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Xtreme Knockout Celebrates 5th Year Anniversary; Announce Fight Card for XKO 24
North Texas' Xtreme Knockout Promotions has long-held the title of most active fight promotion in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, but it still seems hard to believe that 2015 will mark the MMA promotion's fifth year in existence. It is a testament to the promotions commitment to the local fight scene that despite the financial uncertainties professional fight promotion presents...
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Did Johny Hendricks Lose Title to Weight Cut?
The prevailing image of UFC 181's main event war between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler was that of Hendricks hugging for dear life the leg of Lawler in the fourth and fifth round of their title fight. After starting the fight strong it appeared that Hendricks simply stopped fighting. Gone was the fire and tenacity that we have grown to expect from Hendricks, in its place was...
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Jesse Rodriguez and Cavalry Knockout Promotions is bringing CKO 5 to Fort Worth, Texas after a successful boxing event at CKO 4. It is Media Day on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 and that is the place to be to meet and greet the fighters as the final lineup for CKO 5 will be announced. CKO 5 will be held on Saturday January 10, 2015 once again at the Guys and Dolls Ballroom in Fort Worth...
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Crusade Combat's Hal Brock discusses UFC/Reebok deal and its impact on MMA apparel companies
The dust has far from settled from the impact of this week's announcement that the UFC would enter into an exclusive apparel/uniform deal with Reebok but there are already ripples being felt in the MMA world. Whether this deal is a boon or a bust for UFC fights remains to be seen. Additionally, it is not yet known how this agreement will impact the numerous apparel companies and...
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Anthony Njokuani headlines Legacy 38 in Allen, Texas
Former WEC and UFC veteran Anthony Njokuani will make his Legacy Fighting Championship debut on the Legacy 38 card taking place February 13 at the Allen Events Center in Allen, TX. The main card will be broadcast live on AXS TV. Njokuani, fresh off of being released from the UFC, will return to his North Texas roots (Njokuani is from Garland, TX) when he takes on Thomas Gifford in...
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Will the UFC's deal with Reebok will force fighters to be more "fan-friendly?"
When the UFC announced yesterday that they had entered into a six year deal that effectively makes Reebok the official outfitter of the UFC and its fighters many were left to speculate how this would impact the finances of the fighters. Would these new found uniforms and agreement benefit the roughly 500 fighters currently on the UFC roster? Or, as some have suggested, is this a...
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UFC 181 ticket averaging nearly $500 for Hendricks vs Lawler
This Saturday, the UFC returns with an intriguing card at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC 181 will be the organization's 300th event and will feature a five fight card with two world titles on the line. In the co-feature, reigning World Lightweight Champion Anthony "Showtime" Pettis (17-2, 9 KOs) will be making the first defense of his title against...
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It has been over a year since undefeated Light Welterweight Maurice "Mighty Mo" Hooker (16-0-2, 12 KO's) from Dallas, Texas has stepped into the ring in his hometown of Dallas, Texas. He came back to the circled square after stopping his last two opponents in the first round to continue his climb in the ranks of the welterweight division. Fighting out of the Maple Avenue...
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Official Weights for Saturday Night's "Undercard" at the Dallas Convention Center
Official weights for the Undercard boxing promotion at the Dallas Convention Center: Maurice Hooker 144.5 vs Gary Bergeron 147 Tony Mack 164.5 vs Codale Ford 164.75 Enver Halili 146 vs Adam Ealoms 146 Frankie Agnew 126 vs Marco Alcarez 126 Fernando Garcia 129 vs Heath Cline 132 Thomas Smith 127.25 vs Carlos Adame 127.5
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It has been over a year since undefeated Light Welterweight Maurice "Mighty Mo" Hooker (15-0-2, 11 KO's) from Dallas, Texas has stepped into the ring in his hometown of Dallas, Texas. He comes back to the circled square after stopping his last two opponents in the first round to continue his climb in the ranks of the welterweight division. Fighting out of the Maple Avenue Boxing...
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Garcia Promotions brings Cage Combat 17 to Dallas on November 15
Houston-based MMA promotion, Garcia Promotions, is bringing their brand of MMA fights to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex for the first time in the company's existence. On November 15, Cage Combat 17 will take place at the Fair Park Coliseum at the State Fairgrounds in Dallas. Bolstered by literally a who's who of local ammy fighters, Cage Combat 17 looks to be one of the most...
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Bellator 128 Weigh-In Results From WinStar World Casino & Resort
Thackerville, Okla. (October 9, 2014) – The Bellator weigh-ins have been completed from MIST Nightclub at the WinStar World Casino & Resort (777 Casino Ave, Thackerville, OK 73459) in preparation for Bellator MMA's October 10th event. Bellator MMA will take place from the WinStar World Casino & Resort on Friday, October 10th with the first fight taking place at 6 p.m...
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Jason Sampson Returns to Action at Bellator 128
It's been nearly two years since we saw Coppell's Jason Sampson wreck shop inside the confines of an MMA cage. Hampered by lingering injuries and subsequent surgeries, Sampson has not yet had a chance to fully capitalize on the talent that has led to a stellar 10-1 professional MMA record. Sampson is no stranger to adversity in life. His days as a misspent youth saw him,...
