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The vegetables you eat may be better for you based on how and when they are exposed to light. Just as animals adhere to circadian rhythms, research shows that some plants may generate different levels of healthy nutritional metabolites based the light cycle as well.
From ars technica:
When you buy vegetables at the grocery store, they are usually still alive. When you lock your cabbage and carrots in the dark recess of the refrigerator vegetable drawer, they are still alive. They continue to metabolize while we wait to cook them.
Why should we care? Well, plants that are alive adjust to the conditions surrounding them. Researchers at Rice University have shown that some plants have circadian rhythms, adjusting their production of certain chemicals based on their exposure to light and dark cycles. Understanding and exploiting these rhythms could help us maximize the nutritional value of the vegetables we eat.
According to Janet Braam, a professor of biochemistry at Rice, her team's initial research looked at how Arabidopsis, a common plant model for scientists, responded to light cycles. "It adjusts its defense hormones before the time of day when insects attack," Braam said. Arabidopsis is in the same plant family as the cruciforous vegetables—broccoli, cabbage, and kale—so Braam and her colleagues decided to look for a similar light response in our foods.
They bought some grocery store cabbage and brought it back to the lab so they could subject the cabbage to the same tests they gave their model plant, which involved offering up living, leafy vegetables to a horde of hungry caterpillars. First, half the cabbages were exposed to a normal light and dark cycle, the same schedule as the caterpillars, while the other half were exposed to the opposite light cycle.
The caterpillars tend to feed in the late afternoon, according to Braam, so the light signals the plants to increase production of glucosinolates, a chemical that the insects don't like. The study found that cabbages that adjusted to the normal light cycle had far less insect damage than the jet-lagged cabbages.
While it's cool to know that cabbages are still metabolizing away and responding to light stimulus days after harvest, Braam said that this process could affect the nutritional value of the cabbage. "We eat cabbage, in part, because these glucosinolates are anti-cancer compounds," Braam said.
Glucosinolates are only found in the cruciform vegetable family, but the Rice team wanted to see if other vegetables demonstrated similar circadian rhythms. They tested spinach, lettuce, zucchini, blueberries, carrots, and sweet potatoes. "Luckily, our caterpillar isn't picky," Braam said. "It'll eat just about anything."
Just like with the cabbage, the caterpillars ate far less of the vegetables trained on the normal light schedule. Even the fruits and roots increased production of some kind of anti-insect compound in response to light stimulus.
Metabolites affected by circadian rhythms could include vitamins and antioxidants. The Rice team is planning follow-up research to begin exploring how the cycling phenomenon affects known nutrients and if the magnitude of the shifts are large enough to have an impact on our diets. "We've uncovered some very basic stimuli, but we haven't yet figured out how to amplify that for human nutrition," Braam said.
Read the entire article here.


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Venus has always been my guilty secret. I've got Venus in Scorpio. As a beginning astrologer I learned this meant I had an intense, seductive, and smoldering femininity. I wouldn't mind claiming this energy at all. I'd even make do with its shadow reputation as a vengeful sorceress. Yet the usual observations about Venus in Scorpio have never rung true for me. This is my unconscious planet. Years ago, my husband left me for a woman who probably was a Venus in Scorpio. She was dark, mysterious, and passionately sexual, "Everything," he said, "you're not."
My chart tells the story of my planet's dispossession. Venus falls in the 3rd house of siblings: My sister got the Venus in the family. She was my father's favorite. With long dark hair and almond eyes, she could ride bikes, roller skate, and gallop on a horse with ease. I was clumsy, wore glasses, and had short mousy brown hair, with nothing seductive about me. I always felt invisibly thwarted attempting Venus things. That's Pluto squaring Venus from my 12th house. Were Pluto in another house, I might be more intense, impassioned and perhaps obsessive, as this Pluto square is sometimes described. But mostly I've experienced this aspect as a deep inadequacy, even fear around men. My Venus is further squared by the Moon, a common signature for female rivalry. Typically this describes a mother-daughter competition, with the mother subtly undercutting the femininity of her rival daughter. Perhaps it was because of that other triangle in our family that my mother undercut my girly-ness by making me her favorite, with an ambiguous gender message. She praised me often for my brains and strength of character, but never for my beauty.
Quite early, at age four or five perhaps, I gave up on being a girl. With Venus conjunct brainy Mercury, I've always gone for an androgynous, bookish style. Whatever passions I'm due from the Scorpio vibration, I've sublimated into 3rd house pursuits, as an ardent love for the beauty of language, a zeal for learning, a desire to probe the depths of thought. I was quite relieved during my pregnancy to learn I was having a son. Feeling so helpless around pink bows and lace, I was terrified of having a daughter. How would I dress her? How would I comb her hair? What could I possibly teach her?
Being so absorbed in my own discomforts with Venus, it was some time before I lifted my head and discovered that many of you don't have such a good relationship with her either. We've got different stories indicating different dispossessions. But if we judge the health of the cultural Venus by the questions people ask astrologers, it's easy to conclude she is but scarcely held. After issues of purpose ("Who am I really?" and "What should I do with my life?), most people want to know how to get more Venus things. They want more love, more money, more happiness, They want to be more attractive and feel appreciated by those they love. Cultural epidemics of low self esteem, marriages without passion, and work without joy are further proof of how much we lack and crave her.
So who is Venus really? She's more than sheer femininity. She presides over many of life's good things. Sure, she's the happy, flawless girls in beer commercials. But she's also a sensuous drip of chocolate, a lusty, carefree laugh. She's a string of diamonds, a deliciously lazy afternoon. If you want to raise your inner Venus, just dance your fingers across a silk sheet, or sniff the fine leather of a luxury car. Venus is wicked too, orgasmic, fun. She's also graceful and artistic. She's Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Onassis. She's the sensuality and fertility of earth in her Taurus emanation. She's sweet harmony and judicious balance in her aesthetic, airy Libra nature. You can locate her in an elegant mathematical equation. You can hear her singing through a wind chime or the morning chorus of birds. Drop an ice cube down your back and she'll squeal with delight. She's both poise and eroticism, wild abandon and good taste. As the goddess of love and abundance, she's what makes this earth so pleasurable. So why on earth should we have trouble with her at all?
The Venus of today is hopelessly frustrated. Our most enduring pop Venus icon, Marilyn Monroe, is known at once for two qualities: her allure and her unhappiness. She's not alone. Consider Elizabeth Taylor, Jacqueline Kennedy and Lady Di, other late twentieth century Venus icons. Each had so much, yet was poignantly unsatisfied. What they possessed in money, status, and beauty, they seemed to lack in true love or personal happiness. Or so our myths about them go. Their stories confirm our modern expectations—of dashed hopes and great beauty yoked to personal tragedy. Our romantic fantasies often glorify unhappiness—the ache of longing, the sweet sorrow of parting. It's true—not having something, can flush its best qualities to the surface. Yet how often, when we our desires are fulfilled, do we become complacent or critical, fully neglecting our joy? We may yearn after our romantic partners and make gods of them, so that they may (sigh) make up for all our life might lack. When they fall to earth with feet of clay, we go hunting for another fantasy. The essential poverty of this approach is the continual emptiness that inspires it. When we need someone or something to complete us, we have sent our Venus into the streets carrying a begging bowl.
