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Altitude is measured by feet (or meters) above sea level. The important thing to remember is that the partial pressure of oxygen decreases with the increase in altitude. In other words, the higher up you are, the less oxygen is available for breathing. This could be a bummer. The signs and symptoms associated with altitude sickness are directly and indirectly related to hypoxia. Because we are all different, we all respond differently to altitude and therefore each patient can present with unique sequelae. Some people are just more susceptible to altitude illness.
The Alphabet
HVR: Hypoxic Ventilatory Response
HVR is the result of a decrease in blood oxygen saturation and ventilation after a few hours at altitude. Altered fluid homeostasis also occurs – which means that fluid is redistributed from the intravascular to the intracellular and extracellular spaces – and the result can be peripheral and/or pulmonary, and/or cerebral edema.
HACE: High Altitude Cerebral Edema
HAPE: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
HAFE: High Altitude Flatus Expulsion
AMS: Acute Mountain Sickness
AMS is a continuum of signs and symptoms that can range from loss of appetite and headache to coma and death. AMS is generally described as mild, moderate or severe.
Mild AMS: Patients may experience headache relieved by rest and medication, nausea, loss of appetite and insomnia. Nothing is visible on physical exam. Advise the patient to stop the ascent until the symptoms disappear. The goal is to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate and eat – in spite of the anorexia
Moderate AMS: These patients may complain of headache not relieved by rest or medication, nausea and vomiting, shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness at rest, loss of appetite, and insomnia. Most of the symptoms are caused by hypoxia, so supplemental oxygen is a must. Patients should descend 1000 – 2000 feet. Ski patrol teams and ambulances operating in the mountains encounter these patients with relative frequency.
Hydration is also a key to treatment. If vomiting continues, prochlorperazine (Compazine®) can be administered as an antiemetic. Acetazolamide (Diamox®) may also be helpful. Watch these patients for worsening of symptoms.
Severe AMS: These patients exhibit all of the signs and symptoms of moderate AMS and: sometimes ataxia, dyspnea at rest, tachycardia, and as HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema) begins patients may begin with a persistent dry cough followed by rales upon auscultation. Late in severe AMS some patients experience blood tinged sputum. Hypoxia worsens with tachycardia. AMS occurs late in AMS (altered mental status occurs late in acute mountain sickness. HACE (high altitude cerebral edema) may also occur. Proper care is Oxygenation and descent, with administration of dexamethazone (Decadron®) for HACE, acetazolamide (Diamox®) and nifedipine (Adalat®) for HAPE.
Acetazolamide (Diamox®) – What is it and what does it do?
It is a diuretic that indirectly causes enhanced ventilatory acclimation and decreases cerebral spinal fluid production. It is indicated for patients with moderate or severe AMS and for rescuers making rapid ascents to reach these patients. Since it is a diuretic, it causes polyuria and possibly dehydration if adequate fluid intake is not maintained.
Dexamethazone (Decadron®) – What is it and what does it do?
It is a steroid with anti-inflammatory effects. While it is effective at treating AMS and HACE, the symptoms can rebound once the medication is stopped.
So, now we have HAPE, HACE and just what is HAFE? High altitude flatus expulsion. Supposedly, intralumenal bowel gas expands with decreased barometric pressure causing flatus. If necessary, simethicone (Phazyme®, Gas-X®) can be used to treat it.
Understanding how to treat patients with AMS is important, but understanding how to protect the rescuer and how not to become a patient is also a priority. Be a rescuer…don't become a victim.
Burke, TG. Altitude illness. Prehospital Emergency Medicine Secrets. Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia, 1998.
Fogerty, WW. (ed): Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies. Merrillville, IN. ICS Books, 1995.
Hackett, PH, Roach, RC: High altitude medicine. In Auerbach, PS (ed): Wilderness Medicine: Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies, 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mosby, 1995, pp 1-37.
Hackett PH, Rennioe D: The incidence, importance and prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness. Lancet 2(7996):1149-1155, 1976.
Johnson, TS, Rock, PB: Acute mountain sickness. N ENgl J Med 319:841-845, 1988.
Larson EB, Roach, RC, SChoene RB, Hornbein, TF: Acute mountain sickness and acetazolamide. JAMA 248:328-332, 1982.
Tilton B (ed): Wilderness Medicine Handbook, 2nd ed. Pitkin, CO, Wilderness Medical Institute, 1997.


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Let me preface this Chicken Little article by noting that I believed the Y2K hysteria was foolish, and most solar flare hype is foolish too. Huge solar flares and CMEs occur nearly every year without mishap. Earth shields us, simply as she's been protecting life on this planet for billions of years. We're in no hazard of being cooked by our personal solar any time soon.
Ha! Studying the article answered my question sort of. Do you wanna know what I find more disturbing about AIG than anything? That they spend tens of millions of dollars on promoting that could possibly be spent doing what Jesus advised us to do-like feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, giving drink to the thirsty, and clothes the naked.
That simply it, are you positive we're seeing back to back warmest yr? It was reported by climate scientists with an agenda. As an engineer, I've doubts about anybody claiming they can determine the average yearly temperature on planet earth with any certainty. Where I live, we are experiencing below average temperature this winter. Remember, the Sun is the source of all power to our solar system.
I love your truthfulness and thorough knowledge of the occupation. Few years in the past I attempted to realize admission into medschool and was rejected; now I'm aiming a doctorate diploma in pharmacy hoping to make it via. Now when it comes for interviews; the admissions committee prefer to know why i chose to enter that area. Do you think it sounds unusual if i say i like science…i like drugs….and i like caring for ppl.
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Served stacked or on a platter, these vegan and gluten-free burgers are easier to make than they look.
1 ½ cups (or small can) cooked cannellini beans
2 shallots, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
½ teaspoon fennel, crushed
2 teaspoons cumin
1 cup cooked quinoa
¼ cup gluten-free breadcrumbs
healthy handful of parsley, chopped
olive oil
salt + pepper
1. Place a large frying pan over medium high heat and drizzle with olive oil (about 2 tablespoons). Add shallots and cook for a minute until they begin to soften. Add garlic, fennel and cumin and cook for another minute until the herbs are aromatic and the garlic softens. Remove from heat and cool.
2. Place the beans, quinoa and breadcrumbs in a large mixing bowl. Add the parsley and cooled shallot mixture and set the pan aside but don't clean (you'll use this later to fry the patties). Combine everything together with your hands, mashing the beans so that the mixture turns into a paste. (If it's feeling a little wet, add more breadcrumbs.) Season with salt and pepper.
3. When combined, form the mixture into small patties, about the size of your palm and about an inch thick.
4. Place your frying pan back on the stove over medium high heat and add a drizzle of olive oil to coat. Cook the patties in batches for about 3 minutes on each side until nice and golden brown. Remove from pan and immediately season with salt and a drizzle of lemon. Serve with lettuce, tomato, red onion, Vegenaise and/or whatever else you like.
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Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian Air Force jets in a major escalation of the Kashmir conflict.
