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US Regulators Seek New Open Internet Rules For Net Neutrality
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On Wednesday US regulators called for new "Open Internet" rules after a court ruling struck down much of the so-called "net neutrality" provisions. Net neutrality is the principal that Internet service providers should treat all data on their networks equally.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will not appeal the January 14 court ruling by the US Court of Appeals in the DC Circuit in Washington that overturned its anti-blocking and anti-discrimination rules.
"In its Verizon v. FCC decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invited the Commission to act to preserve a free and open Internet," wrote FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler on Wednesday. "I intend to accept that invitation by proposing rules that will meet the court's test for preventing improper blocking of and discrimination among Internet traffic, ensuring genuine transparency in how Internet Service Providers manage traffic, and enhancing competition. Preserving the Internet as an open platform for innovation and expression while providing certainty and predictability in the marketplace is an important responsibility of this agency."
Wheeler added that the FCC will try to regulate anti-competitive behavior on a "case-by-case basis."
The net neutrality rules had been aimed at preventing big telecom operators from blocking or even slowing – so-called throttling – online offerings from Netflix or YouTube while at the same time promoting their own partners or services.
The court said that the FCC could regulate the Internet under Section 706, which allows it to make rules to promote broadband deployment. Wheeler will likely proceed with this plan.
While the original rules failed because these were too much like "common carrier" services such as phone companies, which can be regulated more strictly, The Verge reported, "the FCC could just define broadband providers as common carriers. An earlier decision to classify them differently is what doomed the FCC's old policy, and the change would be a surefire way to make sure any new net neutrality rules would stand up."
In addition, Verizon, which brought the lawsuit against the FCC, stated that it will not appeal the ruling. It had denied accusations that it had throttled Netflix in the wake of this decision.
"Verizon remains committed to an open Internet that provides consumers with competitive choices and unblocked access to lawful websites and content when, where and how they want," Verizon spokesman Ed McFadden said in an email to the French news agency AFP. "We have always focused on providing our customers with the services and experience they want, and this focus has not changed."
FCC efforts to regulate anti-competition have already drawn praise from advocates of net neutrality.
"We are pleased that the FCC plans to protect Internet openness, promote transparency, encourage municipal broadband and achieve other goals," Gene Kimmelman, president of the consumer activist group Public Knowledge, told AFP. "The recently proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Comcast makes it even more important for the Commission to move expeditiously to reinstate nondiscrimination rules by using all regulatory tools available."
There were even calls that the FCC should go farther with tighter regulations that could maintain it.
"The strongest path forward to preserve net neutrality protections and to achieve other important FCC objectives is to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service," Sarah Morris at the New America Foundation also told AFP.


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MADISON, N.J. (AP) -- Medical lab operator Quest Diagnostics said Wednesday it will buy Solstas Lab Partners for $570 million.
Quest said Solstas is based in Greensboro, N.C., and it runs commercial labs in nine states across the southeastern U.S. Quest said the deal should increase its annual revenue by about 5 percent, and it will make a small addition to adjusted net income in 2014. It said the purchase should close during the first half of the year.
Solstas is owned by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results before the market opens on Jan. 30. The company's shares rose 21 cents to $54.74 in morning trading.

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter had calmed down considerably by the time he met with reporters following tonight's 8-4 loss to the Mariners.
Showalter was ejected by plate umpire Larry Vanover in the bottom of the seventh inning for disputing a strike call on Nick Markakis. Asked later if he had been given an explanation, Showalter took the high road.
"Umpires are an easy target," he said. "It's not really fair. They've got a really tough job. There's a lot of ebbs and flows to a game. That wasn't what caused us to lose the game tonight. There's plenty of things that can happen to offset that. Larry's been around a long time.
"I know my player pretty well. Nick doesn't argue unless he knows he's right. It was one pitch. There were probably 200 or 300 pitches seen tonight, so that would be too easy to jump on. We had a lot of other things go on tonight that we've got to do better. We made a lot more mistakes than he did."
Was he surprised that the ejection came so quickly, as he stood on the dugout steps?
"I'm not surprised by much of anything anymore," he replied.
The Orioles had bigger issues, especially Scott Feldman's second consecutive abbreviated outing. He lasted only 4 2/3 innings and was charged with five runs and seven hits, with four walks and four strikeouts.
"Just command issues," Showalter said. "We were fortunate. They could have scored a lot more runs. He competed well. He had a chance to get out of that inning and gives up a single to right field. Otherwise, he gets out of it 2-2 in a five-inning start.
"We didn't pitch too well after that, either. But the guys grinded their way back into the game, and we had the go-ahead run at the plate and just didn't get over the hump.
"Scotty's better than that. He'll figure it out. He's a smart, young man, very athletic. Just missing. There were a lot of borderline pitches that didn't quite go his way. He's facing a real hot team offensively too. He's not the only one that had some trouble with them. We as a team had too many walks, and most of the time wouldn't be in the game as much as we were."
Showalter watched the rest of the game on television and marveled at the 9-4-2-3 putout to end the top of the eighth, with Markakis playing the carom perfectly on Raul Ibanez's single off the fence and firing to Alexi Casilla, who threw home to Matt Wieters, who applied the tag and fired to first to get Ibanez attempting to go back.
"I saw it just like you all on TV," Showalter said. "It's not just our wall. He's a big 90-foot increment saver. He knows it real well.
"I thought Casi made a good play. Really tough tag at the plate. Close call. That one went our favor. Could have gone the other way, so that's what I'm talking about."
Showalter said he's proceeding as if Brian Roberts will remain on paternity leave Sunday.
"We'll see," he said. "There's some other priorities going on in his life right now, and rightfully so."
The Orioles may avoid making a roster move to add another reliever by putting Miguel Gonzalez in the bullpen.
"We talked about it a little bit, but Miguel's had three days off and with the off-day, we'll put him in the bullpen tomorrow," Showalter said. "He hasn't had a work day yet. I've only got one or two guys I'd want to stay away from tomorrow, especially with the off-day on Monday, so we should be OK."
Update: The Orioles optioned Steve Johnson to Triple-A Norfolk after tonight's game and will announce a corresponding roster move on Sunday.
