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An Exploratory Clinical Trial in Early Stage Huntington's Disease Patients With SEN0014196 (PADDINGTON)
This study has been completed.
Siena Biotech S.p.A.
Seventh Framework Programme
European Huntington's Disease Network
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Siena Biotech S.p.A.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 29, 2011
Last updated: November 24, 2015
Last verified: November 2015
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Detailed Description:
The primary objective of this study is to provide biological samples from patients with Huntington's disease to allow characterisation of the pharmacological mechanism of action of SEN0014196.
|Huntington Disease
|Drug: SEN0014196 (Low Dose) Drug: SEN0014196 (High Dose) Drug: Placebo
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|An Exploratory Clinical Trial in Early Stage Huntington's Disease Patients to Assess Pharmacokinetics, Candidate Pharmacodynamic Measures of Target Engagement and Disease Modulation as Well as Acute Phenotypical Effects Following Multiple Oral Doses of SEN0014196.
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: Huntington disease chorea-acanthocytosis
MedlinePlus related topics: Huntington's DiseaseU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Siena Biotech S.p.A.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To determine the change from baseline of a series of pharmacodynamic markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 7, Day 14, Follow-Up ]Collection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells for biomarker investigations, specifically acetylation status of mutant huntingtin, levels of circulating huntingtin, innate immune markers and transcriptional profiles
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To determine the safety and tolerability following repeated doses of SEN0014196 over two weeks at two dose levels in patients with Huntington's disease [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 7, Day 14, Follow-up ]Safety assessments will include ECG, vital signs, laboratory safety tests, and physical and neurological examination. Tolerability will include type and frequency of adverse events.
- To determine the pharmacokinetics of repeated doses of SEN0014196 at two dose levels when administered over two weeks in patients with Huntington's disease [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 14 ]The following parameters will be assessed: maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax), time of maximum observed plasma concentration(tmax), AUC from time zero to the length of the dosing interval (tau) (AUC0-τ), AUC from time zero to the last quantifiable concentration (AUC0-last), AUC from time zero to infinity (AUC0-∞), terminal elimination half-life (t1/2), and terminal elimination rate constant (λz). Gender differences. Dose proportionality.
|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: SEN0014196 (Low Dose)
10 mg, once daily administration (immediate release capsule)
Drug: SEN0014196 (Low Dose)
10 mg once daily administration (immediate release capsule)
Experimental: SEN0014196 (High dose)
100 mg, once daily administration (immediate release capsule)
Drug: SEN0014196 (High Dose)
100 mg once daily administration (immediate release capsule)
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Once daily (immediate release capsule)
Drug: Placebo
Once daily administration (immediate release capsule)
Detailed Description:
This study will establish the acute phenotypical and biological effects of repeated dose application of SEN0014196 in patients with Huntington's disease, providing biomaterials for biomarker studies (levels of circulating huntingtin, acetylation status of mutant huntingtin, innate immune markers, transcriptional profiles). Evaluation of phenotypic effects will include UHDRS scores, total functional capacity. Safety assessments will include ECG, vital signs, laboratory safety tests and physical examination.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with early Huntington's Disease (age: 18 to 70 years), i.e. genetically confirmed (CAG repeat length ≥36) HD, motor signs of HD (motor score of the UHDRS > 5) and a TFC of ≥7.
- All patients will have a body weight greater than 50 kg.
- Female subjects must be surgically sterile or post-menopausal, no spontaneous menstruation for at least one year before the first dose, non-lactating and have a negative urine pregnancy test. Male subjects participating in the trial and their female contraception from the time of taking the first dose of the study drug until three months after taking the last dose. This must include a condom or other barrier method.
- All subjects must be capable of providing written informed consent.
- Subjects must have no clinically significant and relevant history that could affect the conduct of the study and evaluation of the data, as ascertained by the Investigator through detailed medical history and screening assessments.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in a study of an investigational drug within 30 days of the baseline visit.
- Subjects with presence of psychosis and/or confusional states.
- Subjects with clinically significant laboratory or ECG abnormalities at Screening.
- Subjects with clinically relevant hematological, hepatic, cardiac or renal disease.
- A medical history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C and/or hepatitis B.
- Any relevant condition, behaviour, laboratory value or concomitant medication which, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes the subject unsuitable for entry into the study.
- Subjects who have previously received histone deacetylase inhibitors e.g. vorinostat or have participated in a clinical trial using compound suspected of interfering with protein acetylation status.
- A history of malignancy of any type within 2 years prior to screening. A history of surgically excised nonmelanoma skin cancers is permitted.
- Subjects with a significant history of drug allergy as determined by the Investigator.
- Subjects who have a significant history of alcoholism or drug/chemical abuse as determined by the Investigator.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01485952
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01485952
|Universitätsklinik Ulm, Neurologie
|Ulm, Germany, 89081
Sponsors and Collaborators
Siena Biotech S.p.A.
Seventh Framework Programme
European Huntington's Disease Network
|Principal Investigator:
|Bernhard G Landwehrmeyer, MD, PhD
|European Huntington's Disease Network
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Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Siena Biotech S.p.A.:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Siena Biotech S.p.A.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01485952 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CTA Number: 2010-021563-32 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: European Commission 7th Framework Programme )
|Study First Received:
|November 29, 2011
|Last Updated:
|November 24, 2015
Keywords provided by Siena Biotech S.p.A.:
Huntington Disease
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Cognition Disorders
Mental Disorders
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Huntington Disease
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Cognition Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Behind Gray, A's have their way with Giants
Righty coasts for seven as Oakland moves season-high 24 above .500
OAKLAND -- The A's operate with plenty of talent, no doubt. Their 6-1 win over the Giants on Tuesday sealed the deal on an undefeated six-game homestand in which their pitchers allowed just five runs.
But there's also the laundry list of intangibles that make this team the best in the biz, too -- resiliency chief among them.
Consider the fact the A's were coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of their postseason nemesis, a disheartening stay in Detroit that could have sent them off-course after an incredible first half.
Not quite.
"It seems like that was quite a while ago now," manager Bob Melvin said. "You come back here and the fans get us going, they're into it, it's a completely different atmosphere, and you forget all about what happened previously."
The A's all but erased the memory.
"To come back and bounce back from that series, it's huge," said Nick Punto. "The crowds were awesome. That really does help. Tonight's atmosphere was incredible."
A sold-out Coliseum watched the A's pounce on the Giants a second straight night, assuring them at least a split of this four-game home-and-home Interleague series that continues Wednesday evening at AT&T Park.
Sonny Gray was fantastic, and the A's lineup got six RBIs from as many players on a rather historic night. The win was their 57th of the season, most ever for an A's team before the All-Star break -- with five still left to play.
Moreover, the Angels' five-game winning streak was snapped with a loss to the Blue Jays, allowing the A's, a season-high 24 games over .500, to go ahead 4 1/2 games in the American League West.
The energy in Oakland is palpable right now, as evidenced by a postseason-like atmosphere for the Battle of the Bay, buoyed from the get-go when Gray struck out the side in the first inning.
Oakland's baby-faced ace proceeded to fan eight in seven innings of one-run ball, his lone mistake being a homer by Tyler Colvin in the seventh. Gray allowed just five other hits, earning his ninth win and 14th in his career spanning just 30 games. In Oakland history, only Tim Hudson (15) compiled more victories in his first 30 outings.
A's starters have tossed six or more innings and allowed one run or less in six straight games, the longest streak by A's team since at least 1914.
"That's what we're capable of as a staff," Gray said. "It might look good on the outside, but on the inside it's what we expect of ourselves. It's just how good all of us are, and it's nice to be able to go out and get deep into some games, not only myself, but everyone this whole homestand. It's been big, and the offense has been able to put up some big runs for us, and that's how you win a bunch of games in a row."
"Once starters start to get on a roll like that," said Melvin, "they're really kind of competing with each other and pushing each other. The next guy wants to be the guy to go out there and do just as well if not better, so it becomes kind of a fraternal thing amongst the starters."