A spokesman said one plane had fallen inside Pakistani territory and two pilots had been captured. India has not yet given details. Pakistan has denied reports one of its jets was shot down.
Both India and Pakistan claim all of Kashmir, but control only parts of it.
The nuclear powers have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947. All but one were over Kashmir.
The aerial attacks across the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Indian and Pakistani territory are the first since a war in 1971.
They follow a militant attack in Kashmir which killed 40 Indian troops – the deadliest to take place during a three-decade insurgency against Indian rule in Kashmir. A Pakistan-based group said it carried out the attack.
The BBC's Soutik Biswas, in Delhi, says the challenge for India and Pakistan now is to contain the latest escalation before things get completely out of control.
What's the latest?
Pakistan's information ministry published but subsequently deleted a video purporting to show one of the Indian pilots that the Pakistani military says it has captured.
In the video, the pilot – who is blindfolded and appears to have blood on his face – identifies himself as Wing-Commander Abhinandan.
The ministry also tweeted what it said was footage of one of the downed Indian jets.Skip Twitter post by @MoIB_Official
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Pakistan's assertion that it had shot down two Indian aircraft came shortly after Islamabad said its warplanes had struck targets in Indian territory.
Pakistan said it had "taken strikes at [a] non-military target, avoiding human loss and collateral damage".
Indian authorities said the Pakistani jets had been pushed back.
- Viewpoint: India strikes in Pakistan a major escalation
- What is militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad?
- Why India and Pakistan dispute Kashmir
In a briefing, Maj Gen Ghafoor said that Pakistan "had no alternative to respond" to Tuesday's Indian air strikes on its territory.
However he said Pakistan had not hit Indian military targets because "we don't want to go on the path of war".Skip Twitter post by @OfficialDGISPR
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Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has also said that her country will act "with responsibility and restraint".
"India does not wish to see further escalation of the situation," she said, speaking from a meeting with Russian and Chinese foreign ministers in China.
India said Tuesday's air strikes on Balakot in north-western Pakistan killed a large number of militants but Pakistan said there had been no casualties.
The US, EU and China have all called for restraint.
Are flights affected?
Pakistan has closed its entire airspace, its civil aviation authority said. Nine airports in northern India have been closed, reports in India said.Skip Twitter post by @AirportPakistanView image on Twitter
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'These are uncharted waters'
By Soutik Biswas, BBC News, Delhi
The challenge for India and Pakistan now is to contain the escalation before things get completely out of control.
It is almost unprecedented for two nuclear-armed countries to carry out air strikes into each other's territories.
"We are in uncharted waters," Husain Haqqani, the former Pakistani ambassador to the US and adviser to three Pakistani prime ministers, told me late on Tuesday.
An Indian defence analyst believes Indian security forces will now have to be prepared for a "full spectrum of conflict".
However Daniel Markey from Johns Hopkins University in the US says we are "several steps away" from nuclear escalation.
A further escalation, he believes, will happen if Pakistan's "next step were to raise the stakes by hitting Indian civilian targets".
That is highly unlikely.
Read more from Soutik on this story
What else is happening?
Troops have been shelling across the LoC. Four Pakistani civilians were killed and 10 others were injured in cross-border shelling on Tuesday.
On the Indian side, five soldiers were also injured in the firing, officials told the BBC. Schools in at least two districts along the LoC – Rajouri and Poonch – have been closed.
People living along the de facto border have been asked to leave their homes.
Timeline of India-Pakistan tensions
October 1947: First war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir just two months after they become independent nations.
August 1965: The neighbours fight another brief war over Kashmir.
December 1971: India supports East Pakistan's bid to become independent. The Indian air force conducts bombing raids inside Pakistan. The war ends with the creation of Bangladesh.
May 1999: Pakistani soldiers and militants occupy Indian military posts in Kargil mountains. India launches air and ground strikes and the intruders are pushed back.
October 2001: A devastating attack on the state assembly in Indian-administered Kashmir kills 38. Two months later, an attack on the Indian parliament in Delhi leaves 14 dead.
November 2008: Co-ordinated attacks on Mumbai's main railway station, luxury hotels and a Jewish cultural centre kill 166 people. India blames Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
January 2016: Four-day attack on Indian air base in Pathankot leaves seven Indian soldiers and six militants dead.
18 September 2016: Attack on army base in Uri in Indian-administered Kashmir kills 19 soldiers.
30 September 2016: India says it carried "surgical strikes" on militants in Pakistani Kashmir. Islamabad denies strikes took place.


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It is of course the proverbial "fish story" that the fishing was so good they jump in the boat. Over the course of many years at Crystal we've had many such experiences though. The first I can recall was as a kid when a lawyer client of my Dad's offered to sign an affidavit stating he'd been fishing on Paddle Lake when a rainbow trout jumped in his boat. I can't remember if my Dad ever got the affidavit, but it did make an impression on me as a little boy. Oh the dreams such a story conjured!
I found my first fish in a boat at Holler dock. We go through there often, so the boat was regularly tied to the dock instead of beached and flipped over. It might have been a week since we had been there last, but to my surprise when I went to get into the boat, a fish was laying there all dried out in the bottom. How else did it get there if it didn't jump in? That's happened to me a couple times since, finding fish in the bottom of a boat that's been tied up at a dock, but that first one always makes you think. One time at Johnson Lake, the boat had a bit of water in it from rain and the fish was still alive swimming in the bottom!
Norris Jackson claimed to have a fish jump in the boat while fishing on Grassy Lake. He had his sons and son-in-laws with him to verify his claim. They took pictures to prove no hook had fouled that fish's mouth.
But better than that, I have literally seen a fish jump over the bow and into a man's lap in a boat. It happened on Boomerang Lake, and we weren't actually fishing, we were moose hunting. There were no fishing rods in the boat. We were trolling along the lake looking for moose, and I was looking forward directly over the bow when the 12" rainbow launched itself right into my hunter. Needless to say we were all startled, got a good laugh, took a picture for proof, and then promptly released it. And that's an honest fish story and I'm willing to sign an affidavit to prove it!


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Would you line-up to watch an airplane land and take-off? Well here's one place where you just might.
At the Princess Juliana International Airport in the Carribean Island of St Maarten, holidaymakers flock to the beach surrounding the airport to watch as passenger jets take-off just above their heads. In fact it is even considered a tourist attraction, according to Travel and Leisure.
Here's why airplane windows are round instead of squares
With only 7,152 feet of runway before hitting the Caribbean waters, the runway is considered one of the scariest in the world. Having said that, catching a Boeing 747 or Airbus 340 barely skimming the airport fence and landing in the area is quite a sight especially for the beach-goers who catch a glimpse of the belly of the plane as it passes by.
Airline crew suspended for allowing Sonu Nigam's 'concert' in air
Despite warnings that blasts from low-flying jets can cause serious injuries or even death, tourists crowd the the beach to take photos with the air-planes.
