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- When people immerse themselves in frigid water, their bodies go into "cold shock"
- Sudden temperature drops can be dangerous for people with underlying health issues
This story originally published on CNN.com in 2013.
(TIME.com)Vinny Guadagnino, the fist-pumping star of the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore," made a splash when he took a dip in the freezing cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club's 110th New Year's Day Swim.
Guadagnino, who has done the plunge twice, told OK! magazine the experience was exhilarating.
"You get a rush when you're there because there are so many people doing it," he said. "It's definitely like a shot of adrenaline ... It doesn't affect you that much -- you just have to go in, and do it, and jump back out... Afterward, as soon as I get out, I have a towel waiting for me, and I dry off quickly. That's it -- and then, I just chill."
Okay, so Guadagnino was swimming for Cold-EEZE and was taking the plunge to raise money for charity, but there are plenty of others who take chilly dips for their health.
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club, which claims to be the oldest "winter bathing" organization in the United States, was founded in 1903 by publisher Bernarr MacFadden, who believed swimming in the ocean in the wintertime was "a boon to one's stamina, virility and immunity."
Doctors, however, aren't so convinced that these plunges are good for you, noting that there is no solid evidence of any physical health benefits associated with swimming in freezing cold water. In fact, they say, the sudden drop in temperature can be dangerous for people with underlying health issues.
"The biggest problem I see with these clubs is that people participate in them without having made sure from a health perspective that it's clear sailing," says Dr. David Frid, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic.
People with a family history of stroke, aneurysm, blood pressure problems, hypertension, or sudden cardiac death should be extra cautious and should probably be evaluated by a doctor before jumping in near-freezing water.
When people first immerse themselves in such frigid water, their bodies go into "cold shock," and they start gasping for air, which puts a strain on the heart.
"Blood vessels on the outer part of your body constrict to try to retain heat, and that constriction (shifts) your blood demand more to your inner organs, trying to keep them warm," Frid says.
In healthy people, the discomfort lasts for about 30 seconds and then dissipates after two to three minutes.
But in people who are at a high risk for heart disease, the blood vessels in the heart can constrict, leading to chest pains like angina or a heart attack. As they desperately try to breathe and pull in more oxygen, they may inhale too much salt water into their lungs and drown. Even people who swim well in warm water are at risk for drowning in cold water.
"Your muscles get cold and are instantly paralyzed by the hyperventilation, and you can become very weak, " says Dr. Thomas Traill, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "You hear of people drowning in a minute or two, even when they're just a few feet from safety."
Still, regular polar bear swimmers insist they feel better after their dips, describing the invigorating rush they experience when they plunge into icy water. That's caused by the adrenaline and stress hormones that the body releases in response to the shock of the cold temperature, but experts say that these rushes are not as healthy as people think.
"People talk about being full of energy, and they perceive that this has done them good," says Mike Tipton, a professor of Human & Applied Physiology at University of Portsmouth, "but that's because the body is responding to a stress with a 'fight-or-flight' response and preparing to get you out of that environment, and that may well give you a feeling of quasi-euphoria."
In healthy people, an adrenaline surge can trigger irregular heart rhythms and in those with heart conditions, the surge could trigger a heart attack.
The key to avoiding such events, as with any athletic endeavor, is training. The more you immerse yourself in cold water, the more your body will adapt to the extreme temperature change, according to Tipton, who started off 2013 by donning Bermuda shorts and participating in a polar bear plunge in his hometown of Gosport, England.
Tipton, who conducts research on the human body's physiological and psychological response to adverse environments, found that it takes as few as five immersions in icy water for the body to develop a tolerance that can reduce the risk of cold-shock response by half.
Tipton recommends five three- to five-minute immersions -- either one a day or stretched out over two to three days. Though that protection wears off as the year goes on, Tipton says people who take an icy dip as long as 14 months later seem to maintain some of their tolerance.
In one unusual but revealing study, his researchers repeatedly immersed one side of people's bodies until it showed evidence of habituation, while keeping the other side warm -- and then turned them over and immersed the side that had never been in the cold water and found that there was still a significant reduction in their cold shock response.
And what's the best way to take the plunge? By taking a slow walk into the water to acclimate the body to the cold. Diving in from a pier or a jetty causes too sudden a change in temperature and is exactly the kind of stressor that could trigger a heart attack.
If you're planning on taking a polar bear plunge, Tipton says you can prime your body for the event several days before by gradually lowering the temperature of your shower.
And once you're in a plunge, it's important to ease out of the water just as you eased in. If you've been in cold water for up to 30 minutes, Tipton recommends soaking for 10 to 15 minutes in a hot bath -- but no more than that.
"If you stay in a warm bath for too long, you'll stand up and feel faint because now all of the blood is going to the skin to cool you, and that doesn't leave sufficient blood to circulate around the heart and the brain and maintain blood pressure," he says.
And while some may feel like they need a drink or two to work up the courage to take the plunge ... alcohol isn't a good idea before taking a cold dip.
"Alcohol makes you lose heat much more quickly and makes it harder to regain heat afterwards, so don't drink until you come out of the water and rewarm," says Traill.
Polar bear plunges aren't really new; people in Russia and Scandinavia have been taking cold dips in frigid waters for health reasons for centuries. There, patrons switch off from sessions in a hot sauna and dips in nearby lakes or rivers (or a roll in snow). The contrast between the two extreme temperatures can be exhilarating and produce the same euphoria you feel from exercise.
"When you're exposed to very hot temperatures, one of your body's reactions is to dilate the blood vessels to try to keep the heat from building up inside of you," says Frid, "so then when you go to the cold, it causes some constriction of the blood vessels," in an effort to regulate your blood flow.
The feeling of relief can feel cleansing, but it may not necessarily be improving your health.
There simply isn't enough evidence to justify the benefits of swimming in freezing cold water over some laps in a warmer swimming pool.
"It could be just that exercise is good for you, maybe just dunking yourself in water is good for you, or the social aspect of doing the swim in one big group is good for you. And that does not have anything to do with the cold, per se," says Tipton.
Still, any type of physical activity is better than none, as long as you prepare yourself beforehand.
"I'm all for the attitude of 'let's do something that makes us feel good,'" says Traill. "It's better than plopping yourself on the couch and watching sports on TV."
This story was originally published on TIME.com


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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative party have launched a dedicated webpage for his trip this weekend to the Middle East, in an effort to leverage political and financial support from a taxpayer-funded government mission abroad.
