Hotspur's Revenge: A Review of Three Books
May 16, 2018 by Mark Gamin No Comments
• Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in an Age of Extinction (Chris D. Thomas, Public Affairs)
• The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet – and Ourselves (Leslie Anthony, Yale)
• The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us (Richard O. Prum, Doubleday)
I am a human being, so I am entitled to, and I do, say that the starling is an ugly bird. But I can admire people who, even knowing of their depredations (on other birds, on crops, and on home siding – i.e., mine), nevertheless appreciate and celebrate starlings and starlingness, including their excellent mimicry. That was a quality known to Shakespeare when he had his creation, Hotspur, threaten his King: "I'll have a starling shall be taught to speak / Nothing but 'Mortimer' . . ."
Shakespeare was, supposedly, the reason starlings, house sparrows, and other non-native birds were introduced to North America. And it might well be that, if I saw the European Starling in its native habitat, including Stratford-upon-Avon, I would think it lovely. The trouble is, the definition of "native habitat" is, for starlings and many other species, now quite elastic.
All that is preliminary to saying that we shouldn't get too far into the New Year before noting three good books published in 2017, all having to do, to greater or lesser extent, with evolution and Darwinism, invasive species, avifauna (as well as other fauna, and flora), how beauty comes to be and why beauty is important, and a slew of other good stuff.
You could not have two books more different from each other in slant, outlook, and prognosis than Inheritors of the Earth (the Thomas book) and The Aliens Among Us (Anthony). Each is centered on the subject of invasive species but, other than that similarity, it's as if the authors are writing about different planets: it is edifying, not to mention entertaining, to read them back-to-back.
Thomas acknowledges that the Anthropocene epoch, the age of humans, is bringing a sixth great extinction, but that, by itself, is not something he much mourns. It is "the regrettable end of the evolutionary story" for many species, he says, "but it also represents the beginning of many new species." Ecologists (and all earthlings) can legitimately celebrate what will follow extinction: "the sixth mass genesis of new biological diversity."
For humans to set themselves up as arbiters of what is proper in nature, and who belongs where, is, moreover, inconsistent, hubristic, and doomed to failure. Ten thousand years ago, Thomas notes, house sparrows were unknown in Britain. By the time of Queen Elizabeth I, they were considered vermin, a bounty placed on their small heads. Now, there are still 10 million of them there but, due in part to a population dip after 1970, it is, in the reign of the second Elizabeth, illegal to kill them intentionally. Why? What's magic about 1970? What, for that matter, is normal?
Change is normal, Thomas would say — dynamism is the norm, and, as his Chapter 7 title says, "Evolution Never Gives Up." There are, for example, many examples of species that have moved due to (pre-human) climate changes – a dung beetle , now present only in altitudes over 3,000 meters in Tibet, was once the most common dung beetle is northwestern Europe. In other words, "we should never assume that where we see a species today is where that creature's ancestors originated."
Thomas's exposition and argument are, at minimum, well worth serious consideration. He concludes with his four-part philosophy of conservation: accept change, maintain flexibility for future change, recognize that human activity is part of the evolutionary history of life, and realize that we still must live within planetary bounds.
One hundred-eighty degrees from Thomas is Leslie Anthony and his book The Aliens Among Us. Where Thomas is sanguine, Anthony is an eco-Jeremiah; where Thomas sees invasive species as bringing beneficent diversity, Anthony thinks the life of the world is becoming monotonous, with the inevitable result being "a long, slow dissolve to zonal homogenization."
His examples are many, and his descriptions of them are cranked up to 11, from the "pure ecological mayhem" of the Great Lakes, to Japanese knotweed, a plant that "is actually eating the world." Anticosti, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, is the "Strangest Island in the World," where, in a biotic reversal, introduced deer (who ate berries) chased away the bears, and where introduced frogs made the island, weirdly, a watery northern wilderness without many bugs.
(And, yes, he discusses the pestilent starling, as well.)
Anthony introduces many ecologists and biologists attempting to undo the damage already done by invaders. Due to various political, monetary, and other factors, their efforts must often, he says, "lapse into a regimen of expensive control in perpetuity." In other words, compared to these people, Sisyphus had it easy.
Must all environmental debate now be made via invective? In the climate change area, that has been obvious for some time; perhaps it will come to plague writing about invasive species, as well. Anthony's book includes an abundance of snark: St. Catharines, Ontario, has, among its other supposed flaws, "more churches than make any sense," [says who?]; the aforementioned knotweed "invite[s] analogies the way conservatives invite condemnation – through their very existence" [what does that even mean?]. The work of those writers who doubt that species invaders are an existential issue (such as Thomas, though he isn't named) is described with such terms as "nonsense," "crackpot," "foolishness," and a passel of other pejoratives.
But if the reader can get past Anthony's occasionally shrill tone, there is worthwhile material in his book – as, in his conclusion, when he draws analogies between invasive species and viruses in cells, diseases in populations, and even cultural memes in social media.
You may be surprised, if you go to the "New Books" shelves of your public library, to see how many books are published regularly on Charles Darwin and Darwinism — pro, con, and in-between. One of those that got a good deal of buzz last year was The Evolution of Beauty, previously given a thorough, discerning review by Donna, here. Suffice it to say, then, that you might want to have a look at the book, if you haven't already: it will give you much to think about, and Richard Prum's prose is a pleasure to read.
Unlike the Thomas and Anthony books, The Evolution of Beauty is concerned mostly with birds. Indeed, it's when Prum tries to apply his theories (viz., that "beauty happens" and that evolution is often a result of female preferences, rather than "survival of the fittest") to humans that he seems to veer off (as he admits) into speculation, rather than proven science.
There are two centerpieces of The Evolution of Beauty, both, in Prum's treatment, incredibly detailed and incredibly fascinating. One is duck sex, which can be, he says, "elaborately aesthetic or shockingly violent and deeply troubling." The other, not troubling but rather marvelous and beautiful, is manakin activity in leks.
If you're reading this, you, like me, are a mere human, and so can't understand, really, what a starling or any other bird is thinking. But take a look at the two male manakins in this video from the Cornell Labs Bird Cams Project, and the female. The expression on her face, trying to figure out which of the two is Mr. Right – that is to say, which is the more beautiful — is, to this human anyway, priceless.
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Written by Mark Gamin
Mark Gamin is a lawyer, writer, and editor. He became a birder at Antioch College, where he studied with the ornithologist Jim Howell, and first saw the secretive Virginia Rail. Physically Mark is resident in Cleveland, but in his mind he is often at his small farm in Appalachian Ohio, on the very edge of civilization.
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Game Notes (April 16)
April 16, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL) - West Virginia Power News Release
The Power plays the middle match of a three-game series against the Lakewood BlueClaws tonight at Appalachian Power Park, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. RHP Clay Chandler (0-0, 0.82 ERA) toes the slab for West Virginia.
PENA WALKS IT OFF IN 11 INNINGS: Onil Pena came through with a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning to give West Virginia a 5-4 comeback win over the Lakewood BlueClaws Monday evening at Appalachian Power Park. Logan Gilbert shined in his home debut for the Power, working five innings for the second straight start and allowing just two hits, though one was a 420-foot blemish on Ben Pelletier's solo shot that gave the BlueClaws a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Lakewood would extend their lead in the sixth on a wild pitch from Bryan Pall, but West Virginia would respond in the home half off the inning against new reliever Tyler McKay. After the first three batters reached via two walks and a single, Jarred Kelenic and Pena came through with back-to-back RBI groundouts to tie the game at two. Both teams traded zeroes through the final three innings of regulation, as well as a run each in the 10th. The BlueClaws jumped back in front in the top of the 11th on an RBI double by Alec Bohm, but Kelenic answered with his own run-scoring double in the bottom of the frame to knot the score at four, setting the stage for Pena's heroics. Ben Onyshko picked up the win after spinning the final two innings and ceding two unearned runs on one hit while striking out four batters.
WALK OFF WINNERS: Pena tallied West Virginia's first walk-off win of the season with his 11th-inning RBI knock, giving the Power their first walk-off win since July 6, 2018, when Oneil Cruz down Lexington in extra frames with a base hit to left. Overall, West Virginia is 1-2 in walk-offs in 2019 and 2-3 in last at-bat wins.
EXTRA, EXTRA: The Power played extra innings for the third time this season Monday night, securing their second win (2-1) in their longest game of the season. West Virginia also downed Greenville, 1-0, in 10 innings on Opening Night in South Carolina. The Power has been a part of the third-most extra innings in the South Atlantic League this year at 3.2 (Hickory, 5.0 and Greensboro, 4.0). West Virginia was 6-8 in extra-inning affairs last season.
GILLY, GILLY: Gilbert has continued to impress in his inaugural Minor League season. Through his first three starts in the Minor League, the Stetson product has given up just one run on five hits over 14 innings of work while striking out 22 batters compared to three walks. Opposing batters are hitting just .109 against the right-hander. Gilbert's 22 strikeouts are the most on the Power, as well as the third-most in the South Atlantic League (Shawn Semple, 26, Charleston, S.C.)
