Notre Dame, we've received a bowl invitation every year. And every year our board meets to review and consider these invitations, and every year the board turns them down. I'm sure, if we can win the rest of our games this year, we'll probably get another invitation, but I have no reason to believe the policy will change. Maybe somebody knows something that I don't know."
As the football season moved toward the middle of November the bowl scene seemed to be falling easily into line. No. 1-ranked Texas held the almost certain home spot in Dallas; Tennessee seemed headed for the Orange Bowl; the Sugar looked well-fixed with a possibility of either Auburn or LSU. Joe Paterno's excellent Penn State Nittany Lions were the top priority as the opposition for all three bowls. Texas Coach Darrell Royal tried to talk Paterno into a Dallas New Year's because this fine pairing would have given the Cotton Bowl the foremost game of the day.
Second in line for Dallas was LSU – truly an exceptional team that allowed only 38 yards a game rushing and 91 points for the season while scoring 349 points, a modern school record. It translated into a 9-1 record and an eighth place in the polls. Las Vegas odds-makers considered only Ohio State and the Longhorns better than the Tigers on a neutral field.
When Penn State declined its offer to play Texas, LSU was rarin' to prove its mettle in Dallas. With only a three-point loss to Ole Miss on its record, the right set of circumstances and a victory over the No. 1-ranked team would catapult the Tigers very high in the final voting, which again would take place after the bowls.
But that three-point loss would prove an insurmountable obstacle. Mississippi started the season as the odds-on choice to win the Southeastern Conference championship. Early losses to Kentucky and Alabama and a later defeat to Houston made the Rebels a disappointment. With the most exciting quarterback in the country, Archie Manning, a scrambling, tackle-slipping shadow, Ole Miss was one of the nation's most entertaining offensive shows – one that left a mark on SEC and national standings. Georgia was unbeaten and ranked sixth when it played the Rebels. Ole Miss won 26-23.
This week Mississippi was to play unbeaten and 3rd-ranked Tennessee, things started cracking. Rumors of Notre Dame breaking its bowl ban grew stronger. Then there was the matter of Tennessee linebacker Steve Kiner's quotes in Sports Illustrated. "I don't think they're that tough," Kiner said of the Rebels. The reporter said, "But they have a lot of horses down there." Kiner snorted, "A lot of people go down on the farm and can't tell the difference between a horse and a mule."
Ole Miss beat Tennessee, 38-0. When the score reached 31-0, Confederate flag-waving Rebel fans in Jackson's Memorial Stadium began braying at the Vols, Kiner in particular, "Hee-haw, hee-haw…" Tennessee's eye-catching loss knocked it from the Orange Bowl.
Then Notre Dame agreed to meet Texas in the Cotton Bowl. The Orange Bowl quickly secured Missouri to play Penn State. The Sugar Bowl would seem to have found a diamond with LSU. A breakdown in communications, however, left the Tigers home for the holidays.
"We thought we had the Cotton Bowl locked up," said one person in the LSU athletic department. "We handled the thing all wrong. We waited all day for the word from the Cotton Bowl, but they never called. LSU didn't handle it right, and neither did the Cotton Bowl for that matter."
The Sugar Bowl, miffed because its home-state team seemed far more interested in playing Texas than playing in New Orleans, bypassed what looked to be an obvious choice and selected Ole Miss. Tiger fans immediately began saying the Sugar should go for an LSU-Rebel rematch, like the 1960 game into which they felt they had been cornered. Dr. Fred Wolfe, president of the Sugar Bowl, reminded Tiger supporters, "We did invite LSU, but to my knowledge they wanted to go to the Cotton Bowl."
Arkansas, 3rd-ranked with a fiery offense featuring junior quarterback Bill Montgomery and receiver Chuck Dicus, was to be Ole Miss' opponent. The Hogs had an outside chance at winning the national championship, though the Rebels' 7-3 record took some gilt off the game.
In the final analysis the Sugar Bowl's choice of Ole Miss was a vote for the most exciting player in America – Manning. Coupled with Arkansas' fire-power in a game that couldn't touch the other bowls in ranking, the Rebels would give New Orleans a game the others couldn't match in spectacle.
Story excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.


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Don't believe everything you read.
Specifically, don't believe advertising that promotes Your Baby Can Read.
So says the Federal Trade Commission, which has filed a complaint against Your Baby Can Read principal Robert Titzer of false and deceptive advertising for promoting a program as a tool to teach infants as young as 9 months old to read.
Two other defendants, including the company's president and CEO until March 2010, settled with the FTC for $185 million, equal to the firm's gross sales since January 2008. The FTC says it will continue to pursue Titzer, the company's principal and product creator, in the U.S. District Court for the southern district of California.
Plus: Who's Requesting Their Baby Einstein DVD Refunds?
"The Commission's action send a strong message to media marketers who falsely hype the educational benefits of their products and exploit parents' natural tendency to want the best for their children," said Dr. Susan Linn, the director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, the nonprofit watchdog group that filed an FTC complaint against Your Baby Can in April 2011.
"We urge the producers of other screen media marketed for babies to take note of today's landmark decision."
Do you have any experience with the Your Baby Can Read products? Drop us a line with your thoughts on the FTC's complaint.