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Hi girls! Long story short...my only family left is my Uncle. That being said, my best friend and her mom wanted to throw us an engagement party b/c that is what the "family" of the bride does (according to her). She is like a mom to me and my best friend is like my sister. I love them both dearly and we are so grateful they have been so kind and generous to throw us an engagment party for about 75 guests at a wine bar here in Dallas. I'm struggling with what to give them as a gift for hosting the party. What did you give or what ideas do you have as a gift? My only thought is getting a really nice crystal frame (Mikasa/Waterford) and put an engagement photo inside. I'm just not sure if that would be the only thing I would give them....Thanks girls for all your help!!
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Are they going to be going to be attending your wedding? If they are I would recommend getting a gift certificate to the spa for them. I bought massages for the 3 ladies who are throwing me a shower next weekend and it was very easy. I just contacted the spa director at the CasaMagna Cancun and they got my credit card number and sent me gift certificates via email. Just a thought. I like the frame idea also.
Posted 02 February 2009 - 03:30 AM
Are they coming to wedding? Maybe you could do a spa day during the wedding trip or an excursion. Something where you could give them a memory too.
Posted 02 February 2009 - 04:01 PM
Yes, they are both coming to the wedding so the gift certificates for the massage would be a great idea! Thanks girls! Now I just have to find out who the contact is at the resort but that's what my wedding coordinator is for, right? ;-) Thanks again!!
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The Germany international was substituted at half-time during the Gunners' Champions League draw with Bayern Munich on Tuesday, with his anonymous performance widely criticised within the media.
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I have been a quote collector and quote monger for at least as long as I've been an atheist and probably a good deal longer. My admiration for those who enjoy reputations as wordsmiths extends even further back, whether we're talking about John F. Kennedy's assertion: "We choose to go to the moon," George Santayana's warning: "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it," or James T. Kirk's deft observation when faced with the dauntingly huge First Federation ship: "Not chess, Mr. Spock ... poker!"
The realm of atheist activism has had its own share of verbal craftsmen and women, from Madalyn Murray O'Hair's: "An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church." to Aron Ra's succinct: "If you can't show it, you don't know it."
Regardless of the topic, these are words which are capable of fomenting inspiration, reflection, and sometimes even action. They can educate and illuminate the human condition and allow us to better know ourselves. That said, here is an open invitation to share those words which have been particularly meaningful or impactful or timely or just special to you for one reason or another.
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Shocking is not the word I would use. To me, it's almost unbelievable.
I personally believe that it's shocking in the year 2017 that we can have American congressmen who openly proclaim the earth is 6,000 years old and that the fossil record was put there to test our faith. And because it's a religious idea, not only are we not allowed to question or ridicule it, we are debating whether or not to teach it in our schools, and that's upsetting to me. I really feel that religion does itself no favors by declaring itself immune from rational scrutiny.
--Dan Brown
There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it.
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
This is a point that I have made repeatedly: that we need to own our lives, take responsibility for what we do with them and not palm it off on a god which fails to evince itself.
Thomas, I think patriotism (at the risk of invoking No True Scotsman) is being supportive of the country and its principles and not necessarily whoever is RUNNING the country at the moment. It's the kind of support which recognizes the importance of BOTH kinds of feedback, positive and negative. The United States is supposed to be a nation of LAWS, not men, and the Constitution was structured in favor of freedom and personal expression and against the brand of top-down governance which dear Donnie seems to be trying to exercise.
As for being a liberal ... yeah, that one has gotten blurred almost past any recognition. I'm a firm believer in individual rights, but also in individual responsibility. I am NOT down with the Nanny State, but the need for regulation and oversight cannot be denied. Some kind of balance has to be there, but that balance will require both sides of the aisle cooperating with each other to find.
The saddest part of what is going on right now is that we've become too focused on our differences and forgotten what we have in common. That's not just problematic, it's downright dangerous.
I like that Mark Twain quote on patriotism too... although I am undecided ( or confused) just what patriotism is. However, I detest the demand from religious conservatives for blind patriotism.
Five or six years ago when we had a torrential snow storm here it caused massive black outs all over parts of eastern Maryland. Our house had no electricity for 10 days. Fortunately we did have a fireplace, my experience of living on the fringes, and lotsa love. Today my two boys saz that was their favorite, most memorable 10 days of Winter they had. They loved waking up in freezing butt cold bedroom, scrounging outside for firewood, thawing frozen water, sponge baths in a dish tub,cooking dinners in the fireplace, playing family board games and other survival methods.
Nature can certainly bring a family closer together than had realized.
I don't think it is being hypocritical if you, an atheist, enjoy listening to religious music. I am a die hard rock n roll person, but I like listening to Willie Nelson and signing Christmas carols.... does that make me hypocritical? I don't think so. I don't reject all of my childhood up bringing and I actually do have some good sporadic Christmas memories.
I am still confused about what being Liberal is. At one time I thought I did but things change or there is a deliberate attempt to confused or blur the lines between liberals and conservatives.
That Mark Twain comment is great! Thanks, Bertold.
Tom, you reminded me of the scene in Meaning of Life when the organ donation guys come after Terry Gilliam's liver--
But, I'm using it.
Don't muck us about!
Seems as though there's Nature and there's Nature, depending on the issue at hand.
Tom and Loren, your points are well taken. On the other hand, the farther I get from nature, the more I feel disconnected from myself. There are times, such as when the tree fell over an electric line and cut power for miles around, it was nice to hear the generator start and be able to get lights again. When I am sick, I enjoy the process of diagnosis and am grateful for treatments. I am a born-again atheist and enjoy religious music. I confess to being a hypocrite. Some would say, "a damned hypocrite" and others would say "a god damned hypocrite.
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Central Honshu
Topographic map []
Fig. Geologic map []
Central Honshu (the Kanto and Chubu regions) is the widest part of
Honshu Island, in which three island arcs, the Northeast Japan Arc, the
Southwest Japan Arc, and the Izu-Bonin Arc, meet one another and
intensive crustal movement makes the geomorphological and geological
structures extremely complicated. Central Honshu is divided by the
Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line (ISTL), the Median Tectonic Line (MTL),
and the volcanic front. The ISTL is a fault zone running north-south in
the central part of Honshu and is the boundary between the Southwest
Japan Arc and the Northeast Japan Arc. The MTL, the length of which is
over 1000 km, is a fault zone consisting mainly of right-lateral
strike-slip faults. It is clearly traced from Kyushu to the ISTL. The
MTL separates the Southwest Japan Arc into the outer (Pacific side) and
inner (continental side) zones. The volcanic front running in the
direction of the extension of the Northeast Japan Arc turns toward the
Izu-Bonin Arc in front of the ISTL. In central Honshu, an area on the
northern side of the volcanic front is in the Northeast Japan inner arc
and an area on the southern side is in the Northeast Japan outer arc.
