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Pacific Rim Uprising
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"Go Big Or Go Extinct (Patrick Stump Remix)"
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Ramin Djawadi
Arranged by
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Patrick Stump
Produced & Remixed by
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Original Score:
Lorne Balfe
Music Production Coordinator:
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Score Produced by
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Max Aruj
Score Technical Assistants:
Max Aruj
Joseph Cho
Score Programmers:
Clay Duncan
Jon Aschalew
Ed Buller
Solo Cello:
Peter Gregson
Music Editor:
Richard Ziegler
Shane Rutherfoord-Jones
Score Mixer:
John Chapman
Score Mix Assistant:
Alfredo Pasquel
Johannes Vogel
Recording Engineer:
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ProTools Operator:
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Music Supervisors:
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Margaret Yen
Associate Music Supervisor:
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Music Coordinator:
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Executive Album Producers for Milan Records:
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Album Mastered by
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Release date : 04/06/2018
Pacific Rim Uprising (4:47)
Born Into War (4:12)
Rise Of The Jaegers (1:38)
Go Big Or Go Extinct (Patrick Stump Remix) (2:10)
Daddy Yo - Wizkid (2:39)
Shatterdome Arrival (2:03)
Sneaking In (3:07)
Shao Industries (4:35)
Scrapper Chase (3:56)
Flashback (2:17)
Nobody Speak Feat. Run The Jewels - DJ Shadow (3:15)
Kaiju Brain (2:11)
Combat (2:19)
Obsidian Fury (3:31)
Get It Done (3:24)
Come Down - Anderson .Paak (2:59)
Shatterdome Attacked (7:18)
Amara (2:36)
Coming Together (3:14)
On The Move (2:21)
Mega Kaiju (2:29)
Battle Speech (2:39)
End Game (2:00)
Victory (2:18)
The Revenge (1:52)
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|| 2018-08-31 05:13:03
Does anyone have a chronological order for this one?
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2020-03-16 11:45:02
Search for an chronological order, too!
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While I'm sure the Lorne haters will be unhappy, I was very excited today to learn that Mr. Balfe is composing the score for the BBC's new "His Dark Materials" series (adaption of the same book that guided the 2007 film "The Golden Compass", composed by Desplat). I think there might actually be enough emotional material in this project to have Lorne finally write some melodies again! :)
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1M01 Logos & Backstory Montage
1M04 Sneaking In
1M07 Jake Finds Scrapper
1M08-09 Scrapper Chase
1M11 Not Again
2M01 Shatterdome Arrial
2M02 Amara is Amazed
2M05 Pentecost
2M07 Simulation Fail
2M08 Could Have Been Great
2M09 Gottlieb Greets Newt Pt.1
2M09 Gottlieb Greets Newt Pt.2
3M01A Unwelcome Yager
3M01B Are You Reading This?
3M02A Mak-Morial
3M03 Flashback
3M07 Get It Done
3M09 Alice
4M02 Family Fight
4M03 It Isn't Something
4M04B What is That?
4M05 A Kaiju Brain
4M06 Shao Industries Suspected
5M01 Shatterdome Attacked
5M02B Help Me Help You
5M08-09 Aftermath
6M01 Battle Speech
6M03Y Yagers Land
6M06 Rippers
7M01A Mega On the Move
7M01B Stay With Me
7M02 Amara Joins Jake
7M03B End Game
7M04C Celebrate
7M05 Victory
7M07 Main On End
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2019-02-16 23:27:32
well aren't u special. it's gonna leak so on account of so many ppl having it. myself included.
2019-02-27 04:08:12
Checked ASCAP and here are the additional credits I found;
Max Aruj (so the combined cue would be LB, MA)
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2019-02-27 06:27:16
Cool. I've had it for over a year!
Replies: 0 || 2018-06-08 18:16:17
This part of the trailer soundtrack has put a smile on my face, did he re-use his of track? :D
- https://youtu.be/QD1pbWCJcKQ?t=1m58s
(btw I love Lorne´s music and I am not upset about it)
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|| 2018-04-02 03:46:38
Lorne Balfe Had Made the greateat score for pacific rim Uprising including a remix of "go big or go extinct By ramin Djawadi. It Worth it to hear this Score
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Edmund Meinerts
2018-04-02 10:23:46
Aw fuck, it's back.
2018-04-02 11:41:10
Edmund shut up .Just try and stop slagging anyone off who simply likes a composers music because it is boring now .
2018-04-02 11:58:18
"Aw fuck, it's back." what a stupid comment to make.i haven't seen the film yet but either way being negative about people liking something is stupid .
Edmund Meinerts
2018-04-02 15:47:26
LOL, way to miss the point guys. Jack Afrogarrix is a noted shitposter.
2018-04-02 16:02:01
PeterM, AndrewK shut up. Just try and stop slagging off anyone who simply criticizes a composer's music because it is annoying now. Stop being negative about people with a different opinion on something. It's stupid.
2018-04-02 20:32:25
Edmund quite writing anything for a change in any of Balfes releases.We are not interested in your put down comments.we all clearly understand your feelings ......
Edmund Meinerts
2018-04-02 21:03:33
This has nothing to do with Balfe, you absolute fuckwit!
2018-04-03 04:27:54
So Peter, on a scale of dense to completely brain dead, how low is your IQ?
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|| 2018-03-29 21:36:38
Everyone, I have a question for you about a Mission Impossible Fallout movie by who will score that film. Last time I saw Henry Jackman was removed from IMDB app. But I found out the news about confirmed about Lorne Balfe will score that movie because Lorne Balfe seem all over the pictures. But I kept waiting for a film music reporter website about who will score for the mission impossible fallout movie, but we will find out the update for next month I believe that.
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2018-03-30 18:45:31
I facebooked Balfe and ask him but he said he was not doing it even though the music in the trailer is by him
2018-03-30 21:13:32
I thought Henry was doing it ?
2018-03-30 23:35:40
Oh, it's interesting to me
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|| 2018-03-23 14:35:19
This is feels like a very temped soundtrack, only that explains why the score is so generic. I wonder which movies music scenes producer-director used to make lorne do this.
Track 8 - is Tron legacy (dont know maybe he worked on it, powell was involved maybe he was too)
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2018-03-23 16:35:49
Is there a Balfe score that is not very temped? Every single Balfe score I listened to is basically giving an old score a fresh set of paint.
2018-03-26 22:47:52
Mephariel - please educate us . Genius is what ? Blackwood is what ? Marcella is what ?
2018-03-27 04:42:02
Genius? You mean like in the track "Forbidden Love" where he tempted the shit out of "Where We're Going" in Interstellar?
Edmund Meinerts
2018-03-27 08:52:48
Mephariel, don't expect any sort of objectivity when it comes to the many-headed Balfe shill that is Andrew/Andreas/Andy. Although I note that even he has struggled to say anything nice about Hurricane Heist or PR: Uprising...some things are beyond the realm if the possible I suppose.
2018-03-27 19:40:39
What score is the track Forbidden Love from?
Max Potcats
2018-03-27 19:55:51
From Genius, I find some little similarities with Quantifiable Connection from interstellar complete score, but nothing shameful, if it's a temp this is not the worst we heard..
2018-03-28 16:21:13
Edmund has to me move on.you have an issue with Balfe .we know .Solo will be out soon enough for you and your tissues
2018-03-28 16:26:40
Mephariel ( Edmund ) try and channel your negativity somewhere else please
Edmund Meinerts
2018-03-28 23:58:43
...and the tone policing, right on schedule. We brook nothing but pure unadulterated praise for Lord Balfe around these parts!