PILING UP THE STRIKEOUTS: The Power struck out 19 more batters Monday afternoon, equaling their season-high that they set on April 6 at Greenville. The 19 punchouts upped their season total to 132, which is tied for the most in the South Atlantic League (Delmarva Shorebirds). West Virginia has not struck out more than 19 batters in a contest since April 9, 2017, when they set down 20 Rome Braves. Three of West Virginia's five starters are amongst the top 11 strikeouts leaders in the league, with Gilbert in third (22), Steven Moyers tied for sixth (17) and Ryne Inman tied for 11th (15). West Virginia's arms have compiled 54 strikeouts during the first four games of this homestand.
KELENIC STARTING TO KELE-CLICK: Kelenic has busted of his road woes in a major way in the first four games of this homestand against Augusta and Lakewood, averaging .438 (7-for-16) with a home run, two doubles and five RBIs. The Mariners' second-best prospect per MLB.com and Baseball America stroked his first South Atlantic League home run Friday, blasting one 369 feet to right-center field in the fifth inning for his seventh career Minor League homer, and his first since August 23, 2018. He recorded his first two RBI of the season and posted West Virginia's third three-hit game of the year Thursday. Prior to this homestand, Kelenic was mired in an 0-for-11 slump and started the year 2-for-25.
STRUGGLING TO CONVERT: Through their first 11 games, West Virginia has struggled mightily with runners in scoring position. West Virginia went 2-for-10 with RISP Monday evening, stranding six men on base. As a team, the Power is averaging .145 (16-for-110), second-worst in the SAL (Columbia Fireflies, .142 [16-for-113]).
TIP OF THE CAP TO THE HATTER: Onyshko picked up his first South Atlantic League win with two scoreless frames out of the bullpen, allowing just the placed on runners to score in both the 10th and 11th innings while giving up one hit and striking out a career-high four batters. The former Hatter has not surrendered an earned run over his first 11 innings of 2019, spanning four games, during which he has fanned 11 batters compared to one walk. Onyshko did not give up an earned run in eight of his final 10 outings with the Everett AquaSox (Short-Season, Seattle) in 2018.
POWER POINTS: Pall struck out a career-best five batters in his third career appearance last night... Nolan Hoffman has yet to give up an earned run in his first 4.2 innings... Cesar Trejo swiped his second stolen base of the year.
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How to enhance or suppress memories
Published by Admin Team on April 4, 2019 April 4, 2019
Stimulating various parts of the brain can rotate up or down tenacity
What if scientists can manipulate your brain so that traumatic memory loses its emotional power over your soul? Steve Ramirez, a Boston University neurologist fascinated by memory, believes that small structures in the brain can hold the key to future therapeutic techniques to restore depression, control, and PTSD, a few days later asking doctors to improve positive or negative memories.
In our brain, a cashew-shaped structure called the hippocampus stores sensory and emotional information that forms memories, whether positive or negative. There are no two memories that are the same, and also, every memory we have in a unique combination of brain cells that contains all the environmental and emotional information associated with that memory. The hippocampus itself, although small, consists of many different subregions which all work together to remember certain memory elements.
Now, in a news paper in Biology Now, Ramirez and a team of collaborators have proven memory that is flexible if you know which parts of the hippocampus to stimulate – which today can help care for people haunted by memories that are very popular.
"Many psychiatric disorders, mostly PTSD, are based on thinking about having a truly traumatic experience, this person cannot continue because they understand their fear repeatedly," said Briana Chen, the first author of this paper. , which is currently the result of ongoing research at Columbia University.
In their study, Chen and Ramirez, the senior author of the paper, showed how traumatic memories – such as memories at the root of disorders such as PTSD – can become loaded with dialogue. By activating cells artificially in the lower part of the brain's hippocampus, negative memories can become more complete. Better, stimulating memory cells at the top of the hippocampus can eliminate bad memories from their emotional zest, making them less traumatic to understand.
Well, rarely if you are a mouse.
Using a technique called optogenetics, Chen and Ramirez map which cells in the hippocampus enable compilation of male mice to make new memories of positive, neutral, and negative experiences. Positive experience, for example, can be a publication of female rats. Apparently, a negative experience can receive a successful electric shock but light on the foot. Then, for which cells are part of the memory-making process (which they do with the help of luminous green proteins designed to actually complete activated compilation), they are able to use the specific memory memory needed later, using a laser light to activate memory cells -cell.
Their study revealed the importance of the role of the upper and lower hippocampus. Activating the upper part of the hippocampus activates effective exposure therapy, activating trauma reactivating bad memories. However, activating the lower part of the hippocampus can provide lasting fear and changes related to thought, suggesting that this part of the brain can become too active in compiling memories to be so emotional that they allow.
The difference, said Ramirez, is very important. He said that it proves against excessive activity in the lower part of the hippocampus that helps it be used to treat PTSD and overcome recovery. This could also be the key to improving cognitive skills, "like Limitless," he said, a film that could star in Bradley Cooper 2011 in which the main character takes special pills that improve memory and brain function.
"The field of memory manipulation is still young …. Sounds like sci-fi but this research is a sneak preview of what's to come in terms of our ability to improve artificially or remember," said Ramirez, a BU Arts & Science College Assistant, professor of science psychology and brain. While this study began compiling Chen and Ramirez together doing research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the data has become the backbone of the first paper that came out of a laboratory group founded by Ramirez in BU in 2017.
"We are still far from being able to do this in humans, but the proof of concept is here," Chen said. "As Steve said, 'never say never.' Nothing is impossible."
"This is the first step in separating what these [brain] regions do to this truly emotional memory … The first step towards translating this to people, which is a holy cup," said memory researcher Sheena Josselyn, a University in London. Toronto neuroscientists who were not involved in this study. "[Steve] 's group is truly unique in trying to see how the brain stores memories in order to help people … they not only play around but do it for a purpose."
Although the rat brain and human brain are very different, Ramirez, who is also a member of the BU Center for Systems Neuroscience and the Center for Memory and Brain, says that learning how these basic principles are played in mice helps his team map a blueprint of how memory works in people . Being able to activate specific memory on demand, as well as targeted brain areas involved in memory, allows researchers to see exactly what side effects come along with various areas of the brain that are experiencing excessive stimulation.
"Let's use what we learn in mice to make predictions about how memory functions in humans," he said. "If we can make a two-way path to comparing the workings of memory in mice and humans, we can then ask specific questions [on mice] about how and why memory can have a positive or negative effect on psychological health."
This work is supported by the National Institutes of Health Early Independence Award, Grant Young Investigator from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, the Ludwig Family Foundation Grant, and the McKnight Foundation Memory and the Cognitive Disorders Award
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Swedish visionary metallers SOILWORK have released a video trailer in which singer Björn "Speed" Strid talks about the band's most recent single, 'Stålfågel'.
See the trailer here: https://youtu.be/eB6Br1maU7w
Check out the music video here: https://youtu.be/8-kcWrCX9rA
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Also watch the official music video for 'Full Moon Shoals' and pre-order the album here:http://nuclearblast.com/soilwork-verkligheten
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Check out the video for 'Untethered Angel' below:
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Pre-order your copy of Hexed here: http://nblast.de/COBHexed
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Saturday the 6th October sees Polish death metallers Decapitated playing a not to missed UK exclusive headliner set. Find out all the bands performing and times below in this handy clashfinder:
https://clashfinder.com/s/mammothfest2018
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Public Sales will begin on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 12:00 PM EDT.
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Support comes in the form of Ghost and Bokassa.
See the full European dates and details below:
Tickets will go on sale on September 28.
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The iconic rockstar that is Ozzy Osbourne who is also dubbed as 'the Godfather of heavy metal' is best known for being the lead vocalist of the legendary Black Sabbath who disbanded last year in 2017. He will celebrate an impressive five decades in the music industry, performing his final UK show at the O2 in London in February.
Tickets for the shows go on general sale at 9am on September 7. They can be bought here.
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February 1, 2019 — Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
February 3, 2019 — Manchester Arena
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February 11, 2019 — London, the O2
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Mammothfest are proud to announce that Decapitated will now be doing a UK exclusive headline set on Saturday the 6th October in Brighton. So make sure you come down and witness the death metal carnage that ensues from the Polish act.
The festival also has some other line-up changes, as unfortunately Cypecore who were due to headline on Sunday can now longer attend but Mammothfest local legends King Leviathan are taking the headline slot which is actually also their last ever local performance, so don't miss this momentous goodbye for the blackened thrash metallers. See the updated new Sunday line-up poster below!With the festival now fast approaching, the MAMMOTHFEST 2018 limited edition tees now available to pre-order!
