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Knowing how doctors, patients use coupons helps PSKW grow pharmaceutical marketing business 140% annually
PSKW has dramatically increased its business by providing the one service other pharmaceutical marketing companies often skip: analyzing exactly how the coupons they create for clients are used by physicians and patients. By tracking return on investment by physician, region, drug and program, the midsize company has grown its business 140 percent each year for the past three years.
"We are bringing the same rigor to the coupon industry that pharma has used to measure the effectiveness of detail (sales calls) and samples. No one had ever done this before," explains Robert Caprara, Chief Methodologist for PSKW. "This provides a differentiator for our business."
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Pharmaceutical coupons are a less expensive alternative to sending detailers (drug reps) to physicians' offices with boxes of free samples. For companies that sell branded drugs, the coupons help grow market share. If a generic equivalent becomes available, coupons help the companies maintain market share.
Before PSKW started its two-person analytics department, the company created and deployed coupon programs – but didn't track outcomes. When Caprara began consulting with the company he realized PSKW was sitting on a data goldmine. "We have coupon usage data for more than 450,000 physicians. We had data for thousands of (coupon) programs on tens of millions of patients."
Caprara began mining data and brought in another programmer to deploy SAS® Business Intelligence for Midsize Business so business users have access to the mined data. "We didn't want to be the bottleneck," Caprara explains. He recommended SAS to company executives because of its strength in merging data from multiple sources.
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When Caprara first started with PSKW he discovered that the norm in the pharmaceutical marketing industry was a "pray and spray" approach to sending out coupons. That might have been fine in the beginning "but it's grown to be several billion dollar expenditure by pharmaceutical companies," he says. "Today, instead of us just asking 'How many coupons do you want printed up?', it's now an analytical sale. We analyze their targets and make recommendations before the coupons are even printed."
Coupons are designed so that when they are redeemed PSKW knows when, where, how and which doctor prescribed the drug. By incorporating other data on prescriptions, it can tell its pharmaceutical clients whether physicians continue to prescribe the drug even after the coupons ran out, and whether patients refilled prescriptions. From there, pharmaceutical companies can get a better sense of which physicians' offices respond to coupons and which patients might need follow-up coupons to continue filling a prescription.
Caprara also assesses coupon programs with ROI studies. He says for most programs, the ROI ranges from 4:1 to 12:1. More important than the financial return is the strategic information that PSKW provides to inform further promotions. This includes:
- Measuring efforts to retain market share when a drug loses its patent. By analyzing the results from various coupon trials, PSKW helps branded drug marketers understand what price point helps its drug stay competitive with a generic drug. "Coupons allow patients and physicians to have the option to stay on a branded therapy that is working for them. We often see market share erosion stop and even reverse itself versus generics when this option is made available,'' Caprara says.
- Analyzing the benefit of placing coupons with pharmacists who offer them to customers concerned about the cost of a drug. This reduces the chance the customer will call back to a physician's office requesting a different drug.
- Identifying physicians that are most likely to prescribe the drug if they have a coupon/free sample, along with determining which drugs will benefit from having a coupon. For one client, there was 40 percent uplift in drug prescribing when PSKW helped them target the right physicians. "We did one analysis that showed that for every coupon that a doctor uses, he is writing four or five other prescriptions. That was a deciding factor in keeping the program,'' Caprara explains.
The analysis work has been so well-received that PSKW is growing by word of mouth within large companies – one brand tells another brand about PSKW's work. "We've averaged 140 percent growth every year in coupon usage since 2009 and it doesn't appear to be leveling off," Caprara says.
"Our clients have a ton of data. They don't want any more. What they want are insights and wisdom," Caprara says. "You need tools to turn data into knowledge. I've never seen anything as flexible and powerful as SAS for doing that."
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To undertake this mission, head to Jimmy Pegorino's secluded home at the northwest section of Alderney. When you arrive, you'll have a brief encounter with Jimmy's ridiculously grumpy wife before heading inside. Once inside, the faux mob family antics continue with Jimmy's assistant, Anthony, asleep at the door. But finally, when Jimmy and Niko are able to speak in private, the mission is put on the table for analysis. Jimmy feels like his family is being treated like bottom feeders (which, in essence, they are), and he wants Niko to drive to a diner in central Alderney to take out some members of a rival family at a meeting. Easy enough.
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Australia's Tour Down Under will next year become the first event outside Europe to be included in cycling's elite Pro Tour, the sport's governing body has announced.
UCI president Pat McQuaid said the ProTour series would kick off in South Australia in January next year and that all 18 Pro Tour teams for 2008 would participate.
"I'm very pleased with the news today from the Professional Cycling Council (UCI) that we will be bringing the Tour Down Under into the ProTour," McQuaid said.
"This is a just reward for an event going into its tenth year that gets better and better each year, increased media attention in Europe and is a testament to the sport of cycling.
"I am personally pleased as this is working toward the globalisation of the sport, because this will be the first time a ProTour event will be held outside Europe."
Cycling Australia President Mike Victor OAM welcomed the announcement in Stuttgart, Germany, where the road world championships are being held.
"We look forward to it becoming one of the landmark events on the world calendar," he said.
"The elevation of the Tour Down Under to ProTour status is further endorsement of the standing of Australian cycling on the world stage and a huge honour for South Australia.
"Our cyclists have proven they have what it takes to be among the best in the world and now they will have an opportunity to race in South Australia in one of the top-ranked events on the world calendar."
As a formality, the UCI will submit its decision to the UCI Pro Tour Licensing Commission in Como, Italy, on October 17.
The Tour Down Under will celebrate its 10th anniversary from January 20-27.
Its inclusion on the Pro Tour gives the stage race the same status as events such as the Spanish Vuelta and Italian Giro.
The Tour de France will be run as a separate event outside of the Pro Tour in 2008.
The number of Pro Tour teams is expected to go back up to this year's total of 20 in 2009, opening the door for an Australian team to bid for inclusion.


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ADDIS, LA (WAFB) - Little Orphan Annie got a lucky break during a Halloween traffic stop in south Louisiana.