The Conservative party sent out an email to supporters on Tuesday — signed by Jason Kenney, the minister for multiculturalism — announcing he will join Harper for the prime minister's first trip to the "Holy Land" of Israel.
"As Conservatives, we can be proud that under the Prime Minister's leadership, Canada is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with countries that share our values — free and democratic countries like Israel," says the email from Kenney, which is signed in his role as MP for Calgary Southeast.
"This is going to be an historic trip, and we don't want you to miss out on the action."
The email also directs supporters to a specific Conservative party webpage — StephenHarper.ca/middleeast — dedicated to Harper's first trip to the Middle East as prime minister.
Harper is also scheduled to travel to the West Bank and Jordan as part of his Middle East mission, which will see him hold a series of meetings and events into next week.
"Very shortly, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will embark on his first ever trip to Israel, Jordan and the West Bank," says the dedicated webpage on stephenharper.ca, which encourages Canadians to sign up for email updates from the trip.
"We'll be posting photos, videos, and trip updates to this website — so stay tuned."
The Conservative party initiative for an official government trip is an example of the sometimes-blurred lines between parties using taxpayer-funded events for partisan political gain.
The stephenharper.ca website, while operated by the Conservative party, includes many of the same photos, links to government news releases and other materials included on the prime minister's taxpayer-funded website: pm.gc.ca.
The Prime Minister's Office said anyone, including the Conservative party, can use the materials included on the prime minister's website because they are shared under a creative Commons licence.
The party's Middle East webpage comes less than a week after the PMO launched the taxpayer-funded 24 Seven, a behind-the-scenes look and weekly update on Harper's events and announcements.
But the 24 Seven initiative, while included on the prime minister's government website, isn't a complete report.
For example, the first episode posted last week includes a video clip of Harper's question-and-answer session with the Vancouver Board of Trade, but there is no mention of the major security breach that saw two protesters hop on stage — within arm's reach of Harper — to protest the government's environmental policies.
The PMO has been ramping up its efforts to use video and social media to communicate its message directly to Canadians and bypass the mainstream media in the process.

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Premiere Pro World Conference – Year One!
Last weekend marked the first annual Premiere Pro World Conference ably organized by Adobe training partner – Future Media Concepts. Although Premiere Pro Product Manager Al Mooney jokingly referred to it as a "1.0 beta" event, we all thought it was a great success, both for attendees and for the Premiere Pro team.
The conference kicked off on Friday, July 11th at Adobe headquarters in San Jose, CA. The Premiere Pro management, engineering and quality engineering teams were all there, along with support team members from social media, customer care, documentation, Creative Cloud Learn, marketing and even engineers from After Effects and Adobe Anywhere.
"Adobe Day" began with the history of Premiere Pro, presented by Senior Engineering Manager Dave McGavran. First launched in 1991, our favourite editing application has seen approximately 50 releases over the past 23 years, and today comprises a whopping 30 million lines of code. A highlight of the presentation was when Senior Solutions Consulting Manager Dave Helmly launched the Adobe Premiere 1.0 on an old PowerMac G3 running Mac OS 7. Talk about blast from the past!
Al Mooney then spoke about the future of Premiere Pro (in general terms, anyway) and attendees were introduced to different members of the Premiere Pro management team. The managers explained a bit about how the software is developed and what role each part of the team plays in the process.
A hot topic of discussion was how decisions are made about which features we develop. Al explained that several years ago the team decided to focus strongly on the broadcast market, for one simple reason: "because it's really, really hard." The rationale being that if in the end we can make it work for broadcast, we can make it work for other users (but not necessary the other way around). Today, while Premiere Pro continues to score big in broadcast (a recent international sporting event held in Brazil comes to mind), we're also working with top Hollywood filmmakers, such as David Fincher, the Coen Brothers, and others. Heck, even Sharknado 2 was cut in Premiere Pro!
Of course, along with big name users, development is guided by the feedback of all users including web content producers, music video creators and corporate and wedding videographers. The moral of the story being this: if you have a great idea for a new feature or functionality, submit a feature request!
Along with larger roadmap development work, the Premiere Pro engineering team also deliver "Just Do It" (JDI) features whenever they can. Engineering Manager Steve Hoeg previewed an example of such a feature – simple, practical enhancements to the application that are a part of every new release. Attendees then split into breakout sessions together with various Premiere Pro engineers and quality engineers (QEs) to discuss the JDI process and different JDIs that are currently on "the list." Attendees were able to provide feedback on how they thought certain JDIs should be executed and, even offer ideas for new JDIs that would address pain points in their workflows.
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If you missed the Premiere Pro World Conference, or just want to see Adam again, you might just be able to do that! He is doing The Cutting Edge Tour this summer in 32 cities throughout the US and Canada.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Pretty Please with Sperry's on Top
Well, readers, spring will be here before we know it, and I'm ready to remedy this travesty.
So help me. If you had to choose... navy, pink, or natural? Lay it on me.
*UPDATE: The pink and natural colors are available at Endless.com for $35! Sold.
