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Evadarea din pușcărie (2005) romana
Descriere Evadarea din pușcărie 2005 Serialul prezintă povestea intrigantă a lui Michael Scofield, interpretat de seducătorul Wentworth Miller, care înscenează jaful unei bănci pentru a ajunge în aceeaşi închisoare în care se află fratele său mai mare, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell). Aşteptându-şi rândul pentru scaunul electric după condamnarea în cazul unei crime pe care nu a comis-o, Lincoln se trezeşte coleg de închisoare cu fratele lui, în penitenciarul Fox River. Michael pune în aplicare, pas cu pas, un plan elaborat de evadare pentru el şi fratele sau. Povestea se complică atunci când la mijloc intervin interese financiare şi politice, dar şi conspiraţii guvernamentale.
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- Premiera: 2005-08-29
- Tara: US
- Language: En
- Durata: 60
Episodul 1 - Evadarea din pușcărie - ScyllaPremiera: 2008-09-01
Michael has trailed Gretchen/Susan, Whistler and Mahone to L.A. Chaos reigns in SONA while T-Bag, Bellick and Sucre go missing. Lincoln and L.J. continue to stay with Sofia.
Episodul 2 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Breaking & EnteringPremiera: 2008-09-01
"Breaking & Entering" is the 59th episode of the American television series Prison Break and was shown together with the first episode of its fourth season as a two-hour episode with "Scylla". It was broadcast on September 1, 2008 in the United States on the Fox Network.
Episodul 3 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Shut DownPremiera: 2008-09-08
Michael attempts to track the cardholder and avoid going back to prison. Wyatt finds new information regarding Sara's whereabouts. Elsewhere, T-Bag uses a new identity to make a new life for himself.
Episodul 4 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Eagles & AngelsPremiera: 2008-09-15
Michael, Lincoln and Sucre must crash a police benefit to obtain the next card key. Reeling from another death, Sarah falls back into an old habit. T-Bag arouses suspicion and runs into some old "friends" his first day on the job.
Episodul 5 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Safe & SoundPremiera: 2008-09-22
Self locates another card hidden in a safe within a secure federal building, as Mahone continues his quest for revenge. Meanwhile, T-Bag's new life may be in jeopardy.
Episodul 6 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Blow OutPremiera: 2008-09-29
The entire operation may be in jeopardy when Mahone gets into trouble with the law. Gretchen's sister receives a surprise visitor. The Company may be onto Self. T-Bag continues to raise suspicions at Gate.
Episodul 7 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Five the Hard WayPremiera: 2008-10-06
Lincoln takes members of the team to Las Vegas where Sucre gets an indecent proposal. Sarah learns about Michael's condition, and Roland pushes his luck too far. Gretchen teams up with T-Bag who makes an offer to Michael he cannot refuse. Meanwhile, the secrets in Whistler's bird book are finally revealed.
Episodul 8 - Evadarea din pușcărie - The PricePremiera: 2008-10-20
Lincoln works to retrieve the final card, which is being held by the General. Michael and Self are forced to work with Gretchen. Meanwhile, Roland continues to be berated for losing the transcribing device in Las Vegas.
Episodul 9 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Greatness AchievedPremiera: 2008-11-03
Wyatt gets a taste of his own medicine, and Mahone finds some resolution. T-Bag scrambles when the police investigate his missing co-worker while Gretchen gets cozy with a Company man. Meanwhile, Michael's condition continues to worsen, and a team member makes the ultimate sacrifice while planning the underground break-in for Scylla.
Episodul 10 - Evadarea din pușcărie - The LegendPremiera: 2008-11-10
Sara is left with no choice but to take Michael to the hospital as his condtion rapidly worsens. Sucre and Lincoln are faced with unknown territory as they are left in charge of the operation. Elsewhere, agent Self makes a surprising ally.
Episodul 11 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Quiet RiotPremiera: 2008-11-17
Michael races against time and his ailing health to break into the Company headquarters to steal Scylla, but the break-in's success lies with Sucre. Gretchen dresses up for a meeting with the General and one final attempt to get the last card key. T-Bag must make a decision to leave his criminal ways for good.
Episodul 12 - Evadarea din pușcărie - SelflessPremiera: 2008-11-24
Sara takes a hostage in a bid to secure Scylla. In the meantime, Michael and Lincoln finally meet the General while one of their members switches allegiance.
Episodul 13 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Deal Or No DealPremiera: 2008-12-01
It's up to Michael to hold the gang together after they find out they were betrayed by one of their own. Meanwhile, Gretchen is blackmailed by T-Bag's new partner.
Episodul 14 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Just BusinessPremiera: 2008-12-08
Michael, whose condition is deteriorating, winds up in the hands of The Company who promise Lincoln that they can save Michael's life in exchange for a favor. Elsewhere, Gretchen and Self wind up with Scylla and a buyer.
Episodul 15 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Going UnderPremiera: 2008-12-15
Michael gets medical attention from the most unlikely of places, and Charles Westmoreland returns to help uncover the true meaning of Scylla. Meanwhile, Lincoln and Sucre race to stop Gretchen before Scylla is lost forever.
Episodul 16 - Evadarea din pușcărie - The Sunshine StatePremiera: 2008-12-22
Lincoln and his new partners arrive in Miami to recover Scylla from its shocking new owner, and Sara searches for a missing Michael who learns some surprising information about his past. Meanwhile, a double-crossing leads to a death and an arrest in "The Sunshine State."
Episodul 17 - Evadarea din pușcărie - The Mother LodePremiera: 2009-04-17
Michael and Sara journey to Miami while Lincoln meets with his mother. T-Bag and Self's mission to locate Scylla takes a dramatic turn. The General comes under pressure.
Episodul 18 - Evadarea din pușcărie - VS.Premiera: 2009-04-24
Michael and Lincoln come to blows over Scylla as Christina sets the wheels in motion for her plan. Meanwhile, Sara receives life-changing news. T-Bag arrives at the Indian Embassy. The General becomes increasingly paranoid.
Episodul 19 - Evadarea din pușcărie - S.O.BPremiera: 2009-05-01
Michael's reunion with Christina is soured when she drops a bombshell regarding Lincoln, and T-Bag grows determined to prove he is worthy of being a member of the Company.
Episodul 20 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Cowboys & IndiansPremiera: 2009-05-08
Pandemonium erupts at the hotel following the assassination, and Christina puts the final pieces of her plan together. Meanwhile, the General makes good on his threat, and Michael is forced to choose between saving either Lincoln or Sara.
Episodul 21 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Rate of ExchangePremiera: 2009-05-15
Familiar faces return to help Michael end his quest to bring down The Company once and for all.
Episodul 22 - Evadarea din pușcărie - Killing Your NumberPremiera: 2009-05-15
Michael tries to bring down the Company once and for all.
Episodul 23 - Evadarea din pușcărie - The Old Ball And ChainPremiera: 2009-09-10
Episodul 24 - Evadarea din pușcărie - FreePremiera: 2009-09-17


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paralysed back leg - cat
A few weeks ago, my 12 year-old cat came in from outdoors, and he was dragging his back left leg. I took him to my vet right away and had him ex-rayed and examined. There was no break and no indication of a sprain. The vet said the paralysis may have been the result of a stroke.
Grinch (my cat) is still dragging his back leg. Is there a brace that I can order to help him distribute his weight evenly, that might ease his discomfort? Note, my vet is a 'country' style doctor, and does not have any information of such a brace for me. I have seen these types of braces in animal magazines, but do not know how or where to find out more information.
Can you help me?
Ive heard of these little wheel chairs that you put your animals back end in so they dont have to use their backlegs.
But im not sure that ive seen them for cats.. but ill check it out and see what i can come up with (note im not a vet)
Well i found a site, though it is quite pricey!
Im sure a dog one would work alright seeing it is measured by weight.
One thing that you might want to consider is that your cat is 12 years old... she might not be comfortable or be able to get used to having something attached to her and she may find it rather annoying.
If your vet hasnt suggested anything and hasnt put your cat on any medication for pain then im sure she is alright and the limp will probably go away on its on in a little while.
Maybe you should just keep her in the house for awhile and give her some extra care. :)
Hope i helped out a little!
Good luck
Just so you know,
even if the limp stays, your cat will get used to it and support more with the other legs.....that'a what happened to my cat when she got hit by a car and had to have one of her legs amputated.
but now she's fine
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Acupuncture can cure various pains such as knee pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, arthritis and many types of health ailments. This form of treatment is considered as common and popular in many regions of East Asia.
On the other hand, acupuncture is known as an alternative medicine in the western part of the world.
There are some people who are hesitant to settle for acupuncture to cure pain. Acupuncture is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been around for hundreds of years. It does not depend on modern prescribed drugs or pills. Instead, acupuncture awakens the body's defenses and therapeutic abilities in order to prevent and even cure various diseases and pain.
Westerners have a different view of the body. Compared to the traditional Chinese, Westerners view the body as a physical and actual body mass. But the Chinese have a unique way of looking at the body. There is the qi and the yin and yang which are important to consider in order to discover the solution and even the treatment to a number of disease or pain.
Acupuncture therapy is the most common and well known treatment that is associated with Traditional Chinese Medicine. This treatment involves insertion of acupuncture needs to specific points in the body. The main idea is to increase the circulation of the blood flow and balance the qi or invisible energy in the body.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believed that ailments are caused by a disturbance or disruption of a person's flow of energy and blood throughout his body. The energy and blood may not freely flow because of the blockage or obstruction. In other words, if there is a free flow of blood and energy, there is no pain and disease to talk about. But, if there is no free flow of qi throughout the body, a person feels pain and discomfort.