Earlier this month, a tourist captured the moment a passenger jet flew just above the heads of holidaymakers on the crowded beach. The intense footage shared on YouTube shows the PAWA Dominicana plane flying above blue waters. The video then pans out, showing astonished onlookers on the beach.
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Greenisland actor Stephen Hagan will be returning to the small screen as the third series of Sky 1's Lucky Man begins this Friday (July 20).
The gripping crime drama, which also features Northern Ireland talent James Nesbitt, has been written by legendary comic book writer Stan Lee and Neil Biswas and produced by Carnival Films, the makers of Downton Abbey.
In the latest series, Rupert Penry Jones joins the cast as Nesbitt's arch nemesis.
Based on the concept that a mysterious bracelet could bring its owner vast amounts of luck, series one saw Stephen's character, Rich Clayton, go through a lot of very challenging experiences.
In series two, Clayton got romantically involved with the female lead DS Suri Chohan, played by Amara Karan.
Stephen (33), who attended Carrickfergus Grammar School before progressing to the prestigious LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art), explains what audiences can expect from the latest series of Lucky Man.
"The drama intensifies in series three, we up the ante. There's a lot more character driven action," he said. "Also, the characters are well established, so the storyline takes on a new life - everything's in it!
"It's almost like collectively we all know where the show's going, what we want from it and we've just cranked everything up a level which makes it an even more compelling drama, if that's possible."
And how have things changed for Rich in the latest installment?
"At the beginning of series three he's coping with what Harry's putting him through whilst at the same time trying to deal with a relationship with another police officer - Suri. They're trying to figure out how to make a relationship work when Harry Clayton's nearby, so they're navigating their way through that in a very adult and mature way.
"Rich's relationship with Harry has definitely altered, especially with Harry being a wanted man this series. Previously he's quite liked helping Harry and being there for him because he knows the darker side of London. In this series though it's become more difficult because he's also trying to make his relationship with Suri work. With her being such a good police officer who does everything by the book, he's trying to support and be truthful to her whilst doing the same for Harry and those two things are very conflicting."
The new series will also give more insight into Rich and Suri's relationship. "Throughout the series there's been uncertainty, 'Are we going out? Are we not going out? Are we dating? Are we this, are we that?' The relationship is developing but I don't think either of them truly know how they feel because Harry's about," Stephen said.
"Rich wants to be there for Harry but at the same time he has very strong feelings for Suri and I think Suri wants to be with Rich, though she also wants to be the very best police officer she can be and she knows that Rich isn't whiter than white, he has a dark side. It's very interesting to see how it will progress and what will happen."
With Stan Lee's Lucky Man Sky1's highest rated original drama series, Stephen talks about what it's like to still be part of the production: "I am immensely proud to be one of the team for so long. When we started the show three years ago we didn't know what to expect, how it would turn out or how the public would receive it. It's unlike anything else on television. There are so many interweaving themes. There's the cop drama aspect, comic book feel and the mystical side to the script.
"A lot of the production staff and crew have been with us for every series so we feel like a real family who have stuck together and experienced all these feelings together. And with characters coming and going throughout the three years, it's great to still be an important part of the show.
"Personally, I think the heightened drama is so relatable to such massive audiences because of the human relationships which run throughout the show. Bringing the character of Rich to the screen is all about family. We all know that we can't choose our family but we can do everything in our power to support them through thick and thin, because in the end, family is all you've got. I think this is why Rich and Daisy have managed to survive throughout all three series because they are two of the most important things in Harry's life and he would do anything to keep them alive, even if that includes putting his own life at risk."
Stephen has also been spotted on local cinema screens recently having starred in the independent movie 'Zoo'.
Seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old gang led by Art Parkinson (Game of Thrones) the movie is based on the true story of Denise Austin, played by Dame Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey), who was nicknamed the "elephant angel".
Denise was a keeper at Belfast Zoo during the blitz in 1941.
Stephen plays the role of the zoo's vet, who is brought in to assist with the killing of the larger zoo animals by the Ministry of Public Security.
"I really enjoyed the filming of Zoo, in particular when I had the rare opportunity to work with a real elephant in Toronto, Canada," he said.
"Being part of a cast that brought to life a true story, which portrayed someone's desire to do good and seeing how that wins out despite all the adversity, is extremely heart-warming. Zoo is a truly inspiring story with universal appeal and I think audiences will absolutely love it.
"In many ways it reflects the resilience and ingenuity of Northern Ireland people through tough times."
Stephen is married to the actress and comedian Wendy Wason, who is a regular Blame Game guest.
The couple live in north London with their three children.
Stephen's family run Ballyclare-based Hagan Homes, one of Northern Ireland's largest homebuilders.
For fans of Stan Lee's Lucky Man, the first broadcast of series three will take place on Sky 1 on Friday, July 20 at 9pm.


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I realized that 2 brand new different versions have been pblished for everyone: lightweight, scriptfree.
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Every interface has a proper menu to switch to others:
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Murdoch 'not fit' to run News Corp
The bombshell is on page 70 of the report by the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee into News International and phone-hacking.
It is worth quoting in full:
"If at all relevant times, Rupert Murdoch did not take steps to become fully informed about phone-hacking, he turned a blind eye and exhibited wilful blindess to what was going on in his companies and publications.
"This culture, we consider, permeated from the top throughout the organisation and speaks volumes about the lack of effective corporate governance at News Corporation and News International.
We conclude therefore that Rupert Murdoch is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company".
That description of Mr Murdoch by the British parliament as "not a fit person" is likely to have significant consequences.
It will force the board of News Corporation to review whether the 81 year-old, who created one of the most powerful media groups the world has ever seen, should remain as its executive chairman.
It will give ammunition to those News Corporation shareholders who would like to loosen the hold over the company of the Murdoch dynasty.
It will push Ofcom, the media regulator, closer to the conclusion that British Sky Broadcasting is not fit and proper to hold a broadcasting licence, for as long as News Corporation owns 39% of BSkyB.
'Savage criticism'
Nor is that the only one of the MPs' conclusions which will shake News Corporation, and its British subsidiary, News International, owner of the Sun tabloid and of the News of the World prior to its closure.
Mr Murdoch's right hand man for decades, Les Hinton, is deemed to have misled the committee in 2009 by "not telling the truth" about substantial payments to Clive Goodman - the News of the World's former royal reporter who was jailed for phone hacking- and how he authorised those payments.
Mr Hinton is also ruled to have "misled" the committee about the extent of his knowledge that phone hacking extended beyond Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire (the private detective who carried out the hacking on behalf of jounalists).
He is, say MPs, "complicit in the cover-up at News International".
As expected, the MPs are savage in their criticism of the former News of the World editor, Colin Myler, and of Tom Crone, the former legal manager of News International's newspapers, for misleading them about what they knew about phone hacking and for failing to pursue alleged hackers.Murdoch 'not a fit boss', say MPs
But more damaging for News Corporation is that MPs say that senior executives, such as Rupert Murdoch's son James, should have seen that the company's official view, that there was a single rogue hacker, was not sustainable.