A police officer in the town of Addis stopped a driver for speeding along Louisiana Highway One. The woman driving the speeding vehicle got out dressed as Little Orphan Annie. The driver was on her way to a costume contest at work, according to Addis Police Chief Ricky Anderson.
Anderson says once one of his officers stopped the woman, he was shocked to see her get out of her car dressed in an Annie costume.
"She was doing 62 in a 45 mile-an-hour zone," said Chief Anderson. "My officer was laughing so hard he did not ticket her."
Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish, just west of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Construction of a new bridge on County Road 5240 over Beaver Creek south of Rolla has come to a halt after concerns were raised about the slope of the crossing.
"It looks like the 'Dukes of Hazzard,'" District Two Commissioner Bud Dean said.
Phelps County Commissioners met on Thursday morning with Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials, the project consultant and general contractor to discuss how to address the issue of the hight of the center of the bridge.
Spencer Jones, of Great River Associates, the project consultant, said that after beams were set on the bridge Nov. 1, he noticed that there was "more a slope on the bridge than anticipated."
Jones noted that the center pier is about 10 inches higher than the end piers and that there is an approximate 2 percent slope from either end to the middle of the bridge.
All three commissioners also visited the site that day to watch the beams be set. Dean said he noticed the slope at the time, too.
"There's no structural problem," Jones said, noting that the issue deals more with the ability to ride smoothly across the bridge.
A MoDOT inspection took place Nov. 7 and the consultant was notified of the slope, so the consultant recommended that work stop on the project until possibilities to address the slope were discussed.
Jones said the general contractor, Brenneke Construction, LLC, of Jefferson City, was using the consultant's plans when constructing the piers, but that the plans had a discrepancy in the elevations and dimensions.
"We had involvement with the discrepancy in the plan ... We take some responsibility," Jones said, noting that the consultant will bear some of the costs "out of pocket" and will work with Brenneke to address the issue.
Jones was unsure of the additional costs expected, but the county and MoDOT will not be responsible for any of those expenses.
It was decided at Thursday's meeting that the beams should be taken off and that the center pier should be lowered by cutting off the top part of the pier.
Jones had initially recommended overlaying the concrete beams with asphalt to lessen the slope and Wayne Brenneke, of Brenneke Construction, said he thought asphalt would be a sufficient solution.
"It's the easiest solution to get the road back open," Brenneke said, noting that it may take an additional three weeks to lower the center pier.
"With asphalt, you could open the bridge in two weeks," Brenneke said.
So far, the contractor has used 42 working days out of the 75 allowed in the contract, Jones noted. "We're still within that window," Jones said.
However, Dean said, "I'm in favor of lowering the middle pier," adding that the bridge will be around for about 100 years.
Dennis Brady, MoDOT senior construction inspector, mentioned three options — do nothing, lower the center pier, which he said would be cost-prohibitive, or raise the end of the beams. Brady said there is a strong possibility that MoDOT will not accept an asphalt overlay as a solution.
Brady said whatever solution is agreed upon, it must be cleared through MoDOT's bridge department.
"It's a poor situation," Dean said. "I feel sorry for everyone involved."
"We sure want to get it right," said Presiding Commissioner Randy Verkamp.
All parties involved agreed that no working days will be counted until MoDOT approves the plan to lower the center pier and the commission gives the OK to proceed.
Also at the meeting, it was noted that the county has not received its reimbursement through the federal Bridge Replacement Off-System (BRO) for the project.
Brenneke was told that the county is expected to receive the reimbursement by Nov. 30. However, because MoDOT has not yet approved the reimbursement, Brenneke said he has not been paid yet for the project.
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Time to shed a tear into your tiny plastic cups of tomato juice, because the merger between US Airways and American Airlines announced last week marks the end of the era of cheap domestic airfares. Thanks to Northwest?s takeover by Delta, Continental?s takeover by United, and AirTran?s takeover by Southwest, and now this, four giant airlines will soon control about 70 percent of the American market.* That?s not exact a monopoly situation, but it does mean that the 30-plus year run of robust competition and ever-falling airfares is almost certainly over.
American Airlines is a much larger company than US Airways, yet it?s in effect being acquired by the smaller company. That?s because the larger company was bankrupt. The new firm will be owned by a blend of US Airways shareholders and American Airlines creditors, and run primarily by US Airways? top management. US Airways itself was the product of a similar merger back in 2005. It had filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and then again in 2004, and found itself de facto taken over by the smaller America West Airlines. That merger saw America West?s brand subsumed under the better-known US Airways, but it was America West?s CEO Doug Parker who ran the merged entity and who now, with the American merger, will be CEO of the country?s largest airline.
Parker has moved up in the world because America?s traditional airlines keep collapsing. That, in turn, is the legacy of Jimmy Carter and the airline deregulation of the late-?70s and early-?80s. Fares on interstate routes used to be set by a Civil Aeronautics Board that was thoroughly captured by the entrenched interests of incumbent airlines. The CAB limited competition, and ensured that prices stayed high enough for airlines to be profitable. With profits essentially guaranteed, unions representing airline workers were in a position to bargain for generous compensation and management was able to use the CAB process to pass the costs on to consumers. Meanwhile, in the few instances where a single state was large enough to contain multiple large cities?and thus airlines were intrastate, and not subject to the CAB?fares were quite a bit cheaper. Los Angeles to San Francisco airfares were strikingly lower than fares in the northeast corridor, and Southwest Airlines was pioneering a low-cost model in Texas.
Carter, followed by Ronald Reagan, changed all this and phased out the CAB. Many new airlines launched, incumbents reached out into new markets, Southwest grew into a national carrier, fares fell, total flights taken rose, and everyone started losing money. The once reliably profitable industry has lost somewhere in the neighborhood of $30 billion, with basically all the red ink coming in the past 30 years.
Now most of the startups from the ?80s are out of business. And most of the legacy carriers from the ?70s are also out of business. Shareholders in essentially any airline other than America West or Southwest have likely lost their shirts, and virtually every union has taken it on the chin at least once. A total disaster, in other words, for everyone except customers, who have flown more places, more often, for less money, than they could have imagined in 1976.