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Shoes available at J.Crew
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is one of each out of the question!?!? they are all so cute! I love the natural or navy... the pink is amazing but I have pink shoes and don't wear them near as much as I thought I would. :(ReplyDelete
I would go natural all the way. I think you should start there and then add colors in as you choose. I have a pair of the natural (tan-ish) colored ones and I have to say I have never regretted my choice. They go with everything.ReplyDelete
:) This post made me laugh. I vote navy. I love the natural, which is what I have, but I've had a hard time keeping them clean. Granted, I wear them when it's more likely they'll get dirty (to go boating, after it rains, etc.), so if you're just going to use them for weekend strolls on sunny days, you probably won't have that problem.ReplyDelete
Naturual. I love the pink but fear they might not get worn as much.ReplyDelete
Natural! I've been looking for the natural ones! Glad to know where I can now find them. I wear my light tan ones ALL the time!ReplyDelete
I am LOVING the sea foam green ones at Jcrew. The Natural ones could be worn with anything! Can't wait to get a pair.ReplyDelete
I know natural ones will go with everything, but those navy ones almost look denim like & would go with everything! xxReplyDelete
loving the navy.ReplyDelete
I have the gold ones and I love them, but I might be adding the pink ones to my mix this spring!ReplyDelete
I had a pair of natural tan ones that had a patterened fabric on the bottom and they've since worn with all of my love and endless wear! So I'd go with the naturals to start, although those navy ones are definitely a great option!ReplyDelete
I think I'm loving the navy. Wow, I really want a pair now. Then again, she makes anything look good! They look really comfy too though.ReplyDelete
I'd have to go with navy... because I know I would have the natural a dirty mess in no time. I snagged the trendy gold metallic ones last year in the clearance section of Von Maur and can't wait to break them out again as soon as the weather warms up a bit!ReplyDelete
Trust me, you won't regret the investment! I have a pair in metallic gold (my recommendation) and they go with everything. My go-to shoe in the summer. Plus, it's nice having a summer shoe that you don't have to have a fresh pedi to sport.ReplyDelete
They're all pretty awesome but I think you'd probably get the most wear out of the natural.ReplyDelete
I have talked about those pink J.Crew ones too many times. At this point they just need to be purchased. But.. for your first pair, I would go neutral. You will get so much use out of them in the spring/summer/fall months!ReplyDelete
They're all great, but the pink would be a great way to continue your resolution of adding more color to your life! Besides, they're just too cute :)ReplyDelete
I love the neutral! I definitely feel you will get the most wear out of them!ReplyDelete
I would go with navy! They're somewhere in between neutral and color, so you would get a lot of wear out of them. I have navy and brown and I think I wear the navy the most.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Love the navy! And endless.com has them on sale TODAY!ReplyDelete
Navy is definitely more practical and still goes with almost as much as the natural.ReplyDelete
I am loving Sperrys too! I love the green ones Ive seen and the pink... and the white! :)ReplyDelete
I adoreeee the natural ones - I would normally hesitate for fear of (inevitably) getting them incredibly dirty, but I think the rough-ish look would actually play it up well! Might have to add them to my collection too...ReplyDelete
Zomg! I love these so much.ReplyDelete
I ordered my gray ones last week. Now I just waits.
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2012 at 2:32 PM
navy. i'm conservative.ReplyDelete
just saw Sperry rain boots on zappos last week and am in loooove.
I LOVE my neutral ones, but I've been wanting the gold for awhile as well. However, I agree you can't go wrong with the $35 sale price on the pink pair.ReplyDelete
I have a brown pair, but they are actually from Madewell, and LOOOVE them, and since seeing J.Crew's colored ones, I've been itching for color, hard to pick a favorite!ReplyDelete
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(the pink pair from endless is cuter than jcrew!)
I love the natural because you can wear it with so many different options! $35 is a steal. Pretty sure I may need to invest!ReplyDelete
natural will get dirty a lot faster. I'd go with the blue...or I bought the metallic a few years ago and absolutely have worn them into the ground, they go with anything. Just sayin...:)ReplyDelete
Pink all the way - they are so much fun and I'm sure you will get heaps of wear out of them.ReplyDelete
pink! for sure!ReplyDelete
These are now officially on my wish list. So cute! I'm loving the navy, but if you're a pink girl - go for it!ReplyDelete
I used to hate this type of shoe for some reason lol. Now I can't wait to buy some!ReplyDelete
Oh gosh, this is big! Natural all the way-I love!ReplyDelete
So I have been coveting the J.Crew shoes but could not get myself to bite the bullet. So I just bought the natural ones on Endless instead! Thank you for this!ReplyDelete
Fun post :) I vote natural! More use out of them plus a little more elegant if you will ;)ReplyDelete
Love the pink! I'm waiting for my Macy's thanks for sharing to come in the mail so I can go and get the sequin sperry's!ReplyDelete
i love neutral, definitely. unless of course you were getting two - then i'd say find some plaid one. neutral ones are on mylist for thsi spring because todate - i only own pairs of plaid sperrys :)ReplyDelete
i think the pink ones would look soooo cute;)ReplyDelete
I have Pink Sperrys, though not the ones shown, but I love them! I wear them less often than I wear my tan Sperry's but I get compliments every time I do wear them! I love them. Not all our shoes need to be practical, after all.ReplyDelete


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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The No Longer Wife
Being one to always go above and beyond, we were clearly not satisfied with that level of crazy, and as you may know by now, the good doctor and I are amicably ending 20 years of being a couple, 16 of them as husband and wife.
It's not something we talked about - in fact, we kept our decision to ourselves for nearly 3 months as we worked out details. And then, we only told the fewest people we could, and agreed that the rest of the world would be on a need to know basis. To date, our friends and family have been amazing and respected our wishes that no one "take sides" - we've done our best to make them not regret that, and are doing pretty darn well at being co-parents and old friends.
The WPBT was a relief, in some respects. It was the first time we were out in the same place with that large a crowd of friends in our newly separated lives. And, amazingly, it worked. DrChako described it well, and those of you who first found out in Vegas took the news like champs. Hopefully it's a glimpse into how we do this for the rest of our lives.
It was also a relief because it freed my head up to write and being around friends gave me inspiration. Hopefully, I may revisit this blog more frequently, and have one more way to stay in touch with this amazing collective of people.
DrChako was kind enough to refer to me as the "amazing and increasingly poorly-named 'The Wife'" - I thank him for the compliment, and acknowledge that neither "The Wife" nor "MrsChako" aptly describe me in this current situation.
Taking suggestions - though I'm a little partial to the term he coined . . . "The No Longer Wife" . . .
Respectfully submitted,
The NL Wife
17 comments:
- DrChako said...
You may use "The NL Wife" as often as you like, but I get a nickel for each one.
- December 21, 2011 at 1:01 PM
- SirFWALGMan said...
Sounds kind of basebally to me.. The National League wife? The Naked Lady Wife? heh. Ok I had to go there. Good luck with everything. Nice to see your still friends. Good luck with a new moniker.
- December 21, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Easycure said...
NL wife is good...No Limit, as it were.
And coming from someone going through the same thing: best of luck, I hope you are able to smoothly transition into the next phase of your life.
- December 21, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- KenP said...
No tear but a sadness. You two have become friends. Friends I'll never see. But, the respect is there for who you both are. I am damn sure neither of you is Glisinda the Troll that Wolowitz did the nasty with under the bridge and over the Internet. (Big Bang Theory) You are real people that I respect and my best wishes go to you both.
P.S. You could go with Prince(ss) ... formerly known as The Wife.
- December 21, 2011 at 1:57 PM
- lightning36 said...
I would suggest something like Packers Slug but that sounds a tad harsh.
I appreciated the conversation we had in Excalibur at WBPT. As always, I wish the best for you ... except in the case of the Packers ...
- December 21, 2011 at 3:20 PM
- John G. Hartness said...