It is no wonder that so many people go to astrologers hoping for some happy Venus news. Astrologers study Venus in a chart for clues about people's relationships and finances. Love and money represent our ideas of happiness. But are they Hers? What if the Venus placement actually suggests where we're meant to serve Her interests, rather than the other way around? In ancient times, if someone's life was going badly, the oracle's job was to identify which god or goddess had been offended and which offering would set things right. Most astrology books will tell me that Venus in Scorpio means I'm jealous and full of lust. But wouldn't it be more interesting if they revealed what Venus in Scorpio wants from me—if they said not what I am like, but rather what I need to do? Until then my potential for pleasure may remain a sleeping beauty in a thorned forest. Can astrology bring the magic kiss that will wake my Venus up? Who is Venus really? And what matters to her?
The Greeks knew her as Aphrodite. Their goddess is not a brilliant strategist like Athene, nor an able huntress like Artemis. She travels with men, but not as a competitor. Radiantly beautiful and exquisitely graceful, she is an irresistible femme, skilled in countless arts of attraction. She knows how to please—and is delighted to be pleased. The smith-god Hephaestos married her, but she's linked romantically with a host of others, including the gods Ares, Dionysus and Hermes, as well as mortals Adonis and Anchises. There are even incestuous whispers about Zeus, her earth-aspect father. Among her many sons are the hero Aeneas, Priapus with his huge phallus, and Hermaphroditus with both male and female genitalia. Unabashed sexuality surrounds her. Of course her most famous son is Eros, that cherub of desire with devastating arrows. There are varied stories about her birth, but the most famous is that she rose up, fully formed, from the sea foam of Ouranos' severed genitals Temples were built to her and priestesses honored her with sexual arts. Often she's pictured standing naked on a giant sea shell (symbol of the vulva).
Aphrodite's connection to both male and female genitalia is so pronounced, we must consider this key to understanding her values. Yet how do we draw that into our astrology charts? And how do we reconcile her unabashed sexuality with our twenty-first century feminist values? We've fought hard to take women beyond being sexual objects. We must further acknowledge the stain that two thousand years of Christianity has spilled on Aphrodite's unabashed erotic free-for-all.
Most of us discover our erotic feelings in youth, alone and in secret. Not being able to share them with anyone forever taints our sexuality with a certain uneasiness and shame. We're constantly taught about the methods and virtues of work, but little is ever said about the skills and importance of pleasure. Nor can we take much comfort from the Middle Age legacy of courtly love. Despite being an affliction of a few privileged knights and troubadours, this chaste and idealistic style of loving has profoundly shaped—and distorted—our contemporary notions of romance. Pass sexy Aphrodite through all these filters and she comes out rather strained—which may be why, unlike the Greeks, we've built no honest temple to her. Of course such neglect is the sort of thing to make a goddess mad.
In fact, psychologist James Hillman thinks Aphrodite is quite angry. This goddess of sexuality expects us to recognize that sex is a sacred and soulful force. She wants us to ignite with her divine spark, to become instruments of pleasure. She wants us to obliterate boredom and fatigue with heavenly joy, to taste, touch, and smell our rich and beautiful world. She wants us to know that ecstatic communion with life force during sacred sex will make us feel healed and whole. Then our lives and all that we encounter will be blessed with Aphroditic laughter, sparkle and grace. But when we minimize her gift, when we secularize it, sneak it, shun it, and feel guilty about it, we have deeply dishonored her powers. A goddess scorned is a goddess out for revenge, and Venus does this, says Hillman through a "pink madness." Says Venus,
I shall invade every nook of the contemporary world that has refused me so long with a pink madness. I shall pornographize your cars and food, your ads and vacations, your books and films, your schools and your families. I'll get into your T-shirts and underwear, even into your diapers, into teenie boppers, their slogans and songs, and into the old ladies and gents in retirement colonies, on walkers in San Diego and Miami Beach. I'll show you by showing, until your minds are fuzzed pink with romantic desires, with longings to getaway—trysts, nests, sweets. That is, the civilization will be crazed to get into my preserve, my secret garden. I will excite your entire culture so that even those attempting to cure their neuroses, as well as their sober psychoanalysts, will have nothing better to talk about than desire, jouissance, seductions, incest, molestations and the gaze into the mirror. [1]
With her abundant sexual encounters, Venus names our capacity to be promiscuous with all of life, to enjoy it, surrender to it, play with it, and create from it. When the Sun is creative, it wants to express itself and be acknowledged. Venus, however, creates just for the thrill of it. When Venus is engaged, our creativity is erotic. Her absence, therefore, may be why some creative projects fail, burdened with too much "purpose" and expectation. Venus reminds us that having fun is high art. And it's a deep value of the cosmos. Without the Sun there would be no life, but without Aphrodite's desire, represented by the embrace of gravity and the fertile, receptive body of earth, there would be no garden here, no creation, no beauty. That our earthly paradise should exist at all is quite remarkable. None of it is necessary. In a sense, it's all frills. But what frills! If we don't take pleasure in these daily frills of our existence, then we truly miss Venus/Aphrodite's point.
Having Venus in a chart, therefore, implies certain obligations. Whether she's in your 4th house of family and home, your 11th of friends, your 9th house of philosophy, wherever she appears, you need to answer her questions. Do you make this part of your life beautiful? Do you offer time for sensuous experiences here? Do you allow yourself to open and surrender? Do you laugh, do you appreciate, and are you playful, so that everyone around you is inspired by your joy? Venus' sign suggests how to decorate her temple, filling it with things that most comfort, honor, and please you. Read her aspects to other planets as stories of her escapades, where she was most delighted or perhaps challenged and even overcome. Let learning about your Venus be an act of pleasure, not a chore. Start with whatever happiness you find in her house and sign and build from that. Everyone has some joy, no matter how bleak their landscape. I'm reminded of a story a professor once told. He was walking through a cafeteria line with a suicidal colleague, when this man interrupted his depressed and misery-filled narration to instruct the server about a baked potato. Carefully he chose the one he wanted and all the extra treats to put on top of it. That was a moment, no matter how small, when Venus was alive, when desire overcame death.
