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Great Live Moments - Philly Joe Jones
July 17, 2008. Posted by Angelika Beener.Add new comment | Filed under: Great Live Moments
By the 1980's, jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones had formed Dameronia, a group dedicated to playing the music of the great pianist, composer and arranger Tadd Dameron. Dameron was a major influence of the drumming giant early in his career. Dameronia was well-received and produced a few LP's with this musical concept. Listen to the "Tadd's Delight" from 1983 featuring Charles Davis on saxophones, Walter Davis, Jr. on piano and Larry Ridley on bass. It is imaginable that Jones had a dual love playing this tune. In addition to honoring Dameron, Miles Davis, who was another major influence (and colleague), made the tune famous in the 1950s. We originally recorded this special date live in 1983 from the Jazz Forum in New York City. This recording is particularly a highlight, as it was not long after, that jazz would lose this innovative drummer to a fatal heart attack.
Jones, who would have turned 85 this month, remains one of the quintessential drummers of this genre.
Great Live Moments - Joe Henderson (1937-2001)
July 15, 2008. Posted by Becca Pulliam.Add new comment | Filed under: Great Live Moments
Born and raised in Lima (LYE-ma), Ohio, the saxophonist Joe Henderson was the thirteenth of 15 children. The oldest living sibling is Troye Henderson, born in 1924. We reached out to brother Troye to ask permission to share "Recordame" from the WBGO archive with you, and to ask about Joe.
When Joe - very very young at the time - was learning the saxophone, Troye played his recording of "DB Blues" by Lester Young, and told Joe to learn the first three notes and when he knew them, learn the next three. Joe became so good that - when Stan Kenton's and Lionel Hampton's big bands came through Lima - family members took Joe (underage) to the shows, and the leaders invited him onstage. Joe called Troye his mentor, and Troye was a lifelong fan who would jump in his car and drive across state lines to hear him.
After the Army, Joe Henderson lived in San Francisco, close to San Francisco State University. Saxophonist Andrew Speight (SPITE) - now on the faculty there - says that, though not formally affiliated with SFSU, Henderson taught lots of people in the Bay Area and had the respect of all musicians. When he passed, people "grabbed and secured his stuff," so that it would not be lost to jazz history.
Andrew and others at SFSU are setting up a home for the collection, the Joe Henderson Institute. They hope to find a qualified grad student who will organize the music manuscripts, many many tapes of practice sessions and gigs ("live bootlegs") that Joe recorded, released records, awards, and other people's manuscripts of Joe's playing. It's a long process, slowly beginning.
The Institute will be part of the Generations Project, under the umbrella of the International Center for the Arts at SFSU. The Project also holds hours of SFSU video of the late pianist Ronnie Mathews (1935-2008), who was involved - along with drummer Jimmy Cobb - in studying group creativity.
Players like Henderson, Mathews and Cobb came up playing a lot of gigs in a lot of great bands with distinctive group sounds. In a split second, the musicians would negotiate questions - right there on the bandstand, creatively, through their music - not as stars but as .. brothers is the word that comes to mind. Brother Troye says when the Joe Henderson Institute is finally open for business that, just as he did when Joe was alive, he'll drive from Ohio to California to be there!
Listen to Joe's "Recordame" with Curtis Fuller, Fred Hersch, Marc Johnson, Roy Haynes.
Becca Pulliam
56th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll
July 15, 2008. Posted by Angelika Beener.Add new comment | Filed under: Jazz Alive
It's that time again. The DownBeat Critics Poll results are in (the August issue of DownBeat, that is). Though I am always torn when it comes to the idea of critics and their polls, I always end up looking forward to seeing who's who and what's what in the eyes of the critics and writers. This year had some very cool and surprising results. As the young folks say in my neighborhood..."I ain't mad!"
Some of the results that I was especially happy to see were Rising Star Soprano Saxophonist, which went to Marcus Strickland. This cat is definitely well-deserving in this category, though he could easily win that category for tenor as well. Which reminds me...I didn't see a Rising Star Tenor category. I can count on two hands some really killin' tenor players that could have been in that category, but that's another blog, I suppose. Anyway, kudos to Marcus, and good looks to the critics who know which end is up. I was also happy to see Eric Harland nab the Rising Star Drums category (though disappointed in not seeing Kendrick Scott on the list - that cat is just superb and his album is among one of my modern-day favorites), Gregoire Maret in the Miscellaneous Instrument category for harmonica (that cat is ridiculous). Esperanza Spaulding took the Rising Star Acoustic Bass category, which is really special. To see a woman win in a category that is traditionally very un-female makes it all the more inspiring. Lionel Loueke got his due for Rising Star Guitar, and one of my favorite artists Robert Glasper took the Rising Star Piano category. Definitely check out all of these artists, as they are truly ones to watch, and experience. It was very cool to see the critics mix it up a bit, and recognize all of the great emerging lions of this music. Nice work!


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Joined: 7/24/03
Originally posted by Sovrath
That and the MMO community at large is very hateful, vengeful and disrespectful. Don't get me wrong, for every bad egg.... there is probably 5-10 good ones.... but who screams the loudest?
If a player doesn't like the game.... what do they do? He/she runs to the forums and posts some pretty awful stuff about the game, about the developers, and about the fans. Rarely do you ever see, "It just wasn't for me, kthx bye, and oh, here's my stuff!"
When the genre was still young, forums were usually places to discuss, theorycraft and ultimately enjoy the game and its community outside the game. Now-a-days, you shouldn't forget to bring your kevlar, riot gear, and mace with you. The tantrums are just awful.
