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After a record number of votes, the Final Four has ended. There was plenty of back and forth leads in both matchups. But in the end, we are left with one #1 seed facing off against an unseeded show. The battle between #1 Modern Family and #2 The »»
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New KO Tag Champions, an Asshole returns, Abyss has a "brother" and a PPV match given away all on this week's Impact Wrestling. »»
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In the recent debate about relationship age differences one poster shared that at 25 she had an older husband and felt they were both mature. Another poster commented that she was not objective and seemed to doubt that the 25 year old could be mature.
So I ask what makes a person mature? Why couldn't a person be confident that they are mature at the age of 25?


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June 27 – Gen. 1:28; "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."
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Tip of the Day, June 27
Posted in June, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam and Eve, Articles of Faith pg 68, bible, Christianity, Genesis 1:28, James Talmage, Jesus, original sin on 06/27/2015 | 15 Comments »
Tip of the Day, November 12
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam and Eve, Adam is Michael, bible, false doctrines, life before Adam and Eve, mormonism, polygamy, salvation on 11/12/2014 | Leave a Comment »
November 12 – Genesis 3:17; "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life."
Adam, Eve and Satan Fulfilled God's Plan?
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Adam and Eve, false gospel, false Jesus, false prophet Joseph Smith, Moses 4:6, Moses 5:11, Satan fulfilled God's plan on 11/01/2014 | Leave a Comment »
Moses 4:6, 5:11; "And Satan put it into the heart of the serpent, (for he had drawn away many after him,) and he sought also to beguile Eve, for he knew not the mind of God, wherefore he sought to destroy the world…5:11 And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient."
The Mormon's Understanding of Evil
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While organizing my endless list of quotes I came across our entry on Witchcraft which got me to thinking…
Why do Mormons accept and applaud Adam and Eve's rejection of God while at the same time teach that behaving inappropriately isn't acceptable?
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If Adam & Eve Hadn't Sinned Could They have had Children?
2 Nephi 2:22-23; "And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created; and they must have remained forever, and had no end. 23 And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin."
Genesis 2:24, 3:23; "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh…Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken."
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Original Sin a Plan of Salvation
"The Atonement: All for All", Ensign, May 2004, 97; "The Fall was not a disaster. It wasn't a mistake or an accident. It was a deliberate part of the plan of salvation. We are God's spirit 'offspring,' sent to earth 'innocent' of Adam's transgression. Yet our Father's plan subjects us to temptation and misery in this fallen world as the price to comprehend authentic joy. Without tasting the bitter, we actually cannot understand the sweet. We require mortality's discipline and refinement as the 'next step in [our] development' toward becoming like our Father. But growth means growing pains. It also means learning from our mistakes in a continual process made possible by the Savior's grace, which He extends both during and 'after all we can do' (2 Nephi 25:23)." – Bruce C. Hafen


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Thoughts on Ico
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I know, I'm eleven years late to the party, but I finally played Ico. Writing up impressions of an art(ish) game originally intended for the PlayStation 1 is tough, because there are things Ico does well that we now take for granted but at the time were groundbreaking, are there are things it does badly that game design has evolved to compensate for. I have complaints about the way the Ico is structured and the way it plays, but I can also see how these faults happened, and in some respects, how they serve the narrative. So with that out of the way, here's my thoughts:
Let's just get this out of the way: Ico looks amazing. Playing it in 1080p, widescreen, and a solid framerate obviously helps, but from what I've seen of the PS2 version, the assets and effects are basically the same. I think Ico looks pretty good as a 2012 game — in the context of it being developed for the PS1 and retooled as an early PS2 game, it's astounding. It's one of those games that shows that strong, cohesive art direction is way more important than technical prowess.
Ico portrays a very effective combination of beauty and despair. Some areas of the castle are lush — you're often looking out onto some serene vistas — but you're also working your way through a dark castle full of shadowy sacrificed children who want to imprison Yorda and consume Ico. In the look of the game, like many other parts of it, Ueda is playing with duality, but not with the cheesy dark-world/light-world tropes that so many games fall back on.
Near the end of the game, the castle begins to get a bit repetitive and bland looking, but my sense is that this is the point — it's an abandoned fortress, and as such, is supposed to convey impenetrability and strength above all else. The whole premise of the game is contingent on you not feeling like you can escape, and in that sense, the castle's design works well.
I may be reading into them far too much, but I thought Yorda and Ico's character designs convey something about adolescence that few games ever address. Both characters' animations bring to mind the period of childhood when your mind and body are somewhat out of sync — movements are earnest, but also uncertain. The little intricacies of the hand-holding, like how Yorda kind of jerks back when Ico starts running too quickly, really add believability, and the way Yorda's height leads Ico to have to hold his arm up awkwardly, again brings to mind the uneven growth of boys and girls.
Yorda, being on the verge of womanhood but also presumably the target of abuse, seems particularly unsure of herself and her body. She also conveys a sense of purity and helplessness that, whether or not you think it's anti-feminist or a bit creepy, is something the Japanese tend to do really well.
Sound & Music
Ico has little music, few sound effects, and almost no voice acting, but it makes it count. Even when it's not actively making noise, it's got some of the best atmospheric sound I've heard, whether it be howling wind at the top of a tower, or oblivious birds chirping in a garden. I love the pitter-patter and echo of your footsteps as you run through the world.
Before you even hit the title screen, Ico's score is already setting the tone. This ethereal but vaguely dissonant tracks plays as Ico, bound on horseback, is being led to the castle.
This track (especially the first few seconds), played as Ico escapes the heart of the castle, is nicely representative of the way the game portrays the castle's darkness — a mix of otherworldly mysticism and simmering foreboding.
In the context of the scene, in which Ico is fighting a seemingly never-ending stream of shadows while trying to vain to protect Yorda's petrified body, this track is extremely effective. It projects an aura of hopelessness, gloom, and immutable forces outside of Ico's control.
This track uses musical themes from earlier in the game, but sounds hopeful rather than foreboding as the castle falls apart and the evil within it is (presumably) purged.
The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection unfortunately kind of spoils this track by putting it on the game select screen, but it was still startlingly effective as it played over flashbacks. Ending with a folk song about the game's events is a neat way of lending what happened more gravity.
Here's where things kind of fall apart for me. In an admittedly reductive sense, Ico is a 6 hour escort mission. This is one thing during combat, when Yorda being caught is the only fail condition and thus basically a gameplay element, but she ends up just being a pain in the ass when you're exploring and puzzle solving.
It's in your best interest to have Yorda on hand (ideally literally) whenever possible, so you're often stuck running back to grab her hand, waiting while she confusedly pathfinds to your position, or as she climbs ladders one rung at a time while you go grab a drink. Nothing about this is fun — even leading her by hand involves a maddening (though admittedly nicely tactile) delay as she jerks in your direction.