Venus demands that we embrace our own delight. But given the cultural suppression of Venus, this isn't always easy. The Louvre's famous—and armless—statue of Venus de Milo names our psychic condition with cunning accuracy. A Venus without arms lacks the capacity for sensuous engagement with the world. She's incapable of the very embrace that defines her, wanting with eyes, mind and heart, but unable to have and hold. More instructive is Boticelli's La Primavera. In this painting Venus raises one hand in approval of the scene around her. She is Venus the appreciator, the aesthetic one. With her other hand she holds her robes, a gesture of self-possession. Also inspiring is Boticelli's The Birth of Venus. Unlike the lovers on Keats' urn, forever reaching out, into the future, here Venus stands naked on her giant shell, fully centered in the moment, embracing her pleasure-body, queenly in her joy.
Those of us who don't come by this expression naturally need good Venus role models. I've been lucky to have three friends with Venus in the Gauquelin sectors[2] of their charts. One has Venus conjunct her Ascendant. Her situation is a striking echo of Aphrodite's story: She has a Hephaestos-like artisan husband who adorns her with his hand-made jewelry, and there's another man with whom she's having a passionate affair. Jill is an incurable flirt. When she's just outdone a rival, she makes a very convincing Venusian gesture of a proud and contented cat licking its paw. I once quizzed her about her flirting, an activity that's always confused me. She felt her secret was her laugh. "Men," she said, "know exactly what I mean when I laugh." Among the Greeks, Aphrodite was known as the "laughter-loving" goddess. Laughter is Aphrodite's means to put us at ease. And it can send a signal—that we know a thing or two about having fun.
My second friend has Venus conjunct the Midheaven. Carol has enjoyed good career success, having risen to a position of authority with a nice salary, despite just a high school education and being so much younger her peers. In the office, she's often the center of attention. And she's beautiful, knows exactly how to line and shade her eyes, and in a world that glorifies the anorectic female, is unashamed of the voluptuous curves inside her skin-tight jeans. She can be both bawdy and proper. At formal (Midheaven) occasions, she's quite keen on observing correct social forms. At her bridal shower, I watched how with remarkable grace and skill she transformed the modest livingroom gathering into the most important and elegant event in the world (it was to her). From Carol I've learned how Aphrodite's confidence and commitment to beauty makes the rest of us enjoy it too.
My third friend has Venus conjunct her Descendant, in its own house, a place of honor. Andrea is tall and elegant. She wears pearls so naturally they look appropriate even in the laundromat. She has an almost obsessive passion for fine sheets. Early in life she wanted to be an artist, but contented herself with marrying one. I once asked her how she dealt with the attentions of men she wasn't interested in, something that's always made me co-dependently apologetic. I suspected that kind of thing had happened to her a lot. She thought for a moment, then instinctively went into her 7th house for the answer. "I always try to put myself in their position, and then tell them in a way that I would like to hear." "But what if they don't get it?" I asked. "Then the kindest thing is to say it gently but very direct." It was the voice of Aphrodite, sweet but self-possessed.
I've seen moments where each of these women went beyond mere mortal feminine skill. However, if I were to put my finger on the one feature that binds all three, it's this: I was incredibly disappointed when I finally met their men. There was nothing wrong with their fellows. It's just the way each woman had always talked about her lover, I expected someone no less than a god. Despite being with her mate for some time, each still speaks of her man with heavenly sighs and gauzy eyes, in that gushy way the rest of us reserve for our partners during the first three months. But their adoration is neither the fantasy of early romance nor a woman's subservience. All three are strong women and clearly aware of their lover's humanity. Yet they still see someone who delights them. And that is Aphrodite's deepest secret: She knows how to keep herself delighted in love.
We might wonder therefore about Aphrodite's legendary promiscuity. What does promiscuity imply? Those who are promiscuous never settle into a relationship; therefore, each liaison has the excitement and curiosity of something new. At some point in our partnering, most of us trade Venus for the more demanding presence of our Moon. We want security, we have needs, we have a sense of the past. Losing spontaneity, we read deeper meanings into every action. If the Moon's partner forgets a request, the Moon is sure he or she just doesn't care. Slipping into old patterns, the Moon wonders whether her mate will ever make her happy. But self-possessed Venus sees disappointments otherwise, not as a reflection of her worthlessness, but as chance to discover more about her other. She may even be amused—tickled at the intensity that makes her lover absent-minded, delighted with his journal carried everywhere, crammed full of notes, because her lover, enthusiastic as a child, can't remember anything unless it's written down. It might even be what makes her mate more dear.
Venus as courtesan delights herself by being delighted. She loves to love whatever she sees. There's something thrilling about this kind of promiscuity. It's a willingness to be surprised. And it's a willingness to be insecure, not knowing where it all will lead. This kind of Eros is something we can take anywhere—Into our marriages, our careers, even our relationships with children and friends, into each encounter with our world. This erotic engagement is well described well by the Buddhist nun, Pema Chodron,[3] who suggests we should move through life with an expectant wonder, wondering, for example, when you flush a toilet if the water will swirl down or up, and how delightful when it swirls down. Can you imagine how interesting dinner will taste tonight if you don't know what to expect from your pasta? Can you imagine how delightful your child's presence will be if you're constantly unsure of who he or she is becoming? Perceived with fresh eyes and open heart, anything might be beautiful or fascinating, anything might inspire your love.
Not all of Venus' stories are happy ones. After all, it was she who started the Trojan War. And there was that time her husband Hephaestos, suspecting infidelity, trapped her in a net lying naked with Ares, caught for all Mt. Olympus to ogle and laugh. The lesson here is clear: When you act from your Venus nature, you might just expose yourself. With Venus you name your values, which will reveal and may entrap you. She is the goddess of choices. And choices bring consequences. So there may always be a price to pay for her. You can play it "cool" but then your passion will disappear. Venus says "Get hot." You may get into trouble. Maybe you'll start a war. Life won't be quite as safe. But then, without your Venus, would it really be much of a life?
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"Have You Ever Really Met Your Own Venus" is from Dana's The Living Planets, available here.
[1] James Hillman, "Pink Madness," Spring 57, Connecticut: Spring 1995, p. 41.
[2] Michel Gauquelin is a French statistician and astrologer who demonstrated the strength of planets within ten degrees on either side of the angles.
[3] Pema Chodron, Awakening Compassion, (Sounds True Audio, 1995)

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Thursday, December 6, 2012
At this point though, I've essentially forgotten what "normal" feels like. I do however have some very distinct markers that show me that things are slowly getting better. I have only even tried to run 5 or 6 times in the past 4 months, and each time this has made me feel quite a bit worse for a few days. This week though I decided I was feeling good enough on Monday to go out for a short run. 20 minutes at a snails pace, keeping my heart rate below 120. A month ago this run would have wiped me out for the rest of the day, but this time it actually made me feel better. So I tried the same thing again the next day, and then again yesterday. All three times I felt better after running than before (maybe that's been the problem all along, maybe I just don't run enough :). I'm very aware at this point that this is only 3 days, and it's very likely (based on my patterns the past few months) that I've still got some days ahead of me in which I feel like I can't do a 20 minute run, but this is certainly the most cause for optimism I've felt in a few months.