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Joined: 3/04/11
this only shows that cool stuff like ARGs don't work as advertisement.
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Joined: 7/06/04
I did not even know TSW launched until after it launched.
The questing and lore in this game outshines most other games out there. The combat though leaves something to be desired. The loot feels very meh. Need good loot to keep the hamster wheel turning.
I am of the belief the lack of advertising is what is dooming this game.
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Joined: 7/12/12
The MMO player will lose good game in the future. How fun will it be to play wow v12 or GW 6 and so on. No one will develope big MMO when the player are just like fotballsfans and stick to one game.
TSW have one still change, and that is at the far east marked over the year. Then pandabear and GW player probebly are getting bored by doing the same thing again and again.
the game is great, but is new and therefore it will take time before the game will rise.
stay on track FC
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Joined: 7/16/11
I paid box price and sub fee for a supposed AAAA mmorpg that couldn't have chat functioning correctly for a month into launch.
There's a reason Funcom is referred to as Failcom at times and they deserve it at times.
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Joined: 9/24/10
The problem with censorship is ********
Well, they got themselves into a storm of hurt because of their release date and their pricing model. The game itself is good though.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 4/27/11
Good to see editors coming out clean about how they put out their scores about how the initially "feel" about a game. Nevermind if chat works or doesn't work. Nevermind if they have an advanced and excellent broker system or whether it doesn't even work at all. They toss their scores and judgement on game's based on general feel and a couple of weeks of play and not a semblance of objectivity or maturity. Edit: well, that was a little over the top. I must say the off hand way reviews, endorsemens and comments are handled in this site go past disappointing into frustratingland. Frankly, I hope the review practice criteria get amended or alltogether eliminated, for the sake of our little MMO genre. We claim for more variety but do nothing but cannibalize whichever flavor does not fit the taste of the given particular editor. That's a shame. TSW has a well made world, but sloppily crafted animation and combat. Give it a year I'm fairly confident it would stabilize to be a game that can be genuinely recommended without reservation. That is, if Funcom doesn't abandon it to thread water.
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Joined: 10/12/08
Originally posted by BadSpock
the only innovative or different thing for me was the IDEA of the setting (yes, yes skill wheel and google quests) however whether you think it's special or yawn I'm surprised at how low sales were given that you would form an opinion after playing it, and thus having purchased it. I expected more of a TOR effect similar to what BadSpock describes. I would be curious to know how many people tried their betas and weekends and how many endedup buying.
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Joined: 8/17/09
Originally posted by Harttz
I'd agree with this. I was in the early beta and some first impressions were pretty awful. They got fixed before launch, but anyone reviewing the game from beta only would have had a terribad impression. I didn't realize until the last BWE that they were using it for marketing, and then I was just confused. Even Suzie's very first, preliminary review mentioned some of those terrible first impressions. I was really happy she stuck with it and came back to see it with the fixes in place.
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Joined: 6/29/12
TSW is the first game to really grab and hold my attention since SWG. I'm really enjoying playing in my own world, wearing clothes that reflect what I could take out of my own wardrobe, discovering new aspects of "real" history while I explore and trying to figure out how to defeat the dungeons with my friends :)
Yes it's buggy, every MMO I've ever played has been, they've all come with bug fixes listed every patch day! Yes it's subscription based but that's cheaper than buying a new game every month or two and the ingame cash shop sells cosmetic items ONLY. I've bought lifetime and I really hope TSW survives to allow me to enjoy it's unique offering for many years to come.
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Joined: 8/03/06
Wanted this game to succeed, if only because they were trying some new things.
Pre-ordered. Got screwed on Day 1 on pre-order bonuses. Still have no resolution from Funcom Customer Service.
Fun com screwed me once on Age of Conan's launch. I gave them another chance. They messed it up again.
Stay away from Funcom and their games.
Thanks for reading.
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Joined: 2/16/04
Originally posted by Alalala
Frankly if you got "screwed" it was probably something you did because Funcom support in TSW is stellar. I've had them do everything from restore lost items to advance broken quests. Not once could they not help me with a legitimate problem with the game.
To the poster mentioning Beta weekends I totally agree. The game wasn't the same at release as it was even during the last Beta Weekend. Too many people used the beta as a preview/trial instead of a BETA. I blame the industry on this.. using their BETA tests as "previews" instead of what a BETA actually IS.. a TEST of the game.
Any game that comes along and tries to use BETA tests for TESTING are going to be screwed in the current climate because everyone expect Beta to be a finished product (which isn't even the definition of BETA in the first place).
TSW deserved better. It doesn't deserve trolls who hate Funcom and make it their daily mission to rip apart the game. Yes they do exist, no it isn't fair. Hate AoC if you want but it was done 5 years ago with a different team in a different time.
This rabid hate is an absolutely silly. I have friends who won't go near MMOs because of the reputation that MMO players have of being elitist asses, trolls and jerks because that's what they see on forums.
The real problem with MMOs today is turning out to be the players.. the ones who are so jaded they make it a personal mission to destroy a company and the actual ability of other humans to feed their families.
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Joined: 4/05/06
Go home, nobody loves you.
For me it was lack of content mostly, I have finished every mission in the game in just over a month and thats not playing hardcore. There were days I didn't even play! Not to mention I did Solomon Island like 3 times twice on one character (ran my wifes char through and then she rerolled templays and we did it again) and a 4th time on a second character.
I have been playing MMO's since UO came out and ever since the quest/mission system became popular in EQ I have never "finished" an MMO, I just don't play enough. So when I finished TSW it was like, huh, ok now what?
They were not ready for release, 6 months more would have been good gave them a chance for more content .
