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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions
- FireRed and LeafGreen redirects here. For the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, see EX FireRed & LeafGreen (TCG).
Pokémon FireRed Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスターファイアレッド Pocket Monsters Firered) and Pokémon LeafGreen Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスターリーフグリーン Pocket Monsters Leafgreen) are a pair of main series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region. By nature, the games are remakes of the original pair of Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Green, and so feature all of the characters, plot elements, and challenges of them, but with several important upgrades to bring them up to speed with other Generation III games.
Despite the fact that outside of Japan, Red Version was paired with Blue Version, LeafGreen saw release internationally. A trademark was filed for "Pokémon WaterBlue Version", however, indicating that this renaming may have been considered.
FireRed and LeafGreen went on to become the second best-selling games of the Game Boy Advance, only behind Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. They also received Nintendo's Player's Choice awards.
The GBA Wireless Adapter was initially included with the games when they were first released, eliminating the need for link cables when trading between the two games (and later Emerald). In later copies, it was sold separately.
Changes from Pokémon Red and Green
- Players can now play as a female character, as well as choosing to play as the male character that was default in Generation I.
- As in all Generation III games, Pokémon now have natures, abilities, genders, and can hold items.
- A resume feature was introduced, allowing players to remember the four most important events they achieved in the games the last time they were played.
- A game introduction feature, which explains the controls of the game, was added. This feature continued to appear in further games, except in Emerald.
- A help feature was added, and can be viewed by pressing the L or R buttons of the console. In addition, another help feature in key item called Teachy TV, given from an old man in Viridian City.
- An image of certain locations, such as Viridian Forest and Diglett's Cave, appears when entering the location.
- Magnemite and Magneton now are Electric/Steel, as they have been since Generation II. In original Red and Green games, they were pure Electric-type.
- Pokémon retain their Generation II and III evolutionary lines (e.g. Golbat can evolve into Crobat), but cannot evolve into these stages until the player has obtained the National Pokédex.
- A new southern region, the Sevii Islands, is accessible, where Generation II Pokémon can be caught. Notably most of these Generation II Pokémon cannot be found in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.
- Team Rocket has an expanded role in the game's post-Elite storyline, with a new base in the Sevii Islands.
- Battles with wild legendary Pokémon Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mewtwo feature a remixed battle theme. In addition, Moltres has moved from its original location in Victory Road to Mt. Ember. The Cerulean Cave where Mewtwo is has not only changed to where Rock Smash is not only needed, but completing the post-game mission on the Sevii Islands is now an additional requirement to be permitted to enter.
- One of Johto's legendary beasts will be roaming around Kanto after defeating the Elite Four and obtaining the National Pokédex. Out of which of the three that is selected, Entei, Suicune, or Raikou will appear based on which the type advantage they have over the Starter Pokémon the player initially selected.
- Version-exclusive Pokémon and wild Pokémon distribution have been altered from the original games to account for new evolutions released in Generation II.
- Pokémon can breed in the Pokémon daycare in Four Island as well as still having access to the Pokémon daycare on Route 5.
- A Berry Powder feature was added. A man appears in the Cerulean City Pokémon Center and will help create a product that via feature called Berry Crush, which can be exchanged for rare and valuable items.
- Trainers outdoors can be rebattled using the Vs Seeker.
- Information on major characters, e.g. Gym Leaders, are stored in the Fame Checker.
- Three additional aides for Professor Oak have been included to pass off items that were introduced in Generation II and III, while a returning aid now passes off the Exp. Share, the item which replaced the Generation I item Exp. All in Generation II.
- Pokémon movelists are updated to include moves introduced in Generation II and Generation III.
- The TM list is shared with other Generation III games. In addition, Move tutors become available to teach moves formerly contained in Generation I TMs.
- The Elite Four can be re-battled and get Generation II Pokémon on their teams in addition to Generation I Pokémon after the Sevii Islands quest has been completed.
- Blast Burn, Frenzy Plant, and Hydro Cannon are available as move tutor moves to the Kanto starters' final forms at Cape Brink on Two Island and can only be taught to the one whose base form was the original choice at the beginning of the game.
- A new mini-game corner, Joyful Game Corner located at Boon Island, where players can connect together, along with Emerald, and can play multiplayer, mini-games over the wireless communication system. This feature can be played after the events at Kin Island.
- In non-Japanese versions, the dialogues are colored, depending if it is from a male or female, being the colors blue and red, respectively. In dialogues from other sources, such as signs, the text remains black.
- The music has been remixed to take advantage of the Game Boy Advance's power; however, the themes themselves remain the same. However, the Power Plant background music has been changed. In the original games, it played the Rocket Hideout theme, while in FireRed and LeafGreen, it plays the Pokémon Mansion theme.
- Other than Moltres, Ponyta and Magmar (LeafGreen only), have also been moved to a new location. Ponyta is now located on One Island's Kindle Road whereas Magmar is now at Mt. Ember. In Generation I, they were found in the Pokémon Mansion on Cinnabar Island.
- Deoxys debuts two new forms: Attack Forme (FireRed) and Defense Forme (LeafGreen), which appear exclusively depending on these games, can be obtained through certain event.
- Cerulean Cave in these games is very heavily similar to the one in the original Pokémon Red and Green, which was never released outside of Japan. The only difference is the Generation III addition of Rock Smash boulders.
The plot essentially follows the same storyline as Generation I, with the player beginning in Pallet Town. After meeting Professor Oak while trying to leave for Route 1, both the player and his or her rival are asked by Oak to choose a starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle, from the desk near him. Oak allows the player to choose first and the rival quickly gets jealous, chooses the starter whose type weakens that of the player's, and challenges the player to a battle.
After the battle has ended, Oak allows the two new Trainers to leave for their journey across Kanto. Stopping off in Viridian City's Poké Mart, the player will find that a package has come in for the professor, and the clerk asks that it be delivered to him. After this has been completed, the professor gives two Pokédexes, one for the player, and one for the rival, away to them, and sends them on their way. Viridian has a Gym; however, it is locked.