Added shortstop Jed Lowrie: "I think you can just feel that energy, hear them talk to each other in the dugout. They're obviously on a roll, and it's fun to play behind."
Lowrie contributed to Tuesday's win with two hits, giving him a career-high four consecutive multihit games. Derek Norris also collected two, as did Coco Crisp, who is batting .366 over his last 32 games.
Overall, the A's totaled 10 hits off Madison Bumgarner, who was responsible for all six runs in seven-plus innings.
"I think that's one of the strengths of the team -- I know it's one of the strengths of the team -- that we don't have to rely on just a few guys to score some runs and get it done," Melvin said. "We have the ability, sometimes if our big boys in the middle aren't doing it, to do it around them."
The A's have now won 11 of their last 13 home contests against the Giants.
"We play 15 minutes from each other," Lowrie said. "We want to be the better team. We want to beat them."
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I have always felt good about text-based games (both browser based and MUD style games), and I really like to know how others think about this issue. IMHO the most important aspect of a game would be the gameplay not the interface, and there can be (in fact there are) well-designed, complex, attractive, text-based games that seem far more appealling to me than an easy to play, although beautiful, graphics game. Besides, although a text-based game may take longer to master, it usually gives you much more control over the game aspects.
How do you think about this?
Text games tend to be less intuitive. In a graphical game, you can see the game world and move around and interact in it using a more or less intuitive interface. Text-based games are more abstract, requiring the player to have more imagination, and to learn command strings that may not be so intuitive as pressing the up arrow to move forward. That doesn't necessarily make them worse games, but it is understandable why text games are no longer mainstream.
I think that there's a market for both styles. I very rarely play any text-based stuff, even though I've just created my own as a programming exercise, and I prefer a more sensory feedback from my games. But there are plenty who do play text-based games.
It's much like the book vs. film market...
With a book or a text-based game you need to be able to visualise many aspects of the environment in your head. There is more room for creating richness of story and adding in character and backdrop to your game and the entities within it, but then you usually can't provoke such intense momentary emotions within the reader/gamer than you can when someone watches a movie or plays a more graphical game that they have immersive control over.
That also is another aspect to the reason why text games are not considered mainstream anymore: the interface either promotes or limits gameplay. This is the reason why text-based games tend to only be in the RPG genre - you can't really control a car through text and feel like you're driving, you can't shoot at someone and feel like you've survived anything, and you can't build something and stand back and look at it.
A movie (or TV show) or a visual game is, as said, more intuitive as there's simply much more easy to process feedback and environmental awareness. As there's less work to be done to get around the business of actually controlling and understanding the game it's just easier for the vast majority of people to understand and therefore prefer these forms of media. Even a lot of my friends don't read books for fun nowadays.
Also, although web-based games, etc, are doing some things to change this, it is only really a more hardcore element that will play these games anyway. This guarantees that the audience that is there are all keen and appreciative, but many casual gamers could feel they won't get anything more out of playing one of these games than reading a book. And many casual gamers could feel it a waste of their machine's power to run only a text-based game on a modern PC - why not just get Oblivion and really enjoy the graphics/audio/AI/interactivity that the text-based game won't be providing them ?
When I say "casual gamer" I mean someone not hardcore into games - more a stick-to-the-mainstream gamer - rather than the more games-related expression of someone playing things like web games and mobile phone games a lot.
I'd say you'd be well in the minority in preferring text-based games (even on a highly specialised games-related forum like this) if you ran a poll on this thread. But that certainly wouldn't make you wrong for feeling that way. Storyline, depth and great dialogue are always commendable. Now we just need to get them into a quality FPS game and really have some fun :sneaky:
It was a nice comparison Nae'blis between books and movies. And as you said both maintain their own set of fans. Just like the case of the serious gamer and the casual gamer, the books are surely more difficult to start reading a book and continue it, than to go to the movies and watch a movie, especially for someone casually seeking something to enjoy.
Some may call it only nostalgia to love text based games (or even to read books than to watch a movie), but I don't think this is the case. Also the very fact that text-based games attract less casual gamers is usually appealing to the serious gamer. After all we play a game for the fun of it, and it is more fun to have some serious, let's say, enemy in the game than one who gives up on the first difficulties. It could be, usually, far more challenging, and a challenging game is what a gamer is usually looking for.
Some may call it only nostalgia to love text based games (or even to read books than to watch a movie), but I don't think this is the case.
I wouldn't say it is the only reason, for sure, but for many there is a retro or 'recapturing youth' aspect to playing this style of game.
The primary draws for this game form has to be good storyline and community (for MU*s). And, as you agree with my earlier comment, this latter point is quite easily achieved when the gamers that are willing to invest time in this game are often a more hardcore audience. The former point is considerably harder to pull off to everyone's liking. :dry:
Slightly off topic, perhaps:
You'd be well advised to read 'Designing Virtual Worlds', by Richard A. Bartle. This guy is an old(er) and famous text adventure designer - he wrote MUD1 - and has a lot of great advice to say on why certain virtual worlds work and others fail. Not just for text adventures, but a lot of the start of the book is a history of text games and how he got started, etc. All very interesting.
If you're interested in text-based games, especially if you'd like to make your own at some point, it's well worth a read. I'm reading it at the moment.
I developed hacker simulation games. They have graphics, but the emphasis is still on text.
I really see no difference between text or graphics based games. It depends on what the game is about.
I thought about this topic yesterday. I actually think a textbased casual game could be very popular.
The difficult part of it is how to make it "casual" and still have a great gameplay in the text based context.
By casual, I mean easy to pick up, reewarding if played only a short moment, and challenging yet simple to play.
The book sales here in Sweden have increased rapidly the last years. If a game could be designed and implemented as an interactive novel, I'm shure it would have it's audience.
The obvious solution would be to just write a branching story with choises after each chapter, or similar. But that would require a rediculous amount of writing. If instead an interface could be designed to mimic the classic (lucasart) adventure games, but in tex-only, there could actually be something interesting.
@geon : Look at this, for some text based action :
In a casual game you should'nt need to do any typing. Selecting one of several possible choises manipulation the inventory from a menu should work. Something browser based would be ideal. Maby a wap interface for mobile gaming?
@geon : we are working on a mobile/text/wap version.
Everyone's different. I won't play a text based game.
Have you ever noticed that people give directions differently? Some people will give you directions with stop lights or stop signs. "Go five lights, then turn right. Go three lights, then turn left"
Others use compass directions. "Head north. Go about five miles, then turn West."
And yet a third way is landmarks. "Go to the McDonald's and turn left. Then go to the Wal Mart and turn right."
Anyway, I like to navigate around the world by landmarks. It's hard to do that in a text based game, which is why I don't play them.
@gillvane : depends on the type of text game. I agree with you ... that's why I never played text based MUDs
Most text-based games I've played (although I'm not especially well versed in them) and the system I most associate with text-based games is exactly that: waypoints/key locations. I've never found one that required you to navigate as if you were in a open land and needed to specify left here, right at the next junction, five steps forward. It's always 'go to the door', 'go to the Inn', go to another player, go to the items within the room.
I can imagine scenarios where such a system might be used and I concede that a dungeon-crawler game might use something similar for exploring dark areas, but I think any open, social game that tried using such a restrictive system would be dooming itself to a justifiably low audience.
There are many muds working with NWSE directions and they have their own fans (for example, Wheel of Time). They do have landmarks, though.
And there are browser-based strategy games in which you lead a nation, not a person. This genre is, of course, more suitable for this kind of game. I especially like these kind of games, and I think a text-based interface CAN give more control over the game, if properly desgined. A line oriented web server like Apache is usually better configurable than a graphically configurable one like IIS. I suppose the same is true for games. Although I have not seen game, yet, taking good advantage of this, and most of them are not very challenging. One, for example, called Dark Throne ([www.darkthrone.com](www.darkthrone.com), still in beta and another test version called "omega") has about 250,000 players (I don't know how many of them are really active). It is a very simple game of attacking and farming. Not very challenging of mind, but because it contains real user interaction, it is quite popular. I think user interaction can make even such simple games popular and somehow challenging.