I actually had no idea until I got home and read Doc's blog, but I've been a little clueless and reclusive myself over the past few months (writing will do that to you). Thinking back on it, it was great to see you both, I'm very glad you're both behaving like adults about the whole thing and I love you both. If either of you need me, you know where to find me.
- December 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- The Sister of DrChako and Mrs. Chako said...
Love Chuck's comment. I keep going back to some form of "Mrs. Chako". Hmmm...how about "M.G.-Money"? :)
- December 25, 2011 at 2:23 PM
- BWoP said...
First thing I thought of when I saw NL Wife was also "No Limit" Wife. I guess that shows you how much I play poker! Need. Girls. Weekend. Stat.
Miss you!
- December 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- BamBam said...
How about....
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- December 28, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Bayne_S said...
No doubt "Wasband" is much better term.
I will cotinue efforts to determine/trademark a better term for 1st wife.
- January 5, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- whiskeytown said...
holy buckets - I was checking to see which of my blog links were dead but I was surprised to find this news esp. since I know you both on facebook - best of luck to you both
- January 31, 2012 at 12:14 AM
- Miss Aubrey said...
Great blog post! keep it up! :D
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- December 21, 2012 at 11:06 PM
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I'm late with this post but would love to know what was the title of the story? I would prefer it to be 'The Wife' though. Thanks
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Wild Blood Review
- Interesting spin on the Arthurian mythos; worth playing just to see the story's conclusion.
- Solid, simple controls; virtual stick and buttons respond perfectly, with 'invulnerability' animation frames giving players some leeway.
- Plenty of customization options; specialize as you please.
- No option to speed-up camera controls; sluggish response, especially on the iPad, and lacking smart positioning.
- Multiplayer provides a nice distraction, but is otherwise shallow.
- Rote execution of the genre; puzzle-chests attempt to break things up, but end up slowing you down more often than not.
The iOS platform has been aching for a solid beat'em-up and Wild Blood fills the niche perfectly, if with something that feels a bit flat in its execution; at least it's a nice change to beat up on demons instead of zombies or 'gods'.
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It may have taken some time for it to finally happen, but Gameloft have finally busted out their first Unreal Engine powered title for the App Store. For many people, such a thing is a minor concern, because - and let's be honest - Gameloft titles have been far from ugly thus far. Wild Blood rides in on the heels of previous releases like Hero of Sparta, however instead of beating up Gods you'll crack the skulls of various demons in this Arthurian-legend based beat'em-up.
irst and foremost, Wild Blood feels solid - nothing really feels out of place as you gracefully jump from enemy to enemy, deploy powerful spell attacks and soak up the coins while gathering your bearings and moving on. It's a rote execution of the genre, but one that's only hampered slightly by the sluggish camera that has a tendency to point in the wrong direction whenever possible.
Much like other genre classics you'll find yourself picking up a handful of weapons, each with their own spin on the fire, ice and lightning spells you can deploy. Of particular note is the bow that requires a bit of aiming on the part of the player as it's not quite a fire-and-forget weapon and feels almost like a pocket sniper-rifle if you happen to level it up.
In fact, leveling up is where you'll be deploying most of your hard-earned gold, with each weapon having individual stats and spells to level up. Do you think the claymore is too slow? Start specializing in the twin-axes and you'll chop down enemies just as fast, spinning and charging as you please.
If you happen to get sick of chopping down huge demonic creatures and their hordes you can take the fight online and pair up with other players in a team-deathmatch mode. Teamwork is essential as you fight to control temporary bonuses to out-scale the enemy - it's not high strategy, but it's fun to fight something other than a mindless AI drone.
Unfortunately you'll be doing a lot of that in the singleplayer, and even the wonderfully varied worlds and enemies can't stem that feeling of having done all this before - enter area, destroy all enemies, move on. The addition of puzzle-chests is a nice idea, but instead of building on the experience, it brings the otherwise frantic pace to a crawl. Thankfully your second time through the game (if you choose to play the harder mode) will be more streamlined as a result.
Repetition aside, Wild Blood still manages to keep you hooked with its brutal action gameplay. It's great to see something so fresh from Gameloft and those itching for some beat'em-up gameplay now have a genuine must-have to check out.
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King Arthur has gone mad, fueled by his jealousy toward Lancelot for romancing his wife, Queen Guinevere. In his desperation, Arthur has been tricked by his sister, the all-powerful sorceress Morgana Le Fey, to open the Hellgate and allow all forms of demons to enter the world. Meanwhile, Morgana has captured Guinevere and holds her hostage on the magical island of Avalon.
Now Lancelot needs to confront King Arthur and the evil Morgana in order to free the world from these evil creatures and save Guinevere.
The time for Sir Lancelot to face his destiny is now!
- Amazing real-time, full-3D graphics with special effects powered by Unreal Technology.
- Epic fights full of impressive enemies and stunning special powers.
- Become the legendary and brutal Sir Lancelot. Fight off the legions of Hell and challenge the mighty King Arthur, who has been enchanted by Morgana.
- Travel across 10 breathtaking levels on your journey to Avalon with the help of Sir Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table.
- Face 20 different enemies including epic bosses.
- Wield a wide range of weapons from axes and long bows, to your powerful great sword.
- Enjoy intense, spectacular and gory combat with both melee and ranged battles.
- Explore fascinating environments and solve puzzles to reach hidden locations.
- Have fun with up to 8 friends in the impressive Team Deathmatch (4 vs. 4) and Capture the Flag modes.
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I love appspy!I always watch/read appspy's review first before purchasing an app to see if it's worth buying. By the way, very nice review on Wild Blood! I am not a fan of this genre but I am thinking of buying this after seeing the review. The only keeping me is the chance that I might get this for free if I win..hehe.Thanks appspy!
I wonder who's gonna win this sweet giveaway!
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Great review! I hope i will be one of the 5 lucky people who will get the code!
I have to say that it looks amazing. The level-up system for the weapons is awesome and reminds me of God of War which is one of my all time favorite series, albeit a watered-down version. Still, still looks like a fun title to pick up and play whenever I have some time to burn(like my morning commute:D). Can't wait for the price drop!
nice review
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Please dont make me have to wait!
I want this app so badly but currently can't afford it, if I dont get a free code I might have to wait awaile before I can get a Itunes gift card and its killing me that I can't play this now. I am hoping I get picked.
Before this site I use to buy a lot of crappy apps, now I have a better understanding of what apps are good and which ones are not worth buying thanks to Andrew's reviews.