From here, the player has their first encounter with other Trainers, on Route 2 and in Viridian Forest, and their first encounter with a Gym Leader: Brock the Template:Type2 Gym Leader of Pewter City. After his defeat, journeying along Route 3 and through Mt. Moon brings the player face to face with the regional villainous team Team Rocket, attempting to extract rare fossils from the cave. Their defeat allows the player to continue through the cave and onto Route 4, which leads directly into Cerulean City, where another Gym is. This one, however, is run by Misty, and specializes on Template:Type2 Pokémon. To the north, as well, there are two routes leading up to Bill's cottage, where he will give the player a ticket for the S.S. Anne, a luxury ship moored in Vermilion Harbor and filled with Trainers. Taking a shortcut through a house burglarized by Team Rocket, the player finally arrives at Route 5.
After traveling down Routes 5 and 6, using the Underground Path to bypass Saffron City, the player finally arrives in Vermilion. This city is home to another Pokémon Gym; however, the way to it is blocked by a small tree! The only thing to do is to show the ticket to the Sailor guarding the harbor, allowing entry into the S.S. Anne. It is here, after assisting the captain with his seasickness, that the player will obtain the first of the seven Hidden Machines available in the game, containing Cut. With this, and the Cascade Badge, the tree blocking the way to Vermilion Gym can be easily cut through, and Lt. Surge, a Gym Leader specializing in Template:Type2s, can be challenged. From here, Route 11 beckons, as does Diglett's Cave, through which is the only way to get back to Route 2, and a second HM, containing Flash. The player takes a brief detour to Pewter City's museum's back entrance which is was previously blocked due to a Cut-able tree, which can now easily be bypassed. The player obtains the Old Amber in the museum. Heading back to Diglett's Cave, and to Vermilion, the player must go to Cerulean and to the east, onto Route 9 and towards the Rock Tunnel.
Rock Tunnel, a still undeveloped natural tunnel between the sections of Route 10, is pitch black inside; for this reason, Flash is recommended, but not required, for navigation of it. Finally reaching Lavender Town, the only town in Kanto without a Pokémon Gym besides Pallet, there is not much to do; the local Pokémon Tower is haunted. From here, Route 8 leads to Saffron City, but it again must be bypassed by way of another Underground Path, which has its other entrance on Route 7, on the west side of Saffron. Celadon City, the home of the fourth Gym, specializing in Template:Type2 Pokémon is just a short walk further. Like the Vermilion Gym, the Celadon Gym also has a small tree blocking the way to its entrance, and an old man outside.
The Rocket Game Corner in Celadon is not what it appears to be. In fact, the game corner itself is merely the above ground portion of a sprawling underground complex: the Rocket Hideout. The Team Rocket boss, Giovanni, appears for the first time here, and after his defeat, flees, leaving behind a Silph Scope. A Silph Scope is required to fully navigate the Pokémon Tower inside of Lavender Town that the player encountered earlier.
After this, the Pokémon Tower can be navigated, and the ghosts haunting it are revealed to be Gastly and Haunter. In front of the stairs to the final floor, blocking the way, is also a final spirit, that of a deceased Marowak that was killed by Team Rocket when they captured her child. Making it all the way to the top reveals Mr. Fuji held hostage by Team Rocket grunts, who will leave when they are defeated. Fuji gives away the Poké Flute, and with that, the Snorlax blocking Route 11 and Route 16 can finally be moved away. Another HM, containing Fly, can be obtained easily by cutting away a tree blocking the northern section of Route 16.
Now the player is presented with a choice of how to get to Fuchsia City. Traveling down either way the Snorlax are blocking, a faster way via Routes 16, 17, and 18 on Cycling Road, or down the Silence Bridge of Routes 12, 13, 14, and 15, inevitably brings one to the southernmost city in continental Kanto, Fuchsia City, home of Koga of the Poisonous Fuchsia Gym and the Kanto Safari Zone. The Safari Zone is currently running a contest: the person to reach a specific rest house first will win yet another HM, containing Surf. Finding the Safari Zone Warden's Gold Teeth also will have him reward the player with the final of Kanto's HMs, containing Strength.
The player then goes back to either Celadon City or Lavender Town, encountering the other Snorlax on the way back. After stopping off at the Celadon Mansion and getting some Tea, Saffron City can finally be entered. However, Team Rocket is guarding almost every door in the city, including that of the local Pokémon Gym! One of the open buildings however, is the unofficial Fighting-type Pokémon Gym. After the player defeats the Fighting Dojo, he/she is entitled to either a Hitmonchan or a Hitmonlee. The city's centerpiece building, Silph Co.'s headquarters, has also been infiltrated by the organization, and at the top, waiting in the boardroom, is the Team Rocket Boss, Giovanni, appearing for a second time, demanding that the president give him the Master Ball that the company had developed. After his defeat, he flees.
After Team Rocket clears out of Saffron City, all buildings previously blocked are now open, as well as the Gym. The Gym Leader, Sabrina, specializes in Template:Type2s. The floor, as well, is covered in warp tiles that make it difficult to navigate. After Sabrina's defeat, the player makes his/her way back to Fuchsia City again, and heads out to obtain the rest of the badges.
With six badges in hand, and five HMs in the TM Case, finally the player can adventure onto the open sea of Routes 19 and 20. A short way across them, of course, is a minor obstacle: the Seafoam Islands. After they have been navigated through, the player can continue on Route 20 to Cinnabar Island, home of Blaine's Template:Type2 Gym. There are also several more facilities on the island, including one that actually revives Pokémon fossils. After Blaine's defeat, Bill shows up again, because he needs help in a region south of Kanto, the Sevii Islands. If the player accepts, the Seagallop Ferry will travel to One Island, where a friend of Bill's, Celio, is attempting to connect the islands' PC system to that of Kanto. During this, there is also a crisis in Two Island, where the daughter of the owner of the Joyful Game Corner has gone missing, and in Three Island where a group of invading Bikers are causing trouble. After defeating them and finding the lost girl, Lostelle, who is in Berry Forest, Bill and the player will return to Kanto, where the final Gym, that of Viridian City, lies.