But now the party?s over. A key stated goal of this merger?as in the Delta/Northwest and United/Continental deals?is to reduce ?excess capacity? in domestic passenger aviation. That?s a polite way of saying less competition and less service. This will take a few forms. There are currently a half dozen US Airways flights from its hub in Philadelphia to Dallas. Dallas is a key American hub, so American also flies six times a day from Philadelphia to Dallas. The combined entity probably won?t need 12 flights a day to serve the route and definitely will have more power to raise prices than either airline would separately. Smaller cities will also see the pinch. Right now, US Airways and American both serve Tallahassee, the former seeking to route passengers through its Charlotte hubs and the latter through its Dallas and Miami hubs. A merged airline might cut that Charlotte service, figuring that network access through Dallas and Miami is ample to compete with Delta?s service through Atlanta. By the same token, when airlines merge the smallest hubs in the new larger airline tend to lose out and shrink.
It is not clear what regulators can or should do about this. A merger that increases industry profits largely by hurting consumers sounds bad. But not only is American Airlines bankrupt, the industry as a whole has been losing money hand over fist. Raising profits from below zero to above it is less insidious than consolidation aimed at increasing the profitability of an already profitable line of business. Travelers have been essentially reaping the benefits of corporate charity and union givebacks as investors poured money into airline startups that ultimately failed. The gravy train couldn?t possibly last forever, and regulators can?t force investors to back doomed aviation startups. This deal is probably bad news for you, and the even worse news is there?s probably no better alternative. Get ready for higher prices and less service.
Correction, Feb. 19, 2013: This article originally misspelled the name of AirTran. (Return to the corrected sentence.)
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I thought I'd make a posting here so that we few Kiwis can exchange shopping hints.
I have just bought a 700 ml microwavable thermal lunch container from Kathmandu. It was 30% off, down to $12.50. Here it is with its lid off and sitting beside it.
The 700 ml refers to the volume without the divided insert, I calculate that each side of that holds about 300ml. I think it'd be good for making yoghurt too; hopefully I can find a suitable non-divided insert.
I also found, in Spotlight, wide fluoro elastic in orange, green, and pink. Would be fine for making bento belts if you want fluoro ones!
The only other places I know where you can get bento supplies are the Japanese shops near the Council Chambers in Queen St in Auckland.
My blog is Food and Shoes
I just found a seller on TradeMe that has Bento Boxes and accessories. She has the Lube Sheep Brand which I've seen on Ebay. I ordered 2 bento boxes, a strap and two chopstick cases. The prices are reasonable compared to what it would cost with the current conversion rate and shipping if you buy them on ebay or from J-Box. Of course if I could afford it, I would love to have some of the really cool stuff from sellers in Japan. My total came to $36.50 NZD including shipping. I'll let you know how the quality is when it arrives. Should have them in a few days. The sellers id is "flatfrog".
Update: The boxes arrived. I'm very satisfied with the quality of both. One's made in Japan and the other made in China. I'm always sceptical of things that are made in China but I cant really see any difference in the two. I just bought another bento box and strap from her.
Yes, I have two boxes from flatfrog as well, she's very good.
I have just bought a thermos container from The Warehouse for my husband, but it doesn't have a divider. It was about $7 I think. I'm always keeping my eye out in Spotlight and other places like that too. I'm hoping that work might send me up to Auckland for training sometime this year so I can get to $3 Japan again, that's where I got most of my stuff, except for the boxes that were brought back for me from Japan. We're also hoping to go to Japan at the end of next year, so you can be sure I'll be saving room in my bag for bento supplies!
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Want to make your family look normal?
Who's In It: Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, David Bradley, Imelda Staunton
The Basics: The latest film from Mike Leigh (Vera Drake and Happy Go Lucky) is a portrait of what happens to a group of London friends over the course of a year. So that means lots of glasses of wine, awkward dinners, quiet concern over their single son's lifestyle, gardening, other people's babies, nephews with anger issues, begrudgingly offering drunkards your spare room for the night, hastily-purchased automobiles, more wine, more gardening, funerals, and cheese sandwiches.
What's The Deal: Mike Leigh is a master of bringing awkward characters to life and making them sympathetic. He directs with such empathy and love, I always feel like he considers everyone in his scripts his friends. Even when they are screwing up, somehow I just get it--of COURSE Mary (Lesley Manville) got too drunk and was hitting on her best friend's son (Oliver Maltman). It's because she is SAD and just needs someone to snuggle the worry lines right out of her face. The performances he draws out of his actors seem to rise straight from the bottom of their hearts. Ruth Sheen and Jim Broadbent shine here as the rock solid couple that everyone wants to be--still in love, sharing common interests, and cooking arrabbiata sauce together every night. Somehow they avoid being annoying while all of the other characters stumble around them--with the most bumbling and heartbreaking being the aforementioned Mary. Lesley Manville's performance here is utterly breathtaking in a "massive automobile accident on the highway" kind of way. I could never take my eyes off her, even though I desperately wanted to.
More Intense Than 24: Jack Bauer, eat your heart out. From beginning to end, this movie had me on the edge of my seat wondering what kind of horrible, soul-crushing tragedy would befall the characters, a la "In The Bedroom." I kept thinking, "Oh man, this is it, right now they're having a barbecue, but someone is going to get hit by a train right after this, I just know it." Turns out, no. The ENTIRE movie is just a slow burn of the small, isolated, uncomfortable moments that make up a life. The British are masters of this kind of commentary.
And I'm Proud To Be An American: SPOILER! The marvelous Imelda Staunton shows up in the beginning of the film, playing a very unhappy woman. She goes to the doctor's office where Ruth works, states that she has insomnia, and stays tight-lipped when everyone tries to uncover the cause of it. Finally, she begrudgingly spits out that she wishes she had a different life but nothing ever changes. End scene. She disappears forever. THIS is why we came over to America, limeys! We want to obsess over how we FEEL and we want someone to tell us it's okay. Seriously, I heard that Paul Revere had post-traumatic stress disorder that was solved when he hugged it out with Samuel Adams.