Order here: https://www.mammothfest.uk/store/MAMMOTHFEST-2018-Ltd-edition-tees-p113441071
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ANTI-FLAG Announce UK/ EURO Tour W/ SILVERSTEIN & CANCER BATS + Release Video For 'TROUBLE FINDS ME'
Pittsburgh political punk band Anti-Flag have just announced a UK/Euro tour this fall with Silverstein, Cancer Bats, and Worriers. Tickets are on sale now.
"Anti-Flag have always seen punk rock as a vehicle for change; community leads to recognizing commonality, which leads to a recognition of our collective power, which leads to us knowing we have the power to create the future we want to see.
This tour, this line-up, eclectic in sonics but all bands believe in sharing empathy over apathy, optimism over cynicism. The goal is to bring people from all walks of life through the door. Introducing them to new people, new friendships, new ideas.
Silverstein: a band we have done countless Warped Tours with... have been comrades in arms for years (hell, Chris #2 and Paul Marc play ice hockey together). They're a powerful band, we've shared stages all over the world, but this will be our first club tour together.
Cancer Bats: some of our oldest friends... we've toured together in Canada, the…
DREAM STATE Release New Video 'New Waves' + Announce European/UK Tour With Amity Affliction
Welsh 5 piece and Kerrang! Awards 2018 'Best British Breakthrough' winners DREAM STATE can now reveal the video for their huge single, and recent Radio 1 Annie Mac exclusive first play, 'New Waves'. The track is taken from the bands new 'recovery' EP which is out now through UNFD.
Watch 'New Waves' - HERE and below!
From DREAM STATE vocalist CJ on the single/video - "I wanted to show our fans, as I know a lot of them are going through their own troubles, that they have it in them to push through it. Sometimes we have to face our battles alone, but there is always going to be that inner voice that tells you that you've got this and that is the one you need to be listening to. We had so many amazing quotes sent through that any weak moment I had during the filming process, I had all these amazing, positive quotes surrounding me that brought a tear to my eye and it helped me perform better than I ever have. I hope our listeners can take from this an…
STEVE HEWITT Releases Free Download Of Live Album Tracks & Live Video Footage
British singer/songwriter 'Steve Hewitt' presents a taste of things to come from his debut LP, with the release of his free-download album sampler and live video single.
Recorded as 'live' renditions of tracks selected to feature on the highly anticipated 'Bigger Than Words' set for release later in 2018, the songs 'Healing & Hurt', 'Move On' and 'Holding Me Back' showcases Steve at his most intimate and organic; allowing his songwriting & performance abilities to carry his soul-bearing honesty and desire to emotionally connect with his audience. A formula that has enabled Hewitt to share stages with artists such as Newton Faulkner, Emma Stevens, Toploader, StarSailor plus many more. In addition to this generous download EP offer, Steve has also released live video footage of his fan-favoured track 'Sad Sad Old World'.
Sad Sad Ole World (Live)
https://youtu.be/RKp0QVco_So
The Kent (UK) native has been collaborating with local…
DECAPITATED Release 'Kill The Cult' Music Video
Polish death metal masters DECAPITATED have released a music video for the song 'Kill The Cult', here: https://youtu.be/kQUTQTNChbE
The track comes from their latest album Anticult, which was released July 7, 2017 via Nuclear Blast Records. The video was directed by Łukasz Jaszak, who previously directed the music video for 'Never' and created the cover art for DECAPITATED's three most recent albums.
Order Anticult:
Limited Edition Vinyl (inc signed insert): http://nblast.de/DecapAnticultRS
Limited Edition Digipack CD: http://nblast.de/AnticultDigCDAMZ
DECAPITATED festival appearances:
10.08. NL Leeuwarden - Into the Grave
16.08. CZ Litomerice - Death Coffee Party
18.08. PL Cieszanow - Rock Festiwal
25.08. PL Walbrzych - Metal Mine
31.08. PL Lyski - Magia Rocka
01.09. PL Szczecinek - Materiafest
02.09. UK Edinburgh - Heavy Scotland
07/08.09. RL Beirut - Beirut Metal Fest
06.10. UK Brighton - Mammothfest
03.11. DK Aalborg - Metal Festival
16/17.02.2019 UK Birmingham - HRH Metal
Mammothfest Summer Sale, Day Splits & Best Band Competition
Mammothfest are offering a one-off summer sale which ends 31st July, which will be your last chance to secure savings! The festival wants to continue to bring you the finest and up and coming talent to Brighton, UK and to help this they are offering some deals to cater for your needs of what you can afford and to help support the local scene and the event...
Below are 3 ticket links... 0% discount (full price), 25% discount and 33% discount. If full price is too much for you, get a cheaper ticket if you want!
Full price: https://www.gigantic.com/mammothfest-2018-tickets
25% discount: https://www.gigantic.com/mammothfest-2018-various-brighton-venues-2018-10-05-00-00-27664
The future of the festival is unclear but one thing is for certain that 2018 is going to be a blast, so come and be a part of this awesome weekend!
Find out more about what bands are appearing across the weekend below an…
MIDNATTSOL Release Lyric Video For 'THE AFTERMATH'
Nordic symphonic metal masters MIDNATTSOL have just released the official lyric video for the title track of their upcoming new album "The Aftermath" which will be released on May 25th via Napalm Records.
MIDNATTSOL now has true full sister power featuring Liv Kristine and Carmen Elise! The name "Espenæs" rightfully makes a lot of people swoon – as both sisters have been a vital part of a magnitude of gothic / symphonic / folk metal milestones. Until this point a supergroup involving both sisters sharing microphone duties was only the stuff only dreams were made of. Now it is a reality!
The band comments on the track:
"As a huge thank you for waiting for us all these years, here is another song for you before the release of our new album! It contains a message that we want to reach out with; What do you think it is?"
"The Aftermath" relies much more heavily on folk influences lending atmospheric density to the melancholic symphonic metal compositions. A sumptuous and sensual affair a…
REVIEW: Spiricom - Hammer Of Witches EP
Spiricom is a instrumental act comprised of duo Steven K. Smith (percussion,keyboards and synths) and Marc Cody (Guitarist) from Ohio. This new EP consists of three companion pieces which evoke how men wielded pain, fire, and unyielding conviction in the pursuit of holy purification. So join them on their enlightening discover...
The opening song 'Strappado' which translates as a form of torture is tense with hush voices and alarming synth noises which seems fitting but it quickly progresses into something more calming and ethereal yet keeps an underlying sense of sorrow. It features more layers and tunefulness as it goes on and the ending cleverly picks up where the beginning started and ends with some eerie spoken words making for a captivating start.
'The Burn' is the shortest offering and is ambient, hopeful and depthful, making for a great and pleasant track and one to let wash over you and reflect upon life.
The final song 'The Witch Hammer' has a more omino…
SERENE DARK (formerly Endemise) Unleash A Brutal "Dualitatem"
Like a blackened metallic phoenix rising from the ashes of their previous band Endemise; Ottawa's SERENE DARK intends to take their extreme metal to new heights. Recently morphing from Endemise to SERENE DARK, these demons have joined forces for the premiere of their debut track "Dualitatem", which will be featured on the band's 2018 album.
Guitarist Dale Sauve explains:"We have been making metal with our current line-up for the past 7 years and decided a new name and fresh start was in order. Our former band Endemise formed over 12 years ago and it went through so many line-up changes and musical directions, we decided to put that band to rest and create Serene Dark as a fresh start."
Inspired by Septicflesh, Behemoth, Watain, Dark Funeral and Dissection, SERENE DARK's sound is dark, heavy, entrancing, emotional, and orchestral.
Sauve adds:
"It will be received as a new, but familiar sound for any previous fans of our last band…We want our fans to get lost in the music. We want to peak s…
THE BUDDZ Release Official Music Video for "CRAZY"
Bristol, TN Alternative Hard Rock Band THE BUDDZ has released the official music video for "CRAZY," off of their newest album, BURN DOWN. Produced by Grammy-winning producer Dave Fortman, BURN DOWN is out now.
"This album represents everything we are as a band; a spark ready to ignite burning down everything around it. We will make our mark!" - The Buddz
1. Burn Down
3. Home Is On My Mind
4. Crazy
6. Bring Me Down
7. Wrong
8. In Your Head
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10. Let It Die
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Mammothfest Add More Acts To Line-up Including INGESTED
Mammothfest UK has announced new additions to the 2018 line-up:
INGESTED, DEAD WITCHES, CYPERCORE, FORGOTTEN REMAINS and more join already announced headliners DECAPITATED, BLEED FROM WITHIN, UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION, CYTOTOXIN and more, making up another utterly devastating line up for the festival.
DECAPITATED headline MAMMOTHFEST 2018 and are now joined by an arsenal of stunning other live bands!
World Wide Slam Kings INGESTED are firm favourites in Brighton obliterating their crowds to bits every time while holding the throats of all sceptics, proving time and time again they lead the way in British extreme metal, getting stronger and more devastating with every offering.