Finally unlocked, the Gym, whose leader specializes in Template:Type2s, is revealed to be none other than the boss of Team Rocket himself, Giovanni! After his defeat, he vows to disband Team Rocket and disappears. Now with eight badges, all that lies ahead is the Pokémon League at the Indigo Plateau, conveniently at the end of Route 23.
The Elite Four await challengers, those who have proven themselves worthy by getting all eight badges and making it through Victory Road will face them, in order. Lorelei, who trains Template:Type2 Pokémon is first, followed by Bruno, whose specialty is Fighting, Agatha, whose specialty is Ghost, and finally Lance, who specializes in Template:Type2s. After defeating these four, the reigning Pokémon Champion challenges the player to a final battle, and the Champion is none other than the player's own rival! After his defeat, Oak arrives and tells the player that they won because they care better for their Pokémon, and the player's current party are added to the Hall of Fame.
After the credits roll, the player is back in Pallet Town. Professor Oak will have the player come to his lab to check on the Pokédex, and if the player has caught at least 60 Pokémon, will upgrade it and ask for the player to return to the Sevii Islands to encounter Pokémon Oak has never before seen.
There is some more work that Celio needs to do on his network machine, as he wishes to link to yet another region. The signal, however, is not strong enough, and he needs the Ruby and the Sapphire, two items found in the Sevii Islands, to strengthen it. The Ruby is found deep in a cave in Mt. Ember, which Team Rocket grunts have been seen fooling around with. The Sapphire lies at the deepest part of the Dotted Hole in Ruin Valley. The Ruby can be given to Celio without a hitch; however, the Sapphire, when found, is stolen by a Scientist named Gideon, who takes it back to Team Rocket's warehouse in the Five Isle Meadow. By infiltrating the warehouse and defeating the remaining Rocket Admins, they realize that Giovanni has disbanded Team Rocket. They do, however, vow to return one day, and bring Team Rocket back to its glory. Gideon reluctantly gives back the Sapphire, and after this, trades are possible with the Hoenn-based Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. The Elite Four can once again be challenged, and their Pokémon are 12 levels higher, as well as some of them possessing new Pokémon. Cerulean Cave, as well, is now open, and the powerful Mewtwo can be found there.
Version exclusives
The following Pokémon are only obtainable in one game of this pair. In order to obtain Pokémon exclusive to the other game of this pair, they must be traded either from that game or from another compatible game of Generation III which has that Pokémon available. In addition, several Generation II Pokémon and a majority of Generation III Pokémon must be traded from a Hoenn-based game.
FireRed and LeafGreen were created as a result of the first Generation III games, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, lacking backward compatibility with Generations I and II. Trading between these games and the third Hoenn-based game, Pokémon Emerald, is possible through the traditional link cable. Trading with other copies of FireRed or LeafGreen as well as with Emerald may also be done through the GBA Wireless Adapter, though Ruby and Sapphire are not compatible with it. Using a GameCube-GBA cable, players may also trade party Pokémon with Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD, but only after the player has obtained the Ruby and Sapphire and given them to Celio.
While FireRed and LeafGreen cannot trade directly with the Generation IV games Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, a player's Pokémon may be permanently transferred via Pal Park, and some Generation I Pokémon can be found using dual-slot mode.
FireRed and LeafGreen received strong sales. Over 800,000 copies were sold in Japan over the first week of release. This number was lower than that of counterparts Ruby and Sapphire; this has been attributed to the fact that they are remakes.[1] Nintendo remarketed the games as "Player's Choice" two years after the initial release; this re-release did not include the Wireless Adapter that came with the original release.
The games were praised by critics for maintaining the same storyline as the original versions, and also for incorporating new events. Criticism was received, however, for the lack of graphical improvement from Ruby and Sapphire.[2] Generally, the games scored highly. Nintendo Power magazine gave them 4.5/5, and labeled the games as "great".[3]
The games were well-received in the general fan base. Webcomic Super Effective bases its plot and humor on the situations and discrepancies within the games.
- These games were the first remakes ever, being followed by the Generation II remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- A number of references to the plot and characters of the Generation II games, Pokémon Gold and Silver, appear in these games. These were correctly interpreted by fans as hints at an eventual remake of the pair in Generation IV.
- The LeafGreen Pokédex entries are the same as those in the original Pokémon Red and Blue (as well as the Japanese Blue Version) for the Generation I Pokémon. The FireRed entries for the same Pokémon are the same as those in the original Pokémon Red and Green, which were previously not translated into English or any other languages.
- In the end credits, the version mascots of the four Generation I games appear, transforming from their in-game sprites to the pose they took on the Japanese boxart of the respective games.
- The truck, long rumored to have a Poké Ball containing Mew under it, appears again as scenery near the S.S. Anne. This time around, however, following the instructions of Generation I will earn the player a Lava Cookie.
- A piece of text in the game's code reads, "By the way, if you like this game, buy it or die." This text is actually an anti-piracy measure that can be activated by using a Seagallop Ferry when playing a dumped ROM of the game. Several ROM dumpers have verified that this was not inserted by a third party.
- FireRed and LeafGreen, as well as their namesakes, are the only main series Pokémon games to be released in the first two thirds of the year in Japan. All of the others to date have been released between September and December. These are also the only main series games to have their Japanese and international releases in the same year.
- The species names present in FireRed and LeafGreen are cut off in early English releases of the games, most specifically those species names made up of more than one word with a space in between. This causes Pokémon like Pidgey to be listed as "Tiny Pokémon" rather than "Tiny Bird Pokémon." Internal game data lists the species name the same as it appears in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and other games, indicating a glitch in the Pokédex where a blank space is confused for the terminating byte for the name. This was addressed in later releases of the game. This is the easiest way to tell whether the game in question is a v1.0 or v1.1 release.