When To Watch: After the holidays when you have your strength back. This is one of those films that isn't fun to watch, but every moment is endearing, wistful, and genuine. I saw no acting in this film. Only life.
Loved this movie as it moves the way life does. The two main characters arent super wealthy or successful, they are just normal, happy and in sync with life. This normal watermark, makes their friends struggles seem all the more intensified and painful.The acting is so brilliant, every character is a joy to watch. The ending is not typical hollywood tied up in a neat bow but instead it is like the rest of the movie-true.
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HAMPTON —With the air temperature hovering around 20 degrees and a water temperature close to 40 degrees, any self respecting penguin would have felt at home visiting Hampton Beach on Sunday.
Although no living breathing penguins were seen, there were however 475 New Hampshire teens willing to dip their toes (and more) into the Atlantic Ocean.
Normally a summer seasonal resort for the New England region, Hampton Beach was host to the fifth annual Penguin Plunge, an event sponsored by Special Olympics New Hampshire.
Patricia Messler of Durham and SONH explained, "The funds we raise today benefit our unified sports programs which throughout the state joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team."
Soccer, basketball and volleyball are some of the sports which in the unified program are sanctioned by the governing body of high school sports in the state: the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association.
M.J.Hippern, who teaches Unified Wellness at Dover High School explained the value of the program. "It gives kids an opportunity to participate in an activity they might not be able to do otherwise, and it brings everyone in the school together."
As school bus after school bus arrived at an empty beach area, the kids debarked and headed for the Hampton Beach Casino, host area for the day. As the students began shedding their winter wear, the Casino took on a new image, as it began to look like Mount Olympus. Togas, sandals and all matter of garb on would associate with greek mythology appeared, as the theme for the year was Greek Olympics. Greek gods and goddesses abounded, even Poseidon was spotted, trident and all.
Caitlin Burns, 17, of Londonderry was channeling a greek chariot racer with her attire. "I am so pumped up to do this, it is for a great cause. I know running into icy water seems odd, but it give me a really good feeling to be doing this for Special Olympics."
Melissa Cino, a Windham High School junior, was a first time plunger. "I am glad to be doing this for Special Olympics, but I'm nervous. I'm glad to help out but I hate the cold. I'm going in but I don't think I am going to duck my head in."
Michelle Hooker of Prospect Mountain High School was excited to plunge, stating "I know I am going to freeze."
In addition to knowing that they were raising a minimum of $175 each for the privilege of jumping into the water, some had another connection as well. Katie Glosser of Merrimac, a student at RSEC Academy of Amerst, a second year plunger said "this is a most rewarding experience, I am doing it honor of my Uncle Stevie, who passed away at the age of 21 from Downs syndrome. I know the water is cold, because last year someone commented on my purple lipstick and I hadn't put any on."
Dennis Lauze of Strafford has been volunteering for Special Olympics for 18 years and this year is the food manager, a singular undertaking with more than 500 teenage stomachs to fill after the plunge. .I think is terrific for the high school kids to have their own Plunge. I get a charge out of the imagination they use in their costumes. It is wonderful to see them becoming involved in giving back at a young age. It breeds volunteers for the future."
As the hour of noon approached, all left the hall, headed down to Ocean Boulevard where the individual schools were judged. As each school grouped together on the podium, many school cheers could be heard as their youthful spirits burst out. Portsmouth High School teens were especially loud, continually chanting "YOU CAN'T SINK OUR SHIP."
Dover High School, some 20 students strong approached the viewing stand loudly, led by Poseidon. Soon the siren call was made, moving the teens to the beach where Kevin Scarupa, WMUR TV weatherman and WOKQ personality Mark Erickson awaited. Erickson has been master of ceremonies for both the adult and teen events since their inception. There would be two waves of teens, and Scarupa was planning on "double dipping."
As the count dropped to zero, almost 500 voices were raised in a scream as the mob headed for the drink. As they dunked and left, still screaming, they were met be a mass of volunteers holding out towels to the shivering plungers. Autumn Wallace, 12, and Allison Pratt, 14, of Bedford and 15-year-old Jona Glynn were among those doing towel duty. "I like helping out," said Glyn "anything I can do for the cause."
An inspiring sight took place, as 16-year-old Deanna Donadio of Alvirne High School was literally picked up by several burly classmates and carried into the water. The diminutive Danadio, a unified basketball and soccer player, was unceremoniously dunked and carried to a waiting towel. She could be seen smiling and loving the interplay. Her mom, Pat, was by her side, commenting, "She loved it, she is so fearless."
After their foray into the water and a quick change, the teens headed for the Casino once more, this time less subdued, each feeling a sense of accomplishment.
The sense of accomplishment was not lost on SONH Chair Mark Duggan. "This is an incredible day, so many kids, and so wonderful in volunteering their efforts." Speaking of volunteers, Duggan was effusive in his praise and thanks for the "hundreds of people who give so freely of their time. Police, Fire, Public Works people and of course the kids. He and SONH Secretary John Hayden were discussing the involvement of young people in the cause. "I love seeing 13-,14-, 15-year-olds getting involved," said Hayden. "When they start this young, they'll be involved and fulfilled for life."
Midway through the day, a video was shown to all, depicting a life's lesson. Done by a young person whose brother had Downs and couldn't speak, she used flash cards explaining that was speaking for him. It brought home to those in attendance the cruelty that words can have. Tthe theme was "Think before you say 'That's retarded.'" Literally a dropped pin could have been heard as more than 1,000 people hung on every word. Said Hayden, "It wouldn't have been this quiet if the President was speaking."
Over 475 plungers took part and raised $135,802.
With her emotions running high, Winnacunnet sophomore Cassidy Harris said "with 10 minutes to go before the plunge, I was asking myself why I am going in to the ocean in February. Seeing all this, now I know and I want to do everything I can to raise awareness. Plunge next year? Absolutely!"


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Mercer County Residents Reminded About Ticks, Mosquitoes
Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes reminded County residents gearing up for the long holiday weekend to exercise caution while outdoors to avoid being bitten by ticks or mosquitoes.