Acupuncture therapy helps in restoring and maintaining the body's blood and energy flow. The acupuncture needles restore blood and energy movement in order to provide relief from ailments and pain. There have been a number of reviews which show that acupuncture for pain has significant positive results. With these reviews, it just shows that acupuncture can cure pain by restoring and balancing the body's energy and blood flow.
Acupuncture therapy is gaining wide reputation and acceptance. It is even considered as a non-invasive and high quality medicinal alternative. It does not introduce any damaging and detrimental effects to the body. Hence, acupuncture is one of the best options to cure pain and other ailments.


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Happy holidays! Love to you all, both near and far. Today's post comes from my friend Len, who reads my blog regularly but never comments! So he's making his debut by sharing his holiday travels (and personal journey involving bags, of course!) with us. I hope you enjoy his post! :0) M
Driving home from Louisville, KY on the 22nd of December, it occurs to me that this can be a strange and paradoxical season. It's the winter solstice and, as if on cue, the temperatures drop and the wind blows icy cold creating a numbing chill. This uncomfortable condition is only exasperated by my somewhat twisted sense of obligation and competition that finds my home thermostat – now at 62 degrees --creeping ever lower. But, at the same time, this is a time of hope. The shortest day of the year means that the sun has turned and the days will now start to get longer. And by design, the early Christians chose this time of the year to celebrate the birth of Jesus. So,what does this all have to do with an environmental blog about plastic bags?
I guess it comes down to a question as to whether you are a "glass half full" or "half empty" kind of person. Or, perhaps more appropriately, are you a "landfill half empty" kind of person. Do the winds of December depress you or does the knowledge that we are now 1 day closer to Spring bring you some comfort? Me, well, I am a dyed-in-the-wool fence-sitting kind of guy.
Last week, I was at Martin's and I turned down a plastic bag – again. I have not kept track of how many times I have done so, but I know it is more than the number of dates I have had in the past two years. So, that is a good thing. But, at the same time, I feel like I am jousting with windmills, unable to make even a blip of a dent in the number of bags that fly out the door of even this one store. So, to try to make my bag refusal more than an empty gesture, I always tell the checkout person WHY I refuse the bags and remind them that they are the first line of defense against this insidious plague. Usually I get a blank stare or a protest that limiting the number of bags they give out could directly correlate with the time they spend in the unemployment line. But this time, the two people behind me agree and chime in, and even the check out lady says, "You'd be amazed at how many people turn them down." And, they next day, the bagger, a young man in his late teens, adds to my speech, "Yeah, they are bad for the environment." So, I am feeling better about life in America. Some people actually do get it.
But then, the next night I am staying at a Holiday Inn Express in Louisville, and all I can see, everywhere I look, is plastic. The wastebaskets and ice buckets are lined with plastic bags. There are two bars of soap, each wrapped in a tiny little plastic bag. The coffee for the coffeemaker is in a plastic bag. And, the plastic cups are wrapped in little plastic bags. I am staying in a plastic hell.
But, every ying has its yang. The next day I go grocery shopping with my son and I am shocked – and elated – to learn that he has purchased 10 reusable shopping bags from Meijers! The bags cost him $1 each, but he gets 5 cents off the contents of every bag he uses. He tells me the bags are also available at Krogers. So, there is some financial incentive for him and grocery shopping suddenly became fun for me, as I proudly bagged and toted his groceries.
So, back in the "Bend" I head off to Martins once again. It is now noon on Christmas Eve and I am still on a little bit of a high from my trip to the Louisville Meijers. The parking lot is packed and I feel fortunate to have found a reasonably close parking. I walk across the lot and see a guy I know vaguely from somewhere. We both are in the Christmas spirit and we exchange a nod, a smile and a quick hello. Then I enter the store and suddenly I experience the strangest sensation. The aisles are packed and patrons are stacked 6 deep at every available checkout counter. I am sure there must have been some music playing and some decorations and Poinsettias, but all I can see – I mean ALL I can see – are plastic bags. Plastic bags bombard my visual senses. I can see NOTHING else. Dozens of full stuffed bags huddled in shopping carts, hundreds of bags pouring out the door, and thousands more lined up like piles of deadly ammunition waiting their turned to be fired off into the world. Baggers are grabbing them and filling them faster than I could ever hope to count. My second thought – right after, "damn you, Michelle!" – is the utter hopelessness of the battle we are waging.
Suddenly, I am depressed. It's Christmas Eve, and I am depressed. I trudge off and buy three apples, carrying them in my hand rather than using the plastic bags provided. I pick up a jar of peanut butter and head for the express lane. The guy in front of me is a friend of mine. He is an attorney, and one of the most unemotional and stoic people I know. We chat briefly, then it is his turn in line. He has only one item, and he refuses the bag! I congratulate him on his decision and he says to me as he is leaving, "We all do what we can." !
Finally, I, too, turned and left. As I passed the final checkout lane a lady was paying for her load of groceries. Like so many others, her cart was stuffed with bags. But these bags looked different. I walked over to take a closer look – they were re-usable bags from http://www.papernorplastic.com/. And once again, I was a landfill half empty kind of guy.
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Kolkata: Asserting that it is the society that makes cinema and not vice versa, Indian veteran lyricist-scriptwriter Javed Akhtar rebuked the view that cinema spreads violence and criticised the trend of connecting incidences of rapeto cinema.
"Our violence is caste-based, economic-based. I am not defending cinema. I am telling you, let us not have a wrong diagnosis of a national problem because we will not be able to correct it then," he said at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet on Monday.
To a question on the influence of cinema, the 71-year-old lyricist said everything that is happening, economic and social deprivations cannot be blamed to cinema.
"Cinema is a whipping boy. We have to face the reality. It is the society that makes cinema. Cinema doesn't make society," he said.
The Sahitya Akademi awardee attributed the 'clash of civilisation within society' to immigration as a culture shock for some.
"There is lot of immigration in the cities. There is a clash of civilisations within our society as under the same sky, people from different economic zones live. Exposure through media is so much that I am more aware of what I am deprived of than what I have," he said.
Backing his claim, Akhtar said: "In places where there are less theatres, there is more violence. So how can we believe cinema is spreading violence in the society?"


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Seven Things I Can't Bear
Mindy over at Mamadrama started a meme today on things she can't bear. I don't know what else to post today, so I thought I'd join in even though I'm trying to accentuate the positive these days.
1. Clowns. (Not just the evil ones.)
2. Maggots
3. Toenail trimmings
4. Biting down on alumin(i)um foil
5. Whatever is in the air in fabric stores and soap aisles of the grocery store
6. The idea of sutra neti - yogic manipulation of a string in and out of one's orifices
7. Seeing an animal in pain


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Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho Genealogy
United States > Idaho > Lincoln County > Shoshone
- 1 Quick Facts
- 2 City Hall
- 3 Resources
- 3.1 Biography
- 3.2 Cemeteries
- 3.3 Church History and Records
- 3.4 Directories
- 3.5 Funeral Homes
- 3.6 History
- 3.7 Maps
- 3.8 Military History and Records
- 3.9 Minorities
- 3.10 Newspapers
- 3.11 Obituaries
- 3.12 School Records
- 3.13 Websites
- 4 References
Quick Facts
Former name
Geographic location
City Hall
Shoshone City Hall
207 South Rail Street West
Shoshone, ID 83352-5393
Phone: 208-886-2030
Church History and Records
First Baptist Church
205 E 5th St
Shoshone, ID 83352
(208) 886-2545
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Shoshone Ward
507 N Greenwood St
Shoshone, ID 83352
(208) 886-2388
Copies of the original records of church units are in the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at its Family History Centers. Among the records microfilmed are those of the Shoshone and Dietrich branches(1932-1948).
Christ Episcopal Church
104 W B St
Shoshone, ID 83352
(208) 886-7678
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has microfilmed church records of the Christ Episcopal Church of Shoshone (1901-1995) that are located at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Pocatello, Idaho. These films can be viewed at the Library in Salt Lake City or at any of its Family History Centers.
New Hope Lutheran Church
Write a review - - more info »Placement on map is approximate
119 S Apple St
Shoshone, ID 83352
(208) 886-7000
Roman Catholic
St Peter Catholic Church
215 West # B
Shoshone, ID 83352
(208) 886-2002
Records of the St Peter Catholic Churchof Shoshone (1896-1965) have been microfilmed by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah from records held in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. These films can be viewed at the Library in Salt Lake City or in any of it Family History Centers.
Shoshone Assembly of God Church
120 W 4th St
Shoshone, Idaho 83352
(208) 886-2388
Oasis Christian Fellowship
310 E 6th St
Shoshone, ID 83352-5006
(208) 886-9858
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, state and regional directories.
Funeral Homes
Demaray's Shoshone Funeral Chapel
404 W B St
Shoshone, Idaho 83352
(208) 886-2345
Military History and Records
Copies of issues of the following Shoshone newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho:
Lincoln County journal 1931:8:14-1990:12:26
Shoshone independent 1902:3:27
Shoshone journal 1891:1:3-1931:8:7
Shoshone journal 1906:12:21-1906:12:28
Southern Idaho Democrat 1915:8:31-1916:7:28
School Records


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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Orcas Island Races Almost Full!
in just 48 hours since registration open both races are getting very close to being full! which is amazing because this year with having the two races on separate weekends it allows us to almost double the number of runners we can let in the race!
orcas island 50k is 70% full and the orcas island 25k is almost 90% full. but few folks have signed up for the lodging which usually sells out very fast, maybe the new registration process for the lodging is to blame? if you want lodging at camp moran be sure to register for that--it's a separate form(which is different than in the past).
register for either race or the lodging at: www.databarevents.com/orcas.asp
I'll post the entrants lists and lodging lists later today.