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RESULTS: Xtreme Fight Club 10
Official results from XFC 10 at the XKO Arena in Arlington, TX Eliel Gama (Gracie BJJ) submitted Julian Lujano (Texas Fighting Syndicate) via second round rear naked choke. Time of the submission was 0:38. Francisco Cobos (George Prevalsky) defeated Peter Stanonik V (SAS) via unanimous decision in a muay thai bout. Jon Camero (Guy Mezger) scored a first round TKO (strikes...
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Photos by Stacey Verbeek. In a boxing ring in the middle of the Mesquite, Texas Arena in Mesquite, Texas, a boxing world champion was crowned. Only in Texas can something like this happen and Dominican Republic silver medalistJUAN CARLOS PAYANO (16-0, 8KO's) came into this fight confident that he would win. Trained by German Caicedo in Miami in the final days leading up to this...
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UFC 178 Results
UFC 178 was one of those rear instances when a card you feel should be exciting turns out to exceed ones expectations. In the main event of the night, flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson submitted an over-matched Chris Cariaso in the second round with a kimura. Donald Cerrone welcomed former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez to the UFC with a blistering back and fourth...
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Shlemenko losses belt, consciousness to Halsey at Bellator 126
A night of upsets highlighted an exciton night of action at Bellator 126 and in the end, the Bellator middleweight division has a new ruler. Bellator's ruthless Russian champion Alexander Shlemenko was effectively dominated by undefeated contender Brandon Halsey in the main event of Friday's card at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, AZ. Halsey wasted no time in...
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Leonardo Leites captures light heavyweight title at Legacy 35
Tulsa, OK – Houston-based Legacy Fighting Championships made another stop outside the borders of the unusual confines in the State of Texas to hold Tulsa, OK captive with Legacy 35. The event took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with the main fight card televised live on AXS TV. In the night's main event, Brazilian import Leonardo Leite captured the Legacy light...
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Mesquite Texas is going be put on the map on a large scale on Friday, September 26, 2014 because former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is in town. Whether you are a major or minor boxing fan, when the name Tyson is mentioned, people know who you are talking about. Throughout his career, when you saw a Mike Tyson fight, you knew he was going to knock somebody out. Born in Brooklyn...
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Xtreme Fight Club 10 Amateur MMA & Muay Thai Fight Card Announced
As a fan of MMA in any form it is refreshing to see the North Texas region experience an uptick in amateur MMA promotions in recent years. Leading that charge here in the DFW is Steve Armstrong's Xtreme Fight Club. Armstrong, who has an extensive history in the early days of martial arts in Dallas, has sought out a way for local fighters to get some amateur experience prior to...
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Belts of Honorious Dallas 1 Delivers a Night of Ammy MMA Excitment
Belts of Honorious Dallas 1 results from the XKO Arena, Arlington, TX Brandon Chandler defeats Bryan Little with a first round TKO (punches). Official time of the stoppage was 1:33. Louisiana's Dan Streets defeated Dakota Ranallo with a first round technical submission due to a Ranallo shoulder injury. The official time of the stoppage was 1:24 in round one. Frederico Olivera...
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CKO 4 Results
CKO4 revised results from North Texas Fisticuffs. MAIN EVENT Alex del Bosque (5-2, 3KO's) wins UD against Manuel-Rey Rojas (9-1, 2KO's). Co main event: Lightning Ray XIMENEZ (11-0) wins UD against Jesse Anguiano (2-4-1) Paco Cruz (3-0) wins against Marco Alcaraz (0-1) Jasmine Clarkson (1-1) wins against Amber Smith (1-1). Rematch? Joey Dunmoodie (7-2) wins against Javier Diaz...
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Well, I'm not sure about reducing colic as I tried everything with my son and he was super colicky for several months, but I mainly used Madela bottles with him and that is what I will use mostly this time too.
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I'm going to be nursing and pumping once I go back to work. I'll freeze the milk and store for my mom to give in bottles. I picked up the Playtex Drop-ins as well, as this is easiest for my parents not to have to wash a bunch of bottles and they heat up quickly in a pot of water.
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I'm a Playtex drop-ins fan! With Olivia (almost 6 years ago) we used the designer playtex bottles but the walmart liners. This time, I see walmart has their own brand of bottles and nipples. I bought a few and Sarah gave me a playtex starter set so I can compare. The walmart version are straight up and down like the playtex original version. The drop-in system is supposed to reduce gas because the liner squeezes out the air before the baby drinks and doesn't allow any back in. The only drawback (aside from it not being very green to toss liner after liner) is that you really need to measure the liquid before you put it in the bottle because the lines can be off.
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Today's column is written by Rob Griffin, executive vice president and global head of digital at Havas Media Group.
I have been in the business since late 1995 and have witnessed the evolution of the third-party ad server, which has run its course.
I remember hard coding ads to fixed search results pages and then extrapolating the largest traffic day of the month to report to the client the amount of "hits" they received. I also remember when one advertiser wanted to "third-party ad serve" its banners, my boss at the time said, "Who does that? No way!"
But fighting the future is futile. Technology's progress is unstoppable, especially when a problem is being solved.
The whole concept of the third-party ad server centered on standardizing tracking for better accountability and optimization. Everyone counted impressions and clicks differently, so agencies and their clients did not want to rely on publisher provided numbers. Advertisers and agencies also wanted the ability to track post-click activity to prove digital's value. The third-party ad server became our way to prove ourselves and we have all been handicapped, or maybe handcuffed, by that since.