2018-03-29 00:21:42
Yet again Edmund can't help himself .
2018-03-29 00:31:10
I'm not a big balfe fan but honestly Edmund you have issues.Balfe obviously knows what he is doing and people keep hiring him.we get it that you love John Powell but not everyone else does.So give it a rest with the balfe bashing because it's boring now .Night
2018-03-29 01:18:19
Once again the broken translation/punctuation regulars can't help themselves.
2018-03-29 03:19:36
I'll be really specific. The entire first section of "Forbidden Love," the melodic baseline came directly from 6:03 of "Where We're Going."
It is actually pretty obvious.
2018-03-29 06:28:00
Mephariel - I have no issue calling Lorne or anyone else for temping/recycling cues, but honestly those two cues seem incidentally similar if at all. And Forbidden Love is *drastically* superior, so even if there was temping involved, Lorne did genuinely good work there IMO
Edmund Meinerts
2018-03-29 08:51:02
Why do you guys keep mentioning Powell? I'm not.
2018-03-30 01:09:18
Andrew, Andreas, Andy, Mike, Michael, Peter, Pete, x name + music or x name + film. They are the same person.
Replies: 0 || 2018-03-28 06:12:24
I got a friend who was an intern of Legendary Pictures and he said the reason there's only a remix of Ramin's original theme is because some copyright issues between Universal and Warner Bros. Anyone can confirm that? Hybrid?
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Replies: 0 || 2018-03-27 05:55:36
Congratulations to Lorne Balfe in his new child!
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|| 2018-03-22 18:03:31
It is out. Not bad but it doesn't sound very epic or memorable. Tomb Raider had better moments.
The orchestration is so empty.
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2018-03-22 18:05:12
I will said this, is more enjoyable than Hurricane Heist.
But the first was more memorable
2018-03-22 18:15:58
yeah but this movie would be better fit for a jablonsky score.
he has bigger themes and a richer sound
2018-03-22 18:36:27
The first movie has memorable theme and enjoyable action tracks, this one, has one or three actions cues i have enjoyed, more than than i expected, but the main theme is forgetteable.
Jablonsky would fit if is the Jablonsky, for example, for TF5 or first Transformers (and i am guilty pleasure fan for Battleship)
And now i lost respect in the whole internet :D
2018-03-22 18:49:45
Agreed. It's simply not that memorable. Out of Pacific Rim 2, a wrinkle in time, tomb raider, and hurricane heist I thought for sure at least ONE would be a hit. Unfortunately all four of them seem pretty forgettable. Really hoping Hans puts something memorable and iconic together for X Men Dark Phoenix.
2018-03-22 18:53:03
At least Tomb Raider and A Wrinkle of Time have a theme.
2018-03-22 19:46:03
There are some fun action cues and an interesting mix of electronics that sounds like a hybrid of Tron Legacy and Chappie but is honestly so forgettable outside of that. Why on earth did they opt out of using Ramin's themes?
It would be like if POTC2 came out and instead of using "He's a Pirate" or any of the other motifs, Disney hired a Hans Zimmer protege to come in and write their own take on the material. When I go to see Star Wars I expect Star Wars. With this I expected at least ties to the first one.
2018-03-22 20:04:00
The thematic continuity complaint is a problem with the movie industry in general now. Not just Pacific Rim. It's a problem with Marvel, DC, and hell, any movie series really. Even the new TMNT movies, as good as Jablonsky's score for the second one was, still couldn't keep the original themes.
The only ones that do keep the original thematic material lately have been Transformers, Star Wars, Star Trek (at least the first 2's scores I don't know about the 3rd's), Pirates of the Caribbean, a few animated film series, and Harry Potter.
Not sure if this is a director or composer fault (probably director/studio), but it's just something we're going to have to deal with for a while until the next phase of film score trends come along.
2018-03-22 20:10:47
@superultramega: The three Star Trek movies are compose by the same composer, and the producer is J.J Abrams.
And the theme is the same.
2018-03-22 20:44:18
What's odd is that the PR theme was used in the marketing. Same with Zimmers material being used in the Justice League trailers, so obviously the studio liked it enough. Probably the directors choice.
2018-03-23 13:34:22
I was also thinking about something; Lorne Balfe worked on Terminator Genisys, a score in which the original thematic material was used appropriately but also combined with his new material. How a sequel score SHOULD be. Obviously this was the directors choice. It seems like a lot of these newer directors have no clue how music works, something which should be one of the least difficult parts of making a film.
2018-03-23 14:19:27
The only themes in Terminator Genysis was the main theme and part of the Reese theme, i guess.
The rest is new material by Balfe.
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I like that soundtrack, I think that score is fun action, but I'm noticing Shao Industries are more like Tron Legacy music to me. My Opinion about Pacific Rim first one by Ramin Djawadi's score is better and his theme is perfect!
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|| 2018-03-22 19:09:29
I just said this before and I want to say it again:
Shao industries sound like Tron Legacy
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2018-03-22 19:19:53
It is sound like that.
Multiple times in the score, there is sounds like Tron
2018-03-23 01:24:20
The descending string line is almost completely ripped from CLU
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Shao Industries on Dezzer And Itunes. IT Sound like Daft Punk TRON LEGACY...
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Replies: 0 || 2018-03-08 16:07:55
Hurricane Heist will be released tomorrow. Sounds like a mix of 12 Strong en Geostorm.
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Replies: 0 || 2018-03-08 13:40:21
I have something cool: Hurricane Heist is going to be released tomorrow.
I curious about this score by Balfe
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Replies: 0 || 2018-03-04 16:37:23
"Sneaking in" soundtrack sounds srsly like Geostorm... and I kinda like it :D
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Replies: 0 || 2018-03-04 16:02:12
@hybrid do you have any news about Daniel suett(2014 winner of Hans Zimmer want you..,Savage Kingdom Composer, Oak Island Composer). Why Hans didn't hire him in some of his movie he's a big talent. I love Savage Kingdom soundtrack it's absolutely Zimmer style.
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Replies: 0 || 2018-03-04 15:46:08
These two track are available on Deezer if you want listen...
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|| 2018-03-03 23:09:04
@Hybrid, is it true that Lorne sometimes have used the name Oswin Mackintosh?
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Hybrid Soldier
2018-03-03 23:12:28
Yes, nickname he used for Extreme Music mostly...
2018-03-04 00:35:35
Thanks Hybrid
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|| 2018-03-01 17:59:41
Well I got two tracks from this soundtrack and it sounds as usual like a shit 💩.
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2018-03-01 19:22:14
Haters gonna hate. I think Lorne's gonna give us a good soundtrack
2018-03-01 21:33:33
Actually, the first track is quite forgetteable and the second one is the only quite like.
2018-03-01 21:51:27
I will find it!
2018-03-01 22:06:09
Why just why for god sake Jablonski can give a big addition for this movie just why. Balfe I ask you to give back my money that I spent on theses two tracks...Even Joseph Trapanese can do better on this. Sorry for balfe fans but I'm really disappointed since I love this movie so much.
2018-03-01 22:13:01
where are you guys even listening to the samples? lorne hasn't posted anything about it
2018-03-01 23:48:20
Yeah, where?
2018-03-01 23:52:31
It's on itunes up for pre order. Digital release is friday 16th
2018-03-01 23:53:59
must be in other countries, cause there's nothing here in the iTunes us store
2018-03-03 23:55:34
Where did you listen to the soundtrack?