This is the first game from gameloft that doesn't bring any particular game to mind while watching gameplay, maybe I just haven't seen the game but it's definitely a first.
This is the first game from gameloft that doesn't bring any particular game to mind while watching gameplay, maybe I just haven't seen the game but it's definitely a first.
This is the first game from gameloft that doesn't bring any particular game to mind while watching gameplay, maybe I just haven't seen the game but it's definitely a first.
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I have been following your site for quite some time now and have introduced me to many of the games I consider my favorites, League of Evil being the first. This is my definitive site for opinions, due in great part to Andrew who has a very neat style of showcasing apps. I try to avoid making online accounts because I prefer anonymity. However everyone has their weakness and I have found mine is the word free. Like Superman with kryptonite I become weak and powerless in its presence, and no matter how much I know I dislike a genre I must get it if it's free. However I like the fantasy genre games to the extreme. In a desperate bid to be noticed I will strike out in originality by employing reverse psychology and beg that you don't give me a Wild Blood code.
Free cyber cookie for those who get my name.
Honestly, I think Gameloft have completely messed up their 2012 releases, but with this game, they're probably going to make a comebacl.
Sorry, comeback.
This game looks like a great game. Kudos to the AppSpy team for all the great reviews. I could never decide what games to purchase without this site aiding my decisions. Good luck to everyone and may the odds be ever in your favor. Haha...
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I wouldn't say elegant :P but definitely true
thank you appspy for giving us a chance to play the game
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Seems interesting. Hope I win. ;P
But again please please please please pick me!
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Would really like to play this game though it's a bit out of my price range for apps, hope i get a code and goodluck to the others i guess
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great game I mean
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Sweet, I've been anticipating Gameloft's long-awaited Unreal Engine-powered release!! Looks great from the video, and thanks for such a detailed and honest review! AppSpy always helps me decide which games to buy!
Finally, the unreal engine on a gameloft game.. i hope the release an update to fix the camera. i am looking forward to this!! (i'll save some money first)
Another great review from appspy. Always help me to decide whether to get the game or not. Keep up the good and indepth reviews!!!
Looks good. I went for the Avengers game just because i love superheroes but it would be nice to try this one.
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So it is repetitive but also a must get? I wanna try just because it uses Unreal Engine. Graphics should be great.
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loook like an awesome game to have!, once agian a great review from appspy
Nice review!
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hi i like the fact that gameloft is using unreal technology
cant wait to play with it if i win !
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Thanks for another brief and straighforward review. Easier to get good games once they've been filtered, though Horn and this game seem like fun.
I guess it's "we comment, you decide" this time ;D
Hmm, normally I check who made a game before watching its review, but this time I didn't. For some reason I as really suprised when I heard you say this was a Gameloft. Anyway, it looks amazing. I'll need to try it out. I'd say awesome review, but I haven't had a chance to see the game for myself :D
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This looks like an interesting step forward for Gameloft-- they appear to have fantastic talent in their studio and I look forward to seeing them utilize it more and more on their future titles. iOS is a great platform for accessible and affordable gaming and they could do it a great service if they can continue to inch out of their comfort zone.
Great review, very informative
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Wild Blood strikes me as a wonderful step in the right direction for adventure gamers, sure its a lot of hack and slash, but an improvement on that dreadful succubus "samuri warrior" ripoff!
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well rounded review, always mention any problems with a game which is much appreciated. Awesome looking graphics on this game, camera angle issues are usually prevelant in these type of games on ios but..i think i could live with it. thanks
the game looks interesting... not like MIB3 whih i got bored after playing it for a few days.. the only thing that i am very curious about are the skills and the controls.. definitely a game that i want to try someday =)
Fantastic Review as always. I'm interested to see how the game stacks up in comparison to it console counterparts.
Looks like a great game from what the review says. Don't mind that the gameplay is the usual 'kill everybody in sight and move on' if it's actually entertaining in the process. ;) Wasn't expecting much more than this from the game anyways.Thanks for the review!
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nice graphics great review but the game is simple. You make quests kill monsters and go on. But graphics make this game great. Maybe thats an ordinary game but with these kind of graphics i will probably get this one :)
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By the way, probably you forgot to evaluate "SEQ" while you informed us all before it was published.
I'm enjoying it and I guess more will pick if you evaluate it too.
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Looks really good could do with a little more variety though. Game loft needs to move away though from IAP in premium games seems a little underhand! Would love to play this game tho :)
It a good game,nice storyline and graphic.But the only thing is the "hack and slash" game......they are many hack and slash game on App Store.
Great review, thanks for getting it out so quickly.
Solid hack and slash app created by Gameloft. Can't Wait to boot This baby up on the IOS, I really feel this app brings the "unreal" feeling to hack and slash apps, and of course great review AppSpy!!!!! I Hope To Win The Promo Code. And Good Luck To Others
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Ico of the Colossus (Horn) or God of War (this)? Hard to choose but both look amazing nontheless.
The multiplayer is interesting, but I can't wait to see the boss fights in this game. Going to make stylish dmc style combo in this action title that most likely doesn't have any.
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Thanks for such great oppotunity to win an app :D
Looks awesome! I definitely want to play it!
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Wow, this game feels like it's going to really bring out the Unreal Engine's potential in many IOS and Android Apps. Of course, I would lvoe to get my hands on this game myself as the review above really helped me fall in love with it's uniqueness. This game really gives a good feel of the hack n' slash genre and it looks like it has taken a giant leap from Gameloft's previous series, Hero of Sparta I & II. This high-definition game really gives a good feel of Darksiders or God of War and I am a huge fan of both games myself so I would love to "touch" n' slash my way through this game on my Ipad. I wish luck to myself and others. Thank You for your fantastic reviews as always.
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Glad to see Gameloft make another winner, but I do wonder why they couldn't have made this Hero of Sparta 3?
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This week on Grey's Anatomy, Derek manages to save the ER. (Hurrah!) But it really doesn't matter, because it turns out there's no hope for the hospital. (Huh?) Allow me to explain…
PULLING THE PLUG | Though Derek convinces enough other departments to trim a little fat here, a little fat there, to keep the ER open – and Owen is able to show Alana how valuable it is – its fate is already sealed. In fact, so is Seattle Grace's. The hospital, the efficiency expert reveals, is going to be sold! And, just like that, everything makes sense: Alana only shut down the ER to make Seattle Grace more attractive to potential buyers – you know, the same way a Realtor would pull up an ugly shag carpet to make a home more sellable!