I still have not come to any specific diagnosis. I have found some things in various tests that are out of whack, but nothing that has likely been the cause of everything, more likely just some things that have been a result of some unidentified underlying cause(s). I did find (and treat with antibiotics) a parasite in my system, but my doctors thought it was most likely benign, and unlikely the root cause of all of this, but since I've had such widespread symptoms, with nothing else to point at as the cause, it is it least possible that this was the root of everything (keeping fingers crossed for that).
At this point I have begun to move forward beyond putting a whole lot more energy into finding a diagnosis, and have begun to try to treat symptoms and correct things that are out of whack. This currently consists of acupuncture, dry needling, deep tissue massage, various supplementation, and a hugely modified diet. I did an extensive food sensitivities test a few weeks ago and am now only eating the dozen or so foods that I am the least sensitive too. After a week of this I will begin adding foods back in (one each day) more or less in order of sensitivity. In this regard it will be a few months before I attempt to add back in (if ever) any of the foods that showed up as moderate or high sensitivity. It's only been a week, so it's hard to make too definitive of a statement about this, but certainly my GI symptoms have been pretty much non-existent this week.
At any rate, my slightly improved health, and especially my ability to go for a few short runs this week, has boosted my spirit a lot. For the first time in a couple months I've paid some closer attention to what's going on in the world of trail running, and have thought a bit about running in 2013, and what that might look like for me, as well as for the trail running community as a whole.
I really enjoyed following The North Face Endurance Challenge this past weekend. It's never been my favorite course, but certainly the competition at this event is super exciting, and has drawn me to it more than any other ultra. It would have been great to be there mixing it up with everyone, but with how the weather turned out (and the subsequent course modifications/difficulties) I guess it was a pretty good year to miss out. Congrats to everyone who finished that mud fest.
Looking forward to trail running in 2013 the thing I'm personally the most excited about is the third season of Alaska Mountain Ultrarunning Camp. I still have no way of knowing what my health will be come next summer (not that we ever really do), but my slow improvement over the past several weeks has me more and more confident about being able to do these camps once again. The good thing is I have so many great, and knowledgeable running companions in Juneau (as those of you have attended camp have seen), that I could essentially pull these camps off next week if I needed to, even if I was only able to do a few of the shorter runs. This said, next June is still a long way away, and I intend to be running strong by then, but I do intend to put on the camps even if I'm still less than 100%.
It's becoming less and less likely that I'll race at all in 2013. Even if I feel fully recovered fairly soon I intend to ease back into running VERY SLOWLY, especially racing. There's a really good chance that the past 7 years of racing virtually every month is what got me into this hole, so I'm certainly going to give my body a huge amount of time to get out of it. That patience game will probably be even harder than the one I'm playing now, but it's one I'll be happy to "deal with". It's also entirely possible that I'll never really develop the desire to race at a high level again, even if I do regain full health, but that's not something I need (or care) to decide now. That's something that will have to come about organically as I ease back in. I'm excited to see where that goes.
This said, there is a time of year in 2013 that I think is going to be more exciting from a racing standpoint than any other time: September. The Run Rabbit Run 100 is going to be back in Steamboat for it's 2nd running, and my guess is it's going to be even a lot more exciting this year. There's a really good group of folks involved in this event, who are determined to make it better and better each year. The large prize purse will be back, the course will almost certainly be improved (from the sounds of things it was already a pretty awesome course this year), and based on how much of a well oiled machine their 50 miler has become, you can guarantee that the aid stations, course markings, etc (i.e. race day logistics) will be totally dialed in. All these things combined make this what I think will quite likely be the most exciting 100 miler in North America in 2013.
Two weeks after RRR will be the 3rd running of UROC 100k, this time in central Colorado, from Breckenridge to Vail. If you haven't heard the news, UROC will also be the Skyrunning Ultra series finale this year! The move to Colorado combined with Skyrunning is going to elevate this already exciting race to a whole new level. Again, I highly doubt I'll be running either of these races (much more likely in 2014), but I most definitely intend to be there, following the excitement. It'll be interesting to see how many folks decide to run both. I know I would if I were healthy, but then again maybe it's that mentality that got me in this mess in the first place :)
I guess that's all for now. Time to go out and stretch the legs on a short bike ride. Hope you all enjoy your weekend.
28 comments:
- Sho Gray said...
Keep it up!
- December 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM
- Larry Linux said...
Glad to hear your feeling better Geoff. I think you definitely have the right idea; get healthy first then consider racing. Me personally, I am just happy when I get a chance to be out there in any form. As you already know, it is definitely the best medicine!
- December 6, 2012 at 12:07 PM
- Nelson from Garland, Texas said...
Running is about SO much more than just running, isn't it? I try to make sure I'm grateful for every run I get to get out there and do. I'm glad you are getting stronger, Geoff!
- December 6, 2012 at 12:23 PM
- George Volpão said...
Good news!The brazilian trail running community hopes you have and excellent and healty 2013.
All the best - December 6, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- John said...
Awesome to hear. I missed the pre-race (and oftentimes post race) irunfar interviews as well as just seeing you mix it up with other awesome runners this past season. (And the blog entries on the crazy fun runs) Keep that recovery mojo going!
- December 6, 2012 at 1:08 PM
- David Kraemer said...
Hope your condition continues to improve each day!
- December 6, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Shelby said...
This is great news, Geoff. Glad to hear you're getting some runs in and encouraged about the future. Sending good thoughts from the Springs...
- December 6, 2012 at 4:19 PM
- Shelby said...
This is great news, Geoff. Glad to hear you're getting some runs in and encouraged about the future. Sending good thoughts from the Springs...
- December 6, 2012 at 4:19 PM
- RawBodyGoddess said...
Have you been tested for Lyme? I mean, REALLY tested? Most tests come back negative, and it is false. You might want to investigate that further if you haven't...your random and broad symptoms made me think Lyme right away. I have it and have had it for years and it can and does cause everything you are dealing with...
- December 6, 2012 at 4:26 PM
- eric said...
I suppose now would be right right time to come out there to try and catch a run with you... I can sprint alongside your hobbled self in hopes of keeping up!
Geoff, you're a freaking superstar. You don't need to run another single racing step to prove that. Your words, your actions and your career have been an inspiration to so many, myself included. Give us 'fans' your blog (here and otherwise), your camps and your influence on the sport (race direction, gear innovation, opionions, advice, etc) and we'll be happy.
Shit, just BE happy (and healthy) and we'll be happy. - December 6, 2012 at 5:16 PM
- Unknown said...
