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Where Are They Now? The 5 Strangest Post-'Star Wars' Careers
Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill is living proof that a man only has so much good fortune coming to him in a lifetime. Hamill used up all of his by 1983, and has spent every year since voicing cartoons and being accosted by Star Wars geeks on the street.
But Hamill's post-Star Wars life has been wildly-successful compared to some of the other greats who suffered the same fate. Here are five men who were integral to the Star Wars franchise but whose careers outside the trilogy were almost almost as sad as Hamill's:
Peter Cushing
The character:
Imperial Officer Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin
The actor:
Peter Cushing was so old-school, he actually appeared in a Laurel and Hardy movie (A Chump at Oxford). That was before George Lucas was even freaking born. Cushing was best known for his work in Hammer horror films, often opposite longtime friend Count Dooku-er, Christopher Lee. Cushing also played Dr. Who in two films and came very close to changing Star Wars history forever: he was originally considered for the role of Obi-Wan over Alec Guinness. Picture that.
Inestimable contribution to the films:
Tarkin was nothing less than the real badass of the first film. When Vader started air-choking a guy, it was Tarkin who told him to back it off and Vader did what he was told. Also, you thought it was scary when Anakin killed those kids in Episode III? Tarkin killed a whole planet's worth of them on Alderaan, and for even less reason.
Without Cushing's Tarkin next to him, Vader just looks silly with his mask and cape. Cushing's reptillian deathmask of a face made Tarkin look like a guy you could see on the news tonight, on trial for war crimes.
Most memorable line:
"You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration. But don't worry, we will deal with your rebel friends soon enough."
Best Youtube video featuring character:
Our vote goes to this bizarre still of Tarkin looking particularly skeletal while a deep-voiced Latino man narrates in Spanish about God know what. If you speak Spanish, feel free to post a full translation in the comments section, as we're actually quite curious about it.
Weirdest merchandise based on character:
This full-body Tarkin costume, complete with disturbing rubber death mask and a wig of what looks like steel wire.
Best excerpt from Wikipedia entry on character:
"In an incident that became known as the 'Ghorman Massacre,' Tarkin ordered his ship to land on a platform where a large group of protesters were protesting the Imperial taxation on the distant planet Ghorman. Hundreds of Imperial subjects were crushed by Tarkin's transport in the landing."
Best excerpt from Wikipedia entry on actor:
"In 1989 Cushing was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He retired to Whitestable, where he had bought a seafront house in 1959, and continued his hobby of birdwatching."
Where is he now?
Dead. But, between Star Wars and dying, he managed to appear in various films as a major, commissioner, commander and colonel, forever typecasting him and earning him a military funeral. He was also in a movie called Biggles: Adventures in Time which is apparently about a time-traveling WWI fighter pilot named Bigglesworth. We're guessing he didn't get knighted for that one.
Mark Hamill Career Sadness Rating: 15 (out of 100)
Cushing didn't have Hamill's high expectations, of course, because he wasn't the star. Also, he was knighted, though his knighting is one of those knightings (see Penelope Cruz) that could be seen more as a statement about how little it means to be knighted these days.
Peter Mayhew
The character:
Wookie smuggler Chewbacca
The actor:
He's tall. Peter Mayhew is a goddamned 7-foot-3 inches. That's two Tom Cruises. If we're going to be totally honest here, that was the main contributor to him landing the role of Chewie. OK, the only contributor. In Mayhew's own words, "All I had to do was stand up."
Before Star Wars, Mayhew worked primarily as a hospital orderly in London. Unconfirmed reports say he was dismissed after his height, bony stature, and penchant for bringing a sickle to work caused a number of elderly patients to rip out their IV solution bags and run screaming for the street.
Inestimable contribution to the films:
Try to imagine Chewbacca, only about two feet shorter. Mayhew's freakish height is the only thing separating Chewbacca from a damned Ewok. Seriously, picture short Chewie in your head. Mayhew was the only thing keeping that costume from being laugh-out-loud ridiculous.
Most memorable line:
Best Youtube video featuring character:
It's technically only a reference to the character, but the following video of a man (possibly) afflicted with honest-to-goodness Tourette's syndrome invites you to imagine Chewie in a whole new light. It's about one minute in and, since we're talking about Tourette's here, you should not crank up the sound if you're at work:
Weirdest merchandise based on character:
This costume that will make your child look like a tiny, partially-shaved Chewbacca:
You have to make sure you kid doesn't charge around growling and breaking stuff after Halloween is over, or else you'll get a call from the school about some prescriptions you need to go pick up.
Best excerpt from Wikipedia entry on character:
"Chewbacca's voice is a combination of several animals, including bears, badgers, walruses, cats and camels."
Best excerpt from Wikipedia entry on actor:
"He received his first acting job in 1977 when the producers of the movie Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger discovered Mayhew from a photograph in a newspaper article about men with large feet, and they cast him in the role of the minotaur. "
Where is he now?
Mayhew voiced the character Susha in Dragonball: GT and is all set to appear in Yesterday Was a Lie, a fantasy sci-fi noir movie about quantum physics, Jungian psychology, and whatever else they manage to cram in. Fans of Chewie who were disappointed to see him gypped out of a hero's medal at the end of Episode IV will also be glad to note that he was ceremoniously given one as part of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the MTV Movie Awards in 1997.
Mark Hamill Career Sadness Rating: 35
Since most fans don't know his face, Mayhew actually has the advantage of getting to choose when he's mobbed by geeks (he wears the above Chewbacca T-shirt for those occasions) and when he's merely gawked at as a horribly tall freak. So, he has that.
On the other hand, his one claim to fame was playing an almost non-speaking role in a sweaty fur suit, which means he was only a few steps above a college football mascot.
Jeremy Bulloch
The character:
Mandalorian armor-clad bounty hunter Boba Fett
The actor:
Jeremy Bulloch wasn't the only Boba Fett, but appearing in both Empire and Jedi makes him the standard. You might also know his strikingly unthreatening face as Q's assistant from the James Bond film Octopussy, a movie that many audiences walked out on after realizing the title character did not have eight vaginas.
Inestimable contribution to the films:
What is it about Boba Fett? The guy is barely in the original trilogy and dies a ridiculous death when a blind Han Solo accidentally knocks him off a barge. Yet, the fans went nuts for him.
Bulloch had to be doing something right. The way he... stood there. Wearing that cool costume. And, you know, holding that gun thing. Maybe the guy just puts off a vibe.
Most memorable line:
"Put Captain Solo in the cargo hold."
Best Youtube video featuring character:
Behold nasal-voiced MC Chris' rap masterpiece, the only bit of detritus from Star Wars fandom to finally speak to the core of Fett's raison d'etre. Fett leads his cold life of solitary, ruthless pursuit simply as a means to finance his 'Vette.
Good luck getting that shit out of your head, by the way.
Weirdest merchandise based on character:
This Lego Fett, who is quite a bit more badass than the real Fett due to his steel claw hands and man-sized supergun.
Best excerpt from Wikipedia entry on character:
"Boba Fett is garbed in traditional Mandalorian armor with a cape, and several braids made of Wookiee pelts at his shoulder. His gauntlets also feature a wrist-mounted flame thrower, sonic beam weapons, dart shooter, several blades, and a fibercord whip with a grappling hook. Other weapons include a jetpack with a miniature concussion rocket launcher, rocket dart launchers, grenades, gas pellets, and a pulse cannon."
Best excerpt from Wikipedia entry on actor:
"In a career spanning almost half a century, he is perhaps most famous for his role as Boba Fett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi."
Where is he now?