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Joined: 9/24/10
The problem with censorship is ********
Originally posted by Dakirn
So, the blame is on this guy for his problem with preorder stuff. The blame is on the industry for beta testing impressions. The blame is on the players for destroying the genre, driving away other prospective players and TSWs bad start......
I think you should look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSuiK2QnQlg&list=UUUzj5q3v-6umt_NOCR709Ng&index=1&feature=plcp
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Joined: 6/18/12
Well I thought the game was pretty good but not at first. i gave it a chance and found some jewels there but also alot of not so good as well. I think the idea the game is niche only really applies to the investigation missions, don't think most people want to do research and homework when they sit down to play a game but I enjoyed it. Last time I checked zombies and vampires were all the rage. The skill wheel and bad character creator killed any need or want for an alt therefor taking away one avenue of replayabillity, as did the story based gameplay that is pretty much the same for all factions. The big problems though were the bugs, I have never dealt with so many bugs and issues in all my gaming life. Stuck on rocks, bugged missions, over demanding graphics for the amount of payoff from said graphics. And the big killer clunky uninspired combat. Your moves/skills have no pizzazz or style and lack impact, for me this was by far my biggest gripe. Overall i feel the game is at best a 7.5 but am a big sucker for the genre they chose to set the game in. Just my oppinion though so please take with a grain of salt it will taste better.....
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Joined: 8/24/06
I liked Age of Conan once they got it fixed up and things worked. I always liked the realm of Hyboria. I'm somewhat of a Conan nut. I have almost every 275 Conan the Barbarian Comics and I'll probably never sell them, even if they are worth a ton. I grew up reading Conan, and my parents never knew what it was (thankfully lol). I was extremely upset with the state that Age of Conan was when it launched, and I don't know how they could even think of launching something so unprepared. I stuck with it for a couple of years, and I even Rise of the Godslayer, but the lore wasn't Conanish enough. I expected to die a thousand deaths everywhere I went in the brutal world of "wild west" law. You hacked off thier heads, then asked questions later (literally). I left when Free to play was announced. I didn't want a bunch of tweens coming in and ruining the Conanic Atmosphere, and bear witness to it.
TSW, I have to be honest, I never really liked. Really the only thing I liked about the game was it had 3 factions and there's lots of zombie killing. After you get over those two, it's kind of bland for my tastes. As mentioned before, I think most people want in thier MMO something they can't get in the real world. Albeit dragons, magical swords, magic, demons, etc. are too common place in MMOs, but that's what people flock to.
Edit: I can't fault Funcom for at least trying something new though.
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Joined: 6/09/12
To BadSpock: Not a word of what you said sounds anything like TSW. Have you even played it?
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Joined: 8/03/03
I hate zombies. I hate things to do with the occult most times. Just don't enjoy. The Secret World offered me something different and I jumped at it. I am glad to have bought the lifetime. I will never feel I did bad. It offers me something that I greatly enjoy and isn't every other game out there. I agree that I think most of it is that people want it easy and if requires more investment then is bland or boring or sucks or whatever else they want to say. Some just don't like the game that try it and that is fair. It is how it should work. Just wish it had intrigued more people.
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Joined: 12/13/08
Failcom is getting their just desserts. AoC burned a lot of players.
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Joined: 3/24/09
I said it in another article on TSW, but I'll repeat it here. TSW was a game I very much WANTED to like...and I was very excited about it...right up until I tried out Beta. After that I KNEW I wouldn't be playing it. Here are the 3 main reasons...
1) Same old boring vanilla MMO fantasy combat dressed up in a modern skin. Vanilla MMO combat mechanics are servicable for a fantasy MMO (if unexciting) but they just don't translate well into modern/sci-fi based MMO's. I'm holding a freakin assault rifle....let me feel like I'm actualy using one...not just a bow or wand of magic missles with the graphics replaced. Combat in TSW was pretty much like playing any fantasy based MMO with the graphics replaced. When you are dealing with fire-arms and other modern weapons you need a combat system that actualy reflects those dynamics. TSW would have been much better off trying to go with something like the combat system in Fallen Earth. I want to deal with recoil and steadying my aim...supression fire, cover, flanking fire...gun jams, reloading, limited ammo, overwatch, flash-bangs, etc....Not hit hotbar key 3 to initiate the "Shotgun Mega-Blast of Doom" combat manuver when it comes off global cool-down. IMO, combat has absolutely no style or substance in TSW and it doesn't fit the subject matter.
2) The Horror/Sci-Fi factor SHOULD have been a big draw in TSW. Instead it was more like "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes meets Freddy Kruger." If you look at any of the great works of horror, it's all about building up a sense of suspense and mystery...it's about subtlety...and the odd little thing out of place here that doesn't quite fit. It's more about the things you are NEVER SHOWN that lurk just out of sight, beyond visual range. It's all fog and shadows. It's most definately NOT hitting you with pyrotechnics and inky black tenticals all over the place in the opening scenes and subway stations floating off into space. Quite frankly they took what should have been a real strength for the concept and completely blew it in execution. They took Frodo and the Ring to Mt Doom in chapter one. Furthermore they should have gone with a 1st person perspective. The immediacy of the experience and the limited periphrial vision of that are perfect for this sort of subject....players should be feeling creeped out not knowing or being able to see what's just behind them. If they had given us Stoker or Shelly or Lovecraft, I would have been thrilled.... Instead we got something that would have made Ed Wood cringe...and been spotlighted on Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Thanks Prof Bobo.