"The weather has warmed up beautifully for Memorial Day and everyone is ready to welcome summer after a fairly wet spring," said Hughes. "That said, we all need to take precautions to keep ourselves healthy while engaging in outdoor recreation. Simple things like wearing bug spray and checking your children and pets for ticks really make a big difference."
Hughes explained that residents who do not use proper strategies to prevent tick and mosquito bites can put themselves at risk for severe illnesses such as West Nile virus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Lyme disease.
"In a vast majority of cases, these diseases are preventable through simple common sense," said the County Executive. Hughes noted that even though the County runs a highly sophisticated Mosquito Control program to safeguard the health of residents, and has embarked on a multi-year study of the Asian Tiger mosquito, mosquitoes remain a reality in the area throughout the warmer months.
Hughes recommends that families take the following measures all summer long to keep themselves safe and healthy:
* Empty all open containers and other sources of standing water
* Invest in citronella candles, torches, or oil lamps—more environmentally friendly than "bug zappers" that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
* Consider enclosing your balcony, porch, or deck with mosquito netting
* Use bug spray at all times and make sure to reapply frequently
* Help children check themselves for ticks, and teach kids what different kinds of ticks look like
* Give pets regular doses of anti-flea/tick medication, and check them for ticks several times per week
* For extra protection, wear long-sleeve clothing and closed-toe shoes when outdoors between dusk and dawn


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by Greg » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:11 pm
Whoa, thanks for reading! Which script did you read?
by Strict31 » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:37 pmHeh.
That took a really, really bad day and gave me a reason to chuckle.
by Greg » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:10 pm
I'm glad it was able to, Strict. It's dedicated to you, bruh.
by Royal Nonesuch » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:17 pm
The first three. I'll make my way through the rest of them soon.
by Greg » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:19 pm
Do tell me what you think whenever you get the chance, I love feedback, whether it's positive or negative. Any helps me out when it comes to my writing and trying the develop this character and his world. So it'd be appreciated. I'm glad to know you're enjoying them thus far. Thanks for checkin' them out!
by shannonh » Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:51 pmThis is hilarious.
The reveal of jeremy's powers seems heavily influenced by anime story telling. For me, having it told TO him by a character who doesnt seem to know him is a little strange. And the reveal seems a little rushed.
Good action and humor combo!
by Greg » Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:29 pm
Thanks, Shannon! I'm glad you liked it. I had a good time writing it myself, actually was laughing at some parts while writing.
And it seemingly being influenced by anime story-telling is quite interesting. I don't think I had any of that in mind. Just thought this was a good time to finally put a lock on what it is exactly Jeremy could do. And remember, Stane's an alien himself. Originally I was gonna have him read his mind to find out what was so special about him and tell Jeremy why the aliens were after him, but that woulda took a bunch more pages than the limit. Maybe if I retouch the script later on, I can do different exercises to make it seem a little less awkward. Thanks!
Which reveal seems rushed, if you don't mind me asking?
by shannonh » Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:00 pmPanel Two: Shot on Stane.
Stane: You're their next target. You have some very powerful essence in you, going back from both your mother and father's side. Your father is an agent of the Loa and also a twin. The potential for magick is sky high for you as his offspring. Your mother is a highly figured Delphi priestess. While you yourself may have knowledge of specific abilities, you have yet to tap into much of your potential abilities and how to use them effectively.
Panel Three: Looking at Jeremy now as he's stood up. He is pointing the bloody knife up into the air, his eyes closed as if he's blessing it.
Jeremy: Keep talking, I'm just conducting a spell.
Stane: The main abilities you seem to possess are of course your mother's pyrokinetics along with immunization to heat and fire with limited teleportation and some divination. From your father's side, you have your connection to Loas of the Vodou faith, possession, and lots of untapped magick. Including some weird... charming ability.
Panel Four: A panel of both now looking at each other.
Jeremy: And they found this out how?
Stane: Information gets passed to them through the exchange of bodily fluids. You've been seeing this alien for the past week or so now along with her friend. They've gathered enough intel about you and your legacy from whatever you guys have been doing... make outs, sex, you name it.
Jeremy: Okay... that explains them... what about you?
Stane: ...I'd rather not say.
Jeremy: ...
Stane's dialog is very thick and the word balloons will take up a lot of room in each panel. The reveal of Jeremy's abilities seem rushed because its lumped into these giant word balloons. It also seems to be a lot of info Stane has without swapping bodily fluid. But, if you are constrained to a set amount of pages, it cant be easily fixed. I would still try to tie in a reason why Stane knows what he knows. I hate to tell you to add more dialog at the end of this excerpt, but you could have Jeremy ask "why do you know so much? We havent exchanged any bodily fluid." and Stane says, " Oh yes we have. Your lisp is worse than Sylvester the cat. GEEZ, every time you talk I have to get out an umbrella!"
by Greg » Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:04 pm
Actually, with the way that part is written, it doesn't say Stane didn't get the info from bodily fluids. "...I'd rather not say" was sort of a hint that maybe he did get info from Jeremy's bodily fluid and also why Jeremy doesn't even respond after it.
And I've seen plenty of comics where they had a large amount of text for specific panels. I try to be conscious of it but I think it'd all go down to how the artist draws the panel with space for the lettering and how the lettering is broken down. But I'll try to be a bit more conscious of it for the later scripts. Thanks, Shannon!
by GHERU » Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:13 pm
reds are suggested additions / edits / some questions
blues, mostly mean, get rid of what ever is that color
by Greg » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:14 amVery much thanks for checking this out and the suggestions. And no question why anal probe. It's what aliens do!
by Greg » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:30 pm#11: Jeremy Tableau and N'yaj
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Panel One: We start off with a wide panel shot. We're in the Dream-World of the world of Jeremy Tableau. Right now we're looking at a small white figure, the shape of a little boy, sitting down. The boy looks as if he's about 5 or 6 years old. His whole body is completely white and he's naked, no genitals. The way I'm imagining the character reminds me a bit of Mike Allred's Madman ( http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/6/64695/1450387-765__3_.jpg ) or Jeff Smith's Bone (http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/574/89132-71203-fone-bone.jpg ). He has a strand of hair which isn't too long, sort of like Strong Man's from Marvel Comics' X-Factor ( http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/5648/322766-98540-strong-guy.jpg ), the strand also being white and looking as if it's also connected to his head, as if it's also a body part. His eyes are also white but with a thick black outline to bring out his eyes. With all that as the basis of his design despite it being weird, he should be very cute and adorable. At this point we're not seeing his full design due to us starting the panel off with us behind him as he's sitting down on a cloud, staring into a colorful void. There's nothing really there but strange colors. This character's name is N'yaj.