DoubleClick largely won this race while Atlas bled into irrelevance. Since then, some specialty ad servers have emerged, such as MediaMind for rich media and Vindico for video. But now that Google owns DoubleClick and Facebook owns Atlas, we must consider the implications.
Since Facebook blocks DoubleClick, will Google block Atlas? If that happens, will Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL all need their own ad servers to block their competitors' ad serving solutions? You could argue that they already do with their various demand-side platforms (DSP) and ad network solutions. Additionally, most of us use a collection of fragmented spot solutions – specialty platforms for social, search, content and retargeting.
Let's be honest: DSPs would never have existed had the aforementioned ad-serving companies recognized the marketplace's need and desire to tie buying and tracking directly to the inventory. So a handful of smart individuals started their own companies and changed our business forever, such that in the near future, it will all be managed via terminals (just ask AdFin).
Consider what attribution platforms, data-management platforms (DMPs), viewability and fraud technologies offer, plus the fact that most publishers now have standardized counting, and ask yourself: Is third-party ad serving dead? Do I need it? Has it become irrelevant and only still in play out of habit?
If site analytics with tag management enables retargeting, automated buys and dynamic optimizations, and if the DSP-DMP combo provides attribution, reporting, viewability and fraud technology, then what's the role of the ad server?
The fraud and viewability platforms like Integral Ad Science, Double Verify, WhiteOps and Forensiq all audit publisher ad delivery, which used to be the purview of ad servers.
Is the ad server now just another tech commodity? Nothing stops the DSPs from rolling out their own formal ad-serving solutions. Most agencies already use platforms like CognitiveMatch to dynamically generate ads anyway, thus reducing the ad server to nothing more than the universal cookie by which I drive my attribution modeling.
Yet, why can't I do that using another technology that's not pegged to one publisher? If I use Atlas or DoubleClick as my universal tracking code, I am by default forking over data to Facebook and Google. Plus if each of the big houses has its own ad serving, I still need independent solutions to audit the auditor(s).
So I don't need the ad server to audit my delivery anymore as I have better solutions. I also don't need the ad server to deliver the ads anymore as I have better ways to do that, too. Then we have the whole possibility of a cookieless world where companies like Tapad are trying to solve for cross-device tracking. Are the ad servers in this conversation? They aren't.
So I declare the third-party ad server dead. Or at least, a dead man walking.
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I definitely see how this is possible from the perspective of a display buyer; however, when attempting to solve attribution problems for clients across paid media channels... clients that don't have a DMP solution and aren't planning on getting one in the near future... tools like DCM are still highly relevant and useful.
As the former-head of revenue for a large publishers (Cheezburger), I begged the SSP's to roll out an ad server. There still needs one platform to revenue optimize against all sources of demand for publishers and that to me is the ad server's primary job. Right now the ad servers like DFP don't yet do this while SSPs do seemingly a lot except traffic sold-by-the-publisher premium campaigns. I fully expect to see the SSPs take on DFP especially if they want to be full-stack ad-platforms.
Hi Todd,
You should consider looking into deal ID. It is a feature typically supported by SSPs and encapsulates the premium sold IO-style deals. Premium programmatic, not just remnant.
Rob describes a fragmented technology landscape and simplifies the role of today's modern ad server. Things have changed.
Advertisers and agencies demand that ad servers support multi-channel, that they are dynamic enough to plug into the programmatic stack, with verification and audit capabilities to separate the buy side from the sell side. Bringing together data programmatic and traditional buying models: a crucial central system today where programmatic is still in its relative infancy. Globally, advertisers see a flurry of local market solutions, technologies that at the top of the food chain need a common reporting system, a common de-duplication methodology and delivery system. Dominant advertisers that have long term goals rely on ad servers as technologies that have already proven the test of time. The ad server may have matured but we will need to be blessed with long lives and healthy hearts to see their ultimate deprivation.
Rob, good points all around. No doubt there will be consolidation as market matures...at the same time we are at the "tip of the spear" so to speak. New features and functionality that address particular pain points and changes in technology will continue to create opportunities for start-up niche players (is it a product or is it a feature?).
The real elephant in this room is Google, who is playing both sides of the fence, i.e. agency technology partner and agency media vendor. Sir Martin acknowleged their frenemy but when will advertiser's wake-up? DT.
Great article. How do you see Nielsen OCR or the audience platforms like Axciom playing into this?
Contribute to the trend away from third party ad servers, and/or move discrepancy discussion to audience from impression or clicks? Or not?
I find it interesting that Facebook is lining up Atlas, Liverail and their partnership with Nielsen OCR in the video space which puts more pressure on DFA in how to stay relevant, I suspect.


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Ant Smasher is a fun game where your objective is pretty simple: smash the bugs that keep falling down on the screen.
You just need to tap on the ants and bugs that keep appearing, but beware of that evil bee and don't touch it; otherwise the game will end and you'll have to start again. Try to catch all the bugs before they reach the floor.
The design is good and it's curious to see how the bugs die, pretty realistic given the fact that it's merely a smartphone application. In conclusion, this is a fun and entertaining game that will keep you playing for a while, as it's really addicting. However, it's fairly easy to lose (unless you're experienced) and consequently, it becomes annoying having to start over again all the time.
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Far too many ads. The kids loved it but the ads that took up the whole screen were really annoying, you're lucky to get one star. Poor show for what was a good app.