I agree with the 'using text for information output (feedback) and having buttons to choose from a menu' approach - it's the one I'm following with my own little project at the moment.
Really, this is the basis of many game types we have nowadays, but I do think that text-based games especially can improve and gain new followers with a cleaner, easier to use interface like this.
I'm not a fan of the radio or books (except for ancient myths), and so detest text games. example:
Ye are in a dungeon. To the left is exit. To the right is bones. Ye could also scream for help. What shall ye choose? player: exit
Ye cannot reach exit because of ye figurative chains.
player: get bones
Ye gets bones and naws them, but stabs ye cheek with chicken leg. Ye now is suffering from laringitis.
player: scream for help
Ye has no voice: Ye cannot scream for help!
And so on. I really, really, hate text games. No offense.
That's the text-based game a´la 1980. Graphical games games from that era were not that fun either.
What you criticize is not the game being text-based, but a bad interface design and lack of game design.
A well thought out text-based game could be very interesting.
If I was to write a text based game, I wouldn't try and put a world in texts (ex : moving around and doing stuff).
I would reather make a story that evolves based on your choice.
Some very longyears ago, I wrote a poker game under the CP/M OS (Z80 CPU) in basic. It only had text mode, so I drawed the square cards with * signs, and wrote the card value as a text.
The game was very succesfull in the lab. Students played it for a few years
What do you mean that graphics based games were not very fun in the 80'ties ? The 80'ties are by many considered the golden age of computer games. Try for example a classic, Maniac Mansion, about 5 disks of size. That game beats most of todays adventure games.


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The Day Worker Center of Mountain View has scheduled a reception marking the debut of the Community School of Music and Arts' latest exhibition, "Connecting Threads: Quilts Made at the Day Worker Center of Mountain View," 6-8 p.m. Oct. 25 at Mohr Gallery, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View.
The exhibition runs through through Dec. 1 at Mohr Gallery.
The reception will feature a musical program written by Day Worker Center Executive Director Maria Marroquin based on four true stories of women who left their lives behind in Mexico to immigrate to California.
American composer and pianist Henry Mollicone and soprano Elena Galvan will interpret the stories of the women through the original composition "Sueños de Esperanza" ("Dreams of Hope"). Mollicone will then improvise a short musical "auction" in which audience members may participate in a unique musical experience.
Day Worker Center volunteer Naomi Zamir started the quilt-making project as part of the English through Art and Music Class, which she initiated at the Day Worker Center in 2010.
Nearly four years in the making, the quilts represent the dedication, passion and hope of the center's dayworkers, according to Zamir, as well as the importance of community and connection that the center embodies.
Wine and appetizers will be served.
Admission is a voluntary $20 donation for the Day Worker Center, but no one will be turned away.


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Mudslides close Sweetwater Road
July 25, 2012
EAGLE COUNTY – A sudden torrent of rain flooded fields, poured mud into ponds and closed Sweetwater Road for much of the night Tuesday.
Robert and Cathie Jarnot live about two miles up the road and may have been the hardest hit by the floods and mudslides. Cathie Jarnot said the ponds on her property are filled with mud, and trees and rocks are now scattered in their hay field. Hay fields can be cut and harvested about three times in a good year, and Jarnot said the field at their place was just ready for the second cutting. It's gone now.
"The whole road is pretty bad," Jarnot said. "And there are places where (Sweetwater Creek) has been re-routed."
Crews from the Eagle County Road and Bridge Department worked through Tuesday night, starting before 8 p.m., to clear both Sweetwater Road and the Colorado River Road.
County crews had already gone home for the evening Tuesday, but were called back soon after because of the floods. That after-hours work stretched to 16 hours before the Colorado River Road was cleared and Sweetwater road was re-opened.
Department director Gordon Adams said the sudden rains poured mud and debris from virtually every tributary creek and dry gully along the river road. While that road was never technically closed, Adams said the slides created a mess that could take up to two months to clean up.
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While a good amount of rain fell in the Eagle River Valley – signs along Interstate 70 warned of standing water on the road Tuesday night, and Colorado State Patrol officers were parked on the side of the highway at the west end of Red Canyon between Wolcott and Eagle to warn motorists of mud on the road there – the Sweetwater area was hit much harder.
Brink said she'd talked to someone who was on the 7W road – which winds above Sweetwater road – who had reported he'd seen the clouds and lighting below his vantage point.
Sweetwater Lake Resort is on high ground. With the road closed, several people up there spent the night. Others spent the night downstream, unable to get back home.
Jarnot said county crews faced some big obstacles trying to get the road re-opened. Those crews were on the road near Jarnot's home about 1 a.m., and took roughly an hour to move one car-sized boulder. Another boulder a little farther up the road took a solid half-hour to remove, Jarnot said.
Anderson Camps sits at the confluence of Sweetwater Creek and the Colorado River. Christopher Porter, who runs the camps, said his place lost a couple of foot bridges across the creek and a retaining wall. The camp structures are all fine, Porter said, and this week's campers were quickly moved to higher ground.
It's going to take some time to clean up the mess this slide made, but Jarnot said the result is still better than a wildfire.
And, she said, it's not all that unusual for big rains to follow prolonged stretches of hot and dry – such as the entire month of June, in this case.
"The last time we had something like this, in 2005, we'd had a real hot spell before that, too," she said.
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Wisconsin let both Krenwick Sanders and Jeremy Patterson know during their official visit in early September that early playing time was available for each at their respective positions.
Sanders, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound wide receiver, was the first to commit to UW earlier this month. Saturday morning, Patterson, his teammate at Wayne County High School in Georgia, followed suit. Head coach Jody Grooms feels his two seniors will be able to capitalize on the opportunity in Madison.
"I'll tell you this, Wisconsin is getting two great players," Grooms told BadgerBlitz.com on Saturday. "They are getting two players who will be able to compete for playing time the minute they arrive on campus."
Patterson, a 6-foot-3, 315-pound tackle, comes in as the Badgers' 18th member of the current class. The three-star prospect is a huge get for Wisconsin's 3-4 defensive scheme which will be thin at nose tackle with starter Beau Allen set to graduate at the conclusion of the 2013 season.
"I think he's (Patterson) been wrestling with it for some time now," Grooms said. "I think he felt like Wisconsin was where he needed to be when he made the visit up there - they both (Patterson and Sanders) had such a good time there.
"I try to stay out of that stuff but I told him that he needs to pick a place where he knows he can go to school every day and where you can go to football practice every day. I think Wisconsin was the place where he can grow as a person and player. That was the best choice for Jeremy and his family."
With Craig Evans not 100 percent solid in his commitment, Patterson will likely be able to compete for time with Warren Herring, Bryce Gilbert and Arthur Goldberg when he arrives on campus. Strength-wise, Grooms feels his lineman will be more than able to hold his own.
"He'll (Patterson) be one of the strongest kids they got when he gets there," Grooms said. "He power cleans 415 pounds, he benches about 400 pounds - he's phenomenally strong and phenomenally quick. He's a good athlete who plays basketball here.
"He's a kid who they can coach up to get better and better. He has long arms and he's able to control gaps and keep people off the linebackers so those guys can make plays."
Wisconsin has made a huge effort on the recruiting front in Georgia led by assistant coach Thomas Hammock. Grooms noted a lot of similarities despite the distance separating both cities.
"Growing up in a small town, Friday nights in Wayne County is all about football," Grooms said. "I think it's the exact same way on a Saturday in Wisconsin. It's Wisconsin football and then on Sunday it's the Green Bay Packers. They felt the passion of the fans and the passion that town has for football. I think it really reminded them of home.