However, features of the Northeast Japan Arc (outer arc) and of
Southwest Japan Arc (outer zone) are found together in the southern
area. The geomorphological structure in the outer zone of the Southwest
Japan Arc appears in northeast Japan beyond the ISTL.
For the basement rocks (geotectonic subdivisions), see also "Outline of landforms and geology of Japan".
Eastern side of ISTL
The Kanto Plain spreads to the south of the Abukuma Mountain, which
is the largest plain in Japan. The Kanto Plain is in a large subsidence
area depressed more than 1000 m during the Quaternary. The plain is
covered with thick Quaternary sediments including a large amount of
volcanic ash derived from volcanoes to the west of the plain such as the
Hakone and the Fuji volcanoes. The deposited volcanic ash was weathered to
become clay known as the Kanto loam.
The Miura Peninsula and the Boso Peninsula are situated in the southern Kanto Plain. Hills consisting of Tertiary rocks are distributed in the Miura Peninsula and the southern part of the Boso Peninsula. These hills are regarded as an outer ridge (uplift zone on the boundary between a forearc basin and a trench) formed by the Philippine Sea Plate descending at the Sagami Trough. The Kanto Plain to the north of the hills, therefore, can be considered as a forearc basin.
The Echigo Mountains and the Mikuni Mountains, which are to the north of the Kanto Plain, is in the southern end of the Northeast Japan inner arc. These mountain ranges are composed of Paleozoic-Mesozoic sedimentary rocks (accretionary complex) and felsic plutonic rocks.
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The Kanto Mountains are located on the west of the Kanto Plain. Although
this mountain range is in the Northeast Japan Arc to the east of the
ISTL, their landforms and geology have the same features as the outer
zone of the Southwest Japan Arc. In the Kanto Mountains, high-pressure
type metamorphic rocks (Sambagawa Belt), a Jurassic accretionary complex
(Chichibu Belt), and a Cretaceous-Tertiary accretionary complex (Shimanto
Belt) are distributed from north to south. These belts extending from
southwest Japan are curved to be northward convex near the ISTL. The
Kanto Mountains are placed on the east side of the curved belts. The top
of the convex is located in the area where the Izu-Bonin Arc collides
with Honshu. Therefore, the bending is thought of resulting from this
collision. Tertiary felsic plutonic rocks (granite) intruding the older
rocks are exposed in the southwestern Kanto Mountains.
The Tanzawa Mountains consisting of Neogene volcanic rocks spewed on a seafloor and quartz diorites intruding the rocks are situated on the south of the Kanto Mountains. The Tanzawa Mountains, which were part of the Izu-Bonin Arc moving northward, collided and accreted to Honshu eight million years ago, and then was uplifted by continuing collision of the Izu-Bonin Arc.
The Izu Peninsula also collided with Honshu two to one million years ago, which was located far off the south of the Japanese Islands as the Izu block on the Izu-Bonin Arc. The basement of the peninsula comprises lava and volcaniclastic rocks (Middle Miocene-Pliocene) including shallow-marine sediments. Quaternary volcanoes were formed on the basement.
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What more could we do aside from making ourselves stronger, defending ourselves. They, the Wizarding World in its entirety will tremble before our might.
It was not easy, building this life for us. My proselytes, the werewolves who have joined me in my cause, are mine to protect alone. They will help us overthrow our foes when we are strong enough. But we are not strong enough alone.
Perhaps that's why, when the Dark Lord sought my assistance in his own cause, I readily accepted. We were after goals of the same nature, after all. He is strong; I am strong; together, with our followers to reinforce our strength, we are the essence of power. He is using me, he is using us, I realize. He will turn on us for sure, when he achieves his victory (for he will be victorious) and will surely attempt to end me. We will be strong enough by then to overcome him, even if he is the end of me. Vengeance will be sought in my honor, and at least one of my kind will have the sweet satisfaction of tearing out his throat. I only wish that the satisfaction will be mine.
For now, we will only grow in strength. There needs to be more of us who are willing to fight for our cause.
That is why we take them while they are young, force them from their families who would only fill their heads with sickening bias against us. We will be the only family that they will ever need; we are a pack, in a way. We will protect our own. I will protect what is mine. The children are infected and, if they are strong enough to survive, they will become one of us. They will learn our ways. They will fight with us, for us.
It pleases me to watch them react when the finally wake. Some of them are afraid and they cry out. They say they want to go home; they say that they want their parents. Sometimes they stare, as if their soul had been ripped from them by a Dementor. Their eyes will glaze over and they almost look dead. Very few try to fight, and they are punished. Eventually, most of them learn. Most of them accept what they are and what they must do. They accept that we are their family; they accept that they are mine.
It is the night before Christmas. The snow blankets the earth, a sheet of white shrouds the defiled world, creating the illusion of innocence. The sky is clear, the moon and stars blink in the blackened midnight darkness creating a breathtaking effect. The snow that lines buildings, weights bows of trees until they dip dangerously low, and hugs the landscape glistens beneath the illuminating lights from the sky. Nothing else on this planet can replicate the twinkling and glittering of the snow...nothing at all.
I have been watching the little girl, Eilidh, for the majority of the month. She is four; her bedtime is at nine; they call her Eili. I have considered her the newest member for the clan, a perfect Christmas present complete with long, curly blonde hair. While she would be a pretty present, I could not bring satisfaction to by self with a convincing argument of how useful she could be. Perhaps this one was too fragile. I did not know why, but I continuously watched despite my uncertainties. It was not until a few days ago that I changed my mind. It seems this little one has an older brother; they called him Will. I suspect he has come home for the Holiday. He speaks of his job at the Ministry, so I can only assume that he's older than seventeen. He's still young though.
He will be a fighter, I can tell as I watch him through the large window into the family room. Will sits with his parents, his skin glowing under the fire's orange light. His eyes twinkle beneath the lights of the tree, donned so flamboyantly with decorations. Although he laughs and carries on like a happy man, I can see the discontent in his eyes as the glow from the tree teased them. He is muscular, heavy but not overweight. He looks determined. He is perfect.
Waiting for him to go to bed seems to take forever. He is sleeping in the bedroom on the first floor. He paces around the family room in deep thought, only taking a break to run a hand through his shaggy blonde hair. It has been an hour since his parents have gone up to bed, but I want to wait a bit longer. If I wake him, he may be disoriented making it easier to overpower him. He looks disgruntled. I wonder what has made him so unhappy.