Bulloch appeared alongside fellow unsung Star Wars hero David Prowse in the Internet fan films Order of the Sith: Vengeance and its sequel Downfall. Like every second-tier member of the cast, he's no stranger to the convention circuit, but at least he scored a cameo in Episode III, as a ship's pilot. He also released a memoir called Flying Solo, which seems like the perfect title for a Harrison Ford memoir, if his memoir weren't already going to be titled Get Off my Plane: the James Marshall Story.
Mark Hamill Career Sadness Rating: 70
We're dangerously close to Mark Hammill territory, here. When we first heard the title of his memoir, we nearly burst out into tears. Pair that with the Internet fan films, and you've got the guy that even Hamill probably doesn't want to talk to at the Star Wars conventions.


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Great video! I use One Note on my Windows Phone 7 all of the time. It is so great!
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NEWARK – Just two and a half weeks after finding out that he was headed for Delaware, new football coach Dave Brock announced 13 high school seniors will be joining him as Blue Hens in the fall.
The 13 are joined by three transfers that Brock also announced as part of his first official signing class on Wednesday, the national signing day for fall sports.
The transfers include running back Jordan Thomas from Rutgers as well as former St. Elizabeth High standout Eric Patton and ASA Community College (N.Y.) product Kennedy Ogbonna at linebacker.
Patton was the state Defensive Player of the Year two seasons ago. He's already been enrolled at Delaware and will be eligible for spring practice.
And, while Brock spent last fall as Rutgers' offensive coordinator, Thomas left the Scarlet Knights before Brock arrived there.
In all Brock said he lost only two recruits who had verbally committed to Delaware before K.C. Keeler was fired as coach on Jan. 7.
There was one quarterback in the class, Kyle Yocum, from Reading Pa.'s Exeter High. The school's all-time leading passer with 3,815 yards, the 6-foot-2, 220-pounder threw for 38 touchdowns and ran for 27.
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STEUBENVILLE - Five graduates of the Eastern Gateway Community College dental assisting program returned to their alma mater this week to help with the 12th-annual Give Kids A Smile program.
"I graduated with a degree in dental assisting in 2008 and am now working for Dr. Rick Zambito of Wheeling. I am also an instructor in the program here at Eastern Gateway, so I have a special interest in the program. I actually assisted when I was a student here, and I believe very strongly in this program," explained Megan Ciacci of Wheeling.
Ciacci was joined Wednesday by Jen Cottis of Wintersville, Brittany Champion of Irondale and Jamie Pepperling of Amsterdam for teeth cleaning and helping the dentists perform check-ups. The dental hygenists also instructed the approximately 60 patients on the proper way to brush their teeth.
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MAKING KIDS SMILE — Maximillian the Tooth, portrayed by Marley Telek of Smithfield, and the Tooth Fairy, played by Jenna Tate of Mingo Junction, were joined Wednesday by Jillian Bucci and Justus Black during the 12th annual Give Kids A Smile event at Eastern Gateway Community College. Telek and Tate are dental assisting students at the school. Bucci and Black were having their teeth checked. -- Dave Gossett
A fifth EGCC graduate, Kelly Barker, is scheduled to work at the Give Kids A Smile program today.
"This is a chance for us to give back to the community. We have a population in the area who need dental care. And, this is a chance to teach the kids about right foods to eat and the bad food to avoid for their oral health which can also affect their general health. It is interesting for us because we were once students learning about this and now we are on the other side of the program. And, we make sure our patients are well taken care of this week," related Ciacci.
"Everything we do on Wednesday and Thursday is preventive care, and then on Friday we see some of the kids again for restorative work," she added.
Hoi Wah Black of Hammondsville has been bringing her four children to the Give Kids A Smile program since her niece, Brittany Champion, was taking the dental assisting courses at EGCC.
"This is our fourth year here because my niece introduced us to the program. This really helps us out because my husband is a disabled military veteran and we don't have dental insurance. I like the program because my kids get their teeth cleaned and checked and the people here really make the patients feel comfortable," said Hoi Wah Black.
Justus Black, a second-grader at Stanton Elementary School, said the dental hygenists, "helped me learn how to properly clean my teeth. I didn't have any cavities last year and I don't think I will have any this year."
"He used to be afraid of going to the dentists but the staff here are so friendly," said his mother.
According to Kathy L. Woodard, director of public service for the Ohio Dental Association, "Many children and adults lack access to dental care, which is a critical component in achieving good oral health. Members of the Ohio Dental Association respond to this need through Give Kids a Smile and other access-to-care programs. Since 2003, Ohio dentists and other volunteers have given more than $10,230,000 in free dental services to more than 194,000 Ohio children through the Give Kids a Smile Ohio program."
Joelle Bucci of Wintersville brought her three children to the Give Kids A Smile program Wednesday, "because it is an extra opportunity to get their teeth checked."
"I take them to the dentist on a regular basis but I like this free extra chance to have their teeth cleaned and checked. They are really good here about explaining the fluoride treatment. My son, Guy, was a little nervous but they told him how everything would be done," remarked Joelle Bucci.
"I'm not excited about coming here, but I can tell my teeth are clean and I don't have any cavities," said Jillian Bucci with a smile.
"Many children enrolled in Medicaid receive no dental service in throughout the year. Dentists can't do this alone. With Give Kids A Smile, we can help some children get the dental care they need, but the annual event will never be enough. Our event is not a cure-all, it's a wake-up call. Children's oral health is everyone's business-not just dentists," declared Donna Robinson, dental assisting program consultant.
"We need to participate as a community and as a nation. We need to find the political will to solve this problem. It won't happen overnight. But if enough people start working on it, it will happen," Robinson stated.
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Breaking Bad #514: "Ozymandias"
Among the many emotions last night's Breaking Bad provoked in me was remorse over having recommended the show to friends (and anyone else who would listen). It's not that I'm reconsidering my opinion of its excellence. I'm just feeling bad about putting other people through the weekly stress test that is the show in general and this season in particular. On the positive side, I am finally getting over my sadness that the series is ending soon. I don't know how much more of this I can take, and looking a few weeks ahead to the finale is almost a relief.
Lots of amusing reactions on Twitter when the show ended. My favorites:
This Breaking Bad is like the opposite of a blackout or election night. There will not be a single baby born in America 9 months from now.
— Evie Nagy (@EvieN) September 16, 2013
I assume tonight's Talking Bad will just be the panelists staring at each other in total silence.
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) September 16, 2013
Still, discuss we must...
First, we have the literary reference in this week's episode title. I'm sure you can all recite the original P. B. Shelley by heart, but in case you need to check your memory, you can find it here (with some notes). The key lines, I'm assuming, are the most famous couplet: "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" It's a fitting title for the episode when Walt's "empire" came crashing down definitively and tragically -- in the desert, no less. And "despair" is certainly a good word for the episode's overall mood and final effect on viewers. (Said the husband, "I feel like Jesse's face looks.")
In that first scene, I found myself actually wishing the writers would cheat and let Hank get out alive. Let him get to that rifle before Uncle Jack does; let Jack be convinced by Walt's sadly unpersuasive bargaining. I knew it was true that, as Jack put it, there was "no scenario" that would allow Hank to survive. But the mounting tragic toll of Walt's misdeeds is too much for me. I want to believe it can be avoided -- just like Walt does.
Last week I said that the tone of Hank's call to Marie tipped me off that something awful was about to happen to him. This week, another awful realization: if he hadn't stopped to make that call to Marie before driving off with Walt in custody, he would probably have lived.