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|| 2018-03-01 08:46:40
Anything on the release of The Hurricane Heist? Movie looks stupid as hell but Lorne is scoring it...
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2018-03-01 12:53:01
I was wondering that too yesterday, the director posted a video of Lorne's music last summer on Instagram and the music sounded pretty good, so hopefully we get a release!
2018-03-01 13:10:00
Click on details!! All the way at the bottom stands a releasedate. That is on every official release on this page
2018-03-01 15:55:37
Why don't they just reuse the score for Geostorm lol
2018-03-01 23:54:31
They will also release of score for Marcella by Lorne balfe next week.
2018-03-03 12:28:47
Compared to the first score it is just generic... like every weekend output from lorne. It always sounds like he has no joy in composing... just spitw out some tracks, which only are accepted because he uses hans powerfull sample library, and job done. I am sure is able to do a lot better
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|| 2018-03-02 06:54:39
The first track just blew me away, very cool and powerful. Between this and Tomb Raider I think March will be a very good month for us!
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2018-03-02 14:07:18
The First track... Well maybe you mean the first 2 min which sound like jablonski(merlin's Staff from TF5) then start the noise in the second two mins.
2018-03-02 14:29:17
I like the whole track, but what you call "the noise" is actually the part that impressed me the most!
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|| 2018-02-21 16:59:06
Three tracks from Milan Music
https ://www.youtube.com /watch?v=wSz1qRRsnyA
https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch? v=AWdVYV8OQb4
https: / /www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuDqLefLsMk
Weird, really weird
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2018-02-21 17:13:20
that second one, it looks like that some idiot put one tracks two times there so it sounds pretty bad
2018-02-21 17:31:43
Why does Shao Industries sound like CLU from Tron Legacy?
2018-02-21 17:47:42
This sounds fan made tbh...
2018-02-21 17:56:11
Is strange, is fricking strange.
Dosen't sound like a score for a giant monster-robot movie, at all.
Now, i would love hear Paseano or Djawadi
2018-02-21 18:31:55
Hybrid, do you know if these are legit? Shao Industries sounds okay but the "main title" track sounds... well.. weird, almost like something is wrong with the upload
2018-02-21 18:48:10
If they messed up the upload, then I don't think it would sound quite as strange... the first 20 seconds sound intriguing until the off beat drums come in and it sounds like crap from then on
2018-02-21 19:52:25
I'm sorry to say. But it sounds awful. If the whole score is going to sound like that I won't buy it
2018-02-21 21:36:51
Tracks are gone, so yeah, I'd guess they made a mistake somehow
Max Potcats
2018-02-22 10:57:56
Is it real tracks? Because the YT channel deleted the 3 videos... I guess it must be a fake.
2018-02-22 11:48:50
I don't think a discography like Milan post fake tracks.
There is must something wrong
2018-02-22 14:54:09
I would not be surprised if this was done by Balfe finally trying out his real compositional skills outside of him just acting as Hans' copy assistant. Everything that Balfe has done on his own to date is abysmal (okay The Lego Batman movie had some flair but that was probably done by the next generation of assistants).
Please go back to Ironclad and listen to Balfe before he was HBalfe, to hear his skills. Not very good, right? The man is an arranger not a composer.
This score will be utterly crap or it will sound like Tron and Transformers.
Shame as Del Toro and Steven Knight work with real composers like Max Richter who would have excelled here.
2018-03-01 17:41:11
2 tracks are already available on itunes. on march 9th, there will be also a score release of lornes music for the television series MARCELLA.
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|| 2018-02-25 21:40:38
Well, the fact that Djawadi was not mentioned in the credits confirms that Balfe had not used the theme written by him, right?
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2018-02-25 22:07:55
Olive - wrong.Balfe has said it is used in the film on Twitter.
2018-02-25 22:24:06
Okay, I'll wait for the more detailed credits in the release.
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Where you get the tracklist?
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2018-02-25 18:05:25
Where did you get the tracklist ???????
2018-02-25 18:19:18
where got you did tracklist have been?
2018-02-25 18:30:00
Damn the tracks are really short, i was hoping for some long epic music. Hopefully he'll deliver on the epic (I'm sure he will)
Edmund Meinerts
2018-02-25 18:40:10
"Shatterdome Attacked", at least we'll get one 7-minute action cue...
Also. TRACKLIST YOU GET DID WHERE???
2018-02-25 19:36:20
yeah that's just one though. We'll see!! no info on a release date, on lornes twitter it says it's coming out very soon.
Edmund Meinerts
2018-02-25 20:48:24
A lot of the time when a score's final action/battle sequence is split up among several tracks I edit them together into one track myself in Audacity. The most recent example was Black Panther with "The Great Mound Battle/Glory to Bast/The Jabari, Pt II". And my edit of the final battle music from King Arthur runs nearly 15 minutes. Maybe something similar will be possible for the last few tracks of this score.
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I am getting a stronger Power Rangers/Transformers vibe from this cover art than what I recall from the first Pacific Rim movie.
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2018-02-09 13:10:16
because it's a transformers knockoff
2018-02-09 14:12:44
And what makes you think that?
2018-02-09 17:30:43
The Jaegers clearly transform into giant planes and cars. Duh
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Wasn't John Paesano going to do this? Why he ended up not doing it? I think Balfe is a good choice for this movie but I would have loved to hear Paesano's work on this.
Anyway, I hope Balfe keeps the main theme from the previous movie because it was amazing. I think is one of Djawadi's best themes (at least in movie scores)
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Edmund Meinerts
2018-02-09 12:27:10
One positive development of the switch from Paesano to Balfe is that I think it's much likelier we hear more of Djawadi's themes from the first Pacific Rim. A fellow RCP member would be more inclined to keep it in the family, so to speak.
2018-02-09 12:48:12
Paseano recorded the score last fall in Vienna, the producers dropped out.
As much like Balfe, i would like hear the Paesano's score.
Pacific Rim Uprising soundtrack - Lorne Balfe 2018


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Baltimore County police are asking for the public's help identifying a man wanted in an armed robbery.
Police said Sobo Gold Buyers on the 700 block of Reisterstown Road in Pikesville was robbed around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 14.
Authorities said an employee walked outside the back door of Sobo Gold Buyers, when he was confronted by a man armed with a gun.
The robber forced him to walk back inside the store. A second robber was also present during the robbery and the pair fled on foot after taking jewelry and money, police said.
A Baltimore County police forensic artist has created a sketch of one of the robbers and detectives believe that someone may recognize the man.
The first suspect is a black male, 30 to 40 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and approximately 220 pounds. The second suspect is a black male, tall with a thin build.
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Glass doors are a great choice for both homes and businesses, and offer a great many advantages. In this article I'm going to look at specifically what those advantages are, as well as covering possible disadvantages which you should be aware of.
One of the most obvious and appealing benefits of doors made from glass is the fact that they allow light to pass through. For doors which open to the outside there is the benefit of being able to enjoy natural sunlight entering the room. Not only does this sunlight look and feel much more pleasant than artificial light, but it also helps to reduce the need for that artificial lighting, lowering costs as well as representing a greener alternative.
But even in cases where the door is not an exterior one, a glass door still allows light to pass from one room to the other, not only creating a visually more attractive space, but also a more practical one, since there are fewer shadows and darker areas, maximising the efficient use of the room.