You're often forced to leave Yorda behind when you're traversing, and to my knowledge, in most of these instances there's a risk shadows will show up. I'm somewhat torn on this, because in one sense, it's very effective from a storytelling perspective, since it gives the player a sense of paranoia without any narrative cues or big sticks. I really was scared Yorda was going to be taken away, even if a large catalyst for that was not wanting to replay a chunk of the game. But from a pure gameplay perspective, I was often left wondering if I was missing a way of bringing Yorda along, speculating as to what my time limit might be, and generally having no good idea of the rules of the game.
Other game mechanics are similarly clumsy. The combat feels very loose and animation-weighted, which is especially problematic when one hit can leave you in a very precarious position. That said, once I learned to avoid finishing the three-hit combo if I was at risk of being attacked, combat generally ended up being easy.
The traversal — which I'm sure was very impressive at the time, especially animation-wise (Ico was one of the first games to use key frame animation) — often doesn't convey what is and isn't possible, leaving you scratching your head or making blind jumps in ways that feel cheap and leave you angrily backtracking. And this is all assuming you even know where you're supposed to be going, which also isn't always the case. Especially compared to modern platforming games, which tend to use clear visual cues to convey what's possible and where you need to go, Ico feels dated.
What makes Ico so interesting
When people talk about Ico in glowing terms, they're usually talking about the world Ico creates, not necessarily the act of playing it. I don't think it's unfair to say that if you took the gameplay of Ico and dropped it in a flat, lifeless setting, you wouldn't be left with a very good game.
Ico is, at the very least, a unique world. The mysterious nature of the fortress, Ico's reason for being there, Yorda's nature, the world outside the walls. and the feelings behind Ico and Yorda's non-verbal relationship makes for a game that people will rightfully make a lot of apologies for. It's the little things — like the way Yorda is so prone to flinching and the way she patiently waits for Ico to wake up when you load a save — but it's also the big, bold choices like the sparing use of music, tiny-yet-cohesive setting, gameplay mechanics that line up with the narrative (the no-saving/sleeping-till-Yorda-is-safe ending being a prime example, like it or not), and lack of active storytelling and dialogue.
When Yorda rescued Ico with what seemed to be the last of her humanity (let's pretend the cop-out after-credits scene didn't happen) as You Were There kicked in, even I — a guy who's been fairly described as disconcertingly unemotional — came pretty close to tearing up. It's one of the best endings I've seen in any medium.
There isn't much out there like Ico, and while there's plenty to criticize about Ico, you can't accuse Fumito Ueda of not having original ideas. It's a game that will stick with me much longer than others that are, in an unemotional sense, better, and it will undoubtedly punch well above its weight when we look back at that era in gaming. It's a rare example of extreme and untainted artistic authorship in a medium of safe, marketable, and focus-tested games.


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Best passing unit vs. sad sackers
It could be a long night for Tennessee tonight when the Volunteers visit No. 8 Arkansas.
Consider this stat: Tennessee (4-5, 0-5 in the Eastern Division) is last in the SEC in sacks, Arkansas (8-1, 4-1 in the Western Division) is first in passing offense.
Translation: If the Vols can't pressure Razorbacks' quarterback Tyler Wilson, he could throw for 400 yards and four touchdowns with no sweat.
"They've got a quarterback that has a real playmaking mentality," Vols' coach Derek Dooley said. "It's not that they just run fast, they run fast without the ball. They have a real confident swagger to them. Every time a team inches closer to them, they answer the bell. Pow! Pow! Pow! Touchdown. I've seen it so many games."
Thanks to No. 1 LSU's 9-6 win over then-No 2 Alabama last weekend, Arkansas remains in the race for the Western Division title. But it needs to win the rest of its SEC games, starting with the Vols tonight, then Mississippi State in Little Rock next Saturday and then at LSU the day after Thanksgiving.
"I think everyone knows that you have an opportunity to have that happen (win the West)," Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said. "We're a mature enough team to understand that. That's what we're focused on."
Arkansas senior defensive end Jake Bequette, who will be playing his final home game tonight, thinks the Hogs' 44-28 victory over then-No. 10 South Carolina last Saturday will have the same effect as did the Hogs' win last season over the Gamecocks.
"Winning at South Carolina last year was the turning point in our season," Bequette said. "We really finished strong after that (to earn a Sugar Bowl bid). I think we feel the same way right now. Our confidence is really high. We feel like we have a strong team right now."
Nutt as the Gipper?
Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt, fired on Monday effective at the end of the regular season, said his players bummed out when he broke the news to them late Monday afternoon.
"It devastated them, especially the younger group," Nutt said. "There were a lot of blank looks, a lot of questions like, 'Who's coming as head coach?'"
Las Vegas oddsmakers believe that the Rebels (2-7), doomed to a losing season with a lame-duck coach, won't be inspired. They've established Louisiana Tech, 5-4 after winning four straight games including last week's 20-point win at Fresno State where Ole Miss won by 10 points on Oct. 1, as a 2-point favorite.
"I have never coached against one or been in that situation before," Tech coach Spike Dykes said. "People will speculate about what kind of impact that it will have. Every team that faces the situation acts differently. You know all we can control is what happens to us, and we want to see how we stack up against a Southeastern Conference team."
Seeing double -- again
Alabama coach Nick Saban was in his coachspeak, respect-your-opponent mode earlier this week when talking about the No. 3 Crimson Tide (8-1, 5-1 in the West) playing tonight at Mississippi State (5-4, 1-4 in the West).
For the second straight week, Alabama's defense has to face a team that uses two quarterbacks.
Last week, LSU employed Jarrett Lee (the passer) and Jordan Jefferson (the runner). Mississippi State has Tyler Russell as the passer and Chris Relf as the runner.
"When the two quarterbacks actually do different things when they're in the game, I think it makes a more difficult preparation," Saban said. "Obviously, if you watch the game, the last game, the plays they ran with one guy in the game were totally different than the other. At first, we didn't adjust to that very well, but as the game went on, we did OK."
But there's a bit of difference in LSU's offense, which is averaging 362.8 yards per game and has scored 20 TDs in SEC play, and State's offense that is averaging 326.2 yards with just eight TDs in conference outings.
State coach Dan Mullen knows exactly who his team is.
"It's good, I guess, that we cause people issues," said Mullen of his two-quarterback system, noting Saban's concern of Russell and Relf's varied styles. "But until we're averaging 55 points a game, I guess it's not causing everybody that much stress right now."
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Tennessee House Education subcommittee sends school voucher bill back for more study
The school-voucher bill died in the state legislature Wednesday when a subcommittee relegated it for study over the summer.
The bill, offered by Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, would have allowed students from poor families in Shelby County and three other urban counties to transfer to private schools by taking half the money it costs to educate them as a "scholarship" to the new schools.
In Memphis, the amount is $5,400. The bill passed last week with little discussion in the Senate.
But House members in the Education subcommittee were more cautious Wednesday, saying too much was unknown about how the change would affect the public schools where the children now attend.
"We have a lot of reform going on," said Rep. Richard Montgomery, R-Sevierville. "We made an extreme amount of changes in education. I'm not sure what impact this has on LEA (Local Education Association)," he said, adding that the House needed to study the bill and see what is happening in other states where school vouchers have passed.