"I'm glad they are going together. They know it's a long way from home but when you are competing at that level, it's something you have to accept. We're going to be there for them in every way we can, but they're happy and that's all that matters to us."
While Patterson received a bit more recruiting attention with offers from Florida State, N.C. State and Clemson, among others, Grooms feels Sanders, who was previously committed to Georgia, is playing as well as anyone at his position.
"Let me tell you, there's not a better receiver down here than Krenwick Sanders," Grooms said. "They don't come out of here with the highest rankings, but they're ready to compete when they get to college. Tre Jackson was about a two- or three-star out of high school but he's probably going to be a top 20 pick in the draft when he comes out of Florida State.
"Our kids just want to be the best for Wayne County and then use football as a vechile for college and beyond."


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'"It is such a huge thing to represent your country with all the other athletes that are there," said Numminen, a native of Tampere, Finland, now in his first season with the Sabres. "The older you get, the older being in the Olympics doesn't get. I know that time is running out on my career. You don't get that many chances in a hockey career to go to the Olympics. As I've gotten older, I appreciate the opportunity to go even more. I know that I was only 19 when I got my first chance to go. You appreciate it. But maybe not as much when you were 19."'
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing moving the South Zone second split of dove season deeper into January, but otherwise is recommending minimal changes to the 2008-09 Early Migratory Game Bird Proclamation.
TPWD staff announced the proposed dove and teal season calendar during the Regulations Committee meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, Wednesday, May 21.
The proposed dove season in the North Zone would run Sept. 1-Oct. 30, with a 15-bird bag and not more than two white-tipped doves; the Central Zone would be Sept. 1-Oct. 30 and reopen Dec. 26-Jan. 4, with a 12-bird bag and not more than two white-tipped doves; and the South Zone would run Sept. 20-Nov. 2, reopening Dec. 26-Jan. 20 with a 12 bird bag and not more than two white-tipped doves. Possession limit is twice the daily bag.
The Special South Texas Whitewing Zone, which now encompasses land west of I-35 and south of U. S. Highway 90, would open to white-winged dove afternoon-only (noon to sunset) hunting the first two Saturdays and Sundays in September and reopen Sept. 20-Nov. 2 and again from Dec. 26-Jan. 16. The daily bag limit is 12 birds, not more than four (4) mourning doves during the first two weekend splits and two (2) white-tipped doves.
In South Texas, a few hunters have requested more hunting opportunity in January. To accommodate this request, the department is proposing to move one week from the end of the first season segment (Nov. 3-9) and put it in January (Jan. 14-20). Quail and deer hunting would still be concurrent during either of these periods. The public is urged to provide public comment online at tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/public_comment before June 26.
The early teal season is proposed tentatively for Sept. 13-28 if a 16-day season is granted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or Sept. 20-28 under a 9-day season framework. The daily bag limit for teal is four.
Suggested dates for ducks and geese were also presented to the Commission and simply reflected calendar adjustments from last year. Upon completion of breeding population surveys and development of harvest packages, dates will be refined and provided for public comment probably in late July or early August.
One change that was proposed is shifting the crane season one week later. By suggesting this change, the crane season will run one week later in Zones A and B, take advantage of the entire season length and close one week later. With this suggested change, the Light Goose Conservation Order will open a few days later than in past years in the west Goose Zone. Season dates for sandhill cranes are as follow:
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Ronnie Milner of Valparaiso, Ind., a professional truck driver for ABF Freight System of Fort Smith, Ark., has been named a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Highway Angel. Milner is being recognized for helping an elderly couple in trouble on the highway.
On Sept. 13, 2012, at1:45 p.m., Milner was driving southbound along I-57 near Gilman, Ill., when he saw a white Buick turned sideways across both lanes. He stopped, put on his flashers, and went to investigate.
Inside the car, he found an elderly couple. Apparently, the husband had run into the cables in the median, which pushed the car back into the middle of the road. It was now severely damaged and blocking traffic. Milner determined that the motorists were shook up, but not injured, so he helped them out of their car and escorted them to the shoulder.
He then called 911 and used his truck to protect the vehicle from further damage as motorists tried to squeeze past the wreck. Milner stayed at the scene until authorities arrived and took over.
Milner, who has been a truck driver since 1989, says he has "seen some good, and seen some bad" during his years on the road. "I did no more than anyone else would do," he said modestly. "I don't know how you could just drive by."
For helping the couple, Milner has received a Highway Angel lapel pin, certificate, and patch. ABF Freight System also received a certificate acknowledging that one of its drivers is a Highway Angel.
The Highway Angel program is sponsored for TCA by Internet Truckstop. Since the program's inception in August 1997, hundreds of drivers have been recognized as Highway Angels for the unusual kindness, courtesy, and courage they have shown others while on the job. TCA has received letters and e-mails from people across North America nominating truck drivers for the program.
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WASHINGTON-The first work permits and deportation deferrals have been mailed to young undocumented immigrants who applied under an Obama administration initiative that began last month.
More than 72,000 applications have been filed under the program, called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, officials said. It's unclear how many have been approved.
"Following a thorough, individualized case review, (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) has now begun notifying individuals of the determination on their deferral requests," Peter Boogaard, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement.
The first approval letters should begin arriving this week.
Since the program began Aug. 15, thousands of young illegal immigrants have attended workshops held by community organizations around the country to help families prepare the required paperwork.
Those who are approved will be permitted to work lawfully and granted a deferral of possible deportation for at least two years.
To qualify, applicants must prove they are younger than 31 and arrived in the U.S. before turning 16. They also must meet education or military requirements.
More than 1.2 million young undocumented immigrants may qualify for the program, according to an estimate by the Migration Policy Institute, a think tank.
Obama administration officials have said the program will aid law enforcement by allowing authorities to focus on deporting convicted criminals, instead of students and other noncriminals with strong family ties in the United States.
Last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement expelled nearly 400,000 people, a record. More than half had criminal records or were repeat violators of immigration law.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, questioned the speed with which the first applications were reviewed.
"Such a quick turnaround for these amnesty applications raises serious concerns about fraud and a lack of thorough vetting," Smith said in a statement.
Smith also expressed concern that the flood of deferred action applications will lead to a backlog of applications from immigrants seeking to enter the country lawfully.
"It's appalling the administration has diverted resources from approving applications for those who have played by the rules to illegal immigrants," said Smith.
It costs $465 to apply for the program. Part of the fees collected will be used to hire additional USCIS staff to review the applications, collect fingerprints and conduct background checks.


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Veteran Baker called up to help bullpen
ARLINGTON -- Trying to reinforce their bullpen after two rough games in Colorado, the Rangers called up right-hander Scott Baker from Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday and optioned outfielder Daniel Robertson.
The move means the Rangers will only have three bench players for the next day or so while they go with an eight-man bullpen. At some point soon the Rangers will likely go with just seven relievers and possibly option pitcher Nick Martinez back to the Minors so he can start pitching every fifth day.
Baker responded by saving the bullpen, pitching 5 1/3 innings of relief after starter Colby Lewis allowed seven runs in 3 2/3 innings.
"We're just trying to get the bullpen straightened out so we're going to have to go a player short for the next couple of days," manager Ron Washington said.
Baker is an eight-year Major League veteran who spent 2005-11 as a member of the Twins rotation. He underwent Tommy John surgery in April of 2012 and did not return to the Major Leagues until late last season when he pitched in three games for the Cubs.
The Rangers signed him to a Minor League contract in Spring Training and he was 4-1 with a 3.32 ERA in six starts for Round Rock.
"It was obviously a long road," Baker said. "But I was really enjoying myself down there, it was a great group of guys. But everybody is striving to be here and it really makes it special when you endure something like this. Physically I feel as good as I ever have."
Baker, who is from Shreveport, could have become a free agent on May 1 since he was not added to the 25-man roster by that day. He said he elected to stay with the Rangers because it was close to home and he had made significant progress working with Triple-A pitching coach Brad Holman.