Focused brutality at its best, their fourth chapter, THE LEVEL ABOVE HUMAN available via Unique Leader records sees the band tour the world extensively and so it was only right we got them back as main support to DECAPITATED on Saturday 6th October 2018.
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Impacts of newly established non-indigenous green crab (Carcinus maenas) on native fauna in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Rossong, Melanie A. (2016) Impacts of newly established non-indigenous green crab (Carcinus maenas) on native fauna in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
The recent invasion of the European green crab (Carcinus maenas) populations in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) raises great concern about potential impacts on local fisheries and native biodiversity. Green crab are highly adaptable and in both native and invaded areas, green crab are well established predators that can outcompete other similarly sized decapods. The main objectives of this thesis were to: 1) identify the native species that green crab compete with for resources; 2) determine the depths and substrate types in which these interactions likely occur; 3) assess the indirect effects of green crab on native crustaceans and their changes in behavior; 4) assess the impacts of green crab on benthic community structure; 5) compare the NL population with other Atlantic Canadian populations in terms of competitive abilities; and 6) compare morphological features of the NL population with other Atlantic Canadian populations. I found that green crab overlap in space and diet with both rock crab (Cancer irroratus) and American lobster (Homarus americanus), potentially leading to a shift in habitat. Laboratory studies on naïve juvenile lobster also suggested shifts in behavior related to green crab, in that lobster decreased foraging activity and increased shelter use in the presence of green crab. Benthic community analyses showed fewer species in mud, sand, and eelgrass sites heavily populated by green crab compared to sites without green crab, although results depended on the taxa involved and I could not eliminate environmental differences through a short term caging study. Foraging ability of green crab varied in intraspecific competition experiments, with populations from NL and Prince Edward Island dominating longer-established populations from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Additional studies excluded claw size as a factor driving these results and behavioral differences likely reflected differences in invasion time and population genetics. Overall, green crab in Placentia Bay appear to be altering community structure of benthic invertebrates through predation and they also appear to indirectly impact native crustaceans through competition.
Thesis (Doctoral (PhD))
invasive species, green crab, benthic biodiversity, foraging behaviour, American lobster
Science, Faculty of > Biology
Atlantic Ocean--Placentia Bay; Canada--Atlantic Provinces
Carcinus maenas--Behavior--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Bay; Carcinus maenas--Habitat--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Bay; Exotic marine organisms--Ecology--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Bay; Carcinus maenas--Atlantic Provinces--Morphology


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1214 Budapest II. See all . In 1270, Duke Conrad II of Teck initiated the construction of a city wall. Rautatieyhteyden kaupunki sai 1864. 7,069 people follow this. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Always Open. Kirchheim unter Teck Temperature Yesterday. _____. All Protestant churches in the city are administered by the office of the Dean of Kirchheim unter Teck as part of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg. Not Now. In 1967, a second church was built, the Mary Queen of Heaven church. Unsere Freizeit für eure Sicherheit. 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck, Henriettenstraße 86. [3], Zähringin suku alkoi saada jalansijaa Alppien etumaalla vuoden 1060 paikkeilla. Over two centuries later, it became the dower house for the Duchy and later Kingdom of Württemberg. FF&E Hotel Hafner 18€ Hotel Hansa ... Rome2rio makes travelling from Kirchheim unter Teck to Köngen easy. Kirchheim unter Teck is located ideally at the foot of the enigmatic Swabian Alb mountain ranges and by the banks of the Lauter River. Kirchheim unter Teck; Created with Sketch. Volksbank Kirchheim-Nürtingen BIC: GENODES1NUE IBAN: DE90 6129 0120 0309 5630 38 Entry fees: 60 € for seniors, 35 € for rookies, 0 € juniors (up to 18 years) Jury: Jury-president and three (3) jury-members from the participants from different nations; the election is done before the start of the We have reviews of the best places to see in Kirchheim unter Teck. Kirchheim unter Teck has a field office of the Tax Office Nürtingen, a branch of the District Office Esslingen, a Notary and a District Court that belongs to the Oberlandesgericht district of Stuttgart. Dec 20, 2020 . Calendar GoogleCal. The town also had wool-spinning establishments and breweries and a corn exchange. The circular concrete pads on which the Bachem Ba 349s and their launch towers once stood still exist. 2 were here. Feuerwehrhaus Jesingen. The districts of Jesingen and Nabern were also introduced early to the Reformation, due to their being part of Württemberg as well. Hours 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM. Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in Esslingen District.It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar.It is situated near the Teck castle, approximatively 25 km southeast of Stuttgart.It is the fourth largest city in the Esslingen district, forming a district center for the surrounding communities. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. In the center of each of the three concrete plates is a square hole approximately 50 centimeters deep, which once served as the foundation for the launch tower. Schulerberg 1 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck. +/- Kirchheim unter Teck Notzingen és Wernau községekkel határos. The population of Kirchheim unter Teck originally belonged to the Bishopric of Constance and was assigned to the Archdeanery circa alpes, chapter Kirchheim. Professionelle Fahrzeugaufbereitung Fahrzeugaufbereitung Kfz- Werkstatt Autowerkstatt Lackiere Karosserie Lack Karosserie Unfall-Instandsetzung Meisterbetrieb Felgen Ortschaften Kirchheim unter Teck Plochingen Nürtingen Esslingen [2] Kirchheim unter Teck ja koko Esslingenin piirikunta kuuluu Stuttgartin metropolialueeseen. conveyor belt in Kirchheim_unter_Teck, conveyor belts in Kirchheim_unter_Teck, Baden-Württ. €1,250.00. 722 people like this. Return to Results. Max-Eyth … Rilatoj al Esperanto. Page Transparency See More. Since the district reform of 1973, Kirchheim unter Teck is one of the municipalities of the district of Esslingen. Create New Account. DEULA provides agricultural technical training. Ensimmäinen kirjallinen maininta Kirchheimista on vuodelta 960, ja samalta ajalta on maininta myös Martinin kirkosta (Martinskirche).Paikkakunta siirtyi tuolloin Churin piispakunnalta Otto I Suuren läänityksiin. Date. Send money reliably through the Western Union located at Alleenstr 34 Kirchheim Unter Teck, Baden Wuerttemberg 73230. Kirchheim (Teck) station is serviced by the Teck Railway, a railway that connects Wendlingen am Neckar to Lenningen. Suvusta erkaantuneet Teckin herttuat määrittivät paikkakunnan historiaa 300 vuoden ajan. VfL Kirchheim/Teck is a German association football club from the city of Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Württemberg. Alleenstr 34 Kirchheim Unter Teck, Baden Wuerttemberg 73230 +49-7021-8049625. Seuraavalla vuosisadalla he myivät kaupunkinsa vähitellen Württembergin kreiveille. It is a regional edition of the Südwest Presse. Fine de decembro 2018 la komunumo havis 40 523 loĝantojn. The Martin Church was the seat of the Dean of the Kirchheim Church District. Weisser Ochse - Schank und Speisewirtschaft (36) 3 min $$ - $$$ French. Nonprofit Organization. Kirchheim - Teck. Since the 14th century, the council considered themselves as representatives of the citizenry. Closed. Kirchheim (Teck) aŭ Kirchheim unter Teck estas urbo en Germanio. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Sun, Dec 20 ↑6:15 am. Altes Forstamt (99) 2 min $$ - $$$ German. They built the St. Ulrich church in 1910. Log In. Best Dining in Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Wurttemberg: See 1,185 Tripadvisor traveler reviews of 83 Kirchheim unter Teck restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. Media Markt Stuttgarter Straße Kirchheim unter Teck - Electronics. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find. Kirchheim/Teck: Hilfskomitees der evangelischen Umsiedler aus der Bukowina, 1981. Of health facilities, the city has a district hospital of the district of Esslingen. Within the central city of Kirchheim, separately named residential areas can be distinguished, whose names have emerged in the course of history. Wanner Walter 8,574 views. The city also has several Free Churches and congregations, including the United Methodist Church and the Evangelical Free Church (also known as Baptists). Büroservice is an accounting company based out of 10 Reußensteinstraße, Kirchheim-Teck-Jesingen, Germany. Since 1 April 1956, Kirchheim unter Teck has the status of Große Kreisstadt. Kirchheim unter Teckiin liitettiin vuonna 1935 Ötlingen ja Lindorf ja vuonna 1974 Nabern ja Jesingen. This Swift code COBADEFF619 is applicable for Kirchheim Teck location in Germany. Go play. Body type coupe. Create a Trip. Open Google Maps. 5. The election result was as follows:[2]. 64 reviews. It is the fourth city in the Esslingen district, forming a district centre for the surrounding communities. 