The MPs say: "if there was a 'don't ask, don't tell' culture at News International, the whole affair demonstrates huge failings of corporate governance at the company and its parent, News Corporation".
The committee says that News International "wished to buy silence" by settling legal actions with victims of hacking that included confidentiality clauses.
And News International executives are accused of exaggerating the thoroughness of reviews of hacking carried out in 2006 and 2007.
As for those deemed to have misled the committee, Mr Hinton, Mr Crone and Mr Myler, the MPs say it is for the Commons to decide whether they are guilty of contempt.
I forgot to mention one very important conclusion, that the News of the World and News International also misled MPs as corporate entities.
The MPs say these institutions "exhibited wilful blindness", for which Rupert Murdoch and James Murdoch should "ultimately be prepared to take responsibility".
The report's verdict that Rupert Murdoch is not fit to run a big international public company was not supported by four Tory MPs on the committee. The disclosure that the vote on this divided along party lines may lessen its force.
In particular, News Corporation's board may well view the verdict as a political judgement, rather than a dispassionate one.


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Ghania closed for trail maintenance Sun 20th Nov
Ghania will be closed this Sunday 20th Nov for trail maintenance.
The closure will be from 7am however will not affect other trails in the area i.e. Serratta, Daisy Duke, Mistress, Manly Dam, Pickled Possum.
NPWS Warning for Bantry Bay
NPWS have erected a sign on the entrance to the Bluff fire trail advising to keep clear of this area this morning. they are flying in (weather permitting) the final bridge for the Eastern trail a.k.a. Ghana track.
I think its ok to continue to ride Serrata
NSW NPWS Sustainable Mountain Biking Strategy
Heads up... NSW NPWS have released their Sustainable Mountain Biking Strategy, check it out here:
RNP track work day scheduled for this Saturday
Hi all,
Sorry for the late notice but just a reminder that we have a track work day scheduled for this Saturday.
I'm going to get some good quality crushed sandstone dumped up at the northern top end of the single track, so any of those sites that need patching can be done. Or would it be better to have some dumped next to the railway tracks as well?
Patsy will be taking you so at least you'll get a decent morning tea for a change.
The Oaks Single Track Maintenance
BMORC members keen and ready to begin vegetation trimming on the Oaks Single Track.
The Oaks Single Track Maintenance
Ranger Tina brings BMORC members up to speed on the paperwork procedures and work safety before we start the vegetation trimming on the Oaks Single Track.
A little perspective
With all the talk of the current NPWS Discussion Paper I was thinking this morning about what bike riders are actually asking for.
Bike riders just want a few bike tracks that will give them some sort of meaningful experience inside a National Park or two. You know - a few nice loops with a variety of terrain to keep things interesting, through nice bushland with nice views. Is that much to ask? It appears some people think so, so how can we persuade them otherwise?
Northern Beaches National Parks to pilot Sustainable MTB Access
I'm very pleased... neigh... ecstatic to be able to share this news which broke last night but has been embargoed until now.
With local MP Mike Baird championing the cause of mountain bike riders on the Northern Beaches NPWS have finally realised that working together with riders is the sensible way forward. There's a story in the Manly Daily with brief details here:
Mike's press release here:
Aside from what is stated in the press, these are the outcomes as I was told:
- Northern Beaches has been chosen as a pilot area for the Government to improve mountain biking trails in national parks across the State.
- A full day of consultation will be held in late October with Northern Beaches mountain biking groups and environmentalists. This consultation will focus on statewide issues and then local issues at Garigal.
- NPWS are keen to resolve current tension at Garigal as soon as possible. The Regional Director for the Northern Area has instructed rangers on the ground to adopt a pragmatic approach until the issue is resolved.
- This initial stage of consultation will direct the Government's broader strategy on mountain biking, which will be finalised at the beginning of next year.
This does not mean that riding illegal trails is now OK - far from it. Many people have worked very hard to achieve this outcome and now is the time to show them your support and the opponents of mountain biking that the community is mature and can work well with other parties. The vast majority of riders has shown great patience but we need to hold that thought just a while longer.
This news shows what can be achieved with a positive attitude and the support of the community, and hope we can all look forward to what is to come.
Will be keeping everyone posted when more news is known about the upcoming meeting and progress in general.
National Park Planning in the Blue Mountains
Fell into my inbox this morning:
Plans of management for Blue Mountains, Kanangra-Boyd and Wollemi National Parks, part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, are currently being revised by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS). An opportunity exists for stakeholders to register their interest in the planning process.
Skippy rides a Cannondale
Has anybody seen this week's Meldrum's Manifesto cartoon taking the piss out of the trail access debate in today's Manly Daily?
On the right is a sign saying "National Park and Animal Sanctuary: Absolutely and Utterly NO Mountain Bikes". Two rangers are looking at each other with their eyes bulging in shock. The subject of their amazement is a kangaroo smirking at them with a cheeky grin, sailing through the air over their heads on a yellow hardtail with a Headshok fork.
Ranger Left says to Ranger Right "I think I'm just gonna try to forget I ever SAW that..."


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Date posted: 12/23/2013
Approximately 40 club members took a break from shopping frenzy and gathered for the club's 2013 holiday party. The quantity and quality of food was amazing, and as always the "white elephant" gift exchange kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
A great time was had by all, and the pictures are already rolling in. Let us know if you have some you'd be willing to share, and we'll add them to the list: Stevie's, Shell's


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I've received a number of emails from users having trouble extracting files from team fortress 2 content.gcf. It's taken eight years, but with the advent of the TF2 Scream Fortress, Valve have finally authored a GCF file larger than 4 GB. As many of you have found out, HLLib does not properly support files larger than 4 GB (partly due to my naive younger self, and partly because I wasn't sure if Steam did either).
Long story short, I updated HLLib to support files larger than 4 GB tonight, and I will release said update this weekend when I have time to build all the installers and more thoroughly test everything.
Happy Halloween!
HLLib 2.4.0, GCFScape 1.8.2, VTFEdit 1.3.2 and Crafty 1.0.2 have been released and all support GCF files larger than 4 GB in size.
@Nem - that's actually last year's Halloween update that you've linked. This years is located at http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/
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There's a review by Peter Parker of Jean Moorcroft Wilson's new biography of Rosenberg in today's TLS (and available online).
Parker makes much of the significance for Rosenberg's writing of the fact that he served in the ranks, rather than as an officer. At the moment, I'm re-reading War is War by Ex_Private X (A.M.Burrage) which brings home very forcibly how different the experience was for privates and officers. Though he pays tribute to the dedication and work of many (not all) officers, Burrage makes clear that the private's lot could be one of continual total exhaustion, and a feeling of total loss of control over your own life.
As writers, Burrage and Rosenberg were very different. During the war, Burrage kept the fiction magazines supplied with charming fictional romances. The proceeds from these maintained his mother and two other relatives. When he came to write about the war, it was with a scabrousness that hardly belongs in the same universe as the gentle fictions he was writing at the time. Rosenberg, of course, did not survive the war. I can't help wondering what he would have found to say about the experience ten years later.


