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Additional Bounce Protection
Additional de-bounce protection
This BackJacker Ultimate feature provides an additional means to protecting the bounce rate that the search engines use when calculating the user experience. While BackJacker will work wonders in your analytic tracking tools in terms of showing a reduced bounce rate, studies have shown that search engines measure actual bounce rate when a visitor returns to the search results from a website.
Our de-bounce protection works great to protect your site for users bouncing back to the referring page. When enabled, it adds additional temporary placeholders into the back button history. In some browsers, if your page loads slowly and a user clicks the back button before the page finishes loading, it could allow the user to bounce back to the referring page. With this additional de-bounce protection, you can add multiple placeholders into the back button stack. If someone clicks back while your page is loading and BackJacker is unable to send them to the configured page, the back button press will leave the user on the same page that is still loading. Each back button press will decrement the number of placeholders that you can configure with the additional de-bounce settings. Once the page finishes loading, BackJacker will send the traffic to the configured setting using either the global configuration or you custom settings for that page or post.
If by chance the user clicks back after your original BackJacker configured links have been fully processed, you can opt to send the visitor to either the final lookup URL or the referring domain with any leftover placeholder spots injected into the back button stack. If you choose the referring domain, BackJacker will send users back to the root domain they came from and not the exact page that brought them to your site. This allows your bounce rate to remain low, while hopefully tricking your visitor into thinking they are returning to the place that brought them to your site.
*If you plan on using the conditional options below, be aware that if you enable the additional de-bounce protection by specifying a number greater than 0, it will still send users to either the referring domain or the final lookup URL for any placeholders that are created. If you want to have BackJacker completely disabled based on how much time a users spends on your site, or if a user clicks on a link, you will not want to enable this setting.
Advanced Exit Options
Exit Jacker
Exit Jacker is the most advanced Exit Popup on the market and only available to BackJacker Ultimate users. Exit Jacker differs from all of the Exit Popup scripts as it will not trigger the Exit Popup until someone actually tries to leave your site by either typing a new URL in the address bar, or by hitting the back button enough times to go through all of the injected back button URLs and eventually leave your website.
All of the other Exit Popup scripts will trigger as soon as someone tries to leave the page you have the script enabled on. Whether they try and visit another page on your site or attempt to leave, the Exit Popup will be triggered.
Another really amazing feature of Exit Jacker is that in certain browsers, if a user types in a URL into the address bar, even if they click the Leave This Site button in the Exit Popup, Exit Jacker will still take them to the configured URL bypassing what the user had typed into the address bar! This does not work in every browser as certain browsers attempt to prefetch pages as the user is typing in the address bar. Clicking Stay On Page will always allow you to send your traffic to whatever URL you configured in the Exit Jacker settings area.
Exit Jacker has the following settings:
Enable Exit Jacker – Ticking the box will turn on Exit Jacker functionality.
Exit Message – This is the message that will be displayed to your visitor when Exit Jacker is triggered in the pop up window.
Exit Link URL – This is the URL you want to send your traffic to when Exit Jacker is triggered.
Exit Pop Cookie Name – This will set a specific cookie name of your choosing when Exit Jacker is triggered. This cookie will be used should you choose to only Exit Jack a visitor once.
Exit Pop Cookie Duration – This sets the expiration of the Exit Jacker cookie. If you set this to zero, it will be a session cookie and will not trigger Exit Jacker for the user so long as they do not close their browser. Setting a number here will tell the cookie how long to stay active in days. If it is set to 10, the cookie will be valid for 10 days and will not Exit Jack the visitor again until the cookie expires.
Rescan for links every X seconds – This tells Exit Jacker to rescan your page for any new dynamic content every X seconds. If you have a page which loads dynamic content such as banner ads this will allow your traffic to click these items without triggering Exit Jacker.
Exit Intent
BackJacker has two forms of Exit Intent that will automatically redirect visitors to a configured URL when they are triggered. The two options you can choose from are as follows:
Standard Exit Intent – This is your standard Exit Intent that everyone and their momma uses. As soon as a visitor's mouse leaves the browsing window and heads for the address bar or back button the mouse exit redirect is triggered. This method does not really work with BackJacker as your traffic cannot click the back button without the exit intent URL being triggered.
Advanced Exit Intent – This method of exit intent is unique to BackJacker. If a users mouse were to click in the address bar, or a new tab, or anywhere outside of the browser it would trigger our Advanced Exit Intent redirect. This method works great with BackJacker as it will allow users to click on the back button to trigger the back button URL injection. If a users were to try and click on the address bar in an attempt to type in a URL to leave your site, it would trigger the redirect.
*If your web site uses a lot of embedded content and iframes such as videos from 3rd party sites, Advanced Exit Intent may not work properly and may be triggered by mistake. Please use the Standard Exit Intent method if you notice issues with the Advanced Exit Intent method.
Back Button Link Injection Options
Rescan for links
BackJacker captures all of the hyperlinks on your pages and posts for Exit Jacker and the conditional option that would disable BackJacker if a user were to click a link. This setting tells BackJacker to rescan your page for new links should you use any kind of dynamic content that loads within your site. Setting the number to 0 (zero) disables the option for finding new links and is the default setting. If you have dynamic links that load on your web site, you can set this field to a specific number and BackJacker will rescan your pages or posts for hyperlinks in second based on the number specified.
Link Conflict Resolution
For BackJacker Ultimate users, their is potential for links to be added to the back button history stack in a way that you might not like. Since BackJacker Ultimate allows for both Global Configuration and Custom Settings, it is possible that someone might land on an inner page which is set to place links to an affiliate page into the back button history; however, if a visitor then clicks a link that would take them to another page on the web site that has global settings configured to visit random pages or posts in an attempt to reduce bounce rate, BackJacker would by default add the new configuration of links to the back button history before the affiliate link would load.
The BackJacker conflict resolution settings will help give you more control over the links that are injected into the back button history. The available options are:
- Append – This is the default option which will push additional links onto the back button history stack.
- Replace – This will replace any links that may have been pushed into the back button history with the new links either on the custom configured page or the global configuration page.
- Ignore – This will check to see if any links have been added to the history stack and if their have been, it will not place new links on the stack. If nothing is found, it will add the links to the stack.
These settings exist in both the Global Configuration and the Custom Configuration pages to assist with any potential conflicts to give you more control where you send your traffic.
Pool And Final Custom Field Name
If you have a site with tons of inner pages and do not want to configure custom BackJacker settings on each page you can utilize the BackJacker global configuration to select a WordPress Custom Field to handle your back button hijacks on your inner posts.
To setup Custom Field BackJacking, you want to create a new Custom Field on any post you would like to configure custom settings on. It is important that you name the Custom Field the same on each post and just input the URL to insert into the history in the value field. You can create multiple custom fields on the same post using the same Custom Field name with different URLs in the value fields to add multiple URLs to the history.
Using Custom Fields, you can also specify the final look up URL in the same fashion. Create a Custom Field name that is different from the one that was created for your pool links and use that on every post in order to specify the final look up URL.
The Custom Fields options will override custom settings on a per post basis if BackJacker the Custom Field specified on the post. If none is found BackJacker will default to your configured per post settings.
Pool And Final JQuery Selector
This is an advanced link selection method for BackJacker. By configuring data in the Pool and Final JQuery Selector fields, you can globally set custom configuration settings on any page or post.
In order to use the JQuery selector you need to specify code on your pages or posts. This works great if you are already using affiliate links on your pages or posts as you just need to create a class for the hyperlink and provide that to either the Pool JQuery Selector and/or the Final Link JQuery Selector in the global configuration page. Alternatively, if you did not want to display your custom code, you could utilize hidden classes and provide the class name to the JQuery Selector fields.
Examples of how to use the JQuery Selector:
Hyperlink Example:
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This would create a link to Bing, and you would enter final_link into either the Pool JQuery Selector or Final Link JQuery Selector field.
Hidden Class Example:
<input class="pool_link" title="MSN" type="hidden" value="msn.com" />
<input class="pool_link" title="GOOGLE" type="hidden" value="google.com" />
The above code would create hidden classes that would not display anything on your website. The class name is pool_link and that is what you would enter into the JQuery Selector on the global configuration screen. In the above example, we have two classes with the same name but pointing to different URLs. If you specified to add two links in the BackJacker global configuration page it would drop both of the links into the history.
The JQuery Selector options will override custom settings on a per page or post basis if BackJacker finds a JQuery class name on the page or post. If no JQuery class name is found BackJacker will default to your configured per page/post settings.
Exclude Links From Being Injected
If you configure BackJacker to randomly select links from Pages, Posts, or Categories, you are letting BackJacker select from pretty much anything on your site. If you did not want BackJacker to pick specific Page orPosts, you can use the Exclude Group by clicking on the Add Exclude Link.
When you add links to the exclude group, BackJacker will never inject those URLs into the back button history. This is great for people who have thank you pages after a user opts in to a list, or for Contact Us, Privacy Policy, TOS, and other pages that traffic might not frequent.
Final Link Injection
The Final Link Injection allows you to insert a single URL into the back button history. This final link will be inserted into the history after all of the pool links have been inserted. This is great if you want to first send traffic to inner pages on your web site to improve the site metrics, and then send them to an external URL such as an affiliate link for a product you are promoting.