One of the possible disadvantages of course with glass is that it does not usually permit privacy. Clearly this is why very few bathrooms have doors made from glass! But there is a way in which you can enjoy the benefits of a glass door being able to allow light to pass through it whilst also enjoying a certain amount of privacy. Frosted glass, or even coloured opaque glass can be used for both partitions and doors to create an attractive feature which also provides the privacy required.
Another benefit of glass as a material for use in doors and partitions is that it is incredibly durable and extremely easy to keep clean. Glass does not rust, or corrode, it is not susceptible to woodworm, and it doesn't collect dust. All that is necessary to keep the glass door or glass partition looking clean and attractive is to give it an occasional wipe with a cloth and some glass cleaner. This is ideal for both businesses and homes.
One of the disadvantages of glass doors is that they are more liable to crack or break if they receive a very sharp knock or heavy blow. However, such a blow would probably cause significant damage to any door, and as they're made of toughened glass, glass doors and partitions are more than tough enough to cope with everyday use, and should not shatter or break revealing sharp edges should a seriously hard knock cause any damage.
Modern digital printing now also enables glass doors to be patterned or to have designs added. This is less useful for homes, but for businesses and commercial properties it provides the opportunity to have company logos or other relevant information included on the glass.
With a choice of colours and many different types of frameless glass doors, including fixed, hinged, sliding and folding systems, there are many benefits worth considering, both for the home and for business environments.
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When you are refurbishing or extending your house or building a new one you will face the question of which door material to use. Aluminum doors or steel doors? The most commonly used door materials are the aluminium, wood, PVC, steel, but which is better? Let's show the facts and situations to use either aluminium doors or steel doors.
One of the most important characteristics of a door is the durability. The durability greatly depends on the environment where the door is implemented, the conditions of use or the area where it is installed.
This is one of the biggest obstacles for using doors. Although we can use some stainless steel that combines iron, chromium, and many other elements. It can be a little expensive if we want great corrosion resistance and thus, durability. Stainless steel can get marked up with fingerprints and grease, develop discolouration, scratches and eventually rust. In coastal areas, the corrosion issues get worse decreasing the useful life of the steel door, so the maintenance with protective layers of paint is periodically needed.
On the other hand, the aluminium doors are the perfect choice for outsides since it has a natural resistance to corrosion that makes it maintenance free. For example, the aluminium doors are even lighter than their steel counterparts at a very similar price, and the flexibility of the material offers much more profile styles than doors. So let's say aluminium doors are mostly recommended for the steel doors for the outsides unless you need the structural strength of the steel for hard use or safety reasons.
In this situation, the steel doors are preferred since they are cheaper, safer and more resistant than aluminium since it cannot be kicked and is extremely hard to bend, even using tools. The aluminium counterpart can be more expensive, but it can give a premium feel to the door when the correct door style is used. Additionally, the aluminium doors offer a great variety of finishes and colours that result in a nice look in the right circumstances. The steel doors can be stylish too since they do an excellent job of imitating the wood with the use of some advanced state-of-art door.
Home security
Home intruders are one of the major concerns for every family guy. The best option for security issues are the steel doors since the steel is one of the strongest material to manufacture a door. The steel door won't crack or warp, and there are some high-security steel door models that feature a large number of locks and hinges with different style designs. There is also some high-security doors that use aluminium as a main metal component, so the aluminium doors are not left behind on this subject.
Thermal insulations
Both door presentations are not solid steel or aluminium. They have foam, wood, polyurethane or polystyrene foam or fiberglass core to prevent the heat transfer. So, in this case, both doors have a great thermal insulation that will help you to keep your house warm in the winter and cool in the summer, making them energy efficient.
As mentioned before, the aluminium offers a choice of colours to match the style of your home. Meanwhile, when we want to avoid the rust on the steel, the galvanized steel is recommended. Nonetheless, this kind of steel is not easy to customize or paint. If you want a customized steel door that endures at lifetime, you have to pay for the premium stainless steel, which is not cheap at all. An alternative to premium stainless steel but not as good-looking is a coat of weather-resistant paint since the steel can accept a large variety of paint types but they must be weather-resistant to prevent corrosion and be falling apart because of the rust expansion in the steel door.
The cost of the steel and aluminium doors depends greatly on the security level, style, and corrosion resistance. The steel doors can be really inexpensive when the corrosion resistance is not required, and its maintenance is easy to do. But if you need corrosion resistance, galvanized steel could be a cheap but not an aesthetic option. The expensive premium steel offers the bests doors in terms of aesthetics, security and endurance options.
In the case of the aluminium doors, they are cheaper than premium steel doors, but they offer improved natural corrosion resistance for a longer useful life. Nonetheless, the aluminium doors are not made for hard use which can hinder its useful life and result in an extra cost by replacing the door after a rigorous use as is in a patio with kids and pets.
Both doors have enormous potential in different areas, but if you do not care about saving money, I think the winners are the doors thanks to its great versatility and variety of presentation for almost any budget and environment. The steel doors are a reliable option for security, durability, and aesthetics.
The aluminium doors are quite good as well, they offer a maintenance free material with excellent durability for a reasonable price. However, it lacks structural strength in comparison to the steel doors. You have the ultimate decision to choose the best door that can fit your style, secure and budget requirements.


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Infertility is progressively becoming a common problem, affecting couples across the globe. After facing failure in attempts to get pregnant in a natural way, many infertile couples turn to IVF to have better chances in conceiving. IVF and ICSI are among the most recognized assisted reproductive techniques, and this advanced procedure has helped many thousands of couples achieve their dream of having a baby. However, for men with severely reduced levels of sperm morphology or those with DNA damaged sperms, there is an increased risk of miscarriage and reduced clinical pregnancy rates, even with ICSI treatment. With increasing male infertility cases and risk of miscarriage, these techniques are becoming inefficient in providing the best results. IMSI centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad give a completely new meaning to IVF treatment as IMSI or Intracytoplasmic Morphologically-selected Sperm Injection technique allows analysis of sperms under ultra-high powered magnification. Healthy motile sperms with the best morphology is manually selected and microinjected into the egg. This improves the chances of fertilization and reduces the risk of miscarriage.
With IMSI technique, IMSI Centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad have better access to the structure of the sperms that allows embryologists to look at the sperms in detail. This is done using a digital imaging microscope that can provide magnification up to 6,000 times to examine sperms to help in the selection of the quality sperms with most normal morphology thereby excluding the ones with suspected structural alterations and abnormality. It is a real-time method where healthy motile sperms are manually picked before the microinjection takes place.
IMSI technique is performed to diagnose male fertility problems, such as low sperm count or low sperm motility. It is also recommended when there is no sperm in the semen or if the patient had a vasectomy. It also comes into play for surgical removal of sperms from testes. Using IMSI technique, the embryologists can select better quality sperms, which can result in higher pregnancy rates as well as lower miscarriage rates compared to ICSI. In IMSI Centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad, embryologists use pre-defined sperm sizes, shape and quality to select the most appropriate sperm to be injected into the egg.
IMSI centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad normally use this technique in reproductive laboratories to carry out ICSI procedures as it allows the embryologist to detect subtle structural alterations in sperm and select spermatozoa with the most normally shaped nuclei.
IMSI technique is adopted by IMSI centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad as it provides significant chances of fertilization, high pregnancy rates, and reduction in miscarriage rates. Sperms with normal morphology and healthy structure are picked individually and injected into an egg for fertilization. This method is highly recommended to patients who undergo surgical sperm retrieval treatments like MESA (Microepididymal Sperm Aspiration) or TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction). It offers the highest success rate in male infertility cases as only the best quality sperms are used and the rest is discarded.