I want to make some joke about Hank and Gomez stuck together for eternity, with Gomez shaking his head and saying things like "I don't KNOW, Hank, I don't think it's a good idea to be buried in this remote location..." but my heart's not in it. I won't miss Gomez, but seeing Hank get disposed of and disappeared like any other victim of Walt's relentless empire-building is just too cruel.
Hank's death -- and the fact that it was a clear result of Walt's actions, and happened despite Walt's attempt to prevent it -- could have been the moment that broke through all of Walt's self-justifying lies and self-protective rationalizations. It could have made him say, "What have I done?" and turn himself in (or kill himself, I suppose). Especially since he also lost his money. Instead, though, it seemed to release him from any remaining pretense of humanity or nobility. Instead of Walt finally seeing himself clearly, he let the rationalizations take total control, and he found someone else to blame: All of this is Jesse's fault! And so, not only will Walt NOT protect Jesse from being tortured before he's killed; he'll begin that torture himself with his totally unnecessary revelation about the circumstances of Jane's death in Season 2. (I wonder -- would it have been different if Walt had lost everything? Was that barrel of cash Jack gave him just enough to let him hang on to his dream of getting away with it all?)
I think Walt's trying to take Holly with him in the end was another attempt to convince himself that he could still salvage something from the wreckage of his crimes. He could still have a "family," and a child who didn't know anything about the evil he'd done. But he realized pretty quickly that that plan wasn't going to work out. At the end of the show (after I shook off the paralyzing despair a little) I thought back to the teaser, a sort of outtake from season 1 which showed us (among other things) Walt and Skyler talking about what they should name their daughter-to-be. She used to be part of the reason he said he was doing all the terrible things he did. Now, returning her to her mother -- and doing his best to keep her mother out of jail, by taking responsibility for the criminal acts in which she had played a role, or from which she'd benefitted -- was the one thing Walt could do to make things, not right, but a little less horribly wrong.
Anyway, the teaser. I thought the "disappearing Walt" effect was super-cheesy. Why did they do it? Was the point that the old Walt, the one we knew in S1, has disappeared completely -- or was about to disappear, in that very spot, as a result of what was about to happen there? It also showed us how difficult it used to be for Walt to lie to Skyler -- he had to rehearse -- and how easily Skyler used to accept it. Now he's a fluid liar, and she knows exactly what he's doing. It also showed us the innocent-looking knifeblock, which, like Chekhov's gun, came into play in the end.
Speaking of that final phone call: like Emily Nussbaum, I didn't get it at first either. I didn't recognize the performance Walt was putting on for the sake of the police, because I was focused on the genuine emotion that I think he was drawing on in berating Skyler -- his resentment at being underappreciated, and his anger that his son knew about his crimes -- and on also the way Walt was channeling the Skyler-hating Bad Fan. He wept, which should have been the giveaway. But I don't think he cried because it was hard for him to say such hateful things to his wife. Not after he was so cruel to Jesse. I think he cried because he knew he was saying goodbye to his family, his kids, for good. [Update: Nussbaum has written a longer analysis of that scene here; well worth your time!]
With two episodes left, is there anything left to hope for, or will it all be bleak, bleaker, bleakest? Can we hope for the survival/rescue of Jesse? God knows he's been through enough. But who can save him, now that Walt has consented to his torture and murder? Maybe there will be a scene or two dedicated to the release of Huell from his Godot-like confinement. What are you expecting?
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Oh man, this was definitely like Breaking Bad's "Red Wedding." Not quite the same punch in the gut, but still.
I don't know how much more of this I can take, and looking a few weeks ahead to the finale is almost a relief.
I HAVE had to walk away from shows simply because I couldn't take it anymore. I have yet to see the last two episodes of Six Feet Under, which was a show that really knew how to make you feel pain. This show is not the same, but it;s kind of amazing how adept some shows have become at being devestating at a truly visceral level.
I don't think that Walt is that much better of a liar. His recitation of a convoluted explaination before the call reminded me a lot of his attempt to explain the gasoline a few episodes ago. The main difference was that in last night's flashback he was lucky enough to have Skyler accept his staying out late before he had a chance to give her the full version.
I'm not sure if his intent in the phone call was to protect Skyler. Hurting the woman who he feels has betrayed him, preventing her from getting credit for his empire, and rewriting his vision of himself in a world where he has been rejected by his wife and son are other possibilities are more likely possibilities.
wow. I totally missed the point of Walt's call. I was just listening to him stunned as he was just so enraged and full of emotion. I did not quite get the tears; thought it was remorse for Hank. Will have to watch again.
Intense episode. Jesse in servitude and slavery but for how long until they kill him. Eventually Todd will figure out how to increase the purity.
Hard to see Walt's play here. He has so few cards. All his money gone, family gone, exposed. Well, as Dylan says when you ain't got nothing p, you got nothing to lose.
Although his empire has come crashing down, Walt is obviously not done yet.
We know that he returns to the area, buys an M-60, and retrieves the ricin capsule from his abandoned house.
My guess is that in one last Ozymandian gesture, he'll track down Jack and his Merry Men and cut them down with the M-60. The ricin? Perhaps he'll take it himself. Or, he might convince Jesse to swallow it and put an end to his tortured life.
I updated the post with a link to the blog post Emily Nussbaum wrote at The New Yorker about that Walt-to-Skyler phone call. Really astute analysis as usual. I went back last night to rewatch the scene, and I'm ashamed that I didn't twig what was really going on the first time through. The performances are so strong; it's all there on their faces.
It occurred to me that the ending of this episode -- with Walt riding off into the sunset [EDIT: I should have said "sunrise," of course!] -- to assume his new identity -- could well have been the ending of the series. But we know it isn't; because of the flash-forward teasers we've seen this season, we know he returns, and blows his cover in doing so. What will bring him back? Is his anger at the Uncle Jack crew enough? I expect something more. But I can't imagine what.
My immediate response to the cold-open flashback was, "Come on." Did the writers think the audience really needed to be reminded of all that had been lost? I wasn't sold on "disappearing Walt" either. But when I watched the episode a second time, it didn't bother me. One last glimpse of Mr. White before Heisenberg goes down like Scarface. On second viewing, the fade-outs of Walt, then Jesse, then the RV, seemed less nostalgic, though no less obvious: we were meant to see the circle close. A bit much. But they're allowed.
Can we have a round of applause for baby Holly's performance? Speaking on cue (or maybe they got e-Trade's special-effects wizards to make her talk). Looking confused by the cab of the fire engine. Who didn't turn in perfect performances in that episode? (I'd say it was Gomie's best, actually--I kid.) Especially in that last phone conversation. At first, I was sure Walter was going nuclear. Stealing the baby to get back at Sky and Junior! Verbally lacerating Skyler as he did Jesse in the desert. But then he started saying things that weren't really true--and talking like a B-movie villain ("you stupid bitch!"). And then I caught his tears reflected in the streetlight. Anna Gunn turned in another amazing performance--the way her eyes change once she realized what Walt is doing, and then "I'm sorry"...if she doesn't win the Emmy, I'll stop cooking meth. I mean start.
So, what's next? Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that minivan that Walt got into at the end the same one Jesse was supposed to take to his drug-dealer protection program? It was certainly the same pickup area. (Speaking of, I am not confident that Jesse will survive this. He's not nearly as evil as Walt, but the dude doesn't exactly have clean hands. Plus the writers seem determined not to let up on the audience, and Jesse, like, Hank became more interesting, more redeemable as the show progressed.) Is that Walt's ride out of state to become Mr. Lambert?