The fields in the Final Link section are similar to those of the Multiple Link Injection area, the only major difference is you can only enter a single manual URL in the Final Link field. If you want to get really advanced with your BackJacker configuration you can also configure the final link by using the Final Link JQuery Selector, or the Final Link Custom Field Name fields.
Multiple Link Injection
With BackJacker, you are able to inject a variety of different URLs into a visitors back button history. Whether you are configuring these options on the Global Settings page, or on an individual page or post, the configuration options are the same.
- Randomize pool of links – If you manually specify URLs for BackJacker to pull from, this will randomly select the order that the links get injected into the back button. This is great for improving your site metrics with Google Analytics as it is showing Google that people are visiting different pages constantly. If you are wanting people to follow the links you configured in a specific order in an attempt to provide an incentive or an opt-in, you can leave this box unticked and your traffic will always go to the same pages in the same order.
- Number of links to inject – This field allows you to configure how many different links BackJacker will inject into the back button history for a visitor. As an example, if you configured this field with the number 2, and you select the option of Select links from all pages, BackJacker will randomly pick 2 page URLs and place them into the back button history for each visitor that is effected by BackJacker on your site.
- The next set of options are how you can choose to inject links into a visitors back button. The options are as follows
- Select links from all pages and posts – This will look at every page and post in your WordPress site and randomly pick the number to inject into the back button based on your selection of number of links to inject.
- Select from all pages – This will only look at your WordPress pages and randomly pick pages based on the number specified in the number of links to inject field.
- Select from all posts – This will only look at your WordPress posts and randomly pick posts based on the number specified in the number of links to inject field.
- Select links by related WordPress category – This option works great if you have traffic coming directly to your inner WordPress posts. This option will look at the categories tag of your post and pull other posts with the same categories and inject those posts into the back button history randomly based on the configured number of links to inject field.
- Select from like 3rd Party Pages – Selecting the Page/Post type option will tell BackJacker to select random pages from other pages created by 3rd Party Plugins, such as a product page if using the WooCommerce plugin. *This is a BackJacker Ultimate only feature.
- Select from manual group – This option allows you to specify whatever URLs you would like to inject into your visitors back button history. If this option is enabled, you need to click the button called Add Manual Link in order to tell BackJacker what URLs to choose from. Click here to learn more about adding links to the manual pool.
- Pool JQuery Selector – This is an advanced feature of BackJacker. Please click here to learn about the JQuery Selector.
- Pool Custom Fields Name – This is an advanced feature of BackJacker. Please click here to learn about the Pool Custom Fields Name.
BackJacker Stealth Settings
Bot Options
To greater reduce indexing sites like Google, Bing, and Yahoo from detecting anything out of the ordinary on your site BackJacker has the option of enabling bot detection. By enabling the Ignore Bots check box, BackJacker will look at the browser User Agents of anyone visiting your site. If the User Agent matches one that resembles a bot, BackJacker will not enable itself whatsoever. The bot will see nothing out of the ordinary as BackJacker will sit dormant injecting nothing into your site for any bot or crawler to find.
If you want added protection and want to disable BackJacker based on User Agent and IP addresses, you can also provide BackJacker an IP list to ignore. Whether you have built your own IP list, found a bot list online, or subscribe to a bot IP list service, you can easily integrate your list into BackJacker for added protection. The IP list settings are as follows:
Ignore IP File Fetch URL Interval – This setting is the frequency that BackJacker will download your IP list file from the URL you provide. As IP lists for bots are constantly changing you have the option of downloading your IP list every 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours.
Ignore IP File URL – This is the location you plan to upload your IP list to. BackJacker will look to this location when the fetch URL interval is triggered.
Ignore IP File – This is the location on your local web server that you would like to place the IP list that BackJacker downloads from the URL configured. Alternatively, you can place the IP list file locally on your web server manually and specify the location of the file here.
*If you enable Bot Protection, be sure to either deactivate any caching plugins such as W3 Total Cache, or at minimum turn off page caching and minification. These caching plugins will cache your site based on the first person who visits it and then serve the cached pages to any subsequent visitors whether they are bots or legitimate traffic.
Polymorphic Settings
BackJacker Ultimate comes with more features to reduce the BackJacker footprint….which is already minuscule to begin with. With BackJacker Ultimate, you can let BackJacker change both the BackJacker cookie name, as well as the installation folder name on a periodic basis.
The settings are as follows:
Cookie auto rename – You can set a time duration for BackJacker to automatically change the cookie name either daily, weekly, or monthly. You can also set this field to never to disable automatic cookie renaming.
Cookie name – You can manually change the cookie name, or allow BackJacker to randomly change the cookie name based on the settings configured in the cookie auto rename drop down.
Cookie duration in days – This will set the expiration of the BackJacker cookie. Setting the value to 0 (zero) will create a session cookie. Setting it to anything above 0 will allow the cookie to last that many days. Setting a value higher than zero is good if you have a lot of return traffic and do not want to constantly BackJack them.
Folder auto rename – This will allow you to set a time duration for BackJacker to rename it's installation plugin folder. You can have BackJacker automatically change the installation folder daily, weekly, or monthly. You can also disable this function by setting the option to never.
Folder name – This is the folder name of where BackJacker is installed. You can customize it yourself, or allow BackJacker to randomly change the name on a periodic basis.
*If you enable automatic cookie renaming, it is important that you choose an interval that falls within the Cookie duration period. If you have the cookie renaming daily, and a duration of 5 days, the duration will be overridden as the cookie BackJacker is looking for will have changed after one day.
**Folder auto rename works on most web hosts. BackJacker needs certain access to the file system in order to properly rename the installation folder. In all of the hosting we have tested with we have not yet come across anything that has restricted the functionality; however we cannot guarentee this functionality will work with your hosting company without changes to permissions.
Conditional Options
Referrer Matching Mode
With this conditional option, you can either tell BackJacker to enable itself or disable itself based on the referrer of your web site traffic. The options in the drop down field are:
- Don't use this feature – This will disable this feature all together.
- Enable plugin on match – This will enable BackJacker only if the referrer matches the settings you configure.
- Disable plugin on match – This will disable BackJacker if the referrer matches the settings you configure.
The configurable options are as follows:
- Match blank referrer – If you check this box, BackJacker will look to see if the referrer is blank and either enable or disable itself based on the setting configured from the drop down menu above.
- Referrer list – This is where you would enter the domains you would like BackJacker to check the referrer on. You would enter each domain in a comma separated list. As an example, if I wanted BackJacker to look for Google and Yahoo, I would enter the list as follows: google.com, yahoo.com
These settings are great to use if you plan to use BackJacker with a specific ad network. You can disable BackJacker based on blank referrer and where you think the ad traffic might come in prior to your campaign being approved. It is also good if you are worried about a manual review as you can disable the functionality based on blank referrer as most likely the reviewer would just type in the URL of your site when taking a look around.
Disable BackJacker if link is clicked
In this optional configuration option, you can disable BackJacker functionality if a visitor clicks on any of your links on your web site. A bounce is typically recorded as someone who lands on your website, does not click on any inner page links and just clicks away without further navigating your web site. By enabling this feature you can disable BackJacker from functioning once any visitor starts to navigate your web site by clicking on any of the hyperlinks you have built on your pages.
This feature will keep your valuable traffic who is interested in your content happy as they will never be affected by the BackJacker functionality. This feature will still help reduce bounce rate by targeting only those users who are most likely to trigger a bounce while ignoring those who would not.
Disable BackJacker after X seconds
With this optional setting, you can configure BackJacker to disable itself after someone visits your website and stays on a page or post for a specified period of time. This works great if you have a good site with content that most people find interesting as you can configure this setting not to irritate your visitors who will most likely come back. This setting works great to reduce bounce rate on traffic that comes to your site and does not like the way something looks or they cannot find the content they were hoping for, then clicks the back button thus increasing your bounce rate.
With this feature enabled, you can specify a time in seconds for each person who visits your site. If a person stays on any page longer than the time configured in this setting, BackJacker will disable itself for the user. If anyone hits the back button prior to the time limit being reached, they will be sent wherever you configured BackJacker to take them.
Setting this field to 0 (zero) will disable this function. Setting this option to anything above 0 will tell BackJacker to disable itself after the configured number of seconds.
Percent of traffic to BackJack
In this optional configuration setting, you can specify how much of your traffic is effected by BackJacker. Based on the number configured in this field, BackJacker will either be enabled and function as configured or it will sit dormant. This setting will configure both back button hijacking as well as any Advanced Exit Option. You may enter any value from 0 through 100 in this field.
Feature Requests
How to request a feature
If you have a suggestion or request you would like to see in BackJacker you can open a feature request ticket. Please be sure to choose the BackJacker Feature Requests option when creating your ticket. We love to hear your suggestions and if it will benefit the BackJacker community as a whole and if we can make it happen we will do our best to get new features added as quickly as possible.
Get Support
Opening A Ticket
If you need assistance with BackJacker please open a ticket with our help desk by visiting http://support.backjacker.com
We do our best to respond to tickets within 24 hours. Please be sure to read through the user guide and check out our Frequently Asked Questions prior to opening a ticket.
Global Settings vs Custom Settings
Custom Settings Per Page & Post
For BackJacker Ultimate users, you will have the option to override the Global Settings on each Page or Post on your WordPress site. This gives you granular control over where your traffic goes. This works great for websites that promote or review multiple products as each page or post can direct your traffic to a specific affiliate link instead of being bound by the rules of the Global Settings.