3) Where's the grouping? This game/genre screams out as the perfect venue for a social experience. It SHOULD have been one of the game's strengths. What we got instead fealt mostly like a solo experience. The game should have been driving us together and trying to get us to coordinate from the getgo. It should have been the bunch of random travelers thrown stranded in the creepy castle, needing to work together to survive the night. The game completely neglected to even give a nod to that concept. Again, something that should have been a strength of the game completey missed.
For me TSW was a disappointment....not because of the timing of release...or level of advertisement or anything silly like that. It was the game itself. I LOVED the concept, it was brilliant. I wanted to be excited about the game. As far as I was concerned, they completely astro-turfed the execution.


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- Voting to push the best answer to the top and not having to read a monster thread
- Tagging
- Ignore tags: if I don't want to read about php, I put it in my ignore list
- markdown instead of bbedit (syntax highlighting for code)
- You can edit other's answers if they are incomplete (like a wiki)
- There's a points system for reputation that seems to be addictive
- Badges, Karma
- You can earn Karma not only answering questions, but asking interesting ones that get voted up
- You can burn your Karma, and this prevents you from doing some answers
- You can merge different answers into one comprehensive one, and this would give you Karma. No obsessions about ownership (nice property of wikis)
- etc
DC has the advantage that there's actual money changing hands, not only Karma. I wonder how much mileage one could get out of it. The regulars know each other's reputation, but not newcomers.
DC could simply display the DC credits each member has earned as a 'badge' of how useful he is on the community.
Also, having tags would help listing the expertise we have here (which is considerable, but not obvious).
So here's the idea: let's get something more like stackOverflow than a forum.
What do you think?
I could start a poll with features that are most important for you guys.
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(ALLIANCE, Ohio) – Walsh is currently in second place after the first day of competition at the Malone Fall Classic Invitational being played at the Tannenhauf Golf Course. The Cavaliers finished the day filled with light rain with a team score of 302, three strokes ahead of Mount Union. The hosting Pioneers lead the field of eight…
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(New Albany, OH) Walsh finished 12 th at the GLIAC Spring Invitational, held at the Winding Hollow Golf Course in New Albany, Ohio. The Cavs recorded a 36-hole total of 652 (322-330). Wayne State University finished first with a 36-hole total of 611. Andrew Fox (Sr., Millersburg, OH/West Holmes) finished tied for 11 th place, 11…
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Walsh finished third in the Cedarville Invitational that took place today and yesterday at the Beavercreek Golf Club in Beavercreek, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished with a two-day score of 633, eight strokes back of second place Notre Dame College. Point Park University, which was tied with Walsh after yesterday's round, won the event…
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(Beavercreek, OH) Walsh is one shot back of Cedarville University after the first round of the six-team,36-hole, Cedarville Inivtational, held at Beavercreek Golf Club. The Cavs shot 315 and are tied with Point Park University Andrew Fox (Sr., Millersburg, OH/West Holmes) paced the Cavs with an opening round 75. Eric Bowman (Jr.,…
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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - In his first start since tossing a no- hitter against Minnesota on May 2, Jered Weaver spun six strong innings of one-run ball to lift the Angels over the Twins, 8-3, in the opener of a three- game set at Target Field.
Weaver (5-0) allowed just three hits and walked two over six frames as he became the first pitcher since Derek Lowe in 2002 to throw a no-hitter against a team and then face them in his next outing.
"A lot of things went my way," said Weaver. "They hit the ball hard and obviously it wasn't like it was the start before but it's always tough pitching against the same team two times in row."
Albert Pujols ended his home run drought at 139 at-bats on Sunday and knocked in two runs on Monday while Alberto Callaspo added a two-run homer and finished with three RBI to help the Angels earn their third straight victory.
Francisco Liriano (0-5) is still in search of his first win in 2012 after giving up four runs on five hits and three walks over five innings. Denard Span and Joe Mauer each knocked in a run as Minnesota dropped its third straight.
Maicer Izturis led off the game with a line-drive single into left field, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored two batters later on a groundout from Pujols to give the Halos an early 1-0 lead.
After Izturis worked a one-out walk in the third, Callaspo belted his first home run of the season over the wall in left to make it a 3-0 contest.
LA loaded the bases with one out in the fourth on consecutive singles and a Chris Iannetta walk. Peter Bourjos then plated Howie Kendrick with a sacrifice fly to extend the margin to 4-0.
Minnesota finally got to Weaver in the fifth as back-to-back singles around a Trevor Plouffe walk loaded the bases. After Jamey Carroll popped out, Denard Span slapped a groundball to shortstop but Kendrick was unable to turn the double-play at second, allowing Chris Parmelee to score to cut the deficit to 4-1.
The Angels tacked on a run in the seventh on an RBI single from Pujols but the Twins rallied in the eighth as Carroll launched a leadoff double and Brian Dozier followed two batters later with a single to put runners on the corners.
Mauer stepped to the plate, ripping a single through the hole on the right side to bring the Twins within three before Ryan Doumit's sacrifice fly made it a 5-3 contest.
"That seems to be the story every day," said Carroll about his team not being able to get the big hit when they need it. "Obviously it's frustrating and not the way you want it to be, but that's the way it went down tonight."
The Halos blew the game open in the ninth as Bourjos reached on a bunt single and came around to score on Callaspo's RBI single. After Pujols popped out and Torii Hunter walked, Minnesota seemed to be out of the inning as Mark Trumbo lifted a fly ball to left field, but the ball went in and out of Erik Komatsu's glove in left, allowing Callaspo and Hunter to score to extend the lead to 8-3.
Weaver improved to 7-3 in 13 career starts against the Twins...The Angels have won five of seven against the Twins this season and swept them in a three-game set from April 30-May 2...LA left seven on base and went 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position while the Twins stranded five and finished 3-for-10 with men in scoring position.