"It made no sense, even if there wasn't a Major League opportunity, to go anywhere else," Baker said. "This was the ideal situation."
Baker has made 162 Major League starts and four relief appearances with a record of 63-48 with a 4.14 ERA. He won a career-high 15 games with the Twins in 2009. But he will be used in relief with the Rangers.
Washington said there are no plans for Baker to replace Robbie Ross in the rotation. Ross is 0-3 with an 8.10 ERA in his last four starts.
"We haven't discussed moving anybody," Washington said.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft accrued 5 million copies in sales by the end of 2012 — a great complement to Notch's announcement last week.
Creator Marcus Persson revealed that Minecraft sold 453,000 copies across all platforms on December 25. As of December 13, it had sold 17.5 million total.
We now know how much the Xbox 360 version contributed to that figure last year. But the work isn't over for developer 4J Studios. It tweeted today that it's investigating the bugs reported with Title Update 7.
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Making sure your plastic surgeon is for real
This is surely an "oldie but goodie" song for me. Remembering this phrase from the radio requires one to be of a certain generation. Unfortunately, I am not referring to solid gold hits from the 50's and 60's. What it refers to is something I have blogged on and frequently and only serves to further educate the growing cosmetic surgical consumer out there.
What I refer to is the practice (or lack thereof) of "doctors" performing plastic surgical procedures without a) the proper licensing, b) the proper training or c) the proper facility and procedure technique. Please see the following news report:Cosmetic Surgeon Indicted in Patient Deaths . While our nation has run amuck with charlatans and ne'er-do-wells, it still rests on the consumer/patient's shoulders to do the appropriate research. While those of us who are board-certified in our respective specialties cringe at having to shout this from the rooftop, we are all quick to point out the fact when asked. We all have framed diplomas and certificates adorning the walls, but often patients do not "see" these credentials.
This health concern also includes the topic of "vacation surgery." It confuses me to no end when I hear from patients or celebrities that have had or plan to have plastic surgery overseas. For example, Usher's wife, Tameka Raymond who had plastic surgery performed in Brazil. Now, do not take this the wrong way, I certainly hope that Ms. Raymond recovers fully and understand she has been released from the hospital. But why go to another country for surgery when it is readily available here? What if there is a problem and emergency care is limited or non-existent? It is certainly not worth the savings then.
You can read some of my previous blogs on Revolution Health where I discuss how to get more information about licensing and training certification. Anyone who can go to a 7-day course to perform liposuction, hair restoration or anything should be scrutinized to nth degree. In fact, it may be plausible to reprimand the course instruction program for allowing non-licensed or certified people to train in an area that is not within their scope of practice.
Make an informed decision before you decide on plastic surgery, do your homework, check references and be safe. Despite all this, events can happen but if you have done your due diligence, complications will be markedly reduced.


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Unemployment rates ticked up last month in California, Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, despite the state's slow but steady recovery.
California's jobless rate rose to 8.7 percent in July from 8.5 percent the previous month, but it was still well below the year-ago rate of 10.6 percent. California added 38,100 jobs during the month for a total gain of 807,700 jobs since the recovery began in February 2010, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
Robert Kleinhenz, chief economist with the Kyser Center for Economic Research, said the rise in unemployment rates didn't come as a surprise.
"This wasn't entirely unexpected because we typically see some softness in the economic picture during this time of year," he said. "But it's still disappointing. Over the past three months we've seen nonfarm job growth that is slower than it had been for the previous nine months. But we're still seeing a year-over-year decline in unemployment rates."
Los Angeles County's unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent in July from a revised 9.7 percent in June but was below the 11 percent posted a year earlier. The county's total nonfarm employment fell by 30,400 jobs in July, but the county added 61,800 jobs over the past 12 months.
Leisure and hospitality accounted for the region's biggest yearly gain for the second consecutive month, with 24,100 jobs added. Nearly all of that increase came in food services and drinking places.
Professional and business services added 20,200 jobs and additional jobs were created in educational and health services (up 18,300), construction (up 7,200), financial activities (up 3,800), trade, transportation and utilities (up 2,800) and information (up 2,100).
Job losses occurred in government (down 8,100) and manufacturing (down 6,900), among others.
Cynthia Shapiro, a Woodland Hills career strategist and author of the book, "What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here?" said things are looking better from her perspective.
"I think there has been quite a bit of improvement, but it's very geographically specific and very industry specific," she said. "The financial industry, which was pretty much dead in the water for quite a while, is starting to pick up. There seems to be jobs popping up. And overall, we're seeing more clients with multiple job offers."
The Inland Empire's unemployment rate jumped to 11 percent in July compared with a revised 10.3 percent in June. But it still settled well below its year-ago rate of 13.1 percent. The two-county region saw total nonfarm employment fall by 20,900 jobs in July. The region added 4,500 jobs over the past 12 months.
John Husing, chief economist for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, cautioned against placing too much weight on the July numbers.
"That always happens in July and August — it's summer," he said. "And the data are not seasonally adjusted. But this is still the worst report we've had this year."
The Inland Empire's biggest yearly job gains were in trade, transportation and utilities (up 6,900), leisure and hospitality (up 6,400), educational and health services (up 2,800), retail trade (up 2,500) and transportation and warehousing (up 2,400).
Six nonfarm sectors posted year-over-year losses, with the biggest coming in construction (down 6,000) and manufacturing (down 3,500).
Husing took issue with some of those losses, particularly in construction.
"That can't possibly be right," he said. "If you look at residential construction permits for the first six months of 2013 there were 3,221 permits for single-family homes. In 2012 that number was 2,072, so that's up 55.5 percent."
Kleinhenz said California's slow but steady gains are welcome, but frustrating at the same time.
"We lost more than 1 million jobs in this recession and it's taken a whole lot longer than with previous economic cycles to get them back," he said. "The kind of job gains we're seeing now would typically have occurred two years ago. But here we are four years out and there's not a lot we can do to accelerate it."
Shapiro advises job seekers to show confidence when they go in for interviews.
"You have to project that even if you're not feeling it," she said. "Many people come across as a little desperate, but you don't want to seem like you're begging for the job."


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Wayne, N.J. -- Toys "R" Us and Macy's announced Wednesday that the pair will team on a Toys "R" Us Express-branded in-store program slated to open in 24 Macy's stores during the holiday selling season.
Beginning mid-October and running through mid-January, the holiday temp departments will operate on a leased basis, will average about 1,500 sq. ft. each and will offer an edited selection of the Toys "R" Us product assortment.
"By partnering with Toys "R" Us, we can offer a comprehensive toy assortment and one-stop shopping in this largest gift-giving time of the year," said Jeff Gennette, Macy's chief merchandising officer.
The 24 Macy's stores are all located in major markets, which, said the companies, could serve as test cases for an expanded pop-up toy shop concept in the future.


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A female motorcyclist has been taken to Broomfield Hospital after a fall left her trapped beneath her Vespa motorcycle.
Ambulance crews treated the woman in her 20s shortly after 7.30am today after the incident near Gerswhin Boulevard on Hatfield Road, Witham.
An Ambulance spokesman said: "The woman's leg was trapped underneath the motorbike and we'd like to thank a passer-by who helped her.
"We treated her for a leg injury and she was taken to Broomfield Hospital for further care."


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Guys here is my story.....!
Recently I have attended for 10-day retreat (S.N.Goenka) BUT Left after couple of days. I have already done couple of 10day courses,I felt very embarrassed. Here is the reason why i left. Before I started the first day, evening before it started I was looking fine. And I never make a strong resolution, but I try to let it go.And from day1 a strong numb kind of feeling on my face started, which is persisted long time and could not focus on breath. While doing anapana , the vipassana instructions(not anapana) given by Goenka(however pleasant sensations, unpleasant observe with a calm and quiet mind) lingering in my mind, and hard to conentrate.Later I had strong back pain for long time. And finally had to leave.I felt real embarrassed. And not quiet sure if I can go back some time later as I was a old student. Will they let me go back?I am planning to practice mindfulness, anapana, and vipassana at home. of course the setting is never matched at center. What you guys suggest me? please help me, and I will be posting here in this forum my dayto day experiences. I will try my best keep up sila,samadhi, panna. I hardly practice at home before i go to this a course. And my mindfulness is weak. I have addictions like coffee, internet etc.