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Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla, the Group's visionary leader set up India's first truly global multinational
The roots of the Aditya Birla Group date back to the 19th century in the picturesque town of Pilani set amidst the Rajasthan desert. It was here that Seth Shiv Narayan Birla started trading in cotton, laying the foundation for the House of Birla.
Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla – Putting India on the world map
A formidable force in Indian industry, Mr. Aditya Birla dared to dream of setting up a global business empire at the age of 24. He was the first to put Indian business on the world map, as far back as 1969, long before globalisation became a buzzword in India.
In the then vibrant and free market South East Asian countries, he ventured to set up world-class production bases. He had foreseen the winds of change and staked the future of his business on a competitive, free market driven economic order. He put Indian business on the globe, 22 years before economic liberalisation was formally introduced by the former Prime Minister, Mr. Narasimha Rao, and the former Union Finance Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. He set up 19 companies outside India, in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Egypt.
Interestingly, for Mr. Aditya Birla, globalisation meant more than just geographic reach. He believed that a business could be global even while being based in India. Therefore, back in his home-territory, he drove single-mindedly to put together the building blocks to make our Indian business a global force.
Under his stewardship, his companies rose to be the world's largest producer of viscose staple fibre, the largest refiner of palm oil, the third-largest producer of insulators and the sixth-largest producer of carbon black. In India, they attained the status of the largest single producer of viscose filament yarn, apart from being a producer of cement, grey cement, and rayon grade pulp. The Group is also the largest producer of aluminium in the private sector, the lowest first-cost producers in the world and the only producer of linen in the textile industry in India.
At the time of his untimely demise in 1995, the Group's revenues had crossed Rs.8,000 crore globally, with assets of over Rs.9,000 crore, comprising 55 benchmark quality plants, an employee strength of 75,000 and a shareholder community of 600,000.
Most importantly, his companies earned the respect and admiration of the people, as one of India's finest business houses, and the first Indian international Group globally. Through this outstanding record of enterprise, he helped create enormous wealth for the nation, and respect for Indian entrepreneurship in South East Asia. In his time, his success was unmatched by any other industrialist in India.
That India attains respectable rank among the developed nations was a dream he forever cherished. He was proud of India and took equal pride in being an Indian.


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Whenever I think of the Death and Control Denied lineups I can't help to worship the excellent musicianship and creative visions behind one of the masters and innovators of death metal Chuck Schuldiner. There is no Death without Chuck Schuldiner and the progression from outstanding albums such as "Human", "Individual Thought Patterns", "Symbolic" and to "The Sound of Perseverance" is absolutely impressive. Control Denied's only released album "The Fragile Art of Existence" seems to borrow a few of the musical ideas off of "The Sound of Perseverance" with the lineups on both albums being almost similar. The only distinct difference that "The Fragile Art of Existence" has is that the death metal approach is almost non-existent and that Chuck is trying to do the complete opposite from his signature death metal sound. Therefore, through Control Denied Chuck is showing us his passion for other genres of metal notably power and progressive.
Now onto the album itself, overall this album was a thoroughly enjoyable listen and the instrumentation was impeccable. All of the guitar riffs are quite addictive and Chuck shows all of his devout fans that he is able to execute some of the beautiful and heartfelt guitar solos just like his work on Death. The other high points of the album include the drumming performance of Richard Christy, showing the metal world his creativity and unique style. Tim Aymar is another great addition to the lineup while pulling off his strong vocal range and ability to add to the overall feel of the album. The only drawback of this album is that it felt as though it was a little rushed to be released. If much more time were spent on this album than it would be close to considered a masterpiece in my opinion and wouldn't nearly be as overlooked as the other legendary Death masterpieces. Understandably Control Denied could never be as huge as Death due to the fact that Death were one of the bands first bands to invent death metal.
Another small drawback is the fact that there seems too much going on at once on this album and it is quite difficult to focus on one aspect of the instrumentation at times. The concept of doing less means more would definitely apply to this album. Despite all of this, I gave this album a very high rating because the ideas and musicianship are at perhaps the highest level metal has to offer. It is an album that is most certain to please the fans of Chuck and to add to his legacy as being one of metal's most brilliant and outstanding musicians. Also "The Fragile Art of Existence" gets better and better after each listen and is not meant to have the same expectations as Death. Personal favorite tracks would have to be Expect the Unexpected and Believe even though every track was solid in my opinion. The only two questions that I continue to ask are if "The Fragile Art of Existence" will become more of a lost treasure over the years and will Control Denied's unfinished second album 'When Man and Machine Collide' ever get completed and released?
The fact that this is Chuck's swansong tugs at my heartstrings, but I can't be dishonest. This album is a bit of mess. If you've listened to any number of prog albums, you've heard this kind of album before. It seems like it's trying so hard to be progressive, that it ends up sounding like a bunch of songs crammed together, losing any coherency, and more importantly, becomes extremely difficult to let it maintain the attention. This type of songwriting faux pas of being uber progressive/technical at expense of cohesive song structures that go together and transition from section to section in a flowing manner as opposed to abruptly stopping one riff and doing another, I call Dream Theater syndrome; because in basically every DT song there is a point where the song is held back from greatness by some random solo or what have you.
And sadly, this album certainly has a strain of DTitus. But it for the most part it isn't the solos I have a problem with. From the start with Death, Chuck has always been great at memorable, melodic leads. In fact the leads here are certainly a highlight. But there are no transitions to be found here at all. The riffs, at best, sound only slightly related, as if they were from the same song, but from opposite ends of it or something, and at worst, sound like to riffs for two different albums were put adjacent to one another to form a prog master headache. There will be (example here from When the Link Becomes Missing) a string of fast chugging, into a more staccato riff, into a sudden stop of everything completely, into a freaking acoustic break, into a face melting solo, into a soulful melodic solo which leads into a new fast chugging riff with electrified vocals. What the hell?
There really isn't a song on here that is completely cohesive. They are all plagued by the piece-together-fragments-of-songs-to-form-one-song style of songwriting. And it can be very frustrating. The only other thing that bothers me is the lyrics. Chuck went a little overboard here, and though the lyrics aren't awful, as someone below said, they are a little off-putting. They're a bit awkward, like he wrote them without the intent that someone would be singing them. There are numerous examples of this. Like the "once I was free, now I am trapped, once I was trapped but now I am free" section of Consumed, or... well most of the song What If... What sucks though, is that despite Tim Aymar's great voice, for quite a large portion, the lyrics are so clunky, the delivery seems a bit off, and soulless.
But there are some points on the album where the vocals are just awesome. When I first put this album on, and Consumed started, I thought this was going to be the greatest album ever. That soaring voice half singing, half screaming "Your face is hiding! Deep inside my mind! Your touch, is on, my TOOOOOONGGGUE!" But the song takes a random turn into program excess, with random slow parts and whatnot.... Throughout the album though, there are numerous fantastic vocal lines. The classic chorus of Expect the Unexpected is a highlight, and the insane shrieks on Breaking the Broken are just goose bump inducing.
I already commented on the ever consistent leads of Chuck, but how do the riffs compare? Well, there really isn't really a riff here that's bad. There are plenty of riffs that are downright brilliant. Like on Cut Down, which is probably the most consistent song on the album, and the AWESOME opening riff of the title track. The interlude riff halfway through Believe is awesome too! However, no matter how great the riffs may be, the arrangements are just too confusing.
You getting the picture yet? Everything's awesome here. The riffs, the vocals, the solos, that bass! But it's all arranged in like the LEAST appealing way. Seriously. This could've been a masterpiece, but it just isn't, and it pisses me off! The drumming and bass are super consistent, varied and impressive, but there are some bass breaks, that just completely break the flow of the songs, and I love bass breaks! The drumming never really breaks flow, and I greatly commend Richard Christy for keeping up with the crazy stuff that goes on. Overall, the rhythm section is extremely tight and well done, just you guessed it, arranged weird.
So in the end, this is a classic example of excellent quality music that just throws too much at you in its effort to be respected. The music is quality enough though, that I can't give it a failing score, and despite how frustrating it is, I do listen to it on occasion. I wish Chuck's career would've ended on a higher note, but the man accomplished much in a short span of time, and we all know, love, and respect the man and his music. R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner. You are missed every day and will always be missed, by your fans.
For amazing music, just too much of it put together haphazardly, Control Denied's The Fragile Art of Existence gets a 70, or a 3 out of 5.
Cut Down
Expect the Unexpected
Breaking the Broken
When I first got a hold of this record, I didn't like it at all. I'm not a big progressive power metal fan, but over time it just made sense. With Chuck during his final years progressing so far with the the songwriting and lyrics, I was hoping for something closer to sounding like Death, but the thing is I expected the unexpected. The riffs and leads are so Chuck totally. You can feel the vibe from him, it's apparent.
We have really slow-paced songs with bar chords galore, a little bit faster guitars on some songs, and the groove really kicks butt. Such atmosphere...awe-inspiring. This time around Chuck is no longer in the vocal department. Tim Aymar took over as Chuck's goal was to put out something totally progressive like Death was, just with a different voice. Tim really sings with vigor and diversity. There's some screaming, but all of the vocals represent the music precisely.
There are a lot of atmospheric effects on this album that augment the whole of Control Denied's release here. The guitars always change around slow tempos and faster tempos, but are totally Chuck. There are acoustic pieces as well. The tempo changes are all over the place. It's a mild metal album with Chuck's solos dominating. Shannon Hamm puts out some good lead work as well, but you could totally tell what was Chuck's.
The lyrics are mainly focused on humanity and society, perfect topics to fit the music. This album has the most progressive power metal that I've ever heard. Rhythm guitars that just dominate with such variety, but the whole album fits together. Some tempos are faster than others and are pretty much all over the place. It reminds me of old Opeth, just not as heavy. The tempos change much like them, though.
