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July 22nd - 25th, 2002
Johns Hopkins Medical School Campus
Arthur Renkwitz
Douglas Becker
"Medicine needs a new infusion and fresh outlook on what it can achieve."
-Marc Lappe
Evolutionary Medicine
The practice of medicine has a long and frustrating history of trial and error battling between man and disease. Early explanations for infectious disease included notions of humors, airs and essences accounting for sickness and death. Biological organisms eventually replaced "catching a chill" with viruses and bacteria as the causative agents of colds, and warts were the result of viruses, not toad urine. Other inherent illnesses have genetic roots and have been referred to as "inborn errors of metabolism." This awareness of the etiology (causes) of disease has been a hard won result of research and serendipity. It is now widely accepted and is the foundation of the paradigm used in medicine to explain and treat illnesses.
However, despite our advances in medicine we have found ourselves losing the battle against some of the diseases we had under control for so long, and not making progress with other illnesses that have resisted our research efforts. Is it possible that a different perspective is needed to continue progressing in medicine? One has been suggested and is beginning to affect the treatment and assessment of disease.
The perspective is an EVOLUTIONARY PARADIGM. Lisa Sattenspiel, PhD. defines the field of evolutionary medicine as she reviews the book Evolutionary Medicine, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read the first two paragraphs of the review and summarize the definition on the Worksheet.
The article Dr. Darwin will introduce you to the concepts that define evolutionary medicine. While analyzing Lori Oliwenstein's explanation of the development of this diagnostic, and prognostic perspective answer questions 2 through 11 on the Worksheet
What is the reason that natural selection has left the body with so many vulnerabilities? Read the information on the evolution and natural selection page and discuss it with your partner. Then, return to Dr. Darwin and read about the work of Howard Howland, a sensory physiologist at Cornell, who developed an evolutionary experiment, hoping to interfere with the myopia, or nearsightedness, that afflicts a full quarter of all Americans. Continue through Paul Ewald's strategy to domesticate HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus). In the text box at Question 12 on the Worksheet provide a statement of opinion on the effect of Dr. Ewald's proposal to reduce the virulence of HIV.
Now to conclude this introduction to evolutionary medicine, finish the article Dr. Darwin and with your partner answer Question 13 on the Worksheet.
Using the principles of evolution and natural selection in medicine has not been common practice. Individual physicians have looked at disease through the paradigm of evolution and have seen aspects of illnesses that appear to answer to Darwin's propositions. However, the causes of disease and the consequential treatment modalities have not been routinely determined using evolutionary principles. This Darwinian perspective is bringing some different ideas to medicine which clearly deserve the consideration of practitioners. Let us continue our Quest by examining Darwin's idea of natural selection as it applies specifically to the disease of cancer. Click on the Evolution and Cancer link below:
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Evolutionary Biology Resources
This is a list of cyberresources from theInternet that deal with interesting issues in Evolutionary Biology. They were assembled to provide supplemental materials for a course in Evolutionary Biology at Saint Anselm College.
What is Darwinian Medicine?
A brief overview of: Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine by Randolph Nesse and George Williams, Vintage Books, 1996.
Darwinian Evolutionary Medicine
An editorial from the Southern Medical Journal on Darwinian (Evolutionary) Medicine
Review of Evolutionary Medicine
Lisa Sattenspiel, PhD. defines the field of evolutionary medicine as she reviews the book Evolutionary Medicine, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Darwinian Medicine Website
This Website was first created for Science Week 1997, after which it has continued to be devoted to Darwinian Medicine; under constant review and open to your ideas and comments.
Evolution and the Origin of Diseases
A Scientific American article explaining that the principles of evolution by natural selection are finally beginning to inform medicine
Paul Ewald:Infectious Disease and the Evolution of Virulence
The transcript of an interview with Paul Ewald on the PBS Evolution site.
Infectious Disease as an Evolutionary Paradigm
Joshua Lederberg, Sackler Foundation Scholar, Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
The basic principles of genetics and evolution apply equally to human hosts and to emerging infections, in which foodborne outbreaks play an important and growing role. However, we are dealing with a very complicated coevolutionary process in which infectious agent outcomes range from mutual annihilation to mutual integration and resynthesis of a new species. In our race against microbial evolution, new molecular biology tools will help us study the past; education and a global public health perspective will help us deal better with the future.
A New Germ Theory
The dictates of evolution virtually demand that the causes of some of humanity's chronic and most baffling "noninfectious" illnesses will turn out to be pathogens -- that is the radical view of a prominent evolutionary biologist, Paul Ewald.
Can Germs Cause Cancer?
Paul W. Ewald believes germs have been underestimated for too long, and he's determined to see they get the attention they deserve.
Do Killer Microbes Cause Breast Cancer?
Despite a century of cancer research the cause of breast cancer remains unknown. Age, diet, stress, hormone factors, genetic predisposition, and cancer viruses are all suspected as possible causative factors, but totally ignored are infectious bacteria which have been implicated in breast cancer and other forms of cancer.
Deadly Evolution
Deadly Evolution is an audio file from Sound Print produced by Loretta Williams and Marjorie Centofanti.
A flu suddenly becomes deadly and kills more than 20 million people. Malaria, once easily treated, has become one of the most persistent diseases of our time. Even new viruses such as HIV exhibit variations in the virus's ability to kill. A variety of factors influence the spread and deadliness of disease, but some biologists think a critical influence has been overlooked--evolution. Producers Marjorie Centofanti and Loretta Williams explore the evolution theories that could lead to change in the treatment of infectious disease.
Learn more about the scientists featured in this program: Allen Herre shares a summary of an article on his virulence research, Paul Ewald contributes excerpts from his bibliography, and Phyllis Kanki describes her experiences as an HIV/AIDS researcher in Senegal.
What You Need to Know About Cancer
National Magazine Award winning issue of the Scientific American
The Genetics of Cancer
The Genetics of Cancer is a resource center designed to help you understand the genetic basis of cancer and interpret new discoveries in the field of cancer genetics. Here you will find both clinical and basic information on cancer, heredity, and the roles that genes can play in the development of various cancers. You can search for a specific topic, step page by page through the material by clicking the "next" button at the bottom of the screen, or just see where the hyperlinks&emdash;and your curiosity&emdash;take you.
Ovarian Cancer
Cells that stimulate the growth of cancer are most vulnerable to chemotherapy early in the course of the disease. This site has the information on ovarian tumor growth and chemotherapeutic treatment. This data will be used to describe and explain the tumor model that will be used in the third presentation in this series.


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Picked to Click 2013: #6 (tie). Ginkgo
#6 (tie). Ginkgo: 44 points
A Picked to Click honoree who's already "clicked" plenty, Ginkgo's Josh Grier rocked the likes of Letterman and Coachella with his blog-buzzed rock band Tapes 'n' Tapes during the late 2000s. That level of success typically leads to music-career tunnel vision, but appears to have had the opposite effect on Grier. Growing dissatisfaction with the touring grind led him to put Tapes 'n' Tapes on ice and make Manopause, his one-man band debut as Ginkgo.
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A warped and woozy delight, Manopause irreverently blends disparate sounds and styles and is defined by gleeful experimentation. There's room at the table for both rinky-dink synth-pop goofs like "Casiotones" and the buoyant tropcialia of "Moped Song." These new sounds have Grier feeling liberated and energized.
"To grow in life you have to challenge yourself to do new things," he explains. "I've always written pop songs with tightly defined arrangements and melodies. I really wanted to push myself away from that and just see where the songs could go if I allowed for more fluctuation. I had no idea what anyone else would think of it, so the only criteria was really 'Does this feel right to me?'"
By Grier's own admission taking that line of thinking "to the extreme," Manopause at times makes for jarring listening, as when overdubbed stacks of stinging guitar lines jostle for pole position on "Line Dancing With the Stars." For Grier, the intentional chaos ultimately proved creatively rewarding.
"I wanted to recreate that feeling of seeing a band live that doesn't quite know the songs completely," recalls Grier. "There's that scary element of 'Is this all going to fall apart?' That out-on-the-edge feeling has always given me a rush."
Grier sounds like a man at peace with his past and firmly in control of his future, which for now means focusing on friends, family, and a stable day job over his music career.
"The people that I've met who are really successful in the music business have made a lot of personal sacrifices," he says. "They're working really hard all the time and want it really bad. If you decide that's not what you want out of life then why would you want to commit your whole existence to doing just that one thing?"
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Daily Deals is looking at some of the great sales you'll find this Memorial Day weekend.
Deals-2-Buy reports that some of your best deals this weekend will be on home goods, clothes and gym memberships.
In home goods, look for discounts from Pottery Barn and West Elm, ranging from 15 to 70 percent off. Restoration Hardware is offering up to 20 percent off. You'll also find big savings on gardening and grilling from Home Depot. But keep in mind, grills and patio furniture will get a lot cheaper in August.
Dealnews suggests you stock up on spring and summer apparel and don't forget to stack your coupons. Last year, promotions slashed an additional 20 percent to 40 percent off sale prices.
Some deals to keep in mind: Macy's is taking up to 50 percent off storewide items and there's and extra 15 percent off savings pass. JC Penney is giving you an extra 10 percent off and you get 20 percent with a JC Penney card.
This could be your weekend too, if you want to buy a truck. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that up to 20 percent could come off of sticker prices.