Male infertility is determined by analyzing a sperm sample. The sperm is tested for its quality, motility, and morphology. Abnormal results in any of these parameters can be the cause of infertility. Depending on the severity of the case, an infertility specialist might recommend IUI (Intra-Uterine Insemination) or IVF combined with ICSI treatment.
Unfortunately, the ICSI technique, in which, the sperm is artificially injected directly into the egg, is not as effective as one might hope and has a rather high miscarriage and low fertilization rate. IMSI allows precise selection and introduction of the healthiest sperm into an egg, resulting in higher chances of a pregnancy compared to other fertility techniques.
Reasons to Choose IMSI Treatment in IMSI Centres In Phaphamau, Allahabad:
IMSI follows the same procedure as ICSI, but an extra step of viewing sperms under a high-magnification microscope is added to improve the selection of quality sperms before injection. This has vastly made a difference in the fertilization and pregnancy rates. IMSI is recommended for the below cases:
For patients that have above-mentioned conditions, IMSI Centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad offers Intracytoplasmic Morphologically-Selected Sperm Injection (IMSI) treatment. At these centres, an andrologist first examines the male partner for the possible causes of infertility and follow regulated procedures to obtain the best sample of semen. This is followed by IMSI where an embryologist conducts the procedure in special contained laboratories using high-magnification digital imaging microscope. They enlarge the images of the sperms up to 6000 times and look for the most appropriate sperms with best health and structure that can fertilize an egg and possibly result in pregnancy.
Sperms are normally retrieved through masturbation but in most infertility cases, the male partner is unable to produce semen or has the extremely low number of sperms in the semen during ejaculation. In these cases, sperms are surgically retrieved from testicles or epididymis. The sperms retrieved are washed and prepared for analysis under a microscope.
The egg retrieval process is simultaneously performed with IMSI to begin ICSI treatment as soon as possible. The female partner is given a series of hormonal injections to stimulate egg maturation in the ovaries. She is kept under strict inspection for some days to monitor her body's response to medication. Subcutaneous injections continue for approximately 36 hours before the eggs are ready to be retrieved. At that point, the woman is given a trigger shot injection to prepare the eggs for maturation.
Eggs are retrieved from ovaries when they are healthy and mature for fertilization. A surgical procedure called transvaginal ultrasound aspiration is performed under conscious sedation where a suction device connected to a needle is used to remove multiple mature oocytes from the follicle at a time. Sometimes the patient is also given oral promethazine to prevent nausea during the procedure. After the egg is retrieved, the women generally remain in the clinic for one to two hours and undergo a general follow-up exam. To prevent infection the donor is given antibiotics such as oral doxycycline and in some cases; ultrasound is conducted to confirm the health of the patient.
Following egg retrieval and IMSI, the embryologists perform ICSI treatment where the selected sperms are individually injected into each egg. After the eggs are fertilized, a required number of healthy embryos are transferred into the woman's uterus.
After microinjection, the oocytes are washed and transferred into the Fertilization Medium. The embryologist examines the egg for signs of fertilization the day after the sperm is injected into each egg. Embryos are transferred at any stage from the second day to the sixth day after the initial procedure. The embryos in right conditions are expected to reach the blastocyst stage by day five or six. The fertilized egg or embryo is transferred inside the uterus, three to five days after fertilization. At IMSI centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad, the entire procedure is conducted in a sterile, fully equipped lab following stringent medical protocols to improve chances of pregnancy.
Embryologists use a fine catheter to transfer the embryo into the uterus and wait for pregnancy. A pregnancy test is conducted after two weeks of embryo transfer process. People are anxious during the first two weeks with a concern that they might do something wrong which can lead to the failure of the treatment. To keep worries aside, here are some precautions patients must follow after embryo transfer:-
With increasing male infertility cases in Phaphamau, Allahabad, couples are looking for advanced treatment procedures for a better chance to conceive. The city is also witnessing enormous growth in medical tourists due to the availability of competitive treatment procedures at cost-effective fees. IMSI is one of the new techniques, which are being evolved and developed at par with international standards. Since the introduction of Intracytoplasmic Morphologically-Selected Sperm Injection, IMSI centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad have witnessed a rise in pregnancy rates from 30 percent to 66 percent.
Today, Phaphamau, Allahabad stands at the forefront of reproductive treatments as along with common infertility treatment methods, new methods like those that IMSI is also practiced in the facilities. IMSI centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad have given hope to many childless couples and unlike before, seeking medical help in infertility cases is no longer considered a taboo.
AT IMSI Centres in Phaphamau, Allahabad, the cost of IMSI is between Rs. 1, 50, 800 to Rs. 2, 76, 500 in addition to IVF treatment costs. This additional cost represents the use of the highly sophisticated technology and the dedicated time taken by embryologists to perform IMSI with IVF. As the success rate of IMSI is comparatively higher than ICSI treatment, similarly the treatment cost of IMSI is also higher than ICSI.
During a study, it was observed that employing IMSI technology increased the success rates from 33 percent to 66 percent. IMSI involves microinjecting only the healthy and morphologically selected sperms into an egg, it significantly improves the embryo quality and development without affecting the chromosomal status of embryos. Therefore, IMSI success rate is believed to be higher than conventional ICSI. However, the success rate also greatly varies on the type of case and the care it receives.
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Businesses should be allowed to process part-anonymised, or pseudonymised, data without the consent of individuals whose data it is in certain circumstances, a senior EU official has said.
Neelie Kroes, the EU Commissioner responsible for the Digital Agenda, said that companies should be able to process pseudonymised data without consent where they have a 'legitimate interest' in doing so. In a speech at a data protection congress held by the International Association of Privacy Professionals Europe in Brussels, Kroes said she supported proposed reforms to the EU's existing data protection framework that were backed by a committee of MEPs in October.
Under those plans, businesses would have the right to use data that they collect from individuals more freely, and in accordance with the data protection regime, if they pseudonymised the information. If data was fully anonymised then data protection laws would not apply to the information at all, but Kroes said that some of the benefits that can be gleaned from making use of personal information can be lost if data is anonymised. She said she backed plans that would permit the use of pseudonymised data without consent if certain criteria were met.
"Sometimes, full anonymisation means losing important information, so you can no longer make the links between data," Kroes said. "That could make the difference between progress or paralysis. But using pseudonyms can let you to analyse large amounts of data: to spot, for example, that people with genetic pattern X also respond well to therapy Y. So it is understandable why the European Parliament has proposed a more flexible data protection regime for this type of data."
"Companies would be able to process the data on grounds of legitimate interest, rather than consent. That could make all the positive difference to big data: without endangering privacy. Of course, in those cases, companies still [need] to minimise privacy risks. Their internal processes and risk assessments must show how they comply with the guiding principles of data protection law. And – if something does go wrong - the company remains accountable," she said.
Under the proposals backed by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee, businesses would be allowed to process pseudonymised data without individuals' consent where doing so is in their "legitimate interests" and those interests "meet the reasonable expectations" of individuals whose data it is based on their relationship with the company. This is unless the interests or fundamental rights or freedoms of the individual are "overriding".
There would be a presumption, under the draft new regime, that processing pseudonymised data would meet the 'reasonable expectations' of businesses' customers, although individuals would have a right to object to such activity. Businesses would have to "explicitly inform" the individuals of the legitimate interests they intend to pursue and of their right to object.