14 (8,282.80 km) 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany. THE FIRST CHARLATAN. Österfeld station is located in the Stuttgart district of Vaihingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.It was built in 1985 at the junction of the main line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn where it emerges from the Hasenberg tunnel and connects with the Gäu Railway (German: Gäubahn), which runs above ground.. Herttuat kohottivat paikkakunnan kaupungiksi noin 1220–1230. Modellsport-Club Kirchheim/Teck e.V. on Facebook. Feuerwehr Kirchheim - Unsere Freizeit für Ihre Sicherheit! Schedule for next 7 Days. Sodan jälkeen alkoi nopean kehityksen vaihe: rakennettiin uusia teollisuusalueita, uusia asuinalueita ja parempia liikenneyhteyksiä. Although the first written mention of Kirchheim dates only to the year 960, the town certainly existed during the Alemannic era of the 6th and 7th century. 2 directors currently run the company: 2 managers. His deputy is the first Alderman, with the title of "mayor". Hours . The two districts are separated by an industrial area; the built up area is now continuous. Created with Sketch. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. A weekly farmers market offers a wide variety of seasonal fruits, vegetables and fresh flowers amongst other regional specialties. Best nearby. The district has an area of 262 ha; about 1,500 people live in Lindorf. 138 pp. Today. RECARO has a showroom in Kirchheim/Teck where all seats, motorsports shells and commercial vehicle, are exhibited. In early times, the head of the city Kirchheim unter Teck was called an Amtmann ("bailiff/magistrate"); and later the title was Obervogt ("chief advocate"). Rákóczi Ferenc u.189., Hungary Phone: +36 (1) 278 5300 Fax: +36 (1) 278 5335 For more information, please contact our Customer Support Center. 365 Tage für Sie da! In 1864, it became the terminal of the first private railway in Württemberg, the line Unterboihingen-Kirchheim. In the 19th century, the mayor held the job title of "Stadtschultheiß". 39 Restaurants within 0.3 miles. Contact Kirchheim - Teck on Messenger. Drive, bike, walk, public transport directions on map to TOTAL - HERE WeGo Alemannien asutuksesta on löydetty jälkiä, jotka alkavat 300-luvulta. Heinkelstraße 19-21, 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck. Herzlich Willkommen auf dem offiziellen Facebook-Auftritt der Fußballjugend des VfL Kirchheim! This exchange is for all students in each school who are musically talented and who are in the school band in both schools. Things to Do in Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Württemberg: See Tripadvisor's 107 traveler reviews and photos of Kirchheim unter Teck tourist attractions. ferrari ff 2dr auto. Agent. The following towns and villages border the town of Kirchheim Teck, clockwise starting in the East: Kirchheim (Teck) aŭ Kirchheim unter Teck estas urbo en Germanio. Schloss Kirchheim is a castle and palace in the old town of Kirchheim unter Teck, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.The palace was built in the 16th century by Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg as a castle and part of a greater system of defensive works. Berno-Maria Feuring, geschäftsführer, 23 Mar 2010 - Jürgen Hahn, geschäftsführer, 2 … Find a table . After Duke Ulrich returned from exile in 1539, Kirchheim was expanded to a fortress of Württemberg and at the same time, the ducal palace was constructed. 10, 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck. Created with Sketch. Heinrich Nüscheler's work took him to the gallows. Go back a century and you're there where nature has that eternal quality that beguiles you into thinking you have actually stepped back in time. Some early companies do not exist any longer, such as the textile company Kolb & Schüle AG, the Schrauben- und Flanschenfabrik Emil Helfferich Nachfolger, the engineering works Kirchheim, the iron foundry Grüninger and Prem, or the MBB armaments factory. This line provides fast transport to Stuttgart and beyond every 30 minutes. Historische Altstadt Kirchheim unter Teck. See more of Freiwillige Feuerwehr Kirchheim i.I. Kirchheimin unter Teckin vanhankaupungin ilmettä hallitsevat ristikkotalot, Martininkirkko, vanha raatihuone ja Schloss Kirchheim. 6,805 people like this. Save this restaurant. The Community College Kirchheim unter Teck eV (founded in 1947), provides a wide range of courses. www.kaffeekutsche.com. Kirchheim (Teck) station (1864–1899: Kirchheim u Teck) is the most important station of the Baden-Württemberg town Kirchheim unter Teck. Today. Food Truck. Area. Kaupungin teollinen rakenne on monipuolinen: siellä toimii muun muassa kolme Daimler AG:n tytäryhtiötä ja purjelentokoneita valmistava Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau. 134 people follow this. TOTAL Im Hag Kirchheim unter Teck - Petrol Station. All Kirchheim unter Teck Hotels: Find the best Kirchheim unter Teck hotel deals for 2020 on Expedia.com. Zum Fass (67) 6 min $$ - $$$ Italian. Myös vanhaa kantakaupunkia saneerattiin.[3]. Additional seasonal fairs are held in March, November and a Christmasmarket in December. Start planning for Kirchheim unter Teck. Color silver. Kirchheim unter Teck sijaitsee Sinisen banaanin vyöhykkeellä. Visit the Western Union® agent location at Alleenstr 34 Kirchheim Unter Teck, Baden Wuerttemberg 73230. Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. Marktstr. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. Hier finden Sie Infos über aktuelle Einsätze & Aktivitäten, zu Jugendfeuerwehr und Feuerwehrverein. Max Eyth Strasse, 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany. Auto. EU-DSGVO for applicants (m/f/d). Paikallishistoriallinen käännekohta oli vuoden 1690 kaupunginpalo, joka tuhosi lähes koko rakennuskannan. SCHAD-SINTEC GmbH has 12 employees at this location and generates $708,107 in sales (USD). The Schafhof district, however, which was built in the 1970s, is not adjacent to the rest of the city. In 1938, the Oberamt Kirchheim was included in the Landkreis Nürtingen. Modellsport-Club Kirchheim/Teck e.V. Kirchheim unter Teck; Created with Sketch. During the 14th century, when the Dukes of Teck played a leading role in the city government, the rise of the middle classes brought an economic boom, especially in the textile industry and the textile trade. Log In. The New Apostolic Church is also represented in Kirchheim unter Teck. Choose Hotels near Griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche based on your preferences like cheap, budget, luxury or based on the type of hotels like 3 star, 4 star or 5 star. The Lauter itself arrives at the south side of the city, coming from Dettingen unter Teck, then flowing through the city center (to the right of the old town), then turning north west, flowing through the district of Ötlingen and then leaving the city towards Wendlingen am Neckar, where it flows into the Neckar. Get Directions . Questions and answers Log in or sign up to ask a public question. Trust is the basis for a long and good cooperation. Lindorf is located about two kilometres (1.2 miles) west of Kirchheim. Create New Account. Today, the district of Ötlingen has approximately 6,400 inhabitants. 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Platinum Champ... Um, Empire Wrestling 4/26/2012
Before we get started I want to point out that I have no idea if I'm going to keep Needless Things on schedule this Summer. I have a trainee at work and am not sure how much opportunity I am going to have to write or how much I am going to be able to write. We'll see. Things look okay right now, as I've got a few minutes to get started on my recap of the excellent Empire Wrestling show from last Thursday night.
I went with Rescue John and Angry Matt, a nice old-school PCW group. I saw Corey of Team All-You-Can-Eat as soon as we walked in. He was keeping an eye on Dany Only's son for the night. The Human M-80 was doling out punches to Corey while we were talking and the big man mentioned how solid they were. I was curious to feel the impact of an Only family fist, so I told him to lay into me. I think he was concerned about punching a stranger the first time, but after I told him I knew Dany Only's kid could hit harder than that he let me have a real one. Corey was right. It was a solid punch. If his son's power is any indication I do not ever, ever want Dany Only punching me. Or even flicking me.
I headed for the bar and ordered the first beer of too many while Angry Matt and Rescue John secured a table. The adorable little bartender was not there Thursday night. In her place was a somewhat surly bartender. Even my massive charm – and I am pretty charming – could not bring a smile to her face.
Before we knew it Grant Case was in the ring announcing out first match for the night! It was as close to on-time as I've ever seen my favorite fed. Stephen Platinum was back at the announce table accompanied by a guy whose name I'll probably remember after two or three more shows. He was the ring announcer at the PCW Arena last time I was there.
Also, I took much better pictures this time thanks to the brilliant idea I had to move around and try to find a better spot to take pictures. Sometimes I am a damned genius. This worked to my benefit in another way, as well, but we'll get to that.
Sylar Cross & Master Jae w/Jonathan Malick of Empire
The Washington Bullets
So Sylar Cross has finally clicked with me. I already respected his dedication, but only last Thursday did I finally get him as an in-ring personality. He's a solid big man, but he is a very good douchey heel. He has a lot of important little things down like clapping for his manager and giving the ref shitty looks when the guy actually does his job for the babyfaces. He really irritated me Thursday night – in a good way.
All four men really kicked it out for this one. PCW tends to have strong openers and this match was no exception. Team Empire utilized the typical tactic of isolating one of the faces. Trey Williams plays the Face In Peril extremely well and I honestly think Jon Williams' mutant ability is to project his emotions onto others because when he is straining across that top rope trying to tag his beaten and battered brother you can feel his frustration.