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Number of Reviews: 172
Average Score: 67
Amateur Honey Pot
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Man, I love me some amateurs. Chicks that might be from right next door to you that look so fine, you just want to make like Winnie the Pooh and get your nose right up in their Amateur Honey Pot.
The great part about sites like AmateurHoneyPot is that they feature those amateur honeys that we all love. The weird part about this site is that it also features a whole bunch of older, nonexclusive content with some well-known pornstars. I guess it's possible that the content is so old that Ava Devine was still an amateur when they made this film, but I'd say it's highly unlikely.
So, it's not strictly amateur content. Is that the worst thing in the world? Not really, as long as you know what you're getting into. What you're getting into is one whole heck of a lot of content that doesn't really fit any particular genre other than just good old fashioned hardcore porn.
Getting at all the content can be a bit tiresome. The content is on many, many pages that have 12 videos and 12 sets of pictures on each one. The only way to navigate is to click 'next page,' so if you're after something a little further along in the page count, you're going to invest an awful lot of time in getting there.
For example, there are 647 videos on 53 pages. For the most part, the quality of the content ranges from poor to average Windows Media files, but there are some great-quality MPEGs mixed in there as well. You can download the videos to your computer or you can stream them in an embedded player in your browser window.
The photos are even more numerous than the videos. There are 1,523 sets of pictures that feature all kinds of chicks, amateur and otherwise. There are some amazingly beautiful women as well as some chicks that are definitely amateurs. The pictures can call be viewed in small, medium or high-res size. There is no slideshow option and no Zip sets to download.
There is some extra content on this site, but with so much already, it kind of seems like overkill, especially since you have to go through exactly the same process to browse that content. The bonus stuff does come in several categories, but if you choose amateur, you'll get exactly the same content as is on the site to begin with.
If you're a patient person and don't mind taking your time to look for content, you might enjoy Amateur Honey Pot. You should take into account that you're going to get mostly average-quality content and the price is a little steep as well.
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Airport Direct Shuttle Inc
The Washington airport ground transportation company called Airport Direct Shuttle Inc which is located in Seatac, Washington was recently rated by our editors and received a GroundCar Score rating of 15. Scores range from 0 to 100. Companies with a high transparency score generally communicate important travel information on their website which may also include transfer rates going to and from Washington area airports and or other locations.
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Seatac, WA 98198
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SERVICE AREA: Seattle, Spokane, Pasco, Bellingham, Yakima
SERVICE TYPE: Limousine
1 = Poor, 2 = Below Avg., 3 = Average, 4 = Above Avg., 5 = Great
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- The Department of Licensing assigns a nine digit Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number to all authorized ground transportation companies who operate in the state of Washington and whom are under their direct supervision.
- State Results are compiled from all Washington ground transportation companies who are listed on www.TransportationReviews.com.
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Disney Cruise Line - Final Grade: "C+"
Disney Cruise Line was founded by the Walt Disney Company in 1995. Headquartered in Florida, Disney's current cruise ship fleet consists of four large ships built in 1998, 1999, 2010 and 2011. The original two ships, the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder have carrying capacities of approximately 3,400 passengers and crew. The two newer ships have much larger carrying capacities of approximately 5,500 passengers and crew.
Disney's four ships have installed advanced sewage treatment systems, resulting in a grade of A for the company's 100 percent sewage treatment score. In determining the air pollution reduction grade for each cruise line, only ships that dock at a port that currently has shoreside power (thereby avoiding burning dirty fuel in port) were considered. In total, 73 percent of Disney's ships that dock at a port with shoreside power are plug-in capable, giving the company a B- in this category (two of the ships Disney has equipped with shoreside power hookups, the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy, are currently not being sent to ports where shoreside power is offered, so for purposes of determining Disney's air pollution reduction grade, these ships were only given half credit). The Disney Wonder traveled to Alaska in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and received no violations of state water pollution standards, giving Disney a 100 percent for water quality compliance in Alaska.
Disney Cruise Line - Cruise Ship Fleet
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|Air Pollution Reduction
|Water Quality Compliance
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|Disney Magic
|Caribbean, Europe, Mediterranean, U.S. East Coast, Mexico
|Disney Wonder
|Alaska, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, U.S. West Coast, Canada, U.S. East Coast
|Disney Dream
|Caribbean, U.S. East Coast
|Disney Fantasy
|Caribbean, Mexico, U.S. East Coast
Grading methodology for the 2014 Cruise Ship Report Card
Friends of the Earth's Cruise Ship Report Card ranks 16 major cruise lines and 167 cruise ships -- Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania Cruises, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean Int'l, Seabourn Cruise Line and Silversea Cruises -- according to four environmental criteria: Sewage Treatment, Air Pollution Reduction, Water Quality Compliance and Transparency.
- To determine a cruise line's Sewage Treatment grade, we compared the number of cruise ships in the cruise line that have installed advanced sewage treatment systems against the total number of ships in the cruise line.
- To determine the Air Pollution Reduction grade for each ship in a cruise line, only ships that dock at a port and plug in to available shoreside power hookups were graded. In addition, ships were given credit if they only utilize low sulfur fuels continuously at levels lower than required by international and U.S. law.
- To determine the Water Quality Compliance grade for ships operating in Alaska, we used 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 notices of violation issued for individual cruise ships to each cruise line by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Ships were given an "N/A" if they traveled to Alaska but avoided Alaska's strong water quality standards by discharging outside of those protected waters.
- To determine the Transparency grade for each cruise line we graded each line based on whether it responded to our 2014 requests for information regarding their environmental practices.
- The grades for each of the four criteria were averaged to calculate the Final Grade for each cruise line.


text: TeachMeHow.info – PLEASE RATE – Ratings and comments are appreciated! Are you interested in learning how to repair the bodywork on you car and paint it? Interested in auto body repair career or as a hobby? If you are a DIY or seeking a professional career, this video is for you. To gain free access visit http I graduated WyoTech in 1988 and have been in the collision repair industry since that time. I have been a technician, estimator, manager, owner and now a collision repair instructor. Whether you're looking to go to collision repair and paint refinish school at WyoTech, UTI, Technical school, or community college, then I encourage you to sign up for our free training. This collision repair training will help you determine if auto body is the career pathway for you. Visit bit.ly