I was thinking the same thing as RawBodyGoddess. My brother finally just figured out he has lymes after being tested a couple of times. The doctors didn't even want to test him at first as he lives in Sitka, AK. It can be dormant for a very long time so you could have picked it up anywhere.
Best of Luck! Keep on moving. - December 6, 2012 at 7:35 PM
- bakasvag said...
my best wishes for you and your health.Don't be harry to cam back in races, take it easy!
- December 6, 2012 at 8:20 PM
- Doug said...
Hi, Geoff:
I posted a few months back about my experience w/fatigue and inability to run. In the past six months, I've gone from barely running for 20 minutes to running ultras again.
I ran 46 miles at Javelina at the end of October, and I'll be running 50 at the Frenzy 50 back on the Pemberton Trail tomorrow in AZ.
As I pointed out in my previous post, I was tested for everything, and nothing was found to treat.
I certainly identify with your frustration and resignation, but, believe me, you'll be back. I fully expect you to be able to participate in your camps next year, and I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see you racing in 2013.
It doesn't seem possible now, but it will come.
All the best,
Doug Brandt
firstname.lastname@example.com - December 7, 2012 at 1:11 AM
- Thomas said...
It's great that you're feeling better.
Anyone not involved in running would certainly be inclined to blame your long miles over the years, but in truth nobody know what cause it.
I hope you're improvement will continue. You have been a hugely inspirational runner to me, not just with your running but your general attitude to life as well. I wish you all the bast, take care.
Thomas - December 7, 2012 at 1:21 AM
- ~cjt said...
Godspeed, Geoff. I've enjoyed following you on your blog for the last few years --- your writing is crisp, clear, and you have a profound appreciation for the sport that you communicate well --- so I'm pleased to see you on the upswing. All the best,
Clint - December 7, 2012 at 1:40 AM
- Andrew said...
Not sure it will help at all, but I'll share my experience. I had bout with chronic fatigue that went on for 24 months back in the 90s. I didn't get diagnosis because I didn't have health insurance at the time. I was able to visit student health at the university where I was a grad student, and they didn't find anything except antibodies to Epstein-Barr, the mono virus that was also loosely associated with chronic fatigue syndrome. That syndrome basically means no one really knows whats going on, so that was easy enough to latch onto as as self diagnosis.
I still went out every day to attempt a run, but often that would end up being a walk. Without digging up my old training logs, I think I was still managing 1200-1700 miles a year, including the walking miles, down from a high of about 5000 miles a year. Maybe a year into it, maybe sooner, I started having good days about once a month where I could run and feel almost totally normal. I would be really optimistic during those runs, but then would be knocked down for two weeks straight of barely being able to walk. After a while, each time I had a great run, I knew the bad was coming. I actually ran a PR for one of my shorter ~ 9 mile training loops on one of those good days, which still amazes me when I think about it.
The scariest part was the two or three times, when I had heart incidents, which I understood to occur to some chronic fatigue sufferers. I would be only jogging slowly, when suddenly and unexpectedly my heart rate would shoot up to about 240 (measured finger on neck, and barely able to count fast enough for 6 seconds, multiplied by 10), and getting light headed. I never went to a doctor for those incidents and was probably lucky not to have blacked out - I just walked home. About 14 years later I had an echocardiogram due to an abnormal EKG. After totally imaging my heart, they reassured me that my heart is perfectly fine, so I no longer have lingering worries about my heart.
I was a volunteer assistant for track at my old high school when I finally became healthy again. I ran with the kids, just easy runs, and quickly noticed that I could finally run day after day and recover in between. Soon, I was also helping to pace track workouts. When I started knocking out quarters in 64s ahead of the kids who were running 4:20 miles, and feeling like it was easy, I knew I was was definitely back. The transition from being ill to being healthy again happened quickly, over the course of a few days at most, almost like the flip of a switch (and about as quick as it took to go from healthy to chronic fatigue in the first place). Hopefully you'll feel just as amazing when you get healthy again, and hopefully it will be sooner than later. - December 7, 2012 at 2:29 AM
- Olga said...
I am going through some weird weakness and slow/short running for the last couple of months as well, with no obvious cause. Like body finally tells you to shut up and pay attention. I am glad you got a few runs in and hope it continues. On another hand, how are your sponsorships looking for the year you don't intend racing? I am glad to have decided to not seek any at the beginning of this year, since past June I kind of burnt down on racing, and then running well became a chore...and the absense of pressure allowed me to absorb being this (not ill, but odd) feeling.
- December 7, 2012 at 2:57 AM
- Unknown said...
Hope things get better soon. you are an inspiration to a lot of us.
- December 7, 2012 at 6:17 AM
- Michael Gildea said...
I think your approach to taking your time and just letting your health gradually improve is a sound decision. I agree with everyone else, you are an inspiration and this will hold true whether you race another step or not. I hope your health continues to improve. Please continue to keep us posted as we are really pulling for you.
- December 7, 2012 at 11:44 AM
- Unknown said...
Great words Geoff. Always good to see updates from you. Sending good thoughts and vibes toward a full recovery.
- December 7, 2012 at 11:55 AM
- Unknown said...
Great words Geoff. Always good to see updates from you. Sending good thoughts and vibes toward a full recovery.
- December 7, 2012 at 11:55 AM
- tite said...
Did u try staying in a sunny warm place like...Italian coast for instance? Sorry if it s too simple idea.
- December 7, 2012 at 11:59 AM
- tite said...
Did u try staying in a sunny warm place like...Italian coast for instance? Sorry if it s too simple idea.
- December 7, 2012 at 11:59 AM
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- December 7, 2012 at 9:58 PM
- Tony Grant said...
This is a really encouraging post! Hang in there buddy, and you'll be back. I sincerely hope you manage to return to racing at the front and thrilling us all with your exploits, but whatever you do, there's a bank of goodwill out there for you that is enough to last you a lifetime. Keep blogging and posting, and inspiring us all. Best wishes.
Tony - December 7, 2012 at 10:00 PM
- pasi.koskinen said...
As You know I had cancer 20 years ago.
Now after over 50000 K running, ultras too, I remind that there is always hope.
Keep Your positive attitude on and get your power back. - December 9, 2012 at 10:44 AM
- Unknown said...
So glad to hear you are having positive signs. I continue to hope and pray for a full recovery for you.
- December 10, 2012 at 8:56 PM
- Art said...
Much (additional) wisdom will emerge from your travails. Best of luck.
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What are the available media players for Emacs ?
EMMS, The Emacs Multimedia System.
EMMS is the Emacs Multimedia System. It tries to be a clean and small application to play multimedia files from Emacs using external players. Many of its ideas are derived from MpthreePlayer , but it tries to be more general and cleaner.
