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From the press release: From the moment he is handed a possibility of making the first alien contact, Saunders Maxwell decides he will do it, even if doing so takes him through hell and back.

Unfortunately, that is exactly where that journey takes him.

The vision that Zimmerman paints of vibrant human colonies on the Moon, Mars, the asteroids, and beyond, indomitably fighting the harsh lifeless environment of space to build new societies, captures perfectly the emerging space race we see today.

He also captures in Pioneer the heart of the human spirit, willing to push forward no matter the odds, no matter the cost. It is that spirit that will make the exploration of the heavens possible, forever, into the never-ending future.

Available everywhere for $3.99 (before discount) at amazon, Barnes & Noble, all ebook vendors, or direct from the ebook publisher, ebookit. And if you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and I get a bigger cut much sooner.

Iran to launch three satellites

What, me worry? Iran has announced it will attempt to launch three satellites into orbit within the next year.

These rockets are closely linked to Iran’s ballistic missile program, so their increased skill at putting satellites into orbit also means they have refined their ability to launch missiles to any point on the globe. The response of the Obama administration?

Asked about the reports on Tuesday, a State Department spokesman told the Free Beacon that it will not take a position on the launch before it has occurred. “We’re not going to speculate on the specifics of something that hasn’t happened yet,” the spokesman said. “Our longstanding concerns regarding Iran’s ballistic missile development efforts remain, and are shared by the international community.”

“If there are specific launches or other actions that are inconsistent with any relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions, we will address them through the appropriate channels,” the spokesman continued. “And we will continue to work with our partners, and take any necessary unilateral actions, to counter ongoing threats from Iran’s ballistic missile program.”

That’s telling ’em!

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  • John Sachau

    Robert, I have a question about the expanding knowledge of our universe.
    Has this enormous knowledge served to make the scientists who see with their eyes through the Hubel and other means to acknowledge the existence of God the Creator ? Do you have any sites to direct me to ? Thank you John
    PS love listening to you on the John Bachelor show.

  • John Sachau: You must remember the difference between science and religion. Science tries to figure out the “how” and “what” of the universe. Religion and philosophy try to figure out the “why.” These are fundamentally different questions that really do not conflict with each other at all. Thus, you can find scientists of all religious stripes, from the downright atheist to the deeply religious. Having more knowledge of the universe doesn’t really change this. Those who believe will do so regardless, since the knowledge really doesn’t change that belief. Those who don’t believe will continue to do so, because the knowledge really doesn’t change that lack of belief. In both cases, the belief is independent of the concrete existence around us.

    And most important of all: Humans will always be imperfect creatures. Greater knowledge does not necessarily make us greater, though it does make our lives better.

    I hope that helps to answer your question.

  • wayne

    Mr. Z– nicely stated in your 2nd & 3rd sentence..
    (it’s subtle but very powerful)

    Richard Feynman on the difficulty of “why” questions & science.
    (7:32 total)

  • Cotour

    If the universe is only about size and distance, then we are nothing. Less than nothing.

    I however suspect that there is something rather than nothing, dropped into and trapped in time to experience the tactile universe?

    My experience, observation and conclusion is that the more that you think about such things and the more sure you become that there is only what we can perceive you eventually come to the conclusion that there must be something more. And to be sure, I really do not know what that something is.

    I think that’s whats called a paradox.

  • wayne

    Listen to that Feynman clip, (key part starts around 0:50)
    — Mr. Z, already summarized it– “why” is not a question for Science, “how” and “what” are the proper realm of science. Everything else is Philosophy and/or Religion.

    -The Universe isn’t only about “size and distance.” In fact, we should redefine the phrase “empty-space” in common usage, because even empty space–the vacuum of space—
    isn’t really “empty.”

    Humans are conscious, biological beings, in my book, that is something.
    (It’s everything.)

  • Cotour

    We are on the same page.

  • marge strach

    Iran having billions of new money to spend via Obama administration is really scary stuff!!! They call the US the great Satan, call for our destruction and the response is really lame. I hope Israel blows their three satellites to hell because Obama too busy GOLFING…..

  • wayne

    I’ll say it out loud;

    “We need to kill huge numbers of them & break ALL their stuff. Irradiate the oil & make the sand melt.”
    They want to live in the 9th century, let’s help them.

    “Nuke the entire site fom orbit”

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Brains Retrained By a 24 Inch Remote

This will be a pretty short post, I promise. By my standards.

Something has caught my eye on Twitter the past couple of days – a post from Football 365 on the so-called Sky Revolution of football in England, via the behemoth that is the Premier League:

We, in Outside Cricket land, are not going to be strangers to this argument. The fact that the game has been hidden from view on pay TV is a common thread of comment over the past four years – five if you include HDWLIA. The sheer fact that in the new deal for the Hundred (and other associated packages) that the ECB has felt compelled to put some of the sport on so-called Free-to-Air is an admission of error. The sport left that medium in 2005, and has paid dearly for it. It isn’t the only reason we are in the mess we are in with the game – envy, greed, stupidity, stubbornness, short-termism have manifested themselves in other ways over the years. But there is no doubt that keeping cricket locked away on Sky has been a real problem. They are prepared to pay the big bucks, but for how long? Viewing figures don’t seem to justify it, even for football. For instance, when Millwall played Blackburn on Sky, who outside of the fan-bases of those two clubs would have given a stuff about it? I can’t imagine viewing figures were much above 20000. Yet the deal pays the clubs quite a bit of cash. I don’t bet, so all those adverts are a total waste of time for me.

Cricket is not a visible. There’s a great part in Ali Martin’s piece last August which sums up where we are…

On the Friday before England’s defeat at Trent Bridge the BBC staged a smiley and slapstick Twenty20 match between Test Match Special and the Tailenders Podcast, with a few famous faces thrown in. Though fun, it was barely benefit-match standard. But it drew 5,000 to Derbyshire’s County Ground and, more eye-catchingly, a television audience of around 400,000 via the red button.

The BBC had similar numbers for the first TMS match in Leeds last year, too – 400k plus another 100k via the iPlayer (around as many as watched the last day of the first Ashes Test in 2015 live) – such that the comedian Miles Jupp in his speech at the Wisden dinner in April quipped about the “frightening statistic” that more people had seen him play cricket on terrestrial TV than Joe Root.

And make that Alastair Cook, who’s entire career was played behind a paywall. If you did not watch the highlights, or the Sky live coverage, Kevin Pietersen probably still has that badger haircut and bad teeth!

At the weekend the US played its most prominent sporting event, the Superbowl. Each weekend during the season a game is played live on CBS, Fox and NBC. An additional game is played on ESPN which most, not all, cable households have in the US. NFL Network also has a game, but it’s not always a top drawer and each team can only play live on it once a season. The thought the whole sport could be stuffed onto a pay TV network would be seen as ridiculous. Unless you do what MLB does, which is offer a brilliant, almost total online package for £100 for the season, and you can watch what you like when you like (with very few exceptions, and with local black-out rules for local TV).