"I am grateful that they have decided to delay this legislation," said Memphis City Schools board member Betty Mallott. She said that it gives urban district leaders an opportunity to talk to legislators about the effects on their districts.
In Memphis, which also has the largest number of charter schools, school leaders are concerned that the competition is bleeding resources by diminishing the funds the district has to pay for fixed costs such as school building upkeep, transportation and staff.
Mallott wants House committee members to see "how aggressively we are improving our school systems. If we can have the opportunity, they will not want to take any kind of action that could be detrimental to those reforms," she said.
Initially, Kelsey proposed that 95 percent of the tax dollars for any student choosing to take a voucher or "scholarship" would go to the new school. The bill was amended to 50 percent last week in the Senate.
"I think this bill will be stronger after being studied by the House," Kelsey said.
"I'm ecstatic about the progress we have made with the Senate. I am confident that once the House takes a look at the this issue, they will see how much it will help our impoverished children in Tennessee."
Kelsey sponsored the bill last year in the Senate, where it passed the Education Committee.
Since the statehouse operates on a two-year cycle, if the bill comes back next year, it only has to pass in the House.
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I'm excited about visiting Loch Ness, because I've always wanted to see Nessie:
And this may be my chance.
Of course, there'll be more civilized attractions, as well — such as Edinburgh, "the Athens of the North":
And another beautiful aspect of this trip is that, the day after the British Isles cruise ends in Southhampton, I'm scheduled to lecture on a cruise to the Norwegian fjords that leaves from precisely the same port, Southampton. No extra flying, no additional jet lag, just a relaxing night in a Southampton hotel — and then another fabulous cruise:
This is an entirely separate trip. Either one of them can be booked separately. However, as I explained in an earlier post here, I've spent a fair amount of time in Norway over the years — I have family there — and I'm really pleased to have a chance to go back again.
Well, as you can see, I'm advertising. Without shame. These are going to be great trips. As will be our trip to Israel in late April and early May.
I got a bit carried away with travel plans this year. I don't know that I can or should keep such a pace up after this. So if you have any interest in going to these places with me, this is the year to do it. And if you don't, let me say this: These are such great destinations that even I can't ruin them.


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Westcott Beach State Park is a state park in Jefferson County, located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, in the Town of Henderson.
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Walmart's Pre-Black Friday and Price Matching event is underway, saving you big on items you've been eying in Walmart's competitors' Black Friday ads - a week early! At 8am November 22, Walmart revealed its slashed Pre-Black Friday prices on this season's most popular buys, both in store and online. If you buy online, you'll get free shipping on orders over $35. But hurry - prices are good one day only.
Walmart's most popular offer right now is the LeapFrog LeapPad2 for just $39.99 (retail $79.99). The Apple iPad 32GB with Retina Display is only $499 and comes with an 8-in-1 bonus accessory and Bluetooth speaker kit. And if you're going big on TVs this Black Friday, check this out: an LG 55" 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV for $698 (retail $899.99).
As previously reported, you can get an LG 50" LED HDTV for just $448 (save $150). Select XBOX One and Playstation 4 video games are only $49 (retail $59.96). Select board games like Monopoly, Sorry, and Clue are $5 each (retail up to $11.85). Play-Do makes a great stocking stuffer with 4-packs at a buck each (retail $2.96). Also, the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe retails for just under $50, but is priced at $34.99.


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Gear Question
I have a 2006 f-250 ford extracab pickup...
I have a 2006 f-250 ford extracab pickup that I want to convert a Taylor Wing wind deflector from a box mount to a roof mount. Taylor representitive said you could help me out. It's a big wing 32" high X 60" long so it will have a lot oa wind resistnce. Will your product keep it on the roof ?
Dean Whitehead
I assume you wanna use the wing while pulling your trailer? I am no Yakima rep but I have seen these used for that no problem... as long as the Yakima setup you order is specifically designed for your rig, then I would say it will work fine... Just make sure that the mounting of the wing falls between the rail holders/towers, for support.
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TowneBank's Shareholders' Meeting is All About Sharing
May 23, 2012
The Community Free Clinic of Newport News received donations from the Shareholders' meeting. The Community Free Clinic provides free medical care to thousands of disadvantaged individuals.
Suffolk, Va. – For the third consecutive year, the centerpieces at the TowneBank Shareholders' meeting, held on May 23 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, included items donated to local charities. Immediately following the event, TowneBank representatives visited charities in each of the regions it serves to deliver baskets overflowing with school supplies, personal care items, first aid kits and more.
The recipient organizations included:
- The Dwelling Place – Norfolk
- The Community Free Clinic – Newport News
- Outer Banks Hotline – TowneBank of Currituck
- People in Need (PIN) – Virginia Beach
- Lackey Free Clinic – Williamsburg
- Children's Harbor – Portsmouth
- Hearts of Compassion Partnership – Chesapeake
In addition, a TowneBank Business Beetle, normally used for courier services, was filled with food that was donated to Food for Thought in Dare County, NC.


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Winter!: Prepare for holiday gaming!
Not a good game. I played this game with my girlfriend and we couldn't tell our cursors apart when the action started happening. You pick up ammo by shooting it and can't control where you go. You play like one chapter from Resident Evil 3 and then Resident Evil 4, however you get such a weak story because everything is like cut-out and you get a bare bones story. The gameplay you will find yourself low on ammo and since you are auto-guided like an arcade shooter, you will encounter zombies just popping up in front of you and often time no ammo to fend them off. I only suggest playing this if you have a friend, otherwise you will feel silly and little fun is to be had when you are at the mercy of a slow and illogical roller coaster ride.
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What Do NFL Quarterbacks Do During the Off-Season? Check Out Drew Brees [PHOTO]
Drew Brees has posed as a bellhop at the Super Bowl, a cab-driver in New York and most recently, as a sandwich delivery man. Click through for the photo.
Drew Brees has posed as a bellhop at the Super Bowl, a cab-driver in New York and most recently, as a sandwich delivery man. Click through for the photo.
"I've kind of been trained that real good football players come from everywhere. Certainly more of them come from the larger conferences. ... That being said, there's no science to this draft."
-Sean Payton
The New Orleans Saints selected Texas safety Kenny Vacarro with their first round selection, the 15th-overall, in the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday night.
The Saints have signed several free agent defensive backs and linebackers this offseason. They still need pass rushers. Fortunately, this draft is deep with defensive linemen.
Exact dates and times haven't been released for three of the four games yet, but the New Orleans Saints will take on four AFC opponents during their 2013 preseason schedule, which was made official by the NFL on Thursday.
The "F" in NFL could soon stand for "female."
I do like watching the NFL football games up on my television on Sundays; I can't tell you what team traded their quarterback for a tight-running-back-end-guy, but I do understand and enjoy the game.
As if losing in the NFC Championship game weren't bad enough, an unlucky Atlanta Falcons fan was stabbed by a San Francisco 49ers fan outside the Georgia Dome after the 49ers 28-24 victory on Sunday night.