I'd say that the strongest elements here would be the music, the vibe, the vocals, and production's sound and quality. Everything here just lets the metal flow. It's a total chill mood release, something to definitely check out if you're a progressive power metal fan. I haven't heard many bands that reflect this genre. It seems like it's pretty much extinct, but I could be wrong. Just to my knowledge, Chuck put together a perfect record with music that's so original and lyrics that fit so well with the music.
If you like power metal in general, even the progressive type, then I think that you would enjoy this release. I'd say any metal fan could like this record. It's perfectly orchestrated and the music is filled with melodic riffs galore. The vocal department works here, not discounting Chuck's efforts with Death at all, though. He made the right choice in selecting Tim Aymar to fill in in this department. Everything just works here. No complaints and a perfect record to chill to and enjoy.
Towards the end of his legendary musical career and life, Chuck Schuldiner sought to shift gears a bit from the death metal he had been doing since his teens. Granted, his brand of death had changed drastically over the years, but there was only so much the man could do with Death. Clean vocals were something that would not have gone over well with Death's fanbase, so Chuck formed a new band to fulfil this dimension of his music. Control Denied only put out one album before Chuck passed away, but it has stood the test of time, and has even been met with love by the extreme metal crowds. Although Control Denied shows Chuck Schuldiner venturing into progressive power metal territory, there is little difference besides this and prog-era Death barring the fact that clean vocals now lead the music. In other words; this was Chuck beyond Death.
From the very first few seconds of 'The Fragile Art Of Existence', it is clear that this is Chuck Schuldiner's work. The music is incredibly similar to what Death was doing with their final three albums, particularly 'The Sound Of Perseverance'. It could be said that Control Denied is more of a band-centric effort however, with a much heavier bass presence than was heard with Death. The style of composition is definitely by Chuck's own hand and in his distinctive style, with plenty of room for technical riffs, dark hooks, and space for his signature guitar solos. Although Chuck is seen as a death metal guitarist, it is interesting to see how much differently the style he plays can sound with only changing the vocal style. Performed here by Tim Aymar, he has an intensely technical voice that isn't afraid to shriek out. Aymar's vocals are much like Rob Halford of Judas Priest; a band that Chuck was very fond of. Aymar evidently has an impressive range, although he generally sticks to the higher end of the spectrum. Many of the vocal passages he pulls off here are as technical as Chuck's guitar work.
Although there are clean vocals here, they are actually used quite similarly to how Chuck used his own voice in Death. They have great range to them, but they tend to go for power over melody. Aymar's delivery is always impressive, but the vocal melodies are less convincing than the epic riffs Chuck and axemate Shannon Hamm are playing. Although Control Denied is fine evidence that Chuck Schuldiner was a man whose musical vision extended beyond the reaches of death metal, the clean vocals do not work as well as Schuldiner's rasp in his music. All the same, Aymar's vocals are impressive, and the instrumentation and songwriting is as impressive as any Death album. It is well-worth checking out for anyone even slightly invested in Chuck's music. Rest in peace!
Chuck Schuldiner will be forever immortalized as many things in the metal world, be it songwriter, virtuoso, trailblazer, innovator, and co-founder of the death metal sub-genre and a force within the entire extreme metal spectrum. Yet he is also often times misunderstood, usually most so when one of these attributes is taken into account while the others are taken for granted. A good part of it lay in his early association with extreme metal and it's polarized relationship with less extreme versions under the same umbrella. It thus becomes difficult to accept his entire body of work under the Death moniker, let alone the notion of Chuck putting together a power metal band that evokes a different course in metal at the crossroads where the NWOBHM broke off into various sub-categories. But it is important to keep in mind that Schuldiner always had one foot in the time before death metal really gained its own identity, and that part of him became more pronounced the further along Death went.
It could be argued that Control Denied is the logical conclusion of the musical direction that began on "Human", let alone that of "Symbolic" where the melodic tendencies all but begged for a vocalist of a similar persuasion. Speaking from a stylistic standpoint, this band's lone offering is not a huge departure from the last two Death albums before it was put together. A similar smattering of eclectic influences of both a high octane thrashing persuasion and a slower, rhythmic progressive persuasion trade blows within each song. In many ways this album could be likened to a modern reinterpretation of Fates Warning's sound before the stylistic switch that took place on "Perfect Symmetry", complete with an archaic screamer in Tim Aymar, whose mixture of clean high notes and banshee wails are not that far removed from Ray Adler's work on "No Exit". The interplay between riffs gets a bit hectic and the jarring switches in feel that tend to be par for the course for most progressive outfits are much more pronounced here than they were even on "The Sound Of Perseverance", which included a few songs that were meant for this album and was a bit closer to a straight-line approach to songwriting.
Perhaps the most difficult aspect of this album is processing and remembering everything that happens. Even on shorter songs such as "What If...?" and "Cut Down" it gets a little difficult to discern the chorus from the rest of the material given all the extra instrumental activity that separates the sung sections. Bassist Steve DiGiorgio spends a heavy amount of time challenging the guitars for prominence, and the drum beats cycle through around a dozen different ideas in rabid succession. Then there are the battering epics "Consumed" and "The Fragile Art Of Existence" which exude a plethora of 70s Rock, Jazz, USPM and thrash influences from one section to the next, all the while Hamm and Schuldiner blaze through solos like the world is about to end, yet maintaining a tasteful demeanor that doesn't quite cross into showboating land. Every now and then a really catchy section will sneak in and then bow out, but largely this is an album defined by flux rather than hooks, rolling out the carpet for Chuck the composer rather than Chuck the songwriter.
Ironically, for all the naysayers who point to "The Sound Of Perseverance" as a mere version 0.5 to this album rather than an honest Death effort, the stylistic line between this album and Chuck's 1998 farewell to his former project is very clearly drawn. While familiar harmonic ideas occasionally chime in from latter era albums like "Symbolic", the overall melodic contour has taken on a much more symmetrical and singing nature, though the riff work remains busy and heavy as an anvil. Even if Chuck had decided to take on vocal duties himself and channeled the deeper character of his early 90s self, this would be completely out of character for Death, while "TSOP" could maybe be described as a power metal infused melodeath album that was tailored to fit the songwriting style that Death was better known for. It might prove to be a matter of semantics, but what is heard here definitely crosses into territory previously unexplored by Schuldiner, though it bases itself on an even older style.
The final verdict on this album is one of approval with maybe one little caveat. While Death was a band that moved from a fairly straight-line speed/thrash oriented form of death metal that found itself in more elaborate territory over time, Control Denied is a band where Chuck's real world intellectual lyricism has now been matched by a rabid form of musical eclecticism. While this could be likened to a number of USPM bands, it rivals the unbridled complexity of bands such as Communic and Anubis Gate. This isn't the sort of music that one taps his foot to, nor that lends itself to being sung in the shower, but is more of a contemplative experience with a good amount of attitude and aggression. It comes off as a little bit overblown, yet always sounds like a new set of songs each time it plays. It's a fitting conclusion to a career of constant evolution by a prominent figure in metal history who refused to simply discover a niche and then stick to it, and a final testament to a past conscious yet forward-looking musician that played a huge role in expanding the definition of metal.
Chuck Schuldiner's untimely passing in 2001 from brain cancer is widely and correctly regarded as having robbed metal of one of its truly legendary bands, Death, but little mention is ever given to Control Denied, the act with whom he released one album in 1999 and thus was never able to develop into a widely recognised name of its own. Despite the unparalleled influence Death had in the creation of the band's namesake genre Schuldiner's love of more classically orientated metal was never far from the surface and the band's final album, 1998's "The Sound of Perseverance" hinted most strongly at this. Yet it was the snarling, rasping vocal style of Death that always remained a barrier prohibiting the great man from realising his ambition of creating a heavy metal band: so enter screamer Tim Aymar and 3 of the numerous past and present Death musicians to record "The Fragile Art of Existence". A virtual 'superband' in composition, Control Denied tore up the rulebook on progressive, aggressive power metal with the creation of this album and it is now deservedly reissued with a bonus disc of demo tracks charting the formative stage of this collection of sublime, artistically untouchable metal.
To someone knowing of only Death's back-catalogue, "The Fragile Art..." is not far off from being the successor to "The Sound..." as by that stage Chuck and crew were militarily skilled in their instruments, creating songs of unnatural complexity and astute melodic awareness over-flowing from the confines of the death metal genre the band had been so pivotal in forming in the late 80s. And so as "Consumed" welcomes you in its opening gambit feels akin to taking an entrance exam to Oxford University, a passage so beyond the abilities of all but the very few you may find yourself considering a U-turn to heading off to your local college instead (or settle for spinning the latest Hammerfall LP).
Following through onto "Expect The Unexpected", "What If...?" and "When the Link Becomes Missing" and every moment of this brilliant album each member shows why debatably the greatest guitarist at the time in all of metal had deemed them worthy of their participation in the band. Aymar, realising his role as 'Schuldiner's clean voice' screams himself hoarse in "Breaking the Broken" and "Believe", his destructively powerful vocal chords being the antithesis to the technically accomplished yet passionless vocalists that floods the heavy/power metal world to this day. In Steve DiGiorgio, Richard Christy and Shannon Hamm the collection is complete of musicians at the top of their game, perhaps best realised in "What If...?" as the strong rhythm guitars that are the hallmark of Iced Earth meld with Schuldiner's virtuoso soloing and the rhythm section to guide the song through numerouse tempo changes.