I wish that I had been able to observe him longer, to learn more about him. I need to know how he will react when I attack him. Will he fight back ferociously; will he be frightened; will he scream? They always scream. I know that I need to bring somebody home with me tonight, somebody infected, somebody to join us, somebody to make us more powerful. He might pose a challenge, and I love a good fight, but I don't want to kill this one.
I have to be tactical.
I have to be patient.
I wait calmly watching, ever silent, steadfast ready until the midnight hour. My anxiety, created purely from anticipation, has caused me to disrupt the glimmering snow beneath my paws. I've churned it enough to pick up particles of dirt as my nails dug deep into the earth. It reminds me of the soiled society that has caused me to act the way I do, the greedy, selfish, murderous society that has spurred my anger once again.
But I must remain calm for Will has extinguished the light in his room. If I let my anger control me, then the outcome of my ferocity would surely be lethal. I know myself too well to let anger control me; I would tear out the boy's throat before I realized what I was doing.
It does not take long before he is back in the family room, pacing. This boy has to fall asleep at some point.
Eventually, he settles down on the plush white couch in the family room. I can see the cushioned fabric bend beneath his muscular weight, dipping just enough to hug the contours of his body. He is laying down, but I will wait until his breathing slows. His skin glows under the lights of the trees.
An hour passes and finally, finally I think he's fallen into a slumber. It's time.
A snarl erupts from my throat as I surged towards the window, my front paws making contact with a resounding thud; that should wake him. I round the corner of the house, waiting. There is a process to this thing. He'll stir, confused by the noise that startled him from his slumber. After a few moments of silence, he'll settle in again, assuming it was just a dream. Again I'll hit the window, but this time he'll check, peering out into the darkness. It never takes the same amount of time, but eventually they are curious enough to open the window.
Only three times I had to bash against the window before Will wrenched it open. I was struck with a bout of bewilderment, nearly costing me my opportunity to take my prize. It typically took at least a few more times to pique a child's interest to the point of opening their home to the perilous, barbaric outdoors. But, then again, Will wasn't a child.
With one swift, powerful motion, I rush forward again. I can feel my teeth sink into the tender flesh of his shoulder, ripping through muscle and fracturing bone as I clamp my jaw down tightly. The sweet taste of blood almost instantly fills my mouth, saturating my tongue, soaking the fur around my jowls, dripping poetically down onto unsullied, pristine snow. The pleasure in the bite itself nearly overcomes the luscious taste of crimson. Brought together in the symphony that is the hallowed moon, I can hardly contain myself.
It is easy to pull him from the window when he flails wildly, unbalanced. What I did not expect was the overwhelming silence that surrounded me. The boy did not cry out; they always scream. I release him, the shoulder I had attached myself to landed roughly on the snow like the rest of his body, staining ground with crimson. Surely the boy is in pain, but he continuously stares up at me with frightened, glossy eyes. He's still holding the golden strand of tinsel that he grasped blindly during the attack. The other end is somewhere in the house, wrapped around the tree.
I lower my face closer to his, a low, threatening growl escaping me. His own blood drips from my snout onto his cheek, but he just stares. Perhaps he hit his head to hard when I tore him away from the window.
He blinks.
Annoyed at his unenthusiastic, uninterested reaction, the feral beast in my heart began to drive me. Perhaps something was wrong with him. He just kept staring. Truly, he was not very fun.
I could kill him.
I could kill him and try for the little girl, instead.
It wouldn't be very entertaining if he did not respond while I tore into his throat.
It would be unwise of me to let him become on of us. He seemed...defective. A defective muggle, infected with lycanthropy, lying in a pool of his own blood on the frozen white landscape with a rope of golden tinsel wrapped around his hand.
I nudge him roughly with my snout and he whimpers pathetically. At least it was a response.
As soon as I move away from him to think, he scrambled to his feet. He bolted for the forest and I watched him curiously. It is peculiar that he didn't run back towards the house, towards the open window he came from. It was more of an oddity that he did not release the garnish in his hand before running. The result was nearly comical. He ran for a few feet with the glimmering rope following him before it snagged. The tree in the house fell through the window accompanied by the sharp sound of breaking bulbs and the angel toppled from the top of the tree onto the red and white ground below. Will was pulled backwards, off of his feet and onto the ground once again.
This was better.
Before I could go after the boy, I heard a tiny voice.
"Santa?" it asked in duress. "Santa, where are you taking the tree?"
I turned to see little Eili standing next to the top of the tree as it leaned from the window, trying her best to see out into the darkened night.
"Santa?" she asked again.
This was perfect. With a flex of my muscles, I pressed into the snowy earth and darted back towards the window.
"Eili, no!" shouted Will from some distance behind me. "Eilidh, close the window!"
"Will?" she asked. "Is Santa out there with you? I want to come out too!"
It was just as easy to grab hold of Eili as it was Will, despite the bristly evergreen branches blocking my path.
She does scream as I bite her, a shrill, vociferous scream. That should wake her parents, which means I must move fast. I pull her by her arm across the snowy ground as she cries and screams and calls for her brother. Lights begin to turn on in the house, making it come alive.
The sudden pressure to my head surprises me enough to drop the screeching child. Will had the audacity to kick me. He was much more entertaining than I had originally thought.
A male voice cuts through the silent night, saying, "Eili...? Will?"
I hear the gasp of another from within the house. "Oh God, what happened? Sam...?"
"Mummy! Daddy!" Eili wails.
There is no time for all of this. I turn on Will, I should have known to not change my mind so suddenly. The girl would have been sufficient, but I had to have the grown boy instead. I must fix this, quickly.
Without a second thought, I knock Will to the ground. The bite I inflict causes his jugular to pop, releasing a rush of sweet liquid. He chokes, unable to breathe, blood bubbling gloriously over his lips and pale face.
There is no time to enjoy, however, as the calls that originated from the house were growing ever closer.
Eili is still carrying on shouting and crying and throwing a fit when I grab hold of her leg. She only screams louder when my teeth pierce her skin. She will be okay, she will learn to love us all. She will be one of us soon enough.
The panicked calls of her parents become distant as we reach the safety of the forest. The girl even becomes quite when we eventually reach the abandoned building that all of us have been living in. I suspect she has exhausted herself, or fainted in the wake of blood-loss or shock. My only hope is that she survives the night.