Lots of talent here
A multi year deal for the coach
So Much For An All Manning Superbowl. So much for my "expertise", too! A couple weeks ago, it was apparent that my beloved New Orleans Saints weren't going to make the playoffs. No Home Superbowl.
Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter Saturday after the car he was driving crashed, killing his passenger, Jerry Brown Jr., a linebacker on the Cowboys' practice squad.


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22MHz Ultrasound Transducer. This new high frequency transducer excels at imaging anatomy close to the surface of the skin. "In pediatric cases, or instances of rheumatological disease in the hands and elbows, physicians don't need the depth of penetration that is required for shoulders or knees," said Gordon Parhar, Ultrasound Marketing Director at Esaote North America. "This new addition to Esaote's extensive ultrasound transducer line helps physicians address important clinical areas and was created specifically in response to needs expressed by our US customers."
O-scan is a non-claustrophobic, dedicated extremity MR imaging system with a full range of imaging capabilities and a compact design that fits into a typical exam room. "Patients appreciate the convenience of getting an MR exam in their Rheumatologist's office," commented Bill Conn, MRI Marketing Director at Esaote North America. "Offering this service in-office strengthens the physician-patient relationship and expedites the communication of exam results with patients." O-scan runs on a standard 110v power outlet and fits through standard doorways and hallways to facilitate installation.
S-scan is a dedicated musculoskeletal MR system that also includes imaging of the shoulders and spine. The open design and small footprint allows t
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Guitar legend Jimmie Vaughn and noted blues singer Lou Ann Barton will showcase a talent-glutted musical extravaganza when the T-Bone Walker Blues Fest presents its 9th annual production September 12-13. Maude Cobb Convention Center will host the concert, provide reserved seating, and place the performers on its outdoor general admission stage as the music will …
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Originally posted by Nebless
I may not have explained myself well on this point.
You do have to be flagged for open ocean combat and can then only attack other flagged players. That's open ocean only.
The red zones are the contention zones around ports and will have 2 set's of color rings around them. Outer ring is for the pirates and privateers, inner ring for anyone. Once you enter either ring you are automaticly set to Pvp. So say you're a merchant (trader) just taking a load of lumber into a port to sell. Once you go into the rings you are now a Pvp target without having done a thing on your own except for going into the rings(zone).
If you thought the game was FFA Pvp then no you are correct, you have to be 'flagged' for Pvp.
A little more clarification: If you voluntarily flag for pvp you can be tagged by anyone, not just other flagged players. However, regardless if the attacking person is flagged or not, his entire group will gain PvP Aggro, making them all flagged for 5 minutes.
The outer of the two red rings (the lighter one) is called a Pirate PvP zone and is also the initial small ring around ports (when 3000 contention is achieved). In the pirate pvp zone, if you are a pirate or privateer you can both attack and be attacked by other players regardless of their class. Example: A Freetrader spots another Freetrader in the pirate pvp zone, he will be unable to attack the other Freetrader without the aid of a privateer to initiate the combat, if either side were a pirate tho, they could be attacked or do the attacking. The inner ring is open to combat actions for everyone and is nearly the same as voluntary flagging for pvp, with the most noticeable difference being voluntary pvp flags allow players to travel slightly faster on the Open Sea.
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Dear MMORPG.com
Whoever decides to write the eventual "review" of this game, please do us ALL a favor and actully play to endgame and participate in the content , pvp, guild stuff,
I know this is a huge undertaking, but, as previous mmos have shown aka COnan, first 20 levels of a game can be great even if the rest of the game sucks.
I dont want a biased or uninformed review, I can go to gamespot for those kind of reviews!
PLEASE.... Play LONG, HARD, and give us the GOOD , The BAD , and the UGLY!
Thanks =)
EDIT sorry i meant mmorpg.com EPIC FAIL on my part, WRONG WEBSITE lol
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Oh yes. In this instead of being told to kill 10 rats, you kill 10 pirats.
And god forbid that the amount of info would "disorient you", it should have been 100% WoW-clone, not only 90%


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Prices to rise nationally, but fall in Greater Boston?
Home values across the U.S. posted their biggest quarterly price increase since 2006, rising 1.3 percent to a median price of $153,800, Zillow reports this morning.
And expect another 1.7 percent jump across the country over the next year, the real estate website predicts.
The big question for us, however, is where Greater Boston prices are headed. And right now, Zillow is actually predicting some backsliding in prices locally over the next year - to the tune of .1 percent.
Hardly huge, but a step backwards at a time when real estate values appear to be on the rise again in major metro markets across the country, including Phoenix and other former Sun Belt basket cases.
OK, so it's a puzzling prediction. After all, it comes after a year in which home prices hit bottom and have begun to rise again in the Boston area.
Greater Boston, suburbs and all, saw values rise 2 percent over the past year, according to Zillow. (Zillow's index, as you may or may not know, mixes prices with assessed values.) Three out of four towns and cities in our metro market saw an increase.
Just take Cambridge, which saw home values rise 8.5 percent, to $442,300.
Then there is the drop off in homes listed for sale, a factor that would seem to weigh in on the side of further price increases, not a leveling off.
Yet, that said, it's also important to remember that we are already at fairly high levels - the real estate downturn didn't hit home here with the same, gut wrenching impact it had on many other parts of the country.
In fact, the Boston area is just 17.5 percent off its 2005 price peak hit during the bubble years - with upscale communities off just a few percentage points or in some cases now heading past the prior peak.
So if prices do level off, as Zillow predicts, don't expect much bargain hunting.
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Washington: Devout or Deist?
George Washington's religious beliefs have always intrigued Americans. Was he a devout Christian—or was he a deist? In a precursor to President's Day, the National Constitution Center presents a program exploring the question of Washington's religiosity with prominent scholars. Joining us will be Dr. Peter Lillback, author of George Washington's Sacred Fire, Dr. Peter Henriques, author of Realistic Visionary, Jana Novak, co-author of Washington's God, and moderator John DiIulio of the University of Pennsylvania. This podcast is courtesy of The National Constitution Center. Complete a Blog Log. Comments? Post one!


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Dulce de Leche No-Bake CheesecakeBy Jennifer McHenry on June 8, 2015I tend to gravitate toward fruit desserts in warmer weather. That is most assuredly due to the presence of fresh local berries seemingly everywhere I look. I find it just too difficult to resist stocking up and enjoying them while I can. But occasionally, it's nice to throw in some other flavors, too, for some variety and to avoid berry […]Read more
Cannoli Icebox CakeBy Jennifer McHenry on June 4, 2015I have no seasonal qualms about making no-bake desserts all year long, but my desire for them goes up in full force when the days start getting warmer. A little mixing, a little assembling, a little chilling, and you've got a cool, creamy dessert! This icebox cake celebrates the flavors of cannoli, particularly the sweet filling you usually find inside […]Read more
Strawberry Pecan CrumbleBy Jennifer McHenry on June 2, 2015As much as I enjoy mixing cookie doughs and cake batters, there's something so satisfying about how simple it is to make fruit crumbles, crisps, and the like. They go from the first bit of prep work to the oven quickly with just a handful of ingredients. I had some lovely strawberries in my refrigerator just begging to be made […]Read more


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Indian Fried Fish
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|Garlic paste
|1 Teaspoon
|Ginger paste
|1 Teaspoon
|Garam masala
|1 Teaspoon
|Red chili powder
|1 Teaspoon
|Turmeric powder
|1 Teaspoon
|1 Teaspoon
|Chickpea flour
|1 Teaspoon
|Ajwain seeds
|1 Teaspoon
|Lemon juice
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|Rice flour
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Mustard oil
|2 Cup (32 tbs), for frying
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1 Clean the fish thoroughly and score it as shown in the video. This will allow the marinade to absorb well in the fish.