Season five's opening flash-forward begins on Walt's fifty-second birthday. So obviously we're going to be time-jumping about a year into the future (right?). I'm still nervous about how the show is going to handle that. I had figured it would come int he last episode, but Vince Gilligan's tease on Talking Bad (God help me)--"Walt's going to get new glasses"--makes me wonder whether it's happening in the next episode. Because in that flash-forward, Walt is sporting new spectacles. Does he break them head-butting Uncle Jack?
Grant - Yes, I think that's exactly what's happening at the end: Walt called Saul's new-identity guy and is heading off to bide his time and grow out his hair in New Hampshire.
On rewatching, I noticed that, just before Walt calls Skyler, we can hear a cop in the background giving the details for an Amber Alert. The details about Walt's appearance he mentions for the description are all the things we know he changes: "Bald, goatee, gold wire-rimmed glasses..." I think Gilligan was just hinting that this next episode is the one where Walt takes on his new identity/disguise.
I've been trying to plot out the timeline too. IIRC, someone in this episode -- perhaps that same background cop -- described Holly as being 18 months old. Skyler was pregnant, let's say 6 months along, when the show began (and Walt was turning 50). Which means now we only have 3 months or so to go before his 52nd birthday. But I don't know whether all of that tracks.
Anna Gunn turned in another amazing performance--the way her eyes change once she realized what Walt is doing, and then "I'm sorry"...if she doesn't win the Emmy, I'll stop cooking meth. I mean start.
Agreed (except the start cooking meth part. But if you need some Canadian distribution, we can talk eh!) Her acting in that scene is phenomenal. The eyes say it all! That is so hard to do. Great performance by her in that scene. Well done.
I will admit, I did not get the phone call until my wife explained it all to me (she's smarter than I am). But doesn't this all make Walt a pretty good family man? Yes, he turned on Jesse, but Jesse is not family. Hank was out to (understandably) destroy Walt, yet in the end Walt sincerely and repeatedly tried to save Hank's life, perhaps putting his own life in jeopardy with Todd's anything-but-avuncular uncle. Skyler attacks Walt with a knife, yet Walt risks exposing himself (a little) to the police in an effort to clear her, when, let's face it, she's not innocent. He takes the baby and tries to find a new, safe and normal home for her, again risking being found by the authorities.
There are worse fathers.
I recommend this Vulture interview with the episode's author and director. Lots of interesting details, including their perspective on that Skyler-Walt phone conversation, and some great background about baby Holly's performance. Apparently saying "Mama" at that crucial moment was her contribution:
It was not scripted. She was looking at her mom off-stage and started saying that at the exact moment where it is scripted that Walt has a pang that this is morally reprehensible to do this to his daughter, to deprive her of a normal life. And this little baby just started looking at mom and we just rolled.
I love that, because babies on television shows are always looking off-stage at their mothers, and usually I find that very distracting. Especially when the "mom" or "dad" is all "Oh, baby, I missed you so much," and the baby is looking unhappy and refusing to make eye contact with the adult they supposedly love most. So it's gratifying to know that, this one time, that awkwardness actually made the scene better.


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Does anyone know when and how the system of post-doctoral studies after a Ph. D. originated? I've heard in a few places that there was a time when there was no such thing as a post-doc, and people used to go for faculty positions right after their Ph. D.'s. Is this true? When and why did it change? What does the post-doctoral position achieve?
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This is really a blog question, with no single answer. There are 150+ Ph.D. programs in mathematics in the U.S., plus various institutes. As noted already, there is no central planner. Before the 1960s there were relatively few mathematicians in the U.S. Those doing active research in universities did a lot of routine teaching and were low paid. But then higher education mushroomed for many reasons, with new programs and universities all over the place. The Ph.D. program here at UMass (earlier Mass. Agricultural College) started in the mid-1960s. Hiring everywhere of new Ph.D.'s was frenetic and worked mainly through the old boy network. As the market settled down and recessions occurred, temporary postdoc positions became more common. Some at the prestigious universities were institutionalized, others were an afterthought and most often on a 1-2 year basis. At UMass almost everyone in the 1970s was on a tenure-track, with just a few non-Ph.D. "lecturers" on contracts. It's cheaper for administrators to hire non-Ph.D. people just for teaching service courses, so here it was difficult to persuade the provost and others that postdocs are standard for research-based math programs. Our main postdoc burst occurred after two state early retirement incentives removed most of the senior faculty. Now postdocs are sporadic and hard to authorize here, though the department still wants them. (There are still a few lecturers, who have full faculty benefits but no tenure. We'd have more if they didn't undercut faculty teaching ratios and if UMass had built bigger lecture halls.) The statistics part of the UMass department still tends to hire new Ph.D.'s on tenure tracks due to market pressures from nonacademic employers. No conspiracies, but lots of pressures on the system.
In know that there is some variation among fields for when post-docs became popular. My understanding is that the "post-doc" institution as a whole began around the beginning of the last century, but didn't become common until many decades later. In the physics (and, I think, math) world, there was an explosion of post-docs in the US after WWII. During the war, the government had created many national labratories, and most of the top physicists took time away from their other academic pursuits to help in the war effort. When the war ended, the government was still very interested in funding physics research (Cold War!) in particular, and academics in general (G.I. Bill!). Thus, in the US anyway, the middle of the 20th century saw a dramatic rise in both the demand and supply for researchers. But the number of professorships didn't match pace, hence the growing number of post-docs. Moreover, many of the leading senior physicists at the time (Oppenheimer, Bethe, etc.) strongly encouraged the creation of post-doc positions as a way for the young people (Feynman, Dyson, Schwinger, etc.) to communicate their theories. As is often said: the best way to send an idea is to wrap it in a person.
This story is very well told in D. Kaiser, Drawing theories apart: the dispersion of Feynman diagrams in postwar physics, University of Chicago Press, 2005.
One other comment is important to make. The structure of the academy (and in particular the names of ranks) can vary wildly from country to country, so that "assistant professor" in some countries means "post-doc" in others. For example, Denmark in the last decade has made a conscious shift away from the "German" model, in which there are very few "professors", each of whom over see many full-time senior researchers, and towards a more "American" model where the rank "(full) professor" is more freely given.
I think the why part is easy. University administrations like cheap labor and are risk averse when it comes to giving permanent jobs, and the people who already have permanent jobs like cheap labor because then their teaching load goes down. The real question is why people take post-docs. I think the answer is that people really want to do good mathematics and they think (often correctly, often not) that having access to the top people will help them do that, so they're willing to accept all the sacrifices that come with post-docs.
Another factor is that as the decades have gone by, in many branches of math the amount one has had to learn to get going researchwise has increased markedly. This of course varies a lot from subject to subject, but in many areas it can take quite a while after the PhD to develop the kind of research record that a research university wants to see before they hire you on the tenure-track and take the risks associated with that. This encourages the proliferation of postdocs as well.
Well, in Italy Ph.D. programs started about in mid-80s (1980s, I mean), so strictly speaking we had no post-doctoral positions or fellowships before that. :-)
Some anecdotal evidence I heard from the older generation is that post docs in the sciences and mathematics didn't really appear (in the United States) until the Eisenhower era. During the cold war there was a big push by the government to invest in basic research, so suddenly everybody got more money to hire more graduate students. Unfortunately, the faculty positions are not opening up as fast. So you have a problem with supply bigger than demand. The expectation was that (a) more professorships will be created and (b) due to the explosion of interest in basic research, partly driven by the invention of the atomic bomb, industry will start hiring more PhDs. So it was expected that the over-supply of PhDs is a temporary problem (so does not need "curing" at the source) and a simple stop-gap (the post doc position) is enough.