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Monday, 31 August 2009
Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Tu 9/1: Quentin Tarantino, Jason Ritter
We 9/2: Mila Kunis, Alex Dryden
Th 9/3: TBA
Fr 9/4: Radha Mitchell, DJ Qualls
Friday, 28 August 2009
Kevin McKidd will appear at the 10th annual celebrity golf tournament
Darwin's Darkest Hour: Early screening and Blu-ray release
1600 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C., US
Telephone: +1 202 857 7700The website also features directions to the event for anyone who is interested.
National Geographic and Warner have announced that Darwin's Darkest Hour will be released on Blu-ray on November 17. The Blu-ray disc will include a behind-the-scenes featurette and The Galapagos Islands.
Gerard Butler's USA Today interview
Thanks so much to sassynach for reminding us about Gerard's interview. I'v posted an excerpt and you can go here for the full article:
I don't know if I'm the best actor out there, but I definitely have, how would you say? I have a lot of range," says the Scot, who can bury the brogue on command and manage a convincing American accent thanks to "easily 1,000" sessions with about 30 dialect coaches.
That variety is key to his industry appeal, Hollywood insiders say. "He's definitely keeping his foot in the fact that he can be the action guy in some of the choices he's making, but he's also incredibly funny, charming and a ladies' man," says RocknRolla producer Susan Downey, who's producing another Ritchie flick, the upcoming Sherlock Holmes starring her husband, Robert Downey Jr.
...For Gamer, Butler has swapped Leonidas' swords for submachine guns and his Mr. America abs for Popeye-like arms to play Kable, a death-row prisoner who's competing in the shoot-'em-up game Slayers for a chance at freedom. The man at the joystick controlling him, and his destiny, is a 17-year-old kid.
Starz will air a preview of Gamer, which will include interviews. You can go to the show's site for a schedule. The first airing will be Thursday, September 3 on Starz at 5:15pm Eastern time.
Spike TV will also be airing Resident Evil on Friday at 9pm Eastern with a Sneak Preview of Gamer with an interview featuring Gerard.
If you want to watch a bunch of new clips from Gamer, be sure to check them out at GB.net.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Exclusive new clip of Doctor Who's Greatest Moments and David Tennant on the Christian O'Connell Solution
David is also set to appear on Christian O'Connell's new Radio 5 Live show. The Christian O'Connell Solution show with David Tennant is set to air on Sunday, September 6 at 11am on BBC Radio 5 Live in the UK.
Updates on The Men Who Stare at Goats: Toronto screenings and a trailer debut
The film has also unveiled its new official website. There isn't much on the site yet, but more content will probably be up in the coming days and weeks. In the meantime you can check the film's new Twitter page and Facebook page for updates. I still haven't been able to verify if the Twitter page is legit, but it seems like the real thing. Jon Ronson, the writer of the book the film is based on will reportedly be live tweeting from the screenings at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.
The most exciting news is that tomorrow Thursday, August 27 Entertainment Tonight will debut The Men Who Stare at Goats trailer at 7:30pm on CBS in the US. Be sure to check your local listings.
Photo source
Photos of Henry Ian Cusick at the Tag The World Triathalon
New Gerard Butler interview
Gerard did an interview with the AP to promote Gamer, Law Abiding Citizen, and Bounty Hunter. Here's an excerpt from the interview which you can read in full here:
AP: Movies like "300" and "Gamer" tout a violent vision of tough-guy masculinity not seen in many films these days. Is that a subject you're drawn to?
BUTLER: I am very much a man and I naturally bring a masculinity to those roles. Mike Chadway in "The Ugly Truth," for example, could have been played in many different ways. ... But I also think I'm attracted to roles where guys get to talk about the mythical struggle of guys and what it is to be a man.
AP: You've also become a sex symbol, a role you've made light of but acknowledged is mostly to the good.
BUTLER: I joke with that because it's way better to be appreciated than to not be appreciated. For anybody to blow it off and dismiss it, they're either insane or they're just not being honest or they're being extremely arrogant. ... As you're saying that, my natural response is going to be, "Well, I don't really see it." But then again, I do — just on the street sometimes.
Happy birthday Sean Connery!
David Tennant at the V festival, Doctor Who farewell interview, and more
And now for the David and Russell T. Davies' 20 minute interview with Richard Metzger of Dangerous Minds who was guest hosting for Boing Boing. The interview is being called a farewell interview and Metzger described the interview:
This interview took place at an interesting moment in time for both men as they've only just left behind their respective starring roles in one of the biggest television successes in the world today. As difficult as that may sound, you can only imagine how much pressure is off them after four years of practically non-stop work. I think it shows in this interview, as they're both very relaxed and jovial. David had just come from Comic Con where he was treated with fan adulation bordering on Beatlemania and Russell is starting a new phase of his life here in Los Angeles.
How lucky Hollywood is to have Britain's answer to Rod Serling in such close proximity these days and I'm sure it won't be long before we're reading in Variety what David Tennant will do next. He's an interesting actor and a lot of big people will want to work with him, so expect that it will be something worth watching!
There are also two reminders:
The second episode of Doctor Who's Greatest Moments - The companions, will air on BBC3 at 8pm on Thursday, August 27th in the UK.
The Dalek Collection that will debut on DVD on October 19 and will include an interview with David Tennant. David Tennant News Updates gives us the 7 episodes that will be featured in the DVD collection: Dalek, Bad Wolf, The Parting of the Ways, Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks, The Stolen Earth, and Journey's End.
Monday, 24 August 2009
Missed the first episode of Doctor Who's Greatest Moments?
Don't forget that there are two more parts to the show that will air on BBC Three in the UK.
Another Gamer TV spot
Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Tu 8/25: Eric Idle (R 7/6/09)
We 8/26: Holly Hunter, Camera Obscura (R 6/15/09)
Th 8/27: Jeff Foxworthy, Gavin DeGraw (R 6/16/09)
Fr 8/28: Selma Blair, Connie Schultz (R 7/13/09)
Friday, 21 August 2009
Kevin McKidd cast in Modern Warfare 2
Schedule for Masterpiece Contemporary announced - includes Douglas Henshall's Collision
October 25, 2009 at 9pm
A real-life political thriller about the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa and the release of Nelson Mandela. Seemingly doomed to failure, the secret talks show that peace is possible. Starring William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Jonny Lee Miller. Watch a clip of Endgame here.
Place of Execution
November 1-8, 2009 at 9pm
A 13-year-old girl vanishes from an English village, and the mystery deepens 40 years later when a journalist arrives to make a film about it. What she finds shatters the lives of all involved. Juliet Stevenson and Greg Wise star in this thriller based on the novel by best-selling author Val McDermid.
November 15-22, 2009 at 9pm
The investigation of a multi-vehicle road accident unravels the secrets of the complete strangers involved, revealing government cover-ups, smuggling and murder. A remarkable cast, including Phil Davis and Paul McGann, portrays the stories of ten different people who share a single defining moment. Scripted by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle's War).