Caption: My name is N'yaj.
Caption 2: And I'm waiting for my Daddy.
Caption 3: I haven't seen my Daddy since I was first born.
Caption 4: Mommy says that children in the Dream World don't ever really meet their parents.
Panel Two: Now a close-up on his face. He has a nearly blank expression with a slight look of concern on his face.
Caption: That it's very rare.
Caption 2: I'm also not allowed to go far and play around in the Dream World.
Panel Three: Another shot of N'yaj on the cloud, maybe have him be upside down. He's now looking down with a sad face.
Caption 1: Mommy says I'm not old enough. And Grampa Morpheus is very mean so I try to be a good boy.
Caption 2: Mommy says Daddy would be proud... if he ever came.
Panel Four: We're once again behind N'yaj as he's now looking up, his body direct and in excitement at the figure in front of him. A young black man in his early 20s, dressed in a black suit and hat. This is Jeremy Tableau. He has a gris-gris bag (a cloth bag) in his hand and a big smile on his face as he's looking down at N'yaj. His arms are open wide.
Jeremy: I bet I can turn that frown upside down!
N'yaj: Daddy!!!
Page 2
Panel One: A shot of the two in a happily tight embrace.
Jeremy: By Damballah, look at you! You've only been born a few months ago!
Panel Two: Now they're looking at each other, the smiles still bright on their faces.
N'yaj: I'm happy to see you, Daddy! My friends said I was lying, that you weren't gonna come to see me.
Jeremy: You wanna prove them wrong?
Panel Three: A wide panel shot of Jeremy sitting down on a cloud and N'yaj sitting on his shoulders. The bag should also be on it. The cloud is zooming about as they're flying past a crowd of little figures, all kids and in different shapes and sizes. Make them all distinct from each other. Both Jeremy and N'yaj are pulling down their eyes while sticking their tongue out, like the little childish insults you see on animes (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedEye) .
Jeremy and N'yaj: Nyyyaaaaaaa.......!!!
Panel Four: Close-in to a shot of the two looking at each other, smiles still on their faces.
Jeremy: So what do you have planned for today?
N'yaj: I want to eat with the dodo birds!
Page 3
Panel One: We're now in an open field, the grass is a mixture of green and blue and there are dodo birds all about. Jeremy and N'yah are in the middle of the field enjoying a picnic of sorts.
N'yah: Grampa Morpheus won't let us go out, so I like to play with the birds.
Panel Two: A close up of the two, Jeremy now has a small bag in his hands with a smirk on his face. N'yaj is looking down at it, his eyes wide in glee and amazement.
Jeremy: Well guess what? Mom gave me some sand to play with.
Panel Three: A tight close up of Jeremy blowing sand at us.
Panel Four: The two are now at the center of the Earth riding a top of a dragon while being chased by a flood of magma, the magma in actually a live creature. N'yaj is tightly holding onto his dad's stomach, his head down and pressed against it. There are also other dragons flying alongside them, some even spitting fire at the magma monster.
Caption: Daddy said his daddy used to take him dragon riding. It was scary.
Panel Five: Close-up on N'yaj's face while still tightly against his dad's stomach, revealing a big grin on his face.
Caption: It was so much fun.
Page 4
Panel One: Jeremy and N'yaj are now inside of a lounge looking place. They are sitting down at a table, the lounge empty for them and a few other figures at the table with them while they're watching a black man on stage. The man is very animated in the story he's telling. The man has a cigar in his hands and has short gray hair and an enchanting smile as he's story-telling. He's wearing black slacks, a Dashiki, and is barefoot. Behind the man is his shadow, the shadow of a giant spider against the wall. There are some cobwebs stuck and hanging on parts of the wall and ceiling. This man on stage is actually Anansi, the Spider god/trickster. On the table are Jeremy's hat and a plate of food, N'yaj sipping a cup of chocolate milk shake. Jeremy is sitting down on his chair while leaning the seat back and having his leg on the table. At the table with them is a black man with tear up and dirty clothes. This is John the Conqueror. Also with them is a humanoid rabbit dressed in a blue suit. This is Br'er Rabbit.
Caption: After dragon riding, Daddy took me to hear some stories by Mr. Nancy. His stories were funny. Daddy said he is the best storyteller of all time.
Caption: A guy named John the Con'cer and Brother Rabbit was there too.
Panel Two: Jeremy and N'yaj are now in the middle of a forest as they're sitting down playing with Vodou drums. Jeremy's suit is now all white. Have them resemble these, specifically the slower drum with is the Boule drum that's made out of cow skin and is used in Haitian Vodou Rada ceremonies to summon and worship the Haitian Loa/Gods ( http://haitiforever.com/windowsonhaiti/rhythms2.jpg ). Around them are thick mists and colorfully vivid spirits all dancing around them as they're playing the drums. Around them are also some Vodou dolls/poppets specifically of the Loas themselves and also veves. Veves are designs specifically for the Loas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veve. There are also plates of food, spices, bottles of all sorts, peppers, fruits…
Caption: Daddy then taught me how to play the drums and how to meet some of the Vodou Lwa. We had a fun party and he taught me some dances to honor the spirits.
Panel Three: They are now deep in the forest, the party is now finished. They are standing behind the trees watching an old man fitting down on a log, interacting with various forest animals. The man is Papa Bois of the Trinidadian folklore, the father and guardian of the forest. The man is black and very old but tall. He has wooden horns coming out of his head and two cloven hooves for feet. His beard is made of leaves and flowers and even has a frog in it. He also has a satchel and hollowed out bull-horn on his side. http://artsocietytt.org/images/2006NovE ... pabois.jpg
Caption: After the party Daddy and me walked in the forest and got to meet Papa Bois. He is the keeper of the forest. Daddy said to always be polite to Papa Bois and told me what to say to him when you first meet him.