How much of this is actually true, I am not certain.
It is important to understand that the postdoc was not designed to "achieve" anything. It is simply a product of the system's incentives. There is no central planner.
In the US a professor at a research university gets tenure and promotion based on the number of publications and grant dollars he has. As you know, a postdoc or PhD student can write several good papers' a year in which the advisor (professor) shows up a second author. So, someone who can fund 10 students will have 10 times as many publications as someone with 1 student. The more publications you have the easier it is to get funding, so we have a positive feedback loop where the top performers get a continually larger share of the money and talent.
Because of this, a professor would rather hire 2 postdocs at \$40K/year than 1 postdoc at \$80K/year since we know that more money does not translate into more papers. In the sciences and math new PhDs are happy to take the job of a postdoc at very low wages, for several reasons:
More than half of US Science and Math PhD students and postdocs are foreigners, so point 3 is a big effect.
There are virtually no postdocs in Law, Medicine or Finance, since someone with a law degree, medical degree, or finance PhD commands a starting salary above \$150K/year in the marketplace, so they are not willing to take a postdoc for such comparatively low wages. In Computer Science the postdoc is still somewhat rare since starting salaries for PhDs in CS are around \$100K in industry. Thus, point 1 also seems important.


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As a NaNoWriMo participant, I've been trying to meet a rather ambitious 1667 word/day goal. I've heard that professionals do a lot less, but the first two days of this month, I actually wrote 5000 words/day, so I know it's possible. Quantity over quality? What's a reasonable, sustainable word count?
It varies a lot - and by type of writing. I can do casual non-fiction writing fairly quickly, but more structured or formal work takes me longer (not just in the editing, but in the actual writing process).
The professional writers I know point out that burning out is a bad thing (as above: 1000 words each day - or even 250 words a day - is a lot better than 3000 or 5000 or whatever words once every two weeks.) Also that it's much easier to get started if you stop when you know what the next piece is (i.e. don't stop when you run out of stuff: try to stop when you have one thing left that you know. Then, the next time you sit down, you can start with that, and build momentum.)
An apocryphal story about Joyce
A friend once found him sprawled across his desk, a figure of utter despair. "How many words have you written today?" he asked him.
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I think 1,000 a day is pretty good, if you're consistent. A day with 5,000 is possible, but probably not sustainable for most people. 1,000 every day is better than 5,000 once every two weeks.
It depends. Personally, I aim for one to two thousand words a day. I know of one professional writer who goes for three thousand words a day (but, as she pointed out to me, this is her day job).
This may be an extremely subjective answer, but i find it easiest to get a chapter or two done, rather than a word count. It means there is a complete section to get a family member to read over, and if there is spare time in my sitting, i can go through and edit it.
If you don't finish the chapter, just try finishing it (and the next chapter) the next day!
On the extreme side, Lester Dent was able to write a whole Doc Savage novel in about two weeks, perhaps less. We're not talking great literature here, but he is generally considered to have written the best Doc Savage books (all of them were published under the name "Kenneth Robeson", and they came out monthly). They weren't all that long, so figure about thirty-five hundred words a day, sustained, as the high end.
Some authors seem to be able to write a novel of maybe eighty thousand words a year, of good quality. That's more like three hundred words a day on the average.
No one can answer that question for you. You need to write every day and find the best wordcount for yourself. As a 4 time winner of NaNoWriMo, I can honestly say that 1667 words a day for me personally is way too much. It's doable, but if I had to go one more day, I'd go insane. 1667 a day burns me out, even without a day job. On the other hand, I've met a lot of people during NaNoWriMo that do 1667 a day with ease, while others even go for 100k or even 150k. It really depends on the person (and the story, how well planned out it is, how inspiring, how easy it flows...).
All in all, I'd advise you rather choose a range than a fixed number, or perhaps a bare minimum. There will be days when writing will not come easily, and it's better to take it slow than to force it. Forcing might be necessary during NaNoWriMo where deadline is tight and quality is not an issue, but I really see no need for it in every day writing, it unnecessarily lowers the quality.


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In my company a person which are Administraiting the CRM Microsoft Dinamics give me one of External list with a Vacation of Workers in Company. I try first with list local in my project, and this list work and refresh after one secounds, and have got 1024 eements. I try conect with my proyect a External List from CRM and its take a ot of time because it's take about after conect this list with my project 60 secounds. It's more approximately 60 times then in the first time. How should I make it faster, and upgrade the performance of my project. Please Help
The first thing I'd suggest is to implement paging in your BCS Selectors, as by default the Selector will be getting all elements every time the list is refreshed - and it doesn't cache at all - which is a bit of a shame, but makes sense when you think about it.
This will give you the most immediate benefit. Take a look at this question about External List paging on this site to give some details on how to do this.
After that is done, then you'll need to look more deeply into optimising what you've done. But, this single thing should give you a big improvement.


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While rare, active shooter situations do occur. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Typically, the immediate deployment of law enforcement is required to stop the situation. Because active shooter situations often are over within 10 to 15 minutes, sometimes before law enforcement arrives on the scene, individuals must be prepared mentally and physically to deal with an active shooter situation.
Take a moment now to review a video co-developed by the US Department of Homeland Security and the City of Houston on "Run-Hide-Fight" click here. Please be warned, it is quite chilling and graphic, and it shows you what you can do during such a situation.
So, in the event you hear gunfire remember: Run. Hide. Fight.
Run. Get out and get away, as quietly and quickly as possible.
Hide. If you can't flee, find a place to hide where the active shooter is less likely to find you.
Fight. If all else fails, and only as a last resort, attack the shooter with whatever makeshift weapons you can find (scissors, portable fire extinguishers, chairs, etc.) to disarm and disable. It is best, when possible, to work with others.
When law enforcement arrives:
Additional resources:
NYPD active shooter pamphlet: click here
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A south-central Kansas woman has pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud for illegally receiving payments from the Kansas Medicaid program to care for a sister with Down syndrome.
Prosecutors say 46-year-old Lupe Adela Mains, of Pretty Prairie, also pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of mail fraud.
Mains acknowledged receiving Medicaid funds from October 2007 through March 2009 to provide home care for her sister while the sister was really receiving care from another family member in Wichita.
Mains also admitted that she fraudulently continued to collect her sister's Railroad Retirement Board survivor disability benefits during that time.
A plea deal recommends a sentence of one month incarceration, 13 months of community confinement and restitution of about $50,000. Sentencing is set for July 1.
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A $5 million cut to County Board budget won't go before voters
Fast-track state legislation to let voters decide in April whether to cut Milwaukee County supervisors' pay from $50,679 to $15,000 a year would also lop some $5 million from the County Board budget - without any input from voters.
Such a big cut - about 84% of the board's current budget - would severely hamper the board's ability to fulfill its role as the county's legislative branch of government, critics of the legislation said Friday.
Such a cut would leave almost nothing for County Board operations because more than $1 million of the board's budget is earmarked for retiree benefits.
"I don't know who is supposed to clerk the (board) meetings or provide any of the research," under such a deep cut, said Supervisor Theo Lipscomb Sr. Part-time supervisors envisioned by the legislation wouldn't have time to adequately research issues in the county's overall $1.3 billion budget, he said.
The board's current $6.6 million budget includes pay for the 18 supervisors and 38 staffers, including policy analysts, committee clerks and legislative assistants.» Read Full Article
Wisconsin Lutheran High School screens 'Heroes Behind The Badge'
Barbecue restaurant to open at iPic Theaters at Bayshore
Big Daddy's Brew & Que, a restaurant serving barbecue, will open at Bayshore Town Center's iPic Theaters in Glendale.