The Custom Settings will appear under your WYSIWYG editor on the post or page you are creating/editing. The options for the Custom Settings are as follows:
- Use global BackJacker settings on this page – This is the default option and will automatically use the Global Settings on this page/post.
- Disable BackJacker on this page – This will disable all BackJacker functionality on the page/post.
- Custom BackJacker on this page – If selected, this will drop down options nearly identical to what you would see in the Global Settings. These options will override the Global Settings for the individual page/post in which you are configuring.
Initial Configuration – Global Settings
After BackJacker has been activated you can access the Global Configuration Settings from your WordPress dashboard by clicking Settings -> BackJacker
The Global Configuration Settings allow you to configure BackJacker on your entire WordPress site. The settings here will affect all pages and posts within WordPress.
If you are a BackJacker Ultimate user, you will have access to Custom Settings on your WordPress pages and posts.
BackJacker Licensing
After BackJacker is installed, you will need to properly register your web site in order to enable BackJacker functionality.
- Begin by logging into your WordPress Dashboard, then click on Settings ->BackJacker
- On the BackJacker Settings page, under Registration, look at the Domain for API Registration. This is the fully qualified domain of your website. Copy the URL exactly as it appears in this section.
- Log in to the BackJacker website members area, then click the link Manage API Keys.
- On the Manage API Keys, paste in the fully qualified domain name you copied from step 2, then click the Add button. This will generate your unique API key which you will want to copy.
- Return to your WordPress site, paste your API Key into the Serial field.
- Review the BackJacker TOS, then click the Agree to BackJacker TOS and validate serial button.
BackJacker Updates
BackJacker is a plugin that is continuously being developed and improved. When it comes to updating BackJacker you have the option of being notified about an update and manually telling BackJacker to install the new version, or you can let BackJacker automatically install new updates when they are released.
The update options are as follows:
- Auto version check interval – This is the time period that BackJacker will check in with our update server to see if a new version is available. This can be set to Never, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
- New version notification – This will alert you within your WordPress dashboard if their is an update to BackJacker if you have enabled the Auto version check interval.
- Auto update – If you check this box, BackJacker will automatically install the latest version of BackJacker when it detects an update from our update servers.
You can manually check for an update by clicking the Check Now button next to the Last update check.
If you want to test the latest BackJacker developments prior to them going live, you have the option of opting into our Beta releases. These releases will have the latest bug fixes as well as features that our internal team is testing prior to pushing them out as updates to our customers. If you want to test BackJacker and make sure the new version works on your test sites prior to the version being released to the general public feel free to opt into our Beta program.
Opting into our Beta program will help ensure that future releases of BackJacker do not have a negative effect on your production sites and will help everyone using BackJacker have a stable bug free product. If you do enter our Beta program and find an issue, please let us know by opening a ticket at http://support.backjacker.com
Manual FTP Installation
Download the plugin from the BackJacker members area or the trial email link.
After you download the plugin to your computer, unzip it to access the uncompressed files.
You can use a free web application (such as WinZip) to unzip the plugin.
Connect to your server using your preferred FTP application.
Navigate to the domain you wish to install BackJacker on, then locate the /wp-content/ folder within the WordPress installation for your website.
In the /wp-content/ directory, find the /plugins/ directory and upload the extracted bj directory to this location via FTP.
Log into your WordPress dashboard and select Plugins -> Installed Plugins.
Click the Activate link that appears below the BackJacker plugin.
WordPress Installer Instructions
- Download BackJacker from the members area or from the trial email link to your computer.
- Log into your WordPress dashboard and click on Plugins -> Add New
- Select the Upload Plugin button in the upper right hand corner.
- Click the Choose File button and select the backjacker.zip file you downloaded in the first step.
- Click Install Now
- After BackJacker is installed, click the link that will activate the BackJacker plugin.
Non-WordPress Sites
Get BackJacker Functionality
While BackJacker is primarily used on WordPress sites, we did want to teach you a method of getting some of the BackJacker functionality working outside of WordPress. This method still requires at least a single instance of WordPress, and it would work best with BackJacker Ultimate so you can configure Custom Page settings. Do not expect BackJacker to be fully featured in a non-WordPress site. In fact, BackJacker will pretty much only let you insert a single URL into the back button history stack when used on a non-WordPress site. Where you send your traffic is completely up to you. You can inject more URLs into the history by sending them to a WordPress site with BackJacker configured, or just shoot them over to your affiliate link when they hit the back button.
In order to enable BackJacker on non-WordPress sites, all you need to do is create a 1 pixel by 1 pixel iframe of your WordPress site with BackJacker installed, and insert that into your 3rd party website. Take a look at the video below to see how this is done.
Site Metric Options
Boost Google Analytics
If you are using Google Analytics and want to see an even greater improvement to your site metrics, be sure to tick the box for Boost Google Analytics. BackJacker will inject some additional code that will improve the way Google Analytics functions on your website this improving your site metrics.
*If you do not use Google Analytics, do not tick the box as it will not do anything beneficial for you.


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Let me preface by sharing that Washington votes by mail so that referendum decision won't be finalized for a few days.
But last night was breathtaking in that fact that marriage equality had three solid wins.
In Maryland, voters approved a referendum on the marriage equality law passed by the State Legislature 52-48%.
Maine approved a similar measure by a slightly wider vote 53-47%
In Minnesota, voters rejected a constitutional amendment restricting the definition of marriage to one man, one woman.
From The Blade:
Alaska and Hawaii were the first states to bar same-sex nuptials in their constitutions in 1998. Nebraska and Nevada followed in 2000 and 2002 respectively, then in 2004, 13 states voted to add amendments to their constitutions: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah. Kansas and Texas followed in 2005, while Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin followed in 2006. Since then California, Florida and North Carolina have all also amended their state constitutions to bar same-sex marriages and — in some cases — civil unions and other forms of domestic contracts as well, bringing to 31 the number of states that do.
Before election night, six states and the District of Columbia have extended the full rights and obligations of marriage to same-sex couples: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.
Also before election night, nine states had barred same-sex marriage in law, but not through constitutional amendment: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Wyoming.
In Washington, a referendum legalizing marriage equality is on the path to victory with final results expected in a few days.
Hence, the historic monumental ass-kicking of the far right last night. Onward to ENDA.
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Yesterday, folks who pre-ordered the iPhone 4 got a chance to retrieve their handset one day early. The honeymoon isn't going well for everyone, though. According to multiple reports by gadget blogs, the iPhone 4 suffers from a worrying number of flaws, big and small.
First, CrunchGear reported that the iPhone 4's back clearly isn't scratch proof, despite being made of super-strong glass (the kind that goes on high-speed trains, Steve Jobs claimed). Another user found that the rear glass panel shattered "like a mofo" when the device was dropped. Oops.
Okay, so just baby your new iPhone and everything will be fine, right? Not quite. According to Gizmodo, multiple users have reported yellow spots and bands on their iPhone 4 retina displays. And finally, for the pièce de résistance: many users are complaining that the iPhone 4 loses reception… when you hold it.
The Gizmodo post includes a handful of YouTube videos showcasing the reception problem, but this one by user awiginton seems most telling, showing SpeedTest results with the iPhone 4 both resting on a table and held in one hand. Apparently, grabbing the iPhone 4 is enough to make SpeedTest stall entirely, while squeezing the device when the test is running causes speeds to plummet. Other users claim they can still make calls when the device is showing zero bars, though.


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It is Sunday afternoon, you went to church that morning and you and your family are looking for something to do. If it is between 1910 and 1933, your thoughts would turn to maybe taking a streetcar to Lakewood Park where you and your family could ride the boats on the lake,visit the other attractions or listen to a band in the pavilion located next to the lake.
Built in 1910 after the Southern Electric Company (one of the predecessor companies to today's Duke Energy) to built a dam and lake to cool electric turbines in nearby Chadwick Mill it soon became a recreational destination for those living in Charlotte and the surrounding area. Of course due to the Jim Crow laws on the books at the time, Blacks were not permitted to visit the park and ads of the period made sure that Whites were the only ones who could visit the park:
During the First World Way when Camp Greene was in full swing, soldiers were encouraged to visit the park, as the streetcar line ran right next to the camp; during this period Liberty Park was built for those soldiers but did not have all of the attractions that Lakewood had (like a lake!)
Unfortunately the park was closed in 1933 due to the Great Depression when people could no longer afford to visit. The lake was drained in April 1936 when the dam holding the water in broke. Another amusement park on this scale would not be seen in Charlotte until Carowinds opened up in 1973. If you want to learn more about Lakewood Park, and of course where I got my information from, please check out:
http://www.lakewoodparkcharlotte.com/. This site gives the history of the park with photographs and postcards of the era.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Story at http://www.cmstry.org this site, sponsored by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library is a great resource for local history with images, copies of documents and links to other history sites.


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Jeske stages another Dayton comeback, beats Butler 27-22 (Oct 28, 2017)
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Alex Jeske hit Adam Trautman for the game-winning touchdown to cap Dayton's come-from-behind, 27-22 win over Butler in a Pioneer Football League showdown Saturday.
Butler (5-4, 3-3), riding a three-game win streak coming into the game, built a 22-10 halftime lead behind running back Sam Schrader, who ran for two first-half touchdowns and passed for another.