The fact that EMMS is based on external players makes it powerful, because it supports all formats that those players support, with no effort from your side.
- Audio support : MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC
- Video support : MPEG, WMV, MOV, AVI, OGM, MKV, etc...
- Tagging capability, possibly batched
- Playlist management
- Remotely drivable via emacsclient (playlist creation via rox-filer, for example)
- covers display
- Dired integration
- interactive metadata browser
- synchronized lyrics display
- connection to GNU FM radio streams
- Extensible
Install the needed packages with the package manager of your system :
sudo apt-get install emms vorbis-tools
(you may also try with el-get.)
add the following to your ~/.emacs :
(require 'emms-setup)
and, as usual, restart emacs or M-x eval-current-buffer RET.
You can play a file or a directory with the command M-x emms-play-file or emms-play-directory.
You can add files and directories to the emms playlist (which will be created if it doesn't exist yet) with M-x emms-add-file, play it with emms-start and you can visit the playlist buffer by simply calling M-x emms RET. Hitting '?' in the playlist buffer will show you all the available shortcuts.
Add other file extensions
If you want to, say, be able to read flv videos :
;; add flv and ogv
(define-emms-simple-player mplayer '(file url)
(regexp-opt '(".ogg" ".mp3" ".wav" ".mpg" ".mpeg" ".wmv" ".wma"
".mov" ".avi" ".divx" ".ogm" ".asf" ".mkv" "http://" "mms://"
".rm" ".rmvb" ".mp4" ".flac" ".vob" ".m4a" ".flv" ".ogv" ".pls"))
"mplayer" "-slave" "-quiet" "-really-quiet" "-fullscreen")
Get lyrics of current song
We have to install emms-get-lyrics.el.
With el-get : el-get-install RET emms-get-lyrics RET.
Or :
- save https://raw.github.com/talau/elisp/master/emms-get-lyrics.el in your ~/.emacs.d/my-extensions
- be sure you have emacs-w3m installed
- add those two lines in your ~/.emacs :
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/my-extensions/")
(require 'emms-get-lyrics)
- M-x evaluate-current-buffer
Then start playing a song and call M-x emms-get-lyrics-current-song.
Excerpt from its documentation :
The function 'emms-get-lyrics-current-song' tries to get the lyrics of the song that emms is currently playing [from http://www.lyricwiki.org/]. It currently requires w3m to get the lyrics. It copies the lyrics to a file ending in .lyrics; if the variable `emms-get-lyrics-use-files' is nil, it will just display the lyrics in a buffer without saving them to a file. If the variable `emms-get-lyrics-dir' is non-nil, then the lyrics will be put in this directory with the file ARTIST-TITLE.lyrics; otherwise it will be put in the same directory as the song file, in a file with the same name as the song file except the extension will by ".lyrics".
External links
The official documentation: https://www.gnu.org/software/emms/manual/
http://www.gnewsense.org/Documentation/Emacs#Listening_to_Music an easy tutorial to begin with.
mpg123 is a package written by HiroseYuuji for playing .mp3 and .ogg files with the mpg123 and ogg123 programs. It can:
- play local music
- create and save playlists
- play randomly
- repeat songs
- loop inside songs
It is maybe the simplest player for Emacs you will find.
With extensions you can also:
- control the player from outside
- edit ID3 tags
- drag and drop music files from Dired
mpg123.el is on MELPA.
Its latest version (2023-05 at the time of writing) is for Emacs 28. You might experience a freeze of the interface in Emacs 27 when playing.
Debian system
You'd be better off using package.el, but you will also find a (historical) Debian package.
Install the mpg123-el package :
apt-get install mpg123-el
restart emacs, and you can start using it.
Dependency for all systems
Install the mpg123 and ogg123 programs with your system's package manager :
apt-get install mpg123 ogg123
Manual install
The sources are on mpg123.el's git repository. You can save them in ~/.emacs.d/mpg123.el.
Check you have the following in your Init_File :
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/")
restart emacs or M-x eval-current-buffer.
M-x mpg123
- start mpg123, choose a directory or a mp3/ogg file and start listening. The buffer shows a complete list of commands.
1 --:--/--:-- Hurricane by Kyuss
Volume: [N/A] Repeat: [--] Loop: [--]
W Show the real filename
g Go to current music line
SPC Play or pause
RET Play
m Mark position (when playing)
r Restart from marked position
w Where is the marked position
< <<
> >>
f Forward 1 sec
b Backward 1 sec
F Forward 10 sec
B Backard 10 sec
n Move to next line
p Move to previous line
g Go to current music line
- Volume down
+ Volume up
o Open other directory or playlist file
a Add other directory or playlist file
S Save current playlist to a file
i Increase repetition count
d Decrease repetition count (-1 for infinity)
L Increase current loop count
l Decrease current loop count. Also toggles between 0(no loop) and -1(always loop)
s Shuffle music list
D Delete music file
. Display playing position indicator
k Kill music line and push onto stack
y Yank music line from stack
I Intro-quiz mode ON/OFF (Stop at marked position)
q Quit
Q Quit without query
<down-mouse-2> Select a music directly on the mouse cursor
0..9 Digit argument (ex. 50V increase volume by 50steps)
The delimiter line "-------" is the indicator of currently playing position.
You may see the slider on the line running from left to right while the
music's going ahead. If you hit RET or <down-mouse-2> on the indicator line,
the music will immediately move to that position.
Remote control
Save this file somewhere, like in .emacs.d/my-plugins: http://www.gentei.org/~yuuji/software/mpg123el/mpg123-remote.el
add in your .emacs:
(load "path/to/mpg123-remote")
restart emacs. To control mpg123 from the outside, you have to start a server, for example with M-x server-start. Now you have access to a few functions that you can call this way:
emacsclient -e '(remote-mpg123-pause)' ; next and prev are also available
define a global shorcut with your desktop manager and you're done !
sources : http://www.gentei.org/~yuuji/software/mpg123el/
Bongo is a beautiful, flexible and usable buffer-oriented media player for Emacs, developed in parallel to EMMS 2.0. If you store your music collection locally and use structured file names, then Bongo is a great way for you to play music from within Emacs.
Notable features of Bongo include :
- separate playlist and library buffers (each of which you may have any number — even zero of both is okay if you don't need playlist functionality),
- hierarchical buffers with collapsable sections for each artist and album,
- familiar Emacs bindings for editing Bongo buffers (edit playlists much like you would regular text),
- a nice visual seeking interface doubling as a progress meter (hit 's'),
- a visual audio volume control (Volume, which is actually a stand-alone package),
- built-in support for playing and retreiving information about audio CDs,
- built-in support for submitting information to Last.fm using 'lastfmsubmitd',
- the ability to perform arbitrary actions (stopping playback is a simple example) once playback reaches certain points in the playlist, using so-called "action tracks",
- an XMMS-like keymap for XMMS refugees,
- zero-configuration, out-of-the-box rock'n'roll action.