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World Series of Fighting has acquired Canadian promotion Aggression Fighting Championship, and the company hosts its first event under the World Series of Fighting Canada banner on Dec. 7.
Promotion officials today announced the acquisition, as well as the scheduling of "World Series of Fighting 7: Johnson vs. Kyle" for Dec. 7 at the 5,000-seat PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
In the main event, Anthony Johnson (15-4) meets Mike Kyle (20-10-1) in a light-heavyweight affair. Additionally, the rescheduled middleweight tournament semifinal bout between Elvis Mutapcic (13-2) and Jesse Taylor (26-9) serves as the night's co-main event.
The evening's main card airs on NBC Sports Network. Additional contests are expected to be announced shortly.
"The launch of World Series of Fighting Canada is an incredibly exciting announcement for our promotion," World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo stated. "From the beginning, we have maintained our desire to bring our elite-level mixed martial arts action to Canada and the great MMA fans that live there, as well as markets around the globe. We embrace this new division of our company that will allow us to make great strides into Canada, which has long proven to have one of the most passionate and knowledgeable MMA fan bases in the world."


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Luke receives a mysterious DVD, Sonny tells Connie about the shooting, and AJ tries to save what's left of his relationship with Elizabeth.
Luke fixes a drink on the Haunted Star while Tracy reminds him his body doesn't need more toxic substances. He calls her a downer for ruining his celebration. They're interrupted when a delivery man arrives with a get well basket. Tracy finds a DVD labeled 'Play Me' instead of a card and wonders if Franco sent it. Luke doesn't think so since they hardly know each other. The DVD starts and Helena's familiar voice asks Luke if he missed her. She indicates if he's watching then she is dead and he's won. Helena owns up to putting a mystery toxin in his body. Luke thinks she's bluffing until she credits his demise to his earring which she holds up and calls deadly when laced with a toxin. Tracy stares at the toxic earring Luke is wearing that Helena switched with the original. He yanks it off, cursing Helena. Tracy stops him from turning the video off as Helena explains there's a slim chance to reverse the process if he's smart enough to figure out how. It is her final gift and hints the solution won't be found at GH.
At the Metro Court, Shawn shows Carly the bullet he pried from a planter on the terrace. They look up wondering where the other shooter was that night. Inside, AJ's surprised when Elizabeth plays a recorded conversation he had with Tracy about him sleeping with Carly. She says, "Have a nice life," and tries to leave. He starts to trash Nikolas for giving her the recording. Elizabeth reminds him Nikolas didn't get naked with Carly, he did. Elizabeth's the most important person in his life. She would have hoped that meant more to him than sleeping with Carly. She asks Carly what hate sex is when she returns to the bar and asks AJ why he cheated on her. He denies cheating because she had dumped him and explains what happened between him and Carly. Elizabeth realizes it happened on a night she tried to visit him. He asks what she would have done if he confessed then and believes she's about to dump him again. Carly can think of lots of reasons not to date AJ, but doesn't want it to be because of her. She'll never have sex with him again and tells Elizabeth how much AJ cares for her. Carly leaves them alone. Elizabeth promises to think about it.
Connie visits Olivia at GH and shares how much Sonny cares. Olivia could see that Sonny cared very much for Connie as well. She gets the feeling she interrupted something when she woke up. Sonny comes in ready to talk about the shooting. Connie clears it up that the shooter was after Franco and not Sonny. Shawn arrives and steps outside with Sonny to tell him that he and Carly are innocent. Inside Olivia and Connie both want to know if the other wants Sonny back. Connie believes neither of them should take him back to avoid the fate of being shot again. Sonny returns to confess he had nothing to do with the shooting, but whoever did will pay.
At the Quartermaine's, Franco's sure there won't be another attempt on his life anytime soon. Ava remembers taking the shot at the Metro Court. If he has it all figured out, she wants to know who he thinks did it. Franco remembers his conversation with Carly after the shooting but considers it need-to-know information. Ava believes he has no idea. He's touched she's concerned about his well-being and wonders why she tried to kill him with a letter opener. She cares about Kiki and shares how she never showed her Franco's work, afraid she might have liked it. She remembers seeing something amazing in him before she saw his dark side. He doesn't know how she'll help him get close to Kiki. Ava suggests the two of them get back together. He screams, "Why?" and she reminds him he's there professing to be a better man. She's certain they can convince Kiki they've forgiven each other and kisses him passionately. She leaves thinking they can sell their reunion after all.
Alexis visits Nikolas on Spoon Island. He believes she did know that Shawn was taking over for Jason and it goes against everything she believes in. He talks sense to her but it doesn't change the fact that she loves Shawn. She asks to borrow his phone before leaving and Nik admits Elizabeth has it. He denies deliberately allowing Elizabeth to hear the recording. Neither he nor Alexis know where their relationships are headed next.
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Patrick hopes to find out if Britt is lying to him.
Britt is mad at Felix when she hears about the paternity test.
Lulu tells Dante they are not ready for this baby.
Tracy seeks Ellie's help to find the toxin that's killing Luke.
Laura asks Luke if he's okay.
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Do the Ingredients in Energy Drinks Work?
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Apparently, it doesn't take a biochemist to formulate an energy drink. No, according to Starbucks, any guy off the street is qualified. At least that's whose opinion mattered most when the coffee giant recently created the ingredient list for its own concoction.
"There are many energy ingredients on the market, and B vitamins, guarana, and ginseng are the ones our customers are most familiar with," says Ruby Amegah, product-development manager for the team behind the Starbucks Doubleshot Energy + Coffee. Which perhaps in large part explains why the company chose them: It's smart marketing.