2 In a bowl, combine all the dry ingredients except the rice flour.
3 Add in the lime juice and mix well.
4 Add in the egg and mix well to incorporate it completely into the mixture.
5 Gradually stir in half the rice flour mixing well to combine.
6 The marinade is ready, spread it evenly on top of the fish and also on the inside to make it really flavorful.
7 Place the prepared fish in the refrigerator for an hour.
8 In a wide skillet, heat mustard oil.
9 Lightly coat the fish with the remaining rice flour.
10 Shake off the excessive flour.
11 Carefully place the fish in the pan and let it cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
12 Flip the fish carefully to cook on the other side.
13 Cook the fish on the other side until golden brown.
14 Transfer the fish to a serving dish and serve it on a bed of sliced onions and tomatoes.
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CVS's 3Q benefits from generics, specialty drugs
CVS Health Corp. reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings Tuesday as the pharmacy chain and medication plan provider benefited from increased use of generic drugs and specialty pharmaceuticals.
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The federal government is suing Southwest Airlines Co. after failing to reach a settlement with the carrier over allegations that repairs to dozens of planes didn't meet safety standards.
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Skip check-in; latest hotel room key is your phone
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Red Lobster goes back into its shell
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Gas falling under $3 nationwide: What to know
The sight is so surprising that Americans are sharing photos of it, along with all those cute Halloween costumes, sweeping vistas and special meals: The gas station sign, with a price of $2-something a gallon.
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why do i think with new maps format we going wait longer for the mod? -_-
ESF is a fast paced, 3rd person fighter based on the hit anime, Dragonball Z. Select your favorite character and fly, power up, transform, melee, and beam your enemies into pulp. Each character is given signature moves and abilities to compliment different style of play. Some are stronger in hand to hand combat, others are better with energy attacks. Play in three different game modes, deathmatch, team deathmatch, and capture the dragonballs. There is a learning curve so newbies beware. This is not your normal Half-life mod.
ESF has ditched the standard .bsp based map system from half-life and has replaced it with a more modern system that allows greater poly and texture limits.
Posted by Mastasurf on Nov 15th, 2009
As many of you already know we switched the whole map system of the Half Life engine to something else. This update is there to tell you about the basic changes to in game maps.
We are now using VBOs (Vertex Buffer Objects) to boost performance due to loading an increased amount of polygons. Vertex Buffer Object is an OpenGL extension that provides methods for uploading data (vertex, normal vector, color, etc) to the video device for non-immediate-mode rendering.
The most notable change due to this system is that we no longer use standard Half Life BSP files for our maps. While these files are still necessary to get the map recognized by the game itself and added to the map list, we are only using blanks. Meaning the BSP files are all an empty box with no entities at all. Instead of BSP files we are now using model files in the OBJ format.
OBJ files are used to represent 3D geometry data in form of the position of each vertex, the UV position of each texture coordinate vertex, normals, and the faces that make each polygon defined as a list of vertices, texture vertices, and normals as well as material settings. Therese material settings can be used to give certain material properties to in game objects allowing them to be rendered differently. You can set things like defuse colors, specular lighting terms, etc.
Due to these changes we were able to make the quality of the maps a lot better. So instead of being limited by standard Half Life BSP file limits which were round 2000 visible brushes, we now have a max limit of 70,000 polygons which allows us to make terrain a lot smoother and more detailed than standard Half Life ever could.
Using this system also allows us to use other benefits of modeling such as normal maps for an even higher quality of the textures on the maps.
With the maps more detailed and since we lost the restrictions of the old BSP file format we were able to drastically increase the size of the maps themselves. While the old system allowed the maximal size of a box map to be ( 8192 x 8192 x 8192 ) we are now facing an unlimited size in the maps. Meaning that the only limit is how far the player is actually prepared to fly. So you can fly in a direction for 3 hours and you'd still be going forward if you wished to.
Of course the new format also has its own limitations. Since the entire OBJ model is rendered at once on the graphics card this means that no matter where you are the entire map is being rendered at once. Meaning that even if we can move into one direction for a long time we would reach the end of the map due to the polygon limit. So we decided that the mappers themselves would have to limit the maps by using a box or other shape, in combination with the XSPR files featured in an earlier update to get certain animated texture effects.
why do i think with new maps format we going wait longer for the mod? -_-
It's already been in for a few months.
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From the airport, we went straight to the oldest pyramid, the step pyramid in Saqqara. This was about an hour drive outside of Cairo and was interesting sightseeing by itself. Saqqara is truly empty of tourists and we encountered some of the most aggressive touts of the trip there. A factor might also be not having a guide at this point, but these guys were really pretty haggard. I feel bad for their situation. The problem though is that the very few tourists that are coming are people (like us) that aren't going to be retaining the services of a "guide" ad hoc at a site or buying cheap trinkets at sites or falling for cheap ploys to get a little baksheesh out of us. I'm sure we're doing our part, but two people can't support the tourism industry for the country. I did bite when a "guard" offered to take me down a shaft under one of the pyramids that's closed. There wasn't much to see but I got a couple pics which was pretty cool. A couple of bucks seemed to make his day as well. Saqqara has a huge new ticket office and parking lot that was built post-revolution because of how long the tour bus queues used to be. Now they are back to using the small shack outpost as the ticket booth because nobody is visiting. There is a long road dotted with "oriental carpet schools" with names like "King Tut Carpet Weaving Academy" and such. They all appear to be closed, as do the many tourist-themed restaurants. The Saqqara site itself is pretty cool though, and we'd both recommend it to anyone with more than one day in Cairo.
Lunch was the sad American stereotype: McDonalds. This wasn't an accident though. You really have to seek it out, and it provides for a different bit of people watching. In this town, it's almost "how the other half lives." There's armed security at the door. The kids inside playing are well dressed and well fed. The adults have smartphones and stylish clothes. There are no beggars or scammers. Oh yeah, and the McArabia and Chicken BigMac are pretty good. It's a nice blend of the familiar and the foreign. We usually seek out a grocery store in foreign countries for the same reason.