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Tony Hawk
Birth Name: Tony Hawk
Born: 05/12/1968
Birth Place: Carlsbad, California, USA
Born: 05/12/1968
Birth Place: Carlsbad, California, USA
Anthony Frank Hawk was born on May 12, 1968 in Carlsbad, CA. The future sports star was a hyperactive and adventurous child, traits he inherited from his father, who flew torpedo bombers off of aircraft carriers during World War II. Hawk received his first skateboard at the age of nine, a gift from his older brother. It was not long until the Southern California teen began his career as a professional skateboarder, earning his first sponsorship from Dogtown skateboards when he was 12. By the time he was 16, Hawk was considered one of the top skateboarders in the world. His family supported his athletic endeavors, especially his father, who drove the skateboarding protégé to various competi... Continue Bio >>
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Learning to code can be made more effective and sustainable if it is perceived as fun by the learner. Code Hunt uses puzzles that play- ers have to explore by means of clues presented as test cases. Play- ers iteratively modify their code to match the functional behaviour of secret solutions. This way of learning to code is very different to learning from a specification. It is essentially re-engineering from test cases. Code Hunt is based on the test/clue generation of Pex, a white-box test generation tool that uses dynamic symbolic execu- tion. Pex performs a guided search to determine feasible execution paths. Conceptually, solving a puzzle is the manual process of con- ducting search-based test generation: the "test data" to be generated by the player is the player's code, and the "fitness values" that re- flect the closeness of the player's code to the secret code are the clues (i.e., Pex-generated test cases). This paper is the first one to describe Code Hunt and its extensions over its precursor Pex4Fun. Code Hunt represents a high-impact educational gaming platform that not only internally leverages fitness values to guide test/clue generation but also externally offers fun user experiences where search-based test generation is manually emulated. Because the amount of data is growing all the time, the entire system runs in the cloud on Windows Azure.}, author = {Nikolai Tillmann and Judith Bishop and R. Nigel Horspool and Daniel Perelman and Tao Xie}, journal = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering (Workshops)}, month = {June}, pages = {23-26}, publisher = {ACM ICSE Workshop on Search Based Software Testing (SBST)}, title = {Code Hunt: Searching for Secret Code for Fun}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=210651}, year = {2014}, }


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Collective agreements stipulate the minimum level of terms and conditions, which shall be abided by employers. JHL negotiates collective agreements for the local government, central government and private welfare and well-being services. Read more.
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What Do We Know about Educating Asian ESL Nursing Students? A Literature Review
Scheele, Tina Hunter, Pruitt, Rosanne, Johnson, Arlene, Xu, Yu, Nursing Education Perspectives
ABSTRACT Because of cultural differences and language barriers, some Asian nursing students who speak English as a second language (ESL) have not realized their full potential and career goals. Based on an exhaustive search through existing electronic databases in health sciences, this article synthesizes the published literature between 1980 and 2010 on this subgroup of nursing students in four domains: conceptual frameworks, language and communication, support and infrastructure, and instructional strategies. However, some of the classic works were published before 1980. Findings indicate that a body of literature on ESL nursing students has emerged in the last decades, with several limitations. Based on this review, implications for future educational practice and research are elaborated, with an emphasis on an evidence-based approach.
Keywords Asian Nursing Students--English-as-a-Second Language Nursing Education--Cultural Variability--Language Barriers--Instructional Differences--Instructional Strategies
TRADITIONALLLY, ASIA HAS PROVIDED THE GREATEST SHARE OF INTERNATIONAL NURSING STUDENTS TO THE UNITED STATES. During 2008-2009, 62 percent of the 671,616 international students in the United States came from Asia (Institute of International Education, 2010), primarily Chinese, Asian Indians, Koreans, Taiwanese, Japanese, and Vietnamese. Despite diversity among these groups, there are certain commonalities among people of Asian origin. Asian students who speak English as second language (ESL) face cultural barriers their non-ESL peers may not experience.
For the purpose of this article, ESL students are defined as students who attended grade school outside the United States and use a language other than English in daily functions, or students raised in a non-English-speaking environment who continue to use their native language in the home while using English in environments where the native language is not used. Although most Asian students develop some English reading and writing skills before coming to the United States, they typically have few opportunities to speak English in their native countries or at home. Thus, they often have difficulty speaking and understanding English when they enter the US educational system.
Common difficulties with the English language are gender and tense; in some spoken Asian languages, such as Chinese, there is no need to differentiate gender and tense. There are also instructional differences at both the philosophical and classroom levels. For instance, in Asian educational systems, emphasis is placed on memorizing details of important facts. In contrast, reading widely and then synthesizing or critiquing is a common educational strategy in the United States. The large amount of required reading in most US nursing curricula can be overwhelming, causing Asian students to fall behind their peers (Abu-Saad, Kayser-Jones, & Tien, 1982).
There is very limited research on Asian ESL students in nursing. An extensive literature search indicated that there are no specific reported statistics on the attrition rate of Asian ESL nursing students. However, published articles (Abriam-Yago, Yoder, & Kataoka-Yahiro, 1999; Abu-Saad et al., 1982; Guhde, 2003; Kataoka-Yahiro & Abriam-Yago, 1997; Phillips & Hartley, 1990; Xu & Davidhizar, 2005) and anecdotal evidence revealed a concern over attrition rates among these students as both their numbers and proportion continue to increase in nursing programs across the United States.
This review synthesizes the existing literature on Asian ESL nursing students. Specifically, it reviews the conceptual frameworks used in studying Asian ESL nursing students and challenges encountered by these students. Research findings regarding academic strategies of Asian ESL nursing students published between 1980 and 2010 are summarized. The authors elaborate on the use of an evidence-based approach to apply the findings to Asian ESL nursing students in order to enhance their learning outcomes and educational experiences. …


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A little wall quilt full of old world allure! Traditional Hole in the Barn Door blocks, in varied colors, are set in a neutral background, surrounded by a brown border. The patchwork, anchored in dark red plain blocks, results in a wonderfully cozy look that will fit most any room décor. Finished quilt size is 17" x 22". Designed by Rachel Pellman
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text: I'm not sure what is going on lately, it seems like a lot of riders that I know are going down in crashes. I went over the handlebars Friday on my mountain bike. I came out of it with some road/forest rash and some bruising. A couple of other riders from our group have done the same. My cousins husband was hit by a car, and my sister in-laws husband went down in a crash that ended up with his face hitting a rock around his eye socket. At this point, they do not know if he will lose his eye or not. All of this in the last week. I guess my point is that this bike thing is great fun, but comes with some danger too. So, be safe out there folks.


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Music Tonight: Lots of strong shows this evening to help usher in the weekend. Tonight's free MidPoint Indie Summer concert on Fountain Square is headlined by one of Cincinnati's best bands, Electro rockers Eat Sugar. Get a taste of the sweetness below in the band's most recent music video (directed by ES drummer Greg Poneris) for the song "Clap Your Hands." Solid local newcomers Starfox and Louisville Electronic Pop crew The Pass get things started.
The proceeds from the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (coming up this Sunday at Covington's Madison Theater) have been donated to various music-affiliated charities over the years. For the 2011 edition, money from the show will again be given to the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation. The non-profit organization has spent the past few years shining the spotlight on Cincinnati's rich, often-overlooked musical past, reiterating the Queen City's vital role in the development of so much popular music. CUSAMHF launches its inaugural membership drive with this year's CEAs. VIP tickets for the CEA ceremony this year are $50 (click here to purchase) and include membership in the CUSAMHF's Funky Drummer Society, named for the beat of James Brown's "The Funky Drummer," one of the most used drum samples in music history.
In the fall of 1946, sibling Country (or "Hillbilly," as it was dubbed) singing duo The Delmore Brothers came to downtown Cincinnati to record a session at E. T. Herzog's studios (where famed sides by Hank Williams, Patti Page, Ernest Tubbs, Flatt and Scruggs and numerous other legends also recorded) on Race Street. Beginning their career in the '30s, the Alabama-bred brothers had become well known for their stunning harmonies, incorporating Gospel, Blues and Folk traditions into their Country stylings.
In the mid-to-late-'40s, Rabon and Alton Delmore's sound began to shift towards something more innovative and modern. The duo was recording for King Records, the legendary Cincinnati institution that made (and, many say, changed) music history when it began releasing R&B records alongside its Country ones. The Delmores were a part of the bridge to this open blending of styles, something that ultimately helped lay the groundwork for the creation of Rock & Roll.
Many consider The Delmore Brothers' indispensable contributions to the genre dubbed "Hillbilly Boogie," which blended bluesy rhythms and chord structures into the Country aesthetic, a crucial building block that helped pave the way for Rockabilly and Rock & Roll.
Former Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator Jim Henke is quoted as saying, "'Hillbilly Boogie' by the Delmore Brothers directly anticipated the development of Rockabilly and, later, Rock & Roll. With their close-knit harmonies and their guitar playing, the Delmores influenced the Everly Brothers and countless other Country, Rockabilly and Rock & Roll artists."
During the Cincinnati sessions at Herzog, the Delmores cut tracks like "Boogie Woogie Baby" and the seminal "Freight Train Boogie," one of the most distinct precursors to Rockabilly (some even call it the first Rock & Roll record).
This Saturday at 7 p.m., several area musicians will gather at the site of those early recordings (811 Race St., second floor, now the downtown headquarters of the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation) to celebrate their 69th anniversary and the Delmore's huge contributions to music. The local musicians who will gather for "Delmore Day" to talk about and perform songs by The Delmore Brothers include Edwin P. Vardiman with Kelly Thomas, J. Dorsey, Big Bob Burns with Jeff Wilson, Margaret Darling, Joe Mitchell, Joe Prewitt and Don Miller, Elliott Ruther, Tim Combs, Mark Dunbar, Travis Frazier, David Rhodes Brown with Jared Schaedle and Ally Hurt.
The event is open to the public (fans of all ages are welcome) and free. Here is the Facebook event page for more info.