THERE WILL NOT BE BLOOD | At first, Cristina balks at the new cameras monitoring… well, everyone's every move. Later, however, she's kinda grateful for them when Dr. Bob — the voice of Big Brother — busts Leah before she can give a dying Jehovah's Witness blood. (A big no-no.) "On the timeline of doctoring," she yells at the intern, "you're an amoeba!" But miraculously, she's an amoeba who still has a job: Dr. Bob elects not to blow the whistle.
SO HIP, IT HURTS | First, Alex and then Callie try coercing a 13-year-old gymnast to move, lest her double hip replacement have been for naught. Unfortunately, the kid is so bitter (and just plain mean) that she turns Alex "into a suicide risk" and takes all the spring out of Callie's step. Finally, Arizona successfully applies tough love (emphasis on the tough) and gets the patient on her feet.
THE HERNIATOR | During a class on the speedy new standardized procedure for the treatment of hernias, Richard can't hold his tongue (he has his own technique, if it's all the same to you) and Bailey can't contain her "enthusiasm" (she wants to keep her job, thank you very much). But both of them are horrified when the instructor blurts out, "The patients don't matter!" (Say what?!)
JUST FOR KICKS | In spite of Derek's disappointment over the hospital's dismal future, his day still ends pretty well: He gets to feel his and Meredith's McBaby kick! (Kinda adorable, wasn't it, when Bailey had to explain to her panicked pal that the fluttering in her tummy was just her fetus going for a field goal?)
Okay, your turn. What did you think? Didn't you feel like Owen had gotten through to Alana? How funny was it when Jackson was badmouthing her before realizing that – oops – that was her behind the surgical mask? Is Dr. Bob going to become a breakout character – always heard and never seen – like "Carlton, your doorman" from Rhoda? Sound off below!
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Two days after Southington's Cinderella run came to an end on the Stamford baseball field, Coach Marc Verderame was found sitting by himself in the bleachers looking out at the high school field. What could he have been done differently? What more could he have asked for from his players? How does Southington finally break through next season?
These are all questions that seemed more like a fairy tale than a possibility when Verderame took over the floundering American Legion baseball team just a few seasons ago. Now, they are the thoughts that haunt him in the off-season.
"It's very hard to win a championship because a lot of things have to go your way," he said. "I think our run is a testament to this program because we've gone to three straight state tournaments. We've gone to three state finals in the last three years between our Legion program and our high school program. This run has really gone a long way to restore that Southington name. It's been fantastic, and I'm glad to be a part of it. I told the players that they should be proud of it, too."
But can Southington compete in a league that's dominated by regional teams? Teams like Branford, Bristol, and Simsbury have captured recent titles, and all of them draw from multiple high schools or neighboring towns. Can Southington's run at a state title be an annual event? Verderame believes that they can.
"I think we can be competitive. We've been in with a chance three times," he said about the recent success at the high school and Legion levels. "Other teams might draw from a few different towns, but we all come from one community. To have that kind of talent, year after year, is a testament to the entire system of baseball. [Blue Knight coach] Charlie Lembo and I have tried to establish a program that can be connected all the way from Little League to the high school and Legion. That's what we've done and will continue to do."
Throughout much of the postseason, Southington dominated with just one game decided by fewer than three runs. With a lopsided, 12-2 win over Enfield in the regional final on Tuesday, July 30, Southington advanced to the state championship series for the first time since 1993—the year that Southington captured its only state title.
Southington's players were coming off a loss in the high school championship game and a disappointing end to the regular season that cost them the Zone 1 title, but the team regrouped for an unprecedented postseason run. They toppled three zone champions to win their region and score a berth into the championship series.
"This is the farthest we've gone since 1993. We've had some good teams, but it's tough," Verderame said after the win against Enfield. "Baseball is baseball, and anything can happen. I can't say enough about these kids. I knew the team I had coming in. they're the best team that I've had, and they came together nice. We had some adversity against Avon and Bristol. A lot of people said that we can't finish, but when the score's out of reach you don't have to worry about that."
But the championship series was a different story. In the first game, both teams battled through three perfect innings before Branford began their charge. Brett Susi threw a perfect game through three innings, but Branford rallied for 12 hits over the next 3 ½ innings. Joe Daigle came in for just two batters in the seventh inning before the game ended with a 10-0 mercy-rule decision in the seventh inning.
Branford ace John Amendola stymied the Southington batters. Post 72 managed just two hits and nobody reached second base in the shortened contest.
"We just had to get a couple of runs here and there, but they jumped on us," said Verderame. "They hit the ball, and we didn't. We had terrible at bats. We went up there with a terrible approach, and we had guys go up there and swing at the first pitch trying to hit a first-pitch fastball."
In the second inning, Southington had a chance to win but failed to score runners in the final inning of regulation. With runners on first and second and one out, Southington couldn't score the go ahead run. Branford went on to win in the 10th inning to clinch the series.
Craig Frobel scattered six hits, seven strikeouts, and one run over nine innings, but left the game clinging to a 1-1 tie. Branford rallied for four runs against Southington's bullpen and held on for a 4-1 win.
"I told them that we had a lot to be proud of," said the coach. "A lot of people wrote us off after we lost to Avon and didn't win the zone, but we showed our stuff in the tournament. It was just fantastic. This was a special group. They have nothing to be ashamed of. I hope that they keep their heads high and stick around the program."
As for next season, Southington has the potential to return all but one player from this year's roster. On the other hand, Verderame knows that some college players will go on to play in other leagues.
"I told them all that they are welcome to come back and play for us any time. I think that, if we can keep this group together, we'd be the favorites to win it all next year," said the coach. "It was a great season. I'm proud of the kids for what they did, and we made a good run. I think we made a lot of people proud."
With the losses, Southington (24-7) finished as the state runners-up. Branford (32-1) will advance to the regional tournament.
"It was so great to have the support that the fans and the citizens of Southington have showed us by coming out to see us and making the trip to Stamford to see us play. It was great, and we appreciated it," said the coach. "I'm proud of my players for the way they represent themselves and the class they showed. We did it the right way. We work hard, and it was awesome to see how many phone calls and messages I received and the support of our fans. I think we had more fans than Branford did at the state tournament. It was a good thing they did for the town."
To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@ southingtonobserver.com.
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JINDO, South Korea — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that the captain and some crew members of the sunken ferry committed "unforgivable, murderous behavior," while criticism of her own government's handling of the disaster grew.