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St Michael & All Angels Church runs two annual Festivals on behalf of the community, both raising money for charities and the church. Each now has its own website:
For the Chiswick Book Festival, click here
For the Bedford Park Festival, click here
The 2014 Bedford Park Festival will run from June 7th and 8th (Green Days weekend) until June 22nd. You can see the programme and book tickets here. The Festival is organised, and underwritten, by St Michael & All Angels on behalf of the community, with profits going to its nominated charities and the church.
You can see a film of Green Days 2013 courtesy of Chiswick Buzz, the web-TV service, and pictures of the Children's Mural, created with local schools in 2013.
You can see the winners of all last year's competitions, including Win a Meal here.
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By the gods, I've had a fun morning. Had someone from the police hi-tech crime unit in to get data on one of our students for an investigation (don't ask, I don't know), so of course, this being a day when i'm relying on everything working, Exchange was completely buggered up this morning when I came in - bleating about not being able to find a domain controller, even though all 3 were up and fine.
Lots of panicky investigation turned up that the DNS on the NIC had reset to 126.96.36.199 // 184.108.40.206, hence it being unable to find anything on the domain. Switching that back to the correct values corrected the errors and got everything running again.
However: wtf? How can a NIC spontaneously change its DNS settings? It's got me real scared now, because as far as I can tell, that shouldn't just happen. It seemed to switch about 18:50 last night, when there were a couple of webmail users on (me and one of the reception staff) and nothing else. Win2003R2 x64, Exchange 2007, on a three year old HP ProLiant of some description - the NIC is a HP NC373i Multifunction GbE Adapter, anyway.
Anyone got any clues? I hate to be paranoid, but hacking is not a million miles away from my mind right now, even though the logs show nothing other than
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When BioWare announced that they had been charged with crafting a Sonic RPG by Sega, eyebrows across the gaming universe shot up. After all, it was just about the most bizarre love affair since the dirty Blue Bomber himself got it on with the human Princess Elise in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). It's unfortunate that Chronicles just misses out on classic status then, because this clever little pseudo-RPG ticks the right boxes in so many ways.
For starters, BioWare have come up with an intriguing way of maintaining the personality of Sonic's zany band of chums – as well as shooting the breeze with them during the course of your quest, you'll also be able to take advantage of their unique abilities to help navigate through levels. For instance, Sonic might be able to sprint quicker than a freight train, but unless Tails or Amy are in the band there's no way he'll be able to leap over chasms or destroy those crates blocking his path.
Chronicles also steals a march over more established rivals like Final Fantasy 4 with its inspired use of the DS's touch screen during the lavish-looking 3D combat. While the meat and potatoes of scraps revolve around regular attacks, 'POW' moves are a must if you're looking to inflict major damage. To unchain their full potential, you'll need to time your attacks in rhythm with on-screen prompts. (Picture an Elite Beat Agents RPG and you're half way there.)
It works fabulously – it's incredibly satisfying landing 100+ damage points after you've pulled off a combo that's tested your reactions to their limits. It also adds an edge to combat rarely seen in this genre; mess up at the crucial time and it's doubly heartbreaking, especially when a certain enemy uses a cheap 'self destruct' attack that wipes one of your party out unless countered perfectly!
Alas, the further you delve into Sonic Chronicles, the more irritating this mechanic eventually becomes – chiefly because the fighting-to-exploring ratio is hopelessly unbalanced and there are only a limited number of patterns to follow. Similarly irritating is the 'escape' minigame, where either Sonic and pals or their opponents can choose to leg it if the battle isn't going as planned. Tapping the touch screen to hurdle crates is really boring – another case of a great idea, poorly executed. Even the occasional mid-level, team-based puzzles are a letdown, being as they are clunkily incorporated and mainly lacklustre in their execution.
Happily, character development is another story entirely. It is small in scope but brilliantly handled, and it's to BioWare's enduring credit that even the most vilified of Sonic's cast – serial plonkers like Cream, Amy Rose and Big – come across really well. Even nefarious Dr. Robotnik fights alongside the team at one point! But why, considering this is an RPG, is this area so underdeveloped? It's arguably Chronicles' most frustrating failing and yet another opportunity scorned.
Unfortunately, somewhere along the line a potentially incredible game regressed to simply becoming a really good one. Chronicles is a super achievement, completing Sega's impressive hat-trick of AAA Sonic titles on DS and paves the way for an incredible sequel – but in its quest to appeal to the kiddies BioWare have dumbed down their winning formula to the extent that it'll likely alienate many over the age of 12.
If you're a Sonic fanboy or pre-teen, bump another point onto our score; the rest of you are better off sticking with The World Ends With You for the time being before buying the inevitable sequel to Chronicles – by which time BioWare will hopefully have learned from their mistakes, and this'll turn out to be the Paper Mario-beating RPG we're confident it can become.
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Ex-Mormon refers to a disaffiliate of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or any of its schismatic breakoffs, collectively called "Mormonism". Ex-Mormons, sometimes referred to as Exmo,[1] typically neither believe in nor affiliate with the LDS church. In contrast, Jack Mormons may believe but do not affiliate; and Cultural Mormons may affiliate but do not believe. The distinction is important to some ex-Mormons, many of whom see their decision to leave as morally compelling and socially risky. Many ex-Mormons experience troubles with family members who still follow Mormon teachings.[2] Aggregations of ex-Mormons may comprise a social movement.