- Along with the original Generation I games, these are the only main series games that do not involve a legendary Pokémon in their main plot.
- According to Junichi Masuda, the reason why LeafGreen did not become WaterBlue outside of Japan was for the following reasons: A leaf is a symbol of peace, while fire and water are opposing concepts and thus would seem more like a conflict. A leaf is also an easier concept to grasp and translate into other languages, and in this world of conflicts, the creators wanted to give a name suggestive of a peaceful world. Game Freak also wanted a colorful drawing of a Bulbasaur family member on the boxart. Masuda explains that, as with legendary Pokémon, creating a title for each Pokémon game that can be used and easily understood in all countries is not an easy task.
- If a FireRed or LeafGreen cart is present in Slot 2 of the Nintendo DS, the migration feature in the menu screen of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl is incorrectly stated as "Migrate from Fire Red" or "Migrate from Leaf Green", with a space in the middle of the version names. This mistake was fixed in Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver, and Platinum, which remove the space.
- These were the final Pokemon games to have a non-legendary Pokemon on the cover.
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See also
- ↑ IGN: Pokemania (retrieved December 21, 2009)
- ↑ IGN: Pokemon FireRed Version Review (retrieved December 21, 2009)
- ↑ Nintendo Power magazine. Issue 184; page 123. October 2004.
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Sherry L. Cady, an expert on microbes living in extreme environments, has been named the chief science officer for the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.
She will guide the science vision for EMSL on the campus of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. EMSL is the Department of Energy's premier molecular sciences laboratory and provides one-of-a-kind equipment and support for about 700 researchers each year from across the nation who compete to use EMSL resources.
Cady will guide the use of current instruments and the development of new ones, as well as the science themes around which EMSL proposals are selected.
Cady comes to EMSL from Portland State University in Oregon, where she served as professor of geology since 1998. She also developed several professional development courses for teachers at the university's Center for Science Education. She is the founding and current editor-in-chief of the research journal Astrobiology.
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taking any herbal remedy or dietary supplement.
Bromelain (Pineapple enzyme) - May increase the effect of
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Cat's Claw - May increase the risk of bleeding if taken
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Cayenne Pepper - Reports of possible interaction with MAO
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Kelp - May interfere with thyroid replacement therapies.
Liquorice - Can offset the effect of the diuretic drug
spironolactone. May also interfere with heart drug digoxin or with
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Melatonin - Appears to boost the immune system, so should
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St. John's Wort - Can produce skin reactions to light so
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The NHL season is here, and its time to take a quick look at all 30 teams and how they will start the season.
Anaheim Ducks: On paper, if their goaltending can be sorted out they might just be the best regular season team in the NHL. That said, the regular season is nearly meaningless when you start off this damn good.
Arizona Coyotes: Maybe the return of the distractions that hung over this team for half a decade will push it back into playoff position. Ekman-Larsson may be getting better every year, but Shane Doan isn't getting any younger.
Boston Bruins: This is a solid team but the entire right side of the team is questionable, and with the trade of Boychuk the defense becomes much less steady.
Buffalo Sabres: The Sabres are working very hard at getting better while getting worse, the addition of Josh Georges makes the defense better, the loss of Ryan Miller leaves two goalies shaped question marks in the crease. Almost certainly a lottery team.
Calgary Flames: This team could have two legitimate All-Star's this year and still be 10+ points out of the playoffs, no matter how good Giordano and Monahan are the rest are not.
Carolina Hurricanes: With Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner down and out, things look grim for this season's point total. Last year they hit 34 ROW's, the same as the Detroit Red Wings, might not be achievable. Noah Hanflin or Oliver Kylington might not be the distant dream they seemed just a few weeks ago.
Chicago Blackhawks: Take a good long look at the core opening night, unless the cap goes up about ten million, they are really likely to be broken up, Hossa is almost 36, and Seabrook only has this and one more year left on his contract.
Colorado Avalanche: Regression to the mean is what all the advanced stats folks are expecting this season. I'll just say that the new additions to the team, are going to slow it down…
Columbus Blue Jackets: With Johansen starting late, Horton's career is in doubt, and Dubinsky is on the injured reserve, that said they still have a solid shot at the playoffs.
Dallas Stars: The off season fairy was kind to the Dallas Stars forward depth but their defense and goaltending could still use a gift or two.
Detroit Red Wings: Injuries, aging players, and a coach who might not return next season, what a recipe for success.
Edmonton Oilers: The Nikitin injury should accelerate the development of Darnell Nurse, add in the other injuries and it makes starting the season off on a good note difficult, on the plus side they only play three road games in October.
Florida Panthers: Willie Mitchell,, Roberto Luongo, and Jussi Jokinen are nice adds, I'm not sure the team escapes the bottom five but games will be closer.
Los Angeles Kings: Like the Blackhawks, this team is likely to be very different at the start of next season, is that enough to push them over the top into being the first team to repeat in the salary cap era? They didn't add anyone, but this year, they also didn't lose any of the core.
Minnesota Wild: Only four of the nine October games are at home including an opening night rematch with the Avalanche, and a visit to the defending Kings early on will tell people more about the healthy version of this team than anything else.
Montreal Canadiens: No captain, contract years for two key, young forwards, a reliable member of the defense gone, the much relied upon backup gone, this year could indeed be interesting times for the men in the CH.
Nashville Predators: For the first time in team history the Predators will have a new head coach and a new playing style, to compliment that James Neal, Olli Jokinen, and Derek Roy were added up front. General Manager David Polie has to hope he's found the right way to make sure he's not the next out the door.
New Jersey Devils: The End of The Brodeur Era is what is being talked about, some interesting additions have helped mask the other question; How much longer will the Lamoriello era last? On October 21st he'll be 72 years old.
New York Islanders: The additions of Boychuk and Leddy at the end of training camp are the single most disruptive preseason moves in recent history. Fans, players, and executives have to hope upsetting balance in the standing follows.