I have heard people like Selvey moan at the likes of us for saying that the return to FTA would not be the cure-all we suggest. Well he’s sticking up more strawmen than a Wizard of Oz rehearsal in that sort of argument. It’s a bit like a smoker who has given up for a week moaning about a lung cancer diagnosis because he’s quit. The long-term damage has been done, and while packing in was a good idea, it’s not going to cure the sins of the past. The audience for cricket has moved on, while the audience for live sport has still got legs, as proved by the ratings for the Six Nations – wisely kept largely on FTA for the duration.

If there were a vision, and if there were a way, the 2019 World Cup would be on FTA. Sky should open it up to all, all the time if they give a crap about the sport, and want to keep their superior production values that everyone bangs on about (hey, didn’t Channel 4 do a really good job too?). We spoke with a journo before Christmas who asked whether we thought if England made a great run to the World Cup Final, if it would capture the nation. While we (Chris and I) both thought it would not do any harm, we were doubtful that the nation (outside of cricket fans) would care. Because they would not be able to see it. I’d love Sky to announce that if England make the semi-final, that they would broadcast their remaining games to all.

I am not a fan of the Sky Sports Cricket Channel. I’ve seen the re-run of that T20 Final and Carlos Brathwaite an inordinate amount of times. They have cut the number of countries they are taking cricket from instead of increasing them. They have endless loops of repeats. If the ECB won’t give up all the old England highlights, then they are more myopic than I give them credit for. Same with any board not wanting to give the game cheap, free publicity from the derring-do of the past. There’s not a market to watch re-runs of Lara and Tendulkar, Warne and Murali, Curtly or Hadlee? Really? Better than that Legends of Cricket stuff of nonsense.

Cricket needs all the help it can get, and while the Premier League is cited as the example of the success of Pay TV, it remains to be seen how successful that has been in terms of engagement. The playing fields near my house certainly have a lot fewer games on them than when I saw as a kid.

This is just a think-piece at this point, but it also gives me another opportunity to plug one of our great guest pieces by Andy, who took the viewing figures apart in a post two years ago. It has not aged badly for the passage of time. His conclusion is utterly relevant now we see the Hundred and its proposed TV regimen:

The ECB need to decide what they want from their cricket.  Do they want Sky’s (or BT Sport’s which is another topic) pounds, or do they want to get more people watching it (live and on TV), more people talking about it and ultimately more people playing it.

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They want both. Good luck with that.

We’ll be busy this week. The early part of February is always a key one for us. A few things to commemorate.

14 thoughts on “Brains Retrained By a 24 Inch Remote

  1. Philip Feb 5, 2019 / 1:26 pm

    More than 8 million people watched the England Ireland rugby match at the weekend.

    We need cricket to be accessible.

    Liked by 1 person

    • LordCanisLupus Feb 5, 2019 / 1:29 pm

      Ali Martin’s tweet was in direct response to a tweet telling us that. It’s pretty sobering if you are a cricket lover.

    • AB Feb 5, 2019 / 2:13 pm

      and, amazingly, in the past few years, according to Sport England statistics, rugby union (alone) has overtaken cricket in terms of participation for the first time in history.

      If you think of all the ways in which cricket is a far easier and more natural sport to be able to casually participate in, that is an absolutely damning statistic.

      and 90% of that is because the big international rugby matches are still shown on FTA tv.

  2. psoans Feb 5, 2019 / 2:57 pm

    The Ashes must be made a Category A event. There is practically no way to watch the Ashes in Australia because only BT covers it and you have to take a year subscription. At least with Sky Sports you can watch it for a lesser time period through NOW TV. Cricket needs to be more available to watch.

    • LordCanisLupus Feb 5, 2019 / 7:29 pm

      There’s never been category A for overseas Ashes and that’s never going to change.

      Taking home Ashes off to paywall land was short term cash for long term decline. Simple as. Just wish they’d admit it.

      Liked by 1 person

      • thelegglance Feb 5, 2019 / 7:52 pm

        They will never, ever admit to making a mistake. Ever. They won’t apologise for the “outside cricket” gibe, or the mumz ‘n kidz idiocy, or the obsessives line. Why would they apologise for the big stuff?

  3. Mark Feb 5, 2019 / 4:47 pm

    I think the golden age of sports watching on tv is coming to an end. Certainly in terms of numbers. I say this as someone who grew up with free to air live sport ,and watched it slowly drift away to pay per view. When even golf cashes in you know they are in it for the dosh.

    Cricket has killed its audience, but has got rich for a few players and over paid administrators. The ECB is happy to take the money and ask no questions. It’s behaviour to protecting old tv rights is idiotic, and smacks of an organisation run by miserly fools.

    I don’t buy into the view that the 16.4 is being put on FTA to grow the game. I think it is a short term cynical marketing strategy, and if it is successful they will quickly sell it off to Sky in a few years time. They are still miffed they let all the profit from 20/20 disappear abroad without ever taking out a patent so they got a cut.

    I also get the feeling that many sports don’t understand the value of fans or customers. They view them as an annoyance who will always be there. Well many young people are not a captured audience like my age group. There are so many more things be it sports or whatever to participate in. Some of which are not things you want to watch but do. Cycling for example is huge now in numbers of people riding a bike, but watching a five hour bike race is not great tv.

    There is an audience for many sports but not a large paying one. Pay per view has become too much money. Particularly when you add in all the various channels and 1 year or 18 month subscriptions contracts. They need to offer cheaper prices and let you pay per event.

    I’m not convinced the product is that wonderful either. The World cup in football was poor quality. England going to the semi finals was a novelty. There are no super teams in cricket today. As to the premiership, a lot of games are awful. Over hyped and of very poor quality.

    • thelegglance Feb 5, 2019 / 6:30 pm

      Cricket has an advantage for broadcasters (ironically it’s a disadvantage for general FTA ones) in that it fills a lot of screentime. Calculated by the hour, the fees paid are quite cheap.

      The question is how interested BT are in stealing it off them. That’s what I suspect is holding the value up.

  4. dArthez Feb 5, 2019 / 5:53 pm

    According to Clarke, people who watch illegal streams are a bigger threat to the sport than governing bodies’ greed. The ECB still believes that.

    • thelegglance Feb 5, 2019 / 6:42 pm

      That’s because they conflate the health of the ECB with the health of the sport. Apply that to every single statement they make about the good of cricket – there is never, ever anything on that basis that isn’t good for the ECB.

      And the thing is, I think they really believe it too.

      • LordCanisLupus Feb 5, 2019 / 7:12 pm

        I think they conflate highly paid players with success too. And highly paid admin.