Most ex-Mormons leave Mormonism and the LDS church because specific intellectual or spiritual reasons have led them to a conviction that the religion is false. The foremost reasons are disbelief both in Joseph Smith as a prophet[3][4] and in the Book of Mormon as a religious and historical document.[5][2] Reasons for this disbelief include issues with anthropological, linguistic, archaeological, and genetic evidence for the Book of Mormon in the New World. In addition to rejecting the Book of Mormon for such reasons, the Book of Abraham and other Mormon religious texts are rejected on similar grounds.[6][7]
Individuals leave Mormonism for a variety of reasons, although "single reason disaffiliates are rare among former Mormons."[8] Research shows that 43% of Mormon disaffiliates left due to unmet spiritual needs.[9] Other reasons for leaving may include a belief that they are in a cult, logical or intellectual appraisal, belief changes or differences, spiritual conversion to another faith, life crises, and poor or hurtful responsiveness by Mormon leaders or congregations.[10] Of former Mormons surveyed, 58% switched to other faiths or practices.[9]
Those who adopt humanist or feminist perspectives may view certain LDS doctrines (including the spiritual status of blacks, polygamy, and the role of women in society) as racist or sexist.[11]
A minority of ex-Mormons cite their personal incompatibility with Mormon beliefs or culture.[citation needed] A 2003 Princeton Review publication quoted a student at church-owned Brigham Young University as stating, "the nonconformist will find a dull social life with difficulty finding someone that will be their friend, regardless of who they are or what they believe."[12] Liberal views and political attitudes that challenge this conformity, and occasionally sexual orientation, are cited as reasons for leaving Mormonism.[13]
In recent years the LDS Church has become more politically active, particularly with regard to legislation barring civil marriage for same-sex couples. Official LDS involvement in the Proposition 8 campaign was highly controversial, causing some LDS to stop attending church.[14]
After their decision to leave Mormonism and the LDS church, ex-Mormons typically go through an adjustment period as they re-orient their lives religiously, socially, and psychologically.
An online poll of ex-Mormons found that a majority of ex-Mormons do not self-identify as a member of another faith tradition, choosing to describe themselves as agnostic, atheist or simply ex-Mormon. Some can also become apatheist. Others either retained belief in God but not in organized religion or became adherents of other faiths.[5] Among ex-Mormons with no current religious preference, 36% continued the practice of prayer often or daily.[9] Ex-Mormon attitudes toward Mormons and Mormonism vary widely. Some ex-Mormons actively proselytize against Mormonism, while some provide only support to others leaving the religion. Other ex-Mormons prefer to avoid the subject entirely, while still others may try to encourage healthy dialogue between adherents of their new faiths and active Mormons. Attitudes of ex-Mormons also differ regarding their church membership. Some formally resign, which the LDS church refers to as "name removal," while others simply become inactive.
Ex-Mormons who publicly leave Mormonism usually face social stigmatization. Although many leave to be true to themselves or to a new belief structure, they leave at a cost;[8] many leave feeling ostracized and pressured and miss out on major family events such as temple weddings. Based upon a belief that those who leave are in danger of negative eternal consequences (see Latter-day Saint views of ex-Mormons), Mormon peers, church officials, and family members may criticize those who leave and pressure them to return.[15] Family members of some may express only disappointment and sorrow and try to reach out in understanding to their new belief system. Some stay under threat of divorce from spouses that still believe. Still, many ex-Mormons are completely shunned and have given up spouses, children, and the ability to enter Mormon temples to witness life events of family members. Ex-Mormons in geographic locations away from major enclaves of Mormon culture such as Utah may experience less stigmatization, however.[2]
Most ex-Mormons go through a psychological process as they leave Mormonism. Former Mormon bishop Bob McCue described his disaffiliation as recovery from cognitive dissonance.[16] Reynolds reports that leaving involves a period of intense self-doubt and depression as disaffiliates confront feelings of betrayal and loneliness, followed by self-discovery, belief exploration, spiritual guidance and connection as they leave Mormonism.[10] He argues that leaving may provide a renewed sense of self, confidence and peace.[10] One ex-Mormon compared his disaffiliation experience to leaving a cult,[17] while others called it close to overcoming mind control[18] or adjusting to life outside of religious fundamentalism.[19] Still others compare their symptoms to divorce from marriage.[20] Ex-Mormons may also have to cope with the pain of ostracism by Mormon employers, friends, spouses, and family members.[21]
Depending on the circumstances of an ex-Mormon's departure, Latter-day Saint views may range from considering them apostates to viewing them as individuals who have simply strayed from the path. The LDS church teaches that people leave for a variety of reasons, but that regardless of the reason the underlying cause is deception by Satan.[22] Reasons range from trivial to serious (including doctrinal disagreements). Latter-day Saints view turning from the influence of the Holy Spirit as having potentially devastating spiritual consequences, and they generally hope ex-Mormons will "return to the fold."[23]
The reasons given for a person leaving the church vary according to who is offering the opinion. LDS Sunday school manuals say members leave because of unwarranted pride, committing sins which drive them to alienation from God, or because they have taken offense to something trivial. The manuals also claim members leave because they have been deceived by Satan[22] who according to LDS scripture is actively seeking to destroy the souls of men.[24] Furthermore, those who "depart from the truth" will be judged in the final judgment[25] for falling prey to this deception.[26] The deceptions that Satan uses include acceptance of a false prophet, pride and vanity, being critical of leaders' imperfections, being offended, rationalizing disobedience, and accepting the false teachings of the world.[22]