I lay her on the dirty floor, and tug a tattered blanket over her shivering form. Certainly this will be the best Christmas present that any of us will provide this year.
A little present with delicate blonde curls, wrapped in a blanket, and adorn with pieces of glittering tinsel that have become entwined in her hair.
Our little Eilidh. My little Eilidh. Happy Christmas.
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The message I forwarded was to "uri-review" mailing list: firstname.lastname@example.com Info https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/uri-review including archives & subscription info. The email says: > Barry Leiba is planning to AD sponsor this and Alexey > Melnikov will be shepherding so if you can cc them as > well as the authors on any questions or comments that'd > be good. You can reach authors via firstname.lastname@example.com -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan A Rees Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 7:53 AM To: Larry Masinter Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: the "ni:" URI scheme soon to "last call" in IETF On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Larry Masinter <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I think we talked about this under "naming things with hashes" (in this case, not "#" hash-mark fragment identifier, but rather hash-of-content). > > http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-farrell-decade-ni-05 > > I suggest looking at how this spec uses the word "resource". " information-centric networking" might also be an interesting topic as we talk about "local storage" also (see references). > > Larry The phrase "specific resource" is used which in my mind sufficiently distinguishes these resources from the more generic kind you often access via HTTP. As I said before I think this topic is pretty important and this document should be monitored. It seems like ni: is trying to provide content addressing, which would be a wonderful thing to have, but I'm not sure how well it does. I'm bothered that this draft has no provision for reliably determining a media type and in fact does not discuss media type at all. It will create yet another case where sniffing is required. The server could provide one but there would be no reason to believe what it says (the whole point is to remove the need to trust the server, right?). The scheme could do what data: does and put the media type in the URI. Or the hashed content could have the syntax of headers + blank line + content similar to an HTTP message. At the very least the possibility of the server providing an attacking media type should be called out in the security considerations section. I don't understand the MUST in section 4. AFAICT this scheme is similar to ark: in that, in principle, one could ask any server at all for the content, since the resource's identity is determined by the path (except for media type). There should be no appeal to authority and the MUST should be superfluous. I guess I should join the fray. Does anyone happen to know where discussion is taking place? JonathanReceived on Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:19:34 UTC
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Howl's Moving Castle
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki, based on a book by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated PG with scary themes
Cinemas In Japanese with subtitles - Dendy Newtown, Cremorne Orpheum; in English - Hoyts Chatswood Mandarin, Hoyts George Street, Hoyts Cinema Paris, United Cinemas Collaroy, Greater Union Castle Hill, Ritz Cinema Randwick
The beauty of director Hayao Miyazaki's latest animation is breathtaking.
Japanese animation grew from the ashes of World War II and Hayao Miyazaki was born into those ashes. Howl's Moving Castle made me think of a fire-bombed Tokyo even though it's set in a mythical European country that looks like Switzerland. It is, in fact, the product of two imaginations shaped by the same war, but on different sides of the world. Did I mention it is a children's film?
Diana Wynne Jones was five when war broke out in 1939. Her website says she had a chaotic and unsettled childhood, a father tighter than Scrooge and severe dyslexia to boot. She and her two sisters were evacuated to the Lake District during the bombing, where their neighbours included Arthur Ransome and Beatrix Potter, both of whom complained about the noise they made. At Oxford, she studied under the moon and sun of fantasy writing, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. The decision to write children's fantasy seems almost preordained.
Miyazaki was born in Tokyo in 1941. His father worked for a company that made parts for military planes, which may be why his son's films are full of old aeroplanes. One of four boys, he was very close to his sickly mother. In a profile in The New Yorker earlier this year, his long-time producer, Toshio Suzuki, says: "He was a mama's boy." The tough old women in many of Miyazaki's films, according to Suzuki, are all tributes to his mother.
The same article describes Miyazaki as "the world's greatest animator". His film Spirited Away won the 2003 Oscar for best animated feature. The Venice Film Festival has just honoured him with a lifetime achievement award. After conquering Japan during a 40-year career, Miyazaki has now begun to conquer the world.
His films are extraordinarily beautiful, wildly imaginative and strongly emotional. They are aimed at children, but conceived with complex themes and subtle characterisation that's rare, even in films for adults.
Howl's Moving Castle, his eighth feature, takes place during a war. It has terrible scenes of cities on fire, the aftermath of aerial bombing, but this occurs in a world where witches and wizards flit about the sky and a castle may move its location. It's like a children's film by Terry Gilliam, with a touch of Kafka, but so beautiful as to make your head spin.
Much of the humour and invention comes from Diana Wynne Jones's book, which has a playful style. It tells the story of Sophie Hatter, eldest of three sisters, whose parents run a hat shop in the prosperous town of Market Chipping, in the land of Ingary. The town is preoccupied with the latest news of the misdeeds of the Wicked Witch of the Waste when a mysterious dark castle appears on the hills above town. The strange thing is that it keeps moving around. It is soon discovered to belong to Wizard Howl, who is reputed to like sucking the souls out of young girls or eating their hearts - a big, juicy metaphor if ever I saw one.
In the opening frames of the movie, Miyazaki has the castle come tramping out of the mist, heaving, clanking and puffing smoke from its chimneys. It looks like a wooden village shaped into an orb, with balconies and windows in unlikely places, balanced on a large pair of chicken feet. It is a contraption to delight a child's heart.
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The film is structured to appeal to different ages. A child may see only the playful imagination and sense of wonder, at least until the war comes closing in; adults will see the universal themes of fairytales given a new reverence. It's partly a fable about age and youth in which a beautiful but troubled young man falls in love with a nonagenarian, a cartoon Harold (or Howl) and Maude. The war sequences may frighten younger children, but Miyazaki believes that children need to be told serious stories. Adults, too, I would say.
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Yuzu Maple Leaf Cocktail Recipe
This is a drink to close out the year with - simple, strong, made for winter. It's a maple leaf cocktail (typically made with fresh lemon juice, maple syrup, and bourbon) with a few tweaks. I've been making them with whatever lemony-winter citrus is around. After starting with standard Eureka lemons, I branched out to Meyer lemons, and then onto yuzu, a varietal of Japanese citrus. Recently, I've been blending - the yuzu is intense, fat with seeds, on the dry side, while Meyers are more floral, with a softer flavor, positively gushing with juice.