In the afternoon we visited the Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque. Not a lot exciting there other than some beautiful buildings and panoramic views of Cairo. The security there was tight like at the museum with all sorts of urban assault police types with machine guns. One group had a guy with gold Ray-bans on and I really wanted to get a picture… I weighed the odds of whether I'd get a rifle butt to the head instead and decided to not roll the dice. Oh yeah, and inside the mosque were a trio of Chinese guys that went through all the traditional poses, and then some, using a fake iPad, right in the middle of the mosque. There was a lot of chuckling and loud banter after every shot. That went on for quite a while. No matter where you travel in the world…. *sigh*
Our room in Cairo for the night was also a free upgrade to Nile view, which is gorgeous. The intercontinental is near the American embassy and has some pretty insane security. Apparently it wasn't enough last January when the place got stormed by looters. Really though, just outside our hotel are makeshift barriers, assault vehicles covered in barbed wire, and guys with machine guns behind little barricades. I guess that should about cover us from a security standpoint. One of the guys with a couple machine guns smiled and waved at me and Martha.
So, this wraps up a whirlwind tour of Egypt for us. I really hope things stabilize here and the tourism industry picks up. Really and truly, we felt safe during our time here. There are some things we did different, like having a driver pretty much at all times. We didn't wing it getting from place to place and didn't walk the streets without a very clear plan and a clear understanding of where we're at. In Cairo in particular, there are some areas you don't want to be without a local to bail you out. I'm really glad we visited now and had the opportunity to see so many of these places without any crowds. The whole experience was very personal and very special.
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More tour dates have been added to the Fury of the Fall tour, which features Meshuggah, God Forbid, the Haunted and Mnemic. Tour dates that have been announced so far are as follows:
Oct. 03 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
Oct. 04 Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
Oct. 05 Toronto, ON - Guvernment
Oct. 06 Montreal, QC - Medley
Oct. 07 Poughkeepsie, NY - Chance Theater
Oct. 08 Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Oct. 09 Worcester, MA - Palladium
Oct. 10 Hatrford, CT - Webster Theatre
Oct. 11 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Oct. 12 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
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Oct. 14 Detroit, MI - Harpo's
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Oct. 16 Mokena, IL - Pearl Room
Oct. 21 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Oct. 23 Seatle, WA - El Corazon
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The Haunted are out with the video to their new single 'No Compromise', from the album 'Revolver'. You can watch it online at Yahoo! Music.
Meshuggah, God Forbid, The Haunted US Tour Dates
MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED, and MNEMIC will be teaming up for a fall tour. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
October 8 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
October 10 - Toronto, ON @ The Guvernment
October 12 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Downunder
October 14 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
October 15 - Columbus, OH @ Alrosa Villa
October 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
The Haunted Make New Video
The Haunted have made a new video for "No Compromise". This is their second video for their album "rEVOLVEr". The first video for "All Against All", and their newest video are available for download at http://music.yahoo.com/ar-285130-videos--The-Haunted
The Haunted Announce European Tour
The Haunted will be embarking on a European tour with Manntis and God Forbid from mid-November to mid-December. Tour dates announced:
Nov 17 Baroeq, Rotterdam, NL
Nov 18 Partonaat, Harlem, NL
Nov 19 Laantarm, Hellendoorn, NL
Nov 20 Biebob, Vosselaar, B
Nov 21 Wedgewood rooms, Portsmouth, UK
Nov 22 Lemon Grove, Exeter, UK
Nov 23 Mean Fiddler, London, UK
Nov 24 Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Nov 25 Carling Academy 2, Birmingham, UK
Nov 26 Cockpit, Leeds, UK
Nov 27 Corpotation, Sheffield, UK
Nov 28 Spirit of 66, Verviers, B
Nov 29 Nouveau Casino, Paris, FR
Dec 01 Bilbo Rock, Bilbao, SP
Dec 02 - Arena, Madrid, SP
Dec 03 Apolo, Barcelona, SP
Dec 04 Jas Rod, Marseille, FR
Dec 05 Le Marche'Gare, Lyon, FR
Dec 06 Estragon, Bologna, FR
Dec 07 Newage, Treviso, FR
Dec 08 Abart, Zyrich, CH
Dec 09 New Backstage, Munich, GER
Dec 10 Arena, Vienna, AU
Dec 11 Live Arena, Munster-Breitefeld, GER
Dec 12 Underground, Köln, GER
Dec 13 Zeche Carl, Essen, GER
Dec 14 Loqo, Hamburg, GER
Dec 15 Stengate, Copenhagen, DEN
Dec 16 Klubben, Stockholm, SWE
Dec 17 Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg, SWE
The Haunted To Guest On Metal Asylum
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will be appearing on Fuse TV's "Metal Asylum" program, which airs Monday through Friday at 11:00 p.m. EST/8:00 p.m. PST. The episode will air Tuesday, August 2 and it will feature the world premiere of NEVERMORE's new video, "Final Product".
For more information and pictures, visit www.fuseblog.com/metalasylum.
THE HAUNTED recenly completed work on a new video clip for the track "No Compromise" with acclaimed director Roger Johansson (DARK TRANQUILLITY, NAPALM DEATH, SAMAEL, HAMMERFALL).
"No Compromise" comes off THE HAUNTED's fourth album, "rEVOLVEr", which entered the Swedish album chart at position No. 18 upon its release last October.
The follow-up to 2003's "One Kill Wonder", "rEVOLVEr" was recorded at Gothenburg's famed Studio Fredman (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) with co-producers Patrik J. Sten and Fredrik Nordström and mixed at Denmark's Antfarm Studio by Tue Madsen. The album was released as jewel-case CD and limited edition digipak (each with a different cover), featuring two special bonus tracks, "Fire Alive" and "Smut King".
THE HAUNTED are currently touring the U.S as part of this year's Ozzfest, which kicked off July 15 in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
The Black Dahlia Murder Make Billboard 200
The Black Dahlia Murder's sophomore album "Miasma" has made it's way to 119 on the Billboard top 200 during it's first week of sales. Selling around 10,000 albums. The band also landed the #1 spot on the Billboard Heat Seekers chart, which celebrates new artists' releases. In addition The Black Dahlia Murder made 5 on the
Billboard Independent chart and 14 on the Billboard Hard Music chart.
Vocalist Trevor Strand stated, "We feel that the new record is more intense than the last on every front. I would almost say less accessible than "Unhallowed". It's awesome to see that our fans are growing right along with us, musically speaking, and are accepting the record with open arms".
The band is currently making their rounds with Ozzfest and have been well received, "The fans have been coming out in droves, yet at the same time, we've been reaching a lot of new people, which is very important to us. We get to speak for a genre that is highly overlooked with this opportunity, and possibly save people from Nu Metal damnation."
Black Dahlia Murder is also touring with It Dies Today and the Haunted on their off-dates and will be headlining a fall tour. Here are all of the current tour dates including Ozzfest and off-dates: More...