Bongo woks with many backend processes : mpg123, mplayer, vlc, ogg123, timidity and others.
An advantage of Bongo over EMMS may be that it can hook into Dired, so one would sort and manage files in Dired and press e to add a track to the playlist.
There is no el-get recipe for bongo (is there for MELPA in emacs24 ?). You have to install it from git. It is a 3 steps process :
- go to where you want to put the sources :
cd ~/.emacs.d/your-extensions
- retrieve the sources :
git clone git://github.com/dbrock/bongo.git
- Add the Bongo directory to your 'load-path', and then run M-x load-library RET bongo RET. Here's what you'll want to put in your ~/.emacs:
;; Change this to the correct directory name for you.
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs/your-extensions/bongo")
(autoload 'bongo "bongo"
"Start Bongo by switching to a Bongo buffer." t)
Run Bongo with (have a guess) M-x bongo and you'll be left with a quite explicit buffer. To learn more commands, please notice the menu entry and see the documentation at the project's page.
[here a nice Bongo logo]
Welcome to Bongo, the buffer-oriented media player!
This is a Bongo library buffer. It's empty now, but in a
few moments it could hold your entire media collection ---
or just the parts that you are currently interested in.
To insert local media files or directories, use `i'.
To insert the URL of a media file or stream, use `I u RET'.
To insert other things, use `I TAB' to list possibilities.
To enqueue tracks in the nearest playlist buffer, use `e'.
To hop to the nearest playlist buffer, use `h'.
Enabled backends: mpg123, mplayer, ogg123
To modify this list, customize `bongo-enabled-backends'.
Bongo is free software licensed under the GNU GPL.
Report bugs to <email@example.com>.
Basically, you're going to switch between a library buffer and a playlist buffer. You have to add tracks to the library, as indicated. Then you can start playing a track (enter). This adds the track on the playlist buffer. You can switch between buffers with h.
When on the library buffer, to add a track to the end of the playlist, press e. To add it at the beginning, press E.
- Pause playback : SPC
- Stop playback : C-c C-s
Getting further
Check the good documentation on the project's page : https://github.com/dbrock/bongo
Play radio
Bongo can read online streams out of the box. As said in the buffer, press i and paste your stream's url.
Remote control
Use bongo-pause/resume, bongo-next and bongo-previous and couple them with EmacsServer.
emacsclient -e '(bongo-pause/resume)'
Can't play tracks continuously
If Bongo plays a track and stops, try only enabling the mplayer backend only:
(setq-default bongo-enabled-backends '(mplayer))
External links
Official site : https://github.com/dbrock/bongo Some hacks : http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/BongoHacks (edit tags, add files from dired,…)
mpdel, a client to MPD
MPDel is an emacs client for the Music Player Daemon. MPDel provides an Emacs user interface to control playback (play, pause, next, volume up…) and to display and control the current playlist as well as your stored playlists (e.g., "my favorites", "wake me up", "make me dance", …).
Dionysos music player
Dionysos (in melpa) is a music player which accepts as backends mpv, mpd and vlc.
Vuiet is a music player and explorer, with recommendations based on Lastfm or Spotify. It can:
- search songs and artists
- create playlists, including smart playlists which play songs indefinitely based on criteria
- explore artists and genres with Lastfm
- search tracks on youtube and play them with mpv
- display and save lyrics
- search inside the saved lyrics
Listen.el is a minimalist music player.
Requires: Emacs 29.1.


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Israel to open exhibit on biblical King Herod
(AP)—Israel's national museum said Tuesday it will open what it calls the world's first exhibition devoted to the architectural legacy of biblical King Herod, the Jewish proxy monarch who ruled Jerusalem and the Holy Land under Roman occupation two millennia ago.
The display includes the reconstructed tomb and sarcophagus of one of antiquity's most notable and despised figures, curators say.
Modern day politics are intruding into this ancient find. Palestinians object to the showing of artifacts found in the West Bank. The Israeli museum insists it will return the finds once the exhibit closes.
About 30 tons of artifacts—including hundreds of tiny shattered shards pieced back together—are going on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in a nine-month exhibition opening Feb. 12.
Museum director James Snyder said the exhibit, "Herod the Great," is the museum's largest and most expensive archaeological project to date.
"It's a name that's always on everyone's lips," Snyder said, "And yet there has never been an exhibit devoted to his material."
Herod was vilified in the New Testament as a bloodthirsty tyrant who massacred Bethlehem's male children to try to prevent the prophesied birth of Jesus. He is also said to have murdered his wife and sons.
Herod was also revered for his ambitious building projects, including his lavish desert palaces and an expansion of the Second Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem. The Western Wall, today the holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray, was a retaining wall for the compound.
Herod's final grandiose project was to prepare for death. Curators believe Herod constructed an extravagant, 25-meter-high (80-foot-high) tomb. Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer spent 35 years of his career searching for it.
In 2007, Netzer drew international attention when he announced he had found what he believed was the tomb at the Herodion, the ruler's winter palace, located on a cone-like hill that still today juts out prominently in the barren landscape of the Judean Desert, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
In 2008, the archaeologist approached the Israel Museum about creating an exhibit that would display artifacts from one of the greatest finds of his career. While surveying the Herodion site with museum staff, Netzer fell to his death. Museum staff pushed forward with planning the exhibit.
In 2011, the museum used a crane to remove dozens of half-ton columns and the roof of what Netzer identified as the top floor of Herod's tomb, which he thought held his sarcophagus. Each stone was affixed with an electronic chip so it could be more easily be put back together at the Israel Museum.
Three sarcophagi were found at the site, and curators believe one was Herod's. Though it bears no inscription, it is made of a special reddish stone, found smashed into hundreds of pieces. The Jewish zealots who took over the Herodion after Herod's death likely smashed the sarcophagus to pieces, destroying the symbol of a man who worked with the empire they were rebelling against, curators said.
"It's not 100 percent. But archaeology is never about 100 percent," said co-curator Dudi Mevorah. "The circumstantial evidence points to one man." The sarcophagus will also be on display.
Archaeologist Joe Zias, who did not participate in the excavation or the exhibition, said he believes the tomb was likely that of Herod.
"It's a monumental tomb out in the middle of nowhere in a place he built for himself," Zias said. "It's as authentic as one could ask for."
The museum exhibit also features a reconstructed throne room from one of Herod's palaces in Jericho, and a full-sized replica of Herod's theater viewing room at the Herodion, incorporating detailed fresco wall paintings and other decorative elements that museum staff collected on site.