        Let’s make no bones about this. The payers will be paying them. Tickets won’t go down. Test Matches won’t be more accessible. The recreational game might get crumbs but Nasser let the cat out of that particular bag.

    • LordCanisLupus Feb 5, 2019 / 7:17 pm

      Hence international cricket boards purging YouTube of clips from the archives. An act of such stupid fuckwittery that it defies comprehension.

      David Bowie once said about illegal downloading that no business ever succeeded by criminalising its customers. He couldn’t have been a cricket fan.

      Liked by 1 person

      • Mark Feb 5, 2019 / 8:37 pm

        The decision to purge old cricket clips from the internet is ludicrous and reveals the madness of the people who run the sport. Do they really think it has large financial value? If they do they are crazy.

        Smacks to me of the mentality of these people. Which is basically “we own the game, so fuck off.” Which is what what most people have now don’t to cricket. They have left.

        The administrators have become obsessed with rights issues, and not creating a decent product. The whole reason for a 16.4 is its something new they can own, and control. If it takes off they want a cut worldwide.

        But the underlining take away is they really, really hate their customers/fans.

      • dArthez Feb 6, 2019 / 10:17 am

        It makes no sense whatsoever. Pretending that the sport does not exist is a great method of getting people interested. But it simply feeds into the narrative to pretend that whoever the current #3 is is the best ever in that position, and same with the bowlers.

        It is actively destroying the history of the game.History is an act of remembrance, and if you make that impossible (by seeing footage of how good certain players were), you’re destroying the game from within. Soon they’ll find ways to copyright scorecards and thus the sport is only suitable for people with the attention span of lobotomized squirrels. Even the Hundred will be beyond those people, as it will be when the inevitable race to the bottom becomes an runaway train wreck in the making.

        Old sports rights (within reasonable bounds) should simply lapse in the public domain. But instead greed takes over. I don’t think there is a single movie that has lapsed in the public domain in the US, simply because rights always get extended the moment some movie from 1895 might lapse into it.

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28. May

‘Binary Star’ – Peter Steiner & Constanze Hochwartner present their new album

With 'Binary Star'trombonist Peter Steiner and organist Constanze Hochwartner take you on a journey through the infinite expanses of the cosmos. The program of the album unites different composers and spans the musical arc from the late romantic Gustav Mahler to the film music composer John Williams.

After the Austrian trombonist presented his album 'Sapphire' with Constanze Hochwartner on piano in 2018, the two pull out bigger guns on 'Binary Star.' These allow them to simultaneously present a range of sounds appropriate to the album's theme and dust off the time-honored combination of wind instrument and organ. "This brilliant combination allows us to create a wide variety of timbres and to realize all the musical ideas we have in the best possible way," say Peter Steiner and Constanze Hochwartner. Their program leads once across the galaxy and consists of orchestral literature, which the two arranged and had arranged for their instruments themselves.

Like the launch of a rocket, the musical prelude is Strauss' 'Also sprach Zarathustra', probably the most famous and impressive introductory piece in music history. Gustav Holst's 'Planets' is given its own unique character and sound by the new arrangement and instrumentation. This is followed by excerpts of 'From the New World,' Dvorak's 9th Symphony, the energetic 'Summon the Heroes' by John WilliamsGustav Mahler's 'Urlicht' and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Phantom of the Opera.' The finale - almost as if disappearing into the infinity of space - is an arrangement of Samuel Barber's famous 'Adagio', originally for string orchestra, here for solo organ.

The realization of this album is associated with great enthusiasm for the duo. Steiner and Hochwartner are a well-rehearsed team, which is reflected in their musical interplay. "For three and a half years," says Peter Steiner, "Constanze and I have been looking forward to this project. And I'm thrilled with the outstanding skills of Emily Horton, who wrote the arrangements."


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"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti".

ISBN 983-42031-0-1, Jun 2006

"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal"

ISBN 983-42031-1-x, May 2007

"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Sirih Pulang ke Gagang?"

ISBN 978-983-42031-2-2, November 2007

It is interesting to note that while these books were written in Malay it has gained enough attention to merit being part of the collections of the American Library of Congress and National Library of Australia. Look here and here.

While the first three books were published by my own company, the fourth titled "Rumah Azan" was published in April 2009 by a company called Karnadya with the help of the Malaysian national literary body Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. It features beautiful pictures along with stories behind selected mosques which could be related to the history of Islam and the Malays alongside the formation of the Malaysian nation. Look at the article A collaboration of old collegemates - the book "Rumah Azan".

My fifth book "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates", an English translation and adaptation of the Malay book "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" authored by Hj Muzaffar Mohamad and Tun Suzana Othman was published early 2010. Look here... My 5th book is out! Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and the Malay Sultanates... . For more information check out my Malay blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU.

Like my fourth book "Rumah Azan", the sixth book "Kereta Api Menuju Destinasi" is also a coffee-table book which is published by the company Karnadya with the cooperation of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (the main Malay literary body in Malaysia). Coming out January 2011 it features pictures and stories on the adventure travelling by train to all of Peninsular Malaysia along with the interesting places which could be reached this way.

My seventh book "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" in turn is a coffee-table book which is written, editted, designed and has pictures taken by me. Coming out of the factory October 2011, this book which combines family history with history of places such as Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar and in fact the history of the island of Java and England has been reviewed with me interviewed live in the program Selamat Pagi Malaysia at RTM1. Look at the article Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Some selected contents have been featured in Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".

The "Berpetualang ke Aceh" series of novels could be obtained in e-book form. Enter http://www.e-sentral.com/, click general novel and go to page 4. You can also type the word "Aceh" at the search box. Or click straight Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3.

Friday, May 06, 2011

'Facing' death at Tok Selehor's special meditation hole

Continued from Tomb of Tok Selehor revisited.

Within the graveyard area also lies a certain building.

It is a special place, a remnant from the time of Tok Selehor when a certain way of meditation was practised to allow pupils to have a peek at the universe' hidden realities.

What realities are we talking about? For one it is about life after death.

For inside this building lies a hole.

It goes down 6 to 8 feet or so reaching the same underground level as the deceased buried.

This is no joke. Only a few feet of dirt and ground separates us from the actual remains of the dead. This is how it looks in the darkness. And this was still daytime.

A picture with flash. Baby Al-Rasyid was getting agitated having been forced to sit still for this shot. Notice the sloped area to the right. That's when pupils used to lie in silent meditation just like the dead. If your lucky (or unlucky? Depends really on how you see the supernatural) you could have the experience of seeing with your very own eyes the coming of two angels sent specially for questioning your deeds on earth. And what happens next, whether it is scary or beautiful depends on how you did upon examination. No joke. I understand it is practically a glimpse of paradise or hellfire...