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The Hills: Heidi And Spencer Married Again
April 27, 2009 03:43 PM by Britteny Elrick
The Hillscouple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt tied the knot again last Saturday in Pasadena, California. The pair eloped last November in Mexico, however, it wasn't considered a legal union in the States. We've got the details on their big day…
According to The Insider, the couple issued this statement: "Today, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt joined hands in marriage during an afternoon ceremony at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, Calif. Dr. Twining F. Campbell served as pastor in front of 200 family and friends. Afterwards, the newlywed couple enjoyed an intimate reception at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif."
The couple arrived at the ceremony in a Rolls Royce Phantom. Heidi's dress designer alsotold The Insider that she wore "a stunning Monique Lhuillier custom designed strapless dropped waist ball gown with an intricate overlay of silk organza peacock feathers. Her waist was accentuated with a silk chiffon sash, embellished with a floral motif composed of Swarovski crystals and pearls. The look was completed with a chapel length heavily beaded Swarovski crystal veil." Several of The Hillsstars were in attendance such as Audrina Patridge and Frankie Delgado – of course, Lauren Conrad did not make an appearance.
PEOPLE reported that an airplane flew overhead before the ceremony, whichread "Spencer loves Heidi." Also, Heidi left some Twitter messages saying, "This is going to be the best day of my life. Thank you God for Spencer."
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What is the shock absorber running horizontal from the top of the rear axle housing forward to the frame on the passenger side of the 1999 S10 2wd. Mine looks like it should be replaced, but i don't know what it is called to order a new one. The truck has vertical shocks on both sides like normal plus this one.
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Whatever I saw (and at this point, it's reduced to a hazy recollection), it didn't look as nifty as this trailer. And it didn't look half as good as the game itself plays — but I'll tell you more about that tomorrow when an embargo expires.
For now, get a look at the slick trailer/game tutorial and ask yourself if all iPhone apps shouldn't require such polish and humor.
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I was told if you receive disability and then get a settlement, you have to pay back the disability from the settlement. That sounds odd to me. This is from an on the job injury, and employer has no work for dr restrictions.
• Tennessee Worker's Compensation - Quick facts about worker's compensation law, benefits and lawyer fees.
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I was told if you receive disability and then get a settlement, you have to pay back the disability from the settlement. That sounds odd to me. This is from an on the job injury, and employer has no work for dr restrictions.
What ''disability'' are you referring to ?
If it's TTD, Temporary Total Disability indemnity benefits paid while you treat/recover from the injury, those benefits should not be reimbursed to or credit taken by the ER/IC.
If you are paid weekly indemnity benefits after you are rated for PD, then negotiate a cash settlement, any benefits you have rec'd would be deducted from the settlement. You can't receive benefits twice for the same injury.
PD indemnity is a predetermined number of weeks based on the injury/body part. Or whole person impairment. Once that is determined by % the number of weeks is paid out over time. Can't change the number of weeks due.
If you receive a workers' compensation settlement for permanent disability, and also are receiving (or later receive) Social Security Disability, then the Social Security Administration is entitled to take an offset against the Social Security disability benefits against anything you may have received for permanent disability benefits through workers' compensation.
Just for round number's sake, say you received a workers' compensation settlement for $24,000.00 for permanent disability. If you are later found to be eligible for Social Security Disability benefits of $1,000 per month, then the Social Security Administration would claim an offset equal to two years of those Social Security Disability benefits. In other words, they would offset (i.e., not pay) your $1,000/month for 24 months, until that workers' compensation disability had been fully offset.
Typically, you can include language into a workers' compensation settlement agreement that sets out a lifetime amortization of the workers' compensation disability settlement, that says, while you get a lump sum at the time of settlement, the monthly value of your settlement is calculated by taking the total amount and dividing it what a Life Expectancy table in the Tennessee Code states. The Social Security Administration would then only offset your monthly payments by the monthly value of your WC settlement.
Using my prior numbers as an example: $24K settlement, $1K/mo SSD amount. If your life expectancy is 240 months, then you'd take the $24K divided by 240 months, and your offset amount would be $100/month. Instead of paying you nothing for 2 years from SSD, you'd get your benefits right away, but the $1K would be offset by $100/month, so that your SSD payment would be $900/month.
Hope this helps.
Not sure I agree with that... or understand what you said actually.Just for round number's sake, say you received a workers' compensation settlement for $24,000.00 for permanent disability. If you are later found to be eligible for Social Security Disability benefits of $1,000 per month, then the Social Security Administration would claim an offset equal to two years of those Social Security Disability benefits. In other words, they would offset (i.e., not pay) your $1,000/month for 24 months, until that workers' compensation disability had been fully offset.
If you are not receiving SSDI at the time WC benefits are paid, OR, at the time of a cash settlement...there wouldn't be ANY offset taken by SSA to those SSDI benefits.
And... there is no way to determine the amount of any offset taken to a IW SSDI benefit due to a 24K cash settlement. Any/all numbers would be specific to the applicant, and based on the lifetime contribution to SSA.
Between WC and SSDI, you cannot receive more than 80% of the pre injury wage.
Without knowing the wage, SSDI award/benefit, and WC benefit, there is no way to calculate any offset, or IF there is in fact an offset to be taken by SSA.
The only time SSA would take or be entitled to offset is when you receive SSDI and WC for the same time period.
I did a lump sum stip agreement to keep open lifetime med for WC. Indemnity was paid for full 450 week entitlement although I had NOT yet reached that time frame, therefore I was paid my full PPD as well as my TPD as lump sum. Due to the 1000's plus weeks calculation for my life expectancy my SSDI benefits will be paid in full and as usual converted to retirement benefits 15 years from now.
I was prepared for at least a small offset for the these first 15 years but it did NOT affect my SSDI entitlement benefits. So for some it works out that way. The biggest issue I see is making darn good and sure the WC attorney incorporates the correct "Social Security Language" into the settlement documents. Regardless of what they call it, it all amounts to "The Social Security Language".
That is the single most important issues many IW entertaining settlement allows their WC attorney to overlook and hey lets face it the AA's are busy with hundreds of claims at a time and can't always keep up with who is or isn't SSDI approved or expected to be.
Take care and Have a good day.
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Congratulations Steel M. I hope tobe right behide you soon.
Thank you for the info it was informative.
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Your very welcome Clark. Just keep in mind it is a process that can and usually does take several weeks to months from the beginning of settlement demand to conclusion. Try to NOT let that time frame get to you and know there is an end in sight.
Best of Luck to you.
"He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client"
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Take Care and Be Well.
That's not what I was referring to. And, if you read thorugh the info at www.ssa.gov, you will find SSA does not recognize, or suggest using Hartman language. However they don't say not to either.Hartman language incorporated into my settlement causes exactly a zero offset to my SSDI benefit.
If you'll go back and re read the post/s, I think the issue will become a bit clearer to what I object to.
If you are not receiving SSDI at the same time a WC, SSA would not be taking an offset. Ever. Not even if an award of SSDI was made after a settlement. Which is what guru stated.
Yes.. Again thank you for the good word and all the encouragement, I will try and hang in there for the last-round-trip load-hail.
Thanks for the info. Just reached my MMI. A friend from work was told I was going to be paid off and they considered me to now be on social security disability, which I'm not as of yet. But he was told I would have to pay it back out of my settlement. I've had 2 surgeries to my dominant arm and they say there is no work with my restrictions. I had to have surgery after hurting it doing heavy lifting, then they put me back on the same job and had to have another. I was also told they weren't going to offer much, but have an IME soon and hope I get a rating that will give me as much as possible since I may not get to return to my job.