The previous restaurant, Ovation, closed at the end of November, and work on the new restaurant began the same day. It recently began hiring staff.
Emily Madelung, the theater's marketing manager, said the restaurant is expected to open at the end of January or the beginning of February.
She said TVs have been added to the space to make it will feel more like a casual bar.
Big Daddy's will smoke various meats on site and offer them as entrées with a choice of sides, such as cornbread and baked beans, or on sandwiches.» Read Full Article
Germantown boys basketball team beats Homestead, 72-51
It's hard being the king.
Germantown's 7-0 Indiana-bound center Luke Fischer chuckles when that idea is mentioned to him, but it has a grain of truth to it. His Warhawk basketball team has established a record of such dominance over the last two-and-a-half seasons (65-2 record) that' it's not enough for the team just to win, but it has to earn style points too.
And that means pleasing notoriously hard-to-please Coach Steve Showalter.
Take a moment from Thursday night in the Warhawks' 72-51 win over border rival Homestead, a victory that improved the top-ranked in state Germantown squad to 13-0 on the season and 8-0 in North Shore play.
It was the third quarter and a few moments earlier the Warhawks had extended their 44-23 halftime lead to 52-25 and were well on their way to cruising towards another blowout win.» Read Full Article
Mequon-Thiensville district holding logo contest
The Mequon-Thiensville School District is crowdsourcing the creation of its new logo with a community-wide contest.
According to a district release, all community members, including past and current students, can enter designs. Contestants must live in or have attended the Mequon-Thiensville district, and are allowed to submit multiple entries.
The winning look will go on the district website, letterhead, and be used in future branding.
"The logo currently being used the by Mequon-Thiensville School District has become outdated and we seek an updated logo that builds on the fine tradition of the school district," Superintendent Demond Means said in the release. "We are very excited to see the submitted designs."
The district is accepting entries through Feb. 8 at www.mtlogocontest.com and will announce a winner in early March.
Milwaukee auto repair shop Habhegger makes way for apartments
Longtime east side business Habhegger Wheel and Axle has moved from the corner of N. Water and E. Brady streets to Glendale.
The business is now at 102 W. Capitol Drive, on the Milwaukee-Glendale border. Habhegger is leasing space formerly used by Mofoco Enterprises, which moved about two blocks north, to 4170 N. Lydell St., said owner Dennis Mabry.
Mabry moved Habhegger because of developer Wangard Partners Inc.'s plans to demolish the former auto repair shops to make way for new apartments and retail space. Wangard bought the 2.7-acre site last summer from Madison-based AnchorBank.
Habhegger, which claims roots dating back to the 1840s as a blacksmith shop, had hoped to relocate near its current shop, but found downtown and east side real estate was too pricey, Mabry said.
By the way, Mabry is now calling the business Habhegger Auto Repair to make it clear it does more than just wheel and axle work.
Germantown wrestling team outlasts Homestead
Though Germantown won the North Shore Conference wrestling dual with border rival Homestead, 47-34, Wednesday night, it was Highlander coach Ernie Millard who was the much happier person when the evening was done.
That's because though though his Highlanders had to give up four forfeits to the Warhawks, Homestead actually won six matches on the mat as compared to just four for Germantown. The Highlanders did have motivation, as it was senior night for them.
"We have a couple of huge holes in our line-up because of injuries and so we have to try and work around them," said Millard, "but I was very pleased with how physical and aggressive our more experienced guys were tonight."
The moral victory dovetailed off the Highlanders sound 3-2 effort in the Verona Duals last Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Warhawks, who had come into the meet on a hot streak of their own, took a little step backward this night, according to coach Casey Gabrielson.» Read Full Article
Proposed apartments, retail space in Mequon win initial approval
A proposal to develop 40 apartments in Mequon, along with space for restaurants and shops, won preliminary zoning approval Monday night from the city Plan Commission.
Wired Properties LLC, led by Blair Williams, and Shaffer Development LLC are proposing five buildings for the Town Center area, north of Mequon Road and west of Cedarburg Road, near the Milwaukee River.
The three-acre development site includes two homes, Town Center Mobil and American Legion Post 457, all to be demolished. Post 457's demolition would need city approval from the Landmarks Commission.
In their place, Wired would develop four buildings, with 28,500 square feet of commercial space. Two of those buildings would include 40 upscale apartments, with one to three bedrooms, on their three upper floors.
The commercial space would include a cafe, and a two-story restaurant/tavern, but no specific tenants are named in the proposal.» Read Full Article
Milwaukee man charged in Brown Deer stabbing
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's office has filed charges against Cecil T. Kahill of Milwaukee, 22, who is suspected in a Jan. 2 stabbing in Brown Deer, according to a police news release.
According to a Brown Deer Police Department news release:
Kahill is charged with attempted first degree intentional homicide armed with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence related, and endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, also domestic violence related.
Police arrested Kahill on Jan. 2 after responding to a noise complaint of people yelling at 4475 West Dean Road. The call was updated to a rescue for a person who had passed out, and officers on-scene located a female victim who had been stabbed repeatedly.
Kahill and the victim had previously lived together in Milwaukee.» Read Full Article
Woman arrested on warrant charge after calling 911 to complain about treatment at store
A 26-year-old Milwaukee woman who called 911 to complain about the treatment she received at a store was instead arrested for two outstanding warrants.
According to the Brown Deer police report:
The woman was arrested on after she called 911 to complain that a store would not give her credit for returns at Old Navy, 9094 N. Green Bay Road, at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 24.
The store did credit her for the items she had a receipt for but said she would have to contact corporate for the items she had without a receipt.
The woman was found to have two Wauwatosa warrants for driving after revocation and possession/receiving stolen property.
'Master thief' and partner arrested for theft at Bayshore
A self-proclaimed master thief and her partner were arrested for theft at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale after an employee noticed glasses missing from the store.
According to the Glendale police report:
The man and woman, both 18 of Milwaukee, were arrested for theft at Sunglass Hut, 490 W. Northshore Drive, at 3:45 p.m. Dec. 28. An employee said they seemed to be "enthusiastic" to buy glasses and when she noticed some pairs missing from a display, she approached them but they fled the store.
When arrested, the woman said she was "a master thief," boasting that she steals all the time and was upset that this time she "slipped up." She also wanted police to thank the stores at Bayshore for allowing her to steal so easily.
She also said that stealing and selling what she stole was her only job. When told she was banned from the mall, she laughed and said she'd be back. The man, who was on probation and parole, was also banned and said he wouldn't return. Police called his parole officer and were told his probation would not be revoked for theft.» Read Full Article
Primary election letters due by 5 p.m. Feb. 1
All letters related to the spring primary must be received at the NOW Newspapers office by 5 p.m. Feb. 1 to be conisdered for publication in our print editions. All letters for the general election must be received by 5 p.m. March 15.
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Letters must include the writer's first and last names and community of residence. This information will be published.
Letter writers also must provide their phone number, so we can call to verify that the sender truly is who they say they are.» Read Full Article


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Oracle AppAdvantage for Digital Experience: Delivering Consistent Multichannel Experiences using WebCenter
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NASHVILLE — Arkansas forward Marshawn Powell has been with the Razorbacks' basketball program since the 2009-10 season.
He's the most experienced member of coach Mike Anderson's team. So Powell knows what it's like stepping on the floor for the Southeastern Conference Tournament after starting postseason games with the Hogs in 2010 and 2011.
But there's something the veteran has in common with Arkansas' first-year players as the seventh-seeded Razorbacks play No. 10 seed Vanderbilt in the 2013 SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn., tonight. He doesn't know what it's like to advance.