The Flyers (4-5, 3-3), who used a 27-point third quarter to beat Davidson last week, started its comeback on Allen Waltz' 32-yard field goal. Tucker Yinger capped a six-play, 72-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown with 5:51 left in the third. Jeske capped a nine-play, 71-yard drive with his pass to Trautman.
Jeske finished 13 of 27 for 172 yards without an interception and carried 11 times for 67 yards.
Schrader completed 5 of 8 pass attempts and carried 17 times for 67 yards.
Dayton hosts Marist in its home finale Saturday.
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Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros at Outside Lands) and more made mention as standouts from the year.
PART TWO features even more responses, including picks from LMB's founder, the Editor of our LMB NOLA page and several contributors from all over the country (some new to the site in 2012 and a few with more tenure). The choices below hit on a few popular no-brainers (David Byrne & St. Vincent, Jack White), some repeats from Part One (Alabama Shakes, Phish) and a few newcomers to the scene (Lord Huron & Michael Kiwanuka – both made mention in Part One as well) worth checking out. Continue below for the Best of 2012 and please share with us your choices in the applicable categories in the comments section below.
We sincerely thank you for visiting Live Music Blog this year and we look forward to showing you what we've got in store for the rest of 2012 and beyond!
Justin Ward | Founder, LMB | Chicago > San Francisco, CA
Top 5 Albums of 2012:
Animal Collective – Centipede Hz
Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Rubblebucket – Live in Chicago
Monster Rally / Rumtum – Coasting
Top 5 Shows of 2012:
Lotus and NVO @ The Fillmore 4/21/12
Phish @ Bill Graham Civic Center Night Three 8/19/12
STS9 Axe the Cables @ Saratoga Winery 8/25/12
Amon Tobin @ Greek Theater, Berkeley 10/5/12
The Complete Last Waltz @ The Warfield 11/24/12
Honorable mentions: STS9 playing as Sector 9 in New Orleans for Jazz Fest
Live Artist of the Year: STS9 – I saw them play three totally unique shows this year: Sector 9 in NOLA, headlining festival set at High Sierra, and Axe the Cables at Saratoga Winery. All three could not have been more artistically challenging and equally rewarding to see as a long-time fan of the band.
Favorite New Artist: Monster Rally – it's about all I listened to on Spotify for quite a bit.
Festivals Attended: Jazz Fest, High Sierra, Outside Lands, Guitarfish Festival, Hangtown Halloween Ball
Top 3 Festival Sets:
Bruce Springsteen @ Jazz Fest
Garage a Trois @ High Sierra 2012
Skrillex @ Outside Lands
Live Music Moments of the Year:
I got to see Skrillex at Outside Lands just days before Phish absolutely slayed me for three nights here in SF with a special emphasis on night three — both shows completely floored me but in their own unique weird ways. Both shows were where I danced the hardest this year. Both couldn't have been more different in how they amazed me.
Looking ahead to 2013: NVO on the brain; look for us at High Sierra 2013 (hopefully)…
Victoria Holt | Photographer | Seattle, WA
Top 5 Albums of 2012:
Liars – WIXIW
Dr. Dog – Be The Void
David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant
Why? – Mumps, etc.
Two Gallants – The Bloom and the Blight
Top 5 Shows of 2012:
Liars @ The Metro, Chicago, IL (7/19/12)
Two Gallants and Future Twin @ The Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA (8/8/12)
Animal Collective @ The Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA (9/18/12)
David Byrne and St. Vincent @ 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle, WA (10/17/12)
Reignwolf @ The Neptune Theater, Seattle, WA (11/24/12)
Live Artist of the Year: David Byrne and St. Vincent
Favorite New Artist: Reignwolf
Festivals Attended:
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Sasquatch Music Festival, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Bumbershoot, Decibel Festival, City Arts Festival
Top 3 Festival Sets:
St. Vincent @ Sasquatch Music Festival
Beck joined by Tenacious D @ Sasquatch Music Festival
Radiohead @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Live Music Moment of the Year:
It's a three-way tie between jumping around like a lunatic to Animal Collective's "Peacebone," dancing in the front row to David Byrne and St. Vincent's cover of "Burning Down the House," and having my mind blown when Radiohead barrelled through my personal favorite, "Paranoid Android," at the very end of their Coachella set.
Most Anticipated Releases for 2013: Reignwolf, Rose Windows
Jackson Haddad | Writer, LMB | San Francisco, CA
Top 5 Albums of 2012:
Jack White – Blunderbuss
Animal Collective – Centipede Hz
Tame Impala – Lonerism
M Ward – A Wasteland Companion
Bob Dylan – Tempest
Top 5 Shows of 2012:
Phish @ Dicks Sporting Goods Arena (8/31/12)
Surprise Me Mr. Davis @ High Sierra Music Festival (7/6/12)
Roger Waters The Wall Tour @ AT&T Park SF (5/11/12)
New Mastersounds @ House of Blues NOLA (5/4/12)
Antibalas @ Outside Lands (8/10/12)
Live Artist of the Year: Phish
Favorite New Artist: Eddie Roberts
Festivals Attended: 22nd High Sierra Music Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Top 3 Festival Sets:
Anitbalas @ Outside Lands (8/10/2012)
Surprise Me Mr. Davis @ High Sierra Music Festival (7/6/2012)
Stevie Wonder @ Outside Lands (8/12/2012)
Live Music Moment of the Year:
Phish Dick's "Light" 9/1/2012
Most Anticipated Projected Album of 2013: TOOL
Pete Merriman | Writer, LMB | San Francisco, CA
Top 5 Albums of 2012:
Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
Sharon Van Etten – Tramp
Marco Benevento – Tigerface
Lord Huron – Lonesome Dreams
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Honorable mentions: Lettuce – Fly, Eddie Roberts West Coast Sounds – It's About Time
Top 5 Shows of 2012:
The Complete Last Waltz – The Warfield, San Francisco, CA (11/24/12)
The New Mastersounds – HOB, NOLA (5/4/12)
My Morning Jacket – The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA (09/11/12)
Marco Benevento w/ Matt Chamberlin & Reed Mathis – Yoshi's Oakland, CA (5/24/12)
Alabama Shakes – The Independent, San Francisco, CA (1/26/12)
Live Artist of the Year:
Robert Walter – One of the hardest working guys in the biz. Between 3 New Slang weekend stands at the Boom Boom Room in SF, a June residency at The Mint in LA, reviving the 20th Congress, and being seemingly 3 places at once on Jam Cruise, Jazz Fest, and Bear Creek, it was definitely a banner year for the funkiest organ player out there.
Favorite New Artist: Father John Misty
Festivals Attended: Jamcruise, 22nd High Sierra, Outside Lands, Jazz Fest, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Top 3 Festival Sets:
Sigur Rós – Outside Lands
Garage a Trois – High Sierra
Rubblebucket – High Sierra
Live Music Moment of the Year: The Complete Last Waltz over Thanksgiving weekend in San Francisco was one for the ages that will not soon be forgotten. For one magical evening, The Warfield played host to a life affirming celebration of the power of music, it's ability to bring people together and move your soul.
36 years after The Band's final concert, which featured some of the biggest names in blues, rock, and folk, this tribute brought together musicians from some of my favorite bands of the last decade: Dr Dog, Ween, The Low Anthem, Twin Shadow, Bustle in Your Hedgerow, Gomez, Wilco, and Antibalas, to name a few. Seeing so many talented musicians coming together for one night to pay tribute to their own musical heroes was a powerful statement of The Band's legacy, and the unbridled joy emanating from the performers as they tore into the revered canon was a beauty to behold. This was truly the epitome of a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I will be eternally grateful that I was able to bear witness.
Most Anticipated Projected Albums of 2013:
Atoms for Peace / Jim James / Local Natives / The Avalanches (fingers crossed)
John "Krott Disciple" Stephens | Editor, LMB NOLA
Top 5 Albums of 2012:
Father John Misty – Fear Fun
The Walkmen – Heaven
Lord Huron – Lonesome Dreams
Tame Impala – Lonerism
David Byrne and St. Vincent – Love This Giant
Top 5 Shows of 2012:
Father John Misty @ One Eyed Jacks NOLA (10/17/12)
White Denim plus Maps and Atlases @ One Eyed Jacks NOLA (11/7/12)
The Walkmen plus Milo Greene @ Tipitina's Uptown NOLA (9/22/12)
Yeasayer @ The Republic NOLA (9/7/12)
Father John Misty plus Har Mar Superstar and Moon Hooch @ One Eyed Jacks (5/23/12)
Live Artist of the Year: Father John Misty
Favorite New Artist: Milo Greene (Infantree comes in at a close second)
Festivals Attended:
Jazz Fest, Bonnaroo, Voodoo Experience
Top 3 Festival Sets:
Radiohead @ Bonnaroo
Jack White @ Voodoo Experience
Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires @ Bonnaroo
Live Music Moment of the Year:
Speaking with Steve Terebecki (White Denim bassist) after their show, telling him that I was the one who requested "No Real Reason" via twitter, which read, "If White Denima plays 'no real reason' many a baby will be made." We went on to discuss that I probably wouldn't be making any babies after all (turned out to be true).