Collision also stars Scottish actor Douglas Henshall in the role of Tolin.
Ewan McGregor confirmed attendee for TIFF
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Update on Angus Macfadyen's Medea
Stargate Universe to premiere in October in the UK
Stargate Universe which now stars Robert Carlyle is scheduled to premiere in the UK on Sky 1 on Tuesday, October 6. This is only 4 days after its US premiere on Syfy. There is also a report from SCI FI in Australia stating that the show will air every Friday night from October 9. Carlyle, who plays Dr. Nicholas Rush, is currently in Vancouver shooting scenes for the sci-fi spin-off and will be spending 8 months of the year in Vancouver with his family. In an interview with The Daily Record he explained that he was inspired by Tim Roth and fellow Scotsman Kevin McKidd to leave movies and try television:
He said: "In a way, Tim probably was the one who told me to do it. About 18 months ago, I decided to come to LA to stick my head above the parapet and see what's out here because so many of my friends were doing that.
Carlyle insists his change of medium - following in the footsteps of Brit actor mates Kevin McKidd and Tim- is no longer the backward step it once was.
Carlyle said:"I phoned Kevin up and told him that I might be coming to join him soon and he was delighted. So many actors are doing TV. It's not lack of work- it's very important to say that- it ain't about that. I can work anywhere at all in film and television.
You can go here for the rest of Robert Carlyle's interview.
New series Doctor Who's Greatest Moments to air on BBC
The BBC has announced the new series since the show was revamped in 2005. The show will be aired in three parts and is created by the same producers of Doctor Who Confidential:
"It's lovely to get the lowdown from regulars like David Tennant, Freema Agyeman and John Barrowman, who are all on good form and as charming as ever."
It added: "We kick off with the Doctor himself before his companions and enemies nudge him to one side to have their time in the limelight.
"Each episode is split into themed sections, so in the opener we look at several elements of the Doctor's character, such as his humour, intelligence and physicality." [Digital Spy]
Doctor Who's Greatest Moments starts on August 20 at 8pm on BBC Three in the UK. You can get a look at a teaser for the new show here.
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Photos of Henry Ian Cusick as Charles Darwin
Got these photos from Henry Ian Daily from Darwin's Darkest Hour which will air on PBS on October 6. Whoa, Charles Darwin is dreamy.
New photos from Gamer and Law Abiding Citizen
Also, as a bonus you can check out a behind-the-scenes look at the process of film color timing from Law Abiding Citizen director F. Gary Gray.
There are also some new stills from Gamer featuring Gerry:
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
James McAvoy cast in I'm With Cancer
This is the first big film James has signed on for since the Wanted franchise and he'll play a 25 year old who successfully battles cancer over many years.
The film has no title yet, but it is set to begin shooting in January of 2010.
Photos of David Tennant filming St Trinian's II
There are only a few weeks left of shooting St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold and there are some photos of David Tennant shooting some scenes in the Thames:
David, 38, dragged himself out of the river's murky water during a scene where his villainous character, Lord Pomfrey, sinks in his boat. He then had a tussle on the shore with co-star Christian Brassington, 26.
An onlooker said: "David was in his element. It must have been freezing but he didn't seem to mind." Evil Lord Pomfrey tries to stop the St Trinian's schoolgirls from finding a stash of gold.
The movie, which also stars Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding, 27, and Rupert Everett, 50, as headmistress Miss Fritton, is due for release on 18 December. [News of the World via David Tennant ]
New trailer featuring Robert Carlyle in The Tournament
A longer video promo had been leaked online over a year ago but has been pulled from Youtube since. That video showed a bit more of martial arts star Scott Adkins (X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE) in action as one of the assassins.
...this new trailer...shows more of the plot with Carlyle as a priest seemingly caught up in the mayhem after he accidentally ingests an implant used to track the assassins. [Kung Fu Cinema]
Gerard Butler to appear on the Late Show
The Ghost teaser trailer
Sunday, 16 August 2009
Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Tu 8/18: Kevin Bacon, Michael Irvin (R 6/8/09)
We 8/19: Dane Cook, Peter Travers (R 6/12/09)
Th 8/20: Lisa Kudrow, James Frey, Chairlift (R 6/26/09)
Fr 8/21: James Spader (R 7/30/09)
Friday, 14 August 2009
Gamer and Law Abiding Citizen: Gerard Butler news roundup
I've been sort of MIA this week so I'm behind on Gerry news. Some of this news is old by now, but I'll post it anyway.
On the Law Abiding Citizen front, the film's official website was launched and you can also check out the film on Facebook and Twitter. GB.net shares the film's new trailer with us, and it looks amazing:
Gerry will also appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 4 to promote Gamer. You can also check out a brand new clip of the film from IGN with an intro from Gerard:
The Men Who Stare at Goats to screen at TIFF
Don't forget that the film was also added to the Venice Film Festival line-up and will officially open on November 6 in the US.
Kevin McKidd talks Grey's Anatomy and Percy Jackson
Kevin McKidd talked to Entertainment Tonight about the new season of Grey's Anatomy. It's mostly mild spoilers he has discussed before:
"This is a dark season. It starts in grief," he tells ET. "I think [George's death] will affect Hunt a lot, because he mentored him and got him up on his feet as a trauma surgeon. He really felt that O'Malley was going to become the next trauma star at the hospital. He encouraged him to join the army. He thought it was the honorable thing to do. I think he feels the loss of him a lot. I think he saw a huge potential in O'Malley when others didn't, even O'Malley."The new season of Grey's Anatomy will premier on Thurs, Sept. 24 at 9pm on ABC.
What Hunt does do is he becomes a rock for other people. McKidd explains, "Owen is used to losing colleagues. That is part of having come from Iraq and working in a war zone as a surgeon. I think he has better mechanisms than others [to cope]. He is so used to loss and grief."
As for Hunt's romance with Cristina, McKidd believes that it is going to get even more complicated this season. "I think they have gotten over the whole trauma of his past, but then his past comes back again at some point to haunt him. Somebody comes to the hospital from his past, somebody we didn't expect, not his ex-fiancée. That is not certain, but it is what I have been hearing. And, hopefully, it could bring them closer together," he tells ET.
As for what is up with the rest of the characters, McKidd teases the season, saying, "Something happens that is seismic to the hospital. In these economic times, things start to come down the pike that start to impact people's lives. So the stakes become higher as the season goes on."
While promoting the new season of Grey's he also discussed Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief at the Television Critics Association summer press tour this weekend in California. He revealed that he is signed on for four of the five films in the series based on the Rick Riordan novels. He plays the Greek god Poseidon and revealed a little about the film:
"My son, since I started doing it, he's read the first three books...I'm watching him read the book, and I'm like, 'So, Joseph, am I in this one much?' He's like, 'Nah, nah, you're not. Maybe in the next one, but in this one not so much.'"