"It's real frustrating," Powell said Tuesday. "I'm trying to get a win."
Arkansas (19-12, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) will press for success in the SEC Tournament for the first time in five years when it meets the Commodores (14-16, 8-10) in Bridgestone Arena tonight at 6:30 p.m. The Razorbacks haven't experienced a tournament victory since 2008, when it won two straight before a loss to Georgia in the championship game.
The disappointments since have included first-round losses to Florida (2009), Georgia (2010), Tennessee (2011) and LSU (2012). The four losses also ended the season for the Razorbacks, who haven't played in the postseason since 2008.
Anderson said his team – which is much deeper than the group that lost to the Tigers in New Orleans last year — is better equipped for tournament play now.
"Typically the teams I've been associated with, they start playing some of their better basketball this time of the year and depth has a big part of that," Anderson said Tuesday. "But the only way you're gong to be able to create and use that depth is you get past the first game. That's the most important critical game."
Arkansas' recent history in the tournament is proof winning game one is no easy task. It won't be easy tonight, either, considering Arkansas' road resume this season.
The Razorbacks carry a 1-11 mark in games played outside of Arkansas into the SEC Tournament. Its only win came at Auburn, which finished last in the SEC.
The poor performance has left Arkansas staring at a well-known reality as it begins SEC Tournament play: Its only path to the NCAA Tournament for will be winning four games in four days in Nashville to earn the SEC's automatic bid.
But Powell isn't deterred by what happened in the regular season. He believes the Razorbacks can be the first team to win four in four days since Georgia in 2008.
"I feel like if everything clicks — who knows when it may click — we can do some damage," Powell said.
That is everyone's goal this week in a high stakes tournament featuring only two teams that appear to be locks for the NCAA field (Florida and Missouri).
Everyone else needs to make an impression this week. The list includes Vanderbilt, which split the season series with the Razorbacks and has won four of its past five games after a rugged 2-7 start to open conference play this season.
"We are all just trying to win the game Thursday night at 6:30," Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings said Monday when asked if winning four games in four days is feasible this season. "That's all we are trying to do right now. And I think the same can be said for the other 13 teams. All we are trying to do is win that one game while it is going on and then worry about everything else"
Vanderbilt won the 2012 SEC Tournament, but looks nothing like last year's team with nearly all of its key performers and contributors gone. Its youth was evident in Arkansas' 56-33 win against Vanderbilt in early January, but Anderson said the Commodores have improved this season and it has shown in a 6-3 record down the stretch. It includes a 67-49 win against the Razorbacks in Memorial Gym on Feb. 9.
"They're playing some good basketball," Anderson said. "So it's not the same team we played earlier. We played them I think our first home game of conference play and at that time we beat them pretty good. Went to there place and they beat us pretty good. So now you've got the rubber match."
The Commodores do have the hometown advantage against the Razorbacks, remaining in their own city to play in Bridgestone Arena. Stallings said Monday it doesn't necessarily mean his team has an edge on the court tonight, though.
Either way, Arkansas guard BJ Young said the Razorbacks can't let anything distract them from their goal of grabbing their first SEC Tournament win in five years.
"It's the most important game of the season," Young said. "We think it's a game we're capable of winning and we're going in here confident. We're feeling pretty good."
The winner of tonight's game will advance to face No. 2 seed Kentucky on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Arkansas beat the Wildcats 73-60 in Fayetteville on March 2.
But Anderson won't let the Razorbacks get ahead of themselves. The only goal for now is to take the next step by winning an SEC Tournament game.
"That is what postseason is all about, getting into situations where you can test yourself and get better," Anderson said. "I think this is going to be great for our basketball team. We will find out a little bit more about them and continuing to play — no question — Is a big benefit. I think just from the experience factor."
No. 10 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 Arkansas
When: 6:30 p.m., Today
Where: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Radio: Razorback Sports Network
Record: Vanderbilt 14-16, 8-10; Arkansas 19-12, 10-8.
Series: Arkansas leads 18-10
Last Meeting: Vanderbilt 67, Arkansas 49 on Feb. 9.
Coaches: Arkansas — Mike Anderson (38-25 in second season); Vanderbilt — Kevin Stallings (275-175 in 14th season)
Projected Lineups
F Coty Clarke 6-7, Jr., 6.9 ppg
F Marshawn Powell 6-7, Jr. 15.1 ppg
F Michael Qualls 6-5, Fr., 4.0 ppg
G BJ Young 6-3, Jr., 5.0 ppg
G Mardracus Wade 6-2, Jr., 6.4 ppg
C Josh Henderson 6-11, So., 5.6 ppg
F Rod Odom 6-9, Jr., 10.2 ppg
G Kedren Johnson 6-4, So., 13.6 ppg
G Kevin Bright 6-5, Fr., 6.7 ppg
G Dai-Jon Parker 6-3, So., 6.7 ppg


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The Richmond Register cited a statement from the school in reporting that an investigation found that a freshman was injured after agreeing to be paddled with a board that was more than three feet long. The university hazing board, which investigated the incident, said they found that the initiation rite has been practiced for at least two years. Investigators found that a sharp object in the board punctured the freshman's skin, causing bleeding.
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TOG Score
Members (av.)
The Good
- Great improvement over the original Hellgate: London
- Free to play
- Easy to learn
- Fast paced, continuous and unpredictable action
- Randomised instances keep things interesting
The Bad
- Only one pvp arena and game type (with more to come later)
- Look of the map can get a bit repetitive
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Name: HELLGATE
Homepage: http://hellgate.t3fun.com/Data/Download.aspx
Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy
Style: MMO RPG
Combat Style: FPS combat (no tab targeting)
Learning Curve: Easy to learn. If you've played an FPS or MMO before you'll know how to play this.
Crafting: Crafting usually yields the best gear in the game. Simply find a blueprint and if you have the components you can then make it. There are no crafting levels.
PVP: So far there is only a single arena match making system in place with a team deathmatch game type available. More game types are scheduled for the future.
Leveling style: 55 character levels. Each level allows you to boost your attributes and increase the rank of one of your skills
Server Pop: Moderate to heavy
Stability: Server Lag isn't very apparent. There have been some pockets of lag but they are rather fleeting. There are a few bugs yet to be ironed out – or perhaps they are new?
Payment options: The game is FREE TO PLAY. There is an in-game store with micro transactions with items such as EXP boosts, auto analysers, auto dismantlers, ressurection scrolls. One of the things you'll most probably buy is an Act 3 ticket. Its sold for 4000 Tcoints, which is $4 US). This ticket allows you to gain access to the rest of the areas after chapter 2 is complete. However, you'll also find these tickets on sale using in game money at the auction house.
Immersion: 5/5
Graphic Quality: 4/5
Sound Quality: 3/5
Content Quality: 3/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
Many of you may remember an online RPG released by Flagship studios in 2007 – Hellgate:London. It was subsequently shut down in January 2009.
Now just titled 'Hellgate' its BACK and with a fair few improvements and additions thrown in. Its now being handled by Hanbitsoft. Oh and its FREE TO PLAY!!
For those of you who don't know, this game is set in London 2038, where the servents of hell have invaded earth and caused utter destruction to the world as we know it. Man has had to retreat to the safety of the underground to survive, and in this game that means the complex tube system in London. The game starts off with a fantastic intro cinematic. These days its hard to find a game with a good quality and lengthy cinematic, so this is a welcome change. It sets the tone for the rest of the game and introduces you to the world of Hellgate.