Jae and Cross took turns competently beating the Bullets down until we finally got the Hot Tag and Jon Williams came in and took control. After a couple of double-team moves the brothers hit the Marion Barry and got the win. This was a fast-paced exciting match that started the night strong. The Bullets are always a tough act to follow.
YOUR WINNER – The Washington Bullets
The Vandal
Tommy Daniels
Apparently Tommy Daniels has decided the key to winning matches is being a dick. He used not every but an awful lot of the dirty tricks in the book and still lost. The match was brief but satisfying, as both men were on it and kept my interest throughout. This was a case where action could have taken a backseat to storytelling but didn't.
YOUR WINNER – Vandal
Daniels stomped off to the back afterwards and Vandal did a sort of "I'm great, what are you gonna do?" pantomime. There was a quick "Ashy!" chant, but no powder was thrown.
We Are 3 (Brian Blaze, Aisha, and Geter)
Fred Yehi, Pandora, & "Demigod" Mason
Geter was replaced by Jagged Edge in this match. It was a last-minute change, because earlier in the night it had been announced that Jagged Edge would be facing somebody else entirely. I found Fred Yehi, Pandora, and Mason to be an odd combination, but it worked. Especially given the bizarre rules of the match. Here's the deal, as best I could understand it:
There were two teams of three. You eliminate your opponents by throwing them over the top rope. Once eliminated, you can return to the match by pulling somebody from the opposing team out of the ring. If a team has all three members eliminated at the same time, that team loses.
On the one hand, matches with somewhat inscrutable, Raven-style rules annoy the shit out of me. But on the other, they can be a lot of fun and honestly, the rules don't matter if the match is entertaining enough and the competitors know what they're doing.
Pandora and Aisha certainly know what they're doing. They eliminated themselves early by brawling over the top rope. Naturally, being the two toughest, craziest broads in wrestling; they just kept beating on each other pretty much the rest of the night. As a matter of fact, I bet they're still fighting now.
Mason got taken out and Jagged Edge and Blaze double-teamed Fred Yehi for a while. Actually they tried to double-team Yehi. The sometime DamNation member held his own quite well until Jagged Edge hit a big body slam and Brian Blaze followed up with a wicked elbow from the top turnbuckle. But then Mason pulled Blaze out of the ring and he and Yehi went after Jagged Edge.
Meanwhile, Pandora and Aisha continued beating the shit out of one another.
Mason and Yehi worked on Jagged Edge together for quite some time but just could not eliminate the big man. Some chain of events led to Pandora, Aisha, Mason, and Brian Blaze being in the ring. Yehi was eliminated but refused to leave the ring, so the ref disqualified him and sent him to the back.
Blaze caught Mason in some kind of wild modified leg lock that looked extremely painful, but the PCW champ started to make his way to the ropes. But then all of a sudden Jagged Edge shows up at ringside with a little kid in a crossbody hold!
WHAT THE FUCK!?!
I knew Jagged Edge was a heel, but this act was beyond despicable. He gestured menacingly towards Mason, making it clear that if Mason didn't tap out the child was going to be BROKEN IN TWO! So Mason did the only thing he could and tapped, losing the match for his team (which proves I was wrong about the rules, but also proves I was right about how little they matter). Pandora and Mason checked on the terrified tot while Jagged Edge, Aisha, and Blaze celebrated their ill-gotten victory.
Stephen Platinum – ever the PCW Paragon of Virtue – stepped out from behind the announce table to condemn the actions of We Are 3's temporary member. But just as Platinum was spitting hot fire into the mic, Jagged Edge slipped a bill of undetermined monetary value into the greasy paw of the child he had so recently been threatening!
THE KID WAS A PLANT ALL ALONG! SONOVABITCH!
Platinum changed tactic and voiced the hope that the child's parents had stopped after one rotten kid and would procreate no more. Meanwhile, the victorious team made their way backstage, only to be jumped by the pissed-off pair of Pandora and Mason. THIS ISN'T OVER!
I think it was during that match that something totally uncomfortable for me happened. This dude came up and asked if he could get a picture with me. Obviously I'm standing around wearing a mask and I am a "personality" of sorts, but people should be watching the wrestling, not paying attention to my goofy ass. I don't ever want to take attention away from the actual athletes that are in the ring working their asses off. But I also didn't have any good reason to be rude to this guy. So I posed with him and he moved on.
But then he came back a minute later while I was trying to take pictures and watch the match and wanted another one. I told him to wait a minute and took another one. This sort of thing is just going to happen, but I kind of wish the guy had waited between matches.
The next match was the professional wrestling equivalent of El Niño, or what Henry Rollins would call a "motherfucker".
"Do or Die" Chip Motherfucking Day & "The Attraction" Hayden Young
"Human Hand Grenade" Dany Only & The Phantom of DamNation
Putting Dany Only up against Chip Motherfucking Day is like asking me to choose between Batman and Doctor Who. Adding Phantom and Hayden Young is like throwing Leatherface and Firefly (the Cobra saboteur, not the show – a TV show can't wrestle; stop being ridiculous) in as their partners.
This match gave me serious allegiance problems.
But I cannot break with tradition, and seeing as Chip Day is the Official In-Game Avatar of the DCW Hooligans, I had to support the Young & the Reckless. Even once the Young portion of that duo started heeling it up to the apparent protests of his partner.
After Only maintained control of the opening portion of the match, Young tagged in and gained the advantage. Once he had it, however, he kept pressing by throwing Only out of the ring and hitting a few legal but shady maneuvers. He followed up by choking the Human Hand Grenade on the middle rope.
The Young & the Reckless maintained the advantage with some quick tags and double-teaming followed by a series of leg drops from Young. Only finally managed to tag Phantom in and the DamNation Duo hit one of the sickest (and slickest) double team moves I've ever seen:
Phantom grabbed Hayden Young and fell back, hitting a kind of sideways lungblower while Dany Only hit Young in the chest with a lariat. IT was totally unreasonable and amazing that it worked. Phantom went for the pin (which was completely reasonable), but Day broke it up.
Correction - Dany Only let me know that the double-team move was him performing an urunage while Phantom hit a backbreaker, which is actually even more impressive. It's a move Only uses with all of his tag partners. I would know this if I were a better fan.
Young tagged in Day who went on a tear and knocked Only out of the ring where Young went to work on him again. Day took the advantage over Phantom and went for his knee drop from the top turnbuckle. Platinum said the name of the move, but I can't remember what it's called. I just know it isn't "The Living Daylight", which is a shame. Maybe it's "Daybreak"? I dunno. I love puns.
Only and Young made it back into the ring and Only picked Young up and tried to kill him (In a good way, not an "oops" way). The Human Hand Grenade put the Attraction over his shoulders and hit what was less a Cop Killer and more a reverse Piledriver. Either way it was sick.
The match ended after Phantom hit a move that I believe was a springboard Diamond Cutter and Only got the pin.
YOUR WINNER – Dam Nation
That match was OUTSTANDING. If I had been in a seat I would have been on the edge. The four competitors each gave their all and put on a match I would watch multiple times if I could. I hope very much to see this combination again. In a night full of awesomeness, this one was the Match of the Night. And not just because my two favorite PCW wrestlers were involved.
Of course, all good things must come to an end, and after the men from the previous match exchanged gestures of Good Will and Sportsmanship this happened:
Like somebody taking a shit on top of a perfect slice of Key Lime pie, Jeff G. Bailey followed up that beautiful match with some ill-intentioned blathering. Proving once again that he is the master of douchery, he cut an amazing heel promo and never even gave me the chance to yell, "SHUT THE FUCK UP" like I wanted to. It was amazing. You could tell the Masquerade crowd was waiting on tenterhooks (whatever that means) to give the Empire mastermind a "what?" or two, but he never even paused in his amazing three minutes of delivery. It was a hell of a promo from Jeff G. Bailey.
I hate him so much.
Curry Kid w/ Jonathan Malick
Mask versus Mask!
This match was set up back at the 3/30 show at the PCW Arena. Curry Kid made some ludicrous claims about being the modern progenitor of Lucha Libre and challenged Supernatural to this match.
This bout was also amazing and admittedly got me more fired up than the previous tag match. Curry Kid opened up with dastardly deeds and ripped Supernatural's mask off as soon as he had the smaller man down. As Platinum pointed out, this would have been a disqualification on Mexico, but WE'RE NOT IN MEXICO! THIS IS PCW (or Empire, whatever) AND THE MATCH MUST GO ON!!!
So the ref recovered Supernatural's hood and passed it out of the ring, but the tiny dynamo had already recovered and reemerged wearing the signature mask of Mexican legend and former World Championship Wrestling Chairman La Parka!
He hit Curry Kid with a missile dropkick off the top turnbuckle and mostly maintained the advantage for the rest of the match. Curry Kid had a couple of reverse hope spots (what do you call heel hope spots?), but Supernatural pretty clearly had it in the bag. The only unknown was how much impact Jonathan Malick's presence might have.