Do you think I will be on track if I practice sila,samadhi,panna, mindfulness and go back to the course after some time??
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- Date: August 14, 2013 PIO Number: 13-8-20
Sheriff Scott Israel will join the panel of the Education Not Incarceration Community Forum in an effort to keep kids in school and out of jail.
6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 15, 2013
Education Not Incarceration Community Forum
Mount Bethel Baptist Church
901 NW 11 Ave., Fort Lauderdale
According to organizers, more students are arrested in Broward Schools than any other public school system in the state. The sheriff will join prominent community figures as a panelist at the Education Not Incarceration Community Forum held Thursday evening at Mount Bethel Baptist Church.
Forum panelists will discuss current efforts and future initiatives relating to children being educated and not arrested while in school. The discussion will center on the C.H.A.N.G.E. (Children Have A Need to Grow Everyday) Movement, a grass-roots effort spearheaded by Dr. Rosalind Osgood of the Broward School Board. The movement is designed to cultivate community partnerships with a focus on keeping kids in school every day of the school year.
BSO deputies issued almost 200 civil citations to eligible youth in the first six months of 2013, almost three times as many as were issued by BSO in all of 2012. Civil citation gives kids who would have otherwise been arrested for a first-time misdemeanor offense the opportunity to avoid having a criminal record and diverts them away from the juvenile justice system. The program, which gives juveniles the opportunity to take responsibility for their actions, is one in a series of initiatives undertaken by BSO to make a positive impact in the lives of Broward's youth.
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Here are the 2003-2004 NBA Half-Season Awards categories :
Rookie of the Year
6th Man of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Most Improved Player
Coach of the Year
All - NBA First Team
Western Conference Champion prediction
Eastern Conference Champion prediction
NBA Champion prediction
Executive of the Year
My predictions:
Jermaine O'Neal---ahead of Garnett because of a better record
Rookie of the Year
Carmelo Anthony---he's going to lead his team to the playoffs--IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE!
6th Man of the Year
Al Harrington---3rd best in scoring on the team & big reason why Pacers have the best record
Defensive Player of the Year
Andrei Kirilenko---top 3 in blocks & top 5 in steals & top 31 in rebounding
Most Improved Player
Carlos Boozer---He's an all star in just his 2nd season.
Coach of the Year
Rick Carlisle---best record in league
All - NBA First Team
C-Yao Ming
PF-Tim Duncan
SF-Kevin Garnett
SG-Michael Redd
PG-Sam Cassell
alternate:Peja Stojakovic
Western Conference Champion prediction
Houston Rockets---good defense will get ya there and I picked them to represent the West before the year began
Eastern Conference Champion prediction
Indiana Pacers---predicted they would before season began & are in good position now
NBA Champion prediction
Indiana Pacers---Pacers > Rockets
Executive of the Year
Kiki...He got a bunch of players to come to the Mile High City...What a job! Turned the franchise around...


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Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, HDTV, Hot Deals, PC / Laptop, Portable Audio / Video, Video Games
We've got your latest list of items that fall under the best tech Deals of the Day for you, separated out into laptops, desktops, monitors, gaming, and home entertainment. The laptop deals are right here, but be sure to click through to get a look at all the rest of what we determined to be today's top 10 deals in tech, including that 46-inch Sony BRAVIA 3D HDTV up there!
- 15.6" Toshiba Satellite C650-BT4N13 Core i3-2310M 2.1GHz "Sandy Bridge" Dual-core Lapotp w/2GB RAM, 320GB HDD & 30% off upgrades for $349 (normally $579)
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- 15.6" Lenovo G575 1.6GHz Dual-core AMD Fusion Laptop (43833NU) w/4GB RAM, 750GB HDD for $439 with free shipping (normally $549 - use coupon code LOGICBUY10C)
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Rock Band Reloaded Review
Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Games, iPad Apps, New Apps, Reviews, Electronic Arts, $4.99
Traveling the world has always been a lifetime goal of mine. However, with so many remote places to visit, bringing a console along to play videogames is out of the question. Thankfully, Electronic Arts (EA) has releases their second installment of Rock Band for both iPhone and iPad platforms called Rock Band Reloaded. Singing along to some of my favorite songs while climbing the top of a mountain anywhere in the world is now a very possible scenario!
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Power Gig: Authentic Guitars for Games
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: Accessories, Features, Music
Looks like a couple of guitars, right? Look closer.
Closer still. We weren't at NAMM or anything. See those little colored marks on the fretboard? Yup, those are real, honest-to-god game controllers. These Power Gig guitars were being shown off at the GDC by the fine folks at Seven45 studios. And by "shown off," we mean they had their employees using them in an enclosure on a TV screen that nobody could see. Great marketing, that.
Apparently, these are real, functioning electric guitars. Between sets of an unseen music and rhythm game being developed by Seven45, the employees would plug the controller into an amp stack and shred for a while. And it sounded good! Oh lord, did it sound good.
Now, we didn't have a chance to actually use one of these guitars or see the game they were playing (which apparently has Cult of Personality by Living Color as one of the songs), nor did anybody else - this was eyes only for the guitars, and ears-only for the game. We were told that these will, in fact, function as controllers for Rock Band and Guitar Hero, and you'll play them in much the same fashion (though you can choose whether to pick a string or strum them all). Their proprietary game, though, has a mode that will involve hitting specific strings and notes, like tablature. (One source who saw the game in action voiced some negative opinions, but Seven45 isn't showing anything else off until E3.)
A similar microphone and drum setup has been announced, but we have yet to see how they will differ from the current stable of music controllers.
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New York band Audio Fiction authors own Rock Band song
Posted by Finnian Durkan Categories: Music, Video Games
Alt-rockers Audio Fiction have become one of the first bands to use the Harmonix games and MTV's newly-launched Rock Band Network Music Store for the Xbox 360 to author their own Rock Band song. The band used Harmonix tools to author their track 'Race the Hourglass' as their first addition to the Rock Band Network catalogue. Audio Fiction's bassist, Darren Korb, then put it into a game-compatible file format, had it peer tested and approved in the debut launch of Rock Band Network that opened Thursday. What does this mean for you and me? Brace yourselves, Rock Band players, for an onslaught of titles from my newly-minted Finnish black-metal/industrial punk/ska/battle-rap band, 'Obsequious Death Turtle, Version 2.0 the 3rd'. We're huge in McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
Green Day: Rock Band Tracks Will Be Exportable
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: Music, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
The Spike TV Video Game Awards show happened this weekend. I would have watched it, but I frankly have enough women, cars, and Mountain Dew here at my fortress, and if that's not good enough to get Jack Black over here, then so be it. Either way, a bunch of games got announced, including Green Day: Rock Band, from Harmonix and MTV Games.
Anyway, details about the game are scarce, but design director and notorious lothario Chris Foster of Harmonix posted on his twitter account that the game's songs will be exportable for use in your other Rock Band games, unlike those found in The Beatles: Rock Band. He also says the game will be fun, and I'm going to agree with him, and totally not because I want a whole bunch of free crap from Harmonix. And, by the way, if you're from Harmonix, you can ask my editor for my shipping address. I have no dignity and you can set my price.
Krator teases new Guitar Hero controller
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: Accessories, Music, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Ever see a game peripheral so classy that you have to put your pants through an extra wash cycle?
Speaker company Krator recently released pictures of the unreleased Krator Orpheus WG-07 controller for Rock Band and Guitar Hero, and dear god is that hot. Look at that inlay! It's apparently made out of metal and aluminum, offers a range of 10 meters wirelessly, and works for the PC and PS3, but nothing further has been released about the guitar or when it might go on sale. Not that I need it or anything. My Guitar Hero skills are stuff of legend and have been documented by the health department to be the number three cause of teen pregnancy.