Closing the album proper is the title track, by far the most progressive on the album, one which fills a 10 minute void with a crisper guitar tone and much more prominent usage of amplified feedback to give the song an end of album feel. The following demo tracks are, like always in reissues, more relevant to fans of the band as they show the songs in states of near completion (mostly without vocals), but their rawer live recording vibe makes even more obvious the totality, serving as testament to the professionalism of Schuldiner and co.
Fortunately in anticipation of this review I've had years of listening to "The Fragile Art of Existence" to get my head around the untypical song structures and riffing; trust me you don't need that long to, but given time and a passion for expertly performed progressive/heavy/power metal noone could fail to love Control Denied's only album. Only for now perhaps, as rumour continues to persist of a sophomore locked in the vaults. I keep my fingers crossed to have the pleasure of hearing that one some day. RIP Chuck.
Originally written for www.Rockfreaks.net
Jesus fucking Christ! Where the fuck has this album been all this time and why wasn't it part of my collection 9 years ago? I swear to god, I think I came when I started listening to this. I don't know where to even start. I told myself I was going to stop reviewing until I started doing some lower ratings because up until now, almost every one of my small collection of reviews on this site have pretty much been in the 80% and above range, but holy shit this is too amazing to not talk about. Death meets Atheist meets Jag Panzer, with a hint of Chuck Norris.
I'm just going to start somewhere random, like the bass. Holy shit, is that a bass? Yes! It's a bass. It's not just audible, but it's mixed so god damned perfectly it's audible at all times while NEVER distracting from anything. It really gives the album that progressive, jazzy feel. Especially on tracks like "Consumed", "What If...?", and the title track, "The Fragile Art of Existence". I don't think I've ever mentioned more than "The bass doesn't suck" in a review before. But this album (and band in general) has one of the most orgasm-inducing bassists I've heard since Necrophagist and Atheist. I want to make love to you, Steve DiGiorgio.
Oh, where to next...how about the vocals? I know, right? A Chuck Shuldiner album WITHOUT him on vocals. Instead they've got this guy, Tim Aymar. I've never heard of him before now, but he reminds me a lot of Harry Conklin, hence my earlier reference to Jag Panzer. He's got a raspier voice (which I dig) and I'm not sure that his range is quite as high as, say, Hansi Kursch, but he's still fucking great. I was worried about this being power metal. I love it, but power metal Death is not, so finding that Control Denied would be a completely new genre for Chuck, I wasn't sure how it'd turn out. It turned out awesome, obviously.
For the sake of saving the best for last, I'll move on to Richard Christy on drums. I don't know what to really say. He's really fast, really tight, and technical to boot. I'm not sure he's up there in skill with the likes of Inferno (Behemoth), George Kollias (Nile), or Darek Brzozowski (Vader), but his endurance and ability to change things up enough to both follow the progressive nature of the band while not sounding confused is admirable. Sort of in the same calibur as Gene Hoglan.
And the guitars. Guys, having trouble with your lady friend? Always having problems nailing that one "special spot" and just can't seem to give her what she wants. Let her listen to this. She'll come back screaming for more. The guitars are literally fucking orgasmic. The solid rhythm section is always changing, always moving, and always sharp as fuck. Those are the kinds of riffs they use to castrate little boys with. And even though they have that signature Chuck Shuldiner, progressive-death style, the hints of jazz influence still sneak out every now and again (possibly thanks to the prominent bass accompaniment). The solos. Words. Cannot. Describe. Between straight up in-your-fucking-face shredding and slow, melodic leads, the guitar lead work is on par with Jesus, except more divine in nature. I don't know if I can honestly continue without just shouting FUCK to describe my feelings towards the guitar work. I want to cry.
Enough praise (no, not really). What about the songs? I won't waste time focusing on them all, but there are some definite stand outs (as if every other track wasn't worthy of having an album named after it). The first track, "Consumed", has a nice, jazzy feel mixed with that progressive-death style. I really dig it and it sets the mood for the rest of the album. Plenty of tempo changes and amazingly emotional lead work, this song grabs you and doesn't fucking let go. Even when it's over and you're listening to the next song, you're still thinking about this one. The next is "What If...?". It probably has the most interesting and memorable openings of all the songs. Then the song slows down a bit before completely raping your ears with one of the most impressive and intense solos this side of shred metal. It's fucking relentless. After the solo, though, there's this thing...I don't know what it is. It's...a breakdown? I don't fucking know! Don't crucify me! All I know is that it sounds fucking sweet and if Chuck Shuldiner wants a breakdown, he's gonna have a goddamned breakdown! The last really standout-ish track is the title track. Clocking in an over 9 minutes long, this thing is a monster. This song is mostly slow, but does have quite a few tempo changes. Not too mention probably one of the best solos on the entire album both because it's fast as fuck at some points and extremely melodic at others. A PERFECT closer for a perfect album.
So you're probably wondering why I didn't give this 100% (actually, I doubt you really give a shit). I won't give it a 100% simply on principle. Nothing is perfect. Nothing. But I'll be damned if you can find a piece of musical genius that comes closer than this. Get this album NOW or just rip your balls off. You're clearly not deserving of them.
Death. Chuck Schuldeiner. A metal legend that has become infamous as it is famous. Chuck founded the death metal movement, and went from a lame shrieking young man who could hardly play a pentatonic scale to one of metal's most virtuosic and visionary frontmen ever to exist. Sadly, Chuck was a victim to cancer and met his own death in 2001. But Chuck's memory lives on, and it lives on in not only countless Death album reissues, but also in Control Denied.
Control Denied is Chuck probably at his most creative peak. This is what Chuck had in his mind but could never put out with Death due to the band's rooting in extreme metal (most fans of death metal would have viewed Death doing this as selling out or would have criticized it for not being death metal enough). So what do you do if you are in a situation like that and you have these ambitions? Well, you go and form another band as a side project! Control Denied music is definitely from Death's mastermind, but it has other flairs in the music that make it far from anything Death ever crafted. This music is probably some of the best progressive metal ever to exist, and it call came from the mind of Chuck. So I as a I reflect as I write this review on the vision of Chuck, I want you (the reader) to read this and buy this album later to experience Chuck's legacy.
First off, let me just state that this is not all Chuck. I know, I have been glorifying Chuck in the past few paragraphs, but this hardly all Chuck. The band that Chuck got together has some of the best musicians ever to play any metal band. They are all musical virtuosos at their respected roles with the band, and they all mold together with Chuck while standing out on their own to craft amazingly powerful, complex, and great music that has never been parralelled since (or before when it comes to that matter). Not even Wachtower, the band many a metalhead has said is the greatest progressive metal band ever to exist could have done this. It is not possible that this can be topped. It just will not be.
The album's only really not incredbile department is the vocals. Here they are not handled by Chuck (I would have liked to see him try), they are handled instead by a power metal vocalist Tim Aymar. This is the only thing this album has in common with power metal. Aymar has a very wide range of highly audible vocals, as he can shriek just as well as Chuck could but has a better mid range and harmonizes incredibly well. Chuck did provide some backing vocals, and those sound really really great as well, especially when he harmonizes with Tim. The only downside is that it seems like somewhat, at a few points, Tim's voice seems to sort of crack. But this does not happen in a really huge crack, just in a tiny little sort of cracking. However, I could not have picked a better singer for this band. No power metal or progressive metal vocalist could havve pulled off what Tim had to do on The Fragile Art Of Existence. Not Matt Barlow, not Hansi Kursch, not James Labrie, not Russell Allen, not anyone but Tim Aymar
Alright, the guitar work. Does it really need to be discussed? We all know Chuck Schuldeiner and Shannon Hamm are absolute guitar virtuosos. Their leads are loaded with high speed shred in styles that contrast each other but come together like a negative and positive magnet. Chuck's style is very choppy and allows you to hear every note, even in the most flowing of legato runs. Shannon's style is more flowing then Chuck's and is less choppy (due to the heavy use of sweep picking) and also utilizes a whammy bar in his solos to add accents and crescendos to an incredible effect. Shannon's solos seem to be also a tad more melodic and use less shred (but still there is a lot of shred in them). Chuck just jumps right into the shred and makes it highly melodic and flowing. Just truly virtuosic in the solo department. Rhythmically though, these two are also highly accomplished. The riffs these guys craft and positively catchy and great, and they complement each other rhythmically with incredible tightness and precision. All the songs have some incredibly catchy guitar riff part(s) that will make you want to keep listening. Probably the best example of Chuck and Shannon's rhythmic prowess is on the song When The Link Becomes Missing, because this is really them probably at their best together. But the whole album they are always outdoing their contemporaries and positively destroying all the competition.
Another member that doesn't really need a ton of introduction is Steve DiGorgio. The mastermind behind the Antioch California based technical death/thrash outfit Sadus does not need much introduction. His lines are incredibly technical and complex, and they sound unique and full due to the fretless bass playing. The album is mixed so well that Steve can be heard all the time, and there are plenty of parts where his bass really stands out. His intro to What If... showcases his talent best, and his lines never, and I mean never, follow along with the guitar at all. All his lines use pizzicato, all of them are complex, all are fast, all of them are played on a fretless bass, and show Steve's mastery of the bass guitar.
Finally, there is Richard Christy. Our fat little drummer who would end up on the Howard Stern show. Christy's skill is shown to an amazing degree on The Fragile Art Of Existence, as he has numerous snare and tom drum rolls, awesome fills, and loads of highly rapid and omniprescent double bass drumming. He complements Chuck, Shannon, and Steve amazingly, and is always at the top of his game on every single song. Sure he may not be the fastest drummer in the world, but he is certainly one of the most technical drummers that will ever drum for any metal band.