The action spilled out of the ring at one point and Supernatural hit a move that lived up to his name. He grabbed Curry Kid by the head and ran up the stomach of one of the members of Team All-You-Can-Eat to hit a Sliced Bread #2.
Okay, I don't think he actually ran up Corey's stomach, it was probably a chair. But I couldn't quite tell from my angle and I'm just going to pretend it was the former.
There was a lot more action:
But in the end, Supernatural hit an impressive (look up this driver) on Curry Kid and got the pin. The crowd rejoiced and I even jumped up and down a few times. The ref declared Supernatural the winner and the small wonder reached down and pulled off Curry Kid's mask, and it turned out that the man underneath the mask all that time had actually been… um, this guy:
YOUR WINNER – Supernatural
This, too was an amazing match that paid off a relatively brief story big time. I suppose the payoff wasn't so much Supernatural's victory as it was Curry Kid's comeuppance for being such a jerkbag the past few months.
Oh, goody. It's Screamin' Marty Freeman.
At least his jacket only made me mildly nauseous Thursday night. And it almost matched the gear of his charge, Zach Daniels.
Apparently something happened with Daniels' tag partner Zackary Blaine because Freeman made a big deal out of the fact that Blaine was not in attendance and introduced Daniels' new partner, Corey Hollis. Hollis is super-tiny, but that means nothing in the world of professional wrestling and less than nothing in PCW.
Zach Daniels & Corey Hollis w/ Screamin' Marty Freeman of Empire
Oh, hell.
Daisho hit the ring and for a second it looked like it was going to be another squash for the dominant tag team of Kyle Matthews and Vordell Walker. They hit their signature moves, but then the Empire guys got some momentum and hit just enough offense to stop Daisho's assault and turn this into a competitive match.
I returned to my spot on the other side of the ring to make sure I got good pictures of the action. I was not going to miss the first full tag match featuring Daisho.
A few minutes into the action I faced a dilemma. I was standing there with my camera, enjoying the match when somebody walked up and tapped me on the arm. I turned to my right and none other than Dany Only was standing there, holding out a hand. I shook it and he told me he enjoyed my recaps and reiterated an earlier offer to link to them through the Dany Only page, where you can also by the way read Only's insights on the sport.
From Joey Belladonna to the random dude at the comic show to O'Rourke from Fifty Two Ways to Dany Only, anybody telling me they enjoy my writing is awesome.
The dilemma came from the fact that I have been interested in talking to Dany Only for a while now. He's a great wrestler, a dad, and appears to have good taste in music. I guess I'm just curious to know how he does what he does. I can barely find time to put these blogs together. This guy trains, works out, works a job, takes care of his kid, and even finds time to sew patches onto his shorts. I can only imagine that kind of work ethic. So it was a cool opportunity to talk to the guy.
But Daisho was having a wrestling match. I had been waiting months to see that. And who knew when I was going to be able to see it again.
Before I could totally decide which route to take, Only went backstage again.
I can't remember how this damn match ended. I want to say Daisho got counted out. There was some kind of indecisive finish.
YOUR WINNER – Daniels & Hollis. I think.
But the awesome is far from over, as the Washington Bullets appeared on stage to challenge Daisho to match! And not only that, the match is going to take place on May 11th, which just so happens to be the day I am celebrating my birthday with a night out at Savage Pizza followed by the live show at the PCW Arena! Happy birthday to me!
And as is always the case, the flow is followed by some serious ebb, as Empire accompanies Mr. Eric to the ring. Jonathan Malick talks about how great Mr. Eric is and claims that it's a shame nobody in the back is up to the task of taking him on.
That's when the Magic Mangina hits.
Led by Quasi Mandisco in some damn white jeans and the inimitable (female valet), the Marvelous One, Marko Polo made his way to the ring to answer Mr. Eric's challenge.
There wasn't a whole heck of a lot of match, but it was entertaining. Polo got the win.
YOUR WINNER – Marvelous Marko Polo
And with that ladies and gentlemen,
Your Platinum Championship Wrestling Main Event!
Stryknyn
Shane Marx
For the Empire Championship
I was very curious to see this match. I had only ever seen Stryknyn in tag matches where he was a chickenshit heel, so it was going to be interesting seeing him wrestle as the fan favorite. Because going against the massively heelish Shane Marx makes one a babyface by default. You could put Marx in the ring with Sean Waltman and the man who never let DX go would get cheered.
Side Note: It's funny how X-Pac was the sole member of D-Generation X for like five years after everybody else moved on but had nothing to do with the eighteen different reunions they had a couple of years ago.
Dany Only came out to the stage to watch his Hate Junkies tag team partner compete, adding a "big deal" vibe to the match.
Stryknyn started the match by Greco-Roman whooping the piss out of Marx. He got the champ down in the corner and whaled on him, then put him on the middle rope, took off one of his studded belts, and whaled on Marx with that. The ref jumped in and took the international object away from the kilted warrior, but Stryknyn simply took the second belt off of his waist and went to work on Marx with that one. That was a funny fucking spot.
From there the match turned fairly standard, but I mean that in the best way possible. Both men hit some big moves and the momentum teetered back-and-forth enough to keep the crowd fully invested. Every match on the card last Thursday had great pacing.
Sadly, ladies and gentlemen, I did not catch the final move and have no idea what happened. I just managed to get this shot of Marx getting the pinfall before my camera died. Bastard.
YOUR WINNER – Shane Marx
I do believe there was some business after the match, but of the promo variety, not the fighting variety.
This was easily the best PCW/Empire show I have been to. Every single match on the card was at least very good, with most being great. Of particular note were the tag matches and the Main Event. Actually, the solid Main Event was the most impressive, as I usually have issues with the way PCW shows end. I'm not a big fan of the locker room emptying every time. I get it, I just don't care for it.
If I felt I had any business rating wrestling shows I'd give this one a 4.97 out of 5, but I don't do that sort of thing.
If you'd like to see a TON more pictures from the event, go check out my album on Photobucket.
Labels: Empire Wrestling, PCW, platinum championship wrestling, wrestling commentary
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Hungover With Grace – Final Thoughts On RBC Heritage
Posted on April 17, 2016 by shutfacegolf
I'm Back Bitches
Did I leave you in a lurch after the Masters? Yeah, I did, and without any warning. I figured 8 straight days of posts were enough and you wouldn't miss me. Besides, we all had Masters hangovers until about Saturday anyway, didn't we? Truthfully I made my fantasy pick for the week, Matt Kuchar, and then blew town for work. I was tied up all week and didn't have time to post. But I'm back now and our normal schedule should resume. What did I miss? I missed a drab performance at the RBC Heritage and a U.S. Open breaking out at the Open de Espana (more on that later).
That's South Africa's Branden Grace. He's the newest first time PGA Tour winner thanks to his final round 66 at Pete Dye's Harbor Town course. Grace started the day just inside the top 10 and then cruised past the leaders with his front nine 32 that included 5 birdies. Grace never opened the door for anyone to catch him after that. He made two more birdies on the back and then a very clutch par on 16 that put the last nail in his challenger's coffins. His swings on 18 were very much stress free thanks to the two shot lead he built.
Grace isn't a household name to many American fans but he might be soon. He was poised to win the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay last year before a 71st hole hiccup. He's also won 10 time around the world before today. He was a thoroughbred on past Presidents Cup teams too. South African golf godfather Gary Player predicted Grace would win the Masters last week. While the Heritage is not the Masters, Grace does get that spiffy tartan jacket with his trophy for his efforts. Gary the godfather was off a week.
In victory Grace showed poise, a great short game, and a zest for shot making while shaping his ball around Harbor Town's narrow alleys and chutes. He also had a wind-cheater driver swing working that got the ball running on the ground some 50 to 60 yards at times while hiding from the wind. Grace will be several millions of people's 'dark horse' pick at the next two majors. He should be picked. He's not a dark horse.
Grace also made noise on Sunday when his fiancee was captured by CBS waiting for BG to come off the 18th green. Her name is Nieke Coetzee. I've talked about her on SFG before when Branden won the Qatar Masters in 2015. My comments from that 2015 post still stand today. Here's more of her because I know you pervs are probably in heat.
After seeing her on CBS today I think I'm becoming a bigger fan (even with that urban sombrero on). Why was she wearing that? The interwebs tell me she's a bit of a country girl. She's in to horses. I've always been told to look out for the "horse girl" but the future Mrs. Grace seems to lack whatever quality it is that will send most guys running from said "horse girl".
Outside of Grace's Sunday round the action at the Heritage was pretty boring. I watched a good chunk of the tourney both Saturday and Sunday. Am I the only one that felt like Luke Donald was stuck at -7 like he was in a time warp? Was my DVR stuck? Luke did play well enough to make you think he could be relevant again on the Tour for the rest of the year, but be careful with that line of thinking. Harbor Town is the course he plays the best on. His T2 performance could be a fluke. He lead for most of the 72 holes of the Heritage but didn't have enough in the tank this week to hang with Grace over the last nine holes. I'd like to see another top five finish before I can confirm he's found his game.