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The Royal Baby has a name. George Alexander Louis. And they could've tossed a fourth one in there for good measure if they wanted to. The "George" may be from King George the Sixth, Queen Elizabeth's father. The "Alexander" may be from the Queen's middle name. And "Louis" might be a tribute to Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was the uncle of the Queen's husband, Prince Phillip. Some other names that were apparently passed over?
John Cougar Mellencamp. John Jacob Jingle-Heimer-Schmidt. Andrew Lloyd Weber. Peter, Paul and Mary. Heck, I could've been King. My FULL name? Gust James Dino Tripodis and despite the "royal-looking moniker" the only throne I'm in line for is at my house and has a magazine rack next to it.


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Independence Day requires dependence upon God
As our article on the recent rash of atheistic best-sellers in this week's issue notes, the hills are alive with the sound of musings about the purportedly increased role of religion in American public life. But, contra the alarmists, George W. Bush and others have merely tried to return Washington to the principles enunciated by George Washington.
The earlier George had two excellent, bedrock principles regarding religion and public policy. First, as he wrote in 1789, "Every man, conducting himself as a good citizen, and being accountable to God alone for his religious opinions, ought to be protected in worshipping the Deity according to the dictates of his own conscience." Second, if Americans stopped believing in God, the nation was in big trouble.
Here's Washington's ringing affirmation in his 1796 farewell address: "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them."
Washington offered specific warnings: "Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion."
He concluded, "Virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric?"
The New York Times on June 14 complained that the Bush administration, instead of looking with indifference upon such shaking, "has recast the federal government's role in civil rights by aggressively pursuing religion-oriented cases. . . ." The word "recast" is truer than the Times probably intended: Its article suggested a radical change was underway, but "recast" actually means "cast again." The administration's policy is traditional, an attempt to reclaim what has been cast away.
(If you want to know more about the history, Stephen Mansfield's Ten Tortured Words: How the Founding Fathers Tried to Protect Religion in America . . . And What's Happened Since, a book published last month by Thomas Nelson, provides a good overview.)


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Glee Season 5: Five Ways Quinn Could Return
Let's face it: Glee's ratings aren't quite what they used to be. And while this could be just a result of more Glee fans catching the show on DVR or Hulu, we think it has something to do with the absence of some of the show's favorite faces. Sadly, Finn (Cory Monteith) won't ever be able to come back, but it's high time that the show found a way to get Quinn (Dianna Agron) back into the mix.
If you're afraid that the current Yale student wouldn't have any reason to return to the show, think again. We've come up with five ways that Q could smoothly be integrated into the show's current storylines. Long story short: We need our Quinn fix, and we need it now.
1. She lands a choreography job a theatre production in NYC
We're not sure that Quinn would want to pursue singing or acting as a career — although she definitely has the chops — but we could see the former cheerleader getting a job choreographing a Broadway or off-Broadway show. How awesome would it be to see her helping choose the dance moves for a show that Rachel (Lea Michele) or Kurt (Chris Colfer) are in?
2. She joins Pamela Lansbury
This one just might be our top pick for Quinn. Even if she doesn't want to attend school at NYADA, she would be a perfect fit to join Kurt, Rachel, Santana (Naya Rivera), Dani (Demi Lovato), and Starchild (Adam Lambert) in their new band. And can you just imagine all the sexual chemistry, given that Santana and Quinn used to hook up, and now Santana and Dani do? We're starting to sweat just thinking about it.
3. Moves to NYC with Beth — and turns into a stage mom
The last we heard about Quinn's daughter Beth — and yes, it was a long time ago — she was being happily raised by Shelby (Idina Menzel). But we'd love to check back in with Beth. We'd also kinda like to see Quinn raising her, in part because can see Quinn as a total type-A parent who's trying to get Beth to book a commercial or get into a hyper-competitive NYC prep school.
4. She coaches the Cheerios
This one's kind of a no-brainer, right? Granted, we don't necessarily want to see Quinn back in Lima — not to mention that the show may be abandoning McKinley in the near future — but with Sue (Jane Lynch) now serving as the school's principal, we could definitely see Quinn returning to coach the team that she had so much success with back in the day.
5. Leads a rival Christian choir group
Quinn's Christian upbringing was always a fascinating part of her character, and something that we wouldn't mind the show continuing to explore. So we could see her getting a job at a Lima private school and leading a choir to go head-to-head with New Directions. Hey, the last we heard, Aural Intensity needed a coach, right?
I love all these ideas!
I don't really notice she's gone.


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Cornerstone has hired Jeff Caminiti to replace Chet Vandenberg who is moving to Florida to start a new job. Caminiti enters his first season as the Men's Head Golf Coach. Jeff is a Class "A" PGA Golf Professional, and currently is the pro at Maple Hill Golf Course. Jeff attended Hudsonville High School and Grand Valley State University in which he majored in Education.
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Nothing Better than Celebrating a Birthday in Antarctica!
Antarctica Adventure with Sea Kayaking
Strong winds were the forecast of the day
But little could put a damper on this December 23rd,
My daughter's 24th birthday!
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How funny it was when my daughter asked about tents
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Security Council resolution 1135 (1997) on the situation in Angola, U.N. Doc. S/RES/1135 (1997).
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolution 696 (1991) of 30 May 1991 and all
subsequent resolutions,
Expressing its firm commitment to preserve the unity, sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Angola,
Stressing the urgent need for the Government of Angola and
in particular the União Nacional para a Independência Total
de Angola (UNITA) to complete without further delay the implementation
of their obligations under the "Acordos de Paz" (S/22609, annex), the
Lusaka Protocol (S/1994/1441, annex) and relevant Security Council resolutions,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 17
October 1997 (S/1997/807),
Expressing its deep concern at the lack of significant progress
in the peace process in Angola since the report of the Secretary-General
of 24 September 1997 (S/1997/741),
Strongly deploring the failure by UNITA to comply fully with
its obligations under the "Acordos de Paz", the Lusaka Protocol and
with relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution
1127 (1997) of 28 August 1997,
Recognizing the important role of the United Nations Observer
Mission in Angola (MONUA) at this critical stage of the peace process,
1. Decides to extend the mandate of MONUA until 30 January
1998, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report and recommendations
no later than 13 January 1998 on the United Nations presence in Angola
after 30 January 1998;
2. Endorses the recommendation of the Secretary-General in
his report of 17 October 1997 to postpone the withdrawal of United Nations
military formed units until the end of November 1997 according to the
plan outlined in paragraph 15 of the above-mentioned report, and requests
the Secretary-General to report no later than 8 December 1997 on the
schedule for the resumed withdrawal of military personnel, taking into
account the situation on the ground;
3. Demands that the Government of Angola and in particular
UNITA complete fully and without further delay the remaining aspects
of the peace process and refrain from any action which might lead to
renewed hostilities;
4. Demands also that the Government of Angola and in particular
UNITA cooperate fully with MONUA, including by providing full access
for its verification activities, and reiterates its call on the
Government of Angola to notify MONUA in a timely manner of its troop
movements, in accordance with the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol
and established procedures;
Determining that the present situation constitutes a threat
to international peace and security in the region,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
5. Demands that UNITA comply immediately and without any conditions
with the obligations set out in resolution 1127 (1997), including full
cooperation in the normalization of State administration throughout
Angola, including in Andulo and Bailundo;
6. Takes note that the measures specified in paragraph 4 of
resolution 1127 (1997) come into force on 00.01 EST on 30 October 1997
in accordance with paragraph 2 of resolution 1130 (1997) of 29 September
1997, and reaffirms its readiness to review these measures or
to consider the imposition of additional measures in accordance with
paragraphs 8 and 9 of resolution 1127 (1997);
7. Requests the Secretary-General, in lieu of the reports referred
to in paragraph 8 of resolution 1127 (1997), to report by 8 December
1997, and every ninety days thereafter, on the compliance of UNITA with
all the obligations set out in paragraph 5 above;
8. Requests also Member States to provide to the Committee
created pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) information on the measures
they have adopted to implement the measures specified in paragraph 4
of resolution 1127 (1997) no later than 1 December 1997;
9. Further requests the Committee created pursuant to resolution
864 (1993) to report to the Council by 15 December 1997 regarding the
actions taken by Member States to implement the measures specified in
paragraph 4 of resolution 1127 (1997);
10. Reiterates its belief that a meeting in Angola between
the President of the Republic of Angola and the leader of UNITA could
facilitate the process of peace and national reconciliation;
11. Urges the international community to provide assistance
to facilitate the demobilization and social reintegration of ex-combatants,
demining, the resettlement of displaced persons and the rehabilitation
and reconstruction of the Angolan economy in order to consolidate the
gains in the peace process;
12. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General, his
Special Representative and the personnel of MONUA for assisting the
parties in Angola to implement the peace process;
13. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.