"I'm 40 feet tall for most of the film, but then we come to human form," McKidd continued. "We can atomize ourselves because we're gods. We can do what we want, right? So we can atomize ourselves and walk around the streets of Manhattan, wandering Manhattan, and dress in Gap clothing and do all that stuff, then atomize ourselves back to 40-foot Greek god stage. It's a really fun film."
Effects work is still underway, so there has not been a cut to screen for actors yet, but McKidd has heard early reports. "I know [director] Chris Columbus saw a cut," McKidd said. "He saw an early cut of it without the effects laid on yet. There's a lot of effects in it, and he's very excited about it. I think it's going to be really cool. My kids are really excited about Percy Jackson."
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is set to open Feb. 12, 2010.
Thursday, 13 August 2009
A brand new Amelia poster + Ewan McGregor on the right to health
Twenty years ago, the Convention on the Rights of the Child became the
first international convention to affirm human rights for all children.
In this video, Actor Ewan McGregor, a UNICEF Ambassador since 2004, speaks
out about a child's right to health and getting involved with the fight against
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
New exclusive clip and interview from Gamer
And now for the Gamer interview with Gerry:
Five questions and Kevin McKidd
How is Cristina and Owen's relationship going to develop this year?
It's going to get quite complicated in the sense that I think they've gotten over the whole trauma of his past, but then his past comes back again at some point to haunt him. Someone comes to the hospital that he was connected to in his past, not his ex-fiancée, but it's somebody we didn't expect. I think it could get a little tricky, but exciting and interesting. Hopefully it will bring them closer together in the long run.
Bottom line: We should be rooting for Cristina and Owen this year, right?
Absolutely. They had a rough time last year, and they deserve some happiness this year. Whether they get it, I don't know.
You can go to the source to find out a little more about the new season.
Monday, 10 August 2009
Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Tu 8/11: Mitch Albom, Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal
We 8/12: Eric Bana, Holly Williams
Th 8/13: Jon Cryer
Fr 8/14: Liza Minnelli, Dr. Kara Cooney
Friday, 7 August 2009
Exclusive Gerard Butler interview
By the way guys, sorry for the light blogging over the last two days. A family member is coming to visit tomorrow, so I'm making room for her, and on top of that today is Independence Day, but hopefully things will be semi-normal by Monday.
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Videos from The Ugly Truth London premier
Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl talk to the Associated Press:
You can check it even more videos from the premier here.
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Sean Biggerstaff episode of Miss Marple now online
If you missed Sean Biggerstaff in the PBS Masterpiece Theater production of Miss Marple you can now check it out online. The episode entitled Why Didn't They Ask Evans? is only available to viewers in the US, but maybe you could download a hotspot shield if you're outside of the US and really want to watch it. I'm terrible with technology, but I think they do work for some people. Anyway, here's a synopsis of the episode:
In this show, Sean plays Bobby Attfield who finds a man near death sprawled out on a cliff. His final, enigmatic words, "Why didn't they ask Evans?" On a whim, Bobby and his friend, socialite Frankie Derwent, decide to investigate. The amateur sleuths, along with Miss Marple, uncover several enticing clues. [Wizard News]
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Horror 102: Rooms To Die For...er, In...you heard me...
'Cuz I got some more horror for y'all~!
Nine Dead - Nine people are handcuffed to poles in a room. They must guess WHY theyr'e in the room, pretty much attempt to figure out what's the relationship between all nine of them, or one person will be shot once every ten minutes.
Believe it or not, it's a pretty badassed flick altogether, y'know?
Breathing Room - Take Nine Dead then add a liberal mass of Clue. Basically somethin' like fourteen people awaken within a huge room with fluorescent lighting, individual bags for clothes (orange-red team and blue-black team) and in each of them a hint, a clue towards what's going on.
They're also wearing collars that will shock their asses dead should they "break the rules."
The gamemaster actually shows his face, which immediately makes it different than Saw or Nine Dead. The best kill due to rule breakage? The guy who didn't fucking wash his hands.
Now THAT'S my kinda punishment!!! WASH YOUR GODDAMNED HANDS now I gotta make a friggin' personal post about that sometime...
Suffice it to say the lights go out at regular, possibly even irregular intervals, and a person dies with each lights out. They're constantly hounded by the fact that a "pedophile, a rapist, and a murder" is alive amongst them...or dead when they die.
I won't tell ya when, or who, but maaaan...let's just say the killer is only slightly obvious, but the rest'll actually catch ya off-guard. Now that I've ruined THAT for you, check out this trailer and see it for your damn self:
Cube 2: Hypercube - I fuckin' loooooooooooove the cube series, with Cube 2 being my favorite (Hypercube~!). After all, nothing is scarier to me then being killed by mathematical theorems, geometrical anomalies and spatial algorithms. I mean, you don't understand when it's gonna hit, you probably don't even understand when it DOES hit, and last but not least it's damn near always messy when it does hit.
If you ask me, it doesn't get any better then that when it comes to gore-horror flicks!
Every cube movie pretty much goes like this, only Hypercube has a futuristic math-will-kill-you kinda thing goin' on: eight strangers awaken with the Hypercube itself and they must navigate their way about each room, surviving not only the actual kill rooms (a staple for the Cube series) but also rooms where the room ITSELF can kill or somehow just fuck you up. Gravity shift rooms, variable time speed rooms...I'll ruin this much for ya, two of the strangers get their sex on in one of these rooms and end up dessicated as fuck.
Suffice it to say, unlike the other Cubes which relies on such lethal gimmicks as crushing walls or machine guns firing into the room or even acid sprays (my favorite) OH, or the garotte wires ground beefing a guy, the Hypercube instead uses, just like I said, mathematical algorithms and alien geometries.
BEWARE: German subbed, and the action goes down 'bout 1:50 in. See that beautiful mirror-like thing floating in the air? Yeah, that will kill you.
Beautiful and shiny things will kill you in the Hypercube.
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Suffice it to say I'm a BIIIIIG fan of the Cube series. They're all pretty fucked up, but maaaan...the second one is just pure fucked up on top of "Oh godammit fuck this shit."
Seriously, they need to make a Cube 3 already.
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Enjoy a night of Saw-esque horror, yo~!
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- AnonymousAugust 15, 2011 at 8:59 PM
LOL. Both of the Cube movies are so ridiculousReplyDelete
@Bowen - HAH, I actually dig the Cube movies 'cuz of the whole attempting to figure out the bullshit before it hits, y'know?ReplyDelete
Cube 2 is even worse due to the whole nature of the thing.
Maaan, I enjoy the cube movies :DReplyDelete
there is actually a third one :)
Cube Zero is the name, but I still like that you have this one in the blog!
@Dubs - 'saaaaap~!ReplyDelete
HNNNNNG, Cube Zero (the prequel) isn't really my thing, just 'cuz of how antiquated the traps felt in comparison to Cube 1 and Hypercube. Admittedly though, it did progress the idea of the "story" behind the Cube movies better...since it was the first time the Cube was used and for the reasons the people gave.