Or maybe seeing the unplugged mini-set by Punch Brothers in the media tent at Bonnaroo…
Or maybe kneeling down to piss in that plastic cup right before the Radiohead set at Bonnaroo – so as to not lose my spot – and then accidentally spilling that cup on the nice ladies' purses in front of me…
Joe Szopa | Writer, Photographer | Los Angeles, CA
Top 5 Albums of 2012:
Gary Clark Jr. – Blak and Blu
Lord Huron – Lonesome Dreams
Heartless Bastards – Arrow
Guillemots – Hello Land!
Delta Spirit – Delta Spirit
Top 5 Shows of 2012:
My Morning Jacket Night 3 @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA (9/13/12)
My Morning Jacket Night 1 @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA (9/11/12)
Gary Clark Jr. @ The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA (11/14/12)
Leonard Cohen @ Nokia Theater, Los Angeles (11/5/12)
Ben Howard with Bahamas @ The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA (6/8/12)
Live Artist of the Year: My Morning Jacket
Favorite New Artist: Ben Howard
Live Music Moment of the Year:
God, there are so, so many great ones from this year. Watching from backstage as Mumford & Sons went on to a standing ovation at the Hollywood Bowl was pretty cool, as was watching my friend open up for them in the Dirty Projectors; but as far as outstanding notable musical moments, I'd have to say there are really four standout moments for me. 1. Seeing Ben Howard perform for the first time was really incredible. He's a guitar master, and is sure to be around for a long time. Take your woman out for that one then next time he's in town. 2. Gary Clark Jr. rocked the Troubadour for three hot November nights, and I found myself hypnotized by his nasty guitar skills. 3. My Morning Jacket's 25 minute face-melting rip of "Dondante" on Night 3 of their stand at the Wiltern.. 4. When Leonard Cohen said "This may or may not be the last time we see each other again, so tonight, we're going to give it all we got," before a three-hour legendary performance and four mid-set standing ovations.
Most Anticipated Releases for 2013: Broken Bells
Jimmy Grotting | Photographer | NOLA > San Diego, CA
Top 5 Albums of 2012:
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Chromatics – Kill for Love
Andrew Bird – Break it Yourself
Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball
Father John Misty – Fear Fun
Top 5 Shows of 2012:
David Byrne & St. Vincent @ Humphrey's, San Diego, CA (10/10/12)
Phish @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (8/15/12)
My Morning Jacket @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA (9/12/12)
Alabama Shakes @ One Eyed Jacks, NOLA (1/19/12)
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ House of Blues New Orleans (3/8/12)
Live Artist of the Year: David Byrne & St. Vincent
Favorite New Artist: Tame Impala
Festivals Attended:
Jazz Fest (Weekend 1), Outside Lands, French Quarter Fest, Final Four Music Fest
Top 3 Festival Sets:
Bruce Springsteen @ Jazzfest
Metallica @ Outside Lands
Bomba Estereo @ Outside Lands
Live Music Moment of the Year:
Post-Outside Lands karaoke session featuring Ben Grotting on dubstep beatbox and lead vocals
Billy Morgan | Contributor | Nashville, TN > Atlanta, GA
Top 5 Albums of 2012
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
Dr. John – Locked Down
Jack White – Blunderbuss
Sigur Rós – Valtari
Top 5 Shows of 2012
Phish @ Dick's Sporting Goods Arena, Commerce City, CO (all of it, but esp. 8/31/12)
Radiohead @ Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN (6/8/12)
Sigur Rós @ Outside Lands, San Francisco, CA (8/11/12)
AM Sessions featuring Marco Benevento, Eric Krasno, George Porter Jr., and Johnny V @ HOB Parish Room, New Orleans, LA 5/5/12 (Post late-night Meters and MMJ at the Fest earlier that day)
Phish @ Star Lake, Burgettstown, PA (6/23/12)
Live Artist of the Year: Phish
Favorite New Artist: Father John Misty, Michael Kiwanuka
Festivals Attended: Jazz Fest, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands
Top 3 Festival Sets
Radiohead @ Bonnaroo
Sigur Ros @ Outside Lands
Superjam w/ D'Angelo @ Bonnaroo
Live Music Moment of the Year:
This is a 3-way tie between the realization that Phish meant business at Dick's and was going to be stretching things out all weekend, seeing Sigur Ros for the first time in a purple-lit, fog-blanketed, nook of Golden Gate Park closing with one of my favorite songs, "Popplagio," and seeing Radiohead close their Bonnaroo set with "Paranoid Android" and then literally running to the opposite side of Centeroo and waltzing to the front row of the Other Tent to see The Word> Dumpstaphunk> Big Freedia with a tiny crowd as far as Bonnaroo standards go.
Most Anticipated Releases of 2013:
Yo La Tengo, Phish, Jim James
Jake Krolick | Contributor / Videographer | Philadelphia, PA
Top 5 Albums of 2012
Maps and Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful
Vacationer – Gone
Lord Huron – Lonesome Dreams
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
Father John Misty – Fear Fun
Honorable mentions: Black Pistol Fire – Big Beat 59, Jimmy Cliff – Rebirth, Gardens and Villa – Gardens and Villa, Geographer – Myth
Top 5 Shows of 2012
Marco Benevento with the Soul Rebels Brass Band @ The Blockley – Philadelphia, PA 2.24.12
Polica @ Johnny Brenda's – Philadelphia, PA 5.16.12
Reptar @ Kung-Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA (4.13.12)
Yellow Ostrich @ Kung-Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA (10.26.12)
The Extraordinaires @ Kung-Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA (5.22.12)
Live Artist of the Year: Reptar
Best New Artist: Vacationer
Festivals Attended: Roots Picnic, Firefly Festival, Allmans Peach Festival, Equifunk, Made In America
Top 3 Festival Sets
Major Lazer @ The Roots Picnic
Tedeschi Trucks Band @ The Peach Festival
J. Roddy Walston and the Business @ Firefly Festival
Live Music Moment of the Year
This is a toss-up between two miniscule club shows, Reptar at the Kung-Fu Necktie. I've seen close to 100 shows there and Reptar was the first band/crowd interaction that made the floor in that place bounce. There really is no stage so the band and audience merged into a mass of sweaty flesh with everyone banging on something or dancing with a band member. The other moment was at Polica at Johnny Brendas, Singer Channy Leaneagh's auto tuner was barely working and her improvisation on the songs "Amoungster" and "Lay Your Cards Out" out was insanely beautiful and sent chills down my spine.
Grant Thomas | Contributor | NOLA > SF > NOLA
Top 5 Albums of 2012
Diamond Rugs – Diamond Rugs
Lord Huron – Lonesome Dreams
Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
Mystery Jets – Radlands
Heartless Bastards – Arrow
Top 5 Shows of 2012
Yeasayer @ Republic New Orleans (9/7/12)
Lee Fields and the Expressions @ One Eyed Jacks (4/27/12)
My Morning Jacket @ Verizon Ampitheatre, ATL (8/24/12)
Galactic @ Tipitina's Uptown NOLA (Lundi Gras 2k12)
Lumineers @ House of Blues NOLA / Grace Potter (Karl Denson guest appearance) HOB NOLA (5/3/12)
Live Artist of the Year: My Morning Jacket
Favorite New Artist: Alt-J
Festivals Attended: JazzFest, Hangout Fest, French Quarter Fest, OysterFest
Top 3 Festival Sets
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Hangout Festival
2. Bon Iver – Jazz Fest
3. Gary Clark Jr. – Hangout Festival
Live Music Moment of the Year: Look at this f***ing setlist.
Sam Nachbar | Contributor | Los Angeles
Top 5 Albums of 2012
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Lace Curtains – The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness
The Orwells – Remember When
White Fence – Family Perfume, Vol. 1 & 2
Top 5 Shows of 2012
Radiohead @ Coachella (04/14/2012)
White Fence @ The Satellite (11/03/2012)
Grizzly Bear @ The Greek Theatre (10/10/2012)
Menomena @ El Rey (09/27/12)
My Morning Jacket @ The Wiltern (09/11/12)
Live Artist of the Year: My Morning Jacket. Although I was only able to catch the opening night of their 3 night stint at The Wiltern, it was enough to earn live artist of the year. The diversity of their set (which included a pristine cover of Elton John's Rocket Man), and ability to move a crowd of casual and dedicated fans alike, made their performance the most memorable of 2012.
Favorite New Artist: Foxygen
Festivals Attended: Coachella, FYF Fest
Live Music Moments of the Year
Parking inside the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and climbing the ascending stairs to the beautiful Masonic hall to see one of the first performances of indie-super group, Divine Fits, definitely stands out as a live music highlight this year. Seeing Spoon or Wolf Parade (Britt Daniel and Dan Boeckner's respective bands) would only be possible at a major music venue, and that's what made seeing both performers in the intimacy of the Masonic hall so memorable.
Also, Radiohead at Coachella was a treasure. Regardless of ticket price, if you have a chance to catch them in the future, do it. You shan't regret it.
Looking Forward to in 2013: Thom Yorke's side project, Atoms for Peace, is slated for late January, so that will undoubtedly be an early 2013 treat. Also in January, Foxygen will be releasing their first full-length, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic via Jagjaguwar. Their 2012 EP, Take the Kids off Broadway, was a monster, and the single for the new record continues the band's run of making uniquely constructed, synth heavy, Jagger influenced tunes.