I add salt to this drink. I mean, the absolute smallest amount of fine grain sea salt. Barely a whisper. It works nicely to balance things out, snap flavors into focus - sweet, sour, salt, bourbon base. Not sure how people are going to feel about that, but there you have it, a little secret. If you want to be more exacting than I am, grind your salt powder-fine with a mortar and pestle before proceeding. It'll incorporate more quickly into the liquids.
I hope you like this as much as I do. In general, I like the combination of lemon and maple syrup. And not just in cocktails. But, I need something to edge out the sweet depths of pure maple. Lemon, or other lemony-citrus, tends to do the job. In fact, if drinks aren't your thing, I bet you could skip the bourbon altogether here and work this into a nice dressing with the zest, some herbs, and olive oil?
A couple tips (I'll also include below): You can find yuzu at some winter farmers markets. They're also available at many Japanese grocery stores in the produce section, and they keep reasonably well refrigerated. Also, if you don't have a cocktail shaker, don't let that deter you. I don't have one, and I use a jar in it's place - use the lid to hold the ice back (you can also use a strainer). xoxo -h
Yuzu Maple Leaf Cocktail
It goes without saying, but cocktails should be mixed to your liking. Feel free to make tweaks the same way you would with any other culinary creation. You might like these a touch more tart than I do, or a hint less sweet. Go for it. If you can't find yuzu or Meyer lemons, absolutely have a go with regular market lemons.
As I mention up above, you can find yuzu at some winter farmers' markets. They're also available at many Japanese grocery stores in the produce section, and keep nicely, wrapped and refrigerated. Also, if you don't have a cocktail shaker, don't let that deter you. I just use a jar in it's place, using the lid to hold the ice back (you can also use a strainer).
2 ounces / 1/4 cup bourbon (I used Michter's)
3/4 ounce / 1 1/2 tablespoon good maple syrup
1/2 ounce / 1 tablespoon well-strained, fresh yuzu juice
1/2 ounce / 1 tablespoon well-strained, fresh Meyer lemon juice
extra small pinch of fine grain sea salt
Chill a few small cocktail or cordial glasses in the freezer. I typically use ones that are larger than shot glasses, but not quite by double.
Combine the bourbon, maple syrup, citrus juices, and salt in a cocktail shaker or jar (with lid). Fill with ice, cover, and shake vigorously - well enough that that maple syrup gets well incorporated. It's heavier than the other liquids and likes to hug the bottom of the shaker, you also want to give the salt time to dissolve.
Strain into the chilled glasses and serve immediately.
Makes 2-3 small drinks, or one larger cocktail.
Prep time: 2 min
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Love this cocktail - fantastic flavors! :)
I don't think I've ever had yuzu! But with the meyer lemons and bourbon and maple, this drink is destined for success!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
Looks like a wonderful cocktail to bring in the New Year. Maple Syrup and lemon are a winning combination all round. :)
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This looks great! Im a big fan of a citrusy cocktail
I don't think I've ever had yuzu. I'm intrigued...I definitely need to know more about it!
I need something strong after Christmas ;) It could be a nice beginning of a NYE. Addition of a maple syrup sounds very interesting.
Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today
Love yuzu, its unique flavour really sets it apart from other citrus fruits. What a gloriously refreshing cocktail.
leaf (the indolent cook)
The flavors in here sound AWESOME, and I love the pinch of salt to balance everything out.
Little Kitchie
Relatives gifted us a bunch of maple syrup and bourbon so we've been enjoying a really similar version of this over the holidays too. Ours have been hot toddy-style to help us face the mountains of snow with some warmth and fortitude :). Happy new year to you!
What grade of maple syrup did you use?
HS: Hi Anna - In general, I always use grade B, unless I can get my hands on the Remonte-Pente 70 brix (which I now tend to keep a couple bottles in reserve).
How divine. Maple is abundant here in Michigan, and this puts it to exceptional use. Happy New Year!
Maureen Abood
I do this with 3/4 ounce of lemon juice (and no yuzu -- never even heard of it out here in the Midwest!) and use Canadian whiskey (meant to go with maple syrup) and top it off with a cinnamon stick twizzler. The cinnamon stick really makes a difference.
This sounds completely delightful -- I'm always looking for ways to introduce my Dutch friends here to flavors from my homeland, and this might just be the ticket!
Valerie {all mussed up}
My mouth watered just reading this!
Tricia Rose
Never had yuzu in a cocktail, great idea for new year's eve, thank you !
This looks fantastic! My dad uses a pinch of salt in sweet lassis (sugar, saffron, pistachio/cardamom powder) and it makes them over the top delicious.
Looking forward to trying this on a winter evening. Thanks Heidi!
I am so jealous of your lemon selection in California- so much harder to find different citrus varieties in Canada!! That said, I have also always added some salt to my citrus drinks- it does just give it a little extra something :)
I always think of orange with maple, but we love lemons and our meyer tree is always producing more than we know what to do with. Perhaps on NYE this will be in the mix. I'm also super intrigued by the salad dressing idea ... I'm not totally sure what herbs would pair well. Chives? Lemon thyme? Hm.
This looks good. I can't get yuzu out here but can get meyer lemons. What kind of bourbon do you like to use?
Hannah, I think thyme sounds good, what do you think of sage in there?
Thanks for the good post and have a Happy New Year!
Fork and Whisk
I've never come across a bourbon drink that I like, but with all that citrus and maple in there I reckon this would be lovely! Happy New Years to you Heidi xx
Emma Galloway
This drink looks fantastic. I also love the idea of the dressing. I am definitely going to have to try that.
I bought your books a few weeks ago. (I know, I am a little late on the draw!) But, I've so enjoyed reading through them and drawing tons of inspiration.
Heidi - when you were writing your second book I thought I recalled a post you wrote about how you organized your notes and recipe ideas. I have searched through your site and can't find it. Would it be easy for you to point me to it? I always appreciate seeing/reading about your organizational tips.
Kelly Turnbull
I adore cocktails with bourbon and lots of lemon. I'll have to try adding maple syrup next time. Happy holidays, Heidi.
Cookie and Kate
Hi Heidi,
Thank you for a lovely recipe! I have a huge bottle of rum sitting around. Do you think it would be OK to replace the bourbon with rum? Or would that be an absolute horror...
Great recipe...we have been looking at yuzu for drinks and this looks like a good place to start. Thx
Stewart Putney
this was great. All I had in the house was ordinary lemons, but they worked fine.