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Among the Missing: Notable Games Lost to Time
Cover Story: Why we can't play some intriguing pieces of game history.
n a perfect game industry, nothing would be lost. Developers would back up every project assiduously. Companies would archive every scrap of data. And every commercially released game would be perfectly stored by anyone who bought it. Yet ours is not a perfect game industry, and even today's technology allows a few games to slip into oblivion. A look back into earlier eras reveals that some games were rescued by pure luck, while other endangered titles have never bobbed to the surface.
We discuss canceled games in another feature this week, and here we explore those lost games that were apparently complete. Some vanished just before hitting stores, and a few even disappeared after they were available to the public. All of them share one unfortunate trait: they haven't yet been rediscovered in an age where the great majority of older games are preserved and disseminated for anyone to enjoy.
Bandai's Ultimate Journey seemed ready to join the NES library in 1991. It had cover art, it had box copy, and it even had a VidPro card to hang alongside the other game tags at your local Toys R' Us. Much in the style of Ninja Gaiden and other popular action titles of the day, Ultimate Journey pits a Native American warrior named Mojavo against a traitorous wizard named Wrathkon. The game's early stages follow side-scrolling formats, but the fourth stage turns Mojavo into a shark for Gradius-esque shooter action, while the fifth transforms him into an eagle for a similar excursion that leads to Wrathkon's castle. Much of this voyage was shown in magazine reviews. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it above-average scores, describing it as "a well-designed game which keeps your interest all the way to the end." Slightly more guarded, Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games lamented its "lack of challenge" but praised its "sharp, colorful graphics."
Among those fortunate enough to play Ultimate Journey was David Siller, the Electronic Gaming Monthly editor who devised the persona of Sushi-X. Siller went on to create Aero the Acro-bat at Sunsoft and Maximo at Capcom, but during his EGM tenure he was introduced to Bandai's new action-platformer. According to Siller, Ultimate Journey was the creation of Bandai of America employee Dan MacArthur, who submitted the concept and character sketches to Bandai's higher-ups. The company's Japanese branch then contracted a developer to turn the idea into a full NES game. It was not an uncommon arrangement, and a similar one led to Irem of America's Drew Maniscalco creating Ninja Baseball Bat Man a few years later.
Yet Ultimate Journey never materialized, leaving behind a few confused fans of NES action games. Evidently aimed at North American audiences, the game wasn't released in Japan. While it was apparently finished to the point where Bandai allowed it to be reviewed by magazines, it's possible the project wasn't sewn up entirely. For one thing, there's a curious lack of any Ultimate Journey advertisements in gaming magazines circa 1991.
"If it got that far, there's no reason they wouldn't market it," Siller theorizes. "There had to be a reason why they could not bring it out. It probably wasn't tweaked and fined-tuned and polished enough."
In the years since, Ultimate Journey has gathered a certain mystique among those who chase unreleased games, largely because it's stayed hidden longer than other titles. Numerous canceled games from the NES library were later found and shared with the world: Seta's exceptionally odd Bio Force Ape, Capcom's California Raisins platformer, and Vic Tokai's pulpy Secret Ties. Ultimate Journey remains the only major NES absence that came close to hitting shelves.
Many other games have met the same fate, however. In the mid-1990s, RPG fans might have looked forward to two upcoming Super NES games: Renovation localized Wolfteam's action-RPG Neugier as The Journey Home, while Vic Tokai translated their own Shinseiki Odysselya and renamed it Lost Mission. Despite the games seeing reviews in Nintendo Power, neither showed up. Sega bought Renovation's U.S. branch and canceled The Journey (along with a Super NES port of Arcus Odyssey), and Lost Mission's reasons for disappearing were never made clear. The officially localized versions of the two games have never been found, though Neugier was eventually translated by fans.
It's rare for a company to complete a game without publishing it, but there are times when there's little choice. The collapse of Absolute Entertainment kept the finished Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors from hitting the Sega CD, while the fall of the Atari 2600 market killed retail-ready titles from 3-D Rubik's Cube to the Greenpeace-supporting Save the Whales. Many of these games were later found, however. Reproductions of once-canceled Atari titles have been sold in limited quantities, complete with boxes and instructions.
Other games from doomed systems aren't so lucky. Nintendo's abrupt cancellation of the Virtual Boy left behind a string of missing games, at least two of which were all but shipped to stores. Box art was finalized and Nintendo Power reviews were written for Bound High and Dragon Hopper, two promising titles from the Virtual Boy's second wave. So complete was Nintendo's demise of the Virtual Boy that not even final games would be released. Bound High, a novel action game where players control a transparent, smiley-faced bubble, was compiled and released online. Dragon Hopper, a multi-level action game where a dragon prince named Dorin leaps between 3-D stage, did not enjoy the same fate. Rumors persist of the game lying in some collector's hands, but even the truth of that statement is hard to pin down.
Unreleased games run the risk of disappearing entirely, but it's much harder for a game to evaporate completely once it hits the market. Even if its source code is lost, it's still out there in the hands of consumers--and in this day and age, one must assume it's also illicitly dumped and spread around the Internet. There is, however, at least one case of a game disappearing from sight.
Sankando's M2 did little to stand out upon release, as it was yet another MMO title aimed largely at the Asian market. Crafted with an anime style that paired medieval trappings with giant robots, the game went the usual route of letting players buy extra gear for their primitive character models. In October of 2011, however, M2 players were hit by the startling news that the game was gone.
As Sankando told it, vital pieces of the game's source code were deleted during maintenance, and the game couldn't run without it. The data wasn't backed up at Sankando or the game's Korean overseers, Hangame, and those who had sunk time and money into M2's virtual realms were out of luck (or at least forced to turn to one of the 5,000 other anime-themed MMO titles on the market). In a curious way, the blunder that destroyed M2 also gave it an uncommon reputation. No other officially released game's been wiped out by screw-ups at two separate companies.
In other cases, losing a game's source code is a mere setback instead of an unmitigated disaster. In a 2009 interview, Panzer Dragoon Saga director Yukio Futatsugi confided that the game's source code no longer existed in Sega's records. While this might have delighted some collectors who paid hundreds on eBay for the game, it's by no means a death sentence. Even without a game's source code, it's entirely possible for developers to dump the data from a retail copy and emulate it. While the lack of basic code might rule out a heavily reworked version of the game, it simply makes porting Panzer Dragoon Saga more work than normal.
A similar situation reportedly faces Princess Crown, a Saturn action-RPG that tested out the gorgeous 2-D animation of Vanillaware's George Kamitani. The game's source code may be missing, but that didn't stop Atlus from porting the Japanese version to the PSP in 2005. It did, however, prevent an English translation of the game--something fans have wanted since the Saturn era. This isn't a particular problem for Panzer Dragoon Saga, which was released in Japan, North America, and Europe well before the source code went astray.
Arcade games pull off disappearing acts easier than the typical release for a home console. Many coin-op releases use specialized hardware, and the competitive nature of the arcade industry's heyday saw many games forgotten after they failed location testing.Bouncer, a 1984 release from Entertainment Sciences, remains a particularly intriguing loss. The game finds players clearing drunks, flashers, and other unruly patrons from a bar, much like a more raucous version of Tapper. A pioneer in game animation, Bouncer gives every character an impressively cartoonish look for a mid-1980s arcade game. It's prompted Chris J. Smith to set up a website chronicling his search for the game.