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Is the Anthropocene… A Doomsday Device?
Cary Wolfe and Claire Colebrook
Dialogue between Cary Wolfe (Department of English at Rice University, Houston) and Claire Colebrook (Department of English at Penn State University, University Park ). Introduction: Cecelia Watson (Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin)
Many of the planetary changes argued as constituting proof for the earth's transition from the Holocene to the Anthropocene are phenomena that, if left unchecked, could irreversibly lead to a future in which the planet can no longer sustain human life. From this perspective, the Anthropocene concept could be seen as an eschatological narrative, a doomsday device ticking down to an apocalyptic end. But even if the changes set into motion by human activity were to be arrested, the philosophical premise of the Anthropocene could nevertheless spell the end of the categories "human," "human history," and "humanism" altogether.
Claire Colebrook (University Park, PA) is professor of English at Penn State University. Her areas of specialization are contemporary literature, visual culture, and theory and cultural studies. She has written articles on poetry, literary theory, queer theory, and contemporary culture. She is the editor of the book "Extinction" published in 2012 as well as co-editor of the Series "Critical Climate Change" and member of the advisory board of the Institute for Critical Climate Change.
Cecelia Watson (Berlin) is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin, and since February she has also been working with the team planning the Anthropocene program at Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Her research focuses on the role of subjectivity in the formation of scientific knowledge and on the relationship between visual arts and sciences.
Cary Wolfe (Houston) is Dunlevie Professor of English and founding director of the Center for Critical and Cultural Theory at Rice university. He is author of "WhatIs Posthumanism?" (2010), a book which weaves together principal concerns of his work: animal studies, system theory, pragmatism, andpoststructuralism. It is part of the series "Post-humanities" for which he serves as founding editor at the University of Minnesota Press.


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Bryn Mawr College LITS Digital Technology
2020 Summer Internships
This is a BMC internship opportunity that is a partnership with LITS & Career and Civic Engagement. The selected students will be interns with the Library and Information Technology Services (LITS) Department at Bryn Mawr College. The selected students will also participate in the Beyond Bryn Mawr Summer Internship Program.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 11:59pm ET
A complete application includes:
- Submitting a one-page resume and cover letter through this Handshake listing
- Completing the Summer Funding Partners Application Form
Continuing Bryn Mawr students are invited to apply for several on-campus summer LITS Digital Technology Internships. These internships provide an opportunity to develop valuable digital competencies while assisting Bryn Mawr faculty and staff in developing and supporting college programs. Interns work directly with LITS staff for faculty and staff "clients" and gain extensive experience with design thinking, project management and assessment, researching and learning new technologies, troubleshooting, and working with clients. Depending on available projects and their own interests, interns may gain experience in areas such as coding or web design, data management and analysis, audiovisual production, digital scholarship, and academic assignment or course development. Past projects that interns have worked on include: developing a language-learning website for an endangered indigenous language, building a database of historical college data, developing a library orientation scavenger hunt app, and creating digital encryption teaching and learning tools.
LITS digital technology internships are a great opportunity for students considering careers in education, library and information science, or digital technologies. Depending on staffing needs, we may hire interns for related projects during the academic year.
Interns report to Jennifer Spohrer, director of Educational Technology Services (a division of LITS) and are expected to work full-time on Bryn Mawr College campus for 10 weeks (typically June 1 through Aug 7). They are paid biweekly at the college's standard student rate ($10.20/hour for summer 2020). Interns are responsible for finding and paying for their own housing. Some on-campus housing is available: please see Conferences and Events' website for information about summer on-campus housing options.
The level of prior technical skill and experience needed for these internships varies. Above all, we are looking for individuals who are self-directed, motivated to learn new technologies, and can work effectively with others on a team to complete projects. We expect you to learn technical skills on the job, and we will provide time and resources for you to do this. (Since digital technologies change rapidly, you may find professional staff are learning along with you!)
In your cover letter, please tell us why you are interested in the internship and summarize evidence or give examples of your ability to learn new technologies and work effectively with others. You don't have to limit yourself to prior work experience – experience gained through coursework, volunteering, or clubs and extracurricular activities is all valid. We'd also love to hear about any experience you have in areas related to teaching, curricular design, coaching or mentoring (e.g., TLI consulting, volunteer teaching); web design or production; graphic design and image editing (e.g., Photoshop, etc.); audiovisual production; podcasting, blogging, or social media marketing; data cleaning, management and analysis; augmented or virtual reality; project management or design thinking.
· Continuing Bryn Mawr student (i.e., not a graduating senior or transferring out of BMC)
· Eligibility for on-campus employment
Available positions: 4-6
Hours: 40 per week
Location: Bryn Mawr College
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1-What is Craniocervical Instability?
What is Craniocervical Instability?
Craniocervical instability is common amongst hypermobile connective disorders such as Ehler Danlos Syndrome (EDS) that affects up to 1% of the population. It refers to an excessive degree in mobility of the joints and junctions in the craniocervical area, mainly due to a ligamentous hyperlaxity.
2-How symptoms are originated?
How symptoms are originated?
Excessive mobility of the craniocervical junction can affect upper spinal cord and brain stem compression which manifest as a syndrome known as "cervicomedullary syndrome", basically, amongst many reasons, due to the stretching of the neural elements at these levels and Vertebral Artery flow disturbances.
3-What are the symptoms?
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms, amongst others, may include headache, neck pain, double vision, memory loss, dizziness, vertigo, speech difficulties, difficulty swallowing.
4- How is the diagnosis made?
How is the diagnosis made?
Diagnosis is mainly made with an Upright MRI evaluation in neutral, flexion-extension and neck rotation. Objectification of direct and indirect signs of abnormal mobility and clinical correlation is mandatory.
5-Is there a surgical option for treating craniocervical instability?
Is there a surgical option for treating craniocervical instability?
Surgical option is the last resort once conservative treatment has been proven to be unsuccessful. Nevertheless, when surgery is recommended it is because there is no other choice other than this to try to improve the quality of life for the patient, that by the way are generally young (thirties-forties).
6-What is the Craniocervical Instability surgery procedure?
What is the Craniocervical Instability surgery procedure?
Surgery may consist of craniocervical posterior fusion, commonly C0-C1-C2. It uses screws, bars, bone harvesting and bone implantation in the surgical area. This fusion limits the areas mobility thus preventing upper cervical spinal cord and brainstem compression at the same time that, while limiting excessive mobility, it makes improvements on the patients' pain perception.
7-How about the existence of potential comorbidities in EDS patients?
How about the existence of potential comorbidities in EDS patients?
EDS patients, commonly do manifest comorbidities such as mast cell activation Syndrome, POTS, cardiac anatomic alterations and others. A thorough evaluation should be made in order to know these concomitant diseases prior to the surgical treatment.
Some EDS patients may also suffer from Arnold-Chiari syndrome and/or Tethered cord syndrome.


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Just as I blogged about the standout creations during the Miss Philippines-Earth 2010 Cultural Competition, I felt the need to make a separate post on the ones which left much to be desired. Reasons I have for including the following in my less-than-desirable list of designs are poor execution and/or below average styling and/or mediocre aesthetics and/or lack of fluidity. Let me just say that I am not in any way stating any negative remark on the wearer but the outfit themselves. I also opted not to be too cruel with my remarks anymore because that would be adding insult to injury. At any rate, if you find my quick comments harsh, then just imagine what's going on inside my mind while looking at them.
I hope I didn't offend anyone, but if I did…my apologies. I was expecting more from the participating designers. And please don't start me with budget constraints because good taste, genuine creativity and resourcefulness do not necessitate exorbitant amounts to make all the time.


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Check out this week's Top 10 Target Deals! Every Monday we round up the best advertised and unadvertised deals of the week matched up with any applicable coupons and savings opportunities, with a special thanks to All Things Target for the highlights.
Be sure to head to All Things Target to find even more Target deals!
There is an in-ad Target coupon for $10 off a board game purchase of $30+ – you can also text GAMES to 827438 to get a mobile version of the same coupon. Check out all of the printable coupons you can use to match up with the sale here, but I've also put together a deal scenario to get you started:
Candy Land Game $7.99
My Monopoly Game $9.59
Twister Game $15.99
Use the $10/$30 Target coupon
Stack with 10% off Target Cartwheel
And stack with $3/1 Candy Land printable coupon, $3/1 Monopoly printable coupon and $4/1 Twister printable coupon
Bottom line: $3.40 each when you buy all 3
Glade Spray, 8 oz or Solids $0.99
$2/3 Target printable coupon
Bottom line: $0.32 each when you buy 3
Betty Crocker Cake Mix $1
Betty Crocker Frosting $1.50
$0.75/2 printable coupon
Bottom line: as low as $0.63 each when you buy 2
Market Pantry Pasta Sauce $1.72
$1/1 Target printable coupon
Bottom line: $0.72
Sure Deodorant $1.73
$1/1 coupon from the 3/22 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.73
Campbell's Chunky Soup $1
$0.50/2 printable coupon
Bottom line: $0.75 each when you buy 2
Emergen-C Drink Mix, 10 ct – prices start at $4.49
Buy 2, Get $5 Target Gift Card
$1/1 printable coupon after registering
Bottom line: as low as $0.99 each when you buy 2
Tropicana Farmstand Juice $3
$1/1 Target printable coupon
Stack with $1/1 coupon from the 1/18 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1
Nestle Pure Life Exotics Sparkling Water, 8 pk $2.50
20% off Target Cartwheel
Stack with $0.55/1 printable coupon
Bottom line: $1.45
L'Oreal Advanced Shampoo or Conditioner $5.99
$3/2 Target printable coupon
Stack with two $3/1 printable coupons
Bottom line: $1.49 each when you buy 2


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Album Overview
Urban D. has been around for a while, getting started in the Christian hip-hop scene back in the mid 90's when most people were just getting acquainted with this spiritual form of rap music. Fast forward ten years and with five albums under his belt, pastor and hip-hopper, Tommy Kyllonen, is set to drop his most inspiring and powerful album to date. The name of the album is titled Un.orthodox with "church. hip-hop. culture." as a subtitle. The purpose behind this album is to serve as a musical look at the journey of Urban D. and Crossover Church (the church where he is senior pastor), which is a journey of unorthodox people working to build a culturally relevant hip-hop ministry that is as unorthodox as much as it is innovative. Accompanied with this compact disc is a DVD documentary that shares the story of how a young Tommy Kyllonen moved from Philadelphia to Florida and eventually became the senior pastor of one of a world renowned hip-hop church. The DVD also features interviews with some of his mentors, church members and ministry workers, as well as a footage of services and a tour of the facility. When combined, both the CD and DVD provide a powerful backdrop for showing just how much of an impact an unorthodox person can have when they follow the Lord's lead.