There are still pieces of the puzzle left to assemble. At the museum's lab Tuesday, workers were still rushing to fit together all the small stucco wall lining pieces found to display in the exhibit. One fresco wall painting, found in tiny fragments, has taken 2 1/2 years to reassemble.
Other items include the paint jars used for Herod's frescos and plump jugs of wine imported from south Italy labeled in Latin characters, "Herod King of Judea."
The museum's exhibit is almost entirely made up of finds from the West Bank—a point of contention with the Palestinians.
Hamdan Taha, the assistant deputy minister in charge of antiquities in the Palestinian Authority, said the excavation and exhibit were not coordinated with Palestinian officials.
"The excavation is another example of utilization of archaeology and history for ideological purposes ... which will not serve to establish comprehensive peace between the two peoples, the Palestinian and Israeli peoples," Taha said.
Taha said excavating archaeological objects from the West Bank without Palestinian permission is in violation of an international convention which governs antiquities in occupied territories.
Museum director James Snyder said he had not received complaints from the Palestinian Authority. He said Israel is responsible for custodianship of archaeology in the West Bank, and that the museum would, in compliance with international law, return the Herodion artifacts to their original site when the exhibit closes.
"It's important we take that responsibility seriously," Snyder said.
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Summing up the Microsoft E3 Presentation
Phew! It's been a hectic morning / afternoon / evening for those who tuned into Microsoft's E3 media briefing presentation, which showcased Halo 4, Xbox SmartGlass, Nike+, Internet Explorer for Xbox, and more. Should you find yourself being in the dark and didn't manage to catch the broadcast that was streamed a few hours ago, fear not as we have you covered from the floor.
So what was announced? From top games to new sport media sources, there's a lot planned for Xbox this year and beyond. Head on past the break with a coffee and supply of biscuits.
Games, Games & Apps!
As one expected, Halo 4 took to the stage with an adrenaline pumping trailer (see above) showing off superb graphics and a sneak peek at what we can expect in the next instalment of the series. From what the trailer showed, Master Chief is back with Cortana (which looked to go rampant), and is battling what appears to be Forerunner constructs as well as the Covenant. It'll be interesting to see where the story goes from the ending cut scene of Halo 3.
Later on when Xbox SmartGlass was demonstrated, Halo 4 was used as an example how WayPoint on Windows Phone (or the tablet, etc.) is able to handle match invitations from friends, and should the user accepts, the app will then connect to the console, save the game and launch the lobby. Usual WayPoint features were present, as well as lore and other information that is presumably unlocked as the player progresses through the story. It's going to be one adventure to remember, that's for sure.
A second large title for the Xbox system was showcased behind Halo 4 - Forza Horizon. Not much was revealed in terms of gameplay, but we can expect a more open world for drivers to cruise around in. It's set to bring a whole new experience that will immerse the player into the massive world that's being offered.
Forza Horizon is looking to be released late October.
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South Park: The Stick of Truth made an appearance, with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone taking to the stage to introduce a trailer for the upcoming title. Check out the trailer for South Park below. Should you pre-order the title when it's available, you'll be able to grab exclusive DLC, with the 'Mysterion Superhero Pack' being entirely unique for the Xbox 360.
The first three episode packs (DLC) for South Park will be released on the Xbox before other platforms too. If that wasn't all, Kinect is supported for taunting, laugh attacks and the ability to call Cartman a "fat ass" to provoke a response. Check out the trailer below, and look forward to an early 2013 release.
If cartoons and fighting the Flood isn't your cup of tea, then how about Dance Central 3, Tomb Raider or Fifa 13? No? How about Splinter Cell: Blacklist? Controlling Sam Fisher and joining him on his adventure is always a challenging, but enjoyable experience. Using stealth and cunning tactics to overcome the enemy with minimal attention to reach objectives is the aim of the game.
Gameplay demonstrated at the E3 presentation saw new gameplay elements, including the ability to use voice commands via Kinect to distract the enemy, killing multiple targets in slow-yet-fluid motion, and intense realism.
As well as the above titles (and other games), Nike were at the event to unveil Nike+ Training for the Kinect and Xbox 360. The app (and service) will enable users to work out with body moves, physical strengths and athleticism assessed, areas for improvement identified, and a personalised workout plan to help achieve personal best created right on the screen. The app will help build motivation through challenges, social encouragement and connectivity via a mobile app (presumably for Windows Phone).
Xbox Services
Xbox SmartGlass took up a few moments to demonstrate how the service, which is set to launch later this year, will enable those with mobile devices to control their Xbox 360 and further extend their gaming experience. Xbox SmartGlass is set to turn a standard television in the living room into a smart TV that can pull down rich media content and more. Check out the article dedicated to the SmartGlass announcement for more information.
As well as connecting your Windows devices to the Xbox 360, Microsoft also unveiled the Zune music service replacement - Xbox Music.
The highly anticipated service refresh will see Xbox Music being released on Xbox, Windows 8, and Windows Phones. Microsoft demonstrated the upcoming service in a short video (see below), but has failed to provide a date as to when we can expect to see Xbox Music go live. If you're used to Zune, the interface looks familiar with Metro elements found throughout the experience.
From the demonstration we took away stronger social integration as well as a presumably improved post-Zune Smart DJ. A library of reportedly over 30 million songs will be available through apps on its platforms, but we might see competitor devices seeing an Xbox Music solution in the future when the service launches, especially if the Xbox app available for iOS is anything to go by.
Internet Explorer is heading to the Xbox console. Yes, you read correctly, Internet Explorer. The web browser is set to be released this fall in all countries that support both the Xbox and LIVE service. Kinect and Xbox SmartGlass will both be supported for navigation to be more user friendly, bringing the web to the big screen.
Moving onto entertainment on the Xbox, since it's a media centre as well as gaming console, some improvements to the UI and services were announced at the Microsoft E3 event.
Previously, as well as the Metro UI redesign, Microsoft added voice search functionality via Kinect and Bing to make searching for entertainment much easier for users. This feature is being made available in 12 additional countries: Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain and Switzerland.
The catalogue of customised sports, TV, mobiles and music apps from leading brands will continue to improve / increase with more unique ways for content to be delivered through the console. With this new entertainment content comes new sport partnerships, which is exactly what was announced during the presentation.
Sport sources will include a new WatchESPN app that will stream live video from ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, and ESPN U. A new NHL Game Centre app will boast 40 live games on a weekly basis, and the NBA Game Time app with League Pass will supply over 2,400 live games
Overall, Microsoft has revealed some superb plans for the Xbox system, as well as potential for Windows devices. With Windows 8 coming this fall, joined by more Xbox content and Windows Phone "Apollo", it could be a killer year for the software giant.
As always, be sure to keep updating our website and / or feed for more announcements and news from the floor at E3 over the next few days.
Rich Edmonds was formerly a Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him on Twitter at @RichEdmonds.