New York Rangers: Depth and balance helped the blue shirts make the finals last year, this year they start off without Stepan, Pouliot, Richards, Dorsett, and Stralman are gone. An argument can be made that those voids are all filled, but that doesn't mean the team is as good.
Nashville Predators: Rinne is healthy, Weber is ready, Neal and Roy are part of the squad, a better year is ahead.
Ottawa Senators: If this team gets great goaltending they likely finish eight to ten points outside the playoffs, if they get average or bad goaltending they are in for a very long season. There just is much depth here to work with.
Philadelphia Flyers: This is a team with a lot of opportunity to change peoples minds. Mason, Simmonds, Giroux, Voracek all had solid seasons last year, but the rest of the squad is more question marks than answers.
Pittsburgh Penguins: In the off season they lost a third of their defense, a top six winger, and will enter the season with at least one of their best players below 100%.
Saint Louis Blues: The Blues have a really interesting team, and have a really good good shot at playing in the second half of April and beyond, the big question about this team is goaltending as it has been for years.
San Jose Sharks: This team is imperfectly mixed concrete. With all the outside pressure, maybe, just maybe the team will come together and like that imperfect concrete hold for just long enough.
Toronto Maple Leafs: In the first 10 games we'll see if the team has fixed their penalty kill, if they have they are a notably better team they were last year on that alone.
Vancouver Canucks: More stability in net is great, but up front this team is clearly not as good as last year, GM Benning still has a long road ahead.
Washington Capitals: Picking up a solid pair of defensemen is good, taking them off the hands of a division rival is better. Wrapped up in that is the addition of someone who can arguably improve their mushy penalty kill.
Winnipeg Jets: Evander Kane is the only player on the team making over four million a year without a no trade clause, if he's there at the end of the season is anyone's guess.


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Batman: Arkham Knight Officially Revealed
We finally have a sneak peek at the latest, and perhaps final, entry in the Batman: Arkham series by Rocksteady Studios.
Thanks to Game Informer, we now have a few screenshots that can be used as a basis as to trying to make some predictions as to what Batman: Arkham Knight is going to be about. Obviously, the new Batmobile is going to be a main focus of this Caped Crusader game, offering us a chance at finally take to the open roads of Gotham. This design is much different than the Batmobile that Batman used to knockout Bane and ended up in the river during Batman: Arkham Asylum. Villains slated to appear include Scarecrow, Penguin, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, and more.
If you look closely at the second picture, Game Informer claims that this title will be exclusive to PC and next-gen systems, which means that this game's playable field will be much larger than Arkham City. The roads must also be wider to help with the mechanics of the new driving gameplay, while at the same time producing the same cluttered, decrepit atmosphere found in Arkham's previous titles. Stay tuned as we will continue to provide coverage on Batman: Arkham Knight once more information becomes available.


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Facebook launched FB Newswire Thursday, a new tool that will give reporters an aggregator of verified and newsworthy content that can be used for breaking news stories.
Facebook has partnered with News Corp-owned Storyful and will give journalists a database of news content that's already been vetted (as part of Storyful's primary reason for existing) and make Facebook a resource for them, according to TechCrunch. The content will be collected from Facebook users via their accounts, and gives Facebook more clout as a source for news.
The added value for journalists is that content found on the FB Newswire feed will already be verified, so reporters won't have worry if they cite the stories in their news reports. FB Newswire can be accessed at Facebook.com/FBNewswire or on Twitter at @FBNewswire.
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News from around the country and around the globe
We're not sure if FB Newswire will be supplementing anyone's reporting, but it's a nice thing to have for Facebook users who want a little world news. A look at FB Newswire shows a hodgepodge of stories on Indian elections, the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide and a lawsuit against the University of Windsor. So far, the news doesn't seem to be localized. Once that happens, then the feature may be a gamechanger.


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ipozin necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 64 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Our client is looking to redesign their existing site. The goal is modern, web 2.0, corporate and professional. We are an agency, and thus we don't have time to provide feedback to those contestants who are beginners and whose designs that have no chance to get to the level we are looking for. We are looking for top-notch designers, and prefer those who have won contests before.
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venerdì 22 marzo 2013
Let's Play: PCSXR
Hello again, and welcome to a new let's play!
Have you ever dreamed of playing good old Playstation games on your favourite O.S.? This is exactly what you need!
Ladies and gentlemen, i give to you the best PSX emulator for Ubuntu... PCSXE!
A matter of choice!
There's nothing to choice. PCSXE works on the most used Linux distributions, and has its own client for Ubuntu 32-bit and 64-bit.
Talking about performances..
First of all, my hardware:
agp_aperture_size: 256
cpu: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
cpu_ghz: 3.20
distro: Ubuntu 12.10 quantal
kernel: 3.5.0-26-generic
machine_bitness: 64
memory: 3953
soundcard: HDA ATI SB at 0xfbcf4000 irq 16
soundcard_driver: ALSA Version 1.0.25
videocard_direct: True
videocard_driver_version: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14
videocard_manufacturer: NVIDIA Corporation
videocard_ram: 1024
videocard_type: GeForce GTX 550 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
x_version: X.Org X Server 1.13.0
I always said that some emulators performances do not depend by your hardware (in this particular case, PSX is a 1995 console, so all you need is a PC which can still turn on -_-). Anyway, as you're gonna see in my video, i'm always at 60 FPS, so performances are great.
The installation progress takes about 2 minutes.
You don't have to set anything, the emulator works perfectly without any particular setting (all you have to do is change some video options, if you want).
Feel free to send me an email or leave a comment if you got some problems or if you just wanna ask me a question. I will always answer you!
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The Humble Weekly Sale: Bastion
Amazing news! The Humble Bundle team has released his first "Humble Weekly Sale"! What's that?
Simple. Every tuesday, a new game is released and can be bought for only 1 dollar (or more). BUT, there's also the possibility to unlock some new contents and/or merchandise. If you beat a price (which can be an average for new contents or a higher price for the merchandise) you get soundtracks, manuals and for the first time, physical merchandise like bandanas, original CDs, postcards etc...