As divers continued to search the interior of the submerged vessel, the confirmed death toll rose to 86, according to information from the coast guard posted for the victims' families. About 220 people remain missing.
The captain initially told passengers to stay in their rooms and waited more than half an hour to issue an evacuation order as the ferry Sewol sank Wednesday. By then the ship had tilted so much it is believed that many passengers were trapped inside.
Park said at a Cabinet briefing, "What the captain and part of the crew did is unfathomable from the viewpoint of common sense. Unforgivable, murderous behavior." The comments were posted on the website of the presidential Blue House.
Park said instead of following a marine traffic controller's instructions to "make the passengers escape," the captain "told the passengers to stay put while they themselves became the first to escape."
"Legally and ethically," she said, "this is an unimaginable act."
The captain, Lee Joon-seok, and two crew members have been arrested on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need, and prosecutors said Monday that four other crew members have been detained. Senior prosecutor Ahn Sang-don said prosecutors would decide within 48 hours whether to seek arrest warrants for the four: two first mates, a second mate and a chief engineer.
Lee, 68, has said he waited to issue an evacuation order because the current was strong, the water was cold and passengers could have drifted away before help arrived. But maritime experts said he could have ordered passengers to the deck — where they would have had a greater chance of survival — without telling them to abandon ship.
Video showed that Lee was among the first people rescued. Some of his crew said he had been hurt, but a doctor who treated him said he had only light injuries.
Lee spoke of "pain in the left rib and in the back, but that was it," said Jang Ki-joon, director of the orthopedic department at Jindo Hankook University. Jang said he did not realize Lee was the captain until after he treated him.
Many relatives of the dead and missing also have been critical of the government, which drew more outrage Monday with the resignation of Song Young-chur, a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Security and Public Administration.
Song, chief of the Regional Development Policy Bureau, reportedly tried to take a commemorative photo Sunday evening of the situation room on Jindo, an island near the sunken ferry, where government officials brief relatives of the missing.
Yonhap news agency reported that one family member shouted, "We are a nervous wreck here, and this is something to commemorate for you?"
Blue House spokesman Min Kyung-wook said the government accepted Song's resignation "as a warning to others, as he has raised public resentment by trying to take commemorative photos without understanding the feeling of the families of the victims and lost persons."
It was the latest of several missteps. Soon after the sinking the government announced that 368 passengers had been saved; the real number is just 174. Some relatives of the missing issued a statement saying that hours after the ship sank, no one from the government was available to brief them and they were turned back when they tried to get closer to the accident site.
There also has been criticism of the government's emergency preparedness. Various ministries set up "central emergency centers" across the country without coordinating their efforts. Some leaders lacked experience in disaster relief, including the deputy head of the Central Relief Center, who formerly led the National Archives of Korea.
Government officials have complained about false reports, and on Sunday night police arrested a woman on libel charges. Hong Ga-hye, 26, was introduced as a civilian diver in a South Korean cable news interview Friday in which she said rescue aid was not arriving as promised and that a diver communicated with a survivor through a wall of the sunken ferry, claims that authorities say were false. A sobbing Hong apologized to victims' families after appearing at a police station.
About 250 of the missing and dead are students from a single high school near Seoul who were on their way to the southern tourist island of Jeju.
Divers were unable for days to enter the submerged ship because of strong currents, bad weather and low visibility. Over the weekend they were able to use a new entryway through the dining hall, resulting in a jump in the discovery of corpses.
On Jindo, relatives of the missing must search white signboards giving sparse details such as gender, height, hair length and clothing to see if their loved ones have been found.
No names are listed, just the slimmest of clues about mostly young lives now lost. Many favored hoodies and track pants. One girl painted her fingernails red and toenails black. Another had braces on her teeth.
"I'm afraid to even look at the white boards," said Lim Son-mi, 50, whose 16-year-old daughter, Park Hye-son, has not been found. "Because all the information is quite similar, whenever I look at it, my heart breaks."
Relatives have already lined up to give DNA samples at the gymnasium where many are staying, to make bodies easier to identify when they are recovered.
A transcript released by the coast guard Sunday shows the ship, which carried 476 people, was crippled by confusion and indecision well after it began listing Wednesday.
About 30 minutes after the Sewol began tilting, a crew member repeatedly asked a marine traffic controller whether passengers would be rescued if they abandoned the ship off South Korea's southern coast.
That followed several statements from the ship that people aboard could not move and another in which someone said it was "impossible to broadcast" instructions.
The cause of the disaster is not yet known, but prosecutors have said the ship made a sharp turn before it began to list.
The Sewol's captain was arrested Saturday, along with one of the ship's three helmsmen and a 25-year-old third mate. The third mate was steering at the time of the accident, in a challenging area where she had not steered before, and the captain said he was not on the bridge at the time.
Authorities have not identified the third mate, though a colleague identified her as Park Han-kyul. Senior prosecutor Ahn said Monday that the third mate has told investigators why she made the sharp turn, but he would not reveal her answer, and more investigation is needed to determine whether the answer is accurate.
Kim reported from Mokpo, South Korea. Associated Press writers Foster Klug, Youkyung Lee, Jung-yoon Choi and Leon Drouin-Keith in Seoul and Minjeong Hong in Jindo contributed to this report.


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St. Petersburg, FL – David Phelps pitched into the eighth inning and Brett Gardner clubbed a two-run homer, as the New York Yankees topped the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-4, at Tropicana Field.
Phelps (3-2) was charged with six hits and four runs over 7 2/3 innings, but the right-hander was forced to leave the game after being drilled on his right forearm by a line drive off the bat of Ben Zobrist.
"His location was excellent. He changed speeds really well. It was a good performance by him and our offense came to life tonight," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson suffered a fractured knuckle on his left pinkie. Granderson's injury, which was a fractured left fifth metacarpal, occurred in the fifth inning when he was hit by a pitch from Cesar Ramos. Granderson stayed in the game and scored on a walk to Jayson Nix, but then was replaced in the field by Ichiro Suzuki in the bottom of the frame.
Lyle Overbay and Nix each drove in two runs, as the AL East leaders avoided their first three-game skid of the season.
Roberto Hernandez (2-5) gave up six hits and five runs over four innings in Tampa Bay's third consecutive home defeat.
"I thought we had some really good at-bats and hit some balls really well, but we have to do a better job pitching," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.