In the Book of Mormon, a figure named Korihor[27] preaches disbelief and challenges prophecies and church leaders.[28] He then demands a miracle and is miraculously struck mute for the acts. One Mormon scholar likened the philosophical analysis employed in an essay compilation edited by an ex-Mormon to Korihor's tactics.[29] Church authority and popular LDS fiction writer Gerald N. Lund compares any reasoning that leads to disbelief in God or Mormonism to Korihor.[30]
Mormon historian B.H. Roberts wrote of an account of a member leaving the LDS church over the misspelling of a name in church records.[31] The LDS church uses the story of Frazier Eaton (who gave $700 for the Kirtland Temple but left after being unable to get a seat at the dedication ceremony) as an object lesson on how members can leave after being offended.[22][32]
Latter-day Saints may view ex-Mormons as stronger candidates for eternal damnation based on their former devotion to Mormonism, since those who were never adherents will be judged more lightly. In addition, one who goes so far as to deny the Holy Spirit could become a son of perdition and be cast into outer darkness.[33] Outright apostasy of members will lead to a church disciplinary council, which may result in disfellowshipment or excommunication.[34] However, members who ask for their names to be removed from church records or who have joined another church are not subject to a disciplinary council.[34]
Former President of the LDS Church Brigham Young taught that members who openly disagree with church leaders are potentially cursed or condemned and that those who reject LDS doctrine or authority outright are "apostate".[35] An early Mormon epistle teaches that apostates have "fallen into the snares of the evil one."[36]
Young also said that "[if] there is a despicable character on the face of the earth, it is an apostate from this Church. He is a traitor who has deceived his best friends, betrayed his trust, and forfeited every principle of honor that God placed within him. They may think they are respected, but they are not. They are disgraced in their own eyes. There is not much honesty within them; they have forfeited their heaven, sold their birthright, and betrayed their friends."[37]
Tight-knit local and Internet-based support group communities exist for ex-Mormons to help them cope with the strains of leaving their former belief system and building a new life.[38] Specifically, Internet-based communities range from historical forums[39] and blogs[40] to sites dedicated to recovery from Mormonism,[41] membership resignation,[42] newsgroups, and satire.[43] The communities found at ExMormon.org and reddit.com/r/exmormon are the most popular ex-Mormon communities.[38]
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So...I'm in DreamLand now and you know, the monsters there are extremely hard to defeat...I was wondering...what's the most powerful orb for Lars? (I've join thr Time Masters guild btw), now, I'm using the flood orb for the tsunami spell...is there any more powerful spell + orb to use on the monsters? (the 'enemy party' spells, the better.)
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Actually, I never used Lars more then it , and I never used its orbs really, too . Even through I collected them. I think through you can freeze your enemies or something, with Time Masters spells ? You should try it.
But I remember I used Rhen's Sword of Dreams *a lot* , so I suggest you first head for getting it.
And, If I remember, few spells are affected by orbs. If I remember well, Cracked orb will help for Thunder-type spells, But I havn't played Aveyond since ages, so I cannot tell much .
Elini's Red Demon Summon should be handy if you have it, I remember using it a lot ... Not just there, everywhere. *everywhere*.
Also, Dameon was the must-have party member. These dream witches can put you to sleep .. Awakening spell is a wonderful add.
Te'ijal , like always, well, is of an extreme help . lol
Hope it helps !
Posted on: 2008/8/29 1:55
I'd rather be a submissive pet then a useless pawn.
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To tell you the truth, I don't remember much about the orbs...but just in general, what's your strategy for Dreamworld?
For starters, you may want to equip at least Dameon (if not everyone) with star or spry amulets to keep everyone awake. Dameon also has a silencing spell that you may want to try (athough it doesn't always work) since the monsters in Dreamworld use a lot of magic. Similarly, the monsters don't take a lot of damage from melee attacks so keep your party magic-based...which means you'll want to keep Lars, Dameon, and Elini in your party and hit them with just spells rather than their weapons. This means make sure you have plenty of MP restoratives!
Also, have you visited the armoury in Thais yet? Thais offers the best armour and weapons in the game.
Posted on: 2008/8/29 2:59
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Yes but that time, I was buying the WHOLE equipment on Veldt just to realized that Thais has BETTER ones when I got the dragon T_T (Yeah I'm penniless now)
Darn it last time I've played Aveyond, I've took the Red Demon Spell so now I decided to take the sword for John...*sobs sobs*
Posted on: 2008/8/29 12:08
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I believe Dreamland is the one place in AV1 where the monsters are either weak against magic or melee. However, I've found Annihilate powered with Dragon Orb extremely useful
Posted on: 2008/8/29 17:02
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AHHHH too bad I've join the Time Masters! >=(
Posted on: 2008/8/29 23:08
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actually, i found charm orb very useful, and the sword of dreams. i was only around... level 50-55, and fighting in the dreamland was manageable
Posted on: 2008/8/31 3:14
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All right, I've dug this up from a document I wrote up a long time ago based on what other people have found. I hope it helps
- Flood Orb, from the necromancers shop in Veldarah. Strengthens water/ice attacks, such as Tsunami and Absolute Zero. Weaks fire attacks.