Besides, it also tied nicely into Cube 1, y'know?
Anyway, enjoy the blog m'man!
Yeh, I think I will enjoy this blog :) bookmarking it :) I am a big fan of movies, thanks dude :)ReplyDelete


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Whether you are looking for a Beetle, a Micro Bus, a Schwimmwagen or other vintage VW vehicle, you can easily buy a classic Volkswagen from the many print or online options available to find one. From the color that you want, to the style, and age, classic Volkswagens are available for sale all across the county waiting for you to find the perfect one.
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Check out our events page to keep up-to-date with upcoming lectures and unique gatherings at the Muscarelle!
Bluegrass, Beer and Barbeque in the 'Burg
Sunday | May 8, 2016 | 12:30 – 4:00 PM
The Muscarelle Museum of Art invites you to the second annual Bluegrass, Beer and Barbeque in the 'Burg on Mother's Day Weekend. The event will feature five kinds of BBQ and over twenty-five sauces prepared on site by Craig Reeves of The Catering Company, contemporary Bluegrass music by Drymill Road, and a selection of craft beer from The Virginia Beer Company–including a unique beer brewed exclusively for this event! Bluegrass, Beer, and Barbeque is open to the entire Williamsburg community. Don't miss a great way to take a break from finals and celebrate Mother's Day Weekend! Purchase tickets here.
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Wine & Run Presented by MCV Foundation & VCU Health
Join us on May 7th for the 6th Annual Wine & Run for the Roses Auction presented by MCV Foundation & VCU Health. The event will be held on the lawn of the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg, Virginia, 603 Jamestown Road on the campus of The College of William & Mary. Tickets are selling fast! Purchase your tickets here. Catalog now available online.
Don't miss the premier social event in Williamsburg. This year's weekend honors Charles & Ali Banks and Terroir Life. Fine and rare wine and extraordinary travel excursions all at auction exclusively through this event! Featuring a wine reception with fabulous fare from regional chefs, hat contest, Derby race raffle, wine raffle and giant screen telecast of the Kentucky Derby. Proceeds benefit the Muscarelle Museum of Art Foundation a 501(c)3 organization. For additional information about this event, click HERE.
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane opens at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts
The 2013 blockbuster exhibition at the Muscarelle Museum, Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Masterpiece Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti, has returned to the United States for two encore presentations at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee and the Phoenix Art Museum. Curated by Dr. John T. Spike, the exhibition consists of twenty-six drawings by the Renaissance master and represents another remarkable collaboration between the Casa Buonarroti, the Muscarelle Museum of Art and the Associazione Culturale Metamorfosi in Rome.
As curated by Dr. Spike, the exhibition highlights a range of works, from rough sketches to presentation drawings produced over a span of 60 years drawn from the unparalleled collection of the Casa Buonarroti, Michelangelo's ancestral home in Florence, Italy. The unifying theme is the age-old contrast of the sacred and profane as understood by Michelangelo. In this second edition, Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane offers two beautiful drawings not seen in the 2013 exhibition, including a profile study of a young man's face and an anatomical study of the torso of Christ.
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane will remain on view at the Frist until January 6, 2016. The exhibition was brought to the Frist to celebrate the Center's fifteenth anniversary. After closing at the Frist, the exhibition will continue to the Phoenix Art Museum where it will be on view from January 17, 2016 until March 27, 2016.
The Muscarelle has published a Second Edition of its catalogue, Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, to accompany this exhibition. The Second Edition features additional essays by Dr. John T. Spike as well as other key contributors.
For more information or to visit the exhibition at the Frist, visit their website here.
For more information or to visit the exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum, visit their website here.
Leonardo App Wins SEMC Award
We are proud to announce that the Decoding Da Vinci app which allowed visitors to flip through an interactive Codex on the Flight of Birds during Leonardo da Vinci and the Idea of Beauty has received an honorable mention award in the Applications category of the inaugural SEMC Technology Competition.
The SEMC Technology Competition began this year to recognize and reward excellence in the use of technology by southeastern museums. The competition encourages innovation, effective design, accessibility, creativity and pride of work, and recognition of institutional identity.
If you missed Decoding Da Vinci, it is not too late to enjoy the app. Click here to visit it in your browser!


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Ecotricity Tesla complaint rejected by ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected a complaint made by green electricity supplier Ecotricity over claims Tesla made in a print advert.
Published in October 2015, the advert for the Tesla Model S made two claims that Ecotricity felt were misleading:
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- 'Over the five year average length of car ownership, that's approximately £6,000 in petrol savings'
Ecotricity felt it was not fully clear how the firm formulated its claims and felt the advert was thus misleading.
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However, in its ruling, the ASA accepted that "in the context of advertising about the Tesla Model S, consumers would understand the claim "the World's Fastest Charging Station" to mean that Tesla Superchargers were the fastest at charging currently available compatible EVs".
It thus did not break codes for misleading advertising, exaggeration and substantiation.
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For the second claim, Ecotricity challenged some of the figures used in the savings calculation – Tesla's assumption that the Superchargers would be used 10% of the time, the cost of electricity and the price of petrol.
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After 14 years of serving Ripley's local community, Seymours Director Ben Conquer has now completed the acquisition of the founding branch alongside fellow Directors Joe Leonard, previously manager of Seymours Guildford, and Burpham's Richard Stovold.
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Joe Leonard, Partner of Seymours Estate Agents, Ripley comments "We're very proud to announce our new partnership moving forwards. Using our combined strengths and expertise in the current market, we'll be looking to take the branch from strength to strength as we move into the second half of 2017."
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Gregory Glynn, 2007 Amy Award winner
Gregory Glynn, who makes sculptures out of wood from downed trees, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Amy Award.
Born in Lowell, Mass., Gregory moved to Seattle to study sculpture at the University of Washington, earning a BFA in 2000 and moving to Bainbridge Island in 2002. Salvaging downed trees and material found in nature, his sculptures are connotative although primarily abstract. His working drawings, mixed media on paper, add insight to the sculptural process.
Gregory has exhibited throughout the Northwest in sculpture parks and public settings. He is the recipient of a GAP grant from Artist Trust in Seattle to create large-scale sculpture from trees. In mid-October Gregory's work will also appear in a showcase of local artists at the International Sculpture Conference taking place in Seattle.
"My work is not inspired as much by nature itself, but rather the momentous and often unperceivable transformations in nature," he said. "I seek to evoke a sense of a world in flux and reveal a potency that dwells in living forms. It is through the process of creating my work and interacting with these forces that I find compelling relationships between the materials that I explore and phenomena of the natural world."
BAC Executive Director Susan Jackson wrote to Gregory, "To us, your method of making art is a perfect example of unique artistic invention and great skill. We are much taken with your notion of harvesting downed trees on Bainbridge Island to make objects that transform common tree parts into elegant sculptural forms. The magic in your sculpture is your ability to transport your work into the realm of sophisticated art while never leaving behind the original branch or trunk. Your work actually does bridge the art and nature divide."
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