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As the strategy is yet to acquire FDA approval, there is no basic treatment for shockwave treatment for ED.It is, which means treatments need to only occur in research study settings. Individuals can look into providers to see if they offer experimental shockwave treatment for ED.As part of their own research, people may want to prior to they choose to go through shockwave treatment: Consulting with a medical care medical professional before they decide on a treatment choice. Talking with a urologist for more information. Urologists are physicians who concentrate on urinary and reproductive health. Discovering out about the experience, understanding, and background of the professional supplying ED treatment.

Researching the overall expense of treatment ahead of time, and research the legitimacy of any high-cost therapies. People need to likewise keep in mind that as the technique does not have FDA approval, they will need to cover the expense of treatments themselves, unless they belong to a research study. There are lots of alternative treatments for ED, including medications, lifestyle changes, and surgical treatment. Strategies depend upon the cause of ED and an individual's case history. People may discover oral medication reliable, which doctors refer to as pde5 inhibitors. These consist of: sildenafiltadalafilvardenafilavanafil, People need to not take pde5 inhibitors if they also take nitrate medication, as the combination can cause extreme side effects.

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Other treatment options consist of lifestyle modifications. These consist of: making dietary changesconsidering options to certain medications that might intensify ED, such as beta-blockers and antidepressantsavoiding cigarette smoking and alcoholmanaging stress, psychological, or relationship issues, through relaxation or therapyincreasing workout, Other treatment alternatives for ED consist of:vacuum erection devices, or penis pumps, which are tubes that cover the penis and to produce a vacuum, to sustain erectionsalprostadil, a drug that doctors can administer as a urethral suppository or inject directly into the penissurgical penile implantsupplements, though individuals to exercise caution with these, LI-ESWT is a brand-new and non-invasive prospective treatment for ED. It is still under investigation and is yet to gain approval from the FDA as a treatment alternative - blood vessels.

So far, research study recommends it has some guarantee as a treatment for ED. More research studies will reveal whether LI-ESWT is a reliable, safe, and long-lasting alternative for ED.Several FDA-approved treatments for ED are currently available, and people can talk about choices with their medical professional.

Impotence, also referred to as ED or impotence, is a concern for millions of men all over the world. The health issue impacts males of any ages, however is more common with increasing age. But what is the finest method to deal with the frustrating sexual dysfunction? The great news is that erectile dysfunction is treatable (erection quality). Depending upon the reason for the condition, a number of possible alternatives are available. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a reasonably brand-new and innovative treatment. The clinically tested method has been used for the treatment of various medical conditions for more than thirty years. On this website, you can learn more about the treatment of erectile dysfunction with shock waves.

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Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave treatment is a safe treatment for men with impotence and might work to enhance, or even treat, ED in some patients. But there remain essential unanswered concerns, consisting of which clients are perfect candidates and which procedure and gadgets are best. Without responses, offering the ED treatment outside research study settings is questionable medication, some urologists state. Research on making use of shock wave therapy in Peyronie's illness has shown it may improve penile pain, but not curvature (shockwave therapy). Where low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave treatment for ED might use the biggest patient benefit is in ED.Georgios Hatzichristodoulou, MD, associate professor of urology at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Wrzburg in Germany, has carried out several of the European research studies on usage of shock wave therapy for impotence and Peyronie's illness.

Hatzichristodoulou stated. The European Association of Urology guideline for impotence advises usage of low-intensity shock wave treatment in moderate natural impotence patients or poor responders to phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors, according to Dr - healthy blood vessels. Hatzichristodoulou, a member of the guideline committee - purchase results. But the effectiveness and trustworthiness of low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy for ED has actually come under criticism, according to Dr. Hatzichristodoulou." A lot of studies that have actually been carried out were not extremely well developed," he stated. "There are a number of reports in the literature of prospective, placebo-controlled research studies. And in each of those studies, the treatment protocol was different to the other one.

The addition requirements, the exclusion criteria of patients, and even the endpoints of the studies were various." So, those research studies can not be compared, and we can not draw conclusions for the general population of men suffering from erectile dysfunction." Yet, while Dr. Hatzichristodoulou continues to provide shock wave treatment just in the research setting and does not charge guys for the treatment, service providers in Europe and in other places are promoting the treatment and charging patients for it." They are saying that shock wave treatment is the new treatment and needs to be the new requirement of care," Dr. Hatzichristodoulou stated. "But according to the literature, we can not state that." Studies suggest men with vasculogenic ED are among the most ideal candidates for shock wave therapy, but it's not clear if they are the only ones. few treatments.

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Hatzichristodoulou said. "The perfect protocol is not only how many sessions the patient needs to have but also how many shock waves? And what energy level should we utilize to deal with the client with impotence?" he said. "The 3rd question is, there are a great deal of devices on the marketplace, however we do not know which is the finest one for which patients - sound waves." FDA approval for a low-density extracorporeal shock wave device to deal with ED likely is years away, according to Ranjith Ramasamy, MD, assistant teacher of urology and director of male reproductive medication and surgical treatment at the University of Miami.

Ramasamy said. "Sadly, there are a lot of research studies that demonstrate that it is efficacious and safe, but the bulk of these research studies that have been published are from outside the U.S - numbing cream. At the University of Miami, we have an ongoing scientific trial. Clients who want to look for shock wave treatment for ED must be encouraged to look for scientific trial chances and register in them." In March 2019, the Sexual Medicine Society of North America released a position declaration on restorative treatments for ED, consisting of low-intensity shock wave treatment, stating that using such treatments is speculative and must be performed under research study procedures (see, " SMSNA: Shock waves for ED not ready for mainstream").


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You Can Bet Whether Drake Will Wear Milwaukee Bucks Clothing During Eastern Conference Finals

  • Raptors Global Ambassador Drake fought against his own curse in Game 7 against the 76ers
  • The Raptors are making their second Eastern Conference Finals appearance in franchise history
  • Will Drake be spotted in Milwaukee Bucks gear at any point in this series?

It's highly unusual that someone billed as a team's global ambassador would be wearing an opponent's colors in the biggest game of the season.

But the “Drake Curse” has taken down its fair share of dominant teams and individuals over the years, so Drake was not about to let it doom his beloved Toronto Raptors and cost them a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Now, with the 76ers in the rear-view mirror and the Bucks up next, will Drake try to pull another reverse jinx?

Will Drake Wear Bucks Gear During the Eastern Conference Finals?

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No -260

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There are nearly 20,000 basketball fans who can say with pride that they were in the building when Kawhi Leonard's jumper touched every bit of the rim before sending Toronto into a state of euphoria.

Drake was not one of them, and proudly, it was by design.

Video surfaced of Drake watching the game remotely, and wearing 76ers shorts while doing it.

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Is the Drake Curse a Real Thing?

There were several key moments to the Leafs first-round loss to the Bruins (again). It didn't help that Drake showed up to Game 3 in a Leafs jersey and the team coincidentally gave up six goals in a loss.