This week, the Humble Weekly Sale contains one of the best indie games ever released: Bastion!
Now, you can buy the game paying $1 or more, but if you want...
- You can beat the average (now $2.65) to get:
Bonus Content
- Digital Soundtrack (MP3/FLAC)
- Bastion Digital Art Pack
- Bastion Sheet Music
- Bastion iPhone/Android Ringtones
- Bastion Bandana
- Bastion Original Soundtrack CD
- Bastion Postcard
- Transistor Postcard (Supergiant's Next Game!)
- Includes Worldwide Shipping
So, pay what you want, help charity, get amazing games and many other contents (also physical merchandise)!
What are you waiting for? Don't be a stupid and be quick!
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sabato 16 marzo 2013
Wine 1.5.26 released
The Wine development release 1.5.26 is now available. What's new in this release (see below for details): - OpenGL support in the Mac driver. - Clipboard and drag&drop support in the Mac driver. - Improvements to the URL cache. - Some fixes for ARM binaries. - SPARC platform no longer supported. - Various bug fixes. The source is available from the following locations: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wine/wine-1.5.26.tar.bz2 http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/wine/source/1.5/wine-1.5.26.tar.bz2
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venerdì 15 marzo 2013
The Humble Bundle with Android 5
It's time to humble again!
This is the fifth bundle which also contains Android games!
If you're lucky owner of Android phone or tablet, you'd be glad to know that on http://android.mob.org/ you can download best free Android games, ringtones and wallpapers. You can get any mobile game on this portal without any payments.
This bundle contains 9 games, downloadable on PC and on Android!
Remember, pay what you want, help charity, and get some amazing games!
Let's see now which games are contained into this bundle:
- Beat Hazard Ultra: an arcade shooter powered by music — just choose any song from the game or from your music collection to fuel your gameplay.
- Dynamite Jack: armed with nothing but a flashlight and an unlimited supply of bombs, you'll need to escape the Anathema Mines in Dynamite Jack.
- Solar 2: in an open world with no linear gameplay, you can build a solar system, wage war against other planets, or wreak absolute havoc as a black hole.
- NightSky HD: a physics puzzle game set in 10 mysterious worlds of silhouettes and soothing music.
And, if you beat the average (now $6.87) you also get:
- Splice: resequence, mutate, and splice in this experimental microbial puzzler by Cipher Prime.
- Super Hexagon: in this deceptively simple game, you'll have to deal with a spinning screen and rapidly changing colors synced to brain-pumping music.
- Dungeon Defenders + DLC: defend the Eternia Crystals in your tower alone as one of four hero classes, or team up with other players to beat ogres to a pulp in the action RPG Dungeon Defenders.
- Crayon Physics Deluxe: in Crayon Physics Deluxe, your doodles and drawings transform into objects you can use to push, pull, slide, shield, and catapult the ball towards the goal in more than 70 distinct levels.
- Superbrothers-Sword & Sworcery EP: the plot is unveiled in "sessions," each of which involves traveling through the countryside and solving puzzles and combat challenges.
And of course, you also get all the soundtracks!
So, what are you waiting for? Don't be stupid and be quick! You still have 4 days!!!
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Wine 1.5.25 released
The Wine development release 1.5.25 is now available. What's new in this release (see below for details): - Proper cursor support in the Mac driver. - Fixes for right-to-left support in RichEdit. - Initial version of a Wingdings font. - Various bug fixes. The source is available from the following locations: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wine/wine-1.5.25.tar.bz2 http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/wine/source/1.5/wine-1.5.25.tar.bz2
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Quick – what do camels eat?
This video shows they may have a hankering for little girls.
While enjoying a drive-thru zoo in Kansas City, one family found itself fending off a camel when the creature decided to poke its head into the car and get a little too personal with the girl after the family ran out of food for the animal.
To her credit, the girl seems remarkably calm, even as the camel tries to turn her into the catch of the day.
Eventually, her dad drives away, leaving behind a funny memory — not to mention a still-hungry camel.
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Factory by Eaters
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BLACK LANTERN MUSIC presents...
"In 2003 Eaters released Digest, their first release, collecting tracks from the first 3 years of the band's output. The original release was warmly received by the small group who heard it, but was slightly overlong and lost it's momentum in parts.
Armed with hindsight and more mastering skills, Eaters have revisited the album for re-release in 2011. The album has had the skits removed along with a track (Source Point Interference) in order to create a more consistent album. The tracks have also been remastered to allow the quality to shine through.
What has been left is a solid album which sounds as relevant now as it did originally, and a signpost to the past's subsequent releases. Never a landmark release, but perhaps a lost gem of Independent global hip hop." - Laughing Gear, September 2011
1) Introduction
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Russ RuBert is one of the outstanding artists living today. Although largely undiscovered by the art world, one has only to come in contact with his work to realize the uniqueness and brainy wit at play. In devoting my life and writing to the study of culture, I have had the opportunity to visit every major museum in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and certainly RuBert's work merits more serious attention.
Perhaps one reason RuBert isn't better known is that he resides in Springfield, Missouri, a sleepy Midwestern city that is the unlikely home for such a artist. Recently I had the opportunity to visit the artist at his studio and was amazed at what I saw. It is a huge industrial building with over 22,000 sq. ft. of studio space, better equipped than most institutions. With multiple large-scale sculpture projects going on it is like walking into a surreal vision where the normal and commonplace lose meaning.
A larger than life character, RuBert takes time away from a twenty-foot artichoke looking plant made of stainless steel to show me around and answer some questions. "Fusionism or rather Fusionist - that is what I am", he says. "I'm starting a new ism, want to join? It's what's happing to the world anyway, a dissolving and loss of indigenous characters, cultures, and artifacts, being replaced by a new synthesis, evolving largely unaware of the inherent incongruities. Space-balls meet Duchamp or any thing else you imagine is possible." To RuBert this Fusionism is what gives his work its startlingly original character.