Hi Heidi,
Thank you for a lovely recipe! I have a huge bottle of rum sitting around. Do you think it would be OK to replace the bourbon with rum? Or would that be an absolute horror...
this looks very good , i am very tempted to give this a try, it is a cold and wet day here today , might give it a shot
I love this cocktail, but for me its season is earliest spring (or latest winter, depending on your perspective) – sugaring season here in Vermont. Several of my friends boil their own maple syrup, and Meyer lemons are more apt to be available here that time of year. I'll have to try and get my hands on some yuzu, or other more exotic citrus. I bet this would be great with something more towards the orangey end of the spectrum!
GG Mora
This is amazing! So good...the perfect mid winter nip. Thanks!
The Simple Tomato Soup looks so hearty--will try it. I just discovered cream truffles and add it in tomato and asparagus soup recently. Happy feasting!
This drink looks like the winter version of my summer "Montreal lemonade" : equal volume of lemon juice and maple syrup, ice, and top your glass with sparkling water. That could be a festive alternative for friends who don't drink alcohol. But I do, so I'll definitely try your drink! :-)
Cheers to you, Heidi, for a great year of writing and images and delicious sketches and full plates!
(I have to ask, where did you find your yuzu? I'm still waiting for it at the FP Saturday market.)
HS: Me too! I got these in Japan Town. I've been using them for a bunch of savory dishes lately too :).
This is such a unique cocktail and like nothing I have tried! I love cocktails after playing in the snow so I'll have to make this after snow mobiling tomorrow!
Julia {The Roasted Root}
I didn't have yuzu but substituted with sour orange. It was a great nye party drink. Thanks!
I'm definitely going to go on the hunt for yuzu! This looks fabulous!
Truly, a divine drink to enjoy on this first day of a new, fresh year. Thanks for sharing, Heidi!
Ariane (Living Seasonally Guidebook0
You make everything look so lovely!
Went to several stores to buy Yuzu. Even 99 Ranch didn't have it. Must have to be mail ordered. The drink was still tasty without it. My family really enjoyed it too.
This spirited cocktail is sure to cure me of my sore throat, or at least numbed it for a while. Nothing like healing one's self through exotic libations.
Tom | Tall Clover Farm
The Yuzu seems impossible to get hands on, but it doesn't matter as it is still delicious without it.
This sounds delicious, but does it have a cough syrup/medicine kind of taste? I'm worried the citrus, bourbon combination won't taste that good together. What do people who've tried it think?
We made a dozen of these cocktails for James, Kristie, Caleb & Tricia last night. We had a hard time finding Yuzu, even herein the Bay Area. We substituted Bergamot/Meyer 50/50, and it was DELICIOUS!
I was concerned that he sugar/sweetness of the maple syrup would be overpowering, but the balance of fruit and sweet came out evenly and A+.


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Septicflesh - Debut New Song, More Album Details
The day Septicflesh fans have been waiting for finally arrived. Today you get to hear new material from the band's new album Titan. After three years since the last album The Great Mass, the first new song the band unveils is called "Order Of Dracul". Go ahead and satisfy your curiosity. How is this new single sounding to you? Does it raise your expectations for the rest of the album?
The band collaborated once again with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and a children choir as well as a full choir. Titan hits stores in North America on June 24th via Prosthetic Records and June 20th in Europe on Season Of Mist.
Pre-orders are on here and over here.
Single Artwork
Album cover
01. War In Heaven
02. Burn
03. Order Of Dracul
04. Prototype
05. Dogma
06. Prometheus
07. Titan
08. Confessions Of A Serial Killer
09. Ground Zero
10. The First Immortal
The band collaborated once again with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and a children choir as well as a full choir. Titan hits stores in North America on June 24th via Prosthetic Records and June 20th in Europe on Season Of Mist.
Pre-orders are on here and over here.
Single Artwork
Album cover
01. War In Heaven
02. Burn
03. Order Of Dracul
04. Prototype
05. Dogma
06. Prometheus
07. Titan
08. Confessions Of A Serial Killer
09. Ground Zero
10. The First Immortal
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Posted: 15.04.2014 by BloodTears
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| BenWasHere
16.04.2014 - 01:05
This is the first time I've noticed how awful quality Soundcloud sounds on this website
Massive production, really looking forward to this release now
| Creativinity
16.04.2014 - 02:00
What the F man? Why are so many guys bitching about the artwork? At least Seth is doing that inspires him. So many bands have to get out the artwork that their labels allow them to. Anyway, this is not about the cover, it's about the kewlness of Septicflesh gifting us with another album! Wooooh!
| Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
16.04.2014 - 03:42
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by Guest on 15.04.2014 at 20:39
Agreed. One of the most overrated bands on this site in my opinion. I used to enjoy Communion but now every time I try to listen to it I find myself being bored to tears... as I was by this song
| Dima
16.04.2014 - 05:03
Well that was underwhelming...and a 5 year old could make that artwork on photoshop...
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| SublimeDragon
Posts: 50
From: Canada
16.04.2014 - 05:14
Posts: 50
From: Canada
Written by Alex F on 16.04.2014 at 03:42
I dunno about overrated but certainly this track is somewhat dull and a little over indulgent with the orchestra, but has it's moment I guess
saw Septicflesh live last year with Goatwhore/Inquisition and they put on one hell of a show.. Granted this is harkening a little back to their older stuff, of which I am not a huge fan. Hopefully some of the other tracks are a little harder-edged.
| Ag Fox
Angel No More
16.04.2014 - 07:22
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Written by Guest on 15.04.2014 at 23:21
Written by Guest on 16.04.2014 at 00:51That's simply spot on. As I said, it's part of the whole experience, so I might as well spend my money on something that pleases me aurally and visually.
I still enjoy Communion actually. So I'll definitely find time to listen to this new album when it's out.
loves 小巫
| Michaelis
16.04.2014 - 12:24
For me this track is great and its all I expected from Septicflesh. I was hoping for music and I GET IT.
YOU looking for art? Go to museum.
| Cynic Metalhead
Atrocious Virgin
16.04.2014 - 13:34
Gaah, why people stressing over artwork?
It's the music the band has released it, try to enjoy that. Why people whine other than music?
You enjoy the song, you write that about it. Ultimately, it'll be the music that'll force you to buy the record not an artwork, right?
Anyway, we know the work of Seth(Joe has already mentioned it), so let's give a huge fuck to artwork/logo and concentrate on this new song and new record.