At the collegiate level, he's known as a Kentucky Wildcat basketball superfan, even joining the team in the layup line in 2012. The team has not won a national title since.

In football, he posted a picture of himself in Alabama gear prior to the Crimson Tide's game with Clemson. They were blown out in spectacular fashion, 44-16 in the worst loss in Nick Saban's illustrious Alabama career.

And before Conor McGregor's UFC fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Drake posted a picture with UFC's most marketable and known star. McGregor was stunned via submission.

What's the Best Bet to Make Here?

It's fair to say that Drake believes in his curse. Raptors fans acknowledge and appreciate his Game 7 gesture.

Furthermore, if it means being far away from the building and wearing a Giannis jersey for the Raptors to make their first ever appearance in the NBA Finals (this is going to be an ultra-entertaining and super tight series, as the two teams split their four regular season games), I'd take the longer odds that Toronto's finest will be wearing Milwaukee's best at some point in the series.

Pick: Yes (+175)

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  2. Although it was a live album, Jane Olivor 's fifth LP release, In Concert, could be considered her next regular recording rather than the usual profit-taking remake of past hits. At least two-thirds of it could, since eight of the 12 tracks were songs she had not recorded previously.6/
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  4. "Annie's Song" (also known as "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a folk rock and country song written and recorded by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July Genre: Folk rock, country.
  5. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Annie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Discogs. Label: CBS/Sony - 25AP • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: Japan • Genre: Pop, Stage & Screen • Style: Music Hall, Soundtrack.
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All registered Alabama voters may vote absentee this year. Here are the details

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Secretary of State John Merrill mailing in his absentee ballot for the July 14 Primary Runoff Election. Photo via AL SOS on Facebook

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced this week that any registered Alabama voter will be able to vote absentee this year. This is a big deal for the state—here’s what you need to know.

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As we remain in the midst of a global pandemic, concern surrounding public health has lead to a broad conversation about absentee voting. Alabama has gained national attention when it comes to this issue.

After several rulings from different court systems, including the U.S. Supreme Court, a decision has been finalized when it comes to absentee voting in Alabama.

On July 20, Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill announced in this press release that anyone concerned about COVID-19 can apply for and cast an absentee ballot in 2020.

“Amid coronavirus concerns, it is important to remember that Alabamians who are concerned about contracting or spreading an illness have the opportunity to avoid the polls on Election Day by casting an absentee ballot.”

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How does this work?

This is a section of the absentee ballot application. Keep reading to see how it will work this year. Photo via Alabama Secretary of State

Formerly, you needed an “excuse” such as being out of the state, being a student or a member of the armed forces and therefore away from home, physical illness, etc. You can read the different options above.

Now, any qualified voter who “determines it is impossible or unreasonable to vote at their polling place” shall be eligible to select the box most appropriate to them.

State law allows the Secretary of State to issue absentee voting guidance during declared states of emergency (like a pandemic, for example). This law allows Secretary Merrill to encourage voters to check the box which reads as follows:

“I have a physical illness or infirmity which prevents my attendance at the polls. [ID REQUIRED]”

In Summary

Here’s the deal: if you are a registered voter, you can vote absentee regardless of circumstance. If any of the boxes above apply to you, you should select it. If none apply, but you still want to vote absentee, you should select the second box.

How do I get my ballot?

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If you prefer to vote absentee this year, for whatever reason, here are your next steps:

  1. Make sure you’re registered to vote. If you’re not currently registered, the next section can help you out.
  2. Access the absentee ballot application by one of these three methods: Access Online Application | Call your local Absentee Election Manager’s office | Contact the Secretary of State’s Office at (334) 242-7210 to request an absentee ballot application.
  3. Fill out the application and submit it. Note: you must include a copy of your valid photo identification.

Registration and Deadlines

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If you have any questions about getting registered, finding your polling location if you prefer to vote in person, or any other voting-related question, be sure to check out this guide. It has all your answers and resources in one place.

These voter protections will be in place through the November 3, 2020, elections. Here are the voting dates for the rest of the year you need to know:

  • August 25: City elections in Jefferson County (if applicable)
  • October 19: Last day to register for the General Election
  • October 29: Last day to vote absentee for the General Election
  • November 3: General Election Day

If you’re curious to read more details about the decision and events leading up to it, check out this article by ACLU Alabama.

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Britam has launched a health insurance cover designed to  cater  for full hospitalization expenses of its policy holders upon hospitalization and discharge following a diagnosis of Covid-19. The Britam Covid-19 Insurance cover guarantees a  cash back of the full sum assured and does not require pre-medical screening. It will be available to customers up to the age of seventy five years.

Premiums are as low as Kshs 1,500 per month for a Kshs 50,000 cover and up to Kshs 14,700 for Kshs 500,000 cover. However, those above sixty years of age can only purchase up to a maximum limit of Kshs 200,000. Britam’s group managing director, Mr. Tavaziva Madzinga said the cover aims to ease the financial burden of its customers and ensure they have access to quality healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The trend in the spread of Covid-19 has unfortunately overburdened many of our customers. In line with our brand promise – to be with you every step of the way – we are working hard to ensure our customers have simple and affordable access to the care they need as we tackle the pandemic together,” said Madzinga.

 The Britam Covid-19 insurance cover comes with a waiting period of fourteen days from the date of its commencement. Pre-authorization will also not be required for in-patient admissions.  “Covid-19 has fundamentally reshaped our attitudes towards health and wellbeing. Consumers are today paying more attention to healthier lifestyles, better mental health and convenience. These emerging trends have provided Britam with a unique opportunity to support our customers better through increased customer education, product innovation and adopting new product delivery channels,” he added.

Backed by its investment in IT, Britam has accelerated its digital transformation to make sure its customers continue to access its products and services during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The company’s 2021-25 strategic plan seeks to enhance customer experience by becoming more customer centric, expanding  its customer base to drive growth  and improving  efficiency in how it  runs its business to ensure better returns. Additionally, it will gear the organisation for enhanced digital innovation in its solutions and product development.

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Bible Verse Explanations and Resources

Colossians 2:8

Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

Beware lest any man spoil you - The word “spoil” now commonly means, to corrupt, to cause to decay and perish, as fruit is spoiled by keeping too long, or paper by wetting, or hay by a long rain, or crops by mildew. But the Greek word used here means to spoil in the sense of plunder, rob, as when plunder is taken in war. The meaning is, “Take heed lest anyone plunder or rob you of your faith and hope by philosophy.” These false teachers would strip them of their faith and hope, as an invading army would rob a country of all that was valuable.

Through philosophy - The Greek philosophy prevailed much in the regions around Colossae, and perhaps also the oriental or Gnostic philosophy. See the Introduction They were exposed to the influences of these plausible systems. They consisted much of speculations respecting the nature of the divine existence; and the danger of the Colossians was, that they would rely rather on the deductions of that specious reasoning, than on what they had been taught by their Christian teachers.