Under the LIBE-backed plans, businesses would generally need individuals' consent to process personal data for the purpose of profiling where the profiling "significantly affects" those individuals' interests, rights or freedoms. However, where profiling has been based solely on the processing of pseudonymised data it would be presumed that individuals' interests, rights or freedoms are not significantly affected.
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Anti Surveillance Fashion Show
Noisebridge is proud to present Anti/Surveillance Fashion Show at the upcoming Maker Faire in San Mateo.
Anti/Surveillance is a runway show exploring the uses of wearables for surveillance, and for hiding from surveillance. We are currently accepting submissions for participation in the show.
To submit your project, please send the following information to email@example.com as soon as possible:
- a photo or short video of your project, or a link to a URL with photo(s) or video(s)
- a few sentences describing your project and how it relates to surveillance
- how the item is worn on the body, and any physical restrictions on the model wearing it
- (something else that isn't clear to me yet, about care & feeding)
We must receive your submission no later than May 7, 2010, and we will notify you of acceptance no later than May 9, 2010. If your project is accepted we must receive it by May 14, 2010. All projects will be returned to their owners as soon after the show as possible, and no later than June 4, 2010.
The show is being produced by Jonathan Moore and [User:rachel|Rachel McConnell]. Contact either for more information.


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African Time - ''ain't a straight line'' (25) ****
The route offers great quality climbing particularly from pitch 3. After making the halfway ledge, we found that other climbers had nabbed our intended continuation. After making a few abortive (and white-knuckle) attempts at a direct continuation, we eventually, in African Time, meandered towards other parts of the wall to resume our route on less-crowded rock.
The route starts approximately 40m left of Armageddon Time and about 10 meters right of a big flat boulder surrounded by Wild Peach trees. This is almost directly below the left hand edge of the large stepped roofs of Armageddon's third pitch. The route follows close to a fairly obvious, vegetated, chossy looking, straight-line break that runs up the first half of the wall at about 10 degrees left of vertical. At the third pitch it rails right (through the large left-facing corner) and continues up a clean crack line that runs parallel and about 8 meters right of the main vegetated break.
Pitch 1: 45m, (20) This pitch starts up easy ground (loose flakes) in the very shallow recess, which forms the start of the break. Continue on small holds up the steepest part of the seam past an old peg. Higher up, pull steeply to a small bushy ledge. Follow the main vegetated vertical break above for about 10 meters, to where it steepens. Rail left at an orange patch of rock below a small roof and up, to stance on a good ledge in a recess (gear for the stance can be found several meters further up).
Pitch 2: 35m, (20) From the ledge climb a few meters up and right to a small ledge. Climb a steep, reachy finger crack for several meters until it is possible to step out right onto the arête. Climb the arête to a ledge at the bottom left of the large Armageddon roofs. From the ledge step left across the vegetated recess and then up it for about 10 meters to a hanging stance at the level of the first, thin rail that goes out right, across the overhanging, leftwards facing wall.
Pitch 3: 30m (22). Rail right for 5 meters to the skyline arête. The rail is thinnest at the start (crux) and widens later. Move up 5 meters to a ledge. Then climb up past a small roof (thin), and up to gain the clean, leftwards-trending crack up to a big, comfortable ledge.
Pitch 4: 45m (21). The route continues straight up the clean, leftwards tending crack line about 6 meters in from the left hand edge of the ledge. Climb this through layback moves, and two small roofs, to continue above leftwards around a small, blunt arête into less steep ground in a recess. Stem up the steep crack to gain a good rail 5 meters higher. Move up and slightly right to finish up a layback and thin face moves (the sting in the tail) to gain the halfway ledge.
The route continues way over to the right (towards Smalblaar Ridge). Walk along the ledge past Armageddon and the exposed step-over. Approximately 15 meters beyond this is an obvious break, where a steep vertical, very grassed-up crack leads into a roof. Three meters right of this is a leftwards tending, thin finger crack which runs up to the right hand side of the roof.
Pitch 5: 45m, (23). Climb the finger crack. Follow the wider crack above, through another roof and straight up to a big ledge.
Pitch 6: 35m, (25). Continue straight up the line of the last pitch for about 5 meters. Trend left on small ledges and faces to reach the base of the obvious overhanging crack just left of the big corner. Climb the crack (crux) and go left to a ledge above.
Pitch 7: 25m, (22). Go left along the ledge for about 3 meters. Climb the vertical finger crack, through 2 small roofs. Traverse a few meters left across the face above to gain (thin) a crack that is followed easily up to a ledge below a roof.
Pitch 8: 30m, (21). Climb the overhanging chimney / crack through the roof from the ledge (hard), into thin cracks in a face above and then straight up to a ledge. Climb one of the water runnels on the next face up to the top.
First Ascent: Johann Lanz and Robert Zipplies, February 2012
EITHER walk right to the gulley between Smalblaar ridge and the chesspieces. This involves three short abseils.
OR use the DOWN TIME Rap Route


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(Pocket-lint) - The Samsung Ativ Tab is the most traditional of the tablets unveiled in the Ativ range. Pegged as a Windows 8 alternative to the Note 10.1, it's designed to provide a Windows PC experience on a tablet. So how does it handle in practice?
With a 10.1-inch display and weighing just 570g, it is reasonably light. Lighter than the new iPad, however the Asus Vivo Tab RT weighs in at 520g, for a similar spec device.
The plastic finish perhaps lacks the metallic sheen that Asus bring to their rival device, but we guess the telling factor will be in price when both devices come to market.
Inside is a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, two cores less than the likes of the Note 10.1. On the show floor it's difficult to get a sense of performance, but from what we've seen, it's a pretty slick device.
USB 2.0 and micro HDMI ports are nice to see on a tablet and re-inforce the fact that this is a proper Windows device. As for the rest, the tablet has a 5-megapixel camera on the rear and a 1.9-megapixel one on the front. Keeping it all running is an 8200mAh battery.
There's plenty more to explore in the world of Windows 8 RT tablets and we'll be sure to bring you all the news ahead of the October launch.
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Boston Celtics to support marathon victims
Celtics Shamrock Foundation committed to raising thousands
The Boston Celtics announced Saturday they have multiple initiatives in place to support victims affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.
The organization said the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation has committed to raise $200,000 to support The One Fund Boston to help the families affected by the tragedy through a $100,000 pledge from the Shamrock Foundation and multiple team initiatives to raise an additional $100,000.
"Our Celtics family and our fans join all Bostonians in demonstrating our city's great strength by coming together to stand as one to get through this difficult time ," Boston Celtics Managing Partner and Shamrock Foundation President Stephen Pagliuca said. "We are proud of all the heroic efforts that were made during this horrible tragedy and would like to show our support to those victimized by this terrible act."
The Celtics have also partnered with Adidas to create a special Celtics limited edition T-shirt bearing the words "Boston Stands as One". The 2,620 shirts have been created with 100 percent of the proceeds from sales donated to The One Fund Boston.
The warm-up style shirts will be available to consumers at Celtics.com/shop, NBAStore.com, adidas.com, the ProShop at the TD Garden, the NBA Store in New York as well as Adidas retail locations.
The shirts were to be worn by the Celtics players during pregame warm-ups before the Celtics-Knicks playoff games beginning with game 1 in New York on April 20. The team also planned to wear a special uniform patch throughout the playoffs as a tribute to those affected by the tragedy and those who acted heroically in support of the victims.