Trouble is, by letting consumer research influence ingredient lists, energy-drink companies are helping popularize exotic-sounding compounds that even scientists don't yet fully understand. The approach has worked: Last year, Americans spent $4.2 billion on these supposedly high-octane elixirs. And that's probably why manufacturers haven't strayed far from the best-selling recipe they used when the first energy drinks took off a dozen years ago. It's a formulation that includes a hefty dose of caffeine and sugar combined with smaller amounts of seemingly obscure substances, most notably guarana, ginseng, and taurine.
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Experience Cape Romain's National Wilderness Area and Lighthouse Island on Sunday, Sept. 29. Travel by boat through the creeks and bays and enjoy close-up views of dolphins, seabirds and shorebirds. Walk in the lighthouse compound where two 1800s lighthouses and the remains of house foundations, water pumps and cisterns link us to our maritime heritage and a way of life long past. Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in conjunction with Coastal Expeditions hosts this annual fall tour to view the historic lighthouses, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tommy Graham, preservationist and tour guide for the trip, will give a slide presentation on the history of the two lighthouses at the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center at 12:30 p.m. Following the 45 minute presentation, participants will drive to McClellanville and board the Coastal Expeditions ferry at 2 p.m. (Ferry ride is approximately one hour).
Lighthouse Island is located in the Wilderness Area. Therefore, there are no facilities or dock on the island and participants must wade ashore in water ranging from ankle to knee deep and walk approximately ½ mile on a grass path to the lighthouses. Wear appropriate shoes for water and pluff mud. Things to bring include water, snacks and insect repellent. Dress for the weather. The ferry will leave Lighthouse Island for the return trip to McClellanville at 4:30 p.m. The transportation fee is $45 per person. The tour fills up quickly so please reserve your spot early.
Reservation is by credit card only. Cash, check or charge payable to Coastal Expeditions at the boat dock on the day of the trip. Reservations may be made by calling Coastal Expeditions at 843-884-7684 or online at bullsislandferry.com.
The Sewee Visitor Center is located at 5821 Highway 17 North, Awendaw, SC 29429. If you have any questions, please contact the center at 843-928-3368 Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Annual Report 2010-2011The annual report is generated annually by each school and describes the charter school's academic performance outcomes and their progress toward the goals of their charter.
Annual Site Visit Report 2006-2007 Annual Site Visit Report 2007-2008 - No NYC DOE VisitAnnual Site Visit Report 2008-2009Annual Site Visit Report 2009-2010 - No NYC DOE VisitAnnual Site Visit Report 2010-2011Annual Site Visit Report 2011-2012The Annual Site Visit report describes what the reviewers saw at the school -- what life is like there. The report identifies some of the strengths in the school, as well as areas where improvement is needed.
Annual Comprehensive Review (ACR) 2012-2013The Annual Comprehensive Review (ACR) investigates three primary questions: is the school an academic success; is the school a fiscally sound, viable organization; and is the school in compliance with its charter and all applicable laws and regulations. To ascertain matters of sustainability and strategic planning, the Office of School Design and Charter Partnerships (OSDCP) team inquires about the school's plans for its next charter term. This review is conducted by analyzing student performance data and collecting and evaluating school-submitted documents during the 2012-2013 school year, and in some cases, visiting the school. The ACR report outlines evidence found during this review.
Annual Audit 2006-2007Annual Audit 2007-2008Annual Audit 2008-2009Annual Audit 2009-2010Every year each charter school is required to engage in an independent financial audit.DOE Progress Report 2006-2007DOE Progress Report 2007-2008The performance and progress outcomes on these reports were generated from New York State testing data and student attendance. Because the report cards for charter schools do not include results of the learning environment surveys, it would be inaccurate to make direct comparisons with DOE public schools. Renewal Report (2009-2010)Renewal Report (2014-2015)The renewal report describes the performance of a charter school over the course of its charter term on academic achievement, educational environment, financial/organizational viability, and board capacity. Findings from a multi-day site visit conducted at the school are also described in the report. A renewal report answers three critical questions: 1) is this school an academic success?, 2) Is this school an operationally and fiscally viable organization?, and 3) Is this school in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations? The report also contains the Chancellor's recommendation on whether or not the school's charter should be renewed and the length for which it should be renewed (up to five years). This recommendation does not become a finalized decision until it is approved by the New York State Board of Regents.


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Schools in Chatham, Moore counties ranked nationally
Several Central Carolina high schools received national recognition in rankings released recently.
The U.S. News & World Report's "2013 Best High Schools" list came out Tuesday, in which three area schools were listed among the best in the nation. In Chatham County, Northwood High School was ranked the 899th best school in the country — the sixth best in North Carolina — and Jordan-Matthews High School was ranked 1,298th in the country and 15th in the state. Moore County's Union Pines High School was ranked 1,713th in the country and 26th in the state.
The company compiled data from 21,035 schools across the country and gave out 4,805 gold, silver or bronze medals. It also ranked the top 2,290 schools, which were all the schools to receive a gold or silver medal.
Northwood, Jordan-Matthews and Union Pines all received silver medals. No other schools in Lee, Chatham, Harnett or Moore counties made the ranked list, although Lee County High School and North Moore High School both received bronze medals.
Andy Bryan, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for Lee County Schools, who has been picked to become superintendent starting this summer, said he was glad to hear that Lee County High School had been honored. However, he said, the lists aren't something he pays very close attention to, and he hadn't personally seen the rankings yet. The N.C. Department of Public Instruction also does not officially recognize the lists or take any action based on them.