This game is an action MMORPG with a focus on the action. Skills work in a similar manner as traditional PRGs, where you learn them as you level up, and ad more points to a skill of your choosing with each level to increase their effectiveness and assign them to a hotkey. The game starts with all guns. Even the tutorial is fast and fun. Once you start its 100% full throttle all the way till you put the mouse down for the night :)
Although this is an MMO, its heavily instanced (ala Guild Wars) and doesn't have a persistent open world. The quest hubs are underground train stations where numerous NPCs will give you quests, allow you to purchase new gear, upgrade gear, craft new gear, and team up with other people to defeat the minions of hell together. Fear not Korean developer naysayers – even though Hanbitsoft is now in charge of this game, it has still retained the endless and addictive qualities that made it great in the first place. Getting into a group is quick and easy. Once you form a party, either from your friends, or joining a random group from a list of open groups, you can easily port to their location. Just click on the blue button under a party members portrait and a portal will appear, instantly taking you to wheverever they are
To keep things interesting, the game instances are randomly generated (ala Diablo). You'll never find two maps the same, even old ones you revisit. Having said that however, the actual look of these maps can get rather repetitive, mostly being the streets of London, the underground sewers, underground train tunnels or catacombs – with a few very unique map types thrown in for good measure. Loot is also randomly generated and in huge abundance. You'll be going back to the station very often to disassemble and sell the plethora of gear you find during your hellish adventures. To add even more randomness to the game, there are random bosses that will appear during your mission after you've killed a certain amount of mobs. Keep an eye out on that counter, because they have a habbitof appearing at the most inopportune time. Other random occurances can be things like hidden treasure passages, or hell rifts with lots of elite mobs to kill.
To give you an example of how random and varied this game can be: One time I completed a mission on my own, and it was a no hassle affair where I had to hunt a boss down. I was in and out with not much fuss. I later then helped a fellow TOG member complete the same quest. Not only was the map different, but we came up to an area with 2 Rare (tough) and 1 Epic (tougher) mobs. So we gathered our strength and jumped into the fray - spells and guns blazing. We took down the 2 Rare mobs quickly so we could focus our attention on the Epic mob. Once we dispatched the Epic mob, it split into 3 lesser epic mobs (WTF?). No time to rest, we just keep spamming those skills, however once we killed the first of the 3 epic mobs we reached 35 of 35 hunted monsters count, so at that point a 'Messenger from Hell' appeared (which is Mythic level boss – the toughest in the game). What else could this game throw at us? Thankfully we had the skill to avoid instant death, and by skill I mean the 'sprint' skill. Suffice it to say, it was a tough fight, and completely random and unpredictable.
That's what I enjoy most in this game, and what a lot of the predictable MMOs out there lack. Yes there may not be a huge variety in what we have to do (its either kill or be killed) but at least this game keeps us on our toes all the way through. I don't want to play an MMO that I can plan my night by. (e.g 9pm dungeon starts, 9.15 enter first boss room, 9.20 first boss down, enter 9.40 second boss room… etc etc… continued forever as you die a little more on the inside with each subsequent run!)
There are 6 main classes each with a very different playstyle. Guardian (Tank), Blademaster (melee dps), Summoner (support/pets), Evoker (magic dps), Engineer (support/pets) and Marksman (ranged dps). And each class has 3 different skill trees they can visit which heavily alter their style of play as well. As you may have noticed there is no specific healer class. That's because each class has access to large supply of life saving health injectors. However there are some classes that have skills that allow them to heal or buff their party. With each new level you'll be allowed to add 5 points into 4 attributes, Strength, Accuracy, Willpower and Stamina. Aside from these attributes affecting obvious things like max health and regen rate, it also allows you to equip certain pieces of gear. Each piece of gear uses up a portion of your strength, stamina, willpower and/or accuracy. So you'll have to think carefully and balance your character out depending on whether or not you want for eg: a higher willpower so you have a big power pool or higher stamina so you have enough to equip those awesome boots you found earlier.
So pick up your sword, gun, focus item, or other demon beating weapons you may have and join us in riding London of these foul creatures. We have a small TOG Guild at the moment that we wish to grow, and make a full division sometime soon. If you are interested please drop by the MMORPG forums and leave your in-game name. The more people we get the more likely we are to get a full division up :)
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What do you think of HELLGATE?
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Hi I used to play hellgate when it was first out out a few years back and it was very bugged But now i have been playing it again and found it has been improved vastly it is a great game that you can play solo or in a group I would recommend it to anyone looking for a free to play MMO/ Almost a FPS It does have a micro payment Store for some elite items and you need to buy a ticket to advance past act3, but its only about 5 Dollars and well worth it Give it a try Cheers ShrewFire
Because of this review I went and downloaded the game last night. I selected the Marksman class and went to town. Found the game a little hard at first in regards to the interface though I quickly got the hang of it. I remained awake to 1 am in the morning not even realising that it was that late, where did the time go. I love the surprise element in the game when mobs spawn though more importantly I particularly love how you can customise weapons in the game and build them for certain situations. I do have fears that it might get repetitive, though for now I will enjoy the ride.
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Enjoying it - is their a TOG guild or clan though? Happy to join one or just sned stuff your way fellow peeps :D Main is Monkfish so feel free to messgae (level 23 atm but addicted to be sure to change quickly (have alts can use between 1-20 if needed) Will be looking at buying act3 tickets to help other toggers
There is a guild parnellsimon, post your name in this thread :)
It's great to see the game reinstated again, but the Korean devs have done one thing wrong in my opinion; Most of the world textures have been halved in resolution resulting in a big contrast in details between the units, monsters and items on the one hand and the world on the other. I am used to the high res versions of the old game, so that was a big dissapointment for now. There are rumours that there will be a patch coming to up the detail again, but there has been no official statement at this time yet. Otherwise as nice as it was before.
This is the original Hellgate London just like I purchased years back. The begining quest has been re-done by the Koreans (Including Pigeon English!) but after you do the training quest it appears to be the same game (no more pigeon translations, just the original text). The Game is just as addictive now as it was when it was first released! I started playing at about 6 P.M. and the next time I looked at the clock it was 1 A.M.! The game is simple to play and just draws you in and you loose all track of time. If you never played before give it a try! It is worth the wait for the download! :) The best current comparison to this game would be Boarderlands.
The original game was fun, but the one thing that always stuck out was some of the absolutely nonsensical dialogue some of the NPC's came out with. Good to hear that it's getting better support now, for all the flaws it was a good little game.
I checked this out thanks to this review, and found it very enjoyable, actually pulled me away from Rift for a few days so far, and I pay for that game lol. When I get to my off days from work this week, I am going to try to look up fellow ToGgers in game.
The original game was fun but It's great to see the game reinstated again
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A couple of weeks back I took an enormous jump and started playing three more Mmos. For a year the stand out I've played has been World of Warcraft, however I was interested. Hellgate London drew my consideration on account of its ties with Blizzard, the Hellgate London engineers were generally in charge of presenting to us the awesome Diablo arrangement and had likewise been intensely included with World of Warcraft. online phd programs in business
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Your urine is checked for protein, which may indicate infection or, less commonly, kidney disease. If protein is found, a urine sample is sent to the laboratory for culture to look for bacteria. Around 15 percent of women have bacteria, but no signs of a urinary tract infection. If bacteria is found, you may need antibiotics to stop kidney infection, which is more common in pregnancy and can cause complications. If no infection is found, further tests will check your kidney function.
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If all is well, you will be given the results of your blood test at your next prenatal visit. If there is any concern, the doctor will contact you earlier to discuss the results.
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