In addition, fans who had tickets for the cancelled game against the Indiana Pacers on April 16 will be given the opportunity to donate their refund for that game to the One Fund and the Shamrock Foundation. Fans may also make direct donations through www.celticsfoundation.org.


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Spencer Dew: Is the Devil a Black Man?Roundup: Media's Take
In what has now become a much-circulated clip, Pat Robertson makes sense of the catastrophic Haitian earthquake as the latest in a string of curses delivered by God to Haiti's people. Robertson's interpretation of this catastrophe, whether we find it repellent or compelling, offers an excellent example of one of the ways religion functions: Robertson reiterates a reassuring framework of meaning in the face of experiences which call such frameworks into question. The earthquake, rather than evidence of the random and senseless nature of human existence, provides for Robertson evidence of God's existence and ongoing, partisan involvement in human history. Robertson's theology provides comfort, too, in its categorization of the victims of this tragedy as deserving of their fate, insulating Robertson from the agony of identifying too closely with these wounded, mourning, homeless, and hungry fellow humans. Robertson may be moved by this suffering – his remarks were delivered as the Christian Broadcasting Network raised money for earthquake relief – but his religious anthropology renders this suffering, in his words, "unimaginable," a stark contrast to anthropologies that urge empathetic relations.
For Robertson, the Haitian people are markedly other, a tone that carries through his version of the nation's history: "They were under the heels of the French," he says, "You know, Napoleon III, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, we will serve you if you'll get us free from the French. True story. And so the devil said, OK, it's a deal. And they kicked the French out. You know, the Haitians revolted and got themselves free. But ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after the other." This story is, of course, far from true. Robertson offers here a typical demonization of the Voodoo religion and a Christian distortion of the legend of the 1791 Bois Caiman ritual. Yet Robertson, one imagines, finds animal sacrifice and blood vows repellent, and he has no reason to be accepting of any religion other than his own, ruling them all false and therefore damnable. In the clearly defined narrative Robertson insists upon, the followers of God can expect rewards while to the followers of the devil come destruction, blood, and wailing. The troubling aspect of Robertson's remarks, however, is not the myths he offers to make sense of the world, but what he leaves out of his thumbnail history of Haiti: Unmentioned in his summary is the word "slavery." The "true story" that Robertson occludes is that Haiti, the first country to be founded by former African slaves, owes its origin to armed uprising. What began as raids on plantations became full scale revolutionary war, with people who had been regarded as chattel claiming their liberty via the blood of their former "masters."
From Nat Turner to Fred Hampton, the armed, independent black person has remained a nightmare image to those who benefit from white privilege in America, an image, indeed, not unlike Cotton Mather's description of Satan incarnate in New England, that "Black Man" with the power to destroy the social order. Haitian Independence was an event interpreted by much of the white, slave-owning world of the time as catastrophic. That "they" would dare – and be able – to seize power called into question preexisting systems of meaning-making as surely as any earthquake.
The image of black slaves shedding their chains and taking up arms contributes far more than any hobgoblins of the evangelical imagination to the historical "curses" that have kept Haiti poor and troubled. The history of American relations with Haiti has been indelibly tainted by America's true devil – the lingering effects of our own schizophrenic founding as a nation insistent on liberty yet practicing slavery. Just as racist terror helped shape the stereotype of Voodoo as devil worship, so too racist attitudes have dominated the history of American relations with Haiti, from the fearful to the patronizing, from clandestine political machinations to occupation by military force. Hopefully, the current attention on Haiti (for those of us who reject dismissive metaphysical explanations such as Robertson's) will prompt Americans to examine the racism embedded not just in foreign and domestic political history but, indeed, in our own minds. Without honest confrontation of the legacies of our past as a slave society, some "they" will always be demonized and some "devil" will always be imagined as a mask for our earthly hatreds and fears.
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Gaming today is a widely recognized part of our cultural landscape. But those of us over thirty are just old enough to remember a time before gaming, before digital entertainment invaded the arcades, our computers and our homes.
Gaming itself is as old as history. Artifacts from ancient Sumeria and Egypt have shown that our ancestors enjoyed playing board games thousands of years ago. But electronic games required the invention of electronic computers. The earliest computers were slow, failure-prone monsters that took over entire rooms and had less power than a modern pocket calculator. Still, early programmers on these machines felt compelled to waste time by making these computers do things like playing tic-tac-toe. After World War II, electronic computers moved out of the realm of cutting-edge laboratories and into universities and large corporations. Many university students became the first game programmers, transforming their fantasy and sci-fi imaginations into digital adventures.
The concept of hooking up an electronic game system to a television set was invented by Ralph Bauer in the early 1950s. Later he took his ideas to the TV company Magnavox, which released a refined version of his "Brown Box" prototype as the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. The Odyssey was primitive, displaying only spots of light on the TV screen, and it required translucent plastic overlays to simulate the appearance of a game. Still, the revolution was underway, and there was to be no stopping it.
The first wildly popular home console system was the Atari 2600, released in 1977. It used plug-in cartridges to play many different types of games, and thanks to the popularity of Space Invaders, it became a best seller. Computer games, written largely for the Apple ][ and TRS-80 computers, were also taking off at this time. While the console industry experienced a crash in 1983, it soon recovered and both computer and console games never looked back.
There are many books and articles on the history of video games. But one area that I felt was not sufficiently explored was how games tended to be categorized in certain genres, and how the genres themselves had evolved and changed over the years. Besides the difference in graphics, was playing tennis on an Atari 2600 significantly different from playing the same game on a Playstation 2? Many old-school gamers often lament the focus of graphics over game play in modern titles, but was it really true that only graphics got better over time? I decided to find out.
Please note: The categories and games I decided to review are by no means exhaustive. In selecting eleven categories, I have left out a few that some will feel are significant. Also, due to time restrictions, I decided to choose only six games for each category. The choices of games are not random, and are not necessarily fully representative of all genres and platforms.
Of the 66 games reviewed here, I have personally played 50 of them, or 76 percent. I played over half of these at the time they were first released, and over the years have managed to finish 15 of them, although not all the games have an ending as such. 19 of the 66 games are console or arcade games, or 29 percent, so some may feel consoles are underrepresented in the list. However, if you count games that have been ported at some point to game consoles, 31 or 47 percent fall into that category. In only one game out of 66 was I a member of the development team.
With that said, let's jump right in to the genres and see how they have evolved over the years. When looking at the screen shots, make sure to hover your mouse over top to see if a higher-resolution image is available.
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When I was in the hospital; they were repairing my arm. But when it was put back together; they released me from the hospital; but the arm still didn't work; I asked them what to do; they told me to go to the gym. For the arm was dysfunctional but it was put back together...
When I was at the therapists office they reconnected me to myself and to the therapists; but I still didn't function right; I asked them what to do; they told me to go to the 12 step group.
The past;
I could not face anything from the past; I had lost all the past plus all the expectations of the past and all the unfinished business of the past; I lost it; all of it; I was pulled out of my life in the past and never accomplished or finished anything.
I could not face people of the past and this was a problem; if I could not face the past or the people of the past; how was I suppose to face anyone in the present. Whats the solution? by breaking the problems down into small steps and working with the right safe people; I could relearn basics until I become a stronger more well rounded person.
Most of my psych work is about getting better so I can fix the past so I can face the present.