Robert Logan, superintendent of Chatham County Schools, said that his office does follow the rankings because it gives at least one view of how the county's schools are doing. He said he's proud that two of the county's three traditional high schools are considered top 15 in the state.
"This is indicative, I think, of the rigorous curriculum our students are provided," he said. "And, we also have outstanding teachers."
He also attributed some of the success to a 1:1 laptops program that gives every high school student a laptop. Lee County Schools has a similar program.
"The integration of that technology with our instruction really goes a long way," Logan said.
The U.S. News & World Report ranks schools based first on how well its students do on state standardized tests, then more specifically on how well its black, Hispanic and low-income students do on those tests. Finally, it analyzes college readiness, a combined measure of what percent of students took, and what percentage passed, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests. Gold medals were awarded to the top 500 schools in the country, and silver medals were given to the rest of the top schools that also had college-readiness scores above the national median. Bronze medals were given to schools with good state test scores but college-readiness scores below the national median.
In Lee County specifically, according to the data, 6 percent of students at Southern Lee High School took AP tests, and 1 percent of the student body passed a test. At Lee County High School, 18 percent of students took an AP class, and 9 percent of the student body passed a test. Fifteen schools nationwide — ranging in size from 103 to 2,210 students — had 100 percent of students take and pass AP or IB tests.
Last week, the Washington Post released its 2013 list of "America's Most Challenging High Schools," in which Woods Charter School in Chatham County was ranked No. 191 in the country and fifth in the state. In Moore County, Pinecrest High School ranked 26th in the state and 932nd in the country. Chatham County's Northwood, the only area school to make both lists, was ranked 53rd in the state and 1,760th in the nation.
The Washington Post list ranks schools based on the ratio of how many Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests were given, compared to the number of students who graduated that year. No other schools in Chatham, Moore, Lee or Harnett counties made the cutoff for the list, which was a ratio of 1.0 — meaning that a school had to administer at least as many tests, in all grades combined, as it had students graduating. The top school in the country had a ratio of more than 23 tests per graduate; the top North Carolina school had a ratio of nearly 7.


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As political scrutiny grows, several local doctors question Obamacare
The federal government shutdown, which came about because of disagreements in Congress over the Affordable Care Act, is over and the program has officially started. But the health insurance system more commonly known as Obamacare continues to face criticism on the local and national levels.
Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) has ramped up her long-term criticisms of the law, and even Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) has recently questioned its implementation, calling for a two-month extension of the signup period, advocating for the individual mandate penalty to be lifted and criticizing the administration's transparency surrounding the program.
And in Lee County, where an estimated 6,000 people are uninsured, some doctors have their own reservations as well.
"I don't think the public is being told the total truth," Dr. Robert Patterson, who formerly owned The Family Doc in Sanford and now owns Back to Basics Medical Practice, said Monday.
Patterson is one of the more vocal opponents of the program in the local medical community. He avidly uses his Twitter account and the Back to Basics Facebook page to disseminate articles and videos critical of Obamacare. He said his opposition is partially because Obamacare in particular seems misguided and partially because he thinks health insurance in general is a bad system.
"[Health insurance] was supposed to mimic car insurance and just pay for big things," Patterson said. "Not the oil changes, the windshield wipers, things like that. Health insurance was only supposed to pay for big things like surgery. You were supposed to pay for primary care yourself."
His practice doesn't accept insurance, and Patterson said his patients generally still pay less than they would using Medicaid or insurance somewhere else. However, he said, said many of them have received letters since Obamacare began, advising them to pick another doctor who accepts insurance.
Furthermore, Patterson said, health care options for the poor or uninsured already exist through Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), even if there is often a four- or five-hour wait. There aren't any in Lee or Moore counties, but Chatham County has three such sites operated by Piedmont Health, which can be contacted at (919) 933-8494, and Harnett County has six operated by First Choice Community Health Centers, which can be contacted at (910) 364-0970.
North Carolina's 161 FQHC sites served about 450,000 patients in 2011, according to the N.C. Community Health Center Association's website, and provide "high quality medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health and enabling services without regard to a person's ability to pay" or health insurance status.
"Part of Obamacare is it just ignores those clinics," Patterson said. "People can get care, and they've been able to for years. ... Why not support that system, and expand that system, as opposed to creating a whole new system?"
On the other hand, the county's largest medical provider is looking forward to Obamacare.
"Central Carolina Hospital has supported the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) based upon our strong belief that addressing the growing uninsured population is critical to fixing the problems with the way we deliver and pay for health care in the U.S.," a group of public relations personnel from CCH and Tenet Health Care, which owns the hospital, said in an email to The Herald earlier this month. "... We are excited that so many patients will now have access to insurance that can give them peace of mind about their health care."
They further said that contrary to what has been rumored for other large employers, there were no plans to conduct layoffs because of regulations imposed by the law.
Striking a middle ground between Patterson and CCH was Dr. Robert McConville.
McConville, who started the six-doctor Sandhills Family Practice 32 years ago and was the North Carolina Primary Care Physician of the Year in 2001, said he likes the theory of affordable, accessible health insurance — just not the way it's being done now.
"People don't like it being rammed down their throats," he told The Herald earlier this month, after the insurance exchanges first went online. "And ever since I've been in medical school, there's always been a question about whether people deserve health care or if they should pay for it. Conservatives feel one way, liberals feel the other way, and it's always going to be up for debate.
"I would like to see opportunities for people who are uninsurable to be insured," McConville continued. "But we'll see how it plays out. Who knows the cost for the country? We're already in debt, and can we afford this? Probably not."