And vain deceit - Mere fallacy. The idea is, that the doctrines which were advanced in those systems were maintained by plausible, not by solid arguments; by considerations not fitted to lead to the truth, but to lead astray.

After the tradition of men - There appear to have been two sources of danger to which the Christians at Colesso were exposed, and to which the apostle in these cautions alludes, though he is not careful to distinguish them. The one was that arising from the Grecian philosophy; the other, from Jewish opinions. The latter is that to which he refers here. The Jews depended much on tradition (see the notes at Matthew 15:2); and many of those traditions would have tended much to corrupt the gospel of Christ.

After the rudiments of the world - Margin, elements. See this explained in the Notes at Galatians 4:3.

And not after Christ - Not such as Christ taught.

Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary
There is a philosophy which rightly exercises our reasonable faculties; a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God, and confirms our faith in him. But there is a philosophy which is vain and deceitful; and while it pleases men's fancies, hinders their faith: such are curious speculations about things above us, or no concern to us. Those who walk in the way of the world, are turned from following Christ. We have in Him the substance of all the shadows of the ceremonial law. All the defects of it are made up in the gospel of Christ, by his complete sacrifice for sin, and by the revelation of the will of God. To be complete, is to be furnished with all things necessary for salvation. By this one word "complete," is shown that we have in Christ whatever is required. "In him," not when we look to Christ, as though he were distant from us, but we are in him, when, by the power of the Spirit, we have faith wrought in our hearts by the Spirit, and we are united to our Head. The circumcision of the heart, the crucifixion of the flesh, the death and burial to sin and to the world, and the resurrection to newness of life, set forth in baptism, and by faith wrought in our hearts, prove that our sins are forgiven, and that we are fully delivered from the curse of the law. Through Christ, we, who were dead in sins, are quickened. Christ's death was the death of our sins; Christ's resurrection is the quickening of our souls. The law of ordinances, which was a yoke to the Jews, and a partition-wall to the Gentiles, the Lord Jesus took out of the way. When the substance was come, the shadows fled. Since every mortal man is, through the hand-writing of the law, guilty of death, how very dreadful is the condition of the ungodly and unholy, who trample under foot that blood of the Son of God, whereby alone this deadly hand-writing can be blotted out! Let not any be troubled about bigoted judgments which related to meats, or the Jewish solemnities. The setting apart a portion of our time for the worship and service of God, is a moral and unchangeable duty, but had no necessary dependence upon the seventh day of the week, the sabbath of the Jews. The first day of the week, or the Lord's day, is the time kept holy by Christians, in remembrance of Christ's resurrection. All the Jewish rites were shadows of gospel blessings.
Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

Beware lest any man spoil you - The word συλαγωγων, from συλη, prey, and αγειν, to lead or carry away, signifies to rob, or spoil of their goods, as if by violence or rapine. Their goods were the salvation they had received from Christ; and both the Gentile and Jewish teachers endeavored to deprive them of these, by perverting their minds, and leading them off from the truths of Christianity.

Philosophy and vain deceit - Or, the vain or empty deceit of philosophy; such philosophizing as the Jewish and Gentile teachers used. As the term philosophy stood in high repute among the Gentiles, the Jews of this time affected it; and both Philo and Josephus use the word to express the whole of the Mosaic institutions. So the former: Ὁι κατα Μωσην φιλοσοφουντες· "Those who embraced the philosophy of Moses;" Phil., De Nomin. Mutand. And the latter; Τρια παρα Ιουδαιοις ειδη φιλοσοφειται· "There are three systems of philosophy among the Jews," (Bell. Jud., lib. ii. cap 8, sec. 2), meaning the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes, as immediately follows. The Jewish philosophy, such as is found in the Cabala, Midrashim, and other works, deserves the character of vain deceit, in the fullest sense and meaning of the words. The inspired writers excepted, the Jews have ever been the most puerile, absurd, and ridiculous reasoners in the world. Even Rabbi Maymon, or Maimonides, the most intelligent of them all, is often in his master piece (the Moreh Nevochim, the Teacher of the Perplexed) most deplorably empty and vain.

After the rudiments of the world - According to the doctrine of the Jewish teachers; or, according to the Mosaic institutions, as explained and glossed by the scribes, Pharisees, and rabbins in general. We have often seen that הזה העולם haolam hazzeh, this world, of which του κοσμου τουτου is a literal translation, is frequently used to express the Jewish system of rites, ceremonies, and institutions in general; what the apostle calls the tradition of men, namely, what men, unauthorized by God, have taught as doctrines received from him. Our Lord frequently refers to and condemns these traditions.

Not after Christ - Not according to the simple doctrine of Christ, viz.: He died for our offenses; believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved.

Ellen G. White
Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1, 290-302

I have been shown that we must be guarded on every side and perseveringly resist the insinuations and devices of Satan. He has transformed himself into an angel of light and is deceiving thousands and leading them captive. The advantage he takes of the science of the human mind, is tremendous. Here, serpentlike, he imperceptibly creeps in to corrupt the work of God. The miracles and works of Christ he would make appear as the result of human skill and power. If he should make an open, bold attack upon Christianity, it would bring the Christian in distress and agony to the feet of his Redeemer, and his strong and mighty Deliverer would put the bold adversary to flight. He therefore transforms himself into an angel of light and works upon the mind to allure from the only safe and right path. The sciences of phrenology, psychology, and mesmerism are the channel through which he comes more directly to this generation and works with that power which is to characterize his efforts near the close of probation. 1T 290.1

Read 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12: “And then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming: even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 1T 290.2

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Ellen G. White
Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, 585-6

Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. The carnal mind cannot comprehend these mysteries. If questioners and doubters continue to follow the great deceiver, the impressions and convictions of God's Spirit will grow less and less, the promptings of Satan more frequent, until the mind will fully submit to his control. Then that which appears to these bewildered minds as foolishness will be the power of God, and that which God regards as foolishness will be to them the strength of wisdom. 4T 585.1

One of the great evils which has attended the quest of knowledge, the investigations of science, is that those who engage in these researches too often lose sight of the divine character of pure and unadulterated religion. The worldly-wise have attempted to explain upon scientific principles the influence of the Spirit of God upon the heart. The least advance in this direction will lead the soul into the mazes of skepticism. The religion of the Bible is simply the mystery of godliness; no human mind can fully understand it, and it is utterly incomprehensible to the unregenerate heart. 4T 585.2

The Son of God compared the operations of the Holy Spirit to the wind, which “bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth.” Again, we read in the Sacred Record that the world's Redeemer rejoiced in spirit and said: “I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.” 4T 585.3

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Ellen G. White
Gospel Workers 1915, 16