RuBert, now in his mid-thirties is a product of the digital age. He grabs new computer technology and wields it with the comfort I believe only a younger artist can. Using both Mac and Windows systems, he maps out his sculpture in 3-D on the monitor, usually starting from just simple gestures on a pressure sensitive tablet. Pieces of the sculpture are analyzed for shape, mass, and center of gravity. Then using RuBert's own techniques, they are exploded to a large scale and laser cut in stainless steel. The pieces are recombined, with the welding and finish work at the highest technical level I have witnessed in an artist. The final sculptures are truly remarkable to behold.
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The R 1200 GS is THE GS. It founded the dual-sport motorcycle segment – and is still leading it confidently today.
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great interview
(FIRST! - I've always wanted to do that, no matter how dumb it actually is.)
- November 21, 2011 at 5:58 PM
Are you kidding me, Drake doesn't sing. He slowly brings up your soul :x
Love the Album Drizzy, even though you probably won't ever read this ;_;
- November 21, 2011 at 6:05 PM
Check out the article here for "Drake, a Rapper who sings"
- November 21, 2011 at 6:08 PM
Take Care.
I hear u Drizz.
- November 21, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- charliepoll said...
Please bring the Club Paradise tour to London UK, but after March 17th so I can queue up all day <3
- November 21, 2011 at 6:52 PM
- RellyRellz said...
Thats a nice article, Drake is all over the place now, I wonder how much he will sell first week.
- November 21, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- BonafideSexyG said...
I just wanted to say... Saw you on American Music Awards last night, and "Headlines" sounded good... The only bad part was your voice was gone. I think they had the Google Music Launch on Saturday night, then Sunday the AMAs... After hours of performing, it's a wonder that you even have a voice left! How are you feeling today? They have you on vocal rest yet? =)
We used to do honey lemon tea for sore throats or chicken noodle soup (hot fluids). When I was a little girl and I had sore throats, my dad would stir a couple of tablespoons of molasses and hot water, a molasses tea, not the best flavor, but it's sweet and coats the throat. You need a humidifier, Vicks. Salt water gargle with warm water, that might help too.
I liked your interview. Not very many people are self-motivated and driven like you are. I can't believe the things that go wrong live on stage and you just pull through every time. I'm thinking, the way I OCD, I would freak out, but you just stay cool and work through it... that's a gift. :)
It's sad when you make it that friends who weren't there, didn't believe in you want favors... or worse, I think when you have more money than others, you don't know if people really like you for you. It creates a trust problem. They say when people get wealthy, they are more likely to isolate themselves from other people (family too), become less trusting, and more towards groups of the same financial standing, some even slaves to the money. Everyone handles wealth differently. Then add fame on top of that suddenly... Yeah. Lol!!! =)
It's too bad your dad and you weren't closer when you were a child. The interview:
"He chose to not be a dad at times. That's something I'll never be able to respect that much. But I'm dying to be a great father. That's why I don't have kids yet and, God willing [knocks the table], I won't have any unannounced babies at the wrong time. My dad is a great writer. Naturally talented, naturally charming. He embodies that back-in-the-day cool."
To me, that's the saddest part of the interview...You were such a handsome little boy when you were small... Your dad really missed out. It could have been worse. My dad's family was mainly overachievers. My father was never satisfied with me. I wasn't "living up" to his standards. The last time my dad talked to me was New Years 2008. He was calling me names, and telling me it's another year and I better not be a fuck up. I hung up the phone. That was my last conversation with my dad before he died. I wish I wouldn't have hung up the phone. I will regret that forever.
You should forgive your dad for not being around and spend as much time as you can. You still have time to experience a good father-son relationship. I will never have a dad to spend Father's Day with, no dad to walk me down the aisle if I ever get married, no dad to call... I don't have what you have. You should consider yourself very fortunate. Your father loves you very much. Focus on all the positive things that your life has given you. There are many.
Love ya,
- November 21, 2011 at 10:47 PM
List of Fuck ups:
1. "Club Paradise" Tour; the name stuck but you fucked up by cutting one of the best/heartfelt songs of your career to date from the album since "Fear.
2. Subliminals; after your verse for Luda's album "Battle of the Sexes" didn't make the cut, you decide to take it personally and throw jabs at an icon. Keep in mind that you have only just released your 2nd album, and are nowhere near the status of Ludacris. Oh yea, and whats "Young money" to a guy whos worth more than 60 mill easily by Forbes?
3. Subliminals part 2; Wayne and Hov have choice words and you decide to pick sides without thinking of consequences. Now Weeknd is brought into the mix, and with all of Hov's connections in the music world, if he ever had a chance of going mainstream... it's OvOr. Ahem, I mean, over.
- November 21, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- Fireworks said...
"If we talkin bout the numbers, man it looks like 700- They Know!!!" Drizzy...
- November 21, 2011 at 11:42 PM
- JennBunny1721 said...
I love the way you seem so poised in your interview yet so raw with emotion at the same time... Never feel bad for being "emotional." Hell I wouldn't even call you that... idk what to label it but I think everyone needs an outlet for their feelings; your outlet happens to be music and people happen to love it. I agree with your comment about our generation and how everyone knows what we are thinking because we constantly post our thoughts but aren't you doing the same with your music? If your music illustrates to your audience personal experiences then couldn't we just assume that you are letting us know what you are thinking? I know I asked a lot of questions and Idk if you blog much or if you will respond to them... but thanks for putting great music out for us to hear and thanks for sharing your thoughts, dreams, hardships and feelings with me. "That OVO & XO is everything you believe in, I know..."
- November 21, 2011 at 11:46 PM
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- November 21, 2011 at 11:50 PM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i just want u to kno that i care so much and it hurts me alot..ty
- November 22, 2011 at 12:34 AM
- Sara said...
nickii is also a rapper that sings :)
- November 22, 2011 at 3:11 AM
- ~Arlene~ said...