Spiritual Significance
As I already stated, the purpose behind Un.orthodox is to provide a music look at the testimony of Urban D and Crossover Church in becoming one of the nations emerging young ministries that is really making an impact on the body of Christ. With this album, Urban D focuses on how he was able to create such an unorthodox ministry by combining three elements: church, hip-hop, and culture. As we look at each of these elements, individually, we'll see how Un.orthodox is built as an album that will make you nod your head, as well as teach you what it takes to be unorthodox.
Church: This is where it all begins. Without having Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior, as the primary focus, you have nothing to build upon. Urban D makes this very clear, as his rhymes are full of the Word of God and his life is entirely focused upon ministry. When you listen to this project, you can't help but to see the heart and the passion of Urban D and the rest of Flavor Alliance as they spit bars for Christ that give Him the glory and make the listener aware of the gospel message and love that can be found in Christ alone. The song "Church," featuring many members of the Flavor Alliance (Los-1, Legacy, Symalee, Spe©, Rize, Pastor Derrick, Imperial, and Elijah— be sure to listen for his verse spit in Japanese!) is a great example of this, as each member shows what the church truly is: we are the church, a body of believers serving Christ, and not just a place we go to on Sundays. That's what church is, and that is the foundation that everything else is built upon in Urban D's music and ministry.
Hip-Hop: Now, we wouldn't even be talking about this project if hip-hop wasn't involved. Simply put, this is a hip-hop album, and Urban D is a Christian hip-hop emcee, and Crossover is a hip-hop church. This isn't anything new for Urban D either; as I said, this is his sixth album and has five albums released prior to this one that all got plenty of exposure. Knowing that music is a tool and vehicle for being a voice today, emcees like Urban D couldn't help but us the voice of today to get across the message of Christ, much like how the Apostle Paul would quote many of his philosophical contemporaries to get the gospel preached. The song "Hip-Hop," on this project takes us on a journey through the history of hip-hop, starting in the Bronx, NY during the 70's all the way up to today where hip-hop is a multimedia giant and the voice of an entire generation that is pushing nothing but filth and garbage. What I really like is that the end of this song introduces the listener to the Creator of hip-hop: God.
Culture: By combining church and hip-hop, Urban D is trying to influence a culture for Jesus Christ, a culture that is entrenched and a part of the hip-hop culture. This is what makes what Urban D is doing so unorthodox; instead of trying to take them out of the culture and make people into something they are not, he is taking uncompromisingly taking Jesus into the culture on a level where people are able to relate and understand. This is why Urban D has a hip-hop church and ministry, because those he is trying to reach are a part of the hip-hop culture, and he knows how to speak through hip-hop. One of the ways that he speaks through and to hip-hop is with the song "Culture" where he takes a look at the culture from a Christian perspective and points out how the culture is currently overrun with pride, sex, and violence, all of which can be overcome with the Good News.
Unorthodox: All of this together is what makes Urban D. Un.orthodox; he is a man who refuses to deny who he is and the culture that he belongs to, and is using it to influence an entire culture. The fruit of his labor is clearly evident both in his pastoral ministry and music. This is all shown as Urban D shares the testimony of his unorthodox history and ministry on the opening title track "Un.orthodox." Urban D and his ministry is unorthodox, which means that they are simply being real by being who God created them to be, but the challenge is for you to do the same, whoever you might be.
Topics Covered
I just shared with you the primary topics that are covered on this album, but that only comprises a third of this album; there is still another two-thirds that are unspoken for, and we will take a look at the topics that are covered on these remaining tracks:
* Learning to appreciate what we have, and to stop always striving to get more (Appreciate)
* Straying away from the Lord, but finding our way back to Him (Home)
* Materialism, and how getting more will never leave you satisfied, but only Christ fulfills that need (Okay)
* Sex and how it is pushed in the media, pornography, and how we can use the Scriptures to fight and combat it (Temptation)
* Being on the grind to share the gospel and influence a culture for Christ (Hustle)
* The story of the Apostle Peter and how God was able to use him (Peter)
* Personal testimony from Urban D of how God blessed him and his wife with their daughters, even when it looked like they'd never have children (Purpose)
* An apology from Urban D for his short coming as a pastor and hip-hop emcee, as well as an apology for Christian hip-hop as a whole (Sorry)
Key Tracks
Un.orthodox, Church, Culture, Hip-Hop
Release Date: May 2007
Record Label: Flavor Alliance Media Group
Track Listing
1. Unorthodox
2. Appreciate (featuring Surreal & DJ D.vize)
3. Church (featuring Flavor Alliance
4. Home (featuring Bobby Tinsley)
5. Okay
6. Culture (featuring Los-1 & Rawsrvnt)
7. Temptation (featuring Demetrus)
8. Hustle (featuring Spec & Jabo)
9. Hip-Hop (featuring DJ D.vize & Reflex the Son)
10. Peter
11. Purpose (featuring Harmony)
12. Sorry


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Family-run firms, at first glance, appear to be enormously important to the Polish economy accounting for around 75% of all businesses and 50% of employment, according to academics. But as the majority are still under first-generation ownership, they can't be classed as family businesses in the strictest sense of the term.
Poland's turbulent political landscape since the start of the Second World War dictated the organisation of its economy up until the early 1990s. It was the invasion of Poland by Germany in September 1939 that triggered the Second World War, and although the conflict ended six years later, it would be half a century before Poland regained its autonomy. With the Allies handing responsibility for the rebuilding of Poland to Russia after the war, Joseph Stalin installed a puppet Communist government.
Very few pre-Second World War family firms survived the Communist era however, following the country's first free elections in 1989, Poland has been reorganising its economy from a centralised to a free market model. In the early 1990s, the government implemented a "shock therapy" programme. This saw price and currency controls relaxed, large-scale privatisation of public assets and the liberalisation of trade within the country – to kick start its economy.
This period saw what was dubbed an "explosion of entrepreneurship" and the birth of many privately-owned firms. As a result, 71% of family businesses are in the hands of the founding generation and the average age of Polish family businesses is only 14 years. This means they are hard to distinguish from other small and medium enterprises in the country, and at the moment there is no official definition of a family business in Polish law. This lack of clarity means the statistics on family businesses and their significance to the Polish economy is not as clear as elsewhere in Europe.
Experts point out that while many first-generation companies employ family members, this does not necessarily mean they will become long-term family businesses, and it's important not to over interpret the extent to which family firms dominate the Polish economy.
These companies have not had much time to build a viable business model, and if these business are to survive they need to crack the succession problem. Succession is likely to dominate the debate surrounding Polish family business for the near future as so many companies are preparing for the tricky first-to-second generation transfer.


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Pizza Hut introduces hot dog stuffed crust pizza in the U.K.
This gives new meaning to the pizza dog.
Pizza Hut, the company that first brought us the stuffed crust pizza, has created new hot dog-stuffed crust that made it's debut this week in the United Kingdom.
According to Pizza Hut the concoction is: "Succulent hot dog sausage bursting from our famous stuffed crust, with a FREE Mustard Drizzle," it wrote on its website.
A Hot Dog Stuffed Crust may seem like a crazy idea but this isn't the first time that the hot dog and pizza have combined; the pie first made an appearance in Thailand and Japan years ago.
But if you're in the U.S. you won't be able to taste it yourself since Pizza Hut has no plans, as of now, to bring the hot dog pizza to the States.
For the lucky Brits, only the large, 14-inch-pie is available for delivery.


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Changes to CGT for Private Residence and Letting
For many, owning and selling their own home is thought to be tax-free but, as always, tax is never quite as simple as that.
Principal Private Residence Relief (PPRR) is a set of tax rules which are designed to ensure that the sale of a person's home is exempt under certain conditions. Generally, if you own one home, live in it and sell it, any gain will be tax-free but suppose you lived elsewhere due to a work secondment and let your old home out, then what?