The minister who is a co-worker with Christ will have a deep sense of the sacredness of his work, and of the toil and sacrifice required to perform it successfully. He does not study his own ease or convenience. He is forgetful of self. In his search for the lost sheep, he does not realize that he himself is weary, cold, and hungry. He has but one object in view,—the saving of the lost. GW 16.1

He who serves under the blood-stained banner of Emmanuel often has that to do which calls for heroic effort and patient endurance. But the soldier of the cross stands unshrinkingly in the forefront of the battle. As the enemy presses the attack against him, he turns to the Stronghold for aid; and as he brings to the Lord the promises of the Word, he is strengthened for the duties of the hour. He realizes his need of strength from above. The victories that he gains do not lead to self-exaltation, but cause him to lean more and more heavily on the Mighty One. Relying upon that power, he is enabled to present the message of salvation so forcibly that it awakens an answering chord in other minds. GW 16.2

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Ellen G. White
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 303-4

Dear youth, you are now deciding your own eternal destiny. You must put persistent effort into your Christian life if you would perfect a right character. It will be to your eternal loss if you have a dwarfed, weakly, babyish religious experience. We are to be “complete in Him.” “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him.” This means that you are to study the life of Christ. You are to study it with as much more earnestness than you study secular lines of knowledge, as eternal interests are more important than temporal, earthly pursuits. If you appreciate the value and sacredness of eternal things, you will bring your sharpest thoughts, your best energies, to the solving of the problem that involves your eternal well-being; for every other interest sinks into nothingness in comparison with that. FE 303.1

You have the Pattern, Christ Jesus; walk in His footsteps, and you will be qualified to fill any and every position that you may be called upon to occupy. You will be “rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” You are not to feel that you are a bondslave, but a son of God; that you are highly favored in that you have been regarded of so great value that God has made you His by paying an infinite ransom for your freedom. Jesus says, “I call you not servants; ... but I have called you friends.” When you appreciate His wondrous love, love and gratitude will be in your heart as a wellspring of joy. FE 303.2

Do not receive flattery, even in your religious life. Flattery is an art by which Satan lieth in wait to deceive and to puff up the human agent with high thoughts of himself. “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” Flattery has been the food upon which many of our youth have been nourished; and those who have praised and flattered have supposed that they were doing right; but they have been doing wrong. Praise, flattery, and indulgence have done more toward leading precious souls into false paths, than any other art that Satan has devised. FE 304.1

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Ellen G. White
Counsels on Health, 584

[Special Testimonies, Series B 15:16-23 (1900).]

The Lord has instructed me to present the following scriptures to our physicians: “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.... For this is the will of God, even your sanctification.” 1 Thessalonians 4:1-3. “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” Colossians 2:6-8. CH 584.1

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Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One is a Duelling Delight

A long time ago (2002) in a galaxy far, far away (when Milton Bradley were still a trading brand) there was a game called Star Wars: Epic Duels. In this game, iconic heroes from the Star Wars universe did battle using cards and dice. For whatever reason, Epic Duels is now consigned to history, but thanks to Restoration Games, its highly asymmetrical mechanics live on through Unmatched: Battle of Legends

In Unmatched: Battle of Legends: Volume One base set that I’ll be reviewing today, heroes like Luke Skywalker and Count Dooku are switched out in favor of license-free characters including Sinbad, Alice (of Wonderland fame), Medusa and King Arthur. Other sets are available, with characters like Little Red Riding Hood, the Jurassic Park raptors and even Bruce Lee being fully compatible.

If that sounds like a fairly bonkers combination of antagonists, that’s because it is. In Unmatched: Battle of Legends, the players will take their chosen hero (usually with one or more sidekicks) and battle it out in a head to head duel to the death. A three player variant (which is a bit clunky) and a decent two versus two mode are available, but for me Unmatched: Battle of Legends is best played as a match between exactly two players.

Turns in Unmatched: Battle of Legends are very, very simple, with players choosing to take two actions from three available. Those actions are; Maneuver, Scheme and Attack. When a player Maneuvers, they simply draw a card and then move their fighters (fighter meaning both their hero and any sidekicks). When they Scheme, the player plays a card showing a lightning bolt card and takes the action described, and when they Attack, they simply play a valid attack card for the fighter that wishes to make the attack.

Unmatched: Battle of Legends

With this very straightforward structure in mind, what gives Unmatched: Battle of Legends its uniqueness is the massive difference between each of the hero characters. Each hero comes with their own deck of cards (around 31) and a summary card that explains that hero’s hit points, their movement, whether they have a ranged or melee attack and any special abilities that they may have.

Even in the base Unmatched: Battle of Legends game, the variety between the four characters is significant. King Arthur, for example, is a very powerful melee fighter who has some hugely damaging attack cards. His sidekick, Merlin, attacks from range and has some complementary Scheme cards that allow him — for example — to move enemy fighters up to three spaces.

Alice is also a fantastic fighter, but she comes with the unique ability to switch from big to small based on certain card text. Big Alice deals two extra damage, whilst small Alice is evasive and gains one defence when attacked, She attacks at melee range as well, but her sidekick, the Jabberwock, is also a melee fighter (unlike Merlin) and has a deck of cards that are focussed on dealing damage.

The other two characters in the Unmatched: Battle of Legends base set are equally unique. Sinbad gets faster and faster (in terms of movement) as Voyage cards go into his discard pile, whilst Medusa, whilst only occasionally very threatening on her own, comes with three Harpy sidekicks that are easily killed but can then regenerate — adding yet another unique challenge for opponents to deal with.

Unmatched: Battle of Legends

I haven’t played with any characters from the other expansions (although I hope to) but you can expect each one to bring their own thematic uniqueness to the experience, and there’s no doubt that expandability, replayability and experimentation are key aspects of Unmatched: Battle of Legends.

In practical terms, even the base game gives players a ton of options. I found it massively enjoyable to both experiment with the tactics that each hero offered, and then to see how my friends took on the same challenge. Often, we found that there are at least a couple of different ways to use each hero and sidekick combo, and this can vary based on the hero (or heroes, in a team game) that are facing you down across the board.

I think what works particularly well for Unmatched: Battle of Legends is the fact that the complexity is hidden. There is definitely nuance to learning each hero — and that can only be discovered fully through repeated plays — but by ensuring that the base rules are simple, younger or more casual gamers can rapidly become hooked. A game length of about twenty minutes really helps this, with players keen to replay the same character after a loss in order to “get it right next time”.

Restoration Games presentation is also top notch in Unmatched: Battle of Legends, with co-publishing rights shared by Mondo Games. Mondo are the outfit responsible for some of the most iconic “alternative” movie posters going, and their distinct style carries into the artwork in Unmatched: Battle of Legends. Add to that some excellent miniatures, a fantastic box insert and really clear supporting material (such as the manual etc) and Unmatched: Battle of Legends oozes quality, yet it still achieves an attractive price point.