You can see the full gallery of photos at Pocket Lint.
Holiday Gift Guide for the Gamers
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: Accessories, Hardware, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
"... Or how I blew your college fund on sparkly trinkets."
Thanksgiving is now over, and so the spirit of crass materialism rides in on a chilly breeze. The holidays are almost here, meaning that you're likely going to need to drop some hard earned ducats on the people who make it a point to hound you year-round. That being said, if you're not a hopeless misanthrope like myself, you might already be thinking about what to buy for others. Or for yourself. I'm not going to make any judgment calls, you selfish bastard. I don't have time for jolliness. I'm like Dorian Gray, all ash and suffering on the inside.
So here's a list of some fun things your can buy for the gamer in your life this year. Some of it is older, some of it is more obscure, but nothing is obnoxiously expensive, per se. Have fun, you wacky kids.
Hit the jump for the list. If you have any suggestions of your own, please leave them in the comments. Oh, and if you want more, non-game-related gift ideas, check out our full Holiday Gift Guide!
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Exclusive Green Day Tracks and Mayhem Festival Artists on Wii Rock Band
Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Downloadable Content, Music, Wii
If you are like me and were not able to score tickets to this year's Mayhem Tour, you can pretty much guess you will spend that day mopping or curling up in bed. Well, Harmonix says NO to that and is releasing 28 tracks from the artists performing at the event in addition to back-catalog tracks from The Presidents of the United States, The Offspring and Lamb of God all available July 7th, 2009. Only catch? These tracks are only available for Wii Rock Band.
Track listing available after the jump.
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LEGO Rock Band hands-on
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: E3, Music, PlayStation 3, Reviews, Xbox 360
God, what a lonely-looking stand they had this game set up on. Look at that. Really?
When it comes down to brass tacks, at least to me, Rock Band and LEGO go together like peanut butter and chitin. After being revealed to discerning eyes during Dan Teasdale's GDC talk, the game has garnered some attention from puzzled, clueless journos like myself. LEGO Rock Band is a game for the little'uns, principally, tooled to a younger age demographic and given a fresh coat of paint to keep the drooling cretins jamming away on modern pop hits. So if you're coming in looking for some Pantera, you'll be disappointed. But I digress.
Hit the jump for some impressions of LEGO: Rock Band.
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The Beatles: Rock Band hands-on impressions
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: E3, Music, PlayStation 3, Reviews, Xbox 360
By now, you've likely seen the hubbub that surrounded the unveiling of The Beatles: Rock Band at the Microsoft presser. Hell, the two remaining Beatles even took time out of their busy schedule of rolling around in huge piles of money and prestige to come onstage for approximately 2 seconds and say how awesome it was. Where does it stand in the growing pantheon of music games, though? Does it innovate? Can it woo new fans? Is it safe? Will it blend?
Well, Harmonix, if nothing else, is dedicated to the music. That being said, they did a fantastic job of doing the Beatles justice, even going so far as to disguise their E3 booth as giant replica of Abbey Road. Yeah. They roll like that.
Hit the jump to check out our opinions on The Beatles: Rock Band.
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Luis Suarez fired a hat-trick to become the Barclays Premier League's top goalscorer as Liverpool beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 at the DW Stadium on Saturday evening.
The Reds took the lead inside two minutes when brilliant work from Philippe Coutinho allowed him to cross for Stewart Downing to head home from close range.
The No.10 was the architect of Liverpool's second shortly after when he sliced open the Wigan defense and allowed Suarez to beat Ali Al Habsi with poise.
Suarez then netted a second before half-time when his 25-yard free-kick nicked off the Latics' wall and found the corner — and his hat-trick was completed moments into the second period when he raced through on goal and fired low into the net.
It was his 21st league goal of the campaign, moving him clear of Manchester United's Robin van Persie (19) in the race for the Golden Boot.
The result moves the Reds into seventh in the table, nine points off fourth-placed Tottenham.
Brendan Rodgers made just one change to the side that had begun last time out against Zenit St Petersburg, with Coutinho replacing Jordan Henderson, though injury kept Daniel Sturridge sidelined.
It was the Brazilian's first appearance away from Anfield for the Reds — and with less than 120 seconds on the clock, he'd already made his mark on the contest.
Collecting Pepe Reina's long ball forward, Coutinho showed brilliant footwork to dance beyond Emmerson Boyce and cross into the six-yard box, where Downing was on hand to head the visitors into a dream start.
It was certainly proving an entertaining contest, with both teams pouring forward at every opportunity — and in the 18th minute, Liverpool doubled its advantage.
Again Coutinho was the provider, this time slipping a ball through Wigan's defence and allowing Suarez to go through on goal and find the back of the net with a composed finish.
Wigan almost reduced the arrears soon after, though Boyce's acrobatic effort was thwarted by an athletic leap from Reina.
And the early evening kick-off was to go from bad to worse for the hosts 11 minutes before the break when Suarez's long-range free-kick took a deflection off the left shoulder of Shaun Maloney and nestled in the bottom corner.
Liverpool were clearly enjoying themselves, though Reina again had to be acrobatic to deny Franco Di Santo's header finding the roof of the net before halftime.
However, four minutes after the restart, the visitors effectively made sure of the three points when Suarez bagged his hat-trick.
Glen Johnson's powerful surge beyond several in blue and white down the right resulted in the full-back playing a ball into the box for the Uruguayan to latch onto, and he made no mistake in stabbing low under Al Habsi.
With 20 minutes remaining, Rodgers elected to replace Coutinho with Henderson, and the Brazilian playmaker was afforded a rapturous reception from the travelling support inside the DW Stadium.
His teammates on the field continued to probe in search of a fifth and though it didn't arrive, the final whistle brought an end to an outstanding afternoon's work for the Reds.
Liverpoolfc.com journalists' man of the match: Luis Suarez
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Book signing, discussion tonight in Cambridge
2013 July 23
I meant to post something about this earlier, but I got caught up working on other things, but Tom Acitelli, author of the wonderful "Audacity of Hops," will be at the Cambridge Public Library for a book discussion/signing tonight at 6:30 p.m.
"Audacity of Hops," is the best book I've ever read when it comes to the history of craft brewing in the United States. If you're a beer fan, or a fan of history, I highly recommend this book, and tonight's event should be fun.
The talk will be at the library, 449 Broadway, and is being put on in conjunction with Porter Square Books.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hodges of Cedar Key announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Gini Lynn Hodges of Savannah, Ga. to Gregory Ross Jenkins II of Savannah, Ga., son of the late Col. and Mrs. Gregory Ross Jenkins Sr.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Cedar Key High School and the University of Florida where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
She is employed by the Herndon Law Firm, P.C.
Crystal Wilson and Daniel Pinkston were united in marriage Oct. 6 at University City Church of Christ in Gainesville. The reception was held at Haile Village Center.
The new Mrs. Pinkston is the daughter of Henry and Annette Wilson of Cross City. She is a Realtor with Bosshardt Realty Services.
The groom is the son of Carl and Martha Pinkston of Williston. He is a firefighter with the city of Ocala.
The couple honeymooned in the Bahamas.
Richard Connatser Jr. and Ann Endsley-Corbin of Chiefland announce the birth of their son, Alexander William Connatser, born Dec. 3, 2007 at Shands in Gainesville.
The baby weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces ad was 19.5 inches long.
Paternal grandparents are Dennis Connatser and Theresa Connatser of Fanning Springs.
Maternal grandparents are Elizabeth Endsley and Richard Corbin of Chiefland.
Great-grandparents are Ellen and Eugene Kitchens of Keystone Heights and Jackie Endsley of Illinois.
Bruce and Betty Nowlin celebrated their Golden Anniversary Friday, Dec. 7
Making Chiefland their home in 1979, the couple has enjoyed the many friends, neighbors and business locals who have befriended them for the past 28 years.