The Haunted Confirm 3 US Tour Dates, Arhus Fest
The Haunted has confirmed a few fall tour dates:
With Shadows Fall, Bury Your Dead & Gizmachi
Sept. 05 Jacksonville, FL - Freebird
Sept. 06 Jacksonville, NC - Planet Rock
Sept. 08 Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
Nov. 05 - Århus, Denmark - Århus Metal Festival
The Haunted Annihilating Fans At Ozzfest
Swedish thrash titans THE HAUNTED are currently annihilating crowds at Ozzfest, which is the group's first U.S. run since wrapping up the "Devastation Across The Nation Tour" alongside SHADOWS FALL and DAMAGEPLAN last year. They recently completed a new video for "No Compromise" with acclaimed director Roger Johansson (IN FLAMES, SOILWORK); look for it now on Fuse's "Metal Asylum" and on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" next weekend.
Peter Dolving (vocals) checks in with the following report from the road, after playing two shows in twelve hours: "It's going to be a long hot summer. My mind is slowly accepting it. I've gone soft in the time that we've been off tour, but now I am paying for it. My body is prepared, but the mind has no way getting ready for the complete assault on the senses a tour like this is. Outside it's in the nineties, and inside it's freezing, causing all the muscles to ache, while my sick libido pushes me hard.
"The show in Hartford was amazing, and it was great to see the kids embracing us. This feels new, but unfortunately I did a stupid thing going on stage with no shoes, and now my feet have two aching sores. I need these types of physical rewards. After the show I was so pissed off — we played 21 seconds too long, so the stage manager came screaming in my face the moment I walked off stage. I went running for an hour until I collapsed, drank water and fell asleep. We just played a killer off-date in Burlington, VT at 9:00 p.m., only to take the stage twelve hours later in Camden, NJ. Still, for some twisted reason, I really dig the self-torture involved in this."
Set Times For First 2 Ozzfest 2005 Dates Revealed
The set times for the first two Ozzfest dates have been officially released. They are as follows:
July 15 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts:
Second Stage:
WICKED WISDOM - 9:10-9:30am
GIZMACHI - 9:35-9:55am
SOILWORK - 10:00-10:20am
IT DIES TODAY - 10:25-10:45am
ARCH ENEMY - 10:50-11:10am
TRIVIUM - 11:15-11:35am
THE BLACK DALIA MURDER - 11:40am-12:00pm
A DOZEN FURIES - 12:05-12:35pm
MASTODON - 12:40-1:10pm
THE HAUNTED - 1:15-1:35pm
BURY YOUR DEAD - 1:40-2:00pm
AS I LAY DYING - 2:05-2:35pm
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - 2:40-3:20pm
ROB ZOMBIE - 3:35-4:35pm
Main Stage:
IN FLAMES - 4:35-4:55pm
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY - 5:05-5:45pm
SHADOWS FALL - 5:55-6:35pm
MUDVAYNE - 6:45-7:35pm
IRON MAIDEN - 8:00-9:10pm
BLACK SABBATH - 9:30-11:00pm
July 17 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center:
Second Stage:
BURY YOUR DEAD - 9:20am
WICKED WISDOM - 9:45am
GIZMACHI - 10:10am
SOILWORK - 10:35am
IT DIES TODAY - 11:00am
ARCH ENEMY - 11:25am
TRIVIUM - 11:50am
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER - 12:15pm
THE HAUNTED - 12:40pm
A DOZEN FURIES - 1:05pm
MASTODON - 1:40pm
AS I LAY DYING - 2:15pm
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - 2:50pm
ROB ZOMBIE - 3:45pm
Main Stage:
IN FLAMES - 4:35pm
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY - 5:05pm
SHADOWS FALL - 5:55pm
MUDVAYNE - 6:45pm
IRON MAIDEN - 8:05pm
BLACK SABBATH - 9:30pm
Band Members Refute Carcass, At The Gates Rumors
THE HAUNTED bassist Jonas Björler refuted the rumor that his former band AT THE GATES may be reuniting for a possible tour. In an e-mail sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Björler said, "Just wanted to tell you that the rumours about the AT THE GATES reunion are untrue."
Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker also refuted the rumor that the Liverpool gore-grind pioneers may be reuniting for a possible tour. In an e-mail sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Walker said, "For the record, Bill Steer wasn't even at the Metal Hammer awards and I didn't speak to Adrian that night! I'd find the whole matter hilarious if it wasn't for the fact that the rumor is probably gonna put a few people's noses out of joint..."
A June 22, 2005 posting on the Earache Records-affiliated web site www.metaltracks.com indicated that Walker, along with former CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer and ex-AT THE GATES drummer Adrian Erlandsson, hinted at the recent Metal Hammer Awards in London that the two bands are considering reforming and going on tour together in the near future.
Ozzfest 2005 Summer Sampler Track Listing Revealed
The track listing has been finalized for the Ozzfest 2005 summer sampler. The CD will be available at the Ozzfest Summer Sampler tent for free, and as a consolation prize in the Village of the Damned at any of the game booths.
Ozzfest 2005 summer sampler track listing:
OZZY OSBOURNE – "21st Century Schizoid Man"
TONY IOMMI – "Dopamine"
GZR - "Pardon My Depression"
A DOZEN FURIES – "The Everlasting Grudge"
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER – "A Vulger Picture"
THE HAUNTED – "No Compromise"
IT DIES TODAY – "Freak Gasoline Fight Accident"
SOILWORK – "Stabbing The Drama"
ARCH ENEMY – "Nemesis" (Rough Mix)
BRUCE DICKINSON – "Tyranny of Souls"
GIZMACHI – "The Answer"
BURY YOUR DEAD - 'The Color of Money'
IN FLAMES – "My Sweet Shadow"
TRIVIUM – "A Gunshot To The Head of Trepidation"
WICKED WISDOM – "Something Inside of Me"
The Haunted Complete New Video
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have completed work on a new video clip for the track "No Compromise" with acclaimed director Roger Johansson (DARK TRANQUILLITY, NAPALM DEATH, SAMAEL, HAMMERFALL). The video is expected to begin airing in June.
"No Compromise" comes off THE HAUNTED's fourth album, "rEVOLVEr", which entered the Swedish album chart at position No. 18 upon its release last October.
First "Off-Fest" Tour Dates Announced
An off-fest show with Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today, The Haunted, and A Dozen Furies has been confirmed for July 17th in Burlington, VT at the Higher Ground Ballroom. More off-fest dates are as follows:
Shadows Fall - Opening bands for these dates are still to be announced:
July 22 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere's
September 1 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
Killswitch Engage with Soilwork and As I Lay Dying :
July 20 - State College, PA @ Crowbar
July 22 - Johnson City, NY @ Magic City Music Hall
In Flames with Arch Enemy: TBA
Rob Zombie with Mastodon:
August 21 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Iron Maiden with Mastodon:
July 16 - Quebec City, QUE @ Colisee Pepsi Arena
August 3 - Toronto, ONT @ Molson Amphitheatre
Gizmachi Confirmed For Ozzfest 2005 Second Stage
upstate New York's GIZMACHI have now officially filled one of the "mystery band" slots on the second stage of this year's Ozzfest.