Songwriting here is absolutely amazing. All of the songs are highly complex and loaded with all the good stuff that you would expect from progressive metal. Surprisingly, the vocal element of the music is surprisingly prevalent, as there is loads of singing on most of the songs and not all just about the crazy technicallity of the musicians. Still, the trap of all the crazy technicallity and virtuosity of the musicians does get in the way, and there are too many slow spots in some of the songs. There are also several songs which do not have a lot of singing (What If... has the least amount of singing of all the songs). But the music is so good that you often ignore the lack of vocal parts and the slow spots never really last very long and something awesome always happens after them.
Lyrically this album is like amazing. Obviously there is some kind of greater message here about society and humanity, for the lyrics are simply too good to just not have something to do with that. Surprisingly, you can relate to them so well without having to think very hard. Kids who are bullied in school can relate to Cut Down and Consumed. People who are betrayed can relate to Breaking The Broken, and those who have been in a relationship can relate to Expect The Unexpected. The only ones I cannot seem to relate to well are When The Link Becomes Missing, What If..., and the title track. Just a greater showing of Chuck's genious.
The mixing and production job is stellar, as all the sound is incredibly organic and powerful. It is all full and rich with tone, and it just sounds great. Nothing it out of balance, but the only downside that it is hard to tell during rhythms when it is Chuck or Shannon playing. But hey, this is fine. No big issue at all. Their leads make the two become easy to tell apart anyway.
All in all, if you like progressive metal and you want absolute virtuosity, and everything that is metal with a brain, take a crack at The Fragile Art Of Existence. No patience is required to listen to it, it is amazingly technical, and it is just a great album. This is truly Chuck's greatest creative ambition.
This album has pretty much anything you could really think could go into a progressive metal album, yet still it sounds unfinished. In his final effort, Chuck Schuldiner has tried to make a very ambitious album. On paper they're "Technical progressive Power Metal" or something, but the resulting music is even more confusing than the name. There's a lot of stuff going on in the album, and most of it is good, but the problem is that the writing is all over the place.
Control Denied have three real sounds, you have slow, plodding stuff, which is more a breather between the other two sounds, or used to sound moody. Then you get jazzy, progressive as hell stuff, this kind of comes out of nowhere when it happens, but it sounds pretty cool, although it does tend to break the flow of songs. But with that said, The Fragile Art of Existence doesn't usually rely on flow to build it's songs, it's more of a bunch of stuff that happens. Finally, we have fast, speed metal tinged stuff. It reminds me of Anarions 1999 album (I know, shitty comparison, but helpful if you know your Australian bands), the vocals tend to sound more Halford then than during other sections.
Listen to Consumed, there's a bunch of cool stuff in there, but the way everything mixes just sounds off, and there's repetition at strange times, of random parts. I mean the "You thought I couldn't..." section is a little bit unnecessary the first time round, but then they repeat it again near the end of the song, for no real reason, it's even more out of place then, and the song already has a couple of other repeated sections. It's almost like the band thought that they had written a song that was too simple to get into, so they had to randomly throw in an earlier section, and they'd already repeated all the other ones. This, "We need to repeat every part of our song at some stage" approach gets tiring. Particularly when there's no real purpose or reason for it, it just kinds of happens.
Now I tend to rate my guitarists on two things, they can either simply crush my mind with technicality or just write stuff that is too catchy, or rhythmic and generally enjoyable to not get caught up in. The guitar work here fulfils both of my tastes, as Chuck Schuldiner and Shannon Hemm both manage to move from quite catchy sections, to just plain weird and strange parts. Also, the soloing is great, although not as frequent as in his work with Death.
For once, I've actually been more thrilled by bass work than drum work in the low end of an album. The work of Steve DiGiorgio is godly, absolutely perfect through all the jazzy sections, actually, everything is jazzy on the bass, but it works, really audible and sounds completely different to the guitars, fantastic stuff.
The drums are cool, and far removed from basically anything else you're used to hearing, like everything else on the album. Richard Christly correctly changes his approach according to however the rest of the band is playing, and generally is at a high quality.
On vocals we have Tim Aymar, instead of Mr Schuldiner, and I cannot thank him enough. Don't get me wrong, Death had some great songs, but I was never a fan of the vocals. Aymar's not perfect, pretty standard heavy metal voice, bad scream, bad high notes when used, stupid sounding 'under-water' effects on occasion, you know, All very average... but still better than I suspect Chuck would be. the only problem I find is the fact the lyrics are written by Chuck, now, he's a good lyricist, and he has a way with words, but, I always find his vocal lines just to be a little bit off, and always are just that little bit off putting. And I can't say I was searching for more off putting things to find on this album.
The album is produced well, with a pretty good guitar tone, nothing is mixed too high, it's not exactly a snarling, brutally heavy production, but it's not really that kind of album, still, the guitars don't exactly bite, and the drums are a little flat.
So musically, this album is amazing, as there is talent everywhere, but the transitions are non-existent. Now, I like my songs to have tempo changes and all those things happening, but they also need to move from idea to idea in a logical manner. There's just no middle ground between each of the style changes, everything is just too sudden.
All the music here is of high quality, sometimes to vocal patterns are a little off but other than that I have no complaints. It's varied, just a little too varied and structureless, to me it just feels like the band wrote 80 different pieces of music, and then randomly threw them together, put a pause in every 6 minutes, and called it a song. The Fragile Art of Existence is worth a listen, but simply is too annoying to listen to often.
Chuck Schuldiner was a man of many faces. Before his unfortunate death in 2001, the Death leader had slowly altered the music and lyrics of his main project into a semi-progressive death metal outfit during their last string of albums. The musical evolution throughout Chuck's career is simply astonishing to witness, but the ideas and concepts made in the second stage of Death carried on with Chuck when he formed Control Denied. Featuring fellow members of Death and Psycho Scream, Control Denied embarked on a metallic journey that showed the other side of these fine musicians. The band's first and only record, "The Fragile Art Of Existence," piles the magical talent and poetic ideas of Control Denied into a great mold of majestic wonder.
To swallow the nature of this album, one must get a clear understanding of its sound. Control Denied can be labeled a technical power metal band, meaning they follow the standards of power metal while playing on a higher level of complexity. Tim Aymar's vocal style reflects the singing norms of power metal due to his high-flying voice and fantastic notes. With the exception of Aymer, each member demonstrates the technical chemistry of Control Denied. The bass, guitar, and drums are always swaying into multiple patterns revolving around slow sections and fast pulses of speed. In comparison to other power metal bands, this album contains more complex attributes while sounding like a traditional group in the genre.
A shredding duo of Death partners Chuck Schuldiner and Shannon Hamm is just asking for a bucket of ownage. The axemen unceasingly weave into a tornado of technical riffs and perform the cluster of complex guitar work with precise excellence. The slower parts of this record are focused on deep, twisting melodies whilst the thrash and semi-melodic influences appear when speed becomes relevant, and swift chops begin to drive the musical enjoyment. The riffs are heavy, epic, and catchy; basically all the mandatory stuff that defines power metal. The soloing endeavor delivered by Schuldiner and Hamm is reasonably one of the best efforts I've ever heard. The whole block of solos in this album is incredibly technical and slides perfectly into the wonderful rhythm sections without any flaws. There are no bad shredding moments, but rather a dilated whooper of guitar supremacy worth hearing again and again.
Steve DiGiorgio's role as the band's bass player is certainly one of the album's best qualities due to his abnormal style and technical fills. DiGiorgio's bass performance is totally crazy and spastic, yet it matches the complex musicianship of Control Denied magnificently. When DiGiorgio isn't matching the riffs, he's wallowing in his own world of flamboyant voodoo that supports its life with nimble flicks and semi-soloing technicality; whenever DiGiorgio gets the chance to go crazy on his bass, he does. My favorite part of this record appears during "Expect The Unexpected" when DiGiorgio slides a quick triple-note dash underneath Hamm's solo; it practically diverts the attention to the bass rather than the solo itself!
Overall, Control Denied deals an epic stash of technical metal that delivers the goods from start to finish. "The Fragile Art Of Existence" remains a mind-blowing relic from my perspective because it's such an angelic example of Schuldiner's raw talent and his universal love for metal. Though the musical experience is simply divine, the fact remains Control Denied's debut was the last offering by Schuldiner before his untimely death in 2001. Though Chuck has passed on, his final monument truly proves he isn't just one of metal's most legendary figures, but an individual who rightfully earns to be declared one of the greatest musicians of all time.
Let's not perpetuate the image of progressive/power metal being "wussy" by complaining about the "emotion" an album makes you feel. Besides, last time I checked, anger was an emotion. That being said - let's talk about the greatness that's found in Control Denied's The Fragile Art of Existence.
First off, the production here reeks of old school heavy metal. The drums sound crisp, and raw. The guitar just sounds ballsy as Hell. The bass sticks out in the mix, thankfully, because Steve DiGiorgio how some awesome parts here.
It is true, that this is not your typical progressive metal. It's heavier, bolder, and darker. But, I don't know that something not being typical was bad ... hm ... normally people who shun originality are known as close-minded. I personally, love this combo of power, progressive, and raw heavy metal.
Let's talk about Tim Aymar ... this guy must have balls the size of his head. He vaguely reminds me of Rob Halford, but with the Balls Meter on 14. (Sorry Preist fans, but I'd prefer Tim) He can scream, he can sing, his vocals soar. His vocals fit so keenly in this music, which is an amorphous kind music, adapting and merging a good deal of sounds, and different levels of heaviness. His voice is the same ... and can change appropriatly.
Steve DiGiorgio, what a bassist. He can throw at you some crazy fills, while still managing to uphold the kick of the music. That is something that is hard to pull off, and he does it well. His fills are awkward and jazzy, but never venture too far from the music.