Overbay had an RBI double and scored on a Nix line single up the middle for a 2-0 lead in the second inning.
Gardner homered to right field with Chris Stewart aboard in the fourth, and the visitors added three more in the next inning for an 8-0 cushion. Granderson was hit by a pitch with one out, and David Adams and Overbay followed with singles before Nix drew a walk on a low pitch to force in a run. Stewart singled to right field, and with two outs, Robinson Cano was clipped by a pitch with the bases full.
Phelps' first 3-ball count didn't occur until the bottom of the fifth when James Loney broke up the perfect game with a double off the top of the wall down the right-field line.
Matt Joyce had an RBI double as part of a three-run sixth frame for the Rays, but Nix tripled in the seventh and scored on a Jamey Wright wild pitch.
Sam Fuld's sacrifice fly plated Kelly Johnson, who tripled in the bottom of the seventh to account for the final run in the opener of this three-game series.
Game Notes
The Yankees have scored first in eight of their last 11 road games ... The Yankees activated pitcher Ivan Nova from the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday's game. He was placed on the DL April 27 with inflammation of the right triceps ... Hernandez fell to 1-6 lifetime against the Yankees ... Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 0-for-4 and had his career-high 16-game hitting streak broken.


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We now know that the Ravens are capable of starting fast on the road with efficient offensive play. Next, they need to show us that they can sustain it for a full four quarters. During a dominant first 15 minutes of Sunday's 25-15 win over the Cleveland Browns, the Ravens showed no signs of the slow starts and sloppy execution that has prevented them from winning consecutive road games since December 2010. The Ravens offense hit the ground running at Cleveland Browns Stadium, as they have done the previous four seasons, using Ray Rice and the running game to set the tone on a pair of near-flawless touchdown drives. The team's offensive catalyst rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries -- two more carries than he got in the 43-13 loss to the Houston Texans two weeks ago. Backup Bernard Pierce got in the act, too, rushing for his first NFL touchdown to give them a 14-0 lead just before the end of the first quarter. Even fullback Vonta Leach was dusted off and given a prominent role again, both carrying the ball and crushing would-be tacklers as a lead blocker, after the All-Pro was used for less than 40 percent of the team's offensive snaps in the season's first seven games. The Ravens picked up 11 first downs on those two time-consuming drives and only faced third down four times, converting them all with either a clutch catch by wideout Anquan Boldin or a short-yardage run by Pierce. Quarterback Joe Flacco took what the defense gave him and completed his first 10 passes. As a whole, the Ravens offense was humming early as if the game was being played back in Baltimore. So where was this in the losses in Philadelphia and Houston and the too-close-for-comfort win in Kansas City? It's a great question, and if I had the answer to it, I would have been on the team's payroll a few weeks ago. I know it seems like a copout, but it mostly does come down to execution. Communication is an issue on the road, sure, and the Ravens can thank you for having one of the NFL's best home-field advantages. But no matter where you are playing, an up-tempo attack -- or any other approach for that matter -- isn't going to work if you're not executing the plays. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron has gotten a lot of flak for not putting his players in a position to succeed on the road, but he did an excellent job of that early. It helped that the Ravens picked up yards on first and second down and made third down manageable. But then Rice started hitting a wall of bodies and Flacco's passes started to hit the grass. The Ravens went two quarters without picking up a first down and the Browns got back into the game three points at a time. To his credit, Cameron kept the play-calling balanced, but the Ravens couldn't get anything going. Finally, midway through the fourth quarter, they were able to replicate the success that they had on their first two drives, but executing and moving the ball on three drives is far from a complete game. This uneven performance did little to alleviate the preexisting concerns about the offense's and Flacco's struggles on the road and, as a result, I'm sure Flacco and Cameron will be popular topics on talk radio this week, especially with challenging road games against Pittsburgh and San Diego looming after this weekend's home game against Oakland. But those efficient first 15 minutes in Cleveland should at least give the Ravens confidence that they are capable of playing their brand of offensive football on the road, too. Now they just have to figure out how to do it for four quarters, which we know is easier said than done.
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DALLAS, Pa. — The man long suspected in the 1979 disappearance of a New York City boy was ordered to stand trial Thursday for allegedly misleading police about where he planned to live after his release from prison on child molestation charges.
Jose Antonio Ramos, sporting a long white beard and ponytail, said nothing as he was led into a district judge's office in northeastern Pennsylvania a day after another man was charged with kidnapping and killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz.
Ramos, 69, was the prime suspect in Patz's disappearance until earlier this year, when a New Jersey man told police he'd choked the boy to death in the basement below a convenience store. Ramos was even declared legally responsible for the boy's death by a civil court in 2004.
Brian O'Dwyer, who represents Patz's family in their civil suit against Ramos, said he remains convinced of Ramos' guilt.
"Nothing has changed my mind that Jose Ramos is responsible for the abduction and murder of Etan Patz," O'Dwyer said in a statement Thursday.
Ramos completed a 27-year sentence last week but was immediately arrested upon his release from the State Correctional Institution at Dallas because authorities said he had given them a fake address for where he'd be living.
When New York City police checked out the Bronx address he provided on his Megan's Law registration form, they found no one living there who knew Ramos. And when police tracked down the cousin whose name Ramos had listed, she told them she hadn't had any contact with him in 35 years and did not plan to allow him to live with her, New York police Detective James Menton testified Thursday.
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In a strange twist, police also found no evidence the grandson claimed by Ramos' pen pal even existed.
Ramos' relationship with the woman, Janet Hicks, was unclear, and authorities aren't sure why she falsely claimed to Ramos that she would bring a boy to live with them. Hicks didn't return a phone message left by The Associated Press.
Police "really looked into that because they wanted to make sure that no other kid would be harmed by this man," but "we weren't able to establish that there was a grandson," Luzerne County prosecutor Lexie Falvello said outside court. "I think one can infer that he had questionable intentions, if he was making arrangements with a woman and requesting that she bring her grandson along with her, especially given his history."
Ramos' public defender, Jonathan Blum, argued for a dismissal of the felony charge, saying that Ramos could have headed to the address he gave police, found out he wasn't permitted to live there, then given police another address and still be in compliance with Megan's Law. But Judge James Tupper said Ramos' jailhouse letters provided evidence of criminal intent to mislead authorities.
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Around the time of Ramos' hearing, the man now charged in Patz's death appeared in a New York City courtroom. Pedro Hernandez's attorney said his client is mentally ill and made a false confession.


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