"It was the first arcade game to produce near-cartoon quality graphics," Smith says of Bouncer. "Entertainment Sciences was way ahead of the crowd technology-wise, and all the characters were hand-drawn animations that were digitized. The hardware also allowed for scaling the size of the characters to give the perception of depth."
According to Smith, Entertainment Sciences found Bouncer too "repetitive" and decided to make a game called Turbo Sub their big title, with Bouncer offered as a second release for the same hardware. Smith estimated that 15 to 20 Bouncer machines were made for location tests and exhibitions before the company switched to Turbo Sub. Unfortunately, Entertainment Sciences ran into problems with a contractor hired to manufacture the games.
"Long story short, the owner of the electronics contractor disappeared over a weekend and took the whole operation with him," Smith says. "I was able to track this man down a few years back. After I assured him I was not sent by Entertainment Sciences, he confided in me that he eventually disposed of everything in a landfill back in the late '80s or early '90s."
Smith estimates that at least three arcade machines survived this calamity. Not one of these has been located so far, but Smith continue to hunt down traces of Bouncer--including its appearance in San Firstenberg's campy 1984 film Ninja III: The Domination.
While the enthusiasts behind MAME and the arcade collector scene do their best to find and preserve rare games, a plethora of titles remain missing from the emulator. Taito, a powerful force in 1980s arcade games, has a number of potentially lost games: the 1980 shooter Tri-Attacker, the 1984 boat-combat racer Seafly, and an aptly titled can-kicking game called Can Kick Kid. Also absent are several of Nichibutsu's loosely linked "Moon" games: Moon Raker, Moon Alpha, Moon Tracker, and Moon Trek (the latter of two of which feature a spaceship suspiciously similar to Star Trek's original Enterprise). Some games are kept off the emulator circuit by their current owners, who exhibit them only at certain events. If you want to play Marble Madness II: Marble Man, you'll probably have to visit the California Extreme arcade show.
Other arcade titles are doomed by complicated hardware. Irem, creator of R-Type and Moon Patrol, unveiled an elaborate 3-D arcade shooter called Battle Bird. The game used a custom cabinet with dual monitors and a viewing scope to simulate 3-D ships and planets in the depths of space. This setup wasn't cheap, and reports have it that as few as three dedicated Battle Bird cabinets were ever produced. Arcade boards have appeared in the hands of collectors, but the game's still unseen.
There's an upside to tales of lost games: you can't rule them out. Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner believed that the source code to the game's original Apple II version was gone when he failed to find it in 2002. Ten years later, Mechner's father uncovered a box of old games at the family home, and among them were disks containing Prince of Persia's bedrock program.
In a similar incident, many fans were pessimistic about ever seeing Aquario of the Clockwork, the last arcade title made by Wonder Boy developer Westone. The game, a colorful side-scroller that supported three players, was location-tested in 1993, but it failed to get attention amid the craze over Street Fighter II and similar attractions. Before Westone shelved the game, composer Shinichi Sakamoto copied his soundtrack to a cassette tape, and EGG Music released it on CD in 2006. Some believed this was all that remained of Aquario.
As it turned out, finding Aquario was simply a matter of asking the right person. Hardcore Gaming 101 inquired about the game during an interview with Westone co-founder Ryuichi Nishizawa this summer, prompting Nishizawa to check his archives. He soon found the source code, and he's since been going through the slow process of rebuilding Aquario while collecting support through his Twitter page. It's not certain just how the game might be released, but it's enough of a relief to see it safe.
The same hopes can be had for just about any game thought beyond recovery. It might lurk in a disused warehouse, beneath a collector's unfathomed hoard, or deep within the records of its creators. And as long as seemingly missing titles continue to surface, there's always reason for us to keep looking.
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Good articlePosted: Oct 17, 2012 12:00AM PST by BrianDeuel
The Nichibutsu Moon series of games is an interesting mention. I've been one of a few people who have taken great interest in finding and preserving these games, but so far, all leads have come up cold. Another obscure game that wasn't mentioned is Taito's Space Cyclone. As with the Nichibutsu games, I think only a flyer has been found.
Robotech N64, Xmen 32xPosted: Oct 17, 2012 12:00AM PST by Sl1m_Shady
Oh yeah, What about xmen for the 32x. it would have Been the first 3D rendered Xmen game. Never made it past alpha stage. And. Worst of all , Robotech for the N64. I bought an N64 because of the previews for that game, then it never came out.
Contra IVPosted: Oct 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by outsider512
I know it was released on the DS a few years back, but the instruction book for Contra III had an advertisement and a couple of screenshots for Contra IV.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse got this twice over.Posted: Oct 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by Sabrewing
First, it had a game planned for the PlayStation 1 and Saturn and at least published by Capcom, but I never saw anything of that beyond a single screenshot of a generic brown werewolf. Later, a PC game subtitled The Heart of Gaia was set for PC based on some Quake engine, and it went from starring a Wendigo tribesman to that cliched story of "the last White Howler", and I think it got a couple of gameplay videos before dying off.
Neverhood ChroniclesPosted: Oct 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by mega_zero_gamer
I miss Neverhood and SkullMonkeys. It is a very indie like platformer. The Claymation and story was very simple and unique.
Skullmonkeys...Posted: Oct 18, 2012 12:00AM PST by Captain_Gonru
was a truly awesome game. It's fun to run into someone else who remembers it.
Odd, I would have thought Earthbound zero would have made itPosted: Oct 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by Sol-BadguyXX
Nintendo had the first Mother title ready to go and fully translated but for some odd reason pulled the plug last minute and from what I hear money changed hands for someone to rip the ROM image grime the cart owner.Its a shame as when Mother 2 did make it to the US as Earthbound, it became my favorite game of all time. Then when we finally get a sequel, NOA doesn't even consider bringing it stateside. A real shame, however a fan that goes by tomato and his crew made the most impressive and accurate fan translation I have ever seen. It can be found at starmen.net and I highly recommend everyone to check it out.
WowPosted: Oct 15, 2012 12:00AM PST by halochief_90
I find it astonishing that an MMO, a genre where I'm sure regular maintenance is pretty common, was not backed up. It's not like this occured when MMOs were in their infancy! Heck, it is probably rare these that any commercial game is not backed up!
Video of The BouncerPosted: Oct 15, 2012 12:00AM PST by bobservo
HuhPosted: Oct 15, 2012 12:00AM PST by Pacario
Looks like a weird Popeye meets Tapper basketball game, or something. The graphics are impressive, although the potential repetitive nature of the gameplay is evident. If it does exist in the hands of a secretive collector, here's hoping he offers it up at some point.
Woah!Posted: Oct 16, 2012 12:00AM PST by jrronimo
That game looks amazing, especially given its vintage. It moves so smoothly! Who doesn't want to play a game where the point is to boot flashers through plate glass windows?
I agree with Pacario that it looks repetitive, but so does every other arcade game from the 80s -- it's probably geared towards achieving a high score and putting your initials in it.
I sincerely hope that, if someone does have a cabinet out there, they let the MAME devs at it to preserve this bad boy.
a good readPosted: Oct 15, 2012 12:00AM PST by th3chosenon3
i think i may enjoy this week's cover story quite a bit.
SNES Green LanternPosted: Oct 15, 2012 12:00AM PST by Coarse_Limely
GameFan magazine had an article on a Green Lantern title for the SNES starring Kyle Rayner toward the end of that console's lifespan. I'd have bought it, but it never surfaced.