Donald has been out of the limelight of professional golf for a few years now. I hadn't realized how much he'd aged. Did you see his head of gray hair? That's what having daughters can do to you. It got me (though not nearly as bad as Luke) and its already getting Adam Scott!
As I told you it would happen last week Bryson DeChambeau turned pro and put all his new Cobra and Puma gear in play at the Heritage. Then BC went out and finished T4. He also lead the field in ball striking. Not a bad start. Bryson made about 250k for his efforts but more importantly he finished high enough to get him into the Texas Open next week. That means he doesn't have to use one of his 6 remaining sponsor exemptions. He has to make about $750,000 in his limited schedule to earn his card without going through the Q-School/Web.com bullshit.
Jason Kokrak played in the final group with Donald. I thought he held together pretty well with all that was on the line…..right up until the final hole. He missed the green badly at 18 from the fairway and then made a sloppy double that not only cost him a bunch of cash but helped DeChambeau earn a little extra without hitting a shot.
Kokrak's double bogey at 18 was a $35,000 gift for Bryson DeChambeau, who jumped from 2-way tie for 5th to 2-way tie for fourth.
— Gary VanSickle (@GaryVanSickle) April 17, 2016
Kokrak keeps knocking on the door. He's likely to break through at some place like Memphis or the Byron Nelson in the next 7 weeks or so. I also liked how he and Donald's games were such complete opposites yet here they were playing in the final group. CBS even showed us why this happens at Harbor Town with data on their tee shot distance this week compared to the rest of the season. If only they hadn't had dim-witted Dottie Pepper doing the explanation the whole production might have come off smoother. And while we're dissing CBS…..no, no….I'm not going there today. I don't have the energy and you already know what their problems are.
Jason Day was in Hilton Head this week. He was also the 36 hole leader. Then he shot a Saturday 79 to fall off the cliff at the end of the leaderboard. I still don't know what the fuck happened. When was the last time the world number 1 lead after 36 holes and was 8 over in his 3rd round? And for that matter, when was the last time the current world number 1 played the Heritage? Kudos to Day for playing. I don't think he'll be back.
Shot Of The Day
If this doesn't prove the Masters hangover theory I don't know what will. Zach Johnson wins the Shot of the Day. Ugh. That hurts to type. But Zachie Poo earned it even if there was probably more luck involved in the shot than skill.
Everything but in.#QuickHits https://t.co/CcPL0cBL2H
What? What do you want from me? I only have so many choices when it comes to SOTD. Did you want Bill Haas' flagged iron shot from 17? Too bad. Billy gooched that short putt and made a par. Pars don't win awards.
Who's The Beef?
What's better than waking up on Sunday morning and watching live golf with a guy named Beef leading the field? Outside of golf at the 4 majors, nothing. Meet Andrew Johnston, AKA "Beef". Johnston won the Open de Espana by one shot on a tough course in tough conditions with a +1 score to par. Here's how he felt about it:
#Beef 😂 😂 https://t.co/miXd9mrPQm
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) April 17, 2016
That's a mug only a mother could love. Between Danny Willett winning the Masters, Lee Westwood finishing 2nd, and now Beef winning the Open de Espana the golfing Brits have had quite a nice run in April. What's the over/under on Beef's Sunday night beer consumption? I'll set it at 18 and probably would still take the over. God bless him.
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4 Responses to Hungover With Grace – Final Thoughts On RBC Heritage
Kent says:
Two weeks ago, the best non-American players yet to win on the PGA Tour were almost certainly Danny Willett and Branden Grace!
shutfacegolf says:
Good observation. So who's next?
Maybe Aphibarnrat or Cabrera Bello?
Coop says:
Kokrak had Brent Henley on the bag for the first time this week (I think). One of the best caddies on Tour, could really help Jason out this summer….


A Falsified Birth Certificate
There is an enduring literary mystery around Percy Bysshe Shelley and a baby girl born in Naples in the winter of 1818/19. The date on the birth certificate – December 27 – does not agree with the age given on her death certificate.
On both documents, the father of the child is given as Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley took financial responsibility for little Elena Adelaide even though she never lived with Percy and his wife Mary.
The birth certificate, retrieved from the Neapolitan archives in the 1930's, is reproduced here. You can just make out the name "Elena Adelaide" at the bottom in this image with an elaborately drawn "E" and "A" and "d"
Detail of Elena Adelaide's birth certificate
 Unfortunately the writing in this reproduction, taken from N.I. White's 1940 biography of Shelley, is very faint, but we are told that the mother's name is given as "Marina Padurin.' You can see the large swoop-down of the letter "M" on the fourth line from the bottom.
Ivan Roe, writing in 1955, said that "Godwin" has been misread as "Padurin," "a slip resulting from unfamiliarity with the Italian script used in the certificate."
Yet subsequently, many biographers have reported that the name is given as "Marina (or Maria or Mary) Padurin." Padurin is a Russian surname and no-one has suggested a Shelley connection to this name.
 Even though it is agreed that Mary Godwin Shelley could not be the mother of Elena Adelaide and may even have been kept in the dark about Shelley claiming paternity for the child, many scholars have assumed that Shelley intended to give his wife's maiden name for the birth certificate.
Shelley's signature on the birth certificate
Shelley biographer Richard Holmes thinks "Padurin" is a "phonetic rendering" of "Godwin." Biographer James Bieri also thinks the clerk must have mis-heard "Godwin" as "Padurin," that is, mis-heard a two-syllable name as a three-syllable one, and likewise mis-heard 'p' for 'g', 'd' for 'w' and inserted an 'r' where there was none. I am not convinced of this explanation and it is certainly a slur against the capabilities of 19th-century Italian civil servants.
Shelley spoke Italian and was standing right in front of the registrar, giving him the information. His signature appears on the birth certificate. So if he meant "Godwin," why did he say "Padurin" or allow the clerk to write "Padurin"?
And if he meant to give his wife Mary as the mother, why did he give the wrong age? Why was the mother's age given as 27 when Mary Shelley was 21 at the time?
Beatrice Cenci
Mary Shelley biographer Emily W. Sunstein suggests "Padurin" should be "Paterin," which is the name given to an obscure medieval Christian sect that Mary Shelley was researching around that time, planning to use them in one of her novels.
I have my own fanciful explanation, which I think is as plausible as claiming that Padurin is a phonetic rendering of Godwin. "Padurin" should be "Pandurin," a combination of Pandemos and Uranus, a combination of the different types of love described by Plato, which Shelley had been studying and translating the previous year. Only one letter is missing. Shelley had a lifelong habit of bestowing nicknames on his friends and family members.
However, it must be acknowledged that there is also a baptism certificate which apparently lists the mother as "Mary Godwin." Shelley took the baby to the church in the Parish of St. Joseph where she was baptised, presumably as a Catholic. The baptism certificate says the baby was "lawfully begotten," that is, Elena Adelaide is the daughter of Percy Shelley and his wife, which we know cannot be true, at least as far as Mary is concerned. The baby was baptised on February 27th, the same day that Percy Shelley went to the registrar and registered the birth.
Elena Adelaide was listed as being fifteen months and twelve days old when she died on June 9th, 1820, which would place her birth at the end of February, and Shelley registered her birth at the end of February, but said she was born on December 27th. Did he, in addition to lying about the mother, lie about her date of birth?
James Bieri suggests that "Shelley possibly selected December 27 as the child's birth date in order to conceal association with its actual mother." A child due in February would have been conceived in the summer, when Shelley spent some time apart from his wife. A child born in December would have been conceived the previous spring, which would have been an alibi for Shelley, because he was living with his wife at the time.
We know from their journals that a doctor came to the Shelley's house to see Claire on December 27th and that she had been having unspecified health problems through the previous fall.
And Richard Holmes points to a reference to December 27th as an important date in Shelley's tragic verse play, The Cenci, a date singled out with "transparent bitterness." The evil Count gloats as he announces the death of two of his rebellious sons:
All in the self-same hour of the same night
Which shows that heaven has special care for me
I beg those friends who love me, that they mark
The day a feast upon their calendars.
It was the twenty-seventh of December.
It is as though the date has special dark significance for Shelley.
And again, the number "27" is reported as the mother's age on the birth certificate. Neither Mary Shelley, nor her sister Claire Clairmont, nor the nursemaid Elise, who was pregnant that winter, were 27 years old. Perhaps Elena Adelaide's real mother, whoever she was, was 27 years old.
Next: What happened to Elena Adelaide? And other mysteries featured in my upcoming novel, A Different Kind of Woman
(PS, warning, the true story of Beatrice Cenci is very tragic, so don't read about her if you don't want to feel very sad.)
Shelley and the Mysterious Lady
Shelley: Pursued or Pursuer?
In the Deep Wide Sea of Misery
Who was Elena Adelaide?