Unmatched: Battle of Legends is not perfect, and there can be mismatches between an experienced player and a new one — with no balancing mechanic — but in general some of the luck based aspects bring an element of baselining. For example, when a fighter attacks an opponent, the opponent may choose to play a defence card. Aside from the cards played already (which do show a count of how many are in each deck) there’s no way to tell what kind of attack is coming, and this can mean that good attack cards are blown because certain conditions are not met, or that a strong defence card is wasted on a weak attack.

Unmatched: Battle of Legends

Additionally, a few bad turns (including bad card draw versus good card draw) in a row can put one fighter badly on the back foot, however this is somewhat mitigated by the generally robust balancing between each hero character. Even when a player falls badly behind, there are usually cards that can snatch a victory, or if not, the games are mercifully short as I mentioned earlier.

Unmatched: Battle of Legends is a superbly made game both in terms of its production and more importantly, it’s mechanics. It is set at an excellent price point relative to its quality, and the expansion content is already out there for those who want to track it down. Sadly, some of the expansions are rare and already being sold at a markup, but that’s hardly the fault of the publisher, and I would hope that more reprints are already in the works.

If you regularly play two player games and you want something quick, highly replayable and reasonably deep in terms of what it provides from one game to the next, then Unmatched: Battle of Legends is a really good choice. It can suffer — like any card driven duel game — from issues with luck of the draw, but it minimises these reasonably well and shouldn’t be an issue for two experienced players anyway.

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Congressional Deal Could Fund Gun Violence Research for First Time Since 1990s

Garen Wintemute
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Congressional leaders reached a deal to fund research on gun violence for the first time in more than 20 years.

“There’s much to be done,” said Garen Wintemute, a leading gun-violence researcher at University of California at Davis. “We will hopefully learn more about individual and social risk factors, consequences of exposure to violence, and effectiveness of prevention measures.”

The UC Davis Center for Violence Prevention Research Big Idea is poised to tackle this research and use science to inform public policy in order to create a safer future for the next generation.

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Ankle Ligament Tears

Ankle Ligament Tears

Can tissue allograft help ankle injuries in MN

It’s hard to find someone who has not had a “twisted ankle” before. The swelling and pain can range in severity. But the result of multiple ankle twists or even if it’s a first-time ankle twist could result in partial or even more severe ankle ligament tears.

If you tear an ankle ligament, you’re likely to know it right away. An ankle ligament tears when its stretched beyond its limits, resulting in a painful injury.

This type of injury is common in people of all ages and abilities. Ankle tears can range from mild to severe, depending on how much damage there is to the ligament.

For smaller tears and sprains, you may be able to heal it on your own by employing classic healing methods like R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression, and elevation.) However, some tears are more severe and require additional treatment to fully recover.

Failure to treat your torn ligament properly can result in a more serious tear and can weaken your ankle, which makes it even more likely that you will tear it again. Repeated ankle ligament tears can lead to chronic pain and other conditions like arthritis and instability.

In this article, we’ll dive deeper into what an ankle ligament tear is, who’s most at risk for this type of injury, and what the treatment options are should you experience one.

How Do Ankle Ligament Tears Happen?

Ankle ligament tears are also referred to as ankle sprains. Your ankle is full of ligaments that connect adjacent bones and provide your joints with the stability you need to walk, run, jump, and bear weight.

An ankle sprain or tear is a very common injury and it can occur from a variety of different catalysts. Falling, suddenly twisting your ankle joint, or landing on your foot in an awkward position are the most common culprits. These injuries most commonly happen when you’re playing sports, jumping, or running on an uneven surface.

When you ankle ligament tears, you’ll experience any and potentially all of the following symptoms; pain, swelling, tenderness, stiffness, numbness, bruising, and the inability to bear any weight on the ankle.

Improper healing of the injured ligament or an incomplete rehabilitation protocol can result in long-term instability of the ankle—which you want to avoid at all costs. Your ankles support you and help you move and walk, after all.

If you suspect that you’ve torn a ligament in your ankle, you’ll want to go see your doctor right away for a proper diagnosis. They’ll run through your medical history, including any previous ankle injuries and also physically examine the ankle for signs of a sprain. Then, your doctor will likely order an X-ray to confirm their diagnosis.

Who’s at Risk for Ankle Ligament Tears?

Ankle injuries can happen to anyone, at any time. However, certain groups are more at risk for ankle sprains than others.

For example, men between the ages of 15 and 24 years and women over the age of 30 have higher rates of ankle sprains.

Over half of all the ankle sprains that occur happen during some kind of physical activity. In the United States alone, more than 1 million people each year visit emergency rooms due to ankle injuries. That’s a lot of ankle injuries!

As we mentioned, if you sprained your ankle, you’re likely to know right away that an injury occurred due to the discomfort and the almost instant onset of pain and swelling.

The most common symptoms of an ankle ligament tear include:

  • Swelling
  • Tenderness
  • Pain
  • Stiffness
  • Inability to bear the weight
  • Bruising
  • Skin discoloration

Ankle ligament tears are quite common, but sometimes, the problem is even more serious. This is why you must seek medical attention as soon as you know that you’ve sustained an injury.

Is Tissue Allograft Therapy For Ankle Ligament Tears Right For Me?

Just like most any other bodily injury, the treatment you need to heal the wound and ease the pain is dependent on the severity of the ligament tear.

For mild tears, you may begin to treat the sprain with home remedies that help promote healing. These remedies can include:

  • Wrapping your ankle with an ACE bandage
  • Wearing an ankle brace
  • Using crutches to avoid weight-bearing
  • Elevating your foot to control swelling
  • Over the counter pain relievers

If you’ve tried these methods and you’re still experiencing pain, discomfort, and lack of mobility, your doctor may recommend surgery to repair the torn ligament. All surgical procedures come with their own set of risks and no guarantee that the injury will be healed when all is said and done.

So, what option do those who prefer not to go under the knife have? By now, you’ve probably heard the buzz around tissue allograft products, but did you know that you can get relief from your ankle ligament tear through tissue allograft therapy?

It’s true, tissue allografts for ankle ligament tears are being performed every day and patients are seeing amazing results. Tissue allograft may help the root cause of the injury and work to heal it—this is all accomplished with a simple outpatient procedure that carries very little risk or side effects.

Get in touch for your FREE consultation and to see if tissue allograft shots for ankle ligament tears are right for you!

Severely sprained ankles often result in ligament tears. The severity and the resulting level of care needed all hinge on many factors. The injury sustained may lead to degeneration. The ligament holds the ankle joint together and if there’s a tear that severely hinders the stability of the joint as well as leads to pain and inflammation since it is a weight-bearing joint. The bottom line is it will likely get worse due to walking and standing.

Give us a call and learn more about how our therapy may be a great natural option to help you get back to being active the way you desire.

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