Woooow... WSJ!!! Love how ur so grounded. Keep it trill. BTW... Loved seeing u @the AMAs. Such a high....
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- November 22, 2011 at 4:46 AM
Drake i need my fucking eyebrows done lol~
- November 22, 2011 at 6:24 AM
Sara, 50 Cent be singin'! Ja Rule be singing!
- November 22, 2011 at 6:27 AM
you mean a Singer who "raps." Seem more appropriate.
- November 22, 2011 at 1:46 PM
- Cicely said...
I listen to So Far Gone, Thank Me Later, and Take Care on shuffle all day at work. Might get fired because I don't get anyhing done but I can't turn it off! Lol. Please don't stop making music, you're gifted. Your fans appreciate you. Keep telling your story! :) Oh,...and take care.
- November 22, 2011 at 7:47 PM
- Alis volat propiis * said...
iLove Love Love when Drake sings on his tracks. Keep it up and I'll happy keep listening . And why shouldn't you sing anyways .? They know, iKnow , You know YOLO . Might as well make it count .
- November 23, 2011 at 12:30 AM
- Jamel said...
Gordon "Drake" Graham!
Bravo mec!
Music is good! Thanks for the melody gifts and for puttin a light on Abel and his twisted world.
Viva Toronto! proud of me through you!
- November 23, 2011 at 4:32 AM
- yung06chick said...
That's what's up!!!!!!
*Much Love Sent Your Way*
- November 23, 2011 at 3:35 PM
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- DDBLG said...
Appreciate the hustle, but give your fans some more depth homie!
- November 27, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Great interview!
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I like how that sounds.
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Canada has rescheduled a French federal election debate to accommodate the opening game of the Montreal-Boston game on Thursday. We admire the compromise: here in the states, we'd probably just have had to choose based on which event made for a better drinking game.
Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois — Quebec's representation in the House of Commons of Canada — initially raised the concern and submitted a formal request that the French debate be bumped to Wednesday. "In the name of democracy," Duceppe wrote, "I ask you to add your voice to mine and contact the consortium as soon as possible." Hockey triumphs, and will stand alone on Thursday (unless curling has any say in it).
The lesson here, for our proud democracy: In Canada, they do not allow their sports and their politics to mix, because they know that if they did, nobody would bother to give a shit about the politics part.
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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Superteam bro-love forever.
Dwyane Wade joined KNBR in San Francisco with Murph and Mac to discuss Wade's new book that came out this week, if he's still as hungry as ever, his happiness for LeBron James, winning an Olympic gold medal in London, and the bid to repeat given the moves of the Lakers and hunger of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Talk about the idea to write a book:
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How hard is it to be the father you want to be given the life of an NBA star?
"Obviously I love my kids so much and love being a father that I would love to be there every day and not miss anything. But I think in today's world, it's different. You can find a way to still be involved. I think staying in constant communication with my kids helps me feel involved, helps them feel involved in my life when I'm gone. So, with all the social media … it just makes it a lot easier to still be able to have that voice and still feel a part of someone's life."
Are you still as hungry on the basketball court now as you have been in the past?
"You devote a lot, obviously to being a father. It becomes the most important thing when you're young. When you're playing basketball, the most important thing is you want to make it. You want to make a name for yourself. As you get older, you understand there are more important things in life, but that doesn't take away your joy for the game, doesn't take away your hunger for wanting to be the best, wanting to be successful. For me, I just took a different approach in the later parts of my career than I did in the beginning. … Now my approach is I want team success. The individual success was great and helped out so much for my family, but I know what makes me happy."
If I say the name LeBron James, what comes to mind?
"LeBron James, I think the first thing that comes to mind is a smile because I'm happy for him. I'm happy that he got that championship and, at least for a little while, he got people off his back. So I'm just happy for him as a friend and as a brother."
On winning the gold medal in London:
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How will the Heat refuel and come back for another run given a hungry Oklahoma City team and a budding Lakers team that made a bunch of moves?
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This post, written by Eric Schmoldt, appears courtesy of Sports Radio Interviews. For the complete highlights of the interview, as well as audio, click here.
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Strike a balance with eating sweets.
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The two psychologists open their report with a Charles Dickens quote: "Reflect on your present blessings, on which every man has many, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." The researchers conducted three separate studies. "In each study, inducing a state of gratefulness through the self-guided gratitude exercises led to some emotional, physical, or interpersonal benefits," according to their findings.
Counting our blessings instead of inventorying our troubles is sage advice that promotes added benefits. Health expert Mary Baker Eddy once asked, "Are we really grateful for the good already received?" The founder of the Christian Science church continued, "Then we shall avail ourselves of the blessing we have, and thus be fitted to receive more." Eddy felt that gratitude was such a vital component to physical and mental well-being, she established a special Thanksgiving Day service to be conducted in Christian Science churches on Thanksgiving Day, a tradition that continues to this day.
"Expressing thanks may be one of the simplest ways to feel better," according to the Harvard Mental Health Letter. "Gratitude helps people refocus on what they have instead of what they lack."
In reporting on some of the gratitude research, the bulletin with the headline, In Praise of Gratitude, stipulates that the studies cannot prove cause and effect, but "most of the studies published on this topic support an association between gratitude and an individual's well-being."
The Harvard Medical School newsletter also suggests ways to cultivate gratitude on a consistent basis. They include:
- Write a thank-you note.
- Thank someone mentally.
- Keep a gratitude journal.
- Count your blessings.
- Pray.
- Meditate.
Gratitude is good medicine. At a time when many of us are seeking an approach to health that is readily accessible and puts us in the driver's seat, it is great to know that something as immediate and under our control as gratitude can improve our health.
Reviewing the research that connects gratitude with better health, Elizabeth Heubeck, writer for WebMD, asks a thought-provoking question, "What would happen if we extended the tradition of giving thanks, typically celebrated just once a year during the holiday season, throughout the entire year?" Think about it.


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