Mr. Nowlin is a retired safety counselor and publisher of State Safety League Publications. He continues to enjoy his daily ritual of maintaining his organic garden and "keeping up with the roosters", and his "buddy boy" Barney.
Amber Hassell and Phillip Cannon announce the birth of their baby girl Ashlyn LaShay Cannon, born June 23, 2007.
The baby weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are William and Missy Hassell of Fanning Springs. Paternal grandparents are Shirley Cannon and the late Robert Cannon both of Chiefland.
Maternal great-grandparents include Bill and Pat Beddow of Chiefland and Luther and Judy Hughes of Trenton.
Baylie Doty announces the birth of her brother, Jolan, born Oct.22, 2007 at 6:13 p.m. and weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces.
The two are the children of Gabe and Angel Doty of Cedar Key. Grandparents are Angie Doty, Joyce Goss, Neil Doty and Dan Goss. Great-grandmother is Edith Goss.
T.J. and Lynn Miller of Chiefland announce the birth of a daughter Olivia Lynn, born at 4:16 p.m. Oct. 11, 2007 at North Florida Hospital in Gainesville.
The baby weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Paternal grandparents are Chris and Jennifer Williams of Old Town and Anthony Miller of Trenton.
Paternal great-grandparents are Sharon Asbell of Old Town and Virginia Chauncey of Trenton.
Maternal grandparents are David and Kay Kidd of Chiefland.
Maternal great-grandmother is Lena Kidd of Chiefland.
Erwin Poole of Chiefland and Gladys Poole of Georgia announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Magen Poole to Cody Carter, son of Eugene Carter III and Lavonia Carter, both of Chiefland.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Arlene Poole and the late Ed Poole and also Bonnie Kirkland and the late George Kirkland.
The future groom is the grandson of Irene Harden and the late Lloyd Harden and also Eugene and Dorothy Carter.
The wedding will take place Saturday, Nov. 17 at four o?clock in the afternoon at the home of the future groom?s mother.
Krysten Williams has always been one to live life to the fullest.
Growing up in Chiefland, she had her hands in many cookie jars.
A petite beauty, Krysten was voted Watermelon Queen in 1997, Chiefland High Homecoming Queen in 1998, and Christmas Queen in 1999.
But there's a whole lot more than good looks going on with Krysten.
In high school, she was president of student government, a member of FCA and a four-year varsity performer for the Lady Indian volleyball team.
All the while, she worked as a pharmacy technician at a local establishment.
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Two Muses Theatre, West Bloomfield's newest nonprofit professional theater is performing a Children's Theatre production to benefit Starfish Family Services, a community-based nonprofit organization serving thousands of vulnerable children and families annually in Metro Detroit.
"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" by Tom McCabe will be performed weekends, Feb 9-24, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Starfish Family Services. Children will also have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets from which half of their contribution will go to the charity. At every show there will be a drawing in which one boy and one girl will win the raffle prize.
The mission of Two Muses Theatre is to provide opportunities for women in theater and promote female artists and artisans. As an offshoot of that, they do a benefit performance from which they donate proceeds to an at-risk women's or children's charitable organization.
Performances will be 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at The Two Muses Theatre space inside the West Bloomfield Barnes & Noble, 6800 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield Township. Advance tickets are $10 and $8 for children ages 3 to 10 (sorry, children younger than 3), and can be purchased at www.twomusestheater.org or by calling 248-850-9919. Tickets are available at the door for an additional $2. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance.
The case of the show includes:
Lilli Bishop of Livonia (Oink)
Meredith Deighton of Ann Arbor (Little Red Riding Hood)
Benjamin Deman of Sterling Heights (Big Bad Wolf)
Atran Raikany of West Bloomfield (Porky)
Emilio Rodriguez of Detroit (Bacon Bits)
Paige Vanzo of Auburn Hills (Granny)
Nancy Cooper of Farmington Hills (Director)


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OROVILLE — Before the rain came to Oroville on Tuesday, a pair of friends off of work for the day found a way to enjoy the balmy morning air: panning for gold.
It was still sunny, warm and partly cloudy around noon when Dorene McFaul and Randy Early were seen toiling at the edge of the Feather River near Bedrock Park.
Early said they were looking for gold.
McFaul was standing in the water, building a makeshift dam of large rocks and positioning a sluice box to get the right flow of water.
Apparently the rushing river wasn't as cold as it looked.
"The water's not that bad," said McFaul, whose jeans were soaked above the knees. "It's not as cold as it was the other day."
Early was helping fill a bucket from the riverbank and then helped adjust the sluice box. At one point, it was too low and the river flowed over the box too much. Eventually they got it settled in the right position.
"It must have been a lot of work way back when," McFaul said.
As they worked, McFaul said they had been out panning elsewhere a few days earlier and found a some gold flakes.
Tuesday was the first time they panned at that particular location near the park.
Both people said they've been panning for a long time.
Early said he used to go panning northeast of Oroville at Milsap Bar Campground, where the Little North Fork of the Middle Fork Feather River converges with the South Branch.
He hasn't been there in a long time, though, and now he's looking for another place to pan regularly.
They're just getting started for the year, and indicated they enjoy the work.
"My dad used to do this when I was little," McFaul said. "I just started liking it."
Added Early, "I like taking her. She's a hard worker."
Reach Barbara Arrigoni at 533-3136, email@example.com, or on Twitter @OMRBarbara.


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Consumers believe they are better equipped to judge the ripeness of bananas, compared to other fresh produce, but they are likely unaware of the high-tech ripening processes bananas undergo before they hit retail shelves.
According to The Packer's 2012 Fresh Trends survey, released in late February, 78% of consumers responding said they felt comfortable selecting ripe bananas at the store. No other commodity scored that high.
The survey also revealed seven out of 10 banana consumers said they know how to ripen the fruit at home. Despite that, research and development of better ripening techniques continues, with an eye on allowing retailers to better manage their banana programs.
At Dade Service Corp., Daytona Beach, Fla., flexibility is a driving force when it comes to banana ripening rooms. Using Daserco brand patented pressurized ripening systems, Dade builds customized ripening facilities.
Ashley Perryman, marketing and sales coordinator at Dade, said banana ripening rooms can be built in one-, two- or three-tier configurations.
The rooms can be built to handle from one to 100 pallets of bananas. Single- and dual-control options are available, and a rapid-cool feature provides increased flexibility.
One example of the tarpless Dade ripening rooms in use is Coast Tropical, Los Angeles, where a 50-room ripening facility is located, Perryman said. Chiquita Brands, Cincinnati, also uses Dade ripening rooms.
Cutting ripening costs
Even with custom-sized rooms, Jim Still of Global Cooling Inc., said ripening costs can be better managed with the use of ethylene sensors. Still said ethylene sensors are the next step in the evolution of banana ripening.
"Using sensors to gas bananas or other fruit to 100 parts per million — some are going as low as 20 ppm — saves on ethylene costs, and prevents excess gas from contaminating other products in the warehouse," Still said.
Still said the sensors are not yet widely used in the U.S. but are common in the European Union and elsewhere.
"Our customers in South Korea and Australia, and Coliman Pacific in Phoenix are all using ethylene sensors to control gassing with great success," Still said.
"There has been a bit of a learning curve, in that the sensors need to be recalibrated periodically, but that small inconvenience is helping to preserve tens of thousands of dollars of value in preserving freshness of other stored produce in the same warehouse."
In addition to the ethylene sensors, Still and Global Cooling Inc., Media, Pa., have developed a portable ripening unit used in Jamaica.
The portable units are made by converting a 40-foot refrigerated container into a 10-pallet ripening unit. The conversion costs about $25,000 per 40-foot unit.
"This is an extremely competitive price for 10-pallet ripening capability," Still said.
"We have a lot of interest from developing countries, especially India, but interest from the U.S. has been slow to build."