- Gnome Orb, from Thornkeep. Strengthens earth attacks, like Annhilate, Earthquake, and Mudslide, as well as other Annhilator attacks, such as Thermal Storm and Bomb. Weakens lightning attacks.
- Star Orb, from Aveyond (ask for a map from Lamb Chop the bini in Teamcup Town). Currently, we still have no idea what it does!
- Cracked Orb, from the junk shop in Sedona. Strengthens lightning attacks, such as Lightning Storm and Thunderstorm. Weakens earth-based attacks.
- Dragon Orb, from the museum curator in Veldt. Strengthens fire attacks, such as Bomb, Thermal Storm, and Annhilator Guild attacks in general. Weakens water/ice attacks.
- Charmed Orb, from Mysten Far (need the Climbing Guide). Generally strengthens Time Master Guild spells, such as Charm, Gate Exura, Fast Forward, and Time Storm. Currently, were not sure what it specifically weakens.
- Blood Orb, from Ahrimans Castle. Generally strengthens Necromancer Guild attacks, such as Burn, Sacrifice, and Death.
Posted on: 2008/9/2 0:29
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What I remember of the Dreamland was that there were two types of monsters, the one that Teijal and Galahad were able to kill, but didn't respond to spells at all, and I had Lars using the Dragon Orb and Annihilate on the second type that took almost no melee damage. For those that took zero damge from melee attacks, I had Teijal and Galahad use scrolls. At level 50, I was able to get by. If the monster gets to attack, you'll be badly messed up without something to keep you awake. You don't need to engage Agas to get the magic lockpick in the temple, so you can come back with the Sword of Dreams.
Posted on: 2008/9/13 0:53
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Well I've tried fighting with Agas without the Sword of Dreams and it ended FASTER than using the Sword of Dreams...>_> I've a question. Is the Annihilater skill's better than the Time Masters to defeat the monsters in Ahriman's Lair?
Posted on: 2008/9/13 11:17
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hey !!! can I have a question . Which orb make Chicken Curse speel stronger
Posted on: 2008/9/14 12:45
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blood orb I think.
Posted on: 2008/9/14 13:12
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Annihilate and the Dragon orb seemed to hit the hardest of any of the spell and orb combinations. I haven't tried them all yet though. Plague and the blood orb still causes more damage in the future rounds, but the first round is not as strong, so the monster gets to counter attack more often. I never had to cast annihilate more than twice in a single fight for most of the game. With the Dragon Orb, I get 3200 damage each spell to each monster. It also comes nice and early in the game, making levelling up and puzzles pretty straight forward.
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RUSSIA/ROK - Russian president seen pulling support in favour of ruling party
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Text of report by the website of heavyweight Russian newspaper
Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 17 October
[Aleksandra Samarina report: "Dmitriy's Medvedev's Government Chamber:
the Head of State Explains His Alliance With United Russia and Promises
to Continue Modernization"]
President Dmitriy Medvedev held a meeting on Saturday [15 October] with
a very mixed audience. Figures of culture and representatives of the
Internet community, the news media, science, and business had gathered
in the Digital October centre. The head of state explained once again
the tandem's solution of the 2012 problem. And he announced that he
would not be leaving politics since he feels a duty to those that
support him. On the practical level Medvedev proposed a comprehensive
programme of transformations in the future government. Experts are
suggesting various theories as to the factors that prompted the
president to return to the subject of the March elections.
The first important fact is that Medvedev was speaking to an audience
that is close to him in spirit: "All that are gathered here are people
who want to see ours as a country of change, those that are for the
modernization of our society, our state, that is. Hence you are my
'Politics Is a Tough Business'
It was to his supporters that he attempted once again to explain why,
first, he will be remaining in politics and, second, renouncing
presidential ambitions: "Both I and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are
responsible people. Therefore, you know, when they say that they met
somewhere in the forest there, at a fishing spot, there they traded
everything, crafted this configuration, went to the congress - none of
this is the case. In actual fact, it is the result of quite lengthy
analysis." Medvedev says plainly that he was faced with a choice:
"Politics is quite a tough business, you can lose points very quickly,
and then there would be no questions either about the presidency or
about heading the campaign slate, say."
He then repeats the old proposition concerning the decisive significance
of the approval rating when which of the tandem would be running was
determined. This part of the president's speech appears none too
convincing: it is the reference to approval ratings that most irritates
the citizens, who have perceived it as the substitution for the
declaration of intent of the reports of several pollsters. More, the
president continues this thought, going into explanations that are even
less convincing: "From the perspective of our approaches, we are very
close, and in everyday life we... truly are not competitors, we are
close comrades and friends. Have been for 20 years now. Otherwise I
would have had no political career in Moscow.... Many people believe for
some reason or other that any person who has become president has to
thrash about, wiping out those that helped him in his political career,
his life. But I was not raised this way and I consider this right."
On the other hand, Medvedev emphasizes in every way that he is for
stability, that Putin and he are of like mind. On the other, the head of
state promotes the idea of a so-called "greater government," which would
be composed of representatives of various civic forces. A multitude of
questions immediately arises: what would this be? A branch of the Public
Chamber? Or would the Public Chamber become an appendage of a "lesser,"
the sole legitimate and responsible, that is, ministerial cabinet?