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Peter Johnson is vice president at a large public university. As part of his duties, he supervises fifteen managers. Fourteen of these managers are men. Only one of the managers is a black male, and one is a white female.
Johnson is replacing one of the white male managers. The position has been posted both in-house as well as externally in accordance with the institution's hiring policies. After reviewing all of the applications, Johnson believes that Steve Reed, employed with the university for the past twelve years, is the best qualified applicant. However, in the pool of applicants, there are three qualified females and two qualified black males.
What would you advise Peter Johnson to do?


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According to a new comprehensive study released by Gallup, only one-in-three to one-in-four American adults are emotionally healthy. Over 520,000 participants (over 18 and employed,) were asked a series of questions regarding their emotional health, and were also asked to reveal any diagnosis of clinical depression.
The results indicated that adults over 60 are the happiest, with those ages 70-79 topping the charts at 36%. The unhappiest among the age groups were the 40-44-year-old's who are at 24%. In comparison, this in line with 25-50 year old's where the number was only between 1 and 2% higher.
The study included many facets of emotional health, including stress, anxiety and anger, as opposed to many other studies which focus only on happiness. And the results of the study are fairly absolute, as the original findings also took other external factors into consideration.
As mentioned above, this study focused specifically on the US. The country didn't make the cut in the Top 10 Happiest Nations which was compiled by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Better Life Index, and analyzed by Wall Street this past June. Across the board, Denmark is usually takes the #1 spot in any happiness survey, and in the OECD findings, Canada ranked #2, though I would be curious to see the results of a study using identical methods. A major contributing factor is thought to be the fact that in a country such as Denmark, there is a reasonable balance between work time and relaxing.
An eye-opening study to say the least.
What are your thoughts about the results of this study? Do you find it surprising that only a small percentage of Americans are considered emotionally healthy?
Source: Huffington Post


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Falling for the second straight month, Indias foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows declined nearly 19% to $1.10 billion in December 2012 due to global economic uncertainties.
In December 2011, the country had attracted FDI worth $1.35 billion.
For the April-December period of 2012-13, the inflows have declined by about 42% to $16.94 billion, according to the data of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
According to experts, the decline in inflows is largely due to uncertainties in the global economy. An official said liberalisation of the FDI policy in various sectors would help in boosting the inflows in the coming months.
Sectors that received large FDI inflows during the nine months of the current fiscal include services ($4.04 billion), hotel and tourism ($3.15 billion), metallurgical ($1.30 billion), construction ($1.08 billion) and automobile ($803 million).
India received maximum FDI from Mauritius ($7.45 billion), followed by Japan ($1.62 billion), Singapore ($1.63 billion), the Netherlands ($1.33 billion) and the UK ($622 million).
In November 2012, India attracted FDI worth $1.05 billion, which was a two-year low. The inflows had aggregated to $36.50 billion in 2011-12 against $19.42 billion in 2010-11 and $25.83 billion in 2009-10.


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I use Zimbra with satisfaction for several years and have always used mobile devices like iphone, ipad etc..
However, every now and then, I have problems with synchronization of contacts.
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I use Zimbra with satisfaction for several years and have always used mobile devices like iphone, ipad etc..
However, every now and then, I have problems with synchronization of contacts.
Thank you Quanah, The log problem is now resolved, there was a problem on Postfix Process
Thank you
Thank you phoenix,
but I had already tried in threads, It seems to me entirely correct... the permissions, the pid, and the postfix conf ... i've tried your suggests in old post ... :-(
Hi everyone,
my zimbra log is full of this line
warning: mail_queue_enter: create file maildrop/858267.11154: No such file or directory
I've tried to use
I've used this command to export filter and rules on server A
zmprov ga firstname.lastname@example.com zimbraMailSieveScript > /tmp/myaccount_filter_rules.sieve
but now I don't understand the...
I solved it by installing the latest version of imapsync.
It 's really easy just install it from source, on Ubuntu you could use:
I would simply add the second public Ip to implement mx priority on the same server.
thank you
Hi Bill,
because by imapsync is to simple ... :-)
Migration Tools in the Admin UI doesn't start and i've not log.
Thank you
Thank you very much phoenix,
thank you for your support, now the emergency is finished.
But, what is the correct way to set new second PUBLIC IP behind the NAT/Firewall?
than you
Hi Everyone,
I'm migrating by imapsync betweeen two zimbra server using this
imapsync --buffersize 8192000 --nosyncacls --subscribe --syncinternaldates --host1 IP1 --user1 firstname.lastname@example.com...
I've looked by I thik there aren't any compromised accounts.
Is there a strategy to understand if server is sending email? ...
thank you very much
Now I've only one nic,
I've removed the second nic, I've installed it for 2 PUBLIC IP
Yes I'm behind Firewall/NAT but there is a rule since two years without problem
The rule is very simple...
Hi ,
Two or three week ago i've installed a new second network card but it worked without any problem.
Yes, I've looked for a solutions, the open relay is a simple problem that in other time...
this is the mail radar output......
is open relay or not open relay ... thank you so much
<<< 221 2.0.0 Bye
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thank you for your reply Release
The version is 7.1.4_GA_2555.UBUNTU10_64 UBUNTU10_64 FOSS edition.
Yes I've use mxtoolbox and mailradar
this is output of mxtoolbox
220 mail.XYZ.TT...
Hi Everyone,
I've a terrible problem with my production zimbra, this morning i've found in log this output like this
Jun 30 06:45:13 mail postfix/error[21778]: B81DA632FF1:...
Thank you for your reply..
If i try to change NAT rule on other standard postfix ... it' all open ... as
25/tcp open smtp
Only zimbra filter the 25 port..
Hi everyone,
I've installed zimbra since one year in production environment, I've the zimbra 7.1.4_GA_2555.UBUNTU10_64 UBUNTU10_64 FOSS edition.
That's a very very good!
Now I've added a new...
I use zimbra with satisfaction with about 50 users.
Some use zimbra desktop windows to linux and some others use the webmail.
On a Windows 7 is not in any way I can connect to the server, the...
Solved using in "Global Settings"
127.0.0.0/8 192.168.1.0/24
in "server setting"
127.0.0.0/8 192.168.1.202/32
The server is behind a NAT
thank you for your reply
Thank you for your reply
I'm sorry for my inaccuracies
This is output of one relay test
[Method 0]
<<< 220 myserver.xx.xx ESMTP Postfix
>>> HELO mailradar.com
<<< 250 myserver.xx.xx
Hi everyone,
I've a big problem with my new zimbra (Release 7.1.4_GA_2555.UBUNTU10_64 UBUNTU10_64 FOSS edition.)
My server is open relay and I'm on a blacklists, I've just test with Open Relay...
I have exactly the same problem,
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Hi everybody,
I'm trying to migrating from MS Exchange 2003 by using ZCSExchangeMigrationWizard-126.96.36.19956.exe
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In April/May Australia and New Zealand will see the enigmatic Hugh Laurie and Copper Bottom Band touring. Some know Laurie only as an actor, some know him as a comedian, some know him only as a musician and he is also a writer and director. He's only 54 but he has achieved a huge amount of critical acclaim, popularity and wealth.
Laurie was the leading man in the drama, House, from 2004 to 2012 where he picked up a string of awards and was listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the most watched man on television – and those sort of ratings can come with a pay cheque of $400,000 an episode. So, surmising that he doesn't 'need' to work – this tour has to be one of love…
Laurie first came to prominence in the early 80's, the last time he toured Down Under, as a comedian. In those days he appeared in shows like The Young Ones and Blackadder as well as being the other half to Stephen Fry in A Bit of Fry and Laurie.
These days Laurie's passion is recording and performing an eclectic mix of blues, tango, Southern and South American music… and he combines it with perfectly timed delivery of incisive British humour. Over to you, Hugh…
'We're really excited to be coming to Australia to perform. The last time I was there was 1981, in a comedy show, and the world has changed a lot since then. I haven't though. I'm exactly the same. It's uncanny. Obviously, I'll be hoping to restore some national pride after the Ashes. If anyone throws anything at me, I'll lob up an easy catch to the balcony.'
Here are the venues and dates:
- The Civic, Auckland - April 15
- Michael Fowler Centre, Wellingoin - April 16
- Palais Theatre, Melbourne - April 19
- Royal Theatre, Canberra - April 22
- Thebarton Theatre Adelaide - April 24
- Concert Hall, Perh - April 26
- Concert Hall (QPAC), Brisbane - May 2
- State Theatre, Sydney - May 5
If you are travelling from out of town to be entertained by Hugh Laurie and Copper Bottom Band, Rydges can look after all your accommodation needs. In New Zealand, we have Rydges Auckland and Rydges Wellington. In Melbourne there's a choice of Rydges on Exhibition St in the CBD or Rydges on Swanston… in Canberra, Rydges Capital Hill… in Adelaide, Rydges South Park… in Perth there's Rydges Perth … in Brisbane, Rydges South Bank is just across the road from QPAC…and, in Sydney, there's Rydges World Square, Rydges North Sydney or, if you are flying in, Rydges Sydney Airport.