Panel Four: A shot now of N'yaj smiling as he's face to face with Papa Bois who returns him with a very soft smile.
N'yaj: Bon jour, Vieux Papa.
Panel Five: Jeremy and N'yaj are now in the middle of a crossroad. Every area to the horizon is completely empty as if in a dried desert.
Caption: After that, Daddy took me to the Crossroads. He said when I get older I will have to go down different paths to know myself. He said in time Papa Legba may guide me.
Page 5
Panel One: Jeremy and N'yaj are now at the beach, lying upon a wooden raft, asleep and holding each other.
Caption: After a long day, Daddy and I slept on the ocean. It was relaxing.
Panel Two: Jeremy is now walking in a field with N'yah sitting upon his shoulder. Jeremy is now dressed in black again and his hat is now being worn by N'yaj. Jeremy has the large gris-gris bag with him. The two have smiles on their faces. A few yards away from them is a small house and Selene, N'yaj's mother standing there awaiting them. She is pale skinned, long black hair to her bottom and dressed in a long white, flowing gown.
Caption: Daddy then took me home and Mommy was happy to see us.
Panel Three: Selene and Jeremy are now in each other's arms smiling, talking to each other. We see the back of N'yaj's head watching his parents.
Caption: I wish Daddy was able to stay with us. Mommy looks so happy.
Panel Four: Jeremy is now knelt down in front of N'yaj, whose still wearing his father's black hat. Jeremy is giving him the gris-gris bag and a Vodou poppet that resembles Jeremy.
Caption: Daddy said he'll be back to see me. He made a deal with Grampa Morpheus to come visit me every two months. Daddy gave me his gris-gris bag and said it has a lot of cool goodies. He also gave me a poppet and said whenever I think about him I can just play with it.
Panel Five: We're behind N'yaj and Selene as they're waving good bye to Jeremy who's walking away in the distance and waving good bye at them. Selene has her arm around her son's shoulder.
Caption: We said good-bye. I had fun with Daddy. I can't wait to see him again.
Panel Six: A close-up on N'yaj with his father's hat on his head with a smile on his face.
by shannonh » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:23 pmLook at you throwing in the reference links. Sorry I didnt make it to NYcomic con. I heard I didnt miss any penciler recruiting. Although, you never know...
by Greg » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:48 pm
Dude, aren't references awesome? I think they also really teach you some stuff, like the link to the veve wiki page, etc. But yeah, man, the convention was a ton of fun. I was there for all three days. Woulda been really darn kool to meet and chill for a bit, bro!
Also, no racey stuff in this Tableau tale!
by shannonh » Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:15 pm
Reference is great when a writer wants to put in specific details. I also like when a writer lets the artist envision what he wants. It's kind of a fine line we walk. There can be too much of either way. But dont stop! Reference is a good thing!
This economy sux. Maybe I'll make it to NY in 2011.
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My Mushroom Hunting Weekend
Last weekend, armed with my Opinel mushroom knife, I drove 2 hours up Highway 1 to Salt Point State Park on the Sonoma Coast to join other members of the Mycological Society of San Francisco on the monthly Mushroom Foray that the Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) hosts from September to May. Given the recent rains we had on the California coast, I was excited to start rooting through the woods for fungal treasures. The weather was perfect - clear skies and sunny, and not too cold.
I spent several hours traipsing through the deep forest of Salt Point State Park. It was such a beautiful wood; at some points, I came across a stream with beautiful elephant-ear shaped leaves growing on the banks. What a great Saturday outing. Mushroom hunting is a lot of work. I spent a lot of time scrambling up and down hills, climbing over logs, leaping over creeks, and pushing my way through underbrush. Oh, and I found mushrooms, lots of mushrooms. I happily bagged them in paper bags, hoping I found something delicious. I ended up with some big ones.
How the mushroom foray works is, the members go hiking in the woods, starting at 10:00 AM. After gathering up what you find, everyone meets back at the picnic tables at 12:30 and places their findings on the specimen table, where the experts analyze everything and determine what's poisonous, and what's edible. I discovered that the way mushrooms work is, there are thousands of different mushroom types. Few are poisonous, and few are delicious. Everything else is in-between.
In the end, it turned out that the mushrooms I found were non-poisonous, but bitter-tasting and not really good for eating. Oh well. It was still fun, and I learned a lot!
After all the delicious, eatable mushrooms are identified and picked out, they were cooked up and shared, along with other potluck items that people brought, and lots of wine. I got to eat a gigantic boletus and some chanterelles that had been harvested that morning.
Where you can collect mushrooms in the San Francisco Bay Area is restricted. According to the SOMA:
Picking wild mushrooms is restricted on many public lands, but some areas do allow gathering for personal use. Rules and regulations can and do change, so before loading up your basket, please make sure to check the latest policies regarding mushroom gathering on public lands.
In the Bay Area, four California State Parks allow mushroom gathering for personal use:
- Mount Tamalpais State Park (Marin County)
- Salt Point State Park (Sonoma County)
- Samuel P. Taylor State Park (Marin County)
- Tomalas Bay State Park (Marin County)
These parks have a bag limit of five pounds of mushrooms per
person per day, no commercial picking allowed. The fines are steep, so don't try to sneak some extra mushrooms out.
Please, unless you are a mycology expert that can identify mushrooms with 100% certainty, do not eat any mushrooms that you collect until you have them properly identified by an expert. Eating unidentified mushrooms can lead to severe illness and/or death.
Want to find your local mycological society? Check this link for a directory of local chapters. If you don't join a mycological group, check around your local colleges and universities to see if there are mycologists in the Biology departments who are willing to inspect any mushrooms you collect for you. Some mycological groups allow you to email them a photograph of a mushroom you have collected for identification.