It would be impossible to fix the past; I mean; Id have to re experience social intimate things in the present to fix the past; how would that be possible with the amount of CPTSD I have; but it happened. Some how it was possible; things just happened; events happened and I was part of many things in the 12 step system; in the end I re experienced a complete circles of social situations; and once emotionally complete, I could prove to myself that I have simulated the same procedures that would be required to fix the past. What do I mean by this.
Lets say:
I could not face a person in the past; What would I need to do? Well; I would need to walk up to her house; I would need to knock on her door; when she came to the door; I would need to sit down with her and tell her how I felt about everything. I would need to understand that she owed me nothing at that moment; I was spilling my feelings to her; spilling my feeling to her was the goal; getting out my venerable feelings; that would be the goal.
Expressing my feelings to people in the present;
Why is it important to fix the past; why is it important that I can imagine walking up to that girls house in the past and talking to her and expressing my feelings for her; why? because if I can express my feelings for her in the past and fix that situation; I can start expressing my feelings for someone new in the present. If I can face what happened in the past; I can face the completion of relationship with new people in the present.
How do I face something from the past; I indirectly face the same thing in the present; How do I do this; first I write about what I want, then I visualize what I want. Then I imagine Ive got new situations with new people in the present; that Im slowly working on social basics; interactions with people; one step at a time; and let the universe help me out.
In my recovery process I have successfully recreated situations where women saw me or listened to me from a distance and fell for me; then slowly migrated toward me and wanted to be close to me and they got close to me; but I got scared; CPTSD/Dissociative order and I ran away. But with help; I came back; and the girls would see me; and get close to me again. And slowly I would get used to them getting close to me; they would show up around me. Soon; my I employed the help of a few guys for support; this giving me the courage; I worked my way around those women again and allowed them close to me; and soon I began to take chances; I would walk up and say hello and start slow; soon I was asking basic questions of feelings; and soon more questions about feelings. Finally; I would walk over and have close intimate conversations about my feelings for them and their feelings for me; and by doing this; simulating this intimacy; these experiences triggered an opening of a door; I realized I had broken the spell of fear that was cast over me when young concerning the people of the past. in the past; I wanted to interact with a women and tell her how I had felt but couldn't. In the present through practicing with basics with new women; if you put all those smaller experiences with these women into one basket; it would add up the ability to walk up to a women and tell her how I felt; and I accomplished this. I accomplished this in the present; and that means; I could go back to the past and accomplish this; it means I would have had success in the past; thus fixing the big problem of the past. And if I can fix that problem of the past; it means I wont cause that same problem in the present. It means I can fix the problem in the present; so; By identifying the problem in the past; I get help to simulate the problem in safe places in the present; I work on strengthening the basics in the present and then apply these new learned experiences; I end up mastering in the present what I could not accomplish in the past; and thus fixing the past because of new experiences in the present. By fixing the gap in the past; I can now fix any similar gaps in the present and by fixing similar gaps in the present; I automatically fix those gaps in the past. By fixing gaps in the past and present; I can now apply the same plans to other areas of the present and other areas of the past and shore up my life.
So; Ive accomplished the ability to emote with a women; wether Im still shy or not is not the point; thats a whole other subject to talk about. Experiences were brought my way and I took advantage of them and through indirect means and patching together a lot of smaller experiences; these smaller experiences added up into one big experience; the ability to make a circle with a women and complete it; the ability to see someone; glance at them; talk to them; get to know them; and finally tell them how I really feel about them; to the point of having the same experiences as a girlfriend; following through. And this has been accomplished; But no girlfriend; and that is for another blog.
I went to the 12 step groups and accomplished this; I reconnected with women to a point of success in many cases; it certainly allowed me to conquer the past; and if I can conquer the past; it meant I could participate successfully in the present; except no girl friend. Not because women were not interested; but they were the wrong women. Ive not met the right women for a girlfriend; so; this presents another set of problems Im working on.
In the present moment and shyness.
With dissociative disorder and the damage to my personality; Im exceptionally shy when it comes to intimacy and women; I protect and not connect. I go red alert very fast with women Im attracted to; and wont go near them. Ive been damaged; and I think all kinds of defensive things; but I wont admit that I like them until I take a chance with them and say hello or something. Its very difficult stuff.
Im afraid of some women; when Im attracted to them; Im afraid they are vile women but cute. I want to sleep with them; but Im afraid to get involved with them but I want to.
One big problem; In the 12 step system; Ive not found generally the kind of women I want to date; the type of women I want to date are out in the real world. And I would have to learn how to simulate that world and work my way into it much as I practiced in the 12 step world concerning success with women.
So; I just got an answer; I will practice out in the real world the way I practiced with women in the 12 step world.
Im starting to see how this all works. Its about women; most things are. Lots of people want to eat; but few want to hunt...
Even tho Im damaged ; Ive taken the chances over n over with women to accomplish a full circle with emotions tied to women. Ive completed the physical and emotional necessities to equal a relationship; the ability to start one. Now; the biggest problem is; the right women and my personality damage; and place.
My personality is weak; and its hard for me in the real world. Dealing with women that don't know me is hard. So; Ill have to practice with women right now; Ill practice as if Im preparing to meet women in the real world. All things are run by the universe. So; Before someone gets mad at the idea that Im using women to practice; all things are ran by the universe; the universe is supplying the right people and places and things for this achievement.
I mentioned that one has to be like a lion and hunt; and I have to do the same thing; the same mind set; I have to learn how to hunt women; go after them; eat them; digest them and spit out what I don't want.
I have to learn to be like a lion; if Im interested in someone; go up to them... Not easy for me. I don't like rejection...
Ive been horribly afraid of class money level problems; meaning the caste system in my country; if you don't have money; what do I do; what type of women do I meet; but I have to leave this in the hands of the universe.
Im starting to see that practicing is part of this. I've been ashamed; shame is a big problem for me; if people see Im on a disability, they will know Ive got problems. I don't like people involved in my weaknesses...
I don't trust people and I don't like being around the wrong people. Anyway; Ill have to work with the universe to create situations of how I can meet new women in the world.. and their it is; and I must remember; I was successful in the 12 step system with women; in a sense I've completed at least the basics of what I set out to accomplish.
One area of importance; to conquer relationships because the psychopaths destroyed that for me in this life. So; I want it back. My mind was horribly butchered.
So; I'm starting to get a picture of what I need to do in the present to meet women.
And Im starting to see it; its not the " Place" thats really got me bugged about meeting women; its my inability to deal with women once I'm their; it must be conquered first. I have to get used to dealing with women in the outside world; not people in a 12 step group. And so; a set of plans will be written up concerning this and I'm get to work on this. Im assuming; much like the plans I created to conquer women in the 12 step groups; or to conquer my fears in the 12 step groups; I don't have to conquer women; I mean; no one has taken them from me in the first place; their all over the place.
"place"; So; some how; Im going to conquer my fear of women in the outside world and then Ill worry about where Ill meet them...... that is a good plan. For I see women in the " outside" world differently then see them in the 12 step system; so possibly; I need to see women in a different light; not give them so much power. It seems in the real world they have more then I do so why would they like me.
Im also realizing everything has basics attached to it; find a goal; work the basic of anything and one can get accomplish anything; not just one thing. Conquer one thing completely; and those skills can be transferable to anything...
I find it strange that this plan would find me; I mean; its just appeared for me; but no giant bells or whistles went off; just kind of naturally appeared;
And with this plan concerning women; could I use the same plan concept with art and music; yes I can. So; Im starting to see a world open up to me. Strange; this plan appears to me when writing and I don't feel anything; its just naturally here and it fits all things for the development of things...