Richard Christy, another superb musician. Again, his drumming could fit in with any metal band. Here, he plays the role of the classic heavy metal drummer, with a bit of crazy bastard in the mix. Any metal drummer should hear this guy. (If not adore him, too)
Of course, we have good ol' Chuck. A perfect proformance on his part. His guitar parts are SO heavy, especially for this style. He brings a little of his style over from Death, and adds a bit more progressive. His leads come at you at 1000mph, and they tear apart everyone that hears them. A performance that must be heard.
Yeah ... so I did a member by member, rather than a track by track, but ... you get the idea. This is music that needs to be heard. I am equally disappointed that this band is no more, as the legendary Death.
Hmm, what do we have here? A death metal front man doing a power metal side project? Wait, its not just power metal, but it's progressive and technical as well? It sounds almost too good to be true...right? It's definitely not too good to be true if Chuck Schuldiner is to lead it.
Take the pushy, stick out bass fills along with the highly technical and aggressive guitar sounds of Individual Thought Patterns and combine it with non torpid and speedy trem picking, glabrous melody, and progressive qualities of The Sound of Perseverance and you're about half way there. Chuck decides to repose from the duty of delivering the vocal performance, and picks up Tim Aymar to relay Chuck's lyrics. Tim takes on the "classic" heavy metal singing style for Control Denied and gives it more edge with his precise high pitched shrieks and screams when appropriate. Tim's screams are suitable for the name of his own band; "Psycho Scream". The lyrics on this album are probably the most personal out of all of Chuck's past lyrical work.
The lyrics keep their unique comparisons between emotions and actions among other things, but Chuck has the tendency to compare things like soul and voice, tears and pain, eyes and soul, and other themes from his more recent work with Death repeatedly. There are times that I get the sense that he was running short of ideas for good lyrics without changing his style too much, but at the same time trying his best not to sound repetitive in phraseology. Never the less, the lyrics speak fluently to just about anyone and never erodes once you begin to ponder the meaning behind the message. What this album gives is the erosion of the idea that all power metal sounds the same, which seems to be a problem with most power metal these days. The fast and stand out melody is evidencing the ability of the musicians.
Essentially, this album is impossible to be classified as lackluster; the vitality of the teeth gritting tremlo riffs and change up crashing drumbeats packs a ten-fist punch. The compositional limitations seem to not exist at all. Sure, there are a few minor recursive rhythm riffs, but the fervent nature of this music completely erases any concern of the listener and is almost unnoticeable once you get into it. Album highlights are the songs "Consumed", "Cut Down", "What If..?", and "When The Link Becomes Missing". If you're a fan of Death and can endure at least a minimal dosage of power metal then this album will most likely please you.


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2017 Texas Marine Brokerage Fishing Retreat
The Texas Marine Brokerage Team went on a saltwater fishing retreat, last weekend. It was a huge success, filled with fish and fun. All 3 locations of the Texas Marine Brokerage staff were invited to attend this annual event. They had 2 boats with 2 Captains from Captain Anthony Busceme's Black Dog Guide Service. The headed out early and went fishing on Lake Calcasieu at "The Weirs" near Hackberry, Louisiana.
Also known as Big Lake, it is 80 square miles of angler heaven. Many think it has some of the best Redfish, Trout and Flounder fishing in the world. In Texas, when you manage to catch all 3 of these gamefish in one day there is a nickname for it, The Texas Grand Slam or The Triple Play!
Texas Marine uses the captains on the BlackDog team because they are full time professional fishing Captains. They make their living making you smile and always give our team an experience to remember. There are marshes and backwaters at Lake Calcasieu of pure saltwater magic, filled with schooling Redfish, waiting to give you the ride of your life. The magic happens due to the lakes large body of water having to flow through such a small bottleneck, such as the Lake Calcasieu ship channel.
On the Texas Marine Brokerage trip this year the gang brought in a 9 lb. Catfish! They also caught dozens of Redfish and some very large Flounders. It wasn't quite a Grand Slam but it was a wildly successful day of fishing, non- the-less. Everyone on the trip had a blast and they are ready to go back next year. Good times, good memories and good company was the consensus of the 2017 annual Texas Marine Brokerage fishing retreat.
Stingaree Saltwater Slam Tournament
April 28th-29th
Bolivar Peninsula, Stingaree's Restaurant & Marina, Holtzclaw Memorial
Foundation. Proceeds go to the Bolivar Peninsula Lions Club Youth Scholarship.
TIME: Saturday, April 30, 2016, 6:00am to 3:00 pm
Kids start at 8:00 am – Weigh in between 9:00-10:00 am. Awards at 10:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Stingaree's Restaurant & Marina, Crystal Beach, Tx
Friday April 28th
6:00 pm Check In/Registration
7:00 pm Calcutta
Saturday April 29th
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch @ Stingaree's
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Official Weigh In by Lions Club
4:00 pm Awards Ceremony and Door Prizes
8:00 pm Live music
Fishing Rules
Registration & Entry Fees Team Tournament – maximum of 4 fishermen to a team. Multiple boats and kayaks can be used. Fees:
Team fee (4) – $350.00 Individual entries $100.00.
*Early entry fee discount (received by April 21): Individual $75.00 Team of 4 $300.00
All entry fees must be paid by Friday, April 28th 6pm. Entry fee includes all meals, awards, and goodie bags. Souvenir shirts and caps can be purchased.
Registration will take place at Stingaree's Down Under at 6:00 pm Friday April 28, prior to the Calcutta, but is not required.
Fishing Rules All anglers must have a valid Texas Fishing License and Saltwater Stamp. All Texas Parks and Wildlife rules must be observed. Boats may leave the dock 6:00 am on April 29th. Natural or artificial bait may be used.
3 Trout (limit of one trout over 25" per team), 2 slot redfish and 1 flounder will we weighed per team. Winners will be determined by total weight of the catch (maximum of 6 fish). Ties will be broken by check-in times.
Winners may be subject to polygraph. Cash prizes may not be awarded until authenticity is determined.
Tournament boundaries are the surf from High Island @ HWY 124 West to San Luis and
Galveston bay complex. Entries can begin from their preferred launch or beach access.
Tournament will begin at daylight April 29th.
Weighing Official weigh in will take place from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm at Stingaree's Restaurant & Marina and will be administered by the Lions Club. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Prizes and Payouts
Heaviest Stringer: 3 Speckled Trout, 2 Redfish, 1 Flounder
- 1st place – $2000.
- 2nd place – $1000.
- 3rd place – $500
Kids Hardhead Haul-in 12yrs old and under presented by Holtzclaw Memorial Foundation.
Heaviest Hardhead wins a $500.00 scholarship
Kids can start fishing at 8:00am. Weigh-in will be between 9:00am-10:00am. Awards
ceremony for kids will be @10:30am. Hot dogs and drinks will be served.
Checks payable to BPLCYSF. Mail to PO Box 2125 Crystal Beach, TX 77650. For questions contact Brenda 409-291-9092. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
There is going to be a benefit for a wonderful lady who is very special to Texas Marnie, Sharon Dial.
She is the wife to one of our current employees, John Dial. She has been diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer and it has spread to her brain and lungs. We need your help in raising funds for her immediate treatment. On Saturday, May 6th at 11 a.m. till it's over there is a benefit being given to assist her with this need. It will be held at the VFW Post 4709, 1303 West Semands, Conroe, Tx 77301. The phone number there is 936-756-7614. The phone number to receive more information on this benefit is
936-520-1113 for Brandi Skipwith.
Please come by and get eat with us. There will be pulled pork sandwiches, sandwich plates with all the trimmings, live auction, lottery board, 50/50 drawing, cake walk and a party wagon. There has been a www.gofundme.com/sharon-dial-cancer-treatment account set up if you would like to donate.
Visit the Texas Marine Boat Show at the South Texas State Fair!
Texas Marine is out at the State Fair in full force March 30th-April 9th. Come by and visit us there. Bay Boats, Pleasure Boats, Pontoon Boats, Jet Boats- there will be plenty of boats on display for viewing! We are celebrating over 30 years of helping friends and family enjoy the boating and outdoors lifestyle. There will be factory reps on hand to answer all your questions.
Spring Saltwater Invitational Fishing Tournament
When: April 6th-7th
Time: April 6th @ 6pm
April 7 @ 6am-Breakfast
6:30-All Boats Leave
12 Noon-Weigh In
Where: Oak Island Lodge on Trinity Bay
Oak Island, Tx
What: April 6th – Dinner and Calcutta Auction
April 7th – Fishing Tournament
OPTIONAL: April 6th @ 10am Brunch & Drinks
Oak Island Lodge on Trinity Bay
$50 per person
Tournament will be held in Trinity and Galveston Bay complex. This is a TEAM Tournament. with 3 man teams. They will go out with professional fishing guides. Team stringers will consist of no more than 5 fish, speckled trout only. The Calcutta winners will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams with tournament prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Winners.
For More Information Contact:
Jimmy Sylvia @ 409-267-5297 or
Tag Anderson @ 281-838-4216
Bigfoot Finds His Way To Crystal Beach!
Do you believe?
Bigfoot makes his way to Crystal Beach
By Cody & Destiny Martin
CRYSTAL BEACH, TEXAS—Local resident claims he recently spotted a dark figure resembling Bigfoot on Goat Island.
Commercial fisherman Delino Comeaux says he was out checking his crab traps on the foggy morning of February 10 when he witnessed what appeared to be a hairy, upright-standing figure near the water's edge of Elmgrove Point.
"I had just got done pulling my last trap into the boat, and I spotted some movement out of the corner of my eye. At first glance, it looked like a big hog, but then it stood up on two legs." Comeaux says at that point the creature retreated back into the overgrown vegetation of the island.