GIZMACHI will release their debut CD, "The Imbuing", on May 3 on Big Orange Clown Records, an imprint of Sanctuary Records. "The Imbuing" was produced by SLIPKNOT's M. Shawn Crahan (who also founded Big Orange Clown Records), engineered by Josh Wilbur and recorded at Spin Studios in New York City. GIZMACHI is comprised of Sean Kane on vocals, Jay Hannon and Mike Laurino on guitars, Kris Gilmore on bass and Jimmie Hatcher on drums.
The band filmed the video for their first single, "The Answer", in February in New York. The video was directed by Crahan and produced by Doug Spangenberg (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD, EVERY TIME I DIE).
Ozzfest 2005 billing is now shaping up as follows: More...
Pre-At The Gates, Dissection Project For Download
CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson (ex-AT THE GATES, THE HAUNTED) has uploaded a rare 1994 demo recording from TERROR, a short-lived studio project featuring Erlandsson, Anders Björler (guitar; THE HAUNTED, ex-AT THE GATES), Jonas Björler (bass; THE HAUNTED, ex-AT THE GATES) and Jon Nödtveit (vocals; DISSECTION). The three-song demo was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Commented Erlandsson, "We had a excellent time writing and recording these tracks in two days." You can download the songs "Radiation", "Destruction" and "Terror" here.
The Haunted Drop Off Of Machine Head Tour
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have dropped off MACHINE HEAD's upcoming States Turn Blue To Gray North American tour. THE HAUNTED's cancellation is said to be the result of guitarist Patrik Jensen's desire to spend time with his very sick father back home in Sweden.
Jensen was recently forced to leave the group's European tour with CRADLE OF FILTH early while the rest of the band completed the trek as a four-piece.
MACHINE HEAD have yet to announce a replacement act for the tour, which is also scheduled to include DEVILDRIVER and IT DIES TODAY.
THE HAUNTED have been confirmed for the second stage at this year's Ozzfest beginning on July 15 in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
The Haunted Guitarist Drops Off Tour
The following message was posted on the Haunted's official website:
Guitarist Jensen has unfortunately been forced to leave the tour after the Lisboa show, due to urgent familiy matters back home in Sweden. The Haunted will however continue to do the remaining dates of the tour.
The Haunted wishes to once again urge people intending on seeing the show to come EARLY!! Tickets may say "The Haunted show time at 21/9pm" (approx one hour after doors) but usually it is 20.30/8.30pm...or even as early as 20.10/8.10pm!! (thats only 10 mins after doors, folks) So make sure to get there EARLY, in order to not miss the show!
First Confirmed 'States Turn Blue to Gray' Dates
The first confirmed dates for the upcoming 'States Turn Blue to Gray' tour featuring MACHINE HEAD, DEVILDRIVER, THE HAUNTED and IT DIES TODAY are trickling in. They are as follows:
May 6 - Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
May 7 - Columbus, OH @ Alrosa Villa
May 14 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 19 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy's
May 25 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
May 26 - Ybor City, FL @ The Masquerade
In other news, MACHINE HEAD have confirmed the following other dates: More...
Machine Head Seeking Fans To Design Tour Flyer
Machine Head is heading off on a North American tour coming this May with DevilDriver, The Haunted and It Dies Today.
Tour name: States Turn Blue To Gray Tour.
Tour art: TBD...and this is where YOU come in.
Machine Head is looking for YOU to design the tour flyer for the States Turn Blue To Gray Tour, and in turn win one of the biggest grand prize packages they have ever had the pleasure of offering is up for grabs!
All submissions are required to use the provided official hi-res band logos found here, have a resolution of 300 DPI and a printed size of 8.5" x 11". Clarity is key, so make sure not to overcomplicate your design! When finished, send your submission via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, and make sure you get it in by April 2nd. Any submissions received after April 2nd will not be considered.
Grand Prize: The entire Machine Head CD discography, autographed by the band assorted Machine Head knick-knacks (posters, stickers, etc.) Devildriver's self-titled debut CD, autographed by the band The entire Haunted CD discography, autographed by the band the entire It Dies Today CD discography, autographed by the band a $50 gift certificate to Hot Topic a one-year subscription to Decibel Magazine and All Access admission to the States Turn Blue To Gray stop closest to your hometown!
2nd Place: A copy of Machine Head's "Through the Ashes of Empires", a copy of Devildriver's self-titled debut, a copy of The Haunted's "rEVOLVEr" and a copy of It Dies Today's "Caitiff Choir".
3rd Place: A copy of Machine Head's "Through the Ashes of Empires".
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Age – related treatment strategy and long-term outcome in acute myocardial infarction patients in the PCI era
1 Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Plzen and Faculty of Medicine Plzen, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
3 Cardiocenter, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
4 Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:31 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-12-31Published: 25 April 2012
Older age, as a factor we cannot affect, is consistently one of the main negative prognostic values in patients with acute myocardial infarction. One of the most powerful factors that improves outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes is the revascularization preferably performed by percutaneous coronary intervention. No data is currently available for the role of age in large groups of consecutive patients with PCI as the nearly sole method of revascularization in AMI patients. The aim of this study was to analyze age-related differences in treatment strategies, results of PCI procedures and both in-hospital and long-term outcomes of consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Retrospective multicenter analysis of 3814 consecutive acute myocardial infarction patients divided into two groups according to age (1800 patients ≤ 65 years and 2014 patients > 65 years). Significantly more older patients had a history of diabetes mellitus and previous myocardial infarctions.
The older population had a significantly lower rate of coronary angiographies (1726; 95.9% vs. 1860; 92.4%, p < 0.0001), PCI (1541; 85.6% vs. 1505; 74.7%, p < 0.001), achievement of optimal final TIMI flow 3 (1434; 79.7% vs. 1343; 66.7%, p < 0.001) and higher rate of unsuccessful reperfusion with final TIMI flow 0-1 (46; 2.6% vs. 78; 3.9%, p = 0.022). A total of 217 patients (5.7%) died during hospitalization, significantly more often in the older population (46; 2.6% vs. 171; 8.5%, p < 0.001). The long-term mortality (data for 2847 patients from 2 centers) was higher in the older population as well (5 years survival: 86.1% vs. 59.8%). Though not significantly different and in contrast with PCI, the presence of diabetes mellitus, previous MI, final TIMI flow and LAD, as the infarct-related artery, had relatively lower impact on the older patients. Severe heart failure on admission (Killip III-IV) was associated with the worst prognosis in the whole group of patients, though its significance was higher in the youngers (HR 6.04 vs. 3.14, p = 0.051 for Killip III and 12.24 vs. 5.65, p = 0.030 for Killip IV). We clearly demonstrated age as a strong discriminator for the whole population of AMI patients.
In a consecutive AMI population, the older group (>65 years) was associated with a less pronounced impact of risk factors on long-term outcome. To ascertain the coronary anatomy by coronary angiography and proceed to PCI if suitable regardless of age is crucial in all patients, though the primary success rate of PCI in the older age is lower. Age, when viewed as a risk factor, was a dominant discriminating factor in all patients.