How To Hunt For Morel Mushrooms
Seasonal Spotlight: Chanterelle Mushrooms
Ingredient Spotlight: Porcini Mushrooms
San Francisco Market: Far West Fungi
Seasonal Spotlight: Pink Oyster Mushrooms
Recipe: Cipollini and Mushroom Tart
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Corsair HX750W Power Supply Review
The HX750W is Corsair's latest addition to its power supply line and joins the other modular units in the HX family. What are the advantages and disadvantages, if any, to a modular design? I have seen some modular power supply designs with a full set of modular cables, including the motherboard and ATX12V/EPS12V cables. All ATX based motherboards need a 20/24 motherboard connector and an auxiliary processor supply of some description, so making these modular makes little sense. A captive 20/24-pin motherboard connector and usually a 4+4-pin ATX12V/EPS12V connector is how most manufacturers design its modular units. One obvious advantage of the modular power supply is the option to use only the cables that are needed to supply power to the installed hardware. This in turn helps to keep the enclosure a little tidier, thus improving air flow and cooling. Cable management, a little time spent routing and fixing the cables, can improve cooling further and make things look much cleaner. Volt drop in the extra plug and socket that is introduced into the circuit is often cited as a disadvantage of the modular power supply. I have measured this volt drop on a fully loaded power supply and it is only in the order of a few tens of millivolts, so can it make a difference? Go out and buy two identical power supplies, measure the rail voltages and I guarantee they won't be same. Component tolerances will always lead to small rail voltage differences between two identical power supplies, so does losing a few tens of millivolts across a connector really matter? I'll let you answer that one. Think about it while you are reading this review from start to finish.
"Corsair Professional Series power supplies set a new standard by which all premium PSUs must be judged. Designed and engineered using cutting-edge technology, each Corsair Professional Series power supply is built to the highest quality standards, and delivers the features and performance that technology enthusiast's demand."
Corsair has been manufacturing memory for servers, high-end workstations and the gaming PC market since 1994. Its product range has grown over the years and alongside its extensive range of memory modules, the company now offers solid state and USB drives, computer cases and fans, water cooled memory blocks, and power supplies. The CX400 at 400 watts to the HX1000 at 1000 watts, with several in between, make up the current Corsair power supply range. I have tested three of them already for OCC, the HX520W, TX750W and the HX1000W, and they all performed very well. Let's see how well the HX750W can perform.
Closer Look:
The packaging on the Corsair HX750W follows what is a fairly standard design used for all its power supplies. This time around the theme is blue and black with the occasional splash of color. The top of the box shows a photograph of the modular connector panel along with the model number in large clear text, Nvidia SLI Ready logo and a 7 year warranty icon. The underside of the box shows the technical details, specification table, fan noise against loading graph, and an efficiency graph at 115VAC and 230VAC. The "Corsair Advantages" are listed in five different languages along with a photograph to illustrate each point. A photograph along the bottom shows the power supply with modular cables connected.
A short paragraph on one side panel, again in five different languages, explaining the advantages of the modular design and how the use of flat modular cables will help maximise airflow through the computer chassis.
Photographs of all the available connectors and quantities appear on the front panel, while the Corsair HX750W feature list is on the back panel, again in five different languages.
A black Velcro seal bag containing all the modular cables sits neatly down the side of the power supply's black foam envelope, on which the user manual lays. Lift off the foam lid and the power supply is contained in a black velvet draw string bag.
Below, you can see the cloth-enclosed power supply showing the captive 20/24-pin motherboard and EPS12V 4+4-pin cables and connectors held together with a black wire tie. You can also see the complete box contents, showing the modular cable bag, user manual, AC power cord, and a small plastic bag containing four mounting screws, cable ties and Corsair case badge. You will also see a small bag of silica gel to keep things moisture free.
Box design, packaging and contents are excellent and, if it in any way reflects on the contents, then the HX750W should perform very well.


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Leonard Nimoy and Star Trek come to Colorado
832_ 10/19/10 - At the 26th National Space Symposium, Larry and Pat had an opportunity to have a discussion with Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame. But Nimoy is so much more than that. They decided to talk about other topics that help us learn more about him and what has shaped his character over the past 79 years as well as understanding his hot buttons. We started out by reflecting on some poetry Leonard read as 'whale song' was heard in the background...that was decades ago but it opened up insights to his current interests and concerns. When asked, Is there something businesses can do to motivate children?" His reply was an ouch. "I'm not a sociologist, I'm not a businessman, I can't speak intelligently about that. I'll tell you what I am concerned about; I'm concerned about how much television kids watch that is not uplifting, or educational or inspiring in any way. It's all about celebrity, and if you're celebrity, come and tell us about your celebrity. What have you accomplished? I'm a celebrity - I'm famous for having a lot of children, so I want a TV show - It's crazy. What we have descended to in our education, it's crazy! It's really sad, I could go on about that, I'm not going to." He had a great deal to say about advice he would give to someone following his career path. "The biggest fantasy, myth about my work, about being an actor is people who think a look will get you somewhere, be at the right place and time, that kind of thing - luck plays a big role, but I never believed that, not even as a teenager...Education, it's all about education. Learn, learn, learn and devote yourself to a profession. Be professional about it." Larry asked, "Do you feel the U.S. is losing its position in terms of space?" Leonard replied, "Yes, I don't know to what degree this is true. I don't want to be an alarmist about this, but I do think we've got some work to do." We did end with a Vulcan salute. Listen for much, much more...
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There must be some law that news that only in April can we get news about Bio Force Ape, a never-released NES game whose wild-ass title and premise spawned an awesome hoax in 2005. This, however, is legitimate: the ROM of the game is now available for you to download and play on an emulator, unless someone's gone to the trouble of putting an April Fool's message in at the end of it.
I doubt that, though. It's a real ROM, and plays like the game that Frank Cifaldi and friends bought at auction from Japan for roughly $US2,700 last year, and broadcast on 1Up in a series of videos. It certainly is bad, although I suppose that's axiomatic, for while games are unreleased for several reasons, a big one is "because it's shitty." No fart attacks, butter monsters or eating of communism, but you do get to suplex a guy in a bumblebee suit.
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