And this is not the only thing that is unclear. What happens to
parliament in this arrangement? The political parties? They also would
be part of the "greater government" - but in what capacity: would they
have to renounce the traditional modes of participation in politics? So
important a mechanism of government self-regulation as a shadow
government representing the opposition that from time to time replaces
in office the national leadership has long operated in world political
culture. And no one is preventing the government in office winning the
support of the abstract "community," but the formalization of this
alliance would contradict the policy of the building in the country of a
party system.
Meanwhile, Medvedev's remarks made a favourable impression on some
participants in the meeting. Marat Gelman, director of the Perm Museum
and member of the Public Chamber, for example, understood the
president's speech as assurance of his supporters that the policy of
modernization would continue.
NG's source highly appreciated the fact that Medvedev is not leaving
politics: "We have monarchy in our minds, after all.... There are many
people who want to bury the idea of modernization, to prevent change in
politics." At the same time, on the other hand, Gelman is very sceptical
of Medvedev's intention to transform United Russia [One Russia], whose
slate he heads: "The formation of the Popular Front has already shown
how the party of power gives a hostile reception to all attempts to
refine it."
Breathing Out in the Home Stretch
Politicians consider Medvedev's speech a pre-election move in the United
Russia campaign. And are not all that willing to comment on it.
CPRF leader Gennadiy Zyuganov was yesterday altogether "unfamiliar" with
the president's speech and referred NG for comment to his associates.
His deputy, Oleg Kulikov, member of the CPRF Central Committee, saw
Medvedev's remarks as campaign PR of the party of power: "This is the
reflex action of a politician who feels himself to be a 'lame duck'.
Medvedev knows that a tremendous number of citizens are disenchanted
with the outcome of the United Russia congress. And he wants ahead of
the elections to pull them over into the camp of the party of power."
Kulikov finds the idea of a "greater government" absurd: "What control?
The security officials report, after all, to the president! Putin will
really have carte-blanche for the activity of the government - both
'lesser' and 'greater'."
Igor Lebedev, head of the LDPR State Duma faction, was not about to
comment on Medvedev's speech, citing pressure of work. And Liberal
Democrat Sergey Ivanov, who also discerned in the remarks of the head of
state a campaign theme, tersely remarked: "The president simply wanted
to show that all's well here in the country."
Yabloko leader Sergey Mitrokhin was unavailable for comment yesterday,
as was Leonid Gozman, an organizer of the new Union of Right Forces.
Boris Nadezhdin, member of the politburo of the Right Cause party, found
in Medvedev's position a "psycho-analytical aspect": "The president is
experiencing enormous discomfort from the situation. I saw the look in
his eyes at the United Russia congress - what was happening clearly
upset him. And is still doing so. Meeting with his sympathizers,
Medvedev attempted to breathe out...."
Fatal Tardiness
Nikolay Petrov, member of the board of studies of the Moscow Carnegie
Centre, agrees with Boris Nadezhdin to some extent: "It would appear
that the decision announced at the United Russia congress on 24
September was for the president quite unexpected. For it to appear more
substantiated, he had to chew it over, develop it." In addition, NG's
source remarks, Medvedev is in this way attempting to step into the role
of leader of United Russia, which appears to him today important: "But
both for him and for the party this is a big problem. Because replacing
Putin in United Russia with Medvedev is impossible. The party
bureaucracy would not accept such an exchange."
Gleb Pavlovskiy, head of the Effective Policy foundation, called the
head of state's remarks much belated: "These were Medvedev's most
contradictory remarks. This is what it should have been like two years
ago - in October 2009, following the 'Russia, Forward' article. It would
then have definitely sounded like a call for electoral support. And this
call would undoubtedly have formed a palpable coalition around Medvedev
- and not necessarily hostile towards Putin. But this was not done."
Medvedev's speech, the expert believes, is very similar to Onegin's
letter to Tatyana.
But the head of state's speech, NG's source is certain, has a political
meaning: "Medvedev is attempting to get back his previous electorate and
to pull it into the United Russia support group": "This would be
absolutely correct, were it possible. But it was with his statements of
24 September that Medvedev, as we can see from the polls, lost the
majority of precisely these voters, who had been loyal to him."
What need, then, had the president of these remarks? It is possible,
NG's source concedes, that what we have is a signal for a reorganization
of the Putin system that was begun with the formation of the Popular
Front: "Medvedev is acting independently, but in a certain corridor.
Reorganization is a process where the leader, in order to retain
governability, is forced to afford his closest supporters freedom - in
order to let off steam in the system." And that this steam has built up
is attested by the recent session of the Russian Union of Industrialists
and Entrepreneurs, where Aleksandr Shokhin and Vladimir Yakunin issued
more revolutionary statements than Igor Yurgens, Pavlovskiy recalls:
"Medvedev repeated twice: 'take power'. This is a purely
reorganizational concept."
Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta website, Moscow, in Russian 17 Oct 11
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- Provide Mobile Security & Management as a Service to generate additional revenue and increase ARPU
- Protect LTE infrastructures and M2M business models
As a Mobile Operator, see how you can enable your mobile network to secure and manage millions of users and turn mobile protection into profitable business opportunities.
Schedule a One on One meeting with a Symantec Expert and learn about:
- Mobile Protection and Monetizing Opportunities for Service Providers with Next Generation Network Protection
- Smart Authentication for Users, Devices and Apps
- Scalable, secure and integrated MDM
- Symantec Mobile Security
- Data Loss Prevention for Tablets
- Current and future Norton Mobile Security solutions