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16.04.2014 - 13:41
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 16.04.2014 at 13:34
Probably because Septic Flesh's music is so middle-of-the road that it's hard to say anything about it other than "It's ok, nothing more" whereas there's two (shockingly awful) pieces of artwork here to dissect. It's not like it's off topic either so if people want to discuss the art then that's their right. What I don't understand is the people moaning about the people talking about the art. Now that's a waste of space, and ironic.
| Cynic Metalhead
Atrocious Virgin
16.04.2014 - 14:03
Written by Guest on 16.04.2014 at 13:41
I'm not against people who critique arts but i'm against of those who take too much stress over particular artwork(which isn't even reliable in any of the album page). That not only goes offtopic but it kills the mood of discussing (bands)music(like here, half of the comments is about Seth work which we all have bitched about tons of time).
Let people talk about music in majority, while in minority other assets(as i said art/artist/logo/cuppish tracklisting etc) could be discussed
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16.04.2014 - 14:10
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 16.04.2014 at 14:03
I don't see the issue with constantly critiquing an awful artist. Hell, maybe if enough people do so people will stop getting him to do their artwork.
You also seem to be under the misapprehension that by talking about the art it stops people talking about the music. Threads have the ability to hold more than one conversation at a time. If people aren't talking about the music then that's probably because it's not worth talking about. I'm not going to be held responsible for people that seem more interested in telling me what they don't think I should be doing - which bogs down the thread more than a discussion on the artwork - instead of actually doing the things which they' are themselves preaching, i.e. discussing the music.
| Cynic Metalhead
Atrocious Virgin
16.04.2014 - 14:35
Totally fine. But, you've seen people following jumping on bandwagon where they see "okay, he's started out bashing art, I'll follow it up 'cause I couldn't care less for music" which is quite equally bogging too. Not blaming you of course but it's becomes quite narking when people out of the way starts following up and ultimately crashes down to inconsequential topics. It propels people to look over the music and start concentrating on other things. I believe they're are many of here who first check out the comments and then click on streaming track(depends on person and it's not me!).
| s_t_s
16.04.2014 - 14:45
Written by Guest on 15.04.2014 at 20:39
This is the silliest comment I have ever read... If you don't like SF, just don't comment...
I like this song even tho I don't have a coup a coeur as I had with "Vampire from Nazareth" but I'm still confident in this album. To me Seth's art is fine, if not amazing.
| R'Vannith
16.04.2014 - 15:03
Interesting album cover. Looks like a radiological clinic meets an abattoir in someone's bathroom. But I'm sure there's something deep and meaningful to it that I'm not understanding.
The song is actually interesting to me, certainly has some unexpected twists.
| Troy Killjoy
16.04.2014 - 18:35
Troy Killjoy
Written by s_t_s on 16.04.2014 at 14:45
Actually we try not to censor opinions here so Lit and every other user has the right to say whether they like the band or not. You'd kill a lot of legitimate conversation here if we limited commenting to the fanboys.
Prettier than BloodTears.
| MaiSweettShaadow
Posts: 155
16.04.2014 - 20:40
Posts: 155
Seth just commented on his facebook page that this álbum cover is just one of 3 different album covers
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16.04.2014 - 20:42
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Written by MaiSweettShaadow on 16.04.2014 at 20:40
Well seeing as each probably takes about 25 minutes to make I'm not surprised he has a few others lying around
| Deadmeat
17.04.2014 - 00:17
Written by AngelofDeth on 15.04.2014 at 23:13
i have the same exact feelings and hopes! let's wait and see... the death metal parts of the new song sounded realy nice imo but they were only a few.... also no solo, intros etc... these are the things that scare me a bit...
Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD!
| s_t_s
17.04.2014 - 18:13
Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.04.2014 at 18:35
Agreed and surely I wrote too fast what I was thinking about What I mean is that such comment was senseless imho.
| Rapid Fire
18.04.2014 - 01:12
Rapid Fire
Written by Sean 79 on 15.04.2014 at 22:29
I agree. If your decision about buying an album depends of the cover, then you should buy a poster or a postcard rather than the CD...
Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
| Rapid Fire
18.04.2014 - 01:14
Rapid Fire
Good song. Hopefully this new album will be better than the previous one, which wasn't bad but didn't impress me at all.
Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
| Nightfall
18.04.2014 - 02:41
So pretty much what I expected. They can't write a decent riff to save their life, and again the orchestral elements are just there for the sake of making the whole thing sound majestic; the compositions are laughably simplistic. It's all style over substance.
Props on the production, it sounds more gritty this time. That's a matter of preference though.
| Reaper_Redeamer
19.04.2014 - 15:32
Written by Guest on 16.04.2014 at 00:45
Ops yeah i forgot the new HSN's stuff, they are indeed very good
| Mattybu
27.04.2014 - 06:02
Written by Guest on 16.04.2014 at 20:42
that just about sums it up though. A lot of the time I see metal cover artwork I don't like and feel a slight sliver of remorse because I can see there is at least effort behind it, but this Septicflesh guy is in a league of his own for cranking out unjustifiably dull stuff.
| LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
11.05.2014 - 04:02
High Fist Prog
I was pleasantly surprised by the intensity of this track but this is worth no more than a 6.5. That generic riff at 0:37 which takes up 1/3 of the entire song is a big let down. They even tried to bulk it up with some half-assed orchestrations thrown in towards the end of that riff - in fact 90% of the orchestrations throughout the song felt that way. The transitions at 1:32 and 2:02 were horribly executed, even when taken in context as an conceptual abruptness. Not to mention that outrageous outro that a run-of-the-mill metalcore band would be capable of writing.
Ok, maybe I'm in a foul mood, but I don't like the direction the band is headed...
| Cynic Metalhead
Atrocious Virgin
11.05.2014 - 10:34
Written by LeKiwi on 11.05.2014 at 04:02
Apart from generic riffs, shallow drumming, scratchy atmosphere and playing around with production nappies, this song is complete yawn-inducing. I don't know but I might not be enjoying this disc when it comes out. Bad start.
I hope other tracks could do the justice but if anything by this tracks goes by....it'll be freakin' letdown.
| Jericho Rehling
Posts: 28
From: USA
27.05.2014 - 07:11
Jericho Rehling
Posts: 28
From: USA
I don't think even my Sennheisers can handle everything going on in this song. Well. I for one like it. It's not as passionate as Communion but it still sounds enjoyable to me. I'll likely like this album.
| Karlabos
Weirdo of MS
27.05.2014 - 17:39
Weirdo of MS
So.. Weren't they going to use a children choir or something?
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