The existing rules can be complex but allow PPRR for a number of specific absences from the property, including periods of letting. The government is making a number of changes to the PPRR rules and we thought that we should make you aware of the more important ones in our latest bulletin.
Read our bulletin on the changes to CGT for Private Residence and Letting.
Broadly, all of the changes apply to transactions undertaken from 6 April 2020.


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Sneak Peek: A Glimpse at the Future YMCA Boys & Girls Club Facility
By Joe Bachman
"This project is going to be a win for the community." – Zach Coleman
WISCONSIN RAPIDS — On Wednesday night, business owners and community leaders were given a sneak peak into what the future of the YMCA/Boys & Girls Club facility will look like.
The $27.5 million dollar 93,000 sq. foot facility is expected to open in the fall of 2019, with official groundbreaking slated to start in May. The 'Building Futures Together Capital Campaign' seeks to raise $6 million needed for completion of the facility — none of which will be funded through taxpayer dollars.
A 'hard hat' tour was given to those in attendance, which outlined the various projects and amenities, and where they will be located. South Wood County YMCA CEO Bret Salschieder led one of two tours, and spoke briefly about the future of each space — including the location of the former Younkers, which will be torn down and turned into a multi-use sporting field.
"We'll be able to run our sports youth programs — flag football, soccer, T-ball, lacrosse — but it's also going to be awesome for us when kids from the club to be able to come down here," said Salscheider. "We think about program synergies, and this is where a lot of the magic is going to happen."
On the YMCA end, features will include a state-of-the-art aquatics center with two pools, including a six-lane lap pool with whirlpool — access to group exercise and health and wellness, a teaching kitchen, an indoor walking and running track, day-care for up to 80 children, and a family adventure center.
For the Boys & Girls Club, amenities will see a gaming area, learning center, teen center, places for studying and lounging for students, as well as areas dedicated for STEM and arts programs.
According to Salscheider, one of the driving forces behind the project is to make available activities and learning experiences that may not be available for many children and teens in the Wisconsin Rapids area.
"…Having access to programming and amenities that aren't available to them today — and that's really what it's all about," said Salscheider. "With our kids, it's being sure that everyone has access to these types of programs."
For more information, please call 715-818-6017. Donations can be made to the project by visiting https://app.southwoodymca.org/


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RangeBooster (tm)
by Stephen Grosvenor
Introducing the new Rangebooster treble boost unit by Stephen Grosvenor.
(Author of "A Service Engineer's Guide to the Vox AC30 Valve Amplifier").
Based on a classic vintage treble booster (The Dallas Rangemaster), the Rangebooster uses a vintage Germanium transistor at the heart of the unit to capture the vintage tone.
The secret weapon of many of the legendary great guitarists, the Dallas Rangemaster is now a very scarce item, and as a result, vintage examples of this classic treble booster command very high prices, putting them beyond the reach of mere mortals.
The Rangebooster (tm), provides an affordable solution, and offers the opportunity to capture the magic tone of the vintage units at a great price (£125 plus shipping).
The Rangebooster is ideal when used in conjunction with a Vox AC30 (or any valve guitar amplifier for that matter!), for capturing that elusive tone.
Faithful to the original design concept of the Dallas Rangemaster, the Rangebooster offers some modern refinements not present in the original Dallas units. In addition to being a floor pedal (the original Rangemasters were amp top units), the Rangebooster has:
1.Soft switching (Anti-pop).
2.True bypass.
3. An LED indicator.
Quality components are used throughout, including a new old stock vintage selected OC44 germanium transistor, and each unit is hand built in a diecast enclosure. The pedals are constructed using point to point wiring, and a tag strip as found in the vintage Vox amplifiers,to ensure years of trouble-free service. A Duracell battery is fitted as standard, and battery drain for the Rangebooster is very low (less than 3.5mA) meaning that your battery will last a very long time.
The Rangebooster uses an OC44 Germanium transistor (or the military high specification equivalent CV7003), and the unique properties of the OC44 transistor require that each pedal is custom biased/tuned to achieve the optimum performance from the OC44.
The properties of the OC44 Germanium transistors are unique in the way that they respond to input signal frequencies, (gain increases with an increase in frequency), making them ideal for use in a treble booster. (See below)
Frequency Gain dB
80hz 1 0dB
200hz 3 9.5dB
500hz 7.5 17.5dB
1khz 14 22.9dB
2khz 24 27.6dB
5khz 37.5 31.5dB
10khz 40 32dB
20khz 42 32.5dB
Rangebooster pedals are guaranteed for twelve months from date of purchase.
The Rangebooster costs £125 plus shipping.
(Click here to order via email)
(I will send you a Paypal invoice for the total amount including shipping).
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U.S. health regulators have banned the import of the EPFX machine, a <"https://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/defective_medical_devices">fake medical device which has been purported cure diseases such as cancer and AIDS. According to the Seattle Times, the EPFX import ban is part of the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) effort to shut down a federal fugitive's medical device empire.
As we've reported previously, the EPFX machine was manufactured in Hungary by William Nelson. The device is part of the growing alternative medicine field called "energy medicine†in which therapies are employed based on manipulating the body's energy fields. This device and others like it administer frequencies or electromagnetic pulses to the body that are alleged to have therapeutic benefits.
According to the FDA, the claims made about the EPFX machine have no basis in reality. "This is pure, blatant fraud. The claims are baloney," FDA compliance director Timothy Ulatowski, told the Seattle Times. "These people prey in many cases on consumers who are desperate in seeking cures for very serious diseases."
According to federal court records, Nelson fled the U.S. in 1996 due to a felony fraud indictment. According to the Seattle Times, the name of Nelson's company is Eclosion. It was registered with the FDA in 1985. The registration specified that Eclosion made biofeedback machines, which meant that the machines it made could only be sold as stress relievers, the Seattle Times said. The FDA warned Nelson in 1992 to quit making claims that his machines could diagnose and heal diseases. Despite Nelson's indictment in 1996, Eclosion's FDA registration was not revoked. According to the Seattle Times, after he fled the country to Hungary, Nelson began selling the EPFX again.
The machines have made Nelson rich, according to the Seattle Times, and the device is used by medical practitioners around the country. A chiropractor of cyclist Lance Armstrong has even acted as a spokesperson for the device. An estimated 10,000 EFPX machines can be found in clinics, offices and homes, making it one of the most common energy devices in the U.S.
According to the Seattle Times, the FDA has finally revoked Nelson's registration. This will allow the seizure of any EPFX machines at the U.S. border. However, this action will not impact the thousands of EPFX devices already in the country. Ulatowski told the Seattle Times that the registration revocation is just is the first step in an investigation of Nelson, his distributors and EPFX operators.


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Blood on the Battlefield
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Main Quest
Kaer Morhen
Suggested Level
Next Quest
Bald Mountain
Previous Quest
The Battle of Kaer Morhen
Blood on the Battlefield is a Main Quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
"Ciri's explosion of power had frightened everyone, her most of all. Clearly these uncontrolled outbursts could not be allowed to happen again, and so when the sorceresses departed for Novigrad to gather the Lodge, Ciri, Geralt and Avallac'h remained at Kaer Morhen for a few more days. The Sage hoped to teach Ciri a few tricks for controlling her power."
Blood on the Battlefield Objectives
- Talk to Avallac'h about what to do next.
- Defeat Ciri in a snowball fight. 0/8
- Don't let the snowballs hit you 0/8
- Make more snowballs.
- Return to Ciri when you're ready to hit the road.
- ?? xp
- ?? gold
- ?? items
The quest begins with a mountain top funeral. You can reflect and speak to the survivors who are left. Once you've spoken to whomever you like, head north down the hill towards the fortress when Avallac'h, Triss, Yen and Ciri are.
A few days pass and Ciri appears with Avallac'h. She asks how you manage to put the battle behind you. Respond with "think I know what might lift your spirits" and a snowball fight ensues. This will lift her mood some. You can speak to her about a few topics. This option is a positive choice towards Ciri's fate.
If you respond, "relax you don't have to be good at everything" you get drunk but Ciri does not change her mood. This is a negative choice towards Ciri's fate.
Ciri wakes you in the morning and tells you to head to Velen to the witches sabbath on Bald Mountain. Imlerith will be the guest of honor. Before you agree, answer how you'd like until you choose "Gotta visit the emperor first" or "All right, Velen it is". If you visit the emperor first you head to Vizima, otherwise you head to Bald Mountain.
If Ciri sees the emperor she will become Empress and allows the epilogue Something Ends, Something Begins (II) to be possible with enough positive choices. If she ignores the emperor this allows Something Ends, Something Begins (III) to be possible with enough positive choices.
A week later you arrive at Vizima, and into the castle gardens. Answer Emreis how you wish. A servant arrives with a chest. You can either refuse the coins on principle, and Ciri is proud of you, resulting in a positive choice for Ciri's fate. You can also accept it, which causes her to lose faith in, resulting in a negative choice for Ciri's fate.
Ciri and Emreis leave to speak in private. If you refused the money, you are given a mare instead. In the grand hall, Voorhis arrives and references Ciri becoming Empress. Ciri interrupts and is a bit angry. The quest now concludes along with Act 2. Act 3 begins with the quest Bald Mountain.
- Video Walkthrough links go here (You must add text)
Notes & Trivia
- Player notes, bugs, and trivia go here