On Tuesday, the Obama administration official in charge of the healthcare.gov website apologized for its error-filled launch, and CBS News reported that for every one person who has signed up for a new policy so far, three people have been told they can't renew their old policies — to the tune of about 2 million people being forced to part ways with their current insurance policies.


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Many couples choose friends as nontraditional wedding officiantsWritten by Jay Hathaway | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Tradition is not for everyone. While many brides-to-be pine for classic weddings performed by ministers or judges, others want people closer to them to officiate their ceremonies.
One option for those looking to add a more personal touch to the vows exchange is having a friend become ordained and licensed to solemnize the marriage.
Kevin and Ashley Clark of Monroe, Mich., chose that route for their 2010 nuptials. They were trying to put together a special ceremony on a budget, and also had to consider that Kevin was Christian and Ashley was not.
The Clarks have a friend, Andrew Kohler, whom Ashley described as a "goofy character that we love to death." They asked Kohler to officiate their wedding ceremony and he agreed. He obtained certification online from the Universal Life Church, a nondoctrinal religious organization that offers ordination services.
On the special day, Kevin and Ashley were married in an old theater, with Kohler providing much of the entertainment.
"He added a few little tidbits to the vows to make it interesting," Ashley said.
Those tidbits included promises of protection in the case of a zombie apocalypse or an alien invasion.
After the ceremony, a reception was held at the bar where the two first met.
"It was set up nicely, it was short and sweet, and everybody got to party. That's all anybody cares about anyway," Ashley joked.
Both Ohio and Michigan codes require an ordained minister, magistrate, justice of the peace or mayor, among other miscellaneous official positions, to legally perform a wedding ceremony. In the case of an ordained minister, proof must be provided to the state that one is officially ordained, after which that person will be granted or denied a license to perform wedding ceremonies. Some small fees are charged for filing the necessary paperwork.
Would-be officiants should also take note that if the marriage license paperwork is not properly signed and submitted to the state within 30 days, they could be charged with a minor misdemeanor.
Antonio Zona of Berkey also used the services of the Universal Life Church to officiate a wedding for a friend.
"A nonreligious friend wanted to get married and thought it would make her special day more special having a friend marry them instead of some judge," Zona said. "I honestly think she got the idea from an episode of 'Friends' — which hurts, a lot, because that show was terrible."
Zona has since performed "eight or nine more" ceremonies.
"They were just friends that wanted to get married and save the money a judge would charge," Zona said. "Or maybe they liked me and wanted a more personalized wedding."
Zona explained some of the intricacies of officiating a wedding, including how he deals with nerves or uncomfortable situations.
"I speak in front of groups all the time for work so that wasn't really the issue for me. The only times I get nervous in front of crowds is when I'm speaking about something I know nothing about. One time I had to do a reading from a poetry book, and I wasn't given the passage until two minutes before the ceremony. It was worded all 'old-timey,' so I stuttered a few times."
When Zona solemnized the marriage of his close friends, Matthew Snyder and Erin Marten-Snyder, it set off a chain of other weddings and ordinations among his circle of friends.
Though Snyder said he does not believe in the traditional model of religions, he still saw value in a having a wedding ceremony and was inspired to follow Zona into ordination.
"It was extremely important to have a public display of the promise and commitment that a wedding entails," Snyder said.
"It was really these same sentiments that convinced me to get ordained online, so that I could perform a wedding ceremony for a couple friends of mine."
Soon after, he performed a wedding ceremony for two friends, Rusty and Kelsey Morlock.
Rusty said that, since he and his wife are also not Christians, they wanted someone close to perform a ceremony customized to their liking.
"My wife's family has a tradition of reading from the book "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran," he said. "There is a passage called 'On Marriage' that was read, then [we] recited our on vows, and that was it. [Snyder] is a very close friend, so we asked him to read."
"It was easier working with someone we know [and] love as well," Rusty added.
Matthew said he believes it enhanced the Morlocks' ceremony, because it gave them more control over the content of the wedding ceremony.
"I doubt a Christian officiator would have allowed the readings we chose," he said.
Other friends of Zona, the Snyders and the Morlocks have also been ordained since then, and continue to perform more weddings. One advantage of having a friend ordained to perform a wedding ceremony is willingness "to go off script," Zona said.
"Would a judge dress up like a pirate and make you walk the plank before he pronounced you man and wife? I don't know."
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Karruchue tran really should give chris a another chance he's a good Man U know he's stepping up being a good father to lil baby Royality and she's such a cutie she the cutest little baby ever and if I was karrueche I would he begging for u he really misses u and all the fun memories I loved y'all together and everything he didn't mean to hert u and u know that
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Funny thing bout this whole situation karrueche still lives in one of his houses an drive one of his cars Chris never took them back from her but now she's actin funny wit him. wen she so plainly let him cheat and had threesomes wit him.u can't expect a man to be faithful if u let him cheat.she want Chris material things but not him so I see why Chris acted out last night he had reason too all in all he didn't beat her besides karrueche love him chasin her cuz nobody else is,if I was Chris he need to be chasin Rita Ora or tinashe them to cuties
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Chris is clearly losing his mind. He looked drugged out. He's going to physically hurt Kae she has really got to stay away from him. He's out of control. There still that baby drama and Kae said she wants marriage and Chris said he's not marrying anyone and giving them half his money. These two are a disaster. He cheats and is bi polar and crazy. Kae needs to move on. They will never be completely happy together. They tried and tried that numerous times. Chris Brown is a nut case and cheats on every woman he's committed to. Leave Kae alone Chris you need some serious help.
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