Late last year, a photographer from Galveston, who wishes to remain anonymous, reported seeing a similar being near the Point Bolivar Lighthouse. "I came to capture some of Bolivar's beauty at dusk and saw what I thought to be a large, ape-like animal through the lens of my camera. When I looked with my naked eye, it was gone. Just like that!"
Sightings of Sasquatch, as he is known in the South, are a fairly common occurrence, though there have never been reports of the unproven creature being seen on the Bolivar Peninsula until now, according to the Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy.
Resident believers have theorized that the misunderstood monster may have been seeking warmer climates due to global cooling and receding ocean levels, and found himself in the vicinity of the timbered area of Anahuac during the time of Hurricane Ike in 2008. Following the storm, he was most likely caught on a raft of pine trees that became lodged on Goat Island, and as a result has been living there ever since. It is also purported that the primate survives on crabs, oysters, and shrimp. Assumedly, he may be a pescetarian.
But after years in hiding, Bigfoot is ready to embrace the boundless experiences Bolivar Peninsula has to offer. From Spring Break to Labor Day, and every weekend in between, catch him enjoying the sights, sounds, and local events that make Crystal Beach so unique. Photo ops will be available every Saturday through the summer at the Big Store. Follow their Facebook page @TheBigStore for more details.
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Fried Flounder with Mango Avocado Salsa
Smear yogurt on each side of your Flounder. Season cornmeal with Tony Chachere seasoning to your taste. Dredge the Flounder through the cornmeal on both sides. Heat oil in a skillet and fry about 3-4 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towel.
Mango Salsa:
Chop in squares 1 Mango
Chop in squares 1 Avocado
Add Cilantro to taste (about 1 Tbsp.)
Add 1 Tbsp. Lime juice
Chop 1 Tbsp. Purple Onion in small pieces
Chop in tiny pieces 1/2 jalapeno without seeds or insides.
Mix in bowl thoroughly and place Salsa on top of Fried Flounder.
Serve with Mango Salsa on top and enjoy the crispy rich flavor perfectly blended for an mouth-watering taste! This Fried Flounder with Mango Avocado Salsa will quickly become one of your favorite recipes.
Anchors can cause lots of issues on small boats. Most anchors are designed to use sharp points, hooks and spikes. The anchor assembly usually has a short chain that connects to the anchor rope. These anchors are carried on the small boats flat deck, making it easy to trip over. Anchors designed without a protective vinyl coating can damage this deck. Anchor compartments are not usually big enough to retrieve and store the anchor quickly or efficiently. On many occasions these anchors bring in mud, grass and muck into the boat. As a result of these various problems, the situation shown in the photo is a common scene.
This AnchorUP solution is a slender polyethylene container that holds the anchor in a stable, upright position. It accommodates anchors rated for boats up to 36" long. This solution also has a small footprint, requiring less than half of the deck space normally required by a complete anchor-chain-rope assembly. Both ends of this anchor system is rounded and boaters can walk on the deck safely. The many benefits of the AnchorUp system are:
- Quiet Anchor Removal
- Deck Footprint 6"x24"
- Two 3/8's diameter floor mounting holes
- High Density Polyethylene Material
- UV Color Stabilized For Life
- Large Drain Holes For Easy Cleanup
- Black & White Available
- Weight: 7 Lbs.
Never again will anchors and ropes become a nuisance on your boating or fishing trips. Cleanup will be a breeze. Come by Texas Marine and check out the AnchorUp, it's the best place for your Anchor!
Texas Marine ranked #19 Top Dealer in Nation!
Texas Marine ranked #19 of Top 100 Dealerships in North America
The Boating Industry Magazine announced the 2016 Top 100 dealers in the nation at a black tie gala event on December 8 in Orlando, Florida. "From the thousands of dealers in North America – and hundreds of nominations – these 100 dealers are the best of the best," said Boating Industry Editor in Chief Jonathan Sweet. He then explained, "These dealers excel not only at the business of selling boats, but also delivering a great customer experience."
The exciting news is that Texas Marine was named #19 out of all the Top Dealers in North America. All 3 of Texas Marine locations were included in this award rank. The Top 100 is the only independent ranking of dealerships across North America. This list recognizes unsurpassed business operations, professionalism, marketing tactics, customer service and more, in order to rank the best dealerships across North America. Boating Industry Magazine has been ranking the Top 100 Dealerships since 2005.
Texas Marine had been named in the Top 100 Dealers in the nation for years now. This time they have made it into the Top 20 and intend to stay there!
To read full article click here: http://boatingindustry.com/top-100/top-100-dealers/


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The importance of a pitch report
If your job requires you to work with the same handful of editors within your brand's industry, you may never need a pitch report. The editors you know and love probably just call you when they need an image or maybe they shoot you a note when they want to coordinate an interview or meet up for coffee.
However, if you are working on a comprehensive national announcement – complete with a number of different audiences you are wishing to reach – then a pitch report could be your best friend. Why?
- This spreadsheet can be the "hub" of all media relations activities, from interview requests to completed studio interviews and from reporters' availability to audio/visual needs
- When you are dealing with hundreds of print outlets, bloggers, T.V. stations and radio networks, it can be easy to forget the last conversation you had unless you write it down
- Typically with a project of this nature, you're working with a team of people to execute requests. A central pitch report keeps everyone up-to-date on where items stand, even if they aren't available to give you an update (this helps with client communication!)
I know Liza and Heather used a pitch report for their Bassmaster Classic activities, which were smashing successes, by the way!
And now our team – all eight of us – are using a pitch report to stay up-to-date on pitching activities regarding The 19th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America. (Full disclosure, they are a client of FCPR's).
We can't wait to keep you posted on the coverage this wonderful charitable event receives. And we'd love to hear how you keep all media requests organized.


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the information to guess other filenames, which breaks device init.
In the is_available function in the network-functions file the network
device gets modprobed with the module name.
This way one can't assing specific options to an interface using
"options alias module_options" notation in /etc/modules.conf
If one has 2 NIC's using the same module, one can't for instance force
100Mbit FDX on one interface and 100Mbit HDX on the other because only
options to the module are available.
Try this setup:
alias eth0 eepro100
alias eth1 eepro100
options eth0 options=48
options eth1 options=32
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By Assemblyman Will Barclay
More than 3,500 accounts of New York registered sex offenders were recently banned from online video game venues as part of "Operation: Game Over," in participation with Microsoft, Apple, Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Disney Interactive Media Group, Warner Brothers and Sony. This is good news for parents and children.
The internet is a wonderful tool.
Our lives have been transformed by the vast technology offered thanks to the internet. Unfortunately, predators are savvy and can blend into forums, internet ads, and games where they can make friends or prey on innocent and accepting folks and children. Internet gaming is a popular and growing pastime for many, especially for pre-teens and teenagers.
According to the Pew Research Center, 97% of teens (12-17) play computer, web, portable, or console games and 27% of teens (12-17) play games online with people they don't know.
Almost all games come with the option to play online. Playing online is a great feature that makes video-gaming fun and more interactive. Unfortunately, pedophiles and other exploiters easily misrepresent who they are and can establish direct one-to-one contact with children.
Last week, our laws worked to help stop registered sex offenders from online gaming. The attorney general's office banned registered sex offenders from these forums. They cannot play such games online.
Convicted sex offenders must register all of their email accounts and online IDs with the Department of Criminal Justice.
That information is then made available to certain websites so they can purge potential predators from their online networks. After the Office of Attorney General approached gaming companies to remove registered sex offenders on their networks, the companies agreed, resulting in 3,500 registered sex offenders removed from the gaming systems in New York. "Operation: Game Over" is the first time the law has been applied to online video game systems.
According to the Attorney General's office press release, 'Operation: Game Over' coincides with recent incidents of sexual predators using voice and text chat functions in online gaming services to lure underage victims across the country.
Earlier this month, Richard Kretovic, a 19-year-old man from Monroe County, pled guilty to sexual abuse charges after meeting a 12-year-old boy on the popular online video game system Xbox LIVE.
The man gained the boy's trust over a period of three months, and then invited the boy over to his house where the abuse occurred, according to police.
While our laws are designed to protect children, they are not enough.
Parents should be aware of sexual predators themselves and:
Choose games appropriate for your child's age and maturity level;
Use your game console's parental controls (control which games can be played; for how long; and whether they can play online);
Keep computer or game console in a public area of the home; and
Talk to your kids about how to protect identifying information, and to avoid and report conversations that make them uncomfortable.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System's most recent report, there were an estimated 1,560 child deaths from abuse and neglect in the United States in fiscal year 2010. There were 436,321 abuse and neglect complaints substantiated by child protective agencies and 24,976 found to be indicated. The stories and statistics are alarming and horrifying.
Local organizations seek to raise awareness and educate the public through events throughout the year.
Pinwheels are a symbol of child abuse awareness and prevention, and this month, the pinwheels are being displayed throughout Onondaga County, in cooperation with McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site, Onondaga County's child advocacy center.
To reach this organization, call 315-701-2985 or visit their website at http://www.mcmahonryan.org
In Oswego County, the Child Advocacy Center continues to be a voice for children of sexual, physical and verbal abuse.
They sponsor the Blue Ribbon Ride to raise money and awareness for their cause. For more information, visit http://oswegocac.org/ or call (315) 592-4453.
For ways to help stop abuse and to help in small ways in your community, visit http://www.preventchildabuse.org/ and click on What you Can Do. To report abuse, call the New York State Child Abuse hotline at 1-800-342-3720.
If you have any questions or comments on this or any other state issue, or if you would like to be added to my mailing list or receive my newsletter, please contact my office. My office can be reached by mail at 200 North Second Street, Fulton, New York 13069, by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling (315) 598-5185. You may also friend me, Assemblyman Barclay, on Facebook.